River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-07-18
The End of the
Feud at Nome.
BY Lou Rodman Teepie.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "~'-S-eve-"s.'
HDOYS." said miner, elbowing his
IL way through the crowd in the
saloon: boys, Lucky Jacks took up
another claim Peals of laughter
greeted this announcement.
dis de seven claim him git on an
git off, giggled low-statured Nor
wegian. You SEQ" red-shirtcd Cali
fornian explained to newcomer,
''evcry claim Jack has staked out, or
went to stake. some one has set mp a
prior claim to: most of 'em was hold
ing the ground for their friends, but
Jack was so good-natured he jest give
way; we call him Lucky Jack now.
he's so burned unlucky.'
Says he won't get of this claim if
Billy Mckinley wants it," This from
slender half-breed from Idaho.
"Shouldn't wonder if he did though,
for n fellow did stake that claim
more'n two months ago; he went to
the states after his family an never
come back; but 'twould be Just Jacks
luck if he turned up and raised a row.
] knew man at Cripple Creek that"
But no one ever heard what the bar
tender knew of that man, for the
sound of strife drew the crowd in
body to witness the beginning of the
fcud ut Nome
Lucky Jack was making the dumb
stands and quick rushes of a pig hat
is trying TO escape; he was evidently
trying 10 make the cover of his tent:
and before him, heading him off each
time he tried TO pass her. was little
hrowucd-eyed, red-cheeked woman,
who. though short enough To have
stood under the big miners out
stretched arm, made up for the handi-
cap in size by her amazing quickness
and he hewilGering effect of steady
stream of threats aud assertions. She
was no other than Mrs. Brier. the
wife of the man who months before
had staled out That claim She had
already set up her own tent a few
yard, from Lucky'S. aud now. sup
ported by n small boy with snow
white hair and yellow dog with one
blaze eve, she was rcsoHtely keeping
the miner "otT her claim
You hard-faced old antichrist,"
(she probably meant auarchist):
you've no regard for law or deceucy.
How wen you waited till Bin Bricr
was gone before you jumped his
claim oh won't he show you, when
he gets here Mud till he does come.
III keep you of
DON'T yoH dodge ahead Of me
agiu," he miner snarled, I'm agojn'
to my tent and YOU can go to He
didn't finish the sentence. bat she
did il for him as She grabbed him by
the collar and shook him as vigorously
rs she was able while at the disad,au-
tagc Of standing ON the tips of her
toes to reach his neck
Il can go 10 that place, can L. she
screamed "Wcll YOU can go there.
too, but Won can't go TO hat tent of
yours. less'n YOU want to take IL
down"
The cursed and harried man ierked
his coat from her hands, and replied
salagely. Not much ! don't take my
tent off this claira, hut I'll tear yours
down before morning if you don't
lcmmc lone "
"You will, viii you?" IS the
woman spoke she drew revolver
from her dress; and the miner. who
was accustomed TO seeing a gun used
in the same breath i was pulled,
seized her wrist and 'vrenchcd the
weapon from her grasp with no gen
tie force Is he dia SO. the little
woman recleG and Tell nj his feet In a
dead faint; the astonishcd man bend
ing over her dropped the gun on her
head. which probably FASTENED her
return TO consciousness; and while
she was getting upon her feet, he
took d run for his tent She picked
mp the gun and sobbed out. "You
just wait tin Bin Bricr gets here:
that's ALL" The while the WIFI -
haired boy vcpt dolefully. and the
yellow dog accelerated the speed OF
the retreatug foe by swapping his
heels ~ every step.
That night the slumbcr~ and en-
rouscrs in the vicinity 81 the dispute,
i'm heard q sound that rose ever
q owe the voice OF the wind that wa
blowing % gale Investigation showed
that the wind had blown down ON,
side of Mrs Bricr's tcnt, and She. win
hc' head buried under The blankets
was screaming "Sick i'm, bigger
Sick i'm, oh, yon murderin' prowiu
old villain, a-tearin the shelter from
over The head of sleepin' child,"
rs the wind even in Nome. va
supposed to I've sent by Ike Almighty