Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-18

Jacksonville, Ind.-Less than ~
,.,ors ago Winfield Scott stratton' FOR
,,hoso millions half hundred people
or, now aghting bitterly in Denver
"'' C.,oro5o was literally kicked from
.,o door of his home in this city.
Tra story Of his early life It's power
-. and yIssitudes, has never been tod
' ~ wears ago Win stratton was u
,,oar.eved sot in this city, and his
S.,o,s we're the barrel-houses ana MS
-" 80. ,,ere the -garbed wrecks
ON the whisky REEFS
yvnon ne was nearly 40 years Old he
N"V "rniless friendless, seedy poor
was p,doted cast of by his family
y annarently on the road to pau
ana "il ,He 10 one had the slightest
ig, tt9t this miserable creature
!leo '" eyer amass a fortune. II was
Nou' ~ tho most improbable ana I'M"
que 1j. tblng,, 10 De thought Of. He
was born IN Jeffersonyllle anu h{uu tne
,reater part Of his life there Ills ta-
ttr M,ron Strutton was once q pros
uor5us shmbuider but his business
5nndled away and finally he had
uo,,ino len but a smsll carpenter shop
MA ,yriter attended school within a
stons's throw VI the shop and remem'
bers II we'll , No.,
me shop was not worth more than
GA or sl9 and one might have thrown
brick through II al almost any place
y, WAS here Win Strattol learned TO
vss hammer and saw. He was never
u,nch of a CARPENTER He would not
Give # the necessary attention. He
nrsfsrred 10 lOiter about little bar-
room In the upper part OF the city. 1t
was kent by an old German woman
named Kramer. STATIONS favorite
ulara was on barrel near the door
rbere he would sit by the hour and
wait for acQualntances 10 come IN and
buy him a drink
He had few friends. There were few
people who cared anything for him. He
vas Of sour and surly disposition,
The school children hated him and he
hated them. At home he was simply
tolerated All the money he could get
from his father was spent in the bar
room. The opinion OF Win Stratton-
that OF the neighbors and people of the
t5Wn--was that he was disgrace to
Ms family His parents attended the
fashionable Presbyterian church and
were thought Well Of, but Win Stratton
probably never saw the inside Of the
church,
LAST DAY IN JEFFERSONVGLLE.
remember well the last time 1 ever
cav him. II was the last day he spent
IN Jacksonville, before starting " est to
seek his fortune. The Sunday morning
was bright and sunny and the very air
was filled with balmy gladness 1t was
at bis old resort, the saloon where the
little old woman stood behind the bar
and handed out large glasses Of beer.
The game was one OF the Old.fashioned
kind known as bug pool There We're
holes In II and the ball ssped around it
and rang a bell designating the num-
Der Of points made by the player.
STATION sat on one cad OF a barrel
Watching In sleepy manner the pro-
gess Of the game, He said nothing TO
anyone and no one said ANYTHING t.
him. In fact we We're afraid to make
any remarks because he was known as
mean man and we were young fel.
lows unable to cope With him, | even
remember how he was dressed. H.
had on slouch hat, with grease spots
on It, The front was Topped down over
MS eyes. His face was red from drilk.
and his red moustache dropped down
with wet dirty look about his mouth.
DE wore no collar, his shirt was Of the
Ga hickory variety He had on a frock
coat faded and frayed about the
Sleeves. His legs were crossed and his
trousers We're brown jeans, turned up
trl0e
l0ere was a mean. faraway look on
hs lace. as II he were bordering over
WheTe he could go and get a drink.
me man was in the way Of the
payers and one Of them asked him
ne would move il a drink were
bought Tor him. He said calmly he
would DO so. The woman was told that