The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-01
FOR THE HONOR OF THE TOWN.

When Green county was frst organized
-Atwater and Kellogg. the two hest towns
IL 1t, were red-hct rivals. Zach had =
+ newspaper and every time the cowboys
shoJ-up" either settlement the Jealous
editor IN the other town would write
biting editorials about the Iawless and
chaotic condition OF society n Atwatsr
or IN kellogg, as the case might be In
those days the chief essential 70 COM
runai peace and safety was good. man
compelling. aUick-shooting. fearless mar
shall The question as 20 which had the
best marshal was continually debated in
the society Of both, and II was quite no
tjceable thar every time the officer Of ou2
pace captured or killed an outlaw II
population increased and the rival editor
greened with envlous sarcasm.
II the much Wanted guardian OF the
law got drunk. was outwitted. or me-
death there was popular clau1er Tor -
sober successor. or enc who was pos
sessed OF superior acumen, or one VIII
vas not 50 reckless. hut the search was
vain for men possessed OF all these ex-
traordinary qualifications until Grir Cat
tenach. some time OF Reno. drifted into
AtTater. He came IN the nick Of time.
for he served on the posse which accom-
FAMED Marshal Ruckmau 10 his death jn
the fisht at Skunk Forks. and proved b.
lis combination of courage and strategy
that he was entitled 10 the place. For
the rest he was a fine horseynan. hand
some. jolly, a crack shot with six shooter
or Winchester and above ali a teeto-
taller.
In six months afte- Cattench was in
stalled kellogg was wild with envy. While
the marshal of Atwater was making 1
record for sobristy ard dashing enicien-
c., the marshal OF the rival town got OF
a h-IonesCne and turned over the stove
za-f ut ~
wouldn't give him e drink Then Mayor
Gutthcim conceived the adroit idea OF
getting Cattenach away from .NtHater by
d'n5 OF sundry offers OF NOR pay and
PRESENTS prOfered in letters. II he would
allure his 1owL and be marshal OF KCl.
lcsg. Cattenach might have accepted
these tempting lures If AT that time he
Lad not been payir z ardent court TO Sue
Snyder, eldest and pretJ.est daughter Of
Judge Snyder But at all events ne KEEP;
mum about the offers from Kellogg and
went about his coUrtship so ardently tina
a week before Christmas Tie wedding
was announced Everyb body approved thu
match and congratulated the h-idc-to-bc
ana it was quite jolly occasion when
Grin started OF for Wichita u buy
wedding present and a ring for Sue.
The next Gay after Marshal CattenaCh.
OF Atwater. Went 10 ksrsas the town Of
kellogg was thrown into fever OF CX-
element by an aCdac.Ous attempt TO rob
the bank About 9 o'clock in the morn
ing, while Cashier Krotz was alone be
hind the railing, having Just opered the
vault for the days business. a stranger
entered al the front door which was the
oniy ENTRANCE, presented his siX-shootef
and told Krotz 20 hands up." Instead OF
doing - the brave old banker backed
sway fbward the open vault. the robbef
following quickly till he perceived that
lis victim was bent upon shutting the big
steel door and throwing the cOmbina-
ton. Nobody ever knew exactly WHAT
happened. except that the safe was closed
emo locked when President Guttheim
came in. At the door he met the stranger
going rapidly out. Within nc smelt the
smoke OF powder. and on his bG.,k at the
closed door of the vault was the dying
cashier.
The president who Was also mayor o.
Kellogg. gave the alarm as fast as his
lat. ban'lv legs would permit, bat the rob-
hers horse had been standing in the alley
eslde the hank, and the fugitive had
nile the best Of his pursuers before thcg
We're ready 10 start with rifles and horses
But the Dossce returned az night defeated
orn out and ashamed. There was I'D
CIew bu- The rohber trail as far as
Skunk Greek, where II disappeared rs 4
by magic. and the fact that Cashier
Itrotz' watch. q present from his moth /
er. had been carried off. Next day the
eIlOgg Buele was fun Of the story, in
terpolated with hot shot Tor the de-
lnqueEt sheriff. while the Atwstcr Me
teor famed with glecful particulars abou,
the carnival os crime in Kellogg. Mean
while Marshal Cattenach. at Wichita ALI [
ignorant of the doinss IN Green county
Unwittingly got himself into a very ride (
uious position.
hack 30 Atwater and Sue, bringing pres /
ents for his bctrothod. the kellogg rob- /
tCry was the talk OF the town. ES cry +
lOdy had read and rc-fead the details. /
rot the slightest of which was on accu-
rate description OF the murdered mans I
watch. But Grin had no sooner produced /
the chicfest Of mis- wedding gifts. a nicely {
chased watch, than Luther Snyder. who (
vas LOOKING on. dazzied, said. It's d
Cead ringer for the one stole from
Krotz Aud, sure enough. when they
opened the back lid they found engraved /
IL tiny script. Herman Krotz. The /
laugh was on Cattenach then for sure. /
He blushed like q girl. admitted that he T
was 2 fool 20 trust 70 the honesty OF a /
Wichita pawnbroker, ard svoTe the 4
friends ana relatiS Is Of Sue TO secrecy.
. hev all admitted that il il were known f
IN Kellogg that Marshal Csttenach had .
purchased ''ctolen property It would put .
the laugh on the town OF Atwater. and .
that was not 70 be thought Of. So. they
sept the secret for a long time. though .
they 'Joshcd' poor 5riff till he had n
hard time keePing his patience.
When Mayor GLttheim Of Kellogg re
ceived af express package from Marshal
Cattenach containing the stolen watch /
and q letter explaining hos ne had
traced e 20 a tFlch "a pawnshop. ana Z
regretted 20 have % say that although
be had secured q good description % the
nan wh1 pawned 81 he had tee1 thus
far unable TO aprrehcud the rohher" %
course ne didn't know that the marshal
Of Atwaser was taking advantage 81
lucky chance 10 enhance his reputation
IL shows that Grin had some vanity. bu-
M Gootheim took he letter as re-
getting round To the point Vhere a 1T
De pressure might bring him 70 Kei-
egg.
with this end IN view the leading cit
zerss Of Kellogg secretly subscribed q
purse q $50 70 De given 10 Crit il he
would coma 10 te their marshal and
Ieputized MAYOR fiuftheiu z committee
y one 90 go 10 ArwafeF fer a personal
interview with the brilliant Young officer.
Ard Gu-thsim. amiahle bur obser7art
German wen. forth Tor the honor q
kellogg an1 came hack the next cay
iione excited. myst@-ols.
..Vlu - corner afxed the committee
Il hieh bad RAISED the puIse.
'-No Dee rert come. whispered CUT
-efm didut csk him - come. Ne
sont want aim. stcntiemen-sI5t Kite
zach IS dot same mar v9t : net gams1E
slt Fou o. rauk Veu kro1z was siliea
feThea. Gatthein. g4sped q lea1lnr cit
gen. Eve wart him Eorse thau ever We
must beng hfrsf