The border vidette., 1904-05-21
a Sunday Bull Fight at LOchieI.

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 minent citizens took it into their heads
 to pay visit to Parker Canon. They
 secured the services of a smiling Chaf feur and his ''red devil" and started
 for the eastern part of the county. Al
 went well for a time. Up the noun
 tain they climbed and coasted down
 through Washington. On they sped
 until within a mile of Lochiel when
 the ''bIamed machine" sputtered and snorted then refused to go another foot. On vestigation it was found that an important part Of the motive power had become detached and lost in the road. A search was made but the fast gathering twilight prevented a discovery and our 'legal light" and ''city father" were compelled to hike for the 'border town" where an ami able and ever accommodating "Celes- tial" supplied them with saddle horses to complete their journey.
 Next morning the Chaffeur, accom- panied by the Heading attorney of Lochiel' and government officer, proceeded to the scene of the break down, where still stood the ''dead machine" within few feet of which the l. q. of l.. soon discovered the missing part that had caused so much trouble, and they were soon pulling down the road towards the Interna- tional line. After sundry necessary repairs had been made the Chaffeur discovered that wrench was missing and the three mentioned above, got aboard and started back up the rood. The 2 O. was on the front seat with he { 1, !, he I of T cupied the back seat and gazed on the receding landscape. About this same time two vaqueros were driving red steer down this same road. This same steer was not in an amlable mood. He had not been handled with gloves and the day was warm. They were within twenty feet of each other when the red steer discovered the fred devil" He paused an instant, snorted, lowered his head, and without any command to ''charge," bore down upon the enc my. No red rag was necessary, the "red devir' was hot" enough in color. The pilot of the machine made an effort to get his putting steed out of the way and gave the frisky bovine choice of road sides but he would not take it and came on with rush. There was crash of splintered wood and the front of the machine suffered, but Mir. Steer went down in "ths first round" Over his prostrate form the fred devil" but he was not to be so easily got rid of. for his legs tangled up in the hind axle so there was no going forward or back. It required the greater part of the male popu ation of Lochiel, or at least those who were on the spot, to roll the red machine back off of the steer.
 The Chaffeur insisted on the vaque ros holding down their friend until he could get his red devil" Out of sight. His advice in future will be:-"Paint your auto black before going on a cattle range"
 The 'leading attorney" did not re- alize what had happened until it was all over, (over the steer, l mean) then he remarked:-"I thought the blamed mac chine was making hell of big jump"
 The government man stated that he would have jumped before the crash but didn't have time to decide which way the red steer was going.
 The steer was taken to the butchers pen and has been sold as beef in Washington.
 Later on the two Nogales gentle man were seen coming into LochIel. The man of law was all right and had his usual smile, but the other came in on foot driving his mount ahead of him and the remarks that he was making about the said horse and its owner were emphatic, if not compli- mentary-
 A fter feast on broiled doves and "angel food," spread by Mine Host Chalmers, they left for home, which, we are informed, they reached without further adventure to themselves or the ''red devil"
 AN EYE WITNESS |