Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-05-11
AFTER KID CURRY.
Pinkerton Men Watching His Old
Haunts in Valley County.

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Haunts in Valley County.
Has Kid Curry, the train robber
and outlaw. returned TO his old stamp
ing ground in this portion of Chou.
teau county?" is the question that is
being asked on the streets OF the bust.
ling little city Of Harlem. says the
News. by the ranchers and sheen
raisers. together with the townspeo.
Pile, almost every day lor the past
week or so. "and ii he has not, what
are SO many mysterious men doing in
this vicinity, who claim to be SO de.
sirous of purchasing land in the yicin.
ity of Landusky. and who make long
trips out to that section Of the coun.
try, but who do not know the slight.
est thing in the world about putting
the harness on a horse, or taking il
OFF,"
All these questions, which the good
people OF Harlem are asking them.
selves, are not merely gossip, for IL
has been a well known fact that three
Pinkerton detectives have been here
for several days and no one can guess
how many more are now taking pleas.
ure rides a horseback in the surround.
ing hills, all no doubt prompted by
the same desire-to capture the Kid
dead or alive, and thus gain the enor-
nous reward offered for him by the
officials in different parts of the coun
try.
The report comes from Landusky,
In which part of the country the now
famous outlaw at one time resided,
that one of the large ranchers there.
whose name could not be learned, had
missed a horse and saddle a few
nights ago. but that upon entering the
barn the next morning, he was sur
prised to see the animal standing In
its usual place. with the saddle still
on. and breathing heavily. Upon GO
ing to the door of the stable he no.
ticed a man with rife. which he car
ried in the hollow of his arm. walking
rapidly toward small creek, which
was thickly covered with a dense
growth of scrubby trees.
Although at too great distance to
make himself heard. the rancher no.
ticed that he was being closely watch
ed by the man with the rife, and as
he disappeared In the brush he waved
his hand as in a parting salute. with
as much as to say, Il thank you for
the use of your horse and saddle but
have not time enough to put my
thanks into so many words"
Other horses which were standing
in the stable were passed up and the
best one in the bunch was singled
out by the wayfarer for his particular
purpose, but up to he present time
it has not been learlied by the ranch
er who the man was. or what use he
put the animal to, where he went or
anything else about the transaction,
but 1t is a sure thing that, whoever
the stranger was. he was heavily arm
ed and seemed to be in big hurry
to get out of sight travelling toward
the north and east as rapidly as he
could go afoot.
II Is a well known fact that Pink
erton men have been in this part of
the country ever since the Great Nor-
thern train was held up at Wagner
some three years ago by the Curry
gang, and that his old haunts have
been watched closely ever since he
broke jail at Nashville, Tenn, but up
to the present time they have not re-
captured the bold bandit, although a
large sum OF money is still being
spent for that purpose every day.