The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-23
COMEDY AND TRAGEDY
LINKED IN MINOR
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TUUTHSTRANGE ASFICTION
Some Few ExtarOrdinayHap'
penings the Country Over

People who travd about the world
with their eyes ana ears open see ana
near many Strange and Interesting
things. The world IS fun Of phenomena
and odd Incidents and quaint conceits
Comedy goes arm in arm with ,rag-
edv and more extraordinary accidents
happen In real life than are told In ne
ton. For exar,ple, last spring down IN
san Bernardino valley. California Two
nIavfnl wildcats cut of the electric
lights OF several towns for nearly forty
eight hours. and every home and store
hotel ana factory ia the entire valley
was IN to;al darkness. The younG 2at-
amounts, evidently while romping'
chased ench other up pole carrying
the main wires Of the Pacific Lighting
company, between the power house ana
the distributing point In their play
the cable parted the circuit was broken
and every light went out Both animals
were killed by the shock, and their
bodies lay on the ground az the foot Of
The pole when the linemen came to
repair the break.
one, Of the uueerest lawsuits I ever
heard of Is pending In the courts Of
that county-san Bernardino, Califor-
MIA. Paul schlardum bought reyol-
yer from a hardware firm 60 commit
suicide. For some reason the weapon
was defective and would not sc on.
sohlardum has sued the company for
damages.
| r. ] Grimm Of Los Angeles has an
old hen which. several months ago
adopted litter Of fox terriers and is
bringing them up by hand. She not onll
keeps them under her wing. but brings
them food IN her bill. When the rea
mother Of the puppies comes around
the hen drives her on by hostile demon
strations.
Tom Powers was known as the mos
unlucky teams.er in southern califor
MIA. and seldom made trip withou
being kicked, bitten or trodden upo
by one OF his mules. One day he tool
a contract TO haul a load OF supple
eighty miles, from the railroad to
mining camp The road runs along IN
edge OF a deep canon and for miles
only foot or so wider than a wagor
on one side Is a perpendicular eli
several hundred feet high, and on IN
other side gorge several hundred fee
deep. Tom got half way over the hea1
lest part OF the grade. when one {
his wheelers, "Old SAM" the meane;
mule in the team, stopped dead shoi
and began 20 kick. without any appal
ent reason. Tom eNpostulated, accord
ing to the habit Of unregenerate mu
teamsters and used his blacksnake VIII
Wits great freedom. But he could az
persuade the beast 10 move. FINAL
4 ne climbed of the wagon, gathered
/ bunch OF dry grass. tucked It under u
animals hindquarters and set IL on fir
The flames had scarcely singed the ha
OF the mule when something happene
: Tom doesn't know exactly what II wa
but in less time than Il takes TO L
Il, he found himself at the bottom
the canonl covered with bruises aI
nursing broken shoulder blade. b
airs well that ends well. IN Death Va
ley as elsewhere. FOR when he VI
scrambllng up the leeae he uncover
streak OF gold frJm which he h
already realized moce than $4,000. II
first thing he did after the mine beg
70 pay was 10 purchase "Old Sam" fro
his former employe, and make the mn
his mascot.
Down at Holbrook. Ariz., opposite I
y sa,ta Fe station. Is line Of saloo
u more or less pretentious in appearan'
y Hanging on the wall beside the b
OF one Of them in a fancy gilt fran
IS the following mementG Of an eve
~ that caused great sensation in tho
parts
= '1rolhrook. Ariz.. Jan. /, 1soo.-A
," ~. with feelings Of profound s,
row and regret I hereby invite you
attend and ,tffnpaa fh. nrfvafa daot