, 1905-10-19
VOLUME VII.
The Martin Boughton Outrage.

Fol the past three week the eX-sen-
atorial editor of the Meeteetse News
and the ad interim editor of The Cody
Enterprise have been running amutual
admiration social, each vieing with the
other to create in the minds OF their
readers the impression that they were
gladitorial champions in the interests
of the sheep and cattle men, because
of the possible danger to them on ac-
count oil the eviction of Martin Bough-
ton, a squatter on the forest reserve
over in the Sunlight Basin. The col
umns of these papers have been loaded
with scare heads and double loaded
editorial frothings on A. a. Anderson,
Pinchot, Newell and other officers of
the agricultural department.
1t is no new dodge for a disgrunteled
attorney who has lost his case in the
courts t. invite the boys over to the
bar and just damn the court" by way
of temporary relief, but it is rare in
deed, for him to run a TRADE of abuse
in an editorial, just in order to make
his client feel good, at the expense of
the feelings of The Enterprise readers.
The evident purpose of the News ed
itor in his TRADE on Mr.. Anderson is
to curry favor with the cattle n
sheep men on the subject of grazing on
the forest reserve. The purpose of
the adj interim editor of The Enterprise
is more evident and manly, as he is, and
for a long time has been, the well paid
attorney of Martin Boughton in his
litigation with the United States gov
ernmen in the federal court at Chey-
enne, but even this is no justification
for his attempt to mislead the public
unless he acquaints his readers that
his editorials are paid for by hard dol
lars from Martin Boughton's breeches
pocket.
The sheepmen and cattlemen of this
Rocky Mountain region have too much
horse sence to be led into q conflict
with the United States government on
the subject of forest grazing, at the be-
hest of either of the above editors. If
they believe they are not fairly and
justly treated by the agricultural de-
partment they have the privilege and
the right to a fair hearing, on a proper
application to the department. If Mr.
Anderson, the present superintendent,
is guilty of "a 1.-THE of the charges
made by the editor of the News, it is
his duty as u citizen, and a law-loving
man, to formulate these charges and
,ayn hic ann al 10 n in Tho rnapnor tNrn-
vided by the statutes. To do other
wise, in the public print, an editor pro-
claims himself TO be either a coward or
an imbecile. In the case of The En-
terprise, il is far different, he is in
it for the dollars, but his methods,
ven in this case, are wide open to
criticism. Now, the writer has taken
the time to ascertain a few cold, hard,
icy facts as to the so-called outrageous,
indecent and oppressive treatment, suf-
fered by Martin BoIghton at the hands
of the forest reserve and federal court
officials. In brief, they are here given:
More than twenty years ago, M
John Huff made a settlement in Sun
light Basin and resided there off and
on til about the year 1897, when
he was accidentally killed in Red
Lodge, Mont. At the time of his death
he was possessed of this claim and
quite a bunch of horses and cattle.
Having no known heirs, the state of
Wyoming took possession of his estate,
and the improvements on this claim
and the personal effects were purchas-
ed by 4 wealthy Philadelphia, named
Pardee, who came west and spent his
summers. BouFhton was his foreman
and finally bought out Pardee and be-
came proprietor. 1t seems there was
more or less friction between this mar
Boughton and the forest reserve force.
Up to two years q he took out graz
ing permits, bat last year he was re.
fused Il permit, and his live stock being
mortagaged, and complaints being
made, be sold out his stock and went to
Cheyenne, accompanied 10y the ad inter-
i'm editor OF The Enterprise, as his at
torney, 20 appear before the U. s.
grand jury on II complaint for trespass,
and there made an agreement, or COM
promise, 10 yacate. Not complying
with The terms of this agreement, the
federal court issued % writ OF custer.
and also an execution of some $500 or
$500 d1llafs, and u. S. Deputy Mar
shall j. w. LuF'opd cpme up from
Cheyenne, served the writ, and Bouah-
ton moved from the claim to Cody,