Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-24
From Blue Grass Valley
Feb. goth, 1905.

VI oNiEN w iiiiNi " ~ W -
by Deputy Sheriff Jordan Of Mont-
Grey, but nothing unusual occurred
until trial-day. last Tuesday, when
Winner. the old Sitting Bull" of
the Allegheny completely lost his
head and with blood in his ewes,
rushed toward Squire Newlen and
| grabbed him and pushed him back
through G W Judv's store door.
breaking ont the glass and s''ak-
Ing up the justice as though IA IlT'
ing volcano had exploded at his
feet. Everything was excitement,
officers were either scared or dumb
founded, and complete pandemon-
iurl reigned within and without;
when the prisoner grabbed an AK
handle. and with the regulation
war whoop, proceeded to make
good his escape from the half
Dozen, Drawn and faithful officers
Men and bows were quickly depu-
tied to help and finally the sheriff
was phoned for, and Wise" who
was at Old Town. jumped his pony
and was soon on the battle field,
ready to protect defenceless, men,
women and children. But all was
quiet when he arrived and every
body seemed happy that murder
and blood-shed had been averted
and the prisoner looked innocent
and cool as a roasted potato. The
unfortunate fellow had threatened
the life, peace and happiness of
one of Uncle Sans pension boys
and Squire Newlen bound him over
to keep the peace for eight months
in $3.50 bond. After guarding him
for day and night Bros. Swecker
High, and Mullenax went on his
bond, but made Jerry promise by
all the sacrcG Mormon oaths that
he would was the blood from his
innocent hands and the stain from
his guilty heart, and hereafter live
quiet, peaceful citizen.
A few pieces of valuable real
estate haye changed hands in he
last few weeks. 0 2 Chew bought
of A P Arbogast part of his big
meadow at 500 per acre, and Z NJ
Prorst purchased of c. S. Way
bright one acre on the left of the
road opposite Mr. James Anderson's
at $3.50. Crabbottom lands have
increased in value in the last ten
years from rs to 80 per cent, but
when the assessor comes around IN
April, MEN will swear that from 50
to SIS is an enormous valuation
for their land, and at the same
time you couldn't buy it at $3.50.
Mr. w A Colaw's school closed
last Friday and he has returned
home.
Chas H Fox is woase again with
rheumatism.
A little child of Mr. Miller's on
North Fork was accidently burned
to death last week.
Mr. Cyrus Colaw who has been
suffering with rheumatism is slight
ly better:
Mr. A Lee Winner has put in the
new switch board for the Mutual
people which is an up.to date ma
chine and one Of the best in the
state.
Mr. Luther Hammer and wife
ard children were visiting Mrs.
Hammers parents 0" North Fork
la>i week
Mrs 5 " Sterrett and Mis- Gum
were visiting the writer last week :,
and trl&"l him "ut # a proiract'h
90 Of thp BIN g.
Mr. and Mrs Marri.l and The
children were visiting friends IN
Monterey la! week.
MeSsrs G Winner and j b lildy
and their wives we're visiting at Mr.
Mute Stover's the last Ct the week.
We were over to The hu8tllng
little town Of Horton last week and
cat snow bound for two days at
Camp No. 6 where oar pyhslcii
waits and bodily comforts were
handsomely cared Tor hy the kind,
big I.ca ted Boss who made Cur s:aV
most p,p;,s ant and comfortable and
shared lis own v&rm ir': and
dnwnv pillow with, us; While the
wiud whis'!eA and snrieked with
ruc aud lie Thermometer went
down to abrut 10 beiow 2rro. We
feel very grateful to Mr. P"ll'l &
for his kinGn IS and open the door
of cur hoMc at al tines and III
hm come i'll.
We assure Occasional tlat hpr
interesting letters are like getting
noHeg from home whcn yen a'@
dead broke" and are most well
come stu. We didn't say that our
Iady friends were weak minded
or la | Il Especial fondness for jokes.
etc. bat simply used the familiar
pi.r.,se 10 exprcSa u fon'Eess for
teasing our defeated friends, whfth-
or il Is tight Gr wrong, we TOO, en-
jNcd it. wise.
Give Your Stomach u Rest