The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-21

clare that the town has since been up-
der a curse.
"When Harper became q railroad
town number of shipmcut drives
were made from territory points.
having attained to the dignity Of
railroad town, number Of ordinances
were passed prohibiting fast riding
and driving within the city limits and
assessing fines for discharging fire.
arms, etc.
"The men who came on the drives
were surprised snd indignant to ind
this, but the straw that tipped the
scale and broke the camel's back to
the point of rebellion was city mar
shal wearing big silver plated badge.
There was o consultation among the
men who we're stioklera for custom
and supporters of precedent. They
always had run the town, and it
stood to reason that they always
should.
"It was determined to make test
case right then aud there. Two Of
them made q wild race through the
main street and the zee e-i.i-o-h' Of
the cowboy yell pierced the atmos-
phero Of Harper.
"The marshal demonstrated and ex.
plsined the ordinance in suoh case
made and provided. His law lecture
was interrupted by the swift passing
OF yellow cur fleeing madly from q
pinto pony bearing o cowboy, who en-.
circled rope which settled about the
neck of the yelping dog when not 20
feet away from the marshal.
"More lectures from che marshal
and threats of immediate arrest. A
pistol shot was heard, in the direc.
tion Of which the marshal hurried.
Near the city we'll stood cowboy
with e still smoking pistol in his
hand.
"'Consider yourself under arrest,
and turn me the butt of your gun,
commanded the marshal as he threw
down on the man with the gun.
Drop your gun and get up against
the pump said voice behind the
marshall and before he could realize
what had happened to him lariat had
settled about his neck and he was
jsrked backward, disarmed and tied to
the windlsss.
"Then harper began to howl. Many
OF the merchants closed their atosef
and put up heavy shutters. The
dance halls and saloons we're the only
places in town left open. That night
they took the keys Of the lookup from
the snarshals pocket, conveyed him
thereto and looked him in. They
thoughtfully sent him his supper and
message that he would be released
in the morning.
1.-THE town ran wide open until day.
break, when the roysterers left, No
one was hurt and no property dam.
aged, for, aa one Of the participants
remarked we was just into it for the
fun
"Muoh fun was enjoyed in those
dsys at the expense of commercial
travellers, who made the southwestern
Kansas territory in light wsgoup.
Whenever couple Of cowboys could
etsmpede drummer's outfit by q sud.
den charge from behind sandhill OF
from tho mouth Of draw, it was great
fun. ''. b.
t|'At the half way house between
Harper and Medicine Lodge one day a
drummer complained because there
was little else than beans for dinner
and declared that he could not eat
them. a cowbow who was seated op.
posite reached down for his gun and
brought it up, covering the drummer.
He ordered beans, and covering the
drummer all the time compelled him
to eat: plateful after platsful. 4. j.
."At M1dio;ue Lodge, II the sp-:as
of 1889, during .cattleman's conven.
tion, I saw q big cowboy oatoh promi.
nent citizen in his arms and kiss him.
As he dropped the prominent citizen,
the cowboy, said: .......,. =. ,..':.,E
"'You looked 10 purity, Tom, shaved
up and powdered so nice, / just want.
ed TO kiss you for luok.' y. .z !. : =.
"Luok for whom may not ba known,
but it may not Jingle inharmo oniously
with this story to record the fact that
the man who was kissed aeterward be-
came mayor Of Medicine Lodge, and
that as such he anrointed Jeprv S;n;,,.