The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-17
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[ CAN DEFEAT DIETz
This Is Opinion Of River Falls
Man After Visiting the Out
laws Stronghold.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. .< =, .
Hudson, Wis. Nov. l7.-'sJust tell
'em for me, that John Dietz is,as nice
man as there is in the world .
That is the way William Winter OF
River Falls expressed his opinion of
the famous Houtlaw of the Cameron
DAM when interviewed here today,
after having spent a night and half a
day at the home Of Dietz. ..,. " -
Winter started on foot on a hunting
trip thru the woods. After leaving
his bearings and from 9 O'Clock in the
morning till nightfall wandered about
almlessly, not knowing where to turn
In the dusk he found what seemed tc
be a notice of some kind, and striking
a light read it. 1t was a trespass nc.
tlce, warning. all corners to keep off the
premises at the peril of their lives. No
Winter knew that the man who had
posted it was none other than John f
Dietz, and that he had therefore wan
dered- to the edge Of the land on the
Cameron dam. ..,
- Dietz and His Gun. I, :: g.,
+" knew I was taking bic. chances
that L might be plugged any minute
but didn' want to stay lost in the
woods any longer, either,' said Winter,
$50 [ picked my way cautiously: for:
ward. Soon l saw. some buildings, and
made tracks straight for them. At
every step I expected. to. hear Dietz
crying halt, or to hear the whizzins of
a bullet, but nothing of the kind hap
pened, and I reached the; door unmo-
Tested. The door wasn't opened at
once, and when it was, there stood
John Dietz himself, covering me com
pletely with his gun: He was ready to
excuse. '.,,' @, -: ,. -
= ~ told him who ! was. explaining
nay ,predicament. He made me hand
over my rifle, ammunition, and searched
me from top to toe. MEANWHILE; his
family were watching, cool and ready
to take a hand, if necessary. >.>-
"When they had satisfied themselves
that was no, officer or spy Of the Mis-
sissippi Logging company, however,
they all became very friendly and they,
gave me as nice treatment as T ever
got, In my life. They hadn t seen any
body for a long time, and were tickled
to death to have a friendly person come
there. '--'t.' =~.. -.
Even the Girl Crack Shot.
II stayed till noon the next dav
The girl. who is as pretty lass as YOU
S~-J w -, WIN 1CtuCy W lily
WINCHESTER. which was light and lust
the kind Of gun for her, and shot sew
eral times with it at mark. Whew,
but she can shoot! never saw any.
thing done slicker. than the way She
MT the. bullseye every crack. And the
others in the, family, big and little, are
just as good shots. No, militia COM
pany would, get John Dietz without los.
ing. a lot of lives. ~
Winter said that Dietz had no fear of
further attack from the authori ties,
pot having. been, informed. about, the
latest, DEVELOPMENTS in the ease: He
expects to spend a peaceful winter, and
to haHl out enough logs from his land
to build fine new house in the spring
Winter thinks, the only, way to, get
Dletz is to send some one. he knows to
him, who would take him .unawares. OF
by treachery. AS the place, is stu.
ated, it would besimpossible for a com:
pany of militia to get him without the
sacrifice of many lives as the Cam eron
dam defender will not surrender and
will die fighting.