The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-11
THINKS HE HAS
CAUSE OF ACTION
Attorney UdaII of Eureka Takes
Second Money in ARRAY
With Hostile Clan.
BLUFFS WOMAN ALL RIGHT
THEREIN LIES THE SECRET OF
THE SCRAP.
Especial to The Herald.)

Eureka, Utah, Sept. 1O.-With two
weeks growth of whiskers, torn clothes,
bruised face and woebegone and hunted
expression, Attorney George A. Udall. &C
companied by his little son and big
SWede drove discOnsoiately into camp
Sunday night. He called up Sheriff Gus
J. Henricd and related a story of battle
and strife that almost brought tears to
the sheriff's eyes, and the Battle of Judd
Creek will be known as one of Utahs
few but famous fields. where glory has
been spread several inches deep upon the
names of the participants.
Went Out to Build Dam.
1t seems that Mr. Udal had filed upon
some land and a water claim on Judd
creek which is situated about fiftv miles
to the west of Eureka, in Juab county
Some ten days ago, in company with his
boy and the Swede, he drove out from
Eureka to build a dam and make other
necessary Improvements on the land. The
married daughter of Mr.. Strang and also
a son. who have lived in that locality for
about thirty years, were both camped in
rancher-attOrney. Mr.. Udall. in order to
go ahead with his work with pillow and
scTaper, had diverted the course Of the
creek, a proceeding to which the young
lady evidently objected.
5Iuffed the Woman.
She was about to turn the water back
to its former course, but was ''shooed'
Il
man and standing on an eminence above
her with an ominously large pistol stick
ing out of his jeanS-Of which jeans we
shall speak later-would have made a
capital model for any painter who was
seeking for a tTite subject. say for in
stance, The Modern ROderick Dhu'' or
Ajax Defying the Lightning While
Mr.. Udall was ''shoong'' he noticed the
bride into the corral nearby. but
thought nothing of it at the time, and
that night he and his companions slept
peacefully, and on the following morn
ing were quietly enjoying a breakfast of
some pork and beans. when the sound OF
wheels upon the rough trail made them
stop eating and look Up.
Arrival of Hostile Clan.
The clan strang. numbering four in all
and armed with one shotgun and one
horse pistol of the vintage of "a leaped
from a blackboard and made an immediate
fOray on the head of the clan Udall and
his gillie from Sweden. Their first pro
ceeding was to kick over the grub box
and the breakfast table. George was the
next object of their now evidently hostile
intentions. which. to say the least We're
strenuous in the extreme. With the
Swedish retainer covered with a six
shooter, Mr.. Udall was knocked down be-
tween the PROSTATE table and the seat of
his wagon, where he reciined in kneel-
ing and STOPPING position.
A Kicking Record.
Three of the Strang forces then pro-
ceeded to play ''Socker'' football with
Georges person, and it is believed that
this is really the first case on record
where the portion of a mans jeans used
exclusively for sitting has been literally
kicked out At this point the attacking
party took rest After five minutes had
elapsed the attack was resumed, this time
Mr.. Udall who was now completely cow
ed. being hit with a shovel. which is an
unchivalric weapon. Followed by his son
and retainer. he took 10 the hills, leaving
the Strang forces in undisputed posses
sion of the premises-and breakfast.
Ordered to Cit"
After another rest they gathered their
forces and took the hill in open order
and here the surrender of the battered
and bruised forces took place. Under the
muzzles of shotgun and horse pistol, the
plough, scraper, tools, bedding and grub
of the wOrsted army were loaded into a
wagon and they were ordered to git -
They got.
Upon the arrival of County Attorney
Foote this evening Mr.. Udall will swear
out a complaint against the offenders