The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-03
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A California Town Is Fairly Torn Up
Over 4 Cues tion Of Law.


Poison Wells. Cat This com
muaisy ama prrsss nrariy sIi be saF-
rounding desert townm ~ this eoaf.
- are fatfiy torn ap over a question
III law hteh tatruiea Itself oa the
peaceful lie ~ the Ausave this
,sesa Jaagc bob nentisg . dvegsion
that Ia" Smith waa Justified ia cat
Tins hia way through Jim Granger y
boil calf stth a pick aoes NOT nae.s
with ana niutoas approval and the
people heseabouss Asse taken sides
on the case
Judge Bob pul ~ Is seif.drfens.
He averred that II ke had not pick
ed his way through Jim's boll calf
he would have starred to death.
Friends Of Jim ac decided Ito their
opinion that Ike KILLED the bull calf
because he didu': like It or Jim, and
that he should be run out Of the
country for the crime
II happened an Nashingtu S
birthday Jim Craager had beau
spending part OF ae day do~u ~
the Dullfrug saloon which In run
In rcspeetabia manner by Il. y
Joyce. one Of Poison WeiI's mos, r =
spected citizens. ~ well as the IN
dertaker of the town. There he got
into a dispute with Ike Smith about
the actions of his, Jim Changers boy
calf Robert The discussion grew
heated as the celebration of the hol-
iday Increased in patriotism.
He accused Jim's calf OF running
ing through his fence and eating up
his lettuce. The calf ate not only all
of the lettuce, Ike said, but also part
of a pair OF overalls which Ike had
washed and hung out on the back
fence TO dry.
Jim Grows Acrimonious.
jim grew acrimonious, and allow
ed that his calf Robert knew better,
in life than to eat the overalls of
any such one horse gold seratcher
as Ike. Then Ike hit Jim with bot
tie, and the two had to be separated
About three days later Jim miss
ed Robert at feeding time. He got
on his horse and rode over to the
shack that Ike lives in at the foot
Of the mesa, and there he saw Rob-
ert's hide freshly removed drying
on the back fence OF Ike's yard
10 n
come back from the tunnel he had
been boring into the foot of the mesa
about a mile from his shack, but Ike
must have seen him waiting, for he
did not come home that night.
When Jim Granger dropped into
the Bulifrog that night he was boil
| ing over with wrath, and he mad
several loose threats about puttin
Ike Smiths hide on the same fenc
with Roberts. But the wiser citizen
of the town who heard him counse
ed moderation.
''Let the law take it's course,
said William Henry Bingles, who i
dentist and veterinary surgeon o
some repute in these parts. IF the
law don't take its course then we
will make this town so hot for
Judge Bob Bentley that he won't
care to stay here much longer. We
will see justice done to your Robert
calf"
Poison Wells has only one lawyer,
Lawyer Bloodgood He prospects be-
tween sessions of the county court
and seems to find the latter business
the more remunerative.
Jim Granger thought he would
put crimp in Ike Smith by hiring
the only lawyer in town. so he i'm
good and paid him a fat retaining
fee. Lawyer Bloodgood split the fee
with the boys at the Bullfrog and
some of them got boisterous on the
results
Judge liob'> Courtroom.
The next day deputy Sheriff Bill
~ Joyce. who follows this line OF
business when he is not tendina bar
or managing funerals. went out TO
Ike smiths mine ana corralled him.
They cleared out Bill's shop In the
back of hts saloon, putting the three
cuffins he usually carries in stock
out iu the barn and fixed up the
place as courtroom. Poison Wells
has not had regular courtroom
since O. grcaser pas some dynamite
under che old one aud got kil.ed iu
the resulting explosion
Judge bob BENTLEY came lu from
his alfalfa ranch aud prepared go
tTy tho ease Az ftr mal, citizens
of Poisson Wells. excerpt Charley
Soo.v the vashermau. crowded .uIo
court when th,, started fu Hr.us lkr
down uH DTS ,ayHsr from .ts wlns
some uf ths boss he'd .t hans