The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-09-04

WHdI Was Delng done. he was On
hand as instructed. The Moguls of
that institution had procured a
couple pals Of water for the occa-
sion, and they requested one Of their
members, not onto the secret, to
throw them out Of the window.
Out they went and the preacher
went home thoroughly convinced
that it was not always necessary to
see to believe"
/ Once more and | am done. There
was blind musician in town about
this time and on one occasion he
advertised a concert to be given in
Schmahl's hall in the afternoon.
The Knights were all present. After
a very select and appropriate piece
/ of music had been rendered the
Knights called out the orator, an
! attorney then in the city,. who was
one of the most honored. members,
for speech. He arose to his feet
and began his grafton. Two of the
Knights, one on either side, waved
a banner over his head, while an
other Knight very industriously
busted himself attaching strips Of
rags to the lower extremities of the
orators coat. The peals of mirth
only helped the orator to soar high
er and higher, as he fully believed
he was carrying his audience with
him. Finally, he looked down
towards his feet and noticed the
fringe of rags dangling about his
heels. He cut short his speech and
contemplating the rags he said:
What tell does this mean?" The
concert was ended, but not the fun.
There was more fun to be worked
out oflthe business and the unterri-
fed iokers worked it for all there
was, in it. In the quarrel that fol-
lowed challenge to fight a duel
was sent to the attorney, claiming
to- have come from the man that
hadfringed his coat.
| 1t took a good deal of finesse to
get the affair stopped. The attor-
ne.s0 managed to get warrant on a
complaint before Justice Byington,
and the culprit was duly arrested
and had his examination. The trial
was held in the old school house.
Two justices tried the case, viz: w.
w. Ellington and your humble SER
want, S. S. Sickle, Billy MCGOWAN
wrote UP that trial and quote him
as near as / can remember:
II went up to the school house that even
ling 1t was lit up with few candle dips
u thought my eyes got somewhat used to
the light that the inmates of Saltwater had
4 got possession of tine school room. On closer
examination saw the countenance OF the
venerable Chief Justice Byington looming
up out of the darkness and close to his sida
saw the smiling countenance of Associasa
Justice Sickle, the learned in the law and
the pet of the ladies'
OF the eloquence of the lawyers
he hardly dared to speak,, The
learned county attorney, assisted by
the invincible McPhail, were there
pressing the case for the state, while
for the defense was the. mighty
warrior and lovely physician, Capt
Sigler. Towering above all wa.
mighty that intellect, Attorney Gar
vim, who prettily put it, Sam. dis
played talents that would entitle hin
to the office of path-master in an,
backWoods district" The case wa
dismissed.
Billy's remarks about Garvin'
abilities came near prompting an
, other quarrel. That ended this fun
| suppose Mr.. Garvin was the heat
of these wild jokes although he hat
plenty of help, Col. McPhail wa
fond of an innocent joke but he wa
. usually on hand when practica
joke was on the taps. | remembe
one occasion when one Of the loca
politicians was being made the sub
ject of joke. It came off in Offer
mans hall about the middle of tn
afternoon. McPhail had gone t
J bed but was notified about wha
( was going on. And such was hi
| anxiety to be in it at the death tina
he attended that meeting barefoot
ed and in his shirt sleeves. 1t was
mystery, however, how he came t
retire SO early.
SAMUEL SICKLE.
Santa barbara Col Morob OCH