The Washington herald., 1908-07-12
4URRIBbE FI4E!!
HOd QuIgB Meets a Person in the
Disguise of a Stranger and a
Violent Disturbance Follows
Both Pretty Badly Used Up. One
Arrest Made by Constable Dew
bGTV---Sad Particulars Below

Hod Quigly. who Is one OF our most
respectable citizens. had heart render
Ing experience last Tuesday evening in
which he got the worst OF the bargain.
but is now able 10 go round on crutches
bemoning his lot, while the other party
10 the conflict has left for whence he
come
Last Tuesday Mrs. Quigly fixed up a
lunch for Hod who hitched up his old
grey mare to mis- light spring wagon and
driv TO his farm down Snake Bend way
20 tx up the fences. expecting to be gone
until evening, which he was. When the
Bingville stage arrove from the county
seat about I O'clock IN the afternoon
Sim Winslow the stage driver brought
along with him as a passenger a stran-
ger who he said had come 70 the county
seat by railroad train The stranger
when he got of the stage entered the
postOffice and asked Eph Higgins. our
accommodating postmaster. where might
be the residence or a person named Hod
Quigly. Eph pointed out Hod's house 10
the stranger and tried to find out who he
was. but without success. The stranger
thanked Eph for the information and
started for Hod's residence. Eph asked
the stage driver II he knowed who that
party was. and Sim he said he had tried
to find out all the way from the county
seat, but had been unable to do so
speculashton was rife as to who he might
be
Going directly 70 Hod's house the
stranger nocked on the door and when
/ Mrs. Quigly come TO see what was want
ed he asked her II Hod was about She
told him that Hod had went away that
morning TO his lower farm to be gone
| all day. and she expected him back about
! 6 p. m. The stranger said In that case
he guess he would Jest step inside and
wait for Rod, which he did Mrs. Ouigiv
was almost prostrated by curiosity 10
know who he was and to know what
business he had with Hod but whenever
she tried TO find out the stranger would
| change the subject and converse fuently
about something else.
| Hod got back home a little before a.
and after he had put up his horse he
entered the house the back way where
Mrs. Quigly was preparing supper. She
told Hod that there was a man wanted
/ TO see him in the front parlor. so Hod
( he clumpt into the room and the stran-
ger got up and held out his hand and
says "Hullo. Hod. how be you anv-
J how7" Hod he shook hands, but be saws
TO the man. Pears like you have the
advantage Of me. sir-I don't reckon as
1 ever saw you before" "Oh YES vou
have" says the man II have knowed
you going on 50 years, and never know
ed very much good OF you either" Hod
he kind OF bristled up at this and saws
he, You better be a little mite careful
how you talk 10 me IN my own house
unless you desire 10 have yourself kicked
out into the street" The stranger inst
LATED and said he didn't calkilate that
he was afraid OF any old broken wreck
Of humanity like Hod was tbs made
Hod awful mad, and so he pointed 70
the door and stampt his boot and saws
you git out Of here.' The stranger inst
kept on laffing at Hod and said he cal
kilated he would stay there in that house
as long as he pleased At this point Hod
grabbed the man by the collar and pulled
him into the hall and showed him ON,
the front door. and when he got him
faced toward the street give him a kiclr
which sent him clean down the stems
and onto The grass. Up to the time HOO
kicked the man he had been larring a,
to split. but when he got the boot he
stopt lafring and got mad. Before HOG
realized what had happened the man
grub him and drug him out into the ward
and hit him a belt across the face
knocking him over backwards afte-
which he jumpt on Hod and begin 70
pound him with great vigor. Two OF
three times both men struggled to there
feet and rastled around hitting and kick