The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-02-27


FIRdLY."
went hunting for an individual named
idaho Sam. He arrived here four
weeks ago and announced that he was
q holy terror. and he has since made
a nuisance Of himself. We found him
after half an hours search and tender
ed him his choice between hitting the
trail and hanging. He started to argue
the matter. but we got the drop on
him, and az q result the midday sun
shone down on him as he rested on the
far side of Wolf creek.
Our next visit Of state was paid to
Mr.. @. I. Flint, attorney at law. Mr..
Flint Is of that class called shysters.
He was disbarred In Chicago and
came out here to make fresh start.
His doings have been unsayory, and
he has neglected to take advantage Of
little hints thrown out by us from time
to time. When we called and announc-
ed to him that he must pull his freight
he grabbed for shotgun In the corner
of his Office. but soon thought better
Of It and agreed to change climates.
He went that night. In his new loca-
tion we wish him we'll
Told Doctor to Move.
Three months ago DR.. Barnes hung
out his sign on Apache avenue. Be
fore he had been a week In practice
we learned that he knew nothing about
medicines except what he had learned
In q sawmill. We decided to give him
q chance, however. Out In this coun.
try We feel that every man Is entitled
to at least one fair show. DIR. Barnes
had made botch of It at setting bro
ken limbs and diagnosing cases, and
II was time for him to move ON. We
stated the case gently, but firmly, and
he replied that he had been expecting
It and was glad to go.
When Mr.. John Taylor arrived In
Giveadam Gulch six weeks ago he
gave out that he was looking for
place to establish an orphan asylum.
He was offered sites on the mountains
and on the plains, but lie seemed to
lose interest. 1t soon developed that
he was simply good natured sort OF
deadbeat. There has been no partlcu-
lar harm In him, but as he was breath
ing ozone rightfully belonging to some
one else he was asked to move on. He
moved. There were tears In his eyes
as he went, and his last words were
that this was cold old world
Before we had visited Lawyer jim
Wheelan In his office to hold little
talk word came to us that he had a
gun and intended to shoot on sight
Mr.. Wheelan is another shyster He
came here from Milwaukee to escape
being sent to state prison, but the
change Of climate didn't bring reform
with It. On several different occa-
sions we have had to refer to him III
the Kicker as liar and scoundrel
and the relations between us have been
somewhat strained.
When we entered Mr.. Wheelan's Of
fee the other day he was ready to de-
bats the question. We found ourself
looking into the muzzle of large and
liberal revolver AS matter Of fact,
he pulled trigger on us, and II the car.
fridge hadn't failed to explode this is-
sue OF the Kicker would have con.
tanned our obituary. The failure Of the
cartridge gave US our chance, and with
in four hours Mr.. Wheelan and his law
library and his little ways were out Of
sight down the Panther creek trah.
Other towns may greet him with open
arms, but there was something lacking
between him and the Gulch.
Many and many time in the last
six months have we warned DR.. Henry
Mason that he should have stuck ~
sheep herding and let the practice of
medicine alone. When we came to
learn that he couldn't tell quinine from
morphine we talked to him like a
brother and offered to pay his fare to
Florence, but he was man who loved
to dwell on the ragged edges of fate.
He believed in destiny, and he believ-
ed that destiny meant to lead the med
ical profession. He argued 1t out so
clearly that we shut up.
A week ago DR.. Mason killed of his
third patient 1t was only China
man. but out here we are even coming
to look upon the Celestial as human
being. The public didn't actually rise