The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-07-08

ed poSt-llke appearance in the dark
ness and near-sighted brother tied
spirited pair of mules to him. Poison
cut them loose and was rewarded by
being kicked twice in the same place,
both mules taking part in the exer-
cises, and in consequence one of his
legs dragged during the initiation
ceremonies and placed him at disad-
vantage, where he felt very much at
home. The hired man also famed
himself in executing post hole with
the lodge spade, cutting off the busi-
ness portion of big toe. After the
work of the evening had beeen salts
factorily attended to short fights were
INDUCED in and the secretary of the
lodge took large, hand painted black
eye home with him as mark of es-
TEEN of one of the brothers, whose
dues he had attempted to collect in
polite, county constable style. After
another brothers batting average had
been figured up, said brother having
been on several bats since the last
meeting, Poison made a speech on
longer days and shorter meals during
harvest time, which was objected tc
by the hired man in few hot-headed
words, which cost him seventy-five
cents piece. The meeting broke up
at 2 a. m. and the newly made broth
ers limped home without exchang-
parts of speech or other valuables.
heard man telling the other day
of his experience in buying land of an
old Indian by the name of Jug-With-
Out-a-Cork. Jug sold him the land
willing enough and smoked on like
the freight train going up a hill, but
when the purchaser wanted an alb
stract of title before he gave up the
price, the Indian looked tired, shook
his head and grunted: cheap trouble"
But when he found that he could not
get the money without the title being
made good he threw rope harness on
his pony and started across the reser-
vation after the surety paper, explain
ing, Indian fashion, that he would
have to make two trips as the pony
couldn't pull more than half. Of the
writings at one load. He was about
right: the land had been handed down
from one generation, to another and
switched from one long Indian name
to another through tobacco smoke
and blankets which had not been
passed on or slept on by the pure food
inspector, until it had left a trail of
hard words and crooked trading which
was hard to follow. 1t was dercribed
something like this: Beginning at a
rotten stump near a water hole:
thence Y government blankets, eight
dogs and two rabbits towards the SUM-
set; thence towards the cold winds as
far as COW walks before it eats;from
that point fifteen stone throws and a
short run towards the break of day
and from there back to the place of
beginning. 1t was originally own
ed by Chief-Turns-Hi His-Horse- Quito
Observation-Disclosures. He traded
it to Man-Who- o-Wears-A- -Moccasin-on
his head, for life membership in
pair of buck-skin going away pants
with blankets to match. The man
with the headgear name disposed of it
in game of stud poker to Bright
Observation-Disclosures f.
the-Pack. Another transfer was
made the same day, the consideration
being blurred by blot of red ink.
Eye-in-the-Knot-Hole owned the land
for four moons, but traded it for traps
and food for the shot gun during the
hunting season. The foregoing were
among the transfers the Indian
brought back in the first load. He
He hasn't returned with the second
installment, but it is understood that
he is enlarging his wagon and has
sent for another horse.