The Washington herald., 1909-02-21
At
HENS STORE
Doc LiVsrmors & 81 SIucomb Give a
ETibIShi0n Of FestS Of Strength and
Lose Their Tsmpers- 4 Life Long
Friendship Severed at One Blow,
as You Might Say-Rsad Below!

Tother night down TO Hen Weathers-
+ bv's store. where most OF our most
T respeckted sitizens OF Bingville was col
/ leckted Tor social intercourse and flow
OF soul. as YOU mite say, the converse
ton got switched onto the subJectkt OF
the great feats OF strength performed
by them as was present when they was
young and soopio.
Doc LivermOrc, our human speShl7l-
ist and horse vetriuaTy, who always re-
spends promptly IN Emergency whether
the case Is that OF man or beast. sad
that when he was a young man OF =
ne was As strong as q OK. Doc SAID he
could pick I'D stone waying 80 lbs
and raise Il Is times above his he'd with
one hand. Doc said that in them days
he would a good deal ruther fte then
eat. but sinst he had became cid and
was subjeckt to Attacks OF rumauZ ne
would rather cat than fIte
ST Slocomb. who amt lived IN Bing-
VILE only y years being as s. moved
10 Bingvjlle from HardScrabbie, where
he was borned and raised-Si said he
calckisted that when he was a young
man he was problv tweed as strong as
Doc. but Doc denied this and they got
70 talking pretty ecksited about IL Doc
said # 81 thot he was a better man than
he was, they could soon ind ont by
adjurning 10 the middle OF the street
in front OF the store and having rassle-
ST said he wouldent raSsle Doc Because
he (SD couldent reglatc his OWn
strength yhen he got TO rassling, and
If ne went and throwed Doc down and
broke leg or arm for him. Doc
would so and have the law on him for
damages
It was finally agreed that Doc and
81 should test their 1zzical strength By
pulling sauare-foot with each other. 50
Hen. prop. of the store. give them q
broom stick and they set down flat on
the floor in the store with the soles,
Of their feet together. each facing the
other and tux holt OF the broom stick,
and II was decided that witch ever one
pulled tother up onto his feet was the
strongest.
Doc asked ST If he was ready and 81
said he was and then they began 20
pull and haul and gTunt and wheczc
and sprain until 81 hollered out, Hold
on a minute busted nv suspenders ~
Then they went at It agin, and just
as they got down to business once more
Doc saws to ST. You'll haft TO wait
minute; I've got a crick IN my back :"
After considerable delay. however, Doc
succeeded in pulling 81 Up clean often
the floor. but when 81 was almost on
his feet the broom stick handle broke
and 81 set down agiH on the floor 50
hard that II shook the entire store. after
which he rolled over on his back and
give his he'd turTible wallop aginst
the stove fender. To make matters
worse. Hank Dewberry's hound dog. who
was present. got eckSited and Jumped
onto 81. grabbing him BY the slack Of
the pants. Hank he kicked at the dog.
but missed the dog and Kicked 81 IN
the side, nearly fracturing several ribs.
Soon as 81 got on his feet he desired
to tEow who kicked him, but Hank
maintained a dignified silence.
Doc LiYermore claimed that he won
the pull, but 81 wouldent admit II. 81
said if the dog blamed broom stick
hadent OF broke he would Of pulled the
lights and liver outen Doc. 81 then went
home in deep disgust, ard he has stated
sinst that he viii have to be : awful