Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-08-15
A Voyage Up Sab RiUer,
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Of the good ship. Primary, bad every
Ealing 10 readiness FOR the voyage 20
salt River al ll;97. Tuesday night on
August eth. However. Capt johnson
aid not permit bis Fiat Head Indians
who he had manned this ship with to
throw out she gang plank until 1901,
a m. on the Tth.
Joseph A. AdFain and 5. .. Stocks
we're on the dock with their baggage
and vent aboard AZ once and retired
TO the state rooms, reserved for them.
Theycaused Capt johnson no trouble
during The entire voyage. Salt River
was calm aud no Ieebergs were sighted
from the crows nest Hon. f. A.
shannon vas on the dock ready for
the voyage but had no ticket He had
been expecting q ticket and bad been
waiting for same since s;ia Instead
Of receis ng q ticket, Leo Hanley de-
uyered 8 boy scouts OUTFIT TO Colonel
shannol Instead Among The articles
Hound In the outfit was a saw, a ham
mer and d square. Coi. shannon has
since disc vered that these articles
will be dir.ly needed as he will ias
eyery OIL II member Of the Legislature
will have 10 dol have TO provide .
meeting place for himself. Colonel
shannon has assured some Of bis close
frisnds / At be will not ''cut down CT
destroy any large elm trees In Jeffer,
son CITY il order 10 prepare a place
for his wig-wam. Oh. you Colonial
m. f. Horton, our eongenlai architect
and lumber merchant will assist Col.
Shannon ia drawing HE plans and
buylur his lumber. Col Sbannon's
present plans Is to construct G one
story building 7x5.
Hon n. p. Warden caused a whole
lot OF trouble. He became disgrun-
tied and unruly at lo:49, and expressed
himself forcibly to that effect. He
paraded around the dock very much
like an uatamed bull moose at Bull
Moose convention. However, the
genera ticket agent OF the Primary
Line at that time was at work on Col
Warcea's ticket and had the ticket
ready for the Colonel at 1l:5l. Hon
e d. Graham, catching the situation
at once. ordered Sampson Brown K
rope and bring Col Warden In imme
diateIy, II not sooner. Mr.. Graham
placed bis new 63-horse-power gasoline
machine at SIMPSONS disposal
Sampson returned with Col. Wardel
ION time'' and all was well.
DR.. j. B. Hawkins came aboard Of
schedule time, carrying bis grips, IN
ATTENDED. The Doctor inquired O
sCapt. johnson II any OF Cirrus I
Clark's friends had passage on thi
voyage. Being advised that non Q
MI. Olark's friends were going on thl
trip, the gallant doctor went directl
to lis state room, felt his pulse, dis
robed and retired.
Capt johnson also had some din
Guilty with r. Z. Barnes. Judge Ale
Carter, who provided Mr.. Barnes wit
his transportation for this voyage
accompanied Mr. Barnes 10 the docl
When Barnes saw the water be becam
y frightened and insisted that Jude
Carter accompany him on boart
Capt. johnson wentto Mr.. Barnes an
- assure | him that the ship wa unsinl
able; that he had but one cabin tbs
y was suitable for Judge Carter to occ'
DO py, and that the said cabin had bee
turned over to S. J. Bovine, who, /
e that time, was In possession or IL
aforesaid cabin, sound asleep A
o. this Mr.. Barnes started aboard |
- once. However, Barnes was makir
motions and signs at Judge Cart,
which we're understood BY no on
The b~ystanders were about equal
Ds divided as to whether they were
~ ulove and Affection or ''animositY.
" Capt. johnson also bad trouble
getting the Shefitfs aboard. This vi
4 caused by ], W. Barnett, He hs
u started a little game OF 500 on tt
e dock; 900 is what Bill thinks b
" majority is, or thereabouts.l FINAL
y they left the game, but the tronb
Y did no. end here. John Atkins az
ID Frank James each we're clam0ring II
d. berth No. /. Chief Ticket Agent, in
B Graham, had to be called. He
once gave No. l II Frank James ar
%. No 2 to John Atkins. John had SON
~ witnesses present and demanded
trial for berth M |. One was a bI
~ German boy, who was not certain
any OF his statements. Johns oths
witnesses consisted Of some IL or ]
:. ''crap-shooting niggers' from Wand
liza. Capt. johnson promptly advise
John that according to the Law az
usages Of the sea, a Vandalia Graz
shooting niger could not testify.
Y Next came Walter Peck with
ticket which called for a frat ola