The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-08-19
.GYpSIES
DEMAND
FOOD AT
HANDS OF
CITIZENS
ENTER TOWN OF wEsTcLiFFE
AND TRY TO TERRoRizE RESI-
DENTS INTO PROVIDING AFREE
FEED FOR THE BAND.
ARE DRIVEN OUT OF TOWN

Mnday morning was a time of ter
ror for the people of Westcliffe, es-
when the band of gypsies which has
been infesting this section of the
country swooped down upon the.
pretty little mountain town and de
manded that they be fed. There were
about thirty in the party. mostly
men, only the most daring of the
women, entering the town.
They were all very hungry and
early in the morning they besieged
the local restaurant with demand
for food The proprietor refused to
give them anything. They made an
emphatic command that they be fed
and that with rapid unintelligible
talking and much unnecessary. yet
frightening, gesticulating they besat
themselves down to the lunch coun-
ter and the tables and nothing would
do but they be given the best the
place afforded.
Fortunately it wasn't much because
it was Monday and the place was
pretty well stripped Of its provender
by the persistent attacks Of hungry
cowboys and countrymen over the
Sabbath. But what there was theys
ate with q relish and cried for more.
When It was proved to them that the
cupboard was bare they haughtily
stuck their noses in the air. gave q
shrug of disdafn. and departed. wav-
ing aside the mere matter Of settle
ment as too Insignificant to command
their attention
the Hotel Scheible. where Mrs. EN-
ma Scheible. very we'll known in
Canon City. dictates the destinies of
the establishment They were met
in the lobby by Mrs Scheible and
when she heard their demand she
went into the kitchen. grabbed q
broom and a mop handle, and sery-
ed them the hottest little feed they
had received in many day. In fact
it was too hot. for they scrambled
pen nell from the hotel. falling over
each other in their efforts to get
away from the fiery temper which
had been aroused by the insulting
and brassy request
Joe Schneider's City meat market
was the next place besieged. They
asked for the finest cuts OF meat. but
Joe couldn't see it that way He had
a nice long. sharp knife In his hand
and he said he was perfectly willing
to use it. but not in cutting his ,:wn
meat. The Gypsies took the hint,
but during the brief argument which
led up to this statement they had
fiiched everything they could lay their
hands on and looked like Mexican
supply train as they rushed out the
door.
The operations Of the nomadic
tribe by this time had become pretty
well noised about and the ire Of the
peaceful. lAw-abidins. but fearless
citizens of the little town had become
aroused. DR.. W. F. Kenny, DR.. Hin
shaw. J. E. Ray. Ed. Mott. j. W.
Moody. and = score Of others got on
the warpath and started after the
Gypsies The Gypsies showed tight
for just moment. when their cow
ardly dispositions asserted themselves
and they started ON the run across
the highways and along the byways
out Of the valley. II was an exciting
half hour. that rout. and It has been
the topic Of conversation In West
ciiffe ever since. The wanderers said
they were going to New Mexico. The
westcline folks said that that was
good place for them but that they
wished them in . hotter place than
New lfex.