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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

IL the accompanying photograph,
which shows the ruffian and Lewis
side by side just after the arrest had
been made. Several of Lewis friends
came up, but they were afraid of
shooting for fear of hitting Lewis.
While they hesitated the bootlegger
felled Lewis to the ground and thrust
his dagger through his throat. Before
he could infiict further injury the man
was caught and pinioned The dagger
had pierced the larynx, but subse-
quently Lewis made recovery,
though he lost the use of his voice
permanently.
That Johnson won the admiration
and affection Of his men is shown
from the fact that his deputies found
time, in the thick of fighting, to sur
prise him with the gift of a magnifi-
cent gold watch.
The chase of a chipmunk," said
Johnson to them, may be sport in a
small way. The pursuit of bear or
tiger is still higher game, but the
hunting down of armed and willy GRIM
inals, who prey upon the laws of our
country-the men who make their liv-
ing in crime and in preying upon the
appetites and passions of their fellow
men, is sport of the highest possible
order"
Thus far, then, in spite of numerous
murders, the outlaws had failed to
murder Johnson. Now they set about
their endeavor in more systematic
manner. A price of $4,000 was placed
on Johnson's head.
That was the time," he says, when
1 did not expect to get through. It
lasted for six months. Of course I
was shot at some, but 1 used always
to sit on the last seat lin the rail-
way cars, so that / had everybody in
front of me, and in the restaurants I
always got into corner with nv
back against the wall. When was
in the street, if heard anyone be-
hind Newell, just lined up against
the wall till he had passed, keeping
a mighty close eye on him the while"
The leading spirit and initiator of
the plan to get Johnson by the offer
of the big reward was a man named
]. D. Lincoln. He had been a black
smith at the little town of Byars.
near Pauls Valley, and had run a
blind tiger" there, which Johnson had
put out of business. Lincoln. who
was great, brooding, silent man, uni
versally Stunned on account, of his
moroseness, conceived violent hatred
for Johnson after the smashing of his
shebeen. In his distorted brain he
evolved the scheme for getting a man
to make sure of putting johnson out
of the way. He put his suggestion
before a number Of bootleggers all
through the country by letter, boldly
detailing his plans and asking for
financial assistance. Several of them
were believed to have complied. for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

sons most trusted aids was Robert
l.. Bowman, who was indefatigable in
hunting down bootleggers. He ac-
companied Johnson on most Of his
raids in the Southwest, and the con-
spirators resolved to get the pair to-
gether. 1t was now the invariable
practise of Johnson's deputies never
to go abroad except in twos and
threes, but in spite of his chiefs
warning, Bowman, who was a man of
exceptional courage, courted death
alone on several occasions, Four boot
leggers constantly logged him, hoping
to catch him and the elusive Pussy
foot together and do them up"
Bowman was shot at on three occa-
sions, but he seemed to bear a
charmed life, and escaped without a
scratch.
On the fourth occasion the conspir-
ators laid their plans more success
fully. At dusk one evening Bowman
was riding toward his home near
Caney, Kan, after a successful raid.
A report had been spread that the
bootleggers who were logging him
had left the district, and Bowman was
off his guard in consequence. Sudden
ly a couple of shots rang out. Bow
man was unframed, but his horse fell
dead beneath him. Being an old from
tiersman, he took refuge behind the
body Of the animal and replied with
his rifle, hoping to scare the cowardly
ruffians away. Apparently they were
resolved to get him, however, and
two of the party, moving round among
the shelter of some trees, pumped a
hail Of lead into the spot where Bow
man was lying.
ave ultimately found poor Bow
man." says Johnson, with about a
dozen bullets in him. The conspira-
tors made no mistake that time"
Another deputy, E. ]. Sapper, was
shot through the side of the head,
like Sanders, and, like him, recovered.
About the same time w. e. Strick-
land, while watching train for John
son at midnight on the border, near
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

the fixtures, and was about to leave
when the mob brushed Lowe aside
and surged into the place, surround
ing Johnson, led by a bad man"
named Dyce, of enormous build and
muscularity. Dyce thrust ais fist
into Johnson's face, discoloring his
eye. Johnson knocked Dyce down
twice, and Dyce concluded that he
had had enough. Beer glasses and bill
lard cues began to fly around John
sons bald head, and revolvers were
drawn. In another moment Johnson
would have been put out of exist
ence. But snatching up one of the
billiard cues, he laid about him with
force. cracking half dozen heads
and clearing little space about him.
At this juncture Lowe managed to
effect an entrance and knocked up a
revolver which was thrust into John
sons face, in the nick of time A min
ute later Johnson, with his billiard
cue, was driving the flock of rowdies
like sheep before him. Within an
hour of this occurrence news of John
sons death was being spread in every
Oklahoma city.
"Pn always telephone in when I'm
killed." Johnson explained to an in
curing newspaper reporter
In connection with the killing and
wounding of Johnson's deputies may
be mentioned the attack on Omer L.
Lewis, though his death occurred, like
that of Charley Escalante, one of John
sons brave Indian deputies, at later
period. At Arloe, Mont, Lewis met
a bootlegger who had recently come
out of Jail, to which Lewis had con-
signed him. The bootlegger had had
plenty of time to fill himself with his
own medicine, and instantly attacked
Lewis with formidable dagger. Un-
fortunately Lewis had not his re-
volver with him. Drawing his sheath
knife, he tried to defend himself
against the mans vicious thrusts, but
it was an unequal fight, for Lewis was
a small man, while the bootlegger
was of huge physique, as may be seen
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
MANAGER WAS SYMPATHETIC
Theatrical Troupe, Stranded in West
ern Town, Found Good Samari-
tan Unexpectedly.

The troupe had been playing in hard
luck. Fifty dollars, $65, now and then
500, were the nightly receipts, hardly
enough to pay the railroad Jumps"
let alone pay salaries. There was
Just enough money in the treasury to
get to Walville on Christmas night.
It was one Of those EAST Lynne"
ethe child is with it's mother In Lon
don" pieces, and when the company
struggled into the town at midday the
local theater manager was at the sta
ton to be sure they had the eight ac-
tors.
The players wandered about the
town during the day. The curtain
went up on $24.75, most of it in the
gallery. Some of the $24.75 went out
at the end of the second act and didn't
come back. When the final curtain
came down a weary crowd scattered
to the chill dressing rooms, wonder
ing If the hotel proprietor would stop
them at the station the next morning.
This speculation was at its height
Wu6u lIc IICdICl lhohoSSA VI tiAO to"h
appeared, his arms filled with bundles,
and dumped them into the arms Of the
Youngest member of the troupe.
"Say," he clustered, apparently q
little ashamed of what he was going
to say. "you people are having rotten
luck, amt you. I'm alone up at my
house. Come up and have supper with
me, will you? And say, I've had bit
of luck this year, and I'll stake you
to the nights receipts. And those
things I gave the kid, they-well, they
once belonged to kid of mine."
And he went out.
One of the women started to cry
That's where the story ends.-New
York Evening Post
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

Thomas went after him, got him,
and removed from his person two re-
volvers and a knife. He then put him
in Jail at Guthrie
While Lewis was still in Jail the
marshal discovered that he closely re-
sembled a certain Jerry Lewis who
was wanted for murder in the Chick
asaw country. There was a reward
of $500 offered for his apprehension,
and Marshal Thomas, fearing that
the Jail at Guthrie was too weak to
hold Lewis, removed him to Okla
homa City for safeguard. The jail
there proved really too weak, how
ever, and within a month or so Lewis
made his escape.
He was next heard of in Arkansas,
from which state he made a hasty
departure on account of a charge of
bigamy that was brought against him.
He went to Colorado, assumed another
name, and actually became a deputy
United States marshal, in which ca
pacity he killed a man. Lewis was
tried, but acquitted. Subsequent to
that he robbed the Wells-Fargo ex-
press company at Cripple Greek, and
was sent to the oenitentiary for a
term of eight years. After his ar
rest he confined his operations to
bootlegging in the Indian territory,
suffering several short terms of i'm
prisonment, and finally engineered the
Monte Carlo kingdom which has al
ready been described, and which was
ended by Johnson.
AS may be imagined, Lewis livery
stable at Bartle, Vile was only meant
as blind for the blind tiger" that
he contemplated establishing. With
the easy money that would roll in
from the sale of liquor, a man of Lew
is record would ha; dly engage in any
legitimate business. However, SO
long as officer Johnson was bouncing
here and there about the territory, ar
resting liquor sellers by the score,
and smashinT their stocks, Lewis
saw that it would be losing game.
He knew that Johnson's employment
by the Indian department would ter
inmate in a short time, as soon as
the impending statehood was given
to Oklahoma, and, with the redoubta-
BILE Pussyfoot out of the way, he cal
culated that his scheme would work
out to nicely. His hatred for John
son arose in the main from the
knowledge that he was impotent to
sell liquor so long as Johnson was in
the way. Yet, whether he really
meant to kill him or not, he was at
the same time sending threatening let
tiers to Deputy Marshal Thomas, say
ing that he intended to have his life
also. AS matter of fact, the man
he killed had no quarrel with him.
When Johnson learned that he was
to be killed he was greatly interested.
He had never been killed, and he
waited to give Lewis chance of
making good on his threat, for John
son is emphatically fair man. Nor
has Johnson ever taken a life. He
has not even hailed any of those who
have assaulted him into court. When
the word reached him, Johnson sad
died his horse and rode into Barley
vile, and, in his own words, II made
a little play" at Lewis stable.
HE wouldn't come out" says John
son. He wasn't just ready to come
out and have the shooting match in
the street. I saw that / had talsN
the sand out of him, and rode away"
At last the day of statehood for
Oklahoma and the Territory dawned,
and Johnson, who was now made chief
special officer over all the Indian res
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

forced to use a
cane. For these
disorders / am
glad to say / used
d Cd d. IS Kidney
Pills, which proved
to be the proper
remedy. 1 am GA
years old, feel
Fl n e n d once
again stand as
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
Chew II after every meal
The Other Goose.

The small girl stood outside the mu-
milton works at closing time. Present
ly she espied one of her fathers work.
mates and approached him.
please, Mr.. Jones, mother says will
you give this label to father when you
see him? He's won a goose at the
rattle at the Rake and Raspberry"
right you are, missile! But he
won't want a label; he's going to fetch
it from the Rake and Raspberry and
carry it home tonight"
eyes, 1 know. That's why mothers
sent this addressed label. 1t amt for
the goose; it's to put on father!'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

straight as an arrow. Dodd's Kid
ney Pills deserve great credit" Be
sure and get "DoDD'S," the name
with the three DIS for diseased, disor-
dered, deranged kidneys; just as Mr..
Benton did. No similarly named article
will do.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

either killed or badly injured. That
he himself escaped with his life was
contrary to his expectations, for,
brave as his men were, and animated
by spirit of reckless loyalty to him,
Johnson went single-handed into dan
ger with the odds appallingly against
him, as will be instanced later in the
case of the murderer Harris, whom he
took single-handed out of a camp of
outlaws. He led his men in a re-
morseless chase. Stills and saloons
wers raided, and bootleggers arrested.
Revolver battles were constant Prob
ably a score of outlaws were killed
by Johnson's deputies before he had
finally cleaned the region.
After the death of Lewis and Will
liams in the saloon duel, one Of John
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

After celebrating the twenty-fifth an
niversary of her birth the average
woman's chief aim in life is not to
look her age.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

When women are paid wages that
will enable them to support husbands
in luxury the Millennium will be at
hand.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
IouicaI Result.

''Will you have any outings this
summer?'
'"That depends on my innings now"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

If people knew all their "in-laws"
beforehand, many a match would be
prevented.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

Spain in 1916 gathered 1858, $50 tons
of grapes from 3,173,404 acres and
made 61S,O53, 9O2 gallons Of wine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
Unpopular.

"He seems to be very unpopular"
stranger, you've hit it. He's about
as well liked around here as q pacifist
in patriotic meeting"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
GAVE HIS CANE AWAY!

Mr.. S. P. Benton, Kerrville, Texas,
writes: For several years prior to
1906 suffered from kidney and rheu-
matte troubles. Was bent over and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

The oyster can hold up weight of
forty pounds before it's shell will open.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
Not in the Runninu,

Did you ever try the ukelele?'
"No; it isn't one of the new home
makes, is it,"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

Contrary Compensation.
''This is an ugly matter"
eyes, but somebody will have to pay
handsomely for it,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

The quiet wedding may be the calm
before the storm.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
Soothing Strains.

"NerO fiddled while Rome burned"
'The original filibuster," comment
ed Senator Sorghum.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
Fitting Locality.

"Was your new tenor a bowling sucs
cess?'
Eyes, in the dog towns"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

A Different Thing.
sally, do you work by force of con.
scientious impulse?"
Nom; 1 work by the day."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-18
MR.. GLEASON SHOULD RESIGN.

Mr. Gleason. president q the Gary park board and general surertn.
'snoenl OF ne Gary steel plant, lis shreWd enough man To- know Thai ba
can't serve v masters. The people also know that Only ST. course Is
iet: Mr. Gleason should resign from the park board.
MI Gleason has indicated that he cannot slbsci5e fo NY cy ~
mnlsrauon plan to secure g small lake front park bathing beach or
tNo LOT "e oOVo people 81 Cary He even tries to MIDDLE the issue By
suggesting q vast park in the sUamps AS al excuse for opposing +bo
fght OF IN people to have at least me sight Of some small use of their
ihe 'front.' which Wall Street wants entirely for its warproHnng and Ih
price purposes. Mr. Gleason saws that the peoples desires interfere win
the development plans Of the giant trust that owns and monopoHzes Garyas
seven miles q lake frontage. However small the peoples -ahts NAV a
In tn eyes OF Wan Street which does not even hesitate to cruelty burden
not only our allies but this country with joyrdng war prices nave-tbe
less they exist and sooner or later Wall Street must recognize thar while
there is 10 desire to hanger its plans for legitimate expansion. Yet Indiana
is a free state. Gary supposedly a free community
In his capacity as a steel official Mr Gleason NAV be right AS Re viers
his opposition; at least right in the matter that be agrees Wits the views
Of Wall Street in its attitude toward he people of Gary. That is what Mr.
Gleason is paid for agreeing with his supenors But ii bis capacity as
head Of part OF the city government Mr. Gleason is wrong He cannot be-
4 servant Of the people and then turn around and function in his capactv
IS . satrap of big business first" nor can he subordinate The peopIes
rights and wishes to the impersonaI directors table in New York There
fore Mr. Gleason should ease to exercise the duties Of the important civic
office that he holds In justice to his reputation as a leader of men
a notable constructor and an eminent tonmaster as Wen IS to- the oeonIe
whose wishes he is unable to meet because Of the obstacles FL his v,
Mr. Gleason has no alternative but to yield his park oommissonership ito
some who is free to let for the public good.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-18
PROFITS THAT SHAME ANERTCAETsN

Very Illuminating is the Steel Trusts quarterly report Analysis OF this
report by financial writer's of Wall Street brings out facts " great public
interest
Summarizing the figures they show profits for the corresponding three
months a yea ago # 81 millions. for the quarter ending March 81 this
year dhe last quarter before this nation entered the war; 13 million dol
Bars and for the quarter closing June this year 14 million dollars. before
deducrng var tax
In the periods prior to this summer 4 Q var profits tar existed Ut nv
corporation deduds from its profits of the last quarter in round agures 81
millions for var taxes. leaving the net profits Of 9o15 millions. against ia
millions the quarter a year age.
To permit the Steel Trust to carry of war loot aggregaHng millions Of
dollars every month would be an act Of political weakness Of which con
s~ss cn not eonceivably be guilty 1t would have only itself to blame Il
1t permitted blood profits to continue to the large industrial corporations
while the masses of the people find it difficult TO live.
es1on prohts viii e cut 20 a living basis. either BIZ actual
excess profits taxation, or by government fxaion of prices. q combination
Of the two methods
Such CHASTITY profits a J F. Morgan's and E H Garys corporation have
been making ut of the boodshed and manning and suffering VT TIE world
smell to heaven No government worth its salt VIII permit them to con
tnue says Cappers Weekly
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-18

(By ILLS PAHEE1 BUTI1E)

In my opinion not only the s-aurch
Americans but THE prc-Germans are
taking George sylvester Nlereck too
seriously. Nierack IS thc maa who
published tha bitterly pro-5crnan
weekly. "Fataerlaud. which he new
calls .Nlerecs's Tha American Weehis.
His publication now carries. an the top
or The front cover, The phrase America
First and America ONLY" The plbii-
cation is now less pro-German than
anu-English-
I have known Viereck ten or eleven
years. when ] first knew hmm he was
Boosting that he was the ~Hlcgitimate
son of a German emperor, or that his
father or mother was ilIeEitlmate with
/ German imperial p~arentage on the male
side, I ann not sure now which. BIT
seemed TO me q rather vile thing to
boast bout AT that time, ten years
ago. knew Niereck as a remarkable
and promising poet. but disliked aIm
personally because or what / consider
ed a decided tendency to mental dIthi-
ness. we had . small lunch club r. those
days and we were all wei pleased when
Vlereck took himself elsewhere. "A well
known cartoonist described Viereck in
a phrase that cannot be printed. SD it
viii he seen we were no prudez.
viereck is. i bin an American citi-
zen He had q German father and an
American mother. L should say, from
what j know Of him. that Viereclz would
never be very strongly American or
German or anything else but poetic.
with a bias toward ~sensUaHty in verse
In 1907 Niereck published q book Of
poems. Nineveh. and the hrst poem in
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-18
BUSTERS.

Heaven IS a mans idea Of life
after death. The feather buster
is a turkeys idea Of life after
Thanksgiving.
There has always been some
thing pathetic about it to us.
Particularly in that bilious and
melancholy period after we have
given a little thanks and taken
to many helpings. We always
think:
Wen, the turk is dead and
gone; the gobbler as you might
say, gobbied; but his soul and
and his feathers GO marching
on" It sort of fills US with sad
ness.
But the feather buster, like a
good many old established insti-
t%utions, is passing. Patent nlops
and extra efficient rags of one
sort and another are pushing it
to the ash can. Dust is being
clipped upon and o|bliterated
without warning.
But the buster in its dav did
yeoman service. Long may it
wave.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-18
DON'T BE A NATIONAL sCAB.

A national soab is one who reaps the benefits Of others saoafces in
times OF var Peter B Kyne. in the September American Magazine. says
AT thrtystx 1 have learned this much. would rather die than be a.
citizen Of a country hat has grown aa66y with prosperity, that has 50 soon
forgotten all the blood and tears that have been spilled TO secure 10 tt the
only boons that make existence bearabe. I sometimes wonder no school
textbooks still contain Patrick Henrys address to the Continental Congress
or the story of Nathan Hale; ] wonder if our bows nowadays know who said
I know not what course others may pursue. bur as for ne give he Hbary
II give ne death! Certainly it is not al easy thing to die for ones country:
n a couple of occasions I have been absolutely certain F.. was al experience
was going to have; / confess 70 having been profoundlv terrorzed 81 81
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-18
sH0gLDER STRAPS III THE IRAET ARMY.

The decision Of the government Thar * VIII select many q its Offices
from among de drafted men when they have proven their fitness for COM
missions should encourage those who arc up on the FIRST call They VIII
have gained a training mat viii bring them au the nearer Is The goal 81
promotion
There never was d war in which men did not step from The ranks into
places ST command IL 3 var Ike this there viii always be 4 shortage of
officers despite tsnng camps Ensand nor only has q constant series
camps but deserving men in the ranks are promoted 10 ofcershp and sent
i'd depot stations tor further laane The same viii ensue here IS IA as
this country S concerned
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-18
NEW CASES FILED

Like Superior court. Hammond. Aug.
A.. 1917.
Cases rtled aug. 5.
1858 Rm 2-Forecl mtg Abbie Bray
nard co. M Sunson) VS. Clarence 7
Hoffman, Sadie e. Hoffman. husband
and wife. Clarence j. Hoffman Con-
siFuciton Conpang- q corporation.