The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-09

/ In disguise. or al least under an as
sumed name. The sheriff OF the county
got wise and went out to arrest him.
Cobb resisted arrest and in the scuffie
killed the sheriff. He was later cap
tured and hung by the mob TO the
bridge we passed the other day. What
memories q boy will treasure up, I
am sure ! can tell the details OF the
Cobb story much better than I can
the Bible verses our Sunday School
teacher was then teaching US TO mem
orfxe-and got some prizes for men,
oriring Bible verses
Those we're Wild and woody days
on the border. The Indian Territory
harbored many bad men and they
prcyed on the border towns The
srfrit OF tho times was reflected In the
boy iifs. ar ny boy friends could
swear like pirates and all carried
guns. had two Mt one time. Then
one sad day my dad found "ammuui-
ton charged mp on the house blu and
II got properly called down OF course
| any hid OF ten ought TO have known
better than to have charged up car
tridges on the grocery bill. but II
seemed quite the common thing. SO !
ala Q&t<Ir AAa< - - ~ S8th " g a.
At .Arkansas City the Kids were n
little better. We didn't carry guns
There wan-t the same. necessity-or
suxgestion-as AT Caldwell.
But the passing thru Arkansas City
brot back some unhappy memories.
There was the old school from which
I played -hookey--once. perhaps--but
not often Our teacher went away on
the train one day. We all came troop
ing down to this depot TO see her on.
A SUPPLY teacher took the kiddies
back to school. but three of US boys
thot the new teacher wouldn't miss us
IL we didn't return. so VIC hid out back
OF the depot until the good children
and the new teacher were out OF sight.
Then we went fishing. We were in.
II suppose. the second or third grade.
And am sure no criminal before the
bar was ever moro uneasy than we
were for q day or two. But we soon
found we had not been missed
There wRs tht old circus ground.
and there we saw a great circus one
day, and all the side shows had
stone mason for q quarter and Was
prepared. But better lnck awaited.
One OF the gang had swiped $40
bill from his visiting aunty's purse.
He very generously divided up his
wealth with his boy friends and we
ali had money 10, burn. have never
seen circus in all the years since
with as much freedom from money
cares. For many years Il was one OF
the anxietSss OF my boyhood life to
know what that boy got when his
folks foun,l out And II could fnd
his dear old aunt | would be glad to
restore to her the money she lost.
In Arkansas City We had boy who
would swips candy from tho grocery
store Orly one boy would do the
stealing, hut the rest OF the gang
werc quite willing to help ent the
stolen goods.
Memoriss OF r'd life In Caldwell
and Arknisas City Impress me with
the danger line IN kids life--tha line
that marhs the beginning Of crim-
tnnl or the beginning of good cits-
zen. am rather glad wn mo, cd
away from, that section Mt about that
time. White ! have never hoard that
any OF my youn9 friends of those dime
novel days have been hung or urc serv-
ing life senterces., stili II they didn't
70 had I often wonder how II hap
pencd. II were n district judge or a
warden of q penitentiary believe I
would be much more ienient with
young Offenders because OF uty mQmo-
rics cf those Kansas border hoyhood
friends.
H@ '5f3nte< 80
II was ut ArkHnsas City that got
my flrst political Instruction. Gov. st.
yohn and Cav Click who Defeated
Gov. 81. John that year. both spoke
there ana 'sAte On the platform with
both nf them. They sat In chairs AT
their respective meetings aud J sat On
tho edge Of the platform with y gang
0s young rufnnnH. dangling our hare
feet over the footiights OF tho hall
stage. ~ snftSs
I Gov. st. ruhn'a chief appeal for the
votes al Arknisas City people wns on
the ground that ho was stronk for the
appropriations Ssf money 20 make tho
lArke1psa rtvprz = snHvfeA1ee stIcnu1.
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