The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-08-27

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A couple of threshing machine
hands got into fight down the val
ley the other day and bother were
brought to town for repairs. One had
a thumb nearly chewed off while the
other looked as though he had been
bodily run through sausage machine.
The town is practically under the
control of the fat men, To be a man
of large avoirdupois in Caldwell today
is greater than being member of the
town council. The walk the streets
with the tread Of an emperor and
shake their front tanks and fat sides
with ghoulish glee. Why? Because
last Monday they proved their super
iority in hotly contested ball game
with their leaner neiehbors. Dan
Brown was commissioned Captain of
the fat forces and calling to his aid
nine fat men and true. Namely:
Hinlky. Maid. Tribune the Big and
Little. Rikewine, Campbell. Cole, Stiles
and Blatchley. combined weight 22OO
| pounds-shied his castor into the
(, diaomnd. Jim Castor. assisted by Rice,
Coffin. Maxey, Isham. Kelly. Stalker,
Hoover and Chas. Sebree-eombine
weight HOO pounds-accepted the
challenge. Judge Beatty and Walter
Sebree were selected as umpires.
The fats went to bat and proceeded
to pound the ball into the realms
of space in an alarming manner and
give startling exhibitions of sprintiny.
The leans however. came nobly to the
race and did good work, but in the
language of the sporting fraternity,
they were outclassed. Five innings
were played. the score standing 1916
in favor of the ton of flesh. II is now
the general opinion that the leans
allowed them to pound the ball in
hopes that they would run themselves
to death. and from the limps of var
ious shapes and sizes seen on the
streets. it is evident that the devilish
plot was nearly successful. The fat
men ran and pulled and blowed and
sweat and roasted in the sun while
the Leans stuck ball bat in the ground
laid down under its shade and laughed
Later-The leans have challenged
the fats to play Saturday for $50 a
side. III there is enough linament in
the country to get the ton of flesh in
running order by that time another
game may be looked for.
Bob Altman was in from his ranch
on Willow creek Thursday. He tells
some cretty tough stories on the Cald-
well nimrods who were no his way
recently. but owing to their good
character and reputation at home, We
will not repeat them. They had
better elk" Bob, though.
The fire apparatus ordered by the
city of Caldwell is at the depot and
the question now arises, what shall
we do with it? Their is no fire or
Ganization in the town whatever. or
course. a company will be formed but
1t should be done at once. We fail
to see what protection the apparatus
affords while lying in the freight
house.
David Weir successful sherman
Of Jordan Valley. was in Caldwell
| Thursday and, of course, called on
The Tribune. He says this paper
errer when it published that his wool
sold for 15H cents as every pound
brought Is cents. 1t is Dawes word
against the wool buver's and so far
as the The Tribune is concerned. we
believe. that the buyer is the man who
preyaricated. They have a cheerful
habit of misinforming the newspapers
to deceive othei sellers. The Tri-
bune got into the game and printed
no prices except a few Of the first
sales.
The Board of Trade has officially
accepted the Wilson creek road and
pointed a committee to raise the $2nU
balance due on it. This is one of the
best investments that Caldwell ever
made. ! shortens the distance to
Silver City and De Lamar seven or
eight miles and will become the lead
ing road to the Owyhec hills. II cost
Caldwell and REYNOLDS creek 500.
There is something peculiar about
the alkali soil OF Caldwell About
twice month the Nampa oapers pro-
claim to the world that nothing will
grow here and If YOU were to take
the word of the AVERAGE Nampa cit;-
zen green spot in Caldwell would
be as rare as a land boomer in heaven,
Yet Caldwell has more GROWING fruit
and forest trees and green lawns tina
any other city in Idaho except the
state capital. Seeing is believing. but
we have even more conclusive evil
dence Of the productivity of Caldwell
we'll load up their wagons and take
vegetables and, produce to Nampa
which thew peddie ont 10 the veee table
hungry citizens Of the unfortunate
1nlace. The humor comes when 4
Nampa man who has eaten Caldwell
vegetables for dinner. helches forth a