The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-04
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"Loui" Tracht Cones Back to the Old
Home Town After
81 Years

"Loui Tracht, Of Clayton, who
left last month On his way TO his old
home in Ohio, has been heard from.
A Gallon, Ohio, paper having reached
friends here containing the following
report:
1T was the lure OF the West. /
had no particular desire to fight In
dians. But | did want TO kill deer
and bear, and be real live Western
er, when ran away from home 81
years ago. And the west has held me
until now, although will soon go back
again.
| The speaker was Calvin Lowell
| Tracht years ago familiarly known as
| Loui Tracht, who arrived in Gallon
night before last from Clayton. Idaho,
and who is now with his father, Chas.
Tracht on North Market street on his
! first visit home since he left 81 years
ago. He had ben one of a little party
at q dinner given b. his aunt. Mrs.
William Sheets. when an Inquirer rep
resentatiye called this noon. After
felicitations had been exchanged, Nr
Tracht readily gave an account Of his
ldeparture from home years ago.
we had been reading dime novels
land marvelied at the wonderful exper
fences of the Indian fighters SAID
Nr. Tracht. "Ikad been working ir
the tinshop of Sponhauer and Cole
located on the south side Of east Mair
street. Mr.. Henry Sponhauer was ont
Of the fir1n. A Mr.. Cole from Mt. Gil
'ead was the other member. Workln-
in the shop We often talked about tbs
West. l always wanted to go and fl
nally went.
There were three Of US, the other:
being Will Flenery and Corneliu:
(Chubb.) Jhl. II was on the night 0
September 8, 1884. that We jumped in
10 a box car in the Big Four yards
with very little money. but rich il
hope Of the glorious things coming t
us in the West. We got along prett,
good hoboing to Union City, Ind, o.
the first run, then beating our wa.
further end we awoke in a douhl
. deck sheep car in ST. Louis.
"A railroad detective got after u
=
under cars in the yard, finally oscar
ing the sleuth. One got lost from III
other two, WIN Flannery got ava
some way, and have never seen hir
since. although I learned afterwaTd
that his father went West and too,
him back to Gallon.
From ST. Louis we went over int
Kansas, finding work here and ther
and going UP against many bumps, f
nally landing in place near Fol
Scott, Kansas where We stayed unit
the spring Of 1885 and there Chu
Uhl and | separated. For some year
following. was going from one plac
to another: I worked on the Tailroa
section, or ranches and in various c.
pacities | was al Larned, Kansas, 6
Cado, Colorado, near Los Angeles. 6
Pueblo, Colorado. two months in Lea
Vile. In the spring OF 1883, went
Greely. Colorado and became interes
ed in mining May Is. 1855 settle
in Clayton. Idaho. and have ben liyin
there ever since. working and inves
inr in the silver and lead mining gam
Mr.. Tracht hes had some very har
knocks since he LETT Gallon. but no
IS we'll TO DO, being interested keayil
in several mining properties. Ju.
about a year aso. he met with II
greatest loss OF his life, when deaf
took from him his family, both wi
and son, dying. The son left wido
and child and this sIandchild is &
that is left him of his Immediate fal
lily. He is in fire health. talks Of t,
olden days in Gallon with great
light and IS really glad to be back
the cid town again.
z Club Uhl Who left Galion with n
= Tracht, has been back in Gallon Sc
eral times. He is now yardmaster
ipasco, Nashins1on. Mr.. Tracht Ii
rot seen him since they rarted-Ma
kay Miner