Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-06-17
.ssD0ndent All That was Left of
Mojaye indian After Mix
Up With Dynamite.
Jokes FELL FLAT
gapper Named Starlight Was Co.
sesoondent and jury Included Such
prominent Citizens as Rattjesnaks
Charlie and Gold Tooth Nellie.

RESPONDENT and Jury Included Such
prominent Citizens as RattIesnaks
Charlie and Gold Tooth Nellie.
ngman Ariz-This town is just
aalerlug down after the decision IN the
49, case OF Oatman vs.. Oatman
bonn Jatman, a Mojaye Indian, was
md ~ his wife Estelle They were
maIred in 1903 and have ten chill
arm Six years ago John used dyna-
msse III working a claim in the Oat-
mai gold mining district. Through
Mr misunderstanding with the dy-
nafige John lost one eye and most of
hls scalp and was obliged to call in
poc Ioag- Painless Hoag"-to pub
al all that we're left Of his teeth ana
fe him "a set of artificial ones.
Ihe~t. with glass eye and lux
uriDus wig, made John practically us
acod as new. But Estelle seemed TO
fed rom that time on that some
fhhg was missing from the husband
sie once knew.
johns Little Jokes.
Something little less than love
aeemed 10 lin John heart too rs the
years rolled by. Bootleg peddIers
found John a willing customer, and
hi tasted deeply, as Estelle said after
war1 of coffin varnish, forty rod and
sheenherders delight Buoyed up by
these John tried to make Estelles
lIfe less humdrum by sneaking up be-
hind her in the dark after he had
shipped and rubbed phosphorus over
bis body. Instead of being pleased,
she screamed He then tried TO amuse
net by doing the old tribal dances of
The Moiayes. This also fell fiat. Moth
ing seemed 10 please her.
Bic ten children were little better
Iron time to time John would sud
denly remove his glass eve and snatch
en his wig, exposing his dynamited
scalp but they only bawled Even
this harmless amusement was denied
hin at last, for he had been in the
habt of putting up his glass eye in
aIoEer game. If he lost lie simply
efdared another by mail But event
Naly the firm that sent them to him
Tefused TO give him any more credit
AMI he was obliged to 20 about with
no glass eye ut all
n bile lie was in this pathetic con
ditiou his wife cooked up dinner of
Jac rabbit for him one day and he
ste under the impression it was
ISL What made this truly serious
90 Elm. "a 04 tbor +b, N,,-1,,9; +r5Io =,
Who Estele belongs, always eat jack
FRbbit, but the Mojayes never do. This
has been understood for hundreds of
years by both tribes ana never TO-
Iated until Estelles act. Tie substi-
tutiou proved on John frightfully and
he worked late at night making home
hgew from cactus.
About this time John and his wife's
father the old gentleman known as
George Forest-of Cattle sat down on
the dirt floor one night during Is
Eelle's absence to stage friendly lit
fle battle between tarantulas and vim
AgFone~. which bite like taranulas or
wsr~e, eooping the contestants in ES-
les best sugar bowl. John alleged
afierward that he old gentleman So
esH ly sprinked ant powder an over
on garanJulas, thereby causing
them TO curl up and die at critical
T1s aant in the fght, and that as a re-
sul VI this underhand work he lost q
bis fatherin-law all tine money lie
- panniug gold during the preyi-
ons summer
Aversion to Wtfe's Mother.
7Ehen Mrs Oatman returned home
Jehn annoyed acr by scratching
1natrheS 0n.,iIerlcat.s~ go l'ooN
gAa Me- Robert Leonhardt.
tzo Jobn Morris. .......'. 49, ''
Al Matt Plunkett. $500.
40 Joseph Peterson ..-'..
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Matt Plunkett ..-... 1850
Geo PertagUolt. ...'.',''
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Tobn Nordberg ,.-..' -. -
John Feeley.
William Kirby
F. Flandrena
453 St. Paul stamp
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as H. C. Miller CoI-.-.,.n,s,r-v,
TX Norman Auto Connans +
~ ~ IRON CO. Abstract Io...'..
AS Daniel Reid
20 r Sullivan.
ieo rrsnamer and Aayhs1.
All Frank Marta
go Fritz-Cross Co,..''..
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3F6 Dan A. shaffer
III Thos Jackson
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46q John Manders.
r-u+y BOARD Of Supervisors
IRON County Wisconsin
Gentlemen: . IN Fir
~ to whom was rs
IN ana attached scnea ,l.., :
49,, art +bat we have examine =
sstd claims and recommet.ee t.
$40 e. IS fun or in part ~
snce Aa y. reference a. is note
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