The Caldwell tribune., 1922-02-03
Caldwell's Monster.
The Magic City Meets all
Requirements of Mod
ern Civilization.
A STRANGE EXPERIENCE
MORE OR LESS TRUTH
FULLY TOLD.

reputation for enterprise second TO
no other place in the state and her
struggles and history show that it is
founded upon the rock of truth. She
leads IN everything is daring of con-
ception and in practical details. Ina
gine, our chargin, then, to read
in the Shoshone Journal of a Silur
ian monster. This is the first time
on record that Caldwell has been be-
hind in any public enterprise that
would tend to the happiness and con-
tentment of her people. How it hap
pens that we, as town, have never
discovered this necessity of civiliza-
tion--a sea serpent-is a fact that
stuns the intellect and for a moment
paralyzes the limbs of enterprise. In
this matter we are compelled to yield
the palm to Shoshone.
Caldwell never gives up, however,
and after reading the account in the
Journal and knowing the necessity
and realizing the Importance of such
an adjunct to the prosperity of a pro-
gressive town, The Tribune at once
organized party to discover SINH
lar attraction for Caldwell.
Last Wednesday morning, the brave
consisting of Sherman Coffin M. B.
Gwinn, Howard Sebree and The Trib-
une, loaded four-horse wagon with
provisions for week and a tank of
Browns Best Monster Discoverer, and
started on their perilous task. The
party took no deadly weapons as a
guarantee of good faith, having de-
termined to provoke no quarrel with
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The tank of Monster Discoverer was
freely tapped and by the time the party
was across the track they were feel
cover anything. Nothing of import
ance happened until the wagon bridge
across the Boise river was passed and
bed which lines the river under the
hanging boulders and rocks. AS the
party logged pleasantly along with
jest and song, the horses suddenly
reared back, uptipping the wagon ant
jumping into the river spilling. thu
four scientists and the tank OF Mons
ter Discoverer onto the ground.
Gwinn was the first to recover anc
opening his eyes, he shut them agar
quickly and with low, faint moan
said:
Great God, sebree, do you SCI
that"
NO" said the president of tn
First National, 81 don't see that
"Take some more of the Discovers
and YOU will" said Coffin, suiting tn
action to the word. All now depend
ed upon the tank and the four scien
fists soon emptied it in proper man
ner. :,
"Now, when | count three, all ope1
your eyes," said Gwinn, "and the re
suit of our perilous adventure will b
apparent" :,
eyes and looked-yea, there 1t wa!
the most horrible sight upon whic
human eyes ever rested. Terror bel
every tongue and blanched ever
cheek, yet under it all the noble tou
were conscious of certain JOY to
having discovered the object OF the
search and saved Caldwelrs reputs
tion.
From a hole in the rocks issued
serpent-lke body extending at lea
50 feet in the air. 1t was pure whit
in color and had rings after the. tasi
ion of convicts garb encirclng
every IA inches. These rings were
every hue color and shade imaginabl
At every two feet the monster SCENE
to be tied in knot while the rath'
slender body gradually enlarged ar
finally branched off into seven hea'
at the top. Each head represented
color of the solar spectrum and we
of the most hideous and repulsi
nature imaginable. The eyes IN ea'
were blood red and protruded IKE
ripe tomato, while seven ditiere
stenches emitted from seven dittere
nostrils. each with an individuall
peculiarly its own, the combination
which is rivalled even closely on
bv that of the onion.
Red, blue and yellow flames play
about each head and at times dart
wickedlv from the ears and moutl
while the shiny body weaved to a
fro as though to hypnotize the tsrr
stricken observers, A low, cat p'
ring sound, somewhat resembling
rumhles of the Caldwell hose ca
filled the frightened air
Suddenly the monster ceased we'
inc and shot upwards into the air
least so feet higher and, arching
back like cat, It's body. deserinee
beautiful curve like rainbow mi
Inc span from the rocks above
the river below, No sooner had
heads touched the water than u
feii upon the four horse team
wagon, which they divided into se'
equal parts and greedily devonrsd' you're, ,
cept for the wagon tongue when
nassed from one to the other
used as a tooth pick, The mons
then took drink and all the wa
in the river for two miles each y
was swallowed at one draught
gave the scientists an. opportunity
escape and they rushed across
river on dry land and started,
Caldwell on the dead, run with
monster in close pursuit. lhey y
chased clear to the China gara
and for all that distance the tai
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