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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
COACH GEORGE L. REYNOLDS

Who for four years has been con-
nected with Simpson school and
has coached there for the past
three years has rendered his res
ignation and will not coach the
Tornado basketball and baseball
teams next year. Coach Reynolds.
in partnership with two other
prominent educators. will estab-
lish the University High school, a
private preparatory school on
southside, where he will have
charge of athletics.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
rible Terry" McHugh. the Philadel-
phia scrapper.

rible Terry" McHugh. the Philadel-
phia scrapper.
While Claude has only been a pr.
for less than a year, he has beat
such men as frankie Mason, former
American flyweight champion, Tim
O'Dowd of Atlanta, Little jeff of
Baltimore, Ashton Donna of New
Orleans and several others.
Wilson lis really Birmingham
youth, having resided in the Ala
bama metropolis all OF his life. He
appeared in his first preliminary in
birmingham and In his first head
liner in the same city.
Many southern fans would like to
see and believe Wilson would be
able to take care of himself in a
top-notch match. He has already
appeared several times up east,
winning in all of his scraps
Now that it is all over and the
tension has died down to n great
degree. southern gClfing fans are
more loud In their praise of the
great game than ever before. The
southern amateur meet at Birming
ham, closing yesterday was one OF
the most successful ever held.
The younger men seem to be TAX
ing their place in the limelight in
things of the tee. fairway and green.
Bobby Baugh, Glen Crisman and sew
eral others have made the veterans
take notice.
Stuffy Stewart seems TO have turned
the Barons into dangerous club for
any of them to meet. Birmingham
has played peppery, fighting base
ball ever since Stuffy took them
ever.
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PRINCE LEADS THE MANY YANKEE NET
GUN CLUB SHOOT STARS WILL PLAY
WITH 40 OUT OF 5OIIN BIG TOURNEY

Quite big bunch of shooters took
part in the practice shoot of the
Birmingham Gun club Saturday aft
ernoon, and some brilliant shooting
was staged. The 50-target race was
won by Edmond Prince, Jr., who
broke the entire so straight without
bobble. Next to Prince in this
race was John Fletcher with 40 out
of his so. Third place went to DIR.
Nabers, who landed As of his clays.
The 100-target match proved also to
be win for Prince as he landed all
but one of the little clays, thus CO.
ing out with a SO for the afternoon.
John Fletcher came second in this
match when he landed just one less
than Prince, again going out with SO
out of his 100 shots. DR.. Nabers
came in for third place again, going
out with 95 to his credit.
John Fletcher was high in the
handicap by breaking the rs straight
from the 23yard mark. Prince came
next with a. while DR.. Nabers came
in for third place with 23. T. *. Lee
won first place in the double target
match. while Prince came a close
second.
Scores made on the 80 targets.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
BLACK BARONS TO
PLAY PENSACOLA

The Black Barons open a series at
Fleetwood Monday with the Pensa-
cola Giants. The Pensacola nine Is
one of the strongest negro teams in
the south and will bring strong
combination here to try to check the
Black Barons, who have won 40
games out of As. Feminine fans will
be admitted free to the Tuesday
game. The Pensacola team will be
here Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
SPORTING DOTS
AND DASHES

Claude Wilson, youthful Birming-
ham flyweight, will appear in the
semi windup of the Smith -Greb fight
in Atlanta on July IL. Seats for
5000 people are being prepared for
the Boxing show.
Wilson. who Is considered the most
promising flyweight the south has
sent up since Pete Herman won the
world title, Is matched with Ter
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
ST. Louis 5, Chicago 2.
Cincinnati 5, Pittsburg 4.
Philadelphia 5-5, Brooklyn 11-3.
New York 8, Boston 2.
Today's Games
Pittsburg at St. Louis.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
Boston at New York.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
SHOEMEN WIN IN II

Tho All-American Shoe Store and
by score of 2 to i. Lefty Williams
pitched the entire II innings for ALL
America and allowed the Millers but
six hits. The Shoemen got IL hits
off Thompson during the game. 1t
was Avondale's second defeat of the
year. Williams struck out 20 Avon
dale batters. Kenemer, Horton, Bur-
ton, Hening and Padgett did the hit
ting for All-America. Beddon and
Hawthorn led the Avondale batteries.
Score: r. H. E.
All-Amer-
lea 100 100000 900 900 Oh IL 3
Avon
dale 900 DOL 000- 900 900 90
Batteries: Williams and Horton
Thompson and Beddon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24

The longest run made for the aft
ernoon were made by Edmond
Prince, Jr, who broke his first 81
straight; H. r. Wilkerson, SO
straight; John Fletcher, 43. Others
that made perfect scores of 25
straight We're: DR.. Nabers, 7. M. Crum
and L. L. Stephenson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
BASEBALL FORM
SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Birmingham GA, Chattanooga 5-4.
Mobile ST., Little Rock 20.
Nashville IL, Atlanta IL q innings,
called to catch frain).
New Orleans Memphis, rain.
TODAI'S GAMES
Birmingham at Mobile.
Atlanta at New Orleans.
Nashville at Chattanooga.
Little Rock al Memphis.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
New Track Stars

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June "a
Harvard added four members and
Yale three to the combined team
which will meet the Oxford-Cam-
bridge track team in England on
July 81, as a result of special trials
held in the stadium today. Seven
teen ce-winners' in the recent
Harvard-Yale meet had already been
chosen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24

times at the bat. The Boys club
have not lost game this year.
Score: r. H. e..
Pratt City .................0 l 5
Boys OluO ~ Id v
batteries: Lother and Dill; Alex
arder, Brandon and Gibson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE

At Daytona /. Orlando 8.
At Tampa /, Bradentown 3, (12 in
nings)
At Lakeland 2, ST. Petersburg 2.
6 innings, darkness.)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
FIREMEN BEAT THOMAS

The Tiremen hit Dunbar hard Sat
urday. while Angel and Golson held
his team mate to five scattered hits.
Hodge, Williams. McInnis. May and
Faunce did the major part of the
hitting for the Tiremen. Gilbert and
McDuffee led the Thomas hitters.
Mcintosh and Gilbert hit home runs.
Score: r. H. E.
81 Tire ...... .210-004-40x-11 IA 2
Thomas ..... 00O-O10-030- S 1
Batteries: Angel. Golson and Grif-
fin; Dunbar and OBrien.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
CITY LEAGUE

The 81 Tire team won another
game In the City league Saturday.
This time Thomas was the victim by
score Of IL to 4. The All-America
Shoe Store upset the dope by defeat
ing the fast Avondale team to l..
The Boys club still remain unde-
feated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterday's Results
st. Louis s. Cleveland 2.
Detroit 5, Chicago 3.
Philadelphia 10. Washington S.
New York 4, Boston 0.
TOday's Games
ST. Louis at Cleveland.
Chicago at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Washington.
Only games scheduled.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
BOSTON, June 23.-Yale 10 IA 1,
Harvard 3 10 5.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Toronto 6, Jersey City d3 in
nings).
Buffalo 4, Newark 7.
Syracuse 8, Reading @
Rochester 6, Baltimore A.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Toledo 2, Louisville 8.
Columbus 5, Indianapolis 6.
st. Paul 0, Minneapolis 4.
Kansas City 9, Milwaukee 10.
WESTERN LEAGUE
Wichita 8, DesMoines /.
Tulsa 4. Omaha s.
Oklahoma City 8, Sioux City 4.
st. Joseph 8. Denver 4.
WESTERN ASSOCIATION
Okmulgee $40. Enid 80.
McAlister 4, Ardmore s.
Springfield s, Henryetta7.
APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
At Knoxville l, johnson City 0.
At Greenville IA. Kingsport 4.
AT Morristown 4, Bristol l.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE
At Raleigh 8. Durham g.
At Winston Salem s, Highpont 3.
At Greensboro l, Danville 8.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Columbia 2-1, Augusta A.
Greenville IA. Macon As.
Spartanburg go Charlotte 4-3.
' TEXAS LEAGUE
At Dallas S, Galveston 0.
At Wichita Falls 8, Beaumont 6.
At Fort Worth 8, San Antonio 2.
Shreveport Houston, wet grounds.
COTTON STATES LEAGUE
At Meridian f. jackson g.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24

COTTON STATES LEAGUE
At Meridian 4. Jackson 8.
At Clarksdale /, Greenville 6.
At Vicksburg 1, Laurel 6.
At Hattiesburg 0, Greenwood I.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
PITCHES ONE-HIT GAME

Bill Lother, pitching for the Boys
club, held the Pratt City crew to one
He struck out IA men and got three
triples and two singles out OF FIVE
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VIRGINIA .LEAGU

At Norfolk 2, Rocky Mount 1.
At Richmond 10. Wilson 5.
At Petersburg 10, Portsmouth 0.
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FLIP NEUN TIED WITH
CUYLER, VOLS, FOR
LEAD IN STOLEN BASES
ALBANIAN PLAYS
GREAT ROUND TO
BEAT GODCHAUX
CONTINUED from Page Ten)

hole out but went beyond the cup.
Perry laid up dead and holed his 5
to win against and become only
one down. 1t was a startling per-
Torrance to the gallery, his come
back.
Twenty first hole, 13S yards, par
Perry dropped his pitch to within
less than three feet of the cup. Frank
was on the green % feet away. He
tried hard Tor a two, but missed.
Perry sank his two and was all
square, having won three holes in
succession.
Twenty second hole. 1888 yards. par
On this hole il the forenoon. Perry
had hooked, as he did against Bob
Baugh, Jr, FRIDAY. So he played it
safely and was Il bit short and on
the edge of / sand trap. Frank
put his midiron directly past the flag
to the edge If the green. Perry
Clipped past tho pin and Frank all
but holed out his approach. Perry
missed his three by an inch and con-
coded the hole, going one down
again.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24

APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
At Knoxville l, johnson City o.
At Greenville IA, Kingsport 4.
At Morristown 4, Bristol l.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24

PIEDMONT LEAGUE
At Raleigh 8. Durham 6.
At Winston-S Salem s, Highpoint 3.
At Greensboro /, Danville 9.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24

SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Columbia 2-1. Augusta A.
Greenville IA. Macon As.
+ Spartanburg 20, Charlotte 4-3.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Toledo 2, Louisville 8.
Columbus 5, Indianapolis 6.
st. Paul 0, Minneapolis 4.
Kansas City 9, Milwaukee 10.
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WESTERN ASSOCIATION
Okmulgee $40, Enid 30.
McAlister 4, Ardmore s.
Springfield s, Henryetta
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-11-02
JUST A COW

A gentleman that wished us to
withhold his name, gave us the fol-
lowing figures on what his cow had
produced since the cheese factory has
started
The COW is grade Holstein and
tests Az per cent; has been milking
almost a year; produced in the nine
teen days since the cheese farctory
started, 543 pounds of milk. AT soc
per pound for butter fat, would re-
turn to the owner $12.22 for the 49,
day period. For one year it is esti-
mated the COW would return over
$4,000. The owner has fed her no
grain, and estimates her feed for
year would not exceed $4,000. This
COW is not far sale, and the owner
that doesn't want his name to appear
as he is in the insurance business,
says he would like to get another one
just like this one. If you are inter
ested enough to want to see this COW,
we shall be pleased to give you the
Bishops address.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-11-02

A sea voyage on a fairly comfort
able liner that took voyager for six
or seven days out of reach of tele-
grams or telephones or daily newspa-
pers used to be the ideal way to OBJ
tain a short rest, by getting away
from the hurIy-burly of modern" life.
But the liners have become swifter,
wireless telegraphy has come along to
invade the quiet and seclusion of the
sea, the radio-telephone has brought
the bustling world aboard every
steamer of considerable size, and now
the last straw has been added by the
publication of Neptune News, a daily
newspaper printed on all ships of the
United States lines. Soon there will
be no spot on sea or land safe from
the intrusion of insistent rush and
business"
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-11-02

farm, run by Charles Snyder. He
had worked that day and retired
seemingly all right Charley Cope,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Cope, who
slept near him, noticed he was breath
ing hard and counld not wake him.
He notified the others, who tried to
wake him, but he passed away. He
leaves a wife and several children.
Deepest sympathies are extended to
his bereaved ones in their great sor-
row.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Johnson an
nounce the arrival of an infant
daughter at their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Towe are the
pround parents of a baby girl.
The recent storm prevented gath
ering the crops a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Valande are the
happy parents of fine baby. Mother
and babe are doing nicely. Mrs. Va
landie is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Renburger of this place
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis and daughter
Carmen, of Pocatello. enjoyed a very
pleasant visit recently with Mrs.
Lewis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Barney
Johannes of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Bower and sons
will leave this week for Washington,
where Mr.. Bower will follow his &C.
cupation as a druggist, although he
has successfully farmed here for two
years.
Mrs. Dora Pugmire is visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Johnson.
Mrs. Renburger returned from Po-
;atello last week. She had been at
he home of her daughter, Mrs Ralph
Valandie.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-11-02

his own right, whose scepter was a
Colts As. He was the only justice
of the peace in western Texas and he
was equipped only with copy Of the
Ohio statutes of ancient vintage, a
sense of fair play and a strong BELIEF
in his ability to interpret the law as
it should be, whether it was written
that way or not. lie was judge, jury
and lord high eXecutioner and there
was no appeal from his decisions.
Once two Mexican couples came to
him and announced that they wanted
TO trade life partners. The judge
questioned them closely, found them
all of the same mind, charged each of
the men SO and Il dozen bottles Of
beer and pronounced the job done.
Some time later a state official COM
planned to Bean that in granting this
unconventional divorce he had ex-
ceeded his authority.
"Why, sayr' exclaimed His Honor
Indignantly. 'Have I ever butted into
your affairs? They wanted to swap,
thSS pdlu INC, lIASS IS llHlH pulSCh4S
happy and nobody round here has
found fault. You just so back to Aus
tin and handle your courts the way
you want, but this is out of your
joorisdiction."
Judge Beams Law West of the
PecOs" was uniformly profitable for
him. One day an eastern tourist en-
tered his saloon and ordered a bottle
of beer. He laid down a 500 gold
piece which Bean promptly poclleted.
Fhe tenderfoot demanded his change
and upon being denied it started an
Courts in session." an
lounced the judge Immediately. "That
peer cost you 80 cents and you're fined
$3.50 for disturbing the peace"
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-11-02
IDAHO LAND
OFFERED FOR SALE

Boise. Idaho, Octorer 30-The state
land department is offering several
hundreds of acres of farm land for
sale in northern Idaho during Nov
ember as well as a large quantity Of
timber. Very favorable terms may be
secured on this farm land for sale and
those interested should get in touch
with the land department at once.
The land and timber and appraisal
price are given below:
Land Sales i'm Northern idaho
Bonner County-Nov. 18th, $50
acres at $1,000 per acre.
Latah County-Nov. 10Th, $40 acres
at $1,000 to $500 per acre.
Clearwater County Nov. goth, 760
acres at $1,000 per acre.
Boundary County-Nov 18th, 100
acres at $3.50 to $1,000 per acre.
Timber Sales i'm Northern Idaho
Clearwater County-Nov Goth, 600
acres $27,953O0.
Shoshone County-Nov. 18th, $50
acres $2O,6S7O0.
Benewah County-Nov 18th, 1900
acres $2O,435.O0.
Kootenai County-Nov. 18th, $50
acres $7,9275O.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-11-02
THOMAS
O % O 90 o o o o o o


Mr.. Bailey, principal of District No
IL, returned from Pocatello Monday
Sharp Parkin came home from Salt
Lake the first of last week, where he
has been in the L. D. S. hospital
since June.
Mrs. Leslie Goodwin and sons left
last week for Los Angeles, where
they will join Mr.. Goodwin, who is
working there.
Miss Ann Hall left Monday for
Preston, where she will spend the
week visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. Bailey is taking her place in the
school room.
A number of Blackfoot High School
students were out helping in the
fields Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Martha La ROGUE of River
side is the new weighmistress at the
Thomas beet dump.
Miss Judith Nelson returned Mon
day after spending couple of weeks
visiting with relatives and friends in
Blackfoot.
There are still great number of
potatoes and beets in the ground. But
fine farmers are out early and late
taking advantage Of every bright mo-
ment.
Alex Coleman came down from
Plano last week and is helping with
the crops.
Ammon and Winston Benson CT
Moreland have been working for Geo.
Stander the last two weeks.
There has been no Relief Society or
Primary meetings held in East Tho
mas for the last three weeks, as so
many are in the feds.
DR.. Beck was a Thomas visitor on
Monday.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-11-02

| Sewing Club gave a Halloween party
in the public hall on Wednesday ev-
ening.
Gusts Furnis was up from Poca-
tello the first of the week.
Mr.. Jones of Blackfoot was out the
first of the week to fill the gas tanks
here.
The cheese facory is increasing its
milk supply every day, and prospects
for this industry are very bright In
this locality.
Miss Ada Larsen spent the week
end in Pocatello.
Mrs. Eliza Grieves was in Blackfoot
on business the last of the week.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-11-02
TALES OF THE
OLD FRONTIER
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
A MODERN POCAHONTAS
% 1873. Western NeMspaper Union.(

A MODERN POCAHONIAS
TF THE chronological order of Amer
L lean history could be reversed an
fame granted in proportion to the he
roism which won it, then the Indian
| girl who saved the life of Capt. JOIN
Smith in colonial days might appro
priately be called the "Winema of Vir
| ginia." This is the story of Winema
the woman Chief of the Modocs
In 1873 Winema, or Tobey Riddle
and her husband, Frank Riddle, al
Oregon frontierSman, were interpret
ers for a peace commission which hat
been sent to treat with the Modocs
who had gone on the warpath in the
lava beds of southern Oregon. The
commission was composed of Gen. e
r. S. Candy, Rev. Eleazer Thomas
and Indian Agents L. S. Dyar and A
B. Meacham.
The Indians had agreed to meet the
commissioners under a flag of truce
but Tobey Riddle discovered that they
intended to come armed and murder
the white men. She Immediately mott
fed the commissioners and begged
them, especially Meacham, who had
been very kind to her, not to attend
the council. But Candy and Thomas
insisted that the meeting be held and
the brave Indian woman, although she
knew that the Modocs were aware of
her betrayal of their plot and might
kill her for it, went with them.
AS the council proceeded the In
dams became more and more insolent.
Finally, when General Candy refused
to promise that the soldiers would be
withdrawn from the Modoc country
Captain Jack, the Indian leader,
sprang to his feet. 'Ut with kutt J"
(All ready y he exclaimed and instant
ly the Modocs drew pistols hidden I'M
der their coats and opened fire, killing
Candy and Thomas and wounding
Meacham. Frank Riddle and Dyar
fled for their lives and escaped.
AS Chief Schonchin rushed in to
finish Meacham, Tobey Riddle sprang
in front Of him and pleaded for her
friends life; and when Shacknasty
Jim, warrior, Joined in the attack
she rushed from one savage to the
other, trying to turn away the pistols
which they aimed at Meacham. Final
Iy the white man went down, shot
the head twice. Boston
ran in to scalp Meacham and
when Tobey interfered, Charley struck
her a blow with his pistol which sent
her Keeling.
But the quick wit of the Indian
woman did not desert her. Soldiers
coming" she exclaimed suddenly and,
although there were no soldiers in
sight, Boston Charley left his muir
derous work to follow the other Mo-
docs in precipitate flight into the fast
lesses of the lava beds. When the
wounded Meacham was
carried back to the soldiers camp 1t
vas Tobey Riddle who attended him
hight and day and finally nursed him
pack to health and life.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-11-02
TALES OF THE
OLD FRONTIER
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
SAM BASS, THE OUTLAW-H-RO
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SAM BASS, THE OUTLAW-H1RO
OF a SONG
Sam Bass, he came from Indianny,
1t was his native home,
And at the age Csf seventeen
Sam, he began to roam.
he went way out to Texas
A cowboy for to be
A kfnder-hearted Teller,
You'd seldom ever see.
old Cowboy Song.
MAT is the first of many stanzas
L of a song that has been sung in
every COW camp and along every wind
ing trail from the Rio Grande to the
Canada line. For Sam Bass, whose ex-
plo1ts were thus immortalized by some
frontier bard, vies with Jesse James
for the honor Of being the Robin Hood,
hero of the most typical native Amer
lean ballad.
Ii there are some who would paint
Sam as nothing more than a sordid
murderer, he has plenty Of apologists
who say that he was a not unnatural
product of the environment of cowboy
life in Texas. AS evidence that he was
not utterly bad, they would cite the
incident of the boy to whom Bass once
offered drink Of whisky.
The boy refused to take it, saying
Mother doesn't allow me to drink"
"That's right, sonny, mind your ma"
said the outlaw and, as have so many
transgressors, he added sadly, 81
wouldn't be where 1 am today if L had
minded mine"
Bass first went outside the law by
robbing a Union Pacific train, and fol
lowed it up with bank holdups, more
train robberies and an occasional kill
ing until he became the most notori-
Gus outlaw Of his time. Once mob
caught him and hanged him from a tree
on the bank of a river. They began
shooting at the dangling body and a
shot cut the rope.
The outlaws body dropped to the
ground and then rolled into the river.
A big rattlesnake was seen to crawl
away from the place where he had
struck and although the lynchers
dragged the river, they could not find
him. Upon their return to town they
were asked If the notorious Sam Bass
were really dead "Well, if he amt,
he ought to be-" replied one man.
He was shot, hanged, snake-bit and
drowned. That ought to be enough"
But Sam wasn't dead. AS he after |
wards related it, the force of his fall |
stunned the snake, and before it could |
strike, he rolled into the river. The |
old plunge revived him, and upon com
ng to the surface he hid under pile
# driftwood until nightfall gave him
nance to escape. Bass was finally
,illed in the town Of Round Rock, Tex,
" a Texas Ranger, after he had at
empted to rob the bank there. SO I
reat was his fame that the legisla-
ure, then in session at Austin, adj
burned and, accompanied by the gov
rnor, came to Round Rock to see for
themselves that the notorious Sam
'ass had at last come to the end Of +
is trail