Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-07-05
Of EDEN
-. BY Peter B. Kyne =.

Of commerce Of the projected outlay
OF 4 great deal Of money in Eden Val
ley. Nate Tichenor and his wife had
merged their ranches, the old Bal h
headquarters were to be raxed and
the old Circle K log ranch-house was
to be given over to Rube Tenney and
his family, after the Tichenors had
erected on the Circle K = country
home that was to cost not less than 4
hundred thousand dollars There were
stables and kennels to be erected also.
grounds to be laid out and flowers
planted The lunatic Tichenor was
even going to build q nine-hole golf
course and 4 huge swimming pool
Crenshaw thought that the payroll for
labor necessitated In these operations
should 90 to Valley Center. 70 the vice
president OF the chamber OF commerce
called upon Tfchenor to suggest II
~Forlorn Valley in general and Val
ley Center In particular wishes to for
get the past and be friendly with you.
Mr.. Tichenor," he stated AS proof Of
that feeling ! call your attention to
the fact that We gave you the use of
the freshet waters OF Eden Valley
creek this spring when we found We
couldn't use them ourselves, owing to
the necessity for concreting our d.
version canal. We didn't have to do
that, but we desired to make a friend
ly gesture"
MY dear man, / ordered those fioed-
gates opened myself and / had men
guarding them with rifles 70 that mo-
body would close them until our lands
had had their annual soaking. That's
the sort Of friendly gesture ! made to
Forlorn Valley. / vas on my honey
moon At the time and didn't wan to
bother with the law. 70 / just went
back to the old Eden Valley custom
1t worked. And I'll engage no labor
from Valley Center or Forlorn Valley.
l do not like anybody in that sec
ton of the county. And here's another
message you can take back with you;
within two years I'll own every c
Of Forlorn Valley that Ii included In
the irrigation district; I'll fence 1t and
run cattle owe 1t. At least the wells
will supply drinking water for my
cattle. And when the farmers In the
district have been dispossexsed TIERS
will be 40 further necessity for the
thriving town Of Valley Center. 70 It
and Its chamber Of commerce win dis
appear: Valley Center VIII then be
\ ghost town. inhabited by ghosts"
The Vice president Of the chamber
OF commerce was irritated but he was
also amused SIS there no way ia
which we can escape this horrible fate
that awaits us7' he pleaded In mock
distress.
YES, there Isl Tichenor replied
seriously Get rid OF that buzzard,
Babson, and start doing your w
thinking. Show IN inclination to be
fair and I'll meet you t~wo-thirds Of the
way toward m amicable adjustment
Of this water Continue to permit
Babson and his paid newspaper to
print lies about III and ridicule us.
and I'll smash ron And after I've
smashed Jon III buy up the pieces and
own the district ] tell you, when |
get through with the stats OF Cali
fornia that state win be out OF the
business Of giving away water 1t does
not own and that document Babson
rot from the state water commission
win be perfectly worthless
His visitor Eazed upon Tchenor hui
morously. what a long tail our cats
got" he murmured-
-Oh, I'm only = common little bob
cat now" Tichenor replied easily.
wait until ] develop into a tiger
and then watch my tail swish 7,