Show f 0 HATTJKSXAKK CITY A TOWN WHICH HAD A RAPID IIISE AND PALL larked Sly rho II rateIt eprane pIn p-In II line In < rear Count anti X llhnl Atlrr blue Illg intllng tike a JIII 1115 niMTII OP I q1IJ Hob HOIII ours nml hit wife IxmlM rr nt the 1 rnpjil rite and fall of llnttl < > iinlii c City Oreer county coun-ty TOXM All tblt > new rtnulna of this place Is ne rnstgr own I mounds iheKrvM of blue victim of the big kllllnc nnl on n stone In the renter of this group H I the following crlbed In mile lettering Ilntlleanake City halo Yard A Modern llvll A mushroom city line crown up In a ek down In Iritr county In tho fall of 1887 which the government wa illt utlnR an to whether hubs land belonged be-longed to the Indian territory or to Texas First n t11 fellow calling himself him-self Hnttleennke Joo lirul gone through Kansas anti < Missouri making perches to the Oklahoma boomers and Inducing them lo atop IrylnR to forman form-an entrance to Oklahoma and KO to Oreer county tho parndlto of Araer leo as Joe called IL Incidentally Joe lecturM I and took up collection Somehow the 1001110 rot Iho Idea that Greer county had unworkeil goldmine 1 gold-mine and 1 diamond flcldn of fabulous rlclinc 1crhaps Joo told them no At any rote Hob Hoger nod IjuUe his pretty wlfo left the boomer camp at Ilunnenell In Knnm and with other homoneeker they trundled off down Iho the old Knnsaii and Texas troll Inlo tho promised land Onco there they found that others had coma tn from Ibo Indian territory Texas and even old Mexico In tome manoer peculiar to thn went a little shnnty woron oral tent town ipranc Into oxlitcnco and they called the plant Hattlecnoko City lIy common com-mon content Texas lien Jones became be-came the marahal No ono proposed hhi name In n convention nor was there nn election lielil lion Imply Iccsmo Ibo marshal becnuto he was bigger quicker on tho draw nail ready to go into a fight nny day or night of the year Ilttlleinako was n unity while shun lasted nail < tbo boomers were usually law nbidlng Unlike mining camps there was nothing to keep up tho town No ono worked because there was no work to ilo Almost every one hail a little money Soul gambling lieenmo the recognized rec-ognized trade of Ilnttlccnnkv While lion men pined poker and bucked Ibo tiger the women pitched pennies I for cash Ktery shnnly and ccry wagon both n layout for Rambling anti loon the desperate band of hlRhwaymcn monnihlnen and cnttlo thlctcj that Infest Ihla country began to como to Play Quito n Monto Curio was thus built up Hob Rogers and toutso hail been raised In Ohio nail canto of Rood stock flub had gone to college long enough to learn to play poker and swear Ilo noon leramo n lender In tho colony about lUttlesnnko because of his fierce bearing and Rood looks LonUo was tho beauty of Urccr county nml by virtue thereof tho queen of border society Blio led In all tho dance held In tho center of tho canvas and shack city once a week lly degree llogirs won nil 11o money of hit neighbors and as fait ns he became broke into unsucceotul player tool his outfit and money away Not alwajt though for sometimes ho would wager his wagon and team and lose them also In that can lie walked out of Ilatllo snake As huger won money ho took on Importance Im-portance 110 opened a big gambling homo In n tent and called tbo place Itogrrs1 Imllllon lIe now lrtuil ly I owned the city This tent became the center of attraction for all that part of Texas Ixiulso objected to tho opening of thla house but her hub bund carried nwny with tho over of Rambling laughed nt her fear Ho that lives by the sword shall perish by Iho snonl tho told him moro than once but Ilob went right on winning the money of tho people who played there It appeared that ho could not lose Ono day Texas 11011 strode In and took n seat at a table where three strangers were preparing to play joler lien was ugly and had been drlnkliiR lie picked up the cants und Joined Inlhe game lien had money and to did tho other people lly Saul by when n big Jack pot was In tight only lien nail a dapper llttlo chap remained oho game ion drew 000 card tho stranger three Then they went lo butting anti railing until nil tho rath tho Texan had was In tho pot livery one In Iho room had Quit to watch this pin 111 cull you swore oho big marshal soul stranger It toil beat my hand jouvo Rot to fight The little fellor on the other atilo of the table only glanced up with a stile WilY glitter In hilt eyra Bob Iloscra pushed 1 his wn > through tUa crowd 1 and declared that the come woo nn the done In the patllllon bed have n square and If there nt any kllllni I hand In IL The more peaceful boomers boom-ers moved away hut the gamblers nml outlaws generally remained Ilob tried to get Ioulse to go away but elm ro ftiMjrt to comply unleaa he would RO with her Still the big Texan glanced acronV the table at tho little player on the other tide and the little ono smiled back at him Every ono smclleil tra i jwy In the air Texas Den was a known klllrr sad the little cites tee lag him bad all the Indications of n killer hlnuwlf I Three king and K 1 rate nf qneetit roarei Texan lies laying down lilt haad On the table Prtr seas cried thou Hill ran dropping his card like hot cites add catching a knife from hula al le ve drove It through the marshals hand pj nlng It to the table bfore l he 1 could more There was a howl of rage from the wounded desperado a shrill chirrup from hi opponent n d In n moment n tree for all fight wo In progrem lien Jones was killed before he could Ret lute land boon 1 from the table Louise trleil to dreg her hue Und h away and was shot through limo now Ilob was bound to defend hit place and about the matter out The dapper stranger was ono of blue loin and proved tu bo a womnn In disguise In nil he people WHO killed and loulH was iHiflcureil for life Rattlesnake Rattle-snake Clly hud 1 not n shock blunt made the people 1 wllllo aa though from n hypnotic trance They ulioutcxl that the place was nccuracd The shooting occurrw nt noon nail by night not even n dog woe left to tell whore hint tletnaKo City had stood Tho dead were hurriedly burled and tho wounded wound-ed carried away In wagons Tho tents were foltlwl up and the ithack were burneil to the gruund When tho United Htate officers heard of the big killing ns It wan culled they went to tho plaeo where tho town hail once stood but found nothing but n tow heap of ashes nod five newly made gran |