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Show Cowboy and Smiik -stack. Vinita, I. T., Sept. 29. The cowboy has bucked against many things and not many times has he had to own up whipped, but one instance in which he lost has happened near here. Last week two of the genus cowboy went to Chetopa, Kan., and for several days kept full of bug-juice. Starling home the two, whoso names aro Skinner and Marks, rodo near the M , K. & T. track for a distance. Near Hlue Jacket, I. T., they descried attain and, anxious to learn the lime of dav, called to the driver of the iron horse to stop and tell them. The engineer was too busy at that time to comply with their request and passed on without response. re-sponse. This nettled the rushers of the plains and the time of day they determined de-termined to have. One of them spurred on his bronco aud nearcd the engine, which was not moving particularly rapid. A swift throw of the lariat aud the smokestack was encircled. The result was not entirely expected. The train hurried on, the saddle-girths remained firm and the horse performed more feats than a circus acrobat. '1 he cowhov stayed with his horse, too, for one foot caught in the stirrup and he grabbed his animal's tail to save Ins life. His friend, takingin the situation, roped the horse of the would-be train stopper. With the combined pulling of the two animals the lariat about the smoke-stack broke and the wild race which had been going on ended. On arriving here the bovs attempted lo get a warrant for tho arrest of the engineer, but as no one was hurt the commission er only advised them to get a stouter rope next time. |