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A BRAVE PATRIOT in these days when the alarms and ostentation of war are sweeping over the land the impression becomes more or less general that thal courageous patriotism is displayed only by the men who volunteer to go to the front nut but that there are exceptions to this rule was sufficiently proven by an occurrence that took place in the mouth of hobble habab creek canyon near Spring springville ville last saturday in connection with the sen sa ladonal donal sat lonal bank robbery that occurred in that town on that day the robbers two in number who had looted the bank and had been so closely pursued by a large posse were sur rounded in a large patch of dense brush a very effective refuge and one that gave thern them every advantage to undertake to guard their retreat and starve them out meant to give them an excellent opportunity to escape in the darkness of night this meant the success of their desperate enterprise the discredit of the law and an impetus to the desperate criminal operations of the gang to which the robbers be longed in other words the escape of the fugitives would have been a calamity to the state joseph W allen alien quickly comprehended he tided the situation and volunteered to lead a company of men to enter and scour the area covered with brush in wh whdeh it was known the robbers were lying seven other men answered his call for volunteers for this dangerous piece of work while it was wae in progress allen alien saw one of the robbers rob bera cov ered him and demanded that he surrender instead of shooting him on eight with a defiant reply the robber shot at allen alien severely wounding him in the leg with a nerve coolness and courage that are astonishing when all the circumstances are considered allen alien though badly hurt drew a bead on the robber and shot him dead then some of the posse conveyed allen alien to his home in Spring springville ville from whence he was immediately sent gent to a hospital in this city and his leg was amputated joseph W allen alien is a brave and patriotic man his courage and his patriotism are of ax an order as aa high and are as aa worthy dorthy of recognition as it he be had been a lifelong life long cripple on some battle field fighting a foreign toe foe beneath his count rys nag flag not all of he roey have enlisted tor for the war or with stain |
