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Show Locals Stage Bout For Xmas Shoppers A one-round bout, of the Dempsey-Firpo Dempsey-Firpo style, was staged on Main street in Gunnison last Monday morning and proved intensely interesting to pre-Christmas shoppers who thronged the street. The melee was staged in front of the postoffice; it was unannounced unan-nounced and nary a line of advertising advertis-ing appeared in the town paper for the event, but notwithstanding the last bad feature, a goodly crowd got in on part of the fracas without paying pay-ing a dime. Oden Christensen of Centerfield, and Elbert Modeen of Gunnison, were the principals. There was no seconds. sec-onds. Both the young men, it is stated, rode into town on their horses. They met in front of the postoffice. Bystanders declare that the preliminary prelim-inary remarks were few. After a word or two both were "milling" it to beat time and passing back and forth real punches that made each other grunt. An innocent bystander attempted to declare peace. For his trouble he got a punch that scratched his nose and sent his glasses and hat flying to the street. When the fight had progressed a few moments Marshal Tollestrup appeared on the scene and placed the belligerents under un-der arrest. The young men were taken tak-en before Justice of the Peace Reuben Reub-en Christensen. Pleas of guilty were entered by both Christensen and Modeen Mo-deen and a fine of $10 each was assessed as-sessed and a talk, admonishing the boys to use better judgment than fighting on Main street. The fines weie paid. The controversy, it is alleged, had its start at the high school building Sunday evening, during services. Some wretch, it was said, prodded Christensen with a real sharp pin. Modeen, declaring himself innocent, was given credit for the power back of the pin. Following meeting a short bout was held but friends prevailed pre-vailed upon the youths to postpone the scrap. It was until Monday morning morn-ing which resulted in several bruises on the face and a fine of ten bucks each by the judge |