| Show A duel tc to tho death J T r carpenter ft a choctaw chief and col price a prominent citizen became involved iu in a quarrel at pino pine creek indian agency parties who were present at the gathering say that the fint they new of the quarrel the chief and col price were standing a short abort distance from tho the crowd when the chief at claimed your blood can call alone pay for this my blood is youra when you arc are man enough to take it exclaimed the colonel stepping back and assuming a threatening attitude not now said raid tho the chief when the crowd rushed to the scene A bravo brave man does not shed blood in ill the face of a mob meet me on this spot tomorrow to morrow morning I at what time timia when the sun shines through the top of that tree pointing v to ft a tall oak stand hero here and when the sun reaches the top when the tha shade falls at your our feet look around all and d wallsee you will see me the two men nien separated and the spectators wondered why two of the most talented men of the nation had quarrelled quarrel led but no one dared investigate digate lest he be considered an vai intruder on the following morning a largo crowd gathered to witness a contest which everyone knew kneir must terminate fatally the colonel arrived stepped upon the exact spot where he chehad had stood the previous day lay and looked at the sun he ile looked again and then looked down again lie looked at the sun and then surveyed sun eyed tile field the chief was as seen advancing when within a dial distance ance of thirty f feet act of the colonel he lie stopped and drew ri it revolver the colonel drew his pistol and straightened himself like a man that suddenly experiences a fe feeling c ling of pride not a word was apo spoken ken the two men raised their weapons they fired almost simultaneously the chief reeled again they fired the colonel fell dead the crowd rushed forward the chief fell to the ground the colonels bullet had entered his breast blood flowed from hia his mouth the colonel was shot through the heart the chief still lives but without hope of recovery anic reno gazelle gazette seems to think that the present state administration liaa lids well irell nigh bankrupted nevada in which opinion tile eureka sentinel cordially concurs adding the school money haa all been swa swallowed lowed u up A MISS of seven summers and a little boy companion ivere pl playing ang together bays says the eureka lea leader z the tile little little boy asked miss precocity how old she waa was and the fond mamma was by the answer answer when pee home pae ise seven years old but when mamma and roe me go on the cars aso only five and still people will talk of soulless monopolies |
