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Show MAUD, THE MULE, KICKED KIM OUT OF HIS HOME A young man by the name of Henrv Wailes, ho ha been working on ihe farm of Bishop MarFarlund of West Weber for some time past, was ar-rested ar-rested by the sheriff Saturday evening, even-ing, It being considered b Mr Mar-Fnrland Mar-Fnrland lhat the boy la becoming dr ranged Wailes Is 19 years old and has heen employed by Mr, MacFar-land MacFar-land for Ihe past few weeks. The boy's home l at Johnston, Colo, where his father is a well-known well-known farmer, and It Is said that he came to this locality about three w-enks ago and applied for work at the MacFarland ranch In West Weber He was put to work and did well until un-til a few days ago, when he bogan acL'ng strangely. Saturday Bishop MacFarland thought best to discontinue his services serv-ices nnd brought him to tuwn During Dur-ing the afternoon Wailes suddenly disappeared with the bishop's rig and a short time afterward a telephone call to the sheriff's office stated that he had returned there with the horse and after causing considerable alarm among the women members of tho I family with loud talking he had again hitched up the animal and had driven a way Deputies Murphy and Burke started Immediately for the farm and after a considerable search met the hoy on the road and brought him to Og den. Bishop MacFarlnnd ealled at the sheriff's office last evening and, turning turn-ing over the wages due tbe bay, together to-gether with a ox of clothing which had recently been shipped from Colorado, Colo-rado, advised the officials to allow him to go. Sheriff Wilson hail young Wailes brought Into the office where h- questioned him regarding his recent re-cent actions. In response to the official's questions ques-tions the boy told of bis parents in Johnstown. Colo, aud recited the circumstances cir-cumstances of his leaving home, attributing at-tributing his departure to an old mule whose dally pastime was kicking him out of the stable. Her name was Maud. Sheriff Wilson decided that It would be more prudent 10 detain the Im.v for a day or two and he will probably be sent home by the county commissioners commission-ers nmt week. |