Show WHAT SHALL WE DO WITS THEM within the past week pistols have been drawn on individuals and shots have been exchanged but without effect in some cases ethcie was and sufficient cause for drawing pistols as it was a matter of self defence i roan must pi his life under all circumstances following these attempts at life comes the cold blooded and willful assassination of W Y walker more commonly known as plum bob walker while he was standing in his backyard on monday forenoon the murdered man was an inoffensive c tizon sober and industrious and meddled wah no mans business that we are amaie of on the same evening pistols acie if guined loose but fortunately no one was injured the frequency with which human beings are hurled into eternity by tins reckless manner ot shooting causes our best citizens to suggest a lemady one that is speedy and lasting this question has been discussed frequently but no action has yet been taken in the matter to ruta tp to something they all say must be done soon as no mans life is considered worth a chaido of powder doubtless if the assassin could be identified and it was positive ly known that he committed the deed a necktie neck tie sociable would be an event that perhaps would take place without much of an announcement or great dis play this manner of satisfying justice does not meet with universal fa the belter class of our citizens but when those who purposely take the lives of innocent and inoffensive people they feel that the time for action has arrived men with murder in their hearts have no compassion on their victims and where such fremed premed hated deeds are committed tho perpetrator ought to be hurled into eternity without even a chance to pack his satchel it must come to this before long this method of subduing ceimo was inaugurated in montana and other places with marked success and unless such measures are adopted here life will not be worth the asking this manner ot treating criminals is to be do elored and is nothing more nor less than but when innocent quiet inoffensive people ara slot down in broad day light without any apparent cause whatever everybody voluntarily asks what stall we with such |