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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1887)
1 DOUBLE SHEET. PART II. 9-16 , I SIXTEENTH YKAB. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOKNING , JANTJAKY 30 , 1S87.-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUM13E.il 220 , HAMMOND PLACE. s. In , 'l l Mocha from Fowler's and Lipton's racking 8 -v u5 Houses. South Omaha Park is liciti' enough to tlio 1'ackinyiouses to make. Jlnc residence property , and It In buildtny up fast. A B 2ND ADD. to Son tUPmnh0. X CEMETERY What Is the use of going a. mile or two wJicn EXCHANGE PLACE yon can buy Jlnc property and make a safe Invest ment in Inside properly for very little less. Jlaininond JL'lace In bound to be a bnsincst prop erty. There is nothing finer tltail South Omaha. J'ark. f-'iOO and iipiv.\nl \ buys a lot. Marines a nd hollows are dear at any price. This properly all lays fun : A mayni/iccnf view from , all this property , as il orerlookatlic whole of South Omaha and rlclnlly. There Is no doubt but thai South Omaha will be SOUTH OSVSAC3A PARK. a city of ii , OOn Inhabitants in ! i years , but if ST there. should Ina set-hack IXSIltK property is always , GIBSON ways worth the mon. y. It will Incrrasa in valtte faster than irlltl cat , property audit Is a safe in- rcstmcnt. Of coin-to nobody can buy solid proper ty by i > aylny ten per cant down like they can on wildcat property. s HOWARD ST , T. sr ov 05 oo os ot 05 o ( . MlUKWICItVJ j co 3 JETTER ST , RUSH & SELBY'S ADDITION. ALBRIGHT'S ANNEX. ; OL , BENTON AND HIS DOG \ Oattlo Ranch Bomaiico of tha Paoifio Ooast A VERY USEFUL CANINE. A. Modoo County Slockman Wuo JJrnmlcd nil tlio Mavericks in Klclit Patent Wny of Cattla-Gruwliii ; . Sau rranoisco Clironicle : Among the lunny lovely spots which miotn Jloitoo county , Cul. , not the loust bouitifnl : is that known as Fairclillil's Springs , or the NiKlfor Cabin. Nor is the history attach ing to the faito without a certain peculiar interest to tlio stockmen of tlio surrounding - ing country , who , though oftun inseiHiblo to tlio natural beuiitu-.s of location , are keenly t-on&iblo to the advantages to ba derived from a coht rivulet , wlioso waters Keep treen ( tic adjacent pastures. The waters of tlio spring are as clear as crys tal and liavo their rbo in .1 little biinuh of willows near by , which is a small btoukado hoiuo in a dilapidated condi tion , which is known ai "llio Nijrser C'abin. " From tins cabin is obtained a view of as pretty a btivtoh of meadow laud as any in the Uuite.d States , watered L. by a running stream , forming hero and there deep pools , over whoso bosom lloat the ghrantio llowcr anil leaf of the water lily. J'hia jirospoct scorned especially at tractive to Colonel Thomas liunton , who claims for himself the jiroud distinction of being the son of tlio chief statesman that Missouri has produced and also of being a brovct colonel in the southern army during tlio late trouble , when ho arrived there some cloven years ago at the head of sixty cattle and established himself vith tlio intention of entering into the stock business. A MAN OK URSOUKCnS. Colonel Henton was a man of resources and furtilo in expedient , and though without means himself , ho possessed the conlidence of moneyed people , and was backed in his enterprise by a widow ami a man called Haggett in Siskiyou county , t'al. , who gave Inm thisiKty head on blinroj. Isotwithstaiiding the tact that Colonel Hunton's manuors were uroano and that his hospitality was of the , most unbounded order , tlio colonel was looked upon with coosidi'raOlo .suspicion , mingliMi with jealousy , by his brother stockmen , on ace-omit of his Aiidden ae- iiiiireinent of wahh and extraordinary colnnty with which hii c.iitlo mcreaseif. In the eonr o of a month the colonel's cattle soon numbered aor 100. wlul6 his lean kino not only rap'dly dovclopod into beef , but also doubled tin ! r number. As a btockman the colonel Itid ITJ com- ] > etitpr. His kuowhsdgo nf thur.m < o was infinite , and hi-i only cow boy was a huge white bulldog , \\aiKtiownbytno familiar nainu of fc > r t > [ 'ot anU the colonel were uisepara > ln iMniiiaiiiuns , and the colonel never made a ritie with out Snot , nor did Spot over taKe a consti tutional without thi ) colonel. Xovor was tlii're gi'outor accord bi-tween master and man than between the colonel and Spot , and consequently ugly rumors began to circulate that neither the colonel nor Spot were nuito as honest as all good stoukmen should bo. TIIK COI.OXKI. . However , both held their counsel , and though their movements were matters of suspicious jealousy , no rough hint or eavesdroppings disturbed tlio serenity of the colonel , wlioso lands still maintained their rapid increase , whoso goodnature kept pace with his prosperity , and wlioso hospitality kept abreast of both. Is'uver- tlielDSi calves wore always bellowing on his secret corrals , sturdy steers bearing his brand were continually found upon tho'inounlaai , meek milk cows not orig inally in Jus band of sixty also carried his brand. Slilj no ono accused the col onel of direct dishonesty , yet It was de termined that Colonel liunton , notwith standing his aristocratic connections and his colonelcy , should bo. watched. Des pairing cowboys rode up to the Nigger Cabin with eyes wide open and hand on pistol , determined to enter into o.tplana- tloiu rt'th ' tlio culonel , but Wi-ro met by the atl'ablo.tockman with tin * cheeriest "How do. Slip olVyour horses , genl'mon. ( Jlad to sea you. Plenty of hav , boss. Cut off a slice of that thar beef , lulled a c.xlt Una moiniiig , gonl'mon. Step in , slop in ! " and tlio fearful fob was con verted into a grateful guest. MV TEIJXU 1 > HU AT WllKK. The culuneJv.ts raruly out of the sad \\fllmouniedand well equipped , ho was always on the ruugo , followed by Spot. His horse was perfectly broken , and with his riata and his branding-irons the colonel was over ready for service. Whenever the colonel sighted a band of cattle Spot would dart forward and pin a calf to the ground by the car. Spot rarely made the mistake of Pitching a branded calf , "Hold him thar , good dog ! " would the colonel oxolalm , delighted - lighted with tla | sagaciousness of his dog , while hu leisurely dismounted ami heated his brand at a sap-brush lire. After the branding was completed away would Spot bound 'after another calf , and thus ere night the colonel would bo ( if- teen head the richer. Spot was n terrible dog , posii'jisod of as much pluck and dar- in1. : as hit ; master , and no bull or cower or steer walked that over succeeded in escaping him. Unco on a round-up Spot attacked a four-year old sluur , which turning on him , sent its horns through the dog's shoulder and pinioned Spot to the ground. On tlio steer witlnljawliig ; its horn Spot again attacked the steer and held him down while Colonel Hun- ton triumphantly put bib brand on his hide A oo of itF.soracr.s. Spot was a dog that brooked neither insult nor interference. There was not a man who dared touch him , and oven the colonel , whoso ascendancy over the do was complete , never attempted to scold Spot. Spot had an eagle eye for a mallet- head ( which means a large-sized calf Without a brand widcli has buen weanojl ) and thcro was not a mallet-head within sixty miles of headquarters which Spot or tlio colonel did not know , lit-fore the settlers bcuamo thick the cattle were numerous in the mountains uud round ups were not. conducted as carefully as they are now ; therefore the colonel had plenty of opportunities for branding nmllcl-lumds , and also for stealing i-alvcs and corraling them in some hocludi-d mountain snot , till the weaning seabon was over. Colonel llonton's nature was always obliging. Whenever ho mot a man on the range ho invariably told him of the whereabouts of bomo cow of his brand having an unmarked calf , while in all possibility Colonel Uonton was indus triously driving the calf to his ( secret corral with his own brand upon it. ur/riHiNrj niOM WMSI.SS. Finally , after two VIKHH of unparalleled success in this business , Colonel Honton determined on retiring from the ranks of the .stock-razors , and , much to the de light ot everybody owning cattle in Ids vicinity.ho made his Jiual round-upwhon it was learned that his iucrcaso from a mixed band of si\ty Lead in two years amounted to 100 head of cows , loOhend of two-year-old steer200 heifers and JJ5U yearlingST The facetious remarks made by Colonel Uonton are yet bitterly remembered by the old settlers. "Vou see that thar spotted steer , Chawloy , " ho observed when his cattle were being driven. "Mo and Spawt took that from Mussa Carr. Ma.ssa Carr is the bw.t cattleman in this hero uppar country. Massa Carr's stock make good beuf. You see that thar red cow ; well sah , 1 took that thar cow from Massa Carr. Maasu Carr is proud of his Devon i-toHc. His Devon brand , sah.is the iinostin the land. That tfiar bull-faced cow I took from Jack Davis. Jack Davis is a good iiriu. Hoswars frightl.illy 'I li it ti.ill , .ih , I toot ; from John bch.iliuuK,1'.uuUuu r.iic.il would give vent to pe.ils of laughter at thcso rominiscuuucs of his own roguery. Atler the colon" ! [ gave himself a brief rc-.iito ) he entered into horse raising in Si.ski.you county , but hin ventures were not attended with much success , for an iinsympathi/.ing public had him arrested for horse stealing. After ho got out of this scrape the colonel followed the oc cupation of a tcamsiiT , and is well known in northern California. Spot's career has been a trillo morn dignilied than that of his late matter , for when the colonel sold out of the cattle business ho presented his valuable dog to John Schalloek. who , too , was a mallei-head hunter , ami who in turn gave him to a man called Forbes , who runs the Linkvillo saloon , and so now in his old ago .Spot ilo-o.s upon the stops of the saloon , defends his master during the day from the onslaughts of the bummcrn who all'ecl the town , and at night ho keeps watch ami ward over the promises , and is now as great a terror to the burglars of Linkvillu as hu was to the mallet-heads which uni/.iid upon the hills of Califotnia and Oregon in the counties of Modoe and Klaiiiiith. Old "Tattler" in Now York Mar. 1 Irul a Jong talk \\ith Old Moro-iiii the other day. 1 will not identify him a- > tin : father of Victoria hi hilling , bw.uiso that w.is the burden of his plaint. 1 am coiuiiicud that he is a much abused man , the victim of a social ostracism that is as unjust as it is cruel. He tnd ! his own fctory widl , with a npirit and pii'tiiresquones ? that I cannot reproduce Hu w.is a subaltern in tinAuitriau army. Hi- joined his lor tillu > with the p.ilriutlc iuiiin : ' I * .nid was a K'Ulant auldiur under Churls Al bi'rt. receiving severe woundIU tin battle of Novarro. He worKnd his pa sage to this country us a cabin boy Hli largo fortune IN the fruit f hi.s individual energy and thrift. Ho lavished money upon the education of his daughters nni | was a most kind and indulgent father , When Victoria was tu wing foi the lirst time at a charity concert , she said him niu.it have a dress just like one that 1'atti had worn. It was L'ive.n her at a , c-ost of $1,100. Then she must have diamonds mends like 1'atti'H. Mr Moro.sini bought $ < WOOU worth to deck out bib daughter's vanity. Ho trusted Implicitly in the honor of his children , and when Victoria went oil1 with the coachman the blow fairly stag gered him. He has never communicated with her since. "She has chosen hoi" own cournc' , " he exclaimed " 1 will not men sanction a divorce. No , she is not in this country. I bend her a certain .sum of money to live on. Her'1:011111101 presses heavily upon mo. ( io where I can , do what 1 may. f am Known as ol ( | Moroiini , the father of Victoria. My own honorahlo career weighs as nothing airaiiibt the i-ocial verdict , i tahu a box at the opera. I ask my friend * to come. The men do ; they leave their wives at homo. Whyy liccauso all the papers say who were in Morsim's bo.\ I am a marked man , misrepresented , misjudged and ridiculed , and all for no fault of my iwn. " As I liayo said , 1 cannot describe the pathutic forc.o of this old gentleman's ap peal against an unsavory notoriety. I Hunk the prei" > is largely to blame for iu.ikiiir ; him the prey of idl > tongues. \ \ 1. , ) not Jemu him-alimoif
