ar  of  Dr.  Stephens’  office.  Mrs. 
Munger  claims  that  Sheridan  insulted  her.  Soon 
after  this  she  called  Mr.  Sheridan  out  of  Hand 
& Beall’s  office  and  attempted  to  whip  him 
with  a rawhide.  Mr.  Sheridan  caught  and  held 
her  until  a crowd  began  to  gather,  when  he 
made  his  escape.

On  Monday  a warrant  was  sworn  out  for 
the  arrest  of  Mrs.  Munger  for  assault,  and  on 
Wednesday  the  case  came  up  before  Judge 
Lucas.  Mr.  Sheridan  was  represented  by  James 
Fielder,  and  the  defendant  by  Frank  J.  Wright.

Since  the  above  was  in  type  the  male 
members  of  the  Munger  family  have  apologized 
to  Mr.  Sheridan,  stating  that  they  had  investi- 
gated the  matter  fully,  and  that  they  were 
satisfied  from  the  woman’s  own  statement  that 
the  language  used  was  not  insulting,  nor  was 
it  intended  to  be  so.

Quite  a serious  shooting  occurred  at 
Grant’s  Station  on  the  A.  & P.  last  week.  Earl 
Hudson,  E.  H.  Brazile  and  Richard  Wilson,  cow- 
boys working  for  J.  E.  Saint,  after  loading  three 
trains  of  cattle,  rode  over  unarmed  to  Grant’s 
and  entering  Block  & Bebo’s  store,  began 
throwing  dice  for  the  drinks.  About  8 o’clock 
Simon  Block  ordered  them  to  stop.  Hudson 
inquired:  “Why  so?  We  have  paid  for  all  the 
drinks.”  Block  refused  to  give  him  a satisfac-

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