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JAUNT INTO ‘BAD Here's ‘Hangman
LANDS’ OLD NEW
MEXICO THRILLS
Poet Reynolds Takes His
Readers on Flyer to Out
law Land of Lincoln
County in Early Days
By J. C. REYNOLDS
I mentioned once before how
Bill Rogers and myself took a trip
around in Lincoln county. New
Mexico, for six weeks, but did not
go into details. The spot we called
home at that time was in the
beautiful Whohatoya valley at the
foot of the Spanish peaks. Leaving
our horses, saddles and outfits, we
started out afoot, intending to beat
our way on the railroad. It was
considered almost a crime those
days to pay railroad fare, when
the money could be used so much
more profitably in other ways. The
railroads were charging from eight
to 10 cents per mile, which to us
appeared to be plain robbery. Tak
ing $150 apiece, we beat our way
to Raton, N. M Then we walked Howard ‘’Hangman” Cantonwine
a few miles till we encountered a who meets Bob “Eeeeow!!"
section gang, who told us they Kruse in Mack Lillard’s armory
were going to Otero with a hand show Thursday night of this
week. Cantonwine, ex-football
car and would give us a lift.
Otero was nothing but a section star, gained his nickname by
house, part of which served as a making the tying of adversaries
depot, and a water tank about 200 in the ropes a regular habit.
yards distant down the track. We Bob Kruse it was who last week
bought our supper there and downed his former wrestling
learned a freight train would be teacher, Ted Thye, who meant
along shortly after dark. When it well hut mentored too well. The
arrived we were hidden behind the show, starting at 8:30 sharp,
tank. The engine took water, but w ill be a double nutin event, fea
the train did not start and, observ turing Texas Wright, whirlwind
ing several men talking on the from Dallas, and Chief Little
platform by the depot, I became Wolf, in first half of the card.
suspicious and, running up there. I
sneaked close enough to hear one was an excellent opportunity to
of the section men telling the con get square for. as Dick came close,
ductor there were a couple of Hixenbaugh gave him a load of
hobos waiting to beat his train to buckshot square in the breast.
Springer. He immediately walked Dick fell dead and he had been
the full length of the train clear so close to the gun that the dis
to the engine on our side, looking charge had set his clothes on fire.
closely everywhere with his lan
Red River Tom. another famous
tern. while one of his brakemen character of that region, who also
did the same on the other side had a reward on his head of $1200.
Going back to the caboose, they raised his hands in the air and
stood on the lower step when the started across the street to put out
train started, flashing their lant the fire in Dick’s clothes. Hixen
erns ahead to be sure they would baugh waited till he got close and
see us if we tried to get on.
gave him the other barrel. Tom
When one-third of the train had fell dead with his clothes on fire
gone by and was getting up con also. Another young puncher
siderable speed. Bill and I made started across to put out the fire
a qyick dash from behind the in the clothes of the two dead
water tank and climbed in between men and Hixenbaugh. grabbing
two gondola cars in such fast time another shotgun, killed him too.
that they fkiled to see us. We rode Then pandemonium started. For
there several hours till we reached three days and nights the jail was
Springer, which was where we besieged and everything that was
were going. Springer was a typical seen to move inside of it was shot
cattle town of a few hundred peo at. The grapevine telegraph was
ple, with a liberal sprinkling of working and every hour saw rein
Mexicans. One of the prettiest forcements of cowboys arriving to
places imaginable. Several good ’.ake part in the riot. The city mar
stores, a hotel or two. bakery, shal, who had arrested the cow
three saloons and many nice resi boy and started all the trouble,
dences. Nearly all the buildings simply vanished. No one ever knew
along the main street had steel what became of him. Finally
shutters over the windows and troops had to be brought in from
when the cowboys started shooting Las Vegas to restore order and
up the town, as they frequently rescue Hixenbaugh from the ven
did, the citizens simply retired into geance of the mob. After every
their houses or stores, closed the thing had quieted down. I was of
shutters and let 'em shoot. No fered the job of city marshal,
hard feelings about it. Took it as which I promptly refused. Bill
a matter of course.
Rogers was later invited to accept
Bill and I looked the town over the position, but turned it down
next day and, finding there was just as quickly. However, it was
no church there as yet, decided it taken by a young cowpuncher who
might be a right lively little place. was out of a job and when we got
Our previous experience with back to Springer six weeks later
western towns had convinced us we found he was holding it down
that nothing would so quickly kill in good shape.
the life and pep of one as the in
When the boys came to town, he
troduction of the church element would politely request them to lay
into it. We didn't have to wait long aside their artillery. Some did and
for plenty of excitement. A young some did not and he never insisted.
cowboy had been arrested for some When a fight of any kind started,
trivial offense by the city marshal he would make himself convenient-
and lodged in the jail, which was
a substantial two-story brick Adultf
Children
building on one of the side streets.
10c
Some circumstances connected 20c . THEATRE
with the arrest had peeved the
cowboy element in that section
Friday-Saturday
and Dick Rogers, the best-known
cowboy outlaw in that country,
had gathered a few friends and
started for Springer to secure his
release. Joined by others on the
way, the bunch numbered about 40
when they hit town that morning.
Zasu Pitts—El Brendel
This Dick Rogers was a top
James Gleason—Perl Kelton
cow-hand, crack
bronc-buster,
Sunday-Monday
lightning six-gun artist and the
only man I ever knew who could
plat a lariat with 64 strands in it.
Ramon Novarro
He had killed a few men and had
Jeanette McDonald
a $2000 reward on his head, though
this never seemed to bother him
in the least. He was a natural
leader and had hundreds of warm
personal friends throughout the
cattle country. After a few drinks
Dick said, ‘‘Well, boys, let’s go up
and get our little pal out of jail."
Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday
Reaching the jail, everybody lined
up on the opposite side of the
street and stopped. Raising both
hands into the air to show his in
Bette Davis—Pat O’Brien
tentions were peaceable, Dick
started across the street to talk
“Bureau of
to the jailer, whose name was Hix
enbaugh and who was standing
Missing Persons”
behind the grated door of the jail
plus
with a shotgun in his hands.
Francis Lederer
Some time before this Dick had
killed Hixenbaugh's brother and Man of Two Worlds
no doubt the jailer thought this
“The Meanest
Gal in Town”
“The Cat and
the Fiddle”
2 FEATURES
ly absent till it was over and, as bothered with it, we gave the re
all the boys knew him well and mainder to a Mexican kid who
liked him, he gut by very nicely happened along.
and seemed to be standing in well
Then we held a consultation and
with everybody. So perhaps the discovered we only hud u trifle
job wasn't as dangerous as it ap over $5 between us with which to
peared to be at first glance.
negotiate the 250 miles of distance
After everything had quieted to our happy home at the 8|>anlah
down. Bill and I started out on our peaks. That would never do at all
exploring trip. We had plenty of so, telling Bill to wait. I went over
chances to ride in any direction I to the iaigest of the three saloons
we wished to go. so we got aboard and found it empty, except for a
a light rig that landed us at a big young cowboy who was tending
cow spread 40 miles from Springer bar. Slipping my new gun from
and. after staying there a couple its holster, 1 laid It on the bar and
of nights, began to visit syste I inquirt'd, "Do you know where u
matically all the cattle ranches fellow could sell a gun like this for
und line camps along a certain I $5?“ He picked it up. looked it
route we wished to cover Every I over carefully, whirled it on his
where we were royally received. finger and coolly told mo I was a
We had all the inside dope on the damn fool to sell a gun like that
riot at Springer and all kinds of ■or $5. 1 said I knew 1 was, but
other interesting news from the had to raise a few dollars some
outside Also we had provided our way to get track to Colorado He
selves before starting with two of told me the town was full of
the latest model six-guns made, punchers and suggested I leave
the Smith and Wesson double-ac the gun with him und he would
tion forty-fours, which proved to I raffle it off that evening for a lot
be subjects of intense interest to more money than that, to which 1
these gun-slingers of the cattle igreed.
range These side-arms were not
That aftermsm he let the news
only Beautifully made and perfect out that there would be a raffle
ly balanced, but wen* supposed to ut his saloon at 7 o'clock that eve
be the speediest revolvers pro ning and by that time the pluce
duced up to that time. Nothing was crowded, the prize exhibited
seemed to be too good for us at and It was decided to throw hlgh-
the camps we visited. Our worst dice for my gun, at a dollar a
difficulty was to get away from chance Twenty-five chances were
them after from two to four days sold at $t a chance Also the bar
visit, without making anybody tender, Bill and I took chances
sore at us. And when we finally free, thus giving me the opportun
insisted on going, they would stop ity to win back my own gun if i
their work, saddle horses for us to I was lucky, but none of us three
ride, or in some cases hitch up a I threw anything worthwhile. The
light rig. and take us on to the game went on and 43 had been
thrown by one rider, when in came
next camp.
We certainly had a glorious time I the ramrod of a cowspread over on
and though we were never charged the Cimarron and the boys called
a single penny anywhere along the to him to get in the game and
line, yet we sluffed off most of our I take a chance. He examined the
money in playing poker. You can gun and said "That's sure a fine
believe it or not. but it is a fact gun. fellows, but I don't want it.
that we deliberately let these cow-1 is I have two just like it now "
boys win our money on many oc-
"Oh, come on and be a sport,"
casions. simply because they had they coaxed. So he paid his dollar,
put themselves to such a lot of picked up the dice and threw 44
trouble to contribute to our com- ind walked off with the gun. He
fort and happiness that it seemed was about the luckiest guy T ever
a dirty ahame to take their money saw. That afternoon, Bill and I
watched him break a faro bank
also.
Both Bill and myself were pret And the bartender told ua that the
ty dam good poker players, too previous evening, to liven things
good for most of those range rid up, he had bet the drinks for the
ers. but if we had won consistent house that nobody could shoot the
ly, we might have got the name of billiard wire in two the first shot.
a couple of tin-homs out on a trip The billiard wire, you know, hangs
to pick up a little easy money. So high above the tables and is strung
we preferred to be diplomatic with buttons for the accommoda
about it. And we well knew if tion of the players. This same fel
we had been made to pay our way, low who won my gun looked at it
the expense would have amounted a minute, then took the bet, and
to much more than what we at the crack of his gun the buttons
sluffed off in the poker games. On flew all over the house. As they
the last night of our trip we were drinking specially Imported,
stayed at the Triangle-Dot ranch, high-priced Arkansas whiskey that
13 miles from Springer.
evening, it cost the bartender
This was a bang-up, upper-class about $15 to treat the crowd. As
cow ranch, but we were made wel I had realized $26 for my gun by
come and invited to stay one the kindness of the bartender, I
more day. anyhow, promising to offered him $10 for his trouble,
take us to Springer in a buckboard but he refused to accept a cent,
the next morning, if we would stay so I spent several dollars with him,
over. But Bill and I were about treating the house. The gun had
fed up on visiting and decided to cost me $22 and I still had my belt
walk. This was the only walking
we did on the entire trip. Reaching
town about 2 o'clock and being
very hungry, we went to the bak
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ery and started buying knick-
knacks. I remember we bought
Saturday Only
three loaves of bread and a pound
of butter, sardines, cake, jelly and
HOOT GIBSON in
several
other
items
which
amounted to $5.90 altogether. Bor
rowing a gunnysack to put it in,
we went out to the platform be
hind the depot and proceeded to also ‘Fighting With Kit Carson'
fill up. We soon discovered we
Sunday and Monday
couldn’t eat a quarter of what we
had bought so, not wishing to be
JANET GAYNOR
9
Friday, June 22, 1934
and holster. Along about 10 o’clock
Bill und I heard a train come in
and. racing down to the depot,
found a double-header freight of
empty gondola cava going north
Climbing aboard, we beat our way
to Raton.
An no more trains were due for
13 hours going In our direction, we
waited and had breakfast In Ra
ton. then walked down the moun
tain us fur us Morley, where we
stopped to rest und wuit for the
east-bound passenger into Trini
dad While loafing there an ex-
brakenmn came along who hud
lost his arm In a wreik. He put up
such a pitiful story of being with
out funds to get buck to his relu
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