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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1901
Page
7
A narrator recalls Caldwell in a rough era with a wary town, coy remarks on a widow's grit after a troublesome husband dies, and vivid notes on cowboys, squaws, and fashion trends. The passage blends humor with frontier lore and social judgment.
In Caldwell a cattleman, Jim Murphy, recalls a bygone rough era. He contrasts the rugged town before civilization with the Weston era when Mrs Weston ran the Dig Southern hotel amid cowboys and Indians, recounting threats, scares, and life for a lone woman facing daily peril.
The tale follows Bil Scraggin, a feared gang leader, who defends the widder Weston and imposes rough justice on his crew. The gang faces discipline for misdeeds, including a harsh logging punishment for swearing at the coffee. Bil shifts to moderation and proximity to town, hinting at a fragile alliance with the widder as alcohol prohibition shapes their actions.
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