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two ol what are known as the Crooked creek, cowboys, got into a shooting affray at Neoin .Saturday night, and both were fatal)v shot by an unknown person. They were taken to the nearest hotel and a.physician called from Atlantic. Anderson died Sunday at 4 o’clock, and there i» no prospect for the recovery of Brown, who has four bullet bol« through his body. The two, victims, in company with a man named Hinkler, went to Xeola Friday and proceeded to bully thetown and run things to suit themselves. Saturday their horse.- were left at Xeola and the two went to Atlantic, drinking and phiv-iug pool all day and up to 8 o’clock in theevening, when they boarded the train for Xeola, wheryhev .arrived about fi o’clock. Immediately upon theif stepping'from the car-platforra they commenced tiring revolvers and threatened toJake the town. A fewlie sjon hi; tial fc any d 82, fX* stercc and k bet weDuCry st; Marti -^ ‘Y.nii. a IXSWmoments afterward thav; passed into a nuinsaloon and createel some disturbance, displaying their bull-dozing nature, and in a few minute* they held complete sway of the town and defied interference. They were known to be crack marksmen, and no one felt like disputing their authority.; \ short tlnie after this little disturbance Anderson drew his revolver on Air. Yates, but through some cause w«s checked before he could put his threats into execution. After leaving a* iaJoou tbe nyomarched up Center street, making a terrible disturbance and shooting off their revolvers' until the whole town wereierrifibd. Xhcv pxssed up the walk toward whflt Is known asElios-o s barber shop, and were last seen-uijrchjng backwards and forwards in front of this place, a few minutes after tbi* tWo heavy shots were heard flifcU * :rou inTint Fi chose capitiDrstreelMom ordei State but t a ban iTt York and r sure will tcentlgreatCalifhouspristlt; mi
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Anita Times
Anita, Iowa, US
Thu, Jun 07, 1883
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