Ione High School - Nugget Yearbook (Ione, CA)

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was gone the gang had no leader to drive them on, so with him went the cattle rustling days. Everything was pleasant in the valley again. One evening Jud Lawson returned home and after much considering he muttered, Young Grover sure is a fine boy. So he is, father, replied Elsie, and we'rs to be married as soon as the parson arrives from Stony Creek. You sure have picked a dandy, replied her father. I Two days later the parson arrived and the wedding was put on in good sty e. From that day on everyone was happy in Grover Valley , as it came to he known. .. THERON McCUEN. OUR FACULTY Oh, listen to me, ye powers that be: And I will a story tell Of that which we call the faculty, They who taught us our lessons so well. One is tall and one is small, Another quite slender is she: The other is just and helpful to all, And all are as kind as can be. You never a better group could find, Than this faculty held by the tie , Of their mutual interest always in mind, Of the lone Union High. MILDRED F OLMER Page Twenty-one

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mised to unite with the Grovers, for he had some great losses along the cattle line, due to cattle thieves. The next day proved to be a busy one for the Grover ranch hands. It was found that it would be necessary to drive the cattle over the divide and into a new watershed. Everything went splendidly that year. The ranches of the vicinity had not been bothered by Holt. Many of them began to believe that he had left the country. Some of the more thoughtful ones merely shook their heads and said that he was simply waiting a while and would make a 'big haul' when they least expected it. , The winter passed with nothing exciting, save that Harlan and Elsie became more fond of each other than ever before. Then came spring and along with it the spring Round Up . This was very important as all the calves must be branded and the strays must be brought in for market. The day for the round up was set and everyone waited and prepared for it. The day arrived at last. Horses were saddled and off they went. By evening they returned with what cattle they could find. Many of the calves were reported missing and some of the brands had been tampered with. With this discovery Harlan started to see the rest of the ranches. They reported the same trouble and some of them were very indignant. lt was not a hard matter for Harlan to convince them that the logical thing to do would be to band together and capture the rustlers. The men met the next day at Grover's to start their journey. Harlan, who was considered as experienced a cowpunchcr as any of them was chosen leader. There was a desperate crowd of men under his comand and woe be the cattle rustler who should come within their sight. It was first decided to make for Rocky Gulch, as it was the most likely place to find the theives. There was but one pass through which to enter this canyon and the settlers believed it to be heavily guarded. The ranchers had never seen Holt, but from the description they had of him they thought they could tell him in a moment. As they descended into the canyon a lone rider came out of the brush, at the same time inquiring their mission. lt's none of your business , shouted Jud Lawson. lt happens to be some of my business , replied the unknown, this is my land and if you don't leave immediately l shall have the law after you. A great deal you think of the law, Holt, the way you've been rustling cattle lately , interrupted Harlan, you know what becomes of cattle rustlers in this country . Whatl exploded Holt who was taken completely by surprise. He never dreamed of being detected with the disguise he had made. You heard what l said, returned Harlan. l gues you'll have to give up now. l give up now? questioned Holt, say boy, l never give up. He con- tinued, Do you know that l have twice as many men as you have, stationed in this brush ready to fire at your first move to molest me? I happen to know that you haven't a man in that brush, replied Harlan. He had called Holt's bluff and he knew it by the surprised look on the rustler's face. I see you have the upper hand , whined Holt, but you ought to give me a chance to fight it out in the open where both sides have a fair chance. Yes, a lot you thought about fair chance when you stole our cattle, said Lawson, you ought to be glad that we're going to turn you over to the law instead of having a necktie party with you . Holt was taken with the settlers and duly convicted by law. When Holt Page Twenty

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