Good old days - Oct. 25, 2012

8 years ago

October 28, 1887

Last Saturday, Harvey Bangs, who has been working with the Ellis Bros.’ threshing outfit, was paid $85 and at once celebrated by getting blind drunk in this city.

He was assisted in this operation by Gordon Cooper, a man well known about town.

Cooper stayed with Bangs until the latter was not only too full for utterance, but was too full for anything else.

About 8 o’clock in the evening, Cooper was seen assisting him toward the upper end of town, and soon after Ellis bros., who had seen them going that way started out to find Bangs, which they did above Cooper’s...