When was it published?

October 1, 1881 in The Dillon Tribune

Domestic News October 1, 1881

The Dillon Tribune

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Dillon, Young Bloods, Drunk Calf Attack, Mishap, Melee

Dillon, Beaverhead County, Montana

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What is this article about?

In Dillon, two or three intoxicated young men attacked a defenseless calf, attempting to pull out its backbone and twist off its tail, but the calf fought back, leaving the men defeated.

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Two or three of the "young bloods" of Dillon, becoming brave through frequent interviews with the "cup that cheers," attacked an innocent and apparently defenceless calf. One seized it by the ears; another, grasping its tail, attempted to pull its back-bone out by the roots. Failing in that, and probably imagining that the calf would be as useful and ornamental without a caudal appendage, he began twisting it off. The next moment he—but no; pen cannot describe the demoralized condition of that young man; it is sufficient to say that in the melee that ensued, the boys came out second best, and the innocent calf, disdaining to glance at the fallen heroes, marched proudly away.

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Accident

What keywords are associated?

Dillon Young Bloods Drunk Calf Attack Mishap Melee

Where did it happen?

Dillon

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Dillon

Outcome

the boys came out second best

Event Details

Two or three of the "young bloods" of Dillon, becoming brave through frequent interviews with the "cup that cheers," attacked an innocent and apparently defenceless calf. One seized it by the ears; another, grasping its tail, attempted to pull its back-bone out by the roots. Failing in that, and probably imagining that the calf would be as useful and ornamental without a caudal appendage, he began twisting it off. The next moment he—but no; pen cannot describe the demoralized condition of that young man; it is sufficient to say that in the melee that ensued, the boys came out second best, and the innocent calf, disdaining to glance at the fallen heroes, marched proudly away.