The Horse Medicine Vendetta
A tense dispute at an American Lake campsite results in a warrant after a man allegedly smears horse medicine over his neighbor's bedclothes.
With the complaint that "Babe" Simple had entered the sleeping tent of her son, Charles Williams, near American Lake, and had poured horse medicine on the bedclothes and furnishings of the tent, Mrs. Louise Williams, who lives near the lake, appeared before Deputy County Attorney Ralph Woods late yesterday afternoon and swore out a warrant for Simple's arrest. Mrs. Williams declared that "Babe" became angry over some slight argument, dashed into the tent, and seized two large bottles of horse medicine, which he proceeded to smear all over the place. As soon as Simple heard that the warrant had been issued for his arrest, and before Constable Mohrbacker could apprehend him, he appeared at the courthouse and gave himself up. The case will be tried in Justice Graham's court late this afternoon.
“Mrs. Williams declared that 'Babe' became angry over some slight argument, dashed into the tent, and seized two large bottles of horse medicine.”
Conflicts over shared outdoor spaces and campsite neighbors remain a fixture of life in the Lakewood and American Lake area. While the specific brand of petty vandalism involving horse medicine has faded, the local magistrate system continues to handle the fallout of neighborly disputes gone wrong.
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