Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-09-27
THE TINES CONTROVERSY,


eel. fishing willfillly GsIse statement in tn.
III Helena Herald that Sitting Bull and hi.
band were quiet and peacearle. and inst ne
NY turning TO the Agency from buffalo
TIL hunt. Tiis false statement
We expesed. and. rs , matter of course.
ris incusred the Rev. Mr.. .Alderson's .llsple:ls-
re- ure.''
In the COURIER o the 18th inst we said:
at The Times edit or must either produce
nj, the letter he sta .es was published in the
-. Helena H>roid over the signature of W.
"a w. Anderson, stating that ''Sitting Bull
and his band we're quiet and peaceable and
Int just returnin', TO the Agency from buffalo
,p hunt or ST md convicted before the COM
=. munity as Wilful, wicked and malicious
III liar.
The Times last week publishes letter
~ tiIit Rev. Anderson wrote, and which did
r. appear III the Helena Herald. We give it
II below aud leave it to our readers whether
such 4 statement as the Times editor says
r is in il. is or not. We have read it care !
X fully and fail to find it:
IT Fort PECK, NJ. r.. April Is, 1876.
To the Editor Of the Herald:
a have learned that my successor, Mitch
- ell) is on his way to this Agency. rim Bis
:, marck and Buf0rd. SO that may reason
ably hope to be relieved shOrtly-in time.
perhaps. TO go up the river by the first
|. steamer TO Carroll or Benton. All quiet
n here. No news whatever from the hostile
forces. About 1900 Sioux are at TT. Peck.
: and l.UW AssinabOines ut Wolf Creek.
The remainder of the Sioux belonging to
n this Agency are en- route here from their
winters buffalo hunt. The main camp of ,
hunters number from 5000 to 1000. All
have remained contentedly on their reser-
walton during the winter, and have be-
imved We'll. G
am fesrfully sick and heartily tired of )
TINS entire business. and anxious to return :
omy former home and '.stamping ground !
i'll the settlements Of Montana. where \
may reasonably hope to accomplish some \
thing, by persevering efforts.
Yours, truly. ::
WIN. W. ANDERSON.
4 few words in explanation to those not
familiar with the Sioux Agencies may not
be amiss.
There are several Sioux Agencies in Da-
kOta. and but one in Montana. The Sioux II
reservation in Montana is north Of the Mis- u
souri, river. and all Sioux not remaining on ~
this reservation have been considered hos N
tile and were not allowed to draw ratiOns VI
or annuities from the Government. Sitting "a
Bull and his band belonged to this class. II
he never having made treaty with the III
Government or resided on the reservation. !''
and never drew ration or blanket ut the ne
Fort Peck Agency while Anderson was Tn
Agent. tn
The Times states that Rev. Anderson, for liz
nearly IL months. has remained silent MI
about an article headed ''PROMOrION." "e
which appeared in the Times. titus admit pc
ting the facts; and not. until recently, has y. W.
ne had the cheek or etfrontery to deny it, ~
The Times has also stated that this article W
was the one which incurred the Rev. MIR. liz
Aklerson's displeasure." In reply to this "a
we will state that up 10 the time Rev. Al I'll
dcrsOn took charge of the COURIER he had
refused to take or read the Tines He knew
The Times editor when he was running tile !
Rocky Mountain Gazette. and when he pub lei
shed in that paper villainous lie against pri
Rev. Aldcrson-filrnished him by Mis- rive
souri, river man for publication. This man. wit
he confrere in crime Of the present Times int
'ditor. clipped the article. and. writing sec'
comments on letter below the clipped pcs
rtlclc. sent it East to prevent the cOnfirma- Lie
ion of Rev. Anderson as l.. 5. Indian the
gent at Fort Peck. What was the result. fend
lie paper was returned to Anderson for wha
n answer. and what could he say? Why, gOir
II he had to do in order to refute the vii fort
'inous article and accompanying letter, Dau
as to send on corrupt letter which this Clas
lines EDITORS confre,e had sent to one Of wer,
.lderson's employees. This Missouri river all Il
ian knew Anderson, and knew hat he dete
as not for sale. He therefore wrote to ards
ne of his employees proposition to de- his d
aud the Government. the
Anderson. not having read the article. OF with
''lrse. could not have answered it. and we that
'ubt very much that he would have an close
'ereu II II lie had read 1t, considering that cure
life in this community, was sufficient to be
sWcr 10 anything the Times might say was
alnst him. in cr'
The person who has '.had the cheek or
rontery' to expose the Times lies
ainst Rev. Anderson is none other than
editor Of the COURIER. We were
lght. and have always tried, to respect
age. but we can never love lack of
!o"hS person. anu especially in one Sprin
70 is snppOsedtO represent the conn: I'M arrive
:, III WHICH he lves. famil
We now close the controversy. humbly of the
that in the limited time ut = cen
disposal. we cannot answer all the lies for (,l
appear in the Times, for, like the noun
iii'ed snake we read about in our boy Indiar
~ ";'ys' y"i' hit him lick. when he holly
into dozen pieces; you leave him for positi,
u. when lie comes to life again only to were
sue his way with poisonous G,nos as the In
ire. a.
as We sal" before we close the con- which
'ersy here, knowing that anything said 4 Sch,
INST the publishers Of the COURIER will The
Y"ie .''e'r reputation, in the least, in camp,
where they have lived for the ho
:. ana continue to live. life that ey-
"ay gives the lie to the villainous
'ges OF that editor who is so far gone
oe beyond reformation or redeinption:
whose smallest crime has been the TO Goo
tant and persistent villitication of tho l arr
citizens Of the Teritorv-or from
" who. only last year, when he had all in ,
run loaded with filth and slime. nm ~ passabl
nuZZle, sold himself ont hodv and escort.
1--WE were on the point of saying prin- tana an
:, but he never had any to seln. to will en'
he was pleased to call a member of annual
Indian Ring" for less than forty dol ..,'e I'M
-. sp."c' HIS own gun and has ed whe
spiheu 10 TINS day. Less than forty es its 81
RS! just think oft! 1t was his own or Their
:. too! An he asked! Yes inst tb;nr Walla
/! A human being Who .,.;.,,S =. Inn up.
and v.h., ..s W e'"'ns 10 oe You
WV ,is spent lifetime in liable II
iahsh', sens out for less than the ma and