The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-02-10
A mARRIAoE AND SOME HISTORY

Jas. E. Stevens, of the Townsend
TRANSPLANT, was married at Deep Creek.
Meagher county, last week, to Miss Ida
Carpenter, heroine of a thrilling cpl
sode If the National Park in August,
1877. The story briefly told is as follows
Mr. Geo Cowan and wife, Frank and Ida
Carpenter, brother and sister Of Mrs
Cowan, of Radersburg, together with
Albert Oldham. Mr. Myers, VIM. Dingee
and Chas. Mann, were making tour of
the park and just as they were preparing
to return home war party of the Nez
Perces Indians came into camp and conn
PEELED the entire party to accompany
them towards the Yellowstone. The
wagons were left behind and the ladies
placed upon horses. Some Of the Indians
who had lost friends in the late battle
were in favor of killing each member of
the party. The enraged Indians were,
for the time being, pacifed by the coun-
sells of the older heads and the party
proceeded hastily on their way. Before
the eastern confines Of the park were
reached, Dingee, Myers and Mann, who |
were some distance in the rear of the |
main body of Indians, were given an |
opportunity to escape into the timber by
the friendly guard. The residue of the |
party pursued their way unmoIested I'M
til aightfall, when an In ian, without a
word of warning, suddenly turned and
shot Cowan through the leg. Mrs. Cow
an. with a scream of horror, rushed to
her PROSTATE husband, just as he receiged
another bullet in the head, which appar-
emily finished the diabolical deed
Mrs. Cowan was dragged away from her
husbands body and placed upon her
horse A few minutes later Cowan re-
vived from the shock, which had been
caused by an Intellectual bullet that had
merely inflicted scalp wound. He en-
deavored to rise and as he did so, a
Indian in the rear gave him
parting shot, the ball entering and pass
ing through his thigh. Cowan was again
unconscious, from whicE he
awoke about one hour afterwards to be
terrified by the approach ofwhat he sup
posed to be hostile Indians. He con-
cealed himself, unfortunately, as the
party were Towards scouts ON the hot
trail of the Neg Perces For four days
Jowan dragged his helpless limbs over
,he rough and arid country for twelve
niles, without having tasted food and
Utmost dead from exposure he finally
cached a friendly camp. AT the time
Jowan was shot, Albert Oldham ran to
he shelter of the adjacent timber, only
o received bullet in his mouth, which
arried away a portion OF his tongue.
lie dropped as if dead behind log and
vas left behind; soon after he joined
towards scouts Frank Carpenter,
rother of the young lady just married,
fas in the midst of the Indians and
ould not run nor be fired at, accordingly
IL and the ladies' were hurried forward.
IN the next afternoon, White BIRD,
jhief Joseph's lieutenant, in charge of
his band Of hostlles ordered the captiyes
b be returned to the opposite side of
he river and released. He accompanied Y
he party about a mile from camp and
ade them make all possible haste to the
Seven days afterward Mrs. {
jowan was overjoyed at the sight of her I
wing husband, who had been sent to y
'otlerer's ranch on travels by Genl. I
Toward. Mr.. Cowan now enjoys good !.
ealth and is a prominent citizen of =
efferson county, this territory, while
Hiss Carpenter, as above related, is now a
be happy bride of Montana publisher,
yell-known throughout the territory. q
t the next meeting of the Press Assoc q
iation, if the contemplated trip to the Il
ark is taken, we trust that Mrs Stevens Q
ill again visit, under widely different
the scene of her thrilling i
nd never-to-be-forgotten adventure. n