Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-03-27

MfkrLE HEENA>,. tditor t,r: the
Tne high ~c}'ch! xra,le~ will begin
the ~tuuy o' hotnny IN one or two
wa k.. -:
Thr niu1h grade pupils arg wrestling
with the relation 1l4a. tLe teu!'tndIca~
lar If Il rtri.t.nngled tr!uug!e hears to
the hypotleuu>e.
Sections have been arranged for FRI
day afternoon entertainments ior tie
tenn. Nellie Tlnmpson and Lulu
Cree have been selected " lenders,
Following IT. al Essay ~ prepared 1y
u member Of tie Rhetoric Cla.-:
Sam Houston
Hy Myrtle Beck.
Virginia IL proud OF helug calltd the
mother Of presidents, aud she hAs a
right to the uAh1e. Washington, JET
felson. Monroe, Madison aud Hsrri-
son were all he sons. It has often been
remarked by the most shrewd obser-
vers In every school OF philosophy
aud religious belief, that the only way
to explain the meaning OF the pu' pose
of tie Supreme Power which decides
the fate of men and governments. is to
read history hack WArd-. In reading
The Biographies Of men whn have risen
to great he'gnt, much of the charm il
tound in tracing their early foot steps
IN the road which let! to fame. This
IN rtrik.ngty illustrated III the case Of
SuM H"u-!Ul;. Hj3 parents spruug
frrm the Highlands Ut Scotland, hl-
father "ns knowD fl: outy unt passion
and this i al military life. Houston
uever Welt to ,cuo'l till he wA- eight
y-rrs Cd, Anu then onl.: late III tlle
iull Aud winter. When he wa- tnir~
teen years old b II father diet, md his
t1lU;!;er WA let. with Il family Df six
hoy1 aud ti1r.e KirI@. Alter Mr. Hous
TOMS nenth SHE prepared 10 crcss the
4 i 'Ehery nlouutHlus to settle on the
aJ1tl II , NJ ltC kAlHtut lll9
tim. there WA Ao aeatleu,y e~lAtIt-hed,
t. which Houston w-nt for short
time. He got ,HIs<e- sim O. some books
TT which, Home!'- Iii I'd wu- nnt. Xiv
elder brothers rrt asel his wishes ot-
II sinnat|y, uLd 1T i+~t he WIN put in IA
sto,e rs Il et+rk. Fl" didn't ;,ft this
n
missing amt I'LL ltmkjny for hint they
fouId re had ern-st,1 the Ienues,'e 10
| the Indians. We+k- pa we'd aud b.
did not return; ut last hi* clothes he-
| ing worn out he returned tn he refit-
ted. He rem aimed ut hom- II short
| tine aud then reiulned to the Indians
he was eighteen. Ha taught 'hool
for short time till be- got some money
and then went tn school again him
te'f. But he .oon came to the con-
clusion That be never was to he II
scholar. In 1923 he joined the army.
When he commenced bis life Us IL
dier everyone said be WAS ruined, he
wa4 soon promoted to sergeant and be-
come the best drill master In the 1ekl>
ment. From Knoxville they marched
to Tohopeka or the Horseshoe. An
indecisive struggle hud been carried
on for long time With the Creek In.
diane, VIII, had avoided open warfare.
The Indians had taken their stand op
Tatlapoosa which was called Tohope.
ka. General jackson I'D The army
some OF Gen. Golfers men crossed the
rivsr and net fire to the wlgwams along
the shore, where one thousand war.
liers were concealed. The men saw
the smoke and knew that Gen. Cof'
fer had crossed the liver and were i'm
patient to storm the breast works
Houston was the first to scale the
works: but was +truck down with al
arrow In his shoulder. Houston VA.
shot twice in this battle. The Indiant
were driven out aud the valley set or
fire. He was taken to Fort William.
and then home. He was In his TWEEN,
ty-flfth year when be went to Hash
vile to study law and entered the Of
flee Of J. Tlimble, who told him b,
would have to study eighteen month
Making rapid progress with this stud,
he WAS soon elected district attorney
In 1920 he was married to youni
lady Of respectable family. and OF gen
tie character
Tue people Of Nacogdoches wante<
him to take up hts residence at tha
place, and allow bis name to be- uBet
: us candidate for election to CON
vention which was to meet soon. III
was elected by large number of votes
The convention which WAS composed