The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-23
4 MISSIONARY DROWNED
Father Andreis of Crow Reserva-
walton Meets Untimely Death.
NEWS OF THE STATE PRESS
Clippings From Various Newspapers.
Horseracing in Northern Montana.
The Belknap Indians Are With
the Great Father.

Rev. Father Andreis, priest in
charge of IN St. Xavier mission on
the Crow reservation. met an untime-
ly death last Thursday afternoon while
returning to the mission from a visit
10 the Pryor Creek agency. He tried
TO ford the slough of the Big Horn
river. about a mile from the mission,
and was wept beneath the raging
food. caused by the June rise, and was
drowned.
The news of the sac accident was
contained in a letter written by Post
master H. C. Lobdell of st. Xavier to
+. Il. Connolly of the A. l.. Babcock
Hardware company of this city. From
the letter. which was received Satur-
day. 1T appears that Father Andreis,
accompanied by an Indian boy and
gir., undertook to ford the swift-run-
ming slough in order to reach the Big
Horn ferry. When near the center of
the stream the wagon was overturned
by the strong current and all three
of the occupants were precipitated into
the chilly waters of the swollen slough.
One OF the horses got its feet over the
neckyoke and went under. The Indian
boy managed to get on the back of the
other horses and succeeded in reach
ing shore with the team and wagon.
In the meantime. however. Father An
dreis was swept down the stream and
drowned. but the Indian girl succeeded
in catching onto some brush on an ISL
and and was rescued from a watery
grave by the indian boy, who, after
reaching the shore. bravely plunged
back into the raging stream and
brought her safely to land. At last ac-
counts the body of the drowned clergy
man had npt haap raanvprad -Rfllin0s
Gazette.
Major Hays of the Belknap agency
states that one of the greatest nuis-
ances on the reservation Is the large
number of cayuses owned by his
wards. They have been increasing for
several years past. there being no
market for this inferior kind of horse
flesh. and at the present time some TO-
o0 worthless indian ponies are eating
up good reservation grass that should
be put to a more profitable use.
The Belknap Indians have heard
that their Uncl Sam. the Great
Father. is at war with Spain. and hope
the latter will get a terrible licking.
1t was recently proposed to the In
dams that they make up a delegation
10 go to the Omaha exposition. where
other Indian tribes will be well repre-
serted. A pow-wow was held to dis
cuss the proposition, and after much
palaver Major Hays was informed
that non of his wards desired to make
the trip. They had come to the con-
clusion that IL they ventured so far
from home the Great Father might
force military duty upon them and
compel them to assist in the war
against Spain. On the whole. they pre-
fer to draw government rations in the
old-fashioned ~way.-Fort Benton River
Press.
A list is being circulated I'm this city
for mber to the League Of Ameri-
can Sportsmen, an institution organized
By the leading sportsmen of the coun-
try to protect our game birds and ami
mails and To discourage the game and
fish hogs. The membership fee is only
81 a year. 60 per cent of which is turned
into the state treasury to provide for
a game warden. Any state having a
membership of % or more is entitled to
a local organization. and Montana will
be one of the new states with such.
The objects of the league as set down
In the circula are:
ta) Secure the enactment of more
stringent general laws.
Cb) Which shall see that the lawless-
ness is punished.
(c) Which shall discourage game
slaughter and
I'D Protect the wild creatures that
still remain.
Missoula will have a good member
ship in the league.-Daily Missoulian.
A great many hcrsemen OF Northern
Montana want some racing in connec
ton with the county fair. A great
many who are interested in racing have
expressed the same wish. Many bust
nesc men think that times are so much
better that Great Falls can tackle the
proposition and have a notable sue
cess. The opportunity now appears to
be open. w. ID. Randall has taken
some interest in the matter. and con-
~sultation has been taken up with those
who direct the Butte and Anaconda
races. with the result that assurance
Is at hand that lbs or more horses can
be brought here IL the citizens of
Great Falls will take hold of the mat
ter right away. The Anaconda races
close Sept. 10. A weeks racing can
probably be arranged for this city IL
the people show the proper interest.
Tho fair committee Is convinced hat
the project is feasible and they have
decided TO call a meeting in the court
room for tonight at s o'clock. All
business men and everybody Interested
in adding racing to the fair programme
are urged to be present. There can
be no doubt but that the attendance
would be very large from all over
Northern Montana IL the West Sid
$500. - A.