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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21

so he chose the tran over the bald hill
trusting TO their DISCUSSES II seen.
MADE ONLY THREE MILES
BEFORE DAWN.
In conversation between stfllwell and some
Of these same Indians afterwards It was
proven that they had made a lucky stroke
In not attempting TO make their escape by
the waterway or the adjacent ~ravines.
Crawling on their stomachs and some
times on their hands and knees. they were
able to make only three miles before dawn
that night. They saw Indians on every hand
and were forced 10 lie still frequently. The
three miles brought them to the divide be-
tween the Arickaree and SouthRepublican
and here they concealed themselves for the
day in n washout or the head OF a hollow.
where the hanks had been oversrown with
tall grass and sunfiowers. They left no
trail bef.ld them and they were satisfied
that they would net be discovered. From
over the hill they could hear firms all day.
which told them that their comrades still
held out.
When the darkness which they prayed for
came they started south again. During the
night they saw two parties OF Indians In
front Of them. which delayed them greatly.
and yet daylight found that they had
reached the South Republican. They also
discovered. 70 their surprise and chagrin.
that they were about a half mile from the
Sioux and Cheyenne village. How that hap
pened they did not know then. but Il was
south about n mile west of where the ba--
tie was helms fought. and that turn had
lei them into the very heart OF danre-.
As he sun was about 20 rise :hev has
tened TO cover under the river bank in the
tail grass OF a kind OF bayou. and there
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21
GRACEFUL FOOTWEAR OF
WEST INDIAN ISLANDERS.

The slowly growing army OF tourists
which goes TO Cuba and Porto Rico always
notices the graceful footwear of the Span
ish-American islanders. 1t is like that OF
Madrid modified to suit the climate and
conditions Of the Antilles, Spanish feet are
proverbially small. with the hig instep and
slender ankles so priced by artists. The
shoes necessarily partake of the same char
acteris;ics. and would attract attention
anywhere. The most striking style to the
visitor from the United States are the
morning slippers worn by youthful belle
and staid matron alike One common kind
Is a mere sandal consisting OF a sole and
a single band across the lower instep. The
sole may be OF fancy leather. felt. Irvine or
woven hemp. Some are made OF water
PROCEED cloth slightly stifened and re-
enforced In the hollow by n steel suring or
piece OF leather. The band should. however.
be OF silk or velvet OF some rich color.
bright or dark. which throws the foot out In
bold relief The slight pressure which IL ex-
erts upon the foot tends to force the blood
Into the surface and makes each little
toe Of a delicate pink coral hue.
Another sandal has n sole and an upper
which covers the forward half OF the foot.
only the heel being left bare. According to
the natives this is worn by women who
have distorted or deformed their feet by
wearing tight boots. In these sandals the
upper may be OF silk or satin, for the
wealthy. or OF wool. cotton. or linen for the
poorer classes. The commonest pattern Il
Of fine check in polychrome. and next to
that a series of brilliant stripes Ike a
Roman scarf. The ultra-fashionable have
this piece embroidered in silk floss and sill
yer and gold thread. and jeweled with
seed pearls or chips OF precious stones.
Shoes OF this class seem 10 be n survival
or the old Spanish woman's stirrup. which
was made In the same shape, decorated
and jeweled In similar fashion. and differ
ing from the house slipper in being made
stronger and provided with a steel or sil-
yer frame.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21

they lay In the water all day without NOV
ing. indians crossed very near to them
curing the day. for IL was a kind OF ferry.
once some warriors stopped not thirty feet
away from them to water their horses. and
they heard them taking about the White
men on the island and how soon they would
De starved out. They could hear the beat
Ing OF the tom-toms in the village nearby
as the squaws mourned their dead, and saw
them carrying out several bodies to the
sepulchre Of scaffold.
THEY FOUND REFUGE
IN BUFFALO CARCASS.
That night. almost crazed by the mental
worry the noises Of the DAY had caused
them. they crept away across the south
iork OF the Republican. ard the morning
OF the fourth day found them on the prairie
near the head OF Goose Greek. The Indians
seemed TO have been left behind. and the
boy and the man cOncicded TO trave, by
Jay. II pretty nearly cost them their live,
for about 5 O'Clock in the morning they
saw coming toward them the advance
guard OF what they afterward found out
was the Dog Soldiers"
Fortunately. the Indians had not discov-
cred them yet. II was necessary to hide.
and hide quickly. In looking for a place TO
conceal Themselves on the open plain they
accidentally discovered some yellow weeds
growing about a buffalo carcass. The weeds
were not high enough to conceal them. but
they crawled to the carcass. intending TO
break or the stems and cover themselves.
The buffalo had evidently been killed the
Writer before. for the skeleton was intact,
with little pieces of hide adhering 70 the
ribs in places.
In a moment they had crawled into the
skeleton. The stencil was almost unbear-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21

Jack" Stillwell was one OF the scouts.
Their worst fears were realized, for about
3 o'clock In the morning they were at
tackled by a band OF 800 warriors. who shot
at them from both banks.
The men placed themselves in a circle.
lying down, and each one instantly began
digging a rife pit for himself. The Indians
were repulsed and retreated. Roman Nose.
their leader. was killed in the charge. and
the river banks were strewn with dead
warriors.
All was quiet until 2 o'clock In the after
noon. when the Indians. thirsting for VEN
Reance. came again. more fercely than ever.
But by that time the defenses were fin
ished. and the Indians were again driven
on. A final and more feeble attack was
made about 4 o'clock. and then II began
TO rain. Every one knew that the next
move OF the Indians. finding that direct at
tack did not accomplish results. would he
TO surround the devoted little band and
starve them cut. or pick off the unEary by
long sharpshooters from cover.
Taking account of the damage done they
found that they had suffered severely. All
the horses and mules had been killed. max
Ing II impossible for them TO get away.
Lieutenant Beecher. second In
and Eve men had also been killed or NOR
tally wounded. and seventeen men. incIud-
Ing Colonel Forsyth. had been wounded.
Practically only seven men ont Of the thirty
were unframed. Obviously the thing to do
was TO get help. and that was the very
thing which the Indians were on the sharp
est lookout to prevent.
Fort Wallace. the nearest military post,
was a hundred miles away. and Forsyth and
MS men were without food. surrounded by
800 Indians from all the Northern nations.
including Northern Cheyennes, OsalaIla.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21

the handsomest imported. with their beauti-
full fringes. and. though expensive Cthey cost
So apiece. they wear for. a lifetime. But
the Belfast huckaback. with either the mark
"Old Bleach" or webb woven In the side,
is a standard article, and highly sati$fac-
tory. This year many women have found IL
desirable to buy fine buck by the yard GId
make their own towels. finishing them with
an embroidered ssllop. the monogram irst
above at one END. The question is often
asked. What IL the best kin line of linen
TO buy? But this Is n matter of individual
taste. like embroidery. which one house Will
say can only be done by the French. while
in another 4 Japanese. who draws his own
designs and works with marvellous luic:l-
ness and beauty. IL kept constantly busy.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21
CAREFUL MAN ASKED
ABOUT A PHANTOM TIP.

From the New York Herald.
On a recent hot night a little coterie OF
well-dressed men were seated around a
table full OF things to sprinkle ones insides
with. 1t was in. or on. one Of New York
city's best roof gardens, and one OF the
men was moved TO make a few remarks:
This is all nice enough he said in the
soft speech OF the South. but what New
York City needs is a place where 1t may
rest. Here. which is the best in town. there
is absolutely none of that sense OF rest
which makes the real rest. Here you have
the rumble and roar OF the streets. the
crowding of too many people. the rush OF
walters. the everlasting scramble and hus-
tie. and the sense of never ceasing restless
ness.
How much more delightful It would be
II some man with plenty Of money would
open a place in the very heart of things
where the music would always be sweet
and low: where the elevation would be such
that the view might sweep the horizon clean
round to the sea: where there would be no
sound OF the strides OF the great world In
Its restless rush onward; where the tired
spirit might sit down In the atmosphere OF
perfect leisure; where no one hurried:
where there was the hum OF bees In the
daytime and the chirp Of the cricket: where
the sun had gone down into the purple
shadows that fringe the edge OF day: where
the sound of the great city was hushed and
the pulsing Of its mighty heart was not felt:
where the eye. wearied by the monotony OF
walls OF brick and stone. could stretch itself
upon the shining waters that hedge the
Island City. and upon the hazy beauty OF
the hills that sink away into the silence OF
distance: where the heart and the soul and
the min OF man might be at peace with
the world and himself: whore the lotus
bloomed In the afternoons and lansuor and
listiessnees were set to the music OF the
by the men and women Of New York CITY"
Timer" ventured a cautious-lookfnE
across the table. shave yon figured
what sort OF tips you would have to give
the walters In q place like thatf'
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21
Scheel's Prompt Reply.

Fritz scheel. director of the Philadel-
phia Orchestra. has a fondness for Ameri-
can slang and colloquiaisms that is far
In excess of his aptness In acquiring the
exact words and sense. When he first
came to Philadelphia. In the summer of
1859. he was struck by the expression 'Out
Of sishtr' spoken with fine heartiness to
indicate pleasure and satisfaction with he
general order of things. Scheei determined
to make use Of It at the first opportunity.
and TO that end repeated II over and over
TO himself. always keeping n mind the
circumstances under which It should be
uttered Mr.. Elias met the musician one
afternoon when the latter was playing at
woodside Park, and cheeriiy called out:
How are you, Fritzr'
You don't see met was Scheel's prompt
and amazing repiy.-Philadelphia Times
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21

Council hat II they voted to give the CAN
neys the necessary license for the fight he
would not revoke It.
So firm and Indignant has been the stand
taken by the petitioners. however. that 1t
was Decided not to attempt to hold the con-
test In Connectncut and 1t was arranged to
come on in a Southern State.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21

WRITTEN o THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
In the shadow of Eagle Mountain Judge
"Jack" stI.lweIl. famous Indian scout. is
dying. He IS in the grip OF Bnghrs dis
ease, and cannot live many weeks longer.
Knowing this he moved In from his ranch
to be nearer medical treatment. and while
the doctors r,ay prolong his life they car
not save Il.
Giles Stilwell. known all his life as Jack
was the friend and contemporary Of Cen
eral Custer, Wild Bill. Texas Jack"
Buffalo BILL" General Miles and the In
dian fighters. scouts and frontierxrnen of the
days gone by. When Custer fought his last
fight and the resultant fury among the
whites stamped out the Indian uprisings;
when there was no longer need for the old
scout. Jzen Stillweli retired from the army.
from cattle raising and ranch1ng and
studied Law.
Brilliant scout and Indian fighter. he made
a brilliant lawyer. and his arguments before
the courts of Arizona, Texas Wyoming and
Oklahoma win long be remembered for their
wit and comprehension of the law.
Stillwell saw wild Bill" assassInated and
comforted Texas jack in his last hour,
when he was dying of consumption.
His most noteworthy achievement took
place while he was a scout under General
Forsyth. during the summer OF 1865. General
Miles tells the story most interestingly:
By GENERAL NELSON A. MILES.
Jack Stllwell was the hero of one of
The most remarkable affairs with Indians
IN the history Of the American frontier. Dur
ing the year 1855. when he was a beardless
youth in buckskin. he did the thing which
made him famous throughout the West and
stamped him as one of the most courageous
aoouts Ii the army.
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel George A.
Forsyth. commanding a small body of about
thirty citizens enlisted as scouts, camped
beside the Arickaree River, a small stream
IN Northern Kansas. The Indians had been
reported es rising and the purpose of
the expedition was to ascertain the true
state Of affairs.
There was very little water in the river. IL
being the dry season-September IL. In fact
and the party, fearing attack. encamped
on an island in the middle OF the river.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21
Valuable Prediction.

doctor. do you remember three months
ago that you predicted positively that I
would be a dead man in six weeksT'
well. I've got a friend In the next room
rho Is respondent about himself. Just tell
him there u no hops for him. will your
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21

wearing apparel of the Serbs IL a kilt or
skirt extending from waist to knee, the
rest OF the body being bare"
Such Is me island and country that Ari-
o Charley and his party intend to In
wade. and such Is the tribe which they in
tend to conquer and annihilate. a tribe
which has so inspired the people around
with an AFFECT fear that they are afraid to
face them except in an army. and an army
is out OF the question in that burning coun-
try.
To illustrate the difficulties before Arizona
Charley. the case of the Andrade expedition
OF 1874 might be cited. On August Il Colo
mel Andrnde marched from Hermosillo with
some 2e Infantry and 30 cavalry. besides
a considerable corps from Altar. and
reached a place opposite Tiburon August
IL Here he was met by schooners and
launches In charge OF Don Tomas Espence.
Both the vessels and this detachment were
out of water. and next morning Espence.
taking a few soldiers and an Indian guide.
made his way TO Tiburon Island in search
of springs. but on arriving Il turned out
that the Indian had deceived the party.
Nevertheless. he hoisted the Mexican flag.
taking possession of the island.
Afterward Espence divided his force, and
he and the sailors wandered far. spending
the entire day In vain search for water.
Toward evening he made the men wade in
to the surf. and In this manner somewhat
mitigated their burning thirst. Meantime
the soldiers had travelled inland some six
or eight miles and found water at the head
OF an arroyo. but II was surrounded by In
dams. who at cnce gave battle.
SOLDIERS oCENCHED THEIR
THIRST UNDER DIFFICULTIES
Such was their thirst that the soldiers
held their ground. drinking one at a time
under the protection of their comrades. At
length they killed two chiefs and succeeded
In Withdrawing to a small eminence and
SleltertrC themQcfyas Aobtnl .--. x
so the accounts read. they Effected a retreat
without loss, and. OF course, without water,
SO that they arrived at the shore even
thirsfier than the sailors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08
Reunion Dates Changed.

The Old Veterans and Old Settlers
Reunion committee met in special
session last Friday afternoon, the meet
ing being presided over by President j.
w. Keller.
1t was decided to change the date of
the reunion at Leon making it one week
earlier and it will continue five DAYS,
the opening day being Tuesday Aug. II.
Wednesday will be Old Soldiers day,
Thursday Old Settlers, Friday the 1llth
Alaskas, and Saturday the closing day.
The old finance committee which rem
dered such good service last wear were
continued for another year, the mem.
bers being Geo. E. Hurst, Horace Far
quhar, Fred L. Teale, Harry j. Nogt
and l.. p. Van Werden.
One of the many features of the re.
union this year will be the day set for
the l1lth Alaslas, who will have full
charge Of the program and promise the
greatest time ever seen in southern
Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08

c. M. Axes on Tuesday purchased the
interest of A. ]. Jones in ell the bust
ness transacted under the firm name of
Axes & Jones, including the feed barn
and live stock business which will be
continued in the same manner by G. M.
Axes who is one of the best horse and
stock buyers in the state. Few firms in
the state haye done a larger business
than Axes & Jones and Mr.. Axes will
now devote his entire time to the bust
ness of buying and shipping horses,
cattle and hogs. Mr.. Jones has not
decided as to his future course but he
will not remain idle and we trust will
still continue resident of Leon, for he
is one of the best men Leon ever had.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08

[ Electrician Will Zimmerman has been
wing lots Of work the past two weeks
pairing the damage done to the street
1.ghts by the high winds, which have in
many places blown the shades and
lamps from the poles and badly twisted
Fthe wires. He has nearly all of them
burning again, however, and few days
Hmore will see the damage all repaired.
Under the circumstances he did we'll to
Keep any of the lights burning.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08

The new 200 drop switchboard which
the Leon Telephone Co., has had
ordered for several months has finally
arrived and was connected up Sunday.
1t is the very latest improved and Man.
ager Ellinwood is delighted with it. The
Leon Telephone Co. is giving their pat.
rons the very best of service and the
exchange in this city is one of the best
in the state. All it lacks is an all night
service and Manager Ellinwood in
forms us he is arranging to supply that
in the near future.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08
More Rural Routes for Decatur
COUNTY,

Among quite list of new rural routes
ordered by the postofice department at
Washington last Thursday are six new
routes for Decatur County. The routes
will be in operation by July LIST, and are
as follows:
Grand River, two routes; length of
route, AZ miles; area covered, 40 square
miles; population served, $50.
Postoffice at Westerville to be discon-
tinued.
Lamont, two routes; length of route,
49 miles; area covered. 40 square miles;
population served, 966,
Leon, length of route, % miles; area
covered, "A square miles; population
served, 479.
Weldon, length of route, 81 miles;
area covered, 81 square miles; popula-
ton served, 4S3.
Postofice at Smyrna to be discon-
tinued.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08

Gates & Keller have purchased the
Leon Shoe Store from S. A. Miles and
the stock was shipped to Indianola
Tuesday where Gates & Keller own a
large store, to which will be added the
stock of shoes. In the trade Mr.. Miles
gets the 200 acre farm in Grand River
township owned by Gates 4 Keller,
which is known as the Cicero Standish
farm
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08

At meeting of the Leon school board
held last Thursday evening it was de-
cided to postpone the letting of the
contract for the new school house until
May 18th, as some of the bidders could
not complete their estimates in time to
file them on the day set, May 9Th, being
delayed by the architect not having the
plans ready on time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08

The first issue of the Van Vert Rec
ord has reached our exchange table,
with the name of ]. l.. Palmer as editor.
1t is we'll printed and newsy sheet
and should receive a generous patron
age, although we doubt very much
whether the field is large enough to
support paper. 1t has been tried
several times at Van Vert and each
time died for want of support.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08

'East Lynne" at the Van Werden
opera house next Friday evening will
doubtless attract the banner house of
the season. The play is universal IA
yorite, and the ladies are anxious to see
those wonderful gowns worn by Miss
Morgan in the character of Lady lisa.
BELIEF
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08

DR.. j. w. Greenman, of Kellerton, has
decided to locate in Leon and has rented
suite of rooms on the second floor of
the Biggs block, part of which have
been occupied by Williams & Darrah.
Dr.. Greenman is son-in.law of f. F.
Bedier and very successful practition.
err. We welcome him to Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08
Dissolution Notice.

The firm of Axes Il Jones has this day
been dissolved by mutual consent. The
business will be continued by G. M.
Axes. All parties owing US on book
account are requested to call and settle
at once. G. Nj. AXES
A. j. JONES'
Leon, Iowa, May 6, 1902. 37-3t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08

The last will of Nelson G. Spencer, of
Van Vert, has been filed with clerk
Keller for probate. He bequeaths all
of his property, real and personal to his
wife, Lucinda Spencer, during her life
time, and at her death the property is
to go to his foster son Nelson Grant
Spencer. The will is dated Feb. 81, 1902,
being witnessed by E. f. Howard and
E, j, Blair.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08

Charles Carroll took charge of the
court house as janitor last Thursday
and even the grass in the yard seems
to grow brighter with Charley around.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08

Losr-A P. E. o. pin between Park
Hotel and residence Of S. @. Penniwell.
Inquire Of saba Penniwell at Thompson
& Warmers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08

County Treasurer w. II. Young has
been under the weather the past ten
days and ex.Auditor Geo. w. Sears has
been assisting in the treasurer's office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08

A bright boy living with his parents
who desires to learn the printing trade,
can secure situation by calling at THE
REPORTER office at once.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08

A fine boy, although he only weighed
three pounds, arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Dooley, southeast of
Leon, Monday night. Mother and baby
are doing nicely.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08
Leon, Iowa, April IA, 1902.

j. II. SMIth, PTesluent FARMERS Insur-
ance Co., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Dear Sir:-I this day received draft in
full for my loss on household goods
which occurred on March 81, 1902, burn
ed and damaged in the Hazlet house.
When the loss occurred l thought my
insurance was of no effect, as l had
moved to the Hazlet farm and had not
looked after my insurance, therefore,
after the loss l took my policy to ]. D.
Williams, agent, to have it transferred
to the new location, and to my surprise
found that he had taken the precau,ion
and had q removal slip to attach to pol.
icy, so when the adjuster came to settle
for the Hazlet house he also settled with
me. wish to thank the company ad-
justor and agents for their prompt and
careful business methods.
Yours truly,
H. MCKINLEY.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-08

S. E. CARRIER secured very good pic.
ture of the cyclone cloud last Thursday
evening, although he was at his fathers
home, six miles away. He also secured
some splendid views of the wrecked
houses at the O'Hair and Williams
farms,