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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-18


The following is a true account OF
the last attempted uprising OF the
Grow Indians. The author Of the al
rative is Miss Elizabeth W. Barstow,
daughter of Major c. H. Barstow, who
for many years occupied different po'
sitions under the government at the
Crow agency. Simply, yet intensely
interesting, the story is told, and in
it's telling Miss Barstow displays the
true merit of a successful writer
LEd.]
my friend, we have been partners
long time; now l come to ask you do
one thing for me-" This from Pretty
Eagle, one of the head chiefs OF. the
Grow tribe, to my father at noon on
the 4th day of November, 1887.
In front of a dingy brown office a
blue-coated policeman, Firebear, stood,
stoical, impassive, regarding the bare,
Incorporating line of hills to the
west. The redskin inside again spoke
to the interpreter and continued:
"You think you strong; you think
you soldiers hurt us; you no much
know our medicine. Why (with a
contemptuous glance without) IT you
had soldiers for every grass blade on
hills not one would be left. Our medi-
cine man he great, he strong; the
Great Father give him bag OF ashes,
bag of dirt; tomorrow he throw them
in the air and a dust storm will come
no white man can see through. But
we see, Then he wave his sword and
the head of every white man roll on
the ground. If you stay your head
fall too and the head OF Your meacottl
(wife). Our medicine strong-no
white man know. You go and your
head no roll off; you stay and you
cutashake (die) in the dust storm"
Long did Pretty Eagle argue, many
times did he tell of the strength OF
the medicine man, Cheestapah, but to
Mo avail. At last, with a final warn
ing, he left and went back to camp,
with an ~inscrutable expression on his
cunning face. Several years previous
to this the Indian department had
sisued an order that no Indian should
leave the reservation without special
permit from the agent. This restrlc
ton upon the hitherto animal freedom
of the tribe had caused the smolderins
camp fire to blaze with a fierce and
threatening light in the hearts of the
young braves, and their implicit faitf
in the medicine man but acted as
, fuel to the flame. The policeman
and nearly all the old warriors, were
content to smoke the pipe of peac'
. and reconcile themselves to "hea1
think" of days gone by. Various
blunders on the part of officials hat
: caused the feeling Of rebellion to be
come more universal, and the china,
was reached when it was know
" among them that a party OF i've younI
n bucks, headed by 'C~heestapah, wer
to be arrested and duly punished TO
y a recent h~orse-stealing expedition
aside from violation of the law. l
was the Both of September, a littl
u over one month before the petition c
o Pretty Eagle. My father. who for !
y years had occupied the position {
n chief clerk to the Grows, was sittin
in the Office with the interpreter, Tol
Stewart, an old Confederate soldie
and the only survivir of ten brother
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-18
Friday, September 1s, 1908.
UNTRUE

IT was a difficult thing to do, no
doubt. but the Helena Independent &C
complished it, to it's own satisfaction
to prove that President Roosevelt is
a snob. To do this it was compelled
to accept the garbled accounts that
have been sent out concerning the din
ner Of the Observation-Disclosures
Yacht club, in which it was said that
the president had refused an invitation
to he present ais the guest of the club
because Sir Thomas Upton was also
invited, basing his refusal on the al
legged ground that where he was pres.
,ent no other guest of honor could be.
In total disregard of the facts, and
sactuated by the desire to injure the
pie, the Independent attempts to be
president in the estimation Of the peo-
s~'sarkastic' and Advises him to avail
TEWPANE EM
himself of the prerogatives, OF the
king of England and demand inspec>
ton of the list of guests to be invited
to a social affair at which hA expect
ed to be present, SO that heSnay sig
nifty his pleasure as resesds those
whom he would not have invited. Then
assuming an air of lofty contempt, the
Helena contemporary declares that
sit would have been funny if the whole
situation were not SO disgusting"
Probably it would have been, and
then again, probably it would not have
been, but as concerns this nothing
need he said in view OF the gross mis-
representation that has been made of
the facts and the very apparent intent
to make little of the president be-
cause of political difference of opin-
ion existing between the Independent
and the president. The truth of the
matter is that the president did moi
object to the presence of the titled
Irishman; neither did he treat him il
the discourteous manner charged. II
the first place, he declined to accep
the invitation extended to him because
of his Discrimination to attend an!
more formal affairs. When assured
that it was to be nothing more thai
a %neighborly assembling, the annua
dinner of the club, he consented t
attend. The name of Upton was no
mentioned, aus we have it on the wor,
of Mr.. Hoyt, chairman of the boar
of trustees, who invited the presiden'
Now, on top of this, comes the lette
to Mr.. Hoyt from the presidents pr
vate secretary, in which it is sal
that the president would take pa,
ticular pleasure in the presence
Lipton-more than this, he expresse
the earnest desire that Upton be on
of the guests.
OF course. no one believes Preside1
Roosevelt to be a snob, and nothin
the Independent may say to the co
trary will any one to belle,
that he could be guilty of such co
duct as is charged against him /
the newspaper. But, anything to be;
ROOSEVELT"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-18
The Downfall Of a Medicine Man

~ III
all of whom lost their lives in the bat
tie of Bull Run. 1t was one of the
beautiful autumnal days so typical OF
Montana, calm, serene, yet exhilarat-
ing withal. A volley of shots in the
distance seemed incongruous with the
one, and in keeping with the other.
Shooting at marks to see which could
excel the other, as well as the more
substantial sports in that direction,
were SO common among the Indians
as to make the sound far from appre-
hensive. 1t was only when a second
volley, deafening when compared
with the first, and mingled with the
thud of horses hoofs was heard, that
the attention of the two men was ar
rested. Twice again did this occur.
They stepped out upon the verandah
lust in time to see five young braves,
among them C~heestapah, come up the
road at a pace suggestive of disdain-
full adagio. That, proudest of all races.
will not allow n of it's children to
move quickly, impulsively, for some
thing within each stoical breast whis-
pers it is not in keeping with their
ancestral pride. Yet, what is
vindictive than the slow, panther-like
movement SO characteristic of the red
skin? AS they wheeled about facing
the Office no words could portray
the inexpressible contempt written in
each bold, crafty face. Certainly not
a minute elapsed as each raised a
Winchester first to the knees, to the
waist. to the breast, then to the heads
of the two men, and finally let the
bullets crash over the roof of the build
ing. 1t was the first and only insult
ever offered my father by a redman,
and as he spoke to them. in terms OF
anger, threatening arrest, Mr.. Stew
art leaned over and said: "This is
serious business, Mr.. Barstow," but
the party was already going to the
next house, then to the next, and so on,
firing over the roof of each n until
they reached the agents quarters
where the occupant was sitting on the
verandah. They halted here and
waited a second for him to defy them
There is not the slightest doubt thai
had he stepped outside the gate he
would have been killed outright. But
as it was, he remained motionless, 81
firing over the roof they continued
their way around the square, ant
after having fired eleven volleys il
all, made their way back to camp
leaving naught of their challenge bu
a cloud of dust and much excitemen
throughout the place. My father I'm
mediately went to ascertain the opin
ion of the agent, who instructed hir
; to send for troops to the commandan
at Fort Custer. In about three hour
as a crimson glow llumined the wes'
|, 100 men under Captain Max Wesser
dorf were nearing the agency wher
a panic was becoming more and NOR
imminent. When within a distanc
of half a mile Lieutenant Byram aske
leave to take a detachment and g
[ ahead to see how matters stood. TIL
request being granted, the lieutenar
{ with two sets of tours was gal]opin
2 between the agents quarters n
I barricade consisting of the disHonten
, ed element, which amounted 90 nearl
200 young braves, ready, nay, thirs
;, ing for heap fight The men in bi,
J.. haItcl before the house in The ya1
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-18
Ranch For Lease or Sale.

Ranch For Lease or Sale.
Good range for 5000 or 1000 sheep.
Good sheep sheds and corrals. Hay
furnished. For particulars address
E. H. MESSENGER,
38-4 Alpine, Mont.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-18
PAY UP.

All those receiving notice OF
.heir subscriptions to the pa.
per expiring are requested to
make their remittances without
delay. The amount due from
the individual is small, but the
total rum into many hundred
dollars. Therefore, we request
a settlement.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-18
SALE

LP- TUX oALE
Men for railroad work in North Dakota.
eamste and 1aborers for railroad work,
west.
Men for construction work on B. & M. r.
r. Free fare.
Men for extra gang on N. p. r. r. Free fare.
Ten b~ricklayers.
FOR SALE
have a large list of hay and pasture for
sale in Carbon county. Stockmcn should
es anime my list before making arrangements
to feed.
RANCHES FOR SALE
awe ten ranches in Carbon county for
sale. All under good bitches and under Gull
tivation. Anyone looking for ranches should
see my list.
HOTEL FOR SALE OR LEASE
In live town on Clarke's Fork. Water
works and electric light; new house doing
big business.
CATTLE AND HORSES FOR SALE
Ninety head 1. 2 and 3 year-old steers and
rs COWS and heifers, all dehorned and high
grade stuff. so head mares and colts for sale
cheap.
SHEEP AND GOATS.
14O high grade Rambouillet bucks.
90 head full blood registered Angora goats
Gel. .p. ss 1913 j. F. KELLY,
Employment Office South Of Depot.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-08
WEST CHESTERFIELD, N. H..

Mrs. G. F. Amidon IS a little more com
Portable.
Mrs. c. A. Clark of Springfield, Mass.
has spent "A few days In town.
Louis Clapp and family Of Guilford are
now occupying the Smith place.
y. NJ. Spring has begun another job OF
numbering in Putney, as sawyer.
Rev. Mr.. Whitney preached Sunday.
and will be here again in two weeks.
Orrn Farr Is carpentering for J. II.
Stearns at Pine Grove Springs, Spoford.
A small number attended the May
dance at the Centre last Friday even
ing.
Miss Lizzie Brown is at work in the
family Of James O. Scott at Spofford viii
lage.
S L. Stowell has a job carpentering
for a firm in Mortified, Mass. He re-
turns home every night.
Miss Ida Janette, youngest daughter
of L. G. Davis, has been spending the
past week with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. ID. Farr.
\. NJ Brown. our road agent, with a
gang of men and teams started this
week with the road scraper to repair the
roads in this section of the town. They
expect 1t will take about two weeks to
complete the circuit.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-08

home on East Main street Friday. May 1.
after only FIVE days Illness with pneu-
monia. Mrs. Wise came to Hnsdale
with her two young daughters in the fall
of 1862 and Immediately established the
millinery business which she carried on
successfully for more than 80 years
Previous to the death of her first hus-
band, Mr. Bascom. they had at different
periods kept hotel in several Massachu-
sets towns, and at the time of his
death were engaged I'm that business in
Bennington. Her long continued bust
ness in this village gave her a wide ac-
quaintance throughout this section. Mrs
Wise had contracted a second marriage
but mad not lived with the second hus-
band for many years. She was a MEM
Der of the Universalist church and a
constant attendant as long as health
would permit. Mrs Wise is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. w A. Kenney
of Worcester and Mrs. w. c. Bohrman
of Somervlle, Mass. both of whom were
with her in her last hours. There are
also two brothers, Nathan L. Gee OF
FitchburG and Dustin A. Gee of Win
chester this state, and four sisters, Mrs.
Melissa Chamberlain of Denver, Colo,
Mrs Marinda Wood of Malone. Calf.
Mrs. James Harlow of Boston and Mrs.
Eta NJ. Greenleaf Of Greenfield. Mass.
Funeral services were held at the house
Monday afternoon. Rev. II. Gertrude
Roscoe. pastor Of the Unlversalist church.
officiated, and the burial was in Bernard
ston.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-08
NORTHFIELD, MASS.

John Phelps left recently for two
months trip to California. in company
with friends from Brattleboro
Mrs. +. Charlton Black wife Of Prof
Black of Boston University, will give a
reading a Stone hail next Monday even
ing
Mrs. Arthur Philips of New York is
staying for the present at her fathers
home DR. and Mrs. Pentecost not being
expected here until autumn.
Mrs Morgan who lives with her son.
William. in this place, fell recently and
fractured her hip. Her age and feeble
ness renders her recovery as doubtful.
DR. and Mrs. y. F. Wood entertained
the people OF the Unitarian parish last
Thursday evening at their home. The
evening was spent socially and at whist
refreshments being served during the
time. \ large number were present.
Work is progressing rapidly on the new
station. and it promises to be n most at
tractive building. 1t is to be - feet
longer and four feet narrower than the
old one, so that there can be two waiting
rooms, with better accommodations every
way.
At the annual parish meeting held on
Monday evening. large number were
present. The usual routine Of business
was carried out ana the following made
the parish committee for the ensuing
year. G. II. Green. b. +. Field. H. G.
Holton. Miss Mary Osgood Mrs. G. \.
Ware and Miss clara Ward. The meet
ing was adjourned until May Is. for the
transaction of further business.
The Sons of Veterans had a campfire
on Tuesday evening which was a very
successful affair About 2p invitations
were issued, which included the Grand
Army organizations from this place and
friends from Millers Fails. Greenfield and
Athol. supper was served after which
the company adjourned to the hall,
where music was furnished by Mead's
orchestra Of Hinsdale and speeches made
by Hon. Lucius Field of Clinton.
\ wedding of interest to many friends
here was that of Leon Rutherford. son
of William Alexander Of this place. and
Clara L. Baright which took place at
the home Of the brides parents at Brad
ley Beach, y. j.. Wednesday last. The
bridal pair was attended by the groom
twin sister Lillian r. Alexander as maid
of honor and Clarence +. Fowler Of New
York city as hest man. Guests from this
place We're Mrs G. G. Stearns. Mrs G. II.
Webster. Misses Emma and Lillian Alex
ander.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-08
ASHUELOT, N. II.

Maurice Kidney has been visiting in
Holyoke.
Miss Annie Douglass is critically i'll
with pneumonia.
NJ. J. Welch is having extensive re-
pairs made on his residence.
Mrs. James Derry and son Roland Of
Townshend, VT, recently visited at c.
w Rawson's.
David w. Shea. overseer of dressing at
the Sheridan mill, has resigned on ac-
count of i'll health
The base ball team has reorganized
with II. b. Smith for captain and r. j.
Sheridan business manager.
The base ball team played with the
Hinsdale team on the local grounds Sat
urday afternoon, winning 10 to Z.
$. w. Maxfeld spent Sunday at HoI-
yoke with his mother and other rela-
tives, visiting Springfield briefly Mon
day.
Warren II. Stearns has his portable
saw mill located near the box shop saw
ing out a quantity of pine logs for Ansel
Dickinson's Sons.
The Old Homestead" at Keene attract
ed over 20 residents Saturday evening
Several others attended the "Al Mart
show at Winchester.
The ladies of the Universalist church
held a May festival at the lower hall Fri
day evening and scored a great success
clearing about $50. The hall was taste
fully decorated. The festivities closed
with three hours of dancing. There were
many out-of-town visitors.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-08
A COACHMAN' STORY
The Experience Which Came to
the Man on the Box.

The coachman can tell many an in.
teresting story. All sorts of experiences
come to him and the long hours on the
pox are not so monotonous as one might
suppose. When he chooses, Austin Roe.
a coachman, living at No. 20 West Lib
erty street, Wilkesbarre, Pa, can enter.
tam listener for hours, telling in his
original way of the things that have
happened to him.
3" 1t is hard life," he says. "and il is
no wonder when one of us breaks down.
For myself, the exposure and lack of
sleep ran me down in health last winter
till L became shadow. Oftentimes 7
had to take to my bed with fever RIM
nlng my temperature way up. l had n
cold good part of the time. nv head
was always dizzy, my stomach was out of
order and my limbs stiff. grew thin,
was tired out all the time and felt gen
orally miserable.
" No, the doctor didn't seem to help
me very much and 1 didn't get any bet
ter until, upon the advice of a friend. I
began using DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. The first box made me
feel better and few more made me all
right. Now 1 am strong and healthy
again and l recommend DIR. Williams
Pink Pills to all my friends who seem to
need tonic"
The best tonic medicine in the world
is DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. Mr.. Roe is only one out of
thousands all over the world who
have found this out by personal expe-
rience. This medicine, unlike any
other, acts both on the blood and
nerves, builds up the system and cures
where ordinary preparations fail. DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are
not only tonic but have cured such
diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial par
alysis, st. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neu-
ralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache,
the after-effects of the grip, palpitation
of the heart, pale and sallow complex
ions and all forms of weakness in either
male or female DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People are sold by all
dealers or will he sent postpaid on re-
ceipt of price, fifty cents a box, or six
boxes for two dollars and fifty cents, by
addressing DR. Williams Medicine Com
pany, Schenectady, n. Y. They are
never sold in bulk or by the hundred.
Avoid limitations; substitutes never
cured anybody.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-08
WEST WARDSBORO.

Burdette Allard has decided his farm to
his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Boyd visited in
Somerset last week.
Mrs. Harris was a guest of Mrs. Aman-
da Sawyer Monday and Tuesday.
Rev. C. S. Sherman of East Dover
preached very acceptably Sunday merns
ing.
W. ]. Davidson and family went Sun
day to Townshend to attend their uncle's
funeral.
Mrs. Fannie Hall has sold her place to
Stephen Foster Of Manchester, who has
taken possession.
Recent visitors in town: Miss Hattie
Waite of Providence, R. l., at her fatn-
er's; NJ. Sheldon and daughter of Dorset
at E. Roberts's; and DR.. Knowlton of
Brookline, Mass, for brief calls.
Memorial Day exercises this year will
be held in this part of the town. The
teachers and scholars through the town
are invited TO be present in body, and
two or three children from each school
are requested to prepare recitatons or
songs for the occasion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-08
VERNON.

Rev. f. NJ. Lewis will preach in the
church next Sunday at p. m.
y. II. Brooks has sold his place to Mrs
Viola B. Work of Stamford, Conn.
Mrs. Frank Pettee of Meriden. Conn.
visited at G. II. Hubbard's last week.
Rev. ]. H. Baston of Worcester will
preach in the chapel next Sunday at IL
a. m.
Mrs. Julia Frost of Worcester has been
spending a few days with friends and
relatives
Luther B. Streeter has returned home
from St. Augustine, Fla. where he spent
the past winter.
Mrs. Ida Gallup has gone from ]. L.
Hubbard's to her uncle's in Brattleboro.
and Mrs Ferris is at work for Mr.. Hub
bard.
Mr.. and Mrs Burt Aldrich and little
daughter and maid Of Boston are spend
ing the week at their cousins Miss leila
Johnson's.
\ member of the genus tramp has been
wandering around in the vicinity of Tyler
hill a week or more, begging food and
frightening several women. Let him be
corraled by some officer of the law and
sent where he belongs or to Rutland.
Mrs. Moseley and daughter Miss Jen-
ME. have moved this week from Chestnut
Grove farm to High street in Brattleboro.
Their departure from town is much re-
GREETED by all. The high esteem in which
they are held in this community was dem
onstrated on Monday evening, when they
We're invited to the vestry of the church,
where about 80 of their neighbors and the
scholars of the school in which Miss
Moseley has taught several years. assem-
bled to greet them. The gathering was a
surprise to them, especially to Miss Nose
ley when she was presented with let
fa,- -iV,dr anti ont af oil
toward her. and in recognition of her
faithful work in school and as organst
in church and Sunday school and in the
Grange she found enclosed in the let
ter the sum of S25, as a testimonial of APP
probation. She feelingly expressed her
thanks, saying she was grateful If her
efforts had succeeded in being of any
benefit to her pupils. The evening closed
with the serving of refreshments of cake
and coffee.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-08

c. D. Britton is i'll with a quinsy sore
throat.
Mrs William Houghton is having
piazza built on the side of her house.
The camera club will hold its next meet
ing Monday evening in the reading room.
A well known physician in this county
was in town Tuesday enquiring about
tenements.
The new tennis grounds were used for
the first time Tuesday. They are in good
condition.
DIR. Bradbury and family of Green
River We're guests of DIR. E,smond few
days last week
Henry Kilburn of Newfane is repairing
his house in this village. He is staying
at the Kendrick House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Fisher were called
to Manchester Wednesday on account ST
the illness of Mr.. Fishers father.
The schools taught by Miss Kinney and
Miss Pierce have been closed on account
OF so much Illness among the children.
The body of Mrs. Thankful Snow was
brought here from Claremont n. H.. this
week for burial in Mt Pleasant ceme-
terry.
The quarantine at the Whitney farm
for smallpox has been removed and the
scare is dying out. No new cases have
been reported.
me local Cnapter OF Eastern star VIII
entertain the Bellows Falls chapter to-
night Supper will be served and de-
gree work will be done.
Henry Wood has finished work for DR.
Foster and has moved back to the farm
with Mrs. Goods people. Bert Perry has
taken his place at DIR. Fosters.
The last report from f. E. Blood. who
went to Boston for an operation for ap-
pendicitis, was that he was comforta-
BILE. Mrs. Blood is expected home this
week.
A meeting of the teachers of the public
schools was held in the Central school
room Saturday, when Superintendent
Blodgett and the teachers discussed
school methods and made plans for the
future.
A hearing will be held in Bratteboro
next Wednesday before f. d. Stowe,
referee in bankruptcy, on the petition of
w. S. Adams for authority to sell the
property belonging to the f. L. Pierce
estate.
At the last meeting of the directors of
the reading room, encouraging reports
were made. The financial report showed
receipts of $124.57 and expenditures of
S120.43. These figures include the receipts
and expenses of the basket ball games
The sociable at the Congregational
church Wednesday evening was well at
tended. Ping pong created much interest
In the paper cutting contest Miss Maud
Munger won the first prize and Mrs.
H. P. Farr the BOBBY prize. II. L. Bailey
captured first for wood carving. the
BOBBY going to C. f. Hayward.