The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-27

Met on Battlefield. .53
When he had gone away, the story
of their first meeting became known.
1t was on a battlefield in 1850. Parker
then being small boy. II was Major
Loeffier who saved the mother Of Par
ker from being riddled with bullets and
possibly the life of Parker himself.
Major Loeffler was for many years
soldier In the United States army He
served In the Indian campaigns around
the Texas border and In the Red river
country. His soldier life was full of
thrilling Incidents. Once he saved the
life of Fitx-Hugh Lee, then a Ileuten-
ant In the army.
Saved . equaw's Life.
1t was nearing Christmas week In
1860 when II SOUND or twenty cavalry
men. in which Major Loeffier was then
corporal routed band OF Comanche
Indians headed by Chief Parker, the
father Of the present noted leader OF
the Comanches In Oklahoma. The
band fought as It ran. Suddenly half
dozen men under Corporal Loefiier saw
splendid mounted Indian dart across
the plains some distance away. The
Indian rode like true Comanche. In
short space of time the men were
near enough to the flying figure to be-
",,."s "a. nana .ra
a. -, 1870 .n., 80 ..,n.,r Soo,. .,r.
49,. 49,. s..,. al. go sc,,.-,
Tho ,rn,, " ,.aro ] ,ro,,naa 20 h.,,ovs th.t
ho ,,,os ,,,ron, hut thov oh.vod h,s
oo,,,nana ~ wos not Icrs rnts, the
av,nc aguro yvos overtalen md r. WAS
scnnd thot Moior T oaf,or was tight N
"o'"e' " ~"s"." e.
Inc indian was NOT only q squsw
put she nugsed c'ose 10 ncr uosom
young poy nve OF SIX years o'o. wno
had peen 'ost sisht Oh 80 CLOSE u'u -
SUCK 10 ms 'ho'ner Inc surpr'sef ~
iurtner enhanced py tue u'scover tnae
tne woman was wnite' as wn'e any
VI 'he so,u,c.s, one was 'ue iovv.i's
wno .. Sniui .urAer ''nl .ne "o.ns. ss
OF Vuahhn rarker. VINO STEW UP 20 ~
,he greatest ihul"n ms upe escs
knew. Inc wo,nah nau oeen cap.u,su ,'s
Ny 'nc Oonancnes when ne'e I",'
haa grown up WIN men, anu naa 20
so'ne Su .ne "ne s,, y. ,ne 'nne. " .ne me 'anu: .
n,oo % odsd w,th tho soldiers 70 relSoss her
and hermit her TO 20 on with her com.
ponions. She was not held I'm captivity
long being released. and returned to
her husband. She died thirty wears
ago II, ~.
A PLAQUE Of Mice.
Tn tho uumboIdt va,,ev NJ NSv.do
there was n nlngue ~ fcld mice AZ
exnort or tho hiolog,co, survev IA now
on the pround ue has fnuuI that IN
come sections NJ tho valley the mice
average q OoO IN tho nora number
that seams almost imnoss,b,e Inf the
trutb or tho ronort ia vepified.
The mice were de.trov,np tho alfalfa
which e. grown IN tho valiev NJ : ratc
which made It certain that within q
short time the industry OF alfalfa rails
Ing must disappear.
When absolute ruin of tho industry.
was confronting the alfalfa ranch own
VS. 'nc WI " tpc u"e"i""SeS W -
survey was Vegup, and It is now prac-
tically certain that the plague Of mice
Will disappear. n
What a Gopher Cost.
The survey was oppealed to nv the
bureau OF irrigation for hcIp In check.
ing the damage done TO dItches by bur.
rowing animals one copher hole m
an embankment caused n loss OF So.
500 and in many places irrigation was
almost impossible because Of the un.
dermininc work dono by small ami.
mails. The work OF the burrowers
made way for the water which by the
erosion process ana the rest. The sci
entists Of tho bIolorIco, survey after
experimeutinr taught the men inter
ested In IRRIGATION now 10 nrotect them
=, 20. ~, .-.- -. - =,