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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-04-28

return nre.
Capt Fechet had his Hotchkiss thrown into
action and he dropped shell in front of the
ghost dancers, and then the command charged
down the hill.
The shell had its frightening effect on the
savages, who held aloof though still pouring in
their fire, which was answered by the soldiers
as Fechet himself took rapid course to the log
house, with his life in his hands every step of
the way.
Inside the hut were found three of the Indian
policemen dead and three MORALLY wounded. The
wounded, resolved on exactng price for their
coming DEATH were still using their rifles against
the besieging foe. The soldiers finally drove the
savages to flight
The few that were left living of the little force
of Indian police told this story. Lieut.. Bull Head
had arrested Sitting Bull and had led the chief
from his cabin only to be confronted by hundreds
of crazed savages. Catch-the-Bear and Strikethe-
Kettle, two of Sitting Bulls men, strobe through
the Indian ranks, raised their rifles and fired.
Bull Head shot through the body. Dying, he
turned quickly and killed Sitting Bull Strikethe-
Kettle killed Sergt Shave Head. Instantly PO-
]iceman Lone Man killed Catch-the-Bear. Then
the surviving policemen sought shelter in the
cabin and held off the ghost dancers as has been
told.
With the Rosebud, Standing Rock and Pine
Ridge Sioux who went on the warpath in De-
cember, 1890, were few stalwart warriors of the
tribe of the Northern Cheyennes. That the Chey
ennes braves were so limited in number was due
to the fact that ~ years before the nation exiled
and longing for it's old home had met with prac-
teal humiliation in the attempt to regain it.
The Northern Cheyennes had been sent to a
reservation in the Indian territory following one
of the uprisings against the whites. Their hearts
they left behind them in their old home and the
warriors yearned to return
Late in the fall of the year 1873 the Cheyenne
braves, taking advantage of the temporary alb
sence of their soldier guardians, gathered to-
gether their women and their children and dashed
northward in the direction of the land where
their fathers had lived from the time back Of the
beginning of tradition.
They had been told by the Indian agents and
by the soldiers, who acted under ORDERS that they
never could take the trail back to the north,
but they paid no heed to what was told them, but
gathering their possessions they set out.
The Cbeyennes love of home natural and SYM
pathycompelling to everyone except to those who
thought that an Indian should have naught to do
with Inconsistencies was the of the destruc.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-04-28

Capital Punishment in Germany.

Although little is heard outside
Prussia of capital punishment within
the kingdom, the law is by no means
dead letter. In seven years there
have been SO executions, ten of the
condemned being women. Silesia
heads the list with 81 executions, fol-
lowed by Brandenburg, Posen and
Rhineland. No executions take place
in Berlin, the condemned being taken
to the prison at Ploetzensee, in Bran
denburg, where they have a standing
guillotine.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-04-28
He Annroved.

Three.year-old Tim had admired the
clouds for a long time, but never
thought to inquire into their origin
until few evenings since. His moth
err explained at length how God made
the rain fall on the earth and then
took it back into the sky, to all OF
which Tim listened attentively, and
then patronizingly observed: pretty
dood stunt for bod, isn't it?"-Har
per's Magazine.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-04-28
Early Showed Greatness.

Andrew Jackson was a marvel of
precocity. He carried flintlock mus
ket, as soldier of the revolutionary
army, at the age of IA. At % he was
appointed by Washington district at.
torney of Tennessee. He was a
United States senator at 30. He did
not reach the presidency until he
was 62.-Sunday Magazine.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-04-28
Weather Changed.

1t had been raining steadily, and
the four-year-old had resigned himself
to looking out the window. Suddenly
out came the sun. WELL" exclaimed
he, there's the sun! Isn't God q
caution?"-The Delineatog.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-04-28

the attention and
the interest but for
the moment. No
eaSterner ever gave
full credit to the Of
ticers and the men
of the United States
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-04-28
EIlo~ ( )

Observation-Disclosures of In
dian wars fade rapidly from the
minds of all persons who were
not actively engaged in the hos
tjlities. In the east the troubles
in the past ON the frontier held
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-04-28


them at a distance
was the house Of
Sitting Bull, and in
front of it, some
hundreds of yards
away, was a horde
of ghost dancers en-
gagged in emptying
their rifles into the
log building, from
which came a feeble
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-04-28
1887.

John Burroughs, an American essay.
list Of worldwide reputation; Edward
Eggleston, known to fame as the au-
thor of "The Hoosier Schoolmaster;"
William Dean Howells, novelist, poet
and diplomat; and Algernon G. Swim
burne were each born the same year
that Chicago was incorporated as a
city.
JOHN E, FELLERS
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-04-28

army who faced danger after
danger and withstood hardship
after hardship with precious lit
tie hope of any reward save the
consciousness of duty we'll done.
1t is probable that not one
person in a hundred can name
the battle fought only 1s years
ago and in which the casualties
to the small force of the regu-
lar army engaged amounted to
80 men killed and wounded.
That battle was the battle of
Wounded Knee, and to-day it
is nearly lost to the recollec-
ton of the masses. There are
several officers now stationed
in Washington who had a part
In that Dakota fight. The figh1
men of the Seventh cavalry ar
the Sioux, was the result of the
=
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-04-28

III that Dakota fight The fight between Col Forsythes
of the Seventh cavalry and the band of Big Foot
the Sioux the result of the ghosdance which
had started fostered by the chief Sitting
Bull whose hand the blood Of Custer and his
Sitting Bull shot and killed by Indian police while
resisting arrest but he killed too late to the
of the doctrine which he preached and which had
like prairie fire among the of his nation
There all sorts of stories circulated concerning
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-12-23
District Court Proceedings.

District Judge w. H. A. Pike adj
iourned court Saturday after clearing
the criminal and civil calendars.
George Hanlon was found guilty OF
box car thievery, while his supposed
colleague, John Menzir was adJudged
not guilty. Hanlon received sentence
of two years in the penetentlary at the
hands of Judge Pike. Four divorces were
granted. Dempsey VS.. Dempsey, Rat
cliffe VS.. Ratcliffe, Page VS.. Page and
Hardy VS.. Hardy. In the latter case,
the defendant, Jessie Hardy, was
granted alimony in the snm OF s2o
monthly and an additional $50 as attor-
neys fees.
In the case of S. A. White VS.. WV.
Sanford, suit to recover wages, al
legged to be due, a compromise was ef-
fected out of court by the payment, SO
it is said, on the part of the defendant
to the plaintiff of 5000. Miscellaneous
probate mattors were heard. Court
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-12-23

C. II. Kidd, well known locally, met
terrible death sometime last Friday
afternoon, and while the exact cireum-
stances leading up to his demise will
never be known, gaping wound in the
left side of his neck, the result Of a
discharge from his Winchester shotgun,
tells partial story of his death.
Whether the gun was discharged ac-
cidentally or with suicidal intent is not
known, nor will il ever be, but the cor
oner's jury assembled Saturday by JUS
tice Jones, concluded that circumstan-
ces pointed more strongly to accident
than to premeditated act, and render
ed verdict accordingly.
1t seems that Mr.. Kidd had left his
wife shortly after breakfast Friday
morning and with his gun under his arm
started for a mornings hunt. After
traversing various parts of the Island
Ranch section, he called at the 7. H.
Depp home between ten and eleven
" NUN VI tilO fAiiIi
conversing with Mr.. Depp relative to
certain Of his private business affairs,
Mr.. Kidd proceeded on his way. This
was the last time he was seen alive.
When darkness fell and he still
remained away from his home on his
tract of land, located in the northern
Island Ranch district, his wife became
alarmed and telephoned to town, ask
ing If he had. during the course of the
day, changed his plans and come to
Fallon, but inquiry revealed the fact
that he had not been seen here on the
day of his death.
Search failed to reveal any trace Of
the unfortunate man and Saturday
morning while S. Clark Jr. was driving
along the canal bank northwest of
County Clerk J. w. Sitton's home, he
found the body lying just above con-
crete drop in the A A Line canal in
about two feet Of water, one half of
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-12-23

The city of Fallvn was enriched ne
first of the week by the addition IS
S25s4, the city's portion of the frse
installment of taxes. ~
Monsell & Matthews are gett|
ready to distribute their, beautiful
borne Art calendar for 1910, beariI
faithful reproduction in allthe color
of the painting entitled "Jhst Song
at Twilight, by the artist, Albert
Herter. You will want one after you
have seen it and recognized its decora-
tive value on the wall of your home or
office. Be sure and register early as
these calendars are expensive and only
a sufficient number to supply our CO.
toners and friends will be supplied. -
MONSELL & MATTHEW'S,
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-12-23
Personal Property Sale Tuesday.

A sale of personal property belonging
to the Toomey estate will occur on next
Tuesday, at which time Lem Allen,
auctioneer, will SELL 62 tons ef hay, 111S
tons of wheat, 1011 tons of barley and
one mule. Several thousand dollars of
Indebtedness still stands against the
estate, which was originally appraised
at around $4,000. w. w. Williams,
the administrator is making every
effort consistent with good business to
clear the red side of the ledger and a
petition has been presented to the dis
trict court asking for authority to sell
additional real estate in order to close
up the obligations and the remainder
will then be apportioned among the
heirs.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-12-23
G. H. Kidd Is
Found Dead In
The A A Line Canal

! the body being submerged while an
arm and leg remained above the ice.
Investigation showed that Mr.. Kidd
had been shot and in his gun, which
was found in the falls on the opposite side
of the structure, were found two shells,
one discharged and one loaded, showing
the wound to have been inflicted by his
own gun.
After investigating, those composing
the jury came to the conclusion that
Mr.. Kidd had, In crossing the structure,
probably tripped and fallen in manner
to discharge the shotgun, thus self-in
ficting the mortal wound.
The body was brought to town, and
following the coroner's investigation,
preparations were made for the funeral.
A brother, VIM. Kidd, of Nevada City,
California, was notified and arrived IL
time to be present at the services over
the remains, which occurred Monday
afternoon at the Baptist church, Rev.
A. r. Merritt officiating. A large
number of the friends of the family
followed the remains to their last
resting place in the Fallon cemetery.
The deceased had been a resident Of
this county for about three years, hav-
ing been first attracted here by the
mining camp boom at Wonder, where
he was in business for a period. About
two years ago he purchased the ranch
upon which he resided at the time of
his death from K. L. Douglass and
made heroic efforts to improve it and
bring il to high state of cultivation.
Success was attending his efforts, and
a short time would have suffieed to have
placed the deceased IN an enviable fiaan-
cial position.
Deceased left widow and three lit
tie sons, the Oldest of the children be-
ing ten years of age. In addition to
his partially improved ranch, he left an
old line life insurance policy for 81, 900.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-12-23

OSSiStdiy DdiiiiiScl loitoWluS ouC
the recent ruling of tne Controller Of
the Currency, is making arrangements
to reimburse in cash, all settlers who
performed work on Federal irrigation
projects, but who have not yet been
compensated by the Government for
their labor. The long pending contro-
versy over the redemption of water
users certificates is about to be ad-
justed, without resort to further legis-
lation. Every settler who performed
work or furnished materials and who
has been unable to procure settlement
of his account will be recompensed,
dollar for dollar, and that in the very
near future. For the Director of the
Reclamation Service has declared that
there is ample money in the reclama-
tion fund to discharge this indebted
ness. And under the Controllers de-
cision, money from this fund will be
used in settling these old accounts.
Something like $40, 900 dollars worth
of scrip is now in the hands of local
parties, who have been anxiously await
the Departments decision as to pay
ment.
AS heretofore stated in these col
umns, the Controller concurs in the
view of Attorney-General Wickersham
that there was no authority of law
under which the cooperative plan of
building Government projects could be
adopted. Nevertheless, the Controller,
when the full case vas submitted to
him by Secretary Ballinger. held that
the obligations incurred by the Gov
ernment while the cooperative plan
was in operation are valid obligations,
having the full force and effect of
contracts, and must therefore be dis
charged In matters of this character
the say of the Controller is final, and
the plan outlined in his decision will
be followed to the letter.
The basic principal underlying the
question submitted is found in a
suggestion by the Director of the
Reclamation Service that the amount
due to the Government from water
users for water rights may be set off
against amounts due by the Govern
ment for labor and material furnished
as evidenced by the certificates issued
while the cooperative plan was in force.
The Controller quotes the Director
of the Reclamation Service as having
advised him that there are sufficient
moneys in the reclamation fund from
which cash payments can be made, +"
and holds that moneys coming into
the fund after the work was performed
by settlers may be utilized in paying
these accounts, for the reclamation
fund is permanent fund, created for
a stated purpose, and the payment of
settlers such as are referred to comes
within the scope of this fund.
While section 3744 of the revised
statutes requires that all contracts with
the Government shall be duly signed
by head of Government department
and by the contracting party, the courts
have frequently held that contracts not
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-12-23
Outstanding Prof
ect Scrip Will
Soon Be Paid

made in accordance with this provision
OF law when once executed, are valid
and binding upon the Government.
The Controller therefore holds that
there was an implied contract on behalf
of the Government to pay laborers
who performed the work and accom-
plished the reclamation work sof
which the certificates in question were
issued as fair value Of their services,
and in the absence of other and different
evidence these certificates may be
taken to measure the value of such
services, and the epersons who performed
such service can be paid from money
now in the reclamation fund.-"
But from the Controllers opinion al
ready rendered, it would seem that
while those who have performed the.
reclamation work and mold certificates
as evidence of the fact will have no
difficulty in securing payment, but his
ruling will create world of chaos and
embarrassment for in most instances
the project scrip has changed hands
and many who actually performed the
work, have left for unknown parts.
1nasmuch as the following opinion Of
the Controller makes it plain that be-.
cause no assignment of debt against
the United States can be transferred,
only parties Of the first part will be paid,
and there will be much loss and con-
fusion.
In cases where merchants and bankers,
of the various projects have, as a
matter of convenience, paid the face
value of scrip and hold it as collateral,
great difficulty will be experienced in
adjusting matters. The Controllers
opinion on this subject, which is final
is as follows:
Claims against the United Statea
cannot be assigned. Therefore 1nnh 81
payments cannot be made to thoso 1tSter {
right applicants who hold csrti6eatoo
representing work furnished by otkur
persons under contract with ~ 4
''You can only make payments e
persons who did the work .or pal
others for doing it for them. Y0
would have no right to make q -
ment to the holder of . certincsto +
evidence of work done unless;the hoIdS
thereof did the work or furntnhed q
material or paid some other for dotl
it for him. You should pay the poru6
who did the work or procured it e 4
done, regardless oftwho now hol1g a.
certificate or who 3 liable for Watcd
rights. II.
'.It is the duty. of the reclamation
service to pay the persons who pr
formed the service or procured its ~.
formance, regardless of who il now tho
holder of the certificates issued, and
leave the parties to work out fho1r
equities and }eal rights among thoun-
selves. =. II
"'The rightof holders Of certi eatsr
to payment ari1es not from IL 1oee
tificates but from the fact ~
formance of service and this claII
not be transferred
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-12-23
adjourned until January 18th.

The grand jury's report, which was
rendered Friday after the conclusion of
the usual labors, contained a number of
recommendations and commentators,
as we'll After going through the
various Offices, the members of the
body found everything satisfactory and
embodied in the report that the county
auditor might curtail the expenses of
his office whenever the volume of work
justified the departure.
Two indictments were returned,
George Hanlon and John Menzir being
the victims of the jury's deliberations.
Following the rendering of the report
to the district court, the grand jury
was discharged by Judge Pike.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-12-23

one date, which VIII be tomorrow (Fri-
day. evening, at which time 1.-The Glad
iator" viii be staged. Inasmuch as
only one show will be rendered, every
one should be present, for it will be
rare treat. Tickets on sale at the
Morris-Loring drug store.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-12-23
Sanford Dodge Here One Night Only.

Word was received yesterday by
George II. Clark that the Sanford
Dodge Company, billed for Friday and
Saturday evenings of this week at our
local pavilion, will be able,to play only
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-12-23

M. E. Reed is back from Medford,
Oregon, where he went recently for a
visit with an old college chum.
Rough Lumber at the Tono-
pah Lumber Company, $4,000
per thousand.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-04-20


ing the situation SAID"
was called He turned appealingly to
Echo and rapidly fabricated moving
tale about Peruna's heroic rescue of
himself from drowning in the ella riv-
er. "An' swore would do as much
fer him some day. Now perpose that
we all give him kick an let him go
let him have two hours start, after
which the game laws will be out on
him."
| Sagebrush cried out against the plan,
but Echo was moved by McKee's ap-
peal for his comrade and, speaking low
and beseechingly to Sagebrush, said,
| ut will save range war that we can't
afford to have till Jack and Slim get
back" Sagebrush finally assented.
'Two hours start Well. he'll have
to go some If he gifts away. Kick him
an let him CO." he commanded.
Echo turned away.
The cowboys who held Peruna
threw him to the ground. and every
man of the Allen and Payson ranches
gave him vicious kick. Show Low
Il
dered bunkie. Last Of all, Mckee ap-
preached the PROSTATE man and made
the mistake which was to cost him
his life by booting Peruna cruelty.
Rising from the ground and trem-
bling with anger, Peruna turned on the
half breed, saying. "I'll square this
deal, Buck Mckee"
"Losin' vallyble time, Peruna. Ctr
was all that his former boss deigned to
answer.
Peruna limped over to his horse,
which Parenthesis had been holding IN
custody, mounted it and rode off at a
lope for the river ford. He crossed 1t
in sight Of the Sweetwater outfit and
disappeared behind the river bank
Here he dismounted and, picking q
small branch Of cactus, put 1t under
his horses tail. The poor beast clap
ped his tail against it and, with q
scream, set of on q wild gallop across
the mesa. Peruna hobbled up the
river mile or so, half waded, hall
swan, to the other side and entered
an arroyo whose course led back neal
the camp Of the Sweetwater outfit
He had been disarmed by the COW
boys of his revolver. but not of his
knife.
After Peruna had been visited with
his punishment Echo retraced hel
steps.
Bowling to her, hat in hand. Bucl
made his apologies. "Ma'am, Tn
plumb sorry. My mother was Chero
! kee squaw, but I'm white in some
{ spots. If you'll let yer ranch hos:
come along with us we'll settle thi.
! brandin' business right now"
, Sagebrush did not care to accept thu
offer. but Echo ordered him to go will
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-04-20

hang MIN to that big cortonwood!"
cried Show Low savagely.
Before Echo could answer Peruna
demanded hearing "Hop on min
ute. / got somethin' to say about
that!"
"Out with it, growled Sagebrush.
'Las' time there was an affair at that
cottonwood the rope broke, an the
boss thief dropped into the creek,
swum acrost an got away"
Sagebrush glared grimly at Peruna.
"Well. we'll see that the rope don't
break with you"
In all seriousness Peruna replied: 81
hope so. can't swim"
Polly, glancing down the valley, saw
Buck Mckee, with half dozen Of his
outfit, riding furiously to the rescue Of
Peruna.
"I4ook out, boys; here comes Buck
Mckee now!'' she shouted.
Unconsciously the men laid their
hands on their guns and assumed Of
fensive attitudes.
Allen cried sharply: Keep your
hands of your guns, boys. One bad
break means the starting of lot OF
| trouble
Buck and his band threw themselves
off their horses, ranging themselves
opposite Sagebrush and the Sweet
water boys.
Staggering up to Sagebrush, the
half breed insolently demanded
"Who's the boss Nv this here Paysor
outfit?"
II reckon you are talkin' to hin
now" coolly replied the foreman.
you've got one Nv my boys ovel
here" beloved Buck, adding with thu
implied threat. IAN we've come fel
him."
Sagebrush was not bluffed by Buck
insolence or his staggering manners
81 reckon you can't have him-not jus
yet"
whats he been doin'7" demanded
Buck.
"He killed Billie Nicker-that's on
thing"
"Self Defense" loftily replied Buck
"He wuz 'tendin' to his own business
when yer two men come up an be
gin pickin' on him."
Bursting with anger, Parenthesl
strobe up to Buck and shouted, III