The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-11
REMARKABLE FEAT
BY 70 YEAR Man
JAMES KINNEY WALKED FROM
HIS HOME ON THE sHEY-
ENNE, SIXTEEN MILES,
IN LESS THAN six
HOURS.

Sheldon, N. d., March 11.--Althougt
on the shady side of n, James Kinney
performed a most remarkable feat. for
a man Of his age, when he walked
from the home Of his son on
the Sheyenne river to Sheldon in less
than six hours, the distance covered
being over sixteen miles He started
on his trip shortly after a. M and
was on the last lap of his journey by
2 O'clock. The soft. loose snow some-
what retarded Mr. kidneys progress,
Mr.. Kinney spent the afternoon and
evening in Sheldon, leaving the next
moring for the Soldiers home at Lis
bon where he has spent every winter
for the past several years. He lis an
interesting narrator and entertained
several Of the young fellows by giving
many interesting incidents of the stir
ring days of the Dakota plains, many
of them of local interest, and in which
he was engaged.
AT the outbreak of the civil war Mr..
Kinney was driving a stage coach in
Minnesota, but the adventures of this
life did not compare with that of chas-
ing the Indians, and one day when he
pulled in from his trip, after delivering
the mail, and not waiting to care for
his four-horse team, he joined the
ranks of Co. b, Tenth Minnesota, as
a wagner.
The Indians We're giving some trou-
BILE in the Dakotas about this time and
he was sent out with a detachment
from Fort Smelling to drive them
across the Big Muddy. The trip to
Fort Abercrombie was made overland
in record breaking time. Indian Skin
mishes were frequent and he relates in
which nearly every horse in the COM
pany was killed by the Indians and the
soldiers fought from behind the dead
animals.
"Just west of the Soldiers home a
little way up the river, " said Mr.. Kin
ney, lis where one of the Indian battles
took place, but as we had them ON the
run the encounter did not amount to
much. We then chased them north into
Griggs county. Near Lake Jessie an
other skirmish of short duration was
fought. We followed them to Devils
Lake, where one of the chiefs sons was
captured, and then west toward where
Bismarck now stands, where they
crossed the river and disappeared. The
chiefs son, bright, interesting chap,
was taken back to Fort Smelling. This
about wound up the Indian fight and
we were sent south on duty"
After going south he was promoted
20 chief wagner. He participated in
one of the cotton raids of the war
lime and he relates an instance where |
every wagner filed the bottom of his |
wagon with cotton and then placed the |
on top, which completely !
hid the plumber, that they were taking |
% Nashville where they could find a |
'eady sale. They were foiled In this |
attempt and made to burn the cotton |
before entering Nashville.
At present there are quartered at the |
lome about thirty five old soldiers and |
dr. Kinney ranks third in age there |
Deing two comrades past the four score
mark. He comments very highly ON /
he management Of the Soldiers home |
Inder Colonel Carol and says 1T is a
most enjoyable place to spend the
winter.
When seen the next morning by the
writer he was clipper and the fatigu-
ng walk of the day before seemed to
ave had little effect on him. In the
ummer he spends most of the time
With his children.