The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-10-17

| IN this city. Wnlle mere he Was VI DIT
ed and escaped violent death by
narrow margin. The pickets were
accustomed to while away the onerous
hours by deserving their posts and
enjoying a nice hunt for game. There
were no exceptionally did the same;
One day when Mr.. Sebree happened
to be off picket duty, guard made
an unexpected round and the next
morning at sunrise all the pickets of
the previous day were lined up
Sebree suddenly developed into a
splendid man on picket duty.
1t was while living at Leavenworth
that two sons, Charles and William
E., were born.
In those days the wayfaring spirit
that crossed the plains unnolestet
was considered lucky. 1t was to
bring such luck that Mr.. Sebrec used
to carry horseshoes, kegs upon kegs
| of them, with him when he made his
trips to Denver. The kegs sold at
5000 each in Denver, but knowing
Mr.. Sebree, we do not think that fact
had anything to do with his II trips
across the plains. He just liked to
dodge tomahawks and drill minute,
round holes in Indians.
Denver town of thousand souls
maybe l5OO-and the plains hiding
] only too often the red-skin terrors
that would suddenly swoop down up
on the emigrant train and leave a
smoldering, grewsome pile, where all
had been life and hope-that was the
scene of his labors. He soon estab-
lished a branch of his business at
Blackhawk, Colorado, Leavenwor.h
having become entirely too civilized.
On one occasion when hurrying to
the reservation at Leavenworth,. the
Sebere party overlook a man whose
wagon had broken down. Mr.. Sebree
was implored to lend helping hand
as the Indians were leaving the res
ervation in war paint and dealing
swift death to all they found. Mr.,
Sebree in spite OF his own danger
calmly helped the man fix his wheel
and conveyed him safely to the reser-
walton. AS the party entered the
boundaries of the reservation they
met the last band of Indians, who
passively greeted their old friend with
gutteral How" For 50 miles
around not a man, woman or child
escaped the ravaging devils after they
had left the control at Leavenworth.
Again, as the coach containing Mr..
Sebree and his son Charles swung
around a curve and started down the
hill to the valley, an old log cabin
on the brow of the hill, long aband-
oned, suddenly became alive with
hostile Indians. A shower of lead
luckily did no harm. One Stag whiz-
zed past Mr.. Sebree's head, missing
him by scant inch, and buryIns IT.
self in the, wood of the vehicle. Mr..
Sebree took his pocket knife and dug
out the slug as momento. He has
it to this day.
Soon after this he sold his business
and moved to Cheyenne, opening the
largest blacksmith shop in the coun-
try, employing between Is and SO
men, At this time he took the agency
for the Balm wagon, scoring splen-
did success.
He ran the business several years
and then decided to go back to the
east, settle down and become far
mer. He purchased $50 acres at Car.
thage, Ill. In three months the family
moved to Carthage at which place, in
1870, Walter R. was born-which
mayhap, explains his classic Grecian
cast of countenance.
The qualities displayed in handling
the Balm business at Cheyenne had
attracted the attention of Mr.. Balm
who insisted that Mr.. Sebree go to
Salt Lake and seize the splendid op-
portunity offered to open an imple-
ment business at that point-offcrine
to completely stock such a store.
In 1870 Mr.. Sebree opened his bus.
mess in Salt Lake, the family moving
! to the Mormon capital the next year
Here Mr.. Sebree's sagacity ane
sterling honesty soon won him wide
recognition. The business grew rap.
. idly. Branches we're established al
Ogden and Provo in Utah under the
, firm name of Howard Sebree; at Dill
lon, Butte and Bozeman in Montana
under the firm name of Sebree, Fer
ris & White; and at Caldwell, Sho
: shone and Weiser in Idaho, as Sc
! bree, Holt & Kiesel.
. In 1884 Apostle Heber J. Grant ant
, Geo. T. Odell paid Mr.. Sebree littl,
E visit explaining that the Church wa
: going into the implement business
I and would like to purchase his inter
, ests in Utah. Mr.. Sebree insisted up
on bonus of $lO,0OO-and finally go
: it.
: He moved to Caldwell in 1885, or
e ganizing the Stockgrowers & Trader
: Bank the same year and assuming tn
r presidency of the institution.
!, In 1887 the famous Sebree ditcl
e was built-one Of the greatest factor
: in developing this community.
a For years Mr.. Sebree has bee,
k spending part of the time in southern
California. His interests, both Their
S and here, are very large. His Sol
: Charles declares Mr.. Sebree is wort
e somewhere between $1,000 and $8OO(
:, Charles, we believe, is trying to es
d tablish a reputation for conservatism
i that the people may believe some Q
S the wild claims he is constantly max
y ing for a certain lakeside resort.
y we had all over that estimate whic
: is possessed by the subject Of thi
!, sketch, we would buy the Orego
/ Short Line, the American Typ
d Founders company-and new pal
i of pants.
e Strong in body, rugged in spiri