The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-05-18
accumulation From Con-
sressnlan Cause Hopeful
Feeling Locally.
MANY uVEN COUNTY
,rcludes Warriors From 1859
to '91-Believed to Have
Presidents Approval.


nov survivors from 1865 to 1891 pass
"a the senate last week and it is es-
tmated that it win increase the pen
zion roll about $1,000,000 annually.
when the bill receives the presi-
DENTS signature and becomes law,
tbe survivors of the Nez Perce Indian
war will be given pensionabie status
and quite a number in this community
will no doubt be helped materially in
their declining years.
This matter has been brought before
eongress time and time again, and it
4 only through the untiring efforts of
our present representatives that any
decided action has been taken. Con-
gresham Addison Il Smith in reply
ing to communications from local sur
yiyors makes the following statements
IN connection herewith:
after repeated efforts during more
than score Of years, the western rep
psentatives and senator's have finally
been successful in securing the pas
sage through both branches of con-
Gess bill giving pensionable status
to Indian war veterans who participat-
ed In campaigns against the Indians
from 1859 to 1891. The amendments
made In the senate to the house bill
will doubtless be accepted by the house
and the bill win receive the presidents
approval In the near future.
1T Is believed that your service In
the Indian war will give you a PEN
sionable status and / write to request
that you give to me the particulars
in regard to your service, the date Of
enlistment and discharge, and the COM
pany and regiment In which you serv-
a. When the bill becomes a law the
commissioner Of pensions viii prepare
ior distribution appropriate blank ap-
pications, one Of which ! will send
2 you as soon as available in order
mat your claim, II you desire to file
one may be formally considered by
me commissioner of pensions"
Some time since Hervin Rothwell Of
ms city sent to Congressman Addison
4 smith the names OF the surviving
mdlan war veterans who participated
Y me Nee Perce war, and a few days
slace under the date of May 10, receiv-
ed the following in reply:
The Indian war pension bill passed
le senate yesterday, and 1t is expect
y mat the bill will receive the presi-
uenrs approval. 1t is believed that
.ue plil is sufficiently broad in scope
embrace the veterans In the Nez
selee indian war, regardless of the
.asl mat some Of them did not serve
sy lily days. will have blank appli-
Muons sent to each Of the persons
a law M ~
= me roll of officers, n0n-commission-
"a vlncers and privates enrolled at Mt.
y asano June 10, 1877, gives a long list
names, and from those surviving
~ hostilities the greater number has
~ ~ called to their last home. Among
M. s VINO survive we find the follow
NJ, James Buchanan, Kooskia: G.
= nay, uay, Lewiston; Henry johnson. Op-
sS..unity, ssy Wash. A. d. BARLEY. now
bo,Ss bslns ane privileges of the soldiers
Ean, e at Boise; Lew Wilmot, Spokane; !;
Vim H1a fenn, In the forest service,
Rom. % neadquarters at Missoula ]. G..
nas. 'Oil' ol hooskia; Geo. ID. Smith, Er-
e]snaa,' Sn'ln, John Matheson, Joe Hem
Ts,ssa Frank Vansise, A. w.
psls sASl,eton, S,n, Chas. and Harry Cone.
Sr Trherwin, M. s. Martin, Seth Jones
and lnos and John Crea, Fred Moves
q psnn sonn Byron Of Grangeville: r..
a. Dlown and G. L. Rice. Mi Idaho !:
Whitsb1ane' Charleston; John N. Rice,
]. Wru; W a; Thos. Surridge, Harpster !;
Arthn. anu Y ' Crooks, Jas. H Rice,
Boise ss, anu W M Clark, j. w. Rainey,
oeo us suffers home; r. ID Addison.
Tso nali' 'Si' John I higgins of HIGGINS !:
nan 1warts, Whitebird; William Rit-
Fem nIarpster; ~ Sid Brown. w. b.
WE y ) M Williams. Mt. Idaho !:
y. no.. SEBASTIAN, Charleston; Sam Har-
bers NV located near Grangeyille: Al
Der a. 44sscning, and possibly num-
able Il liners whose names we are un-
wera .ne famous seventeen" who
at ! SuIrounded by some 300 Indians
wooa Punt between here and Cotton
story - ~. seven are left to recite the
Buchaoi = 1he battle, and they are Tim
a. ID. Rsrts ~ LAY, denry Johnson,
WiImot aiuey, aal, Frank Vansise, Lew
equal ha..u aau Frank Fem. In that un-
two won,a ,.le TWO men were killed and
Randall, uaued: The killed were d. b.
well sn ~ and Ben Evans. ID III Houser,
timers u,einpered by many of the old
and n,a was shot through the lungs
ior four or five days.