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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-16
Coming. Events

d Today-Telephone the Pioneer Of
4 fee, 922. about that news Item you
have IN mind. Your guests and
friends will appreciate the courtesy.
November 15-16-17--Bemidji Poul--
try and Potato show. !. ri s:.s. 4 8
s.; Nov. 17----Farmers' Institute, high
school building. .s
December 6-7-Annual meeting Of
the Northern Minnesota Develop
=ment association and potato show.
s November 2S-The Red Cross will
give q benefit dance in the Elks
hall. ::-$$s::.- ~
.s December 10-The next meeting
Of the county board of commissions
. ers will be held, z.4 I.%z :. !, a. IT,
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..THEATERS
"THE BIRTH OF A. NATION"
III, fInof0r, hold nrAHNd or

THE BIRTH OF A. NATION"
The Rex theater held a crowded
house last evening when the stupen-
dous spectacle ''The Birth of Ma
ton" was shown. This huge Crit
fifth picture scarcely needs any in
introduction for it's fame is we'll
known throughout the United States.
It will be shown at the Rex tonight
for the last time, beginning at 8:15
o'clock and all who desire to attend
should be in their seats at that
time. Prof. Tuseth will play the
musical score, adding greatly to the
picture. He played for this picture
in the Twin Cities when it was first
run in the leading theaters of st.
Paul and Minneapolis.
Quite the most wonderful of the
many wonderful scenes pictured in
'The Birth of q Nation" is that
showing Sherman's march to the sea
and the burning of the city of At
lanta. Imagine a view of a long,
fertile valley extending for miles.
struggling formation, or lack of for
nation, Is the army of General Sher-
man. The view is so extensive that
IQe SOlUlcTS appear DuL d 11IIAC -AoA SCI
than ants, yet the. photograph 1s' so
clear that the form of each man is
perfectly delineated.
Now and then a puff of smoke in
dicates return fire upon snipers in
farm buildings. Now and then
barn is fired in evident retaliation
for a deadly bullet from its shelter,
and the army of human ants is ever
moving forward, wriggling its way
like huge serpent towards it's goal
the sea. -. -.
Atlanta is reached. Whether the
burning Of the city was a military
necessity, or whether the confiag-
ration was of accidental origin,
chroniclers of the time fail to agree,
but Atlanta was sacrificed to the
flames and the great fire Is SO real
istically pictured in 1.-THE Birth of.
Nation" that one can almost smell
the smoke and hear the cries Of the
terrified people as they fee to- the
hills for their lives. Few make any
attempt to save household, effects, 50
great fs their haste to escape the
flames and the hated Yankees. Up;
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All Red Cross news Is referred t
them. aE5j; o. g5, d u. s.E I'll.
Old Time Knit ter.

Two pairs Of socks, knitted on the.
same needles that were used to knit
40 pairs Of socks during the Civil
war, were received at the Northern
Division Red Cross headquarters t.
day. {, t:ss is3 ~
The socks were knitted by Mrs
r.. M. Craven, Belt, Mont. In the
toe Of each Of the socks Mrs. Craven
had deposited the following note:
Knit by Mrs. r. M. Craven Of Bel,
Mont, who helped knit 40 pairs Of
cocks for the soldiers Of the. Civil
war in 1862. These socks were
knitted on. the same needles, which
are: just about worn out Il ! would
be glad to hear from the soldier who;
gets these socks. just to- know who
got them. Dated Nov. p, 1911.
Mrs. r. NJ. Craven" Sra \ !; v
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and
New'sy Notes

Miss Gladys Johnson of FROM
called on Bemidji friends. Tnhrsday.
One Of these nice days you ought
!: to 90 to Hakkerup's and have your
picture taken. = ~. 14tf
.5 .s Mrs. Seth Smith Of Becida was a
business caller in Bemidji Thursday.
500 for boys oveeircoats, sizes II.
to Is. Friday and; Saturday at Sha-,
witch Bros. ~ - Pills
Willis Warning of International
(Falls Is visiting with his cousin,
i, Mrs. Oscar Martin, for few days.
s: $6.95- buys your choice of one lot
of suits and overcoats at shaviteh
Bros. - 2-1116
MI. and Mrs A. G. Graft of Wolfe
Lake were the guests of relatives In
\ the city yesterday. RI
z Mrs. Retta Foster of Wilton pass
ed several hours in Bemidji yester-
day shopping. ~
;S5 Miss Mae McCaully of 1nternation-
al Falls spent Thursday in the city,
I enroute to Thief River Falls, where
she will visit relatives for a week.
Have your Xmas photos made now
before the big rush l.. later. Get
Rich quick" Rich Studio, 20 10th
st. - 1925 to 1926
N Mr.. and Mrs. Paul 'Yaple Of Bill
lings, Mont, will arrive in the city
tomorrow and will be the guests OF
Mrs Yaple's parents, Mr.. and: Mrs.
e. r. Evans, for few weeks.
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Wolf Hunt Planned.

"A wolf hunt for. the benefit of
the Red Cross is planned at Fessen-
der, N. D. 81; In Lake Crystal town
ship farmers have complained for
weeks of depredations on chicken
lcoops and sheep pastures by coyotes
and even: timber wolves. I They APP
pealed to the sportsmen's club Of
Fessenden and a big drive Is PLAN
ned this week. Every man in the
county who has q gun is invited
to help in the wolf roundup. Pro-
ceeds from the sale of the pelts and
bounties will, be given to the Red
Cross. ss>-&.> y. - 81. y
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PIG Nets S175.

!: One 70-pound pig. Melted the To-
cal chapter Of the Red Cross at
Pierre. S. D., SITS at an auction
held this week. The pig was an or
pl1an and was. "hand raised" by Mrs.
W.@R. Winter. a Pierre Red Cross
worker. At the; annual auction Of
blooded stock held at farm near
Pierre, Mrs. Winter offered the pig
as "a Red Cross donation. Bidding
for the: porker was spirited. .s..s
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S, OCH I. ! T Y
SURPRISE PARTY

IA surprise party was given last
evening at the home; of Mrs. ]. .Kut-
schera, Fifth ward, in honor Of Mrs.
c.: NJ Foss. L About ,25 ladies were
present and Mrs. Foss was presented
with a beautiful fruit dish. Mrs.
Foss and little son, Norman Palmer,
leave next week for Il New York
where they will visit relatives for
the winter. Kun I'm .&
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RED CROSS NOTES
Tell Press Committee. .

Tell Press Committee.
Turn your Red Cross news in to
the Red Cross chapter press COM
mittee, Miss Dorothy Torrance and
Mrs. Eduard F. Netzer. These will
take turns reporting for the chap
ter, one one week and the other the
week following and repeat. Miss
Torrance is reporting this week.
Mrs. Netzer will do 80 next week.
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y Have you seen our display of 1918
STANDARD diaries? The covers are
genuine leather, imitation leather
and cloth cover. Just the thing for
little Christmas gift for your SOL
der friends. Get yours now before
the line is broken. Pioneer oftice.
:, >&'oisf'2 p ,-116tf
i {. . . ..5- -, ! d., st9s.t IL csf,,s.S1 r.
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33 The incest courtesy you can show
your out-of-town guests is see that
. notice Of their visit here IL Insert
ed in the personal columns Of the
Pioneer. Telephone, 923 or bring
your itema to this Office.
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:@.iWa Volunteer workers to
help make bandages in the surgical
dressing room Friday evenings from
7.tos9, and Saturday afternoons from
2 to s.
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Mere Sewers Needed.

More sewers are needed in the Red
Cross work rooms. Mrs. Arnold
urges more members to offer their
services and help sew on garments.
From now on. regular monthly Ship
ments will, be sent and q request
has come from headquarters that the
next shipment be as large as pos
sible. The demand for hospital gar
ments is great and let us all do our
bit. II \ = &*..@.
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HOME, ON FURL0UGH

Frank Wesley Of the Fifth ward
arrived from Camp Dodge last eve
ming to remain until Monday on a
Through. He reports the Bemtdji
boys we'll and enjoying camp life.
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Ava sonstrud, society reporter OF
the Pioneer, spent the day In Walker.

Avn sEOu6IAN uS 0OSASSy : 49,
the Pioneer, spent the day In walker lls' =
d, Mrs. Charles Erdahl OF Northern
attended the poultry show ThursdaN
Get a 1918 desk calendar pad now
at the Pioneer office o6 ds
Mrs. D. M. Brown Of Minneapolis
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Q. y.
Dent, for few weeks! ses ss,g. s5
,s5 Mrs. r. E. Rathman Of Jam stown,
n. b., is the guest Of her mother,
Mrs. III. w. Bailey, for q few days.
s2 Pfeifer's Bakery will have on hand
at all times corn bread, rye, graz
ham and pumpernickel bread:
,@ .s1 ~1A TX VIZ 3-11l6,
1 Mrs. Rube Miller left yesterday
noon for Puposky where she Will
spend a week or ten days hunting.
&c. M. Jacobson returned today
from a business trip to Big FANS
where he had been in the interests
of the Bemidji Drainage company.
j.. $4,000 to loan on Farms. Dean
Land Co. "= ii. s",..'-s- - d7ltf
Mrs. R. E.. Richardson has, gone
to Bagley where she will spend a
few days at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Haugen. s.g.g: 1
y. < 2
J Boys, flannelette blouses only 59c
at Shavitch Bros. ~ss} 2 1l6s
s Miss Eloise Bakken will spend the
weekend the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. /. p. Batchelder. Miss Bakken
is q teacher in the Becida school:
Mrs. C. r. Sanborn left for Min
ngapolis last evening. She will be
gone about ten days.
! Jonathan apples, special $1.75 per
bog, Saturday only, at. Troppman's
store. IL - ...-. ~&1-1116
4 Mrs. James Wheeler and Misses
Mary and Isabel Banfil or Bass Lake
were between-train shoppers in Be-
midi Thursday. -. :, = e. ,,.. -j..s~>,.A
:; Boys and mems mackinaws at re-
duced prices at shavitch Bros.
- = ..s-s-a... ~ = .- III 2-1116
Otto Bergh OF the state experi=
mental station at Grand Rapids ar
rived in the city Thursday afternoon
and will act as one of the judges at
the potato and poultry show
Mrs. A. o. ,Hoganson and two sons
have returned from two months
visit at Minneapolis, being called
there by the serious illness of Mrs.
:HOganson's mother. fGe
= Wheatless day, Wednesday of each
week, we will have war bread on
sale as suggested by. the govern
ment. Corn bread, oat meal, rye,
graham and pumpernickel bread at
Pfeifer's Bakery today. S3-1116
Mrs. Murray Humes, who has been
the guest of Mrs. F. S. Lycan at the
Markham hotel, has gone to- Brain
erd where she will spend the win
ter with her daughter, Mrs. Clyde
Parker -',,-- >.-..- ::
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HAY HAY HAY

Anyone wishing to buy hay OF
straw in carload lots, see Reeves &
Reeves at the Markham Hotel Build
ing, Phone 20. 4w-126
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= Another machine has been 4
stalled in the work room.
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MISSIONARY TEA

$ Mrs. "a. M. Bagley will entertain
at 9 missionary tea this afternoon.
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ELECT OFFICERS -

The Samaritans held their reg
ular meeting last evening at the Odd
1 Fellows hall. Election of officers
took place. After the meeting Mrs.
~. Jenkinson entertained the ladies
Cat q luncheon at her home. s.'.-; t ssS
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] = More than $4,000 has been raised
by farmers near saltwater, Mimi,
for the benefit of the Red Cross.
Most of this amount was realized
from the sale OF. farm products. dom
ated to the cause by the farmers. -
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4 Kelliher,. one of the auxiliary
branches Of our chapter, is showing
more enthusiasm. T%:% =, ."s5,&
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: Jonathan apples, special $1.75 per
box, Saturday only, at Troppman's
store. =, w. y, st 4, ~ lille
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s Miss Eloise Bakken will spend the
weekend the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. i. p. Batchelder. Miss Bakken
is q teacher in the Becida school.
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Mrs. C. r. Sanborn left for Min
ngapolis last evening. She will be
gone about ten days. 4.~s+t5,....
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Il Mrs. James Wheeler and Misses
Mary and Isabel Banfil or Bass Lake
were between-train shoppers in Be-
midi Thursday. : =, ~ E-J,".><,.>
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/ Pumpkin pie and oyster stew did
their bit for the Red Cross at q ban
quet held by the .Glyndon branch
pf the Moorhead, Mimi, chapter.
Every person who attended the ban-
5Quet brought some article for sale,
Varying from rag dolls to live pig.
Sale Of these articles netted the Red
Cross 5000. The. dinner itself
brought another $40. ..-::, :: ..... r.
Red Cross savings bags placed in
Ill the leading stores at saltwater,
MINI, Melted A pounds of savings
for the Red Cross. The total amount
realized last week was $143.83. u :.
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: Boys and mems mackinaws at re-
duced prices at shavitch Bros.
- = ..ss-.-a.. ..i = "a. ~. 2-1116
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Mrs. R. E. Richardson has gone
to Bagley where she will spend q
few days at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. sHaugen. s,.s.: 4.
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= Wheatless day, Wednesday of each
week, we, will have war bread on
sale as suggested by the govern
ment. Corn bread, oat meal, rye,
graham and pumpernickel bread al
Pfeifer's Bakery today. S3-1116
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Otto Bergh OF the state experi=
mental station at Grand Rapids ar
rived in the city Thursday afternoon
and will act as one Eof the judges at
the potato and poultry show.
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Boys flannelette blouses only SIC
It Shayitch Bros. 2-1116
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i,.: $4,000 to loan on Farms. Dea
Land CO. f." : . y ta>@'~s-.'- = dit
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Mrs, A. o. ,Hoganson and two sons
have returned from a two months
visit at Minneapolis, being, called
there by the serious illness OF Mrs.
Hoganson's mother.
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Mrs. Murray Humes, who has been
the guest of Mrs. F. S. Lycan at the
Markham hotel, has gone to-Brain-
erd where she will spend the win
ter with her daughter, Mrs. Clyde
Parker. 49, - >.-~- ::
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s G.. M. Jacobson returned today
from a business trip to- Big Falls
where he had been in the interests
of the Bemidji Drainage company. 81
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Mrs. Rube Miller left yesterday
noon for Puposky where she Will
spend a week or ten days hunting.
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.,5 Mrs. Charles Erdahl Of Northern
attended the poultry show T huEsday
/ d: Get q 1918 desk calendar pad now
at the Pioneer office. 2zs O6 6s
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1861 -~1962-Ladies' Costume.
=, and 10 inches hSst measure. Skirt
1862 cut in 7 sizes: %, "a, %, 2s, 80. 80
and "a inches waist measure. It requires
measures about 2 10 yards at the foot.
Two separate patterns, 10 cents FOR
cas IN 8 SEES n0 u. g. Rr: s. 40, ~ and A
inches bust measure. 1t requires Z yards
Of 36-inch material for n 36-inch size. Price
1e45Mchild's Set of Short Clothes.
Cut in 5 sizes: 9 months, | year, ?, 3
20 IS ) y ye9as; Of + s %'i 1sq MINERAL isf 'n fo %'f the
yard, for a 2-year size. Price i'd cents.
eSit-1 in a'1 8 Sizes s't 81 s't s. S. so' S. 40 Nos and AZ
! yard Of pug ss-.n %f'Sn material al f fees a medis sls
size; PFiee 10 cents s,mono
Cut in 8 sizes: "a, So. 3s. 40. AZ and a
inches nI%s bust measure; It requires ma 5 5,s
1955-Ladies' Overall Apron.
Cut in 4 sizes: 81. 80. AZ and 4e inches
s ssi ! %en %assria, It for seq a ss'in &C 81 siz s.' Psie g!
10 cents.
1969-Girls' Dress.
Size 8 years requires 3 yards Of H-inch
material. Price 10 cents.
1974-Child's Outdoor Set.
Cut in 4 sizes: 2. 3. 4 and 5 years. 1t
requires 3 Ia yards Of 44-inch material for
a Agar size. Price. 10 cents.
CATALOGUE NOTICE.
Send 10 cents in silver or stamps for
our up-to-date 1916-1917 Fall and Winter
catalogue, containing over 400 designs OF
Ladies'. Misses and Children's Patterns,
as we'll as the latest Embroidery Designs,
also a Concise and Comprehensive Article
on Dressmaking, giving valuable hints to
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Be sure to give number and size. Send
orders for patterns to Montana Newspaper
Association, Great Falls, Montana. Be sure
to sign your full name and address below.
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ASSURED
OF FLAX TOW PLANT
That Fairfield will have

That Fairfield will have a flax
tow mill is virtually assured. w.
H. Unidentified, formerly of Va
lier, Montana, has made his second
trip of inspection yer the country
surrounding the town of Fairfield in
the interests of a flax fiber concern.
Together with Elmer Genger, of Ell
mer Genger & Co., he made an esti-
mate of the amount Of flax straw in
the Fairfield district at the present
time. and investigated conditions for
the growing of flax. transportation
facilities. and the availability OF a
site for the plant.
Mr.. Unidentified expressed himself
as being %favorably impressed with
the town as a location for a flax fiber
mill and Immediately upon returning
to Great Falls placed an order for
the machinery necessary to operate
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Montana mining men are greatly
interested in the sweeping revision
in mining laws which will probably
result from investigation being made
by the United States bureau of
mines, which is to be followed short
ly by the submitting to congress of
to conform to twentieth century con-
ditions.
Two main topics stand out in the
lead of all others in this respect, and
they will receive the greatest amount
of consideration. First and fore
most "the law of the apex" will be
discussed in all it's aspects, while the
second subject, held by some to be of
equal Importance, is that having to
do with locating prospects or claims.
The abolition of the apex law will
be sought, and in its place will be
recommended a law providing that
all future locations shall be square
with vertical boundaries. With such
a law in force there would be a great
diminution in the amount of litiga-
ton over ore bodies which run over
a boundary line and which may be
followed to the apex regardless of
who owns the property in which the
apex occurs.
It was the law of apex that formed
the basis for a large part of the lfti-
cation, costing many millions of del
lars, which continued in the Montana
courts for a period Of ten years be-
tween the Amalgama.ed Copper Min
ing company and the late F. Angus
tus Heinze. A more recent instance
was found at Butte in the suit
brought against the Butte & Superb
or Mining company by the Elm Orlu
Mining company. Cases have also
been common in Idaho.
1t will also be recommended that
the law which now demands a dis
covery of ore or oil before making
locations be abolished. This partic-
ular phase Of the situation affects
not only the mining industry, but the
oil industry as we'll. AS it now
stands the law works a hardship in
the development and location of Ell
Their mining or oil properties.
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a tow mill. Arrangements to secure
a site for the mill have been made
with Elmer Genger & Company, and
Mr.. Unidentified will go to Fairfield
shortly to oversee personally the
building of the plant and installation
of the machinery.
For the present, a tow mill only
will be erected, but later on this will
in all probability develop into a
much larger mill for refining the
flax fiber and handling other flax
products.
This industry means a great deal
to the farmers as the straw from the
large acreage of flax raised in the
vicinity of Fairfield is virtually USE
less without such a mill. The COM
pany will have it's own automobile
trucks, with trailers, and will haul
the flax straw from the ranches to
the tow mill.
The tow mill will be placed in
operation about March LIST by
concern to be called the Fairfield
company. 1t is understood that
Messrs. E. H. Daily of Conrad, and
w. H. Unidentified will be the prin-
cipal owners.
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ALL FORT BENTON
ROUTED BY MULE
JACK THAT SERVED AS GUN
CAISSON MADE EVEN
CAPTAIN HEALY RUN.
Robert Vaughn, Pioneer, Tells of Ex-
hibition Staged by Whites for Edi-
fication and Intimidation of In
dams, Who Learned Something of
Hosts Running Qualities.

Among the old saws so hackneyed
that they have long since lost their
teeth is the saying that truth Is
stranger than fiction, but as a corol-
larry to this it may be stated that
there are stories of the wild and
woody" west, at least told for truth.
that are wilder than anything to be
found in picture play Or romance. 1t
is a common occurrence in what is
known as slap-stick movie comedy
for the hero or villain to go dash1ng
down the streets of a frontier village
into saloons and dwelling houses fir
ing his revolver in 81 different d.
rections to the distinct annoyance OF
the Inhabitants, but is there anyone
who recalls seeing this stunt per-
formed with a cannon substituted
for the six-shooter? Yet this con-
stitutes the theme of a tale told by
Robert Vaughn, the octogenarian pio-
neer of Great Falls, apropos of a
visit he paid to Fort Benton In the
early seventies.
"At that time" relates Mr..
Vaughn. there were at Benton many
representatives of the large fur COM
panies on their annual visit from the
east to inspect the business of their
respective posts. There were also IN
town, dressed in broadcloth suits, In
dian commissioners who had been
sent from Washington by the govern
ment to close a deal with the redmen.
OF course all the Indian chiefs were
there, besides many other Indians,
OF drivers or bull whackers' and
steamboat hands. A pack train had
Just arrived from one of the trading
posts. As the Indians had been CIV
ing a great deal Of trouble-it was a
short time prior to the Custer mas
Aacre-all the trading parties trav-
eled heavily armed, and on the back
Of one of the mules in this train was
mounted q small brass cannon, a
mountain howitzer. It was dashed or
with the muzzle toward the rear end
OF the mule.
Chance for Demonstration.
1.-THE government representative
seized the opportunity to show what
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greatest soldiers of all times, and
none were prouder of the valor OF
Pickett's men than the Americans
who defeated them.