East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-22
Wild Horse Rangers Guarded Against
Indians in '78; Witnessed Hansins

of the danger on that day, he de-
sired that all those who desired TO
attend the execution would volunteer.
and that a portion of the company
that did not desire to go to volunteer
to do patrol duty during the day in
the vicinity of Greasewood.
The following are names Of those
who volunteered to go TO Pendleton:
First Lieutenant Ferguson, Second
Lieutenant Blakley. Orderly Sergeant
Thompson, Duty Sergeants ]. NJ
Ferguson, w. d Parker, r. +. War
rem. Privates Andy ] Cochran, Lewis
Parker, L" &. Rothrock, Frank
Brown. Frank Taylor. John w
Brown, John H. Hendricksen. Anton
Rahala, Albert Hartman, Georgc
Wallen, George Buzan. j S. King
CHARLES S. johnson. p. H. Ferguson
and George d. Peebler.
List of those who volunteered to
do patrol duty on the day of the ex-
ecution of White Owl and OUTFIT
tumps: George Calvert. Franklin
Hannah, ira Buzan, Olaf Hendricks
sen. Peter Enbysk Maths Dennins,
Chas PelL William Mills A r Os-
born, r. b, Clancy, Maths Koenen.
John Ferguson, Thos. Lacefleld l..
NJ Watrus, David Brown. L. II. Fer
guson, c S. Ferguson, ]. u Marquis,
Frank Hannah, A. r. kellogg
Company dispersed to meet at the
Elk Horn school house Friday, Jan.
10, at 7 O'Clock a. m. volunteers for
duty that day to come mounted. arm
ed and equipped.
The Execution
The minutes of Jan. 10 read.
The company met pursuant to pre-
vious order of Captain Eastland. Or
ders being to those who enter on pa
troll duty, assigning details to the
different settlements. The volunteers
for PendletoR ordered to mount, or
der of march given, the column head
for that place, snow about eight
inches deep. Done some drilling on
the way down. Arrived in Pendleton
in due time. The detachment was as
signed the post of honor by the sher-
iff by placing 1t on duty at the en-
trance of the jail yard
Captain Eastland, IIeuts. BIakley
and Ferguson with Sergeants NJ. H.
Warren, Cochran and Pri-
vate John Hendricksen was admitted
within the yard by the sheriff to wit !
ness the execution of White Owl and !
Quit-it-tumps. Everything ready and |
time up, the drop fell and in eight |
minutes and "a seconds they was |
pronounced dead. Wild Horse de- |
-achment to horses mount and fall |
in line, column head for home. Break |
ranks and each man return to his re- |
spective home to meet on regular |
1rill day being last Saturday of each |
month-next meeting Saturday, jan |
nary IS. 1879
Meeting of January rs.
Company B met according to the .
and bylaws for the pur- |
pose of drilling and to transact bust !
ness pertaining to the company. Roll |
call by the orderly sergeant Report |
i've members absent, three without +
cav. viz: Thos. Headrick George |
and Corporal Shaffer. Pro-
,eed to drill and manual of arms.
Company divides into two detach-
nents, one commanded by Captain
Gastland mounted, and the other by
lieut.. Ferguson After drilling and !
Of arms, the captain pro-
,eeded to issue eight rounds of cart
idges to each member of the com
,any, making a total of Is rounds to
.ach man.
The importance of building the
tOckade was presented by the cap
ain and others. The superintcndents |
eported progress of the work. Half
# the material on the ground and the
itches dug. Owing to the deep
now it was impossible TO get more
material till teams could haul from
he mountains Moved and carried
hat work be suspended until materi-
i could be obtained from the noun
aims.
Private j. L. Nixon discharged
rom the company by reason of being !
nwilling to execute bond for gun. I
ccording to constitution. Adjourn to 6
ext regular meeting.
Meeting of March 81. L
Company of Wild Horse Rangers at 9
Tx Horn school house Roll being
allied by orderly sergeant. No. of '
lembers absent 1870 present. T. D.
'erguson discharged by reason of I
saving the state. Col George H. I
iced being present inspected arms !
Z the company, found all in good {
after which the colonel I
elivered a few remarks on the In 1
ian qestian. A communication was |