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education, and one night a terrific
thunder storm broke over us. Alder
ia Jim deserted his charges and left
them to stampede, seeking for him
self the friendly shelter of the mess
tent, slipping out when the eastern
sky was gray and coming back with
only four out of a herd of 200. All
that wild night, according to his
story, he had followed the sound
of the bell Zone OK carried a bell)
and when the pitchy darkness lifted,
loi he was out of sight of camp with
bell OK and three others. Whether
Dave Jinks swallowed the yarn J
cannot say but Alberta Jim was kept
busy for two days, helping to round
up the strayed herd while we made
holiday, CREASED our wagons and
braided whips.
GAS we neared High River a set
tier came into camp armed with q
rifle and a revolver, his body en-
circled in three directions with cart
ridge belts and warned us the In
dians we're excited and he had left
his home to escape them. We kept
him that night and the next day came
across the bell tents of small de-
tachment of the Northwest Mounted
Police, who were adjusting the
trouble that had arisen over the loot
ing of an empty house and the shoot
ing of one of the marauders while
the goods were being recovered
Nothing disturbed the peace of the
bull train.
Breaking in a new steer, wild
from the ranges, broke the monotony
Of the mornings and moons and from
the time the rope was ON him until |
be was being reluctantly hauled |
along as one of the team, the fun |
was fast and furious. Especially |
would this be the case if he broke |
loose and with heavy yoke swing
ing around his neck, would make US |
crawl under the wagons until the |
key broke, the yoke flew off at a |
tangent and the business began |
afresh.
'"The bull team, in common with
many picturesque features of the
western prairies, has long beer
hing of the past. Dave JinKI left
or the south suddenly on his buck
kin horse through some trouble that L
brought him into contact with the
police; which was a pity for Dave
vas splendid fellow, strong as one ]
# his oxen, a good horseman. and, L
vithal, though one of the most peace
BILE of men, ready to jump into a /
ow without asking any questions if l.
friend got into trouble. 1t
Some of the old time bullwhack-
rs, once Indian fighters on the Dor {
err, to whom an Indian was one de- "
rec below a coyote, who turned up le
very spring, year after year. who I
lew in their summer wages and win f
cred in some outlying herder's t
amp; to these the bull train almost v
.ood for home and they must have v
1t like evfcted tenants when the b
rick of the locomotive sounded the h
estruction of the bull camp t
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MASSACRE BL0TTED OUT ALL KM0wlE LEDGE
OF John DAYS RICH PLACER D1GG1NGS

J was preparing to return and worl
the ground.
Lepley, anxious to join his part
ner and share in the good thing
Immediately made preparations t.
depart. He got everything in readi
ness that was needed, and decided
to take passage on the next north
bound stage coach, which would
leave Helena on the following
morning and pass his cabin door
But it was a long wait until morn
ing and in the meantime he thought
long and hard. He knew the coun-
try north and east of Fort Benton
was constantly infested with hos
tile Indians who took white
mans scalp when the opportunity
offered. But this did not deter
him from the undertaking, for he
was brave and determined man.
Then there were his interests in
Silver-what would become of
them? From business point of
view, he argued, it would be bad
policy for both himself and Day to
abandon nice little business for
what, after all, might prove CHM
erical He did not go to bed that
night. He was too much excited
and too much interested, so sat and
smoked and canvassed the situa-
ton from every point of view. To-
ward morning he dozed and while
in half sleeping state faint
whisper seemed to be waited to
him from afar, from that distant |
space occupied by the twinkling
stars, which admonished him to re-
main where he was.
Lived to Ripe Old Age
: He dozed on and the fire in the
I'D fireplace gradually turned to
lshes. At last the clatter of the
tage-coach and its six horses, as
hey dashed into the village, awoke
lin. But he did not move fur
her than to replenish the fire and
efill his pipe with tobacco. A few ,
minutes later the stagecoach was
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-10-29
; CONGRESSMAN
FOR THIS STATE
TALK Is THAT MONTANA Is To
HAVE ANOTHER REPRESEN-
TATIVE ATWASHINGTON
IL Apportionment Remains Same as
After 1910 Census, Which Was
One Congressman for Every 211,-
S77 People, or Major Fraction, this
Result Is Certain.

Since the census figures were an
nounced there has been a good deal
of talk that Montana might possibly
obtain another member of the lower
house of congress:
This will depend entirely upon the
apportionment which congress adopts
for the redistricting of the United
States.
After the last census these figures
were changed, SO as to give one rep
resentative for every 211,877 per-
sons in state and an additional re-
preventative for major fraction of
that number of people.
That is to say, that if state had
one more citizen than half the 211,-
877, it then would receive an addi-
tional congressman, and as matter
OF fact Montana obtained an extra
member for a major fraction of this
apportionment.
Whether this state secures a third
representative as result of this CEN
sus will depend upon to what extent
congress raises the apportionment.
and it should be borne in mind that
it always is raised every 10 years.
There is quite a general feeling
that the house now is so large as to
be unwieldy and it would be better
to cut down the membership rather
than to increase it, but this probably
Will not be done, as. a movement of
this character would meet with a
great deal of opposition from the
members of those states whose dele
cations under such an arrangement
would be reduced.
Should Montana obtain new
member of the house, he will be
elected at large, or from a new dis
riot, as the Montana legislature may
determine.
Montana has such a vast amount
II business in Washington that it
'ould use an additional representa-
i've very well, as it's present two
members really have more work to
10 than they should have placed upon
hem.
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this was no barrier to the good time
that was enjoyed whenever the train
reached Macleod, where the checks
were paid, and where $50 and moth
| ing in particular to spend it on
opened up a vista of enjoyment, az
though the doubtful Bourbon packed
| from across the line past the police
of two nations, was retailed at so
cents glass and the best was sold
by drug stores at 81 for six-ounce
bottle.
"Then stud poker face in the
hole), which was the only favored
form of gambling, gave such fine
chance of doubling yo7r money while
suave gentlemen in back parlors
were always ready with kind offers
to get up little game that the bull
whacker with his newly drawn wages
got g. flattering and polite reception.
"Just as the train was going into
winter quarters poor Hank, one of
our bull whackers who had saved
enough to put him through the five
months of winter in comfort, had
vision of the royal winter he could
put in on double the sum and he
went into game for that purpose
emerging broke. Old Lem White, on
the other hand, used to gamble and
whenever he had a streak of luck he
gave part of his winnings to 'Ka-
moose Taylor with the understand
ing that at the end of the summer |
the house was open to him for the |
winter.
mo count was kept of Sundays in |
a bull camp. We worked day after
day, unless nature interfered and
we had to lie up with swollen, I'M
fordable stream in front of us, or
when we CHANGED to reach the High
river mission school on Saturday
night and the good priests forbade
our unloading until Monday morn
ing. Then all hands went out fish
ing.
Those long trips, like that to
High River, were the best part of
he season. When once the train
vas loaded the work was light, the
grub excellent and, given fair wea-
her, the life was delightful
"Our night herder was Alberta
Tim, an Englishman with an Oxford
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in camp, they circled out, four or
either side of the road, like the com.
mencement of some figure in {
dance, and ranged the wagons in two
half-circles, IL on a side, forming a
tight corral with an opening on
either end.
Into this space the herders would
drive the zoo cattle and eight team
sters would commence the task of
picking out their teams in order and
yoking them, off OK and nigh, each
one in his proper place. Twenty
oxen made full team and it was no
light task to learn to select, in cor
rect rotation, your own team from
leaders to wheelers, though a couple
of weeks practice would teach you
to know them all. not only by name
but by disposition, so that you could
curse your luck if the boss assigned
to you some particularly lazy yoke
of cattle, entailing more work in
driving and choicer Sc ection of ex-
pletives.
'Lethbridge, terminus of the toy
railway, was the loading place and
we carried either miscellaneous mer-
chandise from the tiny box cars or
coal from the mouth Of the Gait
mines, full load being 10 tons, five
to the lead, three on the swing and
two on tn trail wagons. When it
came to negotiate a steep hill or an
awkward ford the teams were then
doubled and it was sight to see 20
yoke of bulls, with 40 wriggling
tails, putting their necks into the
yoke, three men with cracking whips
and lurid language urging them on,
hauling load up the steep hills that
rose on the bank of the Belly river
opposite Lethbridge.
1.-THE 1. G. Baker firm was Ameri-
can, and Sc were most of the bosses
and men, good fellows, all willing
TO take pains to teach the newcomer
Ill the mysteries, from braiding a 16-
strand whip to handling it scientific
,ally. spent many long noon dill
gently popping the Is feet of whip
ash, until 1 could make it crack with
he best of them.
'It was careless happy-go-lucky
outfit and although prohibition
'eigned supreme in the territories,
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moving swiftly on its way to tn,
head of navigation of the Mis-
souri, but John Lepley was not or
board. And thus was preserved tc
Montana one who afterwards be-
came great stock grower, res
Ipected and wealthy man, and pro-
moter of creditable enterprises.
| John Day did not wait long for
his partner. In a few days he had
found two frontiersmen equally as
reckless and dari 'g as himself, and
the three, having procured the ne
cessary supplied, loaded them into
a boat and started for the new FL
dorado that was to make them all
rich men.
Days new partners had been
trappers and hunters on the Upper
Missouri river for years and, like
most men of their class, had mar
ried Indian women. Their wives
belonged to the Blackfeet tribe, one
of the most warlike in the north
west, only surpassed in this respect
by the Sioux. They could not, or
would not, leave the women be-
hind, and Day, through their joint
persuasion, and partly to satisfy
his own inclination, decided also to
take an Indian wife. Satisfactory
were soon made and
the six people embarked on their
perilous mission.
Slept in Fancied Security
The current of the stream flow
ed swiftly and they made good
progress, but they were destined
never to go beyond Rocky Point.
Here they stopped one night and
made camp, as usual. Tying the
boat securely to a stake, bedding, +
utensils and grub were
aiken ashore and the evening meal
by the women.
After supper the men lay on Il
oft buffalo robes in front of the I
ire and told tales of adventures |
Nth the Indians, of hunting the
uffalo and trapping the beaver, u
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Miles City Corn Show

Announcement is made that the
annual Montana state corn show will
be held in Miles City near the middle
of November, the definite date yet
to be fixed. w. G. Ferguson, secre-
tary of the chamber of commerce,
states that seven counties have al
ready signified their intention of en-
tering exhibits.
The outlook, according to Mr.. Fer
guson, is for show that will be Of
unusual Importance by reason of the
fact that there will be more entries.
An effort will be made to present
the practical side of corn culture in
order to increase the acreage in the
state, where corn raising can be
made profitable.
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Among the earliest arrival
from the eastern states at the Las
Chance and Silver Creek place
diggings were John Lepley an'
John Day. They had few heac
of cattle and for time ran a mill
ranch, or dairy, on Silver creek a
old Silver City. Then the bunch
grass was luxuriant on all the hills
surrounding the Prickly Pear val
ley and only short time was ne
cessary for pasturage to make
horses and cattle sleek and fat.
Both Day and Lepley were then
young men, and both were worthy
pioneers among those who blazed
the trails in Montana in the early
COS.
Day was venturesome. At any
rate he could not be confined to the
narrow limits of Silver creek, how
ever remunerative the mines and
the dairy in which he was inter-
ested might prove. So in the fall
of 1866 he packed horse with the
necessary outfit for prospecting
and saddling another, babe goodby
to his partner, friends and neigh
bors, and rode away to the north
Day Found Gold
Fort Benton was the first and
only town then between Silver City
and Yankton on the Missouri river !
On reaching Benton, Day stayed
there several days, then went down
along the north side of the Mis-
souri,, hunting for such placer Dig
gings that might be in that section
of the country. Somewhere, not !
a great way from Rocky Point, as
subsequent events proved, he found
what he was looking for and re-
manned there all winter, or nearly
so. In the early spring he return
ed to Fort Benton, bringing with
him a quantity of coarse, washed
gold. He at once wrote to his part
ner, Lepley, telling him to come on
at once, as he had struck it big and
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-10-29
THE BULL TRAIN OF A GENERATION AGO;
STORIES OF THE MONT NA-A BERTA TRAIL

Extension of the railroads, more
than 80 years ago, over the trade
routes of northern Montana and
southern Alberta, and the evolution
of the pioneer railway from the mar
row gage, commonly known as the
turkey traiP' into the heavier and
more substantial standard gauge,
marked the end of the bull trains OF
the prairies and the passing of that
type of transportation which had
been maintained from Fort Benton,
on the Montana side of the interna-
tional border, up to Lethbridge and
Fort Macleod on the Canadian side.
"Polly" Pollinger, one of the old
time "bu1l whackers" of northern
Montana, who took up his residence
on the Blackfeet reservation when
the bull train ceased to function, was
one of the best of his line. He was
a magnificent driver when sober, but
when he was drunk he was sublime.
Later he footed the four-horse stage
over the Macleod trail, making the
antique, leather springed coach rat
tie down the Lethbridge hills during
the days when "Kamoose" Taylor's
hotel boosted of one fOur-post bed
stead-the patch of floor under the
billiard table.
Pollinger, while in reminiscent
mood, one day told, of his experiences
with the bull train:
81. G. Bakers bull train was a
great institution in those days, and
it was at Fort Macleod that l got my
first introduction to it, when Dave
Jenkins, or 'Jinks,' enrolled me as a
full-fledged 'bullwhacker' at $50 a
month and board.
II had just got my scanty dun
mage from 'Kamoose' Taylor's, and
watched the boys yoking my seven |
pair of oxen and hitching them to
the three wagons, one behind the |
other, lead, swing and tail, after
which we were ready for the start.
"Now three empty wagons make
O. light load for IA healthy western
cattle and on the start my leaders
forged ahead, turning out
to pass the next team. / recognized
this was not in the game and shout
ed whoa but the bulls did not res
pond. They made the pace more flu
'ious, until they were trotting, with
,hC ~ dy iAS wagons bOhihd IhCu
olting and tumbling over the rough
prairie. To add to this confusion, a
head protruded from under the cover
If the swing wagon and a volley of {
,aths in French-Canadian and broken !;
English began to scintillate from
bull whacker who had J
ooked on the red wine in Macleod
md was sleeping off the effects in J
he empty wagon. &
Gust before we reached a steep l
ill, where worse things might have I
Dave Jinks on his buck {
kin broncho gallopedsup and ended
he stampede. {
Clement, unwilling to risk an 9
Their rude awakening, got out, and t
eing stout and good tempered, be- a
an to instill into my mind the S
irst principles of the art, which C
lainly consisted of addressing your 6
ulls, unless you wanted them to pull Ii
which was another story-as gent t
7 as a team of sucking turtle doves.
Eight teams there were to train O
nd at noon and night, as we came r
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the fox and the fierce big dog vol
of the north. Day told of the new
diggings, of the richness of the
gravel and the distance they had to
go. One of the women asked how
far. Day replied in the only Ian
guage Ineligible, two sleeps,
meaning they would sleep twice be-
fore reaching the desired spot.
Then they retired to rest, feeling
perfectly secure. No guard re-
manned awake to watch for the
willy foe that was known to Turk
in that region for any small party
of white men. They had seen no
Indian signs and did not believe
any were near.
Far up the river a war party of
Blackfeet had seen them pass and,
believing they would soon camp,
as it was near evening, followed
stealthily and soon came in sight
of the camp fire of the gold seek
ers- To arrange their plan of at
tack was easy, They would wait
until daylight and then they would
Stay.
Gold Hunters Tomahawked
Just at the break of day on the
following morning the Indians
who were hidden nearby crawled
cautiously forward, making not the
least noise, until they were right
IN the midst of the sleeping voya-
seurs. Then the terrifying war
vhoop rang out in exultant tone.
The white men sprang up but they
we're tomahawked or shot as they
rose and before they could even
Use their guns. Two of the women
net the same fate, while one who
vas severely wounded, was spared
md carried away with all the
'ooty of the camp.
In this bloody and relentless
hammer was lost to the present time
he rich gold diggings confidently
elieved by John Lepley to have
cen found by Day in the winter of
865.
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5000 BOXES OF APPLES FROM
A TWENTY-ACRE ORCHARD

Seven thousand boxes of choice
Mcintosh apples and 1000 boxes of
winter apples bearing the stamp of
j. E. Hauf and Sons will reach the
New York consumer this year, ship
ped there by the University Heights
Orchard company, to which the crop
has been sold. The size, color and
flavor of the Macs this year and the
production exceed that of any year
previous, according to the grower,
yho stated that the 5000 boxes come
from an orchard covering no more
than 20 acres.
From 81 trees, 1000 boxes of
Macs were picked, and the produc-
ton reached from 22 boxes to five
boxes to the tree. The average price
received for each box is So, but out
OF that must come the cost cost of a
box and wrapping paper, the price of
picking, sc, and packing, SC, or lac,
according to pack, and the cost of
transportation to Woodside.
The Hauf orchard is one of the
oldest commercial orchards in the
valley, and is situated two miles dir
sctly west of Woodside. The SYM
metry of the trees with their grace
ful branches of big red apples, made
he crop one of the prettiest In the
7alley before picking began two
weeks ago, but now most of the fruit
las been gathered, and the packing
house is the place of attraction on
he ranch.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-10-29

Montana fro m
California about
80 years ago and
located In Butte,
establishing him
self in the fire
insurance bust
ness. Long before
the days of the
automobiles he
did a state wide
insurance bust
ness, driving to
every section of
the state. Hand
some, cheerful,
optimistic, a n d
a brilliant con-
versationalist, he
made fri e n d S
everywhere. He
made a great
deal of money,
which he distri-
buted with the
hand of a Coal
Oil ] o h n n / e
xvbon ho boJ ~
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-10-29

Colonel Pat H. Sexton, famous
Montana character, is dead. His
death occurred few days ago in a
st. Paul sanitarium. He came to
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-10-29
COL. PAT SEXTON
WAS A CHARACTER
FAMOUS PROMOTER AND INSUR.
ANCE MAN SUCCUMBS TO
MENTAL MAIlADY

For Years Held Record for the
Amount of State Wide Insurance
Written; One Of the Founders of
the Rocky Mountain Fire Insur-
ance Company.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-06-11
OF PUBLIC HEALTH
WORK IN GRENADA COUNTY

The Health Survey that is in pro-
gress in Grenada County simply
means that we are going into every
home and point out to the parents
the things that are sanitary and the
things that are insanitary. In doing
this, such things as open back PRIV
les l759e of the homes visited have
no privies at ally, lack OF screening,
open seap wells, ETC., occupy a great
deal of our attention. 1t is COM
monty known that Dysentery, Bloody
Flux, or Cholera Infantum is due IN
the main to open back privies or no
privies and lack of screening. The
common house fly plays havoc where
such conditions exist and little babies
and children pay the penalty. When
we get our homes properly screened
and supplied with sanitary closets,
which is certainly within the reach
of every property owner, Dysentery
and Typhoid will be like Yellow
Fever--a thing of the past. The
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-06-11
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL
ANSWERS MR.. PEARSON

Editor Sentinel:
So Mr.. Pearson says he does not
want to spend so much money just or
the high school pupils. He doesn't
seem to realize that the grammar
school is crowded, as much if not
more than the high school. BY get
ting the high school in new build
ing we will thus leave that room to
the grammar school. If the bond is.
sue passes, can promise that it will
not only benefit the high school pu-
pills but also the grammar school pu'
pills.
/ have been going to the Grenada
public school for almost eleven years
and / certainly do know the crowd.
ed conditions there l am going to
name a.few of them over to you.
/. The boys and girls in the sew
enth grade had to sit together in one
of those small desks, and try to study
2. The manual training room had
10 be taken for the fifth grade room
8. The Domestic Science depart.
rient had to be taken for Latin and
'vsstory recitation rooms. So you
xe4tfis valuable work had to, be put
out of the school only because we die
not have a room to teach it in.
4. There was not enough room to
seat the pupils in the sixth grade sc
a new teacher was gotten to teact
part of the sixth grade and part OF
the seventh.
5. Mr.. McLendon had no place te
hear his classes except in the back OF
the study chapel.
haven't told you one third OF what
! could tell you but | don't want te
make this article so long. ;.
Now, progressive citizens, doesn
this look like we need or at leas'
HAVE TO HAVE new school build
ing?
It seems absurd to think that the
same heating system would heat ar
annex, when it never heated what
school building there is there now
Of course you may patch up the olc
building and go on torturlng the cnll
dren rather than giving them what
they deserve and ought to have.
If the school boys and girls were
given the right to vote ! promise yor
this bond would pass by large ma
iority.
am speaking from the hearts OF
all the school boys and girls for oul
school. Please hear our cry and give
Us new school.
Sincerely yours,
One of the High School Girls.