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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-09-30

was tied up to the "hitching post at
the bank, and explained his mission
TO the engineer. The latter studied
over the matter for a few minutes
and then gave possession of the boat
to the colonel. The later went aboard
the almost deserted craft and fixed
up a sleeping room for himself which
opened out on to the after deck.
There he was destined to remain for
the next five or six months, but, as
it turned out, his visit was not to be
a peaceful one.
1t happened that when the Tacony
was forced to stop at Fort Peck be-
cause of the low water in the Mis-
souri,, the passengers bound for Fort
Benton and other points in Montana
were obliged to remain there for a
couple of weeks until the freight
teams from Benton arrived to take
them up the river. Among the ten
derfeet from the east was a husky
young Missouri lad, who was much in
love with a girl among the passen-
gers, who was accompanying her
parents to Montana. This boy, whose
Colonel Norris has forgotten,
determined to go out and kill a buff
falo, Notwithstanding that he was
warned of the danger from Sioux
war parties who were constantly
hanging around the trading post and
occasionally attacking it. Finally he
was loaned a muzzle-loading Spring
field, of a type that had just come out
and he started off on foot down the
river toward Gilpin flat, some three
miles below, to kill his buffalo.
Tenderfoot Gets a Sioux.
He saw a number of old bulls
hanging around the chokecherry
patches along the river, and spent all
of his ammunition blazing away at
them, but killing none, as he did not
know where to shoot them. At last,
with only one bullet left, he threw
his gun over his shoulder and started
back to the fort, his mind on his girl
and the life they would lead together
IN the new country if he could win
her. Suddenly he heard the beating
Of horses hoofs on the grass and
looked around just in time to see
three painted Sioux braves charging
down on him at top speed.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-09-30

winters work, and was out two or
three hundred dollars in cash be-
sides. He waited at Fort Peck till
the first boat came up from st. Louis.
in the spring, and went on up to
Fort Benton.
The Tacony the last time Colonel
Norris saw it, had gradually worked
its way across the river and was ly-
ing, half submerged along the OPP
posite bank in the mud.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-09-30

One of the Sioux fired at him and
grazed his face and ear, making q
slight wound, the boy shot at this In
dian and hit him in the body, blow
a hole through him that a man could
stick his arm through. The other two
Indians had dashed on a hundred feet
before they could pull up their horses
The Missourian raised his gun, as
though to take aim again at them and
they rode off. The exhibition of
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-09-30

There was quite a settlement there at
that time, several dance halls, sa-
looms and a few trading posts. One
store house had been erected there
by the firm of Batch & Cory, who la
ter built the Montana Power COM
pany's building at the corner of Cen
tral avenue and First street in Great
Falls. For three days l worked for
board and room in the hotel at
Helena, and then the owner gave me
a job in his sawmill there at $40 a
month.
Railroad Knocks Business.
In the spring of '67 / went to Cow
island ON the Missouri and opened a
yard to supply river steamers
with fuel. 1 did fine there until the
Northern Pacific railway was built
in Montana and then the river traf-
fic stopped suddenly and left me
with hundreds of cords of wood on
hand.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-09-30

Some of the most thrilling storie!
of pioneer days in Montana had tt
do with steamboat. traffic on thu
Missouri river, and one of these was
related at the recent convention o.
Montana pioneers at Great Falls by
Colonel Gilman r. Norris of Lew.
isown, a former army scout under
General Custer and for many years
a well known trader at Fort Clag-
get, at the mouth of the Judith river,
and later a stock grower and gen
eral merchant.
In 1869, says Colonel Norris, ow
water on the Missouri was expert
enced somewhat early, and a steam
er, the Tacony, bound for Fort Ben
ton from St. Louis was forced to
stop at Fort Peck, an early-day trad
ing post on the north bank of the
Missouri, opposite the mouth of the
Big Dry. This Fort Peck should not
be confused with the Indian agency
established at the mouth of the Pop
lar river, also known later as Fort
Peck.
1t happened that Colonel Norris
was in Helena in the fall of 1863,
when word vas received by United
States Marshal William f. Wheeler
that the Tacony had been seized by
it's crew in payment for their wages,
and subsequent action by the own
ers required the boat to be taken in
to the possession of the federal mar
shall. Colonel Norris was deputized
for this work. He bought a black
saddle mare at Helena to. make the
trip with, and with his warrant and
the necessary attachment papers, set
out on his long ride of several hun
dred miles.
BY the time he reached Fort Ben
ton the going was extremely bad on
account of a surface of ice along the
trail, caused by thawing and freez-
ing after early SHOWS, but he kept
on going until he reached a point
opposite the mouth of the Mussel-
she'll, where he left his mare and de-
cided to finish his journey in a light
skiff. The river was running slush
ice, making progress dangerous and
difficult, but he managed to keep
going until he ran onto a big up
stream snag, against which his craft
stuck fast.
Colonel Norris was in a precarious
condition. He had little or no food
and would 0 o freeze to death if he
remained OF the river, while he found
that he could not get his boat loose
and push it around the snag,
against which a lot of ice had drift
ed. After many efforts he was
forced to climb onto the snag, hold
ing to the boats rope, and at length
managed to pull the boat back into
an eddy behind the snag. The cur
rent, however, had pushed the boat
up on n side until water had half
filled it. His only hope was to get
into the partly submerged boat and
try to get ashore, and this he sue
oeeded in doing, although not until
box containing his depty marshal's
warrant, his other papers and his
matches had gone overheard and
we're swept down stream. He man
aged to save his rifle and a pack
tge of tobacco and his pipe which he
lad in his coat pocket.
In Desperate Situation.
On reaching shore; he found him
elf in a desperate situation. With
Dut food or fire, wet to the skin and s
With his clothes frozen, he had the s
,etter part OF 100 miles to travel |
through a hostile Indian country be-
ore reaching Fort Peck. His imme- {
late need was a fire, for unless he
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-09-30
w. o. DEXTER F1DDLED FOR FISK EXPEDITION

w. o. Dexter of Fort Benton, fid-
died his way from st. Cloud, Mime
sofa, to Helena in 1866.
Mr.. Dexter was a member of the
famous Fisk expedition to Montana
which was turned back by govern
ment scouts when it attempted to
make a trip to the west in 1864 be-
cause of the Indian uprisings west
of the Red River, now the boundary
line between North Dakota and Min
nesota.
Coming from New York at the age
of %, Mr.. Dexter Joined the Fisk ex-
petition at st. Cloud, then an out
post. Most of the party rode in
wagons, but Dexter, with Stackpole,
another e%asterner, and one other rode
their W horses. The expedition
was outfitted by Captain Fisk, who
furnished provisions and transpor-
tation for any person who wished to
make the trip at 500 each.
"All the travelling had been done
on the south side of the Missouri
and many of the trains across
the plains at that time we're attack
ed by the Indians, who lay in wait
for them along the regular route,
Mr.. Dexter. I'VE travelled or
the north side of the river, and had
40 trouble at all.
Surrounded by Buffalo.
l killed the first antelope for the
oarty near the Red river, and killed
he first buffalo on the James river
IN July 3, 1866. We had left st.
Cloud on June 6, 1866. On July 4
'ur train was SO completely surround
d by buffalo that we were delayed
here for some time.
Il had the only musical instrument
n the party, an old violin, and every
light the rest of the crowd of about
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-09-30
EIeven Cents for clnb steers.

George Lyman of the Helena Meat
company was the only bidders for
the steers entered in the sales ring
at the Montana State fair this year by
members of the boys and girls clubs.
He bought all seven head entered and
paid II cents a pound for the stuff.
The price was considered a fair
n by stockmen. Last year there
was some spirited bidding in this de-
partment and the prices were excep-
tional for ONE of the stuff offer
ed.
Stockmen are taking great interest
in these sales as they are held to en-
courage young people throughout the
state to study the care and feeding
of beef cattle and principally young
stuff.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-09-30

bullet crashed through the cabin and
passed through seven staterooms, but
not before skinning the top of Col
onel Norris head and taking a lit
tie of his hair. The colonel put the
light out, and taking his rifle, step
ped out on to the deck. He shot
several times at the edges of the
tree, but did no more harm than to
skin the bark. The Sioux we're too
to expose themselves.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-09-30

under which we travelled through the
Indian country.
"The three of us on horses left the
party near the Flathead lake on Sep
TENDER 2, 1866 and went on to Last
Chance Gulch. now Helena, together.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-09-30

300 would gather about while l play
ed. 1t was the only amusement we
had and served to relieve the tension
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-10-22
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT rs
THE MATTER?
When You Feel Out of Sorts and
See things with Dull Eye
DO YOU KNOW
LOOK TO YOUR BLOOD
Pale Compilations, Languid Feelings,
Lowered Vitality, Need More Red
Blood, Take Pepto-Mangan

So many people. spend weeks after
weeks feeling down and out. They
never stop to think that something
really is; the matter. They satisfy
themselves by saying, ooh, I'm not
Isick I'll. be all right tomorrow.
Aud tomorrow comes again and
again. Still they feel depressed and
Ilanguid, scarcely able to get around.
If you don't feel like yourself, you
are not yourself. If you are weak
and pale. your blood needs strength
ening. You should know about Pep
Ito-Mangan, that famous blood tonic
Physicians recommend it and pre-
scribe it because it contains just the
needed to make red blood.
1T renews your energy, puts you
where you ought to be. Begin with
lit today Get the tablets if they will
be more convenient to take than the
liquid. Both have the same medici-
nal properties. But be sure you get
the. genuine Pepto-Mangan. Ask for
Guides" and. be sure that the full
name, GUIDES Pepto- Mangan," is on
1.-THE package. Advertisement.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-10-22
RnI.AR

Oct. 20.-Farmers are through
with seeding, the weather being fine
for such work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gwin, of Rich
Imond, have returned after spending
a few weeks with their relatives here
Dennis Graham, of Baltimore, is
Visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D.
&C. Graham.
The small boy as well as Mr.. Hog
is disappointed in the chestnut crop.
Pasture is getting very short, the
weather is dry, very dry.
Aunt Rebecca Miller, OF Spring
Creek, has returned home after spend
ing few weeks with relatives here.
The last bunch of lambs will like
ly disappear for market by the 1st.
The presidential election comes off
the End and we trust the country will
go forward by voting for Cox instead
Of rearward by electing Harding.
John Miller has moved from the
farm to Bolar and occupies the D. n.
Burns cottage. Rusticus
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-10-22
Interesting Talk

+ "a
Rev w. H. Best, Field Secretary
| Of S. S. work in Baltimore Confer
ence, filled his Highland appoint
Iments as announced, speaking from
the Methodist pulpit in Monterey
Sunday night. He talked for more
than an hour, but few if any, felt
worried, most assuredly no Sunday
school worker, for his remarks were
both helpful and interesting. He
sized up the Monterey school ac-
Icording to the chart or standard adop
ted, and found, in answer to questions
put to the superintendent and teach
ers, that it was about SIS per cent.
school, the only one reaching 100 per
cent. efficiency being that at Peters
burg, w. Va.
His assertion that the people of
Highland (lateT broadening his terri
tory to include Virginia, West Va.
and Maryland) paid more attention
Ito their stock and hay-stacks than
they did to their children, was regard
led by some as putting it strong"
| but it is charge calculated to make
iparents think, to say the least lie
also emphasized, among other things,
the proper attitude of the Sunday
school and church toward temperance
reminding his. audience that the mat
ter was not yet settled. Referring
10 the illicit traffic Of the day he de-
clared that the Federal authorities
no matter how persevering-could
not check it without the aid of pub
lie opinion, the one telling factor in
its suppression; that whenever the
good people of a community looked
upon the moonshiner and bootiegger
as they did upon chicken thief and
horse-thief, then the evil would cease
or words to that effect.
; -. Mr.. Best made talk to the pupils.
at the school room Monday morning.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-10-22
Entertainment

The ametur dramatic company, Sc
lected from the grades Of the Frank
lin High School, reached Monterey al
II o'clock Friday evening to fill an
engagement at the NJ. H, S. auditori-
UNI, and were met by a full house.
'fhe company presented Cinderella
and the program also included some
good musical selections and recita-
tons.
The young folks gave a most credi-
table presentatiD MOI Cinderella, each
playing sweil his part. and the large
audience enjoyed the evening.
afessrs. Hodges, who is principal
OF the Franklin school, Campbell and
Priest accompanied the young folks,
as did also several Franklin ladies
whose names we did not get, making
d party CT perhaps 20 or more. They
stopped On the road and, enjoyed a
picnic dinner. and returned Friday
night after the performance.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-10-22
NOTICE

At meeting of the Board Of Su-
pervisors of Highland county held at
the court house thereof on the 18th
day of October, 1920, the following
resolution relative to the hunting an
killing of game within the said coun-
ty of Highland was proposed: ~,
1t is ordered that il shall be unlaw-
full to hunt. kill or capture cartridges
Ior quail at any time within the said
county of Highland.
1t is further ordered that it shall
be unlawful to hunt. kill or capture
pheasants or wild turkeys within the
county of Highland at any time ex-
Icept-on Tuesdays and Saturdays be-
tween November 18th and December
18th each year; that it. shall be un-
lawful to hunt rabbits. at any time
with ferrets, and that it shall be I'M
lawful to hunt. kill or capture skunks
at any time except during the months
5of November and December OF each
year.
1t is also ordered that it shall be
unlawful to hunt pheasants with dogs
at any time. -.
The penalty for the violations of
these regulations shall be the same as
that prescribed by section 1856 of
the Code of Virginia Of 1919 and the
Acts of Assembly amendatory there
to.
T,s7W. HEFENER, Chairman Of
the Board of Supervisors of H. Co.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-10-22
Quietly Married

On "Wednesday evening of this
week EEr. Cecil Wade and Miss Edna
Samples were quietly married at the
NJ. i. parsonage on Back Creek, Rev
Geo. w. Thumm performing the cere-
mony.
The bride is 4 daughter of Mr.. aud
Mrs. S. P. Samples, of Strait Greek
and is an attractive young lady OF
this section.
The groom, formerly OF Back Greek
is 8 son Of Nj. and Mrs. Q. E. Wade
Of this place.
The Recorder wishes them much
happiness.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-10-22
MCDOWELL

Oct. 19-Miss Josephine Alexander
of Stanton, is spending some tine
with her uncle. A. A, Alexander.
Mrs. Margaret Masters has been
right i'll for the past week, but is i'm
proving slowly
Ariie Botkin and family OF Head
waters, have moved to their new
home. which they purchased from r,
10. Bradshaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. e. Bryant will
leave Thursday for Leachburg, Pa,
Ito spend some time with their son,
Frank.
Miss Maggie Peterson; of Staunton
spent several days here this week
and went on to visit her sister, Mrs.
Dennis Gum, CT Meadow Dale.
Phil Ralston and wife moved to-
day to H. E. Bryant's farm, which
he has rented.
Mrs. G. n. Rogers and two daugh-
tiers. Mabel and Minnie, spent the
weekend in Stanton.
Mrs. Jas Brown and two children
left Saturday for their home in Luz
ray.
bliss Bessie May Dudley OF Rich
mond, Va, elocutionist and imperso-
1"t1r. vii! render g program at the
High School auditorium on Monday
Oct. IS, At 1880 .. II. Miss Dudley
: highly recommended by the lead
lang educational institutions Of Vir'
/ s:a!a ana gives high class humorous
entertainment. B
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-10-22
OBITUARY

Mrs. Emily e. Trainer, relict of
the late Ami Trainer, departed this
life Sept. 20, 1920, aged 81 years, 5
months and 26 days.
Mrs. Trainer was the mother OF
ten children, seven of whom survive
her. Mrs. Trainer was one of the
Iold Confederate pensioners.
She had home for number of
years with Mr.. M. F. Wiley Of Jack
sons River where she died.
BY her request she was buried in
Little Valley cemetery. Xxx
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-10-22
Public Sale Of Household Goods

/ will on Oct. 3Oth. 1920 at the
residence of Walker. Gutshall sell by
way Of public auction. a lot Of house
hold goods: such as bedding. dishes
and other things too numerous to
mention, AL first class goods
Ms-Aii sums under five dol
lars cash, over that amount credit
sof six months without interest; notes
to he satisfactorily endorsed Sale
Oct. sOth. H. s, CROWLEY
y. NJ. Ralston, Auctioneer,
y, Fl, Pruitt, Clerk. ~
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-10-22
CRABB0TT0M

| JOnn LuhelS, Nlulll!iieI, IlSl oClt
Fleming, Joe Gibson, Bob Doyle and
Ed Arbogast spent Thursday. night
with David Colaw.
Mrs. John Hammer. and children
with Mrs. Harper Hinkle are at
Spring Creek. West Va,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Simmons, Mrs.
Bessie Colaw and daughter. Sylvia,
left for Harrisonburg Friday to see
relatives and have Sylvia Colaw's
Throat treated at the hospital.
Misses Alice Gum and Jennie Rex
rode called on Cyrus colaw last week
and also. same; week on Mr.. and Mrs.
!Rubie Folks; they take the advantage
of these warm October days.
Little Miss Virginia Belle Colaw,
arrived the 14th of October at Mr..
and Mrs. George Colaw's as a perma-
,nent boarder.
Luther Hammer has gone to the
Valley TO get his cattle fed.
Mr.. Groves, of Petersburg and Will
Boggs, of Franklin, and ]. B. Lam
bert were. business men through here
last Thursday.
Don Calhoun left Monday for his
place of business at Holliway, Ohio.
Reed Winner is improving from a
bad case of poison. !
Ben and Luther Colaw went TO
!Staunton Monday With a truck load
of fine chickens and several passen-
gers.
Eli Helmick and family. Henry
Halterman and wife and others were
guests of Leonard Hedricks Sunday.
Pearly and Tressel Swecker spent
Saturday and Sunday with their
cousin, Henry Elan C0law.
A. B: Nelson and wife were guests
of Samuel Jordan Sunday.
Misses Utah and Grace VIII had a
fine horse back ride to their uncle G.
j. Farmers Sunday. Their uncle
Swopc viii return with them. and
will spend the winter here before 60
ing back West.
Glen Hammer, James Killiara and
little son, Jennings, went to Monte
rey Tuesday on trip and to see his
other son Blanchard, at Willis Bot
kin's.
s. B. Colaw, Robert Arbogast,
Bunker MuIienax and Will Whitecot-
ton moved tne lot OF calves. to
Franklin Tuesday for Will Boggs.
Paul Newlen, Minor Rexrode, En-
Dry Winner and Charles Colaw are
building a new house for Clay Sim
mons.
Forest and Fred Nelson are on the
sick list.
Grandmother Waybright, of Up
per North Fork, is with her daughter
Mrs. Esther Hammer.
Miss Esta Mullenax is with George
Colaw for few weeks. She attend
ed the peanut social in the Allegheny
mountains Saturday night.
Those present at |. H, Hinkle's
Sunday, were Mrs. Sarah Hinkle,
Fannie Simmons and daughter Rhoda
Hinkle and Ray. Simmons, Mrs. Nor
gan White. and two, dauhters, Mrs.
Bl Newcomb and daughter Madge of
Rexrode and some children.
Mrs. Louie .Heyenera will take her
son Sterrett back TO the hospital for
another treatment
Mrs. John Swecker and son Meade,
Miss Rebecca Calhoun. Mrs, Walter
Mullenax and Wary Colaw visited G..
IL. Colaw's Sunday
We hope Mr. and Mrs D. n. Bus
sard will enjoy their new home in
Pennsylvania. Hope they will, give
us |; letter from there soon:
= Aunt Mary
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-10-22
:TuyMDy.R
L 1s4.ulASs 49,

/ Oct. 1--we are having real sum-
Imer weather.
! There was a party of eleven boys
land girls came out from Dayton Fri
Gay, Miss Hazel. Terry who is teach
Ing there. Julian Terry and Roy Dick
son who are S. C. J. students. being
with them. They were guests in the
Terry and Dickson homes.
Mrs. ". T. Gutshall was the guest
of her son Holfie Gutshall, of Back
Creek. latter part of the week.
Misses Fannie and Mary Ginger
were visiting relatives on the Monte
Trey Stock Farm last week,
Dan Ginger mad the misfortune of
locsing one of his horses recently.
W. W. Terry and daughter, Miss
Eva. and grandson, Ulys Terry, were
guests Sunday OF c. A. Robertson of
Big Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiseman, of Nc
Dowell. visited their son Homer
Wiseman.
Mfr. and Mrs. Clay Waggy and sons
were guests Of Homer Wiseman Sun
day.
Ed A. A. Miller, of Big Valley.
preached at Sieg Chapel Sunday at 3
io'clock.
H. 5. Bussard and family Of Big
Valley, were guests Sunday Of the
formers niece, Mrs. Oryie Gutshail.
We are sorry that we have no
teachers 50 Jar, for the Wood's-Terry
land Dry Branch schools. but hope to
secures teachers yet.
There was drove of calves, hogs,
and sheep started from here Monday
morning for Messrs. Roggs and
tGroves. Of Franklin and Petersburg,
w. Va.
| Harvey Waggy has purchased a
Fore.
Dr. 4. S. Walden started to the
hospital Saturday with c. A. Corbetts
little child, Mrs. Corbett mother of
the child also accompanied them.
/ Dave Folks and C. a. Corbett have
purchased the store property AT Muse
toe from H. s. Crowley and Glenn
iC0rbett. Hiawatha
! ". j: Wade. returned, 1Stiday from
| the Tucker sanitariam much imrrov-
cd in health.
! Mr.. and Mrs Andrew L, Wing. 81
! New York City. are guests Of Mr.. ana
Mrs. J, A. Whitelaw, reaching Mon
'terey Monday evening.
Anderson Puffenharser. Of Forks
or Waters, ~who had partially recoN-
erred from long aud critical illness.
has suffered 4 relapse and his condi-
ton is. again serious. His son chas.
fPuTetrbarger: Mho is in BUSINESS at
.Pocahontas, Va, has been called
hame.
---II--
80 5 will cpt tho PpcarSer and
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-10-22
Dental Notice

| will be at -Wjlliamsvilie. Va.
Tuesday, Oct 26.to practice dentiEtrs-
and remain 10 days or two weeks.
. lDR. /. G.. WAGNER