Great Falls tribune., 1921-12-25
PIONEER OBJECTS TO CHANGES
IN STATES CRAPHIC NAMES
J. u. Sanders Would Have Little Horn River"
Changed to Clusters River; Prefers "Bannock"
Spelled "Bannack", and Suggests adobe
town. Is Historically Correct, Not adobe" :"

metropolis of Grasshopper>cre as the
capital of Montana and providing that
tho first legislative assembly Of the
territory should meet there december
IL Of that year. / care not if the
Bannock Indian after whom the town
perhaps, was named spelled their tribal
name SO, Johny White who. murdered
on the boulder, sleeps in an unknown
grave, and Johny Allen who sleeps in q
cemetery at Helena and their associates
and successors named the town Ban
mack and it has been so recognized for
SO years and so it will stick through all
the histories of Montana and it should
not be changed now for any reason.
in district court Thursday adjourned
KIP: Greek, small tributary to
North Badger creek, Pondera county,
Mont Like the station Of the Pacific
extension of the Great Northern rail-
way, I believe that this creek is named
for an early and honored pioneer of the
state, James Kipp, and under no con-
sideration should it be changed as sug-
gested.
Should Accept Name Without Change
Governor Tod of Ohio had the priv
ilege Of spelling his name as he desired,
and adopted the abbreviated form with
one Sd" A fair lady friend, noticing
the usual omission of the double i'd"
from his illustrious name, asked him
why he spelled it thus, to which he re-
Piled that he spelled it that way be-
cause God spelled his name that way.
Mr. Kipp adopted or accepted his name
and it should be perpetuated in this
creek without mutilation or change.
LITTLE HORN: river, tributary
to Big Horn river, Montana and Wyo-
ming. (Not Little Big Horn nor Little
Bighorn.)' Here history is recalled and
distorted.
I'm reviewing this item of the report
Of the board / hope that no one will ac-
cuse me of inconsistency, for reasons
stated | may approve Of this change,
but not as indicated. Are we to be
asked to change the name Of this river
on whose banks occurred one of the de-
cisive battles of the worlds history.
for the massacre of Custer and his 300
immortals on June 25, 1876, here, mark
ed the downfall Of the savage and the
occupation for all time by the white
race of the whole Yellowstone country.
The very apparent inconsistency of
the name Little Big Horn should pre-
serve it if anything could and also the
name which it had borne from time i'm
memorial and the suggested change
should not be sought to be saddled onto
the people of the United States or the
future historian of the world.
Recognize Legislatures Tribute
II said | might approve change in
the name of this river. This would be
but recognition Of the solemn action
of the territorial legislative assembly
seven months after the tragic chapter
enacted and in appreciation of the
heroic deeds Of Custer and the Seventh
United States cavalry, constituting his
command.
Il quote the entire house joint reso-
luton commemorating the death of
Colonel George A. Custer, approved
February 3, 1877, of the law, memo
rails and resolutions of the tenth reg
ular session, page 431:
Whereas, In the death Of Colonel
George A. Custer, who fell at the
head Of his column, the army of the
the United States lost one Of its most
valiant and dashing officers; and
Whereas, We have a due appre-
citation of the courage and vaIor dis
played by the illustrious colonel and
his command. while defending our bor-
ders against the incursions of remorse
less savages; and
Whereas, We cannot show our ad-
miration for the gallant colonel and his
command more appropriately than by
identifying his name with the river on
whose banks himself and command met
their tragic fate; therefore, be it
Resolved by the council and house
Of representatives of the territory of
Montana:
Commentaries Clusters VaIor
That, in commemoration of the
dauntless courage, the discinlined
valor. and the heroic death of Colonel
George A. Custer and his men Of the
/ Seventh regiment of United States