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New Britain herald., 1921-01-25
BOOSTERS" GIVE
 TO HOOVER FUND
Club Composed of J. A. Andrews Employees Votes Donation of $25
 To Drive Just Close

A meeting of the "Boosters' club of John A. Andrews store. was held last evening at the funeral home on Walnut street and officers for the year were chosen. Those elected are, Pres ident., Hugo Matsen: vice president, J. C. Whiting; secretary, Charles Wallin: treasurer, Miss Anna Clark. The two officers last named were re- elected. The club voted a donation of $25 to the Hoover fund for starving children.
 Included in plans for future activi- ties are n dinner and theater party to be held shortly and a series of talks by salesmen and heads of firms with which the Andrews company does business. Similar meetings with speakers have proven entertaining and beneficial in the past.
 At the close of the meeting re- treatments were served and smokes were provided by Mir Andrews. The club numbers 14 in <itst membership and also asFra1m Der of honorary mem bers.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-25

obtain the service. A meeting vas held in Lloyd's hall in Kensington on September Is, for the purpose of organizing a Kensington fire district. This was the first step towards obtain ing running; water, as such a district covers the water. fire and sidewalk questions
 The worthington Fire district will hold a special meeting on Thursday evening of thit week in the town hall at which tImel they will consider any petition of the water committee 10 the legislature for bonding the fro dis trict win any necessary action and to make noedful negotiations with tho Berlin Water company.
 It has been the hope of many of the citizens of the. town that water would bc secured. They claim it is an aGJsolute necessity If the town de- sireS to grow. As one prominent resi- dent said. Many TIanufacturins plants desire to build in Berlin be- ca use of the good railroad frontage, and facilities. but because of the town not having running water they have located elsewhere" ..-- +.-
 When the water question was first brought up in the carly fall there was great dcal or Lalh m reSaraS 10 building n reservoir in East Berlin. This. however. seemed to be more ak than anything else and nothing further was done.
 No definite plans have been made as to how and where tho water will he brought into the town but as the pcti- ton is the first and greatest step to- wards obtaining it the town officials will discuss the matIr of bringing it here at a later date.
 F. X T. Association to Meet
 The monthly meeting Of the Emma Hart Willard Parents and Teachers assoc Ia ton of the kCnSington Gram- mar school will be held in the school. Thursday evening. January 27. at s o'clock
 The program calls for old time
New Britain herald., 1921-01-25

will go to Meriden Friday night when they will clash with the Meriden bas- ketball team. The game will be played at the Boys club. A large number of followers are expected to attend from this town.
 Guild Supper
 Thursday evening of this week a supper will be served at the Parish house of the Church of Our Saviour between 5:30 and 7:30 o'clock. It will be held under the auspices of tht Parish Guild of the church.
 Town Briefs
 The first evening service of the Baptist church. which will be held each evening for thc remainder of this week. will be held at 7:45 o'clock tonight. Rev. II. D. Coe of Bristol will conduct the services. The pub lie is invited.
 Frederick lodge, No. 14, A. F. and A. NJ. will hold it's regular meeting at the Masonic hall this evening.
 Martha Rebekah lodge held a meet ing at the hall last night when drills took place.
 Miss Lillian Schultz of Baltimore, Md, is visiting Mrs. William B. Will ber jr., of Washington street.
 Rev. George F.. Tyler and Mrs. Ty- Ter will go to Boston Wednesday morning to attend a three days re- ligious convention. MT. Tyler will be one of the speakers at the conven- tion, giving an address on Thursday evening. They are to return Friday. FOR sALE-A large Oak parlor stove in good condition. Price $15.oo. Mrs. C. Fisher. % Canal St.. Plainvilc Conn.
 1-o4-Sdx FOR SALE-SmnI two-pIate kitchen stove With hot water pipes, Good condition. 112 W. Main St.. Planvillc. 124odx TO RENT-Six room cottage, all improve ments or tenement of six rooms 10 be vacant February list. Inquire 20 Broad St, Plainville. ''~ ~ 1&cc-3dx
New Britain herald., 1921-01-25
OWN SEEKS WATER
 FROM NEW BRITAIN
for It Will Be Introduced in Legislature This Week
|QS DEAD AT DEPOT

|i. Lawrence of East Berlin Has |rart Attack Which Results in iath--P. & T. Association to Meet Berlin BIts.
 none tho items of now business brought before the legislature in lord this week will he one from town wherein the town will ask light to purchase water from the bf New Britain in the event that heighborinE municipality event. looks with favor upon such a
 To this end. Berlin has already through official channels. that Britain. in presenting it's pro-
 charter amendments to the leg re include one which would give ty the right to sell water to this
 'water question has been dis
 for several years in Berlin and nFton. and i was not until this pat definite plans were made to
New Britain herald., 1921-01-25

songs which will be sung by those present under the leadership of Wal ter F.. Hart. \ hat trimming contest among the male members of the as soCiation will also be held. The man who produces the most fashionable Parisian creation will be awarded a surprise and not prize. Several of tho school children will render songs ur- der the direction of Miss Blanche F.. Lyons who will also be in charge of the spelling bee for the grown ups.
 B. R. ShOwalter. superint cndent of schools. will give a, talk on Ants" "'ollowing the meeting refreshments will be served by Mrs. C. T. Johnson and s"Cal hour will be, had. All members, or thc aSSociation are urged tu attend this meeting.
 Teams go to Bristol
 The first team of tiII WOrthinEton Athletic association will journey to Bristol tomorrow evening where they will play the Busy Bccs Of that city The Busy BeCs team played in Der lin a few weeks ago and defeated tho local aggregation. Ii Is now hoped that the locals will defeat their rivals and large number of rooters will go with them to the Bell city.
 Birthday Party
 George WillamCtz Of Berlin street celebrated his sixth birthday at his home yesterday afternoon aktcr school and had many Of his friends at the party. About ten were in attend ance and many games were played. Refreshments were later served and upon breaking up all the children wished George many happy returns of the day.
 Annual Meeting
 The annual meeting of the Berlin Free Library association will be held in the library room Wednesday eve ming. Jauary 2e at S:3O o'clock. All members are urged to attend this meeting.
 Drops Dead
 Carlos Nj. Lawrence. a resident of East Berlin, succumbed 10 an attack of heart failure this morning at the East Berlin depot, while waiting for a train to take him to work at New Britain Medical Examiner R. M. Griswold viewed the body and gave permission for its removal. Law renee was 53 years old. and was a na- tive of Vermont. He was employed in the shippfNr room at r. S F. Cor bin company at New Britain. He Was n member of the O. U. A NJ. and tho IF. O. T.. X. Mana the Station ary Engineers. He leaves a widow. and five brothers and a sister who re- side in Vermont. The funeral arr engagements are incomplete.
 "a Berlin BitS
 The Grange Sewing club will meet afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. Austin in Kensing- ton.
 The ReIia bIc Sewing club will meet this evening at the home of Miss Mary McGee.
 There was large attendance at he meeting of the Brotherhood club Of tho Kensincton Congregational church last evening.
 Grade three Of the EenSington Grammar school was dismissed this because of the cold.
 The T. A. R. whist will be held in the T. 4. R. hall tomorrow evening.
 Tonight will be the last night of the Foresters' fair in Kensington. Prizes will be awarded. There will De 20
New Britain herald., 1921-01-25

.HMH8aMAH HHESEa
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1921-10-14
EGYPTIAN CORN GROWS
WELL IN NORTH COUNTRY

The importance of the famous Fet-
erita Egyptian corn as a crop around
Wolf Point is demonstrated by the
experience of Herman Ziegie, a farm
er near there. Ziegie has brought in
sample of his yield this year.
The sample, in spite of the fact
that it was hailed out twice in July
and laid flat on the ground, is over
five and half feet high. It was
sown 10 pounds to the acre and at
six cents per pound cost only 60 cents
per acre to seed. 1t was raised with
out any cultivation whatsoever and
thrives in remarkable manner with
practically no moisture, yielding an
average of 60 bushels to the acre.
The corn is great for cattle, hogs
and chickens and the stalks make the
finest kind of fodder. It was raised
on Ziegie's farm nine miles south of
Poplar, and as far as known is the
first of it's kind produced in this Sec
tion of the country. It is of the sor-
ghum variety and for fattening pur-
poses is considered winner by the
people who have raised it in other
sections. Ziegie states he will be
glad to give all information possible
relative to its growth and use, and
says that it may prove a revelation to
the stock raiser and is a corn that
should solve the feed problem in the
future for the stock grower in all
sections of Montana.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1921-10-14

Stirring scenes Of the northwest in
the middle 70s, including the most
gorgeous pageant Of Indian life ever
witnessed by white men on the plains,
were recalled this month when Col
onel James T. Stanford Of Great
Falls, who was acting Indian agent
In charge Of the distribution Of treaty
supplies for the dominion govern
ment Of Canada at the famous treaty
No. on Bow river in October, 1877,
visited Weasel Calf, head chief Of
the confederacy Of Northern Black
feet, who IL the last surviving chief
who signed the treaty.
Treaty No. Z was the first COM
pact ever made between the Cana
dian government and the confederat-
Cd Blackfeet nation of the north, a
proud and powerful inter-tribal al
lance that included the North and
South Blackfeet, the North and South
Bloods, the Northern Kootenais, the
Sarcees and the Stonies. Fiercest
and most warlike of the northwest
ern plains Indians, these red men had
never known defeat in battle and
considered themselves the aristocracy
of the fighting tribes of the whole
vast Rocky Mountain country. which,
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1921-10-14

indeed, they were. Their war par
ties had ranged from the arctic circle
to the Mexican line, and not q tribe
inhabited that great area but what
knew and feared the raids Of the
Blackfeet. The Blackfeet Of Mon
tana were then part Of the confeder-
acy, but through the establishment
Of the boundary line dividing Alberta
and Montana, they became separated
by white mems laws from their nor
thern allies.
The year 1877 marked the last
stand Of the red man against the
white In Montana. Clusters disaster
Of the year before had been followed
by the Indian victory at the Big Hole,
where Gibbons command was Writ
ually beaten by Chief Joseph and his
Nez Perces warriors. Only q few
weeks later, however, the last battle
between Indians and whites in Mon
tana was fought on the edge of the
Bear Paw mountains, near the pres
ent town of Chinook, in Blaine coun-
ty, when Joseph surrendered to Miles
and the 70-year feud between red
and white men within the present
boundaries of this state ceased for.
ever.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1921-10-14

Sulphur to the town of Ringing, on
the Milwaukee railroad. It was also
his intention to build q large hotel at
White Sulphur, and make of It q
watering place. But these plans went
awry. and later Richard Ringing
came to 0Mntana to manage the
Ringing interests. He found Mon
tana life to his liking, took up his
permanent abode at White Sulphur
and In time acquired the Ringing
ranch property. Associated with Mr..
Work he runs something like $4,000
head Of sheep on this property.
Mr.. Ringing has made himself .
factor in the business world Of
Meagher county. He IL president Of
the Springs club, which has % its
pupose the exploitation Of opportuni-
tion and scenic attractions Of the
White Sulphur Springs country. Re-
Gently he and Mr.. Work have been
endeavoring to develop the dairying
industry. and have been placing .
fine strain Of Hereford milch cows
with farmers OF Meagher country, de-
pending ON the cream check for their
Reimbursement. They had placed
nearly 100 animals when the price
went skyrocketing. Recently they
acquired the Frank Conley herd Of
Hereford cows which win be placed
on . Similar plan.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1921-10-14

the situation will realize how this re-
markable address relieved the tense
situation and what 1t meant for the
future history of the west.
The other chiefs followed the lead
of Crow-foot, each making a speech
praising British rule as persOnified
in the mounted police.
Thus was Treaty No. T." the
greatest of them all, made and sign
ed.
Crow-fOOt Decides Again
Once later Crow-foot held the fut-
ure of the Northwest country in the
hollow of his hand--and chose peace
and friendship with Great Britain
rather than war and the struggle to
drive the white men from Canada.
That was in 1885, when Riel sent
his runners through the Indian coun-
try to stir up the Indians. Many of
the tribes were ready to strike. It
remained for Crow-foot to say the
word. With him the attempt looked
promising. Without his influence 1t
was doomed. When the runner came
CrowfoOt listened to his message and
refused to take part in the revolt.
He had seen the forlorn battles of
United States. He knew the power
of the British. and besides he had a
treaty with the crown, and Crow
foot's word was good. The allied
tribes followed the leader.
Sense of Justice Won
There was no military reason why
Crowfoot and his braves should not
have joined the revolt and swooped
| down upon the railway, which was
just entering the country, pulled up
its newly-laid rails, thus preventing
the transport of soldiers to crush the
revolt and leaving the vast country
under the rule of the Indians. But
back of Crowfoot's loyalty in that
| critical hour was his own innate
sense of justice, and the firm and
fair administration of the Canadian
mounted police.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1921-10-14

Richard Ringing, prominent
White Sulphur Springs capitalist
has acquired the Storey and Hin
interests In the Boseman Stam.
pede, which b now controlled by
Mr.. Ringling and his brother-in.
law, Lester Work. Mr.. Ringing
expects to develop the stampede
into . typical Montana institu.
ton. reproducing annually the
Wild nfe Of the plains, and pro.
poses to mako Of Il . show on .
par with tho Pendleton roundup
and tho Calgary stampede.
Mr.. Ringing II . son Of one Of thu
founders of the Ringing circus. and
his father inherited apthiri
Interest in that concern. His circui
experience will stand him In good
stead in the management Of his new
undertaking.
Ten years ago. John Ringing
BY the scenic environment,
Of White SULPHUR Springs, acquired
Domething like 100000 acres Of fine
ranch land In the vicinity Of thai
town, and It WAS largely through hi,
efforts that the ancient capital ol
3eaSher county Was connected Will
The outside world By rail-. . branch
PoaA having been built from Whit
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1921-10-14

shields, and their spears and war
clubs. The Blackfeet were among
the best armed and mounted Indians
OF the plains and the splendor of
their barbaric finery of skin cos
tunes, Ornamented with brightly
stained porcupine Quills and beads,
beggared description.
One of the tribes of the Bloods was
led by Mecasto, or Red Grow, who
was SO intolerant of the whites that
he declined to accept any presents
from them. The climax of the entire
two weeks panorama of savage In
dian life came when he led his young
warriors in dramatic dash through
the camp of the whites, every Indian
stripped and painted for war, and
their horses decorated in battle style.
Colonel Stanford states that this was
one of the most magnificent specta-
cles that he ever witnessed, and he
even today feels thrill when he
thinks of the thunder of the beating
hoofs. the fierce war cries of the In
dians and their splendid savagery as
they swept forward as though to
real attack on the handful of whites
who watched their oncoming.
Stirring Scene Recalled
The stirring scenes enacted at the
signing of the treaty were vividly re-
called to Colonel Stanford a couple of
week ago, when he visited the camp
OF the Blackfeet and spent several
hours in the lodge of Weasel Calf,
the only living chief who signed the
treaty Of 1877. The former friend old
and somewhat deaf, but still retain
ing all of his native pride, received
Colonel Stanford with dignity and
evident pleasure. Word had gone
out among the older Blackfeet that
the man who fed them and distribut-
ed supplies at the treaty was in camp,
and there was general gathering of
old warriors in consequence.
Weasel Calf produced a photo
graph Of Chief Crow-foot and handed
1t to Colonel Stanford with a gesture
OF sadness, for Crow-foot was the
greatest chief the Blackfeet confed.
eracy ever had. The lodge where
Colonel Stanford was received was
pitched as q compliment to him on
the very spot where Crow-foot died.
For some time the Indian chief
and the white man discussed the
scenes at the treaty made ~ years
ago, when the whites were represent
ed by Governor General Laird and
Colonel Macleod. Governor Laird was
very imposing man, more than six
feet tall. frank and manly looking,
and possessed of q mellow. musical
voice. He came to be known among
the Indians as the ''man who talked
straight" fine designation for a
truth-teller and in direct contrast
to the man who spoke with fork
cd tongue" which was the polite
way the Indians had of calling q man
. liar. He was received by Crow
foot. . stern. silent, impassive man
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1921-10-14
With leonine face and princely bear

with leonine face and princely bear
ing.
On this occasion Governor Laird
made an impressive speech, begin
ming with the words
"The Great Spirit has made all
things, the sun, the moon, the stars,
the forest and the swift running
rivers. 1t is by the Great Spirit that
the queen rules over this great coun-
try and other great countries. The
Great Spirit has made the white man
and the red man brothers and we
should take each other by the hand
The great mother loves all her chill
dren, white men and red men alike;
she wishes to do them all good. The
bad white man and the bad red man
she alone does not love and them she
Furnishes for their wickedness. The
good Indian has nothing to fear from
the queen or her officers. You In
dians know this to be true"
The governor then explained to
the Indians carefully why treaty
was necessary for their own good as
we'll as for that of the country and
told of the land that would be re-
served for each tribe and also of the
money and cattle and implements
they would receive and promised that
teachers would be sent to them.
Afterward the Indians were to go
to their council lodges, talk it over
and come back next day to get the
terms settled in more detail and give
their answer.
A Night of Anxiety
The next day was awaited with
anxiety, and there was strained at
tention when Crow-foot, the para
mount chief, rose to speak to the
commissioners.
With fine taste and natural
grace of oratory, the great chief, in
his own tongue. said: while l
speak, be kind and patient. l have
to speak for my people, who are nu-
merous and who rely on me to follow
that course which in future will tend
to their good. The plains are large
and wide; We are the children of the
plains; this has been our home and
the buffalo have been our food al
ways.
Il hope you look upon the Black
feet. Bloods. Piegans and Sareees as
your children now, and that you will
be indulgent and charitable to them.
"The advice given me and my peo-
pie has proved to be very good. II
the police had not come to this coun-
try where should we all be now?
Bad men and whisky were killing us
SO fast that only few of us indeed
would have been left today.
"The mounted police have protect
cd us as the feathers of the bird pro.
tect 1t from the frosts of winter. ]
wish them all good and trust that
all our hearts will increase in good.
ness from this day forward. am
satisfied. I will sign the treaty"
Few people who do not understand
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1921-10-14

XX7EASEL CALF, present chief Northern Blackfeet
w of Canada who is the last surviving signer history
making treaty Of 1877, recently visited by Colonel
James Stanford of Great Falls charge of dbu-
ton Of supplies Bow River during eatymang There
were thousand Indians the treaty grounds
compactthe most important made between Canadian
government and the red signed The Backeet
their allies then in the flower of their strength power
and the of barbr spendor witnessed by the
white who present undoubtedly gor-
geous spectacle of the kind plains Calf
is the last survivor of great line of Backfeet who held
rank when their tribal and feared from the
Arctic circle to the Gulf of Mexico.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1921-10-14
HOppers Severe on Winter Wheat

Hoppers Severe on Winter Wheat
Some winter wheat is being plant
ed around Hobson but there is a ten
dency on the part of farmers to de-
lay the seeding because of the dam
age being done by grasshoppers to
early planted wheat. There is
big acreage ready for the seeding of
winter wheat, but it is hard to esti-
mate what percentage of it will be
planted due to the presence of the
hoppers.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1921-10-14


and Charles e. Conrad. of Conrad
Brothers, who died at Kalispell some
years ago and was a brother-in-law
Of Colonel Stanford.
The mounted policemen were en-
trenched at the lower end of the
bottom, where they had cannon as
added protection In case of trouble.
All night in various parts of the
camp were heard the drums of the
Indians and the chanting of their
songs as they danced, interspersed
with the occasional neighing of the
horses and the bowling Of the Indian
dogs. As in all aggregations of men,
there were radical and conservative
elements among the Indians, and
among them were not lacking those
who advocated q massacre of the
white soldiers instead Of q peace
treaty. The feeling among the
mounted policemen, therefore, was
one Of some tenseness, and Colonel
Stanford. stationed alone in the midst
OF the Indian camp. felt this parti-
cularly.
During the days the various tribes
engaged in competitive games of war,
staging with the utmost realism con-
flicts Of war and horse stealing par
ties. and using the old fashioned
Hudson Bay fukes with trade bullets.
In addition to their bows, arrows.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-27
PALERMO

NORTH-Rev. {. d. Nutter and
Mrs. Nutter of l-ubcc visited at Net
tie Bachelors Thursday afternoon
w. ID. Bowler and son Harold and
family visited l.. \. Bowler and
Ernest Bailey one day last week
Ernest Davis of South Montville
was in this vicinity on business re-
Gently.
Rev. c. d. Nutter prea ched an in
terestin& sermon from the text. BE
hold the Lamb of God which taketh
away the sin of the world" at the NJ
r. church last Sunday
Mrs. w. F. Fuller and daughter
Pauline passed the day with her
mother. Mrs. w. =. Sinclair, Sunday
John Nutter and family Of Mont
vile attended church and called al
Nettie Bachelors Sunday afternoon
Mr.. Rosebery of Florida. the adj
vance agent for the Chautauqua
which will be held at Albion August
10. Is, Is, attended the meeting al
North Palermo Sunday
Rev \. NJ Hiekes continues to
hold services at the NJ r. church
Sundays at 80 i. NJ The meetings
are quite We'll attended by young and
old and are greatly appreciated by
tho community.