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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-09-08
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GREAT
INDIANS
GERONIMO, THE WORST IN
DIAN WHO EVER LIVED"
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON

XLTEBSTER'S dictionary contains Mt
w least one Internationally grim
bit of humOr. Geronimo, Chlricahua
Apache chief. flourished about $780,"
reads one entry In the biographical
section. Just how well this Geronimo
'tiourished" only the residents of New
Mexico and Arizona and the soldiers
who chased him can tell. They called
him the Indian Devil" the Apache
Terror and the worst Indian who
ever lived" His mother named him
Go-Yath-Lay, "The Yawner"; the Mex
leans nicknamed him Geronimo, Span
lsh for jerome.
Like Sitting Bull Of the Sioux.
Geronimo was a much press-agented
and eventually a highly-overrated In
dian. Although he was a daring war
leader, he was not chief. The mas
sacre Of his whole family by Mexlcans
in the early COS sent him on the war
path against them. The laundering
policy Of our government towards the
paches was largely responsible for
his hostility toward Americans.
II is difficult to justify thus sorle
Of the crueltles practiced by GeronI-
mo and his Chlrlcahua warriors, past
masters in the art of hideous torture.
This is what they did to one prospect
or, who had been wounded brt not
fatally: Cutting Off the soles of his
feet the Apaches staked him DOWN
over red ant hill. There, instead OF
killing him, they let the ants finish
the job.
When The government tried to settle
lie Chiricahuas on the San Carlos
reservation, Arizona, in 1876, Geronimo
and some OF the other young leaders
fed to Mexico. He came on the reser-
,ation later, but from thar time until
1884 II was case OF ION again, or
again" with Geronimo. Then he led
cur soldiers a merry chase of more
Than 5000 miles all over the Southwest
and In 1856 was finally brought to bay
In Mexico by Capt. II. w. Lawton.
Geronimo acquired his widest notori-
ETY. while he was a prisoner Of war Mt
Fort Sill, Okla. He was taken to the
Buffalo and Omaha expositions, but he
WIS still hostile at heart aud turned
his face away from the crowds. In
1908 he adopted the Christian religion
and became a devout church-goer. He
Joined Wild West show and In 1904
he attended the St Louis exposition,
where he almost got writer's cramp
from printing his autograph TO sell.
The last years Of his life were spent
in trying to persuade the government
to return him to his old home In Ari-
iona. He was unsuccessful and when
he died February q, 1909, although he
had gone on his last war trail nearly
quarter Of a century before, he was
still a prisoner Of war.
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down from the tunnel at night,
stepped on a little bridge that always
before had been as secure and safe as
the hills themselves. 1t fell with
him-they went down together thirty
feet. and there was nothing but Ma
ture to blame for 1t, In spite of what
we three thought Then, at last, they
got a fellow who was willing to work
for them In spite of what Rodaine's
crowd-and it consisted of everybody
in power-hinted about your fathers
bad reputation back East and"
my father never harmed a soul in
his lifel" Fairchild's voice was hot,
resentful. Mother Howard went on:
81 know he didn't, Son. I'm only
telling the story. Miners are super
stitious as a general rule, and they're
childish at believing things. 1t all
worked in your fathers case-with the
exception of Harry and 'Sissie' Lar
sen, a Swede with high voice, just
about like mine. That's why they
gave him the name. He went to work.
A few months later they got into good
ore. 1t looked like the bad luck was
over at last. Then"
Mother Howard hesitated at the
brink of the very nubbin of it ALL to
Robert Fairchild. A long moment
followed, in which he repressed de-
sire to seize her and wrest Il from
her, and at last
at was about dusk one night" she
went on. Harry came in and took
me with him into this very room. He
kissed me and told me that he must
90 away. He asked me If l would
go with him-without knowing why.
And, Son, / trusted him, would have
done anything for him-but ] wasn't
as old then as l am now. ! refused
and to this day, l don't know why 1t
was just woman. 1 guess. Then he
asked me if would help him. ! said
l would.
"He didn't tell me much; except
that he had been uptown spreading
the word that the ore had pinched
out and that the hanging rock had
caved in and that he and 'Sissie' and
your father were through, that they
were beaten apd we've going away that
night But-and Harry waited a long
time before he told me this-'Sissie'
was not going with them.
"Tm putting a lot in your hands,
he told me, but you've got to help US.
"Sissie' won't be there-and | can't
tell you why. The town must think
that he is. Your voice is just like
"Sissie's." You've got to help us out
of town
"And 1 promised Late that night
the three of US drove up the main
street, your father on one side Of the
seat. Harry on the other, and me,
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CHIEF NAIcHE CURES HIS
WIFE'S JEALOUSY

G6HOU are jealous Of your sister
That is bad" said Naiche, chief
Of the Chirlcahua Apaches, to the elder
Of MS two wives one day. 81 will cure
you" SO he threw a cartridge into
the chamber OF his rifle and shot her
through the knees. Marital troubles OF
That sort seemed TO run in Matches
mmily. An army officer who visited
old Cochise, his father, In 1878 In the
Dragon mountains, Arizona, noticed
that the chiefs hand was badly burned
in two circular holes. He asked about
them and Cochise explained that they
had been made by his younger wife,
who was jealous Of the older. She had
bit him 90 badly that he had to cauter-
he the wound.
Because Cochise's son was constant
leading his playmates into trouble
re was given the name Na-al-che.
which means "mischieyous," or "med-
dlesome," a prophetic name. When old
Cochise died and the chieftainship
passed on to Naiche he more than up
held the traditions of his family.
He first made his name known In
1881. when he led his Chiricahua war
riors on devastating raids all over the
Southwest. This band was known as
"Geronimo's band" although, as mat
ter Of fact, Naiche was the real chief
and Geronimo merely warrior leader
Of considerable renown. For five years
they went their bloody way. Then, in
1886. Geronimo was finally cornered
and forced to surrender TO General
Miles.
Naiche did not surrender until day
later. lie felt that It was appropriate
for Tin. son Of the great Cochise and
ireg chief Of the Chiricahuas, to be the
last 10 lay down arms and cease fight
ing the white man whom he and his
fathers had fought for two centuries.
When the hostile Chlricahuas were
finally settled at Fort sill as prisoners
Of war they looked to Nuiche as their
leader. "He was a most forceful and
reliable man. a proud and selfrespect-
Ing chieftaln," was Gen. Hugh SCOTS
tribute to bin. Naiche became mem
Der Of the Indian police force and
proved 20 be a faithful officer. Like
Geronimo. he accepted Christianity and
hereafter always signed his name
.t'hristian Naiche" He was signing is
lien ne cured his wife Of iealoBsyl
Arter years Of pleading. me Chirt'
aluas npally we're allowed 10 return
. Aeizona. and is 1913 Naiche had The
stisfacilon Of lending his people hack
inru Ancestral homes. Thes settled
/. nc a xcSierO resery1f'au
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she must hev been expecting that
young fellow-or she wouldn't have
cut you off so short. She amt usually
that way"
"Her fiance?" Fairchild asked the
question with misgiung. The miner
finished his strerch and added yawn
to it. Then he looked appralsingly up
the street toward the retreating fig
ures. "Well, some say he is and some
say he amt. Gueys II mostly depends
on the girl, and she amt telling yet"
"And the man--who is her"
"Him7 Oh, he's Maurice Rodaine.
Son OF pretty famous character
around here, old Squint Rodaine.
Owns the Silver Queen property up
the HILL Ever hear of him?"
The eyes of Robert Fairchild mar
rowed, and a desire to fight-a long
ing to grapple with Squint Rodaine
and all that belonged to him-surged
into his heart. But his voice, when he
spoke, was slow and suppressed.
"Squlnt Rodaine? Yes, / think l
have. The name sounds rather IA
miliar."
Then, deliberately, he started up the
street, following at a distance the
man and the girl who walked before
him.
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CHAPTER VI

There was no specific reason why
Robert Fairchild should follow Maui
rice ROdaine and the young woman
who had been described to him as the
daughter of Judge Richmond, who
ever he might be. Resentment was in
his heart-resentment that the family
of ROdaine should be connected in
some way with the piquant, mysteri-
GUS little person he had helped out of
a predicament on the Denver road the
day before. And to his chagrin, the
very fact that there was a connection
added a more sinister note TO the es-
capade Of the exploded tire and the
pursuing sheriff; as he walked along,
his gaze far ahead, Fairchild found
himself wondering whether there
could be more than mere coincidence
in 1t all, whether she was a part of
the Rodaine schemes and the Rodaine
triekery, whether
But he ceased his wondering to turn
sharply into a nearby drug store,
there absently to give an order at the
soda fountain and stand watching the
pair who had stopped just in front
Of him on the corner. She was the
same girl; there could be no doubt Of
that and he ragged inwardly as she
chatted and chaffed with the man who
looked down upon her with a smiling
air of proprietorship which instilled
instant rebellion in Fairchild's heart.
Nor did he know the reason for that,
either.
After a moment they parted, and
Fairchild gulped at his fountain drink.
She had hesitated, then with a quick
decision turned straight into the drug
store.
BUY a ticket, Mr.. McCauley?" she
asked of the man behind the counter.
i've sold twenty already, this morn
ing. Only five more, and my works
over. Please take the five, won't you?
Then I'll be through"
'I1l be darned if l will, 'Nitaw Nc
Cauley backed against a shelf case in
mock self-defense. EVERY time you've
got anything you want to get rid Of,
you come in here and shove It off on
me. There's only four In my family
and four's all I'm going to take" He
tossed four silver dollars on the show
case and took the tickets. The girl
demurred.
'But how about the fifth one? I've
got to sell that too"
"Well, sell it to him !" And Fair
child, looking into the soda-fountain
saw himself Indicated as the
druggist started toward the prescrip-
ton case.
There was moment Of awkward ST.
lence as Fairchild gazed intently into
his soda glass, then with a feeling Of
queer excitement, set it on the marble
counter and turned. Anita Richmond
was approaching-in a stranger-like
ticket Of some sort held
before her.
Pardon me-" she began, "but would
you care to buy a ticket to the Old
Times dance? It's a sort of munich
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of fellow that would do it. Out in
the dead of night they went and
staked out your fathers claim-Harry
was to get % per cent-and early the
next morning your dad was waiting
to file on 1t, while Harry was waiting
for them three. And what fight 1t
must have been-that Harry was. a
wildcat in those younger days" She
laughed, then her voice grew serious
'But all had it's effect. Rodaine
didn't jump that claim, and a few of
us around here filed dummy claims
enough in the vicinity to keep him of
of getting too close-but there was
one way we couldn't stop him. He
had power and he's always had it
and he's got 1t now. A lot of awful
strange things happened to your IA
Their after that-charges were filed
against him for things he never did.
Men jumped on him in the dark, then
went to the district attorneys office
and accused him of making the at
tack And the funny part was that
the district attorneys Office always
believed them-and not him. Once
they had him just at the edge of the
penitentiary, but II happened to
know few things that-well, he
didn't CO." Again Mother Howard
chuckled, only to grow serious once
more. "Men who went to work for
your father and Harry disappeared,
or got hurt accidentally in the mine or
just quit through the bad name it
was getting. Once Harry, coming
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pal thing, gotten up by the bureau Of
mines-to celebrate the return Of sill
yer mining"
"But-Im afraid I'm not much on
dancing"
"You don't have TO be. Nobody'n
dance mueh-except the old-fashioned
affairs. You see. everybody's supposed
TO represent people Of the days when
things were booming around here.
There1l be fiddle orchestra, and a
dance caller and everything ike that,
and a bar-but of course there1l only
be initiation liquor. But" she added
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-09-08
"A RATTLEsNAKE!"

SYNOPSIS.-At Thornton Fair
chiid's death his son Robert learns
there has been z dark period In
his fathers life which for almost
thirty years has caused him suffer-
ing. The secret is limited at In
document left by the elder Fair
child. which also informs Robert
he is now owner of a mining claim
in Colorado, and advising him to
see Henry Beamish. lawyer.
Beamish tells Robert his claim,
silver mine, is at Ohadi. thirty
eight miles from Denver. He also
warns him against certain man,
"Squlnt'' Rodalne. his fathers en-
envy. Robert decides to go to Ohadi
On the road to Ohadi from Denver
Fairchild assists a girl, apparently
In a frenzy OF haste, to change tire
on her auto. When she has left.
the sheriff and a posse appear. In
pursuit of a bandit. Fairchild. be-
wildered, misleads them as to the
direction the girl had taken. At
Ohadi Fairchild is warmly greeted
by Mother" Howard, boarding
house keeper, for his fathers sake.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-09-08
"a tall, thin, ugly old man,
with mean squint eyes and
scar straight up his forehead"
GO BE CONTINUED

A Chilean mountain consists Of an
almost solid mass of more than 100
100000 tons of high-grade iron ore
averaging So per cent metal
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Lake ity last week and came home
by rail.
A. j. Hansen and family, who went
to Cardston, Alberta two years ago,
have returned to Groveland and will
remain in Idaho or Utah.
Temp Hopkins is back from Cali
fornia, but is planning to return to
that state later.
The Cleaners will meet at the
home of Mrs. J. ]. Quillin, 375 South
Fisher on Friday afternoon. Mrs.
Fisher and Mrs. Luton will assist in
entertaining.
KryptOp glasses, the immovable
bifocals nationally known and uni
verally accepted as the best in double
vision, glasses. 0. r. Young.
adv. 1914
Mr.. Lee of the City Grocery is
having the store remodeled as a move
in the spring cleanup and paint-up
campaign. While the wormen are
doing the main store room, the Lees
are doing up packages and attending
to needs of the customers in the back
rooms.
II you want plenty of pep, strength
and energy, take anlac. Palace Drug
Store. adv.
w. L. Hunter was up from Logan
the last of the week seeking to make
an engagement to bring the glee club
of A. c. of Utah to Blackfoot for an
entertainment next month.
George W. Taylor and wife, form
erly of Springfield, have been visit
ing for some time in their old home
in the east and returned to Black
foot the last Of the week.
l.. Shelman of Springfield has
leased his farm to Carl Hutchinson
and he and the family will take some
trips to see America first, the coming
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Muriel Bloxham Of
Lava Hot Springs spent the week.
end in Blackfoot visiting friends.
Leslie Stone and James Welch
spent the weekend in Arco, where
Mr.. WEIGH is visiting his sister.
If you feel all worn out, If you
can't eat, sleep or work with any
satisfaction, you need Tanlac. Palace
Drug Store. adv.
Catharine Sweetland Of Cincinnati,
Ohio is visiting Miss Anna Howard.
Mrs. F. W. Dalton returned to her
home in Boise Monday morning,
after visit here with her mother
Mrs. Benson and her sister Mrs. J. F.
Grimmitt.
Irving Carter and Lewis Stephens
left Monday morning for Pocatello.
Mr.. Carter Is employed there by the
Hub Clothing company.
Tanlac is the ideal strengthener
and body builder for old folks, be-
cause 1t creates healthy appetite for
wholesome food and strengthens and
invigorates the digestive organs.
Palace Drug Store. adv.
John Deerman of Austin, Mimi.
who has been visiting at the home
of Mrs. T. R. Jones, left Monday
morning for Los Angeles.
Mrs. Pack Of Mackay passed thru
Blackfoot Monday on her way to Salt
Lake. .a-I
Pure bred cockerals for sale.
Fisher Commission company.
adv. 13-14-15
Mrs. A. L. Morgan came down
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Mrs. Vasatki was formerly Miss
Hannah Tolmie.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Maughn and
family will leave the first of the
month for Portland, Oregon, where
they will make their home.
H. N. Smith spent the weekend
in Idaho Falls on business.
Miss Dorothy Cobbley, who has
been in Shelley assisting the Utah
Idaho Sugar company with their in
ventory, returned home Wednesday
afternoon.
Notary Public. First National
Bank. goa. adv. tt.
M. B. Bundle of Idaho Falls was
in town Friday attending to business
matters.
L. o. Johnson went to Great Falls,
Mont. Tuesday evening.
| Attorney Gault of Great Falls,
who has been visiting friends here
for few days, returned home Tues
day evening".
Mrs. Russell, who has been visit
ing in Ontario, returned home Thurs
day.
The Lutheran league met at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Anderson
Thursday evening.
Pruning and winter spraying for
your trees. Frank Rossiter, phone
176R2. adv. ST.
The Boy Scouts, troop three, are
putting up wireless radio station.
1t Is to. be installed from the roof of
the L. D. S. second ward church to
the roof of the tabernacle.
| Pete Swenson and Sam Gardiner
came down from the Teton basin
Thursday evening.
Onion seed furnished on growers
contract. Fisher Commission COM
pany. adv. 13-14-15
DR.. B. H. Hudson took a trip to
Pocatello Saturday afternoon on &C.
count Of the death Of Mrs. "A. R.
Higson, the wife Of close friend.
Mrs. Leon Misslen has been at Po-
catello this week with her daughter,
Mrs. Paul DeVriendt. There is a
granddaughter at the DeVriendt
home, the first baby and Paul is re-
ported to have been beside himself
over it. They have been married
twelve years.
Mrs. George Whitmill returned
Saturday from Basalt, where she had
been taking care of her niece who
was Ill.
Victor Stone was up from Poca-
tellO between trains Saturday. He
reported that he is preparing to move
to Ashton and engage in business
with his father. His mother, Mrs.
George Stone has been at a hospital
at Ogden for several weeks.
G. H. Reddish and family spent a
few days at Pocatello this week, Mr..
Reddish being troubled with blood
poisoning.
| Miss Elsie Potter was up from Po-
catello to spend Saturday and Sun
day.
Pure bred cockerals for sale.
Fisher Commission company.
| adv. 13-14-15
G. v. Hansen passed thru Blackfoot
Saturday on his way down from
Mackay.
D. A. Jenkins and Will Mont
gomery visited for some time in
California and drove back to Salt
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| to Idaho Falls Friday. Those on the
team were Nancy Reece, Leland
Chapman, Lloyd Johnston with
Harold Hickinlooper as alternate,
and Miss Jennie Sessions as coach.
Wallace and Orson Packham went
to Rigby Friday to attend the junior
prom.
Can you use any of Brans Brothers
land? Thomas H. Scruhhs, Hill
City, Idaho. adv. lltlc
George H. Hall, salesman of the
| Oliver Pillow people of Idaho Fails,
was a Blackfoot business visitor the
latter part of the week.
v, H. Eckman of the Ford Motor
company Of Idaho Falls was In town
the last of the week transacting busi-
ness.
onion seed furnished on growers
contract. Fisher Commission
nanv hte adv. 13-14-15
Mr.. McIntre of the Western Loan
& Building Co. of Salt Lake, was a
business visitor Friday.
Judge Anderson returned from
Arco Friday, where he has been the
last week transacting business.
Frances Anderson returned from
Arco Friday, where she has been Tor
the past month visiting friends and
relatives.
Mrs. M. F. Turner Of Boise was IN
town last week to attend the funeral
Of her nephew. ~
Mrs. L. j. Smith left for Ogden the
last of the week, where she was
called on account of the death OF her
brother Sam Austin.
Mrs. B. c. Thorpe returned to
Fort Hall Friday, after spending
several days in Blackfoot on bust
ness.
Jack Flaherty, formerly with the
Andren Repair Shop is now with the
Auto Electric company. Call us TOT
battery and auto electrical troubles.
adv. lift
Mrs. T. J. Danger of Rollins, Wyo.
passed thru Blackfoot Friday on her
way to Pocatello.
Mrs. F. B. Steers of Idaho Falls
was in town last week visiting
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Roy Picket of Idaho Falls
spent last week in Blackfoot with
relatives.
Perhaps your youngsters eyes are
defective. It won't require much Ell
fort to find out. Let us examine
his eyes. o. R. Young. adv. 1914
The Misses Vera Vaughan and
Vivian Campbell entertained six
Idaho Falls guests at dinner Thurs
dav evening. The hostesses were as
sisted by Miss Elsie Vaughan.
Mrs. w. E. Chubbuck went to Po-
catello Saturday to visit friends.
Miss Alice Ostmo and Miss Sum
strom went to Pocatello Saturday on
business.
Mrs. George Powell and Mrs.
Harry McGonagle went to Pocatello
Saturday on business.
Mrs. F. S. Owen of st. John, WASH.
spent last week here visiting her
brother Harry McGonagle.
Miss Maud thurman, Miss Marie
Millick and Mrs. Millick spent the
weekend in Pocatello on business.
Mrs. Mckenzie spent the weekend
in Fort Hall visiting Mrs. Vasatkl.
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