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AIR BOOTLECCER
is FAST WORKER
LANDS FROM Sky NEAR UIM
WITH CARGO OF CANADIAN
WHISKY
Shifts Cargo from Plane to Automo-
bile in Two Minutes and Flies
Away; Booze Car Escapes From
Sheriff; Air Planes Come from
North of Eureka.

| According to Sheriff Bob Gordon,
of Cascade county, an airplane boot
logger who landed at Ulm, about IA
miles southwest of Great Falls, shift
ed cargo of liquor from his ship"
to an automobile in two minutes flat
and when observed by the sheriff 20
minutes later appeared to be no more
than a curious aerial tourist in
search of information as to his bear
ings. The automobile, Gordon AYERS,
escaped with the precious hooch.
Children Smell Rat
Two little children at Ulm tele-
phoned Sheriff Gordon that they had
seen an airplane land near an auto
mobile few hundred yards from
Ulm. The pilot, they said, quickly
transferred nine sacks of something
from the plane to the car, which i'm
mediately got under way and disap-
peared in a cloud of dust. From in
formation gathered by Mr.. Gordon
regarding the activities of an airplane
whisky ring operating in Montana
from the Canadian border he had no
doubt that whisky transfer had
been made, but the liquor dealers
made a clean getaway, leaving not
even breath of evidence to warrant
a seizure of the air craft.
Price is Too High
There is legend known to Sheriff
Gordon and to federal prohibition
agents about the airplane whisky
traffic from Canada and it is said
that the air craft liquor dealers are
having difficulties in establishing a
ready market for their wares because
of the excessive price they are forced
to extort. The planes operate from
Eureka, small town near the Cana
dian border, according to the legend,
and fly south over the mountains to
other Montana cities. Information is
said to have drifted out of the circles
of liquor dealers that the airplane
ring demands $50 case for it's whis-
ky T. o. b. automobile from airplane
at established points of delivery The
retail bootleggers are able to get only
$3.50 a case for the whisky, which
gives them narrow margin of profit
for the risk they are forced to take.
Hooch at State Fair?
Federal and state officers all over
the state have had an eager eye on
the northern skyline for many
months, hoping day to break
the skein of the web that has so far
yelled the maneuvers of the air craft
whisky ring. For no spilled drops
have been left for evidence Well
have the airmen burned their bridges
say the officers.
The state fair at Helena is said to
have afforded market for several
deliveries by way of the bootleg air
line. The Inland Empire fair at Bill
lings has also been the goal of sum
dry shipments. And now the stran-
ger at Ulm drives away with his por-
ion of the high line" goods.
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Duel by Appointment in
Springfield Town Square

One day after the war Wild Bill
found himself in Springfield, Mo,
where he was insulted by a noted
pistol shot, Dave Tut. Bill tried
to avoid trouble, but the Missouri
ian not only called him coward,
but threatened to kill him on sight.
Bill offered to meet Tut in the
town square by appointment, and
in a fair fight killed his man at the
first shot.
Another notable fight took place
in Nebraska, where four men
started to make a joint attack on
him. He dared the four to go into
the street and fight him with pis-
tols-the four to fire at the word
and he to do the same. His first
shot killed one man, but he was
shot through the right shoulder
and disabled in his right arm. He
killed two more with his left hand
and wounded the fourth so badly
that he was unable to continue the
fight
Wild Bills next experience was
as a scout with Buffalo Bill in the
campaign against Black Kettle. In
the fight in which Black Kettle was
killed, possibly by Wild Bills rifle,
the latter was wounded in the thigh
with a lance, and it took months
for this wound to heal.
One of the toughest towns on the
border then was Hays City, and the
better element of the place employ
ed Wild Bill as town marshal, and
there he killed three men in single
combat. He joined Buffalo Bill in
he latter's Wild West show for a
lime in the 70's, but not liking this
life he became marshal of Abilene
md two days later killed desper-
ldo who was shooting up the town.
Enemies on the cattle range offer
ID reward of $1,000 to the men
Who would kill Wild Bill, and
light men started for Abilene on
! train to "get his heart" Bill
leard of it and met the train, kill
ng one of the eight as they leaped
rom the train to escape from him.
lie established respect for the law
n Hays City and Abilene after kill
ng all who opposed his authority.
The rest of his life was spent at
)eadwood, in the Black Hills,
where he married after a few more
'attles in which he added to the
oil of his victims-all killed in
air fight and either in enforcement
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Don't FORGET cutlcura raIcum :

When adding to your toilet requisites.
An exquisitely scented face, skin, baby
and busting powder and perfume, rem
dering other perfumes superfuous.
You may rely on 1t because one of the
Cuticura Trio (Soap, Ointment and
Valcum). 25c each everywhere.-Adw
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wild Bill Ic Greatest Gunman West Ever Knew, Helped Bring Law
Seventies Held Sway

the Confederate ranks. He actual
+ly enlisted as trooper in COM
pany of Prices rangers, and secur-
ed much valuable information.
Then he escaped after killing a
Confederate sergeant. Once more
he penetrated the Confederate lines
where he again enlisted. This time
he escaped after killing two men as
he fled, each time in a personal
fight. A third time among the Con-
federates he was arrested by Prices
men as spy and sentenced to be
shot. He tore his hands free, killed
his death watch and escaped.
For some time he served as sort
of free lance with General Davis
command. Riding by himself one
day he was stopped by three Con-
federates. All had revolvers in
their hands, but Wild Bill killed
two of them and fatally wounded
the third before they had fired a
shot. Next he was sent out into
Kansas to investigate report that
a band of Indians were about to
join the Confederate forces. In get
ting the information he fought
knife duel with a Sioux chief, Con
quering Bear, killing his man but
emerging from the fight badly cut
i'm
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he was SO quick on the draw that
a shot invariably meant death to his
opponent. He killed more men in
single combat than any other man
known to American history.
In Kansas in his earlier years
I1ickok was known for some reason
not recorded as Shanghai Bill, .
and the name chung to him for
many years. In 1861 he was stage
driver on the Overland, during
which service he gained renown as
an Indian fighter. That year he
was placed in charge of the horse
band at Rock Creek station, in the
midst of a territory infested with
gangs of horsethieves. There was
not a more dangerous region in
America in those days, and there
took place the greatest fight in
Wild Bills history. Emerson
Hough, the western historian, de-
clares this to have been the great
est fight of one man against odds at
close range that is mentioned in
any history in any part of the
world.
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III LoSt AAi<tl tal~ 8 NeAA " - 49, -
plains country of America saw
its first settlements of white
men spring into existence during
the years following the Civil war
had not little to do with the long
period of border lawlessness that
forms one of the picturesque chap
tiers of the western frontiers. Men
who had fought in the Union and
Confederate armies and who had
developed a lust for killing natur-
ally turned westward to the new
camps where law and order had
not penetrated. For a time, in
each new community, there were
bad men" who robbed and killed
almost at will until the better class
of frontiersmen, wearying of the
reign of terror, tardily took steps
to make the district safe one in
which to live and travel. In some
of the bigger mining camps the
task of furnishing criminals was
undertaken by Vigilance commit
tees, consisting, in some instances,
of several hundred men. But for
some reason the dangerous work !
of putting down lawlessness In the
Cow towns" on the northern end
of the Texas trail and at the vari-
Gus temporary termini of the rail
roads pushing westward was more
often done by border town mar
shall with a reputation for being
fast on the draw. Wichita, Fort
Dodge, Ellsworth, Hays City and
similar towns in Kansas and other
western states had peace officers
who were noted for their fearless
ness and for the notches on their
guns. By far the most notable of
these was James Butler Hickok,
better known as wild Bill"sHick
ok, and still more Familiarity in the
west as wild Bill"
Wild Bill was killed at Dead
wood, S. D., August 2, 1876, at the
age of SO years. He was credited
with having killed IS men in fair
and open combat, according to the
frontiersman's lights, most of his
victims having been shot down in
the line of his duty as marshal of
one or other of the border towns.
Besides these he had killed count
less others while serving as a
sharpshooter in the Union army
and scores of Indians in fights with
hostile tribesmen. Never was he
accused of killing man excepting
while performing his duty as a
peace officer or in self-defense. No !.
charge of murder or manslaughter
ever was brought against him in
court. Chivalric, daring and gen :
erous, he was the beau ideal of the I
western dad man." but his bad
ness" was directed only against the
evil doors, and with him the term :
is a misnomer.
General Clusters Tribute i
To Wild Bill Hickok II
Hickok has been accorded an y
honorable place among the men of h
The frontier and in western Arneri- Il
IAN history. He was held in high a
esteem among army officers of the n
vest who knew him, being a noted u
scout and never regarded in any p
sense as tough. General Custer, a
shortly before his death in battle, W
aid of Wild Bill: n
"IIe was a plainsman in every te
ense of the word, yet unlike any Ite
,ther of his class. Whether on foot ST
,r on horseback he was one of the W
most nerfect tvnes of physical man II
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Randsburg, Cal.-Announcements
coming almost simultaneously of gold
and silver strikes in seven mines of
the Rand mining district caused a
repetition of early California scenes
here.
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characterization of railroads in
Montana for tax purposes will be APP
proximately the same this year as
last. The valuation of the Montana
Power company will be increased 10
per cent.
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A NEW OIL LAMP FREE
Burns 94% Air

q. P. Johnson, 900 W. Lake ST., Chicago
ILL.,, the inventor of wonderful new oil
lamp that burns "a per cent air and beats
gas or electricity, is offering to give one
free to the first user in each locality who
win help introduce it. Write him for par
ticulars. Agents wanted.
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Des Moines.

Des Moines-One of the Civil war
veterans in the annual Grand Army
of the Republic parade dropped from
fatigue in the line of march, as it
neared the capitol extension grounds,
and died within Is minutes.
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Wild Bilps Famous Battle
With the McCand1as Gang

The story of this fight that is
considered the most authentic is
told by Hough as follows:
"The borderiand of Kansas was
at that time, as may be remember
ed, ground debated by the anti
slavery and pro-slavery factions,
who still waged bitter war against
one another, killing, burning and
pillaging without mercy. The Civil
war was then raging, and Confed-
crates from Missouri were frequent
visitors in eastern Kansas under
one pretext or another, of which
horse lifting was the most COM
mon, it being held legitimate to
prey upon the enemy as opportun-
ity offered. Two border outlaws
by the name of the McCandlas boys
led gang of hard men in enter
prises of this nature, and these in
tended to run off the stage COM
pany's horses when they found they
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could not seduce Wild Bill to joir
their number. He told them tic
come and take the horses if they
could; and on the afternoon of De
cember 10, 1861, ten of them led
| by the McCandlas Brothers, rode
up to his dugout to do So Bill
was alone, his stableman being
away hunting. He retreated to the
dark interior of his dugout and got
ready his weapons, rifle, two six
shooters and a knife.
"The assailants proceeded to bat
ter in the door with log, and as
it fell, Jim McCandlas, who must
have been brave man to under
take so foolhardy a thing against
a man already known as a killer,
sprang in the opening He, of
course, was killed at once. This
exhausted the rifle, and Bill picked
up the six-shooters from the table
and in three quick shots killed
three more of the gang as they
rushed in the door. Four men were
dead in less than that many sec
onds but there were still six others
left, all inside the dugout now, and
all firing at him at range of three
feet. It was almost a miracle that,
under such circumstances, the man
was not killed. Bill now was crowd
ed too much to use firearms, and
took to the bowie, thrusting at one
man and another as best he might.
"In this chance medley the knife
wounds inflicted by Bill and his
swarming foes did not at first drop
their men; so that it must have
been several minutes that all seven
of them were mixed in mass of
shooting, thrusting, painting and
gasping humanity. Then Jack Nc
Candlas swung his rifle barrel and
struck Bill over the head, spring
ing upon him with his knife as well.
Bill got his hand on a six-shooter
and killed him just as he would
have struck. After that no one
knew what happened, not even Bill
who got his name then
and there. I just got sort of wild,
ne said, describing it. I thought
ny heart was on fire. / went out
o the pump to get drink, and I
vas all cut and shot to pieces
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Wild Bill's Deadly Work
AS a Sharpshooter

"They called him Wild Bill after
| that, and he had earned the name.
There were six dead men on the
floor of the dugout. He had fairly
whipped the ten of them, and the
four remaining had enough and
1 fled from that awful hole in the
ground. Two of these were bad
ly wounded. Bill followed them
to the door. His own weapons
were exhausted or not at hand by
this time, but his stableman came
up just then with rifle in his
hands. Bill caught it up from him,
and, cut up as he was, fired and
killed one of the desperadoes as he
tried to mount his horse. The
other wounded man later died
Eight men were killed by one"
After year he had recovered
sufficiently from his injuries to
take service as wagon master un-
der General Fremont, and while
near Sedalia was attacked by a /
force of Confederates. In run
ming fight he killed four men. He
then joined the army as an indie
pendent sharpshooter, and in four
hours at the Battle of Pea Ridge he
killed IS men, one of them the Con-
federate General Mccullough.
Wild Bill never enlisted in the
army, but after his sharp-shooting
experiences he went with General
Curtis as spy and took the dam
gerous work of going into General
Prices lines among the hot-blooded
Arkansans and Missourians among
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12

show Off this year Perhaps / can
tell you more about it next week IL
they have anything to show.
And too, you remember that Span.
ish Club that was so popular last
year-well, I've heard that 1t Is to
be reorganized. "Viva los Gritanos
Alegres." F.
Ambitious freshmen: The Fresh
men surely are eager TO climb the
stairs OF knowledge. In fact no one
else has chance when the class bed
rings. In their eagerness some of
the boys climb the girls flight as well
as their own.
Mrs. Rivenburg: Wouldn't 1t be bet
ter to have one independent and one
dependent clause, than to have two
clauses Of equal value?
Freshie: No. equality is what
stand for.
Geography teacher: Ant eaters are
very numerous In South America.
Bob Then that accounts for the
death Of my aunt living there.
Are germs useful In any way? Yes.
they flavor our drinking water.
Eunice Prina, who has been expert
menting with parachute. has found
the result rather hard.
Farrell: Is love blind?
Elsie: No, just near sighted.
What happened In dramatic class7
Ask Bob-rhe knows.
Boone died and went to heaven.
why Boone!" exclamained st.
Peter, How did you get here"
Flu"
The pure food law doesn't guaran.
tee, peaches"
JOKER & co.
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12
RAM HLiN's
BY the Society Editor

| can't even think anymore, guess
I haven't gotten properly started-you
know what I mean. After such a
long vacation l can't get so that |
jump everytime l hear the Sopho.
mores saying "Sh-h- h." at the sight
of every Freshie: or the Juniors mys-
teriously nodding their heads and
whispering something about next
week: or, the dignified Seniors
gossiping about their future celebra.
tions. Why | used to start out and
gossip and get a book Just simply
chuck full of everybody else's bust.
ness that everybody else enjoys. But
just haven't had time to investigate
this year, I've been jumping since 300
o'clock Monday morning, Just you
what tho in a few weeks will
have so much to tell about social life
at Stafford Hi that will have to Dor.
row some room from my neighbor
editor.
Oh! wait! forgot to say that there
was a slight rumor in the breeze that
the Juniors are to be the first to
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Fire & Automobile
INSURANCE
MccARRoLI T. WEAVER
The Valley Bank
GUESTS AT scHEnck Homr

c. +. Brandt was business visitor
in Stafford from Friday until Monday
morning. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Brandt. who will remain here as
the guest of Mrs. ID. Soett Schenck
until Friday, when she win join Mr..
Brandt at Tucson. The Brandts were
for q number OF years residents OF
Stafford. he being manager OF the SAT.
ford Ice & Creamery Co, and they
have many friends here who are al.
ways pleased to have them visit here.
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12
GONE TO DOUGLAS
IN 'saIaaLLva sMoNH aadoa
ABLE TO BE IN TOWN

Yesterday morning, John F, Weber
made his first appearance down town
after being confined to his home for
more than two weeks with a severe
attack of pleurisy.
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12
ENRourE TO GLOBE

Rev. and Mrs. Williams, who we're
enroute from Louisiana to G,obe,
stopped over In Stafford from the af-
ternoon train Friday uatil Saturday
afternoon. Rev. Williams is pastor Of
the Baptist church In Globe and had
been to Louisiana to claim his bride.
While here they were the guests of
Rev. and Mrs. l.. r, Carter,
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70 ATTEND U. or a.

TO ATTEND U. or A.
Glenn Broderick. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. E. Broderick, left for Tue.
SON on the train Sunday morning to
attend the state university. Glenn is
member OF the university foot ball
team and his duties as such required
him to be at school a week earlier
than the other students.
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COMING

DIR Baker. the well known Special.
list on Refraction OF the Eye, will be
at the Hotel Olive, Friday and satur.
day, September 15 and IS. Arrive at
4;o4 D. m. Friday. leave at 4:O4 p. m.
Saturday.
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RETURNS FROM EAST

Lem Alger, son OF Tom Ager. re-
turned home last week from the east
where he had visited Kentucky and
a number OF other southern states.
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12
RETURNS HOME FROM GLOBE

Major T. d. Householder and little
daughter, Lucille. returned Friday
from four days stay In Globe and
Miami. where the Major was looking
after business matters.
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12
CLASS OF "a.

The Junior class has elected new
officers for the coming year. They
are: Kathrine Rienhardt, president:
Enrest v. Woldie. vice president, and
Nell Angle. secretary and treasurer.
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12

A proposition of extreme merit Of,
fered local representative. Box 2s3,
Phoenix. Arizona. FG.9.29r.
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6 LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
RETURNS FROM MISSION

Carl Morris who has been erv:ing
in the l.. d. S. mission field for the
last twenty.seven months. has re-
turned home. While away his head
quarters were at independence, Mo.
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12
VISITED SISTER

Mrs. George Frazer and little
George. Jr., were the weekend guests
OF Miss Mary Mckee. They returned
to their home In Morenci Sunday
evening.
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12
BY WAY OF SUPERIOR

Mrs. H. E. Cooper returned Satur'
day morning via the Superior high.
way, from Phoenix, where she had
been for several days on County Well
fare business.
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12

Highest prices paid for second
hand furniture at TRAYNOR'S FUR
JNITRUE STORE. Stafford. Arizona.
FIG IT
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12
FORMER EDITOR IN TOWN

d. H. Gloss. former editor OF The
Gila Valley Farmer. but now OF MI.
ami. is visitor In Sanford this week.
having arrived Saturday.
GONE TO DOUGLAS
H. r. Nash left early Sunday morn
ing In his car for Douglas, where he
will remain for about ten days looking
after his property interests In that
city.
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12

Farmers best profit, straw. See
s. N. Holman. OF tfr
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BABY soY

/ BABY BOY
On Thursday. the 7th. baby boy
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Jacob
son at the home of Mrs. Jacobsons
mother, Mrs. J. c. Johns.
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12

Farmers best profit, straw. Sec
s. N. Holman. GF tfr.
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OUT OF TOWN VISITOR

OUT OF TOWN VISITOR
r. s.. Knowles, a prominent farmer
of Geronimoaw business visitor in
Stafford yesterday. On his return
home he was accompanied by Rev.
Odom who conducted the funeral SER
vices of the late j. NJ. Goodwin Of
that place.
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12

ROPER KNOWS BATTERIES. tfr.
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H F.
Stafford High School
''TATTLER"

Greetings to the new and old mem.
bers of our faculty Also to the young
"Frosh."
This is to be the greatest year in
history for S. H. s.. Already the
registration surpasses last years
high mark. The enrolment will to.
tai between 40 and 15O.
1929 will be great year for ath-
letics. Several better men will be
back with coach Prunty and many
new men will be out for places on
the teams. We also have an assistant
coach. Mr., Berroth s.tf
The inter-class base bal series will
start next week. A silevr cup will
be given the winner.
| me various ORGANIZATIONS are not
under way as yet. but the orchestra,
spanish club, etc, will soon be going
good.
Tell someone. that the old school
needs new flag very much.
CLASS OF '23.
A Senior class meeting was held
September s. at o'clock The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Geneva
B.. Cook, president. Harold Love, vice
president; Mildred Sowell, secretary
and treasurer.
Red and white were decided upon
as the class colors and the red rose
as the class flower. The senior class
has about twenty-five members and
a very promising year lies ahead of
them.
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12
DUNCAN VISITOR

Mrs. Thelma Graves of Duncan was
a visitor in Stafford the latter part
of last week.
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12
GLASS OF '2s.
Sophomore Glass Meeting ,

and Election. ''o24t
The first Sophomore c'ass meeting
was called Friday, September s, In
room vi. The officers were elected
and it seems that the boys monopol.
lied everything. Those elected; were:
Bruce Moody, president; Leland
Davidson. vice president; Harry OF.
sen, secretary and treasurer.
Reed Bingham was appointed ath:
letic representative for the class.
The class dues were determined as
fifteen cents month Strict rules
were made as to the payment OF these
dues by the faculty advisors.
Last Years Frosh."
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12

Farmers best profit. straw. Sc,
s. N. Holman. GF ttr
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12

Good Remington Typewriter for
sale cheap, at Traynors Furniture
Store. FIG tfr.
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12

ROPER KNOWS BATTERIES. tsr
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ROPER KNOWS BATTERIES. tf.r
Graham guardian., 1922-09-12

ROPER KNOWS BATTERIES. tf-r.