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Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-22
PLAN FOR
DEPuTYS VISIT

Azhar Temple No. 226, d. 0. n.
K, met last night and further
plans for the official visit which
will be paid the lodge on Novem-
her 14th by Imperial Royal Prince
Meese. A ceremonial will be stag
ed in connection with the recep-
ton and plans are being laid on
lavish scale.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-22

Miss Dorothy B. Stewart, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Elsie B. Stewart, West
King street, has marticulated at
St Hilda's at Charles Town for the
ensuing academic year as a first
year student.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-22
BANK STAFF ON OUTING

The staff Of the Merchants and
Farmers Bank last night enjoyed a
heefsteak roast along the banks Of
the Opequon.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-22

The new coinage system adopted
in Lithuauia is similar to ours.
The unit "lita" corresponds to ono
dollar. and dis divided into 100
cents. The coinage is based on .
gold standard.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-22
CALENDAR OF
EVENTS FOR
THIS WEEK
Friday. September p

8 D. M Regular meeting Of
Golden Rule Chapter. No. So, Order
OF Eastern Star.
Saturday, September %
s p. m. Weekly meeting of the
Pythian Sisters.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-22

French jewelers. have discovered
q way of sdestepping the export
tax on jewels. Their representa-
tives deliver their wares to Ameri-
cans after the steamships sail from
Cherbourg,
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-22

Miss Margaret Stewart, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. William Stewart
aspen Hail., has returned to st.
Htda's Hall, at Charles Town, TO
rreHmo hor studies.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-22

pronounced last night a great sue.
cess.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-22

Rumors says that Suen Tong,
China's deposed emperor, now Is,
wants to cut off his queue and yi7it
Europe. have caused great excite
ment In the imperial household.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-22

A New York doctor has estah-
lished a clinic ito make health
contagious" Here weak children.
without medicine, are put on the
road to health.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-22

Tho fallibiIity of mob law was
proven, when. mistaken for kid
napper. Alexander e,ewart, a ships
officer. was lynched by mob in
GLASGOW.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-22
Photographed NEWS
FROM EVERYWHERE

Production of pig iron and steel
increased 10 per cent in the last
two weeks.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-09-22

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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-09-01

in, 1884, when Johnny Burgess,
now living at Rosebud, Montana,
took a herd of 1900 from the Qua
dalupe river in Texas to the mouth
of the Musselshell river in Mon
tana. That was only half of the
herd, the second outfit being in
charge of john Bowen, another
well-known trail boss.
I'm most outfits the cowpunch-
ers used to work together we'll and,
as l said, they were always loyal
to one another. If one or two were
hurt or sick, they rode the wagon
and the others did their work
cheerfully. Very few orders were
given, for every man knew his
work, had his place and kept it.
Trail cooks were rough and ready.
but mighty fast in their work. They
would drive four horses over cut
banks, across deep coulees and
through deep, swift streams some
times. They would curse lot but
always have their meals on time.
The horse wrangler, who had
charge of the horse herd, used to
help the cook rustic fuel and water.
We would often go all summer
without seeing a newspaper, but we
often met "rep," as the represen-
tative of an outfits brand was
called, travelling from one roundup
to another. He would stop and eat
dinner with us or stay all night in
our camp, and then we got all the
range news from Texas to the Brit
ish line. Those boys were sure well
come in a trail camp.
There were few cowpunchers in
the northwest who had not made
trip on the trail at least once, and
many of them spent the greater
part of IS years travelling it. The
proudest boast of any of them was
we held the herd Also few of
them ever quit a friend in tight
Iplace. There are not many of them
left. Many have gone with the
longhorns, which are but a memory
in the northwest today. A few
are living on their ranches, mostly
up and down the Rocky Mountains.
They were a type, and that type has
vanished from the west as COM
|pletely as the buffalo,"
(Copyrighted by Chiefly. Raban syndicate.)
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then it was up to every man on
guard to risk his life to hold the
herd. Sometimes Indians or a gang
of Mexicans would slip up near the
cattle on fast horses, pop a blanket
in the darkness to start stampede
of the longhorns and try to run
them off. Not infrequently gun
fights would follow and perhaps
daybreak would show few Mexi-
cans or Indians dead on the prai-
RE.
when a stampede, started the
cowboys guarding the herd would
pull their six-shooters and begin
shooting as they swung with the
lead and tried to throw the fear
crazed cattle into a mill. which
means to get them running in a
circle instead of streaking off over
the prairie. As they galloped along
as fast as they could send their
cayuses, the boys would sing COW
songs, which were supposed to ex-
ercise a soothing effect on the cat
tie. This night work with a stam-
peded herd was dangerous and
many men were killed. A horse
would stumble and fall. In flash
the running herd passed over pony
and rider. Next morning both
would be found literally ground in
to the earth. A shallow, unmark-
ed grave would be the last resting
place of the unfortunate cowpun-
cher.
Every cowpuncher realized the
peril of trying to head a stampede,
but can say with truth that I
never knew one to falter or shirk.
It was often impossible to head off
a herd that had started running,
and daylight might find the cattle
and their guards 10 or 20 miles
away from camp. Then the tired
punchers would have to wait till
their relief came, sometimes for
many hours. Of all the herds that
came up the trail in the IS years of
its existence, I never knew of a
herd being turned loose or lost.
Nothing but death excused a cow
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Peri and Thrilling Adventures Along the Type
Fearless Cowboys Who Lnghorns Range.

carried the "tarps" and blankets,
slickers, better food and-lots of
salt. A trail outfit was made up
of from nine to II men, including
the wagon boss, cook, horse wran-
gler and six or eight cowpunchers,
usually the latter number. Two of
these rode on the lead, or point,
two on the flanks, two on the
Swing" and two drag" drivers.
At his cattle ranch in Fergus
county, Montana, known as the
Three Deuce" because Of his
brand, lives E. c. Abbot, better
known as Teddy Blue" who is
probably the foremost living auth
ority on the Texas train and its
history.
II learned all the arts of the cow
puncher in 1871 from Sam Bass, a
noted train robber, who worked on
my fathers ranch," said Abbot re-
Gently, in talking over old times on
the range. "Sam Bass, although a
road agent and bad man, was quite
a popular figure among cowpun-
cheers, and after his career was cut
short the we'll known cowboy song
that was sung on every cattle range
in America was composed. There
were verses innumerable, the first
one running:
" Sam Bass was born in Indiana !;
It was his native home,
And at the age of seventeen,
Young Sam began to roam.
He started out for Texas,
A cowboy for to be;
A better-hearted Teller
You'd seldom ever see.'
1T recited in much detail the
various exploits of Sam, and like
wise his tragic ending. It was per-
haps the best known cowboy song
in the old days.
Life on the trail in the early 7O's
wasn't exactly a bed of roses. The
boys would start north with from
l 500 to 1900 cattle that were wild
as buffaloes and take them a thou
sand miles through an unknown
country. Sometimes a sudden cleo
trio storm at night or some other
cause would start a stampede and
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-09-01
$4,000 ACRES OF
TIMBER BURNED
HEAVY LOSSES EXPERIENCED IN
DISTRICT INCLUDING MON.
TANA, REPORT SHOWS
Greatest Number of Fires in Any
Ten Days Since 1920; This Season
Ranks Fourth in Volume of Losses
SO Far; Inoendiarism Responsible
for Many Fires.

A total of $4,000 acres of forest
timber has been burned this season
by S6s forest fires in district No. /
Of the forest service, which includes
Montana, northern Idaho and east
ern Washington, according to the To-
day fire report, made public by for
est service officials last week.
The situation at the present time
is extremely critical. A total Of 293
fires burned during the 10 days, and
many of this number are still burn
ing. This is the greatest number Of
fires in any 10 days since 1920. This
season ranks, thus far, az fourth in
comparing the most dangerous sea-
sons that the forest service has ex-
perienced and the season has at least
q month more to go. The seasons OF
1910, the worst in the history of the
west, and the seasons of 1914, 1919
and 1920, alone can compare with
this season.
OF the total number Of fires this
'year. II have burned more than 10
acres and six of these were very Diff
ficult to fight. Thus far $4,000 acres
OF privately owned timber has been
burned, and 5000 acres of govern
ment owned timber has been destroy
ed. Last week there were Fl fires
burning covering more than 10 acres.
1ncendiarism is responsible for the
greatest number. of fires of the past
10 days. next to fires started by
lightning. There were 81 fires Of in
cendiary origin, 166 started by light
ming and the other causes are given
as follows:
Railroads, So; smokers, 8; camp
ers, 16; brush burning, 2; numbering,
4; and miscellaneous. 4.
Two fires burning on Clear creek,
In the selway forest. south Of the
Bitter Root valley. melted into one
large blaze which covered half
thousand acres and was still spread.
ing rapidly through dense windfall
and reproduction timber. Three new
fires started on that forest have been
stopped and were being held by fire
fighters.
On the Kootenai the armies Of fire
fighters combating the various blaxes
were surrounding each Of the three
bad outbreaks which have been xiv.
Ing the most trouble there. The 200
acre incendiary fire on Pinkum ridre.
the Star creek blaze and the fire on
the North fork Of Callahan creek.
which has covered 100 acres, are ali
trenched.
Five new lightning fires started
last week on the Blackfeet forest.
making . total Of IS in three dayp.
From the Cabinet, the st. Joe ana
the Occur d'Alene forests came the
cheerful word OF showers stopping the
fires. The Canyon creek fire IN the
Occur d'Alene 10 on patrol basis, q
IL the Big creek blaye.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-09-01
BAcKzTRAILING on THE Old FRoNTIERs]

Of the dimming trails Of other
days in the old west none survives
in memory with more glamor q rot
nance than the old Texas Trail,
over which the long-horn cattle Of
the southwest were driven from the
Guadalupe river as far north, al
most, as the Canadian line to stock
the great grass ranges of the cen
trail west and the northwest and
transform a vast buffalo country
into an enormous cattle and sheep
breeding range. For a decade and
a hall, from about 1870 to 1885, the
Texas trail had its days of glory
and served its purpose. Then came
the "nester" with his wire fences
around the water holes and state
quarantine laws, and the trail was
closed to the longhorns and the
cowpunchers. Today it lives only
in the memories of a few fast-dis-
appearing, grizzled veterans Of the
cow days. At the cow mans con-
ventions that have succeeded the
old roundups you may occasionally
hear a couple of the old cattle men
living over the trail days again,
and if you listen you are likely to
get a few thrills from the tales told,
for never did peril and adventure,
comedy and tragedy, follow one an
other more rapidly than along the
trail across the continent from the
southwest.
During the Civil war and for
several years afterward cattle in
Texas increased by the hundreds of
thousands, but it was not till 1870
that the growers could find a mar
ket for them, following the settle
ment of the Indian question, where
by the red men of the southwest
were forced to 60 either into In
dian Territory or on reservations
north of the Platte river. Then the
Texas trail had its beginnings.
At first it started from southern
Texas and ran north and east, the
first herds striking the railroad at
Caldwell, Kansas, and some going
as far north as Lincoln, Nebraska.
which formed the terminus between
1870 and 1873. In 1874 the end of
the trail was moved farther west
to Lowell, on the Platte river. III
those days the cattle were eit'n:
shipped in July from the Platte
to Chicago or sold to settlers in
eastern Nebraska for $40 or $12 a
head, mostly on time payments.
Cattle Go North Following
Settlement With the Sioux
In 1873 the treaty with the Sioux
Indians was made and in 1879 more
than 100000 cattle went up the trail
and crossed the North Platte river
into Nebraska and Wyoming. The
trail then crossed the Red river,
continuing to Dodge City and north
to Ogalalla.
The first cattle outfits that took
the trail in 1871 were described as
tough" In fact the men had to
be tough as hickory knots to stand
the hardships. There was usually
an old Confederate wagon with a
negro cook and span Of work
bulls. Little bedding was carried
and no tents. The food taken along
consisted of sorghum molasses,
beans, bacon and plenty of salt, but
no sugar. A few years later the
trail outfits were considerably i'm
proved. The equipment usually
consisted of a mess wagon with
four-horse team, bed wagons that
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Nights When Things Went Wrong
'The first break of day was
breakfast time. Then a short time
was allowed for letting the herd
Craze before they were thrown into
the trail. At noon if water was
reached, half of the boys would
ride into camp to eat and change
horses, hurrying out to relieve their
comrades. The herd was kept on
the trail till the sun began to get
low, when it was grazed onto the
background. The first guard would
hold till 10 o'clock; the second till
midnight; the third till 2 o'clock
and the last guard held till day.
break. On bad nights half the men
stood guard till midnight or later,
and if the herd was acting badly
and half the punchers could not
hold them, the whole outfit would
ride all night. Then they would
throw the herd onto the trail and
ride all day. Catch up your sleep
next winter the trail boss would
say. This herds got to move if
the earth stops spinning
Zone time on Plum Creek, near
the Platte river, I remember, we
had had two bad nights and nobody
had got wink of sleep for nearly
60 hours. My partner rode up to
me and said: Teddy, old boy, I'm
going north clear to Greenland
where the nights is six months
long. I'm going to bed early and
not get up until 10 o'clock the next
day.
Gloss of sleep was the worst
thing on the trail. I've many a
time rubbed tobacco in my eyes to
keep them open. But some way,
when you rode into camp finally
and got a cup of hot coffee you'd
forget it and even be ready for
another guard without resting.
The trail boss had to do more
riding than any of the rest of the
outfit, for he had to know where
water was a day ahead of reaching
it. AS we were always going into
new country, it kept him guessing,
as all drives were made according
to where water was. Some would
be long and others short. We
would have dry drives 40 miles
long. After he had watered on a
long drive like that, the boss would
push his herd along the trail away
into the night. The next morning
if the wind was in the north we
were all right, for the herd couldn't
smell the water we had left behind,
but if it blew from behind we had
our work cut out, for they would
try to break back to water again.
It the herd got away and back to
water, we felt that we had lost our
regulations. Cattle. when the wind
is right, can smell water 50 miles
away, old cowpunchers believe. I
remember in '82 a herd Of Harry
Landers was going into Green
River, and when five miles away
the wind blew from another quar-
ter and they ran 80 miles before
they reached the water they SMELL
ed. I have seen another herd, 60
ing IN on water not two miles away,
catch a wind from one side, turn
like one cow and run 10 miles to
another stream or lake.
Then there was another chance
for trouble in watering herd. The
trail boss had to hit big river
Just at the right time of day. If
the sun reflected in their eyes and
there was enough breeze to make
waves the longhorns wouldn't take
the water. In '83 a we'll known
trail boss, Johnny Lea, was four
days crossing the Yellowstone river
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with a herd because of a scare they
got.
Old-Time Trail Herd Made
Colorful, Picturesque Sight

1T was pretty sight to see
big herd strung out on the trail in
the morning, the sun glistening on
their long, bright horns-half al
mile of solid cattle with horse herd
and wagons in the lead. The silver
conchos on spurs and brides and
the pearl-handled six-shooters of
the cowpunchers flashed in the sun
and they made a brave showing.
Cowpunchers of that time wore the
best quality of clothing and took
great pride in their outfit. They got
to be distinct type and class. They
would go back to Texas after a
drive north, work all winter gather
ing herd in the brush and then
start north again in the spring.
Many a time I've heard Texas
cowpuncher singing that old song:
"'We go up north every spring
And come back in the fall.
We are bound to follow the Lone
Star trail
Until we get too old-until we
get too DID,
"Of course, the cowpunchers
thought it would last forever.
"As ! said, a days drive was
sometimes as long as 10 miles, but
the average was only 10 to Is
miles, according to the water. The
straight steer herds made the best
time for they were comparatively
easy to handle. 1t was when an
outfit moved all their range cattle
north that the trouble began. The
calves would get lame and play out
and the slowest cow set the pace.
The boys always took great pride
in getting the herd through in good
shape, though, and resented any
slurs cast at their trail boss and
the way he handled his outfit. They
were surely loyal to their employ
ers and to one another.
"Often the owner of a herd we
were taking north would show up
where we crossed the railroad, look
the herd over and say, so long
boys, I'll see you in Miles City, HI
would then take the train and &c
there, sit around the hotel, drink.
ing whisky, playing poker ane
Dragging about his outfit. I've got
the best damned outfit of cowpun.
cheers on the trail,' he would de.
clare. Why, that herds good beef
right now Of course when VIZ
heard of such talk it made the salt
taste better.
"Some owners new at the bust.
ness OCCASIONALLY tried to run thei,
own outfits on the trail, but once
was enough, for no one ever paid
the slightest attention to them. The
old timers among the owners would
tell their range bosses to send ar
outfit somewhere to receive herd
and trail it to some place in Mon.
tana or Wyoming. The range boss
would call a wagon boss, hand him
a big roll of bills and say: Fill up
your outfit in men and horses when
you take over the herd down south
Turn loose on the Big Dry in Mon
tana. So long; the old man will
meet you In Miles City, The job
would be done and done right; Just
as well as if the trail boss owned
the herd. The big rivers might
run banks full, thunder and light
ming might stampede the herd;
every kind Of trouble might come
but leave it to the trail boss to
cross the Yellowstone on time.
Longest Drive Ever. Made On
Texas Trail In 4 Season
The longest drive ever made on
the Texas Trail in one season was
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Longest Drive Ever Made On
Texas Trail In q Season

The longest drive ever made on
he Texas Trail in one season was
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-04
KEYP0RT ROAD
NEARLY READY
MataWan Highway Will be
Opened in Next Two or
Three Days

MATAWAN, Oct. 4:-The Key
port-Matawan road will be open TO
traffic within the next two or three
days. according to information OBJ
tanned today. The spreading of the
concrete has been completed and in
dications are that before Sunday it
will be hard enough to hold the
heaviest traffic. Already 1t is said
very light cars are allowed to use
the road and this had done much to
relieve the congestion on the de-
tours.
The road has been under course
of construction for the past several
months, and although the Board of
Freeholders expected Irving NJ.
Demarest, the contractor, to have
the work done some time ago, the
fact that he was unable to obtain a
supply of stone is said to have held
up the work considerably.
With the completion of this road
Monmouth county offers to the mo-
torist a paved road from Lakewood
to Keyport, at which point connec-
ton is made with the paved roads
leading to the seashore resorts and
northern New Jersey and New York.
Through Matawan there is a tarvia
road, which will be rebuilt with
concrete mex summer. thus assur-
ing the motorist a concrete road
from Lakewood to Keyport.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-04
FORDS

Mrs. F. Blanchard and daughter,
Claire, are visiting relatives in Haz-
elton, Pa, for several weeks.
Mrs. F. Montgomery, of New
York, is spending a week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Moe. of
Fords.
Miss Julia Blanchard, of Ling
street, spent Saturday in Perth Am
boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Durham were
out Of town visitors Monday.
Mrs. George Woodcock was an out
of town visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. K. Goldstein and daughters
were out of town visitors owe the
weekend.
Mrs. Fred Fischer was a Perth
Amboy shopper Tuesday.
Mrs. G1off and Mrs. E. Dorm of
Fords, were out of town visitors
Tuesday.
Miss Rae Schnirman, of New York
visited relatives here over the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Bensen, Of Staten
Island, visited Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Moe,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Berkowitz and
children were out Of town visitors
owe the weekend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-04
HEALTH TALK
GIVEN At F0RDS
Parent Teachers Hold First
Meeting of Year--Plan
for Activities

FORDS, Oct. 4.-The Fords Par
e~nt-Teacher's Association held their
first meeting OF the year, Tuesday
afternoon. A health program was
arranged. DR.. Hoagland made a
short address, explaining the work
he is doing in the schools and ask
ed the parents to cooperate with
him. Miss Nash, the nurse, also
gave a helpful talk on feeding the
school child.
The association appointed a COM
mittee to arrange for the supply
ing OF milk to the school children
who stay for luncheon. also a COM
mittee was appointed to see TO the
building Of seats for the lunchroom.
A prize of not less than $3.50 Is TO
be awarded the eighth grade boy
and girl having the highest physical
training marks and best health
habits for the year.
A large delegation of members
are planning to go out to New Bruins
wick to the county convention to be
held sometime during the month.
A great deal of interest was shown
by the parents and 1t looks as
though the association would have
a practical and helpful program for
the year.