Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-05-13
Dught Its Flash in Battle
WAS an Order From the
Great Spirit.
HRSl USE or SMOKE SCREEN
saehe Kid Used 1t, Says Noted RAN
aer in Recital Of Story of His
Epentful Life-tias Remarkable
Experiences as Ranger.

CMcago.-Superstition resulted In
le Surrender of Geronimo, the famous
ldsan. and the Apache Kid used the
fst m0ke screen recorded in this
,anfly. according to Col. Fred Owens
fb caso. noted Texas Ranger Of
alfAa century ago.
E0lonel Owens. an old circus man,
Ito Earned his title as ranger, COW
ii. Bronco buster, pony express rider
i'd 3artcipant in many Wild West
afsUtS, including those Of Geronimo
"a 5he Kid, made these assertions
ere h recital of his life, which mas
zen crammed full of action and mar
~ escapeS that read like the passage
ON INA old dime novel
Fred owens, when nine years old.
Ill fnis~ing from his home in Elem
gSlnrg. Ky. one morning in 1889.
q I'D gone West.
AT eighteen, or in 1868, he became a
exag Ranger and made such a mark
II hhnSelf that he was sent to the
Anter uial at Philadelphia with other
ngefS to represent the Lone Star
.afes In 1S7S-79 and 1880 he was de-
ilea to the pony express through No
ans Land. or the Indian territory.
4 Ma never held up, but many times
Its0de bandits bent on possessing the
Eieabl es he carried.
1H1HSl he took the saddle again as
MI 1--WE ranger. About that lime
RFfisll no, the most willy chief that
M SO the American army trou-
getting bad in west Texas
:s: s's eroujmo's capture in the hills
Chihuahua, Mexico, Colonel
*fs1S WAS material part Of his pur-
ud he tells a story of the In
ais'x manure that may not be part of
& ras ords Of the War department.
'eatlse Geronimo had few friends
aouM white men, The colonel was
q Vf these few.
q f. years Geronimo told him
Ay fse surrendered to the white man.
II e story of the Indians super
ltieus nature. Geronimo'S pursuers
ifnhefed among them Captain Hill
pFasM When the Indian was driven
q III hills and the chase became
\, aA debrand's command was crawl
nxef the craEs toward the redskins
ro'lgh ld Just before his surrender
7refiin caught sight of the face of
ll'saila Hildehrand and was ready to
& ~ q bright light flashed over
7 oflif RS features. This the Indian
ulasMp fathom, and it drove an the
'At out Of him.
ocket Mirror Saved Him.
u t days troopers in the army
ese fes ourcefnl men. a private ia
Z adv ncing line had seen point
Va1tp e. and thought his captain
oala Know of it. To move or call
0asa reyeal his position to the In
aaas g. he must get the attention
'gapfa d Hildebrand. Taking a small
'azpr fom his pocket he caught the
e 81 The sun. These reflected on
Y laee OF Hildebrand. then in immi-
M pM ger Of Ger0nimo's rife. But
: as'sn beat the Indians trigger fin
III saw the wonderful bright
sA'a W. thought it a message from
zen y identify Captain Hndehrand
ssss ~ eat Spirit. Geronimo ran I'D
M % truce, merely stlpulating
s. ~ ould not be hung or shot for
Z pe1fr gas if he surrendered. His
.h3s #e re accepted.
II '7 The Apache Kid. half-breed
M 10 his band were maraudlng
lssHs exas. The Apache Kid was
'a. me tribe, but not related to
& Yet he possessed all the
y s savage cruelty Of his CHIEF.
IN, III. ~ onel Owens and his fellow
y ere sent after the Apache
s ase was a hot one. The