Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-05-13
Dught Its Flash in Battle
WAS an Order From the
Great Spirit.
RI USE OF SMOKE SCREEN
paehe Kid Used 1t, Says Noted RAN
csr in Recital OF Story of His
Eventful Life-ifas Remarkable
Experiences as Ranger.

CMcago.- Superstition resulted In
The Surrender of Geronimo, the famous
indian. ana the Apache Kid used the
FIRST smoke screen recorded in this
eoaFit II. according to Col Fred Owens
dlA cago. a noted Texas Ranger of
half century ago
Enlone Owens. an old circus man,
who earned his title as ranger, cow
boy, bronco buster, pony express rider
and participant in many Wild West
pursEts, Including those of eionimo
and the Kid made these assertions
here N a recital of his life, which mas
been crammed full Of action and mar
row escapes that read like the passage
from In Ola dime novel
Fret owens. when nine years old,
=gas issing from his home in Elem
-neSbDrg. Ky. one morning in 1859.
Pc ln gone West.
AKeiehteen, or in 1868, he became Il
Texas Ranger ana made such mark
or hilnself that he was sent to the
senfer NAL at Philadelphia with other
angefS TO represent the Lone Star
State III 1S7S-79 ana 1880 he was de-
allied to the pony express through No
Nsfan# Land. or the Indian territory,
~ I'LL never held up, but many times
fFedp bandits bent on possessing the
? Alaabl es he carried.
In5SS1 he took the saddle again as
Aetive ranger. About that time
Eunhno the most willy chief that
So Sc the American army trou-
M getting had in west Texas.
Z f.. eroaimo's capture in the hills
chihuahua. Mexico, Colonel
was a material part Of his pur-
zaif ud lie tells q story Of the In
aians apture that may not be part of
HE mi lords of the War department,
lleeanse Geronimo had few friends
tImong white men. The colonel was
he of these few.
70 IT. years Geronimo told him
Ay he surrendered to the white man
% a story of the Indians super
atsous nature Geronino'S pursuers
Einl1efed among them a Captain Hill
AbranN When the Indian was driven
tp I'll hills and the chase became
pf ELL lebrand's command was crawl
wQxer The crags toward the redskins
ronell q. Just before his surrender
4 Aranln caught sight Of the face Of
-aAASaIn Iiildebrand and was ready to
en bright light flashed over
Ollie IRIS features. This the Indian
llnIa fathom. and it drove al the
ott IF him.
e cket Mirror Saved Him.
al DAYS troopers in the army
n Fe e Sourceful men. 4 private in
~ adv nc.ng line had seen point
Is fa1ta &c and thought his captain
aoala know Of it. To move or call
eild reveal his position to the In
49, T. he must get the attention
= SsaptA Hildebrand. Taking small
sssr from his pocket he caught the
"a e he sun. These reflected on
laee ri Hildehrand, then i'm immi-
Its0t aef ger of Geronimo.s rife. But
Z hash beat the Indians trigger fin
~ saw the wonderful bright
'ekas aial thought it message from
ser q Identify Captain Hndebrand
Y sh n Fat Spirit. Geronimo ran up
nag " truce, merely stlpulating
s ne Guild not be hung or shot for
hs1 eafr -es if he surrendered. His
ass &c accepted.
! ...s - rae Apache Kid. q half-breed
49, Ell his band We're marauding
4, eTas. The Apache Kid was
ne tribe but not related to
Yet he possessed an the
savage cruelty Of his chief
q mel Owens and his fellow
! are sent after the Apache
: was a hot one. The