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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-26

TyHE controversy that arose over the Custer battle will never be
settled, for IS long as there ae mn to write on historical and
= military affairs there will be differences of opinion concerning
the Vita factors OF that tragedy Of the plains. Most of the historians
who have made a thorough study of the battle in all of its phases
are agreed, however, o the two most important points at issue.
They feel that Custer brought the tragedy upon himself and his men
by disobedience of orders, and that Reno, while not a coward, failed
to make the effort he should have made, first, to carry out Clusters
orders in attacking the Sioux village; and second, III making a rear
attack on the Indians who were overwhelming Custer. Practically
all If the officers who we're with Reno OF that fatal day urged him
to leave the position to which he had retreated and attack the Sioux
willing to sacrifice their lives, if necessary, in a desperate attempt
to help their leader. Reno a not. He was a bitter enemy of
Custer, and he a afterward openly accused of failing to fight and
die because he was quite willing to let Custer be overwhelmed.
Custer is a hero of glorious memory in the history of the west.
Reno's part in the Custer fight W a such as to shed IL Iuster ON
his name. He died, degraded, a suicide, after he had fallen to
the gutter. Nevertheless, there are many men like the writer of the
accompanying article, who believe that Renos conduct was all that
it should have been and who are honest in their opinions that he
acted in the best interests of his command; also that he was power
less to aid Custer. 1t will be for posterity to Judge Reno when all
the partsans of the two officers shall have passed on.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-26
WINNERS OF THE
MONTANA POWER co.
TRADE MARK CONTEST

Miss Myrtle t. Fisk of Helena won
the $500 capital prize in the Montana
Power company's trade mark contest,
according to official announcement.
James H. Bonner, also of Helena,
won the second prize of 500, and
Miss Winnie Ream Goode, of Billings,
captured the third prize, amounting
to $50.
The next best suggestions, each of
which won a $40 prize, were sub
mitted by f. Colbert and Lola j..
White of Butte, Olaf C. Settler of
Great Falls, Chandler C. Cohagen of
Billings, and Frederick A. LANCE of
Helena.
The next 25 entries in order of
merit, to whom electric flatirons val
ued at $685. each were awarded, in
the following: G. E. Liyers
and Mrs. Sarah Liedholm, Great
Falls; Verna K. Keyes and Lyla M.
Lewis, Billings; George H. Potter,
Blanche S. Barker, A. F. Robertson
and Leo J.. Coady, Butte; A. j..
Dreyer, Helena; A. J.. Lukason,
.avre; H. A. Poison, Lewistown; j..
K. Ralston, Brockton; Mrs. c. D.
Johnson and Joe De Yong, Choteau;
Mrs. Elirora Laughlin, Willow
Creek; Miss Olive Nackling, Lavina;
.aFay Elston, Canton; Fanny Corey
Jooney and Ted Cooney, Canyon
Earl B. Patten, Philipsburg;
|ohn Ward, Jr., Fort Benton; Litta
Lee, Hamilton; Thomas H. Calvert,
.allum; Matilda N. Hill, Stevensville
w. e. Joseph, Bozeman.
The contest was open to Montana
'esidents only. Designs submitted
numbered 7,245 and 1909 competi-
ors were entered, representing 161
dontana cities or towns. !
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-26

Twisted limbs, crooked spines
and distorted bodies are going to
be rare in the United States when
the h u m a u i t ar1an movement
launched by the Shrine is in full
swing" is the declaration of DR..
o. M. Lanstrum of Helena, a MEM
Der of the general committee in
charge of the program for the cree
ton of Shriners' hospitals for Grip
pied children, which ultimately
contemplates hospitals in every
state in the union and many
throughout Canada.
DR.. LanStrum is in general charge
of the construction of the hospital. in
the Twin Cities which is to be one
of the first five to be built. The
central hospital is to be in st. Louis
and other branches, besides the one
for the Twin Cities, will be located
at Shreveport, La, San Francisco,
and Montreal, Canada. These hospi-
tails will be in operation this year.
A continuation of the Shrine program
provides for five more hospitals to
be built as soon as those already as
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-26

''They were forced back across the
stream and Reno, when he got down,
followed Benteen up the hill, where
they dug themselves in. There was
constant firing and they couldn't hear
the firing between Custer and his
assailants. No word came to them
Of the massacre, and they couldn't
possibly have gotten down to the
scene of the massacre in time to have
helped if they had received word.
Reno and Benteen did extremely we'll
to save their own commands from
being massacred. They lost numer-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-26

a higher object than just Having {
good time" His proposal met will
instant support from the membership
and the rest was easy.
Is Not an Experiment
'In establishing the proposed chain
of hospitals for the cure. of INDECENT
crippled children, the Shrine is not
engaging in al experiment in any
part of the work." says DR.. Ian
strum. "The Scottish Rite Hospital
for Crippled Children in Atlanta, Ca,
has pioneered this field of humani-
tarianism, done all the experiment.
ing necessary, and emerged a COM
plete success, both as an institution
fostered and supported by a fraternal
organization and in point of cures
completed. The Shrine is simply ia
king up the plan of a successful,
much-needed charity and magnifying
it a hundred-fold."
The Twin Cities hospital, which
for the present will be the one where
Montana cases are most likely to be
sent, will be within the corporate
limits of Minneapolis, but on the st.
Paul side of the river. This hospital
will maintain an outdoor clinic in
conjunction with the medical depart
ment of the University of Minnesota,
said DR.. Lanstrum. At st. Louis the
central hospital will be conducted in
conjunction with the Washington
university's medical department.
An advisory board of prominent
physicians and surgeons has been
named to have general charge of
The work in the hospitals. This board
will select the surgeons to have act
we control of the work of curing I'M
fortunate children. 1t consists of the
following:
DR.. Robert Osgood, Harvard Uni
7ersity; DR.. Mackenzie Forbes, Nc
ill University, Montreal; Dr.. Ma
haniel Allison, Washington Univer-
ity, st. Louis; DR.. Michael Hoke of
he Scottish Rite hospital, Atlanta.
Ia; and DR.. Wilson of Los Angeles.
Through the efforts of the Shriners
MANTLE paralysis and similar dis
asses of children will lose some of
heir terror, when it is known that
lack of funds will not bar any little
Unfortunate victim from proper at
An organization of the mag
itude of the Shrine, backing a pro-
ect designed to relieve human suf-
ering and build useful citizens out
f those doomed to become wrecks
vithout its aid, insures the success
f that project, say its hackers.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-26

u men as it was. Both were brave,
able leaders, and not towards.
"On June IA, 1876, l was camped
with General Crook on the Tongue
river. We were fighting most of the
time and had several lei killed on
the day of the massacre, Captain Guy
V. Henry being wounded on that day.
We got to the Custer field a day or
two later and helped bury the dead"
Newcombe started his western ca
reer from Missouri in 1865, spending
a number of years on the plains en-
route to the Rocky Mountains. He
Joined General Crooks forces in 1875
and was with him in the Sioux cam
paign. He was with General Miles
in 1877 at Fort Keogh and with him
in the Nez Perces campaign, when
Chief Joseph surrendered. The day
after the surrender he was attached
to General Terry, who headed a com
mission to interview Sitting Bull, but
Sitting Bull wouldn't talk to them.
Incidentally, Newcombe stated, Sit
ting Bull was never a chief, although
called one. Rather, he was
a partisan warrior and a medicine
man.
Ate Horse Meat
On a trip from Powder River to
the Black Hills, Newcombe's detach-
ment was forced to live on horse
meat for several weeks because of
its failure to receive a boat load of
supplies dispatched to it, but which
could not reach it because of low
in the river. On this occasion
at Slim Butte, after eating horse
meat until all were sick of it, they
captured a band of Sioux and took
is supplies of flour, sugar and coffee,
lot enough to last $500 men long,,
enough to relieve the monotony
If the diet for a time.
In 1898 Newcombe took service
With General Miles again in his Phil
ppine campaign, and from there was
ent to Cuba. He organized the
pack train at Manila and was
n charge of the packing in Cuba.
work in the Philippines sort of
knocked him out" so that he doesn't
eel as well now as he might expect
he scout stated, after admitting that
g was still fairly husky for a man
f rs.
Since 1903 he has been a scout and
egistered guide in the Yellowstone
ark, owning a home and a bunch of
onies at Gardiner.
At the present time he is greatly
lterested in a mining venture, own
lg an interest in Crevice mountain
line, a gold property in Park county
bout eight miles from Gardiner.
He stated that reports of engineers
n large mining concerns in Mon
have stated that there is some
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-26

Lumber shipments for the past
month show a marked decrease in
stocks in the manufacturers hands,
due to the excess sof shipments over
production. The monthly report of
the secretary of the Montana Larch
and Pine Manufacturers association
shows the total shipments amounted
to $50 carloads or 1~4,393,287 feet,
as compared to 433 cars or 1O,346,-
597 for the same month in 1920.
Out of the 532 cars shipped 108 went
to Illinois, 81 to Minnesota, 48 to
Wisconsin. Only SO cars we're mar
keted in Montana and Al went to At
lantic coast states and IL to Canada.
The cut for the month was 6,448,891
feet as against 15,642,729 for the
corresponding month of 1920.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-26
MONTANA MINING
OUTPUT IS FIRST
PRODUCTION VALUE FOR 1921
is $f6,OOO,O 900; COLORADO'S
TOTAL Is 13,OOO,O 900
While Nevada is Third With Total
Output of $12,310,O0O; Announce
ment of Resumption of Capacity
Operation of Butte Mines Cheers
State.
BY Raleigh Wilkinson

Montana's output from the mines
for the year 1921 was about $16,-
$4,000, according to the report of
c. M. Gerry, of the United States
Geological survey, department of the
interior. This report shows a large
decrease from the output of 1920,
which was S~65,573,047.
The report serves to emphasize the
fact that the metal output in Montana
is one of the most important and the
constant operation of the mines ne
cessary TO keep up the maximum out
put and at the same time afford en-
ployment to many workmen, as well
as in disbursing millions to the COM
munity at large.
Everyone has noticed the depres-
sion soon following the shutdown of
the Butte mines in February, 1920,
and which has continued uninter-
ruptedly for a period verging on II
months.
Change is Noted
But a great change is notable at
this time and following the announce
ment of the officers of the Anaconda
Copper Mining company that all of
its mines in Butte and the smelling
works at Anaconda and Great Falls
are to resume operations. A feeling
of citation has followed the announce
ment and an optimistic view now pre-
walls, whereas the contrary was the
case only a short time ago. This
optimism is based on solid grounds,
because the people as a whole know
that the Anaconda company is in a
position TO make good. The company
owns copper and zinc mines in Butte
and its affiliation with the American
Brass company insures a market for
its zinc and copper output for a time
that can only be Appropriated by the
life of the mines in Butte.
Up as a Producer
Compared with other metal pro-
states, Montana stands sec
ond to 0 n in it's output during the
past year. It's totals are consider
ably above those of Colorado and
Nevada, which show an output for
1921 as follows:
Colorado's total for the period as
given by the United States geological
survey was $13,678,000.
Nevada's total output, which is
given by the same authority as the
above, was $12,310,000
Importance Recognized
The Importance of the metal min
industry was never so fully rec
ognized in Montana as at the present.
The business Of mining is attracting
the attention of local investors as
well as those from other states.
The coming year is fraught with the
greatest interest and much develop
nent is assured in all mining sec
ions of the state. In fact, there ap-
bears to be but one thing that mill
.ates against the mining industry at
present time, and that is taxa
ion. BY permitting the mines to
without excessive burdens
allowing operators to receive a
'roportionate reward for their la
'ors and investments, mining would
eceive an impetus that would carry
t forward by leaps and bounds. But
ven with such handicaps as now
revail, which are not insuperable
y any means, the mining industry
} bound to be better and greater
nd more far-reaching and beneficent
han ever before.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-26

~ At
sify Major Reno as a coward for his
failure to go to the assistance of Gen
eral Custer and his force massacred
in June, 1876, but this classification
is a grievous injustice to a brave man
and an able military leader, in the
opinion of Tom Newcombe, veteran
scout and trapper, who helped bury
Custer and his men. Newcombe, vino
is 70 years old, but as alert and Wig
orous as many men are at SO, stopped
in Butte last week en- route to Hell
ena, where he was called on a mining
venture.
The historical incident, recently
given new interest by a moving pic
ture play filmed on the famous Gus
ter battlefield and in which Major
Reno was portrayed as a rank cow
ard, embraces facts known to New
combe at first hand.
ut was an utter impossibilitv for
either Major Reno or Major Benteen
to go to the assistance of General
Custer" said the Butte visitor.
All Over Soon
I'm the first place, the fight which
annihilated Custer and his men was
over almost as Dol as it began. In
this connection, while at a reunion
years ago, 1 asked Chief Gaul, who
led the Indians participating, how
long the massacre took. He replied:
While the fight lasted the sun stood
STILL BY this he meant that the fight
was over SO quickly that no change
in the position of the sun was no.
ticeable.
The True Facts
"HeSe are the true facts in con-
nection with the memorable battle.
Custer was in charge of a regiment
of the Seventh cavalry. Following
trouble in the Black Hills they were
coming down the Little Big Horn
Renegade Indians from all
over the northwest, from distant
points even in Canada, had been as
sembling at the call of Chief Gaul of
Sioux all summer. l have Chief
.aul's word for it that the forces
opposing Custer numbered approx
$4,000. They were drawn
from all of the tribes of the Sioux,
.lackfeet, Piegans, and in fact, from
feet, all of the dissatisfied outlaw
.ribes of the northwest.
From runners, the Indians knew
If the position and strength of all
he United States forces, and they
we're determined to make a stand.
They thought they could stand off
he United States army, and they
anne pretty near doing it, too.
Divided His Forces
"The Little Big Horn was running
and CuStnr found II innOScih1a iii
0 cross it, so when near the site
t the subsequent massacre, he div
ded his regiment into three batta-
ions, sending one battalion under
leno about 10 miles up the river
nd a second under Benteen five
niles up. The scouts were all with
SO Custer was surrounded
lmost before he knew of the proxi-
lity of the Indian band. A skirm-
;h line, which he had thrown out,
Tas slaughtered almost instantly,
Monuments now marking the spots
here the men of this line fell. The
1dians were plentifully armed with
rifles, most of which
ere the model '73, a weapon which
as popular with the Indians. They
in on Custer and his band,
nd it was all owe in a very brief
me. =
I'm the meantime Reno, who was =
cross the river and come down the
her side, couldn't effect a crossing, st
I'd he started back toward Benteen. 70
and his men got across and tn
ere engaged by the Indians. Reno co
me down and followed Benteen. tn
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-26

signed are under way. OF the secont
five, one will be located in New Eng
land, one in the Rocky Mountain re
gion, one in Pennsylvania, one il
Virginia and the fifth in Portland
Ore. 1t is the present plan to carry
on the work until finally there is al
least n hospital for crippled chill
dren in every state in the union. AT
the same time the work will be con-
tinued in Canada and hospitals To-
Gated at easily reached centers.
A Great Humanitarian Work
There are some $500 crippled
children in the United States, it is
estimated" said DR.. Lanstrum, land
the business of the Shrine is going
to be to provide help for these little
unfortunates. 1t is going to make
it possible for them to be saved lives
of pain, misery and helplessness by
surgical correction and expert mani
pulation so they may become useful,
happy and successful men and wom-
en-.
1.-THE Shrine, sometimes called
the Playground of Masonry has
gone Fundamentally into this bust
ness with a serious intention of build
ing unto itself a monument that will
endure forever"
When it is considered that the hos
pital project will have an annual in
come of more than $1,000, 600, real
lied from an assessment of 50 a
member, the vastness of the project
can be seen. The order with its $780,
900 members and it's rolls increasing
~ H. ~1t1 &c - &a. z n 00n n
year, pledges an income that repres-
ents a foundation far greater than
that of any other institution Oh
There will be no "pay" patients.
Only those children whose families
are unable to bear the expense of sur
gical attention will be admitted. The
best orthopaedic surgeons have been
consulted and their advice followed
in planning the construction and sell
ection of equipment for the hospi-
tails now building.
The board of trustees for the hos
oital project follows: Noble Sam P.
Cochran of Hella Temple, Dallas,
Tex. (chairman); Noble w. Free
and Kendrick, of Lu Lu Temple,
Philadelphia; Noble Philip D. Gordon
Karnak Temple, Montreal; Noble
Bishop Frederick w. Keator of
Afifi Temple, Tacoma, Wash; Noble
Doctor Oscar M. Lanstrum of AL
,eria Temple, Helena, Mont; Noble
ohm D. McGilvray of Islam Temple,
San Francisco, and Noble Forrest
Adair of Yaarab Temple, Atlanta, I
"a. I
The plan was proposed to the i'm
erial council of the Shrine at Port j
and in 1920 when a committee was {
AIMED to work out the preliminary I
lans. This committee was elected
he board of trustees at the 1921 |
leeting in Des. Moines and carried on t
he work. The action of w. Free I
and Kendrick as imperial potentate
I launching the greatest humanita- f
ian work the world has ever known c
as the outgrowth of the belief, it Y
said, that the Shrine should have Q
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-26
WAS RENO A COWARD? MAN WHO HELPED
BURY DEAD ON CUSTER FIELD SAYS NOT

ore in sight in this property, con-
sisting of 27 claims. He hopes to
be able to get an organization under
way for the development of it.
Recently he received a telegram
that his father is very low in his old
home in Kansas. The elder Newcombe
will be 100 years old this spring and
until recently has enjoyed excellent
health.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-26
To Have a Clear Sweet skin.

Touch pimples, redness, roughness
or itching, if any, with Crticura Oint-
ment, then battle with Cuticura Soap
and hot water. Rinse, dry gently and
dust on a little Cuticura Talcum to
leave a fascinating fragrance On skin.
Everywhere 25c each.-Adv.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-26
Many ambitious men and
zOomen lie only half a life
and don't kn0ov it

No person whose nerves are continually
Tritated, whose appetite and digestion are dis
turbed, or who doesn't sleep well has more than
malt his normal chance for success in life. For
weakness, debility, anemia and general lack of
tone are a serious handicap to anybody.
Those who drink tea or coffee are often suf-
ferers from these conditions. Tea and coffee
contain caffeine, a substance which has a decided
stnnulant action on the nerves and brain cells.
Each cup of strong coffee contains about as
large a dose of caffeine as your doctor would
ordinarily give to a very sick person.
You can readily see that the effect of giving
TINS stlmulant regularly to a well person might
finally have a tendency to make him sick.
If you want to avoid a very common cause
OF irritation and enjoy restiul sleep, good digestion.
and all the feeling of vigor and robust endurance
that comes to healthy, normal people, quit tea
and coffee, and drink Postum, instead. 1t is a rich.
coffee-llke cereal beverage-perfectly deliciousI
Order Postum from your grocer TODAY. Drink
this fragrant, aromatic beverage and see how
much better you'll feel-able to do more with
out becoming fatigued-as thousands have dis
covered for themselves.
Postum comes in two forms: Instant Postum lin tinsl
mace instantly IN the cup by the addition of boiling water.
Postum Cereal Tin packages of larger bulk, for those who
prefer to make the drink while the meal is being prepared)
made by boiingfo 20 minutes Sold by all grocers.
Postum for Health
There's a Reason
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-26
SHRINE TO BUILD
MANY HOSPITALS
ONE IN EVERY STATE IN THE
UNION AND A NUMBER IN
CANADA ULTIMATELY

DR.. o. NJ. Lanstrum of Helena is in
Charge of the Construction of
These Hospitals, Which Will be for
the Treatment of Crippled Chill
dren Without Charge.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-16
THOUGHT IT LOOKED STRANGE
Odd Appearances Of Drug Store As
tonished Woman Customer, Until
the Clerk Explained Situation.

The woman needed three ounces of
llncture of myrrh. Hurrying up the
street her glance was caught by two
mammoth bottles of apothecary wa
ters and two swinging doors of
frosted glass.
Down she stepped-three steps
down-into as attractive drug store
as she had seen. All was pure white
walls, dazzling plateglass mirrors,
cleaning soda water accessories and
row upon row of shelves filled with
bottles of ointments, camphors and
medicinal remedies.
"Three ounces of tincture Of myrrh,"
said the Woman to the clerk.
The clerk hurried out Of sight and
the Woman began to notice how queer
was the structure of this drug store
There were columns and pilasters
where there shouldn't have been any
The counter had peculiar bend to it
Then strange, prickly feeling came
over the Woman.
When the clerk finally appeared he
explained cheerfully: "Used to be @
barroom, lady !'-Chicago journal.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-03-16
BREEDING HELPS PRODUCERS
Better sires Increase Average ~
Well ~ Total Production and
Increase Profits.

(Preparsd BY the United States Department
Of Agricultura)
There are several ways Of improving
a dairy herd. Elimination Of low
producers increases average produc-
ton. 1t may decrease total prOduc-
tion, but usually increases net profit.
The experience of successful dairy
men and of the Department Of Agri-
culture has shown this. Better feed
ing of the cows already on the farm
Increases average and total prOduc-
tion, and may increase net profit. Use
Of better sires increases average as
well as total production, and always
increases net profit, 1t has been found.
All dairy-herd improvement due to
better breeding tends to increase profit
to the producer and decrease cost to
the consumer. 1t Is one Of the ways
by which the world may become richer
without decreasing the prosperity Of
any Individual in 1t.
Well-formed. registered bulls from
proved sires and advanced-registry
dams are usually fit to head even high
producing dairy herds. When such
bulls have proved sons and advanced