The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-02-22
INDIAN SCOUT is ILL

Jack Hurley IS Ill at the nome or
Jimmy Sequitze out on the reserva-
ton a couple of miles from Black
foot. He has been weak for a long
time and unable to come to town to
visit with his old friends among the
pale face.
Jack was scout for General
Howard in the campaign against
Chief Joseph in 1877 when they
made the long swing around the
circle from western idaho into
Montana, then into Idaho, then east
thru Camas Meadows to the Island
Park and thru the Yellowstone Park
into Montana and the Milk river
country, where Chief Joseph sur
rendered, after having in one long
campaign made for himself a name
as a strategist and field marshal
ranking among the great masters of
men.
Jack Hurley has some old papers
that he carries close to his heart thru
all the years. 1t is an acknowledge
ment from General Howard that
Hurley was with him as scout in
1877, travelling from FIT. Hall to
Boise on swift calavry movement,
then north and around, and that he
was faithful and trusted man. He
has carried the magic paper in that
part Of his life when he rose strong
in the morning, and he probably
wears it now when the sun seems
setting.
During the early years Of the
world war, Jack came much to The
Republican office to ask what the
trouble was about and to see If we
should have to hight. He under
stood that there was to be no more
fight, and as this trouble came
closer he was troubled for his peo-
pie. In the happy years since Chief
Joseph they had slept without post
ing any pickets and had never
awakened with the mules stamped
ing or the saddle horses plunging on
the picket ropes. His moccasins had
enemies nor his horse jaded in run
ming while the rider looked back
over his shoulder.
war was approaching, Jack was a
regular visitor at our office, and was
glad when he was told that the Ger
mans were much tired and had no
more meat and no powder and had
quit. He wanted to know If the
women and pappooses would have
meat and be given time to mend
their old mOccasins, and we told him
there would be some meat and may
be-so enough buckskin in the old
gloves to mend the moccasins, and
he was glad.
For a long time during the war
he was troubled about having no
deer and no fish of his own, and he
heard about Washington and pen
sions for soldiers. Would a scout
get a pension If he needed 1t, and
would we see about it?
We didn't think scout was
)ensioned, but we would see about
t. We would talk to Senator
Brady and Addison Smith and they
would see. They seemed to think
special measure would have to be
but special measures had
been enacted for good men and it
might be done again. Jack was
good man, and they did not want him
% be hungry nor they did not want
lin going around suggesting to
people that he would soon need
Iome dinner or some clothes, 80
fixed it up. Jack began
o get mail once in while that had
'eal papers In and the real papers
urned into money at the First
National Bank, the government de-
,ositary. For a number OF years
lack has been very we'll provided
or, and anyone wishing to md him
an cross the Blackfoot river below
own and go to the little blue house
ess than mile south, just back in
he field across the railroad as you
% down the Gibson road. Jack Is
here and his eyes are dim. He is
linking OF deer and elk and of
lappy hunting grounds. and in his
reams he probably dabbles In the
7ater, where the sod is springy and
here is water cross, and where
rout play in the shadows. In
reams like his, the trout become
nore plentiful as the shadows
engthen and the waters deepen. In
he course of the dream the sod and
he water cress fade In the distance
nd the stream broadens and grows
lore gentle. Even now. Jack isn't
aging much unless 1t Is by radio,
nd the wave-lengths make 1t little
ifflcult for us to pick them up. II
70 get news of any change In the
Hot we will send you radiogram.