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Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
PoMFRET SCHOOL CLOSING
Prize Day Exercises to Be Held on
 Friday, June 20th

The Rev. and Mrs. William Beach Olmsted have issued invitations for the annual Prize Day exercises of the Pomfret School which are to be held this year on Friday, June 20. The day will open with services in the chapel at 10.30 o'clock, followed by the Prize Day exercises in the Lewis Gymnasium at ll.l5, and luncheon in the school dining hall at l2.45. All of the hours, mentioned are standard time.
 William Desaulniers is spending a few days in Hartford
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
BANCROFT BREAKS HAND
Sustains Painful Injury When Hs
 Trips Descending Cement Stairs

Oliver P. Bancroft sustained a brok. en right hand when he tripped and fell down flight of cement steps at his home. The bones of his hand, be- tween his wrist and knuckles. were broken by his unfortunate fall. caused by his heel becoming caught on step
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
CHURCH PLANS PICNIC
S. Phil.p's Ladies Arranging For
 Outing at Roseland

At meeting of the Ladies Auxil- iary and the Guild of St. Philips church. on Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Andrew V. Frost, 1t was voted to hold a church outing and pie nie at ReselaHa Park, Woodstock, on Tuesday. June 2i.
 Al this same joint meeting. Miss Emma Merriam, secretary ef the Guild. reported having received q check through Hon. Herhert W. Bow en of Woodstock. from the students and faculty of Miss Howe and Miss Marots School, this being a gift for the general purposes of the church. The Guild is to acknowledge the gift and express the appreciation of the church for the interest and generosity of the school
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
THE WEATHER

Just to break the monotony of continued fair weather, Uncle Sam's forecagter at New Haven says that it's going to be increas- ingly cloudy today and tomorrow, with probable showers. He adds that there will be little change in the temperature, so brother, do not take of your "thieks" just yeti
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-06
Tb. Relief Corp, served a dime

to the veterans and American Legion at Odd Fellows Hall Memorial Day.
 Miss Katherine Byrne, as delegate at large and State Treasurer C. Har- old Gilpatric, as alternate, leave to- morrow for the national Republican convention at Cleveland.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03

on ITS sad trip to Bismarck, and
Fort Lincoln.
This is the story of the boat I
took in 1881, and there was an inti-
mate connection between the Gus
ter Massacre and the boats delay
in starting down the river, as | lat
er discovered. We had not been
long on III way, before the rumor
was afloat, but not credited, that
our boat was again under military
orders to assist in transporting
Sitting Bull and his people to the
Standing Rock Agency.
With every day the rumor grew,
and we began to question if it
might not be true, when we reached
the mouth of the Yellowstone,
where another boat joined us. Then
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03

selves in the way of probable death,
but the steamboats, must have fuel,
Indians or no Indians, and were.
ready to pay good prices for it.
Every party which left the forts.
for the river bottoms knew that
a large proportion of its members
would never return-yet the steam
boats never lacked wood.
The previous year several wood
cutting parties had been mas
sacred, but the season found Tohn-
sons party at the mouth of the
Musselshell in spite of the warning
by the Sioux that they would al
low no white dogs to trespass upon
their land.
But Johnson and his party went
prepared for trouble. Breech-
loading rifles had just been intro
duced and were in the hands of the
choppers. They did not have long
10 wait. One morning "Crow" Da-
Wis and his squaw were the first up
at one of the camps and were out
a short distance gathering wood
for the breakfast fire when the
squaw suddenly discovered In
dams and in a low voice advised
Davis that the camp was sur
rounded.
Davis showed no signs of know
ledge of the presence of Indians
and after picking up a few more
sticks of wood he walked slowly
back to camp. The squaw tarried
a few minutes and then slowly
worked her way back towards
camp, but before reaching it the
strain proved too much for her and
a frightened scream she
dropped her load and made a run
for the cabin but never reached it.
When about half way to the
a bullet found her and
her upon the ground.
The wound was not fatal, however.
md she lived for many years after
ward. In the meantime the camp
lad been aroused by Davis and the
hot, and arming themselves, the
men dropped behind trees and
Jumps ready for the attack, which
Continued on the Agricultural Page)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03

tain it was that the officers on our
boat were no more worried over the
prospect than were their brother
Officers at Fort Buford where the
Indians came on board. They en-
larged on the danger we were about
to face, and besought our army of
ficers to leave their wives and
children at Fodt Buford if they
themselves must go on. After due
consideration, Jul officers decided
that not only they but their fam
lilies would run the risk. 1t was
"Hobson's choice" for the civilians;
most of them women and children
then, as General Haig has
emphasized, the army comes first.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03

Two of Glendive's wealthy men
selected to contribute $50, 900 to
youthful inexperienced bIackmail-
err, who was arrested and sem
fenced by Judge Leiper to two and
one-half to five years, with sus-
pened sentence.
Jacob Lotka, in his goth year, who
resides with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Lotka on the head of Cracker
box creek, was arrested recently by
Sheriff w. w. Wood and Undersher-
if E. L. Hine, about one mile from
the place he selected for delivery of
the money from the victims he had
selected. He was taken to Glendive
and placed in the county Jail.
Makes Confession
Upon his appearance before Judge
LeiDer in the district court, Lotka
pleaded guilty to the charge placed
against him, and was sentenced to
from two and one-half to five years,
with suspended sentence.
The second letter Lotka sent was
to Charles Krug, under date of May
18th, who is a prominent banker and
real estate owner, and was requested
to place $4,000 in denominations of
500, $50 and $40 bills, well stacked
as to take up the least room, at a
certain designated spot. Mr.. Krug
was given until $3.50 p. m. of Friday,
May 20, to place his money in the
box under the southeast corner post
of section 23-15-62, or suffer death
within a week by shooting.
Cheap Novels Did 1t.
The county officials on receipt of
the two letters, proceeded to the
spot, found the box where the boy
had placed it, but found no trace of
him. Upon Investigation, they found
attached to the box, a rope 600 feet
long, which vas buried and invisible
upon casual observation. The box
was covered by a thistle.
Lotka had probably received his
blackmail knowledge from cheap Ii
terature, and undoubtedly expected
easy money, but selected the wrong
in his first attempt.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03
BY Martha Edgerton Plassrnann
Daughter of Gouernor Edgerton

ter of controversy outside of army
circles, but not within them.
On the morning of the 22nd, Gus
ter's command began its march.
The Ear West" did not immed-
lately follow, as it remained to res
cue a mail sack containing the last
letters of the departed cavalry men,
which had fallen into the river
from an overturned skiff. On the
24th the Ear West" passed the
mouth of the Big Horn, and went
two miles above it, where it gave
out eight days rations to the
troops. All that day this boat
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03
THE 6sFAR WEST" FAMOUS MISSOURI R1vER
.STEAmER--THE PART lit PLAYED DIM TRAGIC
EXPEDITION AGAINST THE SIOUX INDIANS

He was interrupted by Curley,
who suddenly sprang to his feet,
faced the listeners, and flung his
arms wide. Then, swinging them
back, he struck his breast repeat
edly with his fingers, exclaiming
at each blow, in imitation of rifle
shots:
"'Poofl Poof Poofl Poofl Abb
saroka!'
"The white men stood in tense 81
lence, searching each others faces.
For a moment no one dared to CON
TESS that he understood. Captain
Baker was the first to speak:
Were whippedP he said
hoarsely. That's what's the mat
ter and he turned away"
A few days after this dramatic
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03

DY BIRTH, "Liver-Eating"
II Johnson was an Englishman.
- Soon after the gold excite
ment broke out in California he
came to the United States and
Joined the rush. From California
he wandered all over the west,
joining many of the stampedes but
never succeeding in striking the yell
low fortune.
AT the breaking out of the Civil
war he enlisted and served out the
war as a scout, then returning to
the west to resume his life of peril
and adventure. During the many
years on the Montana frontier he
served in most of the Indian wars
and was a scout at various times for
General Miles.
When not with the army he was
hunting buffaloes, bear and other
big game; now prospecting; then
spending a winter wolfing; again
at war with the Indians; SNUG
Cling whiskey across the line; or
cutting cord wood on the Missouri
for the steamboats,.
He was a magnificent specimen
of physical manhood, stood over 6
feet tall and weighed 220 pounds of
solid Drawn and muscle. Fatigue
was unknown to him and he had
greater endurance than an Indian.
His personal appearance was start
ling from the fact of a shaggy
growth of black whiskers and an
enormous head of long hair. He
seldom wore a hat. So shaggy and
was he that the Crows, with
whom he was always on friendly
terms, called him Black Bear.
Johnson was known and feared
BY most of the tribes of the north
west, particularly the Sioux and
8lackfeet. He never got the worst
any encounter and their super
ititious fear of him was enhanced
the tremendous carrying power
# his big buffalo gun in which he '
lsed l2O grains of powder to pro- !
'el a bullet which looked like a [
pike. When Johnson killed an In
Ian the redskin looked as if he a
.ad been flirting with a buzzsaw. t
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03

vyTORN by Liver : Eating
NJ Johnson in the Indian days
w of the latter sixties and in
the seventies a pair of beautifully
beaded Indian leggings are now
among the treasures of the Mon
tana Historical Library in the
capitol at Helena, where they were
recently deposited by M. w. Pot
ter, recent warden of the state
penitentiary.
According to Mr.. Potter, these
leggings we're made for Johnson
in 1867 by an Indian squaw
called "Topsy." They we're of fine
grade of buckskin, of sufficient
size to wrap about once and a
half around the lower leg, and
heavy beaded work. They were
given by Johnson to Mr.. Potter
about 80 years ago along with his
saddle and rifle. The saddle was
stolen from Potter and the rifle
was destroyed in the burning of
hardware store about &c years
ago.
Johnson was a close friend of
Potter, he having made Red Lodge,
the home of Potter, his place of
residence for about IL years prior
to leaving the state for the sol
diers' home near Santa Monica,
Cal, where he died February %,
1900.
"Liver-Eating" Johnson was a
soldier, scout and Indian fighter
of the early days of Montana,
whose experiences on the frontier
we're full of excitement and daring
encounters with the Indians. Ev-
en- before the city of Billings was
started Johnson served as deputy
sheriff of Custer county when his
headquarters were at the little
town of Coulson.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03
WHEN WIN. LINDSEY
DEFIED STOCKMEN
BROUGHT SHEEP INTO TERRI
TORY HELD BY MIGHT BY
CATTLE OWNERS
Was told to move out of CattIemen's
range, but stood his ground;I after
wards became one of states pro-
minent men.

Quite frequently, some old
timers of eastern Montana gather
in the Iobbies of Montana hotels,
and invariably the conversation
seems always to drift to the past.
Recently at one of these reminis-
cling parties, the following were re-
lated about the late Col. William
Lindsey, United States marshal
under the Taft administration and
n time republican candidate for
governor.
1t was of the day when Dawson
county virtually covered the eastern
half of the state and stock was on a
scale that made even copper mining
look well to its cards. Main Red
water creek, emptying into the Mis-
souri, river and having it's head some
4 miles to the south, and all the
grazing land lying between two di-
vides was under the control of three
COW outfits strung up and down the
stream, and whose title was the then
customary right or law of possession
backed with the nerve to keep the
other fellow out.
Such was the clay" when the then
yuong Bill Lindsey came to the head
of the creek with a band of sheep
that some friend had staked him to.
1t is related that the cowman far
thest down the stream heard of the
poacher and started to get his neigh
bors in order that they might make
a bluff at protecting what they
claimed to be theirs. The second man
was willing but the third had seer
and talked to the new sheepherder
and plainly signified his intention of
having nothing to do with the mat
ter.
The original two, and they are still
alive and in Montana, went up and
had a talk with Lindsey, in a then
polite way. They left the impression
that two weeks was quite sufficient
to get the sheep we'll out of the coun-
try and that for the good of all con-
cerned it was the best way out. Lind
sey, an Ohio product, listened until
the others had finished and then in
quite as polite a manner, allowed that
there was going to be any moving
done, it might as we'll start now"
LihuoCJs JOC d yOuIu, OuIDlull0u the
buffers and eastern Montana was
spared a mar to whom she owes
much for her development.
The four settlers afterward learned
respect each other and all was
peace and harmony. Shortly after
the above related incident, one of the
cowmen conspiring with the others,
was supposedly attacked by Indians.
The cowman, while riding with Lind
sey and after feigning fright wanted
to hide behind rocks until after dark,
but not the young Lindsey, who got
1ut his Winchester and prepared for
he fray, and SO insistent was he that
preparation of the joke had to
AXE the laugh and admit himself
beaten. From then, according to old
liners, William Lindsey was a part
the West and everyone admitted
lin so to be.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03

"Liver-Eating" Johnson received
his peculiar nom de guerre in an
encounter with the Sioux up on the
Mussefshell near its junction with
the Missouri in 1870. At that time
two parties of white men, Is in all,
were camped there cutting bull
pine and cottonwood for the steam
boats. At the same time the blood
thirsty Sioux under Sitting Bull,
were undisputed masters of the
trackless plains stretching along
both sides of the Missouri.
1t took more than ordinary cour-
age for a small party of the whites
to tempt fate by throwing them
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03

crossed and recrossed the river
carrying over Crow scouts, anC
finally the troops. General Glib.
bon, being i'll, remained on board
Then came General Terry's order
to Captain Marsh, of the "Fa1
West" that he was to ascend the
Big Horn, for the purpose OF
bringing supplies to the soldiers.
This seemed almost impossible
to undertake, as the river was
rapid, shallow and full of islands.
In some places it was necessary to
draw the boat along by cables
around large trees and worked by
the boats capstans. In this way
was passed June 18th. The next
morning came further orders, that
the boat should try to reach the
mouth of the Little Big Horn,
which it succeeded in doing by the
aid of the soldiers, and passed be-
yond it, returning to the Little Big
Horn on June 9th, and tied up at
an island.
That evening, officers and men
spent fishing from the shore of the
island, until they were startled by
a mounted Indian breaking through
the nearby willows of the main
land. It proved to be "Cur1ey,"
one of Clusters Grow scouts. He
seemed greatly excited, and an
xious to deliver information he did
not know how to convey, as there
was no interpreter there, and he
could not speak English.
The officers took him with them
on board the boat, where he threw
himself down weeping and groan-
When he could be quoted,
Captain Baker gave him paper and
a pencil, indicating that the Crow
should tell his story by drawing.
Quickly comprehending what was
wanted of him, he took the pencil
and paper, while about him stood
A circle of the officers watching
MS every movement with intense
interest. As Joseph Mills Han
son describes the scene:
"The Grow drew first a circle and
hen, outside of it another. Then
between the inner and outer cir
les he began making numerous
lots, repeating as he did SO in de-
pairing accents:
"'Sioux! Siouxl'
"When he had quite filled the in
ervening space with dots, he
lanced UP at the intent faces
round him and then slowly com
lenced filling the interior circle
18th similar marks, while his
dice arose to a yet more dismal {
one as he reiterated: 1
"'Absaroka Absarokar II
"'By Scots! 7 exclaimed Captain S
81 know what that means. {
means soldiers /
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03
Make Trip From Coast In Fast Time

Make Trip From Coast In Fast Time
Travelling in a big touring car,
Anton King and one son and three
daughters, left Los Angeles at 4
o'clock Monday afternoon, June 16,
and arrived at Lewistown Friday at
2 p. m. This is one of the fastest auto
trips ever made between the two
cities. The King car reached Living
ston late Thursday afternoon and the
party could have come on to Lewis
town that night, but Mr.. King was
informed that the roads were in bad
condition, and so decided to wait,
although it turned out that the roads
were all right and they could easily
have made the comparatively short
run Thursday night.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03

all doubt was dissipated, and we
knew our fate.
We civilians were not greatly
alarmed at the prospect; but the
army group wore an air of settled
gloom. Undoubtedly our neon
Germ arose from our ignorance. Ger
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03

incident, the Ear West" was CON
verified into a hospital ship, to re-
ceive the wounded, and its captain
was instructed to go down the Big
Horn to the Yellowstone. There it
was detained by military necessity
for a short time, and then set out
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03
TEETH

Teeth are hard bone like projec-
tons in the jaws, used for eat
ing, speaking and appearance.
Tartar forms on the sides of the
teeth which irritates the gums,
brings on inflammation and al
lows the germs of pyorrhea to
become established.
At the first sign of gum troubles
use a bottle of Pyradium and
save your teeth.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03

Cape Town-Jan Christian SHUTS,
premier of the Union of South Africa
whose South African party was de-
feated in the recent elections, re-
signed the premiership a few days
ago.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03
|GLENDIVE YOUTH
WOULD BLACKMAIL
PLANNED TO MAKE WEALTHY
RESIDENT OF DAWSON
COUNTY DISGORGE

that $40, 600 in currency be left
at lonely place; on being charged
with crime enters plea of guilty.
Cheap Novels to blame.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03
PYRADIUM
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Guarantee with each bottle
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Ask Your Druggist About Pyrad1um
Or Write
PYRADIUM COMPANY
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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-03
HOW NL0WER-EATIMG'' JOHNSON RECEIVED
PECULIAR MAMIE; wOODGH0PPERS ROUTE
''SITTIMG BULLS" SIOUX WARRIOR BAND

.Y BIRTH, Liver Eating
II Johnson was a n Englishman.
Soon after the gold excite
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21

! in November are more like an antiph-
onal chant; the two societies of
priests, who serve as chorus respond
to each other, as the firemakers
kindle the fire by rubbing two sticks
together.
The Hopi do not sing in parts nor
harmonic their songs. 1t is inn
possible to transcribe them on piano
in the natural scale, without introduc-
ing tones they do not sing.
Not less interesting than Hopi
music is that of the kindred Zuni
much of which probably has the same
origin. These two people have clans
of common ancestery and are constant
visitors. It is not an unusual thing
to hear visitors from one of the pueb-
los teaching the songs Of his people
to his neighbors. Although songs are
bought and sold between them, there
are certain Hopi songs which they
will not sell at any price. There are
other songs of less sacred character
which the Zuni confess they have
learned from the tribes living about
them, as the Utes, the Navajos, and
the Apaches. The songs among these
people often take on a very sacred
character, and it is supposed to be q
medium through which the priest adj
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21

dresses spiritual beings, or compels
the gods to make corn grow and the
rains to fall. On that account one of
the most sacred heritages which a
chief transmits to his successors is a
knowledge of the songs peculiar to
his particular priesthood. Many
songs of both Hopi and Zuni contain
archaic words or those of a foreign
idiom, as the Keres (Laguna, Acoma,
Chochiti) and many are never heard
outside the sacred rooms of the lxivas
The structure of the Zuni music is
very close to the Hopi.
The music of the Hopi and Zuni
like all primitive music, may be
treated either from an acoustic or
aesthetic point of view. From the
former, music is regarded as a succ-
ession of tones distinguished by
vibration, the number of which corr
responding to each tone can be accur-
ately determined by physical instrll-
ments of precision. Primitive music
is an expression of feelings trans
mited by sound from one mind to an
other recognized by subjective con-
sciousness. 1t is more than mech
anical phenomenon; it is likewise en-
OtiOnal
The Coconino sun., 1924-03-21

Blank receipt books in stock at The
Sun office.