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By Martha Edgerton Plassmann

T VERY detail concerning the
r. expedition of Lewis and
" Clarke is, or should be of pc
culiar interest to Montanans, be-
cause of its first giving to the
world knowledge of this region,
then the undisputed home of many
warlike tribes, whose principal
means of livelihood was derived
from the vast herds of buffalo that
roamed over these plains and noun
tain valleys. The land itself, was
at the time of the coming of Lewis
and Clarke, and for many years
thereafter, held to be an irreclaim-
able desert.
In recognition of its historic val
lie, several editions of Lewis and
Clarke's Journal have been pub
lished, and there have also been
other journals, the work of hum
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-07-18

In Great Falls there is IoveabIe
little woman with keen mind and
snowy white hair who celebrated
her one hundredth birthday on July
9th. Her Irish blue eyes are al
most as blue and as bright as they
were on July 6, 1924, and her step
is still sure and brisk. She is
lust a sweet old Irish mother with
mothers interest in everything
and everybody. Her name is Mrs
Catherine ROLAND and her home is
with her daughter, Mrs. Il. j. Kelly
at the Federal hotel.
Mrs. ROLAND is especially favored
in that she has outlived the allotted
span of life by thirty years. The CEN
fury through which she has lived has
been filled with wonderful achieve
ments. She has witnessed the adj
vent of the locomotive, the automo-
bile and the airplane. Four wars, the
Mexican, Civil, Spanish-American and
World, have been fought and won
during her lifetime.
Leaving Ireland when II years of
age, Mrs. ROLAND, then Catherine Nc
Gee, came to America in charge of
her uncle, Thomas MCGEE, on an old
sailing vessel. Her father and moth
er with eight other children had pre-
ceded ner to this country three years
earlier, she having been left in Ire
land with her grandfather in compli-
ance with the later's wishes. OF the
800 people who sailed from Ireland
on the same boat with Mrs. ROLAND,
approximately only 100 lived to reach
Quebec, Canada. The excessive loss
of life had been due to fever arising
from drinking boiled salt water.
There was no fresh water carried on
the old sailing vessels. Mrs. ROLAND
believes that she owes her life to the
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fact that her grandmother provided
her with an abundance of tea before
she started on her voyage. After en-
countering heavy storm at sea in
which all the sailss were torn from
the boat and ending voyage which
lasted considerably more than two
months, the old sailing vessel finally
made port at Quebec, Canada.
Gets Lost and Found.
After their arrival on the CONT
nent, the young girl and her uncle
were unable to locate the parents and
little Catherine was adopted by a
childless couple who resided in the
city of Quebec. Later the uncle
journeyed to the state of Pennsyl-
yania to secure employment on the
first railroad which was then being
built from Reading to Pittsville, Pa
One day after he had finished sing
ing an Irish song, a fellow worker
remarked that he had heard that song
only once before when it was sung by
man by the name of Martin MCGEE.
The brother then learned that Gather
ines father, mother and brothers
and sisters were living near Potts
vile, Pa. He at once returned to
Quebec, got Catherine and took her
to her parents.
About three years after this the
first railroad was completed to Potts
vile, and Mrs. ROLAND, like every
one else went to Pottsville to witness
the big event. In describing this
memorable incident, Mrs. ROLAND
says: II saw the first locomotive that
ever ran in this country. / remember
it came a-popping into Pottsville. 1t
was homely big old thing. Every
body was there to see it and bridges
were in danger of breaking down be-
cause the traffic was so great. 1t was
nothing to walk nine or ten miles in
those days and we thought we were
awfully lucky to get ride in a lum-
Der wagon"
Marrying to Thomas ROLAND at
Scranton, Pa, in 1848, she remained
In Pennsylvania until As years ago
when they came west by wagon train
to Kansas. They lived on a ranch
there for about years, coming to
Great Falls in 1884 Great Falls
was then but a small village, and
The residents had to jump from one
plank to another on Central avenue
% keep out of the mud, she says.
america is Great
America is grand place to live,"
declares Mrs. ROLAND. with the
schools, churches, conven-
ences and opportunities existing to-
lay, the people ought to be virtu-
JUS.
"I'm glad lived to be a hundred"
he continued. 81 never expected to
ind I'm most thankful that I have my
lenses and my reason the same as I
lad when was Is years DID,"
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VAUGHAN FAMILY
STATE PIONEERS
PARENTS OF CROSS : CONTINENT
AVIATOR SPENT EARLY DAYS
In TREASURE STATE.
Came from Logan, Utah, to Drum
mond in 1882; Father was Sub
Contractor on Northern Pacific at
Time of its Construction.

The parents of Lieutenant Rus
sell l.. Vaughan, army aviator, who
recently flew from coast to coast
in dawn to dusk flight, were pi-
oneers of Montana.
When the news that Lieut.. Russell
l.. Vaughan had reached SanFrancis-
CO in an all day flight from New York
was flashed to the world the record
breaking feat sent letters and tele-
grams of congratulation from more
than a score of Montanans in Deer
Lodge and Ralston, who are well &C
quainted with the young aviator and
his parents. One in particular, ]. D
Naeff, uncle of the aviator, and for
two years farmer near Ralston, in
the Big Hole section, followed the
progress of the flight with more than
ordinary interest.
While the intrepid birdman was
winging his way westward on his his
toric dawn to dusk flight Mr.. Naeff
was kept informed of his progress by
friends in Anaconda.
The Vaughan family are Montana
pioneers. Peter Vaughan, father
of the birdman, and his bride, to-
gether with j. D. Naeff, her brother,
were among the sub-contractors on
the Northern Pacific railroad when
it was being built through Montana.
The little party made the trip from
Logan, Utah, to Drummond, Mon
tana, in 1882, after catching and
breaking the wild horses used in the
trek northward. They remained in
the vicinity of Drummond and along
the He'll Gate canyon until the fall
of the year, when they moved to Deer
Lodge, where they helped put in the
first depot grounds at that place. In
the fall of the following year, the trio
returned to Logan, where the young
married couple settled down to the
serious business of raising a family.
Life at Logan did not appeal par
ticularly to J. ID. Naeff and three
years later he again turned his foot
steps northward. Arriving in the
Big Hole basin in 1885, he settled on
piece of land about two miles from
Ralston and for the last forty years
has made that his home.
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New York-The airplane mail SER
vice between New York and San
Francisco, inaugurated few days
ago, is working out according to the
schedule. Salt Lake City is the sta
ton to which Montana airplane mail
is sent by train.
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| Keep IIlG .OIQtIly DOOh VI HIS NC
tachment, his journal would likely
be almost official in character. An
unsuccessful search was made for
| it, and over a hundred years elapsed
before it was discovered. How
this came about, and when, is a
story worth preservation.
1t was believed that Ordway
kept journal, and this belief was
confirmed by letter from Mrs.
Martha Ordway Kebbler, given in
"On the Trail of Lewis and
Clarke" Mrs. Kebbler writes:
"Of all the men enlisted or vol
unteered for the expedition he
(John Ordway), was the best ed
ucated. In an old letter which he
wrote just after he returned from
the expedition and which | read in
1862, he distinctly stated that the
diary which he left, and which he
wore beneath his shirt, was bought
by the commanders of the expedi-
ton to be used by them in their re-
port to the government, and he
thought the ten dollars they paid
him was a good price"
The first Journal of Lewis and
Clarke was edited by Nicholas Bid
die of Philadelphia. The material
supplied him by the leaders of the
expedition, undoubtedly included
the Ordway Journal, which later
was supposed to have been returned
to Clarke, but was never found
his papers.
In 1913 grandson of Nicholas
Biddle gave many of his fathers
papers to the Congressional Lib
rary. While looking over these pa
pers, another grandson of Nicholas
came across a large manu-
script which proved to be the long
sought Ordway Journal. The manu-
script was sent to the Wisconsin
Library, where the fur
Their discovery was made that the
manuscript was incomplete. The
Biddle papers later furnished the
missing portions of the Journal,
and the Wisconsin Historical Re-
ports gave to the warld 'the first
complete daily record of the expe-
dition written by one man. 1t fills
IN a gap from the descent of the
Ordway party from Three Forks
If the Missouri to White Bear
Island"
In recognition of his services to
he expedition, his name was given
~ Lewis and Clarke, to the Little
2rickly Pear
Little is known of the man him
elf, though it is thought he was
native of New Hampshire, to which
tate he returned. after the expe-
lition ended, travelling the whole
distance by boat and on horseback.
But the lure of the West was too
trong. He went to Missouri,
where he spent the remainder of his
ife. Ordway is said to have left
o descendants.
According to the Wisconsin His
orical Reports, the Ordway party, ,
n their way to White Bear Island
journeyed to the Wisdom river,
nd then up that stream to the ives
,rn slope of Bald Mountain. In 7
lis vicinity they crossed the di- +
ide to the headwaters of Grass !
Upper creek, and followed down !;
lat stream to the site of the town :
Bannack. Here they veered to !
lie south, in the direction of their ;
estimation, the mouth of Horse !
rairie creek" {
The Ordway party were the first /
hite men, let it be noted, to visit :
lie site of the future capital of the !,
erritory of Montana.
While on the Wisdom river (now
e RiOho1e( the marty made car1D
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one evening in July, near the place
where later was fought the Battle
of the Bighole.
Our forefathers, and those living
at the beginning of the last century
were unhampered by any arbitrary
rules of spelling. Letters were
their servants; not their taskmast-
ers. They spelled words as they
sounded, or as they pronounced
them. This, instead of proving a
hindrance, is an aid to the student
of language. AS an instance of
this, Sergeant Ordway says of the
neighborhood of Great Falls:
"The timber is very scarse above
the falls, the buffalow pleanty."
and again, "Saw buffalow attempt
to Swim the River above the falls.
Great numbers of those animals are
lost in these falls hich is the cause
of our Seeing So many below for a
long distance washed up on shore.
Some make the Shore above the
falls half drowned"
On June 22nd Ordway records !:
"The party all raised EARLY. Our
interpreter ounded a cabbaree or a
antelope, this vening" June 9th
he says: 81 came to the Spring,
(the Giant M. E. P.) which is the
finest tasted water | ever Saw"
Ordway displayed the same indie
pendence with the use of capitals as
in his spelling. He was also indif-
ferent to the construction of his
sentences. He states: 1--WE saw a
flock of mountain Rams on the side
of the hill which had long horns"
Commenting on this, the Wisconsin
Historical Record says, "It is evil
dent that the explorers were more
familiar with toll and hardship than
with the precepts of English gram
mar"
This straying from the paths of
the commonplace, makes these
early writings all the more inter
esting. They possess the charm of
novelty. To the historical student
nothing extraneous is needed to in
crease the importance or attract
iveness of this plain, unvarnished
account of the daily happenings
during this memorable journey.
From it, and from the other jour
mails of the expedition we learn how
this until then unknown country
looked to unaccustomed eyes; and
incidentally we have sidelights on
the individuals who composed the
party.
The stilted gallantry of that day
is well exemplified in the remark of
Lewis, on naming the Mar
as river. "The hue of the waters of
his stream" says the handsome
captain, "but lily comport with the
pure celestial virtues and qua1ifi-
cations of that lovely fair one;
out," concludes the explorer-not
he lover, ION the other hand, it is
/ noble river"
Amusing, as we'll as tragical ex-
'eriences find their way into this
ecord of Ordway's. One of these
occurred near Portage, now Belt
creek. McNeal, one of the party
nut alone, probably hunting, was
ttacked by white bear, grizzly.
lis horse taking fright, threw him
0 the ground so close to the bear
hat he was unable to use his gun
4 the ordinary manner, so he had !
0 resort to the extraordinary. "Ie t
rev his gun, and struck the bear
cross the head and broke the brich
f his gun and Sounded the bear ,
% that he had time to climb sap i
ng. the bear kept him on the {
zee about three hours. he caught
is horse and returned to camp"
Milo F. Quuaife, in the Wiscon- {
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-07-18
MONTANA WOMAN
is 100 YEARS OLD
MRS. CATHERINE ROLAND PASS
ES THE CENTURY MILESTONE
AT GREAT FALLS

Aged Irish mother Says she has found
life full OF interest and things well
worth while since July g, 1924;
Was born in Erin.
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Concluded on Agricultural Page.)
The Kusko times., 1924-06-07
REPUBLICAN
 CONVENTION
Everything Ready for Big Gathering, Cleve-
 land, Next Tuesday.

Cleveland, June 6.-Every az rapgement has been, perfected for Ghe holding ofythe republican national convention in this city on Tuesday next. Hundreds Of delegates have arrived during tine present. week, rand thousands of pat4isans- are swaTming the city, al awaiting the sounding of the chalrman's gavel to set in motion the machinery that will nominate. the candidate who ig expected to win at the Noyems Der election. And, with .delegs- tiona already instructed, it is, O. course, Q Coolidge convention.
 Frank ". MondelL, of Wgoms iag, will~be- permanent chairman of the convention, Manager But Ter, head of the Coolidge cam paign, announced today,
 President Coolidge 4has sent direct word to the republican managers here that he wants for running mate 6 0aan of .hif own political mind and does not wish the national ticket to rep reaert s.y4 attempt to recognize 4he-inE 4rgent wing of the party. < < The aationsle committed 4s II executive session tonight, trying to aecide the contest over %the seating of the eighteen delegates from Georgia.
 Fred ". Uphar resigned to day as treasnrer 0t >the repnbs liean national committee.
The Kusko times., 1924-06-07
ASKS COURT STOP BONUS
Legal ProceedingsS Start in District of C0lum-
 - bia Supreme Court. =

Washington. June 8. Legal proceedings were started this af- ternoon iu the District of Colum- bia supreme court to stop opera tion of the soldiers bonas.
 Benjamin sCathings, of New York. in starting suit, asked the court to issue an injunction re- straining the government fEom issuing insurance certificates to four million world war veterans. Secretary of War Weeks, :'Secre- tary of Treasury Melions and Di- rector Hines, of the veterans bureau, aresmade defendants.
The Kusko times., 1924-06-07
5O0-:MH.El: 2:
 AUTO RACE
Victor, Wins in >Reeerd = Time Of~5 Hours
 , Minutes.

Indianapolis, June 3.--Joseph Boyer driving reliet, piloted L. E. Gofum's eight-cyinder speed sSer to victory Saturday in the twelfth annual 500- mile auto race at the Indianapolis motor speed way. Gorum, an Indianapolis man, surrendered his mount to Boyer after he had driven 4272 miles. Earl Cooper was second, Jimmy Murphy third. The time of the winner was 5 hours 5 min- utes. against the previous record .of 5. hours. 7 minutes e26 seconds.
The Kusko times., 1924-06-07
Seattle EP~f \ Linotype
 Operators Walk Out

Seattle, June T.-The 'Poat-fntelli7 gencer linotype men went on & strike last night, the management having re- fused to sign the unions new scale. which calls for ss.60 for day work and .sa. 25 for night work dor an eight-hour day. Following the walkoat of j the union members the management was ;abie to osscurenon-union men sufficient cooperate hall the machines, and the paper made it's usual appearance this ,mosning. although apparently under difficulties.
The Kusko times., 1924-06-07
Hearst Says Not Place
 for Sec. of War Weeks

Seattle, June 5.-W. R. Hearst, 3n @ sfgnsd editorial In the Post-Insslli. geocs$s -ssss shat Secretary of War Weeks wants to give Away4she Philip pins. islands, tfias he8 wants so contract them away in twenty years, snd by that time he will be dead and nation of~hopping:ufsd Americans win n6t be able to lay hands on him without get ting their-tingers burned,
The Kusko times., 1924-06-07
Jesse Smith, Intimate of Daugflerty, Collect
 ed HalfrMillion Graft

Washington, June 6.-Ovsr ons.hali million dollars in graft was collected by Jesse Smith while as was intimate ly associated with former Attorney General Daugherty, it was charged in the Senate this afternoon by Brook hears, chairman ef-the Oapgherty ia. vestigation { mmittee.
The Kusko times., 1924-06-07
As2-Horse Race, With Coolidge Go1ning In
 - :. 2nd,. Says. Col. House

London.-Col. E. w. Houses, son6dsn- Eial enissary aud close sriend .of the late President Wilson, predicted today che election of 8 democrsticspresident of She United States in tMoxe nber. He declares that it will be only & two- horse race, with Coolidge J finishing aeconda
The Kusko times., 1924-06-07
Fish Fl Traps and Purse
 Seines Clause Still in :. Alaska Fisheries Bill

Washington, June $. The 5senats this afternoon approved the sAlaskt fisheries bill aspasssd by the House with the section which would have re- stricsed tho uEs of fish traps and purse seioes stricesn out, and the measure now goes to'the President.
The Kusko times., 1924-06-07
Daugherty2s Brother
 Obtains His Release,
 .Habeas Corpus Writ

" Cincinnati, June 3.-Federal Judge Cochran. today granted S.,Daugherty, Washington Court House banker, 8 writ of habeas corpus, thereby releas- angshim from the custody of an assist mt ',serg of the United = States Senate who had arrested him on s warrant charging contempt for his refusal to give Senate committee &C., cess to the records, of his bank regard ing the activities of his brother, Harry NJ. Daughter, former attorney general.
 Washington.-Senator Lodge testi- fed-todaysbefore the Daugherty inves- -tigation committee and made denial of expors liquor permits, as indicated | in testimony given bv Gaston. B.sMeans.
 Former Attorney General Daugherty today notified the Senate committee which has had his personal conduct under lnvesti gation that he would not testify. as subpoenaed.
 Washington, June 5.-The Senate to- day adopted resolution declining the attorney generals appeal from the ds cision of the federal court at Cincin- nati, releasing Nal Daugherty on writ of habeas.corpus after he had been taken into custody in pursuance of a Senate subpoena.
The Kusko times., 1924-06-07
FairDank nks-MctIrath
 AirMail Discontinued

Postmaster J. Eg, Mclean oa Uhurs. day received the following telegram .J. n. Mclean,
 Postmaster, Tokotna:
 Ns1ans, April -5.-Aeroplans mail discontinued. Nooify Ophir and Mo Grath. WETZLER.
The Kusko times., 1924-06-07
0nE:ESSED
 MuRDE RERS
Sonsof'C Chicago Million aires Tell4of Killing
 of, Robert Franks.

{. |. Chicago, June 1.-Nathan E. Leopold. junior, and Richard Loeb, youthful members of wealthy. Chicago. families, both postgraduate sstudentsi of the U niversity of Chicago. confessed this afternoon that they kid mapped and murdered i4,year- old Robert Franks, son of Jacob Franks, retired millionaire pawn broker and manufacturer. Y" Loeb is 8 son of Albert H. Loeb, a millionaire and vice , president of Sears, Roebuck ,& Go! Leopold's father is 8 very f wealthy boxsmaaufacturer.
 n ln,their confession the young murderers said they planned a kidnapping in great detail last November, both through a spirit of adventure and because they wanted theF$1o,o00 ransom they demanded.
 '' Chicago, June 5.AThe bullet which killed Freeman Louis Tracy, asstudent, on November g, last, fits one of the pistols found in the room of Nathan Leopold, jr.,.. who wish Richard Loeb confessed to the Kidnapping and slay- ing of Robert Franks.
 |' Chicago, June 6.-Rchard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, ir., were indicted to- night by the grand jury, charged with having kidnapped and murdered Rob ert Franks.
The Kusko times., 1924-06-07

The Pioneer, Robert Lowrie's boat, left Monday morning for trip to Med- fra. the operating crew being Captain Eli Walker. First Mate John Adams. end Engineer Isaac Hayes, .-
The Kusko times., 1924-06-07
 Washington Notes

Washington.-Fac with ias sneees- -sity, if the recently ratiGed treaty with Canada providing for 'three-months' closed season on halibut fishing in Alaskan waters is to become operative this fall, Senator Jones on Tuesday moved to get congressional -acsions this week on endorsements legislstien sof the treaty. which is designed to. stop the taking of halibut from November Is to February 15.
 Washington. - The kindness and courtesy accorded by the Japanese to the American around -the-world flyers was acknowledged Thursday by TSecre- Gary of War Weeks in & cablegram ad- dressed to the Japanese minister of war.
 Washingeen.-Msjor Martin.4at his own.request. was relieved Wednesday afternoon of command of the aSny avi- ators making the und-the-world flight. Lieutenant Smith was made permanent commander of the, flight.
 Washington.-Secretary of Treasury Mellon, on, Monday, issnedeinstruetions giving warning to saxpayers that one- half of income taxes aresdus aud must be paid by June 10th.
 Washington.-Ths Senate Monday night gave approval to constitutional amendment empowering the federal government to regulate 'or prohibit child labor.
 Washington.-The Senate on Tues day rejected the proposal to loan Ger many twenty million dollars for the purchase of foodstl is, in the United States.
 Washington.-Tueb bill providing pay increases Of ss5, ,o0o, 600 te postal en- pleyes, in which 300se00 will receive benefits. passed the House on Monday.
 Washington.-Se leaders Friday agreed to postpone the Muscle Shoals question until the next session of Con- gress.
 Washington.-Ths House'on Monday voted to bring the session to close at Up. M. on June 3th.
 Washington. Senate "A thursday voted to adjourn at p. m. 1Sssurdsy.
 Washington.-Coolidge signed the tax reduction bill. Monday.
 -----------
 Billy Jones returned Thursday from i 8 trip to Ophir. tc,,.