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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-17

The parents of Lieutenant Rus
sell l.. Vaughan, army aviator, who
recently flew from coast to coast
in a 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
vas 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 ac-
quainted with the young aviator and
his parents. One in particular, J. d
Naeff, uncle of the aviator, and for
two years a 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
vas 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 ]. D. Naeff and three
years later he again turned his foot
steps northward. Arriving in the
Big Hole basin in 1885, he settled on
a piece of land about two miles from
and for the last forty years
has made that his home.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-17

fact that her grandmother provided
her with an abundance of tea before
she started on her voyage. After n
countering a heavy storm at sea in
which all the sails were torn from
the boat and ending a voyage which
lasted considerably o than two
months, the old sailing vessel finally
made port at Quebec, Canada.
Gets Lost and Found.
After their arrival on the conti--
nent, the young girl and her uncle
were unable to locate the parents and
little Catherine was adopted by g.
childless couple who resided in the
city of Quebec. Later the uncle
journeyed to the state of Pennsyl-
vania to cur 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
a 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
4uCOCOs 6Ob OdIIGllUG anu LUX uGT
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
81 saw the first locomotive that
ever ran in this country. / remember
n 90 0-nOnn;n ~ s,4A DN+frr;1Io IA
was a homely big old thing. Every
body was there to see it and bridges
in danger of breaking down be-
the traffic was so great. It was
nothing to walk nine or ten miles in
hose days and we thought we were
lwfully lucky to get a ride in a lum-
,er wagon"
Marrying to Thomas ROLAND at
scranton, Pa, in 1848, she remained
n Pennsylvania until 46 years ago
when they came west by wagon train
o Kansas. They lived on a ranch
here for about 6 years, coming to
treat Falls in 1884. Great Falls
yas then but a small village, and
he residents had to jump from one
lank to another on Central avenue
keep out of the mud, she says.
America is Great"
america is a grand place to live"
eclares Mrs. ROLAND. with the
'onderful schools, churches, conven-
'nces and opportunities existing to-
ay, the people ought to be virtu-
us.
I'm glad I lived to be a hundred"
continued. IT never expected to
nd I'm most thankful that | have my
snses and my reason the same as /
ad when I was Is years DID,"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-17

keep the orderly book of his de-
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.
It was believed hat Ordway
kept a journal, and this belief was
confirmed by a 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
Oohn 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
among his papers.
In 1913 a 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
Biddle, came across a large manu-
script which proved to be the long
sought Ordway Journal. The manu-
script was sent to the Wisconsin
Historical Library, where the fur
Their discovery was made that the
manuscript was incomplete. The
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
0rdway 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 I
orickly Pear. /;
Little is known of the mar him T
elf, though it is thought he was a !.
Iative of New Hampshire, to which :
tate he returned, after the expe-
.ition ended, travelling the whole :
istance by boat and on horseback :
'ut the lure of the West was too /
He went to Missouri, Il
here he spent the remainder of his >
fe. Ordway is said to have left
descendants. =
According to the Wisconsin His :.
,rical Reports, the Ordway party, !,
their way to White Bear Island 4
iourneyed to the Wisdom river, =,
i'd then up that stream to the Yves a.
IN slope of Bald Mountain. In Il
lis vicinity they crossed the di- 70
de to the headwaters of Grass ~
creek, and followed down !
at stream to the site of the town 70
Bannack. Here they veered to H.
e south, in the direction of their a.
.stination, the mouth of Horse of
creek" G.
The Ordway party were the first II
men, let it be noted, to visit r.,
e site of the future capital of the II
,rritory of Montana.
While on the Wisdom river (now -
e Bighole) the party made camp
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-17

one evening in July, nea 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 we're
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 aus
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 18th
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: 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
They possess the charm of
novelty. To the historical student
nothing %extraneous is needed to in
crease the Importance or attract
.veness of this plain, u%nvarnished
account of the daily happenings
this memorable journey.
From it, and from the other Jour
lals of the expedition we learn how
his until then unknown country
ooked to unaccustomed eyes and
Incidentally we have sidelights on
he individuals who composed the ,
(
The stilted gallantry of that day
5 we'll e%xemplified in the remark of f
,aptain Lewis, on naming the Mar '
rs river. "The hue of the waters of {
his stream" says the handsome :
.ptain, "but lily comport with the s
ure celestial virtues and qualifi- e
atoms of that lovely fair one i
concludes the explorer-not !
lie lover, con the other hand, it is v
noble river" c.
Amusing, as we'll as tragical ex- n !,
.eriences find their way into this !
cord of Ordway's. One of these b
,curred near Portage, now Belt
reek. McNeal, one of the party s
1t alone, probably hunting, was Il Il
tackled by a white bear, grizzly. tc
is horse taking fright, threw him tt
the ground so close to the bear G
at he was unable to use his gun "
the ordinary manner, so he had 81
resort to the extraordinary. "He to
ew his gun, and struck the bear
ross the head and broke the brich !,
his gun and Sounded the bear W,
that he had time to climb a sap iel
e. the bear kept him on the da
e about three hours. he caught OF
horse and returned to camp" sb
Milo F. Quuaife, in the Wiscon- an
Sc
(Nono1udo5 -. --s-t - q
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-17

New York-The airplane mail SER
vice between New York and San
Francisco, inaugurated a 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.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-17
VAUGHAN FAMILY
STATE PIONEERS
PARENTS OF CROSS CONTINENT
AVIATOR SPENT EARLY DAYS
IN TREASURE STATE.

Game from Logan, Utah, to Drum
mOnd in 1882; Father was SUBJ
Contractor on Northern Pacific at
Time of its Construction.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-10
Il Puzzle
a Day
2 Q 2

Arrange the three figures. 2, 2. 2.
in three separate groups. The first
group must form number twice as
large as the second and the second
group a number twice as large as the
third. Remember the figure 2 must
appear three times in each group
with no other figures; bur you may
employ any arithmetical signs (such
as X. -, plus, etc. as you wish, in
each group.
Yesterdays answer:
The Seekers, batting first, had 27
men put out; as they scored l run
to every . outs against them, their
total score was 8. The Rockers, bat
ting last, must have had at least "a
outs against them; as they scored l
run to every outs, their score was
5, with % putouts against them This
means that the game must have been
won in the ninth inning with one
man on base, and one out, at which
point, with the score 8 to 3, one of
the Rockers knocked a home run.
For the Rockers were never behind
therefore the score must have been
tie when they came to bat in the
ninth; and only a. home run could be
responsible for the scoring of runs
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-10
SWEEPING PROBE
OF TWO UTILITIES
FOLLOWS CHARGES
Public Service Commission
Takes Action With View to
ADJUSTING Rates.

The public service commission to-
day instituted an investigation of the
Indianapolis Light and Heat Com
pany and lie Merchants Heat and
Light Company. with a view TO ad-
justing rates. as the result of suits
filed in Circuit Court Friday. charging
that the companies had violated a
State law by reducing their demand
charges-minimum charges-in Ger
tain cases.
The suits were filed by A. 3.
Cronk and Carl Wilde attor
neys for the public service com
mission, and L. S. Lesh, Indiana at
torney general.
The complaints charge that rebates
on electric power bills were made to
large consumers, thus placing the
burden of cost on the small domestic
consumer of electric current.
While the complaints ask penalties
of $4,000 against the Merchants com
pany and $4,000 against the Indian
apolis company, it is understood the
amounts might reach more than 800
600 in each case should all rebating
cases be prosecuted successfully.
Investigations covering more than a
year have been conducted by the
commission engineering department.
1t reported that rebates aggregating
$99, S55.52 were granted seventy-nine
large consumers in one year
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-10
ANNUAL BANQUETS
ON PROGRAM At
Y. ". NEXT WEEK
Dramatic Art Class to Close
Year With Play Thurs
day Night,

Three departments of the Young
Womeu'e Christian Association will
have special affairs next week. These
include "a program by the dramatic
art class of the general education de
partment, the annual mother and
daughter banquet Of the high school
Girl Reserves and the annual banquet
OF the industrial department
The dramatic art class will close
the years work with The Neighbors,"
by iona Gale in Hollenbeck Hall at
Sl5 p. IN. Thursday The cast in
cludes Miss Rosemary Murray. Miss
Blanche Smith. Mrs. Nell Royse, Mrs.
Violetta Folk. Miss Frances Hancock.
Miss Wilma Smith Miss Edna Ruth
Wilson and Miss Wilma Chochran
An aethelic dance will be given by
Misses Janet Nogle. Frances Horner
and Nell Riley and a group of read
ings by Miss Virginia Stout.
The Girl Reserves will hold their
banquet in Holenbeck Hall Thurs.
day at $50 p. IN. An address of vel
come will be given by Miss Marion
Davis. president of the inter-club coun.
ell of the Girl Reserves. a group of
songs by Mrs. John Paul Ragsdale
and a talk by Albert Stump. Hon
ors for the year VIII be awarded.
Miss Jessie Pavey advisor for the
Manual Training Club. is acting with
the social committee in planning the
banquet Miss Marguerite Culbertson.
advisor for the Technical club, is serv.
ing with the program committee. Miss
Margaret Black of the Manual club
and Miss Ruth Millington of the
Technical club are committee chair
men.
The girls clubs in the Industrial
Federation are planning their annual
banquet for Saturday, May l., at $50
p. m. in Hollenbeck Hall. Mrs De
marchus Brown will speak.
Another feature of the program
viii be the browning of the Queen
of the May Each club in the fedora
ton has a candidate. The girl who
receives the highest number of votes
will be Queen of the May and the
other candidates will serve as her
attendants Candidates are Mrs. Dell
Wiggin, Miss Louise Ehrgott. Miss
Esther Cook, Miss Margaret Michae-
lis. Miss Maude Bell, Miss Mildred
La Rue, Mrs. Gladys Lipscomb.
Miss Fern Bowers is the chairman
of the decorating committee and Miss
Margaret Stage of the program com
mittee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-10
AUTOS JAM TUBE;
SCORESOVERCOME
Gas From Exhaust Makes
Hundred Ill.

PITTSBURGH. May 10.-More than
forty persons were overcome by mon
oxide gas and almost 100 others We're
made i'll when they were trapped in a
traffic jam in the east tube Of the Lib
erty tunnel here today.
Several Of the victims were taken
to hospitals, where their conditions
were reported as critical. Others were
revived by first aid treatment.
The traffic jam was caused by an
UNUSUAL number of motorists using
the tunnel to get into downtown Pitts
burgh n. Nause Of the street car strike
which - -. into effect at midnight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-10
FUTURE OF c. O.P.
RESTS IN HANDS
OF PRECINCT MEN
actions of Khan in Struggle
to Name State Chairman
Next Wednesday,

The future Of the Republican State
organization today hung upon the
outcome of ninety-two county conven-
tons of precinct committeeman.
One big contest overshadowed all
others, the struggle of two antago-
nistic elements of the Eu-KluX Khan
for control Upon the outcome will
depend whether Clayde A. Walb Of
Lagrange will he reelected Republican
State chairman by district chairmen
"Wednesday.
d. c. Stephenson. former grand
dragon of the Indiana Klan and
Walter Dessert, of Liberty, imperial
representative of the Klan, are leaders
# the opposing factions. Stephenson
is favorable to Walb, while Bossert is
generally believed to be opposed to
Walb. According to stories in circula-
ton the Bossert faction has aligned
itself with James P. Goodrich in an
effort to GUST Walb.
Stephenson has issued a call for a
Statewide Khan meeting at Cadle
Tabernacle Monday at / p. m. for
the purpose of cleaning house inside
the Khan"
He said the object Of the meeting
was to free the Indiana Khan from
dictation" of DR.. w. II. Evans. i'm
Dsri=l wizard of Atlanta. Ga. and to
.--vent it from being made po-
litical machine in the hands of Bos-
sert, Gove=->--A Will Adams. Glenn
Richards and Bert Morgan. Federal
prohibition director for Indiana.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-10
City Asked to Bear Expense

Alleging that flood prevention work
incident to building new river bridges
at Oliver and Kentucky AYES, will
necessitate the frightening of the
two Big Four Railroad bridges just
south of Washington St. the Big
Four has asked an order from Su-
perior Court to make the city board
of works include that cost as part
of the work. The lengthening of the
railroad bridges will cost $4OO 900, the
plaintiff says, and under present
plans the city expects the Big Four
to pay it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-10
From Far
and Near

Funeral services for Mrs. Hubert
Work, wife of the Secretary of the
Interior, who died suddenly. will be
held at the White House at Washing
ton
Leaders of the thirty fourth quad
rennial conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church admitted they have
little expectation that Governor Alfred
L. Smith of New York will accept
their invitation to address the confer
ence May % on the prohibition issue
Rioting broke out in several parts
of Japan as political parties wound up
heated campaign for the parliamen-
tary elections.
France again took the lead in long
distance air efforts when Lieut.. Pelle-
tier D'Oisy arrived in Bangkok, cap
ital of Siam.
An undulatoTy earthquake shock Of
fifteen seconds duration was recorded
at Naples
Republican leaders in the house
have decided to take up the McNary
Haugen farm relief bill within a week
OF ten days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-10

Last fall the Indianapolis Water
Company tore up this section of
pavement to repair water mains.
Weeks passed and finally boards
were put across the pavement
breaks. All winter residents of the
neighborhood were disturbed by the
rumbles caused by automobiles pass
ing over the wooden driveWays
Last week the boards were re-
moved and the breaks filled with
cinders. They have already started
to wash away
John Elliott. city engineer. said
the city had ordered the water com
pany to fix the breaks several times.
IF it's not done soon, Wen do IL
and charge them plenty for it,"
said Elliott.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-10
DINNERS TO OPEN DRIVE
Alumni of Michigan Will Help Raise
Fund for Woman's Building

Alumni of the University of
Michigan will open a nationwide drive
for 81, 100000 for a new Woman s
Building, Saturday night dinners will
be held to organize for the drive
wherever there are five or more
alumni.
The Indianapolis dinner will be in
the Lincoln at $50.
On the committee are Miss. Sarah
Ewing, chairman, Albert J. Wohlge.
muth honorary chairman. Mrs.
George c. F1nfrock will be toast
mistress. There will be responses by
Professor Hobbs, of the University,
Mrs. James A. Woodbrun of Blooming
ton, Dean Agnes Wells Of Indiana
University and Miss Ewing.
The program AT Detroit will be
broadcasted by radio at 1880 p. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-10
PRISON FUND STILL SHORT
Pendleton RefOrmatOry Needs $4,000
for Completion.

The new Indiana State Reformatory
at Pendleton will need $4,000 to com
plete buildings. Governor Emmett f.
Branch said today, following an in
spection tour Friday with Attorney
General l.. S. Lesh.
Prison labor is being used as long
as materials last, Governor Branch
said. The fund for materials was
exhausted recently.
The committee in charge of the
State emergency and contingent fund,
the only fund from which more money
can be obtained, will not meet until
after the State party conventions the
Governor indicated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-10
POINCARE ELECTION SURE
Campaign for Parliamentary Vote
Draws to Close.

BIZ THtfeU PTesY
PARIS, May 1O.-The campaign for
Frances parliamentary elections to
be held tomorrow was closing quietly
this afternoon with indications that
Premier Poincare's party, the Ma
tional bloc. will retain a safe working
majority in the new chamber OF depu-
ties.
Political wiseacres predicted that
both of the extreme wings, the com
munists of the left and the ultra con
servative royalists. will register con
siderable gains in the election, but not
enough to cause serious embarrass-
ment to the Poincare government.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-10
CLUB TO HEAR BURRIs
Butler Student Teachers Schedule
Speaker Late This Month.

Benjamin Burris, State superinten-
tendent of public instruction, will ad-
dress the meeting of the Butler Uni
versity Student Teachers Association
late in May. e. Il. Graft, city super.
intendent Of schools, spoke at the last
meeting on the prerequisites of a sue
cessful school teacher, stressing what
he termed the teachers technique"
Werner H. Monninger is president of
the association.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-10
Quinn to Address Realtors

John r. Quinn, national commander
of the American Legion, will address
the Indianapolis Real Estate Board
Wednesday noon at the Chamber of
Commerce on THE American Home. "
Next week is nationally known as
Better Homes Week" Mrs Felix Z.
McWhirter is head of the local com
mittee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-10
MISS BENEDICT is GUEST
Bride-Elect Entertained at Tea in
GreencaStle.

BIZ Times Special
GREENCASTLE, Ind, May 10
Miss Jeanette Benedict and Mrs.
Charles p. Benedict OF Indianapolis
were guests of honor at a tea given
Friday afternoon at The Towers, home
of Dr. and Mrs. George Richmond
Crosse. Miss Benedict viii become the
bride of the Rev. Wilbur d. Grose,
pastor of the Methodist Church at
Frankfort, Ind. and son of DR.. and
Mrs Crosse, on June 5.
Receiving the guests were Mrs.
Crosse. Mrs. Benedict and Miss Bene-
dict. The home was artistically deco
rated in tulips and lilacs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-10
Poverty to Riches

ALTUS, Okla, May 10.-Eight years
ago Altus people were buying peanuts
and popcorn from T. j. Gibbons on a
downtown street corner. Today Glib
bons is general manager and owner
of the Gibbons Grain Company and
announced recently that he com
pany's sales for one year aggregated
81 900, 900.