The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24

and Just beyond was Frozen Hill,
THE hill was given that name be-
cause a number of years ago a ter
rible blizzard struck some COM
panies of infantry while on it, and
before they could get to the valley
below, or to a place of shelter, one
half of the men were more or less
frozen-some losing legs-some
arms. They had been marching in
thin clothing that was more or less
damp from respiration, as the
day had been excessively hot. These
Billiards are so fierce and wholly
binding that it is unsafe to move a
step if caught out in one on the
plains, and the troops probably
lost their bearings as soon as the
storm struck them"
These frozen men were taken to
the Leavings, where Mrs. Arm
strong did all in her power to make
them comfortable. At that time,
for some unexplained reason, there
was no love lost between c%ivilianse
and soldiers in this locality, and
while Mrs. Armstrong might have
been forced to give the blizzard vic
Tins shelter, nothing but her innate
goodness could have made her
their nurse, for she doubtless
shared the common prejudice
against the soldiers. This cir
cumstance is cited to illustrate the
of the woman, and to
show why she was universally
From the Leavings she went to
Canada, where she conducted a
together with a man by the
name of Morrison. Mrs. Arm
strong must have been successful
:or a time at this new business, I'm
il the Indians stole her cattle and
burned her buildings. She and her
wo little girls escaped uninjured,
nd returned to Montana, where she t
coated a ranch on the Teton, at a I
where the railroad now d
ROSES the river, near the west T
ide of the bridge. Here she was /
more among old friends. :
One of her employees, either at d
he Leavings or in Canada, or on h
he Teton, was a certain Jack Stu s.
TT, who is described as a big.r r,
good-looking fellow. There Il
5as never a hint of trouble between g
hem, and they were said to have Z
arted on good terms, but later this a
ack Stuart killed Mrs. Armstrong. o.
The deed was probably commit p
d at night, and the woman must
ave offered considerable resist ~
nee, for, during the fracas," as ne
he informant stated, the girls es- re
lped from the house and hid them =
lives. The deed accomplished, .
-uart sought to cover his crime by
ting fire to the house, not being .
ware that the girls had left it.
The time for the roundup was
ar and the cowboys from all
'out were ~journeying toward the
ndezvous. Some of these, pass
e the Armstrong ranch, instead
receiving the hospitable welcome
ey expected, found a heap of
louldering logs, and no n in
yht to explain the cause of the ,
What had become of Mrs. Arm
'ong and her children-were they
rned with the house? While they
searching for some clue to the
5stery, two girls almost dead
I'M fright and exposure to cold.
,pt out from their hiding place. I
.ese, interrogated, haltingly told :
!. story of that nights fearful '
openings.
Did you know the MANI" they :
re asked. 4
oh yes, we know hint was -
k Stuart" the girls instantly re- r.
ed.
Not much more was said, but
uniting their horses the men con-
ued their journey to the round
taking the girls with them. On
If arrival at the rendezvous, the
VS. of the murder rapidly spread.
S. Armstrong had been robbed
murdered, her house burned,
the murderer still lived. What
) to be done about it?
'ut one opinion was advanced by
croud, and that was that the
should be found without
ny. He could not have gone far
any event, the crime was too
mt. Then, too, he must think
suspicion could attach to him
had seen to that.