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The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-08-27
BILLINGS FARMER
HELPED BURY The
CUSTER COMMAND
VETERAN OF INDIAN WARS WAS
A MEMBER OF GENERAL
TERRY'S FORCES
Was On the Battle Ground Shortly
After the Terrible Disaster. Bodies
Were Buried just Where Found;
There Were over 100 Bodies

Henry C. Klenck, Yellowstone
county farmer residing four miles
east of Billings, is one OF the Few
surviving men who helped to bury
the bodies of the victims of the
Custep massacre. MIR. kienck was
also wounded in the campaign
apainst the Apache Indians in arf-
IONA during one of the times when
the United States army was en-
Gagged In chasing Geronimo and mis-
hand. Mr.. KIenck, who was a vet
eran of the Indian wars, recently
attended the convention of the sur
viyipo veterans OF all wars held In
Helena. was made, while there, the
suhiect OF a feature story in the
Great Falls Tribune. Said the Iri-
bune:
"Klenek enlisted in the regular
army from New York City In 1910,
the year of the campaign against
sitting Bull and the Sioux nation
He was first sent to Fort Smelling
and from there to Fort Lincoln
where he was attached to the com
mand of General Terry. HIS com,
mand had been ordered to the froh'
and reached the Custer battlefield on
the Little Big Horn a few days aftei
the massacre and was Temporarily
detailed to the interment OF the VIC
tins of that fight.
First Buried just AS Found
According to Klenck's version
captain Benton and Colonel Weir
with their commands, were already
on the spot and had been engaged
for several days in burying the dead
Int the men were pretty well tired
ont and the task was finished by the
troops with which Klenck was con-
nected.
I'VE buried them Just where they
were found said Klenck, but they
were afterwards removed to the posi-
tfon there graves now occupy. The
body OF General Custer had already
been buried before we reached the
battlefield and to my knowledge Gus
ter fell about two rods, southeast OF
where the monument now stands.
We buried between $50 and l75
of the bodies, the task, requiring
about 10 days. Some of the soldiers
had been scalped and all the bodies
were terribly mutilated. From some
the Indians had taken all the clothing
while every weapon and all the val
uables had been removed. Only Q
few of the bodies we're recognizable
We buried them singly, in graves
that were about three feet deep, each
grave being marked by a headboard
"'For caskets we we're compelled
to contrive boxes out of timber cui
along the Little Big Horn, augmented
with material brought up from the
troops steamboat which Terry had
brought up the Big Horn river. He
had quite lot of material on the
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-08-27

west, while Little Wolfe's band
kept on their northward course,
without having any more battles.
When in March they were near
Powder river, Lieut.. w. P Clarke
was sent out from Fl Keogh to
check their advance. Through the
| aid of Indian scouts, Lieut.. Clarke
found the camp of the Cheyennes,
and moved into it. He issued RAJ
tons TO the Indians, and after three
days, when he had won their con-
fidence, he asked them to surrender
their arms, and GO with him to Fl.
Keogh.
On their reaching the Fort, Gen
eral Miles met them, and shaking
hands with Little Wolf, said to him
|"You and | have been fighting for
a long time now, today we meet
and shake hands, and will always
be friends. | want you to give
me all your horses This the
Cheyennes did, and were then asked
by Miles to enlist with him to fight
the Sioux.
AT first Little Wolf refused this
request, saying that they had come
long distance and were tired; but
finally consented. He, and all his
warriors enlisting.
George Bird Grinnell says Of this
flight of a tribe: ''We have heard
much in past years of the Nez
Perces march under Chief Joseph,
but little is remembered of the Dull
Knife outbreak, and the march TO
the north led by Little Wolf. This
march was over an open country,
where there was no opportunity to
avoid pursuers or to hide from
them so as to get a little rest or
respite. The story of the journey
has not been told, but in the ira
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-08-27
Legion Approves Defense Day

A large number of American
Legion members and ex-service men
attended the regular feed and smok-
er meeting which was held recently
at Havre, in the Elks' hall.
The local boys decided to coop
crate with the committee In charge
Of the affairs for the holding Of the
National Defense day program, which
is September IL, and went on record
as favoring the proper observance
of the day. The post also promised
to lend its services In making the day
success.
Membership in the local post is
growing steadily with each meeting
and large number of candidates
became members OF the Legion at
this session.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-08-27
By Martha Edgerton Plassmann

A FTER the capture of Dull
u Knife's village of Northern
4 h Cheyennes in the Big Horn
mountains, following the Custer
Battle, the Indians who managed to
escape, spent the winter with the
Sioux on Powder river. In the
spring of 1877, Dull Knife's band
surrendered to the United States
soldiers. They were then sent
south to Indian Territory.
Here these Indians, born and
reared in the northern climate OF
Montana and North Dakota, were
expected to accustom themselves to
entirely different surroundings, and
they soon fell victims to diseases
they had never before experienced,
such as malaria in its various
forms.
And this was not the worst. In
their old homeland there wa S
plenty of game. Where they en-
dured exile, there was none. The
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-08-27
THE FLIGHT OF THE NORTHERN EYEMMES---
CHDEF LITTLE VOLTS LONG MARCEL ACROSS
OPEN PLAINS WAS MOST REMARKABLE FEAT

Government was supposed to iced
them, but failed to issue enough
supplies. Like most Indians, the
Cheyennes were meat eaters. The
meat sent them, according to the
testimony of an Indian agent, was
nothing but skin and bones and he
further testified that the rations IS
sued for a year would not feed the
Indians for nine months. He said L:
They have lived, and that is about
all.
Be it remembered, the Cheyennes
were fighters, holding it to be far
better to die on the field of battle,
than to linger on until age rendered
them senile and decrepit. They
now questioned: Is it the part of
wisdom to remain here and starve,
or to return to our old home, the
land of plenty? We can die but
once. Better then to die fighting,
than stay here and rot"
They felt as did Little Chief, who
expressed his feelings about the
way his people we're situated in In
dian Territory, to congressional
committee. Said he: "A great
many have been sick; some have
died. | have been sick great deal
of the time since | have been down
here-homesick and heartsick and
sick in every way. | have been
thinking of my native country and
the good home I had up there
where | was never hungry, but
when ! wanted anything to eat
could go out and hunt buffalo. 1t
makes me feel sick when | think
about that, and | cannot help think
ing about that"
Driven to desperation, Little
Wolf, the head of part of the
tribe, went to the agent and hav-
ing pointed out how they were dy-
ing from starvation and disease,
and wished to return to their own
country, begged of him if he was
not authorized to permit them to
leave, to let some of the Indians go
TO Washington TO plead their cause,
or that he should write and explain
how it was with them. The agent
replied. IF you will wait another
year, will see what | can do for
you"
No. said Little Wolf, Eve can
not stay another year; we want to
go now. Before another year has
passed away we may all be dead
and there will be none Of us left
to travel north
A little later it was discovered
that three young Indians had left
the agency, and policemen were
sent out to keep others from going.
Little Wolf gave the policemen no
satisfaction, but sent word to the
agent that he was about to move
his camp, and then he would go and
see him.
Little Wolf moved camp, as he
had announced he would do, and
then taking two men with him call
ed on the agent. The latter stated
that three of Little VOLTS men had
disappeared, and he demanded 10
young men should be given TO him
as hostages, TO remain until the
missing three were found.
To find those runaways, Little
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-08-27
New Grade Of wheat Added in state

NHW UrAu6 OF WHeat Addcd IN STATE
NO. ] hard spring" is grade OF
wheat which has been added to the
subclass dark northern spring" ac-
cording to a circular recently issued
by the Montana grain inspection La
boratory at Bozeman. This grade
differs from NO. l dark northern
spring in these two points, No
hard spring has minimum OF IS per
cent OF dark hard and vitreous kerr
nels, while dark northern spring has
a minimum of rs per cent. No. /
hard spring has minimum test
weight of so pounds while the test
weight of No. ! dark northern spring
is 5S pounds per bushel. The new
grade became effective on August
IL, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
WELFARE MEETING
SET FOR NOV. 81
Assistant To Miss Handley Will
Be Named
lState CAPITAL Bureaul

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. %
The annual meeting of the state child
welfare commission will be held in the
office of Governor w. W. Brandon
Monday, November "a. The commission
is composed of the following members ::
Gov. w. w. Brandon, ex-officio chair
man; DIR. John w. Abercrombie, state
superintendent of education DIR. S. w.
WEIGH, state health officer; Lawrence
Fl. Lee of Montgomery; Judge S. d.
Murphy, judge of the juvenile court of
Birmingham, Dean Lee Bidgood, of the
University: Judge w. 7. Murphree of
Gadsden; Mrs. w. L. Murdoch of Bir-
mingham, Mrs. Erwin 'Craighead of
Mobile.
The chief matter of Importance to be
brought before the commission will be
the acceptance of the annual reports of
the four divisions of the state child well
fare department, namely: the child labor
division under the direction of Miss
Esther Lee Rider, the division Of insti-
buttons under Miss Marietta A. Smith,
the children's aid division under the su:
pervision of Miss Sara AFFORD, and the
extension division which has remained
under the direction of Miss Virginia
B. Handley, formerly assistant director
as the place has been vacant since Miss
llandley's appointment last April as
director of the child welfare department.
The appointment of an assistant di-
rector will also be a matter of impor.
lance to be decided at the meeting of
the commission.
Miss Hattie Bowling of Birmingham
has been appointed superintendent of
child welfare for Coffee county by Judge
]. A. Carnley and will enter upon her
new duties December 1.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
MANY COWS FAIL
TO PROFIT OWNER
Over 100000 Head Are Called
Liabilities

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. %
More than eight million dairy cattle
in the United States are liability
rather than an asset to their owners
because of the failure to apply business
methods to the industry Austin w.
Carpenter, editor of the Larro Dairy
man, told a group of Dairymen in an
address here.
"Dairymen should rid their herds of
non-productivc COWS as, rapidly as pos
Siblc, MIR. Carpenter said. He adj
vocated also that feeding Of cattle
should be given more attention and
pointed out that weighing of food stuffs
was the best method to be employed.
The average dairy COW requires
about ten gallons of water daily, he
continued in explaining the necessity for
plenty of fresh clean water hs Il means
of better production. Pastures for dairy
cattle will soon be Il thing of the
past, he said, telling Of the value of
feeding legumeS to cattle
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
RABID DOG BITES
EVERYTHING ABOUT
Other Dogs, Birds And Mules
Are Victims

GREENSBORO. Ala, Nov. pa
dog belonging to Alex Waller developed
what was supposed to be rabies Friday
morning and bit everything that came
in his way. Two fine birds, owned by
DIR. Smith and one belonging to Ed
Gewin, two pet dogs of Mayor Law
sons small sons and mule owned by
an old negro named William Scott were
some of those known to have been
bitten.
The dog was shot and its head sent
t.. Montgomery for examination. Mean
time, owners of dogs bitten had them
inoculated with a preventive serum, and
chained up. Mayor Lawson has ordered
all dogs kept off the streets, until dan
ger is past from any that might have
Deen bitten unawares.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
CULLMAN CHURCH
TO Be DEDICATED
Lutherans To Move Into
New $4,000 Brick
Structure

CULLMAN, Ala, Nov. 22.-(Spe-
cial. 1.-THE dedication of the handsome
new church of the Christ English Luth-
eran congregation will take place Sun
day, November 80. Several out of twon
speakers will be present notably Rev.
Prof. l.. S. Register of Springfield,
Ohio. Rev. Charles NJ. Coffelt of Christ
English Lutheran church, birmingham,
will preach in the evening.
The Christ English Lutheran church
of this place has remarkable record,
as it was organized in February OF
1922, with no property whatever. In
July of the same year Il lot centrally
located was purchased and was paid
for in 60 days. On March 3, the ground
was broken for the foundation of the
church. and on May II the corner stone
was held.
The church is a beautiful building of
brick, and is modern in every respect.
The art glass windows are especially
beautiful.
The church property as it is, is es-
timated at $4,000 Rev. II. +. Hen
ming is the pastor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
PAPERS MERGED
AT HALEYVILLE
]. Nj. BankstOn Sells Out On
Account OF Eyes

HALEYVILLE, Ala, Nov. %
(SpeciaD Editor j. NJ. Bankston has
sold his paper, The Haleyville Journal,
to f. p. Lakeman, publisher of The
Haleyville Advertiser, and the papers
have been consolidated and will now APP
pear as The Advertiser-Journal
Mr.. Bankston was compelled to sell
The Journal after successfully publish
ing the paper for the past eight years,
on account of the partial loss of his eye
sight.
The merging of the two papers leave
Haleyville with only one paper, which
it is thought will be liberaly supported
by the business men of the city.
Mr.. BanEston will take much need
ed rest for several months, which 1t is
thought will be of great benefit to his
eyes,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
PORT BOARD
WILL BUILD
BELT LINE
Locomotive And 30 Flat
Cars Ordered For
Service
WORK FACILITATED
ON STATE DOCKS
Another 100000 Turned
Over From Sale Of
Port Bonds
BIG PAYROLL BOOSTS
BUSINESS AT MOBILE
Railroad To Be Built Along Old
Right Of-Way Of
A. r. & N.
BIG PAYROLL BOOSTS
BUSINESS AT MOBILE

MOBILE, Ala, Nov. 22.-(Special
Leased Wire. purchase of stand
ard gauge locomotive and thirty flat
cars for early delivery was announced
by the state docks commission engineers
today. The equipment will be used
during construction of the S1O,O0O,OOO
docks and warehouses and will be opera
ted over the belt line which the COM
mission will build along the old right
of way Of the Alabama, Tennessee and
Northern, beginning at the old chair
factory near Chickasaw and running
through commission property as far as
One Mile creek.
Builders were asked to expedite de-
livery and this order will necessitate
the early beginning of work In the re
Mobilization of the right of way. The
docks commission tracks will be mod
ern, with heavy rails and will be able
to stand heavy engines which will even
tually be operated by the several rail-
roads. The tracks will be used during
construction of the docks by the COM
mission. The words alabama State
Docks Commission" will be painted on
the engine and cars.
Another 100000 has been turned
over 10 uOChS OOhilhAooAOiA AVA NoN 49,
paving the running expenses of the
small army of workmen and engineers
now busily engaged doing the prelimi-
nary work incident to the operation of
docks and warehouses. The commits
sion has received a total of $5O0,0OO
from the sale of bonds of $1,0OO,OO0,
and other funds will be made available
by the bond buyers as they are request
ed by the state. The largest part of
the first 100000 went for purchase of
the vast stretch of land between One
and Three Mile Greeks.
Due to increased operations the pay
roll of the commission has reached a
figure which is considered helpful to
the business interests of the city, it
was stated yesterday. Although the
number of men employed now is small in
comparison to the number which will
be necessary when docks work is at its
height the payrolls are considered ben
eficial to the merchants and business
in general. While the busiest scene is
in front of Mobile River, near Magazine
ment dredge is making a right-of-way
for the main line of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, small groups of
workmen are scattered over the territory
between One and Three Mile creeks.
An important project, that of dredg-
ing q canal to connect the creeks for
use of small craft, is under way near
the plant of the Alabama Naval Stores
company on One Mile Greek. Con-
tractors have transformed the forest
east and west of Telegraph road into an
open field, which has become a rich
range for cattle. Saplings are being
burned, while the large trees will be
utilized for cross ties.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
PORTRAITS MADE
OF SELMA PEOPLE
Noted Artist To Hold Exhibit
On Saturday

SELMA, Ala. Nov. 22.-(Special.)
Selma has had in her midst Charles c.
Curran, noted painter of New York
City, who has completed several por-
traits of Selma people.
Mr.. Curran will hold an exhibit of
several of his most recent paintings
at Carnegie library on saturday thus
closing educational week, with an aes-
thetic touch The principal picture to
be exhibited will be that of Mrs. J. G.:
Wilkins. the Lady from Dallas y
which may consider the most per.
feet of his work. The portraits of
Judge S. f. Hobbs and of the late
Law Lamar will also be shown. Last
spring Mr.. Curran made a portrait Of
Mrs. Lucien Burns and her two daugh-
ters which was said to be very lovely.
His first work in Selma was portrait
of DIR. L. G. DuBose, which the nursing
force of Vaughan Memorial hospital pre-
scented to the doctor as birthday gift
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
DEER HUNT HELD
IN DERBY PRESERVE
Two Fine Bucks Killed In Sum-
ter County

:IARION, Ala, Nov. 22.-(Special)
Frank l. Derby of Sumter county, origi-
natOr and promoter of the noval idea
of building bridge across the Bigbee
river near Demopolis with ROSTERS, gave
the first deer hunt of the season on his
game preserve November 17-18. Besides
a party of local sportsmen w. f. and
Bernard Lockhart, Il. 1. Woodfin and DR..
and Mrs. r. Kelly White of Marion
were his guests.
On account of the drought the dogs
were badly handicapped. But despite
this difficulty, two of the finest bucks
ever seen in that section were killed
one by Bernard Lockhart. the other by
Alec Horne of York-Cudgeo, faithful
old negro who has been in the Derby
family for many years, led the drive.
Mr.. Derby's estate joins the famous
preserve of his brother-in-law. e. f.
Allison. 1t is plentifully stocked with
an abundance of deer, wild turkey,
quail, squirrel and other game. He care
fully protects them and that accounts
for the abundance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
SIX. INCHES APART
BEST FOR COTTON
Results OF Experiments
At Canebrake Station
Announced

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. pa
higher yield has been obtained in cot
ton growing when the stalks were plant
ed six inches apart, i'll experiments con-
Quoted in the lack Belt region, than at
any other space allotment, according to
J. M. Moore, State Commissioner OF
Agriculture and Industries. The ex-
periments, Mr.. Moore said, were con-
Quoted at the Canebrake Agricultural
Experiment station at Uniontown and
actual tabulation of weights and meas
ures were made to bring out the de-
sired results.
In the test used there were six diff
ferent space allotments between stalks
of 6, IL, IS, "a, 80 and 36 inches.
While the. stalks attained greater size
and bore more fruit with the larger
spacings the average was said to be be-
low that when six inches was used.
Other experiments in the process of
completion are the testing ont of
legumes and grain. Legumes used were
those principally grown in the Black
Belt such as soy beans, alfalfa, black
medic, burr clover and alsike clover.
Oats, wheat and rye are the grains
used.
Pasture experiments are being made
with dairy cattle where the same
amount of grain is used while they
Craze definite pasture grasses, common
to the black belt, it was said, and on
these grazing plots are grown paspalum,
black medic, white clover, lespedeza,
sudan grass and Johnson grass. The
weights of butter fat and milk produced
by the grazing on these different plots
are carefully tabulated and compared,
he said. Another experiment is being
made for the production of silage.
The poultry experiments has been
running since 1922, white Leghorns and
Rhode Island Reds being used. The pur-
pose of the experiment was said to
be to determine the cost and the time
required to produce broilers.
The Uniontown station comprises
about forty acres of prairie lime soils
and under the cooperative arrangement
with the director of the Alabama Ex-
pertinent station at Auburn, Mr.. Moore
said that the board of directors were
confident that the results obtained from
the experiments would be of value to
farmers of the Black Belt. Monthly or
ol-monthiy meetings of the board of di.
rectors of the Canebrake station will
be held in the future, it was said, and
plans arc underway to acquaint farm.
ers of this section with the results in
bulletin form.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
WOMEN'S CLUBS
TO PLANT TREES
ON STATE ROADS
State Forester CO-Ope-
rates In Work Sponsor
ed BY Federation
MRS. QUINN PUSHES
STATE CAMPAIGN
Alabama Club Women
Given One Thing To
Do During Year
Estate Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Nov. ga
campaign having for it's object the beau
LITIGATION of the states highways is be-
ing carried on b the Alabama Fedora
ton of Women's clubs. Mrs. /. T. Quinn,
director of the division of highway beau
tifieation of the federation, has called
attention to the need of giving attention
to the appearance of the public high
ways.
"While our commissioners are endeav-
oring to build our roads and giving their
attention to the kind Of surface, etc,
is it not fitting that the women OF the
state should interest themselves IN beau
tifying the unsightly appearance OF
most of our highways?" she said, Ill ex-
planning the program of the federation
1--WE are asking the clubs in each dis
trict to undertake the identification OF
a stretch along the highway leading
from their town or neighborhood. In
planting trees, great care should be
used in their selection--a tree should
be planted that will be beautiful in the
years to come. There are many native
shrubs and trees, such as dogwood, crepe
myrtle, pecan, hickory, black walnut,
and also the water and live oaks.
"Major Bunker, the state forester,
has offered to assist in the planting. The
highway commission has passed reso-
luton commencing our work. We feel
that it is not only step to make Ala
bama more beautiful place in which
to live, but real achievement for the
Alabama Federation of Women's clubs
along conservation lines. This is the
one thing we are asking the clubs to
undertake this year-a work that will
live after u.s."
To Plant 10 Mules
Although the work is in its infancy,
the Axis club of Gadsden is going to
plant ten miles of trees, from Gadsden
to the st. Clair county line. Other
paintings to be made will be by Ensley,
from Ensley to Birmingham; Wood
lawn is taking up the work. At meet
ing of the board of directors of the
Montgomery city federation, it was
voted to undertake to beautify a
stretch.
1--WE want to interest Mobile in beau
tifying stretch, probably the John
Craft highway"
Those interested in the program of
highway Identification are invited to
communicate with Mrs. Quinn on the
subject.