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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-04
RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
BY GAYLORD NELSON,

day is no greater than that OF a
man Of that age a century ago.
The work Of the world Is per-
formed by adults. When science
becomes as successful in prolong-
ing the average active life Of
adult as it is now in saving babies,
civilization will get up and hump
itself
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-04

How many moor vehicles are
there in the United States and in
the world?
Approximately 10000 900 arc
registered in the United states ANA
22,506,9S2 I'm the world.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-04

Who Is tho youngest member Of
the House OF Representatives and
Of the Senate Of the United
States?
Samuel James Montgomery, rep
resenting the first district Of Okla.
homa, is the youngest member or
the House. He Is 20 years Old.
Robert NJ. La Toilette, Senator from
Wisconsin. is the youngest member
Of the Senate. lie Is 81 years Old.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-04
Mr.. FlxIT'
Shallow, UnCapped Wells
Are Subject of Com
plant.

city officials He is The Times repre-
sentative at the city hall. Write him at
The Times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-04

What Is the correct spelling and
pronunciation Of Jugoslavia?
It IS spelled both "Jugoslavia7 ana
''Yugoslavia" but the first IL pre-
ferable. 1t Is pronounced according
to the second spelling.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-04

Who wrote the poem "Curfew
Must Not Ring Tonight"
Rose Thorpe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-04

ITENEVER a youngster IS
MI ailin' a bit, and needin' a
W doctors advice. you always
g.. I-.o,,, ,tr-;I1 IA tbrpuy4yt n fit
The Bozeman courier., 1926-06-18

be crossed twice by the Fort Hall
route, while the latter necessitated
passing through about 80 miles of
Indian territory after leaving Fort
Benton.
BOZeman, after studying the stu
alton, became interested in finding
and locating a possible cross country
road to the states, a road that would
materially shorten the distance that
then had to be travelled by old trails.
So he and John M. Jacobs, in the
winter of 1862-63, left Bannack, then
one Of the promising mining camps,
for the Missouri river where it pass
es through what is now South DakO-
ia. Their determination was to find
a shorter route for emigrants and
lfreighters on their way to the Mon
tana gOldfields.
Skirting along the south side of
| the Yellowstone river in search of
possible road to the North Platte,
the two young men found that they
were being followed by the Sioux,
who finally overlook BOzeman and
/ his companion on the Powder river.
/ The Indians stole their horses, am
unition and guns and set the men
u
white man could long survive in the
dangerous redman's country without
la gun, horse or food.
BOzeman and his companion eXper-
fenced all the hardships possible.
Wandering for days, starving, shoe
less and fOOtsore, existing on a diet
of grasshOppers, the exhausted but
undaunted couple finally reached
the Missouri.
] First Wagon Train in 1868
In the spring Of 1868, at the Mis-
souri,, Bozeman took command of a
wagon train of freighters and emf
grants, with a determination to re-
trace his route on the east side of
the Big Horn mountains. When
abOut 10 miles into this unknown
country northwest of Fort Laramie,
the Indians contested the right OF
the white men to use this part OF
their hunting ground for a wagon
road, and drove the train back to the
Sweetwater, from where the men
sought the western slopes of the
Big Horn mountains, ultimately max
ing safe passage into Montana. BOZe
man did not accompany the train
: according to BrininstOOl, but made
another attempt to go over his road
From the North Platte, BozemaI
and nine of his men decided to def!
I fate by pushing up north into ;
; country filled with hostile Indians
a roadless distance of 700 miles
Making the journey by night to es
n cape the vigilant eyes Of the redmen
: and enduring untold hardships, Boze
6 man finally reached the top OF tn
> Belt mountains between the Gallatil
? and the Yellowstone. It was at thi
O time that the pass was given tn
9 name of BOzeman by George W. II
win, a member of BOzeman's train.
In 1864, BOzeman brought bacl
The Bozeman courier., 1926-06-18

with him a large train from the Mis-
souri,, his line of travel being between
the Black Hills and the Big Horn
mountains, his cherished road. Jim
Bridger, famous scout and frontiers
man, also was taking a train through
by new way he had found possible
on the west side Of the Big Horn
mountains and down Clark's Fork.
Bridger had declared that BOzeman's
proposed road east of the mountains
was an impractical route. Over the
rival road on the west side Of the
Big Horn mountains, Bridger, with
several weeks start, finally reached
the Yellowstone ahead of BOzeman.
This road was at times, along the
course of the Big Horn river which
was crossed in the vicinity Of the pre-
sent city Of Basin, Wyoming. From
here for many miles through north
ern Wyoming and southern Montana,
Bridger's route followed the present
day route of the Burlington railroad
from Basin, Wyoming, to Bridger,
Montana.
Captain Clark Visited Pass
Bridger's road took him into the
Gallatin valley by going up the
Shields river, just a few miles west
of Hunters Hot Springs, and then
west up Bracket creek, then down
what is now Bridger creek. Boze-
mans more direct route southwest Of
what is now Livingston, landed him
in the Gallatin valley ahead of
Bridger. From this point the two
trains raced from the West Gallatin
into Virginia City, arriving but a few
hours apart.
Concerning this incident, Olin. D,
Wheeler, well known historian Of the
northwest who died last fall in St.
i Paul, says: ''BOzeman traversed
what has since been known as the
4 IBOzeman pass, into the GalaItin val
ley, and Bridger entered the valley
via Bridger creek. The route and
pass which Bozeman followed were
those used BY Capt william Clarb
in 1905 (pointed out as the right
path by Sakakawea, Che Sh0shono IN
The Bozeman courier., 1926-06-18

to the Powder river country, along
the east side of the Big Horn noun
tains, across the Powder, Crazy WO-
mans Fork, and Tongue river to the
Big Horn. From here a road was to
be used going west over Dubois
creek, PryOr's river, Clark's Fork,
the Saltwater, and the Boulder to
the Yellowstone, where, a few miles
northeast Of BOzeman pass, a ferry
was crossed. The road continued
through the pass to the city Of BOze-
man and up the Madison, thence
west to Virginia City.
This route was through the heart
OF the Indian country, the invasion
Of which the white race had been for
hidden by a treaty made by the gov
eTnment with Sioux chiefs at Fort
Laramie in 1851, and renewed and
amended in 1865, allotting special
land for the exclusive use of the In
dians.
The violations of these treaties in
the part of our government, and the
using of the Indians choice hunting
grounds, by ultimately establishing
a military road across this favOrite
piece of country, precipitated a SER
les of wars, the savageness and bit
terness Of which have not been
equalled by any of our Indian wars,
The beginning of the contest for
territorial possession was in the
raids by the Indians; the results were
the Platte Bridge fight, the Powder
River Indina expedition, the Fetter-
man disaster, and the Wagon Boz
and Hayfield fights. The finale was
Clusters battle on the Little Bic
Horn.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-06-18
ThOmOs Todd Diess
Was Clerk ON BOaE
on Missouri River

Thomas J. Todd, after an iII-
ness OF four months died at the
Sc. Clair hospital, Fort Benton.
a few days ago.
Mr.. Todd came to Fort Benton as
a steamboat clerk on the steamer
Nellie Peck, May %, 1875. He also
worked as b0okkeeper for Scott Wet
eel, general merchant at Fort Ben
ton and in later years had. charge
OF departments for I. G.. Baker e
company and T. G. Power g Brother.
In 1879 Mr.. Todd married Matte
Conrad, sister OF w. G.. Conrad, and
their home became known as s'the
open house Of hospitality" Their
many friends we're frequent guests
at their large quarters.
Mr. Todd's chief enjoyment of life
was in the entertainment Of children.
Many Of the grown ups Of the pres
ent day remember Mr. Todd's many
gifts and pieasantries 60 them as
&tldren.
~ the last few years Nr. Todd
$50 s Day clerk at the Chotcau
- patrons Temem 1erln8
So -, - courteous and chls-
- sl1--ssssT held
Ig
The Bozeman courier., 1926-06-18
CONTINUE
WORK ON TRAILS
BOYS OF EAGLE SCOUT RANK
WILL WORK ON PRO
JECTS IN PARKS
Representative Youths from Terri
tory West of Mississippi, North Of
Missouri, will Contribute Labor to
Building of Park Roads

Eagle Scout trail building
camps will open at Yellowstone
National park on August o and
i'm Glacier park on August 10,
according to an announcement
made by Edgar MaCIay of Great
Falls, chairman of the commit
tee which will be i'm charge Of
the camps this year.
Scouts from all the territory west
of the Mississippi river, north of the
state of Missouri and east of the Pa
cific coast states, who have reached
the Eagle rank will be eligible to
enter these camps but the commit
tee has decided to limit each camp
to 33 workers Mr.. Maclay said. Eight
or 10 Scouts from Great Falls are
expected to be among those who wiz
attend.
Although Scout regions No. 8,
10 and II will participate in the
trail building activities in the two
national parks the work will be un-
der the direction of the committee
from region No. II, which is COM
posed Of Mr.. Maclay, Frank MOrrel
of MissOula and DR.. John A. DOnO-
van of Butte. John H. Piper Of
Spokane, regional Scout executive,
will have general supervision over
the two camps.
Eagle Scout trail building has been
/ carried on in Yellowstone and Gla-
cier parks for the last two years,
Mr.. Maclay said. Scouts Of the Eagle
rank give two weeks Of their time
and energy to the building Of trails
under the supervision of the nation
al park service and the government,
in return for the labor performed,
meets all expenses after the scouts
arrive at the parks.
, Scouts, though performing manual
, labor, are given no monetary COM
lpensatiOn as they work on the theory
that they are performing their "dai-
ly good turn" but arrangements
, have been made for the Scouts to
see the various points of interest in
the parks.
Mr.. Piper, who was a visitor in
Great Falls recently, stated that
while in Washington recently he con-
/. ferred with Stephen Mather, director
Of the national park service and thai
, Mr.. Mather expressed much interest
! in the work being done and had
! promised to notify the park super
intendents to give all cooperation
possible.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-06-18

which should have been called Saka-
kawea pass, is supposed to be the one
by which John Golfer made his way
across the mountains to Lisa's fort
on the Big Horn river after he es-
capped from the Blackfeet at the time
Pots was killed"
The Bozeman courier., 1926-06-18

dian woman guide) and it became a
we'll known thOroughfare, following
particularly the old Indian and buff
falO road, and it was in constant use
until the construction of the North
eTn Pacific railroad supplanted it.
"The entrances to the valley used
The Bozeman courier., 1926-06-18

by these frOntiersmen are within
few miles Of each other, the one US
ed by Bridger being to the north of
the other. The names of both of
these men are perpetuated Bridger
creek, Bridger mountains, BridgeF
pass, and BTidger peak; and by
BOzeman pass, BOzeman creek and
the city of BOzeman, all in and
about Gallatin county. BOzeman pass,
The Bozeman courier., 1926-06-18
A S1SO.OOO Caravan

Again in 1854, trailmaker BOze-
man successfully conducted another
emigrant train over his route to the
Yellowstone river into the Gallatin
valley. The ease of travel, the short
ening Of the miles, the abundance Of
water, timber, grass and game, and
the saving of time by using this road,
at once made this the most desired
The Bozeman courier., 1926-06-18
Two Former Routes

There we're, at the time, two
routes. One was a branch from Fort
Hall on the Oregon Trail which came
to Montana from the direction. Of
Salt Lake City and the other was up
the Missouri river by boat to Fort
Benton and then by buil-team
through a pass ia the Rocky noun
taina TO the gold fields on the other
aide. The continental divide had Co
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-03-12
STANDARD PHARMACY is
BOUGHT BY GEO. WRIGHT
Claude Halstead Sells Out Estab-
lished Drug Business to Sell
Real Estate

&. l.. HalStead. popular Elizabeth
City druggist and owner of tn"
Standard Pharmacy. one of the
oldest and hest known retail drug
stores in this section of the state,
has decided to leave Elizabeth City
+. engage in the real estate business
in the vicinity of Virginia Beach.
and sold out his drug store Thurs
day to Geo. w. Wright for con-
sideration in the neighbOrhood of
So coo. it is stated.
Mr.. Wright was manager of the
business for several years. during its
ownership by DIR. \. l.. Pendelton.
who sold to Mr.. Halstead for a like
figure three years ago. Mr.. Hal
stead came to this city about three
wears ago when he bought the bust
ness. and has won high place in
the personaI anl business esteem OF
his fellow citizens. He is Il native
Of Camden County. Mr.. Wright is
said 10 he alone in the venture. Re
ports that DR.. II. ID. Walker OF. this
city and other physicinaS are inter
csted with Mr.. Wright, are discredlt
cd by DIR. Walker.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-03-12
FIFTY-CENT PIECES co
AT ONE DOLLAR EACH
But The Money is To Help Pay For
Confederate Memorial On
Stone Mountain.

Elizabeth City and immediate sec
tinu iS urgently requested by Il
lUyal group of Southern women
who hold dear the history of the
south. to contribute half of $1.I61
to aid in financing the SOuth'S
great Confederate Memorial now
under construction on Stone Noun
tain. at Atlanta. Ga.
IN exchange for each dollar in
vested. the investor gets Stone
Mountain Memorial half dollar. The
ether 30 cents applyS on carving the
great memorial on the mOuntainSide
for pOSterity to gaze upon.
The drive was launched here this
week by'MrS. Cabcll Smith of Char
lctte. and will he carried on by the
memebrS of ID. III. Hill Chapter,
I. ID. c.. Mrs. e.. ID Bell. President.
The coins are on sale at the Caro-
lima Banking & Trust Company.
Former Governor Cameron Nor
ri>nu is chairman of the drive in
North Carolina While the coins
are worth 20 cents each as money.
il is believed that practically all of
them will retained as souvenirs TO
hanI down as heirloomS to future
generations.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-03-12
CITY MAKES ITS OWN
TERMS TO POWER CO.
City Engineer Olsen Writes a Cont
tract TO Offer the Virginia
Power Interests.

If Elizabeth City buys power OF
the Virginia Power & Electric Com
pany, il will be on other than the
terms submitted by the Virginia
Company. The City Fathers have
ratified for presentation TO the Nir-
yinians, counter proposal, which
they believe will save the city some
thing like $4,000. The contract
was prepared by the Utilities Com
MISSIONS Engineer, W. II. Olsen,
md is Mr.. Olsens conception OF
What will DE for the city's interests.
Under the contract submitted by
he city. the city would pay for cur
rent metered at Elizabeth City, at
the rates in effect in Virginia, for
wholesale power; and the Company
would have to erect its own power
lines from Suffolk to Elizabeth City.
The contract is for 20 years, and 1t
is estimated would cost the city
something like $1,000 month for
current. whereas the operating ex'
pense of the present plant is much
more than that.
But whether the Nirginians will
take UP the offer submitted by the
city. is another question.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-03-12
ROBERT REYNOLDS TO
VISIT SECTION EARLY
Asheyille Man To Tour Eastern
Section First i'm His Campaign
for the L. S. Senate.

Robert Il. Reynolds. widely
known ASheville lawyer who is Il
candidate for the L. $. Senate. and
who expects to cover every county
in the state between now and June
! will visit Elizabeth City. and
the counties roundabout early Ill the
campaign.
Mr.. Reynolds expects to set out
on his campaign Monday, he advises
friends in this city, and his first
schedule will carry him thru the
border counties near Wilmington.
from where he expects TO work
northward toward Elizabeth City.
Mr.. Reynolds is widely known
as a lawyer and traveller. In 1921
he made a motor trip thru the lower
Asiatic countries, North Africa, and
Europe.
The account of his travels was
recently published in book form'
and circulated thruOOut this and
other states.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-03-12
MRS. RICHARD WHEDBEE

Funeral services for Mrs. Eliz-
aheth Floyde Whedbee. age 23. wife
OF Richard Whedbee. who died We'd
neSday afternoon ut the home ON
Church Street will be conducted
Friday afternoon at four O'Clock.
DR.. Samuel ii. Templeman and DR..
JAS II. Thayer officiating.
Mrs. Whedhee was the daughter
Of j. G. Spence. Register of Deeds
of PaSQuotank County. She had
been seriously i'll for several months.
She would have been married two
years in April. Beside her husband
mother and father. she is survived
by the following brothers and sis
terS: Misses Gladys NJ. Octavia,
Josephine. Sarah. Dorothy and Will
liam L.. Almond. J. C., Jr.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-03-12

I'm getting tired of having 10
work for Il IviiIc and | think I'll
ask some of the politicians I'm ac-
uuainted with to yet me Il job the
Soda Jprkcr comfidcd to the Bank
Clerk this morning.
There is no way Ia get Il living
without work. even tho it may seem
that way at times said the Bank
Clerk. And what Influence have
you with the politicianS?'
why l voted for the Congress
nan. and if | write him, he might
get me appointed to some clerks
job in Washington: yon don't have
In know anything To draw down
Government pay sometimes: the less
Won know, the better off your are.
If he can't get me appointed quick
enough. | might get the city Man
a.er to make me foreman of two
colOred lahOrcrS in the street gang.
| voted for him when he ran for
Sheriff.
There's where you're mistaken" "
Informed the Bank Clerk. You
can't got much of il hearing just be-
cause you voted for man. y big
officeholder has more things to con-
slider than to work his head Off Just
because man voted for him. He
has so many calls from folks who
not only voted. but got out in the
field and actually put in hard work
against opposition in his behalf,
that he has first to listen to them
before he can think much about Il
mere voter. and the jobs go to the
hardest workers first. playing ont
long before the list of just voters
is reached About the only way Il
plain voter can get Il hearing. Is
thru somebody that did work who
has influence with the politician"
We'll, | know IL lot of fellows
who have q little influence, and I'll
ask them to intercedc for me-, per-
sisted the Soda .Ierkcr.
There's your trouble again" said
the Bank Clerk. "Thc trouble with
the fellow who has Just il little i'll
flucnce' is that he's always trying
to use it. and the politicians are as
shy of these birds as our president
is of bad pay fellow who wants
loan without security"
According to you, | haven't II
chance in the world, said the Soda
Je1ker.
That You haven't said the
Bank Clerl with emphasis. You 3"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-03-12
CITY Gets BIG
LEAGUE GAME
Local Citizens Guarantee Big
Time Baseball On Local
Diamond April 9

Definite assurance of the
baseball game between the
Syracuse International League
team to be played here Friday
April 9th was given here
Thursday by Dave Robertson
manager of the Norfolk team.
Robertson was in the city yester-
day making final arrangements for
the game which will be the opening
game Of the season here. He also
agreed to pitch two innings, having
Red" Cleveland as his battery
mate for his turn in the box Cleve-
land will be remembered here by
local fans as the catcher for the
local team in the days Of the old
Tidewater League, from which
league Dave Robertson was drafted
by the y. \. Giants, later to become
the leading hitter in the National
League as well rs establishing Il
record for being the heaviest hitter
of any individual player during an
cLtirc worlds series.
The game here has been financed
by twenty guarantOrs who will
handle the affairs necessary to
staging it. They propose to charge
an admission fee of fifty cents to
meet this guarantee and are an
ticipating Il large crowd to welcome
Dave and Red" back to their old
home. The game will start ut 3
o'clock on the High School Dia-
mOnd. The local school board having
willingly given their consent to use
the grounds for this game.
This event will he the first op-
prl tunity Elizabeth City fans have
been offered to see big league base
ball on their local diamond.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-03-12
v. COMES0U
ON TOP AGAIN
Editor Convalescing After r
Fighting Down Serious At
tack of Pneumonia.

The change for the better
tina took place last week in
the case OF W. O. Saunders,
editor and publisher of The In
dependent continued, and Mr..
Saunders sat up on Wednesday
morning for the first time. lie
sends greetings to his friends
and we'll wishers, and hopes to
be able to at least dictate, an
article for the paper next week.
In two or three weeks, Mr.,
Saunders expects to he back on the
Job with both feet, and giving his
readers something interesting to
think about. In the meantime. he
is taking it fairly easy. under doe
tors orders. and can see only few
close friends.
Mr.. Saunders came thru his fight
of double pneumonia. bearing his
usual keen sense of humOr. and
took exception to articles published
in various papers that his kidneys
were out of order. Il have good
Kidneys, sound heart. and strong
lungs" he says. ''and the only
thing that ails me is that my pan
creaS are cut of order And that's
that
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-03-12
LINDSAY WARREN NAMED
on ANOTHER COMMITTEE

The COmmitteeship left vacant by
the late Congressman John f.
Baker of California was handed
over to Representative Lindsay C.
Warren of North Carolina this
week. on motion of minority leader
Garrett. This makes Mr.. Warren
one of the Committee on lmmigra-
ton and Naturalization. Mr.. War
rem believes in a rigid immigration
policy and favOrs strengthening the
present laws.
Representative Warren has intro
duced in the House a bill for Il sur
vey of Douglas Bay, Hyde County,
with Il view to the necessary dred%-
ing for required facilities for narl-
CATION.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1926-03-12
To Cost $500, 900

\ hotel to meet the needs of the
town must have ut least 100 rooms
and will cost S:5O00.000 or more. W.
e. Donnell. secretary and Treasurer
of the William Four Operating
{. mpany. which is Ia lease and
operate the hotel. was i'll town for
Tuesdays meeting. and during his
visit expressed great faith in the
hotel possibilities of Elizabeth City.
Mr. Donnell mentioned that the new
hotel ut Concord. is paying some
tEin. like $1,000 annual profit
spite of being located within "
miles of Charlotte. Il good hotel
tcwn. II waS his belief that d
hotel here would pay even better.
Mr.. DOnmell also expressed th5
belief that steady substantial
growth is due this section. and eX-
lcrt> Il boom somewhere near Eliz'
ahcth City. which will benefit u
hotel here tremendously. The faith
rE this county in Elizabeth City can
only mean that there is much to i'm
plr<S those best able to know, that
Elizabeth City. deserves. will pro
fit by, and earn much, by Il good
hotel.