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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-25
Cure Lies In Work

There was the incorrigible son Of
famous millionaire, who announced
one night he'd taken poisot. I'VE
never knew whether he did or not"
replied Mrs. Floyd. but pumping
him out at the hospital apparently
made him a different man. Today
he supports his wife-a thing his
family considers miraculous"
One college man built and equipped
a house for the colony by telling
the story OF his reformation in let
ters to manufacturers. The dona-
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tonst hat resulted ranged from bath
tubs to building blocks, and the
house today is in the group erected
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-06
(By r H. BEAIIs)

r ONG before the discovery and
and development Of coal mines
- in Montana and the utilization
Of the states immense water power
resources for the generation of cleo
trio energy, thousands of men found
employment in the mines, smelters
and stamp mills of Butte, Anaconda,
Philipsburg and many other smaller
camps. The source of heat and pow
er in those days was mainly depend
ent upon the efforts of the humble
woodchopper, supplemented in a
small measure by costly coke shipped
from the Pennsylvania coal fields.
But cOrdwOOd was the main and most
dependable resource. he chopper ap-
peared in thousands and he did this
Job so we'll that the hills and noun
tains surrounding Butte for radius
of many miles were completely strip
ped of their forest growth during the
years preceding the utilization OF
coal and hydro-electric power. Every
thing that would burn was cut and
fed into the mouths of boilers and
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-06
CORDWOOD CCLE 5 H "Hss12s9:f as HS GsaP Ds5aa:a S

aged to put up one cord a day for
twelve days, which is the sum and
total Of my experience as a prOfes-
siOnal WOOdchOpper. I never could
understand the Quirk Of mind THAI
prompts anyone to follow woOd-chOD-
ping as a steady vocation.
Still there appear eompensations
other than the good wages made by
the skillful. he wOOdchOpper need
ed no artificial stimulant to induce
a healthful appetite. The medical
profession counted upon no income
from the professional woodsman un-
less caused by the careless slip of an
axe, and there is a charm in the open
air life in clean timber and scenic
beauty at times unsurpassed. and
sensed, perhaps unconsciously. even
by the followers of this lowly. though
honorable and necessary occupation.
The wodchOpper has had his dav and
ne played a large part in the past de-
velopment Of the great mining in
dustry Of the west.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-06

praise of it. Everything Of interest
in the heavens above and on the
earth beneath was drawn upon for
exploitation material.
Description is well enough for
those who care to read or listen. but
personal knowledge is better. Fully
understanding this, the town prOmOt-
ers urged prominent persons to come
and see for themselves what this
site had to offer.
These invited guests came from all
over the country; were escorted from
point to point Of interest, were dined
and Wined in the true frontier STYLE,
and every minute Of their stay they
heard nothing but stories of the am
azing future of the spot then adorned
with the aforementioned shacks,
and plentifully supplied with mos
quitOes and rattIesnakes.
Their attention was drawn to the
unsurpassed view of the distant
Rockies; the HighwOOds draped in
blue, and the magnificent sweep OF
the Little Belt or Girdle mountains
as they were called by Lewis and
Clarke. Other scenic attractions
were not OverlOOked-th many falls.
then truly magnificent, not the in
signifincent driblets they are TODAY:
and the great spring near the Horse
shoe Falls.
On one occasion, the Hon. Martin
Maginnis was the guest Of Great
Falls, and visited the spring. The
next issue of the little paper featured
the arrival, stay, and departure of
MOntana's congressional delegate. Its
editor was quite carried away with
his subject and dWelt largely upon
the impression made on Mr.. Maginnis
by the spring, and said as the dis
tinguished visitor least his eagle eye'
over the brown river, he noticed
what even the most common person
can see today with two eyes safely In
| his head, a distinct demarcatiOn be-
tween the clear waters OF the spring,
and the MissOuri's muddy flood.
At this time if one made an ex-
cursiOn to the spring, he could en-
I 10y It's beauty ga solitude. "a few
lslight boards formed bridges to the
i ISLAND, and ont where the water
ltumbles over the rocks on It's way
20 the river. On the island one sum
-Aot e4A4-tA anu 4tt-~4t e4 Ao-AA9 ttlA E
PLANTED. by Mrs. Herbert Cnowen, 4
was reported. and they tended t0 give
the spot tropical appearance. "a
mot think visitors were ever told tha.
these plants were indigenous Co the
leOu. but such s thing might have
happened, through the zeal of the en-
tcTtaiuers.
A lew people who first lived oh
|the Great alIs t0Wnsite. Dicnickel
By moouligot ef the gnrInE. goin
There On hoFGecE cr 81 any aFeL
liable vehicle. fM lumber o'
leo to-wnc o nEe
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~ uslC' furnished by voice or guitar
anu Che IeW young ladies of the partv
were sure of having plenty of atten-
non young men being preponderant-
~ IN the majority.
Ihere were several picnfcs in nro-
Sizes "nen last descended the Iong
mn 20 IN e spring. A dozen or so 90
autos stood parked under the freo.
%Aa young and old, arrayed in tbo
DIlsht costumes of the period we-o.
Uut on the bridges, or wanderino n.
me direction of the booth where soft
drinks are dispensed. Ice cres1o.
cones were in evidence testifvine -
lne neat of the day. The men Iool-o,5
comfortable in outing attire. ali saVe
Ohe' who was in a black snit ana
wearing a stiff uncompromising COL
laf, seemingly without BEGINNING or
END, which told Of his cIericaI ooII
ing. The clear waters Of the anri7.o,
as or old, bubbled up from fbei,
saDterranean source, then rushed IN,
q WhlCe cataract to join the MissouTi
Gut Wnere its waters united with ftS
I4Ver' Two men stood, submerged 81
most to the waist. They were fisb
ing; Now line tightened, then flew
hlgn IN the air, a silvery fish was mn !.
hooKed to be placed in the fisher
mans creel
Across the river cattle browsed NJ.
oasked in the hot sunshine of onp sI3
TOO Drief summer, and birds IarCe
ana small flew above us In search ,S
e1pectant crumbs. It was a peaoef11
scene, the more so that a slight winI
Grove away insects, and enabled the
observer to enjoy it unmolested- on
~ one thing detracted from ifo
beauty. The shallow water between
the island and the main bridge vas
Illied with bits Of paper and fIoatinp
Do4es, making one question whefbeT
tRe average picnicker will ever Isarn
70 dispose Of his garbage in coma Ises
unsightly manner.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-06

smelling furnaces and much of the
natural beauty of hill and noun
tain was changed into desOlatiOn,
though in a trip a few years ago,
through Elk Park and along the can
yOn of Basin creek noted a sturdy
second growth was beginning to hide
the evidence of a former day de-
spoliation of the lOdgepOle pine and
fir forests.
COrdwoOd was a staple product
and poured into Butte and Anaconda
in thousands of cords daily by wa
gOns, sleighs, pack trains and fumes,
and went up in smoke from mine
hoists, smelters, heap" roasting of
ores and stamp mills, to say nothing
of the base-burner" and kitchen
stove, for wood was the only resource
in which to keep the "hOme fires"
burning.
In the cruder methods of those
days in reducing ores, the sulphur
content was disposed of by resOrting
to cheap roasting. Long ricks of
cordwOod were piled upon the
ground; thousands of tons of ore
were piled upon the great ricks which
were then fired. he addition of this
| of the regular output of the mine
hOists and busy smelters, made the
atmosphere of Butte at times any
thing but pleasant. Often in a still
morning, especially after a rain, a
dense pail Of smoke and fog would
settle over the city, often so thick
that a pedestrian could scarcely dis
Germ the sidewalk upon which he
walked, while the querulOus voice Of
some bewildered teamsteT would pen
citrate the gloom with impatient
! vehemence:
"Where the h are we nOw?"
Indeed, the story is told of one ore
hauler who, during one of these i'm
lpenetrable blankets of fog and
smoke came down the hill with his
six horses and seven or eight tons
of ore, headed for the MeaderVille
smelter, and when the sun finally
broke through the dismal darkness,
found himself at the foot of Montana
street with his load backed up to the
imposing structure Of the old Silver
Bow brewery. He cOnsOled himself
with a liberal allowance of the pro-
duct of the malt factory and made a
{ new start toward his rightful desti-
: nation.
There were no stumpage charges
for cutting timber on the public
lands in those days and the choppers
merely selected a bunch of timber
built a cabin, cut and piled theil
wood and sold it to the teamsters
usually at $1.25 per cord. If they
had capital or credit to exist upon
they would often work for year Ol
, two before selling their product, az
they could generally get 25 cents o.
SO cents more a cord for seasoned
, wood. There was rarely, if ever, an
/ attempt by rival choppers to en-
I crOach upon the domain selected b!
: a wOOdchOpper for his operations, al
!, though the timber was free to all
They were mostly good aXemen, ant
could make fair wages for those day
when a pair Of OveTalls cost fOur-bit
and a plug Of chewing tobacco sixt,
E cents. Orrin Ireland, who died II
q Neihart a few years ago, was cred
I tied with cutting and piling sevel
S cords in one day between sunrise an
e sunset, and thereby won the smal
e wager Of ten dollars. If my OpiniOl
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-06
q The Famous Giant Springs are Little
I'm Changed With the Passing of Years

or night. Without the aid of these
cOwOrkers, Great Falls could not have
been what it is today.
In the effort to acQuaint the world
at large with the resources of this
region Of which the coming Great
Falls was to be the center, every
imaginable means was adopted in ad-
vertising it. a paper was brought
down from Sun River, to find a new,
and permanent home in the future
city, and its few pages were used to
the limit in publishing articles ex-
tOlling Great Falls, and the surround
ing country which was to be tribu-
tary to it. Prose and poetry did its
best, to say nothing of its worst, "a
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-06
By
Mrs. M. E. Plassmann

A FTER some years of absence /
n revisited the Giant Spring, on
4 n the east bank of the Missouri,
and mentally noted the changes that
have taken place there since / first
saw it in 1884. It was then as
viewed by Lewis and Clarke, who
considered it of enough importance
to be described in their journal. The
early fur traders who were in the
Northwest, did not come here for
their health, nor to be impressed by
the beauties of nature. They came
for one purpose, and one purpose
alOne-to make money. Hence I have
never found in their records any &C
count of this spring. Macmillan
would certainly have mentioned It,
had CulbertsOn, Mitchell, or any of
the others thought it of much import
ance.
Before Lewis and Clarke made
their explorations in this region, the
Indians recognized this spring as
something unusual, and they be-
lieved it to be sacred to the extent OF
providing direct communication with
i the sun god-the divinity they saw
and felt-the bestOwer Of life it.
self.
When one Of their war parties was
in the neighborhOOd, in order to pro
lpitiate their deity, and win success
in the coming battle, they brought
gifts and threw them into the strange
waters which had a mysterious Ori
gin for them as for the white men
} firmly convinced that they would b,
carried to the sun, alOft III the heav
J ems. What was the nature of thest
gifts my informant did not say; bu
they were always things valued b.
2 the givers.
After Lewis and Clarke were here
the spring was frequently mentione,
by the explorers. When it was pro
: posed to build a city on the semi
, circle Of nearly level ground from
3 / Broadwater Bay 70 the Black Eagl
: falls, II became necessary TO aWakel
the public to the possibilities of thi
, site.
Il was a task difficult Of accom-
T plishment, much more so than can b
/. imagined today. Montana then har
= few inhabitants, and the few town
= Of any size we're not anxious 20 hav
= q rival Ga the field. Butte, Nelen
and Fort Benton we're c0ntemptu0u
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-06

is of any value, I should say he
earned it.
knew a middle-aged man who
worked steadily for three years in a
patch of timber, while his wife and
two daughters and two sons lived in
Butte, supporting themselves at var
iOus occupations. At the end of the
three years he sold his entire output
of seasoned cOrdWOOd at $3.50 per
cord, some twenty-five hundred cords
altogether. With this capital, he
Joined his family, applied, passed the
examination, was admitted to the bar,
and is still practicing law in that
city, so far as I know. He had his
earnings after a full days labor with
the axe, in his lonely cabin reading
law by the light of a tWO-bit kerO-
sene lamp to such purpose that the
last I heard Of him he was enjoying
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-06

summer activity by a steady stream
of the most lurid, blasphemOus and
fluent profanity, absolutely startling
in it's originality and force as it
shattered the atmosphere of a still
calm and beautiful summer morning.
Jimmy's pack mules appeared to re-
quire pungent and compelling ar
gument.
Old man Johnson and his two sons
had cut quite a lot of wood high up
on the mountain just west of Wood
vile, seemingly without much
thought as to the problem of getting
! it to market. None Of the wagon
haulers would buy it until it was
moved to place where it could be
loaded on their wagons, so the
JOhnsOns began to study schemes to
land it at the foot of the mountain.
! One of the boys was struck with a
bright idea and put it into effect by
securing a couple of discarded Wag-
on tises. A half cord or so Of wood
was placed inside the tires, and when
completely filled, wedges were driven
in to hold the load firmly. The
loaded cOntraptiOn resembled a huge
barrel with the tires serving as
hoops. When ready the thing was
heaved over the sbrink of the noun
tain side and started on its wild car
eer, but the inventor had miscalcu-
lated the strength of the old tires,
and as it landed about half way down
the steep slope after a leap of sew
eTal hundred feet, the tires burst in
a cloud of dust and the load was
hOpelessly scattered over the noun
tainside.
Inventive genius was not disheart-
ened, however. Heavier and strong
er tires were secured and another at
tempt made. The results proved that
the idea was sound basically, though
possibly impractical as a business
venture. AS before the load was
Wedged sOlidly within the encircIing
hoops and started on it's way. II
held together this time and reached
the foot of the mountain intact, but
unfortunately, it failed to stop there
It had gained terrific momentum and
continued it's wild career until il
! cOllided with the cabin of "French
Pete" on the outskirts Of WOOdville
where it burst with a startling crash
raining shrapnel in the shape OF
splintered cOrdwOOd over the peace.
ful little village. No casualties were
reported, though a wild-eyed Pete
emerged from the wreck of his cab
in grasping an old Sharps buffalo
gun, and cOnvincingly stated his at
titude toward any further lombard
ment of his dOmicile. He was fin
ally placated by the promise of thu
+ inventors to repair the damage. TIL
r Johnson product ultimately reache,
Q a market as burden of the patien
r pack mule.
t In common with most New Enc
= land farm boys, I had gained som
s practice with an axe, chiefly at tn
d family WOOdpile, and in the dearth G
l. any other job, one time essayed tn
d task of cutting cOrdwoOd for tn
o contractor supplying the hOistin
IS works Of a little mine down in BeaV
It erhead county. The emOlumeI
g looked good, two dollars a cord, bu
If instead Of lOdgepOle pine, whic
5, cuts and splits easily, the only avail
IS able timber consisted Of mOuntai
1t fir, mostly of large size and eXtremt
2 ly knOtty. By the most heartbreal
8 ing and strenuous exertiOn, 1 mai
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-06

a fairly remunerative practice.
In the rugged mountainous sec
tiOns there was much good timber
located on the higher slopes where
the cost of constructing a wagon or
sleigh road would be prOhibitive, but
this did not deter the optimistic caFv-
er Of cOrdWOOd. Sometimes he was
able to build a chute of poles and
slide his wood down the steep noun
tain side where it could be loaded
upon wagons or sleighs, and also
there we're pack trains of mules
available. Jimmy MacDOugan cut
wood all winter and in the spring
would round up his bunch Of a half
dozen mOth-eaten and skiny mules
and proceed to pack the result Of his
winters work to a location where Il
was Saleable. The whole country
side was made aware of Jimmy's
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-06

of the scheme, and did what lay in
their power to ridicule it. How could
it be otherwise? There was nothing
but one lone cabin on the hillside of
the present city; a half dozen or
so unsightly preemptiOn shacks scat
tered over the extensive river bot
tom; and nothing else but the Town
site tents, and a group of enthusiastic
promoters who constituted a self
appointed committee to boom the
town.
And they believed in the future OF
the town, these promOters-Oh how
they believed in it.! Their faith was
UnbOunded, and they we're willing te
put it to the test at any hour, day
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-06

The Great Falls City council is
working on an ordinance providine
t9r the retirement on pension al
oLIlcers who have reached the ace of
90 years after %. years of service
or who have become incapaeitate5
through performance Of duty. Under
the terms OF the ordinance, officers
50 retired would receive halt pay
lot 4lIe. Policemen Of the state win
undertake % obtain legislative ac-
tion providing pensions FOR the
WIDOWS and orphans oE policemen
KILLED ia the performance Of their
duty.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-06

Lhe Imtleth anniversary Of the
arrival of General Nelson A. Miles
and the + fifth u. S. Infantry in
eastern Montana, will be COM
InOmOrated by the people Of Miles
ClCy on August 4. The Miles CITY
Commercial club and the General
Miles Historical Society Of RTiIoe
City are behind the undertaIyiD0
George Miles, nephew of the gen
eEaI, and who came with him into
Montana a half century ago is stiIl
living in Miles City, and will he on
the program for an address relative
TO the landing of the troops at the
mouth Of the Tongue river from the
steamer r. H. Durfrey. SurviviDo,
members of the Fifth infantry who
were with the regiment at that time
ana OF whom several are still Hvine.
IN southeastern Montana, have beeD
invited to be present. Among them
CahoO. O "eO[ee
These men will assist a committee
OF the Historical society in marking
lne site OF the old cantOnment. It ie
planned to have the old soldiers WIN
were with the Fifth infantry DOini
out spots Of interest and relate IN.
cl0ents of the erection of the old can.
comment and Of their life there dnr.
ing those early days.
A basket luncheon has bean m
ranged I'd for the occasion and MavO1
W; Y. Smith of Miles City will nre
size at the program which is bein,
arranged. " DsAu
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-06
MARK OLD CAMP
OF GEN. MILES
CITY NAMED AFTER FAMOUs IN
DIAN FIGHTER TO OBSERVE
ARRIVAL ANNIVERSARY

Eastern Montana Community WIZ
Hold Suitable Program Upon Site
OF CantOnment Established by the
9th Infantry so Years Ago
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-06
MINISTER GIVEN
SUN GOD RITES
FORMER HELENA PREACHER RE
CEIVES ''PURIFICATION"
VIA SWEAT LODGE

Rev. DIR. E. M. COsgrOve is Initiated
in Revival Of Ancient Ceremony of
BIackfeet; Calculated to Purge
From All Weaknesses
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ACCOUNTANT FACES
CHARGE OF BIGAMY
Local Railroad Empoye Held in Prson-DenieS Story of
Woman Who Says He Married and Deserted Her.

Charged with bigamy, Thomas C.
McGlasson, S5, of 524S Park Ave, a
railroad accountant, was held in city
prison today IN defulat Of $4,000
bond.
But he denied the story Of a
woman. who told Capt. Herbert
Fletcher that she is Mrs. Laura
Enlow Bridgewater McGlasson, 35,
and that he married her in Cincin-
natl, Ohio, in April of this year and
deserted her a few weeks later
An anonymous letter told her that
her husband was married to another
and living here, she said.
McGlasson was arrested at his
home, where he is living with his
wife, Mrs Elsie McGlasson, and
their 2-year-old child. She told
police that she married McGlasson in
July, 1920.
Mrs. McGlasson No. 2, staying at
the home of her father. Joseph T.
Enlow, 2540 w. Washington ST., a
restaurant owner, said that before
her marriage to NcSlasson she
married and was 1ivorced from
Walter Bridgewater. superintendent
Of the Scott County f1ar farm. Two
children were born to that marriage.
Joseph. IL, and Eline, l6.
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SHOW GIRLS GET LOOT
And Hoosier Gets Arrested for De
trOit Bank Robbery.

bN CHlIen PffS6
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-George w.
Ford, former Detroit bank clerk, was
held here today for Michigan author
tiles in connection with bank rob-
berry.
He was arrested after he had
asked police for aid in finding two
show girls and $4,000 he said they
took from him.
Police noticed bis resemblance to
the man wanted for the robbery of
$4,000 from the Peninsula State
Bank at Highland Park, Mich. He
confessed, they said. Fords home is
South Bend, Ind.
Ford told police he went to Buf.
falo after the robbery, there met two
show. girls "out of work" and came
with them here, where he hired an
apartment. A few days ago they
left, he said taking with them
$4,000 and two pistols.
Ford was a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for treasurer Of
st. Joseph County, Ind, two years
ago.
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She knew McGlasson before her
hrst marriage. He learned she was
divorced and in the spring came to
New Albany, Ind, where she was
living with a relative and wooed her,
she said.
Their marriage in Cincinnati was
performed in a building which Nc
Glasson said was the First Baptist
Church, she declared. But she never
saw the marriage license, and once
McGiasson told her he had none;
that none was required by Ohio law
But if their marriage was not le-
gal she has letters to prove she was
his common law wife; that they
lived together as man and wife, she
asserted.
They lived in Chicago four weeks
while he worked in a railroad office,
she said. Then he sought new en-
ployment and she went to New
Albany once a few days later.
McGlasson admitted that he knew
Mrs. Bridgewater in Cincinnati when
he was working there in the spring
He saw her quite often. and she
asked him to marry her. but he re-
fused, he said.
He denied that he had ever lived
with her.
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M'FALL CONTINUES
ROSS-HURD DRIVE
Seeks Letter Board PreSi-
dent Sent Engineer.

Russell T. MacFall, member of the
board of sanitary commissioners, to-
day continued his drive to in
vestigate relations between o. c.
Ross, board president and Charles
H. Hurd builder of the sewage
disposal plant, who has been on leave
for year.
MacFall ordered board employees
to write to Hurd requesting him to
forward a copy of a letter Ross
wrote to him answering a letter from
Hurd requesting that he be allowed
to return to complete the disposal
plant.
Ross has claimed he has no copy
of the letter and does not know
where one may be obtained.
MacFall is opposed to Hurd's re-
turn while Ross is supporting Hurd
and c. X. Calvert, no win charge
at the plant.