The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-20

brought him to his feet indignant;
and with the blood now thoroughly
warmed and freely circulating
through his body, he was soon re-
stored both physically and mentally.
But how to get him to the camp
was still perplexing problem, as
he was yet too weak to walk. But
Tanner was u giant in strength: and
quietly wrapping the vanquished
hero in his robes, as mother her
child, he flung him over his Shout
der and strobe with his burden into
the camp. Having laid him safely
down before the fire, his patient
comfortably revived and was snugly
put to bed. If his dreams that night
were not more pleasant than those
he had enjoyed on the prairie they
were more sane; and when he awoke
the next morning his appetite would
have reflected honor upon starv-
ing Indian"
Rude House Built
Tanner and Terry ut once cut logs
and began erecting house short
distance from the buildings of St..
Joseph. This building was still stand
ing in 1905 but covered with boards
and used as a dwelling on the Shell
Horning farm just northeast Of Wal
halla.
In order to secure needful sup
Red River settlement where Terry
kirk settlers. 1t was Il frontier
romance and they arranged to marry
in the early fall. Young Terry now
had a new incentive to urge him on
with his plans and work was begun
on larger building which was to
he a school. Before the work was
finished he became martyr to the
cause which brought him west. The
following account is taken from the
Walhalla "Mountainecr."
taking up his AK one fine morn
ing, June %, 1852. and accompanied
by neighborly Frenchman, Terry
proceeded into the woods short
distance away, in order to get out
some timbers for their new school
building. He was in advance of his
companion, singing some strains Of
a familiar hymns when, from q
clump of bushes close by, they were
suddenly fired upon by party Of
Sioux Indians concealed there. Terry
turning to his comradc with an ex-
clamation of pain, fell upon his face
to the ground. Instantly the savages
brandishing their hatchets and scalp
ing knives, rushed upon their fallen
victim like IL pack Of hungry wolves
upon as lamb The Frcnchman sue
ceedcd in making his escape, and gave
! the alarm to his associates in the
village couple of miles away. Hur-
! ryirg TO the scene Of the tragedy
with company Of armed half.
breeds, Tanner found his fallen com.
rade lying upon his face with his
left arm under his forehead. Two
arrows were sunken deep in his
body, while third was
lying on the ground close by. A
bullet hole was in his left arm
breaking it near the shoulder; and
deep cut appeared just back oil
his left ear. Ratchet marks anc
/ bruises were also found upon his
back while large piece of hi.
scalp had been hastily removed and
! carried away-a trophy of savage
! hate. Taking up the poor mangled
form, Tanner and his party conveyed
it in IA cart tosthe house; after which
it was prepared for burial. The fol.
lowing morning the body Of the young
martyr was borne to the grave in q
corner of the Catholic cemetery, fol
lowed by Il sorrowful company. A,
the grave, Mr.. Tanner conducted J;
brief but solemn service over tn,
mortal remains of his departed
friend, before committing to it.
native earth the lifeless clay"
And thus sadly terminated, Amos,
at its beginning, this earliest at
tempt to plant Protestant mission
among the native and half-breet
population in "thc land of the Da
k0tas.'
Thirty-six years later the body o.
the 22-year-old martyr was honore.
by the people of the local commun
it when it was placed in Gods Acr.
on the slope Of Pembina Mountain
Now, IS years later, the whole North
west comes to do honor to the mem
DRY of this fearless and consecratet
young pioneer who gave his life il
carrying out the command "Go "
into all the world and preach tn,
Gospel to every creature"