Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-02
SOME SlDEllGHTS ON THE
STATE PIONEERS MEETING

John r. Toole, G. o. Marcyes, and Miss
Lottie RumSey, secretary of the Sons
and Daughters OF Montana Pioneers, and
the monument commemorating the
battle of the Bighole, also that erected
to the memory Of John Bozeman. The
frontispiece was the familiar picture OF
Senator Clark. AS is customary
although men do not claim to be the
vain sex. all of the pictures, with a soli-
tary exception, were theirs. Look over
the various illustrated histories Of Mon
tana, n draw your own re-
garding the relative vanity Of the sexes
Col. j. B. Catlin's story of the battle
of the Bighole, is we'll told, and en-
bodies some incidents hitherto unknown
Chief Joseph's narration gives an account
of his wonderful trek, and concludes
with this notable sentence:
Whenever the white man treats the
Indian as they treat each other, then
we shall have no more wars. We shall
be all alike-brothers of n father and
one mother, with one sky above us and
n country around us, and one govern
ment for all. Then the Great Spirit
Chief who rules above will smile upon
this a and send rain to wash out the
bloody spots made by brothers hands
upon the face of the earth. For thi
time the Indian race are waiting and
praying. 1 hope that no more groans OF
wounded men and women will ever &C
to the ear of the Great Spirit Chief above
and all people will be one people.
"In-mut-too-yah-lat-lat has spoken fol
his people"
The history Of the Society Of Sons and
Daughters of Montana Pioneers, on
tributed by Miss Lottie Rumsey contain
ed much valuable information and the
poem of Sam E. Mcdowell met with
general approval frr.- the pioneers, OF
whom he said:
"Ah. those PIONEERS Of the west; we
point to them with pride.
"At their homes you found a welcome
the latchstring hung outside;
And no matter What the task was, 6
helping hand they'd lend
1T never got too hot or cold, for them
to help q friend"
A tribute to Senator Clark. by Sand
bar" Brown, written in the ~latter's con-
~vincing style, ended the contributions.
MIR. Hilger told Of Montana governors
he had seen and known, that included
all OF them except Governor Edgerton
His impression of them furnished inter
esting reading.
The society passed a resolution In
favor of the restoration of Fort Owen
sponsored by DIR. Phillips. 1t likewise
unanimously favored a resolution intro
duced by Wyllis Hedges, asking for the
recognition of Hon. Sidney d. Edgerton
the territory's first governor, whom II
has taken the state sixty-three years
to forgive for having been appointed to
office by Abraham Lincoln and uphold
ing his policies during those troublous
times.
Nothing could have been more charm
ing than the reception given the pioneers
by Mrs. John r. Toole, on the evening OF
the Fifth. A piano was placed on the
lawn in a wide space encircled by trees
tables n chairs occupied either side,
n colored lanterns and electric lights
added to the beauty OF the scene. Old
time melodies were renderer by Missoula's
best musical talent, all of which were
heartily encored. At the conclusion OF
the concert, for such 1t was, refreshments
were served. Then a pioneer produced q
fiddle" to the sound Of which the
~varsoyienne and other pioneer dances
were tripped on the green.
In response to a persistent call, Pioneer
Tilley, 83 years Of age, q draper little
M~issourian, stepped out into the open
space and executed q solo Jig that won
him enthusiastic applause. He danced
n danced without any indication OF
WEAKNESS. One or two more dances end
ed the evenings entertainment.
The Friday night dance at the fair
grounds was we'll patronized both by
pioneers and towns people. The dances
were called off in a manner which would
have charmed Henry Ford, that patron
OF the square dance. While one OF the
latter was in progress, a man standing
rear me inquired What are they doing
now2" THAT is the grand right and
left" i said. did you never see 1t be-
fore?" Never" he responded. From
this dialogue 1t will be seen that these
pioneer meetings have an educational
value. Supplemented by the Dearborn
! Independent. they will go far toward