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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-16

aged Anaconda's campaign, and Helena
won by a vote Of 27,024 to 25.118.
The legislature which met in January,
1895, passed an act providing for q state
capitol commission, the erection of q
state capitol to cost not to exceed 81 .000.-
forwarding OF the building, with a pro-
vision that no appropriation should be
made from any funds except the state
capitol building fund, which was de-
rived from the sale and rental OF the
lands granted the state for the erection
OF public buildings.
Acting under this authorization, a
commission was appointed by Governor
Richards. The commission thus appointed
proceeded according to the provisions of
the act to secure plans for a building,
the reasonable cost of which should De
lone million dollars n no more" The
plans were selected and the excavation
for the foundation nearly completed.
Couldn't Sell Public Lands
Funds, however, to carry on the work
were not forthcoming, as the Legislature
ha dplaced $40 an acre as the minimum
price at which the state lands could be
sold, and with a stringent money market
and general lack of commercial conf
dence. the price was practically prohib-
tive. AS there seemed at that time nc
likelihood of a change in the conditions
the work stopped after a total expendi-
ture of about $40, 900. This was the con-
dition hen the next legislature began
its session in 1897.
This assembly, which was the states
fifth, amended the former act provid-
ing for the erection Of a state capitol by
reducing the cost to $500, 900 and AT
thorizing the issuance Of bonds bearing
6 per cent annual interest. the principal
and interest OF which should "be q first
lien upon all lands granted and belong
ing to the state for the purpose Of
erecting buildings at the state capitol.
If the commission found it impracticablt
to modify the plans already adopted
they were authorized to cancel the con
tract with the former architect upoI
payment to him of work one and ex'
penses incurred. Some other mino
changes were made, but did not materi
ally alter the other provisions of the
first act.
A.. D. Peck, a member of the capito
commission, reviewed the activities o
that body in q paper which he read a
the dedication OF the building on Jul.
4, 1902. Concerning the personnel Of thu
commission and the problems 1T had u
solve, he said:
Under the amended act, Gov. Rober
B.. Smith organized the present stat
capitol commission by appointing T
county; D.. E.. Folsom. republican. 0
Meagher county; DR.. J. M. Fox, democrat
of Carbon county, n A. d.. Peck, re
publican, of Deer Lodge county. Nea
the close Of 1900, Mr.. Folsom resigned
and we felt that we lost much when W
were deprived Of the benefit of his rip
ened judgment. Governor j. K. Tool
appointed T.. L.. Greenough OF Missoul
county to the vacancy and his well
known business ability has been mos
valuable to the work.
Work OF Two Governors Praised.
"E. B. Kennedy served as secretary pr
tenn from April 20, 1897, and was electe
to the position April %. 1893. He ha
held the position until the present tim
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The Massacre on the Marias River
@ Some Incidents of Blood Indian Foray Recalled by VIM Anderson @

flush of funds thereafter, and the Ger
man had i~ncautiously displayed in his
presence and that of others a large roll
of bills or a well-filled buckskin bag in
which was gold.
Could Not Investigate
The boat could not be held in order
to investigate the matter. and the little
Anderson boy had one more lesson in
how lightly regard for human life
weighed on the frontier.
1t is to be regretted that Mr.. Anderson
was not in attendance at the pioneer
meeting held last year at Fort Benton.
Going to the mouth Of the Marias, he
could have pointed out the spot where
the victims of the massacre were inferred
Here. a monument OF some description
should be erected in memory of the lC
men who were SO cruelty murdered.
The killing of these men could not
have taken place far from where another
tragedy was destined later to be enacted
that of the murder of Mrs. Anderson
which I have earlier narrated. That
lower portion of the Marias, and in fact
all northern Montana, might well be
called our dark and bloody ground
Here dwelt the dreaded B~lackfeet. whc
ruthlessly slaughtered any who invaded
their territory. Here was the Baker
massacre. and here Chief Joseph wageo
his last battle.
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(1902) and the commission heartily COM
mends the manner in which het has per-
formed his duties.
ITO Governor Smith, Governor Toole
and MIR. Beach should be given credit
for the immediate overseeing OF the work
and the vigilance constantly displayed
by them, in preventing by timely inter-
ference and caution that which might
otherwise have been q source Of annoy
ance n delay. i
Governor Smith was the first chair
man ex-officio of the commission and E.
Beach was chosen as vice chairman.
Members OF the commission found
themselves facing these responsibilities
and limitations: To dispose Of, at par.
$350,000 of bonds, to erect with the pro-
ceeds O suitable capitol building of stone
or brick, on such plans as o admit
of additions thereto when the future
needs Of the state should require the
same; to use material, as far as practical
BILE, procured in the state OF Montana; to
limit the entire cost of the building to
$500 900, and to finish 1T by January /.
1900.
"A thorough discussion confirmed the
Judgment of the commission that the
plans adopted by the previous commits
sion could not be utilized to any advan-
tage for the lesser size building. They
accordingly cancelled the contract with
the architect and came to an amicable
settlement with him.
Consultations were had with we'll
known financiers of the state in refer
ence to the sale Of the bonds, but these
only served to make more prominent
the fact that under the conditions the
prevailing n the restrictions thrown
around the issuance Of the bonds by the
legislature. capitalists would not be likely
to invest their money in the n The
erection OF a state capitol seemed yet
in the future, n after pledging that
each member should seek opportunity to
open up the way for the sale OF the
bonds, the commission adjourned, subject
to the call OF the governor.
Thomas Cruise Makes Offer
That call was not mad until Jan. 4
1898. At this meeting Governor Smith
and Mr.. Beach, both Of whom had been
east and consulted with bond broker
and building contractors, reported thai
1T was possible to erect a building by
contract and bonds taken in payment
With this thought in view the commits
sion drew up a synopsis of what was
needed for a building of the character
required n sent circular letters tc
architects Of acknowledged reputation
asking them to submit prices for planI
and an outline of the plan for such
building within the cost contemplated
A careful canvass Of the sketches Of tn,
n pidlio hld cSJllllhLeS Ol COSt TeSulJeu III
the selection Of those of Bell & Kent a.
being in all respects best suited to thu
conditions.
THE commission, however, was withou
any available funds to pay for plans, blu
a statement was made to the Business
Mems association of Helena, that in or
! der to secure plans to submit to con
tractors for bids, it would be necessar,
! to raise enough money to pay for com
plete plans and specifications, and pro
posed that the business men of Helen'
, subscribe at least $500 for that pur
| pose; that in case a contract was mad
) they were to be given bonds as a REIN
bursement for the amount subscribed
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DUDE BRANCHES ARE
ATMOSPHERE
SHAM AND MAKE BELIEVE, BUT KEEPS
COLORFUL TRADITIONS ALIVE
FOR TOURISTS
Vacationists Tired Of Europe and Weary
of Summer Resorts. Thrill to the Idea
of Roughing 1t As Did Pioneers OF Old
West

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lh.s.ucn. tun ~. 5oh"t this Coz
mp aua uva1gaIs"n
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na.; LOT uutr "a IN vanat,nn-
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Is.o, wony " 49, cat
nn.t ISL 49, III ~ NJ erstnh,1a VIA and
aaIn IsttIe awara that ito
My ouuma.may, nniv Nv Tho racesses
Sarnna laae, ~ {ba comman travs
neyon' ~ ie"o
Inc west meets e nalI way siHlu-
lating the e1Iects she does not naturaiiy
produce. For them she mas created tne
luz ranch NO END OF Iun is mace
OF 1t as a game OF sham make-pe-
lieve, but TO keep some coioriuA lraoi-
lions alive.
The STOCK In trade OF the amen
Is atmosphere ana q sense OF roughins ~.
The atmosphere is supplied by all Inc
standard ingredients, cattle and horses
and wild animals apienty. a lew nonest-
to-goodness cowboys indians and even
buffalo now and then. Inc '~roughlng IL
is decidedly tempered 70 the tenderloot:
In New Mexico there is one ouoe rancn
established IN an oid-time aooDe iarH.
house. Around IL are log CABINS tnaI oio
timers would have calied paIaces. 1hey
even nave eiectrlc llgnts. ne VINO 70
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for them. When the trench had been
dug to receive them they were laid wlthih
wrapped in blankets. Three OF them
had their heads cut off and six were
scalped. and probably the scalps were
also taken from those who were decapl-
tated. There were nine white men ana
one negro. All but the negro were
stripped. the Indians taking every stitcn
of their clothing. For some unexplained
reason the Indians did not care for either
the scalp or the clothing OF the plack
man.
A letter now in Mr.. Anderson's pos
session, dated Sept. 16, 1872, refers 10
this tragedy.
I'VE had a Frenchman working for us
| this summer that helped kill Calf SHIRT,
chief of the band of Indians that killed
| part of your party on the Marias river.
The Indians said they did not go TO the
camp wit hthe calculation of killing any
one, but the darky fired on them as
they were coming up to the camp, ana
then the chief told his men to XIII the
whole outfit.
There were five In the camp and the
other five were chopping in the timber,
and when they heard the firing they
came to assist those that were in camp.
The Indians hid and as they came up
shot them down like buffalo, and the
Indians never lost a man.
They were Blood Indians. some OF
the same band the next fall shot this
Frenchman twice and failed to kill him
They got all the horses he had, ten In
number, and his blankets and what pro-
visions he had.
II was telling him hat you had an
idea 1t was some n at Benton that put
those Indians up to kill those men. he
says there was nothing of that kind. He
says there were lots of traders killed
by the same band, and they were all
afraid of them"
Exonerate Fort Benton NJ
II the Frenchman told the trus his
statement fully exonerates the sust ected
Fort Benton parties. While rivalry in
trade is relentless, holding that any
means can be considered fair which
brings the desired results. one is inclined
to accept the Frenchman's version OF
what happened, although I never heard
Of many traders being killed by Blood In
dams near Fort Benton Perhaps some
O. fth0se persons pow living. who were In
that business during the SOS and '70s
can enlighten us further on this subject
After giving the foregoing details. MIR
Anderson asked me.
Did you ever see any one who had
been scalped?"
mo- I replied.
We'll, It's a horrid sight. There they
brought those men to town, loaded in s
wagon, and all stripped and scalped but
the negro. Their heads were covered
with blood, and their bodies filled witt
arrows sticking out in every direction
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There were thirteen arrows in n man.
1t was believed that these were shot at
him after he wa dead. 1t makes me
shudder even now to think of what !
saw that day. 1t made a terrible i'm
preston on the little fellow / was then,
only 10 years Old
The Andersons were awaiting the ar
rival of the boat that was to take them
down the river when this murder and
the following burial took place. and
remained at the landing for a week aft
erwards until the Yellowstone made its
welcome appearance n the family left
this inhospitable region for Minnesota
which state had witnessed Indian massa-
ores far worse than that OF the Marias.
At Cow island. q German drove some
, cattle he owned across the river expecting
to return. He wa snever seen again
There was a gambler on the boat who
either accompanied thR German or was
away from the boat at the same. time. He
returned, however, in due season to make
the trip down the river. 1t was suspected
that he killed the German. as he was
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(By MRS. M. E. PLAssMANN)

MONG the pioneers who were at
n the meeting at Missoula this year
~ was one who had come all the
way from Minnesota to join the
Society-Mr. A-nderson-the son Of Cap
tain Anderson, who was q placer miner
near Silver Creek, in the Trinity and
Piegan region. William Anderson. then q
child Of ten years, came west with his
father. and his experiences while here
certainly entitle him to be numbered
with the Montana pioneers. Since his re-
turn east, he has been for so years an
engineer or the Milwaukee railroad.
His family started on their westward
journey from their HON at La Crescent,
MINI. At New Ulm. Mimi, which was
the designated rallying point, they were
Joined by other emigrants numbering l n
all about five hundred. (Some place the
lumber lower.) Although their number
should nave assured them there was
little danger of being attacked by In
dians, they preferred to be on the safe
side and placed themselves under the
escort of General Sully. then on a punt
tive expedition against the Sioux, who
committed the Minnesota massacre OF
1852.
General Sully had three regiments In
his command which together with the
500 Tor less) emigrants, constituted a
small army. Whether they attacked the
Indians or werethemsel yes attacked, MIR.
Anderson did not say, but q fight took
place at Kildeer mountain, where $50
Indians and seven soldiers were killed.
From southern Minnesota their route
was north-westward to where the battle
took place in the western part of North
Dakota. From there it was but a short
distance to Fort Union. Here the emf
grants and soldiers parted company, the
latter remaining. for a time at least. at
the fort; the emigrants going on to Fort
Benton.
Graves On Marias
The Andersons went from there to the
mines near Silver Creek, and lived there
several years. This journey and the life
in q mining camp were thrilling expert
ences enough for q child to pass through,
yet William Anderson was to know an
other which is indelibly stamped on his
memory.
This story as narrated today throws
further light on the "reminiscences OF
John r. Bishop. published in the Butte
Miner of March 30, 1927. in which he
'tells Of seeing the graves OF 10 men at
the mouth OF the Marias. They had
gone to cut logs for q boat landing and
a new town; were attacked by Blood In
dams and all killed" He also stated
that Fort Benton parties were suspected
OF having instigated the deed, not wish
ing to see q rival town built up 80 near
them.
Captain Anderson. at length firing OF
mining or for some other equally good
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MAKES
APPOINTMENTS
NEW HEAD OF HELENA DIOCESE AN.
NOUNCES CHANGES IN
PARISHES

The following appointments affecting
the clergy of the Catholic diocese OF
Helena have been made by Rt. Rev.
George j. F%innegan, the newly appoint
ed bishop of the diocese, effective Sep
TENDER IL:
Rev. S. j. Sullivan, D. D., c~onsultor.
in place of Father A.. r. Coopman, de-
ceased.
Rev. A. D.. Leitham, rector Church of
the Holy Rosary, Bozeman, appointed
rector st. Paul's church. Anaconda.
Rev. j. j. O,Kennedy, rector st. AIMS
church, Butte, appointed rector Holy
Rosary church, Bozeman.
Rev. Peter F. Macdonald, st. Johns
church, Butte, appointed rector 81, Law
renee church, Walkerville, as successor
to Rev. F. X. Batens, who resigned on
account of Ill health.
Rev. William M. OMaley, Poison, ap-
pointed rector of st. AIMS, Butte.
Rev. M. j. Leonard, assistant at the
Immaculate Conception church and tenn
p~orarily administrator at st. Lawrence
O'Toole, VAUDEVILLE, appointed rector o.
st. Johns church, South Butte.
Rev. Victor p. LeClair, Ringing, II
also given charge OF the parish of judith
Gap, Hedgesville and Shawlnut.
Rev. M. j. Halligan, Browning, appoint
ed rector Of the Churc Of the mmacu
late Conception. Poison.
Rev. A. j. Harrington, st. Anthony
parish. Missoula, is appointed first assist
ant at the Cathedral Of st. Helena.
Rev. Emmett j. Shea is appointed assist
ant at st. A%nthony's, Missoula.
Rev. Edmond Taylor. assistant Of thu
Sacred Heart parish. Butte, is appointed
rector OF Boulder.
Rev. Hugh A. Faley is appointed assist
ant at the Sacred Heart parish. Butte.
Rev. John A.. Delane, assistant at 81
Paul's, Anaconda, is appointed Temporal
assistant at the Immaculate Conception
parish, Butte.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-09-16

The first Montana fair was a terri
toriai festival at Helena, September,
1868, according to the columns of the
Helena Herald on file at the state his
torical library. The Helena Herald was
the predecessor of the Montana Record
Herald, the oldest newspaper in Helena
In the editorial columns the paper says
of the first fair, I'VE expect to see the
greatest gathering among these noun
tatnS."
According to Librarian David Hilger,
the fair was reorganized, and in 1870
the first territorial fair under organized
supervision was held the week beginning
Sept. 26.
A large display poster advertising the
1870 fair is the property of the library.
Among the captions in large black let
tiers are $40, 900 to be given in premiums"
Address by Governor B. F. Potts" n
Reduced rates on all stage lines" Adj
mission is 81 and carriage 81 win a rate
of IS for the week.
Horse racing. trotting and running, Is
advertised for every day.
The officers of the fair were Major
j. F. Forbes, president; Cornelius Hedges,
vice president; E. w. Carpenter, secretary;
d. C. Corbin, treasurer.
The trustees included Major Forbes
Mr.. Kohrs, Mr.. Corbin, D.. A. G. Flower
rec, John Kinna, c. w. Mather n MIR.
Hedges.
The fair was held in Central park,
near Helena, according to MIR. Hilger.
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-ONTANA'S state capitol building at
M Helena is one OF the most beauti-
IV full In the United States and. con-
- sidering 1t has cost the state
only a little more than a million dollars.
it undoubtedly represents greater value
per dollar Of expenditure than the state
house Of any other commonwealth. 1t is
In the Grecian Ionic style of architecture
and was constructed OF Montana sand
stone quarried at Columbus In Saltwater
county.
Work on the foundation was COM
menced about Sept. rs, 1893; the corner
stone was laid with appropriate cercmo-
MES on July 4, 1899. and the building
wa accepted from the contractor by the
capitol commission and passed under
their control In January, 1902. 1t was
dedicated on July 4, 1902. Seven years
later 1t became apparent that h capitol
was not large enough to house the in
lature authorized the construction OF two
wings. These were completed In 1912.
In 1919, a capitol annex was authorized
for use OF the state board Of health, and
In 1921 the legislature purchased addi-
tional grounds on which to erect a build
ing for the livestock and sanitary board.
1t is to be regretted that not as good
Judgment was shown in designing the
board OF health's n the livestock
boards buildings as was revealed in the
design Of the main capitol. 1t is q mat
ter of further regret that these two build
ings have been placed in such fashion
on the south side of the main building
as to destroy any hope Of an ultimate
symmetrical grouping OF capitol edifices
In 1854. when Montana's principal in
dustry was the mining Of gold n most
Of her white inhabitants were located In
what are now Madison and Beaverhead
counties, an old log cabin was sufficient
to serve as q public building for hel
executives legislators and judges u 2s
years later when she was admitted to the
sisterhood of states 1t was foreseen that
nothing but the best would be gooo
enough for the Inhabitants of the state
that was destined to be one Of the
greatest in the northwest.
Public Lands Money Used
Congress set aside 1872 900 acres Of pub
lie land within Montana which the STATE
might sell or lease for the purpose o.
raising a fund to erect buildings for legis
lative, executive and judicial purposes
at its capital.
In 1889, when Montana became 6
state, its territorial capital was located
at Helena, to which point it had beer
moved in 1875 from Virginia City. Oh
July 4, 1889, a constitutional convention
was opened in Helena which was in SEES
sion until August II. On July 10, thu
COmmlUJee on 6taR nSIlIuIlJOnS recon-
mended that the capital remain at Hell
ena until 1T was permanently located
that a change should not be made excep
with a two-thirds vote Of the people, ant
that there should be no expenditure TO
buildings until the capital had beef
permanently determined. 1t was FINAL
agreed by the convention that the ques
ton should be decided at the genera
election in 1892
Nc city was able to get a majority 0
the votes in 1892, SO the contest was mar
rowed to a race between Helena an
Anaconda and submitted to the peopl
again in 1894. William A. Clark cham
pioned Helena, while Marcus DAILY man
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Lack of faith in ourselves is the SUI
preme cause of most failure.
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Lipsticks Handicap
To American Girls
linn Harvest Fields

The modern American girl is not
equal to her Oriental sister in the har-
vest field.
Chinese and Japanese girls employed In
the fields Of the Orchard Homes district
near Misosula, are earning around SIS q
day each in topping onion sets on piece
work. The American girls who are in the
fields usually make around 50 a day each.
A rancher from the district said that
two girl students from the city were en-
ployed on his ranch. They had donned
overalls, but lost so much time applying
lipsticks and powder puffs during work
ing hours that their Oriental sisters in q
neighboring field were making twice as
much money. The pickers are paid a
fixed sum for each bushel they harvest.
The farmer, however, championed the
American girl over the American boy and
said the girls, even with their powder
puffs n lipsticks, were making more
money han the boys.
Lack of faith in ourselves is the SUI
rn,,,o ro.tca nf p,nct fafl1fra
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reason, decided to return east and take
his family. They were on their way
there and In the neighborhood Of the
Marias. when the 10 men were killed.
His party. consisting Of about so or 60
persons including the Anderson family
were about one ana a half miles from the
landing on the Martas when they heard
the shots. Some Of them went up to
find out what they meant and discovered
the corpses OF the slain. These they
loaded into wagons, an dtaking them to
the landing. buried them there in one
large grave.
There was no time to make collins
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FIRST MONTANA
FAIR WAS 1868
AGO THIS MONTH WAS IN Ma
TURE OF FESTIVAL

Was Recognized as Territorial Fair In
1870 at Which TIM $4,000 Was Of
fered in Premiums and Purses Given
for Trotting and Running Races
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a cost of slightly more han a million
dollars. 1t not only represents honest
workmanship, but stands as a monument
to the ideals of the pioneers of Montana
who laid a secure foundation for a great
commonwealth.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-04-25

Total of other underground workings, (drifts, cross-cuts, raises, etc., for same period was 41,491 feet.
 Ore mined during 1926 total ed 23O,987 dry tons, compared to 168, 557 dry tons for 1925.
 Ore milled during same per iod, 122,152 dry tons, against 55,704, dry tons in 1925.
 Ore shipped to Tacoma, 74,- 361 dry tons, compared to 89,- 219 dry tons in 1925.
 Ore shipped to Granby total ed 34,474 dry tons; against 23,634 dry tons in 1925.
 Table concentrates shipped, 3,293 dry tons, compared to