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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-29

a little east of the mouth Of Powder
river. Nothing had TRANSFERRED to mar
the pleaSantneSS OF the tourney. The
vigilance exercised seems to have di-
minished TO such an extent that when
out about forty miles the rear vehicle
had fallen behind. The stage moved
on and descended into a coulee. Big
Nose George and his companion were
there to greet it.
Cough up that little satchel," Big
Nose George demanded of Conn, while
both bandits held up the officers and
disarmed them. Securing the loot Big
Nose George commanded the officers
to drive on.
Arrested But Escapes
Don't look back, or we will shoot
to kill" he warned them, and then
added: GO on about a half a mile
and then come back and get your
guns" which he had caused to be
stacked up in the coulee.
That it was Big Nose George who
turned the trick" is indicated by the
later evidence that he was spending
some of the Conn money in Miles City,
and further, that while he wore a mask
at the time of the holdup his head
was not all covered with the mask n
one of the persons in the stage recog-
nized his red neck. With eastern Of
ficers making inquiries for him, he was
later arrested by Fred and Lem Wilson
in John Chinnick'S saloon. According
to stories reaching Miles City, both
Big Nose George and his companion
made their escape while being escorted
to another city. The coulee in which
the holdup was staged has since been
known, and is designated on the
map, as COINS cOulee.
Eastern Montana has Custer and
Miles creeks. Ash creek was so named
because of the %profusion of ash trees
growing along its banks. Other
streams bear the names of prominent
citizens and settlers of an early day,
such as Truscott, present as a soldier
and officer in the Milk river expedi-
ton against Chief Gall; Bachelor
creek, after the assistant cashier OF
the former Stockgrowers National
bank; Liscom, Foster, Grimes, Laney
and a number of other creeks that
memorabilia the names of former sheep
and cattle baronS. Out Of the ordinary
is Hanging Woman creek, on the banks
Of which was found the body OF an
Indian squaw hanging from a tree.
Names Will Live
Hay, Sand, Sheep, Spring, Home and
kindred common designations each
record peculiarities out of which grew
the custom of attaching names to
streams, but which have no historical
significance insofar as they relate to
any extraordinary circumstances. A
further example of this lies in the
naming of Double Corral creek because
of the erection of these enclosures near
the bank of a stream north Of the old
VT ranch, and which empties into
the Mizpah river, the latter a tributary
of the Powder. Moon creek, which
probably should be Two Moons creek,
is named after a noted Cheyenne chief
who took part in the Custer battle and
who lived for many years afterwards
on the Cheyenne reservation. Otter
creek derives its name from the abun-
dance Of otter. Logs were floated down
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-29

of the fort. Hawkins moved farther
west TO a point not far south OF the
present site of Hathaway. Here he dis
covered some splendid bottom lands
where wild hay grew luxuriantly. Near
by the upland was filled with trees, ana
in their branches a hundred or more
Indian tombs resting securely. Wheth-
er the cemetery was a general burial
place has never been ~ascertained. one
theory advanced was that possibly the
cemetery might have followed as q re-
suit of the deaths of Indians wounded
in the battle of the Little Big Horn
On June 25, 1876. Arriving at Fort
Keogh n day during the haying sea-
son, Hawkins was asked from where he
had come .
He replied casually: ooh, from over
Graveyard creek way" The name stuck
and the stream is still known as Crave
yard creek.
Captain OFallOn, who established a
trading post about 1923 at the mouth
OF a stream emptying into the yell
lowstOne, was a nephew of William
Clark Of the Lewis and Clark expedi-
ton. A county in Montana bears part
Of his name. The question is raised
why the 20" was left off. 1t is related
that w. P. Flynn, former member from
Custer county of the state legislature,
a civil engineer, was engaged in draw
ing a map of southeastern Montana.
In transcribing the name "OFallon" he
Inadvertently left off the 90, and the
name of Fallon stands as the name Of
the county and creek.
Mathematical calculation entered in
to the naming of three creeks in the
territory south of Miles City. A ranch
was located on n of the larger
streams. Five miles distant a small
creek emptied into the larger creek
and 1t was designated Five Mile creek.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-29
HOCKEY,
SAW LYNCHING
KENNETH M. REEVES, HELENA
PIONEER, TELLS OF SCHOOL
DAY INCIDENT IN '70's
Last Chance Gulch Youths Who Take
Afternoon Of From Studies Manage
Z to Find Entertainment Which RObs
Them Of Their Sleep for Week.

Schooldays in the late SOS and
early '70's were considerably different
then than now, Kenneth M. Reeves,
of Helena, son of George p. Reeves,
who went to Last Chance gulch in
1868, said when he recalled a hang
ing witnessed by himself and more
than 20 Helena sch0OlmateS during
a summer vacation in July, when
two accused murderers we're exc
cuted in true western style at hang
mans tree.
I'VE boys had been playing in the
| old tunnel back of the Grandon hotel
It was nearly half a mile long and
came out in Dry gulch. We sat down
in the mouth of the drift and got to
talking about how We were glad there
| wasn't any school. The old school
house used to be right across from
where the Methodist church is now.
1.-THE older boys were making it
rather hard on the smaller boys. There
was John Boyle, Ben and bod Halford,
Lee Travis, Johnny Wall, Norris Travis
Il can't remember half Of the boys
that went to school with me then
The big boys sat in the back rows at
the school house. They would chew
tobacco, and you know a boy can't keer
both hands in his coat pockets and
work at the same time, and in the
meantime dodge spit-balls. The ceiling
was plastered with brown spit-balls
pal Talent was our teacher. The
boys didn't like him. He got a piece
of rawhide and was going to make q
cleaning, but some of the older boys
broke into the school house one night
pried open his desk and cut the whip
into small pieces. Two Forbis boys
went to school. I don't remember
which one of the boys it was, Jim OF
John, but one of them drew an awful,
picture of Talent on the blackboard
and we were afraid to go back to schoo.
when it opened.
while we we're sitting there one OF
the boys happened to think that his
dad had said something about a hang
ing that afternoon. So we went up tC
the jail. There was a big crowd. They
took two men, Compton and Wilson
out of the Jail to the courthouse
grounds.
Judge Lawrence stood in a delivery
wagon and heard the testimony. Dave
Turner told him he had picked up the
body Of Lenhart, q rancher, in the road
He thought Lenhart wa dead, but he
wasn't. Lenhart identified the two men
who had shot him on the road to his
ranch. Two other men identified q
pinto and a buckskin that Compton
and Wilson had been seen riding.
After the trial they went down to
Vauter's grocery store, which was
where the Elk temple now stands. They
got q big shoe box which they put
across two plain pine boxes that we're
loaded In q delivery wagon, to which
were hitched two mules, driven by a
man called Julius.
Then they drove the wagon under
the ropes. They made Compton and
Wilson stand up on the shoebox. They
tied handkerchiefs over the faces OF
, the two men. Then old julius cracked
his whip at the mules and they jumped
and 1t was all over.
II never slept at night for a week
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-29
OLD LANDMARK
WILL BE RAZED
ADOBE SHACK THAT WAS BUTTE'S
BIGGEST STORE so YEARS
AGO, is CONDEMNED
Said to Be First Building of Mud Con-
struction In Silver Bow County and
Was Used BY w. G. Pfouts, Early
Day Merchant, Who Supplied Miners

Once the rendezvous of miners and
ranchers who came miles to buy their
supplies, Once the busiest store in the
great territory that was Montana 60
years ago, the first adobe building
constructed in this area and a land
mark for more than half q century
will be torn down shortly by the
state fire marshal as old, d~ilapidated
and a fire hazard
This was indicated when Judge
William E. Carroll of Butte, who had
the matter under advisement for
several weeks, ordered condemnation
OF the building, which stands at 2O7
West Aluminium street in that city.
Said to be the first building Of adobe
construction in Silver Bow county, go
years ago it housed the thriving mer-
chandise store of W. G. Pfouts, q pio-
neer who came to Butte shortly after
the gold rush in Bannack and Vir-
ginia City played out.
Today 1t stands, alone and forlorn,
ghoStly winds shrieking through its
open windows. Mice scurry to cover
under the once rugged floor constructed
OF heWed logs, and hoboes, seeking
shelter for a night, are it's only oc-
cupants now. The shutters, swinging
brokenly on rusted hinges, creak dis
mally in every breeze and to children
of the neighborhood it is a source Of
constant pleasant thrill and fear.
It's rugged adobe walls still stand
as good as the day they were built
and like good concrete, even stronger.
It's roof, made Of sod, is still as good
as the day the earth was first heaped
upon it.
But like all landmarks. it gives way
to progress. Modernity can not brook
the appearance of the disreputable
adobe shack" even though its walls
may tell tales of Indian forays and
gallant miners.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-29
IN a. - - Who Tmhd Flock Over Southeastern Nominal In m
40 ny Ey DsB uded Mormensd Stone Upon high NN
HmsA sLmdnmksT To Gde Them To Water places n
y Or T Home RmhS Many nnsG n STREAMS By First Settlers Nv Official designations y

Later it was found that an almost
parallel stream was still five miles be-
yond and it was given the name Of
Ten Mile creek.
Cowboys riding in the vicinity of the
Little Powder river came across the
bones Of a bear lying on the banks of
a little stream that had its confluence
with the Little Powder. Only the head
OF The extinct animal was intact, a
circumstance that gave the name of
Bear Skull creek to the stream. Be
sides being a circuit court judge, j. w.
Strevell was also operating a cattle
ranch. His name is memorialized in
Streyell creek, besides being enshrined
IN the memories of Miles City resi-
dents in the residential artery known
as Strevell avenue.
Henry Conn was engaged in business
IN Miles City in 1879, his store occupy
ing the site of what is known as the
OLD opera house on Park street facing
west, and just across from the east
hn of the Fort KeOgh reservation.
1t was summer time. A notorious
character known as Big Nose George,
understood to have been a fugitive
from justice from an eastern state, was
making a temporary rendezvous in
Miles City. Conn found it necessary
to make a buying trip to Chicago by
way of the Twin cities. He had about
S 3 $500 in cash which he wished to take
along. He did not trust the stage then
running between Bismarck and Miles
City, but went to Fort Keogh to ar
range for an escort. Conn purchased
a small valise in which he placed his
funds. The stage, which was also oc-
cupied by a few soldiers, was followed
at a convenient distance by another
vehicle carrying an escort which was
going east with the paymaster and his
clerk. The travellers reached a point
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-29

a small stream rear Fort Keogh, which
was designated Log creek. Because d
small stream near the fort had no
name, it was called Reservation creek.
HaddoW, Brown, Nelson, Pratt and
Jones creeks memorialize the names
of prominent stockmen of the early
cattle days. First Sergeant Steiger Of
the Second cavalry, a popular officer,
will be remembered in Steiger creek.
Thus it is that if the roll were called
OF the monuments in the streams and
coulees of southeastern Montana there
would arise in memory the forms of
men who labored in a virgin field of
opportunity and who laid the trail and
opened the gate for generations who
today, perhaps, are unmindful of the
historical significance contained in the
DESTINATIONS.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-29
Wife of Patrolmam
FoiIs Four Mem I'm
Attempted Holdup

Mrs. Hilma Gardner, wife OF Patrol
man Fred Gardner of Helena, went to
the rescue of q holdup victim near her
home. Hearing cries for help, she
seized a revolver and fastened to a To-
cality not far from her residence, To-
cally called the "diggin's." Here she
came upon four hoboes engaged IN
robbing an old man of his raincoat,
The doughty matron flashed her weapon
and ordered the thieves to Get out OF
here, or I'll blow your heads off" They
got. Later, when Mr.. Gardner came
home, his wife related the occurrence
and learned to her amazement that
her ~valorous deed had been performed
with the aid OF an empty gun.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-29
RETAILERS WILL
MEET IN JUNE
STATE ASSOCIATION TO HOLD
ANNUAL CONVENTION IN
GREAT FALLS
Officers Are Now Arranging Program
and Chamber Of Commerce In Host
City Is Planning Schedule of En-
tertainment for Visiting Merchants.

Dates for the twenty seventh an
nual convention Of the Retail Mer-
chants association of Montana have
been fixed by q joint conference of
the officers of that association and
those of the Chamber Of Commerce
Of Great Falls for June 8 and 10.
Retail merchants of the entire state
will therefore gather In the city Of
Great Falls on those dates, and 1t
is promised that the 1890 convention
will be the most interesting In the
long history Of the association.
The officers of the association are
now busily engaged in working up a
good program and 1t is expected that
several noted out-of-the-state speakers
will be listed on the program.
The secretary of the Great Falls
Chamber of Commerce is also working
out a program for the entertainment
Of the visitors, in which he is receiv-
ing the cooperation of the wholesale
merchants of the city. An automobile
tour which will include in it's itinerary
the smelter and the various plants Of
the Montana Power company, and a
dinner of all Montana products are
among the features of local entertain
lllNAAO INV uAlQCl COAAoAOCl dUlOAl.
Present officers Of the association
are: President, o. l.. Brakeman, Hell
ena; E. A. Lee, Conrad, first vice presi-
dent; A. M. Mcintyre, Anaconda, sec
ond vice president and H. j. Faust,
Drummond, secretary-treasurer. The
board of directors is composed of Ray
Porter, Great Falls; Robert G.. Line,
Missoula, dean Of the school of bust
ness administration Of the State uni
versity; o. l.. Brakeman, Helena; Fred
Sander, Helena; E. A. Lee, Conrad; A.
M. Mcintyre, Anaconda; o. M. Void,
Laurel; Earl S. Parks, Willow Creek;
Gus Wallin, Boulder; A. c. Aarestad,
Coffee Greek; D. j. Cole, Billings;
James Harbert, Poison; Ben Urner,
Harlowton; O C. Johnson. Wolf Point,
and H. j. Faust ,Drummond.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-29

within the influence of the swiftly
flowing Yellowstone river and its tribu-
taries, there Is grown a natural grass
that produces some of the best beef
cattle in the world. Water, a neces-
sary complement to successful graz
ing, is found in abundance in the many
streams.
Sheepherders soon learned that in
following their flocks out on the plains
and prairies they sometimes lost their
bearings and were unable readily to
find their way back to their water sup
ply. The erection of monuments, built
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-29
FORMER President
of State College
Visits Inn Bohemian

DR.. James B. Reid of Riverside,
Calf, who for 10 years was president
of Montana State college, and his SON,
James H. Reid, recently arrived at
Bozeman by auto and remained a few
days to visit DR.. Reid'S friends, leaving
there for Yellowstone park before re-
turning to California.
DR.. Reid, who was president of the
college from 1894 to 1904, Dean James
M. Hamilton, who followed DR., Reid
and was president for Is years, the
longest service of any college presi-
dent in Montana, and President Al
fred Atkinson, who has served for the
last 10 years as head of the institu-
ton, were together for a short time and
a photograph was taken that will be
of historical interest as their service
covers all but the first year of the in
stitution, when A. M. Ryon was presi-
dent.
Thora fLo~ 1CO mn x~,lz- &c
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-29
New Building Planned

The Exchange State bank of Glen
dive has announced plans for con-
struction of a new bank, store and Of
flee building. The present bank build
ing will be entirely remodeled. both
exterior and interior, and an addition
will be built. The building will be of
brick and tile fireproof construction
and will entail an expenditure of ap-
proximately So,
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-29

There are more than 10000 miles of
railways in the world.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-29

Drought INTO the
territory in the
late seventies to
be followed by the
cattlemen who re-
ceived wave upon
w a e of herds
coming up from
the south. Nature
has a way of dis
t~ributing her gifts
in a lavish man.
ner. In the plains
regions and in the
rough country of
eastern Montana,
0 particularly
described as living
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-29
(By mon TANA LOU" GRILL)

MONUMENTS erected by shepherd
ers on prominent elevations in
southeastern Montana a half CEN
Jury ago still stand as reminders of
the Isolation Of the far-f1ung grazing
regions along and distant from the
Yellowstone river valley. Sheep we're
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-25

Miniature golf courses are being established on vacant lots in
 Greensboro. N. c.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-25
A Washington
 Bystamdey
By HERBERT HUMMER

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25--Aboul all both drys and vets in the House can do when Dr. William Irving Sirovich starts discoursing or alcohol is to sit and listen.
 For the tall and wel-groomeo New Yorker is a bit too technical for his colleagues to risk the chance of disputing his many statements He talks to them much in the same manner he lectured medical students before he became inter- ested in politics.
 Within the last few days he has lectured the House twice on the subject of alcohol-the practice O. the Government in treating alco- hol for industrial consumption, tc be more precise. Tn each instance his remarks, for the most part, have been far over his colleagues heads.
 When he charged that certain formulas used by the Government in denaturing alcohol contain "bru- cine sulphste,' eisepropyl,y 'betaa- oxybutyric acid"-an poisons-they had to take his word for it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-25
Like to FInar Him


 But the members were obviously impressed by this technical dis cussion. pr. Sirovich was allotted 20 minutes for his second discourse but when his time expired So in- terested had his audience become that they granted him an addi- tional 10 minutes-then 10 minutes more - and some were for giving even more time.
 This is typical of the way the doctor handled his subject:
 He would call attention to form ula No. 23-A for example. This contains 10 per cent acetone. The alcohol thus, doctored is used for rubbing purposes. Then, after these preliminary remarks, he would ask questions, as
 "Is not acetone one of the pro- ducts of acidosis?
 "Is no the presence of acetone lin the blood and body secretionS sure sign of serious organic trouble?
 "Is not the presence of acetone bodies in the system apparently re- sponsible for diabetic coma?'
 Then having propounded thess questions and getting no answer he would cry out in indignation:
 "So why force the good people ol the United States to rub theil bodies. with that stuff?"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-25
BECGARS TURN SHANGHAI INTO
 WINTER HAVEN
By MORRIS J. HARRIS "A P. C0rrespondent)

SHANGHAI, Feb. 25-The Shang- hal beggar season, the most miser- able part of the year, is in full swing.
 Like chilblains, red noses, hot whiskcy and spats, the presence Of beggars in the International set clement is particularly noticeable from early December until late March. This year it is even more so than usual
 The down town bridges are the spots most favored by the mendi- cants. Women, small girls and dirty boys form the greater part of the horde, and are, by far, the most active.
 Takers Galore
 Old men and deformed youths haunt the alleys eff the main thorcughfares. They also ply their business near banks and the larger commercial establishments. Decrep- it as most of them appear, they display surprising agility whenever a policeman comes in sight. Even the blind" beggars spot tha blue coats.
 There is one old woman who for years has been nuisance on one of the main down town bridges She appears annually with tiny baby strapped on her back and always the child is about the same age. The woman is only one of hundreds of beggars who buy ba- bies as aids. This one not only does a good business herself, but She supervises a dozen or more ur- chins who poster all who walk across the bridge.
 Cc4s-7N eggar Tyne ! A few blocks further on, another woman sits in front of big res taurant, half weeping, half moan ing. She has three children with her who cry all day long Occasion ally the pseudo-mother holds both hands over her stomach. Chow" she moans, mo have got chow" whereupon the children all howl at the top of their lungs. Another type of beggar common on the streets of Shanghai is made LID of acrobatic youngsters. They turn handsprings CT juggle balls or butcher knives in front Of pedes- trians. Many of them are really adept and manage to make a fair living.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-25

NOTE-Observauons Fort Yukon made at a m time continued throughout
 
  Columbia south of the Alaska Peninsula
  clear weather prevails Temperatures Western portions
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-25
EAGLE BILL IS
 REWRIT TEN AND
 BROUGHT BACK
Senate Committee Recon mends Passage After
 Making Amendment

A bill extending protection to the bald eagle throughout conti- mental United States, Alaska. Porto Rico and Hawaii which was intro- duced early in January in Congress, has been practically rewritten by the Senate Committee on Forestry and Agriculture, Senator McNary, Oregon, Chairman, according to ad- vices received by Gov. George A. Parks.
 As amended by the Committee, it was reported back to the Senate on February 12, with the recon mcndation that it be passed.
 As originally introduced by Sem ator Norbeck, absolute protection was extended to the bald eagle. ex- cept that it might be killed when in the act of destroying wild or tame lambs or lawns, or foxes on fox farms" or be taken for scien- tific purposes on special permit granted by the Department Of Ag Iriculture.
 As returned by the Committee fwhile protection is still assured the bird, the Secretary of Agriculture is empowered to grant permission to take or kill the birds "in defense of wild life or agricultural or other interests or for scientific, propa- gating or exhibition purposes.
 Violation of the law would be chased as misdemeanor and pun lishable by fine of not to exceed $l00 or 60 days imprisonment. ol both fine and imprisonment. F'oi execution of the law, the judges pi the several courts established un- der Federal laws, United States Commissioners. and the persons ap- pointed by the Secretary of Agri- culture to enforce the act, have thf same powers as are conferred upor similar officers and persons under the migratory Bird Treaty Act.