Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-03-15

No relatives, outxide the immediate
descendants of the Keruhax and Hens-
ley clans, ever participated Ia rAe
fend started by that detective primer,
for IT WIS 4 point Of homer With bDth
clans to KIN their own makeA- Dur.
Ing three generations eleven Koxhawz
and four hired gunner died with fhezr
boots on and two went to states
prison for varying terms o. TIE
Hensleys thirteen were killed with
five gunner
Neither Hide ever complained TO IT,
authorities. rs they offen said they
preferred the good old sIr-rolnrne zsxt
Only very inquisifire sheriff. invaded
Eden Valley seeking redress fog IT,
outraged law and of the h~1lf-dnzen
who did. two. who knew too razarA-
never returned
At that. the feud surely rnnst hare
died OF hamilton at times wfeu tAe
count On each ride wna even. bet fer
the perennial c1zua beIn q wn.er.
Years OF lean snowfall tn the mozn-
tains were year5 Of lean profit far IL
Hensleyx Despite this dimdrantanL
the Hensleys prnspered In fhe enffas
business to the point where. Ia the ysax
1900. they were enabled to put n 4
diversion dam Of their own In EAe4
Valley creek
In 1877 there remained al the <an.
Kershaw its chief, Rance1ord Ker-
shaw, 4 widow1 Of nffy. permnsnt-
~ crippled by reason of i spff-nsas6
bullet through his hip: hi sn~ Owea
aged twenty. and I dang ts. Lnxntne.
aged sixteen OF the chm HemG1H
there remained fhres woman- Ans1e
T1chenor, = widow. and Hattie and
Beulah Hensiey. both old masdA
1t wa assumed. locally. tAaf N tn
fuIlne1 Of time Nathan TfrAenor md
Owen Kershaw would shoot II CIT -
gefher. hence, with ons o. both az he
young mem out OF the way fharx
should Be peace. 1t Lass. In Eden val
ley
But the World war i-nferrezae1-
Neither Owen Kernhaw nor Nathan
nchenor waited to b drafted
War with Germany. 1t wnl b. ~
membered, vas declared IN ArEfz I.
1917 In March 4 furious frsaaze< had
washed out ths Henslsy 6areznzan Asn
In Eden Valley creek On tn noxx-
Ing Of April 7 Nathan T1ch4na< rcde
up to the gate In tfse white paltnx
fence before the old lox ranch A0nse
OF the clan Kershaw. and- Hike hss Err
eating grandfather. help mp his hand
palm outward, In the old frontier aU
OF peace From the vezanda 01pried
Rance KershAw xlared down nj ham-
-Our diversion dam vent out AaH
month"; said TounE Nate
PLEASED to hear II. ypuzx nnen
WeIlr'
I'm going down to San Fraz,rzsce
tomorrow to enlist-
That's to your credit. n I Do ny
%" Old Hancs appeared to fAsw
perceptibIJ- -StII, you're 4 m1ts as1x
doin' your duty Ny boy. Owen. aefs
this morning
X wish him luck, Mr. Kwxh4w.
What I came for was to ~ you N
you'd consider favorably tn suxx~-
ton that one war 1t = time h enO1xA
for u people to be nxa9sd In OR
dams out, and / mi you. - i fsv01.
to let m have the water after ix1s DANE
ifs work for you..
why should you Ask ma ! tavs~f
And why should ! grant II. ypung
mnnTs
Because my mother md my nnn.s
have got to our outfit whiae I'm
In the army I didn't figure you"d
make WAX On women
How about the old fencs bin. ysunw
manTs
Young Nxte Laid i check o. xaae mn
post MY grandfather shcnA hars
paid that, Mr. Kershaw- II wa rGhx
low and ornerJ 81 him mot To- TAwss
4 check for II. With interest far futy
years nj 8 Per cant added
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