The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-12-27

while his name Is ON every Amer
leans lips but soon he Is forgotten
this man who would be the first to
assassinate an American President.
Inat dark fame is to be, reserved
for John Wilkes Booth who is to
succeed where Lawrence failed and
send Abraham Lincoln to mar
tyr's grave.
But IL Death passes by the Chief
Executive In this first month of
ls35, before the new year Ii scarce
~ half over it will knock at the
door of the chief justice of the Unit
ed States. 1t Is position which
ne has held for 34 years, the long
est In the history Of that high trih-
unal. On July G In Philadelphia will
die John Marshall who had been in
fluential In bringing about the rati-
fieatlon Of the United States Con-
stitution and whose Interpretation
OF that document during his long
service on the supreme bench has
imprinted indelihly his name upon
the law Of our land.
Nhile such great events as these
are taking place back IN the East.
a little town In Missouri Is the scene
or another event, seemingly unim-
portant at the time but destined to
result In many hours of delight for
thousands of later Americans. On
November 30 Florida, Mo-, becomes
The birthplace eff Il boy who viii
bear the name Of Sam Clemens
when he grows up to be Confed-
crate soldier. a Mississippi river
pilot. a miner and a newspaper
man In Nevada. But 1t will be I'M
der the name o. Mark Twain that
he will be known far and wide. and
American literature will be enriched
by his TON Sawyer" and "Huckle-
berry Finn" and "Ronghlng 1t" and
Life on the Mississippi" and I'm
nocents Abroad"
In the Missouri town of Florida
a boy Is born. but In the state Of
Florida. as this year 1875 dies some
brave men will die In the outbreak
OF one Of the costllest Indian wars
In American history. On December
~ the fierce chieftain Of the Sem
inoles. Osceola, creeps stealthlly up
to Fort King anil shoots down Cen
eral Thompson, the indian agent.
and five other white men. And on
that same day his fierce tribesmen
ambush the command OF Mai.
Francis l.. Dade near the Witfha-
coochee river. A monument which
stands on the grounds Of the Unit
ed States Military academy Mt West
Point tells the story--"To comment
crate the battle of the 29th of De,
cember between a detachment OF |
the One Hundred and Eighth Unit |
ed States troops and the Seminole |
Indians OF Florida. In whith all the
detachment save three fell without
an attempt to retreat"
Ihus begins q war-another war |
caused because the white man will
break solemn treates-which Is to
last seven years and which Is to cost
the United States the lives of near
ly 1,50O soldiers and nearly as many
settlers and volunteers. not to men
ton money cost of $4,000. OO0i
December 81. 1894. Nine o'clock
In San Francisco and Portland and
Seattle. But into thousands OF
homes on the Pacific coast come the
blowing of whistles, the ringing OF
bells. the footing OF horns and the
singing and shouting of human
voices. For 1t Is midnight In Bos-
ton and New York and phlladel-
phia and the magic of radio Is car
rying simultaneously the sound OF
their celebration clear across the
continent to those who will not sim
Ilarly celebrate for three hoars yet.
The Old Year Is dead The New
Year Is born What historic events
VIII come to pass In this year 1882