The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-06-26
TERRIFIC HEAT CUTS
DOWN ATTENDANCE
CUSTER BATTLE RITES

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interesting feature of the days
, events.
The temperature was 102 in the
shade and doubtless kept away
from the celebration hundreds OF
people in the surrounding towns
of Montana and northern Wyo-
ming. The heat was so oppressive
that some of the veterans were
partially overcome.
The large crowd was handled
nicely by a half dozen members
of the Montana state highway pa
troll, who patrolled both the Gus
ter anniversary observance and
the Hardin rodeo, and there we're
no serious mishaDs.
Among the veterans OF Indian
wars present were the following:
John S. Edwards of Bozenian,
"a, who served in D troop OF the
Seventh cavalry under Benteen in
the Custer campaign was the
oldest Indian war veteran present.
He served four years in the Civil
war and Is years in Indian mill
tary units.
Second oldest veteran was Capt.
w. u. White, 93-year-old Billings
resident, who served under Custer
in the Red River campaign OF the
Civil war when the daShing gen.
eral was fresh out of West Point.
Other veterans present included:
Col. Anthony (Tony) L. Baron,
IS, of Hardin, national inspector
general for the National Indian
War Veterans, who was an orderly
for Mai. Marcus A. Reno for over
a year.
Samuel Blausor, SO, of Troy,
Kan, who served under Custer III
the Civil a This was Mr.. Blau-
sar's first visit to the Custer bat
tlefield and despite the intense
heat, he walked more than a quar-
ter of a mile from the roStrum to
the Custer memorial monument
after the services.
w. A. Carl, 88, of Columbus, who
served with the Kansas home
guards in 1874.
Col. J. j. Jollie, 80, of Belcoult.
N. D., North Dakota state COM
mander of the Indian War Vet
Grams, who was in the Twentieth
infantry, general service, for 10
years.
John Winkelman, 81, of Deer
Lodge, who served from 1873 to
1884 in the Third infantry which
WAS active in the Indian wars.
Sergt. Charles Windolph, IS,
of Lead, S. D., member of Ben
teens troop, 7th cavalry, who
drew the fire of the Indians while
others of his comrades brought
water from the Little Horn river
to Reno's wounded on Reno hill.
George Bird, 81, a Negro, of
Dodson, who was mustered out OF
old Fort Custer and served one
enlistment with the Tenth cavalry.
James F%orrestell, 80, Oldest mer-
chant in Bohemian at present, who
helped build Fort Custer and Serv-
ed in troop D, Second cavalry In
the battle of the Rosebud, a week
before the Custer battle.
Tom Roscus, "a, OF Bozeman,
who served five years with g
troop. first cavalry, at Fort Gus
ter.
Henry G. Rice, Sc, Of Bozeman,
who served in the Seventh infan-
try under Lieut.. Bradley. He was
a scout with Harry Moccasin, Cur
ley and White Man Runs Him,
three Crow Indian scouts, who re-
ported to Custer that the red toe
was 5000 strong. He said Thurs
day that Custer wouldn't believe
their story.
Abner J. Mosier, 70, of Hot
Springs, s. D., who served with
troop M, Seventh cavalry.
John Haggerty, SO, of Glendtve,
who was in troop E, Eighth cav
airy, hospital corps, from 1889
to 1891.
Jacob Francis Sohl, II, of Liv-
tngston, who served from 1872 to
1852 in K troop, Eleventh cavalry.
John E. johnson, state COM
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