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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-10-01
Colonel Miles Captured Bannock Indians i'm an
EARLY Morning Fight Sept. 4, 1878; ii Killed

ing to the left the Crows drove the
herd to the rear.
AS dawn broke on that morning of
Sept. 4, 1878, and the troops were able
to see, they moved stealthily forward
the Bannock camp. When the firing
opened the Indians were taken COM
pletely by surprise. Some plunged into
the river, when they found their horses
gone, to swim to the other side. The
attack was spirited and of short dur
ao a WERE IRE ee
affair was over by six O'Clock that
morning. Before the fight was con-
Guided not Grow nor Bannock horse
could be seen. Some of them moved on
quickly to the reservation rs miles
away nba at fSs IN 5he atte5
Bannock horses with friends four or
five miles away and returned to assist
the troops, performing good service,
especially in calling out to the Ban
nocks to surrender. The loss to the
troops was small M put great when it
Bennett of the Fifth infantry was
killed in the fight. Besides the Bannock
Indians who were killed many were
wounded and their entire camp taken
along with $50 horses.
Miles had one interpreter, man by
the name OF ROCK, IN whom he placed
much confidence. When the command
reached the Grow agency ON its way
to check the Bannocks, Miles sent
Rock up to Clark's Fork to learn what
he could about the enemy. Able to
speak both Grow and Bannock, Rock
contacted the latter in going over the
pass and into the park. When he left
the BannockS, Rock passed on as if he
were jOurneying in the same direction
whence they had come. Reaching what
he considered a safe distance he circled
and returned to the Miles command
the night before the attack was made.
Rock was killed in the fight.
Remaining at the site the balance
of that day, the troops, in the evening,
witnessed the ceremony conducted by
the Crows in the burial of one of their
slain warriors. After arranging the body
for burial it was bedecked with ali the
valuables possessed by the dead IN
dian, with some belonging to his
friends. The last resting place selected
on high butte standing alone, the
body was lifted on the shoulders Of four
companions who moved slowly up the
elevation chanting their sorrow, while
the other Indians bewailed their loss
in characteristic tribal manner.
The captive Bannocks were sent back
by command under Lieutenant
Colonel Bell, which had moved up from
Fort Custer. Miles made all necessary
arrangements for the burial of the dead
and the care of the wounded, and then
renewed their journey toward Yellow
stone park.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-10-01

noise, under the guidance of the Crow
scouts, the command moved in the
direction of the camp. Stops were made
to listen in the dark. Reaching a point
near the camp halt was made. It
was found necessary to wait until about
four o'clock to catch a glimpse of the
camp and be sure of its exact location
A dim light appeared at the left, about
500 yards distant, giving an indication
of the site. It was then discovered that
the command had almost passed the
camp.
A skirmish line was formed. The
center was directed to proceed in the
direction of the light, supposedly caused
by Bannock starting an early morning
fire. The Crows were posted on their
right. The troops moved slowly, eau
tiously. They passed through the graz
ing herd of horses and ponies. Miles
noted that the Crow allies were quietly
moving off some OF the Bannock
horses instead of remaining where
they had been placed. Gradually NOV
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-10-01

The personnel OF the command was
made up Of 10 officers and 100 soldiers,
selected from among the most exper-
fenced veterans Of the Indian territory
and Northwest military campaigns.
The party also included four civilians,
Miles family.
Followed Rosebud
Moving up the Yellowstone to the
turned to follow up the latter stream
taking practically the same route over
which General Custer had led his ILL
fated expedition in 1876. A second ex-
animation was made at the site of the
battle. The topography of the country
was studied. The distances between the
different forces as they were engaged
ured. Some of the Sioux and Cheyenne
Indian warriors who had taken part
in the conflict were present on the
occasion.
Nearly two weeks elapsed after leav-
ing Fort Keogh when the expedition
came near to Yellowstone park. It had
been a pleasant trip. Rich verdure
covered the country side. The trees
were still in full and beautiful foliage:
the camp tables with delicious cuts of
meat. Trout were caught in the fast
flowing mountain streams. Progress
was necessarily slow. The ladies and
children occasionally rode in the
wagons, but more frequently were on
horseback with the officers in order
more to enjoy the scenery as they
passed along.
Before entering the park, messengers
arrived in Colonel Miles camp bear
ing information that the Bannock In
dians had gone on the Warpath in
Idaho. They were committing depre-
dations. Miles was informed that the
Bannocks were coming east through
Yellowstone park, threatening to in
wade territory to the east in the Yellow
stone river valley. Miles realized that
such an invasion meant devastation
to the settlements which had been
springing up in the valley. The move
ment eastward of the Bannocks also
meant serious action for the small force
accompanying Miles. He prepared ~
once to check the invasion.
After arranging to send the non
combatants Of his party to Fort EltS.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-10-01
HOW Often
Can YOU KISS and
MAKE UP?

TEW husbands can understand
l. why a wife should turn from q
pleasant companion into a shrew
for one whole week in every month.
You can say I'm sorry" and
kiss and make up easier before
marriage than after. If you're wise
and if you want to hold your hus-
band, you won't be a three-quarter
wife.
For three generations one woman
has told another how to go "smil-
ing through" with Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t
helps Nature tone up the system.
thus lessening the discomforts from
the functional disorders which
women must endure in the three
ordeals of life: l. Turning from
girlhood to womanhood. 2. Pre-
pairing for motherhood. 3. APP
preaching middle age"
Don't be a three-quarter wife.
take LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND and
Go Smiling Through"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-10-01
HIGHER CHICKEN PRICES
ARE FORESEEN BY BUREAU

Higher prices for chickens but egg
prices probably not as high as last
bureau Of agricultural economics in its
report on the poultry and egg situa-
ton. Chickens made q sharp rise in
price during August, but egg prices
rose less than is usual at the season.
Market receipts Of poultry during Sep
TENDER did not increase as usual and
in consequence the price Of chickens
rose to its highest point in 1887 at a
time when such prices usually decline,
the bureau points out. Prices of chick
ems during the rest Of 1887 are ex-
pected to remain above those of 1886.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-10-01
By "MON TANA LOU GRILL

FACE rested in the Yellowstone
river valley during the spring
and summer of 1878. The cam
l. paigns against the Sioux and
Cheyenne tribes during the win
ter Of 1876-77, to force the return of
wandering bands back to their reser-
vati0ns had been successful. The Nez
Perces under the leadership of Chief
Joseph had been checked In the fall
Of 1877 from escaping into Canada to
join forces with Sitting Bull. The can
comment at the mouth of Tongue river
had been evacuated in favor of the
permanent cantonment a few miles
farther to the west and known as Fort
Keogh. Fort Custer had been built at
the junction of the Little Big Horn
and Big Horn rivers. Cattle were being
trailed into the valleys Of the Powder,
Rosebud and Tongue river valleys. Mail
routes were being established. The
Northern Pacific railway company was
sending its survey crews into the ter
ritory.
The transmission of intelligence was
being accomplished by the establish
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-10-01

Miles took rs men to make a forced
march. His first plan was to occupy
pected the oncoming Bannocks would
attempt to negotiate. The invaders were
familiar with the territory. On many
previous occasions it was their custom
during the summer period, to visit and
trade with the members of the Grow
tribe, or to hunt buffalo.
Two Mountain Passes
Miles had learned there were two
mountain passes In the mountains over
which the Bannocks could travel. One
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-10-01

menu OF ul1llCaTy
telegraph lines east
from Fort Keogh to
Bismarck, a dis
lance of 800 miles.
Connections were
being made with
Deadwood in the
Black Hills Of west
ern Dakota, 200
miles to the south
east. Communities
ton was being es-
'tablished with Fort
Ellis, near the pres
ent site of Bozeman,
where the lines
wwyskA kAA
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-10-28

novice it hardly seems possible
that so nice a building can be
paid for out of the appropriation,
but this will be determined when
the bids are handed in. The board
proposes to corfine the cost with
in the limits of the bonds voted,
and if this will secure building
like that indicated in the plans,
Redwood will have school
building to be proud of. We adj
wise all our fellow toWnsmen to
call and see these plans.
May 10, 1883
We learned that no bids as yet
have been received for building
the new school house. Contractors
for brick work in our neighboring
cities appear to be so crowded
with work at home that proposals
for work in distant towns are not
snapped up very eagerly. How
ever, a Manltato builder has been
figuring on the job and we hope
at least one good builder will
make an honest bid on the job be-
fore the time is up.
June Z, 1883
The school board evidently has
no easy task in setting forth the
building of the proposed school
house. Critics say that a building
of the dimensions and materials
wanted by our people will cost
much more than the bonds voted,
which gives those in favor of the
first proposition submitted, for
$4,000, a chance to say 81 told
you so.'
June IA, 1883
The bids for the new school
house have all been too high to
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-10-28
Gazette Files
Tell Story Of
Bodybuilding
HEATING, VENTILAT1NG
WE'RE PROBLEMS IN
CONSTRUCTION

How progressive citizens in the
Redwood Falls community be-
came ashamed of the village
school facilities back in the early
1905 and after much prodding
and several setbacks, got the dist
riot to launch a $4,000 building
program which later jumped to
$4,000 and finally to $l6,5OO is
an interesting counterpart as the
city prepares to dedicate the lat
est addition to a school system
which today is valued at S435, 900.
The old files of The Gazette re-
veal an interesting story of the
agitation for and eventual COM
pletion of the structure, not I'M
like the present court house IN
appearance, which was RACED IN
1924 to be replaced by the Lincoln
building.
Many of the comments and ar
guments of that day cause us to
smile today. For instance ore
reader earnestly set forth the ad-
NdUIdSSS Vi d UllSh NSllSS1 O0liA-
ing as against one of solid con-
struction. Heating ard Ventilating
were recognized as problems but
the solution of the former through
the use of four furnaces is per-
haps an explanation of why the
settlers were slow in paying off
outstanding bonds.
Following are excerpts from
Gazette files concerning that
early building:
August Is, 1881
Last week the school board had
under consideration the necessity
for more room for the schools this
winter ard concluded to lease
building on Mr.. Holidays lots
used by him for a shop and to
have the same enlarged and fitted
up for a school room. We hope
Redwood people will realize the
inconvenience of these makeshifts
so they will take the only sen-
sible course next year and build
a SchoolhouSe.
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Pioneers Voted $4,000 Bonds for Modern School in 1883

oversee the construction of the
new building died last Sunday
from a stroke of apoplexy at his
home in st. Paul. His son, who
succeeded him on the building,
Immediately went to st. Paul in
| response to a telegram announc-
ing his fathers death.
September 20. 1883
The old janitor of our village
schools, Mr.. WEIGH, has been ap-
pointed for another year.
The second primary department
of our village schools (Miss Mar
tin, teacher) will occupy L. F.
Robinson's building on Mill street
the coming school year. This will
make room for both the informed
late departments in one of the old
school buildings. The Holiday
building was considered insult
| able for winter school ard will
not be used hereafter for school
purposes.
For various economical reasons
the school board has decided to
have work suspended on the
school building after the founda-
ton is completed as far as the
water table, which point will
probably be reached this week.
Such decision may be disappoint-
irg to the community but taking
into consideration the probable
extra cost of finishing the build
ing late in the season, the advan-
tage of having the foundation
thoroughly settled ard the inter-
est saved on the bonds by wait
ing until the opening of the next
building season, the action of the
board would appear to be dictated
by common prudence. The chance
of occupying the building this
winter in any case was remote, to
say the least with the late start
made thus far.
February Z, 1884
The school board is already
considering the matter of resum-
ing work on our new school
building as early the coming sea-
son as is practicable with the de-
termination to have it ready for
occupancy by the beginning of
another school year. Bids for mill
work will be opened during the
ensuing two weeks and contracts
for the labor will be let at an
early date.
June 10, 1884
The school board did a COM
mendable thing in re-engaging all
the present teachers in our public
school for another school year. 1t
is a matter of encouragement to
the teachers as is also the prospect
of adequate rooms in which to
to teach next term.
:. Work is again progressing on
the school house, the contract
having been awarded to w. B.
Lutz Of Lake City who commen-
ced operations Tuesday. The con-
tract was let at $3.50 per M, the
masonry to be completed by Aug
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January IL, 1882

Old schoolhouSe, taxes and dis
grace; new schoolhouse, taxes and
something to show for them, and
to take pride in.
Turn out at the school meeting
Monday night and as you con-
template the splerdor of our
school architecture, ask yourself
whether we don't need change.
January 10, 1882
The school meeting on Monday
evening demonstrated that our
citizens are considerably torn up
and divided on the question of
schoolhouse bonds. Without COM
irg to a vote on the bond pro-
position, a motion was made by
B. Flynn to adjourn without de-
lay and amended by MIR. Braley,
to adjourn to the second Tuesday
in October. The motion as amend
ed prevailed. While it is deplor-
able that no compromise was
possible which would secure to
our village a habitable school
building the ensuing winter, the
best thing to be done now would
seem to be determined and per-
sistent effort to fix upon some
plan that will insure success the,
next time the measure is brought
before the voters. The question
next time will resolve itself into
the alternative of either building
a new schoolhouse or refusing to
educate the children in the will
age.
June Is, 1882
Tomorrow the village school
will close for the long vacation.
Most of the teachers will leave
for their respective homes but we
believe that all expect to resume
their work next fall, with the ex-
ception of Miss Aver. If there has
been any dissatisfaction with our
teachers, or their methods, we
have not heard of it, while we
hear hearty approval of them
from various groups. If our school
building were one half as good as
the instruction given there, we
might be complacent about Red
wood Schools.
January Is, 1883
While the past year in Redwood
has not been a marked one for
building Improvements, the pros
poets in that respect are excep-
tionally good for next season.
There ought to be no possibility
of failure in the construction of
a good size public school building.
March s, 1883
Ammo 1888 is our year to howl.
School house building, church
building, railroad building, new
roller mill, a new creamery and
a new deal all the way around.
March 22, 1883
The school house plans OF Mr..
G.. p. Green show that ne Is no
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be entertained by the board, the
lowest being but little less than
SIS, 1000, by Craig and Co., Man
kato builders and the highest,
$4,000. So wide a difference
shows peculiar figuring some
where, and the board will en-
deavor to get an estimate of act
uaI cost of material and labor, by
an expert, before proceeding
further.
July 10, 1883
To-day ground was to be brok-
en- for a school house building,
after the original plans already
adopted. The board will engage a
practical superintendent and en-
deavor to save the contractors
profits for the benefit of the Will
age and at the same time give
employment to our home mechan-
les. This is encouraging and the
short building season remaining
may yet give enough time to fin
ish the structure.
August !, 1883
Mr.. Traphagen of st. Paul, a
master builder of long experience,
is experimenting the building of
the new village school house.
September 13. 1883
1t is expected that the founda-
ton of the schoolhouse will be
ready for brick work some time
next week. A. c. Ochs of New
Ulm is in charge of the masonry
and has taken a contract to lay
the brick in the wall. New Ulm
brick will be used.
William Traphagen who was
the original superintendent ap-
pointed by our school board to
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-10-28
MRS. BELL TAUGHT
IN OLD BUILDING
WHEN 1T WAS NEW

Mrs. HI. N. Bell who recent
ly celebrated her eighty-se-
cOnd birthday taught the pri-
mary grade in the old brick
school building when it was
new.
Mrs. Bells husband was
president of the school board
in 1885 when Miss Dye, pri-
mary instructor, was taken
ill. There were no normal
schools nearby at that time
and teachers were scarce, so
Mrs. Bell was forced to take
the position until another
teacher was procured. She
stayed at the job for three
years.
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these will hereafter better under
stand the Importance of punct-
uality. We are of the opinion,
however, that the action of the
meeting is in accordance with the
Continued on page Sky
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ed to the public call. At the APP
pointed hour the motion to issue
bonds was carried without much
opposition. After adjournment
number of citizens were met on
their way to the meeting and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-10-28

novice in practical architecture.
It is not our province to decide
o. its relative merits with other
plans, but we advise all who are
interested in building to see these
plans and consult with their
author. every man his own
Architect is no better policy than
every man his own doctor or law
yer.
April 10, 1883
The C. P Green Plan
Correspondence of the Gazette)
The question of the COMPARE
tive merits or dement's of build
ing with solid brick walls and one
with four inch brick wall, COM
monty known as veneered pro-
cess, is occupying the attention of
the public mind in this locality.
have no hesitation in pronoun-
cling the veneering process sup
erior to the other, in three several
particulars, viz, economy of eX-
pSiioS, I'LL llOl Z SOllllOl tdUlS
and healthful at all seasons of the
year, safer and much stronger. It
is well known by. builders that
wind carries snow through an 8,
IL and Is inch wall, rendering
the plastered wall on the inside
as cold as window pane, neutra-
lizing perhaps rs per cent of the
artificial heat and a correspond
ing ratio of comfort and sanitary
condition.
April 26, 1883
The plans and specifications
for the new school house are now
in the hands of the school board,
at Mr.. Herriotts' office. They are
very full and elaborate and to a
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ust l. MIR. Lutz brought seven
brick layers with him.
July IL, 1884
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At the school meeting last Mon
day evening a comparatively
small number of citizens respond
The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-20
Lawyers Eo+
Lunch At
Citizens Bank

PHILADELPHIA-(C) On Fri
day at 1 p. m. the delegates at
tending the annual meeting of the
National Bar Association accepted
the invitation Of Major r. R.
Wright, president of Citizens and
Southern Bank, 18th and South
streets, and ate lunch on the sec
ond floor of the bank building.
Major Wright, in a brief speech,
told the story of the bank, which
is now 16 years old, and is in the
midst of a drive to bring the de-
posits up to $1,oOO,OOO this year.
The Major also told of his becom-
ing interested in the Republic of
The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-20

Haiti after a trip there in 1888,
and how he decided to try to do
something to help the economic
interests of the country, and that.
his aid took the form Of organiz-
ing the Haitian Coffee and Prod
ucts Company, which now imports
large quantities of pure Haitian
coffee. The lawyers appeared
keenly interested in the story of
the development of the American
market for Haitian coffee. Major
Wright said in Philadelphia a real
demand for the coffee has been
created among the best class of
people of the city-meaning, of
course, the better class whites.
n
The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-20
AME BOOK CONCERN
AMENDS CHARTER

PHILADELPHIA = CO. Th e
Publication Board of the A. M. e.
Church met here on August 2, and
on motion of DR.. C. E. Curry,
manager of the Book Concern,
voted unanimously to amend the
charter of the Book Concern,
which was Incorporated in '55. The
amendment provides for one mem
ber of the Board from each EpiS-
copal district, and the Board will
be presided over by a bishop.
Bishop D. H. Sims is president of
the Board.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-20

A mans yes or mo- is the key
note to his character.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-20

No man depends on others more
than the proud man; his happiness
is entirely in the hands of others.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-01
WORK TO START ON
TOWNSVILLE ROAD
Tar and Gravel Surfacing
To Get Under Way Early
In Coming Week

Work will start on Monday or Tues
day of next week on the Townsville
highway in tar and gravel surfacing
provided for in a contract just let by
the State Highway & Public Works
Commission, it was announced today
by w. M. Burwell, manager of the
State Employment Office here, who
was notified to have workers ready
for the job.
J. M. Gregory, of Raleigh, is the
contractor. The exact amount of
money involved has not been learned.
The work is to be on the portion of
the highway recently graded and
where bridges and culverts were built
in the past year. That job was fin
ished only a month or two ago.
Mr.. Pllrwell said some % to 80
men would be given employment at
the outset, but that the number would
be increased later to a total of some
Is in all.
The employment office chief said
the work was to be done in about six
weeks or two months, and that the
road would be finished before the
winter weather sets in toward the
end of the year.
The pavement will extend out a dis
lance of trifle over seven miles, or
to near the WILLIAMSBURG cross roads.
Efforts have been made lately to have
the road improved for the entire dis
lance to Townsville, and county au-
thorities have hopes of attaining that
goal eventually.