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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-21
Romance Was Important
Part of Pioneers Lives

his head and dragged him from his
morse. Whitley was in no condition
to put up a fight even if he had had
chance, as he was still weak from his
wound.
The Mexicans disarmed him. forced
him to again mount his horse, and
with him in their center hit for the
hills. Whitley had a Smattering of the
Mexican and Spanish language as a
result Of his months in Mexico and the
southwest, but the Mexicans were will
ing TO talk OF almost anything except
why they had taken him captive. They
treated him with all possible consider
alton during q trip of several days in
land, but kept him under close guard
at all times. Their journey finally ended
at a ranch, where Whitley, after being
held prisoner for several days, became
i'll with fever.
He was delirious for several days,
and when he became rational again was
astonished to find at his bedside the
beautiful young senorita whose father
had tried to buy his discharge from the
army and employ him as the manager
of his plantation.
The senorita told him that she had
kept track of his whereabouts and that
she had had him kidnapped and brought
to the ranch where he was and which
was owned by her father, so that he
COuAu uOb pb oCllt uO1Il6 Win the Troops. |
Now, she said, peace was being nego-
tiated, and the other soldiers would go i
home and leave him behind She had |
ridden so miles to nurse him, when !
news Of his illness had been brought to |
her.
It was several months before whitley
regained his strength following the |
attack OF fever which had downed him
before he had recovered from his
wound When he was able to travel,
the senorita gave him $500, paid his
boat fare to New Orleans and weepingly
1ade him goodbye. He had declined her
oroffer OF marriage because he had
wife at home.
whitley, who came to Montana in
1853, died In Butte at an advanced
lge many years ago. His last days were
'pent in poverty and want. He was
inabie to get pension because he
lever received his discharge papers
rom the army. His comrades had been
discharged long before his return to
he United States and WhiteIey went
bout his business, giving no thought
D the discharge papers until long years
forwards. He applied for q pension
tut died before the war department
lad finished tracing the record of his
ervtce through the mlIsty tones which
ad been compiled more than so years
ef0re.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-21

the barn were no longer friendly, he
turned about and fled down the creek
through the underbrush. Hickok pur-
sued him, firing until his revolver was
empty.
AS Hickok returned to the ranch
/ house, Woods was found IN the weeds
1 where 1t was believed his life was
ended by one Of the women with a hoe,
/ for HtckOk met a woman brandiShing
bloody hoe yelling, Come on, let's
/ kill all Of them.p Monroe McCanles
was still bending over his father in q
daze at the whole proceedings when he
saw the woman approaching and took
to his heels.
BY that time both stations were in
state Of commotion. A pony express
rider and stage driver came across the
creek. John Hughes, who had pretend
ed friendship with both McCanles and
Hickok, had been hunting along the
creek bottoms, and he arrived Just after
Gordon had started to run down the
creek. Hickok now called to Joe Baker,
who was one Of the stock tenders at
the barn, and accused him of being
a friend of the McCanles gang. Baker
denied this but Hickok already had his
pistol leveled when the stepdaughter
threw her arms around Baker with
the butt Of his pistol saying, you've
got to take that anyway
A bloodhound which had followed the
McCanles gang up to the station was
found and set on the trail Of Gordon
and soon found him under a tree.
Hickok handed the McCanles shotgun
to one OF the bystanders with the COM
mand ito put that fellow out of his
misery. That win show me that you
do not belong to the McCanles gang"
The man afraid to disobey, shot Gordon.
Gordon was buried where he fell.
Blankets were wrapped around his body.
and he was cast into the grave with
his boots on. Someone made a rough
box IN which McCanleS and Woods
were placed
Sarah Shull, though she had kindled
The flame and was more to blame for
'he tragedy than anyone else, went off
IN the westbound stage the next morn
ng and was swallowed up in the from
Ter. Wild Bill, it was said by friends.
vas always on the lookout for her.
'hough she probably never gave him
another thought. AS years went on.
he came to realize that Sarah Shull
lad merely used him to Whet her veng-
,ance on McCanles but nevertheless.
ne was enshrined in his heart as the
NE woman.
Hickok, Wellman and the man who
lad shot down Gordon were arrested
n charge Of murder. The accused con-
ended they we're defending government
property as well as their lives. Public
ointment acquitted them and they
'ere not held for the higher court, It
raS not until after this affair that
1ckok was called Wild Bill
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! vile, he took with him Monroe Nc
Canles, the 12-year-old son OF David
McCanleS. AT Wellman's request. Wild
Bill left his dugout and went to live
IN the east ranch house to discharge
the duties Of station master. On a day
soon after the departure of Wellman,
McCanles went to the east ranch house
and picked a quarrel with Mrs. Well
man. He tried to terrorize her into Civ
ing up the station or making the de-
faulted payments. In his usual fashion
he roughly wreStled Hickok about who
made no effort to resist the bully nor
did he appear to show any resentment
Wellman was gone about IL davs and
upon his return he sent the bow home
TO tell his father that the trip had been
unsatisfactory and that he had not been
able TO get either money or supplies.
McCanles was angered beyond all meas
ure. His anger was intensified from the
TACT that during Wellman's absence
Sarah Shull had likewise gone to STAY
with Mrs. Wellman during her hus-
bands absence and the high revelries
that had taken place there had come
to McCanles' ears
Demands Station
The morning following WelIman's re-
turn, McCanleS went to the station and
made demand on Wellman for the
station and all the property connected
with 1t. This was refused. After his in /
tervlew with Wellman, McCanles went
TO Sarah Shull and told her he was |
going to clean up" on everyone at the I
station. Had McCanles been in a reas- /
Enable state Of mind, he must have
Known that Wellman was in no way re-
sponsible for the money. He did not
owe McCanles a penny. All of Nc
Canles' actions on that day were due
Q his state of mind in respect to Sarah
Shull.
Inc east ranch house was structure
.oout So feet long east and west and Is
eet wide north and south. There was
partition in the middle with about
six foot doorway where calico curtains
lung.
True to his word, McCanles came
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-21
BECAUSE OF SPANISH SENORTTA.
ANDREW J. WHITLEY DIED
IN BUTTE IN POVERTY

Romance played a mighty small
part in the lives Of most of the
pioneers Of the old west. It formed
high spot, however, In the ad-
ventures of Andrew j. WhiteIev. a
veteran OF the Mexican war who
lived in both Helena and Butte in
the early days, and who, before
coming to this state had been q
pony express rider on the st. joe
oalt Lake route In the sos and
who in 1885, fought Indians where
the Union depot now stands IN fhe
city OF Denver. Because of the love
OF a Spanish sen0rita, he died in
poverty and want.
Whlteley went into the Mexican war
at the age of 25 with Co. F. of the
First dragons. He was prepared FOR
most OF the things he was to encounter.
put little did he dream that he would
pc kidnapped by Mexican Vauueros AZ
Sae pehest OF a Spanish girl who wanted
him for husband.
Whitley landed at Vera Cruz with
the troops of Gen. Winfield Scott
General Worth and General TwigpS
his soldierly bearing and superb horse
manShlp attracted the attention of the
orflcerS and before long he was de-
Ca1led as an orderly of General Scott
IL was on the march TO Mexico chat
ne met the young senorita, the daughter
OF a rich Spanish planter. The troons
camped near his plantation for some
Time ana young Whiteley became well
acquainted both with the father and
the daughter. The father was Interested
IN Whlteley because of his wide lrnouvI-
edge OF American farming methods and
orfered TO buy his discharge If WhiteIev
would enter his employ to manage khe
plantation. Whiteley's captain. However
would not agree so whitley kept on
soldering, although he would have
accepted the position offered him IL
1e could have obtained his liberty. FOR
'ition. HASA'S
Whiteley's troops participated In the
'torming Of Chapultepec and the &C.
;upation OF Mexico City. In q battle AT /
ne latter place he was wounded in kl1e /
eg while carrying dispatches frT0rTl
+eneral Scott to General Worth and |
anne near losing his leg. He was in khe
hospital for several weeks before he
covered sufficiently to be moved
Nhen he was strong enough IN sfor,d
he trip, however, he was ASSIGNED ~ )
Of soldiers going home ~
lex leave and who were sailing from
EZRA Cruz
The detachment arrived at vera fy,-,v
everai days before their ship was ~
81, and camped outside the city. and /,
Vhlteley obtained leave to visit fha
OWN one evening. While he was re-
1rnirg 70 his quarters about midniphk
e was overtaken by six Mexican vnn-
eros. one OF whom tossed q RATA over
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back to the ranch in company with his
son, Monroe. He stopped at the well,
where he diSmounted and gave his
horse water. Wellman met him on the
west steps Of the house. 1cCanles i'm
mediately began abusing Wellman,
charging duplicity, claiming that pay
ment could have been made had Well
man wished. He insisted once more on
prompt payment of all back payments
or immediate possession of the station
Wellman for the dozenth time told
McCanles that it was not in his power
TO secure the money nor could he give
up the station. A1cCanleS became more
abusive until afraid that the same kind
of punishments would be meted out to
him as McCanleS was in the habit of
giving his victims, he left him and went
back into the house. Mrs. Wellman, ex-
aSperated with McCanles over the
whole affair, then came to the door
and began raging at h1cCanles defying
him to try and take the station. NC
Canles, though he had been abusive to
her during Wellman's absence, now re-
FUSED to quarrel with her He said he
had come to settle with Wellman per-
sonally and that his business was not
with women.
Just then Wild Bill appeared at the
door. He confronted McCanIes much |
to that mans surprise and anger. Or |
dlnarily, he would have lifted Bill from
his feet, tossed him about and inflicted |
his usual torture but for some reason
On this day it was fated that he Should
stop to parley. Perhaps he was not
ready to deal with Wild Bill until he
had settled with WelIman.
What in hell" he snarled at Hickok.
have you got to do with this? NV
business Is with Wellman and if you
want to take hand in it come on oIIf
here and we will settle it like men,
Hickok's answer was somewhat elus-
We. He replied. Perhaps it's or faint
We'll, then" said McCanles. eve are
trends amt we? / want to know. we
lave been, aih't we, Hickok?"
Again Hickok quietly replied, 81 guess
Then" said McCanles, send Well
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man out here so can settle with him
OF l Will come in and drag him out. "
McCanIes Surprised
~ was something new for this young
! man 70 stand up to McCanleS and Nc
GAMES was taken by surprise. AS they
looked az each other they both realized
4 the deadly enmity that existed between
1 tnem out Tor the minute it was under
cover. Then Hickok stepped back into
the room and began conversation with
Wellman. They were planning the best
course to pursue, Some of their words
reached McCanleS and he began to
realize that danger was afOot. If he
made good his boast, he could see that
things were not going to go entirely
ms own way. He leIt the west door and
Went around to the south door. From
there ne had full view of the interior
OF the whole house except the portion
shut off by the curtain. He could see
Weilman and Hickok still In earnest
conversation. It would have been more
IKE McCanleS to have walked in and
attacked both men at once but he was
sun acting IN a befuddled way He asked
for drink of water though the dipper
STOOD beside him on a table. At the
request, Hlckok left Wellman went To
the bucket and handed the dipper full |
OF water to McCanles. Then he turned |
and walked rapidly but quietly back |
toward the curtain.
McCanleS dropped the dipper and
called to him to stop. Hickok did not +
comply but moved on quickly behind
the curtains between the two rooms.
he called upon Hickok to come out
from behind the curtain and fight fair
adding that If he did not, he would
come IN and drag him out. Wild Bill
was growing more confident of himself
every minute. He told AdcCanles to
come on If he wanted to but when he
1ld there would be one less -- when
be tried it,
No one seemed to know whether or
not McCanles started in to make his
threat good for almost Immediately a
ihot was fired from behind the curtains
and McCanleS fell backward on the |
steps. The boy, Monroe, ran to his side [
,rylng to help him up but already {
ieath was claiming him. He tried to /
'ay something but could not get it [
Woods and Gordon, two of MeCanles'
blowers, were at the barn and when :
hey heard the shot they ran to the |
house. Woods attempted to enter the I
ltchen door, Hickok shot him twice {
With a revolver. He was mortally s
Wounded but managed to run around Q
he house to the north side where he
ell in clump of weeds q
COmmOtiOn in Stations :,
Gordon seeing Hickok shoot at Woods, 3
lrneo ana ran, and as he ram Hickok s.
ent bullet sailing after him. He in v
ended to secure his horse and get v
way but after seeing that the men at 3
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-21
BY TACETTA B. WALKER

T THE time Wild Bill HickOh
~ had his adventure with the Nc
"a Canles gang, he had not YET
made a name for himself. He
had a reputation locally as an
expert gunman and had gained the
name of being a reckless driver by the
Overland Stage company for whom he
worked. He was employed as a driver
of freight wagons on the Sante Fe trail
when he met with an accident that
almost proved fatal to him.
He was walking one evening some
distance from his camp when he came
upon a cinnamon bear with her two
cubs. Hickok was armed with a pair
of pistols and large bowie knife and
without fear he advanced upon them.
He waited until he was at close range
before firing both pistols at the mother
bear. He succeeded in only inflicting a
wound that goaded the bear into attack
ing him. AS she advanced growing her
rage, Hickok met her with his knife.
A bloody fight followed in which the
man was steadily becoming the loser. I
With a last great effort, Hickok plunged
his knife into a fatal spot Of the bear /
Together man and beast fell on the
blood soaked soil Hickok was found /
shortly, after, by his compaion nearer
dead than alive. He was incapacitated .
for several months.
When he was able to get up and
about little, the stage company Of
fered him employment as horse wrang-
Ter on the Rock creek station which
they had rented from David McCanles
He was not expected to work for he
was not able to work. Many of his !
wounds were still unhealed. His left
arm was almost helpless. McCanles was
still in charge as superintendent and
Wild Bill to a dugout cabin
On the south bank of what is known as !
Wild Bills creek, telling him he could
help around the stables. For some
-eason AIcCanles took dislike to Wild !
Bill from the very start. He bullied him c
IS much as he did other men around I
he station and under pretense Of fun
ook every occasion to humiliate him. 7
lie nicknamed him Dutch Bill Nc {
Janles liked nothing better than to
how off before a crowd and whenever h
presented itself he would r
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-08-21

Thomas J. Riley, 70, Of Butte, sentenced
TO life imprisonment 80 years ago for the
murear Of Patrick L@rxey, Butte banker and
inMbnx yard owner, has been granted par
liberty IS soon as the state board OF paranns
approves the governors action The pardon
win e0rne before the board at its naxt naset-
ing
The Washington times., 1937-11-30

At Christmas should fulfill the golden dreams loved We
should reward them for their PATIENCE affection and
tOns No other gift could fulfill these beautifully
lasting tha" gift Of lifetime iewe from Francs At you
find tremendous nationally Watches beautiful
diamonds, radios. IuSsase sverware dnnerware
The Omaha guide., 1937-01-09
Capital City Fire
Does Big Damage

Washington, D. c., Jan. 8 (ANP)
An overheated stoker was given
as the aus of a fire early Monday
morning at the of the Hamilton
Printing Co which resulted in a
loss to building and equipment es-
timated at $4,000. The Hamilton
brothers, Col, West and P%ercival
Y, bought the frame building which
houses the plants about IS years
ago, later adding a shop at the
rear. In 1881 a modern brick front
was built, giving the structure an
estimated value of 100000. While
returning from the fire, Mrs.
Julia West Hamilton, mother Of
the print shop owners, was slight
" injured while riding in the car
of Joseph Green who was taking her
to the branch YWCA, where she
is the executive secretary
The Omaha guide., 1937-01-09

The conference will be held in the
auditorium building of the Depart
ment Of Labor.
The conference has been called
for the purpose of evaluating the
present benefits of the, Federal
program in operation and to plan
toward possible improvements and
needed programs for the Negro.
Ii is sponsored by the National
Youth Administration in the hope
that it will point out the need
for greater attention in the prep
aration Of Negro youth for voca-
tions and for a national place
ment program designed to erase
artificial barriers to employment.
The conference is the result of
correspondence with leaslers of
many national Negro organiza-
tons, in which the possibil ity of
unified thought and action in the
program for Negroes was suggest
ed by Mrs Bethune. Leaders of
church, %fraternal, professional and
educational institutions agreed that
the time was propitious for Ne
proes to voice their needs to the
national government, and suggest
ed definite points for discussion
at the conference.
The Omaha guide., 1937-01-09
SUES DRUG
FIR NJ F OR
IN S L T
Wife of Police Prose
cutOr is the Victim

Cleveland, Jan. 8 (ANP)-
Charging that the clerk of the
Mayell and Hopp Drug Co., one
of Clevelands oldest drug firms,
at its newly opened branch
store grossly insulted them
when he refused to serve them
| at the soda fountain maintain
ed at its branch store, Mrs.
Elmira Saunders, wife of Asst.
Police Prosecutor William B. Saun-
ders and Mrs. Cora Clark, both pro-
minent women of Cleveland, filed
suit this week through Atty. Nor
man L. McGhee, chairman of the
Legal Defense committee of the
NAACP, asking Manages under
the Ohio civil rights law.
According to Mrs. Saunders
and Mrs. Clark, they entered the
branch store and made a purchase
of an an article of merchandise,
and seeing the soda fountain, they
requested to be served a glass of
soda, when they we're refused by
the clerk, and when they protest
ed he became insulting.
Investigation disclosed that one
Of the officials Of the company is
Walter Kltewson, prominent Re
Iubliean member f Claveland's
City Council, whom many colored
citizens supported in the recent
election for the office of county
commissioner.
The Omaha guide., 1937-01-09
CINCINNATI
YOUTH WINS
COURT FIGHT
Sues Board to Enter
WinthrOw School

Cincinnati, O., Jan. 8 (ANP)
Judge Robert German in
Common Pleas court Tuesday
granted a writ of mandamus
against the Cincipnati Board
of Education, in the action
brought by Mrs. Viola Wright
to have her son, John Winbush
II, admitted to Winthrow high
school. Attorneys James ii.
Cleveland and G. e. Vance re-
presented the mother, who claim
ed that Winthrow principal refus-
ed her son admittance to the school,
and through Judge Germans ac-
ton the Board of Education is or
dered to admit the youth to the in
stitution.
Testimony revealed hat the boy
graduated from the eighth grade
in the Woodlawn rural school dis
trict and because there is no high
school in that district, the youth
selected Winthrow high school.
Judge German said, " If a local
board Of education not having a
high school fails for any reason
to enter a contract with another
board, any pupil Of the former
who has a certificate is entitled to
enter any high school within the
state.
"Our system of education is a
state system, and not a local one.
Each board, therefore, is the mere
agent of the statewide system
Whether such a plan Of education
is desirable is one which might
provoke endless debate in the legis-
lative hall, but it has no place II
a courtroom forum where the cour-
is to declare only what the Law
actually is" The judge is being
widely commended by fair-mindel
citizens of both races for justice
and impartiality of his decision
The Omaha guide., 1937-01-09
BREWING INDUSTRY PAYS
MORE THAN HALF MILLION IN
TAXES FOR PUBLIC UPKEEP

that 1883 people are employed
in breweries at an annual payroll
of 1879, 293; approximately
100000 have been employed in the
distributing and selling of beer at
an annual wage of 1919, 000, 900;
approximately 100000 employed
in allied trades wage of $312,000,-
900.
"Tn summing up employment
during the three years of legal
beer 877,53s people have been en-
ployed and paid total wages of
over three billion and one half
dollars.
"Tn the first twenty-nine months
of beers re1egalization, over seven
billions pound Of crops have been
purchased from the farmers for
which they have been paid approx
imately $266, 425, ITS. At this rate
prohibition cost the farmer gross
receipts Of $1,154, 5O9,095 from the
brewing industry alone. More than
10000 farmers are now supplying
their grain and hops to the brew
ing industry. During the fiscal year
Of 1886, the brewing and distill-
ing industries will have consumed
90 per cent of the entire wheat,
corn, barley and rice sold in both
the domestic and foreign markets
during three average years of the
nrohihition periodn
The Omaha guide., 1937-01-09
Place Two COlOred
On Dixie Grand Jury

Colombia, S. c., Jan 9 (ANP)
For the first time with the mem
Dry of the Oldest inhabitant here
two Negroes will serve on Rich
land county's grand jury, at
the term of general session
court of Richland, beginning Jan.
18th, in Township auditorium. Jud
ge G. B. Green of the Tenth Cir
cult will preside. The names Of the
Jurors were drawn this week, al
ong with ten white jurors, by the
county jury commissioners. The
two selected are C. A. Johnson
supervisor of colored city schools
and w. H. Harvey, of the Nortf
Carolina Mutual Life Insurance
Co.
The Omaha guide., 1937-01-09
Fisk Singers on
NBC Chain Again

Nashville, Jan. 9 (ANP)-The
Fisk Jubilee singers are again
broadcasting each Monday even
ing on the Magnolia Blossoms pro-
gram over WSM and the red net
work of the MIC at 1900 eastern
standard time. This program fea-
lures music of the south, and the
Fisk Jubilee singers sing the
same Negro folk songs that de-
lighted people in both Europe and
America when the first group went
out in 1871.