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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-20
Lieutenant Badwns Command Returns Keogh Cantonent
After Grueng Mdwnter Pursuit of Sitting Bulls Band i'm 1876
S e Kept S sg"g st

Crow Indian reservation had only re-
Gently been moved from the great bend
OF the Yellowstone river eastward to
the vicinity OF Absarokee, and settlers
mad not yet begun to move into the
mountainous areas. The West Boulder
area was still wilderness, and many
Indians frequently visited the country.
II was considered certain the hand
cuffs and the 1aWbone were those OF
one OF the escaped prisoners likely
the wounded man. He was, 1t was be-
heved. abandoned by his sound COM
panion. Whether he had been killed
by the Indians or had persisted from
exposure and starvation were matters
OF conjecture. The handouts had been
tightly clamped-one arm band was
set at the sixth notch when found.
The other had been sprung until It
had opened. Both arm bands had
marks where they had been ham
mered on rock.
In the early days most OF the rough
crowd used psuedonyms, and their real
names were never known In the west
Such was the case with the two
prisoners However, the eScapee who
was known TO have been involved b
the Forsyth robbery answered the de-
scrtption OF one of Lon williams OF
the notorious Williams brothers who
had cut a wide crime swath IN WIS
constn as bandits and road agents. It
was believed Lon and his brother, I'D,
had moved west after an unusually
serious brush with the law.
Officers and laymen of the nineties
liked to believe that the man who
persisted in the mountains was that
same Lon Williams.
Asked about the handouts Billy
said:
Yes. still have em. And took q
good many men TO Deer Lodge with
those same handouts"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-20

Seagram's z Crown Blended
Whisassy- The straight whiskics
m Shis product are 4 yeaxs oar
nose cd. A0% ssEasgA& wisis-
klnA co., gmin msmssal sFiEiss.
90 nssa&
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-20

/ BONES to go along. The soldiers were
| enjoying a rest, but still feeling the
| effects of the hard march. Clothing
was their greater need.
At Z o'clock on the morning of Dec
IL, Baldwin marched out on the Fort
Buford road. BY o'clock that after
noon he had gone Is miles under tir-
ing marching conditions due to thaw-
ing. Camp was set up a half mile below
the crossing where there was plenty of
water grass and wood. Two mounted
men and a half-breed departed with
dispatches to General Miles. Joe Cul-
bertSon remained with Baldwin, who
was approaching another opportunity
to meet the hostile Indians. While the
ASSinniboines promised to join Bald
win, he noted in his diary that the
Yanktonais were moving up to Fort
Peck. and writing they were offering
aid and assistance to the hostileS and
should be disarmed He found the
country between Milk river and Por-
cupine similar to Kansas Many of his
men we're without shoes and had to
mprovise footgear by using buffalo
skins.
Leaving camp the following morning
at O'Clock the command encountered
hard marching Lieutenant Written
who had taken sick arrived at Wolf
Point at l O'Clock. Baldwin met White
Dog, head chief of the ASsinniboines,
10 years of age and short in stature,
who said he would go out with the
White Dog promised to come in the
next day and report on the result of
his talk with his young men.
"All say that I can't get through to
Glendive from here. They all confirm
my previous reports as to the number
Of people with Sitting Bull, and say
that he has left the Redwater, going
over to the Yellowstone country where
ne expects to meet other Indians, then
% return and hunt in the Redwater
country. believe that If these
indians (Assinniboines) were allowed
70 trade for ammunition that they
would be of great assistance to the
,roopS. White Dog said If the troops
Will allow him ammunition that he will
1r1ng In Sitting Bull inside of month |
They are industrious, raise garden |
ruck, and many of them live in |
houses"
White Dog did not keep his engage
nent with Baldwin ON Dec. Is, the fol- /
owing day, but Lambert came in the |
morning with an Indian who was to t
% out with Baldwin the next day A |
eport came, through Indians, that |
more troops we're coming down the
iver. Baldwin thought they must be
nembers of the Miles command. A 4
trong wind came up at 2 o'clock
Ehich turned into regular norther
nth snow falling. Baldwin decided
D cross the river the next day, but
otes in his diary: Learned tonight
nat Mackenzie had a fight with
'heyenneS on Powder river, Nov. IS, /.
B76 He whipped them"
The battle to which Baldwin refers
that which was fought on Nov. Is
nd 26, on Bates creek, near the North
,rk Of Powder river in Wyoming.
roop x OF the Second cavalry, troops
and K, Third cavalry, troops B, d,
F and M, Fourth cavalry, troops II
nd L. Fifth cavalry, Col. r. S. Mac
enzie, Fourth cavalry. commanding.
ieut. j. A. Mckinney. Fourth cavalry,
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train. to make the rest of the Journey
to Deer Lodge by stage.
The prisoners had been brought to
end of track IN a caboose They were
held there during a wait Of several
hours for the stage Two of the prison.
ers, one OF them involved In the rob-
berry of Conductor Laughlin, made a
break for liberty. In a rain of lead
they headed for the Yellowstone river.
One OF them was wounded. Both were
handcuffed
While posse was being organized
the men made good their escape and.
though the country was closely combed
they were never seen again.
About 1890 sheepherder working
Tor j. b. Woods In the divide country
between upper Mission creek and the
West Boulder river picked up a pair
OF handouts and, nearby. mans
lower Jawbone. He brought his finds
to Livingston and turned them over
to the sheriff
JawbOne Is Pen Rack
Eventually Mr.. GARNER acquired the
lawbone for pen rack. After they
had been in the Sheriff's museum
for some years the handouts were
put TO use by Billy Mitchell, who was
then serving as an officer In Living
Ston.
At the time the two men made their
escape the western boundary Of the
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-20
BY ELMO

BY ELMO
Billy Mitchell Of Livingston has an
eloquent souvenir of one Of southern
Montana's pioneer mysteries. Another
memento rather gruesOme, OF the
same mystery rests on the desk in the
office Of the GARNER cigar factory
In Livingston.
Mitchelrs souvenir Is a pair OF
ancient, ruSted handouts. They came
into Billy's possession after they had
hung for many years In the Park
county sheriff's office along with SOU
venirs OF other celebrated crimes Of
the locality.
The other souvenir, used for many
years as q pen rack by the late Charles
GARNER, Is the lower jawbone from
a human skeleton.
Early In 1883, when Livingston was
end Of track ON the Northern Pacific,
Conductor Tom Laughlin ran ON the
Billings Forsyth division. He was held
up IN daylight ON the Main street OF
Forsyth one day and the bandits with
800 IN loot made their way 70 the
railroad yards, locking themselves IN
q boxcar due out ON an early train.
Caught in Boxcar
Undersheriff Louis King Of Miles
City, notified OF the crime, caught
train 10 Forsyth and, despite the
of the crowd that the two
bandits each had a gun, along with
Two bottles of whisky, he entered the
ar by an end opening and In a few /
minutes opened the side door With 1
MS men handcuffed. The prisoners |
we're convicted at Miles City and were |
oven hong sentences.
with ether prisoners destined for /
ms &e9x4&0waa1 prison, the Forsyth /
'ancsss we're bwOaeAAt to Livingston by
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-20

The unfortunate firemen were blown
20 DTS. One was saved through the
protection OF a team Of horses. He was
~ the act Of blanketing the animals.
Inc horse nearest the explosion was
killed The other horse was knocked
Gown. pinning the driver under him.
Two more explosions followed. each OF
winch took its toll of human life
Many Of the victims were bystanders
VINO mad run to the fire out of curl
oSlty. Thousands Of homes were rocked
IN that section of the city. A mans
arm was blown through a window
Debris was found more than a mile
away The explosion Illuminated the
sky in all directions.
Members of the paid fire depart
ment who lost their lives we're Chief
Angus Cameron, Assistant Chief Jack
Sloan, Dave Nose, Sam Ash, George
F1fer and Pete Norling. There were II
paid men on the department The five
who lived to tell about 1t were Harry
Kinney Fred Dugdale, Jack Flannery.
Al Jackson and Dave MCGEE. Not all
OF these were at the fire. The alarm
was turned in from a cali box by
Police Officer Pete Steinborn.
Scrape candle wax stains from lin
ems. Then wash the linens in soap and
water
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-20
COLLECTIONS GAIN

The state board of equalization COL
lected 1874 ,57954 last year by II
license fees and taxes 1t administers, a
gain Of $40. 70209 over the amount col
lected In 1888 The five-cent per gallon
state gasoline tax brought In IS ,B87,
SIS, 400 5O36 go the year before The metals
mine tax accounted for only s163, 100 ~
last year. as against s424, 1857. IS IN
1898.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-20
PAYs TAX REFuNns

State Auditor John ]. Holmes issued
checks totaling s116,5l0.84 during De-
cember as refunds to persons and firms
buying gasoline not for use on the
highways. The refund Is the amount Of
the state tax on the gasoline purchased.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-01-20
LIVINGSTON HAS
GRIM SOUVENIRS
PAIR OF ANCIENT HANDOUTS
AND HUMAN JAWBONE
HAVE A STORY

They Are Believed MementOes Of Early
Day Shooting, When Convict Bound
for Territorial Prison Escaped from
Custody and Headed for Yellowstone.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24
Tuskegee Sends
twenty-five To
Nationals

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala
A party of twenty-five left the In
stitute today fer the Twenty
fourth annual championships Of
the American Tennis Association
which will be played on the cam
pus at Wilberforce University,
Wilberforce. Ohio, August 10, 20, 2I,
%, % and "a.
Heading the list of tennis stars
are Margaret Peters and Rouinania
Peters, national doubles cham
pions, who will defend their title
The rapid rise of katherine Jones,
sophomore, Springfield, Massa-
chusetts, Mamie Stanley, fresh
man Brooklyn, New York, and
Helen Hutchinson born on the
Tuskegee Institute campus, Sopho-
more-all playing brilliant brand
of tenns, will assure the TuSke-
gee contingent of excellent fer1i-
nine representation. All of these
young women are in rare form
having recently returned triumph
ant from the Florida champion
ships which were held on the
Royal Courts at Nassau Bahamas,
in the British West Indies. Aug
ust S, 6, 7 and 8. Clifford H. Russ
ell, Howard Minnis and Harmon
Scales, who also starred on the
Royal Courts in the Bahamas, are
expected to be at their best at
Wilberforce.
The Tuskegee party travelling
in private buses. is headed by
Cleve l.. Abbott, director of ath-
letics at the institute, and vice.
president of the American Tennis
Association: Edmund H. Burke,
chairman of the tournament COM
mittee; Captain r. S. Darnaby,
member of the A. T. A., publicity
committee; Mrs. Almore Dale, MIR
and Mrs. William L. Baber, Miss
M. L. Syrette, Mrs. Russell Brown
Mrs. Cleve l.. Abbott, Sgt. John D
Patton, Roumania Peters, Margaret
Peters katherine Jones, Mamie
Stanley, Helen Hutchinson, Jessie
Abbott. Clifford H. Russell, Howard
Minnis, Harmon Scales, Robert
Isaacs, John Watrus and Howard
Kenney.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24
Herring St.
High School
Accredited

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
Herring Street High School, De-
catur, has been accredited in Group
of the Georgia High School Ac-
crediting Association for the year
l940-41, it was revealed Wednes-
day.
Prof. Charles M. Clayton, prin-
cipal, and his faculty repeatedly
concentrated all efforts during the
past four years to bring the school
up to the Group level.
The departments improved in
clude: the Home Economics, play
ground, which was brought up to
the high level by efforts of the De-
catur Lions Club, which sponsored
several programs and raised large
sum; the science department, also
improved last year; the music de-
partment, under direction of Mrs.
Lucille M. Clayton, which raised
enough funds to purchase two
pianos; and the Central Library,
under direction of Mrs. Wilhel-
nina Scretchin, which was put in
proper shape. All were made pas
sible through the cooperation OF
Superintendent Lamar Ferguson, Of
the Decatur school system.
The Herring Street Parent Teach
ers' Association, headed by Mrs.
Hazel Moore, is in the midst of
drive for $500 to match funds from
the Board of Education to secure
a gymnasium for the school next
year.
Fifteen full-time teachers and a
principal make up the faculty for
the elementary and high school.
Students on the NYA program last
year received near a thousand dol
lars for aid. The faculty and prin-
cipal have expressed thanks to Of
ficials of the state program for
that aid to needy students.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24
Bv Ric ROBERTS
Louis Retires For
Present; AChance
To Earn You $4,000

JOE LOUIS, the Golden Boy of his and the only
such lad produced by his has joined the unem
ployed
The Bomber finds himself without September date
stc activity for the first time since he turned profess
sional half dozen ago. He has no more heads
stomachs and jaws to bash and he's lonely So is Uncle
Mike Jacobs and Blackburn and the others.
It costs the Bomber neat $1,000 week to live COM
foraby and to think that such staggering weekly out
must last at least % consecutive weeks must be
greatly dsquieting.
He have indoor shot in the Garden in January
if he wants it, but his braitrust has voted against any
indoor matches. They insist that the Bomber must
fight but twice year that both should indoor dates
Like all of the really great heavyweight boxers, Louis
respectful opposition Baer Gaento Pastor
Nova and Godoy acceptable to John Public more
not as foes anyway and Buddy Baer Billy Conn and
Pat Comiskey current white hopesare not yet ready
The next few months may prove dangerous for Louis
conceivable that protracted deness may dull his sword
of contest, make him vulnerable in 1941.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24
Marietta Born Scribe
On New York Paper
Writes Letter To Lew
By RIG ROBERTS

Lew Jenkins, lightweight boxing champion of
the world who attened by Henry Armstrong in non
title scrap month ago. is back home Sweewater Texas
He left New York in hurry, ostensibly to be
alng mother The New York writer's believe Lew sick
and tired of the fight game because his managers keep
matching him with Negroes.
He postponed his date with colored Bob Montgomery of
Philadelphia to rush back to Texas. He put the flame
last week when he declared he would knock h. out of
Hymie Capn, his manager, upon sight This because of
racial friction.
Bob Brumby whom this writer knew a star foot
baer at the University of Florida than decade
has written Jenkins open letter.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24
Here's Your Chance

fellows who have been dreaming of bringing Louis to town
exhibition had better busy The Bomber shortly to be
quite interested in such proposition.
about his projected exhibition South America
lot of bunk Dixie remains Louis most fertile field
exhibitions down here the have him.
There fortune down here for him if his engineers will but
the situation and cash White people have
VIGOROUSLY chilly seeing Bomber exhib
to him fight but, to them this exhibition
stuff be too much of what be called putting the
South Americans be pleased for look at Joe one
about the latin Latins have nasty
habit of going for extreme contradictions the man they want
suddenly becomes the object which to
alas which whom shed tears They
may go Louis, they not.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24
Louis Dixie Born

has made trip Dixie exhibition. The
trip below expectations there a reason.
He to Orleans this toward
Scmeing laid This
at the time This his record
>, er ged at the time box office appeal
still say Dixie will to Louis exhibitions
other sector
people feel that Louis into trouble in Dixie;
that cracpot the other side may take shot
next to cash more dough.
You busy grand idea would be conceive such
tour minute detail
and There's least $4,000 such
the who perfe it, The information and suggestion
is
ish idea
see pot 100000 for Monday night
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24
Black Barons Rally To Snatch
Observation-Disclosures
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.-(SNS)-


The Birmingham 7laci- Barons
gave out their best performance
of the season in taking a double
header from the Chicago Ameri-
can Giants, Sunday by a Az and
3-2 margin at Rickwood Park. The
game marked the Negro American
League final in a Slagtown and
Sneed and Bankhead gave out an
impressive hurlf-g finish as the
BaronS subdued the invaders.
Missing from the regular Barons'
lineup we're Manager Candy Jim
Taylor, and the horsehide sensa-
tiCns Sampson and Howard but
the team didn't need them as Har-
DIV. catcher on the team, was a
generalissimo of first rank as he
piloted the team ~ The two vic
! tories.
Something was really wrong
with the Giants, however. They
didn't have the go and hustle OF
that team we saw early this sum-
mer at the American Giants Park.
Miller and Miles, hurlers for the
Giants, turned in a performance
as listlesS as any we have seen
this season.
The two wins gave the Barons
their only double win since the
Barons opened here this Spring
and this can be credited to the
splendid fielding support given
the hurlerS Sneed and Bank
head.
FIRST GAME
Score by inning
Chicago 002 600 600 III
3. Barons 010 021 900 a 8
Battery Chicago, Miller, pitcher
and Brown, catcher.
Battery, B. Barons, Sneed, pitch
er and Hardy, catcher.
SECOND GAME
Score by inning
Chicago O20 0oO z
B. Barons 0O1 200 900 l
Battery Chicago, Miles, pitcher
and Brown. catcher.
Battery B. BaronS, Bankhead
pitcher and Brown, catcher,
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24
sports.
EX- A. u. STAR

sports. !
EX- A. u. STAR
From Bethune-C Goldman, Peter
son went to Atlanta University.
where he played varsity football
and baseball, and from there 10
Fisk University, where he spent
his last years in active competi-
ton.
In 1888, Preston Peterson began
coaching at the Campbell Street
High School, serving this school
for seven years. During that
period his teams have won more
than so games and have lost only
9. They have not been defeated at
home since 1888.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24

Mr.. Brumby is one of the veal
thy Marietta, Georgia, Brumby
chair manufacturers and is a staff
writer on PM, epoch making daily
newspaper recently presented to
New York's public.
THE HOT MESSAGE
The following is complete re-
view of the open letter written hy
Bob Brumby to his fellow white
sorltherner, as it appeared in the
the Friday August Is issue of PM.
Dear Lew:
/ see by the papers you took
terrific blast al one of your man
ayers, Hymie Caplin. You accuse
Hynnie of trying to get the Penn
sylvania Boxing Commission to
suspend you because you delayed
your bout with Bob Montgomery
in Philadelphia in order to go to
the bedside of your mother, i'll in
Texas.
1t is nice to see a son display
affection for his mother. 1t would
be unnatural if he did not. I sim
cere1y hope your mother by now
is we'll on the way to recovery.
But it is not so nice to see you
take a blast at the person who
maneuvered you into big money
circles.
You know. Lew, as we'll as do,
why you are blasting at Hymie.
You have stated, as did your wife,
Katie, that you dislike Hymie be-
cause of racial reasons.
WHERE DO YOU STAND?
Then why don't you have gump-
ton enough to come out and say
so and let the fans Of New York,
who have supported you in style
to which you were not accustomed
back in your cavalry days, know
just where you stand?
In my book, Lew, the best thing
for you to do would be to get a
farm in Texas and stay there. You
could nurse your soreheaded intol-
erance where it would do no harm.
Such a feeling certainly has no
business in this country. You also
must realize, Lew, that your Sec
ton of the country has often been
accused of such intolerance I'm
from the South. too.
You add to the flame. It would
be bad enough if such inexcusable
tommyrot came from some crack
pot in Columbus Circle. Coming
from a man who earns a living in
an alleged sport, it is revolving. E.
Another thing, Lew, you claim
Hymie does not own any if your
contract. You say, Lew Brown
| ing is sole owner
Hymie Caplin has contract Civ
ing him half interest in your ring
services, I saw the contract. SO
I what does that make you Lew?
HOW ABOUT BACHMAN?
You are the last person in the
world to accuse any one OF disloyal-
| ty. When you signed with Hymie
you did so because you liked his
connections" in the business.
You deserted Frank Bachman,
gave you your start. You knew Hy-
mics racial background then, but
YOU didn't cast such unwarranted
aspersions when he was maneuver-
ing you to the top.
You claim Hymie's friends both
cred you at Grossinger's with their
New York talk" How about your
friends. Lew?
I was one of your staunchest
hackers. Lew. You must know that.
But such talk as you are indulging.
in now makes me think it would
be better for you to stick to farm
ing in Texas.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24

Earl SaEGe, Henry Armstrong. Joe
Louis, Jack Dempsey, Ernie Shore,
Jesse Owens, Red Grange, Babe
Ruth and others-together with
thumb-nail descriptions of their
claims to fame.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24

North with 1-2 Naturals and
2 Clubs Pass Hearts Pass,
4 Hearts Pass Pass Pass
a Club suit opens at 2 Clubs,
South sees the Co-Naturals are
8 and counters with his five-card
major suit, bidding 3 hearts.
North sees Co-Count OF q
hearts and 8 1-2 Co-Naturals
and bids for game.
Winslow discloses the strength
of the hand and length OF the
suit with one and the same BID:
No. 18
iWINSLOW, p. o. BOX I'll,
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Copyright 1889. All Rights Reserved
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24
.WINSL0W-WA
Contract Bridge
BY L. II. e. Win-Way
ALI, K-l, o.
Opening Bid "A I-2 Naturals.

Opening Bid "A LIZ Naturals.
OPENING BIDS OF TWO
CLUBS
We have come to the conclu-
sion that Winslow is truly the
greatest of all Bridge Systems,
disclosing the strength of the
hand with the opening bid is
a wonderful feature. We could
not have arrived at a game in
any other system" This from
Chicago.
8 1-2 Co-Naturals: MS Vul.
South Dealer:
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24

The decades of the twenties and
thirties represent a golden age IN
sports, which will probably be
enjoyed by this old world Of ours
but "once in a lifetime.
To prove this contention, "The
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24
U. S. Pipe Takes
On 24th Street
Red S0X Clan

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-SNS-
The flawless fielding and hurl-
ing staff of the U. S. Pipe base
ball team talyo- on the second place
oath Street RI SoX, Saturday af-
ternoon at Fleetwood park. At the
same time Dickey Clay will mixup
with LIN as the YMCA puts on
the double decker horse-hide show
for local diamond fans.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24
Joe Louis, Jesse O1Uens
To Be Praised On Air

Inside of Sports broadcast over
Mutual on Saturday august 24
from 7:45 to 8 pm. EDST, will
present in rapid review the great
names in all fields of the sporting
world-Bill Tilden, Bobby Jones.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24

An iIIustrioTs baseball man by
the name of Dick Lundy, rated
the greatest Negro shortstcp of
all time, is wondering what a man
ager has to do TO hold a job as
pilot of major league club.
Lundy. despite the fact that his
club had just won 10 straight vic
tories, got his walking papers
from the Newark Eagles the other
day. Catcher Biz Mackey sue
ceeds him.
Pried as to the reason for firing
manager although he was sue
ceeding. Owner Abe manley re-
pOrtedIy said it was done "for
economy's sake. Lundy was a
bench manager. Mackay will be q
playing pilot.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-24

Birmingham, Atlanta Jacksonville Manu. Savannah
Durham Tuskegee Charleston, Nashville, and Louisville
| am that excel all champs money
maker as well fighter Tunney and Dempsey all
ring earnings and there's little in waiting until
at him or MAIN other way This silly child