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Glacier County chief., 1940-01-05

that his house was the only shingled
house in the west.
Frank Summers. then a youth of
about II years, also worked for the
government, cutting hay along the
Little Big Horn, where, SO recently,
of dead and dying, war yells and rifle
shots. Gradually he drifted into the
cattle business, becoming one of the
prosperous cattlemen of the west, a
success, however, intertwined with
heart-tearing mishapS. He has seen
his cattle grow sleek and fat on the
rolling plains of his Blue creek ranch.
But there were other winters when
he stood by, helpless, and watched
them Shrivel to moving skeletons. when
WaterholeS were dry, and when the
few loads of hay he procured at fabu-
lous prices started stampedeS among
the hunger-maddened animals, bring
ing added misery rather than relief.
For so years Johnnie Booz. also, has
ranked as one Of Montanas most pros
porous cattlemen. Many of the best
known ranches of the west have been,
at one time or another, either under
his management or ownership. And he,
too, has seen the fat years and the
lean years, and can still smile valiantly
at memories of hard winters and cattle
thieving, of Indian menace and bitter
L. A. Nutting gives his autobiography
briefly. He says:
II have been everything from bull
whacker to banker" which statement,
in his opinion, about covers the story.
There were, however, many interest
ing adver Tres wedged in between the
years, much constructive work done
for the west. Nutting is still living in
Laurel, town incorporated from part
of the original Nutting homestead,
land on which his father, Doctor Nut
ting. filed. Nutting was the first presi-
dent of the Citizens National bank.
Glacier County chief., 1940-01-05

lings, as a resident, in 1910. In 1912
he served as alderman. and. from 1918
TO 1915 as mayor of Billings For four
consecutive terms from about 1921 to
1929 he was elected to the state legis-
lature. A full life, colored with adven-
ture, rich in service.
A statement equally true, in more or
less degree, of all those pioneers who
were guests at Bud" ODonnells BIRTH
day party. Emphatically true of the
guest of honor, I. D. ODonnell himself.
Probably no man has contributed
more to the farming industry of the
state than ODonnell. If not the first
experimental, scientific farmer in
Montana. he was one of the first to
confirm his theories by actual practice
and to test his faith in the land. From
the beginning he has been tifeleSS in
his efforts to irrigate our wide. dry
plains. Indeed. he is best known as
the Daddy of Irrigation" ODonnell
grew the first alfalfa in the state and
as member of the first Farmers in
stitute, preached the raising of alfalfa
in every county in Montana It logic
ally followed, then. since alfalfa de-
mands moisture. that he make the
rounds of the counties again, preach
ing irrigation. He was also one of the
first to advocate feeding Of livestock
rather than depend upon range His
farm at Hesper became so outstanding
a model of successful, scientific farm
ing that specialists from the east have
journeyed out here to study ODon-
nell's methods.
In service to the state Bud" ODon-
nell has established record that de-
flies rivalry. for he has neld some ap-
pointed position under every governor
since Montana was admitted to the
union. Under Governor Toole he served
as chairman of the state horticultural
board and was also a member of the
state sheep commission. He has rep
resented the state at every irrigation
congress. Between the years 1892 and
1902 he was a member of the state fair
board. At various times he has repre-
Sented the state at the state dryland
congresses. During Montana's period of
adolescence he took an active part in
the location of the many state insti-
buttons. During the controversy con-
corning the location of the state cap
ital he played a major role. For so
years I. d. ODonnell has given un-
stintingly of his youth and zeal and
faith, and yet he does not consider
his task completed. At present he Is
serving as a member OF the federal
housing plan.
1t was fine thing for the Billings
Kiwanis club to honor these men who
linked the destiny Of their youth with
that Of the state some 60 years ago.
1t Is well for us, who are basking in
the privileges Of an established COM
monwealth. to pause occasionally to
give thanks to those who made our
commonwealth . fact.
Glacier County chief., 1940-01-05

fire. A deep snow had fallen during
the night. Chief Joseph decided to sur
render rather than let these helpless
ones of his tribe suffer more"
And Broncho Charlie, who would
have treated Joseph with the same
him, continues: Il didn't see Chief
Joseph surrender, and I'm glad I
didn't he was my friend.
About shutdown Chief Joseph rode
through the American lines to sur
render. The boy that told me about it
said he was on q pony, lean with too
little fodder and too much rmnin',
and that Joseph rode with his head
bowed and his hands clasped in front
Of him. Alongside of him stalked five
young warriors who looked up into the
face of the chief. and talked fast to
him. Joseph made no answer. but as
he got near to General Howard and
General Miles. he lifted his head till it
was Just as proud as it had ever been,
and his eyes were just as keen and
kind. He got off his pony and stood
straight and tall before them.
The chief held out his rifle TO
Howard, who motioned to Miles. Miles
stepped up and took it, and then held
out his hand. Joseph grasped it, and
Howard held out to him. He then
turned and walked away without
word bein' spoken by anyone ...
THE whole tribe struggled in to sur
render. E. Only White Bird wouldn't
give up to the white man. He said that
the white man wouldn't keep his word,
and SO he. with his two squaws and
maybe 80 warriors, slipped through
into Canada and safety.
las old as I am. it makes me blush
to have to say that White Birds words
were true.
The government again broke faith
with the red man. heard that
both Howard and Miles fought against
Chief Joseph bein' sent to prison in
Leavenworth.
He died in 1904 and a greater In
dian never lived-never! He was, to
the end. blanket Indian, and at the
last he wanted his tribe to speak the
lingo of the whites, but he himself
never did.
They call him the Great Warrior"
Chief Joseph-but I like to think Of
him as my friend. Thunder Rolling
Overtime Mountaini"
Glacier County chief., 1940-01-05

and came to know Sally Winnemucca,
the daughter Of old Chief Winnemucca
in Nevada. Sally was General Howard S
advisor. and it is said that Howard
never made a move without asking
Sallys advice Broncho Charlie did not
think so much of her advice:
"She might have been more help to
the troops if she'd been up against
warriors of her own tribe, or the
Piutes, or some tribe she knew what
to expect of EN- next. But you couldn'
blame her if she didn't do so good
against Chief Joseph Of the Nez
Perces. I reckon it'd stump any girl
scout to be up against an Indian Ma
poleon."
Though Broncho Charlie had many
narrow escapes, he never got into ac-
tual battle Chief Joseph kept retreat
ing north. always managing to outwit
his white purSuerS. Charlie carried
papers to Second Lieut.. Hugh L. Scott
up the Madison river valley at the
time that Joseph'S scouts made ar
error and reported that there was a
heap plenty big band" in the valley
when really there was only Lieutenant
Scott and a handful of cavalry. The
error was enough to cause Joseph to
change his trail and take a longer
and harder one up through the Vel
lowstone country.
Broncho Charles last dispatch was
to General Miles in the Bears Paw
mountains only few days before Chief
JoSephS surrender there. Joseph. whose
Indian name was "Thunder-R Rolling
Over The Mountain" was at the end
of his trail There was little left .
do but surrender. As BrOncho Charlie
tells in his memoirs: In his oT-c.
tepce there was 4 new little Soc. bc-::
to him durin the frs bacc.e =: We
Bird canyon, and the or.y Gre y -
children left alive. He had cured a.
the others on the long c,a-c..,. :: 1I>
cold, and he could see re wCC:s:. a.
children huddleG ever ! S--L,. cl-.:>-
Glacier County chief., 1940-01-05
By ERIC THANE

Broncho Charlie Miller-the "Bron-
cho Charlie" famed as a western scout,
plainsman and horsebreaker, who in
1881 rode horseback from New York to
San Francisco when he was over 80
years of age-waS a dispatch carrier
during the Nez Perez uprising of 1877.
Carrying military information from
Gen. o. o. Howard to some officers
up toward the Bitter Root range at
the time Chief Joseph was leading his
Nez Perez band over Lolo pass in their
desperate flight towards Canada, he
was surprised on the trail by a band
of Indians who at once drew bows on
him. Broncho Charlie drew his gun,
though he knew it would be useless.
The odds were too great. He gave
himself up for lost.
Then one big Indian lifted his hand
and called out, How! Man-Who-
ns-Fast-From-A-Be This is a
friend of our chief, Joseph. He must
not be harmed"
The man who spoke was White Bird,
one of Joseph's underchiefs. Broncho
Charlie was permitted to continue and
was not molested on the rest of his
trip, though three scouts after him
were killed. Two of them were the
Fordham brothers, famous in western
history as courageous and clever dis
patch carriers.
Broncho Charles appellation of
Man Who Runs-F S t-From-A Bear
had been gained the year before when
he visited Joseph in Idaho before
Joseph's trouble with the white men.
Joseph and his younger brother, Olli-
cut. with White Bird, were hunting
Glacier County chief., 1940-01-05
Broncho Charlie, Plainsman,
Was Friend of Chief Joseph

cinnamon bears. some of which weighed
five and six hundred pounds and
measured nine feet from tip to tip.
The day after Broncho Charlie met
Chief Joseph, he joined them in bear
hunt The party located big CHINA
mon at once, burrowing in an ant
hill for ants, and Broncho Charlie was
directed to climb tree with his gun
and wait for the bear while the In
dams, armed only with bows and ar
rows, herded the animal within range
of a shot.
The bear came right up to the tree
and stared up at Charlie. then began
to climb. Charlie was so aStoniShed
that, in spite of his years in the will
derness, he became panic-stricken. He
tried to squirm around for a better
shot, and in his nervousness dropped
his gun.
Saved by Chief Joseph
The bear came higher. and Charlie
began to climb as fast as he could to
! his brother and White Bird arrived
and managed to kill the bear with ar
rows The Indians were vastly amused
at Broncho Charlie. and named him
Man 'ast-From-A-Bear!"
Chief Joseph even then was seeing
the shadow of the white mans menace.
Broncho Charlie remained with him
I the chiefs bitterness against the white
men. He did not want to go to war,
however. and fought against the Sug-
gestion. But he never deluded himself
as to the red mans fate. According
| to Broncho Charlie: When I was
stayin' with him, some nights when
we was all sittin' around the campfire
finished, Chief Joseph would rise and
stand, erect and tall, his blanket about
his shoulders. He would lift mis- right
hand outstretched, palm down, and
all the others would hush. Then the
chief would speak:
Indian live in country many years.
White man come. Put Indian out.
White man say, Col" Indian go. This
is my mountains. This my lake. White
man no good. White mans word no
good. Soon Indian have no lake. No
mountains. Just have cayuse. But white
man stay. Indian go. Soon all white
man. No Indian. Indian go forever
He'd hold a regular grafton like
that, and the braves would all move
up close where they could hear. and
and keep up a steady sort OF wailin'
under their breath as they listened
to the chief tellin' 'em what the fate
of the Indian was to be-"
When Joseph and his Nez Perces
finally broke loose and fled for
Canada, it was ironical that Broncho
Charlie should fight against the man
who was his friend. The army engaged
Charles services as a dispatch rider
at the same time purchasing a large
band of horses which Charlie had cap
tured wild off the range and broken.
Charles pay was Sc a day, and the
army furnished his horses. He was not
allowed to enlist, but was expected to
volunteer whenever a call went out
for a dispatch rider This was due to
army regulations.
Knew Sally Winnemucca
During Joseph's flight. he carried
messages from one command to an
other, managing to evade several pre-
cariouS situations, none quite so des-
perate as his encounter with White
Bird where only Chief Joseph's friend
ship for him was his salvation He
travelled mainly with General Howard
Glacier County chief., 1940-01-05

Mrs. Wagner here sketches some
thing of the biographies of the guests
at Mr.. O'Donnell's birthday party.
By GLENDOLIN DAMON WAGNER
It Is well that MOntanans of to-
day do not forget the debt they
owe to our early day pioneers.
without their courage and perse-
verance and faith in the raw, bleak
western area there would have been
no state of Montana As specific
proof of gratitude the Kiwanis
club Of Billings gave a party on
Sept. l6, honoring I. d. O'Donnelrs
18th birthday. An outstanding
group Of guests Joined in the cele-
bration. each one of them distin-
Euished BY long years Of o service &c
years or more residence in the state
they helped to build. and each one,
moreover, still continuing actively
to serve Montana.
The average age of this group Of
Montana builders reckons more than
80 years, with DR.. w. A. Allen the
oldest. and Robert Leavens. whose boy
hood was intertwined with the youth
Of the west. the youngest. The COM
bined biography of the IA pioneers who
helped celebrate ODonnells' birthday
would include much of the history of
Montana, for among them are Indian
fighters, wild game hunters, cattle and
sheep men, farmers, freighters, stage
coach drivers, politicians, sponsors Of
irrigation, founders Of towns.
Doctor Allen first ventured into the
west from Ohio in 1877, and claims to
be one of the first white men to view
the ravages of Custer hill, year after
the massacre. Not at all discouraged
by this glimpse of a wild, dangerous
land Doctor Allen returned to Ohio,
organized party, and led it westward.
Frank Summers was one of the party.
From Bismarck they completed their
trek as far as Canyon creek overland,
making the trip in. II days. Doctor
Allen secured employment at Fort
Custer as government blacksmith. but
found time. meanwhile, for many adj
ventures. He hunted wild game, fought
Indians, and won the trust and friend
ship OF Chief Plenty Coups. friend
ship that endured until the latter's
death. During the early days Bill"
Allen built a home for himself and
family on Canyon creek and boosted
Glacier County chief., 1940-01-05

Grapes are very perishable. Do not
try to break the punches apart. Cut
them with scissors
Glacier County chief., 1940-01-05

On Sept. 16, last, the Billings Kiwanis
club was host to one Of the most unusual
gatherings in Montana's history. The
gathering. on the surface, was a birthday
party for I. d. O'Donnell, Montana pio-
neer, who was observing the 10Th ami
yersary Of his birth. But the remarkable
feature Of the party was that all Of the
II men present had been residents Of
Montana for more than half century,
and their ages ranged from 20 to OIL.
Glacier County chief., 1940-01-05

From popular blues songstress to
concert star is a long leap-but lovely
Nan Wynn seems to have made It
without trouble. However, the Soon
cert" is Raymond SCOTS CHS "Con-
cert in Rhythm" where Nan gets a
chance to display some of her unique
tOnalisms with superb orchestral back
ing. In the last two years the West
Virginia lass has risen to stardom on
the airlanes. Her current program is
heard Tuesdays at 10 p. m, E. S. T..
Glacier County chief., 1940-01-05

During Joseph's flight. he carried
messages from one command to an
other, managing to evade several pre-
cariouS situations, none quite so des-
perate as his encounter with White
Bird where only Chief Joseph's friend
ship for him was his salvation He
travelled mainly with General Howard
Evening star., 1940-11-07
PIummer, Cox Crash
On Mat in Match
With Top Label

Lou (the) Plummer and Joe Cox,
the Kansas Krasher, alias the
Klassy Kid, alias the Korntassle
Klutcher, will collide tonight at
Turner's Arena and the resulting
confusion will be what is known
and described by the trade as a
feature attraction.
Plummer has been laying 'em in
the aisles, literally, with his fists of
late and the KlaSSy Korntassle Kid
was imported for the express pur-
pose of putting a period to his MUIR
derous meanderings. If the Krash-
er kollapses it's going to be mighty
serious disappointment to Promoter
Joe Turner-particularly if the
house is bad.
Other matches include Eddie New
man VS.. Warren Bockwinkle, Milo
Steinborn VS.. Chief Chewaki, Emil
Dusek VS.. Tommy O'Toole and Tiger
Tisket Tasker VS.. Chris Zaharias.
First bout is at $3.50 and the divil
take the hindmost.
Evening star., 1940-11-07
Dernger Toughest Pitcher He's Ever Faced Says Keller
Also Lds pu Jimmy Wilson and Buck Nem College Pork RotoHons

the history of the fall classics.
Jimmy was in no trim for such
a tremendous task to begin with,
and how he managed to go
through that last game after
picking up charleyhorses in both
legs and other injuries in the
earlier games is mystery to me.
But all he did in the final test
in addition to handling Derringer
perfectly was to get two hits and
steal a base. He actually stole
the base, too, after the game was
over and took it home as a SOU
venir.
"I suffered a strain in my leg
in the next to the last contest and
when I went to a masseur that
night to have 1t ironed out so as
to be in top form for the final
game, I found Wilson there. He
was in such bad shape that he
could barely walk and I joined
with the masseur in working on
his legs to such an extent that
my fingers finally became so
numb and I feared they would
be of little use to me the next
day.
It was sitting on one leg and
the masseur on the other both of
us working away when Jimmy
twisted his neck far enough
around to look up and say, Gee,
wouldn't this make a fine picture
If some newspaper photographer
happened to come around
Werber also agreed with the
selection of Hank Greenberg as
the most valuable American
League player of the year. When
I was with the Athletics one of
his twisting ground smashes
broke one of my fingers and
Evening star., 1940-11-07
HiNeary Among Those
Expected TO Tackle
Traditional Foe
Tech Rated Even Chance
OF Whipping Eastern
In Clash Tomorrow
By GEORGE HUBER.

Good news at Western High Is
that some of its injured players will
be back in trim for next Mondays
important clash with Central. Four
members of the first team were
missing when the Red Raiders fell
before Tech last week, 6-21, and the
return of at least two and possibly
three of these will give much-needed
strength as they seek to regain in
the Central game the prestige they
lost in bowling to Tech.
Mondays game means nothing as
far as West Division honors go, for
Western, in defense of its public
school championship, already has
clinched division honors, but Gen.
trail is the nearest thing the Raiders
have in the way OF traditional
rival. So title or no title, Central
will be primed.
Heading the list of returning
Raiders is Jake Hilleary, sparkplug
of the team and its all-around scor-
ing threat. Jake tore hgament in
Wilson and Tech games. He was in
uniform and wanted to play against
Tech, but Coach Dan Ahern forbade.
Grey Likely to Play.
Also likely to play against Central
is Bill Grey, end. He injured his
right leg in the first game against
George Washington In Alexandria
and local schoolboy football fans
have yet to see him in action. But
had he been in shape all season he
probably would have been one of
the best ends If not the best in
schoolboy ranks. He's the tallest
boy on Westerns team, good pass
catcher and sudden death to oppos-
ing runners. Against G. w., for exs
ample, he stopped almost certain
touchdowns with spectacular tackles.
On his showing in practice and in
that first game he had been ticketed
as an all-high prospect, but his in
jury ended most of his chance for
selection.
The Eastern Division crown very
likely will be settled tomorrow, with
Eastern, winner last year and leader
so far, meeting Tech at Tech. A VIC
tory or tie for Eastern would gain the
title, while Tech, to snare the bacon,
must win both the game tomorrow
and the one next week with Ana
costa. 1t isn't as tough a task as
it sounds for Tech, which, in spite of
a record not quite so good as East
ern's, will go to post tomorrow as
no worse than an even choice.
Eastern Record is Best.
Eastern has the best record of
any Schoolb0y outfit in this area
with five wins and one cefeat, while
Tech has three wins, one defeat
and one tie. Tech has been coming
forward all season, though, and is
reaching its peak with the import
ant games coming up, while Eastern
has several key players injured.
Eastern will know tonight wheth-
er Eddie league, plunging- passing
halfback, will be able to play. His
injuries, received against Anacostia
last week, are not as serious as at
first feared and his arm no longer
is in sling.
The other series game tomorrow
will find Roosevelt seeking its fourth
consecutive win with Woodrow Will
son as the enemy. Roosevelt al
ready has had the most successful
season in the schools history and
it IS likely that it will win one or
two more games. Who can remem-
Der when Roosevelt won three games
before, or four, or five?
Evening star., 1940-11-07
BY w. H. HOTEL.

Paul Derringer and Jimmy
Wilson of the Reds and Buck
Newsom of the Tigers, all greats
of the past World Series, should
have had burning ears last night.
This trio came in for top praise
from Charlie Keller Of the YAM
KEGS and Bill Werber of the Reds
as these two ace baseballers
helped spice father and = son
night of the College Park Rotary
Club at Beaver Dam.
Keller, hero of the 1889 series,
labeled Derringer as the most
difficult Slabman he ever has
faced. because of his fine curve
and fast ball and his exceptional
control, but added that Bob
Feller of Cleveland was faster
and sure to take his place among
the greatest Slabbers of all time.
Werber, dodging the fact that
he was the real hero of the past
World Series, fully agreed with
Keller as to Derringer, but went
to bat for Newsom as not receiv-
ing half the credit due him for
his great performance under the
most trying circumstances.
Had NewSom won the series
for the Tigers" Werber said, "he
would have gone down as one Of
the outstanding World Series
heroes of all time He came
awfully close to turning the trick
and just because he failed by a
slim margin, he has not been
given his just dues"
Werber also took occasion to
rate 41-year-old Catcher Jimmy
Wilson'S feat of catching the en-
tire series for the Reds as the
most remarkable and grittiest in
Evening star., 1940-11-07
Potential AH-Americos to Pack
Grid as Texas Aggies, S. M. u.
Clash at Dallas Saturday

stepping runs. Completed 20 Of At
passes for 292 yards.
5. Wild Bill Conatser, Aggie half
back: Brilliant punt returner; bril-
liant punter. Has alternated with
Derace MoSer, still another punter
and runner de luxe. Averaged 1873
yards on Is punt returns; kicked
for a 37.7-yard average.
6. Will Mullenweg, S. NJ. U. block
ing back: Unfortunately, Mullen
veg, a rough-and-tumble type, came
along in the same era with Thoma-
son. Just about the equal of Thoma-
son on blocking and tackling, often
called most valuable cog in the tricky
Methodist attack. Rugged line
backer.
7. Ray Mallouf, S. NJ. U. halfback: ::
Cagey, methodical. Alternates with
Clement. Fine passer, .476 average.
Good direction kicker and driving
tackle runner.