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Glacier County chief., 1940-03-22

ter. I started in by asking Sid Willis
If Charlie Russell could sing. Willis
was for many years a rider for the
old Home Land g. Cattle Co., of the
Nedringhaus brothers, which ranged
cattle all over eastern and northern
Montana: he is former sheriff of
Valley county, former United States
marshal for Montana and owner of
the states largest collection of the
paintings of the cowboys artist.
Charlie Russell
Russell Couldn't Even Hum
Sid" said l. could Charlie Russell
sing cowboy songs?"
Sid looked at me in amazement.
don't think he even intended answer
ing my question, until / insisted by
repeating it. Then 1 thought he was
going to swallow his cigar. You know
it's usually half way down. anyhow.
He played safe this time by removing
it from his mouth.
NO he said, Charlie couldn't even
hum tune. That's one story that's
never been told about Charlie and
there have been a lot told, some true,
some not.
One of the most outrageous lies
ever told about Charlie was that he
used to draw pictures to pay for drinks
in saloons. There was never a word of
truth in that. Quite the contrary
cEelyuouy was tuulDlllB over IIlelH-
selves in an effort to achieve the honor
of buying drinks for him. Scores of
times have known him to either leave
the place altogether or secrete himself
in the back room to get away from
those who wanted him to drink with
them
Sid's statement regarding Charlie
corroborated by Finch David of Utica,
Fergus county, saddle companion of
Russell's probably for longer period
than any other surviving old-time
cowboy.
NO" said Finch in answer to my
question. Charlie couldn't sing a note
any more than could.
Finch then told me story of a time
when he and Russell were riding for
Montana. There was another rider
with the outfit, said Finch, who mag
ined he could sing. One evening Rus
sell, in a wagon camp. sat down on
his bedroll and raised his voice in song.
After his first effort he asked Finch
to join and help him hit the right key.
Finch came to Russell's assistance.
high" He then appealed to the cow
boy who thought he could sing and
the three of them let go altogether.
The result was a barrage of boots,
chunks of firewood, COW chips and any
thing else within reach Of the re-
mainder of the camp population in
protest against what must have been
indeed a raucus vocal outburst. That
ended the concert" said Finch. and
it came out just the way Charlie had
planned"
Charlie and Finch assuaged the
wounded feelings of their contempor.
airy by assuring him that his effort
was really fine and he, rejoicing In
the euphenious cognomen of Crazy
Bill" believed them and their denun-
Citations of the other cowboys, who.
they convinced him, were really unable
to appreciate good music.
Most Considerable Of Men
IT never heard Charlie Russell insult
a man nor say anything to hurt an
others feelings during all the years I
knew him." said Finch. HE was one
of the most considerable men have
ever known"
Thus Sid and Finch both assured me
that the old-time cowboy song for the
most part was the product of city song
writers and musicians, sung for the
most part by honky-tonk singers. Cow
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-22
Odd Carved Rock
Found on Old Road
To Fort MUqinnis

Much interest was aroused recently
by strangely carved rock, found in
the Sagebrush near Crooked creek,
where the famous old Carroll stage
road crossed the creek in what is now
Fergus county. The rock was found
by Wilbur Zahn on his ranch. rs miles
from Roy. The relic was displayed in
the window of the Democrat-News at
Lewistown.
The carving was done on a piece Of
soft rock about 4 inches high, 5 inches
wide and l inch thick, in the form
of a closed book. The date 1869 Is
carved on one cover, and on the other
appear the words. II Think Ever Of
Thee" Scrolls and leaves are carved
in the corners and two designs Of
anchors
Because Of the date, some observers
believe the rock might have been
carved by a sailor who came up the
Missouri river to the old town Of Car
roll. 10 miles from the, zahn ranch.
1t may have dropped from a freight
wagon enroute from Carroll to Fort
Maginns. In 1869 the Carroll-Fort
Maginnis road was heavily travelled.
with freight being hauled from Carroll
to the old post in the Judith noun
tainS.
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-22

leave should sing a prospector's song
and not stick to their own library OF
music. George did not excuse himself
on the ground that he didn't know any.
He had a different reason. He is
graduate Of Northwestern university
and always given to thinking about
reasons for things for which few of
the rest of us young fellows in those
days ever sought a reason for.
WELL" said George, those cowboys
songs are most of them too darn
mournful for a good, healthy man to
sing and enjoy. They don't apply I'M
less fellow Is down deep in the
dumps about something like losing his
roll on the wheel or headache fol-
lowing wild night"
OF course there are lively cowboy
songs, like strawberry Roam" a horse
which could turn on a nickel and
give you back change" But at that, it
and similar songs were seldom heard
except in beer hall or on a phono-
graph. A cowboy just simply didn't
have time to try to learn the words
and music to them.
Freighters' Songs Better Known
Old-time freighters' songs were more
widely known among the early day
coWmen than cowboy songs. One of
them, for instance, was about Sweet
Polly From Pike" who went over the
was another, Joe Bowers" a song
dating from emigrant trail days. Joe
boosted that
My name it is Joe Bowers,
And have a brother Ike.
Il come from Old Missoury
And all the way from Pike"
The Ike in the Joe Bowers song is
Polly" but the Pike is the same, both
applying to Pike county, Missouri. The
Joe Bowers, song. the complete story
of romance which appealed to the
fun loving emigrants and early day
freighters: also was widely known by
men Of the open ranges. who sang it
regardless of the fact that their vocal
efforts might resemble more the croak-
ing Of frog rather than the eleva-
/ ton OF human voice. 1t continues:
I'll tell you why I left there
And started for to roam
And left my dear old NANNY
80 fur away from home.
There I loved a pretty gal,
Her name was Sally Black
I asked her fur to marry me
And she said it was a whack.
Said she to me, Joe Bowers,
Before you're hitched for life,
You'd better get little home
! 10 keep little wife.
Said I to her, Dear Sally, gal,
If you will only wait,
! I'll go to California and
/ I'll try to make a stake
Said she to me, Joe Bowers
You are the man to win
And she sealed the bargain with a kiss
And threw a dozen in
Well, according to the song, Joe went
to California and got right busy. He
worked like a mailer He seemed to be
getting along fine. And then one dav
a letter came from my dear brother
Ike"
1t told Joe that Sally had walked
out on him and married a red-headed
butcher and that they had a red
headed baby. Joe bemoaned that the
fact that the letter failed to say wheth-
er the baby was a boy or girl and
that it stopped right after saying that
the baby'S hair was red
Sung to the lively measure mostly
given it and dozens of tunes that were
manufactured by the singers, Joe
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-22

Sam Bass was born in Indiana,
1T was his native home,
But at the age of IT,
Young Sam began to roam"
1t continued to say that Sam went
to Texas "a cowboy for to be" and
that nicer Teller you'd hardly ever
see" Sans story as told by the song
come from evil deeds, for Sam turned
bandit and train robber and was either
shot or hanged, I've forgotten which.
The Chisholm Trail was another
favorite of that day and may have
originated among Texas trail crews in
the very early days of trailing cattle.
1t sounds like the improvisations of a
score of cowboys. is addressed to the
"dogies." who are told that after the
vicissitudeS of the drive are over that
wyoming is to be your new home"
There are at least two. if not more
songs entitled The Dying Cowboy"
I have heard them sung in music halls
in Deadwood. Cheyenne and other
western cities many years ago But
have never heard cowboy sing. one
of them. In one of them the dying
youth, lying on the cold damp ground
at the close of day" appeals to his
comrades to
Bury me not on the lone prairee.
Where the wild coyotes will howl DER
He put up a good argument, but the
boys buried him right there just the
same, and
In narrow grave Just six by three
They buried him there on the lone
prairee"
Another Dying Cowboy song has
an entirely different theme, somewhat
boastful at the start. but connected
with a later warning calculated to in
duce young men to eSchew strong
drink and the gaming tables. 1t says
that:
Once in the saddle I used to go
dashing,
"Once in the saddle used to be gay
But alas, he first took to drinkin'
and then to card playin'" and, as
might be expected got shot through
the body and now here I lay" APP
parently he is not remorseful to any
extent unless it be that he was too
slow on the draw. but, after instruct
ing his friends to play slow music and
admits that he's only a poor COWBOY
and confesses that Il know I done
wrong"
why Were They Mournful?
Just why all of these cowboys songs
should be so mournful in theme has
never been explained. One reason
that might be advanced is that sung
might fit into the hoof rhythm of
slowly Looping pony. The hole in that
argument is that men who do or did
ride slowly Looping ponies, don't or
didn't sing those songs.
Once in Madison county, 40 years
ago. I heard George Chase. now out
side man for the Spear-Faddis Cattle
Co., of Sheridan. Wyo singing frag-
ment of an old prospector's song.
George, former cowpuncher in cen
trail Montana, at that particular period
was timekeeper at the Strawberry
mine at Pony. The song he sang was
of a prospector who said:
It wrapped my grub in my blankets
And left my tools on the ground,
"And started one morning to shank 1t
ITO a country they call Puget
Sound"
1t followed a right lively tune. The
song said that the singer arrived at
his destination "in the dead of mid
winter" and found the country all
covered with fog" and said that the
timber grew on the hillsides "as thick
as the hair on the back Of a dog"
asked George why cowpunchers on
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-22
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-29
Demos Picnic
To Be July 4

An sll-stste Democratic picnic
and political rally will be held at
Spsnsway park on Thursday,
July 4.
The day will be given over 10
relaxation and enjoyment Of sports
and games. There will be a well
balanced orchestra 10 supply mu-
sie and 4 good program Of public
speaking will Be furnished
Additional information about the
picnic may be obtained at e45is
So. Tacoma ave. or by phoning
Main 021l.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-29
WOMEk'S JACKETS

RoYon suede ioppeff IN White I
nnuisd posiels shoei collars, 20
pockets. Uniinso.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-29
Dies as He Predicted

SYDNEY. Australia ktnK Jar.
ingcorh. the aged monarch Of the
Australian wolmin ro~arco tribes.
men. predicted his esn death to
within a few moments
When . native woman brought
him a cup Of tea in the native
hospital At Rrcoms. western Aus
trslis. he told her that u would ee
the las, he would ever receive frcm
her he drank the tea. settled
himself calmly In e~d and died
Jsringoorn wss = fine sype Il
native Although ne wss seuat -
years old. he stood tai and erect
and he retained his faculties n
the end
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-29
WOMEN'S STACKS

Cotton sobofoine or soft dem
DOR ihodes or posislh Tolon
fosfenins. Sizes 70.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-21
FACES
.LAKEVILLE SUNDAY

Litchfield, Aug. 21.-The Itch
field Cowboys won the toss for the
neutral" field so the final game
with Lakeville will be played at
the Community field in Litchfield
next Sunday August Is, at 3 p. m.
It was agreed that the loser of the
toss would play as the home team,
which will give Lakevlel its last turn
at bat. This may be big item
in this final game to decide which
club will meet Canaan in the final
series for tine championship for the
Interstate league as three of the
four games between the Firemen
and the Cowboys have been decided
in the last half of the ninth in
ming. Litchfield won the first game
2 to 1, Lakevilel took the second and
third games by the scores of 5 to
and to 2, an dthe Cowboys evened
up the standing last Sunday scor-
ing three runs in the ninth to win
3 to 2. Lefty Hart or Tello Com
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-21
STRAND

jeanette Macdonald and Nelson
Eddy, the duo that made possible
many outstanding screen successes,
have been reunited to bring to local
tiles one of the geratest musical
romances of all time, New Moon" :,
which opened a four day engage
ment at the popular Warner Broth
ers Strand theater this afternoon.
Alive with such song hits as Lover
Come Back to Me-, Zone Kiss"
Wanting YOU, softly as in a
Morning Sunrise, and many others
including the stirring "Stout Hearted
Men,, the film tells the story OF
Marianne de BeSaumanoir, lovely
lady of France portrayed by jean
cite Macdonald, and Charles Mich
on, otherwise known as the dashing
political enemy to the king, Charles,
Due De Villiers, portrayed by Nelson
Eddy.
The meeting Of these two, their
love, their life on an island when
their boat is shipwrecked, all makes
for the type Of entertainment that
will keep audiences entertained
from the fade-in to conclusion.
A brilliant supporting cast has
been assembled for the production.
In the humorous role Of Valerie de
Rassac, aunt to Miss Macdonald, is
Mary Boland, who scored recently
as the eccentric Countess de Lage
Of "The Women. Others promi-
nently cast in a supporting group
Of more than fifty speaking parts are
George zucco, as the Vicomte
Ribaud, II. B. Warner and Grant
Mitchell.
The film was adapted from the
successful Broadway musical oper-
eta, the book and lyrics OF which
are the work Of Oscar Hammerstein
and, Frank Mandel and Laurence
schwab, with sigmund Romberg
composer Of the songs.
On the same big show Is Tine
Captain Is o Lady,, q delightful
comedy with Charles Coburn, Bet-
lah Bondi and q score Of favorites.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-21

rain caused postponement Monday.
Hunt, a Davis cupper, and Olewine,
the nations third ranking junior,
won in straight sets, 6-1, rs, 6-2
their aggressive net tactics and
accurate placements proved too
much for the slower moving giants.
Bartlett and Evert tripped Choy
and Palfrey after a bitter five-set
battle, 3-6, Ga, 60, 2-6, 6-1. The
second seeded pair Of Bobby Riggs
of Chicago and Welby Van Horn Of
Los Angeles whipped Tom Jansen
and G.. Holmes Perking of Boston
in straight sets.
Fourth-seeded Gardnar Mulloy Of
Coral Gables, Fla, and Henry Prus-
off of Seattle, Washington, were
forced to four sets to eliminate E..
Victor Seixas and Bill Voigt Of
Philadelphia.
In the women's division play ran
to form as Alice Marble of Beverly
Hills, Cal, and Sarah Palfrey of
Brookline started quest Of their
fourth national title with a 60, 6-1
over Nancy Amory of Beverly Farms
and Joan Humphrey of Manchester.
Valerie Scott and Mary Hard
wicke, Of England, top-seeded for
eigners, kept pace by defeating
Mary Fuller and Phyllis Richards
Of Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-21
Foreign Threats To Tennis Championships Easily Vanquhed
ColOhig, Grid Star,
Seeks Priesthood

Newton, Mass, Aug. 81
(UP)- Boston College was
faced with developing . new
first-string quarterback today
after the loss Of Edward Denis
COwhig, 81, who win enter st.
Johns Seminary in the fall to
study for the priesthood.
The brilliant field marshal,
who was acting captain Of the
BIC squad In the New Years
game in the Texas Cotton
Bowl, was rated by Coach
Frank Leahy as the best signal
caller on the squad.
The decision Of the Dor
chester youth to enter the
priesthood was made two years
ago but only this week did he
decide to give up further study
at the college. He would have
been q junior.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-21
POLLS

Once again the Loew Poll the
alter scoops the town in sure-fire
entertainment, with the big stage
show scheduled to take place this
evening for one performance only,
at 9 O'Clock, this gala event known
as "Old Timers Night. The big
gest roundup of old-time stage,
screen and radio stars ever present.
ed anywhere at anytime, will appear
in person on the Loew Poll stage in
the years greatest and biggest re-
vue! Here is truly the tops in
sparkling entertainment for all
youngsters, provided you by these
gay oldSterS, as poppy and versatile
in 1910 as they were when they
were the toasts of the Gay White
Way back in 1900. Here we will
give you but a few of the many
great personalities that will be on
hand this evening: Jerry Fryer
Americas Oldest minstrel man; go
Get EN-" Rogers, famous eccentric
dancing star of many sensational
Broadway musical; Joe Cromwell
remembered as the Johnny Marvin
of his day; the Great Arno-who was
and still is one of the most amaz-
ing acrobatS of all time; George
Rowland-whose juggling skill kept
him in the lmelight for years; Kit
ty Brown-ragtime singer who won
fame both here and abroad with her
inimitable style of singing; Hank
Sanders-leader in the field of terpsi-
chorian art and Helen May who
never failed to stop the show with
her hilarious tunes and oddities.
And that isn't alto make this
evenings show a real combination
event of stage and screen, are two
OF the best films to come out of
Hollywood this year. Heading the
two hit screen program Is Lew
Ayres, popular favorite in 1.-THE
Golden Fleeing" with Rita john
son. Lloyd Nolan, Virginia Grey,
Nat Pendleton and Leon Enrol.
Ayres, the star of the famous DR..
Kildare series, forsakes drama In
this new picture, In the role Of q
timid insurance clerk who has to
trail gangster to save his Job, and
this set-up provides thrills and
steady succession Of laughs.
And then there Is the second
smash hit-"I Can't Give You ANY,
thing But Love, Baby, O sparkling,
tune-filled picture featuring dance
Ing Johnny Downs, Broderick Craw-
ford and lovely. vivacious Peggy
Moran.
And don't forget-every Thursday
evening Movie Party. the sensational
game Of fun and fortune Is present.
ed at Loew's Poll. 500 In cash
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-21
Redmond, Famous
Trick Shot Golfer
Here Saturday

Jack Redmond, noted trick golfer
who boasts he has played $500
courses in Al countries, will give
an exhibition Saturday, August "a,
at Chase Country club, Waterbury,
it was announced today by AL La
butts, professional at the club. The
performance will start at 5 D. m.
Redmond, who is currently maxi
ing a tour under sponsorship of
Schenley Distillers corporation, shot
an 81 score the first time he played
golf and became professional eight
months later. He left the competi-
tive field 16 years ago to concentrate
on trick shots.
Among his best stunts Is that Of
driving a golf ball off a human tee
with a full stroke of the club. He
can also hit q ball off the top Of
a bottle without Earring the bottle,
and can hit four balls in one swing.
Redmond's most extensive stunt
was to "play his way" around the
world in SO holes of golf, complet-
ing one hole at each stop on q
tour that carried him through In
dia, South America, Australia and
Europe. He will also show at Jack
Calo's golf rang elm Watertown at
$3.50 in the evening.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-21
ivy DEFEATS
EX-CHAMP|ON
Archibald Loses 1874
Decision To Hartford
Ring Star

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 21-(UP)-
Bobby Ivy, Hartford, won a close
decision over joey Archibald, Paw
tucket, r. l., last night and what
might lead to another chance at
the featherweight championship.
Ivy got off to a fast start and
scored the only knockdown Of the
10-round bout in the fourth round,
when he caught Archibald flush on
the chin and dropped him for a
count of two. In the seventh, and
again in the eighth, Ivy threw in
hammering blows that threatened to
end the fight. But Archibald came
back in the last two rounds to cut
down Ivy's margin of voctory to a
single round. Referee Billy Conway
gave Ivy 48 points and Archibald a..
Archibald, according to his manager,
Al We'll, carried on with an injured
left hand after the second round.
Ivy weighed 1877 and Archibald 1875
1-2.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-21
In The Local Theaters
STATE

Flowing Gold" the exciting pic
Irritation Of Rex Beach's best loved
adventure story, arrived on the
screen at the air conditioned War
ner Brothers State theater this af-
ternoon with John Garfield, Fran
ces Farmer and Pat O'Brien in the
leading roles.
This thrilling saga Of life and
love In the Texas oil fields brings
Waterburians new screen thrills, for
1t is the first screen story of the
coil buns" who would rather have
danger than dollars, fun than for
tunes and nothing but the thrill OF
striking oil.
The new picture largely concerns
itself with Johnny Blake, John Gar
fields role, an iconoclastic young
drifter doomed to the life of a flu
gitive after killing man in self
defense. In his wanderings about
the country he meets up with Hap
O'Connor, played by Pat OBrien.
Hap's rough exterior hides a heart
of gold, and he is extremely grateful
to Johnny after the latter saves his
life in a free-for- brawl.
Complications arise when both
men fall in love with the beautiful
and vibrant Linda Chalmers played
by Frances Farmer, daughter OF
their eccentric employer. The pair
have her oil wells from the machi-
nations Of a conniving rival and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-21
.HUNT-OLEW|NE
STOPS FOREIGN
DOUBLES DUO
u. S. Team Assured On
National Title = Alli-
son, Van Ryn
BY TOM NOONAN
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

NOAhbNu ACSS OOt4D NOIECODUAAuCnbl
Chestnut Hill, Mass, Aug. 21.-
(UP)-With the return of the mems
title to the United States already
assured, second-round play in the
seth annual national doubles cham
pionships started today on the
famed grass courts of Longwood
Cricket club.
Midshipman Joe Hunt of Annap-
oils and Ted Olewine of Santa Mon
lea, Cal, who furnished the first
rounds major upset in defeating top
foreign seeded George Lyttleton-
Rogers of Ireland and Frank Froeh-
ling of Chicago, face Frank Kovacs
and Ed Amark of Oakland, CAL, in
a feature second-round match.
The young combine of Early
Beartlett, of New Orleans, and Jo-
seph Evert, of Los Angeles, who
ended the foreign threat by con-
quering w. G. Choy of China and
John Palfrey of Boston, encounter
stiff opposition in meeting Charles
Mailman of Los Angeles and Rob-
ert Hartman of Berkeley, Calf.
Elimination of both foreign teams
ended the domination established
last year by Adrian Quist and Jack
Bromwich who won the title in an
all-Australian final War prevented
them from defending and also
eliminated other top-notch foreign
players.
The top seeded domestic tandem
of Frank Parker of Beverly Hills,
Cal, and Don Mcneil, of Oklahoma
City, Okla, was set to swing into
action against Bill Talbert of Gin
cinnati and George FOLEY of Los
Angeles after advancing by default.
Last Chance
Veterans Wilmer Allison and
John Van Ryn of Austin, Texas,
1885 titlists, may come to the end
of the trail against Jack Kramer of
Mcntabello and Ted Schroeder of
Glendale, third-seeded Californian.
The decisive win of Hunt and
Olewine over Rogers and Froehling
highlighted yesterdays competition
as field of 80 started play after