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the officer in charge and volunteered
to carry the mail to Stevenson alone.
A group standing nearby heard the
offer and a shout of laughter went
up. Kelly was refused permission. He
announced calmly that he was going
to make the Journey in any event, and
was so persistent that the post com
mander finally decided to let him start
to see what he could do. They there
fore furnished him with a pony, and
with the mail In a sack he set out
at dusk of a winter evening from the
walls Of the post.
Crossing the Missouri river on the
ice he reached a winter camp Of the
friendly Mandan Indians at midnight,
tarrying there for a few minutes only.
Then he set out down the river again.
Two days later he dismounted from
his pony at the gate of Durfee g.
Peck's trading post, 200 miles from
Fort Buford. His appearance there
caused a real sensation, for not white
man in the post would have ventured
forth on the river trail alone that
winter, for so hostile were the Sioux
that the fort, itself, was constantly
being menaced by an attack of the
Indians in force. The following eve
ming, however, Kelly set forth once
more and at daybreak reached Fort
Stevenson, where he presented the
mail and dispatches to Col. Philip
Regis de Trobriand, Of Civil war fame.
Within two hours he started on his
return trip to Fort Buford.
Kills Two Indians
Fifty miles above Fort Berthold he
camped with a famous Arickaree chief,
Bloody Knife, who received him hos
pitably, but the next morning what
the garrison at Fort Stevenson had
foreseen happened. Kelly, turning a
point in the trail suddenly, came face
to-face with two mounted Sioux war
riors. One fired point-blank at him
horse. The other let fly with arrows
and wounded the boy in the knee.
Kelly, however, was equal to the oc-
casion. Throwing himself from his
horse he shot almost as his feet
touched the ground, killing one warrior
at the first fire. The other jumped
behind a cottonwood tree, and there
a duel between rifle and bow
and arrow. The Sioux brave was cum
ming IN warfare, and while not expos
ing himself greatly, kept thrusting his
blanket to one side of the tree to draw
the fire of his enemy. AS soon as Kelly
would fire. the Indian would leap out,
an arrow and jump back to
shelter again. Awaiting his chance, |
however, Kelly finally caught his man
off guard and the Indian fell dead /
with bullet through his throat.
Scalp Enemy Warriors
Kelly's horse had stampeded, leaving
him alone with the dead Sioux so
the boy retraced his steps to Bloody |
Knife's camp and told of his ex-
perience. The chief and some of his /
warriors went out and scalped the |
pair of enemy warriors. Kelly's friend !
ship with Bloody Knife extended over /
several years. The chief became one |
Of Clusters most trusted scouts in the |
Little Big Horn campaign and was one
Of the first to fall at the side of Major |
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/ Reno on the fatal 25th day of June
1876. In fact it was said that Reno
first lost his self-control when the
blood of the Indian scout spattered IN
the officers face when a bullet crushed
the Arickaree's skull.
Kelly went on to Fort Buford with
out further adventure and delivered
his letters, and for some time there
after he carried the mail regularly
between that post and Fort Stevenson.
His standing at Buford now was great
ly changed. The Indians around the
post were particularly admiring of his
daring and named him 'The-Ltttle-
n-With-a-Strong- Heart" But Kelly
soon wearied of so prosaic a calling
as mail-carrying. His restless nature
demanded new thrills, and in the early
summer he set oslt up the valley Of
the Yellowstone, which was in the very
heart of the hostile Sioux hunting
grounds of that year. He spent months
hunting and trapping, and grew ia
miliar with every mile Of the river
valley and its tributaries for many
miles up its course toward the Grow
country.
In 1873 Gen. George A. Forsyth, an
aide on General Sheridan's staff, was
given orders at Fort Lincoln, Dakota,
to take military command Of the Mis-
souri, river steamer Key West, and to
explore the Yellowstone river as far
as the mouth of Powder river. No
steamboat had ever assembled the yell
lowstone to that point, and the object
of the trip was to learn whether 1t
was navigable that far. This was one
of the military moves that led three
years later to the Custer fight and the
subsequent subsection of the Sioux
nation.
Forsyth was a man well suited for
the work given to him. On the plains
he was known as Sandy" Forsyth
and he had gained a wide reputation
as an Indian fighter. One Of his note
worthy achievements was his fight at
Beecher island, Nebraska, in 1868, when
with handful of scouts he held the
position against an overwhelming
force of Cheyennes under Roman Nose.
A close personal friend Of General
Sheridan, he had accompanied that
daShing commander on his famous
ride down the hard-preSsed Union
battle line at Winchester in 1854 At
the time he explored the Yellowstone,
although scarcely past 80, he was a
brigadier general; an obServant, ener-
getic cavalryman of the best type, well
trained IN the rough school of service.
Forsyth, as he was about to pene-
trate the heart of hostile Indian
expected an adequate military
escort to protect the boat, and he final
ly obtained two companies of the Sixth
infantry at Buford, but he at first
was utterly unable to secure the serV-
ices Of a guide who knew the Yellow !
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stone. Capt. Grant Marsh. who was
1 skipper of the Key West, said that he
| knew of only one man who knew the
! Yellowstone thoroughly. That was
yellowstone" Kelly, and he felt con-
fident that they would come across
him shortly in one Of the river bottoms
of the Missouri, where he was known
to be trapping and cutting wood for
sale to river steamers. Sure enough,
the following day log cabin was seen,
partly hidden in the forest, and before
it a figure whom Marsh recognized
as Kelly. The boat tied up at the
bank and Forsyth went ashore to talk
to him.
Kelly was dressed In a suit Of fringed
buckskin and wore beaded moccaSins,
after the fashion of the mountain men
of the day. His face, tanned by the
weather, was smooth shaven, excepting
for a slender, black moustache. A mass
of black hair swept back from his
forehead. Across his arm he carried
long breech-loading Springfield rifle,
the barrel Of which was covered. from
muzzle to stock with the skin of a
great bullsnake, so tightly shrmken
that it resembled vanishing Forsyth
questioned him briefly and realized in
a moment from KeIly'S replies and his
quiet, confident bearing, that this was
the man he needed. The two plains
men formed a natural liking for one
another that was strengthened by sub
sequent association, and which grew
into a life friendship.
Kelly's services that summer were
invaluable to Forsyth, who admitted
that the important work Of mapping
the region for military purposes could
not have been carried on had 1t not
been for the knowledge of his guide
the region. Later the
gained of the Yellowstone |
river was Of the greatest use to the |
officers conducting the campaign |
against the Sioux, in which Kelly took |
part as a scout, SUCCESSFULLY, for Terry, |
Custer and Miles. His adventures dur
ng the seventies would compare with |
those of Cody or any Of the other
heroes Of the plains who have survived
n western history.
Served in Alaska
But Kelly, differing from the other
)lainsmen Of his day, was destined to
,lay part in later army history after
most Of his associates Of the Indian
vars had long retired from active
erVice. He was a scout in government
ervice until 1888, when he became at
ached to the war department for
ervice of various kinds. In 1893 he
vent to Alaska on exploration work.
.ater in that year he returned to the
United States to take a commission as
aptain in a volunteer regiment IN the
Philippine campaign. There, after the
rar, he was appointed as treasury Of
Icer of one of the larger provinces.
Four years later he was appointed
United States Indian agent for the
.paches and Mojaves, with headquar-
srs at San Carlos, Ariz. He continued
S such until he retired.
The activities of yellowstone" Kelly
cover as wide a range Of time
nd as great variety of service as
ny man who has been connected with
ne military establishment Of the
rt,ffaI CfofoS
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LAW MAY CURB
PUBLIC DANCING
CHEEK TO CHEEK WALTZEs WERE
CAUSE OF BLUSHEs AMONG
GIRLS BACK IN 1928

MissouIa recently stopped dane
ing In bars. IL Is a case Of history
repeating itself for on Jan. /, 1928,
the 0pheam Observer carried the
following story:
Most drastic regulation Of public
dancing, which would place extreme
restrictions upon all unmarried per-
sons Is years Of age and which would
put q stop to cheek o-cheek" dane
ing by persons of any age are carried
in a bill which Is being drawn by the
house committee on public morals and
which is expected to be introduces in
the legislature during the present
week.
The provision Of the measure which
would put an end to dancing by chill
dren says that cit shall be unlawful
TO permit any person who has not
reached the age of ID years to attend
or remain at any dance or place where
a dance Is being conducted, either pub
lie or private, under any circumstances
whatever, whether accompanied by a
parent or otherwise
It Is also made unlawful for any
person to represent himself or herself
TO be over the ages Of IA or is years
in order to attend a dance, either
public or private.
Chaperons are required for both boys
and girls who had not reached the age
Of 10, provision being made that they
must be accompanied by either mother
or father, or If an orphan, by the
legally appointed guardian. Slight lee
way Is given, however, In the case of
such children who are attending school,
in the provision that they may be
by the principal Of such
school or by any adult designated by
such person for that purpose.
The committee on public morals evil
IDENTIFY does not place entire confidence
in chaperons, as seen In the clause
which says such persons must remain
during the entire time of the dance
and accompany their charge home aft
erward.
Girls or women viii no longer be
forced to go alone to dances If the
bill becomes a law, but may comman-
deer the services of the nearest police
man as an escort. At least, the bill
says that they may be accompanied
by "an officer of the law" but the
,op is not called upon to make any
sacrifices in acting as such protector,
provision being made that he shall be
paid for his services by the person
making the request.
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Yellowstone Kelly Soldier With Union Army Civil War at 15
Killed Two Sioux Warriors Who Arnbushed Him Lonely Road

One of the most notable Of the
western plainSmen of the Indian fight
ing DAYS of the sixties and seventies,
and one Of the last great scouts and
guides of that period was yellow
stone" Kelly, or Maj. Luther S. Kelly,
as his name appears on the RECORDS
of the war department.
yellowstone" Kelly was the perfect
type of plainsman, combining the pic
tlresoue appearance Of the early day
trapper and hunter with the reserved
manner and quality OF cool daring
that marked the best type OF frontiers
man. He began his adventurous career
youth he contrived to enlist IN the
Union army and fought through the
last year of the war, marching with
his regiment in the grand parade III
washington in 1865. After that his
battalion was ordered to Minnesota,
and in 1866 relieved the garrison OF
Minnesota volunteers at Fort Wads-
worth, Dakota. He then was honoraoly
discharged from the service, and after
visiting the HudSon's Bay post, Fort
Garry on the Red River Of the North,
he rode alone through the wilderness
10 the Missouri river, encountering
numerous adventures. One OF these was
q meeting with Sitting Bull, who then
was becoming of prominence among
the Sioux as a medicine man.
Victim of JOkers
Arriving at Fort Buford on the Mis-
souri,. situated on the present North
Dakota-Montana boundary line, his
appearance caused something or a
sensation, for although ne was now ~,
Kelly appeared much younger, In fact
he could not make the post trader
believe that he was older than IA or
is years. The trappers at the post spent
a good deal of their time playing prac-
tical Jokes on him, all Of which he
took in good part. He was quiet and
retiring and might easily have been
mistaken for tiTntd boy VINO was very
much out of place in wild country !
where danger llrked on every side.
The Sioux nation, flushed with its
success in Kidding the country sur {
rounding Fort Phil Kearney, Wyo.,
from whites and forcing the abandon :
ment of that post, was at this time
arrogant and extremely hostile TO
whites The country about Fort Buford
was infested with these Indians, who y
made war on every occasion on the
American trappers and traders along
the river, as well as upon their heredi-
tary enemies, the eros Ventres and i
Arickarees. So dangerous was the pas +
sage of the trail between Fort Butord 7
and the next army post down the river,
Fort Stevenson, that mail between the
forts had to be accompanied always
by an escort of cavalry. I
Kelly Carries Mall :
one day, not long after Kelly's ar n
rival at the fort the mail carriers +
from down the river had become con- Y
siderably overdue and the post COM t
mander gave them up as lost. There b
was important mail to be carried to I
the post was needed for other duties i
and there was none to spare for guard
ing the mail. It was then that Kelly, :
looking pathetically youthful, went to +
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-05-03
First Aid Teacher
Saves TWeLUe Lives

WPA instructors in first aid are well
qualified teachers Deer Lodges first
aid instructor, Eugene Flanagan, who
has attended both Red Cross and bu-
reau of mines training schools, has
contributed to the saving of IL lives,
either by himself or by students whom
he has taught, in his "a years Of WPA
teaching
Similar work is carried on by Mon
tana's other six WPA first aid in
Structors who last year instructed over
538 youths and adults in the work.
Courses taught by WPA are pre-
scribed by the American Red Cross
and the bureau of mines. The Red
Cross course consists of instruction on
wounds, artificial respiration, fractures,
anatomy, bandages and dressings,
first aid generalitieS, physiology and
injuries due to heat and cold, UNI
consciousness, common emergencies
transportation and use of the first aid
kit.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-05-03
Gold Button Worn
BIZ Adult Skeleton

Sheriff J. r. McFate of Carbon
county reported a button bearing the
name George Colour" had been found
with a skeleton located near Roberts
by three high school boys.
The skeleton, that of an adult, was
found on a mountain ledge With it
we're several bones resembling some Of
those Of a child's head, leading the
sheriff to believe more than one Skele-
ton was on the ledge.
The button was believed to be the
best clue obtained in an effort to iden-
tify the skeleton.
Ninety percent Of Ecuador's popula-
ton Is supported by agriculture.
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SACO-The farm security admins
tration has established an office In the
old HomeStake cafe building, with Dan
T. ONeill as acting community man
ager for the Saco Divide project.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-05-03

Americas wine consumption of about
two quarts per person a year has been
found to be only 1-50th Of that Of the
people Of France.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-09
Ann Arbor Neu1s
Ann Arbor Couples to
Live in, Near City

Ann Arbor, Mich, July 9-Three
Ann Arbor couples, whose mar
riages are being announced, plan
10 live in or near this city.
Tobiss-Miller
Mr.. and Mrs Max Tobias will be
at home here following a northern
trip. Mrs Tobias is the former
Maxine ]. Miller and the couple
were married Sunday afternoon in
the Wesleyan Guild room Of the
First Methodist Church. They We're
attended by Lois Yek and Jack
Weld.
West-Willett
Announcement is being made OF
the marriage OF Miss Eleanor Will
lett and James T. West. The cere-
mony took place Sunday in the
Springport Methodist Church.
Mlller-Geigler
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard W. Miller,
Jr., will make their home at their
cottage at Cordley Lake. Mrs.
Miller was formerly Hazel Delphine
Geigler and they were married
Thursday in the parish hall OF the
Zion Lutheran Church. Attendants
were Bonnie Spencer, Saginaw,
and David Clague, Ann Arbor
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-09


vice OF the Belleville Methodist
Church held their annual meeting
OF the month today with a 1890
luncheon and a business and mis-
sionary study at 2 O'Clock.
Entertain on Fourth
MIR. and Mrs. William Mason. Mr..
and Mrs. James Renton and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Leonard,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Richardson,
Sr, Mr.. and Mrs. George Renton
and family. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Riggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Jewell, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Vande-
car and family, all of BelleYille,
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Renton,
Ypsilanti, spent July with Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Lightfoot, Saline. They
enjoyed a bountiful potluck dinner.
Returns to Duties
Miss Ella Card has returned to
her duties as nurse at Deaconess
Hospital. Detroit, after a three
week vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Card, Martins
Vile Rd.
Donald Coleman, Ypsilanti, visit
ed Belleville relatives Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Beck and
daughters, Barbara and Lillis, De-
troit, spent the week end holiday
at the Beck cottage, Highland
Heights, W. Huron River DR..
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Parkinson
and son William spent the week
end on trip through Jackson and
Irish Hills.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. T. Bird, Royal
Oak, spent Saturday afternoon with
Mrs. Angelina Bird and family,
W. Huron River DR..
PITY. Deal Fischer spent a three
day leave at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Fischer,
Liberty St.
Patricia Fischer, Marjorie Gault,
Laurel Dawn Coleman and Mildred
Pullen will leavs July 26 for va
cation at Holiday House, Pontiac
Pine Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Beebe spent
the three day week end at Bedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Beck and
children, Walter III, Joan and
David. Detroit. spent Sunday with
their parents in Belleville.
Mrs. Tony vunich has severe
case OF hives.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Vunich
spent Sunday at Syrian picnic in
east Detroit
Miss Celia Budd and Edward
Styers, Detroit, spent Sunday at
the home of Miss Budd's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Budd, Chase
Rd.
Len Hook is visiting his daugh-
teRS,at Ipperwash Beach. Forest
Canada.
Miss Nadine Cooper spent three
days the past week with friends
in the northern part OF the state.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ives and
baby son spent the week end n
| Colchester Can.
| 'i' a"u 80 10
Jr... and baby son spent Friday
evening in Ypsilanti.
Mr.. and Mrs. &. Hardy are OK
pected home on Wednesday from
a vacation trip in the northern
part OF the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Porter and
son, Fred, Jr, Aurora, Ill. spent
Saturday and Sunday at the hons
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-09
Last Rites Thursday For
r. O. Rothenbecker, 86

ann Arbor, Mich, July 9--Last
rites will be conducted Thursday
afternoon at o'clock in the Much.
lig Chapel for Frank o. Rothea-
becker. So, who passed away Tues.
day. Rev. Z. c. Stellhorn will Of
ficiate and interment will follow
in Oakgrove Cemetery, Chelsea.
Mr.. Rothenbecker was born in
Germany, January IS, 1855. His
marriage TO Emile Hoelt5ee took
place in 1877. She passed away
May s, 1910.
Surviving are one son, Emil, Ann
Arbor; two daughters, Mrs. vii
liam Hochrein. Chelsea, and Mrs
Herbert Wetherbee, Ann Arbor
a brother, Emil, Los Angeles; 1.
grandchildren and four great grand
children.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-09
DIVORCES GRANTED

Belvs Little Gibbs from Lyndon
H. Gibbs; cruelty.
Florence Reynolds Huber from
George Huber. cruelty and non
support
Katherine Tice-from- Francis A
Tice; cruelty.
Averil Wree from George Wree;
cruelty.
Anna Christine Curtiss Krab
from William H. Kraft; cruelty and
non-support.
Juanita Br' dshaw McClain from
Cecil R. McClain; cruelty and non
support.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-09
Chelsea Boy SuCCumbS
to Traffic Injuries

Ann Arbor, Mich, July 9-Fu-
neral arrangements are being made
for Warren Gerald Bauer, nine,
Chelsea, who succumbed in Uni
versity Hospital of injuries sustain.
ed when he ran into a car on the
Fourth, He was the son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Bauer, Route ,,
Chelsea.
The boy was running across the
highway when he was struck b.
a car and it rolled over when he
attempted to avoid hitting the boy.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-09

OF Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Helm
niger and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hollar enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Summers,
Dearborn. over the Fourth week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. y. Stewart, De-
troit, spent the Fourth at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Albert James and
daughters, Elwell Rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Jones and
family spent the week end OF the
Fourth in the northern part OF
the state stopping at various inter
esting places, the main point be-
ing Onnaway.
The Jones daughter and son-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. William Tilley,
Detroit. were Sunday guests of
their parents.
Mrs. Marion Wooding, Ohio, is a
guest at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Ted Pullen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garnet Kenney
and children. Windsor, Ont. were
guests at the Alonzo Dellabaugh
home over the Fourth.
The f. |. Besemer family are va
cationing in the northern part OF
the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk Pitcher and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Coy Leoh-
ard went to Illinois Thursday to
see the formers son, Leonard
Pitcher, in Army training. They
came home on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Miller were
visitors al the William Mason
farm home Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilman Mullreed
and daughters spent the week end
at Higgin Lake.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-09
FOR TAXES, 400 NIcKELs

SELLERSVILLE, Pa. up --
County Treasurer Samuel L. Alt
house was somewhat puzzled when
a woman handed him a heavy bag.
What's this?" he queried. -Four
hundred nickels. | wish TO pay my
delinquent taxes with them" she
replied.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-09

Count Carlo SforZa, Carnegie
visiting lecturer. was to give the
fifth in the series of 20 lectures on
public policy in a world at war
being sponsored by the University
OF Michigan Summer Session. He
was to speak on 1.-The Diplomatic
Debacle: London and Paris before
Munich" in Hill Auditorium in Ann
Arbor this afternoon at AIS p. in.
The series will continue next week
with three lectures on THE World
Geographical and Political Pat
tern. The Distribution and Con-
I. 81 OF Natural Resources. and
Psychological and Scientific Re
sources. All lectures in the seri IS
are open TO the public without
charge.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-09

neglecting him since he was in
jured in a gravel pit cave-in last
August "a.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-09
ACTION CREDITED TO
MARX JEFFERSON LETTER

Passage of the McCallum-Neller
Bill for consolidating the states
revenue collection agencies may be
largely dependent upon the sup
port given by Michigan District IF
Kiwanis International according
to The Taxpayer, published in De-
troit. A significant part of the
drive to bring passage of the bill
was a plea TO all legislators to
back the act The plea was made
in letter signed by Mark Jeffer-
son. districts taxation committee
chairman.