Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1949-02-18
Bon Writes

Bon Writes
Walter West, Greene Height
who injured a foot while on Il
job last week, has returned to h
work as a driuer.
Mrs. Blanche Straight and Mr.
Richmond, Sublimity Ridge. we
visitors at the l.. E. Thompson
Wednesday.
Mary Ann Williams, Martil
City, was weekend guest of Rit;
Williams, Apgar.
Janet Honlngsworth, Wanna
Stocker and Glen Kartheiser, whc
have been on the sick list are back
in school this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Hopkins
have returned from Troy with their
third truck load of bar and cafe
equipment.
Grant Hadley has returned to
Martin City after a three weeks
visit with kin folk In Springfield,
Ore
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherd Hinerman
spent Wednesday and Thursday
with their daughter and son-in-law
MIR. and Mrs. OrviIle Walker,
Bigfork.
Alfred Baker, Byrdcheffton, is
visiting his family in Butte.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Kartheiser
entertained the Eldorado pinochle
club Saturday evening. Members
present to enjoy the games, re-
freshments and social contact were
Cy and Blanche Tonner, Floyd and
Dorothy Lindberg, Carl Lindberg
Russell Smith, Ann Baker, Mrs.
Butler, Jake Kartheiser, Mr.. and
Mrs. Don Loveall and Cap Love
all and wife.
Sivert Swenson, Martin City, at
tended the funeral rites held for ,
Mrs. Kenneth Disbrow in the Eng j..
fish Lutheran church at Roman.
February 9.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]. Hill enteri s
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Wicken- r
camp and children as dinner guests
Sunday The occasion being Rex 4
and AIMS anniversary. O
Martin City toM on a few Wv. fl
Idly red splashes of frontier color 4,
several nights last week when a
three red skins, under the influ- dl
ence of liquor, went on the war T;
path" Armed with clubs and but is
cher knives they pursued and tb
threatened innocent parties. Right
" the forces of the law were sum- ma
Honed to quell the Indian up1is- tn
ng, and to outward appearances, nil
the Ratchet is now buried" hi,
We know nothing of the provo III
;ations which caused the primi- nit
i've folks to seek vengeance in oie
his crude fashion, but it is com ma
non knowledge that fire water" ing
ad considerable to do with fan LIN
ing the embers into active flame rof
'es, some lnliars get drunk and ac
,variably break laws, but how ane
bout the pale faces who for the noS
AXE of a little filthy lucre, dis. 4
ense liquor 20 their weaker BIO VIC
lers? Theirs = the greater guilt nc
legal and mora violations. ~e'
Always there has been the as ~,
lmption upcn the part of un- ,,,r
white men that Indians ona
leir holdings, and their wives eor
e legitimate sources of prey to u,,,
. partaken of at leisure and IT,,
easure
Let's remember some of the t.oe
,al brawls, assaults and unseen cor,
escapades of intoxicated whites, hon
1ales and females) and not be IN
hasty and nasty with the cur girl,
at remarks about "dirty drunk Sat,
dians," degraded brutes" and Che,
lie only good Indian is a dead love
e." Many of us are decent folks yo,e
lch the same as you. 90 ,
Inc whites, many of them, have and
H.oiiuaro Oh conduct ing
'ed on culture and civilization 1,
u years oiu. our ave- Pollr
'e western Indian, after having gr,y
wholesome; if crude, way Of nicl,,
entirely destroyed has only for .,
'wn this nobler pattern along RI
n its worst features about 80 are
Nv" Can you expect that
to think, speak and per- TO n
n in exact accordance with abou
ethical code of his despoilers? thinl
skin may be primitive but he Va
OF exactly a fool. a ma
one of the foregoing is intend Carol
Is an insinuation that our tav- assist
sell liquor to Indians. We do baskt
think any of them do, but tine
eWHere else are whites who were
hase the stuff and either re- all.
or give it to the Indians. Thev Pollm
get drunk on Martin CITY er, M
7 water. Leslie
rs. Lois Cote entertained as ria ar
bowling guests Friday evening, and {
Eddie Wilson, Doris Jean assist,
1pson and Reta Cote. Mr.. S
line Mcdonald and Bob Nc Fiv,
e, Carol Ann avenue, shOpped whist