The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-06-18
HEART
BUTTE
news
BY John Tatssy

The we'll in Joy Land has been
completed. The first one was not
any good so they drilled at anoth-
er place and struck good water.
Leo Overfelt state stock inspec-
tor from Great Falls was around
Heart Butte checking on some
stock.
US. Marshall from Great Falls
was at Heart Butte serving sob
poenas on the Head Carrier and
Comes at Night cases.
George Comes At Night and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Running Crane drove to Pablo
to play stick game with the Flat.
head Indians last Sunday.
Gene Head Carrier and Frank
lin Comes At Night were called
to Great Falls last Monday. Stoles
Head Carrier was along and said
that he had a fine trip but never
knew when he left the Falls till
he got home on Tuesday morning.
The sheriff from Conrad and
deputy from Dupuyer were here
Sunday and also Mr. Leo Over.
felt stock inspector from Great
Falls.
Week before last when the
rivers were bank full Miss Cook
the field nurse made her rounds
at Heart Butte. she went down
to Stoles when she drove into
an old crossing which was dam.
med up by beaver. the water was
SO deep she could not open the
doors of the car but managed to
get out into the water waist deep.
Stoles only had hangover.
Last Sunday the people had a
gathering at the Bull Shoe ranch
where they had horse races. Joe
Carlson from Two Medicine
brought four of his running hors-
eS.
Lloyd Spotted Eagle was pick.
ed up by James II. Walters last
week and was taken to the nut
house at Warm Springs. There
are more around that are head
ing there.
The reporter from Heart Butte
was going to tell in this news
how the Indians got the name
Blackfeet. Will write a good
story on it when the writer has a
little more time. Its Blackfcct
and not Blackfoot and did not
come from burned grass. II will
be a short story.
There was lady from the
east during the track meet at
Starr School who wanted to know
when was the Blackfeet Indians
happiest day they enjoyed. 4 man
by the name of Flood Water told
her that the happiest time was
when they are jerking meat.
White man calls It drying meat.
The committee at Heart Butte
had . meeting last Friday and
had their plans. They are going
to have horse races on the first
day of July with purses given and
dancing from the End to the 7th.
They will also be other Indian
d0ings and they also mentioned
about drinking and disturbance
In camp. they are going to have q
good bunch Of young Police Off.
GERS and anyone comes In o drunk
condition will be picked up and
pay . fine large enough. il he
can not pay It he will be sent
to j. II. Walters till the celebra.
ton Is over so come sober and
have . good time. Veterans day
Is on the 9Th. Everyone that has
horses to run bring them and
make some expense money.
Everyone welcome and II wont
cost anything. also bring your
cameras.
Tatsey and Stolcs Head Carrier
and others have gone to Great
Falls wednesday to attend fed.
eral court.
The 9Th Of July races will be-
from 100 yards to q half a mile.
I horse races and foot racing
There was q car wreck at Little
Badger tuesday morning with
four person In H. All shakin up
not bad.
There was an Old man who
Is blind. One morning his son
was fighting his wife the old
fellow went 70 stop them. he got
hold Of his sons wife around the
WniSt and was stirc hanvinp m