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CASCADE PIONEER WORKED ON SECRETARY OP THE MONTANA SLADE’S CLALM AT TIME OF PIONEERS EXPLAINS WHAT “SANDBAR” MEANS VIGILANTE ACTIVITIES UTTE recently enjoyed the hon- territory May 26, 1864, are cordially j eye was noted as white-haired men'lips; Mrs.| A. Trask, Powell; Henry j Indian Episode on Famous Old Min­ Pleads the Cause of Montana’s First or and the pleasure of playing invited to attend a meeting to be and women who crossed the plains Buek, Ravalli; J. W. Culbertson, souri, In Which 3 Reds were Slain Governor; Says that Sidney Edg- B host to one of the most re- held at the courthouse in the city of J behind ox teams, slept with pistols Richland; S. H. Erwin, Rosebud; On a Sandbar Is the Real Source markable organizations in the nation, Helena, the capital of the territory, under their pillows, lived in dugouts ; A. J. Lansing, Sanders; Levi S. erton Was Not Given Fair Chance the Montan Society of Pioneers! on Wednesday, September 19, 1884, j and log cabins, and fought with na-; Wild, Silver Bow; Edwin Burke, of Peculiar Cognomen. In the Early Days. Composed of men and women who at 10 a. m„ (the day being during j ture In the raw, to add another star i Stillwater; Mrs. L. J. Daggett, To- may by common consent be called fair week), for the purpose of or-1 to the galaxy of states, answered ton; Mrs. Jennie C. Kamp, Treas- Frank D. Brown of Missoula, * A resident of Montana before it “the fathers and mothers of Mon- ganizing a pioneer’s associati-n, or j "here” in quavering voices. , urer; C. H. Newman, Yellowstone; ! again elected secretary of the Mon- had even a name, let alone an inde­ tana,” the Montana Society of Pi- society of pioneers. | The convention was well prepared J George H. Bruffley, Lake, j tana Pioneers, is known to thons- oneers occupies a place in the affec- , “This society will not be organized | by the Butte comittees of both the ; Message to Senator j ands of Montanans and all mem- pendent political status, Jimmy tlons of the people of this state that jin any hostility to, or as a rival of | Pioneers and the Sons and Daughters A telegram to Senator Clark, Austin of Cascade county paid his re- | hers of the Pioneers as “Sandbar” first visit to Butte after 61 years j Brown. Of the many who call of residence in the state, in attend­ M j him “Sandbar,” but few know how ance at the recent convention ho acquired that cognomen. “It was in 1866,” said Mr. Brown, Montana Pioneers. ■ M j when asked by a newspaperman to Austin came to Montana in 1863 I explain the peculiar significance of with Sidney Edgerton of Akron, Ohio, feagpsgv ■ ■ appointed by President Lincoln as :( the name; “with two other men I governor of Montana. While admit­ was riding along the Missouri, about ting that Governor Edgerton came seven miles above the Marias. One is ■ v::: > ' - of the men was across a ridge and not as a trail blazer, but as a holder f W 4: of political appointment, Austin is an Ä m my other partner had crossed the : river and had disappeared from view. admirer of Edgerton. ■ ■i m Defeated Indians. “Sidney Edgerton was a fine fel­ - m ' i^i ' m. •if ; “I forded over to a long sandbar, low,” Austin insists. He also de­ -ii> $ > m clares that Jim Slade was unjustly m W got the three horses hidden in some & willows and backtracked, as we knew hanged, “because Slade didn’t kill ii-; if: 4: ■i anybody around here,” as Jimmy m some Indians were following us. Hid­ puts it. XV* - '§ 0M den behind some sand, I saw three % Bloods following our tracks. They “Of course Slade killed Jules Beni, mm m had their guns ready, and you know that Frenchman that Julesburg, Colo., is named after, but didn’t they 4* Bloods never gave a white man a ■ chance. They always killed from am­ declare war on each other ,and Wl bush. As the first Indian got over wasn’t it a fair killing? Course it :• :;f: to the bar, I fired and he dropped. was, and a Denver jury said so. My partner heard the shot and came Course Slade cut off Jules’ ears for P--’' '* ri-^>^:i running back. I get the second In­ souvenirs after shootin’ him, but /y f .■/ dian and my partner got the third. that was just what you might call a m «^1 little pleasantry.” Jimmy Austin was working on ■ V-. Slade’s claim in Virginia City when * ■ Wk-i■■ mmm the former stage boss who shot and 04% i hanged men right and left in the ap­ f •:>: parent belief that he was himself . i: the law, was hanged by the Vigi­ lantes. “I often wondered why they Lxv I# '• didn’t hang me up too,” Jimmy says, 4 v “I was pretty close to Slade, you know.” It, ^ > ... f , Hardly A Square Deal. J ■ y -:V Coming back to Sidney Edgerton. f g ■•:: Austin said: “They didn’t give him exactly a square deal. Lots of the n 'H first arrivals in Virginia City were 1 m Confederates. With them came a lot of scrubs, toughs from Texas, Geor­ gia, Misouri and other places, loud­ l\ \ V; mouthed, fighting shooters, who 4 Wi wanted to fight the battle of the j ■ South in Alder Gulch diggin’s. They llpa • ■ : i£! : • went about hollerin’ for Davis and : Lee ‘the two best men America ever j:**: ■ -• ; produced,’ and when P. George Heldt ass ■ Wi Frank “Sandbar” Brown, Who Was hoisted the American flag one Fourth Recently Re-Eelected Secretary of of July those rapscallions tore it wom^n Z-u în f,ro,nt, of ‘he Co,,r‘ Houge, Lewie and Clark County, Helena. Montana on September It, 1884, 41 years ago. It hIiowh the pioneer men and the Montana Society of Pioneers* down. That’s the bunch that Edger­ (he slate’s most refehrofe.w^imm,»^ ** thf or8aniza”on of the Montana Society of Pioneers, and was taken Immediately after the oricanlzati perfected. Many of ton, an Ohio man, and Colonel San­ ÂBÏ have been i“en,i,i-a- The ...... — f Mr. Waiters ders went up against. We scalped them and threw their *FosLTnt!v-nÏÏZtïlV™ 0,,w“riA> 8’rnkuon ; 9, Unknown ; bodies in the river. I guess that’s “You know they named a county Unkn Marc* 11« f.i««ner ; 18, John wSSox^’ïB^wîlïe^W1 niT1>1ê*ee Barry H. Thaïe; 60, Unknown; 61. Matt Mryson ; 62. Unknown: 63. J. H. Kennedy; 64. Robert S. Hale; well preserved for his age, has had a “But, what I wanted to tell you known-« Tame.’ w am«..'.. -! « V C; »cooke Sr. ; 68. Charles Burnley; 68, Benjamin Ezekiel; 70. Cornelius Hedges; 71. Charles XV (a was this: Edgerton wasn’t appoint­ 8> IntoO xv Hotter'i«? i T ’î The?do™ H’.^Klcnschmldt; 76, Unknown; 77. Colonel William F. XVheeler; 7». H. H. Sapplngton ; 80 and 81. Unknown;: 72, Un- I most colorful career. He came west ed governor of Montana in the first S' tr'I' VÄ„8„3.’ ?,°h" ,T’o,MUÆj î?k"own» Fj'oolmvn; 8«. Col. XX’Ubur F. Sanders; 87. Tllghman H. Clewell ; 88. Tom Baker; 88, XX ill Flowers ; as far as Fort Union for ...a trapping . RÔlIshaek- 08 î ’r!ifT.ifsT’ d»>nes J • MtE'I »4. XViIliam Y. Pemberton; 85, John K. Watson; 96. John K. Sanford; 97, XV. Y. Simonton; 98, K. O. and fur trading Company in the early place. He was governor of the Ter­ SonnefleId’-‘iioJ'William,V H Aile™’ lîl jôe \' Br»™-' V12^Svî^an Vr» I 3’ Li?14«"’"’ 1Montana Territory strapped on every one of them,” he “In addition it has been suggested and best wishes for all of you. God and he went back east, taking a gold of the ’60’s, when Montana, accord­ and still owns valuable mining prop­ said. that pioneers prepare papers relating ing to the early writers, wasn’t ex­ bless you. shipment with him. He put it over, to their early experiences to be read “Sincerely, erty in Granite county. “They tried Ives, found him guilty actly “a sight for a kindergarten” and “Montana still has numerous mines came back and was governor of the at the coming meeting.” “W. A. CLARK.” territory for some months.” after two days and sentenced him to when only red-blooded men reached to be found,” he said, “and if I wasn’t Austin left Denver with a train of hang. ‘Have you anything to say Fexv Counties Then. the West because “the weaklings Messages were sent to others who I so old I’d start out prospecting again 600 Mormons. When he met the as to why sentence shouldn’t be Then follows a list of the pioneers died and the cowards stayed at were unable to be present at the I in this great state.” Edgerton party he changed his mind passed upon you?” he was asked. of Beaverhead, Lewis and Clark, home.” meeting. Miss Jean Bishop, treas­ about going to Utah and decided on “ ‘Yes,’ said Ives. ‘I didn’t kill Missoula, Gallatin, Meagher, Madi­ Tom Moore of Lewistown was urer of the Sons and Daughters, was the “gold diggings.” the Dutchman. Alex Carter killed son, Silver Bow, Chouteau, Jefferson, elected president of the Society of sent a telegram expressing the re­ The Ives Hanging. him.’ Yellowstone, Dawson, and Deer Montana Pioneers and Ronald Hig­ gret of her fellow members for her /Hïà Cuticura “Wilbur Sanders practically con­ “Tom Thurman jumped up. ‘You Lodge counties. These embraced the gins of Missoula was re-elected absence. trolled Alder Gulch,” says Austin. are hanging an innocent man,’ he entire territory in that day. presidents of the Sons and Daughters Past Presidents Attend Soap and “I mind the time that George Ives said. ‘Think of his poor mother. At the first meeting Samuel Hau­ of Montana Pioneers. Bozeman was Eight past presidents of the Sons Ointment was hanged. The miners wanted to Think of sending her word that a ser was elected chairman, and James selected as the meeting place for the and Daughters were present at the m Keep the Scalp 1925 convention. / lynch him. Sanders said: “No. lawless band of men in the West Fergus was the first secretary. morning meeting, Miss Lottie Rum- Clean and Healthy Give him a fair and impartial trial. hanged her son.’ Before the session adjourned Fer­ Roster of Officers sep stated, and said that this was a XN Promote Hair Growth The way to do that is to have a “ ‘Get out of camp or we’ll hang gus was elected president and Col. Other officers who were selected most unusual occurrence. The past committee hear the evidence. I you, too,’ shouted the angry miners. W. F. Sanders was elected secretary, by the pioneers are: Mrs. M. W. presidents are: Dr. H. A. Maillet, don’t know that crowd, but I’ll pick Tom went and he never came back.” a post which his son, J. U. Sanders W. A. Clark, Jr., Ed Horsky, who Trask, Deer Lodge, vice president; was thesecond president of the or­ out 25 of the boys who are known to Shouldn’t Have Done It. was also filling at the time of his Fraud D. (Sandbar) Brown of Mis­ be square to try Ives. Are you The execution of Slade is a sore death. soula, secretary; ganization; Allan Bowie, Fred Scheu­ S. F. Tuttle of er, George Porter, Mrs. Bessie Whit­ The charter rolls were signed by Jefferson county, historian. David 258 pioneers. Among them was John Hilger and John Horsky of Helena comb and Ronald Higgins. R. Horsky of Helena, a pioneer of and Earl Dingwald of Drummond Members of the Montana Society ' 1864, who is now a member of the of Pioneers who attended the annual r<] compose the executive committee. r| executive committee of the society. Ted Larahie of Deer Lodge is vice state convention were: The 1924 meeting of the Society of WHO WILL WIN? president of the Sons and Daugh- ,yvT- French, Argenta; Mrs. M. Ma­ Montana Pioneers was held in Butte ters- Miss T nttlp Rumsev of Hplpna t‘lew's- L- Graeter, Margaret A. Graet- on August 28, 29, 30. tera, miss Louie Kumsey oi wetena er jaerns Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Phil Lovell, The World’s Series and Football Games—Get the The conven- is secretary, and Miss Gene Bishop Phil McGovern, Dillon; xv. d. Cochran, tion was opened by Levi Wild, and of Dillon treasurer. W. A. Clark, Harlem; Thomas Sheehy. Big Sandy; WII- scores right after the game with a RADIOLA, Frank "Sandbar” Brown called the Jr of PnttP and Gporgp Porter of Ham T- borrow, Fort Benton; J. A. Hark- roll. Butte listened with affectionate or Butte ana George porter or shaWj Belt. John Hops, Lou S. Stewart Helena are the executive committee. Great Falls; George Furlong. Virginia Complete interest and here and there a moist . _ , , Garrlty, Mary Evans, Rachel Reid, Àna- TRACTOR DISTILLATE Complete A number of new members were conda; H. Éose, Kallspell; Frank Day, i elected by the pioneers. They are: Randolph Kelly, Madame N. Belanger! 36-38 gravity with Loud Except spot with Austin. “They strung him R O Graham Phil McGovern name,s, T’ TWllnder'ln, Mrs. J. T. Wnnder- up on Widow Dugan’s gatepost in vtrnii ' »"nam’T^nU ci t ’ lln’ Mrs’ Banra Cagle. Lewistown; B. O. Speaker, , William Maloney, Edward H. Clark, Hatfield, a. XV, Orton, Bozeman; Mrs.! MORE POWER THAN Batteries “VirginiaQ|0(|0 313 City. Irfo” ”e J salu sl0Wly- Frank ,S. Metzel, Jeanette Evans, EII£9,„’5tocH; Three Forks; Benton blade did lots Of good. They should Tnans P TTtcVahnw r R DpCpHpr Hoover, XX IIllam Dingwall, Allen MacPhall. KEROSENE and Antenna and and never have hanged him.” rx a na ‘ ’ Hruramond: S. F. Tuttle. Mrs. S. F. Tut-! A,.»*;., • . T . D. A. Francisco, Frank Finch. tie, E. Ryan, Mrs. E. T. Concannon. Brld-i all Batteries Antenna Austin mined two years in Last gelt McCauley, Boulder; George Beam- COSTS Chance Gulch when the town was County Vice Presidents xvinston; Phoebe Train. XV. E. LnRue Mrs made up of 14 cabins. “I hauled in The Sons and Daughters elected MiiiiJLLrRre’ wJiweM^Sj’ îfe ïï- L-! i-3 LESS $109.00 $90.00 the grub for John Cowan, the dis- the following county vice presidents: key. Helena; H. ii. Daems°Varney• C°w ! than Kerosene coverer in November, 1864,” he said. G. W. French Beaverhead; W. D. Barker, Sheridan; Thomas Thexton.’En- “I also hauled to Fort Benton when Cochran, Blaine; George Beaty, ?év! XT^kTia^ity^Mrs00Vioief’cÄs î A 100% Montana Product. they were running the boundary line Broadwater; F. S. Putman, Carbon; Waiter M. Jordan M L Tnttfe, W. xv Made in Montana by a Mon­ To Montana Electric Company, tana company from Montana 5 0 East Broadway, Butte Mont. between Uncle Sam and Canada. James Austin Cascade; John Harris, ; McCall, Whitehall; Mrs. Lizzie Stone, Mrs’.: Billy Conrad used to buy my load to Chouteau; Ben Faulk, Deer Lodge; Aid«- ”^Ddnald; n. Wonderiy, ; crude oil, for Montana people. I am interested in Radio and would like to have you send your sell to the British.” In 1870 Austin i Edward Brassey, Fergus; Henry Alder ; A. P. Johnston. ' Superior? Samuel’I Address inquiries to— free Radio Booklet. took up a ranch 12 miles south of Bose, Flathead- A1 Orton, Gallatin; f'lem George Bruffey, Missoula; Frank D. Cascade and for 54 years he has John LaMott, Glacier; William Ding- ÏT’aîkS M°°Pc’ McNae l SUNBURST REFINING COMPANY Name______S^fry?v.^lth,lt- wal1, Granite; Mrs. M. A. Cooney, Nellie Maxwell, Henry Snvder, lilssouln; Great Falls Montana I think Im going to make some- Lewis and Clark- H. B. Daems, I?SGPh Hanson, George Carlton, w. T. I Independent Address thing out of that ranch in the course Madison; Mrs. A. K Boardman, Me- chaS pDnr B?iienw„M