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Volume XXIIL
Junior Fair Is
Outstanding
Achievement
An unqualifeid success is the
the pronouncement of officials
and sponsors of the Browning
Junior Fair, held on Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday last at the
Browning fair grounds, with ex
hibitors and participants from
every section of the county tak
ing part.
While no accurate account of
the attendance was possible, as
no admission fee was charged, it
la believed that more people vis
ited the grounds, viewed the ex
hibits and enjoyed the programs
than in any previous year.
Visitors at the fair who have
attended former exhibitions re
marked about the improvements
in both the quality and quantity
of the products and craft show
ings on display this year over any
previous displays. The facilities
for displaying the exhibits were
improved, too, and each year the
buildings show increased and im
proved accommodations.
During the first two days of the
fair much time and attention was
devoted to the placing of displays
and the work of the judges in
making the awards. Visitors
came and left in smaller numbers
but the total attendance was;
large. On Sunday, the last day,.
the grand stand was well filled
to watch tlie Rodeo performance
and cheer the young performers '
as they presented a most credit
able show. Practically all of the
Sunday afternoon attendants at
the show also viewed the exhibits
and were loud in their praise of I
the showings in all departments. ;
A total of 368 entries were
made in all departments. This is
a slight increase over the past
two years. The 4-H entries were
higher, while the F.F.A. entries
were slightly lower.
The livestock barns were well
filled with cattle taking the lead,
and there were quite a number of
sheep exhibits, but the swine de
partment was small. All or most
of the livestock shown was raised
by tlie young people of the reser
vation area as a part of their
FEA and 4-H training projects.
Many Awards Made
Awards were made in all de
partments. including the exhibits
made by. 4-H members and the
FEA These awards were made,
not on tlie basis of a first, second
and third ribbon for exhibits ac
tually shown, but according to
certain standards set up by state
wide requirements. Tints a red,
ribbon might mean the highest
award in the local show, but not
quite up to standards required
for a blue ribbon-award in a larg
er exhibition with a wider field
of competition.
It is Impossible to print, in the
limited space and time available,
all of the individual awards, with
detailed desription, but the fol
lowing summary tells the story
in brief:
Dress Revue—The following re
ceived awards in this depart
ment: Carrol McGlothlin, Sher
ry Ungar. Sylia Luchi. Annabeth
Torgerson, Patty Hughes, Verna
Luchi, Georgianna Hall, Mershia
Rutherford, Dolores Walters.
Darline Luchi, Connie Severtson,
Frances Lukin,Carol Pepion, Ed
ith Lewis, Julene Pepion, Patty
Kuka, Gloria Luchi.
Special Awards for Dress Re
vue — Carrol McGolphin. Cut
Bank: dress from Higgins Dress
Cut Bank, dress from Watson’s
Shop, Browning; dress from Wat
son's Dress Shop, Cut Bank; Mer
shia Rutherford, dress from the
Avenue, Cut Bank.
Clothing Judging—Georgianna
Hall, Patty Jo Kuka,Verna Luchi
Annabeth Torgerson, Sylvia Lu
chi.Carrol Pepion, Julene Pep
ion,Fay Pepion, Frances Lukin,
Marshia Rutherford, Joan Davis,
Edith Lewis, Charles Lukin, Do
lores Walters, Darlene Luchi.
Beef Judging, 4-H—Richard
Walters, Dolores Walters.
Beef Judging, FFA—Howard
Pepion, Neil Parsons, Phillip Roy.
Hugo Johnson, Robert Stillsmok
ing.
Sheep Judging, FFA—Neil Par
Roy, Hugo Johnson.
Showmanship, Beef—Neil Par
sons, Championship. Sheep, Ir
win Crawford, Reserve Champion
4-H Exhibits, Beef Cattle—Rog
er Walters, Dolores Walters.
Yearling Heifer—Jay Harwood,
Joan Harwood, Phillip Rattler,
(Continued on Page 3)
THE GLACIER REPORTER
Indian Policy Outlined
By Assistant Secretary
The following address was re
cently delivered by Orme Lewis
at Gallup, New Moxico:
Because this is my first public
address on the subject of Indian
affairs sine e I joined the Depart
ment of the Interior last January
it is appropriate that I am able
to make it in this community of
Gallup and in connection with
the Gallup Ceremonial.
Gathered here in the heart of
the southwestern Indian territory
are representatives of tribal
groups from all .over the western
United States. For the next sev
eral days we will participate in
one of the most colorful and en
joyable exhibits of native Amer
ican culture Gallup has every
reason to be proud of the annual
Ceremonial which has gradually
achieved an impressive nation
wide reputation.
I am glad also to be in Gallup
because it is the home commun
ity of Glenn L.Emmons, the new
Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
who took the oath of office in
Washington Monday just before
I left there. While it is early to
be talking about Mr. Emmons'
achievements as Commissioner,
I am sure he will soon demon
strate a sympathetic understand
ing of the problems which face
our Indian people and work to
ward their solution with the same
vigor that has marked his career
as a busness executive and a com
munity leader,
leader.
Commissioner Emmons was
chosen after consultation with
Indian leaders representing more
than 10 different tribal groups
and after careful study of several
other excellent candidates whose
names were suggested. In his
career in Gallup we found the
qualities which 1 believe are re
quired for the important job as
head of the Bureau. I want you
to know that he has the full sup
not only of Secretary McKay and
myself, but also of President
Eisenhower as hetakes over his
new responsibilities. I trust
that the Indian people and those
who are interested in their wel
fare will lend their support to
Commissioner Emmons in the
difficult task ahead.
I can assure you that your co
operation will be welcome and
will prove fruitful to the Indians.
My major purpose in coming
here is to discuss with you the
policy of the Administration in
the field of Indian affairs.
Last March, following a dis
cussion which I had with the
chairman of Indian affairs sub
committes of the House and Sen
ate, I wrote a letter to the chair
man of the Senate committee.
Senator Arthur V. Watkins, and
and Congressman William H.
Harrison,, outlining the Depart
ment's basic policy on Indian af
fairs which had been agreed upon
by Secretary McKay and myself.
The key paragraph of that letter
was as follows:
"Federal responsibility for ad
ministering the affairs of individ
ual Indian tribes should be term
inated as soon as rapidly as the
circumstances of each tribe will
permit. This should be accom
plished by arrangements with the
proper public bodies of the po
iiticcal sub divisions to assume re
sponsibility for the services cus
tomarily enjoyed by the nonln
dian residents of such political
subdivisions and by distribution
of tribal assets to the tribes as a
unit or by division of the tribal
assets among the individual mem
bers, whichever may appear to
be the better plan in each case.
In addition, responsibility for
trust properties should be trans
ferred to the Indians themselves
either as groups or individuals,
as soon as feasible.”
In that paragraph we covered
a lot of territory in a compara
tively few words. I am grateful
for this opportunity to explain
fully what we are trying to ac
complish and how we are going
about it.
We are faced with an unusually
complex set of relationships be
tween the Federal Government,
and the more than 20 Indian
tribes or tribal groups. These re
lationships are embodied in
thousands of laws and hundreds
of treaties enacted and ratified
over a period of more than a
century. They have become deep
ly imbedded in the lives of the
Indian people.
I believe there is a growing
recognition today among both
Indians and non-Indians that the
the keynote of any successful
program of Indian administration
should be to work toward the el
imination of these special rela
tionships between the Federal
Government and the Indian pco-
(Continued on Page 3)
Browning, Glacier County, Montana Friday, August 21, 1953
Leasing at All-Time High
Prominent Young Couple
Married Here Wednesday
In a double ring ceremony,
Miss Margery Dean Marion,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward A. Marion, pf Browning,
and Carroll A. Eliason, son of Mr
and Mrs. O. A. Eliason, of Mason
City, lowa, were married August
18th, by Rev. A. M. D. Gillen at
the Church of the Little Flower,
in Browning. “
Given in marriage by her fath
er, the bride chose a chapel
length wedding gown of imported
tulle over net and taffeta, fash
ioned with a sculptured pointed
bodice of tulle over taffeta. An
invisible yoke with jewell neck-
(line, long, tapering sleeves and
folds of tulle trimmed the bodice.
Her misty illusion veil was at
tached to a cap of lace embellish
ed in pearls. She carried a white
prayer book with red sweetheart
roses.
Mrs. J. C. Crosset of Oaksdale,
Washington, sister of the bride,
was matron of honor, and Miss
Patricia Mason of Winfield, lowa,
was bridesmaid. The bride’s at
tendants wore identical dresses
of nylon net in deep coral, fash
ioned with satin bodices, with
stoles and full net skirts trimmed
in bands of satin. Their head
dresses were halos of carol flow
ers. They wore coral lace mitts
and carried colonial boquets of
coral carnations Suzanne Cros
sett, niece of the bride, was flow
er girl, and wore white nylon or
gandy. She had a head dress of
coral flowers. Jimmy McFad
yean, of Browning, was ring bear
er.
Robert Brush, of Lewistown,
served as best man, and ushers
were Earl Rorbaugh, Lewistown,
and Thomas J. McFadyean, of
Browning.
The bride’s mother wore a
dress of raspberry chantilly lace
over pink taffeta with matching
accessories and a pink carnation
corsage.
Genevieve Marquez sang Ave
Maria, accompanied by Mrs.
James Leadbetter, organist.
A reception was held at the
home of the bride’s parents im
mediately following the cere
mony. A beautiful four-tiered
wedding cake centered the buffet
table which was covered with a
linen table-cloth made in Ire
land. an heirloom of the Wright
Haggerty family and a wedding
present to his mother. Assist
ing were Mrs. Gerald O'Rielly,
Mrs. T. J. McFadyean,Mrs. A. E.
Hance, Mrs. George Mollander,
Mrs. Wright Haggerty, Miss Vir
ginia Messalt, and Mrs. Ford
Shook.
Mrs. Ted Miller had charge of
the guest book.
For travel Mrs. Eliason wore
a platinum gray suit with match
ing accessories and a red rose
corsage. The couple will live at
LaPorte City, lowa, where Mr.
Eliason will teach this fall.
The bride is a graduate of Holy
Name Academy, Spokane. Wash.
She attended The College of £t.
Catherine, St. Paul. Minn., and is
a graduate of Montana State Un
iversity. where she was a mem
ber of Delta Gamma Sorority.
The bridegroom, a navy veter
an, attended lowa State Teachers
College, and is now completing
his Master’s degree in education.
He has taught at Fergus County
High School the last three years.
Out-of-town guests included
Mrs. Frank Stanford, Mrs. Ida
Curran, of Spokane, great aunts
of the bride; Mrs. W. S. Higgins,
Spokane, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Marion, Missoula, Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry O'Rielly. Great Falls, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Rorbaugh. and Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Brush. Lewis
town.
FORMER BROWNING PEOPLE
VISIT HERE FROM TACOMA
Mr. and Mrs. Louise Ruther
ford and daughters, Mrs. Priscil
la Cox and Mrs. Pansy Cavanagh,
arrived from Tacoma last Thurs
day for a few days visit with
relatives They plan to return
some lime this week. Although
they enjoy living in Tacoma, they
state they long to be back in
Browning, their former home.
Pansy's husband, who is a sear
gent in the army, now stationed
in Japan, and planning to be a
career soldier. Priscilla, since
the family made their home on
the coast three years ago, is em
ployed in a civilian capacity at
the Bremerton navy yard.
Continuing the Browning Chief
• Recent developments in the oil
industry have brought increased
interest in lands on the Blackfeet
Inlian reservation. Mos t im
portant of these developments
have been the discovery of the
largest gas prroducing well on
; the North American continent
in the Pincher Creek field just
' north of the western portion of
the Blackfeet reservation, and
the discovery of a new oil produc
ing sand in the Del Bonita field
a little further east.
This new formation lies just
below what is called the Madison
lime. Before discovery of this
new well, the Madison lime was
thought to be the major oil bear
ing geological formation. Dis
covery of the new well, however,
seems to have created a general
impression that perhaps wells i
drilled in this area have not been
completed to a sufficient depth
to adequately test the area,, as
this new well flowed 500 barrels
of oil per day on initial test. Dis
covery of the gas well spotlights
attention on the vast mountain
front extending along the east
slope of the Rocky mountains the
entire length of the Blackfeet In
dian reservation, and discovery
of the new oil producing sands in
the Del Bonita field has created
considerable interest in reserva
tion lands just across the border.
Most recent evidence of this
interest is the fact that two leases
have just been approved to the
Union Oil Company by the Black
feet Tribe on approximately 7.000
acres of land located in Town
ships 36 and 37, Ranges 8 and 9.
and just across the border from
the new Del Bonita wells. The
Blackfeet Tribal Council has al
so approved an application from
the Union Oil Company for the
advertisement of 1,114.15 acres of
tribbal mineral lands located in
Secs. 18, 19, 29 and 30 in Twp. 37,
Range 8 W. and immediately ad
jacent to the land recently leased
to the Union Oil Co.
Although interest was stimu
lated by the discoveries mention
ed, more than mild interest in
potential oil and gas lands on the
reservation has been developing
for some. time. Leases have
been negotiated over the past
several months with owners of i
patent-in-fee lands on tlie reser
vation, and since April of 1953.
the Blackfeet Tribal Council’ has
granted permits to the Standard
Oil Co., Shell Oil Co., Gulf Oil
Qo., Continental Oil Co., and the
Union Oil Co. to make geophys
ical surveys of tribal lands on
the Blackfeet reservation.
Leasing of Tribal lands has
been slowed considerably by the
necessity of the Tribal Council
obtaining permission of the De
partment of the Interior of the
form of advertisement to be used
in each individual sale. It has
been the policy of the Bureau of
(Continued on Page 3)
Junior Fair Rodeo Spectacular
ter which sponsors the event had
very fine cooperation from a
number of men who assisted in
various ways. Bill Norm a n
again acted as arena director and
did his usual fine job. Ben
Romsa and Spec Mathews acted
as bareback judges, while Eddy
and Dan Connelly. Gordon Du
Bray. Ron Norman. Hank Parsens
gave assistance as barrier men.
flag men. etc. Mrs. Bernice
Louisetc. Mrs. Bernice Louis
served as usual as timer and
scorer.
Lester Johnson. Hank Parsens
and Gordon Dußray all provided
some exccellent cows and calves
for the various events, while the
horses were all provided by the
Connelly brothers. This string
Martin "Buddy ' Connelly won
the All-Around Cowboy award
buckle at the Third Annual Gla
cier District F. F. A. rodeo, held
in Browning last Sunday after
noon.
This rodeo was held as the
closing event of the Browning
Junior Fair, and was by far the
most successful of the three Jun
ior Rodeos held to date.
Young Connelly took the all
around by winning first in both
the wild-cow riding and the steer
decorating. Ken Parsens, of
Browning and Bill Brewer of Cas
cade tied for second in the all
around with four points apiece,
I while Vern Kuka of Valier and
| Don Dubray of Browning tied for
I third with three points each, and
Bill Brewer got one point by tak
: ing 3rd in calf roping, and three
j points for first in bareback. Par-
Historic Pageant to be
Staged at Cut Bank
Next Saturday and Sunday,
August 22 and 23, will be present
ed in Cut Bank another of a ser
ies of pageants directed by Mr.
Bert Hansen, professor at Mon
tana State University, bringing to
life many scenes of early day
Montana history.
The Cut Bank pageant will re
tell the story of the discovery of
Marias pass, where the Great
Northern Railway company fin
ally found a feasible route to
get through the Rocky Moun
tains in their program to extend
the Hill rail route to the Pacific
coast.
Other similar pageants held
: other Montana counties have
proved highly entertaining and
of much valuable educational
interest. Many residents of the
western part of the county are
planning to attend the affair.
“The historical pageant, “The
Mysterious Marias Pass on the
Wild High Border”, is a dramatic
account of the development of
transportation in this area.
The first episode of the pag
eant takes place when Merriweth
er Lewis is searching for a pass
through the northwest. He en
counters a band of war-like In
dians. The secret of the Marias
pass is surrounded with supersti
tion built up by the Blackfeet In
dians and many brave white men
were driven away by the bogey.
In the second episode, which
takes place in the Bitterroot, the
decision to abandon the explora
tion of the northern pass is dis
closed. The course of history
is changed, delaying the opening '
of this area.
Then James Stephens conquers
the Marias Pass and the supersti
tion. He assures James Hill, the
railroad empire builder, that a
railroad can be built through the
pass, thus opening up a rich
country.
In the fourth episode the first
train arrives at Cut Bank. The
arrival of the train builds up ,
both hopes and doubts of the set
tlers. The final episode, taking
place in 1913,depicts the famous
Glidden caravan tour. Interest
is now focused on developing
Glacier Park and thus one of the
biggest businesses in Montana
today—the tourist trade
On the streets of Cut Bank can
be seen bearded men and cos
tumed ladies who are in the pag
eant spirit. Many of the stores
have window displays depicting
times portrayed in the pageant.
The Chamber of Commerce and
the Retail Trade committee are
awarding prizes for the best
beards, costumes and displays.
Don't depend too much on luck
—or soon you'll have nothing else
to depend on.
sen’s points were acquired
by taking 2nd in both the decor
ating and wild cow. Kuka took
first in the calf roping while
Dußray took first in the Break
away roping.
This was a farewell perform
ance in FFA competition for Bill
Brewer of Cascade. He recently
took fourth place in the nation
al High School rodeo at Rapid
City. South Dakota. Others who
will not be eligible for FFA com
petition another year are Ken
Parsens. Pugs Guardipee. Clar
ence Homegun, Don Dußray,Dale
Salois and Huey Welch of the
local cowboys. However the per
formance of some of the younger
fellows proved the FFA will not
want for competitors in the fu
ture.
Winners—Following is a list of
winners at the afternoon per
formance:
All Around Cowboy—lst. Mar
tin Connelly; 2nd Bill Brewer
and Ken Parsens; 3rd, Vern Ku
ka; 4th. Clarence Homegun, Pugs
Guardipee and Hugo Johnson.
Bareback—lst, Bill Brewer;
2nd, Pugs Guardipee; 3rd. Wilson
Roy.
Breakaway Roping—lst, Don
Dußray; 2nd, Robert Stillsmok
ing; 3rd. Hugo Johnson.
Calf Roping—lst, Vern Kuka;
2nd, Clarence Homegun; 3rd,
Huey Welch.
Steer Decorating—lst, Martin
Connelly; 2nd, Ken Parsens; 3rd,
Hugo Johnson.
Wild Cow Riding—lst, Martin
(Continued on Page 3)
B. K. Wheeler Honored
By Montana Democrats
। Former Senator Burton K.
. Wheeler was the honor guest
i at a gathering of democratic lead
i ers and party workers at the
! Ranch, between Cut Bank and
I Shelby, on Wednesday evening
! of this week.
The meeting was sponsored
by democratic leaders of Cut
Bank, and was largely attended
by representatives from not only
! this county but from Toole, Pon
dera, Teton and Liberty counties
i and special guests from other
points in the state.
According to the announce
ment, no particular political sig
nificanc is attached to the meet
ing, but inasmuch as Montana
will elect a United States senator
next year. Sen. Murray s term ex
piring at that time, the gathering
of the faithful at this early date,
with the former accepted head of
the party as honor guest, caused
some politiccal eye-brow raising
in certain quarters.
A sizeable delegation from
Browning attended the meeting,
and report a most interesting ev
ening.
Long time friends of the for
mer senator, who had known him
when he was a power in the U. S
senate and recognized leader of
his party in Montana, enjoyed
meeting him. and exchanging
reminiscences, recalling some of
the old-time battles when the
courageous young attorney from
Butte was considered something
of a political fire-brand by the
more conservative members of
his party. He served 24 years in
the senate, and ironically enough,
was defeated by his own party in
the primaries.
At the meeting Wedesday night
Wheeler talked mosstly about
his expperiences in the senate,
and pointed out that he had con
sistently held that it was impos
sible to trust, or do business with
the Russians. He was an im
placable opponent of the gov
ernment policy of appeasment
and comprommise with the Rus
sians.
If he holds any aspirations to
return to the political scene in
Montana and regain his lost lead
ership, he gave no hint of any
such intention in hhis talk at the
Wednesday evening meeting.
NOTED NEW YORK WRITER
IS VISITOR IN BROWNING
A recent guest of the J. L
Sherburnes was Ken Dunshee, of
New York City. He is an ex-cow
puncher and cavalryman, a Miss
isippi steamboat cub-pilot, and at
present is a writer, editor and
lover of the arts. He is editor of
“News From Home", official pub
lication of the Home Insurance
Company, and curator of the H.
V. Smith Museum of the Home
Insurance Company of New York
which housesthe largest collec
tion of fire memorabilia in the
country.
One of Mr. Dunshee’s recent
publications is "As You Pass By
which is a story of old Manhattan
through the "Fire Laddies' Eyes'.
Old New York, its citizens, its
fire houses and firemen, its van
ished neighborhoods and towns,
its water ccourses and streets, all
are presented in this book in a
story of the past that forms a
background of the character,
appearance and life of New York
as it is today.
His firrst book. "Enjine! En
jine!” attracted nation-wide at
tention for its colorful revelation
of old-time fire engines and fire
protection.
Mr. Dunshee was here looking
for native lore, material of var
ious kinds pertaining to the
Blackfeet Indians and their reser
vation. and Montana in general,
as he is working on an issue of
“News from Home" to be written
entirely about Montana. He
hopes to return at a later date
and spend more time getting bet
ter acquainted with Browning,
its residents and its surround
ings.
CATHOLIC SCHOOL FOR
CHILDREN UNDER WAY
The annual summer Catholic
school for children of Browning
and the Starr school began Mon
day. with Fr. A. M D. Gillen,
pastor of the Church of the Little
Flower in charge
Instructors at the Browning
sessions are Jack Flynn and
Steve Reardon, seminars of St.
Thomas Seminary of Denver,
and Sisters Mary Margaret and
Olivia Frances, of the Sisters of
St. Martha, of Antigonish, Nova
Scotia.
The Rev. Fr. Wm. Gannon, as
i sistant to Fr. Gillen, is instructor
at the Starr school.
Number 24
Reverenced
Indian Rock
At Museum
The Museum of the Plains In
dian here at Browning announces
a recent addition to its collec
tions of Northern Plains Indian
material The new acquisition
is a medicine rock, and is unique
in several respects. It once rest
ed on the north slope of the Ma
rias river a mile above the pres
ent Great Northern railway cross
ing south of Shelby. There for
generations it represented a land
mark on the Fort Benton Whoop-
Up trail. For the Blackfeet it
was an object of awe and vener
ation. and passing Indians never
failed to stop, pray and deposit
gifts beside it.
Through the efforts of certain
Browning people and agencies
the sacred rock was transported
to the Museum last year. Be
.cause of its size and weight, the
stone will rest upon a prepared
concrete base on the grounds
near the' east entrance to the
Museum.
’I nc Mcdcine Rock was former
ly located on the old Mike Con
nelly ranch :. uth of Shelby. The
daughters of I ie original settler,
Mrs. John E. Sullivan, of Great
Fails, and Mr Anne Chambers,
still residing on the ranch, sold
the properly some years ago.
Aware of the esteem in which the
Indians held the stone, they re
served possession of it in the
name of the Blackfeet people.
Later fearing that the rock might
be taken or destroyed by strang
er; it was decided to remove it
for safe keeping to the Blackfeet
reservat ion.
Last year, through the efforts
oi Mrs. Brian Connelly, whose
husband is a prominent local
rancher and a member of the v
Blaekfeei Tribal Council, the sa
cred stone was removed- to the
Miiseuni grounds. Funds for
transporting it were generously
prov ided by the Blackfeet Tribal
Council. Near the entrance to
the Museum a base was con
structed upon which the rock
vill hereafter rest.
The Medicine Rock and its
story are known to all the older
Indi.ms on fie reservation. In
an account of Blackfeet religion
written sixty years ago, George
Grinnell noted that the Indians
believed the rock to be alive, and
described offerings of clothing,
eagle feathers and brass earrings
and finger l ings he had seen de
posited nearby.
James \\ illard Schultz, in his
book - Sun Woman", relates that
resdng upon oil so light that it
melts away every rainy season,
the rock lowly moves down the
slope and is believed (by the
Indians! to haw Sun power.
In a recent number of the Mon
tana Magazine of History. John
C Evers, former curator of the
Brov Ding Museum, and now with
the <:'ionai . u cum. related the
origin of il:e rock. According
to Indian t radii ion. one of a party
of north Blackfeet raiders, trav
eling ihe trail south of the pres
ent Ur m Shelby, killed and ate
a rattle snake. For thus break
ing a strict food taboo of his tribe
he s>( io u'd and died. Other
var’ i i ~ reiurm 4 the following
soring to recover his body, but
found o- ; i large rock nearby,
i he Inliam llm* came to believe
Him JiM warrior had been
transformed into stone, and ever
after d. ; esited gifts at the place
to propitiate his spirit.
\ in it I ceremony to mark the
acquisition of the medicine rock
will he hold ai the Museum Sun
day. Augu-d 23
PETERSON FAMILY RETURN
FROM LONG WESTERN TRIP
Mr. and Mix John Peterson
and family returned home Sun
day from a two weeks’ motor trip
to points in Idaho. Oregon. Wash
ington and Montana.
The most interesting point vis
ited during their trip they report,
was Montana s quaint Virginia
City The culture and wa yof
life of the community as it was in
historic pioneer days has been re
stored. providing it an appeal
tha’ is of outstanding appeal to
tourists. During the summer
every resident of the community
“goes western" to portray things
as they were in by gone days.
Attractions include the old
where a ten-cent schoon
er of beer is available; the old
barber shop, print shop, drug
store and many other equally ap
i pealing institutions.