Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1924 — Page 5

I «♦♦♦*♦*♦**** •♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ I * TALES of the i I OLD FRONTIER * I + ♦ J By ELMO SCOTT WATSON ♦ ~3, Weiler* Newipiger Un.on.) | THE TRUTH ABOUT THAT COON INTERVIEW _ xK of the favorite stories of the 0 frontier, when the subject of sr e ß t feats of marksmanship was under discussion, wus the yarn abouk navy Crockett and the coon. When •be coon saw the hunter ujtproachlng lt is said to have exclaimed "Is that you Crockett? Then don't shoot—l’ll cwue down!" As a matter of fact I Crockett was not the hunter about whom this tale was originally tifld. Captain Martin Scott was the man and lie was a native of Bennington, yt Compared to the "hero of the Alamo." Scott is an obscure figure In history, although his skill with the rille was greater than Crockett's, even j with his famous "Old Betsy." Scott! wun his first renown us a huuter at the age of twelve when he killed u\ b,g hear whose ravages the best 1 hunters of the neighborhood had been unable to check. But it was not Until he Joined the anuy during the War of 1812 that his reputation as a sharpshooter wus established. The celebrated interview with the <oon Is said to have taken place near Uke Bonapurte In the foothills of the Adirondack* and the yarn was started by some of the soldiers in the company of which Scott wus captain. The story appeared first in a Utica newspaper in 1837, was reprinted In the Xew York Suu un<l soon gained wide currency. How Crockett's name cnma to be substituted for Scott's in it is unknown. But it is there and future generations of Americans probably will continue repeating it Just as they do so many of our most cherished plebes of historical fiction. Although Captain Scott is denied his rightful place in the coon story, he IV the hero of a great many other tales of wonderful marksmanship. Once an ace of clubs was tucked up on a tree and In one minute anti 20 seconds, taking drop sight and tiring Instantuueossly, he had fired three shots at it with bls ritle. an old-fashioned muzzle loader. A brother otticer examined the target uud announced one lilt and two misses. Whereupon Scott dug Into the tree and showed all three bullets in the one hole. Captain Scott served In the Mexican war and. after winning promotion for gallant conduct at I’ulo Alto, Resaca de la Palma and Monterey, was kilied In the battle of Molino del Key, September S, 1847. i TALES OF THE t j OLD FRONTIER ♦ ♦ By ELMO SCOTT WATSON ♦ ♦♦«4++4-++4*+*+++*+*+++<-8-+T <i t»i4. W «,i«ru X,»wr Ln.on < A FRONTIER ULYSSES VERY reader of Greek mythology ~ is fmniliar with the story of L'ijsses' escape from the” den of the 1 one-eyed giant, Polyphemus, and in tlie history of the American frontier once I occurred the deliverance of a settler ; from the hands of the Indians which j is a dose parallel to that of the hero of ancient times. In this case, bow- j ever, a herd of CftWe Instead of a flock of sheep was the vehicle of Might. One evening a wandering band of , Indians approached Hill s fort on the landalia-Gieenville road in southern lllin'Us and ste.ikbily crept up to the side of one of tiie-Weruer blockhouses. After picking the mud from the crev--1 es in the chimney, they peered into the room ut><! saw a settler sitting Mur the fire, oge of the savages pushed his rifle through the hole and •hot the man and at the report the other settlers Immediately sprang to defend the stockade. At thia moment a settler named Lindley was outside the stockade feeding the cattle which were being herded close to the walls of the fort. The Indians made a rush for the big gates which had carelessly been left "pen. The men inside barely bad time to slam them shut before the savages arrived but they also shut out Lindley, leaving him to ths wtfey of ths redskins. Lindley tried to hide among V e cat- ••• but the Indiana saw him and with t'loofl curdling yells rushed forward. The herd, taking fright, turned and, beiiowigg loudly, fled toward tit* woods. Lindley saw a chance to etcaps. n # wag a long armed, powerful and. ns one of the •leers rushed |m»t him, he leaped 'U*>n its hack, rolled his arm* around •hs animal’* neck, and heedless of the <!ing«r from Its thrashing hoofs. •Upped under Its body. Th<. Indians uttered a howl of dls>'M>oiaiuieat as they taw their Intended tli tlm escaping and loosed a shower of "frown at blns. Hut these missiles only quickened the flight of the fren•led herd and fAtidley's mount noun • srrled him out of range The savages kept up the rhgae, imwqver, and it was not until th~ set ’■"r was deep in the woods amt »afc> under the protection of the frletgfll.v ■hrkaeas that he dared attempt to dis nmtmt from hie plunging steed. By Uds time the steer was so w*hau«iod fr..m its wild dash and the weight of its burden that Lindley had n» difll- ' "•ty In bringing It to a halt. Hr re""deed la the woods until la’r that ” sad then making sure th*’ *•' 'sr» had h»at«g that* enemies returned m the fort in safety.

|' ~ ~ TALES OF THE :: OLD FRONTIER ’ | • ;; ;* By ELMO SCOTT WATSON o MM. WssiSra Kswspsesr Union.) I THE LONE DEFENDER TF HE had been a white man him * name and fume might have been a cherished tradition l n frontier history. But lie was only a nameless Indian warrior, one of Chief Black Hawk's Sues, who took part in the battle of Bud Axe river In Wisconsin In 1832. This engagement is one which re- i fleets small credit upon the American arms for it degenerated Into little more ' | than a massacre, not only of warriors who were trying to surrender but of women and children us well. Not fur from where the main contest was raging was a little Island I separated from the shore by a few ■ ‘ rods of water und covered with stunt-1 l ed willows. From It a galling fire I was poured Into the company of regui lars commanded by Captuin Reilly and i when the soldiers dashed Into the water to occupy the Island one of them was shot down. The soldiers Immediately retreated, leaving him struggling In the water, but two of his comrades seeing his plight plunged In to rescue him. One of them was shot through the head and wus Instantly killed. Other soldiers then sprang Into the water to rescue the two fallen men and st ill a third was shot dvfvvn. After t that they gave up the attempt to take the Island. Soon afterward they caught sight of a colored object among the willows und poured several volleys into It. The next day, after the battle was over aud the survivors of Black Exwk'S band bad retreated, a party of soldiers crossed over to the Island to see how 1 large a force had been intrenched there. They found that It had been I held by a lone Indian who had I een fighting to protect his squaw ami bls I little son. The bright-colored object which had drawn their fire was a 1 blanket hung up for that purpose at s little distance from where the warrior and his family were lying and it had been torn Into shreds. The Igdiau woman had been killed j by a stray shot, but the little l»>y wus I still alive, although suffering from a broken arm received from the bullet which had killed his mother. He was tenderly cared for by the soldiers, but died s<»>n afterwards. The father, believing both deud, •had escaped. He had swum the Mississippi on a small log and he was tracked by a party of Winnebago Indian scouts who discovered where he landed on the lowa shore. ~\ - They followed his trail for some distance until they came to a little grove |of tree*. Suddenly one of the Winnei Imgoes stopflkd at>d silently |«>inted toward the top of a tree. A volley of | rifle shots rang out and the "lone defender" tumbled down to the ground— ' dead. PtaLESOFTHE :: ; OLD FRONTIER :: ♦ B r ELMO SCOTT WATSON ; ’ , C l.ui. Weiler* X«w«e»a«r In<•« J the man who would be king OF FRANCE « MONG the Iroquois Indiana he was A Chief Onwaießhlinki. a Mohawk i and son of a chief; but the white man knew him as the Rev FJenxer Williams. a descendant of Eunice Williams. the famous white captive '»f ' Deerfield, Ma-s. a mlsaionary to the ' IniUatis a«d a »eut and spy for the l nlie-l State-, army during tl>e War of IV.*. After the wgr Williams returned to 1 his missionary labors, but became luv.dved 111 a ecamlai connected with the removal of the tmehia tribe from New York to Wiscmtsin, where he had planned to e»tabU»li an Indian empire with himself ae Its supreme head. There on* a charge of euilmxzlement and Williams was ca«t oflf b.v the tolaalonary tusiellea ’hat had been supporting him, and In 1832 lie vva* repudiated by th* unoldas uh.we trust he hivl betrayed. With hi* dream of ruling a native commonwealth broken. Wiliams dropped out of night for s few yearn Then he rrappeare-l In an even more nmaxlna role, thnfjif Louis XVII. the Lo»t Dauidiin who wn* «iip|" , *od to bsve been killed | In the T«wer of the Temple in I'arls during the Bfllfln o* Terror. In 1811 thn rritfe de .lolnville. »on of King lemi* I'lillipim. at rived in New York and ImiumUaiely departed ujmn a secret ml«»hm in the lie»t, Acronl Ing to Williams' lh » Joinvllle, ( un.liice.l of Willlama* right to the tl’ls of king of FraflcA came I" him st bls home 111 tlre-n May, Wls., and s.ked him bi reh'iume bl* claim, which Willimn* ref<i«<*l to du. There I* mithorl-1 tatlve evideMe that the prince did make lm|itlrie* sh.UK this frontier •oldier "f foriunc w*»ile shipping at Mackinac. Mwh, but flor an im*rview between the two men •« h a'* " a,v Williams' word. «nd Bteaser'e reputetloti for truthfulness wes not the high eat. This "dits'iivefy" "I **'• Lost I'rinre in the Wild* 'if th* wts< 00*10 frontier (■guMtd a furore in h-'h America and Kumpe for •••"•• '• Ml '* tn have vlailetl France to try to e»’s'« Il*h hl* claim, hut the HmirtmM emtM have anas of him Fius’lv be re-m-wed '• '*>'• r"'«” '• * n *fl poverty and nss'**' »* W-Ni»n*bnr|.

DECATUB DAILY DEMOCRAT TIH’KSDAY, APRIL 24, 1921

'**♦♦♦♦**** + **«* ♦ CONGRESS TODAY « ***♦*♦**«*+*+*« (United ITesu Service) Senate Takes up tax bill. Muscle Shoals heurin;;. Investigation of Wheeler indict, meat continues. Oil committee meets. House Department of agrlculuti'e apporpriation bill. | Child labor constitutional amendment. Huntington Woman Heads Eleventh District Clubs Logansport. Ind.. April 24 Mrs. Wilfred .1. Whitelocli, of Huntington. | was elected chairman of the Eleventh idistrict federation of dubs in sixteenth annual convention here yesterday. Mrs. Walter S. Bent, of Wabash, wiis elected vice-chairman, and Mis. Ralph Hayden, of Hartford City, secretary-treasurer. Woman Kills Man And Shoots Woman In Chicago il'nited Press Staff <'orrespondenl) Chicago. April 24 (Special t’j | , Daily Democrat) —Mrs. Wanda Stopa 24. a lawyer and recently an assistant district attorney here, today shot 'and killed Howard Manning. 50. and fired two shots at Mrs. Y. K Smith. 1 wife of a wealthy advertising man. The shooting occurred at Palos Park, exclusive Chicago suburb. j Mrs. Stopa leaped into a taxicab with the words: | "Now I’m going to the city te kill 1 your husband." I Hundreds of police officers have b in detailed to hunt for the slayer. DRUGS EXCITE THE KIDNEYS, DRINK WATER Take Salts at First Sign of Bladder Irritation or Backache The American men and women must guard constantly against kidnev trouble because we often eat too much rich food. Our bl<*«l is lilh-d with acid* which the kidneys strive to filter out; they weaken from overwork. become sluggish, the eliminative tissues clog and the result H khluey trouble, bladder weakness and a general decline in health. When your kidneys feel like lumps, of toad; your back hurt* or the urine is cloudy, full of sediment, or you are, obliged to »'"k relief two or thro ■ times during the night; if you sutfer with sick head* he. or dizzy, nervous spells, acid stomach, of if you have rheumatism when the weather I* bad.' begin drinking lots of good soft water, nid get from your pharmacist about four ounce* of Jad Salta. Take a tablespoonful in a gits* of water beyour kidneys mav then act fine This famous salts is made from thacid of grapes and lemon Juice, combined with lithia. ami has been uve<l for years to help flush und stiniuhit'J Cloaked kidneys, to neutralize the acids In tn- system m> they no l«ng«r are a source of irritation, thus often| relieving bladder disorder*. Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot lu jure, m rkes a delightful clterve.au’lt lithia waler drink and b- longs in every borne, because nobody can make u mistake by having a k<><ml kidney rushing any time. By all mean* have your phytklan examine your kidney* at Inset twice a year. ATTENDANCE IN SCHOOLS BETTER Attendance In County In March Shows (lain Over Preceding Month Although there us- no p-rs-ct m tendance record turned In for thmonth of March, the utiendsm-e in the county achonla showed “ marked Improvement uvet ’he precedlnfl month. a< cording to the immihly at I tendance report compiled by the renin-] ly superintendent. K S "hrlsteii The mm attendant e reported waa alut<*« wholly due t« «” epidemic <»• m«a»le».j i The highest per cent of attcnditnce for the month was reported by llarve ( Haggard, who teaches In the Monroe *,h«H»l». Following Is m report o( thattendance in the county, the Heal list of figure* following the ImMikor** name being the I'nrollmtni. the *'*• g>nd set t* Hie avurege daily attendance and the third flit I* ike per cent of aUpndantn: Union Township Rudolph Welland, irtistm* 1 May Jewell Falk <H M-l SH • 2 Zurlffa llaFkley 35 l» *5 8 juhn-ou w 9 911 1 5 - Marie Brodbet b I* - a! * * Par.-tL J. Schmidt

Root Township A.‘J. Lewton, trustee B—Monmouth school Ervin Doty, Prin. IS 17.3 «a.3 Mary G. Kanney 37 35.7 96.5 Dora Marie Magley 35 21. S 88.4 7—Florence Rico 25 24.5 98.0 2 Esta Fleming 14 13.5 93.0 I—Oscar1 —Oscar Fuelling 25 17.0 111.0 Pur.—Paul Dorn 41 39.0 95.0 A. Moeller 17 16.0 98.0 Preble Township August tyflieumgnn. trustee 4— Beatrice Dettingcr 22 20.0 116.0 5— Milton Werllng 21 20.7 98.8 6— Edwurd Jaberg 21 19.1 95.7 Frances Borne lu 88.4 93.0 Par. Reinhard Bum k 75 72.2 96.0) Par.— R Stolp. No report. Par. A. W. tlossmun 38 31.9 86.0 Ida Gunaett 2g 23.1 92.6 Kirkland Township W. H. Dellinger, trustee I—Gladys Holdner 33 31.6 95.9 2 Emma Dettfnger 27 24.0 97.2 I R. M. Houck 32 29.9 96.0 s—Vernon Arnold 29 25.3 95.1 6 —Alfred Beuvers 36 31.0 96.4 Central High School B. H. Smith, Prin. 61 60.2 94.0 St. Mary's Township Mrs. Susie Bowen, trustee .< Pleasant MTIIs School. R. J. Mann, Prin. 46 44.2 96.0 H. M. Crownover 34 23.0 97.6 Gladys Suntan 28 27.6 98.6 Della I.ongenberger 22 21.5 98.0 Lelah Steele 43 41.0 98.0 r

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4—Bobo School Jerome Morrison 12 11.8 98.0 Be|-nRe Masters 21 19.0 93.0 Ruth Smith t 24 28.8 94.0 Washington Township Glen Cowan, trustee 3 Margaret E. Moran 26 24.9 95.0 5 Herbptt Foreman 21 lil.O 9L3 6 Thelma Burkheml 25 23.0 91.5 diary Thomas 20 19.0 95.5 8 Albert Ooppess 21 23 96.5 Blue Creek Township Harvey L, Sipe, trustee 1 Ruasell Steiner 24 22.1 90.6 2—lvu King 21 22.0 96 0 3 Cliulmer Edwan|s 15 13.5 96.uj 4 Josephine Heftfier io 16.7 93.5; 5 1). I). Roop 25 22.0 29.0 6 Eldon Sprunger 23 19.7 97.5 7 Wildus Vance 26 20.0 96.0 Monroe Township Vance Mattax, trustee 1 Fruochlon Daugherty 16 *1 6 98.0 2— Electa Oliver 16 14.5 92.7 3— Doll Essex 38 3|.0 95.0 4 Gertrude Sprunger 29 25.0 88.0, 5 Sylvester Everhart 27 25.093 8 1 6 Lucite Heffner lx 1.7 7 56.0 7 laivina Christener 19 17.1 91.0 (’ora Habflgger 27 24.9 95.0] B—Dale Braun 21 22.3 93.0' Helen Glßioni 116 14.0 87.8 9 Ray Duff 38 36 0 96.7 lo- Monroe School. Clyde Hendricks. Prin. 63 6u,3 96 6 Mary McCullough 22 21 I 98.7 HarVe Haggard 38 37.7 59.2 Ruth Gilbert 22 25.5 97 6

Par.—,l. D. R. Schwarlz D. D. Mazeling 59 57.5 98.4 French Township Martin Moeschberger. trustee I—Cecil M-v.-r 22 11.0 79.0 2 Louise Kilty 31 27.0 89.6 3- -Veda Andrews 25 23.0 92.2 I Agnes M. Schenk 38 30.0 95.0 5 Robert Meyer 28 25.0 89.5 6 Gerald <). Runyon 31 28.2 92 0 Hartford Township I). A. Studler, trustee 1 Walter LeFavouc 23 21.0 82.0 2 I.inn Grove School. . Clydp Romey 27 22.0 8.3,0 Irpeel Hall 26 23.3 92 4 l Wilma Sphhiger 28 26.0 93.6 7 Victor Eicher 31 21.1 92.1 Central School A. B. Oswalt, Prin. 68 65.0 96.0 June Steiner 15 14.3 97.0 Lester Justice Baker 17 10.7 74.0 Wabash Township .1. F. Felty, trustee I—John Martin 18 16.7 92.0 Elmira Staley 30 28.0 96.1 3 —Andrew Cook 18 41.0 88.7 3—Helen Atz 19 18.0 »3.0 1 I Emerson Wheeler 22 20.0 92.0 ' s—Ada Hall 16 15.0 92.0 6 Alva Fenstermaker It 13.5 96.4 7 (’ F. Fink 22 19.5 94.0 111 Mildred McCray 32 25.0 90.0 Jefferson Township .1. M. Ikillenbacher. trustee Central School. R H. Glenn. Prin. lit 17.0 98.01 mo w■ i in i ■ i

— Amos Ketchum 41 38.0 92.0 Virgil Wagoner 46 44 0 93.0 Helen Kenny 55 48.0 91.0 Ruth Farlow 40 29.7 88.0 -— Says His Prescription Has Powerful Influence, Over Rheumatism Ml. Japi.es 11. Allell. of IjiMhester. N. V.. suffered for-years with rheumatism. Many times this tiu'l'tble disease left him helpless ami linable '<> ■ work. lie finally decided, after years of e-.is-less study, that no one can be .'fee from rheumatism until the tic■umulated Impurities, commonly call'd uric acid deposits, were dissolved 'n the Joints ami trtus< les and expelled from the body. Willi this idea lu mind be consult'd physicians, made experiments and itially (umpuunded a prescription hat quickly and completely banished every sign and symptom of rheumatism from his system. He freely gave his discovery, which he called Allenrhu. to others who took it, with what might be called marvelous success After years of ii-.gipg he derided to let sufferers everywhere know about Wls discovery thiough the newspapers. He has therefore itistructed druggist* everywhere to dispense Allenrhu with the understanding that if the first pint bottle does rfot show the way to complete recovery he will gladly return your money without comment. All idiucaiKt* can Htitmly you. ■