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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1895)
'K wmmg niK or our --pwccr inat Biajr oe or lnierwi xu ers of -tteoWoman's di- Txxbuxc: j:fl867rieide tke people "oij m Aort time, and a few otbera. i 3 Li'4W?Mkk'Jifct one . JmmzWsr'm" aer. Mrn? Cmir kaH exerted Wr-1 Had of North rMrlt rdwim from tke airmishVthe ruksfl thMbMi, the okUr who remtSoe Iadiu arrows; protrwhaf- !I2iicr at taecmrriaoii had Itr bright arri-a its dark side at that ely.ti, and Mrs. Cody ha4 ionamj amfising incidents to relate tine; the windows. 'jpartiad ageoid drietcae aiKiat kimtelf io tk'&allT braidishinfir iae 4nad Icurel ?bcard that am iiaamJMaMmetd bT w-tw;fi. , wood: so instsutlT raeiaM'ta. cooJeT of 1 Pmh of .tore-wood .hakinr tbn LW Mormons, wke niamed men named Perry and kandgraber, and snbseqncntly moved to Salt Lake. Their marriage was the first to qc car in North Platte, it being- per formed by W. M. Hinman in June, 1867, in the old U. P. hotel before its completion. One of our pioneer women, Mrs. Moran, mother of Mrs. Syl Friend and Mrs. Jos. Pillion met with a sad death. While riding- with her husband along- the road behind a wafoai containing- three or four mf. ske-was accidentally shot in tfc fsreksad by one of the men who had raised his gun to shoot at an aatiSope. Another sad incident vas the marder .of Miss Kate Manning-, May 9th, 1871, on her claim, now Struthers' Point Her brother Pete Manning was supposed to have done the deed, but it was never proved against him. He had jumped" her claim and she had gone down to hold it. She was the first woman buried in our cemetery. Our first woman school teacher was Mrs. Gilman, then Miss Mary Hubbard. School wasjeld in the old log- school honsenow standing on the corner of Spruce and Fifth street- Here also -was held - the rll self to kmre as ample a feast as the limited rWoarces of the fort woakl allow, so great was her dismay when, after greeting" her guests, she entered the kitchen and found a band of Sioux eating the elabor ate dinner with great relish and lack of ceremony. The Colonel's guests were forced to retreat to the fort for their dinner party that day. To compensate for the hardships of fort life at that time, the climate in the early seventies was superb. The winters were unusually mild and pleasant and it was possible to take long, exhilerating canters over the prairies any day during the entire season. Nevertheless, Mrs. Cody was not very sorry when the time came to leave the fort at the end of three years, and she could return to more civilized life in the east. However, fate did not permit her to remain there long, for in '79 she again followed her hus band into the west, and for sixteen years she has made our city her home. MRS. CHAS. M'DONALD'S RECOLLEC TIONS OP THE EARLY DAYS. In August, 186)Mrs. McDonald joined her husband upon his claim. This was three years before Fort McPherson was established upon land boMght of him.- She had come by ,staecoaek toJWt Ksarwey, cur of this we casiooraa tke Snday-scho61s of" to-day with increased interest Mrs. Cogswell was also the prime mover in the building of the Unitarian hall and she herselt held services there for a number of years. Mrs. Chas. McDonald is certainly one of our pioneer women, she be ing the first married woman this side of Kearney. Her eldest son, W. H. McDonald, was the first white child born in the county, then called Shorter county. Vaughan Hinman has the honor of being the first child born in North Platte. Mrs. McDonald first went to house keeping in the house now owned by Mrs. Matthews on Front street. Milfcr'aid Peniston had their store and lived in the building now occupied .by McDonald's grocery store, while Mrs. "W. M. Hinman first lived in the building now oc cupied by Bogue's confectionery store, and later, on selling out to T.mmr flalcer. moved into the little house now owned by Chas. Wood, iust east of the Second ward school building. This house then stood na the corner of Soruce and Sixth streets. A number of incidents could be told ot how these, as well as others ot our pioneer women lived, their. encounters with the Indians, and jnany other tilings doubly inter m Yii who have -lived so i22mBsssssss&ijid have seen its rv KmHsmWmT liWMsssssssssmsf ,7 pgMssppilbsrEER patsV No record of our pioneer women would be complete without the name of Mrs. W. F. Cody, whose kistery is so closely connected with the history of our city. Mrs. Cody came to the west with her knsbaad and little daught from St Louis in November, 1870, and .for three rears lived at Fort i "McPherson. exoeriencinsr all the excitements and dangers of frontier life. Her home was the typical lor cabin of the prairies built osi tke reservation, although not within the fort inclosure, and . m 1 it were tne narasnips -wmcu young wife was destined to ex ence. te fort at that time had seen tke worst days of Indian-warfare, bs&cvca then the life there was not wholly devoid of excitement There were tke scouts constantly coming and roiae; unexpected visits from Pawnees and Sioux to guard ntHt: and the freauent depart are of tke farrison troops equipped s--iroJSm? 31 - - TV V feber:189.d of a climate in than the fc for theipaatj bnf vhome" r&4tke- PkHeatksr iisTer and herself with-thSir babies attempted to ford the river and were only saved from drowning by the intervention of eight mounted men acting as guides for the coach across the river. It was customary in those days to carry a skiff at tached to the coach. The river was also crossed in places by means of pontoon bridges. The buffaloes were so thick oftentimes as to stop the stage coach. Cottonwood Springs then con tained two houses stores owned by Frenchmen who were 'traders, both unmarried. Mrs. McDonald was then said to be the best look- A - T J mg woman in tne Town, ana was called by the Indians Milla-huska or white squaw. This was the period of the Pike s Peak gold fever, and thousands of teams passed every week of the summer, from May to September, hauling freight to Denver and other points. Occasionally Mormon trains would pass, distinguished by the women hauling the goods in hand carts, while the men leisurely walked alongside. The Indians Sioux, Ogalallas, Pawnees and Brules were very numerous then. They could al ways tell by the howling of the wolves at night when the Indians were coming. They came up of ten by the hundreds, braves and squaws to trade. Jii order to get, jneir trade, rival store-keepers were obliged to advertise their wares then, as now, in the form of what they called a "feast." It consisted chiefly of ah-wha-a'-pah and paw-shu-taw-sap'-pah(bread and cofiee), followed, always, by a dance Then the men went into the store, crowd ing it, sometimes fifty at a time, while the women sat without form ing a circle. The trader was ex pected to go out with a sack each of flour, meal,-etc, and give to each squaw as many cupsf ull of the arti cle as she chose to demand, (from two to ten), which she then pro ceeded to tie up in -her dirty blank et until each was hung round with fnnny little loppy bags. Of course the trader who provided the best feast got the trade for that time the men then smoking the che'-no-pah. In '62 there came rumors of the Indians being on the war-path, which seemed reasonable on ac count of the greater number of In- Idians prowling about; so that the usual peecautions were doubled, o often dressed sticks wfth hats coats to simulate men and jdaced them at the windows. At another time of 'trading, the sqaaws made themselves objection able by darkening the windows on an ironing day, so much so that; no work could be done. Knowing their horror of the effects of drink, she asked her girl help to bring her some tea, which she poured from a bottle and drank at intervals, .imi tating the performances of a drunken person the while In the shortest possible time the premises were clear of the women. When her eldest child was a babe of six months or so, a brave buck, handsomely mounted, rode up to her door and demanded, quite civ illy, her baby to take to camp three miles away, In consternation, but with great appearance of appreci ating the honor eone her, she got ready the baby and handed him over, the Indian.promising to return him at sunset. She immediately notified her husband who sent one of his clerks to look after cattle about the camp' and incidentally visit it during the afternoon. He found the child asleep upon a new and spotless robe, as well cared for as if at home. However, Mrs. Mc Donald added, this did. not include tke keeping of his attire nor Jthe oders attached from his short resi- among , the Indians. (Mrs. d'here- interpolated that -wercneTidrHbo' poor tonave' This visit ever after in- sWed freedom from molestation by the Indians to Mr. W. H. .McDon ald, the infant aforesaid, and wholly removed the mother's fear that he might be stolen. Mrs. McDonald's memories of the year '64, when the Indians were really on the war path, included the well-known dreadful massacre of a whole train of ten wagons or more at Plum Creek. The only survivors were a boy named Mar ble and a lady whose name she had forgotten. These were taken cap tive and twenty-tour hours later fell in with a band of Indians who had as captives four women, sur vivors of the wholesale massacre on the Iittle Blue. After a year of wandering with the Indians, down into Mexico and into the far west, after frequent fruitless efforts at escape, they were ransomed by the government. It was while on her way home that the lady stopped at the home of Mrs. McDonald, de tailing her awful sufferings and her wise determination to be friendly with the Indians so as to insure good treatment. She de scribed their method of having wo men "run the gauntlet," by plac ing them upon mules or ponies never before ridden by a woman, then" trying to make the animals- tnrow them. This ordeal she had undergone successfully four times. It was the habit vof the Indians, upon-Teleasing prisoners to give them slow poison to insure their ultimate death; so that the boy died almost at once in Denver, the ladv living: a year or more after reaching her home at Glenwood, Iowa. ec .Wttnn Fashions for Men. Black trousers will be worn shiny this spring. Overcoats are much worn, especi ally at the elbows. Fringe is frequently seen at the bottom of the trousers tnis season. Sack coats will be worn much longer because the wearers are shorter than usual. Checks tor business men are in creat demad, especially bank checks. To prevent trousers "bagging1 at the knees, wear them reversed every other day. The best way to press your suit is to get on your knees. In calling, a gentleman leave one of his own cards for each" lady in the family, one of his fathers and grandfathers for each married lady, one of his mothers and grandmoth ers for each gentleman and if there is a maiden aunt in the family a card of his brother' should be left Woman's EJdition Lincoln Call, ma. we train stopped got to see pai a population capital builc beautiful sti mentp is wh California wai After our st to Los Angeu mento and The valleys ai are noted for f ruit growihj their immeni took supper many raisins' the thermomc 120 degrees raj during tne sui We passed pass during M the .fine scenei read so much The mornii landed us ini of our 'destini bv friends wl three pleasai will fail to df have in my city in Califoi paradise witl palm trees atfq evererreens, wii mountains cat backgtbund,-Al - mexrooouB-oi-i x I and -has a. Should you ti tell your driver city, he will tal way and Sprinj the fine businc city hall, the cij chamber of com! less display of point out to yc house on Tempi Normal school school buildings Rosas or Frot corner of AdotrJ You will nl ish portion orthl adobe buildings and still inhabit The adobe was of Spain. That in America. Tl (although its etj been proven hi marks of being ; ican word.' You are next ta providing ysu ferred viewing it had visited a sii Francisco nine ji West Lake pai and we see there with its huge bi on. If you will 10 you will una among the fruitfv of them injgahfoj The papyrus.pl reed f rqm; which factured up to thj will be seen on tl lake. The stem to fifteen teet hij a tuft of long wii gracefully arounc only known' as a tive plant We are now dri tne broad avenl among them Fif Twenth-seventh.1 with the palm, ti its graceful bou ries, tne tall euc sheds its bark yej leaves, the acacia and the handsoi magnolia. The rounded by Aoi blooming rose cri the fushia doii geraniums growl San Pedro stre large orange, almond groves. and to those- bro orange growing 0., lllii WOHflN'5 mm m. mm m mm - 1-1)1 ION so: 0T EVENING, MAY 3, 1895. IKORNIA. 1st of Oc- ia, in quest ible toliVe i Kad proven We bade relatives our way Pacific to i the Central i Angeles. rossed the the seen- Iways to be jorning" after it and 'as our -hours we ity. It 'haa ),000, a fine lany broad ir Sacra- it cold in rted -south the Sacra- n valleys. fertile, and amount of also for ields. We where so ;ja.nd where font 110 to ivfor weeks ir tachapai rwe missed it we had sixth day the city were met spent Words picture I te loveliest la veritable rers, fruit, variety of Ira low tor a commercial tion. Southern .Calif ornians of long adoption come to find it a twice told tale; but to those residing in other portions of the United States the .topic is always fresh and interest ing. The Los Angeles orange is too sour to suit the average person, owing-to the coolness of the climate You must go to Redlands or River side to find such as you have never tasted before. In a recent favorable season tne output Has amounted to over 6,000 carloads, or over 2,000, 000 boxes, with not less than .$3,000,000 on the trees. We now return home delighted with the city -and determined to take many moresuch rides. , Woolen clothing is worn by near ly all the year around, and wraps zona, in New Mexico and in south ern Colorado, but we nexer saw it nitt -frio wae Tint uriVinaft terest Near Flagstaff, A thev rudely ran our tram o mf mf track at 6:30 in the morning, wrecking three sleepers the passengers w through windows, kjjjsjem badly and bruising tmmmgn gen eral. The writer escapjp with only one slight bruise and a goodly amount of astonishment at being treated so.tMedical aid soon ar rived and all were made as comfort able as circumstance's wovld allow.. After a delay of nine koars we were taken to Albuquerque, New Mexi- -a - a co, aqd there taken cm aaotaer train.- arewbrn inrningVarid evenings at Shortly after crossing- tke Csto- raao line our train-was neip-up oy a number of men (we only saw 'Of tia. about all seasons. It is not cold but it feels cold. The variation in tem perature between sunshine and dark is startling' for so mild a cli mate. The only unpleasant feature of the climate to us was the fog, which so often persisted in coming nTin the evening and staying in until ten and eleven o'clock the next day, for days at a ttme. To one so unacustomed to moisture, it was rather chilling on the affectiou for California. Living expenses are perhaps one fourth higher there than here Fresh vegetables aud fruit can be had the year around. A little fire is neededjaeajly&veryda.y d wring winter months as that is the rainy season. A few minutes' ride will take you to the grand old Pacific, where you may take a ride on her waters if you like, gather shells if there has been a storm, go in bathing or sit and listen to the ever splashing 'water against the rocks. We made a short visit to Pasa dena, a suburb of Los- Angeles. It is situated in tha San Gabriel val ley at the foot of the mountains, and is the home of many wealthy peo ple, who have their places of busi ness elsewhere. It is the home of fProf. Lowe, the founder of Mt Lowe Railway on Mt Wilson. At thejsummit of.the great cable in cline js the Lowe pbservatory, pre sidedJoveryJtheastronomer, Dr. Lewis Swift. Mrs. Thompson, a daughter of 'John Brown of Civil war fame, has her home here. The last two months of our stay in California was in Redlands, sixty miles from Los Angeles, in San Bernardino valley, almost surround ed by mountains and has a delight ful winter climate. The scenery is grand beyond dis cription. The mountains are cov ered with snow the greater part of the year, while the flowers bloom, the trees yield their fruit and all nature is gay in the valley. Mt. San Jacinto standing alone to the southeast of Redlands ever reminds us of Helen Hunt Jackson of Ramona and her love her joys and her sorrows." " Across the San. Jacinto river we see the Indian vil lage Saboba, where for a little time this devoted pair, Ramona and her Indian husband Alessandro, dwelt peacefully though not securely. Two hundred Indians live here in adobe huts surrounded by hedges of prickly pear. From good authority we learned that three of the characters in that book of H. H. J. still live Ramona in Mexico, the Indian woman at Saboba, who befriended the child- wife and mother, and the man who, for gain, killed Alessandro. Redlands .was so called from the color of its soil. Pomona, Ontario,- San. .Gabriel, Colton, San Bernardino, Riverside and Highlands were only viewed from a car window, so we will not tell you any thing about them, and I am sure you are pleased as my letter is getting lengthy. After trvincr California climate five months we decided that Ne braska climate, with all of its im perfections, suited us better to live in; so we bade our relatives and friends bood-bye with many regrets at leaving them and turned our faces homeward. We chose the Santa Fe route home for the reason that we had never before taken that line and thought it would be preferable in early spring, owing to the deep 'snows in the mountains farther north. A few hours' ride took us away from the flowers and fruit, through Cajon pass and over the mountains into the Majare dessert. Here the cactus, sage and grease wood grow; and the tree-like yucca palm, bristling' with daggers on every limb, We read our guide-book telling us of the beautiful scenery all along facina- the line aud we looked for it in Ari- rfiaSe- and Llritifte the JBroad- showyou ; a $200,000 fy and the its end- will next ),000 court the State the public Casa de ite at the ver Sts. "Span- id see the years old pamaras. n learnea Idobe itself has never nous ear- nal Amer- linatown, We pre- ir as we le in ban re. ct visited lana plant bananas ly perhaps la hidden ireplentv. Egyptian is nianu- century rs ot tne from ten medwith fthat falls May it is decora- g some of streets. lams ana 'are lined tree with ightber- :ree that of its f all, the iyiner mmmmmmwc hearted. lass. The Mormons w-. r FwRmfgely like other people in ragtty way. I have visifeel homes of 1. . j r" i , fcuitureana rennement in wnicn may be seen all ihe appointments' of wealth rare collections of books. pictures and curiosities. They are frank and kind in their reception of strangers, and lovely and genial when you become a friend. The ckiWren the writer very faraway from the where are jjm arc awi nt three) with their faces covered. They kept us perhaps ten minutes, then let us go. Aside from a good fright we were none the worse for our stop, as they did. not offer to molest the passengers. Our next trip to California will not be over the Santa Fe. The 15th of March found us home safe with friends. We want to visit California again, but make Nebraska our home. Mrs Alma E. Ewing, Wood River, Neb. 1 1 ZmVimBmBmBmBmBmBmsmK. " -mmmmmmmmmmmbjmmmmi- EsmmmE smmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmsmr smmW" smW - i OSS.? ' cMM aay- f ' g - J WP0m fmrnKmrnsutammi ?sflBssSsmmmBi i hk wimv hf mket.- a I , are sur- "he ever the roofs, ise. and r.i. ins out to live and -r1 is King the east iTViH LETTER. The fame of the City of the Saints is universal. This prominence is largely due to the peculiar religious views held by its founders. Salt Lake City, situated eighteen miles from the lake was founded by the Mormons after their exodus from Nauvoo, 111. Brigham Young with 150 men arrived in the valley July 24, 1847. The church arrived in in stallments, and has continued to come from all parts ot the earth ever since. Its situation, half-way between Omaha and the Pacific coast, and on the great continental railway lines, ah altitude of 4,200 feet, its encircling mountain range rich in untold mineral wealth, an inexhaus tible pplyof-purexanyon- .wate't, anda'climate above reproach, all unite to make a pleasant thriving city, and to insure one unmistably great in the future. The present population is 65,000. and with clim ate situation, resources and people of the best, no city in the United States has a brighter outlook. The question of finance is one in which Zion feels a keen and intelli gent interest. The silver subject so affects the entire West, that what is true of one point is true of the section. Since the demonetiza tion of silver business in all lines has fallen off from forty to sixty per cent The old question of state's rights seems to have made a general sweep, and crept even into the minds of those in the g. o. p. That the general government has a right to stultify the growth, ana to kill or make dormant the indus tries of a great section by cutting off the source of its greatest wealth is unquestionable; but.quoting the forceful rather than elegant lan guage ot a Nebraska man, whether because one has the chance he can give that as a good reason for mak ing an unmitigated ass of himself might be doubtful, the conduct of the general government and some people one may meet even in Ne braska to the contrary, notwithstanding. Without exception all parties are in favor of the free, and unlimited coinage of silver, at a ratio jof six teen to one. The people of Utah deem Jeff Davis an icrnoramus, a villian and a traitor; but many add, compared with Cleveland, he was a scholar, a gentleman,-and a patriot. Politics here is in an extremely cha otic state. Until two years ago the parties were known as the people's and the liberals, which meant Mor mons and non-Mormons. Now the national parties, at least nominally, exist, both great parties lying awake nights planning overtures to the church by which to secure its vote. The democrats succeeded two years ago. The republicans, with Frank Cannon at their head, sue ceeded this. If consistency is still a. iewel it is one with a settinsr in many places. For five years the schools here have been the best having tor city su perintendent a manof broad culture and refined mind, a man who can and does fill a large place; who leaves nothing undone to bring the schools up to the highest standard in the United States. A corps of more than 250 able teachers, with special supervisors of superior abil- There is much sunshine and many flowers here, too, so that they seem to grow like them, "Utah's best crop" they are often called, and truly so. Of one little boy now in school - a friend tells, that having said his prayers and been safely tucked in bed his mother left him alone. Soon a strange sound brought her on tip toe to the door, through which, she could see by the bedside a white robed, kneeling figure. "Ting-a- ling; ting-a-ling." "Why, Johnnie, what are you doing?" "Mamma, I forgot to pray for Tom Caper who had his leg cut off by a car to-day.' I thought the Lord might be off lis tening to some other little boy so I was just ringing him up." There are many little boys and girls in North Platte by whom the writer would enjoy being "Rung up." Mell Forsytiie. Salt Lake, April 28, '95. A Word from Mrs. Goudy. Peru, Neb., April 30, 1895. My Dear Miss Peckham: Ever since leaving you at North Platte I have tried to get a half hour even for a little ar ticle for the Woman's Edition of the North Platte paper. You know from my personal ex- ition of tl earnest appreciation of their re membrance of meand the assurance that I truly feel that there are no people in the state for whom I would rather do some service than or these North Platte friends. The people among whom I did my first away from home work and who have at all times since had my most grateful love and appreciation "or all their kindnesses and help 'ulness during my stay among them. That they should have re membered me through all these years since, with all tneir vanea and separate interests, is to me-.a source of joy and help more than , .... . can be told to sustain a laitn in people and inthe belief of true hu man friendshin which nse"abb"VC' purely personal interests. r There are many reasons why North Platte and its old-time riends have a place in my heart which no other place or people can ever have. The places which have been made and the work done by many whom knew there as children and whose very position in the school rooms I so distinctly remember, is certainly a source of pride to the people and to any who may have been connected with their lives. Please convey to the manage ment my heartiest greeting of good will and for full success in this ef- ., fort with regrets at not being able - "v to add some little mite of help to an enterprise with which I consider' it an honor to have my name con- - nected. Yours truly, Alice E. D. Goudy. '4ft. Folly as it Flics. "This man," remarked the asy lum attendant, "is the most com plicated case in the institution. He started with a mild attack of th,e Napoleon revival, struck the Trilby craze at its inception, and this soon developed into a mania for dupli cate whist. Now the poor fellow imagines he can see some lucidity in the ideas of of those publishers who turn their papers over to. female editors. The experts proi. t-I ! TL V 1 mm T-t" m nountc ma case mcwra Die. vvasn ington Post This is a good an investment as ; you can make madam," said the enthusiastic bicycle agent "Not only does it cost nothing feed, but if you ever become famous you can make back all you paid by writing up your experiences in learning to ride." Indianapolis Journal. tSmT'i -. - T jrnnitlnrj ; niijjiiPii I, .iBLUfJUuH. J
