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Newspaper

Dillon Tribune

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1937

Page

3

Medicine Lodge treaty pageant marks 1867 peace council

In Barber County Kansas Elm Creek and Medicine River host a Medicine Lodge pageant October 6 to 8 reenacting the 1867 peace treaty signing. Delegations from Oklahoma tribes led by Cheyennes Arapahoes Osages Kiowas Comanches and Apaches attend with a Seventh Cavalry escort from Fort Riley. The event recalls the failed peace policy of President Johnson era and the uneasy outcomes of the 1867 council.

Great West Barber County Kansas Elm Creek Medicine River Medicine Lodge Oklahoma Seventh Cavalry Fort Riley Kan Andrew Johnson Washington Jesse H. Leavenworth Nathaniel Greene Taylor Indian Affairs Leavenworth George Bent Bent Arkansas Little Arkansas River Thomas Murphy Fort Larned Kit Car‘son Jesse Chisholm Col A. G. Boone Daniel William Matthewson Buffalo Bill Black Beaver N. G. Taylor United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs John B. Henderson Missouri A. S. H. White Alfred H. Terry C. C. Augur W. L. Harney John B. Sanborn S. F. Tappan Augur W. T. Sherman Sherman Harney Little Thunder Sanborn William Bent Kit Carson Little Arkansas Samuel J. Crawford J. P. Root E. G. Ross Crawford Nineteenth Kansas Cavalry George A. Custer Washita River Black Kettle E.W. Wynkoop Murphy J. K. Rankin Indian Department John Smith George’ Bent John D. Howland Colorado Harper's James E. Taylor Frank Leslie Little Raven Spotted Wolf Yellow Bear Storm Powder Face Ice Arapahoes Bull Bear Tall Bull Grey Head Arkansas River Solemly Congress New Mexico Arizona Union Pacific Railroad Santa Fe Iron Horse Summit Springs Satanta Plains Texas

Horse Guide Through Prairie Blizzard Saves Homesteaders

Bill Simpson, a Saskatchewan homesteader, and his friend Barney survive a deadly blizzard while returning from town. Their horse keeps to an unseen path, guiding them to a straw shelter and a distant light that leads to a welcoming home. The ordeal ends with a night’s rest and a lasting memory.

Adventurers Java Sweetwater British Columbia Bill Simpson Bill Saskatchewan Barney

History of buttons on sleeves and humor claim

The article explains sleeve button origins linked to Frederick the Great who ordered rows of buttons on soldiers sleeves to prevent wiping perspiration. It then cites Dr A A Roback of Harvard noting humor is not measured by laughter intensity, asserting loud frequent laughter does not index true humor.

Barney Bill Frederick the Great A. A. Roback Harvard University

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West Elmo Scott Watson Warde Congress of Notables Billy Dixon George Bird Grinnell W. 8S Peace Treaty CHIEF Adventurers’ Club White Prairie Floyd Gibbons
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