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SALINE, WASHTENAW CO., MICH., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1893.
VOL. XIII.-NO. f
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
PROFESSIONAL.
F
E. JONES.
Attorney at Law.
All Business attended to with Promptness and
Care.   Office on McKay street,
SALINE, - - MICH.
Q.   R. WILLIAMS
Attorney at Law,
Especial attention paid to Pension Claims oC all
kinds.  Newcomb.Bloct,
MILAN, - - MICH.
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XT   A. NICHOLS, M. D.,»
■-#PHYSICIAN and SUKGEOJJ.
Office -at Nichols fros'. drug store.
SALINE, - MICH.
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F. UNTERKIRCHER, M. O.,
PtttSierAN and SUBGEON.
M,Calls promptly attended to at all hours.
Office in Hauser block, Chicago street.
SALINE. -       - MICH.
C   W. CHANDLER, Nl D.,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Dfflce on Adrian. Street, first door sourh of the
Wallace Block,
SALINE. - MICH.
Q   C. SLAGHT,
Veterinary Surgeon.
Graduate of Chicago "Veterinary College,
Residence 1M miles east of Pennington s Corners.   Calls may be left ateither of the
Mores at the Corners.    All calls
promptly attended to.
MACON, - - MICH.
MISCELLANEOUS.
WATERMAN'S
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY.
(Hiss Gillett's old stand.)
Will be in Saline every Wednesday and shall be
oleased to meet all in need of work in my line.
Jail and see samples of our work.
P   CORDON,
The Pioneer Painter.
Over Forty Years Experience.
Carriage, Sign and Ornamental Painting, Paper
Hanging, Frescoing, Etc.
SALINE,        - MICH.
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m.:briggsi,   '
Practical Painter.
ramffiS. P.ftPer   hanging and
AJ1 work promptly and
=fouse painting, gran
' ^ft\spminin.g. "" i\l,  .....      .   -
neatly   done, and  satisfaction
guaranteed,
VALINE, t ; MICH.
y"AW
iDUZER'S
Barber Shop.
lair Cutting,   Shaving,   Shampooing  and   all
Work in the Barber tine.
Bath room in connection.   Hot or cold baths at
■ny times. A.B. VANDUZEB.
.SALINE,    '    - - MICH.
A. MILLER & SON.
(Successors to J. A. Alber).
Livery, Feed and
Sale Stable,
First-class rigs at reasonable rates-
Commercial travelers and their baggage   carried to  and from adjoining
promptness and at  living
SIOUX LATITUDE.
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It was during an- encampment of tlie
Alabama staio troops that the writer
Erst met Major Raymond, of the—-
United States cavalry. He had accepted
an invitation tptmeet some of the gentlemen of Mobile? who by request had selected the cool, spacious quarter deck of
the white cruiser, snugly protected with
awnings, as a suitable and comfortable
spot wherein to smoke a cigar, sip a
glass of brandy and to spin a yarn 'neath
the cheering influences of "AuH Lang
Syne."
Major Bob Crawford, of the Confederate veterans, had dodged the issue involved in a request for a reminiscence,
but had compromised on an exhibition
of his occult powers, to the no small
wonderment and edification of the assembled group of gentlemen. The last
round of applause had died away, and
found an answering echo in the clear,
ringing notes of the ship's bugle, as the
notes trilled forth with the tap of the
bell, proclaiming 8 o'clock p. m., and
Major Raymond, snipping the ashes from
his ''Concha," volunteered his portion of
the entertainment by Offering an incident
connected with a brother officer:
It is somewhat singular withal how
gentlemen reared in the lap of luxury
and refinement and grounded in all the
scientific attainments of "West Point can
submit so easily tO hardship and irksome
duties of which only those who have
served on the wild frontier can have but
the slightest conception.
Did you ever meet Lieutenant Colonel
Nat Ross of ours? Well, he is a splendid fellow, every inch a soldier, and, at
the same time the incident occurred
which I am about to relate, was the
Benior captain of the regiment. He was
in command of a company at Old Man's
Gulch, where there was a miserable,
squalid town, boasting of but one street,
along which the hastily constructed huts
and shanties of the inhabitants had been
erected. An unusual crowd had congregated in front of a groggery, attracting
the officer's attention, composed of gamblers, miners, desperadoes, greasers, soldiers and a sprinkling of camp followers common to such localities.
The captain, who was in frontiersman
rig—slouched hat, flannel shirt and pants
tucked in his boots—forced his way
through the throng to ascertain what
was the occasion of the crowd.
Two half drunken cattle tenders,
armed with stout formidable bullthongs,
had edged into an angle of a building
the tall, lithe but masculine figure of a
young Sioux Indian. He was barely
eighteen years of age apparently, and,
from the eagle's, feather twisted in his
dark scalp, lock, was evidently the son
qf a chief,
IBs blanket was drawn tightly around
tjini, -Sis eyes, black as a raven's wing,
blazed with excitement and suppressed
passion as, silent, erect and motionless,
he facet! the two brutes who, withknives
and the keen, eutting thongs of bull-
hide, had brought the Indian stripling
to bay, much to the delight of the low,
depraved denizens of the place, who were
eternally on tho lookout either for rum
or a general row.
"What's the trouble here?" demanded
the captain as he strode between the
bullies and their chosen victim. "What
are you doing with the Indian lad?"
"What's that to you?" muttered one
of them, who failed to recognize the
officer, so intent was he upon worrying
the "durned redskin."
"It is this much to me," replied the
soldier in clear, measured tones. "Let
the lad alone. He is but one against you
all. And as for you, men, retire to your
quarters at once.   Do you hear?"
"Get out of the way, you rawboned
tenderfoot, or I'll give you a taste of
this," and one of them flourished his
bullhide in swooping circles about the
officer's head.      "'■'   "'"
.owns with
rates.
Old   Warner
SALINE,
House
Barn,
MICH.
A. year rolled by, and the'captain with
his regiment was on duty in the Yellowstone valley, where the Sioux were reported as acting suspiciously, the young
bucks especially showing a restless spn>
it, with all the indications of their early
appearance on the-warpath.
The captain had always been fond of
the pleasures of the chase, and it was
while ou a trip after game that he found
himself hopelessly entangled and completely lost amid the towering crests and
lofty hills of a spur forming a portion of
the Belt range.
Debouching upon the banks of a broad
but shallow stream, he came suddenly
upon an Indian encampment that was
on the opposite side. From his point of
observation the soldier could make out a
number of braves walking about and an
occasional squaw engaged in her duties
about the camp. Hungry, tired and
cold, for it was getting late in the season, Ross resolved to secure the friendly
offices of a guide, if possible, and return
to his command, from -which he had already absented himself longer than prudence or regulations warranted.
Riding down to a point directly opposite the camp he hailed repeatedly, but
no one within the limits of the array of
tents took the slightest notice of him.
Nettled, as well, as impatient, at such
cool indifference, the captain forded the
stream and rode into the camp.
No one spoke to the soldier; not a buck
condescended to pay Hie slightest attention to his inquiries "relative to the location he was in or the chances of Obtaining a guide. Grimly silent and sullen,
they turned their backs or retreated
within the smoky recesses of their tepees
Ross had been on the frontier for many
years, was well acquainted with the
habits of the savages, understood a variety of the Indian dialects, and was
looked upon as one of the most accomplished scouts and fighters in the service. It did not require a second glance
to convince the officer that he was in
grave danger. He realized that his presence in that camp was not welcome,
and he would gave given much to have
been safely back on the other side of the
broad running stream^ But pride and
his reputation would scarcely permit
his turning hastily from them or attempting any' movement that could be
construed by the redskins into a confession of alarm or a retreat.
Reining up his roan in the shadow of
a large tent, he deliberated for a moment
upon the best course to pursue. Ere he
had formed any plan an Indian warrior,
in full warpaint and regalia, suddenly
issued from the folds of the tepee, confronting the officer with a stern, forbidding aspect.
"What seeks the paleface who has
come here unbidden?"
"Shelter, food and a guide to the white
man's camp," was the response.
The Sioux motioned for him to dismount, and, throwing his bridle rein over
a projecting bough of a tree, Ross passed
into the interior of the council tent and
was immediately made a prisoner, but
not bound. Surrounded by numbers of
well armed warriors, he realized that
the slightest attempt on his part to effect
an escape would result at once in the loss
of his life.
Sitting amid the dusky throng he listened to the talk of the council. His fate
was soon decided. He was to die the
next morning at sunrise—tied to a stake
and 'burned to death, the first offering
dedicated to tbjp opening campaign, and
esteemed particularly propitious as an
indication of their success on the warpath, inasmuch as the victim was one of
the despised and hated "Long Knives."
One by one the warriors filed out of
the council, leaving the captain solitary
and alone. No attempt to Jrind him was
made. It "was impossible for him to escape from the limits of the camp. Throwing himself on a pile, of buffalo skins the
prisoner, gave^ himself- urj to reflectiorj
And thought.' To "die! at"'the hands p£
such miscreants, ta fill a nameless, grave,
Iota Banmgardner
(Successo  to Anton Eisle.)
 -DEALER IN	
Foreign and American
Marble,
Granite and  Building
stone.
Corner of Detroit and Catherine Sts.
ANN ARBOR MICH.
j^qsiifH^S!
REPAIRING
DONE    "tfJN     SHOUT
NOTICE.
All^kindsof Forging, JKepairing Horseshoeing,
vjd general Jobbing.
5ATlSFACTIOS:GTJABANTEEI) and prices reasonable.    Shop   on  Ann Arbor street,
"Now,* Rdss, at ijhe_ academy and in ^he. j hia fate enshrouded in mystery--rwhat art
regiment, was accounted one of the best ; ending, to, his brilliant hopes, 'and. aspira.-
all around gymnasts and boxers, belongs ^onsl' "What ft 6nalp to his military
ing to the corps, anti, his training, with j career!
mriscles dejelpped like* springs pf steel* j ike, soft patter- of tvnwccasin f oot and
coupled with a "stature, pf six feet inhis ■ a d'ark shadow falling athwart the rude
socks, made hini a fpeman, worthy of ^e j seat upon which he reclined attracted
^?lrte1eY^tfeat e.yer. handled'pick or jthe captain's attention. Glancing up,
rmo. I he beheld standing beside him a well
Like a flash of lightning the captain's j proportioned warrior, arrayed in full
arm shot out straight from the shoulder, j warpamt, withhis tawny locks bedecked
One. two and biff, bang, a yell, and two | ^^ feathers. Silent and motionless as
awkward, clumsy forms suddenly rolled ! a statue, the Indian gazed at the officer
in the alkali dust.   Seizing one of the ■ -
bullthongs the irate soldier applied it
vigorously to the writhing forms of the
two ruffians, who howled and cursed
alternately as the lash stung their flesh.
The mob howled its approval. The captain cast the bullfhong from him, and,
motioning to the Indian to follow him,
strode toward his quarters Without once
glancing over his shoulder.
During the entire scene the young
Indian had not attempted to leave the
spot. He had watched keenly every
motion of his champion, and his swarthy
cheek ' assumed' a, 'brighter, and mprfe
Yyqa'tinge.;'1"'  " '
■Rendering jhji Sioux a- silver, dollar.,
^he s^ldjei' addpcf a-faw wordsof friendly
advice, bidding hini leave the town,
which with its vices was no place for
him. But with a rapid gesture'the Indian swept the coin asi.de and seized the
broad hand of the surprised captain,
on
"near Main.
SALINE.
MICH
for fully a minute, and Ross, unable u>
subdue a feeling of extreme nervousness,
rose to his feet.
"Does the Long Knife remember me?'
the Indian demanded.
The captain shook his head, glancing
hastily at the hideously painted face before him. His thoughts were not upon
bedecked braves just at that time; he
was brooding over the horrible fate
which in a few hours would stare him in
the face. . -
'.'.The, red man never forgets.^  Listent
for my words are. few."  And placing the
right hand p£ Ross upon his. brpad chest,
he continued: ^'-Twelve moons, ago X said
we wer-e prpthers^ugk—goodf' f or. with
a start. ..the' incident of the Sioux youth
' and the two cattle herders flashed across
, his brain.   "I am the brave—you re-
! member now;   well, Indian remember
j too.   Tonight when thenewmoon comes
' out above high peak the best horso of
which ho placed over his heart.   Tho | the Sioux Ehall be outside lodge.   Jump
largo, lustrous eyes of the Indian spoko ' through opening and ride for your life,
volumes as they gazed straight into tho ; Indian never forgets."    Aud ere Ross
captain's, and with tho guttural words,
"Wo are brothers—I shall remember,"
turned and stalked rapidly away without further demonstration.
session of tha soldier, driving from his
heart the dull feeling of despair which
had required a tremendous effort on his.
part to^conceal from his wily foe. Although the chances might be against
him, there would at least remain a fighting prospect—a forlorn hope—that success might crown the effort. He could
at least die struggling for his life, while,
bound to i3ie stake, there could be but
one termination to it all. His eyes
brightened, the blood coursed rapidly
through his veins, and he stopped occasionally to peer through the opening,
the flaps of which had been carelessly
thrown together.
One by one the stars made their appearance in the clear blue heavens,
against which the bold, jagged outlines
of the mountain ranges were sharply
outlined. Within the camp comparative
quiet and stillness reigned, unbroken
save by the Occasional yelp of an Indian
dog skulking about the outskirts. Cautiously reconnoitering from his point of
observation, the captain glanced about
him, but could detect no inmate of the
camp stirring within range of his vision.
His prospects for making a bold dash
for liberty were good, and his spirits
kept pace to the fever of excitement
which coursed through his veins like so
much liquid fire.
Like a gleam of silver silhouetted
against the scintillating background, the
thin crescent moon suddenly shot into
view from behind the shaggy peak. It
caught the eye of the expectant soldier
as he loitered close to the opening, and
his heart gave a bound as his highly
strung ear detected a slight scraping
sound at the rear of the tepee. The
gleam of a keen knife glittered for a
moment in the uncertain light as it
silently but rapidly cut its way through
the buffalo skins, and Ross realized that
the Sionx had kept his faith—had performed all that was possible for hint to
accomplish, and the .balance remained
with himself.
His nerves were braced like steel as he
prepared for the supreme effort. Delaying a moment to enable the Indian to
make good his escape, the captain, with
his heart beating fast and furious,
sprang lightly through the slot, found
himself beside a magnificent specimen
of horseflesh, vaulted onto his back,
plied the spurs, and with the speed of a
whirlwind rushed from between the
tents, through the encampment, scattering the countless Indian dogs right and
left as he gnlloped straight for the river
ford.
There was a savage yell of astonishment and alarm, a ringing shot, a pack
of howling dogs snapping at his mettlesome charger's heels, followed by a few
straggling rifle shots as the startled
braves sprang forth, scarcely realizing
that their victim had eluded their grasp.
In a trice the entire camp was aroused;
each tepee had been emptied of its occupants, while a score of dusky figures,
shouting like demons, leaped on to their
horses, starting in hot pursuit of the
prisoner, who had disappeared in the
dark shadows of the overhanging hills.
Giving his steed the rein, he reached
the opposite side of the river unscathed.
Then for the first time, in the excitement
and hurry attending his flight, the soldier noticed strapped to the neck of his
horse was a Winchester repeating rifle.
One glance sufficed to assure him that:it
was ready for use, for fortunately, perhaps, he had no occasion to use it upon
his pursuers.
1 It required no urging from him for
the noble animal to put forth its best efforts, and with the speed of a-bird the
spirited horse flew onward, easily disr
tancingthe horde of yelling pursuers,.
Across the sandy, level plain, through
sagebrush and stinging- nettles, winding
about the base of outlying- hills, the captain pursued his way, and ere daylight
dawned aU sound of pursuit had died
away, leaving- the fugitive surrounded
by the valleys and risings of the lofty
mountain range.
It was three days before he struck a
familiar trail leading to Gomez iiass. and
both horse and rider were well nigh exhausted before they finally succeeded in
gaining camp. It was a joyful reunion,
for Ross had been given xm as dead by
his companions, with whom he was deservedly popular.
There was no time lost by the command in following up the war band of
Sionx. but tlte wily, subtle game had
fled, and when the river ford was reached
by the cavalrymen tho Indians had disappeared. But Ross still retains that
horse, and I doubt if there is gold enough
in the bowels of the Black Hills to win
him from his owner.—Captain H. D.
Smith in True Flag.
CLOTHING STO
SELLING
AT  • .O
25 Overcoats, 20 Knee Suits, 100 pair
.   and 25 Suits, for the next two week's
I will sell the above goods
at Cost.
50c G-ents' Ties for 35c
PARSONS' Clothing Store.
could recover from his surprise he was
alono with tho deepening shadows of approaching night, all closingrapidly about
him.
A wild flush of hopo, a rekindling of
the old.spirit of recklessness, took pos-
Kew York's Firtli Avenue.
An English resident in Not? York announces his intention to ■write a pamphlet on Fifth avenue, After a study of
great cities in all parts of the world he
says, thaj Fifth avenue is the only street
on earth that is. representative of ajl a
great city's varied interests.. Some'
streets, in foreign cities have handsome
private dwellings, beautiful clubhouses
and showy retail shops, but none has all
these, together with churches, great
hotels, large- retail houses and splendid
parks. No other that can show half of
these things is one-third as long as Fifth
avenue. Tho Englishman's only sorrow
is that his favorite thoroughfare has no
theater, but ho looks for that to come in
time.—New York Sun.
Dandruff is due to an enfeebled state
of the skin. ' Hall's Hair Kenewcr
quickens tho nutritive functions of the
hkin, healing and preventing tho formation of dandruff".
THE STORE
The Last Sacrifice of the Season
100 Garments willbe sold for $1
100 G-arments will be sold for $2
100 G-arments will be sold for $3
100 G-arments wLh. be sold for $4 j
All G-arments offered in this sale are worth j
.from $6 to 15 !
No such opportunity has ever been offered but
we are determined to close out every
Cloak in the Store.
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