The CHEM AWA AMERICAN
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CHEMAWA^)AMERICAN
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WOUNDED FOOT’S STORY
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“instead of remaining hidden in the forest for safe
ty. we traveled all night along the mountain. In the
morning we reached the east end of the mountain and
then discussed whether it would be advisable to leave
our refugees and continue our journey homeward or to
remain in the mountains until danger from the hostile
Piegans had passed. However, some of our number
were anxious to reach home, therefore we concluded
to continue our travel eastward over the prairie.
“We were marching cautiously on when all of a
sadden a brave yelled and said, ‘Our foes are on our
trail.’ That instant every one of us looked back and
saw hundreds of Piegans on horseback coming over
the hill, yelling and shooting. I heard bullets whis
tling and buzzing over my head.
“The first to be wounded was our leader, who was
shot through the thigh. We had only left him a few
yards when the enemy came upon him and scalped
him alive. His name was Travel At Night. The
next shot down was Afraid the Bear. Then Medicine
Talk was killed. Walking Bull was severely wounded
and I also was shot four times. Both of my feet were
badly wounded. That is how I won this noted name
of Wounded Foot. The other two were wounded,
but not seriously. I killed just one chief, and the
battle was over. After the Piegans had gone, my
three companions who were able to travel, left me and
went on home.
“Wounded and weak, it required all my strength to
move slowly on my hands and knees. I couldn’t go
very far in a day. Once during a severe blizzard, I
burrowed under a snowdrift and remained there for
nine days, with no food to eat.
“Now you can see why it took me so long to return
home. All this time my parents offered a reward to
anyone who could find me, but all failed, so I had to
stay just a few miles east from where the Piegans left
us. I made a small camp out of the bark of trees. I
stayed there until spring and then I returned home, a
brave warrior.”
BOY SCOUTS
Scoutmasters report a real meeting Tuesday night.
No slackers, everybody happy, and a move on to bury
old man Grouch in the snow.
Scout.
Gee! Its great to be a
Scout Tunney did his good turn the other day when
he assisted one of the ladies in carrying some eatables
to the school building. Tunney would not accept
money, but he could not pass up a hand-out.
Scout Nelson Francis was called out of a warm bed
about 10 P. M. on a recent Saturday night to do a
good turn. He assisted in rescuing George Galleshoff,
who had moored himself on top of the Auditorium.
Nelson must have tied a bowline on George.
Mr. West, Scout Executive of the Cascade Area of
the Boy Scouts, was out to see us. He made the fol
lowing assignments as to troop numbers and we will
be registered under these numbers:
Troop 8, Mr.
Francisco; Troop 7, Mr. Henderson; Troop 6, Mr. Carl
Turner.
Separate meeting places have been assigned and we
appreciate it very much, as we have never had a meet
ing place. No. 12, Academic Building, for troop 8;
No. 1, Grade school building, troop 7; Reading room,
Mitchell Hall, troop 6. We will feel more like doing
business in our new places.
Scout Francis Ray beat the O. D. to it the other
day. The O. D. met the train alright on Saturday
morning when the Superintendent arrived, but forgot
to do a turn. Francis did his good turn by carrying
the Superintendent’s handbag and touching up the
Superintendent for the price of four movie tickets.
A word to t he boy of Scouting age: The Boy Scouts
have taken a new hold on Scouting; it is going to
mean something to be a Scout. We may make mis
takes, but we are going to Do. Pres. Hoover says of
Scouting: ‘ ‘ I know of no other form of Americanization
that so produces real Americans.” No boy of scouting
age should pass this opportunity up; it is building boys
into men of character. You are to be the future men
of our race. Our good government has been trying
for years to solve the Indian problem. Its up to you.
Build your foundation through Scouting; If you
want to do a good turn to some-one, do yourself one
by being a Scout.
—G. W. B.
ESCORTS
Sat., Feb. 1—To Salem............................. Mrs. Lobdell
Sun., Feb. 2—McBride ------ Miss David
Mr. Teter
Winona............................. Mrs. Stewart
Mr. Sherman
Hawley - - - - Miss Lundquist
Mr. J. S. Kunkel
This week is the final week of this semester. The
examinations will be held this week for some of the
students.