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East Oregonian Round -Up Souvenir Edition Pendleton, Oregon, Friday, September 21, 1917. Page Twenly-Seen Old Israel Putnam Was Some Rough Rider Also in His Day Twenty-Eigbt Page At various times during fee Hevo lutlonary wur, Israel Putnam, the brave Conenctlcut soldier, underwent such trying and extraordinary experi ence that It might almost be consid ered that he possssed a charmed life. But the nurroweHt escape he hail from death was during the French and Indian war In 1768, when he was captured near Kort Anne, New York which had been built by the English the previous year. Putnam was In . command . of a corps of 600 rangers, English and Provincials, about a mile from the fort In August of the year named They were attacked by an equal num ber of French and Indians under the famous partisan Molang. Putnam and his men had been sent to watch the Indians In the neighborhood of Tl- conderoga. fie was accompanied by Major lingers. When they arrived at South bay, an expansion of Iake Champlaln, near Whitehall, the two leaders separated, taking with them their respective di visions, but being discovered by the watchful Molang, they deemed It ex pedient to reunite and return Imme diately to Fort Edward. Their troops were marched In three divisions, the right commanded by Rogers, the left by Punam and the center by Captain Dalzell. They halt ed at evening on the border of Clear river, a fork of Wood creek, and within a mile of Fort Anne. Early in the morning, while the lines were forming, Major Rogers, regardless of the teachings of the rangers' great vir tue, precaution, amused himself by firing at a target with a British of ficer. The sound reached the vigil ant ears of Molang and his Indian allies, who, unknown to the Ameri cans, were then encamped within a mile of them, lie had been search ing for the rangers to Intercept them and the firing was a sure guide. His men were posted In ambush along the paths which he knew they must take and as the Americans, just at sunrise, emerged from a dense thick et Into the open woods, Molang and his followers fell upon them with great fury. Rogers seemed to be appalled by the fierce onslaught and fell back but Putnam and Dalzell sustained their position and returned the fire. The conflict became desperate. At length Putnam's fuses missed fire when the muzzle was within a few Inches of the breast of a giant sav age who thrust It aside and fell upon the major with the fierceness of a panther, made him prisoner, bound hltn firmly to a tree, and then return ed to the battle. Captain Dalzell now assumed command. The Provincials fell back a little, but, rallying, the fight ' continued with great vigor. The tree to which Putnam was bound was about mid way between the combatants and he stood In the center of the hottest fire of both, utterly unable to move body or limb, so firmly had the savage se cured him. His garments were rid dled by bullets, but not one touched his person. For an hour he remained In this horrible position, until the en emy was obliged to retreat, when he was unbound and carried off by his savage captors. At one time, when the Provincials fell back, and the Indians were near him, a young warrior amused him self by trying his skill In throwing his tomahawk as near Putnam's head as possible without hitting htm. When he was tired of his amusement a French subaltern, more savage than the Indian, leveled his musket Putnam's breast, but It missed fire. Then the major claimed the consideration due to a prisoner of war, but the barbarous Frenchman was unmoved, and after striking him 1 a violent blow upon his cheek with the butt of his musket, left him to die, as he thought. Wounded, exhausted and dispirited, Putnam was forced to make a weary march over a rough country, led on by the savages, who tied cords so tightly around his wrists that hi hands were swollen and dreadful tor tured. He begged for release either from the pain or from life. A French officer Interposed and unbound the cords. Just then his captor came up, and, with a sort of savage humanity, supplied him with moccasins and ex pressed great Indignation because ot the harsh treatment his prisoner had endured. Ieep in the forest Putnum was stripped naked and with green withe: was bound fast to a sapling. Wood was plied high around him, and thu wild death songs of the savages mln glcd with fierce yells, were chanted. The torch was applied and the crack ling flames began to curl around the fagots, when a black cloud, that for an hour had been rising In the west poured down such a volume of witter that the flumes were nearly extln gulshed. Rut they burst forth again In fiercer Intensity and Putnam lost all hope of escape, when a French officer dashed through the crowd of savages, scattered the burning wood, and cut the cords of the victim. It was Molang himself Some re lentlug savage had told him of the horrid orgies in the foreHt and he flew to the rescue of Putnam Just In time to-save him. After enduring much suffering, he was delivered to Montcalm at Tieonderoga and by him sent to Montreal, where he experi enced great kindness from Colonel Peter Schuyler, a fellow prisoner, through whose Influence he was ex changed for a prisoner taken by Col onel Bradstreet at Fort Fontenac. A Mi Vdi WS 1 BRIEF NOTES ABOUT ROUND-UP PERFORMERS AND THEIR DOINGS Ben Dobbins was on the hospital list for several weeks during the summer as the result of sn Injury he sustain ed while bulldogglng up In Canada. He was run through the groin with the long horn of a steer. Stell Rlanoett will be absent from the Round-Up this year for the first time since 1911. After failing to pas the examinations for acceptance In Troop D, he left for Canada with thn avowed Intention of Joining the Cana dian army. Blancett put on several shows during the summer. Ed McGllvray wll lmake some of the former champions ride for the money this year, barring an accident. He has been riding all summer and is In good condition. He rode every day during the try outs and was not shak en from his saddle once, and Angl was among the buckers he mounted. During his career as a broncho bust er. McGllvray has had both legs and one arm broken. Roy "Ruff" Jones doesn't look the part of a cowboy and yet he can give a good account of himself In every department of the cowboy game from fancy roping to bulldogglng. Buffalo Vernon is going to try to do a "come back' at the Round-Up this year. He took first In the bull dogglng In 1911 and second In 1915. but last year did not get In the run ning. He is in better condition this year than since 1911, he says, and the fact that he won a first and a eecond at Cheyenne gives complexion to the statement. George Fletcher, the colored cow boy who took second In the 1911 Round-Up bucking won the bucking contest at a wild west show held at Albany this year and Bob Hall, who won third last year, was second to Fletcher, Taklma Canutt who took second in the bucking here In 1916, has had a good year of It, winning a number of contests. He was figured the win ner at Cheyenne but failed to place In the money. He won last week at Walla Walla. Hippy Rurmester, who was with the Irwin bunch for two years, was one of the cowboys who tried out the buckers this year. He made a number of brilliant rides but took too manv chances on Hotfoot and Butter Creek and was left In the dust. 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WitrtJx mnd Har that Makm UnitmH State Tirrm Supreme Also Urw far motor truck, motor cyd blcyeloB, end mm -opln Ssmt iSm mm td I J Happy Canyon Pavilion Has Answered Many Good Uses Though Happy Canyon pavilion was built for the entertainment of towns people and visitors during; the even lnifs of Round-Up Week, It Is pro v. !ng an asset to Pendleton all through the year. It fills a long felt need and from a civic standpoint is prov ing; a good Investment. Many times throughout the year a need arises for a pavilion larger than any of the halls In the city and during the past year "Happy Can yon" has proved the solution. Thus, when the Pendelton automobile men decided to put on an auto show, Hap py Canyon pavilion afforded them the necessary room. Rather say the existence of Happy Canyon pavilion stimulated them to put on an auto show. The pavilion has a floor space only a trifle smaller than the floor space of the Multnomah county ar mory where the Portland Auto Show Is held. Probably no other small city In the northwest has a place as ideal ly adapfted to an auto show and, to a large extent, this was responsible for the big success of the undertak ing of the automobile menu During the winter several of the churches of Pendleton combined to hold revival meetings and what more natural than that they should fit up Happy Canyon pavilion with seats. This was done and there was plenty of room for the bis; congregations. When Troop D was ordered mobil ized preparatory to leaving; Pendle ton, the -Happy Canyon pavilion was turned over as a temporary armory and It was well adaptee to such use. The troopers not only could drill there but there was plenty of room for cots. The pavilion Is still used as the ar mory for the Pendelton Reserves, a home guard unit. Dances have been held there at va rious times during- the year. They were not private dances for the Com mercial Asoclatlon has not lending; the pavilion to a commercial use, Tbo Red Cross gave a benefit Jitney dance there and the Pendleton Re serves have given four such dance . in the pavilion. A part of the Fourth of Jury exer cises were held at Happy Canyon and) so it goes. Harrly a month has passed) that there has not been a demand made for the use of the buildings erected primarily to entertain tha Round-Up crowd. MiiiiHiiiiiMiiiiiimNiMmiiimuimmimmiiniiimmiimu 'Jt Sold in Pendleton by MEN-SIGHT CO., Distributors. PENDLETON CADILLAC AUTO CO. Up, relays of 1915 and 1916, has been defeated twice this year by Nep Lynch, riding the Parsons string of Montana. In nlp-and-tuck races at Spokane and Walla Walla Lynch made the best time. Darrell Cannon featured a few years ago at the Hound-Up as the boy hue karoo, has blossomed out into a full fledged cowboy. He is now rid ing in the relay and Roman races and In the bucking contest Leonard Stroud, who makes his bow to Round-Up crowds this wee"; is not only a champion trick rider but a bronk rider par excellence. He was able to take second money last week at the contest in Walla Walla. Mabel De Long and Ruth Parton. title holder and former title holder in the cowgirls' relay, have both h;id good years. Miss De Long won the events at the Spokane fair and at the Walla Walla Pow Wow and Miss Parton won at Cheyenne. They have nevr ridden against each other. George Weir of New Mexico, has won the steer roping at the past two Round-Ups and he is back for the third time. His brother. Charley, Is one of his closest rivals In the event Scoop Martin of Dayton Wash., wanted to go to war. He enlisted with Troop D and got as far as Camp Wlthycombe where the doctors found something wrong with his anatomy. Therefore he Is back In the contests this year. Scoop makes a good ride on top of a bucker and he can also make a good showing In the relay and pony express. The Josephine Sherry who Is riding relay this year is the same as the Josephine Rudes whom other audi ences have known. A woman can al ways chcange her name Josephine Is now the wife of Barney Sherry, own er of the string she rides. Slim Bill Ridings, one of the best wranglers of buckers and the model for A. Phlmlster Proctor s "Buck aroo,' Is back with the boys this year. Charles Runyan, veteran bronk rid er who has been at almost even Round-TJp since the first. Is now training with Troop D In North Carolina. Red Parker, since he won the buck ing championship In 1914, has never been back. Rattlesnake Pete" Tnman Is a corporal In Troop D. Frank Cable, former champion bull- dogger, proved himself a great re cruiter for Troop T and as a result won a sergeaney. He hopes to ret close enough to the kaiser to bulldog him. 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