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Celebration at Crow Creek Agency (Continued) In the sham battle at Fort Thompson the defenders were, so far, having the best of it. They had beaten off the attacks of the Indians at the east gate and had taken a prisoner when suddenly there was a burst of gunfire and loud crys for help from the west gate. The attack on the east gate was but a feint to draw most of the defenders away from the west gate. Two hundred Indians under cover of the trees along the river had stealthily approach ed the weakly defended west gate and suddenly launched an attack. The defenders, hearing the fran tic calls for help, rushed over to help, but it was too late. Some of the Indians rode their ponies up to the stockade and. by stand ing on their backs, were able to climb over. They drove back the guards, opened the gates and 200 whooping, yelling redskins poured through. The whites tried to make a stand but were out numbered and broke and ran for the safety of the refuge. It was every one for himself and the devil—or the Indians—take the hindermost. Many reached the sanctuary behind the picket fence but others wore cut off and tried to hide out wherever they could. The Indians had a field day hunt ing them out of their hiding places and chasing them over the fence or taking them prisoners. One climbed up a tall cottonwood tree; the Indians tried to shoot him down with their blunt ar- rows but the branches were too thick. To chop the tree down was too much work. Besides, chopping was squaw work any how. He was still up in the tree when the fighting was over and was later ceremoniously pre sented with a large, leather me dal for being the only one outside the refuge that escaped being captured. A dozen or more climbed up on the flat roof of the b'.ack- mith shop and tried to make a last stand there but the Indians found some of the giant fire crackers and began tossing them up on the roof. That was too much and they scrambled down into the waiting arms of the Indians who marched them off as prisoners. The blacksmith, a big Scotchman named MacGregor, thought he had a good hiding place behind some sheet iron and tin in a little shed behind his shop, He was really very well liked by the Indians but war is war. They began poking around there with their spears and soon prodded him out; he made a run for the refuge with four or five whooping Indians after him and leaped the fence .to safety helped over by a parting shot from bow of an Indian whose blunt arrow made a resounding plunk on the seat of his pants as he cleared the fence. The Indians then brought out one of the prisoners and tied him to a stake they had driven in the ground. He was the agency issue clerk, a Mr. Dobbs from Alabama, who used to entertain us with won derful negro dialect stories but now he was to be burned at the stake. The Indians gathered a few handsful of dry g made a fire in front whooping and dancing blandishing their tomaha scalping knives, but upon promise to give them an e big ration on next issue day, t THE let him go. An Indian chief came up to where Father Pius and I were standing with a red headed cow- boy he had captured, He ex- plained that he thought he should be allowed to take just one scalp, that he did not have a red scalp and this cowboy had such a nice one that he wanted to add it to his collection. Father Pius pondered the question then told the cowboy that if he would promise to come to church the next Sunday that he would decide in his favor. “I’ll shore be thar," he promised, “afore the bell stops aringing,” so the old chief lost his scalp. There were so many more side lights and incidents that space will not allow, but so ended the Battle of Fort Thompson, with a victory for the Indians and no casualties. Later on in the day there was a big feast and barbecue to which we were all invited. We went and had a very pleasant and interesting time. Chief White Cloud made a grand speech of appreciation, thanking the agent and the visiting Indians for their fine cooperation in making the moderation knd good fellowship. for Lenton rnt'alu SALMON lb. SOLE, fillets lb. ROCK COD lb. OYSTERS pint 63« 43* 35« 65« LB. 25c WHITING Light beer is the beverage of moderation. Enjoy- lb. Corned Beef lb. Short Ribs Sirloin Tips lb. Ground Beef lb. Pork Sausage lb. Swift Bacon '/z-ib. pkg, meeting a success, although, he dolefully commented, your fleet horsss have won so many of our ponies and blankets that many of my braves will have to walk now and sleep cold this winter. lb. 69* RIVERVIEW — Mr. and Mrs. Louis Huntley, Betty and Bobby spent Sunday at Carlton at the- home of Mr. and Mrs. George- Fiel. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Haight and son Gary, moved to the Hieber home on C Street Sunday. Mrs. D. L. Fowler of St. Helens is spending a week at the C. C- Fowler home. Mrs. Roy E. Beck of Merritt Inn, Wash, is visiting at the home- of her daughter and family, the L. L. Wells. Her husband is the teacher of a Little school in the mountains of Washington. Dur ing the recent snow, the school house was crushed by an ava lanche, only fragments of the building and its contents having been found. All that saved the lives of Mr. Beck and his pupils was the fact that there was no school that day. Week end visitors at the W. D.. Steele home were: Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Steele of Sweet Home and Nick Farnstrom and Mr_ Winestein of Vancouver. PEAS CORN Tomato Juice c JUICE Sandwich Spread 35' PEACHES SOUPS Marshmallows Early Garden, 303 Cani, Fluff-i-est, Mb. pkg., HIGHWAY BRAND Cream Style—Golden, Sunny Dawn, 46-oz. Con, DOLE—famous Pineapple Juice, Rib Roast or Rump Roast Trimmed Waste-free lb. 69* taxf yoox xtex No. 303 Can, Halvas or Slices 12 16c Beets, Shoesiting, Blue Tag, No. 2's Libby Fancy Pumpkin, No. 303'$ Columbia Sauerkraut, No. 2^'s Kidney Beans, Smith, No. l’s No. 216 Can, CAMPBELL’S— Vegetable,Bean and Bacon Can, Asparagus or Celery NATIONAL 4-H CLUB WEEK ! to 2/ 25c IO No. 2 Cap, Cattle Crest Lunch Box, Pint Jar, MARCH 4 Beef standing 25^ 9 “ft's the Water MIST — Mrs. L. P. Mathews was a village shopper Saturday. Mrs. L. B. Eastman was a Saturday afternoon visitor of Mrs. Austin Dowling. We are sorry to hear that Bud Howry’s father is in the hospital at Seaside. We hope for a speedy recovery. The work on the Wickstrom mill is now resumed since the snow went and it won’t be too long before they will start opera tions. Walter Mathews made a trip to Wheeler Saturday to see the doctor again. He’s still ailing. Mr. and Mrs. L. P. 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