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PAGE FOURTEEN THE CHARLIE BROWN . . (Continued from Page 9) raised up and told him that I wanted my property, and for him to throw up his hands. I had scarcely spoken when he commenced shooting, and we began firing. I do not think the first shot struck him as he did not fall, and kept on firing. We fired again and he fell on his knees and hands in a stooping position. We kept advancing and firing un til we got within ten feet of Brown. The last I remember of Brown doing before the last shot was fired, was trying to cock his six-shooter. We got the buckboard and horses, one of which was a mare that I had traded to Smith for a two- year old stallion. We told everyone we saw that we had Smith’s mare and saddle, and where he could find them. W'e also brought a saddle that Brown had belonging to Jack Lindsay and left it at The Rocks for him. All this happened in Owyhee County, Idaho Terri tory.” L. N. Gates who had acted as coroner substantiated the above report. The prisoners were discharged and took their departure for their homes on Sunday. So ended the legal technicalities of the case, and Charley Brown was written off in Owyhee County history. Smith was the first one to notify the public of Brown’s death. He raa from the scene of the shooting and went to the Sommercamp ranch below the mouth of Squaw Creek canyon, where he allegedly told the fol lowing story:_______________ Too Many “He was to be employed at However, the ones that Sennaca was near Yokama, Japan. Mr. the Sommercamp ranch on Walker had placed there were and Mrs. Gene Simpson and Squaw Creek through the sum plainly visible. family were Sunday dinner mer months, and Brown had Mr. Ward selected a sand guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd agreed to take him and his stone slab to mark the location Lewis at Nyssa. Mr. and Mrs. belongings there with the team where his father’s friend died. Howard Feiui, Mr. and Mrs. and buckboard. They camped It is a rugged and fitting monu Gene Simpson were Sunday for the night on the French John ment typifying all the old west evening visitors in the Carl hill and turned their horses had to offer in 1885. Th» stone, Fenn home. loose to graze. When they hand chisled from a sandstone Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Witt went out to get the horses the ledge along the Owyhee River, were Sunday dinner guests of following morning they were was once used in the foundation Mr. and Mrs. John Fahren- met by a fusillade of gunfire. of an old building at Watson, bruch. Late Sunday afternoon Neither was hit and Brown told now under the waters of Owyhee visitors in the W itt home were the boy to get out of there and Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Domy, Mr. that he would see what was John Ward obtained the stone, and Mrs. Tom Domy and Bar causing the gunfire. Smith and helped his father set it up bara of Boise. Mr. and Mrs. said he ran and after going a to be chisled. Tom Johnson, W. C. Van Dewater and Kent short distance he looked back a friend of many years, and a of Big Bend were Sunday even and Brown was on his hands descendant of a pioneer family, ing callers. Mrs. Kenneth Farr and knees trying to cock his assisted with the lettering. returned April 10 from Utah gun. He is said to have stated It was decided that the monu where she spent tour days vi that no one except Brown was ment should be placed near the siting her daughters, Mr. and in sight at this time.” old French John road, while Mrs. Van Dahl and family, Mr. After telling his story, Smith the grave about a quarter of and Mrs. Gale Aldred and fami left the country, probably on a mile downhill from the site, ly. She also visited a sister, the advice of friends, leaving will be marked with a smaller Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Nelson. behind his most cherished pos stone. An arrow on the back Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Garner sessions, his horse and saddle, side of the monument points went to Emmett Sunday after which must have broken the toward the grave. On the front noon to view the blossoms and heart of a sixteen year old boy. side is the simple inscription-- visited Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dewey The tri-weekly Statesman of Charles Brown, Victim of Vio there. April 14, 1885 mentioned the lence, March 12, 1885. The Carl and Rollo Fenns episode briefly in the follow went to Beulah to fish last ing nonchalant manner: A gen Thursday and returned home Sunday. It snowed everyday and tleman just returned from froze ice each night. Sucker Creek says the body of Brown, who was shot and kill Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ward and grandson, Johnnie were re ed in that locality, was placed in a watering trough, wrapped cent afternoon callers at the Hr Dele Witt Rollo Fenn home. in a blanket and merely covered NEWELL HEIGHTS — Mr. with a little dirt, and that the Mrs. Dudley Kurtz gave a and Mrs. K. I. Peterson of birthday party Saturday after stench arising therefrom may Adrian and her brother, Mr. be observed a long distance noon for her daughter, Jodi and Mrs. Paul Hanson of Spo Holcomb. It was her 10th anni from the place. A rancher’s wife on Succor kane, Wash., were Saturday versary. Present were nine evening dinner guests in the M. small guests and her grand Creek was said to be gifted L. Kurtz home. Sunday after mother, Mrs. Gladys Morfltt with a clairvoyant power, and noon callers at the Kurtz home of Nyssa. The children played could converse with the spirits were Mr. and Mrs. Edward games and refreshments of cake of the departed. She was urged Pease of Wilder, Mr. and Mrs. and jello were served by Mrs. to communicate with the spirit Ralph Hutchinson and daughter Kurtz. of Charley Brown during one of Emmett. The Kurtz couple Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Kurtz of her seances, and find out had known the women years went to Ontario Sunday after if possible where he was. In ago in Ten Davis. The couples noon to visit her aunt, Mrs. due time she reportedly con were enroute home from a trip Emma Wilson. The Kurtzcouple tacted Chaney andconfided that to Owyhee Dam. attended funeral services for iw was now in hell. In response Renee and Lorna Hardman her uncle, Vernon Wilson, held to the inevitable question of saw the film "The Restless Monday at Ontario. how he liked it there, he re Ones” last Thursday evening Mrs. Kay Grooms and Darin plied without hesitation, “It’s in Nampa with other young arrived Friday from Pineville better than being on earth.” people of Owyhee Community and are spending several days John Ward, who had become church. Weekend guests of Mrs. a rancher on the lower Owyhee Sid Hardman and daughters with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. River never forgot his friend, were the Rev. and Mrs. Shipley Jake Borge. A baby shower was given Charley Brown. He always and Judy of Pendleton. Ray planned on locating the grave Calhoun and Dennis Tom jack Saturday afternoon for Mrs. and to put up a monument there. joined the group for Sunday Ernie Eilers. Hostesses were But time passed and he never dinner. Mrs. Jack Glaze, Tim her former high school and got around to carry out his and Joy were Sunday afternoon college classmates. It was held at the home of Marilyn Parker good intentions. Eighty years visitors. in Adrian. after the killing, his son Audrey Ada Strong, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Borge Ward of Nyssa started to carry Ray Simpson and Terry visit entertained with dinner Sunday out his father’s wish. In the ed Sunday afternoon with Mr. fall of 1965 he enlisted the and Mrs. Johnnie Eason at evening. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Eilers and Peggy, aid of Mr. and Mrs. Walt Adams Homedale. Mr. and Mrs. Eu of Homedale to locate the grave. gene Pratt heard from their Mrs. Kay Grooms and son, Sennaca Walker, a rancher son, Michael, last week. He Dale Borge and Ray Calhoun. Mrs. Luit Stam celebrated on Squaw Creek said that as he had ridden by the grave about 30 years ago, he noticed that badgers had dug up some of the bones and scattered them about. Walker replaced them and piled more rocks on the original ones. In early November of 1966, Granville Givens, now a resi dent of Nampa, and one of the last of the old-time buckaroos of that area, consented to show the searchers where the grave was. Although he could not walk down the steep hillside, he readily recognized the lo cation and pointed out the spot. The first rocks piled on the grave were almost obliterated by dirt drifting around them. Newel! <.eighl TIRES! YES, AND------- WE NEED THE SPACEI WE’RE LOADED WITH TIRES THAT WE MUST SELLI BUY NOW! PRICES WILL NEW. BE LOWER! PRICES START AS LOW AS $9.95* NO SAVINGS QN ALL TIRES IN STOCK! NO MONEY DOWN! UP TO 6 MONTHS TO PAY1 •PtUS TAX ANO OU> THU Off YOU« CAI THURSDAY, APRII. 20, 1967 NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON Recent Banquet Reveals FF A Award Winners her birthday anniversary Satur day evening with a dinner. Her guests were her children, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stam and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Stain The twenty-fifth annual par and family of Fruitland, Mr. ent-son banquet was held Mon and Mrs. Jim Miller and fam day evening In the NHS cafe- ily of Big Bend. torlum. Dinner was served by FHA Mr. and Mrs. Luit Siam at tended the Koopman-Warring girls under the direction of Mrs. ton wedding reception held Sun Virginia Steffens, and prepared day afternoon at the home of by the cafeteria cooks. Guest speaker was Harry Fu- Mrs. George Warrington in On jishin, Oregon State FF A presi tario. dent. Named as Chapter Sweet Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Me Der heart was Marcia Jackson, with mott went to Boise Sunday to Sallee Morgan and Kathy Mc visit their eldest son, Charles, Ginley as other competing con who Is a patient in the Vet testants. erans’ hospital. He ami his wife Chapter foundation awards had just moved to Nampa from were presented to Connel Pe Salt Lake City when he be terson, for dairy farming, Axel came ill. Stephen, farm electrification; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Webster Karl Smith, crop farming; Fred of Adrian were Sunday after Esplin, farm mechanics; Bob noon visitors in the home of Ure, soil and w a te r manage his son, Mr. and Mrs. Jim ment; Charles McConnel, pub Webster and family Mr. and lic speaking; Gary Moss, live Mrs. Bel Burgess of Ontario stock farming; Ted Freitag, were Sunday evening guests In home improvement; Bob Ure, star chapter farmer, highest the Webster home. award given at chapter level; Mrs. Marie Moore received Allen Cleaver, star greenhand. a clipping from the Sacramento, Sam Smit Sr. was named honor California Bee which lists her ary chapter farmer. granddaughter, Sig Linda Ja New officers installed were cobson of Chester high school Karl Smith, president; Clinton as receiving one of the out Robbins, vice president; Manuel standing achievement awards Silva, secretary; Connel Peter during the Central Valley Sci son, treasurer; Fred Schilling, ence Fair in Chico. There reporter; Fred Esplin, senti were over 300 student exhibi nel. tors. Members of the Nyssa High school FF A have asked the Mrs. Marie Moore and Mrs. Charles Newbill attended the Journal staff to express their Saturday AAUW Tasting Lunch appreciation to all area mer eon at the Moore Hotel in On chants for the farm machinery tario. After the luncheon they displayed. There were approximately attended a Delta Kappa Gamma 200 area guests and residents meeting in the Walnut room. attending this special occasion. CHECK YOUR HOME FOR FIRE HAZARDS Inspectors who check homes for fire hazards find some sur prising conditions when making their rounds during Spring Clean-Up Week. After a snow-bound winter in a New England town a few years back, inspectors found 40 per cent of the residents had discarded their dried-out Christmas trees in their base ments, rather than having them taken away and destroyed. 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