anaheim-gazette 1909-02-18

SIMPSON STOLE 600 INDIANS CITY HAS NO DELINQUENCY NOVEL EXPLOIT OF LOCAL RESIDENT IN MONTANA Arranged for War Dance Fourth of July—Rival Town: Coaxed Them Away With Bribes—Simpson to the Redskins’ Rescue Before Daylight Bert Simpson, the big, good-natured Montanan now a resident here, who returns to his northern cattle range next week, was once upon the point of being indicted for grand larceny, for he stole outright 600 Indians from a reservation, which had coaxed them away from him after he had made arrangements with them to appear in a war dance at a Fourth of July celebration in his home town. Simpson refuses to talk of the story himself, but a traveler just in from the Indian country tells it at a special meeting of the Never-Sweat club the other day as follows: “Did you fellows know that Bert Simpson (formerly of Chariton) is given up to be the most cunning thief in Montana and was once proven guilty of grand larceny?” His listeners all looked up in surprise. “Well, it’s a fact, anyway,” and he then proceeded with his narrative. “Bert did not tell the story to me when I was at Jolliett last spring, but some of the others interested did—some who were losers in the game, and it cost him dear before he got through with it. He stole six hundred Crow Indians, Chief Plenticuse and ponies enough in the bargain to start a wild west show. Of course, he didn’t have to answer criminally for it but he has had to set up the treats ever since. It happened this way: Simpson is one of the leading spirits of Jolliett and they had decided to hold a grand Fourth of July celebration that year and had given Old Chief Plenticuse $50, a couple of grass fat steers and a bale of grass fat steers and a bale of grass fat steers.” NOTABLE REPORTS MADE BY SESSOR AND TAX COLLECTOR The board of city trustees regular session on Thursday present, Rust, Kroeger, Fl Gates; absent, Stock. Marshal Steadman reported lowing collections for January. Water $495.85, license $4 electric lights $1183.95; total Delinquents collected: W 50, license $1.25, lights $14 alties $7.25; total $172.25. Delinquents reported: W 85, license $18.25, lights $3 tal 434.90. Treasurer Boege reported of $10,271.56 on hand. Recorder Howard reported cases in court during month fines aggregating $7.50 collected. Tax Collector Steadman the collection of $1293 tax $46.82 penalties, the amount remainder of city taxes for There were no delinquents. Assessor Merritt reported section of $810 in personal taxes. There were no delinquents. Superintendent of streets five water connections for dences; teams hauling crosswalks; started ditch Broadway for water mains Cement sidewalks under con and accepted on Broadway, Clementine and Helena. He also reported college street cleaning 1908 the am $107.75. No delinquents. Engineer Steward reported veys, getting data and co street diagram showing local street centers. The report opted. A copy was ordered. and it cost him dear before he got through with it. He stole six hundred Crow Indians, Chief Plenticuse and ponies enough in the bargain to start a wild west show. Of course, he didn't have to answer criminally for it but he has had to set up the treats ever since. It happened this way: Simpson is one of the leading spirits of Jolliett and they had decided to hold a grand Fourth of July celebration that year and had given Old Chief Plenticuse $50, a couple of grass fat steers and a bale of blankets to be on hand that day with his six hundred aborigines to give the occasion a proper send off. All seemed well until late in the evening of the 3rd. The old chieftain and his band failed to appear according to agreement and it was suspicioned that there must be some treachery on foot. Later it was learned that Gebo, a rival town, had raised the bid $50—making it $100—and that the Indians had been luried over there on a good bargain. Simpson and a few other dauntless characters mounted their pintos and started, reaching Gebo about midnight, and sure enough the Indian tents were pitched on the outskirts and the braves were enjoying their first slumbers. An alarm brought the chieftain, who had broken his covenant, to the door of his tent and a lasso rope fastened him quicker than a coyote could leap through a moonbeam, and the spokesman inquired in the Crow tongue 'Why has the noble chieftain forsaken his pale faced brothers at Jolliett?'' Holding up his fingers Plenticuse replied: "Gebo—two steers, heap blankets, hundred dollars." "Well, we'll make it $150, three grass fat steers and the blankets; what say you?" "Ugh." Within twenty minutes the camp was on the move and at sunrise when the patriots of Gebo arose to fire the first salute they discovered that during the night some evil genius had come and spirited their red revelers away. However, they all nursed their chagrin, went over to Jolliett and drank freely to George Washington's health and kept Plenticuse dodging bullets the entire day." About nine years ago Mr. Simpson was prospecting for mineral in a canyon of what is now a part of Carbon county but then belonged to the Crow reservation. While passing along his eye was attracted by a skeleton lying in his way, perfectly denuded of the flesh. Sights like this were no uncommon occurrences then but his eye was attracted by the protruding arrow and he picked up the skull, and the conditions wove a theory of how the unknown white He also reported college street cleaning 1908 the amount $107.75. No delinquents. Engineer Steward reported veys, getting data and co-street diagram showing local street centers. The report opted. A copy was ordered on record at county courthouse. Finance committee approved the amount of $3247.17. Resolution of intention No ening alley south of Center was adopted. Secretary Phelps of the growers association addressed board in reference to rate of the association for light, at which he considered excessive Engineer Lewis address board and said the rate was as could be made by the that service. The matter was referred to ance committee to investigate port at next regular meeting. Hans Weisel and A. Thomas dressed the board in referen road tax, the fund to be used prove streets. The same wa under advisement. Deeds were submitted to on South Los Angeles street dening street, from William and A. J. Allen; on North Los les street from John W. Hart Palm street from J. A. Graves City Attorney Spencer and neer Steward were instructed pare plans for cement curb both sides of South Los street, between Santa Ana and streets. Building permits were gra follows: H. T. Kealiher, $1200 residue Walnut street. Jacob Winter, $2000 residence East Broadway. J. B. Andrew, $2000 residence East Center, corner at Atch be used for office and garage. James Owens, $2500 residence North Lemon. N. B. Tedford, $200 corrugage building in rear of Hall & W Center street. An application for a corrugage building on East Center in N. Hart's building, was not ed, the board desiring same of brick. Mrs. Schmidt was granted sion to construct cement sidewall curb fronting her property on street. Duckworth & Short request "About nine years ago Mr. Simpson was prospecting for mineral in a canyon of what is now a part of Carbon county but then belonged to the Crow reservation. While passing along his eye was attracted by a skeleton lying in his way, perfectly denuded of the flesh. Sights like this were no uncommon occurrences then but his eye was attracted by the protruding arrow and he picked up the skull, and the conditions wove a theory of how the unknown white man met his fate. He was undoubtedly a lone prospector and his avenging foe an Indian. From the position in which the skeleton rested the skulking savage must have been concealed, with poised arrow, on shelving embankment, covered with rock and brushwood a few feet to one side, and as the unsuspicious traveler passed by with his back to the ambush the bow was sprung and the arrow penetrated the victim's brain. With a savage yell the Indian leaped forward, broke the arrow shaft off at the base of the skull, whipped out his knife and tore away the scalp even before the quiver of death had released the spirit from the body. Not being satisfied with this he lifted his tomahawk and crashed it into the crown and with heinous glee sped away to his companions dangling this bloody trophy. Tales like this abound which make it hard to reconcile the boasted nobleness of the red man." Bert Simpson is a native of Charlton and went to Montana when it was a wilderness and has had experiences of his own. He says he is fortunate in holding his scalp intact where life's incidents are by no means a continued romance. But he went at the right time. He secured a fine lot of land and it is said he has two of the best ranches in Carbon county. One of them is given over to the culture of sugar beets, for which he has refused $100 per acre. This is not to be wondered at when it is known that he receives for it an annual rental of $10 per acre. An application for a corrugated building on East Center in N. Hart's building, was not ed, the board desiring same of brick. Mrs. Schmidt was granted vision to construct cement sidew curb fronting her property on street. Duckworth & Short requested the city lease them ground of the city hall. Denied, needed the property. A letter was received from city of Lodi, Cal., calling at to assembly bill 271, section introduced by Assemblyman I. and requesting board to take up with their assemblyman, and it denied passage if possible. Letter is as follows: Lodi, Cal., Jan. 30 To the Honorable, the Board Trustees, City of Anaheim, Cal. Gentlemen: Your attention is respectfully ed to Assembly Bill No. 2722 produced by Assemblyman Preston bill is of vital importance to of the Sixth class. Section 10 of this bill will cover our cities of their greatest soil revenue, taking away the right cense any business not comi der police regulation, throwing cities open to street fakirs, bar stock dealers and peddlers, and board of trustees will be pow to afford any protection to tha chants doing a legitimate builIt would also be a question w or not we could even control tha of liquor in restaurants and sale places having federal liie The income that municipalities receive from public service co-operations such as water, light and phone companies would be cut. Therefore, realizing the init of this measure the board otees of the city of Lodi resp solicit your earnest co-operate the end that this bill be deni WAS NO DELINQUENTS REPORTS MADE BY ASR AND TAX COLLECTOR Imppsed Meet Expenses of Present List and Leave Balance Treasury—Question of City Poll Taken Under Advisement Steadman reported the follections for January: $495.85, license $478.35, elents $1183.95; total $2158.15. ents collected: Water $50.- e $1.25, lights $143.25, pen55; total $172.25. ents reported: Water $99. e $18.25, lights $316.80; to- Boege reported a balance $56 on hand. Howard reported four count during month and the negating $7.50 collected. Steadman reported tion of $1293 taxes, and malties, the amount being of city taxes for 1908-9. are no delinquents. Merritt reported the col- $810 in personal property were no delinquents. Of streets reported connections for new resiteams hauling gravel for started ditch on East for water mains Feb. 2d. walks under construction ed on Broadway, between and Helena. Collected for mining 1908 the amount of No delinquents. Steward reported on surring data and completing gram showing location of kers. The report was adcopy was ordered placed "Who is Hurt?—The Do Nothing Speak Than F Did you see the crowd? Y prices are the talk of the co Selling at 60c c 10c Men's Hose 5c 10c Handkerchiefs 6c 50c Shirts 30c 50c Underwear 33c 85c Bib Overalls 55c 2' packages Pins 5c Spool Cotton 3c 25c Clothes Brush 15c 15c Ladies' Hose 9c 25c Ladies' Hose 15c 10c Cotton Pad 5c 15c Cotton Pad 8c Extra Special All Figured Lawns regular Steward reported on suring data and completing gram showing location of ters. The report was adcopy was ordered placed at county courthouse. committee approved bills to of $3247.17. of intention No. 81, opsych south of Center street, Phelps of the walnut association addressed the reference to rate charged tion for light, at 7½ cts. considered excessive. Lewis addressed the said the rate was as low made by the city for ter was referred to the finittee to investigate and ret regular meeting. Bisel and A. Thomas adboard in reference to a fund to be used to imits. The same was taken sement. submitted to property Los Angeles street for wiet, from William Gerdes Allen; on North Los Angerom John W. Hart, and on from J. A. Graves. orney Spencer and Englrd were instructed to prefor cement curbing on of South Los Angeles between Santa Ana and Broad permits were granted as aliher, $1200 residence on enter, $2000 residence on drew, $2000 residence on corner at Atchison, to office and garage. evens, $2500 residence on ford, $200 corrugated-iron rear of Hall & Walls, on ation for a corrugated-iron East Center in rear of building, was not grantard desiring same to be midt was granted permisstruct cement sidewalk and her property on Topeka Extra Special All $1.50 Golf and Negligee Shirts No time to waste---no wasteate prices and never fail to m! Specials for this week. We pay highest market price STERN & GO Anaheim, Orange County's P sage. We have communicated with our representatives in the legislature and trust that you will take similar action without delay. Very truly yours, G. E. Lawrence, President of the Board of Trustees. J. M. McMahon, City Clerk. The letter was ordered sent to Assemblyman Melrose. Engineer Lewis addressed the board in regard to bills submitted from the power-house, explaining how goods were ordered and the necessity for them. The board wanted to know, and Mr. Lewis enlightened them. Demands against the city amount- Filford, $200 corrugated-iron rear of Hall & Walls, on set. Auction for a corrugated-iron East Center in rear of building, was not grant-desiring same to bemidt was granted permisstruct cement sidewalk andg her property on Topeka& Short requested thatase them ground in rearhall. Denied, as cityproperty, was received from thei, Cal., calling attentionbill 271, section 10, inAssemblyman Preston,ing board to take matteror assemblyman, and havemessage if possible. Thefollows: Lodi, Cal., Jan. 30, '09. Honorable, the Board ofCity of Anaheim, California. Auction is respectfully callably Bill No. 272, intro-assemblyman Preston whichinitial importance to citiesclass. of this bill will deprivetheir greatest source ofing away the right toli-business not coming unregulation, throwing ourto street fakirs, bankrupts and peddlers, and themustees will be powerlessby protection to the merag legitimate business. To be a question whetherould even control the salerestaurants and whole-having federal licenses. that municipalities nowpublic service corpora-s water, light and tele-nies would be cut off. realizing the iniquitiesensure the board of trus-city of Lodi respectfullyearnest co-operation tothis bill be denied pas-action without delay. Very trulyyours, G. E. Lawrence, President of the Board of Trustees. J. M. McMahon, City Clerk. The letter was ordered sent toAssemblyman Melrose. Engineer Lewis addressed the boardin regard to bills submitted from thepower-house, explaining how goodswere ordered and the necessity forthem. The board wanted to know, andMr. Lewis enlightened them. Demands against the city amounting to $3247.17 were audited. Adjourned. Finest of Wines, Liquorsand Cigars, atRoman Wisser'sFavorite - SaloonSchlitz Beer on DraughtCenter StreetAnnaheim, Cal. Peerless Saloon JOHN CASSOU, Prop. Fine Wines, Liquors andCigars Annaheim Beer on draft. BottleBeer and Case Goode 106 N. Los Angeles St. ANAHEIM, CAL. O. LAGMANBUILDERand Graduated Architect Consult me if you are going to build.I will submit Plans and Specificationsfree of cost, and save you money. hurt?—The Dog that Howls." Speaks Plainer an Facts owd? You know why? 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