Show MIC of james H kennedy famous all over the west falls under a reaper accident was discovered when the horses came to the house drag fling in their wake the body of the aged pioneer bozeman mont james H kennedy aged 74 years one ot the most I 1 picturesque pioneers not only of this state but ol 01 the entire west reaching to the pacific coast met a violent death at belgrade near this place he had been assisting bis son benjamin kennedy in a wheat field and had been left with a team and reaper while the son returned to the house tor some binding twine the latter had barely reached the house when he was followed by the horses and reaper dragging in their wage the dead body of the aged pioneer the old man had evidently had a partial paralytic stroke while on the seat of the reaper and had alien hie toot catching in the trip mr kennedy was known as one ot the most unique characters in montana he was born in grant county wisconsin and was taken by his father to clayton county iowa the fol lowing year where he remained until 1853 at that time he started overland for oregon walking the entire distance and swimming every river from the mississippi he arrived la oregon the same year and joined the forces in the rogue river war tor hia cervices in which the oregon govern ment still owes him he car ried the first indian scalp into areka yreka cal and received a bounty of he went from california to south america thence to new york and later to kansas where he served in the second battalion kansas volun during the war he came to montana in 1864 |