American Fork Citizen | 1922-06-24 | Page 4 | Got Name from Indian Chief

GOT NAME FROM INDIAN CHIEF Hew the City of Msdlclne Hat, In Can- ads, Acquired Its Decidedly Odd Cognomen. Medicine Hat, the Canadian city which figures so prominently In weather weath-er reports, and which possesses undoubtedly un-doubtedly one of the most extraordinary extraordi-nary names of alt the cities of the world, acquired Its title from an old Dtuckfoot chief whose tepee stood on the site which Is today the renter of the city. He was chiefly celebrated for an amazing head-gear to which he 'attributed 'magical 'mag-ical powers, and which he called his "medicine hat." Good fortune was supposed to attend him whenever he wore It, whether at war or on the hunt. i Once a great bnttle was fought between be-tween the Blackfcet and the Crees on the site of the present city. The fight went against the Crees and, Just as they prepurvd to leuvo the field, a strong gust of wind caught the "medicine "medi-cine hat," lifted It oft tho head of the chieftain nnd deposited It In the river. This was considered an evil omen nnd the lllnckfect Immediately fled to the mountnlns In great disorder.