Show 44 TALES OF THE 1 t OLD FRONTIER I 1 16 j I 1 by ELMO wadson 41 f 4 M 4 4 ap 9 1121 1023 western newspaper junium A MODERN pocahontas IP TF tina THE chronological order of american amerlean ja history could be reversed and fame granted li in proportion to the he be bolam which won it then the indian girl who saved the life alf of capt john smith in colonial days might ampro be called the 11 winema of vir gible thia this Is 14 the etory story of lV winema inema the woman chief chier of the in 1873 winema Win eraa or tobey riddle and her husband band frank juddie riddle an oregon frontiersmen were interpreters for a peace commission which had been sent to treat with the modock who had gone on the warpath in the lava 1 lids ads of southern oregon the was composed of gen E II 11 S canby itea eleazer thomas and indian agents L 8 dyar and A B meacham the indians indiana had bad agder agreed d to meet the commIsA commissioners loners under a flag of truce but tobey riddle discovered that they intended to come armed and murder the white men she amr immediately dla tely notified the commissioners and them espe especially dally mcacham who had been very hind kind to her not to attend the council hut but canby and thomas insisted that the meeting be held and the brave indian woman although she knew know that the modock were aware of her betrayal of their plot and might kill ber her tor for it went with them As the council proceeded the in became more and more insolent finally when general canby refused to promise that the soldiers eold lera mojid be withdrawn from the modoc country captain jack the indian lender leader sprang to hta feet ut wih kutt kitt I 1 all ready 1 I ho he exclaimed and instantly the modica drew pistols bidden unde thur coats and opened ore fire killing cilby and thomas and woun wounding dint betcham Met u cham frank uldale and dyar fled for or their lives and escaped As chief rushed in to finish macham tobey sprang in front of him and pleaded for her friend friends e life and when Shack nasty jim a warrior joined in the attack she rushed from one savage to the other trying to turn away the pistols which they aimed at mea lea i F I 1 A 1 the white man went wn shot through tho the head twice loston charley nn rin in to scalp meacham and when wey interfered charley her a blow with hie his pistol rhth seat her reeling but the quick wit of the indian woman women did not desert ber her I 1 soldier soldiers coming mining I 1 she ho exclaimed suddenly and although there were no soldiers eold ler in eight sight soston charley left his bin murderous ork to follow the other mo blo doca does in precipitator night flight into int the fast nesses of the lava beds ahw alim the desperately wounded meacham was carried back to the eold sold lora lore camp it waa was tobey riddle who attended him night and day and finally nursed him back to health and life prohibition has been a big disappoint nent merit in one way it is getting harder to f find ind something on which to lay men in 8 downfall lown fall |