Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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Moving on, we came to the entrance of Mary Horan's Hotel. Sitting on the bench outside the door were the old timers of the town, chewing tobacco and whittling. We recognized Harry Bell, Wally Montgomery, Dick Ward, and Bob Maloon among them. As we entered the hotel, we were greeted by the mayor of the town, the one and only, jack Adams!! We received the key to our room from Mary, and the maid, jean Goss, showed us to our room. After resting and brushing the dust off our boots, we went downstairs into the dining room, run by Doris Dukes and Mary Jane Boudreau. The waitress, Janice Green- leaf, took our order and informed us that the cooks were old friends of ours, namely, Jackie Ennis and Joanne Balboni. We enjoyed a delicious steak dinner and left a large tip for the busboy, Fran Scagnelli. Once we were outside we decided to go to the bank, in order to cash a check. As we crossed the street, we ran into jane and joan Hughes land we still couldnt tell which twin had the Tonij, Mary Drew, Carolyn Colburn, and jackie Thibeault, who told us that they were living at a ranch in the Indian country at South Tombstone. They were in town buying supplies, and they had left the ranch under the supervision of their foreman, Fred Tompkins and his hired hands, Tommy Bache, Bob Klein, and Teddy Piers. As we were talking we were interrupted by the clatter of a covered wagon, driven by a couple of homesteaders, Andy Lane and Audrey Schmidt. We bid our friends good-bye and continued on to the bank. At the door of the bank we met Geoff Talbot, who was polishing the brass knob on the door. He told us that the tellers in the bank were Don Pacifici and Eddie Fannon, andf that the president was the well-to-do Stan Lupien. As we were about to step inside, we were pushed aside by three rough-looking cowboys-Fred Brenneman, Dick Rock, and joe Kane. They went through the door, and before we could enter we heard the sounds of gunfire. Evidently it was a robbery. The boys quickly brushed past us again, carrying 1 7 I

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Tombstone, Arizona-1 mile. We hitched up our gun belts and started on our trip toward Tombstone. We had covered about a hundred yards when we saw two shabby- bearded men leading a burro and being followed by two Indians. Upon closer inspection we discovered that they were Clem Mallar and Eddie Lalonde, who informed us that they were prospecting for gold with the aid of their Indian guide, john Detore, and johns bride, Mary Ventura. After exchanging greetings, we continued on our way to town. As we approached the outskirts, we met Gordon Densmore with a divining rod, hunting for a well out- side his shack. I-Ie invited us in to have breakfast. Inside the shack we found his partners, Waldo Woods and Albert Ames, frying bacon over a hot stove. After a little snack, we departed and ambled into the center of town. There we noticed john Sullivan rolling up the curtains in, his barber shop and getting ready for business. There was already a line outside the shop, and among the bearded men, we spotted Ray Beslile, jerry Torrao, Teddy Checani, and jim Belmore. Passing on we stopped in front of the general store and postoffice. Through the window we saw the storekeeper, john Manning, and the postmaster, Arthur Chaulk. Wie next passed the open blacksmith shop where we saw Teddy Porcella and his apprentice, john Crisafulli, hard at work, shoeing horses. Doc Dick Murphy was also at work extract- ing teeth from one of the horses. Further on down the street, we saw a crowd gathered around a travelling tinware salesman. We discovered that it was Harold Gassett who was barking his wares from the back of his wagon with his assistant, Charlie Emmanuelli, helping out by enter- taining the crowd on his harp. While Charlie played his harp, Ray Flynn circulated through the crowd selling Dr. Charlie Slamin's Wart Remover. Among the eager buyers were some local housewives-Alberta Parsons, Grace Topham, Zaira Pedini, -lackie Ross, and Franny Manericho. I6

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sacks heavily laden with silver, They ran to their horses, and their accomplice, Bob Goodall, helped them to mount up. The bank guard, Boots Hedderig, rushed through the door with a double-barrel shotgun. He fired twice, but missed. We drew out trusty .44's and filled the air with lead, but they were out of our range. Soon it was once more quiet and serene and we decided to walk around town. A little way down the street we stopped in front of the town's millinery shop, run by Joan DeFlumere and Sylvia Syrbick. Inside were a few customers, wives of ranchers and farmers-Ann Joyce, Dianne Hanna, Patty Maybee, and Dolores Luyties. Just then the stagecoach pulled into town, and up on the box were the driver, Dick Wedge, and his shotgun guard, Bill Seeley. Out of the coach stepped two rich easterners, Mary Chala and Betty Scholl. They were followed by a traveling troupe of actors. Among them were Joanne Fair, Audrey Tilley, Joanne Hladick, Ray Ames, and Dave Condon. We learned that their play was going to star Joe White and the Seven Dwarfs. After promising our Thespian friends that we would look in on their first performance a week hence, we started back across the street to our hotel. A commotion at the other end of town attracted our attention. What appeared at first to be a parade was actually a procession of Indians. At its head walked Chief Young Bull Heckendorn in full tribal regalia, and followed by his thirteen squaws. Strolling at the rear was his chief advisor and head medicine man, Anatol Furman. Through the swinging doors of a building to our left, strolled Judge Roger Gardner. Chief Young Bull promptly displayed his peace pipe and passed it around. One of the townspeople, Ruth Potter, informed us that the Indians had come to negotiate a peace treaty with the Great White Father, General Ulysses C. Christie. After the completion of the pact, the Indians returned to their village. Out of the crowd stepped the village parson, the Reverend Tommy Tannar, and his wife, the former Marjorie Smythe. As soon as they recognized us they extended an invitation 18