Natrona County High School - Mustang Yearbook (Casper, WY)

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CHARLES HOLLAND Vl uvrrr 71' N4llll,. H' Y 3-4 Pnyx Yice President. 4 Class otball .3 - , gAn'nua Staff 4 Wixinern Kiwanis Debate 3 Debate 4 BERNADETTE FINCH Ruby Glee Club 1 Soccer 2 Volleyball 2 MILTON PATRICK A llmon Lee O Class Class' I3 5 ,, gb' 1 5. wlfaon A A MARGUERITE METZ -' Allis' 1,ygfff-L Orchestra 1-2-3-4 Glen' Club 3-4 Pnyx 4 AluxuaL+3tnH 4 --T Crfzr, W1-HS CLARENCE THOMPSON M1351 King all 2 rank 3 1 Kiwanis Debate Team 3 2.53, ' T71 . -Q -V --A - f',Zi,w, k 1 , W, ' 1:5 LM- V V , N, - -- 4-'- '1-'Y .--.. Y ....., .,,::..- Images not available an zjgilsglb -3-4 Class Basketball 1-2-3-4' ' ff-I'fY-3-f4 L?.,.-

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V L ..-. 1 , if' X fi- 1- N- I f- GOLD OF '49 Jerry 0'Toole, a rollicking Irishman. hard-working, scrupulously honest and consequently poor, had married the only daughter of a wealthy oil magnate of Pennsylvania. Jerry was financially un- able to give his wife all the luxuries to which she had been accustomed so when the news reached Newtown that gold had been discovered in mystic California, and that men grew enormously rich over night he decided to try his Irish luck. Of course he didn't even for a moment consider taking Viola, his refined wife into a lawless country, like California would necessarily be, so he suggested that she should stay with Rev. and Mrs. Stafford, who were loved and respected by everyone in Newtown. But Jerry could not refrain from painting pictures of what he was going to do until Viola, sup- ported by Rev. and Mrs. Stafford refused to stay behind. Jerry consented because he knew with the Staffords along Viola would not be lonely. On April 1, 12149 the company started. In their train of six wagons were people from all walks of life. Rev. Stafford had insisted that Pete an ex-convict who was trying to make good should be included in the company while his wife had urged just as strongly that Marion a poor world- weary dancing girl from one of the cheaper cafes should also go. There, of course, was the scout with a weatherbeaten face, Bridget the cook, Dr. Amhurst, and Joanna, sweetfaced, tired-looking nurse and Martha, tutor for two sets of husky twins. From Newtown to Omaha the company had practically no trouble but in fording a river near there they lost two wagons and several head of stock. At Fort Casper they rested more than a week but this was the undoing of the supposed reforma- tion of Pete. ln one of the rude box-like saloons Pete met the Jolly Babe one of the trickiest faro players in the west. She rolled a wicked eye in Pete's direction and he became her willing slave. The old scout shook his head ominously and declared, Pete would a' been a heap nigher heaven if h'd stayed in jail! But Pete believed he was in heaven for his Faro Queen had consented to go on to California with the train. The O'Toole outfit left Fort Casper early in July and when the first snow began to fall they were in the rugged mountains of California. A smiling sun shone down, three years later on a very different scene. Towns had sprung up like mushrooms and we see our friends in thc city of the Golden Gate. Pete and his Faro Queen are owners of a prosperous saloon. Rev. and Mrs. Stafford are conducting services in the one church of this new city, while Jerry and Viola are among the very few who got rich in this new land. 20 ..,. , X ' .fs-

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, D V ---7-77-?fff:f-1 -1- X ,,,.L,:, . F S N- xNx.21'N... H- -fg- .. One bright day in June, Blue Bell and her three friends Bright Star, Miunehaha and Red Wing were weaving fiower wreathes when suddenly they heard footsteps approaching. Blue Bell grew very frightened when she turned and saw some white men. She and her friends started to run but the white men caught them and carried them into the woods. Falling Snow, another Indian maid heard Blue Bell scream and saw them disappear, but she could do nothing. Now Sitting Bull, most noted of Sioux Indians and Blue Bell's father, was away with his war- riors fighting Custer so there was no one to rescue the girls. When Sitting Bull came home that night he found his squaw, Singing Robin, and his other three daughters, Black Bird, White Feather, and Early Morn in tears. They sobbed out the story of the capture of Blue Bell and her three friends. Sitting Bull grew pale and then angry because Blue Bell was his favorite daughter. After thinking a few minutes he quickly left his teepee, went to the center of the little village, and beat on a drum which called together the members of the tribe. Soon all the tribe was gathered around him and raising his hand for silence he said, My beauti- ful daughter, Blue Bell and her three friends have been kidnapped. Is there any man here who is brave enough to rescue thm. If there is let him speak for he may have his choice of the four for his squawf' Immediately a tall stately warrior stepped forward. What! You, Crazy Horse? said Sitting Bull. You of all these warriors? But it is good. You may Ho and may the Great Spirit go with you. So that night Crazy Horse set out on his mission. He traveled during the day and at night searched the White Men's villages for Blue Bell and her three friends. At the end of the fourth day he came to a town called Okaboji. Here he found the girls, guarded by one white man. Patiently he waited until about twelve o'c1ock that night when the man fell asleep, then he rescued the girls and together they fled to their native village. When asked who he would choose for his bride he said, What I did was for the good of my tribe. I have already chosen my bride: she is Humming Bird, the most beautiful maiden of the Dakota Tribe. 24 , V . ,. .... ..a.- Images not available