Roundup High School - Rodeo Yearbook (Roundup, MT)

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JUNIOR CLASS ROLL Row I-----Bob Delomater, Grace Skagen, Mary Margaret Noel, Betty Louise Storer, Gene Gruden, June Curry, Eileen Brown, Lheo Essman, Jennie Cuculioh Row II----Gearl ine Klos, Jane Matzke, Lowell Rathbun, Rita Fisher, Ruby Badovinatz, Keith Mihalovich, Mary Elizabeth Joyce, Henrietta Dodds Row III---Leona Rice, Helen Compton, Mervyn Banks, Bette Lawson, Anne Badovinatz, Woodrow Cinotto, Mary Ellen Graham, Vivian Polich Row IV----Audrey Rae, Mildred Polich, Robert Reeploeg, Henrietta Weinhold, Dorothy Lynoh, Frank Koncilya, Geraldine Jones, Lois Sabins Row V-----Ru£h Harmon, Marjorie Charlton, Wallace Mercer, Elsie Koncilya, Eleanor Mitchell, Edward Spidel, Margaret Wacker (deceased), Thelma Lekse Row VI----Frances O'Brian, Raymond Rediske, Dorothy Graham, Clifford Adolph, Margaret Stefanich, Teddy Harper, Emma Mae Huxtable, Stanley Blalina Row VII---Althea Maris, Don Kensmoe, Donna Moyers, Georgo Fink, Opal Cartwright, Glenn Ray, Inez Sabins, Koith Richardson Row VIII—Ruby Erkenoff, Tod Max, Ethel Wildon, James Ussin, Joanne Wier, Jamos Ihn- nohill, Betty MdMillon, William IUrk Row IX----Dorothy Robson, Joromo Goffona, Jean Lonnon, Earl Bakor, Margaret Lynch, Rudy Joncic, Dick Chosterfiold, Frank Flynn This class has always had tho reputation for being the noisiost group of stu- dents in tho wholo Roundup school systom, and no wonder, for look at its mombors. This wholo class simply bubblos ovor with pop. From tho start it has boon ono of tho largest classos in tho history of Roundup High. Scholastically this class has ranked high, and last year Jeanne Wier placed in the Banking Essay Contest. These students do not fear to carry difficult subjects, as disclosed by tho number who havo token Latin, chemistry, math, and stonography. In the all-school play this year tho junior class was woll represented. Coach has groat faith in tho athletic prowess of certain mombors of this group. Ono member, Charles Brown, quit school aftor tho first semostor to join tho Canadian Air Forco. Anolhor formor mombor, Poggy Garrick, ta rriod ono of tho famous Dond End Kids of tho movios. From this rosumo it is easily soon just haw variod tho activitios havo boon. It is ono of tho dutios of oach junior class to sponsor tho Junior-Senior Prom, and this yoar thoso tradition-brooking juniors institutod a plan whoroby outsiders might bo invitod. What will thoso juniors think of noxt? Only time will toll, so until noxt year—- Class Prosidont...............................................Don Konsmoa Class Vi co-pro sident. .................................Stanloy Blazina Class Socrotary........................... ..........Joanno Wier Cabinot Roprosontativos.......Eloanor Mitcholl and Edward Spidol Class Sponsors..........................Missos Zogs and Williams

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TO 5 WBilhWT€% OF I AW A(M€ )he stage was late. As he entered a lonely stretch of road, the driver caught sight of four masked horsemen in tho road. Halt! Throw up your handsl All hands went up. Get down, all of you. The passengers clambered out of tho stage and lined up with their hands above their heads. Ono of the bandits wont through the mail sacks, tho baggage, and men's pockets searching for gold and valuable articles. Such incidents were ccmmon along the road between Bannad: and Virginia City, Montana, in 1870. Honest people were getting tired of such lawlessness and determined to do something about it. An unimportant incident started the action. A man shot a sage hen, which fell in a clump of sage brush. Vfnen he went to get it, he found a dead man. The neighbor, whom he asked to help load the body into his wagon, refused to have anything to do with the whole matter. His refusal immediately placed him under suspicion. That night a group of honest men swore to band together for revenge and to punish the guilty people. They questioned the suspected man and only after they threatened to blow his brains out did he confess he was a member of Plummer's gang, bmt another member had committed the murdor. Tho murderer was arrested and given a fair trial. Everyone expected that he would be rescued by his gang. The trial was tense. It is said that when the prosecuting attorney stood up to ask for a death penalty the cocking of guns could be clearly heard, This marked the turning point in the power of the outlaws. This same group of men took the vigilante oath and became the first vigil- ante committee in Montana. The organization spread to all the mining oamps in the region and proceeded to wipe out lawlessness. They captured a member of Plummer's gang who confessed his own guilt and named all the rost of the members of tho gang. Tho vigilantes now moved quickly. They wanted to round up all tho gang before anyone could escape. A posso wont to Bannack whore Henry Plummor, tho chiof of tho gang, was sheriff. Ho and his pals tried to oscapo but woro captured. As he was led out to be hanged, he turned yellow, begging that his tongue be cut out, and his ears cut off, but that his life be spared. His com- rades, however, took their medicine like men. With their leader dead, the gang broke up and the members fled, but they were pursued by the vigilantes. Thirty-two men 'were hanged and a great many were banished from the territory. The length of time that the Plummer gong was in power was short, but its effect on Montana history was great. There was no groat use for the vigilante committee after the smashing of Plummer’s gang. In a few years Montana become a territory. The federal government could now maintain order, so the committee was entirely disbanded. In the opinion of the American pioneer, law and order had to be upheld. If the government would not do it, he would do it himself. It is through such people as those vigilan- tes that America has become a groat nation, and Montana a great state.