New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 23, 1924, Page 14

HAS MANY RELICS ¢ OF REDSKIN DAYS * F, G, Monier Sr., Well Acquainted With Heroes of Wild West The real “Wild . which is fast passing from the mem. ories of all except movie and nickels ette devotees, still lives vividiy In the mind of ¥, C. Monler, 8r, of 17 Maple street, Mr, Monler was pers sonally acquainted with many of the colorful eharacters of those bad old days, ineluding Buffalo Bill, Pawnee Bill, Chief Bull Rear, Princess We. non nd the Miller brothers of “101 Raneh" fame, Mr, Monier first came In contact with his western friends ahout 1884, when employed at the North & Judd Mfg, Co, he invented and Improved several types of bits and spurs which found immediate favor with the plains people, Although the acqualntances he made were at first purely business ones, his careful attention to the wants of the westerners soon led to meetings, to the receipt of photos and trophles of the plains, and to trips in« to the west at the invitation of his friends, the west Good Marksman, But Proud of his famous friends, Mr, Monier bas treasured all his letters from them, and they form what is a unique collection, combining do the signatures of old tim the flaming letterheads of a more modern era, Several are from Buffalo Bill himself, and it must be recorded that, however unerring he may have been with a rifle, Cody made miss after miss when it came to spelling. Neither was his writing a thing of beauty or legibility, but his hasty scrawls are cherished by Mr. Monler for thelr association. What the great plainsman thought of Mr. Monier's ability is evident from the following letter, written in 1910:— “Mr. F. C. Moner, “Dear Bir: “I have been so busy please ex- suse me for not writing you before in regard to the spurs. I take great pleasure in saying your last spur with patent side drops that you have got- ten up I think s the most practical wpur I have ever seen or worn, and it will be the only spur bought by the western cowboy when he knows what they are. “Very sincerely, *W. F. CODY, “ ‘Buffalo Bill' " Mr. Monier was also instrumental in the manufacture of the widely known wateh fobs bearing the por- traits of the two Bills, Buffalo and Pawnee, and in his den, along with the other souvenirs, is the original from which these were made. Be- side the picture are the autographs of both men, which Mr. Monier secured when the wild west show came to Bridgeport. Original Western Booster NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1024, “Oh See the Funny Mans!” Maybe they can make you smile, They amused a great throng at a recent garden party in Regent’s Park, London, where the colonel eomplaing of the atrictness of the South Dakota game laws, which have an open season only one month and allow the shooting of but one dear, which must be a buck, with $60 fine for killing a doe. The col- onel laments, “Guess I will stay at home for not one man in fifty sces the horns of a buck when he shootas, I am as good as any and I have kild lots of them and dident no wether it was a buck or doe, fon or bear till | got upto my game after it was down. No $50 fine for me, I will hunt jack rabbits and cotentails.”” He also says that his friends *paid $20.38 yearling steers layd down here Hermosa. No wonder that becf steaks | are high at New Britain.” Fooling the Nugget Man, Mr. Monier has countless stories to relate dealing with his experiences when visiting in the West. He how in Hermosa, a town of six Inhab- itants, he wanted meat, but it was not | @uring the slaughtering season, 80 he had to take the dally train for 20 miles. When he arrived and had pur-| chased his meat, he had to wait for some time for a return freight train, 50 he wandered into a store and asked to see some nuggets. The slurvkm:p—‘ er laid some out and then tried to leave Mr. Monler alone in the room | for a few minutes, but Mr. Monier was | too wise for this and checkmated every excuse which would enable the wily Westerner to claim Mr. Monier for in resentative T'heodore Ohlo declared before a meeting of the inter-parliamentary union here yester- day that it has been the predominant opinion in the United States American conferences leagues would be futlle “so long as the bitter antagonisms prevailed are rife.” tion, he added, would be a departure from traditional and long-established policy. masked carnival characters are still hot stuff, TELLS ALL ABOUT MARTIAN HUMANS (Camille Flammarion, Great As- {ronomer, Gives Views Berne, Switzerland, Aug. 23.—Rep- E. Burton of that participation in European and memberships in which have Buch participa- Mr. Burton said he had been re- quested to offer some suggestion upon the attitude of the United States tow- ard the European situation but he made it clear that he undertook this with no official sanction but as a care- ful observer having perhaps excellent opportunitles for information. “There 1s the most intense Interest the Dawes commission as an indica tion that American mediation had been offered and would ne doubt be willingly exercised as that of a neu- | tral and of & friend whenever pean natlons requested it, OCEAN CABARET VARN RETRACTED New York Newspaper Fires Re porter for Perpetrating Hoax New York, Aug. 23,—0Id seafarers, bootleggers and prohibition officers smiled cynleally this morning and sald “I told you so," whenever the 17,000+ ton floating cabaret was mentloned-- and It was mentioned often, For the famous rum ship was admitted last night to be a phantom ship that #alled only on the nebulous seas of a reporter's Imagination, The reported that perpetrated the hoax has been discharged from the #laft of the New York Herald-Tribune which published the story on August 16, and the paper has printed a re- traction of the article with an expla- nation of how it all happened, It seems that 10 days ago someone whose credibllity was respected told the Herald-Tribune that a large ship was anchored 12 miles off our coast between Bayshore and Westhampton and was dispensing llquor to all those who had the Mhardihood and the wherewithal to board her, A reporter was assigned to “get the stor, and after two days' absence from the office he reported that he had it. He wrote a graphic descrip- tion of a sumptuous floating bar, with luxurious appointments that would put to shame the grill rooms of the most continental hotels, He described the ship, her crew, the habitues and even gave her exact location. In fact he described everything too well—too accurately, Captains of ves- #sels who had passed that spot on the nrlght he sald he spent aboard the craft, when queried about her, said they hadn't seen a flicker of light anywhere near the spot where she wae supposed to have lald at anchor, This despite the fact that he had said she was brilliantly {lluminated. The captain of the Seneca, the rev- enue cutter that was assigned by the government to run her down, after searching the coast for mlles around, reported that ne had found no trace of her. Buspicions were aroused and the Herald-Tribune instituted an indepen- dent Investigation. Soon it became evident that the story of the floating cabaret was only a fable. The reporter was sent for and close- ly questioned. At firet he maintained an air of injured innocence, steadfast- ly asserting that his story was true. Following the questioning he left the office promising to return the next day with corroborating evidence, In- stead he wrote a letter, tendering his resignation and admitting the yarn was false. Sleep With Guns Durban, South Africa—Durban aad _fl Health Insurance for the Whole Family Without counting the daily utility of a Chevrolet for going back and forth to work, shopping or taking the children to school, etc., its value in saving doctor's bills, broadening your mental horizon and keeping the whole family physically fit, amounts to more than the cost of the car and its upkeep. It is more of an essential to the modern family than anything else but a home, Chevrolet meets the requirements of the modern family because it is economical to buy and maintain, because of its excellent appearance and riding comfort, because it can be depended upon, and because it is 80 easy to drive that any member of the family can use it, SUPERIOR 5.Pass. Touring *495 f. 0. b. Flint, Mich, Prices {. 0. b. Flint, Michigan Superior Delivery Utllity Espress Chassis SUPERIOR AUTO CO. 176 ARCH STREET TEL. 211 There are many letters from G. W. Lillie (Pawnee Blll), the majority of them asking Mr. Monler to go out to Oklahoma to the ranch. Lillie puts Oklahoma in California’s class for weather, as in every letter he men- tlons that the air is like spring. He 2lso mentions purchasing ‘“the swell- est saddle and bridle I ever saw" for $240. He called on Mr. Monier for all sorts of ljttle favors, such as hav- ing a watch' chain polished or a ruined chandelier revivified. When the 101 Ranch raised a large erop of Carola melons, J. C. Miller expressed one to Mr. Monler in an imported Mexican basket and gave di. rectiona for eating it—*"with salt and pepper.” In another letter he tells how one of Tom Mix's pictures was taken on the home ranch, with the cowboys, cattle and buffalo belonging to the show used to provide the pro- per background. Just at present the government's buffalo herd in Yellowstone park is £ ftiae it % aid x {in the United Btates in all that tran- a result of his travels and ac-|gpireq in Europe” Representative quaintances, Mr. Monier's den 18 com- | Jurton asserted, - “Our ‘;mmpapm pletely lined with souvenirs of the giye gearcely less, sometimes even West. There are photographs of all |y one attention to conferences and lwlesze:{? :Chatry;lm" {I'Om ;*”'l‘:g rlzg'} measures which 1ook to the settlement himself to the cowboys 1n “lof controversies. It 1is true that :1!1;“/4] “"e' rl:”fl ‘1\)"“‘0‘( cffi’;"“il'r'i :gmnng a small minority this Interest pping b V. |18 based upon commercial and finan- mustang; he met his downfall at tho| cjal consideration, but with the great hands of the London police, but it |paeq 4t 15 the manifestation of a hope took six Bobbles to capture him. there may be a peaceful and con- War Bonnet of Eagle Feathers. tented Europe.” ; The American representative recall- There are many beautiful speci- mens of bead work in the collection, [®1 that the Monroe Doctrine was by including moccasins for the dead,|NC means a policy of aggression and squaw leggins, holsters, knife sheaths, that the United States, in dealing with bk d6o pouc};!‘fl jfl‘;k(:!fi. and an In.|latin-American countries, almed only dlan necktie. Mr. Monfer also has a at preventing conflicts between them war bonnet of eagle feathers, a medi-|2nd at promoting confidence and good Ine man's hat, a rawhide shield, a|Will \ionea brca;lplule and a drumhead,| ' ‘While not assuming membership in besides numerous arrows and toma- |the League of Natlons,” he continued, hawks. Chiet historical interest cen- [“We 100k with satisfaction upon any ters around a tomahawk which was|2ccomplishment which may be the re- picked up on the scene of Custer’s sult of its deliberations and we have ourselves taken part in humanitarian bad stolen some of the nuggets. For Quick Returns Use Herald Classified Aduts. | other parts of South Africa are swept or a'c e urns se era ass’ 'e s. ’. by a crime wave. An epidemic of or- | ganized crime has resulted in a reign | of terror, with the police powerless to cope with the bandits and mur- derers who have come into the col- ony from other parts of Africa. Furo- peans in Durban are sleeping with re- volvers under their pillows. CROWLEY BRGS. INC. PAINTERS AND DECORATORS 267 Chapman Street Estimates cheerfully given on all fobs TEL. 2913 DENTISTS A. B. Johnson, D. D. S. T. R. Johnson, D. D. S. Gas—Oxygen—X-rays National Bank Bldg. NURSE IN ATTENDANCE CINDERS FOR SALE | A. H. HARRIS —General Trncking— ‘Wallasea Island, within a two-hour ¥9 WEST ST. TEL. 2079 ride of London, has a population of less than 100 and no e&chool or church, FOR SALE Two family house on South High street, 14 rooms. Excellent loca- tion, When In Hartford Dine With Us LOBSTERS, CRAB MEAT, SHRIMPS, OYSTERS, STEAMING CLAMS Honiss Oyster House Co, Two Family House on Rockwell avenue, right in the best spot, near the Rockwell school. Lot is 65x158 feet. All improvements. Wanted—To buy a two family house or a good building lot in the West End. growing so large that the animals are offered free to anyone willing to pay transportation and provide a home for the shaggy brutes, but e few years ago when the buffalo were in danger of extinction, they were sold from $400 to $1,000 a pair, and even mounted heads came as high as $150- 500, as may be seen from a handbill in Mr. Monler's collection. Letter From Bull Bear. There are scveral Interesting letters from Chief Bull Bear, written in the Indian’s spotty but eloquent English. One of these quaint letters is as fol- lows: massacre and given to. Mr. Monier. There is also a section from an Indlan coffin and a hat band made with marvelous patience from horse hair. These are but a few samples of what is perhaps the largest Indian collec- tion In New En d, and as a side line there are fossils and curious rock formations from the Bad Lands. The old West is gone, the actors who played In ite dramas have passed away, and a new set of mechanically- equipped farmers and Babbitt-like boosters now rule the old land of ro- mance, but in the heart and memory of at least one New Britainite the old movements initlated by the contributing by private benefaction also for their promotion.” league, He referred to the declared inten- tion of Prestdent Coolidge to invite another conference similar to that of 1921-22 and mentioned the work of COX & DUNN 272 MAIN ST. ANNOUNCEMENT CAMP REAL ESTATE CO. Phone 343 Rooms 305-6, Bank Bldg. Temporarily Located At 25 CENTRAL ROW, Hartford Opposite Parsons Theater 272 Main Street THE OLD HOME TOWN BY STANLEY EfCLEARANCE H INTRODUGTORY SALE “My dear friend, Mr. Monier: days are “It is a shame that I did not write sooner. But I wont to beg to be ex- cuse. You know I am always bhusy untll last half of this week. I have no work to do. I have all the time all to myself and I often times speak of you how kind you were to us and 3 those bits are just lovely beautiful. I do not find enough words to thank you, Mr. Monier. O ita most beauti- ful pleca of work I ever &ee. 1 cer- tainly love the bit. T will proudly tell 5 BUILDING LQTS y o W uires about the bit everyone who inquires about the bi RELDEN ST T let them know it was given to me by my dear friend Mr. Monier of New | p.i4s yery Reasonahle—Cash or | Terms | Britain, Conn. Hope you are well and George L. Gans your family, Glve my best regards Phone 1189 OF BUSINESS SALE FOLDING CAKE PANS - & MoPS e | Harry Starkie Auto Service Co. A cafe with a seating capacity of 800 was built and opened for business | THOMAS CURTIN, JR. HARRY STARKIE 287 Elm Street Phone 295 within days at the British Empire SALE THE | Motor Reconditioning Station Directing car owners where they will be assured of the best repair work quickly and economically done ON ALL MAKES OF CARS. We are experts on starting, lighting and ignition troubles. to all. Thank you again. “Your Redman friend, “CHIEF BULL BEAR.” One of the local man's closest friends was Colonel Baker, a Rlack Hills frontiersman. In one missive Cylinder Reboring Replacement parts for all makes. Brakes relined by electric machine. Better have your brakes attended to be- fore. not after the accident, There is no charge for inspec- tion, | 87 West Main St. Norwalk Tires The leader in quality and the only Tire that is REMEMBER YOUR PHONE CALL IS OUR SELF-STARTER protected with U. S, Government Patents, insuring uniform quality. NEW LOW PRICES Rackliffe Bros. Co., Inc. PARK and BIGELOW STREETS p7777777> STANC B H. D. HUMPHREY . ) Real Estate and Insurance Good companies and losses promptly settled. Office 272 MAIN STREET, National Bank Building ”,W// - HAROLD TOBIN HASNT CLOSED HIS MOUTH ONCE SINCE HE HAD A GOLD TOOTH PUT 77, IN OVER TWO WEEKS AGO - Z . (Copvright, 194, by NEA Serviee, fnc.)