Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-09
.ausht Tho boys 10 housework and chorey,

teuHnt Tue O0yo 10 nOuseWOfk anu chOret,
saving wood and use OF team. The girls
are taught housekeeping. cooking, sewing,
cutting, knitting. washing aud ironing.
The EDiscopalians have three churches
and four schools. under the general supar-
vision of Rev. s. ID. Hinmau. The girls
boarding school Is taught by Miss Kerbach,
and the number OF pupils Is 10. Day
schools are taught by Amos Ross. wilo has
IL scholars; James Hewans. o5 scholars,
and John Flute. 10 scholars.
The industrial school," which is located
close to the Office Of the agent, is supported
by the government, and is under the control
of the Friends. The number of pupils in
attendance is 1913 males and IA females,
all Of whom are boarded and lodged in tho
building. Lindley NJ, Hull Is teacher
Mary X. Brosius, Matron; and Elizabeth j.
Laird, cook. The manual labor taught
the boys in this school is
splitting and carrying in wood. taking care
ofteam, milking, and hauling ice, hay and
water. The girl, are taught all kinds OF
work in the kitchen, laundry and sewing
room. According to the matron's report
there were made by the girls during the
month of January two pairs drawers, seven
aprons, two dresses, two shirts, six pairs
pants, nine pairs mittens. two chemise, six
waists, two hoods and four skirts" In com
pany with MI. Lightner We visited this
school and spent an hour very pleasantly
in looking through the school room and the
different departments of the building.
An effort is being made by the Santee In
dams to change their present form of tribal
government. The plan is to depose the
present chiefs aud to elect eight Indians by
vote, who are to be designated the council.
The agency is to be divided into four dis.
tricts and two councilmen elected for each dis.
trict. At the first election four councilmen
are to be elected for two years and four
for one year and each year thereafter four
are to be elected. The proposition to adopt
or reject this new order of things was sub
mitted to a vote Of the Indians some three
weeks ago, but the franchise was restricted
to those who occupy and cultivate a piece Of
ground. This class numbers lis, of which
"a vote, and all in favor Of the change,
Those opposed to the change did not vote at
all. The proposition to change the form Of
government comes from the church, and the
object is to get rid Of the old chiefs, who are
slow in departing from their ancient customs
and traditions, and putting in their place
young, educated and church.going Indians.
The vote of the Indians on the proposition
has been referred to Washington, aud furth-
er action in the matter will be deferred until
the advice or the decision Of the department
is promulgated.
In compliance with instructions from
Washington to ascertain the "kind and mum
Der Of domestic animals on the agency" Mr..
Llghtner caused a census 10 be taken, with
the following result: Bulls, 8; cattle un.
der one year old, 80; cattle over one year
old, IL; cows, 4G; cats, 81; dogs, 2lS;
hogs. Al: ponies under two YEARS old, IA
ponies over two years old. 4O7; mules, 3;
oxen, 1876; horses. Is; goat, L OF the ami.
mails enumerated, there are belonging to
the government and citizens, ID cattle. 10
COWS, Sponies, IL horses, 2 oxen. 9 hogs,
and two cats.
DR.. Geo. w. Ira is the government ply
stefan at the agency. He has been here two
years and a halt, and prior to coming here
he spent three years in tue same capacity
at ,Ysnkton agency. The doci rs repol
for the month of January will give a good
idea of the sanitary condition Of the In.
dams. and the prevailing diseases. The re.
report is is follows: