Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-23

Which helude tic Privilege 81 Insulting
Women, Pilfering Property, Cutting
on Stragglersa and Raising the
Old Nick Generally.
How a Hand fal or Indiana, Backed III BY
the 0oveenment,y Can IDpeao PxS.
gress In h Richest Valley
OF the West.

hundred and dlty miles above Yankton, at
the point formerly known - the Dirt Lodg-
q. He found upon reaching this region that
the Drifting Goose band Of Indians had been
informed Of the recent order Of the president
giving them three townships Of land in
Sphinx county sndswsrs consequently pnfFed
up with the idea that the white man was of
very little account and were conducting
themselves accordingly. Great excitement
prevailed in that isolated region over the &C.
tons Of this little, squad of I'll ed.
GOVERNMENT PETS.
The male portion of the settlers in the
neighborhood of Foster City are alarmed
because they feel that their families are liza
BILE to be subjected 10 insults from these
roaming red meniandthey know not st what
hour their homes may be visited and their
women and children exposed to the annoy
ances which impudent Indians know how to
ihfic4. The consequence lie, the men stay
around home most Of the time, to take care
Of their families and their property.
1t was only last Sunday that three bucks
of Drifting Goose's band halted at the res
idence of Mr.. Farmer. eight miles below
Foster City. Mr.. Farmer was absent and
Mrs. Farmer was alone. The Indians Or
dered her to cook them a supper, which
she proceeded to do. They went into Mr..
Farmers corr field and pulled all the corn
they wanted, which they took into the
house and gave to Mrs. Farmer to prepare
for them. They then ate their supper,
finishing up by drinking all the milk in
the house. After their appetites had been
satisfied they began making insulting pro.
posals to the woman and then one Of the
Indians attempted violence. She
DREW A REVOLVER
and finally succeeded in diving the In
dlans from the premises. 10 going away
they stole a dog and a calf.
MISSING DRIVER.
Just before the departure OF the Press and
Dakotaian representative from Foster City
the mail carrier arrived from jamestown
aud reported that John Bell, one of the
drivers on the upper end of the mail route
who left Foster City on the 18th inst, for
Jamestown. had not reached the third
station north. ninety miles above Foster
City. Last Sunday his team of two horses
strayed into the station, one of them hav-
ing an Indian lariat attached to the bride.
The wagon had not been found and MIR
Bell had not been heard from at latest ad-
vices. Last Sunday three Indians we're
seen out on the prairie trying to capture the
Two horses and the supposition i. that Bell
has been
MURDERED By INDIANS.
The settlers are naturally
excited oyer this circumstance and should
it prove true that the subjects of Drifting
Goose have made way with this man there
will be trouble in the camp which will
speedily solve the problem Of what is to be
done with Drifting Goose.
ANOTHER FATAL RESULT.
Under the existing state of affairs in the
Dirt Lodge country every man feels it a
measure Of %precaution to carry with him
weapons of defence, for they know not when
and where they may be exposed to attack
This is the reason Louis 9. Whitman armed
hmeelf on the morning of the 18th inst,
when he went out with his moving machine
70 cut hay. He placed 4 revolver in the
box of the mower. A boy Of fourteen,
named Albert Hedges, was driving and.
Whitman was working with a scythe. In,
the!courss Of their operations the team was
stopped for Whitman to oil the machine.
To reach the gearing underneath he lifted
the box. containing the loaded revolver, and
i1 replacing it he let the cover fall, which
discharged one chamber of the revolver.
The ball entered the left check of Mr.. Whit
man,
KILLING HIM INSTANTLY.
The conclusion Of the people up that
way so far as reached Is that had there been
inp Drifting Goose in the neighborhood,
Whitman would have had no revolver in
his mower box and would have escaped the
sudden and tragic death which has come
upon him.: q es6se: 80 5th4Ilt aQ
/ LOOKING AFTER H INDIANS.
Major Charles Chrissey, of the Sisseton
agency and Captain W. E. Dough.
city, of the. Grow, creek agency,
were at Foster City, aliof last week, look
'ibg into the condition of Indian affairs in
that neighborhood.. The former was sent
there by the Indian department to report
% the improvements made BY white men
and BY Indians A previous arrangement
hid bean made for him to meet, at Foster
City, the male Indians of the Drifting
0ooee band over eighteen years of age. In.
sfead. however, rpon his arrival, he found
tto hundred Indians assembled. OF All AGES,
skss and sexes. They were
eur OF RAT1oHs.
UPON their arrival, having go~rmandized
atong the road In the usual Indian improvi.
dent manner. Major Chrissey immediate.
L. aanA . naaaon~ns IN T>os.f. r.