Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-24

knew one box had Capt. Ffench's name on
it. He pat,ths tobacco nthat Issue house in
1872 from the carpenter shop. BY order Of
Dr.. Livineson. He did not remember how
many boxes he carried over At that time.
HI could remember that it Was over fifteen
and less than twenty. They carried it over
in the day time. He did not remember how
long it took. There we're two .,zes Of this
tobacco. some forty pound. aud some sixty
to eighty pound boxes. They hauled il
over In = wagon. The distance was about
ono hundred yards. He did not remember
how many loads it made. It was not true
shat all the boxes were addressed to DR..
L:vingston. Il was put in q corner of the
issue house. Some Of it was used before it
was put in the cellar. He put it in the eel
lar in 1876, under the direction of DR.. Liv-
inssson. in the day time and in the s~ftssfHnoon.
He was in the cellar, and the two Indians
slid IL down on . board to him. He last
saw the tobacco in the loft of the carpenter
shop. in the winter Of 1873, he could not
remember just when. He vent 10 to sweep
of some snow that had blown IN. Al that
time there was about twenty-five small
boxes and seven OF eight large ones, to the
best Of his recollection. 1t was not . fact
that there were twenty.four large boxes and
twenty.eieht small ones. He did not think
that fourteen Of the boxes we're marked II.
F. Livingston. but he could not swear posi-
lively. He could not say the small boxes
had no mark Of them q all. He did NOT
remember when he nav this tobacco before
that winter. He saw it of and on but could
not remember when. He remembered rec
ing it in the fall of 1872, when he put 1t up
there from down below BY order of Dr..
Livingston. Did not remember what time
Of day 1t was OF Who helped him. It was
10 the day time. He carried them up the
steps that were there at that time, twenty
Two small boxes and eight large ones.
He did not remember where he nav that
before ~. He saw 1t of and, on, piled in
one corner Of the warehouse during 20 and
III. He did not see the date Of inspection
on any of this tobacco. He did not remem-
Der any thing about the dates Of inspection
He saw Capt. French's name on one box,
but could not say how many more. After
that tobacco was put Id the cellar he last
Opened . boz 10 '78;S in winter, in Jan.
nary or February. He only opened one at
that time. All he opened he found mouldy,
but he did lot remember how many he
had opened. Some of these boxes we're
marked upper Missouri Sioux agency
He was as sure about that Is anything be
testified to. Two Indians helped him put
the tobacco in the cellar. In the winter of
rs there was no corn piled over that trap
door, or when he left the agency. A man
BY the name Of Smith vas clerk in 1872.
He said he knew Eagle Feather; he be-
longed to White Ghosts band. He made
the issue on Thursday, and be had the issue
book with him. He issued by bands: First,
to White Ghosts odnd. He called the name
in English and the interpreter called it in
Indian aud the Indian came up and he
punched the ticket and marked it on the
book and then CAV out the rations. Eagle
Feather was . man and had q wife. He
issued to some n out oil that family. Stand
ing Cloud was = man. He came to him per.
sonally ON that day. He was lame. Did
not remember whether Black Dog and Ket
lie Carrier came here personally on tina,
day or not, or Lone Man or Head Driver or
White Cow or Rabbit or Little Clond (who
vas . woman), or Standing.in-the Centre OF
Black Stone He thought the Interpreter
was there aud Russell was there part Of the
time. He did not remember when he got
through. Russell was in the ware house,
could not say how long. He meant, when
he said that they we're a little behind, that
were = little behind what Russell said
ought to have.
Mr.. F. w. Seaman was here called and
sworn. He said he o lived 10 Hutchin.
,on county. He vas At Grow Creek in the
,prips offs. He was 6rst hired to 20 there
bysGen. Hammond and-vascaryied on the
books a. herder and .afterwards as boss farm.
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or. He went there in March, about the 9th
Both. 1873, With Gen. Hammond and
Capt. Doughesty. At that time the militia.
y shads possession he should think. He was
there At 2 taking ofthe inventory. He re.
part, com enclng At the gate,
the old isssue house and c~arpen-
Ter ahop. John Richard was with him in
The old issue house. This inventory COM
six OF seven days after he got there.
NJ. Langtsss Was clerk at- that time.
Court here took areces iiN 1880 r. n.
srewa's Household r.n.cea.
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