The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-11-23
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.
PROSPECTIVE TROUBLE.

a Force of Red Poiice to 10 Sent Against
the squa tiers on this Pipcs,one Iseserva-
ton.
W. NJ. Redpath, agent for the Yank'ons, who
arc located on the Missouri river in South ern
Dakota, and DR.. J. !. Taylor of Canton were in
Sioux Fsl = yesterday, says the Press, on their
return from o visit to the seat of the impcnd-
ing Indian war, and in q brief conversation
vi h the doctor We gathered a few points re-
garding the trouble which will prove OF inter
est. During the past season the lndl ms who
made ri grimages to the reservation in question,
which is situated about fifty miles northea't
of Sioux Falls, have been rendering freQue'.,
complaints TO their agents regarding
the encroachment by ths white. upon
tie Pipestpne reservation. The mater
wa. finally referred 10 the secretary of the in
terror, VINO lately ordered Mai. Re1pa h to in
vest,gate tho mstter, and if white settlers
were found ON the laudto dispassess them. He
was in the city on his re urn from u comp iaice
with this order. He found the reserva' ION
covered with four settlers, but he didn't dis
possess th,m. They wouldn't have it that way,
but of ecu SO they have got to 90 event al v.
Tho squatters embrace Only ono family, and
the old man, who is at the head IF the inter,
%lopers, seems tn DO d Thoroughbred" He ill.,
to stay. aud vixen he was asked BY
the representative of the government
il he understood the consequences of his en-
c~roachment upon the laads set apart for the
Indians, he alnwed that he bad a sort of q
notion of what would come. But when tho
agent Informed the old squatter that l,s wonld
send his Indian police up to furci.ly dispossess
him and Ills tamIlv Of their claim, and i'm
provements, the o d man showed the stuff tina,
vas IN him. He assured the agent that 10 had
fought Indians all over the country bordering
OIL the upp L Missouri aud Yellowstone riY ,rs,
and was ANXIOUS TO get at them ol.cs more
before he passed in his checks. He
further remar1-aa that he wGuid be
delighted to see a squad of Indian police ap-
rrnach his house with the t, rch and scalpieg
knife. That The very thought Of such n picnic
rendered him impatient for their appea ance.
Tho old mau Was full of sand but lacked dis
crs ton There is no question, eveu i'll the
mint of tue agent, but that ga rnn,J Aebt ia
the death, yet it /! f.o1.h Tor Tho eeme.e ma,
IN lhc woi!i TO attempt to stand Off ne U,itel
safes. Inc Old man and hi. fan, ;y must 60.
Dntit tue government sends au ladian guard
there, a. the agent threatened to ia. it will b.
necessary to also send u .om,sDy of soldiers to
pratec the reas. The old maj i ho-tnc. ard
1t Is -ala that there are m.ny whites in TINT
secilon who will MT tolerate a.y monksy,ng
from, The reformed. scalp lifters. these squat,
ters nave made ex tensive aud expensive IN
lLoveiheh's' oue of the old mau's SONS has
ioo aetcs dnder fence, and ha. u $1,000
a"on.ns d ID a $500 barn, Il half milo gtauel
iaoe 'iac' ( aud other substantial i'm ROY mel Is
oh IN clam. The other. are equally we'll
n'e { i in thus respect-al, OF which they will,
wv lout doubt. loose in case they do not re-
IL aye than