The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-11-24
PROSPECTIVE TROUBLE.

q Force Of Red Police TO BE Sent Against
the Squatters on the Pipestone Reserva-
tion.
w. M. Redpath, agent for the Ianktons, who
are located on the Missouri river in South err
Dakota, and DR.. j. / Taylor of Canton were In
Sioux Falls yesterday, says the Press, on their
return from a visit to the seat of the impend-
ing Indian war. and in a brief conversation
with the doctor we gathered o few points re-
garding the trouble which will prove of inter-
est During the past season the Indians who
made pilgrimages to the reservation in question.
which is situated about fifty miles northeast
Of Sioux Falls, nave been rendering frequent
the encroachment by the whites upon
the Pipestone reservation. The matter
was finally referred TO the secretary OF the in-
terror, who lately ordered Maj. Redpath to in
v~estigate the matter, and ii white settlers
were found on the land to dispossess them. he
was in the city on bis return from a compliance
with this order. He found the reservation
covered with four settlers, but he didn't dis
possess them. They wouldn't have 1t that way,
but Of course they have got to go eventually.
The squatters embrace only one family, and
the old man, who is at the head Of the inter-
lopers, seems to be a Thoroughbred" he in-
formed the agent that he had come there
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the representative OF the government
if he understood the consequences OF his en-
croachment upon the lands set apart for the
Indians, he allowed that he had q sort Of a
notion OF what would come. But when the
agent informed the old squatter that he would
send his Indian police up to forcibly dispossess
him and bis family of their claims and inn
provements, the old man showed the stun that
was in him. He assured the agent that he had
fought Indians all over the country bordering
on the upper Missouri and Yellowstone rivers,
and was anxious 70 get at them once more
before he passed ia his checks. He
further remarked that he would be
delighted to see a squad of Indian police APP
proach his house with the torch and scalping
knife. That the very thought of such a picnic
rendered him impatient for their appearances.
The old man was gull Of sand but lacked dis
erection. There is no question, even In the
mind OF the agent, but that he would fight to
the death; yet II il foolish for the gamesI maa
In the world to attempt TO stand of The United
States. The old man and his family must 60,
but if the government sends an Indian guard
there, "a the agent threatened to do, it will be
necessary to also send q company Of soldiers to
protect the reds. The old man is hostile, and
Il is said that there are many whites IN that
section who will not tolerate any monkeying
from the reformed scalp filters. These squat
tiers have made extensive and expensive I'M
proyements. One of the old mans sous has
100 acres under fence, and has q $1,000
dwelling and q $500 barn, a half-mile graaed
race track and other substantial improvements
on his claim. The others ara equally well
heeled in this respect-all of which they will,
without doubt. loose In case they do not re-
move them.