Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-05-15


that the commissioner Of Indian affairs
has rejected oil the propositions for tur.
nishing beef to the Sioux Indians at
Pine Ridge. Rosebud, Yankton and Grow
Greek agencies in Dakota. Not less than
sixteen thousand always hungry red men
women and children are interested in
this matter. as their supply of meat for
the fiscal year beginning with next July
depends upon the immediate letting of
the contracts through which the govern
ment feeds its wards. The commissioner
rejected the bids because the lowest we're
fifty cents per hundred pounds higher
than the contract price for the current
year. This would increase by 5000, 900
the cost of furnishing beef to the aeen.
cies named during the coming year, and
would carry the commissioners far be.
yond the limit of his appropriation. The
chief difficulty in the case is that no one
can be induced to put in bid low
enough to meet the emergency. Beet is
not begging for q market, and in
these days when railroad en-.
terprise has connected the cat
tie ranges OF the west with the marts
OF the world every hooi demands and
will secure good price. With the war
prospect still before them contractors
are not justified in naming figures for
Indian supplies which will bankrupt
them III case the threatened eastern con.
tiict is psecipitated. This, then, is the
situation: Parties in the contract bust.
ness will not bid within the appropria-
ton; the commissioner cannot accept
bids which aggregate an excess of the
appropriation. Where is the beef to
come from to feed the Oeallalas, the
Brules. the Yanktons and the Yankton-
ais9 Lo the poor Indian
The organization OF bar association
for the territory of Dakota, an event
Just consummated in this city, is one of
the important occurrences within our ter.
ritoTy. 1t is the consummation of an
intention long discussed, and procrasti.
mated only because the ever busy attor-
neys have felt that by ana by, when they
could snatch from tho future some
leisure hours, would do as we'll. The Or
ganization is incorporated under the plo-
visions of the organic act and is made
perpetual. Its incorporators comprise
the best legal talent in Dakota,
drawn together here at Yankton by the
business OF the supreme court tenn.
They represent all sections, director
from each Of the six judicial districts of
Dakota, being named III the articles. A
director at large was also chosen, and
the compliment Of choice from the en-.
tire territory foil upon our distinguished
fell.w citizen, Bartlett Trip, the peer
OF the best in the brilliant legal galaxy
which handles this important work be-
fore Dakota tribunals. The other di-
rectors are: Edwin VanCise, first dis
triot; John R. Gamble, second district;
A. d. Thomas, third district; j.. W.
Taylor, fourth district; ]. Il. West.
over, fifth district; James A. Halght,
sixth district. Yankton was selected as
the principal place Of business OF the as
sociation, and it is probable that its an.
nual meetings will be held here. This
is the beginning Of strong organiza.
ton for the advancement OF the science
OF law,'and it starts in with an array OF
talent which would do credit to any
similar organization in the states.