The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-09
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Every day noted above workmen have
been out here at work and suffered very
little. Or course they we're warmly clad,
but still many OF the Indisns wore moe
casins and got along all right
have been out every day looking al
ter the affairs OF the Agency and have
not been nipped vet, bat my face and
nose have been very cold at times. On
the lS:n Mr.. W. P. Mason. Engineer
and S,wyer, ard m, self hooked a pair
OF ponies to buggy and drove mile
out to the saw mill, (a7 below zero) and
when we got back Mr. Mason discover
ed tnat the top of ore OF his ears was
nipped con .iderably "A little ammonia
drew the frost out in short time; he
suffered very little, aside from the sting
ing sensation when he first entered the
house and went into warm room.
From now 10 the end of the month all
hands will be as busy as beavers issuing
annuity goods to the Indians. consisting
OF boots, shoes, blankets, coats, pants,
ves's. hats, car 8, sheeting, gingham, CAL
ico, shifting. lnsey, bed comforts, rub
her boots, buttons, blouses. crash, spool
cotton, combs, coarse and fne, drilling
flannel, gloves, haudkerchieis. hosiery
jeans, miltcns, mirrors, needles, saddlers,
glove, darning and assorted. overalls,
overcoats, pins, shoe laces, leather and
linen, shoe pacs, skirts, balmoral, sus
penders, shirts, flannel, scars, sha~ls
shoe and linen thread, thimhles, ticking
winsey, yarn and other articles.
The rations, coffee, sugar, rice, hom
inev. -four, beans and bacon are issred
on Monday OF each week, and the beef
:. 4S quarters, is issued on Thursday's.--
The squaws do the drawing, each family
being provided with a ticket the first o
Zach quarter which is punched every
time they draw. In this way an effectua
guard is thrown out Against the SAM
ticket receiving raiions twice the sam
, week. The bucks consider il disgrace
Tor them to purchase anything for th
family at the stores, draw rations or d,
any work about The houses All th
drudgery is left for the squaws TO per
8 form.
/. Qnie a number OF young bncks il
camp never work a lick; they are th
j, loa:ers and dulles and their fathers an
mothers are proud OF them. and Civ
: them every cent they earn.
The MOST stylish Young Indian !
camp. "Charlev, the Dade," he is called
!, is supported in idleness bv his wife an
;, mother. He daubs himself with rec
= yellow and green paint every day an
shows some skill in doing it too. Il
can talk some Enelish-enough to as
Tor sugar, coffee, bacon and other art
, cles
a 1t appears ia. have been the custol
here to give almost every Indian, th
!, came about the residence and asked Il
q little in the way of ratipns, an order
:. :. The issue clerk That has been stoppe
a a and the supplies issued on Monday q
req hired to last them for one week.
!. The dances consumed the rations al
caused the begging for more.
- Dancing has been reduced to twi
- - each month, on the 2 and 4 h Saturd
y and nothing extra given to those.
= the Spring when farm work commenc
. dancing will he discontinued altogethe
~ =. An Indian can't dance all night and wo
b the next day any more than can whi
!. man.
" There are a lot of old Chiefs here VI
!. had influence AMI controlled their ban
- years ago before they were placed up
- a Reservation, who. st this time, dol
" amount to as many hills Of heans in
- flaencing the movements or actions
=, the Indlans, (beans are power among
~ them hut they imagine that the Age
-. and the Indians should consult The
about matters.
M have not consulted them and do
,,s think shall soon, but have cut of tn
ev Chief ration, and ordered that ratio
ay be issued to each Chief for a week
of same as to any other Indian and
nd more The old chaps came promp
ida Tor a "ta,k" when informed that th
nd subsidy had been stopped, bnt were
ne formed that work was the order now q
-. that no one about the Agency had ii
"a 10 stop to talk to them. Then Il
h. gruutea and fled solemnly away to tn
no, tepee's to ponder upon the past. pres
h a, and future and, perhaps, say few G.
!, words in aristocratic Sioux language
der console each other.
Have issued 80 cooking and heat
mr., stoves during the past week to lndi
Tn. who had good schacks. Every Ind
ar, that owns house wants cooking st
oon and box of stove furniture with
40 pots, pans, kettles &, II they can't
nas the furniture, an Indian woman will m
70. up her bread and put 1t 10 the oven "
nee out any bread pan
,are In nv next shall have somethin!
,ec. say about the Agency Boarding Sch
and and the Presbyterian Mission Schoo
hite They are both attended by Indian c
dren. The Sabbath school is decide
with interesting, and is ably conducted
me Mr.. Lewis, Superintendent.
and The "Spirit'' Of Dec. 30 b is the
orb one received here. We concluded
,end mail car on the B u. & C. had juu
her. the track early in the month and b
,eeu still Oft. that was causing the della
With the delivery OF mail matter over
hen, Northwest After that effort will Z
Il an Tor this time.
.orL HENRY R WEs
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