Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-07-02
SOUTH DAKOTA GLEANINGS.


10 better than around the present agency. |
They are liable to have trouble with the
Rosebud Indians, hcw ever. should they at- |
tempt to move south of White river, %
that country belongs TO the Rosebuds, and |
they have notified the Lower Bruies that |
they must not intrude upon their reeer.
These threats do not discourage the Brulss
in the least.
The agent at Rosebud agency has
entered . protest against the pro.
sSv DysS fsl5fsld to vlIs y fdll5gyl ) u I
at Washington. Gen. Crook, while ON
the reservation last summer, promised
these Indians that be would use his infiu.
ence toward the removal, aud they balieye |
that he did 10 before his death.
Crop Prospects.
There 10 now every indication that the |
small grain crop in this state will be the
best ever raised. Rains during the months
of May and June have been abundant
pretty generally over the state. Counties
in which the supply has been little scant
are two or three in the northwestern
part Of that portion east of the Missouri
river. In Dawson, Hanson, Hutchison
and Clay there has been . fall OF II
least ten inches during the two months
named. The growth Of trees and
grasses never has been SO thrifty as the
present season. The acreage OF corn.
especially in the central and southern SEQ
tions Of tho state, 10 larger than that Of
any preceding year. Aside from the raw.
ages Of the cut worm, which in few
localities amounted to great damage, the
young corn has done remarkably we'll, and
as forward ~ that Of the Iowa corn fields.
The abundance of rain in the state this
year mas pu. = qu'e'us On toe 1Tsa'.o"
sIsa ss..s''o" Wns'n ~ss " A''''s eA1'y ~ 'ne
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Strange "susiness Methods" VI Indians
The settlers on the Sioux reservatieAare
complaining Of the strange 'sbusiness
methods Of many Indians who live In their
vicinity. Early in the spring Indians be-
gan to take up stray horses belonging to
the settlers, and the owners would usually
pay them quite literally for dong 70, a. in
many cases the settlers we're saved great
deal Of trouble and expense in
hunting for the horses. Now il
appears that the Indians are trying
| to take advantage of the liberality Of their
white neighboss and arc making bust.
ness Of gathering mp stray horses and
charging exorbitant prices for giving them
up to the owners. They even 60 30 far -
| horsea avay. returning . dav or two after.
ward with them and attempt 10 MAKE the
| owners pay tfom 20 20 Ply per nesd iof
nn"'ns snem. Aese oauu,'s z. sno p'ains
WI, neleal'0. 70 uo, c.os1iy w.'oneu'
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| Sad Amaction Of MIS- John H. king.
A Black Hills paper contains the fol-
lowing item regarding the affection which
has befallsn family we'll known in South
Dakota: A letter received BY . friend con-
veys the sad intelligence that Mrs. John
n. King. who has been in Washington
for some time, has become violently in
sane. Col. King was In Mitchell when the
news reached him and left at once for
Washington to take care OF bis wife. Mrs.
Kings insanity 10 the result OF long-con.
tinned illness, she having bssn an invalid
for years. Tha friends OF the Kings will
be deeply pained to hear Of the great mis-
fortune which mas Defallen them, ana
while sympasnizing with Colonel ana sne
Misses King express the nope tnas. -
nor insanity u the result Of sickness,
Mrs. hirg may shortly regain her reason
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