Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-01-20
Editor CvuRIYR.-

d Vuoter Clty VI aOt springs, sen
ator Newly warts il II. Parker, and
another At Waubay or Milbank,
The representatives from the north,
ern part Of the state want the north.
ern Insane asylum located ct Red.
field. They will no doubt be sue.
cessful. Nearly one hundred bill,
have been introduced in the Senate
Senator Dollard has introduced
twenty. Il il generally conceded
that Oollard understands the Dsko.
Ia Statutes very thoroughly. Theirs
are but six lawyers in the senate
Burleigh, Dollard, Brockway, Burt
Horner and Kennedy. Physically
Senator Burleigh il very infirm, bu,
mentally he is as active a. ever, at.
tends all the committee meetings
aud takes great interest in shaping
legislation. It is but Just, however,
to say that such men as Jolly, Pick.
lei, Coo. l. Crawfor,, Ericsson French,
Theilman, Sterling, Washbaugh and
others are missed. It is no small
matter to work in a Legislative body,
and do so understandingly. Some
persons after trying to accomplish a
certain result several times and fail.
ing, almost kick themselves for CON-
ing here. This lie more plainly Wis
s,ble in the House than in the Sen.
ate. 1t proves this fact. that there
is room for application. One Of the
first acts Of the speaker was to ap-
point the notorious independent b.
B. Bowel, Of Lake county, an en-
crossing and enrolling clerk. Bow
ell voted with Converse (now dead)
for Cone for chief clerk two
years ago-reciprocity.
On Friday, the fourth day Of the
session, four assistant enrolling
clerks were appointed in the House.
Up the present time the enrolling
clerk of the Senate has had no as
s%istance. Senator Grill introduced
a resolution admopishing rigid eco
nomy IN expenditures and favoring
an early adjournment passed unani-
mously. Senator Grill has intro
duced FIVE bills thus far, and Rep
resentative Cakes has introduced
one bill in the House; it provides
for paying taxes by installments,
will send copy as soon as printed.
Mr.. LaBreche has not introduced
any bills as yet. The system Of
ventilation which has been put in
the Senate and House chambers
have added very much to the COM
tort of the members, and should
have been done long ago. On Sun.
day afternoon we visited the Indian
school two miles enst. Supt. Crosby
Davis treated our party Of fifteen
nicely, showing us about the insti.
tuition and inviting US to attend the
Sunday school. There were fifty
girls and fifty-six boys in attendance
ranging from six to twenty-five years
Of age. The exercises took place in
the chapel. An Indian maiden pre-.
sided at the organ and played nice
ly. One of the teachers, there
are three besides the Superintend-
ant, read a selection, subject: crea.
ton. The pupils all stood and re-
peated the Lords Prayer" One
pretty little girl, nearly white, wrote
her name in my pass book. very
1t YVES Nina Eagle Plume
At the close Mr.. Crosby says: The
boys may walk toward the hills to
the north, and the girls toward the
river to the south. This seemed to
them very much and when
we left we could see bevys Of girls
in high elee toward the
river. The school house is 7Ox15O
two stories high and built Of brick
with recitation rooms down stairs
and study and sleeping rooms up
The boys and girls each
have a dining room to themselves.
noticed they had nicely cooked
chicken for dinner. About thirty
sleep in a room and have
iron single beds, government blank.
ets, white sheets and pillow slips and
wire mattresses. The boys are
dressed in blue suits with red cord
for adornment. The girls in navy
blue dresses with gingham over
dresses. They 60 to school one halt
Of each day and work the other
hall, that is the older ones. The
girls are detailed one day for one
kind Of work, the next for other
kind Of work and go on so that they
learn to do every kind. Of work.
cleaning, sewing, cook.
making bread, cham
Der work etc. The boys the same,
farming, driving team, milking etc.
The plant consists of the school
kitchen, engine room, horse
barn, Gov barn, pig pens, carriage
carpenter shop, and a small
for refractory boys etc,
and cost $4,000. There are one
hunrded and twenty -four pupils
now. In the summer there are one
and eighty. They are
from the Cheyenne reservation and
Grand River.
Some unique bills have been in
troduced in the third House. One
is, to be married by 4 justice for =
period Of two years. then If the par
ties get along nicely at the end Of
that period, be married by . minis.
ter and that settles it. Another re-
quiring a residence of two days in
the state and DEGREES only to be
granted in Sioux FALLS. Another
allowing parties to borrow money
Of bankers at four per cent, give
their note, and if crops turn out