Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-02-17
n.naena Fe.r Whlts Mes.

FINE hID0E AGENCY specssss WE
nsn named George Nsdaway. Ben.
nstt. Rodney Royce and Ed Coch-
ean1. her0ors heloneinS "a The Stanrers
s,d Hns nhrav nntft' we're found dead
8 Il cabin nenr the mouth Of the
WhIte cIaI havinr been murdered BY
10 irdlans
sy,,. ~. - ~. tronhla iaad,rv N
.he Ei,iine a. n ~hites. e M n
a. q lAsrrea Is. A numbAr 81 cow-
.ovs h~ainngin, u the heaf camp OF
iesac nmnhra ( Coyarnment con.
tractor on the white River & the
mnuth ~ ina Whi,e clay Creek. tvanty.
Hve milas north 81 Pine RIDGE. returned |
s.crn to-n dsunk Dnrin1 tha avanin9
~ misarAated An Indian nAnsd Two
strike- snailv driving MIN frou camp
Ana arinu ravolvers n him. Two strike
s.turusa iatsr - niuht With = MN Der |
q friecd. and menc 4 deadly iire |
On ina eovhoy camn. kIlllnr three and
mortallv vnnndina the fourth !
whn has alma died
Anothar storv Il that the men caught |
tha IndIans the dav before killing a
stser heloneinr "a the heri that n held !
IN tina arencv for daliyery Il Pine !
ridge. They threatened TO report the
dan. edators 10 the agent and this 80
~xAnD0rAt0d the ln.tanY nat tnoy
msda thraats a the lime which 1t
,eema they carried into execution ! few
hnnrs i.ttar srhis particular locality
an the asancv Il inn by q desper-
ate @ahr 81 Indians. being remnants OF
the C~havenne. sioux. the Brule Sioux
ana mo n Taft az Rig Foot's band, ~
veil a : norton OF the Indians that u
ma time trained With sitting Bull.
TREAT o~xcitemedt prevails on the
S9ancv. Troons have been ordered out
from Fort Meade. II IA hardly prob
,ble that any general uprising will oc-
rur ana the neople surrounding the
auencv are In no way alarmed.
Az soan as the news Of the tragedy
was brought TO Pine Ridge, Capt.
BROWN. the agent. dispatched twelve
ountsd noiicc. under command OF
Polica ~Neracant loo Rush. to the scene
= the shootinR. with Instructions to
.rrest and hrinr In the PERPETRATORS OF
he hlooIv worry when the squad ar.
,ivad NJ .heir da~stinalion Two strike
| and bis crowd opened fire on them and
akirmish took Mace. resulting in the
sasth ~ I.wo Strikes marty and the
xonndinu Of one ~ Two Strikes SONS
ma another bnck vas killed and Two
strikes man wounded. Two strikes
ION vas Wounded slightly in the ankle.
Isaac Hnmnhrev. beef contractor, at
whose camn The massacre occurred, has
arrived A. the agency. He said that
whan Ma arrived At his camp no found
,hincs In = terrtble stale The bodies
II ,hs ,nuruered mon were still lying
wbcrc they had fallen. The men have
napn lido ntified a. ned Rover. Of Her.
mfsn ana n M. Kenneth. of Brecken-
ridre' Mo-. cowboys. tho Others being
mere bows living near the agency, who
aad hecr looLine for horses and had
,tnnped nj the cabin over night. Their
aamas were Kallv and Racon. The In
iian Crnwls tells IN. following story:
mat Two strike and his sons and
White Face Horse. horribly painted.
rhay had bean dancing. and told me
thsv were going 10 XIII white men. My
self and year E.aul. ,old them not TO
40 n ,rhay lamuhed At us and began
.inoinp war songs. Rear EARLE mounted
Tia horse and went for help 10 Young.
HIs.H orses' camn. On
The wav he met + aR:e Louis, and dis
n.t.h.t MIN Tn yonno Mans camu lie
shan mat Rlack Hawk and BLACK Elk.
snaiau rol;.o
Whan tnla ~ thu tronhle the notice
start "A for tho COW camp. but were too
Is,o Ths Indian. md done their work.
.shraa whi,o man had heen killed and
go mor..IIv ini,,rad ,rhayb uiIt n fire
sna at,am Nod - uat ,ho man 10 talk,
INT ali ha could saw was ives. yes.
Shortlv altar ha axn,red without Riyinu
.nv NOMINATION. The story Regarding
i IN the cow camp and thu
soilowiro drunkanpess II false in aver,
n.%rt,cmlsr The men were asleep. and
nnconscions II Tho approach Of the In.
Can't brown has established a cam,
NJ Rftaen nolice Mt the beef camp ant
viii m.;ntai n Iii wintar. One OF Two
St,iLa,s snns although BADLY wounded
ascanea Two Strike who was sho
ehronrh Tho h,r,s has died
M trouble Is a%pprehended by tn,
.,thort,ia from thp friendly Indians
cH- hnvs frnm thu agency say different
"a th.t tronh,e can be ~expected a
.nv mnmant Tha arent Cant Brown
an.rinr for .ry a-maroency. IN
a.,;on r. tho iste trnuhle IL commende,
=. awar.hndv
III E..sm.n the Indian doctor. an,
I. miiv loft for he Eas,. 10 remain. II,
.a... ~, wtli ,a.d n ar outhreak. with
donht The indians since tn
IA, ~ $500 have been broodina owe
tho .sTair and ara dissati i fed. The
have n LicE coming neninst the GOV
- ~ IN this ona narticular. The
90, ana.sh ~ az. and war. hut the
"A nnt iiLo ~. .ctinn 81 tho Cover
~.n, to~.rd the h~ostiles. These II
ia srt.r tho MAI, were pampere
wa sho-n .ttsnt,on wbila the frienl
~ 500 40 svan th.nkaa FOR tho nm,
M nlsvad IN Tho snnnrassion Of I'll
.auo. irhav nnenlv sny that thew vi
49, hoIn ~ G~ovarnmant again,
,hs,. [rannIe Thav dn mot hosst IN
omas IA s-nconrsee nm nnthraak. h,
tthpst 4. thar sen1iment n%rivately q,
1890 Tho d;ssatisfactin a. IN
ravsrd can no sean nm av.rv hand. an
~aushnr,,i.s Lnn~ 4, INT viii M
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ns.n ax.nd - ms. Z ors.