Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-12-14
CHIEF GAUL IS DEAD.
One of the Most Noted Chiefs of the
Sioux Tribe Has Passed to the
Beyond.
Dr.. r. n. Treacy Tells of Some worl
Necessary for the States Vet
Urinary Health.
The State Board of Canvassers i
Session, and Computing Elec-
ton Returns.
Gaul Is Dead.

Gaul Is Dead.
Word from Fort Yates the
death of Gaul, one of the most noted
Indian chiefs of his time. His death oc.
Cured Saturday night at his home,
thirty-five miles south of Standing Rock,
and he was buried on Sunday.
Gaul was one of the leaders of the
Sioux tribe, and was the fighting chief
in command of the tribe at the time of
the Custer massacre. He was long an
lmplacable foe of the whites, and one of
the last to sign the treaty of peace. His
stolcisn, courage and ability rendered
him a conspicuous character in his tribe
and an object of interest to all who knew
Of his history.
Gaul was quite we'll known in Bis
marck, and was here last upon the occa-
sion of the constitutional convention in
1889. In person he was quite short and
stout, with a face unusually impasslve.
He differed from many Of his tribesmen,
IN that he was i%mperviouL to fattery or
cajolery, and in his reserve and silence
resembled the ideal Indian as pictured
in fiction. His death removes one of the
foremost c%hieftains of the Sioux tribe,
and, with the death of Sitting Bull, re-
moves two of the most prominent figures
of the campaign of 1876.
Some Needed pracort,ors
DR.. R. H. Treacy, state veterinarian for
the Sixth district, was in the city from
Steele today,and talked Interestingly of
veterinary affairs to the TRIBUNE. ''The
health of the state from veterinary stand
point has been exceptionally good up to
a short time ago, said the doctor, shut
blackleg has made an appearance with
l n the last few weeks, and is rather
widely scattered in the territory west Of
the Jim river. While the effects of it
are not pronounced as yet, I look for
considerable trouble next spring, unless
careful precautions are taken at once.
The disease arises originally out of filth
or impurity, somewhat after the same
fashionsas typhoid fever, and the germ
once developed is easily spread. It is
Infectious, and unless proper disposal is
made Of the dead bodies of the animals
who die from it, the communication Of
the disease is rapid. A dead body left
lying out on the prairie, will distribute
germs over the grass in the vicinity.
Dogs and wolves carry off parts of the
body, and at length the diseased germs
are scattered yer q wide stretch of
country. What is needed at this time is
a better understanding of how to handle
the disease. Dead bodies should be
burned, or buried deep and covered with
lime. In this way, the germs are killed,
and unless this is done, the disease will
be difficult to control.
"What is needed is that the state pre-
pare a report or bulletin on the subject,
have it printed, and distribute copies to
every farmer and stock-grower in the
state. The Importance of .familiarizing
themselves with the symptoms of the
disease, and the necessity of destroying
the germs should be impressed upon
them by this means. Some such action
will, I thing be taken in the next legis-
~lature, or, at least, an effort will be
made by the state veterinarians to have
it done. 1t is an important matter, and
the press of the state ahOn11 Give tha
matter their attention"