Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-01-10
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Historical "reminiscences OF q Very
Interesting Character.
PIERRE, s. D., Jan. 2, lS95.-Eoitor
COURIER. Nicollet, who was vert by
the Rovernment at Quebec to TN at
with certain tribes Of western Indians
in 1889, Arst mentions the DAT Ots
family Ut Indians. In 1869 France
eedcd the whole northwestern t4rritory
to Spain, who 10 turn, In 1900, receded
it to F'anc ; by the latter It Vas ,rans-
ferred TO the United States ia 1903 for
tI5,O0O, 600. Pierre ChO,ean was the
first u to ran a Steamboat On the
Missouri river into Dakata Territory!
He piloted the Yellowstone and Ante
lope up the ~torterous stream in 1872
and 1888. Father DeSmet was the first
missionary to the Indians in 1870.
April 10, 1864 . treaty ri make vi b
h Yankton Sioux Indian, by which
they 9. drd all labds claimed or pos
sessed by them (exrcpt 4O0,0Oo acres,
the Yank,on r~uservati0h) to the gov.
ernment, the government 70 ray
them s65, 600 a year fer ten years, go,
600 for the succeeding ten years, o.,
OVO for ten years and $4,000 for twenty
years, y total Of 81, 6OO, 700 In fifteen
years.
On the Sth OF November, 1858, st
Yankton . meeting was held with d.
T. Bramble vi chairman, and M. K:
Armstrans secretary At which . memo.
rial pe~ti,ioning congress for . terri
torial orgau'zati n was adopted.
A similar meeting was he'd on the
9th VI the same month at VermilIiou
at which A. J. Denton presided and
James McHenry was secretary.
These meetings did not seem to have
the desired effect 30 that on DEC. q,
1850. aud again on Jan. Is, 1881 the
settlers mel in msss convention at
Yankton and prepared earn. 1t memo.
rials to congress, signed by $40 citizens
Congress granted the prayer Of the
petitioners, the organic act was passed
in February 1861, and approved By
President Buchanan. March 2, 1851.
A fact In connection with this event
seems incredible to " Of today. The
news OF the sction Of the executive did
not reach Yanktnn for eleven days, %
far removed we're We I. ON the railroad
and telegraph. In the month u June
the federal oficeis Of the new terri ory
arrived and entered upon the discharg-
Of their duties. william Jayne Of IL.
was the trst governor. He 10 still ,iv
ing ~ % advanced age At Springfield
III. Since that tims Dakota Territory
and South Dakota has h ID eleven gov
srnors ~ fol'ows: Jsy6s iS6i.3; Norson
Edmuuds, 1885; Andrew j. Faux, &c.
8; John A.. Burbank, 80 u; john L.
Peuni Igton 748. William A. Howard
assumed the once OF governor April
IL, 1879, and died April 10. 1881, Cover
nor Howard will always be remembered
kindly for the estab lishing Of q temper
sry asylum for the ihSane, at YxnktOn.
N. G. Ordway 1854: Gilbert A. Pierce,
81; Louis K. Church, Arthur c. Ms.let,
Charles II. sheldon, 83.7. Nsarly ail
our ex-Kovernors ore still alive
Edmunds has grown rich st banking II
Yanktoo, and mons sIand higher Il
the estimation Of the people or in th.
councils OF the nation. Faulk Il enjoy
ing . ripe old age, (about 80 year.
surrounded BY his children, and amidst
music ard towers, o cupying one ri tn.
quxintest homes In Yinktun. Burbank
lives In Rvchmood, Ind. Psanlngton /.
editing . democratic paper In Raleigh,
N. c., Ordway vlbr4tes between hi,
New Han:pshirs hoss and toe uatlOu |.
capital. Church IL In the resi- esrae.
and Law busins~s Ii Tacoma. Nellett<
practtes Law ct WxtsrtO~u. So thsl
ali. 10 fact. are alive with the one ex
ceptiou Of Howard.
Dakota Territory asd South DAkat.
has had twelve secretaries u stxte I,
f0lio~s:
John Hutchinson l06l-e5; Solmnu I.
SPHINX, 65-S; Turney N. Wake. eecc-.,
George A Buchsldsr 1917; Elxia i
McCo"k, app 'insA In 1871 ass ss,nat+s
In ~ ny Peter r. Wintarmuse. !,
whitney '7s-l; George n.nA. ~
Us. Teller, N. McComick. Z. q
y and A. D. Ringsrud ;sooa
Thc..ssS Tho.son, ~ 81.
Dscesssd. Mr.. sphinx and Had wer
ouried ID Yanktoa Gen. NoCo.ik h. Il
cidcion It'll bssid, h.s father md shrs,
brcthsrs who gave shsir lisss s.r ai.sti
e1nasry: Rusossasoa Ass4 = A.hae
aOsa. gu
.. woddss 49, q
1Salkin. assnt, ~ POlss.l
is1hiy nisst
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m hess Meesiy = eaH I.
800, sssss