The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-10-31
LAST OF $500, 900.
Lower Sioux Agency Scouts ana
Heirs Receive Money.

Heirs Receive Money.
M. D. Shelby of Arkansas, special
agent of the U. S. treasury, Louis
Gauthier and Henry D. Long OF St.
Paul, the former Indian agent and the
latter clerk in the employ of the In
terror department, arrived in Redwood
Falls over the Northwestern last Fri
day evening and put up at Hotel
Francois. An hour later they issued
checks to various Indians of the Low
or Sioux Agency, aggregating about
$2,5OO.CT checks we're among the
last of group of checks aggregating
$4,000 disbursed by the interior de-
partment among Indians during the
last few years.
All day Friday the streets OF this
city, and especially in front of Hotel
Francois, we're lined with Indians,
bucks and squaws. 1t appears that
Mr.. Shelby and clerks we're expected
early in the day and the beneticiaries
we're all on hand to give him vel
come. When the paymaster and
clerks finally showed up they gave
them genuine welcome and their
countenances we're Illuminated with
joy.
Mrs. Alfred ROGUE and George
Crooks of the Agency we're chosen as
witnesses, or rather the former as the
person identifying the beneficaries
and the latter as witness. The latter
was kept busy signing his name to the
beneficiary sheets and to checks drawn
in favor of Gen. John B. Sanborn of
St. Paul, the cause of which will ap-
pear later.
As soon as the party arranged it.
self for issuing checks in the hotel Of
fee Agent Shelby announced that the
benefciaries had all agreed to pay
Gen. Sanborn 10 per cent of their
checks for his work in securing the
appropriation for scouts or their wild
ows. If it would be acceptable he
would retain 10 per cent and make
Gen. Sanborn check out for each
one of the beneficiaries. There was a
hush for moment. Then up arose
Goodthunder, the venerable and trusty
scout under Gen. Sibley. He kicked
emphatically against the payment be-
cause other Indians had not. He was
notified that Indians, not citizens,were
not allowed to make the payment but
citizen Indians were. Goodthunder
also told that he was in St. Paul
two weeks ago, at which time he
agreed to pay the 10 per cent to Gen.
Sanborn, whom he saw in persons and of
whom the old scout negotiated loan
of So.
Ironshields, a venerable looking
old fellow, said that Gen. Sanborn
had worked hard and was entitled to
his 10. per cent. About this time
Charlie Goodthunder got around back
of his parent and got him to agree to
the 10 per cent. payment. Alfred
ROGUE stepped in and registered
kick and for time it looked as though
the payment would be postponed un-
til Saturday morning or until ROGUE
quieted down. Some one Quoted him
and the drawing commenced.
Ironshields got the first check is
sued. 1t was for 1891 IS, less the 10
per cent, or $352.49 Ta-kank-wi-sha-ta
was next on the program and he got
check for the same amount. Hapan,
a blind squaw, was next up and re-
ceived check for $176.24. Lucy
Chaska was the next one and she re-
Celved XSS.l3.
A little daughter of Lucy Chaska
was the next beneficiary. She was
not over seven years old and Agent
Shelby insisted on guardian for her.
Her portion was $l76.24, she securing
two-thirds and her mother one-third
of the amount. OThe matter was tided
over until Saturday morning when
Major Robert Herbert Clarkson Hin
man, U. S. l. S., and professor of Eng
lish language at the Indian schools,
came up from Morton and was named
as guardian for the child. He gave
bonds with III. M. Noack and Fred w.
Orth as sureties and was handed the
check.
Wa-ki-gam-was-ta or Goodthunder
was given the full $352.49 as was also
Alfred ROGUE. Rosalie Couterre, a
half-breed squaw, residing with her
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