The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-14
AGENT jim COOPER.
HOW HE MADE THE CHEYENNE il-
DAMS RESPECT HIM

He Started out to Get Two Muydcrcrs
and Refused to Quail Before 400 war
riors and Like Number of squaws- ne
Carried Through His Programme Too.
A tall keen eyed square shoudcred
sandy haired man, with a oountenunco
that bespoke quiet and reserved nature
strollod out Of the Hotel Lawrence and
walked slowly up f street toward News
paper row. As he passed the Press club
an army officer stepped forward and shook
hands with him cordially and then re
joined his companions.
DO you know who that is?" inquired
the military man No2 We'll that's cy.
Special Agent Cooper of the Indian Office.
Everybody in the far west knows jim
Cooper. He has ncrvo enough to supply a
whole family Of mountain lions and have
enough left TO equip several companies of
hard riding Indian fighters. During the
stormy times AT Pine Ridge agency several
years ago Cooper was strong factor in
settllng matters with the Indians heing
present there as civilian representative
of the government His fame had proceeded
him to Pine Ridge from the Tongue river
reservation OF the northern Cheyennes. M
tbat ,,os f,,Ii ~ o,ai.i,,. s.,..... . 0''l'N'
incident that INV oi,,o 80, = N''iS
10 t6e. oharacter of the 80, soiilo l'lsa do
on tho rrr,,a,,e ri,,or roset o0ouIieu up
tor mart ~ s'-. .,'u.oii - ~ Ole iaU
tennorori,,. " uisi''ies' wheh OoopeI was
TIvo Tndiayg s-..lns as the aeehO ulere'
dams aSa ~ "s younB unIilarlleO lu
ac,o resrooSs s7"iiV"' apouo 10 VI SO years Vi
man o'iNely' n"u Iluruereu WnIVe
"Coo}
and Fla, w o"li'u U,'e SeLleS ou'.e'her,
thot ii 'i'oIou aUouO f"o W"rr'ora aC
who ~ "nu oqu"'iy "s many squa"s'
yyhcrfaf Pi0''' iio"I 90 so'u 9s M,,tlol' @
fin - ~ Toili0o " iuovloii' anu 'o'' ,"enl
80 w ooS9 "Nuiu NV w pe p'"''&'t III
M NJ - ~ ,oi 'i'il Oliliio
= Hq iiui"Iia '"'U 'iiey ui"" NNo" @ntie
.n9 DI1a WY. anu upper very p'ai"'y
.ulu UieiIi ,i tl"T unoy NoIo Elng men
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ooho i 70 ioU " on Viio piosoVutl1li '' 'rt
oiiii',iialN' I ii anu OooIIer f""t lhaU ho "O,'l
t,, ioU iistui t 90 my s'Si' 'aiN do 'n"U' p'',
ClaU WhaU ho "anueu was tno ooys ana
'' uiloO ne W"lUeu unell proushv III W'"'ou'
any lur6mer paiaNorlhg OF SHnterluee or
ueIay' ne laUher ol one OIL 1he poys grew
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Ietou i Vno iduoa " nv M v"I nl.'ie.olsAe i'5
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troon I tbirl, IL ,,,as rrrr,or, A of tbo Eirst
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of oi'' +t,SlI 80 "a bord +ho+ 6e roIIo6
e H. ,,d ,,a,,a ,,, tla obost With
~ si,,rIo rI1 lIoI,
mn 'thor ono boo,an dwelling around
ond aroynd fora LITTLE while ae Indians
40 ,,ottino read, for a rueb and Cooner
a,r'aitod Iis orroyt,,rit,, to ret n good shot
Of him when the cavalry troon anneared