The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-01-07

United States land office In Chamber
IAN have been authorized to dispose Of
the buildings remaining unsold at Fort
Randall at private sale, for not less
than their appraised valuation. Among
the few buildings remaining unSold are
the post hospital. n large. nodern
structure; Il mammoth brick store
house and Il Gladstone chapel. The
latter building was partly constructed
by the Odd Fellows society. and a
lodge room the first in the territory, is
still maintained in it. 1t is probable
hat the settlers in the vicinity and
other Interested parties will purchase it
from the government and present it to
the various religious denominations, To
be used for all time for religious gath
eringS.
White Ghost, head chief; Wezee. sub
chief, Mark Wells, interpreter, and DIR.
Fred Treon, United States indian
agent, formed a party from Grow
Creek agency, which left for Washing
ton to collect a bill of about $500, 600,
principal and interest, due the Crow
Greek Indians as reimbursement for re-
ceiving less land per capita in their di-
minished reservation than the Sioux at
other agencies. Nearly seven years ago
last March White Ghost and other
members Of the committee appointed
by the grand council of the tribe, came
to Chamberlain and sent a dun to I'm
Gle Sam by wire. This not having been
needed they decided to interview the
Indian bureau officials personally.
The land office at Chamberlain has
rejected the application of citizens Of
Gregory county to make entry of the
TOWNSHIP of Fairfax. The town was To-
Gated several years ago, and aspires to
be the county seat of Gregory county,
as soon as the country is organized.
The towIsite application was filed by
tn" county Judge of Charles Mix coun-
ty. to which Gregory is attached for
Judicial purposes. through his attorney,
John ID. Rivers, and was rejected for
two reasons. One reason is that the
toWnSit"rs apply to make nrcOf at once
on 100 acres. and claim a population OF
only fifty. This is premature, as final
proof upon u townsitc cannot be made
until after the expiration of three
months. The other reason is that fifty
people ca1nCt make proof on SO large n
tract as 100 acrcS. The case will be APP
pcaled to the commissioner of the gem
eral land office.
The jury in the Christian Christian
sen murder case at Clark find the de-
PENDANT guilty as charged and fix his
punishment in the peniteIltiary for life
at hard labor. Mrs. ChriStianSen'S body
was found hanging to Il limb Of a tree
in the timber of the family tree claim.
Her husband, on seeing it there, said
she have committed suicide, and
every one agreed with him. 1t ap-
peared that she drove III into the
trees in a wagon, fastened the moose
and made h horse pass on, the moose
pulling her from the wagon and strang-
ling her. Later investigation by the
n~eighbors showed that the horse could
not have pulled the wagon out of the
trees alone. as he had been carefully
driven between the rows. and the hus-
band was suspected. Other facts COM
ing up, he was arrested and tried.
Disclosures resulting from the ar
rest by Deputy United States Marshal
Tschetter of Dobert DeZirO. a negro
squawman. for selling liquor to indian
on the Yankton reservation. has Great
ed something of a sensation on and in
the vicinity of the reservation. When
taken before a United States commits
SiOner at Chamberlain for his prelim-
mary examination, DeZiro. who lives
on the Iankton reservation. confessed
that he was III the employ of n Will
lam J. Wolf, also n sQuawman, and That
the whisky and money, also, were used
for TIE purpose of influencing the Indi-
II on the reservation, who are legal
voters, 30 vote a certain ticket at the
recent election. Wolf was then arrest
ed, and he has been bound over to ap-
pear before the next federal grand jury
willie DezirO has been placed under
bonds as n witness. The matter is be-
ing thoroughly Investigated to dis""v-
er If there is any truth n his t2tement
and who. IL any one, is behind Wolf.