Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-01
SOME CURIOUS NAMES
Checks Sent to the Crow Indians in PAYMENT
for Supplies.
All of Them Were Signed by Assist
ant Secretary Of the Treas
ury VANDERBILT.

Many strange name is placed on checks
drawn by the United States government,
and as rule the various officials who at
tach their names to the warrants do not
pay any attention TO them, but Assistant
Secretary Nanderlip could not resist stop
ping for few minutes today and looking
at the names Of some Indians To whom the
government was making payment by
checks. These Indians were Crows, and
were receiving checks for goods furnished
the government which were In turn furnish
ed the Indians There were about 500
checks, and they will be sent to the Indian
agent at the Crow agency in Montana. lie
will give each Indian his or her check
There is something funny to see a seri-
Gus official like Mr.. Nanderlip sign a check
drawn to Fat" with no other name and
identification, when probably the next
check Will be payable to "Lean-to-the-
Bone. If a man has time the game grows
more interesting, when u check for SO is
made payable to ''Shot-His- Mot her-fn-
Law" but all these are real names 10y
which American Indians are identified and
by which they receive their pay. There
are few Indians in the Crow agency who
have even part OF an English name TO
themselves.
For instance, when Mr. Vanderlip signed
up a warrant to 'Cuts-a- Hole-irl-it' he
had no means OF knowing whether or not
that person was the ice man. He simply
signed and felt relieved that he didn't have
TO do the work often. MIR. VANDERBILT also
felt relieved when he knew that he was in
Washington and long distance from "A cit
lzen known Finds Them-and- * Ills
Them Old Otter and Broken Arrow r.
ceived warrants as heirs Of "Paints-the-
Gun Red
Some of the Queer Names.
The names which follow are among those
to whom warrants were made ont today:
kills-Over- Beg ond-the-Other. Beyond The
Other, Yellow Crane. Long otter. Bun
Tongue. HOop-on-Forehead, Shayings. Med
ic!ne Tail, Bear-Gocs-to-O ther-Gruuuds
Crazy Sister-in-Law, CU,s-a- HoIe-iu-It Old
Horn Little Light, Points-Iun-in-His- Face,
Lois-of-Stars Pretty Paint Bird Above,
-Ihem-and- kills-Them. Crooked Arm.
Irelty Coyote, Strong Legs. Dreamer,
Takes Himself, Three Irons. Bears Tooth,
Maay-EEemies. Old Tobacco Mountain
Sheep, Looks-at-the-Ground Stops Bird
Hat, Sick, Even, Dust, Steals-on-the -Carnp
Hears-EYery-Way s-on-Top-of-;
head, The Bird, The Gun, The Bell, The
Door, Hole, Hail, On-Top-of- he House
Sings-in-the-M Mountain Throws-It-Awa,.'
Bull Don't-Fall-Down. Old Alligator Du.s-
Many-Good-Things, Rides-a-Horse Rides-a-
Pretty-Horse, Sits-Down- Spotted, Yellow
ln-the-Mouth, Observation-Disclosures Dummy,
Don't Run. Sweet Mouth, Hugs HolGs-nn,
ottle-That-Boils. Grandmotncr's Knife.
Strikes-at-Night, Kills-Coming-t o-the-Birls'
Bird- TaIl-Tha t-Ratties. Sharp Nose. Kills
FIRST. Charges Mad!y-on-thC-E Enemy Gets
Hold-of-the-Dead, No Shinbone. Fat Knot
Between-the-Eyes, Iron. Rock Spotted
Rabbit. Shot-in-the-Nose, Good Bird Lean
Man. Goes-to- Look att he Prisoners Su,a,.t
Grass, Sits-n-the- Middle War. The Iron
Ihree Blaekbirds. Grasshopper. He Says,
Calf-That-Strays.