Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-04-06
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Interesting Grist Of News from the In
dian Agency up the River.

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The following appointments and
changes have been made in the en-
ploye force at the agency school:
Byron E. White, to be superintend-
ent of the boarding school, from man
ual training teacher of Fort Shaw
school, Montana. Olive B. White, to
be matron of the boarding school,
from seamstress at Fort Shaw school,
Montana, vice Cecil w. Finney, ap-
pointed temporarily. Laura E. Cowles,
to be teacher at $500 per annum, from
teacher Pierre school, South Dakota.
Clarence A. Schultes and Della G..
Schultes, new appointees, to be teach
er and h"ousekeeper respectively, at the
No. 2 day school, vice William c.
Deane and Grace Deane, temporary
appointees.
The new boarding school is being
rapidly prepared for the reception of
pupils and the work of enrolling the
pupils could commence on April LIST, if
the balance of the employees were pres
ent for duty.
Agent Richards is now able to leave
his bed and sit up for a few hours
each day. The majors rotund figure
has disappeared since his accident.
George Dickens, a civil war veteran,
has been granted a pension of So per
month.
Blackleg has made it's appearance
amongst reservation cattle. Several
head have died of this disease on the
west side of the river. So far but
one head has been reported on the east
side.
Nearly six inches of snow fell during
the storm OF Monday night, Tuesday
and Wednesday. 1t is to be hoped
that the ill-luck of last spring, when
about ten per cent of the reservation
cattle persisted, will not occur this
year.
The engagement of Mr.. John P.
Young, assistant clerk, and Miss Eta
Lockwood, has been announced.
Several important improvements
have been recommended for the agen-
cy. First in order is a water system.
Included in the list is the recommend
alton that coal be substituted for wood
as the fuel for the mill. This will
necessitate a new boiler but will be a
decided improvement,
One hundred doors, two hundred
windows and twenty-five thousand feet
of fir flooring have been issued to In
dams during the past month.
A touching incident has recently oc-
Cured which shows the heartlessness
Of some of the white men associated
with the Indians in early days.
In 1880 an Indian woman of the
eros Ventre tribe married a white man
from one of the southern states. A
child was born to them in 1882. When
the little girl was three years old the
husband and father left his wife but
took the child with him. 1t was but a
short time until he also deserted his
daughter, leaving her with strangers.
The mother mourned her child as dead.
Last week a letter was received from
the daughter, now a young lady of
eighteen, stating that she has just
learned of her grandfather's name and
inquiring if her mother is still alive.
Mother and daughter will soon be
united after q separation of about fiji
teen years.
Miss Lizzie Mclaughlin, daughter OF
Hugh Mclaughlin, has received a TEN.
porary appointment at the boarding
school.
Miss Helen Primeau of Fort Yates
has been appointed teacher at the
agency boarding school at a salary Of
$54O per annum. This young lady is
a graduate of st. Benedict's Academy
st: Joseph, Minn., and holds a teach.
er's certificate in that state. She is q
daughter of Louis Primeau of Stand.
ing Rock agency.
James R. Jensen, industrial teacher
at the boarding school, has rendered
his resignation to take effect as soor
as his successor IS appointed.