Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-26
Fargo Day.

tractlon at the Chautauqua assem-
bly, as any day this season, The
people started coming Friday SO
as to be sure to find room on the
grounds and by Saturday noon
there was as large an assembly of
people at Devils Lakes watering
place as has ever been there. The
attractions Saturday Fargo Day
were many and good. The In
dians from Ft. Totten, who gave
their war dance, were perhaps the
major attraction aside from the
ball game. Friday afternoon the
successors of the Sioux who used
to make life not worth living for
our forefathers, came by the hun
dred across the Cockburn, or Peli-
can Point bridge. By the way,
these dusky tribes we're the first of
the millions who will follow, to
have the honor of crossinga bridge
that means much to the future of
Devils Lake. The Indians drove
over.in wagons, carts, buggies and
some of them were rather aristo-
cratic looking with up-to-date
equipages. When they arrived at
the scene of their destination
the ball grounds-the old braves
and young ones too, sat themselves
down on the grassy plot, while
Mrs. Squaw proceeded to erect the
teepees. There were perhaps 1000
Indians in the ball grounds and
, their tents encircled the outfelds
and in places we're two and three
deep. Supper was prepared while
the pale face who gazed at the
) black eyed lass from the reserya-
ton caused the latter much en-
} barrassment. These people have
) way of their own for attending
) to household duties and they do
} not wish their rights infringed
) upon. Well, the Indians were
) good until about 4 o'clock Satur.
} day morning when their tom toms
announced to the campers that
} Saturday was upon them. The
) Indians Immediately began te
) paint themselves with colors O
} every imaginable hue and at II
= O'Clock their dance began amie
4 the monotonous beat of the ton
I tom and the oft repeated XII vi
4 Arrayed in everything from feath
, ers to beads and spangles of gol'
and silver, these people, witt
. limbs, faces and veins of gordeou
colors kept time in their dance t,
70 the peculiar humping Of tom tom
: It was indeed sight that was no
Z altogether edifying The Indian
. are only allowed to have one wa
= dance year and this was the 100
9 dance. After Mr.. Indian had a
9 the fun he wanted, he gave way
! the squaws who entertained wit
2 their dance for half an hour an
the sight was even more strang
) than the dance that preceded
z During the afternoon at interval
the dance by the Indians was re
peated for the benefit of late com
e ers who had not seen the morning
. performance. The Indians wer
3 a peaceful lot, in fact more Law
/. abiding than some of the whit
. people on the grounds, never, ex
: cept in the dance, raising thei
Z voices loud enough to be hear,
: ten feet. Kodak friends were al
: lowed by the Indians to take al
Z the pictures they desired on pay
ing an extra fee of 25 cents an,
: the artists will have many fin,
Z pictures of the Indians and thei
doings.
q The special train that came il
at about Ills Saturday brough
: some 500 people, mostly from
Fargo, to the city. Many of then
- at once went to the Chautauqu,
= grounds, while others remained il
Z the city until after they had takel
= their dinner. Every train all da,
2 on the D. L. & G. was crowded
2 with visitors. Entertainment ii
8 the afternoon took place befor'
the ball game and in the evening
Q at the auditorium, the Fargo Col
3 lege Glee club entertained tn,
3 5000 people in the structure for ,
Z time. Miss johnson, daughter o
: Mayor johnson, gave some recita
= tions that brought repeated en-
z cores. Members of the Glee clul
played violin solos and sang song
2 that showed Fargo has lots O