Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-06-30
Agency Budget

Charley Douglas has given Fred
LaPlant's residence fine coat of
paint.
Art Comeau is engaged at paint
ing the Catholic church and par
sOnage.
Albert Rousseau started for
Standing Rock Monday to get his
sister and niece.
The Indian school has live
coyote for a pet, present from
Harry Kingman.
Miss Elsie Dunn went to Get
tysburg today in company with
Mr. and Mrs King.
The Indians will commence
drawing large payment of mon
ey again about the first of August.
Miss Caroline Garreau has re-
turned from Flandreau where she
has been attending the govern
ment school.
Frank Wright went out to On
thetrees camp to pay off the allot-
ment surveyors. He is expected
back tomorrow (Fri.)
Mr. and Mrs H j Eidam of
Forest City had their two sons,
Marshall and Jay, baptized at the
Episcopal church last Sunday.
Mrs Congdon and daughters
have made arrangements to leave
on Saturday for Aberdeen to spend
month OF more visiting relatives.
The friends of Capt Olson have
just bought two large fire bells
and had them set up on the banks
of the river for the benefit of our
original gasoline launch ferry line.
A general council of the Indians,
is to commence at Cherry creek
July 18th to discuss the Black
Hills treaty and give expression to
some grievances in connection
Herewith.
Mr. Thickstun and family are in
town today to purchase their quar-
terly supplies of groceries etc.
Mrs I. will continue her Journey
to Peola Ind. to visit her mother o
couple months.
Rev Ashley will have meeting
of the Episcopal clervymen and
helpers of the reservation at Cher
ry creek July 18th to instruct them
regarding Convocation which will
convene at Bear creek Sept. 18th.
M e King and family and Mo-
ses Summers left today for
, Mission, near Green Bay, Wis, to
spend their vacation with their
Chippewa friends. Mrs Hutson
will accompany them as far as
Minneapolis.
Messrs G II Eyerly and wife of
Hagerstown Md. and his brother
+ X and wife of Brookings S. ID.
were visitors here Wednesday and
Thursday. The latter is professor
of English literature at the state
agricultural college.
Amede Rousseau and family
were here Sunday, accompanied
by his brother Albert. Amede
had just taken 500 head of cattle
to pasture No s for the Hansford
Cattle Co and was on his wav to
Evarts for 300 more.
Elmer Purviance who is driving
cattle with Amede Rousseau. left
Monday to resume work again.
He had been under the doctors
care for injuries about his eyes.
caused by a horse striking him as
he was getting on to him.
Prof Mossman and family. and
Misses Dunn and Dunham went
out in search of valuable stray
horse belonging to the Indian
school, but failed to find it. They
went as far as Swiftbird's camp
where they saw the last of the cat
tie roundup, which was to disperse
on the following day (Mon.)
Mcssrs Joe Rivers and Charley
Ducharme with their wives return
ed from Gettysburg today, where
they went to meet seven of their
children who had been attending
the Flandreau government school
the past year. Three of Geo Van
deryeer's children also returned
with them from the same school.
} K Jones returned from Wash
ington ID. G. Sunday, where he
went for twofold purpose. as it
transpires. One was to take his
annual vacation and the other was
to get bride. The latter was
Miss Vida, whose home was in
Washington. She has had some
experience twice before in the
government service.
A number Of the Indians of
Cherry creek district will 90 to
Rapid City to celebrate the Fourth
where it is said thew will have