The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-21

Em9TaSHTuyTrSnAWUNSue
That the Sioux warrior has become 40
efficient workman, as well as a contract-
or. is shown by instances in Connection
with the extension Of the Chicago, NH
waukee and ST. Paul Railroad from
Chamberlain to the Black Hills. WORK
on the extension is being pushed aud q
small army Of men is employed in the
work OF grading, and at the numbene
other tasks which are necessary In the
important extension of a great railroad
system. A crew OF twenty-five Sioux
Indians, with teams and scrapeYs. is at
work on that part OF the railroad grade
which extends through a mammoth ISL
and in the Missouri River opposite the
town OF Chamberlain. These Indians
are from Crow Creek agency. and at the
suggestion OF Maj. III. d. Chamberlain,
United States Indian agent at Crow
Greek, the contractors Were induced to
give them a trial. The result is prov
ing very satisfactory. The Indians have
several sections OF the work OF grading
to do, and under the immediate supervi-
SION Of John Van Patter, an agency en-
pioye, they are making good progress
with their contract and doing the work
as Wen as white men could do IL. Thus
the old days when the Sioux warriors
with scarcely an exception Were acrtis-
toned to reciine in the shade while their
wives split the frewood and cared for
the ponies and performed all the other
labor Of the household, appear to he
gone forever. Hundreds of the Slow
Indians have gone manfully To work on
the reservations and at other points To
prove that they can earn a living for
themselves and families without beng
dependent up government rations for
support.
Guy E Kelly, a South Dakota boy
With his home at WATERFOWL in q oou-
TEST at George Washington University Of
Law, in Washington, at which iDstttu-
ton he is one Of the graduates this rear,
secured the first prize Of forty dollars in
gold for the best essay on the subject:
Discuss the effect OF the permanent Re-
peal Of the charter OF q municipal corpo.
ration IN It's relations to the rights Of
creditors, and contracts entered into by
II prior to dissolution" This contest
was open to the whole graduating class
which came from all parts OF the union,
and ninety dollars was divided among
the writer's Of the three best essays That
the first prize should come to a South
Dakota boy in such a ~cDntest, is some
thing In which the people Of the state
may we'll take pride.
.
That ~poiygamy is still in vogue among
some of the older Sioux Indians not
withstanding the strict orders OF the In
dian bureau at Washington, which for
years has been endeavoring to discourage
the practice, is shown By the case Of
Swift Bear, a venerable but robust Sioux
warrior whose home is on the Crow
Creek reservation. Swift Bear is mourn.
ing the death Of one OF his wives re-
Gently. In referring to the matter he
stated that he finds il very inconvenient
and lonely getting along with only two
wives after enjoying the society OF three
for a period of sixty years. Swift Bear
was one OF q party Of several Indians
who lave just visited some of the towns
in the central portion of the state for
the purpose of giving a miniature wild
west" show on their own account, and
for their own profit.
The school children OF Pierre have
now on deposit in the National Bank Of
Commerce in that city over $1,000 as
their savings through the school savings
bank system. This represents the accu-
mutation In large part Of the pennies and
nickels which would have been spent for
candy or wasted in some way il il had
not been for the savings systems. The
deposits draw 5 per cent interest after
they have been iii the bank six months,
aud this Is generally added to the pHnci-
pal as Ii becomes due. There has been
but little withdrawal Of the fund, most
Of i. being allowed to remain and accu,
mulate. The increase of the past schooi
year has been $6S9.92, and the total on
deposit at tho end of the year was
$2.069.17.
The state is the owner Of four forties
of fine timber on the river bank in
Charles Mix County, and as the river is
encroaching on the tracts and carrying
down the timber Commissioner Bach
considers it advisable to dispose OF the
land, and has secured an expert to est.
mate the amount of timber there is on
the tracts. As soon as this is lone he
will be in shape to handle it with a com.
pacte hhVwicusS VI just WHAT tine ctute
has to sell.
The commencement exercises OF the
Pierre Indian school will be held June
22-34. Under the management Of SUI
| perintendent L~evengood the school has
been building up rapidly and the build
ings are being enlarged to meet the de-
mands upon them. An excellent band
has been organized among the pupils Of
the school, and after the close OF the
term II will make a tour Of the state.
Gov. Elrod has received from r. w.
/ Stewart, attorney for the state in it's suit