Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-10-12

separator. from the Indian Right.
I Association. Mr.. Dunn told
about getting. letters from the
Indian Department, accusing him
and other allottees of fencing in
all the watering places and appro.
priating the best hay land. The
occasion for the letter being writ.
ten to him was a report from the
Indian Agent to that effect, on
complaint of Capt. Mossman, the
general manager Of the Hansford
Land 4 Cattle Co.. lessee of Pas
lures Z and $. An uncomplimen-
tary reference to Mr. Dunn's fami-
ly in this correspondence made him
start on the warpath with actual
guns and ammunition. and he said
only the GOODNESS of the captain
prevented two dead men from bit
ing the dust The rest of his tes-
timony related to the same matter,
and it was found that he was APP
propriating no more, nor different,
land than what he had been using
before the leases commenced.
MIR Mossman was present, and
much of what Mr. Dunn said was
directed to him. The parley was
at times quite exciting. but barring
this, they did not show any dispo-
sition to disturb the peace.
Wednesday morning the first
apparently "happy' Indian APP
peared on the scene. This
was Black Body, whose de-
meanor or expression on his face
indicated prosperity and satisfac-
ton. At the beginning of the
leases he had 100 head of cattle.
now he only had about 20. He
did not have any serious com
plants to make, but said he had
S66A in the Evarts State Bank.
We are informed that he has mon
ey also in a Sioux Falls bank. He
was followed by James Spotted
Horse.
Thursday Mr.. Carr, foreman of
the east half of Pasture No. 3, EN-
pire State Cattle Go. lessee, was
examined as to his methods of
roundup and general management.
He was fortunate in having only
two resident Indian families in his
district, and it had been his Gus
tom to brand and care for every
body's cattle that he found in his
pasture. There apparently were
no complaints being made against
him.
Paul Grow Eagle, Black Spotted
Horse and Patrick Miller, presi-
dent of tho Business Council, fol-
lowed Mr.. Carr. Grow Eagle
stated that the Council had a pro-
position to make to the government
whenever any of the present leases
expired, but they did not want the
Agent to come back fromWa shing-
ton with o letter concerning it be-
fore the Indians had all bad a
chance to vote ON the question.
Mr.. Miller, who keeps a store
at Whitehorse, made half a dozen
complaints in regard to the way
official business was being con-
Quoted at that suhstation and
wound up by saying Major Hatch
owned q half interest In Mr. Com
stocks store, which he judged from
the fact that he had seen him
(Agent) come ahere some time ago
with q safe in his buggy. Mr.
Hatch said that he thought Mr.
Miller must have seen him some
time with q case containing pay
rolls of the Office, which was about
% feet high by 2 broad. The
witness replied that Mr. Hatch
came from the direction of Evarts
with it, in company with some
other white gentleman, whose
name Mr. Miller had not learned
Mr. Hatch then said, the freigh'
bills or receipts would probably
settle the question of the owner
ship of the safe, which he would
get.
This ended the forenoon session
The Agent has put a force o
twelve men, besides q mess wagon
out with the Matador roundup, t
take care of and brand Indial
cattle. He has also sent out add
tional men to assist in the roundup
in the other pastures.
Minor Mention
Groceries, Dry Goods, Boots
Shoes. j. F. Whitlock.
JEFF Sage is running his mea
market again.
A full line Of Fall and White
Underwear, at Whitlock's.
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