Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-11-24

"a, Society, is collecting statistics on inc
rrevolenco q. tuberculosis among the
Sioux Indians, and has received feporsa
from all the agencies in South Daketa'
and Standing Rock in North Dakota.
The general tenor Of the reports being 10
the effect that tuberculosis Is the pre'aii
ing disease among the Dakota lhdlans'
where it was unknown nifty years ago
The reports from Sisseton is thai pfhc'
tically all the Indians are affected WIN
tho virus of the disease to n greater or
less extent. Rosebud reports GS out OF
100 deaths in 1901 to lave been from tu-
herculos:s: and that in 1905 so per cent
of the deaths were from that cause. Low
er Brule and Crow Creek both report the
disease to be prevalent, and the greatest
number of deaths on those reservations
to be from that cause. Cheyenne agency
reports tuberculosis to cause the greatest
number of deaths on that reservation, ana
that it is prevalent. Standing Rock re-
ports 81 per cent of the deaths on the
reservation in 1904, and IS per cent in
1905 to have been from that disease.
Yankton agency reports tuberculosis anu
old age to be the chief causes of death
on that reservation.
Now that railroads are reaching out
toward the Bad Lands of the state, it
would be 4 good time to push the idea adj
vanced by eX-Gov. Herreid, that congress
set aside a township or two Of that sec
ton as a national park. 1t is not
fit for agriculture, and when the Won
ders of the section become better known,
it will be an attractive location for the
travelling public which visits scenic sec
tons of the country, as it is one of the
most fantastic works Of nature to be
found anywhere in the world. With rail
roads passing along the edge of this Won
derful section, hundreds of visitors will
go over it where one now goes into the
region. The people Of Hot Springs are
pushing for a national park at Wine
Cave, to be under national supervision,
and the Bad Lands project could well
be included in the same movement.
Allotting Agent Gunderson is at the
Grass agency looking up Il house for his
family. He will begin allotting the land
on that reservation as early in the spring
as the weather will permit. Every head
of a family will get $40 acres, each single
person over IS will get 800 acres, and
each child 16O acres. In addition each
head of a family will receive a team Of
AihACS3 q aSoI ald hl LeSS, at CoNss
ing implements and $50 in cash. Besides
this, the Indians have about $3.50, 900 in
the treasury. There will be but little
good land left after the Indians receive
their allotments. All lands fronting on
the water courses We're taken up some
time ago, and most of the level flats
have since been taken.
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a party composed of Clyde 4. Mann,
# Chicago; Prof. J. E. Todd, of Yer
million, and f. G. Huntington, of Aber-
deem, reached Pierre Thursday after Il
tour of a month in the western part of
the state. starting from Evarts and GO
ing through to the Black Hills, and COM
ing to Pierre by way of Dakota City,
Grindstone and Hayes. The tour was one
of investigation, and they came back
loaded with information III regard to the
western part of the state. In fact .they
are enthusiastic in regard to conditions
there, and venture to predict that with
in ten years from now the population Of
the state west of the Missouri River will
equal the present day population east Of
the river.
G. L. Millett, president of the Stock
Growers Bank of Fort Pierre, was circu-
lating a petition last week for the yacat-
ing of certain streets and alleys for right
of way Of the Pierre, Rapid City and
Northwestern Railway. The proposed
route of the road is between First and
Second Streets all the way from the
north city limits Of Fort Pierre to Bad
River and crosses Main Street where the
Davis livery barn now stands. All op-
tons for property along the right of
way have been secured and Fort Pierre
people are jubilant over prospects. Ac-
cording to present surveys the railroad
will cross Bad River six times within six
miles Of town. -g4--.
e. c. Carter, chief engineer Of the
Northwestern Railway, is out from Chi
caSo looking over the survey in the vicin-
ity of Fort Pierre with a view to acting
on suggestions and recommendations
made by Major C%hittenden of the govern
ment service in regard to the relation of
railroad and government work in the
food area. He and Engineer Dixie took
a trip up Red River the first Of last week
and some changes are in contemplation
in the survey as a consequence.
Gov. Elrod has been hearing from Ed
ward Dahlheimer in regard to his '.dia-
mond mine" in the Bad Lands. He is
again DESTROYS of giving the state an OPP
portunity to work his mine, and only asks
that enough one be appropriated to
develop the great find, which he will turn
over to help out the state revenue, as
he does not care for wealth himself. His
effusion is dated from Chicago this time.
Bishop w. III. Hare. of the Episcopn,
church, held services in Pierre Sunday,
and Mt the morning service a class OF
sixteen was confirmed. This is the first
visit of the bishop to Pierre for a long
time, and as his assistant will take up
the heavier work from this time on, it is
not likely that he will be out over the
state much from this time on.
The state has received a draft from the
general government of $3,375 as aid for
the state soldiers' home.
A ruling made by Judge Garland last
week in the United States court is Of
great interest to those living on or neor
Indian reservations. 1t decided thot II
is contrary to law to bring LIQUOR TO an
Indian allotment until the Indian hoe
received full patent for his land. Az
all Indian allotmeEts cannot be sold m
til twenty-five years after he has "a
ceived the first trust patent it Follows
that many years will elapse before Iiouor