The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-11-22

cal Society, is collecting statistics on the
prevalence of tuberculosis among the
Sioux Indians, and has received reports
from all the agencies in South Dakota,
land Standing Rock in North Dakota.
The general tenor Of the reports being to
the effect that tuberculosis is the prevail
ing disease among the Dakota Indians,
where it was unknown fifty years ago.
The reports from Sisseton is that prac-
ticaily all the Indians are affected with
the virus of the disease to a greater or
less extent. Rosebud reports So out of
100 deaths in 1901 to lave been from tu-
Iberculosis; and that in 1908 80 per cent
of the deaths were from that cause. Low
ier 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, and
that it is prevalent. Standing Rock re-
ports GA per cent of the deaths On the
reservation in 1904, and rs per cent in
1905 to nave been from that disease.
lYanktOn agency reports tuberculosis and
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 a good time to push the idea add
vanced by ex-Gov. Herreid, that congress
set aside a township or two of that sec
ton as a national park. 1t is not
At 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
lions 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 Wind
Cave, to be under national supervision,
and the Bad Lands project could well
be included i'll the same movement.
Il y y
Allotting Agent Gunderson is at the
Grass agency looking up a 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 160 acres. In addition each
head Of a family will receive a team of
mares, wagon and harness, a cow, farm
ing implements and $50 in cash. Besides
this, the Indians nave about S250,00O in
the treasury. There will be but little
good land left after the Indians receive
their allotments. All lands fronting on
the water courses were taken up some
time Ago., and most of the level flats
have since been taken.
=
i party composed of Cylde A. Mann,
of Chicago; Prof. J. T.. Todd, of Yer
million, and f. G. Huntington, of Aber-
deem, reached Pierre Thursday after a
tour Of a month in the western part of
the state, starting from Evarts and 60
ing through to the Black Hills, and COM
= ing to Pierre by way Of Dakota City,
G-indstone and Hayes. The tour was one
of investigation, and they came back
loaded with information i'll 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 vacat-
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 OPP
lions 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.
f.. G. Carter, chief engineer Of the
Northwestern Railway, is out from Chi.
cago looking over the survey in the vicin,
ity of Fort Pierre with q view to acting
on suggestions and recommendation
made by Major Chittenden of the govern
ment service in regard to the relation OF
railroad and government work i'm the
food area. He and Engineer Dixie tool
a trip up Red River the first of last weel
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 il
again DESTROYS of giving the state an op
%portunity to work his mine, and only ask,
that enough money be appropriated Il
develop the great find, which he will turl
over to help out the state revenue, Al
he does not care for wealth himself. Hi
~effusion is dated from Chicago this time
Bishop w. III. Hare, of the Episcopa
church. held services in Pierre Sunday