Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-05-15

Makes the Dust Fly and Medicine
Crow. An Indian named Driver was
released. They are charged with as
sault with intent to kill and were ar
rested at Shell Greek. sS 4
Drags Wolf is the big chief of the
Shell Creek band of Indians and is
"a son of the celebrated Indian chief
Crow Flies High, who left the reser-
Walton about thirty-hye years ago and
took his following of the eros Ventre
tribe to old Fort Buford along the.
valley of the Yellowstone. Crow
Flies High was great chief and
noted warrior of the early days. His
following was very warlike and re-
fused to accept any rations from the
government. From 1872 they re-
NAMED around Fort Buford for about
twenty-five years and at one time
were known as the Buford Indians.
They were rounded up by two COM
panies of cavalry about ten years ago
at the time Fort Buford was aban-
doned by the soldiers and were taken
bach to the ) Berthold reservation.
They have since been located at Shell
Creek.
The battle last December in which
the Indians were implicated was one
OF the fiercest which has occurred on
the reservation in years. 1t appears
that Drags Wolfe and his following
resisted an Indian policeman. The
| latter drew a revolver and shot and
killed an Indian known as Crows
Cuts, one of the assailants. Immedi-
lately after the shooting, the dead
Indians friends assaulted the police
man with such fenceness that the Of
ficer was powerless to defend himself.
He was beaten into insensibility and
was left on the ground for dead. He
! recovered consciousness soon after
the Indians had disappeared from the
scene but it was some time before he
received proper medical attention.
His injuries are not serious, however
Drags Wolfe was also slightly wound.
ed in the fight. = ;.2c r.: e. -, ,s2@ :ss Il
The accused Indians were taken to
Washburn Saturday and were given
IA preliminary hearing before United
States Commissioner w. l.. NuessIe
After an examination lasting four
/ hours, Drags Wolfe, Medicine Crow
and Makes the Dust Fly were bound
/ over to the next session of the federal
grand jury but because of lack of
evidence Driver was discharged.
II shall never forget my first sight
of Drags Wolfe" said United States
Marshal Shea. when we drove up
to the Indians house, Drags Wolfe
was standing in the doorway. He
i presented striking appearance. He
lis magnificent specimen of the Gros
Ventre tribe and is possessed of a
splendid physique. He has dark-gray
leyes, long flowing hair, and bears
some resemblance to Gall, who was a
distinguished Sioux warrior who took
part in the Custer massacre of 1876.
''Drags Wolfe is very proud of his
eros Ventre ancestry and especially
of his father, Chief Crow Flies High,
to whom he bears a striking resem-
blance. He wears the same eagle
feathers in his hair which were worn
/ by his father and which the claims
: are good medicine and for years
J protected his father from the evil
! influences, and credits the feathers
t 18th saving his life when Hunts Along;
: 1.-THE Indian policeman, shot at him on
!, the night Of the fight last December
ii "shell Creek, where we arrested the
j Indians, is the location of Indian day
i Ischool No. 3, which is conducted by
2 Chas. w. Hoffman. We were greatly
t surprised to findd at the Hoffman
4 home all Of the marks of culture ant
i refinement. : h. 75ss
"a ut might be we'll to say d few
a words of cur guide and interpreter
! Fred Huber, formerly OF New York
d HE is a man of good education, ;
E Esplendid musician, and no doubt pos
: lsessed Of considerable culture. HI
s went up the Missouri river abou
o thirty-iVe years ago, when about /,
r years of age, and pleased with til,
I1country and taking a friendly interes
! lin the Gros yentre tribe, he marries
: one Of the native women and is nov
: commonly known as a ssquaw man.
i He was adopted by the eros Ventr,
! and Mandan tribes Of Indians. H
: was married three times and through
\ his different wives he claims reIa
itionship to about half Of the Indian
! lon the reservation. He ~ a genia
!. fellow, q good Interpreter and nigh
! well be called one Of the landmark
: Of tie early days along the Missouri
river. |s5 s.s5 s-x 7ss 4 sI
III I'VE were entertained on the .onl
& return trip to Washbnrn by the wa