The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-26

Ing expressly from Ann Arbor, Mich,
Tor this purpose, service which he
performed without compensation, sim
ply as free will offering. The adj
dress is the most scholarly of the
many which appear in thfs volume and
VIII be read with the greatest interest
by those who appreciate the spirit in
which 1t was prepared and presented.
Part III. consists of sketches of
deceased members Judge Cochrane,
John E. Haggart. B. 8. Russell, Henry
Suttle and j. v. Brewer. 1t contains
also biographies of some of the early
settlers and pioneers; this list in
cludes Enos Stutsman, the constitu-
ton maker and statesman of early ter
ritorial days; Basil Clement, the Oldest
living French trapper and trader of
the Missouri valley; Thomas e.
Cooper of Grafton, the pioneer set
tier of four states and the Montana
gold miner Of the early COS, and f.
F. Gerard, the post trader of Fl. Clark
and Ft. Berthold between 1S4S and
1870.
Not the least interesting in this
portion of the volume is a series of
brief notices of those early settlers,
hunters and travellers who were be-
fore 1862. These sketches of 1877
of the earliest whites in the state,
represent only small number of
those who were actually here, and it
remains for those who know of others
to make their names known and to see
that they find a place with those in
the list already published.
Part Nv. presents a very miscel-
laneous array of materials and we'll
illustrates the wealth of local and
state history in its unpublished re-
cords. Attention is especially called
to the sketches of Icelandic, Danish,
and Norwegian settlements in the
state, and also. to the study of immi-
grafton into the state. which appear
in this part of the volume. How we
came to receive our foreign popula-
ton and how they are made into
American citizens is a problem or tee
highest interest in this state, as it
is in the entire country, and these
studies are the first of a series which
are to appear from time to time in
these Collections. Mrs. Slaughter has
three characteristic and exceedingly
interesting sketches of the early days
of the military and pioneer life in
the state. The census of Pembina
district for 1850, now for the first time
published, and the valuation lists of
Pembina for 1873 and 1874, contain
wealth Of local Material for this
part of the state. 1t is certain that
this portion of the volume will be
especially popular in the future, and
that the secretary should be able to
present in the succeeding volumes a
still more attractive series of sketches
of the early development of the state.
Part V. perhaps is of more inter-
est to the student of archaeology than
to the general reader. The study Of
native races, as represented by the
Sioux, Chippewa, Mandan, Grosventre
and Arikara Indians of the state, is
of general interest, as it bears on our
pioneer life and of scientific value as
it displays early society in all it's
stages. Prof. Gillette of the Valley City
Normal, the best equipped student of
sociology in our section, has very
scholarly sketch of the medicine
dance of the Sioux. Rev. Hall has,
among other valuable contributions,
an interlineal translation of an old
Hidatsa or Grosventre legend. Here
also is sketch of the old Knife river
villages of the Mandans and Gros-
ventres, made famous by the visits
of Lewis and Clark, Catlin, Brecken-
ridge, Macmillan and many others.
The illustrations consist of photo
graphs of Mandan drawings of their
villages, depicting, after the Indian
fashion, the distinctive features of
their village life. Our state is one OF
the richest in the union along the line
of the contributions in this part of the
volume. Here is a rich field for future
investigation and genuine scientific
research and the Society feels assured
th;! there vii he NJ lax of necessary
Support to make thes, fields produc-
tive In the years to come.