The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-07-10
DALLAS FOURTH UNIQUE
NEW TOWN OF THE PRAIRIE SUR
PRlsEs VISITORS.
A GRAND STAND COLLAPSED
Huge Indian Camp, Sham Battles and
War Dances-Western Races and
Base Ball Commemorative Old and
the New Meet In Dallas.

Base Ball Tournament-The Old and
the New Meet In Dallas.
Dallas, S. d., July G.-From stan
correspondent: Unique among the
varying celebrations of the Fourth
was the program at Dallas, the year.
ling town" on the west border of Greg
DRY county in the Rosebud.
Here at the end of the railroad, In
dian, half.breed and homesteader were
shullled in crowd that numbered
from 1000 to 5000 people. The gala
days-for there were three of them
Thursday, Friday and Saturday-were
characteristic OF the new town of the
new northwest and especially char.
acteristic of Dallas, "jam-up" against
the Indian country, the most western
of the substantial towns that mark
the incursion of the farmer-settler in
to the reservation country of southern
South Dakota.
1900 Indians.
Tepee after tepee stretched round
the forty acre tract just north of Dial
las, the scene of the field program and
of what was said to have been the
biggest gathering of Indians ever held
at a railroad point on the Bonesteel
line. There were about 200 tents in
the circle. The number of Indians
were estimated at from 200 to 1900.
A Three Ring Circus.
Picture on the afternoon of the
Fourth in the bright happy sunshine
a race track circle trimmed with the
white tents of the Sioux, all on an
incline from the view point of the
many hundreds and backed in every
direction by the rolling prairie. Here
was a scene of activity rivaling the
greatest show on earth" Here al
one and the same time were typical
western races, ball game between
Herrick and Dallas, and little to the
left of the diamond the Sioux engaged
in sham battle and native Indian
dances.
Grand Stand collapses.
Just as the sharp play BALL" was
forming on the umpire's lips, as the
ringing of the gong was about to sum
mon the racers and as the gayly col
ored Sioux swarmed over the field, the
middle section of the new grand stanC
groaned and in an instant crashed t
the ground with its precious load o
men, women and children. Two hun
dred went down in the wreckage.
The utmost confusion, cries ant
screams, prevailed. Ernest jackson
jumped into the breach, and in a few
clear sharp words brought order. Il
70 Loo hot Nj
serious injuries had been sustained.
One woman, Mrs. Chris Hoelhwart1
of Dallas, tainted. Her ankle, caugh
beneath the boards, had been badl
injured. Several people were badl
bruised.
The Flower Parade.
The prettiest feature Of the Fourth
the parade. followed the noon houl
Here was an insight into Dallas, wher
the new and the old meet.
No city under metropolitan size eve
saw more stylishly equipped and arti!
tically decorated carriage and bugg
floats than the prettily decorated
vehicles which drew spontaneous al
plause when the parade appeare
headed by the Bonesteel band, barg
with pretty Rose Bud" girls and
procession of imitation firecracke
boys.
But if the character of the fowe
parade division was a revelation as
conditions in the yearold town on til
frontier, the Indian division at leas
upheld the notion of the range couI
try. And the brigade of "cow-bo
girls" was natural.
A Great Day.
1t was a great day, this Fourth |
Dallas.
IT'S fine" said one woman. at
just like a city" But it wasn't. TIL
stereotype program Of the city neve
approached this day born of the el
ergy of the newest west The race
were the races of real life. TIL
bronchos were real" The stee
roping contest was moved over frol
the range. And the Indians wei
guests and spectators and as we'll 6
performers.
The Indians.
Yonder chief of the old days, sti
blanket wrapped and marked by ii
feather, glad for gift nickle, go
fee-cooler," is the center of many
dramatic story.
Jess Ellston, fourteen miles mort
of Bonesteel, Dick Ellston, four mile
from Dallas, and Charles Wright (
the Oak creek district, and others
their kind prospecting from the Ian
have voice that is heard in council
They represent the intrusion of cor
mercial standards into Indian affair
In other races than the white IL
money-maker has pushed up besit
the nobility.
Veterans of the Custer Fight.
Old veterans, now reduced to moo
fights, but who once campaigne
"a In, ,,rith IL