Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-25

Hmm ona of the last Of the Min
neconju Sioux Chiefs, died at MS nome
at Cherry Creek station, seventy miles
northwest of Pierre. Friday evening
December IL, at the age or bo years.
He was a ~descendent of a line OF Mill
neconju chiefs, his great grandfather
being Black Buffalo, who entertained
Lewis and Clark near Fort Pierre on
their trip up the Missouri in 1904, and
who afterward fought the whites IN
their efforts to settle the upper Mis-
souri, country. When 16 years old
Hump fought the whites at kildeer
in 1864, and he followed
Red Cloud through the Fort Phil
Kearney campaign. BY the time OF
campaign of 1876, Hump was one or
the chief advisers Of his father, fast
Bull, who was one OF the leaders IN
that campaign. He was In the nght
at Little Big Horn, but was with the
detachment which was holding Reno,
and did not get into the fight with Gus
ter. Soon after this Hump, with many
others surrendered, and he entered
the government service as a scout
and made a good record.
The annual convention of the South
Dakota Corn Growers and Breeders
association. which will be held IN
Sioux Falls December 21-24, is at
tracing more than usual attention.
Secretary Twamley writes that MS
| correspondence this year is much more
yoiuminous han ever, and he predlcts
n largely attended and most success
f,l meeting. He thinks that the fact
that the annual gathering is to be held
in Sioux Falls has had a great deal to
do with working up special interest
in the movement. Then to the 1act
that the farmers institute and the
beekeepers will hold their meetings IN
connection with the big show" has
added interest which is bound to work
to the good of the association.
One Of the most significant features
in connection with the settlement or
the coded lands of the Rosebud Indian
reservation in Gregory county, IS the
fact tina the homesteaders who Sc
| cured tracts in the coded portion are
h exception farming the land
themselves. For this reason it is very
difficult. practically impossible, for
those who are not land owners, to rent
improved farms in Gregory county.
Each settler is his own landlord.
When the North western railroad put
II l1le pIlb.Ic 81 L ~ 49," '
place. over the old channel, which
had beer open for years. From some
cause, probably the breaker pier
placed a short distance up the stream
from the bridge, the channel has
changed. and the draw is over shallow
water, causing a great deal of trouble
in getting boats through as they pass
UP and down the river.
Contractor Olson of the capito
building at Pierre is taking advantage
of the present mild weather to com.
plete the conCreting of the roof of the
west wing of the building, and is get.
ting in the steel work OF the nortf
front, and with a few days more viii
have tina covered, leaving only The
central portion on which to put a te
porary roof for the winter.
The state insurance department ha'
granted authority to do business II
this state to the Reserve Mutual Lift
at Indianapolis, Ind. Thii
department is sending out the blank
to the companies doing business il
the state for the making out of thei,
reports of business for 1908.
Articles Of incorporation were flee
Thursday for the Bi-Metallic Stat.
bank at Winona, one of the new town
in Trip county. 1t is capitalized a
$4,000.
For the first time in the history o
Lyman county there is not a crimina
case to be tried in the circuit cour
term.
Articles have been filed for the Vo,
lin Telephone Exchange company a
Violin, with a capital of $4,000.