The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-12-25

Hump, one OF the last Of the Min
neconju Sioux Chiefs. died at his home
at Cherry Greek station. seventy miles
northwest Of Pierre. Friday evening.
December IL, at the age OF 50 years.
He was a ~descendert OF a line OF Min
neconju chiefs his great grandfather
being Black Buffalo, who entertained
Lewis and Clark neal Fort Pierre ON
their trip up the Missouri In 1905. and
who afterward fought the whites in
their efforts to settle the upper Mis-
souri, country. When l6 years old
Hump fought the whites at Kildeer
mountain In 1854. n he followed
Red Cloud through the Fort Phil
Kearney campaign. BY the time u
campaign of 1874 Hump was one OF
the chief advisers of his father. Fast
Bull. who was one OF the leaders
that campaign He was in the fiat
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 q scout-
and made a good record.
The annual convention of the South
Dakota Corn Growers n Breeders
association. which will be held in
Sioux Falls December 21-24. is at
tracing more than usual attention
Secretary Twamley writes that his
correspondence his year In much more
voiuminous than ever, and he predicts
a largely attended and most success
full meeting. He thinks that the fact
hat the annual gathering Is to be held
~ Cgorw Fails Soc hn4 a ~~ooH AnA1 d,
do with working up special interest
I'm the movement. Then TO the fact
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 Of
the coded lands Of the Rosebud Indian
reservation in Gregory county. is the
fact that the homesteaders who So
cured tracts in the ceded portion are
without exception farming the land
themselves For this reason 1t 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 Northwestern railroad rut
In the bridge III Pierre the draw was
placed owe the old channel. which
had been 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 capitol
building at Pierre is taking advantage
OF the present mild weather to com
plete h concreting of the roof of the
west wing Of the building. and is get
ting in the steel work on the north
front. and with a few days more viii
ave that covered. leaving only the
central portion on which to put a ter
porary root for the winter.
The state insurance department has
granted authority TO do business in
this state to the Reserve Mutual Life
company at Indianapolis, Ind. This
department is sending out the blanks
to the companies doing business in
the state for the making ont Of their
reports OF business for 1908
Articles OF incorporation were fled
Thursday for the Bi-Metailic STATE
bank at Winona. one OF the new towns
in Trip county. 1t is capitalized at
$1,000.
For the first time in the history OF
Lyman county there is not a criminal
case to be tried in the circuit court
term
Articles have been filed for the yo-
lin Telephone Exchange company A.
Violin, with a capital OF s25.aeo.