Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-14

! ~. I'ODy, dliu deSSpttu DIS ANeoli1liiSAio'
cd by him the authorit; OF DR.. Wash
ington Mathews OF Washington, D. C..
an author OF the grammar and dictlon-
AIRY of the Gr"> Ecntres. and second
Rev. c. l.. Hall Of Elbowood, y. d..
missionary among this tribe for use in
his religious services Sakakawea, the
Bird Woman, is the name recommended
by these two eminent authorities. After
We obtained certain facts. we compiled
ard had published small booklet en-
titled Sakakawca Statue Notes. We
published 2N.'"" copies which were eth
cr given away or sod al nominal sum-
! \ small number were sold, but they
were useful as I. sort OF compilation OF
facts that people who needed lnforna-
ton could easily Obtain. Indian pic
lures, copies ii the fine paintings OF
Mss lir'str were furnished for sale
by the parents OF this talented artist;
postal cards, having the cut OF the first
cas-, were printed and both were fu n
i>hcd to clubs i"r sale the profits jti,g
added to the statue iund Last year.
| Christmas stamps. dc>i, Zee! By Mrs. y.
c. Young and Mrs. Amid ~ wcr: sd
| by club wonlr'l, and the " 'il> '.r.d.',
TO the statue fund. The >.''r'). children
contributed between SD and >""'; from
Cess county sch ,,l> We rcc'>"l s.!.i.:,'.
Even before The first III ling II III,
committee in :I>c spring II | no, our
spirits were q,;cNvn,d by o." is, sub
scription. un.ylc:,c,,'. Of 81" ny Nr:.
Helen dc Lcn'!rc;;c, an H. ''rary Iac:r-
Der Of the i"r;n:Sht,y. r::r cr''teS:
piece OF good torture was III securing
the services ii Leonard Crunellc. ""r
sculptor. to when we are under the
greatest oblisa,:c,i. BIZ, for his gen
crous spirit and keen interest in the
subject. the COS: would have been en-
tirely beyond III power to raise for
this memorial. He has laborcd I'M
cca>ingly to pr, d,:ce this masterpiece.
which he has insisted should be no,
only beautiful bat Historically correct.
To this end he has conferred with red
men and white men. Accompanied by
DR.. Libby of the State Historical So
ciety, Mr. Crunc,lc visited the Mandan
and eros Ven:rc Indians for the pur-
pose of studying types and consulting at
first hand Indian traditions and rec
ords.
When after months of labor the mod |
ell was thought about complete, Dr..
Libby took Spotted Weasel, Mandan, |
and Jas. Holding Eagle, an educated
Mandan-Gros |vntre, TO Chicago to
see Mr.. CruneI,e and his work. They |
were of material assistance to Mr..
Crunelle in giving him details Of dress
and Indian customs, OF which he made !
excellent use. 10 fail 10 observe these
details would no, only be incorrect his
torically, but from the Indians point
OF view ridiculous Fancy my con-
sternation when | found that the braid
ed hair that l could not give up, meant
a widows hair in Indian lore. These
red critics approved Mr.. Crunelle's
model, pronouncing i, All right''-very
high praise for an ordinarily tactiturn
Indian i
For raising the necessary amount Of
money we were obliged to depend oN
contributions from the clubs Of the stat>
federation and the student body Of II G
state We hoped to be able to raise
the sum needed without calling on the !
men. upon whom there is constant
call for aid in developing the resour ~vs
OF our young state 1t was seen at
our plan would delay the completion 81
the work for too long time, all W
gladly accepted the prof1cred assist
ancc OF our brothers.
Each Woman's club in the fcdcr' -'r
was to contribute Sl.W per mem,T:
Many have done much more Our irst
club subscription was from the Wom' l.
Civic club Of Buxton. The Jamestown
women have sent the largest con libl-
ton for single club, $l3o. So he
clubs have raised money by en' :rt,'::
ments, unique in plan, forest festlv. J
folk-song concert, Indian exhibits wiz,
Indian stories, baby shows, New Eng
land suppers, china painting, bridge les
sons, sale Of cut flowers; while ot'c,s
either assessed their members, or l'n
contribution was taken from the club
treasury. A number Of women "1o
were not club members contributed gen
erously The legislature of 1907 don.
ated the site on Capitol hill and up
propriated $500 for foundation and
pedestal. This appropriation from or
state was three times the amount pad |
by the United States government to
Charbonneau.
We are much indebted to Judge Am
idon and Judge Young for suggestions
in preparing the bill to present to the
legislature, as we'll as effective help at |
other times. Our largest cash contrib
utor was James J. Hill, who believes iii
the development of country not thru
its soil, but thru the intelligence OF its
ncople Mr. Elliott of the Northern
Pacific contributed cash and railroad |
courtesies. Through the friendly in
terest of Mr. Lord, we have been able
to realize good interest on our funds
on hand, and when finally all the money |
was needed he generously took over th-
loan and gave us the cash-all this in
addition to personal contributions. Let
us not forget at this time one friend
and contributor who has gone from
among us, Bishop Stanley. These ara
but few of the men who have given
us not only wise counsel but financial
assistance
Each federation president has glen
the work her hearty endorsement and
material assistance. For the past ear,
Mrs Young has visited each district
meeting where she has presented thi;
statue project, appealing to the men,
bers to renew and to redouble their ac-
tivity that the statue might be unveiled