Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-23
INDIAN COUNCIL
Indians Gather al Cheyenne Agency TO
Consider Proposition for Opening
Remainder Of Reservation.

According TO previous nOllce, |
as we understand, Major MIC
!.aughlin, special agent of the In
terror department, began a coun-
ell with the Cheyenne River Sioux !
yesterday at 3 p. m. After q
formal introduction To the NOM
bers of The council by Acting
sup't Wm. Warnoch, Major Nc
I.aughlin opened the proceedings
by reading Senate Bill los. which
provides for the opening to home
sleads OF the remainder of the
Cheyenne River reservation, care
fully explaining each section
Nftcr this was completed adjourn
mcnt WAS taken till Thursday
morning.
The bill proved TO be identical
III form and substance to the act
which opened the west half of the
former rcscryation three wears
ago, with another section No. | J
added to it, providing for Ger
tain expenditures, by the sccrcta
~ of the interior, in the towns oi
Duprce and Timber fake, lor
public park and school purposes
Up to the Thursday afternoon
session (today) only eighteen at
tendants showed up, owing to the
severity of the cold weather
Among these were JAS. Grow
feather, Percy Philips, Paul Grow
Eagle, Judge No Heart, John
Eastman, and Chas. LaPlant.
John Lastman WAS the principal
speaker. After objecting to a
couple Of the provisions of the
bill, he said, in effect, that he
would rather have an entirely new
bin which would provide for a
cash-down deal with the govern
nent so that a lrmp sum could be
placed to the credit of the Indians
Immediately i'm exchange for their
surplus lands. IL was so we'll put
that Major Mclaughlin replied
TO him Nv astc," How" etc.
JAS. Crowfcathcr then secured
che adoption of his motion adjour-
mo the official council to { p m. SO
that the members might have y
further opportunity to discuss The
bill among themselves.
AT the closing session, Thursday ev'ns.
the members OF the council made a unan-
mous reply to Major Mclaughlin. thru
James CroWfeathcr. that they desired tt
send delegation to Washington to confer
With the secretary of the interior rclatly,
10 the proposed opening.
The Major is to leave today 'Fri.D FOL
standing Rock w here he is to- conduct ;
! similar council with those Indians
The socablc last Friday evening was ;
pleasant. and successful affair. the pro
ccccs being $50. a noticeable fcatur
was the good order and discipline shown
Mr. \ w Cooper was brought home fro,
the Gettysburg hospital Wednesday,
Mrs Jake Jontz is back from Montan
N visit
Wanted-horses to winter. Ne'
:. Pasture, plenty of fed and water
! Horses to be fed in stormy wealth
er. Good 5 wire fence. $40 70
, the winter.
> d. j. Mckay, Forest City, S. o
The Sunday evening assemble
at the school are giving promis
II of being fully up to the high star
!" lard of previous terms, while tb
a musical features promise to /
j, more interesting than ever, as bot
j Mr. WhitloclS, the new principa
md his wife are fine musician
Last Sunday evening the princip'
o gave an interesting talk to I'll
il pupils on why they were goin
!, to school, and what they were
II learn" Mr. Elsesser sang sor
and Mr. Addington played corn
solo, both with piano accompan
neDt, while all of the employees
the school had seats on the sta.
~ and took the part of a choir OF 0
II. chestra.
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