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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-31
ST. JOSEPH La FRIDAY, MARCH 81. 1911.
INDIAN GIRLS RISE
She's Now a. Claim Adluster at
Washington.
Unique Life History o. Mrs. Mary
L Baldwin, the Granddaughter
Of q Prominent Chip
pewa Chief.

Washington.-From a life of hard
ship and danger among the Indian
tribes of South Dakota to the position
Of adjuster of claims in the office of
Indian affairs of the department OF
the interior is the unique life history
of Mrs. Mary L. Baldwin, granddaugh-
ter Of chief OF the Chippewa In
dams. and relative of many of the IA
nous Indian warriors of the west.
Until she was fourteen years of age
Mrs Baldwin slept only in an Indian
tepee or In the open air. Now she ad-
iusts claims between members OF her
race and the United States govern
ment
Many times when she was a girl
she saw members of her family shot
and scalped. and one of her most vivid
memories is of seeing her own broth
or tortured and slowly cut to pieces
before her eyes. From the shelter OF
sand pits she, in company with other
women and girls of her tribe, often
watched their braves fight Indians of
other tribes and soldiers of the United
States.
Among her relatives and other mem
bers of the Turtle mountain band OF
the Chippewas Mrs. Baldwin used to
be known for her fearless disregard
Of danger and her wonderful activity
in riding horses and shooting wild
game. She still shoots, both with the
rifle and bow and arrow. and rides
whenever possible. Often, when she
lived with her people. she went hunt
ing alone, and seldom failed to return
with her hunting bag filled with game
In 1854 Mrs. Baldwin was living
with her father, John Bottineu, at st
Joseph, N. D., then a small trading
post At that time the Chippewas and
the Sioux we're at war. One day q
party of seven Sioux came to the post
They were warned to leave at once
by Botineu. but insisted on staying
until blizzard which was raging
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-31

abated Bottineu tried his best to pre-
serve peace, but early one morning
he and his daughter heard shooting.
They found the Sioux massacred and
their scalps gone.
At the time of HIS death her brother
was carrying mail for the United
States government. He was caught
by rowing band of Sioux and told
to prepare for death. The camp Of
the Chippawas was not far away, and
the Sioux carried the young brave
near the camp of the enemy, and
there slowly cut him to pieces while
bis relatives looked on.
Mrs. Baldwin's mother was a pure
Chippewa Indian and her father q
French Hueguenot. Her grandfather
formerly lived at Osseo, N. D., and led
the famous Clark expedition through
the wilds Of the northwest He also
served as scout for many excursions
for government troops. He was one Of
the most famous chiefs of the tribe.
Her father later moved to Minneapo-
lis, where he was made Judge advo-
cate. He is now attorney in Washing
ton for the Turtle Mountain band Of
the Chippewas.
Il can remember wildly many Of
the battles and hunting trips which
took place while lived with my
tribe" says Mrs. Baldwin "Of course
I was rather young when the worst
lighting took place. but even as late
as 1864 there were many terrible
fights. Whenever our tribe was at
tackled we girls and women were hid
den In sandhills until the fighting was
over. but we never lost a chance to
watch the battle when possible.
'Tn our language my name is N-Dan-
Sis, meaning the daughter of chief,
she continued. II like the life of ciyi-
lization, but there are times when
long to return to the life used tc
live. I went to school In Minneapolis
and to st. Joseph's academy at st
Paul. am what one would call an
educated Indian. l guess. But even
though am educated, like to gel
back with my people and speak Il
them In our native language. WheI
I die my body viii be buried there"
Mrs. Baldwin protested against thu
headdress so often shown on Indian
women In pictures and paintings dis
played In the east. She said that FEY
Indian women wear any Of the gaud
feathers and beads shown In thes
pictures. ~
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-31

suppose IL Is DeCduS6 lulb 10
their only large carnivorous, genuine
ly wild animal; the fox, the only other
wild beast Of any size, is In many,
perhaps ought to say most, districts
30 carefully preserved that it owes
its existence to man. instead Of, like
the badger. existing in spite Of man.
Then, too. "the brock" Is hardly ever
seen alive and free, but comes and
goes mysteriously in the dead of night,
leaving but few traces behind It un-
less somebody notices a large dog
like track in the mud, or where a
wasps' nest has been dug out, for 1t
revels in the dainty meal Of wasp
grubs. Many time have / tracked
one from the scene Of it's nights
work through muddy gateways and
down damp woodland rides, noting
how the heavy creature had slipped
and slid, and the spots where it had
turned aside to scratch and root
among the moss and dead leaves, then
on to the streamside-the badgers al
ways ford the little brook l am speak
ing Of at the same place-and through
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-05-18

MANSLAUGHTER

Aberdeen, S. D.-After being out
three hours, the jury in federal
court in the case of Willie Whit
worth, the mulatto charged with the
murder OF James Felicia, a half
breed at Greenwood agency last
December, returned a manslaughter
verdict and Judge Willard sentenced
Whitworth to ten years in federal
prison at Fort Leavenworth, and the
term was adjourned. Deputy mar
shals have left for L~eavenworth with
seven prisoners as this sessions grist.
They are ]. P. Stevens, sentenced to
two years for introducing liquor on a
reservation; Joseph STAINS, same Of
Tense, two years; James O'Brien and
Joseph Howard, eight years each for
p%ostofice robbery at Stockholm; JOS
eph Smith, five years for the postof-
flee robbery at Stockholm; Joseph
Smith, five years for the same Of
tense; Lee Fire Cloud, eighteen
months for introducing, liquor on res
ervation; Willis Whitworth, ten
years for granddaughter.
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VETERANS TO PIERRE
To THE ANNUAL CAMP
INMATES OF SOLDIERS HONE.
WILL SWELL ATTENDANCE OF
VETERANS AT THE STATE
ENCAMPMENT.

Pierre, S. D.-Captain Kingman,
of Selby, heady of the state G. A. R.,
was in this city today on his return
from the Black Hills section of the
state where he has been visiting the
different parts in that section. He
reports the indications for a large
attendance of the old veterans at the
state encampment here the last OF
next month, with a strong delega-
tion coming from the Soldiers Home
at Hot Springs on a special train
which they have secured for the oc-
casion. In his inspection of the
local G. A r. posts, of the state the
commander finds that a number of
them have been reduced to a men,
bership below ten. o n%account of
this small attendance a few of the
posts have gone out of existence,
but others are holding on though
they are allowed to wind up the af-
fairs of the local posts when they
SO few in number. Mr.. Kinman is
of the opinion that the time is not
far distant when it will be necessary
to organize district posts to hold a
larger membership, or to make the
state meeting the, central body with
its annual meetings take the place
of attempts to keep up local posts.
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News FR0m ETHAN

Ethan. 8. D.---John SHREDDER. Of
Midland, visited Wednesday at the
home OF DR.. and Mrs. w. H. Trow.
Mrs. j. smoot arrived home from
west of the river Saturday, having
proved up on her land.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Oathout are en-
joyfng their new automobile, having
Just purchased a Ford car.
VIM. Tyler - now prepared to
fran pictures.
j. w. Bryant, read a paper at the
bankers convention in Mitchell Wed.
nesday the subject being "side Lines
in Banking"
A large crowd was present at the
dance given in Tobey's Hall on
Thursday evening, by Earl Clement
and Ed. Donk.
Mollie Judge Of Mitchell visited
friends here last week and attended
the dance Thursday night.
sollie Nolt has invested in a new
buggy and his fine sorrell team also
wears a new harness.
Harry Lammon of Texas arrived
here last week to visit his father. He
is doing a large business in farm
lands in Texas. and is buying horses
in Montana to ship here.
s. Lammon will start today for
Hot Springs to have a cancer remoy.
ed from his lip, which has bothered
MIN for a year..
Mrs. w. H. Trow spent Saturday
ard Sunday with her daughter, Mrs.
L. A. oathout.
Miss steichen OF Parkston, spent
a few days last week visiting at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. sollie Nolt.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Lancaster On Monday, May II, a
daughter.
Mrs. Ed Cook was quite sick Mon.
day morning.
MI /. and Mrs. A. L.. Davis, of AL
exandria, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H.
swartz and daughter, Evelyn, Of
Parkston, spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Oathout.
Frank Clark, who has just proved
up OF his land at Opal, S. D. arrived
home On Monday.
Mrs. W. B. Tobey took her depar-
ture Saturday for Westfeld, Iowa,
where Mr.. Tobey is located in bust
ness.
Fred Tobey went to Mitchell Sun
day.
Miss Lora oathout returned from
Mitchell Saturday, having been to
Mitchell papering a house she owns
there.
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MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
m THE COURSE OF A WEEK

The many musical friends of MIR.
Clarence Loomis will be pleased to
learn OF his continued success in
his study of the piano at the Ameri-
can Conservatory Of Music in Chica-
go. He recently played at a recital.
the program of which was made I'M
OF compositions by members OF
Adolf Weidig's class. Mr., LOOMS
played his Sonata in F Minor. which
is made up of five movements. In a
class OF fifty Mr.. Loomis was n of
nine chosen to play in a contest of
students to be held this month, and
as further distinction in his work he
Will play a concerto with the Thomas
Orchestra in the Auditorium at the
commencement exercises to be held
in June Is. at which time Mr.. Loo
mis- will graduate.
A copy of the Republican of Nav
1, containing o. w. C,ursey's narra-
ton of the Battle of Manila Bay, was
sent to Admiral Dewey. Today a let
ter was received from the Admiral,
complimenting Mr.. Coursey on the
article and extending sincerest
thanks for the honor done to him
(Dewey). The warrior says he has
filed the account in his scrap book
with other material bearing upon
that memorable engagement, where
it will be carefully preserved, as he
prizes it very highly.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Robinson have
returned from Mason City and 9TH
er points in Iowa, where they have
been visiting for the past three
weeks.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-05-18
NEWS FROM LISBON

Lisbon, S. D.-Farmers are busy
nowadays planting corn. Some are
through planting.
John Hattenborg left Saturday via
the Omaha for parts in Minnesota for
a visit.
Miss Hazel Miller is able to attend
school again after having the mea-
sells.
Mr.. Kirk Mills was seen on our
streets one day last week.
Miss Florence Miller took dinner
with we scribe" one day last week.
Frank Kenton took out a fine new
corn planter the other day.
Albert and ALI Butterfield are dig
ging the rock on the quarter that L.
j.. Welch of Mitchell owns.
George Miller was taken to Nit
chell the other evening to have an
abscess lanced, which was causing
George much pain as we'll as regret
as the abscess was in the palm of
h is hand and he could not play ball.
1t is doing nicely now.
Wallace York brought out a fine
new spring wagon Saturday and Mr..
Weekly a new top buggy.
Mr.. Carlson and the Kenton bovs
called at Cliff Wheeler's Sunday ev-
ening.
James Stevens a around calling
in this neck of the woods last week.
Mrs. Nina Miller, Annie Miller. J.
p. Miller and wife and little Mable
Green. and John Showalter called
at c. c. Wheeler's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Livingston visited
with Albert Stevens Sunday.
Miss Mable Green spest a couple
of days with her father, F. L. Green.
last week.
One of the men working on the
bridge by A. Stevens had the mis-
fortune to get his head badly hurt.
bue is doing fine now.
More work for the line men. Two
were out our way fixing the lines
and phones, Monday of this week.
Ralph Walton and Elmo & Tom
ME Wheeler spent Sunday at the
formers home neal Ethan.
Mr.. Kenton and wife from near
LOOMS spent Sunday with Frank
Kenton and family.
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V6O6U " UUuUlO
UNDER SHOWER OF
BIG HAIL STONES
Hundreds of Window
Panes Broken by
the Storm.
TW FATALITIES
Man Killed by Cars at Aber-
deeen-Boy Drowned
Saving Brother.
FATALITIES

Aberdeen, S. D.-Hail did hun
dred of dollars of damage to build
ings and growing crops at Hecla, S.
d., last night. Hundreds of panes
of window glass in the town were
broken. Grain crops, about four
inches high were pounded into the
ground and the fields were covered
two inches thick with hail stones.
The trees were stripped of their
leaves and small fruit and gardens
ruined. The section stricken by the
storm was several miles long and a
mile wide. Farmers say the grain
will come through the ground again.
Cut In Pieces BY Train.
Joseph William Dean, alias James
Shelby, aged 26, today was found
cut in pieces on a Milwaukee freight
track by trainmen. Dean came to
Aberdeen three weeks ago, seeking
employment as a switchman. He
carried a union card made out to
James Shelby but letters on his per-
son showed his real name to be Dean.
When last seen at midnight he was
intoxicated. His body was found on
the track ear the freight platform
and it is supposed he went to sleep
on the platform and rolled off on the
track and was cut in pieces by a
freight train. He has a sister liv-
ing at 21S Thirty second street, Ia
coma, WASH, where his own home is
said to have been.
Loses Life Saving Brother.
Geo. Conrad aged IS, son of III. A.
Conrad, hotel proprietor here was
drowned in a pond near town Sun
day afternoon. George and his
younger brother We're at the pond and
the younger boy got in beyond his
depth. George sprang into the wa
ter and rescued his brother, but in
his struggle with the drowning lad
was himself drowned.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-05-18
REPORT HEAVY RAINS
IN NORTH AND WEST
RAINED FROM WOLSEY TO LOO
MIS-, PLANTATION TO CHAM.
BERLAIN AND ACROSS RIV.
ER TO KENNEBEC.

Mitchell was the dry spot in the
center of quite a heavy rain Satur-
day. The indications around here
until a late hour in the evening was
that a good rain was coming, but it
failed to materialize. There was suf-
ficient thunder and lightning for a
couple of inches of water.
However, northeast and west the
country was more fortunate. The
rain started in heavy at Wolsey, and
came south with equal volume until
it got to Letcher when it commenced
to grow lighter, but still a good rain
fell at LOOMS and even came to
within three miles of Mitchell. North
east of the city, some ten or twelve
miles, the rain was quite heavy, and
in one section there was a large
quantity of hail fell, enough so that
it could be scooped up in a shovel
from the ground. The hail did very
little, if any, damage, to the crops.
The rain started in at Plankinton
and went west of the river to Ken
nebec, and the volume is reported as
being quite large
The sections visited by the mois-,
ture will receive a large benefit with
the crops coming on in fine shape.
The weather bureau promises more
tonight and tomorrow.
Cloudburst Takes Out Track.
Pierre, S. D.-A light thunder
shower which visited this city last
evening developed a cloud burst near
Teton, ten miles west of Fort Pierre.
The rush of water damaged a long
stretch of track on the Northwest
ern line in Bad river valley, and the
section crews were busy until some
time in the night getting the track
back on the grade for the crossing
of trains.
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no rain of Divine blessing, comfort, en-
couragement and fructiication have
come upon the Jewish people in all
these more than eighteen centuries.
Their unreadiness led to the break
ing down Of their entire system. They
did not have love enough toward God,
nor toward their fellows.
We are glad. indeed, to note from
the Scriptures that the time is coming
when that same vineyard shall be re-
stored under still more favorable con-
ditions, during the Messianic reign Of
glory and heavenly power. But it is
still in disorder.
The majority Of the Jews of our Lord
Jesus day were tinctured with selfish
ness and were not in a condition Of
mind acceptable to the Lord for con-
shutting the spiritual. the Bride class
except the few, 1.-The remnant" men
toned by the Prophet.
Application to Spiritual israel
Gods dealings with fleshly Israel not
only represent the principles Of Divine
government and requirements, but also
the requirements of natural Israel's
service, as the Scriptures show, and
they typify spiritual Israel. AS nat
ural Israel failed to be ready to accept
Jesus at his first advent-except "the
r~emnant"-so spiritual Israel. called
"Christendom," will fail to be ready to
receive him as the great Messiah at
the establishment Of His Kingdom.
Note the care with which the Lord
planted His Church, gathering out all
the difficulties ut the time of its estab-
lishment. Note the heavenly, spiritual
promises, exceeding great, with which
He surrounded the Church, as His vine
yard.
In the end Of this Age comes a har-
vest time for spiritual Israel, as in the
end Of the Jewish Age there was a
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-05-18

THE SONG OF THE VINEYARD
Isaiah 5:1-12-May 81
Let me sing to my Well Beloved q song Of nv
Beloved touching his pi.syord."
$50 this lesson, as to the last, we
have u Diyinely-inspired key,
~ fSr the words were quoted by
the Great Teacher and applied
by him to the Jewish nation, as indeed
the Prophet himself explains.
God is represented as having planted
the nation of Israel as his own vine
yard. He gathered out the stones, or
removed the difficulties, and planted in
1T the choicest vine, the richest prom
ises-promises Of the Messianic King
dom and the blessing Of Israel and all
the families of the earth. He provided
a watch tower for it in the Prophecies
and a hedge about it in the Law and
the Prophets and in all the range
ments made for that holy nation.
1t was proper that he should look for
choice fruitage from so favorably-sit-
uated a vineyard, but the results were
unsatisfactory. The fruitage was not
In harmony with the promises he had
planted. but wild grapes. sour small.
The Beasts Of the Field Have Ravished
the Vineyard
This condition prevailed until the
time Of Jesus. Although troubles upon
the nation were from time to time per
mitted by the Lord. the breaches were
always healed and the nation was pre-.
served. Its wallis Of Divine protection
md guidance were maintained and Its
watch tower.
John the Baptist was the last OF the
Prophets. Since his day the Lord has
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-05-18
PACKERS llllNlQ
NEWH[AR|neuRoI
MONDAYS
Judge Carpenter Per
mits Them to Re
argue Demurrer.
IMMUNITY CLAIMED
Attorneys Say They Practice
Only Reasonable Re-
straint Of Trade.

Chicago.-Federal Judge Carpen-
ter today gave the attorneys for the
ten indicted packers one week in
which to file a petition for a rehear-
ing upon the arguments on their. ed
murrer to the governments indict-
grants the packers immunity from
with a criminal conspiracy to 8
strain trade.
This demurrer was overruled sew
eral days ago by Judge Carpenter.
but the packers now demand q re-
hearing upon the ground that the
supreme courts approval OF a rea-
sonable restraint Of trade, az pro-
nouaced in the oil trust decision.
completely ove their case, and
grants the packers immunity from
prosecution.
Chicago.-On the. grounds that
the federal supreme courts Standard
Oil decision overrules United States
District Judge Carpenters decision
of May ~. in the beef packers case
here. attorneys for the packers have
filed a motion for permission to APP
pear today and reargue the demur-
rers which Judge Carpenter over
ruled.
The whole matter is hung again
on what is reasonable" and what, IL
Unreasonable" restrain Of. trade. It
was the supreme courts dictum that
in effect the word "unreasonable's
must be read into the Sherman anti
trust law which gave the beef attor-s
neys their excuseS{or tAssseuest to-
reopen the demurrer argument.
The attorneys included that argu-
ment when they presented their de-
murers in what they claim 10 almost
the identical language of the SUI
preme courts Standard Oil decision,
but the court held against this rea-
soning. They now appear to ask the
court to admit 1t erred at first In the
light Of such application to the a 8
as the oil decision may have.
The fled motion gave little indi-
cation Of the basis Of the new move,
stating merely that the decision Of
Judge Carpenter on the demurrer Is
Inconsistent with, and has been ov-
ruled, by the decision Of the supreme
court, rendered May IL, in the Stan
ward Oil company against the United
States"
It was learned on positive author
ity however, that the word "unrea-
.sonable" OF to be more exact the su-
preme courts phrase. in the light
of reason" would bear the burden
of the argument for rehearing.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-05-18
LETCHER ITEMS

Letcher, S. D.-Saturday morn
ing, May 9Th at 9 o'clock at the
Catholic church in Letcher, occurred
the marriage of Marie Van Over
shelde, eldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emiei Van O%verschelde of But
Ter Township, to Mr.. Emiel Van
Lacke. The ceremony was perform
ed by Father Bouter. The young
couple were attended by Miss Celina
Van Deroorde as bridesmaid and
Mr.. Frank Vermillion as best man.
The bride was beautifully dressed in
white china silk and wore a veil ov-
err which lilies of the valley were
twined. The bridesmaid also had
a gown Of white silk and wore white
roses. The groom and his attendant
wore the c%onvential black. After the
service the bridal party went to the
home of the bride where a bounti-
full dinner was served at 1880
O'Clock to about n hundred guests.
Afterwards the Butler orchestra
furnished music for a dance. The
young couple were the recipients of
many useful presents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ven Lacke have commenced house
keeping in the Hurd house recently
vacated by Mr.. Dyer and family. May
the young couple have a long and
happy life.
The Letcher Mercantile store is be-
in gimproved in appearance by a
new coat of paint.
Mrs. Harry Goodnow left Thurs
day for Iowa, called there by the
serious illness of her mother.
Misses Hazel Lee and Rose
S~chfraneck went to Mitchell We'd
nesday.
Miss Marjorie Adams and Mr.. r.
r.. Stevens of Woonsocket. autoed to
Letcher Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Larson moved
Thursday into the Comstock house
recently vacated by DR.. Laughed
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Doyle and lit
tie daughter Rosalee started for
Darlington, Wisconsin Tuesday even
ing in their auto. They expect to
be gone about three weeks.
Clyde Greene left Wednesday for
Aberdeen to work in the creamery.
Mrs. Frank Ward entertained the
Catholic Ladies Aid Society wednes-
day.
Miss Lucy Grant left Friday to
spend the summer with her sister,
Mrs. Evans, Of David City, Neb., and
brother in Omaha.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Bey-
ers on Wednesday, May 10th, a son.
Mother and babe are doing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Welton entertained
the Travel Circle last Tuesday even
ing. A large crowd was present.
Mrs. Philip Bair and Mrs. John
entertain the NJ. p. La
dies Aid Society at the home OF the
former last T~hursday. About sixty
ladies attended.
Born, q son, to Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
ton Swedensky on THURSDAY. May