Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-16
Bad Weather Did Net Decrease
Attendance Nor Mar the
Attractions
Was Nest Successful Indian
Function Ever Occurring
II The West
BY san Correspondent.

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FIT. YATES, Sept. .16,--Wl1n a colo
northwest wind blowing at q stin
rate Saturday, the big Indian fan
which was on for four days, came tt
a close at night, with a large attend
ance.. The feature OF the day was the
big parade. which was quite length
and gaudy In, its detail. Another
prominent feature was the dancint
there being several contests al,ont
the various districts Of the Sioux
During the forenoon several serenad
ing parties Of squaws passed about
the camps singing before the tents"o 9.
the prominent Indian leaders. Pect'
liar to their ways, the bucks never re-
sponded or In q single instance came
to recognize the compliment.
President Worst of the Agriculture
College Of Fargo, addressed the large
audience in the grand stand, making
a most appropriate speech. He Was
well received, and in appreciation OF
his presence and interest In them, thu
Indians presented him with a grill
covered with very artistic bead work
and with it a large tobacco pouch
done In elk skin, beads and porcupiM
quilts. Mr.. Worst returned to Far
go Saturday night via. Bismarck.
The dancing which occupied severa
hours opened with a f%ree-for-all ir
general joy-making. This was follow.
ed by the grass dance, the side dance
the serenade dance, and the scali
dance. Both braves and squaws wert
decked out in all the forgery they
could command. There were beads
and bells, porcupine quilts and hair
pipe ornaments. horse-tail, feathers
looking-glasses. and all conceivable
hand ornaments used by Indian dane.
ers.
The steer rpping contest Furnished
considerable entertainment and some
fast work was done, though some dill
ficulty was experienced through the
fact that the steers We're most tot
light. The horses riden by the COW
boys who did the roping. we're accus
toned to heavier animals, and whe,
they took their, stand to secure the
"critter" during the tying process,
they dragged them more or less, there
by interfering with the work. The
wor-. was very good, however, and
proved a good feature.
The broncho busting was as goo6
as could be found anywhere. There
were about a dozen of the worst 'Out.
laws which ever set hoof on the prai
RE, and their antics could not be ex'
celled. The riders were also among
the best ever witnessed, as not a ma,
was thrown, but chung to his stsad
till is was conquered.
The weather did not seem to de.
crease the crowds, and in the even
ing, the camp fires were lighted, the
smoking circles established and the
dances were on. There was a pavil.
lion for the whites, where music was
furnished by the Indian band. The
~siGeshows, the merry.go.round and all
other entertainments did a %flourishins
business. At the various camps fol
miles could be seen the fires burn
ing, while the beat of the drums, and
the singing of the Indians as they
danced, all combined to make a scene
unique as it was weird and entertain
ing.
The entire fair managed by the In
dians without the assistance of white
men, with the exception Of the guild
ance of Major Hamilton and Chief Of
Indian Police Deedy. These two gen.
tlemen had the situation well in hand
and the entire event passed off with
out a hitch.
The agricultural, animal and poul.
try exhibits We're very good, in fact
they We're too large for the buildings
which had been provided. These ex
hibits showed that the present gener,
alton is doing very we'll in the agricul
tural pursuits-that is for the Indian.
The sewing, bead-work, and other ex
hibitions of woman's work proved
very good, and demonstrated what the
schools are doing for the Indian girls
The whole affair was one grand sue
cess, considering the fact that it was
entirely an Indian function. The at
tendance was very large and In all
probability will NO. be equalled again
in years, if ever.
Among the Bismarck visitors on*the
grounds We're noted Messrs. E. G. Pat
terson, A. B. Welsh, Superintendent,
Derrick, Fred Conklin, DR.. Ramstad
accompanied BY their wives; Or
Tracey, DR.. A. i. Kershaw. VIM
O'Hara, Henry Halvorson and R. L
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