The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-31

day at Fort Rice on Sunday have
passed into history. Governor Hanna
received the deed to the plot Of
ground that was dedicated and car
ried it to the archives of the Histori
cal Society. 1t was beautiful day
a big day, a gala day. The weather
was perfect, the crowd cheerful anc
the program finely carried out. Prob
ably there were two thousand white
people and four hundred Indians pres
ent. The military companies from
Bismarck and Mandan, the Catholic
Cadet, the Boy Scouts and the State
Training School band also added to
the festivities of the occasion.
Seven cars left Bismarck for the
dedicatory exercises at Fort Rice on
Sunday and all were filled. Nearly
$50 tickets were sold at the local
depot and probably as many more at
Nandan. Here seven more cars were
added, and the train waited for No. 4
which was bringing more passengers
from the west. Many people also
went from Bismarck and Mandan in
autos, as many could be seen string
ing all along the railroad.
At Gwyther the long train of IA
cars came to stop and scattered
throughout the village were sixty or
seventy lodges of Sioux Indians from
the Standing Rock reservation, which
with the large number Of white peo'
pie, presented an animated scene.
There were lined up before the train
along the platform grounds, couple
Of dozen in all the trapping and rega'
liza of their most savage days. 1t was
a picturesque sight and we'll BETTING
the occasion.
At Gwyther the soldiers were de-
trained and headed by Governor Han
ma and Major Steadman in an auto
the march was taken to Fort Rice,
about one mile distant Included in
the column also was the picturesque
Indians, long lines of autos and dis
tinguished citizens afoot and horse
back. The train followed beside the
marching column and the two togeth-
er made pretty moving picture.
Rev. DR.. Beede had early been on
!, the ground and had held services for
the Indians in the Sioux language,
both at Gwyther and Fort Rice.
The militia was in heavy march
ing order and as. soon as the COM
panies arrived they began to pitch
their dog tents. This was done with
dispatch and was in order to show
the people the modern campaigning
outfit when in actual warfare.
The locations Of all the fort build
ings had been located with white
dags, so that all could see where the
structures had formerly stood. Pict-
ures Of groups of old veterans who
had served were taken and snap shots
by kodak fiends. Until the sham bat.
tie had taken place at 1870 the time
was spent in little reunions, family
picnics, visiting the refreshment
stand, and drinking what was labeled
shall the word be printed-"lemon-
ade."
The Sham Battle.
At 100 the white canvas top of an
emigrant wagon appeared on the hori.
ron In the west. It had just wound
out Of low deflle that broke the long
range of hills. Presently it was over.
taken by band Of indians, who were
In all the panoply of the days Of yore
With screeching bowls and headlong
speed they came tearing along at
breakneck speed and firing into the
wagon. The emigrants in the wagon
poured out CALLING fire, but this did
not check the onrushing Indians. The
horses of the wagon were whipped up
in a mad rush to escape, but the In
dams rode about the wagon in wide
circle, firing volley after volley, but
no one seemed to die. Four bronzed
scouts followed the Indians and also
poured much lead" in their direction
but with little effect.
The Troops Advance.
The troops had now gotten word
of the Indian attack and advanced
on them double quick. When near
enough for effective service they
we're deployed in long skirmish line
and dropping on their bellies opened
q rattle of musketry. From some rea
son the Indians didn't pay much at
tention to this, but kept on shooting
and encircling the emigrant wagon.
The order was now given for a
charge and the soldier boys rushed
up the sloping hillside at rapid
gait, firing at they pushed along. The
fighting now was at pretty close quar-
ters. and there were enough shots
fired 70 have killed every man on
both si''es had the mimic warfare
been reality.