The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-12
OBSERVE JUBILEE
SOUTH DAKOTA SILVER AMI
NERSARY TO BE CELEBRAT-
ED AT SIOUX FALLS.

Sioux Falls, May 12-Arrange-
ments are being perfected for the
celebration of the twenty-fifth ami
yersary Of the admission of South
Dakota to the union of states, which
will be held in Sioux Falls the week
commencing June Is. The week also
has been designated as Homecoming
week, and a state Homecoming ASSOC
citation has been organized, with the
following officers: President. II. G.
Orr, Hot Springs; vice presidents,
Colonel S. III. Jumper, Aberdeen; A.
l.. Van Osdel, Mission Hill; secretary,
T. b. Roberts, Pierre; treasurer, c.
N. Harris, Aberdeen. At the same
time the Territorial Pioneers assc-
citation will hold its annual meeting
i'm Sioux Falls.
The following events have been
outlined as proper for representation
in the pageant which will be an i'm
portant feature of the silver jubilee.
Features of Pageant.
16S3-Arrival at Sioux Falls of
Lesuer's voyagers from Prairie du
Chen, Wis. Trade with the Omaha
Indians. Floating furs down the
Sioux river.
1743-The Varendryes. Claiming
of region for France. Burial of lead
plate.
1794-Trudeau. Locating first
house in the new domain.
1S04-Lewis and Clark. Christ
ening Struck-by-the-Ree, a famous
Indian chief.
1S07-Return of Big White. Fight
with Rees.
1S14-Manual Lisa. Saving Da-
kota from the English.
1814-Waneta, English captain,
Tamaha, the one-eyed Sioux" Lisa's
lieutenant.
1S23-Massacre of Ashley's men.
Jed Smiths prayer.
1S23-Hugh Glass trip from
Grand river to Kiowa alone and
empty-handed, after being severely
torn by grizzly bear.
1S25-Atkinson and O'Fallon
trade and intercourse treaty.
1S31-Coming of first steamboat.
Fright of Indians.
1S3S-Nicollet and Fremont ex-
plore eastern Dakota.
1857-Inkpaduta outbreak. Wom-
en- carried into captivity. Building
Mobiles trail. Coming of Dakota
Land company and settlement of
Sioux Falls.
1S61-The territory (tableau).
1S62-The Indian outbreak. Kill
ing of the Amidons.
1S66-Settlement.
1876-Gold hunters. Little Big
Horn battle with Sioux.
1SS9-The state. Grand finale.
First White i'm 1858.
The territory which nov is embod-
led within the limits of South Dakota
was first visited by white men in
1858, when Lesueur came to Sioux
Falls and traded with the Indians,
shipping the furs that he bought
down the Sioux river and through the
Missouri to the Mississippi by fiat
boat. In 100 fur-traders again Wis
tied Sioux Falls and Flandreau, com
ing from Fort L'Huillier, now Man
kato, MINI. In 1743 Verendrye Wis
tied the western part of the state and
claimed the territory for the French
king.
He planted a zinc or lead plate a.
Fort Pierre, and this plate lay buried
buried 10 years until discovered BY
some school children in the winter Of
1913. Lewis and Clarke crossed tht
state from southeast to northwest
following the Missouri river, on Their
expedition to the far northwest ii
1904, and from then on various ex
~ploration parties and traders visited
the territory. Settlers came blu
slowly at first and those who came
were chiefly engaged in trade will
the Indians.
Riggs Preached First Sermon.
In 1910 DR.. stephen r. Riggs, {
missionary from Minnesota, delivered
the first sermon in the territory while
on a visit to Fort Pierre. In 1884,
Mrs. Joseph La Barge, the first white
woman to visit the new territory
came to Fort Pierre with her hus
band. Mrs. Goodwin, the first whit,
woman settler to take up her resi-
dence in the territory, reached Sioul
Falls in 1858. In that year Fort Soc
at Sioux Falls was built and fortified
by the settlers for protection agains
the Indians, who then occupied al
sections of the territory. In 1858 tn,