The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16
Modern Tale Sounds Very Much
Like a Story Out OF the
Pioneer Days.

4 sco@nh .,s,,d 81 more than 309 In-
Stens told that only money could buy
S,.r -elease and finally freed by an
ia b,,ck whom we had once befr1end-
- so,.rds like a prize. dream OF "A
f[Iionfs, of the bad ISGs Of years
aso. But Il, nevertheless, was en-
acred only a few years ago in that
very much civilized state OF Kansas.
says a Kansas City writer.
The incident occurred on govern
n2enf reservation near Horton, less
than 100 miles from Kansas City. and
I happened to be one OF the party OF
eight held for nearly an hour while
the friendly old indian argued with
his brothers for our release. Only
threats that the government would
severely deal with them unless we
were allowed TO go unframed finally
caused the mob to stand aside while
we passed on without having 10 buy
orr way to freedom.
Bad Combination.
We had seen much OF the Indians
VIXEN they came to, town TO buy p-o-
visions and generally they went away
drunk on --firewater." as they termed
whisky. Although Kansas was dry
at that time and It was against the
law to sell liquor 10 an Indian any
where. they appeared 10 have little
difficulty in purchasing liquor If they
had money.
we started one morning for the res
ervatio1, the eight of Us, in Two car
riaSes. II was several miles out TO
the place. situated in the midst OF a
big woods. surrounded on one side
by creek and a wooded hill, and on
the other side by 4 field and small
pond. Up through these woods We
drove. and as we neared our dest;na>
ton the sound OF shr;li blood euro
ling whoops caused my nerves TO tia-
gle.
Suddenly. as We rounded a sharp
curve in. the road. we passed into a
large. level space. cleared OF trees At
our left stood small structure hard
" larger than two piano boxes. II
was a store, where food and clothing
could be bought That place was kept
by the old buck who was later to
prove our friend.
At our right. directly across the
road from the store, was low wood
en- structure. with peaked roof.
There were small windows and two
doors. one at each end. The build
ing was perhaps seventy-hve feet
square. Later yentrred inside th:a
building. Clear around the sides were
seats built against the wall In the
center was small raised platform
The floor was hard earth Pictures OF
animals and ether figures We're crude
IL carved IN the bench and on the
walls were hung skins. stone arrow
heads. a. few tomahawks and other
relics. started TO examine these
things. but the scowling slances OF
few OF the redskins who lounged
abou. in the place caused NE to leave
hurrsedly. This building. ! presume.
was used Cor meetings and IS iounS-
ing place when the weather was cold
Back in the rear OF the Enclosure In
which we stood, wigwans. with hid
eous pictures painted on them. could
be seen among the trees Old squaws
souaSted in front of some OF them.
tending TO campfres on which pots
We're boiling. IN the open place 10
the left OF these wigTwans were small,
crucely made houses and about the
hills were other houses. From the
entrance to the woods in the rear was
about city block in length and here
ran the main street This street
was perhaps se-enty-nve feet wide
Greeted by Crowns
LounsinS about the streets on The
ground and about the wigwams arc
houses were Indian men and women.
At sight of US. frowns appeared on
their faces Evidently we were IN
welcome Visitors Most OF Them arose
and walked away as we approached
Paving little heed TO the black looks,
we drew up to yhe side OF rhe store
and hitcted our horses 10 post and
got ont of the carriages.
Directly across the street from US
the "pow pow" was going on In Tne
ground was a sunken eliipse- about a
foot deep, with the inside dug out
level. It was perhaps 125 feet long
and 100 feet wide. String around
the edge of this space. close together.
facing the center. were about 200 IN
dian men dressed in long shirts. like
nigh. shirts, reaching below their
knees. and made of the Brightest
mixed colors obtainable. This 1sey
wore over their. other clothes.
Within this ellipse, near one end. on