Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-27
PATRIOTIC BRAVES


ested in the following story, from
late issue of the Aberdeen Am
erican, because one of the Indians
named, Harvey Earring, was for
merly a resident of White Horse,
ON the Cheyenne River Reserva-
ton, and was we'll known around
the Agency opposite Forest City.
1t shows that the full-bloods
among the Sioux Indians are as
patriotic and progressive as one
could expect.
"Bullhead, S. D., tucked away
in pretty valley on the Grand
river, 90 miles southeast of Nc
lntosh, once the hotbed of hostile
Indians, who under Sitting Bull,
slew Custer and his men, also To-
Gated but a few miles from the
tragic spot where Sitting Bull him
self was slain by the q. S. Indian
police, was the scene of a most re-
markable event Tuesday, Dec. IL,
1917.
Under the auspices of the Tokala
lodge and the White Horse Bri-
gade, the fuli-blooded descendants
of the former hostiles, and many
of their sires, gathered here in a
demonstration of loyalty to this
government, seldom equalled any
where. Seven young Indians were
about to volunteer their services
to Uncle Sam in the Great War.
They left Mcintosh the next
morning to present themselves at
the recruiting station at Aberdeen.
To honor these ''braves" the old
and young of their race assembled
at this sub station of the Standing
Rock Reservation to take part in a
program Of speeches and exercises
in their behalf, and to give them
the final adieu in sthc wee small
hours of the morning.
Notable participants in this af
fair were: Mary Crawler. only
Indian woman survivor of the
fight against Custer; Francis Bull
head, son of Lieut.. Bullhead, who
fell in the final action against Sit
ting Bull; Francis Redtomahawk
son of Marcellus Redtomahawlz
still living, who in personal combat
slew Sitting Bull: and Robert p
Higheagle, day school teacher a
this station (named after Lieut.
Bullhea1, one of the most intel
lectual Indians on the reservation
if not in the entire country.
J Francis Bnllhead had fittingl,
been appointed marshall of the day
!, A procession formed at the da,
school, headed. according to an
cient custom, by a young woman
of unimpeachable reputation, upo
whom was bestowed the singula
3 honor of carrying the colcrs, es
S corted by Indian police as guard
of honor. This great token O
merit was bestowed upon Mis-
Agnes One Elk. Behind her cam
Q the volunteers, Eugene Young
J hawk, James Weaselhear, Eamue
r Bravecrow, James Villagecentel
John Ironthunder, Joseph Les
and Thomas Pheasant. Next cam
: school childred, bebecked wit
j. national .colors; next, members {
!. the Tokala lodge. all returned st,
dents from various Indian school
! surviving members of the Whit
= Horse Brigade who always appea
, ed in conflict on white steed
Z members of three religious demon
a nations, their societies ETC., un
II formed Indian police: lastly, wa
riors of rye olde tyne"
While the procession was mo
y ing toward the town hall, the a
of cient Indian warriors parade sor
r. was chanted by the White Hor
70 brigade. The hall was becoming
decorated and festooned with flag
~ - buntings and all sortssof combin
is tions Of the red. white and blue.
a The following program was re
r. dered SO effectively that it arous
Or every Indians patriotism to ferv
or akin tO white heat: