Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-03-07
ODD INDIAN NAMES
SHOWN IN RECORDS

ODD INDIAN NAMES
SHOWN IN RECORDS
Lake Andes, S. d., March THAT tho
days of unique Sioux Indian names
are not vet passed is shown by an of
fetal notice issued by Maj. A. w.
Leech, superintendent of the Yankton
Sioux Indian reservation, giving a list
OF inherited Indian lands which will
be offered for sale by the government
at his agency on April 1.
Among the unique names contained
IN the list are: Fannie Kexewin, Sarah
DeFond Mcbride, Mary Bird. Agnes
Elk, Flyingbull, Mary Prettybird. Paul
Redgun, Thomas Whiteman. Rafting
hail. Baptiste Heart, Lizzie Longear,
Rosalie S~tandingbear, James Eagle
shooter. Adam Sittingcrow. Jane Blue
hawk, Anna Ironwhip and Dennis Grey
horn.
Under the rules of the interior de-
partment h inherited Indian I'M
formerly belonging to the above named
and others, will be offered for sale
unde sealed bids to the highest bid
der. All the land to be offered has
bids below the appraised value will be
rejected. Some of the tracts are APP
praised as high as $4,000, ranging from
TINS downward to a few hundred dol
lars. depending upon the acreage and
the quality of the land.
IOWA COURT DECISION
OF INTEREST IN 8. DAKOTA
Webster, s. D., March 1.-The supreme
court of Iowa has decided a case of
Importance to bankers throughout
South Dakota. whose customers are in
the habit of shipping live stock to
Sioux City. The winner of the case
was the Farmers and Merchants Ma
tional bank, of this city. The bank held
a mortgage on cattle which the mort
gagor agreed to ship in the name of
one OF the bank officers, bat which he
shipped In his own name. A Judgment
creditor of the mortgagor garnisheed
the proceeds Of the sale Of the stock
IN the hands of commission merchants.
and the tank interviewed, losing the
case In h district court. The Iowa
supreme decided that since the
agreement was that the stock should
De shipped in the name Of an officer
OF the Webster bank. that in effect was
should belong to the officer as trustee
Tor the bank. The decision further held
that although a mortgage covered the
cattle. q trust would result on their
sale IN favor Of the intervenor.
INDIAN CHILDREN
.-uGVU IL WAX
Pine Ridge. 8. D., Feb. 27.-That the
children Of the Oglala Sioux Of Pine
Ridge agency appreciate the situation
Of the country was forcibly shown
here by the results attained. in the Eov.
ernment boarding school in q cam.
paign- that closed, on February 81.
for organising a Junior Red Cross.
Great interest was shown by the
pupils who succeeded in raising funds
for 228 memberships while the attend-
and OF the school was 218. In addi-
ton some 20 outside memberships were
solicited and obtained. It il said the
fact that Pine Ridge has seven soldiers
in France at the present time gave
the children an inspiration for going
gu and soliciting Jobs to earn their
contribution as many Of them did.
FARM WORK FOR
THE CITY YOUNGSTERS
Brookings. s. D.. Feb. 27.-Every
South Dakota city boy more than il
years old will be placed on farms az far
as possible this summer, according to
plans perfected by the United States
Boys Working Reserve. Ward A: Os-
trander, federal state director at the
state college extension division, says
hat every boy who intends to work on
season may enroll with the national
ORGANISATION and receive an official
badge, Applications are received by
Mr. Ostrander at Brookings.
CITY boys make good On the farm"
.ays Mr.: Ostrander. because they want
70 help n war emergency food produce
tion. City boye are, going to help win
wal Formers ara nov expressing Z
willingness to take on and train In.
experienced help-they feel that II 9TH
e industries and Uncle Sam himself
can DO thla they rs far1ners should and
PlERRE-Ihe Ge3te council Of defense
has been ncttIcd that Armour Il. the first
htewn n the state to discontinue the teach
e1pesol German. Other AoSua Sts laDely 70
fc!lo. this exainpaS. q the parental
sach action u 4 = a1spesd Il ~ paolis