The Elbert County tribune., 1920-02-27

Jessie Without a Bow ought to have no trouble
getting beau. for she is thrifty enough to have
$500 worth of certificates made out In her favor
Bad Girl now owns $500 worth of certificates,
and Bad Woman $1,000 which shows they are all
to the good despite their names.
Blue Day can cheer up $1,000 certificate
belongs to him.
Five of the 81 900 ones for me" said Good Boy
Good Boy said Uncle Sam, you shall be ac-
commodaed."
Crazy Bull horned in for three certificates
Hand Extended Bull Talker argued his way into
possession of n $1,000 certificate.
Holy Girl Touch the Ground Jumping Thunder,
Eva Kills in the Water, Nora Kills on Sight are
the honor roll as also are hundreds OF others
These names might suggest tepees and toma-
hawks, war dances and wlgwams but 1t would be
the wrong kind of a picture. The blanket Indian
Is no more the only tomahawk is made of pipe
stone to sell to tourists. SO far as the Sioux OF
Rosebud are concerned they live in modern, we'll
kept comfortably furnished homes They have
monographs and they drive their own automo-
biles. Their children go to school and their men
till the soil They live other good Americans
do and, while tribal ceremonies and dances are
sonay held, this form of diversion Is frowned
upon by the government and only the older In
dians are permitted to participate. The war dance
is always held about the Stars and Stripes.
AS organization is the keynote of progress of the
day. the Sioux of Rosebud have their business
council. composed of representatives from each
camp or neighborhood. Many questions affecting
the welfare of the tribe come before them and
they render valuable assistance to the superin-
tendent of the agency in the discharge of his Off
cial duties. Hollow Horn Bear, who died of pneu-
monia shortly after riding in the first Wilson in
nugural parade. the last great chief of the
Rosebud Sioux. With his death the right of rep
resenting the tribe passed from the self-chosen
chiefs to the council elected by the Indians
Tho Indians are Dermitted tn have their own
court of Justice. Their court is made up of three
Indians elected by the Indians themselves. While
their Jurisdiction extends only to petty offenses
and misdemeanors and verdicts subject to the
approval of the superintendent, this Indian court
handles practically all of the legal tangles and
seldom If ever, are their decisions overruled
School work the Rosebud is maintained by
a government boarding school with capacity of
$50: 16 day schools with capacity of 20 each n
Catholic mission boarding school, caring for $50,
and an Episcopal mission boarding school with so
pupils Few Indian children attend the public
schools. In the government schools the boys are
taught agriculture shop work and the care and
feeding of stock The girls educated in the
fundamentals of good housekeeping. sewing and
cooking The boarding school maintains its own
demonstration farm. The Indian is lover of the
open air and farming and stock raising are and
apparently will be his chief occupations.
The two Indians shown with tractor are full
blooded Sioux tilling their own ground.
An Indian fair is held ut Rosebud each year
and this is the occasion for them to demonstrate
their ability successfully to till the soil and to
compete In all those things which characterize the
good old county fair, even to the baby contest. A
S5 prize is awarded the ''cleanest. healthest and
best-formed baby-full blood" The fair is car
ried on by the Indians themselves. working with
Indian officers. Clement Whirlwind Soldier is
president and Henry Horse Looking is secretary.
Land leases, land sales and other properties
have accumulated sum now approximatng ST.
100000 In favor of the Rosebud Sioux. These
moneys are handled by the superintendent who
uses about sixty banks repositories throughout
South Dakota and Nebraska. all deposits being
made on non-checking. interest-bearing arrange
ments. with the exception of large Omaha
bank which all checks written The ngency
maintains its own "moneyless' bank. containing
5000 individual accounts.
Each year the tribe improve from the
standpoint of finances well as from that of bet
ter living and good citizenship. The Sioux rever-
ence for the Stars and Stripes is deep-seated.
AS patriots the Sioux stand pat; they are Uncle
Sans pattent patriots.