The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-03-20
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certificates brothers of the War Savings
stamps-and they therefore have to their credit
more than $553OOO Of patriotic securities, while
their freewill donations to the Red Cross have
passed the $4,000 mark
And the Rosebud Sioux, mind you, are the same
Sioux who a little more than generation ago
boasted themselves Lords of the Plains"-an
equestrian nation Of nomad warriors and buffalo
hunters whose trail from frontier days up to lS9O
WAS red with paleface blood.
Beginning with 1857 the record Of Sioux wars.
uprisings and massacres contains items like
these: 1857, Spirit Lake massacre on the Mime
sota-Iowa border; 1862 Minnesota massacre" in
which 1000 pioneers lost their lives; 1923, prac-
fically continuous war with the whites; 1866, mas
2acre Of Fettermans command of 100 men at
Fort Kearney, Neb.; 1857, wiping out of Clusters
command Of 277 men at Little Big Horn by Sitting
Bull and 5000 warriors; 1901, uprising which re-
suited in the death of Sitting Bull and the killing
of 800 Sioux at Wounded Knee.
Today with the world in turmoil, with anarchy
Jeaping at the threats Of civilization and with
patriotism at premium, these Indians loom as
Gibraltar of loyalty and devotion to the nation.
In May, 1918, the Germans were marching to-
ward Paris and the fate of the world was in the
balance Columbia had unsheathed her sword
and was making a daring dash at rescue. The
Indians with excuses apenty to make them op-
perfume pacifists, at least conscientious objec-
tors, might have obscured themselves but they
a1fdn't In this month the Rosebud agency, having
sent its bronzed braves to the front, held Red
Cross auction, the records Of which should 60 into
the archives Of the government. The Indians had
learned the aims and aspirations of the Red Cross.
To a man they were for 1t. And so over the hills
they came from the five counties Of their agency,
Todd, Mellette, Trip, Gregory and Lyman. The
Red Cross sale was held one bright spring morn
Ing on the spacious lawn in front Of the agency
buildings. One is assured that it was pic
turesque. Sacrifices laid on the auction block
Included steers, hogs chickens grain, maple sugar,
beets. potatoes, apples, preserves and cooked
foods violin, mandolin, Filipino hat Chinese
scnrf and innumerable articles of Indian handi-
craft Eggs were selling at 40 cents dozen, but
n dozen devled we're worth $3.50 to the Indians
when bought in the name Of the Red Cross
cake-just cake, that's all-sold for $40.
Happy" sleek steer donated by the Rosebud
school. headed the grand Red Cross pageant. He
was decorated like unto circus elephant. They
bid Happy" up to $40, before the auctioneer
shouted "Soldw beaded dress, made by one Of
the four or five widows Of Spotted Tail, who
brought about permanent peace between the Sioux
and the whites, caused spirited bidding and was
SOLD for $01O A pair of beaded moccasins made
~ Tacanknoin, a ninety-year-old sQuaw. netted
TN Red Cross another $500
Wien the scheduled articles had all been sold
an ln0sn caught two cats running across the lawn
NADd tursed them over to the auctioneer, who
promptly soid them at dollar EACH During the
progress Oh the sale one of the donated hens
proved her paAyiotism by laying an egg. This egg
went up fer ~ and finally was awarded to an
Indian for 80 ana gale Of laughter.
So far as, the RoAbud agency is concerned, the
Indians are anything nut vanishing race There
are more than oooO ndians on this agency. the
Inst fve years showing IN increase despite 355
.deaths in the 1913 influenza epidemic.
81 4he world war had greal influence on the In.
1a.r,a proving liberal -educsAen to the young
and giving those at home nss Ideas as to the
- of agricultural activity and geeraI thrift.