New Mexico state record., 1920-02-27

Jessie Without a Bow ought to have no trouble
getting Il beau, for she is thrifty enough to have
$500 worth of certificates made out in her favor
Bad Girl owns $500 worth of certificates
and Bad Woman $1,000 which shows they are al
10 the good despite their names.
Blue Day 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
commodated."
Crazy Bull horned in for three certificates.
Hand Extended Bull Talker argued his way into
possession of IA $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 tonnn-
hawks war dances and wigwams, but it would be
the wrong kind of II 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-
bes Their children 90 to school and their men
til the soil. They live as other good Americans
do and while tribal ceremonies and dances are
occasionally held this form of diversion is frowned
upon by the government and only the older In
dans 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 supern-
tendent of the agency in the discharge of his Off
cia duties. Hollow Horn Bear. who died of pneu
mona shortly after riding in the first Wilson in
augural parade, the last great chief of the
Rosebud Sioux. With his death the right of rep
.,gl. a. If,,,.,
chiefs To the council elected by the Indians
The Indians are permitted To 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 msdemeanors and verdicts are subject to the
approval of the superintendent, this Indian court
handles practically all Of the legal tangles and
seldom. If ever are their decisions oyerruled.
School work the Rosebud is maintained by
a government boarding school with a capacity of
30; lG day schools with a capacity of 20 each; a
Catholic mission boarding school, caring for $50
and an Episcopal mission boarding school with 30
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 are educated In the
fundamentals of good housekeeping sewing and
cooking The boarding school maintains its own
demonstration farm. The Indian is a lover of the
open air and farming and stock raising are and
apparently will ever be his chief occupations.
The two Indians shown with tractor are full
blooded Sioux tilling their own ground.
An Indian fair is held at Rosebud each year
and this is the occasion for them 10 demonstrate
their ability successfully to till the soil and to
compete I'm all those things which characterize the
good old county fair to the baby contest A
81 prize is awarded the "cleanest healthieSt and
best-formed baby-full blood" The fair is car
ried on by the Indians themselves working with
Indian officers. Clement Whrlwnd Soldier is
president and Henry Horse Looking is secretary 4
Land leases land sales and other properties 4
have accumulated a sum now approximating ST. ]
OO0OO0 i'm favor of the Rosebud Sioux These 1
moneys are handled by the superintendent who /
uses about sixty banks Repositories throughout 4
South Dakota and Nebraska. all deposits being
made non checking. Understanding arrange
ments. with the exception of large Omaha |
bank whic. all checks are written. The agency
its own "noneyless" bank containing
5000 individual accounts.
Each year sees the tribe improve from the
standpoint of finances as well as from that of bet
ter living and good citizenship. The Sioux reyer-
ence for the Stars and Stripes is deep-seated
As patriots the Sioux stand pat they are UncIe
Sans pattest patriots.