The Bismarck tribune., 1921-11-30
Only One Indian Maiden's Name
Linked With Hotel, Shoot.
ing Star
SITTING BULLS DAUGHTER

SITTING BULLS DAUGHTER
3 The story Of the recently burned
Sheridan house and OF its connection
with the winning Of the West" could
not be complete without the names
Of its many Indian guests Sometimes
the big chiefs were present as hon
ored attendants at some function, in
much the same manner that many In
dians were present at the reception
of Marshal Foch. Sometimes they
came to the tables Of the Sheridan
House as prisoners of the stronger
military power of the United States.
1t was at the Sheridan House that
Sitting Bull was entertained when
he started on that journey through
the east that was to impress him with
the power Of the white men. 1t was
to the Sheridan House that General
Miles brought Chief Joseph, after that
leader of the Nez Perces had eluded
capture for months in that almost
miraculous retreat with his tribe
through lands considered impossible,
ending in the brilliant coup by Miles
and the capture. 1t was from here
that Joseph started on, his trip to
the east to be present In the parade
in dedication of the tomb Of Grant
In that parade he rode beside a man
who also had his part in the life OF
this country, VIM Cody. buffalo
BID. 1t was at the Sheridan House
that Gall, the most stately Of the
Sioux Chiefs and Rain in the Face and
Red Cloud met white men on almost
equal terms, and it was here that
Running Antelope considered in To-
cal annals as the greatest OF the
Sioux, brought into play his rare
powers Of leadership and persuasion
to make the lot of his people more
tolerable. Strangely enough, the name
OF but one Indian maiden is linked
with the hotel, and that is Shooting
Star, the daughter Of Sitting Bull.
Liked Pale Faces
That the Indians had their attrac-
tiOn for the pale faced maidens or
that sometimes dares were made
seems to be proved from story cir
culated iri local circles, but from
which the name seems to have been
dropped 1t was at the banquet CIV
en- to General Miles at the time he
brought Joseph out from beyond the
badlands, Miles sat at one end OF
the table, while the chief, who be-
cause Of his exploits was at that time
the center Of the interest Of the dar-
ing, sat at the other. One of the
white maidens at the table was so i'm
pressed with the brilliant eyed chief,
that she threw her arms around him,
kissed him and then placed her ring
upon his finger. Joseph, not to be
o1tdOne in any act Of gallantry,
searched among his followers until
he found ring, it happened to be a
brass one badly disfigured, which he
placed upon the finger Of the Young
lady, also returning her -salutation.
The names Of few women are listed in
the stories OF the hotel. OF the
wives Of many officers, Mrs. Col.
Coppinger, daughter Of the "Plumed
knight James G. Blaine, and Mrs.
Col. Hazen, later the wife Of Admiral
Dewey, are the two it is possible to
identity at this time.
The Sheridan House saw much OF
the romance Of the girdling Of the
empire by the Northern Pacific Rail-
road. In its first days it watched the
trains arrive each evening and depart
each morning, the event being the
important one for the day in the city.
Then it was decided to bridge the
Missouri to meet the part Of the road
being constructed from the west. The
Sheridan House became at this time
the center Of this westward move
ment. 1t was here, the big men of
the road came to observe progress. 1t
was here the engineers, who Crap
p1ed with the problems of the mud
bottoms of the. Missouri River made
their headquarters. Material for the
road was brought, here and trans
ported across the. Missouri one win
ter on the, ice, that natural bridge
one winter supporting track and train
loads. 1t was here, with the Sheridan
House as headquarters that one day
in 1883 the trains were gathered that
started westward that their passen-
gers might..s witness the driving OF
the golden spike, that signalized the
meeting of rails touching the Atlantic
and the Pacific.
WIZARD il visitor.
In the days of the building OF the
Northern Pacific, Henry Willard, the
financial genius of the road and fol
many years its head, was a frequent
visitor, and on one or two rare occa.
sions his wife, a daughter Of Viii
liam Lloyd Garrison, accompanied
him. Herman Ridder, considered al
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