The Bismarck tribune., 1929-03-26
MANDAN indian talk.
HEARD BY KIWAN|S;
BACK DEMONS TRIP
Mock. Heroic Satire Between r.
B. Murphy and Miss Jones
{, stag::d Over Spelling Test

stag::d Over Spelling Test
Endorsement of the move to send
the Bismarck basketball team to Chi
cago, appropriate observation of the
day as the funeral date OF Marshal
Foch, a reminder that 1t is good citi-
zenship to vote III the municipal c!ec-
tion next Tuesday and a talk on the
excavation Of Mandan Indian vii
lLge IL miles north Of Bismarck. by
George Will, were crowded into
well rounded out kiwanis luncheon
at noon today.
A piece OF we'll planned satire also
was staged. Miss Elizabeth Jones
sent in an appeal III mock heroic
phrase. asking to be absolvcd by the
club from impending legal action for
having dictated the word "soubriquet"
to one OF the members at the recent
intelligence test and then ordering
him down for spelling another form
realize was correct also. She offered
the sclace Of a gift to the aggrieycd
Kiwanian, and this was handed to
r. B. Murphy. It was a picture OF
smiling AL Smith with a piece of
crepe on a corner. The club. after
Judge Burr had presented the matter
in the form OF a communication from
Miss Jones, dismissed and quaShed
the thought Of any indictment. in the
had presented her plant.
Cox Pleads For Demons
The matter OF sending the Demon
cagcrs to Chicago was brought up by
Ed Cox as q deserving reward OF
merit for boys who had tried for
months to enhance the prestige OF
the city by untiring athletic efforts.
He called attention to the II victories
in succession. without defeat. until
they met team formerly twice beat
en- by them. only to lose the cham
pionship through unfavorable breaks
in the play. He suggested that the
team be sent to enter the national
tournament. II that be possible. and.
IL not possible. that the boys be sent
anyhow. as a reward for the honor
they had done the city.
The motion to back the movement
by individual support Of the financ-
ing Of the trip went through en-
Enthusiastically.
Morris Proposes Foch Honor
The proposal to give a thought to
the leader of the allied armies was
brought up by Jim Morris, attorney
general. The club was asked to stand
with bowed heads, In silent homage
to Marshal Fochs memory, then the
Narseillaise was sung, some chanting
the French text as the main body
stuck to the English words.
Byrne Calls Race Of Authors
Pat Byrne introduced George Will
with prelude talk about authors
In Bismarck. naming several ply
sicians and professional men, partic-
ularly Of the Rotary club, as writer's
Of books. The Will title to fame is
based particularly on book, Corn
Among the Indians of the Upper
Missouri"
Chairman Byrne said q professor
OF the N D. agricultural school, while
IN Washington on q visit, had asked
at the Library Of Congress for book
on corr In that connection and had
been handed the Will book as the
last word on the subject--all to his
great amazement that his desired in
formation had been gathered and
codified here at home.
Mr.. Will went into the history o1
the Mandan Indians. who came from
the Ohio valley to the plains about
1900. he thought. There were about
10000 hereabOuts when a French
voyageur first saw them in 1893, l1e
said. They differed from other In.
dians, as the Sioux, by living Ii
fortified villages. They had moat.
and drawbridges and houses Of tim.
Der. under which they had cache pit,
Tor use as cellars.
Killed Off by Smallpox
The village above Mandan, sale
Mr.. VIII, very likely was a triba
home between 800 to $50 years arc
Smallpox, introduced by the whites
killed off these people.
Russell Reid and Clell Cannon ar
putting up signboards on the road t,
the village and he suggested tina
! Bismarck people motor up there tl,i
summer and take q look at the place
| The dwcllers Of the village aboy
Bismarck, said Mr.. Will, had street
running at right angles and q centra
square. One notable practice anon
them Was to sweep their streets-th
first white wings department in tn
country. Yellow village, as it wa
known In their tongue, due to tn
color Of the Missouri cutbank at ths
pl9ce, covered Is to 20 acres an
probably 1900 to 1000 Indians lived i
As he proceeded, Mr.. Will told {
excavating the bones Of dead dwell
ers and also their implements an
p0ttery. They were skilled in max
1ag pottery. using the native clay I
produce = black and also tan typ
The black was produced by burnir
With tho fire banked against the pot
teIy. They crushed rock to use /
the clay for firmness. Implemen
ware made Of buffalo bone. as Il
8hOulder blades.
First Masonic Burial
The Heart river section once v,
4llled With Mandan Indian village
H eaid. Detweep the mouth OF Il
Cqano0 Hall and Square Butte the
0nnN 6nVn hnnm n ~ the nliA,. e>ttl.