Oakes Republican notes big Bank of Oakes deal and local news
The Oakes Republican for Friday January 4 1891 reports a major banking transaction as T F Marshall takes control of the Bank of Oakes and its horse business from the eastern stockholders. H C McCartney becomes cashier. It also covers sheriff sales, veterans visits, pensions talks, a fatality in Ellendale, and local interest in North Dakota's growth with remarks from residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ihe
Devendorf and Son
G. L. Devendorf
Charles
Cross
Martin
T. F. Marshall
Bank of Oakes
Marshall
Marshall & Yerkes
H. C. McCartney
Culloway
Ma. Yerkes
Mr. Baker
North Dakotas
Dickey County Honored in Legislative Officers Choice
Dickey county gained its share of legislative officers last Tuesday with C. Bowsfield named senate clerk without opposition. W. B. Allen chosen speaker of the house, greeted by pleased friends and rivals for varied reasons, and E. R. Kennedy named house messenger as a commendable appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickey County
Old Soldiers Meet at Burnside Post Installations
At Gen Burnside Post A R meeting on Saturday evening Jan 3 comrades were installed for the year. Officers include Commander M N Chamberlin Sen Vice Commander S Angell Jan Wilson Wright Adjutant W H Wasson Quartermaster J N Chamberlin Surgeon John Burden Chaplin Edward Bly Officer of the Day E Boehmler TM Guard P W Thompson Sargent Major J A Morgan Q M Sargent E Adsley Recruiting Officer Henry Canfield. A regu lar old fashoned bean bake planned for January 22 with beans coffee and hard tack and extras as Oakes ladies deem fit. An intellectual feast of army and prison experiences and old war songs will follow. All old soldiers and families invited. further particulars next week.
Lieut Casey Killed by Indians Near Hostile Camp
Gen Miles reports Lieut Casey of the Twenty second Infantry was shot through the head near the hostile camp along the Por River Agency Dakota. Heavy firing observed toward the hostile camp, with likely attacks on troops or passenger trains. Indians now in rebellion occupy reservations in Dakota, including Cheyennes and Arapahoes, with reinforcements from California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
California
Jeff Rushville
Ping
Pine Ridge Half Breeds Urged to Flee As Raid Warned
Bee special from Omara dated January 7 reports Half-Breeds urged to fly with families from Pine Ridge as hostiles under Short Bull plan a large raid and massacre. General Miles is aware, with fewer than 600 soldiers remaining and officials noting growing danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omara
Pine Ridge
Short Bull
Witcoe
John Dwyer
Pugh
Miles
Pine Ridge Agent Appointment Decision Telegraphed
A Washington telegram approved by the president directs Gen Scho feld to appoint an army officer as Pine Ridge Indian agent with full authority over assembled Indians. It states no army officers will be appointed to other agencies and military supervision will be temporary. The notice follows consultations between Secretaries Noble and Proctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othar Agendon
Washington
Noble
Proctor
Roger al Pine Ridge
Schofeld
Gen
Miles
Army
Pine Ridge
Villagers Arm in Nebraska Frontier Panic
Western Nebraska towns from Fremont to hills report armed residents defending villages as militia moves. Ten companies of state troops are in the field with more to follow within twenty four hours. Citizens build fortifications while appeals for arms flood the governor as Gen Miles acts to protect the frontier against the Cheyenne threat.
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Nebraska
Lona Pive
Neb
Indian Territory
Red Cloud Agency
Fremont
Miles
Elkhorn Valley
Long
Pine
Valentine
Chadron
Rushville
Thayer
Pine Ridge Indians Seek Peace Return After Talk With Miles
A small party including Jack Red Cloud and Lone Bear visited General Miles at his headquarters to discuss surrender terms. Miles urged immediate return to the agency and offered passage to Washington to settle troubles. Officials estimate about 4,000 war party with 2,200 Pine Ridge Indians absent would drop by half if most come back within a day or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringo Acrney
Jack Red Cloud
Big Road
High Horse
Lone Bear
Lim Hawk
Gan. Miles
Miles
Washington
Pine Ridgendiana
Pine Ridge
One More Victim Amid Pine Ridge Skirmishes
From Pine Ridge a special reports Private France Chette of Troop G Seventh Cavalry found dead six miles north of the battlefield. The body shows brutal mutilation with bones broken and scalp removed. Burial with military honors occurs at the reservation cemetery as hostiles face hardship. No troop movements planned and Gen Forsythe delayed reinstatement until campaign end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francia Chotte
Seventh Cavalry
Omana
Jim
Pine Ridge
Francis Chotte
Troop G
Chette
Forsythe
Red Battle Looms Between Hostiles and Friends at Pine Ridge
Pine Ridge reports a looming clash not between troops and hostiles but within the hostile camp as factions vie to leave and enter the agency. Red Cloud seeks return but is nearly blind and faces death threats if deserting. Elder Indians favor entry while youth resist. medicine men sway opinions with ghost spirit beliefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omana
World-Herald
Pine Ridge
Red Cloud
Indians Attack Wagon Train in Desperate Six Hour Battle
A wagon convoy from Rapid City was protected by thirty volunteers attacked by about fifty Indians. The fight grew to around one thousand warriors with siege works and stampede attempts. Private Commgs rode for reinforcements, horses were lost, and three squadrons broke the siege as troops arrived. By near 2 p.m. the Indians retreated, the train returned to camp with casualties and ponies.
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Nean
Onkex
Rapid City
Lessles
Rnsa
Pour
Means Annihilation Bombards Hostile Camp at Pine Ridge
World Herald reports336 special dispatch from Omana Nebraska. Troops tighten cordon around hostiles as a lunch of cows shot with arrows is found a mile from Pine Ridge. Indians guard camps at night and burn fines to prevent escape. Gen Miles dispatches peace commission but signals possible bombardment and extermination if orders are ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omana
Neb
World-Herald Special
Pine Ridge
Red Cloud
Miles
Wyoming Settlers Fear Indian Threats Ends in Panic
CREVENNE Wyoming January 8 Two calls for arms to protect settlers from Indians reached the governor. Marauding Sioux are in Converse county within about a hundred miles of the city. The state guard resources were exhausted two weeks ago. Maj Silver has been sent to investigate and may order out troops if the danger warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Crevenne
Wyo
Converse County
Maj
Silver
State Guards
Leah
Don
Alora Troops to Be Sent to Scene of Indian Troubles
San Francisco Jan 7 Orders from Washington require Gen Gibbons to mobilize two Fifth artillery companies and two Fourth Day units to be ready for transport to the scene of ongoing Indian troubles. Senator elect D D Hammer of [county] is mentioned amid unsettled reports as a local figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alora
San Francisco
Gen. Gibbons
Washington
Fifth Artillery
Riage
Do ANOTHER UPRISING FEARED Lake Indians Threatens Warpath
Rumors from Fort Totten North Dakota report 3,500 Totten reservation Indians may massacre settlers along the border. Conditions are dire and troops are insufficient to safeguard residents, prompting a protest to Washington as fear of an uprising grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vis Lake
Fort Torrey
N. D
Totten Reservation
North Dakota
Washington
Bolivar Texas Fire Destroys Town Structures
A Sunday night blaze nearly leveled Bolivar, ten miles southwest of GatNesville, Texas. The fire consumed business district buildings including the post office and other stores, with extensive damage estimated and no definitive cause announced as authorities investigate.
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Texas
GatNesville
Tex
Bolivar
Here
Sudden Locals News Incomplete At Hecla Ludden Area
Local notes from Hecla Ludden and surrounding areas recount travelers and visitors, family updates, and community happenings. Mentions include Hills Parsons trip to Duluth Minnesota, Dunton family visits, W I Bush homecoming, and legislative staff appointments. A dime social is rescheduled to Friday January 16, plus a Ludden Farmers Club organized with seed wheat talks and a New Year gathering at Tallmage residence with varied costumes and music.
Advertised Letters Notice January 5 1891
The following is a list of letters remaining in this office and unclaimed at this date. Preston Hanley Joseph V. Book J. M. Hanley J. F. Rundletts Michael Lynch T. A. Chatfield G. W. Faucett William Donovan Earl E. Brink Mrs. Dottie Lekel Persons calling for any above letters will please say advertised.
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Preston Hanley
Joseph V. Book
J. M. Hanley
J. F. Rundletts
Michael Lynch
T. A. Chatfield
G. W. Faucett
William Donovan
Earl E. Brink
Dottie Lekel
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Oakes
Puntaent Rvert Fremay
S. Brown, Epitor
Official Paper
Slocum
Cramer
Wells
Lisbon
J. B. Root
Grand Army
Oukos
Bismark Tribune
Richie
Marvin G. Hillock
Company B
7Th Cavalry
White City Creek
Mr. Hillock
Ludden
Henry Dickey
Ellendale
West Superior
M. M. Tiernay
Rerusuiay
Dickay County
E. W. Bittman
W. E. Crosby
A. Hambling
World Basket
J. Scott
Chas. Bly
E. D. Gates
LaMoure
Mr. M. Yerkes
Minneapolis
City
N. Dakota
Union
Northern Pacific
Mr. Marshall
O. J. Fenton
A. Baker
Washington D. C
Lieut. Casey
Second Infantry
Brooke
Mim
Fust Ares
Sitting Bull
House Committee On Military Affairs
McAdoo
New Jersey
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Interior
White House
Wounded ' Knee Creek
MostiJe
D. D. Hammer
Ore County
Fat Spring
Vadley Sud
H. Trawser
Menango
Hilary Parsons
Duluth Minn
B.H. Dunton
Sunda
E. F.dunton
E. H. Dunton
W. I. Bush
Brookland
T. J. Hassett
Fargo
W. B. Allen
Rise
Aggie Rendall
Priday
James Turnham
James Bailey
Crown Point Indiana
Bailey
Sam Case
Lilly
Colt
C. C. Bowsfield
Senate
House
R. Kennedy
E. BR. Kennedy
Nlamestown
Major Lovell
Kennedy
Tower House
C. BE. Talmadge
Chester Bateman
O E. Talmadge
T. W. Bush
J. P. Heffner
W. H. Marsh
Jno. Courtney
Loddon
Tallmaga
Tallmage
Hecla
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