Remark able Sioux Sun Dance described at great length
Dr. T Woodbridge reports the Fort Peck Sioux festival near Poplar river in Montana two weeks earlier. The Sun Dance features a 160 foot medicine lodge, a 50 foot pole, thousands of spectators, and dancers bound with buffalo heads and cords. Dancers endure hours of ritual, with prayers for hunting success and plenty of horses and food. The piece also critiques livestock breeding ethics and urges careful, long term selection to maintain breed qualities.
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T. Woodbridge
Fort Peck
Poplar River
Montana Territory
Lodgea
Medicine Lodge
Indiana
Arevae
Amic
Apollo
Uiffer
Charity and generosity described in a terse colonial page
The text notes a four by four foot sod removed and a white cross made, then reflects that without a teacher the people should be judged charitably. It asserts that giving was vast with over two hundred horses and other goods donated, highlighting unbounded liberality.
War of words between Nebraska papers heats up
The Platte Valley Independent editor Maggie G. T. Mobley challenges the Nebraska Advertiser to a wager and cease their clatter. The Brownville saga features bold mutterings about editors, gender, and rivalry as local papers spar over circulation and influence.
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Platte Valley Independent
Sidney Telegraph
Maggie
Ogden
M.G.J. Mobley
Mobley
Seth
Maggie G.T. Mobley
William Henry
Harrison
Cattle Drive for Brule Sioux Begins Toward Missouri River
On Saturday the twelfth a drove of 2778 cattle left the North Platte river for Fort Thompson and the Brule Sioux Indians. They were purchased by Mr. Clark from Mabry and Willett, averaging 1000 pounds each, at $22.00 per head. About 1600 cattle on the south bank were bought by Mabry and 1117 by Willett. The expedition, led by William Caister, will take about 15 days to complete the journey via Fort Sherman and Pine Bluff, described as one of the west’s largest drives of superior stock.
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Fort Thompson
Little Bend
Missouri River
Clark
Messrs
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Willett
Bo Uead
North Platte
Mabry
Drought Dampens Stage Line News Across Ty Crops
Report notes near zero harvest prospects along the Sidney and Black Hills Stage Line as Ty crop yields collapse. Stage drivers and cattlemen express astonishment at the widespread drought and weak yield, calling the situation the most discouraging feature of the atmosphere.
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Sidney
Black Hills
Sun Dance dispute at Spotted Tail Agency sparks tension
The Spotted Tail Agency faces a clash between the agent and interested parties over the Sun Dance. Spotted Tail urged cooldown and assimilation, while young warriors resist. Bootted Tail promises aid in peace but warns he must keep order to avoid losing caste. Notes on local ranching, fossils, and a severe storm follow.
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Spotted Tall
Missouri River
Missouri
Boot
Bootted Tail
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