The Oglala light. [volume], January 01, 1908, Image 18

About The Oglala light. [volume] ([Pine Ridge, S.D.]) 190?-19??

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The Agent is going to sell a gray
end a sorrel horse soon.
^This will be a good chance for farmer
who wants a pair of work horses.
Eugene Coffield has returned after
*n absence of five months.
Mrs. C. H. Bates has returned from
fcer
visit to see the "only" grandson.
The clerks at the Agency office are
wrestling with the new from of cash
-accounts.
Postmaster Coffield has returned
-from Hot Springs and is at the same
#d stand.
Mrs. Rosecranzhas been sick for
few days but we understand is all
fight now.
Mrs. Melvin Baxter has returned
from an extended visit to her home
and the east.
Mr. Colhoff, Sr claims the Orip had
Jlim, but couldn't hold on and so he is
around as usual.
Most everybody who isn't doing any
thidg else is saying nothing but saw
ing ice these days.
Mr. whitlock, Disciplinarian at Pier
re, brought a sicK girl from the school
$$ her home on the Reservation.
Stirk & Deon are filling their new
Ite house with 1 ft, thick lee from
their dam on Wolf Creek,
Mr. Lawrence Dawson, the Indian
Trader at Kyle, has sold out to Mr,
Wesley Kieffe of Rushville,
Blacksmith Gunn was confined to
Ms house for afew days, but he had
too much grip and is working now a*
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be the only store at Allen.
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at" Allen S. D. have dissolved
We understand Frank Going's lost a
pig and after along search, found it in
Jtfee school "piggery". Of course this
i s n o o e w o n e e a 1
Father Westrop was seen riding a
motor-cycle around the Agency the
middle of the month and, we under
stand, excited most of the population
on the road between Pine Ridge and
the Mission.
There has been considerable sick
ness in the Agency and on the Reserva
tion the past month and Dr. w.alker
has had a good deal of work to do.
of
Mrs. Mclntyre had quite an attack
the grip, but she is well now.,
Mr. C. A. Bates was in town not
long ago, but he had to leave the
"only" baby at his home on Stinking
Water. Mrs. Bates and "Peter" (we
are in doubt about this being the
right name, and if wrong will correct
in our next'issue) are doing well.
A. B. Douglas, Jennie I* Douglas
and Cbas. LaCroix, resdients of the
Crow Creek Ageny, and until recent
ly employes of the Indian Service,
have been made defendents in a suit
commenced in the United States
Court at Sioux Falls, wherein the
government asks to be awarded a
judgement of $5,000 against each de
fendent. It: appears that while being
in the employe of the government as
additional farmers and industiial
teachers the parties carried on con
tinuous trade with the Indians of the
e s e v a i o n a n s e u e n u e o u s
cattle, horses and other property,
contrary to the law prohibiting em
ployes from trafficing with Indians.
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