The herald-advance., December 19, 1890, Image 9

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BULLS DEATH.
(•rnpltic Story ot I ho Captur and
I ull *f the "litit of the »l®v
NRANINIM HOCK, N. I)., Doe. I —It
was uu Sunday night, Dec. 14, tint the
order to arrest Sitting Bull was wiveu,
AHI] at 11 A5 a mounted oxpeditior inder
Cap'. E. (5. Fee-hot, consisting of troop
F, 8ii. cavalry, Lieut. H. 11. Klocmu com
rnanding, and troop G, Ijieut. 13. 11
Oowder commanding, left tliis fort to
t-upport a detail o(40 Indian police in
the undertaking.
The police under Bull Head, lieuten
ant of police, and Shave Head, first ser
geant, wont into camp near Sitting: Bull's
villas, at ni^ht, and in the morning
niat!o the arrest.
billing Bull expressed his willingness
1» go, but wanted to tnake gome prepara
tions.
While Bull Head und Shave Head
were in the shack where the old chief
was tting ready two hucks, enveloped
in blankets, entered the shack, and,
throwing off their blankets, o.iened tire
un the police.
Silting Bull's wife had gone out and
sot up a howl, which seems to have been
tli" fur the assnult.
In the ttirht which ft1 lowed Red Torn*
hnwk killed Hitting Bull. Tenor more
of Sitting Bull's followers were killed.
Seven police were killed, and Bull Head
und Shave Head were desperately wound
ed :i"d will undoubtedly die.
v*s*
The prtijec were now surrounded, but
at this juncture Capt. Focliet with hi*
Ijtatlinc gun
Had
a "Hotchkiss" readied
the scene and attacked the Indians, who,
after a hot .skirmifeiumr, took to flight
and disappeared into the timber.
The camp, with the dead and wounded,
was taken at once. Otvasiunnl eho's
wore exchanged between the troops ami
ambushed hosti'es during tlie day. The
officers and men under the gallant Fecit
et, who is a man of experience and
bravery, act»d with courage and good
judgment. The ho-t.: es have uone up
the Grand river, and will undoubtedly
nia'»E their way to the camps ai
Hon,
I'IUI
Ilidge.
The casual tie* were as follows:
Police Killed—Linle Eagle, Afraid of
Holdiers, Hawk Man, Broken Arm, Bull
Ileud, wounded, Shave Head, mortally
wounded, Alex Middle, wounded in the
leg.
llostiles Killed—Sitting Bui', (-row
Foot, Snting Bud's eon, Brave Thuiidei
and his
Caicri-'he-Bear, Black B'-ai.
I/.ttte AflRiuaiioiue, Spotted Horn Bull,
and others unknown.
Col. W. F. Drum, accompanied l,\
ipt. I). S. (..'raisjie with two eoinpaniea
of intantry, let't here for virand Kiver
esterday lo reinforce (.'apt. Fochet. One
Bull is at»out tlie only leader of Siltmg
Hull's band. Nothing haa heen heard ot
him, but it he it) alive and among ta
11«eithe chances are that he will pul
IIE Mattered braves together and IU.IKU
a s:nnd.
Shave Head and Bull Mend weremiv
to Foit Yates. The former. died BOO.
after, but Bud Head may recover. Hhave
1 lead iuiH made a sanguinary record art a
policeolllcer, and haa none and unaided
quelied more than one disi urbane.* h\
promptly dispatching one or more ot the
leaders. Bull Head was ofuijuiet, uu
ooiru-Mve disposition, wlule bhave Head
was full of tire,fuu andjosie. In his la-1
night in camp alter amusing his compan
ions with his ready wit and abilities a* a
tsiorv teller till a hue hour, he turned in
wiili the remark that he f.'lt that he
would not live to nee the end of the expo
dhioti. Yet he was anxious for ttie mor
row io come with its attending danger
a etciteiuent. Bull Head was re-peel
od bj the Indians and lik"d by the whiles.
Shave I lend win respected by ihe whitts
and WAS held IU deadly terror by the
Indians.
Au eye v\i!n"88 tella the story of the
baitie as follows:
Despite the parly hour, all was astir in
the village, where on every lurid was
evidence that a hurried exodus was con
templated. Tho foniesof tlie police were
i.-hed now (or ull they were woith, and
Detoro Sitting Bull's dazed adherents
hud hall a chance to realize the Situation,
a dozen of the police had pulled their
pawing animals up short on all sides of
thechi ['s ah.itle. No tune was made in
ceremony. Tlio proud old medicine man
was hustled out, hoisted on a waiting
pony anil in a thriro faced toward civil
ization. Ila rayed and spluttered in a
fur
y ut rage for a moment, then straight
oniiig up nhouted hoarsely, not for help,
hut a command to hi3 followers. De
spite the threatening of the police,
Winchesters alternately directed at his
head ami those of hi* kinsmen, the old
faedicine. man retained his presence of
mind, and with a powertul voice con
tinued to direct his own rescue,
[Suddenly there was a pud ol\smoke le
Wde a tepee and a sharp crack of a Win
chester. Tho pol iceman ot Sitting Bull's
fright .grcuipcd the chief* bridH, ieel4 in
A
cherry Pectoral freely in
the saddle, toppling over, was trampled
under the hoof of tho ponies, now all in
tho mad helter skilter of retreat Ironi the
village Tho shot wus instantly answered
a volley from the police at thrir blank
o'ed tribesn'on, many of whom were al
ready rnouii'.ed and in frenzied pursuit
The police volley told with deadly elle
and the firing was in a moment gen
eral on both sidi»s. Sitting Bull could be
heard in the contusion, still attempting,
(hough captive, to direct the fi^ht.
liaising his gaunt form, he wad beckoning
his eons and warriors on, when, without
warning, his body straightened rigidly,
then droped limp on the prairie.
The police halted round the corpse,
not knowing for the moment but it was
a trick of the wily old chief. The sud
den movement and the Inil of Sitting
Bull disconcerted the pursuers, who re
mained at a distance, sullenly firing at
intervals toward the police. The I it»»r
held their ground, knowing the cavalry
under Capt. Fechet. would soon be on
hand. To the sunrise of all however, tho
hostdes, who had been consulting among
themselves, began a movement to close
in ftom all sides. The rattle ot Win
chesters was now redoubled froru both
parties, tho police u^ing their ponies for
protection.
It wns at this critical juncture that
("apt. Fechet's men dafhed up, und the
machine guns, which had teen put in
position, opened upon the red skins. The
la'ter were too dismnyed nt this unexpos
ted onslaught to stand even for a iu«»
ment, and all liolted for the river. The
cav.li v r-Hewed only n short
ditancei
deeming it better policy not toduve to
desperation the now letterless mob.
Chrifitmis in all its attractive variety
and loveliness has a happy greeting for
•dl who call at lilhot'n.
nr.vii.ro UIFI'I
RRVH.I.O, Dec. IS, 1
Mr, fllftser ot log Stone, wns h»'r#
Thursday.
Mossrs. Boll and Douglass of Milbank,
went to Water town via. lievido Monday.
E. Jones of Bellingham, and a friend
of his made a short stay here last week.
Hyde, the drugnist. has received un
elegant how case in wliicli to disjda}'his
numerous brands of cigars.
Mr. Olin C-rindel, an extensive agri
culturist -f Lac qui-l'urle co.icty, visited
tliis town one day lasi week.
W. Slot lie moved lus barn 1-^t
Thursday fro:n where it formerly stood
out b'.to the i initv of id- t-heep builditiir*
Mr. Boyd I'helps Jay, a young aivrtr
of considerable fam», who ma^es iji.
oome at II. dough's is receivings vi-.t
from his motlier.
Stoi b» iuli..rii'-ed us the o'her d*v thai
lie intemlod KS an exj» riment, to irrt
gatoftfe -v acres of his frtrm neit ye-r
wiih his flowing well.
A otitig folks' party was enjo»ed at
die resilience of Frank Bork, i»tiiriay
ni rht, in celebratiou of his daughter*
o1 (..day.
Loe and Miss Crlssie Halversnn
am1 J.. es McBride of Albee, started
from hei Tuesday morning for their re
spective HI 'IK-S to spend the holidays,
bee and .! to Dod'jeviile, Wis,,
and .Inmei'. somewhere south
ern Mi' u !bo. ..
Mr. Eug'c i it-on has moved his slio
and hariies shop, from his former piaee
of business into 'he front portion ol the
house in which he resides and is now
prepared to furnish tlie peojiiw of the
s ate with harness- and shoes.
The II'vdlo brats band nv ned at
the drug store, Saturday night, the
purpose of electing oilicerg an.! making
ot aor art augments for the winter cam
paiirn. The makers of melody will meet,
lor practice during the winter every Wed
nesday afternoon.
Bin mro^crm',
Big SloiiB.City \V»vo. Dec. 11th, iMHl.
Tuylor RnsHell *vi 1 f-t irt on atrip to the
eitBt this week. Ha vvdll KO »h far as
Ctiiiairo tireit and oventuvly to "(Jle
Virginny."
Presiding Eider H. II. Dreeser,
preached the quarterly sermon at the M.
E. Church last Sundiiy evening. Quart
erly meeting "t 'his charge was beld
Monday at one p. in.
The Huron dock at the camp grounds
received eonai«lerable dai.wijje from ttoat
inz ice this fall. It ought to (e iken
care of or it will bo entirely destroyed
before epring.
Kritz P:\ueijer is kept very busy con
cocting pop, gingvr-ale and other pala
table drinks at tlie whop up the laka,
while .l.iik Huliler trivele for trnde.
Their business is progreiniuir nicely.
Robert Moviusgavea delightful young
people's party at Ida father's residence
last Friday evening In honor ot his friend,
Howard Moltn of Morristown, Kice Co.,
Minn. A lurge number of young folk*
were invited and a epleudid lime kept up
until the early moruiog.
WII.-tlOT.
Rnbert.i County Kecord, December 1J, 1*®
Att'j Bed was up from Milbank on
Monday lttst.
Sheriff Gorman
re'urnwifrom
his
cousin visit this morning.
Dr. DanielB, of Milbank, was in town
vesterday on professional busineefl.
Liev. Vo.s* ft for Micsourl last Von
day, where he expats to make his future
home.
John Lock wood, the popular liv«ry
man
at Milbank, was in town Inst even
ing.
Kev. I. i". McLean returned from his
eastern trip this morning. Bessys South
Dakota is good enough for him.
The spelling school at th» rieiu
school house Wednesday niffht was »n
enjoyabi" atTiir, Miss Anna Hicks was
the champion speller,
John Atkinson expects to leave for
West Superior in a re* days where h*
will eugage in real estate business.
Nearly all colds are slight, at first, but
their tendency is to lower the system un
til the sufferer becomes a ready victim to
any prevalent disease. 1 he u*t» of
Ayer's (.'berry I'ecioral, in the be^innim
of a en d, would guard against this
danger.
Nvlice of T*acher!i'lli»lit®W-
The teachers of Grant county *r« here
by noli tied that a Normal Institut* will
be h'd'i in the High school huild'ng of
ttie City of Milluiik. lOmmeDring Mon
day, Dec. 2ftth, at 10 o'clock a. m.
All per-ons engaged in t^aclnl'g now
or who expect to teach during the ear
commencing Jan. 1, ISJ1, are required to
attend. i
Your absence will he accepted am a:
eign that you have lost all iotere-t is tn«
cause of education, and wi 1 t.e tr t- i
accordingly.
'I herelore. to the end th»t the i- ai m-!
tere.-ts ol the schools may be t^ru-d, and
that your i-ertilicat'-s tuay rein un valit,
fail not to present yoursefves for c: roli
meut at the aforesaid time snd pise.-*.
(r. W. ^RKVkV.
t'o. Sup't, Mract •. S
Milbank. S. I), Dec. 8, lH.-o.
MAIN
conclusively
I was a coimtaiit sufferer
arid
RASO,
ouly
1
FOR DYSPEPSfA,
1
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
Is an effrvi.uf remedy, a# numerous If.itimtv,
JUDTO. "l-dr
two art
from
LITER
dysprimia
fomiiUinl.
1
tunc
doctorod a Inn*
aatl the inedioifi'js pres rlbcii. In nearly
cv»-ry
ACI?r»»iiird UN-
An
disenne.
apotliecary advised ni'j to use Ajit's
54i (iaparilla. I
dal
so, and was cured
a EOHT of $5. Stnco that time it lias
hern
ray
1
family niediciue, and sickness has
lupine a stxangcr to our household. I
li»'liH*e it to le tho nit'tiicliie on enrth."
T. F. Mi.'Nulty, llackiuau, ai bummer St..
lowell, Mass.
FOR DEBILITY,
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
Is a certain rnro. when the eomplalut oript
nates iu impoverished hlood. "I was "a
ST»'at nfferer from a low condition of the
blood and general deMlliy, beeomiiifi finally,
»o reduced tliat I wm uutlt for woi k. Noth
ing that I did for ttie cnmi'Uint ma
miieh as Ayer's Sarsaparilla, a few Imttlea
of
which restored nie to health and strength.
I take every |'ionunity to i'L-coimm.-iid thU
medicine iri similar cases." C. Evict,
Main it, Chllliwitiie, Ulilo,
14 E.
FOR ERUPTI0N9
And all disorders orlginAtlng In Impurity of
tt»e Mood. »urh as carbuncles, pimply
U'Wlies. salt-rhHum, soald-tiu«idf scrofulous
sorea, tail the like, Utke only
sores, nod the
like,
PRKPAVICD BT
DR. J. 0. ATER & CO., Lowell, w%|.gj
Trice «1 «ii bottle.,$5. Worth #5 a bottla.
WT* r,
inflate—a DUKOMV
specialty of live subjects? HaKine Pl/.fn taswf »1 rawinv
1
I
s t. 5
5 S 5 3
ii £.1
3a.iL
\9
Is a fill Lias of
"THF MERCIFUL MAN IS MKUCIFl'L TO
And as the winter is at hand it will
to call on
ANTELM'N, THE HARNESSMAIt
He has a full line of
BLANKETS AND
of all Varieties, both cheap and of the
quality. Also everything in theHarne
and Saddlery Line.
Headquarters for Beautiful Holiday Gg
at
J. ELI
Handsome Silverware and Fancy
of every description.
Don'tf ail to call and look them over
The Very Latest
in every
Department
Departments all Full!
Choice Holiday G-oods
Fresh, New Selec
tions.
Fine Novelties!
IW" ^'l-AUANTKED to be up to ISTAJNDARJD *ny ulove'1
The Cedar Rapids Wood Pump, Brass Valve
with which the pump can never leak its priming. The»e pumps8"1-"""
teed (rive the bf»t Satisfaction. A full line
MOB & LEE,
I lio Crayon
pay.
ROB]
Artij
•-j
o
0
Ul
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o
t-1
Pi
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S FARLEY,
Have always in stork a full line of
TlG ltl Coin, and the p€®insulir!~I
take only 1 XT i
'LOOK A Heating OTOI
ZZ^OZ:- !?"Cr2vC3r3
They are prepared to do all kinds of job work such a* repairiiur sto*^
»r anything in the hardware line. They carry a full LINE OF UENE11^
W AKL. With mich liDes as mentioned above, and are going toge"
Prices that are Bound to Establish lr»
Dl?
From Now Until Christmas,
M1OIH
and per dozen.
lor sale at Chicago prices.
lJfl
the Photograph
ill give one 18x22 Life Size Bust in Crayon, with°new
Cabinet Photographs, any style, all for $12.
Now dont think this is nrsy cheap work because
you a bargain :t an exceedingly low Price, for it's
^llrpi^n^c ^vor bt'cual to what you clin get ^n.
Vl
nt!J
is sold by a^entw for ,i
without the Crayon at usual pi"u
Our gallery in open every day in the week. .4
fJiti I u y
111,1
style frames to fit abotf PU1