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Three Days on the Road.

J. F. Acy formerly a Chicago lawyer, but
now an Indian trader at Pine Ridge, has had
the party in charge since its departure from
the far west. IN an interview with a TIMES
reporter he said:

"We have had a most fortunate and pleasant
journey, considering the fact that we
have been three days upon the road. The
braves in our party are the wildest of the
fighting Brule Sioux from the Wounded
Knee and Grass Creek Districts.

"They were among the foremost warriors
in leading the last Sioux uprising, and for
this reason Capt. Le Roy Brown, acting Indian
agent at Pine Ridge, ordered that they should
make up this party, believing that the educating
contact with civilization which they
will receive will effectually prevent them
from any further inclination to put on
the war paint. Rocky Bear and No Neck
gave their solemn pledges that their young
men would obey all commands and conduct
themselves in a perfectly orderly manner.
Only five of them have ever been off the reservation
before. These pledges have been
kept to the letter, and we have not had the
slightest particle of trouble or inconvenience
from them. When we took the train at
Rushville the inhabitants declared that they
had never before seen so orderly and obedient
band of wild Indians. Old Red Cloud
would himself have accompanied the party,
but he was kept behind by important negotiations
with government officials.

Will Come as a Guest.

"However, as an exhibition of his good will,
he has sent his son, Red Cloud Jr., as his personal
representative. He will be here himself
as a guest in the course of a couple of
weeks. Short Bull and Hickory Bear will
also visit us."

Perhaps the most conspicuous chief in the
band is old Standing Bear, whose war bonnet
of eagle feathers trails nearly to his feet,
and is valued at $150. But his greatest
claim to distinction, aside form his bravery
and his importance in the councils of
his tribe, lies in the fact that he neither
drinks any intoxicants nor smokes.

Not the least important members of the
party are John Nelson, the famous and venerable
pioneer of the Pine Ridge country,
and Ben Janise, the half-breed interpreter.
"Old John Nelson," as he is familiarly
called, is a true type of the early western

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Three Days on the Road.

J. F. Acy formerly a Chicago lawyer, but now an Indian trader at Pine Ridge, has had the party in charge since its departure from the far west. IN an interview with a TIMES reporter he said:

"We have had a most fortunate and pleasant journey, considering the fact that we have been three days upon the road. The braves in our party are the wildest of the fighting Brule Sioux from the Wounded Knee and Grass Creek Districts.

"They were among the foremost warriors in leading the last Sioux uprising, and for this reason Capt. Le Roy Brown, acting Indian agent at Pine Ridge, ordered that they should make up this party, believing that the educating contact with civilization which they will receive will effectually prevent them from any further inclination to put on the war paint. Rocky Bear and No Neck gave their solemn pledges that their young men would obey all commands and conduct themselves in a perfectly orderly manner. Only five of them have ever been off the reservation before. These pledges have been kept to the letter, and we have not had the slightest particle of trouble or inconvenience from them. When we took the train at Rushville the inhabitants declared that they had never before seen so orderly and obedient band of wild Indians. Old Red Cloud would himself have accompanied the party, but he was kept behind by important negotiations with government officials.

Will Come as a Guest.

"However, as an exhibition of his good will, he has sent his son, Red Cloud Jr., as his personal representative. He will be here himself as a guest in the course of a couple weeks. Short Bull and Hickory Bear will also visit us."

Perhaps the most conspicuous chief in the band is old Standing Bear, whose war bonnet of eagle feathers trails nearly to his feet, and is valued at $150. But his greatest claim to distinction, aside form his bravery and his importance in the councils of his tribe, lies in the fact that he neither drinks any intoxicants nor smokes.

Not the least important members of the party are John Nelson, the famous and venerable pioneer of the Pine Ridge country, and Ben Janise, the half-breed interpreter. "Old John Nelson," as he is familiarly called, is a true type of the early western