Page 2. THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. Thursday, November 14th, 1912, INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF AN INDIAN FAIR WRITTEN BY ONE WHO WIT. NESSED THE FETE. IN THE WILDS OF SOUTH DAKOTA How the Tribes Steadily De creasing Race Assemble by Hundreds and Practi the Their Fathers. of a ce Dances of was wi Mrs, Gertrude Searson, the wit residents son is and left who Mr. Se man, searson, Dakota Centre county about twenty-two West, he Redmond settling at mar- the cently was article, and he has Indian Qing Dakota, where This event Id, Lol in ngly that we bscribers will enjoy follows to fair Lhe First, try of 800 acres set with not a house, shack or spot, not only on it but not from the spot. It was about norLn oR and just bet two hills see a glitter of the tents at 3 like a row of teeth from our south do The first trip we made to it across country and came in fro north, and as it was cold and we thought we would just get of the land and Indians, But we we couldn't even They are lined up as close could ch their tents with times their wagons between them, as to make a border of ground a mile south. That is, east, west and north, was their half-mile lion, merry-go-round Then inside of all this ground were hobbled ponies miles outs fair were ing, it [ having their And, mind visiting Indi they had that li back day. The rst da their war dance—or sun call it. Just to anticipate war Mrs. Reid, the lady 1 went with, nervous. There was considerable about town me time back them brea out and seeing they could do th wind some people nuch worried for this dance ld get them ex They commenced by riding about calling all up that they possibly could calling in own language 33 the-way, everything was in the Indian tongue, managed by the blackest of them. They had a large American flag on a pole in about the center of the grounds, and a drum that looked a great I lik Bailey flatts and not if imagine a 't down on cultiy in wd n wes '" ween possibly didn’t count a ind band Hinge of va t hy en Tuesday, they dance is were 1 wou their OT é de H only 80 ittle heads to make belts pinks, and ev in option in ory - oxi WOT started to tell you oming and then a i T he qUAWS a stood back | if the circle side by side and and down a tiny bit to keep drum, while the brave ¥t a bunch on one side skulk- und and sort of challenging a n the other side, different Just coming together, And of IaAneuvers, muscle dancing springing, twisting, jabbing with SPeArs or w shooting, and with {t all a kind of bark, y¢ Ip, grunt and wail from different mouths at the same time It made you think of covotes sometimes, and pigs and all such. They would keep that up until all got #0 tired they couldn't stand it any more, then they'd stop right In the middie of a movement and go and sit lown on the ground in the middle of the circle in which they were dancing Then the squaws would line up a close together as they could stand and start a sort of chant-—-just a wall in all the notes of the universe—side. step, Jig up and down, gradually work- Ing to the left until each had reached the spot from which they started nnd they would only take about three inches to a step, 1 attempted to count them, but found It impossible, but af- ter counting only a short time I had over sixty. We were in a buggy sur- rounded by ponies mounted by In- dians, practically all spectators being Indians, Of all the throng we could not count a dozen palefaces They kept this dance up until there were over five hundred participating. We thought they were through at one time, but Just then some others came tearing through the crowd and opened up a wide space, ‘We supposed this wus to let the par- ticipants out, but heard an awful bark ing and whooping and In came an- sther tribe, about one hundred and fifty strong, all feathered and bedecked, who Joined the mob. By that time we shout the until there they tun- Kept « more Ip 11 the edge « bH time atart ing ar bun iribes all the sliding ands | { thonght it best to go home. | | The next day we started bright and early, took our lunch and went in a| lumber wagon, a crowd of six of us| prepared to see some more Indians, | We thought we'd go down through town and see If the parade was to be there or where, the town being found | full of people on a like mission About ten o'clock out over the prairie to the west the town, just coming around a butte, the parade was sighted such parade Ringling or Barnum is asleep heside There they were all thelr glory and feathers, all horseback and In sevens, sixes, down to two abreast, so close together that the horses heads were over backs of those preceding. 1 know how long the parade was, but geemed before they all the butte Cur town is about seven hundred, maybe more, and formed a flgure around it. First the braves, then the squaws, then the breeds and cow boys. And quiet! There never was a church meeting more quiet. We whites were quiet bheca we didn't know what to say nd the Indians are naturally quiet, All mild hear the tramp of \ i eather and decked with came a string of with Indians and fami I don't think thing itement, and vet passed up the nd the east until they going up, and stopped Imagine mostly of And | it n in on ana don't rounded IX On they 18e was Of i 0ocen sleigh buggies thelr a horse en (8) uns ever caused 80 much exe not a sound. They main reet and down arou about half w the procession some side ay cach then sey signal n mount there think ) We with ot pre me ir wession only half mile I never beautiful iu off then went trotting, out they sight } That great « wmanity winding ¢ had horse jamming | 10 8Ded they tarted they party ting the they Eave walling most pota- The ponies trained after a siege lik¢ to anoth one ge winning the race, were particularly well One thing about it one loses entertained th ne toes hites had hi: Then corn of doughnut ple with a sli to them instead « help himself from ones didn't mind the little ones duck behind wie iid tne aay ver they 2 box of 1d ast of a plece o They handed it letting each one« box The older being watched, but were shy and would their mothers every time look them they had a strange ing and a ed seated this feast shook hands pe it the wot at feast and some the drum beat chant, but all remain- had dried meat with squaw cried and all with her. Then they passed around a 100-pound sack sugar, two squaws carrying it The braves do not do any hard work. We afterwards learned It was a funeral 1 little having died During the falr there was a very old BQuUAW died, but IT did not see the perform- ance at her burial I saw the squaw early In the week She could hardly crawl around and was all dried up and tvery gray These tribes there, They brought their horses, colts and dogs by the hundred, and some even had cats and kittens. One tent had a bunch of little pigs, and eral had chickens, Everything seem - ed to know ite place and never strayed or got nolsy, Some of the tents had stove pipes up through them and had a tiny little stove about the size of al yeast box; others just dug a hole out. | side of the tent, put an iron frame in and bullt their fires In that of under it. They brought their fire wood with | them along with tent and live sock. | It was the best behaved collection | lof humanity I have ever seen. No | | gambling, no drinking and very MMttle | {passing of monay except at the lunch | {stands and a wagon load of water- | melons. Yesterday was wet and cold and 1 wonder how many of them will be sick before they reach thelr cabins or nice houses. This morning it snowed {quite considerable and I thanked my [stars IT was a white “Honyoker” ine {stead of a Cheyenne Indian, They are a queer lot and It doesn't look like the race would dle out for some time to come, MRE. GERTIE SEARSON. are sometimes actions queer They One of papoose are at home right 1] Sure things tain, uncer. | Hamsport IV i Was i thon or s—— OPERATOR KICKED FROM TRAIN. Young Brakeman, Known in Belle- fonte, Charged With Assault, The following item from the Wil- Sun of last Thursday, ex~ the situation In which 7T. 8. an Buskirk, a brakeman of umberland, finds himself, The young dey well known in 1 Hefonte, ind was wrried le than a vear ago to Miss Shope, of this place: Kicked from a Pennsylvania as he was going to work at tower un few mile outside of Hamsport W, DD, Gr ith Willi Wednesda of Nort} m plains rallron m R. O. So was badly ht T. 8 Van riand, brakeman ordering him off face nd } ked him knocking tracks COngciom twent tmuport hurt ni on the in the LANA thie semi where he was minutes \ppened opposite yards in South moments after Ww K, and cmploy ol an Buskirk later, the Gresh, using the morning ad been from hi explained to vas an employe latter, regard- st struck him, he ed |} 1, inflicting immediate night LCCUR~ compan th a ther and cter. The | his | d was on ttion marks the ! fist land- that Wits was where nmoni relight A BEAR KILLED, Thrilling Adventure Comes From Snow Shoe Region. erald “A thrilling story HN eR Shoe Hol- camp Havens, club The | _._ ring tance | believe excellent palr sion, the party cinity at 1¢ and finished f “With the iid of a f« ver his nakedness Friday brush to and resembling in the fabled Crusoe, “Buckle” enabled to get hack to cami, admits It was pretty much ear hunt The writer on i EE) w FILLM ORE. mes a 1a el On ant of State ey and (inten Ancaster in our 2 with his mberger week headed turkey, plentecus in lant lace, Ke “The Fortune Hunter” i theatr] vent of tonight “The will be the al + ason at the opera Smith's comedy will be interpreted In writing “The inchell Smith has with a we hackneyed ye of its or- amusing and a series of In- Ng ne'er<do- his almost hope- the seclusion of a order to build up matrimonial heiress. Don't Hunter,” house Vinchell Hunter’ A strong oast Hunter” W stage found in p fresh, clean exposition of in the life of who, to retrieve It iE] r in goro cidents de a well long seoks village In fallen fortune by a with the village “The Fortune fortunes, country his alliance fall to see Steel Company to Vacecinate Men. The Lewistown Standard Works company has ulate its 3.000 employes at the Burne ham plant against typhoid fever, which is prevalent at to the works out that the adopted this method to insure safety of the men, and it same upon the voluntary those concerned The army company and navy points consent of Moshannon Women in Trouble. Mrs. Ann Watson and her daugh- ter-in-law, Mary A. Watson, pleaded guilty to the indictment charging the theft and forgery of money orders and were let go on a suspended sentence, by the United States Federal court at Scranton. The Watsons live in Moe shannon and at one time the younger woman was a clerk for Postmaster T. DD. Weaver, at that place, It was charged that after her marriage she had access to the postoflice and stole nine blank money orders which were filled out and the name of the post. master forged on them. The women are sald to have collected about $180 on the forged orders. Nobody likes the man who he knows it all thinks The first time a youn love he doesn't land on ® man falls in his feet, Give us contentment and we care not who invents perpetual motion, J North~ | train | wil- | iresh an operator, of | Buskirk, | struck | him from the | 18 condition by | Wil- | his | road, | mounting | work | that | the | {13 of balance on April 1st have | the | will do the | | LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. In the Orphans Court of Centre County. In the estate of Christian Armbuster, late of { Walker vownship, Centre County, Pennsylvania | deceased Letters testamentary in the above named es | tote having been, issued in due and legal form, | by the Register of Wills of Centre County, to the undersigned, all swing themselves indebted Lo the same are reguired wo pis i ment and those having ch Same properly proven | ment Or w 8. Kline Woodring Atty ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE, if Mary persons ko Ke Wms to f without deiny | P.S FISHER SARAH ARM BU for estat Kxecutors NTE x4 au the above been granted to Register of Wills fivania, all per- sald estate are make payment and having claims against sald Are reques resent the same authenticated without delay to J. K. JOHNSTON mr named | the undersigned by of Centre County, | sons Indebted to | hereby requested { all persons estate duly the ted to 1 x47 LEGAL N Ni 8 hereby given t ed that the follow and chatiles » visor f Lhe confirmed ni Court of Cent filed or same wil LL” sonuni town wo his OTICE. sonal Walker towns spurt to his w PRIVATE SALE OF REAL ESTATE. Court « re County. upon petition of W. EXECUTORS' NOTICE Estate of H ‘nion towns! | Letters testaments named estate having undersigned by the ster and for the County Centre of Pennsylvania, all persons { sald estate are hereby requested to make persons having claims estate are juested same duly authent! ' \ Davidsor been las a WILLIS DAVIDSON, P NOTICE In the Orphan’s Co ant tate of WILLIAM G. BROWNE, late of Belle : fonte Borough. deceased. 7T heirs of Wo G. Browne, deceased, and all others interested You are hereby notified that the Orphan's Court of said County awarded an inquest to | make partition and wvaluistion of certain real | estate of the said William G. Browne, deceased | consisting of A certain house and Jot of ground { situate in the Borough of Hellefonte, Centre | County and State of Penna. bounded and deseri- | | bed as follows: Begloning at a post on the Bast | | side of Ridge street eighty feet. North of Bur. | i rows alley. thence by lot heretofore sold Lo James Caldwell sixty foot 10 a post at proposed alley thenoe by sald proposed alley North eighty feet 10 8 post at Hale's alley. thence by Hale's a West sixty feet t ost at corner of Hale's a by Ridge street . of beginning ghty foot and extend OF INQUEST. it of Centre County. Es Lhe 5 ry lane I may attend if 5 Sheriff's Office Bellefonte, Pa October 2 hink proper ARTHUR B LEE Sherint st I tis PUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. an order issuc 4 ! mnt NOVEMBER or © the South by y Horace Rot lands formeris containing #1 acres and M0 perches Det measure Thereon erected 2 two-stors dwel house, stable and other outbuildings cepting and reserving therefrom a tract of land containing two acres sold off above 4 tract. This tract of lan timber TERMS OF SALE of sale. 40 per cent. on conf balance 6 months, defe secured by bond and mortgage on W. G6. Runkle Attorney Bellefonte, Pa frame 0 per cont rmat rred prem NOLL Admr nie, Pa VALUABLE REAL ESTATE AT PUBLIC SALE. Estate of Emanuel Garbrick, late of Walker twp , deceased By virtue of the provisions of the last will and testament of the decedent. the undersigned executors will offer at public sale on the premis es, 1% mile North east of the village of Jackson ville in Marion township. on SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 23rd, 1912 at2 P.M, the following A FINE FARM CONTAINING 1241 ACRES, 100 acres of which is ina high state of cultive tion, the balance is covered by thrifty, young second-growih timber. Thereon erected a TWOSTORY DWELLING HOUSE and a large BANK BARN and other outbulld. | ings. Two springs of never-falling water are piped 10 the bulldings, also a never falling well st the house This property is oot venlently | Joeated to churches and schools. The farm bas {the record of producing large crops, and | would make a desirable home or a profitable Steel | arranged to noe. | investment Possession wili be given April 1st, 1912. but all interests of tenant in crops for 1912 and 1913 are reserved; also the Interests of the estate in , { the crops for 1912 are reserved Yeagertown, adjacent | TERMS OF SA LE: 10 percent. on day of sale: 1818: remainder in twoequal anous! pAYMents to be secured bybond and mortgage on the premises, with Interest at 5 per cent. payable annually from April 1st, 1912 Entire purchase price can be paid April ist, 1913 Mrs. CATHARINE GARBRIOK WM. H.CORMAN, Jr., Exrs., W. Harrison Walker, Zion, Pa Attorney L. F. Mayes, Auet REGISTER'S NOTICE, The following accounts have been examined i and filed in the Register's ofMee for the | inspection of heirs and legatees, creditors and all others in anywise interested, and will be | resented 10 the Orphans’ Court of Centre | Jounty for confirmation on Wednesday the 4th | day of December, A. D. 1912 | 1. The third and final account of William | Tressier, Testamentary Guardian and Trustee | of Hastie Meyer, who survives Mary Audrey | Meyer. deceased, minor grandeniidren of Thom. | as Reger. 1ate of Benner township, deceased 3 The first and partial sccount of J.C FP Motz. administrator of M. A. Motz, late of Halves township. deceased | 8 The first and final sccount of LT, Ward and J. M. Ward, executors of &¢., of Sarah J Ward Iate of Half Moon township, deceased. 4. The first and flaa! account of Amanda M Batley, sdministratrix of &eo.. of William H. Batley, ate of Penn township, deceased , The first and final account of J, M., Cun. Bingham. administrator of Mary Cunningham. Inte of Bellefonte, Borough, deceased, i 6, The first and final account of C. 1, Pryber , administrator of &o., of Helen 8. Van. fker, deceased, 9%. The first and final accout of Richard | Brooks, administrator of &e. of James R. | Brooks, late of Spring township, deceased B. The first and final account of W. H. Mus ser executor of Ad of James Flick, laste o Union township. decessed 9. The first and final secou son, administrator of &e Gregg vownship deecus 10, The first and Fryberger and M and executrix Philipsburg 1 Thi Holmes nt of w of Sarah Grim w Ww John KE account of Haworth exes of | Haworth, la Le Mary K Centre County Banking Co. orner High and Spring Hiroets Receive Deposits. Discount Notes John M. Shugert, Cashier Jacob Gross French Dry Cleaning Scour and ing. ASHAALAIMAAIIAALALIAMNNUINNNA FHWA AAA AMAA BELLEFONTE LUMBER CO. BELLEFONTE, PA, Jami. late of FLOr LOT of aha A A ARR RRR REE) C— Beezer’'s Meat Market HIGH 8T. 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