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Mission Services at Two Kettle Village
By Miss M. M. Lickorish The church at Two Kettle Village on the Cheyenne was dedicated May 19th. I was delighted to receive an invitation from Mr. Riggs to accompany the party from Oahe. We crossed the Missouri River in a boat, and on the other side took the carriage that had to be sent
Perils of Missionary Life
Perils Of Missionary Life Rev. T.L. Riggs, our missionary at Oahe, Dakota, thus describes the loss of a team and the peril of his fellow missionary, Rev. J.F. Cross: “I wished to cross my team on the ice to the west side of the Missouri and keep it there for use during the breaking up
Oahe School, Dakota
By Miss Julia E. Pratt A very sad incident came into our life as a school last winter, which has accentuated anew the ignorance and the superstitious heathenism of these Indian people. One of our little boys was sent to the dormitory one morning to do some work to which he objected, and, while pretending
1889 – 1891 Indian Mission Staff Members
1889 – 1891 Indian Mission Staff Members 1889 Santee Agency, Nebraska Normal Training School Superintendent and Missionary, Rev. A.L. Riggs, Santee Agency, Neb. Treasurer Mr. Joseph H. Steer, Santee Agency, Neb. Teachers Mr. J.A. Chadbourne, Bridgewater, Mass. Miss Harriet B. Ilsley, Newark, N.J. Miss Susie M. Furman, Canandaigua, Mich. Miss Edith Leonard, Scotland, Mass. Miss
One Day’s Missionary Work
A Trip Among the Out Stations The out-station work among the Indians is a feature almost peculiar to the Indian Missions of the A.M.A. These stations are the picket-lines pushed forward into the Reservations beyond the line of established schools and missions. Each one consists of a cheap home connected sometimes with a cheap school-house,
Conference with Indian Commissioners
The Annual Conference of the Board of Indian Commissioners with the representatives of the various religious bodies having charge of Indian Missions was held in the parlors of the Riggs House, January 8th. The presence of Senator Dawes, Representative Cutcheon, and other distinguished persons, gave weight to the deliberations, and special interest was added to
Christmas at Fort Yates, Dakota
Our readers will be glad to welcome Miss Josephine E. Barnaby to her new field of work, and to a place in the pages of the Missionary. She is of the Omaha tribe, was a student at Hampton, then spent some time in a training school for nurses in New Haven, Connecticut, and is now
South Dakota World War 1 Draft Registration
Bennett County (Following hosted at SDGenWeb Archives ) Draft Registration Buffalo County Draft Registration Custer County Draft Registration Haakon County Draft Registration Harding County Residents of this County in 1917-18 and Persons with Links to this County Hyde County Residents of this County in 1917-18 and Persons with Links to this County Jackson County Draft
South Dakota Census Records
South Dakota Census online research should begin with what is available online for free. If this proves fruitful then congratulations! If not, then I would suggest signing up for the online census images (links to the right) where you can access all the available online South Dakota census information directly from your computer at home.
South Dakota Cemetery Records Aurora to Meade Counties
South Dakota Cemetery records are listed by county then name of cemetery within the South Dakota county. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Aurora County Beadle County Following Cemeteries (hosted at Beadle County, South Dakota
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South Dakota Cemetery Records Mellette to Ziebach Counties
South Dakota Cemetery records are listed by county then name of cemetery within the South Dakota county. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Mellette County Miner County Graceland Cemetery (hosted at Interment) Minnehaha County Moody
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Biography of H. E. Casteel
Herbert E. Casteel, one of Rock Island County’s most enterprising and highly regarded citizens, prominent in banking and business circles and a self made man, was born in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, March 15, 1860, and was the son of Appleton and Elizabeth Gardner Casteel. Mr. Casteel’s strides to prominence are the result of hard
Biography of William Fisk Eastman
William Fiske Eastman, co-editor with P. S. McGlynn, of the Moline Daily Dispatch and Weekly Review-Dispatch, and postmaster of Moline, was born in Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York, November 11, 1844. His parents were Charles W. Eastman, Doctor of Medicine, and Cynthia (Fiske) Eastman. He attended the public schools of his native village and Union
Steele, Thomas – Obituary
Baker City, Oregon Thomas Steele, 86, of Baker City, died July 4, 2003, at his home. His funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Sister Kay Marie Duncan of Pathway Hospice will officiate. There will be a reception afterward at 990 Park St. Visitations are today until 8 p.m. at
Biography of C. B. McVay
C. B. McVay is secretary and treasurer of the Western States Portland Cement Company of Independence. He has been identified with the manufacture and sale of cement for over fifteen years, that having been the chief work of his life. He was born in Yankton, South Dakota, in 1878. His ancestors, the McVays, were Scotch
Danser, Lantz “Ray” – Obituary
Lantz “Ray” Danser, 67, a proud veteran, died June 27, 2007, after a short battle with cancer. There will be a memorial service at 10 a.m. Saturday at the McEwen Bible Fellowship on Highway 7. Survivors include his daughter, Shelley Ruth Arentz Danser of Baker City; his son, Lonnie F. Danser of Texas; and his
South Dakota Land Patents – Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
South Dakota Land Patents – Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
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South Dakota Land Patents – Crow Creek Sioux Tribe
South Dakota Land Patents – Crow Creek Sioux Tribe
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