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Red War Threatened

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Parent Issue
Day
4
Month
June
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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Helena, Mont., June 1. - The Cheyenne Indians have gone on the war path and are said to have killed alir.ost a dozen men, ineluding flveUnited States soldiers. The Indian have no reservation of their owu, but roam over the southern part of the statenear the Crow Indian reservation. Thewhite settlers are up in arms, and women and children are being sent into the northern towns for safety. TheCheyennes make the Lame Deer agency their headquartera. Hoovgr, a sneepherder, was recently shot while herdir.g sheep, and it was proven that Indians did it. He was killed becausehe caught several Indians killing sheep. This so incensed the stockmen that they have armed themselves and wlll fight to protect their homes, help and stock. Two companies of colored cavalry from Custer were ordered to the agency Wednesday, and Saturday a courier arrived from the agency with information that George Walters, the postmaster, and Lou Anderson, a stockman, had been shot and killed; also that the Indians had shot into the cavalry and killed five and had sixty armed cowboys surrounded. The cavalry frorrv Fort Keough and Company E of th infantry left Saturday for the scène. There are certainly grounds for fear. The Cheyennes are determined and they are being reinforced by renegada Crows. Rosebud ranchers received a consignment of rifles and ammunition at this point Monday.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Democrat