Nevertheless, it is pitiful to see him now, shambling along, led by others and going to Washington to make an honest and heroic effort to secure for his people the rights which ought to be spontaneously conceded by the government. His days of savagery are gone and he is now an old man, wise and attempting in his untutored way, to do right and to induce the intelligent, civilized white men to also do that which is right.

EARLY DAYS-- AND CRAWFORD-- MANY FIRST THINGS

"The easy and quick method of communicating with your friends at Crawford (by telephone) causes me to realize the change tnat has taken place since mv first visit there, in 1884," says Mrs. F. M. O'Linn, a number of years ago, in the Crawford Tribune :

"Then the territory now known as Sioux, Dawes, Box Butte and Sheridan counties was all Sioux county, unorganized, but attached to Cheyenne county for judicial purposes.

"The only houses in what is now Dawes county (except on the ranches) were those around Fort Robinson, in April, 1884. To one of these, where lived Mr. McManis, we went, in the fall of the year, to obtain potatoes. Our return to what is now known as Dakota Junction required over a day's time, owing to the fact that our team mired in Dead Horse creek. Soon after dark we were helped out by a passing cowboy, and escorted to the Price & Jenkins ranch on Chadron creek. Here we were given a warm welcome and a good supper. A young fawn, skinned and dressed, was added to our supplies, and cowboys, on horseback,