. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. ALANSON W. EDWARDSFargo pioneer. CLEMENT A. LOUNSBERRY, BISJIAECK ERASTUS A. WILLIAMS Photo at twenty-one years of age, when Bismarck pioneer, lawyer and legislator captain in Twentieth Michigan Volunteers HISTORY OF NORTH DAKOTA 239 his failure as a war prophet by the claim that his knowledge of the Christianreligion had destroyed his powers. The treaty of 1837, providing for the education of the Sioux, Doctor Riggsheld, had proved to be a handicap rather than a help, because the traders inducedthe Indians to oppose the use of t
. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. ALANSON W. EDWARDSFargo pioneer. CLEMENT A. LOUNSBERRY, BISJIAECK ERASTUS A. WILLIAMS Photo at twenty-one years of age, when Bismarck pioneer, lawyer and legislator captain in Twentieth Michigan Volunteers HISTORY OF NORTH DAKOTA 239 his failure as a war prophet by the claim that his knowledge of the Christianreligion had destroyed his powers. The treaty of 1837, providing for the education of the Sioux, Doctor Riggsheld, had proved to be a handicap rather than a help, because the traders inducedthe Indians to oppose the use of the money for that purpose and to insist uponits being turned over to them for general purposes; and lest there might be atreaty some time that would permit the missionaries to get the money, theyordered the Soldiers Lodge (Council of Warriors) to prevent the children fromgoing to school. In the work of the missionaries the women were not only taught ordinaryhousehold duties, but to spin, knit and sew, and the little girls to do patchwork,that is, sew pieces of calico of various colors, cut in
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