Birney Arrow

July 27, 1959 Editor-D. Hollowbrest Rates;I.25/I0 issues

Birney, Montana

Last week’s issue of Birney Arrow (July 20) is been written again since Jun I5, but with fewer paid subscribers. Some are renewals and the rest are now. Although the Birney Arrow is distributed free in the Birney Indian community, few if any care to toad it. Lack of time may be the reason, of not lack of interest, though it takes 2 to 4 minutes to read.

The All-American Indian Days to be held in Sheridan Aug 7-8-9 are fast approaching. It is presumed the Cheyennes have made arrangements for their arts and crafts display, contributions in the program and have sponsored their candidate for Miss Indian America VI. Annie Grace Strangeowl of Birney was the only Cheyenne contestant in 1957. At present time Annie Grace is been employed by the U S Public Health Service at Lame Deer, Montana. Dolores Jean Shorty, Navajo Tribe of Brigham City, ---Utah was chosen as Miss Indian America V in ’57. In the Indian Artists Exposition Acee Blue Eagle won Ist prize with his painting, "THEN AND NOW". Blue Eagle is a Creek-Pawnee. The 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th place winners are from Oklahoma and New Mexico. They are bound to repeat.

Mr. and Mrs. George Rearingbull of Watonga, Okla visited Josephine Wolftooth Saturday afternoon. Geo. Rearing bull is a frequent visitor to the Northern Cheyennes and is one of the Chiefs of the Southern Cheyennes.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bison returned to Lame Deer early last week from Oklahoma with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Johnson and family.

Birney’s oldest Cheyennes living today are Pattie Hardground and Clara (Spotted Black Bird) Whistling Elk, both remember the trek from the Indian Territory in Oklahoma. The band in which they were traveling with were escorted by soldiers arriving in the Tongue River country in the fall since starting from the Indian Territory in the early spring. They are not to be persuaded to disclose the remaining history for nothing as they value the tribal history more than anything else.

Miles Horn of Sheridan, Wyoming and a number of Lame Deer people attended the N.A.C. prayer meeting Saturday night and Sunday in Birney.

Mrs. Lily Medicinetop returned late last week from Rapid City. S.D.

Where she had been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sandcrane who are patients at the Sioux sanitarium in Rapid City. She reports Henry is up and around, but Annie isn’t doing too well.

Fr. Peter J. Powell and John Standsintimber are at present in Oklahoma to do research on the Southern Cheyennes.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Littlehead of Wantonga, Okla are visiting friends and relatives in Lame Deer and Birney the past week.

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Fightingbear are in Buffalo, Wyoming, where Herbert is working as a hay hank.

According to a news item in the Forsyth Independent the Blackfeet Indians have adopted Dorothy Johnson into their membership. Dorothy Johnson is an authors and is one of the subscribers to the Birney Arrow.

George Elkshoulder has been relieved of his temporary police duty as Ted Bison has returned.

Its is time to be extremely careful with the fire and matches and let’s not litter our highways.

James Kingfisher has been taken to a Billings hospital and no word has been received as to his present condition.

Willis Medicinebull left early last week for Riverton, Wyoming where he will region his family.

The hay hands Ray B.Lefthand, Any Sooktis, Clarence Medicinetop, Elmer Fightingbear, Norman Clubfoot are laying off as there’s no more hay to do.