Bismarck daily tribune., May 08, 1913
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DEATH REMOVES PIONEER WOMAN
Mrs. Alma J. Parkin Passed Away Early Last Evening.
Mrs. Alma J. Parkin died at St. Alexius hospital in this city at 6:15 last evening. In her death, Morton County, and the state, has lost one of its earliest pioneers, a woman directly descended from Two Lance, hereditary chief of the Sioux, a woman who was directly in touch with the stirring
scenes of the early settlement of the slope country, and who, by her marriage to a white husband, the late Senator H. S. Parkin, of Morton County, was a connecting link between the conflicting emotions and desires of the
while settlers on the one side and the remnants of the proud Sioux nation on the other. The Parkin home on the Cannon Ball River, in Morton County, which divides the balance of the county from the Indian reservation, has for more than a generation been noted for its hospitality, and there at this home, have been entertained all the army
officers, government ollicials, state officers and citizens of the slope country who have had occasion to travel to
Fort Yates and the Indian country before the advent of the railroad. The splendid hospitality and gentle courtesy of Mrs. Parkin presiding over it at once gave a strong hold on the affections of all who visited at the home, and her death will be felt as a personal loss to hundreds of the slope people. Her history and the history of her family indeed makes her a remarkable woman. Her mother was Mrs. Galpin, who next to Sacajawea was perhaps the most noted Indian woman of all the western Indian nations. Mrs. Galpin was a full-blooded Sioux, the daughter of Two Lance, and her
mother was a daughter of Iron Hill, another hereditary chief. She married Henry Picotte, a white trader, and to them were born two daughters; one, Louise, who later became the wife of Mr. Van Solen, and the other, Lulu,
who became the wife of Capt. William Harmon, of the United States Army. After the death of Mr. Picotte, the Indian princess was again married to Maj. Charles Galpin, who was then a post trader at Fort Pierre, and to them
was born their daughter, Alma J., whose, death occurred yesterday. Mrs. Galpin was a participant in many stirring scenes, at several of which her daughters were present. At
one time she was captured by a hostile band of Indians, and at another time she saved the lives of the people at
Grand River Agency, In 1872 she was designated by the government to organize a party of chiefs to visit the
city of Washington and confer with President Grant on a peace mission, which difficult matter she handled
with consummate skill. At another time she saved the life of an army officer at Fort Rice, and again was intermediary
in visiting the camp of Sitting Bull, of Custer massacre fame, endeavoring to get him to come into camp and sign his treaty of peace. All of the daughters of Mrs. Galpin
were given good educations and grew up to be women of remarkable refinement and gentleness. As the
young girl grew to womanhood she had many suitors and finally married H. S. Parkin, of Ohio, who had come
to the Indian country to trade. Mr. Parkin and his young bride prospered and soon became one of the best known and most respected families in the slope country. Mr. Parkin afterwards became a member of the state senate from Morton County, and at the time of his death left considerable
property to his wife, who, since his death and up to the time of her death, has kept up the home place at Cannonball.
Mrs. Parkin and all her ancestors have always been active and sincere friends of the white settlers, and at the same time she has retained the love and affection of the Sioux people on the reservation- She was fond of her Indian ancestors and took delight in active and sincere work in assisting the Indians out of their difficulties which the later governmental regulations placed them in. She was a frequent visitor in Mandan and at Bismarck, and, together with her sister, Mrs. Van Solen, has for years been in charge of the exhibitions and Indian artwork and industries at the slope fair at Mandan. Mrs. Parkin is survived by a sister, Mrs. Louise Van Solen, a nephew, Charles Louis Kennedy "Chaska" Parkin (Charles parents died young- Lucy(141472771) and John Kennedy) who was adopted by
Henry and Alma, and a niece, Mrs. Lucile Van Solen, who has for years been her counsellor and guide, and like a daughter to her.
She was fifty-six years of age, and her death, which was caused by complications of heart trouble and gall stones, was a shock to hundreds of her friends in Bismarck and Mandan and the slope country. She will be buried at the home place at Cannonball. Arrangements are now being made for the funeral which will be attended not only by hundreds
of her white friends, but by large numbers of the Indians from the reservation. The funeral will be held either Saturday or Sunday, the exact time of which will be announced later.
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DEATH REMOVES PIONEER WOMAN
Mrs. Alma J. Parkin Passed Away Early Last Evening.
Mrs. Alma J. Parkin died at St. Alexius hospital in this city at 6:15 last evening. In her death, Morton County, and the state, has lost one of its earliest pioneers, a woman directly descended from Two Lance, hereditary chief of the Sioux, a woman who was directly in touch with the stirring
scenes of the early settlement of the slope country, and who, by her marriage to a white husband, the late Senator H. S. Parkin, of Morton County, was a connecting link between the conflicting emotions and desires of the
while settlers on the one side and the remnants of the proud Sioux nation on the other. The Parkin home on the Cannon Ball River, in Morton County, which divides the balance of the county from the Indian reservation, has for more than a generation been noted for its hospitality, and there at this home, have been entertained all the army
officers, government ollicials, state officers and citizens of the slope country who have had occasion to travel to
Fort Yates and the Indian country before the advent of the railroad. The splendid hospitality and gentle courtesy of Mrs. Parkin presiding over it at once gave a strong hold on the affections of all who visited at the home, and her death will be felt as a personal loss to hundreds of the slope people. Her history and the history of her family indeed makes her a remarkable woman. Her mother was Mrs. Galpin, who next to Sacajawea was perhaps the most noted Indian woman of all the western Indian nations. Mrs. Galpin was a full-blooded Sioux, the daughter of Two Lance, and her
mother was a daughter of Iron Hill, another hereditary chief. She married Henry Picotte, a white trader, and to them were born two daughters; one, Louise, who later became the wife of Mr. Van Solen, and the other, Lulu,
who became the wife of Capt. William Harmon, of the United States Army. After the death of Mr. Picotte, the Indian princess was again married to Maj. Charles Galpin, who was then a post trader at Fort Pierre, and to them
was born their daughter, Alma J., whose, death occurred yesterday. Mrs. Galpin was a participant in many stirring scenes, at several of which her daughters were present. At
one time she was captured by a hostile band of Indians, and at another time she saved the lives of the people at
Grand River Agency, In 1872 she was designated by the government to organize a party of chiefs to visit the
city of Washington and confer with President Grant on a peace mission, which difficult matter she handled
with consummate skill. At another time she saved the life of an army officer at Fort Rice, and again was intermediary
in visiting the camp of Sitting Bull, of Custer massacre fame, endeavoring to get him to come into camp and sign his treaty of peace. All of the daughters of Mrs. Galpin
were given good educations and grew up to be women of remarkable refinement and gentleness. As the
young girl grew to womanhood she had many suitors and finally married H. S. Parkin, of Ohio, who had come
to the Indian country to trade. Mr. Parkin and his young bride prospered and soon became one of the best known and most respected families in the slope country. Mr. Parkin afterwards became a member of the state senate from Morton County, and at the time of his death left considerable
property to his wife, who, since his death and up to the time of her death, has kept up the home place at Cannonball.
Mrs. Parkin and all her ancestors have always been active and sincere friends of the white settlers, and at the same time she has retained the love and affection of the Sioux people on the reservation- She was fond of her Indian ancestors and took delight in active and sincere work in assisting the Indians out of their difficulties which the later governmental regulations placed them in. She was a frequent visitor in Mandan and at Bismarck, and, together with her sister, Mrs. Van Solen, has for years been in charge of the exhibitions and Indian artwork and industries at the slope fair at Mandan. Mrs. Parkin is survived by a sister, Mrs. Louise Van Solen, a nephew, Charles Louis Kennedy "Chaska" Parkin (Charles parents died young- Lucy(141472771) and John Kennedy) who was adopted by
Henry and Alma, and a niece, Mrs. Lucile Van Solen, who has for years been her counsellor and guide, and like a daughter to her.
She was fifty-six years of age, and her death, which was caused by complications of heart trouble and gall stones, was a shock to hundreds of her friends in Bismarck and Mandan and the slope country. She will be buried at the home place at Cannonball. Arrangements are now being made for the funeral which will be attended not only by hundreds
of her white friends, but by large numbers of the Indians from the reservation. The funeral will be held either Saturday or Sunday, the exact time of which will be announced later.
Bismarck daily tribune., May 08, 1913
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DEATH REMOVES PIONEER WOMAN
Mrs. Alma J. Parkin Passed Away Early Last Evening.
Mrs. Alma J. Parkin died at St. Alexius hospital in this city at 6:15 last evening. In her death, Morton County, and the state, has lost one of its earliest pioneers, a woman directly descended from Two Lance, hereditary chief of the Sioux, a woman who was directly in touch with the stirring
scenes of the early settlement of the slope country, and who, by her marriage to a white husband, the late Senator H. S. Parkin, of Morton County, was a connecting link between the conflicting emotions and desires of the
while settlers on the one side and the remnants of the proud Sioux nation on the other. The Parkin home on the Cannon Ball River, in Morton County, which divides the balance of the county from the Indian reservation, has for more than a generation been noted for its hospitality, and there at this home, have been entertained all the army
officers, government ollicials, state officers and citizens of the slope country who have had occasion to travel to
Fort Yates and the Indian country before the advent of the railroad. The splendid hospitality and gentle courtesy of Mrs. Parkin presiding over it at once gave a strong hold on the affections of all who visited at the home, and her death will be felt as a personal loss to hundreds of the slope people. Her history and the history of her family indeed makes her a remarkable woman. Her mother was Mrs. Galpin, who next to Sacajawea was perhaps the most noted Indian woman of all the western Indian nations. Mrs. Galpin was a full-blooded Sioux, the daughter of Two Lance, and her
mother was a daughter of Iron Hill, another hereditary chief. She married Henry Picotte, a white trader, and to them were born two daughters; one, Louise, who later became the wife of Mr. Van Solen, and the other, Lulu,
who became the wife of Capt. William Harmon, of the United States Army. After the death of Mr. Picotte, the Indian princess was again married to Maj. Charles Galpin, who was then a post trader at Fort Pierre, and to them
was born their daughter, Alma J., whose, death occurred yesterday. Mrs. Galpin was a participant in many stirring scenes, at several of which her daughters were present. At
one time she was captured by a hostile band of Indians, and at another time she saved the lives of the people at
Grand River Agency, In 1872 she was designated by the government to organize a party of chiefs to visit the
city of Washington and confer with President Grant on a peace mission, which difficult matter she handled
with consummate skill. At another time she saved the life of an army officer at Fort Rice, and again was intermediary
in visiting the camp of Sitting Bull, of Custer massacre fame, endeavoring to get him to come into camp and sign his treaty of peace. All of the daughters of Mrs. Galpin
were given good educations and grew up to be women of remarkable refinement and gentleness. As the
young girl grew to womanhood she had many suitors and finally married H. S. Parkin, of Ohio, who had come
to the Indian country to trade. Mr. Parkin and his young bride prospered and soon became one of the best known and most respected families in the slope country. Mr. Parkin afterwards became a member of the state senate from Morton County, and at the time of his death left considerable
property to his wife, who, since his death and up to the time of her death, has kept up the home place at Cannonball.
Mrs. Parkin and all her ancestors have always been active and sincere friends of the white settlers, and at the same time she has retained the love and affection of the Sioux people on the reservation- She was fond of her Indian ancestors and took delight in active and sincere work in assisting the Indians out of their difficulties which the later governmental regulations placed them in. She was a frequent visitor in Mandan and at Bismarck, and, together with her sister, Mrs. Van Solen, has for years been in charge of the exhibitions and Indian artwork and industries at the slope fair at Mandan. Mrs. Parkin is survived by a sister, Mrs. Louise Van Solen, a nephew, Charles Louis Kennedy "Chaska" Parkin (Charles parents died young- Lucy(141472771) and John Kennedy) who was adopted by
Henry and Alma, and a niece, Mrs. Lucile Van Solen, who has for years been her counsellor and guide, and like a daughter to her.
She was fifty-six years of age, and her death, which was caused by complications of heart trouble and gall stones, was a shock to hundreds of her friends in Bismarck and Mandan and the slope country. She will be buried at the home place at Cannonball. Arrangements are now being made for the funeral which will be attended not only by hundreds
of her white friends, but by large numbers of the Indians from the reservation. The funeral will be held either Saturday or Sunday, the exact time of which will be announced later.
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DEATH REMOVES PIONEER WOMAN
Mrs. Alma J. Parkin Passed Away Early Last Evening.
Mrs. Alma J. Parkin died at St. Alexius hospital in this city at 6:15 last evening. In her death, Morton County, and the state, has lost one of its earliest pioneers, a woman directly descended from Two Lance, hereditary chief of the Sioux, a woman who was directly in touch with the stirring
scenes of the early settlement of the slope country, and who, by her marriage to a white husband, the late Senator H. S. Parkin, of Morton County, was a connecting link between the conflicting emotions and desires of the
while settlers on the one side and the remnants of the proud Sioux nation on the other. The Parkin home on the Cannon Ball River, in Morton County, which divides the balance of the county from the Indian reservation, has for more than a generation been noted for its hospitality, and there at this home, have been entertained all the army
officers, government ollicials, state officers and citizens of the slope country who have had occasion to travel to
Fort Yates and the Indian country before the advent of the railroad. The splendid hospitality and gentle courtesy of Mrs. Parkin presiding over it at once gave a strong hold on the affections of all who visited at the home, and her death will be felt as a personal loss to hundreds of the slope people. Her history and the history of her family indeed makes her a remarkable woman. Her mother was Mrs. Galpin, who next to Sacajawea was perhaps the most noted Indian woman of all the western Indian nations. Mrs. Galpin was a full-blooded Sioux, the daughter of Two Lance, and her
mother was a daughter of Iron Hill, another hereditary chief. She married Henry Picotte, a white trader, and to them were born two daughters; one, Louise, who later became the wife of Mr. Van Solen, and the other, Lulu,
who became the wife of Capt. William Harmon, of the United States Army. After the death of Mr. Picotte, the Indian princess was again married to Maj. Charles Galpin, who was then a post trader at Fort Pierre, and to them
was born their daughter, Alma J., whose, death occurred yesterday. Mrs. Galpin was a participant in many stirring scenes, at several of which her daughters were present. At
one time she was captured by a hostile band of Indians, and at another time she saved the lives of the people at
Grand River Agency, In 1872 she was designated by the government to organize a party of chiefs to visit the
city of Washington and confer with President Grant on a peace mission, which difficult matter she handled
with consummate skill. At another time she saved the life of an army officer at Fort Rice, and again was intermediary
in visiting the camp of Sitting Bull, of Custer massacre fame, endeavoring to get him to come into camp and sign his treaty of peace. All of the daughters of Mrs. Galpin
were given good educations and grew up to be women of remarkable refinement and gentleness. As the
young girl grew to womanhood she had many suitors and finally married H. S. Parkin, of Ohio, who had come
to the Indian country to trade. Mr. Parkin and his young bride prospered and soon became one of the best known and most respected families in the slope country. Mr. Parkin afterwards became a member of the state senate from Morton County, and at the time of his death left considerable
property to his wife, who, since his death and up to the time of her death, has kept up the home place at Cannonball.
Mrs. Parkin and all her ancestors have always been active and sincere friends of the white settlers, and at the same time she has retained the love and affection of the Sioux people on the reservation- She was fond of her Indian ancestors and took delight in active and sincere work in assisting the Indians out of their difficulties which the later governmental regulations placed them in. She was a frequent visitor in Mandan and at Bismarck, and, together with her sister, Mrs. Van Solen, has for years been in charge of the exhibitions and Indian artwork and industries at the slope fair at Mandan. Mrs. Parkin is survived by a sister, Mrs. Louise Van Solen, a nephew, Charles Louis Kennedy "Chaska" Parkin (Charles parents died young- Lucy(141472771) and John Kennedy) who was adopted by
Henry and Alma, and a niece, Mrs. Lucile Van Solen, who has for years been her counsellor and guide, and like a daughter to her.
She was fifty-six years of age, and her death, which was caused by complications of heart trouble and gall stones, was a shock to hundreds of her friends in Bismarck and Mandan and the slope country. She will be buried at the home place at Cannonball. Arrangements are now being made for the funeral which will be attended not only by hundreds
of her white friends, but by large numbers of the Indians from the reservation. The funeral will be held either Saturday or Sunday, the exact time of which will be announced later.
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