Show Indian Scout Dies HOT SPRINGS S S. S. S D.-Ben D. Ash age 95 pioneer South Dakota In In- Indian Indian Indian dian scout peace officer and cattle cattle- cattleman cattleman cattleman man died here nere recently at the State Soldiers' Soldiers home Ash served as wag wag- wagon on master for General Custer and andas andas andas as an Indian scout during the Mes Mes- Messiah Messiah Messiah siah war from 1889 to 1890 in west west- western western western ern South Dakota Earlier he had been a deputy U. U S. S marshal at Pierre and was sheriff of Hughes county He operated a cattle ranch I on the Moreau river in Perkins I county for many years Ash was credited with building the first house on the site of Bismarck N. N D D. D I |