Show om GIRLS flmn ffJDc WESTERNs WESTERN-s pLAINs ffiJ1 f Ian I10MES1EADERJ I 8ouJ City JaThlnk of 125 human blooming upon tho prairies of nth Dakota 1 their pretty hands reddened mth I 1118 C 4 roughened by toll and their fair I uplexlons exposed dally to the tan D g winds that number of real socle 1 i and girls from Des Moines and other L anf1I fa cities arc leading the strenuous i in r I fe of the pioneer upon what was for I rly the Rosebud Indian reservation D I jiomebullders in reality every ono mer p these enterprising girls secured a rr carter section when that I territory tea ana opened to settlers two years ago f1I w they havo turned their backs I pon the ballroom and tho theater el r diiJ i ad are herding cattle tilling the soli w caeat ° tsh J jj living the actual lICe of the prairie rrke loner eIA tow While the majority arc farming org or-g cattle others devote them elves to various enterprises Ono Is ri ii taking money and winning a reputa UffR 011 through tho practice of law n let has become a preacher still tiers act as guides through tho In ears ago hostile redskins were busy resting country where only a few shedding tho blood of whites E Yet these girls many of whom represent rep-resent families of wealth seem greatly i tio great-ly pleased with their experiences Moreover they are besieged with Iiteb proposals of marriage from the men est artI on the reservation ° It 1C Perhaps It was a sudden freak of nasa 1 fancy that caused all these Iowa girls ads a Jo apply for homesteads when the toodepa Rosebud reservation was thrown open terera ID t settlers They had read of tho success of wo JF Inen who had staked claims in other DAILY licctlona More than ono poor girl secured se-cured an excellent farm or grazing nc acres when tho government lands In eepnca Oklahoma and tho Indian territory I L ou I were thrown open Daughters of Wealthy Homes tepr It Is true that many of tho Iowa tfrls already had comfortableIn tcbo t wore cases luxurioushomes with lathers possessing bank accounts amply LahC am-ply sufllcUnt to meet all their needs What girl In this progressive age however Is content to be entirely do i pendent upon others True tho laws governing tho taking up of public lands provldo that the claimant must actually reside upon or hold down as it is termed for a certain length of time tho land thus I I obtained and this provision doubtless caused many a pretty brow to pucker Tull I In perplexity and tho pursing of many i pair of ruby lips Secure those homesteads however they would When some of tho bolder bold-er spirits announced that they proposed r pro-posed to become actual settlers In the L new countryto be real farmers and ranchers a thrill of approval ran through other breasts And that Is why 125 of Iowas most charming specimens of femininity are now wearing short skirts stout boots tad freckled faces as they hold down tho claims they were fortunate enough to secure in tho distribution i i u see mss m 3 ° M1t L Al U 1 i 7 3ke I Jar h I lade l lrD 1 r Y ill l inn I JnJPj ijIIIriIlt j 1Jhl lI r 1 From the Ballroom to of farms on tho Rosebud dent Hack home moro than ono society eat Is mourning tho loss of a vivacious and popular member and fashionable fins functions seem duller than boforo tho Modus to South Dakota It Is remarkable how those plucky young women have adapted themselves 11I1 them-selves to tho rather rough life of tho Prairie pioneers Girls who in days tone by wore chocked if the sudden departure of a servant made It neces ndf nary to wash tho dish s or clean their jpID frnims are tilling tho soil or herding Is ad cattlo with tho nonchalenco of an old sal tImer It Those who left handsome and well Appointed homes seem porfectly happy hap-py In the little 10x12 shacks that up bn tho majority of farms constitute I err the dwelling of the owners fISt By rare good fortuno In most in oth tcad era nearly all these girls art in the bltbl sumo neighborhood Iowana as tho colony is called is near Philips S D almost In the heart of tho rich toncstccl country An Iowa Colony Whllo the entire territory held down by them covers many miles In extent mostly all the girls havo as neighbors some others from back home and this makes tho situation exceedingly pleasant and conuiaojon able Numbers of them find It convenient to meet on Sundays to discuss tho old life and to exchange recitals ot ox lerlcnces Now and then a dunce is planned and Is enjoyed Immensely although a prairie shack even with Its furnl ture removed does not afford a spacious spa-cious ballroom Moro than In any other way except ex-cept la actual farm work theso dancrs Illustrate the difference between be-tween tho days past and those of tho present When the girls first went to tho In Han country many took with them the elaborate gowns and fixings that I had been such a delight to tho feminine femi-nine heart and had turned tho heads of young men beforo tho exodus But of what possible use is a beautiful beau-tiful gown or a plcturo hat when one seldom sees anyone elseat least no one except tho farm hands oflener than onto a week and where the prevailing pre-vailing style in feminine attlro is a short skirt a shirtwaist and a rough slouch hat To bo sure the men who gathered at tho few functions In Philips or vicinity vi-cinity aro greatly attracted by a gown with a train But as a hickory shirt corduroy trousers a red handkerchief around tho throat and a broad sombrero som-brero topphig all Is the fashion for them articles of dreamy elegance ap y g 1 1 r t Phillips Society pear incongruous as feminine apparel So such costumes have disappeared and tho transplanted daughters of Iowa are now dressing In tho plain and senslblo garments of the region Would Make Good Wives Soon after these young women settlers set-tlers mado their homes on the Dakota plains United States Commissioner J D Kellar of Bonesteel visited Sioux City Ia and was reported in an interview in-terview as having remarked The young man who wants a wife young intelligent clever and the owner of a firstclass farm should start for Bonesteel and tho Rosebud without delay Thero are about 231 young women homesteaders In the reservation about onefifth of tho entire numbor They are Just getting started on their spring work and the hired help problem I lem is practically hopeless I Beyond doubt they nro the best girls In the world these capable bravo and energetic young women who are founding homes for themselves them-selves upon the prairie Among them aro women of social position and wealthy families as well as former school teachers stenographers book keepers and other business girls A third of them or moro are col lego graduates all have more or less money every one Is perfectly capable of making a good living for herself every ono has a good farm In fact they represent the finest 231 matrimonial matri-monial opportunities I know of Perhaps Mr Kellars enthusiastic pralso was widely read In any event tho homestead girls on the Hose bud have not been noglccted In the way of proffered matrimony and most of those In tho lowana colony can count their proposals by scores Among their neighbors neighbors in this sense meaning other settlers within half a hundred miles aro a number of single men who also seized the opportunity to acquire good farms at the hands of a generous government govern-ment Many a Romance Romance finds a ready hospitality on tho fertile plains of South Dakota despite the unenviable dlvorca records of the state Several matches have been made through tho agency of tho claim shanty and more moan one Iowa youth has learned when too Into that ab1 i lento mnkes the heart grow fonder but not always the absentee Among the girls who have taken up claims In the new country one of the most popular Is Miss Lottie Rogers formerly of Ames la Sho Is the only daughter of a wealthy weal-thy retired furmor so that from the standpoint of financial necessity It was not Incumbent upon her to undergo un-dergo the hardships of the pion cur Happening to draw a homestead In I a community almost entirely composed of bachelors Miss Rogers had not been In her now home a month before she had received several proposals of marriage Now It Is said her victims number mOle than 100 Her first proposal came from an Arkansas colonist who saw her noon after her arrival and who at onco succumbed suc-cumbed to her charms Unllko mos wooors from the ardent south however how-ever ho conducted his campaign ol f I u I I a 10x12 Slick conquest at long range and Intrusted the outpouring of his soul to the mall Should this man ever return to his formor homo ho will doubtless be in danger of being mobbed at tho hands of the maidens of that state as ho was Indiscreet enough to remark that Arkansas girls wasnt worth shucks Here Is the first letter that Miss Rogers received laying a palpitating heart and a quarter section of rich farming land at her feet Dear Mis Hev been lookln In your direction and hev desired to ask you to mery me I hev a good dame I and all I nede Is sum wun to make my shanty seme like home those Arkansas Arkan-sas girls aint wuth shucks plese an ser soon yure true friend Miss Rogers did not answer for before be-fore sho could concentrate her mind on this proffered good fortuno she re celved several other proposals and finally she determined to ignore horn all Sho has been visiting her parents in Iowa this summer but shoo will return re-turn to her claim In the faA fa-A 1000000 Heiress Then there la Miss Phlllppo Wat rous whoso father owned a six stor > busines block in Des Moines and is estimated to be worth 1000000 Miss Watrous became a guide shortly after sho reached Bonesteel and conducted prospecting parties over the country that a few years ago was red with blood shed In battle with warring Indian In-dian tribes When she was allotted a claim and I reached the Rosebud country shoo found that her farm was back In the foothills 40 miles from the nearest railroad station She went out and looked It over however and was pleased with tho prospect Hiring two men to build her a shack sho mounted a horso and rode back to Phillips to await tho completion of her now dwelling Ono day at the post office In Phillips Phil-lips she encountered a young man just In from the cast who was looking for a guide At that tlmo all the inhabitants in-habitants ot the hamlet who could leave their homes were out on tho reservation and Miss Watrous volunteered volun-teered to take tho young man and the party ho represented to their destination desti-nation Saved by Girl Guide There were two dozen members In the squad that started out the next morning with tho Des Moines society belle at lie head In tho afternoon a severe storm came up and the homo hunters were forced to halt Karly the next morning the Journey was resumed The first stream to which they came was out of its banks while the bridge had been washed away Tho only thing left was to ford It In this attempt the provision wagon caught in an eddy got away from the driver time mules were drowned and the supplies lost The drenched party managed to leach the opposite side Then tho Intrepid girl guide took command com-mand She asked a man to accompany her and together they rode to an Indian tepee close by where they obtained some cornmeal and klnklnnlck The gruel made strengthened tho half famished women and children In the party and lime company pushed on That night they struck an Indian settlement where they stopped for rest and to make a hearty meal on tho gamo which tho Indians had killed Tho second morning they resumed their Journey and completed It without with-out further adventure For this serVIce serV-Ice Miss Watrous later received a watch |