Show VI THE APACHES i for homes sight for oia christiana Christian 1 balche the hereditary chief of the apache indians has been an interested te rested and interesting spectator at the registration says ft special from fort sill 0 T to the kansas city imas lie came to fort keno the other day with several of alg braves and in silence watched the lines of homo seekers as they filed into the booths to take chances on the lands which bear the name 0 his tribe when the work of the day was done the indians mounted their conlea and rodo slowly toward their village which Is 12 miles from the fort chief isaichi Isa iche Is quite an indian he Is an expert politician a crack shot ompa of a grand stand player as some but he wields a powerful influence with his people and keeps his word with the whites he is regarded as one of the best rifle shots in alio indian country lie Is a celebrated deer hunter and has the reputation of having never missed a shot ilia pictures with pencil and brush show him to be a man of considerable sid erable talent ills lodge Is artistically decorated with als own work captain sayres of fort ileno has one of Nal ches best paintings it Is a picture of an indian marriage done on buckskin balche and his people have taken tho land in apache county there are about of them and their allotments are ou medicine creek several of the apaches havn developed into good farmers and their places anre well stocked chief balche Is a careful manager and has acquired a modest fortune |