LIMNINGS.
Visitors to the exposition last year who spent any time at the Indian department will entertain pleasant recollections of John Hollow Horn Bear. John is a stalwart Indian who has succumbed in a measure to the enervating influences of civilization.
John Hollow Horn Bear is very anxious to make another visit to Omaha and pose before admiring crowds. He is much interested in the Greater America exposition and has written to W. H. Liddlard — "Rattlesnake Peat" — in reference thereto John writes.
Rosebud Agency, March 20 — W. A. Liddlard (Pete) — Dear Sir, Your kind letter was received and was glad to hear from you. And I am going to answer it after a few minutes and I would like to go to the exposition again, and you told me you would like to, I am looking for some good men. So I am glad of it. I am sure some of the good men at this reservation. So I could found some good and I wish you would let me know if the Indian have pay for in that exposition. Then I looking for the good men and I heard about Buffalo Bill, He come to the agency for to get some good men. He take them for Wild West show. He shall come over on April 1, 1899. Well now I put some good mens names on the other papers:
John Hollow Horn Bear
Charley High Scream Eagle
Good Voice Eagle
George Eagle Road
Peter Iron Shallow
Red Bird
Good Voice Crow
Own the Dog
Louis on the Cow
These men are the best or useful in the show. They got lots clothes any thing they have. I wish you would let me know if you get these fellows. And this for my address postoffice
JOHN HOLLOW HORN BEAR.
Title: Limnings
Periodical: Omaha World Herald
Date: October 5, 1895
Topic: Lakota Performers
People: Hollow Horn Bear, (Brulé Lakota Indian), approximately 1850-1913 High Scream Eagle, Charley Good Voice Eagle (Sioux Indian) Eagle Road, George Iron Shallow, Peter Red Bird (Sioux Indian) Good Voiced Crow (Oglala Sioux Indian) Own the Dog (Sioux Indian) on the Cow, Louis Liddiard, William H. (Rattlesnake Pete)
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