aug 1, 1909 - Great Spirit

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August 1. K. C. Kansan: " Praying aloud to the Great Spirit by night and guarding the graves of their ancestors by day, the Conley sisters have kept a constant vigil at the old Indian Burial ground for the past 2 years. Even in the coldest months of winter they did not desert their post; and when the warm and pleasant days and the summer nights arrived, they were found ever faithful in their watch." (WNK)
October term of the Supreme Court of the United States. Eliza (Lyda) Burton Conley becomes the first woman of Indian descent admitted to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. (WNK)