Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-11-04

the unsettled portions OF the Sioux rcserva-
1883 is drawing 8 rcr Tent interest, aud
ton bought In 1883 at % csrts per acre.
The 100000 paid for the coded land In
when the government buys the several mil
lion acres In 1909, as agreed, OF % cents
per acre, the Sioux lrdiaus viii have near
SO QUO 600 drawing iticrcst at the rate OF
. per cent per anfum, which VIII be paid
to them 10 cash and - other ways best
adapted TO their advancement. Scycnty-nve
thousand dollars Is distributed annually
among the GiuuN ard SIj,U00 Ia expended au-
nuallY in the building Of sc1ool houses, THE
money being the interest on the original
S3.90o,oD0 paid fer the coded lands in 1882
The squaw.Tan's family comes in on all ot
these benefits as full-bloodod Indians. The
school hOuscs are erected OF all parts OF
the reservation wherever thirty pupils can
be found to attend. Government apprcpria-
tlons also cover the whole expense OF the
Indian schools in the east. IN fact the
squaw-man has everything furnished him
while his stock Is growing and multiplying
on the surrounding hills. The families are
large. 1t Is no uncommon sight to sse eight
or ten children under the age o. 10 IL one
family. Every child Of the age OF weeks
or moro Is registered in the nearest Indian
farmers book and Is entitled to full RAJ
lions.
with the fortnightly beef issue and
monthly issue Of food there is no Keeping
the wolf from the door" as experienced
by our early pioneers. Here there is a sure
thing OF enough to eat and wear for the
half-brecds receive the same as full-bloo1ed
Sioux.
OTHER BENEFITS.
Yet the squaw-man's benefits do not end
with merely food and clothing. The agree
ment of 1889 provided fer the distribution Of
$4,000 cows among the Indians and half
breeds. to give them start in the cattle
business. And there will always be these
,tvo
they be sold. They are branded 81. D."
this being the brand of the Indian depart
ment. When these cows become too old to
bear they can be taken to the nearest In
lian farmer who will exchange them for
young breeding cows and the old ones ro-
ceived are used in the regular beef issues
Although none of the 81. D." cows can be
| sold, yet their calves become the personal
| property OF the Indian and are branded "F
o. F." and also with the Indians private
| brand. That the Indian may have near
market for his Fl. o. F." cattle the govern
| ment buys each summer from the Indians
giving the same price that is paid for the
cattle that are used in the beef issues. This
| summer the price is $3.50 per 100. Last
| year 1t was 1927 and next year 1t will
| be $40 per 100 on the hoof Precautions
| are taken by the Interior department to pre-
| vent inscriptions white men from cheating
| the Indian out Of everything he has. All
| horses and cows issued to them are branded
| II. d." which prevents the Indian from dis
| posing of them. as there is a penalty of S10I
| or one year in the penitentiary for any
white man found guilty Of buying II. D.
| stock
| Yet another advantage is in store for the
| squaw-man. The government takes his
| children and educates them at the Indian
| schools in Philadelphia Carlisle, Lawrence
| Kan, and Genoa, Neb. Here they not o..
| receive a common school education, but the
| boys learn trades and the girls sewing
! housekeeping, dressmaking and other prac.
| teal and useful affairs of life. OF course
| their rations on the reservation are stopped
| but as the government pays all the expense
Of travel and all cost of the three five
| years schooling the squaw-man cannot hell
but realize that the United States is q great
| and beneficial institution.
| In July all squaw-men, and, In fact all
| Indians on the reservation go to the agency
| at Pine Ridge to be enumerated To each If
| issued ticket similar to the ordinary meal
ticket. which is punched each time rationt
| are issued. Should a young member ap
pear in the family after this annual enume'
| ration II is taken to the nearest Indian
farmer and registered. Before 1t has a tooth
the babe is drawing rations as regularly az
it's toothless grandmother and in the same
| amounts.