Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-29

jr.. OF AftOn. wyoming. was hountnh'l
released TO return home on the 18th u
March. During his presidency he had
won the love and respect Of all the
Elders and Saints under his watch care.
Elder Peter y. Van pricn ~ Washing
ton, Washington county. Utah. succeed
ed him.
since las, writing my lot has been
cast In localities that bring back many
incidents that happened In the early
history OF the Church.
see by the "Iiricf History ~ the
Church." y. ~. that when the Elders,
who were sent aa the first missionaries
10 the I.amanitoa. hnd arrived at In
dependence. Mo. two Of them re-
manned there and carried on tailoring.
crossed the frontier 10 the Indians. tar
rylnR one nirht with the shawneeai af-
ter which they crossed the Kansas
river TO the Delawarer. oliver Cowdcry
was permitted To address the Indians.
Finally the ministers and agents on
the frontier heard OF the excitement
and through them the Elders We're or
dercd out Of the Indian country. rs
peace diaturberH. and threatened with
military Interference In case 81 non
compliance with the order" This II ex-
aetiy what was told about two weeks
since. BY a family Of stranEiiea we
were permitted TO baptlKe. at least some
than 4 here told.
In jackson county. Kansas. Ia large
truct of land. comprising Is,fto acres,
or eleven miles square. This N known
a. the "i'ottowatomie reservation" ON
this reserve. there II about 40 In.
Gle Fam. Many 81 these Indians re-
member Elders Pratt and cowderY
preaching IN them and being driven oft.
as narrated above. hut I ace only the
Shawnee and Delaware tribes are men
toned. whom one old lady, who died last
week. while ! was on the reserve. at
the ripe aEc " nvo score and one. re-.
members distinctly the tumuli and the
subsequent Punishment Of the Elders
from the Indian country"
A Mrs Jackson. an Indian. who lives
only stones throw fr.-n- the place
who're ! stopped, nFed 70 or 10. rcfnoni-
bers. though only a giri. the great cs-
element that prevailed while Elders
cowdcry nndrratt preached 90 thcm.she
says one old lady was baptized by
them ana because Of - doing was
driven. by the ministers on tho frontier,
from the tribe. II there anything to
confirm thisi a mean anything In the
The privilege Of being p-rfnittcd 10
labor where thcas men-i'ratt aud Cow
dofy-lhhorcd M the frnt among the
Indians Ia this country. Nils one with
Joy.
Uncle Sam Il intending % open this
reserve this fall and settle u M. II Il
estimated that after each hcadriHht-
100 aCrcH-la TiyNn and the othe' ailnt-
mentH=-f0 ncrcf.-to each child. thcfr
viii be 1900 acpsa Tor sale.
The people IN these parts think that
as soon "a these allotmcntH are made,
and tho Indians can do ~. they will
dispose 81 their lands and 60 20 some
other part, The reason In obvious A.
soon a. the nli,ementa aru made tho
nnnuities stop and then the "injun" II
thrown upon his own resources and
must sink or swim. Many nf them to-
day have fnrmH. but instead ~ farm
ina them they rent 10 white settlers.
and live FROM their annuity nnd the IT.
Tie rent they receive for their farm,
In consequence 81 thcls annuity being
shut on they VIII soil out and ~ and
the people here claim they have a place
picked IN Minnesota whete they can
80 and again draw their annuity
There II large mission upon the
"Puttawatomie reserve" built by tho
Catholics. but now owned by the gov.
eminent. where the children vf tho re-
serve are educated
Many people ~ whitcr complexion
have mixed In with the Indians and
today u II hard 10 toll which Ii Indian
Z and which II not
Ever praying for the welfare Of Zion.
remain your brother In the cause OF
truth.
cIIAs. W. GooDLiFFE.
Meriden. Jefferson Co. Kansas.