Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-21
LAsro OF A TRIBE.
The Iowa Indians on the OK lahoma
Kcservaston-Life of Ease and lndo-

The Iowa Indians on the Oklahoma
Keservaston-Life of Ease and lndo-
lencc.
Ingalls,, o. T., Nov. 16.-Chicago Rec
ord Correspondence: Most of the
seventy-eight remnants of the once
powerful Iowas live on their allotments
near Perkins, o. L. They are not men
with the hoe, as most of their choice
| lands are either uncultivated or else
| titled by the whites. They employ
| their time in eating, sleeping, dancing,
lgrunting, visiting and worshiping.
| They consider all the various doings-
including horse racing and trading
lsquaws-as religious ceremonies.
| Their religion is grotesque mixture
of paganism and Christianity. They
are ardent sun-worshipers, calling
often upon Jesus, who they say is in
the glorious orb of day. They believe
lin spiritual horses, dogs and r-green
prairies, where no troublesome white
man or bad Indian can modest them.
/ Bill Dole, a very unctuous old limb of
4 the expiring tribe, said: II have eleven
squaws and papooses up there, and lots
of spotted ponies eating grass up there
on the evergreen prairies. 1 can see
/
however, got married again recently to
a four-times widow. Most of their wig
vans are adorned with gorgeously-
colored pictures OF scriptural scenes.
DO NOT BURY THEIR DEAD.
They still persis. in spite of having
been notified repeatedly not to do so, in
Idepositing their dead on the surface Of
the earth. The graveyard in the old,
IL viii Ia cra on
lcreek. Lincoln county, is a disgusting.
lsickening boneyard. Gluttonous turkey
|buzzards and irreverent hogs fight over
the remains.
Dan Tohee, lineal descendant OF the
2, 900 year-old royal Tohee family, of
4 dictates as chief of the little tribe. He
looks very dignified, never gets drunk
nor trades wives, and is not much of q
liar. His brother Dave, however, seems
TO be the black sheep of the Tohee
4 family. His sixth squaw died last
spring. and after bowling seven nights
around her dead house he pat so
marble cross near her resting place
and began preparations lor a union
with squaw No. 4.
The Iowas delight to drink slightly
Intoxicating connection made of fer
/
ries sugar and Wild onions. After
gulping down copious draughts OF TINS
beverage they get exceedingly happy
and talk about the good times coming
when only good Iowas will inhablt the
whole of Oklahoma.
DO NOT TAKE TO EDUCATION.
Getting some of the white mans edu-
lcation is one of their greatest hard
ships. The young Iowas. like snails
crawl to school" They play sick anc
sometimes even dead. to keep from at
tending. The older consider the youngel
ones martyrs during school hours ane
Ioften help them to evaae the task i've
wears ago they Induced the Indian de
partment to allow them To have {
school right at home. They had a cost
ly building erected and several teacher:
We're hired. but, alasl only about si2
juvenile redskins attended the school.
HATE TO WORK THE ROADS.
: The Iowas hate working on the roads
] even worse than any other kind of la
7 Dor Eight of them started on a pro
Z ljected visit to Nebraska last summer
$ simply to escape from working thre
: days on the roads which they trave
d more than any white man.
e They regard all physical and othe
{ ailments as the work of ''imps within
e and take strong emetics and vomit IN
Ievil spirits through the knot holes int,
; hollow trees. Through some soi
E of faith cure process. this Away
!, seems to make them feel all right 70
: awhile.
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