Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-06

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lsm. attempt yFass made t,ei fo
5rasa m ut ma king n ade4th ,p,enaltY fCEl
mi Chicka6aw h I'LL ianE y ho ~ MIA ded
out vi the race. hut the half bloodss
already had gained much lnduence,
and they rejected that radical measure /
/ Finally this bill was agreed upon:
ssS That MI noncitizens must reside Ii
the Chickasaw Nation for ii period 81
two years before they can procure q
license to marry Chickasaw citizen
must be sof good Id oral character and
industri IONS 3hab must be recon
fmended ~ at least I've responsible cit
3izens Of the county wherein they re.
side pay q penalty fee OF $50, and
finally all must be, approved by the
county judge. This act sconfers the
right of citizenship upon all noncitizenss
who marry citizens but same rights
shall be forfeited in case Of separat ton
by divorce. Persons found guilty Of
plural marriage must separate forever.
Adultery is punished by a fine Of $50
and Imprisonment" @ ]. II. sSs;S.s E
act pleased both sides and fory
five or six years was entirely salts
factory. IL OF course the nation filled !,
with white men who married Chicka-
saw women, but these white men were
Of good character and added greatly
to the development of the Chickasaw
Nation. The fertile soil under indus
trious touches was made to bear cot 4
ton, wheat and other grain. The In
dams received revenues from their
land far beyond their fondest dreams, A
& But the full bloods kept themselves
in the mountains and wooded land. 4
They looked upon the influx Of whites
'as their doom. Medicine men prophe-
sled q destruction Of the. whole race
unless the Indians arose and expelled
the palefaces from their midst. So In
1894 the, full blood element, number
ing some $500, held numerous meet
ings In the woods and mountain caves,
where twas determined to make an
other stand against the whites who
sought to wed their daughters. The
pull back party. was organized and
thereafter figured prominently in all
elections, where they always remem-
bered to fight the. mixed breeds. ,;$ "
& The fight between these two parties
was carried to Washington. Congress
and the president were made to be-
Meve that the Indian girls were being
sacrificed TO the greed Of scheming
whites, who married them. gained
sheadright and then mis- rreated their
wives. To some extent this was true,
but there were also many: happy mar
riages. Hundreds Of white men built
happy homes around their Indian fami-
lies, educated the race and developed
the land. N The Indian squaws were
trained In cookery and art. They grew
more civilized under their husbands
tutorship. ...~& S%. Is, .a I. u, S7 ~ r.. >
I: But, with an ear always open to In
dians' wrongs, congress decided to be-
lieye the full bloods., Consequently. to-
make the story Of q long political strug-
gle among the Chickasaws short, when
by subtle and shrewd moves the full 7
bloods came into absolute control Of
the. council last fan they passed q law
charging 81 600 for marriage licenses
to noncitizens. The other marriage law
was abolished altogether. President
Mckinley approved the act, and It was
put into full force and effect on March