Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-13
HAPPY MUsoUAK1Es.

rama Herald.
1 With the exception of a half dozen or
so the Musquakies are now happy.
They are spending their money in
Montour. Tama and Toledo and are
clothed in brilliant red blankets ard
happy smiles. 1t is the first money
that many of them have had for more
than a year. and they appreciated it as
much as a luckless hobo wfiois sudden
iy enriched by finding a S. bill. Last
Thursday Capt. w. G. Maln, Indian
agent, Went To the reservation loaded
with official books ard good humor. His
| pay rolls We're ready So We're the re-
| fractory Indians. He entered the gov
ernment buildings with two: Mpntour
I5citizens who We're to act as witnesses.
ard the work of paying a years am
nuities was soon under way. Sausua.
one of the leaders Of the refractory
| band. was the first to receive his check.
| payable on the assistant treasurer Of
| the United States at Chicago. IT. called
| for s4t03. Plipaha. known IN slang in
| English as Jim Peters. Black Cloud and
other leaders were among the first to
receive checks. The others fell in rap
| idly and soon 1870 had received their an
nuties, which averaged s44 The total
amount disbursed on Tuesday and Fri
day was 81. sa22i On Monday after
noon Agent Malin Went out to pay the
balance OF the refractory sacs and
Foxes. seventy three in number and
disbursed $1,000 more in round numbers
Ii is a gratifying feature of the whole
affair that tine Indians, who so long re-
fused their annuities, accepted the
years pay so readily and cheerfully.
They had been led To believe that when
the Great White Father sent his spe-
cial representative out to see them, that
their imaginary troubles would be over
and they could have their own way
about accepting their annuities in per-
son, or delegating that power to some
Interested pale face. 1t is all the more
gratifying because they now fully real
lze. with the exception of half a dozen
sore heads. that Capt. Malin and the re-
sponsibie, reputable citizens of 'rama
county have always sought their best
interests; that they have never advised
them to keep their Indian children from
being placed on level in educational.
and practical affairs of life with their
own children but on the contrary have
done all possible to influence them to
educate their children and then make
them able to look after their own af-
fairs, as the Indians now do in so many
reservations. 1t is gratifying, too, that
many of the leaders of the refractory
faction are now more favorably inclined
toward educating the children They
realize that the fine building which has
been erected for them. should not be
utilized by Indians against whom their
forefathers fought They know ii is
their own building. and should be used
for their benefit. and why should they
surrender 1t to other tribes? In the
meantime refractory Indians are learn.
ing that their pale face legal friends are
not true friends. that these pale faces
would keep them In darkness forever.
1t is said that there are still unsatsfied,
warrior Too much law jaw. of T3ledo,.
and Man-with-a- hole-in-his-face of
Montour.. They refuse to smoke the
pipe and bury the Ratchet.
THE CONGER CANDIDACY.
Esprit Lake Beacon.1
After a few days of consideration and
counsel Minister Conger gives cut
statement relative to the governorship
of which this is the material part:
Il repeat the statement fV,t made.
that cannot be a candidate. but will
accept the nomination IL rendered me-"
BY the anything to- beat Cummins
element this is assumed to mean that
Conger ID in the fight. In this free