Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-09-30
indians IRE Up 10 DAIE.
Celebration Of An Indian Wedding on
The Berthoid Reservation After
Approve Fashion ssss.: N !.
Young Couple Of n eighboring Tribes
Are Married After Approved Rites n
OF The Whites. n ..$s.
Wedding Feast Celebrated After The
Ceremony and All Done in Bang
~ $2 Up Style. ... .ss .. @3...55s. .s

Ceremony and All Done in Bang \
Up Style. @.z% @55.s:-s.
b 81. 2. Hall writes the following of a
modern Indian wedding at Elbowoods:
( At a recent modern Indian wedding
the: bride and groom were pupils Of the
missionary schools on the reservation
and wished to be married by the mis-
sionary in the white mans way. .s.;.:
There were not OF the same tribe
but Of cousin TRIBES & Miss Lottie
Eagle is the daughter OF Eagle Holder,
and is from a very nice Mandan fam
lily, who for some years have lived il
a round lodge on the western flat Of
the Missouri river. AS the old lodge
has grown too small for their large
family, ], now log houses have been:
built for the use OF the young people,
who have some. very neat rooms IN.
til the death Of the old grandmoth
last winter, the round lodge was Kept
in repair. that she mil 1t have her bed,
as one OF the many around the lodge,
and from It be able to watch the fam =
ily cooking done around the fire in the
center under the smokehole. s s5$| 6. Z, !. I !:
Nathan Gum, the groom, comes
from a home tar back in the hills;
quite isolated, but splendidlys located
for the business he follows, that Of a
Cowboy. Though not yet. Of age, he
isWel started, being the owner OF a
number Of head of cattle and quite a
few. horses and ponies. .ss ,::
The engagement had been much
longer than usually Is the custom, for
the couple had made their intentions
known soon after Christmas, and the
wedding took place IN midsummer =,
On their way home from the Fourth
oa July celebration at Shell Greek, they
stopped at the mission house and ar
ranged for their marriage to take place
in the chapel on the following Thurs
day ait noon. The appointed time
found the chapel prettily decorated in
wild clennatis and grape vines, and the
wedding lunch waiting but no bridal
party appeared Towards evening a
note came from the bride, explaining
that some of the imp rtant guests had
not yet returned. and that she wished
the wedding postponed until the fol-
lowing Saturday. \. ..s &,
Once again preparations were made
and this time the young couple and
their guests came and all seemed, in
readiness, when it was discovered that
the license was missing. The groom
went TO the agency Office near by for
his forgotten license, ana there to his
.dismay. was refused on account Of both
parties being under age The par
ients' presence soon relieved I, that
difficulty, and at last all was ready.
When the guests entered the chapel,
there were EXPLANATIONS of admiration
from the women, at the green bower
Of vines interviewer with the bright
colors Of the fiagg .Ss Ss&$ Co., g..
Soon the minister entered and the
bride and the groom, unattended,
marched in to the strains Of the s 'Lo-
hengrin Bridal Mareh. z The knot
was quickly tied, and cong tulations
hogan. Even the older Indians, fol-
lowing the example OF the younger
caes, went up and shook hands.
.. rapid movement the back Of
the chapel was transformed into a
dining room and al lunch was served
To the twenty y-five guests. The watt
ers nearly offended the mothers r-in-law
by not offering her more to eat. when
her plate was already full They for
got that an Indian oman never thinks
that she has enough unless she has
some to carry home.
hen all was over and most Of the
guests gone, the young people rode OF
Id their carriage, with our best wishes
and some rice a call a few weeks
later found them settled Id their home
with Mr., and Mrs Grow Bell, where
they expect to i've unit the completion
Eof their new three room log house
this fall ii now assistant
farmer for the ION, ana is the
business man s,f his local lity