The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-09-19
Many White Horses and His Pale
Face Bride Leave Montana.
WILL LIVE WITH HER FATHER
A Marriage Which Caused Sensa-
r ton in Northern Montana, and
Which Was flushed Up as Much
as Possible.

SNSAAS
upon Montana, and the places which
knew them will know them no more
at least, that is the present inten-
ton.
The announcement of the depart
ure of the couple will revive consid-
cradle interest in an event which
happened nearly five years ago but
of which little was said through the
newspapers, partly because of the
prominence Of the family of the bride
in the case, and partly for other rea-
sons.
Seven years ago Mrs. Lille Cush-
man came to Fort Shaw in the gov
eminent service as seamstress, to
teach the little red men and women
the art of sewing their own clothes,
and exchanging red blankets for the
more or less picturesque panties,
says the Great Falls Leader.
Mrs. Cushman was the daughter of
Major Charles A. Bateman, of Marys-
vile, Cal, gentleman well known
as a temperance lecturer and an elo-
quent Baptist minister, having lee
tured in the state for two years in
the cause of temperance seven years
ago. Major Bateman had been an
officer of distinction in The rebellion,
and after his discharge settled down
near Marysville to the raising of
fruits, and is at present one of the
leading men in that line in the state
of California He is also rated as a
most eloquent orator on either the
lecture platform or in the pulpit. A
son of Major Bateman and brother
of Mrs. Cushman, was Rev, G. c.
Bateman, of the regular army, form
erly stationed at Fort Assinniboine,
north of Great Falls, but now with
the army in the Philippines. Rev.
Bateman was rated as an eloquent
divine and gained reputation which
was national in his attack upon the
government for the unsanitary condi-
ton of the soldiers quarters at Mon,
tauk Point few years ago; also
Rev. Bateman was a noted orator
upon the political rostrum, and al
one time stumped Washington ant
Oregon in political fight.
With such a father and brother
Mrs. Cushman could not but be dis
tinguished, and the only trouble thai
had come across her life was the fac
that fourteen years previous to hel
coming to Great Falls she had mar
ried a man who went to the bad will
a rush and from whom she secured ;
divorce just previous to coming tt
Montana. She had a daughter o
probably IL years of age when sh,
arrived here, and the little one wa
sent to the school at the mission.
Among the pupils of the Fort Shay
Indian school was one Many Whit
Horses, a young Piegan Indian,
son of a sub-chief of the same name
The young Indian remained at schoc
a while and enlisted in the regula
army, returning to the school as
regular attendant after a couple {
years.
What the attraction was that Dire
Many White Horses and the daughte
of the soldier-preacher together
hard to say, as the young India
was without any question the uglieI
specimens that could be herde
up in months drive over NortheI
Montana. Black hair like the mar
of horse, broad, fiat face witho'
expression, ferret eyes, and mout
which reached from ear to ear al
was something grotesque in it's ug
ness. His figure was not bad, al
it is recorded that he was particuls
ly neat about his person.
Whatever the reason the WON;
became infatuated, and a license
wed was asked by the noble redm;
and the daughter of the major. IT.
request was refused here and Il
couple made a sneak to Chotea
where the license was secured in
roundabout manner and they we
married by justice of the peace /
fore the relatives of the lady cou
make an cutlery. In the license t
ret White and the bride has sin
that time been known under t
name of Mrs. White, except that
has been whispered that her warri
called her names other than tn
and also acted in manner viii
caused her friends pain.
Last April Major Bateman came
Montana from California and was
Great Falls for several days. VIII
here he persuaded his daughter
allow her daughter to return w
him to the land of sunshine and fiC
ers.
The marriage was not what
desired" said Major Bateman, d
cussing the affair, "but there &
worse Indians than Garrett and
is better than many white men
could name"