Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-20
Daughter of Quarter Blood In
dian eliminates Difficulties
by Marriage at Moline
TITLE TO 1920 ACRES OF LAND
The Girls stepfather Wished to Post
pone the Marriage Until the Land,
Which Belongs to Her by Reason Of
Her Blood, Could Be secured-Besin.
ming of Romance.
Special to Times Republican.

special 10 IlmeS-RepuDllCan.
Muscatine, July 2O.-Muscatine has
a real Indian romance. The story
deals with white man who married q
quarter blood Indian, a daughter, q
young man who loved the daughter, 12C
acres of land destined to become the
girls by reason of her blood, a father
who did not oppose the marriage of the
| daughter, but who had reasons for
wanting it postponed--and finally a
marriage. the elimination of series OF
perplexing situations, and difficulties
that always accompany proper modern
marriages.
The Fathers Story.
/ Il married quarter blood Indian,
said j. T. Lafferty, who says that he is
| a locomotive engineer and lives with
| his family on Front street, and the
| girl am going to tell you about is my
stepdaughter. Her name is Charlotte
| Belle, and she has enough of the blood
of the redskins in her to give her a
healthy beauty, a complexion that is
the envy of many of her full-blood
American friends. She is only IL years
old.
although she is not my daughter. l
have always regarded her as such, and
she has always lived with me with the
exception of three years. During this
time she attended school north of To-
peka, Kas., where she acquired good
education. My wife and family lived
in that state and in Oklahoma. while
she attended school and for many years
we have tried to get title to cartain land
which belongs to the girl by reason OF
her blood Her mother has already Sc
cured the land that was due her, be-
cause of reservation for the Indians,
but there have been irregularities IN
establishing the rights OF our daugh-
ter.
Three months ago we came to Mus
catjne. / secured work on stationary
engine, at which l have been employed
the greater part of the time, and all
the time | have been working, with the
assistance of nv attorneys. on the mat
ter of the - tt.as ~h:~-! '-Stohss 20
the girl.
The Romance Begun.
"About two months ago Charlotte
met young man from Moline, whose
name is Edward Lockridge lie was
an industrious young fellow, somewhat
attractive, and this was the point at
which matters began to complicate.
There wasn't much ceremony TO the
affair and the first thing l knew the
couple was engaged. They wanted my
consent, and ! refused to give It,
didn't object to the marriage, but l
wanted 1t postponed until we had set
tied up the affair of her allotment in
the reservation.
But she didn't think the land was
as important matter as the marriage.
There was no unpleasantness about
the affair, but 1t was all earnestness1
on my part. Whether it was hyp-
motto influence. or love and affection, or
clever diplomacy on the part of my
daughter and my prospective son-in-
law, or some other influence, or what
1 do not know. Anyway, almost before
/ realized it, all three of us We're in
Moline, in a justice office, and they
We're standing up in one corner being
while / sat helpless in one
corner watching the ceremony. II
knew ii wasn't the right thing to do to
allow the thing to proceed. but l didn't
raise any disturbance. They had my
and the justice did the work.
after 1T was over, we all returned
to Muscatine, and we are all here now.
The girl and her husband are living
next door to us
And all of that 100 acre tract
worth anyway $40 per acre, and may
be $1,000 per acre, if oil is discovered
in that region-all of these broad |
acres" mused the reporter sadly, are
"Oh, no. answered Mr.. Lafferty.
That's all right. 1 have the papers
Everything is o. X. She'll have the
land in less than year"