The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-11-09
BIGAMY SUPPRESSED.
MnIAEs or NEBRASKA M
sTRicTEp TO ONE wIrE
Extra Wives Wiii Have o Be Ne.
turasA - Parsnisi Lodgss-
RuiinR % Dakota cisY
Judge


Dakota cIty. Nsb II polyFsmy ia
not Eood for ths ordinafy knerieaa
sitlsen. q Is nos geea fof TIE AietrleAn
lnGiAn. and shall larn nay haud -
stAmplnR oui thia taial * MDrmon D.
lief among tbs indians la Nebraska
la the declarations q Jadke ~ A.
Eimers. u p4kogA city. who believes
ghsss ~ - place ioF nriaham N0ungs
and Joseph salths AmonK the inalana
F'of years he Winashaea sad Omaha
lhdiaus have tons 81 iAeg pleased in
ldomestir a1AlFs. aua some "a ihe older
inatanA have had haA q ds4tn wiYea.
either simultaneously oF aufceasivsiy
Bpt ons legal vifs - 3 tIms. and ao
nsN ones antH the last Ons i disposed
u. = The programmes mappsd 0at -
The eouasy laage and The coaaty Al-
t0fney. A. a. MeAliWer. " Dakota
eeaaty. whefe ihs masl u ghs indians
coue Cor thslr licenses
The stats II Nebraska rcaoenizes
these Indians a. eliiaenn They haFe
many privileges % Account 81 this
lreugnitiou. Including the rieht .
vote. huy liquor over the bar and other
thinga dear % the hearts q the rea
men.
Bat sheY must not practice pulYEamy
Ia the future The rullaE u Judge
Eimera siil bs eHceeilaEig unpopular
vita tho ludlana and eonndefaale
tfoahio w.il reaait Oid Joe Harria.
ihs Joseph amith af ihs Winnehaga
tribe, nav has sight wives ssfen -
them must rglaru 70 The NiFuama q
their fathers and aualt Ger the aged
lchiefiAih 90 pick 90 uno whom BE- de-
sirrs y become hls permanent wife
Jedee Elmere has been infesflEatnE
ihe past eunuubiai lie of koma % tbs
tndians aud has BEEN refusing % Issue
iiesutea De indlans whn have ore wlfs
keeeAty Charles i~o0Fa WlnHes
base Indian. whasc fafnef q a French
mAn. and who Is a bfuthee o. The "a
moaa ANGEL peeora. the lndiap illuss
tralaF fof Harper Brothers applied
f1f 4 llosnae io wed an Indian maiden
of ad summen judge Elmers prompt
iy refused fo Efanf the hecuse an4
told he Indian that n be secured
li0ease slnfw here aud married tha sirl
before hf disposed os several Sc BE
siYea hs eou.f o. seHi 90 taa pealitu.
liars for klgam9
wllI en- faa afpu - IAnohia
tall uf yaa ieilona DECLARED the irats
indes 20 hes Fefase .8 admit 8 M3r-
mos aenataf - c1usress beeaase be
believes Is religion uhiea permits
p0lYsamg Nil soc Hrani 8 lioeaae ta
another ls8lau abo haa aHe lawfM
eifa auiil he secures a diNarts from
sef Ell aiso b cawful about
uauilfs q divorce Civilization begins
f.gh tse and p9lfaamy smoas ne
ults# nf sstraaka HAa eeme fa =
Ftup
tias Il makt uo difference 10
ms rrpliea The ia3lan . i've 9Th
Scr shl marry Ser aale laa.aa COS
um Guess ~ SON hoihef any more
kteai e.ianE msrrlra ltsAl say The
shIis ail aay mAFry b the isEai say.
and thea they Nont q ne
The pretty iud.an ma.den. dressed
.n TRIBAL easlom aAf patiently Nait
* me return ef beg Iatss fron ne
saHfthosae Win che Necessary tncu
meat tat the 'ntlan haa - uoEds u
somfoH q give Der sbeu - reiefnrd
ather thaa that thtY would hafs n
five s. hef htd bseu Iivln5 aad that
ihs eou'd 80. beo1ms BE- Iesai v.fe
Mah} other Instances have come Is
aFht ~here lna.aua aeslred % marf5
eFallY the third e. fourth nfe The
uanty judge deelaree s. ulil sead tts
sheriff % tie ludfau holmes and arrest
al indians Nho arr living q adultery
au.eHs here . general eleaainH up
ans rocI 70 vii hg compelled ta have
sui enc sife and lsafe polYsamg
alone