The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-09-27

cation is hereby acknowledged
Ninigas T.. sept aoth. iaoa
Hon dosspa A eill
1udee d uae Northern District of
tile indlan Tefntory
Nlnifa. q
Dear Sir
On account of certaia reports and
fuman recently made and circulated
I bg Democrats camps lgn speakers and
newspapers relative 70 TIE question u
gqardianshlla in thh country and
The requirements made 81 foUr eoprt
Ioi parents ~ minor Indian children,
and q tie necessity oi Al parents ia
tie iudlau Terriforl 81 Indian minor
lchlldren 70 glte bond and have issued
10 fhean letters % gIMfilaasalp of
else select other persons as cuatofs
of the estate y 4.d children. OF sub.
mit 20 the appointment by tle court
laf piileg persons as CURATOR d said
IehfIdrens estate So tie undersigned
commltfee apponfed ny the Bepuba
Jean Campalgn COMMITTEES u the Fits.
lulnth Constitutions Delegate u6-
ltnef to Investigate said statements
and rgmoa invite Year honor % ad.
dress q us sn open letter egllne ont
IbaaiIy under shat clfeumsi paf
tents are required % tske aJ letters
lur have others AZ 50 IS eHau ln ogyf
/ Itle estate the said dfen aud
As q sheghe aHY order hss tsr heea
made q faar enau rr4alunE al par
eui IS iadan children io take
oul saeh efftn and u ahat cases
suc'4 action 5 e5maa lie1 l tae court.
leUag 1rie0y - liHue q Jso laws
snd liie attltaie ortfe caar, ou These
questions
Was any general order ever Issued
dlrectIns 81 parents q give bond 4
eases eiefe thsY lad minor children
aith aa8imeufs
kindly gse this matter aaeil al
swef at yoaf earliest coasenlsnee. Is
such plain and eonelse nay As mas b
Understood ~ 81 persons
Nears youn fuif
slgned cias 8 Rogers
" paF
Joseph y ~catt
II Dixon
6e0fFe Aandeyer
lBfcpYius thrufo So ~ tie
more freely inasmacl s. manf 81 our
besf citiseushate niappfeheadea lfe
position az the court relative o. tbs
matter
Ia use lnf place lef be n1ef
stood distinctly gat never az ans
l0ms las uee brsu anY general
ordef % TIE eeari eHinng parents
lof mlnof cheraEte cl deer 10 take
loai leiten q guardianship far surh
children naf fas there efof at ans
time beeu .n order by tie court eom.
pei.ug af directing sos particular
parent = mIuor Cherokee children ta
take olf suoH letters
Tie laN lh ienor Ed tle Indian #tf
HioH relative fa gaafdlans
faand a Chapter 81 Natds
Bigest %'etiaa ts 81 ad em tef
reads as follows
lHaI cass bot athafaisa pa iei
Tor hg las, use hthrf atae Utag
and after hls aeatlH sg v1ea thsraf
STALL bs ua aafW father tbeu The
mother & living shall b tho natural
guardian 70 tbelr children aad naye
tie custeiy and care of their pssaus
eaurat So and estates 8 %
sfai 80 a.d h
m fa Ha
aad aatW aa sHam
Under ths section. few weeks
since notice was riseu through tie
press 81 THAT parents might under.
stand what The .aa required Ths5
uatice was iH - SENSE au order pf
.the court but vas sent out iof lnf0r-
HaiIun
The s Indian Agent 10 common
wltlI otber duties lu i00kins after the
estates q minor children notifies the
court when BE- finds minor Cherokee
children eho have 40 legal guardians
and upoH THIS notice. TIE court iu its
turn sends notice q the parents Of
their privilege 70 take out such le'
fsu Bat as atugo mentioned IN no
case has The court ordered Or required
parent - Do -
Tie alloimeuta to minor Cherokee
children are estates moi derived from
tie PARENTS, hut eomn tathem because
they are ChofgAeis and on the rolf as I
citizens and no because theg are
heirs and subject 20 the control of
parents
The las does not question the hon.
esly o. the parent as natural gnar3l.
an, but says when The estate comes