Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-12
INDIANS SEEK
''HEAPD DIVORCE
Numerous Entertaining Gases
r Brought by Rosebud
Aborigines.
PLENTIFUL
Josephine Dog Soldier Says Her Hus-
band Bought a Coffin for Her
and Maltreated Her Because
She Wouldn't Occupy II.

Bonesteel, S. D., April 6.-According
to a recent law passed by the South
Dakota legislature. the next regular
term of the circuit court Of Gregory
county will be held April %.
The best evidence that the Indians in
this bailiwick are becoming highly civ
ilized and patterning after the white
man is found in the list OF divorce
cases filed In court and the reasons
assigned as to why the matrimonia
ties should be severed. w. b. Back
us, an attorney of Bonesteel, has a
lucrative practice among the Indians,
and among the twenty odd divorce
cases for the Indians are the follow
in-:
James Ghost Hawk wants a divorce
from his wife, Bessie Ghost Hawk.
James alleges that Bessie is a fiirt,
that she allowed Walking Soldier to
WOO and love her and finally Walking
Soldier and she eloped and are now
living in open adultery. These facts
Ghost Hawk expects to prove by
Thomas Two Sticks and William Bear.
Mollie Three Thighs Ghost Hawk Is the
issue of the marriage, and James wants
possession Of his child.
Runs Away With Flora Walks.
Another case is where the woman
alleges cause of action, and the title
is Alice Good Muskrat VS.. Henry Good
Muskrat. Alice says she was married
to Henry In 1884 and ever since has
been a kind, obedient and chaste wife,
but hat in 1895 Good Muskrat became
enamored of a Ing n more hand
some Indian maiden in the person or
Flora Walks AS She Jumps, and that
Muskrat Immediately deserted and Is
now living with Flora. Alice asks Tor
no alimony, but asks that her maiden
name of High Kicker be restored 10
her.
Another case Is entitled Poor Man
Star Boy VS.. Jennie Star Boy. Poor
Man alleges that Jennie ran away from
him in the year 1903 and took up her
abode with a no account Indian named
Walking Thunder, with whom she is
now living. He expects to prove these
facts by Three Dogs, Kicks High n
Three Moons.
Now comes Kate Belt and for a cause
of action alleges that Anthony Belt. her
husband, deserted her n left their
wigwam In the year 1902, and that she
has waited patiently for five long weary
years for his return, and that up to
this time he has failed to do so or TO
provide for her in any way, and as
Anthony has many ponies, land n
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her one-third and that a restraining or
der issue to prevent Anthony from dis
posing of his property until her case Is
settled. High Hawk, Walks over and
Mule Driver will furnish the necessary
testimony.
Here is a peculiar one. Holy Track
VS.. Never Stampeded. Holy Track is a
woman and Never Stampede Is a
but not true to his name, he did STAN
pede with Anna Buffalo Pipe, so al
leges Holy Track and is now living
with her as man and wife, therefore she
asks nat he marriage tie be severed
according to the law Of the white man
White Belly, Three Toes n One Tail
are her witnesses, and are expected to
swear to the right thing.
No Use for Coffin.
Josephine Dog Soldier VS.. Dog Soldier
Is another case. Josephine alleges that
she was sick and Dog Soldier got a
coffin and made preparations for the
funeral, but Josephine disappointed him
and got well. Then Dog Soldier got
very angry and threatened to shoot her
and knocked her leg out Of place and
finally drove her away from home. She
expects to prove these allegations by
Rafting Shield, Left Handed Thunder
and Whistling Crow.
Now comes James Bull Tail and for
of action alleges that Bear Bull
Tail, his wife, struck him with a stick
and kicked him bodily out of the tepee.
That for beating him she was twice
placed in the Jail at Rosebud agency to
reflect upon her actions, but that it was
Of no use. Finally to crown her acts
she committed adultery with Gus
Stranger Horse on Black Pipe creek on
August 2, 1906. James wants a divorce
very bad and if he proves these allega-
tions will no doubt get it.
Several other cases OF importance
among the elite Indians are as follows:
Helen Turning Bear VS.. Fred Left
Hand, Hollow Left Hand VS.. Left
Hand, Picket Pin VS.. Mary Picket Pin,
Hail Fast Horse VS.. Fast Horse, Cora
Big Grow VS.. Big Grow, His Horse
Standing VS.. White Whirl Wind, Sweat
Horse VS.. Eagle.