The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-06
TROUBLES OF A PROUD
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attacked by her brother-inlaw. being
81 brutally beaten and cut by him
ihat her injuries for a time were con-
sidered fatal He was arrested for
the assault. convicted. and Is now
serving a seven-year sentence I'm the
penitentiary at Lansing While con-
fined in the county jail at Newkirk.
Donaldson escaped and was at large
for several months being recaptured
finally in New Mexico
The second divorce Of Donaldson
end his wife followed this attempt on
her life by her brother This was
ciTly in 1906 and later in that year
The DOnaldsons were again remarked.
The Usage Indians are very wealthy
Mrs. Donaldson and her two children
al together. are entitled to 1880
acres Of valuable land. in addition to
$4,000 in cash now drawing interest
for them in the national treasury at
Washington f,
The third marriage was in great
part the result Of combined business
interests and in order, too. that the
welfare OF the children, in lands and
money. might be better looked after
anu fOHAlDlANNs ~ WIS Hfi'0Cul AOi
the best interests of the entire fam
lily to get their land alloitments con
tiguous. If possible. thus forming an
immense ranch, where both agricul-
tire and live stock could be featured
Both Donaldson and his former wife
recognized these facts and their re-
marriage followed.
The petition for the third Divorce
was filed only recently by the wife at
Pawhuska and the trial this time will
be before Judge poe OF Tulsa. She
maintains It is simply impossible for
them to live together In peace and
harmony. and declares also that the
third time is certainly the last time
she will marry her husband
In this connection. 1t now develops,
Dave Donaldson has been working dil-
igently TO obtain a pardon for his
brother. The woman has never for
given her brother-in-law and II is
understood that she was greatly
offended when she learned that her
husband was using his influences to
Fl &c Bob from prison. petition has
been circulated In Kay county and
the western portion of Usage county,
many signers being secured, for Bob
Donaldsons pardon. It was present
ed To Governor Frantz before his re-
tirement from offi,e last November.
but was not acted upon by him he'
cause of the petition being faulty IN
slme respects. It is now being pre-
rared again for presentation TO GOV
Haskell
The troubles Of the Donaldson's do
not affect themselves alone, but also
the federal commission, which at the
present time Is allotting the Usage
lands among the members OF inc
tribe Prior TO the filing Of her third
petitioB for a divorce recently, Don
aldson and his wife separated. the
vile returning to her fathers nome
I'm the big Bend country near ron
"a city. Each Of the parents TOOK a
child. but still they are Just as inter
ested for The sake of the children, q
have their lands allotted contgu
ously. ,,,a.
much Of the flower of the Usage hs
ton. IL is am extremely rich agfl
cultural section, perhaps as valuable
from that standpoint as any IN tins
entire state. The squaw men az
,ule understand this fact and the II
lfermarried women especially select
cd these lands for their families al
7 lottments. Within q radius of teN
miles in this section is perhaps al
mreh wealth. II not more, than II
any other agricultural section OF IN
came size IN the United States u
IN this locality that the Plomonaol
! and Donaldson allottments IN srt@
( part have been taken.