The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-08
SPEhOTRRIFT PROGLIvITIES
STOPPED BY COURT ORDER
Trustee Personally Authorizes
All Expenditures Of
Pretty Widow
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Bartlesville, Okla. Dec S.-How
would You like 10 be a widow young
Metty Of face and handsome Of form;
70 have in your own right 100000 sub
iect 10 check, to own 1000 acres Of
farm land, ls7 acres OF oil and gas
land and an annuity Of $3.50 a year
and yet 10 be refused such a trifle as
an automobile on which your heart
was dearly set?
Wouldn't il almost break your
heart? And then. to make matters
still worse, to have your girl chnm
Who, fanoying a millinery store. pay
$1,000 for II and spend $1,000 more
stocking it up.
Such is the predicament OF Mrs,
Blanche Keeler of Pawhuska, Okla
Mis-. Keeler is a member of the
Usage tribe Of Indians. the ricnest
irlbe OF people IN the world Each
member Of The tribe. besldes the land
allotment, has an annuity OF per
cent on cash deposit OF $4,000 which
is held By Uncle sam. as Mrs
Keeler has two children, she win re
ceive the annuities for Children as
well as for herself, until they become
OF age
Her greatgrandfathe on her moth
ers side was brother OF Pierre
Chouteau. the founder OF ST. Louis.
She was born twenty-seven years ago
Her father was ScOtch-irishman,
Mclaughlin by name A Cherokee IN.
dian. Joe keclcr, wooed her when she
became Of age. Two children, hoy
and girl. were born and the hus-
band died.
A year ago the widow met an actor
Harry Bond was playing IN stock at
he Auditorium They were married.
and during their brief period Of don-
Bile blessedness. the wife looked upon
he stage She did SO as an angel
and, according 70 her own story IL
cost her about $4,000 There was
marital trouble aud she divorced
Bond.
There was more than marital tfau
hes in store for Mrs Keeler Her
relatives held little meeting This
champion woman spendthrIft Of the
Usage nation must be curbed they
resolved Her whims which might
cause her 10 want and TO get most
anything this side Of the moon, cost
money and a good deal Of Il. Her
relatives feared that al the rate she
was going she might become bank.
rHpt. There was bur one way to stop
her and that was through an order
OF court The proper steps We're TAX
en- aud Eugene Scott. an attorney Of
pawhuska. was appointed trustee
over her estate with power Of AZ
torney from her. and also made the
guardian OF her two children
This was last June. Since then he
has managed 10 accumulate about $50
J0o in the bank for Mrs. Keeler and
she has q large sum due her on foy'
altles for gas and oil properties which
she owns and which was paid into
the tribal treasury. All monies due
Mrs Keeler since then have been
paid TO Mr. Scott. and be has Issued
checks IN payment Of ali Of Mrs.
Keeier's bills. lie personally author.
ICES ali Of her expenditures. except
Oi course tie pocket money which r.
allowed her weekly.
For months MIS- Keller has desired
an automobile. She has riding and
driving horses. but she wanted the
motor car Friends had them and
she saw no feasoA why she should
not have one. When abe broached
the subject to "guardy. he smiling
IL said nag. She was hardly the
sort ol woiann 10 handle an auto. he
tAi8 her. she might injnfe herself
or her children and then too. he did
not feel at liberty to allow her to
spend a couple Of thousand dollars
on a machine, 70 say nothing 70 the
upkeep.
4 don't really believe you want
an automobile It is but a passing
fancy and you would tire Of It. You
have horses and rigs and then, 100,
you might get injured IN an automo-
bile accident don't feel as II
should permit Won 10 spend this mon.
ey.' was the cold reply Of Nj Scott
"This thing Is just perfectly ter.
rihle. said Mrs Keeler Here.
sa4e lsiss.s= " is4a..Es 49,
automobile and silll am told that Il
would be extravaganza on my pnrl
to buy one. Well. guess | VII have
IL 60 back 70 tie ponies.