Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-05

" known az Eiackni-f enmrv Or
rha Gmahn ridau -aaervauuu
- now rh1wsu1u -uuur .nutlinH
1922 H1aM aees The Omaha IN
- uinH vars nlaced on dis asrr
1orv n mz They were u -soeiva u cum
stisrauun 1f having -rInuuisied an aia.mH
u uriar urrturv tie -sservauun ITSELF be-
sidea rie iunnwfrs anuulHsa TBr -irse
YEARS. N0k1 per a1nuu- enr -ie nex- ten
v'ars Easa f1r rfe next Grtaeu ears
EA~1 per annum. and FOR ais 1-zr -vaiva
velrs E8lga per lnuum.
af laa when me 0mu1as vera -amuvHf
w rne rsservaruu tiev numbered a utus
'ger sA IN rss1 they nHd Increased lI over
tlW Ar present aieg have lnour Lans pou-
uia1nn. In MsE 1iis tribe avurd. u Iddi-
con u uieir ponies which were noe iHsIHd
uh liem by the mvsrumenr G6 wHE1uH t0
ninws ami 80 mitivIh1r7. Ns a t-1e uiev
owned twenty-five aumDiued movers amt
reapers and two -irsshing machines They
cultivated lnar year Lma acres OF w1eaL
LGm lo-ss " corn and 80 Ierrs Of 1-ouao1es
E1 -fs present time -iese rndians ara
prosperous amt DESERVE mIch credit Gur
whut -iev have accomplished
The Wnnabag1 lf1e M T1dans lcrmuv
o rartiun 11 ue original gma1u -assrva
rau. After selling tieir limits I'M uIiunis
and wisconsin 10 the s1vernmsur and
after cartons ueadea and wanderings. the
Wlnnehagnes au last lett Cruw craeA i'm
DaxntI carrrtarv. in Bss amt moved tu
-Ieir present .aCa1uu. Here liey Dur-
alazd of tlo Omahas. IN 1896. TWB Icras
of .amt paving rierefur Eg0aa Tn W74 11ev
ma,tr an additional purchase % q. 3G0 acres
f1r ENm8.
To tlu EIl 1E E-g a census was taken and
-ter7 were i1und 10 be- O. ~ OF t1e Winnie
hugIes dlvaled into Ibuur 100 sImuas.
Two luudred and efftv If tiem with their
flmilles ara living on whaf mighr BE- pruu-
srtT called clrmH. rIe rsmUinder living an
and culuvaung EmlI DiecEs uf Iu1d.
N1t an I1uiun village exists On me- RESI-
arvanuu. but IN addition u1 tie buildings
lr 1ig Igsncy tieEe arg u2 huuses huiIt ax-
presHly rnr cha Indians. OF these sixty
two are framn rysurg-Gva half brick and
hair frame. and Eftaen an nrigit. tile last
r1rrv being cumf1rt41le rvu-stnrv d-vsu-
iuEa The Winnebagnes 10 BUT nrrie farm
ing compared with wnar they miEnr du.
but do nuGi murs work FOR farmers or
the ressrvatiun than the Cmahna.
In tsG the line Of railruud Rnuwu as tte
Nebrasta division af die Chicago st. Paul.
N-unneapuiEA 4 Omaha. CROSSED the Missouri
AL 1iuuA NltH ana penerrutau J1lH vast Eelu
~ Fertile EIrmH and pushed onward in ts
auurieriv course 10 Omaha A bill was
passed Ia congress in Uss2 providing fnr tile
sale of D.1oa acres OF tine reservation lands.
liking the date fBr such sale an the Mtl
tiny az April 1854
Perhaps ar nd ume in the history OF Ne
hrasBa can tlers BIZ recalled an hour al
more iuusnae eEGirement than tiHt which
prevailed in riiH vicinity az Y u'GiuGt on
ris last date mentiunet above. hundreds
upon hundreds Of anxious humeseelter,
struggling un secure ar least a garden spui
IN this. the now regnguizsd paradise Of tbs
puor. whers al who are willing 20 szsru az
effort To prosper are amply rewarded win
wealth. peacs and plenty. The almost end.
less Dr0csaHinn OF teams and humanity il
said 10 have ressm1led a vast city OF cabini
on wheels. as the eager landBesiUars hur
riedIy rushed ua the frunt 10 make seiec