The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-19
cherokee WOMAN
IS MOTHER OF Il.
HER OLDEST DAUGHTER WANTS
TO TELL FORTUNES IN FARGO
ENDORSED BY GOV. BURKE
MAYOR LOWELL FORBADE oP.
CREATIONS ON STREETS.

An Indian woman Of the Cherokee
race, whose residence is in Muskogee
OKLA, appeared this morning at the
police station to seek permission TO
tell fortunes in Fargo. She was
about rs or 80 years of age and is the
oiaest Of twenty-one children of Mary
Lehan, an Indian woman. who il nov,
IN Bismarck. She brought with bar
letters Of recommendation and en-
dorsement OF her mother from Cow
ernor Burke, Governor iShallenbarpar
OF Nebraska and other executives OF
western states. The police depart
ment referred the woman to Mavor
LoVell, who refused to grant her re-
quest. except that she might rent
room. On no conditions did the msvor
agree TO allow her to make a house to
mouse canvass In search of business.
nor to operate on the streets.
Inc Ierters Of the governors were
SHOWN the mayor and he expressed his
ulsapproval Of the action Of the gov
ernor Of North Dakota in signing q |
letter Of that kind. The governors |
letter follows:
Governors Letter.
This is to certify that the bearer
or this letter called at this office on
this ninth day of August, 1910, with
many letters of recommendation from
governors and distinguished men, rep
resenting her to be a worthy woman
the mother of twenty-one children.
and the greatest living exponent of at
least one Of Roosevelt's theories.
(Signed) "John Rurko
Governor"
The letter from Governor Shallen-
oarger OF Nebraska was similar in de- |
tell, and endorsed the Indian woman
as the maker Of salves and charms
which were claimed to possess healing /
properties
mayor Lowell criticised both the let
,ers extensively and stated that he
.elt 1t was somewhat beneath the dig
1ity Of state executives of prominent
states like North Dakota and Nebras-
"a to endorse to the public, fortune
oilers and herb sellers.
Mother is Fifty three.
Mary Lehan, the mother of the Inn
nense family, is So years old and her
mother is still living near Muskogee
nd Is 10 years of age. Of the phe-
iomenal family Of "papooses," fifteen
re girls and six are boys. The woman q
'ho appeared in Fargo this morning, '
toSa Lehan, is the oldest of the family. o
me Is the mother of two children her h
elf. Her husband is now working on h
n Indian reservation in Muskogee
ounty, Oklahoma. She did not F
now her husbands last name, as she k
aid she had always called him 90 t
eph," and that was all that was
ecessary.
Rosa said her husband was wealthy
nd that her grandmother, who was
10 years of age, had made a big for
lne by making an herb salve which
he sold to a big drug company in st,
outs.
1t is Rosa's plan, when she gets es-
lblished in Fargo to bring her mother.
larry Lehan, who has done so much
perpetuating her race, here and they NJ
Ill conduct q business together.
-ayor Lovelfs sanction for the woman
operate her business in some room
the city was given on the condi-
on that as soon as any complaint
lould be lodged against her, she
ould have to leave the city.
Was Gaudily Attred.
Rosa was gaudily dressed in a cos
me of many colors, the most con- I've
'icuous of which were red, yellow and st
nix, which might hardly be termed a !.
arts creation. Around her neck she ~
ore several strands Of queer looking =,
inns, and her fingers were bedecked "a
18th silver rings. She stopped last W.
ght at one of lower Front streets >,
'tels, and this morning she was seen "a
that quarter trying to engage a oe
ON in which to open her fortune tell DC
6 Darlor.
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