Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-14
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Toledo. Feb. ll.-Mr. /. F. 0iger, Of
hts place. gives some interesting 1ig-
ures conserving his mother in-law.
Mrs. Wtnsett. who died . few years ago.
Mrs. Mary Winsstt was the mb&her Of
Blk boys and six girls. They all lived
to be married md have children. At
the time of her death she was SO years
of age n was only sick for a short
time. She left twelve children. fifty
four grandchildren. seventy-three great
grandchildren. and ten great. great
grandchildren. Notice the total figures.
l4S children. grandchildren. great
grandchildren. and great, great grand
children. She came to Iowa in 1852
and as MAJ be supposed saw many
years Of what we now call hardship.
Raising" twelve children without a
furnace-heated, electric lighted house,
no storm windows, no gas range. no
bath tub or bath room, no paved
street. In fact without all the so-called
modern c~onveniences, this Iowa woman
Ola much to contradict our present
ideas OF larger families and the com-
forts OF life as we now understand
them. Any reader of this has the writ
ers permission to cut II out and send 1t
TO race-suicide Roosevelt.
ss&
Readers of the daily papers remem-
Der the opposition from the Sac and
Fox indians to the establishment of the
Indian school at this place. 1t vii! be
called to mind that a decision was made
that the Indian reservation was not a
reservation because these tribes own
ed their n Then. too. it was decided
u state school laws could not be APP
piled as regards compulsory attend
ance because these Indians are not citi-
zens OF Iowa. Then. too. pretty Indian
maiden. "Minnehahar went and got
married to avoid being compelled to go
to school ard she had the 'ha ha on her
would be educators because a married
woman is not subject to any law. as
times go. Then to complicate matters,
a school was started on the reservation
that is not a reservation. by the Indians
who would not send their children to
the government school. which of course
prevented any compulsory attendance
or the government school on the part
OF the state of Iowa that had no au-
thority to compel citizens to at
tend any school. Now. strange to relate.
this Indian school here IL doing pretty
we'll. thank you. At present some
eiehty-fve pupils are in attendance but
less than a dozen are Sacs and Foxs.
Minnesota and Dakota Indians. like
white folks. Indians seem to
like to send their children away
to school. And all agree that
this half dozen school teachers are
doing mighty good work for the sons
and daughters OF 10. The three Rs,
readin'. ritin', and rithrletic. are not
optional studies. Nc diploma eoes
u,;thn,,t n N,,1f a@,.e> A,S, T., Ao.>
branches. Then a mechanical educa-
ton is given the boys. and sewing and
cooking is taught the girls. So fifty
years after the date when all this
should have been DONE. we have COM
M some practical work for the
noble red mon Of iowa.
Tho question Of Q division OF this
reservation Into land aliotments II still
under discussion. 1t Il q more difficult
proposition than ven the school ques.
lion Many Of these braves ana squaws
much prefer to b. clkssed AZ stand
patters. They evidently read wonssr's
Weekly. Tama, Iowa. Let well enough
alone and hand us out tho cash as
heretofore is the idea. And Just how
this n Of the reservation is to be d.
vided fairly and equally no one seems
to be able TO figure out. Some OF IL 10
worth $3.50 an aero and some Of II not
10 cents an acre. And II It could be
arranged to sell It in a lump. the sum
thus produced would have to be in
vested in land so far away from civil
lization they would all die OF home
sickness and the lac Of civilized COM
forts. They have got 50 accustomed
to coming to town. to Tama. Toledo,
and Montour. sitting around on the
sidewalks and buying ice q and
soda water In the stores to travelling
with medicine shows and to going 70
Marshalltown to the circus. life would
not b . worth living II they had to take,
own, and live on 100 acres in North
Dakota
While mentioning some things con-
corning these unfortunate tribes Of
Indians-if they have to 90 70 school
or have their land allotted" 1t IL re-
markable how little progress has been
made in outstanding them. Our
Roman Catholic friends have Convert
ed" whole tribes in South America.
Mexico. California. and Canada. Our
home missionaries nave worked to
great advantage in the slums OF the big
cities. Ever Billy Sunday brought In
to the fold hundreds in Marshailtown,
but what shall we say Of the Musquak-
les? "Ephriam is Joined TO his idols let
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