The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-03-08

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hundred and sixty (160) acres of
the land allotted to the deponent
and her minor children, was
leased to Charley Quigley and
Dwight Large for a period of
five (5) years, and upon the fol-
lowing terms: they were to fence
and cultivate the land and build
a small house, chicken house and
granary and to pay two $4,000
per acre for the use of the land
the last year of the lease.
Deponent further says that at
the time of the death Of her hus-
band, John Hewlett, he was the
owner of and possessed practic-
ally no personal property and
that he left deponent and her
minor children without property
or means of support except the
land allotted to them by the
government; that she is about
forty-two (42) years of age and
! that all Of her minor children
are under fourteen (14) years of
age; that none of them are able
to work out and earn anything
towards the support and main
tenance of herself and family
and that all her children are de-
pendent upon her for support,
clothing and education, and have
been ever since the death of her
husband; that none of her chill
dren have any property other
than the land allotted to them
and have no income except such
as may be derived from the lands
allotted to them; that none of
said children are able to support
themselves Or render any mater
ial help towards the support and
maintenance of deponent and
her family.
Deponent further says that all
of her time is practically taken
up in the care of her minor chill
dren and the care of her small
amount of stock; that she has no
property except three cows, two
horses and a few chickens, ex-
cept the land allotted to her as
stated above; that she has no in
come except such as derived from
the COWS, horses and chickens
and which is derived from the
land allotted to herself and fam
lily.
Deponent further says that
from the leases above mentioned,
she has never received a dollar
and will not be entitled to receive
a single cent for period Of two
years yet to come, with which to
support, maintain and educate
her family, and that unless she
receives some income from the
balance of the land allotted to
herself and family, she will be
obliged to clothe, feed and care
for them by her individual efforts
and whatever she can make out |
of her three cows and a few
chickens.
Deponent further states that
she is obliged to depend abso-
lutely on the allotted lands for
the support and maintenance of
herself and children, and that so
far as the matter now stands, for
some time yet to come she will
receive no revenue from these
lands with which to support and
maintain her children, and al
though she and her family are
rich in land she is without the
means to buy comfortable CLOTH
ing and nourishing food for her.
self and children.
Deponent further states that |
at this time her children are
practically barefooted and are
scantily clothed; that Max, aged
twelve, for the want of some
thing to wear on his feet, severe
ly froze his feet in January of
this year while on his way to
school.
Deponent further states that |
at times they do not have proper
food to sustain life; that in case
of sickness she has no means by
which she can get medicine or
the attendance of a physician;
thot II ic how dociro to oI,,oot to
her children, to teach them thrift
and usefulness and become good
examples to the rest of the tribe
upon the reservation, but that it
is almost impossible to do more
than keep body and soul together
without an income of any sort
from the lands owned by her and
her family.
Deponent further states that
the balance of the land allotted
to herself and family heinp four