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Show OLD TIP1ES ARE PASSING AWAY - i OKLAHOMA INDIANS CELEBRATE END OF TRIDAL STATE. Feaillno and Oinclng the Order Throughout the Two Terrltorlet Sleux Guide of Old Enemlei, the Pawneei. tluthrle. Okla 'Ihe Indiana of Okla lioma are taking advanlage of the In lerlm lielween the paeelng away of old ouudlllona and the advent of the new elate government In general dem onetrntlon and celebrallona all over Iho two terrllurlea They apparent ly ilealre to hnvo tho time of their Ihee lieforu finally realgnlug to the Inevitable lot of cllUone of the I'nlt i ed Htutee government ' Tho blggeet Bothering of Indiana la l near Hominy, In Iho Onago nation ' The 1'oncae, Otoea Kluaaa. Coinan i ohe. Kawa nnd lllg and l.lttlo Oeage havu beou celcbrntlng Iho paeeage of tho allotment bill there for several weeks and aro still putting In the tlmo feasting nnd dancing Tho Oeagu niininnr flffireTVIrffttTIS-"mTd flfTtT decrco upon Iho oldoet eon I'awncu Wuh-Wa Tah prealdeil aa chief orator Tho celebration wae held near dray llorao, Tho "ancrod pack" hni been held by ono family for elx years, but later It "III bo paieod on to the next best friend of the family with similar reremnnloe Tho Pawnee Indiana hnvo been on tertalnlng their old enemies, tho Sioux, fur aetcrnl wroka with tho green corn dance and feaetlng IlufTaln and pony danrra were also Indulged In an I many ponies nnd blanketa were glren the Bloux vlellnra by tho 1'awneea Agent Nellie, of tho Pawnees, tnada n trip to tho econo of tho feetlvllles and warned the Indiana that It would be n crime to give away pnnlc and blank re that had been mortgaged Tho lndlnns of the Qunpaw agency nro preparing for a big farowell cole- lirntlou at Wjandolte. continuing four daya The rienecae. Wyandotte. Ml nmle, Ottawa, Quapaw. Modoc, Delaware and Peoria will participate) partici-pate) The Quapaw will give their green corn and alnmp dances, ad dreaM will be made hy prominent Indians nnd each night during the eel ebratlon the old lime rellglou osetnm of returning thanks lo tho (treat Spirit Spir-it for bountiful crop will be celebrated cele-brated The Pnnca Indians aro arresting Ihe blggeit demnnitrntlnn to be held Heptember 15 and 10, tho thirteenth anniversary of the opening of Iho trip to elttement All Oklahoma Indian will be tallied talli-ed In attend nnd Invitation are being be-ing neat out to all northern tribe to participate The Hit Include Sleux, Winnebago, Omaha and sevoral other oth-er Tho Oinahue, of which tho Pon-rn. Pon-rn. nro n branch, frequently vlilt vlth Ihe latter tribe, and thceo vlilti iro returned by tho Poncaa, Tbo entertainment being provided by tho Poncn. Include danwi moke, buffalo fcaat and other Indian In-dian amuaomenta In return, tho rli-ltlocirtbaawmittviootlr rli-ltlocirtbaawmittviootlr pret-ata, Including iwnlea and blankola, Yind thn Ponca will llkowlee Invlili Jlfti upon tho vliltor The head chldj nf Iho Ponca ha arranged with tho Miliar llrothor of "101" ranch to fur-nlih fur-nlih nil tho cattla and buffalo netded for thn feast. Tho Ponca expeei to entertain f,000 vliltor and thoy will bear tho ontlro expense Hlnco tho paiaago of the itateaood bill loino Indian tribe that haiemot yet been declared cltliem of tho Unit-oil Unit-oil Htatea havo shown a dlapoiltlon lo reek audi recognition Tho Kawa hao been making application fotcltl-icnahlp fotcltl-icnahlp and Mr Prank liierUono of tho wcnlthlcat Kaw and the ownor of 400 acre of land near Kaw City, was git en a certificate of competency and a almllar certificate sai given to (leorgo llnrdy, eon nf the Kaw chief, tlen William Hardy, and cousin of C'ongreaimnn Curtis, of Kama |