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Justice and Fair Dealing for
every Indian who desires to
become a good Citizen.
Vol. XVIIll.
THE TOMAHAWK.
Official Organ of the Minnesota
Chippewas.
B. L-FAIRBANKS Owner.
L. L06AN, Editor and Publisher.
Published Weekly at
White Earth Agency, Minnesota.
Entered at the Postoffice at White
Earth, Minn., as mail matter ot theCato
econd class.
SUBSCRIPTION: $1.50 PER YEAR IN AOTANCL
These are dark days for grain
exchanges throughout the United
States. Hard on the heels of theespecially
law passed by the late legislature
prohibiting gambling in futures
has come a law enacted by the
Illinois legislature stopping such
and Congress is busy with, a bill
designed to make such prohibition
nation wide. Nonpartisan League
circles are husy With propaganda,
the chief object of which is to dis
credit the Minnesota Law on thethings
ground that it is without teeth.
But Representative Wilkinson of
Washington county, one of the
authors of the Minnesota anti
grain gambling act insists that the
act is all that is claimed for it.
Word from Washington is to
the effect that Edward .Rustad of
Wheaton, former state senator,
has been agreed upon by Senators
Nelson and. Kellogg for United
States Marshall for the district of
Minnesota and that his appoint
ment will shortly be announced by
President Harding. J. S. Arne
son, formerly of the State Immi
gration department was mentioned
in connection with the Marshrll
ship, but it is iaid that Senator
Nelson offered opposition and that
Mr. Arneson withdrew. Mr.
Rustad is a Seventh district Re
publican and was active in the Fall
campaign. He at one time was
auditor of traverse county and
later county attorney. His possi
ble appointment is generally com
mended.
Next year will see the infliction
of the new tonnage tax law as
passed by the legislature and not a
little interest is being manifested
by the tax experts in the matter
of its enforcements and the much
talked of benefits to the state as a
whole That it will be litigated
is more than a possibility, in which
case years may elapse before the
benefits claimed are realized. Ad
ditional litigation may also feature
any attempt to enforce the local
per capita expenditure act which
concerns Range municipalities
principally and which some claim
to be an infringement on home
rule rights. To be plain about it,
tax experts are not particularly
enamored of either act. The out
come is very doubtful and may
involve the entire tax system as it
relates to tbe Range. Under the
new law which is a tax on the oclast
cupation of mining, a six per cent
tax is imposed on the value of each
ton of ore mined,' the taxable
value being arrived at after cer
tain deductions covering the min
ing of the same have been made.
Mining companies have until next
February to report concerning ore
mined, after which the imposition
and tbe collection of the tax will
follow. Million of dollars, it, is
claimed will be added to the rev
enues of the state by reason of
the infliction of the new tax. but
those in charge of its financial
affairs are not indulging in any
sleepless nights in an effort to
devise ways and means for the
expenditure of tbe talked of wind
iall. They want to see it first.
.v "j. -*gaia^Sfcaufc=* 3s:isHREe:
No Changes in Evidenceoverettotheeheirs.t
Yet.
Same old Army of Employees Under
the Sells Admistration Continue to
Hold Sway Here Under the new
Incumbent.
With the advent of the new ad
ministration and the ousting of
Sells as Commissioner of In
diau Affahs, and the appointment
of former Congressman Charles
Burke of South "Dakota to that
office, the Chippewas of Minnesota
looked forward to better days
the administration of their affairs
by the Federal'government, and
as pertains to the White
Earth reservation, but, sad to re
late, there have been no apparent
changes made here at least. This
is no doubt due to the influence of
the hold-overs still the Indian
Office at Washington. We have
every confidence in Commissioner
Burke and feel that when he has
had sufficient time to readjust
in general the Indian people
will get justice at his hands. When
the campaign was waxing warm
last fall, a delegation of Indians,
representing many different tribes,
called on President Harding at his
home in Marion, Ohio, with the
view of securing some pledge
from the then candidate for the
presidency, and the party he rep
resents, that would justify the In
dians throughout the country in
casting there vote for the Republi
can party. President Harding at
that time made the following
solomn promise to the delegation
nnd to the Indian people: I
think we will agree about one basic
principle, that the American In
dian is as much entitled to a square
deal as anybody else'in this Re
public, and if we are called to
responsibility he will get it. While
we are talking about democracy
and human rights, I think we had
better bestow them on the native
American rather than sacrificing
American lives in trying to bestow
it thousands of miles across the
sea. I believe in bestowing them
on Americans first. You take this
message back to your people from
me: 'Whether I am elected to the
presidency or not, I will still be a
member of the Senate for a little
while, and I will be glad to add
my voice and efforts to see that
the Indian gets a square deal.'" It
was owing to this promise, coming
direct from the ch,ief executive,
and many more of like nature
from lessei lights in the Republi
can party, that Indians throughout
the country stood by that party to
a man and cast their votes, both
men an women, for President
Harding and other Republican
leaders. But up to this time these
promises have been sadly over
looked.
While the closing of the board
ing school and agency hospital here
July did away with a' large
number of employees heretofore
employed in these two institutions,
the large force of employees in the
Agency office here ire still hold
ing down their old jobs notwith
standing the fact that they are at a
loss most of the time to find some
thing to do so that they~may give
the impression of being very busy.
The work in the agency office here
at present consists chiefly of sitting
around and waiting for th.e inherit
ance department at tbe office to
determine the heirs of some de
ceased allottee, when this is done
the force of elerks, stenographers,
etc., proceed, with the usual un
winding of governmental red tape,
to pay any moneys on deposit
THE TOJHAHAWK
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE MINNESOTA CHIPPEWAS.
'Truth before Favor."
Interest on First Loan Due
June 15, $2,458,942.
Interest on the Frst Liberty
Loan will be paid again on June
15 and on this issue $2*458,942 will
be paid out by the United States
Treasury as interest on the bonds
sold in the Ninth Federal Reserve
District, composed of the states of
Minnesota, North and South Da
kota, Montana and parts of Wis
consin and Michigan. The total
amount subscribed in tjhe loan,
which marked on June 15, 1917,
the beginning of the five great
popular loans made in the work of
throttling Prussianism, was $70,-
255,500. The interest rate on this
loan was three and one-half per
cent.
Now is the time to pay that
subscription.
Order Limiting-
White Earth, Becker County* Minnesota, Thursday, June 9, 1921,
ther th credi of the deceased,
This ordinarily
would take about ten minutes of
anyone's time, but the office force
here will usually take several days
to accomplish this, and then sit
around and patiently w,ait until
another case is determined and
disposed of. The .work in the
inheritance department here is of
a very intricate nature and
aclabor
cordingly progresses very slowly,
Mr. J. H. Rahilv, who has been
working on the inheritance matters
here for the past two years, and
those who are assisting him are no
doubt doing their best to bring
these matters to a close, but it does
not follow that because the in
heritance department has not yet
finished its work that it is neces
sary to maintain a full force of
employees in the agency office
here who are idle half the time.
It was hoped that when Mr.
Burke assumed the duties of Com
missioner of Indian Affairs that
the old system would be revised
somewhat, and the superfluous
employees placed in some other,
branch of the service where they
might be of some good, and where
at least, they would not be a bur
den and expense to the Indian
people.
So far as this agency is con
cerned we firmly belieye that the
work now to be done in the agencv
office here would not require more
that a superintendent, a stenogra
pher and possibly one clerk to
transact, but up to the present
time no changes of any account
have been made in the personnel
of tho office employees here. The
same old bunch, continue in their
old positions much to the detriment
aud fir.aucial loss to the Chippewas
who have to pay the salaries.
Time to File Claims
.and for Hearing Thereon.
[June 223]
State of Minnesota, County of
Becker. In Probate Couit.
In the Matter of the Estate of,
Shay-shay-way-ke-shick or George
Yellowhead, Decedent.
Letters of administration this day
having been granted to U. S.
G. Henry.
IT IS ORDERED, that the time
within which all creditors of the
above named decedent may present
claims against his estate in this court,
be and the same hereby is, limited to
six months from and after the date
hereof and thatOlonday, the 5th day
of December 1921, at 10 o'clock A.
in the Probate Court Rooms, at the
Court Houseat Detroit in said county,
be, and the same hereby is,fixedand
appointed as the time and place for
hearing upon and the examination,
adjustment and allowance of such
claims as shall be presented within
the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given
b4y thee
publication of this order in
*Th
Tomahawk,'' as provided by law.
Dated, May 31st. 1G21.
E. O. HANSON,
[COURT SEAL] .Judge of Probate.
FRANK D. BEAULIKCJ,
Attorney for Petitioner.
Garbage-Last Call.
Last week the White Earth Town
Board convened in special session
to considei the matter of delin
quents who have not yet complied
with tbe town board cleaning up
order issued May 1st. Several
residents of the village seem to
under the impression that
they are immune the town
board's orders and regulations in
the premises. The meeting of the
board was attended by the head of
the local State Board of Health. It
was finally decided by the board
and the representative of the State
Health Board to notify all delin
quents that they mu=t comply with
the board's order as also with tbe
provision of the law which applies
in the premises, viz: Chap. 98,
Sec. 8759, Sec. 4675, General
Stat., Minn., and said order to be
complied with one week from the
date aforesaid, or legal proceedings
will be instituted against all delin
quents who fail to comply with the
orders of the town board and reand
move all manure, garbage or other
noisome material from their said
premises. The maxium penalty
provided in the Statutes mentioned
is $,000 or one year imprison
ment in the county jail or both it
is also provided that the town
board may proceed to hire out tbe
removal of such manure dumps, or
other unsightly garbage or refuse
and the expenses thereof shall be
assessed against the property from
which said refuse is removed. The
members of the town board are
determined that the requirements
of (jhe Statutes will be carried out
aiAiMyyyM^i
The Store of
Quality
by all delinquents and any person
or persons who fail to comply with
the requirements thereof the full
penalty of thejaw will be assessed
against them.
While the town board are doing
their best to enforce the law re
garding the removal of all garbage
or material that is detrimental to
the health of the community, and
thereby comply with the State
lawr in the premises, the officials of
the agency here would do well to
co-operate with them and see to it
that all manure or other noisome
material is removed from the gov
ernment property adjacent to the
village. At least two instances
the old manure banking around
the vacant government houses on
the west side of tbe street over
which only the agency officials
have jurisdiction, remains un
touched, and in one instance this
manure has remained where it is
for two seasons, there is also a
large manure pile at this place
that has been growing bigger each
day for the past two years. During
the hot weather this old banking
manure piles area hot-bed of
flies and other vermin that is a
serious menace to public health. It
is of no avail to have the town
board compel the village residents
on one side of the street to remove
their garbage and rubbish while
directly opposite on the govern
ment property the old decayed
manure banking, manure piles and
other rubbish is allowed to remain
untouched. The agency officials
here should get busy at once and
see to it that this manure and
rubbish on the government prop
erty is removed without delay, and
thereby do their part to comply
Buying Groceries is like
buying anything else--it
pays to buy the best
Our shelves are always filled with fresh and up-to-date
Groceries, which we offer to our customers at the lowest
possible price.
Our line of Dry Goods, Shoes, etc., is also 'one of
tbe best and most complete in the northwest, and our
pi ices in this line are always right.
Hardware, Feed, etc,
a full line always on hand.
If you don't see what you want, ask for it.
The B. L. FAIRBANKS
COMPANY.
White Earth, flinnesota.
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HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
Published in behalf of, and}
to secure the welfare of the
Indians of the United States.
There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and for years it was sup
posed to be incurable Doctors prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing
to cure with local treatment, pronounced
it incurable Catarrh is a local disease,
greatly influenced by constitutional con
ditions and therefore requires constitu
tional treatment Hall's Catarrh Medi
cine, manufactured by F. Cheney &
Co. Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional
remedy, is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System One Hundred Dollars re
ward is offered for any case that Hall's'
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials
F. CHENEY & CO Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
White Earth
Bus and Ex
press Line.
P. C. MARTIN, Prop.
Let me do your
RAYING
oetween White Earth and Ogema.
My prices are right, and satis
faction guaranteed.
White Earth,
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with the law and at the same time
show their willingness to aid in
the prevention of disease the im
proving of the property and the
safe-guarding of the hoalth of the
community.
Minn,
When Visiting Faigo
EAT AT
Pearl's Lunch
527 BROADWAY.
Just 4 doors noith of Ford Building.
Fargo, N. D.
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