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Page ^jf^v#^^v^^$f -*rv* ^'VPw^*pf' 2 Justice and Fair Dealing tor every Indian who desires to become a good Citizen, vol. xvmi. THE TOMAHAWK. Official Organ of the Minnesota Chippewas. t, LOGAN, Editor and Publisher. Published Weekly at White Earth Agency, Minnesota. w- -x En.eTed at Earth, Minn., econd class. the PoBtofflce at White aa mail matter ot the VSff -pf SNMMfflll: Sf.SO PER TEil II IJIttflCl Halvor Steenerson Should Be* Defeated for Reimpedetand election, His Rtfd Ii Congress Sim Nil to be i Worst Eieiy the People of tie Ninth Congrtssioiil District aid lorti festtfi Mipiesott flm Ei An examination of the congres sional record of H^vor Steeuerson in Congress in connection with the administration of the Chippewa jifcie shows that it i* on a par with the Federal grln grading legiafotion he so enthoBlasticall.vi advocated IN THErarEifciaTQF *UW J^M^ buV which enacted inte4w^d^rrd m^flect has 0^t*li^lirrsrMinoe8t so dearty^pirnted fii^tfeejette/ *t Honu 0e O^Sageiig,Sprinted in these columns in the issue of Fe rnary Itdr. ago the United State* entered into an agreement with the Chippewa Indians for immediate allotments in severalty to the members of the tfibf and for the sale and disposi tion of all the remaining property jon specific condjtfoiiB The agreements cogteoqplatfd the elina jnafciqn within a few years of the Indian country in Minnesota by the emancipation of the Indian from Federal control and hi* and her amalgamation ioto the c|tiea ship of the State and Natoo the disposition of ail the lands so that #163eutire property might be de veloped, improved -ftod rendered productive. The wilderness was to he supplanted by ^elvilNation, with school houses, roads and all forms of publio improvements. One would naturally suppose that 8 representative in the Congress, of the United States from this district would have insisted 0n the United States carrying into effect its agreement with its own wards, particularly' when the exe cution of the agreement in con formity with its plain, $?s meant so much, (p, fhe, white population and the Indians alike. As the result of legislation enacted sincd Halvor Steenerson has' been in Congress, a part of which he claims authorship, the agreements have been disregarded, the allot ments have not yet been completed* and a vast domain, aggregating more than a million acres today lies idle and unproductive, ex cluding all forms of public im provements and denj ing to both the Indian and white popujajipa, all opportunity fp advancement. ?fci legislation has prevented Indians and the white population alike from obtaining proper school facilities and all forms of public improvements and is costing the' people in the counties in which this property is located in loss in taxes alone several hundred thous and dollars per annum. When the Indians, for their own protection, organized a Genera,! Council and endeavor^ tot expose the malad wi*iistra_tjoQ oi t&ejr estate, Halvor Steenerson prevented a continua tion of the appropriations they were obtaining from their own funk's for the support of their council, so that he might continue to ravish the Chippewa estate. He has used his office and high posi tion to villify and assassinate the character of honorable citizens of his District who sought to secure the enforcement of the agreements of 1889 in the interests of both the white and Indian population in northwestern Minnesota. An examination of the hilie introduced by him during his, 20 years in Congress will disclose that but very few of tbem were ever enacted into law. If the people of the Ninth Congressional Distric desire to continue to" prevent development in Northwestern Minnesota they should by all means return Halvor Steenerson. to Congress. It they want" progress and development they should repudiate him and all that he stands for. Detroit Mali Appointed State Bank Chief. ^r* E. B. Bathbuu, cashier of the Merchants National Bank of Do troit, has been appointed stale superintendent of bgnks by Gov ernor Frensv T&a *^ppolmmeBfr ca/ne as a surprise to Mr. Rathbiui who, although aware that the vacancy existed, did not know that he was being considered for the id the issue of Feo- oitice. Mr. Ratbbuii'a mwyiX^'^,^^:^^! ing towns congratulate him on his good fortune and wish him the success he deserves ia bis* njew field. ,i%. CJ J. ,$23,912 S^SifeiJi'semente charged for 1919-20 work Trunk highway Funds used in county to date, Motor vehicle taxes collected in ceunly to date, Disbursements exceed receipts to date by, is j*r* STATE AID ROAD TO BE APPROVED. The following letter explanatory and assures the people of White Earth and vicinity ofn Mate highway at their very door. This coad witl probably be extend ed at once as far as the intersection of the main road through tbfr village and Willow street, and later no doubt will be put through tt/fdu6B connect with the Jefferson High way. The letter follows": STATE O MINNESOTA Senate Chamber. Fr&zeey Minn., Feb. 14, 1922^ Thee. H, Beaulien, ESQA, White Earth, Minnesota. My Dear Mr. Beaulieu: $ lam pleased to inform ^PU that your State Aid Road, frdm Ogema to White Earth is going to be approved, aqd it is quite likely thaj it will be extended on east, eventually through to the State Park. And I know that you have done your part in trying to pro-t mote this enterprise which will be a great benefit to your village and the surrounding country. This iV going to gfre you a very good outlet and, practically put you on the line of the railroad. A time ago I called on the State Highway Commissioner and in sbU4-Qttthis matter being taken cave of and was assured that It would be done. This is going to give you a nice big drive way th*t will be taken care of by the Stafo Your people are certainty entitled to^his. In time this road wip Itaska State Park and connect with the Jefferson Highway. Very truly yOuffj." (Signed) JohtfH. Baldwin. 63d Dist. Road Work 5196,506 Auto Taxes $43,918. Becker eovqtf Trunk Highway Botterwots Coit Exceeds Motor Vehicle Tai Total By $152,588. Becker county motor vehicles were taxed 143,918 and $196,506 of trunk highway money has been used to date in this county under the so called Babcock Good Roads plari. Only state money is in eluded. "?& The automobile tax total is from the report of Mike Holm, secre tary of state, and tbe highway figures are certified-' Brown, fciate public H. Hfo. Miles 2 31.6 30 41.5 34 43.5 Totals The figures reflect early benefits to this locality from Minnesota's new highway development plan. Becker county tabulations show that $158,583 of 1919 and 1990/ work is charged to the state fund for reimbursement aud thafe^l&F-' 923 was used Uifc year rf total inoiud-^ "&m& 7 THE TOMAHAWK OFFICIAL ORGAN O T^m 'MINNESOTA CHIPPEWAS. Truth before Favor*" a jagt patro serv i "^-/ntenance, construction, right G. W. I of way, engineering and all other examiner.' items, and is divided as follows: Maintenance $ 5,486 6,384 12,042 UM Construction S3 $13,932 26 $14,611 County figures, taken from thflment took over the tranfcr system official reports by the state public examiner and secretary of state, show the results in this locality from Minnesota's new develop ment program which in the first year broke all records. Charles M. Babcock, stale high way commissioner, and John H. Mullen, deputy commissioner and chief highway engineer, made only brief comment on the remarkable showing. They explained that the use of federal highway aid and reimbursement money was more than twice tbe total of motor vehicle taxes to date and for that reason the hig'uway department was enabled to carry on a large amount of work. Counties with large disbursement totals generally are those with'- reimbursement bond funds available or roads which were not np to the state average whep. the highway depart- kf^hi j- Total $ 5,539 20,316 12,068 $37,923 158,583 196.506 43,918 $152,588 "Department policies are de signed to distribute new construc tion ao that the largest number of localities may share in early per ffifthfetft benefits, and also to build tip weak stretches in long mileages of otherwise good roads. Their continuance will tend to bring up individual county totals1 to a fair average, traffic, mileage! add other" conditions considered- Those with small totals last year will be meat likely to lead this year, local con ditions being equal. Every effort has been and is being made to give every locality fair at.d im partial consideration." Commissioner Babcock said that no attention is paid to county lines in deciding upon trunk route projects, but that the law requires an annual report of expenditures of truak highways and counties. 'Stf^r^S^P FT^C expend fcur $1 The new northwest has trans short|formed its Indians. It has divested them of romance, but it has given them prosperity. Chief Eagle of the Oolville tribe of the state of Washington now cranks his automobile in the front yard of bis farmhouse. The World war taught these west trrbf* therart of horse breeding for the markets of the i i ii ji-'gj'" I White Earth, Becker County* Minnesota, Thursday, March 9, 1922. No. 43 $15,000 Set Aside Fer Red Lake Plan. New river and harbor improve ments calling for an estimated expenditure of approximately $31,000,000 is authorized under a bill ordered reported last week by the House rivers and harbors committee. Major items'in the measure m- 400,w d00 op the New Yoro an0 Ne Jersey channel, $4,000,000 on the Milwaukee harbor, $3,310,000 on Coos bay harbor and Isthmus slough, Oregon, and $1,750,000 on the Columbia and lower Willa mette rivers below Portland, Ore gon. Other improvements authorized by the bill and the amounts army engineers have reported would be required for them include Red Lake and Red Lake River, $15,000, and Green Bay harbor, Wisconsin, $110,000. Indians Prosper as Horse Breeders. world. They have responded to this industry as naturally as their ancestors took to antelope stalking a century ago. The horse indus try has brought wealth, education and an unbounded ambition. The northwest Indians have de veloped a breed of horses weigh ing about 1,500 pounds, well pro portioned and hardy. The demand for such animals comes from the cities and rural districts where the medium weight draught horse can be used to the best advantage. In wartime such a horse was the ideal cavalry mount. Every autumn the tribes dispose of their surplus stock, buy autos, pianos, clothes, furniture and build new homes. i Foierathers Had No luxuries. People who complain because they cannot get some of the little ltixurira they used to enjoy before the war might do well to remember that their forefathers lived without sugar till the fourteenth century, without coal till the fourteenth, without butler on their bread till the fifteenth, without to bacco and potatoes till the sixteenth, without tea, coffee and soap till the seventeenth, without umbrellas and lamps till the eighteenth, and without trains, telegrams, telephones, gas and machines till the nineteenth. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured With LOCAL. APPLICATIONS, aa they cannot reach the peat of the disease. Catarrh is a local disease, greatly In fluenced by constitutional conditions, and in order to cure you must take an internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medi cine Is taken internally and acta thru the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system. Haifa Catarrh Medicine was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years. It Is com posed of some of the best tonics known, combined with some of the best blood fhe ib iurlflers. Tbe perfect combination of ingredients In Hall's Catarrh Medi cine la what produces such wonderful results in catarrhal Conditions Send for Cd.. Prop.., Toledo. O Hsil's^imUy PiUs fot conatlpatton. *wp The Best is None too Good! Years of experience in buy ing and selling groceries has taught us that the public want the best. Our shelves ..re lways full of pure, fresh nd up-to date Gro- ceries, which we give to our customers at toe lowest possible price. Our tine of Men's and Women's Wearing Apparel-* Boots arid She$s complete and up-to-date "Buy where the buying Is goad. Come In and see what great buying power a little money will have In this up-to-date store. the B. L. FAIRBANKS Go. White Earth, Minnesota.! **tm *4 Wf Published in behalf of, and to secure the welfare of the Indians of the United States. The Society A NATIONAL OUGANIZA ION OF AMJBUIOANS OrganlMea t Ohio State University. APRIL, 1911. MEMBERSHIP Active-Including Magazine,'$2.&0 annually. Junior ActiveIndians under 21 years of age. Including Maga zine, $2.00 annually. Without Magazine, $1.00 annually. Application for membership should be made to the Secretary-Treasur er, Society of American Indians, 711 20th St. N. W., Washington, D. C. information regarding the Society will be cheerfully furnish ed upon inquiry to the Secretary Treasurer, Washington, C. THOMAS L. SLOAN, President, 3459 Macomb St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Auto Bus and Livery Bus meets all Trains Day and tfight Service. Careful Drivcis. OFFICEat The Cash Grocery. Janus Sweet, Prop. White Earth* Minnesota mmm**w0*imw*w0m0mmmimm*0m0m**i*mm, -*V 99 4 4 -J TM, *$t 5 1 1 1 1 1