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RED LAKE BOYS AT HASKELL.
In a letter written from Haskell Ins+i
stute, Lawrence, Kansas, Nov. 11, 1915, Ben
Little Creek, of this reservation, writes that
he is well and he recites some interesting
.details of his trip from Red Lake, in com
pany with Ben Brown, to Lawrence, Ken
where they have enrolled for a {J'reeiear
term at Haskell.
His letter, in part, follows: W are
having nice weather here, li is still
We are lonesome for ice and snow got
here like a traveling salesman. Ah we did
was to ask the people which was the next
train to take. Ben came near losing his
ticket in Little Falls. We got on the uvJu
and next thing- Me did is get off in St. Paul
and we stayed there over half a day because
the men that wear red caps told ns that no
train will leave for Lawrence until
o'clock. AVe went all over the oily and
never saw such high buildings until we got
in St. Paul. We passed Minneapolis. We
would of stayed there if we changed
cars there. When we go home next
summer we're going to ride only on day
trains because we want to see the cities as
we go along. When we left St. Paul we
arrived at Kansas City S o'clock on Friday
morning and Ave walked around there for
about two hours and we met a couple of
Haskell boys. Wa shake hands with them
and they told us the next train and we left'
Kansas City 10 o'clock and we got in Law
rence about 11:30 o'clock and we stayed
there till 12 o'clock and we got on street
car for Haskell. We were in a hurry to
see Haskell and we got there and they gave
us each $2.00. We didn't know why they
gave us that moneq and we asked the clerk
why he gave us that money and he said, 'We
pay back your money which you used for
meals.' I was surprised of it. This is all
I'll write. Sending best regards to you and
all the pupils of Red Lake Indian School."
7 NEWSPAPER ITEM.
Chief of Police prank B. Ripple, of Be
midji, Minnesota, in his report for the
months of July, August and September,
1915, shows sixteen arrests for drunken
ness, as compared with one hundred and
twenty-six men arrested during the same
period of the preceding year, when the sa
loons were in existence there. The saloons
of Bemidji were closed on November 30th,
1911, in conformity with provisions of the
treaty with the Chippewa Indians of Feb
ruary 22, 1855.
SALOONS CLOSED.
Hibbing, Minn.The Chippewa Indian
territory Vent "dry" today. Following a
legal controversy that lias extended over
several .years all the saloons in Hibbing,
Chisholm and other cities and tOAvns located
in the territory have been forced to close
their doors by order of Cato Sells, United
States Commissioner of Indian Affairs, who
has decided that the anti-liquor law must be
enforced in Minnesota in the whole terri
tory covered by the treaty of 1855.Cle-
burne (Texas) Daily Enterprise.
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RED LAKE SCHOOL ITEMS.
Mr. Belgarde, school farmer, is butcher
ing hogs with his detail.
Mr. Thomas Thunder is filling the posi
tion of nightwatch.
Wiljie Smith has made a record of ten
weeks' service as mess boy. Anything that
Willie does is done right.
All the boys like the school except Joe
Thunder. This is because Joe is our only
runaway.
The officers are George Clark, Richard
Strong, Ben. B. LaAvrence and Joseph
Smith.
At the present time there are exactly forty
boys and forty girls in school.
Long hikes through the woods seem much
in vogue of late. The devotees of this pas
time carry a gun to be conventional.
Josephine Smith of Cass Lake entered
the school November 8th. We are glad to
have her, and hope that she will like it
here.
Mamie Kelly is at home on account of the
illness of her mother.
The girls are very proud of their new
gray uniforms which they are making in the
sewing room.
The girls of the domestic science class
have entertained nearly all the employees
at either dinner or supper. The girls like
the workj andljam glad^o see them take so
much"interestln*it. some of fhe girls wist*
it would come every day instead of once a
week. Miss Thomas is the domestic science
teacher.
Wednesday evening is a merry time for
the little folks of the school, when they have
their social. They are going to learn a
number of new games this year.
The girls have clubbed together and pur
chased a fine game board, using money they
Avon in prizes at the Fair.
The appetite of the furnace is improving.
George Clark has been helping Mr. King
put storm windoAvs on the school building.
The school band is organized again. Some
of the boys who have never played before
feel that the horns are too much for them,
but they Avon't give up.
The Difficult Age.
Gallant Major: It's glad I am to see ye
about again, me dear lady but Avhat was it
that Avas troubling ye?
Convalescent: I Avas very, very ill,
major, through ptomaine-poisoning.
Major: Dear, dear, now. What with
that an' delirium tremens you never knoAV
what to eat or drink nowadays.Punch.
Too Much for a Nickel.
It was* in a country store in Arkansas.
A one-gallus customer drifted in. "Gimme
a nickle's worth of asafoetida."
The clerk poured some asafoetida in a
paper-bag and pushed it across the counter.
"Charge it," drawled the customer.
"What's your name?" asked the clerk.
"Honeyfunkel."
"Take it," said the clerk. "I wouldn't
write asafoetida and Honeyfunkel for five
cents."Everybody s.
RED LAKE, MINNESOTA, NOVEMBER 15, 1915. NUMBER 6
WASHING.
The introduction of intoxicating liquors
into this reservation or its sale to non- i
citizen Indians is forbidden by law under
a penalty of imprisonment for not less
than sixty days.
See Act of January 30, 1897 (29 State
L 506.) FARM STATION ITEMS.
Threshing is finished in our district. Mr.
Barrett threshed 1,200 bushels of oats, 188
bushels of rye and 56 bushels of flax Joseph
Lussier, 123 bushels oats, 3 1-2 bushels flax,
30 bushels barley James Neadeau, 242
bushels oats Frank and Louis Carl, 39
bushels oats. Frank Brun has quite a few
oats this year, which he hauled to Mr. Bar
rett's place and got threshed.
Joseph Roberts had a very good crop this
year, even though it was a wet year. The
Avhite neighbors on the other side of the
Clearwater river are praising Joe for the
excellent work he has done on his place in
so short a time.
Miss Josephine and Mrs. Brun are on
quite an extended visit to Red Lake.
Louis Gurneau has his house partly sided
up Avith shingles, having taken part of a day
and made a fe\v shingles for himself with
the new shingle machine.
We hope the other stock holders come
ahead and pay in their share and get busy
with i^l^^mitlLiiutJiiL-earJy^date.. #&r*<~0^^*^*ptea.
Andrew Carl and Adolph Barrett recent
ly came over and hauled the well drill over
Clearwater way, where half a dozen farm
ers expect to get wells drilled shortly.
Whenever the farmers here get ready to
put in their Avells the drill will he brought
back for their use. So let us know when
you are ready.
Louis Carl, Frank Brun and others have
their barns remudded and in fine shape for
Avintering their stock
Mr. Traylor, government official, and
Chief Clerk Blakeslee made a recent visit
at the Farm Station.
Joseph Roberts stopped for a business call
on his way back from a visit to the Agency.
Francis Lee went over to Mr. Barrett's
last Monday and brought back a load of
grain for E. R. Lee.
A. A. McPherson has the largest dairy
business on the reservation, his cream check
amounting to from sixty to eighty dollars
each month. K^I
The Red Laks News will have to suspend
business unless its friends come to its as
sistance. In order to increase our subscrip
tion list and thereby increase our revenue
Ave have cut the annual subscription price
from 75c to 50c a year for the next sixty
days, and earnestly solicit your patronage.
We appreciate very much the assistance
and help of those who have stayed with us,
and are very grateful to our advertisers.
There are many friends in Red Lake, and^
elsewhere, who ought to give us their sub-'
scription.
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port and in hopeful anticipation for our
future, re remain
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