The Chippeway herald. [volume], May 01, 1902, Image 5

About The Chippeway herald. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1902-19??

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SCHOOL NOTES. J
May 10th, two inches of snow!
The new day school at the agency
was opened 7th , inst.
A fine line of confectionery and
fruits at R. P. Fairbanks.
Sun Rise flour for $1.90 per sack at
the Richwood Roller Mills.
Mrs. Robitaille has been appointed
asst, seamstress, Miss Brunette having
resigned
Lizzie Blair has been appointed Ind
ian assistant and now has charge of
the dinning-room.
The school band is ready to give open
air concerts as soon as the weather
agrees to be good.
Mrs. Florence H. Herr has been pro
moted from the position of Indian assist
ant to fill the vacancy of assistant ma
tron recently made vacant by the resig
nation of Miss Fannie Boutwell.
Our new gas machine arrived a few
days ago and will be installed as soon
as the fixtures are received.
The girls entertainment given on the
3rd inst. was a success in every way,
notwithstanding the elements against
them. The proceeds amounted to nearly
$20.00. Basket ball and Tennis games
have been purchased with the money.
The Indian office has decided that
all Indians holding allotments and
living on the White Earth reservation
are entitled to school priviledges, but
that full bloods and those approximating
full bloods must be given perference in
filling the schools.
The payment of SIO.OO per capita
will be made to all Indians belonging
on the White Earth reservation, except
Pembina bands and Mill Lac non
removals, at the Agency May 22, 23,
and 24, at wild Rice River May 27 and
28, and at Pine Point June 4th, 1902.
U.S. Indian Agent, Simon Michelet,
returned from Washington, 13th inst.
As a result several improvements will
be made on the reservation during the
summer months. A new employees’
building, an Agent’s dwelling and two
day schools, one in the Pembina Settle
ment and one at Portersville, will be
built. Roads will be improved on the
reservation, a new lighting- plant will
at once be installed in the White Earth
Boarding school, the buildings at the
Agency and school will be repaired,
and shops and hospital at the school
have been promised. The Agent will
also remove the Mill Lac Indians and
allot them on this reservation. The
coming summer promises to be an un
usually active one on the White Earth
reservation and we all appreciate the
active interest the Agent is manifest
ingin the up-building of the reservation.
He shall at all times have our most
hearty and loyal support.
The school band is getting ready for
Decoration Day.
Our school grounds will soon be in
closed by a nice new fence.
We are glad to know that we are to
have a new team for the school.
Remember that the annual celebration
begins on the I3th. of June this year
instead of the 14th. as heretofore.
It is reported that several new day
schools are to be opened on the White
Earth reservation lat an early date.
Miss Ida Belle Rossman of Detroit,
Minn., is temporarily employed as
teacher of the dayschool recently opened
at the agency.
We want more home subscribers for
the Herald. You can’t afford to do
without it. Save 25 cents and send us
your subscription.
Robert McArthur has been appointed
Night watch at the school. Robert is
quite a musician and is a valuable
acquisition to the band and orchestra.
E. Robitaille, has during the past
month used a tooth pick for a screw
on his piccolo, a pair of new shoes
took him down town, looked over a
new site for the athletic field, cooked
fish on a kettle with a handle on, and
been out fishing once —caught two fish
and a frog.
The school band is still hopeful ofgo
ing to the N.E.A. convention at Minnea
polis July 7 —ll. W r e have the assur
ance that if any Indian band goes it
will be the White Earth school band.
This is a Minnesota school and we
demand first consideration.
June 3, is the day for opening the
bids for the erection of our new
employees quarters. This is the third
time bids have been invited and we
hope it will prove the charm and that
the building will be completed by the
opening of school in September.
There are 40 pupils in attendance at
the agency day school. Both teacher
and pupils appear to be much interest
in their work and this school is in no
way different from the ordinary district
school. Two or three more such schools
will greatly relieve the boarding
school sof their overcrowded condition.
Last year there were more than
100 pupils from this reservation to
non-reservation schools. There will
probably be several go away this year
but the establishing of the new day
schools on the reservation will increase
the school facilities at home and there
will not be so many transfers to non
reservation schools as heretofore.
Miss Cook, Supt. Rice River school,
and Mr. Curtis, Supt. Pine Point school,
were both visitors at this agency and
school during the first of the month.
We are always pleased to see the
employees of the other schools on the
reservation, and hope they will come
oftener. Our latch string hangs on the
outside.
J AGENCY CUM-I-GUCK. f
A fine line of Ladies summer dress
goods at B. L. Fairbanks & Son.
Most of the farmers on the reservation
have commenced to break for flax.
$1.90 per hundred pounds for the Sun
Rise flour at the Richwood Roller
Mills.
A fine line of odd pants for sale at
B. L. Fairbanks & Son, at reduced
prices.
Ke-che-wunzh, died at the old
Folks’ Home, May Ist. in the 70th. year
of her age.
Several of the agency boys who were
employed on the Otter Frazee, returned
home last week.
Everything in the line of ladies hos
ery and underwear kept in stock at
R.P. Fairbanks.
Ed. Norton, who drove the stage, be
tween Detroit and White Earth, last
winter, is now engaged in farming.
If you want any maple sugar, the
simon-pure-unadulterated-article, call
on R.P.Fairbanks,he can supply you.
Talking about ice cream sociables,
wouldn’t it be wise to wait until the
weather gets warm enough to thaw out
the cream ?
If you want anything in the line of
gent’s haberdashery, why just step in
and examine the stock of B. L. Fair
banks & Son.
The Fosston stage failed to put in an
appearance on Thursday of last week,
presumably owing to the impassible
condition of the road, especially north
of Wild Rice river.
Mr A. A. Ledeboer, Agency issue
clerk, who has been on the sick list for
the past two weeks, suffering witn a
complication of lung and throat trouble,
is still confined to his home.
If every one interested in the coming
14th of June festivities would contribute
10 cents of their payment money to
a fund for the purpose of aiding efforts
in promoting the success of the occa
sion, this year’s anniversary would be
a hummer.
Messrs J. E. Perrault, T. B. Beaulieu
and Paul Fairbanks composed a com
mittee, appointed by the U. S. Indian
Agent, to go out and adjudicate the
matter of the estate of the late Joseph
Martin, deceased. The gentlemen left
for Pembina on Sunday morning’
An eastern cotemporary commenting
on the Indian question says: “the In
dian Commissioner is becoming disat
isfied as to the clothing of the poor In
dian, and may yet compel him ( the In
dian ) to wear as many insane and
health-destroying articles as we do.”
—the shirt waist, corset and bifurcat
ed skirt for instance.