Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-05-04

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present the unusual spectacle O
asking that the government throw
open for settlement the unalloted
lands Of the Reservation. The last
annual report of the Board of Indi.
an Commissioners speak very high
ly of the work Mr.. Ruford has ac-
complished at the agency. compli.
menting his work above all others
which they inspected.
The clerical duties pertaining to
the agency are performed by w. S.
Linville, assisted by such help as is
afforded him by one or two educated
Indians. Mr.. Linvills seems to be
well fitted to carry on this import
ant department, his papers being
executed with neatness and accur-
acy. In speaking of the agent and
clerk, a word asssto the magnitude
of their labor might be interesting.
1t is their duty to keep track and
record Of every pound Of freight,
every ounce of provisions ETC., that
comes upon the reservation, and
every dollar that is placed in the
agents hands for disbursements.
They must make monthly, quarter
ly and annual reports TO the depart
ment in triplicate, and these reports
must include detailed statement
of the business of agency in all its
ramifications. Every article be-
longing to the government on the
reservation must be accounted for,
from their large steam saw mill to
the last dozen needles. The amount
of clerical work thus entailed is
enormous. An idea Of these reports
can be family formed from Mr..
Linville's statement that itrequires
the agent and himself to affix their
signatures each about 5000 times
to each of these reports. In addi-
ton to this they must look after
the issue of about so, 900 pounds of
Hour, 10000 pounds of beef and
other supplies in proportion annual
ly. The agent is also burdened
with the entire care and response
bility Of all the different branches
of the agency and must set III Judge
ment upon all questions brought to
him by these more than 500 people.
And still some people think that
the position of Indian agent Is a
sinecure.
The farm work of the agency Is
under the supervision of John Nc
Closkey, a practical farmer. who
was selected for that position be-
cause he had made his own farm q
success In every detail. Aglance at
the cultivated farms which Mr.. Nc
Closkey has in charge will convince
anyone that he Is the right man for
the place.
This health of the people of the
reservation is looked after by Eu-
gene S. Clerk, M. d. DIR. Clark is
a young man Of good ability and
has been extremely successful in
his practice at this place. He takes
interest in his work and II Is safe
to assert that this department Is In
good hands.
The Indians have court of their
own for the settlement of all diff
culties that may arise between them.
This court Is composed of a Judge
and two associates taken from the
Indian police force. The present
judge is John Adams. Geo. Har-
ney Is captain Of the police force
and has seven privates under him.
Abby Logan is the government
teamster and Andrew Smith Is the
ferryman.
The educational interests of the
young Indians of the reservation
are In the hands of an industrial
training school. In this school are
enrolled IA pupils. 1t is under the
control Of o. v. Hurt, who not
only performs the arduous duties of
industrial teacher, but is also act
ing superintendent Of the school
farm. The remainder Of the school
force is as follows: Mrs. +. L.
Clark, teacher; Mrs. S. M. Hurt,
matron; Miss Louise J. Grant, as
sistant matron; Miss Nellie Dohse,
seamstress; Miss Carrie Rains,
cook; Mrs. Mollie Selsic, assistant
cook; Mrs. Martha Clay, laundress;
U. S. Grant, night-watch; and Jas.
Thompson, teamster. The school
house. dormitories. grounds etc