The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-29
INDIAN TREATY.
The Creek Commission Agrees to the
 Allotment of tsa Tribes Lands.
GRoCERS TRUST IN IOWA.
Movement to secure the Retail Grocery Business of Des Moines-The Governor of Washington Speaks About E.
 V. Debs' Colonization Plan.

MUsKoGEE, I. T., Sept. 29.-The Dawes and Creek commissions, in joint session yesterday, concluded treaty whereby the CreeS Indians agree to allotment and change in the form of their government. Townsites are to be laid off where towns now exist and residents can secure title to their town property by the payment of 50 per cent. of an assessed valuation of their lots, exclusive of improvements. Al. lotments of 160 acres each are to be made to every citizen, and all the resi- due of Creek lands is to be held or sold and the money held as fund to equal ize the various allotments, the loca- tion, condition of soil and fertility of land to be taken into consideration by the allotting agents Provision is made for the setting aside of lands for scho ol and church purposes No recognition is given to either coal, coal oil or graz ing or mineral leases of any kind. The new treaty meets the approval of the Indians, but will be fought by all those owning town property or having mineral or grazing franchises in the nation
 Iowa Grocers' Trust.
 DEs MONIES, Ia, Sept. 20. A trust among the retail grocers of this city is in process of formation. It has been rumored for several weeks, and yester- day an outline of the plan was made public, although the people charged with backing the concern deny their connection with any trust methods. It is stated that Chase Bros, a leading firm, interested James c. Berryhill a local capitalist, and an Illinois man of wealth in the scheme and set about to secure control of the business of the city. Sharp competition has kept the profits of the business down and it was easy to buy establishments. The plan was to buy 20 or 30 of the best con- cerns in town and then kill the rest by ruinous cut in prices. Five houses have changed hands in the last few days under circumstances that give color to the trust theory.
 Debs' Colonization Scheme
 SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 29.--Gov. Rog CTS said yesterday as to the proposed Debs colonization plan for this state:
 I know nothing of the social democracy col onization scheme beyond what have seen out lined in the newspapers and letter I have received from Cyrus Field Willard, notify Ing me that committee would soon visit this state. I am not altogether in harmony with the ideas of the social democracy in their colonization scheme. There is neither money nor land that can be donated by the state to the proposed colony. except. of course, as any man has the privilege of usin0 his homstead rights. However, have actual knowledge that some of tr- A. ia Al colony money and assistance to induce them so settle in Washington, also that special in- lucements have been held out to the colonists by eastern Washington land syndicates Should the pioneers sent out by the colony be men willing to work hard and of practical ideas the scheme will be productive of good to the state in developing it's resources and adding to It's farms and commercial enterprises