The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-08-14
WHAT WILL THE INDIAN DOe

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WHAT WILL THE INDIAN DOe
Removal of the Mile Laos Indians Live
Topic at tho Lake.
The liveliest place in the whole State
of Minnesota will be at the little town
OF Lawrence on Mile Laos lake next
Monday, Aug. 18th at which time will
be held the Mile Laos Indian council
and grand pow WOW with Indian In
spector Mclaughlin and Simon Mich
elet, Indian agent at White Earth, to
which reservation most of the Indians
will probably be removed to adopt
the more strenuous modes of life. The
Indians have been getting ready for
this big event for some time, as they
have known that they were to meet the
agents and representatives of the
"Great Father'' at some point on the
lake for some time. The chief first
received notice from Inspector Nc
Laughlin that the council would be
held at Cove, and some thought that it
would be held at Vineland, but Law
renee finally drew the winning card,
and will get in history as the last great
meeting place of the Mile Laos Chip
pewas. That is providing the officials
OF the government succeed in making
satisfactory arrangements with Indians
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The Mile Laos Indians have been COM
ing into Lawrence for some time and
are arriving in large numbers everv
day. The council will probably last
for several days, as much tact and pa
thence will have to be used in getting
the early settlers around the lake to
come to some kind of an agreement
with the government, as to the amount
OF money that must be allowed them
for improvements, and the allotments,
etc. The red man is slow and deliber-
alive and as a rule does not hurry mat
tiers. In this council the Indians are
making final deal which means a re-
linquishment, of the lands at Mile Laos
lake and the right of occupancy Of the
same forever. There wiltbe nearly g..
thousand Indians assembled at Law
renee and vicinity during the council
should all the Indians that are on the
Mile Laos lake roll call be present.
There are 996 Indians credited to the
Mile Laos band, but of this number
only 1854 regularly reside at the lake.
Gus Beaulieu, who has always espoused
the cause of the Mile Laos Indians,
and has been mutually interested in
their welfare, is at the lake comforting
with the Indians, and giving them ad-
vice on the question 'to move or not to
mOve''
A correspondent from Lawrence
sends the following to the UNION
which would indicate that there has
been some misunderstanding between
the Indians and the government off,
Gals and that matters are not in the
best shape to be wished for. The cor
respondent says. "There is much dis
satisfaction among the Indians be-
cause of their summons to Lawrence
this last week. It appears that the
chief sent out runners through the
country to round up the braves in an
ticipation of a payment. The dusky
denizens of the forest came in bands
and were disguised to discover that
there was no payment, as they had
been led to believe but simply re-
newal of the proposition to remove to
White Earth. They took their packs
and began their homeward Journey
with supreme contempt for the govern
ment and its agents. 1t is doubtful
now whether the grand council at
Lawrence the 18th will be we'll at
tended. Conversation with the In
dams impels one to believe that they
will not leave their ''happy home''
here, and move to White Earth as has
been so loudly heralded. There is
much unity of feeling however among
the Indians on new proposition SUBJ
mitted by the chiefs. This plan pro-
vides for the purchase by the govern
ment of scattered tracts of land along
Mile Laos lake, which tracts shall be
held open for actual settlement by the
Indians if they should find life at the
reservation unpleasant. This plan
however will be considered peace
pipe dream by the agent and will prob
ably be disregarded. The Indians are
here and a good many say they are
here to stay. The. smooth gliding
birch bark canoe and the merry bands
OF Indian children playing on the lake
shore may be a familiar sight for
years to come. If the government
would give that $4,000 to a railroad
company as bonus for constructing a
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