The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-07-02
NEW INDIAN REGIME.
Says Change 20 Bonded Super;ntend-
ents WIN Work Needed Reforms.

homa heartily commends the new
plans Of the Indian department In
placing the different agencies un.
der bonded superintendents. "Thit
plan will succeed because il elimi
nates the Indian service from pol.
itics," said the governor. "fhal
has always been the trouble, and
in many instances IL has interfered
greatly with the best interests OF
the Indian. This new plan, how
ever, brings the service into bet
ter control, In line with the gov.
ernment's evident policy to give
the Indian every opportunity pos.
sible to become industrious and
self.supporting.N
This important change in the
Indian service will go into effect
at the beginning of the new fiscal
year, aud it makes many distinct
changes in Oklahoma. For years
the Ponca reservation in northern
Oklahoma has been In charge OF
Maj. John. Jensen, who, under the
new ruling, retirss, giving place
10 Hugh M. Noble, at present the
bonded agent at Standing Rock,
N. d. The Ponca reservation in.
cludes the otoes, Tonkawas, Mis-.
souris and .Poneas, in all about
1000 Indians.
Another important change in
Okhahoma will be in the Arapa.
hoe.Cheyenne. agency, in the west
central part Of the territory where
Maj.:George Stouch, United States
army, gives away as agent to three
bonded superintendents. These
will be stationed at various places
In the reservation. Among these
Indians a great work has been
wrought during the past two years
by John Seger, who steps into one
of the places as bonded superin.
tenden,. Within that time he has
instructed the Indians to farm,
construct buildings, manufacture
brick, and now they are building
a system of good roads through
their reservation. The squaws
are not forgotten, as they are be
Ing taught all manner Of house.
wiierY. So great has been the ad
vaneement Of the Arapshoe Chey.
enne squaws that seger intends
making a special exhibit Of their
work at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition.
At the Sac aud Fox agency the
sgent, Ross Gnffin, becomes the
bonded superintendent, and the
same change is made at the Shaw.
nee agency, where Agent Frank |
Thsckery becomes the superin.
iendent. Poltawatomies, Shaw
nees and Kickapoos are embraced |
In Thackery's Jurisdiction. Like
changes are contemplated at the |
Pawnee agency, and later among
the Usage, Kiowa and Comanche
Indians. With the latter are in
cluded the Caddos, Apaches and
WichitAs.
This change in the manner Of
overseeing the Indian, which has
long been contemplated by the de.
partmsnt, Ia regarded az promot.
ing the interests Of the Indian, as
we'll as the government. Most Of
the bonded superintendents who
have been tried have graduated /
from the ranks Of Indian teachers /
and superintendents Of Indian
schools, and are neither depend |
ent upon political pulls nor have
private interests to serve. IL IL
not tinlended to bar out such agents
as have proven their sbility, a.
we'll as their honesty. Such In
fact receive as good a show as
teachers, to receive appointments
30 bonded superintendents. but
the majority OF the superintend.
ents will be recruited from the
teachers ranks.
iHdlan Territory.
Indian Aarfffarx "a a fall k. /