The Tomahawk., 1903-05-07
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.


Act.
Choice cigars, confectionery and
fruit in season at r. p. Fairbanks
When in Detroit go to Mrs. r. D.
Ryersons for your millinary.
Fresh candy and fresh fruit at B. L.
Fairbanks.
r. G. Beaulieu, the artist, painter
and cartoonist, left for Detroit to-day.
For Sprudal and West Baden water
go to the spring near Mr.. VanMeter's
residence.
The boys are asking one of the pro-
minant citizens of this village where
he got the hat.
Mrs. Dowing, of St. Paul, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Simon Michelet OF
this Agency.
Wesley NJ. Hunt, of Mather, Wis,
has been appointed carpenter for the
White Earth Boarding School.
A. A. Ledeboer transp]anted,
during the past week, twenty elder
and fifty wild-plum trees on his farm.
VIM. Turpin, of the Pembina Set
Element on this reservation, made the
ToSAHAwK a pleasant call on Tues
day last.
The first contingent of Mile Lac
removals arrived here last Tuesday
from Mile Lac; there were seven OF
them.
Frank Smith, a resident Of Pine
Point, was at the Agency on Tuesday
last, toadvertise for sale some inherit
ed Indian allotments.
Charles Moulton, familiarly known
as the "Little Captain and who is
one of Pine Points energetic rustlers,
is in town a guest of Rev. Fred
Smith.
The sugarmakers have returned from
their sugar camps, and report that,
contrary to their expectations when
the season first opened, the sugar crop
has been failure,
The RED lake INDIANS HAVE RE-
JECTED THE PROPOSITION TO OPEN
THEIR RESERVATION TO SETTLEMENT.
. THIS IS AS IT SHOULD Be.
One of the victims Of the recent oil
explosion at Minneapolis, Joseph La
fond, was the grandson of Benjamin
Lafond, a member of the Pembina
band Of Chippewas on this reservation.
Members of the G.. A. r. are making
preparations for q dance to be held at
the White Earth Hall May IA, next.
The dance is for the purpose OF raising
funds to defray the expenses of the
coming Memorial Day exercises.
The Detroit III. S." Base Bull team
will cross bats with the w. e. school
nine Saturday, May 9th, at 1:3O p. M.
Those who enjoy seeing 4 good game
will miss it if they do not come. The
school nine is confident Of victory.
Agent Michelet lMs received a pro-
position from Mr.. H. G. Snow, Of
Little Fails, to transport the Mile Lac
Indians from Mile Lac to Little Falls
by automobile, when the government
commences to remove them to this
reservation.
Wah-goosll, ;lh hheducHted full
blood Mile Lac Indian, has opened a
tin-shop here, and Is prepared to do all
kinds of repairing in his line. Wah-
goosh is regarded as d first class work
man, and should be literally patronized
by the people here.
DENTISTR Y--For first class
dentistry. call on DIR. r. H. Phalon.
Teeth extracted without pain.
Grown and Bridge work special
ty. Office over First National
Bank, Detroit, MINI.
A Grand ball will be given at the
White Earth Hall, tomorrow May
Sth. Every preparation Is being made
to make the event a success. The
White Earth Orchestra, which has
always been SO popular with the people
will furnish music for the occasion.
The people of this village are treated
to free concerts by the White Earth
School Band almost every evening.
Mr.. Herr, a member of the Munsee
tribe of New York Indians, who is a
teacher in the school, has charge of
the band, and is making preparations
to have it take part in the coming
l4th. of June celebration.