The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-04
WHITE EARTH
DYED DARK RED
NO END OF FUSS OVER THE Re-
CENT CANCELLATIONS ORDER.
Charges Made that a Wisconsin Lum-S
Der Company Is Back of It-A Dele
cation of White Earthers Going to-
Washington to Complain to the Pres
ident. y
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Cass Lake, Aug. 4.-The ruling re-
Gently made by the department. OF In
dian affairs, in which all allOtments
on the White Earth reservation, under
the provisions of the Stevenson law,
are ordered cancelled, is stirring up a
merry row among the Indians and
mixed blood on that reservation, and
the department is, apparently, in for
a good-sized bunch Of trouble before
the matter is finally adjusted.
Under the provisions Of the Steener-
son law, all Indians and mixed bloods
subject to the jurisdiction Of the White
Earth reserve, who had not already re-
ceived allotments Of $50 acres We're
allowed to select an additional eighty
acres to complete their full quota al
lowed. Simon Michelet, the indian
ments on the oath day of April last,
and continued the allotting until July
6, when the Indian department ordered :
him to desist from allottlng.
The department. was informed that
the allotting had not been done in an
honest manner, and that some allottees
had been favored with valuable tracts
while others were given land of no
value whatever. Those who are salts
fed with the work done by the Indian
agent are determined to fight the or
der Of the department and will take
the matter into the courts it necessary,
in order to retain their rights. p. u.
Warren of Cass Lake, who is mixed
fciary, has been retained to assist IN
protecting the rights of those who
claim that the allotting was fair and
impartial. Mr.. Warren says:
t'The allotting of these lands could
not have been made in more impair
tial manner. For thirty days prior to
the allotting, Mr.. Michelet advertised
furnish all information. Minutes OF
the lands were easily obtained, and
! there was absolutely no cause for COM
| plant. Three days prior to the allot-
ting april 24) lines were formed In
front Of the agency. One line CON
| tanned full-blood Indians; the other
was made up Of mixed bloods:, One
| allowed in the allotting room at the
same time in order that there could
be no possible claim of favoritism. The
Indians had also selected committee
to watch the proceedings. This COM
mittee was in every way satisfied.
"The order to discontinue the allot-
ting came from the department on July
reallot all selections previously made.
under the provisions Of the Stevenson
law. The only reason given for this
order was that there had not been
made an equal division of the proper
ty. Now, / was present at the a1lot.
ting, and if the department, or any Of
it's employees, or anyone else, can prove
that fraud was perpetrated, nothing
further will be done. Thousands Of dol
lars were spent by the reservation .peo-
pie in securing surveyors to run lines
and locate tracts, and every require
ment of the law was complied with.
"Most of the agitation against the
allowing of the allotments as made
comes from some disgruntled residents
on the reserve who already had their
full quota Of 100 acres Of land and
were not entitled to any further prop
erty. There is also well-defned ru-
NOR to the effect that certain Wiscon-
sin lumber firm which has made q
practice of handling allotment timber,
is now figuring on monopolizing all tim
Der on the White Earth reservation by
getting the reallotments made in small
er tracts.'
1t is understood that delegation of
residents of White Earth propose WIS.,
iting Washington to set the fact be-
fore President Roosevelt.