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The Daily Missoulian., 1909-05-30

position. He was succeeded by Major
Joseph Carter, who held the place
until he was relieved by the appoint
ment of Major w. H. Smead. now of
| Missoula, who held the place four or
five years, until he was relieved by
the appointment of Major Samuel Bel
lew of Missoula. Major Bellew held
the position until the summer of 1908,
When he was succeeded by Major Fred
c. Morgan, the present agent.
believe that the foregoing is a cor
rect and complete roster of all the
persons who have ever held the posi-
ton of agent for the Confederated
Tribes of the Flathead, Kootenay and
Upper Pend d'Oreille Indians, known
as the Flathead Nation
1t is a well known fact and one not
to the credit of the United States that
the government has ever since the
making of the Stevens treaty in July,
1855, wilfuly failed and neglected to,
carry out the terms of the treaties
made with the three tribes The first
annuities We're shipped up the Mis-
souri, river to Fort Benton in the sum-
mer of 1850 and were transported by
wagons to Fort Owen in the Bitter
Root valley in the fall of the same,
year. These supplies consisted, among
other things, of several hundred boxes
of army hard tack and several hun
dred sacks of rice, more of which were
sold to the white settlers than were
ever delivered to the Indians.
In 1872 j. A. Garfield, as a special
agent, made treaty with the Flat
head tribe of these Indians and the
terms of the agreement were never
carried out. Later on, General Car
rington, an officer of the United States
army, was delegated with authority to-
make another treaty with the Flathead
tribe, looking to their removal from
the Bitter Root valley to the present
reservation, and the terms and provi-
sions of this treaty were never full
filled by the government
If any tribe of Indians has ever had
reason to complain of the noncompli-
ance of treaty stipulations and bad
faith on the part of the government,
the Flathead tribe certainly has.
FRANK Fl. WOODY.
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below the site of the present agency
During that summer lie commenced
the construction of dam and built a
saWmill on the Jocko river, about two
or three miles above the present
agency. The saWmill was constructed
by a millWright named Daniel CAL
kins. 1t was a good, substantial af
fair and in it was placed the first cir
cular saw within the limits of Mon
tana. A large force of men was en-
ployed on the reservation at that
time, Milton w. Upton being in
charge as head foreman, and num-
ber of hands We're employed at the
mill to cut lumber. After several
years of use this mill was destroyed
by fire and never rebuilt. Major
for two or three years, either was re-
moved or resigned, and the writer is
under the impression that he was re
moved for political reasons, he beng
a democrat and the administration of
the United States at that time repub-
lican.
Charles Hutchins was appointed
agent February 20, 1864, to succeed
Major Owen and held the position
until some time in 1866, He was sue
ceeded by A. H. Chapman, who was
appointed in September, 1865, and hald
the place until some time in 1866,
when he was suspended. Major W.
j. Mccormick of Missoula was APP
pointed special agent and held the po-
stion until November 1866, when he
was relieved by the appointment of
John w. Wells, who held office until
July 25, 1868, when he was succeeded
by Major M. M. McCauley of Mis-
soula, who held the position until the
spring of 1869, at Which time the res
ervation was placed under the juris
diction of the war department. Major
A. S. Galbreath was detailed to take
charge of the reservation on June II,
1869, and was relieved in 1870 by Lieu
tenant G. e. Ford, U. S. A, who was
succeeded on September g. 1870, by
Charles S. Jones, In 1872 Jones was
suspended and on November 49, 1872,
Daniel Shanahan was appointed agent,
holding the position until some time
in 1874, when he resigned, his being
the only resignation of any head of
this agency on record. On May 2,
1874, Major Peter Whaley, now res
ident of Missoula, was appointed
agent to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Agent Shanahan,
and filled the office until some time in
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was deemed unnecessary to set apart
any portion of said Bitter Root valley
as separate reservation for the In
dams referred to in said treaty"
Prior to June IS, 1855, no treaty had
ever been made with the Flatheads,
kootenay and Pend d'Oreille Indians,
but in 1854 Governor Stevens, the first
executive of the territory of Washing
ton, appointed Thomas Adams special
agent for the Flatheads. In 1855 the
government appointed the first regu-
lar agent for the three tribes in the
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THE HISTORY OF THE RESERVATION IS TEEMzNG WITH LVTE

correct Interpretation of this treaty
there has been great deal Of litiga-
tion. The article follows:
1T is moreover provided that the
Bitter Root valley, above the Loo Lo
fork shall be carefully surveyed and
examined and If it shall prove, in the
judgment Of the president, to be bet
ter adapted to the wants Of the Flat
head tribe than the general reserva-
tion provided for in this treaty, then
such portions of 1t as may be neces-
sary shall be set apart as a separate
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1875, when he was succeeded by Major
Charles S. Medary, who was appointed
on April 80, 1875. Major Medary held
the position until he was succeeded by
Major Peter Roman, whose term Of
office-16 years is the longest Of any
agent in charge Of the reservation.
And he gave better satisfaction to the
Indians and the government than any
other agent who occupied the same
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person of DR., Landslide of Oregon.
Since the time of the treaty the three
Indian tribes have been known as the
Confederated Tribe of the Flathead
Nation of Indians
In the latter part of the year 1855
DIR. lansdale came UP from oregon
and established his agency on the
present l'lathead reservation at or
near the mouth of the Jocllo river and
in the immediate vicinity of the pres
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Winnipeg, crossing the state some
where through Tobacco Plains to Col
will, Miller and his wife remained at
the Jocko agency-as it was then
called--until the fall Of 1857, when
they removed to Walla Walla At
that time the agency consisted Of only
a few log cabins. Mrs. Miller lived
there from her arrival in 1856 until
she departed in the fall of 1857 with
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out ever seeing another white woman.
DR. Landslide went to Portland,
Oregon. later in the fall of 1857, and,
as to whether or not he ever returned
to the agency, the writer has no
knowledge. In 1860 Major John Owen
was appointed Indian agent to sue
ceed DR.. Landsdale. After Major
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reservation for said tribe No portion
of the Bitter Root valley above the
Loo Lo fork shall be open to settle
ment until such examination is had
and the decision of the president is
made known"
In 1871 the executive of the nation
issued an order finding that the Bit
ter Root valley was not better adapted
to the needs of the F'latheads than
the general reservation, and that it
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Among the notable visitors to Sc
attic this summer during the pro-
gress of the Alaska -Yukon-Pacific Y ex-
position will be the Countess of Aber-,
deem. She will attend the interna-
tional council of women
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-05-30
. HE Flathead Indian reservation
was established with its presen

was established with its present
boundaries at a treaty held on
July 16, 1855, in large pine grove
about eight miles below Missoula, in
what is now called Grass valley. The
treaty was made by Isaac l. Stevens,
governor and ex- -officio superintendent
OF Indian affairs of the territory Of
Washington, and the chiefs and head
men of the F'lathead, Kootenay and
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lin in
to rappIcaton
a ten Ou clock A the,
rond
ma be be nd selected
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-20

years, has spent some time on the south
fork of the Grand river in Harding
county, sluicing for gold in the black
sand, large quantities of which are
found in the bed of the river. His sam
pies turned out so well that he has
determined to begin operations at once
and has ordered material for a thirty
foot sluice. Mr. Schultz says the sand
pays out 81 ton in some places, COM
pared with the So ton average in the
Homestake. 1t is recalled that the first
settler in Bowman county was Black
Hills prospector who operated on the
North Grand fork near Haley in 1887.
A verdict of acqnittal was returned
by the jury in the case of DIR. Milo b.
Slime, of the little town of Crooks, who
was charged with manslaughter in the
second degree in connection with the
death of Mrs. William Crooks, a
young woman who died as the alleged
result of an operation performed by DIR.
Slime, and which it was charged was of
q bungling character. The trial of the
case consumed several days, it going to
the jury late Saturday evening. DIR.
Slime himself took the witness stand
and testified in his own behalf, being
the last witness for the defense The
parents of the dead woman engaged
special counsel to assist in the prosecu-
ton. and the case was bitterly con-
tested at every stage experts from Chi
cago playing part in the defense.
When Jamts Wong Hayes. ian edu-
Gated Chinese merchant of Sheridan,
Wyo., married Migie Tommers. Dem
yer Jap woman at Dead wood Thursday,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-20
NEWsY STATE NOTES.

Martin Hermann, aged SO, pioneer
resident of the region northeast of
Tiipp, in fit of temporary insanity,
committed suicide by cutting his throat
with breadknife. He had been a suf-
ferer from asthma, and this and the
fear that he would not recover, caused
his mind to become unsettled. He is
survived by five sons and four daugh-
ters
An interstate oratorical league has
been formed through the efforts of
Howard Cline a member of one of the
university debating teams at Vermillion
this year. The league will be composed
of the following state universities:
Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota and
South Dakota. Former Governor
Andrew E. Lee has offered prize of
s50.to'any student of collegiate rank in
the University of South Dakota who
wins first place in any intercollegiate
contest. The University of South
Dakota will also be member Of a tri-
angular debating association, with the
Iowa state university and the Univers-
ity of North Dakota.
Col. S. E. Young, superintendent of
the state reform school at Plankinton,
by his promptness and presence of
mind, saved the life of one of the girl
inmates of the institution. of which
carbolic acid was u part. The name of
the giIl has not been given out. The
attempt was made in the girls cottage
at the institution. Fortunately Supt
Young happened to be passing the cot
tage at the time and he Immediately
rushed to the refcue of the girl. After
utilizing stomach pump a physician
was summoned, who completed the
work of removing ..the effects of the
poison.
George Schultz, who has been with
the Homestake mine at Deadwood for
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-20

cent of the net proceeds from the sale of
lands shall be set apart for schoolhouses
and other public buildings or in the
Improvement of townsites. Another
new provision of the Burke bill requires
the state to select two other selections
IN the same township if the original
selections are lost by allotment. The
Burke bill has the approval of the
Indians, and it is believed the interior
department will favor it, as it is accept
able to MAJOR Mclaughlin. Mr.. Burke
has just been advised by the geological
survey that it expects the report from
the three biologists now looking into
the mineral lands in Standing Rock and
Cheyenne River reservations to be filed
by July l. BY the early withdrawal of
mineral lands from settlement it is GER
tain these two reserv atoms will be open
for registration in the fall and for fl
ings next spring.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-20

he little suspected all the trouble that
was brewing. He is one of the central
figures in what may be white slave
case of interest, and before midnight is
expected to be behind the bars with his
newly made wife on charge of larceny.
Two months ago X. Inouo, Jap came
here with two women of his own race
from Denver. Hayes, whose Chinese
name is Wong Hay. became enamored
of Migie and the marriage resulted.
Thursday, receiving tip that Inouo
was looking for the pair 70 wreck his
vengeance, Hayes and his bride secured
a covered rig and drove quietly out of
town, catching night train for the
east at Whitewood They were appre-
hended there on warrant issued by
Inouo, charging them with the larceny
of $500 of his money, and Sheriff Plum
kett has gone there to get them. Mem
bers of the local Chinese colony allege
that Inouo kept the women as objects
of slaverv and had no other visible
means of support, and that the woman
took only the money that she had
earned Wing Tsu, Chinese leader at
Deadwood, and uncle of Hayes, will
defend them, and counter arrests are
promised.
Representative Burke introduced a
bill for the opening of half million
acres of land in the Rosebud reservation
and Senator Gamble offered bill for
opening Pine Ridge reservation. The
Burke bill includes all the Rosebud res
ervation in Meyer and Washabaugh
counties north of the tenth parable! and
south of the Big White river, except
Indian allotments. Mr.. Burke has
included as new feature OF his bill the
provision that townsites shall be chosen
by the government before the state
makes its selection of lands, and that
ten acres of each townsite snail be
reserved for school, park and public
purposes. He also provides that 20 per
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-05-20
Notice of Teachers and Eighth
Grade Examination.

The eighth grade examination will be
held on May Goth and Goth at the fell
lowing places in Day county: Webster,
superintendent Office, and in the high
school buildings at Bristol. Andover,
Waubay, Lily and Pierpont.
The next regular teachers examina-
fion will be held at the superintendent
Office in Webster, June 10th and 18th.
All those whose certificates expire,
and those intending to qualify for
teaching next year are earnestly
requested 10 take the examination n
this time so that the school board may
be able to engage teachers early.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-09-08
ALL ARDMORE KIDS
MUST CO TO SCHOOL
COMPULSORY EDUCATION LAW
WILL BE ENFORCED HERE
THIS SESSION

That the state compulsory cdu
cation law is to bee enforced to the
letter in Ardmorc during the com
iug session ct She ,i.y's public
sohoo was the statement made boy
a member Of the school board yes
tcrday lt Is understood tha, tho
members of the board are heartily iu
favor OF enforcing the Law and pre-
lmiuary steps for doing 30 viii pc
.akou.
Every child iu tine cIty under th,
g OF lG years will b forced TO
attend school at feast half of the
yc'ar and every employer employing
children under the age of ~ years
unless the child has a certificate
showing that g. attended school az
least the required time will be- him
self subject to arrest and impris.
onmout.
To enforce the provisions of the
state laws a t%ruancy officer viii be
appointed whose duties It viii be- Ia
arrest amy child under the age of
10 found out OF school during the
session and not holding the proper
certificate showing that he has at.
tended half the year. when the child
/. placed under arrest he viii be-
taken to the schol room and there
forced to remain. Parents will be
notified and warned to keep the
child in school. In Ease the parents
refuse TO comply with the orders
OF tn officer they win be arrested
and a fine or Imprisonment or both
n be assessed.
A rigid enforcement of the compul.
sorry education Jaw will solve the
child labor law in all cities OF the
first class In the state. II has not
been strictly enforced in Ardmore
heretofore because accommodations
could not be had for all the children
that were placed in the schools with.
out compulsion. However the erection
ot the new school buildings a to
a considerable extent solved the
question OF accommodations and for
the first time this year children of
school e will be Obliged to attend
the schools.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-09-08
NO TIN" BRIDGES
FOR GARv|N COUNTY
PEOPLE GOING TO ASK THAT
CONCRETE OR STONE BE USED
ON ALL SUCH STRUCTURES.

Garyin county is taking up the
matter OF building stone or concrete
bridges following a recent bond is.
sue vote. The following from the
Wynnewod News on the matter rs
interesting at this time:
We notice from the advertisements
pers that the bridges to be built are
designated as so many steel
bridges" and so many frame
bridges" If this that none OF
the money provided from the sale
or these bonds can be used to build
any other than frame" or steel"
bridges there is going TO be a mis-
take made. Hardly a bridge In Gar.
win county east Of the Washita river
but what could be bridged with
concrete as cheaply as with lumber.
Nearly everywhere "A bridge Is need
ed in that section OF Garyin coun.
ty there is plenty of sand right
at hand 10 make concrete with
which to build it. Even If they
should cost more when once built
the work would be done practi,
cally for all time. Where material
for concrete is not 10 be had without
hauling too far. and there is timber
suitable for building, it will be wei.
enough TO make frame bridges.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-09-08
HOW THE OUTLAWS
BEAT CAOOO BUNCH
HERALo's SPORTING EDITOR
DISCOVERS A CHRISTIE MAT.
ThEWSoN IN GRADY.

The Chicago outlaws. who recently
played a series Of games with the
Ardmore Blues, visited Caddo last
week. and managed TO take two Of
the three games played there. The
Caddo Herald tells of the game No
follows.
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
OF last week at the picnic grounds
Caddo and the Chicago Outlaws
played three pretty good games.
such games as these kinder make "a
fellow feel like he had his moneys
worth and encourages the people 10
20 out and see the games. Tho first
game was o by Caddo. he score
being . t, j. bat cries: Grady ana
Cameron for Caddo. Crane and Pow.
ers for the Outlaws. Grady was IN
fine form and pitched "a swell game.
holding the Wiley Outlaws down
To one measley hit. while Caddo got
three hits off Crane. Some class
to these two twirlers, eh? The sec
ond game was won by the Outlaws.
the invincible Goeber lost his second
game of the season. II was a good
game and required an extra session
in order to get ad ecision. Goeber
held the visitors down to one lone
hit. but the frightful array of errors
on the part of his teammates, cost
Caddo the game, but Goeber can't
be blamed for that-he did his part
and did il well. Batteries: Caddo.
Goeber and Cameron: Outlaws,
Smith and Powers. The third game
started off badly and the spectators
began TO get restless before the
game was well under way, It was a
farful lot of wrangling they did
over a decision of Umpire Smith,
folks who pay their none at the
gate usually do so I'm order to see
the game and do not care to hear
the players chew the rag for a half
hour delaying the game all the while.
This should be avoided in the flu
ture. II vas a good game though
and was well worth the price of
admission. Grading did the twirling
for Caddothey call him Grady, but
our sporting editor recognized him,
he is Christie Mathewson in dis.
guise), and right well did he do il.
An extra session was necessary and
out OF the eleven innings the Out.
laws only touched Grady up for two
hits. Caddo should have won this
game, the home boys had the best
of II all the way through. and but
for the wild throw OF Cameron to
third when he threw his arm out and
let in a run no extra session would
have been needed to get a deci.
sion. Grady is all right, he is one
of the best pitchers in Eastern
Oklahoma and several of the mag.
mates of the big leagues are already
trying To conscript him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-09-08

was up this morning shopping ant
visiting friends.
VIM. Michael OF Anadarko is in
the city for several days looking
after some business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Warner OF st.
Louis are in the city for a few
days guests at the Wilmington.
Mrs. Chas. Gunter is in Sulphur
this week visiting with friends.
Mrs. r. F. Turner has returned
after a visit with friends in Dallas
and Fort Worth.
Mrs. T. l.. Wright and little daugh.
ter have gone to Mineral Wells,
Texas, where they will visit for
some time with friends.
c. II. Smith is back again after
a visit TO friends and home folks
in Ricb nond, Va.
Harp, Bennett of Gainesville is
up today visiting with friends and
looking after some business mat.
tiers.
NJ. A. Rogers was in the city
yesterday, the guest Of friends. He
returned today to his home al Sui.
phur Springs, Texas.
Harry Johnson of Battle Greek,
Mich, Is in the city for a short time,
the CUES Of his brother Roy NJ.
Johnson OF the Statesman.
S. 7. Bledsoe, formerly Of Ard
more but nov of Guthrie, is in the
city today looking after some legal
matters.
Miss Katherine McCabe, who was
injured in a street car accident some
weeks ago, is able 10 be out again.
Mrs. Bass, mother of Attorney
]. A. Bass, is confined to her bed
at the home of her son on account
OF sickness.
Frank Tyer was in the city today
the guest Of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. l.. Tyer. Mr.. Tyer runs on
the Santa Fee and has been assigned
the run from Temple to Galveston
instad of from Tmple to Purcell.
uTa- ~ ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-09-08
IhoW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case OF Catarrh that
can mo- be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned, have known
f. j. Cheney for the last 10 years
md believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and H.
nancially able to carry out any obi.
cations made by his firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con.
stipation. d&w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-09-08
Interested In New Country.

Tom White and f. l.. Jones were
IN the city today. They were en-
route from the Usage country to their
home at Evansville. They have be.
come Interested in the opening of
that new country and have made in.
vestments in the townsite OF wy.
mona. Mr.. White says in his opinion
that country offers good opportunity
for Investments and ne has the agen.
cy for town property in Wynona.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-09-08
PERSONALS

F. +. Meeker OF Chicago is in
the city for a few days on a bust
ness trip.
w. A. Hartnestein OF Fort Worth
Is among the out Of town visitors
here today.
j. f. Miller of Portsmouth. Ohio,
Is in the city for a few days on
a business and prospecting trip.
Mrs. Laura Pierce. OF Oklahoma
City is visiting friends here this
week.
Miss Mary Brown of Pauls Valley
came down yesterday on "A shopping
trip to visit with friends.
Mrs. j. p. Regan OF Gainesville