Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-10
INDIAN MEN MEET TODAY
Commission Ordered to Convene at
Santee on Tenth.
E. E. DAVIS Is PROMOTED
viIIisca, Ia, Newspaper Man Goes TO
Porto Rico NJ Chief of Print
inE. and Supplies
bureau.
CFrom a staff correspondent)

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Aug. o. Special
Telegram. )--Achng Secretary Ulerce OF the
Interior Department today ordered the
commission to determine the competency
Of Indian allottees on the Santee Indian
reservation in Nebraska, to meet in Santee
Wednesday. The commission Is composed
Of f. Mcintyre, superintendent Of the SAN
tee Indian school, Santee; Andrew q. oPl-
lock, special United States Indian agent;
H. p. Marble of Humboldt.
The commission will be called upon TO
submit a list of Indian allottees on this
reservation qualified to receive patents In
fee and a list of those not sufficiently
well qualified to receive their patents but
capable Of conducting ordinary business
transactions such as looking after leasing
of their lands, etc, and those who are
considered Incompetent to the extent OF
having any restrictions removed.
The commission has been instructed In
measuring the competency Of an allottee,
to make an exhaustive inquiry into the
question OF any existing debts or liabilities
of each individual Indian, to ascertain
whether or not he is self-supporting, has
accumulated any property, and has pro-
crossed to an extent that will enable him
40 assume full control and management
of his Individual property.
Davis Goes to Porto Rico
=. e. Davis. law clerk to QuartermasteI
General Aleshire, has been selected by Gov
ernor Cotton of Porto Rico, to be cher
OF the bureau of printing, supplies anu
transportation for the island, at a salary OF
90 500 Davis is an Iowa boy, who deserves
Ali the good things that have come to MIN
nv reason of faithful and efficient service
in the War Department Connected as ne
was with the Villsca Review, ana at one
time mart owner of the Red Oak Express
ha has an intimate knowledge OF the print
ing business. Davis entered the oepaIE
mental service in 1900, going to the Pnilip-
mines and serving as clerk under ColoheA
Miller of the quartermasters department,
later becoming confidential secretary ana
10 n, clark To General G. F. Humphrey, wnen
he was ouartermashter in the Philippines
when General Humphrey became quar-
terfnaster general, Davis came TO WashIhs
ton with his chief, becoming law clerA
~ the oIiartermasters department. On the
retirement of General Humphrey ana tne
succession of General Aleshlre, Mr. Davis
retained his old position, when ne liiieu
with signal ability, and now leaves II ioi
nosition in the insular service. MT DdVls
win prSSably leave Washington august
for New York, and sail on the2Oth Ior sah
IMAM. porto Rico, his future nome
Ak 20 he Postal DepOsitorieS'
1,ha postmaster at Sioux Falls, 8. d. to-
dav made request for authority to open
postal savings bank in his office
The Aberdeen National bank ana the
pierre National bank of south Dakota to-
day made application to be DESIGNATED ue-
positories of postal savings oanA iuHOs'
POstmasters Appointed.
The following Nebraska postmasters are
snnoInted: Prosser, Adams county, Louisa
Moore. vice H. f. Moore, deceased; Rose
lana ADAMS county. c. NJ. Cation. vice y.
10 Barroa. resigned. Rural carriers ap-
pointed: Nebraska-cole Ridge route Z, =.
eli, ro,,ta d e. ID. Stevens carrier, j. G.
Mcclure substitute Iowa-Drnuque, route
= Adam Gartner carrier. no substitute
south Dakota--Presho, route l. rnonas a.
carter carrier, G. w. Carter substitute
.