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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-10-17

year he participated in the games and dan
ces but owing to sickness he was not as
active as formerly. He contracted a severe
cold at the fair this fall which quickly de-
veloped into neumonia which was the cause
of his death. He has seen the country
hereabouts transformed from the wild for
est into thickly settled farming communi
ty and the wigwam was his home in those
early days. He, tits said was one of the
participants at the treaty at La Pointe Sept.
80, 1854 at which time the Northwest ter
ritorv was ceded by the Indian and for which
in part payment they received what is now
know as the Bad River reservation. Every
inhabitant in this village both whites and
Indians were his friends and he will be sad
ly missed by all. He has lived to see many
of Ashland county's early pioneers pass to
the great beyond and in the passing of
Bo-Ka-Way about the last of the early
days passes.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-10-17
COUNCIL HELD
SATURDAY
Repetition Of All Past
Ones
AND NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED
Met Talked And Adjourned For
Further Call.

The council held last Saturday was prac.
tically repitition of tie one held the 4th.
They met, talked and adjourned. Whv il
is that some dehnate action cannot be taken
in the matter is the question hard to solve.
In the matter of attbrneyship vote was
taken as to whether an attorney was wanted
or not. The vote stood 16 for and Is
against. Much time was taken up in dis
gusing the matter until the council adiourn-
Ell.
This matter of course is a vital one to the
whole band is sure but why so much time
is consumed in going over the same ground
that was gone over at every couucil previous
TO the last one until the program is known
by heart by every one.- Opening. Talk
ing. Adjournment with nothing accom-
pliShed. Is it of any use to call council
just for ,discussionss We-believe the mat
ter in hand now has b',en. under discussion
for more than year with being no nearer
the solution than at the beginning. Get
down to business. Decide one way or, the
other. AS to the. scale fund why, we cam
not give an opinion in that matter bur we
think that those whose timber has been
scaled. They are the interested ones only.
And to them lies the solution as to whether
it shall or shall not be used.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-10-17
. SUBSCRIBER.
Viii Give Social.

The local auxiliary of the Woman's S
Home Missionary Society will give sup
per at the counci, hall SATURDAY. evening.
Everybody invited. Price, 2sc.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-10-17

Bo-Ka-Way, the oldest Indian on the
reservation died last Saturday after several
days illness of neumona at the ripe old age
of 81 years. He was born and raised on
this reservation and resided here up to the
time of his death. Bo-Ka-Way resided
here at the time this section of the country
was sparely settled by the whites and was
then in its wild state and he roame9 these
woods at leisure and has lived to see the
stately pine forest dwindle away to its pre-
sent devasted condition made so by the
numbering operation and the enterprising
white man who is ever advancing. Long
before the axe of the lumbermen was heard
in these forests and dwellings were scarce.
Bo-Ka- Way is a parsonage that was well
known throughout this district bv all ard
will be missed by everybody. Despite his
advanced years he was well preserved old
man and as each year rolled around bring
ing the annual carnival he has been central
figure in all games and dances even this
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-10-17
THAT DIVISION QUESTION.
A Few Words To Mr.. Taxpayer He
Who Sent a Communication.

Several weeks ago we received com
munication signed taxpayer. We asked
through these columns for Mr.. Taxpayer
to come across with his name which to-
date he mas failed to do. Now Mr.. Tax
payer your communication is not the kind
we care to'shoulder and from your failure
to sigh your name you also do not care to
take that responsibility. Now for little
information for your benefit we will say,
that we are in favor of separation of this
township, if possible, and some time in the
future more will be said on this subject.
We all have voice in our township affairs,
that is, if you care too. From the tone Of
your communication it seems that you clam
to have "kick.'' The proper place to-
register such is at the town hall. AS far as
the Bear Trap bridge is concerned we quite
agree with you in regards to the bids.
There were no bids asked for it, is true.
But is not the work satisfactory? We
have gone to the trouble and expense to-
find out that the work has been done as
cheap as it It was contracted tor and in a
much better shape. You further state 'Let
some one try tc start saloon on the Oda<
nah road. You couldn't for love or mon-
ey.'' Is this any discredit to the Towrf
Board! We think it is to their credit
We as citizens Of this village and township
would not for moment sanction such q
move. Again we agree with you in the
matter of caucuses and if possibly will see
that notices are posted hereafter. No, Mr..
Taxpayer we did not intend the article to
bring forth any such a communication altho'
we still wish TO hear from anyone on the
subject. We wish to aid the taxpayer in
every way possible. But it must be with
good, clean manly articles as we do not
care TO take a chance on a libel suit.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-10-17

John Forcia visited his wife at the St.
Marvs hospital last Sunday. He reports
her doing fines
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-10-17
Of Our Fair Held Here
Recently
TELLS OF FARMING OPPORTUNITIES
On the Bad. River Reservation :
rCo-operntion.
Ashland. Wis, Oct. Il, 1913.

Ashland, Wis, Oct. IA, 1913.
Editor Odanah Star: In attending our
Indian Fair held recently was very much
attracted to the displays, and the exhibits
were the talk of our Ashland visitors who
gave the fair large daily attendance and
who were greatly satisfied with the amuse-
ments and entertainments. The cheerful
ness of our indian friends and general good
feeling is in measure sign of their ap-
parent independence. And in appreciation
of this our friends attentively labored to
benefit themselves and to satisfy the public
minds living in and about tbe reservation,
that they realize new dawn had begun
when their friend Supt. P. S. Everest had
become their agent. They know him as
their friend and hold him in confidence and
wish to cooperate with him in his duties SO
to progress and to catch up with the times
in farm building developments i'll which we
are at least ten years behind. The cause
j being the lack of confidence and the inef-
ficient and impracticable agency policy of
recent years, which we're given more con-
'ssideration in outwardly opposed the system
and most times given to cause railroad ex-
penses for witnessas and witnesses that were
not witnesses to the federal grand juries and
courts in order to diminish certain congress
appropriations. The Indians have many
svmpathizers for the, way, they have beef,
governed, and for those that are rrejudice1
against them will later attempt to prove
II at the Indian had many reasons TO feel the
imposition. The cheerfulness of the people,
the realization and satisfaction of plenty
nourishment, the necessary season attire,
the equipped modern homes, their respective
clutches and schools, large farms, stock,
ETC., and the few roads and the city mer-
chant as a spectator, and prospective buSi-
ness transactions is the proceeds and results
from timber selected and safe guarded by
our ancestors for the future generation and
the efforts of few Indians coupled with the
honesty of their superintendent of logging
Joseph Farr friend of the Indian have been
able to attain good prices for their timber.
Nowhere can we see such prosperity as up
on our reservation, and we, that assume
civilization and presume to be educated and
competent, should encourage, advocate and
council together for the continuance of our
prosperity by urging congress to enact bene-
fetal laws in place of the old and now use
less laws which hidder progress. Let us lay
aside all prejudicisenesses ane idle imagina-
tion and consider that we must create
good feeling and realize that we aught to
do everything within reason to encourage
the ] S. Stearns Lbr. Co. to operate and
continue to do business in our midst and
ask them to cooperate to attain such deve-
lopments and conditions, so that in time
when they do vacate we will be better able
TO meet the crisis.
A SUBSCRIBER.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-10-17

5000 acres cut over land for
sale in tracts to suit. Price
Sl2.5 so per acre, one quarter
down and balance on time
payments. This land is Sit
uated a mile to 8 miles from
station. John ]. Doherty,
Lenox Hotel Ashland, Wis.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-10-17
Makes improvements.

The Missionary School which was started
this fall here in the M. E. Church is in a
hourishing condition. The society has just
completed the making of play ground for
the children on which is erected, swing,
letter daughters, and mery--go--round.
We are informed that it is expected bord-
ing school will shortly be erected near the
NJ. E. Church. An addition has been adj
ded to the parsonage, and is now nearly
completed.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-10-17
BAD ACCIDENT.
Auto Struck BY Train at Saxon Last
Monday.

Malcolm Mcdonald and Miss Alexander
had very narrow escape from death at
Saxon last Monday. Mr.. Mcdonald and
MISS Alexander in company of a party of
autoists from Hurley, Wis, were returning
home from days outing at Lake Superior,
and returning in the evening attempted to
cross the track in front of a South Shore
train and were struck demolishing the auto
completely injurying Mr.. Mcdonald about
the head and face the young lady escaping
without injury.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-10-17
In Northern Wisconsin
A Few Years
WHEN THIS INDUSTRY WILL THEN
BE Thing Of the Past Future Holds
Prospects.

We notice by an exchange that the long
whistle has been blowed at Mason and the
passing of the White River Lumber COM
pany has been chronicled. 1t will be but
matter OF few short years at the least,
when the long whistle will blow and thus
chronicle the passing of all the numbering
industries in this section. This part of the
country has been great lumberidg center
as millions and millsons of feet of pine has
been cut and manufactured into lumber
With the passing of this great industry the
people are gradually taking to farming and
what was great numbering center will
shortly be known as great dairy and farm
ing community. And with the reported
findings of mineral in this district we pre-
dict it will be as fourishing a country as
formerly.
Acres and acres of virgin soil is here
awaiting the plow of the farmer to blossom
forth in splendor and prosperity. What is
today a'ruined forest will tomorrow he the
homes of prosperous farmers. No better
example of this can be found than on this
reservation. What a few years ago an un-
inhabited. country today is dotted with nice
substantial farm houses which means that
the Indian as well as his white brethren
have come to realize the fact that his pine
timber can not last forever and is turning
to the tilling of his land asea source from
which to replenish his fast fading livlihood
and with good success. Our fair was a
good citerian of this fact. Throughout
Ashland county what was forest can today
be found as fine farms as can be found in
in tie state. Is it any wonder with this
vast amount of farming land being settled
that the business men of this section are
not worrying over the discontinuing of the
numbering industry of this sectiou. We,
on this reservation still have several years of
numbering left and the policy of Superin-
tendent Everest in no longer sanctiori ing the
purchase of farms by Indians outside of the
reservation is good one as he will give his
aid in evero way to the opening up of this
reservation as farming community. All
he asks in return is your aid and co-opera-
ton which you should cheerfully give at all
times. It's tor your benefit and welfare
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-10-17

Joseph Vasseur of Ontonagon, Mich,
was in the village several days this week on
his way nome from Duluth.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-01
Just tho Thing.

The proposition to have all legis-
lative committee meetings held in
public, and record kept of all per-
sons appearing before them and the
interests they represent, has a truly
progressive flavor. 1t is behind the
barred doors of committee rooms
that most of the skuIlduggery goes
on.-Parkersburg Sentinel.
In the correct and legitimate sense
of the word progressive" the meas
ure does possess such flavor; the
evil, or most of it, has its origin in
the manner and place indicatedi
and the Telegram heartily iaaofdes
the proposal. Publicity is q great
prophylactic for all forms of polit-
ical crdokedness. I'M
~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-01
AGlTIVE
Development is Going On in
the Wallace Oil
Fields.

WALLACE, Feb. Development
in the Wallace oil field is still con-
tinuing. The Hope Natural Gas
Company has finished its we'll on the
M. 7. Cunningham farm and has a
good gas well in the fifty-foot sand.
Its well on the l. r.. Michael farm is
drilling at $500 feet. ut has one on
the John Jones farm drilling at o.
S72 feet, one on the Marsh heirs
farm at,2,O50 feet, one on j. Wood
fields farm at 2,7S0 feet, one on G.
7. Smiths place at 800 feet and it
is fishing at one ion the C. R. Smith
farm.
The philadelphia Company has
finished its j. f. Dye wei on Little
Ispoet Gimp and it has filled up g.
400 feet. Its Ben Orr No. is
through the Biz Indian sand with
a little gas, and..its i. e. and w. L.
Perry well at 1925 feet.
The Viper Oil and Gas Company
has a well onoUharles Smiths farm
'down'9Oo feet and its mo. i on @. T.
Smiths place $50 feet with a bad
hole. h. 1l5 ncta.4
Treat and Rowland have their
Neutons Cambridge well drilling at
4S2 Hectic r aae,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-01

Parrish and Grove have rig up
and viii commence drilling sooa on
their No. 3 well on the y. F. Davis
farm.
Nathan Con Is making a road to
his No. 2 location on Rock Camp
run and has also made a location for
a third well there.
The South Penn oil Company has
a rig up on ]. M. orr's farm and
win start drilling soon
The barnes Run OIL and Gas Com
pany Is making road to its No. 2
location on the H. L. swiger farm
on Barnes's run.
The Proved Oil and Gas compaay
shot Its No. well on the Charles
Harbert farm. but this did not help
the best disciplined state soldiers in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-01
GRAFTON
Scholastics Defeated in Fast
Game by Locals by Score
OF So to d.

The Clarksburg High school
basketball five won the FIRST game Of
the season to be played on the home
floor last might, when it defeated
the Grafton High school five in a
fast and exciting game by the score
of &c to 20.
The local boys showed wonder
full Improvement last night over
their last game and If Coach Arnett
can continue to improve his team
as has in the last week, before the
season is over he will have a team
worthy of giving battle to any high
school team in the state.
The work of Captain crummitt OF
the local team was the feature OF
the game last night. He played a
good game all the time and kept his
team going in great shape. He held
them together in the final crisis
when the score was tied with only
two minutes to play, and he rushed
in Robinson, a substitute, who was
in good condition and who won the
game for the locals, as he tossed a
basket as soon as he got in the game
and broke the tie ana gave the To-
calls a hard fought victory. s
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-01
To Weld the Al.

Judge Charles Brooks Smith IN
the recent campaign took great
pride and infinite pleasure in one
particular plank of DIR. II. d. Hat
fields personal platform which stated
that "if j am elected governor. there
will be new faces on the political
horizon" The genial judge-editor
thought that rightly took ex-
allied position over all the planks
in the Huntington platform, and it
must be rather pleasing to him to
see the signs so strongly pointing to
naturalization. But, what he thinks
about it is not the real essential,
Governor-elect Hatfield assured
the people in the campaign that he
would endeaYor to serve them to the
best Of his ability and they retain
faith in his campaign slogan that
The who serves the people first
serves his party best" That he In
tends to make the state admin;stra-
ton highly serviceabIe to the people
is shown by the following para
graphs taken from a charleston dis
patch:
"The state tax commission. hi
partisan organization. is among the
first of the departments that will
feel the effects of the ak. This de-
pertinent has been dominated for
years by Ex-Governor William NJ. o.
Dawson, and employs between fir
teen and twenty clerks and stenog-
raphers. The governor declared
only two days ago that it needs a
thorough overhauling. more so than
any other of the state departments,
and that if it is necessary to accom-
plish 1t, he may resort to some rip
per- legislation of the Pennsylvania
variety. Two years ago this was at
tempted, but the measure was lost
in the heat of the senatorial fight.
Another department that has
been marked for the ax-swiaging is
the adiutant generals office, now in
charge OF Major C. d. Elliott, or
Parkersburg. The office of pardon
attorney, now illsd by Il. G, Pierson,t
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-01

is aaother Of the scheduled marks
for sdecapitation. 1t Is also stated
that the removal OF the heads or =
number OF penal institutions, reform
schools and other state institutions
is being considered"
Very evident it is that the gov
ernor-elect recognizes that a higher
standard of operation in the depart
ments mentioned can be attained by
the use Of new departmental ma
chinery. Perhaps. he believes that
the present machinery has been in
use SO long that 1t is worn out. At
any rate he. is of the firm opinion
that something is wrong and that
the service in these departments is
not as efficient as 1t can be made.
Hence. with his ax-wielding he
will place new faces on the political
horizon. He will have men in the
departments who will do service
rather than be party benefclaries.
That he will have new brooms and
sweep clean becomes more impressed
daily on the public mind, and those
who know the Heterogeneous hest
say he will have new brooms all
through his ADMINISTRATION and use
them vigorously at all times in his
zeal to give the state a model ad-
ministration.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-01
Yes, Why Not?

A story comes from Charleston
to the effect that the legislature has
no time for local bills and will pass
them up Why hasn't it the time2
Isn't consideration of local bills one
of the things a legislature is elected
Notwithstanding Sentinel.
Yes. why not?, There is no other
way the people OF the cities can get
relief, other than by special legs!a-
ton, and when they ask it, they
should have it, We agree with the
Sentinel, that is what the legislature
is for. -Fatrmont West Virginian.
Yes, of course, why not let the
legislature pass city ordinances, adj
minister town affairs, govern ham
lets, employ the teachers in TIE
school. districts, direct road work in
the various magisterial subdivisions,
probate wills, manage municipal wa
ter works systems, adopt local health
measures, grant local franchises,
tear down good court houses and
build new ones and, in short, trans
act the thousand and che other
things that are supposed to be the
exclusive business of local govern
ments? The legislature exists, you
know, to legislate end on all things
terrestrial, celestial and internal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-01
Misplaced Hone.

Old subscribers are. figuring that
the editors of the Congressiona
Record will be getting out a mighty
interesting paper next spring
Morgantown stChronicle.
The. Post-C Chronicle leaps before it
looks. Nothing has been done in
the Congress SO far as the Telegram
is aware to provide for any change
in the manner of publishing or edit
ing that hypocritical waste-basket
filler. Next spring, as of yore, the
Record will be replete with speeches
that no one ever uttered, with sta
tlstical tables that no one will have
seen but the compiling clerk and
the printers, with motions, counter
motions and repartee that were
never made and with miles Of brack-
eted applause and cheering that
nobody ever heard. In short, it will
continue to be the same old fraud
ulent and shameful blot upon our
political life that it always lhas been
aad more especially so since the
Democrats are 10 be in control Of
the thing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-01
IIPandering q MeaIthx Non.


Col. Seymour Edwards would be
u1heard of as candidate for the
United States Senate were it not for
the large amount Of money he has
and Is making out Of oil produced
In the 4Rlife Creek oil fields. Dis
patches say that he has just I'M
loaded large quantity of stored oil
at The soaring price. and hence me
doubtless has an extraordinary
amount Of ready cash. He Is surely
we'll alcng toward the millionaire
road.
Men calling themselves Progress
siyes deery catering to rich men, yet
they themselves are trailing along
after Edwards and are doing their
level best to make him a United
States senator. Their action is in
consistent with their declaration
against wealth as governing force
in politics. They show conclusively
that they do not have that mooted
antipathy to possessors of great
wealth. They give no heed to such
advice as the following by the
Wheeling Intellfgencer but rush
madly onward doing the very thing
they assure the public they are op-
posed to:
'Isrft it time to make selection
for the United States senatorship
without considerations OF ability to
finance a campaign or to provide lib
orally for the expenditures Of the
boys?
Certainly some lesson is to be
drawn from the political unrest that
is abroad in the land. Most OF all,
it is protest against the undue
predominence OF rich men in public
affairs. The Intelligencer has no
criticism to make of the men OF
wealth who have served West yir-
gina with ability and distinction,
but,wealth ought not to be the great
factor, At the present time If the
Republican party of West Virginia
wishes to. do the wisest and best
thing, it will elect United States
senator whose character and whose
manner of election will be such as
absolutely to exclude the suspicion
of the undue use of money.
"The Republican party in West
Virginia has the votes. 1T does not
need a millionaire to finance it, but
it does need to regain and maintain
the confidence. and respect OF the
voters of the state'' M mn
The Telegram SEES no teasohhs Why
welathy men should be eliminated
from political party or from public
trust. The very fact that man is
rich does not mean that he is not
ho1est and capable, Character and
brain are essential, Of course, but
wealth does not take these, away.
IT is high time atlpreiudice against
wealth be stamped ou;. An honest
man who has accumulated posses
sions is not to be despised and not
blown to pieces or crushed to death
by anarchy.