The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-01-23
MlAkES BIG
LOSS CHARGE
Nlescmiree ladians Make Million Dollar Loss
Charges.
UNDEG THEIR SUP'T, NICHOLSON
Investigation Into Affairs Their Now BEND
Asked For.

The Menonlinee Indians are pre-
ferring grave charges against Super.
intendent Nicholson Of their reser-
walton for losses, they claim, to be
$1,000,000 under his administration
In an article recently sent out from
there it is claimed the Indians are
almost at the point OF uprising on
account Of a long series of abuses
and Observation-Disclosures on the mart
of the old regime of the Indian Of
ice and have employed attorneys to-
find out. if they can, what has be-
come of more than million dollars
of their money and what became of
the proceeds of 100000 feet of tim
Der which has been cut off their, res
ervation during the past few years.
The mal-adlninistration is laid, by
the Indians, chiefly at the door Of
their Indian superintendent Angus F.
Nicholson. In 1905 the Indians Oh ,
that reservation had TO their credi.
$2,2GS,000, now the two million dol.
lars, it is claimed, has dw:ndled d5w,
to $1,61S,OOO.
1t will be remembered, that is l.
we remember rightly, Robt. M. Il.
Toilette of this state, was the mean
of having mill located at Neopit TO
+ 0f - s
manufacturing his own timber, tt
same scheme IS is being talked {
here, at a cost of one million dollai
and it is claimed this mill has bee
losing proposition ever since, viii
the mill saws the Indians timber
and the timber disappears and
does the money. There has alrea(
been cut and sawed something Ill ?
100000 feet Of the best timber an
Inc Indians have three quarters d
million less money than they be
gan with. Now the Indians war
to Know what has become Of th,
huge sum of money. we can sa
for the benefit Of our brothers on tn
Menomince reservation to bring yor
matter TO the attention of Commits
sioner Sells and he will see to it thu
o. ueId Ios!M IhJ g usoq eAGU lou
every cent is accounted for. Wou!
nave sold the timber for q certa'
sum per thousand feet than to mar
ufacture it?
Inc report further says that
dummy investigation was made
affairs there in which the Indiar
will be condemned as liars and n
scum of the earth and should not
believed under any circumstances an
that the money was spent for cor
vertlng the heather, and what we
the money for anyhow?
Well, such an investigation as tn
goes tG show just to what abuses tn
indian has been subjected to in tn
past for the purpose of a Few DC
l1tical money grabbers. When
N'Ai'Co ~ Saying t1c IHQldn IS
heather and liars. Well, dear read
ers, this has been the cry of SOM,
people for years past-just for tn,
purpose of branding the Indian ant
keeping the public's mind turned
away from the real object. The TAX
ing unto themselves and few of their
political friends-th cash that be-
longs to poor Lo. But under
the regime Of Cato Sells, we are
positive that murder will OUT and
the Indian given a chance of proving
his oft repe lted cry of Doodle" ;
THAI something is radically wrong on
the Menon1inee reservation is certain
and it is up to Commissioner Sells to
good, straight and trust
worthy men to investigate the mat
ter and see who is wrong 81