The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-29
Copies Of Document Served on Chief
Larson, Brandt and Thomasen To-
day-1nvolves IL Liquor Men.
is RETURNABLE HERE AUGUST u
New Points in Enforcement Of 1856
Treaty to Be Brought Up Special
Officers Refuse to Comment.


Rapids will close tomorrow in ac-
cordance with an order served on the
liquor dealers there last Friday by
Henry A. Larson, chief special officer
of the government Indian department.
is matter which is today attracting
wide attention.
With the closing order, issued un-
der the provisions of the 1855 In
dian treaty, it was. generally under
stood that the Grand Rapids saloops
would close within the time speci-
fed. But today the unexpected hap
pened, an injunction being served on
Chief Larson, Special Officer 2.
Brandt, Deputy Special Officer W. w.
Thomasen and several other officers.
restraining and enjoining them from
in any manner destroying or seizing
the personal property of twelve
Grand Rapids saloon keepers, and In
which August II is named as the date
on which hearing will be held be-
fore Judge c. w. Stanton, at which
time the government will be required
to show why a temporary Injunction
should not be issued. II f.::.t8s=
Is Served on Larson.
The twelve individual injunctions,
prepared by Attorney Elmer E. Nc
Donald of Bemidji, who was asso-
ciated in the Bemidji saloon-treaty
cases which were carried to the Unit
ed States supreme court were served
on Chief Larson early this afternoon
by Andrew Johnson, Beltrami county
sheriff. Other attorneys for the
plaintiffs are Victor Powers of Hib-
bing and w. w. Barron of Grand
Rapids. Later service was made on
Brandt and Thomasen.
The officers refuse absolutely to
make any statement concerning what
action will be taken at Grand Rapids
if the saloons are not closed to-
morrow. ..,a -. i - iNa!ttttSisyfg' II
:,~zs.s.: Strong for Payne. e.>.:-..s xsse..
"Will any Indian officers be sent to
Grand Rapids tomorrow, :" was asked
Chief Larson.
"You can say for me that Mr..
Payne, who will be one of your chau-
tauqua speakers, is cracker-jack
and he cannot be boosted too
highly" was the smiling reply made
| by "silent," the question being an
tirely eluded. Any other questions
concerning the matter were answered
lin the same characteristic manner.
New Points Are Raised.
Should the new Injunction reach
the courts several new points con-
cerning the enforcement Of the 1856
treaty will be made prominent.
When the United States: supreme
court denied application for re-
hearing of the case, following its de-
cision holding that the treaty Of 1856
was still in force, it thereby refused
permission to the saloonmen to place
several points which had been there
tofore unargued before the court.
Concerning Indian Wards.
One of these propositions will be
the number Of Indians within the
"dry zone" who are government
| wards. It is claimed that of the
5000 or more Indians in Minnesota
that only about 500 are actual wards
of the government. This point ts
raised in connection with the effort
which will be made to show that the
enforcement of the treaty is an In
justice and In no wise benefits the
Indians. Other important points
will also be brought up.
These Men Are Involved.
The twelve Grand Rapids saloon
men to have caused the injunction to
be served are: John Beaudry. IL.
McAlpine, Anthony McAlpine, John
Hepfel, Anthony & Mclaughlin, Nc
Donald G. McKeown, Quaokenbush E
Pearson, Thomas Riley, Moore &
Dibbert, P. E. Crepe and Edward
Cloutier. The injunction Is brought
! against Cato Sells, Indian commis-
j sioner. in addition to Oficers Lar
son, Brandt, Thomasen, William Car
son, Benson, Pryor and seversl
! others.