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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-12-14
Red Lake River Drainage
Planned.

Thief River Falls, MINI. Rid
Lake and Red Lake river drainage
advocates held conference here
recently and appointed a commit
tee of eight on means ano meth
DDS. The committee is composed
of Andrew johnson OF Clearwater
county, "A. NJ: Giles of Polk
county, D..A. Colestrand Of Pen
nington county, John A. Duffy of
Red Lake county, j. j. Opsahl Of
Beltrami county: l.. H. Nord Of
Koochiching county, G. L. Stevens
of Marshall county, and Professor
E. +. Chandler of Grand Forks,
n. D.
Plans for the Strengthening and
deepening Of the Red Lake river
from the outlet of the lakes to
Thief River Falls were presented
by O. L. Dent of Bemidji, judicial
referee in ditch matters for the
counties of Pennington, Red Lake,
Clearwater and Beltrami, and en-
bodying also the construction Of a
retaining dam at the outlet of the
lake, the cost of which was est.
mated to be about $780,, 900. 1t is
proposed to divide the cost into
four parts-the power interests,
the river and harbor interests, the
state of Minnesota and the land of
the white man and the Indian
each Of the latter bearing an
eighth.
j. j. Opsahl Of Bemidji called
attention to the fact that the fed.
eral government had spent millions
in maintaining 225 miles of navi,
gable shore line on the upper Mis-
,sissippl, while not one per cent
had been expended on the Red
lakes, where the development was
equally important. He believed
that the government if approached
in tue right manner would under
take the work as outlined by Mr..
Dent.
Daniel Shaw of this city stated
that the Indians of the Red Lake
reservation had already asked the
government to drain their 300, 900
acres of land at their expense, I'M
der the provisions OF the Nelson
act. If this drainage were put
into effect, he said, it would make
their lands worth from $4,000, 900
to 81, 900, OOO.-Mpls. Journal.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-12-14
Aged Chippewa Carnival
Guest.

Wah- hah- gun tab, the famous
13O-year-old Chippewa Indian of
Bena, MINI will come to the St.
Paul Outdoor Sports carnival, &C
cording to message received
from r. w. Bradield, who is or
ganizing carnival clubs in the
Northern part of the state.
Mr.. Bradfeld organized the
Itasca County Carnival club and
the leaders said they would bring
the aged Indian, who also is known
as John Smith, and many other
names, to St. Paul with them
The Itasca club will consist of del
cations fcom Grand Rapids, Col
cradle, Bovey, Marble, Taconite,
Deer River, Cohasset, Xeewatin,
Nashwauk, Hill City, Warba and
Tamarack.
,"Cloquet, the Home of White
Pine" was the name selected by a
carnival club of Cloquet. Pioneer
Press.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-12-14
LES R0YS.
(By Rev. G.. H. Beaulieu.)

concluded from last issue.)
There he engaged in the hotel
business, one maintained, l believe
until his death.
While at Grow Wing he became
interested in politics. AS demo.
crat he was elected to the House
of Representatives of the Terri
tory of Minnesota.
l will not venture to be accurate
but | will state in general way
that Benton County extended from
Sank Rapids northward to the
boundary line between this country
and the Hudson Bay Territory. |
suppose but for the old royal
grant to the Hudson Bay Co.,
Uncle San when he had wiggled
out of the clutches of England,
would have claimed jurisdiction
indefinitely towards tue frozen
waters of the north, perhaps to
the Pole and a little way around
on the other side. Assuming this
what a vast territory Mr.. Roy
would have represented at the
Capital St. Paul.
His constituents would not have
been many as regards voters, but
counting "Indians not taxed" and
those Of animal, bird and fish life,
Mr.. Roy did represent many and
much.
1t may be stated here that dur
ing Mr.. Roy's political career his
constituents knew but one party,
they had heard vaguely of an op-
POSITION party 50 of course Mr..
Roy's victory can barely be called
so, he was nominated for the
House and received every vote,
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-12-14

(which isn't saying much, Tor
the voters did not constitute an
army.
But he represented the district
we'll and acceptably, so his de
scendants have reason to cherish
his political career and esteem it
fondly.
In our day we are disposed to
hold early legislation in but little
esteem, but the pioneers did we'll
and laid foundations firmly for the
achievements of the community
afterwards becoming the State.
True there were "Ways that
were dark and tricks that were
vain," such for instance as the
trick of Joe Ro|lette when he stole
che Capital Bill. But Joe and bis
friends were only fighting right
ious cause, and posterity should
be glad that the Capital is St. Paul
and not St Peter.
Mr.. Roy helped make Territor-
ial and State history and we who
knew him personally, and those
who know him by report may re-
joice that Chippewa was promin-
emily identified with the history of
the Territory and thus in a meas
ure with the State of Minnesota.
In his family relations Mr.. Roy
was all that could have been de-
sired.
Outside and socically he was es
teemed and regarded as a true
friend.
Speaking personally from long
and intimate acquaintanceship with
him, | can say that never heard
of his doing anything to injure
anyone, he was always the com
panicnable man, his laugh was
pleasant to hear, and it was con-
tagious, for it was hearty and gen.
inc and sufficiently loud.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-12-14
Published IL, behalf of, and
to secure tho welfare Of the
Indians of the United States.
MINNIE. SOTA
Hf5f6HT&
SOCIETY
No. 80.

Peter Roy is remembered well
and affectionately by all who knew
him, whether AS Peter or Perish,
or Flemish.
In his day society was crude,
but Peter Roy was one of the few
who rose above the level, then
thinking we may look back and
say, "well DONE"
His brother Francois or Frank
as he became bet er known at
White Earth was n man OF quite
different caliber. He did not in
early life take to letters so re.
manned the illitrrate.
But he had the trait Of acquisl-
tiventss in a degree large enough
to lead him into trade.
He began in a small way and
finally brhnched out quite eXten-
sively with Leech Lake as his
headquarters.
He must have been possessed Of
much executive ability for he
managed his local and distant bust.
ness we'll.
He had a conlidant who kept
business records we'll but Frank"
did the head work." He began
with the system of outfitting from
u leading firm of traders, and then
in time bought as they did from
mercantile centers, thus he be.
came we'll known in St. Paul.
He was shrewd and it must bt
said that he is best described as
one of those mot in business for
his health.' In other words case
and sentiment found no place in
his composition, Business is bust
ncss," was his maxim.
But misfortune came to him as
to so many others and Frank ha1
to retire. ........
lie was too Old to start anew, so
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-12-14
SUBSCRIPTION: $3.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Want More Chippewa
Money For Public
improvements.

In this issue special from Thief
River Falls to the Minneapolis
Journal is published which shows
that another effort is going to be
made to induce Congress to ap
propriate tribal fuods to drain
some more of the public lands up
on the coded Red Lake reservation
by draining Red Lake and Red
Lake River.
1t is very evident that the county
officials who are taking an active
part in the proposition to drain
Red Lake are not going to 10 so
for the benefit of the Red Lake In
dams who have lived on the shores
of Red Lake for at least two humid
red years without being incOnven-
fenced by the waters of Red Lake,
but will do so merely for the bene-
fit of the white settlers upon the
coded reservation, and no thought
whatever is berg given to the IN
terests uf the Indians.
It is of course not known b.y the
Indians of this and the other Chip
pewa reservations in this state,
who own the tribal funds of the
Chippewas of Minnesota now in
the Treasury of the United States,
how the Red Lake Chippewas re-
gard the proposed drainage of
Red Lake, but those who are f;a-
miliar with Chippewa sentiment
generally know that the latter are
strongly opposed to the approprla
ton of tribal funds for public pur
poses such as are suggested III the
snecial referred to. If Congress
wishes to appropriate funds for
the purpose indicated, it should
appropriate public funds and not
Chippewa tribal funds.
Whether the Red Lake Indians
will oppose the drainage of Red
Lake, or allow any interference
with the lake is not known here,
but if they should oppose drainage
and carry the matter into the
United States courts, there is no
question but that the courts would
sustain them unless Congress
,hould pass some law granting the
Minnesota officials the right to put
through their scheme. If Con
gress should follow we'll establish
ed precedepts it would deem IT
necessary to first obtain the assent
of the Red Lake Indians before
allowing any drainage to be com
menced.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-12-14
American Indian Gaining
in Numbers, Sells Says,

Washington, D. C.-The Ameri-
can Indian no longer is vanish
ing race, but under improved
health conditions is increasing in
numbers, according to the annual
report of Commissioner Sells of
the Indian bureau.
I Health and educational cam
paigns. the report says, reduced
the general death rate this year
from $3.50 in one thousand to
% 80.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-12-14
AGENTS WANTED.

You can make big money selling
our guaranteed Trees, Fruits,
Roses, etc. We pay highest COM
missions every week. Free outfit
and part expenses.
Blue Mound Nursery Co.,
West Allis, Wis.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-12-14
R|aCkfeet Indians Fair is
Interesting TO White
Visitors.

just how much the indian has
learned to do for himself in the
matter of entertainment and edu
ttion is disclosed in an interest
ing way by the annual Black feet
Indian fair, held at Browning,
Mont. in the reservation of that
tribe. Mrs. L. r. Howell, Sr
who recently returned from the
West, where she made an extended
tour during several months, visit
ing Glacier National park and the
Indian fair in September.
Mrs. Howell writes:
1.-The exhibition hall and stock
corrals contained a splendid dis
play of farm and ranch products
and the school exhibits OF the In
dian pupils and displays ln fancy
work and culinary departments
showed to what extent the Black
feet have advanced IN the arts of
civilization, the results of which
would be credit IT, any class of
people.
The tepees of the Blackfeet
we're pitched in a great circle,
surrounding the fair grounds. AS
night fell the tents were lighted
up bN the camp fires and from the
city of tepees came the sound of
the drumming tom tom and the
weird chants of the dancers.
''Public dances were also held
Dy the Indians on the parade
grounds each morning, between,
the camp and the fair grounds,
which were enjoyed as much by
the whites who witnessed them as
by the reds who participated in
them.
THE costumes worn we're
gorgeous beyond description, be-
ing designed and made by the ma
tive squaws.
The fair grounds contained the
usual stands and popcorn vendors,
and all such concessions we're
handled and run exclusively by In
d,ans, with the exception of a
merry go-round and some side
novelties, which were furnished
by 6 carnival company.
"A band of 16 pieces, the men,
bers of which were all mixed
blood and full blood Indians, rend
cred excellent and up-to date music
from a pavilion opposite the grand
stand, while the events of the most
interesting program were being
carried on.
1T was also sight most I'M
usual to see the grandstand filled
to OVERLOOKING with the natives,
dressed in the gorgeous colors of
their liking, their black hair, in
perfect braids, Where they had
paid the extra price of admission
for the benefit of obtaining more
advantageous and more comfort
able position to view the games
and contests.
ut was the real wild west,
not the circus kind, with profess
sional riders, ropers and bronco
busters. who travel from city to
city and make a business of their
skill. but it was all home product
All Of the participants were resi-
dents of the reservation and no
whites we're allowed to participate
in any of the contests nor compete
for any of the prizes.
There were bucking horses,
riding the bucking steers, bull
digging steer and some modern
harness races, but the most inter-
esting of all the events was the
wild horse race, in which absolute
| ~ untamed horses from the range
were used.
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-11-15
LAKE ANDREW.

Lake Andrew, Nov. 10-The school
social given by Miss Mary Davis, teach
er in Dist. 1O4 last Saturday evening
was greeted with very large crowd
and was a success from start to finish.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Olson and Arthur
Kloster of Willmar motored to Lake
Andrew last Sunday and spent the day
at G.. Stene's.
Mrs. Jens skaalerud and son, Joseph
will leave next Thursday for visit
with relatives at Pekin, N. D.
ant visitor at the G. Stene home last
Sunday.
Earl Stark has been shredding corn
in this vicinity.
Services were conducted in the Swed-
ish Mission church at Lake Florida last
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Lottie Syverson of Willmar ar
rived home last Thursday for a weeks
visit with her folks.
C. A. Syverson had painful eXper-
fence some time ago, in having one of
his eyes hurt by a heifer's horn. The
accident happened while he was giving
salt to the stock.
Jens Skaalerud is having the interior
Of his new barn finished this week.
The work on the State Road has been
dent, but it is feared it will be stopped
by Jack Frost.
Mrs. Lawrence Larson made an over
night stay at her parental home.
Ole EollinSen is around on his pro-
fessional job.
The evening. of election day was a
tedious one to the Board, but it was
helped greatly by the lunch and hospi-
tality of the chairman, J. A. Halvorson.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-11-15
SEVENTH DISTRICT LEGISLATORS.

Three prominent Seventh District
political leaders were retired from the
legislature by the voters last week.
Gunnar Bjornson, L. c. Spooner and
Sam y. Gordon. In their places we
nave Tom Davis, the Marshall attor-
ney, A. A. Stone and O. c. Neuman, all
untried in the ways of the legislator.
We congratulate Bro. Bj0rnson on
his defeat He will have more time to
devote to his newspaper and to himself
and be more prosperous and happy as a
consequence. He owes nothing to the
voters of Lyon county-his was the sac
ritice. His defeat is loss to the pub
lie service of the district and state.
l.. c., Spooner was defeated by stick
ers by a young man who was induced
to run by Nolstead's hackers in Stew
ems county after l.. c. Spooner had at
tackled Eolstead and his record. ON the
Saturday before election large num-
Der of auto parties distributed stick
ers in all the precincts of the county
with the result that majority of the
voters used them at the election.
Spooner's defeat is the subject of much
gleeful comment in the newspapers OF
the district We have very little in
common with Mr.. Spooner, politically.
Indeed, we disagree with him very rad
ically on important public issues But
we recognize in him an able public
man, who is every inch a fighter. The
new states prison, standing as it does
between the farmer and the harvester
and Irvine trusts, is big enough monu-
ment to any man, and Mr.. SpoOner can
well afford to rest on his legislative
laurels. Neither Stevens county nor
the Seventh District will have as domi-
mating personality in the next House.
! Ex-Lieut. Gov. Samuel Y. Gordon was
defeated by o. c.. Neuman, an auto
salesman and prominent citizen OF
/ Wheaton, and hence will have the fun
! of staying at home and commenting in
! his newspaper on the official acts of his
successful rival.
Theodore Christianson Of Dawson re-
mains, however, as a member of the
. House, and has, it is reported, nov
| launched a campaign for Speaker of the
House in which we hope he will be sue
cessful. Knute Knutson of Swift, i
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-11-15

from the contest without more ado.
They have no chance whatever in COM
petition with Mr.. Ford. First, he puts
on the market an automobile so good
and SO cheap that any one who can at
ford to keep a horse and buggy can
have car. Then he sets the world
agoS by sending the Peace Ship to Eu-
rope. Before people recover from their
amazement he establishes minimum
wage Of S. a day in his factories. And
while they are yet wondering at his
audacity, he caps the climax by an
nouncing that hereafter women en-
ployes in his factories will receive the
same wages as men. What will the
man do next? Mr.. Ford, in speaking Of
his latest venture, said he decided to
pay women and men alike after a con-
versation he had had with President
Wilson. 1t would be very interesting to
know what was said during that inter-
view. The President has defended his
foreign policies on the ground that
there must be geographical boun-
daries to human rights; he has de-
Tended his Mexican policy on the
ground that the peon has a right to
ness, and specifically on the ground
that the 81 per cent Of the Mexican
people who have never had a chance
because excluded from the land must
be restored to their brthriSht; and he
has defended the eiGht-hOur law on the
ground that labor must have its share
in progress. 1t would be very interest
ing to know what he said that prompt
c,l Mr.. Ford to extend the IS minimum
wage to his women emplOyeS.-The
Public.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-11-15
A POLITICAL REVOLUTION

Wilson is Reelected president. The
West arrayed itself suli1ly with the
solid South and Wr"steu tine supremacy
from the conyesteN East. What pluto
cratic papers feared the most has hap
pened. Wilson is still president. but
owes no thanks to the Tammany intlu-
ences of New York, TaGyartS forces
#of Indiana nor Sullivan following Of
sIllinois. Minnesota "iVeS Wilson more
than $4,000 votes. but the bourbon
democrats of StearnS county and else
where voted for Hughes. 1t is a pOlit-
ical revolution. The line of cleavage
between the classes seeking special
privileges from the Government and the
masses of ordinary citizens who are
content with a square deal tor all is
becoming more plainly Marked 1t is
going to be more difficult than before
for politicians to dodge the issues. 1t
is we'll.
The idea underlying the old populist
movement was that the West and South
should unite to protect their common
interests. This appears now about to
be realized. 1t has been brought about
by the progress made for social Justice
by the first administration of Woodrow
Wilson. It's further progress will y.
followed with interest.
Even though the electoral votes OF
the East are lined up for Wilson. tho
popular vote of that section is strong
for Wilson. His popular majority II
the whole country will reach a half
miEion votes. The President receive
nearly a million more votes than t:l(
combined votes for both Taft ant
Roosevelt in 1912.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-11-15
ROSELAND.

Roseland. Nov. 14-Mr. and Mrs. II.
Van Reit and family of Prinsburg spent
Sunday at the w. Damhof home.
Mrs. Fisher. Miss Vessel and Miss
Nick Du Boise home last Monday af-
ternOon.
Dave Roelofs and Elroy Knoll were
entertained for supper at the D. Nype
home last Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Williams gave
a reception in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Damhof last Friday evening to
about fifty of their friends. Everyone
reports having had a good time.
Miss Rosy Feifarel> is working at the
Commercial hotel at Willmar.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Gort and children of
Prnsburg, called at the home of the
latter's mother, Mrs. S. Dykema last
Sunday evening.
Mr.. w. Stoh is hauling sand for his
new dwelling place which he plans on
erecting in the near future.
Miss Gibson spent Sunday afternoon
with Mrs. Arnold plowman.
Miss Angie Knoll assisted at the w.
Damhoff home the past week.
Miss Jennie Bergsma of PrinsburS
worshipped here last Sunday.
Mrs. E. F. Stuhr and daughter Sadie
left for Iowa last Thursday where they
are planning to make their future home.
The former went to care for her aged
mother.
Mrs. w. Hoekstra's residence is near
ly completed.
Miss Mary Williams of Willmar is
spending a few days with relatives
here.
Mr. Henry Dragt, Jr, was entertain
ed at dinner at the H. Bruggers home
! last Sunday.
Rev. J. J. Van Der Schaaf of Leota,
! Mimi, occupied the pulpit here Sunday.
Mr.. H. Brouwer was on the sick list
last Thursday.
Mrs. S. Dykema visited with Mrs. H.
J. Dragt last Friday afternoon.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-11-15
BEATEN, BUT NOT D1sHEARTENED

With the returns of Lac qui Pare
and Big Stone lacking Volstead gets
1880 votes to Lobeck 10000 and
Townsend $500, clear majority OF
2,100 over both opposing candidates.
This lead will be increased by the two
remaining counties. The five eastern
counties of Douglas, Pope. Meeker,
kandiyoh and I>enville cast twO-thirIs
of the vote given Lobeck y change
of % votes would have given kandi-
yohi county to Lobeck. The city OF
Willmar gave LObeck 1875 votes to All
tor Nolstead and l62 for Townsend.
The local result was therefore close
enough to Justify our predictions made
in the Wilmar Tribune. We We're mis-
taken in assuming that our sister cOun-
ties were as progressive as our own
people.
>olstead had the advantage of the
assistance Of the we'll ORGANIZED Repub-
li,an machine, with all its ramifca-
tons. including the supposed patronage
of over hundred postottices, while
Loheck fought practically sinSle-hand-
= and had no PATRONAGE to hold out as
Ia!t to anybody. \OlSteauS hackers
were able to appeal to standpatters.
progressivts, "wets' ''urys' and sat
isfy all that they had nothing to fear
from his record while Lobeck hewed to
the line for the dry issue and pro-
grtssive principles. Many people will
applaud the fighting candidate and
then sneak into the booth and vote
against him for some petty personal
reason not at all germane to the issue.
on the whole Senator Lobeck should
have no regrets for the fight he made.
Indirectly it will help the cause he
stands for. 1t was an entering wedge
which will \entually be driven home
and redeem the district. n warm pol
itical fight is a good thing occasionally
1t forces public men to align them
selves with issues-it drives them out
into the open where all can see. Hur.
rah for Lobeck, and the fight he made