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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

acumen of the whole reservation has
been very greatly advanced in these
years.
To bring out these results there ha~
been at work many different factors.
The splendid government school for
the children. the Catholic school and
mission. and the Presbyterian mission
have all done their several parts along
their own lines Then, too the very
high class Of farming done on the
reservation by the rancheB. togeth-
er with their families among the peo-
pie as examples have all been domi-
nant elements in this Transformation.
Though the examples of some could
have been better Then right here IL
where my story really begins, and tes-
timony taken and exhibited.
Some years ago through some de-
partmental red tape the semi-annual
rent payments to the Indians we're
held up for more than year The
Indians simply had to get credit both
from ranchers and merchants to live.
The annual rentals of the reservation
approach $75, 900 or more This am
cunt was scattered out among ali
their friends. / took pains on this
occasion to ak several of the ranch
ers and merchants how they were col
lecting from the Indians, especially
those who affiliate with the mission
For the Sabbath before the money
was paid over to them had made it
a point TO preach a sermon on the
text, "Owe no man anything" And
said some very strong things about
the fellow that don't pay his debts.
Just three days after they had their
money one rancher said, and this is
a typical case Of many such replies:
Il had out considerably over $1,000
in small sums here and there. and
not a note to show for 1t except my
memorandum. and their memory. and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

ny changes and contrasts have come
where men and women have openly
confessed Christianity, and are prae-
ticing It's teachings in their daily
lives. and are taking an active part
In ;he church work and Christian tn
,fllences On the reservation. Some OF
these people only ten years ago were
leaders in the wild life of dancing.
drinking. gambling racing and Rdul-
tery Some Of their names are writ.
ten many times in the police records
of Pendleton for they couldn't be
trusted in town with six-bits when ali
the saloons were there. enless i
meant a jag. jail or fine. With their
new vision in life. now they are good
business men and many farm their
own lands, and care for their families
The thousands OF dollars that used to
90 for booze, headaches and fines,
now goes for better groceries to eat,
clothes for self and families. lumber
for homes and furnishings for same,
stock and implements for work and
lastly in several instances for the best
automobiles to be had
Ex-County Judge G. w. AalonoY,
an elder in the Presbyterian church,
said just recently in mentioning an
indian who Is now also an elder In
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

down and unbeget this somber ana
stolid figure, and to do 50 with the
full expectation of calling down on
ones head the wrath Of his demigod
originstors. But l hope to give just
plain every day facts that can be cor
roborated and certified to by any re-
liable citizen Of the county that will
cause to tumble down this fiction
and dissolve-"Lo, the poor Indian"
l adjure that these are not to be
the observations of the rover, but
more of the squatter lind, made aft
er nearly eighteen years continuous
residence among the Indians and OF
work with and for and interest in
them. even so far as to the learning
of their language that their problems
both physical, social, mental and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

(By Rev. ]. NJ. Cornelison, for Is
Years Missionary at Tutuilla Mis-
sion on Umatllla Reseryatlon.)
It is simply wonderful what the
average globe-trotting writer tries to
palm off upon an over-eonflding and
unsuspecting public relative to any
exceptional people, and especially
about the Indians who, from the time
Columbus landed on these shores,
have always had a glamour, romanti-
cism and halo about them. particu-
larly IL 1t tended to show what his
torians have ever strained to bring
cut, namely, their cruelty, destltuuon
and laziness until their fertile i'm
aginations gave birth to 10. the
Poor Indian"
Now. it is a shame to tear 1t all
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

spiritual might be gotten at from first
hand information with a view to help,
ing. one section Of them at least, to
higher grounds in all these lines.
Though just as the itinerants Obser-
walton is liable to be cursory, shallow
and unreliable; so the resident or par
ucipant in such work is liable to be
prejudiced, or biased in favor Of, and
SO only view one side. Therefore, as
stated at the first, 1t is best to give
some unsought and outside testimony
from reliable citizens in the county
relative to the Indians on the Una
tilla Indian reservation, both as to
their growth, progress and standing
as citizens.
When the writer first came onto
the reservation and before he had Sc,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

CONTINUED on Page 1S,)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

100 MACHINES IN SUCCESS
Full OPERATION IN ORE
CON, WASHINGTON, IDA
HO, MONTANA AND UTAH.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-09-23

Today write for full description and prices Tell the numbe
of you will harvest and of machine you
most interested in.
The diamond drill., 1916-05-06

the lighter trains of twenty yrara ago.
behaved scaudaloualy WHOM subjected
Ito heavier loads of 1916 because
ln tho section mentioned the same
old light rails are it place that We're
used quarter OF q century back
Tie experiment. with an its Ertef
for mine operators and railroad mon
has not been without ita compcnaa-
tions. ID has demonstrated 10 Tho
Chicago & Northwestern people that
their Ashland and Peninsula division
sections between Wakefield and Iron
River are In great need OF improve
mont and 1t has given Pat O.Bricn Of
tho Iron River Stambaugh Reporter
an opportunity TO see what real IRON
ore looks like the Kind that is a
necessity the "sweetcniug' of tile
low grade stuff that Is being mined
around lis town Iron Wood News
Record
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Did Some Good

The sending Of Gogobic range ores
10 Escanaba for shipment 10 the
furnaces was n regular tting in the
early days Of this district I'm some
Neasons one-third Of tic output 81 the
rNngc was hauled there the rcmaindcr
hing shipped through Ashland. The
Saycragc trainload III those days was
around hyc hundred tons. and the
cars and locomotives were light The
tracks between Wakefield and Iron
River which were sufficient to carry
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lection of youth and tic welfare ol
tho community. should bestir the pros
ecutiou within his power.
tits no uncommon occurrencet 70 see
bows drunk, and moro boys have been
seen drunk since THE county went
"drv" Then when ID was wet There
IL a reason. Under Tic local optioa law
liouor is dispensed by blind piggcrs
only blind piggor isl a law breaker
any way. me Is taking his chances WITH
the law at All times for tho money
there is I'm II and the money Of boys
looks the same tc him as tile money oi
adults. Then boys have the way ol
nosing around and finding out a great
many things for which they are not
given credit. and when they discover a
"blind pig the vendor of booze is
really in their clutches II they want ~
imbibo. and he makes sale as much
for bribe as he does for the money.
The hoys say they got the liquor a.
Mike pulicr's. This is ono OF many
complaints against Mike PuIIcr's place
However. Ills Is not the only place in
Frenchtown that is said 10 he the
Mecca for boys, and also girls. IN halt
whit Is said about these Frenchtown
places ii true. II is time for d whole.
sale cleaning M and now is very
good time to commence The police
have made the start aud 70 Is now up
to PROSECUTING Attorney Waten %
fSlsh It
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Sieve Muungn Labor 200
Andrew Auuo reamus .. 1a0
Andrew Quito Labor 100
IOskar Burkanen Labor 500
JR laRlaue BlacumuhnE tlo
& Falls Livery Livery .#...... zoo
e. Falls Mining Co sup 375
Diamond Drill sup 800
lIlcrman Holmes pleeiug Twp
crushrr and engine Ia cone
dition ...=.a......#.=....=.s 2l20S
a. l.. Burridgc sNp acct. ==.... o.
AlcX ID Rodgers To recording
deed ......... go
10 = Corcoran lus 90 Prem,
on lns....... .....#........... 800
Eugcuc DioIzgon Co sup 1853
Mich state Tcir 90 Rent
and toll ..=.=......#=.=.#.=... 4b5
Roll called on Tie above as follows
ayes. commissioner Walt Gibson aud
Holmes Motion carried
Tho following resolution was offer
ed by commissioner Gibson, who
moved its adoption and was seconded
Ivy commissioner Wall
Resolved that the County Road
commissioners of=thc Iron County
adopt ASA county road that part or the
Mastodon Township Road commonly
known as Tic crystal Falls Alpha
Road and described particularly as
follows Beginning al station 3GOXiO
which Is q point lSi0 f. North and l4O
I'd east of tie corner common 10
section and section is, 4 ~. N r.
RIB sW Thence running North East
distance OF $500 ft and ending 90 d
station ais 90 which Is point $40
IL west aud 2i0 n North of tie z
corner common 10 section section
s., a. g. r - W.
And resolved further that copy of
this resolution bc sent the Highway
commissioner of Nastoduu Township
and that copy ot this resolution be
printed for three consecutive wocks
in newspaper of this county
Resolution adopted
Resolved that In accordance with
act 83i Public Acts Of 1913 the county
or Iron build l.09 miles of trunk line
road that application be made for
survey, plans and specifications for
building the road aud for double state
reward for aid In the construction
thorcof that the improvements on
said road shall commence al station
800 80 which is a point 1910 IL north
and 80 H. east of the q corner com
mon 20 section Z aud section Is Il AZ
n II a2 w. Ending at station llSx0o
which in point $40 II West and 2iO
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WIN Stop n Iron River

The 81. Paul ore trains will here.
after las over here instead Of at Cham
ming as has been tltc custum for many
years This viii mean that about "a
train crews wilt make their headpnar-
ters I'M Iron River Each train will
run direct 10 Escauaha and back from
Escauaba "a Iron River. instead ot
Charming. This change will make Iron
River quite a railroad center, as there
are also 20 or 25 Northwestern crews
making this place their headquarters
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CITY nf Crystal Fails this llth day Of
March, 1916
The meeting was called 10 order by
Vs. a. Holmes. chairman with The
following commissioners present
j Gibson W A Holmes.
Absent commissioner. J $. Wall
THE minutes Of the last meeting were
read aud approved
II was moved aud supported that the
following pay rolls contract estimates
aud bills be allowed as read aud that
the clerk and chairman be instructed
10 draw orders for same
McRae Cunsl co Contr Nose
Est No.3. ............. S2.97S.fS
Emil Helgcmo Contr 81
Est 3t,,.. ...,,.,.,.. ....,...... i,30al9
smith Byers Sparks Contr 33
Est $3.50. 3.55t.13
s. T.. Burridge Eng / Mo . 1000
Herbert Larson Eng Mo 49,. $500
Casper Bauer Helper .......... COCO
Ben Chcny Helper ........... $500
Lillian Lindatrom Steno ....... 5000
smith Byors Sparks Force
act. s.ti, tsssss... .....t..s.f 1855
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line highway system previously es-
tablished IA accordance with tile above
named act
we recommend that improvement
be class 4 i6 feet wide.
We hereby certify that arrange
ments have been made aud sufficient
funds are available to improve three
miles or more as above SET forth
We further certify that no part on
parcel Of the portion Of road covered
by this application lies within the in
corporated limits of any city or village.
and that no state reward has hereto
fore been paid upon any part OF said
portion OF road
Dated April 22nd 1916 al
Crystal Falls Michigan
Board Of County Road Commissioners.
W A. Holmes.
J T Gibson.
Jas 5. Wall
Resolved that in accordance with
act 1884. Public Acts Of 1913 the county
Of Iron build O.G0l miles Of trunk line
road: that application be made for
survey plans and specifications for
building the toad and for double state
reward for aid In construction thereof:
that the improvements on said road
shall commence at Section 00xOo which
is point 1920 feet south and 1860
feet east OF the "a corner common 20
sections 10 and 80 T AZ n. r. 80 W
Ending at station 81 7S.5 which Is H.
n. west of the 4, corner common 20
sections l9and 30 r AZ N Il 32 ~
This road to be part OF the Crystal
Falls Amasa Road tho same being "a
part Of the trunk line highway system
previously established In accordance
with The above named act"
We recommend that improvement
DE class p" Is feet wide
We hereby certify that arrange
monts have been made ard sumcicnt
funds are available to improve three
miles or more as# above set forth.
We further certify that MO part Or
parcel Of the portion OF road covered
by this application lies within in-
corpurated limits of amy city oryd-
lagc aud that no state reward has
heretofore been paid upon any part nf
said portion oil road
Dated #April 22ud 1916 at eyafl
Fails. Michigan.
Board OF County Road Commissioner
W. Holmes
] II Gibson.
Jas. S Wall
Tile following bids were received
for building ar#the 0deor Mine
road
ct Olson Grubhue =G5 Earth
Excavation aS. Loose rock @S. Solid
roel, la0
u 4 Bowie Il co. Gruhbina A.
Earth Excavation s4. Inosa rock As.
. Solid rock 1850
ID & Hradl Grubbm Earlh
Excavation a1ia loose rock 7o Solid
rock 200
BW Hicks Grabbing a5 Earth
Excavation go foosn rock l1 Solid
rock t1
Henry Grattrn GruhaIng los Earth
Excavation 25. l.oose rock 30. Solid
rrck 30
Moved by MT Gibson and supported
by=Mr Wall that L. W Hicks be a.
wardcd tr above contract Motion
carried
The following bids were received
for the Mansfield sagola road
Smith-Bycrs Sparks Top rock 23a
Top Binder 233 Bottom Rock 2a2.
Hottom Binder 233
b. " Hicks Top rock 100 Top
Binder 2.55 Bottom Rock 2 80 Bottom
Binder 2.40
- r BOYLE a Co. Top rock $50,
Top Binder 250 Bottom Rock 30.
bottom iiindpr 80
, Herman Holu,s Top rock 95.
Top Bidder la- bottom Rock l05.
Bottom Binder 95
Moved by Mr. Wall and supported
& hyNr Ghsoul GUcaward the above
Z runtillt#lo# #tie Am Holmes Motion
carried
un m0 ZION board adjourned
lines chairman
John Wall Sec'y
March n. 1916
) Mcetjr OF Board Of County Road
Commissioner held I'm Tie commiss-
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Casper Bauer Exp acct ........ 1923
Herbert Larson Exp acct .,. 1775
A + Burridgc SKIP acct .......+ 1859
Sweet Waliach a. Go sup ....... a.
Diamond Drill sup .....,.. 500
Eugene Dietzgen Go sup ....... SOC
Mich State Tole Co Toll
and rent ...,...,...,.... 400
Estate 81 Geo Baldwin
Gravel ........,,........20 10000
Roll called on the gbove motion AZ
follows. ayes. commissioners Gibson
and Holmes. nays none Motion
carried
II was meved and supported that the
Engineer bc instructed 10 make o
rccoRnizanee survey III Mastodon
Township commencing at tie Village
Limits OF Alpha to the Township road
running from Pentoga % stambaugh
-----
Motion carried.
On motion the board adjourned.
vi A Holmes chairman.
John Wall. sec'y
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ROAD COMMISSION
April % 1915

april -. 1915
Meeting ot Board of County Road
Commissioners. held In thc# commiss
ionors room m#the Court House. at
the City=of crystal Fails this end day
ot April. 1916
The meeting was called TO order BY
W A. Holmes. chairman with all the
commissioners present
Tile minutes Of the last meeting
were read and approved
Moved hy commissioner Wall and
supported hy commissioner Gibson
that the following bills bc allowed
and the secretary and chairman I'M
slructcd 10 draw orders for tno same
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-01-20
TURKEY RAISING.

Why doesn't Henderson county rails
more turkeys for the market?
We e in a number OF weekly jour.
mails published in Western North Caro-
lima accounts of how big money ha.
been made handling turkeys for the
Holiday trade. One Haywood county
dealer shipped over a 1000 birds tc
charleston S. c., receiving the high
est market value for them. From an
other nearby sections comes the ac-
count of more than $500 lbs. of dress
ed birds shipped to points within the
State. And so on.
All of these dealers got fancy
Xmas, prices, too. Every year the
price of turkey meat advances around
Thanksgiving and Christmas, until a
handsome profit is possible on every
pound of meat sold. There is no rea-
son now why a further rise will not
be had in 1916.
So far as We r informed, turkey
raising on a large scale has not been
undertaken in Henderson county. Sew
eral small focks of fine looking birds,
Numbering less than a hundred in
each, have been seen or heard OF
around about, but no really large
droVes are reported.
Why? We wonder. If other coun-
ties in this section can ship turkeys
right by Jul front door to distant
points and make a good business out
of it, we should be able to do so even
better. 1t is the opinion of local mar
ket men that even if a pound of tur-
key vas not shipped out of Hender-
son county, the local trade could take
care of many more birds than it now
does, and pay a good profit. The sup
ply locally never equals the demand,
and the demand, like prices, is stead
lily climbing.
The State department of Agricul-
ture at Raleigh, or the department at
Washington, will be glad to furnish
Information for interested parties. !
Now is the time to look into the
matter if results are wanted in 1916.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-01-20

as so essential by the advocates of thu
new bill, does not mean they insist
that the government need eyer do so.
The bill provides that the Secretar,
of the Treasury be authorized at ones
to issue fifty million dollars Of Panama
Cenal bonds to pay for the vessels
contemplated in the new measure. i
also carries an appropriation of ter
million dollars, and in Lieu of thai
provides for the Immediate sale Of
$40, 00O, 900 worth of canal bonds. in
order to put the act in immediate
effect.
A shipping board is provided for
consisting Of the Secretary of the
Navy. Secretary of Commerce AMI
three commissioners to be appointed
by the President and confirmed by the
Senate, to be called the United States
Shipping Board" Power is given this
board to regulate the operation of al
the steamship lines and vessels en-
gagged as commerce carries in the
transportation of passengers between
the ports of the United States and for
eign countries, and to prescribe rateE
for such services.
1t is also provided that after Jan
uary 1, 1917, no corporation shall en-
gage in overseas shipping without
first securing a United States license
ON the United Shipping Board"
Of course there are other minor fea-
lures of the bill which will add to the
verbal clash that is likely to follow
it's advent from the calendar. Most Of
the big oratorical guns of the con-
gress will be heard belching approval
and protest. But we have faith thai
those who are interested in the sue
administration of this great
government will eventually do what Is
proper in this important piece of leg
and that the country will reg
it's approval of the results work
ell out at the next election.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-01-20
Growth of ,rdnment

Nobody's judgment is good without
development. One who forms the hab-
1T of accepting the opinions of others,
who allows his path to be marked out
for him by interested friends, cannot
expect that his Judgment will be any
thing but feeble, like an unused mus
Gle Only by thinking does one learn
to think. Only by deciding does one
master the power of wise decision.
Judgment must have regular exercise
to become worthy of dependence
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-01-20
THE NEW SHIPPING BILL.

The preparation of the new admin
shipping bill has reached the
point where. We are told in Washing
Ton dispatches, it is being considered
by both branches of congress since re-
assembling after the holiday recess.
Mating the measure Senator
has taken an active part IN
whipping the bill into shape from the
material furnished by the several
drafts that were submitted to the con-
Ierences held for the purpoge of con-
slderlng the various provisions sus>
sested- By this time the President is
considering the instrument with a
view to executive approval. or disap-
proval. in the event it has not been
framed to his liking. Senator Clark,
OF Arkansas, or Senator Fletcher, of
Florida, and Representative Alexander
Of Missouri, will present in the tvs
branches of the national legislature
one of the most important measures
that will claim their attention anu
1one that has caused much debate and
contention heretofore.
It is understood that the bill calls
for the purchase or construction Of
vessels by a government shipping
board, with the view of c~hartering o.
porations or individuals desiring to
use them in the transportation of the
commerce of the United States with
foreign countries or the outlying pos
sessions of the United States. 1t pro-
vides for the use of these vessels when
required by the government for mill
tary purposes. as naval auxiliaries or
as army transports~a clause to be
inserted IN any contract for their lease
providing that in time of wal the gov
arament may take immediate posses
sion Of the ships.
~NnOsed an the new bill that
the government retain the right To
operate the vessels, if there should
arise occasion for so doing, as mer-
chant vesssels-the feature which
prevented the passage of the bill in
the last congress and which has
caused much conflict in the past. This
stipulation of the government claim o
the vessels is necessary. the advocates
OF the measure claim. THEY say that
il the bill should b. enacted so as to
provide merely that the ships should
be built or bought with government
n.eney. or money secured by the sale
of Panama Canal bonds, and then be
leased to the highest bidder, Uncle
Sam would find himself under the
domination and at the mercy of the
so-called shipping trust :" that the
latter would be more than glad to have
the United States government provide
them with vessels to operate; that this
would be preferred to building them
themselves: that there would be ne
obstacle to prevent them from pooling
their bids. and that Uncle Sam would
be compelled to accept such terms as
they offered.
The retention OF the right Of the
government to operate these ships if
Il should become necessary, regarded