The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-01-07
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Mere About Roa6s.

More About Roa1s.
]. ]. Deiwry of Ashland, wasin our midst
the first of the week. He says he is in the
best of health, of course he looks it. The
Star knew that he had been 70 The Nat
onal Capitol at Washington, D: c. and
was glad of the opportunity of an interview.
He says that he vas down On personal
business, particularly in the interest of his
application for a pateut TO a novelty and
hopes 10 soon go into the manufacture of
same, the demand for the article in beesiioa
will be great as that kind of an a.tic, has
never been on the market. When ,.
on what he might know of a genera .,....
acter, he says that he called personals,
several members of the Indian cem, =.
of the Senate relative to the pos,ihl, Il
getting some road building on the
vation, he said he was assured that it
tiers properly brought to their attention Il.
its wishes would Ire considered, the ~ $
tin arose as has always been his conter :. u,
will this expenditure be wisely used He
sayssthat he finds that the board Of I,u~..
Commissioners have the matter under co..
sidcration their attention having being call
ed to it by the Ashland Commercial Cun
of Ashland. So little spark is burning
and he advises that SO many on the reser
yation has plenty off@lid that slhcy could
use to blow on the spark so as to become
otherwise, we will have to depend on the
p-ojectiles OF foreign nation to shoot a.
cross our reservation in different directions
and thus open up straight cuts. Mr.. Doh
crty says that this road building idea of his
is hobby and that he will not let up until
things have start in that line he says it is
hardly any use for to expect anything thru
the Indian Department as that is simpely
domineering element of our existence. He
also ADVISES that we interest. ourselves to
unite with other petitioners, of this country
to our Senators Of the state and to Senators
who are known friends of the Indians for
the passage of prominent bill titled. Right
of Nomination of Indian Agents and Super
intendents this would certainly give us the
feeling of more Independence and the right
OF citizenship, he says that he passes no re-
hection as to our present superintendent be-
cause as a general proposition he holds the
greatest respect for his veracitY and Judge
ment. Mr.. Doterty says that he has draft
ed personal memorial to Congress tend
Jag to help our unfortunate Indian brethern
in tile misuse and abuse of him, so that he
NAV enjoy the preyiieges OF. the whites, and
that is that under the proposed law he may
be able to eliminate his allotment to the
Government as bond to warrant his. ap-
pearance in any federal court. when held
under indictments for the violation of any
federal statutes. Instead of causing their
incarneation 70 or months when they
plead not guilty to the charge and that
made to be kept in Jail that length of time
for trial, leaving their families often to hard
ship. 1t is useless to be hollering what the
government ought to do, we mnst as In
disns advise the best of laws that fit our
conditions because our government has
made thousands of mistakes that wrongly
effects us personally and collectively. you.
can see that plainly # you are familiar witt
the recent dlscisiops in our School Section
cases.