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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10
LIVESTOCK MARKET

Kansas City Stock Yards, March Z.
Cattle receipts dropped TO 1000 head
today, lightest Tuesday run since the
first of the year. The market made
another advance, following gains al
most every day for the last ten days
The rise today was 10 to 15 cents
Stockers of near prime finish from
Nebraska, weighing 1913 lbs. aver-
age, sold for $50, highest price for
beef steers ever paid here in March
Other good steers sold at 900 to
9.25; some steers and heifers at 9 100,
and a string of l 5 cars of Idaho and
Utah pulp fed steers, weighing LOO
to 1870 lbs, at $40 to 8.75. Idaho
bulls GAO. Bulk of the native fed
steers bring SO to $50. Some med
ium class north Colorado pulp fed
steers, weight $50 to 1850 lbs, sold
at $40 to $40. Cows and heifers
sold strong. good heavy cows up to
7. so, and prime heifers at 900; bulk
of the COWS 900 to 6.75; heifers 7.25
to S.003 stock cows and heifers $50
to 1875. Stocker and feeder prices
are approaching a prohibitive stage,
but demand is sufficient to absorb
the supply. The high prices are
bringing in cattle that were bought
to run on grass next summer, one lot
of such steers selling today at 500,
which cost $50 here two months ago,
having merely held their weight in
the meantime on very cheap feed.
Best feeders brought $40 today, this
branch being stimulated by high beef
steer prices. Stock steers sell at 100
to 500 mostly few choice stockers
up to S.60 some high grade Color
ado stock calves today at $40. The
hog market took another flyer today
and prices were up 10 to 20 cents.
closing strong at the full advance:
receipts II 900 head Top price was
$50. highest March price on record
here with one exception, March 1910,
when 1895 was paid. Bulk OF sales
today ranged from 800 to 9.25.
Heavy order buying for shipment to
Eastern killers was the feature Of
the day, although packers paid the
top price on the late market. Com
petition was so strong here that the
prices ruled 10 to l 5 cents above 9TH
.er river points. Quality of hogs COM
ing to Kansas City suits Eastern kill
lers better than hogs at any other
market, hogs bought at Kansas City
and shipped east making a percent
age per cent above hogs bought on
markets east of us. in many cases
Sheep and lamb supply today was / o.
600 head; lambs steady, ewes 10
higher. Choice lambs are worth $11
or little better, although the top to-
day, because of lack of quality, was
1925; bulk OF the lambs 1915 to
1890. A good many ewes were here
today, sales largely at 1885 to 500.
Feeding lambs are selling at 1000 to
1850, but supply of same has been
small this week Beef and pork pri-
ces to retailers have been advanced
this week. which gives mutton and
lamb eaters less incentive on the
point OF. economy to turn to other
meat. j. A. RICKART,
Market Correspondent.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10
NATIONAL BABY WELFARE
WEEK OBSERVED IN DURANT
Special Program Rendered at Grace
NJ. y. Church Wednesday.-The
Movement is Nationwide
i'm Scope.

National Baby Welfare Week,
from March 9Th to March 11th, is
nationwide in its scope and will
doubtless result in much good to the
little kids throughout the nation, ia
the matter Of bringing about better
conditions in the home.
The week was observed here Wed
nesday at Grace Church with an ap-
propriate program, wherein were
handled subjects aligned with the
broad subject. The program as car
ried out. was thus:
Prayer-Rev. Lambert.
Solo-Mrs. w. b. Stone.
Domestic Science-Miss Halle Nc
Kinney.
Home onomics-Mrs. w. B..
Morrison.
Domestic Art-Mrs. NJ. E. Mackey
Conveniences of the Home-Mrs
L. II. Fash
Babies Birthright-M ]. B.
Hickman.
Care of the Baby-Dr. J. L. shu-
Ter.
Eye, Nose, Ears, and Throat-Dr.
j. L. Reynolds.
Care of the Teeth--Dr. w. S. Will
Jams.
Benediction-Rev. J. T. ogle.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10
NO OFFTCEHOLDING DELEGATES

Senator o. ]. Logan, OF Kiowa
County, is out with a statement
this week in which he insists that the
places of delegates and alternates to
the Democratic National Convention
shal be filled by persons not holding
office under the Satte or Federal
Governments. II think the boys that
have been doing the work and shout
ing for the fellows who hold the Of
fices ought to be sent to the convcn-
tion," said Senator Logan. "Thev
deserve the honors. If the Federal
and State officeholders also want to
go, there will be plenty of room for
them in the other seats"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10
INSPECTED BONHAM PAVING

Several automobile loads of Elm
street property owners went over to
Bonham the first Of the week to ex-
anime that city's oiled macadam
streets, which 1t was understood
could be laid at cost Of s2.67 a
front foot, and which some of those
favoring the Improvement for Elm
street favored for use here. Opinion
as to this sort Of paving seems to be
divided, some of those pushing the
Elm street paving project favoring,
and some opposing its use.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10

"Alimony," says MissCrystal Ben
edicts Us a relic of the dark ages. "
Maybe so. Crystal. dear. But bar
barians in high society refuse per-
sistently to see the light.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10
BLACKWELL HOME DESTROYED

Fire, supposed to have started
Sfrom defective electrical wiring, all
most totally destroyed the home of
A. p. Blackwell, at 500 South Fifth
Avenue, at 2 O'Clock Tuesday after
noon. The residence, valued at about
$2,2O0.0Q. with all its contents. will
be total loss. Both the house and
the furniture are partially covered
by insurance. The fire was discov-
cred by Mrs. Blackwell between the
kitchen and the dining room, and
the building was a seething mass of
flames before the fire department
arrived
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10

A teacher in a Lewrence school at
ter one of her boys had been absent
for several days, was much disturb
ed to learn, on his return. that a
card was on the door of his house.
She feared that it was notice of a
contagious disease. It was, but it
had been there for a year
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10

e. e. Cox, George Ellis, and sew
eral others from Kemp City, have
been in Durant this week on busln-
ess matters.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10

Appointments are sometimes as
hard to keep out of politics as cleo
tions are.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10

The new treaty ought to change
the complexion of things in Haiti.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10

The orange tree is the only one
that bears fruit and blossoms at the
same time.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10
WANT COLUMN

GOOD PIANO FOR SALE-We have
in vicinity of Durant n splendid new
upright piano with nice ctool and
scarf to match. This beautiful in
strument can be bought at a bargain
and on easy terms If desired. Ad-
dress at once Brook Mays g. Co., The
Reliable Piano House. Dallas. Tex
as. Sw3t
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10

1t is said that since the war broke
out the French have had difficulty
keeping up the supply of good light
wines, of which formerly they par
took so freely. and that the alleged
French addiction to alcohol is being
disproved by the unwillingness of
the people to use wines of inferior
quality.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10

FOR SALE-Sweet Potato Seed, pure
Bradley Vans. $500 per bu. Book
orders now. Chas. Bohnke. Mead,
Oklahoma. 7-4twp
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10

The meeting house in Bolton, in
the State of Massachusetts, is to be
re-shingled for the first time since
its erection in 1898. Some of the
shingles are still in a perfect state
of preservation after 1913 years Of
service.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10

coLoRED AGENT WANTED - Big
sick and accident insurance. Box
.D-4O9S Cincinnati, Ohio. w1p
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10

L.oyd's of London have recently
issued a form of insurance against
The claims have be-
come so numerous that the company
has found it necessary to double its
premiums.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-03-10
CURIOUS FACTS

Iron rings were used as money by
the ancient Britons.
-
That ostriches grew fifteen feet in
height is shown by remains that have
been found on the island of NADIA
gascar.
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-06
Superintendent Are
Failures.

In letter to Martin j. Bently,
then a special agent of the Indian
service, dated August 10, 1901,
the late Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, w. A. Jones, said in re.
gard to the policy which had just
been inaugurated of superceding
Indian agents with superintendent
of schools:
IL is in pursuance of set pol
icy adopted by the Office for the
last two years of doing away as
soon as possible with agents and
drvolve the duties upon superin-
tendcnts of schools"
The manner in which the policy
has ben conducted from the out
set has been one of the worst
phases of the Indian service; it has
enabled a ring to organize. among
these officials which even Presi-
dent of the United States and his
Secretary of the Interior has been
unable to destroy.
1t is more to this than to any
other thing that the Indian office
at Washington owes it unpopular.
ity among Indians, and no doubt
among the congressman.
1t has not been the we'll educat'
ed men who have charge of Indian
schools who have been placed over
Indian reservations, but very
often the lowest order of ward
politicians who cannot be disturbed
because through doubtful methods
they have been placed in the classi
fed service.
The old system of Indian agents
whose services terminated at the
expiration Of four years, was pre-.
ferable to the present system OF
appointing superintendent to In
dian agencies.
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-06

private use. They will not come
wh"re their personal ri yh!s will e
violated. They will go where they
will be unmulcsted.
The completion of our magnii-
cent through highways, peneIrat-
ing and winding through the scenic
beauty of our wonderful lake
country, will bring number less
automobile p,rties here. Before
this class will allow their persons
and property to bo held up and
searched, their private rights
trampled upon, will f"rego the
beauties of the scenic routes and
q, hence to other lands.
The object of the treaty was to
keep Intoxicating liquors away
from the Indians. This is not be-
irg done as the provisions Of the
treaty are being more riHidly en-
forced where no Indians reside
and where an Indian is a curios.
ity.
The enforcement of the prohihi-
ton provisions of the treaty is do
ing great harm to people who
are actually and vitality interested
in temperance measures.
1t abridges the rights of citizens
who at the solicitation of this gov
ernment have settled AMI develop
cd this great country.
The federal laws arc inadequate
to stop the traffic in liquor. 1t is
no crime to sell liquor in this ter
rilory, it is NJ crime to have it in
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-06
SUBSCRIPTION: $3.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Edward Rogers Candi'
daCy For Congress,

Our popular tribesmen, Edward
Rogers, at present county attorney
of Cass Coun y, has become can
dida,e for Congress.
Ordinarily the Chippewas OF
the district in which Mr.. Rogers
is going to run would undoubted-
" vote solidly for him, but last
wear some of the leading members
of Red Lake reservation pledged
themselves to support Mr.. Buck
mans candidacy, and this only
after Mr.. Rogers refused to en.er
the race because bis friend, Pat
McGarry, who was then supposed
to be candidate, expected to run
for Congress.
At this late date Mr.. Rogers
cannot blame those who will stand
by their pledges to Mr.. Buchanan
if he does not receive the solid
vote, or even half of it, of the
Chippewas in his district.
There is no doubt that Mr.. R'g-
ers would have more than ord: a
AIRY sympathy for the memb e:l: @
the tribe to which he belongs, and
for this reason might attempt to
render them more service than
even Mr.. Buchanan, but he has
han llcapped his Indian friends by
not indicating an intention OF be-
coming candidate for Congress
sooner than he did.
The candidacy of Mr.. Rogers at
this time may serve only to defeat
Mr.. Buckmsn, and it is not prob
able that he will be nominated
himself ....
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-06
INDIANS MUST PAY
TAXES, JUDGE RULES,
Members Of Wisconsin Tribe Seek Ex.
emption In Court, But Fail.

Green Bay, Wis April 8 An
Indian must pay personal property
tax. whether or not he has secured
title from the federal government
to his allotment, it was decided
here by Circuit Judge Henry
Grass in the case IF ,he town of
Hobart against Paul Do&tater.
This decision is important be
cause the points are new and there
are large numbers of Indians on
the Oneida reservation who have
refused to pay tax OF their person
al property claiming because of
being Indians and not having title
to their land they could not be
taxed on personal property. The
town is losing hundreds of dollars
yearly because prominent Indians,
some of them officers, refuse to
pay personal tax.
II deciding the case Judge
GRASS refers tp a United States
statute which declares that Indians
who no longer follow tribal GUS
toms and live as civilized beings.
the United States, upon granting
allotments to them, makes them
citizens. Being citizens Of the
United States, the Judge says.
they are citizens Of the state of
Wisconsin and their property 10
not exempt from taxation, that
the town has right to collect
personal property tax even though
situated on Indian lands within
the reservation.
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-06
Indian Lid Extended To
-Four Villages.

Cook, Mimi, The villages OF
Cook, Gheen, Angora and Cusson.
St. Louis county, MINI have
been declared part of the terri
tory affected by the Indian lid:
treaty of 1856, following an in.
vestigation by Indian Agent G. H.
Benson of Chisholm. The latter
after visiting the entire territory
cIamped on the ''lid.''
There were no saloons in the
district. In Cook the bars were
voted out five years ago. Saloons
ia other towns were closed by the
roadhouse bill, so called when the
licenses expired. Large quantities
of liquor have been shipped in,
however, on account of the large
transient population.
There are approximately 5000
woodsmen employed in the terri
tory affected, who will come out
of the woods with a winters thirst
and find the lid" clamped on tight
with Uncle Sam sitting on top.
There nave been plenty of places
heretofore where a thirsty soul
could get liquid refreshments if he
desired and knew the ropes" at
all, but now, with the Indian
bureau assisting the local authori-
ties by prohibiting the stuff in the
territory in any quantity whatso-
ever, it is expected ''bllnd pigging'
and ''bootleggiug" will be stop
ped. Minneapolis Tribune.
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-06
Rogers Gives Treaty.
Points.

The Walker Pilot, over the sig
nature of Mr.. r gers, publishes
the following relative to the liquor
traffic 10 the territory AFFECTED by
the treaty of 1855:
Edward l.. Rogers, Cass coun
tvs candidate for congress-, has
for his leading plank in his plat
form, the repeal of the Indian
treaty relative 20 government sup
ervision of the liquor traffic ip this
territory. The following is a
synopsis of his attitude on this
question:
Puts Indians in false light.
Criminal records show Indians
to be law abiding citizens. They
are not drunkards nor addicted to
drinking Intoxicating liquors as
the enforcement of the treaty
would indicate. They are citizens
and voters of this district. They
need no special aid or help from
the federal government and should
be placed absolutely upon their
own resources.
Places this part of the country
at a disadvantage. 1t has to over
come the idea that this is Indian
country, that 1t is a wild, unsettled
land, sparcely occupied by actual
settlers, which is not SO but is a
flourishing community, in high
state of development and civilian
ton.
Keeps out persons looking for
rest and pleasure. This class al
ways has money to SPEND Many
buy summer homes and other
property. This class is one that
generally likes liquor for their
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-06
C|app Uncertain As To
His Next Move, Talk
In Washington,
Expected To File For Senator As Re-
publican, But No One Knows.

Washington, D. C.-Consider-
able doubt exists here as to the
plans of Senator Moses E. Clapp.
1t is anticipated that he will file
for senator as a Republican, but
no one appears to know the SEN
ator's plans definitely.
Part of the rumor has it that he
is not absolutely certain as to his
future course, and that he does
not know whether, if he files, he
will file as Republican or Pro-
gressive. During the last cam
paign the senator avoided Mime
sofa but talked in other states.
10 support of the Bull Moose
movement if he should file as a
Progressive, he is confronted by
the possibility that the Progress.
sive convention at Chicago may
start off with a new Bull Moose
movement, with Colonel Roose-
welt at it's head. Another puzzling
feature of the situation is that the
attitude he has taken relative to
an embargo on munitions, his vote
on the Gore resolution, and other
moves indicating desire to placate
the German propaganda move,
ment, has placed him out of SYM
pathy with the colonel, without
referring to him directly.
Colonel Roosevelt said in a
speech at Philadelphia that to advc-
cate the measures for which Sen
ator Clapp is standing was against
the interests OF this country. With
such declaration and in view of
the attitude of the Minnesota SEN
ator, it is difficult to see how he
can longer move along with Colonel
Roosevelt. ......
Another feature of the situation
that is puzzling Washington OBJ
servers is the attitude of Congress-
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-06
The Nelson Red Lake
Bill Defeated,

Senator Lane has again done
good service for the Red Lake
Chippewas by defeating the Mel
son Red Lake amendment to GRE
ate a forestry reserve upon their
reservation.
The amendment proposed to
take from the Red Lake ChlpDe
was nearly half of their diminished
reservation and their right to hold
the lands which they have been
cuItivatiDg for years. except FOR
limited periods; that if trey had
absented themselves from the
tracts on which many Of them are
now living FIR period Of three
months, they would have lost even
this limited right to hold the land,
and it could then have been leased
to whites who had no such condl
lions placed upon their occupancy
of it..
A mistaken impression exists
that Senator Clapp was RESPONSE
BILE for the Red Lake amendment,
but this was not true, it was Sen
ator Nelson's bill and had the sup
port of the Indian Office.
Senator Gron@a, of North Da
kota, who usually watches the in
terests of r d Lake and Pembina
bands, no doubt because many of
the members of the Pembina band
xstiIl reside in North Dakota,
watched the Nelson Red Lake
amendment closely, and he would
have defeated it had not Senator
Lane done SO.
If the Red Lake Chippcwas de,
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-06

sire tc hold the lands they now
occupy they should Immediately
apply for alIotments, for only in
this Way can they hope to preserve
their rights. They should at least
apply for the lands which are on
the shore line of Red Lake and
thus head off any intention of max
ing summer resort at the OK.
pens. of the Indians.
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-06
man Lindbergh. The Sixth dis

man Lindbergh. The Sixth dis
trict congressman is said to be
worrying over the situation and
does not know whether to file for
his old seat in Congress or to
throw his hat into the senatorial
ring. He and Senator CIapp have
had al understanding in the past,
it is assumed, and part of that un
derstanding, it was said, provided
for support of Clapp for senator
while Lindbergh was to have the
Clapp support for governor.
If Senator CIapp should with
draw it is anticipated he would do
so in favor of Lindbergh, but if
both of them entered the contest
they would cut each others sup
port and aid in encompas>ing the
defeat of both. Senator C!app
Says he will make his announce
ment of intention in good time,
but his friends complain that he is
doing nothing. In spite of this,
he is busy in consultation: recently
consulting with Justice Oscar
Hallam of the supreme court and
last week held a long consultation
with former Governor John Lind.
Tribune.
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-06

FOR SALE-I wish to announce
that my property in White Earth,
consisting Of the lot and building
which was formerly the Chippewa
State Bank, is for sale. Address,
Mrs. Mary Perrault, White Earth,
MINI.
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-06
STATEMENT OF The OWNERSHIP,
MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC. OF

MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC. OF
The TouAHAwK, required BY the
Act of August "a, 1912.
Name of paper. Published,
The TOMAHAwK. Weekly.
at White Earth, Minnesota.
Editor, Gus H. Beaulieu, resi-
dence, White Earth, MINI. Man
aging editor, L. Logan, residence,
White Earth, MINI. Publisher,
Gus Fl. Beaulieu. Owner, Gus II.
435eaulieu.
E, Signed,
Gus H. Beaulleu.
Statement to April 1, 1916.
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-06

Entered at the POstOfficc at White
Earth, Mimi, as mail matter or The
second class.
The Tomahawk., 1916-04-06

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