Red Lake news. [volume] (Red Lake, Minn.) 1912-1921, 1917-11-01
AGENCY ITEMS

AGENCY ITEMS
supt Dickens and Forest Ranger N J. Head
made a trip to the Northwest Angle Oct. End and
while there measured hay cut on the reservation
under permits
Those who have taken tentative allotments
there are now making marked progress in break
ing land and making independent living. This
wear Andrew Wells has made about 5000 clear
on the sheep which he purchased from the gov
eminent several years ago under reimbursable
regulations.
James Brown in letter dated October 18th re-
ports that he is working in sawmil at Interna-
tional Falls Minnesota, and receiving 1925 day.
Leo Beaulieu John Lawrence and Peter English
left for the Flandreau Indian School October Sth
Mrs L. L. Culp and Miss Mabel Bright, Field
Nurse, arrived during the month and will undoubt-
edly be with us for three four weeks at least
Dr. Leo l.. Elliott is employed temporarily
as Agency and Hospital Physician but expects to
be called at almost any time as ne has accepted
commission in the medical reserve corps.
Louis Caswell, Albert Stately, Frank Defoe and
William Knckerbocker each shot deer recently
j. G.. Morrison, Jr. and County Attorney Tor
rance went duck hunting at the Outlet on the
goth.
Miss Helen Ziegenfuss, of Minneapolis, received
an appointment as assistant clerk at this Agency
and reported for duty on the 22nd
A bouncing baby daughter was born to DR.. and
Mrs Elliott Sunday, October 18th.
Chief of Police Ripple and Attorney P. J. Rus
sell. Of Beaid !. were zspeakers4a at our patriotic
meeting held at the School October goth. Supt.
Dickens, DR.. Culp and Father Thomas also spoke
After the meeting about $1,000 was subscribed to
the Liberty Loan. The total subscription from
our reservation October 9th totaled more than
$1,000, over one-half of which was subscribed
by Indians and employees in the Cross Lake Dis
trict.
The Clark Pole & Tie Company, of Bemidji, for
feited it's bid on the Red Lake Timber placed
the market September rs, 1917 and for this rea-
son all bids received at that time have been re-
jected New bids are to be received by the In
dian Office at Washington until II o'clock noon
November 9Th.
Game Warden William Munich received his first
shipment Of whtefsh October goth from the fish
cries at Redby and within ten minutes after the
fish unpacked he was completely sold out,
except for supply which he saved out for the To-
cal hospitals. These fish caught by the Red
Lake Indians and being sold by the fish and
game commission at cost to state institutions and
private families to combat the high cost Of liv-
ing The fish were sold at II cents pound, which
is less than half what the local meat markets
charge and the warden was completely sWamped
by purchasers who journeyed to the Great North
ern depot with market baskets to take home the
freshly caught whitefish. This the first ship
ment received by the game warden, but he expects
from now on to receive about 1000 pounds week.
No sales will be made to meat Dealers restaurants
hotels
The State Game & Fish Department is repre-
sented at Redby by S. A. Selvog and pays the fol-
lowing cash prices for dressed fish delivered there:
Whitefsh, &c.
Pike, &C.