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Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
GOOD
ROADS
attention GIVEN TO ROADS
No Matter What Construction May Be
Highways Must Be Given Some
Consideration.

Let no man be deluded into the
thought that such things as 'perma-
nent roads, are possible. All roads,
no matter what kind, require atten-
ton and the more they receive the
better they are. A. chief cause for
poor roads is the fact that great
proportion of the road work done the
country over is Of so temporary and
make-shift an order. OF. course, the
only real satisfactory road in all
weather is a hard road -either paved
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09

or stone, with gravel next in favor,
says Indiana Farmers Guide. But |
even such roads fall into disrepair, if |
given no attention. What is said to
be the worst stretch of highway in
Illinois was once magnificent mac
adam road. Now it is almost impass-
able owing to the deep hollows and
it wide berth and it is 'black listed"
in all automobile guides. Concrete
and brick paving also must have over
sight and repair.
Autoists have q saying that there
is no better road than a dirt road
when it is dry. This is because, in
the case of a well-drained earth road,
left after a rain and iron it into a
sufficiently level surface to permit Of
easy travelling. Here, again, it is a
case Of working the roads," though
the work given is Of an automatic
kind and rendered without thought Of
the service performed. However, it
sometimes takes long time to smooth
cially if the soil is heavy clay. And
usually the same makeShift attention
is given the earth road that is the
too-frequent lot Of macadam and
gravel.
In some townships the dirt roads
are dragged at rather infrequent in
tervals and if rain comes right after
the dragging the effect of the latter
is largely nullified. The best dirt
roads, year in and year out, are those
which are dragged whenever possible
at all seasons of the year. This
should be done as soon after every
rain as possible but not when the mud
is in such condition that it will stick
to the drag. It is best to drag one
side Of the road at time and forbid
travel upon it until 1t is thoroughly
dry. AS a general rule the softer the
material of which a road is composed
the more frequent attention it should
receive. But let no one forget that
good roads Of whatever kind are pos.
sible only at the price of constant over
sight.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
Ca|ome| Loses You a Days Work!
Take Dodson's Liver Tone Instead
Read my guarantee! If bilious, constpated or head
achy you need not take nasty, sickening danger
GUS calomel to get Strengthened up

Every druggist in town-your drug
gist and everybody's druggist has no
ticed q great falling off in the sale Of
calomel. They all give the same rea-
son. Dodson's Liver Tone is taking
it's place.
"Calomel is dangerous and people
know it, while Dodson's Liver Tone is
perfectly safe and gives better re-
SUITS" said prominent local druggist.
Dodson's Liver Tone is personally
guaranteed by every druggist who
sells it. A large bottle doesn't cost
very much, but If it fails to give easy
relief in every case Of liver sluggish
ness and constipation, you have only
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
o ask for your money back.

to ask for your money back.
Dodson's Liver Tone is a Dleas.,.
tasting, purely vegetable ramod-
harmless to both children ar: adnI..
Take spoonful at night and wake NJ
feeling fine; no biliousness, sics head
ache, acid stomach or copstinatsa
bowels. It doesn't grippe or cause !,
convenience all the next day Ike via
lent calomel. Take a dose OF caloroo
today and tomorrow you wi. fesl
weak, sick and nauseated. Don't los.
days work! Take Dodson's Live,
Tone instead and feel fine, full q.
vigor and ambition.-Adv.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
NlEHOFF is UNLUCKY PLAYER
Former Cardinal, Sold te New York
Giants, Breaks Leg In Recent Phil
adeIphia Game.

Bert Niehoff will go down in the
records as the unluckiest player of the
season. He got a bad start with the
Cardinals and was sold to the Giants.
In his first game with them he
smashed finger and was out ten
days. Back few days he broke leg
In recent game at Philadelphia and
probably Is out for the season.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
Good for Us.

DR.. Axel Standrod, the food expert
of Boise, was discussing rationing.
"Rationing will do us good" he
said. "We all eat too much. and we
know it, but we haven't the pluck TO
then, ration us, and ii will be jolly
good thing all around.
'For we're all more or less Ike
garden after the show:
"'When / was young / would cal
anything and could afford nothing
Now can afford anything and can
eat nothing. Heigho! Bring me
broiled lobster, waiter, with 4 tang
ard of stout, a Welsh rabbit, and
plate of peach ice cream.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
ELBERFELD RUDE TO FAN

Kid Elberfeld, Little Rock
manager, is as accommodating
as any pilot in the Southern
league, but sometimes he boils
over when q fan butts in and
tries to talk to him merely for
the sake of saying something to
a ball player.
A day or two ago Kid was
talking to Memphis sport
writer about his ball club, when
one of these butt-ins came up.
"Who you gonna pitch today,
Elberfeld?" the bug asked. The
Kid didn't say anything to the
fan, but kept on talking. "Where
are your other pitchers?' the
bug persisted. Silence. "Who's
gonna pitch today?"
"Say, for the love of Nike"
said the Kid, pulling out a coin
from his pocket, take this nick
ell and buy you a score card and
find out" But the fan had fed.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
CantiIlon a Real Veteran:

Joe Cantillon. former pilot Of the
Nationals and now manager and part
owner Of the Minneapolis club of the
American association, has been in
baseball as player, umpire or mana
ger for 80 years.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
A Hazardous World.

Kind Old Gentleman-My boy. I am
surprised to see you idling away your
time In this manner. Don't you realize
that there is possibility Of your be-
coming president some day?
The YOungster- I notice pa
ami you and some others escaped, SO l
guess can take my chances too.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
Catcher Winuo Goino Good

From all accounts Catcher Wingo
is doing some wonderful work for the
Cincinnati Reds. It is said that he
gets would-be base stealers yard1
from their destination.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
Dairymen Are Careful.

Dairymen as rule are more careful
with their cows than the average farm
er who merely produces the milk for
family use.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09

You get Groves Taseess chill Tonic in Tablet
form well in Syrup the kind have always bought The
Tablets intended for those who prefer to swallow tablet
rather than syrup and convenience for those who travel
The tablets called GROVES chill TONIC TABLETS and
contain exactly the medicinal properties and produce
acty the results Groves Tasteess chill Tonic which
put up in bottles. The price of either is 6Oc.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
Pa known

Say, pa, what is the national air of
Germany?" "Must be the smell of linn
burger cheese"
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09

Heal Damaged Surface.
When a road is dragged, the dam
aged surface Is sealed and healed
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09

st. Paul railway terminals VIII
shortly be enlarged at a cost ci
81 100000.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
Reasonable Truck Haulino.

HedSondpie TUCK Hauling.
Every pound Of merchandise which
can be added to the truck load makes
truck hauling that much more reason
able.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
SMITH FAMILY IN LEAD
IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES

Two Smiths, who were prom1-
nent in the major leagues last
season, are now in the army.
SherrOd Smith of the Robins is
"over there" and Elmer Smith
with Washington and Cleveland,
is in a camp in the middle West.
However, the Smith family still
leads all others in numbers of
representatives in the major
leagues. The Boston Braves
have J. Carlisle Smith and
Jimmy Smith. The Reds in
clude Pitcher George Smith and
Catcher Harry Smith. The St.
Louis Cardinals have Jack
Smith, and the st. Louis
Browns, Earl Smith, Jimmy
Smyth is with the Cardinals,
but the family does not need a
ringer with a ''y' to maintain
it's lead. No other family ap-
proaches the figure set by the
Smiths.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-30

and are as manifestly expressing
insistent opposition to proper
privileges being accorded to the
Indians, especially as relates to
so called Investigations of agency
affairs, and insist that the prerog-
atives of Judge, jury and council
be vested in the representatives of
the Indian bureau solely and ex'
clusively and, as to Mr.. 1njun, oh,
we!L be may answer such questions
and make such statements as the
representatives of the Indian
bureau may see fit to ask of him
providing however, that such state
ments are not derogatory to the
interests of the SERVICE" and
don't YOU forget it. But what
about. certain acts and measures
which have been inaugurated by
Congress, from time to time for
the welfare of the Indian, especial
IL the Minnesota Chippewas9 On,
shucks, such are only scraps of
paper.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-30

Commissioner Eeupp, who. BY
the way, was one of the most in
telligent and democratic officials
that ever presided in the office OF
Commissioner of Indian affairs, in
1907, strongly opposed tue con-
tinuance of the boarding school,
so.called, designating it IN 'edu:
cational alms-house,' the existence
of which and it's questional effect
on the Indians are alien to the
spirit Of American life," and that
he hoped the day was not far
distant when such would be re-
placed BY the real American (dis,
trlct) d.X school system. The
broad and qualified views express
ed by Commissioners Leupp have
been for these many years shared
by the large majority OF the pro
qressive and intel6gen: classes OF
the White. Earth reraE vation. The
fact that over 1000 Indian boys
and girls are now in attendance 10
the Becker and Mahnomen county
public schools confirms the wise
and prudent views Of Mr.. Leupp
in opposition to the present costly
unprogressiye and demoralizine
Indian school system prevailing
CD the Minnesota Chippewa Indian
reservations. = =.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-30

The American people, including
the Indians, in common with the
allied armies of Europe are en-
gagged in the greatest war of his
tory. And this titanic struggle is
for the purpose of making the
world a fit place to live 10 and the
cause of world democracy. Right
here The ToMAHAwK would offer
an added incentive in the way of :
suggestion, in 50 far as it relates
to making the world a fit place
to live in," to include Indian res
ervations, viz: "Begin the refor-
nation right here at home and
wipe out the Indian bureau,
place it's 1000 employees in the
military and naval service of the
government or some other restrict
ed locality where they will not
further burden the Indians with
their support and Keeping and re-
move forever the aggressive, detri-
mental and demoralizing depres-
sion of its restricted policy. Justice
may we'll point with the finger. OF
scorn to the odious. methods SO
often employed in dealing with
the Indians and which finds ready
approval by the ''restricted' pol
icy of the Indian bureau and which
policy is decidedly antagonistic to
the first article of the Constitution
which guarantees the sacred rights
cf life, liberty aud the pursuit of
happiness" Again we repeat
"wipe out the Indian bureau and
make the reservation q fit place to
live in for the Indians" ~.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-30
90 NOTICE.
-

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
That q meeting of the Local Coun-
Gil will be held in the Village Hall
of White Earth, Becker County,
Minnesota, ON the 4th day of June,
1918, for the purpose of electing
delegates to attend the General
Council of Minnesota Chippewa
Indians, to be held ut the City of
Bemidji, Minnesota, on the 9th
day of July, 1913.
Dated at White, Minnesota,
this 9th day of May, 1918.
(Signed) Julius H. Brown.
Chairman.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-30

or seemed to have cooled down
very decidedly and, placing his
arm in a most brotberly fashion
about Johns broad shoulders said,
''Oh, come, John let's be good
friends and let US not have any
more trouble" aud, as far as we
have learned. John answered some
thing in this wise, all right, Mr..
Commissioner, l am willing to
bury the Ratchet but with the un-
derstanding that the bureau will
treat me and the people l repre-
sent with fair, just and impartial
treatment and democrat: courtesy,
and don't you forget it. How,
how, Ike day. bway Nitche!A :
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-30
A SCRAP OF PAPER,

Eleven years ago the 2Dd of last
March. MAR. 2. 1900, Congress
authorized passed an act, H. r.
1920, "a Stat, 1921 the Secre-
tary of the Interior from time to
time to designate any individual
Indian, belonging t. any tribe or
tribe, whom he may deem to be
capable of managing his or her
affairs, and he may cause to be
appropriated and allotted to any
such Indian his or her pro rata
share of any tribal or trust funds
on deposit in the Treasury of the
United States to the credit of the
tribe or tribes of which. said In
dian is member, and the amount
so apportioned and allotted shall
be placed to the credit of such In
dian upon the books of the Treas
ury, and the same shall thereupon
be- subject to the order Of such
Indian. Provided, that no appor-
tionment or allotment shall be
made to auy Indian until such In
dian has first made an application
therefor" etc.
Notwithstanding the fact that
eleven years have passed and. dur
ing which time several applica-
tions have been made by members
Of tais reservation for their pro
rata shares of the tribal funds in
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-30

conformity with the above measure
the Indian bureau has remained
steadfast in its inconsistent obdu.
racy of contesting the good inten-
tons of Congress in the premises
but has. as persistently, insisted
on it's exorbitant demands for the
lavish expenditures Of vast sums
Of the Chippewa tribal funds on
the pretext of support and civil
zation" of the Minnesota Chip
pewas and which sums have, in a
major proportion, been employed
inpaying the salaries of a horde
Of agency employees in the service
Oh the various reservations in the
state and, it may not be out of
place here to add, that the right
of the Indian bureau to demand
such prodigal sums from the tribal
funds are questions which are now
before the courts for final consid
Grafton and adjudication. g
There seems to be a covert
(cowardly) purpose on the part of
the Indian bureau to manifest its
contemplate opposition and to be
ever ready to throw q monkey
wrench in any munificient measure
which Congress may desire to es-
tablish for the betterment of the
Incian cause, especially rs relates
to the Minnesota Chippewas. And
in this respect it very much re
sem5les the degenerate disposition
Of the German Junker class whose
sole aim and purpose is to harrass
aud oppose every step and measure,
OF whatever nature, which bears a
senbleDce of liberty and freedom
to the cause of the common people.
Justgnow most of these people,
from the Commissioner down to
the fnost insignificant subordinate
Of the lndian bureau, are strenu-
ously advocating, the cause of
humanity aud world democracy"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-30

We are informed that, recently
1t Washington, an incident trans
pired in the office Of the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs which
furnished additional evidence OF
the contracted views and ungener-
Gus methods which prevails the
confines of the Indian bureau and
which does not escape the lesser
minions of that elusive institution.
A member of the Legislative Com
mittee, General Council, Minneso-
ia Chippewas, Mr.. John Carl. had
occasion to pay the bureau q bust
ness call and while talking with
the Commissioner the topic OF con-
versation naturally drifted to the
subject Of the proposed '''investi-
cation, 2 etc. Mr.. Carl, represent
ing the Chippewas, informed the
Commissioner that the restricted
conditions imposed by the bureau
excluded all possibility OF fairness
or impartiaIity snd was not
oermane to the assurances given
BY the bureau to the members OF
the Minnesota Congressional dele
cation. The decided frank asser-
lions of Mr.. Carl's statement an
doubtedly served to shatter the
nerves of the Hon. Commissioners
for that gentleman jumped to his
feet aud boldly advancing towards
the bad, tad Minnesota Injun,
with the undoubted purpose of
irving him 4 good drubbing; said:
John, don't sou dare to talk that
way 70 me in my Office, | wont
stand for it, People who know
John Carl know that he is not OF
the soaring kind and, in this in
stance, John did not quail but
with his reputed GOODNESS and that
.ssmlle that never wears Of. !" like
wise stood up to meet the rush OF
the excited Official and, pro-
needed to reiterate his previous
assertions. Then the Commission
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-30
Congressman Stevenson
and knutson Insist on
Fair Play for the Chip
pewas,
@-. Washington, D. c..
= : ~. # May IS, 1918.
The Honorable Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, -.
.a- Washington, D. G.

Dear SIR:
While the Indian Appropriation
Bill WAS pen ling in the Senate and
the question of inserting the item
appropriating $1s5, 900 out of the
tribal fuods of the Chippewas of
Minnesota was under considera
ton. Senator Kellogg and the un-
dersigned had q conference with
your Office in the person of Mr.
Merritt, Assistant Commissioner,
in which it WAS finally agreed that
the item might be cut down from
sls5. 900 to SIS, 900, and that was
upon the assurance that the DE
partment would institute ., .
thorough aud careful investigation
of the uses to which this money
has been applied in the past, and
to the question whether the ex
.penditures were in violation Of the
treaty provisions. The item, rs
reduced, went into the bill upon
that understanding.
We are now advised BY Mr..
John w. Carl, Of Mahnomen,
Minnesota, and by kilograms and
letters from Chippewa indians in
Minnesota, that the investigation
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-30
SUBSCRIPTION: s1.5o PER YEAR II ADVANCE

~ In 1907 the White Earth. town
site was laid out and approved; the
TOWNSHIP board consisted of!Charles
G. Sturtevant, John Leecy and
the then Indian agent, Simon
Michelet. y .
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-30
Respectfully, i.
(Signed) Halvor Stevenson.
-. Harold Knutson.

The ToMAHAwK takes pleasure
in publishing the above communi.
cation as it positively shows the
very potent interest which MEM
bers of the Minnesota COMPRESSION
al delegation cherish for the inter
est of the Minnesota Chippewas,
especially the people of White
Earth; likewise bringing to the
surface the contemplate evidence
of the utter unreliability of the
promises and agreements" Of the
Indian bureau. Furthermore the
letter fully justiics the distrust
and opposition Of the people to the
proposed investigation, . or ratb-
OF the antiquated, ill-smelling.
white wash slush = with which
the Indian bureau have generally
resorted to az camoaague shield
to protect the fragrant missdeeds
of incompetent and impotent en-
ployees as we'll as the short
comming of the bureau itself. AS
we have heretofore stated there
can be no such thing as a
thorough and impartial investiga-
ton of Minnesota Indian affairs,
or the affairs of any other Indian
tribe for that matter, unless such
an investigation is conducted
through the medium of congress-
ional investigation and that is what
the people of White Earth earn
estly desire. If they will stand
by Mr.. Stevenson ami Mr.. Knut-
son there is no doubt these gentle.
men will force the Indian Bureau
into giving the Indian at least a
fair chance. e
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-30
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

FOR REPRESENTATIVE @
TO the Voters of Becker County:
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the Legislature from Bee
ker county, the Sixty-third District,
and respectfully solicit your support
during the campaign and your vote
at the November election. '
Yours truly,
N. y. HANSON.
Westbury, Mimi, May -, 1913.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-30
FOR SHERIFF..

thereby announce myself as q can
didate for TIC. ONCE Of Sheriff Of
Becker county and respectfully solicit
your support at the coming election.
- JOHN HURLEY. NJ
Detroit, MIMI, May Is, 1916. <t.s
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-30
The 1oMAHAWk.
49,.
GUS 4. BEAuLIEu, Founder.
Edited BY the 1oAAAAwk PUB. co,
White Earth Agency. m''assota.

Entered at the Postonice at White
Earth, Mimi, az mail matter of the
second class.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-30
Political Announcement.

Inserted and paid for by the person
named in the announcement at our
regular rates.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-30
Political ) Advertisement.

Inserted by NJ P. Hanson in his own;
behalf and paid for at our regular,
rates, '...~'' 4tA
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-05-30

D.. t-.. p. y
in this, that the representatives OF
the Indians and of their Council
have been refused the right to par
ticipate in the investigation, and
have been denied the right to ask
questions and examine witnesses
and to- inspect and examine the
books of the Agency. ~. j..
The investigation that we under
stood that would be made was one
that would be fair and thorough,
and We protest that, if the repre-
sensations of the Indians are true,
the proceeding is not in conformity
with the. understanding, and we
urge that instructions be forthwith
issued to the authorities at White
Earth to permit an inspection OF
the BOOKS and the EXAMINATION OF
WITNESSES By a REPRESENTATIVE
of the ou1ppEwA INDIAN GENERAL
COTrNCIT II T .:;'. e.. e. at.... "-a -
The Lamar register., 1918-08-21

recommended S2.40 wheat for the
American wheatgrowers. This was
presented to Mr.. Wilson in the form
of bill, which he refused to sign,
attempting to placate the farmers by
ceiling them they were too patriotic
20 ask a decent profit. Recently the
Joint advisory committee of the De-
partment of Agriculture and the Food
Administration took up the matter.
Seventeen out of the "a members were
present, a big majority. They recon-
mended u price of .2.46 a bushel on
wheat, and for this they voted unani
mously on the ground that all the ele-
ments going into the production of
wheat have greatly advanced in cost.
They found this out some months after
Congress had arrived at the same con-
clusion. 1t is reported that Hoover
cablcd from Europe advising against
the increase. If Mr.. Wilson approves
the recommendation of the joint ad
visory committee it is believed that he
does so in order to make the farm
ers believe that they are beholden to
him for the favor and that Congress
had nothing to do with it. If he re-
fuses to approve the recommendation
he turns down the action of his own
committee which has satisfied itself
that the recommendations of Congress
embodied in the $40 wheat bill, were
conservative enough. The farmer who
is fooled by this business needs L
guardian.