Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-07-12
SilETZ

bert De Poe, closed June 14th
with the rendering of a very in
teresting musical program pre-
pared by Mrs. DePoe and at the
close If the program Mr.. DePoe
made a very interesting and i'm
presive speech urging the In
dians to send their children to
school, and urged them to get
an education so as to compete
with others in this age of pro-
gress and improvement. Agent
Cha2craft has arranged for the
transfer of Mr.. and Mrs. DePoe
to a similar position at the Spo-
kane Day School at Willpinet
Washington. Mrs. DePoe ac-
cepted the appointment as Day
School Housekeeper, so they
both have positions and are
nicely located. Mr.. DePoe was
born and raised at Siletp, a full
blooded Indian. His father,
Charlie DePoe, a leading man
among the Indians, was a chief
of the Josua tribe and was noted
for his good sense and wise
councils and hospitality among
the Indians. No one ever went
away hungry from the home OF
DGPoe Charlie. He believed in
schools and tried to have all his
children educated. He saw the
habits and customs of his people
passing away and he urged them
to take up the new and better
wayof the white mans civilation.
Charlie DePoe was a natural
orator and impressive speaker.
Robert takes after his father
and he is making good. Mrs.
DePoe is member OF the Strong
tribe of Cheyennes, full blooded,
well educated, and like her nus
band, an accomplished musician
and has taught music for a good
many years. The closing of the
Day School at Siletz is in harm
ony with the policy of the gov
eminent in placing the Indian
children in the public schools as
soon as their condition warrants
it. Mr.. Chalcraft has succeeded
in putting all Indian children in
the Siletz jurisdiction in the pub
lie schools. Robert DePoe was
educated in the Indian school al
Carlisle and was also a student
at the Kansas University Law
School. He has travelled a great
deal with a musical troop OF Car.
Isle Students and is we'll known
Mr.. and Mrs. De Poe will leave in
a few days to take up their new
and larger field OF work. Their
many friends regret to see then
go, but join in wishing them sue.
cess and happiness in their new
position.
The most OF our people at.
tended the Fourth of July cele
bration at Newport and those
who did not spent the day picnic
ing and fishing along the Sileti
river.
At this season of the yea
SiletZ is the fishermans paradise
There is a romance and attract
ion about the Siletz valley ant
river that you don't find in an,
other of the coast rivers. Thi
beautiful place nesting anon:
the coast range of mountain
was selected by General Paine
as a suitable place for an Indial
reservation because of its isola
ton from white settlements an
because it's rivers and bay
abound with fish and the noun
tains with game and the ocea
with all kinds of sea food.
was an ideal location for tn
Indian and here he has live
more than 60 years, being taugh
and trained in the white man
civilization until he has becom
a voter and a citizen and read
to fight for the Stars and Strip
and for the glory Of a free cour
try.
Those who went to Newpol
speak in high terms of the celt
bration and Of the prade tha
formed on Front Street an
marched to the city park wheI
tho exercises were held. 15C
Soldiers in Olive Drab were
line of march and as many ci,
ilians. The Hon. b. f. Jont
acted as chairman and intro
duced the speakers. The d,
claration of independence we
read by Lieut.. VIM. J. Walsl
and was followed by sinlgin
"Over There" by a thousan
voices led from the platform b
Mrs. Pratt Of Newport. The
came a splendid patriotic ora
tiOn by Hugh ii. Herdman {