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Sharp County record., 1919-04-11
NOTICE TO CONFIRM TITLE

Notice Is hereby given that on tho I2th day Of
March, 1919. James L. Massey fled in my Of
fee ha petition TO the Chancery Court for the
praying that said court at itS May term, 1919, by
Ia decree confirm and quiet his title TO the fol.
lowing described lands situate In the county Of
Sharp and state Of Arkansas wit.
Part Of the SW or Of Soc. H.. T. 16 NJ, II. 4,
w., described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at
ming N to the main channel Of Big Creek, thence
N SO degroos W with the moanderngs of said
creek 20 poea, thence S l6 degrees W 20 poles,
thonee Up the creek S N degrees W 100 poles;
thence W IA poles, thence 10 poles. thence 10
l6O poep TO beginning, containing 81 acres, also
all that part Of the W HALF of tho So OR Of
Sec H. 7, l6 NJ r. AW lying W of Big Creek,
containing AZ acros more or loss, also the N
HALF NV OR and tho SIC OR NV or, and ali
OF tho SW OR NE OR Of See. %, 7, 10 NJ, II. A.,
W. except 10 acres out OF Sc corner Of said SW
OR NE Or, all In I, 70 N, Rd w., In tho aggro-
sGte 200 acrea, more or lcos,
Now all persona who have or claim to have any
right, title or ntereSt In said lands or any part
thereof, are hereby warned TO appear In said
court within six weeks from tho date hereof and
show cause, u any there be- why the titlo of said
petitioner should not bo confirmed and auiotod
in'and 10 said lands as prayed In said petition.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of March.
1919,
Nell Sullivan, Clerk,
Sharp County record., 1919-04-11
Local News

S.P. Murphy, well known citi'
zen Of Center, was in to see us
Monday
T. J. Davidson has been suffering
this week from q severe attack OF
rheumatism.
A big crowd Of people was in
town Saturday, and trade was lively
at all the business houses.
Miss Kate Moser is at home
again, having closed a term Of
school at Jacksonville Friday.
Mrs. TIC. Justus and her little
daughter are here from Cave City,
the guests of relatives for q few
days
Mrs. Neil Sullivan and little
daughter returned Tuesday from
a visit with relatives and friends at
Ash Flat.
County Treasurer j. r. Metcalf
and W. s. Stokes were at Hardy
the first part Of the week on busi-
ness matters
Charles F. Ellis of Lave Creek
township made fual proof on his
homestead before Clerk Neil Sulli'
van Tuesday,
Lee Street, a good friend Of the
Record, was here from Calamine
one day this week attending to
some business,
FOR SALE-80 acres Of land
2l.2 miles west of Ash Flat, $3.50
Mrs Alice Sands, Salem, III, 6Ol
w. MCMdCkln o.
Mrs. Z, Z. Wasson and little
daughter. Ednamae, returned Tues
day from Cave City, where they
paid relatives a visit,
A, j Lamar, the Maxville mer'
chant, was an Evening Shade visit
or Monday and pleasant caller a,
Record headquarters.
STRAYED-Blue mare mule, 1s
years old, will weigh about SOC
pounds, left hind ankle stiff, look'
to be weak.eyed, Left March 70
viii pay for information as to hel
whereabouts, John r, Higsinbot
tom, Grange, Ark.
Sharp County record., 1919-04-11

H, M. McCord has bought up
four or five cars of hogs in this
section in the past few weeks, He
took 115 head Of hogs to Hardy
last week that is said to have been
the best bunch shipped from that
town in several months.
FERTILIZER---I am making up a
car of high grade fertilizer to come
to Pfeifer at $4325, cash, per ton.
This fertilizer contains II per cent
phosphate and 1855 per cent nitro.
Gen. If any one wants any of this,
please let me know at once, Jas.
M. Simpson, Cave City.
Sharp County record., 1919-04-11

W. IL VI
former county judge and a good cit
izen. was here Tuesday attending
to some business matters at the
court house
Mrs. W. N, Metcalf and children
and Miss Lee Craig returned the
first part of the week from Ash
Flat, where they paid relatives and
friends a visit.
]. W. Powell, one of the best
citizens Of Davidson township, was
a visitor here the first part OF the
week, and was an appreciated visit
or at this Office
Assessor r. 6. Davidson will be-
Gin the annual assessment OF prop
erty in Lower North township May
IS. A full list Of his dates may be
found in this paper.
The tax collector has been rushed
with business all the week. The
usual large number Of people seem
TO have postponed paying theil
taxes until the last days of the
period,
The editor is In receipt of a beau
tiful new cataloe Of Drauehon''
Business College, Springfield, Mo
If you are interested In a business
education, write Draughon's for fre'
ca,aloe.
Edgar Wiley Of the Pouehkeepsi'
section was in town Monday meet
ine his friends. lie spent severa
months with the army In France
aud reached home the latter par
of last week
Elder !. F. Blackwell of Pough
keepsie preached at the Christial
church here Saturday night am
Sunday morning, delivering inter
estine and instructive sermons Of
both occasions.
Rev. VI. A, Franks, formerly
we'll known citizen of this sectiol
Of the county, Is now pastor OF tn
N. E. church at Manville, Wyoming
lie writes the Record that he can
get rid Of a strong yearnine for tn
hills Of Sharp county
viii Whitten, whose parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Whitten, liv
near town, arrived home the latte
part Of last week, having been mus
tered out Of the army, Mario
Sergeant, living few miles east Q
town, arrived home at the sam
time, Both these young men ha
been with the army In France.
Sharp County record., 1919-04-11

Jack Heard, who lives six miles
south of Evening Shade, walked to
town Tuesday to settle up with the
tax collector, figuring that while be
might lose money paying taxes he
would save money by keeping his
workstock at the plow.
Notice has been given by the
proper authorities at Washington
that a civil service examination
will be held at Batesville on May
10th, by which it is expected to fill
a contemplated vacancy in the Of
flee of fourth class postmaster at
Williford' q
C. P. Dixon of Memphis and
j. P. EasOn Of Emery are spending
the week here writing life insurance
for the Jefferson Standard, one OF
the reliable old-line companies.
They are offering a very attractive
policy and are having a splendid
business here,
Ada, the 1l-yesr-old daughter OF
Mr.. aud Mrs. Forest Higeinbottom,
who reside five or six miles east OF
town, died Saturday night OF ty-
phoid fever Two other children in
this family have been dangerously
i'll with this disease, but are report
ed to be recovering.
John Bailey of Woods was back
in town Tuesday, well and hearty
We add this last because a few
nights before John was here and
lhad a little feast at one of the gro
Gerry stores, eating 20 cents Of
cheese, a dimes worth Of crackers
and % bananaA all Of which he
washed down with number q
bottles Of soda pop Evidently
there is nothing wrong with John
Baileys digestive apparatus.
These friends OF the Record have
paid subscriptions during the week
j. M. Howard, J, II. Hoeeard o
Beneay, W. R. Mcleod, W. r. Jones
Of Emery, W, S. Norris of Poush
keepsie, R. G. Founders, j. D. John
son Of Sidney, II. j. Howard o
Shelbyville, c. P. Dixon Of Asl
Flat, Stacy Ware Of Jesup, r. Q
Schaeier Of Little Rock, W. M
Byrd, Willis Decker, r. L. Reagan
Of Evening Shade, W. r. Farris o
Coweta, Okla,
Rev, W. L. Oliver of Batesville
presiding elder Of this district, M. I
Church South, lectured here Mon
day night on the centenary move
ment, using the stereopticon to pre-
sent q large number Of views 0
foreign lands and conditions Tb
centenary movement is in celebra
ton Of 100 years of Methodism
In which that church will make al
effort to raise seven million dollar
each year for five years as a fun'
to be used in missionary work
Rev. Oliver had a splendid audienc'
Sharp County record., 1919-04-11
NOTICE FOR PUBLICAN
Department OF The lnterir
U. S. Land Office at Little RekH

March " w
Notice Is hereby given that Cleo Hlst1
Of Sitka, Arkansas, who on Decemxl
made homestead entry No. 0lOa3l, iaI
Sc Or, Section Z, and SW OR SW Or
s. Township II North. Range l v
Principal meridian. has filed notice d
TO make Three Year Proof, to estsblhA 4
the land above described. before Cirtp'1
Evening Shade, Arkansas. on the@|
April, 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses: WEI
T. ]. Haney Of Poughkeepsic. All
Butts, T, J. PEBBLES Of Sitka, Ark.
Ben +. Spires
Sharp County record., 1919-04-11
NOTICE FOR PUBL|CA||
Department OF The InterIa
U. S. Land Office nt Little Rock \
M.rcb Ilth. lylll

u. S. Land Ofice ht Littis Hoe@ Il
March lIth,M|
Notice Is hereby given that Stephn
olson Of Woods. Arkansas. who on
1914, made homestead entry No. olVwj
OR NE Or. s HALF NV OR and NJ
Or, Section 5, Township II Norlh
West, 9th Principal Meridian. has n@1
intention to make three year Pro0i
claim to the land above described "'sl
Clerk at Evening Shade. Arkansas Z"
day Of April. 1919. u
Claimant names as witnessed 'o0'
Evening Shade. Ark, Dave Welcn
Ark, Charley Griffin. George Ham"
Flat, Ark. II
Ben +. spirea
Sharp County record., 1919-04-11
NOTICE FOR PUBLICAN
Department OF The ln.''%
U, S. Land Office at Little N0'% Wv,

Notice 10 hereby given that '0'"
Evening Shade, Arkansas who on =, =,
made homestead entry No os'Ss ~ Y "a
ST OR. Sc OR NV OR and NJ u..s y
Section 0. Township II North m% O.,s
5th Principal Meridian. has iilod avu .s,a|
ton TO make five.ysar proof TO ''"s| S,ssI
the land above described before o.' M
Evening Shade. Arkansas, on WV
April, 1910. N
Claimant namos as witnesses, ad
son, Jack Fletcher Of Woods ATM
Of Ash Flat, Ark. II, A. Pays'0'
Shade, Arkansas, s.,,..N
Sharp County record., 1919-04-11
SOME EXPERIENCES
IN AMERICAN ARMY
Walter Yeaeer Gives Good
Description OF The French
And Their Ways.

Editor Record:-While these days
of anxious waiting are passing and
orders are expected to roll packs to|
entrain for Camp Pike, where | ex.
pect to be mustered out Of service
soon, | concluded the readers OF the
Record would be interested in a
letter from soldier who has been
wearing t h e uniform for nearly
eleven months and who has seen
quite a little Of France
Twill not attempt to 60 into de-
tail and tell all the curiosities and
places of note and hardships | have
experienced, for to do so would take
too much time and space in the
editors valued paper.
One thing assure you, my
friends. am as proud lad as
ever lived to see the home land
again. have been member of
the 30th or Old Hickory division,
since about the middle Of last Nov
ember, so | saw no service in the
front lines, but this is no fault Of
mine, for l asked no favors from
my officers. Nor did | want any,
for wanted to play my part of the
game as others we're playing theirs.
The 18th of last November will
always be a remarkable day in
history. 1t was on this day that %
Of we men, who had been trained
for signal service, we're waiting for
. the train, not with Pullman coach.
| es, but s Chuvex, or horses, or rs tC
J, 80 men to the box car, which is the
military style Of Transporting troops
in France. One considers himself
I fortunate If he has straw to sit OF
bunker" down on, This joy anC
peace that came to every American
heart was that the armistice hat
been signed, and 1t was then th'
I French in the little city where w
were began to display flags on ever,
street and housc-top and the whist
les began to drown the yell of thu
Yanks.
We set sail from St. Nazaire
France, March 18th, on the vesse
: Mercury, which was a German ship
but soon took over by the Unitet
States, after the signing of the arm,
istice. This was happy day anc
a good feeling day with these 5000
. men, but soon this good feeling left
Us aud for twenty.four hours We
we're too seasick to die and all We
could do was to donate freely the
contents OF our stomachs to the fish
Of the sea- We had the incest
weather and calm sea for the
Journey, The entertainment Given
was good We had two bands, one
navy and one from our own reei.
ment, moving pictures, reading ma.
terial to satisfy the literary taste Of
the men, boxing contests for the
athletes, and with all this the voy-
aee was not so dreary,
The city Of Charleston, S. G. met
our steamer out In the bay in the
early morning Of the 9th, with
every boat at her command and as.
sured these well-worn veterans that
they were welcoming them home.
After we abandoned the ship We
were served refreshments Of every
kind imaginable by the Red Cross,
y NJ G. A., Knights Of Columbus,
a u d Salvation Army. After an
hour OF two Of rest and fcasting on
the good things to cat, we entrained
for Camp Jackson, which 10 about
l5O miles from Charleston and with.
4.
The Tomahawk., 1919-03-13

law and secure the emancipation
of the competent Chippewa peo-
pie, general councils will spring
up on every reservation in this
country, and through the instru-
mentality of these general councils
will como the end of the looting of
Indian estates by the Indian Blu
reau, the emancipation of the In
dians and the true solution of the
Indian problem. The Indian Bu-
reau knows it.. Is there any Won
der that Cato Sells and +. 3.
Merritt, the heads of that institu-
ton focus all their personal and
politica! efforts and the efforts of
all their satellite organizations on
the Chippewa General Council
with the grim determination of
strangieing it to death.
The Indian Bureau hates tho
truth. 1t lives and thr;ves on
hyprocricy and deception. AS
long rs Congress can be kept in
ignorance of real conditions 80 long
will the Indian Office thrive. The
General Council of thu Chippewas
asks only that the truth be known.
When that is known there is no
doubt about what Congress will
do. For years the Indian Bureau
has been holding out TO Congress
as fact that it had under its con-
troll and supervision about II 600
members of the Chippewas of
Minnesota, tho majority of whom
were poor, ignorant, helpless full
bloods; that the white wolves in
Minnesota were lingering around
their doors waiting only for the
opportunity to rob them of every
penny they had or might receive,
and that it Was only through the
aid and instrumentality of the In
dian, Bureau that these people OBJ
tanned any. kind of protection.
Continued on Sth page.)
The Tomahawk., 1919-03-13
COMMIT
TEE IS VICTORIOUS.

The legislative committee of the
Chippewa General Council left
Washington, D. G., for home the
latter part of last week having re
ceived the congratulations of prac.
tically every Indian in Washing
ton. They had accomplished what
appeared thirty days ago to be the
impossible. They left Washing
ton triumphant, proud of their
achievements, ard we'll they had a
right to be proud.
The Indian Bureau and its satel-
lities and hangers-on,-the Indian
Rights Association, The Board of
Indian Commissioners, and the
James l Coffey gang,-had made
a determined effort to destroy the
General Council of the Chippewas
and to continue the annual raid of
$3.50, 900 On the trust fund to be
used in paying the salaries of gov
eminent employers among the
Chippewas. The Indian Bureau,
aud its satellites, for that is all the
Indian Rights Association and the
Board OF Indian Commissioners
are, realized that unless the Gen
eral Council was destroyed or
made an ad junct If the Indian
Bureau, the Indian Bureau would
ultimately be destroyed. The In
dams from every state in the
Union are watching with the keen
est interest the fight being made
by the General Council. If the
Chippewa Indians succeed, through
tho medium of their General Coun
Gil, in compelling the Indian, Blu
reau to administer the >Chippewa
trust estate in accordance with the
The Tomahawk., 1919-03-13

part of the Department i'll the ad
ADMINISTRATION of the estate that
would create claims against the
United States aggregating millions
IF dollars.
~ 1t is for the purpose of COW
ering up this situation that the In
dian Bureau is endeavoring to des
troy the General Council.
BY letters dated Jan. Q, Feb. Is.
Mar. Is, 1918, particularly. and
many other subsequent commune
cations the legislative committee
of the Chippewa General Council
brought the matters hercinbefore
set out to the attention of the Sec
rotary of the Interior, and particu
larry directed the Secretary's at
tention to the bad condition exist
ing in the schools maintained by
the. Indian Bureau among the Chip
pcwas, tue manner in wh:c., the
money was being squandcrcd by
the Indian Bureau, etc. These let
ters Of the legislative committee
we're referred to the Commissioner
ofIndian Affairs. No action being
taken they were then brought to
the attention of members Of the
Minnesota Delegation in Congress.
In March, 1918, certain members
Of the Minnesota Delegation con-
sented to an appropriation of
$l75, 900 out of the trust funds of
the Chippewas with the distinct
understanding that d full, fair and
com plete investigation would be
made OF Chippewa matters before
any further appropriation was Al
thpr;zed. When the appropriation
became u law a resolution was in
PRODUCED in the House of Repre-
santatives providing for such an
investigation by a subcommittee
Of Ahe House Committee on In
dian Affairs. The resolution was
referred to the committee on rules
Of the House and Commissioner
Sells went in person before that
committee and pleaded with them
to reject the resolution. stating
.tba, it would be reflection upon
h;a administration of the Indian
Bureau. He was sufficiently intiu.
entail to block favorable action at
Confined on 9th page.)
The Tomahawk., 1919-03-13
Special to The TOMAHAWK.
(Continued from last issue


The agreement of 1889 provided
that the cost of administration
Hereunder, namely; the cost of
surveys, sale of timber, removal
OF I1dans, etc., should be paid
out of the funds received from the
sale of the property. In 1890, there
being no funds on hand with which
to commence operations, Congress
commenced making appropriations
to defray the expenses, making
them reimbursable. The Indian
Office, secretly and in violation Of
law commenced usiog the funds
appropriated to defray the expeas
es of administration under the
agreement If 1889, for general
agency purposes. This was rot
known until 1911, and : when dis
.covered the Iudian Bureau changed
the form Of the item in the appro
priation bill of that " ear which has
since been followed, with the idea
of validating their previous illegal
acts and obtaining some semh!ance
of authority for the expenditure
Thus for 80 :, ears the trust funds
of the Chippewa Indians has been
illegally encroached upon and over
six million dollars expended. In
1889 there we're two agencies be.
ing maintained among the Chip
pewas at an annual expense of
about $4,000 per annum. The
maintenance Of agencies has been
in pursuance of a governmental
policy adopted for its own protac-
ton and forced upon the Indians.
The agencies, this money is being
used to maintain, were established
and are being m ,intained in pur-
suance of that policy. The Chip
pewa Indians have never given
their assent to the use of dollar
of their funds in the maintenance
of that governmental policy. On
the other hand the United States
expressly agreed by the agreement
of 1889 that their funds should be
disposed of for certain specific
purposes, and no authority is con
tanned therein for their use in de
fraying the expenses of govern
mental agencies maintained in pnr-
suarce of the governmental policy
If such had been the intention of
the United States suitable provis-
ion therefor would have been made
in the agreement of 1889. At that
time agencies existed and yet for
20 years thereafter Congress made
specific appropriations out of the
public funds for their maintenance.
The Chippewa Indians, through
their general council, insist that
the trust funds cannot be lawfully
touched to pay the expenses of the
enforcement of the governmental
policy; that every dollar thus far
expended in the enforcement of
that policy should be repaid and
they will continue to SO insist until
the matter is referred 20 court
and a legal adjudication had. They,
therefore. pro est aga'nts the use
Of a dollar of t!.eir finds to defray
the administrative expenses of the
Indian Bureau during the next
fiscal year.
There is no necessity for the ap-
preparation. You are told in the
justification suh,nittad nv rho De
partnlent for the appropriation
(Hou>e Hearings, p. 170) thatsthis
appropriation is asked FOR gener
al agency use and distinct from
school purposes" That statement
is borne out by the statement ap-
pc ,ring on p 169 showing the ex
penditure Of the Sl75, 900 last year.
An examination of that statement
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-07
VEST BERLIN

0rrin kimball spent a few days in
Bow, n H., last week, where he expects
to take his family in the near future to
live.
Mrs. Ella Strong and her two daugh.
tiers and son from Mortified were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. b. S. Cove last Wednes
day
Miss Addie r. Emerson spent the
Fourth at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
George Adams in Mortified
Several from this place attended the
celebration in Barre last Friday
Miss Corrie Streeter spent last Satur.
day in Montpelier
Mrs, Ellen Sanders, who has been stop
ping at the home of her son, George
Sanders, is now visiting in Montpelier
and will later visit friends in Woodbury.
1t is expected that Rev. Mr.. Engel
of Worcester will occupy the pulpit in
the church in this place next Sunday in
exchange with Rev. l.. o. Sherburne.
Miss Marcia Libbey and Mrs. NJ. j.
Ayers spent day in Montpelier last
week, calling on Mr.. and Mrs, G, f.
Ayers before their return.
Mr. and Mrs, Joe Howe of Roxbury
and Mr.. and Mrs G. F. Flint of Randolph
called on Mrs NJ. J. Ayers last Friday
Mrs. i. A. Stiles and her sister, Mrs
L. L. Cooper, of Montpelier, are visiting
friends in this place for a short time
stopping with Mrs. NJ. J. Ayers for the
present,
Mrs, w f. Reyes and daughter, Beu.
lah, Of Woodsville, n H., made short
call on her mother, Mrs. NJ J. Ayers
last week Tuesday staying till the emo
Of the week
Miss Helen Glines and her mother
Mrs. f. A. Glines, also Mrs. Anna Adams