Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1919-03-21
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to olganize a Commercial Club
w. S. Hall called the meeting to
order and stated thu object for
which the meeting was called
Ralph Hamar acting as temper
ary secretary. On permanent
organization, w. S. Hall was
elected President of the Club
and l.. A. Crawford Vice-Presl-
dent. e. Chandler, SECRETARY
and A. l.. Crawford Treasurer.
This Club is to cooperate with
the Portland Chamber of Com
merce in the State Organization
to push the interests of Oregon
in the development of the states
great resources. The Club
starts off with a live bunch of
twenty members, which they ex-
pcct to increas to fifty in q short
time. The meeting was very en-
thusiastic, good omen.
Inspector Smith and Super
visor Coe, CT the Indian Com
potency Commission, went to
Taft Monday where they will
meet the Indians Of that section
and pass upon their competency
as to who should have deeds to
their lands and from there will
go to Otis and adjust matters
there in the same way and then
to Grand RCcdc where Super
intcnIc..t Chalcraft win Join
them in adjusting land matters
at that reservation. In about
ten days the commission will re-
turn % Siletz and finish up the
work here. The time allotted
for the Indians to get deeds to
their land will expire July 26th
OF this year. This means a good
deal to the Indians. For sixty
three long years they have been
under the fostering CAP. OF Un-
Gle Sam as wards of the govern
ment and now to be turned loose
On the cold charities of the world
to make their way in competi-
ton with the white man is Il
great probitm. How we'll they
may succeed depends upon them
selves. If they idle-theiF time
away and acquire habits of sloth
laziness and Indifference. they
will fail in all their Undertakings.
But if they are honest, industri-
GUS and ambitious they will sue
ceed in all undertakings. This
applys to the white man in just
the same way. He can be lazy
and trifling same as an Indian.
A dance was given at the
Gransa hall Saturday evening.
1t was well attended and a gen.
eral food time was had by all
present. The graphophone and
two violins with expert players
furnished good music.
On the same evening the In
dians gave a big feather dance in
the Metcalf Hall. This was an
unusual occasion. 1t is an an
cient custom among the Indians
that when one of their numbers
fall il battle to have six months
mourning for the dead warrior.
Paul Washington was killed in
action at the front last Septem-
ber and Klamath Billy was killed
in the logging camps last fall.
For these two the dance was
held. The costumes Of the wo-
men were made more brilliant
and elaborate than usual. Three
women, had on costumes same
as the Indian people had one
hundred years ago, worth S75 to
$3.50 a piece. They ware very
beautiful. About fifty persons
were in the dance. The lam
ath Rd:ue River war dances
were repeated as conducted ages
long gone by. Not a smile was
on the face Of any dancer. Not
one cheerful look; every thing
was as solemn as a funeral. The
b.at OF the drum and the plain
tive song OF the dancers made n
deep impression. This was kept
up till midnight when the hour
of grief and mourning ceased.
Then nice supper was served
frae to all, and it was a dandy
feed. Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Wash
ington. father and mother OF the
dead soldier, put the money up
for the supper. After supper the
sadness and sorrow all passed
and every thiEy was happiness
and from then on till the close.
Sally Wood, a Shasta woman Of
80 years Of age, made short
talk In which she spoke OF the
number that had come to boro~
the dead soldier and Klamath
Billy, both her relations.
MIR. and Mrs. M. s. Collins
gave a card party on st. Pat
ricks eve at their home. 1t was
the most enjoyable party of the
season. The community was