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VOL. I NO. 22 POLSON, MONTANA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1910 % . 5 0 PER YEAR CHIEFTAINCY IS NOT TO BEJEREBITARY Dunoan McDonald was in town yesterday from his borne at Ravalli, says the Missoplian o f Saturday. He talked interestingly of conditions on the reservation. There is plenty of news there these days and tb^ In dians qhare with whites the interest in the approaching opening. Con cerning the news that there is a probability that the ludians will be permitted to sell their allotments down to 20 acres each, Mr. McDon ald said: ‘ ‘I believe it all depends upon the way the proceeds of the sale are handled, whether this will be a ben efit to the Indians or no. If the sales are made under the direction of proper advisers and if the pro ceeds are held in trust by the gov ernment, the sale may be a good •thing. If, however, the money is given to the Indians to handle, it will not last them any time at all. It will have to be well managed or it will not be as good for the Indians as to-bold and lease their lands.” ■Mr. McDonald says the death of Chariot affected all the Indians; even those of the other tribes relied upon the old chief for counsel and they miss him much. “ Chariot used to talk to them just like a preacher,” said Duijoan. “ He advised them and they always listened to him. His last instructions, to his tribe were to elect an adviser from their own number. Hie knew that the trib>l'relation will be broken up as soon as the reservation is; 'opened and tliatjhe title of chief will not mean what it, has always, signified. But he felt that they should have one of their old men designated to counsel them, as they would . listen to one whom they had thuB chosen. “ Thus the chieftaincy of the tribe ceases to be hereditary. Chariot’s son will not be chief; the man chosen may be called chief but lie will be only a counsel. There are several candidates for the position; it seems certain that the tribe will heed the advice of Chariot. But there are not many of the old men who are fitted for the place; they are old and they are a thousand years behind the times; they have not the intellect of Chariot and will not be able to advise as well as be did. The election will be held the fourth day before Ash Wednesday. That lias been decided upon al ready.’* LEGISLATION MERITORIOUS AND FOR BENEFIT OF THE INDIANS In reporting his bill for the sale of two and five-acre tracts of land be realized under thq present status Of these lands, opening them to set tlement. The bill also provides that where Indian allotments are irrigated, the seoretary of the in terior may, upon the application of the Indian allottee, sell a portion of his allotment, retaining in all oases a sufficient amount o f land for act ual cultivation by the allpttee. The bill also provides for an exchange of allotments where the allotments already made fall under the reser voir sites that are needed in the con struction of the irrigation projects. Your committee is o f the unanimous belief that the proposed legislation is most meritorious and for the ben efit o f the Flathead Indians. As reported the bill now' provides that the secretary of the interior shall survey and subdivide into lots of not less than two and not more than five acres, all o f the unallotted lands fronting on Flathead lake that are in the limits of the Flathead Indian reservation, whether classi fied aB grazing, agricultural or tim ber lands. LOCAL BAMMONAILB AS A STATE DEPOSITORY Montana Will Put Money in Hie First National of Poison. Cashier Pipes has reoeived ad vices that the First National Bank of Poison had been made a state de pository, and that state funds would very soon be forwarded to that in stitution. Mr. Pipes some time since wrote Governor Norris re garding the matter, and received a reply from the governor to the effect that he would' take the matter up with; the proper officials at once. Notiff cation o f the favorable action of the department was received at the bank .on Saturday of last week. Perhaps no other bank in the state, or in the entire west, enjoys the distinction of being made a de pository for state funds before it was in existence one year. The bauk was started in February of last year, and two months later was converted into a national bank. By courteous treatment of customers and pursuance of sound banking policies, it has become one of the best banking institutions in the state of Montana, and in no more signal way can this fact be made manifest than by the action of the Montana officials in making it a de positary for state funds. At the récent annual’ meeting in this city, a five per cent, dividend was declared on the stock of the bank, and this fact m itself is an unusual one, as hanking institutions seldom pay dividends before they are in their second year. r fronting on Flathead'lake, from the Indian committee, Senator Dixon says: ' The Flathead Indian reservation has bèèu surveyed and allotments made to all o f the Indians holding tribal relations with the Flathead Indians. The bill in question pro poses to survèy and subdivide into small lots for summer residence sites the entire unallotted lands fronting on Flathead lake, the proceeds from the sale of these lots to be nsed in furthering the reclamation of thé allotted Indians’ lands which is now being carried on. The lands front ing on this lake arc of little agri cultural value, and it is believed that a large amount of money can --------- ® --------- There will be, a grand box party held on Thursday evening, Feb. 10, in Gabb’s Hall, for the purpose of raising funds toward the new M. E. Church. A special program is being arranged so that the occasion un doubtedly will be one of mdeh in terest. One of the gentlemen who is interested in the project will make a present o f a five dollar gold piece to the lady whose box or basket brings the highest priee. This should certainly set the pace for the young men to see that their sweet heart gets that gold piece. Major Morgan was in the city from Jocko for several days the latter part of laBt week. SHOULD POLSON GET 20 PER GENT. OF PROCEEDS OF SALE OF THIS TOWNSITE? Has Poison overlooked a bet? f Through a gentleman conversant with the subject, The Sentinel this week learned that in all former cases where a townsite was Bold’ by the government, twenty per cent, of the sale price reverted to the town for use in building school bouses and other public buildings. Poison townsite brought the gov ernment over sixty thousand dollars. Twenty per cent, of this, or. $12,> 000, could be used to distinct ad vantage here. It may be that un der some special clause Poison is eliminated from this rebate, but if so The Sentinel is unaware o f it. The Chamber o f Commerce might take the matter up and find out whether or not this percentage can not yet be secured for Poison; cer tainly the amount involved, in view of the good that could , be done with it, is sufficient to justify the most strenuous attempt to seoure it for Poison. D. S. Capell, a veteran of the stick and rule, arrived in Poison this week from Kalispell to accept a position with The Sentinel. B. H. Denison, manager of the Williams Transportation company, with headquarters at Ravalli, was a business visitor in Poison the early part o f the week. The Grandview Hotel is now u n dergoing repairs, carpenters being at presont engaged .in laying new flooring in the lobby and dining room. The hotel is to be repaired throughout. Rev. O. A. White, district super intendent o f the Kalispell district of the Blethodist Episcopal churoh, will preach oti Sunday at 11 a. m„ and 7:30 p ni. The services wiil be held in the Bchoolliousev ■- * Mr. and Mrs. A. W . -Pipes are: ;now ensooused in their elegant new ho/no 011 the west side, having moved their household goods this week. This section is rapidly developing into the best residence section, more than fifty substantial homes being either completed or in course of con struction. - ' Frank Lambert returnrd the early part of the w,eek from Missoula, where he spent some time selecting a stock of the highest grade staple and fancy groceries to place in his groceey oh Third avenue. The goods reached here yesterday and aae now being unpacked. Mr, Lam bert has been in the business long enough to know tne needs of the Poison public, and in bis stook can be found everything that the house wives may need to furnish their tables. Especial attention has been given to the fancy groceries, and in this line can be found the very best of everything. All the good things in Poison are not to be enjoyed by the he persua sion of population. Manager Wil hite of the Club popl room has de cided to inaugurate a “ Ladies’ Day” at the Club, and on next Wednesday afternoon, between the hours of 2 and 4 o’clock, the pool and billiard tables of that popular house will be turned over to the fair sex. Some of the most expert players o f Poison will be present to explain the science to the ladies, and it is safe to assume that within a short time the ladies will become as proficient in the use of the cue as any of the men. The first “ Ladies’ Day” should be a ban: ner one, and Mr. Wilhite invites all the ladies of Poison, with their hus bands, to be present on next Wed nesday afternoon. Esau James was last week given a permit to operate a steam ferry on the river at this point. Mr. James has operated the ferry here for a number of years. J. D. Scott and D. S. Butts of Big Fork are in Poison completing arrangements for the opening of a moving picture show. The date and place o f opening is announced in the display ad. on this page, Dr. {Owen left Monday morning for, the east, where he will spend tbiijty days in eastern hospitals tak ing^ post-graduate course and work on the eye. During his absence Dr. Alfyed Dogge of Butte will look after his business and will have offices oyer the Poison Drug Co. day ¡find night. Mr, J.ohn A*JB.arre returned this week from Alberta, Canada, and has \joined Mrs, Barre at the Grandview hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Barre started from their home in New Jersey about two months ago to make a tour of the west, and when they reached Poison they were so favor ably impressed that they decided to make this their home. Mr. Barre had large property interests in Al berta, and it was to dispose o f these that he made a trip to Canada at this time. He has not yet decided upon what business he will engage in here. W . R. Wilhite and J. C. Cham bers have been busily engaged for the past several weeks taking appli cations for membership in a local serie o f the Fraternal order of Ea gles. A s a result of their efforts they have secured 06 names, and a meeting was held last night to per fect a preliminary organization and to send in,a petition to the head officers of that fraternity with the proper number of signatures for1 a charter here. It is expected that everything will be in readiness for the installation of the lodge within one month, at which time it is thought the number to be initiated will reach one hundred. The instal lation will be a big event, as teams from Missoula and Butte will come to Polshn to take part in the oefe- mpnies incident to the opening of a new nest o f these high flying birds. The Bigley restaurant on Third avenue, which has been undergoing repairs for the past two weeks, will be reopened on Monday. Mr. Big ley has thoroughly remodeled this popular eating hsuse, and when it is opened on Monday will be in posi tion to furnish the Poison public the very choicest viands, cooked in the most tempting style. The for mer restaurant room haB been con verted into a coffee and ice cream parlor, where individual tables can be had and ladies can sit and order their meals. The adjoining room has been made into a lunch counter and lunches and meals will he served at all hours. W . A. Gregg returned last week from a business and pleasure trip in the east, during which he visited in North Dakota and at his former home in Michigan. Mr. Gregg states that in every section of the east unparalleled prosperity pre vails, and all classes of labor are employed and there is a cry for more men. In Detroit, tne great automobile manufacturing center, industries are crippled by lack of men, and the wages paid labor is higher than for years past. Mr. Gregg was in the blizzards that swept over the east, and says it is like entering the tropics to return from there to the mild climate of Poison. blizzards I l I where , WARM TO THIS VALLEY Not in Many Years Has There Been So Unusual a Winter. Not in many years has there been a winter month so unusual as the January just past. The rain has fallen to an extent never before known, and the mild weather is all the more remarkable because of the blizzards and heavy snows that have prevailed both to the east and west. The coldest weather of the winter was ia tkc earlyqiart of the, month. According to Observer Browne the mercury stood for two days at 3 de grees above zero,; and has ranged between that point and 56 above. The air was generally still, there being but Tew days when the wind, attained any velocity. Of the wind that did blow, the “ chiuook,” or warm south wind, prevailed. Weather conditions throughout the Mission valley were very simi lar to those prevailing in Poison. Ranchers report that stock is in fine shape and that-it has not been neces sary to take them up and feed them, as the range has been open all win ter. Notwithstanding the Tact that Brer Groundhog saw his shadow in Poison on Wednesday, all indica tions point to an early spring and ideal weather conditions for the set tlers. Old lake men anticipate that the ice will go out early this year and that traffic on the lake will be in fillLswing by the middle of next .week. ----- - ® - - - - - - - ENGINEERS REPORT FAVORABLY ON IMPROVEMENT OF HARBOR A Washington special to the Mis- soulian last Friday stated, that the boark of engineers at Washington had reported favorably on the pro posed improvement of Poison har bor, and would recommend fin ap propriation for that purpose. Engineer Clapp of Seattle, who surveyed Poison bay last fall, made the recommendation that a channel be dredged lOO feet wide and 8 feet dqep, with a turning basin near the Poison docks. The work will cost between seven and eight thousand dollars, and it is probable it will be started in the early summer. COUNTY MAY BUILD FREE BRIDGE HERE Instead o f a toll bridge across the Pend O’Reille river at this point, the -county will perhaps put in a free bridge. This action was determined upon at a special meeting of the county commissioners in Kalispell last Friday, when a number of busi ness men from this city appeared before the commissioners and re quested that if they could not build a bridge, they grant a permit for a toll structure at this poiut. The commissioners ordered a survey made, and County Surveyor Smith arrived in, Poison this week and is now engaged in making a survey of the river from along the entire town- site. He will report his findings and the estimated cost of a bridge at à special meeting of the county commissioners on Monday next. Besides the Poison parties who appeared bsfore the commissioners and asked for a bridge, many influ ential gentlemen of Kalispell were présent ât the meeting and urged upon the commissioiiers the neces sity for a structure of that kind. Among those who spoke to the com missioners on the subject were At torney Noffsinger, Mr. Carter and others. Speaking of the action of the county commissioners the Inter Lake of last Saturday said: “ A committee from Poison ap peared before the commissioners yesterday and asked for a bridge over the river at the outlet o f the lake. They did not suppose there was any use to ask for a bridge to be buiK by^he county, and .while they asked for it, they supplemented their request with one for permis sion to build a toll bridge them selves, Rather to their surprise they found a disposition on the part of the commissioners, supported in this by the people from this part of the county, to build the bridge if it could be done for a reasonable sum. The county surveyor has been inj structed to investigate and make g report at the meeting to be held a week from next Monday.” The question of incorporation of Poison will be considered at the speoial meeting on Monday, and it is highly probable that the commis sioners will order an early election on the matter. -------- ® -------- - SURVEY STARTED ON ROUTE FOR PROPOSED ELECTRIC RAILWAY F. E. Marsh, the civil engineer, started this morning to make a sur vey for the proposed electric line to be built by the Whitefisli & Poison Electric Railway company. The survey ran up First avenue oast to First street, west to Fifth avenue west, north to the fair grounds, out through the low pass west of the “ Kelly Hill,” and Î3 to run on north to Whitotish. Mr. Moseby, for the company, says they mean business, and that the work will be pushed and the survey completed at the earliest pos- ; sible date. He says there will be no trouble to finance the road.—Lake.} , ------- ® ---- -- Col. A. D. Maynard returned this week from Bozeman, where bo spent several weeks disposing of his Gallatin valley holdings. Mrs. May nard will remain in Bozeman a few weeks longer. Moving Pictures and Illustrated Songs Gabb’s Hall Fourth Avenue Polsoi) Amusement Co. D. S. BUTTS, Manager Friday Eve, Feb. eight o’clock
