18 Dec 1914
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Newspaper
Odanah Star
Location
Odanah, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
1
A 1914 report notes a new committee will begin work on distributing $500,000 after holidays. Work completion is emphasized with minimal delays to expedite funds. The message cites internal communications and outlines authorization by the Secretary of the Interior. Locations include Washington DC and Odanah Wisconsin.
The article notes the department has the right to correct the roll and that the Commissioner and Secretary of Interior have ordered a rehearing. It states the newspaper hopes for more news next week and that the rehearing will occur after the holidays.
Washington reports quote Commissioner Sells calling whiskey a menace to Indians. The piece argues enforcement of the September 30 1854 treaty to drive liquor from Indian territory, praising tribal efforts and urging Interior Department action. It cites saloons as the cause of decline and urges justice for Native communities.
The Basketball League was formed last Sunday at Mellen with teams including Mellen Ironwood Bessemer Wakfield Odallah and Bayhigid. Officers were elected and the schedule set for the coming winter. Trophies will be awarded at season end to the winning team.
Secretary of the Interior Lane reports tracing the lost Chippewas in Wisconsin to Chief Buck Ai-Yaw-Banxe’s band. Agent Wooster found 273 people in 31 settlements, with some descendants eligible for government payments once the roll is completed. The group lives in harmony with white neighbors and intermarried locally.
Antoine Denomie Sr., longtime resident, died suddenly at his home last Saturday. A 52 year old husband and father of four, he was born here and was a nephew of Antoine Denomie in California. Funeral services were held at the Catholic Church with burial in the local Catholic cemetery.
Local note laments street lamps at church corner and hall while questioning an $8,000 appropriation said to be earmarked last year for other repairs. The writer suspects funds never reached the agency and promises more detail in the next issue.
The article argues for tapping the scale fund to support a farming project, noting it would please both agents and farmers if funds are available and the plan is not more expensive than alternatives. It stresses securing sufficient money as the key factor.
The K C T M lodge hosts a grand New Year’s Eve Ball at Loyal Theatre on Thursday December 31 with features and a substantial prize for best dressed lady. Dancers will present the old year out and new year in with living figures at midnight. Oyster supper at the Decomiei hotel. all invited. Also notices land sales offered at the office.
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