21 Jan 1916
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Newspaper
Odanah Star
Location
Odanah, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1916
Page
1
Interior Department accepts Stearns and Bell Lumber bids to complete logging on the reservation with an estimated four year remaining cut and a potential 15 year mill operation. Indian earnings under old price scales would have risen by thousands. 500 men to be employed in camps this winter.
The Chicago and North Western Railway Co introduces a new Club service on dining cars with breakfast luncheon and dinner menus. Customers will be served quicker with smaller portions than the regular a la carte menu. Printed menus for this service take effect on all dining cars by Monday January 10. The aim is to provide popular, affordable options aligned with the company policy.
Roller skating at the Loyal Theatre opened Tuesday afternoon and drew many attendees both day and night, with continued crowds Wednesday. Skating will be offered Monday through Wednesday. other evenings feature the usual film program.
Subscription reminder urging payment to the Star with a note about Harry Grant visiting his brother John who had an appendectomy at St Joseph's Hospital on Wednesday.
At the season when farming slows, use Wisconsin State experiment station bulletins and two farm papers to plan Spring work. Subscribe and request free state bulletins to learn about crops like oats wheat barley and potatoes and forage grasses such as alfalfa and clover. Alfalfa or clover provide better livestock feed and act as a land fertilizer. continue reading to middle page for more.
In Washington updates relayed to Congressman I L Lenroot, Commissioner Cato Sells is cited as keeping Indian territory wet regarding treaties. The piece pledges a broad campaign to ban whiskey in ceded lands, with petitions, court action, and a Washington delegation. Local reports recount liquor-driven crime against an elderly couple and condemn ongoing treaty violations.
A congressional bill seeks to require tribal consent for appointing or retaining agency superintendents or agents. It mandates two thirds voter approval within each tribe before appointment, limits salaries, and requires annual reports on lands, timber, health, education, and finances. The measure targets tribes nationwide and awaits continuation next week.
Wisconsin congressmen prepare united action to obtain swamp lands valued around 1,000,000 dollars. litigation with the Indians has persisted for years with repeated losses for the state at lower courts and before the Supreme Court. Esch leads efforts in Congress with support from Wisconsin delegates and Attorney Mendelson to secure a favorable settlement amid Indian resistance. The piece also notes local visits and a few Ashland social items.
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