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ARRESTED FOR TRAPPING BEAVERThree Indians Arrested For Trapping Wild GameWithRightTo Do So., *Three Indians were arrested for trapping beaver near Drummond, Wis., by State game wardens and were arrainged and fined for so doing* Now in a recent decision of -U. S. Attorney General Gregory these Indians have the right to hunt and fish and other ocunpancy to the ceded ter-ltory and within which Drummond is located, and under tnis treaty, which is still in force they had no right to molest these Indians as it was not Within their jurisdictionand fully within their owti rights and privileges. The Indians arrested were ' Henry Parker, Toe Navosh, and Henry Pcbb and they were trapping on Mountain Lake. The treaty of 1842 reads as follows:Article 2:-The Indian stipulate for theright of hunting on the ceded territory, with the other usual privilege of occupancy, until required to move by the president of the United States and that the law of the United States shall be continued in force, in respect to their trade and intecourse with the whites until otherwise ordered by congress.And as it has never been revoked by the government is still in force and effect and under same we believe ’ it is a matter of ■federal rather than state jurisdiction as theywere within the ceded Indian territory, and* * 1 ^ . on which the State game wardens have nojurisdiction.PLAN INDIAN FARM INSTITUTEDan Morrison’s Plan May Be AdoptedIndian Slvows /Utility In Work For In-«dian Advancement In Farm Line.Sorr.chting new in the way of farm insti-* »• # ilutes is proposed by Dan Morrison, an Indian, a graduate of Carlisle university, who has charge of the agricultural work of the Indians on the Menominee reservation, nearGreen Bay, and was at Madison Saturday. *to confer with the heads o* the university* * * - * X • .department of agriculture relative preparing**.» . *• «■ such training sessions for each of the statereservations.The plan provides for institutes for theIndians on the reservations such as are nowheld for the farmers through the state. Itwould involve, besides th* Menominee, thereservations of Red Cliff, near Bayfield; theBad River, near Ashland; the Lac CourtOrielies, near Hayward and the Lac Du Flambeau, near Minocqua.The University people are said to be considerably interested in Mr. Morrison’s planfor these Indian farm institutes and there is a big possibility that it will materialize. He is a native of this village and shows 'conclusively that the Indian certainly khows4how to stimulate interest in farming. Another nice feature is that it is an Indian that* i •has started the movement above stated,which goes on to show that they know■ • • % • •» »what their people need. The Indian is quick• t L i^ * t c •to see advantages and grasp them, such as the farming proposition oh this reservationana it only needs more good roads to seemore farms as they are keenly alive to their future. Speaking of farming recalls to our mind in the early, early days farming was taken up bv the Indians on this reser- 4*5 k . L. Jb. t, t ^vation. John B. Denomine was a successful farmer and others which shows that it had an eaaly begining and of late years on account of good roads it became more prosperous.THE STATE HAS NO JURIS,^'CTIONOver Indians Residing OnReservation.In Tribal Relations—Attorney GeneralOwen So Rules.In a decision by Attorney General Owento District Attorney M. E. Billion, ofAshland, he holds that state may not assume jurisdiction to try a tribal Innian who resides on a reservation for an offense committed on a reservation. We understand the above decision was asked in the case of Indians now pending for having, it is claimed, purchased liquor for other Indians. Itwould seem that if they had purchased liquor for said Indians they could not be tried under the state if they are tribal Indians and on the other hand if they are citizen Indians then they have the right to purchase liquor with the same privilege asany other person tvho is a citizen as it would be his right as such citizen. In another decision to Mr. Dillon, Mr. Owen said the state had the right to enact a law forbidden the sale of liquor to Indiancitizens of the United States as distinguished from Indians on reservations, without unduly discriminating any class of citizens. We do not claim to know as much as AttorneyGeneral Owen and he may be right, but we cannot see wheie he can discriminate against any class of citizen as in our opinion it would be class legislation, for il the Indian is considered a citizen has he not the same right as any other citizen of these Unittd States and one of these rights would be his privilege to purchase liquor, if he so desired, for another of like character, and the state or the United Statet cannot pas* any law to deprive him of any of his rightsas such citizen. We are living ^ wc have:* *-always thought, in a free country, where every citizen is free and equal. 'When it comes to passing a law prohibiting the Indian citizens rights that are allowed thewhite citizens and remember both are citi-*zens it is class legislation. Whv say more. Now remember, dear reader, this is our opinion, not Attorney General Owens, and we afe not infallible to mistakes nor is any• i - rvV * • •.•si . * •«other man. But his second decision reeks of class legislation.CLAIMS TREATY OF 1842 WILL PUT N. WIS.rAttorney General Gregory Says Wlt;In Dry TerritoryIWill Be Hard Blow To Saloon Interests-lf So, IniuBenefit Greatly..Information has been received in Ashland■by private parties to the effect that Attorney« tGeneral Gregory of the United States has made a ruling that Northern Wisconsin is dry territory but not under the treaty of 1855 but rather under the treatv of 1842 which is still in force. He bases his opinion upon the last part of article 11 of sal ! treatywhich reads as follows:• •Article 2:-The Indian stipulates for theright ot hunting on the ceded territory, with the other usual privileges of occupancy, until required to remove by the president ofUnited States and that the law of the United States shall be continued in force, in re-V 4 ,0*^ f*- ... * l|spect to their trade intercourse with the whites until otherwise ordered by congress.This territory was dry at that time under the laws of the United States and no liquor was allowed. It embraces a district extend*ing ail over Northern Wisconsin going as* % * * ' | »• tar south as Rhinelander. It takes in Mel-len, yet does not include Butternut and extends east, coverir.g a large part of Northern Michigan, taking in Hurley, Ironwoodand Bessemer and other towns.This opinion of the Attorney Generalmakes it begin to look as if there was goingto be something doing hereabouts one ofthese days. If his opinion is thus an act of.congress aione, a very unlikely procedure,will open this territory to the sale of liquoragain if it once closed.—[Ashland Press.]The territory embraced in the treaty of1842, under which as Attorney GeneraGregory says we are dry is as follows:‘*It sweeps down the International boun-l0 . • . • * • i ^ ^dry across Lake Superior to a point Northof Chocolate River a few miles east of Mar-%quette, Mich., southacrcss Northern Michigan, to Escanaba, up Green Bay to Fox river then up the river to Winnebago lake, then to Plover Portage in Wisconsin, Northwest to a point on the Chippewa river onehalf days march below the falls.cross the St. Croix near Hult;h '*the Mississippi, thence-aJong t-dry to the Snake river, to beginning.I11 1 t2!121 C2 1 t 1As you can readily see it t ; :tically all of Northern Wi ;c ^ . : a large part of Michigan. 1T: .* -past this decision has beer a dInterior Department and on it *closing of saloons, io this d’f eral communication from Cot ; :i.-% *we were informed that a d( ■ » v*matter was awaited and as soco v received active'work in this lt;f i r*;start now that a decision h • * 0 * the matter we expect to sec rtf* :♦ *Commissioner Sells says wh:K imeans what he says as the M verifies.At the begining of this matte* enforcement in this district pei sent broadcast for Indian v'^r.ct. well signed by both Ind ms r r with the exceptions of a fe v pb-petition were returned and vc d that now a decesion has be* n Jia* M petitions of sirrriliar character v amiss in the least and the earlier 'With the enforcement of this ire. (^ | # to the Indian many advantager th •i * % 'past he has been unaware of au i his right of hunting and filhingother usual privilidges of occtipan means he can hunt and fish on f he outlined above free from mole, far* state interference.■ How soon this matter will be bro $oa head is a matter that rests wi h T• t missioner Sells and we know him tlt; Iman of action so therefore you can nlt;i . • s •sured of an early beginning throughterritory. From a small rpark ublaze has sprung.
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Fri, Jan 14, 1916
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