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 | [...]'.fED STATES \lOVERNMEN'.f P lUN'l' ING Ok'~'ICE WASH[...] |
| COMMI'l"l'EE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS[...]. KENORICK, Wyoming. ROBk:RT M. LA FOLLl!.'T'l'E, Jn., Wisconsin. BUR[...]SA?.! o. BRl\'l"l'ON, New Mexico. FRf:DERICK S'l'EIWER, Oregon. ELME!l TBOMAS, Oklahoma. FRl,JDERIC c. WALCOTT, Con[...]Wit.LIAM 0. SK&EL8, d.88l8t4n.t Clerk Suuco11MITI"EE ON SElNATl!l RESOL'OTION 79 LYNN J. FRAZIER, North Dakota, Oha-lrnt-at~ |
| [...]_ ___________ __ ______ __ 5591 l';lusl,ogee, Okla., No,•ember 14, 1930 ______ __[...]___ .·- __ • ___ • __ · - 5847 Ba l.<er, Alice Jack.5on (affidavit)····-·[...] |
| [...]··············· Ewing, lL-------- ---------------- ---- ------ ------- ----[...]--------·-·---------------------------- Ki rl<, l•'l'ilnk[...]6219 Kivctt, GJ<.m L---------------------·---------------------------[...]·· 5336 L i le$, Sam Ll\1auni ng, Johu __________ - - - ___ ___________..[...]6259 llfnttbews, A. l'-·· ·-· --····- -·--·--········[...]5517 Miller, l!:dwin D---------- - - --- ----- - - ·-- --·----[...]5508 McCul'tilin, ~l in\ ___. - - - - - - - .. - - --- --- .. - - .. -[...]. !l838 ll |
| [...]------------ 5958 Spring, llrs. Rosa L------------------- ------, ---------------[...] |
| [...]. , l[...]DurQll'l,t, Okla. The subcom1nittee 1net, pursuant to[...]ent: Senators Pine and Thomas. Also present: l\1r. G. E. E. Lindquist, of the Board of_ Indian Commission; Chief Ben Dwight; Gov. G. H. Johnson; l\1r. A. A. Grorud, special assistant to the committee; and 1\-fr. Nelson A. l\{a.son, clerk of the committee. · Senator[...]o-day or to-morrow. He was not quite sure ,vhen h(l would join us. Mr. Lindquist is also here[...] |
| [...]RAZIER. What is your post-office address¥ ' l\fr. DuRANT. Oklahoma City. 407 East Fourte[...] |
| [...]p the per capita payments. . 'l'he widespread fiinancial depression and ge[...] |
| [...].i nst the Government in these particular suits. 'l'he joint cases are the Chickas:nv und Choc- taws.[...]ict, $85,000. Costs of allotment, $1,162,500. 'l'he bala.nce on the Owen judgment is $139,156.75. The l\1issis- sippi Choctaw claims is $1,577,280[...] |
| [...]ey. The Government of the United States has never l2ven the Choctaws or Chickasaws a p~nny in it:'1 h[...]of a hundred thousand dollars. Senator FnAZIE!l. You could not get very much of a per capita paym[...]y going hungry if they do not get assistance? l\1r. DURANT. I have not that infor1nation first ha[...]r ; there are witnesses who will testify to that. l think Mr. J. J. Culbertson has made some investig[...]l claim on the tribal funds at alli Mr. DURAN'l'. No, sir; all this tribal property went t[...] |
| [...]ER. So1ne of thC?m own land and real e$tate? l\fr. DuR,\'NT. Oh, 'Yes, sir; 75 per cent o[...] |
| [...]ay of clothing, ,vould there not¥ lVIr. DonAN'l". Yes, sir; books, clothing, transportatio[...] |
| [...]children going to high school 1 Mr. DunAN'.l'. I do not kno,v of it any place. I do not know o[...]e parti?ular ,vhito person against an 1ncl1v1dua.l · but group p rcJud1ce, there 1s not any. Senator 'l'Ho~£AS. •lo what extent is the native langua<>[...]ldren that are being brought into the world1 l\'.[r. DURANT. '''ell, back in i\1cCurtain and Lef[...]tate from those two tribes do not unders~and the l.)hocta,v and Chickasa,v language to-day. Sena[...]ild'r en patronizing white schools? Mr. DURAN'l'- No; I could not give you that. Senator THOl[...]n children, even in various parts of the State. 'l'he percentage ,vould be difficult to state[...] |
| [...]-the school children there are white children. l\'[r. DURANT. If it is, that is the kind of educat[...]Agnes Academy, at Chickasaw; G'oodland, _at Hugo; l\1urray, State, at Tishomingo ; Oklahoma Presbyter[...]s the Bloo,n- field Seminary at Archnore, a triba,l school, but that is maintained by the Federal Gov[...]eau, in connection ,vit h the administration of '.l.ndian affairs? llfr. DURAN'!\ vVell, of cours[...]the difficulty they ,vould have and the method i.l:1 which they undertook to do it, they 1nad[...] |
| [...]bill is introduced in Con- «_ress, either branc~l.. affectin~ the Indians, it is referred to[...] |
| [...]hange that and to make this service effective? l\1r. DURANT. vVell, confer more po"' er on the depa.rtment at l'.1us- kogee, so it can be ha.ndled nearer at ho1[...]and Chicknsa,v Indians? Mr: DuRANT. ~o, sir; a!l I stated a 1.noment ago, I have not visite[...] |
| [...]some one else can answel' that quj)Stion .. l\<fr. DURANT. Yes, sir; some one else can a,J!Swer[...]ittee I think it is a fact: that where the trib'a.l business e@mmittee representing ,a ny tri[...] |
| [...]e of them? Mr. DoRANT. N6, sii". Senator 'l'HOllrAs. So f ar as you know it 1s the unanimous[...]ntinuation of tile terms of these tribal officers L~ subject to a point of order. I am not making it[...]distl'ibutecl at the earliest possible dat!), 'l'he Choctaws au<l Chickasaws mnde' an agl'eement with the commissio[...]their money. This bas been almost 27 years ago. '.l'his agreement was ratified by Congress Jun[...] |
| [...]dministration of uoy estate it would bankrupt it. l huve no Patience wilb this delay, and as long as[...]nds have been sold, and the money all collected. 'l'here remains in the Choctaw and Chicka- saw Natio[...]octaws and Chickasaws made an ngreement in 1897. 'll>lr. Carter] and the other members of the Oklahoma[...]act providing for the sale of the coal deposits. 'l' his act expired because of a limitation in the[...]ts sol<I upon the most advan- tageous terms, but l must insist that 'those charged with the r[...] |
| SURVEY OF CONDITIO;N'S O)l' INDIANS IN UNITED STATES 5311 d[...]diately after June SO of this :•ear. . l know It may be said tliat the Choctaws and Chicka[...]ted and distributed prior to that dnte. Surely no l\1cmber of Congre9S will consider me impati[...] |
| [...]nsist again that thelle lands sliould bti sold an<l th.e proceeds distributed td the enrolled members[...]I Expenses Chick0$l\W: ' |
| [...]'l"rc3Surr Fh'e[...]'l'rlb<s Oct.[...]... .... . ... ... . Cboct:aw upallotte<ll,·c.rt.isl~i; ~nd SRle, 192-1) ••••••[...]est on Chootaw moneys on deposit in banks, act of l\fo.r. 3, 1911 •••• :. 101.o:J:~[...]• •••••••••••• 'l'ribal runds ·on deposit in Okla)lOm.ll banks. ..[...]Chickasaw unallottod lands (adv~rllslog pud S$~, l92:') •••• r ..... , ••••[...]• •• • • • •• • • 88, 30-f. f1l 'tribal funds on dop_[...]150 55 205 l\lfurray. •• .•.•• ••••[...]7 ' 9 )JI l)ry®·······--·····[...] |
| [...].. . .......... ............ 650. 00 Scales, l.i'alrbnnks wagon.......................... ... ..[...]ol regularly during the pnst five years was 130. 'l'hose who nttcncled for but few months during a ye[...]chool has all the appearances of a model school. 'l'he rooms nre kept scrupulously clean and w[...] |
| [...]conditions at the school. PERSONN&L DURING FISCAL YEAR F.NOW JUNE 30, 1928 One jun[...]her, 2 |
| [...]perintendents and for transportation of goods an<l supplies and t•·ansportation of pupils, not mo[...]support and education of any one pupil lu any In(l!an school unless tbe attendance iJl any 13cbool[...]D11,·anJ, Okla. P.l!All CHIii'!>' DWIGHT: ~'ollowiµg the receipt of[...]ubllc schools for 1929-30. (Hughes County ex~epte<l but perhaps 50 children-figures not J;lvailt1[...]------ -- 679 Obllclren 3 years or more behind i!l their grades-----····----------- ---- , 945[...]Supef'l)Ulo,· of lt.<d,iq,n, E<tucati-011.[...]--- ---- -----···---- - ---- 1,817 Children ba<l tuition paid for them by Supervisor Oalbol[...] |
| [...]ons have been visited by Special Physician Dr. J. L. Goodwin l!nd about 100 more remain to be visited. The visit[...]o take care of the children properly over a peri0<l of yenrs will be made later, but I can make· a s[...]n testified as follows: • Senator FRAZIER. '\l\That i~ your name? Mr. BOND, Henry Bond[...] |
| [...]That is true. There is no diffcreuce between the 'l'(hite people and the Indians there. I noticed the[...]h,ey were all broke and started ,vith nothing1 l\{r. BOND. I do not kno,v; it 1night be the best i[...]$20 a month t Ho,v do they usually expend it Y l\{r. BoND. Thev spend it before they iet it[...] |
| SURVEY OF CONDITIO}!'S OF INDIANS IN lJNITED STA:L'ES 5319 the next year he will· see to it[...]f dolinu it out to him? · . l\,Ir. BoND. Yes, sir. The Indian had a.bout[...] |
| [...]ed do,vn there to a funeral of a. friend of mine, l\ir. Gibson, who had always been a n1an t[...] |
| [...]ed me to go to breakfast ,vith him at his house. 'l'hey are full bloods. His wife is a kinswoman of m[...]Is that the general condition of those people? l\1r. LocKE. That is their general condition. Senator FRAZIER. What do you attribute that to? l\1r. LocKE. To various things. I could not[...] |
| [...]referring to the southeast part of the State1 l:11r. X.:ocn:E. Yes, sir; I mean the area com pris[...]have you to 1nake in the way of improve1nent? l:11r. Locn:E. Well, I think the field matro[...] |
| [...]d and money away frorn them. ~fr. Locaa:. ,ve!l. that 1s true in instances. I know of n few inst[...]hat he still retains that property1 26465-31-l'T 14--3 |
| [...]S• IN UNITED STATES Mr. LocKE. Yes; a 1nai:l b_y the name of Palmer up here at Colgate |
| [...]the average white ma.n around here who farms? l\{r. CuLBf:RS.ON. Sir1 ., :. Sen[...]white man around here who farms? . l\1r. CULBERSON. You 1night sa:)' they are all on a[...]v. Senator FRAZIER. 'fhey are all broke 1 l\ir. CutnERSON. Yes, sir; all together. Senato[...]our condition here that has not been covered1 l\ir. CuLnEnsoN. No; I do not think so. I think yon[...],n than for the other side of the fa1nily because l have found it great 1nany of the full-blood girls[...]ly the same advantages I had ,vho ctid not make t.l1e progress that I did and I always wanted to kno,[...]one it. Senator FRAZIER. And why was it¥ l\<[r. CULB.tRSON. Well, it is pretty much of a 1ny[...]or to the white man at all in any way, is he1 l\1r. CULBERSON. No, sir; not at all. He is alert,[...]ducation and health conditions instead of Nationa.l Govern1nent supervis.ion i ~Ir. CumERS[...] |
| [...]Senator FRAZU:R. Your name is Grady Lewis1 l\'.lr. LE\l'IS. Yes, sir. Senator FnAzIEn. Where is your home 1 l\'.lr. LE,vrs. I am living in Muskogee at the pres[...]FRAZIP.R. Does that include the Chickasaws 1 l\!r. LE,vIS. No, sir.[...]have you held that position 1 ·. l\1:r. LE,vis. Since the 1st o July this year.[...]witnesses ·1n regard to the Choctaw people? l\1r. LE,vIS. I think so, in par't; yes, sir-that h[...]l. All right; rnake it as brief as you c11n. l\ir. LE,vis. I want to carry ou~ tl~e idea that ha[...]any start on immediate act~on for any individual l:ndian. I-le is. first co1npelled t</'go to his f[...]individual cases we ca,n not get quick, nctio)'I. l\1r. Locke cited a case whete it took 15 clays to[...]he Superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes at l\'.luskogee ought to pe invested witl\ authority. |
| [...]horna.1 · Mr. LE\VI!l, Yes, sir. As it is at the present time to use an[...]sing the sentiment of the tribe when I say that t.l1at ,vould be a 1nuch better place and thei[...] |
| [...]d the Indian buildir~ are fiJ-e tr~ps ?. hf r. L E\\' IS. yes, SI r. Senator FnAzO:R. In select[...]rium there come from outside .or Oklahoma.1 - Mr. L1t,v1s. There are ·none, Senator, that com[...] |
| [...]isplaced in his present capacity. Senator 'fHO~l,\S. . Give the name of thnt individual. Mi•.[...]~Ir. LEWIS. Some six or eight years. Senator 'l'Ho~rAS. By whom was he appointed 1 ~fr.[...] |
| [...]eral satisfac- tion or just has not,--- Mr. L:i:,vIS. He is not giving sa.tisfaction, Senator.[...]care of those matters for tqem or he refers thel)l to the jield clerk, Senator 1'HOMAS. Has any[...]Senator THOMAS. What do you mean by that¥ l\fr. L1nvis. I mean he ciin not do anything about that w[...]or THOMAS. He can recommend, can he n9t¥ Mr. L:&wrs. He probably can. He can at least recommepd,[...]think he is doing the best that he can¥ Mr. L:&,vis. I think he is doing the. best he can, Senator THOMAS. He is not controlle<l by any iinproper motive? Mr. LE\v1s. O[...] |
| SURVEY OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN' UNITED S'.l'ATES 5333 proposition with. hiln. If he[...]Senatot 'I'Ho~_rAS. No, of the secti6i'I. Mr. L'E\v~. .'l'he field clei•k and the probate attorney at Dur[...]ator FRAZIER. Your na1ne is "\<Valter Colbert1 l.\fr. COLBERT. Ycs, sir. ·[...] |
| [...]drunk a ,veek on this canned heat. Senato1· 'l'H:OMAS. You 1night explain that a little· more f[...]MAS. Is it the cause of considerable trouble i l\{r. COLBERT. Quite a bit among themselves; yes, s[...]your agent or to the department at Washington? l\fr. CoLBERT. '\:Vhy, no; the agent, sees i[...] |
| [...]Y OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED ,STATES l\f1·. Cor,JJtllT. , vhate,1er the <irovernment ex[...]he gountry. · |
| [...]policies of both the Cho.cta.,v ofl,i,cials and t]l(1 Chiekasaw officials. I think ,ve are wel[...] |
| [...]n regard to the I ndians using canned heat 1 l\ir. LE"'IS. I am not fam,iliar with that except by-newspaper re- ports. I know l\ir. Colbert, ,however. I ha.ve known him ever sin[...]It is not supposed to be sold as a beverage. l\fr. Li;;w1s. 'fhey could not adopt the theory tha[...]. I think where vou could show the conditions as l\fr. Colbert has stated, there would be no jury r[...]rney general's department for investigation 1 l\1r. Li;;"'IS. That is correct. Senator FRAZIE[...]ness excused.) BEN CARTER was thereupon callC!l as a witness, and, after being -first duly sworn,[...]n an attorney for the Chicka!ia,vs 1 Mr. CARl'l:ll, N.o, si,;. . .[...] |
| [...]N UNITED STATES 5339 ?rir. CAR'l'ER. Why, I do not think I have any state1nent to[...]going to take the school over and not pay for the l:iuildings, then they should not accept children f[...]11at. Now, I understood Senator Thomas to ask l\{r. Bond a question something like this, that if[...]have some doubt as to ,vhether he ,vould or not. .l do not see why that should raise so much difficul[...]ied as follows: Senator FnAZIEn. Your name is l\i{rs. Jessie l\1oore 1 1\-frs. MOORE. Yes, sir. Senator FRAZIER. Your address1 l\frs. MOORE. I no"' live at Oklahoma City,[...] |
| [...]r cO,Qperation between the department at Mu~ogee \l,nd the COllnty jud,.,es of the State. At one time[...]r of charities and corrections is considei.·ed t,l1e next friend to all orphan i;nipors in the Stati[...]11e Jhtstration. It ;was µot in my tribe, howev11l' ; it wa,s in the Creek Tribe. Thi~ in- volved a[...]Mrs. MooRE. You know ,vhen I went over-ther~ l ha,d occasion to go to ?.fuskogee; in fact[...] |
| [...]pe~-a~on so that 1:;uch a thing as that could not l)appen. SQnato1, l,>1NE, '\>Vhen this royalty ,vas sold by the count[...]resent i . Mrs. l)fooro:. CQ11lg 11ot say as to that. It ,vas sold.[...]is what I stated the petition said1- - Senator l;'rt,.:. I t h\id to under our- la,v. ~{rs. ~{o[...]hat she had plenty of money9 ~{rs. MOORE. $.hf l;iad $iO,QQO QJl d,eposit with the Federal Gov.ern[...],11t out here from Washington. I we1,1t 1:/,efox(l t,qew, at ~lusko~ee and repoi:ted this ver7 case.[...]1 ~{rs. ~IooRl~. '.fh~re wa~ a1,1 Indiall co1n,l\itt(le out. here. There was a lady and two gentl[...]It I).~ been several yea.rs ago; possible it has l)een six or seven.year& ngo, p<;>ssibly eight.[...]fro1n this investigation that was mado.1 Mrs. l):Iool\E. Noue.; no, sir.. I went l:>e.fore that official as assistant commiss[...] |
| [...]ty¥ i\-!rs. i\fooRE. Oil property. Senator l!'11AzlER. Do you hap_pen to know how much[...] |
| SURVEY OF CONDITIONS OF INDL'l.NS IN UNITED STATES 5343 one time in[...]eded. The superin- tendent of the Five Civilized 'l'ribes should be the real superintend- ent. He sho[...]. That is their duty. '!'hen, as to the canned l1eat Mr. Colbert spoke about, he is right aoout th[...]R.. You do not think they ,nake it themselves? l\frs. Mooiu:. No, sir; in the Chickasaws and Choct[...]hat else do they drink down here 1 i\·Crs. · l\1ooR&. 'rhey drink vanila extract. There is quite[...]ecause it is a white man's invention. Senator 'l'Hol\rAs. That is the trade na,ne for it? i\f1'[...]- tause it should not be called that. Senator 'l'IiOi\IAS. '.i'here is nothing in this coun[...] |
| [...]rs. i\{0011;i:;. ,vell, I think 'tba.t ,ve should l1ave tbe.~e field matrons. I believe in strict su[...]ppropriatio,n f?r t~at b,e- cause 1t 1s a wonderf4l tlung, ancl 1f you could roaJqi JAl)nt1on 1n your[...]s. That is the Sheppai;d-Towner bill 1 1'1:rs. l\tioonE. Yes, sir; the Sheppard-Towner l:Hll. I t hip.k that appropriation should be conti[...]es would hold a clinic. You could make speciiiJ n)l!ntio1~ tl}at the Indian people in the Indian d,is[...]priation should go towa1·d that en<}. Senator l?n,i.zum. \Ye ha"'e a bill in Congre~ po,v[...] |
| [...]D. The Indians had a chief Ol' governor? Mrs. l\iooRE. Yes, sir. l\1r. GRORUD. 'J,'he Indians had an attorney for the nation 1 . l\1rs. l\iooRE. Yes sir. . l\1r. GRonUD. And still this case got by? Mrs.[...]ow thnt is not the only case that has got by. l\ir. GRonuo. I understand that. l\1ts,>'.MooRB. Th'is is just, one specific instance, Senator 'l'lloMAS. Do you kh(nv of some others? Mrs. MOO[...]. You think there are others similar to that? l\{rs. MoonE. If you lived in Oklahoma, you would k[...]that can not be remedied at the present time. l\1rs. MOORE. This child's case can not be reopened[...]t you referred to are adequate, are they not 1 l\irs. llfooRE. They are thorougl1ly adequate. S[...]s case, as far as the law itself is concerned? l\irs. MOORE. )Veil it is inadequate if it s[...] |
| [...]n me. You do not live here. I will ask ?!fr. L ewis, did you ever hear of him makin~ a tour of t[...]appointed have not done their duty because they l1ave not given a personal supervision over the needs of the Indian people. Senator 'l'HO~(AS. The principle that you assert, Mrs[...] |
| [...]ties to pcrfor1n: · i\'[rs. l\1ooRE. It does; everything depends upon th[...] |
| [...]or Fl.tAzIEI1. Where do you live! i)'.[r. CMvA'l'. I live in Pontotoc 'County. Senator FRAZillR[...]condition of your people over where you live 1 l\1r. CRA"AT. vVell, it seems to far; some of them[...]ur grandchildren are not in school, a're they1 l\ir. CRAVAT. "\-Yell, we did our best to se[...] |
| [...]NITED STATES 534~ Senator FnA~IER. 1'l)ey l111ve not cl<,)thing nece,ssary to go? l\ifr. CuvAT, ):es, i;ir; that i.s i•ight. We've goJ tne l11ncl, but that is all we have got, you know, 1111[...]ot go to school. Senator FnAZIER. P!> the Indi!l-M over th11re keep livestock, cattle, sheep, and things of t_h at kind 1 l',fr. CMvAT, They did. have diJring the pay1ncnt t[...]. l't{r. CnAVAT. v\Tell, dqving the payn1ent times, o[...]s there any other statement you want to make¥ l't:fr. CRAV4T, W/l\l, the main tqing is this: Some of them, of course, aro competent l1lcliip1s. There are in my neighborhood what· tho[...]uest. Con- tinue on what we have and educat~ thel!l, They will disfra.nchise their own children to ge[...]on we will never get no benefit of it. Senator l'INE. How much land do you now own¥ ~f1·. CRA[...]nator PINE. You have pot solcl yoqr allotment? l'tfr. CRAVAT. No; I did not sell the allotment bec[...]Nothing. Senator PINE. Is your wife living¥ l'tir. CnAVAT. No; she is dead. |
| 535b SURVEY OF CONDl'l'lONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED STATES Senator PrNE. How much land does your family own 1 l\:lr. CRAVA'l'. Well, the' entire allotment of. all, I just hol[...]Senator FRAZIER, .I\.. <..'Ounty agent 1 l\fr. CnAVAT. Yes, sir; of thnt·county. Senat[...]or FRAZIER. Then you pay the doctor yourself1 l\fr. CRAVAT. Yes, sir. S enator FRAzll:R. If you havo not the money to pay him what do you do then1 l\fr. CRAVAT. Not then. We pay something J.ike in a[...]r FRAZIER. That is good. Any other statement1 l\fr. CRAV,\T. No. Senator FRAZIER. We thank yo[...]. Ho,v long have you acted in that capacity 1 l\f1·. JOHNSTON. Since 1904. From 1898 to 1902. '![...]ay about the health situation of your people 1 l\:lr. JonNSTON. Well, I could not add anyth[...] |
| [...]hite schools than to the Government schools¥ l\ir. JOHNSTON. Yes;-sir. Senator FRAzn:n: Do t[...]nd girls want their boys and girls eaucated.? l\1r. JoHNS'.l'ON. I think so. . 1 Senator FRAZIER. That is,[...]nt the1n to have ii good education, do they? l\1r. JoHNS'l"ON. Yes1 sir; they are anx.ious that they be educ[...]number of chil- dren in the Chickasaw Nation¥ l\1r. JOHNSTON. I think so; it applies to the Chick[...]f these children are undernourished, are theyi l\•I r. JOHNSTON. yes, sir. Senator PINE. And[...]diansi · l\fr. Jo11Ns:roN. Yes, sir; it applies to all alike. |
| [...]countries from which they came, but tl1ese Jndill;l).s have ,no place to go back to. Mr. JOHNSTON.[...]tbls convention nnd to mnke a tqll and coroplete l'eport to you l)pon tile status of Chickasaw affairs. This report[...]ms, tribal tr11ditions, and trlbol governments. '.l'lw Indians had come to realize that grass[...] |
| [...]line, and let the results b·e wbnt they may." '.l'he United States Government was representecl by t[...]position. They so h!p6rted to their Government. 'l'be i•es1ilt was the Choctnw and Chicka'sa,v sup[...]It is known lo every well-informed person. '.l'he United States Indian agent was directed to use[...]· 'l'he Choctaw and Chickasaw citizenship court was cr[...]cn!ly ail o'f them ,vere denied, and the lands an(l other tribnl property held by them were restored[...]led to secure allotment of 320 acres of lanci 11n<l allotments were given to our mlno1· cliildren bo[...]THE SULPHUR COltVENTION 'l'he next memo1·uble cou,•cntion of the Chickasa[...]dispose' of the tribal estates. It also contnlne(l many provisions for |
| 5354 SUllVJll;l.', OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED. STATES[...]The Sulphur convention convened oo July 4, 1902. 'l'he campaign which this convention planned was s[...]shl<ahommn, In the Chocta,v Nation, to prevent ,,l(!lence and bloodshed. nRSl' OON\'ENTI~~ OF THE TR£A'rY RIGH'l'S AS-~OClATlON Then came the first convention of the Treaty Rights Association. |
| [...]he shadow of death" to our lands and home.~. 'l'hen, ,1tter suffering and sorrowing tor four[...]ted a full and complete report of nil tllnt bn<l been clone. The resoluUons or that convention[...]presen·ecl by me, nncl I deem it useful and ex1><l<llent to set them out in my report to you at t[...]:J value of more $50,000,000, bas beeu saved nn<l resto1·e1l to its rightful owners for a total expense of less than 2 per cent of tile value of such property. 'l'hroughout the events of this period he bos been t[...]stronger and more J)Owerful than lies withiu the l)Ower of nll the teachers and preachers that have[...]ss." , ~ l shall report to you the present status of Chickas[...]nnd vitally interested. 'l'BE •;~AULINO A<::r 01' JUNE 7J 1924[...] |
| [...]aws and in Hs separate suits) is $10,568,504. '.l'be courts of the United States arc still open to us. '.l'he original act or June 7, 1924, provided that th[...]erable misunderstandi11g upon this tubject; '.l' hc coal -tmd asphalt lands, aggrei;ntlng some 44[...], unde1· the supplementary agreement of 100-2. '.l'hut treaty J)rovided that Ibey should be sold, at[...]lopment, for exploitation, and for investment. l•'or reasons best known to bimsel(. the Secretary of t he Interior failed •nd l'efuscd to oO:er tile con! Jancls for sale in the m,mne,· proYlcle<l by ·t,.enty. ,ve protested against his[...] |
| S'l'.J'B>VEY 1 0F CONDITIONS'' C>Fl ffiDJ.'Ai~ S INl[...]1•niscme11t of the v<1h1e-<of these coal lands. l'Jls npp1-aisement \va·s filed· on Ntwcmber 1/ 1[...]el"t ,vaS' done untili 1918. at 1· '.l'he war had come oti, fuel, of n11 ·•1<inds, wa[...]1. J : llutledse, of tbe United! States Ceologic>1l · Sui·\•ey, 1:fou'. ' Gabe • E !'' P\\l'ker, ··then .sope1·1utendent of . tire Five Ci[...]<1 to buve been un'fl-iendly to" the'·Jndinns. '.l'he Cameron nppraisement · of 1909 wns -,fo1· s[...], fo1· n total consideration of $2,2i3,939.27. '.l'here remains unsold a totnl o( 409 trncts, hnvin[...]ccn paid except a balance of $535,535.54. '.l'he 30-year leases made under the Atoka nsrecmeut[...]ngress of May 25, 1928, that existing lenses \\"l'1ich were {lbOut to expire might be extenclecl to[...]cellation of the leases htl.~i. becu coll<"Ctcd. 'l.'hen, if min<:s wt•;rc :1ban<1on<!d here and t[...], and other things to our adjoi ning J)ro1lerty. l;ndcr these conditions it ,tould be best for us to !\ave the prop~rllcs 01iernted \11HIC:l' short cxtci;isious of lem;cs until nll cxpir~ t<[...]r as much 11s they s'old for in 1918; 1919, ancl 'l020. 13esiclcs. less t:hni'l one- 10111·tb of the purchase price is ·s til[...]Extcrisidns ,'\•ere gr:111tcd t"hl,! 1,n i-Cll:l t•1·s of t'ow:1 , l I • ' I I[...] |
| 5358 SUR,VEY OF CONDITIONS OF l:t!'DIANS IN "!)'NITED ST~TEI:! lots, sur11lus l[...]ppointed by the President of the U~1ited States. 'l'hey attended |
| [...]N ,UN:ITED. STATES 5359 '.l'lle c1u,.enslllp· roUs. were closed1on°Septembe[...]com1itcted on illnrch 4, 1907, as follows: "'.ll'ollment of any persons after said <late." Notw[...]demanding that our Chickasaw schools be tlosed. '.l'bis,p1•otest was without avail.[...]whnt could be done to recover these moneys. · 'l'he enabling net of June 7, , 1924, afforded us nu[...]judgment against the United States for the- tota ll' ex., in 1860; it bad always been In the actual p[...]e Republic of •re,,,as, lHexico, au<! S1>ain. '.l'bey all con- tended tbat tbe north for!; (nn<l not the south fork) of lted River constitute<! l[...]e United States iu the case ot United States.,~ 'l'cxns in 1000. •It. was then decided that the So[...]ed Stutes had acquired title under that treaty. 'l'be Choctaws, purchasing from the U11itect States[...]Wns their title, tb11s ncq11iced, ever divested? 'l.'hey made n lease of their western lands,[...] |
| 5360 SURVEY OF ,CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED STA'.l\ES . the act or June 7, 1[...]these•Jnnds have been sold, as public land&. '.l'his suit is ,entltled \"l'he Chickasaw Nation 11. United States," No. K. 33[...]· $0l T$ lt£LA'J'lN<; TO CHOO'l'.\W n~EEO~tEN 'l'hc !anus allotted to Choctaw Freedmen belong. joi[...]any attempted 'l'he Choctaw Notion acquired tbe country we now occupy under tho trealies |
| [...]s of t1t·e Unit.eel States. ' l, , \l'c luwe fllecl suit jolutly with the Choctaws for[...]s. " Contending that these payment.~ were Illega l, we bn\'e 0.led j ointly with the ' Choctaws n su[...]Choctaw an(! Chickasaw Nntion v. United States," l\o. H. 37, in which we are asking judgment agnfnst[...]Suit relath1g to preferential purchases of lnn<l by Choctaw and Chickasaw freedmen. Freedmen were[...]l a suit, jointly wlt11 the Choctaws, entitled "'.l.' he Choctaw ancl Chick- :1snw Nations v. United[...]SUIT RETATlNO TO MJ!,"Olt OHOC'l'AW FRF£J>MfJN All Citizenship 1·011s we1·e closed on September 25, 1902 . L,,ter it was pro,1ded In the 811pplementnri• n;';l'eement of 1902 the Chickas:iws nnd Choctaws were |
| [...];;hts . .,'.!.'his s uit wos ,<.h1ly filed. ' 'l'he decision of the Court of Claims wasrin, our[...]favor; . and, on Ju.n e ·10, 1910,1the sum of -~!l,OG,936.08 wns n1>propri>lled and 1>!nee,1 to th[...]e had purchased lands from Chickasaw Indians ii> l\lissis;;lppi, but that he never receil·ed the ,b[...]asaw moneys In the hands of the United Stntes. '.l'hey we,·e permitted to sue the United Stntes, and Ute Chickasa\\' Nation was made a party. 'l'lte Sllit was CQntested by us for nearly three ye[...]' Court ot Claims 1·c11dered its decision, ltol<l• in,; that their claim for $199,000, with Inte[...]g In rile Senate, and it will likewise be OJ>Pose<l by us. I shall now report upon tlte iml)orwnt[...]ds. ,, Sht11l we now ask the Government to sell them, hT[...] |
| [...]I' THE L£ASEO DISTJtJCT PLAN[...]ve it until such time as the United States Govet'l1me11t sees fit to settle with us. '.l'he que~tlon· of title and ownership bas been set[...]d Affiliated Bands of Indians (179, U. S. 494). \l'hcther that ls good Jaw or bad law, it ls the law[...]1ted will continue to do so until relief is bad. 'l' biS claim bas been pre- sented from time to tlm[...]r THE EXTENSION OF RES'l"'JlIC'I'IONS |
| [...]ined the possession of our , tribal schools• an<l ,were enabled to operate them accordi[...]n six years after four of the Five Clvilizecl !J.'l'iboo has ,lost the, control and operat[...]have been s01<1 an of the con! , lands l111ve been offo1·ecl for sale 1·sevc1·al times[...]p,e Court of Claims from 1918 to 1926, for seyerl)l bunclred thousand clollnrs, and we hav[...]The great conventions to which I hanj 'Tefcrre<l in the opening pnragrapbs of this message to you pointe<l the way when united :rnd pnh·iotic · ne:tiou ,:wa~ decme<l necessary and the peo1>lc responcled. Stri[...] |
| [...]s, we dare to contend for thc1!1 as a united pco1>l~ nnd no~ as ,1 divided people. 'l'hus, i!nd l'hns alone,> will we merit thetr •res1>ect and help. •> ' • : • 'l'hen,• n•ben •the true •and lmirad1a1,ibls[...], Okla., the capital of' the 'Chicasaw Nation, on l\{oui:l!J,y; Novemb_e r 11, 1929 :) RESOLUTIONS 01,, Tl:l[...]. . . ·l \Vhereas this convention ·o f . citizens[...]cls, |
| [...]longer tbnn noy one of the other Five Civillzed '.l.'rlbes; . Fol' defeating the eflorts. of Oklahom[...]presenting and urging our claim against the Uuite<l States for compen$lltlori for the "lensed di.str[...]· · ' · Resolved, 'l"hat we have no dell.nite and specific directions[...]. ' · 4. The jiu·isdlctlon of · the Chickasaw 'l"iibui Protecilve Association · shall exte[...] |
| [...]EXECUTIVE ◊>'l''ICE, TRE CHOCTAW 'l'RtllE OP lNDIANS, l'OTEA U, 01u..A. , Jutv 9, 192!). Hon. w.[...]· the impression that we are only attncl<ll'C<:t, 'to discontinue ush~g the Choe• l[...]'' WILUAM H . l-IAT:RISON ,[...]Principal Chief of Ohocta·w l\'at·i otf , BEN DwroRT wns the[...] |
| 5368 '6:u:RVE'l!' OF CONDITIOl\l'S ,OF INJ>I~NS1IN,.tJNI'l'ED, STATES Senator FRAZIER. What position[...]e.gone into· it, .unless thero |
| [...]the agencies could do better. · · Senator l<'no.Zn:~. I take' i't, however, you feel tlint th[...]convention authorized the chief to .a'p foiht · l ' bo1n- · mittec of_six to present th.~se,~latter~ to ·tliis con~mrteee: '.l 'he C\iicka-- saw Nation had had the1i•- conv[...]· ' i\'lr. Dwroa'l': '\Vhat adn1inistration do you 1nean?[...] |
| [...]at time the Superintendent of the Five Civilized 'l'ribcs has been raised to $5,200 and the Indian Co[...]the people of that co1nmunity finished high schoo.l ,vith tl/e hif«hest honors at the age of 16., ye[...]here I graduated in 1912. I spent one year at the'l Jniversity of'Oklahoma. and iu'the next t,[...] |
| [...]hat bas been established i11 our country. ,ve can l)Oint with pride to the pages of our history throu[...]ncere in our convictio11s, honest in our endeaYOr!l, and t111e to our trusts and pledges and policies[...]s:~: lu1<l come then to conquer the new world., and with wha[...]ospect as to the .glories of our past history, a0<l however much sat.isfaction we may reap ln tbe kno[...]al wincling up nnd disposing of our tribal :Jtlai l"S. In this connection we have ha<I sotn[...] |
| 5.a72. SURVE:Y OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS I ·N UNI'.l'ED STATES 4esis,1ed foJ our benefit Is t)le s0ccallec\ coal bill. , 'l'his l!ill , was pw;se,,l by the :Zny an act o'f.'th.e doni;i:$8 .~l>P!'O'l'ed' Jqp,e 7, .102,, juri~}i,iu.oii '~~{ copferrcc[...]l\1S tq h~r and determine anY and aU, c}aiµ)'~ ,.l!elil. by |
| [...],ickasaw, .Nations, nod u,e,.two nations a.s k f(!l" a Judgment in the smu ot $242,320. 'J~llis cu~ a[...]members or clt:lzens ot t)le \rl4e. Tile scco.ll<l cause of, action· lln•olvlng the preferential[...]o":Js by any legislative enactment. Second. '.l.'hc next case that· ii; now pencling, before til[...]viug $139,106.75 pnicl •to c,--Seuutor Robe1·t L. Oweu ·as a fee fot· services 1·enclerecl in )[...]f the tl"itc designated ns Mississippi Chocrnws. 'l'he funds for the payment of this [t-e to Senator,[...]ctaws, ancl that the arbitrary taking of the tri~l funds for. the sntisfnctlon of this judgment was[...]· , • 'l'hircl. ,The next case\ now 1iencUug .in the Court[...]e first cause being ,a claim- for. funds, paid to l\Ii,ssissippl , Cho.ctaws as per capita payments,[...]sons, e111·olled as Mississl11pi Choct,1ws of· l)e~, capita payments; that the •Mississippi Gho[...]ent of certain lnucls uuder well- definetl concl!l.ious, and that . the tfunds distributed• as per capita payments were fund,s ,belonging to Ute so•calle<l native Choctaws arising f1-om the leasing , of c[...]-similar sources, uo part •of which did• the -l\Iir;sisslppi Choctaws eve,· have any· legal cl[...]. 'l'he second cause ot, complab1t involves tl>e sum d[...]es through the Clioctaw n,,d Chickasaw Nations. 'l'be theory upon ·•wb!ch tliis cause 1s pre<licate<l is tltl)t the right of way for the railroa<ls wa[...]r as loug as tribal government should continue an(l ' that the r,iilronds have arbitrarily•failed[...]herefor to the tribes for failure to so do. 'l'lie thlrcl complaint in this suit hl\"Oh·[...] |
| [...]y and outside the authority of .nny law mnde by l:he Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations at any time. l~ifth. '.l' he fifth case so pending in the Court of Claims[...]tled to receive the balance due of the $85,000. '.l'his does not, however, lnvoh·e a long-standin[...]! and asphal t lins been grea t!)' diminished nnc.l is virtually Jo.st; that the actual ,·nlue of our coal and asphalt deposits ns of date of September 25, l!l05, that being three years from the ratification o[...]and that the damages-that the tribe has s ufferc<l has been by renson Of the wanton negligence on the p,1rt of tbe Fe(lcra l Go,·cnnnent in exercising its just obliga[...] |
| [...]$16,796,124.32 as princl- ""'· together with the l11tet·est thereon according to the date of till~[...]lay of January, '.1982. Hundreds of thousa11ds of l)apers, hlclden away «n <lusty shelves, must be t[...]ich time· the proof in nil the other cases will l;c submitted to the Court: of Claims on behalf of[...]1reme Court of the linit~d States has ·1'evjewe<l nil cases that may be ·appealed to It from the[...]e I charge you that if any person h:ts led you to l>elieve that yon Jl)l\Y expect to 1·ecel\•e withiu Ute next y[...] |
| [...]for what is commonly termed "m inimum touuoge.1' 'l'hesc ~ses are .now tin tile ·process oi ' prepar[...]·In nddUlon toi,this ,your coal ,trustee has ,r.l\(!ently ,com1il.ete<1 .an -audit ,of the back roy[...]ed surface. land over coal an,1 nsphalt deposits, l l;SG0.18 acres. at rin •·aoj)raised value of $118,661.30; · it owned, in a<l<lition to tlint. 309 vncnnt .'t<i,vn lots ai: a t[...]the following value : Jones Academy, 160 acres; '.l.'uskahoma Female Acad· emy,' 200 ncr'es:[...] |
| [...]-egnting $15,700, m:iking ,a total of $104,750. '.l'o ~e.capit- ulate, these figures show thnt we hn[...]f the tl•ibal lands and per capita payments. ,'.l'he total numbel' of claimants who ha\'e bad like[...]payments, aud unless ou,· debts are nil paid nn<l we show a l)OSitive balance in our lrcasm·y, brought about b[...]ith the Federal Go,·el'nment. \Ve now pass.to tb'l particular things for which this convention was c[...]'.!.'he first matter of major Importance that,l wish to ,can to you1· attention and to urge you[...]s that the tribal me'mbership wish to have ,lone. l can not possibly c\o It unless I have nu expl'ess[...]le again at Its present appraised ,,·alue or shn(l ,;[...] |
| 5378 SURVEY OF CON DITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNI(l)ED STATE$ we ask for reappraisement at n"lower[...]e, what Is the low limit; what ls the Jenst figu·l'e -that we are willing |
| SUR.VEY OF CONDITIONS OF INDL\NS IN UNITED STA'l'£S 5379' The next-quest[...]il House now locnted on Its origil)UI ,site near 'l'usI,alioll)\l? In this connection I wish to call to your attent[...]e Choctaw people. They are re luctnnt to p1·ocec<l with its removal, howe,·er, wit.bout YOU1.' suuc[...]oving It here. D o you wish to at-ecde· to their l'equcst? Do you feel that its htstol'lc value can[...]Je. I wish no)v to call to your attention another l)husc of Chochtw aO:nirs that luls been for mnuy,[...]Snmce to say t))e !}overnment has been ever alet'l ,to protect an ludianJs dollnt·, out it the Indi[...]ment hns .not been of sufficient avnil to him, an(l tbe India.ii- Bui-e1tn hos not often enough bceu[...]resent dollars t\hd cents, yet, in too mauy cases l,ittle ,-are has been shown in the kind of n home[...]nodern elcctJ:ic~ hght system, co~cerete walks an<l wovcn 7wire feuc~s, and I saw, to my &01-row and[...]ce of those who bave bad to deal with that man an<l in the mannel' of teaching bhn bow to Jive[...] |
| [...]ules nnd by its 1·e1;t1lntions. They are entitle1l to be ac- quainted with the conditions, the need[...]ln'd!vi<lunl member of tl1at civlliuition. They l1a,,e not received it. ·[...]e and not npJ>llcd to the conditions, nor can we l'eap auy better satisfaction from ~ 1·ealizntlon[...]neighbors. Ours is the prime responsibility, and l submit to you tbnt If we present to the Fe[...] |
| [...]. a~d Cbicknsa w assets Is as follows : EsUnuile,<l 11,al11c, of unsoia C lwctll/lo and Cl•·iCka$a[...]i 11cl,iuli7,g cm1p1mts uncoUecte<L from, sale of 1a11a ana minerals[...]. If 'l' ribnl schools aud improvemcn~ ••••••[...]VALU& 01,' PBOPERTY 'l'he annual report of the Commissioner of'Indlan Af[...]•••••.•...••••••• $210, l)OO, 000 |
| [...]----------------- ------- --- , °'!S, 218 'l'Otal __________________________________ _________[...]ent the said people, "It has been dctermi.ne<l that a convention of Choctaw cfolcgates be[...] |
| [...]: .it paid us for' 'the lands of the Cheyenne ari<l Arapahoe Reservation. 'l'he ·stat11srof those, lands was the same as that[...]no'TCSS." ·· , 'l'bis resolution is virtually, self-explanatory. I[...]their personal property, which taxes were applle<l toward snpport of the Srnte schools. Notwit11stan[...]bcn their taxes help to maintain such schools, an<l to tribal schools when ·the Federal Government 1[...]·· " \Ve favor nnd recom111en<l the J)OliC)' of placing our chlldrcn in th[...] |
| [...]1<1 tbnt Choctaw ,trib'ai funds •no longe1· be l·used for :school purposes a!tcr tbc Jnttcr, clat[...], " 1•1 • ' " ,Be·it t,,,rt1,e,· ,fl.e8<>l·ved, That tile, Ohoct.nws,oOlcluls be and tlley[...]elock the mnx.lmum is approxi- mately 120 girls. 'l'he total cost .per• capita of sending these chi[...]od olcler In their years than white children of· l(ke school a ttalmnent·s; and that it woul[...] |
| [...], 1 : ,., •• '.l.'bey prefer that such' funds as tliey do· hnvc l[...]an be ·dpne in. the ' matter o,t edut1ltion if a l'<ias<inable |
| 538(! SVRVEY OF ,CONDITIO:l5.$ ,9f I •ll<j>µ\~S IN1 UNITED· STATES It[...]l The resohttlon passed by the[...]nt occasions It bas ,been offered for 'sale at pi1l>lic auc- |
| [...]nd regulations to be promulgated by your1office. 'l'his for the apparent reason that tile work of e[...]• , "'ll whereas, it Is manifestly to the |
| [...]atters arlslng,from time to time." f ' ,, l f>luv 11 ,, 1 By tl1ls resolutlonvit •must •[...]• • • rt· h 1[1_, , 'l p · In this connection, however;, wlsli td :respectfully 'call Y,O\l~ atten'tfoil' to' tho v~ry ..del,)lorabl~)ll:,u1ncil1-J cond\ti~u -it g1'l!a~ n.uw.U~r~ ~f "-'efober·, 9f ,t l,,e; t rio~. 13~· Jll~ u11prec!"'el\t!!d. w·o11g[...], It is, i~(ierath·e ~~t' µnmedi~te s\.e~s ~~ t~l<e,1 t~ \l;lle~1a~e _tl)!s _cond1t1011. To ~glu 'l/-.,llll}''~•se;to r~medy t~1~ qeplo1·~blels1tu[...],) ) l 'JP...- •1 i i It. appears u,at )t 1is t11e pol[...]lug vas~,~uni's:or 1noney1 'i~_'ue ,ayaliable )o <l\Jrerent. se<:~lo~s of, tlie couqtry n_ff'.e<'teil[...]c~ as th_er,~ nre ~i>1iroximntely_28,000 en_r~lle<l members of. the' ~'~? tribes, 1t would necessitate a fun<l of np1)l'ox1mately s~.~00,000 to make suci\ a payment. \Ve[...]this Joan at a rate of Interest of 'not to, excec<l 2½ per cent. Your attention Is called to the[...]he prosent time our coal ancl a~pbalt deposits ar'l, ·apprnise<l . a~ appro~imately $10,000,000. We bnve un• all[...]ending in tl1~ Cou1't of Claims suits aga.ill$t t}l(~ ,GO\•Orn.ment nggregnting moxe than' $16,000,000, a.nd we h:l\'e pending in the form of the. Lease(/ I>istrict[...]$7,500,000. So tbnt we have in as.sets liquid nn<l contingent ill t11e neigl1borbood of' $3u,OOO,OOO[...]can be 'spent witbout Federal. approbation, indce<l, without Federal 01·der, all or which must come through the 'll amply secured. If this sum of money l,s ma<le available and at once, it will ·solYe th[...]ll save thousands of people from ' destitution an<l ~vnnt, aud in many instances from starl; star,•ation. '.!.'bis metho<l of raising fun<ls for tlie satisfaction of tllis[...]looking toward tbe correctio1j;of tile distresse<l conditlou,of the peoJ)le generally, through- out[...]and Chickn'sa,'I people 'for these very.1apparent l'ea~ol)s': A great number of tlfo membership, of t[...]tr. upo11 , iv~icil ,they° ~re U.llllblo th :bol'l'OW 1pon~,Y, I>!lrson~n;v by re!\$OD o( Fed[...] |
| [...]re wo,·kers be members by bloocl of the Cboctnw 'l'rlbe of Indians." . rt is u,e sincer[...]n. Had vou ever been in the Indian service before l~his work here 1 •[...] |
| [...]rritory as that1 · · • l\1rs. SPRING. '\Veil, it keeps me pretty busy, but[...]ter servicei ' l\1rs. SP.llING. Yes, sir. , Sena[...]u • . l\1rs. SPRING. I visit the county seat of ea[...] |
| [...]\:frs. SPRING. It was just another case like ·we l1ave a great many ti1nes. ,ve were unable to find[...]d the Govern1nent could do nothin° for her? i\l!rs. SPRING. Nothing, unless ,ve could sell some l[...]A.re there 1nany such cases¥ i\:frs. SPRING. 'l'here are a great 1nany cases ,vhere ,ve could hel[...]nd that they have to sell. Senator PINE. But i\l!rs. Sprfng, t hese Indians are ,vards of this Gov[...]s01ne ,vay for this Government to 1neet the actua.l conditions. I have your letter here where[...] |
| [...]through the county court and it is optionn.l with the county judge whether or not that bi11 is[...]d not been pa.id. A 1nan died in the hospital at 'l'ali- hiu,i and I told the undertaker there[...]hese counties have county henlth nurses? l\lirs. SPRING. No. Se1,ator FRA?.n:n. Do[...]s, go right out in the field and go into the l101nes? llf1·s. SrnING. Yes.[...] |
| [...]Senator TuobrAs. What do they have to eat1 !l'.[rs. SPRING. Cot·n bread 'a nd molasses. Senator THO~rAs. 1Vhat kind of molasses1 l\irs. SPRING. Son1e kind that they buy in a bucket[...]G. And rabbits. Senator T.HoMAS. Quail? l\frs. SPRING. No, they do not kill any quail. Senator Trro~rA's. Fish 'I l\frs. SPRING. Yes, if they can catch any. Senator 'l'rro~rAs. Is that all they have to eat, corn gread[...]nator FRAZIER. Do they not have any garden 1 l\irs. SPRING. vVe have had a garden campaign on an[...]• l\:frs. SPRING. Yes, sir; if we had the seed a'n d[...]d have. ' Senator FnAzi:IU!. '.l'bat is all. ·· ,[...]ilize the food ·supplies that they hin•e? l\{rs. SPRING. Well, I would say it is practically[...]or does that obtain a1nong all the Indians 1 l\frs. SPnING. I a1n speaking of the Indians under[...]fice. Generally the full bloods. Senator THol\L\S. I-low does the condition of the Indians that y[...]Jt. P?orer homes and poorer living conditions? l\irs. SPnING. Yes, sir. Senator TnoMAS. Do you[...]ip nre undernourished as ,veil as the Indians! l\frs. SPnING. I judge so; I would not care[...] |
| [...]S. If there is work provided, will they ,vork? l\{rs. SPRING. Each case would have to be considere[...]ss ex.cused.) • REPORT OF ROSA L. SPRJl(O, UNlttD STAT>:S F1J1;Lo CL£Rtc, DuR,\NT[...]is distl'ict during tbe past 10 years. 'l'hts csthnate is 11s nearly correct as it was poss[...]ROSA L. SPIUNO,[...] |
| ,.A_ppro:z:im.a,tc 1.,-a,l1u; o( ~a.t1-<l8 a,11(; 1no1~y~ ~nvne4 or,co·r~1•ojl1e~ ,~11 ~[...]--,----•---~-•--------~-- 1 ~9,,600, 000. 00 l\Ioneys to credit in 1920•• ------------------[...];. ,Vnlue •or,lnnds owne<l,Jnnunry., 1930 _______: ___~-~----------·-- -, $2/ 806, ~I. 00 !l[oUe\'S to credit In 1930--------- ----~-------•[...]' l DM•[...]11 • • f I l I I[...]__________________: _______________1 $168, G53. 9:l .The nbo~e figures, nnd n compnrlsoou of li,•[...]interest nnd marked im))rovc- . ,ment ns a l1qme . o,wner.[...]s1_,~oo_,or 11101:e, <l,ir,i"fl ,111.e .[n~ivi~u<t-~ a9C!)1[...]:Ji•a·1· l[...]! .. Feb. 15. 1927 1'3 OOS $,l, Si0. 00 School CXJ)CDSC5.' 1 • ., •[...]' ' Ltz-zlo Utlfo Colbcr.t. •.• S.CP,t ~ 10, l920 I I, 007 , ~95). 00 School CXI)CUSC'.,'l. • 1 • (Ju}i-a Garr; now Hl\lll-[...]J, 2.SO ~ 00 L1\'estock, rcpdlrs lon house) rurnlture. Oroon[...]Bou.s() • ~n bomestea.d, li\'CStock, an<l i •torris Drokes.houtder•• June Z 1027 2. 7S2 l!I?. 00[...], 1029 1,919 I, 010. 00 'l'o be used for improving homestead. Tubl>t<l, JimBob.... ... ... .... . Feb. 22,· 192.5[...]ec. 12, 1928 HOU$0, li\'CSloek, l\Dd payments. r.,tarcus Wil[...], rune.rnl e:qloenS<'$. Lenn Lew1:s. . .......... l<'c.b. 3, 1!)20 I, 109 A1)r. 19, 11)21 l ml)le:mtnts, 11\'CSlock, and lurnhur<', Celia Dro[...]. 17, 1928 House, bnro, l\Dd lmplcm<lnts. Or~n. Wesley, now Ja[...]. Snl1issle James•••.•••.• , l'uue 10, 1922 J, 24$ Ma'r,[...]l\fodical, atteotloif, teoclng, and Jum• SiJI\S F[...]I l, 001[...] |
| [...]Present bo.l•[...]t, J923 l,Ulle Sampson •. : : •• :-- - Oct. J 5, 1922 l, oS5 A1>r. House and ll\"estock.[...]l 3, fUZ tJtm. S. 1923 M0dical att[...]~ J923 3, 'i92 No,•. 70 192,l Improving homestead. · Jam&S Billy............ Aug. -,, 192$ l,S2t }'eb. IS. 1928 Medical attention and nece:.')SariP.S. 'l'e:e.so :Annie Stout, Sept. ~• 102&~[...]2,600 1,874.00 ll,'317 1,347.00 Tobausod Corhouset1nc:l barn on borne E\·a lletsey, now Ktog•• Mar.[...]Apr. 21, 1920 I, 068 ll, ~ Sept. 27, 1fl23 Jlospltftl bll1s, medica[...], , Ssrah Burri~ now Nes- J une ·18. l9Zi' 1, 6-tO Apr. 2[...]. 1923 Do. Mart-h a Colberh now JAn. Z'T, l923 Perkins. . l, i'S5 June lt 1923IIouso, barn llnd Uvcstock.[...]Nov. 17, J922 2,356 AJ>r. l t}. 1928 Payments and ml"dical Attent.ion. A\'CY[...]~\ nnie Dy_ington •• .. __ .• Nov, 29, 192'l l, 4S7 Mny IO, Jtl23 Medita1<6tten[...] |
| [...]ine Simpson. .... May 161 1020 1, 313 l\{ay 18, 19'11 J:Iouso on· bomcste-p.~, eteartng,[...]9, 1921 3,398 Impro\·ed land, l!festoek,' etc.[...]1921 1, 29$ Sept. 23, 1921 Hou.so, ete&.l"ing, fencing, Willio •rom . . . . ....... . Nov[...]l i $45[...]153 Jan, 19, 1922 Jmpro1;od land, livestock, ar;f:l lmJ)l&- Johnson.[...]11, 1926 Payments aod medical attention., Iosepb 'l'aylor...... .... Feb. 2$, 11123[...]med leal'atten l-ion. · Iobn Mose............. Sept. 6, 1023[...]3, 1021 3, 1s; :Mar. t. 1921 Bouso, l'!,r»Jture, and lmple.me':1ts. Robiusoo. ha Mish[...]elinda Drown•••••••• July 28. 192-l I, O'l4 June 23, 19'26 Town "pro~rty and payroent[...] |
| [...]. . ... . ... ........ July 13, 11>21 Lease reoto.l... <75. 00 6,300 Nono. Nono.[...], 397. 00 11,064 None. None. Cnmpbel.l Cole. .. ..... ........... Nov. 6.tm .....<lo....[...]Pa.lmer~-- -···· ···--······· Aug. l, 1923 ••...do.1 •• ••• • • 22, 96;l, 00 5, ~10 1, 200 35,000 LUC)' T[...]ROSA L. $~RING,[...]0__________ 700 Approximate number restricted of l1alf-or-more Indian blood ____________ 2, 000 Num[...]0 Approximate value of 1·estricted lands on Jan. l, 1930___________ $335,000.00 Amount of money on hand on J an. l, 1930---- - -- ---- - --------- $594, 941.[...] |
| [...]•••..•••.•.• .•. . • ll:OC: Lucy ;\uderSon (lOSc,) ....... . ...[...]Lila Austin (18-16) ............. . ....... .. DC<lllLll.lt}'..... ... ...... . .. ••• ••• •[...]Dohanan ( HSiS) ••...•..•..•••.. In l~J; land $Ale•. •. ••••. •.. . •.[...]0. o........ 802. 50 ll\far. 11, J922. .. . ..... ... ..... ... ..... . 1[...]o........ .............. Stephen Denison (l~NB) ••...••• •• •••• Sept.[...]... . . ...... .... ....... do.......... l'n\uc<!$ Fobb (3;4.$) ••••• ••••[...]2$) •••• ••• ••' Jul~•. 1925: l |
| Thom1>.~011 l fickrnttn (~•I;,.) •• • •••• •••• •• :-:tC'll:fo1mra~hubl>i (l!>iS) •• • • ••••••••[...].......... Seo G. 0 ........ St10 0 . 0. ll«mG) ••••• •••••••••••• Apr!ll; royalty •......• • ........... ..... : ...[...]505.00 0~ Sc>1>h_ia Jellerson (l~W) . .. .•••.•. ••••• •••[...]• • ••••••••• ••• $('.ll)clton Jotlcs ()342- 1'-: B)........ •• ••[...]. • . • . •• •. • . •. •• lll~lll. •s ►. NelllcSamutl (15.50) •• •[...].. . . ... •• • • • •• Oct. l, U>t 7; lalld sa1e.. .. . ...... . . Mar. J2, 192[...]. 1,374. 31 trl S:im 1'et.obbe (1009'.l) . ... ••• .•.. .••. . . .. S[...]00 ,.,. Slnfc 'll |
| [...]) ........... ............ In 1021; land sa.l.<L ••• ••• •••• •• •••[...]Wl. OI ~ S4mie \ atson ~ll, 170.00 332, $3,500. •••••••[...] |
| [...], I • •, t 1•,u1111l • r Corn Phillips, a mh101·. Ross F ra[...]e Shook, uow Pistubbee, that the_guardin1i n·oul<l not ullow bis wilrd•t? have any money at n.U, n[...]icine for child. The gua1·dian was discharged an<l ifunds of :minor a1-e 1io~ s~»elviseil hy >tbl~[...], . · " 111 , Lee· D,h·ei11l0rt, su,u·diau of Ruby ancl Myrl.le \Vesley, . mi[...], a minor. . _., o, l 9. \Vl1at are your duties, if any, ns to unrestricted Illdians? ,. , ,I l\Inke plats of thcil' lands, \Vrite the general of[...]h/tt a,e' ~!om; dtJt.les; If nuy, ns to restricte<l, Iudinns wh.o! hnve legal guarijitlns?[...], I never' µinke cash J11onthly pay11i'l•1ts .. to ,guar<Jlal)S .. , T hey are u nder th[...]ical attention and food •,untll. funds may be I)l'()CUr e<l . j ',[...]the 11,nnes and addresses of' the 2;\ restl'ictc<l Iudlnns 111-,your dist·1•ict who receh•e tl[...]8. (1) Sallie Alexa iide1· (Chick, 1423), '.l"ishomlngo, !)kin., route 1, box 96; 70 yc11rs of[...]om her lnnd-snle fund~. Cash bala nce, Dcccinber l, 1928, $26,40. .. (2) '[...]I)' i ash ll~)'illJllt from he1· •,J:OY','lty \l!;<!Ollll~ <?! ·$25. Cnsh bnmucc Dcccmbe1·· l , '.lO~S, $1,0u6.7o. ,• ,[...]· -· (6) Nancy Emf-~•ah-tuub'ce (Miss. Choc. l~}~), ~Ic~Olltl,l,l, OklJI.; age 80 y~ars; ii wiclow; receh·cs .~20 ca~h m6J1thly 11,aymcnt frpm hef,. l°'ud-sa\e funds. Gash balance Dec-ember 1,[...] |
| [...]UN,ITED· ST/1-TES 5405 :,~7) : 'l'hehun· Hortou (Chi~. ;NB-47:1)., .Milburn, Okla.[...]re- ceives, $50,, cnsh mo,ntbJy , paynwnt from, l,le1· royn)ty account., Cpsh bnlan.c e Dc-cembai· ·l ; 1928, $1,260.48. ,,, . , . •[...]rrom •her ro~:uJty Ac<:ount; sll,e • i.$ , ~l1ow~tl this m,onthly J>ny)llent priucipaU~ ror n1etlic~I atteJ11lon. Cash balance December l, .1928, $510.73. . . (9) ,v11[...]ton, Okh1.; 26 years of age ;. a singJe woman, J!-l:'lkcs h ~ · hon.1a wi th an old-maid aunt: recei[...]om her ln11d-salc funds. Cash balance- Deeembr.r, l, 1928, $998.29. '- . •[...]1'<;<:ent1y·'u10vc<1_ to he•· J1omcs tead un(l 1s mnkmg unprovc1ne nts; .has a large fnmHy,of sm[...]5 yc,11·s of· age; receh:es $20 'ca~b u\outllJy l)lWlll.eut' f~om her roylllt~• accom,1t. Cash ba[...]· · 1 • ' (17) .i~ar.l' Byington ~Choe. NE), ,age 11 years, pqalgatc, .[...]$58.14. ·' · |
| [...]is purchased after It has been insPected by fiel<l clerk and prices compared with prices 'c[...] |
| [...]ery good settlement for bbo. If he were a younger l'.Oao '1'!8 would light it out, but be Is too old[...]ttul1y, ROSA L. SPRING,[...]Dt,rant, Qk/11,., December tt, 1928. !Ion. C. L. ELus, J)i8trict Suvc1·i11tenaent in[...] |
| [...]regularly to earn money for their dnily needs. '.l'be practice of usinl} tl1e.ir restricted funds fo[...]e it for a perma- nent home whenever possible. '.l'bey tire encouraged· to ,·aise chickens, pigs,[...]mount of $5/ .ae was allowed to buy eitlier fiel(l seed· or garden seed, according to his need. He[...]p farming idea and tel encourage Indians whenever l)OSSlblc to raise a garden for home use and to 1·[...]r u,e table In appeUr.ing ways and in ca nning an<l storing vegetables for the winter. The continued[...]care given the gnrdcns ,aud the 1H·oduct1on. l\li\ny ofi the. al1ottee-s bttve wngon, tea.111, nncl luu·uess ari<l f al'lning cqui1r ment ; , in cases where they <l[...]unds were nvnilable t hey ha,·c been purchased. 'l'herc is a marked Increase in the efficiency of th[...]ei~ lands. There is a large ncrenr;e of restrlcte<l lands In this district ndnptecl to 'pecans.[...]act . that, an Indian cau lease his s1111>h1s lan<l for five yea,·s nnd his homestead for one <year[...]it is one of the greatest drawbacks to, tbe 'fiel<l 1vorkers a!! it•,pliK-es us 'in:•a poslticlll[...]he IndJno. before the field clerk and ,lln"'e tho l lease drawn \tP h.1 this oO!ce, so thnt ,WC •Cilll l,l)'Otcct them 811(1 see tlt!\t they get I.be[...] |
| [...]. . It 1s be!ie,•e<l that one great help 'in sol\'lng the Indian quest[...]ect.f\11ly, ROSA L. $~RING,[...]RESTRICilOX$ A1l1>lkntio11s on hand from Inst ye;n·----------- --[...]---- --- --- 122 |
| [...]m UNITED STATES ,!1 f•1 l DJSSURB!JMENT[...]ous..;.'-'-----------------------------'----------LL.!.'s ---~---- 1,236.50 |
| [...]. Af,pl'oa:-i11U1,UQ"' of l<Mwls and 1no>1.CV8 011meit or cxmtrolled.[...] |
| [...]EY OF CONDITI0N-S OF IN•DJA,NS IN• UNITED STA'l'ES The 011ly record -of accrued rentals and•[...]2()(). 00 |
| [...],13:URVEY OF, QONDITIONS 0F IJil'.DIA·N,S 1·l.tl'~UNITED ST-,.TES[...]L1,·estoc.k, Na':UO[...]l\ ar. 3. 1020[...]Apr. 22,,m l, 400. 00[...]Wallaco, M-Cboc. 1022.. •... •. l\;lay 26, 1922 l,556.50 Oet. 11, lm . l,,2L4. tw 341.66 |
| :S<l:14 SUl\VEY OFr CONDITIONS '6F lliDlA"NS '[...]nlt1.1re, etc. l'bllllp, Sissy. now -~ockoy, ·Feb. 21, 1~[...]$(84. 79 Living expe.nsei. |
| [...]ding to the census of llvlng enrolled rcst,·ictc<l Indians of this district, completed June 30, 1[...]not have supervision of guardianship matters, nn<l therefore we <lo not have a record of the numb[...]his district, that he bas approximately 79 cases. l\Ir. J. H. ~•iuley, probate a ttorney of this[...]sse Yo1·k, Jliississippl Choctaw roll, No. 551; 'l'hompson Sealy, Chickasaw roll, No. 2513[...] |
| [...]made to you. State nature of complniots nu<l hy whom made. Answer. Generally speaking, com[...]torney, whose office Is lqcatecl just ncross t he l1all •fl•om this office. Inasmuch as the probn[...]nction as ho deems n<lvisable-, withont a written l'ecord being mn<lc. 9. What are your duties, If[...]Bnla.ACO i\-Jadlinn Baptiste Jo'arve, l\10 No. 205, Ar<lmo,·e, Okla., $500 _______ • $135,135.05 John Dal'iS, ll\10 No. 490, Ardlllore, Okla., $125... . .... ..[...]..•••.c..... 1,389.29 A.unie '.l'ubbee Davis, MO No. 184i\-J, Ringling, Okla., $40[...]4, 16\1. 75 ,Albert D. OolbeDt, 0 No. 3699, 'l'errnl Okin., $40••••....••••...-.. 1,035.00 ll\lnry ll\'liirn Dixon , vnus, MO No. 66M, Stratford[...] |
| [...]a set of books to audit. \Ve have only a ledger i)l which IS kept a reeord of cheeks ret-elved from[...]n1ed ure paid, upon 1·ecommeodntion of the fiel<l men. Horses, mules, cattle, bogs, wire and lum•[...]m·e inspected by the · Government farme,· nn<l other field employees who keep in touch with mark[...]furnished, showing catalogue number and prices. 'l'be same rule governs the purchase of accessories.[...]Answer. The only firm in this district reporte<l for ove1·charglng Indians for merchandise purch[...], g1·ocers of this city. 18. Give nature an<l amount of sut·-cbarges, and state your actions i[...]s on sacks of 1\our and such items. \\' hen cnlle<l to the attention or the fh'm they good na[...] |
| [...]swer. The suppression of the sale and purchase of l!.quor Is solely under jurisdiction of the State a[...]Ara11wre, Okla,., Jul11 1, 19/i/8. lllr. C. L. ELLIS, . . District Superi,.te,[...]sible to kcetl in toucb " ' i t b this class. 'l'bc scope of the dntles of the lleld offices is ex[...]nimum, the field work is practically up to date. 'l'hc office work, which con.s lsts largely o[...] |
| SURYEY 0F COND,ITIONS, 0~ 1INDIA}l'.S1I~ tJJN ITED 8~4,TES 5419. tiga[...]e pending are. await• fog information and, 1:e1l0rts from otb~1,,field 01:Dces. that ate necess~~:[...]Unde1· the 1>_eadh1g, of industrial work,. l , am pleased to report that the u,a.- fority of[...]especlnl!Y the city. of Ardmore, and tl.iereby ,_l eave the..lmpres,siOJ:! t11at the . ot11ers are n[...]. .. Mr. Jay L. Johnsou, ~overnment farmer, stationed at[...] |
| [...]f tuberculosis and trachoma, which are more or •l'ess 1>revalent among the Indians, health conditio[...]the Choctaw-Ol1ickasnw Sanitarium at Talihina' an<l1 t.he sanitarium at Shawnee for tlie h'¢atment O[...]11ospltallzatlon at the Government sanitariums nn<l also an increase in atten<lance at these instltut[...]•e1·n;;c full-blood Indian. In this connection l will state that the avei·age full-blood woman is[...]ldren of tbis class immediately become subject to l'idicule by the wblte pupils, and the result is tl[...]irregular that ,•ery little good Is accompllshe<l . S'erlous conside,ration should be given[...] |
| [...]r applications for removal of t·estrlctlons flle<l durini; the year, the number of appralsements ma[...]ter than the thi.rd of t11e following month) l'It:t,D CUlllK1$ RE:l)OJ't'l' }'OR l-'1$0AL Ymlt ENDED JUNE 30, 1,n2s, ~T ARDMORE, OKL[...]517. SO |
| [...]l'iled·[...]t end of year ___ ____________ _____________ JO L11ud-sule advertisements mailed out_______________[...]ARTHf-:tl LA).!81:RCR'l',[...]the Superintendent for the Firt. Civllt7/4'd 'l'rlbcs so aa to reach btm not later t bnn tho thir[...]RK'S REPORT FOR. YEAR E~Dl-..-,, JUNE 30, 1028, A'l' CUlCKASHA, OKLA,[...] |
| [...]97.00 l•'ced tor livestock purchased. . •••••[...]105.39 l'hysicinn and dn1g bills. . . ... ........••.[...]0 0. 0 l\1iscellanoous 1ninerat. . . ......... •.[...] |
| [...]• 1' , ....,11,l• Ins ....clions 1'akc-oo,[...]posit in Muskogee funds to the amount of $20,000. l\1rs. i\1oore's criticis1n, as I undel'· stand it[...]al. · Senator l!11AzIER. In your own experience have you e[...] |
| [...]ale should be made1 · l\ir. CROC.KB'l't. I can only speak for 1nyself, Senator. I do al[...]. Senator "'l'noirAs. Do you 1nake any inquiry at the 1\1uskoge[...]nish the information. Senator FRAZIER. il\l'ell, ,vhen the application carne in to the l\1us- koo-ee office--e- - ffi:. CRO[...] |
| [...]unties. "\Yhat is the duty of the appraiser? l\'fr. Cnocn:ETT. I can illustrate that in this ,va[...]believe that so far as these purely departn1enta.l matters are concerned possibly action coul[...] |
| [...]5427 RtPOR1' OF Ronrn1.~ CBOCKET'l", UNlTE:D &·:rA'l'f:$ PROBATE .A·rronN1-;\·, PllOBA'l'E DtSTRJC'r No. 8, DURANT,[...]o this office for answe1· on December 11, 1928. 'l'he <1uest1ons, listed separately, arc attached:[...]ing nnd obtaining possess ion of their testl'icte<l land; and, further, it is the duty of tl>e probat[...]e guardian or curntor, to take all neces.'iory ,t~l's to hnve the matter fully Investigated and to pr[...]gal rights, the duties of the field clerl< be,--~ l11rgcly cle1•ical and ministerinl and, be.Ing su[...]g Counties since September, 1902. 3. No. 4. '.l'he law requires such reports to be filed a[...] |
| [...]nt at the hearing and. to participate therein in l1ls official capacity and as attorney for the mino[...]bis office and the only way the information coul,l b,e obtained by him would be to .check the civil[...]authorized to Institute in behalf of restTlcte11 l n<liims. '.l'he f:1ci that no such fund Is available[...] |
| [...]nty court. However, where tbe ward ls more t"hnl'.l 14 yenrs of n.ge, the rigbt, under the statute, i[...]s who have dissipated their money ha,•c done It l:irgcly through U1elr own lack or understanding of the real value nnd nature of money. •t here 1\l'e vc1·y few full~blood Indians who know how to l[...]County, was found to be guilty of embezzlement nn<l sentenced, as I recall, to serve a term in the county Jail of Pittsburg C-0unty. 32. 'l' he following is a list of all printed forms used[...]uthority of officers to execute leases, etc., bon<l-blank 631- to cover obligntious of assigne[...] |
| 5430 SURVEY OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED STA'l'ES DEPAR'rMEN'l' OF Tll}) JNTEUJOR, •.[...]ere is herewith !nclosed my report, part of which l1as been |
| [...]a valuation on this land Cif approximately $90. '.l.'he deed wns apJ>roved without objection on the p[...]1929: Allottee, Eli,~~ Paul, Choctaw, 10251. Dee<l conveys - - acres of decedent's allotment for $950. Probate attorney notified, ancl appeared. '.l.'he original price offered was $800, but the ,app[...]Allottee, Dorn Keel, Chickasaw, ~2S. Deed eo1weye1l one•thlrd interest in 100 acres of decedent's a[...]im of tile grantor. who in fact was not an heir. 'l'he deed was approved with the advice nnd c[...] |
| [...]: Allottee, Anderson Carnes, Choctaw, 119S2. Ike<l con,-eyed 130 acres of decedent's allotment In At[...]ppraisement securer! pl'.Obate attorney proteste<l approval of this deed on grollllcl that the consi<l, eration offered was totally Inadequate. Protest[...]sideration of $216. Original price offered, $100. l?robnte attorney notified nod was pre-~ent[...] |
| [...]·.McCWn Countv ro,· a consideration of $400. '.l'hi.s deed was made in settlement of 11 lawsuit p[...]es of decedent's allotment in Pitts- burg County. l?l'obate attol'uey notified aucl appearing. A previo[...]through the ef(orts of the· probate attorney. '.l'he consideration offered in this deed nppea .. io[...]ottee, Albert Foster, Choctaw, 9694, Deed conveye.l au undivided one-tourth Interest· in 90 a[...] |
| [...], July 12, 1928: Allottee, Billy Silmon, Cboctnw, l2S20. Deed covers right ot way over 10 acres in se[...]rder tbat the probate attorney might be given o!)l)Or tunity to find other purcbasers. As tbe result[...]ttee, Nolie Billey, Mississippi Choctaw, 891. Dee<l con• veyed ~60 acres In Brynn County. Prol)ate[...]sisted the parties in bringing It to a close. L'ntimcr County, June S, 1928: Allottee, Sll[...] |
| [...]ATES 5435 Atol,n C-Ount.v, · l\iny 7, 1928: Allottee, Snmpsou Noah, Choetnw N. 1[...]d the consideration adequate. Marshall County, l\farcb 28, 1928: Allottee, Madeline Taylor, Mlssis[...]d present. Government nppraisement se- cure<! lan<l to be worth $1,000. In view of the nppralsement,[...]llotment for $847.50. Pro- bate attorney noti.fle<l and present. Consented to the approval after inve[...]ion. Bryan County, January 14, 1928: Allottee, l\fisslssippl Choctaw 5$6. Deed conveyed portion of[...]cuted by same gralltors. Probate attorney notllle<l and present. Deed approved without objection.[...]d conveyed grantor's one-half Interest In deeease<l's allotment In Okmugee County in consideration of the recovery of the title an<l po,ssession of said lands for the grantor. P robate attorney notified an<l present. The matter was gone into at length. It w[...]nty, November 21, 1927: Allottee, \Vilson Billey, l\fississippl Choc- taw 276. Deed 'conveyed grantor[...]nsideration of $100. Probate attorney notified nn<l present. Deed approved without objection, as it a[...]ty, September 10, 1927: Allottee, .Jamie Johnson, l'llississiP!li Choctaw 586. Deed con1•eye[...] |
| [...]100 acres for $800. Probate attorney notified an<l present. Deed approved without objection a.s it[...]'ecl , was practically all the land was worth. '.l'he probate attorney assisted In bringing about t[...]nveyed 37½ acres for $206.• ~robate atto1·ney l)reseut and notUle<l. Deed executed in pu,·suance of a previous agree[...], Choctaw, 10664. Deed c,onvcys on~hal.t interest l11 So acres co,· ,, ~'Onsideratiou of -$100. Prob[...]nt of n suit, pending in Johnston County, Okla . 'lL'bOm(>So11, Choctaw. 15740. Deed conveys dece,1sed[...]this <lnte for the reason t.bitt n Government a\>l)raisement hnd been re<Juested but hnd not[...] |
| [...]approval of the deed. )lryan County, August 27, l926 : Allottec, Frank Johnson, ~Hsslsslppi Choc- t[...]notified :tnd present. Consented to the aP1)1-ova l of tiie deed, as the transaction appea red to be[...]een Lila \Vebster, widow and heir of allottee, an<l c. c. Hntchett, whereby Liln \\'ebste,· receiv[...]ys a portion of dece<lent's allotment for $5:.0. l'roi>am attorney notified and present. Consented t[...]ail! couuty which invoh•ed the above allotment. l'rolJate atto:·11ey notified and present. 'l'he tt·ansnctlon was fully gone into, 11nd[...] |
| [...]600. Probate attorney uotitled and was present. '.l'his deed was the result of a lawsuit insn. tuted[...]n. Brym.1 County January 20, 1926 : AUottee, '.l'homas Jefferson, Choctaw, 16963. Deed conveys gra[...]for $75. Probate attorney notified and present. '.l'he mntter gone into at length by tbe probate atto[...]County, September 21, 1925 : Allottee, Smallwood l•'olsom, Choctaw. 11895. Probate attorney notltled and present. The deceased left a will ma l,ine P. P. \Yllliam99n, a white man, bis chief ben[...]the right, title, and interest of the said Nancy l1'olsow in the allotment of the deceased. Probate[...]In favor of Nancy Folsom of a t least $1,000. l'ittsburg· County, September 24, 192ii : Allottee[...]in 340 acres for $425. Pl'obate attorney notlfie<l nu,l present. Government nppraiscment secured . Apprai[...]3,300 through efforts of tire probate attoniey. '.l'his being a fair price for the land, tbe d[...] |
| [...]5439 .Probate attotney notified and !)resent. '.l'his . deed was wade in settleme11t of lill"ation pending between rivnl cla imants. 'l'he lndian grnntors on this date exp';,cssed sati[...]on. Marshall County, July 7, 1925: Allottee. 'l'icey Smith, Chickasaw, 2031. Deed conveys granto[...]ar 1925: Probate attorney notified nnd present. '.l' ransaction appeal'cd to be fail' and deed was a[...]ount of the discrepancy between the price otrere<l and the appraised value of the land. Protest sustained and deed not approved. Lntime,· County, Ju l~• 10, 1925: Allottee, E lizabeth Hnm1>ton. Choc[...]same appeared to be fair in all ,-espects. i.l.larsball County, lllay 5, 1925: Allottee, Jeffers[...]eed conveys 30 acres of decedent's nllotinent. 'J:l1is dee<! executed il1 pur- suance of Instruction[...]d, present, and consented to the transaction. l'ittsburg Cou,n ty, May 21, 1026: Allottee, Sampso[...]. the deed wns approved without objection. i.l.larsllnll County, April 21, 1925: Allottee, '.l'icey Smith, Choctaw, 2034. ~!ort• g1tge[...] |
| [...]h v, 192{1 : Allottee, Louie Lewis, lllisslssiJ>J>l Choctaw, 792. Deed conveys interests of the Indi[...]In settlement of a suit Involving this Jnnd. '.l;be matter wus gone Into by probate attorney and[...]ary 23, 1925: Allottee, Annie James, Choctaw, 920-l. Deed conveyed one-half Interest in 217 acres t[...]ed without objection. Coal County, January ?:l, 1925: Allottee, Elsie James, Choctaw. Certain[...]: Allottee, \Vi Ikey, Creek, S145. Deed conveys l11terest of Indian grantors In 160 acres ot[...] |
| [...]yan County, October lo, 1924 : Allottee, Sallie '.L'cmondn, ll1ississiJlpi Choc- taw, 408. Dee<l conveys decedents allotment in Choctaw County for[...]Inherited land for $15. Probate attorney notlfle<l and present. It appeared that this land, together[...]tober 25, 1924: ,\llottee, Amy Nicholas, Choctaw. l.0308. J)e,xl conveys one-half Interest In 160 ac[...]75. Deed not approved on this date, but continue<l until October 29. Brynn County, October 27,[...]conveying to her interest in homestead nllotment. l?robate atto1·ney notified and present. It nppea[...]until this date in order to secure further bid. 'l'l>rougb e1fo1·ts of the probate attorney th[...] |
| [...]nsiclerntion of $1,2i>O. Probate attorney notille<l and present. Probate attorney protested appro,·a[...]be given 0P1>or tunity to secure both agricultura l and oU and gas appraisement on this allotment. Pr[...]praisement might be secured. Protest sustained an(l matter continued until Juoe 27. Bryan Count)',[...]00, coYering SO nc,·es or dececlcnt's allotment. l?robate attorney not!Jled nod pres- ent. Protested[...]It. appeared that grantor's interest hncl already l.>ecu conveJCd in n guard ianship proceeding in Ch[...]ing n misdescriptiou of the blncls in the origina l deed and to conJhm title in the purchaser. Deed a[...]h·ed the consideration expressed ill the origina l deed. Deed offered on this date was therefore app[...]deed in which there was a minor clefect. No fruu(l appea1·ins in the transaction, the deed was nppl[...]tained and i;nrntcc increased his offer to $500. 'l'his la tter price being withi n reasonable ,·ang[...]llotment for $1,340. Probate nttorney notifled an<l present. Deed was approved without obiect1011, the consideration being ttdequute Ml<l no fraud nppcn1·iug in the trtuisaction. Brya[...]ll of her pro1ierty to he1· brother, Osbo1·ne F'l·azier. '£be abo,·e deed was made to qui[...] |
| SURVEY OF CONDITIONS OF INDIA.NS IN UNl'l'ED STA.TES 5443 Atokn C[...]bm·g County, December 6, 1923: Allottee. Lucinda l!iddle, Choctaw, 14121. Deed conveys 20 acres in[...]f $57.60. Probate attorney notified nnd present. l'his was n quit-claim deecl intended to clear up t[...]nose of sceuring Gove1·umeut appraisement on sni(l lands. Hearing co11• tinued for two weel,s.[...]cdcnt's nllotmcnt for a cousiderntion of $1,000. l?robate .attorney not ified aud present. GoYernment appralsement se- cured. Original price offered $030. 'l'his price boosted $70 by reason of the efforts o[...]est in 60 acres In Jefferson County for $187.50. l'robnte attorney notified and present.. Pro[...] |
| [...]Carter County for $800. Probntc r,ttorney notlfie<l an<l present. Protested approval of deed on this date.[...]tember 13, 1923: Allottee, Dixie John, M:lsslssil)l)i Choctnw, 252, and Jolm Allen, ~Iisslssip11! Cbo[...]irm a former deed to said land nnd quiet title in l)Urchaser. Probate attorney notl1\cd nnd present.[...]allotment for $750. Probate attorney notified and l)resent. Protested approval on this date in order[...]deration of $1,600. Probate attorney notified and l)resent. Probate attorney requested tbat deed be n[...]veys 100 acres for $325. Probate attorney notifle<l and present. Tile con• slderation offered for g[...]in purchaser. Probate attorney present and offere<l no protest. Deed al)proved. Atoka Count[...] |
| [...]an County for $88.33. Pl'Obate attorney present. 'l'be amount ofl'(,red not being disproportio[...] |
| [...]2, 1923: Allottee, Smn1ison Lew!s, Cl1cctaw, 119S:l. Deed ,conveys - acres of decedent's allot[...]a mortgage of $600 for a considcrat.ion of $20.. l'robnte attOl'IIC)' present. Deed approved withou[...]nlion appearing adequate no objection wns offere(l nncl deed was ap1wo,·<•cl. Latimer County,[...]rney, Choctaw, SGS,I. Probate attorney present. 'l'hrough his efforts in sec111·ing a Go,·crmncnt[...]Latimer County, February 23, 1923: Allottec, 'l'bomas ,vesley, Choctaw, 5125 Deed conveys an und[...]proval of tbe dw.<I. n•(•cl n111w•·v• •l Atoka County, December 11, 1922: Allottee, Th[...]to quiet title ,11,d -correct error in former deC(l. P robate attorney Jll'esent. No valid obj[...] |
| [...]160 ncres for $2,400. Probate attorney present. 'l'he consideration · .oJYered at this time was $1,000 In excess of nmo11nt previously offered. '.l'his incrc,1se haYing l>een obtained tbrougl1 the efforts of probate atto[...]deed on gro\lnds of inadequacy of considcrntion. l:'ric·c was Onully boosted to $750. Deed was a1>p[...]attor• JlPY present. It a1me111·Jng tbat dee<l was made In settlement of a suit, and the price: being adequate, deed was approve<l without objection. Atol<a County, November 27,[...]proved without objection. Brynn County, March l, 1922: Allottce, George Pusley, Choctaw, 9370. De[...]cb 15, 1922: Allottee, Lorena Hayes, Choctaw, - . l\lat. -ter continued from !llnrcb S, 1922. Probate[...]cl objection was sustnined. Bri•an County, l\Iarch 15, 1922: Allottce, Mollie Bench, Choctaw,[...]reco,·er the allotment from a former purchaser. l'rohate attorney present and consented to npproval[...]6569, and Joel Mitchel) Folsom, Choctnw, - - -.. l11str11ment offered for approval a mortgag[...] |
| [...]ottce, Renson Jones, Choctnw, 10430. Instrument 01l'e1·e<1 for npp1·0,·a1 a mortgage conveying 200[...]ration. Under the protest of probate attorney dce1l was not npproved and petition <lismissed. Ato[...]edent's allotm~nt for ~250. Probate attor- ney !)l'CSClll. Deed approved witllO\lt obJC<:tiOll.[...]iou was offered and do(~I was :.01r,roved . l3ryan Count~•. November 30, 1921: Allottee, Reecy Jobnson, Choctaw, 221. L•ee,l conveys 80 acres fo1· $80. Prohate attorn~y pres[...]- - - - -. Deed con\'eys one- third Interest in l\P1>1·oximately 100 acres in JS -1.N--lO~l f<lr $200. P1·ohn1e atloruey present. E[...] |
| [...]ds that Government appl'aiscmcut showed lnnlls to l>e worth $3,420. Henrilii; continued until Septemb[...]same as that in preceding pal'ai;raph. Protest ot l/robate ntto1·ney against ap1J1·oval of deed fo1[...]red for approval were made for the purpose of con6l'ming title 111 the grantee. Probate attorney cons[...]Deed approved without objection. Atoka County, l',lay 19, 1920: Allottee, Maxwell Byington,[...] |
| [...]ITEn STATES J>lT'l'S8URO COUNTY No. 2143: Semaney Apalar, Choct[...]orge Marlow and A. C. Sewall. Conveys 70 acres in |
| [...]agor, David D. Audet·son; mortgns:ee.. Exchange 'l'tust Co. Amount of loun, $3,300. Conveys 20 acres[...]taw, 13084; grantor, ,Jincy Nail, ct ul; grantee, L. ·\V. Lyon. Conveys - - - acres in sections 3 an[...]758; grantor, ,vashington Colbert; grantee, ,v. l:l. Isherwood. Conveys one-fourth interest in loO ac[...]tor, Sessle Ramsey, n,!e Scott; graut~e. ,v. S. ~1l1iott. Conveys olle•thircl interest in entire al[...]obate attorney and 110 appraisement. No. 278: l!)lias Colbert, Choctaw, 13900; gra11tors, ,vashin[...]E. Renegan. Conveys 100 acres in 12-2N-18E for a l'Onsidera- tion of $5,000. Notice to 1>rob[...] |
| [...]son: grantee, A'I. F. Graham. Conveys 20 acres in l(i-7N- 13E for a consideration or $350. No notice[...]G{ 3 .. .- 'l7 1-; .. ~W. NE$ NW.- SE.,[...]2,000. 00 l )35, 00 Feb. 15, 192-i Webb Lewis----- ---[...]s,E. SE. sw. 26, 3 .s.- 3 :w.;l ~ - ~, ,·[...]N. SK, SW. SE. NE., W. SW. SE., l,U0.00 000.00[...]st bid, 'i Protestcd,l |
| [...],( N.-3 W. Oo ••••••• Lonie l,e\\'iS•••• •••• ••• •• s.sw. s,v. N\V.34,6S.-l w ..H•• · · 2s. oo 2S.[...]\', NW. N\Y. 21, 2 N.-7 W •..•.. l00.00 100. 00 Do .. ••••. Robi[...], .• • Nl-~.$f;.34,4$.-3£.W. 20A,lot.l, • • , _•:[...]. NF.. s·w.J. r,;_NW. 2, 29S. 40 l,U0.00[...].ES\~. NE. SE. II., 39'.l.OO[...]NE. NE., NE. NW. NE. 35. l S.-[...]NW. 26, l N .-SE. Sept. 24, 1923 Geo. Oroonwood, Chic. W.[...]A, Jot. 4, SE . SW. ,. 950. 00 l, 950. 00 NB-So. 31,7, fo..MG •\'l,, W. NW. NE., NJ-:.[...] |
| [...]••••••••• • 16 A1 hom..tood (lll, 000. CO[...]200. 00 200. 00 July 16. 192$ L lnie Wilson . . .... ... .. N.SEgSW. 'E,, W. S£.[...]1,500. 00 200. 00 Sept. 17. ll\fo<>ro . . ... ....... N W. .NW. SE., W, NE. NW.[...]Wall Lowis •• • • •... •.•. • l:i S. 13, NE. NW. :M, 2 S.-5 £ . .......[...]. . . . 430.00 ◄ 30. 00 l\·t ar. •• 19~ ~·t ay Zi. 1020 Do..[...]ll<l. OI Do•••••.. . ••••[...]:\ W .. . . ... ....... .. 2,700. 00 l |
| [...]s £ •••.. . ... . . .•.•. .•.. ll, 000. 00 l, 650. 00 .-\ug. 13, 1929 Don Persbltt:\ ...[...]10, uni Dicey Price, Chic. l(i93. • 1, Int. W. NE .._NE. SE. NE. 28,[...]NW. 33, l S.-2 I::. • • Dec. 14, 1921 Nancy Cooper, M. C. Ht iot. S. SE. SE. 27, l $.- 14 E., E. 8, 260.00[...],90. SW. SE. 10, l S.-15 E .. SW. 10 A,[...]2, 1, S. SE. 2, l S.-2 E. Jan. 17, H)23 Joe WIiliamson, M . C. SE[...]SW. as,. 4 N .-<l E. Do ••••••• Tom F. Will[...]SE. SE. .\, 4, 050. 00 l,@.00 l N.-4.E.,N E. NW.,N.NW.NW.[...]11, S N.-G W . l-'cb. •l, 192S Lconl\ WIHlnmson, M. Int. 'NE. SW., E. NW. SW., SW. l, 260. 00 1,250. 00 C. 200[...]SE. SW. SE. 9, 2 S.•3 f,. t'cb. 3, Hl26 i\l3r, Tom F. WUHamson . •••• NE. SE. 12, l $ ,-2 E ................. . 17, 102$[...]Aug. 15, 1927 AliooAyakntubby, Chic. l$ S E . SE. 22, IN.-< E ....... . ... . .... .[...]NW., NE. S i,;, NW, 12,. l S.-2 E.[...]v. SW., SW. 400. 00 too.oo l Chle. 2467.[...] |
| [...]AUou.oo l Description 1 mcnt[...]2E •• .. ••••••••• l, 300. 00 1,450. 00[...], 1923 Li:ttfo J\Jcxandcr, Chic. Ii E. SE. SW. 6, l S:"3 E ..•••••..•••••.[...]l, 120. 00[...]6,' 1929 Liufo Aloxauder, Chic. 11 W. ),,. SW. 6, l S.· 3 E •• ••••• •••••[...]0S ' , 3$6. ,. '. f><l .•••••• ~na " 'ilhamson,M'.. C. ;s N[...]200, S.- l E. <[...]l'ONTOTOO COUNTY Oct. 27, 1921 Dougbcrt)'[...]12, I N.-7 E. |
| [...]20, i N.-S E. Do ..•.• •• ,Phara l'ulsom, Chic. 458. N. NJ::. 28, SE. 21, N . SW., E[...]STA1'f)S PJtOIJATf; ,\'!'TORNEY, PROB,,Tfl DISTJ!l'.CT[...]f my time is taken up with gunr<llnnsl1lp cases. ~l)' work in rei:arcl to such cases is, bl'ie6y, as fqllows: Checking ench guardian repOrt when 1lie<l, and if nny of the expenditures are deemed improp[...]here restricted Indians are con,•eying lnherlte<l lands, to secure .nu apprnlse- ment of the land i[...]and, in cases where the bids nre con• s.i<lere<l inadequate, to file protests against the approval of said dee<ls. 'l'he county judge has the exclusive jurisdiction in[...]t-cnt of my time is taken up with s,uch matters. 'l'hjs work ~'<>nsJsts ot checkil)g records a[...] |
| [...]t and , the Federal court of this d istr,ct.. 'l'ltis work differs ft'orn tlte field clerk's work[...]this office. Answer to questiou No. IV: '.l'he law requires guardians to repo1·t once a y[...]ourts require such guardians to make reports. 'l'lterc at·e sollle delinquent cuses in each count[...]ions to snid reports. In the majority of cases l nm accorded a hearing by the court and my prot[...]g investigations as to improper disbursements, l nlwnys consult the m.i nor and the relatives Of t[...]eemed excessive or file written exceptions to sal<l Items. Answer to question No. IX : 10 per[...]not to slgn·• the contracts. In sucil cnses l nm al)le to keep the fees ,at reasonable a[...] |
| [...]and to hig step-daughter, Ella Jackson, $5.000. 'l'hc $750 to Johnson & McGill wns paid. I ,do not k[...]ore & Young,, Ha,ste & Powell Sulphur, represente<l Fellah Jim \Villls, and H. A. Stanley, Axdmore,[...]Secretary of the Interior, through the office at l\lusko,re<!. Answer to question No. XVII: In o[...]ict court dockets of· nil such cases in the past l.O years, and I ha"e not had an opportunity to do[...]ayment of 50 per cent of the amount recovered and l.n wliicb said amounts were paid, are as follows:[...]tment of Nokoche, deceased. !This suit was settle<l out of court and $10,000 was .paid, $5,000[...] |
| [...]D S'D;\TES bis order. In my Judgoient, this bas l)een a source of considerable injnstiec |
| [...]n the bank at Marietta and checks O. K'd by me. '.L'be $2,000 thnt was-given to Hattie she spent in 1[...]10Jicy of urging Indit111s to semi their money to l\1uskogee a nd deposit it with D. Buddrus, ns a YOluntal'y deposit, and <ll'aw so much per month. 'l'liere are some coses where lndians are defrnu<led[...]Answer to question No. XXXI: The only case t.h at l i-ecn.11 where a gunrcUnn could ha v,e b~11 prose[...]mbezzlement ot bis wnrd's t unds, was the case of l'. 111. Jackson. g11nrdln11 of Judls Isaac.[...] |
| [...])>efore county cour ts iu nil probate matters. 'l'hls lnclucfos tho selection nncl appointmeut of g[...]dministrators for Indian estates. Examiulng annua l and other reports or such guardians and · aclmi[...]ring i!• county courts In behalf of full-blood l•eirs who file petitions for the sale of their i[...]nditu re of lndinn moneys for such commodities. '.l' he pro6nte attorneys look after the legal[...] |
| [...]ate attorney be given notice of any matter within l>IS court which relates to the property of Indians[...]. C: llond, judge, In the approval of a fuli-bloo<l heirship deed to lands allotted to " 'illle Harle[...]file reports with the county eou1·ts? Answer. 'l'he Oklahoma Revised Statutes, 1921, section 1'1GO[...]er. }'Ile written 11rotest with c911nty court, an<l ask that evidence be mtrodueed by the guar[...] |
| [...]y allowed? . Answer. Regul~r fees nre based ol,l, the Oklahoma statute, which provi<I~ that guard[...]dgment ngal11st these restricted lands. Judgmcn1s l\l.a t be rendered against unrestricted moneys, but[...]re the cases of record under tbls office in which l>O 1>er cent or more attorney fees were paid?[...]geut basis, for the recovery of inherited lnnds. 'l'hcse contracts to be vnllll against the InJli:rn[...]IT1'l' ,, ,[...] |
| [...]ccommend? . .Answer. .Appended hereto is givc,l n copy of my report recently submitted to the of[...]ned in kind, and that restrictions remain on sucl,l tracts as arc allotted In sucll suits to •the[...]l-blood Indian heirs be made a judicial and not ,l\ ministerial net, prescribing rules• of pro•[...]1 .A11swer. '.Both l)y 'llelui;- 'def~nu<led ' iuicl by t.heix owu imp[...]' fo1' t11e approval of the pu-rcl:lase by ~n Ol!l Indian womnu·s guardian of un ~lC<.:ll'ic-washin[...]• I ;\nsw~r. 'l'be county courts within my district. extend full[...]within· IIIY clistrl~\!1u·~1 ~iie!i'ct1~·., ii!l4 |
| [...]knowle<.lge of courts outside of my, district. '.l'l1ose recol'ds speak for thewseJYes. • 27. !Are[...]is oftlce, the guardian is s'quanderlug his wa1·<l's funds? Answer. ,vJ,en such an instance occu[...],v.11at. prosecutions liave been made by this of!l,ce of guardians who haYe squantlered their wards'[...]printed forms used by your office. A:nswer. '.l'bls oftlce uses very few printed f,orms ot[...] |
| [...]5467 • '.l.'he lands of ,the Five Civilized Tribes cover ·[...], without the privilege of renewal: P,-ovid.ed, '.l' hnt. lenses of restricted lands for oil :;as, or[...]m the date of the last lease." · '.l.'be same cou1·t, In the case of Balthrop v . Cla[...]the lessee, of an existing 5-year lease, at from l to 2 years · before the date of its expiration.[...]l instnnce of this kind is sbown in tbe case of '.l.'homas Tom, Mississippi Choctaw, Roll No. 473, and given herein ns Exhibit A. 'l' he nllottee. a full-blood mcml;cr of bis tribe, between l\1ay 18, 1920, and Jnnuin·J• 1, 1026, ei[...] |
| [...]rplus allotment for the y,ear of 1923 for a cash l'entnl of $100, actually pnld, in favor of C. $.[...]e and show- ing a paid conside1·atlon of $250. 'l'he iustrUIDent as changed w11s pJnced of record.[...]recovered. Exhibit referred to shows copy of the l)etition filed, together with co1lY of the judgment reu.dere<l. 'l'he suit was wou largely on tile testimony of tl>[...]refused to execute the instru- ment until ~t wns l\rst read •over to her, and $be was given assura[...]nn IJiitial payme)lt to tbe n/lot.t ee,of S2i,. 'l'he pnrties,left tbe acknowledged instJJUment witl[...],vas later returned to tile al/ottee througjl the l'egµlar• ban.klng,,c\ltlllll'els ,w ith the ack[...]ry: For three .o r more years 'prior to this tran!l3ctiou.both Walker- aJJd l1ls.,wlfe re.~ided, in Sulphur, llfurray County, O[...]t. In order to complete, tlie jµsfr111ne9t, St•l>iecb to reco,·d: i.t must show an acknowledgment[...]"lt1Wl of 1·ecord. Sult wns brough,t nllcging (.l;aud nu<), .tl).e lcase.,canceled by, judgment of[...]He-llns appealed his tase to the Oklahomi Crimh,n l Court of ,\,J)peals, wlle1-e it ls st.I)! peu.d!n[...]uent, he wants or ns· nenrly so ' ns possible. 'l'(•e lessee, ~~titer personally 01· thtough his[...]fo,· no longer term, a 1-;·cnr lens~ is taken. 'l'be allottee executes instiu,tcr. ncknowled[...] |
| [...]ck of education in business cus.-- toms. Coupled 'l"l•Hh this handicap the Indian is very susceptible[...]verage restricted member ot the J,'ive Civilized 'l'ribes is to-day largely subject to the white man'[...]u so far ns npplicablc to the F ive Ci\•illzed 'l't·ibes, 110 civil suits in behalf ot nllottees o[...]retntlug to rent estate other than a tense for n l)erlo<l -uot exceeding oue yen,· and accompanied by actu[...]st third person$ unless acknowledged s.nd reconte,l ns herein provided."·[...]f a future con- tract, such payments, It is a~ree/l, shall np!)ly <>n rents for the following year. B[...];i"e 1111 Ute lnu,d. Fortified by :ible t-ounsel, l'he professional forces the strange,· to bri1Jg s[...]more "th;m $100 to $200 h\\"OIYed as rents for a l·Yl'<ll" lease. the stranger gi\'es up lu disgust n11d nbituclons bis contract. 'fills l~a,·cs the In\llm, still n pJ"ey to. the mnn who[...]h\111ltaneously secure .as mnuy as fil'c sepaynt~ l•ycar ,J,en~es. Jen,•iug the cl1lle blank. Each, year thereafter, tis the l\l"?J/?r tim,e , l\rt"i';es, there is b•scrted su~b elate a[...] |
| .51170 SU'RVE~ OF CONDI'l'IONS OF INDL-1.NS IN UNO:TED STATES[...]s have been made with some success by depnrtment11l representntlyes to negotiate, in be)lnlf ol rest[...]epartmental form co,·- .ering homestead lnncls, 'l'bese for te11ns of three to five years at f11lr r[...]claiming under 1-year oral or written contracts, l'efuse to relinqu ish l)ossession of the !and. This bas nece~sltated the[...]o begin the -following January, as compnrecl with l•year commercial leases , executed too early In[...]0 per year, as against $100 pe1· year tbat he ha<l l>e,cn receiving t11cretoforc, the allottee has be[...]e Interior in t11e manner pro,•lcled In section l liereof, for the use nn(l support of such Issue during their life 0[...] |
| [...]he county com·t having jurisdiction. Such nppron1l is, in ,unuv Instances, given withQUt question O[...]son Battiest, Choctaw roll No. NB-1536, cleceasc<l, who left snrviving a minor son, Robert Rason Bat[...]y and effect, and it conveyed to the grantee name<l therein nu the estate of such Indian heir[...] |
| [...]nl and the i:raiitee was requireu to par iuste,l<I the nmount 1of $1,0ll,. This instance is given[...]ave fraud c'ommittcu against un• ~us~ting fu)l-bloc>deci heirs. The widow and minor child have b[...]rdl~nship was pending In his owl\ court ·h;e_l app1·pyed' nn ..order tor the sale by _the wltlo[...], finding (bat the $11d was dead. The ghintee; L, }V.''Bronaugh, and bis ftlthe1-, v. Bronaugh, prepared a II papers as exee\lteil' ll'hat since the death of"the child the ,wi<low ,v[...]one-third interest ·,i.u the>surphis.' Wbeh t111l<eldest child died its interest went to the remain[...]own -in three separate ideeds f rom the! widow to L. W·. · Bronaugh, all of which were appro,•e[...]l The con):ressional act-of June ·14, 1918, pro[...]n, or conveyed to him upon his election to take t.l•e same a t the npprnlsement, shall remai[...] |
| [...]the child one-half. lf two children or more; the 'l'/idOw inherits one-third and the children the l'emalning t\\'O·tblrds. ,v11en, .tbe heirs a1·e[...]e,s n seneral denial and tbnt satisfies the law. 'l.'he issues are thus joined, the court apnoints th[...]d, it is appraised and sold by orde1· of court. 'l'he l ndian defendant, If nu adult, bas probably made n[...]l price. In many cases at g1·eat!Y less thou Its l'<-"11 value. Plaintiff then files hi.s election[...]tlie 1>iaintlt! as th!) highest 11ud ~st bidder. 'l'he costs of the proceedings. including attorney's[...]own1·d purchased from the widow he1· lnbe1·1te<l one-half Interest of her husband's surplus allotm[...]earance and wns adjudged in default. A guardian n<l litem was appointed for the 10lno1· defendant nn[...]!!lotbing more was <lone in behalf of the minor. 'l'hree appraisers were nppolnte<l by the cou1t. 'l'belr return showed that the 100 acres Involved co[...]recommended to the court that the land be sold. 'l'be plaintiff lll~d bis election to take tbe minor[...]orney was a llowed a fee of $125, the gunr<linn a<l !item was allowed a fee of $25, to all or which w[...]ditional amount was recovered for the minor. 'l'hue and space do not permit ad<litional exhibits[...]lc,1vins surviying his widow, Lucy Arkansas, nn<l three nilnor children. The wldo)v sold he[...] |
| [...]blood nod stepfather of tl1e minors, was nppointe1l guardian ad litem for the minor defendants. Th[...]terest nt the two-thirds value of $1,866.65. '.l'he guardian ad litem file<l with the court bis written receipt that he J1a[...]minors' entire two-thirds interest 1-ecovered. 'l'his ca~ was entitled "Guy Fl. Sigler 11. Abel[...]. The appraisers filed a return, valuing the. lan<l at $900 for 'the entire interest, and that it[...]to me br Julius Frazier. I never saw Billings. 'l'he deed was approved by the counti• ju[...] |
| SURVEY OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED S'l'A'l'ES :l4't .> reached Hugo about midnight. I walked home[...]Ptobate .tl.tt,or,icy, n ..go. |
| [...]allottee and Holmes us to the term of the lease. 'l'he allottee claims that it was for a term of two[...]f the Five Civilized Tribes to manage witl10ut ai<l their lands nnd other llnnucial matters. 'l'wenty years of cxpe,•imentation bas shown that>[...]rotection against those who w,>uld defrnud him of l1is pro11erty. Cnrefully considered cungresslonal[...]nception of the uctu:tl value of lands or money. 'l'en dollars to-day mean more to him than $100 n wr[...]r has beeu paid any consideration for his lauds. 'l'IU)•sole requirement being that tbe proper coun[...]lid. Since tbe judge's appro,.al is a mi11istcri:1l and not n judicial net there is no appeal. It is[...]rsians of old. Under existing statutes ,111d c-o11L·t dc<:i· 8ions, the Indian's legal representat[...]hearing on tbe valt1e· of their lauds. The heir l\l1s no pt·otecUon against his own Improvid[...] |
| [...]rn of the approving judge. Conrcs.~ could have ha<l but one 1·cnso11 for requiring that deeds of f[...]entive to graft shoul(] be entirely eliminated. 'l'his can be done by mandatory requirements that th[...]Indian titles, will buy the inte,·csts of Indian l1eirs one nt a time. I•'Or this reason In most[...]he seldom avails himself of that right. '£his m~l«M fo1· an a lmost uulversal I-sided condition.[...]mnn In ·such matters, lie in\'ariably loses. '.l'he result is n continual drain on tile fortunes[...]considerations Cl'Cr reaching the other heirs. 'l'he law does not require tbnt any notice be r;ive[...]people he robbed ,ind pillaged. If Congress woul<l amend the act of 191S, which ~h·es the courts of[...]although that alone is not sufficient. It shoul(l 11lso be provided that the 1'11\d must be partiti[...]le the nllottee bas granted a<lditlonnt leases on l~is lands. The law should be chnnge<l so thnt when an anottee hns made n1>))ilcat1on fo[...]hat the lands. arc about to be sold, for the sole l)ur1iose of for<:ln;; ",blood money" from t[...] |
| [...]w of whom .are skilled in trades or professions. 'l'hey can not com11ete with the white man, .and the[...]S,;pervi~i,ig Probate A.ttor,u:11, l~ive CwiUzea Tribes, :Afuikogee, Okla. DEAR MR.[...]U11,Uee States Probate A.t/.onicu. l3roa HISTORY oi,, COVNTY CoVRT .-1.PPROVALS oi;•[...]. NE. SF:. |
| [...]· . Petition flle<l bY !11elton & Melton, attorneys for petitlone1·, l,'ebruary 23, 1926. Probate attorney notified[...]undivided one-ei,;hth Interest in and to S 2 SE. 2l; S. 2 NE. ; N\Y. NE.; " '· 2 NE. NE. 28: lON.-5[...]con- sideration of $1,000. Petition ftled by l\-felton & Melton, attorneys for petitioner, Febru[...]nty. Order appro"lng said deed made and filed l\-!arch 5, 1926. No official Go,.eroment apprai[...]approval of a mortgage covering \V. 2 NW. SIV.; l\'E. N,v. S\V.; N. 2 NE. SW.; N\Y. N \Y. SE. ; SW.[...]h•ided one-half Interest. Petition llled by l\Iclton & Melton, attorneys for petitioner, July 3[...]etition of Lylus James, Choctaw, 9215, full-blood l1elr of Minnie James, Choctaw, 15992, deceased, fo[...]e to probate attorney. Order a1>Prodng said dee<l made and filed December 20, 1026. Order[...] |
| 5480 SUR>VEY O"F CONDI!l'I0NS OF JNDIA:NS IN, UN~'.DED STATES Grantee a[...]roni Eseau Nowahtmakiog, Choctaw, 2619, full-bloo<l heir of SOJ>hy |
| [...]5481 l'robate 00$e No. 8$1 " l'etition of Allen Battiest, Choctaw, full-blood he[...]sed, who died iu Stephens County, Okla., 1>1arcp, l8, 1921,, for app~oval of .deed of an undivided on[...]1: I • l1 .... . / 1I[...], Qhocta w, 117,9~,,f.ull-.blood !le\1· ,o f Til)l.Qthy p, Cba1·1eston, Choctaw, 11790, deceased, for app1·oval sof. 011 ,and-, g?s. l~;ise- ,on !ands de.scl"lbed,as ,E .,2 SE. ,s,y.;[...]ole heir ; said oil and gas lease in favor ot T . L ..:WP,~~. f.or a i:on; sideration of $40.[...],,,.,,, 1 , Order approvi.llg SRi<l ,lease made and,filed J',\D~ 9, \9~.[...]ir of Alice Aynkatubby, ChiCl<asaw, 220S, who die<l .in Stephens .C,ouµtY-, ..Novcmber 6, lll.15;, f[...]and tq W. 2,,N)V. NE.; N~. i:uy .; NE. NIV. N,v. l l -1S,-7W., 70 acres, lo favor of '£. H. l>lcCasland, for a co11- sideration of $250.[...]. ,• • 1 , , Petitio11 file<l by Womack, Brown & Cund, attorneys, fo1· petitio[...]. , •I Petition of Simeon l\f. Charleston, Choctaw, 11701, full-bloo,d heir o[...]8S, for app,roral or mineral deed to an, uudiYide,l oue- eighth i11terest In und to N\V. S\V. 33-lN.-[...]0. . . ,, . ,. , .. · ,. " 1 l?etit1on filed by \Vomnck, •Brown & Cuud, attorn[...]., ,. l/,·obate case 1(0,1,t,.tqB ,..,, ,JI Petition[...]li \'ided oue;e)gl).th inte.r est 111 and to .. +-l~,\-1 ~\V,., 33-;H-"'1,s5'!½r, 4.0 .,acres[...] |
| [...]5483 SE. 2; N. 2, N,v. Nl!l. 11-lN ~.• 280:69 acres, in favor of G. W. Cart[...]26, 1024. B 1t1EF HISTORY 0~' COUNTY Coua-r At•l'ROVAl,S OF Dttos FROM FULt-BLooo l'lEla,s CoNv£YINO lNBERtTED INDIAN LANDS[...]'e appro\'t'lts--notlce given to probate attorney l_n one case. No notice j:h·en to probate- ~[...]d one-eight.b lnteres~ In and to SE. 10 acres lot l; E. 20 acres· lot 6; lot 7; ,v. 2, SE. s,v.; NE.[...]is, 1ietltloner, and sucb t\dditlonal amounts upo,l the written 01·der of Arthur Lambrecht, tieid cl[...]during the terms of the trust agreement, to wit: l•'ive yen rs f rom date, April 6, 1929. Petit[...]Proba.te c<Mc No. 965 l'eUtiou of 0. ,v. Seay, purchaser of the io[...] |
| 5484 SUR,\ 'EY OF CONPl'.l'IONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED STAi.DES Petition f[...]. J 1 • Pro[...]rvin County, Okla., for approval of deed to Abbie L. |
| [...],l t ·'- • ' ., \ ,,,· " ,[...]·!•HJ 1• '·111 ·1 l l,:- 1 ., , •l '•\"l Petltlonl of.·:S:-'111. Hickman,, full-blood heir of Lola "Anderson,' lllisslsslppi 1 Cbo'l'fnw, 795, deceased, who' d ied iu wlint i S'lllo'[...]s ne\v' and correction deed ln favor of J .. w. 'l\lOrrlsJ :d, ,,, .. ,1,:;~ J,,J ,,,[...]lerat1011 of $225, to corrccf former dcfcctiYe co1l\·cynuce. Petition llled April 23, 1921. No notice to ' probate atto1·l1ey. '·I I ., Order a1>provlng[...]n Smith, s m·vivilig '•husb'nud or :ii~ttie Sn1l\h, · l\[jss\s • ~•1>pi Choctaw, 3S3, deceased, who[...]ch' 4, \!!04. ·tor np1>rovnl of deed to!Ffh'rcy~l>lerce/>fo'r h ure· estate in :·ud tc- SE!' NE;:: 1-1: 2 '>'-'Ahr: f'l,l . h•)JP.!>Up•1·1 1a•1m ·[...] |
| [...]2 NW. SE. 21; E. 2 NE. Sil. N,v. 26.-4N-2E., 16.l> acres, for a consideration of $226, to correct f[...]ate case No. 214-B Petition of Fannie ~!cDonal<l, nre ~feely, and Amos Meely, full-blood heil's of |
| [...]NDIANS IN :UNITED STATES 548'l'. Probate ca-se N[...], 1924. United States probate attorney noti6e<l. Government appralsement asked by court n1id fur[...]• l'· robate ca[...]Probate case No. 40ll-B l'Ctit iou of Sealy James, full-blood and sole heir[...]Probate cae No. 4~8-B l'ctltioo of Joshua W.esley, full-blood heir of Nel[...]S\V. NE. 8-3N.-3E. lot 4. sec. 3; 10 acres of lot l, sec. 4, 3:\'.- 5~~-. 160 acres, In favor of Thos. L. Farris, for a consideration of $750. Petiti[...]in County, Okin., November 11. 1925. for :,pprovr.l of deed to a one-third interest In and t[...] |
| 5\l88, SURVEY OF CONDITIONS OF ' L.'l'DIANS IN UNITED STATES Petition tiled January[...], Okla., for upprov:11 Qf <lee<\ in , favor of J. l\I. Ro!>ins9n, conveying l'e,tition of \}' niter L. James, Chickus,nv 068, tull-blo0<t'li'eir of Gipson Colbert. |
| [...]who bad an established rest. dence and died in Ga l'vin County, Okla., July 15, 1905. Petition for[...]erest ill and to E. N\V. ll-4N.-2T~.; NE. SE. NE, l1-4N.-2E., 00 acl',es, In ,favor of ,S. C. Newbern[...]obate•i:ase No.i 565-B 1''illinmson Smith, ?.l!ssissipp\ Choctaw 879, full-blood heir of Lissie[...]ition filed i\1ay 81, 1927. No uotlce to Untte<l States probate nttorney. No Government apprals[...]ne Cole, n~ Tubbee, Choctaw roll No. 4868, de~ase<l, who died In Garvin CouDtY, Okla., on Octo[...] |
| \549'Q ·SURVEY OF C0l!l"DITIONS 011 INDIANS IN 'UNITED STATES[...], nee Isaac, ,full-blood heir' of Halmond, Isaac, l\ilssisslppi ,(ilhoctnw, ,126, deceased, who dlecl[...]case N Clark l\ieely, full-blood heir of Marly Meely, Mississipp[...]tion Oled March 10, 192S. |
| [...]· consideration of $300. Petition filed by R. L. Disney, attorney for petitioner, May 25, 1928.[...]er, Mississ ippi Choctaw, 725, Lula Mo1·ris, nee l\:leely, Mississippi Choctaw, 748, and J. P. Mor-[...]heast ll11sslsslppi Choctaw, and Earley \Vallace, l\11ssisslppl Choctaw 1033, her husband, full-blood[...]d and concurred. · Order approving sai<l de<.'(] mnde and filed November 5, 1928.[...]ed interest In and to N. 2 NW.; SW. NW.; N\V. SW. l.2-3N.- 2E., 160 acres, for a consideration[...] |
| [...]States probate attorney. Order approving sai<l quit-cluim ,deed macle and flied No\"embcr 20, 19[...]Notice given .to United States probate attorne:l'. Order approving said deed' made and filed Jan[...]'I• ' l~ ,j Proba[...]' l I) • ' Johnson Postoak,[...]on County, Ok.la., 180 acres, in favor of J. R ..'l'rout, for a consideration of $100. Petition fil[...]kla., December Ii{ 1916. 1 i' • · • l Petition for approval of deed in favor[...] |
| [...]third lnte'rest In and to· El 20.03 acres, lot ·l '; l , 2N.-1E, ; : N. SE, SW: ; S'E: SE, s,v.; SW. SW.[...]rred. t ., , Jli<IEJI J:IISTORY l'O F CoVN'EY COURT APPROVALS OF Dt:f:D }[...] |
| 5494 S;UR,VEY OF ·<i:ONDI'l'IONS OFl· lNDIA-NS 1/!! UN,I~D STA'.D~fo.[...]d approval of an oil and gns lease in favor of IA!l)O:t Oil Co. of any undivided interest In and to S[...]r 23, 1926, for approval of deed of an, uodivi<lc<l one-sixth interest ill and to NW; N, 2, NW[...] |
| [...]Ohicka$ha,, Okla., No,;e,11be,· 22, 1930. Hon. L1'NN J, FRAZIE8., · c1,a1rma1[...]MY DEAR SENATOR: Yesterday, at Anadarko, I had l1opetl to be allo\vcd to appear before your con1[...]deceased restricted members of the Five Civllize,l Tribes tbnt I wish to call vom· committee's a[...]the s1Jcciul protection to children .born since l'.lfarch 4, 1906. As the act of May 27, 190S, an[...]ore restricted for the use of children born since l\larch 4, 1906, will become and be of the same status as are surplus inherited lands at this time, which l~nds nre subject to sale by the heirs, if of less[...]Jnnds, and for unconscionable considerations. '.l.'bis has placed a cloud on the title to such laud[...]l'>1. S. ROBERTSON,[...] |
| [...]__ 36, 3 S., 6 ,W ..••••• __ 100 Onc-bn!Ll[...]2 N., 3 E. ttal: . . 260 One-hllll. •.•.•.. l50. 00 ••••••. .••.•••••[...]•••• 12, 6·s,, 6 W., et al.. 210 One-bJ.!L ••••••• 100.00 4, 000.0[...]• •36, 3 S., 5 W •• ;._••• • 110 l!it<her. Choo. 6163 . •••••••[...] |
| l !':!,, G W •• •~.... . ~ ltiO ••-••[...]7' W · -·~ · -· ... 130 OnC,:th,!fd~ ---&.. : l~..._oo ,. z.J48.-~[...]•.-:; ..... .... i-••••• ••••~L :;, 6 N ~ 7',J 'v •••• :-•.•. "'110 O[...],.· ··'' ··;;• ;.;.••· T.• L . u· ' .. ... ,._.[...]l o,-a ~ Do.-....... :[...]:... . ·i:_00.....00 :-•• ; ••-.-.• •L.-.--. ••~ ••~. ~ • A.Darnall.. .. D..Q:[...]l,J Jctl'trson, Choe. 35SG; et aJ.... :-: •••[...]__ ... ... - ... • L. ..... -[...].•• •: •.•.•• ..:.. : •• :28, 6 l't,,.:r-w••.-;..... :)10 one:-!oqith[...]Ii or l,oth $76r[...]-• 'L"l -[...] |
| [...],. Senlitor , P1Nt.' l s it 1you\: opinion that tuberculosis among the[...]1 · • Doctor CoL,vICJl:. 'l: do not think it is· either one.• In this part[...]Second. Indians owning real estate or t)erso11a l ,1iroperty rcan not enter Into contract nor make[...]t of ani• kind. Heilce, it is obvious that t1ie l,ospltals Jiave no itssur'ance of being paid at an[...]o. J . COLWICR, M , I). HAMl"l'ON. TucKER was thereupon called as a witness, and[...]' ' Senator FRAZIER. Your address 1 l\1r..To0ItER. Mc~lester. Senator FRAZrE!l. You are coal-mine trustee 1 Mr. TocKER. Yes, s[...]tor FRAZIER. 'fhat is a. Governn1en_t position? l\1r. TuCICER. Yes, sir. Senator FRAZIER.[...] |
| [...]is so1D,,e royal~y ba,9k _that~ no.'I)', u~col- l~ted. . . . l ' •[...]trative detail, still if the committee w:ould,·l~e, to have it ;I_see no ol>tection to giving it to you. , , l >• ,r , .• . .,. ~enator F:RAZIER. I t woul[...]ht ~o have retaJned the 8 cents'; 18 bents s~outd'l;\~re·1);ie~.n'retfl.ned ana, pa,1.d to the tribe[...], . ·~ ' l[...]1 . 'S enato'r Tno111AS. Are tll'e~e' lco~l 'conij;)anies solvent;s o ;far <a[...]r,(l 1'•( '[...]I tliihk ''t'li'ef l(~e !" Tl1ey pay. They have promised to paY. and[...]~ .,,>I' JJI fl ~1110 ( I 1X/ l 1. H • Senator FRAZIER. Approxilnate[...]•· I ••n 1111 I ' 11,1 f .11 x, , l , ,,[...] |
| [...]s 2 .years old or less than 2 years old 1 Mr. 'l'ucKER. Yes, sir; most of it is ,uore than 2 years[...]ere any other royalties that are unpaid 1 Mr. 'l'ucKeR. ,:veil, there is a considerable amount of[...]Mr. TocxEu. Thirty years. Senator FRAZIER. 'l'hirty •years 1 · Mr. Tucru::R'. Yes\ ·sir;[...]schools:· .Now~ i'f the sehooJs,are disconti~ued l,lng the neighborh,ood school,s are insu!fii;i~At[...]I 26465-31-l'T 14-14[...] |
| [...]se on restt·icted land. (Witness excused.) l?>.'l>oRT o•· .o\.UDIT SEXlllEGATED COAL Lusi;s Cu[...]s of tile Indian, offl,ce at Muskogee, Okin. 'l'hc audit hns been carefully com1>ileu from the re[...]ed and carefully exam- ined; the Jiles were exam.l ned wl\en necessary and ,when avallable, and co,n[...]f . some doubtful points and to corl'ect any ,el'l·ors wlilch m1ght have been made in my Jjudlt 'o[...]9, 151..(l l, 000. 00 l,nFlore County Coal Co., lease No. 26-----[...]l • 28,1• -., Lnf'lore County Cont Co.,[...] |
| [...]·-· -·-·-··-··- ---· - --·- -· 2, 771. l)O central Coal & Coke Co., lease No. l!•••• --··············-· ·[...]-··-·····---··-··· 11. 000. 00 Jolin ll\JeMnrray, lease No. 7. • .... . ••....·--·-··-··· · ·······-·· 11,000.00 .Tolin F. l\icMurray, lease No. 8 •••••••••[...]••. - ... . . ...... S, 3Si.12 ·Osage Coal & l',linlng Co., lease No. 7•••••·[...] |
| 55Q4 sunVEr OF CONDITION§l Of INDIANS IN UN~TEJ;> STAT[...]poln~ed to take cbnrge of the leasing accounts an<l tllaf he give bis undlv•i <lecl ntteJ1,tion 'to[...]it bt<f!n (o,u od ,that lease terms of each lease l\ave bee!! Inter a~ende!l o~· revised excep~ In such cases ns bas been not[...]J1111Uto1· ti>«L Acco,mttlmt.[...].. . , ;Senator FRAZIER. What about _the ~l!li.en:ulosis situation¥ ' Doctor vVRIGHT.[...]prnc~icing in-t~e· S tate, mo~ o1 thell);'.'g6. l!erc 1s a case r had up her~- 1.n .Pontotoc Co,unt[...]the lirie. I do not know.,,vhether 1t belongs to l\>Irs. ~pri,n.g's jurisdiction •Ol' not, but l •uliderstnl'.I~ ;sli~,tovers that' 1,art of the[...]d on:e little gi rl who had just come out of the "l'oonifield' Acadeiny dbout six 1nonths ago. I immediately reported to .t he I1\<l;i.nl) agency. nt ,1\iuskogee, wl10 then reported[...]ey came batk and saw me and' I wanted to kuof· a'l\011.t th!.$ lit tle ,girl: She ,,vanted to go to. the san'it4l}iiUD,)! < She }'(as a ens~ t1Jat. ,cou~d ,be cure[...]was surprised, ; so r then took it up, with, Ml'. l\icl'-.iillan,[...] |
| [...]t the ·family history and n. fa1nify statement. 'l'hat child is there still, as far as I know, and[...]' What I want to get at •is this: 'l'he Government should have so,ne modus•operandi[...]He is the superintendent at the· sanitarium at 'l'alibina. He is a good man. · •I do n6t know ho[...]the expense of traveJing over t.here to see thes!l e;ases ·and n1!\ke a report., ·senator Pn,"[...]. , Doctor WRIOR'.l'. Yes, sir; sent home frqm school, ,[...]I ,vould "'rite to the department in ,v~shington, l!-ng tbei b,ave got in the way. , I do not know wh[...]nything to.' do with ,i t or not, but those are f.l11·ee I know of. r • , 11[...] |
| [...]eld clerk has a Governiµerit car. 1'Ve put thelJ,l in the car and take them to the sanitarium[...] |
| [...]ZIER. ,Do.these Indian-gi11ls get alo1}g very wel_l at your school? ·[...]they make good records? · .iVIi·. Hqrc1uuss. 'l'hey make good records. "\Ve offer a prize. each,[...]pares very favorably with the- white "'irls i l\{r. "HOTCllKlSS. yes,. sir. .. Senator Pu,E. Do they-provide for their own clothingi l\{r. HOTCHIUSS. yes, sir. . Senator 'l'HOMAS. "\II/hat do you give the£ for this $31 a 1nonth t l\{n. HOTCHKISS. We· give them everything, Sena.tor. Senator 'fHOMAS. Enu.1n.era.te it. l\fr. HOTCHKISS. Board, room, tuition, a.nd the ent[...]ator FRAZIER. ·They furnish their own booksi l\{r. HOTCHKISS. They furnish their own books; yes,[...].i\'Ir. HOTCHKISS. Yes, sjr; very willingly. l\fore than 80 per cent of our girls work for more[...]stude_n ts have you. . ·. ' l\ir. HoTCHKrss. 135 this year![...]hat has it averaged for 10 yea.rs back, say.? l\ofr. HOTclIKISS.' we count our 'l.ine-art ~tudents extra; and that 1na~es an averag[...]hat age girls 1 ' l\ofr. HOTC.HKISS. The average is 18.[...] |
| [...]: l\11'. HOTCHKISS. We ha,ve a girl who came to us th[...]first grade, ~hat we begin with high school. 'l'he agent who is here taltin~ a sort of inventorv[...]Senator FRAZIER. Your full nan;>,e 1 ,l\:lr. MULLENS. J. F. Mullens. $enator FM[...]1 ., , Senator FRAZIER, l t seems to me that everybody down here is a m[...]and for other purp~ses.", t\h~, fir;st fo~r l,ine&f \; ~qis1iic~, rjladas follows:[...] |
| SUR'V'Ji)Y ~FJ. CC)NDITIONS OF INDlaNS L.'<f UNITED STATES .5~,09 who },ave cnro\lec[...]~fter April ,26, 1931, the allotted, the inberJte<l, and devised restricted lands ot eaeh· Inµh\n o[...]·•• Mr. l\fULLENS. Yes, sir; it has to be clone. You can re[...]on-to a1nend the first part or the last part 1 l\ir. MUI.iLEJ:<S. Some years !)go the Government i[...]ale those removable restrictions. There is not an:l' que-s tion about that. Could you not say "except[...]nes, restrictions against alienation, lease! lll~.l·tg'~ge, ;u1d other encun1brnnces.ex.cept the taxe/3 E,i_it the woi;ds 1n :· .~xce.l |
| [...]bcr PUl'poscs Be it enacted bv the Senate a11:<l H<>u8e of Represe-i,taU.1,-es of. tlte U11ited States |
| [...]pril 26, 19-:36. S&C, 3. That all minerals, l.ncluding oil and gas, produced on or after April[...], and other minerul production. S1',e. 4. '.l'hat on ,and after Ap1·il 26, 1931, tbe allotted,[...]ith the Superintendent for the Fl\'e Civilized '.l'rlbes a certlllcate designating .a nd describing[...]ic.. tlons ht lands ot certain members of U1e l+'ivc CivilJzed Tribes, nnd for other pui:-poses," nppro\·ed l\lny 10, 1928[...].amended so as to rend as follows: "SEC. 4. '.l'hat on ,and after April 26, 1981, the allotted, inherited, and devised restricted l!l'nds of each Indian of the Five Civilized Tribes i[...]as unrc- strlctecl nud other lands: Prc-vided, '.l'bat tbe Indian owner of restricted land, I[...] |
| [...]y the. S\rperintendent for ·the Five O!vllized '.l'ribes, sball be subject to approval by the Secret[...]do not want you to go down there to t\lC lndlnn '.l'erritory nn<l get those Ind.inns to sign any kind of an agreeme[...]·any kind of title. Sl> we ,vere like a man with l,1is house, afire, we. were d,riven into it[...] |
| SURVEY OF' CONDITIONSiOF •INDIANS l'N UNITED STATES! 5513', Choctaws have soinething over $2,00Q,OOO. [f l\'OU will ,p ardon me I think that has been one o[...]ollars, as you gent lemen have ,!ieard' before. i\l\Then that agreement was 1nadet ,v~ set the rpya!ty at<l.5 cents a ton on that.coal. '\-Ve thought at the[...]0. : 1 Senator FRAZIER. When wh's•that chang4l•mnde, from 15 to 8 cents1 lV[r. COLlll:RT. I[...]uestion of la,vyers or courts or any- thing else. l t> wo11ld s'uggest· this': 11; would .be ,villin[...]rs as ,you .want out of the House; iet them all ·l ay then· cards on the table, and, gentlen1en, ,[...]r being impatient, because, it has been di·n.g!{_l!fl o\1t. "ilt i_i _n?t the fli11'Hr of the nttovn[...]ht to return iill the court cosfu.rwhich \ve•ha'l(e1 been put to for the last-SO years. They agreed[...].' ] iu·.\'zitJR.1':A:.1-1 ri~ht. We thank ~ou.o l 1 • '' c,vitness ex[...] |
| [...]e Mi~sissippi Choctaws here \o,.d.ll,yi: ~Ir. l\:lcCuRTAIN. Not from there that I know of. Senator FRAZIER. Any o~her statement you ,vant to make 1 l\1r. McCURTAIN. I ~vant to say this, that we want[...], sir. Then another thing is, any titne the. Gove~l).ment disposes of all these claims and the money[...]e?e mixed bloods did not dispose of their- hlnds. l'Vhenever this J!lOney is paid into their hands, w[...]Senator FRAZIER. Your name is R. C. Garland 1 l'v1r. GARLAND. Yes, sir. Senator F1RAZIE[...] |
| [...], , • , •l\lfr. G,~JID.\ND. I can not answer' that'. I •do[...].., , , ,ri: . · ·111 . Senator P.n,» L>o theyi-drink it stniight, or,,do· they t[...] |
| [...]a-ve no i!lea: a.s ~o co~d_itions,in,thlit c~unty l.tnl~ss you see them yourself. This is too lo,ng r[...]unless you M ,il , l[...]the co:ndifi'on of the mines. ' Senator FnaZIE!l. J:~ 1you have a sta~m~nt t-0 file, write it out[...]so In a bad ftnanclal cond.itlcin 26465-31-l'T !4 ! 15 > |
| [...]inns keep !lb,reas~ ~f the times, and,1are n/!ver l,n want of the necessities of ll(e, but by fnr th,e greater portion of the f111l•blood Indians are clearly at a disadvantage whe[...]my ability. .At the same time, if the matter was ,l eft up to me I would rather that my decendents 10[...]ath>e part of the Government Indian Service, I wi\l sa, that I am 34 years old, and ever since I have[...]t previous ,to such sale and while thls inl1erite<l land is still owned bY, the full-blood 1Je1rs |
| [...]bad to obtain It If the deceased had not died, l. e., out of the personal property of. t[...] |
| [...]supervisins the Indians' affairs. On the whole l find that the State officials are as honest as[...]do arise, where t11e Indians' interest was O,I)l)Osed to the Interest of the taxpayer generally .a[...]INDIANS FOR COMPENSATION FOlt LANDS KNOWN !AS THE L EASED D1s'.l1llcr STATEMENT OF•THE C.l,AIM[...] |
| [...]Cl,e,'l,e 11>1es .' - Relin',-u-3:![...]l[...]I"' ,' l'rilcf 4 : Assigned to Cheyennes and Arapahoes by[...]· . .: -~ ".l'ract. 5: Lands occupied by Wlcbttns by Exe[...] |
| [...]; and treaty of 1866 (14 Stat. 709). ART. 3. '.l'he Choctaws and Chiclrnsaws, in consideration of[...]to be a trust cession and treated It ,as sucb '11;l tbout question down to 1891 ; that Congress also[...], . TITLE '01" THE CHOOTAW l',.N"O Ot'IICKASAW N.:.\ TIO~•s By tbe treaty[...]2 of the treaty of 1820 are as ,follows: "Anr. l . '.l'O enable the President of the United State[...] |
| [...]a direct course, so as to strike the ~ilssissippl l mile below the mouth of the Arknnsns River; thenc[...]the same; thence up the Arkansas 10 tile Canadian l<'ork, and up the same to Its source; thence due s[...]taws was con- summated January 20, 1821> (7 Stat. L., 284). This treaty, merely adjusted the eastern[...]lt Creek; concluded September 27, 1880 (7' Stat. L., 333). · Articles 2 !ln d· 3 of said treaty ar[...]the ·11m1ts of the United St'ates; ·•o'r to l bose lhn,l ts; thence due· south to Red River, and down Re[...]ledged by the Govern- ment !11 Ille treaty of 181l5. · It will be noted fu[...] |
| [...]taw . Natio11 still owned 10,429,1_39.60 acres in l\:llsslssippl 11n<1 tbl~ 10,429,- +39.QO was ncqn[...]f the Government ,-:ith Its Cbocta.w wards we ftn<l tbnt afte1· the Choctaws hnd b,ought ancl pnlcl[...]ll the lands 11t ,pµb~ic auction, and the e,<PC\l,S<!!J of the sale, ,yel'e borl).e oy the Chickasa[...]o~ the Cb.octnw Nation, an nndivi!led interest ( l;l S.t at; L., 513),, ,, 4"rtlcle 1 of the convention of 1837[...]now bold It, ,except. the right of ,djsposing of l,t, which i~ held in coni.m_op ,ylth t,be Choctaws[...]N{\tlon, to baye 110 equal repr,eseptntlon ln jl>.l)i; _general COUI\Ci1, and to be placed ,pu an equ[...]1ent of tli.e _United States, n,;,d of ma1lln_g . l\Ucb regulations and electing such ptllcers, for t[...]to pay t)le SU!ll Qf, $,53010001,for tile rlglits l\nd ' p,rivifeg:e;S:'grall~r;i 'iq 1• the. jl;st article, 'l'be interest of the Choctaws, In the claim (Ol' co[...], and thnt of .the bhick11,s aws Is ilQe-fonrth: 'l'b1$ .ratio Is estabJ.i..sbed ))y the,tenth nrticie of the 't reaty of ·J une 22, [858. 'l'he Choctaws pur~il~ and paid .a valuable c11n~i<l[...],ssion and the Chicka- saws in t~n 11urchased nod l)J)iq a valua)lle consideration to the Choctaws fo[...]'111,tlOn. ' ,' j: ' , . On th(l, 23d o~ ~1a,r~h, 1~, a . P\\t~nt for t)le l~l\d ,described . i,n l;lic second artic!e ofJt~e t~e\\t:Y,,, l)f 1830 made '_Vltil tJie Choctaws, (whtf:l• Included the \eased diS(.\'i~t), WO$ l'l5lle/1 i>Y,,t4e ,umte,;I Sta.t es to the Cbo~b:IW N,ltl(!ll, S:1id patent is in tile following w9rds ,l}Ud llgnr~s: ,., , , ,! TlfC Unite<i Stales of /l,tnet;ic!'·• •to all to 10/1011• • !heic[...]fy Jiegun nnd J\i,lr;I ', It tiie b1111ciug Rnllb.l t Cr~!< 011 the 15th dffy of . ~eptember, In t)le[...]that "the United States, 't:1)jder a grailt spec,l'}UY to be m_nde by nw Pxesiden,t ,of the Unite<J[...]to them While they shall, cxi~t a s a ,nation, ""'l 11ve on it., beginning near[...] |
| [...]to be agreeable to the treaty n1ade and conclude<l at Washington City in the year of 1825: Now,[...]have caused these letters t'O be made patent, au1l seal of the General Land Office to be here1into n[...]DAN'L >VEBSTF.R,[...]Ctnnniisstoner of Indian Affairs. '.l'he patent !ssued by ,the Gvernm~nt , to tl\e Choc[...]jTRQ;\TY OF 1SG!'.i--THE UlASEO DISTRIC'l' , . , . . ' '[...]nent entered Into the t,' ¥tY of ,1855 (11 Stat. L. 61,1 ) with said natloo,s. A1tlcles 9 and 10 of[...]by the President for their government: Provi,J,e<l, hoicever, The territory so leased shall remain o[...]on of $800,000 leaslxl that portion of tl1elr tel'l'itory lying between the ninety-eighth and one hun[...]this treaty Is the so-calle<I leased district. '.l'he treaty of 1855 did not secure, or purpo[...] |
| were ,.then u_orth of !-l'C Arkansas River nn<j, wbose p~rm\lnent locatio_n[...]il'S of the Senate of the United Stales in its Re1l0rt No. 557, Fifty-second Co11g1'ess, first sessi[...]d. At the pl'ice of 12½ cents per acre this lan<l a~ouuted,in Ynlue to $823,680. ~ut /n the txeaty[...]ghth and one-hundredth meridians, which n111ountc<l to 7,7:/,3,239 ,acres. 'l'he r~nt of the 7,713,239 acres of laud between th[...]iled tlle Choctaws and Chickasaws to U1is lease. 'l'hese couslder!ltions were the .uses to wl1lch '[...]ld . the 91ioetnws s,t1p'u1afe<1 ~u the t,r,C\l!Y, 01. ;rune 22, 1855, ~or, the relt,1qu1s)1mcnt- of the,l9te1"est of t!Je Cltoeuiw.s in ,tb(l )and ,)Vest of th,e one,hun9,i;edth merldlun. 'l'hls st111u- 111uo(1 . was po~ lll~~efy a nominal[...]deem tile recital of 1the foregoing facts mnteri:\l ln1.sbeddlng light on the actual' consideration f[...]e Of th,e 'cession. I_t ~ertaioly re(utes the CO/l,tC\ltlOn of an· absolute sale, under the treat~[...]TIU:,\TY , OF lSGC-A C&SSIO;S' IN T!!UST )l()R THE SETTLEMENT OF 11'//JLMSS ,[...]•act oJ C<?ngre~, ap))xove~ 1Jyly ~. 1SG2 i(l2 Stitt. 5,12,, 028), the President of the Un1tedr States ~vas ~uiJ)orized to abrogate treaties,wit}l ,liostUe Iµdlnn ..tl'ibes. P;,:esident t1[...] |
| [...]es and the obligations arising therefrom were 'l'lrtually uoimpafrcd. Moreover, these obligations[...]wleclgment of the treaty rights which the tribe.s l1ad acc1uired prior to the Rebellion and the pol[...]~ an such t1·lbes as, from time to time, it mn'l' lie found practkable ancl expedient to remove th[...]the Five Civilized Tribes and bavlog been free<l l!Y the war the Government also recognized tha:t su[...]- fcitecli their lands and annuities and were •l eft without any treaty whatever. In passing, ,I[...]ty nnd I whenever they determined to approve lt' l>y:,notlfylng the Commissioner of- Indinn·•!A'.ftalrs of the fact they would l>e lnvlte<l 'lto ·come to Washington, to consuminnto.[...] |
| [...]ntioned In the prececl!ng paragraph nnd furnlsht'<l the delegations of Chickasaws and ,Choctaws i[...]4 and 5 of snld treaty are as follows: AJt'l'. 4. The Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes of Indians[...], ~t was not until April 28, 1866 (14 Stat. L., 769), that the treaty with the Chickasaws and[...]erstanding was, and there is nothing In the volll)l)lnous literature con- nected with the milking of[...]acter of the tribes. Three of the commissioners, l)amely, D. N. Cooley, El,i jah Sells. and[...] |
| [...]s, concluded April· 20, 1866; ratUlcntion ndvise<l, with an amendment June 28, 18661 amendment accep[...]dentical language) ls emphasized and the PUl:JlOS/l of tbe cession as a cession In trust tor the sett[...]ed In fee simple to each of said trihes to be bel\l In com• mon, or by. their members In sev[...] |
| [...]OONDITIONSI 0F IN•D IANS IN 'IJNl'lllilD ·ST~'l'ES objects, and surrounding circumst:ances, and[...]tile same In the entire se•les of treat~es, as l,ndlcated In the |
| [...]for the purpose, it bas become a se.ttiecl polic:l'. to locate otller tribes thereon as fast as arra[...]" •' · ""'hlch tel'l'ito1·y is desi!l'l)ated, recognized, nnd described by the treaties a[...]erein under the intercourse' law 'o f ' the Unlte<l States.'' (H. Re'j)t:' 8147; 5lst"Cong., 1st sess[...]esire to locate thereon. "The title of the •l'.lnlted States to lands in tb'e 1ndlan. Territory[...]therefrom." ( S. Ex. Doc. No. 111, 17ili C'ong., l ~t sess'. )'· ' ' ·[...]stipulation and acts of Congress, and are not nn<l never ~ave been •~ublic 'lands subject to gener[...]"The treatl-es'by wbich ' the United . States nt'<l\\lred title to aby ' of the 'lands in the In1Uan·Ten·ltory; or obtained tile conditional. l'l'g ht 'to control the disposal· of any of such l[...]s, and tllen oni;y iu the manner P,!'Ovided ' bY l!(w, Mi~ce)~aneous lm'm lgration, even ,. by the[...]h,orized ,and' illegal. "Tbe Choctaw a,n d Cl1l~kit~aw cession . of Apr!) 28, 186jl (14 St[...] |
| [...]\ll Affairs, <lated January 31, 1884, transmitte<l by t11e Secretary. of the Inter;or to the Senate[...]1· by re.servatioll/3 f,or t.ribes theerqn uud~r l!lxecutlve order,. except that portion still c,ln[...], On the 14th Qf J.\'eb1·ua1·y, 1884, ,H. l\f. ll'eller, the Secr~tary of the Interior, in r[...]the common u111}erstanding of the .P.bjects of tb!l trea/ics by which they were acquired, and from t[...]s from the •limits of tbe Volitical State and '.l~rrltoriaf organizations amt their permanent locat[...]ast as arrangements ~an be made, and pro- visions l1ave been c<!•\stantly made by treaties, agreeme[...]' · . "Objection wi)l be made to the occupation o~ any part o( the J;nd[...]on the ground that the Government set apart th". 'l:errltory for the exclusive use of the Indians and[...]' t~lq,i;s~ sujd: "None of the land or gel)er!l,\ laws i:iJ i l)e U,nited Stn,tes have bee1;1 etftendcd over these lan,ds, except tis to 'punia&inent tor crimes, 1!,n<l, ot/jer prbvlslons cont.alne<l In the jnte~co.urse act, which ~elate to trade an[...]made 6y niiy per.son in the Territory lo questio)l. ' ·'[...]h,e In~Jans Interested or In some otl\er mlinner, l\S may be determined by Congress, the treat[...] |
| [...]he said • leased district.' Tbls, con- cluslou, l,\owever, can ·not be fairly reached when the rec[...]by the cowmLsslon, qpon wt1icb the treaties woul<l be negotiated; and tbese very terms Indicate tbe[...]t.ions were made clearly indicated its desire- nn<l purpose to,do. .. "While there nre[...]dj.strict. CONGRESS RECOGNIZED THE C&SSION OF THE L&ASED DISTRICT .!-8 A CESSION IN TRUS'l' \Vhen the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation[...]ting $2,999,450 to pay the Choctaw and Chickasaw |
| [...]execution of the Ia w referred to.' " Qn l\fay 9, 1892, the resolution was adopted .Jn the S[...]mmended the adoption of the safoe 1·esol11tlon. 'l'h~ resolution ,vas adopted by the' House by a v[...]the remainder, which by vi"tue of might it • l1ns taken from its wards 'wltbout payment and co[...]NO CONSIDERATION FOR THE CESSION OF THE J,EASEO l>JSTIIICl'[...]fer cltlzeushlp upon their freedmen, nnd the Unlt~l Stntes should remove the freedmen with their consent from the Choctaw nn<l Chickasaw Nations, then the r,um of $300,[...] |
| [...]giving tl),e .Q!lifkasaw legi.~)atµre the cboiC!l of r~ceiving'ana' appropriating tbe $300,0,00 th[...]descent certain rights and privileges, be, and it l.s hereby, d~lared to be tlie unanim,ous consent of tbe Chickasaw legislature that ' tbe u·n1te<l' States shall keep and bold said sum of $300,000[...]s. And· the governov of tbe Chickasaw Nation is l)ereby requested to notify the 'Govero' me[...] |
| [...]eld In slavery among said nations or their descen,l- ants.' (Rept. Comr. of Ind. Atrrs., 1897, Rec.[...]26, 1866, for Interest (14 Stats. 259), under l-Ome article______________________________________[...]1 ~fi~~:a1%1 ~~e P!)! ~~ s~'.~og,h~t;l:~ rate ;or $100 per capita, to those who desired[...]for the proper 'objects, then, which we must sup,l)Ose actuated tile sovereign as guardian, t[...] |
| [...]fecting the latter shall at any time be made, nn<l that they shall be t reated with kindness and pro[...]for 't he · cession of the leasecl district, nn<l tlie ·admission of the Kansas Indians among them[...]ation, nod such other objects as may be calculate<l to promote and advance the welfare nnd hnp[...] |
| [...]welfare and prosperity of the communitl•, or be l;nken to in~erfere with or invalidate any action[...]been contended for. 1me minute until wi.t hin the l~st two ,year.s, at least by anybody ln ,th[...] |
| [...]f1•om the ratification of this treaty, then th/l ~id sum of $300,000 shall cease to be held in tru[...]United States shall re111ol'e from the sald tel'l·ltory in such manner as the United States shall[...]the Gove1·11ment .from tlme .to time und prefel'l'ed to return that to the United States if the .Un[...]• •• ,. l • , , ence not only, to th(\[...]e to 7,713,239 acres qf 1a,nd for nothing and the l,ndians got notliiog. Even If it be ·conceded tbi[...]· · . , . 'l'he leased. <listrict lands have been diverted from the purpooes for which they were ceded. an1l ha,·e long since become public domain and dis11osed of by the Government un<le1' the geuernl land laws. 'l'he only question now is: \Vhat Onal,settlement, b[...]u.e guardian goin~ to make ,vifh its. ,vard;;? . 'l'be dut.y and power is lodged with the Cong[...] |
| [...]ice and fort\lues of some of their best men, flll!l 50 per cent of the claim itself before It was e[...]Congress by the act of :March 2, 1895 (28 Stat. L. 876, 898), conferred jllrisdlctlon upon·[...] |
| [...]stice hia1·sball 11,i- W:orcester 11. Georgia (6 l'et. 515 •,568, 582) (but .which ·w ere In fac[...]e Nation, communities dependent for their food an<l their poiitical tights, as well as for protection, on the Uulte<l States. And in Choctaw Nation 11. United States[...]to its view as to what was right uu<ler au the ci.l·· cumstnnces, lncorporfite Into an Incliau trea[...]authority to determine whether the Uui(ed States'l1a<1, in its treaty with tile Il)clians, violated the1prlncipJes of fair dealing. ,vhat was said In 'l'be ·.,I.ml able Isabella ( 6 Wheat. 1, 71, 72) is evidently nppl)cable to treaties with Indians, l\ir,, Justice Story,,speaklng for the court,. said[...]of tbe Govern- ment, and to alter, ,ninend, or ad<l to any treaty by i)1se1ting any clause, wbether ,[...]o fix, the to1·ms wbicb they have prescribed, au<l the circumstances under whiCIL they are to have o[...]the said clalni, so thn~ _the 1·lghts, lefg al'' l)U<I ·eg_yltable, both .of ,the U'ulted States an[...]<I of! pertnhi' .-'', I , l[...]l • / |
| [...]dicial decision, by nuthol'iziog the stipulations l.n question to be overthrown upon an inquiry of t[...]he Wichita and Aftlliated Bands of Indians in the l)remlses • sl1nll be fully considered an[...] |
| [...]ait·ed at an by Congress. . 'l'llc metllod of 1·epairing this wrong may be had[...]and directed to certify to the Secretary of the 'l'reasury an account of the proceeds derived from t[...]nto law of the follo,vlng bill: . l . . ' • "Be[...]ry at about the same time. "~he claim of S/ll<l Choctaw apd Chickasaw Nations shall be pre[...] |
| [...](Jllick<ttaio 'I'l'ibal Attorney. [ Senate Repo[...]IN ~'l!E SENATEi°OF TllE Ut<l'l'm Sl',1.n:8,[...]e and |
| [...]tes ceded to the Choctaws certain lands tlescribe<l by metes and bounds west of the Missis- sippi. Th[...]eded to the United States their lands east o~ the l\'.llssisslppi was not a part of the land i[...] |
| [...]STATES 5547 "The courts of ·'l'ennessee and all other courts by whom cases of th[...]ree, shall control both course and distance." l t ls unnecessary ·to cite the numerous, not to s[...]xcluding fractional townships, amounting to 10,zg(l square miles or 6,589,440 acres of land. A[...] |
| [...]June 22, 1855? The explnnation of this change of l)oundary is this: .After the United States bad sol[...]aforesaid treaty." On the Sd of April, 1820, !l!r. Clay delivered a speech in the House of[...] |
| [...]d and encumbered as it is, first, unencumbered 'll'he next was, it was inexpedient to cede Texas t[...]d States to any foreign power. They c'Onstitute<l, in his opinion; n sacred luheritance of 1l0sterlty which we ought to !>reserve unimpaired.[...]g in bis bed, snatches nt day an hour's clisturbe<l repose. But she would not ratify it; she would[...]ates and paid for by the Choctaws, and then sol<l without the knowledge or cons~nt of the Choctaws[...]eing apprehensive t11at a pa.r t 'of the land sol<l to the Choctaws by metes and bounds lu 1820 wou[...]isiana which was ceded to Spain in exchange for l,'lorlda was fixed as follows: " ART.[...] |
| [...]in the leased district made in that compilation. 'l'be Sec,·etary's state- ment is printed on page 3[...]ately west of the Kiowa and Comanche ancl .Apache l'eservations, and,between the Red River and the No[...]e directed to send to tlie Senate the compilation l'ecently made in the Indian Bul'eau concern[...] |
| [...]. , "Reso/.ve<l, That the Secretary o~ -~he' Jnter\or be,. direct[...]kee Commission. I have the honor to ,b e, very l'!)Spectfully, .,.[...]· ·•· · "'.l.'hese lands, it must be conceded, were secured to[...]ny binding force or effect, '.('bey have CQmmitt~(l no act of forfeiture. Their title stands t[...] |
| [...], at which rate tile lands would have yielded the l;)•ndicate a profit of more than $85,000,000[...]0, wbich · upon 11 sale of the entire tract woul,l yield, leaving out of the account 06,000 acres[...]a so1newhat ca1·eful examination of the question l do not believe that the lauds for which this m[...]ust estate only; that whereas the treaty of 18:l-i> empowered the United States to locate upon[...]saw, Nations, then the sum of ,$300,000 was to be l1eld in trust for the freedmen. If the Choctaws[...]to the $300,000 was not to pay for the land. . l~ object w_as to cover the cost of the removal ot[...]tizenship', or to compen· sate the Choctaws lm!l Chickasaws in: some measure to,' the benellts con[...]rred upon no freedmen outslcle of the Iu<li,111 'l;errito1·y. 1'bey ha,•e tile f1•ee u$0 l>f lands ·Just as the Indians have, and lh[...] |
| [...]at $:)00,000 1>e<:11use the 11u~)Jer _<>f freedme)l were estimatejl_.11t 3,000, anjl-it was agree.\![...]are of the sum of $800,000, 1.ess $'.7,2/)() pni(l ,to ,1recdmci, .who promised to emlgrat,e Crom t[...]vey to the United States, to be sold to nud usec,l ns ,hoines for sucµ ,otber ciYillzed Indians 11~[...]ctaw autl Chickasaw treaty the words are: '' 'l'he Choctaws nnd Chic!<q~a.ws, in, ,conslderntiou[...]t these Indiuns to negotiate this.,trenty tjley, l!1forml?jj: tbe 1Ddians 1tp.at, they wei~: uu.thor[...]s The . nt the time, an1l ,t has been so understood since.[...]ut The followJ.ug is tak~n .from /I re))Ort ,'l!\ldO,-to; CO)lgi·ess .i n thL~ C!)SC by the Indin11, 0/l)ce S~ptember 13, 1890: , ,[...]tben Southe1·11,,Sull!lrinteu<1ep,cy, among thCl!l the Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creeks, Seminoles, aml Cbero),:ee_s.,, ~• • • A co11n- cil, was -hel(l between this commi!;l;IOn au,1 1:epreseut/\tl\·es, of the So11theri1[...]he representatives of th~ I;'r~ident of the Unit~<l..St.ates, tJ1e commjssio1i, for which he S,POke,[...]h t.he prowr tielegates of -the trll),es .ioeate<l within J.t he ,Indian. Terl'itory and . others. a[...]the U•~itecl States, the Choctaw clelcgntes snl1l: 'In nnswer, tl1erefore, to ·your propo-[...] |
| [...]ly mapped out for the acquisition by .the Unite<l Sta.t es of t,\le' right to locate other Indians 'upon portions of the lands owned and oetup!e<l l}y th\?' Fh'e Civillze<l' Trlties in the In(llan Territory.[...]by them upon the trust to settle other Indians an(l freedmen thereon, as the policy upon which the[...]comni.unication to the Seerernry of War, dated l.Vlay 1, 1879, sal<l: .. ,, . · "The lands[...] |
| •SURVEY. OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN l!1NITED STATES 5555[...]• ment rony desire to: locate therein. 'l'he treaty of 1866 substituted a direct purchase[...]lc 1provlsions of law and the lawful orders of th\l President, all the lands in ,t he Indian •Terr[...]' ' · :: "• 'l'o advise t))e Senate of the present status of lan[...]rri• tory by other than Indians, ori the groun<l that the Government, set apart the Territory for[...]d Foxes, the .Nez Pe1·ces, 1th¢ Poncas, the Mo<l<Jcs, the Binusns, the ,Osages, the Fottawatomles,[...]t. has consumtiiated that deslre.'!co,,u ,irs · >l uJ ~Jtt1;?. :i ~., r ,.I' |
| [...],y of 185G, secured the right to use them I)el'l>etually fol' the settlement of .friendly Indinns. This was not ti·ue as to the other tl'ibes l'efel'l'ed to." This statement, If material to the q[...]t by the treaty of ll!M the Government acquh'e<l the right to locate upon · tbe,;e lands .any[...]mittee think, the President Is mistaken. 'l'he treay of 1855 secured to the Gon,rnment the ri[...]Ohii::kasnws to the United States. It ,empowere<l the Uulted· States, not to convey, but only to sublet the lands. The words of the treaty are: "'l'he, Choctaws and ·Cblcknsaws do hereby lease to[...]ords used in recitals only. They nre not implic<l in either of those treaties, In words used in ·t[...]ase is In the ·following words: "In compUancer ,'l!ltll tbe desire of tile United States to[...] |
| [...]nt nv1>ropri11ted by the net of March 3, 1891. 'l'he t)1ird article pf the treay of 1866, stan<Jlng[...]e consideration for the conveyance, and the Unitc<ll these lilnds, flxe'd ,:,pou the one bundredt.h d[...]Choctaws and Chickasaws, made In 1820, extencle<l their .grant to the llmlt of ou1· possess[...] |
| [...]of Spain. \\'bile this rejected treaty was dca<l the United States, in 1820, conveyed tbe same[...]y. After the treaty bnd been dead and bu1•ie<l nearly two years, it ell:perienced a resurrection nn<l n ·ratification in 1821. Tile Government[...]i.11 certnin defined boundaries .west of tile ~l!sslsslppl River. Tbe deed to the Choctaws embrace[...],ga'verto the· United ,States a perma• neut l'igbt of occupation iby frlendly Indians?' , , ·,[...]1the Union, and ·tbe release of the Choctaws an<l Chickasaws, whate,•er it.wa-s w9rth, ,operate[...]quitclaim of their lnterest.s in those 1uuds, t!l!s. r~Iease ",ope1·nte<l for the. benefit not of the United Stntes, but, o[...]n they · furnished the United States 6)589,440 l!Ck'CS of ,lmul,-which,was, (lc~ually ,applied by[...]to the tbeneftt·,of: tbe United States. They \l).ink:.th/lt t\v,be.n : an.iil>.diyidua~ f1[...] |
| [...]cate Cheyenne~ nod Arapahoes upon these land$ Jln<l ,afterwards to pay them whatever the Un.ited Stat[...]and then resist bis grantor's demand for redress l>Y, setting' up bis grantee"s releas.e and his own[...]to its occupation by white settlers, and nttempte<l by that arrangement .to e-rade the ter,m s of the[...]interest· in lands within the leased district. 'l'bis Is a mis' take. 'l'he facts are' as follows:[...]ng,to admit among them, the entire country bounde<l on tbe ·north by the south line· of the State o[...]line of Tex,1s and the western line of Oklahoma. 'l'his country contains 4,2i0,771 acres of lnnd. (Co[...]·it.1, for the Executive order; setting this )nn<l apart ·to1· the Cbe\,ennes and A1·apa·hocs; w[...]ive order of August 10, 1869, the Cl1cycnnes ·an<l Arnpah(!Cs were ·1ocnted in tlie •count[...] |
| [...]der for n reservation set apart by n duly ratifie<l treaty, with the effect of in,·esting tl,e Che~[...]ice fol' the Slime Jund. Your committee tl1il\l, tbnt t!)is. E'xecuth•e order was not efl'ecti\[...]11)nhoes such a tltle ·to 4,270,771 ncres of h1n1l, in addi- t~on to the 5, 000,000 p,•,wiously se[...]I I l[...]I I ! • "CH£Y.&~N,& ANO AMPAUOE ~l&SER\~~ TI.0~ ON ,A PORTION OF THE OUTLET l ' ' "By the second article[...]part for the undisturbed ~e and occupation of sai<l Indians nud for such other friendly Indian[...] |
| [...]t the date or tho rnUficatlon of the treaty 'o f 'l861. As between the United States nod the Obcyeunes nn<l Arapahoes the title to the lands is in these In<l[...]ty of 1866, there is no pretense that anything ha<l been paid by the United States toward the pur- CI[...]hundredth meridians, although the United State.~ )l!Hl held that land unller lease for 11 years. (6) The treaty of 1866 11rov1de<l no compe11sntion for the tl'ansfer of the absolut[...]Cbickasnws iU the ·event tbnt cltl,.ensh!p shoul<l be conferred upon the freedmen aucl they should r[...]anything except for conferring citizelL~hlp and a l"lght to 40 acres ,of ,lbnd each '1111011 the free[...]Indians in general; for the treaty of 1866 om\ttc<l the iubibltion ot th·c tease of 185(;; wllicb ex[...]the United States in 1866 upon the basis which ha<l been proposed to and accepted by the Five Civiliz[...]. ,(11) The UJJlte<I ;;;to,~es, in . 1S66, pai<l ,,t~e Creeks 3p, cents, l)er. acre for 3,2_a0,5GO nctes, and also ,pnld .,t[...]ment fo1· tl\e Janel (12) In 1$89 the Ui~lte(l States paid the Creeks $2,280,857.10 for a[...] |
| [...]1866 in behalf of the freedmen of these tt:ibes l;lave not, especially in the case of t11e Chickasa[...]en, certain speeified ·arrangements should be n.l'ade, and tbnt, if they should elect not to admit[...]uch ·as to call for or justify. any lnterv,enfiO)l by 'Congress on their behalf, to the prejudice of[...]afety, because the freed!)len constituted only nn l,nsignlflcant minority of tbe population of[...] |
| [...]f tl1is "mooey at the hands of Cong1:ess, thougt1 l)e .does not distinctly say so. Upon . this ve1,y[...]rd, Congress. should protect tbelll fr~ s11cl) 1e'l;to,tion.ate ,e;;:actlons, : We .c an not assuine[...]ember 24, 1889, but acted,w!th •}Y)SdOJ,D ,PO};!l,of·.expe1:Ien,ce and bas,many sound preced- ents[...]· , . .rif1n 1·1·• h ; ,. l · .. ·1 • ,. _And suppqr_t this _posi[...]t was not tbe first intentiill of the Choc.t aw· l"nt/01,1, to employ,,al'.!Y !\gents, on a . contin[...]pres~nt the claim of the Choctaw Nnti9n. to the U-l)lted·$tates comm.issioners at 'fahlequab, where[...]· "•The Choctaw commissioners returned l)ome; a special council ivas called to hear their[...]In collecting anything from the United States. '.l'he Choctaw Nation were fresh f1·om nn. exhaustin[...]and n1emo1·lnls, many times (n vorably reported l)y the committees of both houses of Congress, and never adversely, <)eclare<l l.!Y a special awn.I'd of the Senate in[...] |
| [...]CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED •STATES l&i9 nod later on, nfte1· infinite labor and enorm[...]~l>:!e~:,t ~;~i!fa~i: :: |
| [...]d 'ilnder •tbe clrrumstan~es this .committee ar(l not prepared to say that ' Congress wo,uld be ju[...]ment. It 'this monry was justly due these peo,l)le on l-Iarch 8, 1891, when nppro • printed, they have[...]amount of this 'fe'e, anil the lndiatls will •l1ave l1n<1 no·equivalent·for It, and this distrust. o[...]ith his 8S$OCilltes the ·enormous sum to be. pal<l by the Choctaws, presented to me an affidavit da[...]Indian ngcnt snys in writing tbat it wns "signe<l and acknowledge<l " before him. The- f11ct ti.mt this paper was twice ~tYlc,l an nffida~it 'in a ,comn1unlrnllou ·to the Presi[...]andley and Hnrl'is, the other two delegates, tlle<l their swo1·n sta'tement de;1y!ng nny· knowledge of ·or pn1,tlcipation in the allege<l corrupt practices, and 'Standley avers,. in n co[...]atever amount ls due them. 26465- 31-Pl• l 4-I8 |
| l •States 1,from. openl11g the same -to settlement l,)y citizens of the United States. Congress,[...]y 4, 11392, ,t<;> .the President, printed O/l the first page of Senate, Ex. Doc., No. 14[...] |
| [...]been now four months without hel)rlng from you. 'l'he last from me to you was dated on the 16th day[...]r from Jlolr. Madison to illr. Livingston, dated l\larch 31, 1804. M.' Loussat · was the com- mlssi[...],_8, 1804, mi:<i; printed on the sam~ page, Secl'l)tary Madison said : • . 1 ,1[...]Monroe, mh1ister extrao~·diuary to Spain.,to 11:l. Talley- 1·a11d, a minisf~r of the French Empir[...]resumed, proves incontestably the doctrine ab(!'l'.e a<lvnnced, as also th(\t the Ri,•er Perdido[...]4. In a letter from the American ministers, l\ionroe and Pinckney, to the Spanish minis[...] |
| [...]hnt the boundaries of that province as cstablishe<l by the treaties referred to are the River Perdhlo to the east nn<l the Rio Bravo to the west. The facts an<l pri11eipl<1s which just.lfy this conclusion are.[...]United States hns not a better right to the lshrn(l of New Orledus nn<ler the cession referred to th[...]or A1>rll 20, 1805, to thii Spanish ·m inister, l\Iessrs. Monroo and[...]• ·' " ·BY the memorial which we ha<l t11e honor to present to your excellency on the[...]ns early as the yca1· 1673, and to ·Its month l)y the' Fntber Henlsou in 1680, and by De la Salle[...]ublic a'n d solemn, such as making settlements an<l building forts witlrin it. Of theS'e It is mate[...]possession ' so taken that Louis XI'\;' gr_ante<l to · Anthony Crozat, by letters patent beanng d[...]ulf of Mexico between Carolina on the east ii ri<l' Old and New lllexlco on the west, with nil the s[...]which that of the United States now rests. "'l'he pnnciples which nre npplicablc to the case are[...]lS which they respectively made In the New , vorl<l; they arc principles Intelligible and at the sa[...]hat whenever one Euro- pean nution makes a dlsco'l'ery an<l takes possession of al\Y portion of that couti• neut, an<l another afterwar<ls does the same at some <listan[...]here the boundary between them ls not determine<l by the principle abov,e mentioned, 1hc middle <[...]e facts above stated relative to the discovery au<l pos- session' of Lot/isiana' by F rnnce,"and to[...]ta~C'a it ls evident that, by the <llscovcry an<l,possc'ssion 'of''the Mississippi in its whole length, nod th'e collst adjoh1ing it, the l'Jn:lted 'Stnt'es ' are entitled to the whole coun[...]hat coast. ,1'.f.'~e, exte_nt to ",hich this woul<l go ,It is not in our power to sny; bnt ;tll,f prmclpfe be'i n'g·clear, dependent on plain an<l simple facts, It woultl be easy to nscertnin·[...]le by M. de 'la Salle ·of the bay of St. Bernnr'<l, au<l his establislnncnt there on the wester11 sl<le of tile l'iver Colorado, that the United States have |
| SUitVEY OF CO:l<DITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED STATES[...]of Pauuco, U\lless that claim should be preclude<l ou the prluclple first above meu,tioned. To what[...]712. That grant, it is t,·ue, establishes no new l"ight to the. territory. 'l'lle right bad ah·eady accrued by the causes, and to tile extent contcnclc<l for, which was never abandoned afterwards, except[...]e cnst bY. Florida,and to the west by lllexico. '.l'he opinion of geograpbers in gen- eral confirms t[...]dary of the p1·ovince, as -it does by tllnt of l)e Lisle of the Royal Academy pf Scie1ice of Paris[...]to Spain of Novemb~r ,;i, 17132, were those JX\l\rked out In the grant from · Louis XVI . to Cro[...]a, which in that grant ls declared to be bOUl)de<l westward by New ~lexico, enstwnl"(l bY C.arol!ua, and extending in\Vard to the Illin[...]t; 1712. , , " (4) 'l'be historical authority of Du Pratz nnd Cb[...] |
| [...]and who, by YO\lr own acco1111t, had no ot.be1· l'igbt or anthority·for this act ,than the[...] |
| [...]rred to, extended, on the coast of the Gulf of •l\fexfoo, half way to the nearest Spanish settlemen[...]stern frontier of Louisiana in the years 1719 and l'i21 : '[...]t right you pretend that it forms 'a .part of New l\fe::dco, I beg leave to represent to yoU: that Don Antoine du l\1iroir, who discovered• New· Mexico in 1683, n[...]t of that Province 01· the Rio Bravo. It was the l~rench who dist made- alliances with the savage tt[...]! •• 'It ,,.1 I ,;f l~j u B1ENVILLE." · (:A.m. St. P[...] |
| [...], said : "The second resolution cou1pxehende<l three propositio11s, the first of which was thu[...]to the United States for t.h~ P1·ovi11ce, of 'l.'exas was inadequate. To <letel"luine t11l.s it wa.s necessary to estima!={l the value of what we gave and or what w& 1·eceived. This involved au i)lqu.try into our claim to 'l.'exal'. It was not )lis purpose to enter at large[...]of the Government, our title to Texas, which bn<l been constantly maintaine<l b)· the Executi"ce for more than 15 ~-ears pas[...]ides tl1e eminent services t hat he has rendere<l his country, principally contribute<! to the acqu[...]island of New Orleans. (Here Jill•. Olay 1·ea<l an extract from the memoir presented in 1805 by[...]ward to the Rio de! No1·te, in which they say: ''l'he facts and principles, which justify tl1is con[...](7) A map printed in London in 1722, dedicnte<l t~ William, Duke of Glou• -cester.[...] |
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| [...]ED STATES SENATE, Sunco~IMITTEE OF THE Co~l~IITTEE ON lNDI,\N .AFFAIRS,[...]here that we visited last night. EDWIN D. !l{ILLER was thereupon called as a witness an[...] |
| [...]dustrial work do you do in that school¥ Mr. l\f:rLLER. None whatever except in the natut·e of[...]IER. Thnt is, domestic science for the girls1 l.Vlr. l\frLLER. None extensively, There is not ii regular[...]uperintendent: who is a full-blood Indian. Thero l1as not been the eq1up1.u ent there to carr[...] |
| [...]school. As a school it is an Indian. orphan scho@l. The na1ne:" industrial_school ' ~was given wheru[...]. Senator FRAZIER, 'l!'he Go'1etnmenb :fittrnishes from the tribrul fun[...]g i-s sent in by the church throughout Oklahoma, 'l'exas, and par.ts of Arkansas.[...]u getting your payments this year? i\fr: Mmi.'l:R. We ha:ve not, o-ot a cent. Senator, FRAZIE[...]IJER~1/hey claim it is, be.eause of laek of,triba:L :fiunds. '.Fhat is our inf01,mation. Senafu[...]e•lndians, pay, $1,000.1 . Mm. Mro11.RR.lt'l'!iw Imcl~an iSI' permitted to pay that- am@unt. T[...]_the full tuition of $250 for four, $1,@0(i)i. l:f wes get that, thei;e is· deducted the[...] |
| [...]about the health conditions in your school 1 l't{r. MILLER. Miraculously, it is good. We liave b[...]here been a clinic test for venereal disease1 l't{r. MILLER. No. Senator FRAZIER. Is there an[...]ator FRAZIER. .A.re they receiving treatment! l't{r. l't{ILLER. No i they are not. We are trying[...] |
| [...]put one patient in; maybe another cot. I do not l!!now •what/ we .would, do if some contagious di[...]h is used on the oatmeal¥ · · · · · Mr. l\11LLER. Yes, sir; ·all of it they want.[...]Ts:011rAs. .Are they furnished buttet·¥ Mr. l\:fxLLER. ~ 7e have what butter "'e can n1a[...] |
| [...]the same meal that we had last night 1 Mr. l\fu.x.EF- They· did not ,have :fried eggs ~or the[...]nt 1 , Mr. l\1rr.r.w_ No, sir. There is -always an abun[...] |
| [...]Miss LAPH.AN . .A year and a· half.· Senator l<'RAZIER. Were you in Government service before co[...]are quite generally under- wei~ht, are they~ l\1iss LAPHAN. Yes. . Sena[...]ER. Then at the end of the year, what "'as it? l\fiss LAPH.AN. I can not give you that number.[...]RAZIER. In the condition of the children? Miss L APHAN. I could not give you the total nu,nber ,vh[...]omes during the time you have been here? Miss L APHAN. Yes. Senator FRAZIER. How do yo[...] |
| [...]OF CONDITIONS 01' INDIANS IN UNITED STATES l\fiss LAPHAN. No; we have not. ,ve have had no opp[...]nedical supervision at all. |
| [...]RKZIER. Arelou giving them treatment nowi Miss L APHAN. Yes. can not give the number for t[...]cases respond to treatment very well 1 i\{iss L APHAN. Yes. · Senator FRA·ZIER. To wha[...]it hospital were they sent 1 1\fiss I,,1PHAN. 'l'he younger cases? ,ve have 21 at Shawnee a[...] |
| [...]. · Miss LAPHAN. Yes. ·, Senator, FRAZIER. Di<l you find so1ne of the homes where tl1ey ar[...] |
| [...]OF INDIANS IN UNITED STATES 5603. J'l1iss LAPHAN. We have n1eat once a day in some form[...]nator FnAZIER. Do they keep poultry over there? l'l1iss L,u>HAN. No, sir; but a poultry yard is being put i[...]Senator PJNlil. '!'hey should be segregated? l'lfiss LA.PHAN. Yes, sir; either the patient must[...]e children have a certain amount of work to do? l'l1iss LAPHAN. Yes sir. Senator FnaZIER. ls part o[...]k you. (Witness excused.) · .A. L. IRVINE was thereupon called as a witness and aft[...]nA.ZIER. Give your full name. ?11r. lnVINE. A. L. I rvine. Senator FRAZIER. Your address[...] |
| [...]homa¥ Mr. lnVINO. All of it. ,Senator FR:.l,zIER. Tell us briefly what the nature of your wor[...]been born in time; restricted blood. Senator l?R,1z1En. How many of these restricted lndi[...] |
| [...]is paid out of their own individual funds 1 l'l:fr. lRVJNE. It is paid out of their individual mo[...]FRAZIER. He ought to manage to live on that. l'lfr. IRVINE. Besides 'different members of the fa[...]e minimum 1 ' " l'l{r. lRvINE. li>own to $10. You see, where they hav[...]that include nil of the family? Mr.' IRVINE. l'i['hat is just one member of the family. Sena[...]Senator FRAZIER•.. Well, the ·only ' children l suppose that .would liave guardians appointed are[...]. Senittor FRAZIEm Th&y have guardians1 . l'l{r. IRVINE. And1.}rave some estate to be taken car[...]condition? .. 1 l'lir. IRVINE. Of,course, it is lo,v.[...] |
| [...]throu~h this ·winter. Senator FRAZIER. 'l'hat is, the I ndians generally? Some of th[...] |
| [...], I do not believe. I could say my books are suc)l. The book I keep is a. ledger. lt is simply kel)t[...]rly, informed right up ,t o .a'ate of·, thei1· 'l:ialances as po.ssible, as shown by my ledger.[...]of our business: , . · . ,. I l . z int Senator· PINE. I s that rtot becaus[...], . - Senat.o.l! P~E. I ~v,11 say,tlus&or the.11eieo,r.d,:[...] |
| [...]icated the amount of money they had on deposit at l\1uskogec. 1'here was nothing on the sheet to iden[...]ho,v them h0w much money they had on deposit. l\fr. !RVllNE. I have never seen any such sheet. I[...]ents are not issued by the Muskogee office¥ l\1r. IRVINE. I f they are, I do not see them. I th[...]ny statement issued by the 11uskogee office 1 l\fr. InVINE. Oh yes. Senator PINE., Issued to[...]e not been advised for some little bit. Then the l\fusko~ee office usually writes a letter. If they[...]ount of n1oney the Indian has on dep.osit 1. l\1r. IRVINE. Yes. Senator FRAZIER. Does it sh[...]h, m<1ney they have on deposit in Muskogee¥ l\fr. IRVINE. Well'--- Senator PINE. Or have b[...]ve been informed by my office in theJast month. l' make it a point to keep the1n up witil.[...] |
| [...]hat belong to the Indians in this district i l\1r. IRVINE. No, sir· I do not. • , S[...],ow how much of their money is so invested¥ l\{r. lRvr:NE. I could not say. . , Senator PINE.[...]asing or decreasing in the last three years¥ l\1r. IRVINE. It is mighty hard for me to sa[...] |
| [...]ndians would not go. Senator FRAZIER. Have yol.l had any cases where the Indians were willi[...] |
| [...]ou see whel'e there is a violation of the liquor l'a w and ,vhich you think is a detri- ment to the[...]. l'Ylr. IRv:tNE. To Muskogee. Senator FRAZIER. What do they do about it 1 l\1r. IRVI NE. That i~, where it comes under my regular notice. Senator FR~ZIER. Vv hat does l\{uskogee then do about it 1 Mr. IRVINE[...] |
| [...]t enacted 1 Senator FRAZIER. In 1918. · Mr.l'IRVINE. ,It is•my ·impression that:it is worse[...],then, but it was done all over, the Five Tuibes, l •am sure: . . 1 S[...] |
| [...]ge 10.r without ,yp_uc ,su:pe1::vision.t l\1r. IRVINE. ;I hat 1s correct. ,At the same t,meC:Ll d ~et fo1· t~eir l~nd ¥ . 11 l ·'.' ~1.:1 • ·, .. l\1r. IR'vINE!•~r.en, yes;•s1r; lor ,they usual[...]ppen ·to know w.h'ether1there ,ai;e many of' l.he' lease!i that·1are unpaid, any, particulal.''[...]1 6t shiidi1of the·c'r<>p.-• Is it:l\iasedioh the sh'a1:e 1basis•·ou1cash1,basis1 Mr. IRVINE. Ustu.1,l ly.,on _the ~asis of one-fourth of the cotton and[...]1 , , rf l 1 1 1 1 ., <Jom11~i8sw11e~ of l ?!d·i p1~ r.tiff,ivi1·s, 1l' af h!•~uton, ,p. o.: ...[...]no payments ou Government contracts tbc only reve!l,il!'S .nvnila~le arc <lonations and ·, b<?ca[...]ui:llut!iorir,e the supel'lntendentr•Of the l\'lusJipgee Agel)CY to,,µS(l , h\s ~i~.c ~etjql\ r4tl., (!Pl>(onng douatiO[...]I ,:•"fi 1 '111 II, t) l[...]'>(I ·,. ti: 'Ii ·• J,_ '. 'I J•LYNN r•Ji.l:'Fl\kZIE'R, • ~·[...] |
| SUltVE'f <OF,· CONDITIONS! OF INDL\l.NS: IN, l:J,N ITED STATES 561-5. Senatd[...]o1nething to the committee. Senator F RAZlER. l Just· one. n1ore question in,regard to the schoo[...]Mr. IRVINE. You mean a1nongf the I p.~rents a_l;>out letting their children go to school 1[...]does not understand the English language so: ,veJ.l.1,.,'.fj1ei,tll;l}Cher ~as an pvercrowded schoolro<?in in 1nost .ca[...].~t nnpc1\ 1 fectlyj..mgst. ~1 -t1\e!llJ1fio~, ~ l})crf~ctly -~ the ch,il~ ,~~.<?- has tat~ed, 11otb[...]ervations do yo'u think the Indian boy: ?,~· gi11l ,1~1·qet~~rif,tl].e ~_J?.d \an, ~c/~~91,a[...] |
| [...]IRVINE. No, sn·. ·l • ,. Senator FRAZIER. You have no authority[...]to ;Gove1nlnent 'schools li]r't.e •c .l'lQCCO, ! , · • ~ 1J · 1;, f) JI f ) /[...] |
| [...]d ,explain that briefly. • Mr. 'l'rowEro. ]1 can·give you a few cases. ,ve have nt[...]nd come in ·care of the 'couµty j'u dge: ' Kno'l'l'.~ng the cases as I tdo, if ;ou let an·•Indian[...]know, most ·surety, companies, or I assunrJ,ail l of'the surety companies, ,require joint co[...] |
| 5618 SURVEY OFI CONDITIONS. OF INiDWN•S t'l N ,.U ,NITED1ST~TES estate. l instructed the guardian ad:litero by the n11-.1ne[...]h. |
| ' StraVE'Y< 0F 00NDITIONS OF INDI,\'NS'!l~ UNI'l'ED:ffe'.l'Al',ES /)QJ j} .that. I could. ,Of cotii.[...]. . Mr.d.L'ro,vELL. Well, I would suggest on no ground ,vhat[...].1. >;:1 ::Mr: ,l!'Jo,vF,m;I [ 1deil hot rii'niember exactly, •bu[...]1ll upqn the department to apprais,e these landsi l h'ave testim'.Ony 'inievery, ease. ·• I have h[...]l the 1lands that are -valuable at•all and have l'!hrchsed'•thos~•lands. 111• , - • <I "" J[...]children, of either restricted or·:unrestl'ictel:l In-· dian!J_ja11ents, ~ortlo6>a£teiid eith·e rl'publie or priv!).te schoo'l 1'I :; . ~:Cr, -'.llio~-r,.!!l ' :woulaT ~nswer·,t hat •by:sa.yi'ng th[...] |
| t 620 <Stm:VEY ,OF 00NDlll'IONS OF IND:M:NS.l'N ,U•N ITEDISTA(l'ES is very· har'd ,to· ge.t some•10£ th6[...]those•that live ,out in the' distuict ;. but ;l; SlllY, that, the ' Indian-,t hat i~ |
| [...]r'ney's fee so he be-represented•in the,cr1mina!l court o:f! appeals in this State.[...]ideii: as to the amount·! . l\ir.' Tm,vELL. No, sir; I have not. r· have ca.li[...]tor T-Ho11rAs. Wib.nt· ans,ver did they make? l\:Ir. TxiHVEIJ,. They never make any answers. They[...]ffi'nAziER. IThey have, ignored your request? l\fr. fuw:Ei:.L. Yes.I , Senator' F-RAZIER. How can you[...]those particular. orphan Indlans have up in the l\fuskoooee office? · . l\1r. Tm,VELL. I ,migl;t ans,ver th!).t by saying ,[...]great many Indians in this, county, that do have l\;nything in the•department, There _are[...] |
| [...]that. ft. is a: rare circlll!lstance that theyr,"'l'.ill ever answer a letter. I:n the fall of' the[...]ssa1,y to send these children,off to school, ''.l'e have got to have .funds to pay trans- ,portatio1t. W:\l ha:ve got ·to get clothes .for thein, tand we ha[...]to pay tvanspottation and:get •a.t'few clothes. l ,Se.naoor P1N1:J: Ho:w is· this. ;moneyc paid,ou[...], , .,,, .,Ji " !l:r! 1/ , l'.r'l 'l"l• ~1 Mr: '.Dmi'.IELL:•, Under the· laws· o!:[...]e £disbursed lin .,fav:dr 'of.,th011rriihor, to l>uy,clothes and•,thin&s 'like that~ and the!l'•wheu, th~·guardian'., co1nes into court to a[...]supposed to, account for that· morley,;-and it<ll -l\1y ,impression· from·,wbati you1sa.y l i's· the1:e is a iackro:f cooperation on[...] |
| [...]dings· of .t hese Indians and couJtl1notiget·it1L' , · .. · ' , ,1[...]ten to the supervising probate attorney iind lie''l:are1y ever, ans:wers a letter. '.[...]• , , M1'. TI~i\'•ELL. Ye;s:; l ke~p copies of the let~ers I send to Muskogee.[...]\ • ' , ' Senator T .lioi.rll.s:l·Wo'Ctld?Youl do· this--.-'htive an examination[...]ve money to |
| ·!I "' ;:., ll1oldings and a few,oil welis. It•was not·anything,to,me any inore t,lran 'l knew wlrnt was going,,to'.·happen to,the ilndi[...]t 1 1; •. (H' , , 'l , u ,/' .·,<H · ~nator ERAzIEil. IDo·ry:ou ,think,,tha.t that,·particul!l1·; Indian was imposed upon by white men and bootleggers1 l , , • Mr. Tro,vELL. I do[...]" , Senator FRAZIER. That ,is,all. 'l1hank,you.. ; . , , , ' , . '(The corr[...]'1 ·s· ,; I ,' .d • l\!cCU&TAJN GoUNT:t, ,OKU.,[...]•, ,, .~,·.· , .. Unile<l States S enator, (J011•111•tt.ee 01, I11a1u,,i Atfa/l·s, j J'[...]n witness by 1011r comm.ittee and it was sugge$fo<l• that I seuct cer thiit letters and copies of[...]1J b.Y, thee <1e1>a-rtmental officiqls.,,., '>rl .L ,; ,, • ,, ,., " 1 ,J: ;bnve bu,f.r[...]imony. You will note from' the letti!r' dute\l i\Ogu~ti G, 1020, 'from irr, <IDrnl<e's oflicc[...]tn:ic11al . offic~a~~-1, Then in a J,etter.,!lat;\l<l ;July 29, ,,1029,. addrcs~e<l to J. Ram.Jail GO!JDell 1/1 utiswer to a wi)'e[...]we could get these blm1ks from, was abse11t an,l had been on vacation for some time. You wi[...] |
| [...]0 ,vhich Js selt-e.'tJ)l,!lntory. '·'Also copies of,. my letters dated ·[...]which will be self-explanatory. • 'J l'J ' f • 1·« • Dll_AR.M&,· DRAK£:,'l 'he-abo,ve-named guar,jlan.filed a p~tjtto[...] |
| [...]Clay, deceased; Choctaw RoJI· No. ll28. pa,ni,e l. '\Vi)lle. bping the adopted son of the decease[...]t to know before I would ,confirm the sale to kuo,l'! fP!lt it_is ,for the best interest of the' mi[...]f tbe lnte.,:ior ,at this time. 'l"'hnnklug you, I am, yours very truly, .ll, l !! 1[...]1 ' ll' 1·espectfully cnll. your ,attel)t~on to tlie ca[...]s to determine |
| [...]supermtend_en_t of the Five Civilized Tribes., . ,l 111 • •• That part of the[...]delay•the•r.eque~t wnf clei)ied. • Those )'<l]o;.,l1ad opposed every effort; to obtalu '• for• th[...]., 1 ~,. 1 , t• ., ' '.l.'he refusal of ,the Indian superintendent ·to di[...]<,filed0 by tbe R<r~ero- ' |
| [...]Indian guardin11s. I think' yo1t' are more or l<:SS familiar with the method~. and ways of,bandli[...]i~ 11,>an~.,, .TliJlt iµeans , t,ha t ,he,,must <l>.• K., all, dlsb111·,s-ements'· •IJefor,e j[...]court to be responsible ·or '1irorcct t~iise l,\)inors 9nd esta,t_es lt will · be ,a~lo~l-~tely nec~,rl 't~ill _fo\i'.'. ¥flid the[...] |
| [...]h to bring this in the office, but !lad she wante<l to, she could have spent au of It. The law provid[...]. ,, , , · I wish you would l,ustruct: the department it they expect this offi.[...]d help to protect the estates of these Indians. . l Thanking.y~u for your interest In these matters[...]' WM. A. TIDWELL, 00'U'1!,l1J. J1'1lge,[...]JANUAB,'l(· 2; 1929. Hon. R, B. DRAKE,[...]would please take the matter up for me and see if l,'OU. can't get. them to send the 'check ,on down[...]ing guardianship applications, A~ :r.h'. W11:Unce l,s away on his vacation, 1nlnors who are in need o[...]be· force_d · .t o ·tak!I the mattet· up with l\llr. It-vine, field clerk, and thoi county judg~.[...]t,pen>i~,i.g 1'-hlb~fe A t f ~•. !·' . ' 2~l~l |
| [...]' , , DEPABT>l&NT OF TRl!I INTEBIOB, l/NlTEI) STA.TEii . INDLAN •SERVI.OE,[...]ence of llfr, Drake I nm sending n few to you, ns l1e sometin1es does this for school purposes.[...]note on the bottom of eve~y applicntton that you l1ave recei\•ed since Judge Wallace has been nwny[...]y tell 0 tl1em just what l thlnk. I certainly don't approve of your bull-nos[...]WM. A. Trowrn,L, C011-11t·y J111lge.[...]D1-;r~\RTMf:NT OF TRF. JN'.l'ERIOR,[...]licy. In many Instances this office furnishes |
| [...]tain sense a Federal agency f,or, t)le,prQtee,Uo),l of Indians, in many inStanc,es. ~s I view the mat[...],. • Your:,coope~·at19,n: 'Yith, l\!r. · Wallace is appreciated and hope friendly r[...]ent direct, and n1a1·k your letter "Attention I. L. & M. Division." Are you sure that each of these[...]applications from nil sections of eastern Oklabom)l, which pass- tbrougJ1 many hands, and the employe[...]ll remember ftom the records,tbat ,tbis ,pouutY. )l~~- al?O)lt as much work as tbe other 40 counties.[...]his time ot.the.year the work is extremely heavy. l!'o1· the past, i,y◊,;.~~ars Judge ,val!nce, th[...]ion blanks, aud each tiJlle was ·ad,v!sed th'a t l 'was·beilig sent a few; wbich·J never 1·eceived. 'l'bere are· a' num~er of •cbildren '1n· this co[...]realfze, however, that ~'OU are not responsible, l,avlng your hands tied by some departmental policy[...]WM, A, TIDWE!t.L, Oou,,,ty J'Uaqe. U ti l !• , , , 1 • t, I[...]'1,1). •rJ•: (, \ '·,JJUJJf)l,1.'1' 1,·[...]' . ,l' • lVJII ~{!•),,".'. '/u'ft![...] |
| [...],. ' > ,: -~ UNITED S'l".b.TES INDIAN SERVICE. 11I r»·:•, I•[...]kla., .tl.uguat 23, 1921!. Juilµ,e \Vn.l,lA>( 'l\f. '.l'rowm.r, · I[...], ftt l'dabei, Okla. ll .,. ,.[...]n ' rd 'you by·?.:rr. Drake dated August 12. l\fr. Drake has been calledl'to· K'entuct,,·[...]· · · ·" · l can not understand your statement sayjng_you did.[...]wledging receipt of your letter of .Au~st 23, but l am not acknowledging receipt, of , any oppllcntlo[...]for this woman ancl these cbild.ren, and have bee}l patient In the action of the department, ancl I[...]he Robert E. Lee judgment and set, them nstcle. '.l'ben .you would have e11ough money to care[...] |
| [...]SEed to R. B. Drake, super.' v!sing probate ht,tO,l;tlj!Y, in ~e~r,d to tile, S,aoiuel cl!ildren, who[...]check Issued for $i,'OOO o"n· 'Fe'iiruary 'i.(5/ l,~30, and' 1tbe. office bas been •ready and ,wil[...]hat ,di,strli>ution' of tile, acco~µt,could not- l>e made to tbe beneficiaries.) Our,.11\St Informa[...],". cl~rli of t.J//s pfiict ~ at.Jib~ 9El<ld ,!ur<l, ~\I canc~le<j il), .a suit l,a court, ~fr .. J,, JI Finley, -probate aftorney[...]!✓ 'Upi,n •lits advfce ,tlint1th'e records di<l ·not -show mucll\' alllorothe'royalt:V from prod[...]inder of the, ,roY,alty Is a,ynil.a]Wl; tg~ th.8;\l!,P.~OI, JISJ wl\l, I/~ tl]_e,fu~ure ,royl\lty ·rec~lved f~om ~he leases. As soon as "fl)~,.oOl.ce, l\as received .,uthe,ntlc Information that the liti[...]. . ·~ A. L. IRVINt was r~called 'as a!witness; and, having b[...], "' , 1 1'1l'. lnVJ~E. Y'es.i• It was 'in· regard to Jude T[...]nt, as •I recall 'it'. ·It· would1 not'have b~l)ri my' busiµ'e$$ 'if1I n'ad been here'to1[...] |
| [...]oepator, P11:,E, The attorn.ey}s, na,lli\l,'Yll:SiMr. I :_Q.,§prp!n\~, , ·•Mr.•l[...]'y ;, I l ll'>JI .I Ill ,,, " ·if· ~ ' l"a l RVII-{Ej. es, I • f -'J:f/ W 1 ! .[...]~ •:· ' ' -Senat~r 'P-r,NE. Was'.,tiiis p!l,~t:ic»jii~''p.l~<;e;,6J£e/ed: t~'Jii/xi,''§,t a fair pricet.J[...]'irlrt Br'oken Bow, 'tiie,ho~e 'i n: wh~chhhe ,'l i'y,~d' ,wii'.ep'. ,lie,.,da.4i'Ji'''~nc,l 1ih.'.', ~hlch he li.ved at the ·time of •his[...]ell"s over 'liei·e. I ,II'1 > l' -<!::'(. '""' f " ' ,. : Senator' P~NE~ 1'o/,as:thl).q~he~11?l~efe, 6fe~e4 t9 .~Mil at" a'!~~ir, price¥[...]NE'. I cq,uld ;no~ s~y '. as to 1t~ati! '''.1'.'t l):q~ght/ ~h~1price was plenty. I t :was not 1tbe p[...]Mr. IiviNE, That is trile.a£ this time. v $e.l).a,tor Fr1AzIER. · )Vh1_tt, is the .l,lJ\~\11:~ ()f yoµr ,trquqJe i 1 , • ?.fr. I[...]ha.t been a.ffectil)g,you for s01ne •time1 l\fr. lRvIN E. I think since I have been her[...] |
| [...]SURV>.E-Y<OF'1CONDiirIONS <OFJ INDIA'l!iS INi 0UN•I TED ..STA:TES 6630[...]~ (The statement dated January 25, 1930, by A. L. Irvine, field clerk, ,. .' Idabel' follows:[...]AN, -: : • , . . , • :t1cti?l{i ·Superintende,it, Mmkogee, Okla.[...]letter to mean rest,·lcted- that is, if jlnroll!l(I, w.itli restrictions still on, and if born sinc[...]r. accounts !;lllve"been of less than $1,000, and l:lie,.,m,ost; imp;:o.ving has-, been done in . tli[...]e (nearly three and one-half years) we have built l\<l•dJ"~IJ.!pgs ffo( l!llottees; yaililtJ:,nly ejg\i1r of .them a re •[...]sub- Joine.d;:~tatl_S,ft:c.i;; :Al!(o,· such · l!.<!m~buildlng ·1tems .l\S f~rpiing" l.lilplements and equlpments"'llre 'left ·out. -" . - : · .. .A,~tacl).'e<l:',~ ereto 'are.' ~tatem.e.n t~.J;iving In tabulat[...], A. L. IRVINE, Unitett State& Fieltt Olerk.[...]hildren (all degrees of blood) enrolled of scho0l age_______________________________________[...] |
| [...]•::l~[...].... ........... ..... . "...... u. :... . May 2Z l(l2Q Roya.tty___ ............:-• ..... . . .... ..[...]400.00 , N••~rJ l ..~ No. 6397•.:·· · ·,··.-· .... . : ...[...]150 l,· 800. 00[...]... .::_:=:.:-..-: ..- :. ..:_.:.:~..f . .. : .. l, 732. 75 230 3,000.00[...]....... .. ..... ...... ..... . Feb. 3; 1928 RoYl\l,t y.: .. : ... ~. . .......... ..... : ...... . ~[...]3,600.00 Wtllis Bohanan, No: 139-ll,4S.S.83[...]~7l:-. - - "l[...]... . , - ~.70 ... cMlke·CrosbY, NO. (97-,',l. ....... .. : . : . : ....... . : • •: .....[...]~.l[...]'l (')[...](I f90, 9() Rbod~ l''obb, No. 3$40 ....... . . ..... ...... ..[...] |
| l\fa.r,, Jtra,,Jer, No. 0017••.•• ......•[...]l\{nr.[...]l)[...]l, 900. S5[...](l) Thompson Hickman, No. 2648-----------·· .. ·· .. ·· .......... . (ll)[...]............. . .......... • tlll<l[...](l) . i:i 2,211.00[...](l) ~ Wllllnm Jacl<son, No. 16236 •• •[...]ll, .SOO. 00 1,361.00[...]200 3,000.00 (ll(), 00 ............. I, 34680 R ennie 1oncs, No. 6(X)l ... .............•.••....... ...... : ;.:·[...]8l ··[...]t:, A$Salloe l,emon, No. 909....... : ..........................[...]l, 500.[...]l, 600.[...] |
| L•:;, :.:,1 1••1·'.f.o ~ it[...]·l·•-- Closod. ··· •[...]l ' • 11·t 1..[...]1 ....k ...... l 2,•200-00 l"l . ·:·- , "' ~ ~·: •"-1 ••~,. S u.u~ ,..[...](l)r,., . ..,·····[...],000.00 .................. 942.'7 L1ckl<>n Wall, No; ll .......l.·~.rA B'.i, • f Pillin Ward,.No[...]l&O[...]l:;![...]'L,·and sale··········[...]r.ll'• ~. 1"- ·[...]~l ,•[...]ll~t{o; 325S. ....•...•... :: .• : .... : ..::[...](\ ) ,:-. l!~ t.,'1.li.j•ll"J''''Wl 1 ✓,v' 1·•1.-'[...].1.1• zo· J..,'\:'' • ... . •• l •Sec.; 0. Qi;,-::· 5!' Jf!~ I '•jU .....[...]!<I ~t.ffJ' 'l(,U(•U°"-•11' yo· '.)J;,J •[...]•• ?H-l.· ~· l\•iG r,rnq ,~~-.[...].... J,1-i.ri', lllt.L,. ~,11' ;1,r; !".-fl- ✓-H·· · · ...[...]·• ··" 'f"·l-'' ~[...]-:-,i-· :,-.1· ,,r"':",) :,r-• 1j.-.:·'1um!-'l" /'0· •.1. u :j···· ···[...]..'' (.J.11:'l!••i.')tll!.1•.fi· ;,-.,,· 11.~za • •[...],I 1i.mi,tn:1,~q-.,.,L . :.,,-u[...]! 5.°i'l!l:'-..! L, 111,s~;(I_ •· - ·[...].t.1 ,,l;11411 j•t<~~-m· 11.111~:1 l>1J .m;~\,· :;>1~• . .. .....[...].. ~1,:ti· :.r ll)'"l ► 'I[...]( . ~ ) l .u·1• • .., . .... • • .~,.,- t;!l'i.i• Lt 1r1,~;1"-1.' :.,,,.· -✓. l:,; ),'P'l'1•' lb1l•:·1m111'j' ~•; ,;,1!:1-· ~•t:w1r-A !!l)i. 1?Jol/~tp;w :.,n· r~,t[...]. , 11:1i '-' :1~\.l ! JVU•l "':f1' •[...]!Opj•i' )·~•i]•• . • !!''.Opr:r,,1r•ll!'JJ' t'JiiS~ -·~ ·c;o"""'''[...]i .. l,)J•· J";.1,,: ;~ !!'' ,- · ,n•·· ,•,[...]• ,., ·,j'l[...] |
| S'l:J·R VEY19F1 (,11:>.,N~ITIO~I? OF I NcDIA·NS,;-I[...]I@b_ei; 01./a., J"nc SO, 1928. iir. c.,L. ELLIS, I I ' Distric,t ~uperi11tc11M1[...]ess lands sold beforotthat date. I 'ft 'l.o uo'J ,' ., '1 hit L,,, :.. ·.1 Disb1o·se111[...]the .year is |
| [...]tried to emphasi?~ raising a good ga,rden an<l so~e pc:,ultr:y and. pigs_at·· each home and[...]go to , t11e· local !public schools at all. '.l.'he attendance of those who do go to ·the. publi[...]We •are now just· starting in to, "round, up l' t11e children for,1tife •next,· school year[...]' '' A. L. IRVINE,[...]I nES'l'RICl'ION8 Applications on hand from last[...] |
| [...]601. 87 LabOr, ,c,learing l!Wd, .building fences, etc ________________________ _ :,l,797.14 2 11orscs purcbased-----------------------[...]660..71 Grocel'iestnnd •provis.l,ons, clothing au.d: school expense ____________ _[...]es, etc ___________ 31,449..72 ' l 11, I ( TOtal disbur~ement:ll LEASES Departme[...]e complaints•·dlsposed ·of____·s ____________l _________________________[...]LAND l 8ALZS Tra~ts ,advertised, during quarte» for fu[...]Take.-otrs'l Letters received |
| [...]1 •) • l<f, f l , 'J ' ·' <:<..lerk.,, M~Alester) f o1 o:ws[...]A. G. MO:M~N, I I ( : i y__ •· J,1l ,fili Ji ... lJ 1: Actl11g Superln.te1[...]pared with the .conditio)ls existing in 1980. '.l1liis information ils in ·accordance y.,lth y[...]mate the _atll!ndance '\t• school Qf clj1Jdren. l,efween the lfges 9f 6 or[...]1 15 years to be about 90 per1cCnt. . 1l •r>' )J J :,1 II J J ! I\ .. Ii Jj[...]allottees in 1020 was $3,87'1~081: l .> · 1---.[...]6, 1 II I ": ' ,I l ,• ''I,[...]The approximate balance of money on hanu !n''l930' is $85,123!'' . In[...]l "[...]I 1 ~ ./ |
| [...]. ,..., Eastman Am0$, ~hocum•, l31H...... .•.• :teb. !· um L: S....... Sl,46& oo[...]¥And.orso~,Choctaw,$309. y ··· 1uly J.;,,1022 L.s........ 3,ZZZ.50[...]$150. 00' ·--~-~-:... Feb. 1, 1929 NO!l«L-.:~----.:.: . ........[...]8401........ . i,;,- Rosa Baeoo,.PJ;>:oc~~,J 6785.lL.S••••• . • 1,800.00 Abti~t',B[...]!l\D·[...]~ 1022 P. C.-P. .• 1, OJ.l , 100- Npoe .. . . ....:···~ May ~ -19[...]lllY, now Postoak, MC-311 ....... i\for. ->, 1025 L. S....... 2,393.06 20$.[...]aw, 6254'. ~·-· · · ·····-- Mar. s, 1927 L. S...... . 1,000;00 , None .. ..[...]uy~mv,. now,Dohan9n,A316S.. ..•. .. i\1'ay 1,1m L.S .... ... 1,' SOO. OO[...]1y'-no,w Alexander, ,.-\6256...... Apr. 11, 192-5 Ll'<ono.· $1,800.00 Nono 0 l[...]No.no. ~one. ~ono "l. Willis Bobanon 1 1..,hoct,aw, ND13t»....... July 26, um L . S.... . . . 1,608, 07 241. 6[...]Nolle. None zt:l' Ocorge ·Brown, vbOCtaw, NE ........... :[...]~Byin&ton,Choctaw,NE ....... . . .. A.pr. - ,1927 L . S •.••.. • 2,0Sl.63 N.ono. 2,00L63 .... .......... . . .... .do ............... .[...]None. Nono. None C/l. NorrlsCarney,~hoctaw, 13379 ........... Sept. S.J920 L.S...... . 1,9$0.00 No[...]pton Camapa, Choctaw·, 670-M ...... Nov. 4, 1924 L. S...... . 4,600.00. N[...]Choctaw, 7920 .. · ---· .. · · Apr. 23, JOZ3 L. S. ..... . 3,036.58 None.[...]hoctaw, 6523•• . ...••.. •.••. Dec. l~ 1022 L. S.. .. .. . 2,374. 7~ 1'1-o' llia Corilpelube now Poston, Choctaw, Apr. 22, 19ZJ L. S....... 1,100.00 12867, Jlilen Co[...]Oct. 12, 1923 L. s.. .....[...]L. S.. .....[...]ChOCta'Y, 8301. ... . . .... ;:.··· Juno 17, l92i . I,. S.... ... 1,050.00 Nooe.[...], 879. .. .......... . Feb, 21, 1923 L. S.. .....[...]L.[...]L. S..... . . L. S••. .•.• L. S...... .[...] |
| [...]•••• •. •••• •• Apr. 17, 1m L, S •. •••.• $1,513.00[...]ow 1eilcrson, Arapaboo, Aug. 1, 1923 LLL . S ••••••• 1, 632. Z1[...]R ••••••••• lL. 8 .....•. I, 620, 00 12$.00[...]189.18 Nono. Aug. l?, 1926[...]14~-------···· L. 8. .••. •• I, 187, 60 N[...], 15861............ L. S ••• ••••[...]l, 629. 61 . Nono. ar. l 1924 •••••do........... .........[...]LL. 8••••.•. 763.M[...]l,010.SO[...]>. Choctaw, 6565......... Jan. Z'l, 1920 R ••••• ••• • 1[...]L . S ••••••• L. 8 ....... ...[...]L . $ ••.••.•[...]aow Boklotubbe, Choe- Apr. ZT, 1921 L. S•.••••• l, 333.'. 30 None. ~oo.e. 'July ' 8,[...]; DOW James, Choctaw, Mar. H, 1921 L-. $ ••••••• 2,022.00[...]• •••••• •••• Apr. 11 192:Z L. S ••.• •••• 1,0.7."60 now A.moo, Choctaw. July 18, 1021 L. S....... 2,~85[...]Nono. l\ ar. 20;um Built. bouso - OD farm, , No.qe.[...]E . p •. •... 2,437. 81 l()Ctt\W, $013 .. ..... . . .... So1>t.. J. 1!12•[...]ono. ;:-;<mo. Jru1, 10. 19'.?(ll!m J( • • ••• •• • • 1.:.[...] |
| [...]f'cb. - , 1922 P . C , J>. .. l, 429. 79 100. 00 N ono, NO\', H, l929 ..• . •do•..•. •• •••••• ••••••l None-. None. None.[...]t. 26. 1029 n . .... ..... 3, •l30. oo 241 . .SO 3, (IIJ!), 7S .......[...].......... . Dec. 1, 192.S LL . $....... J, S.,2. 13 )53.00[...]Feb. 1.192'2 I·L ••• ••••• 6,917.~[...]' ,• • •' ' ;1,;•· ('lL. S. ..• -. . 1, I.SO. 00 None-.[...]Apr: - , 1922 'L. $ •••• • • • I, 077. 00[...]I ""LL . $ • •••••• I, 00.,. 53 ,Woodson[...]••••••••••• Jan. 19, 1920 l ..}'. J' •;.. • ;[...],, •· l i $476. • .•• • .-,[...](ll, 0$1. 00 None.[...]003 .. •• .•·•.·••• Nov. 15, 1921 L . S::..... l, Ol9. 37 F'lL. S•.. ..• . 2, 140.00[...]Cortaln, now Morgtlll, Cboctaw, D<><. 18,1929 L. S . •.•••. 2,700. 00[...]w, 8611 • •••••••• Jan. 1, 1920 LL. S •• ••••• J; 487. 35[...].lo McIntosh, now t,1elson, Choctaw, Jan. 1, 1920 LL. S ••.•••. 2,671. 25 25cl[...]~. 842.19 ' ···· · ··· ······l·····do.: ••• • •••••••[...])>y\,Chootaw,N E •••••• Aug. 20, 1929 L. S.•.. : . . Iacl<son-M'1\Sbmtub y, (lboetaw, GOl!S• •• fan. 28, 1925 L. $ •••••• • L. S . •.•••. 3,325. 70[...]•••••••••••• •••• l[...]Nail, Cboclfi':J~3083.......: ..... JOOJ: 1; 1020 L. S . •••• •.[...]h, now .w s, Cboctaw, 4717. Juno 18, 1925 L. $ ••••••• Levi-Orphan, Chickasaw, 311 • ••••••• ••••: Jan. 1, 1921 LL. S •. .••.• 1,719.29[...]PbUJlps, Mississippi Choctaw, 133. ! Apr. 8, 1926 L. S: .•. ... 1; f 68. 31[...]stos)s, now Phillips, Mississippi i Jan. 21, 1921 Ll[...]Po))t-. now Gibson, Choctaw, 8629. Sept. 19, 1921 L. S•....•• 12,000.00[...]: ~ MillicP.ope, now Doctor, Choctaw, •1l6M.I May 26,11124 R ••••••••• :[...]5•. • •. • ••• •• Oet. ZI. 1921 L. 8•...••• , 1,006- 00 ?-falloda Picl,;eos[...]N~?e: June l, 1921 Built house oo farm. i[...]• •I I, 973. 16 Nono. l |
| [...]tb Pusloy, now Ltidlow, Choctaw, Apr. 1:,, 1926 I L. s....... 1$1,391. •s[...]L. S••.•.•• ·1. 612. 95 L. S•.•••••• Z, 261>. 50[...]oetaw1 322••• Jan. 1, 1920 L . S••••••• 1~'100. 00 Noo[...]L, S •••••••, 6,060.00[...]•••.•••.••••••••••l Nono.[...]•••••• JO.D. 1, 1920 L. S .•••••.1 2,676.42 Nono:[...]ctaw. ·16834: ••••• ••• Jan. ~I, l!nl L: S .••••.•1 1; 673. 00 L: S: •. .••. I I,; 237: 50[...]L. S•••• •.•! 1,880. 00[...]24 R •••••••••, lL. $ ••••••• 1,400.0[...]None. Nono. 150:00 0barles'.l'bompson, Choctaw, 6367 • • - •••• Jan. 21, 1921 L. s ....... 1[...], 115-!'i B •••••••• Apr. 1, 192S L . s ....... Slnoy .Thomas, now Wallen, Choctaw, J[...]Choctaw, 6642. ···-······: Apr. 19, 1923 L . S •.•...•! Ellis Wade, Choctaw, 9027 ••••••••••••••• Oct. 13, 1927 L . $ .......:[...]Nov. 26, 1927 .. .....do ........... ...... .....l None.[...]L. S •••••••! 1,112.00[...]l7S.00[...]w,5901- ••••••••• Mar. 12, 1920 L. S •••••• •1 ~69).. 06[...]••• •••••••• Sept. 26, 1923 L-. $ ••••••• ! 1,134[...]I L. S •••••• ;I '[...]s Word, Cb~t0,w, 5816 .•.. .•. . ••1Juno l, IOU I r... s ...•••• 11, 19-L 12[...] |
| [...]ctaw, Feb. 13, 192-i ,,, s .......l •• Z77. 24 Nont.[...]aw, NE _______ ___.. __ Mar, Z 1920 L. $ •••• •••' •· 033. ro[...]t Choctaw, 164 ••. • Juno 1,, 1924 L :-S ••••••• 4,604. 70 ...: N[...]. .. Nono. N:one. l,9,vjoa Wright, Choctaw, NE ........... . Sopt.[...]L.'S•••. •• 1, -633. 83 _ :None. _[...]•••.-:_. ... 774.-40 Nono. l'l,oM.[...]ta, now Coiey, Cbocta'!', NE. Mar. Z'l, 1920[...]::-, L~ey A. Yota~ nee .Anderson, Cboc-taw, Apr. 11), ltm' 1 L. S • •••••';J[...]ro, 1m L ~ S....... -J, 70C'l:,37 :; ~ one.[...]hoetaw,6141 .•.•.•.•••• Nov. 3,1921 L.· S •. •••• '!. 1,$62.19 · '.None.[...]00• •• Jao. 17,1923 R• ....•••• -.l, 2!)2.:78. • U00.00 HelenBryant,uow Noa.b,[...]taw, ,"'371 .... ... ~ . .••• Mar. 13, 1922 L. S•••.•• ; J , .13&=-27' ·None. ~J)[...]6198•.•••••. •. .• Oct. 8, 1920 . L. S...••• .- , ::1,. 293.-71- ~ None-.[...]5••••••••••• 1ug. 20, 1920' L. 8 . •••••• :1, 27fl::"OO: :; :Nooe.[...]w, NB 117.. .......... Feb. 3, 1925 R.. ...... . -l,~29 locey James, now Bohanon, Ch·octaw, Aui.[...]l,j[...]kton,...Cboctaw, 892.S. July 20, 1920__L, S........ 1, 202:97' ~ -"None. - None.[...]••••••••• Dec: 9, 1m .L. 8 . ..... , ).109;:24' .c '140.00 • 116. 00 ·[...]w, 5&58.............. Apr. 3, 1922 · .L. S•...••. :i,010.-00:- ...~. :_None. -· ::[...]l1l[...] |
| [...]R£FollT ON Qtn-:STIONNAIRE 01' ~ ENATll CoMMI'l'l'E& ON INDIAN AFFAIRS; BY JA>ll:S B . WRIOBT,[...]; · . Balance 1.Malinda Pickens, l\IcAlesfor, $50- ~_______________________:, __: _ $1, -145. l3 2.Albert Carney, i.\fcAlester, s25________·:[...]------------------------------ 106. 10. Charley '.l'aylor, Damon, $30________ ________ ________ _____[...]--~--- - 10,165.20 14. Lucy Anderson, now Yota, .'l'allhlna, $20______________________[...]~ 21. Siney '.l' ho1nas, now ,vanen, Milton, $25---------[...] |
| [...]565.l 13. Give approximate dates on· which .youi vi[...]dian Office during the past three years. In··l926-February 1, Aprll 21, October 7; 1927-Janunry[...]. . 14. )Y)len and by w),lopi., -h\l;Ve _yo~r books been nudlte_ ~ during the p[...].h e bts! p,ric~s., In, ~lhs ~\IY. we .,encoul'ag(l ~ompe_t1tlon aµd p.19,st always s.~t.goojl v,alJ[...]hree yea,;s,1ooep ,,r~~rred; to y,ou 9-~.,Wl}Rll\ ll, al.). ,ll abotJ..~ th~1 iµ~tt~.~.,1 • 1 l, ;. . • •. ; .-, , ., .• 1[...]and J>urc~a:s.e q~ U~uqf,Jo .~ .<1. 1bY I~d~ans? l · •.-: · . : , . n 1 • ·, - ; • , • ,· This 1s ·ll•!>tO!>)l!!\I .)~ lt;,elf, land we can ,o)lly l)se .morl\l .s~as\on._, •Th~ allottees, ~re not ~10g to ~nf[...],, al14 ,th~.,boo~le~(lr ;wtn gtv;e us no 10formt_l.~1~n. : ! ., . i , .[...]: Tpi~ matter 1~,.~a.ndJe,q, by the co,u l'ts; ~n~ c~urts are th!' cre!)tion of polltl~ and,c,v\l•seryic~ eipp>oye~.s .ar!' b~ri·ed frolp, polli[...]• . , ''l' ·, ·:- •. ·· J~nes Ml\l!', .Ac;td~my, Hartshorne, Okla.; Choctaw•Ch.lck[...]. · 24. How .many l1Jclians of your (jistrict bnve divorced during pa[...].. . . , OJe; ~O.. .,· . 'l 1d1 ~ r ·1·' . . .[...]thases 1µ:c~p~ clothlpg , and -,grocerlcs and , l!ogs; but, since lnyoices ha"e t!) corer the!>'ll •I '.'II)'\ .J ..-.,[...] |
| [...]·,1.1 1~r-• l ,.. I h , , , .-~ · Mo,AL£BTE!l, 01«1-.,,.; J,f/,ne SQ, 192S. SUPElUNTEN'DEN~ OF 'THE FIVE CIVlcizro 'l,1Uu89, · .-, '.m· 1 1".J;..:[...]eadquarters, One polnt 1/i:1 our district Is made l)y' horseback acro~s the mountains; to go by car'[...]tlie'·sfze or the country 11nct the wo1:k betor/l,:us: the ,\vork see'mfto I,>~ 'i n fair shake ahd[...]been added, during tbe"past Year, the duty of Cl>l~ectlng segregated coal,Jnnd·:•surface'renta)s,[...]al 'ancl Haskell Coun~\es, and the ~v,o rk '?f .1/l!'d, appraJ~!.\\g a~ l~astO tem,P?r!lriµ,,[...]aldfd;.l,lf adylce, precept, abd example. ' ,[...]o say tbat we do not conside1· It beneficial to' l·em'ovc restric· tions 11Pon allotments In .orde[...]• 'l . j, ' p •,[...] |
| [...]llndnno','~:tce1itf?~, to the' rule· a,mo11g the l\llbttees. A _ g reat many ·of our I[...]m banks and stores with tbe idea of paying tor tb1l snn1e· out of'the· proceeds from their crops la[...]a 'living:'. .,. ,. . '1 ' · ; . ' '· l ' '. · ft$ tO > f1)[...]• : Tjie· ch~l,'1,/,'fD,.I),( tl)e fll/,qtt~s in tl)is ijistrlct .l)n~e· fairly good ,school oppor- tumtfe~ !11,,,th[...]ey are taJ<i11g1 8H~a,1t~gl) ,O J, 1tl),e ~ l!P.P.Ort,up1t)~ . to a la,r ge extent. However, tb~r.e are tjt~~ ~~111).lp,t~ es.,wb9, l~v,e Ip, /so\l\t~ p!ai:,es ; w,here tbe children can nqt attend[...]111,g,scl}qo,I. I ·, 0 h 1.. ,, I :l.111 ., ,,. ,'ci ,..., _\\'e Ji![...], oq, 1n!ll~n .• ~moo!. lo . ou~ 11distric,t an!l . that is Jones · llale Acadel!IJ, 1I!> P.11!1 ~ ~.@ ,fi),lea t (\ .capac!t.Y, nncl -if ,th!l f.aJ!llities were, greatei, , w,e coul<) . Pt!\lla.~!:t, b,l!,ye, .~ 111rg~r, att~_l)/l!ln.~e,. . It \111.s , been,. our .. expe1·tence.[...],to 11ttepd Gov,e~pm~9t .~C)1Qc9\§;t!)A-11 , 'f\l ,!lavii 1~en abl!l·•to ,supP,ly. , .Es11ecially is tl)is the case .~ !~h,,~~noc, 9. l\~d Ha~ke\l. wl).fpl,1, scbo,ols tn!<e., care. qf 1,those ad;vapccd grades. 1EJ!uc!l,tlql), am911g,tbe, C)locP,ws .Ji.a~.- lleen stre,[...]cn~on, stUI it ~eem,s that ·ti),~ m,a j,o~nY-, C'l\l rjl{ld, !lP~ .w~ite a.n<J. !lave.. som,e educatio[...]; seem to .go to aboµt the fifth or, .slxµi _gr\l,<!~ ,and, stop. Thi~, much erlJ.1c11t1011 is some[...]es wtio .bav,e, r!!,Celv,ed11!). _fa!r ,education l,lave,.in· most Instances l)ad their restric.• tlons remo,v~~t an1l , ttierefore ,,w e do not ,ba,•e, nny,.o'tlicln[...]\f~ .f~om, personal , 01,>serv11tipn. that , we h!l(v e .mnny .. Indians ,of hig\ier e<111cati!l1~.,,:,,b,o . bnve a,ttained to positions of ,J)ro[...]aces in professional, commc,·cial, nn.d p_olitiQ~l life. ,.,,,. . ; 1 l '" JI ,, '.' ·,[...]11!J .. •:a .. · 11 ,l I HEALTlJ. , 1' .-1; ·on .1 • r: ; 1; 'l'h .[...]mal.ign,qp t' '.~1i~e'a ~e. !1,1\\ong th~m. Tlji1l1~~ 1~:h:e Jielm spg,1/.t cptqemi~s :~~ niln,~i- t??se~uence but ~ pf_l,\1,l)g, .t)ia.t ,C,l!USed. 1.!S 3,I/Y11 llll~l!S,l l)~S~. . ',l'ber~, /lr~. com1n1ra,• fllelJ fe:w ,who. n're s[...]itter of living, a,,,c) 'we e !eve tqa~,- 1P"~l8!!,l,:n'!i~ S,llllitary ac1vice ,,'YOl~l<J,, P.e; pf ,_gref\t r nf1,v111,1t{lgj!, .to theT·. 1;!!, e n mnp~r' pt ,dea~l>'s fr,om fill ,cnu~es amp~1~ .0,\lf:, n:nq[...] |
| !/ j) ··.11 :. ,'/ L~~7i°~~ 1 l 1(: .~fl0".i'I ·, A! '[...], cases, 9f,dr~!ltm,eiis .aµd~the· consequent l,lnlis nnd Imprisonment. But we a~e seldo1u.cnlleu[...]are some few instnuces of bad .checks, but they l!ave·ti~ti of vf)r:y !lttle trou.b)e, to us, '£h[...]were·wrltten and atlministered';·'lndlanf 1,vho l'/ave been granted the rights of citizenship ln"t[...]1\re ·so ·lntimatel,!' assoeinhid'"\vlth,'''an!l ''surrouoded ,by, 'white people, that· we. cnn'· oot administer -the 'dffalril ot7oilr l'le'oj>le' without coming In contact with the whi[...]Indians.' · . 1 •·1 1 l · 'j,fs! • 1 ' ' • , • •[...]ill 1n thllm the economical handli11g of then· a(l:1,r, and the value of property together with the[...]dge of value.. .Their lmmemate wants see~ to t~.E!l\1 ~o,.tie all-important. They do, not unde[...] |
| [...],A.TE_S f56l?f? supply. ,ve have been eudeavorlni, ~o ln~t,IU[...],t o _mn)fe, a' living In the fu~uFe.,;, At .the ~l!le time we are unde1taklng to assist them ,In t[...]scai 11ea-r e11ded J1111e 80, '1928, P itts!ntrg, L atini,er, ·· ..,,a L eflcwe (Joun ties, at Mc.i!w.,ter, o ·kla.[...].l Applications on ·hand from last year----·-·-[...]ontli'_..:: . ·~.:.~--·'--~:. · ·· • None. |
| [...]I l) l!l 1fld·til? Tracts advertised[...]····· General office, forwarded otlie'r tlel<lll~,.field clerk, Hugo, follo,vs :) - I ..[...]Pushmataha, with head• quartl!rs at Hugo. The l:(lneral chnrm;te1·.,of ttb!S lal)d •¼I !;'µ~[...]o! Pushmataha Coun,ty is .adapted cµiefty to gr~l\iug,. while in Ch9Ctnw.,Cou11ty agriculture take[...]y, ·1920...=.s••=s==····=--·······L~. .:.... $43,358. &I :t:ands:owned January, 1930[...]' ~ 10-year· pertoc ' ·pureh ased f or l nd'ions d unn., · I ••• a.....[...]' '•I ' > I l , JOI) •· ,.ggrega te pureh nse prI[...] |
| [...]m/s,",,, 1 (LaD4! sa\e : .,4-ccoup,ts ,/l,'/IOU~t).ng ,; o,,$1,0001 and ov,e r, pln~e ,pe.c._, 31, 1919 l • Amountof[...]6, um •••.... ..•••• .•••.• |
| [...]-Continuecl [r.iind' snle: l.ic<!aun'te ni8oontlrig to $1,000 and 'over '$Ince Dec: 81," 1910) ~l • 1 ,, ' Ii,Amount[...]' ·l, 801:0I Land, taxes, payman[...].June 12, 1928•••••• 300.0l[...].•...••••• l, 605: 00 Wagon, mu1e.s, cows, bogs, re[...] |
| [...]I 1 l" • • •[...]J, 000.100 l ,, I hou.so and lot, la[...], ElltnTaylo~.~-.~~• .;.j· ~,: ,' ; ~~l f: 60 B.uildiJ?g ~·oUSOw ba!°D,,cash, fur• Mi[...], '" • ,' .BirdioHarr~:-·"··~-~ .l•1n.l,·401.40, , Cowa, ! mules; Jee<J. 11 baroess, 1 A[...]I •,: ,•1 l.,> ·•i•rt .. •J ,,[...] |
| f>',uuf111t9YE8l'~19 ~ N,.Al;B~ l~\lhb u1 \ 1. How, man)Crestt-icteU India)1s,[...]icted, enrolled Indians and nl,so,,,o f,, mi/),0,l",,heiQ,l" haying restricted ho1'!cstends i,IJ ,!l)Js.,di,Strict, it ap~ars tllat tiler~ are ~so,.1[...]pnymeut, there are; Ci who receive $25 per month; l .,who receives, $100, per month; l $il0 'and 1 ,$35. ' '[...]er restricted or unrestricted. Most of the uures\l'ic,teµ l11,\!_i!lnS sell the/r .,~llotwents ~v.ll~n t11,ey[...]omplained that be "?II~.11..0~ goo~ to_h (IJ, ~.\l.WPl.aint; ',l!ll.d,,e ,!>Y lier .!!ajlghter, ..Aui the' 1>r.ob.11te attorney had them all in l1e1·e and she has:ll>'ed. with herlguardlan tor at least 25 yenr.s an<! will not liy.e, aµ l:'.1'!Jler.~,J l.se, Sf>. .~t 59u_st ·.hai;e bge~,,!\.; mistn~e .[...]t lils guardian was not providing .for him, not,,l!uying him•shoes, etc, ., Go'mplalnt•was made[...]the two above ilamed.' · · " . , 9. Whljt pre,l'.~\ll' dµ~les, if any, as, to u11-restricted {nd[...]em to. be better farmers or better housewives. . 'l'he flu and pneumonia are ragil)g, lots of Inp.ll1[...]" ·The probnte ·attorneys have cbarge of the r'l!stitcte'd"Irr(linns· wbo' have guar• dl[...] |
| [...]. ~!J lfJ ~ ~ .r ~ . . l ([...]7- l Tll1 .n; I) 1•r-1 1 fh[...]o,t:n ,Going, Hugo,' Okhl.; Elency James, 110\V 'l'bOmJ)SOU, ll>Dth'; his· balance 'is $2,673:28. Elency' James,' now ''l'hompson, receiv'e!t $5 'per' mout.b ; her balance[...]yment 'of .~40 per month; 'hei•, bnlauce ls $1\0l4:68. 13. G'ive anproxlm\J.te antes on which yo[...], 14, \Vhen, an<l !>Y whom, have your books been a uoited during''the past .three l years? • , J "- 'l 1 ·,.,_,n·,·, 1[...]. 15. De~crlb_e system.51J procedur!l you, follow in (le(er"!\ning fair~ess of P)'f~~s-[...]• r: ;:::11 I f.l :' il I. The appraiser ins[...],•1 1? .I •fH; • . • I, •II l1'J+i(!l ,1.t f 'l.1he nPpraisexi'11nsi:rebt's'ttil.d'-tieS thel)rlce.l ru 1 ~-" 1 ~~> ·~ ·,, •" :.! ,,[...]1 : •:, .. i. i" : •· ll L~arn from lnn<l<?''ll,l~rs. b,~W.\,!DUCh they nre va)'.ing in the differe[...].taxe$ too bigb we1l file Nui·sery'stSCk? i•l, i • .,~,n . t •• . , , 'l,, .' i•:i . ·1 i • «[...]we have' reason ' fl:>'r thinking they do, we ftn<l out di\c·D»~~J~4p<1 ~qJ.tj;~~'e~ 'of'bi~rC[...]~ Y'll// or.;\ibo\J~J ,OU\det~!~~ SU~f.hf!r/;!ng l,n\lU).~~- 1.,,r, .... , |
| [...]lNDIANs''uk ui-iiTED stliEs :;'1s., ,g'iv~. na!l!~ei· :il~ .ai:ri~Jnt ot swe~[...]1 ~se~l l ... • ' jl° ,ti I j J[...]f j I ,1:.,l, (. |
| [...]. l:O'OOATION !j ff , , -~ .: f • '.l'be Indian cblldren or this district of school age[...]ols near here are ·always full•to capacity, |
| ~ SlJ}l.VE,Y (OFi' CONDITIONS! OP.rI N DIA:NS ·IN:tPNJ'.l'Ep ·!>X~~s[...].. .., • 1• l>ISBUR$EMF.N1' 8 '' '[...]ed- - ------'-------------- purchase(l -'- - -----------------[...]~- -- -----------•--·---- --------·•- --• l, 141. 00 Harness purchased-------- --- --- - -[...]h _________________ .: _____ c____ ~---- -- 88 'l'racts sold • during month at public auction____[...]- -- - - - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - -l· - - - -I- -- -[...] |
| [...]on called as a witness, and, after being first du,l y, sworn_, was examined 'and testified ,as follo,[...], l , . Mr.'J,ViLLACJ,:. 'l'he,s~utlieasf.ern) >~rt o , the,~t~te'.[...]I j' f , ' d ' j• l Mr. vVAJ;LACE. !. li.ave a ,statement here th[...]1 :· , , , ' , ,J, ,, , , •J.. .l 1 t> Mr. 1VALXfl.C~•. l/,i, (} 9ip,t <o~. 9ngre~, appro,ved May; J~,.,19[...]lie .allotted1 inherited, liild devl~ed;restrlcte<l Ja11ds ,of eai:ll•~ndian of ,tbe Five Qlvillzed Trlbe,s , in ,e;,:f~S/; of one hundrpfl an<;l s/xty acres slla\l Ile I su~~ect .to. taxation \>Y ,the State of Pl!ltiboma · UtJder ~u<l In a'ccordance.~th '.tile laws of that State, and[...]! select from, his restrictedJ land a tract or tr!l.~!S, n<it e;,ce~jlipg ·,; n [the aggreg;itll one[...]' 's uper- intendent for the '·Five Civlllz'ed '.l'rlbes, slui ll be subject , to appr'ov,·i[...] |
| i5fll_6.6 ;SURVE¥ t0Ft 00NDITIONS OF !NDµN.S,·~NyU;lj'l~ED ,S,-i;A~S ·foi:,. thei1~.use ..and benefit until AJ?ril _27,11193.l, ,.th!l:,t;ime, fjxed for |
| su~yEY Of , ~ONDITI9NS 10~' lN,DI~l\~ INzU,NlTED, STA'l]E_S[...]ilVO,Jik_i ,. · i\fi·. -:\YALL1CE. $1nc~ ,Apr)l,1ll.i Jnoney ,lc;is.t through the, g,ua.rduuis-of.th[...],:, . ,., ,.. ,, ,, , 11 ,,., Mr. vYA!,LACE. 'l}hei;e) ~as been .~1ute a"lot,pf,1t lost.a!)_d ,va[...]. ,. , .. i\~r- WALLA.CE. I l.iar.e beeJ.?,. jiere .~s a hnvye_r in \:.ourt and[...],. , • , Se~1ator FRAzµ,n, ~I.~.J l,i.e1;',l,not, p1:ovision, ~01 a_. i;iew bond¥.,, , •[...]. ' •I.' I ' l • /ff! '[...]ER. Do not those bonds ha.ve,.1to be, ,~Ji~t;?ve;<l -by someone 1n the Go',!e1;n,n,1ent1dep!lrtment 1[...]hould be required. You under~ stan~_a. 1·~ p.9~j~l~i_5,e1:son:,w~l np~t"1~e ai u~~-d\a1i,~~ip' t;o'i;uhJ9r 1(> or 20[...].. Senat,or lfRAZIER, When yol\ ~!14 t)l~~...the pond .of .09te -◊-~ th~ i uard1a[...] |
| [...]co'Ni>iT10Ns 'op I'No1ANs iN uNiTEo s'rATEs ?l•Ir. 1.VAUACEPi 'do'hot 'kno,v'ho\v it 'cot\ld b[...]· Mr. ,VALLACE. No; l do not know o~ any except 1naybe if he ,vn.nted s[...]' '' - ,.,, 1 , ·, Senat6l..'FR'Ain:R. You 'J.i:now Mr. Le"1is, here;' tlie"[...]tor FRAZIER. Yo~ m,at pr<ic~ed;1Mr:'p _e,~.i~. ,·l_ ,'' " , ·' . '·l\1r. EE,vrs. I want!, to know wltether there are ,[...]oc- "tliws in orde'f t'o' ;eiuible the oilice at' l\1\1s1cbgeli't'o' 1complete the 1929 per capita p[...]LLACE. I clo not know. ' That ddes 'ndt co1ne ·.~l\rough my1 office.[...]st pe'ople 1 ',, • ,l\1r. '\VAr,~ACE. ',I'Jie I checks do ·n ot co1nc.[...],~r . :Mr.,LE\V!~- You dp npt undeit t \tncl l1:(Y quqs~½qn. ·., ,' Mr. ALLACE. Co1ne around here a little closer. · 'L•lwrs. , ·1 1[...]f • ':h l, . Choctaws. 1[...] |
| [...]of ., of heirship filed up there before they"can ,l?,\l-Y out'the moµey to, the. proper·heirs. My quest[...]'~ttptneys 'atteip.pted.1tb -~I}'d o1't .!1-1).Yt'l?ing 'abqut the .he1r.s o,f those m1.si,1ng p,eppl[...];nber.. , . l\fr. LEWIS. ,Just. give us an estimate. Mr. :\V[...]or a hundred. . l\fr. LEWIS. pne· other question. There ar[...]av. 21, 1929. ' ' Senator \V. B. l;'INl:,i . ,, • W[...] |
| [...]o.rJty should·, gh•e,iun opinion on.. the y nl,l!lltY ot1 these d~,s an.d .. t~e npJ?llcntlou ,of[...]D£i>ARTMENT•OF TH& 1N'l'ERl0R, '[...]ave been1madel ih this ,disti-ict lately; but l< aw sending ,this ·one tor•t)je reason ~11-t t[...]~band or 1"lfe pr otµe, l\eirg to tbe l~pd, notwithstanding the land ·1~' rcstric!ted1 f[...]' ; n/~ . J t l / ! :!itlloui wtll;noted tl.int .the'·deed I[...]( , .. , i _1.. L i.'•"ll page1'.!i4. Speculators: 11re, n 9w, sc'O,l}rf'!g, ~c ,<oo,1m(p;-1s~~,;ing· g~~ IQ t,bi~-,C/IJSS _of !,a~(l ·fr,9ffi Ch<>j,\\\ws,. aw!' w1p1y p\\v,e,)?lad~, d,e~~$. ,:i;he 1pric!l pal,cl, 1s n.,mere plttan'ce. "'one' mnn liavl(lg 1t\VO 'childf.l?n lforn since' 1906' ~old•his[...]st in the bo}ll~s.\ea<j ,gf !\er µ'Cf!ea~ed h,uS~l)nl/,.1,,:ortb about $6,000, for $150 ancl wade th[...]/ .J ·) lll~X•J ~- • l .• 'thel!C l~ncl, 1bu.1;e1;s b(lvej!J~n t_a)sing,p)roct.l!)''S ?µ,t ot,,tbe WJH\tY, ~p.yiu_t, j_uris- dlct[...]et an appro,•al, they tnke the deed nnyivay. ·'l'he etrort now is to secure deeds for n nominal co[...]after 1931 in Yiew ol the act of 1908, ·sections l, is, and 9; and the ,,unendments n1.ade by Consrc[...]< ' , ,.,:1:l 1 ·,: I, .· ,I , |
| [...]suits should be flied to cancel 'th~ <lell<ls 1an!l rushed through the courts and conspiracy lnclictm[...]ion will lie and should oo made not only ngalnst·l'th~ parties Inducing the Indian to con,•ey but[...];,,, ,,, .. ,W.11\I, ,WALLACE, Proba,te Atto1~\l)y. I[...]l I '[...]DEPARTMENT, OF 'l'Rt'l !N'l'EIUOR,[...]• . · • •\· -~ .r::i r:, i • .L Li 1.f1fU91. O~la., •{<f,_n~,:rv 4t 1~29. Mi:. R. B: DJ-:6,.K~, , ~ I ff}! .1,,,. l •)' I{, 11,:,: l'l JI" ,•• ; ,;,.' I (~ .- Super[...].• ,,._., : DEAR Sm; _l , hq_v,e.,YQl1.l\•}eJter inclJ>$i.llg,.!e.tt!lr , pf -~r~..1l)Jc?i1tllap ,in,,1-efe~ence to information request[...]ome have bonus.mo~ey..also., ,, u10 .;-: i ·., -,l;. ,:. .1; l 1· t ·,.;·:o .n ,..tnJ 1., -~ !fr J~ I nm[...]ee w.111,bav,e,a full list,,(?.O?file:-'t ;•H! 1l~u dl ·1.au \/1'1 ~: J:,l,,1/• . -.. ,1h!.i:~ .1,rt < o t . lf. •-,In referenc~. tJ)1 ,a ,l,i,st, .o f f).111:bl<>Qd, land .salesJtbY. guardi(\ns,,in1,t)l.ls,. ,d lsµ-lct duriog the past 10 years, this w[...]ce, pa.id, date sold, appraisement1,if,m{ldl!,cRD!l p_;ice received.,,<> , f>11;, 1i ,' >i 1, 1· 1,f[...]i~,.,court1e.ases~ and; so, ,on, ,a.tid t,Jiave ! l!O ibelp,,fbut, must do it myself. I a\ ways do more or less work on Sundays and ,,l\oli,days to.,keep,,up; .. ,Practicall:v. all th.e[...]re County Judge ,FJanagan,,asks for appraisement, l 1-• ..; •;s11f ,u: -~ .~·. , ·1[...],asked , tQ, get au apprais~me;\t,· :i ha:v,e !e!l.de.ilvoi:ed to ,get these land_sales ,made ,at1pr[...]. ,., " l IHl• 1••il,~,U ,[...],., Cl}octl!?? Cou,J;\tY,_; E,lsie ,~ ni;l.1CeP4U$ Nal,1; .Slme!)n, NaJ,l, gvar\l)a.n,, , l}onU!!, ,., Le~lo1:e 9Qun,~y_:J!34l! Dl!P/lY,.,incoµipet~nt, hl)lrs ot Ma;y Daney.;-[...]d Foston , Wllsoi;i; , Carl Pr~'Y,e tt, guJl~<Jia!l, :•Ison 81)4 Ji1ral!k.,Ii(>~\l,llr; -~lqn~E!, If>man,, gµa i;(J,i nn,11 Qui,te,[...]·f f,frl "IJ1 { OJ l •· ·. 1 ' I•[...] |
| 56!72 ;SURVEY, 10 1!'10.0NDl'll:'ro,~~j,:Y,, t' I fit , I[...]· • 1(•11 I , ' l •·,,[...]case. :11 r.l ,q , ' l•f1111 I I ~• ~ ••,ll,J.liE1gbt "hundr'e\l'1 to one1 thousand·• but' many ·,of •them·[...]excessive fee. ' . l . I[...]. . -,.: I ,; 141 l ' do<not lbave•lmuclr to do with ,divorce cases[...]ot know -of any. · , , , l : |
| [...]ii1a filing ·system ad fa'r as• possible! 'l'be ' old ·111es I have are deficient ln m\ln)' '[...]aken ,when 'I am not. pre'sent·or1 no't consulte,l tliat would hrive liccn, othl!rwlse' had I been p[...]unteri ·ntte'r ,TanuaryJHILeFlore,• Poteau itd<l Tali!Wria, Judge Grllver Flanagan. • McGurtaln Count.YI' Idabel; Judge Wllllbt!• ' A."' Tldwe}l;1 • F{1sliinataba ' County, Antlers, Judge\· 1 Ge~rge· Chlld'e rs. l > "' • • • •• ,.,1•,111,,· •l ~ : No; not iii ~Jlt~ (\lsfr,\ct " Picking Is be[...], 28. ' None, so far as r know. 1 • 1 ll 'use typewritten matter suitable for tlle •[)arlicular cas,:<:•l> " Respectfully submitted. ' 11[...]! • >1 •I In A. ;, l :t 1., • ,:. ~ . , ,,., 1,[...]ve who receive $25 per 111011th,' one who receivo:l $100 per month, ·one $50, and one· $35.[...]>ut. the prob~te attorney !>ad them au in here an,l she had live,l with )rer guardian ·fof' at least 25 year[...] |
| [...]are your duties, if any, as to restrlcte<l Indians ••[...]v J• ;• , (l'be pr,ol!nte attorneys have charge of tbe rest.l'lcted 1ndians who have guard• Inns; bowe>'e1·[...]o get It cured, so this keeps lier balance down). l,ina Frazier, now TuPIJer, receives $35 per mouth;[...]ceives $25 r1er month,; her balance ts $3,069.66. l\1c0layborn receives S50 per month; his bal[...] |
| [...]and Indian "chool, whlcb ls a contract se\1001. 'l'be nearest bospital is the Choctaw and Ch[...] |
| [...]• I .DEP.ART~ENTJ OF THE l NTmlOR,[...]. The views and facts set forth are as· L have found them since I have ooen ln the service.[...]f tbe·•Fh·e Civilized Tt•ibes in Oklohomn. 'l'be duties pre- scribed by the·. act devolving on[...]ncl activities of n member of tile Five Clvili,,e<l 'l'ribes having restrictecl lands und moneys[...] |
| [...]ate. of the· contract, that Is· merchantable m1<l flt for commercial purJ)Oses, and is not entitled[...]1e nc.t of. May 2,,. 190S, nil lands of full-bloo1l allottees were restricted aud tlH)' homesteads of[...]st may el~t to t.nke the iand at· the apj)raise<l value; and in such instances the court orders a d[...]_have no monCY, t<i proteet their lntere.sts,; an!l if th~Y know, about an they . are mterested iu i[...]sale cnu often be made to actual 2646i;-Sl- l"r 14---25 |
| [...]owner or guardian aud then only land speculntors l!uy and then re~ell on terms afte,·. wol't{;agiug[...]or the county judges in Choctaw, ,McCµrtain, and l?pshmataha Counties. I pro• tested the approval[...]everi let the applicnots fl.le t.heir petitions. l 1>ro• tested the first application prese[...] |
| [...]r tbe funds due tlle ward and the bond worthless, l1ence the wal'd bad lost ns much of his patrhnony[...]nrdiuus who keep lll'Oper accounts or make annual l'eports are not 1mmer- ous. Also final accounts ar[...]rmine Its status in reference 10 jurisdiction of l'he 1irobnte attorney. • · 'l'he number of cases, Indexed in tbe co,rntics in t[...]Choctaw Count)•, 3,600 ;' Le '}'lore• County, ll rime of hen ring. I requested t be ocurt elerks[...]urtain County, Monday and, Tuesday of ea<:h week; l'usiJma• taba Co1inty, \Vedoes\la'.:1: aoU Thur[...]. ., FAR~ING At least 90 l)'e1·' cent of tbe Choctaws live in .the country[...]Tl•e Cbocwws \h·iug iu the countt·y O"ac u;:y l'l:c:r o ,,·n |
| [...]born since allotment that IHI\''·' lnberlted lan<l from full-bloocl parent, or J>areots that were .[...]eh•es, ,will,,!ll) unnble to. 1>ay the taxes nn<l retain t.heh- lands until they become of age, and[...]s as uurest1•icted and other lnn,ls: Provi<le•l, 'l'llat the Indian owner of restricted land,[...] |
| [...]Ol' by the superintendent for the Five CiYllized 'l'ribcs, shall be sub• ject to· approval b)" the[...]ian heir or devisee of the land • • · *." 'l'he ruling and holding of the department at Muskog[...]d tile amendments. . • 'l'hese lauds were restricted also under the act of[...]at part of the act•of 1928 above set forth. 'l'hc act provides that after recording the certific[...]and reco1·ded certifi.cate or in a ny full-bloo<l Indian heir or clevisee ot the laud. It se.:ms[...]dian of the tl'lbe to the allotted, inherited, an<l devised restricted lancl. In 11slug this lang11age Con- gress did so in accordance with the l'estrlctions 1i1·ovided in section 1 of t.l1e act of May 27, 1908, in which nil land. of more[...]e S11preme Conrt of the United States adopted the l'ule over a h1111dred years ng<' that acts of Cong[...]t th e res11lts favorably to the Incl.inn wards. 'l'his rule bas been adh_erecl to since its adoption[...]this district dutmg the pnst 10 years; this would l'CqUil'e a scal'ch of the county court r<ieorcls |
| 5682 SURVEY OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS 'IN l \1JNITED STATES ·of each county In the dist[...]. I always· do more or less work on Suntlays nnd l1olidnys t o. keer |
| [...]ol at all. Senator FRAZIER. Wliy is that1 l\1r. BLANCHE. I do not kno,v. • That has been a[...]nt, the county, or the State, it seems to me. l\{r. BLANCHE.. I do not know where there is any /r[...]enator FRAZIER. Did they go to school·then i l\ir .. BLANCHE, They are ··going no:w. Th[...] |
| [...]. BLANCHE. . _T his i~ a PIOposi~ion I put up to ~l~e co,nq\issioner before. I talked to Mr. Rhoads[...]schoql. I 9,id not _go t? ariy India1i. s_chool. l <li;d no~.,~o to ,schoql,1n tpe Cho~taw Na[...] |
| [...]out the bales, of cotton." •He sai:d 1: 'l·I : can ell.eek that iip by going to the[...]." r said -: "You just tell me, ''l am, not' going- to try to bring ; a suit but I wa[...]o'I'¢ inuch .cott0n :rou got off the· place/'· l ie said: "18 bales!of cotton'.">f1f.lllre avera~e[...]· $65 a •ba.le. Cot- tonseea was $23·1a; ton" l t.tliink: l l asked lhim how, much .corn he got, He 'sa.id he,[...]y, and othei: stuff that CO'lll es off the fa.rm. l said finally: "It _loo~s to 1~~ li_ke, it is1a ba[...]f •off the fann, then, Have to sell a p_iece of l land 1tcr :1irake: repairs:- It•. does ' not ~o[...]1That is just beb~een· you arid me:~• ,,Then l 1,told thi$ other fellow: '.' You ,va.n t[...] |
| 5686 SURW!Yt OF CONDITIONS ,OF INDIANJ> I~ l,IN;ITED STATES Mr. BLANCHJ::. Sometimes tliey[...]., · , • ,. • !i |
| [...]the surface of it and we still 'have got the coa:l. If the \:tovernment would not, ta ke that at tha[...]and girls be given a good education anyiray. · l'lfr. BLANCm. That is ,vhat I am in favor. of.[...]Senator FRAzrF.n. '\:Vhat is your first name 1 l'lfr. BRo,vN. '\7ictor. Senator FRAZIER. You ar[...]IER.. How long have you been in that position? l'l1r. BRo,vN. About two years. Senator FRAZIER. Are you a Chocta,v vourself¥ l'lir. BRo,vN. Yes, sir. • Se[...]nator FRAZIER. "\>Vhere did you go to school 1 l'lir. BROWN. At Armstrong Acaden1y, which was then[...]or FRAzIF.n. Do you have a college education 1 l'lfr. BRo,vN. Equivalent to two years' college edu[...]the time you have been in Government service? . l'lir. BRo,vN. No, sir; 'I was in the Government se[...]. Senator F~AZIER. Where about 1 l'vfi·. BRO\\'N. In 0hickasaw, Okla. ·[...] |
| [...]ther sta.te1nent 1 , l\1r. BRo,vN. No, sir.[...]s county 1 , l\fr. Bno,vN. Yes, sir. ,[...] |
| [...]ol rub 1 . \ ·, . l\'Ir. hRo,vN. Yes; I think so,when they can not ge[...]r FRAZIER. 'rhat is c4eaper and they get that 1 l\fr. B·Ro,vN. Yes, sir. Senator TH0111As. Pi!re they particular as to ,vhat they get i l\fr. BRo,vN. No; sir; I do not think so. Senator FRAZIER. 'l'hat is all. ('\Titness excused.) ' JAM[...]AZIER. Ho,v much land do you fa.rm out tberei l\1r. DYER. I have about 100 a.'cres, I suppose.[...]ians who far1n around your community? ~,r-DYE!l· 1fhey a.r~ l!lighty ba~. , Senator FRAZIER. Owing to ,vha.t 1• , · Mr. D'l.'ER. O,ving to the drouiht.[...]a1:1yth1ng of that kind t . Mr: DYER. Yes; I'l;:now that the maJor1ty of tbem are.-[...]ool !age th'at do not go to school· at a.111 l\fr. DYER. There are ,a few. I thiµ'k .the[...] |
| [...]you children of school a.ge1 , l\1r. DYER. I have some nieces and nephews. I have[...]. , ; l:lenator PINE. Do those who attend attend regularly? , l\1r. DYER. Yes; a majo1'ity of them do.[...]. It is.according to wh'at grade of tie it is an<L,vhat timber they.are ma.d e pf. Senator FRAZ[...]on dow1,1 here that I think is about as follows: l\iy. l?eople more or less have lost confidence in thems[...], , . . l\<Ir. DYER. You will make him believe i~ a.fter a[...]hat ,ve ,vant is to .g et-men in the service t.h:1L actually have their hearts in the work and who ,[...]t the present-time* , " 1 l\ir. Dt:En. Yes; I would. I ,vould like tl1[...] |
| [...]heart is right. 1 ,• Senator l?11A¼IER. "\,Vhat is thati[...]The Government farme1,1 Senator PINE! Yes. . L . ' •·., ·[...] |
| [...]zIEn. We thank you. Mr. Dn:n. .[ have another ll\fr. J AJIIES! ' Garvin, Okla. Senator FRAZlER. .Are you a farmer? l\:Cr. J Al\IES. Yes; sir; SU],>posed to be. Sen[...]and; you 1nean 10 or 15 acres in cultivation 1 l\fr. J Al\IES. Yes. Senator FRAZIER. Tha't is p[...]AZIER. bo you keep' 1any cattle? · l\-I1-. JAllIEs. No, sir. 26405--$1-PT[...] |
| [...]· , ' l\ir. J'AMES. Yes, sir; and work around the neighbo[...]od money out of that- prctt.y o-ood wao-es? l\{r. :fA~lES, Not very nn1ch. The price is very lo[...].FnAzTER. You can 1nake a little out of it? l\:Ir. JAMES. Yes. Senator l~RAZIF.ll. You heard the state1nent of Mr. Dyer he[...]n. Do you think that is about the situation? l\ir' J AJIIES. yes, .[...]to school, ,vhich children are of school age1 l\ir. JAMES. In 1ny comrriunity.? Senator FRAZIER. Yes, sir. l\fr. J,1.11ras. I do not kno,v. I t.J1ink in l'.lfcCurt.ain it is about 25 per cent not attendi[...]ES. Yes. Senator FnAz1i::n. ,vhy is th11t? ,l\1r. ,J.1Mt:s. Not able to go· to school; not abl[...]OU mean they live top far away·from school! l\ir. ,J..\~IES. Y cs; so1ne live too far a,vay. Senn tor FRAZlEIL Have you children of your own i l\ir. JAMES. No; but I have six orphan children.[...]zu;11. , -Vhcre are they'1 · l'.lfr. JA)tEs. '!'hey al'e all in school. · Senator FnAzrt:n. ,vhat. school j l\fr. JAMES. , vheelock and Haskell.. Senator F[...]. Senntor "F'n,1z1ER. 'l'he older people ,vant a final settle1nent[...] |
| [...]and who can dispose of it if they ,vant to. l\fr. JAMES. Yes. ,[...] |
| [...]11rAs. You 'have had occasion to visit t hem 1 l\fr. J All£ES. Yes; I go to church among them.[...]IER. Do you have occasion t<> eat with the1n 1 l\{r. JAMES. Yes. Senator T110111As. Tell the co[...]ator THollrAs. Thab is what we·,vant to know. l\fr. JAMES. Well, <renerally, it is pretty fair. · Senator THOMAS. lust tell .us what theyl'l1ave. Senator FiR'AZIER. l.iJnder these hard conditions. That' is what we want to know:. , ·, · l\fr. JAMF.S . .Some of·them corn bread, biscuits,[...]T11011rAs. What' do tliey, ·have for- noon 1 l\1r. J Allfli:S, The same thing. Senator-TH@ll£AS. And what for night? l\fr. J ·A111i::s. r guess about the same thing. Senator 'l'HO!IIAS. Do they have plenty of that 1 l\ir. J A~rEs. ·some, places. There are s01ne I pr[...]no,,v what the poorest clriss have to live on. l\'fr. J A~IE.S. It is pretty poor. Senator 'l'HOMAS. I want to know it definitely. That does no[...]What kind of meat 1 · · l\ir. JA11£Es. Just dry salt meat and coffe[...] |
| [...]nd of a men11 i\ir. J' Al\iES, yes. Senator '.L'HollrAs, 'rben they 1nake that into a kind of bread 1 i\1r. J Al\IES. Yes. Senator 'l'HOl\iAS. Do you think the Indians in this communi[...]fr. JAMES. Right now 1 Senator THOll!AS. Yes. l\fr. JAMES, I think so; yes, sir. Sena.tor THOMA[...]try that can tell us what they are living on 1 l\1r. JAMES, I believe he can tell it. TaKe Johnson[...]n. Yes. Senator FRAZIER. Where do you live1 l\fr. Bonn. I live here. Senator FRAZIER. Here i[...]deal.? · ]l'[r. Bonn. Yes, sir; over the six counties.[...] |
| [...]t. we hiive the tra,ining in literary work, and•l ·found that in the Gover111nent school and after[...]. Senator FRAZIER, Any other statement1 l\fr. Bonn. No; I do not think l have any other statement. Senator FJ\4z1E'il[...]s countyl Senator ·F RAZIER. Yes, sir. l\fr. Bonn. In 1ny ,vorkl Senator FRAZIER. Yes[...]that has been mndel ,. ' l\1r. Bonn. I have a different opinion sometimes, but in regard to l\{r. Dyer's I think he is just about right.[...] |
| [...]s excused.) . l I • P.&'l'ER JoNES was-thereupon called as a witness and,[...], Senator FRAzn:n. Cotton is fine and short? l\fr. JONES. Yes.[...]rei Senator FRAZIER. ,Have you got a fa1n1ly1 l\<Ir. JONES. Yes, sir; I got a fa,nily. . n[...] |
| [...]reated there and the schooling he is "etting? l\fr. JONES. ,veil, I am ,veil satisfieclbecause he[...]Senator FRAZIER. Have you got an•allotment? l\fr. JONES. No, sir.:: · ;, Senato1: FRA~1En. Did you ever have any land? l\fr_. JONES. Yes, sir. .[...]Senator FRAZIER. What did you do-sell it? l\1r. J oNF.S. Yes, sir; but· I got ii wife that h[...]Senator FRAZIER. Tha.t is restricted, is. it1 l\fr. JONES. Yes.[...]IF.R. You think it ought to ·be sold.? · ,. l\fr. JONES. Yes ; it ou 0 ht to be sold.[...] |
| [...]lot of the white· fanners he1·e and workers are l::inrd up this year.[...]ad and water? Mr. JONES. Yes. Senator 'l'Ho:uAS. Do they all ha.ve corn bread and w[...] |
| [...]not give it to the111 •unless you pay the,n, wi,l l they i , .[...]•to. !Any-other statement? · l\Ir. JONES. You nre speakin"' of a Choctaw[...] |
| [...]little piece 0£ land that I set off for her. l\ir. GnoRuo. ,vbat did the improve,nent cost? l\ir. InvXNE. I could not say; a little 2-rooin house. l\{r. GnoRuo. ;\V:l1at did they cost? ~fr. In~~NE. I could[...] |
| [...]I SEN•. i\'l'E OF T HE UNll'El> STATF.~, SunCOMMI'r[...]· GLENN L. Kr'm!'T was thereupon ·called as a w.itness, an[...]R., Give your full na1ne ¥ i\fr. KlVETI. Glenn L. Kivett. Senator FRAZIER. Your official[...] |
| [...]00. Senator F'RAZtER. '\Vhat is the ge11eua'l condition of the Sen1inole Indiansi Mi·. Klv,,"'l·x. In what respect 1 Senator l<'u.1zn:n. .Financially. . , 1 Mr. luv.E'J."l'. 1'he genernl condition .oi the Se1nin.oles, t'a[...],1 I ·" ,, ,,c Senator FR.!.ZlE!l. Abput b,r,v ninny ,vouldl you .say 'at·e-,o.u t[...]that do not ~o to school and who are of sclio,o l age- o:ll the lndi:1n boys and girls in[...] |
| [...]complain~d about it. Tney had·the1children, 11,J.l,l!'ll\dy ~ go to- scli,Qol, 11,p.d ,vhe, school ,va[...]· :l . i\1r. Kr=. I kn<:ny hitrdly, any,thlng about· that. Senator FRAZIEI!, lla,ve you l9oked over the buil/ling? . • i\1r. KI.fiE'll'nment Ind1nn schp~l 1 ·[...]s a ;rouug m11rn i,{ this country-somewher~,by th<l nmne of Gien Le,vis who, is workif!g ·out[...] |
| [...].s us is ,vhat,he ,vas doing. He was clerk at the l\:lekusukey i\lis. sion for quite a while. Se[...]• Sena~1: FRAZIER. What about the general heaJt)l conqitions of tho I ndians in ·Seminole Countiy[...]v:e, you a ph'ysician for th~ I n(Jilins? Mr. l(IVE-rr. No, sir. ·[...]Senator FRAZIER. Have you .a. nurse? b>Ir. l(IVE'IT. No, sir. ·[...]r FRAZIER. 1'hat is tubercular patients? · b:lr. l(IVE-rr. That is tubercular p,atients. Ther[...] |
| [...]ber? . , i\{r. lµvETl'. No. sir.[...]· l\{r. I{lVETT, Yes, ~ir. ·[...]d with the Indian Service since a year ago fast l\1ay, the time I spent in the service, was between[...]Except, to mai,n tain th~~\! sanita1,iums'i l\fr: I~vE'l'.I:, E¥cept that. Of c~urse the ,Gof ernment mai[...]erei 1 ' •r•' !l{r. lUVE'lT,• I came here the first of last ·mo[...]' ·1 · . ~I~. l{xvETT. ' No ,.[...]n for the health ·of the people in general t i l\f1-. Iuv.m. Yes, sir; I would. say if a. s[...] |
| [...]·' y '.l.u.r. .l'-' ,'ET:r. es, sir. . "" ;v_[...]'\Ve used to have 111 the serv'!ce·fiell:l matrons. '\>Ve tr1el:l field ·matrons back in 1917 and 1918 and at t[...],. , , . 1. J.l...1 ,, .t:r.r . 1;:i,;), sir. '' s,e9a~or :i; ' il l J!=-'.1<AZIER.' ' A.n d poor l1om~':c?Il;d'1t1~n~. . •• I Mr. KlvE-l"T. .Yes1 s1r. ·[...]l f I ' f l ' ' .., · ,, /3epil.~?~[...]99d 'j,_otl t</ s~y a , while ago that these ,:i:l)dia.ns d1q )kot :1i~~ ~o. send ·t,1?-e1r childre[...]~=- ena or INE. es. l\~1·. Yes, sir. '' ;, 1< Sen;[...]Senator PxNE. Do you think the I ndian boys l}nq,' girls would do better in an Indian .sc,l;i,oo,l , sort, of a bo\l,rding: school ~r India11 day school than thev would in tl~e local publi'c schools? · ( l\1:r:' lUVE'rr. . ,,[...]usukey Mis,siop, that attended thcrn for ye~rs. l\'1ayb'e they start there ~vhen' the:)I are 7 oi·[...]mfng out of' t f1crc ,vho ·ca11 tal]i: English, \l'hO have some iiea ab,out;dres~., about clo,thes[...]' , .; ! l.~~~-1 IuvE'r,r. ,/\.111 I the o,Q)y Fede1·al,emp[...]· J,r,Sen\l,'tor 1"RA~- ,Y,es. .[...]·, h ~Jr- RIYET,r, l~ tp c IncJ!-1\n, ~cry1ce? . ,. 'l Senq~or FRAZIER,, In t»1~,c,o,un~y.,,[...]o_ting n19:n ,! -;;poke pf, ,who is in the .In.41.l);µ r~d,u ¾llt\OJ?-al,.serv~.ge.i, ..,. s[...] |
| [...]5713. Senator FnAzn:n. l:lave you any nssista_nce, o~ any kind¥ ~fr.[...]ll of them. · Senator 'l'Ho~rAs. Do~s it keep you pretty busy 1[...]y quarrel 8 mile~ southwest of here. Senator 'l'HoirAs. With what success1[...]-this case .to keep the, husband and wife to..,et.l1er, .as the,y haye four or five little childre.n.[...]00 Se~inoles in ti/is jtu·jsdiction. . Q.f those l,60Q how many are, you ;might s_ay, b~yond the st,[...]1 • , • 1 :Oir. ~ - .-~o trib~ll• I .•I 1' l , 1[ |
| [...]r'TH'o~rAs. What cloes that aD1ount: to? .Mr. l{:rvETr. l do not know, s.i r. · I ll!t:ve"nev~r ·•hard[...]swer. Senator THOMAS, Do you go amon~ the1n l • Mr. I ~ . Yes, sir.[...]1 •I Mr. ll'HOJ'IAS. They boil this corn and wat'e r and tn!i[...]pell' that word?, .' ' ·. Mr. Krv:e•r1-. L can spell i't 1n Creek. 0-s-v.-£-Y:-e. Then they[...]" b ,,. ' " '• ·senatdr 'l'HOMA's: What else do tli~y have to' live, oh•besides the boilel:l corn a·nd parche~ corn, rnade· into•co'ffeej[...]' ''L ¥r. KIVE'lT. Yes, sir; and salt.[...]rl n· •t l\fr. KIVETT. i:Vell, of course, they genera[...] |
| [...]property the c~~ces are it will be moytgaged. l\{r. KIVETT. Yes, sir. .[...]1ne condition as the white people, as a rule 1 l\1r. K1VE1T. Yes, sir. , Se[...]are getting along as well as they usually dot l\fr. luVETT. About as well as they usually do; yes[...]ve an account of their own money in the office at l\1uskogee or in your offic~many of them 1 · i\[...]· · ~ l\{n. EilvET-r. No,;siv.I Wh·e n one domes 'in and[...]" , / · • · l , Scnator-·FRizIER.-Il>o you thave that recor[...]·general thing -i~ I have it here becau·se •e'l'ei'.v cheek comes throuzh here. , There are two w[...]r FRAZJER. And you give them the information 1 l\f1·. luvETT. Yes, sir. Mr. GnoRuo. Has[...] |
| 57fo SlffiVEY tQJ;l CONDlTIONS OF INDIANS 1N U•NITED STATES Mr.[...]. 1\r. E . Foltz. |
| [...]. · l\fi•. I<:1YETT. If it has not been completed; wh[...]ot be able to use electric lights unless he l\ad a !ugh' 'hrre 111 t here, would he? · l\<fr.' Kivtrr. No. sir. Senator PINE. Fie[...]r1zed. • · l\ir. Kxv.Ei'T. What time was that letter written;[...]ed the equipment for the ,veil. That is it. l It was 1ny mistake in saying there ,vas no[...]blished I was assistant; tp Mr. His)_t_ey'. l!,t Holden,ville, and th~t is ,the. way' I c[...]stead of building hixp, a 5-room house¥ l\:( ' IT > 1 r. '-IVJ;:',IT-[...]'lent at Muskogeei • l Sel).ator THO;M;~S- W.Jlo-~~.a,t,,~he,~[...]al'tment-~ ,. T |
| [...]s, 1930. 'l)o the hono~able SEN.!.TE CoMMl'.)::r£E INVESTIGA[...]$170.000; flOO 000 is invf/Sted lo United States L1berty bonds. In the year for 19~ I 'had a l!ome built under the supervision of the Depart- me[...]e been denied, but nevertheless ·1 have lnshlllc,l[...] |
| [...]hildren to depend on my money after my death, and l cmi't understand why the del)artmcnt would deny m[...]my homes -and see with their owJ1 eyes and see it l . am asking for anything unreasonable on ns much[...]Does he do field woi·k, or just office work 1 l\fr. KlvETr. Yes, sir; office work. '[...]_____ 1147 c I l J tr ' )J t : ") -''~ ~ Total--------------------r--L ~frs. ALICE B. DAVIS 'l)'as.,tl\ereupo~ ,called'~sra _~v~tn€ss; ~pd!,fl.,ftet Senator FRaZIER. Your •na1ne.1s[...]. ,. '10 I 'l'•c,[...]" , ,' |
| 5720 SURNEY OF CONDITIONS OF IN•D l~NS IN UNITED STATES ' Se)1ator FRA:ZIER, And[...]ases the·r e are? · |
| [...]he data, but I do not liave it now of record. ) .,l, 1 • ' , • 111 • ,[...]ons by( the J:ndilin ,Office or by the Sec1;et_ni:l of ,th~ Intel'io1{~ ,s i.tn: tlie,rlced / bt:,~hy[...]sent £ov,immediate1;ydto :re, port 0 Muskoi;~e- 'l'qe _deeds•<we_re all prepared ~oi; ,me!~ sign a[...]s;• I .,r , ' ,r ' () f I ' ' : ·.~:l I . (l !H•):J \ . r1 Senator FRKZJlJR. 'You brougnt the deed ibackl¥ . ' .,,., _tr ·:. ll< J .-.1, <r . •, i/f }frs. D~vrs. I did not.[...]t is' the place for the ~ignature of the princira:l' cliief o'f ·tlie Seminole Nation nn~I no[...] |
| [...]What is your opinion of this transaction i l\1rs. D-<l-VIS. I do not belie:ve the deed is ,vorth, the pa[...]or the mistake which they 1nade 1 i\irs. D-<l-VIS. That is ,vhat they tried to do. They hav~ no[...]¥ ·. Mra. DA:VIS. He lives in Holdenville. l\ir. GRORuo. The contract which Mr. Campbell had w[...]lIS. I understood ·it has been transferred fr'om l\ir. Onmp, bell to some one else.[...]The Seminoles have no chief, at the present time, l,!1.t e they,1 , . · Mrs. D[...]asons for not signing it.. , Senator PINE.' 'l'hen ;what did they say? ,[...] |
| [...]'' ho succeeded you as principal chief 1 l\frs. DAVIS. George .Tones, the l\1ekusukey man. Senator Prm. )Vas he requested to sign the deed 1 l\frs. DAVIS. Yes, sir. Senator Pnn;;, Did he execute it1 l\frs. DAVIS. He did not. Senator Prm:. Did he say why he did not execute it 1 l\'!rs. DAVIS. He just told them that there was a ,[...]enator .:frm. ,,\~ho was appointed then 1 . l\1rs. Di vis. Harcy Tiger. , .[...]~eed presented' ~ •him for execution¥ l\irs. DaVIs: I tinderstood it "·as, but I do not[...]u know ,vliether or not he si<nl'ed it 1 l\frs. DAVI$. He did' not. M'y understanding is he[...]tor F~AZXEJ!.,.Th~t .is ~he 'la,v, is it1 l\-ft'S. DAVIS. Yes, sir. Senator FRAZIER.[...]· l\frs. DAVIS. Yes. 'I have this state1nent t[...] |
| [...]Mrs.. DA,VIS, He w~ out, inttpe hall. They hjr!l polored ,P,eople to go into the homes ancl they[...]qi,es where they intei·minglo with negroes. vV';l need a field matron, some one1to get out a[...] |
| [...]tor THOMAS. You say h~ is,out of th~ service? l\1rs. DAVIS. I thin)t-J1e is in the Indian Se1:vic[...],, • , · l\1r. GnonUD. Mr. Lewis will be able J;o ~11 us abo[...],, , . l\{rs. DAvJs. I did.not, bef:nuse I wa~ n9til\ atlt[...], . l\1rs. ~AVIS. \V:e obJect ~o· it. rr'hat )i~ t~1e on1y sch9~l ,ye >qad in operat10,n. We want ts> say., though,[...]ool in? . 1 , l\1rs. DAVI,$. As to that I do 11ot._;know but 1the[...]hy wa~ tJ1is scl1~0! ab~ndoned last Augu~t 1 l\1rs. DAVIS, Rendina ):>etwccn the;:ln:~es, 1t was[...]ed the lease? i\1rs. DAVIS. I do not. l\1r. Gnonuo. The G)lpsy, Oil C-0'. ·[...] |
| [...]poke about where there ,vas a large gatherin!!. '.l'Q.ey have a bucket. They all ·drink out of the s[...]uld say that through an interpreter and they woul<l listen to them nioi·e _tha,n they would to us. I[...]e used by the field clerKs; :r do not know. !l{r. G11onU1). For nd1ninistration purposes?[...] |
| [...]exists for yo.ur not being able to get togeth'er l . Mrs. DAW[...], :i:t .a man stole fro1n us, why we (!Quld.noj; l.!!ke that up; we could not. a.ct. Sena.tor TB0[...]1,1ds a1,d~~egate to vV:ashini;Jon ;_ in fact, tl,l\l;Y " '.ere takiJ!g up collel),t1ons to sl)nd,, a.[...]aplnngton. I ,drd not contpbute, by t~e ,vay. , l think they sent a delegate,a,1,d I think t[...] |
| [...], , Senator Tuo~rAs. Whep. )l.omes are bought andn ~uto1nobiles are bou~ht fo[...]hey-noti . · l\1:'rs, !D,1,v1s. They teh these·peop)e they h_a.[...]fess 1 su~1·vision? · • l\1rs. DkVIS-: l thirlk they should send some one •out here• o[...]· ' l\frs. DAvrs. The personnel 1[...]not hnrc just one man. Tliere is a lrntle· fellO'l'I' .'l'l•ho runs around here who goes to t he dif[...] |
| [...]d to oe afraid of these Government officials i l\'Irs. DAVIS, From·what I hear, them say I would,[...]o any mattel' in which they a1·e interested. l\frs. DAVIS. The most that we need now is a field[...]RAZIER. You thin:k · there should 'b e a hospita'l here for your Indian people in this county t[...]u:n. Including a tubercular 5!1Ili~ri1;1m 1 , l\frs. D,i.vxs. Well, as to a tubercular sanitarium[...]ur exp~rience antl o.b~er.v,4~-ion. ~£ the ud1l\n chilQr_en ,vho have gon,e to ~cbool, do[...] |
| [...]FRAZIER. "\Vhy not¥ ... ll kno,v· they ha.ve children of scho.ol age there[...]'(, icr, · -: n •1r,'t r l'J , t 1 To "/Twm I.hes~ 11ri<1fe1.l,!8, ~fialt ,c07,1w_, u.reeti,rg: •, 1 .-[...]Congl'eSs approve!) April, 30, 19081 , ~85 Stat. L. 71), pro• vides that-[...]such sale patents for the renltr thus sol(! sbal,l be mnde ai:icl de)lv!)recl In tile same mn[...] |
| [...]reby acknowledged, liave' bargained, sold, graute1l, conveyed, and trnns- ferrecl, and by these \)re[...]I l .I )EPARTllENT OF T,BE lNTh~[...]of. Congress approved |
| [...]is the nature of tl1e suit that was broughtt l\{r. BRoNs'oN. A:. suit ,vas brought agaiust the S[...]as bIJought by the firm of Mansfield. B1·onson, l{emp & Ahrens; however, Judge 1\1:ansfield died la[...]liere¥ Mr. BRONSON. At Ada. • Se'nator '.l'li'o~rAs. Any one •else associated> with you, or interested in the case¥ l\{r. BRONSQN. '\Ve have a man associated with us in Washington. His name is Mar'l'in Farrington. · Senato[...]ht for the fufl bl9ods, however. Senator THO,l\rA,S. What ,vill be ·the probablq effect of the[...]ean by the ",Indian "i Mr. BRONSON. The full l>lood. · . · ,, 1Senl),tgr ',l'uo11rAs,! Y.o u mea1i' pi,e full,b)pod aliot,tee 1 |
| [...]becomes of ,the other·h:1.lf of the royalty? l\{r. BRONSON. It belongs to the individual .allott[...]e-the tribe for one-half of his royalty? •· l\fr. BRONSON. Well·, il. imagine ,that wou[...] |
| [...]oM,..s. Were you able to get proper cooperation f l'om the Muskogee office as tp the point you want[...]rnished by them. T)lere were, I t hink it was, !l,898 restricted and thei;e were 248 ne"" horns, ma[...]e ground that the Secr.etnr:r of. the I11terior l1ad full authority to say ,vhat amount of Indian,[...]I ndians should have when they•were, e0:rolledl1l' .~1.1•,) r ·, Mr. BRONSON. No,,sir,. i![...]· of ,Indian blood. '!Jlhei}' decided 1that <Mn~l'ess ha;ving the righ:t, f6 fb, an arbitl'a[...] |
| [...]mo.nth ,and sometimes n1ore. Senator FnAzn:n. l'Vho are the officials of that association¥ i[...]·pretet, and they passed it, in reference to the l\{ekusukey Mission School. . I have that resolutio[...], i1A1TERS AND 1i'AC'l'S RELATING 'l'O TB>J $EMINOLES OF 0KLAHO)IA 'J'o !RE COMMl'l"T£1:i ON INDIAN AFJ{ATJlS, . |
| [...].refer Its buj\ding on the site o( the old lllm_l\hak,I). Mission, 5 miles solitli of ~e,vo.ka. Tha[...]Seminole Tribe and that a com- puls(?rY sc},lo~l litw be pro't'idecl, and t),\a~ provision be made[...]BOSPIT,).L , We wish to call your att[...]oximately 1,400, an enormous |
| SUl.'t~Y OF CONDITIONS OF l'N•DIA'NS IN UNITED STATES[...],ow pending before the Committee on: Indian Attal.l's of,t)le United States Senate nud provides for t[...]for ,the payments, of the necessary ex1>enses ani:l inasmuch, as ,such a suit is now pending. for the same J)urpose ~ve respectfully l~equest , that provision be ..mai:le for the ·pay[...]• ,I O ll'RlorJONS ON A.Ln:N:ATION. ~[...]11!1 1,z:,1' ll-1• l ~. ,II ll ul f[...]ll:.· ,(f •• l ,ti ..,. (UP•) I l "\/, •Jt!! ' ' l ' , We 1-ecommend the passage o[...],.• - 1 '.l.'o remedy tWs evil and to safeg;iard the heir,{we[...]' " Deeds conveying inberlte<l lands of full-blo<ii:l Indian heirs sl1all be approved only on the v~rl,[...]ou of the land, roll numbe1· of the decedent aui:l gra·n:tors, n_ud q~antum of bl0:<>91 th'~•perm[...]e"i:leeease.d allott,re at the lnue of dent~, ani:l 'the character an<l extent l>f- the Interest sold, Said petitions shall be set[...]g and ou one of the two ~uys berelobefore provlde<l for the ·conlli·mation of sale bl' guardian', a[...]where t,be laiid• ls located' for one week, at1<l probate attorney 01· local counsel fo1' the' tri[...]notilletl_upon !he llllu:, of the ~,tition. S!!li:l ,land . $ball he apprulsc<l, and testimony of i:11smterested parties may be '[...]ee11 p,rcvlously ,placed of record upon tile )ari<l, Of taken wri111n, thirfy (80) ''days after tlie[...]probate mattel'S of Indian''cases hnve been' han<l,leil hns resulted, In the lo~s of· /llany Jn.rge[...]1rther relle,•ed by 'the a,1>jioliltJilent .o! !l' l~l~l\l av~r'!~y'~vl)os~•d\)tY ft should be to, m·c[...]$EMINOtJ!l • ~ 0 " ' ROTEm'lVl!I. a.SSOCLI.TIOl'I '[...],r · .. l Y OB~ ., . }?~i, ~ , .. , .. , ·ulJ[...]11, w•tt ' ,(. ?•,,•.1•, "1•l, |
| [...]ount of children enrolled In the public schools. 'l'bis will as,ist the d.l strlcts In the Seminole country who may be called[...]- J, HE!\'8Y SCAT'l'L'llGOOO,[...]l 4[...]6 To the Co>t><I\"l'EE ON INDIA!\' AFFAn,s,[...] |
| [...]on tbe principal hlgh)vay, 20 miles from ,vewo~. l!;D<l on the dlrect llighway ~etween t11e 0)1ickasnw N/\tiOn nn,1 the Seminole Nnti?l'.l, and that the liome of John Burgess is well adap[...]me ot11er 1101nt w)lere they would be surroun<le<l by those who would disco111·nge them, and tbev[...]respectfully called to the fact that t11e home of l\Ir. Burgess has just been repaived .and. papered[...]ly, !11Sr(lgarddJ. TJ\e particular jol) mentioned l1erein is not worth $~00. , ,,[...]enormous cost, far ln excess of 1ts real value. 'll ~sed in payment for this liue. 'l'be charges for cm·1-ent are enormous, 011<1 whi[...]all ti1e men1bers of fhis committee will meet wit l1 their attorney and present nil matters relating[...]lTY, ' COOl<>,'Y CAnBI'fOU!:l~ HAn1>,1:11 Bono£Ss,[...]WILSON NERO, M,l-BSEY CULDY, 'l~lLLMAN HAJ.tJO, Jost.[...]. RESOL\l'flON ,vbet·cas there 11as been lntro(luce<l ·111 the Uuitecl States Senate, by Senator |
| [...]ement or treaty can not, now be changed or altere<l by either }>arty, to s.1i<1 'contract or t1•e,1[...]ans ls innlleuable· an'd nonta-xable during t11e l'e, ·stricted l)eriod or during file lifetime of the restricted ~[...]should be r.iptrictel,J and noti\nxnble fi!r. 2,1 l'.ears from n,,(! ntter ' date of deed or patent,[...]is still riontn'xab~e; but lt Is the' <:ontentl<l'n of the Seminoles that the said net ·slionld not 'and ' l:l,id not n·o:ect tbe no)ltli\,:abillty .ot said 'l ands for· the reason thnt 'SOid nontaxable prov[...]was not a mere sategua1·d against alienation, . l)nd d.i d .not fall with the removal of restricti[...]but the p.rovlslon for 11011, t.axatlou 'Is a· l)roperty right a11d not subject to action by Col,)[...]blood resfrkted Seminole I111lia11,, for the abo'l'e re'a~o)ls do hereby protest against the p~ssnge[...]nator; Hou, w. B. Pine, United St:ttc, Senn tor; l:IO)l. '.l'Om. D. McKeown, Congressman; and tl1e Hon.[...] |
| [...]. . · ,I l\{r. iBRONSON. .It is, a pl'otest, aia,inst the _a[...]ilding the bu1ld1ng. , They ,va,nt,a sanitary b1i1l81ng 1n connec- tion wrnh the scho.ol. ~ . · .[...],. , · ' · l\'Ir. iBnONSON. They did not set tluit out, but th[...]that from. We,vokai 1\1:r. BRONSON. Ohl •l d& not know. , I think it must be 12 or 14 mile[...]sale of the E1nahaka School, did you not 1 l\fr. BRONSON. Yes, sir. Senator PINE. '\~at i[...]th of here, and• the . big oil is clown there. 'l1hey are ~e,:elopin,., on the other side also, c[...]on tImt was r~cq1v.ed for, t!iat co~tract? l\{r. Bnq~soN. No,, sir; I do not.[...]' •• II • ,I · l o 1. I II< |
| [...]FnAzIER. Yes; but it c9uld be repealed. . , . _l\{r. ,BRO:tjSON•. Oh, ye~. I thi~k it ,vould be[...]lislied. I t is still intact. . -Senator PINE. l-Ias not their tribal governrnent been exti[...] |
| [...]ey have apprised 1ne they have talked to Senat~r 'l'homas and Senator P ine apd others. '.l'he~t· efforts ,V'ere to organize the best they c[...]they have not been recognized any further {.han t.l1ey talk with them. They hnve not recognized anybo[...]• 1• , Senator F11AZlER. A specia.l In.dinn court 1 !lfr. B110NSON. An Indian cou[...]- - - - , Sccrctar11. l, Abe Burgess, hereby ce1·t1fy l am secretary of the Seminole lndlau Pro• tectlv[...]ABl!l B'Ull6ES$i s«retary. !IIr. G11011uo.[...] |
| [...]committee a history oi son1e of those cases 1 _l)i!r. BRONSON. ~ do not kno,v t~at I ca~., I have ~een t!·ying In- d1l111 · laod Ca$~ aod cases affecting Indian land t[...]Mr. d'noRuo. ,veil just a few specific cases. l\f~. B,110NSON. I cto not knO\\', now, ll\1r. BRONSON. I do not remember the date. It has been some 8 or 10 _years ago. Senator 'l'Ho11r.1s. That deed is not now of r ecord 1.[...]nceled and the land' rc1nnins in status quo. l\ilr. BRONSON. You are living in a section of " 'b[...]r to the ti1ne that tl1e hinds belonging to the w1l,l tribes ,vere allotted t he land was deeded to th[...]he lands and held, title in trust fnr 25 years. 'l'he title was in the Federal Govern1nent and they[...]nt they could "iv_e a certificate of competency. 'l'he _law.; affectjj1g tliose ti:jbe~. ,~ere you,[...]st period! and that has been done.. Senator 'l>:a:ol'l(.<lis. '.IJhat Jaw ,vas passed in 1878, :ind the ~res1~c11 t has exercised ,that autho.l 'ity and ,h as extended the trust penod fr[...] |
| [...]tl~e 1·i~ht. Fur~henno1·c I do not believe, if l)e did have ~hat ri~ht, he had tt1e right to remov[...]id un,de,r the treaty the people could buy, these l(?ts. There were lots of white people bought these[...]one who·b.o.ught a to,vn lot1 ' Senato r FRAZXEl.l. That is different. Mr. GnonuD. Have[...] |
| [...]hrough fraud¥ i\fr. BRONSON. Yes, sir. l\ir. GRORUD. What has been the nature of the allegations in some of those suits 1 wlr. BRONSON. ',l\Tell, I can tell you one. I brought one for an Indian by the na1ne of Johnson l'orter. Johoson had a relative that died and he an[...]ox FnAznm. Who. ,vent to him? · l\h·. BnoNSON. A woman by the name of Bledsoe. She[...]hen it comes to taki!]g Indian full-blood titles. l beheve .the:Federal courts are the only opes that[...]us. He wanted to accept whate~er .they would give l~im nncl it·cwas finally settled.. They paid him,[...]l • |
| 5748 SUR,V:ElY. OF CONDITIONS OE INDIANS IN l!INITED ST,!.TES . No,v, this other case. The facts !l,re about like this : The allottcc died in 1904,[...]manaaing and handling Indian 111,nd. The first l a,w after statehood was May '%l, 1908, wt1ich conferlled jurisdiction on the coun[...]e county courts "'et po,ver to sell that land 1 l\iy contention was through the Federa1 act it was[...]ing will con1e to order. ,:ve w1ll no" hear from l\ir. Kemp. |
| [...]IER. State your full na1ne. iVIr. KEMP. E. ,v. l(e1np. Sen'ator FRAZIER. Your residerrce 1 M[...]nator FltazIBR. You do 'not •believe it is 1 l)fr. l(El\n>. No, sir. 'I'he Seminoles owned that in fee[...]KEMP. Well, I do not see how the Government woull:l have any right to lea.se that land ,vithout the c[...]. as that given without ,cons'ent, too¥ i\1r. l(EMP. Yes; that was o-1ven without consent. Se[...]t is .paid into the -Federal Treasury¥ , i\fr. l(EMl'. It. is being paid into t!1e depal.'tment fo[...]ment. you wish to make for our record 1 )'!r. l(EMP. I do not know of any C!ther' statemen[...] |
| [...]now pending in the court of clauns? l\fr. l~M?- I hav~ not studied that. vVe have a copy of t[...]ot st.nr~ed off with y9ung J ·oe Bailey, of 'l1exas. They filed an mtervent1011 111 t[...] |
| [...]ei:e in getting these things brougnt to ii head. 'l'i1ne had been going along for about four years an[...]parties and on behalf of others who wer'c si1ni- l;irly situated. They ,vanted to know ,vhat ,ve ,vo[...]n to dis1niss was filed. Then ,vhen it was nrgne<;l; jjhat motion was sustained and about that tiine[...]' A.t that tim~ I ,vent over there to see l\'It Boudinot and Senator 0 ivens. I beheve[...] |
| [...]f that was pending at that ti1ne was the one we l1ad filed. It provided further for s01ne $9,000 a year expenses out of the Seminole triba.l funds for the puxpose of carrying those snits o[...]the matter which you haw been discussin"' ? l\1r. KE:M'.t>. It seen1s to 111e like there is, Se[...]mistake on the _part of Con·gress in passing th<l act of 1908, it ought to be considerecd[...] |
| [...], l\:Cr. JONES. Yes, sir. Sena.tor FRAZIER. WJ10 were you -appointed by 1 l\:Cr. J ONJ:s. The Government. Senator FnAzn:n[...]tor FRAZIER. Who was Ptesident at' that time1 l\fr. JONES. Harding. Senator FRAZIER. That was[...]•: r ' .. , , l\'1r. JONES. I did not si&l1 the"Emahaka,deed.;.no, sir. Senator FR.\ZIER[...]. 1 l\fr. JoNES. I signed the· rest of them.1 ·•·[...]or FRAZIER. You signed s0111e other deetlsi 1 l\{r. JONES. yes; s ji:., :., I Hi j; IIIU , r[...]o sign it! ... : l\fr. "JONES. 'il'he citizens oid not lillo.[...] |
| [...]ed.) l 'CHILI FxsH ,vas thereupon called as a witness[...]c ' . The INTERBRE'l'ER. We h~ve so~ething to present, but it _[...] |
| [...]do not know anything about that 1 'fhe INTERPRE'l'ER. No. Senator FRAZIER. That is all. (Witness[...]_people of th_is county. to go to vVashington? ll\fr. CRAIN. It was known as the Bln,ine bill.[...]1nade an effort to hav~ a hJ~ring on this minern,l case iii the Federal courts.. Senator F RAZIF.[...]ing yo11 assist- ance in that cnse-ih the rhinern,l case 1 ~Ir. CRAIN. ifr. Boudinot is our attor[...]'ith r~ard to that bill. · l\fr. CRAIN. On the Judiciary 1,;om1nittee.[...] |
| 5;l5,6 SURViEY OP. CONDL:i:'lONS OF INDIANS IN UNITBD STATES 1\1:r. ,GJl;l.lN. :We h11ve :prep!)red a I).ttmbeJ' of t:tliSOl[...]ator FRAZIER. vVho has those re,i;olutions i |
| [...]take its place? , · l\h·. CnMN. Yes, sir; tliat is the. l\1ekusukey property. '!'hey want that school to o[...]ator FRA:1JIER. Yes; th,at is. one of the1n. l\:Cr. Cn,11N. 1'he other school " 'as destroyed. 'There is nothing there, onl)l the fee. Sena.tor FnA:1JIER. iVho is the hea[...]AS. They, al!e back•of· tbose t,vo suits? l\1r. CR.IIN. Yes, ._sir. ,. ('[...]their <>wn, o.f course ,vith a little assistrince l?erhaps here n"I1d tl\.ere as to the la.nguage,[...]resents it, the Emnhaka School situ- ation~ the l\iekusukey lease, the closing of tne l\1ekusukey Sch"ool, and t11ose sulijects nee all[...]ill in the hospital and has been £or the last l ll'T 14 30 |
| [...]red his presence here or any,vhere that he should l_il~e to hare been present, but he could not on a[...]r THOMAS. :Whab business are you enga~ed in 1 l\'!r. CORNELIUS. I am associated with l\'lr. Louis C. Bro,vn, assist- i ng him in a busin[...]nv of the tlungs that they want done, both in the l\'lekusukey Band ·,rncl the other bands. Sena[...]nator 'fHO~IAS. I n the primary grades where? l\'lir. GonN-ELros. I am a graduate of tlie high school in the Stnte ,of 1Visc.onsin. Senator 'l'no~rAs. Are you a.Seminole? Mr. ConlIELrus. N[...]ary of one of these groups of the Seminoles?. l\1'rs. PAYAN. Yes, sir, S enator FRAZIER. Which. ~rot!P are you connected ,vith? l\1rs. PAYAN. We call it tne Seminole nation[...] |
| [...]reted to those that did not understand Enghsh? l\1rs. PAYAN. Yes, sir. Senator FRAZIER. So they[...]ey were voting fo1· when they voted for this1 l\1rs. P;1.YAN, Yes, sir. Senator FnAzmn. It represcnt.s the sentilnent of your band of t.he Se1ninoles? l\llrs. PAYAN. Yes, sir. Sena.tor PINE. Does it[...]the 1neetiug when the resolution was passed 1 l\frs·. PAYAN. Not a.s a band, but they were suppo[...], ; I 1CI • l\frs. PAYAN. Yes, sir.[...]. ( ) . |
| [...]h their, re1>resentatives, the gener~I council m11l 11ic executive council, regard tJ1ls conference a[...]orce and of full effect. The 11',PJ:eli<!Uftl:,t l".(lS of the ,Seminole _people, because of their u[...]on; Qf a contract 11uder o nd by virture of safd l!\W, .one Ju.d ge J:. Bi Campbelll, an attorney at[...]1tvc pol!cy for the development of our people. 'l'hat while recoveries, wluch m:11 accure to our[...]ur human as.sets can not be .,.• .- estlmn te<l. The proper e<,lucntlon of our cl1ild[...] |
| [...]Congress and .the Bureau at \Vashlngton is euable<l to get i.11 touch ivi t11 , the Seminoles. \Vhile[...];, because of lack of expcxieuce and educntiou. '.l.'he;;c are the people who need the strong arm of[...]l'ests and i·ights of mi1101· beir,s, be stntc<l that we are cognizaut of the e:>listnuce of Judas[...]obtain, w-hen coo<litlons even among the Indians l1ave been so railicall.y changed in the last two[...]e,y\ .une of business, the Indian is dlscrhuiuate<l agali1st. He may purchnse hlgn-po,wereil[...] |
| [...]ort to seeure the enactment lilto law of a bill '1l'rca,h· introduce<! providing for the establishme[...]ns Of Oklahoma economically, educntioually, moi-n.l l,·. ,111c1 spiritually require n closer contact[...]Seminole people, that we as a rac,._ have re'ache<l a stage 14 our development when we ba-ve become r[...]h the requirements of the present-day progress an<l· develop- ment. Fur ther elaboration upon tliis[...]resentations above made regarding the virtues of 1l1u Seminole agreement, we desit·e to emphaticall[...]'of cl11ldre'n born •prior to Marcil •I, 190-;l, was done ou authority and request of the ~er1inolcs' and was not dolle under the Seminole af,'l"eenient and that the 1·olis' w,e re comp)[...] |
| [...]submit herewith Exhibits E, F, G, Fl, nod I. l t ls pertinent that we state to this subcommittee[...]o cooperate with the Seminoles in this respect. 'l1he Seminoles had originally imposed implicit conf[...]pp, dated at Washington, D. C., Ma1·ch 4, 1907. 'l'bis letter bas been pre- served In the archives n[...]. ,. l!assed and -approved by·the undersigned ba[...] |
| [...]llmen " No. ' - - - l · -- -'- .[...]Wallace Cully. 2 Tom Palmer and: l\fnrcbeY ·Fncror, btmd thlar .................. .[...].... 876 ll>1"·id (€ ommlng:s), councilman........ .......[...]Onley Davis, coU11cilman..... ................ l2U[...]•••••. Marcho Yecho, 9 Joho ·l..etka Band:[...].......... ...... l¾O X . ...... Philip Walker.[...] |
| [...], . 'l' he present Incumbent of the field clerk's office[...]sets <-oncurrent!y with tile improve111ent of our l111m.a,11 assets, and thus ll'he undersigned submit tJ1is as a business proposi[...]Xm:;BIT B • RJ-.:SOl-UTIO~S BX 'l'HE SEMI~OU GBOUP E..XECUTI\1E COUNCIL CO\'ERINO T[...]ole Grol)p Ex,ecutire Council, called tbe. co,unc)l to meet at· the sald Jl1ekusukey School Septembe[...]ukey S,eh.ool matter a.nd s1tbmit same to the sai<l Seminole Group E_xecutive Council at its regular[...]bmits Its report and resolutions as follows : 'l'he cimn.ci! upon. eonclu.sion. of rnakhlg[...] |
| ~J('l_f3 ,SU'B:llE;Y,j(),F OJ!>NDITl!)NS OF INDIANS B[...],:ATE!, ",Copy, of .tho,supe,rintendent's lett~r l,tot1·~w) tl1 :. Memorandum re l\fekusukey Boarding School.. |
| SUR:\l'E¥ 0F CONDITIONS OF INDIANS h~ UNITED STATEr.[...]th,·ough the aicl of a clay-school representativ!l, Such ,employee )las already been appointed to d[...]tbe nctlog superintendent of the I<';ve Civllize<l Tribes was advised that members of the Seminole Tribe had l1eld a second meeting and, in effect, declined to[...]ADMlll'I8Tll<I.TIVE DIVISION. Approved ,(l.ugust 21, 1930:[...]Setn·i>1ole, Okla. D»AR l\ln. AzI'lNOOR•· : Your letter of August 25 bas[...]e not to take students from the Fh·e Civill7.ed 'l'ribes, nnd we have taken up with Supervisor Calho[...]L. s. BONNIN, Superinten<lent. ~ECroTlVE COUNCIL FINDINGS 'l'he SemiJ.1ole Group Executive Council, after care[...]ing and equipment, ,find it not hopelessly bad. 'l'hat there are evidences of |
| [...]ekusukey School property was about to be recommen(l for clls1>osal by s:1lc. This council cau no[...]• Resol,;ed, Thnt Senators Pine an<l Thomas and Representative McKcown ~ each giveu[...]WILSEY PAl,l(►lt,[...]of Indian A.ffnJrs the desirabllit.Y for 11rnn1:1l un<le,rst,andtng betw,een the Semlnole.s[...] |
| [...]d other,school site be provide_d aud a .new schoo.l 1,1ant be consh·uctew adequate to accommodate al[...]em1noles tl>emselves and · the Department of the l nterior. The induction of the members of the $enu[...]es and . of the. Commonwealth of Oklahoma has nat!l- rally changed conditions, al)d these changes sho[...]SAMSON B. l:lAR,JO.[...]e 0th instant, dated nt Sasakwa, Okla.: lion. RAY L )r>IAN W:1i,11UR, o Secrcta,-y Qf tlle lm,enipr,, JVaslllimgton, D. ,(l. .. . DE,,R M". SF.ORETARY: The ·uncler[...]roperty directly ngaiust the adverse holders. ' 'l'his hns been o'ur.,posltion consistently[...] |
| [...]o:&DlTIONS OF ' lNt>IANS IN U'NITED STATES since l\Iny, 1908. In pursuance of our said position, t.b[...]ed and tt·ustecl principal chief, John F. Brown. l t sboulcl be 11otccl |
| [...]on or Tribe of lndJnns in Okl:lbomn at a specit1l meeting held at Gilbe1·t Johnson CburclJ, ,vewok[...]i or T r ibe ;,. t1iecial session assembled., '.l'ha~ the Seminole Nation or Tribe heretofore, havi[...]tions of this council, dnted October 16, 1928, an<l M,irch l:J, 1029, filed in t11e office or the Commissioner[...]at all times while defending theh· own rights : 'l' her@fo>·e 1 1/csolvea f11rtlter , That i[...]ble consid- crat.'on, the Seminole N(lt.iou or '.l'ribe ngrees and stipulates ns follows, to wit: }'n·st. 'l'hat wherever any oil ancl gas or mineral lettse h[...]le lauds and the lessee or lessees have in good l:nth compliecl witb the terms thereof, nod[...] |
| [...]uch royalty oolonged to the tril/e, the Seminole 'l'ribe will not "'· quire or c'lemnnd U>at the les[...]a ttorney or nttor1,1.eys for ,tJ,\e Sen)inole '.l'ribc ,m, hereby empowered and directed to ito all[...]nd stipulfttlons f\111 force and e(fect. Pnsse<l and adopted by the General i;::ouncil of tl19 Sen,1inolc. Nation or '.l'ribc on flils the 6th day of August, A. D. 1929.[...]n members thereof in Oklahoma, have carefully rea<l, or have had rend and translated from the[...] |
| [...]e foregoing writln" ~•e htn·e carefully carric<l nnd extended such lnformntlou to eacb nnd every ;[...]toi'ial .glfyernment migbt be establlsbe,t. '.l'l1c ·Dawes Cc;,mi.nlSSion met' with the chief ai\U[...]t for ,a territorial government.. In 1897 the l!>awes Commission dre\v Up an ffgreement for the S[...]w es· Commission··and as enacted by Congress. 'll ., n· , :•l1U -~- ltr 1:·1u·1 bSJ•t iere )".[...] |
| [...]tor, ,vusey Palmer, Nina Ta))ynn, A. J. Brown, an<l :flarry It Brown for the Seminoles, being all[...]eminole grou? organization; A. J. Brown, eorolle<l on the Creek rolls, but belt- to the for111er Se[...], themselves included, hereafter designated as "'.l.'he Seminolrs:· comprising a group of citizens of the State of Ol<lnhomn, ancl of the Unilt<l States, composed of 8,119 persons on the finally approved Seminole roll,. or their heirs, as define<l by the Sen1inole agreement., and whether n,ry be[...]agreements c111ei~! illto by the late Seminole '.l.' rlbe with the Unit!!(). States 1·atified by Co[...]from Seminole County, to plaintiff unknown. 'l'he Seminoles, plaintllY, seeks to be subrogatecl[...]to be 1·ecognized ns owners of the coal, mincr11l, oil. nnd ::as In all lands sold by Seminole allottees with tbe right to tbe ownershi1> thcr«l! and royalties therein where leases bave b[...] |
| ,SURVE¥ OF CONDITIONS OF IJ:l'DIANS IN UNITED STATES ,5775[...]ate~ v . Westc,·n Cherokees, 14S u. s. 427.) 'l'hC 1>lnint1ff does not sue as a t ribe but allege[...]sion of the State oi Oklahoma into the Union. 'l'he plaintiff does not own this property by commun[...]as grantees as of tbnt date, and their heirs. 'l'hc defendauts have been trespassing upon the righ[...]ing to the plaintiff, who owns the property. '.l'his suit Is for the quieting of titles nod for nu[...]y and who nre unknown to the Jllaintilf. JII. 'l'he plaiqtilf obtained its title from the United S[...]eements were mnde ::nid approved by Congress July l, 189S, and Juue 2, 1900. TIie plaintiff em• pha[...]he mi..ueral, oil, and g~s, which was reserved an<l conveyed to the members of the tribe by the tribe[...]and so allotted, valued "t $300 per allotment, nn<l exclude<l the miuenll, and that this is fully sus- thined b[...]it llll:V ot the mine1·a1, oil, nnd gas. IV. 'l'o coneetly interpret the meaning of the word "laud" as used in the l)nrngraph promising tbe deeds to the Seminole allo[...]nited States Go,·ernment. TW,: F,l:CTS ON WHICH THIS PETITION 18 B~St1> (a) 'l'he Five Ch•llfaed Tribes, iucludlng the[...] |
| [...]s little short of treason for a member of tile t'l·il,e to adyocate the breaking up of tJie communa[...]e Dawes Com.mission, but by the Five _Civilized '.l'ribe;. The Cherokee law, for example, hncl alread[...]. First. To d.ivide nil lands now owne<l by the Seminole Nntiou, not in:·lmhnJ iowu site[...]lot tee in p0sscssion of the ltllUlS allotted to l)im witbo\lt expense' to the anottee-that is. to r[...]before allotment, to be t'he s'Ubjects of $Jle<:ll be divided per capita nnionr; the eil11.ru[...] |
| SUR-VEY OP CONDITIONS OP INDIANS IN UNI'.l;ED STATES 577.7 Sixth. All[...]tion, a Tcrri- lori'll «ove1·nment may be fornw<l by Cong1·ess und estabUshcd over the territory o[...]ole Nut.ion and s11ch other of the Five Civili>-C<l 'tribes as may 1..n-c at t.be time agreed to the[...]for r,1tificntion to the S eminole government, an!l, if ratified by it, sltall then be s ullnutte<l to Cotwress for apn,·oval. Ninth. The presen[...]HENRY L . DAWES,[...]ARCHIBALD $. l\1oKENNON,[...]p1·oposn1s to reserve tht~· minerals; oil, ttrl<l gas from allotm<.mt were made to tbe other fou,· civilized tribes. 'l'his proposition fQllowed a meeting of tlie Dawes[...]nd not allotted but that the values thereof sboul<l be obtnined nu<l distributed pet· capita to the· mem: hers of th[...]ek tl'ibal government should h,: exchanged for a 'l'erritorial goven,ment (p. 2, !bid.). · 'l'hc Dawes Commission submitted to the Cherokee Tri[...]u1ioeral so t11at each member of the n·ibc woul<ll.and minerals when cllsposecl of with a further pr[...]r lands and au exchange of their tribal fo1· a 'l'~rri!orial government" (p. 1, Ibid.) . .. It tS,[...]dians, Including' the Seminoles, so understood :\1l<l so inter- 1•rcted t(1e word "land," which nlso[...]tonie •hd not include but <leflnltely exclu<le<l mineral, oil; and gas. ..~> The re)uctauce of the Indians to cbnngc their co1nmtmnl title prcve,nte<l \" al action in favor of allotment agreements du[...]red them to report on the G'Onditions _In Imlinn 'l'e rrltory in w\1!~.h some 1 ',; \ ~em[...]esta~lish ~ gove,·nment in _Indian Ter~i- , T0 l _\\h_,ch "-'111 rectify Irregularities an([...] |
| 5778 SURVEY OF.CONDITIONS OF INDIANS l N UNITED STATES On June 7, 1897, Congress, b[...]eafter instituted and all criminal causes for the l)uni$b- |
| [...]In contemplation of tlie condition In which the 'l'erritory would be left by the possible failure t[...]tion of a bill tlie gereral design of which woul<l be to transfer the control of tbe property right[...]net which :w11s to take ef?ect J nuu~ry 1, 1898. 'l'he result of this under• taking of Mr. Curtis,[...]al policies and pro))osals made to the tribes an<l for the purpose of compelling an a Ill'! mcnt of[...]f the mineral as an undivided property, introduce<l ·the first so-called Curtis biU, H . R. 42i4, e[...]able coal and mineral deposits and tOWl>Sites are l'eserve<l to the several 'tribes ancl shall be set apart'[...]hat the t~tle to tl1e mioeral should be resen•e<l <Ii<! not ~pair any vested, ~igbts wben accepte[...]s of the miuernl. ' ' rhe .Curtis ,Act" made ~l11l)o'r,a t.~ provisions for mal<ing the allotment of[...]rminating auy u orlty of tribal government. thT~l1bact was passed .fo.r 'the purpose of tenuinatiug the-tribal existence au<l ng;,J t al hgovernments, eomJ)elllng the t[...] |
| 5780 SURVEY OF 'CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED STA'.l'ES rntifiecl by Congress which in the net of rat[...]mineral ~o |
| [...]- mission, t he 0reek commission, and the Coni;,'l·ess of tbe United States used tbis language in[...]ess with a ,Jette'r of transmittal by Hoo. Henry L. Dawes, chairman of tile Dawes Commission (Senat[...]for the equat distribution o'f the lnnd b.Y valu\l based on fertility nnd location nnd d~d not p1·[...]e no mention •o'f tb'e 'Jnlue'ra!' anfi 'contO:l'ued no section ,in conll.ict with the mineral r[...]tiie tribal_senl, an'd UeiLver t<> en-ch ()f sal<l nllottees, n patent conveying nbsolute •fee s[...].nllottee, tra'nsfe'rring .au .the right, 'tltle, l!-nd Interest; '<>f 'every citizen•irl 'hnd to[...]r' shall 'inuorse on ·each dee'd so · e:.:ecute<l, h1s ap1>roval, wh'ich shall guarantee -the 'ti[...]·. · · · It Is \l fact of 1uwor.tnnce to '.the Sen)'.'inoles[...] |
| [...]e whatever to the mineral, oil, and g;is'. 'l'he fnct that the contemporary official records pr[...]ver the •mineral estate from the estate in the' L\liid but that this was done by the Seminoles t[...]' desired by tlie pniteu States .and by - .~ e~el'l'.es, They merely retained tb.e lr title to the mi[...]ngress July 1, 1898, nnd is as follows: l•'or convenient ·reference th"e first' Seminole[...]ereof In value, so far ns may be, the loca tlo)l and fertiflty of the soil considered ; glv[...] |
| [...]n extingulsbment of tribal government, may be use<l for such purpose, so that each allotment may be m[...]ided for allottees; and all lots rem'ninlng unsol(l at tbnt time may be sold In such manner as may b[...]on,•eyonce, nnd ns n i:unt- anty by the Unite<l States of the title of said lands to the ,tllotte[...]after equalizing the ,a ue OJ.\ allotments as l1erein provided and reserving said sum of $[...] |
| [...]· 16. '.',The Unlte<l States courts now existing, or tbat may hereafter[...]ch crime; nnd-nuy dti.., 11 or officer of .snl<l nation charged with any such crime, if convl<;ted[...]tiou, at $1.25 per acre, ;!00,000 acres of lnn<l, lmme~ntely o.cljoining the eastern• boundary o[...]be conveyed by prope,· patent b)' lhe IJ,nlte<l States to the Seminole Indians, 111>on said .sum of ·$1.25 pe1· acre hein~ reiniburs{l<l to the United States by $Old Seminole ,Indians; t[...]d Yalue of same; but nil oil, conl, aspbalt, an(ll.'hnt the Secretary of the Interior is hereby nuthoriie<l and directed t rom time to time to provide l'Ules and regulntions iJJ regard to the tensing of oil, coal, asphalt, nn<l other mi.n erals in said Territory, and nll sucb[...]l be made by the Secretary of the interior; atl(l nuy lease for any such miuer,ils o~herwise made shall be absolutely Yoi<l. No lease shall be made 01· renewed . :to[...] |
| [...]N UNITED STATES 5785· $l00 per annum, in advance, for the first and second yea_rs; $200 1ier annum. . advance for the t:hlr<l nnd fourth years, and $500 111 advance fo)· each[...]f royalty .on coal mined, nnd the rules nm! re~'l1lntions to be prescribecl by tile Secretary of th[...]tofore existing nncl prevailing in the Inclian 'l'erritory, lenses· hn,·e been made ot differen[...]s by such lessees of ·their >assigns, then· suc}l parties in possession sl\all be given ·prefere[...]· "Sro. l!I. II'hat It. shall be ,unla\Vful tor any person,[...]be ' e:;mcd .fl .sepn rate offense. . An!l the Unltecl States (!lstrlct attorneys iu[...] |
| [...]"lle it enacted by the Senate and House of l!epresent11th•es of tile Uuitt<t States of Ame[...]ut used the word "land" as · excludiµg miner.a l. 'l'hese contemporaneous facts are of great importanc[...]Choate -v. Trapp, 224 u. s. 665.) · 'l'he ~ecoud Seminole agreement ratified June 2, 190[...]_nnd distributed to them accordingly: Provided,, 'l'bat in nil cases where .such prope1ty would desc[...]09, at wl1ich time and on which day tbe Seminole 'l'ribe still owned the title to the mineral, oil,[...]longing to the Seminole Incl!ans sbould be made. 'l'be right, there• fore, to the undivided mineral[...]he Seminoles as of that clay and to their heirs. 'l'hls fact is of Yitai importance to the Seminoles. |
| [...]11.11 out bis unexpired term up to July, 1906. '.l'bere was never ;mv other election in the Semiuole[...]ct i,dmittlng Oklahoma to tbe Union of States. '.l'he Seminoles had a right to unde1·stnud this bec[...]On April 26, 1906, Congress passed "An net to J)l'Ovlde for the final disposition of tJie nffnh·s of tile Five Civilized Tribes h1 Indian '.l'erritory und for other purposes." By sections 19[...]roved by t11e Secretary of the Interior: Provlclc<l, 110,ccvcr, That such full- blood Indians of an[...]h homestend:'under such -rules and regulations: l'ro,vide<L f11rt1,er,, That conveyances heretofore ninde by[...]t or agree}llept was entered. into .b~~?1·e t he l·emovuJ. oj restriction~ ,be, and the same 'is be~·eby, declared void: Promde.<L ' f«rtn:e,·, ,T hnt nil lnn'd s upon which re[...]exempt from taxation as long as the title remains l,;i .the original nllottee. "S1:c. 20. Tba[...]ents of minors and incompetents n1ay be .rented l)r lensed under order of the proper _court : Provided f1<rther, 'l'hnt ,111 lenses entered into for n period of mo[...]Aw.,-ur., PlU:CEl>ENTS &STl\,'B!,lSREl} "'OAINST 'l'H~ S};~n~OLES, M~RCH I 1, 1907"[...]u his allotment, the linenor Department. ap!)rove<l the forms of mineral leases In which n ref[...] |
| 5-788 SURVEY OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS L.'l" UNITED STATES ' Fo.r instance[...]$, nnd Chero• kees, the Jnw did authorize It. '.ll'; . · _ ·[...]. On tl,e lath clay oi August., 1!)06, Co.rt111ud L. Loug, n white manager or Wewoka '1'r~(ling Co.,[...]'iil the body of this lease nn!I in the cn"[)tiO)l of p,e lease ~he words ,' 1 Section' 17, act of J[...]ee- ment nnd tiie act of .Congress . ratifying th!l SeinJuole, ngr.eement; it was void under, section[...]section 18. o! tlie Curtis .\.ct. Neverthele.<;S, l\lr. Cort1n; 1d 1,. LQng, lnteu,t on ..lJlakipg n[...]Qle. uv.ne;o.,J le;tse form b;v li),s own act, an!l set a· false preeecl¢)Jt alleging In ·etrect tl)nt1,tl,le,@otu1ent, ca~rie<l' the owne1·shiJ> or the mh,eral In tint. cion~i;[...]-called' lease w:is- ma:de wtth To111mY., n-. tul,l;bloo<J, Seminole Indian livll\g In ,vewoka, ln()inl1. Territory, by Co.rtln.nd.. L. LOllg,' Tommy signed by his mnrk, ni\d.bls uame 1vns obviously"written 'by ~~- .L-Ong. Thirteen others were o)ltai!!'e<l by ~1,r, L,ong u11de,1:. sl!11llar. form and substance with[...]5 fact ij)nt Seminole nliottees wrre (orbldden by l;iw to mnke, such lease', and Cor tl;i.pd L. Long was forbidden by la"; t~ pa$' the1,u· any[...]- . l\fr. Lon)l" held these J'eas·e s npparently ft•om August 16, 1906, to l\1,ll'Ch 11, 1907, wberenpo,n he su.bmitted th.e,To,mm:,; lense .nn1I, others to the Union Indian lJ.gencY,,l\fuskogee, Okla .. Th~ chief of tl,l.c lease divisio,n 1>re1>iu·e<I nut! initialed a.[...]olc 0:Uot.tee or of' th,e interllneation made 15y l\{r. Long. This lease happened to be numbered,[...]d t1u·o11gh. the routine, mid a letter 'inlpale<l by n , subordinate was signed by the United Stnt[...]UNITED STATl'l$ INDIAN SERVICE,[...]No. 10044, Tommy, ,Seminole, lessor, and Cortland L. Lol1g, Jessee. dated August 16, 1906, fil[...] |
| [...]NITED STATES 5789 ,'l'he lease Is accompanied by nil such pn1>ers ns ar[...]n Valley '.rrust Co., of ll1uskogee, Ind. T. 'l'he lessee offers bond ip the sum of $1,500, ,vith An<lrew J . Brown nnd John l,'. B1·own, as sureties, executed under date o'f[...]ch nfllch1vits are corroborated by a stntemeot of L. " ' · Smith, postwnste,· at ,vewoka, Ind. T. '!'his lease seems to h(l.ve been taken 111 good faith, for tbe purpose sta[...], t Lease No. 10044 was thus reco)llme.i)d.e<l fo;· a1>p1·oval to tlle Commissioner of Indian[...]ian Affairs initialed by J. \Y. v., R. J. H., aud L. R. S., which was siguecl by J. R . Gnrfleld, Sec[...]s day approved Seminole oiband gas leases execute(l iu favi>r ,of Cortland L. Long ns follows ,[...]precedents; established fi1-st by !lir. Cortlancl L . Long, n white man with no official authority, f[...]ian ngeu.t, ·followed by Assistant Cvm- missione<l of Incliau A1l'alrs, followed by J. R. Garfielcl, Secretary of t[...]the Seminoles b)' the commissioners of the Uulte<l States, contradicMng the plain meaning of the Sem[...]the 111mroval of the Secretary of the Interior. 'l'hese sectioiis did not intend or.11urport[...] |
| [...]be Tomnw lease had been mi.slead by Cortland L. Long and the ap11roval of the Tomms lease b[...])inatlou 011 the false theory that Tommv owne<l the mineral in tbe allotment. Yet this false 11re[...]me the basis upon which tbe confercoce colll,l))lttee of the two I-louses were misled Into adopt[...]en a llotted lands which at that time nmounte<l to 44,000 acres of purchased Innd, .submilted the[...]e agreement, but " uncfer nnd in pursuance of tbe l)rOYisions of the nc1 <>f Congress approYed Ma[...]had obligated itself with the F ive Clvill,,e<l '.l'rlbes not to-include the hrncls con• veyed[...]sion therefore proposed to t11e li'lve Civilized 'l'ribcs the allot· ment of the lnncJ, the rese[...]. and the exchnogc of tribal government for '.l'c1·ritorial or State government. 'l'hese were the valuable con- slcleratlo[...] |
| [...]n of ~bo1~t half the ~Hotted lands_ of tile Five 'l'ribes the Secretary of the Interior 1ssne<1 new w[...]s instructlon sectious 2, 3, nud 11 of the act of l'llay 27, 1908. Neither section 2 nor section[...]to the Semi- noles to tJle Sel))inole allottee. 'l'he instruction ill effect merely followed the extremely important precedent ignorantly set by l'>lr. Cortland L. Long, which the Fe<lerai o1llcinls followed, be[...]ul leases made on the precedent. set by -coitland L. Long were lawful leases subject to the approYal[...]Congress. (Choate 11. Tra1>P, 224 u. s. 665, 56 L. Ed. 941.) Tbe Seminoles insist that section 11 i[...]hey have never been given any 01>portunity to be )l.e ard in court to present their evidence and the[...]they depend; that th~ precedent set by Cortland L. Long for his own personal advantage agniust the[...]e chief clerk of the lease division, t11e U~1ite<l States Indian agent, t11e Asslstnnt Commissione[...]ion based oo the false !lresumption of Cortland L. Long that the Seminole allottee OWJ)ed the miner[...]y respectfully can the attention of this hono1·e1l court to tlus record as proof that the act of the executive department CRJ\ not be 11cx- 111i\te<l to .co11trol the action of the judicial department 11.0,· be given great weight in l,)}terpretlug the law when the executive hns acted[...]merican case in which that honorable co.urt sai<l : |
| 5792 SUR-VEY OJ;' CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED S\l.'ATES " The construction plnced upon t,he ac[...]h Cireuit Judge Gilbert deli,,ere<l the opinion (9 Fed., Second Series, 761) and |
| SURVEY OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED S'l'A'rES 5793 retai·y J. n. Ga[...]· \Vbile Congress, l\Iarch 2, 1906, pnssed a joint resolution extending the tribal existence a',l<l present t1·ibal sover1nuents of the Five '.l.'ribes "for nil 1,urpo.ses u11der existiJ1g laws[...]ribe aud unless 1tereafte1· other~,·lse provide<l by law." '£bis resolution di<l not apply to the Seminoles beenuse "nil Jl\n·pos[...]sections 2 and 3. Section 2 of that act contaiuc<l rile fo11owing proviso: "Provided. That[...]''That an royalties nrisiug on nucJ after July l, 1908, from 11•l11er.<u lenses of allotted Sew.inole lands l1eretofore or hereafter made, which are subject to[...]he benefit of tbe.JncUo,• lessor or his prOJ)<?.l' representative to wlun1• s-1tcl• royalties[...]t tc>itk the al.lot.tee or oumer of the la11Ct: l'rooiMd, Th~t aw i11tere8t of the Seminole Nation[...]tion, due to tile precedent set by Mr. Co1tland L. Long in 'his lease from Tommy and otliers, tbnt the restricted Seminole allottee l1ad title to the mineral which was a false assump-[...]agreed to such a provision or considered it. 'l'his action was taken without the knowledge[...] |
| [...]recedent set by Cortland Long i.n his lease with 'l'ommy thus aJ>llCnrs to have been enginee[...]ned the mineral, was avowedly passed and explaine<l ns hari:w been passed merely to make an[...]he case of Choate 11. Trapp (224 U. S. G6i;, 56th L.~w Ed. 941), Mr. Justice Lamar, deliveri[...]ceded that no right which was actually confe1·re<l on the Indinns can be arbitrarily abroga[...]and dependent wholly u))on its protection and g01<l faith. Tbls rule of consh·uctlon has be[...]urt. - ; THE GOAT ANO l>E GRAFFENR,IJO CASES The defendants[...]ou1·t In the cnse of -Goat 11. United States (56 L. E el. 841) deeided that a deed |
| [...]d penalties ancl that law -still stands unrepeale<l. In like manner section 11 reserving the mineral[...]. HOW THE SEMINOLJ::S UNO&l!STOOO IT 1[...]utat;ves of the Seminoles .on the Jlnal rolls, an<l passed the following resolutions, among ot[...] |
| [...]there t-onveyed to tbe Seminoles as :11~ integn1l whole, u ndivided and incnpal)le of equ!t11ble 11[...]the coaJ, mineral, oil, and gi\s as nu undlvillC<l intcgrnl whole incapable of equitable allotment b[...]In the mineral, oil, and gas. " 5. Rcsowea, '.l'hnt the Seminole grou1> executive council is here[...]such property. TH!l ARVEY MOORE O AS!l Tbe Seminoles humbly represent to the honorabl[...]as held by the court tbnt the Semino c |
| [...]orney Geueral of the United Stat<;S, -who bad hel(l In _an ex parte proceeding that the claim was wit[...]. on a basis of law and of fact which necessitnte<l a decision in favor of the Carter OU Co. l11 the case of Arvey Moo1·e against· the Carter[...]that the Supreme Cou1t in· the De ,Grnffell.r>ti(l case bad held, by necessary impli~ation at least,[...]end to interfer, wlh the title to the land Of the l;'ive 'l'ribes. Therefore this UllSOllnd bnsls (Ol the contention of A1-vey l\1oore having been disclosed by the Carter Oil Co.[...]~isi"" , , the parties litigant. As ngalnst Arvey l\1oore t11e C11rter O.il Co. made n g<>O<l case and Justified the decision against Arvey Moo[...]eason that they were not present aml represen.te<l by tbei~ counsel in tliat case. 'll'epre sented by their respective counsel and annou[...]n of the evidence and argut11ents which they woul(l have submitted Ir they.bad been gi'llen notice an<l permitted to appear. A1-.,ey i:l!oore contended •hat-the deed p.rom,1.sed lnchu[...]A.ND u Q\:OLUDro ).(IND.AL The D.awes Commls.'l~Ou,.in their written and printed 1>ropositlon to[...], and It was so Interpreted to the Seminoles. |
| [...]. 'l'b!s was hi liarmouy wltb the Chei·okee law as se[...]to mine such mineral or oil within the desig11ate<l and dcscri~d section provide<! :[...]holding thnt the word "laud" inch1cled mineral. 'l' he Seminoles humbl)• submit t hat it was un[...]by the Curtis Act," or to withhold from the court l'he facts recited iu th:s bill of •complaint. 'l'bey believe that the court was led into e1Tor by[...]s as the party lessor ill nil such lenses. <l'hird. To enter a decree recognizing tile r[...] |
| [...]ofore taken which belonged to your plalntll?. k'l!th. To require the defendants, their attorneys, a[...]ROUERT L. 0W6i'.' D. H. LINEUAUOl:l, HENRY G. 'l'HOMAS,[...]Af'FIOAVl'l' ,ve, the undersigned, members of tile executi[...]E:<HIUl'l' H |
| [...]INDIANS IN UNITED STATES '.!'he un,llstribute<l n1inert1l estttte on October 7, 1899, and on December 31. |
| [...]oore contended that u!)tll he received the pntent l1e did not obtain the Utle to the oil a'ud gas. Bo[...]nd A1·vey Moore, nnd as they had never been bear<l in court in defense of theh· property rights, th[...]se by him of the mineral in tl1c allot- ment was l'Old. The allottee, having been nllottcd· the exc[...]ould decide u1ion. \Vhile it was widely kno"~l t111·oughout. In<lian Territory that there ~vere[...]e ease went further thnn the case required. Arvey l'rloore $lied U1e•Carter ~•1 Co. fo1· ·t.be oil ri'n<ll"rcnght he hhcl he patted with' arid theref[...] |
| [...]d nontaxable as a homestead in perpetuity." '.l'be Seminoles insist that by this agreement they c[...]bution as the owners might see fit to make. '.l'he contention that they did not retain the[...] |
| [...]be clear that the mineral not having been nllotte<l In terms by the agreement remained where it was,[...]nllotmeots carried no mineraL ri,;bt whatever. '.l.'he allottee could lease the allotment but not th[...]greement, it wns necessa ry when the tribe lcinse<l the mineral which might be found withiu the land[...]ined the title to the mineral ns an unclistriuute<l whole after the tribal government ceased,[...] |
| [...]d in 1902 to change the meaning of the word "lan<l" and the word "allotment" and to obtain the sanct[...]hickasaw, the Cre-ek agreem:ents hnd already been l'r,rnwd on this policy, and the Seminole ag[...] |
| [...]Tribe the following proposition·: "Flr;t. 'l'o divide au lands now owned by tbe Seminole Natio[...]le of town sites, coal, an.d, m,lnerals,, a,s w~U l\S au mop~Y,S fouud due from the United S,tates[...]ICHENR-Y L. DAW£$,[...]' '" ' " " ' . 'l'he word " la,nd " i/; 11sed .in paragt(lph 1 to exclude m1nJr J1; It j.l} iised.Jri' 1,aragrap\t 2 to exclude mineral; t11e' word "ial),d,' ' is usecl 'in th'e,rilnt.Ji, P.i.l!;a, graph to exclude 'roine•a).[...] |
| [...]uding. m.ineral. An anal •si°. ot the 11l'st Se~lnol~ .agreement shows clearly that t.b,ls[...]ole agreement. '.!.'here was no chan.ge.of policy l On the 26th dny of July, 1$9,!; a written J)l'OJ)OsitlOn was 111ade to the Chero, kees, as ,fQllows : , "l!'lrst. '.l'Q divide. all lands now owl)ed bY. the.Cherokee N[...]e of the, evide11ce of title. "Third. '.l'own sites, coal, and mineral dlscovered before al[...]ense to' the rtllottee. 1 .."Fifth. All 'i,\l.v.ested • . • i-[...]id nations, to be dlvlct_ed per c;apjta;'amon/l' theil' citizens, etc. 1, •[...]States on the. 25th day 01 July 1894, made a l!Ke proposition to tile Creeks as folJows:[...] |
| [...]mn11sslon in the proposition to the Creeks. 'l'lle above p_ro,t>osition was interpreted to the C[...]ange the word "Janel" so as to include mineral. '.l'his chani;e in the meaning of the word "land " wa[...]Five Tribes, they were interpreted to tlie Five 'l'l'ibes as meaning the allotment of land excluding[...]made these propositions in wl'iting but ar,·ange<l ·conferences wit.II t.lle chiefs of each of the t ribes ahd their autllol'ize<l commls&joners, and explained in person tbe mean[...]to the Congress of the Unitecl States with regar<l to such conferences: "Such conferences wet[...]again the word " land " excludes mineral. '.l'hcse conferences and propositions macle to the l!'ive Civilized 'l'ribes were of profouncl inwrest to the leaders[...]proceeds r,·om the mineral might be ,hstrlbute<l per capita so as to give each allottec an equal a[...]d that It would take n loug periocl of time to !l!relop_the ".alue of tbe coal, mineral, oil, ancl[...]he Five Tribes tllnt the entire Iudlan Territor.l'. was nu oil-bearing territory. There were oil sp[...]s millions of acres to the Choctnw Petroleum Co. 'l'lle Cherokees ma,_e a ·similar lease t[...] |
| [...]Section 16 of the act provided: "SEO. 10. 'l'hat it shall be unlawful for any person, a[...] |
| [...]tlie tribe when_ the vote w11s tat,en upo1_1 it. 'l'be Cbic~nsaws rejec_ted the joint agreemeut with[...]nd laws of the tribes which have resulted 'In pro<l\lCini, coal in commercial quantities are to be pr[...]ral and the deed pledgecl to such land so allotte<l excluded min, era!, Sections 11, 16, and 18 of t[...]land only and did not allot the mineral. _We l1ave the testimony of Cbairmnn Henry L. Dawes, of th~ Dawes Com- ruiss,011, in his let[...]s, Chickasaws, Cherokees, and the Creeks ~cs,rc\l t_hat the lau,ls should Include the 111inerlll, t[...]mineral belonging to the tribe to the alloftee. 'l'his was |
| [...]. done by section l}8 of the agreement with the .Choctaws and Chickas[...]change made. THE SE·l UNOLE AOR£Elt~T '.l'he Seminole agreement allotted the e:,,:cl[...] |
| [...]HOW THE :&'f.RST SEMINOLE ?illNl:! R~L LEASES ,VERE MADE I[...]Seminole mineral lenses was made was recently c\l~ losed to the Sen1inoles by photostntic' copies f[...]the 15th of August, moo, a white man, ·Cortland L. Loug, took 14 printed forms prepared under the[...]these forms macle 14 leases with ommy, n fulJ-l>lood Seminole, and others.[...] |
| [...]so to the full-blood nllottee of any of the FiYe 'l'ribes much Jes.~ tile Seminoles. Of course, it gr[...]from which tl)e restrictions ,had been reroo,•e<l by the act ot 1904, and to enable nil Semi- uoles[...]The effect of this lease of Tommy to Cortland L. Long, which was num- bered 100-14, wns to <lel)r[...]ithin tbe· area of a producth·e oil pool. '.l'hns the Tororoy lease completely nulU.lled the Semi11ole agreement reserl"ing the mlner11l a.s an undi.s trlbuted whole ; I~ uullilied the p[...].Affnil·s wh,t ll were authorized by law, The '.l'ommy leases, etc., .appear ,to baYe exeit<'I."" n[...]the chief cle1·k of the lease division of Union l mh:1!1 Agency or from i\Ir. Dann H, Kelsey, l ndinn ngent, or from Mt·. Cb"rlt's ~. Lar[...] |
| [...]gned the Tommy lease Inter- lined by Mr. Cortland L. Long, givlug sections 19 and 20 of the net· of[...]ions 19 and 20 •of tiie act of Congress approve<l April 26, 1900 (34 Stat. 137). It will be observe[...]the Depart- ment of the Interior ~egarded or hel<l that the Seminole agreement approved July[...] |
| [...]f the two Houses, whereupon the confe1·ees of ,t)l~ House suggested a sulrsli- tute for tbe Sen[...]ry of t11e Interior . were valid, such as the '.l'ommy lease, which lhJ!Y were not.[...] |
| [...]suit, although no such authority was necessary. 'l'llis bill, which also proposed to allow the Semin[...]mineral In 1911, when bis guardian sole\ the lnn(l, the grantee of that sale obtained no title to th[...]·vey ~!oore obtained his title by the request an<l u~anunous con.s ent given by the Seulinoles in 1905, which consent was t11e basi°s 0_..l"e net of Congress. Congress passed tile ac[...] |
| [...]laciou~ argument in which bot11 .A.r vey Moore nn,l the Cn1·ter Oil Co. repre- sented to the court[...]on given to t11e Seminole agreement in the Arvey l\1oore cnse. The court w.1s entitled to have this[...]of the mineral to tlle -nllottee ns a pait of the l11nd so allotted him, i t was an easy step to hav[...]icient for tile court to 1111\'e found that Arvey l\1oore parted ,~·1th whatever title be l1nd nn1l therefore had no cln im for an nccountin;; ngnmst[...]een heard inc<>url, without having been perm1tte<l to submit tlleil' evidence, without Irnr11[...] |
| [...]ut hearing or evidence' and decided against them.'l'heY w.e re not parties to the smt. of Arvey Moore[...]idence and arguments and shall ha,•e received n l'easoned judgment of the .court .disposing of the[...]t is further Insisted that section 11 by Its ow•l terms is n complete nullity 1 msscd on obvio[...]1)0 1·esel'YC rights ln the United States. 2. 'l'he Seminoles by law and custom held this · pro1)er ty by communal title ""'l ,1lways t•·<mted the surf11ce of u,e lan,I as[...]on, so that enclt Seminole might receive an equal l~•· ca1,ita part, sbare and shnre alike, of the[...]inoles kuew of this. G. The Dawes Commtssio)l had co11fere11ces with Ute Choctaws, the C[...] |
| [...]nt, which was rejected by the Chickasaws. . 9. 'l' he Dawes Commission drew up an agreement with th[...]roposed to allot the land and not to allot the 111l11ern1, a11d used the word " land" as C"-Cluding[...]v Congress and bY the Choctaws and Chickasaws nn<l was known as the Atoka agreement, 1·atitled Jun[...]d" to exclude mineral. This agreement was ratifie<l br the Seminoles December 29, 1897, was passed b[...]States Senate on Ji'ebruary 8, 1898. It had pre"l'iously been transmitted to both Houses oD Januar[...]d but to reserve the mineral as "Incapable of dl"l'lslon." 14. The Curt.is Act further provided[...]eminole agreement. 18. The Seminole agreement l11 dividing the land did so on the bnsis o( ferti[...]undistributed property which included the mlnern.l should be distributed to the Seminoles on[...] |
| [...]s on January 29, 1899. On January 20, Hon. fienrY L. Dawes transmitted this agreement to Congress. Se[...]nt made no prov!sions for allotting the mineral. 'l'he Cherokees had outstanding at that time tribal[...]he word " land " was used as ,excluding mineral. 'l'bls agreement made per0 empto1-y provlsio,n, for[...]clude mineral, was understood to exclude mine1·11l, and w,1s almost identical In Its terms ,[...] |
| [...]. 33. On Augµst 15, 1906, Cortland L. Long, a white man: an Indian trader at ,vewok[...]"belonging to the " Seminok~. Such leases ,wer<l. n violation, of sec~hp1,'16 of the Cµr~ls Act,[...]a violation of the Jaw and .Constitution of t!l,e ,Unltetl States: 34' On, ?.larch 11, 1907[...]tbe lease divlsioir of Unfou Agency, Indian '.l'en~tory, drew up 14 lette)'s . appr oving such le[...]proved April 26, 1906, to make such indivldu.a l w{neral, ,lease in the Choc1aw- Chickasnw count[...]to · make such lenses ~or no snch authority hnd l~n gi:ven and the title of the Se1Uinole Tribe h[...]ion 2 of this act the full bloods of the ·Five '.l'ribei; on which' restrictions hnd not been remov[...]Interest of the Seminole Nation in royalties aocl l~ases should cease after June 30, 1908.[...]the decision of 1hc Supreme Court in ;Jones 11, ~l!lChlln, in Trupp 11. Choate, and unde1· the Omsu· tution of the Unite<l,Stntes. . ,, • , 4.0.[...] |
| [...]t but was forbiddC1! to lease the mineral. 5 '.l'he tribal government alone could lease the minera[...]emovalJ>f restrictions act bad no such purpose. '.l'he Seminoles nrc prepared to prove · by the only[...]the property owned by them. THl:l JUDICIAL ASPECT OF THE 8E'1ll'r0LE TITLE 1. I[...]'s claim and all |
| [...]a?ds of full-blood Indians of the Five Civilized 'l'rlbes," and for "15 years for mmeral purposes." A[...]t at ?<!uskogee. On August 15, 1906, Cortland L. Long made 14 leases with 14 Seminole full bloods[...]t did not autJ,orize It. The leases made by c. L. Long were approved without comment on the au, th[...]1, 1907, a new leasing regulations for the ~'Ive 'l'ribes were drawn up by C. Ji'. Larrabee, Acting C[...]act of Congress nppro,·ed July 1, 1902 (82 Stat. L. 716}. The authority for mineral leases was se[...]act of Congress approved June 30, 1902 (32 Stat. L. 000). There ,appeared as a\1t11orlty for all oth[...]i» of the act approved April 26, 1906 (84 Stnt. L. 137}. Various forms were prescribed to be pri[...]o,·al of restrictions act approved May 27, 1908. l suggest, t11erefore, that you uiigbt file tllls l[...]ll-blood Indian oltizen, of the Seminole Natiol,, l11dian 'l'crrito•·!t, MY FR1END: You are ·ln g[...] |
| [...]ment teacbers in your neighborhood fo1· advice. 'l'be Government inspector for the Indian Te1·rltor[...]commission exl,)lres June 3, 1933. GLENN W. L-mvis, was thereupon called as a witness, a[...] |
| [...]Have you been in Oklaho1n,i a.II the time? l\:Ir. Li::wxs. No, sir; I have been in and out of[...]You have been in the service in Oklaho1na1 l\:Ir. LE,vxs. No, sir; I entered the service in ,O[...]oing now? . Mr. L EWIS. Why, I was appointed to this position on Ju[...]her State i · l\~r. LE,vIS. Was/1in~ton Ci!Y ·was his per1nnn~nt[...]n Jed to the abolishment of this school i l\fr. LE"'IS. ~rell, that is the purpose he[...] |
| [...]IN UNITED STATES 5825 Senato1· 'l'ROl\lAS. Does the report recoln1nend the abolishment of t.hat school 1 J\<Ir. L1nv1s. No, sir. Senator 1'HOlllAS. What did it[...]S, vVhere is the copy of the report you have1 l'l1r. LE\\'IS. I have it at home. . Senator 'l'.a:011ras. Where is your home 1 l'l1r. LEWIS. At Seminole. Senator FRAZIER. We ca[...]gton. · l'l1r. LE,vrs. I have some of the records at the Meku[...]condition of the building1 i\1r. LEWIS. Y es..l. sir. ,[...]the record at a.11. Senator PINE. Is he from l'l1uskogee? i\1r. LE,vxs. From Washington, as f[...]er it was necessary to abandon the buildingi l'lir. Llnv1s. "\\rhy, he presented the prob[...] |
| [...]s the order directed that you say you copied? l\fr. LE,vxs. I do not re1nember. Senator FRAZIER. To the superintendent of the school? l\fr. LEWIS. The superintendent has a copy of the o[...]endent here at the present timei , Mr. LE,VIS• l\fr. Asendorf? I do ·not kno,v. Senator F RAZIER. Is Mr. Asendorf here? l\1r. AsENDORF. Yes, sir. Senator FnAzrER. How[...]you were there, during the tilne you were the.re l Mr. LEWIS. I do not believe it was fit[...] |
| [...]in a school census survey of the Five Civilized 'l'ribes. Senator FnA~. Just taking a ce[...] |
| [...]Y OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED. STATES l\fr. LE\VIS. Well, I fully believe that the Semino[...]Seminole |
| [...]than 9. or 2½ miles from the public schoolsi p l\1r. LE\VIS. Not many; very few. Senator FRAZI[...]Senator FRAZIER. It is a brick building i l\{r. LE,v1s. I t is a brick buildin&; yes, sir, an[...]ome oil co1npany ,vanted it for oil purposes? l\{r. LEWIS. 0h, I have heard lots of rumors about[...]been'. made on the ground there since then 1 l\{r. LEWIS. Yes, sir. Since the lease ,vas put int[...]ore the school ,vas abandoned, were they not? l\ir. LE,v1s. Yes, sir. Sena.tor THOMAS. Since[...]t out there, then the school had been closed? l\ir. LEw1s. Yes, sir; the school ,vas closed offic[...]r FRAZIER. vVhen ,vere the oil wells drilled? l\,fr. LE\VIS. One well had been there for several[...]Senator FRAZIER. Since you have been there i l\ir. LEw1s. Yes, sir.[...]ians improve conditions, in your estimation? l\,Ihr. LE,y1s. It would, absolutely. There[...] |
| [...]. You all want the same result. The INTERPRJ:."l'ER. Yes, sir. Senator FRAZIER. D id you[...] |
| [...]y thnt out of the Sen1inole 1nonev? The IN'l'ERl'RE'rEn. '\~rell, I guess it ,voulcl have to b[...]· Senator FR,\ZXER. I s that all. 'l'he INTERPRl.'TER. Another thing I want to say is[...]sir. Senator FR;1ZIER. That is the 1na.n at l\1uskogee I The INTERl'RETEI!, yes; I have n[...]. Ho,v much has been spent on the ho1ne ,vhere he l~esl · 'l' he IN·rERPRETEI!. About $47,000. '!'hat is what it cost. Senator 'l'B:011rAS. How many buildings does that expenditul[...]0 for one residence, his ho1ne1 The lNTERPRE'l'F.11. I do not kno,v ,vhether it is ,vorth that m[...]of the house which he lives in? 'fhe I NTEl!l'RETER. Yes, sir. Senator Tuo111AS. Describe[...]Rl.'TEI!, Brick veneered. Senator T HOll!AS. l-Iow many rooms? The INTERPllE'l'Ell. I said 11 roo1ns, but it is 12 rooms.[...] |
| [...]ing equipped with running water1 'fhe INTERPRE'.l'ER, Yes, sir. . Senator THOJIIAS. What kind of[...]he electric- I1;11t 111 at your house¥ rhe IN'l'ERPRETER. Here is another one. |
| [...]d; and Whereas the 820 acres of land upon which l\1ekusukey Academy ls Joeated Is underlaid with a[...]school bas been In -operntlon fox over 40 years. 'l'lu,t dming said time there has been tll\lght In sai(l school, domestic art, domestic science.[...] |
| [...]e teachers' well tl'~ned 'in the above subjects. 'l'hat the school Is located in almost the center of[...]n the various school dist1·icts do not teach sal<l subjects and do not have funds sufficient to main[...]om the funds above indicated. '' 'l'bis l'e.solution bas been read, considered, and adopted by sai<l association at a regulal' meeting of said associ[...]:Secause they had not registered 1 ' Mr. FISH! 'l'hey tol<l them they had not registered and for. that[...] |
| [...]et Tiger Burgess. Senator FRAZIER. You live at l{onawa, Okla. The INTERPRETER. Yes, sir. Senator FRAZIER. Now, make your statement. The IN'l'ERl'RETER. She says that her gasoline bill[...] |
| [...]tell you none of your business? '!'he INTERPRE'l'ER. She says she thought it was customary since s[...]yea.r s ago 1 • The INTERPRh"l'ER. She did inquire about that. That is the time[...]enator WHEELER. Ho,v long ago was that1 The IN'l'EJU>RET.ER- It was this past summer; probably it[...]is con1ing from my allotmeJ?it . 26465--31-I'l' 14 85 |
| [...],, r llfr:-l!cMrLiil<N. Gould she identify him_ if he_ was to[...]· · '" iVI~. l\{cl\!1LLAN. They deducted, I presume, the amourit[...]Wu:tllLtR. Have you got her account here1 Mr. l\fcMn.tAN. Yes,.sir., ,Whose·receipts and>disburs[...]the disburse1nent was. Senato1: Tuo~rAS. M;r: l\icMillan1cd~es your· office pay out mon~y for th[...]stnnated, to lbe worthj .,,,.,·rt~· 1 ,·,l i1J. u .L· 'L 1, .,.,. f,,- ( . '[...]t:-0flmoney:she, is·auo\ved monthly, o,:. semimo!l,thl~.~wl '~Ill ' _, d ....,, I .-, 1.[...],,n 1: · i:,. , r l ,r l Senator·FnAzum. Slie gets a se1ni1nonthly pa[...]I l' Senator PINE. ,Do you own any Liberty' bonds 1- , l · The lN'J;El!PRETE.R. She does. not. ,. She[...], • Senator WHET::l,ER. Ho,v :nuch of a fa1nily hav.e you got 1, , 1[...]" The INTEllPllETER. l{anima. 1, , •[...]I r l he INTERPR}l'l.lE}ll y ~\ §ir. · f>[...] |
| l-VHEELER. What do do ,vith your 1noney,! vVhat do[...], . ,'l 'he INrrERPIIDrER. For 'living expenses a.nd· a.[...]nd of ex. ' pense; that is, ,vhere it is not so !!l'eat. '! 'here is bio- repair bill, She says she[...]vmELER. .A.II six of them live with you? 'l'he INTERPIU:'l'ER. Six living ,vith her. Sena tor ,vHEEL[...]W1rEELER. Three automobiles. What kind? 'l'he I NTERPRETER. One sedan and two one-seated, af[...]his Pierce-Arrow car? 1'he INTt;.RI'RETER. l' boun-bt that first. ' Senato[...] |
| [...]'584<1 Sei1ator1W !1-IEELER.!1l-Ie>,vlis the"ohe that advi$ed he1,, to buynit 1[...]1'.\H:e·•had already selected thatione,and a~l.he.,had to d~ ~':as to_.ai,vrove 1t. l Senator '\>VJIEELER. He ,vas the one that •approved 1t? • l · 0 ,. ~ The I~'TERPRm'ER.l Yes1 sir; she says she has oeenJtrying to excha.n[...]t'o:,trade-i she•hasrto ,buy:a cheaper ·ca1•l1 She says·'she is ·getting <tired of the,'P i[...]ing the repairs, to the. house and she wants to l!:no,v why it wpuld cost that n1uch>. ' 1,[...]i·oved thati Who made the contract? The I~ 'l'ERPJlE1;ER.' 'I Jin:iag1ne the· agent,. Jl{r. ·[...]· The INTERPRE'l'ER: It :was for gas used for the ,vhole ,v[...] |
| [...]s of the Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.? The l NTERPRETEJ!. That is all for electric lights.[...]with the money she is getting now. 'fhe IN'l'ERPRETER. She says she is not the only one that i[...]d you use the elec- tric1ty for 1 The I N'l'ERPRh"TER. Used it for light burned in the house.[...]. She says she has been in a tent all her life. 'l' hat is the way her mother and father· li[...] |
| [...]ILLAN. '!'here is a sliding scale there. , 'l'he INTERP~ER- I do nqt know what the i;a~ , is. I[...]-you want to make to the committeei The IN'l'ERPRETER. She only had ,about two questions when[...]ER. Since it has been repaired1 The INTERPRE'l'ER.. She tried to get you people to look at that[...]R. Do they have a, bond up to repair it1 Mr. l\icMxLI,AN. Yes, sir. Senator WHEELER.[...] |
| [...]LER. Who is this construction foreman 1 i\1r. l\1cMILW.N. L . R. Carr. Senator 1VHEELER. Is he herei[...]. r,epair it i . l\fr. McMILUAN. I thought th'e house was .good enou[...],¥hat is the ladY.'S income a. month. i\fr. l\1cll11Lx.AN. I can not tell you. It will run son1[...]as got some Liberty bonds, about $65,000 worth of L iberty bonds¥ Mr. l\1oMu..t.AN. $219,800 in Liberty bonds. I said her[...]R. Does she have ,vells producing a royalty1 l\fr. !11cMILx.AN. Yes, sir; that is where, her inc[...]What does that a1nount to per month1 l\fr. McMILX.AN. That and the interest on the Liber[...]be $7,000, and her income is about $12,000. l\1:r. !11cMILLAN. I think that is oil production o[...]r ,VHEELEn. How much land has she got1 i\fr. l\fcMxLLAN. One hundred and sixty acres. This ne,v[...]that f9r about t,vo years. Senator TH011rAS. .l\{r. !lfcMilla.n, it has been ru1nored that the Burgess family is a. very generou.s fa1nily. l\fr. McMILLAN. T hey are. Senator THOMAS. And[...]relatives and friends. Is that true? N~r. !l•Icl\11LLAN. Yes, sir; that is the greate[...] |
| 5846 SUJl,'l'EY OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS l'!N UNITED STATES Senator THOMAS. They do not[...]tty good friends. |
| [...]the winter and let the children oo·tb sch'ool 'o'l1er'there!11 She''h'as five or six vacant lots. Sh[...]rying ~o take up with you, ' Senator vVHEELE!l- We understanct it. It ,vould probably• cos'ti[...], Senator W'REEI.ER. · Slie'l Ji:as got a · good place to live ,vh'ere sh~[...]' ' :A,LllEl\'l' AsENDOj!F was thereupon called as a witne[...] |
| [...]Senator FRAZIER. As superintendent of the scho<;>l 1 ll'Ir. As:r::..'sOORF. Yes, sir.[...]as the school closed or abandoned 1 , ?/fr. ,.l.\.SE,NoORF. I received wo1·d ·to that effect on[...]qr. Fn+zU:R, What property have you therei l\{r. -i\,SENOORF. There are horses, hogs, cattle,[...]re you there when this Mr. Meyers wa~ there that l\1rs. Davis talked about,·the 1nan .that c[...] |
| [...]. . . . . l'Yir. AsENDORF. Ne>, 's ir-. W·e had qtute a floa[...]· , I ~fr..A.SEN.DOR~\• ',l}ileve is one roam school b'u ilding and then ' th[...]ldings, including 1a superintendent's <·1ttage, l,r11ms, 1lalintl,r y., ,heating-plant housep;-und other just sn1nJl l> aces. · f • ' . .[...] |
| [...]nator THOJ\lAS. Badly'? , l\ir. 1\sENDORF. Not badly; ,ve have to continually[...]sENDORF. It stated that the matter of closing the l\1ekusukey Schoo1 had been under considera[...] |
| [...]y where their parents ,vere also living herei l.{r. .AsENDORF,vT her.e is also· more or less tro[...]ZIER. Were the children punished by whipping them l Mr, ASENDORF. No sir; not to my knowle[...] |
| [...]1.i1ne the school was abandoned last August? !l•Ir. AsENDORF. No, sir. Senator THO;\IAS. Do[...]'iDORF, S1tperintc11d1J11t. 26465-31-PT l'i-4-36 |
| [...]_ 200 ~luger, pounds--------------- - 5 l,'lauuel, outing, yards_______ __ 200 Hqminy, pea[...]eling, bath, yards- -------- 100 Milk, evaporate1l, cases________ 4 Shade cloth, winclow, li[...]___ 3 Khaki, cotton O. D .. yards. ---- l Sugar, granulated, hundred•[...] |
| [...]NDIA.NS IN UNITED STATES 5855 l'itdiers, wasbbowL___________ IS Blade[...]ndle____________ 6 Sticks, mops, doun____________ l'i Bibbs, compl'esslon_____________ 12 B[...]__ 3 dozen-- - --- - ---------------- 2 l<.:lbows, stovepipe______________[...]Globes, valve_______ ___________ 15 l)()XeS---------------------- 11 Handles, a[...]2 Lamp chimneys_______________ 109 'l'acks, blued, pounds.__________ 2½ uimp chimneys[...]oak, backs, pounds____ 58½ c,·els, sliding .:l______________ 1 Cinchas____________[...] |
| 5856 SURVE-Y OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNI'l'ED. STATES Sweat pacls--- --------------·•--[...]-·--· · ·· 1 |
| [...]1. :1.8 1 clipper belt l,acer••..•• --··-·-····-··-·-·-[...]·-•.·····-·---·--······- 39. 43, lll cutter, bolL----"---••••,• ···-·······-···--··-··--···-· 2. 85 ll cutter, pipe, /1-lneh-•r--•---•--··-··-·····-············ , 8. 60 lL•••••••••••• --···-··[...]44. 96 1 drag, roa\l-···--···-·- -· ----· -· ·-··-···-[...]16,25 l furniture, porch set-·-········-····[...]02, 60 ll ll 6riddle, gas, cake_______________________________[...]2.96 l "r·Hler ,, · , ditcl-,e·r , t erracer·[...]14.89 ~'l'inde1\ PQWer________: ___________---____ ,[...] |
| 5858 SUltVEY. 'O F eONDI'l'IONS<OF INDIANS INi'U'NITEDl STATEs 1 hammer, ta[...]---------------------------------L |
| [...]- ----- 2. 50 l saddle, rld!ng--·-·······--·-·· ···[...]~~A ' ~ . llL•••••-····'· ···-"·······[...]40. 00 1 vise, sa.w_J____ !J..1. _____ .!!_l._£______ !.~~.::1 _____ .'..1___ _ _____• t ·[...]erstltch••.. •••••••••••L.:.:.-: -....... ........ . 1. 05 • 1 worker, ee[...]. l 4 mares.•••••••••••[...] |
| [...]DEPAIITM.l>NT QI!' THE INTERIOR,[...]ood supplies which have been stored at th~ former l\lekusuke, Bonrdiog School in Oklahoma, you are n[...]DEPARTMENT OF THE I NT&RIO!l,[...]·Washi11gt011, ,l'aiiua,r y 15, 1931. Hon. LYNN J. FllhZIER, O[...]Seminole g-roup ~xecutlve. council met and ndopte.l xesolutlons protestiug against distributio[...] |
| [...]the purchase of a 1nonu1nent nt the t i1ne? l\1r. ScO'IT. At tlie ti1ne I went to see the proba[...]her husband. 1'he· grave is being desecrated." l-Ie snys. "I-le is wor'th $440.000." He says, "Th[...]Frazier, from any other monu,nent. !11r. Pine and l\1r. Thon1as are more conversant with tha[...] |
| [...]reason, if you know, why he turned that down¥ l\>lr. Spcyrr. I wish I kne,v, too. I would[...] |
| [...]makes the i'~qtie!it;•then it is 'supppsca 'to l1e approved by•he probate attorney be'fore'1jt'[...]she wanted to make the ' request for "this. · ·l\'Ir. Criswell tol<I me he would not make a reques[...]do not know. Senator FRAZIER. None of them? l',fr. HARJO. No, sir. S enator FRAZIER. Are you[...]ere ,vas a mass meeting called by the ex-chief at l',{ekus'ukey. Sena.t or FRAZIER. At the[...] |
| [...]nator FnAZ)EB. Have you children of your own? l\{r. HARJO. No, sir; I have one, but I am sending[...]Senator. FRAz~n. H ow old is the one you have? l\Jr. HARJO, ,E1gh.t ye.ars old. Senator FRAZIER. :She is going to public school? l\Jr. HARJO. Yes, sir. Senator FRAZ.J'ER. Is sh[...]Were, you a service 1nan in the ,,1 orld ,var? l\'lr. H ARJO. Yes, sir. Senator.FRAZIER, Did you go across to France1 l\ir. HARJO. Yes, sir-.. Senator FRAZIER. How lo[...]of Seminoles and attorneys been helpin" you 1 l\ir. :HARJO. Well, I am one of the 14 bands in Se1[...]FRAZIER. H ave you a la,vyer to represent you? l\'lr. HARJO. Since 1924, 1 believe it ,vas, l\1r. Wallen; he was supex·- intcndent dor us at[...]proposition and other •things of that kind? l\ir. HARJO. Yes, sir. ·[...]. Senator FnAzran. Or just your own leases? l\fr. HARJO. O ur own individual leases. Senator[...]i',fr. Gnonuo. Did :you say individual leases? l\fr. HARJO. Yes, sir; agricultural leases. i\fr. Gnonuo. For lands belonging to the restricted Indians? l\fr. HARJO. Yes, sir. l\fr. GRoRuo. T he field clerk looks after that?· l\fr. HARJO. The field clerk never -did make any co[...]t their contracts to the probate at- torney? l\fr. HARJO. Never h!!,ve. . l\~r. Gnonuo. How abo.ut that, Mr. Kivetti . Do you[...]g contracts for t he leasing of their lands¥ l\fr. ICIVETT. Yes, sir; I drew seven or eig[...] |
| [...]ld have the approval of the field clerk 1 l\1r. K:rvl!.'TT. These lands are divided into two[...]ar because. there had been argu1nents come up. 'l'hey had made leases outside the office. They clai[...]Mr. KrvETr. Yes, sn-. Senator FRAZIER. l-Iad you ever applied to the field clerk 1 l\1r. H ARJO. No, sir. I took it up with the probat[...]Mr. HARJO. Another ,thing, about tjle:schob'l -education. We have several Seminole Indians who[...]that would give you better•service¥ 1\1:r. ll '-i ,T1' n I |
| [...],v Senator THOMAS. And farming it. l\{r. JlABJo. ell, I got a renter; he works the pla[...], llfr. HAR;ro.' 'l'his year I have collected at least about $25,.I g[...]or FRAZIER. Now, tell the committee just what bi1l of fare the Indians have; ,vhat food you have to[...]., .s Senator 'l'HO:i\IAS, That is 1nade of corn 1 l\'!r, HARJO, Yes, sir. , Senator F'nAzrER. Yo[...]ave uwn }~vmg on for many year~ back? Mr. lµRJO. Absolutely; yes, si.r. . Senator T[...] |
| [...]13, 19$0. ~IY Du.ii S&r<,\TOR: Reference Is Jl\l.Hle herei.Jl to your Jetter of June ·I, Jl)3().[...]Nntlon \nHler the act of i\1ay 20, 1924 (43 Stat. L. 133), am! ,n t he matter of theh· fee.[...] |
| [...]Nation (by Harry '£iger, Charles H. Borwn, June l,' actor, and Chili Fish, acting for and on behalf[...]first part, and John B. Campbell, atto1·ney a t l;iw of Holdenville, Okla., party of the second i.irt. 'l'bis contract was approved by the Commissione,· of Indian Affairs on October 16, 1926, an<l by the Assistant Scci-etary of the Interior on Oc[...]Sem inole Nation against 11,e United States. 'l'hc contract provides that in consideration of til[...]terms and conditions as might be mutually ag1·ee<l upon, provided, however, that neither the Seminol[...]the Scm.inole liation may recover from the Unite<l States in the litigntion. Orher than a$ above[...]er being fin·st cluly_ sworn, testified -through l\1rs. Alice B. Davis (who was sworn as mter[...] |
| [...]r FRAZIER. He ,vant,s the school continued i . 'l'ho INTERPRE'Ill:R. Yes sir. Sena.tor FRAZIER.[...]ing duly sworn, testified ns follows: Sen,1tor l!'nazlER, Give your name. Mr. PALllIER. Billie Palmer. S enator Pnn:. .A.re you a Se1ninole 1 l\1r. PALll!ER. .A. Seminole. Senator FRAZIER. You live over in Hughes County1 l\1r. P AI.MER. In Hu<>hes County. Senator FRAZIER. wfiat statement do you want to make1 l\,fr. P ALMER. 1\-Iy wife is a Creek Indian and we[...]nty. They a.re building a Jake over there, and I \l•a.n t to see that yoilr investi~at ing comn1itt[...]Senator FRAzn;R. ,~rho is making the lakei l\1r. PAI.llCER. 1'he city of Holdenville. . Senato[...]art1nent, appraise ~he h11,cl at $50 an acre 1 l\1r. PALlltEn. Yes, sir. . Senator F1uzJER. 'l'hat is what' tliey ai;e ,villing to give for !ti[...]ator FnAZil:ll. You think that is not enough 1 l\1r. P ALlltER. I do not think so.[...] |
| [...]ATES 5871 Seuator FRAZIER. A!l of this bottom Jand is to go into the lake:t )[...]re they paying fo1: the other. land f )Ir. P,\L11I:£R, '!'hey· are paying $40 an ac1:e if there[...]ng inore· than the· others are 1· ,\Ir. P ,\L~IER. Yes, sir; "'e reRlly ought to have 1nore. Th[...]I hey said they .could not. Se1u1tor FRAZIER. 'l'he:y do almost every thin" else. .[...]epart1nent buys othbi: la1~d. , T.lie: land'. is, ll\1i1d. . You ca~1 pu_rcl~~se land _bht) t is1_i·e[...]adjusted i:f you ,vill ~eeyour 9ongressu~an, ~Ir. l\IcICeown. He_ ,~ill be ·very g lad to. pre~ p:11[...]ons retained on t,he land: If you ,vill go to see l\fl'. l\fclCeown, see him ,vhen h~· i; here, he will und[...]~1. ')'e.,viii' all ·help.. iou. If you will see l\1r. McICeo,vn wlule he 1s hete, he "' ill 1[...]he~p you •. Jlr. P,\l,MErt. All rirrht. · '"·[...]' · ·. , ·,\A(sS· fl l'~~~ilt'_ of the above testin1ony Sena.tor 'fho1na[...]• 6030) 1n the Senate and Co_ n gress1nan l\fcKeown . 1nt1:oduceo.· |
| [...]nn<i of n restricted Indian of the Five Ciriliz;;(l Tribes is .solcl to the Stnte of Oklahoma, o,· t[...]R. "\~7hat state1nent do you ,vant to make? l1r. HARJO. I just ,vant to 1nake this statement, t[...]m paying taxes if it is .u nrestricted 1 Mr. l-IAnJo. On account of being a full blood, I suppose; it has not 'been placed on the tax rolls. · l\fr. GnORUD. I-lad the trust period expired at th'[...]GRORUD. Ho,v many years did it have to run¥ l\1r. l-!ARJO. 'I'he resti·ictions ,vere on until 1931.[...]en the trusl period ,Yill have expired¥ Mr. l(EVITT. I do not know. Senator FnAZIER. Any other statement you ,vant to 1nake? . Mr. l-IARJO, I ,vant to kno,Y what kinct of q.n[...] |
| [...]that trust period is extended, ,vhy, the land wil'l g0 on: the tax roll anyway. i\1r. HARJO[...] |
| [...]ere was a full-, looded Indian br the <nnn1e of 'l'iger,-.whom I 11,nd a litt~e dealing's with. Iie got sick. I ,ran,a; di:ug store.. nt t\l(tt time. He sent his friend in to 1ne nnd 201 s[...]ny auth,,ority to sell this In<li:111 ;anything." l said," ;\,VJ1at are you going to do when'•he is[...]en want to go on record as to that1 that is your l:>usiness; but those are the facts. I .can,substa[...]over there.? · l\1r. RoDll!AN. Mr. Hiskey was the field clerk. I 0[...]enator PINE. lVhat tis the .amount of, it? .:l\'Ir. .Roo111AN. S01ne,vhere in the neighborhood o[...]do :no.t_,believe you ge11tle1ne0:. want ,the In,l_i,rn taught dishonesty. 'That 1s the reason I ca1ne before the comm1ttcc. l · thought you .,voulcl ,,v{l,nt .the facts. I ,vill furnish the111 to you. ~ t[...]Okla., N ovember 12, 1930. ·To TIIE Suuoo>1MIT'l'E:tl OF THE SENATE INDIAN CoMMIT'l'EE. . (Through .the .Hou. ~v. B. l'ine, \Vnsbingtou, D. o.) ~t'(!;l'i~TLE~n ii<:: I desire to •s ubmit a brief h1cm[...]· It "l!E:>!01'A1'0Ull ' I I[...]y of th~ ca.n:uuissioo of the Jl'ive Ci viiized '.L'rib~\ wM~ temporarily .locate<! nt \'letmnkn, Okl[...]I wns nd 1 ised b. the' enrolling' r>!frty tbl)t ,l ,,wa's ~nlisted ns a fl!ll-blood Se_minole Jr_iditm,,/;~~ l ater ~ IIIScov.e red ,thnt 1I ,-was ,E.'ll[...] |
| [...]\V. 1/,, \V. %, J:-r\Y. 1/., SW. u. of 36-9-5 and l'ben on F ebruary 18, 1909, l made an ngl'icultural lease to ii. n. Hurrlson, o[...]me nnd to my ~urprlse that the records did sl1owe(l that I bad made a deed to this allotment, ;; 11d[...]s conveyance, as be advised me that he bad thi~ J)l'Oceedlngs, but I do not !,now of my own kuowledge[...]uly 31, 1913, the Congl'ess nuthol'ized the UnitC(l Stntes I ndian agent to ,mike a pe,. capitn payment to the cnl'olled citizens of the Seminole 'l'ribe of Judinns, with proviso thnt nil t11e accl[...]ounty treasurer of this county, which is submitte(l here- with, this checking u,e records was fully[...]le to write or speak . the English' language nnd l feel that great injustice has been done to me, nn[...]ment of the United States should J)rotect me, nnd l respectfully request that you, make a full iuv e[...]expect fo ·get nny relief from our State courts. l would respectfully request yout· recommendation[...]irst duly sworn, testified as follows: Senator l'RAZIER. State your na.n1e. ~1r. HISKEY. William E. H iskey. . Senator l<'MzxER. •You are field clerk? '.\It·[...] |
| [...]r THollrAs. lVithout regard to circumstancesi l\1r. HISKEY. No; not particularly that. There are[...]authority or pern1ission, you do not pay it? l\1r. HISKEY. No, sir. Senator 'l'HOllrAS. That is a different proposition. l\1r. H rsKEY. I let them buy groceries, but I do n[...]o me. · Senator 'l'HOMAS. You pay no bills 0£ Indians that have n1oncy unless the bill is authorized in advance 1 l\1r. HISKEY. Yes, sir. Senator FRAZIER. That i[...]county? Is it the Creelis you have in your county'l Mr. ~ ISKEY. The Creeks in Hughes Coun[...] |
| [...]. HISKEY. vVell, I inquired yesterda.y. There is ?l•[r. S. R. Cate and Mr. House and irr. Goodman.[...]1nething of that sort. Senator FRAZIER. You t.l1ink these merchants thought in good faith[...] |
| [...]It " 'as suggested by some of the merchants to ca1l 1-Iiskey up. He said, " No use callin£]1im; he[...]hey were being paid any co,nmission. Senator l!llAZIBR. vVhat would be his object in making a st[...]ike $155 and it ,vas run up to $175. Senator 'l'HOllI,\S. Did some of these attorneys give[...] |
| [...]ing about this afternoon. Senator '1'1rOl\!AS. l-Ie said this afternoon he had not clone anything[...]a pretty «oocl standing with the1n. Senator 'l'HOlltAS. I s that your sunnise \Vhat that is base[...]~fr. HISKEY. '!'hat is all I kno,v. Senator 'l'IIOllrAs. vVhat do you kno,v about it? '\:\7here[...], Senator 'l'MollrAS. Did he come and give it to you voluntari[...]$57.85 at the time, and they said1- - Senator 'l'aolltAs. '\¥hy was not that bill for $57.[...] |
| [...]ne1·chants ·cn1ne to 1ne after the· meeting nn<l told 1neal.,out the' situa.t ion and_I just' 1nad[...]·about it no,v. 1 .Seriator P1;::.1::. I tl,l,ink it is rather an iinportant n1ntter that w~ ~l[...]ng <:iut reprcp~!1ting that th~)' can g~t such _b}l~s, tliroug1 't4e depart1n\lnt at ,:vash1ngton. I[...]' 1,ilr. HISKEY. No. :Senator Tnol\t<l.S. It is not against the la,v for a 1nercha11t to[...]Senator T"aol\ras. 1Vhat is the criticisin t'\l,en? l\1r. HrsKEY. I say in reference to these bills tha[...]· Senator T H0°l\fa$. 1Vhy shouldn't they be paid for? l\1r. HISAEY. T\1e question is whethe1· they neede[...]re deiivered to them. Senator TH:011ras. 'l'he m.oney belongs to the I ndians does it notl[...]frequently; yes. . l;)enator FnA>iI! :n. ,Do you feel that ,It[...] |
| [...],~r in the empi?Y of t l!e Indian Bureab !It ashingto!i and ,vas collect-:[...]' l\'I r. I-Irs:KIEY. 'fhat lease' 1noncy is sent out[...]w anybhing about t hen1. You better o-et busy and l~eep,in touch 1 'l'llh your Indians out here in t he field. ,[...] |
| [...]F •00NDITIONS OF INDiaNS IN UNITED STATES l\1'.r. I-IrsK:t.W. So1neti1nes a person has time t[...]. · ;t. How runny rest,[...] |
| [...]500 16.1,000 l)J1oebo ...•• •••• . ----(' -.........[...]750 114,002 Je:1n1um.~'\ 'l'iger, now Burgess .. .................. KonQ,va.[...]........... __ 500 ll<l, 000 Huntly lln.rjo ...•........ ... __________[...]etumka...... . . ______ . _____ l.ouin:\ Beaver .. ..... •.. :. ...•. -........[...]cashing $800 Go,•ernment cbeck. Check r efunde<l anrJ cashed ~t other bank. Dolton•Barnar<l bill renclered for merchandise ne,-er deli[...] |
| [...]of Indian schools and lodinn hospitals in vour ~~l[...]DEPAR'l'MENT OF TllE INTERI OR,[...]HP.lde,wi(le, Okla., Jan1.1a1-y 2, 1929. Mr. C. L. Ews, Di8i,-ict S,ipcrintcndent ••• Ol[...]ou inctose photostatic copy of letter from J. A. 'l'atro, Investigator for Senate Committee on[...] |
| [...]5885 3 mules purchase<L ________________________________ _________ _[...]5,098.85 c,·cc<l for llvest(!Ck ,·oceries purchased-[...]LAND 8.b..UlS 'l'rttcts nchertised dul'ing fiscal year_____[...] |
| [...]IJ?,edie'".Bl attention, l)a)'lMlllS. ' Alll!on, Allkcbl, Chick- Feb. -. 1921 l, 800.00 Apr, O, 1921 Built house and made oll1tr[...]. close account. Byrd, Lou.l~, Cblcka- May - ,1928 2,200.00[...]roU No. 6274. {Nov, -, 1927 l, ~ '. gg }July 25, 1929 { payments. Dakor._ Georg~, C.-.ek, Sept. - , l!>U 1, 800. 00 Feb. 16, 1928 Farming and[...]n. 20, 1927 Bogs, teed, lndobtedn~. mtdi~l nolo, roll No. 217.[...].00 0J)On. Living exl)ODSC$, J)1L)"DlCDIS. nole, roll No. 698. CuJl~•. Joseph,[...]7 2. 410, 00 Open. MedJ:ca.l attention, necessilies:, P:J>'• roll No. 167-[...]Okla,i wes; lnsuronc<l; Pl'~ mtrll • 962.[...]l.i\•cstock, ~\·en, mcd1ctll , mn·[...] |
| [...]l[...]city) nn<l ror other purposes Church, Louvln~ Semi•[...](farm); hnprovemonts, |
| [...].TES .L«nd sc1!es-Conti11ued • Nnmo ol Indian[...])i\>('Stock, purcb.Bsed l:\nd, p:H·• |
| [...]feed, car repairs, payments. l,:mt0,y, Dick, Creek, roJI Jan. -, 1923[...]ehold l[...]l)aymcnts. Little, Otn-id, Sc:-minotc, Juno -, 192$[...]stoek, household ~oods, rurn.l•[...]ments. l.ou!c, Seminole, roll No. Sopt. -, 1928[...]ho goods, repairs on house, l.t\,·Ji, l<ith•hoy-a. Souli- Doo.[...]3,.192$ Lumber, wen, furniture and rugs.. l-.o. 50!3.[...] |
| [...]ATES L~nd sales-Continued Name of Indlnn[...]n, Fosta, Semi- Feb. - , 1929 3,0l0. 00 (') Building mattrlal,[...]n.nab, Seminole, roll Sept, -, 1927 l, 000. 00 Aug. 14, 1929 Repairs to house[...]Olrt, Isaac, Creek, Aug. 24, 1923 l, 076. 00 Sept. 24, 1923 Home {farm), lurohure, ca:ih p:,y. |
| [...]1929 Groceries nnd clothiog, payment$, No. ti0l2.[...]s. 1'1lm3..--cy, Seminole, roll Sept. -, 1929 l, 480. 00 Open. lndcbtedoc.."'S, car[...]g. Underwood, Reno, Dec. 22, 1922 l, 397. 60 (') Medicnl atte.otion, c[...]I, 90.l. 00 Apr. 18, 1023 Stl,\l', roll No. 43S.[...]ka- Mar, ' -,1921 l)Ayments.[...] |
| [...]28,100.37 l"arin land, S2,83i.23. 0 Beaver, J..ev1.na,[...]. 7426- - - ------------------ ----·· Prior t.o ll)[...]Ji·arr.n l:md, $2.WO.[...]pror)l'rt¥, S3,2G3.[...]tn <.1n,., .$on. K 1\ llc, C reek. l'<>HNo. S:182 ... . . . . ..... . . .... ...... .[...]•I~•. ~ ,1. 00 ►':1rm l:i u (f, $-1,GOO. |
| i]o.rJ<>, ,,:drmm<~. C rt(ll"C.bru:,ry, 10:u, •• •••••• · •[...]O, 1930 ;. 2$3,, 14 l•'t'lri:t\ 1nm.lll\{.olly, Anoa,'S.minole! roll No. 966-- -- --·-·[...]..................... ..... FcbruarY1 .l928........... .. .................. do ... ... ..[...],133.50 Farm Jand, S7,073. >l Henry, ScminoJe, roll No~ 839.... ....... . .....[...]• • . .... • • .... .. .. .. .. Prior to l ~.............. ............. ... .... . .. do...[...]Dee. 28. 19'29 S2,61L 66 Far m 11\nd, S-0,000. 0 Bola[...]l, lG-1. 25[...].... do..... ..... . 1one.s, l;(a.rrY, Seminole, roll No. 769...................[...].do... . ...... ...... . . ......do... . ........ l King, Annie, Creek, roU No. 6171. ...............[...]Farm land, $2,200. "'>ll Long, Dcttie, Creek, roll No. 180-M..............[...]....................... do ...... .... ....... .. l Dec. 23, 1929 J, •1~85 Farm land,[...]..................... ... .. .................... l,ustcy, Thomas, Seminole, roll No. 425.....[...] |
| [...]>l",[...]Annual incomo to l-------,--- - - · I[...]Farm laod, S l,S20. ~ Mioco, Selina, SemJnolo, roll[...]..do................ .... . do •.•.•••. l 1,06[...]land, $400. ~ MJJ)cussy.,_ S<>m!n,l!o, roll No. 1435.. .... . ...... . . ..... . ....[...]· ·········· Jan. 3, 1030 NfeKan, UOO"'l, Creek, roll No. l(fl~NB_ ••••.•.•••••••.•[...]. 1-l[...]MQr. 26, 192!Ll11nd, S2,000. Renton, L1we, Scmioolo, roll No. 177-ND ••••• •[...]• ••••••••• Jt1.n. 3, 100() 'l'nny:.\ u, Si\1110., S(lmlnolo. roll No. 1:ua •[...]•••••• •• ••' :-.:o,•, 2$, l?'l!ll'J[...]-;o, J.53. u F11rm l:1t1d, $3,SS4AO.[...]:?'. 722. 00 1'':.lr m l':Uld, $2,•100.[...]"' 'l'h011itllt, \V(1iti<!, Crook, ro l\ X<>. 7 137 •.••• •• •••• •[...]nn. :s, 1030 300. f,() 1•·:1rm l:HH!, $.1,000. |
| [...]••••• • J~111. 11.1000 ' 3$, l.'.",';, t,3. , Pn rm - land, S:.?G,000;[...]Fnrfl'l bmd, $,1,43G.[...]-No record. \\liso, \Va l tor. Somlooto, roll No. 1385... ........... . ..[...]d, $37,827.37. \Volf, Johnn~•, So.n_linolc, rol.l No. 1223........ . ..... .. ... . . .....[...].: •• Jan. 10, 1930 l~,031. GO FArm land, $37,ZS0.71. Walker, Sv.soY,[...]t,;I Walker, WLSCy, Cr_eek, roll ~o. 720!L .••••••..••• : •••••[...]l[...].... Bru..ner, ll[...]>-l E lita, Seminole, roll No. SiNB, heir ot P[...] |
| [...]$3,228. 6.1 No record }'.l Seminole, roU No. 67-NB,[...]B., hotr or Hilly,Novemb<r, 1028....... 6, 3lY.ll c;. 665. 34 Do. roll No, 169.l.[...]C'l[...]• l:lulbutta, Anni!_t... Creek NE., hcir or Ooorgia F[...]l:l[...]o•••.•••••••••••••l Jan. 3, 1930 577[...]10,862.23 Do. t;l d ~ , S&minoto., roll NO. 301 .[...]On this informntfon can onlr be <>hltl.in<:d by 11l:i.ldnl_: tu1 inventory mHt !lJ)f.lr:'listm cnL |
| [...]NS IN UNITED STATES 5897 'l'he approximate value of the lands and moneys owne[...]Aot·i11,n U11i(C<l States F·iela Olei·k,. RouF.RT Bucx "'as th[...]: Senator FRAZIER. "\Vhat is your na1ne 1 l'l'.lr. Bucrc Robert Buck. Senator FRAZIER. "\\'[...]f they "'ere not registered, they can not vote? l\fr. BucK. yes. Senator FRAZIEll. Thev were no[...]ied to. Senator PINE. You tried to register? l\1r. Bucx. Yes, sir. Senator FM.ZIER. T hey ,vo[...]E. You just "'ent to vote without registering? l\'.fr. BucK. Yes. Senator PINE. W ell, y[...] |
| [...]of that before until to-day. $enatoi· ,FnaZIE!l, Could you look into that ,and see wha t the trou[...]mmittee on Indian Affairs, at Washington, we ;wil l insert you!' statement in the record. vVe ,vill h[...]HOLl>ENVILL"', OKLA., N 01>e1nbc1· 12, 1930. 'l'o the SENATE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING INDIAN AFFAI[...], Seminole 1·011 No. 1469. Comes now Amos an<l states that I am a ,full-blood citizen of the Scm[...]. An<l as such citizen I was allotted 1,?0 acres of land[...]Interior Department at ,va~h.ington, D. C.. while l was there on October 22, 1930/ t hat they[...] |
| [...]st me and have it paid, and which it was paid, as l understand, but I will state that I never did ack[...]I bought these cars for the girls. r can't rea<l nor write; I can't speak English language; and I[...]r and 1he horses which I was to get in the deal. 'l'hls laud has two oil wells pro, ducing. I would l[...]AMOS. J~OIAl< OTRL CETS $20,0,IO FOR l.()V&-SAYS WEAl,TJJY INDIAN I)E'fllAYED HER; C[...]wife. |
| [...]'L · SENATE OF THE[...] |
| [...]m would be state1n·ent-s I har~ been inst1·ucte<l to make. The committee, however, is present. and[...]ks. Senator FRAZIEII.. Very ,vell. Proceed. l\fr. Tuoli1rsoN. In 1924 the Coni1,ess of the United States passed what is known as a jurisdictional l)ill. In that bill it requires that all Ind[...] |
| [...]s1nall place, and a lot of the Indians, like ~Ir. l<"'yfe, i\Jr. Potter, Mr. Bro,vn, and a lot of us,[...]to the Indian Bureau, ,vhich I did last spring. l filed petitions, copies of which I have here ,vi[...]hat day and consult with the field clerk i l\1r. BRUNER. Yes; the rest of the ti1ne is consu1u[...]FRAZIER. Ho,v far is Tulsa: from Sapulpa 1 l\fr. BRUNER. Fifteen 1niles. Tulsa is a city of ab[...]Senator PIN.E. At Bartlesvfile? ~Ir. BRUl:l ER. Yes. 1' here is none in Rogers County.[...] |
| [...].1-blood Indians, they would not give 1ne any . .'l'hey did not 0"ive us justice: .'! 'hey would· no[...]Building, Seventeenth Street and Hoston Avenue. 'l'hey pointed out that the 1930 census showe<l 7,748 Indians liring in Tulsn, Rogers, and Wnshin[...]taxi. Left the car in Salpulpa and ,vent over to 'l'ulsa to go before the field clerk's office; so it[...]erurban and go over there all the time. I have aJ;l office over there and I ~o over the1·e on the i[...],vith court matters. Mr. D1echman, he is over m l'ulsa and in Cree)l: Coupty and in this county, Indian n1atter[...] |
| [...]in to consult you at Sapulpa? . l\{r. BRUNER. They come to see 1ne. They want to bu[...]go 'over to Muskogee a.nd Mr. Indian drives home \l'ith his ne;, automobile. ,[...]irs- received. . . er l.v.ir. Bnui..En. Here is 1ny petltion I_pre[...] |
| [...]from this petit.ion and letter at that time? l\'.(r. BRUNER. No. Senator FRAZIER. Here is a[...]ena.tor FRAZIER. And some·of these letters? l\1r. BRUNEll. So1ne of these letters they ,vrote t[...]signed by Mr. C. J . Rhoads, com1nissioner. l\'Ir. BuuNER. That was after t his meeting we pass[...]ER. No, sir; they are paying rent. Senator 'l'HOllIAS. They could rent a building in Sap[...] |
| [...]ving the field clerk's office no,v 'located ,1t 'l'ulsa to Sapulpa."[...]the field clerk's offi;:e removed. He is in that l\fasonic Building and he ,vas representling the M[...]loan. Senator FRAZIER. They refused you? l\fr. BRUNER. 1'hey refused to a.llo,v the loan. , Senator FRAZIEn. 'l'o allow the loan to be made? lv!r. BRUNER. Yes; but since it has been built l\1r. Diechman took n1uch interest in the b[...] |
| [...]NDIANS IN UNITED STATES 5909 l\'.[r. VAN ComtT. Do you want any more testirnony[...]930. )Ir. A. G. McMILLAN, • Aclitt{l Superinten<le-nt, J,f1,skogee, Okra. Mt·. McM[...]nd I do not know how long before, und I have llve<l in this Creek country mo1·e than Z/ years, and I[...]ing tl1e location of the field clerk's office In 'l'ulsa, and I have talked with many. Ever since[...]unty· and the other counties over which the flel<l clerk here bas supervis.l on Is the fact tbat some few of t11e Creek County[...]y ignorant Indian 1111<1 ,,ery easlly influenced, l)nd I have not had an opportunity to talk with bim personally concerning this matter. 'l'ulsa is much more centerly located Lhuu Sapulpa t[...]gers Counties or tbnt they need any supervision. 'l'his is very erroneous and misleading, as there ar[...]al on the fact that tile Frisco Railroad shops ha<l, been taken away f 1•01n Sapulpa aotl moved to[...]epartment had anything to do with this fact. 'l'hc chairman at this meeting said they wanted some[...]~~/~1ithc chairman Immediately spoke up and sal<l that sufficient funds could be • l[...] |
| [...]gove1:ning parking are in force In Sapulpa as in 'l'ulsa. Tbey have one stop light and restrictecl d[...]>, OKLA,, Jid,y 1, / 930. Hou. A. G. Mcllfn.L.).N, .[...]e are 197 lh·ing enrolled restricted Indians in 'l'ulsa Coun1y. 229 in Creek County, 129 i[...] |
| [...]m- 1,iete census record of Creek County. In 'l'ulsa Couty the Indiaus are rather evenly distribu[...].0 rth of •rulsa around Sperry, Skiatook, 14 an<l 20 miles from Tulsa; some norl beost near Collins[...]the location of this office. It was explained to l'>lr. Haikey that all we were intereste<l In was lincling out wllat the Indians really want[...]ard nothing a~out It and didn't want it done; an<l not one of them has ever complained nbout trouble[...]rite about the office. It was also expU1lnecl to l'>Iaxey that w~ were only interested in getting fa[...]s meetings in Sapulpa bro11ght out the fact that 'l'uls,t wnsn't going to lellve anytbing at Sapulp[...]bout coming to us wilh any other matters. 'l'he p1·esent location Is the geographical center[...]various occasions the matter of changing the ftel<l clerks' Ofl)<·e to Sapulpa but never go[...] |
| [...]tates field clerk's office of the Five Civilized 'l'rih~ of Oklahoma be 1uoyed to Sapulpa, Okla., Its[...]ntion to certiftcatlpns f1•om various church nn<l Indian organizations of other Indian t1·tbes ser[...], which alone is a. distinct disadvantage to tlie l11di:111s of these counties. In aclclltlon to b[...]to make direct con· tact with the real full-bloo<l Indian In his home-and this should and lllllSI t,[...]the whole subject with you personally. 'l'bauklng you, I have the honor to be, very vespect[...]Jos&l'II JlHUi'<£1:. |
| [...]Hon. CHARLES J .. RROADS, co,mnissio-ner <>f l1ulia.n ./11fa.ir8, Wasl~i1r,qto11, D . 0 . MY[...]he advent of statehood, is without a peel' in the l'nvaging of the property rigbts of the ;ncomoetent I11di1ln, and to those coun,ll, 1930, non. CUMtY.ts J. RHOADS Co1111[...] |
| [...]. 11:Ir. JOSEPH BRUNEil, Sap'ldt)a, Okla. DEAR l\1R. BRUNER: Receipt Is acknowledged of your lette[...]of the United States field clerk's office from '.l'ulsa to Sapulpa, Okin. We note i·ou do not objec[...]make to the comn1lttee touching 1hi, matter. '.l'bis is agreeable with us. ,Ve have no desi.-e to[...]ts former location. \Ve sbnll be pleased If YO'l will furnish us with )lhotostat copies of the 1ic[...]Mi·s. YouNGE. United States field clerk at 'l'ulsa. Senator FnAz:rER. Your headquarters are[...]hat the 1najority of the Indians lived near St1p11l1m: t hat it would be a great deal more convenient; 'l'ulsn. ,vas n large city and they got into[...] |
| [...]t a report 1 Mrs. YOUN GE, I 1nade a report to l\ir. llicl\!Iillan. Senator WHEELER. Have you g[...]assistant. There are two of us in that district. 'l'hen we have an a.ppraiser that comes there and he[...]r. Senator WHEELER. What is your sa.Ia.ryl l\irs. YOUNGE. My salary 1 Senator WHEELE[...] |
| [...]tor FRAZIER. That does not mean anything. Mrs. l;OUNOE, That is, our census that we took in[...] |
| [...]from an Indian account. · We have a field clcl'l,'s information slip. That is sent to us ,v[...] |
| [...]Senator vVHEELER. Nobody ,vants t-0 buy it? l\{rs. YouNoE. Nobody wants to buy. Sen[...] |
| SURVEY. OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNl'.l'ED ST.'l.TES 5919 day. You ,vill not find the1n at h[...]nd ,ve do i1ot "'et the correct infor1nation. 'l'he rea-son we . have field agents 1s toiiave t[...].progress they are making, and if vou are not <l?in_g that, then Congress is " 'llSting mon[...] |
| [...]OF CON1>lTlONS OF lNDlANS IN UNITED STATES l\frs. YOUN GE. I n the 'l'ulsn, office, Saturdays and Mondays. The |
| [...]w many children he has got, and ,ve can tell you l1•hat 0 -rade they are in. Senator"'ivHEELER[...]f these ho1nes visited by your field .agents. l\it'S. YouNGER. I am visiting them just as fast as[...]ng about it and see. that they .are visited. l\frs. YouNGE. _,\JI these instructions come fro1n[...]have the 1noney and their ,own money is used? l\:Crs. y OUNGE. yes. Senator F'RAzrER. A poor[...]money can not have .anythin.,, of that sort 1 l\i1'S. YOUNGE. If he has land we can sell part of[...]nent you can sdl that and build him a home 1 l\Ii-s. y OUNQE. yes, sir. Senator Fnt1z1ER. '\[...]pa. llirs. YouNGE. Sapulpa is 14 miles fron1 'l'ulsa. '\\Te have a lot of ! ndinns living[...] |
| [...]nsas bne. · We have Indians hv1ng there near the l{ansas line. Mr. Gnonuo. The testiinony showed[...]12, 1980? Mrs. YouNGE. I do notknd,v. l\fr. Gnonuo. The testi1nony before the co1nmittee[...]cle appearing jn the Tulsa World on July 12. l\frs. YOUNGE. I never ga:lle it to the repo[...] |
| [...]. For the Indi!ins that corne in frorn the north 'l'ulsa is easier to "et to. If they have any occasion t-0 come to the office, they would fiave to go through 'l'ulsa; the ones"nortlnvest and north would have to[...]lood Indians live in Creek and the south half of 'l'ulsa County ns a"ainst 15 in Roaers County. ~[...]es; they live do,vn there. The Indians trade in 'l'ulsa, those that come into Tulsa, but those that[...]about their homes, and things like that. I 1·1tt.l1er Cll)OJ It . . Senat?r ,VHEELER. You better[...]· ?l[r~. YouNGE. I go into their hornes. I _have been[...]~enera.lly the Indian De1)art1nent has been to a l!irge extent 1·espons1ole for gettino- a[...] |
| ~924 SURVEY OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED S'.l'ATES i1rs. YouNGE. I enjoy getting i[...] |
| SUJ.t'VEY OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS l'N'/.UNITED ST:.\.TES i5925· Senator Ta[...]after the aUottee -0 . K 's it. Senator 'I'Ho~l!A1S, ~'ha,t is the other paper you hold in your h[...]hirn? · ' l\1rs. Y ouNGE. We can go to his ledger ·sheet and[...]Senator FRAZIER, And -what his balance is¥ ll\frs. YoUNGE. -Yes, sir; afte1; a check is dra'1,n[...]· l\frs. YouNGE, This is what the check was which the[...]· Senator FRAZIER. $405.20. l\frs. YouNGE. That would be the amount of the check. Senator l!nAZIER. But ,vhat is it for? ~frs. YOUNGE. Oc[...]oldenYille distl'ict. This is the· one she got. 'l'his "'ould be the infor1nntion we "' OU Id[...] |
| [...]ER. Do you think that would be of advantage? l\1rs. YoUNGE. I think it ,vould; yes, sir. Se[...]iThat about a field 1natron or county nurse? l\1rs. YOUNGE. A field rnatron ,vould go into their homes along with the farmer. l\1r. Smith has a prograin along that line. S[...]n in 1nost places1 I would not advise that. l\1rs. YouNG;E. You take the younger generation,--[...]y have done the Indians. • l\1rs. YouNGE. l\'1r. Smith has co1ne here as director of agricult[...]not so :far. They have had that in the north, in l\'Iontana and North Dakota and South Dakota for t[...]ake a report on the removal of the office? l\{rs. YouNGE. I think he did. Senator THO~I[...]t ter of the Sapulpa-Tulsa. office up, I sugaest l\1r. McMillan be given an opportunity to make any[...]rters,of the field agents or field clerks. l\~r. McMILLAN. The superintendent recom1nends to t[...]ovea by the Indian Bureau at "\Vashington? l\fr. McMILLAN. Yes, sir. Senato\' THo~rAs.[...]y reconunendation about the matter? Mr. l\fcMILLAN. I did. Senator 'l'uo111As. vVns that in ,vriting1 wlr. l\icl\1ILLAN. Yes, sir. Senator 'l'Hol\fAS. Have you a .copy of your reco1nmendation? l\ir. Mcl\{1LLAN. I have in my office. Sena[...], l\ir. l\10M1LLAN. Fro1n the infonna.tion I have re[...] |
| [...]" , Se1iiito1· 'l'uo11rAs. Wihy do .. you · think 't he movement o[...]· a\:lr. l\:lcl\1ILLAN'. No. sir. I think like tliis about t[...]anging around Tulsa, a-r e there not 1 Mr. l\:lcMrLLt.N. But they do not do it. I never saw an[...]because there were so man,· a-r ound and they 'l'efra,ined n •om finding out what they ,vanted t[...]ery home and visit each and cn•r.r home. l\:lr. Mcl\:lILLAN. Those are their instructions.[...]Do you think it has ,vorked satisfactorily? l\:lr. McMILLAN. Well, there 1nust be some s[...] |
| [...]rs. YouNoE. '\Ve would have to have so 1nany. '\V'l~en ai\ older Indian comes in that can not[...] |
| [...]ximate number of restricted Jndi>lUS in tlistrict l,000; approxi~i:ue number of cl,lilclren of these[...]years ago______________________ 240, 13:l. 52 Present balance as shown by December record--[...]strict each Jl.lonfh as t he mon~y accrues In the l'lluskogee office; this amount is not included In[...]o,vn'er" is Increasing: 11 ' |
| [...]• 1927. IJuc-ll.[...]1929. Chi:s11olm, ll V'lU,$1U,33Z.2S Royalty $100 ~ in Sapu1pa).[...]pur• Crook 7013........ Dee, 8, 11)20, $2,587,0L $7,70,\,40, • tb3..«<t laud tor home). Clint[...]1926, ' Co nei l>eD D6Y (royalty, built homo on Creek 8526........[...]926, $1,926.81 Small royolty. CO&'lr, )Aul\ (roy$1L)';"'land And cl.LY Creek NJ3-t.85 •••• Ju[...]OUSO and lot). Crook 7007•••••••• l-'cb. 28, 19'21, $2,425... Small royaJL)'. Catt-$,[...]llcrty, Mary (royalt>•, 1>ureha.sed Cberokco M-2l50.. Nov. 26, 1919, $1,850.62- SrnaU royalty. lio~se ruld lot): ~~ \·1:;, l\~innah (royalty) ..... ....... : ._ Creek 3064...[...]• Cberokco D-121 ••• Aug, iS, l!)'l5,$3,3S9. 77•• Small royalty. l)ay, Norn (land sa1!). impro,•od land) •.[...]31328• ••• Aug. 24, 192'9, $3,7&0..... $(l2"t.9'J, l>rew, 'M 6 qll'ie (ro1·-'1")[...]month. l.;\lis, wnuam (royalt,y, improved allot.-[...]·alty. ?neni, J>urcbased house and lot In l'ul~). f f'outi, Mi.o.nle (royalty i[...]. : :~ •• .••.••••••• Crook l\i-267•••••• Dec. 29, 1926, $1,[...] |
| [...]ouse and lotln llixby O.kla.). -Oretor)·. Foster LL ........ ll ulr 213,[...]stead). Btckory, Thomas (land sate, bulltbouse Cf(ll0,651.72. and improved It ror home). Bagi&, Be[...]Z'I, 1919, $4,640.61. $7,169.29. meot). BarJo, l>lettle (royalty,_purehased house Creek NB-221•.••• Dec. 16, 1921, $1,3Z7.43. Closed lll, ment).[...]y) ••••••••••• Cherokeo, 117L ••• ur- 14, 1m.ss.001.31. Clos.ed Ju[...] |
| [...]··· C rook 222-1 •••••••• Oet. l, 1927, $60,000.•• • $38,469.07. Pine:l1ill, Sallie (royalty) •••••••••[...]. Se~·tn, Noab (royalty, putcha.s«l city Cr<tk 3817•••• •••• Jan. I,[...]627.72.. Smnll roynlty. 3Uotment.) · S.ll•nd salo),.. ............. Creek 1139....[...] |
| [...]Allottoo 'l'rlbo roll Old balo.noo Present[...], impro,~ed Cherokoo 31107• .•• l-"eb. 20, 1m, $3,23UM . Do. . . . allotmen[...]" mcot . . ,vusoo, l\fi.unio (royalty, jmproved[...]Mr. :DEIOFir.r,i,N. I have Washiligton, >'ll'ell us ve1:y briefly what· your duties arc :IS[...]r. DEICHl\IAN. $3,000. .. . Senator 'l'HOlllAS. Dq you hn.~e. anytbing to do with the In[...]t very 1nuch. 'fhey con1e 1n and ask foi (adv)ce. l ahvays give it to them:··[...] |
| [...]Senator WHEELER. "\Vhat counties have you 1 l\Ir. DEICHMAN. Washington, Tulsa, Creek, iind Ok1n[...]ore in Ok1nulgee, 1f I remember correctly. It has l:>een Cll;!lep t_q my attention soJnetime ago. I n[...]bout it? !\Ir. DEICHMAN. I never tried to bor.l·.o,v .a hundred thousand dol- lars fro1n anybod[...]$01uitor FuazIER. Was tliat for the building of a l\liasoic 'l'e1nple? :\Ir. DEICHlltAN. Yes, sir. -[...]u spent a part o y9ur time ;wqr]j:ir)g• for the l\1aso11ic order? :\Ir. DEICHMAN. I am a: mem[...]. · · Senato~· !j'MZ!l)R. You, l,l-i·e JflSt a memb~r? ' I . ; i\Ir. DEICHMAN.[...]o,· FRazxER. I do not· know ,vhether that was t,l)e direct state- ment, but that ,vas the infor1n[...]e Indians and I have them refused, I wan.t ~o <>i'l[e you an illus- 11·:1! 1011. ~ doctor b[...] |
| SURVil:J,Y OF COND!TIONS OF INDIANS IN UNJTED STA'l'ES 5937, J\Lr. DE1<1H~.\.N. It is. ·I[...]Senator WMEELER. An1 the court consents? l\[r. DE!CB~[~N. yes, sn·. Senator T,HOJ'IA.$.[...]tor THOlliAS, ¥ ou, ho:wever, pass upon it? l\[r. DEica1>IAN. Yes,,sir; I _pass upon it, and th[...]xoMAS, ·./\,re you furp.ished an offi.ce 1- l\Ir. DE1~H11r-<1;N. I have an office; yes, sir.[...]Senator '1'1;1f)111As. One-man equipment? l\Ir. DErcH11rAN. Yes, sir. .. Senato[...]EELE.R. A,i;e you familiar ,vith the Burgess case'l- 1.fr. DraCHJ\lAN. Which one? • Senator ,vHEE.l£R, Sv1n·a Burgess. i\[r. D.ErOHi\f[...] |
| [...]I have absolutely no way of finding it out unless l arii: there. Senator vVH2LER. Can you check-[...]OH;)IAN. Yes, s1r; they oftenti1ne!J do that. The l.1wser goes in there ,vith his petition and his or[...]d about that. . Senator vVHEELI:R. Instead of ta,l king about it, why do you nol adopt an a1[...] |
| [...]homa? ifr. DEICHMaN. Yes, sir. Senatot· 'l'Ho~IAS. You have charge of the Tulsa district? ~Ir. DJ:JICH::l!AN. Yes, sir. Senator THollrAs. I suggest to[...]1ne tax, $5,000; total, $56,000. i\fr. H1sru'l'Y. Wnat date1 Senator WHEELER. From May, 1924, to January 25, 1929. 'l'hat is quite a period of time; a period[...] |
| 5940 SUllNE'Y OF CONDITIONS OF' l~""iDIA\NS INl UNlTED STATES • M1-. His~i:;r. W[...]y from you~ - · |
| [...]. Senato~· '.l;'i;loJ11As. Mr. Cate, mentioned here a while ago[...]12, 1928, inclosiug Interrogatories rccci\'ed. '.l.'o answer nil of these in detail would take at le[...]tb!s just as soon as possible. As i•ou know, l have not had ,any assistant for nearly six years,[...]could) under the circumstances. . l will not repeat the questions but .will refer to them by number onlY., (1) '.l.'o look after the restricted Indians who are unde[...]ast once each year, but only a very few do unless l get after them, and eveu then it is ,1ery clifflc[...]efit to the ward. IS) Many reports are so h:,<l_eflnit() that it tal(eS a bearing to nscertnin th[...]e court to require the guardian to file au nmende<l or supplementnl . ret)Ol't setting up the[...] |
| [...]times d_ol)e, but µsually th court takes the ex11l,1M. tlon of tbe guardhln or his attorney and al[...]nd the guardian. , (9) 'l'he regular fees allowed guardians is the (ee aske[...]his is fro1n 10 per eent to 100 per' eenf, and SO\l>Ctlnies tllorc fet' is charged than collected d[...]lawsuit is started and tbe guardian' and attol'l1ey then each ha,•e special fel'i;. or cou1·s[...]on I bave been able to get, about 500. (11) 'l'hls I cnn not answer definitely, and many thnes I[...]n Tul,a, but there Is no record of It so fnr ns l know. However, this was not an Indian ·ca.se.[...]they can nc,er pny a fee In advance. (17) 'l'he largest fee allowed' in au Indlnn case tbnt I[...]r the Eastern District of Oklahoma, against Katie l!'lxlco, an incompcmu. In the case usually known[...]o '\\'hipple & Rosenbloo1u nod their associates. 'l'hey nsk<'I $29,000, but I raised an objection that it wns entirely too l)luch, and the ju~ge then cut it down to $25,000[...]ows , "All attorneys' contracts shall be submitte<l to t11e Commissioner of Indian Affairs f[...] |
| [...]ere ni:ide the ward received less than !$1,000. '.l'be attorneys first tool< GO Jler cent tben got th[...]the decision js usually a1lve1;se to the Indian. 'l'he_ Stnte 1egish1ture did pass some laws a •few[...]em to be unconstitutional. The Federal lnws shoul<l make the approval o.f the prob11te attorney neces[...]agl'icultural leases, atto'rneys' conti-acts, an<l any insti·ument of itnpor- rnnce to the Incllnn.[...]there is no appeal. Probate attorneys should also l1ave some way of compelling guardians to file prop[...]belongin;:; to bis wards. Probate attorneys $h011l1l be permitted to bring suit whenever they ·deem i[...]y and to h:n-e f unds to pay nece.~snry costs a11<l expenses of m:iintnining the same: They sboul<l ll'lso have supervision over the leasing of restr[...]d Indian can lease bis surplus for five years and l1ls home• stead for one year without any supervi[...]I deem the person selected not n proper ~rson, an<l I have an opportunity. (21) Yes. ~{any mercha[...]fhese last three mentioned were under gunrdianshi1l and their matters were iaf·en out of my[...] |
| 5944 SU,R,VBY OF OONDI['IONS OF INDIANS IN UNI'.llED S'l',\U'ES , (25) I have been on fr.lenclly terms w[...]He Is '"en· |
| [...]. lLL. 'Blakemore, referee •fee 0 • • • ••[...]f" I fl:1 '•• \\". L. Reed, bJ)l ~o~ $jip0, n~t paid. , . l-io. 3360, pro)late, -J;,(\usapa , Giv~m;;, ,nee B[...]ept report; f rom It I obtained the followius : 'l'OWI recei1)tsa_c..•s"-. l '....'o .•o .._ ...: ..~-.:! .. _.,._.. _......[...]1"1 ri I l II ~-. I ,. ·, r ·,r,[...]e dlsbursemeuts: ., , . l,itig,ition, ex1ie11ses•••••••••[...]and appointing C. B. ~'lcCullom, r;uarclinu; bou!l - llxe<l at. "$f,OOO. November 1, 1923, letters of guardianship 1$Sucd nncr oµ the ~ 'l{ine; 'tlny a 50-60 a tto1·uey's conlt·act _appr[...]• ·1• ·• l . , r • •- -[...] |
| [...]t this Into the United S1111,;; court, so It woul<l do very little goqd to present It to any other co[...]rry Kuhlman guardian and fixing his bond at $500. l\:tay 17, 19'29, guardian's first report filed:[...]6,3, 29 Cash to war(L__________________________________________________[...]o nothing to lielp the ward. |
| [...]mpelled to resign; afterward she was permitted to l)e a ~oint guardian. Report tiled May 27, 1924, sh[...]ncome came to these children as heh·s of Porter 'l'lger, they receivi'ng one-third each and their mo[...]··-·· $125.00 Attorney fee for making report, LL. K. ·Poundel's got another----····-··---·[...]ound. A copy of report recorded flied February ll that It contains over 1,700 pages besides[...] |
| [...]hington, County of specjal i!llRO~tance, unlc,;,, l )Y,ou~d' J,I1e'ntlon the estate of Jn"ile Buford[...]• There are no cases ,il1/t~lL. Fleshman, the then United S1,1tes probate. atto[...]petel!t. · .~eptember 14, )?etitlon or'Robert,L. Bnµgh, jr., asking that he ,be appointed ,is s[...]l guardian, au<! bo11d fixed nt $25,000. Sealey .l).lcx,inde1-:, through W. W. Calhoun and Lafayette[...]: . i, . l\Iay 31, undivided one thirty-sixth interest in N.[...]mith nu~ Mc©rory & ~1onk to cancel lease coveril\l} 12-13- 13, Okmulgee Couotr, and reco,:er oil run[...]May 7, 11)24, order nllowlug gift of $5,000 to l!'ulsom .Training Schvol ou1 of restricted. funds.[...]allowing $1,200· fee to g11ardl11n for · geuern l scn·i.,•s performed by guar<lian from. July 1[...]vi11g ,u,11111- m.ent >of marriage s.u it bxought l>Y Sealey Alexandet· against Christina Suunncr- v[...]000 {vas to be paid McGuire & MatrsbaU, her nttol'l\~Ys. Four thousand <1011:1rs 1,1Uowecl ~!c[...] |
| [...]or separate maintennuce, a"·iinst Iler husband. 'l'bls,was settled ,for $500.[...]uam H. Crume resigned , as guardian and P1·eston L. Ni<,holas was appointed in bis pl~ce.[...]ph J. Rosenbloom $100 attorney's. fee and Preston L. Nicholl)S $50 f?r services rendered ill re Hale[...]o,· six montlls previous. Order allowing Preston L. Nicholas $450 for services, J\l'Cviously rendered. From revorts filed by Will[...]Lnfnyette .i; B. l\:lcOrory, ' a[...]•t If I remembe1' corr~ctl~•, tll~ B/l~k of Ooinmerce, 'o f Okmulgee failed In tl[...] |
| [...]CO'NDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED STATES ceedings l1nve been pending tor n long time on objections to[...]the various court clerks the following numbers of l ull- Adam Scott. n Creek citizen, enroll[...]lnated from a claim made by Jennie Kelly, u nnnor |
| [...], 'l'he litigation with reference to this estate was started by a proceeding In county court of l>iclntosh County for the purpose of determining he[...]r. li'rank Montgome1·y nod other nu.orneys. (Mr. l\1olitgomery was not employed until case reaclied district i:ourt, upon appeal.) 'l'hc county court, upon the is.,ucs presented, toun[...]lable evidence in support of its coutentiou. 'l'he district court decld.)d the case in favor of G[...]he attorneys of George and .111nnoie Scott. '.l'he 1·emainlng litigation occurred after the sett[...]ct with W. N. Dnnnenbnrg to reprepresent Jennie. 'l'his contract was 111ade upon a contingent basis[...]- ~rh• recovered, eitbe1· realty or personal. 'l'his contract was approved by the co1inty court having jurisdiction of the guardianship of Jennie l{clly. 'l'he moth.er of ;rennlc Kelly was enrolled as a mix[...]the time of the settlement of property rights. 'l'he probate division was instructed to appear in c[...]ourt awarding $40,000 should 11ot be dlsturbe<I. 'l'he supreme court r eversed the district c[...] |
| [...]y i, 111~ most valuable portion of the realty. l.\lr. Bradley, oil ins1iector, re1Jor1c<1 ,·1[...]co11ti11ua1 flncliJJg of • deeper, sands in ol<l flelcls J11creases tbe 1>ossibili1ics of deepe[...]observation 'd uring tbe past ,five years. I b,we l'(,ftr- ence to fees allowed <by the courts when[...]ot be determine,: from a report of this kind . 'l'he1·e can be no -thorough umlerstttndiug of the[...]tten. Con• !!lde~lng the clrcumstances that e!ll'etalns jurlscllctlon over oil aud gas lca,e execute(l,,by- allot.tee dur ing life; and collects•·the[...],S·1~ie1'l>l8i,/1g Proba-te Attor11ey. In the SuJ.)reme Cou[...]. |
| [...]Defe11dant ·fn Ei,to,·. nranson, 0. J . : '.l'he aPJleal Is . from the district court of i\Jclu[...]·igin in the county court of lllclntosh County. 'l'his ls the ,second time this court has been calle[...]nrties in the property of one Adam Scott, decoase<l, a citizen b)' ·blood of th; c ,·eek Nation. Up[...]d ll.roceedlng one Jennie I<elly, nn infant, w:ts l>ro11gbt by her guardian, San, Kelly, duly appoint[...]am Scott hacl ,·ecognized her us liis child, :tn<l she thereby under the provisions of the Jaw of this State became his hell" ap1>arent, while he u·ved, ,au,l his sole heir at, his denth. The county court so[...]ubmitted to the (-ouut,v court au,1 duly ,npprove<l •by said court. '.Che· n1>Pl'OYal of snid co11[...]ian theretofore npJ)olnted by the county court. '.l'he judgment of this cou1·t, Cited herelnabove, i[...]he proJ)erty to ;o to tile father and mot.her, nn<l for tbeir benefit to bo held by the Interior Dc11[...]dhig <.'Ont1·01 of the Interiot Department. 'l'hc contract heretofore mentioned made by Sa111 Ke[...]00 per cent of the recovery. (Lashloy 'V. Moore, l 12_Okla. 198; li'ry 1,. Wolf, '106 Okla. 2$9; Sta[...]nd claimed tli'e enth·e estate as aglllnst the «l_lc~ed _iUegltimate Infant, Jennie Kelly, be given[...]e county con1·~ praying the court to direct the l;llar<llan to can')' ont his contract with[...] |
| [...]1e contract undev which the services bad been reu,l,·rc,i was canceled, the district court fixing wh[...]s cotll't, llrst, that t he ·dlstl'ict court IUt<l no 11ower to exercise equity jil'risdiction 1111[...]ion between n. contract made with the guardian an<l approved b;- the county court as to services requ[...]atter of fact did find that the contract was '\11\l'Oll· sclensable • and void. While Its decisio[...]exercise tl\e J)ow'e rs of a couvt of equit~·. 'l'he cnsc having started in t he county court, sit[...]en$ation and its reaso1u1bleness is determined 1'1l!l settled when the c~mity cou1·t approved the co[...]at court in this case 1s as follo~vs : "'.l'he contract was presented by t he g uardian upon[...]r approval. The court, after a hearing, entered _'l'1 order duly nutho~!zing the guardian to[...] |
| [...]Jacobs Qroc. Co., S4 Okin·. 1, 202 Pac. 998 ;, i'l1yers's Estate v, . Myers, 93 Okla. 1-13 219 Pac,[...]• , · Under this l!nd the other cases cited it Stlems that the rule[...]d out would work the grayest injust.\ce. In tbe i.l)stant CilSe tb,e, litigation was .Jong drawn out;[...]ca~e.,qr ,B erryhill v. SJ>ilJers that ,the tria l courts carry out the contract as made ancl pay the money under the contract. l'hcre is nothing !11 the record or the h1·iefs in[...]arry out•: Following the rule \ a1111ounced l5y this court in:1the cases abo,·e cited, the ju[...]Kelly, guardian, by his attorneys, nnct the sai<l ,v. N, Dannenb11rg ,rnd Charles B. Rogers, in t h[...]fixes the compensation of suid attorneys for SCl'l'!CCS rendered in tbis case ·at tile sum of $40,0[...]thereof and th; 1Suggestion of amendments by sal(l gunrclirtn ad litem, said case made 'to be[...] |
| [...]to this time be, and the same Is' herebi·, fixc.l ,at the sum of $100, to•be paid by the guardian[...]RSON. Field clerk. ,Senator Fn,i.zIER. V\7here l),re your .headquarters.f Mr. ANDERSON.[...] |
| [...]Senator FRAZIER. Wh.at else do,-you do 1 ' l\1r. ANDERSON. WeU,riI..niade a ~v,ritten report t[...]Do you not kno,v "'hether he is or not? , r' l\<Ir. ANDERSON. I do not see hi1n around very much[...]What are his · initials. llfr. ANDERSON. J. L .' Joh.nson. '[...], · ' l lift·. &NDERSON. Since ;J,1)28.. ,[...]t is, the name of mi}'! assistant•ahd then J . L . Johnson, farmer. ·• Senator FRAZ[...]rge of ,vhat work1 · · l\<fr. ANDE11SON. 0£ the farrrung arnong the Indians. Senator 'l'a:0~1as. ,;vere you advised that J obnson "'as un[...]NDERSON. A-s far1neri · ~enator 'l'HOMAS. No; the instructions. Any inst ruct[...] |
| [...]IER. How many farmers have you got¥ Mr. SMI'l'H. Four farmers in 43 counties. Senat[...] |
| [...]5959 Senator FRAZIER. Every day you mean¥ l\'[r. SllIITH, No, sir; at the opening of'the term[...]n to help put it in force. I used to be 11 county l)gent. '.rhe Ingians learn as readily as the white[...]ause it was a failure¥ i}fr. S1111TH. I woul!l not say it was. I ,vould not answer that.[...] |
| [...]tn"' to Chicago to co1npetc in this Jl~J;i?nal ~l!lpetition. I just simp1:y mention that because r[...]ld be 25,000 Indians to the fanner1 Mr. S111I'l'H. X:es, siy. , (Witness; e-:xcused.,) SAllI[...]an that I do not re1ne1nber making any request. '.L'his is a ilV'ritten report .to the Muskogee offic[...]cond1t1011s of the Indians in ~our cotm'ty 1 ' l'rlr. .AN!),ERSON•. A great 1nnn~ of the[...] |
| [...]reyou familiar with the Hanna Anderson case? l\'lr. ANDERSON. yes, sir. . '[...]sir. . 1, l\fr. GRORUD. Did you approve of all of those fees?[...]not approve of those¥ , , , , , l•LI'. ANDllRSON. They·were not presented[...] |
| [...]sca1)e guardianship over in Okmulgee. Senator 'l'Ho111As. She desires to escape court processes?[...]to numerous suits¥ · !l'Ir. ANDERSON. -Yes, sjr. Senator THOJl![...] |
| [...]judgments, compromised Gases, and SQ.':forth? l\ir. A:i,,"'DERSON. I think there !;las been about[...]s made so fax·. , . Senator TH0l\1AS. Are there any suits pending no,v? Mi·.[...]" ·l · Senator FRAZIER. Do you think sh[...]RSC:>_N. i'\-Viell, I think th\s net o~· _this J?l'~sent restricted pcuod_ exptres _111 19[...] |
| 5964 SURVEY O'F GONDl'l'IONS OF INDIA:NS ,IN IUNI'.DED STA'!'ES ?r!r[...]1 • |
| l! ,vas, but notat H'oldenville. l\fr. 6RORUD. Who was• at Holden¥iUe and who super-.vised l\>Ir. Hnrjd's a<!counti ' 1[...]nt,endent ,vill-kno,v 1 . j\l[i,. .&NDERSON. '¥es; sir,. i\'I~- GRORUD. H[...]' • l\fr. A~_DptsON. .~es_trjcte9, 1 • ".[...]<pJ.9:in such a, status to the co1nmjttee I l\1r. ANDERSON. Well, ,vhenever ·an Indian is decl[...]judge. deeides that an Indian 'is an 111co1npet(l)1t, then a guardian is a ppo1nted I i\'{r.[...]only in cases ,vheFe fndians have 1n0neyl l\fr. ANDF.RSON. Yes, sir; I think so. Senat[...]YNE. Y.ou said· Hanna. •w,a.nted to live in Fo'l't S1n1th. Diel she. want to Hve 'i,n F,0[...] |
| [...]erence to the restricted period of the Creek Indi!l,ns. I was one of the· clelegation and ~vns down[...]of his funds? Mr. ANDERSON. WeU, this happened l:iack in 1923, I believe. I wns not field[...] |
| [...]ney in the bank or in the depart1nent, did he? l\'fr. ,.\NDERSON. None that I know of. If.h[...] |
| •5'9'68 SURVEY OF GONDlTIONSt,OF INDI:ANS l!N V_NITED STATES Senator_ iFRAZIER. The heari[...]918 ; Tliomns J . Farrar, J . E . Bentley iu 1916 REPOll'l' OF SAMUi:L .ANDERSON,. FIELD CDERK, .DISTRIO'l1[...]nd twelve. |
| [...]and by wliom made. · · Answer. G. · L. Sandlin, gutn:dlan ot' ,vil!ie Heu, deaf and dum[...]ll the money to the ward. So\Ue whit.es complnlne<l that the guanlinn was trading with bis ward b)' J[...]y but that he was ucclared au incompetent be~ause l\fr. ll!cl\Iahnu thought oil was going, to bl!, pu[...]vnson, con1plainecl to me that his attorney, E. 'l'. Noble, bad charged $1,000 for making out annual[...]omason, guardian of \Vashie Riley; E. C. Huser an<l l\iaude Jones, guardians of Mabel Lewis.[...] |
| [...]_ .. l, 000. 00 Minriie-.Tlger, MOund.s..u ...........[...]................. .... : 500. 00 1osoph l\1'.cNao. vk~ulgeo. _.. --· ... __ ..............[...]300. oo • BIiiy l)aker, Okmulgee...................................[...]imself do it When it comes to buying li,·cstock, l usually go by the stock quotation to establish'[...]nd' ou~ 'what encli item shoulcl 00.1. pr'o'Vide<l' I did rrot know It. I n case th~ price ot a cert[...]cheaper •one or make sure tliat t11e item is :1l1ngl11 an<l price l'easonable by checking It up and making· t[...] |
| [...]e merchants were surcharging tbe Indi• ans bi1t l disapprove great many items every.month because t[...]niglit Ladles ,vear, Tulsa, filed a bill 'stg1)ed l)y s,,udi- Fox for $2,500 fu1· coat' for hi.s wif[...]and state your action in such case. Answer. 'l'be answers to question 17 will be applicable. ·[...]because we inspect livestock,: buil<llti~. an,l larger accounts only. We -do not inspect hospital[...]FievJ. Clerk Di-s trict No. 3. · l•'icla c·erJQs report 'tor the {Lscar ye[...] |
| 597~ , SUR,'\IEY 0F ·GON·Dl'])lONS ,OF l,N'.DI~NS ,IN -UNl!JlED $3'A!J;ES[...]ccessories, shrubbery, .etc_____ _ -1 7hog house1l__________________________________________________[...]barns, ,6 garages, 2 well houses,. 1 .smokehouse, l_[...]ls ______________________ .134, 5-19. Sl ,L ands leased-agriculture nnd pasture ________________________ _ l , S20. 00 2 tractors purchased------ -----------[...]'Appraise• 1 ' In•pec- 'l'ate-oa,[...] |
| [...]OtE, OKLA., Ja..«aty 28, 1980. l{r A. G. MCMILLAN, . Acting S11-pet.·(..tet1det1t, l,[t<Sk<>{Jee, Okla. DE~R 'sm :[...]Indians residing in, district Ko. 6, comprlsi,n g l\luskogee, Wagoner, 1\lclnto'sh, and Haskell Count[...]ho111e. ,\nderson ¥amic, Cuoo- .Aug. l, 1923 1,300.00 Aug, 1, 19'[...]I . :\ lidos, 1'ho1Dos, Creek,. ov. 6,Jm l,ti00. 00 1uly 1'5,1923[...]. Ht:11, CorneJius, Creels, roll ,,JUne• 10, JO'l9 t, 963. 5Cti (1) :House •(ltlrn1), labor[...]o.l\Jlce,. . Chcrokoo1,. rou No. 20846.., J[...]er, ljarker1,nOJi" Coffee, Feb. JO, 1921 1,750.00 l\1:ny 9, 1921 ImproVe<l hUSbt\Dd's land for a Johnson,,Creek-,.roll No.[...]t |
| [...]s. Mary, DO\V Dar• Apr. 4, 1929 l,Ql».00 Sept. 16, 11m Medical attention. ne[...]1'bom.es, Creek, Juno 30, 1920 3,640. 00 l\iar. 21, 1021 PurebfLSOO. other land; built houst[...]houso, moule&l a.uentioo, m:ilc-[...]' Hawkins, Eliz.a, now •Bar• ,l,pr, 6, 19'26 2,080.00 Sept. 1,1927 House (form),[...]Feb. 26, 1921 3,440. 00 Aug. 13, 11l24 Maintenance. • roll No. 8286. ,[...]proved remaining l:rnd (lumber[...]e~< now Sjmon, Sept. 7, um 1,130. 00 Apr. 3, 1928 l\tedical attention and roai.nte· Creek, roll .N[...]oance. :-, McOllbra,, l>ewls, Crook, Nov. 27,1920 ,,.200.00 Tilly 12, 192[...]implements, rna.l~tcnn.n('.C. . Sarwanoke, ifary, now Sept[...] |
| [...]l<'arm land, $2,400. roll No. 2129.[...]erty, $3,450. Dfi'l,-tt} Homan, Crook, Jun~21, 1923.[...]Farm land, S5,0l2.SS. Boone, Stolla :May, {Iuly[...]ship, JJro!ldn~,l3esslc, Creek, Nov 2, 1923 }[...]C:i~~~~~7~.ti?C• tune Dl \'iS., Cokey, €reek, l~fay 1, 1918[...]1 Mn.ck, Creek, roll No. iOS6. · }Oct$2,lL • • 18. 86 Far m laod, $10,[...]• Crttk, roll1 !'io. l ~ NB. • ' •'[...]rm land,, $2,400. roll N'o. iSOO. . . ;• l |
| [...]on uot fur- $S. 12 Farm fond, $J,'l0(); di>· ro11 No. 6232.[...]..... . do •. u••·····-··~ 1, 6l6. 4t Farm land, $?,020. Ctttk, roll No, ·o[...]JO,,,Nn . '·vitsoo, Anntc.1 Creek, roll No. 12l~ND. y arholn, Lessey Creek,[...]expended on h~l$b3f?d's under trust.co).[...]exclusive of United States bonds_________________ l, OOsl, 155. 8-1 Moneys 10 years ago, exclu[...] |
| [...]DEPARTMENT OF ,T HE l NTmµO,R., ,[...]ubmitted: Approximnt.c number of uurestricte<l and uueqrolled full•bloo(l Indians, adult |
| [...]time Bmce December 81, 1919-Contlnue<l (1-"'lgurts tor nonual incomes not Ql'all[...])'ear clO:Sed l)fOPtrt)' lamM Barnett... ..... ... .. .. 1923 nu[...].35.. .... .. .... .. m |
| [...]r 31, 1919-Continued f Figu res tor annm\l incomes not nvnllnble here. They nrc Jn the Musko[...]••••• ••••••••••• l.imla Harjo (Deel) .... ..... . . 1923 'l'ransrcirred 1923................... . . . ........ ........ ............ . )l,•liSSI\ Hl\rjO. . ... .... . ..... . 1922[...]• $2,029.02.............. . ... .... . . .\nl..'l ttdA IlarJoche, (Micco).. 1929 1 Payments, etc•[...]400 l.i!h· Jt\ckson,1 (Snolsou) •.•..••••.[...]... .. . . ... . ..... .. .. .......... . |
| p980 SURVEY OF ,CONJ?~TIO,:N;S OF l;tiDIAl'.<i> IN ,U NITE.I) ST",lJ.'ES Royalt-ies.- ~roducU011 anc/. acpµm,11l<ita1/., a.11<1, bo,.11,.se.s ,exce~i11g S,1..,00([...](Figures tor .o nuunl 11\C!)lllcs,..not n,·a1ll~ll!\ &u.y (RobiliOD)..... •• 19[...]. |
| [...]VEY OF CONDITIONS ,OF INDI,!.NS lN -VNITED ·STA 'l".ES[...]d 1926. ).far)' .\dams (Manor) •••••• lll3uic-Oun~n (Fldeo) •••••[...], ct•-· · ············ . Olosed•l923. t:l.ir.n lll.ont\' Un.lloy .................[...]921. :\foahn. Uarjo•••••••• Lewey l.forjo••• H ••• u[...]1,820.00, 1020 1BuUt' bousc, medica.l~ t.t entfoo, etc.. Closed 1G2J. Jackson I-oms Mon[...], , ► Iii" ~ sma Perryman ................ J l, ~il0:00 Weleyar Roberts........ ... .. . ![...]t , SU. 00, ~926 ·ti;:l!:·ex;[...]Do. l ::uSie Solomon ... .......... . "1, 002.. Cio l 926 1'-1edkal attention, UvJog O.lpe.nses,[...]Closed 19~. 0an1el Starr . ..... ............. . ll'i , - r •••••• •••••••[...]' ' l.iw.C 'figi~ (\\-;·,.·t·1··· •••••[...]OloS<d 1928, liapscw 'l'i · • • • •·• • · • •[...]•••••• 0l<>SCdU>'l6. · T'l"Cr omp;son•.• • •••• 13,600.00 1920[...]··•• •• I , 600. 00 1929 ll lO)a Htorr Ya.bola ......... ..... , 2[...] |
| [...]lance as shown by December record________________ l, 222, 3S1. Oi Approximately $6,000 or $7,000[...]Musltogee office; ll•is amount ls not lnclude<l in the present balance. The following figures o[...]_______________________________ : ______$46i, 3l5. 72 Purchase of farms and homes__________________________________ 122, 00-l. oo Purchase of livestock------------------------[...]yout· district ha,,e guardiltns? Don't know. 'l'his office has nothing to do with guardianship cases and the p1·obate attorney states be does not l., now. 4. Approximately how many unrest[...] |
| [...]at would have to be caught in audit of the annual l'ep01·ts, which ihc probnte attorneys are suppos[...]-on such matters. 12. \Vhat are the names an<l addresses of the 25 restricted Indians i.n your[...]ate what tbe cash bnlance of each wns on December l, l92.~.[...]c ill, now Pinebill. .. . .. . . Creek, No. 624.·L ....... Bristow, Oklo ........ . 200:00[...]Sewell .... ....... .... . ...... . Crook, No. 3$1l __ ____ _ ,1zt1 sc,\·eu... ... .........[...] |
| 5984 SUJ.l.VEY OF CON~ITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED STATES'[...]oi1 of the' two or more lillls and advises with l1im as to which ls the be~ buy fol· the money, nu[...]re they are kept so. Attorney fees ·a-re ·l'eferrecl to ·tbe elocal ·probate -attorney -f or ·b is opinion if there is the ·l east question about the fairness. 'l\.utomobil'es: Itemized list, Including factory pr[...]i.s .required, -and 'this -can be -readily checke<l .wlt11 other dealers. s&uto repairs: !All me[...]great deal according to grade and guality se,:ure<l, and it Is 1m1>ossible to Inspect rill i[...] |
| [...]of course sclclom hen1· of it, as the In,lians a l'C rery careful about lettlng·the department offi[...]spitals in your cli~trict. · Euellce l\llsslon, locatecl at Sapulpa, ls the only Indian[...]June 30, 1928. As supplemental to this I submit l iollowin~: t1c , This district, No. 2, co[...] |
| [...]INDUSTRIAL 'l'bere is no Government farmer assigned to this diS[...]the Iudians |
| [...]NITED STATES 5987 '""' 1oc11l officers are doing nil possible to enforce the la[...]habit seems to go along with the automobiles and l<lleuess. AGRICULT[...]is laud for agricultural purposes without super- l"isiun br tbe department, as I believe that any In[...]ue to the dep,.ession in land values and has only l'('(-ununcnded those cases for Improving the land[...]restrictions tlnd 13 were given uncondi· 1io11:1l ,·cmovals as they were conside,·ed competent. l ~!PROVEMENTS During the· past fiscal year q[...]arms and homes. , 'l'his report must be made in duplicate and f[...] |
| [...]ED STATES • l>I8DURS£MEJS'1:S " |
| [...](5.9,8_9 General roffice : ,l1>1>raisements---------- -------------- - --- - -[...]. .. . ................... . . ..... . ...........l - - --!-[...]d clerk asked ,me -whether I .had rthe consent of l_he church which I w,~ s:unposed to repr~sent,~~.a 'whethe~ l ' had la!kccl _the matter over with thel!l, ani;I ,sa1,d -~qi because"! .,vas not P1[...] |
| [...]RVEY OF. CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED STATES <l<? not know ,vhere-but I thought if it ,vas[...] |
| [...]• )(r. S1M~1s. I do not believe ~o. ·'l'ha.t is 'all. • • ('Vitness excused.)[...]being first duly sworn, testified through John 'l'iger ( ,vho ,vas s,vorn as an interpreter) as fol[...]a tor FRAZIER. Have you an automobile? The IN'l'ERPRE'l'ER. yes, sir. Senator FRAZIER. Do you drive that autO!'JlObile of yours to Tulsa? Th<i IN1'EIU'RE'l'ER. Yes, sir. S1'nator FRAZIER. Do you have a[...]there in Tulsa 1 · The IN'l'ERPREl'ER. No; I never had a.n y trouble of that[...]see the field clerk very often 1 The INTERPllE'l'ER. No; just once in a ,vhile. Senator PINE.[...]nei~hborhood have ,rny trouble ,vhen they go to 'l'ulsa to see the field c1erk? , The lX'l'ErtI'RL'TER. I do·not kno,v ho,v many go to Tuls[...]he field clerk. , Senator 'l'HO?.tAS, Ask him how often the field clerk comes[...]Is that Mrs. Younge tha.t co1nes over there? l he lNTEitPRETER. Yes, sir. . S_cnuto1· 'l'HOlIAS. Is that just one time a month? Jhe lN1TillPRE'l'ER. I think she comes there t,vice a 1nonth. Senator 'faoltAS, vVhat business a.re you in? The l Nl'l;RP!lETER. Farming. |
| [...]congested. There are a lot of auton1obiles going l1ere and there, and it tlikes one pretty ,vel! up[...]could visit the office 0£ the field clel'k? 'l'he INTERPRETER. No, sir. •[...]the •majority of the real full-\>lo?d Indians. 'l'here are two types of full-blood Indians u[...] |
| [...]t least 95: per cent ofthe 11estricted Indians in l'vVashington County. I went out to their homes., E[...]roughly explained, to them on this propos1tion. '.L'hey did not •go to 'l'ul.sa themselves ; that tlie field; clerk came to[...]unty ,to have the office at Sapulpa. rather than 'l'ulsa. That was agreeable· with them. Every India[...]used toibe, a. field.clerk1 )Ir. CFI,~NDLER. l: was a ·field clerk,,under. the Five· CiviHzea 'Fnibes 1roin J uly 1, 1915,,to n ·e cember l:3, 192·1. , , ··. · .i[...]• > I, I I, • \' l |
| [...]· l\{r. CHANDLER. To help the adult Indian with his f[...]and actual demonstration. There is scarcely a fui'l-blood Indian in Delaware and Mays.Counties to-day[...]h re- strictions ,vere re1noved at that time 1 l |
| [...]How long ,vere you in the Indian Service? '.l[r. CH,\NDLER. Fro1n 1906 to 1924, off and on. I w[...]RAZIER. ,vha.t is that section i )Ir. CHANJ)l,ER. I t prohibits an Indian from trading ,vith an[...]dian a horse and a set of harness. Senator 'l'HOMAS. ,v-hat did you get for the hoi-se and harness? >Ir. CHANDLER. I "'Ot $290. Senator 'l'HOl\IaS. What kind of a horse ,vas that 1[...] |
| [...]tox: FMzIER< You just wanted to sell it1 l\{r: CH:A•NDLER. Yes;,sir ;.and· the lndian, wa[...]ccumufate ;• that he needed a. good· fa,rm. .. L hn.ndle.d, his affairs in thi1r wa,y1:,I al[...]manner, his ril:one)') accu1nulatecl untiil' L bo~ht him, a,, :farm: in: L>elawa,re• Gounty, in 19.18, ] gave $50 an[...]THOMAS. What is the name of the-Indian.1 l\fr. CHANDLER, William Bushhead. Senator THO~fAS. And his' post-o~ce.-.a:ddvess,1 l\'.fr. cJllANDUlll., Gi,ove;. Okla. ·[...]yow s0ld him the horse 1 MP!,CHAND:t.ER. l!n, Ji918 or 1919, · S[...]e was a;ears old. and weighed abaut 1,600 p@Wlds. l sold him a goqd set o harness and sold it for[...]e further proposition that the nun• ing-com:l?anies ~vho ,vanted the leases argued a roy[...] |
| [...]7 nn econo1nic royalty of 15 per· ,e11nt, he t.u l·necl ni•ound and recom- iuenclecl that, the~ l[...]tor FRAZIER. "\Vho do yoµ 1nea.n by 'hi1n "? l\Ir. C::UANDI.J::Jl, 'fhe n1ining, engineer, M1·.[...]ty companies winch , they had ·pre.N'H>usl~1mJld!l ,to the effect that the royal~y should be 15 p~r[...]lo per cent, and t:he, ~uinii1g,e,iginee.r ,said ~l1e ,l~ases,,in •s9me instanoos, were worth 15 per cen[...]div.idUJtl property-not a. co1n- 111unity ,pl'Ppe,l't~ .at· all. , . f, ,1 ,. 1,,, ,[...]given, fo,r that1 }fr. :C&NDLER. I . do :no.t l,cn<;>w. Tl~y pro:vide in this 10 per eent Iease1.[...]nown as t,he J}faude I,ee i\{udd case. Maude Lee l1udd "'.a s the ,dn11ghter of a Seneca 1111d 1u1 O[...]..a ceof$17i,5.0011·t . ., . 1, 1 l, " ii, 11 Senator,.l>-~ . Wl19 l)gJJ!lOd to p.o :t hat,i 1 1 ,. , ·• ,, , -: 1[...], ,11 ., ,q 1 1 26466--311.:t+l"J'l\l • •45I, ,u!/. , 1,:lt. I>.,[...] |
| [...]at"proposition. , • Senator .l!'llAZIER, Very well; ·go•'ahead. ·[...]hn Crow and Frances Cro,v, the grandparents of J.l,,faude Lee J.l,,fudd, had kept -Maude Lee ?ifudd · since she ,v[...]to agree to allow him to be appointed guardian of l\1aude after she can1e into this estate through th[...]send an Indian policeman from th~ a&ency to. get l'i'faude, Lee Mudd away fro1n her grandfath[...] |
| [...]said, "I have some bills here that I would lik!l to-pay out of Ai;lude Lee :tl-Iucld's mone[...] |
| 6()()0 SURVEY OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS m ·UNI'l'EO STATES buy y~ur o-roce1'ies front him[...]at section still in force? i ·"' |
| [...]on to a case out in the Cro,v Agency in Montllnn·l\~'here one of the einployees testi- fied thnt ho[...]It was IDei;ely an accident.. S~mitor FnA7J.l:n. You claim that you ,d id not get any exhorbita[...]horse like ~hat at the time for that 1uoney, and l' can prove it by any ma.n who knows anything abo[...]n • ~ i\ir. Gnonuo. Dic;l the Indian m~e complaint! i\fr. CnA_NDLER.[...]ds o,f Be1:t, Cha.n.~er. He,can tell whp made ,th!l 1com- plaint. I could not tell you. You never h[...]~re ~ngagecl in. Some of those people I vis1te!l every week. Iri some instances I was in tl'te[...]' Mr. 51iAN1>LER. I , have wol'l,ted in one fa)·1n capa.cjty or another at[...] |
| [...]f their children were going to school 1 ·•· l\fr. CiIANDLER. I kept track of the scbool attenda[...]f the raising of the question of my dis- ili'ssa:l 'f rom the service, I would like permission to fi[...]sectio1, 20'Z8-as it affects the Five Civilized 'l'ribes. Senator FRAZIER. Very ,veil. We will[...]-/i{•·m<•tt Stmfl!C. .:b\d;iq1i ,Co1nmittce, l V,a~h·i11{1}.0\~ ,D; 0,11 1 1 ,,l!;r DEAR ~"-. fyzt!lR: ~sre~a~le with. ~ .r.mlsSi![...]"as ,s,ttpig pt Okmull,c,e, Qkla.,, 111q111rl11g \l,l,t,(1:.fiiet"qqn~uct of Jl)(hav |
| [...]~ 1 Dud,ng. the year,-1.918,;L,o)ltalned;,the ,verbal ~onscnt ,of Hon. Jo.e H. Strain, then assisU111t supe~lntend.e nt of tb/l Flye Civil~~d Tribes, lllus~ogee, Okla,, io furni[...]ls, se~, and food and clothing for themselves ,an<l ,f amU~es, they tp · engage 111 farmipg. giviug[...]sh a,nd unprolltab!e,arrangement on my part. 'l'his ,s,itu.atlon ·.develol)ed, howev/lr, t11roug[...]to start farming had ap- imrcntly bad been worke!l out .tile Indian with ,t he money refused to keep[...]acreage In wheat, corn, oats, and other feecl or l:ood crops; ·a mounts produced; numbe r of horses[...]r .w ord with 11>,erehants for harness, wire,.fee~l. seed, food' and cloth~ ing, and book.s t or tl[...]ooling, board froni lO:\'llt 'm erchants. I helpe<l cl!g 'their ,g,·avcs, ,too, wjien l1el11 was uoavnllable froin other quarters.' ··[...]erk .)Vor.k I , wns engaged in tl1ls class of "(l('rsonal ,service '.' to the Iu<llilns,'. '. I ;~ot, a 'i\)Y,o\lt' or · the Feder,n l jai,1' at Muskog!)e, (he . wa.,1 cbar.g~ , wlth[...]had been ll/ various diflif;U,t1es (gu!)ty An ,i\l\ of , them). All were chsmisseU ~gainst him thr[...], a1id I 'd~d not charge him ,one dime for my !'l'r<icc Ol' a penny llS it\ lCl'eSt Oil, 1nY 111011[...]her returned to "JAe within six month~, 0 1· !l, ,Y~!l.l'.,I)~ l re~1l~ ·, i bJ!,;b'QY r emained at tbe Cbilocco school until ~ e U.ii,lteq, ~.tates en~ere<l, ,tl1e,,w'qfl,d War. ];!e yolunteered, went ~c[...]n ,ntormecl. His name was John, Uedh!rd. , Be !l,·ed at Stllwel!, · Okla. He ls :iow de:.ul.[...]_rmlng, un, p_rtAJl,lng o,r (or, ~,11y1of ~fe .P)l~Ppses, n,;~ntJoncd ever fnilcd to re,!\ll.ld my[...]~cl 110 c~sp . . He W\IS,a returned SO~,d.le,r a!!l1 I took a chall'ce;. lie ba'¼ J)~ t ,r1?tur11~d[...], · ... In ~eu!lng with t~e I9dlai;i l(s an offiJJnl of the,, Government I toha h[...] |
| [...]e, but without stllck, feed, farm 'equipment, lln\l food land clotb!ng for thelli~elv~s and fam[...]:oney used to purchase .my property was being hel<l un,ler supervision of 'the county court for[...]a nd an ·entirely dltrerent flcld or llctl'l'lty tbiln the oile In which I was employed at the[...]8nd · Let's ~e -a~out ~hat. Ll.ste!l .lir'e, '•'~n'd!llf. ~ J~cte~:,::5h,e :)r,i!~er opJ.Jllse<l |
| [...]ctinn ·BU'rei(u: ' ' . ,1 j 'I l 11: . I • • •[...]• • • , '.l'liou,;ands upon thous;mds of•dollars liave been[...]1·est1·ictecl , Jndinns ·ot the' Flve 'Tribes.l ·It--1u1s 1d<!stro~ed the or1g1n111 honesty nn<l ti•uth- fulncss of'the' lndi'im, 'who' soon lea[...], 3, Bltterly-'opp0sed' th\l b,ureau's lack•of ability to bring ·about the[...]s: Policy followed in other districts: Result : B\l!l· dreds of fllU-blood Indlllns in Adair, Cheroke[...]5, As an olliclal of the''lndian Burenu opi/i!se<l to act of Congre.s s grantln~ authority to ',pro[...]lioma probate 'conrts:' Both bit the ·same SP<!t-l eut the groun,d 1 from[...]not' rakeu from J!\~ -~91Jr!s, 1111<1,' 1r' tlie'l>\lr'ea\l Is 11ot required' to 'preser~e the prop, er_t.1· rights,' if _the fjll-bl,90.l,I . Ip.~ ~ns· of ~e · l\'jve '.l'r\bes, ~ serlously doubt the wisdom ot cont1n\!1[...]e ol \he ruin'o r 80 'to lOO-~!e,s':10·~11ect t):l.e !'OYa)ty 111i>neys o~ sucb,'i;nlnors, keep It 1[...]t nnd . contiµue the · ~•uardinushti>. l ' -' i l • • '' - · This was tl>[...]policy now |
| [...]ion of tbe real full-blood Iudiun child. '.l.'hete is no excuse for the non school-attendance[...]re. · '.l.'llousauds of acres of tlmbe1·1and were sold und[...]e gained for lbe India11 under this 1>rocedure. 'l'hc money beloni:in:: to the Indian remained in th[...]taken off my field-clerk district, which inclu<le<l, as bcrewrore stated, Ottawa , Craig, No,v[...] |
| [...]unt of tllls p1•ovision In their mining leases. l remember one instance where an Indian, under a te[...]place<! the royalty 1·ate above 10 per cent. l,osses to the Quapaw Indians on this account run i[...]distant relutive, perhaps T. ,\. Chandler. · 'l'he estate of this girl was mishandled by the bure[...]of the Seneca ·School and Quapaw Agency $13,000, l92:l aud 1924, ·yet the children were better f[...] |
| [...]i).lI'ES. ~ecords of tile Indian. :au~eau, will l'el!.ect Qley wo,re PQllc\es persistently adro- |
| 'SURVEY IOF>CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN "l:JNITED STATES 6009 e~nmlnat[...]ng of these lands. The writer disagl·eect. 1. 'l'he commission wns iustructecl to O[...]• ., . 11. '.l'he commission also rccommende<l an o,·errldlng roytllty of ll'he primary object; ostensibly, in ~rer.ting U1e c[...]reSJJect to intervening royalty holders, such as l hC Engle-Picher Lencl •00". . ..[...]Jim downers. 1 secretary l,'uU. <leuied nil leases pending •before the bur[...]sion .ancl advertised · the leases for•'Snle. 'l'llc;- were •bid In by and awarded to. tbe Eagle[...]refusnl of-the Indians to sign the leases, .A. 0. l\':111:icc. a; torney for the ,Eugle-1.?icher Lead Co., in a letter to Commissioner Uurke, 1latc<l. Augus.t 19,>1022,· stated: . ,.. i: ·· l nm of the Ol>inion that even yet if it was deemed[...]g, that their , signnture.q could be 11rocured in l)alf. a day's. time, .especitilly if .no one has a[...]request of Mr. \Vallnce, he wrote Commissioner Bu~l,e, under date of August 21, 1922, ,in part; as fo[...]. ,i·as atteJJ>Ptln:; to est11blish an "conomic l' rr,;·alty which leases ,covering •these lands[...]e rate. of royalty hxc,1 by the com,nis.siou-, nn<l tbe royalty offered by, the operato.rs or[...] |
| [...]As pren ously stated, I opposed the robbery of l\laude Lee Mudd. As su1ierin. tendeut of the[...],-ould have told the inspector then and there l had traded with the Indians and ail the circ[...]ted; were s,1tisfied at the time and satisfie<l now, To know how and why Inspector Roberts bad[...]irely different field of Government activity woul(l be •Interesting and may ·oo revealed later.[...]ction 2078 of the Revised· Statutes, iu that I h,l!I "tl'ade<l with an Indian," acknowledged ,having clone so, a[...], • er I came to Washington an<l in discussing the matter with C_ornm1ss10\[...] |
| [...]uggested, with considerable emphasis, that I b:'.<l never robbed, ~beatcd, nor taken advantage of an[...]mmissioner Burke Indicated at the time, if I woul<l liancl him my resigna, tion be would consider rea[...]o ,know w,h at I bad decided to d~s_tlll after my l'esignatiop, , 1 ., , • , . • , • l wrot,e, g1,e ,coDlJnj~iol\(!r,; and the following[...]he tbo11gj1t ~hat I would be reappointed in case l fCSi_gl)ed ' I " .. ' .. '. Mr. 0. K. 'CHANDLER;[...]ments ali'cl tesitmlmials In your bebnlf and your l'ecent letter of )Ia1·ch 10· declihint 'to ·re[...]ate the writer had been lfnclcrcd a tl'ansfer. 'l'bis is not true. No tl'nnsfer was ever offered the writer. 'l'ht) records of tlie Indian Burenn will clearly re[...]Indians, as agahist less tbil lJ $400,000 when l "checked in" December 13, 1921. .· lkl'etofol'e we stated the tirst group of len<l nnd zinc mining leas~s wel'e not $igned by the[...]ases were made; they wel'C still 1111 :,1;.;:ne<l by the ludians when the writer was dismiss[...] |
| 6012 SURVEY O.F 00NDIT,~ 0NS OF INDlA:l\'S IN UNia'ED !,'»J{l'ES But Minlng ,.AttoI')leY :Walin~ l)a<l suggi,s~ bow the exe<:ution ,of the le,i"' |
| [...], W"8l•ingto11, D. 0. (Through the <;ommissi[...]h 125, •1924, in connection with the supJ)OSc.'<l riolatiou of t11at law, by ,the .unders ignecl J)[...]ns, the United States In Con- gr_c·ss ns;,c:mble<l shall ha,•e the s ole and exch.rsh·e right of rcgulntlng the trn,le wu h the l nclians and manag ing nil their affairs In such 1[...]r espect.ive articles, and so to continue.'' l"rc:ttil'S of 1804. 1S0-~, 1800, 1816, 1817, 1S10, 1828, 183.3, 1835, and 1846, as l)(:tw~cn U,e Cherokee Tribe of Indians and the Uni[...]e tt·acle with the Indians." 26-16'>-31-l'T 14 16 |
| [...]n the <1uan1ilr ·.i;old outside of ,the Indian '.L'errltory."[...]okee Na tion, but throughout the ·· 1,u1io;1 'l'errltory," in so far, of course, as these rights di<l not conflict with l r(';.tl\' provisions between th~ Government· a[...]In keeping with this treaty, Under "Trade aJ:t<l intercourse/' Comt>itcd I.aw~ -of the Cherokee N[...]be time of d.i ssolution of the government of the l'ire Civilized Tribes. At any rate, no act of co[...]diction ah·eady co,nferred upon them by existing l;1w, of the United States as respt>cts all perso[...]sdiction thereof as !?OW conferred upon them ,i!l tile trial of like causes; and any citizen[...] |
| [...]TED STATES 6015 •·'.l'rading with the Ioclians" of the Five Civllizec\ 'l' ribcs 011 the 1mrt of persons "employed in[...]O traded wit~ the Inclinns" nrc HMi. Hobert L. Owen, Hon. ,v. \V. Hastmgs, Ho11. Patnck J. Hurl[...]" and the positions they hold, who have i1'<:l•ntly ''traded" or who nrc now " trading u with[...]r. United StlltCS field clerk (act.lug) , L. D. Starr. United States land appraiser,[...],:cler)fc, ,Quapaw Agency, M. E. Bennett. l"uitcd States Government clerk, Five Tribes, Marga[...]lerk, Five 'fribes Agency, Earnest Brown. l.:nited St11tes Government ,clerk, Five Tribes .t)[...]aw, 1f applicable. , , ·,•)• .. .. l do not,. in the remotest way intimate ,tJ1at a -s[...], in 1he case of the United States v. Jennie L. D"ouglas (36 L. R. A. p. 1075), !!wells nt leugtb with resp[...]· " • • • "'e sustain a ti-ust l'elntlon with the Indians · Imposed by the[...]trued and made applicable to the Five Clvilizccl 'l'l'ibes, 1 0111 •1 ha\"C preclu[...]until Its repeal) the allotting of the lands l:' • the dividing of[...] |
| [...]s,, class. •111 , J , l · !, •'.ll!Ot oo~n 'nn<I is not now being, euforced?[...]licable· to one i t is ·•••plai\\ ' 1 nn<l applle'nble to all. I desire n,constructlon of th[...]i 1/ ·• li I • l 0 11FIC>: O,F Jl·NDLAN Afl'Ams, .>••llo1, :., '"' l ., "· Wa8!ti11g/011, JCh1t11ary 20, 1930. ll t: ", ' 1 Dun ?II&. CHANDLER: Recei!l.t is ackilo-Wledge·a of yout l,etter of the 11111 $J,., you1· petition address[...]nt) by 1·certaio treaties with 1!« Cl1erokee ·l'i,~tion ,jt J~as 1 granted' e:1:clush•e rlgllt:[...]was orlgi.nally;j!,ul>Qilled 1n tl,e act or June &l. 0 1834 (lJ." !3'tlitl/. ii"T!!B1[...]ttlrn'isli a lls't of 'e'mployees iJf 'tbl! Five 'l'ribt>S am! |
| [...]'. l I ,..[...]1fr. VAN Cou:RT. I am not instructed on that, l\llr. Chainnan, nnd it is only the matters that,th[...]a ,,yay elose, akin ' to this i?gally is this: '.l'hat •under the present law anyone who o,vns a[...]rse, .t he lawyers on the,,com1nittee- Cl'Cn the l.aymen-are familiar with that I suppose. L suppose a 1 J>a -t1t1on 1s the , sam[...] |
| [...]enator P1:-1E. Is not that one of his duties 1 l\fr. VAN CoUR\I'. ] should think so. I presume tho[...]Do• the Creeks lu1-ve an official attorney 1 l\fr'. VAN CoURT. No, sir; I a1n.special attorney,[...]· · . Senator 'l'Ho~rAs. '\Vould the Indians have a sufficient int[...]alon« 0 the lines you have suggested¥ l\:Cr. VAN CouRT. I should think so. , ,[...]o -that. Now, the next 1natter will be through l\:Cr. ' Goat. I do not know how better to explain[...]o1·e let. t hem present the; matter the1nselves: l\{r. Goat .[...]IER. What is Iyour first name i I. • • ' l\,fr. , GoA'l'. Alfred. , ,•q ,,,', 0 ·,1 ,, J•:i'' . · . Seuuto11 l<RAZlER. ,y ourradduess,¥ , . l " ' tl\<h·.. GoA'i·.tiHo~deu:villo, ,Okla, L. , , o·) 1· ., I Senator.rl!'RAZIER[...]it. How far .f11om to,vroi,! ,·1,0, r,h[r. GOA'l':· 'fwo and, one~hnl:11 1niles. .11 ., ·,I - Senator ]!]t,\½JEH. Are you Oil .a . fa.r m .tliere'/ 'l': , Mr. GOAT. Yes,, si;r. , 1 ', 1' i 1[...]I '"fl l\fr. Go,\T. Yes, sir; I have.: 1111 ,[...], make·your statement. . • . l\:Cr. GOAT. :Under an act of 0ongress of <May 24, 1928, the re~tnc• tions for full-blood. l;ndians wa.s ,extended for ,25 years, from A1?,nl[...]l•26 1951. That law•refers to.me1nbers of.the l: 11.~ Ci;vilized Tribes and refers to thos[...] |
| [...]That is alf I have got to say. Senator FR,AZIE/l: '.I'.hal\k yqµ.[...]:lfr. VA~ .Co;mp·. ~lie ~ext' witness, '1'.[r, 'l'iger, bas been assigned. some questions· aoout s[...]. Senator FRAZIER., W)l.ere· do you live, J.\l!r. 'figer I J[I·, TIGER. About 12 miles'from[...]belong to the restricted Indians 1 ·•,Ir. 'l'rctn. No, sir. ·· Senator FRAZIER, Your restrictions have been removed I :l!r. TIGER. Yes, sir. '[...] |
| [...]' Senn tor FRAZIER. Less than half Indian¥ , l\:11-. TIGER. Yes, sir. Senator FnAZTER. You h[...]tional institutions here? . l\ir. TIGER. Yes, sir. se·nator FRAzu:n. Proc[...]than farmer¥ , l\:lr. '.ftGER. I hn.ve charge of the Indian church[...]1· FnAZIJill. Out of you.r owi;i' 1noney'i l\'11·. Txca:R. No; out of Fecteral fi1nds. S[...]t know the number carried in. t]fe ott1er school. l\~r. C,1lhoun, supervisor of schools, is here and[...]s the numbei 0 pupils in the Eu~q.,1,11,n schpol l .. ., 1 • • ,[...] |
| [...]et along that attend the public schools 1 l\Ir. 'flGER. I think they get along pretty[...] |
| l{.AzIER.,.Do, you .tl;link the1:e iire ID!l·nY. Indians in the,e counties around here that[...]. . , . , u M,;. \l.'roER. Not"allrot iQhe1n; but,soine, of.th~lll .$[...]i . " t . l\:lr. TroER. Yes, sir. -1 Senator FRAZIE[...]oER. No; I think, that is the exte'Qt of it. l\:lr. GRORUD. WiJh refei;el)~e to the Eufau,l,a /3chool, is it not :1 foci ·that the capacity[...], Mr. TroER., I th1nk·th(lt. J/l t ~ue. :t , J l\:fr. GnonUD. It is ov:e,:crowdeq.[...] |
| [...]s , thereupon ·called as a w.itness, and, aftei: l,cin" first duly, sworn,. tsetified; through ,J ob[...]uld be 1·ei1nbuvsed for the property destroyed. 'l'hat is one of itte claims in which a part of the[...]the war but not the emi re amount of then· awnrd-l1.a:s been paid. '!'here is a balance due iho loya[...]ed in the House of llepre- sentatives. This thlr,;l. ,insti:u1:nent is a history of the clai.Jn of th[...],• The IN·rERl'IIE'l'ER, 18!56, ... , , , .. Senator F~1AZ.1:E!l• 1~56 ,vas bt:for~ the.war. · , . Srn[...]m.e nt was. to protect these Indians, fr,pm; a1~y l9ss. . ., )fr. Gnonuu. That is 1S![...]2831, by Senato. Pine. Tho INl'£RPRl7rEJ!, 'l(h{y',:!lre:·de~irous of l(&Ving new I bills ii;ttro- ducc<l, a~d the P\lrpose 1p. pr<;sent1ng the claims of t[...]in the Hous_e. .· , . ·, , . l hc I~TERPREl'ER.. ! 1,ul\derstand· that t[...] |
| [...]the Senate I ndian Gomm1ttee--c-and they a pprore<l that bill with' the' understanding: t hat it wou[...]ave ·no>furth:er statement to make. This matter l1as been ~ntr.oduced ~nto the Coniress of the Unit[...]• f ~Witnes.4 excilsed.)'- 11 .l J , •• ' • Mr. 'V'AN Go'ORT. The ne[...]}i: 1s made to' give bond, and the 111d1- ¥idu!1l .Jndinn,. They say ,vithout at least ticye[...] |
| [...]c<jnhnittee.delegated· it to 1ne .to say what l hn,'e said. ~, r ' " ' I .'' I i,I , I I '' l Senn tor. FRAZIER. Any questions 1[...]trying to. n1ake '. rn1·e that the connnittce ·l_lenrs i\t:om olie Indian. I will cal-I .one, :Mr.[...]., : i\lr. Bnu}."l:R! I think ~astman Richards is one of then1. I th[...]A!re ,those trustslthat are 1n ex1Stence ~, l\fr. BRUNEil. I do not lmow.. ..That has been sign[...]y one I know of that has been ~pproved. I think l\1r. Goat could probably testify mot·e about th[...]•i ·, ; , Senator 'l l!OMAS.' A:nd 1'I!·•think -there are two or thre[...]. ' Senator 'fuo~r.'.s. 1 ll'uoirAs. Now,tho'l\''1Inr1ny>Indib.ns aim.ong lt!1e.Greek Tribe ha[...]ords of the Depltftjrlcnt 9£ Ip'fe~;i<?~··' '_'l ''_1.r••:~ |
| [...]un itr is presented I always advise them this, as l11·. Van Cou1:t stated :iwl1ile ago : The banks o[...]3¼ per cent? . · l:lr. .BRUNER. Yes, sir; or 4.,[...] |
| [...]e1ght!1 for gas and 0.11. Also, that old lease J?!l.Y~ an advnnce rovalty of $1 an acre after one y[...]ll, they reimburse the advance i·oraltv to the l(lssee and the $300 they will not get for two or t[...]' Senator PINE:' That js a l,'tard n1atter to - handle, because it is a wri[...]ee ·n1onths and they drill a well and they /!~l a gas well. That calls for $300 a year, but the l[...]• ~ r ., ' )(l·. VAN CouR:r.r understood frotn a discussion[...]ure :teases that they wantea written that way, as l |
| [...]ake them live up to their c9nt)Jact. It, wouldttn;l!:e, -ii new contr·ae in order'to change the old[...]I think,the new, lease- covers ·t he point. ·, l\:b·. C.t).NARl>. Yes. · , Senator PINE. The new lease provides for a rental of onc,ciofu l1 of the·gas, and he ,voulcl, like to make that a[...], r.,J· Senator FRAZIER, Still in force ? , l\fr., CANARo. Yes. They are drilling gas ~veils, a[...]Senator ,THOMAS. iY<iu take that 1natter up with l\fr. Yan Cou rt I thmk -he can expla-in to you wha[...]with the 'department., , and I know you can. l\fr. CANARO. The new lease looks all right. A coup[...]CL,N,AJID. No. , ., l\fr. VAN CounT. You had better ·file a copy of th[...]Tribes referred to abJlve is as follows:) Pt.'Tl'l"IO~ FOR REVISION OF OIL :\ND OAS !\ltNl.XG L&A$h",$ l"OR :rin; Fin: cn•f1J1..l:~ 'l'RIBi-:S[...] |
| SURV.l;l'lr• OF CONDITIONS OF INDUNS IN1·UN.I'.l\ED STATES 602!:) rolttce on India[...]re being held from the less.or and being refuud.!l,d back to the lessee under the leases that Is 11[...]eration or dl'illiug upon said allotment, and W/l further ask that in doing so will place restric[...]ation of Indians proclaimed August 28, 18l;6, Article Xi'lll, provides: "'l'he United States shall protect the Creeks and Sem[...]same rules ,,pon whlch wblte persons are rm,U('{l to indemnity toi: injuries or nggl'ession upon th[...]·iug endured b,Y the lower Creeks in .their .old l1ome 2S40,-,~J.-l'T 11 ~7 |
| [...]dians to occnp)' their new home west of the )Jis,;l; sippi River ·in peace arid unmolested, nnd In t[...]cb n treaty nnd did join the Confc<leracv. Tho fu!l-bloo\l Creek l!idlans, under the leadership of Hoe-poetb Yaholn,[...]aken at Bird Cr~k Hoe-poetb Yahola gave battle to l1ls pursuers, 'driving tllem back; nmrcl1cd ro Le[...]' C., to 1·eatllrm their nUegiance to the U11He<l States Government, and In =the treaty mad[...] |
| [...]the • Loyal Creek claim ' for what they bnve su.l?ered b~nusc of their loyalty to the United States[...]eks and Coweta Micco, and Oak-Tar-bars Harjo of 1l.1c lower Creeks in Georgia, led -their followers[...]hen the nature of the claim is clearly unclerstoo<l, that ~·ou w,11 uphold the dignity, hon[...] |
| [...]first ~uly swol'n, testified, through Johnson 'l)gel' ,(who was sworn°as ;n interpreter),[...]ver ·statement he has to make in regar.d t'o th\l" chang~ of the ,fiela cler'lc's office from Tulsa[...]HOl\I,IS. "\1Vhere do you livet The IN:rERPRl:l'ER. Bristow. Close to the town. - Sena.t or THO![...]eld clerk at Sapulpa rathe~ than .meeting him at l'ulsa. Senator Tao~rAs. 1Vhat other reason can[...]s saving traveling expenses and time'! The lN'l'ERPIU:'1-rn,;· I nm not ma'.kin° this petition[...]As. Then, ilotwithstancling the regulations, they l11.~ do 11ot like to ,.,et into a town the[...] |
| [...]of us Indians did not know just the buildin~ in 'l'l' hich the field clerk did his business with the I[...]ing to 'rulsa, why we bad to pn.y out so much and l thought if the field clerk was located at Sapulpa[...]1· trip before being able to see him 1 The IN'l·t:nPRETER. Yes, sir; I hea.rd that such w[...] |
| [...]t the Indians believe that ~he adID;inistrntion a~l the way along has given too murh care to the r1ch[...]tor THo~rAs. .Ask him what he thinks about iti . 'l'he .INTEI!PllETER, I think if I call on them to v[...]RPRE"r.&R. He lives south of Sapulpa. Senator l?RAZIER. Did you sign this petition to have the of[...]eld clerk rnoved from Tulsa back to Sapulpa 1 'l'he INTERPRETER. No, sir; I never signed the petit[...]ant the agency to be at Sapulpa. Senator FRA-'l IEii. Do you think yourself it would be a benefit[...]clerk ever visited your ho1ne. The lNTERPRl:."l'ER. No, sir. Se_nator FRAZIER. Are ther[...] |
| [...]ies. Some of those people th:1t Jive over in Cree)l: County "'Ould go to Sapulpa on stated· days of[...]r FRAZIER. That is all. (\Vitness excused.) l'l."l'ER R. E\VING was thereupon called as a wi[...] |
| [...]S. Is he still in the service 1 Mr. E,vING. ll\ir. EwtNG. l never visit much, but they tell me s01netimes the[...]e. . Senator 'l':e:OlllAS. What do they have to eati[...] |
| [...]ade to see that all Indian th ildren go to scho~l? . . l\1r. EWING. No, Sir· !).Ot-thnt I know of-not whe[...]want to go there f i\fr. EWING. I t'hink n9b.l ·1It is a girls' school. You were told about th[...]children. Senator TH0111As. Why· not 1 l\fr. EWING. Because they are not clea-n eno[...] |
| l'rir. VAN OouRT. 1'here is just ,one n1ore. thing[...]ZIER. '\Vhat is the status of the resolution i l'r!r. VAN CouRT. It bas been referred to the India[...]E.··It was introdi.tced late in the session? l\1r. VAN CoURT. Yes, sir; the I ndians are anxious to get this through at this session of.Congress. ll'h:1t is the last thing we ha.ve.[...]now, about 1814, or before that, our people at Mn~l!<>f'(!e, or the Creek Tribe of Indians, ~h[...] |
| [...]present. (\Vit,ness ei,:cusecl.) S .1M L. LILES was thereupon called as a witness, nncl, a[...]n.\ZIER. Wha~ is your nn1ne 1 ofr. LILEs. Sain L. Liles. Senator FR.1zu:n. You want to file tha[...]ith the co1n- mittee 1 :\fr. LILts. Yes. ('l'hc stnten1ent of Stun L. Liles referred to above is as follows :)[...]ll verifv them in the same manner. We are informe<l a111l believe tbe followi ni; to be true: About tbc year 1927 A. E. Graham, of Okmulgee, Oklit., obtnine<l from t he f?.ll'.1l ) ' court of Okmulgee County nn or<lcr restoring[...]e by nssignment from K,u ,c kixico, who Is a full-l>lood Cteek Jucliim, of hc1· estote nnd to net for an<l "'. hci· 11a11rc nnd st~<!. This matter wns (tttncked l)y Mr, Bruner ln the dis• !l'ltt coutt of Okmulgee County, an<! the court foun[...]county ~onrt o( Okmulgee County, by way of specia l judge, pince<! her uu<ler gunrdian- ,h,1,,[...] |
| [...]tot·a1 disslpatlo,n. Some time during tl:l!l ea_rly pat't of the year. ~922 Richmond Bruner, n[...]it b~Jng provided, however, that the GuarantY-'l'rust' Co. sh (iljlcl 'handle the money. About the end' 1oi that 'l·enr procee<lings •were instituted in Okmulgee[...]gee County for the same estate. The court P.ten l)!>pointed o,tbe,r ~dmini~trators, ,vho were directed to sett le with the Gun1·anty Trust Co. nn<l ,Jane )3rune1·, tµe ~Iuskogee County administra[...]Okmulgee County administra tors. The estate had l>een looted notwithstanding the fact that $114,000[...]lerks of the Five Civilized Tribes, came to the l1earing in the county court of Creek County, Sa1>u[...]as conlJ)etent. The court found, ns I understnn<l it, tlrnt Woosie wns competent and restored her t[...]Bristow, Okla., to act for her and in her name an<l stead. Now here are the conditions surroundi[...]tnlned by the sisters of Benjamin Wacoche, and E. L. Kirb; of ,vagoner, Okla., was retained b[...] |
| [...]ee of 50 per cent of the gross reeovery therein. 'l'hey had already rct:iinecl Linebaugh on a 25 per[...]marriage to McKinney. About the same time of the l'eeordlng there ap- peared a deed f1·om Ellen McK[...]tile wife she would not be paid Ully money. '.l'he same parties who purchased a pa,t of the Ellen[...]or a very nominal sum, say not more than $2,000. 'l'here is now pending a suit in the Creek Cow1ty co[...]ter), the t'.us_tee for ,voosle Deer, nee Jobu. 'l'he,·e is no title upon which the Ame1•ic11n t[...]ent ,vnuaces failed to pay back the $1,000. 'l'be 1>arties l11terested in the purchase of Benjamin ,vnc[...] |
| [...],Creek Indian bY ren~on of ner being the sole an(l only heir 01 her former husband, Joo Fulsom, <lce[...]ack, or nil those pleadings hnve covers furnisbe(l by \Vnllace & Wallate, thou~h 1he record shows t[...]d in 17 has since been deeded to a party, Charles L. Blanchard, R. F. L\ box 143, Bristow, Okla. . A proceeding has been[...]r, nee John, t11ls sanie G. D. Hutchinson nppenre<l at the horn~ or Woosie Deer, noo John, which is[...]s of land with heavy production, that if I ex1lc<:l~I 10 win same I bacl better employ the firm of \[...]In the subject matter thereof. When the Katie l!'b:lco case came on In Okmulgee County, as[...] |
| [...]StliR'v:EY OF GONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN, UN'1TED-S'l'AT-E S 6043 were tbe .attorneys-,wbo[...],, SIM L. LIL&S, Sapulpa, ·oi;io,,[...]ER "BESTOIUNO ·woSEY JOUN, NOW DEERE, TO COl.<PE'l'ENCY 1'bis cause· coming· on to ·be· 'bea[...]notice of this hearing has been On September 3; 1930, \Voosey :Peere, a 'Creel, Indl:.n gi1•l of about 30 years |
| [...]tee ' shall deem. a<lv"isalile to PllY, ,and sa~d l)llymeiit. shall be lina!'' At ilie end of ttl\S~ S~ig (21 Y.~>l'f~) •.'"tr\i,st~ ls, to,.r ecop veY, to, Woosey[...]t) all of her property to the trustee. as 's he l1as, but th~y ·ca,n ,not see fit to'. r~lnqul~h t[...]lie is given ·power to do all eLse:exce_pt cho0l3~ counsel, · One thing· is known, tli~ powe[...]t, "to the ' American National Bank of Bristow," l'>!nlcolm Morrison thereby gl!l• ting In charge of her property. •[...]rge, is more liberal. He just requests the nomina l sum o! $75,000, as be alleges \Voosey ,-.;as enga[...]have a cb:11100 0 the· •$275,000, Of course, l\ialcolni ' l\iorrfson will re'llder his "extraord1twr,[...] |
| L... ..... 42,941.11 16,[...].....•••• ..• 737,979.16 662,612.12 B•l•n«, cash on bond 1an. I, 193-0......•.......[...]l· ·=··=··=··=··=--a!1,=1=,s=,3=67=.03= B[...]ak-<1ua1111y 'Long's land December 10, 1914. Fiel<l clerl,'s handling affairs ot Wosey Deere, nt!e John: Frank B. Long, J. H. Cobb, George l\:l. McDaniel (1913), Eldon Lowe (1920), ,v111[...] |
| [...]elonging to what are termed .rich Indians ha ,·e l:cen and is being diss1piited by guardians and :by, courts. , 1.!r. L ILES. Yes; ~nd the·soliciting of those a.ttorney[...]nator Tuo11ris. To who1n do you .r efe1: as, the \l,gcnt of the -depart1nent-any <_>f!-e particular[...].tAs. Where located 1· :· Mr. LILES. At l\!uskogee. . · "[...]J_,n,ES. Well not generally, no. Senator 'l'Ho11rAs. Do you kno,v ,vhether .or not the 1nattc[...]Department of- Justice at Sapulpa1 Senator 'l'uo111As. Have t hey inade any reply? i\!r.,[...]present the claiins to them yourself? 1'1r. L ILES. Yes, sir. · ' Senator l<'RAZIER. The charges? .Mr. L ILES. Yes, sir; t here were other parties present. |
| $UR'l'E:Y OF CONDlTIONS OF INDIAN$ IN UNITED STATE$[...]nty. There is his order of approval. Senator 'l':e:o:i.tas. Were the funds involved in thi[...] |
| [...]· ' Mr. L1LJ::S. '!'hat is true. I just expect to give it t[...]rely represent the citizenship here. Senator 'l'HOMAS. Public policy. !11r. LILES. Pub[...] |
| [...]With the department, under the supervision of the l'nited States Government. Scuator T1Io1[...] |
| [...]ou have some 1n mind i •; , , Mr: L ILFS. ln other words, I ;would suggest, as I said[...]ffice. I t 1s not the system that i, bad. Mr. L ILES. That is true. Senator THOl\IAs. And we[...]ZIER. Do you want them returned to you 1 M1:. L ILES. No; I have got some more. Senato[...] |
| [...]>arty of the second part, and of the covenants an(l a:;;recments hereiuafte,· coutnined, I do by the[...]g, full-blood Creek lndiao, roll No. 8522. 'l'he northeast qunrter of the southwest quarter, se[...]tute principal nncl 'whnt shall eonslitute income l>f the trust est.ate herein created, and the cle[...]neces- ' "")' repairs or improvements ·on th<:l property as In its judgment may be 11C'C;Cssnry for the best h1tei'ests•l |
| [...]shall be distributed :u .follows : · First. '.l1he residue of this trust estate sbnll be.divided[...]nt's Shatt by right of representation. ( c) l.f all of my said children should die without surv[...]ares of this trust estate, then any unclistribute<l :portion of their shares of this trust estate sha[...]hereunder shall be n condition precedent to the l)fiyment or deliver)' _to ;"'· such bene[...] |
| [...]llnce, a copartnership composed 9f ' Cr<!ekmore 'l;Vallace and 'l'orn \Vallnce, attorneys at law, ns her attorneys[...]ID au other matters incident thereto. XII. '.l'he compensation of the American National Bank of[...]·ustee's fee shall be paid at the time the parti~l llistribution Is made. .[...]ensation for such service.s rendered. XIII. '.l'hls trust sl1al1 be il'revocable. · ·[...]et our hands, and in nccel)tnnce thereof· snid '.l'he American National Bank of Bristow, 11 corporation, hns l1creunto· ""used its name to be subscribed by Its[...]"t0$t';Y JOHN, now D.l::ERE, [ OORPOR.\.T& SEA.I'•• ] 'l'Hl:l A~U:JlICA.N NATION.Al. B,~NK 01' BRISLOW,[...]A Oon,oratio11, Jl)' l\1ALCOLM llfoRRISSON, Vice Preside/II,. A[...] |
| [...]Co"nty of Creek: ' Tb.ls iuslrument' was Jlle<l in my office for record on September 4, 10.10. s[...]' . ' 1 l\fr. Ln.Es. I f you -feel disposed to do it, I wou[...]LILES. '[ ·do not understand you. · Senator 'l':i.o:uA'.s. .If the jurfsdi'ction of all Indian 1[...]ed entirelj,. ,vith 'the State' c6urts, ,v<iuld t.l1at' in1provc the COl!· -ditions, in your opinio[...]seen their estates dis• Fipated_, waste§., an.<l: s~uandered through fictitious court proceedi ng,[...]., that has happened. Senator THOllr..i.s. 'l'he Indians, through design or otherwise, get ,mar[...]ed the rich Indians¥ . l\•I r. LILES. Yes, sir. .• Senator THOMAS. 'l'he poor ,India.ns do not have that trouble, do they? l\ir. LILES. No, sir. '· Senator 'l'HOlUAS. Do you see any .wiiy to a void that sort[...]g as these Indians ha.ve lar~e su1ns of money ih,1l. come to them throuuh oil royalties and throug11 mineral resources? l\fr. LILES. '! think if the department ceased reco[...]1 -Senator 'l'HOllr..i.s. vVell, how can the department cease r[...]urts 1 . . l\fr. LILES. I understand that the con§,:,,[...] |
| [...]D STATES 6055 s~nator 'l'HOl'IIAS. That is a ,natter that has been pendin« bcfor(l tlw con11nittee for some ti1ne in "\Vashington and this trust l>ill was ihr outgro,:'t'1 of an e_ffort to plac[...]ould not be further involved.. If that docs_H?t s?l~·e the question ,omcthing else ought to be dev[...]ates 111 such a way ns ~o preserve the estates of l the I ncha,ns involved. ~fr. LILES. You ta[...]d • hare settled the matter. l\'Ioncy in the hands of the Dep,utrnent or the C[...]entitled to sorne pro- tcetion. Senator 'l'ltollr,i.s. It is my understanding that the Inter[...]Depart1nent of the Interior then 1 Senator 'l'HOll!AS. Would that bring about the prohibition--[...]CONTRA.C"f This agreement made and entere(l iuto tbis 20th duy of Dt>ccmber, 1929, bc- |
| [...]ndivided on,- elghth interest each iJ1 and to sal<l Liberty bonds and money now held in 1ti, possessi[...]real property and personal property determined by l~il proceedings in the proper courts .o f Oklahoma[...]parties of the secon,d part desire to employ sai<l pnrties or ,le fi~st part to represent them in ni[...]lish and maintain their interest in said property l1cretofore described; - Now, therefore, in consid[...]reto. 0 W ALLACl!l & W ALI.AO.. |
| [...]tary public in nnd for said county and State, on :l\i$ 21st day <?f De<!eruber, 1929, personnally app[...]---------- -------------------------- 2u, 000. 00 l'Jiree and three-eights Treasury notes, 194[...] |
| [...]osecute all. necessar:11 causes of nett.on ou her l>ehtilf (.. , 11,, protection. and preservation of[...]g of 1,ilk·r;r bonds, Trensu1·y notes, and cash l'OW bel<l il1 the possession ot and nncler 11,, supervision[...]ace, lawyers, of Creek County, Okin., au undiriil~l one-half interest in said renl property and perso[...]opds, Treasury notes, and securities of every kin<l or natu1·c what• soever. now In the possession[...]lalion 10 Benjamin Wn-eo-che, decea.sed, or sboui<l parties of the tlrst part fail in thl'ir defense[...]" ':1lb1re or Creekmore Wallace; n member of sai<l partnership and Ellen '1'n•CO·<·he,_ 01[...]the identical persons who executed the within nn<l fo1;s •~ Instrument and acknowledged· t[...] |
| [...]y, formerly Ellen ,va,.eo-che, to Hal'ry Smith nn<l G. D. autclllnSOn. .[...] |
| [...]5SS.OO ROYALTY ACOOUN'l"-UEXJAMIN WACOCHE[...] |
| SURVEY OF CONDI(l'IONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED STATES 606[...]nitting them to J.?lace their es- tntcs in trust. l\'.t1·. Rh?acls, 1\1~·. Iieeves, _an attorn~y 11[...]sted that ,ve co1ne back 'to Oklaho1n,t- that is, l\ir. Dixon did-anct carry out our progra1n of hitv[...]publication and by notice to tho department at· l\iuskogee and the U nited States probate at- torn[...]y the county court \1nder the n~t of Congress of l\fay 27, 1908, n1aking it necessary for hi1n to a[...]de. a. se1nian:nual report to t,he depar~n1ent nt l\Iuskoiee in the ha1_1dhng of t.he funds of the[...]th'e estiate; and also in the living expenses of l\lrs. Bu1·gcss ana her ln1sbn.nd, it see[...] |
| [...]ction_ on _the matter ,;waiting for c_ongres,5 lo l?ass a bill. 'Ilhat was 1)end1ng 1n the l'ast C.ongress. Tins bill will fix it so in the ev[...]'e· successfully defended all cases that were fi.l~d _a.g ainst hev. (?£·course some of them -'ver[...]ry to bdn~ ·a n action to set ·that deed aside. l'rio;. to thattiine she bad executect a trust deed[...]ho was then chief of the C1·eeks, and to A. J. "\l\7ard, who wns th~ Greek t1·ibal, attouney, I ·t[...]on fol' litigation. I do not think it is possible l.o_pla~ this property beyond reac.h of a jl[...] |
| [...]e her income from the propertyi lllr. ALLACE. l do hot kno,v whether the Liberty bonds wou[...] |
| [...]d, ·within t he bounds of reason and looks after l1i1n to stme extent, it probably would be a good t[...]$20,000 for household expenditures.every yenr nn<l ,:,20.~l more f or so1ne othe1· items; it looks to[...] |
| [...]m fifty to seventy thousand dollars. Senator 'l'HOl\IAS. 'fhe 1uan has $200,000 in trust. Sen[...]ator PrNE. What is the surplus? :i\fr. ,\TALL,l.OE. Well, sir, I do not kno,v. I do not r epresen[...]ange 'frust Co. or the First Na.- tional Bank of l\1usk~~ee. They all have to 1nake the same deposit[...]I do not know. Those 1natters were orone into by l\{r.. Co111missioner Rhoads and the Secreta[...] |
| [...]25 years, it satisfied me regardless of the capit~l of the trust C?mpany or the resources of the bank[...]. u Senator 'l'uoMAS. Is not that the best plan that has[...] |
| [...]ric- tions S? that _the I n~ian in puttin~ all of l~is _!~con1e into th~ bank he has 1t conung to him[...]sed to pay it. An action was filed in the Federa.l District Court for the North- ern Distr.ict of O[...]: to have' i't in the ·hands of a trustee 1 l\fr. "\VALL.i.CE. I n this particular case[...] |
| [...]Senator FRAZIER. The Riggs Na.t io_n al Bank. l\'h·. vVALLACE. It is the terms of the trust that[...]by the trust d CJJ;)rlnlCl:I .o f the Amer ican .l;<utioJJal Bnnk, of Bristow, Okin., !t1 the[...] |
| [...]ed with the committee and <;0osl<1ered a p11rt of l(l~ testimony. You c,111 readily see the contrast in[...]ller of Currency, Its procee(llngs are ex11mi11e<l by the national bank exam.Iner. I believe that th[...]. '.l' nisting that this report will be of some benefit[...]vers the Suma Sarte, now Burgess, trust fState. '.l'his trust was_created on June 29, 1929. ,ve bel[...]J JI 'l) t® .A;,,fERICAN NAT10NAl, BANK OF BmSTOW,[...]- - - $180,9S2.70 Assets this report, June·l, 1930: -- Real estate and personal pro[...] |
| [...]' PRO'.l'Eltff. ACCOUNT , l • N. ½ |
| [...]25. 70 1,178.401 331. 9 175. 00j2, 500. 00 ;so. 59l 11. 05l_~[...]190S: Frnnk B. Long, J. H. N. Cobb, 1909; George l.\l. illcDnnlel, _1913 ; Eldon L_?we, 1920; ,vrn1am E. Hiskey, 1925; ,vuna[...] |
| l, 004. 73 1926..-.............. ..... ... n[...]· ········· 14,531. 10 a IS,.\!-01,0} 19lL iberty Joon bonds,, $3,.60). 1 Ioeludas bonus[...]ire quite valuable. · In view of the!Je facts nn<l as this allotlee ls nulte capable to look nfter h[...]MUSKOOEZ, 0.K.LA., AJ)l"il 22, 1921. lllr. ,v. E. CtARK, Ji'iel[...]e11 , "·.,t 1 which to pay the bill ot Dr. Roy i\l. Sweeney, of Sapulpa, for medicnl nttcntion |
| [...]7'11/sii, Okla., M<iy 4, 1927. Hon. 0. L. ELLJS, District Superint.,mdent in Charge, M1,skogee, Okl<t. Srn: Returned l1erewith bill of Dr. Roy M . Sweeney for treatment[...]_ Uiutca StCIIC8 Fiel(l Clerk. l\ii.JSI<OG>:D, OKLA., May 5, 1927. |
| [...]nd funeral expenses of said Lucy Poloke. Had Lucy l'vlvkc .left no will her ent/re estate would have[...]bala1_1ce of Suma Sarte Bosen ls $186,?85.:71. '.l'he npproxi,n:uc averuge monthly u1come from her[...]rough the district superintendent in charg,e at l\Iuskogee, Okla., not to exceed $25,000 of tlrn fu[...]JOHN B. EDWARDS, 4.B8i8l¢1tl Secretary.[...]lVasl,fnoton, J1111e 23, 1927. .Mr. CHAS. L. Eu.ts, · D-isi,·ict .Sul)eri11te[...] |
| [...]t of most of the bills, and but few of then1 coul(l be compromised. Followmg is n list of the amouuts[...]0<100 " doctor here in Muskogec by the name of C. L. Pe1•kins, wbo nets ,1s her medium and probably dope vendor. ,Ve learned through Doctor l\1cNau:;ll- ton, who, by the way, impressed me as[...]n. ihat when Suma came to lliiami she was and h11<l been for some time using u great deal of morphine[...]t.o do whaterer. her friends want her t o do; ar1<l. nfter being hnndetl n line of this ki1td of flut[...]l!OSIER & lllosnm,[...] |
| [...]CJ' Of Indi('1> ,J.ff//,i1·s, Wa8hingto11, D. !l· DEAR Sm: I nm In receipt of YOl)rs of tile[...]the amount (¥.lid to Suma, bas been subnutt~ nn<l the record ls clear that there remain~ l'Ct 1iu the bands of the superintendent $3,604.08[...]er as well as a sleeping companion,, a medium at 'l'uls.;. n nlgge1· voodoo doctor here, who bas pu[...]ght for the recovery of the Lucy Poloke funds. '.l'he outcome of such II suit IS not problenJ'a tic,[...]The bdnor11ble Coit:1USSION£R OF INDIAN' Al'FM!l8. Sm : Receipt is 11cla1owledged of you[...] |
| [...]OFFICE OF THE FIVE 01\'ILIZ~O 'l'RIDES,[...]ue.s t for ~be payment of the fee from funds hel<l by this offit'C be approved and .thnt.autllor1ty[...]i11u District Sn/Jerintc11ac11t ;,. C/111,·ue. l concur In the ·above recommendation.[...]DEl'ARTMf:NT OF Tll& l :<TERIOR,[...]U NJTl1.> $ 'l'ATt$ INOJAN St::R\!JC~~[...]'./'11/s«, Old<r,., October 29, 1928. H'>n. C. L. ELLIS, ' . . •[...]JJ11skogec, oi·1a.. . D&AR Sra: In l\larcli of this year the above-named allott[...] |
| [...]• 6078 SURVEY OF CONDITIONS 0 1\l INDIANS IN UNITED >S'l\ATES vertible co11pe. The price of t,he Pierce,[...]nd December ~5 None of the,c |
| [...]Acco11nt of S ·rmw. Saric l(or. S'O, 1926, balance-~------:------------------[...]____________________ ____ 8,036. 00 |
| [...]f lhe deceased person testified he helped to take l\.er away: Senator l<'RAZIER. Ho,v old ,vns the ~irl ¥ Ml'.[...] |
| [...]ur honors are interested a teleoorain fro1n i\fr. l\{cMillan _if!- reply to a telegrmn SeJ)t by John[...]inted. It shows clearly the attitude, I thu1k, of l\fr. l\Ici\'IiUan, the present acting ,upenntendent at M[...]you pass on that I think the records sho,v that l\ir. Mcl\fillan thinks that l-Ianna Anderson should return to Okmulgee County a[...]ounty clerk that the clai1nant was an heir to one-l_u1lf of the estate. '.Dbat matter has been appe[...]FRAZIER. Another child of the deceased 'I l\Ir. HonNER. Yes. I ,vant to call your att~ntion n[...]his "•as sent out of the office on Nove1nber l!l. It was addressed to the judge of the county cour[...]ngton ,and elsewhere a!lo,v these clai1ns. I give l\:Cr. Mci)fillan c1·edit for not allo,v[...] |
| [...]ne)'s' fees by some one in Washin~ton, which is t'l'i•,ice what the county jud~ in this county gets[...]we haYc a part of our statute which says that ~f l1i party is unrepresented at a hearing in s[...] |
| [...]scn·ecl papers on her for a guardian and she di<l not want one, and Ellis said, " If you do[...] |
| 6084 SURV&Y OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN l:JNITED •STATES court ord~r from ~he county cou[...]to sa.y that she |
| [...]HoRNCER. Commissioner Rhoads. Senator THOMAS. 'l'he letter ,vas prepared by Da,vson and signed by[...]i\1r. HoRNER. I am 11ot able to say. Senator 'l'Ho11tAS. These letters are prepa.r ed in the depa[...]hat. ' Senqtor 'l'uo11rAS. Any other files? :\Ir. HORNER. No, si[...]s as to what you w:1nt us to do? iVIr. HORNER. l\'1y reco1nmendation is that the depart1nent, in s[...]t this matter purely as a matter of policy. I ,v11l leave those statements ,vith you. (tVi[...] |
| [...]OFFICE OF THE li'IVE C1Vil.IZ!ll) 'l'RlJJE$,[...]mplying with you·r request on t.he 10th instnnt, l n1n lnclosing herewith a Ust of cjisbursements m[...]Dameit, ,, ho eta1:ms one-bntf intcttSt m LeM l ah()h f$tatt Jftn. 28, 1930... . .... l3i357 500. 00 I Jo'ebruary monthl~Fn:yrnent.[...]3 ocrtS Jot 2, ~nd $. IS acres of ~: of It,; ?.i'.l[...]or 31-H-13. · · F<b. 27, l!l30.•.•.•.• 141416 500. 00 M areh[...]l)el\SClS in law suit In count.)\ court at Ol.:mutg[...]0 Juuo cash payment. Juno 12. iroo........ l COil6 500.00 July cash J>9)tment. .July 2, )930•.•... ... 164827 WJ.00 Cosh f'll$eus[...]le$73 71. 55 To not.el ·wells, for ex-l)(lnses or herSeif a nd otht ~ . itldtu!il'.g[...]1661$ 16&l• I 1677iS[...]115.30 I. l,. IrUtr, examiner In suit.or Oanlel nnrnetl 11. J[...]-· .Aug. 11, 1930..... - .• ..Aug. 15, l!»O ........ 1eOOS2 ~ 200. 00 M . A. Wh[...]' pa,-•meut.. . L Do ••••••• •••••• l71Sl3 130. 00 D . O. Rouse, payment o( J)rtmi[...];\r:. . t . Oct. 1930. . ..... .. Oct. 5, l!l30•• .•.• . •[...]thly nyr.neot. 1S0051l 15(). 00 CBS.ll'AII-Y OF 'l'U& IN'l'UIIO,B. MY Dma M•. SEOR&TARY: There are tr[...]acting superintendent of the Five j:Jivili7-Ccl 'l'ribes Agcnc{ ,thereon, a request of May 28, 1930, of l\ferrlck A. Whipple, of Tulsa, Okl:1.'. a;[...] |
| [...]nrdiauship and her inheritance i• the estate of l.eua ~ahola Alexander, deceased Creek enrollee No,[...]r Hnnna Anderson under court appointment, 'l'be papers show thnt there ha~ been considerable c[...]been completed and tl1e litigation closed. '.l'bere are transmitted herewith a communication of[...]· In the litigation l>rought by one Jack Roberts, who claims to be an heir of L~un Yahola Alexander, deceased, the cour)ty court[...]request for ~a d sum for the·p11rpQse indlcate<l l>e denied. 1 '£he Indian Office[...] |
| [...]. J. RHOADS, Ot>mmi88it.Jm•,· Approved July l'i, 1030.[...]l'i1•8t A s~istant Secrcta,·y.[...]e act.Ing superintendent of th~ Fi,;, Civilized '.l'ribes Agency fo1· the allowance, from the sha~e[...]ereto and certain other matter1, there ls inclosc(l for )·our infor- mation a copy of Indian[...] |
| S®VEY OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED STA'l'ES 6089 Q. ,Vho <lid you find[...]Q. '\'\'bat clid you discuss ,,there ?- A.. 'l'hey had lllrs. Ohilders to teach ll:inna, and, o[...]hing to do wiih this administrntion?-A. '\'\'ell. l n,ough it did. ·[...]at the time the subject of the convcrsation?- A. 'l'be only Q. tiling tbnt I remember, she wante[...]to secure possession and cont~ol of the person an<l estate ?f ~:lid 11:rnna Anderson i.n order that snl<l consp1rators could effect the marr,nge of[...] |
| [...]rl taking a vacation some plnce?-A. Yes. Q. \VI.l at for?-A. Just to get away from Okmulgee County.[...]vers and to all of which anangements the said 01·l:1ndo Swab, acquiesed and coD,curred in." I[...] |
| [...]me of the stull, some she wanted to keep. Q. 'l'o see whether or not s~e wanted her milch cow mov[...]w what is in that 11ftidavit that you say occurrc<l last F"c~ruari•?-A. I can't remember. Q. Do[...]. Q. Did Y,OU read t his atlldavit?- A. Maybe l did, I don't remember. Q. ·what is your best[...]signed It, did you not?-A, \Veil, I don't know. 'l'hrre' was an affidavit; he ·showed me an aflldnv[...]ah Anderson from bavi~g a \:ll:trcllan appointc<l; is that true ?-A. Not .my aim- I interpre[...] |
| [...]She has several deceased allobnents. Q. '.l'beY are pretty well fixed, both of tbem?-A. Yes. By i\[r: RoS&NnLOO>l : Q. Did you read au tl1e proceedings In t[...]of the one ~•ou $1gned ?-A. Yes. . Q. '.l'he statements In tbat are' tl1e things to which y[...]bl.uk it was that long. Mr. ltOSENBLOOM. '.l'hat's all. (\Vitness excused.) STATE[...]rted a heari11g hacl oo June 3, 1929, in .Probnte l\o. 2SGS. In re estate o~ Lena Yahofo .Alexander, clecensed, nn<l that the above and fore- going Is a tn1e, fuU[...]by Samuel Checotah. Dated this 21st day of l\Iay, 1980.[...] |
| [...]check was to ~;mburse Jlim. Q. Tllis notary sa'l's, "advanced· to b<i accounted for later," did y[...]Harry?-A. Arlrnnsns. Q. " 'lint did you go do,l<u to Arkansas for?-A. Hannah was down there anu I[...]file<I sult against the estate and another thing l)'Rs Ben. Q. Aud tbnt was all about those ma.[...]with her. , Q. " 'l1at ~gency of the Government told ber that?-A. \Ve[...]e, but Ellis issued that to my wife. Q. Did l\J'.r. EVls kno.w you were to use your ,vife's mon[...]you ?-,-A. No. Q. Did Mr. Whll)i>fe ever ,·l.sit her whlfe she was in Arkansns?-A. Yes; be[...]of clothing or any other thing, whb 'b/i'ys ' l't'for' J1er-wbo does· the purchn&ii1g?-A. She bu[...]}} ' . · l' I ' ' '·1 ' 1·• ·•; . 26465-;-jll-ll't, l~ , :51• I ..! ... ·1•1 ' |
| [...]d in 11,, Daniel Bnruett c11se, is it not?-A. '.L'l\e Superintendent of I.lie Fil'C Civilized Tribe[...]1' ' ·' • Q. \Vas Snm Anderson at 'l'ulsa, wa& ,he not do'\yn at the'. rooniipg house wber~ you and your wl:fe ·nnd Bauunh we'l:e staying; when the sh·erifl set·l'ed a pr~ , on ,h er?~ .&. Yes. Sam Anderson was[...]omething might happen a9d be did not want. to tel,l tbeJ!l. After be told them that he was nn office[...] |
| [...]e?-A. No. Mr. STEPHEN. That's all. By l\fr. DRAKE: Q. Mr. Beaver, do you not know as[...]' Q. Di<l you _ e ver talk yourself to anyone besides Mr. Sam Anderson ?- .A. 'l'hose three I mentioned. Q. Name them agai~.-A.[...]sent besides you and Mr. Ellis and Sam Checotah?- L\. Yes. · Q. ,v110 were there ?- A. 'l'hey were having a conference. Q. ,vho was in[...]t there in Judge Swain's presence?-A. Well, yes ; l\e was there and 'Ejllfs tol'd n'er to go ahead, a[...]hem S8:Y .aqy- thing nbout tha't . · ..t. • ·ll\lr. HORNER: • ·[...]he explains to»n~.--. · Q. You always siltis'l!5' yourself, about the -amount an<I whether 1t 1s[...]bloom nod go .up thG1'C noel sign thexn. . . l , f!fL d ,. ! H'.. . ~ : I ' ~ . t ·:- . Q You[...]'I out of tbe im·1sdietlon of thlsr cou1;t. Now, l did ,UJey not recently .n.<lv1se. her .t o .retur[...]\;\'ere YOll 'nt 'Fort smith recently' whe11 Mr. l\fcl\Iillnn made -a trip oyer there t<l, s'ee/ Ha'niiah?-A. J HJ:ie\ird'' lie hncl ' been[...]and ~am Anderson. •,: r ~·· l c ,. t: ·1 . , ' I[...] |
| [...]re some clahns filed against tb!s e:;tate tbat ll,l\·c b~n approved by bot!). of the ndmln[strators[...]other money wus pal<!. ,otit ?-A. I do ;not know. l wo.u ld llke to know whose U1ey arc. ·• 'Q. ·[...]aim of Plc)!eri,Dg Lumber Co. and the clnl~ of A. L. Brown.-A. They are not all; we hnve some[...] |
| [...]tor FRAZIER. Did you have some of these cases? l\fr. WALKER, 1 just received notice to appear here[...]R. I s that in regard to this Adam Scott case? l\{r. W ,u,n:ER. I do not know anythino- about that. l\fr. GRORUD, Somebody gave us information h[...] |
| [...]' STAT!lM.~TS, L!li-ruu..,B.oou)U)NTS, wor OTHER DA'.!'"- R&.A'l'INo TO TH~ Gu,no- IANSHIP OF JACKSON BARNE'IT,[...]OBJ!ZK, ROl.L NO. 1·1 G2·l, ACE 77 l • ·• Account opened wlt)l first royalty fromi,P};od.uction, Jan. ·1a, 1913[...]Cash balance__.________ ~ _____ J_:_1!,1:_o___l__ .. __ s_________ 131, HS. 51 Transactions affec[...]d-------- ------ ------ -- ---- ------------·--- l, 720,700.00 Bonds redeemed __________________[...]• l. 570. 100. 00 Balance of bonds held by Secr[...]______ ________ ______ l , 000. Oil Expenses at " 'ashington, D. c ___[...]l I •,.V,1, I);.) Services of C. i\lcCloud,[...]-------------- l , 000. 00 |
| [...]1, ·122. !l7 c. B. Rogers________________ __________ _____[...]1,000.00 )(. $:l'l"tft--- ; - - ----- ---- - - --- - ----- ---- - -[...]fiOO. 00 Fee;; to I<eenn:n & Banker and l\lcCrory & Monk for recovery of Income tl)X[...]nllottee coµiplcte payment of purchase p1·ice. 'l'itle is held by a trustee untif ndnmtageous dispo[...]anker and )kCrory & Monk to recover income tax no(l accn1ed interest, paid on incon\e for the )'ears[...]at 1·estr1cred incomes of Indians were taxable. 'l 'he employment of attorneys to- attempt to recove[...]d,·isable. The contl'act wa.s approved. Later, O.l)inlons and decisions were modified nnd ihc superi[...],'e, soccessfu!ly. A suit has been iristitute(l in the United States District Court .(01·[...] |
| [...]><l[...]curs jn theJr opinions that donation for,$,2()(>i(l00[...]t Association, bo not allowed. lto!ors to Bucko's l-0t10r ol July 13 )92L 'rl>ls lotter Is missing, 11 Platotiff, ◄0[...]to do tho o..tractU'l.g ,·.J>.ut am under tho lmµ:~lon tbat, they aro[...]uld havo. \V.hlle 1 have met i\fr. O'llornett. on.l y two or throe tlmos'slnco I have Peon in t,his o[...]as J)OSStble, ,Ro can 001 Uv• much looger,,and l ' lb Ink that he sho,illd hove those things be wa[...]napl)O(l_blm, took blm away by lorcio and' mnrrlcd hjm •[...])roJudlcod in favor or obtolnJo.g somo monoy rrom l,1$ ootato."[...]lalntlff, 41 •••••• 1 Sept,.26 Probat'l,Judgo ~lurphy .!(, commfsslooer,' teJegmm: " Solely on account of rociuest otyoursolt and Victor Locke, l mado an aHowanco for tho[...], 42. .. .. . 1 Sept. 28 Burke tQ S\lperintoodont L«ke, Jett.or: Stl'.\tOS oolicy or dopartmont with[...]- l; Plnlntlfl', 43••.... I Oct. 5 I[...]fo1rly." l!i l i'•lall\titl, •14 ••• •••[...] |
| [...],1g~ humlllotod hy the- 1-n1b\icU,y, ~nd sn}'~: ''l wouh\ be lo.s:s concerned 01Xlot tho at-tltudoor Jud i:;-> l\·t uri:>hy wore it not for tho rnct th:\t ho 1s[...]I nm sure, nnd l cnu under::;tand how he m1i::ht re.sent. tho idea[...]Mr. and l\1"rs, B'srnett. to Dutko, lot-ta'r :' Notes cotln[...]Your :p~osoo~ pl~p!:l:" Impo~tn.lll,thesi- get' out o! cou~tY '.' ,a s[...]on o( t~o affalrS or~a restrtcted ! ndltµi.' OJa<l[...]cn)lo)l' ror ruo:ds, to superm(e\ldent "who will handle i[...]l7l is oft-h[...]matter sho11.td be a eonfercncc with )'OU nnd l\fr. Ward 11nd mysolr. \'Vo hove. been working alo[...]re it is nb.'"iolutoly n crossory to rcJ)ort And !l.dvlw with[...]lt will only resu lt l.n dab:.• nod mnko it more difficult to accom1>lish tho things Urnt wnt' bc ill her interest. RcfcrS to l\fcOugJn Jetter or[...]il-h t;tiardi:ln :md county judge. "I !\m sure it l\frs. D. hnd been z[...].vo boon worked out to h er snUstr.ction and witb l•hc e:oo;:cnnion of oJhonccmcd." llcfcrs to p re judice ni:~iost l\ilrs. Barnett by guordl:m and county judJ_\'.e·[...]:ind bo f,cnniucd to enjoy some o: the comfort-S l\nd hu,urlts Many wo111:u.1 should[...]l7ll\tcOugin to nurkc. letter: Only \\':'1y is to J)rO~•'l:J. Only way to dc~I amlt:A.bl)' witb gu:"lrdi:m i[...]1nn. 20 oecurr<.'d to rue. th:.'lt pcrbt\J)S l ha,·a not made ·ms-selC entirely clc!\r as to t[...]iird 1-.f rs. Dnrnctt. 1 ~tssume t,l thls fr[...]:, "'l noto what you s:1y a bout tho J)r~11·udieo lhtlt[...]>attmcnt nod ho should rcfuso to rococ::nt1.o 1\·l rs. DMnott in any was•.[...]\t tirndc of your predCC('SSOr iu offico, nod tho l>rc.~nt sitm\tion is so diametrically o\>(l:osed t.o this vlo"· tbnt n fnilurc oo[...] |
| [...]Durke to :'.\\.,fl.I'd, lcttor! ' 1l note you tblnk tbe Judge's. position ls to be £a[...]Notation on 14kt:W: "PerSono.l tlle, ,Df'rnct.t,. Tackson!'[...]Ward to' Dur.kc, letter: ProJ)crty purcliased by l\'frs. Barn cu. ror too,000 not worth more than SI[...]polnt Where wo may pro.:tt<l tui1ber." • .[...]sloncr. le.tter: uo Mid Word Jointly ·llS$lll'()(l Jud.go Murphy,tbat " ,WO.would not. ol11y, nOt be[...],vt\rd to Burko, lcU(!r: Rorers t.o no-.wpai,er l.otcr'v. ew nnd pubUcoUon of letter·. DPC,t,n't r[...]mlng from And t.lfat btJ will dlscuss e.ntiresltu'l\tlon with 'Inspector ROtierts.[...]rd to Burke. lett.c1:: ".J bavone,,erdlscussed th.l.smatt(lrot<all with.M r. A,ij&n, and ?-fr. Mott b[...]Durke to Ward, letter marked" Personal": "For my l:oionnattori, I' wouldllke you to cons.Ider carefu[...]out the departmenvs oction lD expendlng"rostriclO<l iund$ or ilic Indian ro~ l;Us,tnte.mt and welraro • • • w.Uhout giving[...]e:.tl~ wUl be 90nt nuCd '' Unlll s)tc~ Umo as yoU l~ue ·a n o.r der'dJ.rootfng t_bat't,b♦ D'eparcm[...]IDterlor han.<1l0 thotst&t-o and tborestrlcted runds of Jackson. D[...]® with iho policy hol"(ltoforeout~ed by Mr. Bn't'l.o. Says t~at'wben thecourt.·had run authority Bo[...]~ I Plalntlll. ~ ••••. iuo.o 27 McCrory .l t.o'DurkO, le.ttor: Worried Bbout allo[...]tho eonc1u$lon of l h1) goai'dlausb.lp'.'' V~dtrstan~ i;i.rmnsome:nt-[...]l..--now or no persons or·depnrtment or the Govern[...]t no law that dC,J?.rivcs,tl'.n lncompetcnt of tb<ll,t[...]Sccret.O.r:>' mny c.htmgc rcgi1lntlon:-i and nct l ndcpendcnlly o! 1>rob:1te C-Ol1ttnn(J guRrdlon. l\·t cOu~l n to nurkc. letter: " 'flu,) nnrnctts met me ll('r1nte n ,;t,..,11t. r.oei.:-, Im$ l)(!Cn 11,lvl ~ •d to 1my u,ont.hl)• 1,IICJWIIJlt'O du(! Au~:. I dit('(:ll (lH(lr: No t\<:.t.ioo t,y l'$e<:~Hlr)· ()h <>1•i11l()ti sut,mltu:i~ b)· llc'I.Oth. |
| [...]i\feOuscln to nurkc. lcu.c.r: •• 'l'hc DBrnctt$ 1H1reht1Scd n plocc, ng~d u1>0n t-he 1n1«, (\nd dcc<.l& h~vc bl'<'I\ t)ul u1>in fl. Coffoy, •\\lo btmk. t\ll GO l--··············••f Aus:, :.[...]which i ll t>e.ir1g kc1n n oomrn er('II\I $4!-C.f(l.t.. • • • •rhf~ n rr11m:.c u,eot. ill rathN' sal.1$f:.\<:tor)' t o me. M l l.ltn , ·er\· (.!<'Sirou ! that t-h ls m&.t-W[...]•ini;, thct-rnnso<.:tion o{ mHtlll Mlnirt $hOU1(l newer[...]untU the)• nro LrO..nSl\etOO." Notation: "S-0- l:'ilo McOus;ln, lf. C /' 671·· ................, Aug. 25 Durke to l\fcOug.i.o, lc.tttr; "I tbinl< .St ls ndv-1$ablo t[...]ng rcg:Ulo.tfons. GI,;, :f.~~~~~~:.7.4.-.:::: l~~gt f J[...]funds for, inoome l.$x,as to all other ,Indians Q.( tho san,,c.,c lns[...]s." DeUeves 82 I l'Jt\hlti(J, 00 •••••• Dec. 12 8[...]l)SLymcnts other tbn.n for nc-oossnrlos should be w[...]!cu.or: Lea,·N1 w1th Doctor Weeks for New York. "l tblnk a personal fn t-0n•lew with tbc offiocrs[...].-A eo1>Y or foregotus lotter, wlt-b an uddltiom'.l.t le.uer by Dnrnctt-to Full, bot-h mnrkod "Con1\d[...]Ward to 13urke, Iott.or: 'l'ransmits Do.roctt's t-humb•ruarkcd letter. St3t[...]t'l |
| [...]P:\J)(\l'S n)(c,rtlnglhoroto. Appr{U$f\l report. by F·. Jl. Keltbner states: ' ' 1 undGnn.and tbnt Harold i\j;oGugin. ouoruO)' llvlDg l\t,CotToy-vUJo, ><I[...]do:.wor to tu1nul tbe marriage to 'M r$. nl)ltlei:l, ls JU4Df1.Slog a sale of tl).Ls Cann., I undorsc[...]100 &.O threatened SY.It and asks under, wbat)oit\l aluhorl,y gUt'was mQ'.dc,;[...]".l 110 Pl&IDtUJ, 100.... . Mar. 23 Ward t9[...]ll or tn[...]d SU:it· on tho belll\lf ot JI\Ckson Baroot-t tw(l &-h'ro'i\f 113•w~ight with tbe plalµt.11~ !o u[...]pr. 16 'D octor,;wbate to Burke, letter: ' • t·l}Jll <ieoply Impressed, o,ga.lJX and t\lt\lo, \\-1[...]u and t be ~W'Y" of, tho InUlnor, Lbrot,llb t ho ,ll>octor. Wblte, letter: Believes Mrs. Barnett Is ve[...]oc .U but$1$,000tmnsl....-O<J to Wa.,blogcon. """"l\llunctlon.ln .O~labomo •',I adviS<>taking tllls[...]a.lo tbls will meei with .oommlss.ioner's approvl\l." .,[...]r. ' 2G Ward to Burke. lbtter: Recommend& $86,000 l)o ,transf6?Ted, Action should be t11k.OD Without[...]q,uestfon valid In.spite M t.bo f!\Ot that he has l>f.\e,n doclG.rOO lbCO.npctc,nt by ao[...]ug:ln, letOOr: Refers to let.tel' from lion.. Blr<l McGuire tu~ sen•IC>eS rendered the Rftrnctts at[...]etrocUnt or tho s<i.ttlo·nont. Tt woilld rc..1Uy l)e vory ombnrrnssita.t tor mo to collGCt a too tor[...]o 1 :vn wlllluz to ndvlso i\(rs. H:1r11ott to oal1l lOJ,'[...]l Ju . |
| [...]"t fll(lf\n b:,,· th I$ to lc,wo t he D lrd l\·f eO, m nttc r open ruH1 t-fl1k 1t, O'\'erwl th[...]nurko to McOugin. letter: " · ill bo s=lt\<l to d iscuss: M c Oulro matter. Refers 10 a.mploym[...]J,ig I PlnlntHJ, JOS•••. • , Sept. 2<l Ward to nurke, leth,r: R,ccol\[...]o their 1r.oo.ns and station in life." Rotor& to .l)Ureb-~ of honle in 1<at)$tlS: Wing gh·cn up,,"an[...]que.nUy oonclude<l by the na.,netts, AfUr n <.'OU.ferooce with the d[...]!epartmentor Yµsttoo.omctalsan(! Ftdomlludgo R. -L. Wlllloms. ~tales Judgo WUll~m•[...]r)' '\\~ork, tGUtr: •• Al~r a Cflrol'Ul ('()n!l;fderaUou of nU the rocts: lo this case, gathered[...]ffairs, together wUb•tbes1atotr.ent,: contaiDed l.n the Jetter of M~rs. Bwmr:er and Foslerr.it g.e,[...]s. Jackson Barnett, ·She appar• JU ll)lL3,•t1e, attorneys for Mrs. Daroott-, to Sc<:reto[...]l\-fott to Burk~ t.eltgram: Stat<:$ that attorney b[...]ancn., ICU<'r : Bring fuformalion in re i::uardit'l.n and &Uerneys' tees allowed by 1>rob01ooourt, an[...]Dorko to Superinte ndent, Wallen, tck&rl\ro: "Mur1l h)', SwUt, Bouso, McOusin. E-xJ)Cct AIJcn, Mott,[...]t;l[...]t:, l.·················11·•·[...]McOui:;lu to l)urkc-: lett<'r: Snys Congressman L<'twllt 11,nd Jtnrt promised to S.lrlkc frc m the[...]Burke to ~ that It ls dona. N otation: "Person.o.l file.' '[...] |
| [...]l;l 205 Feb. 18[...]~ 208 l!eb. 26 0 wblcb 1 hope are- mtstoodtn.c ove[...]{Ju Ca.lifqrnia ~uordfan and au ,ut,k:U0;n, UJ>01l ~'e propert,.v'amt fun'iJ,1 of Ult fncomf)tttril, an'd t~t prc>Utiu UaUto/, ri1J10l'td[...]r: • Bave your leU.r ol the 24Jn- which rouJ11.<ll - It WIii be ll<1.Prts,[...]tbat -..·o havo attomo)l; to a.sslst Comxnlssioner Bu,ke Bnd Superintenden[...]"H iS my 1>9$ltton tbat any tlme that-tbo /udieit\l'Y or oxecutlvo departtQent of this Ooverriment wo[...]rit; any umc lt sooks nny tnrormotfou trom mo I f~l[...]nffairs." Nototion: " Aek.3/31.' ' Thls lener l.s rnl:ss-in~. lndlon Ollico stmnp shaw~ receiJ)t[...]l\·l ott. s oonnoctlon w lth u,o l t1CklS011 J.lnrttett c:1sc (rOn\ fts !11001HIOn, h L~ r ell\llon to ComfuL'<.-t.iouer Jlurke, tltld h![...]fill tho {~1(:ts mnkc:, It. l m_11'011i1.!hlo for. 1u to J>Oeure n n l\ttor n c >,· m 1t :u~:~\1lflhlo to hi m. • •[...]~\ ml w h ,lo I d e, n OI. kno w !Or e<lrl !tin,. l l !ink ti~!\ ', will n lso o.x,~ ·t J !l.ekSIUI H:u111.1tt. whom 1.h-O>' l~ Jlf'<'~c!UI, to l~tl) thOtn $20,UOO. l !ll\W I\ ICll<ir wrlll4;n by,\ IIOJ)hO\\ ()( :;Qn~1t()1' ~\ fiL$(ul <Jf lu<,l mt",;l, who, t,y lh(I w 11y. Wll,..'I ti c l11.,::u,m1-0 ()( ,\f t', |
| [...]no;:-0rs . ~tittin g Ou\l, h(I. h nd rnlkcd with Cc:nnm1$$lout-1' nurko e arly hi..' lt w ook, nnd thM U:o e<>mmission or (l..X l>r<''-<OlC~\ htm:s0lf M itronuy[...]Whlt.~. Jotter: Calls t\ttc1,1t-lon to Now Yoik 'l'lmo.-i tut.lo.lo, o.ntltlcd ".~ ow tncUnn Lnws $U[...]Oil dieio.nMUOnal au() t() publls.h w.bBl tMdS to l ~ n con.tldCitC(ll him l\.Od others with & vlcw'to ,r yiog to _bt.\,;•ea[...],w blto tO Bur1'0. lettcr: ,RcJers to 'l'i~os• arUclo at1,d. ~Y'S ho wl)ll_ct.ter:· R.xP«t:s R,ogors to le-ave. Sugg()StS[...]J_.a.cks<>n,Barne.tt case," that l would like to bring to your attootlo,P end ~ak~so[...]usslng•lt by oorresPQndenoo, and therefor.&bopo,l t·Wlll•D"Ot. l,n.OQovcnience. you to ,;,1!\t Woshlngto'n soon.''[...]oodcnt \Vallel), letter(ocrsonRl): 'l'ra.D$mits cor>Y, ~is l!),tt~r .to Doctor ~s· aµd_ copy,[...]ly scero J)OS$iblo thl\t, DoclOr w ·eo'ks,wo11ld l,S,cso sh<>rt-s.1gb~od ¥ \Owrltcsuch a Jct;~r.::[...]ondciing lf action will bo takon In tho near fllt.l:rc lookJ.rig towlii-d cdrTylng out wbiU, we'<Slsc[...]'( . 0 ~ -~~~~.l.~~·.::::::~.~~'!:.. ~. DootorWhltcto[...](/l .[...]: "l did not speak to him al>out tbc.otbtr two men who[...]ngo to see 8.on. P'hUIIJ) P. Campl)oU who wlll le:l\'o New York Juno 16.[...]nBJ): Refers to rCQuest tor 0011fercncc with Cnm1>l>cll. " Wo nro, or course, an dcor,ly 0011cemod to[...]our taSO, but lo the J)rcsont. painful flnBnCll\l condit.ion or our SO(icty It. is \'cry dlffieult[...]·-········-··· June 12 l:>ut to help him to got. legal roos,[...]June 11 Bryl\ut to Durke) l otter: Sa)'$ t.hnt there was pronounced or>i>osiU[...]>lc to mako any f'Mt.hor t\pproprlations tor lcg:(l) o:c~nsos be-[...]~ 280 ll Homo 1'U$S"ion Soclct)', and thcreroro hop[...] |
| [...]Ro8~ to ·•ri'urko,,lcttor-: l'n 1'.'e •Ilopt.lst (ieolsion not·tO sui>Dly mo[...]hours of hi$ t.l,mo; 't,hoo 1 sow the Acting ~IAr~• or t-b o Int[...]ll~e Do))Qrtm'ent onhO lotorioi and ~o tho B.omo l\UssJon $oc.iety.[...]or carry po cor~esJl_Oodenoo wJtb the Home ~flss,l,oo in relation to the dct41ils ofitbl-8 caso. ,Ho[...])l~lly Jodorse, that such emplo~ent· como through M[...]New Ywk attorney (or tt._o sock'ty. I AAv&·CaJt,!l ln '1Y1r. FeU.- ~IC/l'sabUl~y. Ado ?,fr. J.logeio span. lo lh• B11rno[...]r,i,s!ecl io lfis. ll&tpet\'s COlO and,wi)$110Y!d)l&<•.a repro- ..n\all•• •• W$Sblngto)l._oot c o ~ d w11.b Mn,. Bnroews,por• 111 tJlls[...].:,.ll~[...]W, tt,c DcP,61't:m~oto,r Just-le&, a v~r}: iiO\l'loUS aituaciop ,wbip,6 t~~ t6e tirl.oR!ng~fwlt.,:[...]o.Jr hos oot-yot-ontlrelY, Q4>enJ.z:on~ ou~. bJlt'l ,ll\!Dk \VOi,be S8tbJaototily determined. Tbo scr[...]o to :lto@m, la.tter·: ''Wo ar6 very Corlftoata. l~. ,lB'\'Jng_M""r. ,0. JI, ',OAVOS ln Che pJ~ .,J;[...],Ho lo4 for,OkJahotp.!l Ye.stetday, and I am l,1opJng rou will see him w))IJo he Is .t.be,te:. W[...], .0<1ncr~I,a ful,l &t..$.~me.n'-9f our ~sit.Jon ,r od a JU$d,Ocotfon[...]11.l~oro bopo that you can be hem a rew days ht advemc[...]~ r l\nd1Jm ,U> l-ho Soo«1tn.r·yof t ho Interior, signed by ;,.;r[...]tonerof Jndinn Allofrs,. Ydifc:h, \;l .sh[...]1r 1)0"-lbJc. I\ ft-<"! Uott t-hl\t.tho Ocp-arl.m(l.ut ot JusUoocon$Cntto l-0tt.ln1; tltC l')O.u(lf.og Jltigtit.fou i>rocced to a nn3J dctcrm[...]I~su;(g¢.1t o<l 1n the lcuer or Att orney Oouerol ~to1u~or 1'"()1[...]\ \'011:l to tho Al-tornoy 001\0rtl l Of :vi.-,.[...] |
| [...]S<1curit)' 'l'ru.llt ,~ s,wln g:1, JJ1mk mul 1'·lrs. Un.rn01 t[...]uneducated, um,blc to wrlto nnd uudcrstm\d t.b o l . o.t;li:.lt tn,,gungo nnd by reo.son t.hN<lor, b[...]unt\SS.lst~\~~ properly rrtMngc nnd tnkoc.nro or l)lmsclf and his 1>roJ)UtY, Mld Is, t.bc.roforo, ll[...],. ~.ll~, whleb 1ls mJ~g. ~[...]i;l[...]wb.en .Senator CurJ.t.s has.bis conlµenoe,f<>;r l\\t.[...]J:R~••• to be.~r~t, when th~,ca.so wi)l bo dl~ssod and.ctr~ ~b,i.Dgs brought to tho attof[...](/l 300 Defendant, 46••• .' No,[...]permit Barnett to stAy lo court H ll'nm: "Wired rou J~'i-t. night. Now h 1w,e- your Jo[...]1ko, telo,cn\ln: U~es no o.eHon by Jnditm omce or l)cp3rtmont. of.JustJec until Rogers ron eon.fer wi[...].. . Nov. 19 Lytle to Duri-e, lc&.ter: 'l'Jlnt ho and lt.01,:er.J wlll loovo WMhh1gto~1 ~O\[...]. . No,•. 23 Durke t<i Roger~ Ulltgrom: "l...occ)', rc1>rt.se,n ling Der>nrt.mont. or Justic[...]ney, In .u 1uit.y DuUdl ng. S uggest. you, M.ott, l,yt.le get. Sn touch wUh h.im inuucdl&tcJy. "[...]ith Lncey. What. is prosent sltuntioo. Do you <'X:l>eet. to be hero 30th. .Answer Quid:.."[...]e M soon ns Lscey :urived. llns not. yet. called. l am filing to-morrow vet It ion Cnli•[...](/l 362[...]interest in appearing for y our society and t.hl\l. he would do so without- compens..'\tlon.[...]at vreisont. 'l'bis js only a tus:gcst.lon, and )'OU can dotermioe whaUior U, Is fe$slble. 'l'horo ctln cert-ainly bo no Qucs.t.lot> about. wha[...]the t-musacUon wos Uleg~l."[...]to keep the Dcpnrt,ment of Justico (/l[...] |
| [...]t t.ho Government any ooosiderabJo further expel',l.SG tO sustain tho trust[...]s," lil21l 3761-· ..·····•········· R()j:erS l~ BurkeJ tclegmm: "I wani.a COJ>Y or memomndum t\J[...]ioma ar& Cals6-LytJe, Roeers JUge? Iobosou. Unclo l3UI~·· ..[...]y oonseot. perml&- &ho n\ittg ot,a .po.titlon ,th.l\t, contaJns matter dlNlctly[...]dly attomJ>t to dbcl'OcUt a Oo,·eroment, otllcia.l by ludlroCtlon or[...]z 4()1 l••·· · ····· ·••• ••••I[...]Ma.y 7 Oartland to ~ettn(C CbJer Ins_~tor l'ralr, telegram: "Keep regls.1'ere<1 oonnaonuat 10[...]I t.h lnk I know tho wlllh0$ of i\tr. nurko t\Otl l\fr. Ooodw io, nud J tool <tuito ccrtnln Umt Jt, J[...]t>o drawn l\nd moct." 1\tfi)• M \ }"¢Lt.Nl-t¢ h 1,.0 lt(mcr ll-, t e l~ riuu: ·••rwt!Cd r ;,i.ftlJIC.1 to mo nfllrml\lh•o {l rl.llw,or, \Vo l>01£0, 10 irHC-rt$18 o r t1 c fo1)d11ulll- t u .lec.1u1HC-ly f) r l) t('c::t(l(I uwhlr[...]l►rt:«,int ()len(lfn~~ - omet,.\1$ ctl,U b~~l l><i vi1ltJiC'Ated b y tC'.~l il~•fnt: l\l t r h11," .:\I r~ . 11~,rn (l.tt t o Hork(! . tcl e5:r 1u n : .•• Jud RO II[...]~ ( , y t u,:, IO·d11y h 1tonucd JllC C\1'111 ll l'►t re,.)~~nt JIIO . f ;o:h :1JI[...]ll(IC'UrO Oth o r <.'OUlll'e.l .'\lond:l) '. ll () Wl,)U ~11$ 1) l:lhll.,_ l'll1>N!- Jo u b alQt rmulo" l)t1r t )' I U tho :ml ~ ho w ill n l)I Jn, ,ir!-O ttl. 'l'hol :tie , .,-, Hon l oo~."' 1<'0:l"( l. |
| [...]····· ·, I Aug. F'Jsko .t o ~ u.r)(o, l~tfor: "Sboftly att-0r 1oo){sQn ·D1>'m-e tt nn'd[...]. Mr. Loo t,l[...].~ v~ in\fth$t l'n.c.~SOl) Barneti: wis~ tO:.t)lQko ec~ln ~uosts lrom tb'o.~o}Xlr.l.1:i;,,e nt and that !lo, JACkso~ Bru:_oett,, W1!-[...]t r~l~t tttJ.~:ijt·,ll, 1of'cou~o, ,wr.~ bomtod·!',Dd assurO(i losik.~[...]and Forty-~fthflt.roet. 1,&'\Y •tho farm whl!)b l,lo formerly ,owned' fort.ho reason U!at the Unlto[...]Jl)d,i!ot 1<.iio).!; who tlvos \l\ tao Sm"' ot Ml~!: ·< ·:, ' "[...]~IUll'l lmplemoo~ had boo.n soldl wbothor und<r any du'c[...]qnd l~c»rod f~r, N\d tb.nt l'i9~~ !$necfth'a~ l •W'~u14_ Jl1!)ko_lUT~n'g¢1,CJJ~S0t~t bo cpu~ m[...]UfC;-r :· o}tl!!h,9~a: ~~s t1ome ~d 'trien"ds'to blm; that- , ot cou.rsc, ls a.II t ~ l[...]tolsbBurlc,~, J~t~ t,:, S~t.1~3: t>t M:?:l!lamot~ ~ys~ ~ I Mked her t·o P"r(!J')&re a state[...]~2l[...]t;l 479 Sept. 20 Burle~ t9~Ro(e~ l~tt,er-! Aclo:!owledge., ~ls letter or 17th in1ro[...],t>l[...]$-0;.)t.. 30 nurko to Pfsko, letter: 'l"bnnks him ror hl:J rcJ'l<>rt. In ro <:oufe.renoo wltll S-e.Jby .[...]Oct,. 2 Durke to gJli$. lotw.r: !l<'!ONi to nnrnou. l)ll)'JII Cn t..-. rind$:\>'$! "llo may re<rucst. t[...]•• t--hou hl l'it.aeh n r!Jpon . be 111a do. In trnn,i;m!ttfng tt. ,-·ou will vl<':\:!Cl- tuh•j~, Mie r 1:m1!sulti11s.: l\rr. nuddrm~, :~,; Jo whothor ~,o w (t1ild[...] |
| [...].do••••. JJurke- ti) ~1c011~ i11, l,•Ltoir: Dhcc m t.~~~ flU lh()rlly ot $C(:f(lt nr~• t o h nntUO r,:Q>(fl(:ted ha nd~. ...l' h-OJC,. h< I\ F\ld i,'lro\ $ ll\\U l 0 IX\U\\1U lnlo\, f\ny ln(lbu lmvin~ nn :\l ltlUllC:llt t (, Jl W.l.i!! l\ wm. t'l!hl 11. 111'(1,•id<is thllt.~uch I\ wi1I ii.,111[...]lnnll, other llum tho FIVI) C vlll)t()d ·1·,11,(l... nn(l I.he. Oso,:o."l!I. nnd I hn1wc11 l() ha th().t\\l\.h(Jr q{ it. ~hotild l\ county[...]htro 1m Jndi1m r¢:;,idcd dcc:laro su<:h lndhm lo l)e. ln<:01111lct om.. !UICI l\r>S)O nit\ ktH}rdinn for hlll.1, it would ~rtainl[...],• of tho Interior from appro,•Jng a will Uu) L8UC.h Jndi.t\n mii h~ mnko, This analogy will apply to N!St,rict«t l'Ddhms or t.l)O .f'ivo C h'iliied· 'fribt'S. which, -Otc."[...]. .. .. . . _ .......... , Oct. -i Mr. tl,nd Mrs. l.tnrnett. to nurkoJ tolt't:rtun: ''I v.-ould aJ)J'[...]o••• •• ! Barnett to Secret(try Work nn<l CommtS$ioncr Dwko, lette.r: ''This sum is needed[...]ing my ab,sance last yesterdl\Y ruternoon, ).:fr. l3uddriJs, c-a.shfcr, wos visited by ?,,_{ r. Herbe[...]. . M)l!kogce:; tn comoan>~w Ub attorney1 0)larlcs D. Rog[...]o 1'' ct.trct.eb, teltgram: "Mrs. Barnett rolensc<l rrom Ort1,l)d Jury subpoena. Vny lm))()rtont witness on tnany[...]hstrfct Bttorncy) will be instructed by ma.II, nn(l l shnll, as bcforo stated, t:o turn~ed[...]." 631 1. . . .... . ... .... ... 1...do . . .•l Frank Knox to tho Pros.ldent, letter: ''In nc.oor[...].~ault the moment J acJ,;ron Barnett brenthes his l:1-$t,[...]to SSl,y that tl1¢ Oo,•emmcnt, by inten•cnin'l'. and up.c:ettl11s the l'l.rrans:cmonts mndc espce:ia.Uy t<i J>re-[...] |
| [...]2 Burke to J,:Ui&; letter: ''ID r~l\l'd to tho $2,000 no,,· authom.ed, It Is tho Inten[...]d ·therjustUlcation for so doing." ~ Seo. _l0.S7. •H••··1··-do....[...];l[...]we shaU have-, :i.s tho prayer book says, a happy l$$ue out of our perptoxlty. I am not sure I am quo[...]too bad.this ccuJd not b1we cowo soontr1 and ~ct l idon•t knoy.· but·I almost· wish it bad-.not[...]lbing will come out n l right."[...]ctrtlficd oopy or the opinion oC the Supreme Cowt l.n[...]nn,.-thlng fur l-her. The> longer they conUnuo, the more unfortunMo It wlll ho !or tho l)eptntrocnt or 1ustice, hl my opfnlon.[...]"It would seem ns 11 t-h l'.rc should boat nn (!ti.ti)' d ate n mot.i()n mnd[...]·•1---do..... Ourko to Doctor \\' hit(). l!'tlt r: H<:fc,n1; to Okl»homn d ceision. "I s?1AII bo:,;urpr(i;,cd I( lhc l)crmrtmcnt ot J11111i~,c Jl(m " docs not infUatc t[...]db: ml-ti:i:H ,of 1\ll >! Ult.$ 01" 1)(1 l r l'lt-1:i-C 1-Uch 1\(:( 1011. By l lo [!' ct mi•, 1 ht• A Uoru t•:,· (;(' ll(• r{ll -0u~ l1t. to h(• Mlf Stl('(I t hllt. 111(.i'c• \\' l[...]f<'l(fM,)f\!< lbl o ( Qr th(! S(l\'('rol ln( ('.f'V('r"I U61l:'t 1111d i\11i(,l! lil<:cl hy llii'¢ clr1»1rt fll(' nt ~ro !nOOIIIJ"•NNIL Ot U1t1I I he y hfl\'(' l >-.."'l•u d••lih,•r.tt.-1)· 11f1flr1.1~ t.11,.; Q k l:\ h c)m:\ l>),' lld iCl\10 l hn t. h m< l)T(l l llf'IIMI l h(" l lllf,{lll(IO r,,r u , o tol e J)o r,,C,l/(l only o f k~C'J1i n g lh,~ t 1,wls ot .111([...] |
| [...]d<-nth in e>r(l<'r t111\1, t.h c;.• 11\l>tht. boG divided tiniong tho rninulx,rs of tho S)[...]r<ifmi,n from rNnlndln~ you l•hnt BS It now BOtX'nr,,; me llUr,atlo n l~goint;. to end mul t,he(IOn-'ti(m t<> Btconc Colh[...]und I ¢1\U SR)' •• ll dou't want to l)Qtl.$t, l)ut·I c:nn not rctrnln from reminding }'ou tb:nt.as II. no,,· appears tho lltl~at!on IS goint;: to end l\nd the donntton to Dl'l<X11'C Oollcgc is[...]or ¥cGug:Sn fn Kanw to provcnt'.l\ pree«!ent t,bere,ogo.lnst us, and 11.k~wisc In[...]made to indict the oomtniS.<tioner and others, an<l thereby, ouJ''telegrams nnd tetaphcmo bUls and ot[...]Jargely,lncr~, and l 1Incurred otber e~enses ror wb1cb I ha\•c made[...]ij :i~ l.~~.~:.~~.9:::::::::1.~a~: ..~. Durke~ Ellis, teJegram: ,tSend to-da}· f~ur checks 500 <'acb nnd l}or 431 to Jackson Barnett care Muhlcbach Hotel, '[...]'1>.liShed if it is concluded that 1t js tho wise l,h tng[...]'), ::ll-hnt. .It wm not l>o nectssar)• tor Jackson Dttrnctt to appear in[...].......•••1Dec. H Burke to Rogers, l et.Ur: "Mr. Cfimpboll, It seems, ho.d t\ letter r[...]w York ~e and that possibly ho ought. to iut.eros.Ll Dec. 20 n01:crS to Uurkc, Jetter: Refers to noc[...]and I ass:ul'l'le tbM. Miller & Che\'!l.l ct tuHI l\fr. C:\mpbe11 will pr()(:(!Od, lo t1e¢ordnnco wi[...]Jul)' a.n:dou$, but, M &hero :uo only a few d:LyS l)(!foro t.ho first ol January l\nd I ba;vo not hC3rd from you or an,· ono else I\S to wh!l.t is con1emplated with ro.rcrcnco to tho New York[...]nurko to nogers, letter: Acknowle<l(;eis ret-cipt Jc.uer '20th. "Wb:1t you s::i)' Is[...]z l>93 l··················ll\Joritt, Wnrd, ond $ell$ t1J>On the Ceteto!t-heoff[...]it Is prncticAlly oon«<lcd tht'lt Jockson Is not l\D idiot or not insane, It would[...]:,. l>O A<h'lsnblo to qualiry your statement ns pro~ , but it l.s l~Ot l\ mntter of ver>' much Importance. In my opinion." >-l nurk[...]of the Interior t,l $9S 1--- -············••I[...]r<'Stric::tcd lndlnu or tho i-'i\'e Cl,•iliied 'l'ribes and in the alxstnco[...] |
| [...]DOCQJllent mentNo. &00 l.........•.•.•••••1 'Inn.[...]ou for tbe'saggo.,tio~ ot s•ourself, Mt. DawScU'l and Mr. T..<O:ne-.[...]l,j[...]roro. has no authority to detennioo whether he Is l\.D Idiot or an lnSflno person.[...]portMt, ancl l C8l\ a,pp·rocfato your postij.on In order to t1o oon[...]'''l am w~ndorl~ If any steps·are b'oln'g ~60 with1ret(\renpe ro a·dbmtml or tb~ ~ v ~ tho ntggs Ntl'Uo~l ~Mlk. ,\m also W'on•[...]0 6~$ ...... ............ Jan. 10 l Bui:~o to nogors. le.tto:r: 0 It is doubUlll i( we will ask tho OOl1rt to mo.a br,l(ltes,amlous ctirla as yo_u sugg~t."[...]rn'inent' in tt. ca.so wlien) no !i'aud ts alltg«l[...]Ooncrnl ls Without. Harlsd.lctfon to l'n stltuto a sutt l.n such, a casa cxOOpt at' tho roquos.t or tho Soc[...]"lt coul(I also 1:iavo boon mMt.ionc<ll•'eu,rotct1 to Unrko, lottor: ,\ sks. ht~ or>iu[...]Llb,:,r t Jr l>oud~.[...]"Tn l'Oi,tt'lrd I<) tho ch;d,do n in t he:, ;\foO!•~!n <:,,~. 1h H Or'l ly w n:1 rn> <111i11i.:m wrltt.on l,y Judtt,:, 1'0111,c:I,;. 1,ut id~ ,\lt:Oui::in":<[...]H $ C).lltlr1,1t,y ~..~..'1.l•~ l\, u:h l\ll unrav,u•Ahlo 1.nlllr<!l<.'1:10 11 111 r e.i:ard to lllnl Ul/\l fl ¢1111 no t foll 10 h n \' O U dn rn!1i./11j: oJ'f ,.-ct. llf>l)ll th o ln1 ¢ ( (\S(,:l ()I |
| [...]·1eo ,,•rl11ni:t )'<>ll ontli(!.r to•da)'. i\l ~ rit. l ,!'l}'lH~ nnd DM'-'$0" h1wo prc1,nred n mcmorrmdmn. wh[...].-t ln your 01>tnlon would soom lo ho dcsirnl>lo. l ton...,'\lr in \,bo some. and It hn.<1 been s.uhmltlcd to l\lr. CAmpbeU. i)n(I hc>oon<:urs Ol.$0;' GZO I Seu[...]oc>mmenUug: u.pon the brier or l\fr. Walters, nnd J)r osumo 1•ou wUl Rlso mako a[...]~l'1 622 ••••••••••••••[...]-'"'lL l~stanco and b_y oommon oo~t ov·oryhod)'Joll'int.o[...]• • • •••••1••. do. •..• l Durko ~ PcJtretcb, l~-tc.r:,_'llofon to b rief sent l>>•· p11m_P,boll. _, , ·[...]•• A Uiou.&ht ))as occurred to "l:no tbat n;iight bo mcntioJ!cd.•. and \hat is. it will not he5 dls~ut<1<l tha.t, und0r the Ja~v, tho,Secretery, ,9 ( the[...]bo pOrmJUed to allow Jackson to make o disl)O$iU01l Or sofflo l)nrt or his (.'!State by approving his a-0t in tha[...]627 ················••l••·d•.....[...]h,a d I\ band 1n tt, M we1l as McssrS. L3ynonnd D !\wson, and Mr. CampbcJI concurred."[...]persont\l Interest, as au e:cplanation for fill!}$: brle.f[...]"NOlO '\\·JI.Qt )'()USI\Y about l-hC CMO ,,crstis the lUStgs nank, nud il d<>e$soom[...]20 nogerS t.o Durke., loUiCr: "I sut;gested that l'vlr. Caml)bcll di:seti~ with y()u U10 matt or of[...]"'z &ll'tllsa where h.c quJ1.1.e<l him ror s hours regard hi~ the Jackson Dnrnett,«[...]}'rcinl what he told , ))QCtor Weeks wt1$ led to l).e]levo tl10 invcst.JgMioo m.U::ht- be mnde tor t[...]nurko to Fott.retcb, letter: "1 don't$~11)l)()SO we ct\ll &Ct noything to Judge Knox ,iou· &hr.L thO Dn.rnett ctl.SObM b~n finally submitted. Tho[...]lnclcm?d diP1)ir1.1; l.s of interC$t. • • •[...]l'1[...]Treasury l>t))l rtzncnt. ls lntcresUng. I wonder If D octo[...] |
| [...]&l montN~[...]l,J u A[...]as: not been upset by what 'f am road.log in the 1l8per$.'' , /..far. 7 Du[...]rnJa, at my suJgestion ,;•(Sited the llarnetts :l rowi-da'ys ego and saw 1ackson,[...]rnett thatattorn&1t who.in fou may.associate with l'OU ought[...]o or hfmsetr nnd hi$ propcrt,y, ond is. thCr<ifOt<l, lik'eiy to be> doceivod or ill1.P0$od upon by[...]....... •••• ••1 ~ In}' ?.3 Dn'rnau l O ~ t nry \\'ork nnd Ccnmnl~ io n(}r Uurko. l ot.t.«!r: " l hereb )' m 11ko tlJ>PliCl\lil)n for ticu fnciont fund s 10 l >fl;v' ~ r-t:tlr.1 unl')flfd costs tmd OXJ>OUll(l.'1 LlU~L h 1\\'0 boon m t).d() !lnd O~J>cndod Jn t h o In. \~· $Ult:-tn,c1) h1.$t t ho l•:(111ilnblo 'l'r1,1;~t Co. of N e w \'()r-k n nd t h o ,\ mor-ki[...]11~ 1011 :Sooh,11,y, irnd tt10 H 1,:1:s Nn.tfo nq l n nnk , t o avo id iuHI soi. n :1:lde the clc>nn1[...]I h O A uterkn n n,t ,) 1.l;n fl ~l!IIO ;\l ht1Ho n $0C10t)· lmvo p:,hl II l'l(•n or t rio ('O\Sl$ trnd 0:-.J)(!l)S(\~ Of t hill Jll.(,C;\ ll c>u. t1nd i h-0 b1d n u co t l f'C I J[...] |
| [...]i\foy 2•1 I .Mr· ,an<;I Ot1rn-0-u, 10 l> ~ CN 1\ml i 4 •1,10, IOU or:[...]1,: JCtr>· A . :,..fnlhuw1' 1m<) J O$ephu:1 O . 'l'rimhlo 10 t\.'!~lst In \\Ut:.Mlon hi GOG ......[...]' "Thero ls t1l$O t 1)0 YCry groat dongor tb(U, Doet.or Jell II.T[...]b'.ut. I ~bcu gathered tho (,J,UJ)l'CSS1(Hl, from what he sotd thnt ho woul,d te.$tl!>' l\$ susgcstcd above if the <tUOS-1-ll'OSJ>OQ~lblo, I hth·o ro_peafedly S3id to ber tbi[...]''J h8_:(l a 'IOng ~lk:-:-3nd veiy rotiff~ory, too,with 1trr[...]mo- l,J· thCng[...]t.iss:cld, as that is soru~thlog &bot I p~umo ,vm l>o dot.crmlnod ln'the flrst. lnstanCO[...]"Upon tbe Uleory-,l liat the.meotol capo.City or Ja'.ckSOll Daruet.t.[...]z ,I l ,I[...]to make a cont.met, ir hi.S mentality Is to bo an L~uo at all." 10,.1 • -······· ·· · .[...]mentor. no.will probably toll l 'ou about It. r tnu very certain that the #~ttoro[...]"'l'be theory upon which Mr: f'cttretch tmd A1lin pro[...]t you hope I wlll take it up with Doctor White. r l:lC$ilt'ltC to do so by letter, nnd t\ru in[...]'' '.l'llC l:\dian Offido bollovt.s tho loose executc(I[...] |
| [...]ls., lo.tier: "lncilosod Mrcwltb ts tho writOO[!_,l., ~d ~uly CX:~'1ited rcquost ,ac)'son D~ctt tor t[...]r servl09,S.aU"d expenses in connection wJth: tbe l~tigatlon In the District or Columb~a atTectlng h.[...]tQ mo for I-ho ~n&Ot ot 1'fr. M$thoWS and myself. l ho.vo boon In t,ho WMhlngt<n\ UUg'atlon no\v mo10[...]"Tho obJect•and purposo ot tbe ftp~ce l)y :myself lfti\•o beon to sustain tho action ot[...].refrorQ, amounUDf. to $71600 per year d9rlng bis l,lro."[...]Burke to Euta, lotter: Refers to 0}'l)Sy Oil suit. 11,DJ lctwr or July' u, um to tho At[...]ott ,o n and gas looso or Mor. 5, 1~1i. a)>piovcd l>y this dcpartm(lnt."[...]sUco •nd • copy of tbolntcrvcution I w)II rel'l.114 Judge K~ox. II w,IU[...]this litigation. l novor have reeoivod any fooor any f:lbd or charac[...]sum or $ll,517.52; and l am obJJgot on a certain note a t tho I'1rst Natio[...]tcll, let.tor: Rote.rs to Judgi Kuo.'( deelSion. "l bopo tho Amtrlcan Ds1)Ust Society wUI not gi\'o u[...]in t-h o ease tor tho 1>urposo of ol'tscttlng tho ll'ho Ar.ncrlcan nl'tr,tlst SoeJoty must :i.pJ)e:,I,[...]bo s:stlsl'lod wHb :>'nY decision ngnlnst us OXC<l.Pt[...]eme Court-.'' 72$ 1.................., A ug, l'l 1lurko to [fousc, lettor: Sond s Jud go Knox dccb[...]llnrkl,) to Diiti.::S, l(l.t t cr : lncto:se<l J m l!!t'> Knox d cei~!on, •• JI i~ f!nclinl:$ n..<i to U:unett ·s m cnln l ~tl\tu:i: wo1:ld 1101 s<-l"m lO !'C s,:dficl,.-utJy srrom:[...];3c 1----··· · ······ · · ••l---do..•... to !i:c\) ' \ hi\\- in l',)12 ho\lhl UOI.. und Cl'SHlUd t h :u. h o was makfOJ: a louso o r his allounc nt. ) \- I$ l() I'!(, h O\>Cd th:it th(' C:l.~C Will be tlJ)Jh)tllC<I. ll tlhQul~l ho 11:}~'(c,tj o n h)' th.:, :,:111 ►romo <:,:,utt o r Lh(! llnlltd :,:1;:it~'$. tau(! I :\Ill i;ur(I )'<l~I wl!I ('()11(:llr fn I d~ ~!!J:~(•Sl lon. nnd[...]lond )'()111' l1Ul1.1 ¢ 1J(:(I h:1 that. t.lll'O(:L!On," |
| [...]h o 01>lufo n that ,.h o Ct\SOSh(Ull•I I)(~ ll.l)J)C~ll¢d, iL.i 11, l n\'oh·cs {\ O()l)Slrucl!On Of lt\W t h!\t, l c.lc, ll(ll heliC\'U[...]hy tho Vnil..00 $ Ltlt<l$ Sup romo C ourt. In t-b c fa:st n n o.l>'SL~ it. I~ In otT<:cl t hooi)ln!Ou o f n n1(1.u i1i t.ti1\g l\:t n )od i;o. coutmr>,· to nn opinion[...]of n Sectclary o ft.ho l.11t.crio r, rntd In t ho Ab$C.llco of n fl ndlng[...]tlccl to os muob oonsldoraUo,n f.l-5 tbat. of a Judgo who apparently roached hlS opi[...]CampbeU ·to Meritt, lot.tor: "l think u. Is saro Cllough to sa;• at tb.l.s Umo that ao 3ppeal will bo mken somewbnt along[...]vlowlngfacl<son D~•"and ~avlngblm examined by a l:io1ud ol' Pb)'Slclans to dct-Ormlne hJs comp.ctcn[...]o bear t-b ts oxpens.o, which I rerusoo to do~ A$ l understand t.b o[...]M '. L. Mott, and n ; a~Hous.o. Later on, tho Home Ml~on[...]ho Dl\t'Dett case step by step I have boon led to l~ollov<> that tt has not been tho purposoof OU{ at[...]e ror tho (oUowlng reasons: Iu the first place M. L. l'-fott intormed m e &hat w hen tho case bad beon O[...]vhnt 1:ndlfrorent t-0 tbo osso becau!.Q. or their l.nck of[...]or his Ht.tie booklet• A Nt11Uonill Blunder'. 'l he Home- MLsslon society[...](Ca\·o hhu SJ,000 tow'l\rd the pul>lle11tion of this bOOk, which wos also[...]"B. O. lI()USC, of l\·Iuskogee. hBS been excoodlngly nc.t.l\•c io t-be Darocl-t case. Pri()r to thesculc.me[...]"l might- call your atUt-oloo In c)O,Slng to tho rumors current in Oklnhomo thQt H ouse. secured from Jncob l'icree., !Ill oged man, o will[...]00 to his wife, $50,000 to Bnoone Collete., a nd, l think though I ,\m not sure, $50,000 to bis (laui[...]>-l[...]'''l'ho lmp~lon seems to pre,•o.il through tn[...] |
| [...]but· th,at tho qi.so wUl be 8l)pealed. , l sbnllma.~c it, a point, lC It becpmM n~y, to lake[...]urge that an •PJ11l•I be lllod." Also Wiles i)lni pro,les• be mad[...]nsideration •r •he mallet or lhe pa,m,nt••l •h• abovo-mne•1011ed ,etolner lee wlll)l6de[em,d s[...]' . - l • .~ 7& 1---.....[...]bOrTO\l'M nny mono1·· troIQ. M,r. H,o~ or, heslgned'BDY[...]!,'be n8"~mee\1Dg of~~• boozdlcomes on lbjl 17t)l, at which time a ,ery l).Dl>OrtSllt matter '1n |
| l)()flrd or m!\111\gc~. n n1Hlst. So<:.lct.:i,•: At n meeting or tho Ona nee oommlt-too J>rovlous t..o 010 l~t. me(llln& lhl::I c1ucs-tlon of[...]\\'M n:iochod which 1 think wns ~ formol nc1.1ou l)y tlw[...]·,J tie,oplnJon stUJ'S(l8llled to bcUbat,no appeal should bO taken from' t[...]'•''l was asked .by I)oetor '{hltc to .a:o, J,o W:aslii[...]r-r~:fk..bu.t.. sc~~led ~ l hayo ~9 n.o t to.Corm an oi·~~nloo u g,t.il I ba[...]•.' ' :w o 'n'.iet, D~OC·tor"Wb,lte,,l)oct.or S'ofoy, ProsJdODt.~kb tror;n ,B a00no Col~[...], After.that tbo.tpoetl~ l,j[...]ny o,ther so.9lety·uotflthe questions at tssue,i}l tbo Jack.son Barnott~case arose.t at rest,[...]fe that be wotild not approvo· any git~ oCt-heso l'eSfdcted Indians unUJ he hBd a dee1slon or[...]or IDtedor and l)~J)llrtn'ion&. of l'llstloo oro dlnmetr~cn.llr opposed. "Wo admltlt o[...]and t.hre.sh it.out and J;Ot tho two dtj)l}rt,ments Into ba_rmony~ but Secretary Edward$ tho[...]ho hod auomptod to do what ho would consider a C'l'()wnJng ach1e,·ement[...]an not these questions bo decided ln t.h6 nf'-AA 'l'rust Co. CMC t n Wt1Sblngton?' I d id not get aso[...]"l]o ehnllens;ed us very frankly with tho propositio[...]but l\·lr, Edwnrds st1lcl: •fJyou <lo not go through[...]eicoopt t-h oso who want thegUt.s. Nobody can oal l metonccoun&. in a conl,'feSSJona l lovestlgn-[...]tlon. 'l'horotoro I rim not going to npprovo tho.w or any[...]•• l came nwayeonvinced of thro() things:[...]'' I. 'l'bAt the deparimcnt i:Jlookhlg ~o us a nd h[...] |
| [...]t.akon do.w n by my socro~y. wW 1>9 S6Dt t:O you l,n ,a few den, after ft bM[...]I 1)6r80wul~ am teell.og deop)y S;atistloo. over l.bo ~ytt, of~h!oP I .baVo toltsurt1.~~ >[...]ajng and ~o ~ tb&it It would M best to subnilt to l':OU thls ao'tlon, Cor wo do not wts.b to bavo[...]•• . ... •• 1 Oot. 22 O~~ L. 6 11ln to l\.ettJ:.etob, 1.e tter: '"l su])~ you h&ve; hoorcl rroin Mr. Jlr.yant wtiat~p[...]'l wog~ to Wf:.Sb.logton opi,osc,d to any appeal In tho )ll,~WOCOUld," , _ ·-[...]Oct. Z1 Buttt I<> Doctor Wbl~ l$116r: Aclrnowled&"!·AllJn'a $<\drOos·to board m[...]tlm.o •~ tha\ h Ls appllca.tion 8lld paP,_e.l'S~&herewith be returned to'hlm. 'ln oompliAoO& wi[...]ndlao omoe ).otter of ev_ep. clAU. A OOPY or lllY l•fter to Mr. LyU• Is l,icloood[...]relemd to ~lieltO( P11_1~....n IO( bl$ l!lll!lanoe.aod ,\ l'IOnllJl\l.On," Tha ~ -.r•r~,t<>.,. m ~ .[...]CJwJos "'&...Bu.gbe.1 1to Fe.tttcteh, lol~: ''"l OOQ.Cess t~at I do 1;_10,t ,seo ruucli$!'.PC!l o( sµs~lnlng rtb,o net.ion o! tho Secretary o! t[...]tll):OD ttili ~UmqnY~yo_ u btWO,SIBJl,l mo. with. z:,e ..~t to,t1J~ ba.!1S ~ .bts,appr.9,[...]'!l m .................. No\•.[...]loci!«: Rerers,t<> llameU'uwuos; lo,;-t-1.00019.l?"Y 11.o.= AA/I M~•~•"F>·[...]ror b.ln:iseu an4 his abo\-•~UQ,Db(l &ss00ta~ are thoso wb:lch havo been renderod subs[...]u~t wa., iw:e~ed f.toDJ Mr. 'R9,~. that lo l,lou ot a ratalnier f~ 9t ~,Ol)O,,.!-Di-ndva.nce p[...]1!'.t:er dot«nilDO<L~ould ~$jl,j~y,, tho depa:tmon\ to l!'~r dc~nfno thb f~ u_P,O~ a ClWW\U';n m~t !)asls.[...]ance ~ymeot. Ollj-aooou.ni- Cor: sorvJoos ~QderO:(l by ~Id at~rnoys ~ince A.,ug. ~,.1m~[...]or1ackson Ba.rnetl's weohl) o.nd tho o_ppr:oaclil!ll)cc. G \ V. A . .Ou Pu>· to Mrs. Dnrnett, t[...]bello,•o }'OU $hOuld soncl lct.u:ir to Jorry A. l\·£atbews Mu.osoy Buildlng[...])t through OklB!'OmA ln.,;,•)'.Cr~ which not Sl\l i.srnetory. DcJ!o,•o you can rel)• Bb:{()lute[...]pn>m1n ly m throoter)e<I forcclo.-.uro. \\ i r.:i l\uthont.)• f\t 011e;.'O tmd t..hon oonnrm[...] |
| [...]noc. 11 HoJre~ t o Durkq, lo tter: " l tm v o <h:1t('r 111t11od und wok 1;\f r . Yonrot.-Ob h:1LO l n y (X>1)n1t0000 UJ'M>II ,U ll(l :\(10 \UCUUt.l tlh,n tor l')ft)Cl.ll'lng I\ OCYlalnl~ '""[...]Of Chill t\J)p(lfil. 'l'htl.t "· ~1 0 (-0 t ho d~1$10D o 1 J ud~o l.'.no.x V<".l'Y \'llt\1ly o a act,S tho 0 )'J)$y Oil Co. <::\SO[...]It l:t or 1,:r~<\l lmJ)Ott.ftn<~ to ~\l cll (.'j} IUl'.)fU)Y l ht\t thl$ I\Jlf)Oal bO f)r O.WCUlOO to On31 )udgmonl, :md l OU\ SU~,S~tlni; t.hQt. )'OU lond y o ur lll•[...]LS I w iJI nl:s<> u.rxm my "\.uro to Tulsa and it l$ l'IOS$1blo U1at. w o mt1.y ~curo tbo nnan('l.31 ns.1tstanoo o [ Ibo Gypsy Co.[...]"Tho ratAl rnlstotco to .l'udgo ltnox•oploJoo Is that ho tTeats tho sub}oc[...]its sanction tho Se_ creta.ry or the l.nterlor.'[...]0 1 think· tba.t:tt,ls "it,l)peie.Dt tbat~[...]u.ai'duous .. p,...nllnttt to tbo COUfI, 111~. - l blY. wJ~b l'l'f' vt,;fuous etlec:t,[...]1prevtom Je~t.or, he win ha,·e·l all~ lhto the san1• error tLat 1' udge, Kin.OX[...]. Allen and from the tetter after Your boari:1 ba<l bnd a mee.tfng that,ft[...]l[...]somcwhtrc Crom somo ono tbnt wo co.n l~l\lly oons-ldcr his employment ended wl&h Judge J{'[...]If it Is p0Mib10 to do so J, therttor~ a<,l\•lse notU)'lng M r. Ro11:ers that. bis: sarvl~[...]• cl. l • 'Yon remember i 1nt I l\SkOO Comml~ loner lltirko It tt would not be po.c[...]''l !cart bO"'CYer, that tho plaintiff (who ls sttn I[...]l!IZS[...]hes has decided, because oc having to go to Cub!\ l\Dd biw1n$: to do so many 0U1o.r things, 1hat[...]rcrn.lncr 1n conntctlon whb the Barnett case, nod l have rooched tho ooncluslon tbn"t nt Joast[...] |
| [...]l'9> moot No.[...]ll)Of'S(ln,n)):· "T•should hrwo 'wflttan you agai[...]'' l'nm stOI hoping for l\ U\PPY lssuo out of our perplo:dtles and 1 be11ov[...]fter: ••Baye yOUr ~ettet of the tl_t~,. ond b l\"o r_ood It; so bnvo Mr~ ;I,,aYn0; and SQlJcl (~r Pauo.rson. We all atree11bai ' l>J[...]this tJ.me wU.b.,rerereuce to lbo qu:e5tloo mlse<l _by you, ns.wc.l\h'I so SOlicltous ~6[...]and concerned to have an ap~l t\led:" I' l ·•[...]----- ---- ---- --- - Inn. 26 Roger.fie> Durko, l~tter" (persoDl\J):. "In tho llu'liher or tho Shnwn001~Ub which J. liad lniroduNl:l to-day tn &he'~ouso, l •w:m b.e gl~ to co- l:> I '•.[...]develops., I om ready to tend any mlstanoo tlll\t l may tn tbat ., behslt.'l '[...]·41Jou. 30 Mrs. rBa.rnet.t to ..Burke, Jet-ter: "l wired 'Mr. Roi;ers ,\'hen he ,./Rs lnl\V AShingto[...]getling'nlong ~a\ltifu,UY Wit h ine1,illtig1diq.n l,n1Wnsbingt9n u.o.t:il Mr. w,. A..r Oupoy dl~r~ Ml[...]rooommondM ~Jr. Mnuhows to· mo. 'l'hM, Ct\USOO their dlsoontcnt In tho cnse. 'l'he>· wrote mo tdetter lncloslog o wtro oom:posed[...]him l\ let'ter last ,i,•inttr \Olling him I had nuorn[...]tl blll or e.xooptlo-ris sobmltted to him t,y Mr. l'e~tJetcl! In 'fh -, ~[...]CIS'flnd that then, wlth,you,., tbcre.'be a conf(\l'tDCC and Mr.[...].. •Now, l bor,o you and Mathews will get be.hind this matter and st-Ry Ix-hind It. until you get•It tt1l:cn ('.a\rc or, find If you con n ot suc-[...]'t:;l[...]homo is duo next )uly- Ju.i11- s month:t. '!'his l.~ fl rrust deed, nrld it 1, is no, J)11ld[...] |
| [...]"•rn yo u r l;;<th•r o/ rti t• 3d 1n,st.tont, nftf'r rcvlc w lnK th•! s l111ntlon the-rt-. you " l!\I (!: "~·11'. 'f'r\n,b14> h c-\\e •:••,: thfll. tf Wf' ~ - f'l(' i.1>1o lo o \ ,tl)lf\[...]loo n tor h<-r, wt• w ,;,u1,·1 ru)1 h ol' 1\ h l(' to J:•'' tlw $ :,.O()(l d 1..-(l,1(•t~<I r, ,;,1 u •his hnu1 f9.- nlt (,rhC')"1:' h '<'·" · \\ I'" ,1 0 n o l lh)ulc. lh4' dc1, an m ('r.l wll l ~gl'('O 10 lhllt. tlnd tha l\'\~U lt, W()uld hl" lh nl. W(\ w o uld h(' r1>l11 il t N I to tl ~ult @s:n m ~t 1',('r l<,c,•,OIIN·t for $(-r\'IN':el, , , C h~H/('[...]ut oc chc loon Bdwmet'XI, lf t.b o dcpl\TlDlc.nt. l.s l!inccrclr,[...]an or;)'e('m¢nL whrl'.cby lhe e,·id~C'C.tf.ktl,l ,19,[...]l~ ''Do you t-h ink ol any sound re&Son why ll Fob. 28 Durko to Rogc?S, Jetter: ''I t-Alked with[...]w1t:nosse,.<, that wUI l>0 Ct\lled b~· the. defcnso hero to t«.1.1fy oru[...]done upon tho mot-ibn ot ~fr. CraWlord when tho C\l~·~.mo on to frfal before. Judge Knox." 817[...],week, saw Mr. l<"e.Uretch, and consulted wil-b h im with rererencc to the motion to <lfamh:s tho.apP(l!l..1 ond Jett "'·itb him n brief that was[...]·¢ 822,ll('Uer: Inquiros a., to institution suit by Departm[...]nts to u.so in I-ho New York and WMbinr,ton ca.w. l t-hink tho n ew b1U Jlled in Wnshingtfon 1$[...]ce 102~. and should ba\'C known better; howol'cr, l did not[...]prepare t-h o a11pe.'\b in lbCOO c.'l~s, but that Is no dcfc-nsc to my blunder on thls[...]or course, com1)lctely dc.stro)· overythtng I h:.l\'O $1.lgge-stcd in the motion tor re.hcMing."[...]ro.nt,, lctlc-.r: Refers to ciu()Stion of apJ>e11,l to Supreme Court.[...]"Our nuo.l decision concerning t-hoappcal ol tho cose will b[...]he bas given to the Durcau of l.ndinn A.flairs." Mr. Dawson's Jott<lr to D[...] |
| [...]i;l ,[...].ococdlnp And urges,niatter bo brought to.pe,sooa.l attention ot ~[...]sion dls'inls$lng petition in th• Mott caso. "'.l'hts L, ••<Y[...]"l would be pJeased to have any Riggestlon.s tbat th[...]e5tber 1:>y tho Court of A.ppc3ls: or tho l:iioprome Court." .,. |
| [...]that 1t cam~ \l'hbout' any $0Ucttat1on on,o'u r part, so' that scboo,ll,p,dJ.ab."[...]Fob. 14 D octor White to Pmldcnt ,\'l'et.ks. letter: Re.fers to l>octor Weeks's hmer of Feb. S sugg~tlng poss.Ible[...]r nurko, with tho solieltor's opinion behind them l\nd the See-rotary of lhc l .n tcrlor solidly lined up to protect tho Indlt\u[...]and I nm ver:.' sure that now ts tbe psycboJoglca.l time[...]would bo very satlsfoctory. Of course. we wnnt to l!Ot outright. t;ifts tdl we c~n. but gitts, such a[...]<le, with perhaJ>S a somo,thatsllgbth· ln<;reasc<l luoomc on th o bonds or tho lndinns. would be mo.[...]!2l[...]nc lude not only their bonds, if they do not ,\•L,;b to t;a,·o tboin during thcfr llrctlmc, but sl[...]t we ought to hMc to secure Ulo appro\·nl of 1hc l nd ittn D,cpm-tmcnt to this. 'l'hcso could bo secured, probabll'• without much[...]l\Pfroved, otc.[...] |
| [...]tec.t1on or tbo nno pleeo or work \l'hf<'h hAS been done by ).·ou oil OOOJXU'atlvcly1[...]by the return of n QuarteJ' of a million dollars l.n tax unlawfully assessed on bls Income. from on[...]torney. " Tho name or sueli nn atcomey has ~ n t,;l\·cn to me and I endca\"ortd to tee bJru yesterda[...]n·ote by BrJ·ant on letter that l\{r; Fettretc)l has telellboned there Is no·tmmedlate nece.--slt[...]oc«>r White to 13lltke, letter: \Yonts mate·rh.\l tor e.dftorlnl with which to prepare brief statem[...]s.and wit h t edcpartment officials. • • • "l rnn not and will not stoop to do the underhanded[...]some ot t-ha thing:J the-so $(\me SOut,hern ·Dap~l8t~[...]ek!! to Jlurkc, ie.lcg-rf\m: 1:Tn.S rooormn('lnde<l Ho1tor, hcfug rcriilucd. · '22l |
| [...]-rn ci11;t ha1lC) th,:i, t h o U ,:.m 4.1 tvtl11:>l<>n ~c,,etcty wlll i,;(;.t $ On\() hi i,;li -c:tru.11 lfw.-)'Clt h· l}u\ O k\t\h(unn" ,m,t ,,, .,.[...]!\·J nr. M l)OOtur W oo ks t o llt)' IHll, tclc;mull : &Ly!' SupOri nlflll(hm t \V t\lhm 1111J1tO \'NI Ml«:llon c>t l'tc,>Re.1"$. 23•[...]tliAt we h.a,·e ottorne),• to t1S$l:st Comml.$$ioner D urko and Superi ntendent Walle[...]Doctor Weeks to Drynnt telegram (conOdentlal): "'l'o rot,Jsc Roi;er& om1>l o)'ment would be to re.pud.late Commls:s.lontt Du[...]o, . 2-H L. ........ ... ..... Mar.31[...]t-0r: 1 'B-0fore sending )~ou tbe fint tole,gram, l ...went to Tulsa and ·conferred with Col. M . L. Mott. Colone.I[...]t fmJ)OSSible for us to secure an at-torney not•l\COOI>U\~lo to him. • • • l;?.[...]' that be had talked,wfth Commissioner Ourke Mrly l ast. wook, and that. the oom•·,, o.[...]norerS to l>octor Weeks, leuor: Incloses outline or cont-m et[...]octor WhUe,._letter: Calls attention to Now Yorl-'l'fmesart-lelc entlUed '' New Incuon Laws St.fr up[...]i<:lle nnd SAYS he wlll see wbnt can bo done. 25-l Sen. ICNXI .... . . .. May 20[...]...... ~'ll\y 23 , llurko t.o ))octor White, lott(l.r: Sugg~ts arrange tor mooting. No1:1tlon: "Ptrto[...]• • • • • • i:\tay 26 I OO<'tor Wl1hc l-0 Burke-, letter (personal): Makes n1111oint-ment[...]r: Asks for e.,:J)la.nnt ion us to his lot-ter to l,nt:.tl'Cltc Wt1lkrr. 200 .. ....... . . .. .. ..[...]cr: Asks for oxplnnation ot W11 lke.r lou cr, 26-ll trfonds to1l<>wlng your cell on JU<' wtls s:1tisfac:tory In O\[...]w1l),', Am wondering l!1t¢tion will bo t llkcn UI the, neAr lut.ure loo[...](1:ionc>nal): " 1 had ~ Jtencrnl find d eliJ?htfu l ~ n vcrs~I ioo with tb(I 1:entlrnHu1 with whom I[...]$t'lld h(\ would bo ,·er }' ~l.ud 10 be hclprul ln nny W:l.y'thilt you might think best, but when l canui t<> t ho turmcr of rel:liner he was somowhl[...].. .... I Juno G Durke 10 U~ tor WhilC', loller (l)orSonAH: AcknowlC'dgcs lettC'r ot June r,. "' /1.[...]h rcterenec,. to our convCJ"$1'lc{on on Moy 30. 'l' ho friend w ith w hom you lunched hM hlktu l1old :\nd nlready madesubsumtlt1I progres.;[...] |
| [...]• • • '.(' h O l h ttc, ~On tl,,:unQ.11 ,.11 ()li.JUO::.,;o,I t ho llr1 n b c l k,t ~hol.. :,.1 r. Crun l)bch rs.h O\ll d 1.>t> world n ;~ 1)11 bcl-h " lf of 1,1'-, I l<:,1nti1 ~11.-....10 ,, 8-oe.1~\),',[...]to Obt-111(1 &U tll infvri,1 Mi(oll I\$ W Iii l.>O ll Oll)CU I to I ho l\tl()UIOY ror I ho Oc1w1rt m o 111, of tho ltllW"o[...]o h1wo some outsider of t.ho,doJ)al'tmom. com·oy l<) the nttoruC)' for the Uo1oc ~Ussloo such ll1C<>[...]o_p ortot1uoe 26 &Dd U,a\ ho'wlll,~;runend emplOY.l[lODt.of P.hU. CampbeH tor a mJnlmum reo~of[...]July 13 ii~rs_f9 Baptl$-t.s, le.t"6x; .. l ,am handing you herewith 'a state'm ent ot expens[...], of kariw, hos rOQ.uBStod of tho Attoruov Genera l that tbe?6 bo no action until ho has bad an[...]t. 1. )tis tho intention when Senator Cwtls has h l1 confer•[...]nd you can, doter-mine wbct-b er It LS tooslble. 'l'herecan ocrtnfnl)• bo no question obout[...]114◄ •••• GellCrtl ll etter: That he had ma.lied cop~• of protest aga[...]1-l .. ..[...]-ton hns been manffost t\t s.U times, and Doctor l>' Wbito Ct\n ox plain mot'o Cully iltS:l what I mean." 372 Dec. 2,1 l,.· onroteh to DryAut, Jct-tor: Re.rers to ACtion Department o( 1ustloe to inuin-cno Now York cnso. "Thls l$ most unfortunato, and unques•[...]"1'-tr. 'l'weed and myselt Also agre.e that becau.so[...] |
| [...]011"0., J.(!.IH,IO r:foOl'I t,11 <>J : p r ~J tho l\riu boltu( th1,t, J\.t 1', Cn.m1,tx,1I 11,hout<I t,-6 ''-' o>r k In ~~ (•n 1,(i.hnlf c,f t.hO tlOf1\fl ,-1 L-t.-.lon fl.l>el<Ol).! ,[...]lO obt11lu :1u<1h fo!Qriut)t.lou M WIii t.M) h()l(ICUI to oia 11ttornoy for t-ho Der>."l.UIIIOUt. OflhO lt\t ~N)r, fiUd lO th(! Homo A11$1[...]lo,no ~ilsslon suth Information as wm bO hOlL)tul l\Ud 01.10, I[...]bb M to tho c,nploymcut. o{ Mr. Cn.mpb<lll, which l now must[...]t.troteb, ibo Now Yor~ auornoy for ~bo soo!ot.}'. l b~\'O,falth tn Mt·. Fett-[...]••••••••• ( June 29 Ro3ers t-0 l-'eU-retch, ·1euar;_.OoJIJg. U, W&Sbington tn.,an[...]fronedout. l ,w.tUbogla to.cewrtJat.etP'}Y•SUccess."[...]etter~ Re(ers to ~s. roRQ?t:,of 1uoe ~JUld~V,Ja'\ ll,e.tter-; <•.1 am tiandlD& )'.oUhet'eWitb'a stai[...]or tMi reason, and ul)On the li«:ent r«1uest or l)arlles rrlen~Jy tow.[...]33' f Son. 1143 •.• . •.•• f Sopl. 2'l[...]dlscutsed aod ce.rtaJ_n things brought to tho at.l(lnt.ion of tho Attorney OonoraJ[...]! |
| [...]'II>- l)ocu. meut No. Exhibit No. Datt[...]o,gers t'o ,vbJto,,telegrnro: "Vec-y Important th.l)t I have early assurnnco o,f ftnlU;lclal n,l,d to carry out program w e d ~ in Wasl1il1~n.[...].tb.'' 37< · ·- ---- -········••l••·do..... D,o ctor Whito' to Doctor Hovey, l[...]l;J 3'171·········---------1 Jan.[...]bered in rayer da1ly tiy l>Oth ofus, an~ I)l.av'e no doubt oe is dally pray: g tor the success[...]t oCemploYmont.: Cot\SldomtJon:, '' A!1.fro.~ua1,'l~.'!i0t>,ar,contof all moneys tho.t UlAY boreteiv~[...]n~:l:! <OZ <OI l··················I May[...]aµs.e t~at·is A,m &tter,,fo.r the ll\W}'Ors but l wp concerned-and I don't m lnd: S8Ylng In•[...]cens&d-tbat the A1,l:otlcan Ilapttst ~lett's atoorney would by consent per,m lt•the ~1rng or a petition ,that- contn_l,osttia_tter dlrecJIY"~llec;t- |
| f{(l,J:CT$ J•'(, urot<:h , loUer ; Urj;('-..'( l\tt,c,111pllo)g ,ilrlko[...]• - ····· •• ....... .., :'\r">' J::l[...]t(I, l\u\(l lhlC) d[...]fomen oxorY doteuso ond tHIJ')_f»rl t,hn~ It Is ,l>OSSI'blo tog· I \'O • • • , " 1'• O11 ur[...]n}' and .OnJ)tist Society to defeat r,ur1)0$0$ of l)eJ>artmont or Justice'''$ a broaeh of obUgntlon an<l duty on lts part[...]•• I think l know tl:lo ,,tsho.s of i\fr. Burke and Mr. Ooodwlo, an<l I tee1 qultooertAln thBt U ls their desire tbl\l an aOlrmativo nnSwer b&[...]or whether or not he l$ sn irobeclle, U you please, WflS whollt within t[...]•.••••.........•1...do •••••l[...]Bryant to member! of tlnance committee, l etter: With reference to Rogers:' rcQues-t for $2[...]$2,000. Member repli~ : "I 1)rosu.rno we must p~y l•he[...]Wil-h rcrerenoo to Rogers' roquesl. for $2,000. 1\l'ombet replies: "O. K . on 1>aynumt. "[...]htwo t110 namtst Society od\'!moo- tho ne<:B.$..<;l\ry amomn to llltlkO lt J>O$Slble to[...]ogers, tal0.1tro.m: "Soeict.y unwilling t-o ndv-a1l¢0 o:c1,en~, Mrs. DBrnel.t. Daruott Is b ore. Wro[...]Nov. 3 }'ettretch lO l)ryant., letter: Rogers has requesttid chec~ for S[...]Mr. McCom~ makes irnot-her 1-rlJl to this cJt.)', l\£r. Rogers states that t.he[...]arrive ~,;·en so,·M to-day. Call at your homo S(l()n after." No,•. 10 Doctor Whito to l)ur-ko, letter: "WC hOJ)O It will bo l)Ol-.'liblo for you to come to our boord mcctfog n[...].Iy." M2 1... ..... .... .. ....! Nc:w. 12 l)ryant to A. J . Word, le.Uer: Sends $tiO a[...] |
| [...]Exhibit No. l~t•[...]~ l tbtn[...]such actfon. By this time, the Attorne)• Oener3l ought to be satl.sfied that those who have been d[...]boost•, but l ean not rt[mln from romlnding you t-h at BS It no[...]ans&S to prove.nta. J)tteO(lont t,bero against us l\ttd llkowtse in tho Dlstrie.c. of Columbtn, In va[...]d ot l\ftcr Darnett~s death. • • • A member ot you[...]or tho trust agroomeuts a.nnuaUOO. 'l'be 1'lgbt In OkJnhomn.on tbo guardlaosblp im:okcd[...]did not oblhmlo bersdf to JKl>' any portiou of t l!o fte u ntil t hnt e ,·enl. come to 1:inss[...]lgnlcd htrrolt to J)fl.) ' n ece,ssary C!XJ)('llS(l:J or ftOl;l' rJI nnd ffi)'SC'lf in nny llttgtll Ion d{r<>cll)· hwoh•ln~ hN <'lt)l('r In CHahomR or fn CRJJ•[...]ror,ita. Ona of tho terms of t bi,l contract 1$, t hnl :she will lend hert\1(1 nod n$$1$tl.\nCO 10 the C>Zld Of( h(l lil l~Atlon lO:lUSl!lfn t he donaUons[...] |
| [...]l.,lbc-riy bonds.[...]ce writing you oorUer tCHiaS,, MCS5.rS. Layne nnd l)awson have prepmd'n mcmorimdun1, wJStch 'l am t[...]useful end to l>escn·cd thereby; but I think that I n'ccd do no[...]ll\fot-t !or the t>AYJ'.l'lent of a rco con Uogcnt upon'tbeir success In ma[...]z , 'l'reas-ury cn11ed him to Tulstl. whrro he quli'.:1.[...]could retain it l0t,"'all)• nnd nvoid risk ot losing it through f[...]• 650 I Sen. 11'$ •••••••• J l'ob. I Durke to 1''ettrotch, loller: "I don't supp[...]d 'l'bo inclQSOO clipping Is of interost . • • •[...]to Ellis, lotter (personal): "Wb{l.t you say abou t Uoctor Weeks- having boon interr[...]~ tho 'l're.'"ury Department is interesting. I wonder U Do[...]rotary Bugho.s hM consont.oo to booome associat.c<l with tho Barnett cas6, which wJJJ not occu[...] |
| [...]be.ro at tbe rOQuest of the Homo Mlssion Society, l wonder I(tbat statomont' ls true? I told her[...]that· tho socfot.y paid bts <l.Xl>enses. Am I oorrect 1n this?[...]'' It- is a mightY. good thing l am hero at t.b.ts particular time as certaln part[...]oss or things. Right now I have the confldenoo of l\{rs. DftlnoCt. and &x'pe,ct her to dlsc~[...]' ettre:tch this morn.Log It they h,a d roquosted l\.Jr . Rouse .to ~"[...]. D. Rogers prepa.rod for 1frs. Jackson Da.rnott. l 6eCUl'OO[...]the od~l oontr.act n few d&)'S ago but have lw,en too busy[...]smlss Rogers as her attomoy, and I feel sure s.he l$ going to do so. She ex})effl to go to Wasblngton[...]~ but l 'then gathered the impression trom what be safd t[...]tions, and provUions of bis >-l donatio[...](I> L,, that UMnott must htwe ctenrly undcntood the don[...]roved, l'I $UbJCC::t. t(I anAek ion oourt of equity[...] |
| [...]•'(! t ,...,~•ih, ltill(lr! Jl ,;(,JNI t•) .l u tf).'(j Knox , l ,>els h )II. "I horw, 11'0 A m erlron Ha1•lL~l 1-'-<!Cll,;,ty Wlll not. l,\h' O ti!\ but. Will M:(I, thnl lhC>[...]c.•r,:,-, I$ r•r ,:,111 ..•Uy "l.•JJ(!l\ lod. n n,.a" who.in u . - ~ to u ,u l'5111'N.!1tlO Cou.r t, It m;,t t,-,ror-(1, Omt ,,1r. Uui;:.ha.ot or 1<011,u othe..- outiitt\n,J~ni,: l11wy().I' of uuUo>u t, I rt.)l)Ul<.! IJ,O , ...~..c,('fn l <:d h i U1u t'll:<(I rur tho JHl".l'l<I®& o f O IT!IOUlllJ( lh<i l,lft\."'llh(<l o r thu A Llo nU) >' (,lo n cml bolng t\t,::ll A inor lc:rn Onpti:st. !';(ICIOl)' mu:;.t nJ)IXl&.I, and l :;:hall novcr bo ~H,ISI\Cd wtth nny d<:<:l~i()II T\gt'lil'ln u~ oxeo1n t,h()[...]soom as if tho opinion of the SCiert.tary,of,the'l.nterior on tho quesuon•of.\Vheth·er or[...]•• Aug. 17 Roa;ers to Dwko, Ullegram: "Very i!l)J>Orta~t appcal_ b o taken and bopo you[...]1 1Aug. 16 COmpbe1l to Menltt"'-lotter: "I thmk U lssafe enough to sa[...]insisted l hst I sh ould go out and rt1lso sums of monoy from Indians to btn.r• this ox1>0nse: v.-hlcb' l rerusoo to do. As I understand the[...]n. M. L. ~·Iott-, and H. O. House. Later on tb& lJomo Ml[...]fldence In Roi:ers. l\.-fott has l>«?n moddllng m t his mnuer a ll tho way along, c[...]t-ownrd tllO publication of this book, which wo.s l\lso a subJoct or lnqmry by the soert.t. scn•Joo[...]Rogers an rl ~,f ott h1we l\ c-..ontTACt now with Mr$. U'arnett i n which sho[...]<l:) |
| [...]CorrC$pOnd<1!(X, relati!l(J, to 13,aptist ,S.,,0¢fly-,09.1,\ti!'ued[...]L.l. ,.[...]l[...]{l 19[...]l,d but what tlU)'co.sG will bo ap~.-i.100.c· l 's hall mnko it a point:, iMt becomes ne~1lr-y1to[...]soon..~ 'PJMso ltt mo hMr frol)l you." Notation: ''P~onal Olo."[...]1thlch 'you and I _tiro bbth 4,00))ly Jntere.,te<L will bo ca.'ref~Jly cons.idotedt •~•wish it w[...].................1Sept. 28 Ocorti:o L . ~llin to Fctt~teb, lott~r:-ROtcrs to DBctoiWeok[...]~ ' l '[...]·n th." , , 'l[...]e, Jotter: •11 have Just talked with Mr. Oeorge L. Allin, the lawyer concernJng whom I wrote \'OU,[...]i'hlto, lc.tte·r : OJ~~ to know tb~t ~llhi ,wl,1.l COmo' to: ~~hJngtpn. 'Notation.: 11 Pemnal rue."[...]~ ·1. |
| [...]nblo OJ)iulon, eAn b<l obtf\iocd tro m tho At-torm'l)i Oonornl's Otl'leio ou thc,.,;o q11l'.:1t -lon:i unt.n a t l ttL."lt l\ h1ghcr oourt, tf nat. tho hlg_hc:,,,,t court,[...]• 110 challerigc'<l·us. very frankly with the proposition t_hat wc·[...]o ttiroug:h with this CMO. Uo_.cUdo't say· legt\1l)' bound, ..1-4[...]"2, 'l'hnt sr we do not go througli with. tbls tbtng we,[...]····1 Oct. 18 Doctor White to l)urko, lotUr: ''Mr. AJlln'snddross, whfch was take[...]'' l ha\'& t.'llked with Mr. A.Hin tbis morning and wo[...]····· ···••I oc,. :n Ooorgo L. A.llln to Pou retch, letter: '' l SUPPQSO you h1wo hoard from Mr. Dryant whn&. hnpp[...]"I wonc to WMhl.ns;:too opposed to any 11.J)J'.l(lnl lo tho naroott cnso-. l listened tor throo hours to wbnt wns ssid by Mr.[...]es to t·cttrctch, letter: •• 1 confess tba&. l do not sec much Chanco of sustaining: t.he action[...]8 No,•, 23 Roi:tors to l!ctt'rttch, letter: "I slnctrc.ly urge AD nppeal I[...]r, U ho declln<-s, othtr equally cullncnt oou:nso.l can bo secu.rtd."[...] |
| [...]Feuretcb lnto my oon6doneo ul)On this additional l)lan tor Pr.ocuring a certainty[...]''It-ls important, l tblnk, that you call Doctor White to Wa.shington[...]posslbly wl&b less vJrtuoUS effect. l'J)·[...]' I , do not consider It of 11ny vit'o.l irnportanoo,t o om ploy other counsel in thJs cas[...]thoSOClety decline to pr~te Us: right of appeal, l shaU roe.I Justi6ed in oxpootjng the society to p[...]fecting tho appe~l.[...]···. ··· ········ ··\···do.....l Durko --;:• tho a1>1>ea'l m tho Barnott Cl3SO, '[...]or his rec. In replying to hi! letter, l SuAAost that you state (in your own words) thnc y[...]by the soctct.s: to him is Cull)' covered i.n his.l\groomont wlt.h t.hosocfot.y and tlun, ft.[...] |
| [...]AUlo to 1:>«lor \Vhho, h'ltutr: "'rhl-1 l<itu,r b tn fl n,, ,,•t,r to your letter of D«.[...]eo r«eh•ed from Comm.hs\on~r U\ukc, 1fi>4 l•• ················l ,,~. 30 l)n(I C hnrle.t n . Roi,:cr:i, n nd n 1Ctt4r of Dec[...]rctc rrlu g to <:Mt(>$pondcn(.'() rt<:(lh•c<,1. l>Y h1m tr<>_m Pr«»ldont '\V~ \1.8.[...]\'(:r lltWO ~(I D tho ll~tt-omcnt Of r e tl\11U'.l t ~tW(:(IU ltl~ soetOl)' nn(I. Mr. U0,l('l'$ , 1t iS I ~ ): cMn«.t. \\ \sh 11nd beH~f \.h?t[...]oonnect.lon with lihnnt Uic 1>rcscnt t lnH•,1 H l_t 1s 1)()SSlb\~ to do SO. 1 NOC.had an[...]nc,ed to have hhn l rtw ol with us on t he appeal. 1 Juwe heretofore[...]get the Pre..<;ident, flguratl\!ely speaking, to l)Ut his[...]did liot and so tbe l)latntltr's allegj.tlons QC(fi\ua:we stm hi tbo ba[...]1928 l..................l 1ao. H Doctor W.hlto to Bwko, letter (per[...]Rogus l<> Doctor White, letter: "It iscmbturn.s:;ing to d[...]1my moro money at nl in litigation on this case. l believe we have i:;ono as far ns we should go to[...]" Our tina.l decil>ion conct'ruing tbe appeal of the cnse wm b[...]of m;'lnngcr:s, Baptist society: "Mr. Dryant read l\ letter from M r. Dawson oUbcJ.ndlan Office, io<1[...]lbo l)OOrd had dl'Cided to (lo In regnr<I to 010 JM-kso[...].. Hon. R. L. Wlllio.ms. United Slates Fodt.m1 Judge called Ma[...]n1>pes.l, but thot we cnn easily ~·in the case bef[...] |
| [...]MaJor,,Kcrr-suggcst«l Jud{l:e C. B. A,m~ ·or Oklahoma Ctty; Ooo~e Ramsey, or[...]authority to make gift or di,;,ision Of,restricte<l t\l.Dds: Refcl'S to SoctetarytL&ne's retosal to permi[...]00 glf.t te> BaS)t.ist 'Churolt, Henrietta, lo fu!l, as rouows: UThere l$ n o doOmto Jegal authority Cor tho action propos[...]Non:.-l\•1.nrrlcd nt Newton Counh•, Mo. llt\rold ll$Or to oom1nlu;ionc.r ($(111:;), report: Ro.J)Ort.."I how 1nCk$()n l)nruclt was. kldri:\ppcd Bnd mnrrfod nnd gh'c..<1[...]u ('.})lid. (;\[~o,,·s t~Uwo11y, plnlntHT, 'l'ul:w d opo..<1IUon. J). 12.) |
| [...]•• • , 2\foy :!(j .Met:-ory t.o \\'n rd, l<l-ltCr: \\'Ith rcforor1(.'0 t-0 rooovory o f inoo1m[...]fllong those lines. l nm now informed by lvlr. Curtis t b!\t somo cout.mct., rolBtlug to t,h o rcco,•ot>', hfiS l~n npprovcd by mo department[...]is up wJth Secretary Oood\\•ln and push rast. I Ll Stone to Secretary Work, Jetter: "After a careful[...]Takes J)OSitlon thata.1.l attorneys did was to request Attornoy Oc.nera! to[...]Durko and Secretary of l nter-Jor.[...]hnt I got ncross tho 1>0lnt of viow 1 c..xpl13tne<l to you. One otmost htis to h.a YC a personal lmow[...],•cnt t his scandal, was a l)Arty to it. If l-hisshould htlJ>J>rn, tr. would Je:i.,•o the adm[...]i $11 l-•···· ·•• • •••• ••··1[...]·•1 l>ctition for letters and (CWU'dlnnship: }'Ucd i n[...]write ond understand tho En,::Ush language-, Ctn<l by r(l.3$()n tberoof b unable,[...],l>-[...] |
| [...]furs to Lytlo'snpplfcation ror w:ponses totaling $l3,617.b2. •• d[...]t~ ~ ·s..:·,ii9::::::::l·~t·26· Durko l-0 Mott letter: AttornO)'S tncomo tax matter hnve[...]Parmenter to Selby, te.l~am: "As exJ)ed.ftJously ns J)OS.\lb1e prepare for grand Jury l.n,•tstJgatlon Barnett case, Muskogee, and getti[...]you l,uwe It in mind our.line of pl,an of proooduro and[...]"Ron,. n. L . Williams. United Sr.ates Federal Judge, caUod M[...]·cranoo in tbls C3SO from Mrs. Barnett, and that l-hc:w ask Uio t:Quitable 1·nist Co. to Jotn with[...]eorgo Ratn.'ie}', of1'ulsa,, or N. A. OlbSon, or 'l'uJso. Mt\Jor Kerr is very ll\fr, Selby tho entire eorr('Sl)Ondcnoo that p!,lss[...]R®cr:t to Mnthcws ,<: 'l"tlmble, lctt<'r: Refers to Rogers· motion to di.[...]cly t hnt he would StL~tl'liU Ill\' morion IOdi$m l$$ tho blll nvfl;fn,t. {'.Iott. llr'II~ it I$ elc:[...]. ""d l b\! Cornml~foucr o! Indit111 J\ !Tnlrs Jn[...] |
| [...]ch 11rncd in i;:.lld t.r:msae.t.l on,[...]"U. w11.,; nri;uOO by Selby th:,t, whll<i no i;l)(l(:lflc ollt f;atlons of fr1md In torn, w t\l!, m1)d¢, )' et tho dott, n of nl1~at.1on or tho[...]"Tho cou rt thercuPOn sMte<l t.hat u n1css tho blU SJ)Ccl0¢{\llr shows corrup[...]clel.Y remit to mot.ho bR1ance of U,000 duo under l,ll,Yc_o ntmct, as ono Of !b,o[...]e sllowOO guardlo.n ad. Jt~m tor Barn!1u oppofnt«l by 1ho Fcdera Judge.[...]ted to Jack~il Darneu. lle iS immcdintotr confron,l<'d wllb a lawsuit with .tho[...]UH$ I I P l• lntlfl, 136)¼ ••• June 4[...]no lcgt1.l tmth.orit)• to muko 8itt or dh•isfon or r«scrfcted fUD <1$. Ro(crs to Sc-cretory Lnn<l'S rc!uSJ\I to permit OODlribuiion to Amerfean Red[...]rch, Uonueu-11.. ) ·tentlons ruling by Secretary L a ne on couuniss:loucr against. ncd Cross dona tions In l917 out of funds of nJ 11ors or lucompctont. I ndl[...]oss nc.Uon of tho Secretary ls tlotly t.\gainst i L And In Wtlf t.ituo when Jeg:1\l restrictions were nol a lways innuential.[...]f;tl:Stion 11Joog t.hat Hoe, It seems \'CTY doubt-l ul. Okl3homA's nume.rous fndus1rie,s do not[...]rom rich, incompetent J.ndlrins. By t he. t1Ctlon l1cro proposed th:d . industry will be J.a u[...] |
| [...]or Woo~fto iDoctor llovoy, lc.tt.-0r: luteresttng l0ttor rol!\t~va to unsuocoss(ul oetort to get $200[...]l,j A< ,.•••.•. •.•.• .•.•[...](') · A~ Sen. l l ~ H O H OO o Apr, 28 Spec:lal suporvlsor[...]nder tho limited control of a lc.gAl guardlan I\J)l)Olnted by tho county court, subject to tho g&11[...]-M otter to Durl:co, l~oer: Sta~ he prcp·nred peUl,lon reques-tlng pcrm[...]Burke to Jackson Bl\rt\ott,, Jet.l4l: Giants authortty[...]\SO. r&r,1t:u:,stoo b)• l:. 'D.,Cameron, Ba)')tisd.ASSOOltifiOn,'bO'hot all[...]} o1Co,mmlssio.i,e;, ,Ie.t~r;,11 1 o.m thoro!;lgh,l y of the 01>inl9n that Jackson Baruett never d~d[...]o t hQe:tttactlng!_ but am un!d&r the lmf,18S$lOl;l that tboy are going to try to convlnoc you that J[...]out n.wtt.y troin 0U,1er l)OOple, out"t.n tbe Woods, away from tho t>rogross[...]gr'alifle<l BS -:o},uch as ~ Ible~ >Ho can n Ot-ltve D)tlch l[...]WbUc ho was of ,m nturo yoa.rs, yet his mlnd,l,s that.o r n moro chUd. • • • " ·W hile l 'htwo no Ol>Jcctlon or t.hts lndlan going to Washington, or n.ny other one so tar M tho.tis oonoorncd l belleve that a report from[...]ment should !mow. 'l'l11.s wlro sunt 111 :11>lrit or cooporntio11 In 111[...]X'olth oT t h () Cl1t1 rdlnn n or h l'i 1,uoro oy soon:i i,:1 htw o m1y k nowlodrn or 1[...]••co1f1mlsslonor ~ y s, • No t\ns wor 110C(l$$...'l.ry M, l)tl'SN1t, • l>.'' |
| [...]D utko to ~u J'loc rlntc nd(l nl. J,ocik (l. l ott e r : Slntoi.<t policy of d a 1)nfl.1't'lc n[...]" ~ "· I.S(l."'•" 1"••"· 28[...]rnd r,t1r1.lcnlnrl>· wit,h rofc u ,n co to who h l.s w ire mnv h:.\,·o h,cen J)rlOr w, h er mnrrlngo tc> h im. J h e f:1 et. th:\ \. $b e} i l!. h1:i. ,, l!o. ontlt.\ccl[...]ovlou.s to hor ninrrinKe. ')'Ms , of cou n;o , is l)rcdiCt\ttd on[...](Qnol.cd in p:1.rt In Se.natohcs rints, ,> . l007) . Refers[...]that may booxpondcd tMt l>clon_g to·Ja.ckson,Bar'nott. "'ill bring bfm,fnl[...]and t ·am sure that M r . l\tcOugtn, ro~rC)S(lllting Mri. Bam·e u, will from[...]to nowspo.t?e,r publicity; !hat it i~ m-ad,, J¥(l and l)lat ''It anpears ~[...]d1te ti\unlllated b}•' tho J:fubll<lit.)': ,a.n<l says:· "lw'6 uld[...]nett u, Bwko, letter: Not"es oounty Judgo•s att-l tude from n("wspnp<ir clipJ)inR'and trusts'' will[...]. 5, 8nd 11 lo Supo.rfntend<int for Five Civilb:e<l 'l'ribCS. LottcrSof[...]Jnn. 10 Mr. &nd Mrs. Barnett to l3urko, letter: Requests funds pu rcbaso home. etc. · c J l·P"1iiiDtitt;oo.::::: Jan. 11 We.rd to D[...]bls J)rOJtu.hce 1n de:illng with I-his mnttt-r." 'l'llC purchn..~ of n home f$ of minor importnnco,[...]ot Muskogee io conference with !:\·Ir. Wnrd. Wo l)srecd &bnt tho ue:tt stop cob& take.n ln t[...] |
| [...]~ 31 l·-------------·-··l ,nn. 11 'Wtl.td to ·nurko, letter: Ack[...]lS c,g: l·i>iaintfa;ss:::::JjA~~.. D[...]_pro.sentisltuauon is so dl&metrica.11>• OpptiS&l 'to tlii.s vie'Wthat a failu.ro on t.be part or t[...]•. J J•n. 23 llurko to ~fcOugin, 1Jetten More l>OUt-ic iC Mrs. Barnett woul_d show a dlspo.sUlon[...]Feb. 13 Durke to Wru-d, let.t.er:-. R4'.!<l0.«5tS Inspootor Robert$ to oonrer with hb:n, "an[...]-Qoardlan pr(!.Scntod pctlUon to county'COurt for l)Olmls:slon to construct home oo.~ttng $150,000.[...])'Trl.ent.of S turdo"ont, or St. Louls, to nid iu l)ro:seeution of smt o! Jackson Barnct-t "· Oypsy[...]1<t \ · ··- ········ l'hlil\tilT, . •• .••· l\for. 00·····[...]l (i , Ward t.o Uurkc., lotto.r: Hc rors LO[...] |
| [...],V1trd t<> Durke. ufos,am: •• tit'r!l<lnni Jott<1r 1tH1lied I-"rld~y. wni ret1.eb you l\{ondi,y. Sui1t-Mt >'OU defci- netion or comment u[...]J£>ttcr 1 will m11II >·ou from Muskogee ;\(c)l'.ld('}' ·"[...]¢~: wm abldo by Judi,,:ment not to employ spcclt,l coun.se.l to assist. United S tatt.s .\ttorna>· ill 0>'PS>[...]·· ················ Ml\t. 2'l whN1 nt1due tlublfcft.y has' gh•en rJso to a di[...]h6 wm no&. JnslSt. upon employment of s ~l al counsol In tM. Oypsy Oil e&.-~. Not.&tlon: "Pe[...]Copll"S fllC<l UDder '' War~• and 'Barnett-• ln persoruil mo[...]l nU'rlor band lo t h eestato and the Ns:trlcted fu[...]' 53 l····:.:...:.......1 May 9 Mcrit.t to Keith nod MnGugln 1 l etter: Acknowledges AS◄ .:•• :.·..: .....[...]pnraton · to b ri11g_ing: such a suit for severa l months. I wns: not Rwnrc Of nnyt.h log being done[...]ring moneys for th('$(\ Cull bloods, and allowfn~ l\ttorncy's C~s Cor such services." neec~ a\so to r[...]t:, 1016 (in ))3,l't).[...]0 \'Oucher: J uly 8, 11ppro\'ed $i,~ \' Ouchcr. "'l'hisaJ)pcars to bo the last ono npproved[...]"' |
| [...]'C!iro,µ,loqical l:iit o'f: documem~.Cpn'tinued[...]"!l[...]71& ... ... ................ ... do•••• .ll_etur,: Supe,rlnMndont dJroetcd. to pay monthly al[...]non,1county cou~ or g_uardians ~ut wll~ continue~ l_icrotoforo to reoognfao t)lom,[...]De1!ov c» l)l.\}'11Hml-11 other ihnn tor nt co.~ orl~ s hould h[...]12 \Vnr(l to nl1r\:o, lotter: TAI\VC'-<. I w ith O o[...] |
| [...]C83 rJa.lu"IT• 17• • •• ••J l)e,c. 1-1 JJ u.rko tO l}ndd r u:c. l"lL.'lhlcr, h,u or: A(lvl,io., dccllll()U i-e.for«!d to Wi\ll hol(l hy t,j)l!cll01' lo lu\-.·6 h() n.opllcM,l<>n 1-· t ...C) C lvllh:4'\d •rrtoes. A~i\lO[...]nnu)otc.'s thur11b 111nrl.:cd lotter ,o secretary l-'o.lJ: Dlin>o:ie:J or nn or bls propctt.>' to Dni►Us.t S<>cict.y nml l\-trs. lh\rncu., At hotto1t\ of letter[...]D. A,, to Burk~ letter: "I received -s•our kind l~tter of lbo Htb, but musi. admit lam oot conv:l.Dced of the lt?.l~t.Y. u:[...]ct. to the rest:rlc.t ed IndJaQ who has been d.ec.l&red an l,icompe,tont and for whom[...]------ -· ··· ••• do..... Durke to Ward l e.i.ter: Authonzas:Now York trip.[...]••••••• .• .••do ••• •l Bryant to Ward, letter: Refers to r«eipt for bon[...]!;l 102 |
| [...]ement conoernJog the Indian gUt, w1tb,ao ~c·1os l••···········• ....l...do••••.•1,vard[...]ersl tifps to \VMlllngton, and nlso hn.s an ostaU l}1 lng northeast of this Burton lflJ'D"I, D 101[...]~ () 111 I.....Do .••••••.•...l MBr. ZI Ward to Burka., lo.tter: ReCerS to suit b[...]ho will ntsonrrnn.go tor the employment of Mr.\\. L. Sturdo,•anl-, attorney at lftw of St. Louis,[...]Jnekson Daructt and t-h ro.w Us weight with _t h(l J)lninti!Ts i n uphold ing t.hls settlement." 112 \ l3 \·•• ... ... ····1·[...]A~tornOf OoJ:1ornl hos directed liulted S t-Ates l\ttor,10f to dcterul :suit broui,:ht by O'Horqou. |
| [...]Oo<:!t-or '\\"lolto t() uurkC), letter: " l om ,1001>1.>' h f11)~~J. nj:mln Mld 1\~nlu. \.,.I[...]1.1.Stlc» hnvo takcD i;trong 5;.rm11.1d ln t ho l)rnl(l.CtlQn[...]or tho noo pfeoo or work w h ic h h»:J boon dono l)y ) 'OU al l cw1;1Cn\t..l\•01y In <.:l,rqling (IUt u,o (IC$1rci or Jackson l)!lmeu. 4\(tcr t,h o ntnt\<1-r 13,[...]& Aldrich~ Bwke, letttt:- ReQuests COP)' of reguh:L,ti(!D$. , . . .[...]ed to W&Shlogton . FMrs injunetlon in Oklahoma. " l advise taking[...]·thls"up with soerotnry o ·oodwiD l\Dd i>ush tns~. .~n 1S.00;rtain tbls will m tot. v[...]........·1···d•.-·- W&l,d to Burke, Jetter: u Mr. md :M rs. Barnett hav·[...]80Q=• ep l -·•=oel\00..[...]'dnd a happy home a t Coffeyville, Kans., "where, l beUo\"e, tho plan is to buy a house[...]Burke to \'Vft.f<1., )-Otter: 'l'ra.nsmJt.seorrospondcnco In re litigation in Wash[...]e Ougln, letter: ReftrS to Jet.t.u rrom Hon. Bird l\·( cOuiro in re ~ rvlcts rendered the na.rneus at time of tho· mnrrlagc. "l only M C 129[...]Murray, l>ront.lc,o. & Al d.rich to Durke, letter: Ce rtifi[...]Burke to Doctor White. letoor: l n ro Mrs. DamoU:s vis.It to California Ja.'!t win[...]. ..... ...... June 6 l3urko to l'\foOu~in, letter: Will bo l;h\d to discuss McGuire mnucr. Rcf<'r$ to emplo)•mrnt ot Oibson l'lS special counsol. Slates: " While[...]rncy rce.soppro,·cd bycourtin ro lltlgalion t\Je<l by O'Bornc.tt. nccommcndsdlssppro\'al.[...] |
| [...]gj ,9 139 I l 1923[...]a.o'd CuUscttlcmeot. ·••You will rocaU tbat l indlcat&d .[...]artmon( ot 1usUco offiel&Js and Focleral Judgo R.,L. Wllllam.s. Stat.es Judge Wllllams[...]toge&ber with tlio st.-wmo.nts contal.nod lo 'tho l<ltter of M<m:rs. nummer and Foster. it. liOOms t.[...].~ · ll'o 1'6P,resent Swain In Procoedlng, ,[...]:ldrlch & RoberUJ, lot.ter: Fu~os corUJlod ooplos.ll.r;lch &,RO.be'\" \0 Soci'\tar~·: \~~i.,: icktlQwlodgoa reoolpt. l~,l, ••••••••••••••••[...]1,, ,. n · ~ . t '''l'·[...]l)µr,11,dto W•llen,,tolograll).: Appro~esapp01Dt[...]~ ~ 1 u:-: , Jf.l pt.. 1:--, ,~[...]",. n· · lll Mott to llurkc, tol-Ol.."Ttun: •ro wltJlhOl d n[...];\·.fns, J'!;lc k $0n D n rtHltt. S ilo I\J>Pflr-l ontly ts not a o1l (Utdlng on you M hc.r <:0mi.~1. An(I you don' t tmy more t-tum stArt sornotb l~ :md G<lt t1,\\':IY !r<im lier wh\!n sbo wants ,o |
| [...]Jm•·o ,;,)H\Ol h l, ..: Cl/II) ..,., n o. lo l h (I foeo 9 r JU~ l lill\.'1'11( h11•? c,:,urt. l)r,xvfl(Uni«! IU ~ ou tl~';"'" c ..u1o r11h• .. ,;,11o0\nth,v; I\ Gllt\fdl n n l ,>r Jl\(fk ll,<)1\, '" w u o l d l(UO}m ,U ,n:lU KO l h !\1, ~ Ir,;, 0 !\1'11-0U :d,ouhl oy1 ~ u1a ~(l:ll.1'"(Hl10\' h l R h b. f(!ll,1,rlc th:m,-, :0.INI. U a ri\Otl[...]nurl.:u to ,'1<11.t, letter: Jn cJ(l$(l$ ICt.ter f ro m .••fr:(. U 1\tn~tt. 1111,1 eo1•>• o r Uurko":¢ r Cl)l )'. lloth m is.61111;. C[...]1••.. ..........·•••1 ll·I[...]D lazkO l-0 l~llls , Jotter: Jt()f(l'.t'S ,o[...]•• • • • • •• Oct. 4 tnxos. 'l'akcs, J)()S.ltiont.b,Atallnttoro~•sdtd was·to[...]Bur,k_o to Mott-, t.oJcgrom: •r~~t.•l.'reasury J)eparlm&nt bas been n4uestod to t ransf[...]t:l[...]phy, Swift, House, i\(cOugln. Expect Allen, Mott, l\·t eMurray without s.ubpcona. C 186[...]mony ma.tcri:.\l.[...]Durko to Wallen, letter: In ro incom4>-t.t\X CAS<l.[...]~ C 1st l~ 1· ............ ·····11•':."'[...]ll'S-0 100 Sen. UH • • •• • •• • }el[...]to Br>,•nnt) letter: 'l' rt,,n,mlts inrormat.lon In ro litigation.[...]lor nryf\nt, letter: Rc1::it.e$ visit with ).fr. 'l'weed to Washington nod 2-hourconre-rencc with Bur[...]gtoo nttornoy. "The mm10 c>t such 1m nttornoy hns l:>oon gi\'OD to me 1md I end«l\'Ored to soo h im >,·csterday." •rhe.re is n[...]note by l}ry-nnt on letter that Mr. I<' eureteh h3s tcleJ)h[...]York 'l'imos." Sootetary Work to Attorney Oeuert\l, let-ter: Ad,•isos Bgninst Department or[...] |
| [...]G 201 -- ---·- -·-· · ···· · · l-'eb. 10 J3urke to Doctor WMtc, 1ettw: Refers to r[...]_"J 0206 ..... .... . ....... ~ l 'eb. 19 ·M oOugln to l3wt~ Jetter: Tells orsnit brought ngnlost him by D[...]e instipUon and upon the so1icltatlOn or Mr. M . L.[...]tr,t.ood and ,ep,uentcd (l)[...]dfc-.llon of the &t'tclarr of Ute Interior wo, to l>e ir4'».f•[...]d.Inn was I\J)potnwi in €autornla. I had no J)r&l"lous knowJadge or tnrormatlon that the · ~[...]•U!_ , l B 2\1 •••. •••• : •••••••• •1ifar. t PmJdont•Weeks to l.a!aye.tte Walkor, lotter: In ro se<:ur lng donati[...]roW,Sition." D 212 1-..;.:::... ; .......l...do...... l Doctor Weaks to Bryant, Jetter: Severely condomns[...]d >j, B 213 ll... ... Mar. 11 , Bwkc to MWTRY, A1drlch & Roberts[...]l;>Of;"IA!' W ooks to llrf{Hlt. tc lc;:.:rnm: Sn!,'[...]Jm)\'('_'I :,tC)!Ct'tiOll M HOKC~ . D 'l' ,H \•• 2'2:J . . ·. ··[...]· · ··· \l o ••••[...]t1:i11dN1t. '-\'nl,c u t<1 Hurki>, teh..'1::r nm: l1) ro<Wlf)IO>' mo111. o r Jcoi::ors.[...]:, t.11 X11 1>1)ri1)1(•1u!,:,,11t \\· 11ll<'n. l(' ll\.lh r. 11; l°' u J"-"rl11hJ 1ul<•n l, \\'t•ll••u to;, llurk<•. l (•lc1:"1u1 ; 1)k l11ll(,1ua C"l<,;.> ~ >nlluu~-<I hl' l c llu itl.!lv . |
| [...]l'!lur,cr ln tcud;:,111. \\'r,1,, , ., H• Dul'k('. J,i.1h•r: ru 1;.iu,,..- ,no,rkfl<I " 1·•e•l'l'" ""' " "'' .-,:.,·,n,1,...,u '"' •• "'' Y"[...]:-St•1111t(>r S<><' l •C:Wk w11:< <>l) JM>."l•l~ U11rk(l,';<1 " ""f•n-0tn tr,1o:i1,t, \\'ri llon l<) ))urk<', 1.~ 1c:ii:r11m: l':111r,lt>:,·m e 1H, Jt,)i;()r~ c-ntlr01)' s:11\I[...]••••• 1\1:'1r. 16 Uurko t o Mott. l eucr: Jr11\<lvJ:;iib fo to 411>1'lOlnL ftJl.l li:in :1n pcrlntondeu1. gm\ r(liftfl af Unrnttt.[...]31 .. ....................do •• ,.,1 Doctor W~ll 1rffltson T~;ccd to Dtlrko, r.clogram: Asks 1oppo[...]i;ll11f. ·, ,. .. , • •[...](o,r(lp\l'd iate[...]l"'I, , : ..[...]s1-:l[...]- ll Doctor \Vetks to Bryant, telegram: St[...](Ji B -.,.,.l ll' ;f,1 "t'•d o' •••0~. , B[...]"Dcroro sending you the first wlegr1uu I went to 'l'uls:i, ana· confo.rrcd with Col ~M. L. Mou. Colonel[...]Morrltt to Superintendent WnUcn, totter: ll Dank case in Wn$bJogton and t1rgued on behaH of M[...]nllen to Durke. Jetter (pertonol): Rdi\rS togener~l lndisn conditions lo Ok.h\homa: that Oklah[...] |
| [...]rather than dlscus:slog lt by eorrospondeoce, l\nd tl1ereforo bopo1t·'(l,1U 11ottnconv8nJonoo.Y,OO to visit Wasblogf-Onsoo[...]Doctor White to Durke, l.ottor: Will arrive on ~b. Notation: "Personal me.[...]Va.lien, lotter (personal)': .Transmits cot)y hls l~ttor·to Doctor \Vooks &od copy of Wee.D's letter[...]-way. Am wondorlog U action wl,lJ bo taken l~ tho noar,luturc looklog towo.rd carrying out wha[...]oing to bavo any_troublo, In my opl~lon, wlth t~~ l),ev,artm~nt of J'usUoo in_regard to the. ~ndf,og[...]lol\Sed t.o rCJ)()rt thot our friend Phillip Cam1,l)ell ts ro11ct!o,H1)g In t he mntter whe-ro we h o[...]looks like wh!\t ~ row <lt\)'s ngo nJ)pett.ro<l to m o as a ,•or}· serious mcnnoo to our slt.unt-lon, now t\J)J)et'l.f'S U> bC't Quito rroo from dnugor. ••[...]\.1(lnt 1>rOb!lbl<> V(IIUO or ·n~rn-Ott, OIIOtll'l(:Ut.[...]J uno 9 ' SuMr1nwndonl. \\'<,ll<Hl to Uurku. I UU\l.r: lure 1~ymc n1. or s un-ity hom.1 o f g:m\rdhm.[...]• ••• •.• Juno 10 nurk o, t() l}QCl,()t Wlll tc. IC.I.Wt: ;'\tt~logo to ll<!O U 0 1). Philli1l t>. Ci,mpb<>II, w l10 wil l l, ia,·o Now York Jum.. 1r.. |
| [...]• , Ju11<1 ti Doctor \Vllh.O t.O Dutk(,, l(' U (lf' (L)(ll'l!-011;)1) : rtc f..-r'l:I l O t o(\U(W l tot eo nf.-t('nca with ( ; t1,nl)b\•ll. •• \\'e 1no. •H cuur11e. ul\ •lcc1·,1y eo1H:ern ~ I l6 win o ur <:n.,.. 1,u t. Ila U:10 J)N'l$C1u.. />..-, lnful n1tao<:iol <,- .m<llt o u o r[...])' It 1.s vcr )' dltllcutt. !or 01~ to $\'i'1,1ro l hi~ $r,,OOO. o owever, undtt" nll[...]Ua: clr<:um.:u 'n n 1.--,M, 1uHI t'\'!1>0el11l >" b~u1oaof out gr-0a.t. conOdom.,o in you and in ;ho wor~h or )'Our :tug~c::uJon, our fio(l.1\e<} ~ornmiu oo next. l -Ioodaf will ro~nHnC'n d to our boll.rd thtH thls[...]o 12 O~tor \\ eek:. to Dur ke. lt.tt(':l'; 1-:xplnins lct~r to Lafnyetto Walkt.r. Say:s bo[...]c90~at.o to tul)~t extent witP.Burke bu~ ••~J,l,O)'io;e cou~ont,_ed ~v~th $ cood,ltlon, h,O\\'~_,[...]ory and have, tbcrctoret lnstructod me' ~ .advlse,l"'~u Iba.~ It wijl 'bo tm-po..-c:slbto Jo mako 1Lq[...]l• e[...]• ooc,or White to Durke, totter: 'l'hat Mr. llo.n~oy 0. Dobson will como to WtLSblngt[...]···· Juno 'l3[...]!.>l[...]!.>ll[...]81'W Ulo Actln.c Seerch'lry or tho lnltrior, Mr. l'iunoy, and then the attorney ror tho Depart.mint[...]m touch with tho ,·a.rlous ntO\'CS n\l\dc a.nd uow balug mAdo by tho nuornol'S "[...] |
| [...]. c,l[...]Rogcrs·s part In tl;le Barnette&.~ he ls som·ew)l.at Interested In ~:Jrs. Barnett's case and we sho[...]s!ll()Uer: In re Income tax case. 300 ...........[...]y 1, l 30i ....... ...... .... .... do.... .[...]l ·' • B-310[...]$2,000 and a ~l1.U.IUJ),l too_ot $6,000 Uthe Jlt~o.~qo lssucoossrui, p"\us[...]i.ooon oxpNlsoaccouot-. : ·Dy way ofexplanetloD, l flOU. d stat:e tliat the,e,,i.eveJpJ>e<l ~[...]lbeso.tisto.cl()rlJyd~nnined. Theserio\1$nessof t.l!o_situa~ tion lie. tn the tact that a suit by the VnUC<l Stotcs, at the dtrcctfon of tho Actornoy Ooncral would l)rov·o to bo a v<1ry se.rio1,LS ·matt~r atrect-[...]McOugJn to Meritt, letter: Re<lUC8l$ ooplts or documtuts.[...]i.\·f erl tt to S u1,erint,:.11ctmH W11llcn, l t llt r: In ro t11moct•l!<. M<-ritt t u ;.\·t cOu~in, le tte r: ~l' nds co1)!c;; (If <lc.>etlm(• n \$ ,[...]M e r1tt Co s u 11c ri n t NH!NH, Walle n . l<-tl<•r: In r-c n11.a ncc$, :-r ~,'\ l'h\ln~ll'J, lt7 •.••• · .-\ \II!':, 2{, uurkU to XU !I, l<"Un t() 111\' \~ tf~tltOJ I..IMOCtt·~ livir)i;t ('()11dltlOn1l. |
| [...]$t•t•I. I w nu r k (! , h l ttur : ~ n)·,. h.,:, '-' h •I H1d u ,.:;i fl tuoo tt h o u,u In l .o.~ A n1-:0ll,)II oni l Kl"' (l l\'H!<$ l..owo l$tu.-.;.lll1 liur\u••,. 1a Ul.'lr from t\1 ni, lh\'l"hf:IU ,[...]1 to uurko'.11 h.:t t.c.r or .\ui,:. 2~. C - 32:l I J>Jnintl1T 1-12 .....J $~mt. ••[...].. W o aro vc r:-· r-,r t-urll\tO IU htlVIO►; 'l\.(r, 0. II . Gnwl\.'I I n t,h e l)h,<."O rurul;:: ,•o u\1\ t h>' t.hc d cnth (){[...]He Id(, !or Ok.L'lhourn )'0$.tcrday, ond I :un h o pin;: >'OU wlll[...]:;, th,m~. We i h ould be pr.:il).'lred to submit l O t.bo A\.1.-0fOC),'[...]partment ot1ustlcocoru'ont to lettfng tho peodlng l,lUgMlon prooood toa Boal de~rmlnat-ton a.nd not d[...]and by rea.Wµ t.hc.rcof is' u.na,b1e, 1UDMSJS.t«l{ to, pro'J);cr1f rm'anag!) 0in~[...]"l 330 . ................... Sept. IS Durke to[...]Sept. 19 Burke to L>•t.lo, letter: Sends photographs. JlC--334 Sen.[...]sooing him ln person ofter bis o.rrlva.l In Washlngton, about Oct. 1. It lS tM intention w[...]z 336 • • .. ............ .• SOJ)t, 'l!$ EIJls to Burke, lotter: In ro Darne.tt homo and[...]3•t4 .... ....... .........do .... . . Uurko to l1ytlo, let.tcr: Incl0$0$ copy or Burke's le[...] |
| [...].. . Rogers c.o,:Burke. t.elogram: ln re OJdahoma l !t atton.[...]L[...]'uike, 1 .etter. ThatheaudRoge,s\liltl)cavo~~~l~wn) 'ifov.30. .[...]·attorney ln Equi_t.y Bull~iog. Sugges.i y_o\l. ~{ot.t, "t;Yt.le g;Ct..ln, touC,h ,w1,~9 t>lm im[...]Du~ko r.-o Lyt19, Jett.or: In ro lntc:rvongon l5f. bepa~t.mont ot l ~tloo 1u Ok.laJipm.! Uttptlon. r,1,[...]Burke to D,rake. telegram: To wtth<Sr.tlw srol)ll'S to B.urke, $,OJ~oi; ''S91by,promlsed to cal,t.m[...]thela.t~itude pf ,Ul~1D01)3.t'tment of Justice in l,Jlo .J'acl;-s,on Barnett IIUgaUon. It · ,[...]to tho sltt'lati'on, a'nd ft1Dlght' NIW.U. in tho l><iJ)tlrtrnc.nt of Ju!tloo taking a dta<irent posi[...]sumt.rn;: at r>~t. 1'bls ls only l\'suggostlOll, and .you oon determine whether it.[...]... •.do..... Rogt rs to Doctor Whi~. Jett.or: 'l'-hat ho had rpl\UOO. C@PY of or9J~t a;gaJQst oqo~[...]ie sttuation,conrrontlng 1us lo,lhe Depan.mcut or l ustioo and whlle I fe,cl conJldent we[...]ssary oxpcoso as we wlll hnvc In the opposlUon to l'armcuttr."[...]·1-ll IJwko to Supcdntoodcnt Waneo, let.tor: ncrors to[...]Justlooand says: ••1 hM hoped that. It could ll.$v rtr na1)t lst Soc.let>'. letter: Submlt.i srntc mc11t or C.'<l)eJlS~- · ·You will note t-ht1.t t.hcro Arc rour[...](lu llt tho tirg,;:nt re(111('~ t ot o u r Crie m.l:S in \ \Tfl.Shi ng t o n. to n.s..-;i$ t in ta ,[...](ro1)1 lntcrv(l.ni n !( I n t h is. lith ::n tio 1.1, udvo!r$o to u~. Lho u ri::-e n e ),· :m (l n cec:,(fit y for which fl<:lio n lu\11 t1,11(m u[...]\\' h ito c:rn l.'l1q :1lnl n m oro run,., lrnst w lmt I m l~m ." |
| [...]-312 f"')cc, ~:l' J)('('. :J-1[...]Ourk -, t C) H•>i::.t•l':I, h Jtt,•r : Vo r n bch ~ n ;uu,~ Qt llnlh, )[...]t'N l l'cld1 10 u r,-·,uu. l;•U•:r: l<t•ft•nJ t(H\ t tl Qn U ,;1m rtmc nt c1f Julil[...]• • I h l11, Is tn«n unfortu1mt(l, flm,t uuq\1t~ ·[...]tlom,hh • will h:H'\~ ;_) I\ irn1M)rtt1n t l >('l\r-in;:. Ul,l•UU l -h O fl nnl ( ('$\Ill, • • • "M l': Twc~ :rnd 111:,-:sc f :.'l lso ngr.;c t.htlf, l?oe~~1so of tho netlon or tho Ooverum.:-.nt i'!ll)[...]lis uot- w nrr1\ 11l(:(I b)' tho chnnc.,o ol su~ edrng III doing so."[...]Whitc, tclcgram: •· Vt•ry im1)()rrnnt t1u,t l ha\'e, earl),' assura.uoo of Onaoclal a,ld to ear[...]Doctor',Wbito to Ooctornovo}i' Ictt.t~: ll!O to'sto 1\ r. Hughos."[...]Jan. 7 1 ijogcrs to· Burk•, telegni.m: ''l w,ant-.a copy ,of tJ;.6"COrandun1 ftled wltb Att([...]take!) under' adv'L-.emMt." "[...]in t>l'1')'er da.ilY b}' both o ·us, And l·have no d9ubt hoiS'chilly p,ay(l)g for the su~•or our great adveo(q.re,. to[...]Durke to !,Ills, )et-l<r: ll)urke, telegram: ''Tia\'eabs"oluteproorpartlos fro[...]h1\Vo t.rie<l to put l\ll mtumer ot mlsehief Into chief In regard to lea[...]flnlshe<l ,\1th ihern."[...]Si\id Jackson Jlt\.rnett during bl$ ureume In Ct'l$6 a further seUJement is rr:ade upon her, or from[...]to Hurko, ll\fnr. 23 Burko to S uporlntendent \Vnnen, Jetter:[...]. . .... ...... ..... . Apr. 10 MrS, Ot\rnctt te l)urke, tcl<'!itrnm: •• I Cool it Is qui to imp[...].ltlon Is prcJudlcial to tho caso, bC~U$0 that Is l'l mt\Utr for tho 111.wyers. but I am ooncernod-tln[...]U\•e 1ntumor t.hnt l1asenir<:ome to !'r'I)' &t.tc.1Hlon." Not.Otlon: "[...]...... 403 I... ................! 1\'(ay l Rogers to 1-'ct.t-retch, telegram: ObJc-cts to nu[...]C/l |
| [...]• " 8l[...]l· '[...]ng filing or nmendo<1 ·pet1Uon: D.ud"says: ••l 1a"l1 dhtreMe<l boyon~d words tbat you[...]have boon so omb1n-rasse<l, a.nd I trust th~t ?'our fears m1w 110t bo roaUze[...]t,h o oharAcler nnd officl:\l tntettlty of tho Commlsslonor or lndlan Atfnlrs a[...]• ••••.•••.•.•• do•.•.. l Rogers to Doci.o_r Whito, tolcp-am: Crlllcizlng N[...]ot·oons'plmcy l~god'agalnst ~icOuid.n, Mott, and Ward are U~t the[...]. D-pn~ 1..................1May 12 Rogers to l'curetcb, lot.ter: Urges attempt.lug to st-rkfo am[...]amended 1>eUtlon, In so ta.r as tho aopa.rtmenta:l action f5[...]trust oomp::my. • • • "( t,h lnk I know l-h owl$.h-O.S ot '!I.fr. Durke:md Mr. Ooodwin on(I[...]c ntnrm~t-h:o :tll..<IW('_r. \\'0 ltelhwc fnl<lr0$l$ Of <lcfNtd:3lH$ :ldf!(JUl\tCIY (}TOlCCICYl u n<l[...]prMt¢nt 1•l~th n~:t. Ollle1t1lll Ct\11 tic.~t ho \'lllthC!\l(!d h:,• l~'lllfYlllf:. nt (ra:)I." 1$ I l> ()(ll ()T \\.h\l(!. ti) H <mllr ll.1(!.ll (! r ; A Ck h OW IC.dJ,::(~ ll.(!.h, l o,u ~r: ~ ,;md!I. l h,,:,:,~•ll t (!ll(!I',[...]Ur u fo,~I' II) llt\)11 l :o;l Af•.-1-.r l.).', l \•11 ,:r: 1•: IUl\'1&\'o)l':i, l•) 110 $~00,000 ,,u h :1.o:,·1111 s.~n 1111\\f,[...], "' :\lo)/ ".l.l |
| [...]~1nu. to Doclor \Vhll (l, t olttl(f!\.111: J'j rn ho.rrM"'Otl h)' ll(ll Ol•l)f)IIIUFt fUIHHl•!o,I i,011t.1,,u. ,\ 11,lc~ l.th,ll\ to r oi<ll:1,[...]r r,. l h>s:c..:-ri; 1.(1 Uurk(l. tel.ii:::r,m1: A~k11 fnr I u$t.imOI\}' lo0forn l ll':Un: ;\I !1ib 001, t(\$. of r.~thnon)' . ·122[...]• •• • •• • ).J:,~- 2S . Hogol'$ to ll Mrs. nsrneu lo nurke, tologram: ••Judge Uowa.[...]has to~ay lnforrilcd mo ctU} not r.epr(M.llt. me. l'-s.hi,11[...]· ltl l' ' l'[...]'.our <!ol)O:Sil-lon a.tongwlth ).1:,orittl 0000,\l{iD,.Ftnney,[...], .. • ••• .•.. .... ... . llll\foritt to Rogers, 1cttcr: ,.\cknowlcdge.s return[...]CO\l r SC. • • •[...]wholly within the Judgment and diseroUon of tbo $l)Cl'clary of m e (ntodor. • • • •[...]"l rcJ>¢t\t, that unless an emergency arises w h ch[...]Jul y 8 ._.iske to l}urkc , letter: In ro unao<>es. •[...]a indletmcmu oc Chand ler et al. and states: "Onu:l.d ju ry adjourned until Sept. 27, when[...] |
| [...], ;l 1926 45[...]July 2$ DUrko to RogerS, l~tor: ,RcreN to Oklahoma litigation nnd says: "1'h[...]Burko to Ooo. ~;l. McKoo. hmor: ln ro Riggs Dnnk caso.[...]Du'rko t.o Campbo.11, lc.tOOr: "l $m sending you. herewith, ooptcsof Jackson Darnol[...]hat It Is now proposed t.o Lssuo an attachment ao<l to brlog him to.~uskogoo at tho nei:t[...]"Without diseloomg that l have mad6 any fnoutry, wish you would cndcavpr to[...]ave Incksooat Mu$kogce. So far as I am concerned, l rather hO;Po t.hoy wUJ, and J shall oor-[...]lZ C 462 «l3 Aug. I[...]t.bis lnforma&ion "l[...]rJS to thf1 case.." IA!arnOO from i;l[...]"tlon or tho st,1tuto or llmlfatlons, H-Of<-r~ to l);irn(llt belt,;:: In Okl::itooma (Ind .<;1[...] |
| [...]he n f1/'>c"!INI ~·er,-· W\"11 nn(I J)l(ltU~Qd t.o be b1u1k, lHHI t.h(l. mMslHl.l. Mr. tlQllf)' Ii'. Cooper, told mo lhl~ ~ornh\K \.hi\\. J aek:&OO l)n.r nQlL t.o1d him t- ,n1. )l (l. ~vn.s ,·cry on,clou:s to tw) n.nowcd to r('mnln[...]e.n or<lfnt\r)• nCC(lssltlcs of clothing, cte., l>\tt \t.Sed tho J)roJ}(l:rt)' for her own Jllcosurcs. B(" this es It may, l am simply bnnding it on for your Inform Rt-Ion." C -100 ll Fiske to Durko, letter: "Shor.Cly alter Jocks.on[...]Jc<l[...]J)l'80nt ti:m~. ·which r, of course, oorToborated an[...]owned. at Okmulgee Avenue and Forty=fiflh Stroot. l tay • tho fann-wblcb· he rormerly ow~• Jor t[...]• • • s"l[...]uncared for and that h o WiShed that l would mako nrrangcments so that ho could move bac[...]llto of l,()CS Ango1es, where be bas no one ot hls own with[...]lrfonds to blm: t-h at,, or courst. ts all there L'I to lite to the av€'rago wllito or lndJan."[...]•••.••do..... Barnett to Secretary Work l\nd Commi.SS:ioner J')urke let.ter: Asks $2,600 mo[...]. do. •••• JmiS to Durke, letter: In re. l>a)·mcnts.[...] |
| [...]--l[...]Selby'in ro po,ss;lblo indictmonts by ll)aymeots. ,1.•[...]••• •• Sept, 28 McOugin to llurko, letU)ll!CPt, 29 Mr. and Mrs, Dnrnott to Durko, tolcgrom:[...], ,ll Burke to McOugfo, lotter: Dlscusros autbO:rit, or[...]wffe, and or a friendly ioter'l)reter whom ,I,deslro to accompany me on 1a tdp to[...]••••••• 1•••do••••• l Ellis to Durke, letttr: ••Durlng my absence l[...]•rut.sa, wl&h , .rd toifurthGr JM1,ymeots't6 !~l..soti Barnett to germy tho[...]New :York. J-did oot 5e$ Mr. 1Rogers,' but this n'l'orniog Mr. House brou&h_t up 1ackson Barilott:8.l[...]nd that M r. Rogers is attorney tor l;i fo[...]se)', an attorney of high standing nnd ablUty or 'l'ulsa, (/)[...]. •.•.• Oct. 7 ltoi,:ors to lJurko, lo.Hor: l.n ro Knn.sM l!tltotlon, |
| [...]J•;l)I,.: t-0 H u rko. l e l t er: T rri u .~mll.'C 1•1,p,;-rii i<h'.rn'<I h)· l\n r 11"U n ~m~ tlnt.: C(Hl\l'IOl,l()n f ,f 1·•11n•h 1,..,;,:, Okltlh()u,i, h ()[...]d co,•<-r oo;pcn,S(:$ of trip to N"ew York, ass'lll 512 1--··· ....•••.....•,... d[...]tter: T.h8t the cunds are not avn1~b1o t<>"p.as,. l\!rs. Barnett. lq re _p urcb8S4 ot property. ~.. ,[...]hiwe llO\'eNnd Doetor·Wflcy, o.s we· a ~ , when l was i.n N'ow York ." '[...]••••••••••• do •••• l-' l$ke to B'u rke. letter: (ncloses newspaper el1ppln[...]to R<>gcr$, ttle~m: "Sooety uow lllog a.dvanee e.ll Howitt to Burke, le tter: "l om advised by Mr. Charl es 'D, Uoi:,:crS, attorne[...]d 629 C .l30 Oct. 23 Burko to l-'isko, letter: 'l'Mnks Cor nowspaper ell ping.[...]mail, and I sJ1aJJ, as before seated, be turulshe<ll<no~ to tho President, letter: ' 'In nocordnnce. with your wishes l called on Attorney Oeoerot Sort-Ont tnd h nd a Jo[...]ined to you. Ono almost h~ co hti\'C n J'.lCrSOnl\l k uowlcdgo oC the exc<mtiouaJ oon-[...]11homn to understand It-, ''the thing r nm (earfu l or is thnt tho DCJ)S.rtrnentof Jw;tfco wm aid Sn[...]s i n Oklahoma are ntrtndy combine() for tbe. tl$$l\Ult tho moment Jookson Barnett brc..'lthcs[...] |
| [...]to nurko, Jetter: Reter.s to ·narrett caso. " It l$ a ~ame and ~ o. th.At our 1\~tivb IndJans have b[...]•• ••• • •• • •• • Oct. 'l/'/ '[...]s) telegram: "AuthorJty approYM to-day tor·dtsbl.l.l'S8ZDont Jackson Darnett'$2-,000 a,cooun't otllvJ,[...](fl l.l-0 Mia .•.• .•. ••• . •..• ... Nov[...],, loner: ""' o ho1X1 It will bo posslblo for you l'O eoino to our bO.."l.rd m eeting next- Mon(JR)' Rbo1.1t -t.30 nn(J spe[...]ror a lit.ttc white. 'J'h<> m emb¢rs of tho boRr<l wm b o highly hooored if you cao arrnns.:i to bo[...], ft1ll)' ¢itJ)t)(:tlng tht\t. ,,;·o :>;h(\11 h l\vC, M tho J)l"!\)'trbook $1\)'S, n JH\J')J)>' i$SUC out or our pcrplexlty. l run not suro r nm quotlns: t hls ll)rvnnl to A, J, \\' tarrl. !ctt,cr: Son()~ $,SO rit ro<1110.'l.t o ( Rogo~ to oo,·cr \\' 1ud':< -cx(ICl.[...] |
| [...]nur'ko c,:, l) uctol" \\'hilC, 1-,u.i.r: •• 11n vo >'0" ' 1[...]w l lll your hoar(I (tll ,, too(lr,y, Nov. ll>. l\l <1, ;i(I ,... JI\ , , l\lld $11:\11 l)(I ~l1\d to dtsCU $S. tnfQru\t\ll)' UH~ J:\Ck~n l}t)fUC-U, (!l)l!,C} ll$ to au ell \)\Uw;c.,I •· · --• ••••···· ·•••l · ··do •••. .[...]wt. At,toruoy Ooucritl 1-.Mruoutor to Sol. t;. o. l'tittcrscm, lctwr: ln ro (li.sbu~me,us to nMnctt.[...]Rogers to Blll'ke, t e l ~ : 1n re Oklahoma lltlgt1,don.[...]proooe<l.i.o p. It ls too bad thlseould pot. have comeaooo[...]~ l • w~.J· ...... ..........[...]•·l· .. •·I[...]homAtoCity by M. L. Mott and T. D. Lyons, $2-5.[...]nurko Rogern, letter: ,.l think[...]Burke to Howitt, letlAlr: 'l'o discontinue paying Dnrnett-"wo ore 6nnnelng hln'll):i.rucl.t guardian.ship oaso. I thtu:ak you very[...]thing rurt.her. 'll~Bl of all s-ults or not ro.'Si.st suQh action. By[...]olo 1mrposo only of keeping tho tund.s or Jackson l)arnou. intact un1il hls[...] |
| [...]h .I have made no char~ fn &hJs account-, OOC&uso l he,·o no dat&,sh.o ~lng[...]the purcllaso or the Muskogoo proport>• ls now l)Cndljlg berore: the depaitment, Bnd you will,be a[...]~ I ll31 to Ja0k.$on Barnett·, caro MuhlebBcb Hotel, Ka[...]Oct. 1, 192.G. He has been paid SZ.100 sloOO Oct. l, and ho,b.a.s signO;d[...]er railroad fs.ro for bh~lCand wUo to Kansas City l:\D~ $60 Ral(llgb Hotel, and we_have o~ered checks .s ent to l{an,.sas[...]"l htwo given Mrs. D,arnett some good Rdvloo and tho[...]l:,j[...]"l hope tbat-you _CBn armnge with Judge[...]so,tbntjt-wiU not. bo necessary for l_acksoo Barnet.t to appear In tho con~mpt pro-[...]r,/l 6831········· ·········I[...]folt•t;l\at hoougbt not to have an)•tbing todo witll It.[...]rs to Durke, Jouer: Rorors to nocesslt}' tor delt l' In proooodlngs with Washh1gton case. "Mt$, Dsrne[...]1<1).:Cr:<, lc.:tter: 1\ t:kuowl-..-..li:0$ te("()l11t. 101-tor 20th. •• ,vhnt. you :l{ly Is 0. I( . |
| [...]H•)i,:,,,ic I.<) llu tke, l~l t -Or: 1:1,u1,111lt>1 1., r h,t ...x ,,".[...]t ,)r 1'1 U ~ 1;U00l h •n to, ~ 1.,·,u~ t h.a l II\ th O'-'<> " ~ h, ..l ()nl> h e h•I~ •"'"' l o> C :;oo ........-......... noo. -.::, l)ri;}lly ·· t h u l (lll.tl m ,;,11 )° ~l! )/()Ut:WH. (J(l,(l< Jw l n • •,1 ,::.,•ltl , \\ 1,nl, nnd So.'!.llll Ut)(I II th0 (a~ l o r t ho Otll d 11l 1111111.lnil:l!)<.lh =G " ' u ,, n)e,lt':I ktU)Y>' le(l'l,O[...]dOu:'.ltlon n n (I th(I U U :iil (UTtm~o 1111;,:11l,,' •[...]uurko to H m:vrs:, loitur: J)i:sc:u:si;~ H ~l:til"!> bri~C. ",vo hnvo a u .1:\tlu:,1.t moiuor:,[...]<'S. thro 1,1i;h out t-ll U b ric!, whkh ore C :.!l,1 • • • • • • • - • - ••••••• -1 U cc. ~ ::mbmli tod t ;:nt~n.l\•ol)' i\ ud 1:\1' s.uggo..'<tlons for your oon:sldori>l-i<>u, not. with t1.1\y thought o f l n:.ls Un i; thl\t they ouiht. t<) be ad.OJl \W,"[...]ntton t..ion tot.ho ft\Ct. t h:u. bricfdoosn'l.oo\'Cr reJe.roncc to t.hc lr.1n.sMtion being in t[...]commenting "l'°n[...]o 13 of tM brief, }la<J ln nili:id Umt. it might. l)ro}udlce t.h e court U you[...]. •••••••..•.•..••1 Dec. 29 l\rO ,::oally 'tho Oovemmont' lo .a ny mnttcr t\Jte[...]dio:n ·or-the Fh•'a" Cb-ilhod Tribes and in tl;l.o abSGn'OO ><I[...]t nn at,torr.i e)' or record in tho New York case lL'lini.og tho Invulnerable reput.'\lion or offlcll\[...]trusts. l roproscnt Mr$. Dnrne.tt ,undor slgnod oontmct con[...]Bornottbas pa.id notbiog under S6l(1 contr:}ttand lsobllgM.ed to pay n0t1U.ng until[...]hor~\Ctor. If sho m.nlnt~ined hcrstatll$0$ wUe ao(l ber positloo os,n llwCU1 heir, it w1'-> LO bor Rnaoci!l.J interest to hO\'C[...]degree. 'll i.n duoed her to e.nter loto a written eootrttct[...]doOt.h, :'l.Od attor bor rights had beau os:tobll:J.hed. She[...]but. ob11gt\ted bersoU to ()l\.y neoo.~ "-'" o.s,>e.1,ses of noi;ers oud m:,·s[...]Doctor Wbitc to 0 . L. Allln, letter: 'l'nrnsml~ COP}' Mott.'S te.JegrAm.[...]Doctor White to JloUrctch, letter: 'l'mn.sll'lits COJ>)' .\'Jotl.'s tclegmm. 003[...]t of UnrneU.,' does not meet. with my a p1no,•a.l, ror this roo~n: That. iC I so quallfled it, I wo[...]my fir:st.nnd p rim ary prOJ'l<>$ltlon. 1'bo Mmlssion of:;,uch n quollflcat..ion[...]ch such n question wcro brought, has nuthor it.>' l-O Inquire into Md <tc.tcrmino tho facts as to tho[...]io• to dcl-Ormtno whether hoJs tu\ Idiot. or au l11St\nc person.[...]' 1 I ha,•edc1orm i11cd tb.t\tU l\llY , •ory .mntorial cbango has boet\ ma[...] |
| [...]--.J l)QCU-[...]ly your J)()Si\lou might proJudl,co tbo court and l•hat th1,,re m,igbL be some doubt,ol ,tbe soun~[...],(l)[...]z C roo 610 l··················l 1an. •• •• • ••[...]•1 Bavo ...,,.1roc1 Fettretch to-c:h1.y to Jl181l you copy[...]an. 10 Uurlco to RogorS, 16ttea~: "It. is doublfu.l u wo wUl ask tho court'µ> me a brfeJ alDlcus cur[...]his l\\thf.O durl.ng his life. ... •· •[...]e,3bseuco ot fraud tho.Attorney Ooncrnl ls wU.hou!l::isdlction to iostltule,&sult[...]uHrcty crcatas suCb an unfavorabJo imJ)rossion In l't'gnrd to him that It-can not tall to have a d&mo[...]y, and I ooncluded to mako R$ UttJo reJci:ence B$ l)OSS!blo to it." ,[...]mittlog herewith. l\lJd It Is sent you only as a suggostloo to be USC<l AS In you.r opinion would,soom to be dcslrable. I[...]!"' C ~2-'ll1l to s ubmit matter for 1ne<>rPOl'tltlon 1n[...] |
| t .! ftZ:l , •••••••••••• •••[...]1:1 (',; ;n1ll..::11 ;(► V, •ttr'(l l (:: h, lc•ll~• r ; l11 t.lNi('lf rtlCJll'IClr'IHl<I Um hrf('t.[...]t.O tho) UlfO uf ,.n o v.'()r'd 'tn1.i1\." i 11J'.l \'\HI ()f ',dn' In (:()Uf\OC\.io n w l lb tho tn,ul>&<::t i()I.\ lnv(,\\'!'d • Ad,11;n[...]110\\'l>Jloill)(::r pnllli~ir.y I r'(:t)f o,'("1 th1~ m1,t.t<' r' l~:i ti .:m i JJ lh(l. fir'S\. hHi11)1l00 imd h)' conunon C()ll~ nl (::\'(lt yl lOl:ly {([...]trn n$Rct lon s •i::.i tll'l. • ,\s" rnt\lte.r or fact., t.ho. t.hi nK done[...]or the nntu ro 01 a 1>r~nt gilt. and should uot. l» ~ailed a gUt." t - C.' G24 f $(ln. nurkc to t'ct.Lreteh, Jetter: L<ercrs to brief scot. by Cam,pbtll.[...].. A lllO\tght hm; occurred l() mot.bat mii;ht. be tn("nt-lo~\Cd, and that. is[...]C 62h 1.......•......... .1.•-do .•.•. l Rogers[...]to ntk.w Jackson to malco a diss>osttlou of some l)tU't of h.is ostAto by approving his ,c-t ln·tha[...]um.lsh'ed memorandum to Fet.trcteh leads mo to as.l< nro )'OU[...]'>J, C G2'I l••· ····· •·•·······l••·do ..... l to-<lay. Del.io\'e htS briof Ir bC a[...]bad n hand iu !t, 8$ well as Messrs. l.At.yn<HmJ Dl\wson, ana Mr. Cam1>boll ooncurrod.'[...]useCul eitd to boservod t horehy; but. l lhi,nk that 1 notd do no more t-b ao refer you to[...]has cntc.red Into l\ written contract. wlth Messrs. Rol:erS and Mott[...]·· ····· · ·····1···do .. ..•l H.oi:::ers Jan. 17 ll()l:("rs[...]t<> l)url(~. Jetter: Refers to status or Oklahoma case. "l will ad,·Lse you lat<ir or an3,• devclopmenl.8[...]•• J.'ettrctch to Burke, letter:· .. l wish to e.xpress my ap1>rteiation of your continu[...]•· H C!lmobeUwiJI l.l~O this ll\l'IUtr up wlt-b Da.r!O,M tonmendmcnt in the[...] |
| [...]t bo tol.d , Doctor Wooks wtLS JOO to boliave tho l.nv6sUgaUon might be made for the Presldont.[...]l ,,[...]~ C 667 l••··· ···········:.l .•.do. . , ••, Burka to Rosce:rs., lcUCr: Reforrlng Judgo Kuo:< ss>•s: "l( ho <.'Quid roo JLO that llts dooision in,i ght b[...]capac ity to mako tho lease ln Ma;cb, 1'112, llut.l~ wo~d[...]rke, teleg-ram: "Co1.1<,.>c.rniug Jackson Barnett l'lM'O_rooc(ved wlro from Lytle, Oklahoma attorney,[...]1\(;l t.lm")u ~h indcpcndtut counsel s h<,uld rny 01.IJ")oi111m eut lie /\d vi.Si\l)le. Jlec,1,11:-:e o r t'()ll)J)liCflh)(I :iit uru[...]w i.:,:hc,,: r (:(111N1I y o ur i11111u~d l~1U) r opl\' n ml in st r m ;ti(ln.,: o r l<:II KK(\'ll k111.,:."[...]011r ko t(1 l l t1w lH , t 1•fo;~ri11n : " Am ►rc,i•itite yl'.lur 1!00J>o}r nt lo 11 l;ul, b ,"!.lie '-·•• i t 11,.lvi:<r11)1<! l h i.<1. Oll ku h a w• fl(> ,_,.,,.,:_~,••[...]•••I , ,.~h . l t;[...] |
| [...]... ·1···""·····i· r.llis to clt.l:ll<,1:u,111 . nurk;, t o Hoi,:c,r:i. 1(!11<:r: l-' urnb11Cl.ot oorr~ J}(l1lcJen"o w (th n e wiu..[...]ri.:~ tc> t-:ms, le tter: In ro H ewitt eorrC$pon(l<: nCi), Hurkc, tcu e r: h 1 l'O suit tQ \'Old oU ll7th. Instruct Dtak.e and Deichman to appear in Hal[...]s opln.too of October ro is ma.nlrootly correct u l')O~thc q~esUon of,the tuit~oritT, or 's tleli a g[...]l<l[...]·• Hope you nro well. :M r. Sims1_guardian Ol l?,,1:aud IM Mudd, had talked with me about a trust[...]<'ll''Urn ishes copfo.~ of pa~r$. G12 • • •[...]• • ?-.·f ar. O I Burke to F. Iii, letter : 'll!,f;CSt you on d lfowltt t\rrange conference witb[...]at. M . J.acy to Speci:\1 AssiS1ant Anomey Oencrl\l Parmenter, memorand um : Re\•lows case-. " In \[...]AJ>r. g Weeks to M r. Bryant, letter: "l had a Jong ,•isit yesterday with M r. nnd ?\frs[...]mo thl.lt sbe pnld t he 0:(J)Cnses of Uncle lUJly l\,f eCombs to Now York a nd rot.urn. 1 got tho Jmp[...]n omo ):liSSi<>n Soefcu•. ' f he purJ>0$0 is <>l course top.we the way f<>r i11c suit ;hat Douse,[...]ormod a.s to tho pros::ross: of tbiu~s. Right now l btwo tho confldN1C'C or :Mrs. Bornet.t and e:xpec[...]things before I 5,;01, own}'. Am to goo her ai;ai1l nc»:t 'l'ul'ISday. n OSI l··················l···d•..•,.I noi;ers to llurke[...]Dryant to J?oetor Weeks, Jeucr: "l inquired of bot-h Doctor 80\'0Y oud .Mr. F[...] |
| [...]l[...]Chrono/,,(Ticai l~ t ,oi d<>cum~Gontlnued[...]CU• Exhlbtc No. Oa(.(l[...]Combs n\aklJ,Jg another trfs>t'~ls oxpeQ.SeS in a\l prob- abilfty ,,·o,u.l d ·oo pstd by Mrs. Barnett. ~fr. Fe_ttrotc!t ls,[...]\ l~tter fr<>'m l\U ler & CbO\·nller-, Ottoroeys, Of this dty, who[...]y in Nen.-York the one.tfmO, and Mrs. Bal'i\ijit $l\'y$ tho 'uhdet'Stlinding from the very Ors.twas t[...]unMS!stocl, to l)roperlf m'a no.gonnd take caro orbtms-eJCa'nd his[...]mo M ission Society hcwe plltdt\ p~ut.ofthe oosts l'lndox1>ens<ls otthis IUH;otron, and tho b:1Jt1n c[...]l~ll ' out ot JI\)' own funds." t ho l)istrlcl o ! Col u m h i ti.. 003 •• •[...]•• . June G nurk~ t.o 1'!. ll!$, letter: ·· l s holt hope to ~el n re(>l)r\. C[...]Mn)' 24 !'.f r. n1Hl ~\ ·( l'l'I;. Hnrnctt. to l(og(ll-:fllrrl: l n(u 11rics. n i;. l e) l)tO~(('-$$ ll/J 10 loan o n <,;,\lifOfl) iU l)fOJX!tty . |
| .Ju na "; l((lt.:('t"II[...]rlo(c. l(ll '$ l<1r: ' (',.r,,~11:[...]of D Ot"lor i e ll ilTO l'(l&fll'd in~ nur n(:tl , w ho H og,er!f 1 111(1 s us[...]0,' ~NlM, (fan~er 1h1n. 1.)0<;lClr JOlli1fo wouhl l(!Sl!ry lln\l, Uinneu did noi. IH)SSCS$ !lUl.lk lent 111e11.t 1[...]:st nn tl t lu'l t r;m9\C"t ions \llnlc r nutick. I only $~W him tor l\ fow m h Hll«i n t. t1.10 limo ho permuted mo lO[...]fornia property. " .As s tnted when I snw you in 'l'ulSa, lt is not for mo to do moro than suggest[...]rs.. De.men, an d ttls Co.r.you,,, bcr lawyer and l egal represontatlve, to ad,;•ise. ber. lf s he,[...]results, shesboutd not.,bold.Y<>U rospon.sib1f>. ll[...]showed ino wb.e n 1 ,~a·s i n Tul&l. He !()()IS t ),lat he ought to, h&\'osome underst.aodh;ig,M t o bis ooi:nD(lns&Uon and a retainer; and l advJsed[...]\'i·blc'.:h the~ urt wlll act) whereas the(ll don·tsce t h!lt thO)' woultl sufTcr in[...]&. hnvo nu thorit}' to appro\'e JflCkSOn's 11ct. 'l'l)C Amerlc:rn Jlaptist Soclet)· is the one c hi('f[...]the C).tent of tinl· tontins;<'nt. Ice which r (l-u rniw bn\'t•, JI Fett retch L., corNct, thot unl('SS Bunut[...]"I had r. long: talk l'~ tcrlloy with Jud~o Ditts, who told m<' or his o[...]h·o T rit>rs I$ under ,hl" exclusl\'e Jurlsdir.t-l on of the Secre t~ry or t hC' Interior...[...]usa D<K"WrJeUiJtenS n whucs~ ' '. 'l'he t-[...]r. f'cu.rctch and Allin proettd is lmpos.c::l blc H B•C i0[...]l)(O\'AI to t.hc J)oparimc,xit of tho lnturior t1nd by l t npprovcd, iS$Ubjret to a ttack In~ oourt of equity. • • • It WAS l;trgcly on thi~ dis•[...]I t.inguishAbl<' pc,int th:lt F ettretch ~ml l dltfored, nnd wbtrb resulttd In my ming o SCPJ\rn[...]ZI Durke to Ellis, lcutr (personnl): lo re l)nrnctt prot)Ort.)· 11nd nobcrt n. Stuw:nt, who l)urkesccmcd to w1mtem1,ttJyed in Calirornl.o matte[...]·Ou hol'° I wlll take ft up wiUi OOOl()r White. l hesiuite to d(\ so by Jetter, a.nu om in[...]Ct-E llts report. on CnHfomio 1~roJ>erty. nnd S..'l~·s : '' I wnnt t.o kno"· whet-her[...]nsnttorne.v~ in the htigal-lon now t>endlni;: in l he l)l~trictof Columbfa.'' f:llls to B urke , letter (l>erSOnul): •• J t Rlked with no ono but Mr, S[...],_ • • ,_ •••• r, July I B¥,rke lo P.l!IS1 IC.t\Ct Cpcrsonn1 flh): l~ r0Ct1Jiforpin propcrt)',[...] |
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| [...]ll <,11J1(• '" Jlu rk ...,. l o tt , •r : IUY111t'l$h l Qlll)Y .,luihtQ Knox d1:t:b -l(ln .[...]Ju:11, ,,·,>111h!l'l11g wtlal. H 1u1>'• h0,..,ring 1hl" will hi\\'O ()n t r u i-l.s. :•~ ~tr. 1•: ,1w11r•b111-l ;ll,..,.t o n,~ tim \l that h ¢ w o111d ,to n o1 hini; i n t r oJ.O,\,$[...]unti l I-h i.I U t1r11¢ ll ('tl$(l W t'L'I Si.lttl(id,'' n ::rko to l•'QUrotch_. t91cgr.uu: ·• \\'ill ns>Jlre<;i1\[...]e.r: li«iuests dce1ston Judgo K nox, 72:l • • • • • • • • • • • . •[...].•• do' " "II Durke to RQgcr-s, Jetter-: '/ 'l'hc Atncr-i¢an DRptlst Socioty mus1,appco.l 1 and I shaU,nov.or \>() satlsnoo with any decisi[...]think jt has atrOR.dy been doftnltel)' determlne<l'[...]I Burka 730 ::::::::~::::: ::::1 n\l.rke l;() ,M ott, l&tcr: Incloses,J utlge Knoi opinion. to,L ytle, letter: lo<llOS6.'i Judge K n ox o(>lnJoo.[...]·., ·l''' ,[...]do ••..• nurko. to Diggs, letter :' l ncloS-OS Judge Knox decision . •[...]l;() Dnrnott/s mental statt:s :would nots.com to be[...]B-0 737 !...................J... do .... . l Durk o to rcureteh, loitor: ncrcn Ju[...]" Vory Important al)J)Clll be take n and hb'PO yo\l wllJ urge White t.o $00 to It." B- 0739[...]g. 16 C1.unpbell to Mor1U., lotter: " l tbfnk It b safe enough t.o SM' at this tlmo that[...]iU to Ellis, letter: Refers to J.,ytle's aJ)J)liC'l.tlon Cor o:<1Xlnses totaling $13,5 742[...]9 · Doctor Weeks to In:sl)l)Ctor Blair, Iott.or : Co.Us t1.t tent ion to J"togers's and Mott's oonnooUou wit1l tho A(lam Scot t caso, noterS'S connection[...]f nogorS ho decided to ta.ko two fodlans, William l\·rcCombs nnd Johnson 1'igor, to Ca!Uornfa.[...]Houso. J..!lter on tho Homo Mission Soclot)• i:l'.t\\'O Rogers SS,000; S2,000 orthts was to[...] |
| [...]Uio ronow:lng 1te.\SOns, In tho first plac6, M ; L .-Mott lntorm&d1me~tbat w'hen1th'e'caso had b&en[...]to relmbul'S!O bl:n for money that he paid out ,l n•tbo publication or bls1Uttle1booklet/ A ,national bluncler.' Tl:ie Ho.'l'le Mtsslon Society[...]oontroct ls, ln my possessjon, loaned to mob}• l\1rs. namettJ. Sbo has[...]"l n1igbt ca.II your ~ttention in c1os:in~ to the ru[...]honH\ that Mott, Rog:erS, and Houso hnvo spcic:le.l inUucnco with the officlaJs[...]' . .ot the Indian Office and the l)epa.rtooent·ot the ln~rior in ,vashlngton '1nd t[...]-: 1" My uoderstandtng is that So11cltor Pattorso)l, ,who attondert the bar l:\SSOCl&tion meeting at Buflalo1, wos to return[...]od of Joekson Barnett a.gains:, Oy1)SY OH Co. ' ' l'-i.ro action js[...]$! C 7,5() l-•············· ··• •1 ---dO[...]n iJBl rS :\11'I tho .,·n rlo 1.1 s 1<1~nl cou)l>lic::1t1011:s, con!!Jdorat.Jon of t ho m a tter o[...]no nd i nt: 1\ co nferen oo hero w ith )'OU n n d l\fos3r:J. M athews and 'J'rhnb lc i n roi::nrd t h[...]• • • , , • • •• ••• .... ...l S.OllL, 10 C :\lffornln i,:,m\rd l:\ n '$ tle<,'(ou n t, |
| [...]u u r ko l () <,J r i'1v<!S, 1110 111•>r imt.h• m : •· •1•1,t•r o t l<>o-.1 mH, n 1.,11,,1t,r to bo : 1u>•Lh lns:: o n n1.o h>• ,:,,.,t,. 11 . 0 , l 1ou110 o r l,y ~, nc . 011r11ou. whh r e ll(;fl" L ~ n ow Ju 111, w l mL ~ho ll'IC~U:• ll I;,)' LhUt IOU 01' , l',\ )' r«:OIIC<:-th)n ill 1 dld ~)' ll:L to l~Y h i m. but. d id nol Ml.Y l w ouhl l[...]ou&hl& to J uok:;(H)." M ri;. J)arnet..t.'s loUer l))il!Slng.[...]. Sept. 22 Durko to Doctor\\· hito, Jc.ttor: ' ' l havo lxlon ].l()pl,oi fo r :;omc time to ba\10 &[...]so lot mo heor Crom you." Noto lion: '' Po1·sont\l 610, • •[...]Doctor "?ll. and J aro both deeply' interostod, will:tie<:ar,[...]:ar~ J)()S$bJe:ror1YOU-to oonftr ~,•tth ,Oeorgo l,,. AU\ol[...]hould boeoi:ning to Now Yor1' Jn tl10 near ruture l could arrange for you to meet. him." D·C 766 I..[...]••••••••..1Sept. 26 Burke to.l)octor ,vhttA lettc:rc: "I.shall nope tg ~ yo~ by[...]t\8 wlt\a ~he Solicitor of tb~ ~nt&rlor Dep_:'l.rtmebt,twllo U o vei.y abJe law~·er and wbo bas[...]0 Oeorge L. Allin to 'Fe.ttrotcb, letter: neferi 1.0 Doctor[...]"l fl.<1\1sed o~lnst an Appeal but tbo Inl\tfor wBS[...]e, letter: '"I bn" e Just. lalkod with Mr. Qaorge L . A.Uln, the lawye~ concerning: w\}om I wrote you[...], and U1cro are olhor mBtt(ml that oro hnportant. l.u which you are inlerested that[...]in5,;ton, NotAUon: •• Pel'$0n&.I a.to." D-C 76l 1···················1··[...]•••• Oct. s Rogers to D urke, tole.gram: 'l'bat Cali!ornln gunrdi!\n hns directed Attorney Sy[...]Is a luuntlc, which l$ untruo nud prcJudJeJnt"[...]Jackson Barnett moo w tiS tb.Oioug,nl}·, l\S we thought, d iscussed nnd n conclusion wu reached whic-h I think was a 1ormal action l)y the[...]l)oaT<i mcct.ini word CQ.1n c rrom President Wooks fln(l intirn.tuions came from the dcparonentol hcad.s l[...]on was Uikcn by this boo.rd nt tho lnst mccHni nn<l the ma tte.r was postponed.[...].h my mind opto. I went tbero so01ewhat proJudlce<l against an nppca.1 but, :schooled as l ba,·o t:>ooo not to form 1m opinion until I bnvc[...]Burke. We di<I uot ~.:-t l'\IJ}' higll"r t,htm Sccrt'tar)' Edwards, b[...] |
| [...]l] •ii' 1). a~l~OPlnlon, can boobtalncd from t,b o AU()rncy Ocn,<[...], l.[...]loo. Ifo thallenged,u.s as to whether be should l\Sk for the opinion cmd wo told,hlm ~o, no\1at,_th[...]or ond D Q~rtmo.ni or Just.ice a.rodiametriCBHYOl)l>O~d. "Wo a<imJt.lt.aod \boy fool u,,,•(!ry koon[...]between tho two deJ)(l,rtrnents. • • • I mado Hto s.u gges.tion th[...]can not t-hcse,qUest\ons ho decided ln the Riggs 'l'ru.st Co. cnse.in 1W-Mhlogt-oo?J J <]Id oo~ge.t·[...]Mr.l<'.;dwa'rds &lid: 'U,}'ou do not gO t~ro!Jgb 'fJtb[...]' ! 1.-'l'hat tM dopt\rtmont ts looking to usnnd hopi.ng th[...]s thlng i·o can n,ot gqt any mo~'.gifts iPP(9vea l)y ,ii~-Pkso_nt;Ad_mJ.nL!i.l~ tion or't-b& indlM[...]Buroou. Wo havo eh-her got to.1l3)' we Will abandon.an tbougbts of tUrtbe.r gtft.s[...]shall be n.o effort lMdO' to lnOuenco t.he D op,'l,rtment or.Just.loo to a favorable "'" I"[...]10 l3nrko to 1•'.:lli$, tenor: luf}._ulrcs whothM" L[...]• • •. • • • , (1().,,, ~I r .:,-tli, l o llnrko le>l l.(11': H e<11u).<lS retur 11 t11.•plfoutfo n for paym(lnl. or o>,tl),0111'(!..'l, |
| [...]'C IIC!iird ffom /I.Ir. nr~· :-1111 wlml, h nf•l)"'llc-.:1 M my lnt ~ r,·lC\\' tn \\'l'-" "hH:.to n \ n~\. U· ·C 770/ • •• •[...]Wt-C k timl Of, l h U hl):lrd JIIC!Cllni:: 011 .,lon(lny c,f thli.[...]cne. 1(1 W1C$hi11,:ton OllJlOSCd t\n\' 1\l"'ll('~tl In LIIQ H:\rm:iH. (:;\;;C., I li:itencd tor throo h0\11"$ to w)mt, WW l!Oid l)y ?-\1'. Hurki) rmd his[...]Jn w t'~dvi)'t,C1~. i\l<-.s.-.n;. 1'11.ttCNOu & Or:l.\·C:., nnd hl· A:1sls.tont. ScerCU\r),' of t,~\O lntorlor, 1:1.1-r. l~dwnrds. 'l'hC>' mn(le)l vtl:ry ~wldent..on<l ei:n·[...]his request, 1hl$ above:mentione<l &J)))lleatlon[...]f:lll(i lnclOSUnlS~theroof have boon fCturne(l to hlm with lndlao O'fllOO l&tfor of &\'OD d (it&. 1 A'COP.t cif·niy Je.t.W t[...]··· ·········· · . ••do•...•l Bu.rko to Lytle, lottor: Re(urm applica[...]'reterrtd 'to Solicitor l't\Ue'rson for his gu.idanea ond lmOrmatJon." 'fhe[...]respect to the bl\S.ls ot hl5 nJ)J)roval ot t)io,,l)nnlett gift..''•[...]Durko to SecretM)' Work, letter: ReJcrS to Barnet.L's request for $.S,000 u, p.ny Rogers ttnd Mat.hew[...]o dcp:irt.ment to later determine thl, tee ur)On :l Quantum merult b&SI$," Rceommen<ls $ 1,UIO[...]ho t\llowOO Man R(l\•ance JJ3)'ment on accou,n for ser\'ice.1; rend[...]That ' $1.SOO on nccount or your too'-' ha!: b~u l\llowod. C i$I .. • • . . • . .• .•.•. . .. l)Cc. !, nurko to lo;Uis. letter: "In vi[...]W. A. DuPuy hJ Mrs. DRrne.t.L, tel <".gram: "After hwostiitallon I believe you[...]to tl\D.t eud, ns l wlJl also upon m y return w 'l'ul$1\ aud It 1$ PQssiblo thnt we mny S<lCUro the[...]it $('(l0l$ tht\t 11,lr. Ilu~hes himself is somewhl\t hnr.v[...]·•Jt l.s im1>ortnnt,, 1 t.hlnk, that you cnll Doc[...] |
| [...]Chr,mological l,at oi documenls-Continued[...]"ll): Soys Judgc •Digg:s offers no enoouragement, t[...]"ReoentJy I bl\l O contcrrod wlt-b l\,fr. Durke ro.laU,;,e to thls apl)Cal. You are ra[...]osoclct)' <ltcllno to ProsooutOI\$ r-1.gbtofAppoo.l, I shall Cool Ju.stifled l~exp:c,c{ing t he'soelety to ea,y1tho run o'mount[...]..."l,z 7SS ~-----·-··········1Dec.[...]Durke to 1Doctor 'W'hl~, l~tklr: •'I wisb you " 'Ould ad\•lso mo what th[...]shall decline to proseculo an opp,oo.l from from Judgo Knox's decision, ho wm fool JusHR[...]or bis foo. In replylng to bls letter, l suggest that )'OU state (In your own words) thoC.[...]In such B{trOOme'nt in tho O'itorit- or tho flnl\ll>oetc>r White, Jet.u-r: ' ' '!'his lotter is lo tu[...]>-l.[...]Burke nnd Chorles .0. l togers, on<I t\ letter of December 29 Crom Doctor[...]1SOtioLy ~d1ould w.rmlnntn hb cm1\l oymc;.nl ti.ml fi ll 01, r connocUon wltl1 him At[...]thitt. we c!'ln lc-~1lly consldor" his (lm1>loym('l1t N1dcd wl{.h Jud,:o 1-.:-no.-.·~ de,t-1$1,m o f[...]need l() hl\\'U him t.r't\\'(•1 w in, u~ on tlu: t\1)1[...]t)\'(ll")'Ullng thfit I h(IVO lN11'1\(.••J c(l1lllrm .,,i |
| [...]1110 li'1 Ii, l ( It, 1$ l)t),t.~ll.,tll to t l ll :<(>, :( thi:!r(lt,)t(l n.tvL1,, n o llr>1l11 J: Mr, flo;t,:,nt; th=:t,t. hl:l ~ f ... 100.~ ro r Ull n r o nt. a n .:,1\\l, :H...1 11l.\)' l n1¢. hh\\ wh t\t. W~ 11N> .:,ow 1¢gr.all)' o h ll ~l)II t o 1)11)' hi m , {\tr, tl(l.tLl'(ltC:h kno w .i 111orocif \-h o 1<!:;:.n.l O))Ug:\t.lons o n this ll()lnt lhfH\ l d(). • • • "\'ou N!m<:ml>ot l h M ( -~ k od <;0111im$$i()ll(lr Uu r k o IC 1' ~YOttlcl n ot bo ll0$$ihli) t o i;\ll, tho f>rcsld<:l'lt, Os;\1.rn.t\ v cl)· $ \)l~l\kh\g . \(> t)\ll h L1 : ..arms (lr()u1l d tho Sc-crot:.uy o t tho l n rcrior n1)1,l Uto Al-tornoy Oon oml, and m o.ko t h o!'u bot.I\ tllt))," lh0$MUO gam<.du thos0,mo ,;,"l\y, ond Com• ,.[...]• 'lt would l>c> much I.<> our ndvnntago if wo could so present[...]. Altbough lho OovornmCnt·wtthdrO\V on ttio trla.l Uioli' allogotlons of traud, 'Uio pln.liitt~[...]rotalner In oonneotlon with tll01Ba.ruot£ ~ arid l bavo roae.l:iod the eonclu.,lon that at lea.st until the case[...]'1l[...]lead.log counsol, but assume yOU would uot ,vls)l ~ be-dJnctly OOonoct«l wit.hJt, though r do bopo wo can have your counso[...]tu,r ot tho nth and have read It; so ba.vo Mr."•L6yno and Solicitor :Patterson. •Wo all sgroo tha[...]-------------····· Jan. 2-l Fottrotch to John W, DaviS1 letter: "Tbero are ma[...]in tho preparation of tho report to tho committe4l on that bUl, • • • .[...]n tho Senn.to In tho Barnot.t matt.or, dovc101>S, l aru re.1dy to lend any ass-lsltlnoo tb4t I mny fn[...]trial, Cor which I paid him well. l J>tlid him SSOO tor which I rooolvod nothing, l\S be d id not koop bis word, and I wrote bJm B le[...]ll.l.roett em. llo requasted that I submit It to Mosse[...]..... |
| [...], and gl°"e tne a chAnoo to' engage sonie one·e.L~ to take It up tor mo.[...]·l:l[...]"Do s-·ou 'think or any sound reason why l"!1lould nOt--sUpuJAta with Cho oihor'Sldt:dh thl,[...]o lndia·n omco_. telegram: 0 A.rril'ed Tulsa Hot~l." SIS Mar. JG[...]ith reference to,tho motion to dlsmis:s tho a.ppe3l and lort wlt-h him a brfor that was[...]\\•hfch I.ho society bas acted, and t boJ• re3l1y do not desarvo[...]!;l ... 818 c. $20[...]·f ar. V .\·l ilf. 20 Mar.[...]l'tf)f{ers t<> 'J.·euroteh, lotter: norcrs to 1~1[...]Unrko t<> l\~01"$, loUor: "I do w!.sh the.ro Wft~ more 'teti.[...]ot confldo nt. lhnt. th<1- rno1.lon will prc\.'tt.l1, J hopo 110, though J nm grndually bc-comfnf,:'[...], •• J It~:<:~ 1-0 Burko. lo t.Lor: rn rot1J)l)(l0;). |
| [...]0 11 r ko roJ)(! wltt, 1(11 t o e " V o4ffic l tl lly, H IH\!I ~UlC. l e) nl)' nottC<CI th1U, n ll'l!W ;,u ll '"'" r o)to(l l>tl Y. uoi:,n hl$ tltut oil b y th o 00l)t11'tUl<>nt. of ,IU&l -lee[...]rt)' 1\11 Jl:Ull.f'CIIIU\ . nbo ";\•1r11. J>tun(l.H, taut\ 01(1\. It. ~ c,\q1 10 f11) 1\ut the, mo,[...]J tl<.""l<!!OU Ot1r 111,1tt l"IUd hlt1 W I (!). \ V III )'OU plc,.11..:',j) nd"bCl u s>on ,coclr>t. horco f whc.l-l-h(!r li-UCh I\ .SUit bM l)()Ctl, f01n l t ut OO (H'.1(1 H 00 whnt bl ll o.tt~r: 'A ttoi:neys• inc;:ome-tax matter hR,·[...]•••••••• • •• • •· · ll ntends to ~isit 'Ca.liforola for purJ)OSO of maki[...]... .......... .. . do • • __ Durke to Ellis, l etter: Io re vlslt to C&liror-nh't C 842 .. •[...](probt\b]y Omves) to CampOOII, let~r: In roappea.l N ow York case.[...]l[...]' 'l'l1oso dove or,ments, o f course, oompletely destroy[...]• 8-17 ... .. . . ....... .... i\h\~: l9 R o-gcrS I;() Ora\'cs, letter: Rogudlng having o[...].- S,18 ......... .. . ...... Mt\}' 2l Doctor White t n Rogers., let.tor : Acknowledges[...]' Durke to nogcr:i. letter: Iu re Colffornil\ pr<)l)ert)'. B - C SS2 ......... ......... June ~ AUm.t[...]ho prcse-nt s it.uMion is, I nm of OJ)iniou t hat l he[...]..... t he daf)flrl mcnt l\Uthorltie-s in WB~hh)gt()l.'l to SUS.l:;lln I-heir contontiODS, I t\tl\'i$(1 the SOCICI-[...]Juno 0 Doct~r White to Dawson, lcu er (personl\l) : " I Am dcc1>lr interested in your letter or th[...]wt11l"J1 I htave ha<l wit h our mutual frit nd w ith whom )-' OU[...] |
| [...]' rood a Jetter trom Mr. Dawoo, of the l ndisn Offloo, inQuirlog,wnal. th&[...]l,j 864 •••• ••• • •• •[...]1 866 Son. t.2'1.-L : • •.•. . ..•do•.·••• Mttcbolll[...]ml Parmenter, Jetter: Authorizing Parmenter to a5$l$t in cases including[...]ttorno)' Oe.oeral with ~uesttbat Attorney Oonerol l"Gfer matter t.o other$ ror rePort as to justiOci.[...]l" 1,[...]' Stayed. l\1rs. Bilrko Is critically UJ."[...]1CJckson Da.ri1ctt mntter l communicated Ute -s ubstance of tt to Mr. Parment[...]samo hlformatfon. l t hen bad a eontorc.nCO with Mr.. Parmenter and r[...]~- |
| [...]f •1,, m e 11t,c, 10 S1Jl b y. lc tltir ; .. 'l'lu,, ~(,Hel to r GN1~n,t. wh,:, hi n o w ,\<:Lin ~ A ltonJ<i>· (.h,1n(:t:\l, 1u~1,. c 11lh~ 1. m u find ,-1, i<l ,, H O f'I)(')' Venctl\\ h,1\l[...]rr,:,u1 \fcrmo1H, 1,:1(1 !1..'1.hl t h \i\. h ('. l!tld !l(lllle .c.'Ol'IH¥HflliCA.tt~n \ll ('on) Se$rrll\T[...]mal l'<!r.[...]i:l '00 \'l'I.CStcd ,..~ • r ' ' •' •[...]o'Durke, telegram: Bn.niC(tt;n~quiry indcJlnifcly ll 0t,,. ,-.,.,.1[...]): Tha\,1tt3nd-Jury proceedings wero discontinuod l\t request of Attorne)' General Lubrlng, by te.lep[...]ly li ElU.s to.~µrk~,·1~tt,'t (Jjcrsona1): $~ds;l)ew'Spe,per elli>'Ji.irut bolQ'g drat commoO:ton tho po5tWoemon.t o,I ~ o,srand•Jury ' p ~. 1. l• ·[...]MaJor Kerr su.gges.l<'d iudgc:rC. n _. Arncsf or Oklahoma Ci~>.., Ooor[...]stroni;l y ()! tho 011inion that wo s hould fol ow the nd[...]" Whita in Oklahoma City l~st week, I s ubmitted to l\fr. Stlby tbe <'Dtlrc correspondence tb:\t pfl.SS[...]l>o <!l.sml~c'.1 unl<'SS charges wcro made and that nctlo[...]nctlon of thll S-ccrcttiry of t he lnt<'rior :im.l t-l le Comml<t3ioucr ot lndi110 AOnlrS, in tho trnnst[...]t.hl\ 1>ro~dlng l~diu;: n r: :'> t ho tr:m,oct.ion, consthuWd •co[...]ss, J u l:,.· J2 nurt.:.c to Romrs, letter. In rn Judg[...]nur.ko 10 Rogcr:s, l ette r: R t>krs to suit ap;ainst Mott bc>inc dism[...]iscond uct ng3ins.t any offie.ltil of tl1e UnftC<l Stoles u n til tho c,vidcneo hos been reviewed he[...]t-llC d<•l)ortmrnt :md n coneh1sl<>n rctl(lllcd t hnt- such[...]·• While we Sfll(l not-bing about chari;e1:1 of co"ui>tion or fraud In ei,•11 suit.!t ln,·ol\·lng thl" Jttckson llnrrictt (l:lse, I think they tlro within[...]:<!$'.S.tlTv tnfcr.:-nct. ch:.u,;ing tow of!1c.in l or tho GnitC:d St:\tCS with what amounts to erlmi[...]ned his b(>('n h nd nnd':1 concioflon rC$Cbod t.h l\t such chnrg«s t1re wnrmntcd b .y $Ubst:m[...] |
| [...]Document ment No. ~ I Son. J2l6•••••, •• •11u1y[...]e(tni Attornoy Ocncrnl ~ltchell to Attorney Geo~r~l Sargent, letter: "l h:wos1Jggscted to Mr. Parmc.nttr thAt tbc~plrJt,[...]tthe.faets of this Cl\$(', be.fore moklng erlmlnn.l thArgMnitalnst United Stetes officials, rcqul.res[...]thtlt no 1>leod1·ngs< or Rmcnclm<l'nt$ to ple&<lfnts, bo hero!\ttcr tncd In civil su[...]l,lurkc, l('ttClr: Return~ ~rOft~d COilie~ noco~n[...]In t,be Mott coSf. "'J'hts ls Y9TY graUrytog. nnd'll-h: "That said suits Is brought contr"rf to the wl[...]ot l,j[...]et9,fy or the·Int~rlor· or the Comrol$$1oncr of lll j lter ~nr,)): In re lltliatlon.[...]Burke to R~cra,, lo.t"tor: Rote.rs ty l\tott<m.<110: •·[...]r a oonr ottbepctltlon, as It Js hnl)Ortant tbat \l"C ~ It., A..io I ~llcve It vio- d[...]J, :w hich [ understand w~ T'Mdc-. that pc.nclfng l,lD' lnve!tlgntlon or any' chnrgcs[...]! l of crtmlha.1 m1sooitduct oi3lnu 'e ny offlctal or[...]ary l.nfcrenco charging tm>• oo,•c·rnment o(flclf\[...](IJ |
| A - H u 1:r -.. . . .......... . . O ~: L :!,ll[...]H o ~cr$ le) Jl,qll bl- $0(-i O.L>'• !CtH e r: '·'l'he d u n i1, I (I f thi ,;. w ri t., :;,r (;;)UrM•. c,1ul$ ,.ll!l~tri oml ly I h C). ll!lf ll<! lt. 1\0~nt\nn O\' ([...]l, to ,11(1. bcn OIH, (){ 0 :t(:0 110 Ct>lll•;t(l, • • • .. 'f h l:s l)(!intt t ill.) end q f 1110 lltlgntiou. 1 :-tugi:::%1 t hllt y o 1u• $0C:iet)· rt.111lt to nte l h C b:\11\neo of $4_.000 '5ue under[...]1ul\~11> l'\f~\ llj,::.[...]Mathews & 'l'rlmbt9. ·expense o.ccount,-sz11.""1a~[...]"I recommend· that tho 1)()$l tton or the Oo\•crnmcut or tho United States of[...]ftr$t;t.hataU of t-h eevJdencoavnUablo In the Cl\.l;O, favorablo to t heoontcotlonsor our ward, ts Cu[...]t1l |
| [...]· _ . _Washingl~n, l\fai; Z7, 10~9. Hou. LYNN J. FRAZIER,[...]lndian •Af!airs, United SlfJJ" Se11ate. . • l\fy D&~R SEN~Ton: I am_ -:cry sure; that_you¼ nd~[...]nation of Jackson Barnett before. testifying as_ l_' witn_es_s, and, as h~ test_ifies in much detail[...]y direct and positive opm1ons conccrmng his menta l status, which 1s a snbjcct of inquiry by your co[...]of Dr. S~ith Ely Jellif!'e, '\yitn~ produced_ on l~ehalf of the Cyps;- Oil Co., Cushing Gasohne Co.[...]tllcsp,e an~ F. A._Gillespie & Sons Co.; .M,!, .{l,. 11.• Will~, of Tulsa, Oki~., attorney for M1[...]A. Nervous and mental diseases. r <t<l Q: ~ow long have you been in that bu_s[...] |
| [...]80 Q, ~tate ,yhether that practice b8" been l_arge, or extensive, or otherwise, espe. ci•llY[...]urmg tins time, tJiat is during ihe last 30 years l have made 14 trips to Europe to various me[...] |
| [...]ed to primiti \' C or aavage people?-A. I have. I l)ave always been inte~sted, naturally, in the deve[...]u been acquainted with Indians in different degr!)l)s, full bl<>?ds and of le~s degree?- A. I have fo[...]a nd later.I visited the.reservation•of th.e :>l:lgonquins in central Kew York, and then in 1900 I[...]my, first ,three jbabies an :I ndian nurse froni \l'alla Walla, 1\Vasb., ,that I got,t,o, kno,w )'ery[...]one can qnderstand ,the 1neot,ality or the ch_il(l,. oot ,o_nly tuat o( the white civilized child, b[...]hthereforc a study of early stages: is of high an(l, of greaj; Jmportance. · Thus. )Ve ave a highly_[...]particulaa problem. haven't attempted ao(l would not attempt to qunht)' a, an expert[...] |
| [...]cqunJntnuces ns 111ey 1,assed, bf. him on tlle'st~l.l corners;ln .monosyllnbles?- A. Not a bit.[...],applies to nearly all rabor·lglnal races, doesn L1t, Doctor ?-'-A. Yes, sir ; and to children, nnd[...]specinll,Y in regard to their customs, habits. nn<l buslness.-A. I would' say, in reference to tllnt[...]lnt by snyiug Urnt up to the pr~sent ;tJme e1<Jen$L,,e testlng •of the inteillgence of lower r,1,:es hns not been c;l rried to such an .extent as to provide hard and f[...]have:been,carried on by saying that the so-cnlle<l I . Q.- tbat is. intelligence quotlent~of. practically all Jll'imitlvc 11cop1e who ba,·e not reeeivc,l a sclioo~ eclucation Is dis tinctly below that of[...]school education, in so fn1· as ls rare co fin<l1.u ntaught people nmong..the civilized ,·aces Jt[...]i aboriginals that run wny,above, thls, but. l ,nm speaking in general. · For u11e<1u- Q. Or course it L~ relat1,·e?- A. Rclath·e and ns a menus uf comp[...]1i, and· who. mnde his' own living, and who lcal'l>ed to speak |
| [...]@ ~r learn the langua,ge, would or would it, not ,l nticate a higher degree ·of· -l;iot~ligence in the l!}dlan who learns tbe English language than_ that[...]. -Speaking generally ; yes, sir. Q. Ob, yes; l understand, of course, nil of this IS general ~ exceptions to all ;rtiles.- A. · l should say any <lrldlan. who had not had the: opp[...]' , · · Q. Di<l you find any Indications <lf that kind In Jackson[...], ' Q. Di1l you or did you not talk with Jackson, Barnett In[...]oklnd .o f thought itbllt he bliriself was u~mg, l had,iDO·,diffic.u lby wbnteverllrull:l\akini;<niyself1uiidetstooi1;1a1nd bud very[...] |
| [...]irst after ~el.ng Introduced to . him ~Y You, a11<l after ~ 01- 10 minutes of desultor~ conve_ ~sa[...]wledge' ot physiology, wben for mstnuce I talll)C<ll>een carried•out by other doctors, and sometimes[...]mnrked arcus senllis in tbe cornea of both eyes. 'l.'bere was no Changes in the eye·grounds save the[...]., It wiis'a whl.mslcal and rather Intelligent nn<l extremely cxpre5'iive lntlicntlon lo· response a[...]tatea 11re;v1ouslv be bad had them and had cnjore<l tliem; this came out when I was asking: him whether he had a sore on Ms penis of any kind, an<l he sa(d Jie never hail had .. I will correct the[...]rstandln'g?-A. None at all . That ,s to say he ha<l nbso- lutelr no congenital (lefect; no. retardat[...]• • rd Q. State 1r.l\ether, b; pht '. J.iocto~. in1regard to yo[...] |
| [...]e-9, vocaU01Jal tests and, occupational tests. l use<l th"e 1911 blank" used by these two investlgat!)f$[...]as uot a higb-gp\de defective, wh,lcb means under l he .mental age of S to 10.· No.w, so fa.r as ,[...]what ~:<>,n , mean br psycbosis.-A. I jus,t:, snl!l tp.at P.~Ycl)osis is pop'ul~rii• known ,1s an[...]estlonua-ire showed that he was tullr ori- ente!l-tha't ,Is to s,,y, he·knew hi$ name;' l1e:,~as aboi,t 7Q yea rs of ng~; tb:[...];, the ,present mo11th or Ma~· ; the 22d, he was l)_ot ce,rta)n of the e".acf dnte, but said 1t wa[...]e the general tests fQr orlentatl◊n. Q. Di<l he show ' kno\'\'ledge of bis <;!_othes .\\'i ld[...]discussed other articles of el~tb· .lug, and b~ l\ad !dens concerning their ,;aim~ aJJd !',l.erits. 4111oug otbe~ th~''::' he said he tbough[...]else. 1:e Tecall~ the name of the wrson to, whom l\,e ' made the Ie.-ise ...:..A. He did. Q, ,"'[...]he physical examination and tte m6ntal 'e xanilna l186 iis I' found the |
| [...]ha<! something to do with the GoYcrnwenf., and hn<l sometlnug to do ,Vith the Indian nffairs, nud wns[...]t-A. Yes, sit'; h~· did. He had u,•ed there in l\Juskogee, and be tole! how be bad' ·worked previ[...]it was ~000 I 'l • I · Q. Aiu! do you recnJJ that be $Rid[...]some |
| 19204 SURVEY, Of CONDI'l.'101[S OF ~D.UNS IN UNITED STATES •Q. ,))Id lie mention tl~e I),Umj>er,of autos,nn<l cba11treµrs be bad ?-A. Y~, $it: |
| [...]er- 111c1ess, but be was unable to entry It out. 'l'bc backward associations-that is, u:uuiug things[...]n fi~urc, nud. 11c wos very correct 1n naming l"Jght and left, front and bnck, jHHl e"c-n the bon[...]left the hands, front and back1~right nncl left. 'l'hat conchtdc<l the general 111cntai ,~ts, which ·were pl[...] |
| [...]high-grade, moron, or ! eeble-ml.nded person. 'l'hnt, aecordlng to his cultur:11 ·Je,•el, that[...]having been to scl100J, without h:win~ lenr.ne<l to read nnrl wrlte I would say he wns n man of ex[...]i- 1 ·i.-encc, nD<l one that wns mentally healthy 111 ever)· respect[...]eading of the copy, yonr exa.mlnation of Jackson l!.arnett, your ge11eral koowled~e or anrhro• po[...]ed, yourrlfamllinrlty with aboriginal and savage l)eOPle generally, and Incliaus ~peclnlJy, that whe[...]xeeutlon of aru oll und gns mining Ie-ase·:- A. l'es, sir. I don·t believe he <bad an . understanding of the complic:1tc<1 factors that " 'ere !nvolve<l; be knew be .bad ,s om(! p'ror,erty, and be knew[...]oil and gas mining lease under the ,direction an,l s upervision of ,tbe Interior Department?-A. I· do; yes, sir. o~ Q. In fact be told ,yo\l be bad made n lease, cllcln't be, Doctor ?-A. He[...]side now, Doctor; if there is anything else YO\l want to ndd to your testimony tbat ,wUI throw lig[...]tail; for instance, when I askecl him if he would l:iY oil bis cont preparatory to my examin[...] |
| [...]~ ¥ OF , O.ONDITIO,N$. ·.Ok' lNDlANS •IN' U N l'.l'EO STATES t 62Q7 d,eek be would go to tbe bank n[...]uy clothes, am! tools ; thl,sc )Ir. D1cos. It is stipulated thn[...] |
| '6208 ~:SUR,VEY- OF CON-I>Il'IONS Oli' l'i>I>I'A•N S'lIN 'UNITED STATES UNll'fED STATES[...]etofore i npJ.JO~nt'ed 'exHin!~lib." 6f"bie'Unite<l St-ites · |
| [...]I , , ,, I ' UNlT,ED STA'l '.ES SENATE, SusOOMMil'TEE OF ·n£E CoMM[...]nt to agrec1ncnt, the Hon. Lynn J , Frazier ( cha}l'n1a~ •)r·pi,?~1ding; at 10 o'clock a, 1n, l'resent:'Sen·ators W,.( B, Pine, B, K . ,vheelcr,[...]o call as the first witness Frank ,v. ICirk.'' p-,l;'f1 "I ,f:-i' ''" l . ' -f, i[...]enator FnAizIER. >Tli'at"is your home 1 )lr. l{m:i.' Thattis' my. •home right now. Senato[...]Ai1ihl. 'Up there in Kansas? . .\fr. l{1'RK. Those whom I knew; some are 1n Kansa[...] |
| 6210 SURVEY OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNI'.l'ED S'.l'A'l'ES act as their special representat.ive. I am n[...]· |
| [...]'U NITED STATES 6211 J\[l'. I{1RI<. ,v1ly, ·ho l\vns living then at ,that. ti1ne at a place near Tohee, in w~atnis11old _Oklahoma 'l'erritory, , on the Bear Cree'k. south :ind east ?[...]hen he was single he wol'ked. for ~nttleinen and_ l~e varied between nol'thern 'fexns and ,II up in t[...]haps it 1night be well to have it p laced in !he l'Ccord as a part 0£·0111' printed hearing.[...]No. 129: I(";"' citlze11 of tile ClleroJee· '.l' ribe $1Hlll foil to •·cceh·e lhe full (jUllr[...]ition of• the all,111·s of the Five C1v1hzed 'l'r1bes 111 Inchan I e1T1tory, and for other purpo[...]tizens nre deterininecl by that roll . _;\(I', l(IRJ,. 'l'hey are detern1inecl by the roll i yes·, sir. If[...]la" 1t affects his rio-hts to an allotment in t-l1e Cherokee Nation. ~enator F'iiAzI,ER. A,ppr[...]and were un~llotted ? . )Ir. l(JRK. I nm not in .pdsition to definitely d[...] |
| [...]· Senatov l'aOMAS.· ~Ir. Chairman, on this p~·oposition the[...]have to consider placing Choct~ws. Chickasaws, l{:iowas, v<>manches, and others on the rolls. I ,s[...]o state that the Congressman from this district. :l!r. Hastings, is now present. He is a m'e'mber o[...]tings -take part in t his discussion. i\{r. l;IASTINGS. '\-Vhere was your father born? Mr.[...], . l\'Ir. K1nx. I do not know as he was. I was sett»l" forth-it is in the affidavit-that he st.arted[...]he· makes he would not be entitled to be cnrollc<l undev· the laws applicable to this ~a:tt.er. •'.L'he rol~s were _cl~sr. by an act of Cono-ress appJ·oved April 26 1906. Section_ 2 J>I~l'I<e. ·that thereafter n~ court or commi[...] |
| [...]of Tennessee",! and never was on any of our triba l rolls, and if he was not admitted ,by a court or[...]d Indian he would not be entitled to ~n rollment. l, , ,, 11 ·• • ' • Senator·FRAZiER •. •l s ;yo,urlfather a full-blood Cherokee 1 i\Ir.[...]migrated to this country, my father in crossing t.l1e river-I think the Tennessee River it was-with a[...]t.. This was the cause of the drowning of all the l)tf1nbers of the fa1n!ly, as far as my father knew[...]r. He says they told hnn that whenever,the fin·a l notice comes when you want to select your[...] |
| [...]end .certain legislation probably. Senator-'l'HOMAS. I suggest that the way to get this to an i[...]s far as this particular case 1s concerned. l\ir. I{rRK. '\-Ve would certainly be proud if you[...]this great age of 1nachinery and with this great :l" C of centralized power and centralized 1noney,[...]Senator FRAZIER. How long- have you Jived in 'l'opeka? Mr. KIRK. I have lived in Topeka s.i[...]as connected wifh the extension department of the l(,rn,as State College teaching ag1;iculture to y[...]1 of agriculture. Mr. Edward C. Johnson, now of l\finnesota, wa; dean of the division of agriculture at that time. The present de,111 is l\fr. Harry H . Umberger, director of the Federal D[...]Senator THoMAS.''Where ,vere. you born 1 l\fr. I{IRK. I ,vas born, as far as my father told[...]Senator THO~fAS. Near ,vhat present town 1 l\ir. KIRK. I believe it is Berwyn. I &_uess that i[...]Ard· n1ore. . This is north of Ardmore. l\ir. Krnk. It ,vas in the country. '!'here ,vere n[...]Senator THOMAS. ,vhen were· you born i l\fr. KIRK. I ,vas born on June 29, 1890. Senator FRAZiea. Is y9ur mother still living? l\ir.·KIRK. ·She died when I was 2 years old.[...]or Capper or Senator Curtis 1 l1 ,Mr. ,IuRK·. I talked ,vith Senator[...] |
| [...]e kindness to. n1e .if, it is proven by. blood t.l1at that thi11g happened; so here is •her affid[...],vhat time i . l\1r. !{IRK.• In 1924 and the conclusion of the r[...]7 '.\Ir. l (1RK. In Topek a , ICans., at 1000 \ ,ne Street.[...]no- and those you wish to put 111. _111·. l(1R)(. Thef·~sketl ,me to :isk here about •wher[...]li'.<} i • • .l' |
| [...]enator FhAztER. Very well. " l j){r. J{mK. I ·find in the bill authori[...]hese 1ndilin ,tribes. There were . a1ne1tdator,y l supplemental acts ,ench subsequent ,year. '!'hen[...]tended r.from time to ti1ne. Then there• \'\ll;>eing first duly .sworn, testified as fol[...] |
| [...]Cherokee Nation¥ ,. l\fr. VANN, Yes1 sir. I think we have in our countr[...]'FRAZIER. In regard to these enrollment cases, as l under• stand it, there'.i4 pothing that cari be[...]to. . .. i\fr: VAN?)\ '.l'h'ey are _9n the. rolJ.; their n~mes appear on tp[...]'.Have you taken this matter u1~ with hin1_1 ?l'fr. V·A•N N. No, sir; we did not. In 19[...] |
| [...]OF -CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITE]!): ST;\'l'F.5: Chelfoke<i part 'of it, 'a nd he said we wo[...]take this up with the acting super- -2: If so,, what 'Sl!nll' be nh<l, ro ;wl1on1 shall we look f,:,r relief for that.[...]erokee freedmen |
| [...]AZIER. 'Vhat state1ne.nt do you want to 1nake? l\Irs. °\'VrLLIAMS. I have s01ne land, and I wante[...]' Senator l'INE. Did you ever have it looked up to sec if it[...]it? )!rs. 1V1LUAMS. No, sir. · Senator 'l'HOMAS. I suggest you go and look it up. ifaybe yo[...]inn the grandson . of O)nio Thompson, a full-bloo<l Cherokee Ind,~n, and the son of Amy Thomps[...] |
| [...]middle Tennessee May 1S:' i854. I I.Ive<! in sai<l district with my '1>areu1s uniit a band of Chero[...]e kldnapf!Crs, manned a cntµe boat, to<1~ me dow!l the ri\'Cr, •ud finally l~nded at a point between Indl\\n Territory ~ud the State of '.l"exa, in 1671, ,lJ was reared up and made n >Y ll[...]; Texas. , l 1 , . I learned Inter, or after 1872,[...]o• mv grandfather,. Omie Thompson,' with a bnn<l''of Cherokees, finally landed i~ 111i, Cherokee[...]continuously in ·val'ious part's ot the Indinn '.l'e rri1orv until her death, which occurred In _189[...]Indinn rishis at hearl.ngs to be conducted for...l~e . l!)St nnd unallotted members of sueb tribt'. My chi[...]that I, Frank Wahucha; of 200!5 Adams Street, at 'l'o1>eka. Kans., ls the son of Frank Waliuclia, a f[...]n, near the old Chocta"' Railway right of way, on l\iay 22, 1888. • ·[...] |
| [...]6221 1'o whom it 1no11 concern,: 'l'his Is .to certify thnt I nm the daughtet· of Pe[...]Kansas with r,ureuts. I ,1m now married to ll'l'ank \Yahudia, a Choctaw lndlan, and live at 2005[...]Indian, who was born in the Cherokee Nation .~he, l;ear 1861, and also the sou of Amanda Lockridge Fo[...]My mother, Amanda Lockridge Ford, was the grnn<l«nughter of John Dorsey, a fuil·blood Cherokee[...]ty, Kaus., nod lived a while nc;,r the city known l}S Vinita, Ind. T., where partly reared. I lived I[...]no application had been flied prio1· to December l, 1905. These s tatements are true to the best o[...].J JAMES 'l'ALTY, Notal'y PHbUc. TrJ ·wlwtn. it 1na-11 c[...], near the Cherokee border, In the year 1S75. |
| [...]P.. 1 Subscribed anc\ sworn to tlils' l Oth clay of No,·e,riber, 1930.[...]lived almost constantlr in s.1id territory untii'l902,' wheo I moved to Guihrle, Okla.,' wl1ere my f[...]t found t1111-,t books bad been officially cto,c-<l December l 1905. We we,'e too late; hence we were not allott[...]l$4B&LL.A BELL \Vf;A\'>;1:. Subscribed Ol'd sw[...][SEAL.] L. M. Wuvm, Notary 1'11bli<. |
| [...]' . . L. M . \Vo:,.vm, Notary P11blic. ,Jolrn M, Hug[...]esses are: .John Bland, 55, Cosmopolitan, ,vash.; l\l rs. Della |
| 6224, SUllVB'Z OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS lN UNl'l1ED ST;l.TES the Senate blvestlgatiog committee on Indian[...]tributed among all JDembers of the Osage Indian 'l'rfbe of (?_klahoma.[...]. ----,,,.,,,,; D. R. SCOTT, N ola('!! l'•blic. |
| [...]dians of North Carolina In the \'~:11' 1924, · l)cponent further states. that on account of the ab[...]December and subscribed In my presence. (S&,\ L.] LEJ.:AND[...]ogee Avenue, Okmulgee, Okla. · l,ydin Jackson ,Craig, abOve mentioned, also has two Children eligible and l,orn prlo~ to closing of , the , rolls, whose name[...]freedmen ·were never allotted, · and for these l'>'asons we are asking for consideration at the he[...]ALICl!l JAOKSON BAKEB. Subscribed a nd sworn to before[...], this 13th day of Noveniber, A. D. 1930. rs,c,L.] •P. B. ST[...]t>.aie OQicc B•uil<U"U, Washi11gto11, D . C. . l)f:A,R SENATOR•: I am sending to you my account[...]in eastern Oklaboma as you permitted me to do. l'bc living and health condition of full•bloocl C[...]the change. , 'l'he btoode<I Indians owned their landed hom[...] |
| [...]wbieh would :ren.der, tbelr lnild , salnble. The:l' were ,,distur,bed,, nncl much gl'ieve.1. Their a[...]ved or land 4ocl bom~s upoJl and out of whicb to 'l~ve forever as the Goverument hnd promised them.[...]ceful .and contente<) way the lncllnns ow11ed and l)eld their homes began after section,lzation of r,[...]f tlie Indfant but no more power, were given eqµ\l,lrsbnreii of land, In value, witl> Indians and we[...]g began. The .enrollment and app,ortionll)eut l)f, all tribal property was tinlshcd ia September,[...]n since this dateu1re landless. home!~«. and ln 'l'ery pitiful conditions. ,vben a Chreokee dies[...],·e no money to buy. , A- malpfltY or the tui1 C,l)erokees and Cherokee .negroes nre denied t he rig[...]s; There is .m uch prejudice against the fuJ.,l·blOOfl Indians and ne;;rocs. 'fh" conditi[...] |
| [...]IANS IN UNITED STATES 6227 Dr. W,I L~~M E. VAN CLEA\'!': was. thereupon called as a wi[...]. Doctor VAN C~VJ\l. Yes, sir ; we have, I know of one at l\fcAl- cster; we have one at .>\rdmore. 'fh[...] |
| [...]· 1 · Doctor VAN Oz.l:AVE. It is ns ,vell, if not better, with t[...] |
| [...]Doctor VAN CLEAVE. Of course1 if•we had lUOl'!l field nurses who could go around and help, _try[...]. ., Senator FR,\ZIEJ!. You think that is vc'l-~' necessary in order to prevent the spread of t[...]re th::e X ray, and might show .a· few. lesions. l,show, a ,few lesions-myself, because I have worked ,vith,it and ·have•handled,it,;,l am constantly·coining in contact with -it; every[...]· C) · , , Senator PINE. l'Io,v man1J'•of your patients come from outside[...]in the State of Oklahoma? n Doctor VAN C1;1iAvE. l think we have six Chenokees now. As I Tem[...] |
| [...]ongress amended that so that the State bought one l'<'Ction of it. , ,. Senato1·[...] |
| 6232 SURVEY OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS lN UNITED STA'l'F.S ' Senaf?r TuOMAS. ~o~• much 1noney would[...]F..AVE. No'; just the one building. |
| [...]MllS, Y pu reco1nmend this institution be enlar"e(l to serve the ~,eneral Ind~au popl!lati_on that is[...]you done it? Doctor "\T..i.N CLUVE. Yes, sir; l did, in 1naking roy annual requests for next year[...]eeds for the present¥ • l |
| [...]people that really have nb disease; they are j ll~l homeless, indigent, helpless Indian citizens. It[...], ,vhich makes a fine wind break for the winter. \l'e are sheltered from the winter winds. In the sum[...]nun and the f ront steps of the State sanitariuin,l. and our front steps were 5 feet higher th[...] |
| [...]possible. "' Senator F RAZIE!l- Is there any other statement you want to make·![...]d others, No. 77, and the bill with it introdiicc<l i;- Congress last session H. R. 9915.[...]is no,v pending in Congress, is it i :Yiiss l] NDF.n,vooD. Yes sir. Senator TMO~IA.s. I tb[...]s UNDERWOOD. That is h·ue. Senato,r' TMOMAS.l I ,, i,uggest to you that the proper procedure[...]have ·been. acted upon favor~bly. I think I tol~l y~u that 1n my correspondence. · I t is[...] |
| [...]D, Everton, Mo:. •• . , .. l Mr.•HASTINGS: How long have lf.OU lived! ther'e,1 l\,liss UNDER,vOOD, All my J.if.e. ud ,. ·[...]11 to your birth. say, for 10 years? ..:l:1 " ·[...]ll live in Oklahoma and have always lived in the 'l'erritory. The inclivid11als whoni we are claiming[...]. My g_reat-!n:anctfather came on to the State of l11sso_ur1, where they remained for a few years and[...]ere some few settled along the northern border of l.l'exas, 9nd they ·are also makrng claims fo[...] |
| [...]e. had no ~~aring _before the citizenship cou1·t L,1ter, on the 29.th of•Junef the c1t1zeusiup cou[...]e that was taken in the mntter: Sena~or ?,'B<>)l!A~'. ' I su~gest that the bill and the report the[...]d in Oklahoina.. 1\fter they ar- rived the Holder l)eirs 1nade application to the co1n1nission for en[...]mittee, !ind by the ruling of the Attorney Gener>1l they were exclu'd ed from the rolls and thus deni[...]upreme Court, which confirmed the decision of the l,;n ited States district court. Then four y[...] |
| [...]-OR ENl!OLLllt ,r 07 l?CTI1'10NEBS Bledsoe and Elizabeth Stewart H[...]0 !ndlnns and ,~&ites, en , route to the Indian '.l\;rri- |
| [...]ollment as such citizens. and not entitled to any l rlghts whatever flowing therefrom; and ns to the[...],v. Holder, the quest!on as to what rights he mny l,ave, i! nny, as a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation[...]\V,,LTER L. \V&AYER,[...] |
| [...]; In th~ consohdated case or .lobn P. Bolder et a l. Mr. ,v.. A. Le!)bett_er, attorney, Oklalioma City, Okla., W\IS paid fees br 11,. heir~. of l\.l artln A. Holcler, ,\Jllf\ll' he two bl'others of Ell.7.nbeth Ste,,•art Bold[...]-bloocl 0hlckasaw Indian, married George Stewarll.l To t11ls ,11niori was born three chlldren~nnmely,[...]eorge Stewart musb liave been three-qua rter brce<l Indian. Thus, E lizabeth Ste,'vart Holder I$ actu[...]es may be obtained from the records. The.1-lc;>l!lers were admitted by tl)e ln<lian council an,l by the Federal court. They ;,vere <lenled by tbe[...]t hese applicants may bave their day 111 court an<l tbat justice ma}' . b4l done they respectfully petition Congress to enact[...]a.n d mother of my grandtatber, remored f1•01n l\1:ississippi to this Territory. _That is, t)l.~y stopped off in l\lis- souri first, then moved to the Territory, an[...]ers of the h'ibe and affiliated with the tribe in l\fississippi and Alabamii it entitles us to be enr[...]e claim that you have for passage of the bill. l\iiss U :NDER\VOOD. Of course all this evidenee is on record at the ~epart~ent. There is a very large !l-Ie on reco:d· You would con• sider 1t _necessa[...]tee of the House Commi ttee on Indian Affairs1 l\1.iss UND}1RWOOD. Yes, sir; the bill is to[...] |
| [...]tatement you wish to niake to the -committee 1 l\'Irs. BLANCKENSHIP. '\.Veil, I wanted to just fin[...]' l.\frs. BLANCKENSRIP. No, sir; to the individual l.\fississippi Choctaws. i\Ir. HASTINGS. She ha[...]ppi Choctaws' 1•irrhts ,viii be adjudicated. l.\Irs. BLAN~KENSll~P- No i I a1n not. SP,ea[...] |
| [...]taws 1 , · l\:Ir. LEWIS. Yest ~ir; I might make a statement at[...]so-called Oklnho1na Choctaws insist that tlie 11l1ississippi Ch.octaws, those )1·ho appear on tli[...]stal_ld ilr-she wants to know whethec or not. the l\:li~ is- ·sipj>i>i0liocta,'ols are going to be p[...]readily perceive that the Attorney General of the l;nite<i States defends the action in tJiese cases. The suits are not against the l\:lississippi Choctaws but against the Government[...]ot,J;, , · , L I t , . Sen;i~o~· P1.:-.E. Who "'.iJI ~epr~nt the l\fississippi_ Choc_taws in -detemn1nlng ,¥hether[...]1 ·. , ,u , ,.. J . , , Mr. LE\l•ts. '.Ilhe Attorney Genera\, of the Uh1ted Stat[...]. In defending the Government he does defend the l\fississipp.i Choctaws. , 11rs. BLANCKENSBI[...] |
| [...]ot suppose they havo any Jeadors, and I thought J?l'Obr ably if wEi:-brought it before you you could[...]p'r esent ·for your consideration. CIIARLIE,l}EARPA,v was thereupon called as a witness, and, a[...]other statement he wishes !o make¥ The IN'l'ERPRETER. That is all. (The docu1nent refer[...]ou onth. dc-t)oses aud ~ti)'~ : . .. 'l'hnt she is a Cherokee Indian duly en1·oll[...] |
| [...]ney ,was paid to, b1· and !tJir,9ugh t~e '.I4d/lµ)° a,gency at .Muskogee, dk!n~·up to lliny, 19[...]Stilwell sb,e 1 ,y11s then lnf!)rme,f_ tllnt the l)UYment bad been ,pade to the agency ot llh1sk(lg[...],' I '( ,' 1 ,I ~U~!ll\EllPRETER. No, sir. 1 , 1 • , J '[...]ator FRA.ZIER. He is not here in M,uskogee1 |
| [...]sTINos.' Is it still produciJig oil 1 Tlie IN!l'ERPJIETF.R•. $he P.ll~ been, informed that, the[...]cMu,X.AN. He is in town. Senator FRAmER•.,i,l\T.ell,,can you get the 'infonn,r.;ion for us, eit[...]1SR. Yes,.sir. • , , l , d1[...] |
| [...]tending the public schools in the Five Civilized 'l'ribes in the State of Oklahoma. , They came back[...]that amount my be increased. !lit·. Giionuo. 'l'hey paid 10 cents a day last year to a sch[...] |
| [...]presentative,s now going through the ,country.· l\fr. Blan· 1s making a survey of Cherokee County[...]$450,000. Senator PINE. Do you know whether l\lir. Cramton "as on the conference commit[...] |
| [...]ation. However, I was told that we had 2,200. l\:lr. HASTINGS. You mean Indian children of all de[...]they .ate not getting sufijcicnt food, be~ause a]l in ~he ,vorld t~ey have got .to'. depend[...] |
| [...]ONS· 01'' JN,D IANS IN UNITED STATES l1J.S.enatorfTHOMAS. Then the -Indians to-day are'[...]ow for their |
| [...]iSenator Owens 1 • l\'1r. S1X:K1I1IaERi1·No., , ' 1 ·[...]rder to close them up. , l\lr. HASTINGS. lThese1suits have been filed under[...]before the committee. ••lt,:was suggested to l\fr. Van Court that the attor- neys for the vario[...]hat other statement do you want to make¥ . " . l\1r. SrxKILLER.:,I ,am won'dering if this c[...] |
| [...]e Gover~en,t1 i,i;,.giv~n .to th!), rich, Ip,diii.l)s,.in your opinion 1 llir. SrxKILLEn. I mean t[...]t have funds in the depart- ment,.g9t· ~ttention l!,D,d oti).ers that may '))ave land here and there[...]for remol•al of restrictions in order that ih.!l la,nc;l ip.ight );,e sold. l'luit class has been given some atten- tion, put.,tho~ )V,ho :Wl-Y/l, ,r;iot ~got any.thing, there 1s no occasion to e[...].1SIXKILLER, 'fhat is all. i~'lr.·-HASTINGS. 'l1he field clerks are limited as to any funds they[...]restricted Indian, has he? 26465-l31L PT-14 ' 61 ' |
| [...]. . ' Mr. HASTINGS. Now, l\{r. Sixkiller, you do .not have n very tar 8 )!,Umber of your· l_ndi~ns ·over there in Adair County who ha~e tunds to their credit, do you 1 l\~r. S1x~LLER. I do not k~o~v ju~t the number that[...]. . , · ' l\{r. HASTINGS, '!'here is 1iot a. large per cent of them 1 l\Ir. Sxx'KILLER. No, sir. ' " l\{~. HAsTIN?S- ~n othe~ words, there are a g:tea:![...]ual credit¥ ' l\ir. Sn,KriJ,ER. Yes, sir; the1 ' are in dire need[...]few 10 them liave' a large amounti Mr: 81::l:KIIU::R. Y ~ sir/ • ·~ ' •[...]pinion?• "( •M r. .SIXKILLER. I ,vould'l\e safe in',sa'yiiig-'this w'ould be approxi- n[...]Indfansi Mr. S1xiILLEli. Yes~' sir'. •'l_, ' •'" ,..,,[...]1.30 o'clock p. ni. ot.the same. tl.o.y.) ' · l •' ·1•1•' •[...]AF'l'ER<NOONI SESSION!' I If .[...]•' ,'1Jll•' /. l, . " 'J.1he,co1nmittee me[...], 1 1. ,·,•11 •uh·, ,1 >l •.· Senator FRAZIER. T he hear:ing wil[...]S'ociet i)' ,;wi,th.,the com1nitteE! ;Jtlien •l n)VJlll.t,ito ,give .el\~h Senat-0r of this' St[...],, · ,, • r, Senator ~ -ZIER. 'l'h'is is iJ1, r.egard tf}, 11l)1e condition, of your full· &lood ~herokee lnd[...]ssPf~, .• t , ,, .l I •[...]nu. against the Government; an<l ,f:1 ] ' iU l : 'i t : • • ·1·~Vhe1·eas1seve1·trl ;mits hnye bee,n 61edl and peu<l!l)gifor son1e time, •1"~ of 11,, I )Yrber~as u,e_v~st. maoority1 <?t••t.l/,'l JP'i'cr,o.l:l~e,l;'141ans ~~• ,\I/ ~•re nee< necessiti[...] |
| [...]~nlance is paid out. There is a mistake somehow. l, Lucy Bird, now Crlttens den and sister to Hester[...]uve been paid hei, as department r<i<:ords sbo,vs l •bave been before field clerk, Itoss D:1niels h[...]befo,-e -Ross Danie:s as acting field clerk, Oll<l he promised to send in said application at once.[...]Upon taking .up the m11tter with aforesaid Fieli'.l! Clerk Daniels the a'ppllcatlon was fowid in his[...]•1 -. ,i1 · .: , 'LI • i, 1 •• l,uci11Bird,. no.w. Crittenden, further says that s[...]~t Stlt,vell, Okla., tliis 2d day 'of January, 193L [SEAL][...] |
| [...]to ~ me 111/Y money de~ivlng from those wells. 'l'he field clerk, Ross Daniels claimed by erroneou[...]not pay me more until my moner rev.Jaqed same., l •ha,,,e .requested the, fteld ~!erk to .make me[...]rant it. I am now 62 years of age and feel as if l should ,get provided for ·through the field cler[...]ing home for John here In :A.tlair County, in onr l>ome,councy, before Boss Daniela, acting lfteld cl[...]" OnxCl!l .or CotntT CLE:ax, A.l>AI& Cou~u.[...] |
| [...]e conditions of the Indians. · ·,l'be Indla.n s In the county seem to be very an:tlo[...]nothel' questlon' if any of us were erip1>lcd all(l |
| [...]1·k:s office at Stilwell u,at we should . . · ·l i'e tliffer with the field cle1·k politically, b[...]greatest need. \Vben they ¥!Sited my place l know that n con·ect interpretation· was not made. I can talk some English and believe tllnt l can understand almost an; conversation in English[...]me to s.ee nod investigate is all .t hat be' got. l know he did not get what I told bin\ in Cherokee[...]to make tblngs' understood as I would like. · , l am trying to take care of iny sister, who is sick[...]1 DEAR Sm: l was lnfo;med to-day 't hat the Commissione[...] |
| [...]in articles unless they bought out of his store. 'l'hc p00r indlan· that does not actually have mon[...]ost a hundred 11er cent worse than you found•!t.l :, ' ·., .[...]they are almost unable to sell tile lnnd nllotte<l on which they will not lh·e nud buy land for tli[...]ohlbitln~ him from doing busiuess the Indian woul<l live on a farm of his own and be self-supporting.[...]ow our young children. As a mntter of fact, the 11l''inns are to-day In a much worse condition to do[...]on tbnn they are to-day. After being info1111e<l nbout what was bein; done I thought you might he inter~ted i.u bearing about this mntter an<l he prepare<! to get n report from the Indian Offi[...]' "· ,A. SCOPlf!LU. Jou~ MA:l:IN;INo \ vlis t hereupon ca.!led as a witn[...] |
| [...], " The I NTERPRETER. l believe, as ·my memory serves me, it was Ross D[...], Senator PINE, Ho,v l(lng ago was it he made this application t Th[...]nator PINE. How much did he get for it 1 The l ~TEll'l>llETER. A thousand ddllars. ·Senator PINE. '[...]. The I NTERPR:E'l'ER. l!e says he kno~vs they are in very hard c1r[...] |
| [...]d.} DEeAR'l"MENT OF THE INTERIOR1[...]SENATOR: At the hearing held by your committee at l\Iltskogee, Okla., on the 14th Instant, Mr.[...] |
| [...]roved by the department nt Waslil.rigton. 'l'he appraisement of the entire tract was fixed at[...]ere reeeived. If was again. advertised and otrere(l for sat~ at public auction- on Marcl;l 16, 1918, at U1e same appraised vulue. At that sale the highest 0,1/<l best bid submitte<I wa.s $12.50 per acre or $1,00[...]The INTERPRETER. At Vian Okla. • Sena~or l?R4zu:R. Do you have a statement you want to make[...]to go ahead. The INTERPRETER. We have come l;lefore you this evening for the purpos[...] |
| [...]Jlit,ant and the ,vestern Cherok~-e Indians, and 'l'heir Des-:endants under the treaties of 1730 to A[...]Immigrant and the ,ve$tern Cherokee In- dian~ an<l their descendants against the United State[...] |
| [...].I ·· •J .A'.b.fltS FOSTER, ·Nati0tla.L, Oha.irman.[...]Cuhs. SOO'l-r, Ohairma11,,[...]r purl)O""s · Be it enacted l>v the Senate an.4 the House of Represe..tatives o[...]. . . |
| [...]and process to bring in and make 1ia rties to suc)l su,\t IUlY pr all persons deemed by it necessary[...]d by him, is hereby directed to appear and tlefcn<l the .interests of the United States in such case.[...]hereby author- ized and dire,cte,d ,.tp prepare /l roll of said Eastern Immigrant and the West- ern[...]hearings lu the localities of said Eastern Imml.,'l'aot and the Western Cherokee Indians and their de[...]tary• of the Interior on tlie part of the Unlte<l States, tbcrcby In conformity with the rules of e[...]htt · · I l'he lNTERPRE'inl. ' They do not eat but very littl[...]a hardly have t\v,9 'mea11l. day, ~nd it is _very t\itn, at that'. '[...] |
| [...]m their own hind or .1·ent it, as a rule . . 'l'he I NTERPRErER. ·He says tliey farm it themselv[...]s the Cherokees live up in the hills .back up on ~l\e i,n</u ntains, a.µdJ ~at is the reason they ha[...]d of livestock do the poor Indians have? 'l'he I NTERl'ru:.t'ER. They have some poor horses.[...]utomobile, but that 1s not correct. They a,re iµl poo,r people. Senator TH011iAS.' The[...] |
| [...]ER: Have you got children of your own? 1'he IN'l'ERPRETER. I have three "rown ones. Senator ,T[...]; they went some; they went to school some. , l\fr. HASTINGS. Are his children married¥ Tbe I NTERPRETER. No. l\1:r. HASTINGS. Staying with him¥ .The lNTERPRETER, Yes. sir. l\{r. HASTINGS. 1Vhat direction do you live from Vi[...]le bit south and west of Vian, about 3 miles. l\:lr. HASTINGS. J:iow, far do you live from a neig[...]bloocl settlements right around where I live. l\1r. HASTINGS. Are there any other full-blo[...] |
| ·•6268 SURVEY OF 'CONDl'l'IONS OF INDll\.NS IN UNITED STATES The INTF[...]qp,is. similar to, his on· an average, say. |
| [...]xtbooks. §euator FRAZIER. Free textbooks? l\1r. McINTOSH. Yes, sir ; I think the Govern1nent[...]Eufaula, but he does not urge the1n. Senator l<•R:MIIER.· He does not see1n to care whether t[...]n. How often does he come to your place¥ ll·l r. l\ic!NTOSH. He does not come to my place at all. Th[...]had been out to your ho1ne? ' Mr. l\fcINTOsH. No, 1no; he ,has never been to my home.[...]in t-0wn. He just comes about every two ,yeeks;,l1e used to. I do not kno,v. 'I did not have any d[...]an. children, do you? · i\'Ir. l\'lclNTOSH. I do in this wii.y, because I do not w[...]hat it cornes out of the Governrnent funds. l\fr. HASTINGS. Ytour scho0l nnd the Eufaula school were once maintained out[...]now n1aintained out of the .Federal fnnds,1 l\ir. McINTOSH. That is a local district school ?[...]by Congress, not out of the Indians' money. l\fr. McI NTOSH. :!'hat is tl~e ,vay the rec[...] |
| [...]taxes you pay and the white people p ay. l\fr. l\fcINTOSH. 1'he Government ought to furnish the bo[...]Senator FRAZIER. ,vere they not the right kinl:l of books 1 Mr. McINTOSH. !J.'hey were, but[...]re these grandchildren going to school? Mr. l'l'fcINrosH. No. Senator FRAZIER. Public sclio[...]Senator PINE. 1'his textbook proposition, Mr. l\1cintosh, is a State law and Congress has noth[...]sir; they are at this time ; most all of them , l?ractically all of them. '[...] |
| [...]he smne condition as the white population: J.l;!r. McINTOSH. Yes; some of them are. Senator[...]s the white citizen? · · l\'fr. J.l;{clNTOSH. I think they are. The Indians have not[...]FRAZIER. Are y9u not keeping any cattle now? l\'!r. McINTOSH. No·. very few have got cattle.[...]hat gr.o up of Indians do you belong to 1 · . l\'frs. YoUNo: The Cherokees. Senator· F[...] |
| [...]have got lots of things to say. I got the fi~!!l ~!erli; to ~!lll:!l applic11-ti9n ti? l!ll\.Se .t4e land. . I had to have it done and 1[...]wrote to the other party and then I ggt t9 sell l>,j)p. ll,bout it-if the lease is in .fore!) anl'.l 11acl !lXpjred. lt 1'!1.« not ex,pi~d yet. It ,v[...], Se,n~wr F~lsER.•. ~ow wu,c,h l11,nd Q.11,:ve yoll.1 Mrs. 'X'ouNo. .{\,qqut \1~ ~x~. $e~a.t<;>r fl,l.AZ~R .. You l~a~!l it. out e.a.cli- yei,tr'? Mrs. YouNG. Yes, s[...]garden 7 ~rs. _YOUN G. ,v-e have a &ar<;l,!lll,, Oui· rent.el/S rl)ise ,corn and some- th[...]ckens? , , Mrs. YouNG. Some, perhaps. I ca.i,l. xi.pt say they are innocent. Senator FRAZIE[...]; the same condition; they li'a ven't anytlijng 'l1a1:-dly,. ,,[...]1\-lrs. Y ouNG. Pretty ha.rel up. Some rais,e· a l~ttle .stufl'. \Ve did raise a little stuff.[...]. ;.potJ\e, cJii~~r~/1-, i<J.to .s~b,o.o l there? Mrs. YouNp, '.l;};~Y ~o. toos,c}1ool:, 1 , f[...]0 M~. YOUN", +h~y dp n9t~go, to. s~ho,o lll!ave,g9t, to ,sl!,;1'1, , |
| [...]6273 Senator Fl\Azn:R. A?d some vegetables1 l\:Irs. y OUNG. yes, Sil'. Senator FRAZIER. :Any o[...]s, sir. Senator FRAZIER. Where do you live? l\:Ir. "\VoLFE. I" live at Salina, Okla. Senator[...]st. Se1iator FRAZIER. 'I'hat is all rio-ht. l\fr. ,vOLPE. The first thing is this: This is a 1n[...]it because I have been through there everywhere. l know pretty nearly everybody. I kno,v pret[...] |
| [...]l a«e 0 Y • l\:Cr. Wox.FE. No; my children are grown. I sent 1n[...]w far east of, Salina. · l\:Cr. WOLFE. It begins right there at Salina and b[...]Senator FRAzrER. How far do you live from here 'l l\:Cr. WOLFE. About 60 or 70 miles, I do not know e[...]same general territory going to Miami, do you not'l You go up on route No. lO'l Senat<?r FRAZIER. When ,ve go up there we are going to stop in a "r lot of tliose homes. , l\:Cr. OLFE. '.fhere is, Jay. There is that part in[...]10 to $12 a day myself. Now I can only make from ~l to $3 because "'e have not got any timber.[...] |
| [...]the timber. · •Senator F'l!AZIER. Do your people ,do any gardening Y Mr.[...], Senator iER.AiIER. r.l'hey 'b rought their crew right along with them t[...]· . Senator"FRAzIER:·11.l'hat w.ould be 75 cents for a day'[...] |
| [...]ime. Senator FRAZIER. I n this last year·? l{r. WOLFE. Yes, sir. · Senator FRAZIER.[...] |
| [...]schools and general conditions. All 1·ight, l'.{r. '\Volfe, we are very glad to have had·your[...]y. Senator FRAZIER. 1Vhere is that located? l\fr. PADGETT. Four 1niles east of Hartshorne. S[...]Senator FuAZIER. '\Vhat is your attendance 1 l\'fr. Paool.-rr. One hundred and eighty. Senato[...]R. How many grades do you have in your school? l\fr. PADGE'IT. Nine. Senator FRAZIER. Wh[...] |
| l-Io"' much -land ha,ve you ·i Mr: P,.-.ooE'l'r. Seven ,hunc\,ired .ancl t'-'lenty acres. Se[...]the farm with this group of boys, do ·y.ou,1 l\lx:. iPADOETT. Yest..:si,r . Senator iF1RAzFE[...]conditions that the Choctaws )ive un~er, tto car.l\y them on through another grade. ·T his ~[...] |
| 6282 SURVEY. OF CONDITIONS OF l ~ DIANS IN U NITED STATES ~arming1. <:8'rpe[...]r support is.a little over. $50,000. |
| [...], Sen~tor, '.l'J!:O.~ ,Tel\ 9the committee what would happen to[...]home and stay around the same as a grC11-,t nwi\l>er o;t<poys 14, :15, or 16 that have not been for[...]ound home like many of them, are;d,9itjg ,i;i,o'}l, 1·ir:1,,, , " : ',, .[...]tp.ey would not voluntarily or even ,mvo)un,~~~i,l;y p~t!;O~ze.the 1publ.1c-.school system 1 lir[...]s very 1nountainous. A chiJ4; cW,ay,1liy§ ,~½ ~l~s fr}?\n , school. When it rains or floods come ._qO\'lP.,,,the, 1~ill ,fi1d~ ,t.l1ey. cal\ ,not get .through. A gentleman here ~~)&e<;l1.~.l>pu,~1 th~r eqoq<;>,mi<;.,\!ondition of the Indi_a[...]ll thl'o~gh t),1.~t_s:~gp.,~fYt,,, +1<?!1-,'v~!_l ~~~ th!\t,by visiting different homes; that 1s, out 1n the ~P,\lll:~l,1",·ln the h~lls,around.the country; not around[...]ns1 · , ' . . ~Ir. P ~ =- No~ ,:1".Q.llI\ t,l,1~ ~~1dian _is .to be1coneerned. There is a hum[...]years. I really h~ve-had more.,cQµ,ct~y.,s9.0:l';n, and ~ore _gratefulp~ss .shown me fqr Yf.:hat ,ve.. have.aone•-l'or these Choctipv$ t i~al).,R)lY _tnbe I .[...] |
| [...]1 Seminary, •at' Ardmore. ,l\fekusukey school 1tt· Seminole has been[...]·, , • Mr. PAill,Tr. At l\fillerton. · |
| [...]my co111plaint: I will tell you about Mr. Daniel. l stated to ~un about four weeks ago thf!,t a lady[...]s. PoRTI;R, Lizzie Robber .. Her n:uue was Lizzie l\fiddlestrike, now Robber. She needs attention.[...]FRAZIER. Did ,he ~o t,o see her; do you know 1 l\frs. PoR~. I .do not think he did. They sa[...] |
| [...]TATES ·, Senator P:1NE. What does your husbnn\l do:¥ ,.i rl'I .n·,, ' |
| [...]anried1 heat. r:,\/Uf, ,,,,., <d> _ l,'t ,,j·, ' r-,. ' '[...]<;ribe ,v.hal yoil•,\ybnt and you b'p.y itl l\'Ir. E>aN•IEn.1.:W·e,,g1,ve-•theiy: 1an•~i[...];,.ency 0 fund;,,alsol where 'they,•l,i.ave••fun'ds to p'it.y for it ~hey' do the s[...]. · ' ,. ' Senat9i{ ffiROMlAS'.~l~V,e iare:·trying to'•get th~''fa¢ts, s.o if '[...]apacicy. You can not take ariy more. The hos_P.i~l over at'.Snawnee is.for T. B. 12atients.[...]feet; Her ' feet are in ba8' shape and she is ~l~d.[...]' .... Senator· Fni zIEi.•·iJs slie•l/'O or 80 years old? 1\frs. PoR'l'ER. Sheirs•65lor 70; I · expect. . Senat[...]ort of busrness? J l t I , |
| [...]s. tf1.ct1 :· ,. , , 1 ~·1•,r L.\ 1, 1 ~r ,, -1 ,tnr1 , Senator THOMA[...],are youri•headqu~rtei:s.¥ ,. ,, , ¥r..l>~~. ,A~ ifahlequah.. 1,•I , notiC!!d,some,_statements by some fo,n;i.er _w,itn~ al:i?l/t 1tbl} cpnditit>n of the ,Indians.· They are ce[...]j•~ • , .. , • "t;Mi]. ·DANIEL.; 1°!l!I, 1!JT•:·,, n:!J ti ,,,,-r1 !'I)' i,i, !. ·[...]a Jl~i;., ~f, themr~at do not have any |
| [...]NDITIONS OF INDI&NS IN UNITED STATES '62·89 l\1r._ 1!>aNIEL. If t~ey_ ar~ not given an educatio[...]ief in the·next few years. · , · Se1iator '.L'J;Io~as, :µave you ever heard of any Indians act[...];\ZIJ:lR. 'J\nd a cause of-tuberculosis, too 1 l\Ir. DANIEL. Yes, sir. Senatort TBOlll,).S. -:D[...]..T , r· ! l\Il': DANIEL. ,i es,',s1r. ,1· , ,,[...]to have'·proper food 1 Iv ' l\fr. DaNil:I,. Y es1 sir, ·. · · ' Senator Tao11rAS. Very >1nany? l\1r. DANIEL. Quite1a few y yes, sir. Senator Tn[...]that ,these Indian's are st\lrvin~ ~ death? · l\:lr. DANIEL. Well, yoii°might term 1t that way. l\Iri HIAsTIN'OS. I •would1like'to a's k him about Bearpa,v case. ('Vitness e:xcused!)l ,,: .., I ' , Ross 1DA•NIEL. was•thereuto[...]ne reason I know I did not t.ake his I ' ~ 1 ~[...] |
| [...]than in the other two ,cpunti\ls. 11;\'Y hat, ,<;l.o, y~u ,hav.~. to,say abo)Lt thar1 , ,[...]. , , Illr. HA~STINGS. ;J.ll· ,.• '' ' . . Semator FMzIER- A statement[...], ,i )Ir. DANIEL. I had it figured -abQut ~5, p~l' cept,;,are , not in school all. ·,[...]ce.I\~• . I , • z , Senato;1.; f,RAZIEl!-l T),o ,,);oi11:aITT;ee t.4at , the r,reasq.n . the[...]IIA· ,, I ,h.a,\'~ a copy, 9£ 1it her~,, j.f1~S\l,lf"·.ant to-look it over, · on that sub3Jct. ,[...]sir.. •p t , , , · '" l II r Senator FRaZIER ( reading, :[...]full c11pncity and not able to accept 'nuy <mot·\l students and that neither C.hllocco or ~~~kelJ[...]~ able to at'(Juire n high,scho'OI ed uca tion. l f ·would appea1· tl1at if ' proper prest,g~ r[...]tlei! ntten<l the rural school.s. ~lentlou is made of th[...] |
| [...]eplf did yoi1 get :from that recommendi\tion,? l\{r. DANIEL. Well, l\lr. Calhoun wired inc he was embodyin<r that in h[...]• ' , l\fr.. Ii)~~.: Nes, _sufely_; b~1t I ti•as partic[...]' • l\{1:. -D.\!NIEU Well, I , do not know as there··[...]the funds1 11• l\fr. DANIEila{N.o,; iif1th.ey, hadt·the J>r1,per funds.: · · ,,, Mr:-H.4.S'.l'INGS:,,T,akii;lg ,the same financial condition,![...]en, is there! ,, , i: l , / Mr. D4'NlllL.• No;-,no. ,1.;yoJi lput·[...]I . , I , 1/ l\{r. Dt\NIEL. I ·. thinlt, they were appointed du[...]before 1 , · " l\{r. HASTINGS. We had one before under some rules[...]I , Senator FRAiIE!l. Was there provision made to iive them aid in ,a[...]o ~o~tn ?_ , . . l\fr, H,ASTJiNOS.. No sir ;,the're is,no such· pro[...]. , ' .' l\~1; D.aNIEI,. :.As a r.1;1le, the Indian children[...]•• . . .l\ir. •HASTINGS. Now, iW'b~ you inten? to_ convey[...]pe:- n:i1t me to emphasize it, tnkin~ an Ind1!1n l~ these _de~1essed_con~- t1ons who has· b[...] |
| [...]sir. , 1 lliF. li.AS'l'INGS. I ,vant to· inject here that ·I think the[...]rolina ~ve' had an affidavit tom · an 'Indian· l:iby who· g11aduated,·fro'.m tlie:1State· ,Univ[...]· , . r.ir. HASTINGS.~l ,am not, familiar :with, that •situation and·[...]n1e one ,like yourself; ~hey will 1pass W(thout a'l}ybody, fono,vin~ that y~u h~.v~ Indian blo[...] |
| [...]Senator PINE. That is my recollection of it. l,1:r. ~ANiEL. As I r~meniber the case Charlie Bear[...]e I would explain through this interpreter. ·10f l_course;· ! 'did not understand everything he sai[...]have given them aid from this emergency fund. l\fr. GRonuo. Do· you keep any books? i[...] |
| 6294 .- SURVE-ir OF CONDITIONS OF INDI4,NS IJ,l' UNITED STATES[...]' l\{~-. DANifli'.. Yes, sir.[...]RORuo.1Diel ·yoµ , bri.pg it? M r. D ANI£L.I y es, •' sir.[...]1:?'GiioRuD'. How large a'.ibook is if? • l\fr. DANI£L. I have two; one for the Stihv!\ll office. and on[...]the,re_'ii-ll . tne' ti)ne an_cl keep one at the l:iome office. I have them do,vn here 111 the super[...]ised that ,th.e 1ful/.r)>lOO<! o~ ,i·e~.trlctjl\l ln<!\~ns,.o~vning 1nnot,tetl1)lands residing In t[...]cf, of school age are 2,300, 350 of whom ar~:e'l'rolled )n!nonreseryal!~n 1Governinent1 scli\>'ols[...].un~ Jo fpur~~a~~ ..llt,e H,~~j>ll~Y. ~1oq1in·g, l\n.d ~oo,~ ;otl!e,y,s whose parents are unalile[...]een· al tlme lwhen the 1f11ll:b10~ Ind'Uit\· cb(l&'ren were more in 000<1 of nsslstance1in1,s et[...]I >I I I I ·, JI ' ii 0~ the~ l}UJl}ber., of, adult,. Ind!,ans, owningr)ands,.or[...]of $103,152.05. As to the value of lauds .Jo,ync_}l ~Y' the ab~'ve n,funb~r'~ i µ'd la~1 co1i:ipa~~[...]ucUonr.of house Septembel' 3, 192v, $400 ,in bnr\l and orchard,Mai;ch 16, 1926; account closed May Z[...]• v. Jenp.le. , Christie,. Q)je,ro!l:ee , No. · 21284 ,:: Account• opened I Fe~uary[...]qwrling: 'eh!lrOKee, No. 28909: Account; open~ Fe~l'uary ,[...]nt, $2,000; a part· of lier fuqds.,~1>1!1n i9 ,,.l.qlp}'Ov?meot on her deeea. husband's allo[...] |
| [...]. 19984 : Acc~uut opened 1923 ; amount, $4,000; s;l.500 invested in land November 3, 1923; )?.alance,[...]3: Account opened March 31, 1923; amount, &,i,i,Q(l; ~2;7\JO Jnres~ed,1inr l~J?d 4tugust ,7, 1~ ; account closed April 26. 192[...]$1,625 ; $359 paid f.01·, ayd 1920.; balance, $:l.11. ·Mary ~ogner~ ~neroke/t,.' No.. \0017: Ac~[...]: Account opene<I December 1, 1923; amount, $2,SP\l,,,l>a)an_ce, $674. , 1 •.,,,I', . . Pe;~i~, $,e1,l~rs, Ch.exp,k~,· ~o. 21)863: Account opened July[...]. Mary B.unc):l.,p,.g;w ~q!',l!'.,;,.f.h~rpkee,. No, 1901S: Account opened Febru[...]ance, $478. ,Nnni1ie. ~,11i~~ts7,1;1ejl,.,}V,1,1l)tiin;;stjck, _Cber.o~ee, -~o, 2Q117':, Accoun·t[...]. ,, ,t / • , , ·1 ri James ,l?)!IC!f.!>iriJ, n,C1tero}(ej), ,,No. , l !),~5S,; Acr:ount opened . July 20, 1925; amount,[...]~.,.:;~o., ~9~13 : ,Accou1Jt opened December. 10, l~~; amount, $1,-~0, oafnnce, $-a. (if:.,•,, i ·[...], ,, , _; O.llle Shade1 Qh!l.~<\li:ee, ,~9. ,!?Q732': ~ccount opened ~ovember[...]all procluctlon paid allottee as 1t accrues. 'l'bompsou Davis, Cherokee, No. 21289: F irst bonus[...]JS;o. 18271: 10 acres Improved lnnd purchn.sed in l'hcroliee'' Cou)\iy ;.'iialnn'Je; $14Z:07. ,[...], Sll!)<I~)'.' _s5v·(mii\,l!f, J:j'{j ' tl\erokee, No'. 2?&5: First bo,n'us l[...]s small pro'!luctlon "!'.illcll 1s paid •ft"'s 'l't' ·u►( .,,.)nu .1 • ' r1 ,,11 :.: ·[...]ance, ,$27.62-,. . • IIJ (l'J:if I lt1•l ).i'\f ,'.•1J I I I : "' Uf ••[...]. « I ~-" 'Jt l nt CJulhU'l(f ,,, • ,, .. ,:·i · • 1.[...]•.rJ:'H!'il, •,l;Jll, /,•1 )' 1'1 |
| [...]:. $21000 jnveste<\ In ln'!<I F t::lirunr.v 2~. 1:l'!t · nnnunl lncom<> approximately[...]:'~\ nni.tal ln~om~'. .tlJJprb~lmntcl.Y. $000·; _l\otru:(, p11i'dinsc1!:ln T:thlt•: ql!ab, wh[...]' Cherokee,. No, 21285 : · Fl~st bonus .i,'~13 ; l>~esent nm111a1 ill• come approxim.ately $6[...]ee, No. 28516: A~ci;,nn\ , ~~~µeel .Janunr)· 1, l!l2•l: ai:no:unt, $1,850 ; a portion of a,llottee's[...]St,454.47. , Th~mas Adair, ~ herokee, NJ>. l~GG~ : ~C£ollllt, o~ned Dec~mber 29, t921; a.[...]fit rm lin:\<ls and ii .boy,e· In Stlllwell: l,nv~~ment, $2,500, November 7, 1923; balance, $342[...]I,,u,cy Gln~s., now Quinton, Cherokee, J.l!o, .~ 12: Accou'!t opened· October 1. 1920 :[...]• ., ,. . , .. , , 3. How mnny of th\l°'restrlcted Iridiaos In ' you~ ,district have gu[...]estate was being misused, funds m1sappr01>ri 8 1;'l· 8. Give names of guardians that[...] |
| [...]IN UNITED STATES 6~~3 O. ,vjl1,1,t, l!J;.i<Y-f>U£11<l;up~~,, J~ ,u~y, as to unrestricted Indians?? A[...]cted· Indians in ·schools. 10. ,\)'ihaf ,IIJ!l, ;YP,Ur,:dl\~i~/l,.) ~,ai~yi as to restricted Indians who have legal guard.ln~O~ m1! ~jd).!,'\J tf•vtu("' .,.1 n l. ,. , . Guardjpns .11,[...]J"S ' . ft ' ' .rtU l'.HL °:!'{J; ·uw ,r,[...]nvariably to guardians, or do _you uuder,,cert!!J!l ,Slr~u,w_stjlP,,c~s ,j;,no~·e_,the-. i_l\ardi_a ns and make· payments directly 10 the war[...]eceive the largest casb monthly payments? State '>l~uount ejich recelv.es;-)ll9!!,,t htY, i JllJ jjo -l!~te ,,~hP.,t ,!h!l,cash balall:ce of each was o,n Decembei; 1, ?8[...]n.,:,$~!>, per ino.ntl\ ; }?a!anfe', $267. Gearge l>eerin- watei,, : StJl'Y~\,,,0,lr,l?-,,. ~2o,;,:,balal\ce, $3,l!Si,13. S11s1e Deerinw!)t_,er, Stll')Vell, Okla.,[...]., $20; balance, $49.08. Alta V. Ketcher, no')V ~l),.1§µ1wel,l,,Jg)!:~!l-,, ,.$2i>; balance,. ~ .089.~. Narc\ssa Nake<!fea[...]alance, $31.72. Sarah Bolyn, ;l}i1r?,eF,,LQ}fla;,; ~i¢';, )1,1il11£~, $909.84.[...]Tahlequah, Okla. ; bah,1nce, $'.i,3~~•1,;ols_!l!IC;,§1)9:de; Moodys, Okin., $15; balance, $~2.26[...],31. Maxy Terrel, now Llnam, Tahleq11ah, ,.$~>! b~l¥,IC\), .npne. Willi~!.D R. Thorn, Tahlequah, Oki[...]ar -111!1$!; c;er.~ ofr.~is _pistrict Is employed l.n the · Muskogee Indian Office .hlO'nday, of eac[...]from slips furnished from th~ general ,9!ftc~J s,l)owng ,;«1,,isbu~sements from various accounts. N[...]e. 15. Describe system or procedure you follow l.n determlnging fairness of prices asked or charge[...], , ,veils drilled or dug. |
| [...]. D&ture of tbe case;1,taxes are' flxe<l by the State law, varying s'ome·oo Rt'<:Ouut of[...]r.,-,< _.),,, . ' :.l:n elfort is' alwilrs 'lna'd e ta as>:iistj'tbe"lo[...]" "• ' •• •. • " .:·l •, !.3. Giv.e names and,ldcatlons of Ind[...]• ",24. Ho,v, mai\y Indiaqs of your dlstrlct_l)ave divo~~ during pasrJ!ve years? .AP averag~,attol'l)_ey fee,,ln,clµdlng cou~ co~ Is ~ i[...]such as lum!tu(e, antomOblleil, " farml.hg : lm~l'emen.t s, live· stock, groceries, nursery stoc[...]•J l[...]J·> • l<j;.,. -. ' Field, cler[...]b anduring 'O'l!J' ,ra . ~ h,·[...]on hand inontb----l ----------[...] |
| [...]----------------·--------------- . 1,250.66 L~Btf:: gur~~~~eded----, -; -,---------------------[...]----------- 17,350.62 Physiclan and drng bills -L----------'•-------------------------·- 1,6[...]--- -- --------··--·--------- - Land ••• l:..'l--.~.lL- ~--------~------- ---------~----- ------------ 1, 244. 12 ,,. Ml~llll'. P. E. Hewitt. Senator FRAZIER. What p[...] |
| [...]cation ~b,-w~y of: ·oll iiilm.J:JJI -~y·,vay of l{!!,rtl1.t~ance~. W_h~n '"1t:..,.2t·_to the _etts[...]· ,vas· pre:p_ared o~ -~ 'f.<>r.4} similar ~S\ \l})J'..,; I~ _,v~nt ~2..t~~ ~}~1S1.9:n., anq_ _the[...]2-t credited the.rinf.erest to Nancy H1de1:, no:w l3earpaw. It seems• at -the s:ime time they put o[...]pame in _arid was ..gredJ~~d ·to the; wrong '.I l}di~1'- I; ,..ilru_,$.epte.ro.]:)e.r. Na~CJ Sunda[...]ained that she had made apphcatio11- to have some l>o.I(ctif {urrendered· in order that-she coul\;l; bU:ild,' d ),l'dti~." Her home lxa:d Blf-i-ne(\i1g,l!i'Y!l;. ·In· e_xa!Jlining _th~~]'_ecord "\e''Jo\i~).o[...]Senator THO.MAS. Do you think that i.s e~a~tly, !l'Jght? · ·· Mr. HE\VITT. I think i,l;le sl)ou!d ;,1y~, ~ir, 1,, rr .,, , Senator TH0111As. ,Should w.h at?, ,,;h,l' , , , i,. . . Mr.[...]' income t!) apply that. She got the moI1.ey a,nd l.\Sed it, .- . . , ,[...] |
| [...]nk it was herp. .. .,. . ·, . l\fr. HE,VITT. ;B.u t it was not hers, and the fact[...]take? • l\ir. HEwxTT. I a.m unable to say. There is a leadp[...], l\fr. HEwrrr. No.[...]are tl~ey not, and misappropriation of funds ? l\1r ..HEWITT. The cashier is under bond, and l think perhaps two clerks do~vn there. Senator[...]in a place where it was not authorized. )fr. .l-,ll:~v1TT. .,Vell,1I aip. not able to.say whether[...]y do you say was pnid out in to rrror thi:5 l\{rs: 'Bearpa.w? Mr. HE\VITT. $8Q5.[...],,as at the ra te of a. few dollars a 1nonth 1 l\fr: HEwlTT. No; it amounted to a hundred dollars[...]erest can1e in twice a. year and for a ti1ne they l!Ot $50 every six i:nonths as interest. That made[...]htfully owned the bonds. . l\1r. HEWlTl': No. She had a pretty good income and[...]whether or not she was getting the· income 1 l\{r. HEWIT1·. No; she had not 1nissed the interes[...]nti • l\fr. HE,vin. Whenever she would call for it. Se[...]. . l\f1·. Ib,v1n:.-~t would not in this case, because[...]' was .,,,.etting a royalty from 01l-produc1ng Iand.[...] |
| [...]rable to this mistake1 ' l\![r. HE,vITr. No; I do not believe I do. This is[...]g to tell her1 Mr. HEWJTr. We thought ,ve wou"l.d J,;et the money first. Senator THollrAs. v\[...]ere in dealing ,vith these Indians? Mr. HE,Vl'l'.T, No; if she were in urgent need she would be a[...]de, of course it is almost a per.feet record. l',fr. HE,vITT. I will not sa.y there have n[...] |
| [...]1 Mr. HE,VITT. Usually they com_e, up to tli\l, CO\lllter !llld they ,vill nsk how much mon_ey[...]ld have their accounts audited 1 Afr. HE1Vl'.l'1', We have a balance every 1nonth. lVc have to b[...]rors, or irregularities in the accounts of the l\Iuskoaee office 1 l\1r. HE,VITT. No; none that I ever heard of. |
| [...]copy of the repo1;t with this oflice1 ¥ r. Ih:\l'J.IT. 'rhey .fl.led it witn the departinent and h[...]~ ;. 1 I . ,,. 'r J Jl1.)1 I , S en!l~or .......ol)C,A~.. have no,tlppg e se., .,[...]~fter being l\~r. S.\\pi::e'. I a.in 'out ai,nopgst the 1;~tri<[...]r. rGnoRUD. The condition of the Indian ¥ . |
| [...]IN U NITED STATES 6305 Senator 'l'HOl!AS. How did you 1nake a living when you were[...]Senator PINE, You live in Delaware County1 l\ir. SMITH. Yes, sir. Senator PINE. W[...] |
| [...]n not all be sheriffs. ·, l · Senator FRAZIER. 1'hey can not all[...]· ~•J , , l?enator PINE. How many Indians in t,.r.i-at ter rt[...]..1 ,r11•1 ,. 1 S~i:i.9:t<ir l PINE. Are more of the!Jl attending,rio~ , oi; few[...]believe there are mor,e1 who are attending ~c~~o,l,. ~Ht 1~l1.e~·ar~ i~ tlie,1Go:v~fpip~nt sch~I~'., T}?,,o~[...]r ,fiH~- 'WP,Jr. ~s. it 'that, tliey; 'Y•ill ~t~l,l,.%t\ie _,tfibl!-! schools a9:d,:r:ip,t attfna th[...]it is ,.b.ecause .of their lack of clothing and l\ecause of their i.rtability to bilJ,, ):iOoks' an[...]tribal-schools, boolrs, food; and sometimes clot)l.ing is furnished 1 '· ,[...]stricts in wh~ch . there may be t,-y9 or, ~hree· l;ndians going to ,schoo\ the1;e, and the ,:majorit[...]hite q~il;:Jren. Tha,t•ma.y i)e ).ie~te¥:- . ' l ,, • Senator PINE. That JS all.[...]1 Mr. G.l,\10RPl>- You say you need a. Government, a[...] |
| [...]STATES 6307 l\{r. S110TH. l\fr. Cl~_a ndler, the clerk. l\{r. GRORUO. Wha.t does he do 1 l\fr. SMITH. He helps l\ir. Rogers. He does field work 1nore than anythin[...]and go over the territory:, , too, ; I · he}pe!'l Mr. Rogers a. good deal. I go out and pick up sic[...]~our or five days, he run qi\ from. the hosp1t,a.l and ~vent bacj.,to.,the h1)ls. ,[...]· , ,, . , ,. ,, l\fr. HASTINGS. Ho:w l,ong has he,.beeJ?,• paralyzedi1[...]. • 1• .I l\fr., ;HAs1tNGS. D p~~ he ,liv,~,near yo1,11,[...], l\{r. Sl_q'l'H Yes; soon after he retu1:ned frol)'l t.h e war. His name i$ Spade Stick.[...]I'lxo~rAs. ·could he be in here to-morrow 1 . ll ,1Yould like to know if he is entitled to com- p[...]to kno,v ~ " l\fr. SMITH. He ·,vas across the water. 1'h[...] |
| [...]. . Senator 'l'uo11rAs. 1Vhen will you' see hi1n again 1 Mr. S11U'l'H. !•can see hiJn any ti1ne. That is, when I go back. Senator 'l'Ho11rAs. Will yon rnn.ke it a. point to see him a[...]o it imn1ediately. Mr. Sl\nTH. Yes, sir; I 'l}'ill write a letter to Washington. Senator[...]e, and if he·is-entitled to compensation it wil'l be gotten fo'rthwith. Senator FRAZIER. You[...]ER. Three of you in the county? Mr. S1111TH. l\iy territory comprises two or three counties.[...]ach the1n how to raise garden stuff1 Mr. SMI'l'H. Yes, sir. |
| [...]f them prepare the ground to sow wheat. hiir . Ro(l'ers "Oes out and tells them the Government will f[...]years? ' i\1r. SMITH. I think that is a ·goo<l fdea. ' . Senator F[...]kno,v. Senator THOMAS. It 1night be a ,vhite l,)uyer and you would ·-not want the restrictions[...]GRORUD. ,vhen ,vill vour "'Ork be co1npleted? l\Ir. SMITH. I do not kno,v; I could not tell you.[...]ving the certificates made out and I am.work- in(l' these dead ones.[...] |
| [...]. You :think th~y ought,to take care· of it 1 l\fr. S~tITH, Yes, sir. . .[...]o school to see that they go t-0 school ? , l\fr. SMITH. Yes; I believe we ought to have a trua[...]Each Government farmer will attempt to select In[l,lans to carry on certain phases of the program th[...]l ( ai) ,Home ·g!l~eu. , ( b) Truck gardening. ([...] |
| [...]e of the products fo1' the wiul'e1·. Pinn:· 'l'he home-l(ardeu clemonstration ls to he car,.ied on bv each[...]aud fu1nlshed with garden llterature :111d recol'<l blanks. The demonstl'ators will be encouraged to[...]order that it may furnish profitable employment. 'l'he Government farmer ,shall advise where good see[...]ps, such as tomatoes, watermelons, muskmelons, or l)(!tatoes, and carry the work 9n accordiiig to n P[...]help him to find a satisfactory mark!it, ,f,ir, h,l<; truck. The Indian will carry out the demonstra-[...]Phase a-o,·cluu·a mlitw,ge,nent Purpose: 'l'o increase the ~•ield nnd quality of the[...] |
| [...]·ry-ltot1te 00>1str.11cli0118 ' Purpose: 'l'o increase the number of modern poultry houses on[...]ith a .south or southeast |
| [...]3 Phase b-Di>i"!I fee<ll bis herd according to instructions given him by t[...]College aud the ngricultu1·a1 extension agent. '.l'be above-named workers will assist the demonstrat[...]<I• "' fcea ana prod,r,cti011. Purpose: '.l.'o reduce the feed cost and build up the soil, th[...]Plw.se a-Pu.re-seed dim,011st·l 'ation Purpose: 'f o lnc,·ease tbe yields an[...]wishes to plant. \Vheri p1·actical he shall use |
| 6'314 SURVE.Y OF CONDITION.$ OF INDlkNS INo·l JiNITED ST&TES during tile growing season and a~[...]of Pu1·e Seed ,Standard$ .sJ1all ,be obtained: :l'.rom the Agri- |
| [...]:r1 t• . Purpose : 'l'O produce livestock more economical ·aud at the[...]te1•-sires campaign. The Government farmer ' an\l, the lagri~ eultUl'lll extension agent will assis[...]~· ·~ ,,,,,l.11·• 'I'•;,.,[...]methods. 11•1 L .[...]' l'urpose: T o teach the p1·actice of terracing for[...]at1,i.t at«m '. Purpose : 'l'o prevent the spread of infectious disease[...] |
| [...]t you have actually -visited. 'T i1at is, in the l\.ome·s i ' · Mr. RooiRs. Ab[...] |
| [...]fty to 75 per cent of ,vhat it should be¥ l\fr. ROGERS. yes, sir. .[...]esteads a.nd five years on their surplus¥ l\{r. RooERS. I believe the Government should be gi[...]d five years •for leasin<>' the surplus¥ l\fr. RooERs. I believe that would be tEltter than[...]r in the public school or int-0 26465-31- PT'l4--65 |
| [...]to know if I could do anything for them. I said .l would investigate it to see what I could do?[...]know whether " provisions" means clothing or not. l ,vill have to find out about t hat. Senator FR[...]FRAZIER. Their financial condition; yes, sir. l'vir. ROGERS. I should judge they a1:e a li[...] |
| [...]ago. . · Mr. GRORUD. A couple of years ago 1 l\Ir. RooERS. Yes, sir. · l\Ir. GRORUD. In response to a questionnaire by you[...]egularly. You meant in the Government schools1 l\Ir. RoGERS. Yes, sir; the Indian schools. |
| [...]d some of the lion1es in the district. . Senator l'llAZIER. Did not three of you visit all of the ho[...]they live-by day's labori Mr. ROGERS. Day's l1J,bor and so_me other field of activity.[...] |
| [...]his account you can tell hi1n, can you not1 l\{r. ROGERS. Yes, sir;J·ust approximately. M[...]f his account, do you give hi1n a statement~ l\,fr. ROGERS. I can give hi1n the balance. Mr[...]liuo. And1the checks that ha.ve been drawn 1 l\,fr. ROGERS, Yes, sir. If he comes to me and says[...]first consulting. ., '· · l\fr. GRonuo. The only way they can spend th[...] |
| [...]ve a certain I ndian's purchase it will go to the l\fuskogec office, to the superirit-endent[...] |
| [...]UNI-rm STAT&S INDIAN Si::avtO!l,[...]_____________ 78, 126 Lnods owned Jan. l, 1930_____________________________________[...] |
| [...]-l-0, 000 1,600[...]~ i\hry Cbuwalookr.CberokooNo.244.G~·L .. . ...... .... ... ...... ?I.fay 2, Um Nollfc Clevenger, Cherokee No. 2652L ........ 4* . Susie Snell[...]l ,000 ••••••.•••••[...]922 •••••••••••• 1aii: 25,l92G ..; ;:. 2,700 • •• • •do • • •[...]1:1) |
| [...]••••• •• ••• • •••• ll•• •••••• ••• • •• •[...]lll'. J, l!ni ••.•.• . •.•.. Sept. 20, 1927 ll......................... Nov, l, 1928 ••••• •••••••[...]May 2l, 1923 •••••••••••• Aug. 1[...]May ~ 1021 •••••••••••• l\far. 2, 1922 1[...]Nov. 23,lQZS l, 1S5 ... -.do......................... 600 ........... . SaJ.Uo Dov.-oJn.g, Cherokee No. ll, 1925 •••••• •• •••• Juno l., 1926[...]U •••••••••••• Jan. . 20, l928 Sus.ie Ilo.ir,1 Cberokoo No. M--CS:U . . .....[...]l, 180[...]l, :i20 ..... d•·····--··--·· •....•[...]•• Doo. 31, 1925 Jobn R. Mouse.. Cherokee No. l-1537•••••••••••••••[...]l, 316 • ••• •do... .. .... .... ..... .[...]ll |
| [...]ll'eb. 24,11'20[...]~ Emma 'l'iger, Chcrokoo No. 10856 . ...... ...............[...].•••• 1,600 a60 Chazles 'l'lblow, CherokOONo. 10362 •• •. ... ... .•[...]!2l[...] |
| [...]PaYOB, OKLA., Deoe1»ber iui, 1928. Hon. C. L. ELI.Is, . Distt·lct Sup~rintend,cnt[...]d Indians in your district have guardians? Only l adult Indian has a guardian, of the .1,210[...] |
| [...]• We cooperate with the l)robate attorney In looking after the Interests, I[...]69.23 Chu\vBhoeosk:l Oownlng.. ________ __ . __ . _. ______ . ___. _ ~[...]. .. .... . . . . . ..... . . . ~----· - ~-'- · L<ach, Okin •••. : ••••• •[...] |
| [...]to get,'n.,be,ttc1· p1·ice, i;aylng Sl5 on Spri,l,lg/l~ld ,l)lngons in part of our district. Groceries, feed[...]nstomRl'Y [)rice. Attol'ney fees? A,·el'age; l howev~r, , l ? o• tll,ls is,chec[...]~•lng'? :' Customtu,y Jlrl'ce. · ,. 'l'axee?' ' 1• • 1 About an a v[...]for funds held in trust for them to pa)' fines an<l attorney's fees. These cases nre nearly nil hnncl[...]d Indian hospitals in your cliStl'iCt. Se1reca l111liar1 School at ,vyandotte, Okla. 24.[...] |
| [...]Prvor, Okla., June SO, 1928. Hon. C. L. ELLIS, D i-,trlct S1,perimenaent in Charge,[...]nspect fa rm stock and machinery, an,I to collect l'ents and investigate lease complaints. This di[...]is mostly prairie land, and a large part M Craig, l\Inyes, and Nowata Counties is restricted l[...] |
| [...]be derived therefrom are so obvious that they nee<l no comment. Our land appraiser, Mr. Walter Fox, a[...]. 'fuberculosis and trachoma nl'e the most drende<l foes. \Ve found, on our recent >isits to Indian h[...]r one-half of It, Jetting In very little light ao<l scarcely any vcntllatlon.[...]ict, where the Indians live in other counties and l~ase their land mostli• to lease grafters[...] |
| [...]this ,Qffic,e; a~•f.1 • ren(lerlug, p~lstance l\ll!l ,1utiilzlng thei• l11flueuce1in u1>l•oldi11g nnd,enforclng..t!le.,ln}Y,S ot,.thls St[...]puraged , to ,take cnre of their property and iml)l'ove their home cond,itious.[...]1 _ In C\lscs where Indians are fl)r re'¼love<l fronr their allotments, ~e expense .net-essary In[...]tter. ,of_little lmpo.rtan.ce, and many of the In<l.lans will make a1>pllcaioo for removal of, ~estr.[...]85. We ba,·e taken 11S ap11lications for remov_n l of restrictions and forwa!'<led !36 to the honora[...]tnB1l A. ROGERS, Field, C/etk. |
| [...]9, 711>. 02 Physician l)nd !lrng bills... ....... ... ...................[...]•... .........•. . l4 JO· •Nlllll~ . . . ..•.••[...]$1,000 f-"'l ncl sales: .•,[...] |
| [...]... . .... . . ..... . 18-1 8 ener.i.ll'Z, UNITED STATES PROBATE ATTORNEY, ~lUSKOOEE, OKI[...]possible all sales of inhedted lands by full-bloo1l Indian heirs whose deeds must be approved by the[...]restricted Indian funds to guardians of minors an<l Incompetents and see that they properly us[...] |
| [...]wed the amount of bis reasonable expenses incurre<l In the execution of bis trust, and he must also h[...]roe (3) per cent of amount collected nnd nccouute<l for. "(b) For collecting Interest on re[...] |
| 6336 SURVEY, OF CONDITIONS O:i;i INDIANS L.'f UNITED STATES "(c) Ji'o1· collecting al[...]) (ler cent of the amoun1. |
| ·SURVEY OF' CONDI!l'IONS OF INDIA·N S IN UNITED STATES[...]for Miller Tiger. Isaac Walker -v. Lillie M!l'y Walker, now pending in Semlnole Count~•- He[...]r fee; nlso that said attorneys assi$ted some 'l'ulsn attorneys who held a ;,O 1ier cent[...] |
| [...]tr court, about 1922, the i'\lnr<lian nttempte<l to lonn $50,000 worth of unrcstricte<l Liberty bonds. The 1)robate attorney obtained a[...]oaned but cou!d be sold and tbe Jll'oceeds lo11ue<l. Sid \Vbite. of Okem:1h, attorney for the guard[...]ut I beard be was allowed a fee of $3,000. 'l'be contingent-fee coutrncts are usually made for rcCOYery of interests In unre- stricted property au<l, as already stated, we seldom hnYe any informatio[...]or oil, but as t11ey were unrestricted matters nn<l settled b~· the county · courts, no records wer[...]d lands. Under the present Jaws the deeds of tull-l>lood J n(lln11 heirs to inherited lands are val[...]t~· consists only in satis- fying themselves t.L,at the Indians know what tlley are doing 01· wha[...]o make more or less Inquiry about tbe n,Jue, nn<l occaslona!ly there is a judge who i$ guile exact[...]not. '£hat leasing laws should be mo<llfte<l s o that no rest ricted Indian can make a[...] |
| [...]does for the appointment of a ~-uitable person. 'l'he county court decides, who should be appointed[...]he wanted to bur some· !:lll'iStmns preS()Dts. 'l'he mun began selecting clothes 1U1(1 merclurndisc[...]stn1t1011 cases, in 1uy district of 10 counties. 'l'o attempt to do so and keep nr> rcco,.ds on. them[...]contiidcr:1b1e funds or re- e;eh·cs only nomh.u\ll'he method pursued depends on the me,·its of each[...]te, and nil other matters which might ttffect the l)onds or the sureties thereon. And if such su1·et[...]st1·ator, executor, or guardian sbitll be rcmovc<l. Since I first began doing Indiun probate work[...]ha,·e· worked in 27 of the 40 counties in th<! l?ive Clvi Ii zed 'l'l'ibes, and during all that lime I never eit[...] |
| [...]JJel'fuuctory mnnnel'. Sometimes some of l'he judges do deteI"Jnlnc whether 0 recent l"CllOrt hns been mnde, but extremely seldom chec)([...]ing the records fo.r re1>orrs nncl bonds. 'l'o illustrate: ·1 received nppllcntlons[...]showed that be was n1>polnted In 1921 ·nn<l gave a bond for only $500 with one ·personal sur[...]dditional sales ·bonds 1.n total sum of $1,700. 'l'he flies showed that she must have receive[...]t only :$240. The com1>romlse was reeommende<l' because it is the most satisfactory settl[...]tbese cases were In Seminole County, which was a,l<led to this <listriet .July 1, 1927. when Hu[...]rntlve only, from ,vhich no appeal cau be taken. 'l1>?SC courts are less concerned about conserv[...]that any of the courts give us any notice 0 l1earing J)etltlons for approval of attorney[...] |
| [...]so that they can mnnagc the suit better. 28. l' ·nm not acquainted with 11 lot of the alleged l[...]iction as was decided about two years ngo in the 'l'boruburg case.[...]l line" and indorse checks 10 1in,· for specific l)Urposes for the wards, such as paying someone for[...]heir wards. They usually ftnd tbi\t'tbere was goo<l faith and good intenti~ns, but perhaps bad judgme[...]ron1 the sureties on bis bond if he bas a ~ood nn<l sullicient bond. Most guardians usnall[...] |
| [...].••. i~: l8:lm June 30,1[...]5, l!S, 00 •.... • . • . . . . . • . ..[...] |
| [...]..,'" ' • " ll • • , ,lupe, 30,1924 ~20[...],JW>6,,30,lffi ,•l,39L03 ,2,,~M ............... , .................[...]~-,. /w,ie ,so,J,028 ,'l r.ll, 700,21 180. 85 .... , , .[...]82.Hl! JO'• .•-. •.•• : .l.'. • . ••••••t: ... ...............[...]1 1 Dec. 9,1929 • l 4_,4.SS.)2 ' 5,373.&4 . ' •••,•· . ... .[...].·: ••••.•••••.• ··•· 1 l,•gij7: 0.1 ...... .... . . .... ... . .. .[...]June 30,1926• ll, 096. 38 • 613. 10 ••· • ., ...... . ...[...]9, M7. 10 .•• •.•••. •.! ••• l •• ••·• ~ . .. ... . . .......[...]0, 1929 878. 13 1, 101.2!§ .L. s ;J! ........ ..... .. ....... ... ..[...]..... . . .. ,, _, _ .• .•.••• ::~. • l2,r4t3~82 ... ....... .. ... ... .. .. .. Char[...]June 30, l92e ~1 1,8f3; ,'i9 • .[...] |
| [...]····-- ------ ----- - ······ •• u•ll~~•~ minor . . . . .. June 30, 19'2.f[...]3 40l.24 176.00 ................ .......• •[...]ac,mlnor ... . Sept. ,l,1920 , 213.61 ............................[...]Jun• 30, 1922 4,437.00 , ll&l.09 •••••••••••••[...] |
| 6346 SURVEY OF CONDITIONS ,OF1IN:l)IA,NS 1~1•U,NJTED•STATES \Vard[...].Aotwig Probate Attorney. REPORT OF ELl>J?l' S1'ARB, D11muor No. 4, CoUNTIEIJ OF Mt18KOO[...]UNITED STA'l'E8 INDIAN SERVICE,[...]botne. . ~ |
| [...]LCffl<l Sal-Continued Name or Indian ·[...]t.cm:mce. |
| [...]45. 28 Oct. 20, 11129 Repairson (arm home, 1>urcl'l~ C'd No. 902.[...]nonce. ,vudcat, Dannie, Cboroke~, l'ob. 2, 1921 J, 600. 00 Mar. 10,1922 Homo ([...] |
| [...]6349 0't'l a..rl gas royalty ol· bo1111s-Contlnued[...]N o. 782) ••••• -.. Lewis,l1aC\fsoo, G:fee.K, ~ ll ?ilo.-7600.~--····[...]J.'nrm hmd, $2.400, l,ewts, Micco, Creek, roll No. 26-1'.f..... ..[...]No record. •••••••• .. l, 729.05 Farm land, $3,600. Ntttie,'C~k/ roltN,o'.[...]4,928.93 Parm laud, S9,l◄S. 90.[...]'nd, $16,000. W:icoche, Jano, Creek, roll No. 344-l\'l •••••• Aug. 20, 1917 280.[...]xclusive of United States bonds__________________ l, 004, 155. 84 Moneys 10 years ago; exclusi[...] |
| [...]go to · tile general office for lnfol'mation l'elatlve to their balances, lncon1e, etc., consequ[...]AN$WEll$ TO QUESTIONNAJJU; l. There are 1,119 restricted Indiuns according to[...]_ . .. ...... 600.00 160.67?.0I |
| [...]strictly speaking, restricted Iodlnns. 11. 'l'here tll·e but four estates under aclmlnist1·at[...]· , ._... J:l.,::Cherc .have been only a ve~y ,few contingent f[...], -since I ;hav.e .been probate atto1·ney, and l ,do, not think they will exceed 10 in ,number. '.'l'he ,highest continge.nt tee provided for being a[...], or -some ·other Federal agency. 20. '.l'he guardian to be appointed of a mino1· is desig[...]here guardianship ov adn1inist1·ation cases are 1l<?nd· Ing once or more often each month. 23. 'l'he principnl manner ill which Indians have[...] |
| [...]ls, but forms furnished by courts 1ue not followe1l by probate attorneys, • as each case is an Indi[...],vrLLIAM i\l. SIMMS,[...]which I believe contains the Information wanted: 'l'be total. number ot· inherited-land sales In whi[...]21, to and inclu\ling December 31, 1929, 436. 'l'bis will not Include nil land sales made in this[...]lly prevailed nod such appraisement was generally l1cnefic!al to the heirs. There is but one case[...]uardian in this case was mnde February 13, 1928, 'l'he other guardian- ship cases are of less or no p[...]U-ni-te<l Sta.tcs. P.robate .auorney,. |
| [...]R 15, 1930 SENA'l'E OF THE UNITEO S'I'ATES, |
| [...]NDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED STATE$ !lfr. L ACnors. He is here in the roo1n. He is still in t[...]the state. |
| [...]s¥ ·, ' l\fr. LACno1s. Yes , sir. · Senat[...]u say these ,vitnesses are in town no,v1 J\ir. L ,1:Cno1s. 'Yes, sir.' Senator FRAZIER. Any o't[...]able witnesses.¥ 11 i\Ir. LACno'l:s. Tliey ar e reliable. |
| [...]ator FRAZIER. Who was the superintendent here? l\>!r. !ifc11frLLAN. C. L. Ellis, the superintendent now located at Riversi[...]LER. I s Mr. Creager still in the service? Mr. l\1cMxLLAN. He is. Senator FRAZreR. What[...] |
| [...]Ho,v long have you acted in that c11pacityi l\fr. CREAGER.· Since the latter pa.rt of 1928; fo[...]r FRAZIER. What "'ere you doing before that? l\1r. CREAGER. Field clerk for l\{uskogee district. Senator FRAZIER. How abou[...]. l\'fr. CREAGER. They ,vere investigated twice by In[...]tha t. I a1n 11sking you about the truth i l\fr.. CREAGER. )Vell, they ,vere untruthful. I mad[...]IER. You made a fonnal denial at that ti1ne i l\'lr. CREAGER. Yes sir. · Senator FRAZIER. bo you know this Ida Van 1 l\fr. CREAGER. I da .Van? Yes, sir. Senator FRAZIER. Have-you ever had her out to your house? l\1r. CREAGER. I did not. Senator ;FRAZIER. Wha[...]1n out to your house,. ril her one of the1n? l\fr. CREAGER. No, sir. : Senator FRAZIER. On any occasio!'l at all? l\fr. CREAGER. I had this .Acorn out to the house o[...]aZIER. \vhen was that that she was out there~ l\fr. CREAGER. I do not remember the date. It ,vas in 192'l, perha:ps. Senator FliAZIER. Do you know what month it was1 l\fr. CREAGER. No; I do not; I a1n sure it was in t[...]'hat is the only time you had her ou.t there t l\:lr. CREAGER. Yes, sir. Senator FRAZIER. No,v,[...]Was there ru1J·othei: time slie· was there? l\1r. CREAGER. I .do not remember that she was. |
| [...]harges was I had 1na<ie a political ,address in l\1uskogee ahd otherwise. One was political activit[...]rvic~ · :Mi;. CREAGER. This time,r s1.nce l:925. -I t wil ,be five years in '.Febru[...] |
| [...]in the newspi,per as one of: the spea kers for t.l1e occasion. As a. 1natter of fact, I did not know[...]did you serve int i\Ir. CREAGER. I ,vas in the l• ourth Infantry during, the Spanish. \\'ar.[...]hool?· ~It-. HARJO. At Nuyaka. Senator FRA:l:IER. Whnt statement do you want to., mak'e to the-· committee. )It-. l-L\RJO: They sold my land. · Senato[...] |
| [...]er. .Senator WHEELER. Ho,v long a.goi The l NTEilPRETER. I do not kno,v. :Senator °\<VHE[...]d through the county court. :Senator vVHEELER. l:>o they sell lands down here through the ,count;y[...]hority? Mr. ifoMILLAN. Yes, sir. Senator 'l'HOl\!AS. They, go into court and declare the1n in[...]tor HEELER. Could you not look into this 1natter, l\'Ir. Super• intendent, and advise this man. Tak[...]Senator FRAZIER. Your name is Saber Jackson? l\fr. JACKSON. Yes, sir. Senator FRAZIF..R. Whe[...]te1nent yol\ want to n1ake to th~ <:ommittee? l\1r. JACKSON. Yes, sir. |
| [...]Senator FRAZIER. Have you got it in writing1 l\fr. _JACKSON. Yes, sir; not in writing; but he wa[...]t it. Senator FRAZIER. Tell him to go ahead. l\ir. J ACKSON. I want to complain about the settle[...]nty court. Senator WHEELER. '\Vhat about this, l'lir. Superintendent? Mr. McMILLAN. I su[...] |
| [...]Mr. Mcl\<IXLI,;1.N. If she had, it is here. It l1as not been paid out.. I understand from the pr[...]probate attorney and aet advice from him 1 l\fr. MPMILJ,,\N. We71,, I think so; xes, six:. May[...]at .he, will k,now abo,ut every one of themi l\1r. l\icl\fILLAN. Sometimes there a.re sales held, and[...]beil)g pa.id for by t ne Government. . ' Mr. l\·fcl\frLLAN. There are· t,vo of them in the roo[...]y are not doing their duty, it seems, tQ. me. l\fr. l\fcl\11LLAN. I think this man has an attorney empl[...]ernment JS paying you probate. lawyers, and there l\l'e sales, wby do you not look after the1n a[...] |
| [...]. ~fr. DRAKE. vVell, no,v, I ,vill say this: 'l'hat our county court.s do give us notice bett~r t[...]'lf,h a petition. T.h,ey petition the court a1;:l the court can a pp rove 26465-31-PT 1[...] |
| [...]out any order be probiited at all? i\fr. DRAKl:l. I can not answer that yes or no. I f the heirs a[...]tor ,vHEELJ:;R, Without .any notice ,vhatever1 l\'I r. DRAKE. The day after his death. Sena.tor[...]EL.ER. You say it has been done and is valid 1 l\fr. DRAKE. I would like to modify that by saying[...]ourt has held a procedure of that kind valid?' l\fr. DRAKE. ,vithout notice? Senator WHEELER. Y[...]V1rEELER. Can you give me the name 9£ a case? l\'Ir. DRAKE. In which that has been held valid? I[...]a deed be approved a.fter the mnkel' s death 1 l\fr. DR&KE. It ·is not the n1aker;. it is[...] |
| [...]ispute. Senator FRAZIER. In connection with t.l1is settle1nent of estates, where you say the coun[...]t11e heirs are before settle1nent can be made? l\fr. DnAtcE. That should be done. Senato1· Fn.1z1ER. Is it not required that he do so1 l\{r. DRAKE. No. ,ve have a proceeding providing for these things and providing fo1· appeal. Senator 'l'Hoi1As. Let 1ne ask you this question. The Oklaho1na l:iw that governs in this case is no different fron[...]tricted. It can be sold under congressional act. 'l'he State law does not apply. It has no al)pli- ca[...]nator THOl\IAS. ,:vhere are your headquarters? l\,Ir. DRAKE. lliuskoo-ee. Senator 'l'Hoi1As. ,~hat is your official title? llir. Dn[...]KE. I an1 appointed by the Secretary. Senator 'l'HOl\IAS. '!'he Secretary of the Interior? l\,fr. DRAKE. Yes, sir. Senator ,VHEELER. How 1n[...]re they located 1 Mr. DnAKE. One at Chickasaw, l at i\.rchnore, 1 at Durant, and 1 at Hugo. Origin[...]d. Senator 1V:aEELEti. \\'hat are you paid? l\,fr. DRAKE. They are paid $3,000 and I arn paid $[...]WHEELER. Th:it co1ncs out oft.he Indian funds? l\fr. DRAKE. It co1nes out of the Govern1ncnt. S[...]enator FRAZIEll. Any other state1nent7/ The IN'l'El!l'ItETEit He has been told he has to have a[...] |
| [...]to have a guardian over his restdcted funds i l\fr. DRAKE. I do not kno,v that there is any neces[...]ER. It is up to the county couxt? · l\fr. DRAKE. '!'hat 1·esponsibility bas been shift[...]· Se1;1ntor FR.l~IER. That is up to the county court. They c:!n ap[...]ELER. '\,Vhom did you send to '1¥ashingoon 1 'l'he INTERPRETER. Three Indians. Senator[...] |
| [...]advised him what was necessary1 The INTERPRE'l'ER, He did not know that. If he knew it, I suppos[...]RAZIER. Have you a. lawyer employed 1 The I N'l'ERPRE'I'Eu. He has a lawyer. Senator FRAZIER.[...]ator FRAZIER. )Vhere do you live? The lNTERPRE'l.'En. Sasak,va, Okla. Senator FRAZIER. Wha:t ba[...]nts to n1ake to the comrnittee 1 Tne I NTERPRE'l'ER. Yes, sir. Senator FnAzIF.n, The statement[...]better put the statement in the record. Senato'l' WHEELER. Tell him if he has any questions[...] |
| [...]- erty 1 Was there a removal of restrictions 1 l\fr. PUMPKIN. Removal of restrictions, thro[...] |
| [...]FRAzrr,n. He would have to fence his own land? l\1r. Fouur-,1;. Yes; just like any other white 1nan. 'l'he Indian turn their stock out on the free[...] |
| [...]VEY OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED STATES l\:h·. POMl'JON. That is all I am here for. I took[...]rn, testified further as follo,vs : |
| [...]n:;ely because he is len.rning our language and i!l order to convey our ideas t-0 hi1n ,ve necessaril[...]ause we have just four farniers i,n 43 counties. 'l'he white exten- sion people have seen fit to put[...]endly reception to this progra.n;i 1 Mr. Sl\{I'l'H. You have got to have their confidence in the f[...]gotten this far I do not seo any other solutio.n, l!xcept to teach those people to be selfsupporting,[...]ro111 the restricted Indian¥ ~Ir. SMITH. I wi~l say that there is not one item on tl~at paper but[...]· Senator WHEEl,EI\. Of coqrse, that is (l-11 hang picked over.. Mr .. S:MrrH, Ye,s. Of c[...]r. In relecting them we "'O right out in the fiel<l to teach the Indians. vVo go out and selec[...] |
| [...]k perhaps you can do so1nething with the1n. l\{r. SirITH. That is the only way you can do it. Y[...]out and go from one St.ate fair to another? l\{r. SMITH. Our richer Indian§> do. .[...] |
| [...]ards. Senator FRAZTER. "\Vhere do you live? l\{r. liicJ:XAROS. Richardsville. Senator 1':Ero[...]your business. Do that just in your own words. l\{r. RICHARDS. This matter that you refer to as a[...]what you understand is not a trust agreement i l\1r. RICHARDS. 1'ha.t is not a trust agreement, as[...]hat do you underst.a nd this instrument to be? l\1r. RICHARDS. There was an application made to th[...]th. Senator Tuo11rAS. "\Vho pays it to you? l\1r. RICHARDS. I get a check from the Riggs Nation[...]How much does that check amount to each month? l\1r. RICHARDS. A little over $800. Senator Tooi[...]now s,nce this agree,nent has been in :force? l\1r. RICHARDS. I am satisfied with the mana[...] |
| SURVEY OF CONDITIONS OF INDL'l.NS IN UNITED $TATES 6377 to pn.y[...] |
| [...]nator P1NE. From the Rig~~ National J:jank. l\1r. RICHARDS. A little over ;i,oOO. Senator[...]that amounts to considerable. does it not'? l\1r. RIOIIARDS, Yes, sir; r' so1neti1nes get a. ch[...]Senator PINE. How long does this trust rnn? l\1r. RICHARDS. I think it was for five year[...] |
| [...]s trust to you 1 · l\'Ir. RICHARDS. I tlunk 1t was l\1r. vVallin, of the Indian ao-ent's oflice;, he[...]· i\{r. RICHARDS. l\1y child.ren. Senator Pr'NE. What,are your children's names¥ l\Ir. RICHARDS. Ja.net, Rina, Leona, Eastman Richar[...]except those with the Riggs National Bank¥ l\'Ir. RiclIARDS. I think that is the only trust ag[...]Senator ,Tuo11rAs. ,Is she here to-day? l\'Ir. Ric:ru.RDs. She is not here. Senator TH[...]1·ust is operat ing satisfactorily or not1 l\Ir. RICIIARDS. I do not know whether she is satis[...]ss, other than the· trust company, for you¥ l\'~r. RICHARDS, I appointed or nained soine one to[...]to look after ,ny nffairs. Senator PINE, Does l\fr. House collect this $800 or does :i\-1:[...] |
| [...]Ho,v much money have you on deposit there nowt l\1r. l~ICHARDS. I do n<it know. 1 have never ca,lled for[...]vVho is the president and cashjer of the bank1 l\ir. RxoHAROS. I a,m not acquainted with the offic[...]of your account or of your business? . l\!r. RICHARDS. He: tells me about my business. He[...]r have you had them examined by anybody else 1 l\{1·. R ICHARDS. I have never authorized o[...] |
| [...]•• •••••••••••••• l~I . ...... . ........ .....[...]E OF SUPERINTENDENT Of: FlvE CIVILIZED TRIBES, ' l\1usKOGEE, OKLA., SHOWING INcoMt:s AND DISBURSEM[...]c foot .. 529, 493, 186 } 15\l, 7S6. 50 122,002.94 113,3[...] |
| [...]8,131.93 287.60 19LS3t0l 1927 •••••••••........... . ...[...]...................................... Yes. Jru,. l, 1925 ••••• · -···· 68[...]............. ....... . ............. . y,._ July ll~ S..... ...... .. 6.00 Advan[...] |
| ll9 barrels.. . .. 6', 815. 11l } 34, 980.77 61, 8S9[...]15, 41$. 01 249,742.00 -2Sl 1 82S. l |
| [...]fo.r terit•. °Qfi 10 1. 1•~"8, ~ c:; to A. L. P'1,uk and 0. B. Riter, lessees, Tulsa, Okla.[...]O Do. - Jan. 16, 1913 0 YP"ll3 1,050.00[...]•.• .,d o................. .............. .. -l,'77l. 24, ,16,'102.16. .88 . •••• ::[...]®. 00 : Do. June 6,1913 G11l!•:···:············ ··············· · · Dl"I....... PrAmc01l.&On.sCo.. ........ ........[...]J,2:21.S1) 11, 114.4$ . .. ; ... .:: ... L .~·..•~............. Dt\c. 17,1913 ·:- :200,~[...]!'l J\lnr. 25,191'. •.••. <10.................[...]. . do.... ..... ...... .......... . ....... Mny "l:1, 11)14 ... ..do. ........... ..... .... ... . . . . ....... Jul).' 17,Hll<l ..... do. .... . ..... . . .... ..... ...........[...]. . .. . .. . .......... . .. . . 205.t,O 2, l92'.03 . 75 .... .... . ....... . . . ..... ....... . . .. . .. . .... . ........ . .' l)o . . .... . 0 1:\r. . ........ . . .... . . .. ...... . ........... l ,f.2").SG 16,318.40 ... . .. . . ........[...] |
| [...],. SJ,t, &6 19, 669. n l'\ov. 6. JOH 1·····d<> .............[...]l,~.36 22,6U. 96 ~-[...]Dec. 12. 19)4 2()().00 ' l).o. ~ Do[...]Ian. 7, l915 200.00 Do. l,J[...]~ l 6)_)~~:~~~~ . .~~~.~ ~~~~::::::::::::::::::::[...]t1l[...]!2l Do..... . . ·Fli,;i,&[...]"!2l~ Do ..•.• •. Funk & Rider .......... ..[...]l,0!$.44[...]........ . ..... S, 1915 0l'PSY .... ... ......... ............ ..... .[...]········1 ......... Au~. 28, 1016 A . L |
| [...]~ to A. L. Funk and O. E . Riter, lessees, Tulsa, Okla.-Con[...]l,S'l6. 10[...]2,907.90 1. 30 · ··· ····••·•l········ ····l····•·•·•···· ··l••••••••••••I[...]·1· · ·· ········I , •. lL Do. .... , •.••:-..do .........: ..........[...]........... 1,631: "2 7,904.. 12 l.M ·••··•·· ···· ·········[...]11.21 In<-omo t-Ar. Juno 15. l\.16 Oulf.... ... .. .. •.. .. .... •. ..• .[...]. ... ... . . . ....... . . ....... . ... . -l97.J3 2, 149.76 1,85 . ... ....[...] |
| [...]1, 000.41 $, 163. fa l.M ~ .Do...~---- .. ...do. .. . ........... ...[...]2.18. 79 l,ISSG.2:'l 1. 2.1[...]..... --- •. 2-41, 16 l, 677. 60[...]132. 4{ 481. .l6 2. 20 •····•••••••I[...]303- 66 1, 12:l. 38 2.20 ··········••'[...]... •.•.•... •.• l, 074. -40 6,066.06 1. 70 • • •[...] |
| [...]&l; to A. L. Funk and 0. B. Riter, usees, Tulsa, Okla.-Co,:it[...]~<>;O 1,~9:!l[...]'9,577.:1:l[...]00 March. i ll OU J.l~rt.)' bonll duo ...... .... . . . .......[...] |
| [...]... ...... ...... . . 1, :i-5?. fr.l6, 439, 28 2. 00 • • • • . . .[...].. .. • • • • Apr. 2-1,, 1918 200. 00 A'L)rii.[...]1.,623.00 Waterpl~lloe. Apr. Ht,J0l8 Oypsy•..••.•• H.......................[...]0 Well tor "N. w. MflY 13, 1918 SourLbcrn OU CorJ'l()ra,lion... . .... ..... 575[...]June. 1;.:..~ ( ' l,j MB> 2!>, 1918 Sout-hern OU Corporation.........[...]1:ll,809,Z7 R. J. Vau,:ha.n.[...]..................... .......... . . .. 6i6.1l 1,802.92 3.00 .. ..... ...... .........[...]............ .. ................. ....... ·Feb. l.f,1919 OulL............. ....... ...... ..[...] |
| [...]~<O. to A. L . F1tnk and O. E. Riter, lessees, 'l't1faa, Okla.-Co~tinued[...]l Royair.y;[...]116.{l Mty 16, 1919 Oulf____________ ____________ ______[...]u 735. 1Z 1,961.92 l. oo .............................................[...]L. Pittman, land. May 28,1919 OyJ)Oy.. ........ . .[...]185.85 •7,:!66, 453 ,20)<ll 2, soo.oo Cash payment. f/l Juno 4., 1919 Roe. ck. can ................. ....[...]zf/l~ ruly 9, 1019 Ficit Liberty lonn bond . .........[...]••••• •••••: • • M•y , :l,1919[...]58.0I '5,w:ll9 2,[...] |
| [...]l:iu.11l Uon 1c:i Dee. :J,1019 Southern Oil Con xmu.ion..[...]. Rutherford. .f/l Jan. 10, 1920 Southero Oil Corporauon... .......[...]•do.................................. lll'.2?7.24 3,~2._ee 3.!)0 · ···: · :: ·[...]3,33<. 0l lnoome tax, 191.S.[...]1,299.95 J. 'l'. Wright, pa.inter.[...].30 ........................ l\fay 26.1921[...] |
| [...]perintendent of the Fi•e Civilized Tribea, ah()1l)ing receipt• and dubursemen/8 from oil 'a'nd'[...]<C. to A·. L. l<'unk ond,;0 , -E. Riter,: leasces, Tulao, Ok!a.-C[...]' ! ,t• L, • 0~[...],/.: J••••••••••• 1u:ne 2C/ l92J[...]•••••••••••••• •• L:.t . . .. l . .. ... .... ..••••[...]3; 000: 00 l,Aug:ust,[...].········· -:··-:-:-: . · ,'(,Ii .16.l~f~ •••••1c:to,............... .........[...]...:... ~!= .:..:!.L ••••; : .........1 ••!.[...]··-- -· ___ ; ___________ ---·-·····' · l\ ay0 •1-1 ~ "' •' •.•. ' -:d o[...]T! • ------- .v'f' V•l ' .• 1= Seoon[...]P.o . " .• ,,,..,.•....... ~j lv.i:;l ,.,.. ' .. d o.i.::.:'L!bert ~1.n1,1•[...]• AU&., l"ll~192I .... tS0.55·[...]tU..88 3,879.'0.S |
| [...].. .. ... ........ Jl0.02 •1,2M , :ao.5 . l~ ··· ········· · · ·· · · ·[...]. ............. . .... 181.'12 S2ll , 25 . ........... ·· ······ · ·-- Oc[...]-~_t<l u- Do. !.:::: ••• •.•••do.t•[...]l;,j ·,Jan. 'ii, 1922 ! . . . .do••••• :[...]•••• •••••••••••• ll'far.10, 1922 · ' 1,207. 54 Taxes, D[...]_l;,j ,Ma:r. 2. 1022 'rhtrd Liberty loan bond.. ..[...]~ July 12, 1922, 'lL®n . '[...] |
| [...]oil and gas lease embracing E. '/2, .NE. 5-17-7 .l>f the allotment of Eastman Richard, approved Sept[...]~ ) to A. L. F1mk and 0. E. Riter, kssees, Tulsa, ;Ok!a.- Con[...].• .:; ......•. : ~:............. 479. 47 l, 704.83 2.25 - ----------- ______... __ ___ •·[...]8. 7G rn sUNIDOO, |
| [...]d() . . .. ---- 1,000.00 l>o. Feb. 21, tm, S urrender ol \Vor•:m.vin.g:; s[...]l • 23J[...]•~ ll ,000:00 ; Do···-··· ·[...]l,•7~40 2.·60 ......·.-.....-.... ........ .-.[...]3. 06l.·i2 2. 60 • • •• •·• • • · • · · ll············I[...]• • • • l ••••••• ..· · · ·I · ·••[...].do. ....... 1os.oo U. L.Do.Farr,s, labor. Aug. 1, 1923 {~om royo.1[...]l S. &e$. 12 ... . . do........ .[...], C. N . Bank. s"' Aug. 1, Jt>Zl { Note, l\1. E. Cburcb .. . ......... .... .. ......[...] |
| [...](Jas lease embracing E. ½, NE. 5~17-7 of t/ie al.l otmdit 'of Eastman:Ri.cli'arii;· at,prove4 September 114., 19113, for ·term of 10 years, etc., to A. L. Funk and 0. E. Riter, lessees, Tulsa, Ok.la.-Con[...]. .. . .. ..•.. 64. JI • 6. 411, 000 . (l9 · (;)ct. · ·~ ·1.~[...]l:l0 ~-,i1,l)o ~......... . ... . do: ____ ___________ H......[...]$8.IO l.•76 ........................ -Jan. 21,1924[...]l,869.92 1. 76 . . . ..• .; ...... . . . ........[...]·. ........... ............ Nov. 1115,,192;l' Gypsy,...... ,.. .......................[...].. .-..·.. 212.26, 970.30 ·l.·76 •·..a., ...·-·.....·..............._..[...]62. 8 'S.527,(!!)0 Dec. :U. 1\l23 Tld•l. ..·..c .·..·.....·.c .................·.-.[...]......................... ... . . . Jt1.n . .l!i,1924 Oyl\"y........ ......... ... ... ...[...]374.66 l.60 ..... . . .............................. .......·...... ....... .. . .... . Jtm: . 28. 1m l'trst. Libert.~• loan bond . . .................[...]Mar. e. 1924 977.84 Cash l)ayJJlent.[...] |
| [...]l aw.oo[...]l>o.[...].16.1924 4,0i9. 31 Do, l\_'(o.r. 2$,1924 ......do...... ..................[...]3-, 300. 79 Monthly nflymeot. <[! Mnr. l ~,192( Gypsy.................................[...]. .. ................ Oct. 4,1924 4l'>O. 00, LlvestO<k. 1une 27, 192' Tidal... .[...]...••. ..•. •••do ••••••. l 40.00 Clotbln«. Ju)y 16,lOZi Gyps[...]l,20f.S7[...]LL SO •••••••••••• •••[...]MZ. 32 LL zs ......... ... . .... ....... Jan. a.. 1925[...]l, $00. 00 Casb pa}'lllent.[...]100. 00 Do. Oct. 21, 1024 Tld•l |
| [...];ioe to A. L. Funk . ancl 0. E .' Riter, lessees[...]•":l[...]00 1 Farm building. 0 Nov. 26, 1924 'l'ldal............................. . .... ,[...]: ....... ..•. : • 91, 67 $6.00 • LLLL2S 391..H 1.u ....•.•.•.• J[...]~ Do....•.. Tid&l'(prc.OUum, !Scents) .........•...[...]900. 77 AutomobUerepalrs. Mar. 30,1925 T-ida.l................ ...........•.......[...]•••• •••••••• 77L oo 2,741.06 2.~ • •••• ••••[...]1m Oypsy .••........ ........ .............. l 928. 16 3. 300. Oi 2. zs[...]. .. . ... .. ... . . . . Mor. 30, 102.5 2. 10.L 32 Cash poyrocnt. 'i\•lny 22, 1925 ... ..do[...].......... .... . . ...... AJ>r . J, 1925 27L '65 AutomobUo repairs. },:lfl.)' 2(',.1{12.', 'l |
| [...]210.100 ,L i v ~.[...], ::. . ;, ~lll,OQ().00 Do. N Do•••••• _ •[...]00 Old d•hts. (/J r/.;_•2t·ll\iar. 13, 1026 ..... do ... . ..... ... . .[...] |
| [...]t , .(o .1,.,L. F'll.nk and 0. E . R·iter, lessees, Tulsa, Ok!a[...]Miscolla• -D~l<l. ' ..[...]l, 600. 00[...]111:ll. 64 693. 62 • ••••• •• •[...]l;lO. 72[...]. 12 ----------·· . ._ ......... Mar. 20,l~[...]~i67.~l[...]Do. Jan. Z-3. l927 Oyv~y ...... . . . ...................... . .[...]S, lm 210. 00 Jt11l g111c111s. |
| [...].. ........ .. ............ l)cc. 3. iuu[...]486.64 Do. May. 1311927, W;t.l .. .. - al .[...]Nov. ' l,1927[...]Z· Jun& ll , 81G. 71 Do. July 12, 1927 •• • •[...]199. 7l 1········1············1··[...]200. 64 ll"o Jcnnetta Richard, now Barnett,[...]l G7. 31[...]66.18 392. 12 l••••••••I[...] |
| [...]~ lo A. L. Funk and 0. E. Riter, lessees, Tttlsa, Ok!a.- Co[...]Do. ~ l\ ay 14, 1928 Gypsy. ............ . ..............[...]34..S "l June 15, 1928 · or.1:sy........•...•.[...] |
| l 6,002.32 3,000.90 10, $[...]{barrels ..... 21,818. IS l?li .. .... --- •. - - -.. -- --- --- - -- - - -[...]anels .... • S. S21l. 1' ,. 198. 33 5()1.37[...] |
| [...]('l ................................[...]!l![...]Do. 8.78 1 Apr. 26, l9li .•.•. do... .. ........... ......... .....[...]4, 144. 2-l[...] |
| [...], ,..'l, Do....... .................................[...]4,637..0l. ..... -..[...]~ 1. 3(! 3.!~6/ ~ l ,. l ,55[...].Ma;v. 20, l915.[...]--- - - - - ••• • •• 28L 19 o,623.84[...].. $l, ' ,,[...]f-it,l H[...] |
| [...]l,OS-1.~[...]l.M[...]O'l[...]························1 l,lov. 7, 1916 International Rcftnlng Co. (gas) ...[...]353.08 :1, 363. 87 L20 Do..... : . .. . ---· .........•......[...],· )l.eb. 6, 1918[...]73.27 378. 16 l,M[...]176. 80 I. 66 Jan. 23, l\ll7[...] |
| [...]0. 00 ........................... ........... . l\far. 2. 1917 JntllrnAtfOn!l.ll,1917 . •.. .do............. ...................[...]• ••• • •• • • 5l 93 ••• ••• •• •• • • Feb.[...].. .. . .. ... ... ... {:lj!. 73 l, 197, 8,5 2. 155 ···· ····· · ·[...]a.et.wing ~ - z July 10, 1018 lnUroatlono.l Redoing Co...... . . ... .. «7.22 ll, 1918 Ohio C1ucs............................ Sep[...]eum Co., Ralph Boch$tltter, D. Ounsburg, de(e8.Se(l, as to oU rights only to tbo Oblo Cities Oas Co.,[...]ved May z. l[...] |
| [...]n Richard, in the ojfu;e of the Superintendent of l_he Five Civilized Tribes showing reuipts and du.b[...]l.[...]~:l'J.\' 'i>iice inieres[...]l:, , o,•[...]0, 19.18 .....do................................. l[...]~ Feb ..~. l,919....·.'d o•••• : ..... :.i.:•••[...]....· 27&3'll. !J-.[...]"'•~l.nl\l '•• . 19 . ...........................[...]713.81 ...2.'86 . . ... ..... . : ... Ll~'•.1-.•n ....... ~ .::.-.[...]·'l'J. 1"•••[...]....1t.. •• J .............. . l·J)::.:!' . ! .!~p ....... ~!. ~t1.[...]v,;, . LL '... :~·. -1 :.~ ..... ....... . .....[...]91 2.~85; .. ... ...... : .... . ::. . ..• . l l"'. !i....'...!! .... l . :t:-. ~L Z...f/-.Y ~ 1 1,91,9 ·· ;·,· do........... ..[...], l •a7g[...]. 1.-.~ l\fus).::ogec ,vbolasale Grocers. J\#le ,1.91, .9 .[...]· 1e.88 Omno·,&:Col,..,;r,l i Juno 23, 19f9 .•. , .do . .. ...... ....... .[...]Scpt.1.~1919 l,~. 4$ •Motof1E<tt'dp'm•o nttCo. JW,Y 31,[...]...... . ..... ~2.06 ' 73/l.~ 2.,..8§.,[...]Cboootati l\.'lo(or C-o.[...]\V. Hrl.~,l. h!l1l 4}.r y chn.tJ:(l(f.[...]I l'\ov. ?2. l'Jl!ll 11$Tltflll ("\'• |
| llLl··?' 1['1j.e-•1: ,itu ..1 ,[...]···•• •·· ···-';; __ _ Dec. 24, l~J9 Ohio Citl~..... ... ...... . ...... ..[...]::·v~; ······:;t'""'~ ,1 ,1. :r-:-t Jt<"..l•a•r[...](1) 1on._• (l.1020' -·~•·D o'·' .[...]...... ....•.•. . : .: ... .. ·<ll ~-[...]~L...[...]'l,;,-.[...]1GJ.,l.,;tol, t.~•AI'' •[...]l',~.'1._...,[...]l."' cJ ~<,.lf'f)J' 1[...]~23,·l)l;[...]l,O'll), 6;1[...]86l.50 ........[...]••·•••••••••l····· ··· ·•·•l • •••·· •·· · ·· •••l •••••••••···I[...]•l,·Ol8._7Z·[...]4, io •• •••·······l· ··• · • •••• ••ll··· ··•• •••·····l···· ····· •••I[...]64,4.27. l,U(.'16· 4. 10 · · ···•· •••••l ········· • ·••• ••••·[...]4'7. 06 872.321···•·'•••l'••········•·l ••·········•ll :::::::::::[...]• 36 ···· ·•••••••l··· ·· ····• ••I Feb.[...]······· •••••l·······• ••••i MQr. 10, 1921[...]l',far. 17, 1921-[...]Apr.' • l, 1921[...]~ Dc<l. 11, 1020 .....do...... ..... ... ........[...] |
| l½tg 541'. 38 I . 76[...]77.72 'l,~933[...]26.SS 'l'llxes. Aug. ,22, 19'21 . ....do............. . ..[...]66.12 621.00 l.00 Oct. 28, 1[...]"&l Nov. 15, 192-1 . . ... do . . . . . . .. .[...] |
| llll\{&y lZ 1922[...]1922 ..... do.......... ...... ................ . ll oci... 637.82 Ll,f7S..OO Nas.h road.ster. Fob. 2, 1923[...] |
| [...]. ,.J>lsbur!"J!l..ls., ·[...]' J·eb.: 10, 1,923 Pw<l'oil................................[...]l............1····..···......I............I[...]I§ l\:IIY 3, 1923 .... . do...........................[...]o........................... ..... . 69. OS 'l, 687, 166 . 28[...]---·-··-····l..···---------[...]42. 7,7 'l, 425; 660[...]~ un.e 30.l'j'923 1•J\qlG 923 ----------------------[...]... . . .. .... ·• ---- ----- · · ]S'ov. J6,'l,923[...]........ ...... .... ............... 17.0l Gl.$2 2. 20 .... . .....[...] |
| Vt: L Nov. :?, ~~. JIJ::~1 . •.[...]I ~ . l~[...]1. !50 · Do •••••• •ll2 ' Do••••••• •••••do[...]182-00 I l 727.'99[...]83.45 l 2,417,431[...]l,J Apr. ~1924 ..•. •do ••••.••[...]222.89 m •51 May 3ll ..••.do ...•..[...]!2l Aug. 2-1. un,, .. ...d[...]l':l Oct. S, IOU . . .. .do .. ...•..•.[...] |
| [...]endent of the Five Civilized Tribu, ahOU>ing ruei'l·ta and difburaenunta from oil and gas l[...]36.0< 230. 67 L25[...]M. 92 15LOi L85[...]: ,l.\,'{-0[...]{()l,87[...]............ •I ...... • .......... •••l· ·• ...... ...... 1 1::1 ll, 192.5 •••••do ..[...]-,l-0,\. 06[...]1 :t |
| [...]!;l Mar. J, 1926 •••••do • • •••[...]• • • ••• •••• •••••l[...]!;l |
| [...]······'l·····i••!,••··········1~•[...]16.67 'l,~476[...]-•.• ...... Aug. 12, 1927 Aug. 27, 1927 .Aug. l_, 1927 •••••do •[...]};l Oct. 1-1, 1921 .•.•• do •. . . . ..•..[...]7 I. 337. S50 • OS ~o,·. 14, H)'l7 • ••• . d.o . . .. . . . ..... .................... . S.'l.00 <S3. 00 0('\ , '26, ll |
| [...]., • •• •• • • • • •• •l••• • • • •• • • •• I •[...].............. J) \1(', :!. 10-.!7 . . . .• t.ll · · · · ••• ••·· · I N o v. 2..\[...]· · • • ••• • •• J)t(,'. 10, IO'lll Zl. 21[...]8.93 t 1,0'lll;t[...]322. S7 .. .. . .... ............ . . ........ .. l\fay 2.S,1928 30.0i[...]·•·· · ·••·•··•···· Sept-. "l'/, 192$ 29. 02[...]•••·•·••• •••· · · l•• • ••• •••• · · i[...] |
| [...]20, 372.29 30, 603-. 61 84S.•l9 -- ----····- ---------- ------------ cub[...],883.10 ............. • 6e, 167. 3'l[...] |
| [...]cnt P'i'tlc OiviU:=td Tr-ibc#, s lwwina r ccci·p l~ <nvl di1tburMmc,t-U J'l'ot>t o_il (,n,d ga~ lca$C cm.brac-i ng JV.[...][Royalty, No. 30061. L<aso, No. 4-078SJ[...]......... .. 2,304.89 ~ $ll920 .•. •. do... ..... .... ....... ..........[...].. ... 2, 2<9. 68 t, 285. 53 L7S • • • • ••••••••I••[...]l, 733. 62[...]l,44Q.86 9QO. &l ••••• ·.·I· •.• ····•· ·[...]828.•9 ·• •·····l············l···········•l••··········••·I••··· ·[...]I !t:l May 16, 1921 Sapulpa..........[...] |
| [...]Date -Amount l'urposo[...]. . 18 ... ........ . ............ DO<l. I?, 1921 846. 13 To J'ennetta[...]f-• 83'l.20 ~00, ................. . . . !.... ;~.... Apr,[...],1;•368162 ~- ZS ... . ; .... : .. ...... l<! ... May ?, 1923 I, '/81. 72 To Roya[...]_?,.~ .~• 'll, 1023 000.~ 1'o Ea.stwm.1 tu:,'(.'()ur1t.[...]... . . . .. ...... ... . .. l U.OG 1 s, 72!3,.121 .....~ .. . ..... ..... ... .. .. .. . ... .. No,•. 10, 1923 l.000, |
| /\Jnr. l◄, 1023 & 11ul11:1 ••• •• ••[...]Nov. IG, 1~23, '107. ~>7 'l'o CO)'UlL)', No. ◄G:507. l\for. 17, 1923 lll,.Sl. 9' 6,9Zl. 76 2.0[...]lL68 I e_.,j96,J06 •. 23[...]..•.•..... · ··l········· ••·I[...].•do ....... .. : ... ;.: ... ..... ......... . l,iM::[...]........ .. .... :. . . .. ... . 6, 128. 76 21;79L 20 2. 2.1 ,D o. . ..... ... . -:.do. ... ..[...]ll924 .... . do ......... .... .. .... ...... .. ...[...]192. 26 961. 2.1 L60 Do....... ... . . do . .................[...]. ' 326.61 l, 167. 37 2. 2.1[...]••••do.......... ..... ...................l 377. 37 1, :UI. 1B 2.[...]~•?1;l\ttu' c,S Do! .... .. .... . do•[...]...... do................................... l[...]\• :\l;l.;,t\)[...]r4 \U}l ~[...] |
| [...], 1925 .....do. ............. ....................l Juno ,II, 1925 .....do...........................[...]l, 153. '6 2.26 ...[...]•.•. . :63: '!3 ¥ 19l:01 2.26[...]1,21, 61 ll 2,3> l>cc.• 24,, 1m ..... do .......... ...[...] |
| [...]7, ~~ ◄. 300., 431 • 2() J ll 9, 1926 ..... do.......... ............ ...[...]ll Feb. 11, 1927 •• do ...................... .[...]~.OS l 4, 7$4, 184[...]l 5,318.394[...] |
| [...].Tribe,1 1/wwing. tempt, and di,hr,~ J,;om o:,l ,and gas lease embracing N. ¼ SE. and Sil S:B.,[...]. Y-, .?nd_to Ohio C,ti~ GG!_.0~., ·'!-'signees, l::'~.!um~,, O~Continued[...]neo~ Date Amount_ l'arJ)o,$ G .,[...].......... . ...........••••..... , Ai1g. l, 19Z7 •. . .. do...... . ..... ..... ..... ....[...]79. 0'2 • 6- 7ff,8l7[...]l 5, 660;Je8[...]'!l[...] |
| [...]···· ·· ... .. .. .. S7.~•I 14,;,l!)0,1).)of . 09:J,! • • • • • •• ,[...]\11.rny ay ~_1.s,.1928 102:S l·····<Jo.................................[...]-l![...]Q , Oct. l, 1928 . .••.do... ...........................[...]··-····· ····· ..... ................ L.. :: •• :,--....';-....l :;. ..... . i[...] |
| Abslrac.l of o ccoiutl8 of Easlnwn / Ucharti, in the o.Oicc[...]' I 'll[...]77. 0.ll, 329. 21 •S7, ZW,650 .16 •[...].. l\far, 19, 1921 Sloclair 0. & 0 .... . ........ ·-[...]•2S · ••••••••••• l•··· ·· · ••••• l ••••••· · · ·· · • · •I•[...]·l[...]>1 ' l fl ;~;.· . .•_[...]\ ;t\'!l"'1 •. ·;: }[...] |
| [...]of America a,id.Sinclair O.l & Gas Co. of Tulsa, vkla., asngnees-Contd.[...]~ l[...]. . .............- $:W. 33 l!l3. I )' $1.00 • •••• : =. : ·••l··········••ll3,46-t,3Sl .ZJ JU'il•~ 1!>. l!r.?l Gyps)" .............. ..................... .....[...]179. 31 1,00 ··········••l·········· ••lll>~y . . . ....... . . . . ....... .. . .. ..... .:[...]~ 'l:I, 1921 Sinclnlr 0. & 0 .•.• •• •••[...]···· •·•·••••l···••·•·••••ll~ 1922 Sincltilr O. &. 0 ......,. ................[...]' f&lll,N •• •• • •[...].... ........... . .. . . 45,, II l |
| [...]iX. ltr.tl 3 ,000.00 •-\llfil l )l\),'11\('UI . :\pr. M, l!J'..?'ll'O Stun H .. ;\('('0\11\t., Apr. 25[...]24.66 131. 62 l . (,IJ[...]72. 0l[...]•••••t ••· · • ·• · ··l[...]D«. · 20,·1922 Jn.u.. 1,2:, l.9'll.<10 Jan. is:. um Slnclalr o. & O ..[...]I, 12$.00 1 - , L. Jslnod .[...]•• • ••• • • · •· ·ll\tay 26. 1023 :ruro••••••••[...] |
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| l•'ob. 8, 1024 Puro OU . . ..... ..............[...]lll, G38. 00 10,483.20[...]•••••.••• 25.09 •S.Sl<ll Siaclrdr...•[...].612.000 ···:os--:···········•l•• ···' ····••I[...]ration of America to th• PUN Oil Co., appro\..e<l Sept. 30, 1924.., |
| [...]essees,,_ Buffalo, N. Y., and to G1JPlf1J ~l. 90. a/ul Oklalu>ma Producing & Refining Corporat[...]P rfco 1.l•lertst[...]l.[...]&1l Nov.12.1924 Doo. 11), 1924 D,ec. 20, 1924[...]l. 70[...]"l Feb, 21, 1926 Sinclair........... ...............[...]d ll Mar.~. l ~ Puro.••..•.•••••. ••... ,..[...]i· • • • ·•• •·••• ' .f..pr. llll~ Sloelalr. .•.•. ~ . . ••.•••••[...]................ .........-::., l)o • .•.• .• . . • •• do •.[...] |
| [...]·· •• •• ••• • • •l .. • • • • · ·••·· l···· · · ···· · ····I · · • •[...]--·:ir· •• •••• • •••••l••·· • ·······l• ······• ·······l· • · ··•••••••I[...]0 Nov. ll 21.07[...]••••••••• .I Fob .• 23, 19'26 l'uro ....•••.•••.•••• •••••••••.•••••••• •l[...].20 ••••••••••••l ••••••••····ll -,~'I' <. ([...]." L' ut[...] |
| [...]l<l[...]!2l Jan. JZ1927 Si.n clalrC. 0 . P...... . ..... . ..[...]...... .. .. . .................... . . AJ)r. l•l, 1027 .....do. ....... . ..... . . . ...... . . ......... . .. ... Z . 66 16 1.&l . .... . .. ..... ....... .... ... ... ...... ...[...].... ........ . ... ... . . 12.93 1 l,1•19,()()() . 09 . ...... .... . . ..[...] |
| [...]•••.•.... 16, 93 I lL•••![...].., l[...].46 1··--·---i-········...1............l..............l ......:.::·1[...] |
| [...]Y OF, CONDITIOJ!\$ OF I~]DlA~,S ·I N UNITEDJ STA'l'ES SUMMARY OF THE ACCOUNT OF SAMUEL RICHARD, O[...]?'2, S24. 2ll>tut<ls•• 13,929.71[...]l,OS9. 91[...]. .......-....\. . <l,<142. &1[...]S. 175. SO .' l, 628. 62 ·-------·--···[...] |
| Ab:,trcu;l of accou1Us of E<Utm.a11, Richard, in the offfoe of lite Su1>crinlcndc·u l Five Civilizc,l Tribes showing rectjp ts and di sbur3tm.e nts- Jt[...]l. I[...]~• ~ • ·l[...]6,0lL 86 • 3$ • • •[...]···· · • ··•·••l |
| [...]the o.d/ce of tht Superiniendtnt Pivt Civilized 'll916 .... . do . ......•. . .......•......... .[...]l . 2S . . ........ ............ .[...]··········-- l"eb. 21, 1916 Oult ......... .. . ......... •...[...]-18$. <l!i[...]l .M[...] |
| [...]3◄ 2. 70 ··;:or· ·····22s:oo· l'an. lS. 1917[...]·····•9i:,;-1 l. 66[...]r oo:l ::::;~:~:[...]...z Oct. 23, 1917 O,~L •• .••••••• · · · · · •[...]. .. .............. . ................... ; Fob. l ◄, 191S .......do . .. .. .....................[...]••••••••.•.•••••••l[...]>'l[...] |
| [...]617, 44 •••• • • • • l • •• • • • •• •• ••!· ·[...])65., 38 • • • •••-• ••l •• • • · •• •· •·•l ••••••• • •••• ll ··[...]'!l. Do .. ..... . .... do....... ...............[...]Z· Dec. 18. U)l8 Sl.nclolr............ ..... ..... .... ......[...]l t,. Dec. 31, 1918 .. .. . . . ............[...]To L. JlUdorbrand. ~[...]9.50 i2,0!H,OQO •r1tlrd l..iberr.y loan bond ....... ..... .. ........ ....[...].•• ; .. .... . .. u ·, . . • ; . . . .. . l,-140.00 .............. ...... . ......... ......[...]. . ... . . . ... .......... ...... ·99.ll . l,Oi7.70[...]<rt l)ec. 4,1918 Slnclnir.... ........... ..[...]2'l[...]l~.00[...].. . . . . . ... ... . . ... . . .. . . 100. l'i' $1)0. "2 . !JO . . . . . .[...] |
| l)lll. 63 004-~ :3. 2.r,[...]!'"2. l>i 188. 2t[...]l,j Nov. 26, 1910 Dec. 16, 1919 Oull...[...]!l! Deo. 17, 1919 Deo. 22, 1919[...]l,S00.00[...]...z Jen. 20, 1920 Jan. 16, 193l ... .. .. ..... .... .... ........[...]. ..... .. .. .. . . ... .. ....... .. .. Fob. !l!,1929 Sinclair... ... .......... ........[...] |
| [...]...... ............. ....... 128.63 :l9f.02 3.00 ••••••••••.•.•.[...]61. 8' 11,536,000 Mnr. l(l, 1921 . .... do... . . . . .. ..... ..... . : ...[...]........ 247.60 Commorcln.l JowoJr'y Co. |
| [...]• • •••••• 1. .... do . . ..... . l 3SO. 23 OrHn11 Orooory co. Apr. 21, !0[...].............. do. ..•.... S10,4.-l Gellc.r, " 'nrd, Un.suer. l\foy u. 1921 Oypsy. ... ..... ........... .... . ..... ... 11-1.01 621,28 l. 76 ...•..[...]~l<l Juno 27, 192£ SinclalrO.& O.......... ..... ....[...]. . ~ . ... 18.09 RU$$81l IIardwar& Co. z Aug. 11,1021 •[...]nclair C.O.P ......... ....... ....... SeJ>t. 1S,l92ll> ..•. ..••••. ••.•.•... ... 35.62 189.4.6 l.~ •••••• ...•. ..•.•••..•[...]177. 0-l 1. 70 ........................................ ·[...]27.Sl 1 1,308,761 Deo. 14, 1921 0yJ')ll1Mt, i•eb. 16, 1922 Slucl:>lr O. & 0 ..[...] |
| [...]he office of the Superi,ue,.dent Five Civilized '.l'Yibes shounng receipts and !disbursements from oi[...];l[...]l;S Dato Name[...]..: ........ 861. 67 J, 7"l3. 21 ••. •. : ..,... , .'. ..:: ...... ....[...].::::. 5l[...]· .: .......... ............ :~. ······f:-:l•.i[...]f/.ll.1.r 0. "&- 0 ... . • . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . 44. 77 l 1. 23,$. 000 . 29 . .• .•...... . .... ......[...]...... . .... ............. l ◄ S.21 527.04 2. 25 ...... .. ....[...] |
| [...]· .. . ... i ' ,o •Aug. l!, 1.9Jl2 Jllnolalr 0 : 0.1P," · " •· ........[...]\ tkl:72.·6 0 L176[...].. .,.. ll ·jlept. 25; 192(1 !I'blr~•Lt~:,:loan bond: •[...]l. U[...]·F:f"fi~·l".-f~if Supplies[...]Deoember l>"ymeot.[...], •n,,t l r l j[...]1: 80 ··········•-l•• ········••i··········[...]. 2L7f[...]Ul(l:67[...]36.\.'2f L80[...]: 17½1 • ···········l· ••••!!~•~~•I[...];2. l\O[...].. .'.! JUDO 90 1923 ..-.. .dcf•. ;•. l•. ...•.•• ; : .,•• • •-::)[...] |
| [...]34L 18 1.30 •••..•.•.•.•...........•.[...]...... . . .. .... . . . .. . f'eb . Ul, 102,l 0y))5,y... .............. . . ... .[...] |
| l\-f11r. ,\f11 r. A J)r . 13, 10:U J[...]. ......... .. ••• •••••••··lll••···· ··· · •••• · I•·•[...].. . .... ••• •• ••••••• l••·· · · · · ·• • ••· · I··[...]1. 26 lllll· · •• .. • ·•• ·· ... I ....... .[...]••••• · · ····· ll •• ••••--· · · .. .. I·· ......[...]10,0S I l,OOS. 000 .8 Mn:;• ~ 1025 Puro ..... . . .[...]•• ••• .. ·•··•l•············•••.. ••• .[...]... ... .... 1. . . . . .. . .. · · ! Jun o 25, l QU Poro.... . .. ........ .... .[...] |
| [...], t.o E. R . . ,: : Kctnp and ..fohn F. Jlaydcn, 'l'ulsa, Okla., assigticcs-.C ontinilcd[...]l •' , l ' ..[...]94.32 . .349.f.l ..• ,::. ..[...]• j Oc_t. l_3,,1925 Sinclair C. 0. P ................[...]41.SS ••187.(11,1 l l /9[...]«.80 : .. : ..•. ,········-·--l-••····· . ·••i ·-. ··-· ~--- ·- -- :._l:ij Qet, •23,1926 il?ure.... .........[...]2. 03 .. •••••••••••l• ····· · ••• · • I[...]l ·1.6: 11(1[...].. . , ..... ......... ..... . .. ......, ,Feb. ,l2,;l9:2G rSUlclalrC. 0. P....... ............ .... ,Fe[...]69 ',.72.27 2. 28• A\)r. 12, l921', Stnc1air C. 0. P .•.. .. . ... •.••[...]20.G6 •1,102.000 , IS A..l)r. 23, 1026 Purt... . . . . . ... ... ..... .....[...]. . .... ..... . . ... . .... . . . . ... l O.(m 71.1",0[...] |
| [...]fol,:.?; 2HI.OO :ll,!lr.!,000- ,17 July 13; 1926 Sinclair C. 0 . P :[...]60, 19,t f~•~l •••••••••• • ~ • •• :[...]~~. ,,, !l6. 16 . 2. '6.:[...]46.•73:• 160.,18 ·-· ~· •-•l· ··· ······· ·l;•·OP••··· ·· ~[...]l 9Sf; (lOO ···:is½:::::::::::::::::::::::[...]Sl'l.00[...]~ ! • ••••• • • ll· · ••• · •·••••t ••••[...]!!••l ••••••· • ···-1-·•·•·•[...]ll' '- ",• July 23, lffl ... . : ..l.. •• . ._.;.! ••: .. ~ ... ~ . •.[...]Tidal.':~•:~: ..•-~.~.::;·.!':.:.,i.:: ..~. LL'."\\'1\1, \', I~~-\••-•··[...] |
| [...]l[...]1ezooo $0.13 ••••••••••••l · · ···•••••••ll, 32 •• • •••••••••I···[...]••. IS. 81 *l. 100,000 'i.3<[...], .217. 7~ •···· ···ll, 1928 Tidal.• •••••••••• :[...].293. !l!:) I. fO · • · · · · · · · · · · l · ••••••••••• l •••••••••••••••I ;[...]366. 00 l.<O ..... . ·•· • ••• • • • •[...]o<lL.. ............ ................... Aug.[...] |
| [...]47,096.07 32,092.19 64,176. 9' ll, 701.87 m . ba.rrcts ..... 74,614.61 l -•··················· ···[...]19,300.$7 22,800.81 2, 13). 14 l ---· ·····: --... ........••...•.. cu[...]865, 427, 4$4 } M!l,261.27 477, 666. 62[...] |
| [...]g Apr. Z7, l912 ltAtllloenOil Co.1...... ........ .....[...]Cash, l'ifnr. l7,U113 Prairie....................... .. . ..[...]Parcha...it.eorland. r/l; Aug, 26, 1913 •••• . do...... . .......[...]. Oct. 2:S, 1913 Nov.20,1913 Dec. ~l!U3 . .... do..... ....... .. ....[...]l,008. 4S .......... ......... : ..... ....... ....[...],._ ...t::I. Mny l!t, 1914 . ..................................... ~[...]. ......... . 8, Gli.00 9l. 914. i2 . .. ... .......... .... .. .........[...],. >'l. Oct. 21, 1914 PTotrle.......... ...... .........[...]l , OS3,3S[...] |
| l! ~D ••••• •• - • • • • •.[...]t/l Dee: -8;1914, : ••=•._1_,: :.·::.[...]o Dec:•. 31,'191'4' • J;;,~\;Lll......,.·.····1 ·.-.· •.•[...]• • ••~ l\oo[...]:u2,:1,~. I 813,622. ~l ............ .........[...]l · · ····· ···••I[...]t/lll~~[...]ll 7~.6[...].~\\tt.J\t\~ . Q, J °l" ll" |
| [...]·· z Jan. 31, HUG Ll7.S9 92,292.90[...]• .-:•.•••.•.•.•.•.•.• l, 767.4G 15,710.81 .00[...] |
| [...]l . 30 '[...]d l\far. s, 1917 Excess Income tax . . _... . . _.. .[...]"'t:l Apr. 27, 1917 1'idal ...•.. ............. .....[...]l,M6. 16[...]3,006.&l[...] |
| [...]c.h l,eir, a7,proued J une 8 , .1912, for term of 10. years, I/le., to l(athlceii Oil Co., 7'11/sa, Oklp., l~••-Continued[...]l>isbursemonts c[...]ato Amount I l'urposc ,~[...]18 .. ...do....... .................. . . .. .. 3,l8-I. 76[...]o' ..3.'00~(;· :::::::::::: :::::::•::::: .jui)l'·,·ii;.i9i9~[...]l''[...]8, ,.l"""N't. -.,[...]......... . . . .... .... .. . . .. 'l. 957. 34 7,886. 22[...],··,··I...... ... . .. ...... ... . Fob. 10, l~IS 1 idol. .... .... ........... .. ... ..[...] |
| [...]• do.... ... ......... . . ...... ....... l)o . . ... .. . • • •.d1.>.......... . . . .[...]Griffin groceries:· SoJi t . :l, UtJ9 ...•.do... . . . . . ........... ........[...]----------· . ........ l[...].... ...... . .. . . . . .. .. . . . ........... l\{ar. 11,1920 2S, 000. 60[...]11l[...]z June 18,1920 'll.. .. .. . ....... ..... ....... ...... Do ...[...]20 .... .do...................... ......... 3, OO'l. lS July ~ 1920 Aug. $, 19:10 Tid•I.[...]r,i: Sept.20, 1020 'l'ld;tl. •••... . . . .••...•..[...] |
| [...].- ... . .... Sl.l!O, 00[...]do. .............................. 20L 13 • 6,761,700 ---------- ········· ·[...]•. .••..•.••..• ••• -- • ","l" •,••.::· ••············[...]. . . ........... ... ___ __________ Nov. 171 l~l . . .. . do.... ...... . . ... . ...... . . .....[...]o . .. . ... ...... . .. .. - ...... . . .... l,4(',0.73 S,43S.2-I 2,1$[...] |
| [...]..do.. . . .. . ....... .... . ............ l,M:1.42 6,896. 78 ..... . .... ... . ......[...]<'l, Aug. 17, 1922 ... . . do...... ..... .........[...]··········••l·············••I[...]4,617,0-l[...] |
| [...]............. ...... . 1 l i 742. 9S 11, SM. 75 ••••·[...]~ May 15; 192,1 Jpno 10, 1924 l'tJnO l 20, 1924 .....do .. . . ...[...]l.66.6S[...] |
| [...]-12 178.,.. Sopt. 19, 1024 •rtda.lL2.I[...]~lL~[...]L2.I[...]m , :,11Do.!l.}-'!;'!'.·.: Thi~-'--· . . : : : : . .-::[...]m,.09 ~,1518.·9ll' ll'idal........·.-.·•••••••·.......[...]186.80 Ll>j) ••• :.·.. • ••••·• do •.[...]l, -50:$.·18, ...roo·--·[...]. ....·.. .:....: Feb. ~ 1,l)ZS .·. , •• do.... ... ...........·......·[...]. . . 16L 96 • 6. 239.·000[...]\l\.[...]f\" ..l.l.'[...] |
| [...]168. l50[...]l i2. 27[...]'!>l[...]I Jao. 2ll. lll'll(j •••• •do • ••• ••[...] |
| [...]• . . ..... .. ...... ..1.1, •... ":.":.':..ll 792.01 2, $7!J. 71 .[...]ll 76{, 95 2,238. 73 S.p[...]116.. 70 ' l6,i26,()0()[...]198. 14 · ·····--···· Mar. lll ••••• do .[...] |
| [...]~•6 ll··· · · · · · · · · ·•·•·• •[...]•••••••· ·••· ···· ···l· •·· · ··········•·· ·••[...]• 2. 996,000 • 0'2 Nov. 29,ll ········ ····•·········••·•·· ••••••••• • •••l••••••······I[...], 56 ,2.,084.84 ···· · •···•l••••••• •••••lll 38. 27 • 3, l-02, 000[...]··••••••••l ··· ·········•··•••••• .. •••l•••••••••••••••l·••··· ··· ···I[...].. ••••••• ••l•••••••·•···••···········l |
| [...]2'l.i9 1 9,117,000[...]•••• · ·······l··· ••••••••• •• • I[...]••· · · · ·· · ·· ·l •••••••• •••••• · I[...]••••• ••••· · · l · · · · · · · · · · · · · • • I[...]"' Sept. 28, ltm Tld•l... . .... . ...... .. ............ ... 437.27 2, ISS.SS l..........,............[...].~ 'l |
| [...]howing rccei7,t.s and disbursements from o·i l and gas lease e·mbr aci1ig lot 4, NfV, 4 - 17-7,[...]Oui~uf•~ l.[...]0 Doc. ll Jan. S. 1920 .: •••do. ....................[...]l,"OM. 12[...]!2l[...]!2l[...]920were Oypoy OU Co,, Mam:r OJI~ 0$$, Co,. and E. L. Connally, or Tul$o.[...] |
| [...]!'!l Jnn, 28,1921 O)'ll'ifny 2$, 1921 ..... do ............... . . . . .[...]l , 75[...]~z June· 27, t02L O)•J)S)'............ ..... .. ..............[...]16. 82 •S,074,019 . IS lll· · ·· ····· ···i[...], Aug. 8, 1921 'l'o Jennett& Rtchord.[...]11. 9L s 5,721, 1G9[...]16S, 61 ........ 1. .. · ···· · ··· l•• ··········ll'ldnl. .... ...... . . .......... ... .....[...] |
| [...]•• 10. J2 l ·I, ${►9, 000 . IS . •1'-fnr. 28, um 'l'idoJ. •••• ••. . •••••.•.[...]4. 7(i 1.17l. 3!J J 2.:00 , ,Apr. )2, 1922[...]2, 1922 o May ,16, um 'l'fdnl, u, ..,:•• H·•····~--~-·--[...]••••• :..~•...;,;lJ. • • \..,.,•l •,• I[...]~ h ,02 ll1 , •, ,o,[...]...6. 26·'· ····•'.i~...·if Juae · ll 2. 26 . •••.•iO: 21·[...]:13>,09 •6.2!'7. (J()(l • "\15[...]► >3 1 July 25;J922 'll. 79 ~ 51 G62, 000[...]•.as , 180. 0I , ll8, 000[...]ll ...... ... ..... . ... . . . . . . . . ....... .[...].J-ll 167. 24 I. 70[...]8.GS 1,1, l&S. 000[...]·l.69[...],&l Mar. 2. 1923 Gy~y . •. . . . .. .. . . . .[...]• IS !\far . 16, 1923 ~: . . . d o .. . ..L . ;.•.. :.: , . .• !".•L : . . . '.~.'. . • . '\\\\[...]' l•[...] |
| [...]><l[...]3.97 ll'J•[...], 1923 I ~ . l. 81 100. 30 ··-----·---·[...].... ··········-···- NO\", 16. 19'l3 Nov. 2-t, 19"l3 . 7,38 s 3[...]l. 30 .. .......... ............ ...........[...] |
| [...].. . . ... . .. . ..... ..... . .. . 1. 3\l 99.6$ I. 00[...]Jan. 21, loz.l 7.00 Do. Jan. 22; 1924 •[...].98 60. 14 •l.40 May[...]10.03 Do. ll ll ) :38 ·49. 84 2.00[...]••• •••••••• •••••l ' 2. 62 98. 56 1.85 --[...]ct> Mar. 23j l924 ---·--do. .. ............... . .. . . .... .[...]l'J> July ~. 1923 |
| [...]••••••••••• ••••• ll.U[...]t::!; NoV. 26,1924 .. .l..do ...... ...... . ..............•.•...[...]16 l.·i\>li[...]si--- ll'idal: . . .... . ......... ............ ... . . lll926 Gypsy•••. •••••• •••.[...]t>ll'idal~... . .... ... . . ... . . .... ........ . .[...]l9. I>< ....;O?,[...]···· · · · · · ···l ....... .... ... . ........ ..... 1,,, .. ......[...]4_.54 • 2, 18(), 000 1uno ~ ·192.5 'l'idftl. . ........ .. .. .. ...... .... ... . . . .. July 15, 1925 O)'l'>S)'• •• .. . ... . ... . . . .... . .... .[...]... ... .... .... .. 4. IS l 2,000,000 . 16 Jul:i,•[...] |
| [...]. . . • .... . ...... . ...... l. 3S -1\t, 2S Aug. 2-1, 1925 . ••[...]• ••••••• . . l. 40 49. 28 2. 0I[...]l/l .,Oct. 16, 192.s' Gypsy•••• • •••[...].•••••••••••• Noy. ·IS. l92S ,TidaL •••• ••••••........[...],L2.s[...]-o ,an. llLl. 03[...].. ... . . . . ... . . . . . . . ... . . l. 73 50. 16 1un& '14, 1926 Gypsy..•[...]'.l'j[...]'t:l S.pt. I S, 1926 S.pt. 13, 1926 Sopt. 28, 19'20[...]"{/) Do. .. .. . . 'l'idot . ... ..... .. ... ... . . . ... ... ... . .[...]~ |
| [...]L~[...]......... ........... ............. .. . l\,{(U'. 1, 1927 Tidal... ............ .... .......[...]L:U[...]....... . .......... .... ... . . . . l.99 '9.$7,000 ,16 .......... ..[...]........... ............... .. .... Aug, l6,·192'7 Gypsy.. .. .............. ............ ... .88 48.08 L32 ............ . ... .. ................ ..... ..[...]l . 82[...]• l,OU,000[...]l. 32 ...... . .... . .... ........ ....... . .....[...]I Oct. 13. 1927 Tidl\l.. . . . ......... .. . ....... . .. . ...[...] |
| [...]2.42 I 1~l&l;OO>[...]l.'84[...]................... . L84 JOO. 00 1.32[...]49.88 l , 34[...]·. zto Mar. 28, 1928 Tld•lll- - -[...]502.~ TotnJ fOC('l!?_ts •• •••••• • • •[...] |
| [...]DEPARTMENT OF 'l"BE INTERIOR,[...]E. "'ALLEN, S1111el'i,nlendcnt Pive Civilizc<l T..-ibcs. DEAII llftt. WALLEN: By my telegram[...]ALLEN, Sttperi11tcn.<leiu F-ive C·i vilizc,l T••ibcs, !JI·11skogec, 01,,1a.. Dt:AR l\f11. \Y,,LLEN : Eastmnn Richard, of l{ichurclsville, Okla.,[...]He is oopecially vulnernble to h111d dealers, ns l1e has a huni;er for acquiring land and farming same. Lan<l clealel'S prey on his \'llnity and wealmess and o[...]ossihlc to defeat the transaction In the courts. l\lany deals nre effected through the use of flashy[...]. Untrl recently he hnd nn idea tbnt bis town nn<l home pin~ were restricted. How- ,e,·er. h[...] |
| [...]6477 ~et the m·,1tter comJ!romlse<l nod settled. Enshntm tole! me all bis troubles ul)d asked me to help J.11111 out,, l 1·crused to clo so until he cut loose from all b[...]fn<:t, h:u1d in glove with those e11gngcd_ ii~ m_~l~tin;: Eastman in many ways. He discharged his attorney at Checotah nn<l cut loose und ga\'C me Jl0\\'C1· of attorne~' to[...]Incurs any debt 01· mnkes tmY coiltblCt -or· ng'll, 1923, Interest 10[...], Checotah, Okla., for balance due for reutu,l oC SO acres .f,u:m laud for years 1922, 1928, 192[...]snre of second nron:gage held• by Exchange'l'rust Co., taxes, etc., in So acres land_ 1. 000.[...]___________ 10, ,JOO. 00 And mort::ai:e assume<LL. \Vatkins laud sate, represented by notes--- ---[...]cll, Cheeotah, donation _______________ 15,000.00 l2. Notes 'to·Eclmund llt'iec Forkner, of l[...] |
| [...]hecot.nh, Okla___________________________ 5, 9SO. l2 6a. Velva Richord, note------ ------------- ---[...]-------------------------- 1,665.25 S. J.·L. "\\' ntkins, Checotah, Okla- ---- - ------------[...]------------------------- Hurt and Hobsoo, lan(l___________________________________ _[...]20,400. 00 J. L. Watkins, land------------ --- ------ ----[...] |
| SURVEY. OF CONDI'l.'IONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED STATES[...]d brother, and after several visits Eastman agree<l to make n donation of $15,000, 11n<1 signed an ag[...]nd prayerful consideration of the matter the bonr<l has finally agreed to surrender the not.es and sa[...]hard, full-blood citizen of the Creel, Nation Utl(l of the difficul- ties and problems he bas caused[...]eral suits were filed against bim and he emJ)loye<l Mr. II. G. House and 11r. R. S. Cate with[...] |
| 6480 SUR-VEY OF CONDI(l'!ONS, OF INDMNS IN UNITED STATES the request of[...]ts, as set forth above nnd•in,his request .and .l'eport of Mr. House |
| SURVEY OF CONDITIONS OF IND.FANS IN UNITED STA'l'ES 6481 funds In your hands, beg t? 1;td'l'lse· that with the sanction and cooperation of rout' office Eastman has paid debts, ,vlth checks fssued to l\im by yon• office nnd by blm indorsed to credit[...]xchange Trust Co.; amount necessary to secure l'elense --- ---- --------- -------- --------------[...]Note and judgment of Hurt & Hobson on fond denL__ l'l, 676. 67 '!'his includes $1,000 attorney fee to Frnnk L. l'>Iontgomc,·y, Item No. 6, Notes of Fil'st Nation[...]_____ ______ _ 1,370.00 Item No. 8·: Note of J . L. ,v atkins, secured by mo1·tgage, with Intere[...]m No. 9: Note of Peoples National Bnuk f1•om.J. L. Watkins nod $ecured by mortgage on ,vatkins's[...], ll1uskogee, insul'ance premium$__ 1,675. 39 Hem l'io. 21 : Donation to Southern Baptist l\Jissiou lloard for :-iuyakn School------ ----- - -- ------ ---------------------------- l, 500, 00 ltem No. 22:[...]_______________ Jwm No. 25: Note of B. H. 'l'abol', attorney, tor se,.vic<'S In repl'e- sen[...]act of represcntnllou__ G, JOO. 95 11cm No. 26: '.l;o satisfy judgments of E. J. nod D. J, Traylor ag[...]mortgages approximating $20,000, iu which sti1l11lntion was made releasing and satisfying all cla[...]fit__________________ ___________________________ l '.!, i'iO!>. 00 Item No. 27: For nmount necessary[...]_ _ 400. 00 ltc111 No. 29 : •.ro \V, A. '.l'l1omns, farm snperiuten(hmt, for balance[...] |
| [...]e Is also attached hereto a SCl\edul~ show/ng the l)Ccounts as submitted against Eastman, the amount paid ' in settlement; rand the n1nount . saYt,l on same, by reason of the ttme an<l effol't I have 1given bi$ accounts nn<l allah-s. ' Enstwan has a drug store in tbe town[...]ge in the treasu.r er's office ·some time ago nn<l it w,is found iii some cases taxes had been paid[...]tem No. 27, purchase of 'loan on the John Johnson l"nd, If the mortgagee does 11ot keep up the intere[...]: - His fur1riing operat1011s at·e In charge of l\lr. Thomas, who ls an experienced farmer and a tn[...]at Richardsville is making some money. It has pni<l off all the debts wh.ich were the l'esult of the operations of the Traylors while the[...]f accounts of Carmel's trading with the store, nn<l -she does all she con to kccr, ciowu the nccounts[...]causes Eastman to give them credit at the store. 'l'hc store is now located in a fl'muc building not[...]ing• and use the material in same In rebuilding l1ls barn which recently burned clown. This[...] |
| [...]600.000 37,000 'l'his gives Eastman nn income of approximately $3,0[...]fXlO. 00 |
| [...]....-... 29. W. A. 'l homns, farm sus>e-rintendent, bnlflnce duo on aeeouot ot 'l"3gCS to ~tar. 31, 192$.... ....•, ......... ..[...]fter receipt or authority to pay up these claims, l\Iessrs. House and Cate commence<! imme<li• atel[...]and were gone ove1· item by item with Eastman an<l his writt en approvals secured to nil of such cla[...]t he surrender to him of the balance of his bonds l1eld in trust by the Secretary of the Intel[...] |
| SURVEY 'OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UN'1TED S'l'A(l'ES· 6485 and that he intends· t[...]nd from his oil .1·oyalt:les to live In a manner l>eJ!tt)ni; hf~ l)illll)Clal st~ntjiug and he advises me that he Is[...], , ' D A.TED OO'I'Oll>:II 15, :l9U '[...]ture made this 15th day of October, 10.ZJ;, betwe~l) Eastman Richard, of Pierce, McIntosh Connly, Sta[...]No,c,, the,-efor.e, tlws indenture wiu1easeth, 'l'hat lo cooslderatioo of the premises, the mutual[...]ith an the appurtenances and all tile estate nod 'l'ights of the party of the first part thereto to h[...]be paid to him or her du1·ing his or her life- 'l'he share of any child dying before the terminatio[...]ild survh•ed, and in e,·ery case where a linei1l descendant or descendants of a deceased ch[...] |
| [...]and distributed by said trustees or other head or l1eads of Bacone Pollege, in their dls~1-etion, for[...]bnres, or to distribute the same, it is nuthorlze<l and empowered In Its sole discretion to mnke such[...]In nccordnnce with the provisions of saicl lnws. 'l'hc trustee is further nuthot•ized and empowered[...]requisite or necessary to effectuate the purposes l1ereof. Seventh. In making or disposing[...] |
| [...]n to any beneficiary or boneficinries herein name1l or referl'ed to, to ..evoke, change, alter, or am[...]further expressly understood and agreed that sal<l trusts shall be administered and the rcspectivo r[...]c with the laws of the District of Columbia, 'l'cnth. It is fu1'ther ,expressly· µnderstood and[...]any income or of any corpus or principal rllreclc<l to be paid to any benellcinry or beneficiaries he[...]2 per cent of the gross corpus or principal. 'l'welfth, 'l'he trustee by joining in tlie execution of this Instrument signifies its ncceptnnce of the trust, 'l'hirtcentb. It is mutually ag1·w1 thnt these pres[...]sors, respective!~·. of the pa,·tles hereto. 'l'his 'instrument l.s made l.n triplicate, each or which is an 01·igl11al, bu[...]hall be deemed one ·and the same -instrument, 'l'he Riggs Nationnl Bnii1, of \Vnshington, D, C., h[...]nnd 1uwful attorney !or it and io its ·nnme- o.n<l under its corporate seal to sigu, senl, ocknowlc<[...]pfres i\{ay 8, 1926, DI STRICT OF COLUMBIA, 88: l. \Vlllimn H. Dorsey, a uotnry public in and for t[...]eing 1>ersonnlly well known to me ll$ n ,•ice !)l'esident and uttorney of the Rigg~ National[...] |
| [...]"'"SHINOTON, D. C., October 28, 1925. 'l'hc Rigi;s National Bank, of ,vashlngton, D. C., u[...]ce, Okla., witl1 . the Riggs Nntionlll Btink, of ~l'ashlngtou. D. C. (which agreement was executt'<l on October 15, 1925, by Eastman lUclrnrcl noel on[...]rty loan bouds are ns follows : l.I$T Of' VXlTF;l) $TA'.fl:;$ UUJ.-;ltT\'" '.LOAN U0~0$ In the n[...]the Interior In trust for Samuel Richnrd. |
| [...]eeon·c1. Issue 411, per ecnt converted,: Bon<l No. 23886----------------------------------[...]Washitl°gton, D. (J. MY DEAR ills. SECBE:l'ABY, :. 1 lia.v~ executed° on .October 15, 19:?G[...]urpose of the trust, upon Its e"ecutio11· of snl<l trust agreement.[...](Jreek 1'uUa1l rolt No. 7664. Witnesses· tO' signature:[...], G'RANTOB, TO JENNETTA RICD,\BD BARNETI'; RINA l{ICXIARD MILtEB, ]:;l!l()l(A RICHARD; EAsntAN' RICH• ARD, Jr., AND· WAN[...]CoVERINO LANDS OF GBANTOR HELD UNDER CA.nNEY•L11-c1n."R 1-~oR:\l oi~ CoN,tJ::YANC&. Ex:&cu~ CoPYi No: l WARRANTY D~, SP[...]to him i.n baud paid by the parties of |
| [...]m, to lease and -Jct said lands, and to collect 11l1d use the r entals and 1·oyalties accruing t[...]lic in and for said county nnd State, on this l ilth day of October, A. D. 1925, personally appea[...][S&AL.) )l,nnc JOHNSON, Notorv P·u~l·ic.[...] |
| [...]bnve been properly executed by Eastman Richard ao<l to c9nform to th<l suggestions contained -In the above mentioned mem[...]entioned trust agreement and ·the above-mentlone<l deed will be for t!ie prot~ctlon of the prop. ert[...]exeeilted on October 15, 1925, by Eastman Richar<l conveying to Jenettil Richard Barnett, Rinn Richa[...]National Bank of Washington, D. C., to be held In l rust by the bank for the purposes indicate[...] |
| [...]Novs,m>:n 11, 1927. Hon. C. L. ELLIS, Di$/1·ict Super/,.tenctent in Oha,[...]tus: As attorney and agent for Eastman Riclund nn(l Jcnnottn Ricll'ard Barnett, have mailed you under[...]t of tbc court records that 26465-31- Pl' l•l 76 |
| [...]le piece of property belonging to him not includc<l ill the trust; an!! the ouly incentive to incite[...]plied upon the payment of the debt and ioterest. 'l'llere is attached to the application execu[...] |
| [...]House, that OHie Richard, wife of Eastman Rlcbar<l, has sued the latter !01· a clivorce and nllmony[...]to bort·ow from his "daughter, .Jennctta Richard l3nrnett, the above-mentioned sum of $20,000 with w[...]racing the land sball be paid to Jennctta Richard l3arnett until she sbnll have been repaid the above[...]f the act of Congress of i\lny 27, 1908 (35 Stat. L. 312), aud for tbe purpose above indicated, Enstm[...]d and attached thereto 11nd mnde a part thereof. 'l'be above-mentioned purported deed, also described[...]tioned act of Congress of Ma.v 27, 190S {35 Stat. L. 312), to the effect that deeds afrecting[...] |
| 6496 SURVE~ OF CONDITIONS OF I,N D~NS IN ,UNITED STA'l'ES In view of the state of Eastman Richard[...]t hhn to make a conveyance to them of his allotte(l Iuud, with certain |
| SU'l.'tVEY OF CbNDITIONS O~• INDIANS IN UNITED STATE[...]USKOGEE:, OKLA., .41'QU8t 18, 19$8, • Hon. ·c. L. ELLIS, Di8t1·1ct liJuperinf ende11t . ti> Ok[...]MU8kegee, Okla. DEAR MR. ''ELLIS: Will l'o\i p!euse permit l\lr. l'I. G. Bouse and R. S. Cate to make or have made u[...]I , EAf!TlLllf RICllAl!l>, • Mr. CuJlK NICHOLS, Eastman H.ich:l.rd (Creek Indian), Pierce, Okla. ... ~,~~~:-~~:~:[...]amount l |
| [...]w deoeascd. • ) Okla. l.ess()y Bawtlns, nOO Yahola (Crffk Iudio.n), The E[...]l\\'O)\·e cl Jacob PiMco (Crook lodlan), Boloy,[...]W$1kor (Crook Indian), Wewoka, Okla .. Fir:S:t "'l'rus-t & Savings Bonk, Ap'r• .[...]wyer (Creek Indtan), Broken Arrow, T ho Exchange 'l"rust Co., Apr.[...]n declaration of trust was eO\:ecuted on February l, 1923, by the Amel'ic,m |
| [...]0FFIC& OF INDIAN .U"l'AlllS, ..[...]MARCH 24, 1026. Mr. SHAO.E l!l. WALL&N, Superi11te11de,.t Fi-ve Of1>ilizfl[...]nnce letter of February 3, 1926, of the Exchange 'l'rust Co. has met with clepurtment appro,·at. A c[...]mitted herewith for appropriate <lis- VOSitlon. '.l.'he triplicntc c:opy bas been retained in the fil[...]1'uls.1, Okla., for the puriio~cs of the trust. 'l' he f;cbcdule A should be executed In triplicate[...]nod one copy should be att,1ched to ea~h copy of l'hP, trust tlgt·eement.. |
| [...]ry notes in the ngg,:egate .ff\ce, auiouut of . $,l,00.000. ,v1icu the Schedule A has been execut.e[...]orized and directed to pay over to the Exchange '.l'rus,t Co., of T11ls4, Okl:1 .. out of the resuu[...]n Schedule A hetcwlth, ,and to tako the Exchange 'll'rensury notes aggregate to tbe !nee ·amount or '[...]te sum of $300,000 bas been made to the Exchange 'l'rust -Co., as lle1·elu provided for u,e purpose[...]D£PA1t'l't.lBNT 01'' '!'HE i~'l'P.lUOR,[...]full•blood Creek Incllan, roll No. 7721), of ·l\lclntosh Count~·. Okla .. party of the first pn[...]of the Superintendent tor the FiYe Ch·ilized '.l'ribes and iuelosures thereof, aa·e ta·imswitted[...]he transfer of ce1'lain personal property now bel<l in trust by the department for tl1e nboYe-numed[...]ipal place of busine$S i$ in '£\llsa. Okin., to l>e heh\ in t rust by the nbo,·c-11,uncd trust com[...]e be assignecl and clcfi,·ercd to the Exchange 'l'rust Co., of Tulsa, Okla., for the pur1>os[...] |
| SURVEY OF CONDITI0NS OF INDIANS IN l'JNI'l'ED STATES 6501. "'l'he, r-ecommen,tatlon that th\l 11tcber Incli-ans be aeg"8gated 111{<1• disposl[...]eas~ 00 per- cent- o~ the, restricted class, woul,l then recel'l'C •tbe attentllm· they deserve and for wblcb the -Indian Service is- exprcS!lly maintained, l!Jllder JJl'esent conditions they get scant, if an[...]lar to the-· trust agrt'Cments of Eastman Rlcbar<l and· ,Teonetta 1311rnett with the Itiggs Nationa[...]ly intelligent Indian woman for one of her age an1l <lis plays keen knowledge of business affairs. Th[...]n,·e held by the Secretary of the Interior in tr1L5t for her to the amount . of $383,000 and that sh[...]of Mollie Davis nee Jones and her beneficiaries. 'l 'he trust agreement, with the m'odiftca•tion s[...]ance letter of February 3, 1026, of the Exchange 'l'rust Co. meets with my approval. It is, |
| [...]held by his office belonging to the above-named l'>iollie Davis nee Jones, and tbat the department.[...]ure by mark: M ARY KELLY, ,v ADLY l{Er..LY. Subscribed and sworn to before[...] |
| [...]ed marked Schedule A, which shall be con- si,lere<l ns nnd Is a part hereof. 'J:ogether with all t[...]ghts of the party of the 1lrst part . hereto. 'l'o have and to hold all and singular the said pers[...]of the tlrst part and the Exchange Trust Co., of 'l'ulsn, Okla., 1iarty of tho second part.[...]s1>ecial disbursing agent for the Five Civilized 'l'rlbes to the Exchange Trust Co., of Tulsa, Okla.,[...]tain United States Liberty-loan coupon bonds and 'l'rensury notes, which were held by the Secre- tar[...]F Tl'.Jl,SA, OKLA. By H. L. STANDEllEN, Vice P,·c8i<le1't. Witnesses to m[...]ivilized Tribes, of the cash s um of $200,000, nn<l hereby a cknowledges the receipt from the[...] |
| [...]$10. 000 17 to 21, inclnsivt'.lll'egard shall be final., conetnslve, and binding up[...]ay and distribute tbe entire n~t inco111c of s,,i<l es1:1te to her pntern:11 half brothers, l\Iaxey Jones (identified as full-blood Creek, roll[...]of the last survivor of the above-named original l>enellciarics, the tn1Sts herein deelnred shall ce[...]and In such proportions as the grnntor, the said l\[ollie Da,·is, nee Jones, shall in her lust will[...]e aforesaid to the then beneficiaries of the said l\lollie Davis, |
| [...]c College, to be. used and dlstr1buted by, snld t l'ustees or otber head or beads of Bacone CoJlei;e,[...]f ludinu . blood who have ,,ot,sufl!cient menus t!l .en,lJ)Je them to secure tile benefits. of nu edu[...]come ou bchnlf of the college, shall be u Cull nn1l complete ncquiltnuce nud dischorge of the trustee[...]in accordance with the provisions of said Jaws. :l'he trustee is further authorized nnd empowered to[...]ustee is hereby ei,:1)re.ssly given tbe r ight an1l authority to sell seeurities whlch have been ne[...]or beuetlciarics herein named or referred to, to l'evokc, change, niter, or arnend tbe provis[...] |
| [...]ge Trnst Co. hereby constitutes and apl)Olnts H . L. Standeven, vice president, as Its true and lawfu[...]nabove written. . . . l\JOJ,'tre (her thumb mark) DAVIS (nee JONES). . Th[...]tio,r., By H. L. STANDIIWl!:N,[...]is-27th day of January, 1026, personally appeared l\Iollie Davis, nee Jones (identUled as fu11-blood[...]Nota.rv Public. llfy commission expired l\Iarch. 10, 1027. STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Oom,[...]28th day of January, 1926, rersonnlly appeared H. L. Standeven, to me known to be the ldentlcnl person who subscribed the name of the Exchange 'l'rust Co.. n corporation, to the for<?going instru[...]NotGl'/1 P,llblic. l\Iy commission expires May 14, 1928.[...]Y oi· THE INTERIOR. SIB : On January 27, 1926, l\!ollle Davis, nee Jones, ideutifled as ful[...] |
| [...]klahoma, with its principal place of busln~-s at 'l'ulsn, Okla, ns trustee.[...]By B. L. STANDf.-VEN '[...]a part of tb.e trust. agreement. Jnadeand e-otcrt<l into on the 27th day o( 1anuo.ry, 11>26.[...] |
| [...]nto us ,vhen we o-ot into t he service. Fina14Y,l ,conce1ved,1tb.e idea of plnc- ing their '.iund[...]'1:r. HousE. I nsurance. Senator WHEELER._ I l ere in l\,fus\cogee? 1"!1·. HousE. Yes, sir. Se[...]Richards trust, the Jnuet Barnett trqst, ancl the l\1olly Diivis trust. Janet BarDett is a daughter[...]tor WHEELER. '\>Vhat is he! a rich Indian 1 l\1r. HousE. Yes, sir; very ric 1. Senator WHEELER. How much of an estate does he have~ l\fr. HousE. Senator, that is: all in ,t his[...] |
| [...]vilized_ .'P ribes), under Dana H. Kelsey, agent. l ·resigned from the service in 1914 to uo into bu[...]gent contract to recover lands allotted Abra- ham l\fcintosh 1n 0reek County, Okhi., for the heirs. '[...]to say-I do not n1ean the de- tails of it. l\{r. HousE. I understand. I can not tell yo[...] |
| [...]d to accept the em- ployment if it was a.greeabl!l to tlie department. I consulted with the[...] |
| S1l1ll.VEY OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED STATES[...]hat his money be invested in a single pre1n- iuro l?aid up iusural)-ce policy. 4"ssistant Secretary E[...]e ti1ne to convey to his children all his lands, l'eservin~ only the income from same during[...] |
| [...]is with the Exchange Trust Co., of T~lsa, Okla., L as trustee. 'L'he trustees render a state1nent twice a year of[...]..... . 835. 00 l, OU. 00 A prU •••• ................... ..[...]836. 00 ll.t •• • ••••• ••• •• •[...].. 835.00 ll,026. 00 Deoe.mbcr... ... ............ ....... ...[...]836. 00 I, Oi'l. 47 Total .. . . .... ...........[...] |
| [...]1t takes a thousand dollars. '\Vhen I get to the l\1ollie uavis trust you will see the difference. Senator 'l'BOhIAS. J?o they pay 5.2 per centi Mr. HousE. Yes, sir. Senator TuohrAs.. Ho,v do they pay thnt1 l\:t:r. HousE. I \vill "et to that in a minute. '!'[...]I just n1entioned that. I a1n not. iternizing the l\'follie Davis trust other than showing you it was[...]ea. Senator '\'1-1E£LER. You have no idea? l\{r. HousE. No, sir. Sei1ator ,VHEELl,R.[...] |
| [...]Senator PINE. v\7hat eom1nission did you get 1 l\fr. H ous:e. 'l'hree per cent . , Senator PINE. $9,0001[...]d, too. Senntor PtNl:. All right, go ahead. l\fr. HousE. I a1n attaching hereto severiil illust[...]n force. S-m1111wr11 of !)>'088 , •ccei.pts all/L Msb11,·scmc11ts for the acco1tnt of Eastman R[...]ll e oOlce of the Supe,•i;uc,lllct1t to,· the .l¾,e Civilizea 7'·ribes, ,ltusko!)ec, Okla.[...]..... 110. 313. 97· 111, 7$5. l4 1020.. ... ....... ...... ... ... ..............[...]7&, 721.81 G5, 270.57 l923 . . . . ... . . ... . .. . ...................[...]... .... ..... , ............................ . , l, Mi, !OS. 13 1, Sl9,[...]1,216.33 J9l9, $. M. Rutherford- -- - ------- ----- ---[...] |
| [...]2-1, SIS. <l3 10, 2-tO. 82 JS. 19~ 23[...]10,08,l,34 La.hor a.nd salaries . ........ .... . .......[...]8 Insurance iremiums... ... . ....... .... ..... l, IOi.01 i90. 43 1,925.·H GO(;, 19[...]JUchards, November 1, 1980 ' '.l'11ck the Tailer, clothes and pressing________________________________ $·10. 00 l\lcGrnth Sign Co., signs for fair e" hibits___________ __________ _____ _ O. 00 A, L. Clay, blankets for stock at fair________________[...]--------------- -------- 16. 45 Cohenour l\1oto1· Co., on purchase price of automobile___ _[...]_________________________________ 10. 85 l\iorton Bros., rent on land________________[...] |
| [...]s created¥ Mr. 'HotJsE. Yes, sir. Senator 'l'Ho~rAs. In how many years? :h{r. -HOUSE. From 1912 to 1925. Senator 'l'Ho~rAs. Fourteen years? l\!li:. H OUSE, yes, sir. Senator THOMAS. At the[...]ld prob- ablv have happened to that $200,0001 · l\{r. Hous.E. It probably would have gone wh[...] |
| [...]es of his and see'. how he spends his money i l\fr. H el!ISE. Now:, 01: then i Senator WHEELER•. \rhell'. l\fr. HousE. Yes. Every dollav of this $1,50[...] |
| [...]as well as having it done by somebody·else¥ l'Ir. HousE. Probably there are too many_of them. Senator WHEELER. , veil, that is what I want l o get at. Probably there are too many of them. Is[...]asu~o 1n that. He wanted to do big business, and .l think· to-day he 1s probably one of the best Ind[...]etary of the Interior's restricred Indian fund. 'l'he Government allowed Eastman Richard to·[...] |
| [...]is the very vital question in the whole thing. l\'.[r. HousE. The Govern1nent is just as likely to[...]s farm and business there ,vas $17,592; labor an<;l salarY. was $9,000. 1\.uto1uobile expense[...] |
| [...]d three divorce settlen1ents . Senator ,VHEELE!l. He had tlu:ee divor~ cases1 , l{r. H ousE. No, but be hnd two prospective \\•iv[...]Senator Fn.12n:n. ,vhat was his incoJne during t.l1e yea1· 19261 1\f1·. HousF:. $7.6.000. Se[...]. 1'1111t \Y!\S in the year of the .t!'USt aare2J!l~nt? Mr. Hous1:. 'l'hnt was his incoine.[...]enses, $24,000. Senntor WH~ER. How is thati l\'fr. HousE. Farrn iind business expense. ,vhen I[...], ¥IIEf:LER. ,vha.t ,vas his incoine in 1028? l\:f r. I-IousE. $44,000. Senator ,VIIEELmt. , vhat were his expenditures? l\{1·. l-IousE. $20,000 for his household and perso[...] |
| [...],400 auto1nobile; $53 insurance; State and Federa_l ta.xes, $ll300; H. G. House, $2,600; attorneys' f[...]bout a trust is a trust gets twice the interest. 'l'he Government holdino- the Indians' funds[...] |
| [...]the Exchange Trust Co. in connec- tion ,vith the l\iollie Diivis trust. vVhenever there is a loau th[...]ent they load it it belongs· to the Indian¥ l\<Ir. HouSE. But the trust co1npany acts as truste[...]Indiii'n, but if the trust.co111pany makes a bnd l.oan ,and the interest is not paid that then the t[...]• l\'.[r. I-IousE. Yes. Senator vVHEELER. 'l'hen, of course, it is not the Indian's 1noney1 l\ir. HousE. 'Wait a n1inute. 'l'he trust co1npany acts as t rustee for the India[...],1 note-mortgage to Mollie' Davis. It. is in the l\iollie Davis files and in her jacket. Any time t[...]d? Mr. HousE, Yes. Sena.tor '"' HEELER. 'l'hey could put it in, too, ,vhen it is bnd i l\i r. HousE. -r:es. But if you are going to take t[...]han I would some individual trust con1pany. l\1r. HousE. Possibly if the difference in the inte[...]There is 110 reason ,vhy that should happen. l\ir. HousE. But it is happening. Senator '\VH[...]ce, financi~~ you or paying you anything¥ l\•[ r. 11.ousE. No, sir. Senator ,VHEELER. Do you draw a.uy salary from any org:1n iza• tion? l\ir. HousE. No, sir; not a. dollar. |
| [...]ed this idea I went on the sick-preiniu1n basis. 'l'he com- mission on it was 3 per cent. If.[...] |
| [...]Senator P1xE. '\Vho do you report to 1 lVIr. l-Ious1:. Why, I report to Eastman Richards.[...] |
| [...]interpreter undoubtedly interpreted it ri<>ht. l{r. HousE. I can not understand ,vhy Eastman Richa[...]ir ; that is, not in the past year. 26465-31-l'T 14 78 |
| [...]or approval by the Secretary of the Interior1 l\1r. HousE. ,\Tell, I gave you a list of them. I d[...]I am not sure but what part of your idea is ail l'ight in putting it in trust for the _India[...] |
| [...]so forth. For instance, you take Mollie Da.vis. l\{ollie Davis has n trust for $300,000 and I will[...]r $15 000 in the bank. Nobody sees ifollie Dnvis. l\:Iollie Davis just takes care of her own business[...]signs her checks. H e did once or twice, and yet l\iollie Davis co1nes up around for her income tax[...]Yes. Senator Pi:NE. The last one you have. l\1r. DAVIS. I have one from the Exchange National Bank sent to l\iollie Davis. She brought it up to me; I think it[...]this letter in evidence1 Senator PINE. Yes. l\1r. HousE. This is a letter from the Exchann-e Tr[...]om the investments. You will note that we paid l\Iollie Davis in the year 1920 $1.000 more than th[...]H. L. STAN0>.'\-,-1-) Nt[...] |
| [...]In 1927 her income was $17,601.87. '.Dhey paid l\1ollie Davis $15,- 809.64. The trust compa.ny charged her $792.23. In 1928 he1· income was $18,334. 'l'hey paid her $17,755. The Exchange Trust Co. cha[...]9.. In 1929 her income ,vas $17,957. They paid l'l'Iollie $17,310. The tn1st co1npany's fee was $568, 5.87 per cent interest. Senator TH0'1IAS. 'l'hat is $5, 01· $6, or ll,'7 n1ore than she would[...]d if it was in the hands of the Government¥ . l\:u:. HousF. Yes; eight ·or nine thousand dollars[...]Gnonuo. How much did Janet Rich~rds pay you¥ l\'.lr. HousE. $7,000. Mr. Gnonuo. Now, here is[...]s from them¥ · l\1r. HousE. Yes, sir. l\1r. Gnonuo. I will put this in the record. Sen[...]ered or $pent or dissipated from the estates i l\1r. HousE. "\Vhy, Senator, here is the Joh[...] |
| [...]They ,viii sign it one day and back-up the next. 'l'he last one to him gets it signed. But a majority[...]go out here and you take the rich Indians to-day. l\1r. l\1cMillon will tell you he 1n1tils the1n a check o[...]cked up. Twenty-four years ago she hnd a hu~bnnd. l-Ie burned up in ,1, hotel. In the 1neanti[...] |
| 6530 SUIIVEY OF CONDITIONS ,OF INDIANS IN, UNITED STA(l'J.;:::, law husband. Then they come in and alle[...]ry of the In- |
| SURVEY OF CONDl'l'IONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED STATES 6531[...],vay a 1nillion dollarss-- Senator ,¥HEELER. 'l'hev threw it a,vay, but I say if the Govern- ment keeps the money there it is perfectly safe; is it not? l>'Ir. HousE. '!'hat is true ; but I think the supe[...]elessness and neglect, to sa.y the very least. l>'Ir. HousE. Well, these Indians have awfully taki[...]or Pinc, it «oes on and on forever. I saw where l,<lr. Scattergood 1nadc a stnte- :Uent over[...] |
| [...]e 1nnn that never •made a dollar and does not l~no,v the value of a_dollar, I do not care how muc[...]n 1naking 1noney if they spend the in- eorne l'rfr. HousE. But, Senator, Eastman Richard has a.[...]. Senator '\Vm:ELER. I think that is all. l\1:r. Housi::. 1' he assets of these trusts never[...]s, what ,vould happen. Would there be a Joss1 l\'f r. HousJ:. Yes; because it ,vould not b[...] |
| [...]ousE. The idea, is that this is Eastlnan .ttichar<l's personal property. The only thin~ is that the R[...]ebody ,vho "'RS unscrupulous there, he could have l1is books show one thing and yet the Indian would[...]• MEMORANDUM lN J't& Tnus'l' ACREJ-:MEN'r WITU $ANDY FOX Sandy Fox Is enr[...]urposes nnd effect of a trust n;;rcc mcut ancl n |
| [...]13, 1029. MF.?J:ORANJ)UM JN RE TRUS'l' WITH JENN.eT'l'A TIGER OUllGESS Jenneth, Tiger Burgess is en[...]ne stepchild, of nil ngifs clown to 3 yenrs. She |
| [...]ty when be applies bimself, anu behaves well exc(,l'>t when be ls drinking. .Ele goes on sprees freq[...]EicoRANo& TRUST Co., T11l8a•, 01.>te.[...] |
| [...]he came to , the offices of this company at 'l'ulsa, Okla., !u comp,111y with Lewis :Stand, his[...]Jur,y 13, 1929. ME~tO&.\NDUA( IN nE 'l'Jl.UST AO'EtF.EMENT WITH SJJ.SiUNEY J O-N'l:.""S, NOW JOttNSON[...]ute a trust agreement with tllis com1rnny. nn<l did execute s ucb an ngreement in which sl1e ngreecl to place $300,000 of her l'estricted funds in tile trust, if such action mee[...]hich to support and educate her children. 'l'lle nsreement provides she shall receive tile inc[...]ExonANOE TRus1• Co., 'l'·ulsa., Okla..[...] |
| [...]that bis habits will get him iu trouble sooner or l11te1·. Tbe trust idea was e>tplalned to him by[...]as fully explained to her\bY the interpreter. '.l'be trust agreement provides that the income shall[...]EXCHANGE 'l'RtiS'r Co., 1.'ul.sci, Okla,. By JULY 13, 1929/' l!EMO&ANDU?d IN BE TJiU8T AOREElU:..~1: WlTI[...]er country home just north of the towu of Holden- l'ille, Okla. She is,about .32 years of age aud is married to Ben or l'eu Ha,·jo, a Cull-blood Creek. ·' They have six[...]EXCHANGE '.l'BU6T Co., 1'1t/.fa. Okla.[...]bjects and benefits of such a trust were explaine<l to he,· through inter- preters, and in the prese[...]the fact that upon the death of the maker the dM<l•mated shares would go direct to the bene[...] |
| [...]ExOHANOl'l TRUST · Co., T111$a, Ok/11.[...]aw lndlan. They a re country-raised Inclla11s a'u<l farmers in a small way.[...]t })resented to her by Robert E. Lee, a full-bloo,l Choctuw Inqlan nn(l attorney at lnw, of high stnn,ling amopg the Choc[...]and wns Inter thoroughly explained to, h er by 0. L. Blanche nt her request. M1·. Blanche is a C[...]he agreed to ·.place ' $100,000 of her restrictc.l money In trust with this company a.s trustee,[...]od reek Indian of Rlcbnrdsville, Okin., was cnllc.l to testify before you1· committee at Okmulgee, No,·ember 13, an<l mentiouc,I the fact that be had employed me t[...]amount paid me for my services. I n view ot tllls l desire to prr- ~ent to the committee a comple[...]or district Indian agent in the United States l11dlan Service, Union Agency (now known ns office of the Sup:irintendt'llt Five Civilized '.l.'rlbes), \mder Dann B. Kelsey, agent. I res igned from t.he ser,·· ice In 1914 to go l11to business for myself. After leaving the ser,•ice l bad no dealings with Eastman Richard until[...] |
| [...]istant superintendent away, and no one there woul<l take the responsibility of settling the matter, a[...]is Mtuirs and found he was involve<! in debts nn<l accounts roughly aggregating $140,000; th[...] |
| [...]sted an appropriate ;Provision to be placed l.n the trust which would enable them , to get the[...]stman's account are kept In Ill)' olllce. l have all bis bani< statements, canceled checks, r[...]ments on file. As will appear from tabulation npl)l)nded hereto, I have ;ma terially reduced .h[...]e his funds were being ,bandied by the <ICll3l't)llent. In addition to the l·)astmun ltichard trust l 1>ersuaded the del)artment to create simila[...]e Trust Co., of Tulsa, Okla ., ns trustee. 'l'hc trustees render a statement twice a year of th[...],__________ l, 706. 79 JulY---- A[...]September_____________ 1,025.00 l, 025. 00 Scpt~mber-.[...] |
| [...]the Indlno and hls 'deslg: nated benef\clarles 'l)'hlch will ~xtend long j\fte.r ,the exp1t•11tio[...]06.M0. 09 l66,Si7.02 t?t9. ... .. . . . .... .. . •. . . .[...]5,083. 00 1919. S. l\1. Rutherfo1·d-- ------- -- ------ ---------- -- ---------- --- l, 216. 33 1919 S. J.\f.& Rutherford-- 1!>20;[...]- ------- -- ------ 1,150.00 1.924. Crump, l924. Seawell George[...] |
| [...]..v l ' t ,[...]ettlc1ne11,ts of fudg11<c111s af1/l111st East.111C1,11 Riclwr,d of a ,10111cslic ·1w[...]e_• •• ••• ~····-~--··------·-"L-.:-----·-'"[...]1. 289. 73 . . ...... ··-..! .•'l•• ~ . ••. :..[...].... ... 11,343.36 4,904.08 l , 969. 1$ ·, 2,342. 9S l,'49~SS Insura.noe Jremlwns.... . .. .. .. . ... .[...]·· -·--·· 6. 00 A. L. Clay, blankets for stock at fair----··----- --[...]28. 7-1 Fl1'$t National Bonk, l fuskogee, 101111 _____· - - -- - - ·-·--------[...]- -- ----- 50. 6" Plock ll\f. ,v. Rosendahl, clotbing __• •·••• -[...]125. 82 Ricbnr<lville irercnntile Co., farm and l1ousehold supplieS- --····· · -[...]" Sl. 05 D ry l lb es.· -- - -- -- --- -----· -·---- -[...]Democrnt. n d ver t·lslng_···-·-·- ------- l fl[...] |
| [...]7'u/8a, 01.-l<t., Nove,nber 14, 19$0. Mr. H.[...]e asked us to give you a stotement regarding tile l'esults obtai11e<l from the operation of the Moille D,wls, n6e Jones[...]and we lnclose herewith a memorandum showing th't:l income collected· a)lll paid to h_Iollle Davis b[...]churged, nnd the' average rate of Income r<>celve<l from the in,•estments. You will note that we[...],000 for the month or Jununry, 1927. This re<luce<l the cns h on hnnd In the trust over the first of[...]H . L. STANO&VJ:,;N,[...]. 'l'n,1,8t orea,tetl J 11w11ur11 27, 1926[...]••... ...... . . •.•. •• . 1,, 601.87 l.S,S00. 64 79'l. 23 . 0588 |
| [...]ies be had collected since date of bis deed and h<l be p111,1 $9,000 from tile royalties In the han[...]partment and he would 1-eco11rcy the tnnd to tb<l lleit-s. At that time tbere was $78,000 in roynlt[...]00 to credit of Manna Lewis and $17,000 each to R1l<lie 11nd Lillie Le,vls and the land was quit-cla[...]laimed to be the sole heir of Eliza nnd instltute<l suit in district court or Carte,· Oouuty again[...]ed i11 the dl$trict court of Carter County by the l!\IUl'<lhrn of ,Ruth Bohanan agail'Sf the Superln[...]he United States Court for Easte1·n District of l\!uskog,,e. Suit wns filed i,11 the co[...] |
| [...].dinu in the sum of $66,104.87. Of" this amount, l'the ·special rounty court affirmed the refel'ee'[...]n bY'' the 'gunrdlnn, but overruled the referee's l'eport as to $45,916.40 wrongf,uny 1pald t[...] |
| [...]t Morgan contluued to1nct as guorcl i11u· until l\iny . 20. 1926, when by palpable prearrangement[...]ate had gotten nwny, .and the Ba.i·net.t•Grahm\l·i\:1.oxgnu combination never got i t back.[...]retext of indi- rection. , 'l'he so-called i\farshall suit discloses that n sui[...]his.usual custom chnrged the borrower n fee of l per cent f<>r examining title and preparing pn11e[...]the grace to. have other counsel appear for tbc l)Ubllshing company when the .a uthority to make the loan was forma)ly granted. . '.l'he Smlth-Ranso1n suit is another instance of the[...]uglass brought suit against J. '£. Smith and ,v. L. Ransom in the United Stntes court for th[...] |
| [...]is time neither the gunrdlnn uor his attol'ney hn<l tnkeu any steps to pl'otect Katie's interest in t[...]t, tc Is one that is common to the cshltes of nil l'lcl1 lncllnns of the Fh·e Civilized Tribes.[...]during the month of Dec<,mbcr, 1929. He left Slll'l'h ·ing hlrn no descendent.s, but left one[...] |
| [...]certain other attorneys or having her bond raiSC<l to $125,000. She refused to einptoy attor- neys[...]gcment of tbe estate. Tbe supreme court np1>0lnte<l a referee, who hns taken the testi- mony in the m[...]has not yet banded down Its decision in the m1u1<l>1m11s proceedings.[...]easures now being practiced in tl1is State, would l>c very popular with tbe good cit izens of this St[...]ith him, Eastman said he bad no money. Pierce sni<l he would take his notes, and that Eastman[...] |
| [...]never got any deed, and there Is no deed of reeor<l. If Pierce had ,u1y Interest, it could not have,[...]. t!Jh~,at_torneys for Eastman set u1> defense th'l,t the bank ,vns'· bouncl to bave knowledge of th[...]Ea,, tman RicTiar<t tn,st, showing 1·cceiVl8 a11<l, 1Usbursemc11ts fot· the pa'st year antt list of secrwities f11r11ishe<l b1} the trll$tec to the 11r.a~r of trust ft·o,[...].... . .. •. 13 ?..far. l • Rt-tnitt.ance Rastlllan Richard . . ..[...] |
| [...]BEClU'll.nterest , v . c . & A. N. Mlllef"note~•.•...[...]. . . . . . .. . . . ...... ... Aug. 2'l lnter$St Volkm~n note. . . . . ......... .[...]l......... |
| [...]net incrense In income of almost 1 per cent. '.l'lle Investments nre all secure<! by first deeds o[...]Not(':S Ann1u\l Annua.J[...]1,0l6.00[...]. . 10,000.00 Dec. 11, 1931 6 Ada L. and W. A. Vo1km.an ... . . 5,000.00 Feb.[...]ommittee were investigating tb.is.ldenttcnl case, l thought you might be interested In this tr[...] |
| [...]d nnd because the bank bad uot pnid House his,clu,l m befo,·e securing.the executton. ns is require[...]County, State of Oklahoma, H. G. •·' House. 1>l11lntift, "· 'Peoples Nat.1011111 ' Bank of Checo[...])."f:'l'l'l'l{)~, "'\ 1· '[...]e defeudnnts, alleges- Thnt the ucreu!,lnnt, l:'eopl,e s NnUonal Ban)~/ .of Ctie~otab, ;is ·~ c[...]111 therein; that under nn,1 by the terms of sni(l chnttel 1nortgage, said Eastman •Richard ·mort[...]' cnn loo!; for security for the pnymcnt of sni<,l' indebtednes.<; and that by \'lrtne of snl(l ..i,attel mortg,tge, the plnlntiO' herein, has n[...], tl\C exact amonnt of which nncl the elate when l'enclered a1'()r to the plaintiff nt this time un[...]~·sler !toynl sedan, eight ·c ylinders, 1931• l\lollel,:1serial No. 750074S, motor No. 2109, nncl approxlmntely 200· bushels of corn, and by virtue of sal<l levy made In pursunuce of said· execution[...] |
| [...]t hn b the ,lefendant hns failed 1\11<! refu•~'<l to pay or tender to .this plaintlfI 01· to the c[...]plaintiff pn1ys thnt the defendants, the Peoples l'\ntionnl nnnk of Checotah, u corporation, nnd, B.[...]n hereinbeforc mentioned until hearing upon this, l)Clition may be had 11s by the court shall be directed and tha L upon such hcn1•ing ·n tem11orary injunction is[...]W AIJl'EB L. CoonEY, Oo111't 0/c,rk..[...]D e1111tv. l\"Ill8T NATIONAL BANK, l\!USKOOEE, OKLA.,[...]or discount, with lntc1·cst from |
| [...]that the said mortgaged pr_operty ls now owned by l1lm ft•ee and Clear of any lien, mortgage, or en[...]pert.y at the expense of the sale! mortgagor unti.l payment of said note. If, however, the mortgag[...]ion., , , ,., ,,_ 1 , , , Third. 'l'he, iuc~ease, if .an~/i•, oJ snid pro))erty sha[...]rti;age. Fourth. No part of said morti;ai;e_Q_l)rJ>p_e1ty shall be sold or disposed of iu any wn[...]of said mortgagee. . , Sixth. Sni<l mortgag~r .shall not, remove"of 1ie,:h1it tl\e re1n0Ya~ of l;aicJ J)l'Ot)· el'ty.fro111 said county of lllclntosh, St[...]b. It. is expressly mHlerstood an<\ agreed by the l?ar tie.s here.to,. that in case default b[...] |
| [...]l property and ~ II t.be same u.uder the order nn<l direction of tbe court. It is expressly coveun[...]I II . • l S. ½ of SW. 1,4 ot SW. 1/.l and SE. ½ of SW. '/4 and S. ½ of NE. ¼ of SW.[...]i . J·· ... · . • t· N. •½ of' NE.l•l/4>\and N. ½ Of S\V, ¼ or: NE. ¼ ancl. NE. '/4. ,Of SE. l/4 a nd SfiJ. ¼ of SW. ¼ of NE, l/4 rof sec. 85, T. 12 N., n. ll/4 o"f SE. ¼ of NW·. ¼ and s. 'I, •of· NE. ¼ of .SE. ¼ of N\V. l/4 llllcl N\V. ¼ of NE. ¼ of SE. ¼ of•N\V•. 1/.( ancl s. ' lf.i•• of SW. ¾ of ·N\V. l/4 nnd NE. ¼"6f s,v. ¼ :and•$ . •i()· ()f N\V, l/4 of s,v.:·¼ of NE. ,;. ancl ,v. ½ of SE. ¼ a[...]lY EASTMAN RlCHARO, :MARCIi I, l!l:J() One bead, Polled-Anl!US bull, age 4 yea1-s[...]nd, Jersey bull; 1 bead, Duroc•Jers ey boa ,·, l y~ar of ngc : 13 hea d, |
| [...]AND IMPLEMENTS OWNED UY• &ASTMAN" RICHARD,1f l,UR◊ll J, JO!lO 1, t ·•[...]1' • ,1 i ~·, .1l •• ' w • , 1 1,, 1[...]I I 'II J( l . \ ,.. , \• q'?,~?HY. Of1#~£tr,J~~8lt,\[...].u' ' •• : J·. ,1 I J'rl. ,_, JI 1 t ,, I • t fff'tlu (,(. I .,.,__(It If(, f l / / I ·10 'f 111 |
| SOOVE'I.' OF CONDI'l'IONii <OF INDIANS IN UNITED STATES[...]ey, Cllm·les R. Freem,111, or Checotnh, Okla. '.l'rauscript of evidence and certilled ,copies of pe[...].. ·M tJ'.GO'l'l'WAI.S. ,ve desire to offer,in evidence 1)l11iotill's Exhibit No. 1, which is u chattel mo1·[...]t rue copy of the mortg11ge. lt is not a certifie<l copy but we will ugree thn t it i$ u true copy or[...]it was llled in the ollicc of u,e count.y clerk o~l~Iclntosh County, March 10, 1030, at 9.40 a. m.? Mr. Fmll::'M AN. Ye.s sio. I will ng- to that. '.l'he CounT. The copy of the mo,·t.g age will' be a dmitte<l In e\'ldencc. Mr. •GOTrwAI.S. '.l'he plaintiff offers p:alntiff'$ Nxbibit No. 2, wh[...]ich the execution wns Issued. . , l\!.r. G<n::rwALS. ,lt ls further admitted u ,nt ne[...]ution of the levy 1md execution uuJess restrni,ne<l by this court. Mr. FREEMAN. Yes, sir. B.[...]2, purporting to be n 11romlssory note <•xecute<l by 011e Eastman Richard to H . G. House in the am[...]Cro:t::s-cxamination by i\.tr. Fa•;EJ•l-·\N: Q. " ' hose note Is that? " ' ho[...] |
| l2,u00?"-A,· Yes, sir. .. Q. Are y[...]u1ob!le-everything he ljas?-A. 'Yes. sir. Q. D<l<'S ,this mor tgage give you n lien on the Cllt·[...]at we levied on ?-A. Oil, I would snr probably •l<'ebruat·y or March. I don' t know. I am not 11os[...]terinl. This specl6c automobile designated In the l)(lti· lion is not In those words inc!uclecl iu ![...]mode. He did not' hnve an nutomob!le at the time. l\I)' only purpose is not fo become bound by[...] |
| [...]TES 6559 Q. Beginning about l\fareh, 1925, when this ser\'lce-when your ser.-lc[...]note and mortgage to guarantee the payment. Q. 'l'hat was for the amount-the balance be owed you fo[...]wer.) Q. No,v you have three exhibits attach!!(l to that mortgage. A co,,1slsl$ of a lot of person[...]"FREt:>IAN. He had ' this money iu his h'ands, an1l could have paid the money; with Eastman's own mon[...]through him, unless be had a lien on income, woul<l not give him an aclequnte remedy nt hn\'. Adequat[...]or.ne other remetly hesldcs a restraining order. :l,'he objection will be s ustained. C1·o[...]He has n rlgh~ to ~o elthel' wny he wants to go. 'l'he temporary injunC'tion is nllowccl. |
| [...]No. 2. ,ve,will send copies for the record. '.l' he CouRT. All right. ., Permission given. ~AI'u'L!'A, OKU., Mf!,rCh 12,. 1980. Hon. ELM.Elt '.l'llOMAS, ' , f1[...]y befoxe 111e. • • " l nm rather surprised that the Indian Dcvart,nent I[...]iary gain. And pecuniary gain, of course, 1u1,;;t l>e· the very essence of aoy legislation touching[...]s nre attt·acted, or, are to be ntb:acted. '.l'be underlying element of failure in the handling[...]who conceived the idea . tbnt: this was wrong, an1l , brought ·ubout 11 cha11ge, I am not 1tclYISed.[...]eclaring It a success or fallure. Personnlly, l can not be helped or hindered whether the propose[...]bill is 01· Is 11ot w1·ltten into the law. But l submit to you, and every real friend of the I ndi[...]es-destructive of every interesb or the Indian. '.l'bese laws in their operation past nod pres[...] |
| [...]can iunke or brcllk n ,·ich Ymli1,n: and you' c!l'n succei;sfully dlre<;t the 'efforts of "both ric[...]nme principle that.one be~ o/eal'S h;erself put w,l tb one _cblcke!• (possibly_ killing i~..beforc[...]as of persons ope1·at1ug through nu incompetent, L~ ricllculou~ a on Its fac[...]alrs. • ,., · I am not agal~st trl/Sl!l or trust companles-~now little nbout trust[...] |
| [...]e forced Into recelvershlJ>, the bulk of their a!;l;ets fro1.cn.[...]s : Senator FRAZIER. You are an attorney1 l\fr. LEWIS. For the Choctaw Indians. Senator F[...], Senator, as you have had occasion to observe. 'l'he experience that I have had, and it was called[...]particularly by one Indian here in 1ny office in l\fuskogee who c111ne and asked me to make 1nentio[...]Did he tell you t,he amount of this •trusti l\:lr. LE,vis. H e did not know. He did not[...] |
| SUR,VE-Y OF CONDITIONS OF L.'l'DIANS IN UNITED STATES 6563 prior to that tim[...]Mr. House.?· Mr.. HousE. I am glad Senator 'l'homas knows so1nething about this. Lessie[...] |
| [...]pinion of it, and that is all I uknow, about ,itl l r,did not gather fro1n Conners that 1'.fr. House[...]hat Lessie Hawkins,was,competen€. · .,~ ·t'•l. , Senator "\VrnEELER, You say Janet· Burgess[...]1 sentations for the husband l'rlrs, Hawkins,,was there to ge~ aJ•trust |
| [...]F INDIANS IN UNITED STATES 6565 '.l'hat bi'll should be changed iii so1ne way so that[...]ator WHEEt-ER. Do you vepresent the Indians¥ l\ir. l,EwJs. ,I represent the Choctaws. Senator WHEE[...]· Pine a'nd have them introduce it¥ l l !Senator THOMAS. :\Ve ,nade that'suggestion t[...]ery e1nbarrassing situation. |
| [...]l capacityi · ·• ,,; l\fiss MoRL•:Y._, I t is really 1nore than[...] |
| [...]n1 your school, what beco1nes of t.he1n? Miss l\1onL1-:Y. I ha.ve been very fortunate in getting[...]f then1 that stnrt graduate, do they not? Miss l\{oRLEY. No. Senator '\>VHEELEn. ,vhat percentag<> of them. ,vould you siiy? l\fiss l\1oRLEY. Well, out of our number at first, I suppo[...]er that st-ar t eventually graduate'? i\fiss· l\1oRLEY. l\{orc than that that start. Our children have been[...]'\>VHEJ;I,ER. This is just,n girls' school '? l\'Iiss MORLEY.• Yes, sir. Senator '\VnEELER.. Do you have nny trouble with their discipline :1t nil'? l\fiss MORLEY.. Not such a· 0 reat deal; some.[...]oin that school each year i · l\1iss MORLEY. La.st year we had 7 ; this year "'e[...]enator , vHEELER. How 111any the year before'? l\,I iss MORLEY. I think we had 10 or 12 the year b[...]They ,vill average fro1n 7 to 10, will they'? l\fiss l\1ontEY. Yes. Next year if ,ve have the , 9[...] |
| [...]ER. Do they pay anything for getting in there! l\fiss MoRLEY. No, sir; not,h ing. Senator FRAZI[...]of tribal funds or Govern1nent appropriation¥ l\1iss l\1onLEY. Government app1·opriation. Senator FR[...]Senator ,vuEELEn. vVhat are they- full bloods? l\1iss 1',foRLEY. I have 94 full bloods; 24 three-q[...]children and ,the average attendance is 131 t l',1iss MORLEY. Yes, sir. ·[...]PINE. They are .regular in their attendance 1, l\1iss MORLEY. Very.'[...] |
| [...]hool. We need it very badly. ,ve thing the office l\as that request and I " ioulcl be glad if you ,p[...]lIAS. 1He is on the House Co,nmittcc and Senator l'ine is on the Senate con1mittee, so I a,n sure it ,viii not be over- looked. l\fr. GRORuo. State \'\'hether or not you had instr[...]h schools instead of the Chilo·cco School 1 l\1iss l\foRLEY. No; not altogether. They started sending[...]t there in town. Mr. GRORUD. At Eufaula 1 l\fiss MORLEY. But the Eufaula schools are so overc[...]EY. Yes; if they can take care of themselves. l\fr. GRORUD. You do not agree with that policy, do you 1 l\fiss MORLEY. No. l\:h·. GRonuo. Did they· not have somethin[...] |
| [...]round at ho1ne that is not the sa1ne as our own. 'l'hat 1nakes a. lot of, differen5=e. Mr. Gnonuo.[...]s!)hools1 i1iss ~!ORI,EY. I talked to the scho9l board about that and asked then1 ,vluit they thou[...]facilities nre inadequate : Be it Resoh:ecl, '.l'hat the Congressmen from the State of Oklahoma fu[...]D,\•Co-'l'AH INDIAN CLUU,[...].• Sena tor 1'ttO.l\IAS. Is there anything else you would· li[...] |
| [...]there nre any questions. ,ve have had' that up. l\1iss CARR. All ri~ht. Thank you. (Witness excus[...]ws: Senator FRAZIER. r our n,une 1 Mr. s~ll'l'H. Edward B. Sn1ith. Sepator FnAzmn. Where do you live1 l\ir. SMITH. Muskogee. Senator lfRAZIER. Do yon[...]ally the Choctinvs and Chickasnws1 Mr. s~nTH, 'l'.he Chocta,v and Chicki1saws segregated con I lnn[...]r to the con11nissioner .ind bRve a finding fro1n l'l1r. l'l1cCnrl, the Comptroller . ,.\ fter ii certain length of tin1e l'l1r. l\•fcCarl rendered an opiJ1ion that his expenses[...]. Then his ter111 of office expired this year and l\<Ir. '1'11cke1· was ap- pointed mining tr[...] |
| [...]Senator F11Azll:R. Anv further staten1ent1 l\ir. LE,vxs. I believe Mr. Smith has so,ne more in[...],. • Senator F1tAZIER. Very well. l\ir. L1nv1s. l\<Ir. S1nith, that $68,000 that Mr. Tucker found i[...]. That is the terms of the lease i' yes, sir. l\ir. LE1v1s. Now, this $67,000 should have been.'[...]fore the 25th of the month after it was.-dugi l\<Ir. s~nTII. Yes, sir; they sho'ulcl have sub1nit[...]rt and accompanied the same with the- '1noney. '' l\fr. LEw1s: 'l'hat is, at the rate of 8 cents'1 · · -: ll\'.fr. LE1V1s. No report was 1nrlde by the coJ.1l operators tcf the office of these several lessees[...]1927.• · , · ''· ' l\fr. LE,~-Ys. Are there any other royalties that t[...]co1n1nittee what the life of the lenses are 1 l\{r. s~UTII. 'l'hirty years. l\fr. LE,vxs. When will they expire 1 l\ir. SlllTH. Those that are not extended will expire in September, 1932. l\'.fr. LEwxs. Are the coal co,npanies requi[...] |
| [...]ased upon the. minirnum-tonnage provision. Mr. L}}\VIS. No,v, whiit steps are being taken by the I[...], 1 l\{1-. LE,v1s. In spite of the fact .that the indiv[...]. That ,vould be 15,000 tons from each lease 1 l\fr. SMITH. Yes, sir. Under the Secretary's interpretation of that l'egulation if a. lessee JJroduced 90,000 tons on o[...]een the policy of this office up until lately. l\fr. SMITH. Lately; yes, sir. llfr. LE,vis. Sin[...]t time these suits here have been instituted 1 l\fr. S111ITII. Yes, sir. i\fr. LE\VIS. I[...] |
| [...]ut 1 Mr. s~n-rH. Yes, sil·; there are. Mr. l,E\VIS. How n1any1 ~Ir. SMrrH. vVell, I think w[...]t handle that phase of it. . Mr. l,Ewxs. To refresh your 1nemory, I ,vant to call to mind the Chocta,v-Oklahoma & Gulf Co. 'l'hat concern bought some leases? Mr. SMITH. Yes[...]tion ought to be made of that 1noney 1 Mr. SMI'l'H. Well, the Inst information I think ,vas about[...]there should be somethin"' done along that line. l th ink I 1nacle some recommendation to the[...] |
| [...]PINE. '!'hat is over in the other di vision f l\{r. S:i.rITH. Yes, sir; there was one feature in[...]Senator T:ii:o'-'rAs. H ave a suit brought¥ l\fr. S11nTH. Yes, sir. Senator THOMAS, There is[...]ult about that, at the present time, is there~ l\:lr. S111ITH. Unless the Choctaws would as[...] |
| 6576 sunVEY OF COND11'lONS OP INDIANS IN UNITED S'.l'ATES !has undertaken to administer out· coal d[...]· |
| [...]! RoscoE S. CA'l'E was thereupon called ns a witness, and, after b[...]o you live 1 11 |
| 6578 SURVEY OF CONDI'l'IONS OF INDIANS IN V NJT£D STATES Senator[...]a Government agent or something |
| [...]ool until they are 8 or 10 years old, or older1 l\{r. CALHOUN. Yes1 sir; I. would say until they ar[...]RAZIER. Seven besides the one that was closed 1 l\fr. CALHOUN. No; six. Senator FRAZIER. Any of t[...]ay. Senator FnAzIER. How high does t.Jiat go? l\f1·. Cai.HO.UN. Through the tenth grade. Senat[...]over that. Senator FBAZIER. All right. Mr. C,\l,HOUN. Because several st.ate1nents have been made[...]lly, the co1nmittee might care to question me. 'l'he Five Tribes jurisdiction covers old Ind[...] |
| [...]s Indians 1tnd not including those• overlooked. l'V ith 2,163 paid State enu1nerators working an- n[...]ay 6n the basis of 8 1nonths, been.use 1nost rurn.l schools run on an 8-1nonth basis, and i n order t[...]-is, if it does ·not· exceed the 160 days. l\ir. Car,HOUN. Yes, sir; we have no control over t[...]Prl'<,:. '\1/hat "'as the average attendance1 l\1r. CALHOUN. One hundred and one and one-tenth da[...]PINE. Out of an average of 150 school days 1 l\1r. CALHOUN. Yes, sir; that is 111 the·rurnl sch[...]ivided it by the ~u1nber of children attending nn<l I get i1n average at tendance of 62 days. •'fhe[...]e to the office reports . Senator FRAZIER. · l'roceed . . Mr. CALHOUN. ,ve pay•no tuit[...] |
| [...]ne hundred nnd forty-oue replied "yes," 22 rcplie<l "no, 11 or were doubtful. (4) Q. Are In[...] |
| [...]Most of the" noes" came from the Se1ninoles1- l\fr. CALHOUN. No; most of the" noes" came fro1n th[...]at- tered and that they are away from school 1 l\'.lr. CALHOUN. Yes~ sir; several reasons. Senator FMZlER. ] inancial conditions 1 l\fr. CALIIOUN. Yes. .One reply stated it depends u[...]ER. '\,Vhat do they pay thei r teacher there¥ l\ir. CALIIOUN. I think they have got ii teacher that g.ets a little more than $65. 'l'he State law is going to raise it. The only way t[...]comment it was in favor of the Indian children. 'l'he ''no" answered usua lly applied to the full bl[...]-A. One hundred and twenty-five replied "Yes," 30 l'eplied "No." \Vhen there was ,1ns comment to the[...]lh·e?- A. Nlnety-tlve replied "Yes,'' 62 replle<l "No." (9) Q. Do Indian children excel the avera[...]ndred and eleven replied "Yes." 41 replied "No." 'l'bose replying "Yes" usually agreed that th[...] |
| [...]do you say this influence or condition is'/- A. 'l'hls can not be answered by yes or no. i\lost answ[...]Senator FRAZIER . What is it this year 1 . l'lir. C,\LHOUN. It will start out at 19 cents; we[...]1m........................... IS(l,000 $, 182[...]. . . ••• •• • lSO, 000 21, 40ll I, 256 . 2, 433 20. oro |
| [...]. Ho,v nutny were there in 1922; do you know? l\ir. CALHOUN. Nuyakia " 'as closed. Tuskaho[...] |
| [...]the Indian children 1 · l\ir. OA~OW'f. The health c9n9ition in rural sectio[...]lth condi- tions in the rural district to 1 l\ir. CALFLOUN. 1Vell, lack of sufficient food and[...]the State for the simple reason that it needs t.l1em more and that meant quite a bit. Senator[...]or years. Senator TRAzIER. Plenty of it Y l\:fr. CALHOUN. Yes, sir. |
| [...]y of milk¥ Mr. CALHOUN. No sir. Senator l<~RAZI.ER. is there any arrangemel).t that has bee[...]ay lunch and they are charging them for the meal. l should say the I ndian children would be handicap[...]ss the Government paid' for it in a tuition 1 l\1r. CALHOON. Yes. Senator FRAzn:n. Wha[...] |
| [...]ng that line 1 · • • l\1r. C.a.LHOUN. Yes, sir; absolutely. Senator[...]co1u·ses? In order to do the best work in manun.l traini ng and in vocational training in ge[...] |
| [...]v very little of•the situation outside of, the l?ive Tribes.[...]. CALHOUN. Not•as .we use the word "accredited,'l •meaning n conunon group and .grades accepted[...]ou not have accredited eighth-grade schools? l\'fr. CALliOUN. No; tl:ey have ,vbat they call standard eighth- grade schools. • Senator l<'riAZIER. Does not that apply anywhere? l\fr. CALHOU-N. An eighth-grade pupil can go fro,n[...]ols and finish their high-scliool work there? l\fr. CALHOUN. Yes, sir. Senator FR.\ZlE[...] |
| [...]up to yonr~tandards of Government schools? l\fr. CALHOUN. Yes, sir. Senator ,VHEELF.R. Do[...]m~de of. thC:5e Indian ?hildren and so1!1e picke~l _out that are mechanically 1nchned and given s01ne vocat1onal trn1n1ng or some- thing of that kind? l\fr. CALHOUN. Yes, sir. Senator ,\71IEELER. I[...]solve our Indian problem than anything else. l\{r. CALHOUN. I a1n doing all I cn.n to add vocati[...]u been in any of th~.sc reservations at all i l\ir. CAr.uouN. Just western Oklaho1nii and South J[...]'aian boarding schoo}s; that as a. p1_1blic-scho~>l superintendent I had charge of three diffe[...] |
| [...]ls ,ve have visited. . ?lfr. CALHOUN. l\{ay I 1nake one 1nore staten1ent? Senator FRAZ[...]Do you have that syste1n in Oklahoma1 Mr. C ,\l,JIOU'N. '\<Ve have one man that is classified as[...]you use corporal punishn1ent in your school? ?l{r. CALlIOUN. I would say yes, to the exten[...] |
| SURVEY OF CONDITIONS OF L.",Oi,\ NS IN UN ITED STATES 6591 Mr. CALHOU[...]out of school 1 . l\1r. CALHOUN. "\Vell, of course, we carry the1n th[...]do 1nost of the1n do after they get throu~h 1 l\1r. CAI,HOUN. We find the1n doing everything fro1[...]the State University to working on section lines. l\1ost of them work. They have to. 'fhere is not an[...]ny of the Indians complained about the closing of l\:lekusukey, and they asked that it be reopened. W[...]Washington office, two suggestions that we reopen l\fekusukey, con- vert it into a boys' vocational[...],VHEF.LER. "\Vhy take just the retarded boys1 l\ir. CALHOUN. ~'ell, we can not take thern[...] |
| [...]n ednClltion nud ,sc:ho<>ls, some stntements bnso<l on fol'me,.. reports, some bnscd on no repo~t.s.[...]ue!, n st.ntemont formally the committee might ~n l'e to question me. · The J;i"ive Tribes j[...]ors working n11nuallr. X know of 110 better meth0<l of S('('Urlng an Indian school censns. Congre[...]~i •· corp0rnte limits. Consequently, our Inst l'eport shows thnt w~ 11uid tuition on 16.871 n1rnl[...]s numlu~r rc1>reseu1's fn<livJduaJ <;hild.t·eo. 'l'hese tenorts of ntt.endnnce nre in 0111·[...] |
| [...]ln- '!Ulrles sent out we received 123 repiles. 'l'hese su1,el'intende11rs gave stnte- .ments over theh· slgnat11l'es reporting 9,6i4 Indian cblldren In such school[...]ould give II total -over the nctual enumeration. 'l 'llere are but two conclusions to be reached . .[...]s, ·1nostly from county sur,crint~udcnts, ru111l-school teachers, and small-town s uperintenden ts[...]n'cntlon of ' their chlldren ?-A. <One hundred nn<l fourteen replied "yes"; ~8 replied "no." (5[...]the a,·ernge white puplls'/-A. One. hundred nn<l two replie<l "yes" ; 02 replied "uo.'' (6) ·Q. Do India[...]t was In favor of the Indinn cbllil. (8) Q. l n general do they average up to the stnn<lnrd of[...]is can ·not be ans:werccl bY "yes" or if no."' l\·f ost answers g:l\·e economic bandl- ,caps: n few mentione<l Intemperance, and se"eral mentioned the In[...] |
| [...]OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED STATES 'll ,U6 2,433 20, 060 Another side of the 1>icture ls the boarding-school situation. 'l'he boarding |
| [...]ly S\Yorn wstified as follows: Senator FRaZl'E)l. You are the Acting Superintendent of the FiYe Civilized 'l'ribes1 Mr. Mcl\ULLAN. Yes, sir. Senator FRA[...]nditions of the Indians in your jurisdiction 1 l\{r. McMILLAN. Well, there is considerable tubercu[...]is necessary to eradie11te this tuberculosis i l\{r. l\{cl\fILLAN. I think we should po&,1bly haYe anoth[...]ery far to hospitals will they, willingly1 Mr. l\{cMILLAN. Well, we take the1n. Senator FRAZIER[...]get t.he1n there Yoluntarily, it seems to me. l\{r. McMILLAN. It would be better for the hospital[...]field nurses or some one to Yisit the ho1nes1 l\{r. McMILLAN. That is what we should have. About[...]Senator WHEELER. Who is 1naking that up1 Mr. l\{cMrLLAN. 'fhat is done by the day-school superin[...]o clinic in connection ,vith it, is there1 Mr. l\{ci\:hLLAN. No, sir. Senato1· FRAZIER. You 1nean they ask them if they have tuber- culosis1 Mr. l\{cl\{11,LAN. Yes; just the informat ion th[...] |
| [...]. I~ there any question about_ that? ?\fr. l\ifcMtLLAN. That 1s true. ..[...]LER. Ho,v long has,it been.running that way1 l\ifr. MciVIILr.AN. Since 1927, I think it is, or 1[...]Senator FRAZIER. How far back are they? · l\:lr. l\licMILLAN. So1ne $60,000. Senator P1:-;E. $6[...]00,000 on ,ninunurn royalties in addition. i\l!r. Mci\'hLLAN. 1'his question they 1nentioned her[...]i~7 HEELEn. Ho," 1nuch do they owe-$68.000i Mr. l\'IcMILLAN. Yes, sir.[...]r,1::n. , vhat period of ti,ne does that cover? l\ih-. i\fci\fILLAN. As I stated a little ,vhile ag[...]et back $68,000 during that period of tirne 1 i\l!r. l\licl\ihLLAN. That is ,vhat the rccor·d sh[...] |
| [...]nuc to tnke the coal out and not pay for it 1 l\{r. Moll1ILI,AN. 'l'hat is what I said ii bit ago. ,v-e have notified[...]ator WHEEt.:eR. When did you notify then1? Mr. l\!cMILr,AN. .A.bout 30 days ao-o. Senator FRAZI[...]Washington? Are they de1nancling collections? l\{r. McMILLAN. '!'hey have instructed us to collec[...]r royalties? · 1 l\{r. l\{cMrLr,NN. Yes, sir; they 1nust pn,y t,he1n ,vi t[...]. Still, f ou have not voided the lease? i\{r. l\1ci\1ILLAN. No,· sir; they have not been cancele[...]is responsible for that? ' l\ir. l\{cMn,LAN. I prcsun1e, this office and the Washing[...]s acc111nulated wi thin the last yenl' or two? l\fr. Mcl\-Iu,LAN. No, sir ; ! ,could not tell you,[...]dle t hnt for the Govern1nent? ' l\fr. Mcl\1ILLAN. Yes, sir; that is, in this oflice[...]these delinquencies t,hree or four years old 1 l\<!r. l\icl\!ILLAN. vVe think so; yes, sir. Senator vY[...]How much of a surety bond ha,·c they got? Mr. l\{oMrLl,AN. I a_1n unable t o stnte the a1nount. |
| [...]r. MoiVIu.1,AN. No, sir; I have not. iVIr. 'l'uc:&l:R. ~'.Cost of then1 are for $50,000. .Senator WREELEn. You are coal t,rustee, are you 1 Mr. 'l'uCKRll. Yes, sir. 1Scnator "\:Vl:lEEr.;:n. Y[...]th these particular leases, .are you? h1r. 'l'ucKE.R. Yes, sir. . Senator[...]d have tl1ey been running :behind? · Mr. 'l'uCKER. Just like this gcntle1nan ·says·, beginn[...]y the royalty throughout the period 1 Mr. 'l'ucKJ::Jl. Yes, sir; those that are operating.[...]. I presun1e that is the .rutuation 1 Mr. l\1ch'[n.I,AN. Yes, sir. Senator "\VHEELER. iVhat is this $600,0001 M1·. l\1cMn.LAN. The dcpart1nent sent an auditor down he[...]nimum tonnage as explained here this afternoon by l\1r. Sinith, and t.l1e way he figured it was $600,000 instead o[...] |
| [...]we could apply this 1noney by the 1st of October. l'o date they have not fa.vored with anything. 'fha[...]that when it is available, will it not¥ Mr. l\1cl\11LLAN. Yes. sir; as they take the Federal ce[...]Senator· 'THOMAS. How 1nany e,nployees under the l\:luskogee Agency¥ 1.fr. McMILLAN. Ei[...] |
| [...]' INDIANS IN UNITED STATES Senator THOMAS. T)l,at is 1801 |
| [...].ZIER. When was.the land bought,how long ago? .l\:Ir. Mcl\11LL,!.N. A.bout a year ago. Senator FnAZI:&R. .At what price1 ¥r. McMILL,l,·N, "\Ve paid ,a1;ound $35 an acre; that is, inc[...]tory house and barn there. Senator WHEELER. 'l'hen, in addition, it say_s that rece.ntly Ed Hart[...]tJ . Mr. Mol\l1LLAN. 'fhat is just contrary to ,vhat we were tel[...]in County at Idabel Juade the complaint, J uclge 'l'id,vell, that he could not get cooperation from t[...]ent in regard to the affairs of minor children he l1ad to deal with in his county; that someti[...] |
| [...]n to school and keep them in sc.hool. Senator .l''RAZIER. No,v, in reference to this Harjo case, J[...]Senator WHEELER. Who was thatt Mr. McMILLAN. C. L. Ellis. Senator ,VHEELER. He used to be in Mon[...]ught to be a force organized fo1· that purpose. 'l'hese Indians are entitled to know; they are entit[...]over 30,000 square miles. Senator WHEELE.R. You l1ave a different problem than they have in[...] |
| [...]an they used to do in handling these est,1tes1 l\1r. Mcl\1n,LAN. vVell, I do not know as I ha.ve n[...]Indians being robbed in these probate courts? l\f.r. l\10M1LLAN. I would not like to say thnt, Senator.[...]ER. You n1a.y have to prove it in court? lVIr. l\1ol\11LLAN. Yes, sir. Senator FRAZIER. Do you think it would be a hard proposition to prove? lVIr. l\{oM!LLAN. It might be; you know things so1netimes[...]VBEELER. How ma.ny counties do you have? 1\1r. l\'Icl\'mw.N. Forty counties. Senator ,VIIEt:LER. Forty different probate judges? l\ir. McMILLAN. Yes. sir. l\ir. Gnonun. The first p1irt of this year you sent[...]ived rephes with reference to their business? l\ir. l\iclVhLLAN. Yes. sir. l\'fr. Gnonuo. You have also prepared n, state1nent[...]s, the amount of the pay roll, and so forth. l\{r. l\'IciVf11,1,,\N. Yes. sir. l\Ir. Gnonuu. I suggest that these sta.te1ne[...] |
| [...]is your idea about tb11t 1 · l\i1·. l\1cl\1n,LAN. I will achuit in some cases it has no[...]r favor it being turned over to a trustee 1 l\1r. oiicl\111.1,AN. Under -certain. safeguards I[...]is litigation that ,ve have had. I do not know ho'l'I• many suits there were, but they mentioned se[...]susceptible to the creation of a trust 1 Mr. l\1cl\r!rLLAN. There are at least 60. Senator 'l'HOMAS. Then, ns you understand it, the trust bill[...]rs up- ward 1 Senator TBo~rAs. Yes, si r. l\r!r. MoMrL:r,AN. Yes; I "~onld say 60. Senato[...]er cent; possibly 25 or 30 per cent. Senator 'l'HOll!AS. 1'hat is the only class that you[...] |
| [...]0,000 &ilt away as attorney s fees. . · Mr. l\foM1LLA..'<. We try to follow the policy of, not[...]x bills and gasoline bills. , Senator W,HE£L£R. · AµtolJlob!le bills¥ · . Mr. l\fcMxu.AN. No, sir. I would like to mention that.[...]icular class of car that they favor1 Mr. l\fcMILLaN. Yes. . .Senat<ii:[...] |
| [...]e Arrows, Lincolns Packards and other h1gh-pr1ce<;l cars¥ Mr. McMILLAN. 'ihere are not very many of them in the Five ©i'l'rili2e-d TFibes. We- di'd bu;r !J- Lincoln just r[...].,,,, " • .11 r · ' S enator·•'l°'HoM;\s. You do •notl pave ju1}sdiction ··ov[...]' '14ell1 Mr. 111:cMitr.A•NJ'..!Y.Wr" If ni l,·1·1<>'1<, '" -1• 11 .1 , r , , ,'i ,,,.,,.,,. Senator 'l'HoDrA\l.••The 'n:elit•foui' or 1fi1/e ye·a~·( ,ve[...]Tribes .~ ' , l , 1 l.i . l l ' J[...]or tun bloo\l, Total[...] |
| !;UR,V:&'l!' OF CONDITIONS OF INDIANS IN UNITED. STATES[...]\)'0.5, and Delaware. 2 , Mrs. Orph'o 'll . TahlCQuab •• Cherokeo, Adair, and Sequoyan.[...]ughes, Pontotoc, and Seminole. . {Arthur; L~~iecb,t-~- ··:· ··!·~-- , Ardmore.... Carte[...].... Chlckasba •• Grady, Stiphons, Jefferson, l\fcClatn, and[...],, llllt• ·.~'\I' ,;\, 'l'\,':; < , Pltuburg. 9 w. ~f. Wal1ac[...]. and Love-. Jay L.'iobllSOD.::::::::. JJOlifeJiVme. Choctaw,[...]Marshall . •• • •• •• l' o •.• 111!, , 1 These[...]LAND APPRAISERS Osborne L. Bloncbc..... !dab<!....... McCurtain,[...] |
| [...]>1110 the acreage a11a awraisem,ent of the mincra-l deposits of the Ohocta,o a111t Ohicka.saw Na[...], 3W. oo 7.181,, 71~()1l[...]•• , ,! ,,,,l'[...] |
| [...]•••••• • ••• 05,lll 3, ◄27. 71 l, 11 , 009. 86 1928•• .•.•......• ...•[...]1.022. 81 4, S68, 107. 1S l}.339.18 1,012,m. 6f 1929. .. . ..........[...]Balance l11-di1!ld11al ImUan 111onevs July 1, 1918[...].......... $ll.924.....: ..~....................................[...]11,607,185.94 |
| [...]16,320. 41 3 8bS. 33 f>, 900, l,() 4, 474.25 5, 742.&[...]127,003. ... 8z l,umher 1mrcb:lSO() •••••••••• •• 20,670.03 79, 511.19 l 9$, 479. 52' 73, Oll7. 07 2Q, t_ZO, 09 9,099.[...]W JOO, 827. 84 I 23, 65(i. 68 21, 62Z. 09 28, 34.l. 96 24,161. 17[...]43,901.0$ I 61, 7:l9. 26 21.:.01..33 ;, 766. 49[...], bospltol . ••• 124,214.62 7'l,MS. 21 88,282. 79 I 98, 3G9. $7 128,4<55.[...]004.32 I, 243,137.00 621, 753.69 103, 976..03 3,40l 00 i29, 128. 76 89, 5S2. 52 72,05-$. 18 139, 72'2[...]•. '16,670.02 302, 489. 3S ◄85, 000. 31 I :iO'l, 230. 40 21, $49."24 17,002.84 339, 661. 8; 120,065. 80 4, 00;8. 24 14-0, 003. $$ 2, JOO. 00 ll. 00 .. .. .. .. ... .. ····[...] |
| [...]192.l .[...]l.G00. 01[...]8,l'll>uicluiscd • • •__ ·pwCbas.cd.[...]2M80 262. 30 l, 787. 55 77J. 00 1,919,[...]23, 311.), 27 21,942.92 l,>1, 092. 68 9,716.02 89,eos. 60[...]1, , 800.JO 'Ofl.10 l,PM.M 3,384.30 3·,[...]13,,l!fO[...]l~.'430. 99[...]...!ll[...] |
| [...]6M. 78 l,~.36 2,024.50 19, •~48[...]l, S25. 25[...]9, O'l0.83[...]48,481.49 56, Mb. 22 2l:?, 913. 67 Wagons and (arming lmplemcnt.s .......[...]7, l&f. 00 15,191.09 Orocorfes[...]• •••••• •• Cash, monthlyjft)'D:l.COl.$.. --. . ----- ---- -•-. ---•·[...]284. 50 118.2.5 .· 4(li'l. 75 ~· Mortgeg....... . ............. .[...] |
| [...]('i:l f> ('l 16, 163.[...]8l 6,095.00 l:l ')[...](') i: . l:} 18,037.86[...]'46,.$ii.8l[...]•••.•. .•••••• l, 900. 00 l, 102. 00 610. 00 2, 92.1.00 5,310.00 -------······· ll, 460. 00 3,42.\.00 I, 981. 50[...]. .. ... .. ..... 2, 3.12. 54 l,~.OS s.~.n 11,733.06[...]I, 423. 75 l , 800. 30 3. 0 19.16 2,309. 10 864. SI l , 476. .50 lf,091. 21 Food Cor llve5toek ..... . ...•... . ..• ... ... .••...•.. l , 946, 70 4,260. 10[...]4,&10. 00 71,638.62 Ca.sh, month!ft ~l\ymonts. . . . .... .......... . . ... . IOS.268.6[...]l , 820. 00[...]44, IIO'.l. 84[...]M. 46 l Included in 1oiscellaneous Item.[...] |
| [...]&l, .[...]886.00 J, 127. Cl,$ 6,G2l00 |
| [...]c .... . . ............. . ..... n, rSeS purchnso<l ••.. •••• •••••••••[...]4, 77l. 45[...]2,060.'l0[...]I, 52.l. 89[...]90,31l6:13[...]20, 707.'l3[...].... ..... .. ...•.. _. 1, 026. l1 (I) ,. ' 3, 077.09'[...]······••S:so· I, 607. 3S l,2i4.1Z 8,178. 78 )d •••••[...]U)l, 545, 611[...]l,.OOS.60[...] |
| [...]. . .. .. . .. . ... ... .. l, 003. U[...]1,228.0'l[...]1,637. 0S 483. 13 l 3.IO. 69 WAgOOS purchnsed.... ... .. ... . . . .[...]I , 885. 9) l, 970. 18 J, (){2, 00 J, 667. 5[...]4M. l3[...]6,60'2.4$ 11,732.50 4,!0'l.50 1,412. 21,[...] |
| [...]5 97. 7S I, 19l.3S 421, 10 13,091.211 Rl\dlos l\nd pl\rL<t ......... ... . . ..... . .. . ..... .[...]IO'l, 496. 41[...]l,M2. 3S 2, CH2, !!4 · l, 86<. SO[...]('l[...]12, s;o. 4S Lumber an(l road bulhHng ... ............ ........[...]harness... ........ ............ l◄ ; 676. 43 7, 183, 46 13,838.46 13,462.06 l,3Jf. JS It>, 4i9. 29 9,952.00[...]l< 20, 2?5.°39 33,Gn.u 7l,1G7.Si 100,827. 8.J 0 Wagons._ . ..[...]3,671. 9G 12, 13$.~3 89, J!.l.t,. 29 Oroct,rfes and provisions •.••.• .[...].2.; 246, 353,s; SOI, 23s. 19 l, -12i', 371. 78[...]'O 10,4i3. 77 71, IO'l. 30 201,800. S2 219,989.93 729. 128. 16 ARtlcultun,,l teases . ••• _•••. _• . ••.•.[...]• .•. •..•. •.•. . . . . ........... 'll.6. 33[...]l, 100. 00[...] |
| [...]Jun~30- l toms[...]1m 19Z8 'J'ot.1.l[...]0 $2. 77.1.00 $19. 3.12. 52 0 l"uneml expense ...... u ••••••[...]~ Labor, clearlog land, et<l. ...................... Hor>es p,urcbasoo........[...]0 l, 329. 2i 2. 658. 78 iBogs pureha.s0d . .....•. : .......... ___ .. ....: .... .........20.l.[...]25 846.,68 •l,WT.47 61Lff7 I. 328. 7[...]1, 42L 15[...]. ............... ... :2.108. 00 t. 06L 3.1 I, 880:00[...]..3, 5i1l. S8 . 40,370.76 ,2, 310. 17[...] |
| [...]01lICKASl1A OFFICE, SUBS'l'A'l'ION OF ARDMORE OFFICE, SUBSTATION OF DISTRICT NO.[...]161.10 ••••••••••• L .[...]..................... .... . . . ..... Fecdandsee<l..u. ... ........ .. ................. O~desandpro[...]ll\llsoellanoous............................... ....[...]C/l _ Totaldlsbur;.,,,cnts..................[...]&l[...]C/l[...] |
| [...]an, Mwsball, Atoka, Coal, and Johnston. Mrs. Rosa L. Spring, field clerk; In charge of office past 4[...]$10,970.10 $19,305. 71 ; $9, 161. l l $2,121.40 I $1, &4~. 00 $$00.[...]l,Ole,36[...]37, ffil.80 ~ Cash:,montht!l; feayments..... .. __ . .. .... ........ 16[...](/l Ad\'&nCO ~ t es . .... ... ................ ... .[...]611, 12 •• • • • • • • • • l • ' • 392:61 821.00[...]... -. - ---- ------- l |
| [...](Counties covered: MoCwtafn, A. L. Irvioe, Oeld clerk; fleld clerk in-charge past t[...]Z19.08 2,7'¥1.H 33,179. L,,abor;cl.e.arlnsc land, renoes .... .............[...]u,s-· ~lules p,urchase:l •....... ...... ..... ..... ..•.....[...]l, 508. SS[...]l, 700. 01[...]l, 2-19. 29[...]l, 258. ;g[...].. ....... ••. •.•.•...... l . 7il3.60 2,256.45 4,175.02[...]l::j .911. 4.6 l, 401. OS 3,732.95 3,007. &7[...]l,t, 933. l& ~ 731.83 3, 014.17 !',S.[...],2 16,542.50 2,872.40 l,OOS.i5 2,352. ;o 3,952.47[...]$. 13 357, u». Monthly ea.sh p..'l.yments ...... .......... ......... Ad\'o[...]3'l, OS9. 00[...]l , 910, 28[...]- 102,832.64 l◄6, 8S3.09 I 150. 750. 57[...]2,846. M 2, 393.36 l ,416.00 l, 4.27. 90 12, ;01. 48[...]/:l[...]l,8;'8.25[...]e21. :u 4,940.05 l" ('l[...]l. &12. 9S[...]l.'45. 65[...]3,oos..n 4,Zl7. 73 2·1, U~l.17[...] |
| [...].00 1,03.s. OO $, 900.1t3 >,j Jo'l'Cd ror 11\'estock •.•••••••••[...]l ,S11<l.611[...].. . .... . .• cl! l , 227. IIOf[...]No, l, hea[...]ll& quarters 'l:\'orters '\unrters quarters[...]umnt. dab<l Ilugo ~ 1IOUS6S built[...]31 Horses purchase<L- ····-· ····· s, 720. ◄O 15,160.[...]23.M ◄, 660. 81 4,626.17 l, 247, $5 16,257.001 73◄ .33 3,000.3[...] |
| [...]z.12,913.57 I 234,011. IU 134, 49L« 39, 1Z7. 08 15,350.119 190,8[...]6$,888.SO ll.W,311.78 Ul0; 009.35 ' 218,257.33 157,ll>f.20[...]. 14 7,245.95 192, 704.. 16 >< L apn d ~ ._,..":: ··• ...;. _____.'___[...]. AutomobUcis purchased--~..•..; l'J.,6,670,-02 302, 489::18[...]101.ZI ........... Zl, 712. 0'2 C'l Insurance.: ....•..•• ••. ;: .::•.:;[...]: • •• • ,c.~ ·1, 800. 00 116. 74Ll ········--[...](/) 'l'OtlJl dlsbummcnts . . .. .. &ti,850.60 4,0[...] |
| [...]a. we have to suggest for your consideration : l. Congress has never authorized the Secretary of t[...]this case, this cllstlnguished jurist says: "'.l'heir relation to the United Stntes resembl[...] |
| [...](30 Stnt. 6'2), npplied such laws to nil persous l.n the Indian Tel'l1tory, irrespective or race. The orjgiunl Creek[...]s "full and complete jurlsclic- liou" upon the d.l strlct courts of the Indian Territory In tbe "gua[...]t 'upon petition of tlle i;uardinn. The net of l\Iay 27. ,1906, clearly 1·ecoguizes the jurisdict[...]urntor of such minor or incompetent," and provid- l11g for the withd1·awol of sucl1 funds "on order[...]o be otherwlSe pnid out for their benefit, or. US/l as the Secretary of the I11terior may auth[...] |
| [...]one wherein the $eerernry of the Interior ,1ssume<l the authority to dlSburse the funds of minors or[...]cooperatJon and a1>p1·0,•al of the guardian an<l the cou,nt)' court. It thus appears that the D[...]s which hnve receive<! so much notoriety. 4. '.l'hc effort now being mndc by the DepartJncnt of th[...]O\'et' the estates of restricted Indlnus of tile l>'iYe Cl\'llized Tribes, Including botl1 minors' a[...]nrdi• ansblps' lm1>osed by tl1ose courts. · l u this conu~tion we call your a ttention to the'[...]propaganda which ,,,e have herein mentioned by M. L. J\iott of this city and Tulsa.[...]tt (1154 Fed. (C. c·. A.) 617; J ennings 11. Wdo<l, 192 Fed. (C. C. A.) 507; Robinson 11. Lon[...] |
| [...]66'27 In tbe case of l'.nt·hola' -v. St1·ough (64 Okla., 195, 166 Pnc. 729) this court uphel<l t.h e snme cm1teut10,n an<l sn~'S: "\Vhilst It Is quite true that these full-bloo<l Ioclians are yet wnr<ls of tho Nation ~11 the. se[...]guanllnnshlp which the Government hns n,ialntnine<l over !hem 1uust necessnrll)' be performed through[...]the Congres~. In this jurlsclictlon these duties l11 the main, it not quite wholly, are intruste<l to the Secretary of the Interlo.r an<l tl)c county courts of the State. "No useful purpose cni1 be subsel'l·cd by reviewing at length the various nets of Co[...]e guar<llnn for a war4 In the condition of Lessey l'.arhola tl111t do not In the slightest degree con[...]f the Interior has never· been directly cha\·ge<l with the <Jut:, of caring tor n,e. estate of mino[...]he general guardianship of the' Govermneut." 7. ll, was ineffectual to deprive tile couuty courts of[...]-v. Hitchock (18'1 U. S. 553, 23 Sup. Ct. 216, 47 L. Ed. 229). But It does not follow, because Congre[...]valid law and intrusts Its, execution to the hea<l of an executive department. with power to- make r[...]artment from the proceeds arising from .restrlcte<l lands. Congress has nowl1cre Indi- cated such an[...]ral. l\[OSKOGEE, OKLA., Del:enibet· 18, 1928. |
| [...]on of the net of 1908, It can be seen t hat the l)robate division must advise and assist, Indians whenever It becomes 21L'<!essnry and such assistance is not confined, str[...]itten '1!1strument. ({} hn-estiga tions an<l recommendations are made concerning disbursements[...](17} It is my dnty to supervise the legal work in l'be tield under tlie im- :mcdiate jurisdiction of[...]. The field a gents have their various duties to l)erform, but these duties are not of a lega[...] |
| [...]t1st be ronde thro11gh the field clerk's office. 'l'bis poUcy has bceu folJowed for mauy years. It[...]ian pays $50, aud In some instances no fee is pal<l because the Indian Is rep,·csented by one of the[...]case of Christina Alexander v . Sealy Alexander. l3oth plaintiO: aod defendant are Indians. Ph1intif[...]Indian. The defendant was worth a1,out $200.000. 'l'he case was settled upon payment of $25,000 in al[...]the suit of Susnnnn Butler. 11. Pusley Butler. 'l'he pln int!O: and defendant bnd children,[...] |
| [...]s not of Indian blood. Plaintiff and defendant l111ve one child as the result or Uielr marl'inge.[...]me from certain oil lands belon;ling to Bruner. '.l.'hc -0rclor apparently placed the lnnds in trust. '.l.'he lands affected by this ,lecrce were purchase<! for Dewey Bruner nn<l the restt·ictions nre different from those ,ex[...]The two cases just mentioned are submitte<l as the ones causing the greatest trouble on ac[...]to this division for report and recommendation. 'l.' bere is no record here showing the number of di[...]asis for n -divorce action or alienation suit. '.l)bere bas been oue other trouble encount· ered[...]pinlon among lawyers to the effect that a hus• l>nnd Is entitled to alimony from his wife i[...] |
| [...]y concerning contingent tees, attention Is ,calle1l to the dual system of government applicable to the Fl\'e Civilized '.l'ribes ,of Indians. Some of these Indlaos baye nil[...]operty unrestricted, and subject to State laws. '.l'be .restricted property, of course. Is subject t[...]nough about tbe facts to determine whether the l)roperty was restricted 01· fee wns unreasonable.[...]~-evernl years ago U•rough t.he county court. '.l'his prol)Cl't.)' wns unl'estrietcd an(} s ubj~[...]ds, 01· funds under departmental s uncrvls\011. 'l'his refe1-s to ,eontlngent fees pal<l 01· allowed since the s1)ring or s ummel' of 1926. '.l'he facts :In the case me1\tloned are. as follows: Frank Charley, n Creek Indian, died ,,l eaving •bis child, ,Lemuel Charley, who wns tho[...]is property by Nathaniel Charley aud his mother. 'l'he mo1hc1· .of Nathaniel claimed ,t o be the su[...]ict court and Lemuel Charley was cleclarecl sole l'heir to tbis ,estate. I know that a great deal of[...]as.e /pr ;t~iaL ,. It( w.a~ a bard fought case. '.l'he witnesses were numerous ,and eame from ,a (lis[...]d by , tills office :;Ol)d,:payment authorized. '.l'be attorneys contended for an allow- . ance of ll[...]court for an allowance of fee. Members of the '.l'ulsn bar tes.tified at the hearing. Tbe court fix[...]of 00 per cent, was allowed. 'These ·attor\l_eys appealed this case to tbc supreme cour[...] |
| 6632 SURVEY OF CONOITfONS OP IN l)[A'N $ lN 'UN'l'.lJJ'lD <STAT}}S 11 guardian cnn not nssign or trnns!er his wnr(l'S property l)y co11trncc of this l\1USKOOEE, ◊Kr.A., Deccml>f'r 11, 1930. |
| [...]~ccUc,n O·ot t,be net of Moy 2i, 1908 (3G Stat. L., p. 312). more dearly dcftning the.duties Anti {)Owers ot 1n-obnte attorneys l\nd pro,·iding for scrvlce"ot wrltteu notice up[...]Stotc,i of 1111,cNca in Oon{fress assc11,blei/., 'l'hnt *~~tion 6 of the net or Mny 27. lOOS (8G Stat. L, p. 812), entitled. " L\n net for the removal of 1·cstrictions on part or th!) lands of allottecs of the I,'ive Civilized 'l ' ribes. nnd for other pur1l0ses," be, and the same ls hereby, ,unended by sup[...]section 3 of the act of Aprll 12, 1926 (44 Stat. L . PI>, 239-240), and the notice herein t·equlred[...]of the State of Oklahoma: P,·0-t>idcd ft1rlher, 'l'hat the United States probate attorneys must inve[...]nt of the law and fai:ts involved in such suits. 'l'hc Secretary .of tho Interior or h is repr[...] |
| [...]an be rendered ns a res11lt of tbe jnformnlion f11l'11ished hr notice at the beginning of the proceed[...]ure to the etrcct that Cong~ess lntc11ded: a tria.l In the • district co11rt after providing notice[...]a decree or action of the State court, thereafter ll\ot, l)elj~"e th,o,r~ ls any_conflict because section 9[...]•• l1't\\ ' \ : t ~·1ii 0- ,[...]tion 1 ot the act ot APJ;ll}.2, 1920 (~'/, Stat., L. RR.. 239~21Q),:as turthcr ~~w~•fo blro~~'ie"~\t~~~~yot 1,e}~f:gs(ri~~\l~p,~'v111?~t;>:~.T~;g'{JiJ\\~;!l1 ¥g<1~~ 0[...],1 11 1 ,r , l 1 • .[...]tion O,,of the act 1Qf May. 27, 1908- (35 Stat. L. p. 312), entitled "An nct,for the retnovnl·of'[...]of the act.~of, Aprl~ ~2, , 1926. ·e4".\',.Slat. L,nPP, 23~240),,. entitled "An act to amend section. 9 .of ,the act ot May ·27,, lj)pS ,(-35 Stat.. L .. p. 312), and ·for p11ttlng In force,,ln· re[...], ancl for other purposesiv and,as furthe.r nmAA<;l~!l, bJ!· the act of May· 10,. 1028J (Public No ..[...]of ce~taln members , of the,)illve , Ci.~ili~d' ,'l;~iµ,e~.. ,11nd ,to~ otber- purposes," be, and tile same Is llereby,,amepde<l ,to. rea~ a~;folrows: .. SEc. 9. 'l'hat t,rom und. after Ap1ii1 ,26.,,193.l·, tire, clent]1 ,of, 11ny,. n)lottee ot, the· F[...]ed. Tclbes shall operate to, rPJJ!OYe nH, resJclc~l011S(,i1no11 ~he aJlena, tlon of said allottee's lund : Provided, 'l'hat no Inherited or de,•isecl Interest lo such[...]the set• tlcment of the estate of the dcceasl!<l "11ltotte<Y•or testator: Ptovided.; That such·[...]ntntlve: Provided, Thnt the atoresnl<f represent'!l'tlve- may irri:r/eilt' wltbClut b<lntl trom nit o[...]the' county comt!!•to-.tile district courts nn(l from tile district courts to- th·e supreme- cont[...]onveyance ancl file· witli tile· judge•of snt(l court ,a, written notl'ce ot, appeal within ten d[...]peol,. and be· Invalid If disapproved at· final l\enring RS'· herein• pro\<ldedt:·• Prdvided,[...]of' 0klalloma' tb·e, judge of said' court mny np'l)ro,·e or disapprove the conveyance • atte-r, ' l!eatlng:, tlie· proof~ |
| l'hnt the provisions of section 23 o'! tile' net ot[...]f section S of the net. of Mnv 27, 1nos (35 Staf. L., p. 312}'. lie, nnd the stone nre hereby, continued in force inHl' effect until A1l1'11' 26.'1956, ond'' <l'cch\rcd 11pplicnble to nll 11llottcd Jnnds of 1Jlembers of tl1e Five Oh·ilize<l Tribes of Indians. •f I \I[...]sons for nmending section 9 of tbe act or Mny 27, l!lOS (:{v Stat. L., p. 31!2) ::,11. J u. f Section 9 of the n[...]icial) The· present lnw provides fo,· no ;,ppcn ll'angunge used ·ln ,section 9, as heretofore amend[...]ended, provides for approval of deeds ofi·1ull•l>h>od Indians of: inherited lands :15y tlic court[...]tion. To uvolcl the expense of lltlgiltion In the l:Jnitect, States courts, the legal phases o[...] |
| [...]CONDITIONS OF, INDIANS IN UNITED STATES tiou. 'l'he clistric~ court in thnt locnUty would have dec[...]approve the couve3:ance in |
| [...]ns, but · the t-ourt failed because It lnck~!1 t.l}Vi Pnwer. An net of the State legislature· :11so f9,l,le!J for the.same r ~ason, . ln .supJ)Ort of cout[...]ts Is attached hereto. 'fhe amendment submltte<l herewith provides for n continuance of-t he State[...]R. B. DRAK>l, ,J S1,vervlsi11g Probate Attor11e11: . 'l'h'e $upremi Court' was wlfbout authority to presc[...]egulations must be dete,·miued Ii)' tile · |
| [...]m of said lease. The courts however, have modlfle<l this doctrine · by declaring that such lease may[...]illttskogee, Oki.a.., November 18, 1930. 'l'lw S11beotnmittcc of flw Sc11atc Co»1111ittec o,[...]testimony here last Saturday nigh~ November 15, I l111nded your committee a rough draft of matters on[...]have been called as a witness as summoned. I Jln<l that It contained some lncomplet(l statements which, as they stand, are erroneous. I[...]quit. During u1y 20 years in the Five Civilized 'l'ribes Indian service mv observation has b[...] |
| [...]nties often do not bnve sufficient funds for such ll-tcnche1· schools In which the teacher tries . to[...]to farming, stoek raising, poultry, gardening, an(l improvement of homes nnd fnrms to enable Indians[...]inded, and uncontrollable spendthriCt Indi:uis nn<l tor illiterate Inexperienced Indians who inherit[...]s can not constantly watch spendthrift Indians. '.l'he department cnu no.t preveot, Indians· from co[...]eir Congressman and Senator,. fo1· action for J!3l'.ments. However disbursement of restricted funds to guardians should be l11n1ted to sufficient' funds for· current[...] |
| [...]me of the wealthy spendthrifts they c11u snni U1e'l nd ians 'cstates mucli inore and in some case;;[...]n tlie cost of ·their' n'd.mtntsn•a.t:ion'. ''.l'bere a1·c now cases being handled by ftelcl clel[...]minntlon ngn inst the gut\rdian, county judge, i>l'obnte.nttorney, .and s upe,·vising probnte attor[...]before pa~·ment Is mncle. · Le11<r.l $Crvice--Probate sorvice-Orga,.i::aUo>t of a leua[...]ne Iocnlly to fully supervise their activities. '.l'he superlntell(lent's admln- ·istrnth-e servit'<l and the probnte service gradua.lly pulled apart m[...]more cooperation ,could be obtained wl,ich wo11I1l res ult In better ser\Tlce for the Indians. To ,a[...]<!!vision, some in the offtce and otbers In tlte l!el<I ns needed. This should be a decided improve-[...]SUGOEST'Ea:> LEOlSLATION l11her!ted. home.slead.s.- There should be a[...] |
| [...]rge 011 ro11alty ·inoo•mC8 for e:rpcnses of a.1l,niw istcrl11u estatc8 of , ooa/thy t•u!if(14--[...]y the cost of 11dmlnlstering theiY own affairs. 'l'his could be corrected by n nominal charge on nil[...]A.Ctil1u P1·Qba,t e A.tlOt,l.lly. ARTlCtJ:; , XUI, oxr.•.b.UOMA SCHOOL l~AWS-COllPULSORY A'ITENDA.i"'i'CE ANO MOTlU:R'S |
| [...]alaries of other county omcers nre paid, who shnl,l net as truaucr officer to perform the dut[...] |
| [...]e to each of such women shall not exceed $~0 a '\l,onth wheu she has but one child under the age of[...]rt and only upon the followini; conditions: (1) '.l'he child or children fo1· whose benefit the all[...]llowance. (8246.) SEC. 281. ,1/./0IC(HICC CC<l8C.-\Vhenever any Chi!(! shall rench the age Of 14[...]tinue or modify the allowance to any motbe1· an<l for any child.' (8247.)[...]3elect cases.-Should the fnnd he1-cin nuthori1.e<l be' insuflicient to permit an allowance to only a[...]it shall not apply unless such priSODe1· is the l11wful husband of the woman seeking sueh allowance[...]procut·e any allowance !or a person not ,entitle<l thereto shnll be deemed guilty of a mlsde• menn[...]me to file a motion to set• 6Sl<le judgment; nn<l on such motion the county·court, or tbe court to[...]not ·appenle<I from, or is nfflrmed' on n1>1>e11l, tile person filing such motion-shall pay[...] |
| [...]or dep!!ndent cbildren. ( Sec. 1, H. B. 538, s. L. 1919.) ·[...]e by the juvenile court. (See. 2, II. B . 538, S. L. 1919.) ·[...]n In saJd school; and shall ha\'e t!ie. power to l'emove any t1ppolntee· at· wtll. Said matrol) an[...]>f ,.county officers. ( Sec,, 3, H. B. ,5,38, S. L. 1019.)[...]ey dee111 it p1:oper. (Sec. 4, •H. B. 538, $ . L. 1919.) ,•»:;,~ -r ,. , • ,·[...]provisions of this act. ( Sec. 5, H. B. 538, S. L. 1010.,) :: ' , , . , · ., · Soo. 241. 'V·i8Uor8.-'l'he parents, near relatives,, or guardian of such[...]emplo~·ees the1·ein. ( Sec. 6, H. ,B,· 538, S. L. 1019.) · • SF,0. 242. Exp[...]ool as provided, bY.· Ja,v, shall •be epxnpell~l .under tile provisions of this act to del!,•cr[...]per month shnll be made for bonrcl and addition.a l ex- penses necessary to clothe such child, and th[...]tate for •said purposes. (Sec. 7, H. B. 538, S. L. 1919. )[...] |
| [...]ker, Emiline Coleman, trust agreement, memorandum l'C------------ &;38 Barnett; JacJ,son, of[...] |
| [...]--------- -·-------------------- -- 5835, 6$46 l!urgcss, Jeauetta '.l.'ige1·--------- ------- ---·-.:·------ -·.:-.[...]---~- ---·-----------'---:::__ • __ , 5838 'l'l"ust agreement, meromandum re---------------------[...]1 ll•'----------------------;_______________________[...]---- --- -·-·--·----- ----- -- 599':5 'l 'rusts, creation of, letter to Hon. Elmer Thomas l'C----------------- Violation of section[...]----- --- 6:.>'13 Copy of pro1>0sc1l bill of._____________________________________ 6264 l'i'ostcr, Jt\1.nes, testimony re _____________ ___ ------------------- 6262 l'cal,c, S. ,v., testimony re_______________[...] |
| [...]_______ ___________________________ __ 6248 t>l','.Slxklller, .T.,.H., tc.s timony. re- ---- - --- ---- -- -L---- --------------- -- 0245 .,. •Unallott[...].. ··, ~lConve~·nn ces by full-blo0<l Indian heirs, report of. ______________ 5408, 5-1[...], , ,-D l • ond, . Ienry, testim ony re-------[...]f __________ ______ .r,300 Irvine, A. L ., report of, re____ _____ ______________________[...]- - ----------- L., testimony, ---"-----[...]ol census____________________ 5316 , ••'Triba l officers, statement of expenditures of____[...] |
| [...]............ ..,1..1........~-- .i 5705 Cravat, l<'orbes ------------------------· ----------~----[...]----------------- ------·- · --~-------- 6424,,:l427 Culberson, James -----------------------------"-"---·---•--'--'-'L--•-"-• 5326 Da:co-tnh Indian Club, re.-ioluti[...]• -··-·-·-·--"~"-- 6570 Dale, Hattie, llel(l clerk :[...]mplaint against-- -·- ---~- · 5719, 5728 Davis, l\lollie, trust ugreeme11t, stntemellt re__________[...]• L\gt·icultural leases, statement rC----- ----"-- -[...]_____,___ ,6364 'Indian cs tatcs- l\lc111or1111dut11 re l11111dliug Of----- --- ---------------- ---~----~<[...]nding existing laws re prol5!lte oL~--• --- 66-'l3 Probate of Indian estate~, re------------------ - ------- --- -------- 6865 l)urn111 district field clerk: Du rant, ,,..[...]_____................................. 0295 L:11ul sales. Individual 11<:<:ount s ______[...] |
| [...]l'ngc Address of, dellve1·ed Octobe1· 22, 1930[...]00$1 Easte,·n and \Vestel'n Emigrant Cherokee l\'atlon (see. a/80 Chel'okee Nation)------------[...]. Calhoun, He..bel't C., testimony l'C-- ---------- ----- --------------- 6578 , Ch[...]i; public schools.. _________________________ 627:l of, 1·C----------------------[...]--------- --- ------------- - ---- 5297 Laws l'Clal.ing to schools, co1>Y of______________ _____[...]____ (;041 Oklahoma Pl'esbytel'lan College, l'C--------- -------- ------- -- --- -- - ti506[...])769 Seminole Ni11ion- Census of, l'e --- --- --- - -------- ------------------ ----[...]-- 5807,fi78{) Thompson, Samuel H., CCll$US l'CJ)Ort.______ _________ ________________ 5310[...]________ __________________________ __ 026S 'l"lger, Johnson, testimony re------ -------- -- - -[...]___ ___________ 0,jO(; Public Johnson, 'l'iger, school, graduates[...]--- -------------- - - -- ---- 5395. :, 107 l,'ield service, complnint against personnel of.___[...]-- -------------------- 5930 • Younge, Orpha l\1., statement re removnl of field office__[...] |
| [...].. _____ .. :! .. _ _ __ .. _- ~- - .... ~.1 •. l.: .! :.. _____ .. ~!..:. 075•1 ·, ." Chl[...]1 11 11· , Field dCl'k's l'CPOl't l'C---- ------ -------·--···-·---·---····[...]·-···········-- ··---···-·-··-L·- 6030 lllust,·al'ing JJl'OPCl'ty in trus[...]----· ---"---- 6219 Freemen, Chm·les n., letter l'e t,·ansmlttul of copy of tl'au~cript of testi-[...]_____________________________________________ 531;l Creek, Cl'etlit of·-------------------- -[...]····· ··--··· 6367 Foltz, ,v. F,., l'C[)Ort l'C---- --------------·----·----··---·"········ , 16342 Kidwell, Hon. W. A., testimony ll'jo, Susie \ Vnlker, t rust ngrccmcnt, memo[...] |
| [...]_____ ___________ 6299 Hls)<ey, William Fl., fiel1l clerk __________ _____________________ ____ 5875.[...]______ 6553 Plnintif? -v. Peoples. National l3ank, transcript of evidence ______ 6552, 0557[...]____ ____ __ _________ 5639 · ··,Irvine, A. L., testimony of--- ------- ----------------[...] |
| [...]··· ·-······-···-· 6621 Irvilie, A. L. :[...]f................................ ...... 6740 l'robnte matters. re........... ... . ............[...].................. . . . ... .. 0219 Kivett, Glen Lll coal. • . • - . ......................[...] |
| [...]P•8• ·Lewis, John, lllust.l'atlng property In trust would have avoided loss..[...].... ................... ...... 0886 .Liles, Som Lll toynJUes, disposition of, from ... ..............[...]Indians. . ....... ..... ....... . ..... . 5861 l\Ioore, l\Irs. J essie....... . ......................... .[...]................. 5!>99 lllulllns, J. S., net of l\Iay 10, 1928, in conflict with restrictions.....[...]................. 6342 .llicAllster district llel<l clerk : Answers to quest.Jonnalre........[...]••••••.••••• ••• ~927 l\IcVny, E. E ., brief re leased district...[...] |
| [...]___________ a714. 586i, 6036, 'Owens, Hon. Robert L. :[...]_________________,_5746, 5i49 ,vaunce, \\'. l!l.- Com1>lalnt agalnsL_________________[...]------------------------------------- 6581 'l'ultion, rate of-- - --- ------ -----------[...] |
| [...]............. ........... ....... .. 6307 ·'l'c:::ti1uony of _________________________ .[...] |
| [...]______________________________ 5764 Gro111)s l.nChtded 111, list OL--------- -------------------[...].... _________________________ 5735, 5769 l"ril>nl gol'crnmeu t, re------------ --- --------[...]....... ...... .......... .. ........ 6304 ·s mi!l1, E<iwnrd n., coa l l'oyn!tlcs, uuconccted, re--- -- ---------- -------[...]inr:s, Mrs. Ilos.1 r.., field clerk, Dul'aut disl.l'ict: An5:wcrs to quostionnnire___________________ ______________________ 5403 l.and snle, .s tatement of_____ _______ ___________[...]6395 'l"estimony of------ ------------------------[...] |
| [...]l'age ,Five Givilized Tribes, re-"--------- "~-[...]--- 6606 Holdenville diStl'iCt field clerk, ,l"C-----------~---.- -------- ----- 58$4, 58$5[...]______.______________________________ 6323 '.l'!llrle(Juah distrlcL ______ ---------. -- -- -- -- ___ - ----- ____ _____ 6:!04, f)615- '.l'ulsa district field clerk------ - - - ------------------.- ----- 5930, 5945, 5982 Vlnilll disti•ict l)l'Obate attOl'Uey, l"C-------------------------------, Stech!, Eliza,[...], affidavit of_________________ _________________ L _ 6223 Still, Dick, affid,wit of__ ______________[...]____ _______________________ 6257 Statlstlca.l report-- ------------ ---------------------- ----[...]dmu re_________________________________ 6536 'l'rust agreements, schedule of, approve() ___________ _______________ 649, 'l'rusts, illus trations that trusts would have avoi[...]________ ______________ ________ ______ 5710 'l'ahlihina Sanitarium_____________________ _[...] |
| [...]:., _____ ~_ 5676 • ~L1est1mony of__________1,! ____ :,. _ _ J _________[...]_____________________ 5910 Statistical rC()Ol'L _________________ _________ ______________[...] |
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs, Survey of conditions of the Indians in the United States. Hearings, U.S. Senate. Part 14 Oklahoma (Five civilized tribes), November 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, 1930 (1931). Montana History Portal, accessed 12/05/2025, https://www.mtmemory.org/nodes/view/5648
