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Students recognized for good citizenship at Warm Springs
elementary include: (left to right) Chris Winsor, second grade;
Thurman Tufti, sixth; Alex Tufti, fourth; Harry Histake, first and
Rhonda Ike, fifth. Also receiving good citizenship awards but not
pictured are Marceline Smith, kindergarten and Jake Johns,
third. The class citizenship award went to Miss Donna Roger’s
first grade class.
Driver’s course begins Jan. 17
Beginning January 17, 1984, a driver’s
course will be offered and will continue until
at least 16 hours of class instruction is
completed.
Classes will be held two nights per week
(Tuesday and Wednesday) at the Warm
Springs Police Department training trailer
next to the police department administrative
office;
This class is designed to aid a person in
passing the Oregon State Driver’s License
written test, Classes are open to anyone—
there is no age limit. No individuals will be
allowed to join the class after the second
session. First 20 people will be accepted.
Enroll for this course by calling Tony at
553-1172.
Community Center Calendar
Jackpot bingo-Conference room I, 6:30 p.m.
Box smoker
Li’l Mill Warm Springs dinner-Community
members invited, 6:00 p.m.
January 16
Ladies play for fun volleyball tournament-6:00
p.m.
January 20-22 Men-s 30 and over basketball tournament
January 26
Li’l Miss Warm Springs pageant, 7:00 p.m.
January 28-29 Silver Gloves Boxing Tournament
January 10
January 14
January 15
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Warm Springs elementary first grade teacher Dawn Smith received the staff person award for the
• month of December. She has taught at Warm Springs elementary for 10 years.
Letter reveals line discrepancy
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In d ia n iron peck in on the line they had how can we avoid the troubles.
Said Dick Powyouit is now
p o in ted o ut. A nd again
coming to see about this matter
extended their request to Mr.
Thompson to witness the also Charlie Stalamite. Dick
Simnasho District
request he was making. And Powyouit is going to represent
Mr. John A. M cQuinn, that the line not to be removed. me and repeat my words.
And it is also our, or my, Please do the best you can to
Portland, Oregon
desire to have it known from help Us out. Advise them
Mr. Old Man P ipsher’s the said line appointed by us through the interpreter.
This testimony is the same
Indians. North of this line
Testimony
whiteman would increase and made by Old Man Albert
I was present at the time of south of this line the Indians Kuckup who also was present
the Treaty. Thes^ Indians would also increase, From the at this treaty.
This testimony made before
that timé stood up and said that time this was completed,
we must get up and go for the papers have been issued to the the group of the Warm Springs
la n d w h ic h M r. R .R . big offices over to Portland, Indians which is , numbered
Thompson told the Indians, At The Dalles and Salem, Oregon, fifty.
Signed by Frank Quahpama,
that time the Indians came to which is also in office at
P aul Q ueahpam a, Moses
one agreem ent with this Washington, D.C.
Whiteman is now over this Hellon, J,D. Powyouit, I.
whiteman. At that time Indians
came out and finding this land line stealing some land and McKinley, William Jackson,
at place, saw it and looked over timber they have had sawmills Dan Howard, Jim Wilson,
put inside this line. I am now Pipsher Sim fustus, A lbert
it.
Indiaris b ro u g h t R .R . told by the whiteipan that the Kuckup, Dullie George, Jake
Thompson out to see where the Mutton Mt, is the Mt. middle Wahenake, Charles Helon and
Indians Want the place, and of the Reservation, but this is, thirty more like this.
have it laid out. This time or was not, the Mutton Mt. at
Very respectfully,
Indians pointed out to R.R. this time. The real M utton Mt.
M.C. Hellon
Thompson the line which to be is the Mountain, or the range of
after. They had pointed out the m ountains, running from
The preceding letter was
N orthern B oundary. This C a s c a d e M o u n ta in s to
D eschutes River. Now I presented to the Mid-Oregon
being settled and agreed.
. Coming along this way to understand that there are two Indian Historical Society on
Columbia River as that’s where N o r th e r n a n d W e s te rn September 20, 1983 by Ruth
lines. I am now Horton Edwards, granddaugh
we lived, coming to one big hill Boundary
near a place now Wapinitia. asking you, Mr. Quinn, to tell ter o f John A. McQuinn. The
Now Indians getting off their us the truth and help us or give date on the letter was January
saddle horses, taking up this for us instructions, or information 19, 1924.
their north east corner of the
Reservation.
Mr. R.R. Thompson now
tells the Indians, or us, it be
better for the corner location
below the hill, or at the foot of
same. This seemed to the
Indians too far north, so they,
we Indians, objected to this.
Whiteman asked them why
they had objected it and
pointed out their suggestion.
Indians now asked Mr. R.R
Thompson to witness this with
all of his ability at that time.
The stand of the proposed line
that the Indians had pointed
out by one Indian standing up
and stretching his arms at the
point from this place the hif
posed to be the Deschutes
River. And also, the Mt. o:
Cascase could be seen. Indians
recommending this to be as
their Northern Boundary that
should terminate in the average
hill that laid east and west.
Now at that time, the Indians
told Mr. R.R. Thompson that
the line they had proposed to Pipsher (Simtustus) with daughter Caroline
him and that they had laid an
W arm S p r in g s
Reservation