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Show today. And one of the reasons that we came up here was about the resolution Oran Curry brought to us last January." Anson White: "My friends I haven't much to say, only we should not abuse one another; we should get along the best way we can." Oran Curry: "The resolution that I took down there was to pay tho attorney for services rendered for securing the oil shale money." Julius Cloud: "The resolution was what we were wondering about." Craves Sent: "We did not object to paying Mr. Wilkinson, if he waa the right man to be paid. We are still waiting for word from Washing-inn in regard to this." Curry: "I want you to know that this has nothing to do with the new contract." Julius Cloud: "It deals with the contract two years ago." Curry: "It would be up to the department what is to'"'bo paid. I Jnst took the message to you." Julius Cloud: "If Curry would have come to our Agency, instead of going to another agency, and disclosed the object of his visit first hand instead of second hand, we would not have made this visit." Curry: "lulius knows what was said at Toyack and what took place there. I discussed this with the Indians there because we got through with the meeting early and had the ti*s. Mr. Wilkinson wanted to know if they wanted to pay him for the services rendered two years before he got the present contract. It was of no Interest to our Indians hp here." Craves Kent: "When we get Information, if Mr. Wilkinson is tho man to pay, we will pass a resolution to that effect. It is up to you people to decide In equalizing the distribution according to population." Julian Baker: "According to that we will have to pay two men." Curry: "You did not have a contract with Mr. Ducker." Julian Baker: "How arC we going to pay Mr. Wilkerson without approval of the Secretary of the Interior?" Curry: "Any person that renders services to the Indians regardless of contract has a right for pay. Roy Smith: ^Have you signed any contract with any man? You must have Just one attorney and stick by him only and always." Curry: "You remember 3 years ago I went to the Toyack Agency. At that 7 |
