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Show Commissi o'ner -2. -• the trader other security than any expectation of get- •..(..' * . ting settlement fron these 3haros. I think ho gave the trader a little grain and his note for tho remainder. '7 , • •' ' ' - At any rate the trader has not tried since to get pay- ;, .. ' , > rne'nt from me. I find that on Kay Z, 1912 Supervisor : ss" Davis M;hen in charge of this agency wrote the Office - . . . • , i 'setting forth the faots in this case and that upon his * / recommendation tho Office failed to approve Mr« Gardner's similar request of that date. • Mr* Ourdnpr has ha<\ tho froo uoo of 120" acres of the best land on this reservation which was allotted, 0- y . ' SO acres to tho deceased mother of these children and 40 nores to the eldest child. In re-turn, he is taking fair oare of the children and sending them to the public school some, while Mr* Oardner appears to be fairly reputable and is'not to ray knowledge addicted.to' drink, still he is not particularly thrifty nor a very i gbod' business manager. His premises when I was there were very poorly kept and I aueotibh whether, oven with his conceded interest in the welfare of his ohildren, ho wojild net them more than 5f_ intoreot on their money ' were it turned over to him. Ag he says, wore tho nonoy wisely invested-in oattlo and the oattle properly oared for, better than 5* would bo realized, thanks to the privilege of these Indianta to use their grazing ground. |
