Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-02-02 | Page 12 | Assisting Indians

ASSISTING INDIANS. Pocatello, Idaho, Jan. 81.- Superintendent Superin-tendent Morton filler Of the Fort Hall Indian agency Is advertising for "fi.000 pounds of select Swedish white oats for seed The seed is required for the Indians lor spring planting and will be furnished by the government govern-ment on the reimbursable agreement in which the Indian receiving such aid agrees to repay the federal agency from the sale of the crop raised At least $50,000 will also be spent during the Fiscal year in the purchase f horses, wagons, plows and other 'arm machinery and supplies for ahie-bodied ahie-bodied Indi ans in an effort to make :hem self-supporting. The Indians have two, three or four years to pay or these supplies, and no interest wli e charged. No one Indian is to re selve more than $600 value in one rear Wells will also drilled on he same scheme, and the Indians are rerj enthusiastic over the outlook.