Show f news V T of the I 1 he reservation IRMA HARRIS editor V tj T N MCA 4 L MR 1 F ai 8 OUR OUK NEW INDIAN HOMES submitted by the extension dl di vision this tome home belongs to jo fred mart of whiterocks who is shown with his fa family mily the uintah and ouray indians are a progressive and a proud li people eople contrary to the usual belief that on ian indian is satisfied with just four walls or a tent most ot of them like good homes and a comfortable farm home life as much as does other people this fact was fully demonstrated within the last year when the big money was received the first impulse was anat you would expect from a class ot of human beings that had been without money and the necessities of good living for a long period of time they must spend some of the money for just anything to satisfy themselves that they really had anoney not much thought accompanied this f first tittle spree satisfied that they really had money to spend this first Impulse was short lived or of course as with any other class of people there was and still Is the few that think of money only as that rauch much more to spend the wonder to ones working with them was that the serious thinking and planning for the future that was demonstrated by the great majority of a people that had not always been rightly encouraged and not always allowed to think tor for itself the first flurry for purchase orders was followed by another flurry but this time the results of serious thinking was evident their chance had come tor for them to so eo fit themselves that their own and their families futures would be richer and fuller than ihan in the vast past they must have bave livestock farm machinery and comfortable homes the little eriv cities could wait until such time as earnings from the purchases were coming in in employees were proud to be allowed to work among these people that still thought along progressive lines not only did they show that they could think and plan progressively gres Ves but the better side of their deep nature was well wel I 1 brought out their requests brought out their deep love for their children and their general concern for the welfare of their tess less active and older sel tishu ess was nowhere apparent although most mast of these people wanted good land well equipped homes for their families arid F Sr anted them badly the general elang ats that the older people must first be taken care of A comfortable house must be pro tided immediately that they may imay be in a position to enjoy their ye years irs now that the money was available no time must be lost for those with fewer years in to enjoy it the general understanding was that homes tor for the younger unger indians could wait and in the meantime the younger indians might purchase stock and equipment for better farming purposes and better living after conference con ferenc es es were ware held relative to the matter it was tle le aided that warm comfortable one roomed houses should be constructed ted tor for the older and more inactive te people ople bac as they most anost generally lived singly or orin in pairs and nd did not need much room it was necessary tao to conserve their money in as far as possible jle to teed feed and clothe them in their autumn of life and by building small houses this could be done all of these houses were not built on jarms because thoy they had to be in locations easily accessible ces sible to the doctors and fold feld nurse some were placed on arb al lands where it was possible to have a small garden during the time of tho the construction st ot of homes for the older people the minds of the young had been pondering over plans for their own homes they did not ask for the customary one roomed shack but expressed Dressed ex the desire to have well equipped hous es of sizes commensurate with the size of their another important leason for having nico nice houses was that the children were taking their places among their white neighbors and the parents did not wish to see the children develop an inferiority complex or to be held back because of any lack at home the result of this type of thinking Is the construction of many well built well equipped and well kept honnes bomes homes that are the envy of many of the white neighbors A recent contest est for the best homemaker hom omaker proved to be a problem tor for the judges because so go many of the homes were beautifully kept the unusually clean housekeeping was i a revelation to ones visiting good homes aro are still under construction st Bt at this time rime over one hundred homes have either licen been newly built or remodeled and repaired with tho the exception of the ono one room dwellings tor for the old people the new home ranges from rora two to six rooms each and many have basement all are substantially ly constructed and are of approved types of 0 the white people of the basin in closing this article the extension division states with arfat pleasure that the indians or of this reservation now havo have homes that are good enough tor for anybody all are well furnished and so BO immaculately macu lately kept that no owner or housekeeper need hesitate to invite visitors to enter the barms are equipped in such a way that it if properly cared for far they will afford sufficient gains to keep up these homes judging from the type of thinking that has accompanied the investments of funds thus far the only reasonable conclusion is that the indians will conserve their present possibilities tor for the future and will continue to build them up AGENCY lee muck E C W production coordinating officer and frank lenzie forest supervisor of spokane washington were business visitors last week john D keeley former form br E C W superintendent bit has been transferred to the cheyenne river indian agency in south dakota ho he will hold the position of chief lenc mrs R reed who has been visiting with her niece miss fannie burcham returned to her home in colorado springs friday robert R burns transacted business in nevada several days last week miss josephine larose who has been working in kansas city MIsso missouri url tor for the past year arrived home last thursday sunday mr air and M mrs ra roy langley returned fron a vacation trip to mr langless Langl Lang leys cys home in oregon miss crystal allred who is employed at the ft duchesne hotel went to he her rhome home in bennett sunday where she will spend this week mrs van and mrs young ol of lapoint were callers at the agency saturday the di electors directors of the uncompahgre stock association held a meeting at ouray november I 1 L laurence aurence jenks and william cattlemen of 0 ouray were callers at ft duchesne sunday myton cattle association has been re branding their cattle tor for three days day alberto albergo CO cesspooch Coss pooch resident president of that association ov lor or seeing the wok I 1 had bad my boys there we are arc in with the tha association also deer season la Is over with and the hunters are coming back home some reported they had haa good luck while out JOHN NICK randlett |