Pauls Valley Sentinel (Pauls Valley, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 15, 1905 Page: 1 of 16
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Pauls Valley Sentinel
"with malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right."
VOL. II.
PAULS VALLEY, IND. TER., THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1905.
NO. 13
IMPORTANT
DECISION.
he was not entitled to claim the bene- j Important Order.
fits of citizenship during the time he In the United States Court for the
I held under the judgment of the United Vtonet ol iht Indian Terri.
States Court; that the judgment of the
United States Court neither granted tory at m0^e•
nor denied citizenship, but determind ^is the 7th day of June, 1905,
an existing status; that the judgment it is ordered by the court,
of the court having been set aside
Interesting Case of Citizenship and the Choctaw-Chickasaw citizen-
Decided Court, which had exclusive and
I final jurisdiction, having determined
Judge J. T. Dickerson has decided Thompson's ciaim to citizenship ad-
a very important question affecting verseiy he could not maintain
the
the action.
1st. That all original pleadings in
cases now pending on the docket of
this Court shall at all times remain in
the custody of the Clerk of this Court,
except that any Attorney representing
any of the parties litigant shall be per-
mitted to withdraw same for not ex-
promulgated.
Committee.
A. C. Cruce
C. L. Herbert
S. T. Bledsoe.
for the purpose of making copies there-
of, and shall individually receipt to
the Clerk for same. Any Attorney
withdrawing papers under this rule
many causes of action pending in
Chickasaw Nation at this place. | It was insisted that the judgment of ceeding a period of forty-eight hours
Thompson sued Morgan for the re- t^e Choctaw-Chickasaw Court was un-
covery of the possession of certain constjtutional and void. Mr. Thomp-
lands and the rents accruing thereon attonrey, however, admitted that
during the period of the alleged un- he jnvoked the jurisdiction of the
lawful detention. Thompson claimed , choctaw and Chickasaw Citizenship and retaining same longer than forty-
his citizenship by virtue of a judg- Court, and appeared and tried his case eight hourS) immediatly upon the ex-
ment of the United States Court, which therein. Judge Dickerson announced piration of [orty-eight hours shall
was in effect at the time he instituted that this was a waiver o{ his rig; t t0 ^ Ckrk ^ reponed tQ the Court-
the suit. Subsequently that judgment contest the validity of the judgment of, 2nd. That hereafter when
was set aside by the Choctaw Chicka- the Choctaw and Chickasaw CitizeL-
saw Citizenship Court and his case | ship Court.
tried anew in that court, and his claim j Mr_ Thompson's suit, both as to
to citizenship denied. the jand and rents, was dismissed.
The case has been to the Court of: 0. W. Patchell represented Thomp-
Appeals once and the court there son anc| Ledbelter, Bledsoe and
practically held that citizenship w^s Thompson represented Morgon.
not necessary to maintain the action, j
Application Approved.
News from Washington conveys the
intelligence that the application for
the organization of the Pauls Valley
National Bank with twenty-five thous-
and dollars capital has been approved
by the comptroller of the currency.
The names of the applicants for this
new institution are ;ls follows: T. A.
Vaughn, A. J. Hallum, P. N. Kerr,
A. R. Hickman, W. M. Freeman,
J. T. Jones.
Attention Odd Fellows.
Subsequently, however, and at the j
last term of the court the Court of j
Appeals decided in two or three
that a man could not recover posses-
sion of Indian lands or the rents then-
on unless he showed thrt he was
either a member of the Choctaw or
Chickasaw tribes, or that he held un-
der a Choctaw or Chickasaw who was
entitled to hold the same by a proper
contract.
Thompson's sole right to the pos-
session of the land being ba^d upen
his claim to Indian citizenship, which
had been decided against him, Judge
Dickerson held that he could net re
Off for Galveston.
By action of Pauls Valley Lodge No.
16, at its last regular meeting, we will
hold our annual Memorial service on
by j Sunday June 18th. Please meet us
I at the Hall promptly at 2 o'clock and
a suit is help cany out the following program:
filed fn this Court the Attorney filing Exercises at Baptist Church.
same shall lodge with the Clerk a copy song by Choir. '
of his complaint for use of adverse prayer by Chaplain.
counsel, and when an interplea shall Music.
be filed two copies thereof shall be Opening Address—J. M. Osborn.
lodged with the Clerk for the use of gong by Choir.
counsel for plaintiff and defendant, Address—Moman Pruiett.
respectively and when a demurrer, Music.
motion or other pleading other than a' Scriptural Lesson—J. B. Reaves.
Col. S A. Goodwin, of Brownwood, complaint or interplea, the attorney Song and Benediction.
Texas was here the latter part of the filing same for the use of adverse i Qe0# Terry
week. He is in the employ of the counsel shall lodge with the Clerk a Committee a B. E. Braden
the commer-lcopy of such pleading and in no ' W. H. Bottoom
pleading
G. C. & S. F. Ry., and the commer-
cial men of Galveston, Texas and his
copy
event shall any
original pleading m
visit here was to talk our people into any cause hereafter filed be withdrawn
visiting Galveston sometime in July from the Clerk's office.
at the occasion of the state reunion of 3rd. While Court is in session
ex-Confederates to be held in that shan be the duty of the Clerk and he
city. In this connection he assures 1 is hereby ordered to arrange and keep ! d Qur way tQ Iook
us that Texas rates will be given us jn numerical order in proper case, so
and also, a three day stay in the city as t0 be easily accessible in the Court
granted. If this be true, no doubt rQom, all papers in all live and un-
11 many of our people will avail them- disposed of civil cases.
cover land or the rents accruing there-
on; that cilizenship or the holding of a
citizen was a prerequisite to the re
covery of lands o rents; that the
denial of his citiztnship determined
that he had never been a citizen; that
selves of the opportunity to visit the Any attorney known by the Clerk
Texas seaport town. No short trip | tQ be guihy of ^ infraction of these
immedi-
would be more delightful.
Count it good if bought at E.
William's grocery store.
rules shall by such clerk be
ately reported to the Court.
A" We recommend that the above rule
1 be adopted, spread on record and be
i We were agreeably surprised last
Monday night by running across our
friend John H. Wright of Albany, Ky.
1 Accompanied by his brothers Jim and
Dan, of Oklahoma City, he came
at our country
with a view of investing in land here.
We hope to claim him as a citizen but
know we can not do so until four
more years shall have expired, as John
is the republican nominee for county
judge of Clinton county now. We
are confident however that when his
term of office expires the Judge will
remove to Pauls Valley, Okla., to pass
his last days.
W. J. Long,
President.
J. F. Myeks,
Vice-President.
S. B. Kimberlin,
Cashier.
The National Bank of Commerce
CAPITAL $50,000
SURPLUS and PROFITS $10,000
Pauls Valley, - Ind. Ter.
Courtesy, Promptness and Security is guaranteed to all
who transact business with us. We
...want your business...
DIRECTORS
W. J. Long, Charles S. Smith, S. B. Kimberlin,
J. F. Myeks, L. Rodke, T. C. Bhannum, 0. W. Patchell
Capital Stock 50,000 Surplus and Profits, 73.000
The First National Bank of Pauls Valley solicits
accounts large and small and with its Capital stock
of $50,000, and surplus funds of $73,000, offers
to the public every facility consistent with sale and
prudent banking <2§3) <2§3) (£§3>
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