The Peoples Voice (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, December 30, 1898 Page: 2 of 8
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THE PEOPLE'S VOICE.
NORMAN,
OKLAHOMA
There i tot* of gmme in wt tern Ok-
QhOBft.
l'erktn* has* crib with 5,000 bushels
of corn in it.
There are '*,000 new wheat fields in
the Osagrc c ountry this year.
The late rains hare done the Okla*
•1LAHOM 4 AND INDIAN TERRITORY Ik ma wheat crop a great deal of good.
Almost any Oklahoma town ia liable
Purcell will open up her public ire.' to ^ bv a new railroad these
schools JaYiiiary 1st for a term of ' Java.
mon,hf I Oklahoma volunteer, will soon be in I * 0kUhoa* 1.
Guthrie u raising money for a tur- ramp t Matanr-as with little prospect j t'm'C"by\11 become Pr0T*
vey of the proposed new railway ' of an early discharge. nice of the nited States and will hare
Shawnee i . . ., . * delegate in Washington.
pnawnce. Thei* is a ache me on foot to build a | * *
Fort Sill is pretty sure of a railroad j
1inlat/>vinn< in Hlltlirllt KTiritlC- ^ Of ' klllllOIUR (OUntjT,
A freat deal of iee has been put np
this winter.
The wheat tirldh throughout Okla-
homa never looked better at thia sea-
son.
The stockmen say their stock never
was in better eondition after so much
cold weather.
The streams throughout the two
territories are all full and plenty of
moisture everywhere.
very soon, either il.e Roclc Island or , Th, s,.ntonian „ru ronipl„ |„s the h" *"> PP°lnted receiver for the
the Frisco. | m8tter in j New England Loan and Trust com-
I I nn n .. /. .m Alf laVinMin tAHKllittlir
pany for Oklahoma territory.
This has been a sev< re winter so for j The tHa| of Fre(, jonr> for the kill.
and the weather profits say there is inp ()f p0|iwmttn jBt.|,soii of Oklahoma There is going to be trouble over the
more to follow. ('lty> i,as been continued until the ; territorial printing some day. Where
Apparently there is trouble coming j next term of lHaine county.
over in the Osage country. There al-
ways is trouble there.
If llobson could read the roasts in ;
the amount is so large it should be di-
vided up over the territory or cut
. . , j down.
the Oklahoma newspapers about his
Judge Tarsney can imitate a cyclone kissinff ,,et. at K„lsl)s city ,lc d neTer The Choctaw last year made a net
before a grand jury better than ■ >>' m. ,1H(.k fr„in „un(, K,)np. | earning of 5* per cent. On the stock
other man on the Oklahoma bench. market an effort is being made to at-
I A splendid new school building has |rat.j iur),cr attention to the road und
The Christmas advertising in the Ok- | ,>oen t.ompl<|tcd Bt Kingfisher and was it(| vuluc
lahoma weekly newspapers is heavier j iilro„n ,or the inspoction 0f the |
this year than it has ever been before. pt,b„c lgs( upek
nsptn mm ui me j sojj Kansas and Oklahoma is
It is a magni cent j totally unlike. The red soil of Okla
Some of the Oklahoma rough riders, building. i ,loma rxten(ls into Kansas but at one
among them Hill Halley of Cleveland | MUs Mumie nice of lliainc county j point—Inthe southeast corner of Cow-
■ounty, have recently applied for a |lgs chosen to represent the King- ]ey county
fisher college In the intercollcgiate
or&torical contest held at Oklahoma
City.
The roar of cattlemen against the
(lipping of cattle will be heard in the
next legislature. Persons who have
hi
pension.
Much small game, such as prairie
thickens and quails, wild ducks, etc.,
ire being unmercifully slain by the
hunters.
The mud in Oklahoma and the In-
to Ik* remunerated.
your days be long as judge of the disi
trict court of (irant county.
The
eive I
Guthrie State Capital has re
the contract for the territorial
tlian territory at present is worthy of lost cuttle because of dipping will ask
western Missouri in its depth ami
sticking qualities.
Hitchcock will naturally want to
know what the wishes of the politi-
cians of Oklahoma are. He will have
to be shown naturally, being from
Missouri.
Nothing looks so pretty just at the
present time as a vast acreage of green
wheat. The soil contains plenty of
moisture and the ground is in the best
of condition.
If Frank Greer doesn't soon become
the richest man in Oklahoma it is his
own fault. He has been awarded the
territorial printing again, and that
brings him the sum of forty thousand
dollars.
At a low calculation the amount of
building done in Purcell during the
past year, counting only buildings en-
tirely new, will amount to seventy-five
thousand dollars. That's pretty good
for an off year.
Whoever the new secretary of the in-
terior is, Woodward should get an in-
vitation to him quick to attend the
cattle convention in February. Okla-
homa would like to look a secretary of
the interior over and see if he will cat
sugar out of your hand.
A prominent Indian territory news-
paper says: It is a daily occurrence to
meet with good men having their fam-
ilies in wagons leaving the territory.
going, probably, some to Texas and
some to Oklahoma, in quest of land to
rent for future crops. The uncertain-
ty prevailing here, under the Curtis
bill conditions, is alone responsible for
this.
Oklahoma owes much to her rough
riders and when one of them asks a fa
vor at ti c hands of the powers that be
he ought to be given it if otherwise
capable and worthy.
Many improvements arc being made
just at the present. Good substantial
slie<#« r nd shelters are being put up to
The (iraut county grand jury threw protect the stock from the coining win-
bouquets at Judge Mc A tec, and closed | tcr. Generally, the stock is looking
with this forget-me-not: "And may ' well.
The property of the Denison
Northern railway has been ordered
sold on the 7th of next month. When
the property has been sold and all
The Ottawa Indians living in the
northeastern part of the Cherokee na-
tion, have held a council and employed
attorneys to look after their interests
in Washington this winter. About
$50,000 is due the tribe from the Unit
ed States. An effort also will be made
to have the Baldwins declared intru-
ders and removed from their holdings
in the reservation.
In Iowa township, Logan county*
•uit was brought by a faction of a ne-
gro Baptist church to replevin the
church records from another faction.
After the case had been called before
a negro justice of the peace, a motion
was made that the laws of Oklahoma
be set aside and the case tried accord-
ing to the Baptist discipline. The mo-
tion carried and the justice sat as mod-
erator. One faction had a lawyer from
Ingram, who kicked against his way
of doing business, whereupon he was
suppressed because he was a Metho-
dist, which, the justice alleged, would
cause trouble in a Baptist meeting.
The history of the various Indian
tribes of Central America has never
been and probably never will be writ-
ten. Before the march of the armor-
clad Spaniard the native tribes faded
away as the mist before the sun. Only
those who retreated to the inaccessible
swamps or the fastnesses of the pine-
clad mountains escaped the torture
and slavery which followed submission
to Spanish power. That slavery and
torture, where it failed to exterminate
the conquered peoples, left them with
but few, if any, of the characteristics
which distinguished them before the
Spaniard came.
Kansas cattlemen are improving the
thirty day limit allowed for running
stock into the state without dipping
or inspection, the 1st of Janurry being
the time when the new quarantine
regulations go into effect.
Willie King, the Creek Indian boy,
who was charged with killing Robert
printing, which calls for forty thou- ! -ltti,nN ttr>! adjusted, it is probable that
sand dollars. It is said the printing work wlu begin and the road coinplc-
could be done for fifteen thousand dol- ''
lars. A band of thirty Arapahoe Indians
The acting adjutant general of the 1,ave formed a ''"-operative colony and
territory recommends, in his annual wiU soon loave for the Philippine is-
report, 'that an appropriation be made Ilands- where they >'Opc to purchase
for the annual training of the militia some lnn<l aml resi,le permanently,
by the Oklahoma legislature at the The Arapahoe* live in Oklahoma and
„ _ . , are at liberty to go and come when
coming term. I J
, ... they please.
The Oklahoma townsite board will
be abolished January 1, and all papers
sent to the office of the land commis-
sioner at Washington. All unfinished
business will be adjudicated in that
department.
Guthrie people are becoming metro-
politan in their ways. About flfty
homes arc supplied with telephones,
and at least fifteen residents arc using
incandescent lights, with the latest
fixtures and cluindaliers.
A western Oklahoma exchange is
kicking on the allotments held by In*
dians. These allotments nre not cul-
tivated, and besides being a waste of
good land prevent free range which
bring cattle into the country and in-
crease the taxable property fifty thou-
sand dollars.
Corn brings a good price this year.
Some of our farmers claim that they
can make more by selling the corn at
the present market than they can by
feeding it to hogs. Old hog raisers
seem to differ, however, and claim
they can make the largest profits by
feeding their surplus corn to the fat-
tening hogs.
Reports filed with Auditor Hopkins
show that for the year 1809 there were
817,0.13 acres of wheat sown in Okla-
homa, exclusive of Kay county, which
had the largest acreage of any of the
counties of the territory, but at this
time the county clerk of Kay county
has not seen fit to make his report to
the territorial auditor.
The last business to advance in the
growth of any new country is the ho-
tel business. A lot of men will take
some cheap buildings and make for-
tunes out of them when the country ig
new, S ll out during hard times, and
then a new set of men come in who
put up beautiful inns and make no
more than a living.
The Chickasaw legislature, which ia
in session at Tishomingo, I. T,, has
\.assed a law taxing non-citizens SI for
each member of a family, as a permit
tax, and twenty-five cents a head for
all stock. The legislature appropria-
ted 330,000 for the purpose of defend-
ing the Chickasaw citizenship cases
which have been appealed to the su«
prcme court of the United States.
| There arc sixty-two of these cases on
appeal, involving over GOO claimants to
citizenship in the Chickasaw nation.
The friends of the white children in
the Indian territory have not given up
hopes of securing favorable action on
the proposition of appropriating 8150,-
000 for their education. It was strick-
en out of the Indian appropriation bill
on December 19, principally at the in-
stigation of Messrs. Cannon and Dock-
i cry, of the committee of appropria-
on the ground that it comes be-
congress in an irregular way.
The Klks of Oklahoma City present-
ed a minstrel performance in Guthrie
last week that was one of the most
creditable entertainments ever given
in the city. All the work was high
classed and of skilled character.
A stranger has shown up in an Okla-
homa town with a device for stopping
runaway horses. Oklahoma is the
place for him to do business. There
are more runaways here to the square
inch than and other spot on this grand
territorial ball.
The Choctaw nation has brought
suit in the circuit court at Kansas City
against the Kansas City, Pittsburg
and Gulf railroad company and an as-
sociated coal company for S 100,000
claimed on account of ties, piling and
other lumber taken from the Choctaw
nation.
A couple of young folks from Beloit,
Kans.. were married in Oklahoma not
long ago. and the local paper, in tell-
ing of it said that the ceremony took
place "just as the new moon sank be
hind the western horizon, and the
stars. God's eternal jewels of night,
came forth in all their splendor." It
is a mighty good plan to be specific in
cases ofi this kind.
A disagreeable cold in the head can
be greatly relieved in one night by the !
following precaution: Have hot water
convenient at the side of your bed:
take a good-sized piece of old ilannel
and dip it in the water as hot as can be
borne, ami lay on your nose and fore-
head. A large Turkish towel over
this will help retain the heat. Leave
the towel on while renewing the hot
water, and the longer the cloths arc
held on the better. When soothing
sleep finally comes bind a flannel band-
age over the upper part of the nose j tion
and forehead all night, and you will fore
be suprised at the change in your feel- j There will probably be no serious op
ings and appearance the next day. If position to a special bill appropriating
you are not better remain indoors next this amount of money for the educa-
dav. with a lighter band over your , t ion of white children in the territory,
forehead, being careful not to expose if presented outside of a general ap-
yourself to draughts in the meantime, propriatlon bill.
Ben F. Taylor, for four years super- Jack Still well, the old scout, wai
intendent of the Chilocco Indian |
schools, has resigned his position and
looking for another job.
We have had a great deal of cold
weather this winter, but as vet. little
succeeded as United States commis-
sioner at Anadorko by Colonel Yates
Of all the five nations of Indians the
Seminole.*, seem the most happy and
contented. The census which lias just
or no suffering has been reported from been taken reveals the fact that they
stock. The stockmen are well prepar- have no troubles about citizenship
Reed, a white man at Wetumka, I. T., led for these blizzards that some times cases and their lands will soon be al-
A
PPY
EW
Y
A
CALENDAR CHANGES.
HOW BEGINNING OF NEW YEAR
HAS "LEAPED."
From December to Maruh and from
March to Jauuary -A Table Which
Giro* Much Valuable Information
About Days au<l Dates.
last March, was convicted in the I'nit-
ed States court last we k fur murder
without capital punishment, which
will send the i "V to the ponitor'.iary
forlif'.
sweep down upon us unaw ares. The lotted to their satisfaction. One thing
very best of storm protection liar, been that helped thui so much in getting I
arranged for tlie stock, and then there satisfactory terms was ^licir willing- j
Is an abnndano*;iil kinds of ftad dom from the start **> trait with th* '
at hand. Uowes commis .i<>n
ECESSITY ever
has and always
will be the mother
of Invention. It
Is evident that pre-
vious to the latter
part of the six-
teenth century the
nations of the old
world were differ-
ing widely in their
opinions as to
which was the proper date to recognize
as the beginning of the year. This
naturally would cause more or less dif-
ficulty In arriving at the proper time
for settlement of accounts, renewing
their obligations and determining the
dates for holidays, feasts, etc., which
were strictly observed by various kinds
of religious and other organizations.
In order to more clearly Illustrate the
state of affairs and the possibilities of
what could arise from such a condi-
tion from which they were obliged to
base their calculations a momentary
glance at history will be necessary. In
those ancient days, the friction of
thought relating to these conditions
well served Its purpose in bringing
about a much needed reform. How-
ever, like most other innovations on
methods which have become stereotyp-
ed on the minds of the people by cus-
tom and long usage, it r' itiired cen-
turies before the chango" s univer-
sally adopted and used t'j it is at the
present day. The uncertainty of ac-
curacy in the Julian or old style meth-
od of computation of the year had long
been noticed by ancient astronomers,
consequently In October, 1582, Pope
Gregory XIII. undertook to reform the
Roman calendar. The alteration made
by him created what is commonly
termed the new style, which recognizes
January first as the beginning of th'e
year in nearly all civilized countries.
After great consideration that pontiff
published his calendar, by which he
ordered that ten days should be de-
ducted from the year 1582, by calling
what, according to the old calendar,
would have been the fifth of October,
9ie fifteenth of October, 1582.
Previous to this Spain had commenc-
ed the year for a time on March 25th,
then Dec. 25th, but since 15S2 on Janu-
ary 1st. In Portugal the new style
calendar was adopted in 15S2, but pre-
viously the new year came, first on
March 25th, then Dec. 25th. Some
provinces in Holland commenced the
year at Christmas, but in others It be-
gan at Eas'cr. In 1575 the duke of
Requesens, governor of the Low Coun-
tries, ordered that it should begin Jan-
uary 1st. In Denmark the year began
January 1st, after having sometimes
commenced on Christmas, and on Aug.
12th, which was the date of the feast
of St. Tiburcc. In Switzerland, in the
fourteenth century the year began Jan-
uary 1st. It was later changed to
March 25th, which continued until the
adoption of the Gregorian calendar.
In the greater part of Italy, during the
fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth cen-
turies the year began at Christmas. In
1751 the Gregorian calendar was adopt-
ed. In Germany, Christmas was gen-
erally considered the beginning of l>?
year, but this was not UQivers.*). At
some places it began a! Easter. The
University of Colot.ie concldsreC
March 25th as the firf of the year. The
new style was adopted by the Catho-
lics in 1584 and by the Protestants In
<700. In France, it was the custom
iticut the ninth century to commence
the T<ar with Christmas. From tlie
end r,f -'ie eleventh century to the year
1503 li '-vgan at Easter, or rather on
Holy Saturday (Easter eve). The
Gregorii.1 cal udar was adopted in
l')S2. Engtriul and Ireland h:ui been
commencing «ie year on March 25th,
but in 1751 It was encrted that the Qrst
of January, 1752. should lie the begin-
ning of that i r aiv* •!! future years.
Subjoined is a calendar from which can
be determined the day of the week for
any date from Jan. 1st, 1700, to Jan.
1st, 2100.
To find the day of the week for any
date.* Look under the columns for
years, and locate the given year; then,
in the same line to the right, In the
column under the desired century, you
will find the index number. Then lo-
cate the desired date. If it is in Jan-
uary or February, leap year, or othel-
wise, always be careful to look in the
column under the right month. After
having found your date, look in the
Bame line to the right in the columns
for days of the week, and in the col-
umn which is headed with your index
number you will find the desired day
of the week. Example: What was the
day of the week January 1, 1898? Un-
der column for years we find 98; then
to the right, under 1800, we find indei
number 2; then to the right of January
1st, in column headed with 2, we find
Saturday.
G. W. CUV-'JTJN(! HAM.
! Rave where the twinkling
out above,
On child of poverty as child of «>**lth.
j Upon the outcast too, with •je« of
love.
Little think they within the portali
grand
Of her w ho stands without the state-
ly gate;
Little they uream what weary weight
of woe
One tithe of all their riches could
abate.
Poor wanderer, crouching at the ricb
man's door,
Watching with longing eyea the
scene of mirth,
Thy worn and pallid face a story tells,
Sorrow has been thy dreary lot on
earth.
From early morn till midnight hour
rings out
The same old tale of poverty and
grief,
Fierce hunger gnawing at the aching
heart;
She oft has prayed grim death to
send relief.
0, ye within the pale of wealth and
power,
Forget not those who cower at your
gate.
Mayhap the wretch who humbly begs
her bread.
In days long since gone by, was, lik
thee, great.
Think, stately belle, before whose
sway all bow,
Mayhap the wretched woman gazing
there
Was once the worshiped of a lofty
home,
ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.
The festal scene is at its height with-1
in.
The myriad lights their radiance
shed around,
And tripping feet and blithe and happy
hearts
mmm
WITHIN.
Of fairest forms was once most fair.
None knoweth what thy future lot may
be;
Perhaps the beggar crouching at thy
Jwfay i to thee the longed-for crust
of bread,
The balm of hope into thy heart may
pour.
And ye within vour stately dwellings
here,
Forget not those who stand without
the pale,
And you with all the joys of home and
friends,
Remember those without the pleas-
ant vale.
For one above looks kindly down on
all,
On rich and poor alike, where'er they
be;
And He who bids ue give to those who
ask
Will make thy giving doubly blest
to thee.
WITHOUT.
Are keeping time to music's sweetest
sound.
Darkness without holds his unbending
sway,
"What will your next political move
be?" inquired the energetic politician.
"I don't think," said the defeated can-
didate for congress, "that there's going
to be any. I gu^ss I'll stay at home."—
—Washington Star.
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Allan, John S. The Peoples Voice (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, December 30, 1898, newspaper, December 30, 1898; Norman, Oklahoma Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc115855/m1/2/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.