The Osage Journal. (Pawhuska, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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The OSAGE JOURNAL.
VOL. IX,
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PAWHUSKA, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, APRIL 10. 1908.
NO 42.
FOR PAWHUSKA, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA AND RESIDENTS THEREOF^
Keep the Old Roads Open.
An effort will be made to keep
the present ways of travel open
until available funds are on hand
to make new ones or put the
section lines in passable condi-
tion. The requirements for pub-
lic highways are four rods, two
on either side of the section. In
cases where it is absolutely nec
ossary to make the load else-
where than bn the section line at
least two rods should be reserved
that the passing of teams may
not he interrupted. Where new
lines are laid out for travel they
should he selected* with a view to
make t hem permanent. Thous-
ands of dollars have been wasted
in-wbrk along the old roads of
Indian Territory by neglecting
to 'place them on section lines or
to making them permanent.
With conditions as they are here
it is just as easy to build perma-
nently on the start. Use the old
roads until permanent ways can
be located and placed in passable
condition. We are informed
that Agent Millard has very con-
siderately recommended such ac-
tion to the allotees and will use
his efforts to assist the county
officers in this and all other mat-
ters wherein the Osage tribe is
one of the parties interested.
The Rodney Stock Co.
The play put on at the opera
house Saturday night by the
lipilncy Stock Company was one
’ of tin best, if not the best ever
put before a Pawhuska audience.
The moral of the story, “The
Christian” was brought in each
and every feature and Pawhuska
seldom has an opportunity to see
such a play.
The Rodney people were here
for a week’s stand but the con-
stant downpour of rain made it
almost impossible for them to
get out a good house. Their
plays for the entire week were
however, of a high standard and
the demeanor of the persons
forming the cast was such while
here that assures them a crowd-
ed house should they find it pos-
sible to return here at a future
date.
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« . Tulsa’s Booster Train.
Keep the School Lands.
Tulsa started a train of boost-
el’s on a trip throughout the east-
ern states Monday. The train is
made up of 100 of Tulsa’s most
enterprising men and will stop
at all the principal cities along
their route. They are equipped
with sufficient advertising mat
ter to place the natural resources
of Tulsa and surrounding coun-
try before the people of those
cities in a proper light. There
can be no mistaking the fact
that the trip of these boosters
will do much to advance the in-
terests of this entire section of
Oklahoma.
Have We Any?
The Commercial Club at Bar-
tlesville are taking active steps
toward securing a Chautauqua
circle for that city the coming
summer. Pawhuska should and
could successfully conduct one if
somebody would tike hold of the
matter and the question natural-
ly arises. Why don’t our Com
nierdal Club take some 'action in
the matter:
It has been felt by many on
the Indian Territory side of the
new state as well as in Osage
county that disposal of the school
lands was a question interesting
only those of the counties where-
in the land is situated. The posi-
tion is wrong. The school lands
are an inheritance from the gen-
eral government and were be-
queathed not only for the child
ren of the present day hut for
those of the coming generations.
No section or locality of tne state
is entitled to preferment. The
magnitude of this matter can
best he realized when it is re-
membered that there are approx-
imately 40,000 leasers occupying
these lands. In most cases men
with families who have helped
in the great development of the
western half of the state and
who want an opportunity to own
the homes they have improved
and made valuable,hut the great
subject to he considered is the
welfare of the school children
now, and those of the future. If
the lands are disposed of can the
proceeds be invested where the
income will be as great and the
absolute safety remain? A bill
before the legislature provides
for their sale under conditions
that the purchase price be never
paid but remain a lien against
the land in favor of the state up-
on which annual interest must
be paid. This might work al-
right but in the minds of many
the safest and best proposition is
to keep the lands as they now
are, the property of the state.
Dewey Wants Normal.
by thousands of eage»’ citizens.
Other openings followed after a
year or two until all the govern
input land within the borders
was occupied.
Pleads Guilty.
Matt Williams, according to
arrangement, entered a plea of
guilty iu the U.S. court at Okla-
homa City last week and accepts
a sentence of eighteen months in
the pen. Williams was facing
a couple dozen indictments for
introducing and disposing of li
quor to Indians and had been
repeatedly arrested and put on
bond. His bonds amounting to
$42,000 at the time of the plea.
This case may be alright but it
seems that the United States at-
torney is in a poor way when
compelled to compromise with
persons who have repeatedly de-
fied the law for years.
Killing at Grayhorse.
Old Out. New In.
Dewey, a little town in Wash-
ington county wants one of the
three Normal schools to be locat-
ed in the eastern part of the
stae. The people of the town
offer forty acres of ground for a
site and free gas for ten years.
In the location of these three
schools the northern part of the
former Indian Territory should
be recognized. A just and fair
placement of them would be one
in the north, one in the south
and one in the eastern part.
Osage county not being an ap-
plicant for the institution can do
no better than help Dewey out
in the matter. It is sometimes
argued that such institutions
should be located at the larger
towns but such argument is un-
founded when the location con-
sidered has the transportation
facilities and can produce some
of the essentials for maintaining
the institution. Bartlesville is
lending a helping hand and Osage
county should instruct her r pre-
sen tative to use his efforts in
Dewey’s behalf.
89’ers to Celebrate.
Governor Haskell is being pe
titioned to proclaim April 22nd
a legal holiday in remembrance
of the first opening. A monster
celebration is planned to take
place at Oklahoma City in which
all first day settlers are to take
part. At this opening original
Oklahoma composed of only sev
en counties was settled. Every
quarter section of land having
an occupant by night and some
quarters two or three, Guthrie,
Oklahoma City, Kingfisher and
several other towns were peopled
Joe Roberts, an old man who
had lived with Pun kali wali-ti
an-kah, a son of the present
Osage f hief was murdered at the
home of the latter near Gray-
horse last Saturday.
Sheriff Bird was notified and
with Dr. Aaron, coroner went
over to investigate the matter.
A coroner’s jury was summoned
and after the hearing returned a
verdict to the effect that Roberts
came to his death by a gun shot
wound and recommended that
Clarence Barnard and Jeff Smith
to lie held. They were brought
to this city before Justice of the
Peace McCain Monday and
Smith was held under bond as
witness. Bernard being charged
with the crime and held pending
a preliminary hearing on the
20th.
The story as first told by Pun-
kah-wah-ti an-kah is as follows:
“I had been to Ralston that day
and on returning about ten
o’clock found the old man’s gun
on the floor. After searching
for some time we discovered
his body about one hundred and
fifty yards from the house near
a spring. Marks on his face in-
dicated that he had been
struck with an iron or
other hard substance in the face
and shot in the right side just
below the ribs, the shot ranging
downward. I had given the old
man $50 in the morning before
leaving.
After returning here and after
the hearing before Judge McCain
Tony Townsend told another
story saying that he was at the
house on the bed. Pun- wah-ti-
an-kah was beating his wife
when the old man Roberts inter-
fered. This led to a quarrel be-
tween the two. Roberts demand-
ing his money from Pun wah
which was given him. That
Pun wah then jumped onto the
old man and killed him. The
third story is to the effect that
Tony Townsend did thesho »tiug
while Pun wah was fighting the
old man. This is Pun wah’s sec-
ond story.
Later developments warranted
the release of Bernard and
Smith.
Sheriff Bird has in custody
Pun-kah wah-ti-an kah, Tony ;
Townsend and Joe Yellow Horse I
who will be given a heating as j
soon as witnesses can be sum-
moned.
The city council met Monday
night in adjourned session. Coun-
cilors Steele, Johnson, Everett,
Mathews and Bury being pres-
ent. Mayor Hall in the chair.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approv-
ed.
Marshal Callahan made report
for his office for time lapsing
since the beginning of the last
quarter which was read and re-
ferred to the proper committee.
After which Mr. Callahan ten-
dered his resignation to take ef-
fect any time suitable to the
council between the 20th of Ap-
ril and the 1st of May. The coun-
cil accepted the resignation fix-
ing the date upon which it will
take effect on April 30th.
Mr. Hanlan of Chicago was
present and exhibited a water
tapping machine to members of
the council.
A receipt from Thos Cochran,
the man hurt in the sewer ditch
some time ago releasing the city,
the contractors, Thos Baker and
all others from any liability for
the accident was read and placed
on record. It stated that all ex-
penses for nurse, board, doctor,
wages and $75.00 extra had been
paid by the contractors.
A petition for the appointment
of Henry Majors was presented
and after some discussion was
passed up to the new council
without action.
Council men elect Allen and Ma-
son of the 1st ward; Tucker of
the 2nd; Rush of the 3rd and
Scott of the 4th were then called
forward and the oath of office
was administered by the City
Clerk.
The council then took a recess
until Monday night April 20th.
Council Notes.
Three lawyers on the new
hoard promises plenty of wisdom
and scads of oratory.
In Judge Ethan Allen and Paul
Mason the 1st ward will be ably
represented.
It is now Alderman Scott, of
# '
the bloody fourt’ if you please.
Quite a number of spectators
were present to witness the
transmigration.
Things begin to look some-
what promising a*’d it is believ-
ed the time is short until the tur-
bulent 3rd will no longer be re-
presented by a bachelor.
The business interests of the
city are in safe hands. No more
representative body of men
could be selected to guide the
destiny of the city. Every man
on the hoard is recognized as a
man of ability and experience
and the city expects to reap the
benefit. The morals, the sanita-
tion, civic improvement and all
other branches coming under the
government will lie looked after
economically and with fairness
to all parties concerned. The
city has a good council.
Eagleton Not Candidate.
Judge W. L.Eagleton of Paw-
nee county who made the race
for congress in the 1st district
against Bird McGuire last fall is
out with a letter in which he de-
clines to become a candidate
again. Judge Eagleton reduced
a normal majarity of about 4500
to less than 1500 and eliminating
the dark | ortion of Logan coun-
ty would have gone in with a
whoop. The same kind of a
fight put up this fall will elect a
democratic successor to Mr. Mc-
Guire. __
sunny Brook tho Brand.
The state dispensary will issue
nothing but Sunny Brook to local
dispensaries tbroughouttho state.
The contract made by State Ag-
ent Lozier calls for eight year
old goods and nothing else will
be used. The price fixed is40cts
per half pint, 80b ts per pint and
$1.60 per quart.
RECEIVES DEATH PENALTY.
Will Johnson, the colored boy
who killed a Mrs. Cuppy near
Tecumseh some time ago is the
first to receive the death penalty
since statehood. There were
very few death sentences in Ok-
lahoma Territory prior to state
hood and only one or two execu-
tions. It may be right to inflict
the death penalty in extreme
cases but the good name of the
state will bo better preserved by
a scarcity of executions. When
men liecome criminals imprison
them at hard labor but refrain
from taking life,however worth-
less it may be.
Will Represent Osage Tribe.
Passengers In Baggage car.
The Midland Valley brought a
load of passengers from the north
Saturday in the baggage car.
The trucks under the passenger
coach jumped the track near
Meyers station and caused a de-
lay of several hours liefore the
coach could l*e brought into
town.
Chas. J. Kappler, of the firm
of Kappler & Merillart attorneys
of Washington, D. C.,was in the
city the last of the week to close
a contract by which his firm and
Attorney Preston A. Shinn of
this city are to act as legal ad
visors to the Osage tribe of In-
dians in some matters they have
pending. The contract was clos-
ed and Chief Ne-kah-wah-she-
tun-kah, assistant Chief Brave,
Wilson Kirk and Harry Kolipay
went down to Tulsa to sign the
document before U. S. Judge
Campbell as required by law.
The Washington firm has been
looking after the Osage interests
in the old Vann-Adair claim for
some time and their contract
now embraces the tribes defense
to the bill pending in congress
for the addition of a number of
names to the Osage rolls.
Kappler & Mcrillat are the at-
torneys who some time ago man-
damused the secretary of the in-
terioi in the old Allison and
Goldsby case and compelled the
opening of the Cherokee rolls
and the placing of a number of
names thereon. Mr. Shinn,who
will have charge of the Pawhus-
ka end of the business has con-
ducted several minor matters for
the Chief and council and his
manner of business so satisfied
them that they desired his ser-
vices in the larger cases. The
Vann-Adair claim amounts to
$183,000 which the heirs of Vann
and Adair claim was due them
as a balance on a fee in the old
Drum-Creek treaty. Their orig-
inal fee was $225,000 on which
they were paid by the Secretary
of the Interior $50,000 and an*
now’ pushing for the balance
which was turned down at the
former Itearing.
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