The Osage Journal. (Pawhuska, Osage Nation, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 10, 1906 Page: 4 of 8
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OSAGE JOURNAL
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. f»w!tu»k«, Oklahoma under the aH nf .ConKi'ens
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PUBLISHED K VICKY SATURDAY.
By The Osage Publishing: Co.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PER YEAR.
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Office opposite the Old Red Store.
PHONE 139.
Democrat’s Banquet.
Arrangements are being made
for the big banquet to be given
on the 22d. Invitations have
lieen sent to a numlxu' of outside
sjieakers and the committee ex
|>GCt to ^eCDie : some of tin? best
in tlwsouthwest, besides utilizing
f lu; local talent.
Aside from the announcement
of the principal speakers, a pro-
grain will he arranged, but to
afVextent it will be impromptu,
ei’tfrybody taking, and exercising
the greatest freedom.
Invitations are being sent to
Democrats in all parts of the res-
ervation,. and a general invitation
is extended to all Democrats ol
the Reservation. Tickets
can lie had at the Journal office.
The committee desires that those
expecting to attend will procure
tickets as early as possible that
arrangements may be made to
care for all.
Unduly Agitated.
Pawbpska citizens are feeling
* g< Kj^th^e.day s. The statehood
blff5f)rbvldek tor a sihgfo county
.i of the Osage nation as does the
SaHotmetrtrbill; hence, our heigh-
J'b^rs think that they have got it
'^wthw'' ‘doomin’ or a wentiiT.”
it does look like a cinch if one
was not forced to take the senate
into account. So far as the En-
terprise is concerned it rejoices
, with its neighbor, hut is mighty
glad there is a senate to take in-
to account. —Bartlesville Enter-
prise.
Be calm, brother, lie calm.
Give yourself no undue anxiety.
If you have just demands the
. senate will undoubtedly listen to
you,, hut hot on a proposition to
rob the Osage reservation of a
part of her domain.
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To Square Indian Accounts.
Delegate McGuire lias intro-
duced A trill which is intended to
direct the secretary of the interior
to reopen aiid adjust the accounts
of members of the Osage tribe of
Indians due these Osage traders: j
L. A. YVismeyer, J. N. Florer
Since the passing of the Main
ilton bill by the house of repre-
sentatives, with a clause provid-
ing for fine county of the < >sage
reservation, the Bartlesville En-
terprise has continually unloaded
itself of unkind remarks about
delegate McGuire.
In one tirade it asks, “What
is the schemer The Journal
dont know, but itdoes know that
tin* scheme of Bartlesville and
other border towns Was to sever
the Osage reservation for their
personal benefit, without regard
to the wishes of eit her whites or
Indians on the reservation, or to
the justness of the same. To this
scheme Mr. McGuire refused to
lend aid, hence t he t irade.
In this matter the Enterprise
is proving itself of the class that
only measures right by t he bene-
fit derived.
A Standing Invitation.
The Journal wishes it under-
stood that it offers a standing in-
vitation for contributions of nows
items from all pai ls of the res-
ervation, and will take it as a
favor if everyone of our readers
will assist in making t he Journal
a paper for the entire nation. It.
is our desire to rightly represent
each and every part of what will
constitute the richest and best
of all the counties in Oklahoma.
Of course we prefer regular cor-
respondents, but if you cannot
send in a bunch of items every
week, we will be glad to get them
when you can send them.
If you are a reader of the Jour-
nal and no not send in the news
from your neighborhood by mail
we will be glad to have you call
when in town and give us the
happenings. If you are not a
reader already we will be glad to
have you call and become one.
Grand Lodge Officers.
to Work for Division of Lands’
The United States Indian
Agent's office received a letter
from the Honorable (Commission
of Indian affairs, on the 6th hist,
giving authority to a delegation
of ton Osages to go to the Capital
in the interest of the Osage trilm.
It; is understood that the follow-
ing persons havoheen practically
agreed upon as delegates: O-lo-
hah-wal la, Bacon Rind, James
Bigheart. O lah-hah-moie, Min-
ke- wah-ti-an-kc, C. N. Prudom,
W. T. Leahy and Mob e-kali
moi. The names of Frank Corn-
dropper, Arthur Bonnicastle,
Harry Kolipay ahd Nun-tse-wah-
liu are those most prominently
mentioned for tile remaining
places on said delegation, 'fak-
ing into consideration the fact
that t he agreement for. the divis
ion of Osage lands and moneys
which said delegation will take
to Washington, is the result of
much labor upon the part of the
actual leaders of all factions of
the Osage people, promises suc-
cess of the efforts of the present
delegation. The agreement in
question, briefly stated, compre-
hends the following:
First. An investigation of the
Osage rolls from the date of the
adoption of the Osage Constitu-
tion, on the J 1st day of Decem-
ber, 1881.
Second. The division of the
Osage lands among the individ-
ual members of the tribe. Said
division permits each member of
the tribe to make a first selection
of 160 acres of land, in tracts of
net less than 40 acres, or legal
subdivisions designated a ‘‘lot.”
After said first selection lias been
made by ea:li member of the
tribe a second and a third selec-
tion of the same amount of land
is to be nfade in like manner.
The remaining lands after said
three selections have'been made,
are to be divided equally among
the individual members of the
tribe by- fhe -Allotting Commis-
sion. All of said lands are to be
.held in trust by the United States
for "a period of^ t Went y-five years
for the individual members of
the tribe.entitled thereto.
Third, The mineral interests
of the tribe -ire reserved to the
Osage tribe for a period of 25
years. The terms of the oil and
gas leases t hat have been made
by the Council in the past, are
not in any way interfered with,
and provision is made for their
extension for 15 years after their
expiration, upon certain terms
and conditions. Lessees of min-
eral lands are not permitted to go
upon the lirst. selection of land
by members of the tribe, with-
Coulter attended from this place, j oi,t the written consent of tho
member entitled thereto.
Fourth. The moneys belong-
ing to -the tribe are to be placed
to the credit of the individual
members of said tribe, according
to the established roll. Said
moneys to be held intrust by the
United States for a period of 25
years for the individual members
of the tribe entitled thereto, and
tho interest thereon is to he paid
,n!5 UI to said members. The royalties
fpaml I from oil and gas, or other leases
‘ and.all money received from sale
of tow unites and from grazing
lands, are to be placed to the
credit ol the tribe, and the same
is to he distributed to the mem-
liers of the tribe, in the manner
and at the same time as pay-
ments are made of interest and !
other moneys held in trust by |
United States. Not to exceed i
$50,000 per annum, for ten years i
is set aside from oil and gas roy-!
alties for the support of the Osage
Boarding School, and for other
school on the reservation, con-
ducted, or to lie established and
conducted, for the education of
Osage children. $20,000 per an-
num is set aside of oil and gas
^royalties, for agency purposes
'! and an emergency fund for the
i Osage tribe.
7 Fifth. Provision is made for
IJtlle Jack Hutchings bad a prosecution of any and all
hard tussel w ith a vicious cow claims that the Osages may have
you one dav this week. Lucklv for against the l nited States in the
was one of the 'courtl claims, with an appeal
* . , to the supreme court.
: - , - ol‘ *u' Perhaps Sixth. At the end of55 years
for same. He will also pay von would have U*en tossed to his
48 much cash us ;*nv oiie in tow a ♦leath.
dividual members . of the tribe,
and their respective shares of
moneys shall Im> distributed to
then), and they are to get fee
simple title to their lands.
Seventh. That*the Osage In-
dian Reservation ho made a
county, and that Pawhuska he
the county seat thereof.
Eighth. That lands taken by
any railroad company in the
Osage Reservation shall he used
for railroad purposes only, and if
said lands are used for any other
purpose the same shall revert to
the Osage tribe or to the individ-
ual members thereof.
Ninth. That provision is made
for the enrollment of the chil
dren of white fathers, the issue
of marriages contracted since
June 7, 181)7, provided their
mothers are entitled to enroll-
ment.
The above is the substance of
the Agreement arrived at by the
committee, composed of the fol-
lowing named persons: O-lo-
hah-wal-la, Bacon Rind, James
Bigheart, Ne-kah-wah-she-tan-
kali, Black Dog, W. T. Mosier,
Frank Oorndropper, C. N. Pru-
dom, W. T. Leahy, Peter Big-
heart, John F. Palmer and Tow-
ah-hee, who were selected by the
Principal Chief. Said committee
the
unanimously endorsed by
Council. •
The delegation first refered to
is instructed to work for the en-
actmeni into law of the agree-
ment arrived at. The committee
who drafted the agreement, the
members of the council who en-
dorsed the same, and the dele-
gates already appointed, are
more cenversant with Osage af-
fairs than any body of persons
living on the reservation, and it
now looks as if their efforts will
meet with success, and that,
whether we get statehood or not
anailotmentbill will he passed
and provisions made for Osage
county.
was unanimous on every propo
sition contained in said agree-
ment. The agreement was after-
wards submitted to the Osage
Another Test of Brick Shale.
A. H. Gibson brought to this
office Thursday a sample of brick
from the shale along the railroad
west of town. The shale had
been sent to Memphis to be test-
ed. The brick exhibited by Mr.
Gibson shows all the qualities of
one made from good shale, it
is compact, flinty, of good color,
and is pronunced of sufficient
firmness to he serviceable for
either building or paving pur -
poses. Mr. Gibson expects a
number of larger brick from the
National Council and it was same test of shale in a few days.
The Grand Lodge A. O. U. W.
lias been in session this week at
Tulsa. The lodge paid a fitting
tribute to Brother Arch Query,
who had been legal adviser for a
number of years.
The officers elected for the en
suing year are as follows: E. A.
Flood, Lawton, G. M. W.; W. R.
Welch, Guthrie, G. G;« H. E.
Rakeman, Sapulpa, G. F.; J. E.
Johnson, Alva, G. O.; J. E.
Safer, Stillwater, G. R. J. N.
Bank Changes Presidents.
The First National Bank of
- ' , | Tulsa has changed its manage-
& Co., A. IT. Gibson, \\ A . \V ood , menj. Clifton George, the form-
I't Co., Johnson it McLaughlin, jer .»,osiriont, being superceded in
R. S. Bird ^ Co., Morphis, 1 rice con^ro| i,y ^ |<\ Ault, former-
«fc Price, English & Sparrow, G, , of the City National Bank, is
W:^iniG<-»ck, K G. A. Morris, oldest bank in Tulsa, and has
G. \\. Parsons, V\ . 1. Leahy & enj0yecj the heaviest business un-
Co., F. A Neilson, Josephine M. til l,;centl when it ‘ *
Peters, M. B. Donovan, Phillips ... nf f-t
pi *ii« t icurutij) >> hi »»1
„ ■ , w , i lumps gome nf friends were m
& SJiiughh*r, Maher & Cnok, E.
B. Gravett, John Pappin, Huck
or & Bigheart, John Soderstrom,
R. M. Hunt, P. J. Monk, Mc-
Guire & Co., and F. T. Gorreau.
dulging in too much inflated
real estate. The addition of A.
F. Ault to its officers places it
among the strongest institut ions
inn-1\a O. aim i .. um.um, in tho territory.
It is projiosed to determine the ---—
settlement by percentage of prof- The ad announcing a new firm
Gleeson’s Grocery
Having purchased Hunter
Bros.’ Grocery, I Invite all
their old customers and the
public in general to call and
sue me.
Fresh Staple Groceries
is our fort, and the standard
of excellency that this store
enjoys we will endeavor to
maintain.
Call and See Us.
KI-HE-KAH AVE.
J. A. GLEES0N, Prop.
its allowed to traders on the res-
ervation authorized bv r**gula
l ions of the department of the
interior of February 20. liHfi,
and amendments thereto.
among Pawhuska’s business
houses appeal's in this issue of
the Journal. McDonald Bros.,
who Ixmght the Anderson bank-
rupt stock, have removed it to
The amounts found due shall | the Parsons building and added
!>e |>aid by the secretary out of i thereto a first-class stock of
any funds derived from oil and I drugs. They opened for business
gas royalties to the credit of the1 Thursday morning and will lx
tribe. pleased to meet you.
Eggs and Butter Wanted.
Jay. tin* grocer, will pay
the same amount in trade for Jack the cow
your butter and eggs that begets niuley variety
said lands and moneys are to lx*
the absolute property of the in
We Wish
Thank the people of Paw-
huska and vicinity for the
liberal patronage they gave
us and hope you will contin-
ue to patronize Mr. Gleeson
who conies with a good recom-
mendation from his home in
Illinois.
We will still continue the Flour and
Feed business and solicit a share of your
trade.
Respectfully,
HUNTER BROS.
Call Up Phone 181.
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The Osage Journal. (Pawhuska, Osage Nation, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 10, 1906, newspaper, February 10, 1906; Pawhuska, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1173378/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.