The Tahlequah Telephone. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, January 6, 1888 Page: 2 of 4
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T.I,!, | b, I in1., Terr.
J V V a 1888.
Mr. Dennis W. Rntdiyhcad, lato secretary, that was a necessity. Ppovldenoe In removing throe of
n*todi n of the Executive office, John L. Springston appears to be political /Wind*, he in * spirit two or thre$4j|^e ,
. __>iquito«« when it comci to office "V ' defiance seldom wltinesaed, trojs over thundred thousand men,
- Editor, told with apparent gleo that Mr. holding. As tranalator far the!"^b'cd an olefttlbu to tiil the va- '*'preparing to enter Oklahoma in
Thompson during his incumbancy Advocate, bo is on tho official roe-r.< 'icies thus inado. ' the early tpring, pcacably if they
- -- °' ®'le Lxceutive office signed ter, as clerk and interpreter, he is After these proclamations were forciably if they must Benton
MANAftKR warrants for an much As four him- on the pay roll of the Council as "'"do and lor the purposes indicated County Democrat.
dred days work done in one year .peeial agent and iaterperter, is be on <h<' >i tHiment of Mr. Mayes
the
Lor it Scbibk.
A movement .wWeb extends over
and which con-
_ j l>v his executive secctary. This il j carried on the list of the Kxeco- 1,0 declared this elections nail; but
it be troo is un'ortnnate for Mr tive office. Possibly hi. extroudi- Kti" three.men t me for*Ard pre-
1 hompson. He lias at least this nary capacity may enable him to Ntm,«d their bogus certificatos of
j defense, boweve^ that he knew fill tlieM MVeral poi(iUoM how- "'^lion and have been active in
Tb* T*,tU* Arro.r the name ol nothing.of the written English and ,T.r eondetillg their duties may be. to unseat the friends of Mr.
a now paj'er soon to bo started at j he was at the mercy o< this com- j>id K. J. Boudinot, do any Mayes since; The ninth week of
pomid of Sour Krout and Linr vice in the Kxaeutive office while ",e8« troubles is now far spent with
thousands of dollars, and with but
The cuss t
thatje-l, he i
for ketpin.j th
Sour Krout and Lini .
berger cheese ;wbo-l,ad worked he was away atTort Smah"
nitna^ir in'A !>!• .1 i ' . ... |*«A|
and Trent prospect of a final adjustment kU(1 ^
Ot lliein—.troubles that are fraught Dannn
with no b'aod, but which forebodes D®W'U
Narslssa Thompson
DEALER IN
Dry Goods & Groceries
id in has been dis- i7 —. . . . —
, too cntt-ivr—1176 ™ 0 good op nion and he ,ik. Spring.ton
[{oils; Whew! j " °, ° < H-V ODe of Mr B,lsh.v- Mi g special agent
- j he*d^ •t*nnclie t supporters. These are only
The Custod tn of th« Ex. Office W
I'AHLKOUAH INI>. TEBIt.
H« giwj « <irtm«nt of fainilr frorrrin
KUch a>i
CHEAP CASH
GROCERY STOtt*
CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES AND fMe. '
Received WeekC
couiiray prqouce received i exohatce fob r'
Call on me and save MONEY j | e g
few of the
'Some ,den of the reform "and many couriout thing, developed by
is the way ht ignsitnew. Wonld decency Mr. Bushyhead so often an examination of the papers Jor-
it not be mor. to the point, to call |ttn(1 80 persistently claims that he tJ0tt,n in the Executive office by the
it—A Cuss t i out of the Ex. of1 has introduced into the man.**, i ...
lit*.
i has introduced into the manage jate occupantt?
j raent of the executive office mav
j be had by an examination of the
On-iic! Manning, cx-secreUry of following figures taken from the
ic<iSt , s^treasury, died nt rccordf. And Mr. Bushyhead may
• i ! i oklyn N. 1., last yot be glad to shelter himstlf be-
, dttur a illness of more than hind a less defense that Mr. Thom-
pson has offered.
Tho following ramouiits"T"were
The Indian Territory is on „ .
news paper boom. Dr. Bennett ' <iur'nS the past year to *sec e-
bas sold the Journal to S. B. Cal-1 tiiry *nd RK8i tttnt secretaries so
dissurtion And disolution to our
people. A state of affairs for
which the National I'nrty is alone
responsible, both inside and out-'
side of the conutry. The result of
| which will bo to break down and
destroy the confidence, security
—— a"d quietness tliat should always
... .. exl8t in families, communnities and
i II10 sett/onient of tho troubles a«.< > 4 , ,
states and to redouble the parnerv-
connected with the seating of the ,.e • .
,.i • r it. „ lng actn ety ol our enemies abroad.
Mayes, and
CATOOSA ITEMS.
Floor
Tu,'-Ev.\n.
STILL IN TROUBLE.
Meat
Me £ 1
SmiJ
And
inda of ran
A Imo, a %
FANCY GOODS...
All 4ind> lit nil K<«di. t'oteri ftigmr mn
Tch. AIho, n |>oik1 line -v <
lalian, and will issue a new paper
The T :l-
callod.
I*. Boujinot, drew i- itr.
mu't "
§1480.00
1480.00
1480.00
1480.00
744.00
872.00
1244.00
Chiefs J. B. Mayes, and
Smith, and which required tho in
terver.tion of the United States at —
the instance of the Nationals, was! Our little town is still improve,
thought by many would end all ing. AVe have bad a slow begining i
further complications. Those who but are getting out of the dust now
flattered t. csel-.-cs with such and by and by we hope to reach
cheerful reflections wore awaiting the top-moM tower. Wo must sav
disappointment. For no sooner for the people of Catoosa that we
than settled, anothor difficulty not think they can bo excellod
arose that bids fair to be as much, in kindness, brotherly love and
Total $8280.00 an elephant on the hands of our sociability; ..
Making the extraournary total little .Nation, as did the first, except Mr. Cromwell had tho sad mis-
ewoon nn <• .t i . . .. i .. 7 1 A,
a.aro of loorfin#
, . . " ; l ~ v J viilld. TilU.1
hering less_ than^^SOOU souls, j fortify themselves in tho contest within three weeks wife and baby
However large this may appear it for place and power tho Nationals «erc both called away, leaveing
will be better understood how it i inaugurated early after the election, the husband alone in sa.'l bercavc-
kuow~*-tbat plans of operation not only to ment. May tho great comforter
. f every di.criptlon fi.r UdiM und ehilrra
*ll "1 the above goods old at price.
from Muskogee shortly. iW T ,
Bi'jiONi: wishes I)r. Bennett all the d.,,,.] h Ki'1m
vnecefs that b • has heretofore en- (leo. o. Butler
, joye<i in thai i tting capacity. 1 Krank lioudinot,
•!< •'• Bushyhead
" hat does the Treasurer think of .1, M". Jordan,
itf D. W. claims tliat^he ha."only !
Keen custodian of records of the
Kxeoutite offiee[since^Nov. 7. -«R mt.
Who will be responsible for^the of •S280-00 for cleneal work in the tho appo il to an uinpiro.
warrant* p:iid by him drawn by fiX0CUtive office ofapeopld num-. It will be remembered, that to his only child little Claud,
th:* custodian? Where Is the Bering less^ than2222500u souls, fortify themselves in tho contest 1
anthority of the cu.todian of the 1 " ' ,
Executive oft ce to j|U.ue]proclania-
tion# for elections in the~«everul h«PPened^when*^we
districts. __ " Sundays, sick days, lay offs" and defeat Mayes in his hard earned Rive him that peaJe of mind "thai
. ** |V'8lU were Paid-for t the same, honors, but as many of his friends the world tnoweth not and nine
LA 1ST t :{0M THE C0DNCIL. Pnce. M.OO^per day as^actual ser- in both houses of tho National his greatest desire bo to livo in a
I Tlce" ThaCjwe may not be accused i Council as possible. way that when called unon to
The time during the past week of misrepresenting^.- Bushyhead In order to effect their purpose, make tie ti al oxchana it will lo
the Senate has^been principally or ,n any manner exagerating the contesting the seats of Downing a happy ,ii Ti.ei, will follow
consumed in debate in the contest1 fnrtg we copy his -Brother members of both the Senate and Jthe grand afl I glorious meeting of
ises, and the interdoction of tc-j WgeV pay aocount for five Council was resorted to whon there 'I* happjMhti■ family that for
' mony in ihe^Schr.mpsher^vs months and eleven days, filed in was not the shadow of a chance Oods'own r. on, was ^ suddenly
togtrs case from"t'nn —«„„~. I the 4e , . ' ')
W. 8. Wash,
DEALER IN
General Merchandise
FORT GIPSON, I. T.
K« p. e 'M-taiitiy on hand a full anj well,
iw*^>rt(ti line of
Farming Impliments,
AI.SO AtfKST FOB TIIK CVI.be.ted
Mitchel Wagon.
J. S. SCOII, Ft Gibson lodiaa Ter^
The largest stotfe
The lowest im-ir*,
comprising everything in general
merchandise
Come and Examine Before Buying
!IIGHE8T Pater PAtn ron COTTON, IIIDFS w
Etc,.
SCO.TT,
lort Gibson> ind.,Te
vim,
THE
"TELEPHONE"
IS ISSUED EVERY
„}
No days
Dec. 11.
Jan. 31.
Feb. 28.
March 31.
April^30.
May 15.
1 for success, nnd where majorities soperatod.
were so lan*e as to placo thoir 1
election beyond dispute. It is true
the Dowings contested certain Sen-
atoea. Sut npon just nnd legal
grounds, backed with sutliclent
Ijgt rs case from^Cooweescoowe <'h® Executive office.
1 'istriet. These debates have been . Kxeci'tiVe DkpakYmemt,
the most spirited character,^and Cherokee Nation, j. T
m>bii' of the testimony reflects but , Iabukiuah, Mav 13, 188
i 'Tedit on the witnesses for*,, * "KkoKlts ^aiio*, uk.
l-uth and veracity. j o. Butucb. asaas'tsoc
In the Council, if the conduct of.
that body, <>n last week was irreg- j
ular and illegal, it is safe to say
1«at this we. k has added incudiair-
isrn and revolution to the flame.
The fact is the Nationals have never
made gond any pledgo they have
entered int . not even with the
Commissioner of the United States,
after appealing to to that Gover-L, , .
luent t0K ju intervention. When above^ainount is correct,
that is the case it is furtile to ex-
pect them> do so now. | _ 'f ,,s '^ere ^ 8 -bell. How I both National'worcTworn
WAUHILLAU
•
Cherokee.
'
nev wM
It was
seemed to
.The rhr" .in-. Tr«e al C
proof of not only illegal vo cs be- 1ui^
ing c«t at almost every precinct " ,d. "" 1 i!l
but other irregularities and fraud r'" ^e gotten
that would disqualify them from "i' ",ino ,l"'
takingth.irs.au on an impartial #fol,w"
investigation of their cases. Im- P°P')« gave literary ex
mediately on opening the election \>C"' W ohnson.
rolls Mr. Bonge and Mr. Bell were s[ >. n . ('°!C
. allowed without farther cootest to ' ' Jos*'°
•"4-00 take their seaU;_the first bein, W'>>" Key,
fQj .,- r 'U National the latter Downing a,c'dently «hot
Signed] Gto. O. Butler. Mcsgrs Hen(|ricks anJ Muskl,ft ( Sicero Johnsons
It is all here in a nut shell. How k„.i, vr.,.: i . . j * few days ago, i.owever iot dan-
146 at $4.00 per duy
Total 'amooDt
•agerness to get a two ^ fr' Bu^yhead honest lho rcM0"n that the eontof4tan
fifir in i.^tu ir._ I'cnnis kh he surely must be im
for
In their eagerness to get a two I
third-majority in both Hoasos of" "" "u""^ oe-.m- (Keys) had not presented his cas.
tne C iunci'1 they have shown tbeir '080 snch " outrage on the truth |ogaIlvand ip the Mnsknlt ^ t'
capacity for "doing dirt" to the ex-j" th"- st*lsmcnt_8hows itself to be, te.ti.nony w>s bared by the lemita
1*"t.ol the ruin of our country, to °P0D the that he tion c|augB j„ th(J gutot<>
I'rntnv (Lttip nnm>/.<in/iAyin could not **ead. The account is
Kcriously.
FBI DAY.
• , ,T 18 A.V INDEPENDKNT
JOURNAL,
Will pve .hi«he-t CASK price f.,r ^l,t :,;ifreK,R °
ll eonntrv Produce. Speci-I attention 1 1 Oe^ChCrOkee^ NatiOll;
pnid to COTTON and will alwavi ipvj ttie ! A HA
fu't M \RKET VALUE FOtt A l a per
r— —
. . TojSpeak Its^Sentiments, And
< « t t o ii. upb,,W|#l flle
pbctionoi *
Right, And Condem Tho
WRONG.
atlvcrliH'
your buisaess
n.!f>TrSln?^ INaPBCTION ol
Far-TTOW "" K arant«e SATZ8-
f ACTION in .very parliruUr. (V,m,
and « u.c. W 8 K ASH
nlltf
Professional Cardi
LUCIEN B. BELI
ATTORNEY AT UK
VINITA, INI), TER
Will attend to anr buii
where a Lawyer in needed.
W. T.Adair, M. 0
Medical Suprrinipt.n Snt. rr.4
Pbyrieiw, lu CWtvkM llifbicocli M
al j.riaoii, auj A.yluw, for the Inai:. ,
other.. AtunU to ti - iiuli i j
i txclu.ion of all c In ,jn, |,
H. L. FITE &
Physicians & 'urgeoa
TAULK^t AH I. T
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ADAir
•Con"
A happy New Year to all.
A blizzard struck this place last
.r^their ungrounded prejudice. ^ I ^".tanding | Tuesday and it has"b^ y^ Z
I greed.
The Speaker of tho House
luts
Mr Rn«k«rk a i — %"*u UP to this time, 9 National mem- "inco.
r , , , f ."— making fifteen l "" ° ''ractlee ber to 6 Downings, and two Down- Mr. Blue Uidcr has been
j iu : r" ' °n" °' lW° thlnK". t^irt.en (jar( ■" ''"St iuK «"d one National with cirtiti" bnt is better at this writing.
ZZffZZT&K — til" „t T,r ?"r'T "" AT'
the manipulators of his party to ^0Dnt "Brother George''wd !, T TV "h°Ul<1 b° Te"" tu,ness.
dowront; Whenever it suits 1 i uPon similar vouchers ; sent back to his District for a re- Thomas West returned home
suits his | . buke that bo and his party would ' «t Thursday night from Chctopa
Evans Bros.
I> UUGGIST,
TAHLEQUAH, IND., TERR.
sick,
is ntill in
Keep on hand a splendid and well m
«orted it«rk.
party to follow the law he is a everoccurto Mr. Bushy- certainly trot frr the'ir
stickler for the "law" Whenever it 110,1,1 that four times three hundred audacity
auita ihi-m tn lr*nv«. 1 . and aiztv-fivA Ki- *u~ .. _ •'*
iniamous
Drugs,
Medicines,
and family
Kansas.
•■it. them to leave tho law and *ie-l*nd sixly-8ve by the common "w'hi'le' the t I ^r-''d-Adair and his daughter.
*«> a precedent he does it when ru,C8 ^ethmet.c now taught Hi H r uT were being Noly, hns hecn very sick with ty-
ever the .law or tho precedent docs , in onr Pabli° ^hool make but 1460 ' (Johnson Field,0 T ^ 'jml > Tl C°nvalent i"«-
not soil the emorgenev he (|uits Wi" or ,oro0 one ofthe beJ ^ ; r "'as Jndgo (,1,rk is up again and able
lH.than.Iis ready to d,", .«>■ thing ficilr5c' of th« contcmplablc little \n ch 'h'' The manner <o run cattle once more. j
t-carry th,. p(11,tand in.-ii.di,tew,t ste"l'>xI)lnin- ' ,hls au,e WM conducted 5''• Mullenham of Chttopa Kan., |
his party. These things i.ecn,,,;,,^ How was it that R. O Trent and riouL^hro^h0',^enSi?*kle"* ^ 'l""" wi ' « ffrist and
::rr-,.u, Boivting-w. "z:,:?™?. :,r:;rLpcS* zz?
ol th , Council have but one means were allowed to junket! who was at a io.s tn knn, t .i ' The „i A i e ,
of defeating these unjust, unprinei- ®w 1,18 «"d draw fourbe wIlrelllJci^rk <r t bo^l f t.^ ^ CANDIES,
VM and flagrant wrongs, and ' 'lo" rs i- ^ay while they were a, AttZcvfor th , ? ,h R H I "T
that is by leaving their places and iL In wh t P rt cular special „l^!t jC0 tesUlnt. d tLe ,{'der school house and J-e-or-
preventing a quorum. While their was K. O. Trent engaged i.i.L'v !•' mT" rMP°nsi- <h«'r Sunday school.
and help us
llOO per
yearln advance.
Heir Special inducements will be
offered to parties wanting to nd
vertisc lost or stollen properly.
Adair&Son,
ATTORNI'V AT I.AW,
TAHLEQUAH, I.T.
"W ill preclicefiefor# ill th« rourU of ^
t'kerokee Nation. Spe<-i l
cmm before tb« CommiMion on (XtiMnikj
()■< • Mr*. Jim* Tbaoipion^ Jortl *i
the publ' iquare.
A. K. IVEV.
ATTORXEYATUW,
TAHLEQUAH, LVD., TEJt^
Will prartico if 'he oourl# oftke(^crok'
I Htlion. 8] ^
i bip claim*
Kroccrles,
Inventing a quorum. While tbeir was K. O. Trent engaged
opponents have stooped to the when he drew *23.50 of tho con-
ignominious and dishonest1 tenKPnt fund? What particular
means to .cure it. This Council,1 c',*u',e 'D tho constitution or the law
np to i„« rsfent time has cost the bing the duties of Principal
. ation *'jn,')00. We ask what has Chief. makes it the duty ofthe
cn and answer by saying, ' rinc'I'a' Chief to deliver prisoners
^l t' .v nothing except that the U d <J >rd tknn to Musco^e and
^ r"Uni ib°y tbM ^ ofthe con,en-
ttro not a'l that ih nf 4u:_ i-.., ! L'ent ftittd . _ •
••.ro not all that in of ik- v 7 eent fund 7 I lCU' deClded H wil1 tako t
.overrent ^ 1 EI >ore to decide them at
in the Exeoutiv. office? Our un-
bility of all those conditions to tho Tbero is some taik of a wedding PnnfopHnni
disgust, not only of his political «n the creek, to tako place soon. wUnTeCII0nari6S,
oponcnts, but his friends who to Wl let you know when it comes off. i
end the litrce proposed to and did A. Bio onf..
vote Fiolds in. There are still Jan- lst '8S-
ee contest against Downing Bush-whacker an infumotis Chero-
ni micis to decide; should they kee once pocketed a saw mill and
".iisuinc as much tiino as the ono walked off with it, and Upon the
decided it will tako three weeke supposition that "History repeats Call GOOtiS
fnt r t<> < kin.ii _ .1 f . _ .
Tobacco, Cigars and
any other
_ cost of at itself," cortain false prnpliots of
least $10,000 to the Cherokee Ni- this town/ have hoca. predicting
U""' , that Morgan Pyeatt, would decamp I
tion^ColnTNnv 1,^ ^ WU1' ^«'T h.o | ThV k.v.wWul .Ration
comoai c i i ' 1 three quab Steam Mill concealed'in bis 1,10
3~
— ^ F0UNTA1NS
Ch.rek.. Nation and whoi of M m ud m:,v l r,'" ips<,n. No person who is ac-
- *>«.• r of th. teaeher. of\'™ « act of most unrTi'.na le . TT* ^ Mr ^-bt.d
enlivened the *",,Uot '^^ry. Can he I claim tol^J? , . "'""I his i-^rity, exept alow whose!
Icquah last Weok «*r"-i<'U any service that J...« v,tj1)n .nd ' ". oflh« heads V/ere so full of brush that ,.k
- *. ir
W „4 ro„g JvBNfl BROTRBM.
np- Aa
DEALERS IhTA^FULL'BTOCK OF
GENERAL
Herohandiee,
DKY GOOns, STAPLE AND
FAWCY
Groceries.
THE BEST
GOODS AT TUE LOWEST
=PRICES=zr=
J. II. AKIJV.
ATTOnXKY AT UK
VINITA, IND. TER!
Will practice bofc' *°.T "'^i
courts in the Nation.
1
Hughes, & Boyle'?,
BLACKSMITH t WAG0>
SHO P.
the public m — -j .
i cur^d the senicM of Jlr. M*nb* • S0**. ,
; liable wa^on maker, and he i
Jo jepuir* on bufn'.vi, wi^foni, bor««
and all work done in * wag« n b
inith hop* All wurk warrantod.^
CALL AND EXAMINE OUK
STOCKBKFOBF, BUYING ELSE-
WHERE.
JN0 L. ADAIR&SON.
jKD. Tfcan
vln28
SHOE Sfl(JJ*
Sam SCharbk
Ai.houiicm to hi' '
round Tatile^uali tlial ' ,;]C Uut<h
ho. and Boot h"P "rJt ,, ,
Hi talimUM
• W.IK fine * ,t«.-l
••iblie Im indoinp^u1'
nil friend, to call *<"'■ "*
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