Tulsa Daily World (Tulsa, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 278, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 25, 1906 Page: 2 of 8
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THE TULSA DAILY WORLD. SATURDAY AUOUST 28 1905.
HOLD ANNUAL
WAR DANCE
SHAWNEE INDIANS AT STOMP
OROUND NEAR SHAWNEE
CUSTOM FAST DYING OUT
Youngor Indians Take Little Inter
est in War Dance Old Warriors
Are Dying Off.
Shawnee Okln. Aujf. 24. A irenu-
ine war dance with u II tlie coiicom-
niilnuts (if naked IiuliniiH cuuily
blanki'td anil paraphernalia llca-hit-len
dopi ami war paint wan pulled
nit at the stomp ground on Charley
Starr's place hoiiI lieast of town yen-
terday arternoon. Tin' war dance
ran only lie held hy permission of the
ajfent anil there are n few tribes in
the I'nited States who nre allowed
the privilege of iiidulL'iiii' in their
aboriginal rights. Aimniir the Shaw-
nees and Kickapnott Agent Thackery
has been allowing a war dance about
once a year.
The road leading to' the Htoinp
frrotiud winds through n fairly heavy
piece of oak timber for three-quarters
of a mile or so and the first im-
itation we had of nppronchiiur our
destination was a shrill yell or two
which caused an uneasy sensation in
the vicinity of our scalp lock. As
the writer drew nearer the yells grew
more frequent and the low rumble of
the torn torn also struck the ear.
Then a hand of mangy dogs came
rushing down the road and an oc-
casional Indian could be seen through
the trees. On a seat of split logs
under a rudely constructed lodge
covered with brush sat the "band"
whose sole instruments consisted of
the diminutive torn toin or green
hide drum and their vocal organs.
In front of them was a circular plot
of ground about llfty feet in diame-
ter which was tramped absolutely
bare and solid and in it were about
standing around tl e circle and watch-
ing the performance as spectators.
The cost nines of the women were for
the most part the ordinary dress of
civilization with the usual addition
of a string of bends and a bright
colored shawl
TOWN Of THEODORE.
Two Street Will Be Named Roose7elt
and Fresident.
Liiwlon. Ok a.. August -'. It is
staled here by H. II. Hrignnce a lessee
in the pasture has been informed by
government otlieials that the new
townsile of "Theodore" in the big
Histtire is to be platted that two
broad streets will intersect at right
angles in the center of the townsile.
One of these streets is to be called
"Hooscvelt" and the other "I'resi-
denl." It is said that Congressman
Joe Cannon will christen the towiisitc
nt the proper time when the commis
sioner of the general land ollice is (lis-
posing of the pasture lands
Independent Dinners Meet
The independent ginners of Okla-
homa held a meeting at the Klks
hotel parlors today to discuss plans
for handling tho coining cotton crop
which will be rcatlv to move about
the Hint of next month. It was de-
cided to build an oil mill but the mill
will not be completed until next sea-
son. Mil'. Josey speaking of the meet-
ing said: "Our conference here to-
day is not particularly secret. We
independent ginners are merely
looking out for our own interests.
We intend to have pur own mill in
operation by this time next year. The
yield of cotton this season is enor-
mous and our gins are going to be
taxed to their utmost capacity. The
cotton appears to be cracking open
evrywhere at once. Quick work in
the' Held will be necessary." fluthre
Leader.
VOTERS DECIDE
COUNTY LINES
MISCONCEPTION ABOUT THE
COUNTY SEATS
LEFT TO THE PEOPLE
Determination of Them Will Prob
ably Not Be Undertaken by the
Constitutional Convention.
Great Immigration Coming.
Many years "Ko when the present
state of Illinois was in a new and
unsettled conditions a noted civilen-
gineer who wns engaged in surveying
the country one day placed his ear
to the ground and seemed to be lis-
tening. One of tho party asked him
what he heard. He replied: "I
hear the tramp of the coming mil-
thirty Indians who were participat- j im)N jiH .(1heKy Wns fulfilled
ing in the dance. Their apponranco
was bizarre in the extreme present-
ing a rare combination of the uses
of savagery and civilization. Many
of them were plain every-day clothes
while others were decked out in the
full panoply of their past glory. The
majority of them however presen-
ted a nondescript combination of In-
dian crstufne and paleface accoutre-
ment thill would he ioiniissilile lo ilc.
The dance itself is harder to give
mi idea ot to one who has never
seen it. The warriors arrange them
selves in a sort of a halt moon for-
mation toward the center of the
stomp ground and as the weird chant
and pounding of the drum commen
ces they start the stomping motion
peculiar to their race joining in the
chant. At first their motion is gen-
tle and their forward movement is
almost imperceptable but their danc-
ing becomes more energetic and their
singing louder as they more rapidly
advance toward tho rude seat on
which the musicians are located.
4When they are within a couple of
feel of the drummer the low chant
has grown into a chorus of shrill
yells and the dancing becomes a vio-
lent distortion of the entire body.
At a sign from the leader of the
dance who assumes a position nt the
front the entire body falls back to-
ward their original mition while
the music and dancing subside in the
same ratio in which they had increas-
ed during the advance li each ing the
original position there is an imme-
diate rally and without a moment's
pause the entire program is repented
ami so it continues tor prohitnly a
dozen rallies. During all this time
the paroxysm is reached when the
forward movement is at its apex and
has become more and more viol.'tit
until the yelling has become deafen
ing ami in1 (lancmir or contortions a
frenzy. Then some one of the war-
riors advances from the crowd of
dancers and strikes the drum as a
sign for silence and attention. In-
stantly the clamor and motions cense
and the entire baud stand motionless
and silent while the warrior who
has given the signal proceeds to ha-
rangue the drummer and musicians.
Speeches as they were delivered
were all of the same tenor and con-
sisted of a braggadocio account of
the hostile experiences of the speak
ers. I his story telling was indulged
in only by the older men in attend
ance who had actually been warriors.
Of these there were about a dozen
pMent.
The squaws don't participate in
the war dance hut were formed in a
double line to the left of the stomp
. ground where they joined in the
chant and kept up a slow dance or
movement from one foot to the
iither without advancing or retreat-
ing except when the dancing of the
v arriors became more violent when
t'-ey would advance very slowly a
few feet and then retreat.
Although about half a dozen of the
I'Mer Indians appeared in nothing
i"t brech clout and
The popualion of the Indian Terri
those wild prairies into a garden.
They built great cities they grid-
ironed the state with railroads and
they opened up her mines.
History repeats itself. ' Here in
this Western country a new slate
the equal of Illinois in natural re-
sources has been admitted. W'c do
not have to listen for the tramp of
A inirni'ir on''willl iW. - vnry-nv1
coming lv every train aim trom
every direction
The popuatioii of the Indian Terri
tory is increasing at the rate ot live
liu ml red n day. The immigration
will grow in volume as the restric
t ions on the sale or lands nre re
moved and conditions improve. Just
think of it will you t Think of the
wealth and energy pouring into this
country from every part of the
I'nited Stntes. Think of our rapidly
growing cities; of the railroads be-
ing constructed; of the mines being
opened and of the rolling prairies
being dotted with beautiful farms
and pleasant homes. Ami then think
if you please of the rapid rise in
values of real estate thnt must surely
take place. This is no mush room
boom but a good sternly healthy
growth. Any one wise enough to
buy now (using good judgment or
course) will never have cause to re
gret it. Vinitn Chieftain.
SURVEY NEARLY COMPLETED.
Party Finds Abundance of Coal in the
Creek Nation.
Chelsea Okla. August 24. The go.
idovical survey party spent the great
er part of last week in the Creek na
tion investigating coal and oil depos
its. The camp moved from Okmulgee
northeast past Hnld Hill and the Con-
chnrty mountains to Weleetkn then
west to Mounds and the (llenn oil
field. Sunday camii wns at Tulsa.
There are four veins of coal in the
Creek country all of which hnve been
worked for loenl use. The coal varies
from a foot to three feet in thickness
mid bids fair to become of great com-
mercial importance. The most impor-
tant mines now tqn-ned are at Henry-
etta Schuller Morris and Hroken Ar-
row. During this week the party is work-
ing mainly in the vicinity of Tulsa
tracing out some limestone ledges in
thnt vicinity and endeavoring to lo-
cale accurately the axis of the anti-
cline fold that extends north and
south along the 00th meridian. It is
along this fold thnt the best oil field
so far discovered in the new state has
been discovered.
Next week the party will complete
its work turn in the camp outfit and
return to Norman for the opening
of the university.
There is a populitr misapprehen
sion concerning the establishment
of county lilies and county seats for
the Indian Territory half of the new
state. The Hartlesville Kxaminer
comments on this as follows:
"That many people have an er-
roneous idea of the duties which the
constitutional convention will be
called upon to discharge has been
rather plainly eveideneed by the ex-
hibits made by the districting com-
mission. The all-controlling all-
important consideration in every lo
cality is the question ot uoiimtunes
and county lines. As was to have
been expected there is uwt tt com-
munity in the entire territory so
large but aspire to be designated as
a county seat. And each has gerry-
mandered the lines in such a way as
to give a most plausible case for the
commissions eonsitiernnon. una
popular impression is based on the
assumption that the convention will
fix irrevocable the county seats of
the new state. As a matter of fact
nothing could be farther from the
truth.
"While there is nothing in the en-
abling act to prevent the convention
from designating county seats and
for that matter making Lhem perma-
nent there is not the slightest evi-
dence that it will do either. On the
contrary the chances are a hundred
to one that the convention will do
neither. It is incumbent on the con-
vention to designate county lines and
will concede this. Else how could
it provide for county ollicers and
county government f it may desig-
nate temporary seats for the purpose
of the first election but there is a
possibility the method adopted' will
be to designate county lines nnd pro-
vide for the selection of county seats
by the voters at the lirst election;
aiid even should temporary county
seals be designated provision will
be made whereby the voters and
taxpayers of the county may change
"Thus it will be seen that in the
matter of selecting county seats the
voters will have the final sny nnd
oulv those towns will secure th
coveted prize who have respect and
favor in the minds of the majority.
As a consequence there is but little
need of the present feverish activity
along that line. The delegates to the
convention will be sorely beset by
this and that community seeking
preferment. In the final decision he
will he glad to avoid making political
enemies by referring the selections
to the communities themselves.
live tribes all leases for agricultural
purposes for periods in excess of one
year covering such lands and all
leases for iifrieiillural purposes for
one year or jess effecting the hoine-
sleads of suck Indians must bo made
in accordance with these regulation
and approved by the secretary but
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leases covcriiy; nomesieaus must 1101
include olherjands.
Three years is the maximum lease
allowed; five years for agricultural
purposes and fifteen years for mineral
purposes. All improvements placed
on the lauds hy the lessee to nu agri-
cultural or grazing lease or anyone
holding under him as a sublease or
otherwise wlial W-)t the expiration of
the lease be aigj.enme the priqierty
of the owner ol jjie laud. This regu-
lation is also judicable to all im-
provements ainalii'iUinirK placed upon
lands leased for mineral pin pones ex-
cept tools boilers boiler houses pipe
lines pumping and drilling outfits
tanks engines casing and all dry or
exhausted wells and machinery.
Oil and gas leases are limited to
1800 acres lo a pei-soii or corporation
ns at present.
Royalties required on coal mid as-
phalt' leases are as follows: On as-
nlialtiim 10 cents per toll for each
and every ton of crude asphalt or
HO cents per ton on refined asphalt;
on the production of all coal mined 8
cents per ton. mine run including the
slack; all royalties to be paid monthly.
CONVENTION HAS
CLOSED LABORS
FEDERATION OF LABOR GATHER
AT SHAWNEE OVER.
OKLAHOMA CITY NEXT
Metropolis of the State Easily Defeat-
ed Ardmore for the Meeting in
1907 Enthusiastic Session.
ternoon.
The Fanners' I'liion nnd the Fed-
eration of Labor held a joint smoker
last night and were addressed by
A. E. Calvin president of the Texas
Federation of Labor.
Oyster Season Is Opened.
The Merchants' Cafo announces
thnt the oyster season is now opened
and that choice bivalves will be serv-
in any style at all hours of the day
and night.
MILITIA ORDERED OUT.
MAIN LINE FLOUR IS THE BEST.
Alleged Boy Burglars.
South McAlesler August 24. Late
veslerdnv afternoon. Deputv J. A.
i flint of Hartshorne brought to the
)iul in this city the three hoys who
nre iillei'pd to have robbed the store
of J. J. Jackson Cowman Mondny
night.
The names of the vouthful prisoners
are R. W. Railev. A. M. Weddle and
Jim Collier. The boys are said to
haw only succeeded in getting forty
dollars which amount was locked up
in the cash drawer.
MAIN LINE FLOUR IS THE BEST.
Shawnee Okla. Aug. 23 The
Territorial Federation of Labor af-
tor a most interesting and profitable
three days' session adjourned last
night.
The next meeting that of 1007
will be held in Oklahoma City. The
only competitor for the favor of
next year's meeting was Ardmore.
In the meeting just ended there
were ')S delegates in attendance
representing (34 local organizations.
Among the resolutions adopted was
one raising the per capita tax from
2'2 to 5 cents per month. A resolu-
tion insisting upon a clause in the
constitution establishing the initia-
tive and referendum was adopted.
Delegates trom the railroad or-
ganizations and also from the India-
lioma Farmers' union met with the
convention and a committee con-
sisting of three members from the
federation three from the railroad
organizations and three from the
Farmer's union was appointed to
meet and organize a plan of action
that would be effective in bringing
about their wishes in the constitu-
tional convention.
During yesterday afternoon Miss
Kate Bernard representative of the
Women's Labor League addressed
the convention discussing the league
and its work. She also addressed
the Farmers' Union during the af-
State to Insure Order on Shoshone
Reservation
Cheyenne Wyo. August 24. Upon
request of Sheriff Slough of Fremont
county. Governor Brooks lust night
ordered out company B of the stnto
National Guard stationed at Lander
to proceed to the Shoshone reservation
lo aid tho sheriff in preserving order
on the new townsite on the reserva-
tion. The dilliculty on the reservation
began on the night of August 14 the
day before tho reservation was opened
when about three hundred sooner
gathered on the border of the reserva-
tion and on the morning of the fif
teenth every town lot ou the new-
town site was occupied by a squater.
3 REPORTED DEAD IN WRECK.
FLOCK TO THE
BIG PASTURE
RECORD BREAKING NUMBER OF"
HOMESEEEERS
MANY FROM MISSOURI
The Visitors Are "Shown" in the-
New State Bumper Crops and
Pasture Lands.
Casualties Denied by Rock Island Of-
ficials. Lawton Okla. August 24. It is re-
ported here that three people were
killed in a wreck on the main line of
the Rock Island in the yards at Dun-
can at 1 :30 this morning.
The report of deaths is unconfirmed.
Severnl cars were smashed by a pas-
senger train running into the rear end
of a freight train. The track is torn
nn for several rods and the main line
erains are Jbeing - detoured over the
Enid and Lawton branch of the Rock
Island.
At the general offices in Chicago it
was stated that none of the passengers
were killed.
MAIN LINE FLOUR IS THE BEST I MAIN LINE FLOUR IS THE BEST
Lawton Okla. August 24. Home-
seekers day is again confronting Law-
ton and the Southwestern country
each and every time the crowds in-
crease in numbers. The forerunner
reached here at noon today over the
Frisco on the regular train but tho
siecial train which reached this city
at four or five o'clock this afternoon
was loaded to its greatest capacity.
From the news received by the rail-
roads in advance the excursion which
left the east and north yesterday for-
the southwest was far beyond any
that has ever moved south and west.
Those reaching this section today
were from Missouri and other nearby
points. The greatest part of the ex-
cursion will reach this city tomorrow
when the trains arrive making connec-.
tion with points in and around Chic-
ago. It will soon be necessary to run-'
many special trains over the Frisco-
and Rock Island railways to acocmo-
date those who have their mind bent:
on coming to Lawton to look the pas-
ture over. There is no point in any-
of the railroads which has better rail-
way facilities with which to reach the
many portions of th "big pasture"'
than has this city. Lawton is situated
in such a way as to be able to take-
care of the crowds that are certainly
coming.
Ten Years in Bed.
"For ten years I was confined to
my bed with disease of my kidneys"
writes J. Ii. Gray J. I'. of Ackville
Intl. "It was so severe thnt I could
not move part of the time. I consult-
ed the best medical skill available
hut could get no relief until Foley's
Kidiiev Cure was recommended to
me. it lias hee n a uousemi to me.
(ielninn Drug Co.
am to mi
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n-'.st of them clung to their cotton
shirts and trousers although they all
wore the shirt outside t the pants.
Hut two tomahawks were to be seen
among the entire party. The younger
Indians take little interest in the war
Fatigue and Bummer Disease ffl
Many eople are so easily affected
by the hot weather as to be capable
ot'but little work during the summer
months. Inquiry among this class
will show that in neralv every in-
leggings ti e I stance there ft a weak stomach and
dance several hundred of them Company.
more or less indigestion. Put the di
gestive organs right by using Mi-o-na
stomach tablets and the summer time
will prove the pleasantest most de-
sirable and enjoyable season of the
year lor sale by the (ietman Drug
Several thrilling effects nre promis
ed on the presentation of Elmer Wal
ter's great comedy drama "Just
Struck Town" nt the Grand August
'JH. This pla v is said to be quite urn
que in its construction with some very
laughable situations. Chief ntnoiig the
comedy parts is a Swedish servant
girl and a bashful country constable
lover. The latter is an uncommon
youth though serving in nn offieini
rapacity for the county in which hf
resides he has never allowed the tnste
of liquor to pass his lips. After his
first arrest his assHei lies prevail upon
him to smoke his first cignr. which
brings forth much fun as does also
the lovers' quarrel in the fourth act.
The scenery is said to be quite attrac-
tive and the compnny bears evidence
of being a painstaking one.
DISPOSAL OF INDIAN LANDS.
Regulations Governing Leases and
Sale Made Public by Hitchcock.
Washington August 24. Regula-
tions governing the leasing and sale
of lands allotted to or inherited by
fullhlood Indians of the five civilised
tribe have been issued by the secre-
tary of the interior. They cover h ases
of all kinds nnd the sale of lands.
Under the heading "lenses' the
regulations provide that fullhlood In-
dian nllotcc of the five tribes may
object to the approval of the secre-
tary of the interior lease their home-
stead for agricultural pdrposos in case
of their disability nn account of in
firmity or asf. and where leae are
submitted for approval covering the
homestead surplus and inherited lands
the certificate of a physieinn or other
satisfactory evidence must be fur-
nished. All leases for mineral nurposes eov-
ering the homestead surplus and inher-
ited lands of full blood Indians of the
The Clay Furniture Co.
Have sold their entire stock of New and Second
Hand Furniture to parties who will close out
everything at Auction to the Highest Bidder
Sale to Commence Saturday
August 25 at 10:30 a. m.
And wjll continue until entire stock is sold.
This $2500 stock consists of a high grade of
New and Second Hand Furniture Iron Beds
Mantel Folding Beds Upright Folding
Beds Extension Tables Parlor
Furniture Dressers Com-
modes Ranges Etc.
Four Drop Head Sewing Machines 3 Uprights
Art Squares Velvet Rugs Dining Room
Chairs Rockers Couches Book Cases Side-
boards . Pictures Dishes Mirrors Buffets
Dressing Tables Lace Curtains Etc. .
These Goods Will POSITIVELY BE SOLD to
THE HIGHEST BIDDER
Regardless of cost. Don't forget the Day and
Date of Sale. Store Fixtures for Sale and
Store for Rent.
E. E. Atherton Auctioneer
TULSA OKLAHOMA
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