The Tahlequah Arrow. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 16, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 13, 1902 Page: 2 of 10
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PASSING OF THE INDIAN.
fJU Coatoroa and Habtta are Fant IXnap-
p««rinc and Will Soon be Wiped
Oat Entirely.
Hon. T. W. Hunter, secretary of the
Choctaw Town lt« Commission, was in
Ft. Smith one day this week and the
News-Record thus quotes him on the
passing of the Indian:
"The Indiao is fast passing away.
His customs and habits are disappear-
ing and his practices and laws will be
wiped out entirely when the new treaty
goes into effect. Whether he will like
the Atoka agreement a- well after he
has to abide by its terms a« now, is
something I can not tell, but I imagine
be will not.
"It's a sin to force so much civiliza-
tion upon the Indian. He can not
stand to be cramped, and civilization
cramps the life out of him. The amal-
gamated Indian—the half breed and
the quarter breed—is increasing, but
the full blood is becoming extinct.
They can not stand the white man's
ways and customs. The Indian was
once rich, but he is getting poorer
every day. This is because he is
brought in competition with the white
man, and be is not able to cope with
him. Why, when I was a young man,
and 1 am only middle aged now, I could
count scoree ol rich Indians, and avery
Indian had herds of cattle and ponies
which be could convert intocash at any
time. Now, I can not name a single rich
Indian. With the fencing up of the
rangeB, and tbe clearing of the bottoms,
the herds have died off, and Indians
who were well to do twenty years ago
are now on the verge of poverty."
The Indian's Statu*.
The absorption of the Indian coun
try by the new state of Oklahoma will
not work any hardship upon the red
man financially if the plan of the sen
ate committee is carried out. Tbe
status of the Indians residing in the
two territories is defined in a provis-
ion inserted in the first section of the
bill. This section authorizes the in
habitants of the two territories to
adopt a state constitution and then
says: "Nothing contained in the said
constitution shall be construed to
limit or Impair the rights of person or
property pertaiuing to Indians of the
said territories, so long as such right
shall remain unextinguished or to
limit or affect the authority of the
government of the United States to
make any law or regulation respecting
such Indians, their land, property or
other rights, which it would have been
competent to make if this act never
passed."—Fort Smith News Record.
XiTtd at (irave* Brink.
"I know I would long ago have been
in ray grave," writes Mrs. S. H. New-
som, of Decatur, Ala., "if it had not
been for Electric Bitters. For three
years I suffered untold agony from the
worst forms of indigestion, waterbrasb,
stomach and bowel dyspepsia. But this
excellent medicine did me a world of
good. Since using it I can eat hearti
ly and have gained 3.5 pounds." For
indigestion, loss of appetite, stomach,
liver and kidney troubles Klectric Bit
tern are a positive guaranteed cure.
Only 50c at Crew Hro's drug store.
Territory Liquor.
Judge Gill in bis charge to the
grand jury at Claremore said: "Any
liquor that intoxicates, it matters not
what it is called, is prohibited in the
Indian Territory, and the parties so
disposing in any manner, whatever,
from the gilded front drug store, the
low groggery or In the back alley,
must be indicted. Nine-tenths of the
crimes committed are directly tracea-
ble to the liquor habit." All of which
is undeniably true. The only trouble
is that despite grave judges on the
bench the enterprising liquor dealer
manages to do a thriving business in
the very shadow of the court houses.
However, drastic measures in enforc-
ing this law will have a good effect.
"SKEETER" WANTS PARDON.
Thurumn Baldwin, the Indian Territory
Itandtt, In Serving a Thirty
Yeam' Sentence.
"Skeeter," the Indian Territory ban-
dit, whose realuameis Thurman Bald
win, who is now serving a thirty years'
sentence at Detroit, Michigan, has ap-
plied for a pardon. It is quite probable
that a great many who are now resi-
dents of the territory have never heard
of "Skeeter," and yet but eight or nine
years ago his name was a terror
throughout all this section of country.
His exploits, together with the Cook
gang, of which he was a leading spirit,
were heralded from one end of the land
to the other, and the eastern press de-
voted more space to this band than
was awarded even to tbe operations of
the James and Younger boys.
"Skeeter" was concerned in a num
ber of robberies, and took part in one
train holdup. Bill Cook, "Skeeter
Cherokee Bill and a few otheroutlaws,
held up a Frisco train at lied Fork, I
T., In broad day light. It was for this
robbei y that he was finally convicted
and sent to do time at Detroit. After
the robbery the gang started to New
Mexico, and when they had reached a
point near Wichita Palls, Texas, they
went into camp in an old log house
Here they were surprised and sur-
rounded by a party of Texas Rangers.
Bill Cook happened to be away from
the camp at the time, but "Skeeter
and the rest of the band fought until
their ammunition was exhausted, when
they surrendered. Bill Cook heard the
firing and made his escape for the time
A Million Voice*
Could hardly express the thanks of
Homer Hall, of West Point. Ia. Lis-
ten why: A severe cold had settled on
his lungs, causing a most obstinate
cough. 8everal physicians said he had
consumption, but could not help him
When all thought he was doomed he
began to use Dr. King's New Discov-
ery for consumption and writes: "It
completely cured me and sa7ed my
life. I now weigh 227 lbs." It's pos-
itively guaranteed for coughs, colds
and lung troubles. Price 50c and $1.
Trial bottles free at Crew Bros.
The Pride of lleroen.
Many soldiers in the last war wrote
to say that for scratches, bruises, cuts,
wounds, corns, sore feet and stiff
joints, Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the
best in the world. Same for burns,
scalds, boils, ulcers, skin eruptions
and piles. It cures or no pay. Only
25c at Crew Bro's drug store.
Will Never Connent.
You need not think for one moment
that the citizens of the Indian Terri-
tory will ever consent to be united with
a territory where political steals are
in vogu<s and where the voice of the
people is disregarded as it is in Okla-
homa. Not even a decent republican
would give his consent for a mix-up
with such a set of sloppy politicians.
They may steal from Bill Cross his
seat in congress, and rob the citizens
of that territory of their sufferage, but
this will never keep the people of Okla-
homa from thinking ugly thoughts of a
man that would accept a stolen politi-
cal position or thinking clean senti-
ments of a man that fought a brave
and gwllant fight and won an honora-
ble victory. Republicanism in Okla-
homa will some day die of its own pol-
lution.—Muskogee Courier.
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It Fay* to Advertise.
The following little story in verse is
going the rounds of the press: "He
didn't have a dollar; he didn't have a
dime. His clothes and shoes were
looking just as though they,d served
their time He didn,t try to kill him
self to dodge misfortune's whacks. In-
stead, he got some ashes, and he filled
five dozen sacks. Then, next he begged
a dollar. In the paper in t'vt morn he
advertised tin polish that would put
the sun to scorn. He kept on adver-
tising, and, just now, suflice to say,
he's out in California, in his cottage
on tbe bay.
Coughing Spell Caused Death.
"Harry Duckwell, aged 25 years,
choked to death early yesterday morn-
ing at his home, in the presence of his
wife and child. He contracted a slight
cold a few days ago and paid but little
attention to it Yesterday morning he
was seized with a fit of coughing
which continued for some time. His
wife sent for a physician but before he
could airlve, another coughing spell
came on and Dm'twell died from suffo-
cation.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat,
Dec. 1, 1901" Ballard's Horehound
Syrup would have saved him. 25c, 50c
and $1.00, at Crew Bros., Druggists.
lie Kent-wed Ills Subscription.
Once upon a time a man got mad
with the rditor and stopped his paper,
says an exchange. The next week he
sold his corn four cents below the
market price. Then his property was
sold for taxes because he didn't read
the tax collector's sale. He was ar
rested and fined for going hunting
on Sunday, and paid 8300 for a lot of
forged notes that had been advertised
/or two weeks and the public cautioned |
TIRED AND
WORN OUT.
Women Need
a constant supply of blood-making ina
terial or their systems will break down.
The complicated female organism it
so delicately adjusted as to l)e easily
thrown out of balance. As a result,
health and strength are affected by
divers diseases. Motherhood, family,
society all levy such drains upon hei
strength that most women break undet
the nervous tension. The deniundt
upon her nervous strength are much
greater than similar demands of the
opposite sex. Hence she must be sup-
plied in greater measure with the ele-
ment—iron—that gives strength. The
reason women feel tired and worn out
and suffer from headache, pains in the
back and limbs, etc., is because they
have used up their supply of iron.
Menstruation trouble ia largely caused
by lack of iron.
Dr. Harter's
Iron Tonic
supplies this element. It enriches the
blood and restores what strain has
used up.
Augusta, Ark., May 10,1901.
•'After having sold Dr. Harter's reniedlej
for thlrtyyeara I can cheerfully recommend
flTI il them. I might add tbat 1
hold In special favor Dr.HUJ
ter's Iron Tonic, and would
rftSr recommend It as the veiy
best preparation ol' Iron I m
quatnted with. To weak, worn-out
women, and those troubled with nerr
ousness, poor digestion, and pale, lul"
blood, I believe It to be a panacea. ^
"J. B. Wii.kiiwoh, Drugglut-"
(U.IM fursalM that iWn ltsll alil Is
not to negotiate them. He then paid
big Irishman with a foot like a 'urge
hammer to kick him all the way to the
newspaper office when he paid f°ur
years, in advance and made the ediWf
sign an agreement to knock him do*0
and rob him if he ever ordered ■
paper stopped again.
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Hudson, Waddie. The Tahlequah Arrow. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 16, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 13, 1902, newspaper, December 13, 1902; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc137541/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.