The Tahlequah Arrow. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 17, No. 33, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 23, 1904 Page: 4 of 8
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i HE ARROW: TAHJ-M^AH, INDIAN TERRITORY.
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PRESUYTERY EHDED MOUDAY
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TER&ITORYS RAPID G-ROWTH
i^MTkb PfMbjIerf. ■ fc cfc f) ia
tbi* r.ty Friday of iM «e*l. ft ttoi
iU work Morittr. •'• nig iMtrttiitf
■e*«ioa. At |Nci:iu^r) ori o( IM
Presbjiery m befao after Uw «■
Friday oi(M by tbe e.ect. -a of
J. 8. biobbit&eid of Vicit*. at
a lor aad Ktder Robe of Nayaca it:
Kankia of Checotah, a* temporary
eierk*.
Oo Batarday noreinr ca.ie for tbe
pK'./ca, kerrioe* of flei. C W. Kerr
to tbe Ta'aa cbarcb: Ret M S K.dd t
to the Oaaolgee charcb aed Re*. J
Jl Xeltoo. Wewoka. were eoetidered. j
lie* Kerr kigz i'-'i ' nirW. .1 of
■icreptiog tbe e*ll to tbe Toltacborrh
aod a con.a. -- 'jo vw appo-o:*i to
lo*t«!l bin
P<rrmaoeo'committee* were apf ict-
ed 00 borne mi a* loo, foreign nut.DM.
•ducalioa. ebnrcfl erection Sabbath
tcdool wor*. mi nUterial relief, freed-
n>*o, board of aid for colleges. Urr.■
peraoce, young people'* *oeietf « aod
beoeficecce
Tbe Presbytery tbea adjourned to
lace dinner provided by the lad.e* of
the Freabyterian ctiurcb. and served
in tbe Crew building
Tb« af'erooon *ervief i ; given
over largely bo commltiie report#,
chief among which « tbe report of
tbe committee ot> home miMiooc, pro-
viding a ecbedule for the work io all
mueioo poiou io tbe Presbytery
Rer. A. Grant E1101 wu elected
commlasiooer to the geoeral assembly
to meet at Buffalo, at also E. G. Bell
from the eldership.
The regular time of tbe (price meet-
ing of the Presbytery was changed
fro® the firm Thursday to the third
Thursday io April.
Tbe evening service *a io charge
of the Ladies Miaalonary society of
the Presbytery. An interesting aod
profitable program was rendered.
Oo Saoday tbe cburcbcs of the city
were (applied by visiting ministers,
morning and eveoiog, as follows: I lev.
J. S. Stubblefield aod [lev. C. M. Clay
too at the Presbyterian cburcb: Rev.
J. J. Pblpps aod Il v. J. K. Thomp-
son at lb* Baptist cburcb: Rer. Grant
Stroh aod llev. C. W. Kerr at tbe M.
K church, s^utb: Rev Joho Tenoey
at Park Bill: Re*. R. J. Lamb, Mo-
ravian cburcb: Rev. F. L. Schaub,
Kim Springe llev. Joho K. Nelson,
Male Seminary.
Io tbe afleraooo al tbe Presbyterian
cburcb tbe Presbyteriai coiomunion
was observed aod was conducted by
llev. A.Grant l>ani and llev. D. N.
Alien, assisted by Klders Abreos,
Rankin, Robe aoJ Whiteside.
O? Moiiit) the fCiSowilig busitifesi
was transacted
A resolution wn adopted petlliooiog
tbe general aaaenbly to change tbe
tit! - of tbe board of fretdmeo to seme
more tollable deiigoatioo.
The home mission committee was in.
I'.ructed to make use of tbe time of
each llcleotiate of Presbytery one Sab-
bath in each month.
A committee wan appointed consist
log of lie*. G. T. Thompson, llev.
Grant Stroh aod Klder Gideon Mor-
gan to codvey to Synod the request of
this Presbytery for the permaneot es-
tablishment of Its Bible conferencc at
the city of Tahlequah, aod the stated
clerk was Instructed to petition the
Woman's Board of Borne Missions,
New Yoik city, Io the name of the
Presbytery, to maintaio the school at
Tabiequah as at present conducted.
Sapulpa was chosen as the place of
the next stated meeting, aod the time,
the Tuesday befoid the meetiog of
tbe Synod at Tulsa next falL
The stated clerk read the slated
rules of tbe Presbytery with amend-
ments. which were adopted, and the
clerk was Instructed to have printed a
new supply of these rules.
One rule was specially emphasized,
that candidates for tbe miolstery ap-
pearing before this Presbytery shall
be required to "refrain from tbe use of
tobacco aod other injurious and sx
pensive habits." A vote was taken
upon this, showing that nearly every
minister and Klder peresent does not
use tobacco io any form.
Kesolutloos of thanks were theo
PATENT
MEDICINES
CHEMICALS
TOILET
ARTICLES
SUNDRIES.
ETC.
DRUGS,
STATIONERY.
CIGARS i! TOBACCO
PRESCRIPTIONS
CAREFULLY
AND
ACCURATELY
COMPOUNDED
DAY and NIGHT
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I Srarc*. ac..>0.'. ti; mtr tf Ites
• ; 1 tfcr fwii «- ■;. saati uios
of ' t(*, a grrwva of 1 ptmMt a
lay be ibon Battb < 1* m a
*a.r ittl. u tbe .strut* 1 p«^i ti«
mil- z rbe last year it* f—v-airr
t&as ia iLc une urtc-.. z( re-art toa
bioec If tt* serr.iurT natiisei to
iftcrtue ia popslttioa xoe mtit two
year* bat it ba* ■ tbe .a?: jetr. «b-o
t^aleoood cocc'/ n J9> lod tc Ter-
ritory will costs io witb a pc^latioti
of V"7,W«) O<l«bo4oa probakblf will
e^ial this, t-.i a>a«e lb- pip— i".:-on of
the oew tiate I t'll 0.4 Tb «*iilbe
tbe iarg**l popjlauos evercimimed by
aoi Kale at the time of *dmis<ioo.
Taking tae centos ;./u ret &-t l'AM for
a batit. the popolatioo of loJua Ter-
ritory at that tim; wtt nif tim-M as
large "as N-:vad.t. - x t:tothat o'
A a*ka. foor tins-i that of ?%"yonoing
twice that of Hawai., ao d do ^ble tbat
of tiabo, Delaware and .Nt* Mexico;
W WO more tbao Moduoi . 11 "i.CWXJ
more tbao Utah, <2,000 in ore than
North Dakota Tbe popal«li«3H of tbe
territory ba> increased at tl>e lovest
estimate 2>X> 00" since that ticue, while
lv not probable that io any of tbe
other territories mentioned it bac in-
creased 25 per cent, aod io ttie states
meotiooed not more tbao IO per ceot
since tbe census, so that the <-omp*ra
live figure", if they coull fee bad at
this time, would be still more' io favor
of Indian Territory.
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Rank.
time.
I«ab Division No. 6, L'oiform
ill return? drilling in a short
' operat:on performed to remove a
Tumor on the brain." As Bai-py Boo-
: Iig.':0 say#, "What d'ye link 'o dat?"'
TOWER TRAP FOR GUMNERS.
j MILE SEMINAPV ITEMS
Tahlequah Lodge No 4 I. O. O. F-
will have work in tbe second and third
degrees tooi?b*.
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The grand lodge Knights of Pythias
of tbe Icdian Territory will meet at
Durant, May 31. B. Lee Wyly will
rfcoresent Waubillio No 5, at this
session.
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Wauhillau Lodge No. 5, K. of P.
is aow comfortably settled in its new
ball in the Thompson building. This1
popular lodge is growiog rapidly and
most deservedly so
to It's
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boys a
Rev. Nelson preached for
D**le* Comaoa In Knn.pr, Bui I'rar- '
tiraiir t nkiowo ta Thia uun- ^Vui 1 1 cf man made a trip
t*r—uioiraii Shuts. home at Maysville last Friday
Prof. Coppock visited the
The equipment of the Plnehurst Guc j |sit Mondav and made thf.
club embraces interesting fe&ture ; t , iu . i i
In tbe ahap, of a tower trap. Such tr „ ! Chee'ia* ^ cb,apf1 "rvlce'
are quite commoc in b.. «a< fourteeo ?0UDK '^le. of ti.. FSn;i;e
tlcally unkcovs is this counts s"<?mlcary. accompanied by Mi s Wi:-
the New York Sun. j attended church Sonday.
In tbe top of the tower are two lar- Tbe athletic association" is <jrau fal
get traps, one at the right and one at to tbe people of Tahlequah for turn
the left The attendant is protected by j jDg out so well at tbe ball game
Members of tbe Masonic bodies will ;
be interested io a new order just'
launched at Topeka by a body compos-
ed of 200 charter members. It is call- ^
ed the Ancient Toltec Rite, and it
bears to tbe higher bodies of Masonry j
about tbe same relation as that of tbe i
Kistern Star io the blue lodges. This
TroaMe Brtitiai. means that it admits the womankind of
A -wording to \ inita .idvic-ei a row Masons, and to belong to it a woman
in Indian Territory Ilepublleao ctmp tnutt be the wlte, "daughter, or
is brewing over an appo:to an gisfpr of a thirty second degree Mason
important position id the federal 0r Knight Templar, while the male
court. Not very long ago L>eoois B. member must have reached one of
Wilson, L'oited States probate com tbeie degrees.
missioner was let out. Wilson says V
be bad been promised a position as The Independent Order of Odd Fel-
L'oited States commissioner «me time lows, of tbe United States, sprang into
ago, but this promise *as ne%er made existence on the 26:h day of April,
good, and in order to pour oil on the 1*19, io the city of Baltimore, aod
troubled waters Wilson *- a« made was Organized by Thomas Wildey,
probate commissioner la>t 3«ar, but with four others who had been initi-
wai relieved of tbie office tome sixty ated in England. From this trivial
dtjs ago. at which time L-.utnan F. beginning has sprung up one of the
Parker, Jr., wa given tbe position of largest benevolent association known
probate commissioner, which office be to the world—nun."tang 4G grand ju-
held io connection with bi* office of risdictloos and composed of good men
master in chancery. A few ^eek# ago'and true, bound together by the lodls-
Parker secured a position as attorney soluble bonds of Friendship, Love and
for tbe Cherokee nation, and Is now Truth in the great cause of benevo-
in Washington looking after- the Id- lence and charity. Tahlequah Lodge
teresta of the Cherokee^. It Las been will observe the 8.5th anniversary of
hinted by those who claim to know , the founding of the order on the *20tb,
that when Parker gives up hies ofllce as with appropriate services. Ilsv. D. N.
me'-ter io "hancery and probate com j Allen, of Fort G!b30c. will deliver ao
missioner be will be succeeded by a, address.
man from Obio.
trouble comes Io.
Here is vwkere the
a heavy plank partition which also hides
the traps from view The traps art-
pulled from the rear. In the usual man-
ner.
Birds may be thrown In five ways,
right, left, unknown, overhead ar.r.
double*. In all of theae events i !
the exception of the overhead tir(i-
the shooter faces the tower at the usua,
distance. In the overhead shooting he
stands back to tbe tower and directly
underneath it. The sport furnished is
novel as compared with the usual trap
(booting
The id<a is to produce conditions such
4 those the sportsman experiences in
wild waterfowl, pigeon or other shoot-
ing. or ic shooting birds which fiy lrci
trees. Known angler 'o il' riiit :
left are net difficult and r . n: ; nr.u
have a 1 nack for ! ill.ng overhead bli ds
but unknonn angles puzzle the experts,
and doubles, two birds shooting ofi in
opposite directions and at the same
time, call for a skill and quickness that
*ew possess. But doubks are not Iny
possible, and the shooting Is wonderful-
ly fascinating because of Its difficulty.
Dr. Murray ia now looking after his
p's and q's. saya the London Daily
Chronicle. For the purposes of his
monumental dictionary he wants to
know the earliest use and accurate
origin of the word "paleface," familiar
to the countless readers of America".
Indian stories. It occurs frequently in
Fenlmore Cooper's "Last Of the Mo-
Severai compliment* were passed on
our new athletic park. The hady
grove, tbe tank of cool spring water,
tbe smooth diamond aud the fast
gatfie all tended to the enj ym nt of
the spectators.
Tbe "possum holier band," heaued
by Bandmaster Rarian, made a hit in
tbe street parade aod also at the ball
game latt Friday. Mr. Harlan had
his band w.ell drilled, and the mem
bers, Lindsey. Blackstone, Chandler,
Gibson, Fite, tbe colored boy, Wood,
tbe old womao, and Camp, the Djtch
man, acquitted themselves cr dti h'
A very closely conUsted aod exci-
Irg jrame of base ball was tbe B icone
Seminary game last Friday, which was
played in one hour and two minutes.
Scraper, tbe second man to the ba*.
was credited with a home run, but
bis runner, Lane, was blocked on side
line causing him to fall, but made
third. Scraper occupied tbe' box for
the Bides the first four ipnings, hold-
ing tbem down to two scores and fan-
ning four men, when Leerskov suc-
ceeded him, holding them down to one
score and fanning seven men.. Mayes
caught a first-class eame. The infield-
ers. Chaney. Markham, A. Mayes and
Fields, held down their positions io
good shape. D. L oe played right
field while Scraper was io the box.
hlcans." published in 1826. and that is The outfielders, Hicks, Scraper and
the earliest rcferen e with v.hich Dr. R088. playea ,he game e<pecla,|_
Murray is at present acquainted the run made by Scraper catching the
Whether it is a tranalation of a genu- . , . , *
ine Indian word, or merely a conveni- ew nc es ,rom the ground,
ent phrase invented by storytelleis .ie "les well, only four fan-
and placed in the mouths of the ie.1 D'D£out- Bacone has tbe strongest
men, are points on which authoritative Io ibe history of the school,
information will doubtless be for.h- 1 Richardson, the pitcher, made his
Would He (ioo<l Invcitm
President Scott, of Bacone Univer-
sity, accompanied the Bacone ball
team on their recent trip toTahle-
At It Again.
Give a man a bad name and tbe
dogs, even, won't bark at him. Every-
thing is charged against Will Draper,
yclept the "Wichita Liar." Hear this
from the Oolagah Star: "That Wicb-
quab, and in speaking of tlaeeuccess it* Jonah has been ressurected at No
which bad attended the broom Industry wata, and from the K. C. Times of
at his Institution remarkeJI that Ik- April 12, we learn of a woman who
considered that Tahlequah, wlih so h*9 been asleep for the past five
much fine timber iD close proximity, ! weeks at that place, and who sits
should by all means have a factory up in bed, eats, etc.. but has been un-
for the production of wooden hand let- COO(;'OU8 during this time from an
for different Implements, an«3 that it —1
would prove a paying Investment. ^ ^ ^ {it Uf Uf
C hoctaw nrgrrgatlon Iurremned .
The house passed a bill Tuesday in-'
eluding in the segregation of the coal ;
and asphalt lands in the Choctaw and j
Chickasaw nation a large trac t of coal | £
lands near Wilburn, which, by a mis- j
take, was not segregated. The land ia 'JS
now leased by the Great Western Coal ,
aod Coke company and other corpo- ;
rations whlcb have invested & large :
amount of money in mining operations 1
Tbe bill passed the senate Mo oday.
coming from the other side of the At-
lantic. But at present we incline to the
belief that "paleface" is an invention
of the noveli«ta.
Cherokee Kevenae Collection*.
The United States Indian agent at
Muskogee reports the sum of $39,042 85
revenues collected by him to the credit
of the Cherokee nation, for the quarter
ending March 31, 1901. The amount
includes the following items: Hay,
$111.60: coal, $2 84i iif!: ballast. $79<j 40
schools, $5,731.25; oil and gas. $11,140.-
54; town lots, $18,413 13.
speedy curves work well. Berryhill
caught a fine game. Hurley played
first well, but Iloth, tbe second base-
man, was Bacont's star. The univer-
sity boys have played four match
games this season and the Blues only
one, but the latter are well satisfied
with that one, the game coming to
them with a score of 5-3. They will
mix it with Drury college team, from
Springfield, Mo., May 20.
Ice cream, the best maJe, at Chero-
kee Drug Co.
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Town Lot Dcfdii lMiied.
Inquiry at the executive department
elicit* the information that to date
there has been issued deed*? to 522
town lots in tbe Cherokee nation, dis
tribuled among ten towns, as follows:
Vinita, 246; Bluejickct, 111; Chelsea,
45; Welch, 19: Catoosa, .'13; A floa, 70;
Tahlequah, 1; Bartlesville, 7-ft; Chou-
teau, Claremore, 8. The highest price
for any one lot was about $250
CHEROKEE DRUG COMPANY
. .A Full Line of Stationery and Toilet Articles.
\ our Prescriptions are filled by a Registered Pharmacist.
We are not doing business on dim or vague promises of prizes or trips to
the World's Fair, but will give yon the lowest prices you can get in town.
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Hudson, Waddie. The Tahlequah Arrow. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 17, No. 33, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 23, 1904, newspaper, April 23, 1904; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc137616/m1/4/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.