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THE WEEKLY EXAMINER.
VOLUME IX.
BARTLESVILLE, INDIAN TE1UUTOKY, SATUBDAY, FEBKUAltY 13, 1904.-TEX PAGES.
NUMBER 49.
COUNTRY SAYS AMEN.
aephoi'kiatiojf bii.l. limits the
i'ohehs oe hitchcock-
The limitations and l'owen of the ( om-
missioner uf Indian Affairs liroadened
to a Corresponding Degree. Secretary
Very Jealous of Ills Prerogatives.
According to the Washington cor-
respondent of the Kansas City Jour-
nal, the Indian appropriation bill
that will be reported in a few days
will considerably curtail the authority
of the secretary of the interior and
proportionately increase the power of
the commissioner of Indian affairs.
Heretofore the latter has been entirely
subject to the control of the secretary
of the interior, who has had discretion
of action in all matters that were not
specifically defined by congress. When
the Indian appropriation bill is re-
ported it will be found that Secretary
Hitchcock has been shorn of much of
his power over Indian affairs. The
action, it is understood, was the result
of the unanimous opinion of the com-
mittee that the administration of
Indian affairs can be promoted by
giving the commissioner increased
powers in regard to the management
of the reservation, etc., in all of which
the secretary has heretofore had dis-
cretion, with the control of the limited
powers accorded the commissioner.
An interesting story in connection
with this departure from the estab-
lished practice was related in the
corridors of the capitol. It was
said that the committee was disposed
to still further limit the authority of
the secretary than is provided in the
bill as it stands at present, but that
Commissioner Jon?s personally ap-
pealed to the members not to go to the
extent of> embarrassing him in his re-
lations with the secretary, who is
known to be extremely jealous of his
official prerogatives.
The tendency in the committee was
to take practically all of the adminis-
trative power out of the hands of the
secretary and turn it over to the com-
missioner, but in deference to the
wishes of the latter it was decided to
make the change apply to definite
instances.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
in? and reading. As an inducement
I offered to those learningtheir verses
most regularly a copy of the GoSpel of
St. John. Six of the class received
their reward, and each received a
small sack of candy for trying.
Pointedly speaking, I would say in
the first place, know your scholars,
study the different dispositions:again,
know them in a social way. Recog-
nize them, not only in the Suuday
school class, but on the street, in the
store or wherever you chance to meet
them.
How many times we hear children
say: (and young people too) "My
teacher doesn't know me when she
meets me on the street or in a crowd."
Our little men and women notice these
things more quickly than we think.
Again, give each in turn something to
do; one Sunday let Mary take up the
class collection and Johnny pass the
papers, promising Tommy that he may
take up the collection next Sunday,
and Alma may pass the papers. Dis-
tribute the honors of the class equally,
without partiality. Even grown people
are not averse to receiving special
attention sometimes. Why should we
not please the children?
It is well to ask some questions
generally and some personally; espec-
ially would I ask those who are the
least attentive, and then let some one
I'aper Head liefore the C'ooweescoowee
District Convention.
Following is a paper which was read
before the recent convention of the
Cooweescoowee Sunday school associ-
ation by Mrs. D. S. Satterlee, of this
city, entitled "Practical Suggestions
on lntern ediateD,/>arV"cnt of Sunday
school Work:
How to keep the boys and girls in
the Sunday school at that period
when they are too old to bo in the
primary, and too young to be in the
young people's class, is a problem
that is truly hard to solve. It is at
this period of the children's lives, that
we lose so many of them from the
Sunday schools.
At the age of from ten to fifteen
years the boy is so restless, so full of
activity, and, may I add, so mischiev-
ous, it is hard to get him interested,
and the little women, too, have no-
tions of their own. If the tew thoughts
I may drop on the work of the inter-
mediate department prove a help to
anyone, I shall feel thankful. I am
not expected to set up new theories,
but to speak from actual experience.
So I ask your pardon should this
seem too personal.
Last spring I was given a class of
six girls. But to go a little further,
we will consider the girls' parents.
Maggie's were good, concientious,
Christian people, but strange to say
she gave mo more trouble than any
girl in the class. She was selfish and
conceited, wanted to show her superi-
ority, was talkative, given to exag
gerating and was vain over her
clothes.
Little Maud had no mother. Her
father's time was largely taken up
with horse racing. Jennie's mother's
time was mainly occupied as second
hand news distributor, stirring up
neighborhood strife. Susie had no
father, her mother spent more time
taking care of #her stock than her
children—cursing the one and then
the other if anything went wrong.
Fannie's father had lately been
mixed up in a stealing scrape and
barely escaped the penitentiary; while
Gertrude's parents ran a restaurant
and her mother and two sisters led
shameful lives, which resulted in
double tragedy during the summer.
Well, the girls were irregular in at-
tendance and inattentive in class, de
voting most of their time to visiting
and picking at each other's ribbons,
etc. I wes puzzled. To reach them
by anv ordinary method I could not.
Finaliy 1 decided to call upon the
children's parents to see if the girls
might meet with me one afternoon of
each week. They were all willing and
the girls were delighted. Each girl
was asked to bring a nickel with.her
to purchase some knitting needles aud
knitting cotton. 1 taught each one to
knit and crochet, then to make covers
for sofa pillows, etc. The less said
about drop stitches andtangled thread,
the difficulty of teaching a left-handed
gill to knit and sew, the nervous
headaches and even nervous chills as
a result of my tedious undertaking,
the better. Hut after a few meetings
we got along nicely, and, do you
know, I could have had nearly every
girl In town from eight to fifteen years
of age in my class, could they have
been taken in our "knitting society,"
as the girls called it, I never had a
more satisfactory class nor better
results. To interest them in the study
of the Bible, each was requested to
commit One verso alphabetically ard
repeat in class; for instance, the
first verse to begin with "A," the
next with "B," etc.
This required a great deal of search,
KT V i I K\T INK'S I)\Y antl ll)u questions of law, equity and
-* • ' **' 1 1 • I justice must be weighed and judged iu
TO Hint HO H THE EESTI1 .11. OE Tilt
PATHOS SAIST OE I.OIEHS.
Also the Date I'pon Which ilirtl* ( hunar
Mates and I'ncle Sum's MaiNare llur-
dened With Love Messages. The Or.
iirin of Valentines.
Tomorrow, February 14,. is Saint
Valentine's day. a festival dear to the
hearts of all coy maidens and adoles-
cent youths. And it is averred as a fact
in natural history, that the pairing or
mating of birds on this day is the
actual origin of the association of
sentiment with February 14. There is
no doubt that'the custom of sending
valeDtines can be traced in origin to a
practice among the ancient Romans.
At the feast of the Lupercalia, which
was held on February 15 in honor of
the the great god Pan, deriving its
name from the place where it was held,
the Lupercal—so called because it was
supposed to be the spot where the
four-footed foster mother of Romulus
and Remus administered nourishment
to the little waifs—the names of all
virgin daughters of Rome were put in
spirit as much as in letter.
ft Is a cosmopolitan country and
nowhere is It so necessary for the
individual to stand on his own merits.
The universal quality is democracy
and no man claims superiority until it
is won. The standard of excellence is
accomplishment and the field is b*oad.
The sunlight of success falls where it
will but it does uot create dishearten-
ing shadows, for there is room for all.
The present generation will pass
and anothei rise upon the splendid
foundation it has built before the
magnificent State created will contain
the evils attendant upon a densely
populated community and the inevit-
able provincialisms of hereditary
citizenship aad limited opportunities.
To be of the splendid citizenship of
Indiau Territory is an honor, And
to make an impress upon its develop-
ment is an object worthy the best
citizen of this great country . — Musko-
gee Phoenix.
IS \Y\ IMI I\(J I P SOMF I American National bank building ex-
ti . ij. i lo erect a two-story structure on
the adjoining fifty feet, building opera-
THE political eot .4I'I'AKE.\tl r [ tions to begin as soon as the prelimin-
se.tn si ti unit i yo- poi\T. aries can be arranged. It is asserted
that auother two-story business house
will be erected on the opposite side
ltepublirana Meet, Reorganize Their Club j of the street and that Nowata parties
and Klect Officers.—< ver sixty Mem- will build a similar structure on the
bers Enrolled. The Democrats Prepar- northwest corner of Third and Dewey.
a extension of the First
t*uu tut ii iLi atmut, uuc i , . - , . '
who is attentive answer it. I would | ® ^ox- ^„r^°„th.ure_,i?rn1 bv_^e. >-CMiD£
ask the boys what they thought on "" * "
certain subjects, letting them express
their thoughts freely, then ask the
girls for their opinions.
Always keep a class record, encour-
aging the scholars to be present when-
ever it is possible. Tell them it will
all count at Christmas time, and see
that it does count. Offer prizes as an
inducement for regular attendance,
good deportment, punctuality, etc.
The devil holds out all kinds of
inducements to lead them astray.
Shall we display less wisdom in stimu-
lating them to do good? It takes a
little money to give prizes, but it is
money well spent. If the rewards are
wisely chosen they are usually esteem-
ed as one of their dearest treasures in
childhood, which grow dearer as the
years go by. 1 have seen a Uible or
Testament thus won which had been
cherishe'1 from childhood to old age.
It is a feood investment and one that
is within the means of every Sunday
school to give.
One more thought, then I yield this
subject for discussion: No class, from
the youngest to the oldest—no matter
who the teacher may be—will or can
do its best unless that teacher is faith-
ful to his or her trust. It will ruin
any class to be picking up a substi-
tute from Sunday to Sunday in the
absence of the regular teacher, or
bunching two or threeelasses together
because so many teachers are absent.
It takes more than the superintendent
and scholars tomake a Sunday school.
It takes thoughtful, earnest ahd con-
secrated teachers. We are God's
stewards. To Him we must give an
account of our stewardship. Jesus
said unto Simon Peter: "Simon, son
of Jonas, lovest thou me more than
these?" He sayeth uato Him: "Yea
Lord, thou knowest that I love thee.
He said unto him: "Feed my lambs."
He sayeth unto him again the second
time: "Simon, son of Jonas, lovest
thou me?" He saith unto Him: "Yea
Lord, thou knowest that I love thee."
He sayeth unto him. "Feed my
sheep." He saith unto him a third
time: "Simon, son of Jonas, lovest
thou me?" Peter was grieved because
He said unto him the third time:
"Lovest thou me," and he said unto
Him: "Lord, thou knowest all things:
thou knowest that I love thee." Jesus
saith unto him: "Feed my sheep."—
Mrs. D. C. Satterlee.
A NEW COURT BILL.
Provisions of the Document Drawn by a
House Committee,
A bill creating the court of appeals
of Indian Territory and providing for
three additional district judges for the
Territory, was introduced in the house
last Monday by Congressman Jenkins,
chairman of the committee on the
judiciary. Several bills reorganizing
the Indian Territory courts have been
introduced at this session. All of
them were referred to a sub committee
ot the judiciary committee, which was
instructed to prepare a bill containing
their most desirable features.
The bill introduced by Mr. Jenkins
is the one prepared by the sub-com-
mittee. It provides for the appoint-
ment by the president of three judges
who shall constitute a court of appeals,
the chief justice to be named by the
president. These judges are to be
paid the salary of United States dis-
trict judges in Indian Territory, and
the court is to have the same jurisdic-
tion as the supreme court of Arkansas.
The three additional district judges
are to be assigned to the Northern,
Central and Southern districts.
Bill Arp's Ideal Girl.
Here is a Bill Arp bit of wisdom
that fits every clime, every race, every
nation and all time. "Once 1 was
young, but now I am old, and 1 never
have seen a girl who went back on her
mother, who ever taino to be worth a
one-eyed button to her husband. It is
the law of God. It is not exaotly in
the Hible, but it is written large and
lawful on the lives ot many misfit
homes. If one of you chaps ever run
across a girl with a face full of roses,
who says to tell you when you come
to the door: 'I cannot go for thirty
minutes, for the dishes are not wined,'
you wait for that girl. Sit right down
on the doorstep aud wait for her, be-
fore some other fellow willcome along
and marry her off, and then you will
lose an augel. Wait for her and stick
to her like a burr to a mule's tall."
Dwelling For ltent.
Four Room House, furnished, for
sale or rent. Possession given March
1. Call on H. H. Montgomery.
Get your valentines at the Eureka
drug store. Largest nicest and cheap-
est assortment In the city.
men. Each youth was bound to offer
a gift to the maiden who fell to his
lot, and to make her his partner dur-
ing the time of the feast. No doubt
this custom led to many life partner-
ships, which was undoubtedly what
its practical originators desired. How
this very secular custom became allied
to the name of a saint is another mat-
ter entirely.
Saint Valentine was a bishop of
Rome during the third century. He
is reputed to have been a man of most
amiable nature and remarkable gift*
of eloquence, so that he was very suc-
cessful iu converting the pagan
Romans to Christianity. For this
reason he naturally incurred the dis
pleasure of the emperor. Marcus Au-
relius Claudius, who hated and
persecuted the little Christian band.
Valentine was martyred by order of
that ruler, first beaten with clubs and
then beheaded. The date of his death
was February 14, 270. His bones are
still exibited to the eredulous traveler
at the church of St. Praxides in Rome.
Pope Julius erected a church to this
worthy martyr's memory and the gate
leading to it, which is now the Porta
del Popolo, was known for several
centuries as Porta Valcntini. Arch-
bishop Wheatley in his "Illustrations
of the Book of Common Prayer" says
that "Saint Valentine was a man of
admirable part? and so famous for his
love and charity that the custom of
choosing valentines on this festival
took its rise from thence." It is
probable that the connection of name
came from a coincidence of date only.
When the sain^ came to be placed in
the calendar his name was given to
the day of his death, and this was
made a festival to offset that of the
Lupercalia on the 15th.
Alban Butler in his "Lives of the
Saints" states that the zealous fathers
endeavored to substitute the names of
saints for those of girls in this lottery,
but without success. St. Francis de-
Sales, of Geneva, in the seventeenth
century attempted a similar reform,
ordering the drawing of the names of
saints and holy men whose yirtues
were deserving of imitatation. Since
imitating a saiut is a more difficult
task than dancing attendance upon a
pretty girl, it is not surprising that
the Innovation did not "take" among
the young men of Geneva. By some
means this custom found its way into
Great Britain and was for many cen-
turies in high favor in both England
and Scotland. Mention is found of it
in the chronicles of as early a date as
144tj. It was called "chusing valen-
tines"—probably because there was
no choice in the matter. Here the
young men as well as the young
women wrote their names on billets to
be drawn by the opposite sex. Thus
each had two valentines, the one which
he had drawn and the one to whose
lot he has fallan, and we are told it
was the custom for the young man to
prefer the former and to relieve him
self from all obligations to the latter
by a gift. Fortune having thus divid
ed the company into couples, it wa:
expected that the young men would
devote themselves for a certain length
of time to attendance on the ruaidens
given them' "a sport which often ends
in love," an old writer says, which
might be expected. Indeed matrimony
might be chosen by the young man
from motives of economy, for he wa:
expected to be lavish of gifts to his
"valentine." Many other customs of
mediaeval and later times might be
noted, all having this large admixture
of sentiment, which, unquestionably
of purely secular, even pagan origin
have become by accident allied in
name to a holy saint of the churoh.
IGNORES "KATY" SUIT.
Indian Agent Instructed to Continue
Listing l.and for Sale.
The Indian agent at Muskogee has
been notified by the interior depart-
ment that he need pay no attention to
he suit which is to be tiled by the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway
for the possession of every alternate
section of land ten miles on each side
of the right of way through Indian
Territory. This is claimed by the
railway company under the land grant
of 188 > and attorneys for the road
allege thi9 gives them the land when-
ever the country passes from under
the control of the Indians.
The instructions received by the
agent are that Le shall proceed as if
the suit had never been filed aud con-
tinue to list land for sale and |>erform
the other functions of his office irre-
poctive of the suit. It is believed by
some that this suit is being talked of
by the railroad to draw attention from
their attitude regarding the opening
of roads along ection lines across
their right of way.
t ra/.y War Stories.
Representatives here and elsewhere
in Indian Territory, of metropolitan
newspapers, have been sending out of
late, column after columu of stuff
describing in thrilling language the
alleged uprisings of the Snake and
Kee-too-wah Indians, and painting in
the most blood curdling manner the
imminent danger to life and property
from these Creek and Cherokee
factions.
This paper has but little criticism
to ir.ake of the man who is a «pecl' *
representative of a paper sent here on
salary, and who is expected by his
employers to furnish news even if it
becomes necessary to manufacture it.
This is professional journalism, and
opinion is of course divided, as to its
legitimacy, but there is another kind
of newspaper man deserving of the
censure of, his fellow citizens. The
man who has made the Territory bis
home, and who claims to be a patri-
otic citizen, but who, for five dollars
a column, sends out base fabrications
which he knows are calculated to do
great damage to this country. These
reports reach the most remote corners
of the United States, aud readers of
them, but little acquainted with con-
ditions here, believe every word they
contaiD, and picture in their minds
great hordes of gaudily painted red-
skins, tomahawks and a meagre
settlement of whites trembling with
fear for their lives.
What prospective investor is going
to bring his family into a community
where he believes they would be in
daily danger of being massacred?
These men who are instrumental in
scattering broadcast throughout the
land these Active reports, these calum-
nies, are wanting in a proper appreci-
ation of the truth, in sense of honor,
in patriotism and in many other
characteristics of the kind of stalwart
men who build up this Western coun
try. These men are not builders—
they tear down and destroy what
others have built.
This paper challenges these bearers
of false tidings to produce evidence of
one instance where outrage has been
perpetrated by the alleged savages, or
where life or property has been en-
dangered by threat or overt act.—
Collinsville Tribune.
ing for Reorganization.
The political pot is beginning to
simmer in Bartlesville and the "sturdy
yoemanry" are clearing the decks for
action. The indications are that the
"white heat" stage will be reached be-
fore either national convention meets
and nominates its standard bearers.
But Bartlesville is not the only town
where interest in politics is being
manifested. The awakening is gen-
eral and the, indications are that
political conventions and meetings
here in the Territory during the next
sixty days will be nore numerous than
country fairs and campmeetings in
Missouri in the fall of the year. Both
Democrats and Republicans are active
and alert, and clubs and organizations
are being formed in the remotest lo-
calities of the Territory.
The Republicans of« this city met
pursuant to a call Tuesday evening,
reorganized their club and elected
officers. As a result of the meeting
th? rolls dow show a membership of
over sixty. The meeting was held
in the city hall and attracted quite a
turnout. The election of officers re-
sulted as follows. President, William
Johnstone; vice president, Henry Clay,
secretary, J. C. Mitchell; executive
committee, H. H. Montgomery, E. M.
Murray, I. W. S. Jones, T. F. West,
W. T. Berentz. Theclubmeets again
on Tuesday evening, Februarv 23, at
£? i * <*?•■
meets on March 3.
The Democrats likewise are active
in the matter of the reorganization of
their club in this city and a meeting
will be held for that purpose one week
from tonight. Mr. W. H. Gates takes
hold of the matter and the rolls now
in his possession indicate that there
is quite a sprinkling of Democrats
hereabouts. The desire of the Demo-
crats is to send a full delegation to
the Nowata convention to the end that
Bartlesville may cut her share of the
ice.
A forty-foot
Natioual bank building is being plan-
ned, and the Baum Mercantile com-
pany is contemplating the erection of
a fine two-story business house on the
site occupied by its present building,
and it is not unlikely that one or more
brick buildings will be erected during
the summer on the opposhe side of
Second street. If all the plans now
in contemplation are put into effect
the business section of Bartlesville
will soon be marked by substantial,
modern brick blocks.
AFFECTS INTEREST LAWS.
Important Decision Rendered in the
United States Court at Vinita.
Judge Joseph. A. Gill rendered an
important decision in the United
States court at Vinita on Wednesday
on the question of the interest laws
now in force in Indian Territory. It
was in the case of Mrs. W. J. Kuhn
versus T. W. Milam, wherein suit was
filed on a note bearing 10 per cent in-
terest. The defendant filed a demur-
rer, setting up that the note was usur-
ous and void, both as to principal
and interest, for the reason that the
note drew a higher rate of interest
than that allowed by law, 8 per cent.
The court overruled the demurrer and
held that the plaintiff was entitled to
receive the principal and 8 per cent
interest, but forfeited the difference
STARTS 01' WELL.
This case will go to ' the United
States court of appeals.
Congress passed an act February
19, 1901, prescribing certain condi-
tions for corporations doing business
in Indian Territory to meet, and it in-
cluded a clause providing that the
legal rate of interest in the Indian
Territory shall be ti per cent, but par-
ii .9 may contract for a higher rate of
interest, but in no case in excess of 8
per cent. The laws of Arkansas when
extended over Indian Territory, sub-
stantially fixed the rate of interest in
Indian Territory at 10 per cent, which
remained the law until the act of Feb-
ruary 19, 1901. The general belief
was that the penalty of forfeiture of
principal and interest followed on
notes drawing a rate of interest in ex-
cess of 8 per cent, but not exceeding 10
per oent, just the same as notes draw-
ing 10 per cent interest, but the ques-
* *' " * jj Kv
Order of Kagles Organises With Seventy-
two Charter Members.
On Friday evening of last week,
the «ixth auniversary of the founding
of the order. State Deputy Grand li<Jn hid never be-npas^
Woni.r I'ri.-iuea:. Karrj C. Hayes, of the courts -jnti: 'his week.
Leavenworth, instituted Injthisclty an
eyrie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles I
with seventy-two charter members. I
After all the candidates for member- I
ship had taken their vows and obliga-
tions, the following officers were
elected: P. H. Carroll, past worthy
president; O. W. Elliott, worthy presi
dent; Charles Wakefield, worthy vice
president: Thomas F. West, worthy
chaplain; A. H. Ladd, worthy secre-
tary; Frank Bucher, worthy treasurer;
George Rowan, worthy conductor;
Fred I. Johnson, worthy inside guard:
A. C. Huling, worthy outside guard:
John Johnstone, Charles Clark and
Clyde Wakefield, worthy trustees. ,v r~, v "
After .be .lectio. J, In.ullMlo. I
Prominent Oklahomans in Town.
Mr. J O. Cottingham, of Guthrie,
O. T., attorney for the Santa Fe rail
road, and Mr. Louis Wismeyer, of
Fairfax, O. T., slipped into town last,
week as the guests of, the American
National bank. After being here but;
a few hours Mr. Cottingham wan
called to Chicago on business, but will
return after his mission has been com-
pleted to give the town a thorough
looking over. Mr. Wismeyer is one
of the oldest business men intheOsagu
reservation, and one who is familiar
with the conditions of the entire
Southwestern country. He predicts a
ftirer me eiecnon ana install anon ; , ".—
of officer, the lodge adjourned to the l °m !pD x* n.'Jiann 'f"1.■ , -Mr-
Palace hotel, where a banquet was |^'f^>erv,"''l'f, 1,kellholod ac"
served and enjoyed by the Eagles until I trin^.eP ' ^oUlD«hai:n on lhe aext
the small hours of the morning. ' "
The Eagles is one of the youngest of
myriad fraternal orders but it is hav-
ing a phenomenal growth and is im-
mensely popular throughout the
United States. It is predicted the
Bartlesville lodge will have a mem
bership of over 100 before the lapse of
ninety days.
Splendid Citizenship.
The obstacles to progress in Indian
Territory have served to deyelop a
class of the keenest mental acumen to
be found in the United States. It was
men of sound judgment and a deter-
mination to do something who came to
Indian Territory because they saw
here great promise for the future. And
they are not quitters. Surrounded and
handicapped, as they are, by the result
of a distant administration of bureau-
racy that hinders instead of assists
development, they grow and thrive
and make a great and grand country
out of the soil they have adopted as
their home under difficulties twice as
great. Nothing will stay their will,
and with energy in proportion to
every task, they proceed, without
faltering, to success In every line.
Their minds are broad and the ex-
perience they get rounds out a fullness
of reasoning, a quick prece.)tion,
sensitive receptive qualities and the
faculty of looking at a question from
both sides. There are no precedents
The Delay That Hurts.
The Delaware case should be set-
tled, and settled at once. Regardless
of the way the decision goes delay
cannot help the matter. There are
1,100 Delawares and the difficulty
arises over the claim of 157,000 acres
of land. There are two poiDts at
issue: First, are the Delawares en-
titled to the amount of land they
claim? Second, where is this land to
be located and how segregated? The
first matter will be decided by the
court of claim*. The second matter
has reached the senate and cabinet.
The merits of the claim and the
manner of segregation, this paper
cares not to discuss. There is one
point, however, on which it must raise
its voice, and that is the matter of
delay.
The affair*has tied up the allotment
of lands in the Cherokee Nation and
completely curtailed development. The
land office is closed and 38,000 Chero-
kee citizens see another season
approachiug and their hands com-
pletely tied so far as proceeding with
the year's agricultural work is con-
cerned. All mining development is
stopped; leases cannot be approved
ami no townsites are being segregated
and sold. Departmental quibble holds
the nation as iu a vice. Time passes
and the Cherokees cry out In vain for
relief. Whether Dies Adams and R
L. Owen or the commission is right Is
a matter of lesser importance than the
time they are consumiug to decide.
The greatest injustice Is delay - Mus-
kogee Phoenix.
"Exhibit Z."
This is the article we speak of in our
advertisement 'on the oil page of this
issue of the Examiner.
Argument for Accident and Health
Insurance is not necessary. This in-
surance makes its own argument. It
is the insurance that pays benefits
while you are yet on earth, and pays
them when you need them most—that
is. while you are sick and unable to
keep up your income. With accident
and health insurance, your folks are
going to eat regularly and keep the
rent paid whether you are at work or
lying upon a sick-bed.
We represent a company that has
stood the test of time. It has paid
more than four million dollars to eiek
aud injured persons, and will continue
to help folks in the time of need. It is
endorsed by leadiug business men
everywhere, and by most of the rail-
ways.
This company pays liberal weekly
benefits during injury or illness afid
death benefits to your heirs. The cost
depends upon the amount you wish to
carry, but for either large or small
policies the cost is reasonable.
Come in and take your turn with
your neighbors. CVe write It eyery
day. See our"ad"on the oil page.—
Dumenil-Woodard Company, agents,
American National bank building.
Democrats Take Notice.
A meeting of the Democrats of Bar-
tlesville and vicinity is hereby called
at the city hall in Bartlesville, Satur-
day evening, February 20, 1904, at
8 o'clock for the purpose of or-
ganizing a Democratic club. The
object of this organization is to secure
representation at the Territorial con-
vention which elects delegates to the
National Democratic convention. — By
order of the committee.
More New lirick Buildings.
In addition to the two-story brick
anuex to the Hightway hotel, which
Mr. William Johnstone will build at
i once, two or three other brick busi-
ness houses will be erected in the
I spring. The company which built the
Another I„a Grippe Victim.
There is a feeling much akin to dis-
gust in the breast of poor, weak man
when he rises late in the morning with
dark clouds hanging over the once
rose tinted sky of his existence, and
hears not the twittering of the birds
whose sweet matins formerly filled his
hopeful soul with ecstatic joy—when
each passing second seems a clod fall-
ing on the sarcophagus that hems him
in with its cold,restraining sides:when
the demons of despair and doubt
harass him sadly, and the knowledge
of offenses committed serves as a
stinging scorpion to lash his very
being to the verge of insanity .- Milton
(Wis.) Express.
Declare for Klght-Hour Day.
On and after April 15 eight hours
will constitute a working day for car-
penters and joiners in Bartlesville.
The local carpenters' union has issued
the following notice to that effect:
"To Whom it May Concern: Notice
is hereby given that at a regular
meeting of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America it
was decided that on and after April
15, 1904, eight hours shall constitute
a days work, by all members of this
order in this district. By act of local
union No. 1659.—C. F. Tatroe, Re-
cording Secretary."
Meets at Claremore.
The Republican Executive Commit-
tee of the Indian Territory has met
and selected Claremore as the place
for the holding of the Territorial con-
vention, and appointed March 17 as
the day. The judicial boundaries will
not be the political boundaries for
this convention, though a move in
that direction will probably be made
at the Territorial convention. The
court division conventions will be
composed of members from the old
court divisions.
Christian Church Services.
Preaching and Lord's Supper at 11
a. m.. tomorrow moruing; subject:
"The True Estimate of Life." On ac-
count of the union meetings now in
progress, there will be no preaching
In the evening. A cordial welcome is
extended to all.—William Ward,
pastor. __________
Doctor Carriger, office over Bradley
& Bryant's store; residence corner of
Dewey and Sixth streets; office 'phoue
128 residence 'phone 28
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