The Tahlequah Arrow. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 18, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 8, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Gateway to Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
THE TAHLEQUAH ARROW.
EIGHTEENTH YEAH.
TAHLEQUAH, END I AX TERRITORY, SATURDAY, APRIL. H, 1MJ5-
NUMBER 31
NEW CATTLE GRAZING ORDER
Secretary of the Interior Iasuea Another
Order Regarding Cattle Grazing
In the Cherokee Nation.
The following order relative to the
rules upon grazing cattle in the Chero-
kee nation has been given out by In
dian Inspector Wright:
Section 72 of the act of congress ap-
proved July 1, 11*02, (32 Stat. 716) pro-
vides that: "Cattle grazed upon leased
allotments shall not be liable to any
tribal tax, but when cattle are intro-
duced into the Cherokee nation and
grazed on lands not selected as allot
menta by citizens, the secretary of the
interior shall collect from the owners
thereof a reasonable grazing tax fpr
the benefit of the tribe; and section
2117 of the revised statutes of the Uni-
ted States shall not hereafter apply to
Cherokee lands."
To carry into effect this provision of
law, the following regulations are pro-
mulgated :
1. Where cattle are grazed upon
lands of the Cherokee nation, no part
of which has been selected as allot-
ments by citizens thereof, the owner of
said cattle #hall be required to pav to
the United States Indian agen at
Union agency, for the benefit oi the
Cherokee tribe of Indians for the priv-
ilege of grazing said cattle upon unal-
lotted lands, a grazing tax of $1.00 per
head per annum, provided that where
such cattle are to be introduced into
the Cherokee nation, the amount shall
be paid prior to the ' ne the cattle are
so introduced, ari application [or the
privilege A introducing said cattle
shall be first made to the United States
Indian inspector for Indian Territory,
at Muskogee, l.T. A description of
said cattle, including the brands, with
any other desired information, shall
be furnished, and the parties so intro-
ducing cattle shall agree to take such
measures as may be necessary to pre-
vent the stock so introduced and grazed
from encroaching upon ^the lands of
adjoining allottees.
2. In cases where cattle are grazed
upon leased allotments and partially
upon unallotte d lands, a grazing tax on
the unselected or unallotted portions
of such lands shall be paid by the own-
er or owners ol the cattle so grazed, to
the United States Indian agent at Un-
ion agency, at the rate of 15 cents per
acre, in lieu of the tax fixed by sec-
tion 1.
3. Sections 1 and 2 shall apply to all
cattle grazed upon the public domain,
unallotted or unselected lands of the
Cherokee nation, whether introduced
or not, and without regard as to whether
they are owned by citizens or non-
citizens, it being the evident purport of
the law to secure tn the nation a reas-
onable revenue for the use of the lands
owned in common.
4 In case of the owner or owners of
any cattle so grazed upon the public
domain failing to comply with any or
allof the provisions herein enumerated,
or to make proper payments as required,
such cattle shall be immediately re-1
moved from the limits of the Cherokee
patton by the Uni'ed States Indian
agent at Union agency, and any amounl*
previously paid for grazing privileges
► hall be forfeited.
Large Amount Paid Out.
The Choctaw ^ndCh1cka«aw per cap
it.i payment party which has been in
the field Blnce the 25th of last Septem-
ber, has completed its field work and
returned to Muskogee. They made pay-
ment to all the Indians as shown by
the rolls except about 1,000 who failed
to make application for their money, i
They made disbursements at 21 towns
and paid out $8(10,000. Those who have
not been paid will now have to make
application at the Union agency. They
will not necessarily have to come in
person to get the money, as it will be
paid on the proper vouchers and sent
to the Indians. There are some of
these Indians who are out of the terri J
tory and others who were ill and for
other causes could not gel to the pay
party to draw their money. The pay-
ment was a per capita, and each In-
dian drew $40, so there is yet about
$40,000 to be disbursed. This was the
first of the townsite money payments.
These will be tirade annually, and the
amount paid will depend entirely upon
the amount that Is paid Into the tribal
treasury from the sale of government
townsite?. They will continue for at
least three years yet, as the payment
on town lots will last that long.
Wolf Drive for President.
Although the president seeks isola-
tion from the world in planning to hunt
wolves for a week in the 480,090 acre
Indian pasture reserve In Southern
Oklahoma, the citizens of that section
of the territory have planned that be
shall view and participate in one of
those stupendous wolf drives for which
the Southwest is noted. To this end
arrangements are now being perfected
for the biggest drive in the history of
the West. The president will be given
a horse, and will take part In the final
rush after the wolves have been cor
raled. In order that the plans may be
carried out it will be necessary to get
consent of the president's manager,
who has decreed that during his seclu-
sion amid the fastnesses of the Indian
reservation, troopsofcavalry from Fort
SHI will patrol the fences and permit
no one to enter.
Old Feud Kesults in Death.
As a result of a feud dating back sev-
eral years, M. V. Garner, 50 years old,
was shot and killed at Doiberg by W.
L.Newman. The men quarreled over
a piece of land, and some months ago
they met in aa encounter aod Newman
shot Garner in the band and is now out
on bond for that offense. Wednesday
the men met at Doiberg and Garner
started to get even with Newman by
firlDg two shots at blm with a shotgun,
neither of which took effect. Garner
then advanced upon Newman with his
pun clubbed, when the latter retreated,
firing at Garner with his six-shooter.
Garner was killed almost Instantly.
DEMOCRATS WIN!
HOW INDIANS COMMUNICATE
The Speed With Which They Commum
cate Intelligence is Remarkable--
"Paas It On" is the Word.
The rapidity with which the news of
orders given out from e Union In-
dian agency and the Dawes commission
spreads to the remotest corners of the
Creek nation is a continual source of
wonder to the federal officials. When,
In October, the regulation compelling
Indians to accept the pay for their land
In installmentsof $10 a month, was an-
nounced, it seemed that every Indian
in the Creek country knew It at once,
for the petitions for sale dropped off
immediately. A short while ago, when
the order was revoked and the Indian
was allowed pay for bis iand at the
rate of 950 per month, practically eve
rybody knew It the next day, and busi-
ness in the Creek land sales depart
ment suddenly became lively again.
When it is remembered that there are
several thousand fullblood Indians in
the Creek nation who cannot speak or
read a word of English, and who have
no way of learning the news of the day
except by word of mouth, the spe-d
with which intelligence Is communi-
cated to them is most remarkable.
Most of the fullbloods live in the hills
and mountains, far from railroads and
in sections where dally or even weekly
newspapers are very seldom or never
seen.
General Pleasant Porter, chief of the
Creek nation, and the best informed
man in his tribe, when asked to explain
the phenomenon, said significantly:
"It may be mental telepathy. Let
me ask you aquestion: How does the
buzzard flying through the air learn
that an] animal has been killed, and
why are there hundreds of them on the
scene in less time than it takes to tell
about it? You may call it Instinct, or
anything else if you please, but the In-
dians keep as well posted on news that
interests them as the newspaper read-
ing white people.
"My people have formed the babitof
communicating whaleverlnlerests them
to their neighbors, and asking them to
pass it on. Every train that leaves
Muskogee Is loaded with Indians who
know personally of an order. They
pass the word alorg, and it spreads
like wildfire. In the early days the
Creeks had regular couriers who car-
ried the news. One of these would visit
a town and at sundown the people
would gather around him and bear the
information he had to impart. The
town king would then detail some one
to pass it on to the members of the next
town or tribe and the same method
would be repeated.
"I have known of foot carriers trav-
eling 100 miles a day with Important
messages. One morning during the
Creek rebellion I sent a messenger out
to get volunteers for my army, and be-
fore the sun set 1,200 men came Into my
camp.
"Warriors had a way of announcing
the approach of an enemy by giving
war whoops. If the yells followed
closely one afier another, the enemy
was near. One prolonged whoop Indi-
cated that the enemy was many miles
distant, with no danger of immediate
attack."
Statehood Next Sesaion.
Senator Beverldge, who is chairman
of the committee on territories, and
Chairman Hamilton of the bouse com-
mittee, have already arranged a pro-
gram for statehood legislation, and ex-
pect to have it out of the way within a
month or two after the next session of
congress meets. It is proposed to take
the bill which was practically agreed
on between the Republican members of
the conference In the last session, and
puBh it through to a conclusion with-
out any delay above that which will
necessarily follow in debates in the sen-
ate. Senator Beverldge is bo confident
of success that be is already promising
himself considerable leisure after the
first month or two of the next seasion.
A Gruesome Discovery.
The body of a man was found burled
near the station at Chase yesterday who
had evidently been hung with a strand
of barbed wire. The heavy rains of
Saturday night washed away the earth
and disclosed a piece of barbed wire
and the feet of the victim sticking out
of the ground. Some farmers living
In the vicinity of Chase discovered the
body, and obtaining a shovel, exposed
the body of a man who, from appear-
ances, bad beeu buried for a month or
mt;re. The United States marshal's
office at this place was at once notified
and Deputy Ledbetter this morning
went to Chase, which is about eight
miles west of this city on the Frisco to
investigate the matter.—Monday's
Muskogee Democrat.
New Townsite Commiasloner.
Governor Johnston of the Chickasaw
nation has appointed J. Fletcher Wil-
liams townsite commissioner to suc-
ceed Wesley Burney, resigned, and has
notified Iodiau Inspector Wright of
the appointment.
MASS MEETING TO BE CALLED
Advooates of Separate Statehood to Meet
in Convention at Oklahoma City--
Maaa Meeting at Muskogee.
With the annoubccot-r t of the single
statehood advocates ti,, '.they will hold
a single statehood condition at Okla-
homa City June 15, the separate staters
are beginning to bestir themselves and
are loquirlog why tber cannot also
further their Interests by meeting in
convention. Robert L. Owen, the lead-
ing champion of two states, says it la
probable a meeting of the separate state
adherents will be called in Muskogee
within the next few weeks. If this gath-
ering Is successful, then a separate
state convention will be called to which
delegates will be sent from various
parts of the two territories.
The separate state advocates believe
that the time Is ripe for a strong move-
ment in that direction. They argue
that the two territories have been
knocking at the door of congress for
admission for the last six years under
the single statehood banner, but hav&
been turned away empty handed. Mr.
Owen, who spent much time In Wash-
ington this winter in the interest of
separate statehood, says that there is
no doubt that the majority of the peo-
ple of Indian Territory, outside of the
politicians, want a separate state of In-
dian Territory.
"Tbey have been frightened, how-
ever," he says, "by the Eastern sena-
tors who oppose giving the West two
additional senators by admitting In-
dian Territory and Oklahoma sepa-
rately, and have concluded that the
separate statehood legislation Is abso-
lutely Impossible. 1 found while In
Washington that there are sixteen Re-
publican senators in favor of separate
statehood, and that practically all of
the Democrats of the house and senate
are for It. I believe we could get the
majority of the votes In congress if a
concerted light were made. Speaker
Cannon is the greatest obstacle In the
house. I believe that if the people of
Indian Territory could be convinced
that there is some chance of separate
statehood to win, tbey would muster up
courage to come out and fight for such
legislation. In the past there has been
no leader and no organized movement
In favor of a separate state. All the
politicians have been on the other side,
hoping to secure political emolument
by that route quicker than by advocat-
ing separate statehood. Of course, agi-
tation at this time for independent
statehood for Indian Territory might
invite delay, but haven't we been de-
layed under the single stale fight?"
Visit of Indian Commiaaioner.
Francis E. Leupp, commissioner of
Indian affairs, isto makeatour through
the West in order to visit the Indian
agencies scattered throughout that part
of the country from Montana to Ari-
zona and New Mexico. He will proba-
bly start on the tour after completing
his business at Chicago and St. Louis,
where bids for supplies are to beopened
next month. The date of the opening
at St. Louis is April 26.
9
m
*
*
w
m
w
w
*
m
m
w
w
m
w
*
*
to
to
to
to
lb
to
to
to
to
to
*
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
&
WE ARE TOO BUSY TO WRITE AN AD.
OUR New Spring Goods are arriving daily and we have been so busy arrang-
ing them for your inspection that we have been unable to write our "ad,"
advising you of the many really wonderful bargains now on display at our store.
These goods are all new and the latest and most uptodate lines. We ask you
to watch our advertising space next week and we'll tell you more about these
money-saving bargains. In the meantime if you need anything come and see us.
THE RACKET STORE
H. H. GREEN, PROPRIETOR.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View one place within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Hudson, Waddie. The Tahlequah Arrow. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 18, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 8, 1905, newspaper, April 8, 1905; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc155831/m1/1/?q=%22m.+v.+garner%22: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.