David Progress. (David, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 17, 1895 Page: 1 of 4
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DAVID IND TER THURSDAY Oct 17 1895
VOL II
Judge Springer is to locate his
home iu Vinita instead of Musko-
gee as was his first iutoution
1 I appears to he established that
the Press Association is to meet at
Wagoner next Monday Oct 21
Wo are in receipt of circular letter
Troni Messrs Phillippe & Hatfield
promulgating the call
Now comes the report that the
Delaware and Shawnee payments
will take place about November
first According to Special Agent
Dixon’s rolls 874 Delawares are en-
titled to a share in the Strip funds
The empauneling of juries for
federal court at Vinita has proven
Judge Parker's objection iu that
way to be a complete failure
Had Judge Parker seen the juries
subpoenaed he would have thought
so to
An effort is being made to free
the Freedmen payment from the ex-
tensive pile of attorneys fees which
accrue agaiimt it The amount is
81000000 and gives a snug little
sum per capita providing it is
shaken free from the lawyers grip
Hop tea was decided by Judge
Springer iu a recent case xxhioh
came before his court as a non-intoxicant
and that the sale of the
same was not a violation of the law
Hop tea if an anti-iutoxcant is not
uili-xx hoop-making at leabt in this
section
Tt’e north bound Frisco passen-
ger was robbed at Castou I T
fifty miles south of Fort Smith
Sunday night Six men did the
woik They cut the express ear
looe from the train and ran it up
the track They failed to open the
through safe and only got 85 cents
from the local safe The passcu-
go’s were not molested The train
uus allowed to pull out after the
bendits failed to open the big safe
It is thought to have been the woik
of the Christian gang — Chinunoie
Progress
The recent Cherokee council em-
ployed lion E C Uouidnot as a
pecial attorney to go to Washing-
ton and represent the Cherokee
nation in the Cherokee Freedmen
1 uiit and he is authorized to there
jmploy joint counsel The chief
will accompany him and on their
vonclusion after they hate made in-
vestigation rests very largely con-
tinued litigation between the Cher-
okee nation and the fiecdmcn It
also passed an act providing for the
appointment of three commissioners
to canvas the Cherokee nation ami
gather affidavits to substantiate or
invalidate as the case may be ’ the
Wallace roll and the commission is
required to complete its labors and
report to the chief inside of two
veeks — Phoenix
The Dawes Commission we are
informed have removed their head-
quarters from South McAlester to
Ft Smith Whatever has been tho
reasons for this change we are sat-
isfied the gentlemen have an object
iu view The report further states
that they will remain at Ft Smith
until their report is fully prepared
They expect to liavo their report
ready in about threo weeks They
have recently conferred with a com-
mittee of Cliiekasaws and expect to
(ueet delegates from tho Creeks and
Choctaws As tho Cherokee coun-
cil does not meet until December
they do not expect any further con-
ference with this nation The Com-
mission express tho opinion that the
president in his messngo to Con-
gress w ill recommend some action
of tho matter
’ Clfiof Harris and Attorney
Boudiuol havojust returned from
Washington Tho object of their
hussion was to mako arrangements
for ousting the intrtklers after
January noxt It appears this de-
partment has received inforiflation
that tho lutruders aro refusing to
idko tho moll by offered thorn by tlio
Cherokee Treasurer for the’’’ im-
trovemonls thus obviating it point
jn law for their removal The do-
partition is hlso being informed of
Halomonts made by certain haunters
4 o T 1 o "d lToo t i ' i C'tl i Gy dJ ndt ’iollcU'i
the Intruders dnjttld he removed
and that as a rasult of these reports
some action would be started soon
after convening of Congress to aid
the intruders If such a course
should be attempted it would serve
as an excuse for noninterference of
tho department These facts com-
ing before the two gentlemen from
this nation was evidently not the
encouragement desired The in-
truder fight vvhieh began twenty-
five years ago is not ended yet and
if the facts set forth by the intrud-
er’s defense aro sufficient this term
of Congress and perhaps tho next
may not consummate thcir’removal
This only spells allotment iu larger
letters as that is tho only method
by which the intruders claims may
be invalidated The intruders
would then be forced before the
courts to prove citizenship
A circular letter has been sent to
the principal chicves of the five na-
tions and signed by twenty-three
of the Indian Delegates of the
tribes The letter sets forth the
advice that through a thorough can-
vass of the allotment question and
Indian rights in severalty the dele-
gation find that the masses are un-
prepared and opposed to any action
of Congress looking to Allotment in
severalty The question is one of
grave importance and for the past
two years has been discussed in all
its bearings The masses are now
sufficiently posted to know what is
to their best interest and the ad-
vancement of the country The
masses of this nation do not concur
in such advice as set forth in such
reports From many talks with the
Cherokees of this section and from
other sources of information we
aie firmly convinced that the letter
does not voice the popular senti-
ments Civilization in the past ten
years has made such rapid progress
that tho common Indian of the live
tribes are thoroughly competent to
understand and assume the condi-
tions of citizenship which would
come through the establishment of
rights in severalty 'When the five
sj stems of government for these
tribes w cro established the isola-
tion of their country and dissimi-
larity of their customs habits and
tast”' warranted this form of gov-
ernment Hut today tho Italian's
country is surrounded by states in
which the highest grades of civili-
zation are had Tho progress of
the five tribes has ''een almost
equal to any of tlieso states The
white people by ivitatiou have
come among them and have pro-
mulgated the taste for a more ad-
vanced form of government and a
desire for progress in all their in-
stitutions This has by example
and the infallible law of evolution
created tho desire for severalty
rights that thev may he masters
over their own homes and not joint
heirs in thousands of acres of land
which the vveathier may nnd do
monopolize That tho Indians as
individuals ave amply able to take
care of themselves and maintain
their rights is exemplified to all
who will take tho trouble to come
amongst them and become acquaint-
ed with the masses If Congress
- does not take some action in the
matter — and that speedily — the
property rights of the towns will
become so complicated as to in-
volve much future litigation
Tho Great (Jut-stlon r
In tho following editorial from
tho Muskogee Focnix tho editor
gets right down next to the situation
giving unprejudiced views regard-
ing the action liocessnry on the part
of the Indians:
“Tho opinion is current that peo-
ple who havo personal desires re-
garding the Territory aro bluffing
about the humor of Congress We
believe that such is not tho caso and
that tho Indian nations are In great
danger of disruption by the arbi-
trary power of tho United States
We shall undertake to give you tho
opinion of thoso who shnpo tho
laws ancl dostinics of tho country
and lot the people determine for
thomselvos wlmf is (he probable
outcome Scnntoj Poffor’s opinion
(diows the' dangerous trend of Affairs
and tho danger of 'poriiiiUingCoft-gi-dsW
tO’mH'Ai'iiiti'i’i'ily'tid xv'tho'if
tbs advice of th" Indians It Is a
most dangerous sentiment but one
that is strong in Cougress It is
probably based on an uncertain un-
derstanding of tho condition and
peculiar equities iu this country
and perhaps by an extreme senti-
ment about vvliat is due the whites
He thinks the Indians should sell to
tho government all of their surplus
over 1G0 acres per capita which
should be set aside for them indi-
vidually as homes This is one of
the very things the Indians and
Commission want to avoid If a
division must como the Indians
vv ant an equal and equitable divis-
ion of all the lauds and sell none
to the United Stales This policy
is fav ored by the Commission and
can be best secured by agreement
with the Indians”
Opinions of Lew-Makers
From Muskogee Phoenix
Recently the Phoenix addressed
letters to several Senators Congress-
men and others ot national influ-
ence requesting their opinion on
the situation in the Indian Territo-
ry and asking their advice to the
Indians respecting treating with the
Dawes commission together with
the reasons for their faith In re-
sponse Senator Mills of Texas de-
dines to express an opinion favor-
ing that the Indians dispose of the
matter to their own satisfaction
Senator Chilton the junior senator
from Texas says he has not given
the matter sufficient study to justify
an expression Sonator Platt of
Wisconsin and Senator' Peffcr of
Kansas are pronouncedly of the
opinion that a change will be made
w ith or without the Indian’s con-
sent SEX A ’I OR PLAIT'S LE11XR
Meridian Conn Sept 281895
I W Singleton Esq Muskogee
Indian Territory
Dear Sir: 1 seldom reply to in-
quiries made for the purpose of ob-
taining my opinion for publication
but the subject matter of your in-
quiry is so important that 1- do not
hesitate to answ er
The Indians of tho Indian Terri-
tory ought to understand that the
social and political conditions exist-
ing cmnot last That the time is
at hand when United States law
and authority mu-t he extended
over the Indian Territory and over
the Indians themselves Congress
has appointed this Commission in
order to obtain the consent of the
Indians to such change If they
will not negotiate Congress will be
obliged to act and will act without
such consent I it'o long friends of
the Indians sco the necessity for
this There is no desire to do them
injustice but longer continuance of
independent governments for the
five tribes in the Indian Territory
and the present methods of land
holding is impossible Laud in
severalty and regulation by the
United States are inevitable Any
one who attempts to persuade the
Indians otberw io does them a griev-
ous wrong It is best for tho In-
dian that there should be a change
and a change W'U come All their
just vighls and their true interests
w ill he better preserved and recog-
nized by negotiation than by tho
arbitrary action of Congress
Yours truly
O II Platt
SENATOR PWEFEB’s LETTER
Topeica Kan Sept 28 1865
Editor Phoenix Muskogee I T
Dear Sir: Referring to your fa-
vor of tho 25lh inst my own pri-
vate opinion is that it would bo
wiso for the Indians to avail them-
solves of the advantages offered by
the regular appointment of a com-
mission to treat them in all matters
relating to tho future property
rights of Indians' Thero can he no
mistaking tho signs of the times
with respect to tho use of lands oc-
cupied by Indiaim where tho area
is much larger than sufficient to
support the Indian population
There will always bo friction niul
more or less disturbance between
the Indians and the whites until
all the land ' in their reservation
over and above what is needed for
thoir separate ’’so is made available
for white settlement
The points to bo guarded are
those which will mako certain defi-
nite and absolute tho reservations in
favor of the Indiana so that no
question can arise in the future con-
cerning thoir binding force There
has been more or less quibbling
over tho treaties which have been
made iti tho past and for that rea-
son whatever agreements aro made
now butvveeu tho Indinhs nnd tho
United States Kjiiglit to bo in tho
most clour and ipsitiyp terms
I bulif'vo that nho best hitoreSts of
flip Indian willTo served rby ccdiiig
for a fair oomtid oration all of the
lands they now occupy beyond a
certain area for each member of the
tribe and procure a positive grant
in fee simple of the tracts so re-
served It will throw abontthe In-
dians the benefits of the best civili-
zation and tend more than any-
thing else to tho best development
of the Indians themselves
Respectfully
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The Town Company
have just completed surveying and plating the townsite and are
now prepared to welcome every body seeking homes and a good
business point in tho Cherokee Nation
Pure Water
in abundance is found on the townsite at a moderate depth! The
Tublio well has twenty feet of fresh cool pure water
The Townsite
is one of the most beautiful in the west nnd is located on the Prior
Creek valley the most favored portion of the Cherokee Nation
Fine Coal Banks
Have been opened in almost every valley In addition to the coal
several oil wells have been sunk and have proven very productive
and the near future will see this region one of tho greatest oil fields
in the United States '
THE FRISCO R R
Runs through the town site of DAVID giving us all the shipping
facilities necessary for our production
The Rich Fertile Soil
backed by an abundance of rain fall has made tho Cherokee nation
a wide Spread reputation as a producing section and now added to
all this she is producing coal and coal oil
The Town Company is composed of good live energetic men
xx ho purpose to spare no labor or means to make this town go
The manager Col A J Blackwell has established a wide
spread reputation as a town builder and he is giving his personal
attention and xvill give bargains to all xvho locate hpre’
COME AND GET A LOT
While you can for they are
GOING FAST
Thetwrsrl Is ocated In tho Great PRYOR CREEK valley on tlie direct
Lft tVlU- line of the Frisco Railroad from St Louis Mo to Sa-
pulpa I T Twenty nfileB south-west from Vinita and twenty miles
north of Claremore Forty miles south of Coffoyville and one hundred
miles north-west of Fort Smith Ark It is only 380 miles to St Louis
Mo Thus it xvill be seen from our location that we have the best ship-
ping facilities in the South-west as xvell as one of the most fertile re-
gion of the Territory
The T own Company
Have surveyed and plotted 320 acres of ground The business
center occupies a gentle elevation which for beauty and symmetry cannot
he sm parsed Coal in abundance can be had on the town site at the
modest depth from tho surface of only five to eight feet
is pure and soft and free from alkali or
other mineral properties and is easily ac-
cessible at a depth of twenty-five feet Also oil find gas aro native of
this region
A Gas and Oil Company
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Composed of Kansas capitalists has been formed to prospect for
gas and oil in this vicinity and their first operations will commence at
David These gentlemen mean business and have the money to back
their assertions The town company also are putting clown wells
Tlie Only Non-Citizen Town kee Nation
xx hero they can procure property Tho town company give a certificate
of occupanoy which is also a contract or bond for deed and entitles the
holder of the same to full possession of the property and binding the
toxvn company to make deed as soon as it shall become practicable to do
so These certificate are going so fast that in a few week they xvill all
be taken Four large stono building are mow in eourso of erection on tho
four corners of the business center These blocks are to be one 60x80
three Btorics high ono 80x140 three stories nnd tho other two are
00x80 threo stories each David is rapidly improving and an nvorago of
twenty buildings a xveok are being put up
are going' fast and all thoso who
wish to buy should do so Booh or
they may flat! that they are too late Thoso wishing to sond for certifi-
cates should address Col A J Blackwell Chelsea 1 1 inclosing (5
postal order express tnoncy order or registered lottor
A J-iBirickwell
President City of Datid Town Compan
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