The Independent. (Okemah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 3, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1907 Page: 3 of 8
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THE INDEPENDENT
Published Every Thursday at Okemah
Indian Territory
BY
THE OKEMAH PRINT1N0 COMPANY
L E DONAHUE Editor and Maaifcr
SUBSCRIPTION 100 PER YEAR
Entered as second class matter
September 23 1904 at Okemah I T
ander the act of Congress of March o
1897 t
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For U S Senator
we are authorized to announce the
name of Robt L Owens of Muskogee
as a candidate for nomination for elec-
tion to the office of United States Sen-
ator from Oklahoma subject the notion
of the Democratic State Primaries
For Congresa
we are authoriaed to announce J A
Davenport of Vinita as a candidate
for Congress from the Third Con-
gressional District subject to the action
of the democratic primaries
r
For Shsrrlff
We are authorised to announce Jake
Woods of Paden as a candidate for
sherriff of Okfuskee county subject to
the action of the Democratic primary
For County Commissioner
We are authorized to announce W
H Raybourn of Okfuskee as a can-
didate for County Commissioner of
OkfuskeeCounty subject to the action of
the Republican primary or couveation
James S Davenport
BIOORAPHY
James S Davenport was born
ona farm at Gaylesville Chero-
kee County Alabama September
21 1864 was the seventh son of
W A J and Amanda C Daven-
port who were native South
Carolinans but moved to
Alabama prior to his birth He
resided on the farm in Alabama
until 1880 when his parents
moved west and settled near
Conway Faulkner County Ark
where he again worked on a
farm for several years when he
entered the High School at
Vilonia Arkansas working of
mornings and evenings to pay
1 is board and tuition After
eaving the High School at
Vilonia he attended the Green
brier Academy at Greenbrier
Arkansas teaching in the public
schools during the summer
months ’ 1 -
In rApril 1889 he left the
academy to take a position in
the law office of Col George W-
Bruce of Conway Arkansas
and begin the study - of law
While in the law office with Col-
Bruce he worked his way and
earned sufficient money to pay
his expenses February 141890
he was by the Circuit Court of
Eaulkner County Arkansas ad-
mitted as an attorney and
counselor at law and began the
practice of his profession in
Faulkner County Arkansas
In the summer of 1890 he
taught a two and one half
month’s summer school and' in
October 1890 he left Conway
Arkansas to select a location
for the practice of his profession
and came to the Indian Territory
making his first stop at Vian
Indian Territory with some
friends where he worked on a
farm for a month picking cotton
and doing other farm labor-
On the 7th of November 1890
he reached Muskogee Indian
Territory where lie was ad-
mitted to the bar and began the
practice-of law
On July 12 192 he was
married to Guliehna Ross of
t’nhlequah Indian Territory a
citizen by blood of the Cherokee
Nation
February 1U 103 he moved
to Vinita Indian Territory
where he has cbntinuedto reside
iul has been actively engaged
in the practice of law ever since
After his miariage he took an
active part in Cherokee politics
and was elected to the Cherokee
Council for two terms beginning
1807 In 1899 he was elected
Speaker of the Cherokee Coun
oil and held that position for two
years being the only white
intermarried citizen that ever
held the office of Speaker of the
Cherokee Council-
He has been Mayor of the city
of Vinita for two years and
voluntarily retired from the
office
He has served the Cherokee
Nation as one of its attorneys
since November 1889 up to
March 4 1907 v
He was active in the organiz-
ation of the Democratic party in
he Indian Territory in 192 and
was one of its first executive
committeemen of the Territory
V II liaj bourn
We take pleasure this week in
calling the attention of our read-
ers to the first Republican an-
nouncement to appear in our
columns — that of W H Ray
bourn of Okfuskee who respect-
fully asks the consideration and
support of the republicans for
his nomination to the office of
county Commissioner of Okfuskee
county
W H‘ Raybourne was born
and raised in Butler county Mo
near the town of Butler he is
now fotty-two years of age and
has never been before the people
for a public office of any kind or
character : he comes before the
people as a plain honest farmer
and stockman a representative
of the people of Okfuskee coun-
ty Mr Iiaybourne has a good
common school education and
is well qualified in every respect
to fill the office he now seeks He
has - always been a staunch re-
publican end comes to the people
squarely on the republican ''plat-
form He is a brother of our
fellowtownsman Claude Ray-
bourne and is a man held in high
esteem by those who know him
Mr Raybourn earnestly solic-
its the support and influence of
the republicans at the coming
convention or primary and if
nominated will work unceasing-
y for the election of the ticket
in the August election
“With a clearly defined policy
and a strong and clean state
legislatue and judicial ticket
the Republicart party of Okla-
homa and Indian Territory will
be victorious at the polls this
fall” said Mayor-Elact Frank
P Stearns of ‘Shawnee Mr
Stearns won in the Shawnee
mayoralty contest with the great-
est of ease and added fresh
laurels to tli9 record of the Re-
publican party through the feat
He is one of the best known
Republicans in the new state
He is most happily optimistic
concerning the future of the
party in the new Oklahoma
“The democrats have amply
illustrated their incompetency as
officials through the crooked con-
stitutional convention” he said
"They have shown that they
are unable to write a constitution
and that they are past masters in
the art of breaking their pledges
to the people Now is the op-
portune moment for a strong and
aggressive campaign We as a
party shod accept the con-
s'itution miserable as it is and
seek to correct its most glaring
faults as soon as we are placed
in power I believe we should
make it a special point to select
strong and able men for every
position and to se to it that
their past records are absolutely
free from the least taint of
suspicion I do not think it
would be advisable ss a general
rule to put federal office holders
on our ticket We have a great
many most excellent men in the
party who are not at present
holding federal positions and
these should be given the
preference
“Most important of all we
should avoid factional rows I
thoroughly believe howeverthat
the era of factionalism in the
republican party has passed All
the interests are presenting onC
harmonious whole”
Ord li ante No 3H
An Ordinance to amend Section 2
of Ordinance 23 to Increase the
Compensation -of the Town
Assessor
Be it ordained by the council
of the incorporated town of Oke-
mah I T that section two of
ordinance 23 be so amended as
to read that That the tax assessor
shall receive as compensation for
his services the sum of one
hundred dollars per year
Passed and approved this 9th
day of April 1007 to take effect
from and after its publicstion
T T Doyle Mayor
Attest:
J S Stdne
Recorder Protein
Oiis ChNm has accepted a
position with MuCkleroy A Dew
filling the vacancy caused ly
the resignation of Mr White
Mayor T ' T ' Doyle spent
several days in Okmulgee this
week courting hut the boys say
he wasn’t near the court house
during his visit and rather
in -inn ate that he has a very
serious case on the outside of
legul life
'P F Tarvin was v in the city
Tuesday
Recorder O' Hannon and Mar-
shal luelus were in Okmulgee i
Monday selling the delinquent
lots listed
J 1) Keer veiled his daugli-
er in Shawnee this week
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE j
Bright Newsy Items from Various Points in the County 1
J From Our Special Correspondents
'CBCBOBOD
Fentress
J F Mitchel is spending the
week over the country making
political friends for the coming
primary election
Y Marvin and Floyd Smith and
their sister Ora spent the first of
the week visiting friends near
Mountain Grove (
A C Harris died Sunday night
after an illness of about a weeks
duration
There was a singing at George
Crumpley’s Saturday night
Mrs Blake left Monday for her
home in Kansas after spending
the winter with her daughter Mrs
Reber
A L Black and family visited
near Okemah Sunday
Candidates are becoming near-
ly as plentiful as ticks but let
’em come
Padrn
The boys gave a dance in the
empty store building Friday
night
Mrs W G Davis wife of our
meat market man receives word
of the eerious illiness of her
mother at Wewoka
Dr Dovell has had a small
storehouse built back of his drug
store t
Nancy Curtis returned from a
few day’s visit at her brother’s
at McCurtain
The editor of Padep’s twin
papers is nothing if not consist-
ent He refused to print hand
bills announcing a dance
Principles against lucre
H H Kern had two extra
clerks for his Saturday rush
Trade still boom9
Representatives of the Ameri-
can Christian Volunteers have
been holding services each nifeht
at the church If the little man
with straps on his shoulders
comes your way give him a
hearing
The bill for the native lumber
for the new school house has
been awarded W A Saxon’s
mill
Van Flynn now carries the
mail from trains to office
Elmer Crawford has returned
from a visit t-i his old home
Weatherford Texas He reports
his brother Jim as well pleased
to be settled at Weatherford
again - Jim has bought a home
there and will soon be in busi-
ness Well Paden doesn’t need
watches and clocks This is the
spot from which time is reckoned
Paden is always on time
Mrs Willord is putting up an
ice house and will supply all who
need coolers through the summer
Mayor Jenkins is having a
cyclone cellar dug That is
right We can’t run any risk’ of
losing our leaders
Mrs Tolbert has purchased a
piano of the Paden Music Co
Elmer Nelson returned to col-
lege at Guthrie after a week’s
visit home
Dorland Nelson ha gone to
the oil wells
J T Jeffries has returned from
a trip to Hot Springs
A 40-foot tape worm was re-
cently taken from a woman near
town
A Dandy for Burns
Dr Bergen Pana 111 writes
“I have used Ballard’s Snow Lin-
iment: always recommended it
to my friends as I am confident
there is no better made ‘It is a
dandy for burns’ Those who
live on farms are especially lia-
ble to many acivdental bruises
cuts burns which heal rapidly
when Ballard a Snow Liniment is
applied It should always be
kept in the house for emergency”
25c 50c and $100' Sold by
Smitn Drug Cot
Ollie Stpvens of Morse was in
the city Tuesday
Geo II Ralsten returned from
Muskogee Saturday
Wm Foster left Tuesday for
Wewoka on a business trip
Mrs Geo D Harvison is on
the sick list this week
Marshal Webb of Weleetka
has made several trips to the city
this w eek
T V McMahan is preparing to
build a new two-story eight-roc m
residence having already let the
contract for the foundation
C- E Daggs of Ada has ac-
cepted a pisition with Muckleroy
A Dew as plumber
HMH
Indian Lands
Listed lor Sale
Lilted Feb Iltta— Bids Opened April 12th
59 Allotment of Ester Davis
deceased Joslyn and Liza Da-
vis petitioners — N 1-2 of SE 1-4
of Sec 6T 10 N R 10 E80 acres
Three miles north of Fentress
72 Allotment of Yaholo Fixi
co deoeased Hotulke Harjo pe-
titioner — Lots 1 and 2 and E 1-2
of N W 1-4 of Sec 18 T 9 N R 10
E 15895 acres 5 miles west of
Wetumka
50 Allotment of Spalker Chu-
pco deceased Tommy Pholoke
Jakey Bear Tarhinner Barnett
Tim Barnett and Ouida Kennard
petitioners — NW 1-4 of Seo 36
T13N RllE 160 acres 8
miles southwest of Okmulgee
Listed Feb ISth — Bids Opened April I9tb
2827 John Tiner — East 20
acres of tot 4 Sec 30 T 11 N
R 12 E containing 20 acres
Joins Weleetka on the north
Listed April 1st— Bids Opened May 31
76 Allotment of Sumsey de-
ceased Albert Tiger and Dicey
Tiger petitioners — W 1-2 of NE
1-4 of Sec 33 T 13 N R 14 E
80 acre® Nine miles southwest
of Okmulgee
77 Allotment of Lucy Jack-
son d eoeased J ames Y arbrough
Annie Yarbrough Saber Jack-
son Yarnah Jackson John Yar-
brough and Mariah ’Yarbrough
petitioners — W 20 acres of Lot 7
of Sec 17 and W 20 acres of Lot
1 of Seo 20 and Lots 3 and 4 and
the E 2610 acres of Lot 7 of Seo
17 all in T 11 N R 8 E 15773
acres Eleven miles west of Oke
mah
79 Allotment of Vina Samp-
son deceased Martha Sampson
nee Alexander Tecumseh Alex-
ander and Wash Sampson peti-
oners— SE 1-4 of SE 1-4 andS
1-4 of SE 1-4 and east 40
acres of Lot 10 of Sec 5 T 10 N
R 8 E 120 acres Twelve miles
Sout west of Okemah ‘
The Farmers and Merchants
Bank solicits a share of your
patronage
A V SKELTON
Cashief!
For Sale — A restaurant in Oke
mah weekly income ranges from
$30 to $130 Can be had fr
£250 spot cash For other in-
formation call at this office
Dr Hudson informs us this week
that the green bugs were not
bothering the wheat and oat
crop in his part of the country
and that they never had ' Some
of the farmers north of town
several miles claim their wheat
crop will be almost ruined by the
green bugs
Farmers attention ! Cooper
Bros have Yellouf Dent Silver
Mine White Golden Beauty and
Bluody Butcher seed corn for
sale at the Farmers Union Gin
Health Is Youth
Disease and Sickness Bring Old
Age
Herbtne taken every morning
before breakfast will keep you in
robust health fit you to ward off
disease It cures constipation
biliousness dyspepsia fever skin
lives and kidney complaints It
purifies the blood and cYjars the
complexion
Mrs I) w Smith Whitney
Tex writes April 3 1902: “I
have used Herbine and find it the
best medicine for constipation and
liver troubles It does all you
claim for it I can highly recom-
mend it 50c Sold by Smith
D'UgiCo
If you want a real bargain in a
fine Lease 1-2 mile of Okemah
see me at once -
W E Rose
PALACE DRUG STORE
The First National Bank
Resources Over 4150000
Oil Motto IS “SAFETY”
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all Adjoining districts : : We also make Farm Lo ask at a very
low rate of interest allowing the borrower to pay 10000 or more of
the principal on any interest payment day Okemah office wtth
C’Bannon A Doyle Attorneys — Okmulgee office York Building
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Manager Dexter takes pteasqj-e
in announcing that he has
secured ‘ 1
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