The Indianola Press. (Indianola, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, October 7, 1904 Page: 1 of 8
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THE INDIANOLA PRESS.
KnU'ivU jih iecoiul-Hans matter August 1>V< :,t the | < -t oflW :«t Indianola, 1. T., under tho Act of t'ongrv > March s, i*?.*.
VOLUME 2.
INDIANOLA, CHOCTAW NATION. INDIAN TKRKITOllY. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 7, P.KJ1.
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CORRESPONDENCE
From Scipio.
Mr. Will Edniiston and Miss
Daisy McElhany were visiting on
Scipio Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Marrs stopped
over Monday night, on their way
home from an oxten'lod visit with
Indianola friends.
We are sorry to report the death
of Aiulle Anderson who died at his
home four miles north of town last
Friday night, of consumption.
The young folks enjoyed a few
pleasant hours Sunday evening, at
thfc home of Mr. and Mrs. Marrs.
The time was spent in singing and
music. The Misses T. and Edith
Cumins were present and rendered
a nico selection of vocal and in-
strumental music.
Mrs. G. W. Brumfield was shot
and killed by her father-in-law,
last Sunday evening about 3:30, at
the home of Mr. Bill Harp about
three miles north of Scipio. From
all reports, the killing was pre-
meditated, as the old man had just;
arrived from the south-east part of
the Chickasaw nation. He drove
up to Mr, Harp's and enquired if
anyone lived around there by the
hame of Brumfield, Upon being
told that there was, and that his
wife was then in the house, he
laughed and said, "Well, I am
lucky." About that time Mrs.
Brumfield stepped to the door and,
upon recognizing her father-in-
law, started out to mfiet Iiim. He
exolaimed, "Ah, I have found you
at last, and I guess it is your time
now!" And -he stepped back to
the wagon and reached his Win-
chester, and Mrs. Brumfield start-
sd to run to the house, and she
had just reached the porch when
he shot her in the small of the
back, breaking'the backbone and
causing instant death. Mr. Brum-
field was down at Mr, Westmore-
land's when he heard the shot and
heard his wife scream. Not having
any gun, he ran clown to Laurenoe
Cumins' and borrowed his Win-
chester and returned and arrested
his father and turned him over to
D. D. Anderson who took him to
McAlester.
• • •
Bank of Commerce will loan
you money on good security.
Baptist Sunday School.
The Baptist Sunday School wog
re-organized last Sunday, after a
vacation of about two months.
Mr. W. W. Danner was elected as
superintendent, and Mr. Elbert
Johnson assistant, Teachers were
chosen for the various classes, and
literature was distributed for the
quarter, bo they will be in regular
working order next Sunday.
It is hoped that the school may
be made more interesting this fall
and winter than ever before, and
all who feel an interest in the
work aro invited to attend regular-
ly and assist to this end. School
moeth) P.t ten o'clock, in the tent.
* *
The Peace Congress.
The International Peace Con-
gress opened in Boston Monday.
Advocates of the adoption of the
principles of peace throughout the
world assembled from all quarters
of the globe to take part in the
proceedings. Plans have been in
progress for several months to
make this congress more notable,
if possible, than any held in the
past.
Among other subjects to come
up for action is that uf the adop-
tion of some effective method of
urging the world powers to use
their good offices to bring about
an end to the war between Japan
and Russia.
The "Latest" in Floods.
An overflow of th> waters of the
Canadian River oocuried this week
\ lnoh broke all pa-.t records. Wing
about two feet higher than the riso
of lb'.M), which left ttie M. K. A. T.
; bridge on an inland, and was the
i highest known to I lie present in-
habitants of this part of the coun-
try. It is suppose^ to have come
from far up the river, as but little
rain had fallen in the Territory re-
cently. while in Colorado and New
Mexico much damaging rain had
fallen within the preceding week.
For example, at Roswell, N M„
near the source of this freakish
stream, five or six hundred miles
west of here, and probably three
times that distance by the river,
a flood began on Thursday night
of last week, which broke the dyke
that the city had built for its pro-
tection, and damaged the city to
the extent of a hundred thousand
dollars. Among the damages, ihe
opera house and fiil'teen business
houses collapsed. The water was
three feet deep in the main part of
the city. May it not be possible
that part of this same rail, fell in
the valley of the Canud an and its
tributaries, and swept it to the
Arkansas?
The flood gut .here Monday
uight, and before daylight on Tues-
day morning many of our neigh-
bors in the bottoms north-west of
town were driven from their homes
to seek safotj on higher land,
while their crops were being swept
away or spoiled bn-heing covered
witli sand and mud. Cotton and
trees and dead animals were seen
during the day floating ou the
seething, surging, mad, muddy
mass, '*
It is impossible to estimate the
amount of the damage, but the
the loss is very great in crops and
stock and household goods. The
railroads also suffered much. A
wash-out occurred near Garner,
which interrupted train service for
one day, Wednesday; the M. K. &
T. bridge was thrown out of line;
and the Choctaw ■ ridge at Calvin
was washed out.
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Anti Graft.
It seems that Senator Stewart's
expressions on the various phases
of the Indian land question on his
recent tour of the Territory has
started thoughts in the minds of
officials that are fast developing
trouble for the "grafters," and bid
fair to either exclude this gentry
from the Indian Territory or bring
them to the level of ordinary men
in the matter of privileges in the
controlment of Indian lands.
Closely following the decision of
Judge Dickerson of the Southern
District, in which he refused to
approve the lease of two hundred
acres of farm land belonging to
two small children for fifty dollars
per year, Judgo Humphry of the
Central District comes out as op-
♦ * •
Weleetka is having a town fight
for a change. An application was
made for the unrestricted aliena-
tion of 120 acres of land adjoining
the town, it being the intention to
make it an addition to the townsite.
One faction says the addition will
ruin the price of property in fite*
town already, and that there is no -, „
necessity tor more Wsite. The P°kJ '° the "1!°'Male ,ST
other faction wants to sell townlota b'n'f ""'M 7 !t1
, .. ,,... . , tnct. Last week at Antlers. A. J.
and says the addition is needed for.\T ,. . , ... , , .... A
, . ; vVa dock of Atoka, had petitioned
business purposes. , , _ ' , . . lfl1
! tor letters of guardianship in 191
_ . .,**** 'cases, involving property of over
Better is the passion to makelfour hundred por8ons, and the or-
ones personal life noble and use-!tler of confirmation was refused,
ful, to widen the skirts of knowl- The Judge said in his comments
edge, to break the arm of violence, j in makiUg the order, that he would
and lessen the enormous sway of j not countenance wholesale guardi-
misery and crime, even without anships, or give the approval of the
the conscious inspiration of a di- court to anything that savored of
vine alliance, thsn any sense of ^ec^atmn in Indian test estates.
. ' . , He said that, following the law, he
myste y awe or trust without preferred to appoint parents where
this glorious passion.—J. W, they are capable to manage the es-
Chadwick. tates of their children.
1904
Not
Party
But
Policy
Vote
Your
Ticket
Straight
Join
Our
Marchln*
Club
1904
A His is Platform Year
The National Political parties have given
expre>«i in ti, their respective policies In
accordance with our custom of keeping up to
date, it is proper that we also announce
Ol'K PLATFORM
&fcpftnkion .it • vpuiMoii, t nr l«i -mii s> liu* l
. lies, aiul \\ III ronllmio to add to our Mo«*k III « Uli the
demands of our tnido,
Protection W- In |>n>t.m'tlinr oni immIojim■*'« from
;.i| liijiiMltv, and y :r.iiiD • If' i u i>iiiv and high iTule itock.
Fro© Trade \N-' Indigo ihu >..u should i f.. tr
u lu'H'VtM >oti wish, but \vt shall Huh-avoi In hi • >< It ta to
Interest In trad«« with Uv \\« n r tli« 'Vnhhn uh\" fi JI
h t^tU l hntli rutin, as tUoba^i >f all otir
Tho Donhlii i Hi •' ' iM.H-tn | t I1' t "
gold and silver, nr tholr equivalent In |>a; i\ hi payn;enl of ;tll
bllll.
1 hr Sin^ln StAndard shall fontlinii- tn etifono iHo
sllltfle 1.111.1,1(1 «.t Mi'h «|iialll\ ft)T n asnn:ih|.' roiiuuKTallon,
ollr1 ol the in*i I ! . | lanks In our |datforiU.
The Labor (JtKVHtlot Wo don't eonslder otti sel\.'s «|«vt
theut.ritiwin. il. \\.« maK«* out « wn lUlng that way. and ttv*
harden \\«« work Hi h« tler pleased we i.re with the luereflNO tu
the trade.
Tho Trust:* We will trust yotl as long as we tail K(,t ore«tlt
oursolvi s ltom ;o to00 days.
If Elected
We promise to Rive satisfaction, or your money Is not Rood.
\\ e hcllexe w- havo unttle this |i|atfortn hroad euouffli lor lienr
Ijr everyone. 11 yon hAveulrea<l> voted for us, wo tnaok y«1U W
adxaim . II voii hav«' not, we would :i? |'reelale It If yotl wo'*tlu
vote a few times hi our favor. I'nlls open daltv, from inoinln*
till night.
Corrvolison C& Bynum
BLACKSMITH1NG!
Having formed a co-partnership in the Blacksmhhing business, we
have put in another forge, and are now prepared to do all kinds of work
in our line in first-class stlye and on short notice. Call and sec us.
McELHANY & STEELE
At tho ()|<l {Stand.
J. Sl'I.I.lYAN, T. J. UICIC, (iliOItUK OA KM!
1* resident. vice 1'rcs.
rV.
K liAKNIi, St' I.I.IVAN,
A^i'l t'usliiiM-. ( lighter, and Troas
Valley State Baaik
(INCORI'ORA'lTiD)
Capital StocK, $25,000.
lid ii nerHl Itiuiklnn Itii-rtni^s l,onie mado on rimttlu nd rcrsonal Bo-
inrlty v. ill kIv" our patrunn :is liberal accommodation uh iheir account will
narritni oonslsteiit with good hankluB
Wo solicit the patronage ot the iiiercb.intH ami farmers of tli" siirronnillug
country. INDIANOLA, 1NUIAN IKItlllTOltY
U1RKCT0B8:
T J Rico, J Sullivan, A It Iltuullton, (' (! ( lioato, .) II Uynjiui.
NOTICE!
To our Friends and CustomerB:
On find after Monday, October 3d,
wo will discontinue our Credit
Business for this soason. . Wo do
ihis in order to look closer after
collections, and wo believe tt will
be to the tnutuul interost of our-
selves and our patrons.
When the time comes to open
the credit business for next season,
we will be reudy to extend our
usual lino of credit.
We solicit your cash and barter
trade, and will give as good values
as any merchant in town.
Iftspectfully,
COENELISON & BVNUM.
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VISIT THE OLD HOMESTEAD
via
m.
On Sept. Gth, 13th, 20th, 27th,
and Oct. 11, round trip tickets will
bo sold at tho very low rato of
One Fare Plus $2.00,
To nearly all Indiana and Ohio
points also certain destinations iu
Kentucky.
All tickets limited to thirty
days from date of sale for return.
B'urther details will bo cheer-
fully furnished cn application to
nearest Frisco System Ticket
Agent, or address the undersigned.
0. W. STRAIN, D. P. A..
Wichita, Kan.
PROTECT Y01IKSELF
Intending visitors to Saint
Louis during tho World's Fair
can assuro themselves satisfactory
rooming accommodations through
tho Merchant's Service Company
at a nominal expense.
For particulars, apply to nearest
Frisco System Agont.
* • • • W-*
Pay Roll Approved. •
The Indian offices at Mtiskogoo
on the 3rd received notice that tho
roll of self-emigrant Crooks had
been approved, and to proceed at
once with tho payment. Tho In
dian Agont announced that the
payment to the self-emigrants
wouid,be made by the same officers
simultaneously with the Loyal
Creek payment which begun at
Muskogee Monday.
This makes three separate pay-
ments now in progress in the Ter-
ritory, the two mentioned and the
townsite payment in the Choctaw
and Chickasaw nations. By thesn
three payments approximately ont
and a half million dollars will bo
disbursed. It is thought tlint to
finish up these payments will take
till late in the winter, and by that
time, according to treaty agree-
ments, thefe will be other moneys
on hand to be disbursed among
the different tribes, tho chiefost a*
which will be the townsito money
These payments will be in pro
gress almost continuously till after
tribal government ceases in 1906.
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Johnson, L. C. The Indianola Press. (Indianola, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, October 7, 1904, newspaper, October 7, 1904; Indianola, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc270645/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed May 1, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.