The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Indian Terr.), Vol. 3, No. 245, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1896 Page: 2 of 4
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:o of publication. Kortb Court Street.
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rILS0N & DOUGLAS Proprietors.
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) Boaineaa Mn'grr.
F. E
WILSON
Editor.
entered at the Postofflce at Ardmore aa
oond claaa mail matte rv Not. S7 "S3.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE CITY
S TIMETABLE.
I Calf. Colorado mm4 Saata Fe Railway
S3UTIJ BO0H0. '
Qalvaaton and Chicago Ezpreaa - - 4:10 a. m.
debars and Kanaaa City Ezpreaa : p. m.
I NOETH BOUND.
: Oalreatou and Chicago Ezpreaa - 12:35 a. m.
Cleborae aad Kanaaa Ulty Kzpreaa n :w a-m
i I. B. MASON Ticket Art.
.S. KEENAN. Gen. Pasa. AgU
Arrival and Departure U. S. Malla.
South bound mail closes 4:45 p. m
South bound mail arrives 5:30 p.m
North bound mail closes 11:15 a. m.
North bound mail arrives 12:00 m
Night mails are closed at 8:30 p. m
; Money order department is open
; at 8 a. m. ana ciosea at o p. m.
f Office hours from 8 a. m. to 6 p.m
1 Sundays from 8 a. m. to 9 a. m.
i j Mohan Scott P. M.
j Edgak Sandun. DeDutv.
DEMOCRATIC RATIONAL TICKET.
FOB PRESIDENT
BRYAN of Nebraska
W.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
i ARTHUR SEWALL of Maine.
ABDMORE FRIDAY AUG. 7.
Ex-Gov. Geo. T.
prominent figure
politics is dead.
Anthony a
in Kansas
! The Missouri Democracy yes
tterday nominated Lon V. Steph-
ens as the dandidate for gover-
nor'
i The Ardmoreite is here for
Ardmore and Ardmore's patron
age. Are you here to patron-
lizeitf
l j ' Make business for yourselves
by doing business with the Ard-
1 moreite. Tliis is no charity
; proposition but one of business-
j The Kansas populists have
nominated John Leedy for gov-
ernor. This nomination will
! trobably be ratified by ' the
i democrats.
Hand in your copy for Sun
day morning's
Ardmoreite
1 early tomorrow.
It will pay
i you not to neglect this impor
tant proposition.
If you want to get before
J Ardmore in the proper light
don't fail to get your advertis
i ing matter in Sunday morning's
Ardmoreite.
Labor expended whether for
a city or individuals withou
adequate returns is loves labor
lost. The question to be asked
and answered is does the
Ardmoreite labor for your in-
terest? Answer the query do
you by your patronage pay for
that labor?
DEALS IN SUPPOSITIONS.
Judge Kilgore and Marsha
Ktowe are reported to be on
junket to Washington and the
supposition is that they will en
deavor to fasten that $80000 jai
to Ardmore and thus ; take up
the Ft. Smith hangery and the
Paris hashery. and fix them at
Ardmore on a smaller scale
Ardmore has lobbyists at Wash
ington at the governments ex
pense. Ardmore is a fortunate
town. Chiekasha Express.
The .Express should not use
suppositions in dealing with
public officials or public ques
tions. If it had cared to take
the pains to investigate it coulc
without difficulty have dis
covered the true mission o
Jndte Kilgore and Marsha
Siowe to Washington and
would have determined that tha
jail ghost which frightens it
And its distinguished editor so
badly had nothing whatever to
do with their going. Ardmore
will get the jail ah right with
I j out any expense to Chiekasha
"? J I it J t A. Jl A
I or to tae otner towns or me rer
f ; jitary and it will not be nor
1 1 was not necessary in order
-; .do so for the court and its
: marshal to take a trip to the
national capitol. Be fair brother
t pawsop.
ADDRESS OF WARNING.
Hoa. K. B. Wilila. a Patriotic Chlckaaaw.
Talka to Hla People With the Bark oa.
Tribal Dlaaolutloa Unavoidable.
My Fcll-blood Friends:
The subject which I am to im
press upon your mind today.
is the disadvantages that some
of you full-bloods are laboring
under and how you are being
swindled by your own people
and for my life I don't see how
you can stand it if you realize
your true condition; for- I am
certain that you are more op
pressed than any people living.
and if you do not realize the
wrongs perpetrated upon you.
you should have some friend
upon whom you can depend to
show you the wrongs perpetrat-
ed. Now my friends your
delegates that are at Washing
ton will make it appear that
there are no iamers in this
country only from choice; that
is not true for it is not my
choice to be poor and see some
disinterested chap waxing fat
off of our land who has not a
cent of interest in this country.
There are citizens of this nation
who pay hundreds of dollars of
pasture rent and nearly all of
that rent is paid to non-citizens.
Now how is your government
sroing to stop this state of af-
sf Can your laws stop it!
Echo answers no; for the past
nis proven the contrary. We
have as stringent lawsasweeau
possibly get them but we are all
compelled to admit that they are
not enforced;nor can we enforce
them from the simple fact that
we are all guilty of leasing land.
and for the latter reason a jury
cannot be empaneled that will
convict.
My friends (full-bloods) when
you are tola oy oiuce seeKers
and land barons that your land
interests are all right and the
present tenure of land holding
in this nation is all you coula
wish you tell them that they
are waxing fat ofT the proceeds
of some orphan elhild's land
who is suffering for the bar
necessaries ot lite and wiien
they address an audience am;
tell of your happy and prosper
ous condition lint tell mem
that they are entirely wrong;
for they have driven that happy
time from this land forever.
from the full-bloods. Now my
friends I don't want to accepi
allotment but it is very natura
for a "drowning man to catch
at straws" and it is inevitabl
that it will have to come with
or without your consent. Some
of your leading men think with
the right kind of an executive
and wholesome laws your little
tribal government might with
stand the pressure a while
longer but I think judging
from the past that it is too late
for us to try to retain our triba
government any longer.- But
am willing to put my shoulder
to the wheel and try once more
but I will not push it you put
any of the same old horses t
the machine r or l have seen
them balk so often that
have no faith in their pulling
through.
There is no government that
can lead this people out of their
oppressed condition for the in
termarried citizens and half
breeds have driven prosperity
out of this land for the full
bloods. They imye fenced am
caused to be fenced all of tluj
grass and water and starved
their stock to death; and con-
sequently they are today re-
sponsible . for your condition
and instead of y&ur courts be-
ing a protection to you they .re
helping those laud sharks to rob
you out of your laud. Take the
case of Jerome Whitrel vs. Mrs.
George Liun entitled trespass.
which was dcjdd in favor oft
plaintiff. Mrs. I jinn illy Jo. i
fendant is a full-blood Indian. 5
and an orphan becoming of age!'
and married wants a little home
and would he satisfied with aiiv'ljrow out a kind word rf warn
kind of a home. After traveling
all over the nation and failing the assertion that if we do not
to find a home for herself; for all put our shoulders to the
such men as Jerome Whitrel wheel and all pull together in
Jim Hector and others too nam- harmony and bi ing speedy re-
erous to mention have all of lief and prosperity in the near
the land leased out for an aver- future there will rise up an
age lifetime. She finally has to army of poor hom less tramps
stop in one of Whitrel 'a big who will curse us their pro-
pastures that has been leased to genitors for having lived in
S. S. Evants for ten years con- this fair land of ours and rock-
trary to law Evants leing a ed ourselves in the cradle of
non-citizen. There is a law that lethargy thus entailing on them
plainly says when a leate is such a burden of Hardships
proven the land shall revert This my friends is not an
back to the nation. Now m-
stead of the courts enforcing
the law it protects the lessee
and lessor in violating the law. I
Now my friends thoso twol
men whom I have mentioned.
alone have land enough to give
every orphan child in this coun- tent for the same reason. Your
try a home. Now if your laws government at present is pur-
won't remedy this how on suing a downward course and
earth are you going to do it?
This class of poor homeless
eople are bound to have relief I
nd if your laws won't give it to
them why they will have to em-
ploy some other means. They
must have what is theirs; for
justice and humanity demand
it and United States govern-
ment will force it whenever the
resent tenure of land holding
is shown up in its true light revenues due us and what lit-
Ami my friends it is a God's! tie is collected does not often
lessiug that our ancestors
could see the necessity of such
government s strong arm
around us. If the government
diould say to you you won't take speedy action in this im-
et us protect you; wo see vou portant matter. Your tenure of
are being robbed by your more
enlightened ieople hut we fail
to convince you of the fact. We
will not force even justice uion
you and now you can run your
own olTairs;" what would youUider your awful condition. I
lo? I say you would be at the
"end of your row." The United
States government is under no
obligations to respect their
treaties in regard to our land;
for we have not applied the land
as the treaty provides; it says:
"It was to be held in common
o that every Chickasaw and
v uoeiaw snouKi nave an unui-
l A 1 111 1?I
vided interest in the whole." 1
ask is the land held that way
today? lias not the treaty been
violated by your own jieople
who claimed to be your friends?
My dear friends for answer to
the above interrogatories you
and I only have to look at the
big pastures above mentioned
heginuing at the ea'st and end-
mgattli-' west and we aro
compelled against our wish to
say most emphatically yes.
Of course the Indians paid for
tins land but there was a con- um willing to live under auy laws
sideration; and the government that will protect the poor full-
had a right as guardian of this bloods in their land interests
people to place that cousidera- After throe remarks I leave
tion on this land for the
land for the better
of the incompetent
Il-bloods and half-
protection
class of full
breeds. Our forefathers who
signed this treaty (1837) did not
think that this people would be
sufficiently skilled in agricult-
ure to manage their land in
severalty; which 1 admit they
are not and are not holding in
common and the reason is they
cannot get it ; for a few greedy
white men and half-breeds haw
got it all fenced. My full-blood
friends you can't blame the
half-breeds for fencing they
hail to do so in self defense for
the protec tion of their stock or
thev would have been in the
same condition that many of
you aro in today and the land
would have been in the posses-
sion of the "intermarried" citi-
zeiib and non-citizens and in
stead of rejecting the proposi-
tion of the Dawes commission
you would have to call on the
United States government to
protect you and your own little
habitation I can see as can
any man who hag coinniun horse
sense that your land is gone.
Now how are you going to have
it restoriMl! You are going to
be compelled to have it; for it
i"iH?sible tor the people to
vo on hft
i Now. my friends I wish to
mg. I most solemnly venture
imaginary dream but facts yes
stulnloni facts. Again I remark
that your government is insol-
vent and can't stand long for
the want of fund to nin it.
Your neighborhood schools have
been suspended to a great ex
is hearing the chasm of ruin.
You have drawn a hundred
thousand dollars of your invest-
led funds which 1 Wieve leaves
you one million two hundred
thousand dollars of your trust
fund aiul if permitted to use it.
it would soon be exhausted.
You can't deiend on the reven-
lues of your country; for we are
powerless to collect all the
find its way iuto the treasury. I
don't ask you to take any hasty j
Meps that may worst your con-!
dition: although it is time to
land holding seems to l what
is bothering congress and the
outside world and congress lias
given you ample time through
the Dawes commission to con;
Now for God's sake get out of I
your lethanrv and wake tin to
a true sense of your interest and!
that of your wives and helpless I
children who are depending on
you and whom it is your dutyj
to protect. '
V0v. mv fellow citizens some
f you will think from my re- j .
marks that 1 natural v and from
. . - . I
choice favor allotment but such j
hnot the ca.se. If you think i
proper laws and the strict hi-
furcement of them will get us
risht before congress I am still
m favor of trying to maintain
our little government a while
longer but the enforcement of
SOme laws we have on our stat-
ute books would be detrimental
to progression and encourage
retrogression so if you can work
ont your salvation under your
present form of government!
tin- 'angled and vexed question
with you. .
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Choctaw Election.
Caddo I. T. Aug. C.. The
following is the result of the
Choctaw election for governor
in Blue county yesterday:
Green McCurtin 104 J B. Jack-
son 70 O. W. Darkes 5.1. Jeff
Gardner 19.
The people of the Indian Ter-1
ritory could perforn no better
service for themselves at this
time than by doing all in their
iArr.y (a t..nr. n .1. -Ant t.
congress. It does not apjwar
reasonable that :p0(00 whites
will be denied a voice in congress
if the proper effort is made to
secure it. South McAUtci
Journal.
No vn&n a abilities are ao remark-
ably shining a not to aUnd in need
ot t proper opportunity a patron
and even tha praiaee of a fnend to
'recommend him ta the potjoe of tbe
world. Pljny.
Only Chintwo women of hib rank
have their feet banda&el. To have
small and deformed f.et is an indis-
putable evidence of wealth and sta.
iiu..
The Haxon title cf alderman waa
it ii nald changed into tbe modem
title of earl Ly William I sbottly art-
er tbe coi.quest.
Two "Jditional terms of sir years
each m. j be granted to tb owner
of a patent oij tbe payment of
for each term.
J. C. PALMER
THE f GINNER
Has Two Full Sets of the Hunger System of Gins
Suckers Conveyers and Presses.
WYOU HOLD Till: TEAM HE DOES THE KE3T.
Capacity 102 Bales Every 24 Hours.
Gins for Money. Cotton or Seed.
Cash paid for Seed and Seed Cotton.
First Class Corn Mil! in Connection.
WEST MAIN STREET. ... - ARDMORE. I. T.
White Sulphur Inn
Legated nt the Famous
cisM milts vnxt of Davis.
completely renovated for
prepared for the f.rt class
Rates for families or parties for the season made known
en application." Trauyit nt rate fJ.OO per day. Stagea meet
nil trains
fur pnssenr-rs
Springs one hour and
coinfortahle conveyance. Splendid water fine fishing and
hunting and nnexeellcd as a health and pleasure resort.
T. S. VENTRESS Proprietor.
Professional
! r aorr U. Farman.
c.u n.rhrrt.;
FURMAN & UKHRKKT
ATTORN I Y8- AT-LA V.
Office Herbert & Lewis buSMinir
Imore. I. T.
:. I 'luar ir. t oaxtm U mur
HM-Tmcra Hr lT. ftr n..Kr'brr.
CAR RETT & HARDY
ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW.
Practice- In ail the Court. .Territo-
rial Stata anJ Federal ypeclal at-
tention given to criminal
or.'.c
-t'p ataira in Hardy building
Artlnore
I A. kddlcman
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Prnetic' in all the ronrti
rtorial and atari.
Office over Kearney A Wm.
tcr-!
F. O.
1!Ai::;y
attorney
T-LAV.
j office-ln
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bulMin. Ar
tbe Ledbctlcr i n:-doj
dmore I. T.
I.EDDETTER& BLEDSOE j
ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW.
Orncs:-In Ledbctter & Bledaoe
i.umunf? aiam street uppo
Post Ofilce.
N. F. LAW
REAL ESTATE AND
COLLECTION AGENT.
Lusioeaa aolirited and given prompt
!""ntton. once in tbe R. Hardj
bowdlns Ardmore I. T
Thei Kansas Cty Journal.
mim A Depublican Paper.
r I Republican Year.
The carrtpaijn of 190 promises to be the most excit-
inc one ince ICrt. Xiir Kassa CrrT Joc&kal. patl
news. It is the only Kepcpucax newt paper of "the
Mimri Valley. For 42 year it has fought the battle'
of the iplt. : : : : : : : :
REDUI
Daily and Sunilay three month. . . . $1.00.
Daily and Sunday one year 4.00.
Weekly Journal and Agricnltniit one year. .20.
Send in our pnme t the JorvAt.. Kanii City Mo. Jvaraples frre.
Frotnun White Snlphar Springi
Ind. Tu. The INN ba beta
the season of 189C. and U now
accommodation of goeid.
and mail. Time from Dans to
fifteen minnte.
Good roads and
CLARENCE a DOUGLAS.
ARCHITECT.
OrnrK:-In Ldbetter St Bledao
Coildine Main atreet Orpcaita Pott
OCice Ardmor 1. T.
Pre liminary estimate and aketebaa
furnUbed on application.
CHARLES B. KENDRICK.
" ATTORNEY AT LAW
j Oflloe over Kearney A Wjm.
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aowitAW.
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' POTTERF & BOWMAN
ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW.
OClce Up ttalra In the Hardy
buildinjt Ardmore Ind. Ter.
DICK A BROWN
ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW."
Marcos Bright Stenographer
once MaaonU bnildlnr over Flrtt
.National Bank Ardmore I. T.
T. S. BOOTH M. D.
OHlce over Coleman & Lynn's
Drug Store. Residence Writ Mala
Street.
j
w T. GARDNER M. p.
1 OTlce over Cola man A Lnn's
I Drug Store Residence North Caddo
i Street.
U. W.SMITH. M. 13.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
OCiae over City prug Store Arjlr
more I. T.
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