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JOHN I. ABAIR
Editor.
M.K.MItFORIt Manager.
VlJJJ-rA Ind. Tim
Jan. 20 1883.
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1 The bill to pay llio froodmen
their jubI portion of tlic 6300000
(ftbout 87fiO0O) was placed boforo
congress by O'noal of St. LouIb.
A tun. has been introduced in tlio
United Stales penato to provido
for holding Snquept8 under federal
authority which if passed will ap-
ply to thin torritory.
Ose of the Indian Territory
mea&ures boforo congress proposes
to prohibit the occupation of In-
dian Inuds by white men for avy
purposo save farming.
Trie Chcrokoo Htock law lias
been so changed by an amendment
mibmitUd by Frank M. Connor
that it i'h now oxactly as it was
previous to 1880. The importa-
lion of cattlo is prohibited botwoen
April first and November first.
Money will soon bo plentiful
with tlio printers of this nation.
Council proposes to allow tho dele-
gates $1000 "for printing." That
will bo $333 apicco for tho Chief-
tain Advocato and Tolophono.
What you all going to do with
your money boys?
The house committoo on terri-
tories met on Wednesday of last
week to take uu tbo Oklahoma
bill and hear tho opponents to the
same. As tho latter woro not
ready to proscnt their views it
was decided that tho delegates
should have two hours on Monday
the 30th to mako their speeches.
In tiid United States senato
last Thursday contrary to expecta-
tion particularly as to tho first .e
following measures woro advers y
reported from the committees :
To punish burglary robbery and
larceny in tho Indian Torritory.
To refer to tho court of claims
the claims of tho Chcrokco In-
dians. It may bo of interest to the peo-
plo of Coowoesooowe district to
know lint J. G Sohriraslmr who
holds a seat in tho senate accrftd-
itcl tt said distnot wis found
after the committee had purged the
election rolls of all illegal names
to have rccoived some fifty odd
vVtoH 1cb3 than W C. Rogers his
mpetitor. Mr. Scrimrther's res
ignation of an officeTtowhTch TT6
was not entitled has not yet been
announced.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Tho Nntlonuln SuoooedinEleotlnff
Every Offloor.
Cpoclal Comilttndene Indian ChtelUtn.
TiiiLtQuvn.I T. Jn. SI ISM
On Wednesday of last week the
two houses 'agreed upon Thursday
at ten o'clock foi tho time of hold-
ing tho election. Promptly at the
hour named the two houses met in
iho senate chamber and proceeded
-with tho election. A largo audi-
ence was in attendance and tho
groatost excitement was mani-
fested. The first office to bo filled was
that of treasurer; C. V. Rogers
Downing and R. B. Ross National
were the nominees. Ross receiv-
ed 29 votes to Rogers 27.
Next camo tho election ot su
prcmo judge. J. A. Scales Nation-
al was elected over 0. P. Brewer
Downing tho vote standing 29
to 27.
Next camo tho executive coun-
cilors. Daniel Rcdbird Jno.
Grass and Little Adams alt Na-
tionals were elected over Moso
Ridge Johnson Whitmoyer Frog
Sixkillcr Downings.
Then W. P. Boudinot brother
of Col. E. C. Boudinot of Fort
rjmitb was elected editor of the
Cherokco Advocato tho national
per.
Last Sam Love National was
ccted over J. Williams Down-
g fur tho offico ol auditor of
lbjia accounts.
'Pun Mni Sort nta n ttinvA itinn
AIIU A tVtllta U IIIUIU Lit till
jpbilant ovor their success and of
course the Downings feel a little
jjiuo.
OUR fcfATIONAIi LEGISLATORS.
A Oomploto List Showlnsr Tholr
DUtrlots and Polltlos.
senate.
Joowcscoowoo district R. W.
Lindsay Downing ; J. G Schrim-
hor National.
Delaware district L. B. Bell
!)ias. Thompson both Downing.
ilinu" district Goo. Sanders
J. C. Ross both National.
Illinois district S. II. Bengo
lortor Vann both National.
Canadian district J. M. Lynch
i v Gray both Downing.
goquoyali district Joo Starr
downing ; Jos. Soabolt National.
Flint district Dayo MuBkrAt
ckm CbrUtio both National.
Tahiti iirtriot Laoy JJaw-
pl (. t W HtwUrlelii
Ui Niiiotwl.
Join. dirtU-R.M. Wofe
ioonl ; EH Whttroeyer Down-
'ft iwiw tmiminuM' ru '.. -...
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jtim
iMwwi.iiinuwwmo
I Making ft tolnl of elovuh Nation-'
1 al members and si'ven Downing
LOWhlt HOP8B
Cuowcencoowee diatrlct-D. 'W.
Vann Win. Chambers Arthur
ArmstrongGeo. Walker Downing:
Ed. Sundy James Chambers N.al
tional.
Canadian district Hi chard Ncal
Charles Jones Walter S. Agnow
Richard CrosMnnd Downing.
Dclawaro- districtFrank Con-
I ncr Samuel Russell James Fiolds
J. L. Thompson Thomas Blue
jacket Downing; John Miller
National.
Goingsnako district Abraham
Sixkillcr Joe Chuwcot National ;
A. T. Aklns W. D. Mitchell
Downing.
Flint district Charley Smith
Johnson Simmons Taylor Duncan
National.
Illinois district L- Runyon
Redbird Smith Frank Vann Geo.
McDanicl National ; Joo Tapp
Downing.
Salino district O. P. Bongo
Frank Confine William Bait Na-
tional. Sequoyah district Geo. Gunter
Davo M. Lee E. E. Adair Down-
ing. Tahlcquah district Miko Pritch-
ard Robert Meigs Mankillcr
Catchor Robin Pann National;
Johnson Fields Downing.
Making a total of 20 Downing
members and 19 National.
THE OHEKOKEE COUNCIL.
A Continuation of tho Samo old
Strain Llttlo Being Doco.
TUESDAV JAN. 17.
Sknate The senato mt nt 9
o'clock till members being pres-
ent. During tho morning a com-
mittee was appointod to confer
with tho lower house and one also
to inform the chief that tho senate
was roaay lor ousmess. iuo sen
ato also appointed a committoo
composed of J. M. Keys Wni
McCracken Clem Rogers and
Jessie Cochran who should purge
from tho rolls of Coowecscoowco
district all illegal names so that
horcaftor no difficulty should arise
in regard to who has the right to
voto in said district. In tho af-
ternoon session a messago was re-
ceived from the chief in regard to
terta:n appropriations to bo paid
certain individuals but no action
waataken on it. Next tho bill
introduced by Senator Sanders
several days ago in rcgud to the
Washington delegation was brought
up. Tho bill provides that four
men shall be sent to Washington
to roprosenttlio CboroUocs. Sona.
tor Roll offered an amendment to
the bill providing for an appropria-
tion of $7000 to cover thocxpons-
es of theso delegates; that they
should bo allowed go per day ;
that they be allowed S2.500 for at-
torney's ices and S1.0D0 for print-
ing. Tho amendment was accept-
ed by tho proposer and tho amend-
ed hill passed. Senato adjourned.
House IIouso did nothing ;
waiting on sennto.
YEDNK3nAYJAN. IS.
Senate Tho committees ap-
pointed by tho president wcro read
and copies of them were ordered
printed. The conference com-
mittee composed of two Huston
Benge and Eli Whitmeycr appoint-
ed to confer with the house com-
mittee on yesterday reported
"failure to ngreo." It was then
moved to meet in joint session on
Thursday at ten o'clock for pur-
pose of electing officers treasur-
er editor of Advocate three execu-
tive councilors supremo judge
and auditor of public account.
House IIouso met nt 9 o'clock.
Appointed a committee of two E.
E. Aduir and Johnson Simons to
confer with senate committee on
tho Washington delegation bill; re-
ported "could not agree." Tho
chief sent down a proclamation de-
claring that tho three members of
tho lowci houso who had received
their election from a proclama
tion issued by Bushyhead after
the expiration of Ids turm of office
was null and void and desired the
Iioubo to take au'lon theroon. Tho
speaker of tho house refused to do
anything with the chief's message.
TUUHSDAY JAN. 19.
Senate At ten o'clock met
with the houso in joint session
and proceeded to elect officers (see
othor column.)
House Met with senate (see
other column for particulars.)
MONDAY JAN. 23.
Both houses settled down to rou-
tine business. Ono or two com-
miltoes out.
Senate a. m. Joint resolution
received from special committee
on a petition or communication
sent through Agent R. L. Owen of
"Muskogee said potition boing in
tlio shape of a claim for spoliation
damages for property merchan
dise and stock said to havo been
"appropriated" by Cherokees dur-
ing tho luto war some of the ac-
counts running as far back as 1801.
Theso "claims for damages" come
from white men citizens of Kansas
Missouri and tho Neutral land.
The demand against tho Cherokees
i based on cortaln treaties.
Resolution by special committee
watf Adverse to any such claim as
btlui just at this late day. Twen-
i ilT lflHnli
ty-soven" years ngoj Why did
they not present those claims long
ogW It waStagreodlahiVtho poirll
was well taken thatfit would open
UiUjdoor forcndlcss claims of like
nttA-re U 4'
OlMm.'TjBjcctojl. Scn to tho
houso and thoro also unanimously
rejected. Returned to tho chief
who sends tho samo back to Agent
Owen. Those claims woro gotton
up by eight different parlios and
oggregalo $12627.00.
Petition for divorco of Anna
Henry from her husband Gcorgo
Mitchell of Goingsnako district.
Somo two yoars ago. thoso parties
signed articles of agreement to
soparato and await action of coun-
cil. Thoy have not lived togothcr
sinco but it seem: George could
not wail and somo 18 months ago
took to himself another rib. Pe-
tition granted in both housos.
In tho afternoon tho senato took
up and passed a resolution grant
ing llcenso to trado to various par-
tics. Sent to tho houso and laid
over till to-morrow lo roviso and
amend.
Senator R. W. Lindscy introduc-
ed a bill amending tho gambling
law first by attaching to sections
54 and 55 in addition to tho fino
imprisonment and secondly to
section 60 giving authority to
proper officers to seizo confiscate
and dostroy all gambling parapher-
nalia iound. Held back for fur-
ther amendment.
UousE-Jonn Miller introduced
new delegation bill to send two to
Washington. Bill passed by vote
of 27 to 2.
No other business in tho houso
additional to what has been al-
ready noticed in connection with
senate work.
GENERAL CAriTAL NOTBS.
A word lo tho National party :
Internal strife always brings defeat.
lnreo parties Hero are doing a
rushing business putting up ice
best and most over put up horo
Tahlcquah will havo a plenty next
summer.
"Soggy" in ono of his speech-
es intimated that all tho good
looks intelligence etc. of the
Cherokeo nation was centered in
that august body the senato.
A Mr. Ross died this p. m. at
7 o'clock. Ho was n carpeutor
builder and architect a non citi-
zen who camo here from Musko-
gee. Ho leaves a young widow in
fcoblc health and one child a vcar
old.
Tho many fncnd3 of John
Rogers will be clad to learn that
ho is now entirely out of danger
and mending though slowly.
To-day for the first time in soven
weeks ho felt able to get up long
enough to bo dressed fur a little
while. John has had a tight
Fquecze.
In tho late Danningberg-
Mitchell contest case it was not
generally known that Denningberg
received a loss number of votes
than any of tho other four men
who were running for that samo
seat. Hero is the authenticated
report. Wm. Mitchell 233 ; Andy
Aikens 225; Alex Wolf 202;
DavoBlackfox 197; R. M. Den-
ningberg 181 ; and yet Denning-
berg contested tho election of Mr.
Mitchell and strange to say came
very near getting tho seat.
Two boys of 12 to 14 years of
age ran away Sunday night. Ono
is named Willie Gibbs. Ho is a
nephew of old BH1 Holt so well
known ol Flint and Illinois dis
trict of ante bcllura days. Ho
was living with R. C. Fuller sad-
dler here. Tho other boy is Ed.
Nowcomb of Cooweoscooweo. Ho
was locatod here with Rev. Rogers
and attending tho Baptist mission
school. The enterprising rangers
were heard from at eleven o'clock
passing Corderay's on their way
to Fort Gibson each armed witii a
pUtol. Possibly they proposo
going west anu growing up wun
tho country."
RAKE3HIM FORE AND AFT.
Hot Shot for the Maesaohusetto
Senator and his Bill.
Coowiuooowke dut u. N.JlD Slit.
Ediior Chieftain ; I see a
number of communications from
spirited young Indian ladies in re-
gard to Senator Dawos' "Squaw
Bill." I appreciate their pluck in
attacking the old ignoramous and
think if tho men would give their
views on the subject also it might
be somo advantago toward en-
lightening a person who seems to bo
an authority on Indian questions.
Now I understand from Mr.
Dawes' bill that ho proposes to
tako from the whito man all rights
ho has acquired by his marriage
with Indian women or that ho
may hereafter acquire Will Mr.
Dawos explain why he wishes to
do that. Huva these marriages
been detriment?! to tho Indian or
an injury to tho United Slates 7
Can Mr. Dawes pass a retrospect-
ive law ? And would it not bo n re-
trospective law to take from a
man rights lawfully acquired by
marriage or Any other lawful man-
ner? Mr Dawes aro these ex
pott facto laws and does tho con-
stitution of your great government
pirmit H? The Cberokecs have
r"y".yii
well-defined laws regulating in-
termarriage between citizrns of
the United Slatos and thomsolvcs
and il wOuld bo. well for you to
read them boiore you mako an nss
of yourself. Any white man wish-
ingfio rnarry hero must comply
Btrickly with tho law boforo ho can
becomo a citizen of tho Cherokee
nation. By the last trenty they woro
given the right to pass laws for
their own government providing
thoy did not violato tho constitu-
tion 'of tho United Slates and
thoso laws havo been sanctioned
by tho United States. Thoro aro
to-day ono thousand or more whito
men legally married in this
country and thoy aro just as
proud ol their families as
Mr. Dawes and I will venture
to say that among all thoso famil-
ies not ono child eight years of ago
can bo found that cannot read and
write. Somo of them havo carried
off the firsi premium at somo of tho
best colleges and seminaries of tho
United States. The Cherokees to-
day havo moro schools according
to population than your own stato
and as well conducted; and wo are
not afraid to comparo our sons and
daughters with thoso of your own
stato. Tho cross between tho
Cherokee and tho whito is good.
Instead of this country boing filled
with renegades and refugees from
justice it is fast filling up with men
whoso minds wero Joo largo and
who had too much pluck to sottlo
down in the corner of their daddies'
field in tho states and bo despised
menials all their lives and it is
with a mingled feeling of pity and
contempt that wo see somo ot our
brothers still holding to their
mothers' apron strings not having
courage enough to let loose. Such
men are left behind and many of
them arc the constituents of Mr.
Dawes to-day nnd lick tho hand
that slaps them. It would bo far
bettor for you Mr. Dawes to do
liko Mr. Greeley and say "go
west young man." With a little
encourgemont some of thoso timid
young men may bo pursuadod out
ho re and perhaps could manage to
marry some of our second-class
girls but no first-class girl of this
country would think of marrying
a "tenderfoot." Don't think for
ono moment that the young ladies
of this country are standing with
open arms ready lo take to tlioir
bosom any brainless fop because ho
has a dudo hat and starched collar.
They havo other charms besides
tlio $500(1. duwry you speak of.
You seem to think it a great sin
for a whito man to marry the
Indian because she lias this dowry
and want to rob them both. Tho
Georgia militia throw Butlor But-
trick and Worcester three mis-
sionaries into a Goorgia prison be-
cause they would not turn traitor
to their adopted country and now
you come from .i christian stato
representing a christian people
and wish to rob a man of his law-
ful rights and tho woman of hor
birthright because sho marries tho
man of hor choice. Now Mr.
Dawes you may tako all tho
crimes that havo been committed
in this country yes when it was
inhabited by tho savage beforo you
sold it to its present inhabitants
and multiply them by one thou3-
and and tho crimo you in cold
blood proposo to commit is the
greatest. Tho rights of the white
man in this country aro not definod
by the shades of a mystery but by
tho laws and constitution and your
government ha3 supported and sus-
tained this constitution sinco tho
Oth day of September 1839. Then
I say that when tho bill
you propose has p a s s o d
you impair contracts that havo
been lawfully made that you tako
property that has bion lawfully
acquired without trial byjury you
violate the constitution not only of
this country but your own. And
what excuse havo you for it ? Aro
not tho Indians better off that aro
mixed with the whitos than those
that are not ? Do you object to a
man having a largo farm and cul-
tivating it? Have the Indians com-
plained to you about their whito
citizens? Do you want to "rob
Potor to pay Paul" in other
words do you want to take from
theso people what they havo paid
you lor and what justly belongs to
them to givo to your own poor
that by your unjust laws you may
havo made so ? Wo havo no
anarchists here ; no one dissatisfied;
nu ono trying to break up our gov-
ernment ; no ono wanting to be
coma citizens of yours. On the
contrary we have a class of people
nere belter educated and more re-
fined than our neighboring stalon;
belter homes and less paupors;
more patriotism. Mr. Dawes I
am an old farmer not given much
to writing; I havo lived on tlio
place that I am now writing from
with my Indian wifo for twenty
years; havo a family of boys and
girls ; tho hard energies of my life
havo been spent on this placo im-
proving and beautifying it ; and I
bolievo that whon I am forced to
give it up that 0x3 feet will bo all
the land I need. I havo boys and
neighbors that feol about as I do
on that subject. It is reported that
you are a lawyer will ym p'foase
''-
read up a littfo ? You oro getting
n little tusty. It may bo that you
aro 'giving too much attcnlioii to
Ulo missionary business now. If
so what objections havo you in a
religious point of vio w to tho blond-
fng of whitennd red ? Aro not tho
five civilized tribes tlio most re-
ligious Indians on tho continent ?
They havo moro churches and less
hypocracy according to population
than tho stato you rcprosoul and
tho hardest sinner among them
would Biiuuuorio volo lor a bill as
inhuman and ucjust as yours. 1
sco that you told a reporter you did
notincludo tho five civilized tribes
in your bill. If such is tlio case
why do you not say so. Now if
tho whites havo improved tho five
tribes boforo mentioned what can
bo your objections to crossing up
tho roraaining tribes? I belicvo
that venerable patriot Patrick
Henry advocated that policy and
I boliovo it to bo a good ono and
that a little cross of tho Indian
would boboneficial to tho cold-
blooded stock of tho Massachusetts
senator. It would at least infuso
into tho veins of tho young Dawes's
something that their f.Uher novcr
had tho milk of human kindness.
If I could sco anything rcasonablo
in the bill my feolincs would bo
different but a bill emanating from
a man filling tho position now oc-
cupied by Senator Dawes as chair-
man of the committee on Indian
aiTairs to contain such nn absurd
proposition as tho abovo is some-
thing that I cannot account for. I
claim that Mr. Dawos has no right
to meddlo with tho Indians in their
self-government in any way what-
ever. I claim that what lie pro-
poses violates tho constitution of
the United States and treaty stipu-
lations in as much as tho United
States in its treaties made with tho
Indians gave them a right to mako
and rcgulato their own laws. Th.at
uudor those laws contracts wero
mado and thoso contracts that aro
legal to-day cannot be made illegal
by a law passed to-morrow. I
claim that an Indian girl has a
right to marry who sho pleases
without asking Mr. Dawes or for-
ieitmg her right or losing r
nationality. I claim t .t tho ma-
jority of white men in this country
aro honest and ontcrprising men
and that their familios would bo an
honor to any country. I claim that
the Indians aro a noble race of peo-
ple that have nover been nor can
they ever bo enslaved they havo
been robbed I will admit. You
may bo honestly mistaken in re-
gard to this country. You havo
been here and I have been beforo
your committeo and I have heard
you ask questions that satisfied mo
that you did not know anything
about tho peoplo you camo to visit
and from your present absurd bill
I am sure you know nothing now
in regard to tho wants and wishes
of tho Indian. Your b'Jl is an in-
sult to tho ladies of the Indian Ter-
ritory and an outrage on tho whole
community. Hoping to hear moro
from the ladies of tho Indian Ter-
ritory and also from tho citizens
generally I am
Very respectfully yours
Old Farmer.
THE JUBILEE IN SIGHT.
A Oolorod Brother Sees a. Pros-
peot for hto Fooply.
To de Editor of de Chieftain :
I heard Brudder Jamos Freder-
ick Isrcal a ay dat all de white man
in do Injin Territory was gwino to
be driv out and dat do colored peo-
ple would den hah a chance to
corny in and settle up dat country.
Brudder Isrcal said dat Mr. Jack-
daws' done got a bill intcrcongress
to dribo all out and lef do darkey
stay and I dono tole Brudder
Isrcal dat I's gwine ter writo to do
Chieftain ter find out if dat am a
fan. Brudder Isrcal says dat old
Jackdaws am do best frien do dar-
keys hab and dat dar am lots purty
gals in do Injin nation nnd dat de
darkey can hab do farms dat de
white man am driv from. Am
dot a fac ? I wants yer to writo to
me if dat am a fao. Brudder
Isroal says d.it Jackdaws says da
de whito man in do Injin nation
am no good ; dat ho run off from do
states kaso ho stole somethin' and
dat he's gwino to bring him out ob
dat and put him in do lock-up and
let de darkey go in dar and cibil-
ize dat kentry. I dune tolo tny
old woman dat if dat am a" fao I's
gwino ter luabu her and go out dar
in da missionary business. Plearo
to write and let me hoar from you
if dat am de lac HitkI yer letter
to Druddur Cyrus Luo .dus Black-
burn Providing Elder M. E. 0.
Norf Pinkuevil Perry County
Illinois and you dono a great fa-
vor to your brudder In do lord.
Cvrus Leondub BLACKnuu.s.
Tub question nbothor tho wheat
of Manitoba can bo transported
through Hudson's Bay diroct to
Liverpool is of serious moment to
this country as well as to Canada.
On this subject in the American
Magazino for February J. Mo-
Donald Oxley will throw whatovcr
light rccont exploring expeditions
can afford aided by illustrations
and details of existonco in a region
where mercury freezes fculi I
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CULLED AND COINED.
AOollootionofNeway.NotoaFrom
' Many Sourooo.
' Chotopa Slatesnfivli : "Tho
wifo of Mrj NolaTid of tho rtation
now in jail fat Oswego awaiting ex-
amination fbr larceny of cattlo
died at tho residence of John
Lamb in this city and was buried
at tho oxpenso of Iho county. r
Neosho Miner and Mcchanio :
Moses Powers an old farmer on
Sarcoxio prairie near Jcues creek
timber has lived in Nowton coun-
ty 61 years in tho immediate
neighborhood of whero ho now
lives has not been to Neosho nor
votnd sinco lhchitounholy war."
Ho is an old Henry Clay Whig
and is sound as a dollar on tho
tariff and eaid to our informant
that a man that advocated free
trado in our now westorn country
was a fool and didn't know what
ho was talking about. Mr. Powers
is a farmer in good circumstances
and is enjoying a ripo old ago
with his mind and head ns clear
as a Veil. David Pclrco in-
forms us that his well which is
01 loot doop was frozen over on
Sunday with ico an inch and half
thick. Ho says there is a sand
opening at tho bottom of his woll
and that somclimcb in summor
tho wind poors out of tho woll
strong enough to blow off his hat.
If Mr. Pierco will employ a couplo
of good miners to follow up that
sand epening ho will probably
find something moro profitable
than GO cent wheat. Ho will un-
doubtedly Btriko into a big cava or
tunnel by which ho might drive to
Neosho under cover theso cold
mornings and throw in a wagon
load of bluo mineral or siiicato of
zinc to pay his grocery bill. At
any rato wo boliovo it will pay
him well to follow up that slrcal:
of wind.
"Wo havo had nrottv cold
weather "said L. P. Kidd.ofLakrf
township to a Nevada Mail re-
porter "and tho worst part of it
for mo was that my fish all froze.
My pond was about threo feet
deep. Ninety-two German Carp
froze. Somo of them measured
22 inches long and weighed from
five to seven pounds. Tho pond
was stocked two years niro. and
the fish did well up to tho lato
freeze. Tho history of thoso fis'h is
to tlio effect that thoy will bury
thomsolvcs in tho mud to prevent
freezing but this was not verified
in my pond. Tho pond froze
eight inches nnd with it went my
fish crop."
2: OB. &j2l.T-m?H.
Two Steam Saw Mills.
Ono located on Frisco Railroad at
Verdigris River 30-horso power
portable. Also largo lot of Walnut
logs.
One tbrre miles abovo Bartlcs-
villo on Caucy; stationary with
two fluo boilers. Mills in good re-
pair. Will take stock or cash and
will sell cheap.
Anyone wishing either or botli
will do well to correspond with
J. H. Barti.es
9tf Bartlcsville Ind. Ter.
FARM FOR SALE!
Located at FORT GIBSON I. T..
on the ARKANSAS VALLEY E. R.
Farm consists of sixty acres best
of land ; a never-failing well of wa
ter; larm fenced with wire and
plank ; 250 bearing apple trees ;
a good dwelling and a good barn.
Anyone wanting a first-class
HOME in a town that will bo tho
best location in tho INDIAN TER-
RITORY as a business point now
has an opportunity for buying this
desirablo property at a reasonable
price.
For further information apply
D. II. ROSS.
20-22 Fort Gibson Ind. Ter.
HO HOUSEHOLD SHOULD BE WITHOCl
Tho majority of Ilia Ilia or tlia human
bod? arlia from dUMl Urn. Ulnv
mom Liter Regulator hu been the meani
of rutorlng moro peoplo to health and
happlnu by glrlnc them a liaalthy
XXttt than any other acency on earth. j
EKE THAT YOU CIET TIIK GENUINE.
THE FIBER GL0THIH6 CO.
Factory aaa 0Hefll I'ark I'Ut Detroit Hick.
"Will mall to nuy addru upon receipt
cf Iwtnl jf6f or lifijr itmi accnrdioir to quality and
finish a new and novel unucrearment
for cltliormairor woman u soft utrong
paper fibre vest or corset cover lined
andntally bound la 1 worn uvtrlbt uod.rihlrl
or comet. Jt is sevvral hundred per
cut. tho lijbleir virmttt nriiui d tbttpcit
Garment over worn. Try them and
yon will ntior pin a winter without em. Tbiy
aro antl-MlziirclH ontl-ltmg iIIm-mcs.
TIim pikM ( to cor cum and Jf rtlw lot tr-
mail accompany oid.r Advcitixd in jo pP'-
motion lhl iir when you wriu 1'n'd 0. 8.
ind Cauda. C)rdr lelitlttd and f cnlt waolod.
Ctf" SANGER and Varicose
S J Vein certainly Cured.
Consultation Free. Duo. DuCou's In-
firmary (?) Corner 4th nnd High
8ts.l)otrolt Mloh. Bond for Pumphlct.
ydM Record of cured patlcnU and
addressee. Ailvcrtlttd in 1000 nctetptt
ptn- Tho nffllctod can tt Jo!
roiai. Aiayourmtrcniniior IQfnt. loinfturo
DYSPEPSIA. M
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0 rtULTWl ftMIU MIDIGIMI. HU
PHILADELPHIA. J
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Tho holidays havo passed but I have
still a good selection of primo
DRY GOODS
CLOTHING
BOOTS SHOES
And all goods in my lino. Fearful lest
Spring should find mo with too many
heavy woighl goods I shall maintain a
system of exceedingly low prices to
close them out.
. I do not anticipate that all tho cold
wealhor is over but I can buy moro win-
ter goods if thoy are needed.
My sales wero oxeccdingly largo
last year. I intend they shall bo much
larger during 18SS.
Givo mo a call and bcliovo mo to
bo Ever your friend
G. W. GREEN.
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Now Goods and
Wo havo in stock and nro receiving at Patton's old stand ono of
tho largest and best selected stock of goodd over btought into tho
Territory. Consisting of
Staple and Fancy Groceries
Hardware Glassware Queensware.
ALSO A FULL LINE OF
AND AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES.
Wo sell tho best roller mill flour S2.40
Best brown sugar 11 pounds for . $100
Granulated sugar 12 pounds for $1 00
EVERYTHING ELSE IN PROPORTION.
GENTLEMANLY AND ACCOMMODATING CLEIlKa.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR MONEY REFUNDED.
Wo aro hpro to slay and mean business. Como and sec us and
convinced.
LL. Crutchfield & Co.
FREE DELIVERY IN THE CITY.
SADDLE HA.RNESS.& SHOE SHOP.
Pitched fromTcxas to the Territory.
TJUZSCVJS
Saddle and Harness Shop
Can bo found lirst door cast of
Patton's dry goods utoro with
ono ot tho
BEST SELECTED SOCKS
Ever in this country. I havo
boon in tho business in Texas
for fifteen years and will du.
pllcato '
EVERY STYLE AND TRICE
liotiuht in any markot. All I
ask is a trial beforo purchasing
your outfits and I will con-
vince you that Mean what I
tay and ay vhnt I Mean
! B Stevens &
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- - B VI"'1' f I ' 'M'" .-TV-
HPlenty of Them.
Good News for the Fcoplo of Vinlta.
Tho Country Saved.
I HAVE NOW
A First Glass Shoemaker
Employed in tho shop pre.
pared to get up at tho shortest
possible notice a
STYLISH BOOT OR SHOE
And ono which will fit per-
fectly tho foot for which' it is
mado. Only superior stock is
used in any of our work All
REPAIRING NEATLY DONE
And warranted. In addition
for our own ubo nnd to accoin-
odato tho trado wo keep a full
line of Shoe Fitrnithingt and
will sell at bottom furce
Co Vinija? Ind Tor.
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Adair, John L. Indian Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 6, No. 20, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 26, 1888, newspaper, January 26, 1888; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc71004/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.