The Vinita Weekly Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 24, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 7, 1905 Page: 4 of 8
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oc Vinita Chieftain
WweMy edition
The VlniU Chieftain is punli.shed every Thursday
morning at Vmit.i Indian Terr tory. It ta the oldest
and miist extensively read hews ap.r in the Northern
Mstrict. It in in ttatwentydhird year and has a general ;
circtilut ion throuttout the north half of tho Indian Ter-
ritory. Tim subscription price of the pajcr I l.o a
year always in advance. A postal card will get a sample
ropy anywere lit the I'nlted State.s
D. M. MARKS. Cdilor and Own.r.
Thursday
VISIT A I. T.
Sept. t boo
The separate state fellow evidently go on tin theory
that whisky must follow the dag.
Last'itsee what was tint war about anyway . .
didn't Japait get all she w ei t to war atxmt and then
aome?
A rsise of yellow jaundice was mistaken fur e in
fever bv a yellow reporter down In the Chickasaw country
thUweek.
That UU map With fiorty-nlne dinky counties will
look mighty sorry along side of Oklahoma with It twenty-
live magnificent division.
If an 11)-thmk.s thi ts a jsx r corn a.n let bun
take a drive Into the country tn any direction from Vin;ta
and ti convinced that eoru U ti.l king.
The greatest event lf.it u-ver happened In what I'd
than.; would lave done to Line itch If p-a.-e had not
been declared between Jatau and Uuviia.
If the prohibition clause In the M ask ..gee constitu-
tion should heroine- a la the number of Indian Terri-
tory nieu who wi'.l wiiit liquor for sclent itlc purpuse will
1st oil Wl the natives.
The Chelsea r.nr u attracting much attention' and
many of our people expvt to attend. It U conducted
by men of character and standing tn the community and
Is meeting with ilemsrved sueees. '
To ri peil the taw against the lnt reduction of Into!-
cant Into t!ie 1 ml; an Territory and to d. c!.re against
otiedu-ive to i.stin U It a part of the recorded desire
of the separate state eon. nt ion to date.
l'rfidnt lvfeit will ak congress to past a Joint
statehood bill uniting Jnd an Territory and Oklalion.a In
one great state and congress win riot ignore the presi-
dent; indeed Congress is uf the same opinion.
Coffeyille cltwen are d.sou.ssinjj the. question an to
whether they should give the Ymitaand Western rail-
r wd a Unu of I3I.H". Iti the meantime the road la
build hut out of Vmi! a an 1 will bit some gtxid town to the
northwest.
The people uf the Northern district as a whole refuv
to he (nth uwd at ti n prospect of separate statehood.
Little or no interest Is manifested in the Mio.koge con-
vention. No one scarcely baa any faitb in b success-
ful outcome of the matt'T.
Vinita wi'! soon have a re '.it- of t lie great World Fair
at St. Louis in the shape of a Katy depot built of Limber
ftbtatiiO'l from the r k.v of tb fair buiiduu'n. Tt e
materia! tieing uvd In the const rui't.'on of the di-p t at
Una i: was. it is said O.e ii:r that p!ace.
(me of the lirst act of ti e constitutional convent Kn
was to declare aatrist idw-lieiic to the federal Saws.
Consfivss wi!i e ijw In grant iiur st4tf!H.. to a bunch
of piilit.'c.'i! nincorp.p'Mip who t e th effrontery to
t.j dt-!ire tlu'ir bostiiity to the enforcement of law.
William Alien White cf K.ti.sas fame trird t'i show
that ;uvrnor Folk' Sunday lid in St. Louis was only
ft paper In! but In tb eetiin be wa cme;!l to 4-
tr.lt that It was 'iron clad t u.pr at eel cippMl.
Ited." If F.iik wire governor over In Kansas William
would probal)ly want to move out.
The Chieftain Is In rweipt of au lilustratel aouvciilr
catalogue of the t"!irok-e National Female Sennnary at
Table iua!u Ttos decant piece of typographical vmrk
was eaeCutesI at the Indian print simp at Chiloceo Ok la-
bom a. It is replete with illustrations of pertons and
building dear and familiar to m-wt (iherokes and w'l
. I teiidtirl? kept as a memento of a very happy pa it.
The. work vt the pMiiblttonisU in the twparate state
constitutional convention has brought forth art article
providing for the fre Introduction of Il-juor Into the In-
dian Territory. Ttoa would mean the r pea! of the main
safeguard and would ft wd the Indian country with In-tosh-ante
aiul make It the gebenna of Itw Sourtiwesf.
In c Captaiii McKeniKiii tier. A. tltai.t Ea t
Skree to this V
WILL ISLAMB Mt'SK' hIKK.
If the separate Mate nvivement Inaugurated by a
group of "promoter and money getter at Muskogee twa
week ago has aNS)mplls)ied any tine thing for ure it is
that It ha initio e J a lasting injury to Ui city cf Vuv
kogee. The palpable objet-t of -pirate tate agitation
was to tutu the waning tide t?f businew tack toai l
M t..skc-gee. With the early advent of tat tisl with
lkioboma Muskogee 11 ber fSnuh and Ibe ransacked
beaven and earth to find a nn-ans to counteract It. Hut
the results of the separate state tuovva.eiit are Jiot what
tie waitd. Stie ba Incurred ttie oi-en enmity and the
aiires.ive hostility of . i Hcally the wlle cxmntrj arl
lirfote the separate siatf . . tat Ion ! ended. It will prove
a destructive buoroe rang whlcti. returning will kimck
la r business Interest higher than (lilroy' kite In nur-
turing tlir iilstaried arparate indiaustite movemetit e
.vus piis'lalml herself o( l'"d to the genera! progress of
the southwest In that she has proved herself ta be an
oljstructioiiist - an Ishmaehte amiing Indian Territwry
cities.. Her band against every other interest ate! ti e
hand of every oilier against her. Iter greatest newspa-
per warned her citireii against the contemplated fo.iy
and with prophetic fflatun pointed out to ber in time
the result t-f ber action. The constitution that wi;;
wsui I p.timuigated will meet wttb r?o!hUg but ridicu'.e
front tlte n:aw of the pesp of Indian Territory and
will eugeri Wr trs enmity of every Uage and .amset in
the domain cf the Indian Territory. If the movement
shtiuld cause t!.c i'.lar of hu:4 givenin;vt. whsch is
the mint that it could j.Uy a.ss. x j I VH then the
-hoi territory will and W-.-uid l t! t. a at M..j
gee' door. Wliat tl s-;- t.f Vt terr:t;rte .v-
itrugglu.g to aifxmplis'i l t..: . M v:ate ? --r b-i f?
not the establishment v? r .:.'. ' ws u; r -'Te ca 'ais.
but settled goveriinictit a;oS : ru? o. V -t v:J
follow auch fovernteftt. f tx-i; V.4 l'r.tie
t analyzed ber active it e.'-ee!.:frt
a to etcite only colors "1 .;--L.-wt rei &f a
bunch of boomer a;jd "ee. ?. jre?-.;.!tel t.'
whole unfortunate r.wea:e.'.t. A c;a. i f U.s jrfV
ers La thrown the fortutw 4-f t n-w it'.a U -r
and risked all In the endeavor t-o 4.vie ..fWf Uasw
two great territory tt.al fxTew a.i b-t ai.;.-t' :J t.-
the aisti rtiool f state o r-ci.t:. as 1 a ?. . i try.
aelrii.li tntereat- The more ttie n:o x:.t a.-. ti-
the greater will I- Muskoguea cxn ie3 Tiilior.. Wba It
fat'. " iimst Muskogee w! ' t.ave ar'fa'e-l aa rt
herself pract icabf ttie whole tf tjth it.r.l f ivs. With
few and very iiisignirtcant rare; t ( tl prew cf It-
dUiii Territory and ( Ulahoma I or powsJ to 4 .hie state-
hH;4 and in ao doing only rettei'ta ftnovtrwbe'tning put
lie nt imeiit crjitalii d and Inetorably ct.-a.asate-i to
one state.
Suiuau r is gone and thu will l knuwn a the veir
the marshal d.dn't bluff anybody lr-to rutting wetrd. f
If two atatea i Utter than one why not n-.ake four t
five That sort of logic would bold out indefinitely.
Jktb Jaian atel Hussia are uui with a card of thankn
to !rcstd nt llixtsevelt fur parting 'em and stopping a
b)g fight.
The separate at ate convention h'juld orter a pruj to
any nun who ran offer a wane reason for the eepatate
state movement. Thus far It hat U-en floundering around
tjoid it depth catching at at raw In a frantic endeav
or to rrep a.!t.
If me good Satiiarit-n woul 1 cure the erect i.ti r f
a watering trough where a tire! and thirsty iors could
tlake b:i desire to drttik in ( ponvenietit piav'e. on
our tre-; h would cover l.imse'.f with glory and
achieve a great public ben fit.
Will the people of the Indian Term ry bw wiliing ta
turn tl e organization of a state guve-nmtnt ov r to ttie
bunch of mav t;ck coiispiiig the Muskogee const ttu-
tioi.al Pt-nveiit rjy Not on yotsr life. The prore-.s tbia
count t) has made in the la-d decade has tn't ! with
the assistance of tlii separate state crowd but rather in
spite of It- .
Tlt South M-JAlester Capital lia already tn-giitt to
howl about the lack tif fair play in the Muskogee consti
tutional com-tit ion. I. -iiwrll aaw vUions of a state capi
tal for hi town but when It d.-. :.(-. that what be
mm was only a Muskogee mirage be t-cne frautic.
The Wily difference tetweii UueeJl and the Muskogee
ctit ingetit isttirt length of bis ears.
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NEW GOODS FOR
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IN ANTICIPATION OF YOUR NEEDS
FOR EARLY FALL NEEDS WE HAVE
PLACED ON OUR COUNTERS A
Beutiful Line of
New Dress Goods
Waist itii? taxi liioiisihg in th" t-ry lattt tl. n frvta to tV the )'i.
Stortn S r" iu Ihf latft fall color? nil wtl 45 tt nt ". tl.o y.!.
Mohair ftti l BroM.l CK-th. in nil tin? bow rtijor aul ftt'rn ll'Oto fnk-"
New 5Kirt5
llati.'.sotuo r'ivll hkirt itlt !h tttw knifo jltnt nnl niclil yoke very
urtrtif ekirt at only $1.50.
An I a jtt-: :;.a:.y ttl.-r r.cw My It- iti ti! the now l-thf 1 ttt frotti
?ii)t) to t:.w.
W B Corsets
t :; of tie ! .4 1 fn.tkt of t -:i in in i..e an l ty to
f.t Very ( lie.
4'i. Nt-ir Fortn nith ht'-M it!iKrtpr tl.U)
714 KnJ Form n iti lose t:j.jw.rt'ri . ..I !.(.".
New Wnih Goods
iVrcalc in ailtl" vl"rt -r'ts: 10-
IIoi S'l Jinshfcnj r y-l 12tc
A. F. ('. (iibslatu ryl It-
Mi'lruwi Fiantiol.'tto in Yr;;.h un-l On.-ntJil for
kit!i t.as ; nlso neat j.atli'tiss for urcwj jt yl 1 i V
New outihs; all c!tr m t-b lvh v.xlue nt k- ri-
aij.I 111- tie y.l.
New Goods Arriving Daily
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Millineru Debar!
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In the pr-ceedsng of the cvmtitutional 'niniittee
the finance committee has propose 1 1 Iswa scrip with
widen t earrr on the catcpatgn for separate atatehcwxl
and for eipetssof the constitutional lect Ion. This
crlj' U to te reilne-iicd by ttie new Hate should t h M u
Tl Weekly Chieftain I Utter than other weeklies
for vera! re.a.ins but the fact that It i the only tme
that prltita the Associated Ties new give if the lead
lieyond t!i peradv. nt ure if a doijjt. The Chieftain ha
a telegrai h new -rvice of It own which It pv for by
the week in order that it may le able to give It reader
ttie twest newspaper ptlil to rnake within the cop of
It. resource. Ite Indhtn Territory new and mote
especially it Cherokee Nation new is far ahrad of an)
ether paper. Wlottever happent that it of Interest will
I found In the Chieftain.
atrhing a habit of thought from theirlatter-dajr eld
t rs young men starting in bo-.-ie t tt.at the;
have tio chance unlei they have a "pull'' with m in-
fluent tal man. It I related that wtt-n young Liihu Loot
wt tut from Hamilton College to malt l is way In
Wugee cotivioitlon t.n n.'Cfsful hi foraiinji a sta'e out of I York hi ULher a proftse'r t.f tn aU tern tie who wan
Indian Tefritttrr. Wit h ft bn.tory of the warrant and aiV-thmate! di.hUd "CuU Loot." offered bim letters
scrip frauds 5 it Uie Cf.erokee Nation in t tie Chickasaw of lnt reduction to men in N'e York who could be'p blm
Nation ftuI l fa't nearly every iiatloti of the Territory "I tl m'l want them." replied young R.L I'm start lug
l-'.--ri the loojiie the jirafier havecei tainly taken Mo Ir tout to dt !hl thing mjwlf I'm goiijf to make my own
i.;. Mi wo u i.ntnn to Mitos-jt;.-'. ime itm ia ;f(ieii-i witiiuitt any farnity po i. I want to hud out
t' jif i! .' of v- ' the c-o.tjt (;im j : i .-. . 1 1 whet . I'm a i ..oi or a o . .. " Any y who is wi;.
iOC)!o'io..iuoti:i:. rW id ' t wrrk. -Td.'c-ji:ai ' iorf t. o'if. hi nv If ta t he trt H ill fl-4 thil be i. rota
i Street Hat? for
Early Wear Ready Now
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Will atitiosuioe pria! lij!iiy Inter
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Mr. IliK-kefeller and the Standard hi company seem
to care very little for publicity and are at III able to la Id
their own again't Kansas.
C. N Haskell tl uririjf one of t!i 1ive-fv.t4 tf the
c ost itut iunal convention at Muskvee t Id week an-
nounced tliat be would take the hide oft Morton Ilutber-
ford when be got a chance. Then are many brand of
hide en the ae pa rate elate fence btit up to date tv) de
baa Identified Lutherford .
rrom the window uf the chieftain sanctum I'st) pr-
ou were coi.ntei who got water from the Artesian
fountain in tbauare die warm day thi weark wittiin
the upa-e i t littie lev. ttian an hour atjout fifty oilu-
ute. Wi.at niore the water was pure bulibllng up
frosn Jiise ui ftft llow the atirface.
To projsHe to throw ti e Indian Territory open to tli
unrest ride I introduct ion t.f iiitoiloailng liquor I ttie
result uf tli eSorta cf the prohibit ln committee In the
constitutional Cf.nvent ion. This I jleidiiig everjthl! g.
It la taking away that which we already bate b.r It i
now a crime tn Introduce It Tty again guitlen eu.
Teva is going into vt rattier pittty out of th tea!
estate businesi. tin Kepteirstvr 1st It will putonthe mar-
ket ail tiil'.i -!i ftcr aUiut nine ttiouvind wjuare rnik
tf land whicti bi ten under leae to cattlemen. I n w
the ra!r roalire the meaning of the figures! and the
tratiii of l.be noble at ate to which tie land MtHnret
r.oi.:iUy not; hut ttie t ract tt.at Tela purpi to 1. 1;
j is larger by -re ttian a thotisind joare niiipt than the
it.Uij ( f Mart.ii'!o.HA et It Cmpr!rf-"t oi 'jr tv.:it ofn-
area of li ft ttale t.f Tttat
K hi.-ag.j ; ..le deelare that the by t4 rights a;i I
crp-the "rough bot.sr bo- .; .idr frr .
'rami' u.ake a Utter eitif than th -s .f ur
i nere are two object Urtw ta tbi kVtc. 1'irst It may 1
diicult to bring J im ntMlt-r "prnper retrint." tt no
tMtrent 1 wiiiH.. t risk tk ruin of bie.n In the b .
ta! 1lf.gbtmfc'.ua!n.w nay finally ttrittllo ad
vantage. And k....! jt U ml true that ft mful lift
can be grafted up.m a Uvt ttaracier easier than i.po a
g s-I cbracfer. T judge -em to adopt the te.uou
view of life that . will Income ft tlegenerat utiles he
engage In a fight every f c4mn..nr.
YHTiiLY OF assim IATEK I LJ-s
The Ablated I trm a usual -j ;frjjM )u
securing wa Csmne-te.1 with the IVrfrnnuth iacw is.t..
fereif. The ablewt iwj air n.en o the world we(
emp!o by thi great as-lail.-n to look f!f t.;t .
lrunt work at m. !VierburK. Twklo. Wasb'ngtoti ftn l
I'ortsmo.itl. Not a mistake w. made n r an event in
ilhUgrwateturk tiiiml and what is ejuaiiy hi:m4i;t to
the i-rratftrmt of nwpairt aert l.t thi asM.-i.i ...
(the Aciate1 l'te u the Crst to g'v th rm ti)
trie wond.
The Aawifttel rre ba vn one more meiuurab'-e ..
raio m.r thAti U Ma own with a gre.t t vf'jW.
Ul cvit rpojelente. Tl.' is l-auM th Aw-ie. I rt
U-tt.rorganie.Uni l.aa tt cmfl-l. 6f tb. w
hn have new t gh. oiit. The A.W!lt j-r fi4fr
abud a mtfldenre and never fak.de any t..t
order to make Kftpiar ttMl4. Tm 1 if
thugret Mw.gafia anl rSe i!r.huti.g gcy
hs -. -e known cvr the tntir world a. id thu e.-.rH-dene
:ke it p...s:te for Mattgent tn Mws
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Marrs, D. M. The Vinita Weekly Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 24, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 7, 1905, newspaper, September 7, 1905; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc772555/m1/4/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.