The Vinita Weekly Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 22, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 29, 1903 Page: 1 of 10
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Weekly
VOL. XXII.
VINITA INDIAN TERRITORY THURSDAY OCTOBER 29 1903
NO.o
The man of Limited Means can now Procure a Lot in Vinita at Moderate Cost
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Indian Territory Building at the World's Fair.
The Indian Territory Building at the Great St. Louia World Fair Is now in
course of construction It occupies one of the most beautiful sites in thi
"P ateau of Stutea " The architects of the building ac Suilhoelter & Rue of
Muskogee. Ind. Ter. under whose supervision the building is being e.-ected It
will be palatial c ub honse for Indian Territory citiiena who will vit.it lb Ex-
position nevt year.
TOWN LOTS
FOR SALE.
Wijl Sold at Auc-
. tion Novem-
ber 27
The Cherokee towuaite 00 maim
sioa baa arranged it first sale of
lota and the offerings at Vinita
embrace) Bom very desirable
property. That there will be
spirited bidding at this place ia
not to be doubted when it in tin.
derttood that among other lots to
be told ate two facing the north
park adjoining W. T. Beatty's on
the north which era given aa a
ample. Other desirable iooatlons
re the west tide of the block on
which Sata Freiee'e home ia
situated.
Another feature of three ssles le
the very liberal terme allowed
one fourth down another loarth
1n four months and the remainder
in equal annual installments
without interest.
It ia expected tbat arrangement
will be perfected with tbe rail-
roads to run excursions and every-
thing will be done to make the
ocoaslon a business and as lar as
may be a gala one. The official
well as a description of tbe Vinita
llota to be offered:
SALE OF TOWN LOTS.
ClltDnlfl StTInV fDVHI
Department of the Interior
Ofiiee of Townaits Commission for
the Cherokee Nation.
Id accordance with instructions
'of the Secretary of the Interior
'and tbe provisions of section 44 nt
the Act tif Congrt approved Ju'y
1 IWJ'2 (.32 Stat. 716) public no-
tice it hereby glu that tbe Town-
site Commission fr tbe Cherokee
Nation will sell at public auction
to the highest bidder at not lets
than their appraised value all va-
cant lota in the lUnwing named
town in the Cherokee) Nai!n
(Indian Territory tbe sale or disi-
pUHItllill If! nillbil I'.iO .inn ll w
otherwise been provided by tbs
generel terms ol tbe act referred
to sucb Bill to cotuuimict upon
tbe dates given and at tbe towns
named:
Welch about 65 lots November
18 1903.
Blue Jacket about 175 lot
November 18 1903.
Afton about 185 lots November
23. 1903.
Vinita about 160 lots Novem-
5V 27 1903.
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Cheleea about 69 lots D 'C-tu-ber
1 1903
Catoosa about 70 lots. Decern
ber 3 1903.
Twenty five peroenlnm of the
purchase price must hn paid in
cah at tbe time ol sale. Within
lour mxiths (heralter the pur
chaser tuunt pay twenty ti vh por
centum additional and the re.
mainder of the purchese money in
two equal snnual installmenls
For further information relative
to there ealee addres' the Coin-
nlesinn Vinita Indian Territory.
Dated at Vinita I. T Oct 2P
1903
Shipley Chairman.
List of lots to be sold in the
town of Vinita Indian Territory
November 27 1903.
Lot Block Lot Blo.'k Lot Block
11 1 95 11 122
2 4
5 7 123
4 10 8 8
7 9
7 11 8
9 1 124
1 99 2
10 14 8
11 4 10 126
12 5
13 1 127
Block 97 2
1 15 3
2 1 98 4
15 2 5
18 3 8
4 7
3 17 6 8
4 6 9
7 13
12 26 12 14
13 15
15 9i 16
North 17
75 feet 4 102 18
15 27 5 19
16 6 20
7
10 30 8 2 I'M
11 8
12 1 103 p
13 2 10
3 17
11 - tiO 4 18
12 5
6 4 129
I . 61 7 5
8
South ' 2 130
50 feet 8 i04 3
II 72 4
7 108 5
8 87 8. 6
9 9 7
8
3 90 1 109
2 1 132
Block 91 8 2
8 8
1 93 4
2 1 110 10
2 13
1 94 11
133
134
HEARST PAKTY
SPEECHES.
Pretty Common-
place Affairsthey
were as Re-
ported. Congressman Hearst it is
said made one ppeech on his
trip and if it was as reported
'twas a very poor ono. lie is
accredited with being favorable
to the creation of four states
which means double rtntehood
for this country an irredescent
dream. After Mr. Hearst had
left his party (before Oklahoma
had been reached) Senator Over-
ton took up the speech-making
duties and his address at Ok-
lahoma City ia thu reported :
"I am here and am glad to
be here. I will say that we
have come we have seen and
we are conquered. A great
American citizen raised in this
great western councry a states-
man and a great editor a rep-
resentative citizen of a great
state has accorded this congres-
sional party the great pleasure
and great privilege of visiting
this vast country that we might
see and have the opportunity to
study your conditions and de-
termine whether or not you are
worthy of self-government and
ready to become citizens in this
great republic of ours. We
have vifited Arizona and New
Mexico and have finally landed
in God's country. I always
had an idea this country out
here was filled with Indians
and fugitives from justice from
North Carolina and other states
but I find here good American
citizens who are worthy of self-
government and citizenship.
You had more people than had
North Carolina when we rebell-
ed against Ijreat Eritan. At
Ardmore today I Saw 110000
worth of cotton standing in the
streets for sale more than I
ever saw at one time in any
cotton town in my own state.
Worthy of citizenship and self-
government? Yes. When I go
to Washington you will find
one voice speaking for state-
hood for Oklahoma and Indian
Territory."
Snm Fowell of Wagoner
who was with the party engag-
ed in the gab-feat at divers
times and hern is one of his ef-
funions :
"Our Indians are civilized;
more of them can rend and
write in proportion than the
whites can. Most of the Indi-
ans are Methodist and Bap-
tists. Many are Episcopalians
and some few are Catholics.!
Thpy are quite as competent as
the whites anywhere. Yet two-
thirds of the crimes in the terri-
tory come from liquor drinking;
but it would take the whole
United States army to prevent
the illegal sale of liquor."
2 12 1
3 2
4 13 113 5
5
6 2 116 1
7 - 2
8 3 117 3
9 4
10 2 121 b
6
7
All of block 135
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
Various Sources of Supply
Drawn Upon
Tbs British Minister to Madrid
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand bae
been selected to tbe vacancy at
Washington.
J. George Wright has given no.
tice that in view of Judge Ray-
monti'e decision though contrary
to Clayton the tribal tax would
bi collected.
Judge Gill setved a reetraining
order and stopped Zsch MullbaU's
roping contest at Vinita last Sun-
day. As a compromise hall
game was pulled off and the coun
try band paraded. Eufaula Jour
nal.
Rev. D. C. Beattieof Golconda
is tbe moet bllerous individual in
sll the territory today the csuee
of this seemingly unreasonable
condition being attributed to no
le-g a reason than tbat his nli'x
preebMt-ii him with triplet ol in-
male pi icu-tnion last night. This
makes toil ol nine daughters
born in this family to date.- The
boys ara yet Id arrive. Eufaula
Journsl.
Thf y have peculiar ideas of 8b
bath desecration itt Vinita. One
of the clergy applied foi and ob-
tained an injunction to prohibit a
roping content 011 Suuday and
then the crowd were pacified by a
bee ball game it is a little diffi
cult for the ordinary layman to
differentiate somet'mea but that
Vinita pteacber apparently knows
just where to draw the line
Wagouer Uoord.
Aji"nieavor to have an Indian
Territory lawyers convention at
Muskogee tbts week failed. Scarce
ly anyone came and a whole lot of
good things to eat and probably
to drink were missed. The pro
posed purpose wss to memorialise
congress to provide additional in
ferior courta one of tbe duties of
wbiob should be to take care of
the probate business. '
Judging from tbs tout of tbe
prese ia bis district Judge Gill
will have no opposition whatever
to reappointment. This does not
mean tbat there Is nobody in the
dtstriot who feels himself cspable
to fill tbe place but it does mean
tbat Judge Gill baa been an fair
and able as a judge and bis per-
sons! character has been of kucb
C. C.May.a Warmer merchant
sbot and killed 6. U. Greatbouse
a farmer a few days since and
wounded tbe man'e eon. There
was no one hi tne atnrtt at the time
but the ondrstsndtut( is tbat
trouble aro-e over a eetlUment.
The case seems a bad one as May
seems so have got hi gun after
the row was over.
The Mukoge court sent 24 per
sona to the Ft. Leavenworth peni-
tentiary 4 Indians 8 whites and
12 negroes. Granville Bell a ne
gro murder went lor life; Geo.M.
Bean ii'-gro murder 10 years;
Frank Grrrw. white murder 8
years; Bob Ileuderaou negro
murder 10 yeara. Ft. 8 mi Mi jail
sentences were passed on 13 per-
sons. A circular announcing the pro
gram ot the Texas cotton rniivtui-
ttoo to be held st Dallas Nov. 5
and 8 states that the Mexican
boll weevil destroyed 940000
bales ol CiiUon in that slate In
1902 and that the damage for l'.M3
is much greater.
It is said th M K. A T. will
be compelled to find diflrent
means of entering Kaunas City
from that now employed v i: the
Frisco Iroui Paola as that com
psoy has given notice of a dire
to terminate the present lease
which was mads with the Mem
phis.
The Siloam Springs Commer
cial club bas inaugurated monthly
market days or the farmers'bene.
fit. An auctioneer's services are
provided free of coat and in addi-
tion $25 in cash is distributed as
prises for the hn-t cow clfhor-e
inufo eto Once a month there i
sure to be a big crowd in town
Muskogee has sold her i:bool
bonds after some delay
Cbecotah bas a $2000 probably
fake horse raue scheduled for
Nov. 21.
Maj. L-igh Chalmers is now in-
vesiigating the charges Bgalnm
Marshal Colbert at Ardmore.
Tbe church in which Robt. J.
Burdette the humorist lecturer
is preaching at Los Angeles has
decided to build a $1000000
temple.
George Anderson a mechanic
fell 70 feel from a tower at Wago
ner Wednesday and escaped
with hie life. Several bones were
broken however.
Yellow fevr which has raged
st Laredo for somj time has now
made it appearauce as Ur north
sh Sn Antonio and tbe departure
ol besltb-seeklng visitors bas
csued all departing trains to be
loaded down.
There promiS'S to be plenty of
air ships at the world's fair.
The Ksusas gold Democrats are
trying to get Gr ver Cleveland to
mske them a speeob on Jackson
day.
A Grant Evans of Muskogee is
moderator of the Presbyterian
Synod now in session at South
McAleeter.
The Minanuri Knlgblfl of Pyth-
ias will eipeod $4000 in tbe con-
struction of a building at the
world' Mr.
The M ijaouri Masonic grand
lodge bas declared tbat the St.
Louie convicted boodlers belong-
ing to the order shall be expelled.
Dan Patch broke tbe world's
pacing record Thursday at Mem-
phis making a mile in 1:5614.
This lowers Prince Alert's score
by three quarters of a second.
Lawton is to bave ber much
coveted water works system for
which tbe money from tbe sale of
town lots bas long been available
sod which was beld up by the sec-
retary ol tbe interior.
Charles Kraii an indicted St.
Louis boodler bas been arrested
in Mexico and tbe Mexican gov-
ernment will honor extradition
pspers permitting bis return.
Tbie was a general surprise all
around.
Bids on fourteen traota of land
in tbe Creek nation were opened
at Mttxkogee Friday. The
highest price paid was $16.29 an
acres; lowest $7.50; nine traota
sold; no offer on two.
Spent More Than SiOuO.
W. W. Baker of Plaiaview Neb.
writes: "My wife suftered trow long
trouble for fifteen years. She tried a
nnniber of doctors and spent ovt-r 11000
without relief. She became very low
and lost all hop a friend recommend-
ed Foley's honey anu Ur aud thanks to
this great remedy It saved her life. She
enjoys better health than she has known
in ten years." Refuse substitutes. Sold
by Phanahan & Mitchell. dw
FOOT BALL WORK.
W. H. C. Preparing lor a (lame With
Kendalls ot Muskogee.
The Willie IUI-ei College fool hall
t 'am have been pulling Id some hard
Work running flouU and trylm; new
furinatliiiis U-t week. Tne tioys are
a plucky lot I ol their playing l ome-
what etude at yet.. They being llht
ruui-t rely on eed. and A. M. li chen
who U now aMiptlntt In coaching
I he 111 bout S to U'H them together ki
as to in a He fool ball machine of
them by the 30th of Mi( month when
they tiiay ttia Kenoall Cdlee of
Mu'kotiBe at this puce.
Bronohltla for Twenty Yeara
Mrs. Minerra Smith of Dsuville III.
writes: "I bad brnnchitla fur twenty
years and nrer got relief until I uu4
Foley's honey and Ur which is a sore
due " Sold by Stisuahau & Mitchell dw
CONFERENCE
APPOINTMENTS
Rev H. H. Watson
to Vinita--Bro.
Grcssto Durant.-
The appointments of tbe late M.
K. Conference south at Oklahoma
City 80 lar ss the Cherokee dis.
triot in concerned ahow a consid-
erable number of changes. By tbe
assignment of Rv. J. M. Gross to
Durant Vinita loee tbe eervicei
of one ol the moot scholarly men
ever stationed bere perhspe the
only "D.D "
R F.V.J. M OROSS.
Mr. Wi"on woo tskeg up Mr
Gross' work at this place come
from the Littl Rick omVcr
He bas no family a grown
dstigbter. Mr Walton has been
preidiug elder of tbe Li UN Rock
district and pastor of WinfNld
Memorial church of that city and
said to bs a good preacher and a
strong man.
Tbe appointments of the Chero-
kee distriot are as follows:
W. J 8ims presiding elder.
Vinita station II. II Wataoo.
Vioita circuit L O Rodgers.
Tablequab stadoo W F Free
man; W A Duncan supply.
Tahlequah eircutt J F Thomp.
son.
Btillwell circuit J M Hlvely.
Choteati circuit G M Bers.aup.
ply.
Pryor Creek statloDC 8 Walker.
Cbapel circuit M W Wbelan.
Locust Grove circuit A W Sal-
ver supply.
Chelsea station L L Thurston.
Claremore eta'.ion.J K Sowdere
Nowata circuit W C Savee.
Bartlesville station J M It insell
ColliosvUN circuit Silas E
Riley.
Afton station L L Johnston.
Grove station M B McKioney
Bluejacket circuit J L Brown.
Welch station I W Brooks.
Fairlacd c icuit i L Duncan
supply.
Other appointee In which our
people are intwreted are;
J. 8 Ltmaf presiding elder of
Wynnewond district.
T. O. Snank Lexington station
(the Oklahoma town in which Pur.
cell buys Its drinks.)
0 M Coppedge presiding elder
of rlol denvilla district; J L Bray
Ilolden ville.
J A Parke Coeeotah.
J J Lnvett Tixhomingo.
M L Builer Firt churcb Muv
kon
P B Hi. ks.. Wagoner.
T f Brewer president Spauld.
institute
Baautiful Complexions
Are spoiled by ninrf any kiml of prep-
aration that fills the pores of tbe skin
t he bet way to secure a cU-ar cn;p1ex-
eti free Irora sailownesa pimples
blotche. etc ia to keep the hyer in
good ortier. An occasional dose if
bine will cleanse the bowp!N i K1ilte
the liver and so establish a c esr hrnkhy
completion. P0c at IVopVt drug
store. dw
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