The Vinita Weekly Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 22, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 21, 1904 Page: 7 of 8
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Hot ! GOoQp Vs bop
4 U
While the weather is hot people become
prostrated from worrying. There is no
cause for worrying when you trade with
us. Our prices are so low and the mer-
chandise so desirable that times seem good
Ladies' Pecale Underskirts.
Of wasliable colors and neatly made splendid
for summer wear will be sold at a discount of 20
per cent. This makes the skirt at Just the price
of the material.
Ladles' Shirt Waists.
All White Shirt Waists every one this spring's
style perfect In fit and make 25 per cent off
marked price.
Summer Dress Goods.
Every piece of Summer Dress Goods in our
store will I offcrcu at exact ly cost nothing re-
served and our assortments are very complete.
You will find materials and patterns that are
pretty for Waists Dresses and Shirt Waist Suits.
Embroideries aud Laces at cost prices. This Is
a good chance to buy your Trimmings for fail at
much lower prices than later.
L. L. fluslin.
Everybody knows that Muslins are worth more
money than they were last year. We offer 2000
yards of L. L. Muslin one yard wide and as heavy
in weight as you evor bought for 5 cents per yd
by the single yard or bolt.
Low Shoes and Oxfords.
At manufacturers' prices. The season for cool
footwear is here and no Shoes ever made will feel
as cool on your feet as ours. Our stock is so large
tliat we can fit any foot In a shoe that looks
well and feels well at Just the price that you
want to pay. Remember we are selling all Low
Shoes for men women and children at cost.
Mens' Suits.
Former prices were 120.00 now 15.00
Former prices were 117.50 now 113.5)
Former prices were 115.00 now 111.00
Former prices were 112.00 now 19.50
Former prices were tlO.00 now $7.50
This radical reduction takes In not only our
men's suits but Includes all clothing men's and
boy's suits trousers serge coats linen suits etc
Underwear.
lilue lavender tan and ecru Palbrlggan Shirts
Job regular price 50c. Your choice for 25c
Trunks traveling bags suit cases for vacation
and the World's Fair.
Men's Shirts Negligee at 50c "5c and 11.00
Straw Hats at cost.
RATCLIFP'S
Spectacles and Eye Glasses
Your Eyes
Ktrv you through your waking hours.
It Is Very Important
That theso servants should he ivlioveil of all
Unnec?ssay Strain
dw to errors of rvf ruction before the nervous system
Resists the Tax.
I fit glasses to relieve all eye strain iluo to errors of refraction.
Should the services of an omilist or physiau be required I will
frankly tell you.
Nioklo Frame Spectacles $1.00 SolidJOoM Frame Spectacles fcUH)
South Wilson Street. AllUSt ScllHeCker Jeweler and Optician.
WILLIE HALSELL COLLEGE
Opens Tuesday Sept. 6 1904.
A co-cducational institution. Fine beautiful lo-
cation good buildings fine campus and an able
faculty. A safe place to send a boy or iirl.
Literary Music Business Art Elocution
Address
W. S. DUGGER President.
Back front the Fair.
Ml1 Carrfe and Ijiura Stevens
Mrs. Hoyd Il.imllton.Mr. m IlarreU
aud Mrs. Cooper have returned frura
FU Louis aftr a week's visit at
the Fair.
Had Ueed Tl-e.
F. S. R. A mm editor of th Leader
aa returned hale and hearty from a
trip to Eureka Spring Ark. wliere
hi family are enjoying their summer
out fug.
Recovered Lot Hera..
I P. Islx'll lost a wt of single har-
ness a few days ago and after making
enquiries at tlio second-hand stores
found the missing property at tke
Smiley & Oraffuiider store. Pill Kauri-
man the burglar caught breaking into
the Swain store and locked In Jail re-
cently In I lie man who sold tht bar-
ness to Smiley A Graffunder.
The apple crop It my light lo this
sect Ion.
Jhe prosperous
Southwest
The current Issue of the COM I NO
COf'NTKY Issued by the Passen-
ger Department of the M. K. & T.
K'y. SU Louis gives ft very com-
plete description of the pre -eiitd.iv
conditions and the many inJvar.tsg-
es that the Southwest offers to the
homeseckerand Invester. The gov-
eminent Uh).l crop and live Mv'i
report show that the Southwest is
in a very prosperous and nourishing
condition. The paier is vrv m-
tract ively Illustrated with firm and
live Htix'k scenes. If voti are con-
templating a change and d-ire r-
liable Information rtlatlve lo tin)
lireat Southwest secure a ccpy by
itJll-slllg
Ceo. Morion.
O. P. AT. A.M. K. ATKy
St. LouU Hn.
INDIAN POLIGE
COMMISSIONED
Twewnty-Five Have Been Ap-
pointed for Fiscal Year
Ending luue 30 1905
J. Hlalr Shoenfelt agent for the
Five Civilized Tribes of Indians has
appointed twenty-five Indian police-
men whose commission will expire on
June 30 11K)5. The complete list fol-
lows: CBCKK NATION.
1. Captain John W. Went Musko-
gee. I. I'rlvate Lewis Ilarnage 11 olden-
vllle. 3. Private Samuel Haynes Okmul-
gee. 4. Private Theodore E. Stldham
Muskogee.
5. Private Pichard F. West Che-
cotah. C. Private Sam Curtain Muskogee
7. Private Zepnie McIntosh.Checo-
tah. t'HEKOKEK NATION'.
8. Private Jas. P. Thompson Tali-
lequah. It. Arthur F. Chamberlin Vlnita.
10. Private Samuel Kdmonds No-
wata. II. Private Thos. P. Roach Well-
Ing. 12. Private William M. Sunday
Owasso I. T.
13. Private R. Lee Wyly Table-
quah. Chichasaw Nation.
14. Private Jas. E. McCauley
Ardmore.
15. Private Alex Pobertson I)oylu.
R Private Chas. Hale Manns-
ville.
17. Private Will Caney isom
Springs.
Choctaw Nation.
18. Lieutenant Alf McCay.
Alester.
Lieutenant John Simpson
bond.
20. Private Peter Maytubby
Caddo.
Private H. J. Spring Klnta.
22. Private S. W. Folsom Poteau
Private Joseph Ward Lime-
LITTLE BOY KNOCKED DOWN.
Reokleuly Drlren Hon Trample
Child Driver DUplayed No Con-
cern for Boy'a Iajnrle.
A bright-eyed sturdy little chap of
six or eight years narrowly escaped
beingcrushed to death at noon Tuesday
beneath the Iron-shod hoofs of a horse
on the cross walk between the two
banks at the fountain corner.
The child Arthur son of Mrs. Net-
tle Curmltt a widow who resides
with Iter father Mr. South eight
miles north of town was walking a
short distance behind his mother al(
bis childish attention being centered
on the flow of water from the foun-
tain. Miss Kate Harrison accompa-
nied by two girl companions in a
buggy drove rapidly northward the
horse having been given a touch of
the whip. As the animal neared the
little boy Miss Harrison attempted to
stop him and as be partially reared
the child was knocked down the horse
stepping on one of bis ankles. The
driver drew the horse back and as she
did so he began to prance and again
stepped on the boy's leg and struck
hlra In the breast but fortunately
missed kicking him In the head.
Onlookers removed the lad to the
People's Drug store where Dr. Louis
Pagby administered temporary relief.
Later the child was taken to Dr.
Ilagbv's ofllce by Marshal P.idenhour
and a more extended examination was
made. Late In the afternoon be was
taken home by bis mother.
Miss Harrison and her companions
drove away after the accident wltout
waiting ascertain bow badly the boy
was hurt they evidently being as
badly frightened as the mother.
DOINGS AT AFTON.
Mc
Car-
Jr.
Private Frank Owens Conser.
Private H. K. Morrison Can
23.
stone
24.
25.
adlan.
Seminole Nation
2)1. Private Win. II. Cully Sasa-
kwa.
HALF-CENTURY or PROGRESS.
Making Arrangemente te Accent'
modate Scholar- Boy Set Fire
to Hay and Barns a Barn.
Opportunities and Advantage for
Higher Edneatloa of Yonng Wo-
men Offered by Cbrittlaa
College.
i v''.'-7
Fifty-four years ago Christian Col-
lege Columbia Missouri first opened
Its d(xrs. Since then this college has
grow n remarkably. I tie territory
over which the school has made itself
felt has Increased enormously. The
studetit-liody is cosmopolitan pupils
from over half the states as well
as Europe being represented !
There are many good reasons why
this school is such a successful one.
It has large corps of able instructors
of the Is-st American and Kuropeaii
training: Its management is of the
progressive kind so distinctive of the
great and growing West; the build-
ings are modern lighted by electric-
ity with hot and cold baths arid
locaaed in the midst of a beautiful
park of eighteen acres where the
spirit of progress and of social and of
religious culture is truly developed.
Christian College is worthy of In-
veslgatlon by parents wImj are anxious
for the practical education of their
daughters. The fifty-fourth yesrwlll
open In September and full Informa-
tion together with catalogue can be
obtained by addressing the Secretary
Christian College Columbia Ma
U. S. Jail.
Four prisoners were brought In last
night.
Claud Cole charged with false pre-
tense was brought In from Clare-
more. Vm 1. Martin of Tahlequah. selling
mortgaged projvrtjr.
SI Johoson of Sallisaw disturbing
peace.
4olii iUtwmcf Sallisaw assault In-
lent to Uil.
W. W. I"ainter transacted business
In Vinlta Friday.
Mr. and Mrs.E. Virgil Allen of
Hroken Arrow who have been here
visiting Mrs. Allen's parents Mr. and
Mrs. S. T. Ward returned home Fri
day.
Lon Conner of the Uulted States
marshal's force at Vinlta was In the
city Sunday.
The free school board at this place
purchased the academy property
In ttie southeast part of the city from
the trustees of the stockholders of
the grounds and buildings last Satur
day. There will le some arrange
ments made In tho near future for the
erection of sufficient school rooms for
5nrt children that being the estimate
of the enrolled pupils for the fall
term of school.
W. II. Morrison of Duck Creek was
in the city yesterday with four wagon
loads of wheat. Mr. Morrison has
made arrangements to market all bis
grain in Aflon this year.
K. A. Judd Is making arrangements
to oen up a real estateofllce one door
north of the I'.ank of A ft on. Thl
will te ne of the be?t furnished
offices In the cltT.
Miss Lola Ward vi.sited friends In
Vlnita Sunday.
Miss Mie Iowe is visiting Miss
Adah Painter five miles north in the
country tins wk.
Chas. Allen of Miami was In the
city yesterday the guest of his father
In-law T. J. Ward.
Mayor J. S. Truitt and J. 1
Toombs were transacting business in
Vinlta yesterday.
K. W. Kitiiberly Is transacting busi
tiess in different parts of the terri
Uiry this week.
Mrs. John K. Stephens is visiting
her daughter In I'urdy Mo. this
week.
H. C. Ilrandon of the Meteor
transacted business in rsarcissa yes
terday.
Miss Alice Smith who ha for the
past month been visiting her re!a
lives returned home Sunday.
Mrs. Maude Stephens of trove was
In the city Sunday. Mrs. Stephens Is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P
Mayes of Grove.
D. W. Ilomney and S. P. Stephens
are Is In Narchsa this week buying
and shipping bay.
Morgan Cox'a barn u deatroyed by
Are Monday. A small boy set the fire
to burn out a rat in the hay. Mr.
Cox lost a set of harness and a fe
bushels of corn. The barn lielonged
to W. II. Curtis.
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Curtis were In
Vinlta Friday.
D. W. footer of Miami transacted
business In the city Thursday.
Badly Baraed.
The little daughter of Mr. Mont-
gomery proprietor of tho Handy
Kitchen bad one band and arm badly
burned by falling Into a vat of boiling
candy svrup Tuesday afttrrjixiri.
The Chieftain for Job printing.
Skade Traaa TaH'iag.
Tills has Uhii mi exceptionally tine
I season for the growth of the many
tries sH out in town last spring.
Miougn in some localities where the
groo d is low some have been killed
by excessive moisture.
May Re.lda Hera.
a F. Myers of Oklalioroa City re p-
resentlng the Franklin Life Insur
ance l ompany waa litre Monday. He
Is thinking of making Ius home In
Vlnita.
AND THE END
1SN0T YET
The Dawes Commission Will
Recommend An Extension
of It's Time.
Ben Vann en Bond.
The trial of Pen Vann at the Com-
missioners cmirt Sat unlay aft ernoon
attract! a lare crowd. The cast-
was interesting Inasmuch as the sale
of freedman land is largely affect eI
by it. Commissioner Stanfield held
Vann to the grand Jury In a bond of
f 300 which was given by his father.
Death ef Cka. Ilalley.
Cm. Hollcy a young man aged
about 25 years died of consumption
at the home of his mother on the
East Side Sunday night.
Congress has declared that the
Dawes commission shall terminate
July 1 IMS but It has ailed to pro-
vide much legislation which will be
absolutely essential for the future ad
ministration of affairs In the Indian .
Territory. The act which abolishes
the commission Is absolutely silent In
this respect and early legislat ion next
Inter seems absolutely Imperative.
Tarns Plxby chairman of the commis-
sion Is already preparing memoranda
on the situation and will go to Wash-
ington early In the session with a view
of getting a suitable measure enacted.
"On the first of this month we be
gan the last year of our work in the
territory" said Chairman Bixbv "and
our progress has been such tliat I can
safely say barring un looked for com
plications that the work of the com-
mission will have been substantially
finished when the fiscal year ends.
Put there will remain many 'odds and
end's which will involve considerable
responsibility and for which congress
failed to provide. The members who
were responsible for the commission's
termination seemed to ignore all other
considerations than that our work
should terminate and thus a ereat
burden has been thrown upon the next
session.
"The Dawes commission was created
primarily for the purpose of enrolling
the' citizens of the five civilized tribes
appraising and apportioning their al
lotments and assisting them In the
selection of the lands to which they
are entitled. This work is already
practically completed except in the
Cherokee Nation where we were de-
layed by reason of the controversy
with the Ielawares. That matter
was settled last May however and
Judging by the progress we have made
since that time I think It safe to pre-
dict that when the fiscal year ends we
will have substant ially dispensed with
the allotment of the Cherokee lands.
"Put there Is much work of a minor
nature resulting directly from the se
lection of allotments and issuing cer-
tificates the completion of which will
require a great deal of caut ion as well
as much detailed investigation. This
work will remain when the commis
sion expires not from any tardiness
on our part but because the laws by
which our work is governed are such
that it Is Impossible to determine fin-
ally rvi y of the controversies which
will u cvitablyj arise. Many of these
laws are essential for the protection
of the rights of the Indians but there
are also numerous deficiencies which
could have been overcome by proper
legislation last winter. The commis
sion has been limited In time and It
Is our aim to see that our part Is done
when our ofiiclal days are over."
StrackFlew of Art eeiaa Water.
The drill at the new prospect wel
on the east side struck a strong flow of
artesian water Saturday night at a
depth of about V0 feet. The drill
has gone through more than Sodfeet
of limestone but now it is In softer
rock and going down at a rapid rate.
The Artesian water will be pid out
when the drill goes through It.
Special Saanaaor Tonrltt Rate t
St. Paal aad Miaaaapalia.
Account above the Frisco w 111 sell
round trip tickets to St. Paul and
Minneapolis at rate of one fare plus
fifty cents. Dates of Sale July 11 to
IS Inclusive and Aug. ft to 11 inclu-
sive. Tickets sold July 14 to 18
Inclusive limited for return to Aug.
5th 14. Tickets sold Aug 6 to 11
limited for return to Aug. 25 iw4.
Final return limit on tlcketssold July
14 to 1 may be extended to Sept. 15
upon payment of fifty cents which
Includes excursion fee. Stop over
privilege of ten days at St. Louis or
Kansas City ran be arranged by de-
posit ing ticket and payment of 11.00.
For further partictlars see Frisco
Agent.
Willi HaUaU College Faoalty.
President W. S. Dugeer has com-
pleted the faculty for Wll'ie HalseU
college for the year beginning Tues-
day Sept. 14. The college will
enter the new school year with ex-
ceeiHngly bright prospects. Follow-
inf Is the new faculty:
Literary department W. S. Dug-
ger president; J. H Turner M. S.
vice-president; U. L. McCIung A. P.
Primary department" Miss Princess
Turner P P.
Music-Walter W. Flora. Mus. P.
stringed Instrument and voice; Mrs.
Verda Flora Mus. P. piano.
Klocution Albert A. Crecelius.
Art Mrs. Mattle Klnnear.
Commercial K. II. Coulter Master
of Accounts.
Matron Mrs. Verda Flora.
Hoarding department Mrs. W. V.
Gate wood.
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