The Vinita Weekly Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 21, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 1903 Page: 2 of 6
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&e Chieftain
WKEKLY KDlTtON
D. M. MARKS Publisher
Visita.I. T. JULY 23 1903.
Tbe Pope of Rome died jester
day afternonu.
Only one more week
agony will be over.
d
tbe
Tbe while wash market threat
cdb to be cornered.
Tbe Douglas episode is ended
end tbe Secretary etill lives.
Lei's move on tbe city council
in the Interest of waterworks.
Tbe man wbo says this town
Is
big enough ought to be suppressed
Tbe declaration that its up to
Mellette don't settle anything nor
satisfy a long suffering public.
The people of Vinita are clam
oring forjsewersge and waterworks
but tbe city fathers are in no par
ticular hurry.
L. B.'Lell 8. II. Mayes and W
W Hastings are tbe leading work
en for the election of V. C. Rog
brs for chief. Nuff said.
Judge C. W. Raymond coutioues
to band down "farreaching" de
cisions effecting leases made by
parents for their minor children.
u I
It would be a great calamity if
tbe republican pieAeaters of tbe
Indian territory should get into a
general row among themselves.
Muskogee bas issued her ulti-
matum to Secretary Hitchcock.
lie must submit to tbe robbery of
tbe Creeks or they will petition
the president to remove him.
There is only one man in Vinita
wbo is making much eflorl to elect
Bill Rogers chief and those who
know say that it U purely a per-
sonal and business matter with
him.
Tbe Muskogee Pbeoniz now
cries lustily "turn tbe rascals
out." It means perhaps "turn
tbe other rascal out." Secretary
Hitchcock has stopped too soon.
Clarence Douglas has begun to
say mean things about the Indian
department but b - bad to be
kicked out of office before he
could see anything wrong with
tbe Indian service.
Hoolie Bell Bill Hastings and
8. II. Mayes are leading the Down-
ing force. This fact should be
kept constantly before the Chero.
kee people until after tbe election.
The Kansas City Journal in its
iel to represent the aotLIIitcb
cock forces in the Indian Territory
is a shining example of how a
newspaper rau make an ass of
itself.
It is just two weeks until the
Cherokee election takes place and
it will he a relief to tbe whole
country when it Is over. Charges!
' and countercharges of fraud are
tbe ruling argument.
""sasaeaaasisiBSMesssBsisasssssae.
Tbe speculators are having
bard time getting laud in the Creek
country and threaten to ask Prea.
ident Roosevelt to remove Secre-
tary Hitchcock on account of ob-
structions placed in their way.
John Franklin is making aclean
aggressive campaign in tbe inter-
est of Cookson and tbs Na'.ional
ticket. He will get nearly every
Tote at Vinita precinct. He Is a
Cspable ' .'.n and the people want
to return him to tbe senate.
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Ueorg Mayes has been attacked
by certain parties In 'bis campaign
because be is a Cherokee Indian
and exercises bis rthi as such.
George ha proven tninll to be
not only a good cuuttn out a safe
senator and will be re-elected.
No Hastus we bave not let up
on the water works proposition
aod djn'i intend to let up Until it
ie Kccnmplishsd l i tin nt
Ihing- if' a'trsct cpitat
ai..ve s-yi't tf 'h I Vini'a
f.. it in . i- s-ii ' "u i
The names of Tsms Bixby and
J.George Wright appear in the
list of directors of Muskogee's
biggest land company. Tbere are
gMen opportunities for inve - t -
iDenl for those on tbe inside In
the Indian territory.
fhe Claremore Progress has as.
sumed tbe gusrdiansbip of the
Cherokee people in the matter oi
the coming election. If any Cher-
okee has doubts as to bow be
should vote the Progress will en
lighten him gratuitously
That monster petition to the
president asking for the removal
of Secretary Hitchcock backed by
Bob Owen and a bunch of Musko-
gee greiiers win nave aooui as
mucu enect at uyster cay
pouring water on a aucxs Daca.
TU r I la.ita.a ....
F""J
in distress on account ot tne action
.!! !..- a.
was given some funds to spend
for tbe good of the parly. It bas
leaked out that he turns no money
loose but puta it down deep in bis
pocket.
Those wbo vote for Cookson for
chief and Clem Rogers and Joe
Lahav for the senate are in a
measure nullifying tbelr own
votes. John Franklin and Geoige
Mayes should be elected men who
will sustsin Cookson's adminis
tration.
Tbere is scarcely one single
clean man in tbe ranks of those
wbo are leading and directing tbe
Rogers campaign. Almost to a
man they have forfeited tbe res
pect of the Cherokee people by
betrayiug or plundering them at
some time.
The inter married citizens case
is in the court of claims for bear
ing and adjudication. Those whose
rights are involved are perfectly
willing to abide its decision and
nothing the Downine or National
party can do will
influence it in
tbe least.
Those wbo are fightiug W. T
Davis in Delaware district are
seeking to keep a good man out
of a prVce where he would be of
m
inestimable service to tbe Cbero.
kee people. Davis won't allow
any steals and therefore a certain
element are trying hard to keep
bim out.
W. C. Rogers wss in tbe Chero-
kee senate when tbe famous 1126-
000 steal was consummated but
dodged the issue by staying away
from the capital when the vote
was takon. He should have been
in bis place representing bis dis.
tnct. He cannot now properly
claim credit for such an act.
The average white intermarried
citizen oi me merokee nation is
not averse to having his status as
a Cherokee citizen investigated
fully. Tbe simpering whining
sycophantic duplicity of the
Downing platform anent this mat
teris enough to vomit every white
voter in lbe Cherokee nation.
It doesn t lie in the mouth of
W. C. lingers aod the Downing
psrty to raise tbe cry of fraud. Tbe
Cberokee government bas been in
tbe bsods of the Downing for
more than a decade. Every big
Steal hat beeu planned and car.
ned out by either a Downing
vmei or some oi on neuenmen.
11. .'I - . I
While the responsibility for tne
$120000 ileal Is being Gxed and
the matter d..cU..edon the stump
and In tbe public print. It should
"u iff iurau""o win uoeri una
Faulkner were both in the Ch-r3-kee
Senate at tbe tine. Ronrrs
lay out the entire aeim and t:.us
avoided respunsibiliiy and Faulk-
ner voted and wok-1 for the
mrzrure.
t'bief Buffi ngton k one t rm
Inent Indian official n ho believe
that Secretary Hitchcock d.d the
right thing In rejecting tbe Cir-k
deeds and thus prevmiing tie
robbery of tbe Creek lud
When asked ss eiifi it g (.-!.
tlon to tbe prestdem anklng Hie
removal of the Hetrerv Mr
Butlit gton ei I he w oi l r .'i.M
Si n ... e a-ki a l?: . b u
V. C. Rogers candidate for
principal chief on the Downing
ticket found no fault with the
people who stole tbe 1125000 and
1 now allows them to manage him
and to run bis campaign for chief.
I He said at the time that it was
Digger" money and therefore
was nrt wrong to lake it. It was
taken from tbe Cherokee treasury
and was not "ntgger" money. A
man ao callous to the belnousness
of a greet crime cannot be trusted
with the chieltaincy
There is aaooa deal of restlea
BB- niitljfled at the anoarent
deUj of lbe c(y govorDment 1d
iClil)B Ul)0n h -ueniou lf
Woiki. It baa been nearly four
m0nths since the present couooill
took charge and lbe people are
getting impatient on account of
alownnaa of that hod in thia nr
'
t ou ar matter. Now a one time
0 iid.lk. ths
'
.-wereae. i. will tom. hck
o vv w t v vaa"iiDu m PiakUUI Ul
lhoug8Dd fold( every doIUr thu
expended.
What is all that commotion
at Muskogee about anyway?
The secretary of the in
terior disapproved some of
tbe high-banded schemes of tbe
land sharks and Cred from toe
Indian oilice tbe man be thought
most deeply in the wrong and can.
celled the work that bad already
been done ana forbade any mors
of it. This is in a nutshell what
the trouble la about and Hitch
cock to be commended.
The stories sent out from Mus
kogee to the Kansas City Journal
lo the effect that the citizens of
tbe Indian Territory are indignant
at the Secretary of tho Interior
011 "count of (he removal of Doug
M aod lor other reasons have no
foundation. In fact the prevail
D8 sentiment is that Secretary
Hitchcock did exactly right. Doug
M "a removed for sufficient
cause and another man bas been
appointed for the place and tbe
incident is closed.
South McAIester New: Judge
Raymond bas decided that all
Creek leases made by a father lor
bii vaiaoT children unless he has
been legally appointed their
guardian are null and void. As
few Creek fathers have gone
through the formality of being ap.
pointed guardians of their own
children and as they bave lois of
children a great portion of the
leaeea in thai nation hitherto in
force are .null and void. It wil
work a great hardship lo every
body except tbe Indian.
It is about time to agitate the
matter of remival of the land of.
fice back to Vinita. Most of the
allotments being made at Th.hU
quah are for lands in Cooweesroo
weo anu innware anu so i.r as
- . A 1 I . I .
the ('herokeee in the Southern
part of the territory are concerned
there is no runh at the land oflice.
We have the euecifie tiromisa nf
Secretary Hitchcoc k
that we are
to bave tbe land oflice again In or
der that our citizen may bave an
opportunity tu fne on their allot
ments.
mere is a certain cirol of
Cherokee politicians who desig.
mate those who abide the law as
non-progresive and obstructive
and on the other hand lbe land
the man nhn r.inl. ..H H
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"..nnback .rf .h. i.n..
ntU(!ht Uw nd
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animal disre
gardlng the laws of human societv
and brushing aside tbe laws nl Ins
country I- set up a a leader of
progresn.
Tbe more the question as to
who is reallv tbe progreseiv man.
Rogers or Conkson is i-ru"d
the better it appear for Cuokson.
It bas developed neymni th pr-
adventure of a doubt t h Ciokn-io
is better equipped In tr my
education th.i be ha- h-n qiul.
ly SUCCeSeful s a I u-in-n rriSo
bi Credit l jol S g 'O.I n
final. Wo-ld and I. la pulpi.
re' i rd ( f-r bfiier and he rpre
e a clean r nd ea'er elnmciit!
I ' it I i ij. .f me rnuntry
ALFRED ORENDORF
PRESIDENT
ITntevnattonal JBanh anb
CAPITAL
DIRECTORS
Isaac N. Perry Pres. Ntl Bank of N.Anisrlca.Chlciigo
H.J. Htimliu AluirntiT Uoaaral of Illlnuls
John O. I iron into.. Attorney I. C. K. A. Co. Chlraau
Tho. It. NrHHilmi Mumbor Duvet Uimmlsil.m
Clint. A. DhvUIshu Clerk I). H. Oonrl Vlnltit. 1. T.
Alfred OrendorIT Dspltallst Sprlnyllolri 111.
J. W. urr Vlca-rrenlUnnl and Manager
place Insurance issutf Drafts on Foreign Countries pays taxes for non-residents loans
money on real estate pay's interest on time deposits. Savings accounts solicited.
Every Courtesy Extended Consistent With Sound Business Principles.
Tbere are otner comparisons we
might draw without prejudice to
Mr Cookson but we don't desire
to dip into the private life of any
candidate however much we may
want to tee bim defeated.
According to tbe agreemint rat
ified last summer every Cherokee
citizen who after tbe expiration
of ninety days was found to be in
possession of more than a prorata
share nf land was to be prosecuted
and the fine for such oflense is
one hundred dollars a day for
every day the excessive land is
held. Tbere has been no prose-
cutions and a great many citizens
are holding lands in excess of that
to which tbey are entitled. Just
such business as this is what
brings law inti contempt among
tbe people. Law abiding men
sold their excessive holdings if
they bad such but the others are
openly defying the law and doing
it with impunity.
If tbe Leader will go back a few
yean It will hud nearly every
leading luerokee lu the nation
were what it calls obstructionists.
All have beeu opposed lo tbe
Crushing of tbe ' little Cberokee
government. To insist on simple
justice being done is designated as
obstructionist tactics. Secretary
Hitchcock is now called an ob
slructiooist by tbe Creek land
sharks as Cookson and every
other bonest patriotic citizen in
the Cherokee country hits been.
To isise a voice however mute in
appeal for justice to the Indian is
now considered non progressive.
It is fortunate the Leader and its
Ilk hsv no voice in the cumins
election as the rights of the Cher
okee citixeij ig ol no consequence
aud must not stand in th way of
progress in their opinion.
At the present political juncturs
the Cbieftiao desire to say in be
half of the Inter-married citizens
both male and female that no
more loyal class of citizens live in I
tbe Cherokee na'ion. Their in-
terests are not distinct and separ-
ate from the Cberokee by blood.
These wbite voters stand for the
rights of the Indian first last and
all th time. They regard every
attempt on the part of petty lead
ers to appeal to their race pre
judices as contemptible in the ex
treme. whatever is nood f ir the
SPECTACLES and EYEGLASSES
DF.FliCTJ.VR or FAILING
."i..- - '..
l am prepared to test your
feet
ncinciiira
nnouid tne services or sn
South Wilson Street
i
J. W.ORR
VIOf-PRCS a M0K
T. B.NEEDI tS.
virs -
(INOORPORATCIlt
OF VINITA IND. TER.
8100000.00
BANKING in
Trusts acts as
Will negotiate
oommoo Indian is gocd for them
and their interest are identical.
The Downing party in making so
many profuse and unreasonable
promises to Ibis class betray them-
selves to be a set of cheap poli-
ticians. The average white man
or woman don't want to be arrayed
against bis or ber own household
and will bave none of it. The
zealous advocates of V. C. Rogers
and his parly at this time are
seeking to organize the wbite
voters sgnii.Ki Cookson George
Mayes W. L. Trott and otber
Cherokees by blood. No self-
respecting wbite citizen will couo-
tenance such foolishness.
THE REVIVAL.
At the big tent on tbe public
school campus there is in progress
what are called revival meetings. A
long time ago such gatherings were
called "protracted" meetings
and in the country a generation
ago the people would go and
carapand hold meetings for weeks.
Deginnirg whb the time of Martin
Luther tbe great religious move-
ments that bavs shakeu tbe world
and changed tre current of telig-
ious thought aod life have bad
their origin in the revival. John
Knox and Calvin aod tbe Wesleys
Wbltefield aud Finney .Johnathan
Edwards sod down to Moody lbe
religious fervor that bas moved
the protestant peoples of tbe
world have begun In tbe revival.
oucn meetings never harm a
community but aside from the
importance of tbe salvation of tbe
lost they always bring exbalted
idea of citizenship and raise a
higher standard ol morality among
the people. Railroad companies
mines and public works where
v-t numbors of men and women
are employed realiza ihe cuumon
benefits ol a religious Hie among
tbe employes. Hence the Y. M
C. A huilduiji erected at the coet
of millions in the aggregate along
all tbe sreat lines of railroads
througuout
our country aud In
other countries. Aside from the
real spiritual benefits which of
course cannot be measured the
Value of the i elision life and lbe
habits inspired by the profeion
of the Cnrietian religion i of- in
estimable worth to any com
in u II 1 1 j
Th-reli.re speaking as we be-
lieve for a large portion of this
Seeing Things Properly is
of the Greatest Importance
VISION can be corrected bv the right
"si.'ii.it i m me imcai conamon
vision and fit you with the proper glfcie
- win mgmin ne resiorea to tne Optical
Oculist or I'liysuian tie required I will
Solid Nftlwl Frims Spectacles $1.00
Solid Gold Fram Spectacles $5.00
RIMLESS CLASSES IN ALL THE STYLES
AUGUST SCHLIECKERt
Jeweler
iMtsV-
C.A. DAVIDSON.
BIO'V A TREAS
XLvmt Co.
all its branclies.J Executes
Guardian Trustee or Agent.
leaso on Agriculture Lands
community we tar to the men who .
are stirring up things at tbe tent1
meetings on the lawn at tbe public
school God speed.
The town needs a big revival
and the churches need It perhaps
more than any other portion ofjj
the people. Those who oppose
the revival should not forget that
the church itself was born in a
revival. Let the old lime religioua
zeal of the father come again.
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Night Was Her Terror
"I woold cough nearly all niglit long"
wrilcsjMta. Chaa. Applegate. of Alexan-
dria lad. I'and could hardly get any
sleep. I had con umption ao bad that If
I walked a block I would cough fright-
fullyjnud spit blood but when all other
medicines failed three 11.00 bottles of
Dr. King'a New Discovery wholly cured
me and I gained 58 pounds." lit abso-
lutely guaranteed to cure coughs colds
la grippe bronchitis and all throat and
lung troubles. Price Soc and tl.OO.
trial bottles free at Peoples drugstore dw
Clerk Appointed.
Tbe following is a list of lbe
clerks nf election for tbe nine dis-
tricts sppolnted by Chief Buffing-
ton: Name
II. U. Bllrd ....
Wm. ll&mK6...
J. B. Woodall....
Mutrlot
Coowertconwv
.Canadian
bflawitr
B. O. Fleleliur pnnt
W. W. WrlSlli Unlntf B.l.
.8.Bndr Illlimla
Johu Civaller Salln
Joha L. Adair Tnhlequah
B O. Bethel S.quoyh
No False Claim.
The proprietora of Foley's Honey an
far do not advertlae this as a "sure cure
tor consumption." They do not claim
It will cure this dread complaint in ad-
eanced cases but do postivcly assert
that It will cure In the earlier stages and
never fails to give comfort and relief ltw
the worst cases Foley' Honey and Tar
is without doubt the greatest throat and
lung remedy. Refuse substitutes. Sold
by Shanahan U Mitchell. dw
C. ti. Society Organized.
A CnrlHlan Kndeavnr soclctr ss
otiisiilised at the Congregational
church lut week. About twenlf
ynuiiK pei.p'e erc pro'Cut. Thfi?c
oflk-eri were eiected: George K Mc-
Cull'K'h pendent; MIbi Kdlth Mc-
Cieary vii'e-preMde at; Miss Florence
William" recording secretarj" Mb'
Luci e Mil ford correponding ccre
tsry; Henry II. Ward trea-urer.
Meeting will he helii every We l ne-
ttiy evening at o'clock snd a cordial
Invltat.lfili Is mended to ab inti.u
people to attend
Wrian Othar Mndlcirms
have failed take Foley's Kidney Cm. It
has cured when everything else lis dis-
appointed. Sold by Shanahan A Mit-
Che''1. dw
Classes correctlr fitted.
or me eye
so that your eves if de
comtltion of one th
frankly tell you lo.
and Optlcla
-a
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