The Weekly Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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V1MTA 'CRAIG COUNTY OKLAHOMA. JUNE 26 1906
NUM&ER 2
m GL1LID DEAD
Came Unexpectedly at 8:40 Wednesday
Morning at Princeton.
(vcr Cleveland twice presi-
I n r . - a - - - -1
the united maies auu
nly Democrat to occupy
xecutivo chair in nan a
y died at his home in
ton New ."lersey Wcdncs-
' this week.
oln's Gettsburg speech and
xmd inaugural address are
the Classics and will be
a thousand years.
fhident Cleveland was a
t rf -Viv!v;;p'i and rave ut-
ce to sentiments that have
ne cryrvtilizediti the hearts
linds of the American poo-
re are some of the nuggets
eveland wisdom that have
ne household expressions
nth.
PUBLICITY 1'IONKEH OF '81.
S..l1 in mT nnininn. he a
I valuablo protection to the
tie if large corporations were
I'od to reoort to some depart-
It their transactions and tinau-
'condition. The state ere-
. V these corporations upon
'J theory that some proper
' of benefit can be better
by them than by private
Surprise and that the aggta-
ion of the funds of matiy in-
itials may be thus profitably
Moyed.
i; is a grave question whether
i formation of these artificial
' Xlk aught not to be checked
1'Uitter regulated and in some
iy supervised. At any rate
y should always be kept well
I 4 and and the funds of its
1. kens should be protected by
je state which has invited their
vestment Grover Cleveland
fessage January 1884.
plSSflS FOR
i! IflBIMI LAND AGENTS
i"
mmifsicner cf Five Civilize Tribes
Charged With Supervision and
I rcfoTcement of Requirements
PUBLIC OFFICE A Pl'HLlO TUl'RT
1 cannot refrain from declar-
ing to you that my experience in
the great oflice of President of
the United States has so im-
pressed me with the solemnity
of the trust and its awful respon-
sibilities that I cannot bring my-
self to regard a candidacy for
tho place as something to be won
by personal strife and active
self-assertion. I have an idea
that the Presidency is preemi-
nently the people's oflice
G rover Cleveland Letter to K.
S. Bragg March 1S)2.
Tin: law's delays.
It is a hallow mockery to di-
rect the owner of a small amount
of stock in one of these institu-
tions to the courts. Under ex-
isting statutes the law's delay
perplexity ard uncertainty lead
but to despair. Governor Clev-
land's Message January 1884.
THE STATE Dl
Sill
Rev. A. Grant Evans is Chosen Head of
the School
PARTY HONESTY IS PARTY DUTY
Party faithlessness is party
dishonor party honesty is party
duty and party courage is party
expediency. Grover Cleveland
Speech January 1892.
"innocuous desuetude"
After an existance of nearly
twenty years of almost innocuous
desuetude these laws are brought
forth President Clev eland s
Message March 18RG.
Relating to Restrictions.
t The new regulations govern-
ing district agents the appoint-
ments cf agents and supervisors
je naming of restricted lauds
nd the removal of restrictions
the five civilized tribes arrang
fd by a commission appointed by
ihe secretary of the interior un-
fertile act of congress May 27
f this year were announced by
"Dctian Agent Kelsey Tuesday.
i(The ; commissi oner of the five
tribes is charged with the gen-
eral supervision and the enforce-
nent of thet-e regulations.
The district agents will be un-
der the direct supervision of the
.United States Indian agent at
J the Union agency. Their reports
4 will be made directly to him and
.nottothe interior department
(mln the past. Monday Tues-
.J day Wednesday and Thursday
( of each week he agents will de-
. vote to field work and on Friday
and Boturday they will be in their
oflice to furnish information to
all who desire it. At least once
a month it is their duty to exam-
ine trie records of each county
and ascertain the nature of land
conveyances.
Under the regulations an In-
dian des'iricg to sell his land will
hereafter make his application
to the district agent of his dis-
A CONDITION NOT A THEORY.
It is a condition which con-
fronts us not a theory Presi
dent Cleveland Message. Decern
ber 1687. "
ti-ict; he will personally inspect
the land and interview the appli
cant place notices or a sale in
all district offices and court
houses and conduct the sale.
When the sale is made and ap
proved by bin the Indian citizen
may at once make the deed tak
ing part in cash and a first mort
gage for the remainder.
The Class of restricted lands
to which the provisions apply
are as follows:
Hor estads of adult mixed
blood allottees having half or
more than half and less than
three-quarters Indian blood; all
allotted land of adult fullblood;
all allotted lands of adult mixed
bloods of three-quarters or more
Indian blood. AU other restric-
tions will be removed July 27.
There were fifteen districts
created comprising all the
towns in the Indian Territory
part of the state and the dis-
trict offices will be located in
the following towns: Vinita
Nowata Sapulpa Okmulgee
Cbecotah Westville Antlers
McAlester lloldenville Atoka
Pauls Valley Chickasha Ard-
more Tishomingo and Hugo.
The agents appointed will re-
ceive $1800 per year each and
expenses. And are as follows:
H. C. Cusey W. S. Cochran
John Cordell J. E. Dyche S. S.
Cate Charles Knapp Dave D.
Shelby W. II. Anel. William
A. Baker S. A. Mills Hugh Pit-
zer Frank liobb Fred S. Cook
Thomas T. Farrar J. II. Cobb.
Assistant appnts: Victor M.
Loehe and J. E. Tiger: supervis-
ors of district agents who will
draw a salary of $2000 per year
and expenses 'W. W. Bennett
and J. Carter Cook.
REV. G. J. DONNELL
The recently installed pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in
this city. Mr Donnell is a popular preacher has good congrega-
tions and is getting hold of the work in fine shape.
Local Happenings
Sidewalks.
Miles of sidewalk.
Put up that hammer.
Vinita Is a well governed city.
The Police court Is buisy these days.
Two Gasoline engines for sale apply
here.
Two good dwellings to rent. Apply
to D. M. Marrs.
Three store rooms to rent !c the
McClellan b'dlding.
Geo. McCulloch lias about recovered
from his recent Hlaess
Deputy Sheriff Jack Barker has re
turned from C:renwre.
The black Urry season Is In full
blast and the crop Is i.fou.
Laud concert at the Auditorium
Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
W. T. Huitt and wife have gone to
Eastern Canada on a visit.
Tom Brncittt bright In some ex-
ceedingly fine channel cat Mi today.
Chas llartroan the city assessor is
at work In the Marrs' addition this
week.
Col. Ficklin the county treasrrer
made a business trip to Nowata this
week.
Mrs. W. W. Goodwin and children
left today for lola Kansas where they
will Join Mr. Goodwin.
C. B. Rogers and family returned
rrom Shoals Indiana this week where
they have been visiting.
Seen beds a number of chairs and
other furniture for sale up stairs in
the McClelland bulldingr
Chas. Coach son of. Ad Roacri at
Locust fill! left Wedndnday for Paw-
huska and will go from there to Kan-
sas City to remain
T. II. Hippie completed the seventy-
five fobt basin at the Auditorium park
yesterday. It will be ry enough to
turn the water In by Monday
Evangelist J. E. Wolf .will preach
at the Baptist church at s p. m.
Monday' June 2S. "Bible Sanctl filia-
tion" Is the the theme. Come and
brine your Blbls.
Little Vinltl Farthing the seven
year old daughter of Agent Farthing
of the Katy celebrated her birthday
Tuesday with ' some of her young
friends as her guesta.
Tom Farrar has been appointed
district agent for the removal of re-
strictions on Indian lands and will be
located at Okmulgeer H. C. Cusey
wdl be located at Vinita.
The Congregational church people
are negotiating for the purchase of a
lot on which to build their church.
The McClellan lot In front of the
Public School Js the place In view.
Tfce family st Governor Burlington
left yesterday for l&hlequah where
the children will remain with their
grand parents until the return of the
Gov. and M.."'?ttBngtoa from Ienver.
W. E- Ilaisell went out and secured
subscriptions enough Monday to string
electric light along the business
streets of the city cibtlng about t'K)
The liirht company will furnish the
current free. ;
Col. Frank C. Churchill formerly an
attache of the Interior department
when J. George Wright was Indian
inspector was a pleasant caller at this
office Tu;day of this week. In the
old days there was no mrre popular
federal oflicial In this country than
Col. Churchill.
UN APPRECIATION. -
Since again taking up editorial work
on the Chieftain we have received
many kind expressions of encourage-
ment and appreciation and many let-
ters from friends and readers of other
days but none have been received that
are more prized than one from Mrs
Narosna Owen of Washington I). C
mother of Senator Botx'rt L. Owen of
Oklahoma. As an accomplished wo
man of the sort of culture of the old
Che rake e. of a feneration ago Mrs.
Owen is a fine type. Her kind letter
M accompanied by a copy of her
memoirs an exquisite little book of a
littlw more than one hundred pages
and dealing with early Cherokee his
tory and legtcd with delightful
stories and traditions. The booklet
is dedicated to her children and to the
Cherokee people on her 7( th birthday.
A Thought for the Day
"Help us to reach out past the things we cannot
understand to the God we trust. We thank Thee
for the passing cf what changes and the change-
lessness of that wnich passes not."
Maltbie Davenport Babcock.
Oklahoma state university's fac-
ulty has been chosen. Dr. Boyd
is ousted. Dr. A. Grant hvans
takes his place.
Professedly m filled with malice
toward the board of university re-
gents for deposing him from the
head of the institution Dr. David
. Boyd declares that the action of
that body in failing to appoint other
members of the faculty is Jescribable
only by adjectives that arf not fit to
print.
"I do not know the ether men"
he declared but those- relieved of
their positions are thorough schol-
arly and capable and do not Jo-
serve to be peremptorily dismissed
because of outrageous charges
charges that were so entirely false
and improper as to be nothing short
of of damnable.
"Politics is all that removed me"
continued the erstwhile president of
the university. "1 do not Klieve
that any one has attempted to im-
pugn my character. Certailny the
others we're not removed for similar
causes.'
The board of regents met in Okla
homa City yesterday and named
the university faculty. Dr. A.
Grant Hvans of Tulsa unanimously
wa3 chosen as head of the school
in the place of Dr. Boyd whose re-
appointment w as not considered at
the meeting. Other members of
the faculty not reappointed include
Vernon L Parrington chair of Eng
lish; L. W. Cole psychology;
Roy Gittinger history; E. M. Will
iams pathology and neurology: C
M. Janskey physics and ekctncai
engineering; H. D. Gutlich i.Misic
Among those of the new faculty
are several from Oklahoma City.
George C. Jones president Okla
homa college for young ladies Miss
Lucile Dora of the high school fac-
ulty J. A. Sawtell chair of history
tpworth university Mr A. Floyd
principal Emerison school.
The faculty as chosen are:
Chemistry Edwin DcBarr.
History and civics J. S. Buc-
hanan. Greek and classical archeology
J. F Paxton.
English Literature T. H. Brewer
Louisville Ky.
Biology H. Van Vktte.
Psychology and philosophy W.
S. Gardner Tulsa.
Geology and head of school of
mines C. N. Gould.
Mathematics S. W. Peeves.
Physics and electrical engineering
George C. Jones Oklahoma City.
Mechanical and electrical engin-
eering J. H. Ftlgar.
Theory and music Frederick
Holmberg.
Physical director and instructor
in Physiology D. C. Hall.
German literature and language
Henry moler.
Pharmacy and materia rnedica
H. G. Washburn.
Latin J; W. Sturgis.
Political science J. D. Barnett
Romance language and dealof
DEATH OF CM "X BRADLEY
The Grand Architect cf the Uni-
verse in his great wisdom has seen tit
to take from us our beloved brother
Carl A. Bradley.
In his death Vinita Ledge No. : A.
F. & A. M. looses a good and respect-
ed member; the community cue of its
best citizens; his family a beloved
husband; a man loved by all wiio knew
him.
The Masons of Vinita extetd to his
family and relatives their sympathies
women Miss Luci'e Dora Okla-
homa City.
Sociology and econocic Jerome
Dowd.
Education J. H. Sawhr Okla-
homa City.
Associate European history and
principal of preparatory school M.
A. Floyd Oklahoma City.
Associate English Roy Hadsell.
Associate mathematics E. P. R.
Duval Wisconsin.
Associate theory Miss Bessie
Lillian Boles.
Instructor of pathology and neu-
rology no name.
Instructor of zoology and embry-
ology and neurology M H Lane.
Instructor of civil engineering C.
A. Hool.
Instructor in chemistry Guy Y.
Williams.
Instructor in mathematics and
English preparatory school W. C.
Erwin.
Instructor in mineralogy no name.
Instructor in drawing C. H.
Brady.
Instructor in oratory Miss Louise
Smith Guthrie.
Director of physical training for
women Mrs. Pearl Guerrant Mc
Alester.
Assistant in mechanical engineer
ing no name.
Assistant in English and teacher
in preparatory school Miss Adelaide
Loornis.
Registrar F. E. Noles.
Treasurer and purchasing agent
W. W.' Williams Duncan.
Librarian J. S. McLucas South
Carolina.
Professor of anatomy Dr. W. L.
Capshaw.
Lecturer in Forsenic medicine C.
S. Bobo.
L)r. C. S. Bobo for dean of medi-
cal department.
Instructor in preparatory school.
M. M. Maynard.
Assistant in civil engineering no-
name. Instructor in voice no name.
Carpenter T. C Ferguson.
Head Janitor W. A. Allen.
Night watch J. L. Buchanan
Oklahoma City.
First Assistant in piano Bern ice
Rice.
Second assistant in piano Nellie
Goodrich.
Professor of secondary. education
Theo. F. Brewer Guthrie.
Referred to the board to' fill.
The committee appointed to at-
tend to plans and specifications for
a new university building include
Governor C. N. Haskell chairman;
President Lee Cruce Ardmore;
Judge Clifton J. Pratt Oklahoma
City; Secretary W. E. Rowsey
Muskegee.
The board of regents consists of
President Lee Cruce Secretary W.
E. Rowsey Judge Clifton J. Pratt
Dr. J. L Linebaugh Oklahoma
City; Dr. J. Matt Gordon Weat.'i-
erford former senator and J. P.
Hick ham Perkins.
and with them greatly mourn his Ion.
T. A. Chandler
W. M. Slmnas
A L. Churchill
Committee.
BOUGHT CHURCH SHE.
The Congregational church people
closed a deal today with t. M. Marrs
for tbe purchase of the McClellan
lot east of the public school and will
erect thereon a new church bullditij
They have sold the old church lots on
Scraper street.
Hand concert Friday night.
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