The Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 85, Ed. 1 Monday, January 9, 1899 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. 1 NO. 85.
VIN1TA 1ND. TER. MONDAY EVENING. JANUARY 9 1899.
PRICE 10c WEEK
j It's dead easy to trade with us this week.
:OUR PRICES
Are entirely satisfactory to our custom-
ers. Louia not neip' Dut be tor they;
are just a little lower than you ever saw!
mem on
Dress Goods Millinery
Cloaks and Capes Hen's and
Boys Suits and Overcoats.
Boots Shoes and Rubbers.!
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APPARENTLY MORPHINE
Was the Cause of Poor A r-
thur Cook's Death
BADGETTS.
Sacred
Heart
Institute
VINITA I. T
Second Term Begins. January 5th 1899.
Write For Catalogue to Sisters of St.
....Benedict Vinita I. T....
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The funeral of Arthur Cook took
place at Oswego yesterday and he
was buried beside his father the
mother sisters Dr. Bell and J. S.
Davenport going up from here to
attend the latter as a representa-
tive of the Knight's of Pythias.
All cf them returned on last even-
ing's train.
A letter from Mrs. C. H.
Arbuckle the wife of a former
business associate of the deceased
was received this-morning. The
family live at De Lamar Idaho
but the husband is a member of
the legislature and hence they are
at Boise City the capital. The
letter states that on Friday night
December 30th Arthur attended
the theater with the Arbuckle
family and although suffering
with a cough was in good spirits
and seemed to enjoy the play.
He was seen Saturday afternoon
by Mr. Arbuckle but about mid-
Begirding Merchant's Tax.
Inspector Wright of Muskogee
has written the following letter re-
garding merchant's tax to Alex.
Rennie special national agent for
the Chickasaw nation:
"Your letter dated at Davis I.
T. the 3rd instant has been re-
ceived. . You state that certain
non-citizen merchants in that na-
tion are haggling in the matter of
the payment of taxes levied upon
them by the laws of the Chickasaw
Nation' some claiming that they
are no longer obliged to pay the
same after a town has been incor-
porated etc.
"Replying you are advised that
the incorporation of a town has
nothing to do with the title the na
tion holds to the lands occubied by
the towns and cannot in any way
effect the nation's right to collect
said taxes. The nation (through
its authorized collector) has the
right to collect all manner of
revenues taxes etc. except the
taxes on coalr asphalt and other
minerals as set out in the Atoka
Agreement which is a part of the
Lurtis bill and such right con-
tinues until such time as the na-
nigut after attending a caucus
that gentlemen went to Arthur's ' t'011 Parts with its title to said
room but did not find him. The''and- 1'ne transferring of the
landlady however said he had tltle constitutes the segregation of
been there the family were tDe au roni the nation's com
the old year out. He mon property or property held
byrd-Ada opera house.
THURSDAY NIGHT JAN. 12.
Jeioni MM
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Ope Nisbt Or;ry
With a Full Company
UP-TO-DATE SPECIALTIES
And a Full Uniformed Band.
Tickets Now on Sale at
Foreman? Pb&rrrj&cy 25 35 & 50c
Is if a Work Harness
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or be it a Saddle you wish?
Then faith and bejabers why
don't you I say go to the
ould reliable
..Martin..
lb
jand to be sure you'll git what you pay for. You'll sure
ffind him east of the Katy track wid two eye glasses
on figurin' and studyin your own interest to be sure.
watching the old year out
did not occupy his room that
night and was next seen Sunday
morniDg about seven o'clock
walking down the street with his
overcoat buttoned up. bv a
painter named Brown who he
turned around and looked at.
The next known was the finding
of the body still warm about 9
o'clock on a hill in the outskirts
1 01 toe town; tne coat buttoned up
land the hat pulled down to pro-
ject the face. His watch waa on
his person but for some unknown
reason was not sent home with his
trunk nor was his overcoat. There
were no marks of violence and the
indications pointed to morphine
as the cause of death and this the-
ory was strengthened by the testi-
mony of the landlady that she had
seen a bottle of that drug in his
room. It is also known that when
suffering he occasionally took a
dose of morphine though not ad-
dicted to it.
The opinion of Mrs. Arbuckle
was that the drug if this was the
cause of death was not taken with
suicidalintent but that being ner-
vous and sick he took a dose for
its 6oothing effects and walking
out into the outskirts of town was
overcome by the sleep that ended
in death.
by the individual members of the
tribe in common.
"All non-citizens therefore do-
ing any manner of business within
the limits of the Chickasaw Nation
muet pay said taxes and other-
wise comply with th9 laws of the
land which they occupy.
"Vm. i: i .. j
to the execution of your duties as
collector of such taxes and report
fully to U. S. Indian Agent D. M.
Wisdom Muskogee I.T. through
the govenor of your nation all
persons who refuse to comply
with the Chickasaw laws for re-
moval from the nation as intruders."
Congressman McRae of Arkan-
sas introduced a bill in congress
Friday last authorizing the Big
Three Railroad company to con-
struct and operate a branch of that
railway in the Indian and Okla-
homa territories. They are to be-
gin at a point to be selected by the
company at or near the west line
of Litile River county Arkansas
and to run thence over the most
practicable route through the Choc-
taw Chickasaw Creek and Semi-
nole nations Indian Territory;
thence through the territory of
Oklahoma passing through Okla-
homa City and Guthjrie in said
territory and thence on to Sher-
man Tex. It is provided that at
least fifty miles of the road shall
be constructed within three years
of the passage of the act and the
whole line be completed within
three years thereafter.
What ColllnsTille Is.
An article appeared in a recent
issue of the Indian Chieftain ask
ing the question" What is Collins-
ville?" The writer must be isne-
o
rant of this part of the country or
one who has never been out of the
smoke of his own chimney. How-
ever for his benefit and
for others who are as unfortunate
as he will say: (1) That Collins-
ville is a collection of houses built
upon a solid foundation upon the
high prairie among the branches of
the Horsepen creek only seven
miles of McFall postoffice. (2)
That CollinsvillB is brim full of
enthusiasm and business enter-
prise from Monday morning at 5
o'clock to Saturday xiight at 9
o'clock. (3 That Collinsville has
8 stores 5 doctors. 1 lawver. 2
tulcbershops 2 blacksmith shops
2 hotels 2 restaurants 1 barber
shop 1 wagon and feed yard liv-
ery stable 1 saloon and a mill
where corn is ground into meal
and bolted. If the McFall corres
pondent will visit Collinsville'' he
can easily see "where she is."
Collinsville correspondent in the
Claremore Progress. f .
Ardmore was recently visited by
a fakir who gave dway money
that is he sold two silver dollar for
twenty-five cents.; He then sold
envelopes for $10 each said envel-
opes supposed to contain from 11
to $20 mostly . $1.- He quit the
game $43 winner.
The report today is that there
is a case of small pox at Sapnlpa.
This is getting uncomfortably close
and steps should be promptly ta-
ken to prevent its reaching Vinita.
United States court will convene
here next Monday and people will
be here from all parts of the coun-
try. The towns along the Frisco
west will all be represented here
at court and if great care is not ta
ken we will suffer as we did three
years ago. Let our board of health
take such steps as will insure the
safety of the town against the
scourge.
There seems to be a disnoaition
widespread and general among the
Cherokee people to expect thinea
- - o
of those now trying to treat with
tneuawes.commissionjthat are sim-
ply impossible under existing con
ditions. Too much is demanded
and a treaty that will please every
body cannot be made. The prob-
lem is a knotty one and before
condemning the agreement should
one be made let it be carefully
considered.
An Oklahoma woman has
devised a clever scheme for keep-
ing hunters off her premises.
She inserted the following notice
in a newspaper: "All hunters
and others are hereby warned that
I will place poison on my farm for
the purpose of killing coyotes."
It is pretty sure that no hunter
with a good dog will venture there.
The business men of Vinita were
"worked" a few days ago for a
write-up of the town by a 'Kansas
City paper. The write-up was
worthless and so misleading that it
did the town more injury than
good. People of any town would
do much better to stick to their
home papers. Southwest City
Enterprise.
During 1898 the receipts of
stock at the Kansas City yards
was as follows: Cattle 1757964;
calves 88269; hogs 3672909;
sheep 980303; horses and mules
17483. Of these the Indian Ter
ritory contributed as follows: Cat-
tie 153378; calves 12048; hogs
70187; sheep 9500; horses and
mules 130. .
It is said the commissions are
about agreed upon the proposition .
to make Vinita - and Claremore
three miles square and all the
other townsites in the Cherokee
nation to remain as at present
platted.
The Seminoles are to have a
combination court house and Capi-
tol at Wewoka. The first floor
will be used by the Seminole coun-
cil and the second by the federal
authorities.
The residence of Mr. Gay. a
traveling salesman at South McAl-
ester was destroyed by fire Satur
day morning.
The proposition to make Clare
more as bigasTinita must have
emanated from a Claremore man.
The indications are that Clare
more will get the brick hotel
when the treaty is ratified.
WANTED!
Kelfable man for Manager
of branch office I wish o .
open in this vicinity. If
your record is O. K. here -i9
a good opening. Kindly ;
mention this paper when
writlnir.
A. T. Morris Cincinnati 0.
. IllsHrated catalogue 4cts.
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Marrs, D. M. The Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 85, Ed. 1 Monday, January 9, 1899, newspaper, January 9, 1899; Vinita, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc773087/m1/1/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.