The Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 3, No. 253, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 27, 1901 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. 3. NO. 253.
VINITA INDIAN TERRITORY SATURDAY EVENING JULY 27 1901
PRICE PER WEEK 10c
PUBLIC DRAWING
Will be Held in Open Air
- Where all can see
the Wheel.
PLATFORM ERECTED
In Natural Amphitheatre Sur-
rounded by High Hills Will
Afiord the .Anxious Home-
eeekern an Opportunity to
.Watch Lucky Number Come.
Kl Ino Ok. July 2G . Com-
inifsioner Richard. Judge Frank
Dale and Colonel D. I. Dyer.com-
v poking the drawiugcoinmittee baa
been in consultation nnce early
this morning diacueeing plana for
the drawing. Tbe decieion was
toon reached that the drawing
thould be held publicly in an open
place where everybody couid iee
tbe platlorm and the wheels from
which the envelopes are to be
drawn. The committee accom-
panied by Major T. F. Heoeley
visited different parts of town this
afternoon to f elect a suitable place.
The ground immediately south of
tbe Irving school building on
North Bickford avenue was chos-
en. A eloping hillside forms a nat-
ural amphitheatre from which the
people canlook down upon the
platform erected for the drawing.
It is thought that tbe drawing
will be completed In about three
days. The plans were adopted
and made public by the committee
late this afternoon as follows:
"A platform will be erected in
the street upon tbe north fide of
the Irving school ground-upon
which the drawing will be con-
ducted in plain view of ail who
desire to be present.
'Envelopes containing the names
of all registered applicants will be
placed in two boxes one for each
land district. These boxes will be
large enough and eo constructed
and so mounted as to permit a
thorough mixing of the envelopes.
''On Monday morning July 29
1901 the envelopes containing tbe
names of all who bave registered
will be brought to this platform
in packages consecutively num-
bered. A corresponding series of
numbeis upon slips will be
placed in some receptacle from
which. they will be drawn out at
random. Tbe package of envel-
opes bearing tbe first number
drawn will be the first to be placed
in the drawing box and well
distributed when another num-
ber will be drawn and another
package of envelopes distributed
and this course will be continued
until all of the envelopes have
been placed in the boxee after
which the boxe will be revolved
for a sufficient length of time to
insure a thorough mixing of tbe
envelopes.
"These boxes will be so con-
structed that five men can he era-
ployed in the drawing at each one
of them and the order in whch;
they will begin at each box will
be determined by lot.
"The first envtlop'e t!ran v.i'.J;
be No. 1 will be at cm ; c 1
and tbe identification rl:p t r.ua!
it contains will be given a corres-
ponding number and the name
and residence which appears up-
on the slip will be publicly an-
nounced. This course will be
purKutnl numbering each envel-
ope and its contents consecutively
until twenty five numbers Lave
been drawn from one box in a
similar manner This course will
be purtued until ftOO names bave
been drawn from each box when
if the committee deem it beet to
do eo arrangements will be made
for drawing 6inultaneously from
each box.
4After the names have been
drawn and announced they will be
recorded and a notice prepared to
be mailed to th one whose name
is drawn- The. drawing will pro-
ceed in this manner until every
envelope in both boxes has been
drawn out."
A contract was let this afternoon
for the construction of the plat-
form and the two whseld to con-
tain the envelopes. Each wheel
will be two and a half feet square
and ten feet long and will be
turned with a crank.
ASKS FOR EXTENSION
Chief Buffington Wants More Time
In Which to Answer.
Chief Buffington forwarded a
letter to the secretary ot the in-
terior today requesting an exten-
sion of thirty days in which to file
an answer to tbe petition of tbe
Cherokee Oil and Gas company
for a lease of oil lands in the Del-
aware country.
The time expended in notifying
the Chief of the intended action of
tbe interior department necessi-
tated the request for a sufficient
extension of lime to allow the pre-
paring of the answer. The grant-
ing of the petition will be vigor-
ously fought notwithstanding the
inepired reports from Washington
that the Cherokee people favored
granting Iho oil pirates a lease.
TOTAL REGISTRATION
Show s 167006 Names Entered When
Books Closed.
El Reno Ok. July 2G The
registration at El Reno today was
3850. El lleno complete loG315.
Fort Sill today 512. Fort Sill
complete 30.C01. Total both
districts complete 1G7.00G.
The registration closed tonight
at 6 o'clock in both districts. To-
day was the lightest registration of
the series. People who were
seeking homes did not wait until
the last moment to register. About
the only ones that showed up to-
day were belated excursionists.
The clerks were idle most of the
dey.
Governor Richards in an inter-
view tonight expressed himself as
well pleased over tbe registration.
The figures exceeded his greatest
expectations.
There are about 13000 claims
and 137000 applications. If the
registration is about evenly di-
vided by districts a person has
about one chance in thirteen of
drawing a homestead.
Preparing Plans.
Secretary Parker of the Commer-
cial club is engaged in sketching a
map of the proposed line f water
pipes to be used in fire trotectfou
which will be submitted to the board
of fire underwriters as a guide in the
reduction of Insurance rates. Tbe en-
tire Installation is expected to cost
between five and six hundred dollars.
One Ci Almost Me Those Groceries at
After lEedLing" 1?ti.is jlcI.
We have in a new lot of dainties for the hot season. Don't cook" this
warm weather but try some of that Beef Loaf or Veal Loaf and we have
Pickles Olives and all kinds of Preserves of the best brands.
We also have
Fresh Tomatoes
Melons and Apples
The best the market affords. Try us for groceries this month.
JBabgett Dbercantilc CompY
Ej
GENERAL RAINS
Freshen Parched Crops Through out
the Drought Ares.
General raind throughout Kan-
sas Missouri and the Indian Ter-
ritory yesterday caused an effect-
ual break in the drought and re-
portB from tbe parched dietricta
are to tbe effect that from one-
third to 'one-half of the corn
crops will be eaved. The rains
in some sections came 100 laie
to be of material benefit to the
withered corn but will result in
plenty of stock water and a gen-
eral freshening of pasture lands.
The ecarcity of water in many of
the smaller cities in Kansas and
Missouri as well as in several terri-
tory towns bad become a serious
Droblem that was solved by the
much needed downpour of yester-
day. In the immediate vicinity
of this city numerous corn crops
that had been abandoned as lost
are now expected to yield enough
corn forfeedicg purposes.
Reports from the south where
a steady downpour of several
hours was experienced state that
the cotton was greatly benefited
and that a large crop is expected.
Additional rains are promised
by the weather bureau through-
out the drought area during the
coming week.
Far
Band Concert Program.
The Sequoyah band will render the
the appended program at bandstand
thi evening:
March "Coi. Whiteside." "
Song and Dance "Dear One
Away."
Overture "In Tfcc Cathedral."
March "Tartbian."
Serenade "Soldiers Dream."
Two-ftep 'Line of Xleautr."
Overture "'Nigh!- at the Circus."
Two-step "Belford's Carnival."
Prof. EJwar J Meckel director
Call And See Our Many;
BARGAINS
IN FURNITURE.
We Have Some
Special : Bargains
In Chairs we would like to show you
What you do not find we hope you
will ask us to send for and we can al-
ways get it if its made. You will
save money by looking our stock over.
See Our Line of Go Carts....
L
fllMng furniture Co.
L. K. McGUFFIN. TH0S. T. WIMER W. R. McGEORGE
President. Yice-Freiident. Cashier:
...The Cherokee Nalional Bank...
Uinifa Ind. Ter.
CVJ?ITL S2500O.0O.
DIRECTORS.
Jobn Franklin. W. H. I-rrosth.' TV. R. McGeors. Fitl L. KeKfy
E. N. TUtci:?. The. T. Wilder. L. K. MeGafa.
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Marrs, D. M. The Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 3, No. 253, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 27, 1901, newspaper, July 27, 1901; Vinita, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc773175/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.