The Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 3, No. 235, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 6, 1901 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. 3. ttO. 235.
VINITA INDIAN TERRITORY; SATURDAY' EVENING JULY G. 1901.
PRICE PER WEEK 10c
DAILY
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KIOWA -OPENING.-
Order-Stened by iw Presi-
dent Yesterday.
STOCKMEN 'RECEIVE
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r3turage of Many Thousand Ac
reson'tha Texas Border for
Their Herds That Have Been
Ousted Front the Lands to be
Opened.
Washington"? uly 5. -The proc-
'Jamation of th president declar-
ing the Kiowa Comanche and
Mpache and tb Wichita reYerva-'
lions "open lor pttleraent was
signed by Mri McKinley 'at the
cabinet meeting today. It wn
taken' to the White house by Mr.
'Hitchcock 'secretary of the inter
ior. It came before the cabinet
I - merely as a routine departmental
I ' matter wliirh Km fill I V tinder-
atood and which did not call for
any discussion. After tha cabi-
net had adjourned it. was returned
to the interior department bv
Major O. L. I'ruden the preti-
dent's ast-ietant secretary who de-
livered it to i'udgt Yandevenler
the asbbtaot attorney general
who has hd -chargi of the legal
features of the opening.
A copy of it wan sent this morn-
ing to the government printing
cilice where it will be set up in
type. Proofs of it to be delivered
to the newspapers will be- run cfl.
The present Han of the interior
department is to promulgate the
pjoclamatioti Monday. It was
.signed by the president today for
the reason that he will leave to
oiorrow tnorniog for Canton and
remain there .until after the date
designated for the opening..
The interior department is com
dieting all. preliminary prrpara
lions for the rvneniDC. Asfistsnt
Commissioner Richards of the
Jand oflice will o to Oklahoma at
once. He will be accompanied by
a force of twenty-five of the fno-
efllcient clerks in tha lfnd office
who will be stationed at the nice
different land cfJces in the terri
tory. It is expected lhatthe large
fnrrt-ft will be at the oCices in
Guthrie and Perry; Ok." The ap
pointment of the two receivers and
two jegietera for the new oCice at
Lawton and El ileno probablj
Kill ' announced Tuesday
Th nterior department has de
cided to take care of the cattlemen.
It was announced today that the
cattle from the Kiowa:ountry and
Wichita reservation would be
taV-n to a tract of pasture land-
about 402.SOO acre and l'oca'ed
on the Texas border. The secre-
tary of the interior decided (hat
this would be the best way out of
the difficulty as under fuch an
arrangement there could not be
any hardship .to the cattlemen.
Tle interior department had re-
ceived letters from Oklahoma bat-
ing that tome of the cattlemen
bad greatly exaggerated the num-
ber of cattle they bold and while
some have claimed that they own
thousands cf bead in reality they
do not own more than a few huu-
dredhead. It is also stated that
some of the cattlemen within the
last week have brought a large
number of cattle into the Kiowa
country frorvi. Texas. TheBe re-
ports will ie investigated by the
department.
IMPORTANT 'POINT
Touching Validity -Of. Stray Law
Passed Upon by Commissioner.
In the" replevin tuit of Barrett
va BufSngtoui heard before Com-mit-sloner
StanCeld ' yesterday; to
recover a heifer that had been
sold ider the stray law-the
point was raided and allowed by
the ocmnmsioner 'hat the law
was not valid in any United States
court. As there are no other
courts in the Cherokee nation the
ruling is equivalent to the remov-
al of'the lvr from5 the' statute
be ok a
-S'he case -at' point concerned a
heifer . the property of Lee Bar-
rett w b-ich had been - wold under
the tray Jaw to Webb Buflington.
The ourt -ruled that the sale title
ret) not valid and ordered the an-
imal returned to the plaintiff with
theofctn of the action charged to
the defendant. A motion of ap-
peal was "entered and the impor-
tant question will be taken to the
higher court for a ruling.
HORSE THIEVES.
tatkercd ta by flarshal Ledbetter
7hia Horning.
Two self confet-eed horse thieves
and their stolen mounts 4 were
gathered in by Marshal Ledbetter
tlics morning. The men' gave their
names as Jim iDillman and Harry
Stephens and their rejddence as
Tehltuah. The strangers were
first noticed by the Marshal near
the Xaty. railroad last night and
thinking! th-y 4were" tramps he
questioned them closely as to
their presence here. They claimed
to be from the country and men-
tioned in PuU-tantiation the pres-
ence of their horses in a nearby
stable. This tuorning a CArd was
receif e4.l Xrf m -obn -.Riley of
Chouteau -containing a. descrip-
tion of two horees recently Rtolen
from him. An examination of the
horns the caen claimed ownership
of showed them to be the missing
animals.
Their arrest followed and af-
ter being lodged in jail confessed
to having stolen the aiumals at a
picnic neir Wagoner several
days ago.
A reward of $50 had ieen of.
fered for their npprehensice which
the marshal will likewise gather
in. -
getts
r. . .
earing Sale
Only a few days longer will we continue this remarkable 'smash-up"
iin prices. Here are only a few of the competition-crushing prices:
Persian lawn 30c quality 22c
Persian lawn 20c quality 16c
India linon 10c quality. . . 1 7ic
India linon 15c qual 40 in J2J3C
India linon 20c quality.. ... 15c
Fine India linon 20c qual.. 16c
Fine India linon 25c qual . .20c
Fine India linon 35c qual.. .25c
20 IEor Cent IDisooiJLxx-t
On all Laces All-over Laces and Embroideries. A handsome lineof each.
Worth speculating in. ' " ;
. BIG CUT in TABLE LINENS and NAPKINS. )
flusliii Wear for Ladies.
Everything in this line right up-to-now. The very latest designs and -trimmings.
No one bandies any better line of muslin wear than we do. -This
week we allow 20 per cent discount. The choicest styles are shown
by us only.
SALE CLOSES JUNE 29TH.
W" R. BADGETT MERCANTILE CO.
ilames were rapidly spreading. A
siitd which wan connected with
the main building wns coon
ablaze and thin lined ot flame
were racing toward th--upper
structure which is used as a
lodging houe by Boh Ctrf elowe.
The alarmed guestn speedily re-
moved their belongings to the
street while othtrs carried the
heavier funijiureto a : place of
siifety. 1 - '
The Uauies were gotten uader
control before they trashed t)j
butU-mp which escaped with only
a scorching.
Tl. burned structure and itt
ci)tentc were the property of J
M. Jci;e- of the Missouri htorc
and are a total lot-p.
7! WATCH FA!
WATCHES!
; Iu buying
a -watch you
saouia nrst
-H con.ildcr the
Tq quality sec-
If vou want
A (I 00 D
WATCH I
can pi ease
3-ou by giv-
ing you the
highest qual
ity at lowest
-i)nx" Crill nnd jeo. mo wlien'3'ou want anything
In tile JFAVELIiV line. - ' '
Gtti' 7-jevvelel walch only $ 4r5
Jerkin or Walt ham l"-jewek-? uatchcsonly '. .'. . 13.50
. . Other Watches from .$5.00 to 50.00
rlntr anj complkatrd m atch rrralrinc a (prcUltv. ; t il
MOITO-NotthecbtapeatlrtittheliCSTworkatBlltline.
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HAY ABLAZE
Causes Much Excitement This Morn-
The igniting of some baled bay
stored in a shed in the rear of the
Missouri store on South Wilson
street .this morning threatened
for a while to result in a disas
trous conflagration. The tinder
like contents of the building were
licked up by the rapidly spread-
ing flames before an effort could
be made to save; them.
A crowd soon assembled in re
sponse to the cries of "fire!" and
fusiladd cf p;?nl shots and
their efforts were speedily directed
to the saving of the neighboring
building? towards which lbs
Prominent Cherokee Dead.
Wni. W. lluflhJBt hi did at the
home t.f hi mjo Lucica W. ISuflln.'-
ton. In this town at a trout It) o'clock
Ias-t night.- Uncle William a he
was faitiilurly known. wa an oltt
land mark in Viniti and in the Cher-
okee nation. He wat oeventy-two
year old and had sjint r early all J
hU life in the Clierokca ration llei
went to Califi-rni;i in the time cf the
gold excitement in 1S13 and ki.ew all
about front kr life. As a quirt
ak'recablc citizen good humcred and
Ik3arit he excelled and claimed ev-
ery man as his" friend. lie belonged
taone of the hading and most num-
erous Cherokee families la the nation
and had held several cSieesof trust
and Importance. The fur.er.il take
place thi afternoon from the resi-
dence of his son L. W. IiuHio 'ton at
4 o"c!ock.
four mxtz TTbuthe
Odd Fellow Dead.
Charles A. Vt'alker a?ed about fifty
years died at fcis home on John
Chandler's place ea-t of town yester-
day of dropy. Decea'ed Jeares a
wife and children. He was a mem-
ber of Jorlin Mo. lode but had been
cared for by the Odd Fellows cf this
city for tererid modus trior to his
death. The funeral occurred al 10
o'clock this raorniL? conductel by
Vinita 1 x!ge. The remains crede-pes-ited
ia Viuita cemetery.
That the house needs a
'fttew 3Be6rooin Suit.
gec Cur iprtccg anfr
Von lUill Zbcn 33u
Sec Ouu Goucbcs 5Loungcs. 1Roch
ere IDintng Gbafvs anb
J6ab Buooics.
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Coffins atii Cac-hctt?.
Wobt Tbonc 141.
funeral directors
Ming 5f urnttuve Co.
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Marrs, D. M. The Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 3, No. 235, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 6, 1901, newspaper, July 6, 1901; Vinita, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc775458/m1/1/: accessed April 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.