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VOLUME X.
IBIDNKY BUCHJB.l
I'BorntiiTOR J
A RDM ORE. I XI). TER.. TUTHSDAY KVKNING OCTOHEH 22. 14)03. UOIKRINIOI. 15 1 TEH. NUMBKIt 290
IMISE1
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CAN NEITHER BUY NOR LEASE
UNDER EXISTING SYSTEM.
Indians Themselves Are Not Complain'
irg Much According to Congress-
man Curtis Who Has Been
on an Investigating Tour.
Tojiekn Oct. 21. "Tho chief com-
plaint iiKnlnut tho way thliiRH
nro run In tho Indian Torrltory comos
fjom pooplo who ko thoro lo aiiKnr.c
In furmlns on u small scale." wid
ConBrossman ChnrloH CtirtlH. who has
just returned from a tour of Inves-
tigation of tho Indian country. "Thin
class of people has gone to the Torrl-
tcry In good fnlth to buy or lense
small farms. They are a Rood class
of citizens and aro ready nnd willing
to help hullil up a i?rcat common-
wealth. Hut they aro handicapped on
account of tho operations of tho blK
c.m panics. They can't pet hoid of
the land Tho companies not It llrst
and by methods which causo tho small
f&rm Reckons to complain. Many ot
these companies leased tho land ho-
loro It was allotted. Then they would
hlro nnd send out mombors ot the
trlbo to get Indians In to allot on
lands which they had under loaso nnd
would Ret anothor lease for tho land
fiom tho allottee. Later on the small
tanner would come alonR and find
nothing left for hi in to buy or lease.
Then ho would howl; I don't blame
h.m."
"In my opinion all leases before al-
lotment nro absolutely void" contin-
ued .Mr. Curtis 'unless of course
they wero approved by the seerctnry
of tho Interior. 1 also bollevo that
all other leases on allotted land
vher.o tho consideration Is inadequate
are also void. This onostlon will no
doubt come up before tho courts be-
foro long. Tho Indians themselves
are not complaining much. I only
fcund two or three during my trip
tl'at had anything to say against tho
way things wero running. Asido from
the small land owners tho only other
clabft of peoplo complaining nro tho
negro frcedmen. They aro up in nrms
They claim they have been "worked'
Into leasing their lnnds at inadequate
figures and want some rollof.
"Tlie townslte work Is proRrowlnK
satisfactory. It will bo completed In
nl: of tlm nations exuspt the Cher
olteo by next December It will take
about eighteen nitfntlw yet to com
pleto that work in tho Cherokee coun
try.
"I uudonUund that an effort 1k be
Ins made to got another agroomen
with tho Choctaws and fihicliasaws
concerning tho nllotmont of tho tlm
her land In tho Choctaw country. Tills
lunil has beou taken off tho nllotablo
list arbitrarily by tho Dawes com
mission because timber speculators
hnd conceived a scheme to set tho
timber practically for nothing. Con
Rtess never considered tho timber
worth enough to hnvo tho timber land
segregated. Somo disposition Is soon
tr bo made of tho question.
"So far as tho segregated coal land
nit many independent operators min-
ing coal now. nnd I wnnt to seo more
engage In tho business. The land
will bo sold at public auction nnd I
hope In tracts not to oxeeou C40 acres
ouch. That would glvo tho little fish
a chnneo to get some of It.
"The dopartmont of Justice hns a
couple of Inspectors In tho Territory
mnklng n thorough Investigation of
complaints" continued Mr. Curtis. "I
nm ndvlsod that this investigation is
covering every field and all questions.
Tho fact that certain npiwlntees of the
department of Justice nro tangle! up
it. some of the lnnd companlort givos
the department license to conduct an
nlvestlgntlon of wide rnngo. I llten-
esl to complnlnU from all sides and
have u fund of Information that will
lj useful to mo when congress meets.
I did not go there In my oirtclnl ca-
pacity. Simply went as a private cit-
izen. Aa I hnvo stated the chief trou-
ble seems to bo buUcni tho small
former who wants to get a foothold.
nnd tho companion organized to gob
ble iiji all tho surplus lands."
Tho needs ot tho Territory aro
lany. Tho most urgent is tno neon
of a ilologaio In congress to prosont
tho wants of tho country and Its peo
do; one who has authority to speak
shall try to get a bill through at
tho next session to glvo the Territory
delegate.
"Tho next greatest need Is somo
piovlslon for tho establishment nnd
mnlntennnco of n public school sys
tem in tho country districts for white
children. Tho Indians and freodmcn
have country schools but white chll
dien nro barred from attending them.
The whites In tho rural districts have
lie school facilities whatever. The
tiwns hnvo fairly good systems
Something must be ilone along this
'no by congress. It Is a dl3graco to
el so many white children grow up
n Ignorance.
Probate courts are as badly need
ed. TJioro are sue pronaie cases on
the docket In tho Western Judicial
SAM POWELL TALKS.
Tells of Some Conditions That Exist
In the Territory.
Spouking ot Sam Powell of Indian
Territory who Is with tho concres-
slonnl party the Chicago Americnn
says:
'Among tho ninny interesting char
acters that have boon gathered Into
Oo comfortable corners of tho con-
Xteexlonnl special Sam Powell of the
Indian Territory Is one of Uie most
striking.
Spare and of medium height In
the very nourish of n ripened age
Imwk-eyed after the plains Mr. Powell
would bo noticed In any gaUioring.
Ills occuimtion is us acceptable nnd
without any olllcial position under tho
Irws of tho United Stntos Samuel
Powell Is the representative delegate
tie authorised ngent In Washington
P. a. of tho Inhabitants of the Indlnn
Territory and he represents them
faithfully
" 'If somo Inhabitants of our coun
try' ho wild yesterday afternoon
could light upon such peoplo ns we
have In tho territory through ship
wreck on a foreign const or dlscov
try In some dark continent tho world
would overflow with tho nows. Mis
Hlonnrie would bo sent out coinmcr
cial trnvolors and nil sorts of socio
logical and nowspaper man would
ciowd tho InlinbltnnU for room. Thoro
are somewhoro between GOO.000 and
OOO.uen peoplo In tho Indian Territory
today.' "
i.ituuiK-es llih Ketlrt'iiiriit (lives Up The United Slates has won tho AIiib-
Politics Masonic Duties. ban botindnr) dispute and the pres-
Wat-hitigtim. Oct. I'l. The supreme ent line between this country nnd
council of tho thirty-third degree ot llrlUsh Columbia in the southern part
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Kite o" Alnskii will remain practically as
Masons or the Southern Jurisdiction It ow is. Canada however will get
mot here In biennial session. Jnnios tho whole of thu Portland canal but
lllchardiHin of Tennessee grand the Ios to the United States Is luslg-
(iiumnnder. presided. His blennlnl In'llcanl as compared to tho whole ter-
(locution in which ho declared ills rltory involved.
lutentlon of retiring from politics nf- nd the tleHihm koiio the other wny
or his prrwiit term in congress and lt  mivo llollo tr onIy one
devoting himself to his Mnnonlc obll- f Ilo American commissioners had
nation. a th.- pilnrlml feature of voted  fuvor r cniiadn tho Anierl-
tho dny. - nubile. w.uld have had oiinortunl-
In his address Mr. Hlchtirdson said  .  reniemlier the strenuous oppo-
tho Masonic order was tho Mtrouous lthm f statesmen at tho tltno tho
enemy of nihilism socialism com- w(lB rilnied. submitting the
nuinlsm ami nnnrrlilwn. ami thoe mottor practically lo arbitration. The
who seek i breed revolt and out- i;wl aintes would hnvo lost terrt-
bnmkx twainut law mid order. ry of Erwul vui. wnlch It hud held
lo slmtmly urged the dlwcontlnu- . i8(i7 nnmonnced by any power.
anew of tho mm of IntoxIcHiits at the   dispute (jrt.nt nrltntn n ml ov-
public hiiuqtielM and luncheon of the Cvthlnn to mill and nothing to !(.
ccuticli snd those of subordinate ixxi
Holdenvlllo Here.
Piof. J. It. Trlsler suporiutendeut
of the city schools of Holclenvlllo Is
i . the city to meet tho Hearst party
Ho wan selected by his town ns thoir
icprosontntlvo.
Territorial Charters.
C.uthrle. Okla. Oct. 21. Territorial
(.barters wore issued to tho following
companion yestordny:
Tho Provldcnco Mining and Invost
ment company of Uiwton with a cap
tllhtrict alone mcro is more proiiaic tn atocU of ji.noo.OOU. Tho incorpo-
work in that district than the Judge ratwrs nre: j w. Chorryhomos Kred
could nttend to If he gave It his ox uanri i n. Norman all of Uiwton
elusive attention. Somo act should T Samm c.nu and Oil company
Do passed for tho Improvement ot tno 0 OUiall01mv city with n capital of
country roads and also n law to on-
nblo tho peoplo to build somo bridges.
Congressman Curtis loft this aftcr-
$1000000.
The 1-ookeba OH (ias and Hxplor
nUon company of Ixiokoba with n
noon for Doniphan county where he Ctlpltnl Htocl: oI $mo000.
will organize his forces for tho com
lug campaign. He is bearding the 1.1-
l.oland In his don. Ho and l.o-
lr.nd wont to Troy on tho same train. Usoo.irOf
Hut they dldn t occupy tho same car
so It Is said. Asked what ho thought
of tho veportcd break between Ualley
and I.eland ho said: "That is a decoy
duck. I don't know who they expect
to fool. Certainly they will not- fool
me and I don't think they will fool
anybody else but themselves.
Tho Missouri-Kansas Construction
compnny of St. Louis Mo. nnd Ho-bi-rt
Okla. with a capital stock of
The Incorporators are: T
I.
RICHARDSON OF TENNESSEE
THE ALASKAN VICTORY.
ItM.
The grand commMiidcr rortiil a
eoiifeienco recently held between the
grnnd commanders of tho Northern
mill fuiiHillmi liirlmllrtians It wns
decide that lt wn probable and "" un '"
This Alnsknii dispute Is like the
tnse of two ixiys mutchlng pennies
for an npple which had all the time
belongtHl to one of them.
Tho dispute between Grout llrltnhi
1
fill
1
OBSERVATION TRAIN WILL
RIVE AT 12 O'CLOCK.
AR-
Ccpy of the Official Notice Sent Out
from Roswell New Mexico.
People Give Evidence of Ac-
tive Interest.
proper for the Kugllsh speaking coun-
cils of this continent and those of
Kngland Ireland nnd Scotlnnd mak-
ing seven In nil to assemble by duly
accredited representative and per
fect some organization by which these
bwlles would be drawn nenrer togeth
er.
The report of Grand Secretary Web-
traded a gniU deal of attention from
the miiMiM either In Amorlcu or in
KnsHnnd in spite of tho grout inter-
ests Involved. Canada in a word
wants to shovo thu present boundary
I'.nt westward for a considerable dis-
tance In Southern Alaska so as to
give Great Britain several seaports
or bays nnd channels reaching Inlnnd
from the ocean. If thu Canadian
linr sliou-H that In two venrs 4.175 ro
elvel the thirty-second degreo. nnd lire "idield. Knglund will get
M.r r. nw 17 :t2 members owllllf ow "l '' u"1 H"Kwy.
nllegiance to the
council.
Soul horn supreme
LAREDO LAWYER DIES.
Thirty-Five New Cases of Yellow Jack
Reported at Laredo Yesterday.
Laivdo. Texas Oct. 21. George II.
a long liell of the southern Alaskan
const. Tho famous Treadwell mine
at Junoaii.
To understand this mattei clearly
li must be remembered that this part
oi Alaska Is fairly interlaced with
sounds nnd Inlets from tho Pacific
ocean niuuy ot these nrms of tho
W. Quinlnn of Kansas City Mo.; I
V. Hinckley of Topeka; C. W. Ijwson
of Cham' lnd.; U. N. Unzee of Ho-
bnrt and C. W. Poster of Illackwoll.
Territorial charters were Issued to
the following corixjratlons yt-sterday:
Gilt I-Mgc Mining compnny of Ixw-
ton capitalized at $1000000. The In-
iiayroru. an attorney wno was aiso Hm r(acllInK flir  tllu L.lslt. Hholll(i
a telegraph operator ntid who was 10 ll0 m()VL)  ncL.oriinnc0
well known throughout tho country whh tho claims of the Ilrltlsh It would
died hero yesterday from yellow fever. tl.)(M4 of Uiw(0 lnl(;l8(  a8 tl
Mr Hayfonl's death was one of the  or tho BIlomnil Lylin chan-
two which occurred here yostorday.. le wou'( nko ln oomplotoly several
Thirty-live new cases were roported lmiM)raiU openings Into the ocean.
... .I... .1.... 1... l..f.f..jl 1firL-li.r M.
' o rt I Tlm Pfitinillnii r.lnltiia rir.i lml 111
a new Interpretation of the tronty ot
On tho other hnnd tho United
States nlllrms Hint tho minors which
signed this treaty Intended to glvo
lull sovereignty to llussla of n con-
tinuous strip along the slioros. Kits
sia lield this lnnd until It was ceded
to the United Stutos In 18C7. Tho
discovery ot gold In tho Klondlko
caused tho Ilrltlsh government to tnke
up tho boundary question soriously.
m nny day since the outlirenk. Tho
tnl number ot cases to dato is 171
with 37 deaths.
No bulletins wero Issued yes'tordny
irom Nuev.i Uiredo but It Is lournod
ti nt Consul Garrett Is improving and
i ; now considered out of danger. The
ivport of cases in San Antonio caused
tlio estHbllshmeiit of a strict quaran-
tMio by the oflleinls or Pno county
who itetUre they will not permit the
i Mining of trains through their conn-
I. to the liorder. It Is lmrdly con-
sidered however that the federal an-
Diorltles will allow the county olfl-
A. .1. Doll ot Ploasnnton Knn. was
It: tho city yesterday returning from a Ji.s. H. Wolverton of l.awton and J.
tilp to Moxlco where ho had gano to i:. Ulllott of Duncan I. T
li.vestlgato some agricultural lands Illinois Mining and Milling company
In tho stato of Nuovo ljiredo. '"llioro of liwton with a capital stock of
uns a prppositlou to Invost In Bovoral ?l .000000 and the following incorpo
thousand acros of tho land near tho rotors: J. W. Hnice II. C. Cash and
ccast" said Mr. Hell "and tho peo- J. M. Pattorson
pie who wero Interested In the syndl- Comanche Mining nnd .Milling com
cute have had me examine tho land pi.ny capitalized at $1000000 nnd In
nnd report. 1 do not think a great corporate)! by J. T. White II. 12. Ju
deal of the plan. It Is loo different lian nnd Claud J. Bryant.
from Kansas to become n good propo
sition for a Kansas farmer. I would
recommend Hint they Invest In Texas
f-i.i-iMirsf n?-c am fl. W. W'llllnina .t. 1.
Sampson J. W. Martin J. T. Check. 80 8tllct 'llrft
l1 no as threatened.
Wanted to Buy.
Fifty head of horses at I. T. Wagon
Vard. Must bo fat and workers.
Ilring them in and got tho top price.
Ifi.fi-wl. A. II. 11AM.OCII.
It may be that poverty Is a blessing
but I wnait tho preacher to dismiss
i lie congregation when I see lt coming
Teachers Association.
A meeting of the Hock Island Teach
eis nsMM-lHtlou whs held in Duncan
lust SHturdny and the following old
cirs were elected for tho ensuing
yenr: Jonas Cook of Chlckaslia pros
UH'nt; Albert Kincher of Marlow vice
president; Miss Ivmnia Shifter of Dun
ciin se-jretury and treasurer. 12xecu
live (ommlttee M. Scott ot Ryan; G
A. tl of Duncan and Miss Knto
Darnell of Mnrlow.
It whs decided to hold u two days
session In Clilcknsha Friday nnd Sat-
ii-day December 11 and 12. Arrange
ments will be made to mako this one
of the largest Klticatlonnl meetings
over held In tho Indian Torrltory.
(From this Morning's Kxtruj
The Ilmirst party duo to arrive horo
lust Tuowlay Is forty-olght hours
late and will arrive here at noon
today.
Tho (own has arranged a program
lor tho enlortulnmant of tho congress-
men and their wives and frlrads and
as an evidence of the activity of tho
people they kopt the Ardmorolto
phone busy all day yesterday asking
questions about tho arrival of Mr.
HoarsL Not a word could Ikj learn-
id. Several telegrams wore sent but
no response was mode. Delegations
from other towns grew nervoim par-
cuts wanted to know where nnd a..
what tlmo the school children wore
to moot.
Tho following messngo recolvod
fiom Congressman Josoph 1). Crowley
anted nt Hoswoll Now Mexico sottlcd
nil doubts nnd tho people were pa-
tient again.
Tho Telegram.
Roswell N. M. Oct. 21 5:36 p. m.
Sidney Suggs
Ardmorc I. T.:
Hearst party will reach Ardmoro at
noon Thursday. Powell says this Is
the first chance we have had to wire
j tell for certain when the party
would arrive.
JOS. B. CROWLEY.
Truo to Its promise to Inform tho
people nt tho llrst moment posstnio
ol tho tlmo when Mr. Hearst and
his party would bo tho gnosis ot tho
city tho Unotypo Machino nnd proas
wero sot to work last night an
early this morning cvory reader of
O.o Dally Ardmorolto lu tho city ot
Ardmoro Iirh an oxtra at his door
and tho noar-by towns hnvo been sent
telcphono meswigos Informing thorn
of tho hour when tho party would
arrive.
The party wns at Hoswoll yester
day evening nnd by wny of Amarlllo
Texns they will hnvo n direct routo
to Oklahoma City. They will arrlvo
nrly this forenoon at Oklahoma City
nnd will cover the hundred miles from
tl-at place here within a brief time.
L. P. ANDERSON
President.
B. F. FRENSLEY
Vlce-Pr esldent.
Is concerned I want to seo it sold In lnnd whore lit is still cheap Instead p . . h; f . - hefn nfi n I Fi l rn i h I
Mnii ! .i i Tho onnoriunities sKm lo me lo bo uet tne naDit ot Duying suDstantiai ruinicuie.
operators can get n whuck nt It. Thero n.uch botter.' -Guthrlo Leader. YOU pay B. little tTlOre for it but it IaSlS a life J. A. BIVENS President
time and never has to be repaired. If you
c l. anderson cheap shoddy Furniture it. soon gets
vjtfgnicr. I ... . j . i ii ii i i : i
rusiyiooKing ana loose ana nasio oe repaireu
The amount paid out for repairs if added to
thefirstcost of cheap price of Furniture would
buy a nice piece that would last much longer
Geslpatsd Depository lor Bankruptcy Funds m Ctitosaw Nation and ook nice and styisn asJ0"s 'af
R. A. JONEb.
uapnai paia in ou.uuu.uu
Surplus Funds 165000.00
A Jefferson dispatch says: It la
Id that tho construction contract for
the projected lino from Vlnlta I. T.
to Alva by way ot Guthrlo has been
lot to tho Orlsliy-Klnsor Construction
company and Uiat tho grado has been
eptabllshed to Ponca City. Tho be
lief now Is that it Is n Missouri Kan-
sas and Texas enterprise although lt
was llrst nnnounccd that tho survey
ors woro sent out by tho Frisco
which was desirous ot securing a
route through tho Osago country. Tho
road is considered a sood proposition
and n property that will grow Into
somolhlng much hotter within a few
years.
DON LACY Vlce-Presldsnt
A. H. PALMER Cashier. W. A. WOLVERTON Asst. Csthlsf.
r
TYNAT
I0NAL BANK
Ardmorc Indian Territory.
ardmore:. :. -r2l
Capital $100000.00
Surplus Funds 30000.00
Accounts of firms and Individuals solicited
 Accorded all alike.
Courteous treatment
Total $225000.00
The oldest bank in Indian Territory. Accounts ol firms and Individuals
solicited upon tlio most liberal terms consistent with u'ood banking.
ARDM0RE
ABSTRACT
( Incorporated.
CO.
Ardmore Natione
Bank
me Most cipii m oi flirt in me aiicm m
Abstracts of nil kinds ncourately made. Records
thoronchly searched nnd any kind of informa-
tion famished on short notice and small fee.
W. S. WOLVERTOfi & SON Mgr's.
ARUMORIi INU. TGR.
Capital Stock and Additional Liability. : : : : : $200000.00
Largest of any Hank In the Chickasaw Nation
jnl We accept small and large accounts and conduct a
General Bankincr Business for you.
DIRECTORS.
C. R. Smith President.
0. M. Campbell Vice-Pres
Lee (JHUCK.rCabhter.
G. W. YouNOStockmpn
ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE REAL ESTATE and BONDS J.C. Thompson Attcrnev
R. A. Jones Wholesale and Rata
Furniture.
Sam Noble Wholesale Hardware
J.;R. Penninqton " Grocer
R. W. Randol Merchant lev
Albatross Flour.
ALL GROCERS SELL IT.
WHITEMAN BROS.
"WHOLESALE 'DISTRIBUTORS