The Branding iron. [volume] (Atoka, I.T. [Okla.]) 1884-1884, 1884-02-23

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lF<AeSogeylNal IN ~ Ws~seos vosN aasl |
applies to criminal jurisdiction only, and
the clause giving Muskoscc the court has
been stricken out. II !, likely that II will
pass The senate this session, but It will
hardly get through the House.
Yesterday being the anniversary Of
the birth of the Father Of our Country,
Prof. File, In honor of the day and to In.
still due reverence into the minds Of his
pupils, had appropriate exercises at his
school by the scholars that were very in
tcrcstIhg, consisting Of music, recitations
and speaking The editor was sorry bus
incss prevented him from being present.
Rev. j. +. Ash will hold o Sunday
School Institute In this city Saturday and
Sunday, March lst and I'd. The evenings
will b. devoted to. subjects relating to
Sunday school work and will be full Of In
terest. On Sunday morning Mr.. Ash will
preach and hold a mass meeting In the NJ.
ternoOn. This II always an interesting
feature. He will preach again In the even.
ing.
Cattle losses through the Territory
have been terribly severe so far this win.
ter and especially during the past month.
The journal reports fully ten per cent. as
lost throughout the Creek and Cherokee
Nations, and It will go fully that II not
more. In the Choctaw and Chickasaw
Nations, the former especially, the loss II
heavy by drowning and exposure and the
blacklcg Is reported in some sections.
George Hnrkins and Frank Colbert
returned on Saturday last from Washing.
ton where the had been on behalf OF Sam
Paul. Strenuous efforts have been made
for his pardon by his friends, Of whom
he has many not only In the Territory but
In the States as well, and all justly regard
his imprisonment as piece Of petty spite.
work. We have not learned whether the
above gentlemen were successful on their
mission or not, but join In the hope that
Paul will soon bc released.
Mr.. Thompson Mckinney, the M.
tional Secretary Of the Choctaw Nation,
made US call Thursday aud gave us a
number Of items Of news. lie had just
returned from Armstrong Academy. the
former capital Of the Choctaw Nation. and
brought with him all the governmental
papers and documents. He will take
them to his home at Mountain, I. T., cast
Of McAlester, where they will be stored
untiisthc new capital building at Tushka.
hom'pa is completed: .a..n5~i
Armstrong Academy was opened for
the reception Of fifty orphan boys on the
nth. but owing TO high water, W to
Tuesday only three hAa prescnted them.
selves. Tho schools tt4eE The charge Of
the Presbyterian Hoard With Isv. Mr..
Lloyd a. principal, and no doubt hc will
successfully carry itosis The,law prSvid.
ing for school st that place also provides
for q school to accommodate llfty girls
We regard the establishment Of these
schools ~ one OF the ywiscst acts Of tho
ChOctaws.
The schools celebrated Wasliington's
Birthday by appropriate exercises, Mis-.
Einmcrctia Sullivan read sketch Of hi,
life; Hugo Hass read an culOgy, ant
Revs. j. 5. Murrow and John Edwards de-
livcrcd appropriate addresses. The musi,
was Of appropriate character, Mis-.
Blanche Brown, assistant teacher, pre-
siding ut the organ. In the centre Of tn,
west wall hung large steel equestrian
portrait Of the Father Of his country, ant
on the blackboard was the words, "Wash
ington, l739-lSS4. Died 1889. First II
war, first In peace, first In the hearts 0
his cOuntrymcn," besides other mOttOc
Illustrative Of his life and character, al
arranged in neat order. The whole wa
completely successful and for such nm en-
tertainment to have been gotten up on ON
days notice Is remarkable.
Last evening a reception was givel
by the "a" grade Of Mr.. Files school Il
honor of their teacher and \ large mum
bcr Of his friends assembled to meet him
About . $50 an elegant lunch was served
and after supper the Professor was takcl
completely by surprise by the prcscnta
tiOn Of an elegant silver cup as a tcsti
mOnal from his scholars. The merry fcs
tivitics were kept up until late hour an
were enjoyed by all. Among those pres
cnt were Mr.. and Mrs. POsey, Dr. an
Mrs. FulsOnl, Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. Brown
Rev. j. s. MurrOw, Messrs. Jones and Bry
ant; Of cntido, the Misses Blanche Brown
Minnie Nichols, Emina Russell, Lonisian
liebcrt, Lou Smith, Fannie Doctor, Mis-
Ellis and Miss Vale, and Messrs. A. Tel
L'ef .poctorsk.M. Roberts, ~, Grrsx
and fdscll' l'ysart, aud NccAhiey, ),
Mr.. J..J. McAlester came down d
"Wednesday morning to take q look 1t hi
bridR<e after the high winter of last wee