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amounting to S56.75, was referred back for veriicaticn.
 The Board directed the Clerk to correspond with the Secretary of the Territory and ascertain what will be the cost of procuring from him immediately certified copies of certain laws passed by the last legislature, and if the cost does not exceed certain sum the clerk is authorized to procure the same.
 A communication from J. H. Martineau, in relation to the boundary line of Graham and Co., chise counties was read and placed on file.
 A petition from more than five taxpayers residing in the vicinity of the Aravaipa valley, praying for the formation of a school district, was received, the same having been approved by the county superintendent of schools. The Board, upon motion, ordered a new school district formed, to be designated as school district No. 9, with boundaries as follows: Com mencing at the divide between the waters of the Sulphur Spring val ley and the Aravaipa valley, south of Eureka Springs; thence run ming northerly to a point near to and embracing Cottonwood spring near Cedar pass; thence along the the mountain range westerly to- wards Mount Turnbull, to point one mile west of Ming S& Jones ranch; thence southerly along the Gallerro mountain range, on the west side of Aravaipa valley, to the place of beginning.
 The Sheriff was authorized to procure the necessary lumber and material to place wainscotting on the walls of the passage leading to the jail door where the plaster ing is falling, and have the neces- sary carpenter work done in put ting on the same.
 On motion the Board adjourned until the special meeting called for April 9, 1885, at 2 o'clock P. M.
 BURT DUNLAP,
 Chairman pro tenn. Attest:
 E. D. TUrTIE. Clerk.
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
 OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
Special Session. SoLoMoNvILLE, ARIZONA,
 April l6, 1885. {

April 16, 1885. Board met at ' o'clock p. m. Present.. N. Stevens, Chair man; Hyrum Weech, Member; Edw. D. Futile, Clerk. Absent-Burt Dunlap, Mem Der.
 L. Fraissinet presented his commission and bond as Assessor of Graham county, with $. ". Pomeroy, I. J. Stevens, D. l.. Sayre, c. A. Fair, D. D. Futile, J. B. Besner and G. H. Hyatt as sureties.
 Upon motion of Supervisor Stevens, all the members voting aye, the said bond was approved by the Board in open session, and signed by the Chairman and at tested by the Clerk.
 The special business having been disposed of, the Board ad- iourned until the next regular meeting, July 6, 1885.
 I. N. STEVENS,
 Chairman. Attest: EDw. D. TUTTLE,
 Clerk.
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At 1 o'clock p. m. Board met.
 Present-Burt Dunlap, Char man pro tem.; Hyrum Weech, Member; Edw. D. Futile, Clerk.
 Absent-I. N. Stevens, Char man.
 P. J. Bolan, Esq, District At torney, informed the Board that Messrs. Norton & Stewart, do ing business as merchants at Fort Grant, had brought suit in the United States District Court at Tucson against George H. Ste vens, as Sheriff of this county, to recover back the amounts hereto fore paid by them as licenses and taxes.
 Upon motion, the District At torney is authorized to retain Messrs. Hoover & King, attorneys, to defend said cause in the United States District Court.
 The following bills against the county were then audited, and warrants ordered drawn on the general fund in payment there for:
 Hyrum Weech, for services and mileage as Supervisor, presented bill for S26.00, allowed 26.O0.
 Burt Dunlap, for services and mileage as Supervisor, presented bill for 5000, allowed 5000.
 P. J. Bolan, for salary as Dis trict Attorney, presented bill for S125.00, allowed 125.00.
 P. J. Bolan, for services as Dis trict Attorney, presented bill for $S200, allowed S2.00.
 A.s 5. Adler, for medical attend ance on prisoners, presented bill for S54 9, allowed 54.25.
 B. B. Brink, fees as Justice of the Peace, presented bill for S1450, allowed 14.50.
 A. NJ. Franklin, fees as inter- preter, presented bill for $2.50, allowed 2.50.
 J. $. Weech, fees s'juror, pre- sented bill for S200, allowed 200.
 G. H. Hyatt, salary as Probate Judge, presented bill for S62. 50, allowed 62.50.
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(First Publication, March I. 1885. Nafice of Eorfeitura.

YHNO Gen. Boyle, John M. Wright and Geo. \ Skain.-You are hereby notified that 1 1ssOO) dollars in labor and improvements on the Josephine, American Flag and Challenge claims, situated in Greenlee Gold Mountain Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, as will appear from certificate filed in the office said premises under the provisions of section 2324, Revised Statutes of the United States. being the amount required to hold the same, for the year ending December 31, 1881.
 the first publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditure as co-ownefs and the cost of this advertisement, your interest in said claims will become the interest of the subscriber under said section 2324. THOMAS FAY.
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Regular Meeting.

SoLoMoSvILLE, ARIZONA,
 April 6, 1885.
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funds and interest on same.. .s1o,515 Ss Paid coupons interest on Court House bonds .... ..... 1,5OO % Paid Treasurer's com mission ...........S 52S 34 Total disbursed. .S12,542 g Leaving balance
 on hand In safe. $ 7,400 10
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First Publication February 1, 1885. Notice of Forfeiture,

ITO L. W. BENTZ.- ARE HEREBY \ notified that we have expended S1OO in labor and improvements upon the Katie D. claim, situated ir Greenlee Gold Noun tain Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, as will appear from certif- cate. filed in the office, of the District Re corder,. in order to hold said premises under the provisions of section 2324, Revised Statutes of the United States, being the amount required to hold the same for the year ending December 31, 1881,
 If within ninety (90) days from the date of the first publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditure as co-owner, and the cost of this advertisement, your interest in said claim will become the property of the sub scribers under said section 232i.
 J. l.. L.LURCHIN,
 H. B. STEVENS,
 E. P. STEVENS.
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L. Fraissinet having qualified as Assessor of Graham county, has appointed James Sias as his dep uty. Deputy Sias will begin the work of assessing the taxable pro- perty today "Wednesday in Cliff ton. He has forty days in which to complete the assessment.
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 The Clerk presented an account of sales of the useless and old county property sold by him pur- suant to the resolution adopted at the last session of the Board. The amount received from sale at public auction (after due notice gwen ot ten days by posting mo- tices) is $16.20, which was, by order of the Board, paid by the Clerk to the Treasurer and ordered placed to the credit of the general fund.
 A petition was received from certain residents and taxpayers of Road District No. 3, asking that Morenci and Clifton Road District be consolidated into one road district, and be known as Road District No. 3, and that W. R. Mccormick be appointed as Road Overseer of said new dis trict.
 Upon motion the petition was granted, and the Morenci and Clifton Road Districts were or dered consolidated into new road district, to be designated as Road District No. 3, and W. R. Mccormick was appointed as Road Overseer of said new dis trict, and the Clerk directed to notify him of his appointment and to file his official bond.
 A petition was read from certain tax payers of Road District No. l, requesting that new road be laid out from Stafford to Solomonville, commencing at the southeast cor her of Stafford town site, running thence east along the section line on the south side of sections s and 9 to the southeast corner of sec tion 9, thence by the most prac- ticable route to Solomonvllle.
 On motion, the petition was placed on file and the Clerk directed to post notices, as re- quired by law, that the matter would be considered at the next regular meeting.
 The resignation of E. B. Brink, as Justice of the Peace of Precinct No. 3, was received, and upon motion was accepted.
 Upon motion, Wm. R. McCor- mick was appointed as Justice of the Peace of Precinct No. 3, vice Brink, resigned, and the Clerk was instructed to notify D. B. Frink of the acceptance of his resignation, and Wm. R. McCor- mick of his appointment and to file his official bond.
 The Clerk was instructed to notify all Road Overseers in the county that they will be required to make their semi-annual reports, as required by law, to the Board at its July meeting, 1885.
 A communication from c. L. Gutterson, District Attorney of Apache county, was read, in refer ence to having a survey made of the boundary line between that county and Graham, and placed on file, and the Clerk directed to communicate with the Board of Supervisors of Apache county, and ascertain what they consid- cred to be the head of Black river, as meant in the law organizing Graham county.
 Board adjourned to 9 o'clock a. m., April '.
 BURT DUNLAP,
 Chairman pro tenn.
 Attest: EDw. D. FUTILE,
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First Publication March Il, 1885, Notice of Forfeiture.

TNO J. H. HONEY AND JOHN MctOR1 l mac.- You are hereby notified that I have expended Si00 in labor and improve: ments upon the following claims, situated in Glenlee Gold Mountain Mining District, Graham county, Arizona, viz: Cricket, Som erset, Bobta1 and Vera Cruz; as will appear from certificate filed in the office of the Dis trict Recorder, in order to hold said prem ises under the provisions of section 232l, Re- vised Statutes of the United States, being the amount required to hold the same for the year ending December 31, 1884:
 If within ninety (90) days from the date of the first publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditure as co-owners and the cost of this advertisement, your interest in said claims will become the property of the sub scriber under said section 232t.
 ROBERT MURPHY.
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NutitU.

All persons are hereby warned not to buy, or have anything to do with, a ranch claimed to have been located by H. W. Dodd on March 18th, 1885, and situated in Paloma Park, on the trail leading from Blue River to Eagle Creek Ranch, about five miles from Blue River, as the same is owned and occupied by me under the name of Paloma Ranch, and neither Dodd or any other person but myself have any shadow of title to the same.
 GEO. w. WELLS. CrrErnN An1z Anril IL 1SS1
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l(s U. AONl iO ~ SO.
 To do all kinds of job printing at the same rate as the Tucsor Citizen furnishes same to Pima county.
 After consideration, the Board upon motion, rejected all bids. not deeming it for the best inter est of the county to enter into a contract for the small amount oi that work to be required.
 Bids for doing the county ad- vertising were then opened, and found as follows:
 G. W. Barter & Go. tho bond accompanying)-
 To publish the proceedings of the Board in the Arizona Mining Index; 60 cents for first insertion per square, 40 cents for second in sertion, 35 cents for all additional insertions.
 Isidor E. Solomon (bond ac- companying)-
 Printing to be done in the Graham County Advocate, news paper to be published at Solomon vile, in Graham county, at the rate of S1 65 for each inch, first insertion; at the-rate of S1 50 for each inch, second insertion; at the rate of S1 40 for each inch, third and each subsequent inser- ton. Fractional parts of an inch at the same rate.
 D. l.. Sayre & Go. (bond accom- panying)-
 Propose to publish all advertise ments in nonpareil type; first in sertion, SL50 per inch; second insertion, S1.40 per inch; third insertion and all subsequent in sertions at S1.30 per inch. For publishing all proceedings of the Board in bourgeois type, at S1.30 per inch.
 The bid of G. ". Barter & Co.,. not being accompanied by a bond, as required by the notice inviting proposals, and the Ari- zona Mining Index, in which they propose to do the advertis- ing, not being published in this county, said bid was rejected by the Board.
 The Board finding D. L. Sayre Sa Go. to be the lowest responsible bidders, upon motion, all the members voting in the affirmative, the Board award them the con tract to do the county advertising for the balance of the year 1885.
 Supervisor Hyrum Weech moved the reconsideration of the vote awarding to D. l.. Sayre & Co. the county advertising.
 The motion being put, it was lost by the following vote:
 Voting Aye-Supervisor Hyrum Weech.
 Voting No-Supervisor Burt Dunlap.
 A communication was read from James H. Martineau, requesting that suitable books be furnished the County Surveyors office for official entries required to be made by law.
 The Clerk was, upon motion, directed to furnish the books, as requested, viz:
 Book for recording plats and field notes of surveys and blank certificates of surveys.
 Board took a recess until l o'clock p. m.
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OFFICIAL PR&GEDINGs |.
BorRD OF SUPERVISORS.

or THE
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Attest:

E. D. FUTILE, Clerk.
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SoLoMoNvILLE, ARIZONA.
 April ', 1885.

Board met at 9 o'clock a. m.
 Present-Burt Dunlap, Chair man pro tenn; Hyrum Weech, Member; Edw. D. Futile, Clerk.
 Absent. N. Stevens, Chair man.
 The Board proceeded to open proposals for boarding the prison CTS confined in the Clifton iail, and found the bids as follows:
 Henry Hill proposes to feed prisoners at S1 per day for each.
 There being no other bidder, and the Board deeming the price reasonable, upon motion, the bid of Henry Hill was accepted, and contract to be entered into when bond in the sum of S25O is furnished and approved.
 Bids for doing the job printing Of the county were then opened, as follows:
 G. W. Barter S5 Go. tho bond accompanying bid)-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-07-02
THE NRS PERODs.

Rev. Archie Lawyer, the Nez
Perces missionary, writes the Ar
kansas City Traveller from Pendle-
ton, Oregon, where he is now sta
toned, that his people accomplish
cd their journey TO Lapwai in safe
ty, and q portion have settled
down there for n permanent abode.
Chief Joseph, with Yellow Bear
and his band, went on further north
as the people in Idaho have ar un-
friendly feeling toward the re-
doubtable chieftain. The corres-
pondent writes in rather cramped
English: al an going TO sec them
from Umntilla to Lapwai, to be
absent two Sabbaths. Big time
will be at Lapwai, on July 4th, as
they hold a large camp-meeting."
We would remark upon this that
the Nez Perces are great on camp
meetings. Archie Lawyer reminds
us in his letter, with becoming
pride, "My people are Christians. I"
They are, perhaps, not very pro-
found in the dogma Of the faith
they have embraced, but they put
their religion TO the best use they
are capable Of. They make it
the staple Of their holidays and
festivals. Whenever they devote
themselves to enjoyment, the
gathering assumes the form of a
camp.meeting, and they spend the
entire day in prayer, psalms sing
inc and some kind of religious ex-
hortation. Those progressive red
men have had a surfeit of war; the
miseries inflicted upon them by
their last uprising seem to have
cowed their spirit, and now they
are omuously engaged in follow
ing the white mans way.
One woman died, the correspond
ent writes, on the arrival of the
company at LapwGi, her disease
as he describes n, being "malarial
levity."
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-07-02

have The dcs;rcd effect on he in.
dians, but as yet, sufficient troops
have not arrived at the reservation
TO attain this end.
Unless they return TO their
peaceful habits in a few days they
viii commence their "humono"
work Of Draining helpless women
and children and destroying every.
thing in sight.
AS Tas as can be seen they have
no real cause for this fight and
trouble. The present agent, who
is with them, seems to be quite
well-liked by the tribe generally.
AS much 20 as any official of that
kind could be.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-07-02

New YoRg is setting a fsif OK
ample 10 the courts Of the country
in the nature ola precedent that
wealth and position shall not
shield criminals from swift and
and just punishment. The echo
Of applause at tho sentence Of
Budenshik, the builder Of bogus
structures, had hardly died away
when Fish, the bank pre- sident,
whose criminal acts brought the
country to the verge Of a panic,
waa given ten years in the peni-
Tertiary Justice Is beginning to
make far nsc of hol lcaden ioet.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-07-02
oBsTREPERoUs CHEYENNEs.


Trouble has been brewing for
some time, in fact about six years,
and the dissatisfaction of the
Cheyennes has daily been increas-
ing. This tribe can muster be-
tween 600 and 1000 fighting
warriors. This number does not
include the old men, for they are
peaceable and not inclined in any
way 10 dissatisfaction. 1t is the
young hot-headed bucks.
As to arms, they are equipped
with about the best made, almost
10 4 man using repeating rifles.
They obtained these in this man
ner: Whenever an order would be
issued by the government 10 dis
arm them they would turn in such
old and broken arms as they had
in their possession and were use
less, and retain those which we're
tit 10 use. Thus, IL viii be seen,
that II they once, on the war path
they can do a vast amount Of
damage before tho are restrained
The whites in the vincinity Of
Fort Reno feel that an outbreak is
imminent, and great a deal Of ankle
" is expressed on many sides as 10
the result Of the trouble. These
Chcyonnos are very wirlike tribe
and have once before caussd the
state Of Kansas many dollars an j
precious lives, and il is well that
preparations be made against
them.
II may be that the active pre-
partitions which are now being
made 20 prevent an outbreak will
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-07-02
ITEMS ABOUT INDIANS.

w. II. Mckinney, a Choctaw, is
the first full-blood Indian who
graduated from a Virginia college.
He received the degree of A. B. at
Roanoak college in that State in
June, 1893.
We learn from Joe Sherburne,
the trader at Ponca agency, who
arrived in town on Sunday, that
the lightning on Friday killed Eve
horses belonging to the Poncas,
and two others at the Otoe agency.
The unsophisticatod redskins
thought the Great Spirit was get
ting after them in his wrath. Ar
kansas City Traveller.
Miss Mamie Elliott, the accom-.
plishod daughter of Mr.. James II.
Elliott. of California creek, Indian
territory, passed through this city
last week on her return from school
at Kansas City. She was accom-
panied by hcr cousin, Miss Chou
teau, Of Kansas City. Miss Elliott is
one of the finest performers on the
piano in the neutrality-suspicious.
Star.
Noon Spratt, Choctaw Indian
who resides on the Blue near where
the stream emp;ies into Red River.
was @ passenger on the Pacific train
which arrived az Denison ia.t
Monday. This was the FIRST Visit
of Mr.. Spratt to that city. He is,
perhaps, the Oldest Mason in the
Indian territory, ana oAe Of the
oldest IN the world. He is So
years Of oco and wss raised TO the
sublime isslco ola Masto. iiason
III the State Of Tennessee when %
years Of a-o. Sp.a,t lived with
and was educated by Col. Sam
Doono, Tennessee planter. He
is apparently in good health, and
hopes 20 pass The centuly land
mark. MI. Spratt was accompa.
MED by his son, who has attained
the 80 OF dfty-scN en-.
Dan Tucker is probably the
most remarkable OF the Indians Cd
ucated and returned 10 the Terri-
tory from Carlisle and thrown up
on their own resources. Dan ;s
an hrapshoe, he cpsldilg e term
Of years at Carlisle training school,
and while there learned black.
snith;ng. Until few weeks
since he was employed for three
years in the agency shop, during
which time he proved himself 10
be self-reliant and an industrious
workman. To afford him a better
showing Dan has been placed in
charge Of q shop NJ Ccntonment to
do work at that point, bis salary
being paid by the agent and Men
monte mission. As a great many
Of the Indians live near there, II
was necessary to establish a shop
with a mechanic TO do the repair
ing Of their wagons, plows etc.
Dan has moved TO that point with
his family. He is we'll fitted for
the responsibilities of his position
and will undoubtedly do well.-
Cheyenne Transporter.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-07-02
AMONG TEE SUCKERS.
q Dead Town A1a on AL Sides a
Seeming DeTth Of Energy.
AmNcpoS ItrR June q. 1865

| q Eead Town A1d on All Sides a
Seeming Derth Of Energy.
ABINGDON ILLs. June q, 1855
DEAR READERs:--I had deter.
mined TO write a column letter
each week, and, until now, the task
has been both IN easy and g
pleasant one. II a visit in this
town would not take al the enter
prise and energy out Of a person,
that person must be invulnerable.
Nobody does anything, or if they
do, am unable to discover any
evidence.
In years past Abingdon was 10
this part Of Illinois what Vinita is
to The Indian TeTritory-the educa-
tional center. Abingdon college
was opened by the Christian
church (Campbellites) over thirty
five years ago, and not many years
later the Methodists established
Hodding college. Tho former is
the largest, and its students are
found in every locality Owing to
adverse circumstances II was closed
one year ago, and will remain 80
permanently. Hedding it appears
has also seen its most useful days,
and the attendance is steadily
diminishing. When, in addition
to this general run-down-at-the-
heel state Of affairs il is remem-
bered that vacation is now on, Is
there any wonder that We 80 fire.
quently hear the homely express
sion, "things are dull?"
The business of Abingdon has
been sadly crippled by the
building OF a new railroad and the
establishing Of several new trading
points on tributary territory. The
dwelling portion Of the town, I am
bound to say, is very pleasant in
deed. An open prairie has been
transferred into a veritable forrest.
Go in what direction you may,
within the limits Of the town, you
will find shade trees. This ex.
ample could, to good purpose, be
followed by our own city Of Vinita.
Fortune (or the want of iD may
prevent our people from building
mansions, but their cottages, if
surrounded by handsome shade
trees, which cost nothing, will not
be less inviting.
The people are all good hearted
and hOspitsble, but come, within
the full meaning ofthe term, "eas.
tern folks" II is unnecessary 10
describe wherein they differ from
"westen folks" but differ they
certainly do. We like our ways
and they like theirs. They lack
in the pushing, go-ahead qualities
of thoir western neighboOrs, but IL
does not seem 10 be wholly their
own fault. It's difficult TO do bus
mess where there is none 10 do.
All eyes are on the west, and
great many families are represen.
ted there by either capital or rela-
lives. They have heard Of okla
hOma, apparently Witnont excep-
lion, and ii tbs opportunity ever
presents itself, will be close upon
.hc heels Of their Kansas friends
IN the grand rush.
Just now all attention is center
ed upon the various fourth Of July
celebrations, and the American |
eagle viii be turned loose next /
saturday very pr0iniscuously and |
senerslly
Yours Truly N !