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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-12-07
The Election of Walker.

EDITOR .CHIEFrAIN: The politi-
cal situation of to-day invites
thoughtful and serious attention
from every Downing voter of the
country. Two years ago last Au-
gust the Downing party elected a
chief and a majority in both houses
by safe majofities. Now il is ascer.
tanned from the returns of the late
election that the Downing party
like the lowly Nazarine-rthe
foxes have holes, the birds of the
air have nests" but the afore
named party hath not where to lay
its head No one who has OBJ
served the handwriting on the
wall for the last eighteen months
need be surprised at the disgrace
ful defeat of the party that Mayes
did SO much to popularize and left
in power when his lamented de-
parture occurred. The whole party
has been held responsible for the
political sins of omission and COM
mission of a few of ofits"rule or ruin"
leaders. Next August the party
will have toname a political Moses
to lead IL if possible out OF its
present wilderness of defeat. The
Nationals have done a noble act
and cast much political bread on
the waters Of the next chiefs elec.
ton by electing Judge Walker to
the supreme bench. He will give
legal tone and respeotability to
our court of last resort by being
both hOnost and competent TO rem
der his decisions according to law
without regard To politics. In the
Downing caucus that nominated
Wicklih for supreme judge $50 |
am told there was as pure and
capable man named for the posi-
ton as any In our country, one
who had been district judge Of
Delaware for eight years, but the
caucus decided that it would not
be sale to allow white man to in
terpret our laws and hence gave
the position to Wickliff | must
say that the action Of the Nationals
in electing Judge Walker was a
surprise to me, but as they have
done it and thereby stamped out
an old savage prejudice that has
been too long entertained sgainst
the white adopted citizen by both
parties, / for one am willing they
should have all the credit due
them for their advanced step In
our politics. JoHE Doe.
Nov. 9th, 1899.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-12-07

1T has gotten to be a great" fake"
to say that council is doing moth
ing. This stereotyped expression
fits all occasions, and is often ig-
norantly and unjustly used. The
fact is, the average member (barr-
ing the Smart Aleck and the igno.
ramus) is willing and anxious to
do the very best he can for his
constituents and the nation at
large. The public perhaps takes
too much delight in making tar.
gets of their representatives. ANY
one who has sat and listened to
the deliberations of the senate and
council know how hard it is to OBJ
tain legislation. Let Us hope that
no mistakes will be made, and
that whatever is done will be done
right.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-12-07

Col. WM. A. PRILLIPs the noted
attorney for the Cherokees and
ex-congressman for the fifth Kan.
sas district, died very suddenly
last Friday at Fl. Gibson, in this
nation. He had come from Wash
ington, and was on his way TO
Tahlequah TO make a bid or the
Strip bonds. For many years Col
Phillips had been identified prom
inently with the affairs Of this ma.
tion, and probably no man outside
or inside of the nation knew more
OF Cherokee affairs than did he.
As Is usual, Col. Phillips, had his
friends and his enemies, his ad.
mirers and those who opposed
him, but as an able attorney and
lobbyist he was recognized by all,
and for years il has been a ques
lion with many whether he was
a friend or an enemy Of Tire Cher
okee government.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-12-07

WHAT goes with the taxes that
the citizens of this town have been
paying for several years past? Un-
less some statement is forthcoming
to show where the money goes,
and that it don't 60 to purchase
liquor for the guzzling mob that
have had charge of the city gov.
ernment for the past year, no more
taxes should be paid. Every reas
enable citizen is more than willing
TO pay his share of the expenses of
administering the right kind of
municipal government; but each
one has Il right to know what is
being done with the money. The
property and the business of the
town is in a measure at the mercy
of those in Office. No one cares
particularly who is mayor or who
are city councilmen, if a proper
administration of city government
is had.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-12-07

Ii there is any class of people
in this country that are really in
the ascendency, it certainly must
be the socalled intruders. They
are not only here, and it seems
here to stay, but their numbers
are increasing every day. They
have in a measure, immunity from
the laws, either Indian or United
States. They are enjoying as
many of the benefits of the nation
as any other class, in fact more,
for as a general thing they are
thrifty farmers and business men.
That their numbers will increase
with each succeeding year there is
little doubt. In fact not until the
inducement is removed will they
cease to come, namely, the com
monality OF lands.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-12-07
SENATE BILL NO. o,
Providing for a Sale of the
Bonds in 90 Days.

An act 10 secure for the Cherokee
nation a loan upon the contract
and obligations Of the United
States for certain portions of the
proceeds of the sale of the Chero.
kee Strip, and for the election Of
financial agents to negotiate the
same and secure the sale thereof
and the prompt payment of the
proceeds to the Cherokee people.
Whereas, the tenth section of an
act of congress, known as the an
nual Indian appropriation bill for
the fiscal year ending June Both,
1894, approved March 81 1893,
provides: THAT the legislative
council of the Cherokee nation
may contract loan for the prin-
cipal and interest Of the deferred
payments, pledging said amounts
OF interest to secure payment Of
such debt, and
Whereas, il is the desire of the
Cherokee people to secure the
prompt per captai payment Of the
money agreed to be paid for the
lands of the Cherokee nation ly.
ing west of the Arkansas river
known as the Cherokee outlet:
Therefore,
Be it enacted by the national
council, that there shall be elected
by the national council of the
Cherokee nation, in joint session,
three financial agents who shall
be authorized to represent the ma
tional council of the Cherokee ma.
ton in negotiating said loan and
borro wing money on the contract
of the United States to pay the
Cherokee nation for said lands, or
upon the second, third, fourth and
fifth installments or payments Of
said obligations amounting TO &C..
GAO, 600, and to secure for the ben
eft of the said Cherokee nation
and people in cash upon said loan
and securities not less than the
said sum Of So, ,640,0O0, and as
much more and the highest
amount that can be obtained from
some responsible purchaser. for
said loan, obligations and securi-
ties, and to do all necessary and
legal acts to secure the same and
to secure the deposit of the whole
of said amount OF amounts in the
treasury of the United States for
the benefit and to the credit of the
Cherokee nation, and is further
authorized to pledge said amounts
Of principal and interest Of said
contract. obligations or securities
of the United States, or of Chero-
kee bonds Of the equal amount and
value Of said securities to the pur-
chaser of said securities, in either
form, upon the payment by him
Of said amount or amounts as
aforesaid, and to enter into obli-
cations to transfer or contract to
deliver the same on behalf Of said
council and nation upon such pay
ment by the said purchaser.
Sec 2. Be il further enacted,
That the said financial agents in
securing said loan, or borrowing
money on such securities, shall
il practicable, contract TO borrow
said S6,640,0O0 on the contract.
securities or obligations Of the
United States, and to facilitate the
same Is hereby authorized and
empogered, ifit shall so secure it
10 enchange the contract OF seoD.
rites Of the said United States for
a contract 0r securities from the
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-12-07

SOME people are not aware that
a large portion OF the land OF this
nation is tied up in twenty year
leases that will ultimately develop
into an endless and expensive
series of law suits, unless nulli-
fed by act of council.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-12-07

THERE will be no more applica-
tions for citizenship in this nation
when there is no more public do
main; not before. Nobody knows
this better than those who the
most strenupusly oppose allotment
of land
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-12-07

1F any means is ever obtained
Of forever closing and stopping
the application for citizenship in
this country, it will leave the
greater number Of Cherokee at
torneys without a job.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-12-07

THE prospect for early statehood
for Oklahoma is exceedingly slim.
There is not enough taxable land
there to run state government,
and the five tribes will have no al
lance with Oklahoma. The state
hood persimmon is too high for the
"wild and woolly" young terri
tory yet awhile.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-12-07

Now that the city election is
over let everybody put their
shoulders to the wheel and make
a strong pull for n better city gov
eminent. The general impor-
tance of the place as well as its
own business interests demand a
we'll regulated and orderly muni-
cipality. Let the taxes be used
for the improvement of our streets
alleys, as well as the wagon roads
leading into the city.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-12-07

-Oyer In Jasper county, Mo-, a
murderer gets two years in the
penitentiary for shooting in a
crowd, missing his aim and killing
an innocent lady passing by, while
he who steals a second hand sci Of
harness is given the same sentence.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-12-07

THE commissioner of pensions
estimates that sl65. 1000 will be
required to pay pensions during
the year ending June 30, 1894.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-12-07

" all the claimants that are re-
jected by this council join the
Watts Citizenship association its
ranks will be very materially
swelled. The man whose grand
pas uncle lived in the old nation
and couldn't speak word Of Eng
lIsh will be received with open
arms.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-12-07

j. N. Thomas has the largest
mule in Mcdonald county, his
muleship standing IS hands high
in his bare feet. j. ". traded for
him while in Vinita, !. T.. brought
him home and will proceed to put
some flesh on him, when he will
be the Jumbo Of all mules in
Southwest Missouri. The animal
made the race for land in the Strip
and was badly used in that he was
run barefoeted, but the fellow who
rode him lost a claim by so doing
He carried a 20 foot pole on the
stirrup, rode onto a claim, stuck
the pole in the ground so that he
could climb down, but before he
could reach the ground four other
men had dismounted and driven
their stakes. Anderson Messen.
ger
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-06

1t mas been decided that the liberty
bell, the ringing of which proclaimed
the independence OF the thirteen
original states, shall be taken TO
Chicago, the date of the departure
from Philadelphia being fixed for
April %. The bell will be transported
in a special car and four policemen
will 90 along as its special custodians
and never loss sight OF their charge.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-06
Mitchell Reaching Out.

The officers Of the Mitchell Kennel
association state that their arrange
ments for securing the national
cOurSing meeting this fall are pro-
crossing very satisfactorily. The
expert sent out by the National
COursing club has given his report to
the club, in which he states that the
grounds near Mitchell are better
than any he has yet seen in England
or America. He adds that jack
rabbits are more plentiful, Of "a
gamier class, and that the nature Of
the grounds is such that dogs cannot
be injured in the slightest by the
usual accidents happening at
coursing meetings. This meeting
will be the largest national meeting
ever held. as many Englishmen who
will be drawn over by the words fair
will participate in the sport. The
local association has a fine club house
situated four miles from the city. 1t
il fitted throughout with hot and
cold water, bath rooms and other
Accommodations. There are also large
barns on the premises used for horses
and dogs.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-06
North DAKOTA NEWS.

Devils Lake has completed arrange
ments to put in a Croton aQuaduct
water system the coming summer.
Temperance ladies raided a blind
pig run by Lindsay Bush at Rolla.
Mrs. Charles Scott was struck by
Bush. He was arrested.
Brakeman, Thomas Vinsen was
killed in the Great Northern yards
Sunday, at Langdon, while making
a coupling. The bumpers passed
over and crashed him.
The Grand Forks Typographical
union elected +. A. j. Tudhope a
delegate 90 attend the meeting Of the
International Typographical Union,
to be held in Chicago next June.
). Winegardner is on trial at Fargo
on complaint of his married
daughter, Mrs. Cynthia Anderson,
charging him with criminal assault
on his daughter, less than ten years
of age.
The North Dakota wheat raisers
have great confidence in the crop of
1893. Notwithstanding the extremely
low price Of wheat, every acre that is
possible to SOW will be sown this
year. The following is conservative
estimate of the number Of acres to be
cropped and the kind Of grain to be
planted: Wheat, 2,S30,O00 acres:
oats, 425, 600 acres; barley, 200, 600 acres;
corn, 1900 acres; fax, 10, 600 acres:
millet, etc, 100000 acres; potatoes,
20, 900 acres; total. 1851, 900 acres.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-06

mucks can err. What a solace to us
in the humber paths!
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Senator Kyle and herdaughter
left here last week to visit relatives
in Ohio. Her health has been poor
al pne winter.
Senator Pettigrew and family have
given up the fine residence they have
occupied for 81 years and will go to
Hot Springs, Ark, this week, for a
limited stay there. Mrs. Pettigrew
was quite sick with the grip last
week, but isnow able to travel.
SUNSHINE.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-06
The Real American Girl.

The trucSt, best and sweetest type
of the American girl Of today does
not come from the home Of wealth;
she steps out from a home where
exist comforts rather than luxuries,
She belongs to the great middle class
class which has given us the
best American wifehOod: which has
given heipmates to the foremost
American men Of u time; which
teaches its daughters the true mean
ing Of love; which teaches the
manners Of the drawing room but
the practical life Of the kitchen as
well: which teaches its girls the
responsibilities Of wifehOod and the
greatness of Motherhood. These
girls may not ride in their carriages,
NAV not wear the most expensive
GOWNS. they may even help a little 10
enlarge the family income, but THESE
self-same girls are today the buiWarK
of American society, not only present
HIT of the future. They represent
the American home and what Is best
and truest in sweet domestic HE,
and they make the best wives for our
American men. l have no patience
with those theories that would seek
to Mace the average American gifi
in n other position than that
which she occupies, ornaments ana
rightfully holds the foremost place
in our respect, our admiration anu
our love. She is not the society girl
Of the day and she is better for IL.
She knows no superficial life; she
knows only the life in a home Where
husband. wife and children are one
in love. one in thoughts and one IN
Ivory action. She believes no woman
IN no so sweet as her mother; no man
60 good as her father. She believes
that there are good women and tue
men abroad in the world, and, thank
Cod. her belief is right. Ana tha'
man will always be the happiest VINO
takes such a girl for us VIE
Ladies Home Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-06

The Dunham-Allyn divorce sensa-
ton which was preci pitated Saturday
in Chicago has a Sioux Falls end
Mrs. Elizabeth Wallace Durham, who
is the defendant, in the Chicago case
is i'm Sioux Falls and wilt soon begin
an action for divorce. Edward Allyn,
the banker who is charged with hay-
ing committed adultery with Mrs.
Durham, is there also going under
the name Of \. c. Boyle. Mrs. Dun
ham has been married three times
and Is very wealthy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-06
THE PRoHIBITIoN CONVENTION.
program FOR the Prohibition Convention
TO be Held at Huron, south Dakota,
April 18th and 18th;
April i2TH MoRNING-u NJ

APRIL 18TH M~oRNING.-l1 A. Nj.
Temporary Organization .....
Devotional Exercises ............... ....
appointment of Committees ......
Greetings and Response .......... ...
Permanent Organization
Adjournment.
AFTERNOON T.. NJ.
Opening Exercises
Prohibition -. What Has IL Accomplished?
Discussion.
t~''shDn,ssion Its Antidote
Discussion.
Methods OF Enforcement.
The Open Saloon, Blind Pig" The Drug
Store.
Ev~ENISG-7:30.
devotional Exercises
Addresses, Lights and Shadows of Legls-
latiVe Work"
Completely OF Public officials with Crime
Free VIII Offering.
Adjournment.
APRIL 18th, MoRNING-9:30.
Reports OF Committees
''The Church and Enforcement of Avs"
Discussion.
W. &. T. e. and Enforcement ......
discussion.
Adjournment.
AFTERNOONS p. NJ.
The |. o. G. r. and Enforcement .............
Discussion.
The Drug Store-What Shall We Do With It?
Discussion
what
Discussion.
Scattered Threads
Adjournment.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-06

The United States court has com
pleted its labor at& Pierre, and
adjourned. No indictments we're found
against the Ildian police for shoot.
ing Fielder. The only case that
came 10 trial was that Of Robert
Evans, Of Pierre. for selling liquors
TO Indians, and the jury disagreed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-06
New Settlers Coming.

The coded Sioux lands are receiving
their quota of the immigrants now
coming INTO South Dakota. There is
plenty Of land yet, but it is being
rapidly taken up and as high as 200
filings have been made in the Cham
berlain and Pierre land offices in one
week. Provision is made in the laws
governing these lands, wherein set
tiers will have to pay only rs cents
per acre to get a good claim now and
the natural advantages attract any
sensible mans eye when he once sees
for himself the abundance of nu-
tritious grasses for horses, sheep and
cattle, the wonderful growth Of many
kinds of wild fruits and the great
sutliciency of fresh water coursing
through the land in the numerous
creeks and rivers. 1t is undisputed
that the White. Cheyenne and Bad
river valleys constitute the finest
stock country in the west, and as fine
farms can be found there as any place.
Most Of the new settlers are going
into farming and stock raising COM
bined. Heretofore stock raising has
been about the only pursuit, but now
the permanent settlers are making
lots Of butter to sell and eggs are also
getting to be plentiful, both OF which
were a scarce article until last SUM-
mer and fall. The outlook for good
crops in South Dakota again this
year could possibly not be better. In
the past few days vast quantities OF
,ain and snow have fallen, and now
the ground is in excellent condition
better than at any time during the
past 10 years. Every town reports
new settlers arriving daily, and the
present rush is nothing compared to
what it will be when the spring is
further advanced. Scores of new set
tiers are now in Chamberlain waiting
for the Missouri river TO become clear
of ice when they will cross TO the
west side of the river for the purpose
of engaging in farming and stock
raising. About every eye in the east
seems to be cast toward South Dakota,
and IN consequence the land offices
located in this state are being flooded
with letters asking for information
about the country. The estimate
that South Dakota is receiving 1000
new settlers each week is not much
of an cxaggeration, as every train
that enters the state is daily loaded
with people who are in search OF land
upon which 70 locate and make a
home.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-06

Rev. Marion Murdoch, assistan.
munster to the Unitarian church. .
Miss FLORENCE Buck, late preceptress
~ the high school, both of Kalamazoo
Mich, have received unanimous o
90 the ministry of Unity church.
Cincinnati, o. Roth ladies are now
In oxford college, England anu VIZ
return in July 70 assume '"'
pastorate.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-06

#MZLtHN
A corps Of Chicago and North
western railroad surveyors have
arrived in Pierre and commenceds.
work laying out additional side
tracks on The company's right ct
way. 1t is claimed thatthe North
western has concluded 70 extend its
line from Pierre TO the Black Hills.
The following taken from an east
ern exchange is the mcst extravaganza
description OF a cyclone we yer
heard: "It turned a well inside out
in the state of Mississippi, turned a
cellar upside down in Wisconsin, blew
all the slaves out Of a whiskey barrel
in Iowa and left nothing but the
b%unghole, changed the day OF tie
week in Ohio, killed an honest
Indian agent out in the far west,
blew the hair of a bald-headed man
in Texas, killed a truthful lawyer in
Illinois, scared a red-headed woman
in Michigan. blew the cracks out of a
fence in Minnesota and took all the
wind out OF a prohibition orator in
Maine
II. Irving Laiimer, the Michigan
double murderer who escaped from
the state pcnitentiary, has been
capturcd.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-06

The attempted arrest OF the
wounded Indian, Two-StrikeS and
White-Faced Horse, wanted for kill
ing Royce and his three companions
at the Pine Ridge agency beef-camp
in February, has thus far failed. A
deputy marshall who went 70 No
Waters camp last week was warned
off. Later Indian police, sent To
bring in the murderers, were fired
upon. The whole Indian police force
will probably be sent against No
Waters camp. The trouble is con
fined to this camp.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-06

A body of ore s feet thick and IL
feet wide, and ~asSaying 500 a ton has
been discovered IN the Blacktail dis.
trict near Deadwood. The property
was recently purchased by the Golden
Reward Company for $685. and the
recent discovery makes it worth ST.
600, 600 easy. Numerous transfers in
the same vicinity are occurring.
Senator Tabor is a buyer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-06

The Sons Of Veterans encampment
from South Dakota meets at
Chamberlain June & to s. The big
contest OF the encampment will be on
the selection Of division commander,
for wh.C'r position there are already
three announced candidates, DR..
Il. 9. Green, OF Lake Preston, at
present senior vice commander, is
probably the strongest candidate.
l.. A. Mabbitt, Of Plankinton,
Junior vice commander, and Rev.
W. s. Carpenter, of lroquois, are also
after the place.