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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-04

The democratic club of Table.
quah will send 20 delegates here
next Tuesday, and. they are in,
structed for Bland and Bob Taylor
for president and vice president,
and for Judge VIM. P. Thompson
for district delegate to Chicago.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-04
FORT SMITH LETTER.
Judge Parker Ill-A Postmaster Con
Yicted.

For tie first time in many wears.
if indeed it is not the first time
since he has been on the bench.
the United States court is not in
session on account of Judge Park.
er's illness. He is confined to his
bed but his physicians do not con.
slider his condition at all serious.
William +. Weeks, late post.
master, was convicted of embezzle.
ment after a trial which occupied
most of last week. The trial was
very interesting one but yet dis
appointing, as to the mystery OF
what became of the money or how
Weeks managed to neglect making
his daily report for three months
without being interviewed by an
inspector About the only thing
that appeared certain in the case
was that over 81, ,000 of postofIice
funds disappeared in Weeks
hands.
Jesse and John Nofire were con-
victed of the murder of Fred Ruth
erford. Fifteen year old Allen
was acquitted. Rutherford was
shot, stabbed and beaten, and his
body then thrown in creek.
The grand jury adjourned last
Wednesday. They returned IS
true bills and ignored ~ charges.
II : COTTpr
Jesse Nofire, John Nofire and
Allen Nofire, murder, verdict Jesse
and John guilty, Allen not guilty.
Charles Franks, verdict guilty
of manslaughter.
Adfield Slater, larceny, verdict
guilty; reform school at Pontiac,
Ill, , years.
Albert Brady, larceny, same.
William Gilbert, violating; ver-
dict not guilty.
George Sheppard, violating; plea
guilty; GO days and $500.
Walkout Luckey, same.
Joe Kahutka, violating; nolle
pressed.
Arch Loopey, violating; plea
guilty, 60 days and $500.
Edward f. Wilson, embezzle-
ment of money order funds; plea
guilty; 6 mos. and s25.
Grand jury discharged.
Thomas Ewing and Jack Jones,
murder, continued to August y
Maude Allen, mailing obscene
letters; verdict not guilty.
William f. Weeks, embezzle-
ment of postofiice funds; verdict
guilty.
Allen J. Davis and J. A Nc.
Henry, larceny; verdict guilty on
four indictments.
IGNORED BY GRAND JURY.
Nath Avery, assault.
Melvin Autrey, larceny.
Al Fields, assault.
John Davis, same.
Sam Crabtree, same.
Jim Slusher, same.
Belle Fox, same.
VIM. Faulkner, same.
Simon Willis, same.
Lem Bruce, larceny.
MacKay Butler, same.
Hardy Manuel, same.
John Johnson, rape.
Rachel Thombury. murder.
Tuck Thombury, same.
lack Griffin throat 70 Kill
Ed Tell, violating.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-04

The sound money democrats
were not sin evidence" at the
meeting of the club here Saturday.
The free and unlimited people
carried things like the driving of
Jehu. the son of Nimshi.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-04

TEE continuous rains we have
had recently have about drowned
out the chinch bugs, and the free
silverites have about inundated
the goldbugs. Army worms, To-
Gusts and populists will get their
turn next.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-04

Piles, fistula and rectal diseases
promptly cured without cutting.
Young and middle-aged men suf-
fering from impaired vitality per-
manently restored to normal con-
dition. Wonderful cures effected
through correspondence. Write
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-04

a Kansas editor writes his type
foundry as follows: "Please send
us one small cut of a hen. The
women carried The election here,
and suppose / will have to an
nounce the victory with a hen in
stead of a rooster"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-04

LESS than one hundred days till
the Fort Smith court ceases to hold
jurisdiction over the Indian Ter
ritory.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-04

Winner OF third prize at worlds fair. Chics-
go. Ill. He was published in Clark's Horse
Review OF Chicago. and the Horse World of
Buffalo. y. Y. as one of the best colts in the
world. He is a seal brown years old . Is hands
inch high, weight $50 pounds.
PEDI CREE.
RUsH STRONG has been duly registered rs
standard under Rule in volume L. OF the
American Trotting Register and the pedigree
can there be traced in the following form:
sO542 Rush Strong 90 bh foaIed lS9l; by Senti-
mel Wilkes 2i99; dam Lou Coons tdam of Lyle
Wilkes i6jsl by American Clay S4; &. d. NOko-
mis- by Mambrino Chief III. etc. ISee Lou
Coons vol. !.
Given under my hand and seal at Chicago.
ILL.,, this 18th day of August. y. ID. Is92.
j. IL. SIISER. Registrar.
will make the season of 1886 at my place
ruby on salt Greek. near Jim Martins. l
have fine pasture and good water; mares from
q distance kept aud well cared for. $50 to in
sure a colt to stand and suck. This horse Is
guaranteed to be exactly as represented. Ref
erences: Clark's Horse Review, of Chicago;
the Horse World of Buffalo, y. Y. ., and Amer
lean Trotting Register, Chicago, Ill.
J. C. NELSON.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-04

WHAT must we do to be saved?
dig cyclone cellars.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-04

A good many years ago Bob Bur-
dette was asked for a definition of
the Monroe doctrine and this is
what he said: "The Monroe doc.
trine simply and implicitly de-
clares that no foreign nation can
come over here and slide down our
cellar door; that England and
France shall not hang on our front
gate to do courting; that they can t
bring over their syrup pots and
elder sprouts and make syrup in
our maple groves; that Germany
and Austria can't spot no bee in
our woods; that Italy can't cut
her firewood out of our hedgerows;
that Russia can't spank her neigh
boris children with our butter pad
die. The Monroe doctrine simply
means that we are the bull of the
woods between two oceans, and
the man who joins farms with US
on either side had better not move
the boundary until he talks with
us about it, and that he can't sub
let patch on his farm until we
are satisfied that the new tenant
will be a good neighbor for us.
That's about all there is in it"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-04

for question blank enclosing stamp
to insure reply. Consultation, ex-
animation and opinion in every
case given free. All correspond
ence answered promptly. Bust
ness treated as strictly con6den-
tial. Address:
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-04

AFTER three more months "Par-
ker's slaughter house." at Fort
Smith will confine itself strictly to
local business and the great Parker
will have to content himself with
hanging few Arkansans, who will
make the world better by their ex-
it. The travellers for this great
combination of hangmen and sa-
loonists will be taken out of the
territory, their pistols laid away
to merited obscurity. Maybe the
saloons for which they have given
such royal service will give a few
of them jobs at cleaning up spit
toons, etc. They ought, if they
have the right regard for faithful
service, grant to the several olli-
GERS of the court that has so long
stood as their "side partner" a
life annuity.-Purcell Register.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-04

The Tigris is 1850 miles long.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-03
Des Arc Items.

We have been having some very
cold weather for the past week.
j. NJ. Morris made flying trip TO
the city last week.
Mrs. Lizzie CIarksor, of Fort Smith,
Ark. is visiting relatives and friends
of this place.
Miss Clara Barnett of Piedmont is
visiting Miss lola and Maude Fitz this
week.
Several OF the boys attended the
musical entertainment given at Pied
mont Thanksgiving night.
Mrs. John Lloyd and daughter made
a flying trip to Piedmont Friday.
Miss Edna Farr and Mrs. Cora Reno
are visiting relatives of this place.
Mr.. Amos Tucker and Miss Katie
WOOlem we're married Thanksgiving
day.
Mrs. Ed Holman is visiting relatives
at Sabula.
Mrs. Len Morris returned home to-
day after several weeks visit to rela-
tives at Hendrickson.
Mrs. E. w. Graves is ON the sick
list.
T. P. Fitz is moving his mill to Gren-
vile this week.
w. E. Mckee spent Saturday and
Sunday in Des Arc.
Rev. Humphreys will fill his regular
in the NJ. E. church here
Sunday. ISAAC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-03
Report of Arcadia Public School.

Following is the report of Arcadia
Public School for the month ended No.
vember 81. 1896:
Enrolment: Principal Department,
males, 20; females. IS; Primary De-
partment, males. IS; females, p; to-
tai, 70. Percent of enrolment on
enumeration. 80.
Total number of days attendance by
all pupils for the month. 1865, aver
age number of pupils attending each
day, "a; average number of days at
tended by each pupil, Is; per cent. of
attendance on enrolment, go.
Number of cases of hardness: Prin-
cipal Department, 21; Primary De-
partment, 20; total, Al. Cases of
corporal punishment. Principal, none;
Primary, 2. Number of days taught
during the month, Is.
Pupils neither absent nor tardy dur
ing the month: Principal Department,
Willie Hatteu. Sanford Andrews, Geo.
Hatten. Willie Powell, Willie Rey-
burn. Kate Tierney, Essie Reyburn,
May Reyburn, Letitia Austin. Pri-
mary Department, Minnie Jones, Pat
tie Andrews, Florence Fletcher, Susie
Mathews. May Smith, Ernest Mathews.
A. p. VANCE. Prin. Teacher.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-03
why We Observe Thanksgiving. =
A GRGDE-FIRsT.


The early settlers, or Pilgrims. as
they were called on account of their
wauderings, landed one day in the
autumn of 1920 at Cape Cod Harbor.
There they agreed upon laws which
all were required to obey. They were
in search of home and place where
they could educate their children and
worship God as they pleased. The
religion of England did not suit them.
A number of the clergymen and peo-
pie decided that any body of Christians
might declare itself church. so they
separated themselves from the church
of England and came over to this coun-
try.
The people had a very hard time
during the long, cold winter, and by
springtime nearly half OF them had
died. The Indians were very danger
Gus in those times, and the men had
to carry their guns with them at all
times.
Governor Bradford was their gov
ernor, and it is said that one day he
received from the Indians some arrows
tied with a mathematics skin as a to-
hEu vi OSEduCCs 4AC OOHSEAOE
turned the skin filled with shot. This
scared the Indians and they fed.
One day in early spring an Indian
came through the little village crying
in broken English, Welcome. The
chief visited the whites after this and
made peace. Then the following year
was successful one and the settlers
set apart day for thanks to God for
the good harvest.
In olden times the children had nice
times playing with the golden pump
kins and cutting them up for Thanks
giving. They would cut them up in
small rings, aud woe to the child that
should break one. When dinner was
ready. they all sat down to the table
and thanked the Lord for what he had
given them.
We celebrate Thanksgiving by going
to church. Then we come home and
have good dinner of turkey, pie and
other good things. am thankful that
live in Christicn land, and that |
am able to go to school and get an ed
ucation. OSCAR HILL.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-03
G GRApE--rHIRn.

In 1920, the Plymouth Colony came
from England TO North America. The
people were very poor, and they spun
their own clothing and made their
own homes. They had very little
crops. and could get but little to eat.
These people were Pilgrims and
Puritans. The reason they were call
ed Pilgrims was because they travelled
around so much; the reason they were
called Puritans was because they were
so pure and honest.
They lived among the Indians who
were very mean and dangerous. The
men had TO carry their guns in the
fields and to church with them. One
time the Indians sent Governor Brad
ford bundle of arrows tied with a
rattlesnake skin. He sent it back fill
ed with gunpowder. This frightened
the natives.
In the following year the settlers
had great harvest. and the Indians
did them no harm. 1--WE must give
thanks to Cod" said Governor Brad
ford. 1--WE must have Thanksgiving
Day." said the people.
Governor Bradford sent the men out
to get fowls and fish, while the women
we're busy stuffing turkey, making
bread. popping corn, baking pumpkin
pies, and doing many other things.
They invited the Indians to come; the
natives walked round the huts, and
watched them get ready for the great
feast.
Governor Bradford was born In Eng
land, 1888. and died in Massachusetts,
1857. He was Governor of this State
for number and declined the Office
for several years. He wrote books
and was well educated for those times.
The children of the olden times had
strict parents. When they went to
church, they could not whisper. The
parents would often say. Children
must be seen and not heard" The
first thing on Thanksgiving Day, we
go to church; then we come home and
have a good dinner.
| am thankful for my kind mamma,
papa, teacher. and my sister.
ETHEL DUTY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-03
Personal.

p. w. Whitworth and wife visited
St. Louis several days of the past week.
w. P. Wemp is still at Sikeston
where he will probably remain some
time.
w. R. Edgar and W. A. Fletcher
were in st. Louis Monday.
Miss Mabel Davis is home from Mis-
sissippi county
d. Fl. Palmer of Belleview visited
the REGISTER Office Wednesday
j. S. Benson. Dr. Clarksou and Joe
Kinch of Annapolis. and Barney Brew
ington of Des Arc were in the County
Capital Tuesday.
Capt. w. H. Byers is in st. Louis
this week.
Jake Lopez went to st. Louis Sunday
evening on the fast mail.
Mrs. w. P. Wemp and daughters
leave for Sikeston Saturday.
Mrs. j. N. Bishop went to St. Louis
last week to spend few days.
Miss Ella Halter is in St. Louis visit
ing friends.
Mrs. G. w. White, of Sisterville,
West Virginia, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. j. ID. KIlgore, of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner, of SteelVille,
are here spending the winter with her
son, Mr.. H. III. Collins.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-03
From GoodWater.

Ed. ReqiSter-The weather here dur
ing TIL. past eight days has been damp
and dismal; it has rained portion of
almost every day and night since and
has been especially severe on invalids
who, like the writer, suffer from a
complication of nervous and rheumatic
diseases. 1t is now sleeting and will
no doubt snow before night.
Corn gathering has been finished in
this locality. In most cases the yield
was disappointing, owing to the injury
wrought by chinch-bugs.
Apples are comparatively scarce.
Such as sold last year at ten cts. per
bushel, now sell readily at forty cts
per bushel. while the best quality will
sell at considerably higher prices.
VIM. Shafer and family, of Salem,
Mo, have removed TO the old Jno. A.
Love place.
Quite drove of hogs were brought
hereabouts by the Palmer Lead Co.
recently.
Edward Payne. Jr. and wife visited
relatives in Texas county just after the
election.
j. T. BoIick has been quite sick. but
has now recovered.
A weeks protracted meeting at En-
maus Church. conducted by Rev. Mr..
JAS Nipper, was closed last Sunday.
Died. at her home near Howe's Mill.
on Sunday, Nov. 2zd. 1896. Mrs. B.
Nelson. Her remains were inferred
in the cemetery on the Joseph Abbott
farm. Her father, Mr.. w. 7. Croker,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-03

parently well pleased with the even
ing's entertainment. The young couple
have our best wishes for their future
happiness. May all their days be days
of peace, aud glide along as slick as .
banana peel.
Dick, little son of Mrs. S. L. Dunn,
was horribly burned Friday. while his
mother was gone to the spring after
water. His clothing caught fire in
some uuaccountable way and. before
his clothing could be torn OF by his
mother, one hand and arm and the up
per part of his body and face were hor-
ribly burned. He will probably re-
cover but the little fellow had a close
call.
Mrs. D. A. johnson went to Pied
mont visiting friends last week.
Miss Ada McGlothlin has been act
ing as deputy postmaster the past few
days.
The force on the section here was
reduced to four men again Saturday.
The aged mother of F. P. Hilburn
has returned to Annapolis to make her
home with her son.
Squire Kitchell made a trip to Iron
ton Friday in the interest of the post
master to be.
Our lumber mills are doing consid-
cradle business now.
Mr.. r. S. Wilson is working as
agent for the l. NJ. &. R. Co. here now
in the place of Mr.. Bolch, who is lay
ing of on account of i'll health.
w. w. Strother will soon move to
Annapolis. He is giving his new resi-
dence a coat of paint inside.
Scatterville's Mayor paid or town a
visit last week. 1t is presumed that
be was studying our system of sewer
age with a view to making extensive
in his native city.
DIR. n. A. Farr was visitor to the
city of Annapolis one day last week.
VIM. FOWL was in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Benson visited
st. Louis one day last week.
MIR. Inner, night operator, was in
Ironton last week.
John Curtis and son, Will, are work.
ing for CIarkson & Kinch. They will
probably move to Annapolis.
Nov. 20, 1896. CRUx.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-03
Annapolis News.

Ed. Register-On last Monday night
the Rebekahs met, as usual, and a cas-
ual observer would have noticed moth
ing unusual in the manner of the MEM
bers. The business of the lodge was
railroaded through, however, and after
the close no one seemed inclined to
leave the hall. On the contrary par
ties not connected with the order be-
gan to arrive. Among them Reverend
Watson of Piedmont; in few minutes
there was a goOdly number present
aud then 10 come James A. Harris, a
member of our beloved order with the
Secretary of our Lodge, Miss Gertie
Clarkson, leaning on his arm and then.
as if by some preconcerted signal, the
Reverend gentleman aforesaid arose
and pronounced a most beautiful and
impressive ceremony which he said
made them one On. b. The only
question to be settled now is which is
the one). After the ceremony all pres
ent shook hands with the happy young
couple and wished them all manner of
good luck and prosperity. Then some
of the young folks started a game of
''snap." Now, Mr. Editor, "snap" is a
very interesting game when properly
played and for fear that you don't IN
derstand the game / viii attempt to
describe it. First, a young Tor old)
couple, as the case may be, stand in
the center of the door, holding each
others hands. then third party. male
or female, snaps his or her fingers at
some one of the opposite sex, and then
the fun begins. Round and round the
couple on the foor they dash lodging
this way and that until the one snapped
catches the other. Then and there
the one caught takes the place of one
OF the couple on the floor o: the same
sex, who is seated and the one who
did the chasing in the former race now
snaps some one else aud thus the fun
proceeds.
After an hour or two o. snap and So
cial chat the company dispersed APP
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-03

of Montana, was telegraphed for and
reached her bedside few days before
her death. 1t is said that Mr.. Crock
er intends to pass the winter with re-
latives in this neighborhood.
G. D. Lucas, Jr.. and family have
moved to his farm near Mr.. Jasper
Anderson's.
Jas. Merritt and Albert Nipper went
to Ironton on business last week.
Mr.. VIM. Carl is assisting Mr.. j. j.
Townsend in placing his saw-mill plant
on Cub Creek.
Benny Corder. of Belgrade, passed
short time with relatives last week.
Miss Dora Gillian visited relatives
near Black recently.
Rev. Mr.. Staten and family. OF Tex
as county have moved to Crocker's
mill.
Nov. 9th, 1896. RE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-03

Major c. T. Picton is manager of
the State Hotel. at Denison, Texas.
which the travelling men say is one of
the best hotels in that section. In
speaking of Chamberlainss Collie, Chol-
era and Diarhoea Remedy Major Pic
ton says: II have used it myself and
in my family for several years, aud
take pleasure in saying that consider
it an infallible cure for diarrhoea and
dysentery. always recommend it,
and have frequently administered it to
my guests in the hotel, and in every
case it has proven itself worthy of un-
qualified endorsement. For sale by
all dealers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-03
p GRADE-sEcoSp.

The Pilgrims. who settled in Massa-
chusetts In 1920, set aside day each
year for returning special thanks to
the Lord for the favors shown them.
From this custom we derive our
Thanksgiving day. Governor Brad
ford was one of the Pilgrim Fathers.
and originated this custom. In the
year 1921, he made peace with the In
dams, and his people did we'll. The
men, in those days wore their hair
long, knee pants. and large buckles on
their shoes.
Our President. each year. issues
proclamation, asking the people TO set
aside their usual business, and assem-
bic at their places OF worship to give
thanks TO the Lord for the blessings
received during the past year. This
day Is the last Thursday In November,
and is known as Thanksgiving Day.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-03

Louis an itemized statement showing
that his committee squandered &c.
$3.50. This Is but small item o:
the actual cost of running the boltocrat
campaign in the State 1t did not cost
less than $4,000 to make the sense
less fight in Missouri. 1t was a good
thing for the lawyers who were hired
to make speeches about patriotism at
so much per speech. MIR. Stewards
report shows that Chester H. Krum of
st. Louis, who went around over the
State telling how patriotic he and the
other corporation attorneys were. and
what anarchists the farmers of the
State are, received $50 a speech and
all expenses"