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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-22


$3.50, rejected.
Auditors report of fees collected ex-
amined and approved.
Resolution ordering old indictments
not to be prosecuted adopted as follows:
Now on this 9Th day of April 1897,
f. E. Brainard, county attorney, ap-
peared before the said Board of Super
visors and represented to them that
numerous indictments had heretofore
been found by the several grand juries
of Audubon county, Iowa, against var
ious persons, and that the judges of the
18th Judicial District of Iowa, had
directed that said indictments be either
prosecuted to Judgment or that same be
dismissed
And that said county attorney having
represented that a prosecution of many
of such indictments could not be sue
cessfully undertaken unless money be
| appropriated out of the public funds for
the purpose of finding, locating and ex-
traditing some of the several defendants
against whom indictments existed and
said county attorney having asked that
this Board of Supervisors express their
views as to the advisabiity of such ap-
preparation,
Therefore, be it resolved by the Board
of Supervisors, of Audubon county,
Iowa, that none of the public funds of
Audubon county, Iowa, be appropriated
for the purposes aforesaid. This resolu-
ton however shall not effect or apply to
indictments hereafter found by grand
juries of this county.
In the matter of the easement of Mulct
tax against lot two (2) of block two (2)
town of Extra, Iowa, the following order
was made:
Now on this Sth day of April 1897, the
matter Of the assessment of Mulct tax
against lot two (2) town of Extra, Iowa,
come on for hearing and final determine
ton on the petition of Peter Peters, the
owner thereof, rebating of said tax or
a portion thereof. The said applicant
appearing by w. r. Copeland, his attor-
ney, and F. E. Brainard. county attorney
for Audubon county, Iowa. and the
Board of Supervisors having inspected
said petition and heard and examined
the evidence advanced finds that liquor
was sold in the above described prem
Uses to the knowledge of said applicant,
for period of time during the year 1896,
less than six months, and that tax of
Three Hundred dollars should be and
is;assessed against the above described
property therefor, and it appearing to
said Board OF Supervisors that the
County Auditor has heretofore certified
said tax to the treasurer Of this county
in the sum of Six Hundred dollars, pre-
vious to this levy and assessment, it is
therefore ordered that said certifcation
be treated as null and void, and the said
auditor is hereby directed to certify this
this levy and assessment of Three Hun
dred dollars against the above described
property to the treasurer of this county,
and the said treasurer is hereby directed
to collect the same without the statutory
penalty if paid by October l, 1897 To
all of which the said applicant, Peter
Peters, accepts and it is ordered that
the appeal bond herein, if appeal is
taken, be fixed in the sum of Fifty dol
lars.
On motion board adjourned until one
o'clock p. m.
THOS. LOHNER,
Auditor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-22
Boys In Jail For Stealing Chickens.

Boys In Jail For Stealing Chickens.
CREsToN, Ia, April l5.-Four Pleas
ant township youths languish in the
county Jail, having confessed their
guilt Of chicken stealing. They are:
"Babe" Gibson, Harvey Gibson, Yves
Powell and Will Powell.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-22

WEBsTEK Cry, April l7.-Saturday
night William Kaufman Of Wright
county was attacked by hiccoughs
Yesterday he succumbed. passing away
in terrible agony.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-22
Arrests Under Poston,ce Lava.

JEFFERSON, Ia, April ia United
States postoffice inspector dropped into
this town suddenly and as a result three
citizens will face federal authorities for
sending obscene matter through the
malta
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-22
Boat Goes Over the Dam

OTTuMwA, Ia, April l6.-A boat con.
tanning four persons went over the dam
late last night. Lizzie Fird, 10 years
old, was drowned. The others escaped.
The man rowing lost control Of the
boat
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-22
Funeral of c. w. Eckersor

CREsToN, Ia, April lo.-The closing
funeral services over the remains of @.
w. Eckerson, master mechanic of the
Burlington division at Burlington, sue
ceeding the late Joel West, were held
here and the remains laid to rest in
Graceland cemetery.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-22
Acquitted of a Serious Charge,

Sioux CITY, April l7.-John Peyson,
the wealthy Covington ex-saloonkeeper,
accused Of backing gang of cracks
men recently broken up here, was ac-
quilted late last night, but will have to
stand trial at Storm Lake. where he is
also under indictmant
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-22
Wealthy Iowa Lumberman Dies.

LYONS. H.. April 16.-Ira Stockwell,
wealthy lumberman, died at his home
here Of paralysis. aged ~. He had
heavy holdings in the lumber business
here and in Texas.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-22

Centuries ago, people used to fear
what they called the pestilence. "Black
Death" was the most terrible thing in
the world to them. They feared it as
people now fear the Cholera and Yellow
Fever. And yet there is thing that
causes more misery and more deaths
than any of these. It is so common
that nine-tenths of all the sickness in
the world is traceable to it. 1t is merely
that simple, common thing constipation.
1t makes people listless, causes dizziness,
headaches, loss of appetite, loss OF
sleep, foul breath and distress after eat
ing. The little help needed is furnished
by DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One
pill is gentle laxative and two mild
cathartic, Once used always in favor.
If you are careless enough to let IN un-
scrupulous druggist sell you something
on which he makes more money, it is
your own fault if you do not get well.
Be sure and get DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets.
Send 81 cents in one-cent stamps to
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
Buffalo, N. Y, and receive DIR. Pierce's
zoos page Common Sense Medical Ad-
,icar - ,rpfucalu ;llnctrotaI
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-22
One o'clock ID. m

One o'clock p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
On motion fees were allowed witnesses
before grand jury as shown by witness
book returned to auditors office.
On motion fees were allowed as per
Transcript from the Clerk of the District
Court in the following insanity cases:
Caaa NJ Malta EII;o
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-22

John Riley, examining physician 3 10
Ed Milliman, witness 49,. 2 As
B Milliman, .......... 2 As
Wur Milliman, ......... 2 45
On motion accounts we're allowed as
follows:
Theo F Myers land for public
road 10 90
John Norris highway commits
sioners ....... .......... 90
E d Blackman mdse for Mrs
Wright. ......... 25
j G Hansen trustee of Oakfield
township ........... 4 90
P S Petersen mdse for Mrs
Brodersen. 49,. anna. 100
Nels P Hoegh member of board,
committee work and mile
w d Stanley member of board,
committee work and mile
s F Garmire member OF board,
committee work and mile
age ......... ............ 80 30
Minutes read and approved as read
and board adjourned sine die.
NELS p. HOEGH,
THOS. LOHNER, Chairman.
Auditor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-22
APRIL BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Continued from first page.)

r M Dickey assessing Douglas
township ............... % w
Thos Walker assessing town Of
Audubon. ............... 70 w
John N Esbeck assessing Oak
field township. . 80. "a 90
T r Gill assessing Hamlin town.
snip. .......... ........ 90 w
Martin Mortensen assessing
Sharon township. 1900. 80 90
Hans Madsen clerk OF Sharon
township. ....... .... w
M f Kerwin clerk of Douglas
township ..... &C.,. 80. w
w G Wilson clerk of Audubon
township ................ w
Eli Hansen trustee of Oaktield
township .......... 80. w
j r Call trustee Of Audubon
township ............... W
II Foulk trustee of Leroy
township ................ 52 "a
+ d Allen printing for county. IS 80
Boon Book Co supplies for
county NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. %
Perkins Bros Co supplies for
county, claimed $44.00 al
lowed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10 ~
Perkins Bros Co supplies for
county, claimed $500 al
lowed OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2 40
Egbert, Fidlar & Chambers sup
plies for county, claimed
Sis 25 allowed. ......... SO 20
d p Repass salary for January,
February and March. go. 312 90
John McFarlane mdse for poor
farm NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ! 35
r l. Harris supplies for Mrs
Singleton ................ 90
J G. Wolf work for poor farm. 80
T w Staley work at Jail .,.... 4 90
Jerry Bartlett repairing county
bridge. Observation-Disclosures. 90
Chas Fuller washing for Hibbs'
girls, claimed $3.50 al
lowed 3 90
Maggie Poulsen meals for jury. 90
w K Rodgers meals for jury. 3 90
John Hooker refund erroneous
taxes .............. 1900. 6 70
On motion the board adjourned until
one o'clock p. m.
THOS. LOHNER,
Auditor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-22

Thursday, April 9Th, 1897.
Eight o'clock q. m.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-22

THOS. LOHNER,
Auditor.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-07-01

The "CompromIsev Held TO Have Been
No Worse Than the Decree.

So. Louis, June 20. 1897.
DEAR Mr.. EDITOR: one OF
the subscribers to your paper. and
believing that the CmEFTA1N has
no desire other than to give both
sides Of the controversy, / wish
you would allow me a line to cor
rect what seems to be a common
impression in the territory as TO
the facts in reference to the COM
promise that was finally made OF
the FrJedmen's case against the
nation in the court of claims. The
common impression in that coun.
try seems to be that had this COM
promise not have been made, and
the original decree allowed to
stand, there could have been only
$500 freedmen that would have
been entitled to share in the judg-
ment rendered in that case, and
that was the number that was
shown by the Wallace roll.
wish to say that the decree as il
.ginally stood provided as iol-
lows: That the secretary of the
;erior should send an agent to
=, 3 Cherokee nation, and that he
should take the names on the Wal
lace roll, which | think were 1924,
aud ascertain who of ssi1 people
were dead prior to May 3, 1894,
the date when the last census oil
the Cherokee people for distribu-
tion of their money was made,
believe, and who had been born TO
the people that were on that roll |
think since March 3, 1883, the
Wallace roll not including any
body who had been born since that
time This as you see would be
the increase for that number OF
people from March 3, 1883 to May,
1894. a period of over eleven years
1 have examined that roll care
fully as its names have gone into
the Clifton roll, as it is now called
and am ready to say that the $500
people would have shown an in
crease in population of between
42OO and 1900 people. The in.
crease on the authenticated roll
which was furnished us, number.
ing about 1890 people, was over
twenty five per cent, but it was for
a period Of two or three years long
er, so that even had that decree
have stood, the Cherokees would
have found not $500 people, as is
commonly supposed, but as can be
shown by the record, at least 1900
people. notice the statement is
constantly going the rounds that
the result Of the compromise gave
1000 people more than would
have been the number il this COM
promise had not been made. /
can verify this statement to the
satisfaction of anybody who ques.
tions it. Yours truly,
ROBERT II. KERN.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-07-01
A Nen Departure.

The Dowing party has put Oh a
new dress. She has met the issues
before the people in her platform
adopted at Alton on the 10Th. She
has nominated a full ticket for
Delaware district with every man
pledged TO support and do all in
his power to carry out that plat
form. Now let the Downing party
in every other district, go and
do likewise. Let them adopt that
platform and nominate a full ticket
on it and we believe they will be
successful. 1t will not do for us
to puppy down and become stub
born and refuse to do anything.
1t will not do for US to say that we
will not change our nationality,
for our nationality is already
changed. The last act Of congress
wiped us of the maps as a nation;
we have no choice in this matter.
That question has been determin-
ed for us. 1t will not do for Us
TO say that we wont have our lands
allotted because the United States
has already surveyed our country
for that purpose and she is going
to allot it whether we want il or
not. This is another question that
has already been determined for
us. We will not be consulted on
this subject. They have sent com.
missioners here to aid and assist
US in winding up our business pre-.
paratory TO statehood and we
should meet them in a friendly
spirit and let them know how We
would like TO have it done. We
should formulate and present Ger.
tain propositions or conditions for
their consideration on which we
would readily accept allotment
acquiesce in the change.
The Downing platform makes
an intelligent presentation OF
the conditions on which we
agree to accept allotment and state.
hood. Then let the Downing
party throughout the nation adopt
that platform and nominate a full
ticket on it aud make a fair square
fight with the Nationals on the is.
sues therein presented and we be.
lieve they will be successful. II
we keep on squandering our lands
and funds in Che future as we have
in the recent past, it won't be but
very short time till we will have
nothing to divide. For these rea.
sons ! say let US accept allotment
and save something from the wreck
Twenty years ago we had over a
section Of land per capita; now we
have not got over a hundred and
twenty acres TO the head. Then
say let us allot and save something
and the sooner IL is done the bet.
ter. The Downing party has gone
into the fight on this issue in Del.
aware district and she is going ia
elect every man on the ticket
something she never did before.
w. T. DAVIS.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-07-01

The Ft. Smith News Record says
the Dawes commission is treating
with the Creek Indians. We are
aware that the Dawes commission
is here, but we know of them do
ing nothing more than killing time
and drawing high salaries. There
Is certainly much more confusion
in the territory now than when the
Dawes commission first made its
advent. Give us rest, or another
commission, if you please. Mus.
kogee Times.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-07-01
CLOTHING.

II suits of the s2.75, $50 ana 600
line still going at.........S rs
81 suits OF the $3.50 and 1000
suits left, TO be sold at...... D..
a. OF the 7s suits advertised last
week reduced from $40, 1880
and 1880; choice till closed III
All of the $3.50 aud 1880 suits
TO be closed out at. ......... 1926
ll0 Of the $3.50 and 300 pant,
best on earth for the money;
will sell till closed entirely at &C
80 pairs 80. 90 and $50 values, in
stripes and plaids, handsomely
finished, To go in this sale at. 2.j
q pairs fine imported worsted,
only one or two OF Kind Left;
our 81, 4.60 and 500 value go at NJ
is OF the very best brown linen
suits reduced from 5000 TO-. I.7
10 white Duck suits nicely fin
ishcd, 10 close OUT at...-.... I.2
Our entire line Of light nannels. a
paccas, serges and all hot weathc
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-07-01

Commissioner Toilet OF Tulsa
has Issued orders for all joints in
his jurisdiction dispensing hop tea,
cider and other intoxicants to close
tonight at seven o'clock. Accord.
ing to notice received by Deputy
Bud Trail to this effect he yester-
day notified all our joint Keepers
OF the courts order for them to
close tomorrow night or be subjec
to arrest.--Claremore Progress.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-07-01
Gents Furnishings.

4-ply linen collars, standing. .......05
i-ply linen cuffs, per pair..,.......15
Linen bosom white shirts, lli to II,
go aJ only y.................... lou
/ line shirts, detached collars, at
tached cuffs, nice style, close at...6b
/ line chevlot shirts, attached col
lars and cuffs, at..,.............45 45
] lot percale shirts, plaids, stripes,
75c values, at..... .............5O 80
Our line of 1925 and l.50 soft and
laundried b0sOms, In percales and
madras cloth, TO close now at..... .05
I styles, $l.OO values, attached col
lars and cuffs, at.............75
Largest line Of work shirts in the
Cherokee nation at %, 80, 10 and so
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-07-01
SHOES.
Look over this list:

Look over this list:
~ pairs Oxblood Oxfords, worth
Sl.60, y TO 8; TO close at.... 8
8 pairs of Tan Strap Sandals,
worth $3.50, ~ to @; close at.
IL pairs Dongola Strap Sandals,
worth Sl.60, ~ TO 9; TO close at
q pairs Dongola Oxfords, worth
Sl.60, ~ TO @; to close at...
10 pairs Dongola Oxfords, EE,
worth Sl.60, ~ TO 8; close at.
% pairs Dongola Oxfords, worth
SIPS, 3 to Z; TO close at......
IA pairs Dongola Oxfords, worth
Sl5O, 3 TO 9; will close at.
10 pairs Dongola Oxfords, worth
Sl.2B, . TO O; will close at....
a. psirs Reeds 'Oxfords, worth
$500, 2 to 9; will close at ....
81 pairs shoes, worth $500, y, 3,
-, to close In this sale at...
10 pairs Sandals, worth s5c, ], ~
3, 8, to close In this sale at...
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-07-01
Mortgage Sale.

by Virtue Of the power contained IN a ccr-
tain chnttcl mortgage executed by W. ". llOr
gan, la iavOr of BufOrd a George Manufnc-
turing Company, 10 secure "A certain prOm-
lhpry note In its favor, the condition Of
which mortgage has been brOkcn. viii sell
az public auction. 10 the highest bidder for
cash, in Tulsa. Indian Territory on the 10th
day Qf July, 1877, between the hours Of 10
'Qclock, a. M, and o'clock D. M. the fOliOw-
ing described property tO-witi One certain
stone buiidlng ased as d livery stable. fOrty-
high. situated on the sGA8pd street west Of
Main street ln the said towfiuf Tulsa. Indian
Iortt2ry, The proceeds Of siila sale 90 De
asta lh paylnE the expense Of f0fccloslng
the balance. II any. 20 bc renderedf 70 tho
sail M. b Hogan. mOftEaRor
a.. hufOhD !. uNOh0E hANurACruHINhC 90.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-07-01
OUR PRICES-- S----------
ALWAYS The LOWEST


follows: 81 am new member of
this commission and am not very
conversant with the work, but /
heartily accord with everything
said by my colleagues. | can see
that there are outside influences
which affect the action of the Cher.
okee commission more than il
should. | also feel that this com
mission is placing itself in an un-
dignified position by waiting on
you, and for my part | am in ia.
vor of going ahead with negotia.
tions at once or dropping them en-
tirely. Congress will act very
quickly on this question.
Adam Lacy:-It is very doubtful
in my mind that in case this Cher
okee commission should enter into
negotiations with the Dawes COM
mission, that it would be satisfac-
tory to the people at large. If an
agreement was made, |. am con-
v!nced that it would not be rati-
fed by the people, because they
do not understand these questions.
1t is just recently the people have
commence to become deeply inter
ested and they are not posted on
the subject and time to study it
may develop a different change OF
sentiment. Now | would like to
ask a question. For several years
past | have noticed a great many
people coming into this territory
particularly the Cherokee nation,
from Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama
and other states. A great many
citizens of those states have dis
posed Of their property and come
to this country and claimed to be
Cherokees. Now this case is still
pending. Now when the courts
decide II, | would like to know il
these parties are to participate in
this land diyision2
Mr. Montgomery-That depends
altogether upon whether It is de-
termined whether they are citizens
or not.
Gen. Armstrong g-This provision
for the rolls makes that very plain.
A great many of those cases were
acted upon last summer by this
commission, under authority con-
lerred by a special act. Two thirds
of them were denied. Some 200
or 300 in this nation have appealed
under that act. TO the district court
aud they are now before that court
awaiting a decision. II they are
admitted by the decision OF that
court (although they were denied
by our commission) they will be-
come citizens of the country aud
will be put on the rolls. This ia
the law. If they are denied by
that court, in other words, ii the
court suslains our decision 10 the
matter, they will not 60 on the
rolls and will not participate in
anything. II is just subject to the
decision of that court.
Mr.. Ross:-Mr. Chairman, Just
one question in connection with
that: We have been told by your
commission that we had an abso.
lutte title to our country. Does
not the position that the govern.
ment has now taken impair that
title to our country? You say we
are citizens in here and you divide
up our country2
Mr.. Montgomery;-I don't see
how il impairs the title. Suppose
the question now was raised as TO
whether you we're a citizen or not,
and II was 10 be submitted TO a