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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01
Ordinance No. 5.

An ordinance creating the once OF
street commissioner, providing the
manner of his election, prescribing
his duties and fixing his compensa-
tion, etc.
Be it ordained by the town council
of the incorporated town of Vinita:
SECTION l. That the Office Of street
commissioner be and is hereby created,
who shall he elected by the town
council, and who shall be resident
and qualified elector of the town Of
Vinita: and shall hold his Office at the
pleasure Of the town council, and
work when deemed necessary by the
council or the committee on streets
and alleys.
SEC. .. His duties shall be: To
have general supervision and have
charge of all work ordered to be done
on the streets and alleys by way OF
repair or new Improvements, whether
being done by himself, with gang OF
hands, by prisoners, or under contract.
SEC. ). 1t is hereby made his duty
TO thoroughly inform himself as to all
needed repairs of streets and alleys
anywhere in the town, ascertain the
probable cost of material and labor
and when so ascertained he shall
make it known to the committee on
streets and alleys by detailed report
in writing.
SEC. 4. He shall as soon as practic
able establish at the town Jail wha
is known as the crock pile" for towr
prisoners to work upon; and wher
deemed expedient, by himself or the
committee on streets and alleys, h'
may work town prisoners at othe
public places in the town.
SEC. ). He shall be under the gen
eral control and supervision of th'
committee on streets and alleys: b.
the council when in session. An.
member Of the said committee or o
the council may at any time ask hin
questions and advise with him upol
all matters appertaining to his dutie
or work in hand, provided he shall nc
receive orders for work except through
the aforesaid committee or through
the council.
SEC. 6. He shall be held responsi
bic for all apparatus, road wagons
wheel barrows and other tools give
in his charge by the committee, t
whom he shall give receipt when
turned over TO him, which receip
shall be filed with the recorder. III
shall not be interested directly or il
directly, in any work done by contrac'
SEC. I. He shall file a good an
sufficient bond, which shall be al
proved by the town council, in tn
sum of S25O.OO for the faithful pei
formance Of his duties and condition
ed with recital Of the responsibilit
of section of this ordinance.
SEC. 5. He shall be paid a dali
salary of $500 while actually und'
the direction OF the committee 0
streets and alleys.
SEC. 9. This ordinance shall be
force and effect on and after its pas:
. age and publication.
Passed and approved this 26th day
August. 1898. GEO. BLAKENEY,
Attest: Acting Mayo
w. II. BADGETT, Recorder pro TEN
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01
Ordinance No. &.

An ordinance providing for the cleo
tion OF Il town treasurer and pre-
scribing his duties.
Be it ordained by the town council
of the incorporated town of Vinita:
SECTION ]. That there shall be
elected by the town council of the in
corDorated town of Vinita a town
treasurer, who shall hold his Office for
the term of one year or until his sue
ceSsor is elected and qualified.
SEC. .. The town treasurer shall
be required to make quarterly Il full
report and detailed statement of the
financial condition of the town, show
ing receipts and disbursements and
balance on hand, together with the
liabilities of the town.
SEC. 3. He shall receive and receipt
for all moneys paid into the town
treasury and shall pay and disburse
the same on warrants drawn in ac-
cordance with the regulations of the
town council.
SEC. 1. He shall make duplicate re-
ceipts in favor of the proper person
for all moneys paid into the treasury
and keep the books and papers and
moneys pertaining to his office at all
times open to the inspection of the
mayor and council. He shall open
and keep separate and distinct ac-
counts with each of the several funos
into which the finances OF the town
are now or may hereafter be subdi-
vided.
SEC. 5. The town treasurer shall
be required to execute and file in the
Office of the town recorder good and
sufficient bond in such sum as the
town council may direct: and the
council may from time to time, when
deemed necessary, require him to give
a new bond.
SEC. 6. The town treasurer shall
receive no compensation for his serv-
ices as such treasurer.
SEC. I. This ordinance shall be in
force and effect from and after its
passage and publication.
Passed and approved this 26th day
of August, 1ses. GEO. BLAKENEY,
Attest: Acting Mayor.
w. Il. BADGETT, Recorder pro TEN.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01
Appreciation.
Mayor Pro Tenn

A letter received at this Office a few
days since from Il big st. Louis whole
sale house is in part as follows: "We
congratulate you on having such lib
eral and thoroughly up-to-date adyer-
tisers and also on the excellent man
ner in which you get up your ads.
THE INDIAN CHIEFTAIN is from start
to finish very neat and attractive
journal, well edited, well set up and
well printed, which is more than we
can say of vast majority of weekly
papers that come to our Office. We
take particular interest in the ads.
and will state that it is a pleasure tC
see the advertisers ideas so thorough
ly carried out as in your paper
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01

temporizing, and want to see an
end of the uncertain conditions that
have prevailed here SO long. Al
lotment with individual title is
the very least that viii! satisfy the
Indians now. AS to the common
funds held by the United States
government, all should be paid out
to the Indians per capita, and thus
close the account.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01
First Lietenant Rough Riders
A Contrast.

One is glad to claim kinship
with brave men. A week ago the
world was shocked by the story of
the barbarous cruelty and coward
ice of the French crew of the Bour-
gogne. Three years ago we were
equally shocked when the crew of
the German liner Elbe refused to
succor the passengers in their hur-
ry 10 look after themselves. Then,
as in the case of the Bourgogne,
there was only one female passen-
ger saved out of the vast number
of emigrants on board. These cases
are interesting and suggestive
when contrasted with the heroism
of British and American crews.
who invariably, to the credit OF
our race be it said, look first after
the helpless women and children.
An instance occurred only last
week. A large American vessel
caught fire at sea. AS soon as the
captain saw that it was impossible
- unu,,liGia-t the flames he formed
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01
THE CHANGE NOW ON.

The outlook for an era of pros
rity for this country is very fiat
ing at the present time, and il
signs do not fail great onward
vement is setting in which even
most optimistic cannot meas.
The prospect of the enforce.
{ of the Curtis law with refer
to monopoly Of land has al
6dE been the means of bringing
bout the sale at nominal cost o.
thousands of acres of splendid
farming land which viii now bt
occupied by thrifty farmers and
Sstockmen, and thus be made tc
produce a vast amount of grain
and stock of all kinds.
The prospect of allotment o
land in the Cherokee nation hai
. 'eryed as an impetus to Cherokee
Miles to get in possession ot
D. ir quota Of good land, that they
" take their allotments there
on. As soon as allotments are
lmade there will be no difficulty il
making advantageous leases to re
liable people from the states, witt
peans for opening up and improv
kg such allotments for mirol
children and others who do no
Rish to occupy their land. Grea
development may be confdentl,
Hooked for here within the mex
few years, and Vinita will be th'
eat trade center for the northern
# Of the territory.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01

THE interior department at
Washington has instructed the
Cherokee authorities not to accept
Cherokee scrip in payment OF
school privileges. This may not
mean reputation of outstanding
Cherokee national certificates, but
it certainly means cash basis for
the conduct of tribal schools. This
is something "new under the sun, v
in Cherokee national affairs, and
the ticket broker is about out OF
employment.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01

IT is said the town of Wagner
is running its saloons under the
high license system and that one
individual paid $1,000 to the town
for license, and has a monopoly Of
the business, owning all the
saloons in. the place. This is
hardly the spirit of the high Ii
cense plan, as each saloon is ex.
pectei to take out license.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01

THE Seminoles are soon to draw
the funds that has been held by
the United States government for
them. The amount is s56, 900,
and will be paid to the officials OF
the tribe to be by them paid out
per capita. This is not in accord
ance with the Curtis law, but the
agreement with the Seminoles.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01

The Creeks have at last agreed
to ratify their treaty with the
Dawes commission, and Spiechie
has gone out to tell the fullbloods
that it's all right. The vote will
be only matter of form, and then
the Curtis law will apply only to
the Cherokees.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01

FROM the tone of Oklahoma
newspapers that territory wants
no alliance with Indian Territory.
This is perfectly satisfactory with
this side of the fence, but where
does it leave Walker and the Pur-
cell Register.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01

THE hoctaw-Chickasaw agree
|ment was ratified by vote OF the
citizens Of those two nations last
week. 1t gives them an eight year
lease of tribal life, which is per-
'haps the very worst thing that
could happen to them. The Cur
tbs law with all its imperfections
is far preferable to the Cherokees
to such an agreement. Any set
Element that means less than abb
solute title to allotments made to
adults will be temporary and there.
fore unsatisfactory. The citizens
of the Cherokee nation are begin
ming to crave a final and an abso'
lutte ending of the whole matter.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01

If all signs dont't fail the time
is not more than one or two moons
distant when the sale of Roch-
ester tonic, or "Springer's ale," in
Vinlta, will be stopped for good
and all.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01

A short, clear, entertaining and
valuable lesson for amateur wealth
er observers is given in the Sep
tember Ladies' Home Journal in
the form of a series pictures of
clouds, with brief explanatory
notes. The page is well worth
examining and saving, for there
is nothing in the article which
would not be understood by any
body, even a child, end a little
close study will make one qualified
to form better opinions than ever
before as to what the weather will
he
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01
Miami Herald.l

Plain drunk $40, is the fine i'm
posed upon a few of our best farm
ers this week, while people who
live nearer home are permitted TO
get loud and boisterous, and dis
turb the peace of the citizens and
go free. The citizens are beconf-
ing greatly worked up over the
matter, and if our United States
marshal is compelled to take up
the matter the subjects will be
taken to Vinita, and our city reap
no benefit therefrom. Something
is going to "drap."
E. l.. Judd and Mamie Judd
have "troubles of their own. T"
They came in on the train Wed
nesday evening and proceeded to
Clerk Rowsey's Office to procure a
marriage license. The clerk be-
gan to fill out the papers but when
they both gave the same name he
asked if they were first cousins. to
which the groom elect replied that
they were second cousins. But by
being questioned closely, the
young man was led to ask the con-
sequence if they were first cousins.
Mr.. Rowsey informed him that it
would be a penitentiary offense,
and as he didn't wish to perjure
himself he said that they were first
cousins and left without the H.
cense. Their home is at Durant,
H.; they had been refused license
in Tennessee, Arkansas and many
other places. They were deter
mined 70 marry and left Thursday
morning to try their luck at Vinita
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01

At the meeting to be held Mon
day night for the purpose of con-
sidering the advisability of incor-
porating the city, the question of
the cost, and who is to pay 1t, will
occupy a considerable share of the
attention. The law requires that
the town shall be plated and an
accurate map of the same shall ac-
company the petition, and be filed
with it in court. Judge Clayton
holds that the map shall describe
all parcels or lots fully. Two
competent engineers have estimat-
ed that the cost of the survey and
the maps of South McAlester
would reach 81 900, or about sl.00
for each family.-South McAlester
Capital.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01

THE great objection to the allot-
ment of land as provided in the
Curtis law is that it is temporary
and not permanent. The items
lese Indian trib6
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01

RoBT. h. KERN, of st. Louis, is
again candidate for congress from
the Twelfth Missouri district.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01
TO The CLOTHING TRRDEt

We
we
oput
workmanship sonneb Baltimore Tailor Made Clothing BY
strictly To and and
guarantee them good Anyone having buy tall suit can
fhi line ofc thingan do his
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01
s NEEDED.
II public schools is

ii public schools is
eitating the minds OF
the thinking ones in this
at the present time. The
Eation of a system OF tree
lhools at which all the
bf suitable age could get
of an education is the
esired, and to obtain the
sufficient to place it in oper-
1.-THE problem in the case.
owns and cities of the terri
question may be solved by
as provided in the Cur
but in the country neigh
away from the towns
no provision whatever.
therokees have a school
$3.50, 600, the interest on
as been sufficient on the
% maintain a very credit.
lool system for the tribe,
liable school funds of the
9e nation has been s42, ,50l
properly handled would
ubtl9ss have been sufficient tc
We educated, free all the Chero'
E children in the nation. Now
> question arises, what shall bs
ne with the school fund OF the
IerC KEGS? 1t would be unfail
take it and use it for the main
nance of schools for all classes
punils,o or as has been suggested
kse it as far as it will go, and Il
crease it by a regular school tax
1ich of course would come of
,erokees and whites alike
bout the only practical solution
,uld seem to be TO Paycut th'
,erokee school funds to the Cher
Zee people per capita and star
en- by a uniform system of taxa
m
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-01

An ordinance relating to the public
morals.
Re il ordained by the town council
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-02-19
MEET NEXT WEEK.
Annual Session of the Benefit ASSOcia-
ton, Jr. 0. U. A. n. in ElktOn.

Over a hundred and fifty delegates will
assemble in Elkton, on Tuesday next 10 attend
the annual session of the Death and Sick
Benefit Association OF Maryland and District
of Columbia of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ, which is
the insurance branch of the order.
This association was Incorporated April 90
1898, and has now membership of 15.362
10 1927 in Maryland and !, ,43j in the District,
in 173 subordinate councils, of which 151 are
located in this state and % in the District.
The association, upon the death Of a member
pays 425O-the sick benefit feature having
never been put into operation and last year
paid out :23 $50. The number of assessments.
at ten cents each, never ran over sixteen in
one year, and has run as low as twelve as
sessments The present officers are: Presi-
dent F. A. Buschman; vce-president, c. H.
Offutt; secretary, James T. Ritter; treasurer.
VIM. L. James; directors Charles II. Williams
J. d. McConkey, II. G.. Slower, j. II. Terrell
VIM. II. Jet. w. j. Davis, +. NJ. Richardson
and Harry A. Amoss. Each subordinate
council has one representative in the a.so-
citation. The Elkton Council will be repre-
sented by Ricketts, Nelson.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-02-19
RAILROAD NEWS.
The P. w. & B. Railroad Shows an
Increase in Net Earnings.

The p. W. Il B. railroad improvements now
being made at North East, and on the Sus-
ouch ma bridge at Perryville, are being
pushed along rapidly.
General Manager Hutchinson on Tuesday,
issued his annual report of the operations of
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad for year ending October 81, 1897.
The earnings from all sources amounted to
sS79l. .436, and the operating expenses were
IS, iOi ,2O5, making the net earnings S2,3S7.-
23l. The total gross earnings for the year
1897, compared with those for the year 1896.
show decrease of $3.50 ,694 50, or 2 S3-1O0
per cent, and the operating expenses
decrease of I2S9, ,SO2.4G, or 3S 100 per cent,
making an increase in net earnings of
$34, lO7G4, or / 45-lO0 per cent.
There was no change in the number OF
locomotives. The total locomotive mileage.
was S,O95,O2 miles, being 279,103 miles less
than the mileage made during the previous
year. There was also no increase in pas
senger and freight ears, but the conditions
were better and many old cars were replaced
with new ones. The company has now 1858
cars, divided as follows: 395 passenger, 1886
freight aud l72 maintenance of way
During the year 1897, there We're 1850 tons
of steel rails and 433,S77 cross ties used for
repairs and renewals. At the close of tho
fiscal year 1897 there were 1883 2-1OO miles of
company's tracks and sidings in use on the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad and lines operated in connection
herewith, viz, GG0 25-10O miles of first track,
Ill 32-l0O miles Of second track ~ 49, 100
miles of third track, 8 miles of fourth track
and 225 97-lCO miles of company's sidings,
and in addition thereto i3 24-l00 miles Of
private sidings, being an increase OF 76.fOO
miles of the company's tracks and So. 100
miles OF private sidings during the year.
All the bridges are in good order and many
renewals by substituting steel for wood were
made
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-02-19
A Volunteer For JeSsups Cut.

On Tuesday Chief of Police Bddle was
approached by very dilapidated "hobo,"
who asked the officer TO please arrest him,
take him before Magistrate and prefer u
charge of vagrancy against him. The bailir
took him before Justice Groves. when he told
the Squire that his name was VIM. T. Mote.
his home Elkton, and that he was vagrant
-Simon-pure-too lazy to work, too honest
to steal and too proud to beg. He wanted to
be sent 20 the House of Correction, where he
would have to work Mote had but recently
been released from the workhouse, where he
had served faithfully for ten months, he hav-
ing been sent for one year, but on account
OF good behavior had gotten two months Off.
The Magistrate sent him to jail until a con-
sultation can be had with the States At
torney, when it will be determined what dis
position will be made OF the volunteer.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-02-19
BILL PASSED.
CECIL COUNTY WILL BE RID OF
RACE TRACK GAMBLING.
The Bill Am .dnci So That 1t viii Go
Into Effect April 4--Cecil County No
Longer to Be the Hot Bed of
Gamblers,

The Cecil county auti-race track gambling
bill passed the House of Delegates during Il
suspension of rules on Thursday. when the
measure, so strongly demanded by orr citi-
@ens, was rushed through by the efforts of
the Cecil delegation. The bill has already
passed the Senate, and will become law as
soon as it is signed by Governor Lowndes.
who is decidedly in favor of the passage OF
the bill. As the bill passed the Senate it
was made effective from the date of its pas-
sage, hut in the House Delegate Writ had it
amended so as to fix the date April 1, next
when it should 20 INFO effect. Mr.. Writ gave
his reasons for fixing the date that many Of
the race track people are indebted to Elkton
merchants and they want little time to
secure settlements. The Senate will concur
in the amendments. and now the people of
C""t county are rejoicing that relief for the
race truck curse is near at hand.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-02-19

Upon their return Mayor and Mrs. Malster
will hold Il reception at their home at the
corner of Maryland avenue and Twentieth
street, Baltimore
Duri' Z the stay of their special ear at Bal
timore Mr.. and Mrs. Malstrr received several
friends, the ladies who called presenting Mrs.
Malster with flowers.
The Baltimore American, in referring to
this incident of the trip, said
'NTrs. Master entertained her guests on
the ear most gracefully. A moment or so
before the train departed Mrs. burrows pre-
seItcd tho bride with basket of American
beauty roses Mrs A. II Heck gave her n
basket of sweet-scented violrts, and Mrs.
Charles i. Wilson presented her with a
boquet of assorted carnations. Mrs, Barreda
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-02-19
FACTORY SOLD.
Foreclosure Of Judgments Against the
Stevenson Wrench Co., of North East.

Th" plant of the Stevenson Wrench Com
pany, at North East, was sold at public sale
in Elkton, on Thursday morning. to Samuel
L. Simpers of North East, for 5l212. The
plant included new two-story buldinr and
power The sale was brought about by the
foreclosure of a Judgment against the COM
pany of 500, held 10y the Keys & Miller
Lumber Co., of Elkton. and Judgment Of
$3.50 held by the company that put in the
engine. Several North East citizens made
bids on the property. one bid was made by
j. I. b, Day of fsl2l1, Il bid was also made
by Andrew Anderson, of North East. The
stockholders of the company, who arc mostly
Cecil county people, some months ago rccoc-
nizcd the fact that the wrench factory could
not bo made a paying Investment aud al
lowed the Judgment to be GOreclosed without
any effort whatever To- save the company. 1t
is not known at present what Use Mr.. Sinp-
ers will put the building, bat it il suitable
for any light manufacturing work. The
building is located close to the depot, on the
7. W. Il Il. Railroad.