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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
Rural.

Wednesday, April 13-Rob Com
stock commenced sowing flax Monday.
VIM. Flanagan commenced plant
ing corn Tuesday.
Luther Malcolm was listing corn
last week on the Hathaway farm.
Ora Popping went to work last week
for Mr.. Vice, living seventeen miles
northwest of Chanutc,
VIII Riley planted field Of corn. be-
fore the rain and cold spell. OF course
he agrees to plant it over.
Mrs. Gable Heilman and little child
are sick. The little child is danger
oUsly i'll with pneumonia fever.
Earnest Popping is working for Lee
Lindsay this week. Lee was kicked
by mule, which injured his lungs.
Cheapest millinery in Chanute at
Mrs. Lyons. If
Strawberry plants for sale. The
very best in cultivation. by the hun
dred or thousand,-A. G. Maxwell,
Chanute, Kansas.
Miss Maud White, of Kansas City,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. NJ. How
ard, OF the 4th ward.
Go to Mrs, Lyons for bargins in mil
linery. tt
If you want your farms sold, list
them with d. e, McClelland s. Co.
They do the business. If
J. L. Crane and C. f. Boyle, of Earl
ton were in town yesterday.
FoR SALE OR TRADE CHEAP; one
Pony Deering binder, never cut but
l15 acres.-A. Carlson, Villas Kan. 81
J. b. Beatty is a Notary Public and
Justice of the Peace. IT,
Mrs. Katie Hodges entertained in
honor of the Tuesday Reading Club
tuesday evening OF tnlS week.
Leave orders for native lumber with
w. j, Walker at Beatty & Nash's Of
flee. If.
If you want millet or cane seed
call. have good stock F. J.
Benedict. If
Mrs. @. A. Cox and Miss Myrtle took
in the concert at lola Thursday even
ing.
For SALE; a few pedigreed DurOc
shoats. Call at Cottage Stock Farm,
or at this office. tt
Jones makes speciality Of children's
pictures.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

We can now make loans on farm
realestate on as good terms and at as
low rate of interest as anybody. See
us before placing your loan,-L. II.
Johnson & Son. Office in Gray's har
ness shop, Lindsay Block.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
LOCAL NEWS.

HUM up yOui SbldN httAN'
Two weeks more of school.
Another new store in town.
Garden making is in full blast
School closes Saturday, April 30.
Farmers too busy to come to town.
Mrs. Henry Bertram is on the sick
list,
Miss Lulu Phillips is on the sick
list.
What has become Of the board of
trade?
B. Durall bureda an infant son We'd
nesday
J.H. Roe took a trip to lola We'd
neSday.
Miss Bca Cunningham Sundayed at
carlton,
c. e. Benedict made business "Trip
to Erie Monday,
Hal Isett left for Keokuk, Ia. the
first Of the week.
Mrs. Ross Prentice is visiting Glrard
friends this week.
D. NJ. Kennedy was at Erie on court
business Wednesday
L. w. Ball and J. E. Meeker are at
Erie as grand jurors.
A. Gilchrist and wife visited Erie
relatives over Sunday.
Not many farmersin town-they are
all busy in their crops.
The Santa Fe people are improving
the Fourth street crossing
Miss Ollie Lowe, of ottawa, is the
guest of Mrs. r. j. Barley.
Chas. Hardness is buying horses at
st. Paul and Girard this week.
Mrs. Wing Southland is visiting rel
atives in Garnett this week.
e. n. Allen, A. II, Turner and j. f,
Roe were Erie visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. Cliff Coulter visited friends at
Pittsburg several day this week.
Mrs. w. II. Latimer, Of Cedarvale,
is visiting her sister, Mrs Al. Bart
ley.
Miss Lucy Burris came down from
lola Saturday and visited over Sun
day.
Mrs, Harry Steinberger and son, of
Erie, visited Mrs. Cap. Harmon this
week.
Mrs. Harry Wallace left Monday for
short visit with relatives in Elk
Fails
Get ready for the encampment at
Wichita tie 2Oth, DIST and 22d of this
month.
Miss Portia Park returned WedneS-
day from months visit with st. Paul
friends.
R,N. Allen is the busiest man in
town since his return from his west
ern trip,
editor Roe got picked upon a jury
Saturday, and failed to get home till
Monday.
The Bellies Lettres Club will meet
with Mrs. j. L. Sewell next Tuesday
Afternoon,
Mrs J. L. Barnes and Mrs Geo. Cur
It's heard ''Melba" in Kansas City Sat
urday night.
L.Miller and wife visited the latter's
parents and other relatives in Fredo-
MIA this week.
w. II. Powell has removed from the
second ward to d. E. McClelland's first
ward property.
E. P. Rose is talking of trading his
Lincoln county farm for DR.. Neeley's
store at Urbana.
Postmaster FarTelly left for Gueda
Springs Monday in the hopes of hene-
fitting his health.
B. f. Shinn and DR.. Brown were at
Fort Scott this week attending the
grand lodge p. Of A.
H. P. Farrelly was at Fort Scott on
business before the Appellate Court
the first of the week.
Atty's. Jones, Cox, Brown, Shinn
and Gates were at Erie on legal bust
ness most of this week.
w. H. Nation, the Shaw granger,
was in town seeing the sights and
reading the signs Saturday.
Miss Pearl Lilly will attend the en-
campment at Wichita next week, as a
delegate from the L. A. S.
HI Freeman went to Kansas City
and Chicago this week to purchase
goods for the Mammoth Racket,
George Harp is lightning builder
he nut up the KUehner building next
to the TINES Office in about week.
in,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15
Neosho Valley.

Wednesday, April 13-More rain.
ID. l.. Houston is sick.
Items are scarce; roads too muddy to
hunt them.
J. F. Brinegar has twenty acres Of
corn planted.
The Misses Holley spent Sunday
with Mrs. Thurman.
Mr.. Rush's boy was reported quite
sick the first Of the week.
Protracted meeting was held at To-
ny point last week. Quite an interest
is being manifested.
The farmers are complaining that
the early sown oats were injured by
the freeze. Better not get in too big
a hurry.
Choice flax seed to loan.-F.
J. Benedict. If
Seven room house to rent, Inquire
at this )fice
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

Choice flax seed to Ioan.-F.
J. Benedict. If
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

Seven room house to rent, Inquire
at this lflice.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

If you want your farms sold, list
them with d. e, McClelland s. Co.
They do the business. If
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

Miss Maud White, of Kansas City,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. NJ. How
ard, OF the 4th ward.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

J. L. Crane and c. f. Boyle, of Earl
ton were in town yesterday.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

Go to Mrs. Lyons for bargins in mil
linery. If
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

For SALE OR TRADE CHEAP; one
Pony Deering binder, never cut but
l15 acres.-A. Carlson, Villas Kan. 81
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

Mrs. Katie Hodges entertained in
honor of the Tuesday Reading Club
Tuesday evening of this week.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

Strawberry plants for sale. The
very best in cultivation, by the hun
dred or thousand.-A. G. Maxwell,
Chanute, Kansas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

J. b. Beatty is a Notary Public and
Justice of the Peace. IT,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

If you want milIetO or cane seed
call. have good stock F. j.
Benedict. tt
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-15

Cheapest millinery in Chanute at
Mrs. Lyons. If
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25
For the COWBOYS,

r. B. Rutherford, Jr., of Fit.
Smith, suggests that q roping con-
test be made a feature for entertain
ing the public during the races
which are to be given this fall. In
speaking of this matter Mr.. Ruth
erford says:
very few people realize how
expert thes cowboys and cattlemen
become in handling the lasso.
Some of those fellows are marvels
of quickness, and can lasso, bring
to the ground and securely bind a
wild steer in forty seconds
sight that is worth seeing, and
when you get lot of fellows enter
ed in such a contest, it is doubtly
interesting. Vmita, Wagner.
Claremore and Muskogee would
all send their best men. for there
is big rivalry between those
towns in matters of this kind.
The result is. the very best men in
this line would come into compe-
ton.
This would not only bring a
big crowd from the territory, but
such an event would create a great
deal of interest from the territory
among city people who never saw
such a contest and have no idea
what it would be like. There was
such a contest at Wagner some
time ago, and nearly ten thousand
people attended it. There is no
reason why such an affair should
not be made big feature OF race
week. ."-Wagoner Sayings.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25
ST 4 year--if paid in advance.
That Tahlequah Reunion.
NINITA. I. T. Aug

NINITA, |. T., Aug. Is.
Editor of the Cherokee Advo.
cate.
KIND SIR:-You will please
print this three weeks; A reunion
is called at Tahlequah, 1. T., on
the 9th of September, lasting three
days; the speaking will be in Eng
lish and in Cherokee. The even
ing of the 9th we will take up the
white mans case, who is citizen
by marriage and the white woman,
who is a citizen by marriage. On
the evening of the 9th the reserya-
tors Gaze and on the evening of the
9TH we will then give our full de-
termination to the negroes. We
ask them to be present, and every
body who is interested in the
Cherokee nation. This reunion is
called TO get The opinion OF the
citizens of the Cherokee nation in
particular, so We will not have it
second-handed. We want them TO
tell what they want done. Every
body come and bring your sup
plies; it is the first and last re-
union called by the Cherokees.
Speaking will begin at 10 a. III.
on the 9TH of September. Every
body he present and take part in
this reunion. There will be gen.
eral report; your name will be
worth $1,000 to you; if you are un-
able to come you will send in a
written statement what you desire
in regard to your present home
tead circumstances.
TAHLEQUAH, | T.,
President of the reunion.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25
BledsOe's INTERPRETATION.

S. 7. Bledsoe, of Ardmore, was
recently interviewed in reference
to the Curtis bill, as follows:
"There is much uneasiness felt
by all classes of people over the
probable effect of the Curtis bill,
| know, and the recent report that
Commissioner Jones had issued a
circular letter holding that persons
improving lots after the passage of
the Curtis bill would not be per-
mitted to purchase the same as i'm
proved lots has alarmed the peo-
pie very much. | do not think
Commissioner Jones has issued
such instructions-in the first
place, because | do not believe he
can find anything in the Curtis
bill to support such a conclusion,
and / know of no occasion calling
for such a ruling on the part of the
commissioner.
II was in Washington repre-
senting townsite interests all the
time the bill was under considera-
ton, and | never heard such a
contention during that time.
There was some talk of provision
prohibiting persons erecting i'm
provements after the passage OF
the act from purchasing unless the
improvements should be worth a
specified sum. This discussion
was brought about by the report
that some one was going to put up
houses to cost S225 to hold lots
worth $1,000.
1.-The non citizen farmer is un-
easy because he does not know
from whom to rent for the year
1899. 1t is about wheat-sowing
time, and he feels that it is neces-
sary for him to know what he is
going to do. Some of the Indians
with large holdings have refused
to rent except for cash in advance,
and have notified their tenants to
vacate unless willing TO rent in
this way.
"The white mar doesn't feel
that it is fair to make him pay
cash when he may have to pay
again, Necessarily, the bill Will
work hardships upon all persons
having vested interests. 1t is i'm
possible to change title to lands
upon which towns are located or
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25

If we recollect Alright it was r. c
Adams who made the deal by
which the registered Delawares
were to give him a quarter or a
half of all the land he could squeeze
out of the Cherokees, anent the
Delaware agreement. Like the
average Indian, in dealing with
per centum and per capita, we may
not be correct as to the precise
figures to the deal, neither does
it matter; a few hundreds of thous
ands OF dollars, or a million acres
of land, more or less, do not count,
but we want to know if the r..
c. Adams, whose name appears
in the Mexico deal, published in
the Indian Sentinel, is one and
the same man. We think the
suppression of the signatures to
the Mexico deal is an injustice to
the Cherokee people.-Fairland d
Bee.
Yes, it is the same Dick Adams
and the Dawes commission lost
a whole day listening to r. c.
present the claim question OF
the Delawares last year, at Table
quah. Dick Adams don't cut much
of a figure where he is known, but
he has gotten the Dawes commits
sion into the worskind ola scrape,
in trying to amend the agreement
made between the Cherokees and
Delawares over thirty years ago.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25

The Dawes commission have
about completed their work of max
ing the freemen roll, and the past
week has seen the winding up of
this roll in the Creek nation.
While it is fact that there still
remain a few who have not had
their names enrolled, the work
has been most successfully carried
on and, from what we can learn,
will be one of the most correct and
complete rolls ever made by any
commission. There are some
whose names appeared on the old
list who have been stricken from
the present roll from the fact that
they were unable to establish their
right to enrolment. A share of
these, no doubt, will make an
effort to be placed back on the rolls
and have signified their intentions
of going into courts. 1t is almost
an impossibility to make an exact
roll, but from the manner and pre-
cautions taken by the commission
there is little doubt but that this
one will be used in the making of
the allotment. The commission
have some unfinished work they
will commplete at Wewoka in the
Seminole nation, after which they
will, on the first of the month,
go into the Chickasaw and Choctaw
nations to make an enrolment
through the months of September
and October. when they will again
return TO Muskogee and probably
carry on the work of making up
the rolls during the..winter months.
The commission, no doubt, from
now until allotment has been
made, will be a busy body, as
much depends on their labor in |
the re.-Phoenix.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25

THERE is every indication that
the Curtis law will be enforced.
The original difficulty that the bill
contained no appropriation for car
rying into effect the provisions of
the measure has been removed by
an arrangement with the treasury
department. 1t has reached the
ears of the Dawes commission, and
and thence to the interior depart
ment that certain clauses of the
Curtis bill would be ignored, and
hence determination to enforce it
rigidly. Our advice to the citizens
of the Cherokee nation is to get
ready TO comply with conditions
imposed as fast as they take effect.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25

any amounts hereafter recovered
or received by the said Cherokee
nation from or for the benefit of,
said Cherokee national fund, from
any source whatsoever, that they
are now entitled to receive in and
from the funds now in hand.
-. That your petitioners, the
said Delaware Indians residing in
the Cherokee nation, both as a
tribe and Individually may have
such other and further relief as to
this court may seem just and
proper and as they may show
entitled to in the
premises, and may also have judg-
ment for their taxable costs and
herein.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25

1T is said the fullbloods have
petitioned the Dawes commission
to carry out the provisions of the
Curtis law with reference to the
appraisement and sale of town
lots. both occupied and unoccu-
pied. The fullbloods have caught
the inspiration and will insist
upon the Curtis bill standing as it
island upon it being enforced. with
out DELAY.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25

THE question of the ownership
of the calaboose in this town, built
by old municipal organization,
should not be hard to determine.
The new incorporation has assum-
ed the payment of the outstanding
Indebtedness of the old, and of
course should own the public
property of the same.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25

THE incoming city administra-
ton has responsibilities resting
upon it, that in the very nature of
things will make its task no light
one. The platform upon which
these men were elected was no
idle play upon words, but meant
all that it said. Perhaps one of
the first matters TO claim the atten-
ton of the city council will be to
provide for the proper sanitary
condition of the town by causing
the cleaning up of the streets and
alleys, and providing for drainage.
We feel sure that this matter will
claim the attention of the board of
aldermen at an early day.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25

THE Rochester tonic that is be-
- sold in this city is intoxica-
G. This statement can be veri-
fed by more witnesses than can
find standing room In the United
States court room. 1t is a viola
ton of the law to sell intoxicants
either 10 or out of this town. The
only question is, shall the law be
enforced?
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25

those in a good state of cultivation
and well improved without detri-
ment to many people. But mas
much as the change must come, it
is better now than later. / think
there is much unnecessary alarm.
81 believe a fair and reasonable
construction of the bill, enforced
with such spirit of liberality as
will give due consideration to all
interests, will result in transition
from our present unsatisfactory
situation to one of permanent and
stable titles, such as will assure
the investment of capital and
cause a more rspid development of
the almost unlimited resources of
this magnificent country"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25
Favors the Curtis Bill.
TALALA, |. t., Aug.

iALALA, L. L., mug. ~.
EDITOR CHIEFTAIN:-To the
citizens of this nation l wish to say
that / do approve of the Curtis
bill for different reasons. One is,
there will be no land grabbing,
which is now intended if the Cur
tbs bill is repealed. Another is,
ones land will be classified and
each and every citizen will get his
equal share of the land and public
money that would become due
him at any time. And further
more, the government proposes to
allot our land for us, which will
save JUS a great deal of money.
Besides, there would be a commit
tee appointed to 60 to Washington
this fall, which would cost prob
ably $4,000 and bring Us nothing.
We could not treat with the Dawes
commission while they were here
trying so hard and now we had
best go ahead with our present
surroundings; get our fences on the
line and then bear a bright, smil-
ing face. Respectfully,
f. NJ. DAWSON.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25
SEcKErARY BIIss. of the interior

SECRETARY BLISS, of the interior
department, has prepared a
lengthy opinion based on the treat
les, in which he gives his reason
for deciding that the Choctaw
freedmen may vote at the coming
election regarding the Curtis bill,
while the Chickasaw freedmen
cannot vote.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25

CHIEF MAYEs has been petitioned
by many citizens of Tahlequah to
grant amnesty to all the prisoners
confined in the national prison, as
there is no means available for
their support.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25
"Chleftain" $I--in advance.

The true story of those 27S days
of suffering by Greely's heroic
little band of explorers in the
Artic region has been told by Gen
eral Greely himself, for the first
time, for the October Ladies Home
Journal. For years General Greely
has kept an unbroken silence
about his fearful experience and
that of his companions, as they
dropped dead one by one at his
side, and it was only after the
greatest persuasion that the famous
explorer was induced to write the
5 ory.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25

FROM now on it will cost more
to get "drunk and disorderly" on
the streets of this city than il will
be worth. The fellows who are in
the habit of getting "full" every
few days and using profane and
vulgar language on the street had
better desist and save the expense.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25

A Washington dispatch says: The
interior department is experience
ing some difficulty in carrying out
the provisions of the Curtis act re-
vlsing the laws of the Indian Ter
ritory. 1t provides, among other
things, that all annuities, royalties,
ETC., shall be paid the residents
Of the territory by the secretary of
the interior, but does not make
appropriation to defray expenses
incurred in this work. This and
other provisions OF the bill, it is
said, undoubtedly will be amended
by congress. The secretary of the
interior, who now holds practical
ly the position of governor of the
territory, will soon make public
regulations carrying into effect the
Curtis act. Supt. Wright, who
has been sent to the territory to
investigate conditions there, will
make report to the secretary, and
the information secured in this
way may be used in formulating
the regulations.