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The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05

I.have a Spalding wheel for sale, call
and inspect it.
7-2o-2t G. F. Goodhue.
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05

Get a lawn mower from McCloy &
Senour and trim the long grass in your
front yard. 6-Iotf
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05

We are just in receipt of the wedding
announcement of Charles E. Gregory and
Miss Helen L. Drake, dated July 26, at
Minneapolis. The card says, "at home
after September 1st, Dickinson, N. D."
This is good news. Attorney and Mrs.
Gregory are welcomed to the town.
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05

Bicycles for sale and rent, Ladies and
Gents; at Klinefelter's. 8.s.tf
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05

We have two good second hand watch
es that we have taken from railroad men
in exchange for new ones. They are
bargains. VIC. Candee. 7-2o-tf
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05

Will Prior has put a man in charge of
his ranch and moved into town, taking a
position in Parker's meat and grocery
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05

Those Rushford wagons Of Drenkel's
have been going like hot cakes, and for
a few days orders could not be filled, but
another carload is on the way and there
will be no delay in the future in filling
orders. The Rushford is a great seller
and has merit over all. 8-s-2t
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05

Mrs. Anna Hills and her sister Miss
Bertha Parker arrived Thursday evening
from the west.
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05
Saturday. Aug. s. 1899.
Machine oil at Drenkel's.

Harry Drenkel has opened a drug store
in Los Angeles.
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05

E. D. McCadam was up from Mandan
this week renewing old acquaintance.
The boys had many questions to ask
Ned about Alaska experience.
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05

IMrf. Frances Holly, state agent for the
p~teykntion Of cruelty to animals, spent
last week in Dickinson. Mrs. Holly
seemed to think that the people in gen.
eral were not so severe to stock as had
been pictured,
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05
This has been another cool week.

1t is learned that Frank Lucas is soon
to return to Dickinson.
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05

Henry F. Hill, one o fthe Billings coun-
ty teachers, attended institute at Man
dan this week.
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05

paul Jacobson writes the Mandan
Pioneer from Mosquito Creek, Alaska,
that all stories about gold discoveries on
Copper river are fakes. He speaks Of
having seen many poor fellows the past
winter who died from scurvy and cold.
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05

Mrs. DR.. Davis and guests. Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Cunningham, visited Medora and
vicinity last week. Mrs. ]. W. Foley
accompanied them home, returning for
the d}nce by the "Royal Daughters Of
CamI
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05

Two work trains were put on the first
of the month, and things are lively in the
: N. P. gravel pit neal Gladstone, where a
big steam shovel is being nnerated
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05

Massacre 4 Simpson unloaded "a cars
of western cattle at the Eland stock yards
this week. They will have 900 eastern
cattle in the first of next week.
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05

Wednesday afternoon Governor Fan
cher received a telegram from Col, F. w.
Ames at San Francisco, In response to
his telegram asking him to see that the
North Dakota boys there received proper
care. Col. Ames wires: "North Dakota
boys at Preside all doing nicely. Will
see that they get proper care and attent-
ion"
Bismarck Tribune: The North Dakota
regiment or the way home on the Grant,
numbers $40 men. The deaths in the
regiment have been a few less than TWEEN.
ty, about the same number OF the boys
are at Frisco on the sick list and a few
have re-enlisted. There is an average Of
over seventy men to the company-com-
ing home or here a!ready-against eighty
when they enlisted-which is a pretty
good show ing after a years service.
Our optical trade has increased so ra.
pidly that we have decided to do our own
lens grinding and to that end have pur.
chased all of the apparatus necessary to
do the work.
w, C., CANDEE.
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05

A horse fell with O. p. liner last week,
injuring his right foot badly. MI. liner
was brought to town for treatment. But
returned to his ranch during this week,
where he expects to be of assistance in
looking after matters, getting about by
the use of crutches.
The Dickinson press., 1899-08-05

c. V. Shepler of Kansas City, president
of the Little Gem Brand Book Co., was
in Dickinson this week. Mr.. Shepler's
people live in the vicinity of the Berry,
Boice Cattle Co. ranch in Kansas, where
A. J. Streeter and family went last year,
and he says that they have the finest
ranch in the whole n
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-04-06
For Education.

The following dates are an
nounced for the appearance of Rev
J. S. Murrow and Rev. J. H. Scott
at points in the Chickasaw nation.
These gentlemen are working in
the interest of education, aud are
in every way qualified to interest
and impress their hearers:
Comanche- Thursday night, April
9th.
Duncan-Friday night, April 7th.
hickasha-Saturdey and Sunday,
April Sth and 9th.
PurceIl-Monday night, April 10th
Pauls Valley - Tuesday night,
April 11th.
Wynnewood - Wednesday night,
April 18th.
Davis-Thursday night, April 18th.
Ardmore-Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, April 14th, 18th, and:16th.
The Territorial mission board will
meet at Ardmore on Friday, the 14th,
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TIME TABLE,

ARDMoRE. THURSDAY, APRIL 6.
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APPRAISERS INSTRUCTIONS.
Full Text Of Secretary HitchcOck's Ad-
vIcs to TOwnsite Commissioners.


Full Text Of Secretary HitcheOck's Ad-
vIcs to TOwnsite Commissioners.
The ARDMoREITE can at last fur
nish its readers with the much
sought for instructions from the
Secretary of the Interior to the
townsite appraisers of the Choctaw
and Chickasaw nations. They are
rather lengthy, and will be given
in two installments. The first
follows:
Department of the Interior, Wash
ington, March 6, 1899 Gentlemen:
You have been appointed townsite
commissioners to lay out townsite
where towns have been looted in
the Choctaw nation, on the ratihca-
ton, August "a, 1898, of the Choctaw
and Chickasaw agreement, set forth
in section 29 of the act of June 2s,
1898 80 Stats, 1857 otherwise known
as the Curtis Act, and to appraise
the lots within said towns.
A pamphlet copy of said act is en-
closed herewith and your special at
tention is directed to that portion re-
lating to your duties under the title
"Townsites," beginning on page 10
of said act and continuing to the first
paragraph on page II, relating to
coal and asphalt in said nations, and
also to the proviso in the second par
agraph on page IS, relative to towns
where coal is being mined.
Before entering upon the discharge
of your duties you will subscribe to
the following oath of Office:
l do solemnly swear that |
have no interest, either directly or
indirectly, in any town property
other than my home in the Choctaw
or ChickasaW nation, in tha Indian
Territory; and that l will faithfully
discharge the duties of the office on
which l am about to enter. So help
me God. ------
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this = day of - A. D., 1S9
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viii be furnished as soon as you
shall have agreed upon the form and
Furnished the same to the Indian
onRce. These books must be plainly
marked on the back with the name
of the town land only one town will
be included in the same book and
OF the nation, as follows, viz:
"Choctaw Townsite Record, South
McAlester."
If more than one book be required
for the record of the town, they
must be numbered in proper order,
the number following the name of
the town.
In journal separate from the rec
ord of appraisements above de-
scribed you will cause to be kept an
accurate record OF all proceedings
of your commission each day show
ing the members present and the
business disposed of, or upon which
the commission was engaged.
When you have completed the ap-
praisement of the improved lots
in any town you will give public no.
tice thereof by advertisement in
some newspaper in the nation hav-
ing general circulation in the town,
and also by posting a notice thereof
in public places throughout the town,
announcing the fact that the ap-
praisement has been completed.
Besides this you viii give notice
in writing to each party owning or
claiming improvements of the valu-
alton placed by the commission on
the lot or lots on which such i'm
provements are located, and that
application to purchase the same
must be made to the United States
Indian agent at Muscogee within
sixty days. as provided by the agree
ment. These notices must be served
personally on the parties entitled to
receive the same by one of the men,
bers of the commission, or an en-
with that duty by the commission,
and, sections 5205 to 5214 (both in
clusive), chapter 119, of Mansfield Is
Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas,
shall, as far as practicable, govern
the service of said notices. and re-
turn thereof, every effort to be made
to secure the written acknowledge
ment by he party served of the
service. The date of such service
being of utmost Importance, great
care should be exercised to have the
date distinctly inCOrsed on the no.
tice when returned by the person
executing the service.
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Administrators Notice.

Letters of administration on the
estate of Mrs. Zuleika Sparks, de-
ceased, were grantsd to the under
signed: dated the eleventh day of
March, A. ID. 1899, by the United
States court of the Southern district
of the Indian Territory.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them, properly authenticated for
allowance, to the administrators,
within one year after the date of
said letter, or they may be preclud-
ed from any benefit In said estate;
and if such claims be not exhibited
within two years from the date of
said letters. they shall be forever
barred and precluded from any ben
eft from said estate
JOE N. TAYLOR,
Administrator of the estate of Mrs.
Zuleika Sparks.
Ardmore, Ind. Ter, March 18th,
A. d. 1899. wifi
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-04-06
6-l&w1t

L was reading an advertisement of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrh9a Remedy in the Worcester
Enterprise recently, which leads me
to write this. l can truthfully say l
never used any remedy equal to it
for collie and diarrh9a. have never
had to use more than one or two
doses to cure the worst case with
myself and chiidren.-W. A. STROUD,
Popomoke city, Md. For sale by
W. B. Frame and T. n. Coleman,
druggists.
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Sworn to and subscribed before me
this = day of - A. D., 1S9 ~.
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Official title:


Your first duty will be to lay out
the towns within the Choctaw nation
having 200 or more inhabitants resid-
ing therein, restricting each to it's
limit as far as practicable at the time
of the ratification on August "a, 1898.
To do this you will be under the nec-
essity of ascertaining, first, the linn
its of each town in accordance with
the provisions of the agreement,
and, second, of surveying and plat
ting each within those limits. These
plats must be on tracing liren on
sufficiently large scale mot less than
tinctly each lot. all streets, alley,
and church and parsonage reserva-
tions within the town, and lots must
be neatly and plainly numbered.
The plats must be made in quadru
plicate and submitted through the
Indian Office for the approval of the
Secretary of the Interior, and be ac
companied by statement, also in
names of the owners of the improve
ments on each lot. Each of said
plats must bear a certificate by you,
as follows, viz:
We, the undersigned townsite com
missioners of the Choctaw nation,
Indian Territory, hereby certify that
the foregoing is true and correct
plat of the town o., in said
nation.
When the secretary shall have ap-
proved the plat of a town, one plat
will be retained for the files of this
office, and the other plats will be
returned to you for disposition in
accordance with the agreement,
proper receipts to be taken therefor,
and one plat will be retained by you
for your own use.
When the plats of town have
been approved by the secretary of
the interior and have been 'eturned
to you as above outlined, ) ou will
then appraise each lot upon which
permanent, substantial and valuable
improvements, other than fences,
tillage and temporary houses have
been placed, fixing the value there
of at such sum as the lot would
bring for a fee simple title at the
time of appraisement, exclusive of
the value of the improvements, hav-
ing due regards to all the conditions
and circumstances surrounding the
disposition of the lots in said town
site. The record of the appraise-
ment of each town should be kept
separately from the appraisement
of all other towns, and must show
the number OF each lot, the town in
which it is located, the name or
names of the owners of improve
ments, the size and value of the lot.
and the character and extent of the
improvements thereon, in form.
somewhat as follows, viz:
Lot No. 4, South McAlester.
Choctaw Nation.
John Doe, owner of improvements:
Lot p feet front and 125 deep, value
$1,000. Improved by one-story brick
store building 25 by 60 feet, and shed
in rear lot.
Lot No. 200, South McAlester.
Choctaw Nation.
Richard Roe, owner of improve
ments: Lot 100 feet front by $50 feet
deep, value $500. Improved by frame
dwelling house, barn and stable.
This record must be kept in blank
books suitable for the purpose, which
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-04-06
Strayed,

One dark bay pony mare, 13 1-2
hands high, branded J on left
shoulder; one white hind foot,
heavy name and tail. Also, one
light sorrel mare, ID hands high,
same brand, was wearing halter.
Has severe saddle sears. Any in
formation concerning them will be
thankfully received by
J. NJ. HODGES,
6-d&w1t Oakman, |. T.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-04-06
viii PAY Cherokee Warrants.

United States Indian Agent
Wisdom has made announcement
that he will at Union agency, act
ing under instructions from the
secretary of the interior, at the
office of the United States Indian
Agent, MuscOgee, | T., on Thurs
day, April 20, 1899, and subse-
quent days until disbursement
is completed, disburse the interest
now due the Cherokee nation from
the United States government on
their invested funds, amounting
to $136, ,890.SS.
The disbursement will be made
under the laws of the Cherokee
nation from the United States
treasury i'll 50 far as they are not
in conflict with the laws of the
United States or the rules and
regulations prescribed by the de
partment of the interior and Of
the United States treasury for the
government Of disbursing officers.
All interest now due viii be paid
and all parties holding warrants
upon which interest is due can
present them
In making this payment the in
dorsement Of the original payee
will be required before either the
interest or principle will be paid,
or if the original payee Is deceased,
then the Endorsement of the legally
appointed administrator or exc
cutor of the estate.
Powers Of attorney will not be
recognized.
In the payment of principal and
interest the present legal holder
of the warrant will be required to
receipts for same over his own
signature.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-04-06

AN affectionate Young Philadel-
phian squeezed a girls hands with
so much emphasis that the young
woman thinks that nothing less
thanI $4,000 damage will re-
pair the damage. The game of
holding hands must be something
entirely new in Quakertown.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-04-06

ARDMoRE polls more votes at
city election than our city on the
south-Gainesville.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-04-06

THE streets and alleys Of Ard
more must be thoroughly cleaned
up before warm weather sets in.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-04-06

PERSISTENT sanitation is the
price of good health in any town.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-04-06

There will be thousands of acres
of peanuts planted in Oklahoma
this year. 1t wouldn' be best to
go exclusively into peanuts, but it
pays to diversity, and the peanut
crop adds to the possibilities of
diversifcation
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-04-06

THE good Lord is favoring the
people of Ardmore this year by
withholding the warm weather. If
this town were given weeks hot
sunshine in its present filthy con
dition about half the people would
be sick. Somebody is criminally
negligent and should be punished.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-04-06

THE Daughters of the Confed
eracy will erect monument to the
memory of Miss Winnie Davis. It
was decided to ask for a small
amount with which to do this. 1t
became known. and in a short
while the committee said Enough,
stop sending money, > so soon was
the mission of love accomplished
La Junta tribune., 1899-03-18
Hide and Seek Came Busted.

Undersheriff c. d. Steward ar
rested A. H. McMasters in Pueblo
last Wednesday, bringing him to
La Junta on No. 6 the same even
ing and landing him in the county
Jail. McMasters is resident oi
Fowler, and warrant was issued
January 18TH charging him with
running saloon without license
for four or FIVE years past. Since
the date OF the issuance of the war
rant McMasters has been playing
hide and seek with the officers,
writing letters apprising them Of
his whereabouts from points in
Kansas and New Mexico.
Undersheriff Steward hearing
that McMasters was visiting his
family in Fowler, started on his
trail, and after searching that town
over went on to Pueblo where he
found his man. McMasters was
taken to Fowler Thursday morn
ing by Sheriff Barr, where he was
tried before Justice Langley. He
was found guilty and fined SIoo
and costs which he paid.
La Junta tribune., 1899-03-18

medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving the
patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have SO much faith in
its curative powers, that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case thar it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials. Ad-
dress, F. ]. Cheney & Co, Toledo,
o. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Halls
Family Pills are the best.
La Junta tribune., 1899-03-18
New. Of neIbreok.

Robert Nubrey is erecting new
house in the east end OF the valley.
Dennis Durbin and family moved
from Fairmont to the Holbrook
country last Saturday.
w. N. Randall and ]. E. Lewis
were surveying laterals in the east
end of the valley last week.
P. C. Hansen has moved into
1. P. Pollock's house, the latter
being now a resident of Rocky
Ford.
1t has been decided to change
the location of the new NJ. E.
parsonage from near the Center
school artesian we'll to Lakeview.
John Osborne delivered 4 car
load Of baled hay to the La Junta
Milling and Elevator Company
last week. The. baler is now al
work on DR.. Bryant's ranch.
The Holbrook Valley Sunday
School Convention will meet at the
Bee Hive school house, Sunday,
March 10th at 10 4. m. A very
interesting session is anticipated.
Otto Flick's new house is nearly
completed Judging from the
number of small houses being
erected in the valley, Holbrooi
will be community Of bachelor.
for some time to come.
w. T. Ball and Miss Netti.
Taylor were married in Foosland
Ill. last "Wednesday night. They
are expected to arrive home to
day. Mr.. Ball is . prosperou,
farmer Of Holbrook, and Mis-,
La Junta tribune., 1899-03-18


c. w. Fenlason, of Rocky Ford,
was a county seat visitor last
Wednesday.
The Semi Weekly Tribune and
Chicago Weekly Inter-Ocean one
year for sI.65.
The trouble with some of our
La Junta youths is that they don't
like to work between meals.
S. w. Cressey, water commits
sioner Of this district, was in town
Thursday. He reports good run
Of water in all the bitches. No
fear OF scarcity this season.
Crows grocery store in Fowler
was burglarized last Tuesday
night, the thieves carrying away
I25 pocket knives and large
number of razors. The sheriff's
Office was notified, but no trace Of
the culprits or the stolen goods
has as yet been obtained.
Ihave been afflicted with rheu-
matism for fourteen years and
nothing seemed to give any relief.
was able to be around all the
time, but constantly suffering. l
had tried everything l could hear
Of and at last was told to try
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which !
did, and was Immediately relieved
and in short time cured. ] am
happy to say that it has not since
returned. Josh. Edgar. German
town, Cal. Sold at the Palace.
La Junta tribune., 1899-03-18
500 Re.srs. s.oo.

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least ore dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in all
its stages and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the