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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
AT THE CHURCHES.
Sundays Easter Services
Throughout the City,
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Communion service was Observ-
ed at the Presbyterian church Sun
day at the morning service.
Rev. w. T. King, the pastor,
preached a very entertaining Eas-
ter sermon. The songs and an
them were well rendered and FIVE
new members were received
into the fellowship zof the
church. There were five
ruling elders present who
served the bread and wine to the
congregation.
ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL MISSION.
A large congregation was present
at the Easter service at the Epis-
copal church at II o'clock Sun
day. The house was profusely
decorated with flowers. Special
Easter music of high order was
rendered, and Rev. Lloyd preach.
ed a most excellent sermon on the
subject of the resurrection. Holy
communion was also celebrated.
CHURCH OF THE HOLY GHOST.
Every available seat in the
Catholic church was filed Sun
day morning and some persons
were standing. The especial feat
ure of the occasion was the adj
miuisiering of their first commun-
ion to ten girls and two boys. The
girls were enveloped in bridal wells
and wore orange blossoms, and
both girls and boys were supplied
with tall candles which were
lighted and later on extinguished.
during the ceremonies. Instead
of a regular sermon Father Versa
val addressed the new c0mmuni-
cants at some length on the impoT-
tance and so.emnity of the right
about to be administered to them.
1t differed only from what might
have been told them in the Protes-
tent churches in that the idea of
"transubstantiati0n" seemed to be
set forth-that the elements" be
came the body and blood Of Christ.
The services throughout were very
impressive and the singing of one
of the sisters of mercy engaged in
the school was delightful.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Al the Baptist church Sunday
no special Easter service had been
prepared, but it being the regular
communion season of the church,
Rev. Hudson delivered his ser
mon from Matthew, 1920, and
from that text, in well chosen
words presented the fact that we
were commanded TO do, and OBJ
serve certain things and that the
observance Of the communion u
Lords supper was in obedience to
that command. At ;he close of
the sermon the communion ser
vice was observed.
METHODIST CHURCH.
At the Methodist church
crowded house was present both
in the morning and evening Rev.
NJ. L. Butler baptised two chill
dren at the morning service and
Rev. c. NJ. Coppedge preached
the sermon, after which the sacra-
ment was administered. At the
evening service Rev. Butler, the
pastor, preached an Easter SER
mon from the text "Wby Seek We
the Living Among the Dead?"-
Luke 24:5. Two members were
received into the church. The
league meeting after the night ser
vice was attended by about seven
ty-five young people, mostly, and
an interesting meeting was had
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
UNITED STATES COURT.
MONDAY.

MONDAY.
Commissioner Don Carlos, Con-
stable Isbell, and Judge Denison
went to Fairland on last nights
train TO arrange for the opening of
the commissioners court there on
the 18th inst. A comfortable and
convenient court room has been
provided, and a set of records or
dered. Judge Denison enjoys the
distinction of filing the first civil
suit in the commissioners court
at Fairland.
*e*
Judge Springer closed court
here yesterday and is holding a
a term at Muskogee. He will be
up tomorrow and go to Miami
where the term begins Monday.
A week later the Vinita term will
be resumed by Judge Springer.
~
b. d. Pennington was probably
the first man to &c, action" un-
der Judge Springer's intruder rul-
ings. He sent an officer up near
the Kansas line Thussday to eject
a woman from place be bought
at sheriff's sale for SIS, for which
he got judgment with $3.50 dam
ages. B. l. LaFon wanted the
place to fill out his allotment and
Mr.. Pennington directed the officer
if $500 was paid, to yield posses
sion to Mr.. LaFon. Learning by
telegraph this morning that the
money would be put up, Mr.. Pen
nington went home TO Chelsea this
morning very well well satisfied
with his bargain.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
Eel From the Porch

Mrs. Ferril, Mrs. s. NJ. Davison's 5
mother, 20 years Of age and weighing
upwards Of 200 pounds, fell off the
porch Monday throwing her hip out
of place and otherwise injuring her
self. The ladies' extreme age makes
the matter Of serious concern.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
Land Office Opened.

The Creek land Office was opened at
Muskogee Saturday under the direc-
tion Of Tams BiXby, of the Dawes
commission. Miss Susan Barnett was
the first person TO file upon an allot-
ment. Few fOrmalities attended the
opening, though Judge Springer made
a hriaf nllrnss
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
Turned Loose.

The trial OF Ben Hawk, John CoOdy
and Noah Hawk, in the commission
er's court, charged with burg arizing
Robt. Abney's store at Alton, took
place Tuesday night, and the boys
were discharged, there not being eSi-
dence sufficient TO convict.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
A Grand Affair.

]. II. Akin returned from Kansas
City Tuesday evening. He was at the
great convention hall opening the
night before. The program was a
home talent minstrel performance
and cake walk with 200 stars, fol-
lowed by a dress ball.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
Alton Election.

The Alton city election passed
Off yesterday with considerable ex-
element. The democratic ticket
was all defeated by fifty, the ma
jority Of the peoples ticket, head
ed by c. A. Murdoch for mayor
and F. 5. Walker for recorder.
Total vote poiled 1l5. The vote
was as follows:
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
oaTOo-Oua-Stee's'' Poem.

The original poem, "The White
Mans Burden" 10y "ToO-qua-Stee, -
published a few days since in The
Chieftain, was deemed Of sufficient
merit TO be published in Sundays
Globe Democrat, occupying column
in the Iiterary section Of the paper.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
Discrimination.

When Bridgman heard that his
neighbor (colored) had got in a vote
Tuesday he was heart-broken.
Dock has lived on the hill about a
douzen years aud the colored man
about turee weeks-bOth over the line.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
look the Cart.

Some Of the boys ran of with the
baggage cart from the front Of the
Cobb house iTuesday, and now land
lord Arter is waiting patiently for it
to be returned, which would perhaus
be the cheapest way foT the one that
took it away TO settle il.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
Store Robbed.

Sneak thieves entered the store Of
r. \. Abuey of Alton, Saturday
night. Holes were bored around the
lock Of the door and by this means an
entrance was easily made. Seven
suits OF clothes, a lot Of groceries and
other stuff was stolen.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
A HANDY Man.

J. NJ. Trollingcr went to Chelsea
yesterday morning 60 look aftera drug
store situation. The place that gets
him not only gets a good druggist but
one Of the best baseball players in the
Indian Territory.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
Sparkling.

Frank Little went 10 Council Grove.
Kansas, Saturday on Sparkling
expedition. Frank may make a stout
denial Of the object OF his visit when
he returns, bat its true, neverthless.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
Loose Horse.

\ bay tilley, or years old, 10
hands high, came to 5. II. Rice's
home, on the Cobb place, Friday, hav-
ing an old saddle and bride on. Thus
far owner has not been fnund.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06

In recognition OF the gallant
Caprons, father and son, the
president has appointed a half
brother Of the Rough Rider cap
tain to bepaymaster in the regular
army. His name is Webster Vim
sen aud he is the sole support Of
the widows of the Caprons.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06

Marv's Little Lamb.

Mary had a millionaire,
His head was soft as dough.
And everywhere that Mary went.
why, he was sure to 60
He followed her 10 church one day.
And then they had a row.
Arranged by Mary. Mary lives
On alllmOny now.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
Cure for Meningitis.

Two ounces saltpeter in one quart
OF alcohol. Battle the spine full from
neck down, feet aud TO the knees in
hot water.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
THE CITY ELECTIONS.
Democrats Garry the Day
Results Elsewhere.

The city election passed of
quietly Tuesday and without in
cidtnt. Five hundred and three
votes were polled. The entire
democratic ticket with the excep-
ton Of recorder and one alderman
were elected. The contest CEN
tered around the election of city
marshal. J. F. Ledbetter was
elected by majority of six votes.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
Evangelist.

Rev. p b. Hicks Of Guthrie, is in
town, preaching at the Methodist
church nightly. The reverend gentle
man paid The Chieftain Office "A very
pleasant call this morning.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06

Two young high grade Durham bull
calves. aud months cid for sale
NJ. Starbuck, Alton. s2-33
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
Old Settlers,

Certain persons claiming to rep,
resent the old settlers have distri-
buted among themselves s37 ,019-
62 recently in the hands of the
treasurer of the nation, and Civ
en- lien upon $4,000
more of a fund of $4,000. Now,
all Old Settlers who lave never
given their assent to these appro-
priations are invited to meet J. NJ
little, Il. d. Knight and w. II.
Drew at Vinita, |. T., on or before
April 20, for the purpose of signi-
Tying the fact and to hear read a
communication from J. George
Wright, Indian inspector, and to
transact such other business as
may come before the convention.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06

Before leaving for home the other
day Juror Pap" Simpson presented
Judge Springer with a cane, as to-
ken of the esteem in which he held
the latter.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06
KEEP POSTED

On the daily fluctuations in live
stock aud grain at Kansas City,
Chicago. Omaha and st Louis by reading
the Daily DrOvcrs Telegram published at
Kansas City. the b1st market report OF its
kind in the world. sample colles sent on
application
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-04-06

will give five dollars reward to any
one who will furnish me evidence that
viii convict any person for putting up
the posts or cutting the wire fence
around my farm. w. G. NELNIs. 32-35
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04

In the persecution Of Walter
Hurt the editor Of the Gatlin Gun,
the plutocrats are aiming a blow
at the freedom of speech guaran-
teed to us by the constitution.
The Gatlin Gun has ever shown
itself to be an enemy to shams,
frauds and hypocrits, and those
who feel entitled to a place in this
category doubtless feel the sting
and smart of Mr.. Hurts versatile
pen. No wonder that some of
those notable millionaire highway
men Of Cleveland have found it to
their interests to get him locked
up. There can scarcely be any
doubt however, that he has the
sympathy and moral support of
every honest man; and any person
who wants something elegant in
literary style or rich in wit and
wisdom, can do no better than to
get the Gatlin Gun of Cleveland.
Ohio.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04

WHEN Beauty joins hands with
Genius, and idealism with ex-
perience we may reasonably ex-
pect to see accomplished if not
the impossible at least the very
difficult.
Miss Blanch Walsh, the actress,
who is said to be both beautiful
and talented, will cooperate with
Mark Twain in a work that may,
in future, be known as the Ameri-
can Renaissance.
Mr.. Clemens is at present in
Austria, but Americans who know
him and love him, know that he
is every inch an American. They
know too, that though for a time,
he finds it a part of his work to
gather material abroad, that his
love and sympathy is here.
The work to be started by Miss
Walsh, assisted by Mark Twain, is
the building up of a Theater that
shall have the mark and stamp of
Americanism unhampered by Eu-
ropean standards.
The officers have been elected
and the work actually started.
Just what the details will be ] am
unable to say. The first thing
necessary of course is money.
The endless chain letter scheme
has been started. The theater
will be built in New York.
If [ understand it, the object is
to revive the very highest class of
the Drama; to be put on by the
very best Of talent, and SO cheap
that the ordinary everyday people
may see it. Cheap! That's the
idea! Make it cheap SO that COM
mon people may see it.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04

MRS. GEORGE has stated it as her
purpose to appear upon the lecture
platform as a champion of womans
rights. She thinks woman should
have the right to vote at primaries,
caucuses, convention elections etc.,
and to serve on jur1es.
It's a good thing for Mrs
George however, that it wasn't
known before her case went to
the jury that she believed in all
those things. Per haps she doesn't
realize it, but it was just her sex
alone that turned the balance of
sympathy in her favor. She
should be glad that she is wom-
an, and assume an air Of modesty
and refinement; realizing that in
acting thus she will come nearer
to getting her rights than by
bowling the precepts Of advanced
womanism from the lecture plat
form.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04

The most popular kind OF adj
vice to give people, is the kind
they want.
***
Tickets emitting the holder to
be escorted through the different
departments Of the prison, are sold
at the front office for 25 cents. A
great many persons try to avoid this
payment, and the reason offered why
comps. should be issued are often
very funny. Last week, farmer
approached the Chief Clerk and
said: "Say, I furnish the butter
you folks use; can 1 get in on the
strength Of it?" Sure" said the
Clerk ''why that butter is strong
enough to carry you any place.
*
"Chas. Williams of Terre Haute..
Ind, drew ST. 900 from the bank,
and started out to paint the town.
Twelve hours after, he was found
with only SIG and a broken
neck" Well, no one can say that
Williams didn't get an even
break for his money.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04

snaky waists and baggy bosoms.
I have too high an estimate for the
good taste of woman in the alb
stract, to ever believe it.
What relief it is to know, that
in spite of the pictured Paris
fashions the women Of our country
succeed, mostly always, in making
themselves look-well, nice.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04

HvAE been observing the fash
ion plates with a good deal of
interest this spring, and L think
they amuse me more than ever
before. l have always had a weak
ness for fashion plates; and there
have been times in the past when,
desiring to say something particu-
larly hateful about my sisters
"chummiest chum'' I studied their
minutest details for inspiration.
The result was usually satisfactory
to me.
It is surprising the number of
ugly things one can find to say
about the "female form divine"
by observing closely the average
fashion plate. Formerly my atten-
ton was about equally divided be-
tween the girl in the corset ad and
the distortions tabled evening
dress, walking dress, -" tea gowns"
etc., but this spring the preponder-
ance Of interest has gone over
to the latter. This is not the fault
of the girl in the corset ad by any
means. It is rather owing to an
infinitely increased grotesqueness
of the shapes, about which they
arrange the latest things in dresses.
OF all the anomalies created in the
name of womans dress within my
short range Of experience those
of this spring, it seems to me, are
most absurd. Since the time back
in the sixties, when in boyish
wonder [ gazed upon the circus
tent skirts, and wondered in a vague
way if it was all woman, nothing
has seemed so utterly ridiculous
as the styles this spring.
Gaze upon one Of those shapes
for a moment and imagine your
sister or your wife or your mother
looking like one Of them. Perish
the thought.
Is it possible that the women
see anything artistic or beautiful
IN those things, or do the printers
of fashion pictures expect the
women of our country to ape those
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04

When she shall have had time
to remedy her mistakes and lay
the foundation with care and
thoroughness she may take the
place that is justly due her.
When the attention of the
country was first turned to stock
raising industry in Dakota,
northern Wyoming and Montana,
herds of thousands were rushed
there, branded and turned loose.
The whole country was theirs.
Stock inter-mixed and inter bred
Unfortunately. Cows dropped
calves any time of the year, winteror
summer. This went very nicely
until the winter of 'c6 taught
them their mistake. That winter
Is per cent of all the cattle in the
state of Montana, died upon the
range of starvation and exposure.
Thereupon stockmen commenced
to get on the right track. They
learned their lesson; but at what
cost. Hundreds of cattle COM
panies went to the wall. Mr..
HuUhes Of the KertZ and Larsen
Company told me that the year
before they had branded 100
calves, and that that year (the
year after the hard winter) it
would hustle them to get a
hundred.
1t was the lack of thorough
ness. Outfits couldn't find their
cattle to feed them, even though
they had the hay. If they found
them they could neither move
the hay to the cattle, or the cattle
to the hay. The last few years
has witnessed a change in all this.
The lack Of thoroughness is be-
coming apparentin all of the trades.
When brought into close competi-
ton with men who have learned
their trades in the older countries
the American artisan or tradesman
has to give way. American push
and energy is a wonderful quality,
but even it must eventually give
way before thoroughness of meth
DDS and close attention to details.
Our working men must come to
realize that ''get there" is good
but that ''stay there is better.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04

SOME few years ago [ read
story entitled 'The Chosen Val
lev" 1t was serial in the Gen.
fury Magazine, and was written by
Mary Halleck Foot. have often
wondered why that story alone
should not have shed upon her
name the light Of glory and un-
dying fame. 1t was not only one
of the most perfect stories L ever
read, rich in local coloring and
fraught with tragic situations
but had for its foundation the
dominant American characteristic
set against that Of the English.
There you found the American 60
aheaditiveness versus the English
thoroughness and determination.
Perhaps it is useless for me to say
that the American methods won:
that the Englishman with his
thoroughness was ridden over
rough-shod, hurled aside, crushed.
The wing-dam was put in. The
company formed; and the bottom
lands sold. The scheme event."
and so did the dam the second
day; and the Englishman's children
lived to see it put in according
to his plan.
And so [ come to what I was
going to say. [ have named the
dominant American characteristic
go-aheaditiveness. It's not a parti-
cularly euphonious word but [ am
certain you'll know what it means.
While this trait of character
will accomplish much, it has be-
gotten a certain laxness Of methods
the evil of which is constantly be-
coming apparent. 1t is one thing
to "get there" and another thing
to ''stay there
When the feverish excitement
of gold digging in California sub
sided, and people commenced to
find out that fruit could be raised
there, the characteristic rush for
quick results took place, and now,
years later they are commencing
to see the evil of it. They are
realizing the fatal mistake of lack
of thoroughness. There were
thousands of acres Of orchards
planted in an Indifferent manner
and of an inferior quality. Today
they stand worthless, and years of
time has been lost and untold
labor squandered. It may be a
surprise to some to know that
there is in California thousands of
acres of almost worthless orange
groves. When it comes to COM
petition with other orange and
lemon markets of the world Cali
fornia is simply mot in it,"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04

THE MIRROR is weekly paper published
In the Minnesota State Prison. 1t was founded
in 1887 by the prisoners and is edited and man
aged by them. Its objects are to be home
newspaper; to encourage moral and intellectual
improvement among the prisoners; to acquaint
the public with the true STATUS of the prisoner;
to disseminate pathological information and to aid
in dispelling that prejudice which has ever been
the bar sinister to a fallen mans self-redemption.
The paper is entirely dependent on the public for
Its financial support. If at any time there should
accrue a surplus of funds, the money would be
expended in the interests of the prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04
N 0 TIC E.

ALL PERSONS receiving copies of
THE MIRROR who are not Oh our
regular lists will please consider
such as sample copies. If, after
reading, you conclude that THE
MIRROR Is worthy of patronage
send your name to this office for
trial subscription at rates as pub
lfshed above.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-05-04
BY THE YELLOW KID.

Husband There is one thing
that appreciate about burglar.
Wife-"What is that?''
Husband-''Why he never tries
to disturb the people in the house
when he visits it.
"There is only one way
that 1 see that will pave the way
to victory for u.s.
Understudy-"And what is
that?"
Aggy-"Well we will just get
some Of that army beef of theirs,
and if that don't drive them back
why we might as we'll give up the
struggle"
There is a great moral in that
shipment of army beef and collins
that went to the Philippine Is
lands the other day; but I am
unable to show what that moral is
at present.
Mrs. Newly Wed-"What makes
Mrs. Joejoe wear such wry face ?''
Mr.. Newly Wed-''So it will
correspond with her husbands
rye nose I suppose -
If the Filipinos were aware
that at least twenty-five brave
soldiers we're born in the United
States to every one that is killed
at the Philippines, it would have
some weight in their decision as to-
whether they should continue the
war;
America leads; others follow.
This theory has been strengthened
lately over in Paris by the ladies
who tried to treat King Oscar to
dose of Hobsonization. Now many
will say that Oscars head is round,
but it was most certainly level
when he retreated at the opening
of the little kissing game.
Bangs "There goes a very
pretty lady. Do you know her?'
Jones "Well- slightly, she is
my wife,
The saying is, that when
couple is married, two hearts beat
as one; but no doubt, after a short
time, it would give anyone the
heart-disease to listen to the dis
cord of the beating.
Many women marry drunkards,
thinking they can reform them;
while others marry sober men, and
cause them to fill drunk ards
grave.
The latest market report from
Klondike, states that cooks and
cooking stoves have gone up. A
miner placed some dynamite in
the oven of a stove to thaw it
out-hence the rise.
Smith-"Say Jones, what caused
that boy of yours to be cross
eyed?"
Jones when very young, he
used to watch the hind wheels of
a wagon catch up with the front
ones, and his eyes became mixed
and nothing could straighten Them
out afterward!.