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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13

DnrARrnuSr op THE ixTxstoR.
United states Land ONCE. wopd~ sri, o. 7 -.
. A suaclent contest AfidAvit bavii,s he. d
q 'ed IN this once by Ai1nsl !. stnniry, rSn.
s.ssan.. s.ss sEsinst james =. ysrdy entry No.
sW \ sec. !, and wv u NV Y Src,ion n.
4 Mnshlp n. Range "a =. Z n By James n.
serdy.c nt' stcs, In which IL Ia alleged thai
Jams '; Sariv has whuily sban tined ssid
isact. asd changed lis resllcnce ther,1rom m,
Ior moe than six months since max nv saSi
:nSiy. ssa n-x' prior to tho date b rain, q a
inst said tract IL not settled upon snd cn,ti-.
vs.en VT g., ey M cad pn1y a. rrgnircf by ,aw. snid
nnd 2; nnts evidence touching ssid aIIees .Sn %
, Nens m IN April ~. 1904. be On
os ios ss.y. w. CS:,n,y, o. 7 and this, Sna hear.
issp b.iors the Register aud Rsccissr ut th.
unii.d states Land OGcr In Wood wsMi,
"o"dward Couuty, a. 7.
sa..,, nns said con;s.iant hayins. In proper at
which si.'v that alter due III ixencs, pcrs ~
srrs,ce az thi, no Ice eau not be ~ si. Il 10
hereby 0stiered and directed that snrh oiic.
% given BY due and trol<, ps.iles,lor:
rirst pub March 10 isaa. ~'s'''sA
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13

LAsp OFFICE At WOODWARD. n T.,
March ~. iire
Notice In hereby ven that the f.iIov,,s
nAined scttlrSs have died nOlies of their inie
ti"n to max. nnai proof IN support - thcil
claims and that ssM pr,nf nj be made be.
and f,r beaver county, y r.. or Ia csse IL h |,
sbs.ncr. before !. Z Hodge, clerk o( sniJ
eosr,: ~ He.veI q T. on May IL. lsGs, viz,
northeast quarter Of section :, tuwnsh,p 4
north, rsnge ~ &c ~
Js,n"s u. QuiUn. n. r.. No ys5, fr thu
nj h, range ~ e.. NJ.
They nnn,e tue following witnesses to prove
!hrf CONTINUOUS rcsidcncs upon AID vaitivR-
Doug as smith Jsnics v Thompson, Lsvs
- Lsfsen. f.nnk 1.nuglIin ni,d James T.
Qn''n oil "f B::r"I. OF
First rub. April Q, W.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13
laad Office q Woodward. o. r..
March 20, 1890

Notice Is hereby Sven that the Scliswin,
named settler has fled notice Of biz in,en,
tion to make dsal prsof In support Of hi
claim, aud that ssid proof will bs made bs.
fore Charles q 7annshili. Probate Judge Ia
and for Beaver county. u. T.. or Ia case Of
bis absence, before J. c. Hodge, clerk oi
said eouri, At Bsa,sr. U. T, on Msy IL,
1907. viz;
Nathan } Rhodes. II. y. No. 53i. for
the south half OF the southeast quarter Of
section y, end the north half Of the north
east quarter of section II. township Q north,
range a5 y G.. N
lie names the following witnesses 10 prove
his continuous residence upon and suitivs.
iion Of said land. via;
wiiIias, 7, bruce. William Clsrry. Robert
Maple. al, of Sys. q. L. aud Frank Dogus.
Of Beaver, u, 7
r. b ,is,ir, B,fiatsr.
fns pub. April o, 1870.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13
CONSOLIDATED,
LAND OyyicR AT WOODWARD. OF

LAND oFSics AT WoopwARn. q z.
Nsiics 10 hereby given that ihs Ic,i wing
neGrd settlers have hlrd notice Of their intsi.
Won 70 make hnnl proof In supporl VI their
clniu.s, and that said prooi viii be N sGs b !.
fofc Charl's 10 Tannebill, Probst, Judge in
AMI ior hoaver county. Oklahoma, ur in ~aS,
APR ] -. lsxj, viz: VIZ
Ge rye NJ. Gardner. II. p. No All for the
north. ihng 2jE &. n
4, And Robert q. Dunlop II, T.. No. lis for
shc hnrthwrst quarter OF section b, tow nsLip
north, range - T.. &. NJ.
They name the ioliowing witnesses TO pru,r &
Their oaniinnous tcsidence upon anil Gu tl,n.
ton OF, said Lands, viz:
Nobtrt Moore, S-wion Pickett, 8corxc VI.
Gardncr Rob n q. Dunlop. all or Clear Lake
D. T., and N-iHun 4. Peckhnin. al il.sv-rU 4.
u. nEALY, Register
tirsi pnT March y. isSe,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13
LAID Ovyicx AT woopwanptI, = ,

Notlcs 70 hereby. given that ihs f,,llowins
named setter has died notice Of bis in,en.
10 make nnsi :proof ~ support ~ his
sl,im: ant that said p.ooI vii, he msic
os,nfe Charles -. Tsnnel,ll, Piobste Judge
OF lkavrr county, y: T.. or i,i cs~~ ~ his as
b~sver,O y, on April -. is0a, viz:
Chef,cs ", Birdsall Tor thu southw, Of ausr-
MI oi shs soutn- Of quarter ~ section 4, end
3wnsbip n.d h., range 81 d. q. 81
4. ne names the following witnsssrs N prove
ton Of said land, ,vifi
,, Richard toren, Arthur W. Howe, William
BAKER. Frank +. u sdisvn. A. Of Cos er, u. r.
rt. u. HEALY. Register.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13
Land once ., woodward q. r

Notice IL hereby given thai lis s,iioy,,s
nsned settler . MED n,,sies ~ hls IN
ssn ION 70 max: nna' proof H. support of hi,
eisnn, snd that said prof viii hs male be
sna ,uf beev.r county. OklslionA Territory /,
sno 10 case ~ his absrncs. then before }. {.
L.onge. Cic,k q said court, ~ Beaver, Okla.
hoina, ou April ~ isgy, viz:
nenty Edw arde, for the ~. r. No i.O ex-
nsss rsea =! No. ~. Tor lts !, .. q, ~ sss1, on
w. nnd z, fth half Of southeast quarter, ana
u9n ~. township 9 north, range ~ r. &. AZ,
we nemcs the Following witnessss 10 Provo
~. ~ eontlnv,us residsncc up n snd cui,ivs.
Iodolph D; Goodsic and ~ onevs,i ,. Cole.
oi nnEiewood. kansss; william =. Evans.
.. nnv,fnde ok klshoma. and Fred Z. Trary,
First published March eth, lsvs
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13

W. T.. Bishop, oi the firm of Bishop
Bros Mosavia granite and marble work.
Is in Beaver county and will rcmsin
about sixty days. lie will furnish al
orders for grave stones, fenccs, etc.,
reasonable rates. Call on lilo, or address
him ut Gate, Ok, stating your wants,
aod he will wait on you or send you
patterns and prices. Apr. .6w4pd
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13
CONSOLIDATED
Land Ofhcs ., WOODWARD. %. r..
March 20. laOQ

Land Ofhcs ~ WOODWARD. u. r.
March 20. I8Da.
Ns'ies 10 hereby given tAs, tho folioWins
named ssttlsrs have 6lsd notice Of their In.
,sntions 10 make final proof In suppor, Of
their claims. and thsi said proof will he made
before Charles d. Tsaashiii. Probate Judge
in and for Beaver county. %. T.. or In osss
Of bis absence. before J. c. Hodge, clerk Of
ssid osars, q Beaver, q T.. on Msy iU,
1900. vis.S
Lucy Parker, " y. No. 1872, for the
south half Of the southeast quarter. aud the
south half Of ths southwest qa.risr Of see.
'ion ~. township l north. range 20 y. q. ".
Ciarsnes Parker. n Y. No. lyA for The
south half sf the southwes, anav,sr OF sec.
''on IL. aud the horth half Of tho nor,hvest
quarter Of ssc'ion ~, township | sorth.
vanee ~ u L. NJ.
They name tho following wi,nsssss 10
prove Their coniinuoGs residence upon and
cultivation Of said land, viz,
Carlous = brown. Samuel n. Woods
Thomas J. Dunlap and slen.o +. Woods, oil
u Lockwood, U, =
y. D. iir.ts, Register.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13

a card FROM Dr. y. n. simpson say.:
"'lesss snuouoce that I will be in Bee,
t"r ab"n, >May q. viii send positive
date Ia,E." Ga your teeth ready to
gull H the time Doc gets here.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13
Notice 10 Teachers,

There will be n public c1aniuatiou Of
applicants for teachers certificates q, NV
Office 10 tho court Louse 10 Beaver; also
al the Garrett school house in Cleveland
township, on April % and -, 1899.
+ l.. FLOYD, Go. Sup,.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13

Thos H"urer Of O,,im~. sod Mis-
Meta MunselI sr'ivcd in Beaver We'd
"csdsy. Miss MnnseIl who has been
'eaching At Op'ims to 6li . Vacancy
will rrn.ia st beaver. hs,iog completed
her work Of sesehiny.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13

Ms business meeting OF tho Chris.
'ian Endcavor Society held st J Il
rhonss'S last night, it va. decided to
postpone the meetings Of the society for
3 time, owing to the fact tha, a number
Of the active members have removed,
and that there Is general lack OF iu-
,crcsi.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13

Tho death OF Il X Perry, q promi-
uent ''ockmsn Of this county, has been
reported, but 90 particular. regarding
the occurrence have been received.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13
C'ssW Coao 0SSA.

A car load jus. received and for ssl.
o. 20 cents per bushcl.
| Il W. WILLIAMS,
oso't Meade, Kansas.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13

High Grade Hereford ycarling hulls
Tor sale. Residence ou Clear creek, IL
miles south Of Beaver.
IlESRy KILg 4 Sons.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13

During my residence 10 Beaver, Ok.
lahom', contemplate teaching piano
forte music. Those wishing TO take
lessons call and get my terms, or apply
and | will send them. llesideuce with
Mrs. blanchard, Beaver, Oklshous.
FRANCES OvERsRREsT,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13

u r. Craig has been dangerously sick
for several days, but =, present Il slowly
recovering. DR.. Cobvrs IL attending him.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13

Sheriff llsas brought to Beaver Wei
Ps3W. W. ". ONsal, Of blue Grass
I wLds srrcsied On the charge Of hav-
ing !ulted his .sn JAS. n. UNeal
o'S wss placed uoder bonds to sp-
rcspr preliminary hearing under
Jns,i proceedings in probate eoar,
cosuuncing May ith.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13
NlsTI(,Y

NOTICR
NO one has authority TO skin any cattle
sih osr MARKS and Drsnds on We vi,l
prosecute any ons who does.
Bolts 4 DsovS.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13

DYKE Bsllinger and son Harry. ac-
cou,panied by the writer. made q trip {,
Ashland the first of ihi. w.eb
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13
warning I

We will prosecute any person caught
sAin"iuc cattle or having any hides in
their possession with our brands or
marks j. +. GEORGE,
GEoRGE ASpERsos,
R"Hr. MCFARLAND.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13
NOVICE.

During the past three weeks the ed
itor of this moral sheet has ssued divers
sud -undry prayers bescschiug those IN
deb'cd to Dr. J. X. Linicy to sppear
md settle. 1t aPpear" that many per
sous have disregarded the orders Of this
s"urt IN the aforementioned case, aud
now the Doc,hr ihrss,ens TO take (.
change "f venue aud have the neg, batch
Of psprrn i'sued by &, o. Tsnpchill,
judge OF the Probs,e Court IN aid for
Beaver cbun'y, q. 7. Here Is 40 o.
" rr'uni'y To save costs by prompt SCI
,irinchi.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-04-13

The board of county commissioners is
10 scs.jon this ,Norniny.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-07
Presents in Dry Good.
Department.
CREEK NATION TRAGEDY.
Whisky and Cards Responsible for
Three Deaths.

Three men were killed In a
drunken fight over a card game
fifteen miles west of Checotah Sun
day afternoon, says the Muskcgee
Times:
Dave Nicholson, Enoch VIM
berly and some negroes were gam
bling. A fight ensued so the story
runs, in which a negro attacked a
brother of Enoch Wimberiy. The
negro was Furnishing Wimberly Sc
verely when Nicholson and Enoch
Wimberly attempted to separate
the combatants. The balance of
the negroes resented this interfer-
ence and shot and killed Nichol-
son, Enoch Wimberly and the
negro who was in the fight. The
white men were unarmed and were
completely at the mercy of the ne
groes.
The report was brought to Che
cotah Sunday night, but as Deputy
Jones was in Muskogee possemen
refused to 60 out unless ordered
from the marshal's Office.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-07
INVITED THEM IN.
Two Sides to This as to all
Other Questions,

Agent J. Blair Shoenfel: address
ed the Creek council in session at
Okmulgee a few days ago, and
among other things said:
Some of you complain that the
government at Washington has
not kept its treaties with you.
Let me say to you that it is the
right of any nation to give notice
that a treaty is abrogated; this is
a recognized principle. Your ma
ton cannot be considered a fore
ign nation and any treaty entered
into is a law of the United States
and the government has a right to
abrogate tha. treaty at any time,
it being a law of the United States
extending over you, and the gov
eminent has a right to abrogate
that law if it is working an in
justice to you, and to provide
such new laws as may be nee
essary for the protection of all
the people.
When you are asked to conform
yourselves to the viii of the con-
gress of the United States from
whom you derive your power, you
ask to be let alone; the government
thereupon says to you that you
agreed to keep your doors shut
that you would not pass laws in
your national council inviting non
citizens to enter your country. |
ask you whether you have COM
piled with your compact? As be-
fore stated, you have invited non
citizens to enter your country, and
now the government comes TO your
relief and offers to protect you and
provide for you home as long as
you live, by enacling law which
declares that the lands heretofore
held in common shall be allotted
so as to give each allottee his
proportionate share outright, and
thus preventing the further en-
croachment of the white man and
the intermarried citizen from i'm
posing upon him.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-07
BOY ON A MANS JOB.
A Twelve Year Old Coal HauIer-How
he Can be Helped.

There is a boy named Cotton,
u years.old, who is sent to this
town nearly every day with load
of coal. He is small of stature
and is provided with a poor team
with which be cannot hope to get
up the creek bank and through
the mud holes without help from
passers by, and he comes ten
miles. 1t may be the family
condition necessitates sending the
boy out, and if so it is to be sadly
regretted, for be is too small for
such work. Further, be gets here
late and is frequently compelled
to sell his coal for less price than
it commands at an earlier hour OF
the day. II anyone desires to as
sist him the could probably do so
by leaving an order for him with
VIII Chamberlin, at the scale,
which would enable him to unload
and get out of town at an earlier
hour-he lives ten miles away.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-07
FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
A Vinita Young Lady Hears
From Her Brother.

Miss Nettie Duncan, Vinita, l. T.,
Ny Dear Sister:-We left Homo
lulu Oct. 18th and have not stopped
a minute yet. We passed in sight
of the Ladrone Islands the 23rd.
We are now about 700 miles from
Manila, we get there some time
Sunday 29th if no bad luck. We
have had very good luck so fsr,
no storms and but very little sick
ness with the exception of sea
sickness. Have had but one death
on the trip, one young man of Co.
X. Our grub has been pretty bad
for a week, our meat or beef We
cannot eat for it is spoiled so We
Just throw it overheard. Talk
about Seminaries, pshaw, the
Seminary grub is excellent by tn
side of this and we havn't seen the
tough part yet, is the worst of it
If Forrest is at the Seminary try
to impress upon his mind Gf he
kicks about the way he is fed)
that he is eating good grub and
tell him that there are no hard
ships to indure there at all and
for him to be contented. l. have
seen ten times more hardships in
the last month than | ever did at
the Seminary, and the worst is to
go through yet. l expect to go
many hours and even days hungry
and tired. We probably won't
have any fighting to do at all when
we get there, probably be station
ed at some town on garrison duty:
Can't tell yet as we have had no
war news for some time but our
last news was that the Filipinos
wanted peace and the commission
ers were at Washington, d. c.,
when we We're at Honolulu
Oct. %. Are III sight of the
Philippine Islands, will arrive in
Manila bay some time tonight and
land tomorrow. Hoping you will
write often | will close. VIII
write again soon, would write more
but am on guard today.
Your brother,
FRED B. DUNCAN,
Co. F. 32 U. S. V.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-07

The Woodall amendment to the
Muskogee agreement passed the
national senate yesterday at Tah-
lequah, as it came from the lower
house, without change, and was
signed by the chief and forwarded
to Washington to be approved by
the president. This measure is
certainly vast improvement
over the original treaty, and were
it not for its political features,
would doubtless be ratified by con-
gress. The result will probably be
such amendments as congress may
see proper to make and the agree
ment again submitted to the pop
ular vote of the Cherokee people
and doubtless ratified. The doc
ument as it now stands is consid-
cred a fair settlement of tribal af-
fairs, generally speaking. Section
2, providing for the maximum val
uation of Cherokee lands should
have been amended. 1t should be
at least double that amount foT the
best lands. Congress will no
doubt be asked to amend it.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-07
A Night of Terror.

Awful anxiety was felt for the
widow of the brave General Burnham
Of Machias, Me, when the doctors
said she could not live till morning"
writes Mrs. 5. II. Lincoln, who at
tended her that fearful night. "All
thought she must soon die from pneu-
monia, but she begged for DR.. Kings
New Discovery, saying il had more
than once saved her life, and had
cured her Of consumption. After three
small doses she slept easily all night,
and its further use completely cured
her," This marvellous medicine is
guaranteed to cure all throat, chest
and lung diseases. Only soc and s1.0O.
Trial bottles free at A. W. FOreman's
and Peoples drug stores.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-07
FAITHFUL CHURCH CLERK.
Held the Place For Twenty Six Years
Resigned Last Week.

As an example of fidelity in
church work the following is re-
lated: About thirty years ago,
Charles Journeycake, chief of the
Delawares, and a Baptist mission
airy as well, built church at what
Is now Alluwe. His daughter
Mrs. Henry Armstrong, was elect
ed clerk of the little band of Chris
tisn workers % years ago, and has
held the place without intermis-
sion until last week when she re-
signed to move TO Nowata, and the
clerkship mantle fell upon her
niece, Miss Roberta Campbell, the
accomplished daughter of J. E.
Campbell the merchant and stock
man of Alluwe.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-07
]. w. CONWAY.
A good many people are askin

a good many people are asking
whether the agreement as it now
stands, with the amendments
made by the national council, is
still to be considered as the Dawes
Cherokee treaty made last winter.
We don't know what view con-
gress will take of the matter but
the Dawes commission has had
nothing whatever to do with the
amendments-has not even had
the opportunity of agreeing or dis
agreeing with the document as it
now stands. Congress will doubt
less consider the agreement and
amend it in whatever way it may
deem expedient, but it has cer-
tainly ceased to be the Dawes
Cherokee treaty.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-07
FULLBLooDs ovERRATED.

The proposition of representa-
tives of the fullblood Cherokees to
sell the lands of the nation at S3.5O
an acre is q sad commentary upon
fullblood loyalty and patriotism.
That Dave Muskrat and other full
blood leaders would be guilty OF
such unpatriOtlc and reasonable
conduct is a surprise to those who
have allowed themselves to be hll-
ed with the idea that nothing but
honesty and patriotism could dwell
in the breast of fullblood Chero-
kee. The fact is, that class OF In
dians have been very much over
rated all along. Such things SOUND
pretty in histories, and stories of
the type of J. Fenimure COOper's,
but in point of tact it perhaps
never was true. The fullblood
Cherokee has been regarded safe
and sound, so far as politics were
concerned, because be was natural
ly and constitutionally opposed to
any change in bis form of govern
ment or method of land tenure.
There was no sufficient excuse for
the disaffection of the fullbloods,
and their attempt to sell the coun-
try outright last winter. By their
act they forfeited the respect OF
the government at Washington,
the Dawes commission here at
home, and lost the confidence OF
their fellow citizens throughout
the Cherokee nation, and proclaim
ed themselves ready to wreck their
country and ruin their people.
Worst of all they were processing
by false methods, and by lying
MISREPRESENTATION sought to mis-
lead their friends at Washington,
who have always been inclined to
give them the best of every tran
saction. The halfbreed aud the
white man, members of these In
dian tribes, have always had to
work against the prejudice and
lnisapprehension of congress and
the departments in all matters per-
tanning to tribal affairs in the i've
tribes. This act of per6dy on the
part of the leaders of the fullblood
element in the Cherokee nation
ought to convince the Dawes com
mission, the Indian department
and the congress of the United
States that the much esteemed full
blood is a very much overrated in
dividual and unworthy of serious
consideration.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-07
BADGE OF SCHOLARSHIP.
Probably the Only one of the Kind
Possessed by an Indian.

D. w. c. Duncan, of this city,
is perhaps the only Indian by
blood on the American continent
that has been admitted to what
the colleges designate as the Phi
Beta Kappa society. Fifty of the
leading colleges of the United
States many years ago organized
this society, and its national coun-
Gil is composed of the fifty college
chapters and meets triennially.
The highest third of each gradu-
ating class of all these colleges are
admitted to the society and given
the badge of scholarship. Mr..
Duncan graduated from Dartmouth
college in 1861 and was fortunate
enough to have the Phi Beta Kap-
pa badge pinned upon the lapel OF
his coat at the close of the grad
uation exercises of his class.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-07
KEEP LIQUOR OUT.

There is abundant reasons for
believing that an unusual effort
will be made in Congress this win
ter to enact law that will throw
the whole Indian country open to
the unrestricted sale ofintoxicating
LIQUOR. If the friends of temper
ance expect to defeat such legis-
lation now is the time to begin, for
the enemy has not neglected to
make use of every opportunity,
and to avail themselves of every
argument that will have the least
tendency to convince congress that
the Indian Territory should have
prohibition removed. The evils
that would result from such an act
cannot be measured by the miEd
of man, or computed this side of
eternity. The evil effects of such
legislation could not be compared
to that of any state in the union,
and they are terrible enough any,
where. The congress of the Uni
ted States would as well order the
army to march into the Indian
country and destroy the iullblood
with Krag Jorgensen bullets. The
havoc in that instance would end
with the taking of the life of the
victim, but in the other case the
suffering could not be measured.
II will be a sad day for the Indian
when his country is thrown open
to the sale of whiskey.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-07
New Officers Elected.

The Modern WoOdmen of America
met Tuesday eve. at the Odd Fellows
hall and elected the following officers:
Arthur Masterson, venerable counsel
ior; ]. NJ. Trollinger, advisor; VIM.
Robbins, banker; Guy MastersOn, es-
cort; Walter Bell, watchman; Ben
Crandall, outside watchman; H. Rel
neke, Charles Hartman and G. f.
Clarke, board OF managers. Drs. Bell,
Bagby and Hill examining physicians.