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The Redwood gazette., 1899-12-13
A STOCKING LUNCHEON.
Novel Idea For q Christmas Party
with Santa Claus In Evidence.

Novel Idea For q Christmas Party.
With Santa Claus In Evidence.
The following description of Christ
mas luncheon will be welcomed. | am
sure, by those who desire novel way
of entertaining their friends at Christ
mas time. 1t was given last year by
a young woman to the members of her
club. and as all were full of the mer-
riments of the CL. .stmas season they
thoroughly enjoyed the fun prepared
for them.
The decorations in the dining room,
more especially Of the table, were as
original as they were appropriate to
the occasion. Stockings were here,
there, everywhere, the cakes. cream
and decorations as much as possible re-
peating that form.
Covers were laid for Is. In front
of each jolly old Santa Claus, made
of confectionery, was weighted down.
not by his usual pack. but by red
stocking containing delicious candies
The name card. consisting of square
white card edged with gilt. had an ar
tistic sketch of a chimney hung with
stockings; below, suitable greeting,
and on the other side name and date
Suspended from the chandelier by gay
sy colored ribbons were favors shaped
like stockings, made of pale green silk,
with lace about the top, and exquisite
ay painted sprays of holly adorned each
one Upon close inspection these 'lit
l>o o,1>o 1,o
Rising from a mass Of green in the
center Of the table was shapely but
diminutive Christmas tree, lighted by
small wax tapers and loaded with doll
size red stockings. They contained
simple gift of some kind for every girl
present, either a thimble, letter opener,
pearl handled knife or stickpin. Be
tween red candles burning under red
shades low glass vases held two or
more carnations, placed at diagonal
corners, wreathed in smilax. Large,
sparkling cut glass bowls were piled
with fruit and flowers. and in nests of
green spun sugar baskets resembling
stockings were filled with bonbons or
salted nuts.
LdtcI, d1lcI tuc ucllSull ul lSpdSts
the girls gathered in the parlor and
had a darning contest. They were
Siven needles, darning cotton and
stockings with holes cut in them and
told that they could have Is minutes
to show their skill in darning. When
the time was up, vote was taken
to see who merited the prize. the lucky
young woman receiving beautiful
calendar For the knitter who did the
poorest work there was a photograph
of a stocking with big bole in the
leel and man gazing at it with up
aifted hands. plainly showing his dis
gust at the sight
The guessing game was extremely
amusing. A grotesque looking stock
Sng, stuffed full and immense in size,
was laid upon the table, and the guests
were informed that they were to tell
what was inside by merely feeling Of
1T Each one was given a sheet of pa
per and pencil and was allowed Is min
gtes to record guesses The prize for
the most correct list was the stocking
and contents. and as the stocking was
full Of comical toys of all kinds the
opening Of it caused peals of laughter.
RUTH VIRGINIA SACKETT.
The Redwood gazette., 1899-12-13
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The average mortal
on looking over Il col
lection of Nmas me-
nus has a fellow feel
ing with the hungry
traveller who went in
to a restaurant and
told the waiter to
bring him every
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09
CHEROKEE TOWN LOTS.
The Situation in the Nation
as to TownSiteS.

The commissioner states that no
townsite commission had been ap-
pointed for the Cherokee nation,
and takes occasion to point out the
situation in the nation as 10 town
sites. This nation is the only one
of the FIVE civilized tribes which
has ever attempted to regulate by
law the laying out of town sites,
and under the laws of the nation
most of the towns of any import
ance had been laid out by commits
sions appointed for the purpose,
and the town lots had been sold
bv these commissioners to citizens
of the nation. Many of the per-
sons who have purchased these
town lots have written to
the commissioner stating that they
have not paid to the nation all
that was due, and asking advice as
to whether or not they should
make further payments. Thelndian
office has advised the agent to COL
lect these and other payments un-
der protest from the parties max.
ing the payments, with a view OF
protecting the parties when the
towns come to be purchased and
sold. Under the Curtis law, Sec
tiOn 10, all unimproved lands are
TO be sold at not less than their
appraised value at public auction.
Now. in the Cherokee nation these
unimproved lands have been pur-
chased from the nation, and the
purchase money has gone into the
treasury of the nation, and the
nation received the benefit. The
commissioner expressed the opin-
ion that justice to the parties who
have purchased demands that Sec
ton Is of the Curtis law shall be
amended, so that they shall not be
required to pay more for fee
simple title than would be a fair
and reasonable difference between
the occupancy title of purchase
from the nation and such fee sim
ple: in other words, so that the
nation shall not be enriched at the
expense Of the citizens who pur-
chase in good faith under the laws.
Little is said in the annual re-
mort about the work of the Dawes
commission. On this subject the
report begins with the statement
that the Indian Office was without
information as TO what was done
by the Dawes commission prior to
the passage of the Curtis law, ex-
cept what had come to the Office
in an informal way. Since the
passage of the Curtis law the de-
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09
FERENCE NOTES.
A Successful SessiOn-Next
Year at Vinita.

Rev. J. S. Lamar was cent 10
Alton and Fairland.
The next session of conference
will meet in Vinita.
Conference raised 81 ,S75 Oh the
"20th Century Fund"
There were over three thousand
additions to the church this year.
Rev. NJ. A. Clark was appointed
presiding elder of the Choctaw dis
trict.
]. NJ. Porter was elected editor
of the conference minutes for four
years.
Fifteen bright, educated young
men were admitted into the con-
ference.
1t was the most pleasant session
of the Indian Mission conference
ever held.
J. ]. Methvin and NJ. L. Butler
were appointed delegates to the
national Anti-Saloon League con-
vention which meets in Chicago in
December next.
Rev. Butler was returned to the
church at Vinita and Rev. D. P.
Hicks appointed presiding elder.
This is the preacher from Guthrie
who assisted Bro. Butler in meet
ings held here some months ago.
Twenty-one preachers were or
dained deacons Sunday morning.
Bishop Key said it was the largest
number he had ever ordained at
any one time. Eight were ordain-
ed elders Sunday afternoon.
Rev. J. H. Stone was appointed
educational secretary. He will
devote his lime TO travelling In
the interest of our three colleges.
He is expected to raise $4,000, to
be divided equally between Willie
Halsell, Hargrove and Spaulding.
The news from Tahlequah indi-
Gates that the two houses of coun-
Gil organized without incident or
disturbance of any kind. As has
been predicted all along the lead
ers in the talk of contesting I. NJ d.
Buffington's seat were irrespon-
sible and were not able to rally
any strength or to interest the
United Safes government in their
case.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09
Some "Firing" TO lie Zone.

In lire with a req'lest of Chief
Mayes, the United States Indian
agent, J. Blair ShO Oenfelt, of Mus
kOgee, has undert AIKEN to enforce
the law requiring physicia ms to be
examined before practicin G medi-
cine in this nation. This law ap-
plies to citizens snd nOn-,3itizens
alike and will be strictly enforced.
On the one hand it will give the
people better sc ervice, prote ction
from "quacks, ," and on the other
hand competent physicians will
also be protected. The board will
hold examinations fro m time TO
time and all physicians who de,'ire
to comply with the Law will be
given ample opportul ,ity and, of
cOmse, all others will be removed
from the territory.
The next session of th Medical
Board will be held at Vinita, No
vembrr 4th to 7th, inclu sive and
all physicians who can possibly do
so should be in attendance, or re-
port the reason why their ab sence
is unavoidable.
The compensation to the board
shall not exceed $40 for each APP
plicant. The examination will be
conducted in writing, The board
cannot grant a license to other
than a graduate of a respectable
medical school.
Section 74S, of the compiled
Cherokee staiTite of 1892, says:
"Any itineran vender of any drug,
nostrumr Oin tment or appliance of
any kind, Tltended / for treatment
of disease or injury, or who shall
by writing or any other method
publicly profess TO cure or treat
diseases, injuries OF deformities by
any ar1f nOstrum. manipulation
or OtbeI expedient for a consIdera-
tiOD sh all pay to the Cherokee ma
ten n license of $50 a month. "
The above section, also, we un-
deUt and, is to be enforced, ana
/wlll give the people of this section
N uyh needed res, .IOD such
0Nacks. .7'-NOvata Herald.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09
THE COURTS.
Miami, Then Wagoner-LittIe Civil
Business.

Judge Springer opened court al
Miami Monday and will continue
through the week. Next Mon day
he will open the regular fall term
OF the Wagner court at which
place there are already on the
docket about 70 criminal cases, and
the work of the grand jury will
doubtless make as n any more.
The prospect for civil business in
the Northern district this year is
exceedingly slim.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

partment having adopted the poll
cy of having the Indian Territory
matters reported through the In
dian Office, important Information
has been received as TO the work
of the commission.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

Up to the hour of going to press
the boom of cannon at Tahlequah
had not been heard, notwithstand
the dispatches in the city papers
last night that an Indian war to-
day was inevitable.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

Tulsa and Vinita will play a
foot ball match. Better order out
the military. *** Complaints
are made by the Tulsa Re-
publican and Claremore Courier
that the price of town lots in the
Northern district is kept so high
as to retard the growth of the
towns. We are inclined to the be-
lief that this evil is not confined to
the Northern district. = Purcell
Register.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

There are rs cases on the Wag-
oner criminal docket. Larceny
leads with 26, closely followed by
liquor, %. There are s murder
cases. Notwithstanding the fact
that the B. |. T. is a good place to
live, there is an appalling amount
of crime prevalent.--Clarem
Courier.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

The court gave judgment Satur-
day against a number of claimants
holding improvements in the Cher
okee nation who had been sued by
Cherokee citizens.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

John Coker, of Nowata, cana
over Friday and established poker
rooms. His place of business did
not meet with the approval of the
city, so Mayor Overlees ordered
his goods confscated and burned.
Marshal Powell complied and
goods to the amount of s25, inelud-
ing tables, chips, etc., went up in
flames. COker promised to hit
the high places and not again
show himself around here, so was
allowed to drill out of town with
out mOlestation. - Bartlesvills
Magnet.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

1t will be q shock to the delicate
sensibilities of the interior depart
ment to learn of the number of ma
tive cattle that have grazed in the
territory since June 2S, 1885
Claremore Courier.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

On Monday Kansas girl waved
her handkerchief at stranger and
on Tuesday they were married.
On Wednesday she waved roll
ing pin at her husband and on
Thursday he applied for divorce.
That's what The wild waves are
saying.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09
DIED NEAR KELSO.
In His Young Life VIM. Wheeler is
Called.

VIM. Wheeler, aged eighteen,
died November 1st. "Willie"
had been in this country not quite
year; was born and raised in
Green county, Mo. The short time
he had been with US had endeared
him to us all. Being of a genial
nature he made many friends and
was trusted and respected by all
who knew him. Few young men
had more promising future, but
when stricken by disease he
meekly bowed to fate, saying be
was willing to die, meeting death
as bravely as he had lived. He
was a loving son and a good
brother. All the young people
are stricken with grief at his loss,
yet God called him and we know
He doeth all things well. May the
family learn to look for the silver
lining in the dark cloud and live
so they may all meet Willie on the
other shore. NJ. G.. /.
The prospects tor the early col
lection of the 81 600, 600 due the
Cherokee nation from the govern
ment are not fiattering. This con-
gress will be swayed largely by
politics and will make just as few
appropriations as possible. The
claim is undoubtedly valid one
and will ultimately be paid. The
Cherokees have already signed an
agreement to pay Senator Butler
five per cent for the collection.
The contract is so wOrded as to
make it obligatory upon the Cher
okee nation TO pay that amount
Whenever the money is appropri-
ated. Senator Butler has done
nothing, so far as is known, to
bring the money day sooner than
congress would appropriate it in
the regular order OF business. To
enter into another agreement now
without first cancelling the Butler
contract would certainly be the
sheerest folly. 1t is generally con-
ceded that it will cost something
TO get At through, but we don't
want to get tangled up with too
many contracts or we are liable to
get tied up in long drawn litiga-
tien. The average Cherokee cit
izen would like to have the money
distributed and would be willing
to pay liberal fee.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09
Must Muskoree be OmIttsdi

1t is now the opinion of the best
informed that the proposed new
railroad which Vinita thinks it
will get will not 60 there at all.
The latest plan is to construct the
line on a slight zigzsg to Fairland,
thence on an air line to Wagner
and from there on to Coweta and
Okmulgee. The idea seems to be
to head off a couple of Campus S
roads which are to parallel each
other and wiggle through the hills
from some northern point.-Clare-
more Progress.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

Judge Townsend read the riot
act to a jury at Pauls Valley Sat-
urday for acquitting a man charged
with murder. The judge saids
This verdict is a great surprise
to me. 1t is utterly impossible to
enforce the criminal laws of this
country so long as juries bring in
verdicts OF this kind" They were
summarily discharged for tie term
and told never TO show themselve
n that court again.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

From the tone of Commissioner
Jones report there is little
ground for uneasiness as to the
appraisement and disposition Of
town lots in the Cherokee nation.
He recognizes the equity of the
present owners in any subsequent
appraisment that may be made in
the final sale of them. The Che
rokee nation sod all it had to sell
and the money went into the treas
ury for the benefit of the whole
tribe. No high sppraisement will
be fair OF equitable. =
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

There is an election being held
in many states today, but the GEN.
ter of interest is in Kentucky,
Nebraska and Ohio.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

Liberal advertisers are always
liberal men and deserve your pa
tronsge. Aside from making their
bargains known, they draw custom
to a town, and others, as well as
themselves, receive benefits.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

There is a growing sentiment
among Cherokee citizens to allow
the Cherokee treaty to sleep, and
to let the United States authorities
wind up the business in its own
way. Many Cherokees are fully
persuaded that the U. S. could
allOt the land independent of all
commissions and treaties better
and fairer than. if hampered by
partisan members of the tribe who
care nothing for the masses. The
proper arrangement for transfer
of title from the nation to the
individual could be made by an
act of council.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09
BROUGHT DOWN TO TESTIFY.
Must Then Return to the Penitentiary
at Jefferson City.


Captain White went to Jefferson
City Saturday night after Ellis
B. Childers, who is serving a SEN
tence in the penitentiary there con-
victed of issuing fraudulent Creek
warrants. Childers was taken to
Muskogee yesterday where he is
expected to testify against c. d..
Warth and others indicted jointly
with him. He has seven months
of his sentence yet to serve, and
will be returned to the penitentiary
when his testimony is given in the
court.
Special Agent Zeyerly, of the
Interior Department, has been
sent to the Usage Nation, Okla,
to investigate the charges against
Agent Pollock, and is expected to
reach there within the next few
days. B. G. Pray, OF the lrdian
office, has also been sent there,
and is now engaged in making sur
veys of the pastures which have
been fencedin this spring, amount
ing, it is said, to 100 square miles.
The object 5 to determine tn e
number of square miles which are
legally or illegally grazd by cattle
men. Among the charges on hle
is one that $4,000 head OF
cattle are grazing in the Usage
reservation in excess Of the num-
ber legitimately accounted and
paid for representing loss to the
Osages, according to the represen-
tations made by those deslrous OF
securing the removal OF Agent Pol
lock. The penalty for illegal gra-
ziug of cattle on Indian lands is 81
per head.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

The revenue inspectors for the
Cherokee nation report that the
revenues are flowing now from all
sources at a rapid rate.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

The Checotah Enquirer wants tc
keep on criticising District Attor-
ney Soper when be is good and
don't need it. Soper and his as
sistant. Parker, have left nothing
to be desired in the way of en-
forcing the law recently and what
ever may have heretofore been
charged against them, they cer-
t.ainly deserve no eensure now.
Every man ought to be allowed
the privilege and opportunity OF
reformation, and when an officer
is doing his duty he ought to have
full credit for it, and vice versa.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

At no time IN the history of the
Cherokee people has there ever
been a time when it was more
iminently necessary for them to
stand together and make their
cause a common one with the gov
eminent. The time for partisan
prejudice has passed, and the coun-
Gil which will now be organized
should look the situation squarely
in the face and act promptly in
the interest of speedy settlement
of the affairs of the tribe.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

With reference to educational
matters in the Greek and Cherokee
nations, Commissioner w. A.
Jones in his annual report says
that one Objectionable feature is the
practice in vogue whereby the ed
ucational authorities not only draw
large salaries themselves, but also
have all their relatives OF suf-
fcient age upon the school pay
rolls, irrespective of their quail
iications.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

Whatever is done with reference
to allotment of land by the pres
ent council at Tahlequah, it should
be distinctly understood that the
Curtis bill does not provide for
the kind of allotment the citizens
of the Cherokee nation want, viz:
allotment of the surface without
title. Complete and absolute IT,
tie vested in the individual with
no restrictions upon adult mem.
bers of the tribe is what is wanted.
The chief anxiety now is that it be
done with just as little delay as
possible.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

We do not understand that the
Curtis bill will necessarily drive
white farmers from the country, as
is claimed by some of our contem-
poraries. AS q matter of fact all
leases made hel etOfore were illegal
and would never have stood the
test of the courts. The Curtis bill
provides for leasing the allotments
of the Indians when made, and for
the renting of proportionate shares
of individual Indians prior to al
lotment. Farmers may legally
lease allotments now, whereas be-
fore the enactment of the Curtis
act, no legal contract could be
made.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

The price of Jamaica ginger has
s. sivarced-ihe Cherokee council
10 az session
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

A good many people will visit
Tahlequah this council very much
as they take one last long farewell
of the old homestead before leav.
ing for all time. It's hardly so
grave as that. There will yet be
several sessions of the Cherokee
council.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09

1t is hoped that council will not
delay to pass an act providing for
another Cherokee teacher for the
public school at Vinita. There
are about 200 Cherokee children
in reach of the school and at pres
ent only one teacher is provided
by the Cherokee nation, and there
fore a number of Cherokee children
are excluded from the school. II
the national council would act
promptly in this matter it would
be a great relief to at least a por-
tion of the community.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-11-09
About Bank Tax.

The First National Bank of
Muskogee has refused to pay the
Creek royalty tax and the officers
of the interior department threaten
to close it up. AS a national bank
does business under a charter
from the comptrollerof the treasury
we fail to see how it can be inter-
fered with. AS the proceedings
were about to bring on clash be-
tween the interior and the treasury
departments, action was deferred
until further advices could be had
from Washington Regis
ter.
Occupation taxes are resorted to
more or less in every state in the
union and national banks are not
exempt any more than private
ones, or grocery stores.