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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
| hilippine Letter.

The following extracts are taken
from letter from Brett Clark, of Co
A, 23rd Infantry, now serving In Cebu
island, to his sister, Mrs. o.. b. Reed
of lola:
81 have never enjoyed better healto
than since have been in thes-
Islands. y \ n Most of the
sickness among the soldiers / believe
il due to excess of some kind
When | get out of the army
think / will make for Honolulu as
fell i'm love with that city and cou d
pass my remaining days contentedl y
there. | suppose |
would feel Ikea stranger in II strange
place II 1 came back to lola, for b.
the time | get my discharge | will
have been away from there ten year.
Did you know the Coles out at La
Harpe and that one of the girls used
to be one of my boyish sweethearts
Ifyou: know some old
maid or grass widow. tell them not
to despair, that your baby brother IL
coming home from the war in u couple
of years and lie going on u still hunt
for an old maid or grass widow.
# Nellie Coflield il married
tell her l send congratulations, and
give my regards to Lewis.
L" We had little scrap the other
day, killed 100 niggers and captured
300 rifles, forty of which were
1898 modsl, 44.calibre Winches! ers.'
He also wrote at some length about
the volunteers and the attention
shown them by the press, as re
garded by the regulars, who felt tina
they did good deal of the hare
knocking aud got little of the glory
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
First published February 20, 1907
SheriffS Sale.
STATE OF KASsAs,l

oIAlh VT NNNNAe'l 10
ALLEN COUNTY, (
In the District Court, Seventh Judicial Dis
trct, sitting in and for Allen county, state Of
Kansas.
f. NJ. Denman. Plaintiff.
VS., NO. 49i6
John W KelEo, Martha J Kelso, his
wife, and The Interstate Mort
gage Trust Company. Defend
ants.
BY virtue of au order OF sale issued by the
Clerk Of the Seventh Judicial District Court
In and for Allen county state Of Kansas, IN the
above entitled cause, and to me directed ana
delivered / win on Monday. March 26th, A.
ID. 1900, at ? o'clock p m. of said day, at the
front door OF the court house In the city OF
lola, Allen county, state of Kansas, offer Tor
sale and sell TO the highest bidder, for cash In
hand, the following described real estate, to.
wit The west half tll of the south east
quarter %, and the south-east quarter % OF
the south. east quarter GA of section thirty
three 1881 township twenty six (26) range nine.
teen 40, less nine tg) acres of the east side OF
said described land, All in Allen county,
state of Kansas Said lands and tenements
will be sold without appraisement TO satisfy
said order Of sale, HOBART,
sheriff Allen County, Kansas.
Sheriff's office, lola, Kansas, Feb ~ 100.
Kimball a Osgood Attorneys for Inter state
Mortgage & Trust Company. Parsons Kan
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
Advertised Letter List.

List OF letters remaining in the lola
post-office and unclaimed for the week
ending March II, 1900.
LADIES' LIST
Adams Mrs. Otis Kendell Miss Lillian
Burger Mrs. Anna Lowe Mrs. Anna
Finney Miss Lola Maine Miss Bertha
Cant Miss Bessie Switzerland Grace
Gardner Miss Georgia swinsler Mrs. NJ Hall
GENTLEMEN'S LIST.
Baker Willie Miller RS
Cook X. Il. Ryan Robert
Gibbs VIII Rose Mr..
euler NJ. o. Sohafnit A. NJ.
Jones James Stafford Austin
Lewis G. l. Behvens ]. D.
Parties calling for these letters will
please say advertised, giving date.
H. l.. HENDERSON PM.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
Life's Troubles Are Over.

Jay, the two.year.old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harrison Searcy, died at the
home near Carlyle at 9 o'clock last
Friday and the funeral was held at
10 O'Clock Saturday at the residence
Rev. Gillette officiating. The cause
OF death was severe attack OF
W hopping cough.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23

There is no time in the year when
Dr. Caldwel's ~ rup Pepsin is not a
benefit to mankind. 1t cures constl-
patton aud Indigestion, and cures
diarrhoea caused by bad condition
of the digestive organs. Trial size
bottles 10 c, also in soc and ST sizes.
&. X. Spencer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
1t Leads.

Wherever it has been introduced,
DR. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin leads
all other remedies in curing constipa-
tiOn, indigestion and sick headache
IT only costs 10 cents for trial size 10
doses for 10 c,) Large size so cents
and ST. G.. b. Spencer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
Lingering La Grippe Cough.

G. Vacher, 157 Osgood St., Chicago,
says: "My wife had y very severe
case of Ia grippe, and IL left her with
a very bad cough. She tried bottle
of Foley's Honey and Tar and 1t gave
immediate relief. A 90 cent bottle
cured her cough entirely" Price
25c. and soc. Evans Bros.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
NnII HIVE Seen

DR.. Caldwell's syrup Pepsin adver-
tised for months, but rave you ever
tried 1t? If not, you do not know
what an ideal stomach remedy it is.
A l0c bottle 40 doses 10c) will show
you its great merits as a cure for con.
stipation, indigestion and sick head
ache. Regular size so and 81.
G. BsSpencer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
The "AngeIus
Piano Plauer
plays any PianO-Anyone Can Play IL

INSTANTLY applied to any piano
self-playiug instrument. No musical
talent on the part of performer required.
A child that has never before seen
piano can. with the aid OF the Angelus
Orchestral Piano Player, render the
most difficult compositions I'm a manner
possible to only the most accomplished
planlsts. Contains lin addition to piano
playing mechanism) two full sets of
organ reeds which may be played sepa-
rately or In clnnection with the piano
A full description OF the Angelus or
chestral Pl,no Player is contained In
illustrated Booklet A, which will be
sent TO any idress upon application.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23
An Ounce of Preventive.

is worth a pound Of cure. Try a
bottle OF Or. CaldweIls Syrup Pepsin
and, If properly taken, ii will posi-
lively prevent rheumatism or any
other kindred trouble arising from
a torpid condition of the bowels, liver
and kidneys. Trial sizes TO cents
Their sizes 90 C and 81. c. b. Spencer
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23

A man named Schenk near Seneca
has twelve stalwart boys and when
they all walA down the street to-
gether the father of brood of piano
playing girls mournfully exclaims:
"For heavens sake won't some body
put me next to the Schenk system!r
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-23

BANNER sALVE heals all hurts but Cupids wounds
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-02-15

even beyond middle life. The
meager poverty Of his early life
only show how richly God had en-
dowed him With natural gifts. In
his boyhood, and until he reached
young manhood he wore clothes
made from homemade cloth spun
and woven by his mother and dyed
with cOlors obtained from walnut
BARK, and he is quoted as saying
that be nevsr wore q pair of socks
till he was "a grown man." He
lived the simple life of a back
woodsman, but his mind and soul
were clad in the habilaments Of a
rugged physical manhood that was
seldom equaled in strength and en-
duranes, and from all accounts he
lived simple, pure and temper
ate life. Lincoln was q typical
American; be touched life at every
point, from the rigors of abject
poverty, to honor and influence,
and the highest political prefer
ment,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-02-15
STIRRING EVENTS.

There never was a better time
to subscribe for The Indian Chief
tain than at present Great events
are occurring in the Indian Terri
tory and those who have any in
terest in the country should keep
posted. Allotment and statehood
with all that they bring in their
train is surely in store for the five
tribes within a short time. Non
ster conventions are being held all
over the territory. Each day re-
cords some far-reaching movement
and each week brings US nearer
the final settlement of the chaotic
conditions that prevail in the
Indian country. The Chieftain is
better qualified than ever before to
give intelligent information upon
all these interesting matters.
Send us a dollar and get it a year.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-02-15
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS.

There is less dissatisfaction
among the farmers in the Chero-
kee nation than in any other Sec
ton of the domain of the five
tribes, and the disturbances so
common in other parts of the ter
ritory on account Of expiring
leases, and general discomfort
anOng the renters is almost Of no
c6nseqGence here. This fact is
not without significance, and from
q financial standpoint means that
business in towns of the northern
part of the Indian Territory will
not suffer disaster on account of an
exodus of farmers and stock raisers
from the country. There sre rea-
sons for the more favorable con-
ditions that prevail in the Chero-
kee country, and foremost among
them is the fret that the lease and
rental contracts generally made by
the citizens of the Cherokee nation
are more in keeping with that
which is reasonable and fair be-
tween man AID man. Non-citiZen
farmers have always been able
to do well in the Cherokee nation
and they have not felt that they
owned the land either. Not so in
other tribes, especially in the
Gnickasaw nation. In that coun-
try, until recently the Indian land
lord was not much OF a factor, and
was not considered in the business
calculations of the people. All the
farmers in that section practically
are of the non-citisen element,
whereas in the CheTokee nation,
especially about Vinita and
throughout the upper end of the
nation, many OF the best farmers
and ranchmen are Cherokee citi-
zens. The outlook is therefore
encouraging TO Vinita and other
towns hereabouts, and while our
neighbors are suffering disaster
to the farming and ranching in
terest we are comparatively safe
from such disturbances.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-02-15
SAPULPA EXTENSION.
Contractors Passed Through
Vinita Monday.

B.F.Johnson, of Johnston Bros,
st. Elmo. ILL.,, and F. w. McCabe,
OF McCabe & Steen, of Cairo, and
]. H. Atterbury, of Litch6eld, H.,
were here on Monday. Mr.. John
ston has the contract for the grad
ing and ties of the Sapulps extern
sion of the Frisco, and Mr.. McCabe
has the contract for the bridge and
trestle work. Mr.. Atterbury- is
their attorney.
Work begins at Sspulps today.
These gentlemen are considerably
annoyed at the ruling of the secre-
tary of the interior prohibiting the
cutting of timber, and the purchase
of ties and stone to be used in the
construction of the road. They left
for Muskogee on the flyer and will
interview Agent Shoenfelt and In.
spector ]. George Wright with ref
erence to the matter.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-02-15

With 124 public schools, two
seminaries, an orphan asylum and
a colored high school, running in
full blast and attended by nearly
FIVE thousand Cherokee children,
paid for by Cherokee money, it
would seem that there are other
subjects of the great American
government that might share the
attention of the powers that be.
The Cherokees are happy and
prosperous people, and were so
long before the United States gov
ernment decided to wipe them out
of existence.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-02-15
NEEDED LEGISLATION.
Home Views Expressed Out
Of Town.

The Cbecotah Enquirer of last
week prints an interesting inter-
view with our townsman, Attor-
ney ]. B. Burckhalter, touching
needed legislation for the Indian
Territory, all of which is very
timely in view of the coming con
vention at South McAlister.
"As to what congressional action
l think most important for the re-
lief of the Indian Territory, will
say that / am in favor of any and
everything that will tend to put
the people of the Indian Territory
upon the same plane with the peo.
pie of the several states.
sin the first place the collection
of tribal taxes should be at once
abolished, as it is the most terrible
detriment TO the prosperity and
happiness of our people.
1.-THE collection of the tax on
cattle will result in the failure TO
bring thousands of head of feeders
to the territory each year as COM
pared with the number that have
been brought in the past, so that
there will be no demand for the
large quantities of corn grown by
the farmers of this country.
The hay tax is also unjust and
is burden to the people.
"All these things operate against
the poorer classes, both United
States citizens and Indians.
81 am in favor of public schools
for the United States citizens here
and for law providing for the or
ganisation of corporations and per-
mitting the incorporated towns to
issue bonds for public improve
ments. We need provisions for
some one to discharge the duties of
a coroner, and something should
be done to provide for the insane
that are found in the Indian Ter
ritory. We need additional court
facilities and should have either
two or three more judges, or else
court of appeals should be organ
lied, composed of judges separate
and distinct from those before
whom the cases are originally tried.
We have an excellent country, as
yet undeveiopsd. Anything that
may be done for the benefit of the
masses. that is the working peo-
pie, will result in prosperity to the
entire Indian Territory. i am in
favor of legislation tending toward
speedy statehood, as the people of
this country desire all the benefits
of active citizenship in this great
nation to which they belong"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-02-15
THE FRIsco's NEW LINE.
To Pass Through the Creek, Seminole
and Chickasaw Capitals.

The Sapulpa extension of the
Frisco is attracting a good deal of
attention in railroad circles. The
road will be known as the St.
Louis, Oklahoma & Southern, but
has been leased by the Frisco. 1t
will be 204 miles in length and will
pass through 0kmulgee, the capi-
tai OF the Creek nation; Wewoka,
the capital of the Seminole nation,
and Tishomingo, the capital of the
Chickasaw nation. This new con-
neetion of the Frisco will give it
an outlet which it has long been in
need of, snd will give it the short
est line from st. Louis to Sherman,
Texas, by forty milee.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-02-15
A NOTE OF WARNING.
Oklahoma Health Officers
DiSCOuraging Statement

"Tho smallpox situation in Ok
lahoma has reached that stage
where county commissioners and
county boards of health must put
an end to their disputes and CO.
operate earnestly or there will not
be a town in Oklahoma without
smallpox" said DR.. L. Haynes
Buxton, territorial superintendent
Of health to & Kansas City Star
correspondent yesterday. Last
week was the most discouraging
since the epidemic has been in
progress this winter. l was on the
point of asking for federal aid to
control and stamp out the disease;
this week, however, the outlook is
more encouraging, but only for the
reason that county officers and
citizens have been frightened into
doing something.
GAS a rough guess, believe
there have not been less than
1900 cases in 0klahoms this win
ter, | have no idea how many
deaths have taken place. Only
two counties, Dewey and Greer,
have not reported cases Of small
pox. A great trouble has been the
persistency Of different towns and
communities in suppretsing news
of actual conditions. They have
perservered in calling it chicken
pox, etc, and to prevent interfer-
anoe in commercial pursuits failed
to adopt proper quarantine meas
ures Up to a month ago the diff
ferent towns had srccseded in con-
trohng the local conditions, but as
the patients were convalesce Mt the
officers grew negligent and the dis
ease spread like wild fire.
"Ths burden OF caring for the
afflicted has fallen on the counties.
The statutes provide that county
boards of heslth shall certify to
their expense accounts, and that
the coGnty commissioners shall
audit them. In most counties the
com missioners have audited and
slsshed the accounts of the boards
of health right and left, This fric-
tion made it difficult to employ per-
sons to do necessary work, as they
feared they would get no pay.
"The great danger now seems to
be in Cleveland and PottaWatomie
counties. II is a singular fact that
in all educational institutions, the
students of which were vaccinated
last year and this, there has not
been a single case Of smallpox"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-02-15
LEASES OF EXCESS VOID
Inspector Wright's Latest
Circular.

Notice to non-citizen renters in In
dian Territory:
Notice is hereby given to parties
In possession of lands in the Indian
Territory holding possession of the
same under an agreement with any
member of the respective (Chero-
kee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw,
Choctaw) tribes of Indians that
section % of act of congress approx
ed June 2S, 1898, go stat, 495),
reads as follows:
"That all leases of the agricul-
tural or grazing land belonging to
any tribe. made after the first day
Of January, 1898, by the tribe or
any member thereof shall be ab-
solutely void, and all such grazing
leases made prior to said date shall
terminate on the first day or april,
1899, and sll such agricultural
leases shall terminate on January
frst, 1900; but this shall not pre-
vent individuals. from leasing their
allotments when made to them as
provided in this act, nor from oc-
eupying or renting their proper
tionste shares of the tribal lands
until the sllotments herein pro-
vided for are made"
Referring 10 the part of the above
section which provides that indi-
viduals may lease their allotments
when made to them or may occu-
py or rent their proportionate
shares of the tribal lands until the
allotments provided for are made,
it is considered by the department
that such rents of proportionate
shares of indivuals applies to citi-
zens in possession of lands OF their
pro rata share or having 8 certif-
cate of possession from the COM
mission TO the five civilized tribes.
All non-citizens are therefore
hereby respectfully notified TO re-
linquish possession OF said lands
forthwith, as all such lands not al
ready selected and occupied by cit
iIens are considered vacant and
subject to allotment or selection by
members of any tribe for allot-
ment.
Any desired information con-
cerning the further leasing of lands
in the Indian Territory can be pro-
cured by communicating with the
commission to the FIVE civilized
tribes, Muskogee Indian Territory,
and any information relative to re-
tanning possession of lands for any
reason should be addressed to the
U. S. Indian agent, Union agency,
Muskogee. Indian Territory
J. GEO. WRIGHT,
U. S. Indian Inspector fer Indian
Territory.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-02-15
LINCOLN's BIRTHDAY.

Today is the anniversary of the
birthday of Abraham Lincoln. In
this connection we are tempted to
say as was said of John the Bap-
tist, only change it to read as fol-
lows: There was a man sent
from God whose name was Abra-
lam Lincoln" As an example
0r the emulation of American
youth his is the very best that his
tory affords. No angel foretold
the obscure birth in the Kentucky
log cabin February u, 1909, and
no one recognized in the growing
boy the elements Of greatness; very
few until he had passed into, and
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-02-15
ST. VALENTINES DAY.

Roman legends mention at least
half hundred saints of the name
of Valentine or Valeniinus. The
one in whose memory the 14th Of
February is kept was perhaps a
presbyter and q martyr, arrested
and thrown into prison by Emper-
or Clsudius, who tried to win him
back to idolatry. st. Valentine
mirssnously healed the blind
daughter Of Asterious, who accord
ingly believed and WAS baptised
with all bis house. The saint, af-
ter long imprisonment, was beaten
with clubs and finally behesded on
the 14th of February. The OBJ
servance of the day by the sending
of grotesque chsricatures is purely
an American custom.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-02-15
GOOD TIME COMING.

All indications point toward this
being the most eventful year in
the history of the Indian Territory
At last, both the government and
the Indians have reached a point
where they can work together
mutually to bring about the same
end. The Indian citizens are as
anxious tor allotment and indivi-
dual title as the government is to
give il to them. The people of the
territory too, are beginning to
make their needs known in a more
intelligent manner than formerly,
as the lobbyists who went to Wash
ington a few years ago went for
the purpose of preventing the very
kind of Legislation needed.
The treaties with Creeks and
Cherokees will no doubt be passed
by congress before adjournment.
Townsite appraisers will be sp-
pointed and the work Of sppraise-
ment and the perfection OF title TO
town lots be advanced as rapidly
as possible. The elimination of
the years of work of the Dawes
commission, and the general trend
of congressional action all indicate
rapid and eventful changes. With
allotment going on in all the five
nations, an era Of unprecedented
prosperity throughout the territory
will result.