Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-08-23
DAWES COMMISSION.
Interesting News From The
Census Camp,

| iVh W fuo hNo OANiilhbu tIAuoo Do-
gan the enrolment Of citizens Of
the Cherokee nation at this place
today. Some changes haye been
made in the clerical force recent.
ly. The work is being done under
the personel direction Of Commits
sioner T. B. Needles and Major
G. r. Breckenridge. The clerical
force is as follows:
Stenographers - NJ. d. Green,
B. G. Jones, Brown Mcdonald and
r. r. Cravens.
Clerks-W. w. Wallace, W. L.
Lacey, j. ]. Beavers, ]. w. Shust-
er.
Interpreters--J. r. Sequiche, s.
r. Walkinstick.
Messinger-Edson X. Bixby.
Laborer-Henry Pfel.
Manager Of camps, transporta-
tion, etc.-John Sharon.
Cooks-Robert Marshall, Theo.
Matthews.
Representatives Of the Cherokee
Nation-W. w. Hastings, ". T.
Hutchings, ]. L. Baugh and ]. c.
Starr.
The commission will remain at
this place for two weeks only, and
after next Friday, a week, no one
will be enrolled here.
When the commission closed it's
work at Muldrow last Friday, six
thousand names had been record
ed. This number includes those
rejected and those on white, or
doubtful cards, as well as those
enrolled. One hundred and fifty
names were either rejected or put
on the doubtful list at Muldrow.
A colored lady as black ss a piece
of charcoal applied to be enrolled
as a Cherokee by blood and spoke
only the Cherokee language.
AT Bunch and Muldrow the com.
mission was able to complete it's
work without having any person
go away without an opportunity to
apply.
No appointments have been
made by the commission for work
after the holidays but appoint.
ments will be made and notice
given in ample time. No freed
men will be enrolled until after
the other citizens have been en-
rolled.
All Cherokees by blood whose
names appear upon the authentic
ated roll of the Cherokee nation,
and who have continuously resid-
ed in the Cherokee nation since
that time will be enrolled, like
wise all intermarried white
persons, provided, they have not
married out since 1880.
In case of illegitimate children
where the mother is a Cherokee
by blood the child will be enrolled
otherwise enrolment will be
refused.
Some cases have occurred where a
man who was a Cherokee by blood
had lived with a white woman and
held her out as his wife and was
so recognized by the community,
who later separated and married
other persons. The fact that the
persons so lived together is said tC
constitute a common law marriage
and for the parties TO separate ant
marry other persons il was neces
sary for them to secure a divorce,
If such later marriage should
occur during the lifetime Of bott
parties. A case of this kind oc
cured at Muldrow and also one
here this morning. In both cases
the men who left their formel
wives each married a white woman
and the second wives and theil
children are placed on the doubt
full list.
Reservators whose names arI
on the 1880 roll, or who have since
been readmitted and who have
resided continuously in the Chero
kee nation since 1880 or the dat,
of their readmission will be in
stalled 1t this time.
All iutruders and persons whose
names do not appear upor any o
the rolls Of the Cherokee natior
are rejected in short order anC
their names placed upon a memo
randum list.
All persons who we're admitted
by the Cherokee authorities by
fraud will have their cases aired
again. j. G. STARR.
Passes a Million Head.
With Wednesdays receipts oI