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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11
DANGER OF SMALLPOX.
No Court Should be Held in
Vinita at This Time.

The smallpox situation in the
Northern district is such that it
will certainly be very unsafe to at
tempt to 60 on with the term of
court set to begin at Vinita next
Monday. We are not informed as
to what action, if any, the court
people purpose taking, but certain
it is conditions are such as to rem
der it dangerous in the extreme TO
attempt to hold court here at this
time.
We have no smallpox in Vinita
and we do not want it. There are
a number of cases across the river,
in Delaware district. Several fam
lilies have it already and a large
number have been exposed. Near
Pryor creek, on the south OF Us,
the disease has broken out. Geo.
Mayes' family has it, and he is on
the list of grand jurors; the jurors
and witnesses from all over the
country Will have to come to town,
and under present conditions 1t
would be a miracle if the disease
did not break out here in our
midst if an attempt is made to
hold court at this time.
1t will hurt the trade of the town
of course, but the evil would De
far greater should We allow the
disease to get into our city at this
time. If the town is properly
uuarantined our schools can 60
right on, and business will be less
disturbed than were we to allow
the disease to get foot hold with
in our limits. The part OF wis
dom at this time would certainly
be to postpone the next term OF
court indefinitely, or until warm
weather. The board of health have
very properly taken steps to have
the school children vaccinated,
and every other prec utior
will be observed to protect the
people of Vinita but if CO.. p, onon0
here next Monday az rsonIe con.
gIeeaIe nIIe lio' all over the dis
be doome'
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11
THE COMMENTATOR.
Wagner Sayings on the Smallpox
Situation in that City.


There seems to be a difference
of opinion as to the identity of the
malady with which those colored
residents in the southwest portion
of this city are afflicted. DR.. Fite,
the quarantine officer, after an in
spection of the cases, pronounced
them smallpox. Other doctors TO-
spect them and say they are not;
the which is remindful of certain
remark about doctors disagreeing.
Possibly a reason the doctors
cannot get together on the matter
is that the average doctor doesn't
have calls to smallpox patients
with any great degree of frequen-
cy, ard he should not be censured
because he does not invariably fail
to differentiate between smallpox
and black measles, especially
where the patient is a colored per-
son.
But in this progressive age when
discoveries in every field of human
effort are being made, may not this
malady be added in the next ed
ition of the catalogue of new dis
eases doctors have found in recent
years?
We have seen this disease term
ed Cuban itch" and elephant
itch" While we are not informed
as to the reason for this nomen-
clature, if it came from Cuba it
will probably be listed with the
other nice things such as leprosy,
Hawaiiaian boochee-coOchee, Sulu
harem, and stamp tax we have ac-
quired since we expanded. The
use of the term elephant itch" :;
a suspicious circumstance. -.
is discomiorting thO' -
'n"c expand the more
al have to scratch.
W lines preceding are in
ed to assist in allaying any
alarm our readers may be feeling.
However, it is well not to believe
ourselves too secure. All small
pox looks alike to us, and when We
see the yellow flag there is no nec-
essity for a wigwag code. Regular
habits, vaccination and cleanliness
are advised, and we shall have our
arm periodically punctured, take
our usual bath and quit playing
poker later than 10 p. m.
For the smallpox germ is a fear
some thing-a sort of a "big bug"
among the microbes and, like
true aristocrat, he travels incOg-
nitO.
We sincerely hope that these we
have with us are not the real thing
that they are shoddy aristOcracy, |
that they are like Republican pros
perity-a bogus article. ]
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11
SELECTED SMILES

Papa, dear. why a.
proof soles called 'N9e %e.vi :, ;,
Because, my j. su''4 pelcha
percb An To- ID. they enable you to
ws+1 az gutter without getting
"y
. Low old are you. little girlH" asked
me kind lady Of a 3-year-old. "I's not
old at ALL" was the reply. "rs almost
new"
Perils Of Commercial Life.-"Henry
came home furious last night" what
was the matter, daughter?" Why,
mamma. l had put two eggs in his
luncheon and forgot to cook them"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11
Territory Court Of Appeals.

Inc court VI appears wac w.
interesting last Saturday. Follow
ing are the proceedings:
264 Jacob L Wsssom VS. Mahala
Burk, submittud on briefs.
265 Richard A Sneed VS. ] w
Sparks, motion to affirm judgment
Withdrawn, and appellants mo-
ton to dismiss sustained.
266 James NJ Smith VS. A F Mer-
rifield ct al, motion to affirm judg-
ment Withdrawn and appellants
motion TO dismiss sustained.
267 N B Maxey ct al vs. J Geo
Wright, affirmed. Thisis the case
known as the lawyers case, and
was decided adversely to the law
yers.
Isl Thos J Hunt ct al VS. An
drew Hicks ct a., affirmed; opinion
by Chief Justice Clayton.
22s Hiram Quigley VS. G Steph-
ems, reversed and remanded; opin-
ion by Clayton.
133 Smith -McCord Dry Goods
Co VS. S M Perry, reversed and re-
manded; opinion by Clayton.
26S G I'D Holford VS. Virginia
C James ct al, submitted on oral
argument of appellee and briefs
filed and TO be filed.
272 w A Ledbetter VS. A NJ
Burch, motion to affirm judgment
of court below sustained.
269 J K Hardeman ct al We
Katie Turner ct al, motion to dis
miss appeal sustained.
go Dennis Nolen VS. the United
States, submitted on briefs.
276 John Craggs VS. ] A Bohart,
submitted on briefs.
277 Chas Merrell VS. Katy Mar
tin ct al, submitted on briefs. APP
pellee granted thirty days to file
brief.
Rules of court amended chang
ing the meeting of the court from
the first Tuesdays in January and
June, TO the first Tuesdays of
April and October of each year. 1t
was ordered that the court adjourn
until the first Tuesday of October,
so there will be no June term of
the court.
Rule amended so that mandate
will not be sent from this court to
the court below until sixty days
from the judgment of the court un-
less specially directed by the
court.
Rule of the court in regard to
printing records amended so that
hereafter all records will be print
ed under the supervision of the
clerk of this court, and the cost of
printing to be not more than so
cents per page.
Court adjourned until first Tues
day in October.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11
Smallpox in Oklahoma.

The smallpox epidemic in Okla
homa mas assumed formidable pro-
portions, although, fortunately,
the disease has proven fatal only
in rare instances. The largest
number of cases reported from any
one town was in Oklahoma City,
where fourteen cases were nursed
through to recovery. The fact of
the existence of the disease in that
town was kept a secret until the
last patient had recovered, when
the local papers revealed the state
of things which had existed. The
scare caused by the prevalence OF
the scourge is evidenced in a num-
Der of ways, notably in the precau-
tions taken by school officials.
The reopening of the El Reno city
schools after the holiday vacation
was postponed until today, while
the Enid schools have not yet re-
sumed work for the spring term.
The greatest scare, however, is
felt by the negro population of the
territory. From some localities a
general exodus of negroes has set
in, the frightened citizens in most
instances removing to Indian dis
tricts where the disease has not
yet appeared. There are said to
be 500 cases of smallpox in Kay
county, nearly half of them being
reported from the town Of New
kirk.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11
Refuses TO Appropriate.

A telegram was received from
Inspector Wright by DR.. Brazeel
this morning stating that congress
had refused to make an appropria-
tion TO assist IN defraying the ex-
penses of stamping out the small
pox in this country.
When we need help for anything
congress thinks we are able to take
care of ourselves in this country,
and we could get along in Wagon
er without any assistance from
Uncle Sam if congress would I'M
bride the country and turn it
loose. If we can submit to the
robbery that has been imposed
upon US by taxation and let Uncle
Sam continue to rua us in his
high-handed way, and then take
care of ourselves. and even grow
rich, powerful and happy, we are
certainly wonderful people. A
great countryl-Wagoner Sayings.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11
T. rrItOry Doctor Heir 70 $50, 900.

DR.. A. D. Barnett, living ten
miles south of Dawson, l. T., has
lett for Toronto, Canada, to take
possession of fortune of $4,000
bequeathed him at the death of
his grandmother. The doctor has
lived here for the last five years in
reduced circumstances. He will
return to the territory and engage
in the cattle business.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

There seems 20 be a iull in af-
airs at Tahlequah since the ad-
iournment of council. The Chief
and Jeff Parks will hold the for,
however, and see that the country
is saved.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

A man who has made a great
deal OF money in Vinita made
remark the other day that certain
ly did him no credit. He said
that the city board of school d.
rectors had made mistake in al
lowing Cherokee citizens outside
the limits of the city to send to
school without paying tuition. He
said that Cherokees would settle
close around town and send their
children to school and thus avoid
paying taxes. We must say that
this is an exceedingly narrow view
TO take of the matter. The Cher
okee nation is paying three teach
ers employed in the public school
and certainly that ought to silence
every objection. The man who is
afraid of being taxed to educate
his neighbor's children is not very
public spirited, to say the least OF
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

The Frisco railroad people are
filling up the old wells along its
tracks through this city, greatly to
the comfort aud delight of the
man who walks about at night.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

The court of appeals at South
McA!ester adjourned Saturday af
ternoon until October. A number
of important cases went over, in
Guiding the Shelton Hargrove case.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

General Pleasant Porter, chief
of the Muskogee nation, is in
Washington looking after the in.
terests of bis people.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

The coal mines at Dawson, in
the western part of this nation,
are now in operation again. They
were closed some time ago by J.
George Wright for non-payment
of royalty due the Cherokee ma
ton.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

Probably the largest coffee mill
in the Indian Territory is the one
recently purchased by Spaulding
& Co. and now used in their gro
Gerry department. 1t is a monster
in size, being about eight feet high
and has a capacity of grinding ten
pounds of coffee every three min
utes. The mill cost laid down
here about s1O0-Checotah En-
quirer.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

There is a great deal being said
about Carpet baggers in the Indian
terriory just now, perhaps more
than a sober consideration of the
circumstances and conditions pre-
vailing here would warrant. If
the offices are TO be held only by
those who are bona fide legal res
idents of the territory, tbs number
would be narrowed down to
pretty narrow margin. The aver
age resident is not very particular
to distinguish between the men
who came here from some OF the
states a year ago or month ago,
or whittier he came here to hold
Office or to get married.
The thinking portion of the peo-
pie expect nothing else but to
have public officials sent here from
the outside just as long as
we remain an unorganized and a
disorganized territory. How else
could it be? Perhaps statehood
would relive us but that consul
nation is still some years in the
future.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

The tyrannical sentence imposed
upon Frank McMaster by Judge
Henry Scott, of Guthrie, was set
aside Saturday by the supreme
court of Oklahoma. This was a
noted case and McMaster served a
Jail sentence and edited his paper
from the prison and was fined
$500. The trouble grew out of
McMaster's criticisms of Scott's
honesty and morality.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

Bill Cook, the noted Cherokee
outlaw, is said to be in a dying
condition in the penitentiary at
Albany, N. Y. He is serving 45
year sentence for train robbery
and murder.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11
Said BOaZ to
HO, such a one!
Ruth IY-4l


Il thought to advertise thee,
saying, buy il, before the in
habitants and before the eld-
ers Of my people. II thou wilt
redeem il, redeem it, but III
thou wilt not redeem it, then
tell me that L may know; for
there is none TO redeem il be-
side thee. And he said, l will
redeem il"
OF course he did. He was doing
business on the square. So are we.
when we say we will redeem Orlof's
Russian Grippe Cure il you don't
find it the best cough cure you ever
used we mean every word we say.
You don't have To buy it before the
elders or the youngsters or any
other witness either.
100 DOSES FOR so CENTS.
fs,1 Sy Peoples Drug Store,
The Druggists whose word IS as
good as their bond.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

w. L. McWilliams was appoint
ed postmaster at Miami yesterday.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

4542 Jim Richardson, disp liz
4543 Jim Richardson, disp liq
1852 o Dobson and L NJ Upton.
1888 F NJ Miller, disp liq.
4641 Harris Johnson, larceny.
January Is.
1868 Edw Tyner, larceny.
1914 Warren Taylor, agg assault.
1880 W B Arterberry, larceny
1897 Ben Ayres, disp liq.
1899 Berron A Tunnel, false pre-
tense.
4729 Lucy Evans, larceny.
473O Benz F Gray, obst pub road.
ABS Tom Sugar, assault to kill.
January 19.
1896 Ben Jones, assault to kill.
4740 Edward Ivey, murder.
4750 Lewis Flowers, assault to kill
4753 VIM Jackson, larceny.
January 20.
47S0 Emory E Bruce, arson.
479S Emory E Bruce, assault to
kill.
4799 ] A Sample, timber depreda-
ton.
1918 Robert Cherry, larceny.
January %.
1927 Cal West, larceny.
4S2S Jas Mcfarland, murder.
1891 John Wheeler, larceny.
1894 Lee Peters, agg assault.
1895 Lee Peters, carrying weapon.
4793 John Cox, murder.
1926 Hark Reeves, larceny.
January %.
1927 Jesse Landrum, larceny.
1905 Henry Sears, int liq.
1922 Chas Davis, Tobe Jefferson,
Manuel Jefferson, Jas Jefferson,
ct al, larceny and rec stolen prop.
1926 Dan Manuel, larceny.
5OO7 Nancy Brown, murder.
January "a.
1927 Alex Clark, assault to kill.
1928 Tom Winton, permitting gam
ing.
1881 Geo Craig, Jr., assault 10
kill.
1882 Al Stevenson, disp liz.
1888 Joe Mitchell, VIM Smith, ct
al. burglary and larceny.
1853 John Hunt and Lon Hunt,
larceny.
January 25.
1885 Reed Hammond and Elisha
Sheppard, larceny.
1896 Fuller Stanley, larceny.
1887 E A Jones, mailing obscene
letter.
1899 John L Adams, dis mtg prop.
January 26.
1856 James w Appleton, larceny.
1924 one Paro and one Soloman lar.
1925 one Paro one Soloman lar.
January q.
35S9 Jonas Thomas, larceny.
1859 James Luckey and Dick Bar
nett, larceny.
1868 Mary Grayson, larceny.
1851 Leman Proctor, Robert Sol
dier and Samuel Richards, lar.
January 80.
4721 Silas Childers, larceny.
1891 Kid Glass and Charles Hays,
murder.
January 80.
1885 Walter Mcdaniel, larceny.
4441 Robert Gray and Bud May
field larceny.
January 81.
1901 Nelson NJ Jones ct al, arson.
47O5 Texas Ranger ct al, arson.
47O6 Julius Laird ct al, arson.
47S5 Nelson NJ Jones ct al, kid
naping.
1886 James Castleberry, ct al, kid
mapping.
47S7 Julius LAIRD, ct al, kidnap-
ping.
47SS Julius Laird ct al, kidnap-
ping.
47S9 Texas Ranger ct al, kidnap-
ping.
4790 Texas Ranger ct al, kidnap-
ping.
February 5.
1894 Geo w Stidham, conspiracy.
1895 Geo w Stidham, conspiracy.
4724 F NJ Davis, Chas H Warth
and S B Callahan, conspiracy.
4725 F NJ Davis, c II Warth and
S B Callahan, conspiracy.
4726 S B Callahan, accessory to
forgery.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

Eufaula has another newspaper,
the Gazette, the first issue of which
was printed Friday last. V. B.
Winn is the business manager.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

A number of Cherokee states
men have grown wonderfully si-
lent since the possibility Of going
as delegates to Washington has
disappeared. Their patriotism
burned brightly and their tongues
were eloquently heralding the
great necessity of "strong dele
CATION" until the delegation bill
was swamped, and now they are
sadly silent.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

The question of the education OF
non-citizens, and citizens too, is
being solved in at least one incor-
porated town in the Indian Terri
tory. There is now no reason why
a single child, red, white or black,
should grow up in ignorance in
Vinita. The laws have done about
all that law can do for incorpo-
rated towns anywhere, and each
town in the Indian Territory
should take care of its own educa-
tional interests. The town that
does not establish and maintain a
graded free school is simply be-
hind the age and legislation can
not help such q community very
much. All this cry about better
educational advantages for the
towns of the territory comes from
towns that are not progressive
enough to incorporate under the
federal laws, and they are con-
stantly whining about schools for
the poor whites of the Indian Ter
ritory. 1t is q source of pride to
be able to state that Vinita has a
fine graded school, free to every
resident of the town, and free to
Cherokee families outside OF the
town within a radius of three
miles. Come TO Vinita.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

The South McAlester Capital is
trying TO pick a quarrel by remark
ing that Col.Soper is of Muskogee.
Soper is the only public official
Vinita ever did have to actually
live within her limits and some
people even try to discredit that.
The esteemed Capital is captious.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

The events that are Transporting
both in the Indian Territory and
at Washington, ali have the effect
Of making the common Indian
citizen want a title to his share of
land more than ever. The only
thing congress can now do for the
Indian is to give him his land in
individual allotment so that be
may protect it.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

Changes may come to the Indian
Territory, but five cents a mile
still remains the fare on the Katy.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11
Water Works at BartIesvIIle.

The business men OF Bartlesville
have arranged with the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway COM
pany whereby the busin es s
portion of the town will be sup
piled with a water works system.
The main leading from the river
to the Santa Fe's big tank at the
depot will be tapped and a sub
main will extend along Main
street and every business house
will be furnished with q hydrant.
A Claremore special to the St.
Louis Republic dated the 3rd, says:
"Robert Crone, the stockman, who
was shot Friday at Nowata, 1. T.,
presents a remarkable case IN the
annals of surgery. A A caliber
ball entered his right temple and
came out Of his forehead on the
other side of his head. About
half teacupful of his brain came
out and his scull was trephined
about four inches to better clean
the ragged wound, yet he has not
once lost consciousness, and is do
ing well and will appearently re-
cover. When shot he fell from
his horse and Immediately got up
and caught the animal. He is
perfectly rational and told his at
torneys where he had hidden his
own shotgun short distance from
the shooting. He gets out of bed
and walks around when he feels
ike it, and talks as if nothing had
happened. He apparently doesn't
feel the loss of half teacupful Of
brains. He is under the care of a
local physician.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11
ABOUT CHEROKEE REVENUES

1t is not improbable that the
government will have something
other than smooth sailing IN the
collection of the Cherokee reven-
ues vet. The hay men were made
an example and were forced to
pay the royalty and to sign an
ironclad affidavit under oath, so
that if they ever did ship without
paving the tax they could be pros
ecuted for perjury. Many OF the
smaller cattle owners paid the
revenue due on their cattle, but
have since learned that the large
cattle owners have fatty refused TO
nav. and of course the man who
has been made to pay feels that
he has been made a victim, and
that he should either have his
money back or else his neighbors
be required to pay also. The
government will certainly now be
required to show its hand. II
this tax is due the Cherokees, and
of which there seems to be no
doubt. then the government ought
certainly to proceed regularly and
promptly against all alike.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

The congressional Indian COM
mittee struck the keynote when 1t
suggested to the Dawes commits
sion that haste in the work would
be a mighty good thing for the
common Indian and mighty bad
thing for the monopolist. That is
a lead which, if followed out, will
result in a speedy solution of the
whole Indian Territory problem.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-01-11

1894 Geo W Stidham, conspiracy.
1895 Geo w Stidham, conspiracy.
4724 f NJ Davis, Chas H Warth
and s B Callahan, conspiracy.
4725 F NJ Davis, c H Warth and
S B Callahan, conspiracy.
4726 S B Callahan, accessory to
forgery.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-11-21

INCLUDING North Pole. {. = E.. CLIMAX. Ohioani al
Iatent mines.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-11-21
POPULATION OF SUMPTER 1900.

Local "toXrts" are not working as
openly now as n few weeks since, but
some dirty work |, st,Il going on. One
al these "good.intentioned fools" was
manipulated to knock sale last week.
livery one knows that to br an easy task.
II requires a man OF ability to consunmate
u deal.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-11-21

IT. THE Wrired report that the Northern
Pacific, Great Northern and Union Pacific
soais, all 81 called 'ran>con'lnen'ai lines,
have formed u coalition tor defense and
Oncnsr. Is true, then the people In this
Northwestern country that do business
with either company might just a, well
throw up their hands and deliver their
bank accounts to the ,riumvrate; ior they
"wont do u thing" to shippers.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-11-21

AND now the hlnndless theorists are
writing essays on ah>,Ii,t Justice and the
majesty m the law, With the burning IN
Colorado irw DAYS since ci the black
brute rape hrnd; nv >len,allv Iondrmning
the deed, ot CuuIsr. he father al the
murdered chlii stfu,k the KEY note IN
all su,h cases, when hr SAID; "ll he had
rrrn killed when he committed his FIRST
oticn>c IN kanN,>, my child would have
been alive TODAY. No other parents viii
suffer ~ We have on his account" Pro'
rlc and papers who throw a NJ every time
they hear ol one ot these black beasts We.
,ng kn,hrd, ATE those Who regard the
htu,-'s orrn>r ,hou, on a pat With over
drawing bank account.