Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-11-14

towns in the Indian Territory
have BEEN selected and Muskoge'
casting about for hotel room Tor
the state builders.
The apple crop in the Cherokee
nation this year has been of nc
small importance, and in the ia
ture will be one of the leading In
duslries of the country.
The record of the established
grade Of the streets Of Ninita are
still missing. Let the man who
is in possession of that important
document please stand up.
The opponents of single state
hood are now "between the devil
and the deep sea-" They cannot
stop themovement and are asham'
edto climb on the band wagon.
The abundant 'tesian water in
Vinita will eventually bring man
ufaotories and with them the tin
bucket brigade-the thing that is
indispensable to every large town.
Up to the present no one has
had the temerity to quote a mem
ber of either house of congress as
fevoring double statehood for the
Indian Territory and Oklahoma.
Former Governor Stone Of Mis-.
souri, says, he is not running for
president. As the nomination is
not to come to Missouri, perhaps,
New Oklahoma will get it, who
knows2
The Greek nation is crying for
deeds to its lands, provided Tor in
it's agreement with the Dawes COM
mission and are yet not forthcom.
ing. The Bixby land Office still
lives, however.
In stating the amount Of reve-
nue. collected by the interior de.
partment Chief Burlington failed
to state how much Of the amount
was taken to pay for the trouble
of making the collections.
One week of the Cherokee ma
tional council has now passed and
the work of organization and Of
getting started has been accom-
plished. Now let the members
address themselves to the work Of
useful legislation.
1t pays TO read the adver.
tisements in The Chieftain. 1t is
good commercial literature, and
there is never an issue that does
not show you where you ca n
purchase something you are bound
to have, at a saving Of cost.
Those who oppose single state
hood in the hope of double state.
hood are pinning their faith to
forlorn hope. One state will be
made Of the original Indian Terri
tory and the only question is,
when2
One Of the brilliant antitheses
thrown out by opponents Of single
statehood is that it would be ruin
Gus to the fullbloOd Indian, as his
land would be taxed, and that
statehood should be delayed until
the whites get possession OF this
same land.
II the Cherokee nation is ever
TO have another chief, which is
quite likely, the Chieftain places
the name OF L. L. Cookson, OF IL.
linois district, in nomination, not
as a National, nor a Downing, but
in the interest Of every Cherokee.
The Cherokee national council
is attracting the attention of a
large proportion of the people OF
this country at the present time.
II reports are true another agree
ment will occupy the attention Of
both houses at once, and it is con.
6denily expected that good re-
suits will be accomplished.
There are great possibilities in
the easy reach Of the present Cher.
okee council now in session at Tab.
lequah. Whether these opportu.
mites will be made the most Of for
the betlerment OF tn tangled con.
dilions remains TO be seen. Let
us hope that order will yet come
out Of chaos.
Ooe OF the encouraging signs Of
the times is, thai most Of the towns
In The territory report an in
crease 10 trade over last year, not
wiihslanding the great crop fail
uro throughout the whole country.
Win such a productive season as
last this country would show un-