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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-03-21

The ladies Of the Methodist Mission
airy society are preparing for a social
which viii take place next week.
Each lady will caro- a dollar and then
poetry Will be written about the way
10 which IL was earned and read to
the comrany present.
When a man stops taking his girl to
the threatci and gees with her to
church, It's dollars to doughnuts they
arc engaged and Ed L G viii get to
ell nice little range
Rudulph IIeagart, WIN WA ore Of
The fUurl cen yOIng Len WIN enlisted
in the army and left Vinita about two
weeks ago, writes his parents here
from Camp Prcsideo, San Francisco,
under date OF March 1lth, that he Is
getting along well; they will go 20
Philippine Islands Ia a month or so.
Rudolph has been promoted to Foui 5h
Sergeant.
Now Is the time to get photographs
made at home. Anytody can spoil
good photograph material but we are
the only people that can put them
into artlsticsphotographs nearer than
Parsons, Kansas, Peirce City, No. or
Muskogee, l. r. We close here April
first.
dl-w1 GEoReE s. HUoHEs.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-03-21

J. W. Price, OF Lehigh, deputy or
ganizer Of the Improved order OF Red
Men, Is in ~ city and will organize a
tribe
Love Is asweet dream that marriage
turns into a horrible night-mare un-
less tuey get one Of I'd Lees ranges.
Revenue Inspector Frank 9. Church
III went to Oolagah yesterday TO col
lect tax on coal beng SHIPPED from
sectlun.
Cipt o. s. White has most ex-
celltnt g,rleu which he J.. afraid was
damaged liltlc by the heavy frost
last night.
Monday at the Oak Leaf hotel
Mayor Sheehau united in marriage
John Robinson and Miss Maud Bilby,
both Of Vinita.
II you loan a man grass seed the
next thing he will strike you for IS a
lawn mower, tell him Ed Les has both
Tor sale.
DR.. Appersoo, the dentist, now has
his Office in the north rooms Of the
Patton building, which are much
more convenient.
Prayer meeting and study Of the
Sabbath School lesson at Pfosbyter-
ian church Thursday night. Also
meeting OF session.
Mrs. Swain gave a Shamrock dinner
Sunday TO quite large circle Of
friends. The affair is reporie to have
been very enjoyable.
A woman can pass a display window
OF Milliner's shop II she is rinning
to stop tIaln or on her way to Ed
Lees TO get a new cook stove.
Robt. l.. Mcclure has been appoint
ed live stock agent for the Frisco rail-
road ~ salary Of 1880 year. His
territory will he from Deulson north.
We will do high grade, glossy pho.
Biography work at reduced lrices until
we close April lst. George s. Hughes,
the Coffeyyille photographers. "
Mr.. Ovens, the accommodating oper-
at. at the Katy depot, is TO be marr-
led within feS days, aud has en-
gagged rooms at Mrs. Ose TrOtCs for
himself and bride to tc.
When young man asks girl To
share his lot she should enquire If he
has money enough 10 build house
and get one Of those nice ranges at
Ed Lees.
The,Ratclilf Wholesale grocery is as
suming proportions that indicate thc
success OF vinlta as a iobblng center
with another railroad oF two thl;
town will have the appearances Of a
city.
When 4 man sees his wife sdowu
town he wonders how much IL will
cost him aud be makes B-line foI
Ed Lees TO see what nice cook stove
is worth
The VI. X. & Il. will sell tickets eact
Tuesday Ia March and April to points
ia the west and northwest at very low
rates. Inquire qf agent for rates
routes, etc.
Sam Frazier and Mat Hawkins
shipped TO St.LouIs Tuesday one car o.
cattle that weighed 1850, one OF The
finest punches Of steers seat out from
here in some time Also two cars oI
fnt hogs.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-03-21
City Council rIeetlng .

The city council met in regular BIZ
monthly session Tue day night at the
city hail. MayorJ. Il. Sheehan, CIV.
Miller, l.. c. Couch w. II. Drew and
L. b. Bell were present, aud David
Hall and Jas. S. Davenport absent.
Some accounts for taking care Of
smallpox patients, vaccination, ETC.,
were allowed. A board OF equaliza-
tion was elected by the council 70
take charge OF the assessors books
and nx the amount Of taxable proper
ty in case Of each individual tax pay
er This board elected were Marion
Maddox, w. G. Chamberlln aud Mar
ma Daniel.
Warrants for SIPS, due the old city
Of Downingyllle, were presented aud
allowed.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-03-21

The suggestion in your head
lines that l ridiculed the intelli-
gence OF the Cherokee council in
my letter is entirely unwarranted.
Among the members of the Chero-
kee National council count
large number Of personal friends
for whom l have a sincere regard
and respect. The act of the coun-
Gil appointing Halsell and Turner
I designated as ridiculous for the
reason that it was self.contra.
dictory and self-destructive. Yours
respectfully. RoB'T l.. OWEN.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-03-21
COL, OWEN EXPLAINS.
National Council Not Recognized,
Cherokee Nation no Right 10 Act.

Editor Indian Chieitain - In
your issue of March 7th you ask
the question, why did Mr.. Owen
apply to the Cherokee National
council for authority to proceed in
this matter If the council had no
authority to employ attorneys?
This question is easily answered.
While | made no personal appli-
cation to the council, l did rscog-
nize the national council as hav-
ing the right, on behalf Of the
Eastern Cherokees, TO employ at
torneys to collect this money so
long as the national council acted
with the consent Of the Eastern
Cherokees aud those people organ
lied for their own defense, as they
had a right to do under the treaty,
/ no longer recognized the national
council as authorized in the mat.
ter, holding that the Eastern
Cherokees were entitled to the
rights Of all free men, including
the right Of self representation.
Moreover, under the laws Of the
United States, the right Of the
Cherokee nation to act even for
itself had been destroyed aud the
Eastern Cherokees had no other
recourse except the right Of self
representation. Even the act oI
the national council employing
Judge Springer, on reasonable
salary, was not approved and bis
payment for services rendered wal
refused. On such basis it wal
impossible to protect the rights o
the Eastern Cherokees.
The term eastern Cherokees'
was not coined by me as you seen
to think. They are so described
ia various public acts, to distia
guish them from the Western
Cherokees, for example in tn
resolution Of the senate Of lhl
United States Of September 3, 1850
etc. The award Of money to thl
Cherokee nation under the treat,
Of 1885, the appropriation havinl
been made by congress on Sep
tembsr 30, 1850, and Feoruery q
1851, as payable to the Cheroks
nation was held by Hon. John j
Crillenden, attorney general OF Oh
} United States, in his opinion rem
dered April l6, 1851, (5 Opinions
800 to mean those Cherokees rs
} siding east at the date Of the treat
Of 1885 and the supplement there
! to. The Court OF Claims 10 il
, opinion 10 the Western Cheroke
! case constantly speaks Of shes
people as the Eastern Cherokeel
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-03-21
FATE OF LOST ARTICLES.
Unclaimed vaIuRbIes Finally Con-
verted by storekeeDers &c n
Charity Fund.

A visitor to one Of the largest depart-
ment stores in the holiday season, who
happened to spend some ten minutes
near the desk Of a clerk in a certain di-
vision, was surprised to see persons in
close succession approach and report
the loss Of articles, says the New York
Post. The clerk opened the drawers Of
his desk for each applicant, and they
were seen to be crowded with pocket
books, bits Of jewelry, packages and
parcels. If the lost article were not
found there and identified, descrip-
tion Of it was LETT, together with the
name and address OF the loser.
Eyes said the clerk, "in big store
like this, frequented daily by an enor-
nous number OF people, a great many
things are lost. More property, of
course, gets away from its owners at
holiday periods, when the crowds are
dense; but the losses are occurring all
the time. The number Of articles found
and turned In here Is considerable, but
bears a slight proportion to the van
ished things which never reach my
desk.
'Some, perhaps many, Of the articles
reported lost in the store were actu-
ally dropped elsewhere; but II Is prob
ably safe 10 say that a majority Of the
things really lost on our floors are
picked up quietly by other customers
or yisitors-and appropriated. That is
human nature. Nevertheless, enough
property is brought to us and evcntu-
ally recovered by owners to encourage
resort TO this desk by all who suddenly
find themselves by accident poorer Ia
our place.
"some people evidently think Il use
less 10 inquire, for we have member %
articles which have remained un-
claimed. The practice Of this store is,
after a certain period, 70 turn this
property into cash, which in turn goes
into a special fund. This Is kept at a
sum equal to any subsequent claim like
ly TO be made, and the surplus Is con-
tributed 10 chnrity-the house does not
profit by il. What is done in other
stores | do not know. but my impress
sion Is that most Of them make a sim
liar disposition OF unclaimed property.
''rhe articles most lost are pocket
booho anu JcNNAi1s nohnc Aat NaAntH
and costly diamonds and other gems
have escaped their owners, then
reached this desk through homes,
hands and finally been restored 10 the
losers. But other rolls OF cash aud pre-
cious stones have been yainly called for
day after day by meloucholy-faoed peo-
pie; the treasure had doubtless been
converted by strangers.
"some Of the losses unquestionnbly
are due to professionals, who mingls
with the great crowds, especially those
Of the holidays, for the purpose u pick
ing pockets and snaiching jewelry-
either OF which, in a close press Of pso.
pie tugging in opposite directions, can
freaaently be done without the victim
having thv slightest impression Of Oh,
deft violence used. We have q regular
force Of detectives on duty all the timf
20 look out for dishonest people of al
sorts, and during holiday periods 4
number Of special detectives are addi
tionally employed
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-03-21
AN oBJEcTLEssoN.

Not many years ago Pierce City
was a Aourishing town Of twenty
FIVE hundred people, and was the
point at which the Frisco line di.
verged into Kansas and the Indian
Territory; being such junction, il
was the nearest aud most natural
distributing point for this south
western country. 1t was consid-
cred the most promising town on
the line; several two and three
story business blocks were erected
in anticipation Of increased trade.
At this time tie Frisco was con-
structing its Arkansas. Texas line,
and when it had reached point
north of Fort Smith, and within
twenty or twenty-five miles OF
Pierce City, and bearing directly
toward it, those in charge OF the
construction visited that city, and
requested Of them reasonable con-
cessions commensurate with the
wealth of the people, and the BEN
efits which would accrue to it as
the junction of these three roads,
and consequently the undoubted
distributing point for Arkansas
Kansas aud the Indian Territory
The public spirited citizens oI
the town met and consulted, and
resolved that il was worth as much
to the railroad 10 come there and
form a junction with its other two
lines as il was to the town to have
this additional, road and concluded
that the railroad people were try
ing to "hold them up" and in
tended coming there anyway
They declined TO do anything, an'
sat back and waited, confidently
They had not long to wait. Thot,
constructing the road brought /
within a few miles Of Pierce City
and then turned it connecting will
the main line at a little switch eli
or seven miles east of Pierce City
and named the place Monet, ant
Pierce City's future went up il
smoke, due to it's picayunish citi
Eens, stinginess aud oonceit. The.
saw their mistake after it was to
late. When they fully realise
the truth, the concessions require
by the railroad would have bee
given ten times over. But ALA
the opportunity had gone forever
The little switch station has no
become a city twice as large a
Pierce, and 10 increasing in wealt
and population each year. Pierre
City has stood still. Let Whit
and her people be up and awake
Let us learn from the experienC
Of this onoe ambitious town a
object lesson. Let US not loose a
opportunity that mey never com
again, Tor by our inaclion, his,or
NAV repeat itself.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-03-21
indian Chieftain.
LOCAL NOTES.

Corn planting has begun.

lhc peaches are sh'e
Corn planting has begun.
v n. Mrs. $. } liurns Is visiting c'alives
at Alton.
P.L. Sopcr came in fiom 81. Louis
l lyesierday.
c. W. Pool VAS bcie from Chelsea
yesterday.
Grayson Wills was In from White
Oak yesterday.
WORK on the new ice plant building
was beEun today
Geo Nldider purchased 800 head Of
tine cattle last week.
l.. c. Couch Is out again after a
tussle with sDallpox.
Fred Woodard has finished papering
a house fot 9. o. Berry.
]. George Wright and Marshal
Bennett are 10 Hot Springs.
ID. S. Warren was showing a fine
Jack on the street Saturday.
The /. o. O. +. grand lodge meets
at Muskogee April 8, and 10.
The Frisco westbound passenger
sTas three hours late yesterday.
Mrs. O. r. Griffith is still suffering
with severe throat trouble.
n Miss Eta Mitchell, OF Adalr, is
n quite sick with malaria fever.
4 A large new steam laundry is one Of
the posslbilitlc, fcr Vinita soon.
Mrs. John N, Taylor was here from
Emporla, Kansas Tuesday evening
Mr. and Mrs. sllai Me1ks, OF Aiair,
are the rroudsparents ofa hue baby
boy.
Eiyyn Urinary passed through vi
nlta yesterday on his way 10 Hay
den.
with the event Of The artesian wells
10 Vinila, Icautiful lawns are possi-
bility.
seven cars Of the Ba1gett.Milford
steers were shipped TO ST. Louis yes
tefdag.
Judge John Il. Thomas, Of Musko.
gee, spent Tuesday with friends in
Ninita.
}. II. Guntcr has purchased hne
new drummer wagon which arrived
Tuesday.
Jack Frost az this late date is al
y unwelcome visitor at least the fruit
(, trees think so.
The Ladies Aid society Of the
Baptist church met this Afternoon
With M7s. w. G.. Patterson.
Mayrage License was Issued yester
Z DAY to James Il. Blafy and Miss
Harriet Marland, both OF Tuisa.
Poets take ia the beauties Of nature
their wives generally take in washing
but Ed Lee is taking Ia the hardware
trade.
4 Several OF The stores are greatly
trlubled recently with the large rat.
which destroy several sacks OF brand
and other sack feed In one night.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-03-21

About IS acres in cultivation, 200
acres under fence; situated one mile
east OF Centralia, l. II. known as
the Perryman place. one OF the best
farms In COoweescoowu Dist. Has
box house and good well on place. For
particulars address r.. Lee Conner,
Ctemorc, !. r. w-3O-tf
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-03-21
Mail Iinck Blow Over.

The heavy wind last Monday cap.
sized the mail hack while II was be.
Ing driven in TO Vinita. The whole
top was wrecked and other damage
done, but fortunately no one was
hurt The accident happened between
here and WondleY.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-03-21
Second cIass colonIst Rntes.

February 20, March 5, l2, 10 aud 20,
April ?, 8, l6, % aud 30, 1901. On the
above dates the Frisco line will sell
one way tickets TO Los Angeles, San
Diago, San Francisco tand gntermedi-
ate points at s26.5O from Vinita.
B. Il. WALKER, Local Agent.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-03-21
MARSTONlN The PEN.
The smothe Preacher SwindIer Sent
Up For Eighteen Years.

J Forrest Mardon, who was here
three years ago and spoke at the Bap-
tlsl church several times, represent
Ing himself as authorized TO by Clara
Barton and the Red Cross society TO
collect funds for Cula, has Just been
seat 10 be peui cnliay rr eighteen
years ~ forging motcy urders. lie
had stryel aJeir and half for using
the malls 10 defrdud. lie vas tried
aud sentenced at Owensvile, Indi-
ana.
The Sapulpa Evening Light is
the newest advent into the field Of
Indian Territory dailies. 1t is a
dull town these days that cannot
afford daily newspaper.
With three big millinery open
ings, next week will be a sort Of
holiday or jubilee week; and II
the weather is favorable the op.
portunity to see the "Anery" will
not be neglected.
----
To accommodate its wide-awake
advertisers the weekly Chieftain
finds il necessary to print six
pages in these piping times Of
sharp competition. But il is OBJ
served those who advertise the
most sell the most goods.
OF all the newspapers in the
Cherokee Nation that have
thus far expressed themselves
upon the treaty to be voted on
April 20 next, The Chiefiain is the
only one to oppose it's ratification.
But The Chieflain is able to give
reason for its attitude and the
vote when taken will fully vindi,
cate all ils assertions.
There is not nearly so much
shooting and whooping on the
streets Of Vinita as there was not
many years ago before Bud Led
better got to be marshal. In fact
the town has not been "shot up"
since Bud has been wearing the
Star. The fellows that used TO do
that way are AROUND here yet,
GONE Of 'em, but somehow they
don't want to risk it any more.
From all parts of the Cherokee
nation comes the murmurings Of
dissatiaclion and 6iscontent at the
appointments by the chief, of at.
torneys TO defend the interests of
the nation before the Dawes COM
mission in making the freedmen
roll. It need be no surprise If the
citizens OF the tribe break into
open revolt. One correspondent,
an influential Cherokee, refers in
very caustio terms to the sl26,00
steal as one Of the incidents of the
making Of the last roll Of freed.
men,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-03-21
SCARCITY OF LUMBER.
Some Reasons Why This Condition
Of Affairs Exists.

At present their exists the great
est scarcity Of lumber all over the
country that there has been for
some time, and there is no promise
Of relief in the near future.
Through the courtesy of Mr..
Miller, Of the Browning yards, we
were given several interesting
facts about the present condition
Of the lumber business.
Bills Oflumber that were ordered
in December, and some as far back
as October have not arrived yet.
The mills are unable to 6ll the
orders, fact due largely to scare
ity of hands in the lumber regions.
The scarcity Of hands is the result
of sickness, the lumber regions be-
ing in the swamps where malaria
is so thick one can almost see 1t.
When men go there to work q
large per cent of them take sick.
Those who are able get out, a
great many die, and some survive
aud continue at work, but the force
Of hands is no where large enough
to keep the mills supplied, conse-
quenlly orders accumulate.
This condition exists all over
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Texas, and
numerous other states, and there
is no estimating how much it has
retarded building and improve
ments Of every nature.
Fortunately Mr.. Miller hal
managed to keep pretty vel
stocked up, generally speaking.
The movement that is now be
ing made 10 make Hoole Bel
mayor Of Vinila does not coml
from the friends OF Vinita, bu
rather from those who look will
jealous eye upon the towns rapi'
atrides toward the making Of
city The envious pullbock Wit
says the town is big enough, AM
who wants 10 put out the electri
lights, and deny the town Of Al
public utilities is the original Bel
. man,
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-03-21

"The moonlight excurslqu was tlt.
lerent irom any other ever attended,
"Bctter or worser'
~Why, We had mocn."-- ch'ea9o
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-03-21

With three big millinery open-
ings, next week will be a sort Of
holiday or jubilee week; and il
the weather is favorable the op.
porlunity to see the "fnery" will
not be neglected.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-03-21
STRAY COLUMN.

have four or ave good farm horses for
sale. Call at Singer oiiice. Vinlta. A. W.
Brock. 22-tf
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-03-21

The sapulpa Evening Light is
the newest advent into the field Of
Indian Territory dailies. 1t is a
dull town these days that cannot
afford a daily newspaper.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-08

fame for In 1867 he died. Immediately
upon his death his works became OF great
commercial value, ana now owns -
their scarcity as WeH as peo"'J'
Camille Corot. who died in the year lSl0
was also another of the so-callsu pees,,. sS,
painters whose Intense love IoL H1neri1 a,o-i1
has made his name sacred IN thS ,- w.
of art The Corot landscape Whlch hdIi5S
in this collection is one or very Lew lev. ~ ~
the United States. 1t is an 1deallzatlo@il @ "
nature, a beautiful brown in tone, poe. poe
ical bit of woodland, with here ana @ tIiene
a delicate effect of light; every nne. eNeIS
sweep of the brush-clean anu udtn.S ,
every touch of detail adding 70 he'i
monious whole. This masterpiece -
Corot Is a painting which Will DAY 49, 49,,
day. with sunshine or gloom. deVeiop ,S,N NV
beauty. Enchanting as 1t is at nrst slsii''
with long acquaintance it will be loved
Another very beautiful picture is ldLSe
canvas of a storm scene by JuieS up S :,
OF this artist the authorities OF the 90 60
salon have said that he IS the only Hdu
who ever succeeded In painting the otnsl @
side of cloud. And his CLOUDS are GER
tainly wonderful In TINS plcture ureffasoiielv
represents an angry sky, groteSSqu1Iyy gS Icy
formed masses of clouds, spotteu dut
fringed with f1ecks Of transparent colol.
and this whirlwind OF toned mist stssns sTsl If
down landward. In the foregrounMu M q oat;o rJo
trees stand en- masse, tall and maJesIlc'
ments which threatens above
A very noticeable thing about these pic
lures OF the Barbizon school is their re-
markably smooth finish. There is barely
the mark of a brush shown, no burrows
of paint no labored efforts apparent 70
gain a desired effect-as is SOMETIMES
noticed in a more modern school Inc
shades tone and blend together in way
which brings the picture very close 10
nature. ..,u..o,
used their fingers to blend and rub the
paint in place of brushes to get the smootn
finish.
A beautiful little piece full OF atmos-
phere representing a group or sheep IN
the middle distance, bit of nature paint
ed in exquisite low tone, is signed C.
Jacuue" There is a cattle piece by Victor
Dupre who is famed as color1st. A
landscape, a birdseye view Of village by
Daubigny. a De Camp, a Van Marcke,
Gerome; then we come to Millet, who
is perhaps the best-known artist OF all.
that is, the best known to the public at
large, for the painting. that pathetic bit
Hoe" was from his brush.
Few places in the world are more closely
allied with genius than BarbizOn, and
few painters are better known and loved
there than was Jean Francois Millet, for
he was born and bred peasant; he min
gled with and was to the last one of the
people His brush spoke nature in it's
every Interpretation and always with alb
solute truthfulness. Millet did not ideal
ize; he put all the matter of fact, all the
prose in everyday life in his work. Yet
every picture from his hand is a master
piece.
As with his contemporary, Rousseau,
Millet had cruel struggle for existence,