Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-03-28

will stay at Gibson until treaty
matters are settled.
Col. Robert l. Owen is out in a
lengthy article in the Fort Gibson
Post urging the Cherokees to rati.
fly the treaty. Ii Bob is Tor it, il
is sale TO say that it is as fu'l oi
schemes as a porus plaster.
James Johnson, colored, wa.
found dead in bis bed at Wag
onor Wednesday morning, with a
bullet hole in his head Opinion
is divided, some believing that
Johnson suicided, while others
think he was murdered.
r.. c. Adams, Frank j. Boudl.
not, Bob' L. Owen and Judge
Springer are all urging he ratlli-
cation of the agreement. II
there are others they should now
speak or forever hold their peace.
The epubicans of Tahlequah
have put out ,he following ticket
for city officers: Mayor, G.. w.
Benge; recorder, Geo. o. Butler;
marshal, L p. Paris; alderman,
S. $. Boyles, Wm Eubauks, Took
Ross, w. P. Thompson and
Horace Gray.
The sort Of non. partisan ticket
The Chieflain has advocated is
not a republican ticket with a few
democrats thrown in to save the
name. The republicans have re.
fused TO abandon their party
organization, and have consulted
with citizens only in the capacity
Of republicans.
The Neosho obi Fellows have
sent out very neat invitation to
en- exhibition prize drill and an
exempliioation Of the ritualistic
work in all the branches OF the
order, to take place in that city
April Goth. A halt fare rate has
been secured on all the railroads,
aud a good time is promised to all
who attend.
Judge Springer is out in
lengthy address to The Cherokees.
published in the Kansas City
Times, advising them to accept
the treaty. he quotes the Curtis
law and lays great stress upon it,
awful provisions 10 30 doing he
lays himself open to the very
greatest suspicion aud loses the
oonfidoace Of his clients.
Today is Arbor day. Don't
forge. to bring a tree, aud try to
bring a nicer and s,atelier tree
than your neighbor If it grows
il will be a monument TO your
memory. Before many years we
are to have a park with trees and
flowers and perhaps an artesian
well with fountains and pools in
it. Dig your tree carefully and
insist that it be properly planted
A friend said today that the
Daily Chieftain, in order to be
consistent ought to give its support
to the citizens ticket now in the
field. The Chieltain fails TO see |
in that ticket the evidences of non.
partisanship; on the other hand |
il has the ear marks Of the parli.
san. II the Chieltain wanted to
support either party in this event
it would be the democratic party
ss that is its unalterable belief
when il comes TO national politics
The republican party 10 Vinita
aud elsewhere should sail under
its own banner.
The townsite surveyors re-.
turned here from Grove Tuesday
aud took the train Wednesday
night for Chelsea Mr.. Fisher
posted the plat Of Fairland in the
post Office. We get 225 acres for
a town aud five acres for GENE.
terry. Some may think this
small town but it takes in nearly
every residence in town and also
dozens Of vacant lots. II was the
wish OF the people here that a
small town be laid of for then we
can better take care Of it and when
We need more land we can easily
get it.-Fairland Bee.
The announcement by Mayor
sheehan Of Thursday as arbor day
marks the beginning Of a new era
IN Vinila. As little as may be
thought OF il al his time it is the
beginning Of movement that will
not stop. When people begin 10
turn their thoughts toward the
beautiful in nature as expressed in
tree aud shrub and flower, it indi-
Gates broader and better culture
than coDAs alon0 with tba g..