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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-30

Growing like 8 weed. This ia
sbe best phrase to use in deaerib-
ing the marvellous development
going on In towns and cities Of In-
dian Territory. The condition in
any part OF the territory may be
Inssanced 10 prove that the ex.
preston is not extravagant. Every
enterprise aud activity usually en-.
isting in a rapidly growing eoun-.
Try ia on the boom. The artisan,
capilaliet and professional man.
no matter how hard they al work,
cannot supply the demand made
upon their labor and money.
Dwellings, schools, churches.
blocks Of business houses, miles
Of pavemente. sewers, and atrsel
car roads and telephone lines are.
being constructed with 3 busy
haste which suggests lhs excite
ment, confusion, uproar Of great
armies digging bitches, raising EN-
bankments and breastworks, pitch.
ing aud iorIliying their camps for
protection against an advancing
Toe. Railroads without bends or
bonuses are connecting these new
sprung and growing towns ere BE-
ing opened, and gas and oil wells
bored, while The erection Of manu-.
factories and various industries il
keeping pace With the discovery
aud opening up Of the natural r..
sources Of the land. Indian Ter.
rilory u the last aud greatest
chance 10 the Southwest offered 20
he'pIoneer and 10 those Who are
attracted by the possibilities Of
the glory and success which are
the rewards Of the founders ol
new country Kansas City Jour.
nal.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-30
REMOVAL SUSPENDED.
Order Made By Secretary OF Interior
SuspendIng Removal Of Land
Office.

The following telegram was re-
ceived Monday afternoon from
Mr.. Chas. B. Rogers, who
left Vinita Saturday afternoon for
Washington to lay the matter Of
the removal Of land Office before
the Interior Department:
ARRIVED eight this morning,
saw first assistant Secretary Of In
terror. Order made suspending
removal until personal investiga-
tion BY Hitchcock who will visit
Territory May 6th."
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-30
Screen Door Dgh Hardware Cos for 85

world, after which they continued
their journey to 0kmulgee and
81. Louis.
II Is stated upon good author
ity that these gentlemen we're go.
Ing over the road on a tour OF in
spection, preparatory to merging
the Ozark and frisco roads. II Is
also stated that the Frisco will
formally take charge Of the Ozark
& Cherokee Central on the % OF
this month, at which time three
new engines are TO be put into SER
vice and the Faisco's Oklahoma
business for Memphis win be sen
over the new line. Some new
trains and equipments will be put
on. This will mean that the
number OF trains and the service
will be almost doubled.
Among things that is consider.
ed as significant and which has q
tendsncy to confirm the rumor is
the resignation Of E. &. Hughes
as general manager Of the o. & @.
@. His resignation took effect
Tuesday. He has accepted a po-
sition with one Of the leading
railroads OF Michigan. Arrow.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-30

we stand in the midst Of this an
imated scene Of life, enterprise
and human energy Nothing stands
still either in nature or among
men, everything moves either up
ward, onward or downward. Cor.
ironted by theee conditions, by
this environment what is our
duty2
EVERY consideration OF exped-
isncy, Of duty. Of right demands
Of as that We meet the emergen.
cies Of the hour; that We step into
the front rank Of the moving mill
lions Of this glorious land of ours;
that we buckle on the armor OF
valiant Americans and armed with
the sword OF American citizenship
cut our way through the ranks oI
poverty, ignorance and supersti.
tion with their concomitant atten.
dants Of want and misery, shelter.
ed by the starry banner Of our
common country, proclaim our
ourselves active members and
earnest workers in this govern.
ment Of the people, by the people
and for the people. /"
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-30
THESE HAVE LOST.
Interior Department Afilrms Decision
OF Dawes Commission.

The Dawes Commission has re-
jected the application for enroll
ment Of S. 7. C'Bud'D Brown, bis
mother, Mrs. Richie, Steve Hills
family and others who sought en-.
rollmsnt as freedmen.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-30
FLYNN is FOR ONE STATE.
Single statehood Is OkIahoma's Only
Chance, Says the Ex.DeIegate.

Dennis Flynn, ex-delegate from
Oklahoma, has come to the con-
clusion that the only hope for
statehood for Oklahoma is through
a joint fight with the Indian ter.
ritory for single statehood.
"The fight made last winter"
said Mr.. Flynn IL a recent inter-
view, twas the final struggle for
double statehood. II anything is
accomplished at the next session
1t will be through a united effort
to pass a bill admitting the In
dian territory and Oklahoma as
one state"
Republican leaders have come
10 the conclusion that 0klahoms,
II admitted as a state with its pres.
ent boundaries, would be a DEM
ocratic state. The Oklahoma drift
certainly is Democratic. The new
population which goes into the ter
ritory from the North is about
equally divided between the two
parties. The migration from Ark
ansas and Texas Is almost solidly
Democratic. The Republicans
have become convinced tha Okla.
homa is In the Democratic zone
and II new state Is forced upon
them IL will do no greater poliii.
cal damage to give II 10000 Dem
ooratio majority By making Okla.
homa aud Indian territory one
state than by making Oklahoma q
separate state with 5000 or 10000
majority. II will require a united
effort on the part OF friends Of
statehood for western territories TO
win in the next Congress. Under
present conditions, the Democrats
in Oklahoma and Indian territory
will be almost as important factors
in determining the statehood re.
suits as the Republicans. There
is a Democratic opposition to the
single statehood scheme which
must be overcome to make prob
able the success Of bill admitting
the two territories as oHs state.
Several Democratic senators
want TO force Congress to make
two states Of Indian territory and
Oklahoma in order TO get two ad.
ditional senators. Mr. Bate Of
Tennessee, the ranking Democrat
on the territories committee .holds
to tbis idea, and Senator Bailey,
the best laclieian and most stal.
warl debater on The Democratic
side, also supportsthis contention.
Added TO this senatorial influence
is the resourceful Indian territory
lobby maintained by the plumber
which hes come from Indian ter
rilory graft" The organization
offered 10 promote single statehood
and should lose no time In the
summer months in organizing its
forces TO work on Democrats as
we'll ss Republicans.
just before he left Washington,
Senator Beveridge. chairman Of
the territories committee. said TO
the correspondent for The Star
that bis committee would support
the bill admitting Indian terri.
tory and Oklahoma ss one state.
What would be done respecting
the admission Of New Mexico and
Arizona, be declared, vas for sub
sequent Q, nsideratiun.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-30
WILL BE SOLD.
SegregatioH OF Coal and AsphsIt
Lands For Sale.

The selection OF the coal and
asphalt lands in the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Nations Indian Terri
tory, for segregation and sale was
completed and the report was sub
mitled March 10. This segrega.
tion was made under The direction
Of the Commission to the Five
Civilized Tribes by order OF the
Secretary Of the Interior, and Mr..
Joseph A. Taft, Of the United
States Geological Survey, was as.
signed to make the selection.
With three assistants, Mr.. Taft
began work December 1, 1902, md
during the progress Of the survey
traced the outcrop OF the coal beds
as accurately as possible through
several thousand square miles Of
coal-bearing rocks, which had been
surveyed during the proceeding
Ave years. Nearly one hundred
square miles Of new territory were
surveyed in order to complete the
geological woik OF the Choctaw,
Chiokasaw coal fields. Previous
surveys in this coal field made it
possible in the short time allowed,
to determine the structure Of the
coal and the depth TO which the
beds can be economically mined.
Otherwise years instead OF months
would have been required to Sc
lecl the lands for segregation.
Ten coal beds were found to be
Of economic value and were locat-
ed for segregation. The coal in
the lands selected ranging in quail.
isy from that Of high-grade btu
minuous coking Goals TO medium
grade bituminous steaming Goals
that do not coke successfully.
The coal in each bed worries slight
ly from point to poins both In
thickness and in quality, and also
differs in quality from that Of
other beds. The coal beds vary
in inclination beneath the surface,
and extend from the outerops to
depths beyend tbe limit Of prac.
tioable mining. Thus the value Of
the coal in each bed beneath =
single tract Of land varies accord
ing to quality. thickness and depth
beneath the surface. rhe usual
characteristics governing The value
OF coal can be ascerletned In The
case Of these Goals only by means
of detailed geogieal surveys aud
praotical tests.
The asphalt lands selected con.
tain asphalt oftwo general classes,
To the larger of these classes be-
long the hituminous semi.liquit
deposits which are found permsat
ing porous sandstones and lime
stones. These occur both In hor,
izontal beds aud in beds dipping,
AT various angles to the surface,
Deposits of this nature are found
filling rocks that range In thick.
ness from thin beds TO bsds sever.
al hundred feet thick. The sec
ond elsss OF asphalt is solid, has
general appearance Of 8 highly
hitumoue coal, and is usually clear
Of earthly or stony impurities. II
is found filling fiesuree as solid
veins pitching steeply into tbs
earth, and may be mined and
shipped In The same manner as
coal.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-30

Attend the National Assembly
Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
Nashville. Tenn, Mag elst. te eeth
Que fAre Plus ss fof The round trip.
via the 0hocGaw. Oklahoma 3 Gulf
K. r. dpm2o
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-04-30

one fare plus e loF The rouod trlp
over the chocSss Route lRoek Island
sfsteml 50 Savannah, Ca. for the
Southern Baptist Convention. Alas
IN % I<th, inclusive. au
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-21
Fewer Wooden Vessels.

Sailing vessels for general transpor-
alton are now obsolete on the great
OF several hundred such yes
'els hailing from Chicago, not more
han t~h.rty-fom are now in use.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-21
NEXT TO THE AMAZON.
Rio de IL Plata and It's Vast Basin
In South America.

The river system of the Plate. or ol
the Rio de la Plata. is one of the most
wonderful in the world. The volume
Of the stream is greater than that OF
the Mississippi. 1t is surpassed only
by the Amazon. 1t drains n basin more
than half as big as the whole United
States and n which in fertility Of
soil and salubrity of climate Is only
surpassed by the basin of the Missis.
has moi more cultivated territory. Up
on 1t tens Of millions Of cattle and
sheep are pastured. and its wheat fields
compete with ours in the markets Of
Europe. 1t has the most extensive
plains OF the globe, and it is a vast ex
panse of fairly good land.
1t is a white mans country. The ba-
sin Of the Amazon is tropical and mala-
rious. That of the Plate is largely in
the temperate zone. Its northern parts
are like Louisiana or Florida, and in
the south the summer climate is as
temperate as that of our middle states.
1t is the Mississippi basin reversed,
NhS o"hN vi US llNtlS DNltlS III LIE
hot country. where there are coffee
and sugar lands and rubber trees. and
its mouth in the rather cool lands OF
Uruguay and the Argentine. noted for
the fields of wheat and corn.
The vast basin Is formed in the
shape Of a great horseshoe, with the
opening toward the Atlantic, the An
des and the strip of highlands which
crosses Brazil from the back and up
per rim Of the shoe, while the slightly
sloping plains Of Patagonia bound It
on the south. In it are included the
best Of the Argentine. all of Uruguay
and Paraguay and large portions Of
Brazil and Bolivia. The most Of it has
been built up by the Parana or Rio de
Ia Plata system, and today these rivers
are still at their great work Of earth
building.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-21
WOULD WEAR THE WEEDS.
Clergyman Tells Of Amusing Expe.
fences Met With In Work.

"My first church" says "A certain clio
Quent and greatly beloved Washington
clergyman. was in a small country
town, and before l learned the hearts
Of my parishioners their ways used to
upset my gravity at the most inoppor-
tune time. l shall never forget the
6rst funeral at which l otficiated. 1t
was hat of a man who had been
stricken down in the prime Of life.
leaving a widow who had been an al
most bedridden invalid for years. The
services were conducted at the home
Of the deceased, and when | appeared
I was told that the widow was too il!
to leave her bed, SO in order that she
might hear my discourse | was asked
led into her bedroom. I had admired
the dead man for his sturdy Christian
qualities, and every word Of the eulogy
l delivered came straight from my
heart. AS l went on with my talk I
suddenly remembered the widow and
turned toward her door in order that
she might hear better. | had not seen
uCA, out as I ioOkcU tON dIu ueT TOOTH
my eyes fell upon her. and for full
half a minute l was obliged to bury
my face in my handkerchief. She was
lying in bed, her arms in their white
cambria sleeves stretched out on the
counterpane, and on her head was a
new mourning bonnet. with a long
Grape veil. She was not able to be
dressed. but Wear a widows bonnet
she could and did.
My first wedding. too. was an event
long to be remembered" went on the
same clergyman. 1T was performed
at my house. and the bride and bride
She was fully six feet tall and broad
In proportion. while his head reached
scarcely to her shoulders as they en-
tered the room. | learned afterward
that she was extremely sensitive about
he disparity in their sizes. and | had
good reason to believe it. for as they
came forward to take their places and
the witnesses began to come in the
bridegroom paused and moved a chair
forward. The bride looked at me in
great embarrassment. Then she seated
herself ~resolutely.
"1'm feeling faint said she. If you
don't mind l think I'll take it sitting
"And with as much gravity as 1
could muster married her sitting."-
Washington Post.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-21
BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 81, 1908.

mine and the Gold Hill mine in Kern
valley. forty miles from Mohave.
The old Hill has four stamps in op-
Grafton on very high grade free milling
quartz, producing a gold bar each
week.
The st. John has had much gold
taken from it and very much still re-
mains. The Frances NJ. NJ. & Co. is
timbering up the old 700-foot shaft and
will be stopping ore in a short time.
The company desires to place a
small block of stock for the purpose
of increasing it's stamp mill.
Wire your orders at our expense
and remittance can follow, thus secur.
ing a bonus of twenty-f five shares for
each purchase of 100 shares at 10
cents. Dividends to begin January
next.
Agents wanted.
Mining Investment & Brokerage Co.,
j. Nj. GraybiI, v. p,
1924 Wilcox Bldg, Los Angeles, Cal.
Reference, State Bank & Trust Co.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-21

ington, of the City of Bismarck. in said
Burleigh county, for the granting to
him of a druggists permit to sell for
medicinal, scientific and mechanical
purposes, malt, vinOus. spurious, fer
mented or other intoxicating liquors
at building No. 800 Main street, in the
City of Bismarck, County of Burleigh.
and State of North Dakota: when and
where any person interested in the
granting Of said petition may appear
and contest the same under the pro
visions Of the law. and they will he
heard.
Dated at Bismarck, North Dakota.
the cath day of September, A. d. 1909
(Seal.) JOHN F. FORT.
Judge of the County Court.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-21
&c.,; 3. |: s. :. ~ g; 80. :::~'-
Calumet
Baking
Powder
0ooososo n Ussoo-aaekeo eusoosseoos
PROUD RECORD
O RNORTHDAKOTA
Continued FINN page Seven.)

ing to you and l want to express my
gratitude to YOU for listening to me.
| want you to bear this in mind al
ways that wherever l am | want you
to feel that if there is anything |
a do you must call upon me and |
will help in any way | can. In helping
you ! feel that | am helping a good
aus You men of Dakota are will
ing to work for the prosperity of the
state and | am ready to stand with
you side by side and shoulder to
shoulder in hat work. (Applause.)
| feel that your growth is our growth
and that if you have Outgrown any
OF the western or northwestern states
in the last five years. you deserve
all the credit of doing so.
Let me thank you.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-21

One consideration that is making our
people impatient Of hard work is the
example Of riches quickly made
through the semigambling activities.
Men whose fathers would have died
rather than live on bread they had not
earned find themselves willing to be
taken care Of by the government per-
haps or by 1.-THE party" or by their
more fortunate or industrious relatives.
Such drOnes know nothing of the salts
faction Of him who "scorns delights
and lives laborious days." who can
hold his head high and say he has
earned his right to live and whose
death is thus not a debt paid to nature.
for he owes her notwithstanding.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-21
Notice Of Hearing Application for
OruQuist's Permit,

VCTUTTSs
State of North Dakota, County of Bur
leigh.-ss. In the County Court.
Pursuant to an order of this court,
made on the oath day OF September,
A. d. 1903, notice is hereby given that
on Tuesday, the 9th day of October,
A. d. 1903, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
Of that day, at the court rooms Of this
court, in the City Of Bismarck, County
OF Burleigh, and State Of North Da-
kota, has been appointed by the judge
of this court as the time and place
of hearing the petition of p. C. Rem
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-21
No Difference.

Iack-My darling. I want to tefl You
something. I have deceived you. I
am not rich. but utterly penniless.
Will 1t make any difference to you?
Ethel-Not the slightest. Jack.
II am so glad. dearest. Are you quite
sure it will make no difference to your
"Quite sure; ! can marry old Mr..
Observation-Disclosures Standard.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-21
Wool Catherine.

Willie-Pa. when you say a mans
wool gathering" 1t means he's lazy.
don't It?
Pa-Not necessarily. He may be
gathering the wool OF the lambs in
Wall treet.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-21
A GOLD PRODUCER.

DO YOU WANT A DIVIDEND PAY
Err? Buy stock in the Frances NJ. NJ.
& c. Co., operating the old st. John
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-21

Sheep used az beasts Of burden IN
eorth India cary twsoty pounds
weight apiece.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-21
Lives in Two States.

In Sioux county, Nebraska. a mar
holds the office of school director in
a South Dakota county. Just across
the state line. He claims to be en-
titled to both offices, and a not be
di~spossesse! Of either. His house is
built on the state line, and when he
goes to bed his head is in one state
and his feet in the other, so that he
is legally a resident o. both.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-21
Political St. Louis.

The city Of st. Louis claims the
distinction of being the only large
in the country which has a sep
arate and distinct political organiza
ion apart from any county. New
York includes five counties.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-11-17
SETS ASIDE VERDICT
Was for $50, 900 Against
Seaboard Air Line.
By Order Of Judge PEBBLES the Smith Suit
for Damages for Injuries Will Have
to be Tried Again.

The suit Of George Smith, brought by
his father, ]. NJ. Smith, for injuries sus-
tanned on the Seaboard Air Line. will
have to be tried over again.
On Thursday the jury gave a verdict of
$50, 900 against the Seaboard. 1t was In
1902 that young Smith lost his right arm
and right leg, this being from injuries
sustained by a Seaboard shifting engine,
and he sued the road for S60. 600 damages,
the jury found for him, but named half
this figure as the damage.
Yesterday afternoon Judge PEBBLES set
aside the verdict that that jury had rend-
cred, saying that it was against the weight
of evidence. This sets the suit for anoth-
err trial, which Will be the third, as it was
In October, 1902, that the case was first
tried and the jury disagreed. This time
it gives $50, 900 and the verdict Is set
aside.
In the hearing yesterday Judge L. B,
Womack made the motion and argued the
question for the defendant, assigning as
grounds for his contention, first, that the
verdict was contrary to the weight OF
evidence; second. that the amount of
damages was excessive. Mr.. ". c. Doug
lass argued for the plaintiff.
There were several cases Of minor i'm
| ~portance heard by the court yesterday
none of these being OF special interest.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-11-17
THE SEVENTH SON IN TROUBLE.
A Seer From Florida Who Dallies Too Freely
With Bed Eye.

Dr. b. H. WilkersOn, of Long Branch,
Fla, who announces that he Is a native
son OF Florida and gives references of
citizens and judges OF that State in his
advertisement of his ability to read the
past. present and future has been doing
the juicy jug act here ana is NOW cool
Ing hts heels III the city ,ock up with
80 days on TIE road IN sight.
The Dir" says he is the seventh son
OF q seventh son and claims a special en-
dcHylnent IN the shape Of a supreme gift
from God which permit, nirl to delve
into things and TO cure without meii-
cine CT with his herb tonic. He got
on a royal jab Friday night and after
beng chased Vas captured by the policc.
~W0undIng Officer Rogers iii the thumb
with a pair of scissors. The mayor kept
him IN limbo nearly all yesterday but re
leased him with the pToviso that he sep
aratc himself from Raleigh OF do thirty
days on the road.
The DR." took his liberty on the con
ditions named, but soon tanked up again
and became hilarious. He was run N
and tomorrow will nave thirty days, Of
work On Wake count roads handed cut
to him by Mayor Powell.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-11-17
TOBACCO INCREASES IN PRICE.
The Sales Here On Friday Made An Average
Of Eins Cents on q Pound.

The tobacco market IN Raleigh Is look
ing up a little and this market IS rank
ing among the best IN the State The
tobacco planter Is not getting anything
like the figure that he ought to get,
yet there is an increase.
Friday there were good breaks here and
the prices averaged about nine cents.
Prices on all grades were better, while
wrappers and good ripe filters are sell
ing well. Ss4a1s1
Messrs. Knott & Williamson, Of the
Capital City Warehouse, give out the
following figures as some Of their saie-
OF Friday, the figures being by the hun
dred pounds:
Cooley ana SatterWhite-$4.00, $3.50,
$40.0 0 $4,000. $500.
H. T. Robert5-s4.5o, $3.50. s7.75, $1,000,
$500, $40. $3.50. $3.50.
b. p. WilliamSon-$10.GN, $4,000, s20.0e,
i 80. $50.
S. s. Cooper-s5.7o, 5000, $500. $3.50.
Mills and Jones-s5.60, $40, $500,
$4,000, $500. $500, $3.50, $500, $50.
Cooper and Deans. %, $3.50, 500,
g.. 30. $40. SEQ.