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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12
Great Opportunity For Good
Farmers With Money
Enough to Lease a
Homestead.
FIVE AND TEN YEARS
Leases May be Made With Allot.
tees Who Have Filed on Their
Holdings on Very Favor.
able Terms.-A Good
Stock Country.

Land may be leased for agricul.
tural purposes from one to ten
years under the laws now in force
In the Cherokee country. These
lease contracts may be made with
the heads OF families as soon as
they have filed upon their allol.
ments.
Many families hold as much as
one thousand acres in body and
are Leasing il on very favorable
terms. A good farmer from the
states ought TO be able to make
enough money on q five or ten
year lease to purchase a good
homestead free OF debt. In fact,
a ten year lease on fine tract Of
rich, new, Indian Territory land is
better than the ownership Of a
worn out farm in the older states.
Last season the natural grass
grew 80 rank in many uncut mead
ows that wnen It went TO stems II
wac higher than a horses back and
50 thick that the ground could
scarcely be seen.
Hay shipping Is great and
growing Industry Ia the northern
portion Of the Cherokee Nation
aud baled hay is shipped from all
the railroad stations the year
round. Many farmer, when his
corn and other grain crops are I'm
ished, goes into the baying buei.
ness and makes money enough 10
pay bis running expenses for Il .
year.
This Is natural cattle range,
celebrated far and wide, bu. il is
now being demonstrated that ii il
peculiarly adapted 10 the breeding
aud growing OF horses aud mules.
Horse breeders say that no health
Ter climate can be found Tor horse
fissh than in the Indian Territory,
and many fine, blooded animals
are finding their way into shis
stoekman's paradise.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12

A New York jury has just
awarded the plaintiff in libel suit
damages in the eum Of six cents,
instead Of $4,000, for which be
sued. The newspaper had charged
the plaintiff with the commission
Of q serious crime and the charge
was absolutely untrue. Il was q
plain case OF libel, and the news
paper did not even deny that II
was technical libel. In the trial ,
however, II was demonstrated that
there had been 40 malicious mo-
tive In the publication Of the
charge, aud contended that news.
papers IN meeting the public de-
mand for their existence, have TO
depend upon prees associations,
correspondents and reporters for
their news, and cannot, therefore,
stop TO verify every item that goes
into the paper. II was also shown
that time constitutes the prime
essential IN the value Of news, and
that in the rush wllh which newa-
papers move falss Statements are
certain to creep in. Editors and
newspaper workers are but human,
and while alwaga ranliDus, are apt
20 make errors II nine hundred
aud ninety.nine cases out Of a
thousand theg make them unin.
tenlionallv, however and in the
same number Of oaaes Will make .
correction whenever ihe matter ia
brought 10 their attention. Okla.
homan,
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12
BANKING BY FERRY-BoAT.
some Aew Workers Send Their Money
90 Jersey cIty In order 20 EH-
cape Assessments.

Banking by ferryboat" is the new
system adopted by many New Workers.
10 avoid taxation In New York. Ger
tain banks and trust companies in
New Jersey solicit accounts in this
city and send a collector 20 call rcgu-
larry for deposits, enter them In pass
book and carry the funds across the
North river by the ever-useful ferry
boat. Dozens of such accounts have
been transferred across the river in
the last few weeks 10 avoid paying
taxes on New York deposits. The idea
has struck a number Of New York
business men as a good one, and tbe
Jersey banks are doing q good trade
The Jersey Institutions offer 2M or
3 per cent. interest on daily balances,
and all the facilities of metropolitan
banking, says a correspondent Of the
Pittsburg Gazette. In addition 10 this
they have an added inducement in
that the account will be elaxsed as
New York funds. because the checks
will be payable at two banks, one In
New York and the other IN New Jer-
ssy. That relieves the depositor from
the clearing house collection charges
on country checks and gives him q
New York depository TO which he can
resort In case Of need. All these I'd
vantages. together with the saving
from the taxgatherer. have appealed
strongly to New Workers who are not
big enough IN business sense 70 de-
fplse this kind Of economy. There
are many little advantages TO be de-
rived from New Yori's proximity TO
New Jersey, with the North river es
the line Of dcmarcation. IL Il not to
be supposed that the state and mu-
nleipal authorities look with particu-
lar favor on this banking by ferry
boat" innovation. but the question Is
whether it can be reached IN any way
80 long as All parties to the arrange
ment are reputable business men and
companies. TIE New Jersey banks.
while many az them do 3 comparative
" small business. are reputable and
responsible. and n they can spread
their operations at the expense Of New
York. Why Il Is only reasonablc that
they should DO II.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12
The SAFEST RAILWAY CARS.
Recent wrecks Arouse Interest In a
subject whieh Ia Frequently
Discussed BY travellers.


HNhieh car Is the safest one to oc-
cupy In a railrond wreck2" Is a ques-
uon that has received much eonaidera-
tlon at the hands OF travellers.
The recent railroad wreck on the
Grand Trunk In Canada, in which 20
or 30 persons were killed, has caused q
revival of the discussion, especially in
this vicinity, where railroad wrecks
have occurred with alarming frequen-
cy during the last year, says the Cleve-
land Leader.
Railroad men are not among those
who discuss this question seriously.
This problem to all intents and pur-
posses was solved by them long ago.
When railroad superintendent hears
tae mere report Of a wreck, be can tell,
y he knows the makeup OF train
and whether II was a head-on or rear
cad collision, which of the cars re-
csiyed the brunt OF the shock.
Railroad wrecks In the neighbor-
hood Of Cleveland are usually of the
rear-end collision or head-on collision
reriety, and III no case in the last de-
cade have the casualties been heavy.
Another kind OF wreck is caused by the
spreading Of rails. There have been
three or four Of these near Cleveland
within the last two years.
"As general principle. Il Is safe 10
stick TO the Pullman cars" Is the adj
vice OF an old railroader, "and II there
are no Puilmans on the train, size up
the cars and try 10 occupy the heaviest
OF them. Whatever you do. keep out
Of the smoker"
There are good and sufficient rea-
sons for this advice. The smoker on a
train, 10 begin, with, Is the lightest Of
all the cars. as rule, and Is generally
AZ the forward end Of the train. II
the baggage car happens 20 be heavily
loaded the smoker is pinched between
t'ao heavy sections, and. offering the
least resistance, is reduced to kindling
wood.
The car that receives the roughest
treatment in a wreck. however, Is the
mail or baggage car. Unless this caris
extraordinarily heavy. II Is bound TO
suffer. In every wreck that has taken
place near this city during the last two
years the baggage car has borne the
brunt Of the shock, and has been the
most dangerous car IN the train. In
Tie reesnt Erie wreck a. Union street
f1tat E6Ies were aonehed through The
bottom Of the ear. Il was dIvested Of
its trucks. and was 50 badly shattered
that the trunks and boxes inside were
aeattered around the wreck. The
other cars were not damaged much,
with the exception Of some badly
smashed window lights.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12
THE MODERN BATTLEsHIp.
Nest Complete Machine the Mlna Of
Man Ever Conceived and
CONTRACTED.

An English writer has recently de-
seribed battieship a. the last word
that mechanical genius, naval con-
struction and cash payment can say In
aggressiyeness. From fighting-top TO
double bottom, from ram 20 sternpost,
zhe is the most complicated machine
the mind Of man ever conceived.
There Is scarcely q trade OF an art that
Is not Represented IN her building.
writes Lieutenant Commando Gieaves,
In Worlds Work. She Is house that
must be lighted, ventilated, drained
and, last, but net least, painted; and Il
is an astonishing fact that 10 paint a
battlcship requires $50 tons Of paint.
She Is q fort that must carry guns Of
heaviest caliber for fighting other bat
tieshipg; guns Of medium size for
piercing the comparatively thin pro-
tectivu = Arsrored cruisers. scores Of
rapid flrers for protecting herself
against torpedo boats, and even bait
terry Of small Colts for picking on
sharpshooters and exposed men.
Above al. she ls also : ship % be taken
70 sea, 20 make passages from port TO
port and long ocean voyages.
Moreover, she Is hosielry In which
there are 700 men who must BE clothed.
fed and housed and for whose use
there IS provided an lee plant having a
capacity Of three tons Of ice per day
and exaporators that daily produce
f6.oo0 gallons of fresh water; there Is
also a bakery and an enormous htch-
en for cooking. Besides the ponder-
Gus man engines Of more than 1900
horse power there are nearly 100 aux
illary engines ard about the same
number of electric motors. The boil
era, with their 4o,ooo square feet Of
heating surface. must not Be forgot
ten. nor the eoal bunkefs. which. n the
Oregon. for instance. have 3 suineient
capacity 10 steam that sesse 3 distance
Of $500 miles without recealing.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12
FIX THE RESPONSIBILITY,
Big Middle In the Creek Nation Over
Deeds.

one Of the worst ouhages that
has been perpelrated upon the
people OF the Greek nation is this
"rules and regulations" for the
sale and lease of Indian lands.
The department, or come one, has
blundereu.
The rules and regulations sent
out over the signature Of the sec.
retary Of the Interior, aud distrib-
uted broadcast over the country,
are rotten. A schoolboy could see
that they are not what they should
be when they were sent out, but
the authority Of the high and
mighty secretary was not TO be
questioned. The forms we're used,
lands sold and the deeds made out.
Now comes the seoretary's under
ling In letter and says the forms
for the deeds will be changed; that
the afiidavits must be changed,
and that additional ones will be
sent.
Whois responsible for this7
What will become Of the deeds
that were made out under the pre-.
vicus signed instructions, conform
ing TO the letter with the rules and
regulations? (?
Who cares to make a deed to
his land aud who cares to take a
deed, whom the forms and rules
are likely to change before the ink
gets dry on the transfer?
In all, there have been Eve
changes ordered since the reguls-
tions we're sent out
The people OF the Greek nation,
In the name oi right and justice,
demand that sucn iosxousable ig-
norance be eliminated from the
department that has 10 do with
Greek deeds, and that they be
given something lnat w,ll be rsli.
able aud FINAL. -Mnskogee Times.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12
A Five-foot Vein ofGood Coal
is Found Within Few
Miles of Vlnita.
COMPANY FORMING
TO Develop This Immense Bed oil
Fuel Discovered at Our Very
Door.-The Most Valuable
Find In Whole Terri.
tory.

From reliable information the
statement is made that az Inn.
mense bed OF coal at the depth OF
one hundred and twenty-five feet
has been located in the Cabin
creek country northwest Of Vinita,
reaching TO within less than FIVE
miles of the city limits.
This great coal belt reach es
southwest ftom Woodley to .Estel-
Ia and along the pawpaw bottoms.
The coal mines which have been
opened and operated in that Sec
tlon for many years, and which
have supplied this city with fuel,
being hauled here in wagons, is
simply the stripping OF the deeper
vein.
The recent find OF a iorty.lwo
inch vein west Of Bluejacket lie the
outer opping Of this great coal field.
The coal is of superior quality,
and the vein thicker than that In
the McAlester district. In the
Choclaw nation.
This hnd will prove to be OF inn
mense advantage TO Vinila in its
development. The attention Of
the railroads is called TO this de-
posit Of fuel so near this town and
capital has already been enlisted
to open It up.
1t is claimed that the existence
OF this coal bed has been known to
a few reople for years, and the de.
lay in it's development has been
on account Of the chaotic condition
Of the Indian country.
Now that land titles are forth
coming, II is deemed to be the
right time to begin the work Of de-
veloping these mines.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12
NO. ao

the form used in calling upon the
goddess, instead Of "Great Is Diana -
Ramsay believes this the correct
reading. Compare the cry: 20 BaaI
hear u.s."
"fhe townelerk:" or Secretary OF
the city" The most important Of the
city officers. His speech was a very
gldllful one. He told the people that
their alarm was unnecessary, that the
men they had seized were not dan
gerous men. and that they were taxi
ing a wrong way 70 settle their pri-
vate grievances. "Proeonsuls:" The
title Of the governors OF provinces
controlled by the Roman senate. The
proconsul Of Asia usually lived IN
Ephesus.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12

Many soul has slipped up on frozen
piety.
Gods plans are never plain TN they
are perfected.
The Christian qualities are those in
the image Of God.
The strength Of the christian is to re-
main In Christ.
He has no option on Heaven who bas
no obligation on earth.
Each new day with its opportunities
Is fresh gift from the hand Of God.
Gods gifts bless as they are received;
they bless twice as they are impaired.
Rams Horn.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12

A cold at this time II neglected IS
liable 90 cause pneumonia which Il 50
often fatal, and even when the patient
has recovered The iunes are weakened
making them peculiarly susceptible to
The development oi consumption FoleY's
Honey and Tar viii stop The cough, heal
aud strengthen the lungah nj pr event
pneumonia. Sold bg ShABshan s
Mitchell. DIV
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12

The Cherokee National Board OF
Education has made q change In gov
ernment az the orphan asylum. Here
after the boys will work on the farm
half Of each day and attend school
the other half The girls viii be
taught housework, needle-work, etc.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12

ITO acres In cultivation. want grain
or cash rent. Also span Of horses 16
hands high. weigh 14oo pound each,
new wagon and harness. Good lp-
proyements on place. Enquire Of
dISOw29 z. NJ. Cox, EstelIa. I. r.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12
Eor ssle-

Residence property, 10 north part OF
Vlnita, two blocks out; four lots, three
hundred and ninety feet, east front;
well improved. nice twelye-room house,
barn and other ou:bnildings; cistern,
two wells, plenty Of shade and fruit
trees, grspes and berries. Title guar.
snteed. Esauire here. dw II
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12
Inh eor cnl. lilrrIn.

Washington dispatch says that
Congressman Curtis has secured the
appoiussasnt of VIM Higgins. Of
vinita. as a special agent for the In.
dian Territory In the Interior depart
ment.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12

cobwlgger--I hear the storm blew
your tent down.
Circus Falgir-Woxe than that. The
rain gave the HYord-swallouer a sare
throat and washed alI The designs niI
che taitooed mzn.->Judge.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12

The job department ui the Chief.
tain has been engaged q getEIae but
the brief and petition q aHEeuefs
faF the Cherokee nation Il ~ cuHIl
of Claims ln tue suit iRalnl4 fha
United States IN the slads HendaE
case involving some 100, ,oea aqs ths
Cherokcea.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12
stewea 0ihlsts.

Two sets of giblets. n bunch Of
sweet herbs, q sprig Of parsley. a
small onion stuck with three cloves,
one pint water. pepper and salt.
Clean the giblets very carefully. cut
the neck and gizzard in nice size
pieces aud put in a stewpan with the
water and other ingredients; bring
It gradually TO the boil, then simmer
gently for an hour 70 an hour and
half, take out the giblets. strain
The gravy, thicken t. add a little
browning and mushroom catchup.
pour over the giblets and serve gar.
nished with sippets Of toasted bread.
--Doston Globe.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12

Oussis laasi Challs cut his lngah
Just d teias end pnv he's u an awful
way.
Ascum n9n ags Dla mortifiea.
fion ees iu9
-Ynaas qualification sel 81 when he
dlseovahed that The blood wasn't
blue" -frhiledelphia Press.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12
What the Papers Say.

The statehood question being
now carefully laid away, We can
proceed, win intelligent direction
% build up and push the interests
of THE country by natural energy
and main strength aud awkward.
ness on practical lines. Our
natural resources an6 indomitsble
enterprise will provs hat Iadian
Territory Is able TO overcome
email obstacles. and when selE
government is iaslly granted We
can also show TO the older com.
monwealthAfwhat true statehood
means for an intelligent people
capable Of The highest incentive
Of polliio6 action. .-Tulsa Repuh.
lican.
Oar fnllblood friends are begin.
ning 10 see the good efforts the
govern ment is making il their be.
hall, and will be esgsr to Gle on
their allotmenls when the conmls.
sion opens up Tor business Oh she
first Of May. Il i 10 BE much 10.
grettsd on part Of She fnllbloods
Il reports ere true. thar several
land companies have fenced ur
large tracts 81 laad ia the NOR
tain districts aud hive iufl
he hoeses and fields hslor.
The iullblooaa This Is
iusliue and some one
sect these iullblobds .ae eluh
aeseione. Their ed, Who
aFe their ell. ar re one Of
niea should f.aaHia Il The
rights 81 afi-aIavery move
shss - Axes tha greatest
49,. 4Illna The svenfa and
80. ne strenuous tines
3 g The civil war.
zuarr the two thounsndfh
: and dinner Of TIE club vim
Z special occasion and win
pllmcntary e Mr.. fitch. win
'arkahla paat the club is Iook-
Q still greater future. ana
present time IL gathering
- hosplisble beard 1he
minds and naoat prorrszzive
The affairs Of the nation.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12

Cut alieea q brad into zounds znd
seAAii butter sllahtIs and eoyef allh
minced aaFdiaes or eold toiisd sait IA
feaeh eees aaa la9 On lhs toast. o.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12

The latest fad In handkerehiefs ls
70 have them dyed to match each
Eown-brown. blue, green or mauve,
the color matters not. for the sklllful
dyer can exactly produce the shade
Of the frock IN the bits Of lawn OF
batiste which mila6y calla her
mouchoir. These handkerchiefs are
severely plain. No embroidery or
border / permissible, and the hem
ls microscopic. They are not 70 be
found IN the shops. for the eolors
are entirely matter Of the ward
robe OF the Individual. and 90 can
better be dyed TO suit the taste Of
those desiring them. The smart
woman has q set Of dozen to match
each gown. So much for colors. In
the matter Of white handkerchief
there is considerable elahorateness,
ana the latest freak Of fashion il the
white allk triile. finished with 4 tiny
sdging o. veivet--N. !. Herald.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12

Shr~l sec they have anHef bowls
4 The restaurant at lAat
: -Hell. fhats fhs proper place
Eo huss shen at iast-isnt its--
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-12
AT LAND OFFICE.

fuesday was a record breaker in
the matter of filing, one hundred
and ,wenty.two being the number.
The independent., 1903-05-28
The Most Fearless Advocate

Editor Independent: I see my time
has expired to your most excellent
paper, The Independent. | would send
in my subscription for one year, but
owing to some visits that have in
contemplation, in which myself and
family will be absent from home,
will not be at any one place long
enough at a time to have the paper
sent to me, and for this reason | will
be compelled to drop out for while.
like your paper very much; its doc
trine is mine and for which [ have
been contending for twenty years. |
begin with the first page and read it
like | would a book. To tell you the
truth it is the most fearless advocate
of the peoples rights that | have any
| knowledge of. 1t and Mr.. Bryan's pa
per, The Commoner, are two of the
best papers in the United States. With
this letter | send you three more trial
subscriptions; it might have been five
times this number if had only tried,
but 1 will not stop at this; l will try
to send more next time. / will send
you 25 cents for my own subscription
for which keep me on your list till
get ready to take my trip: if | should
fail to take it want the paper con-
tinued. These three subscribers make;
fifteen with my own that I have sem
thus far. X. T.. PIPES,
Pastor NJ. P. Church.
Wheatland, Mo.
The independent., 1903-05-28
A CUTTING REroRT

The Russian officials are coming
back at the United States In return
for the protests made here against the
massacre of Jews in way that makes
the fur fly. They say that the United
States government is the last govern
ment on earth that should protest,
having itself killed 100000 Filipinos.
Some it tortured to death, including
at least one Christian priest, others
1t herded in reconcentrado camps
where they died of disease and were
charged from rs to 100 per cent proft
on the rice that was given them to
keep them alive. Whole provinces,
and not simply one section OF a city,
were made "a bowling wilderness.
Then these Russians, after enumefat-
ing these things, of which the whole
world has knowledge. say that the
people Of the United States had bet
ter remove the beam from their own
eye before they undertake to remove
the mote from their neighbors.
The truth about the matter is that
imperialism has destroyed the moral
influence of this nation, once so strong
even in the remote corners OF the
earth. There has been damning blot
placed on the unsullied horror OF this
nation by the republican party. Whe-
ther that blot can ever be effaced or
not depends upon how soon the re-
publican party is overthrown and this
nation goes back to the Declaration OF
Independence. The hope Of the op-
pressed of every land for a hundred
years was in the United States. Then
all at once "the land Of the free and
the home of the brave turned asids
from it's constitution and all its tra-
1itions and adopted the Imperialism ol
the kings of the old world There Is
no beacon light of liberty now left on
the whole earth and the hope of the
oppressed has been turned into dis
pair.