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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15
PROGRESS OF ALLOTMENT.


At the end Of two weeks at the
Cherokee land Office it is fully
demonstrated that unless addi-
tional force is employed 1t will
take several years to allot the
lands OF the Cherokee Nation. No
fault can be found with the work
or the system of filing that is in
use, and the people will have to
become reconciled TO the tedious.
ness of the great task. Less than
one hundred families per week
have been able to file upon their
allotments, and there have been,
approximately, twenty-five hun.
,ired cards issued to citizens en-.
titling them to access to the land
office In regular rotation. The
Office ought to remain at Vinita at
least one year, in order to be &C.
cessible to the thousands of Chero.
KEGS living in the north and west
part Of the nation. As TO this mat
ter, we have had no expression
from the Commission as to its in
tentions, but a disposition to do
the right thing, and the thing best
for the largest number of Chero.
kee citizens, has characterized the
work thus far, and it is presumed d
will continue to be the rlle. How.
ever long a time II may take TO al.
lot the land, one thing is settled;
No more names will be added to
the roll, and the amount Of land
per capita will remain the same
and the allotments will be neither
larger or smaller because OF the
delay. To all practical intents
and purposes, most of those enti.
tied to hold land are now in pos.
session OF the land they expect to
allot, and the policy and aim of
the government is already in op.
GRAFTON.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

An apparent injustice is being
done the bonafde Cherokee citizen
In the matter of giving tickets to
the land Office to those who have
not been recognized as having the
rights Of citizens Of the nation. Ii
is said many such claimants SO.
cure a card and then go out and
purchase a farm, settle down to
the exclusion Of real citizens. Ii
is hoped the question of citizen.
ship will be finally settled al the
earliest time possible.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

Numerous protests have gone to
the Interior Department relative
to the appointment of attorneys by
the chief to collect the Slade.Be
der award due the Cherokee ma.
tion. The hope is that the mat
ter will be fully investigated and
that the Chiefs recommendation
will be dlsapproved.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15
A wave Q! satisfaction will sweep

A wave o! satisfaction will sweep
over the Cherokee Nation If the
announcement that the president
has disapproved the election bill
passed by the last Cherokee coun'
Gil proves to be true. The Chief
is now no more than the nominal
head Of the remnant Of a tribe OF
Indians that the government Is
engaged in settling with. There
really exists no necessity for a
continuation oil the Cherokee gov
ernment a single day. The best
citizens regard the tribal govern
ment, as II now exists, as an ele'
ment OF danger to the common
citizen.
There was a disposition to re-
gard the Muskogee contingent at
the 0klohoma convention with
suspicion in as much as most OF
the delegates from that town had
been violently opposed to single
statehood, but Muskogee is now
seated on the band wagon and bye
cones should be bye cones.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

A large contingent Of the Chero.
kse alloltees will not be permitted
to lease their holdings under the
provisions of the agreement, even
II they go desire. The freedmen
and the adopted whites have not
YET been placed on the final roll ,
and can only take possession OF
allotmenls as "reservati ons" 10
be allotted them 10 the event they
are finally admitted to the rolls ss
citizens,
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

1. was q sad day for Vinila when
her Commercial club qait business.
The necessity for such 40 oigani.
zstion IN a swift, growing town
like this is go apparent ss to
hardly need mentioning. The
town must wake up or else get of
The map. There are several things
We ought to go out and eot right
now.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

There ls an ominous murmur OF
disapproval Of Chief Bufiington's
appointment OF attorneys to col
lect the Slade Bender award from
the government. The general sen.
liment is that there is to be rake
of somewhere and that the money
due the Cherokee people Is TO be
squandered.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

The announcement made by the
chairman of the Dawes Commits
sion that Cherokee allotments
could be completed in two years
has caused some restl essness on
the part Of citizens Of the nation /.
Many had formed the erroneous
idea that the work OF filing could
be completed In a few months and
that when the land Office was once
opened the end would be in sight.
But those who have kept in touch
with the work Of the commission
had formed a different idea Of the
work. The commission is doing
all that would seem to be possible
to push the work to completion,
but the task is a large one and an
unwisldly one. The Cherokee
people can only be patient and as.
siss the commissionlin every way
possible in the matter OF filing.
The work of enrolment is far from
being completed and 1t is possible
the fling will proceed fast enough
10 keep up with the roll.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

Some Cherokee citizens are
alarmed at the rate of speed the
Dawes Commission is making In
the matter OF filing on allotmenis.
At the present rate IL is estimated
that il will take a little more than
three years to complete the filing
Of Cherokee allotments. But just
how 1t can be done any faster does
not appear.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15


The Chieftain Inadvertently and
without malice aforethought got
the editors of the two South Nc.
Alester daily papers mixed in an
article in recent issue, for which
II Is profoundly sorry. They are
both able-both good.looking, but
are as far apart politically as the
East is from the West; and especi.
ally on the subject OF single OF
double statehood. The editor Of
the News is republican, and the
editor of the Capital lie democrat,
The formers name lie Henry P.
Robbins and that of the latter U.
S. Russell. We merely make this
statement to show that the gentle.
men are known, and that we meant
no affront in getting them mixed,
aud will not do so again.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

The interview with Chairman
Bixby printed 10 this paper with
reference to the time that will be
consumed by the Dawes Commits
sion in filing Cherokee allotmenls
will be read with interest by Cher.
okee citizens throughout the ma
lion. Il is very evident that the
commission is pushing the work
and II possible will devise some
means whereby the filings can be
made faster.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

There are ninety.two inmates In
the United States Jail here, Of
which number but one is a woman.
The per cent is decidedly in favor
Of the women, though women may
have been the cause Of the incar.
ceri tion OF some OF the men, how
ever.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

That The United States congress
can abrogate an Indian treaty at
will, there is at least one tribe in
the territory that can attest to the
same. The Chsrokees know by
experience that the "slrip agree.
ment" was of no binding effect on
the government.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

The Chieflsin's prsdiesiOn is
that there will be no ststshood
legislation at this session Of con-
gress, and that none is now seri-
ousiy contemplated. Eventually
the Indian territory will get In
along with oklshoma, but not yet.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

If avery Cherokee citizen would
take the advice given by Chairman
Bixby aud go to the land office
fully prepared to file upon their
allotnsents, the work would be
aimpliied aud fastened very ms
teriallY.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

1t 10 hoped that when the four
million is finally collected that 9
satisfactory division Of the spoils
will be made. In the division of
the si26. 900 .nigeer stsal'' there
was much dissatisfaction.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

There is yet vast amount Of
work for the Dawes Commission
in the matter Of citizenship. There
are several thousand cases yet TO
be decided before a final roll can
be announced. The entire roll OF
freedmen Is yet to be made.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

Il is now evident that four
months will not be sufficient time
for any considerable portion Of
the Cherokee people livingin the
country accessible TO vinIta 10 file
upon their allotment. Al least
twelve months should be given TO
the work at Vinita.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

Il IL time 10 stop talking about
the new year and get TO work.
The frst OF tbe year is without
sIguiacsnos other than to rub out
snd begin again harder than ever.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

The sppraismsnt Of townllOts Is
finished and the announcement OF
the schedule OF valuations IL ex-
pectsd as an early day. This will
be an item OF news eagerly sought
by the people OF vinita.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

The fellow who 10 continually
on the lookout for a slice OF pOliti-
cal pie is never satisfied unlsse his
feet are under some political table.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

Cherokee freedmen are not per-
mitted to file upon allotments q.
the land Office, but are allowed to
select reservations" or In other
words TO select the lands intended
TO be allotted 10 the event they are
finally admitted 70 citizenship.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

Smallpox has made It's appear
anee in Washington, D. g., but
the statehood resolutions arrived
safely before II was announced.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

The amount Of "blue blood"
that flowed IN the veins Of the In.
aan terltory conHngent Al the
Oklahoma statehood convention
took the breath out Of lbs Oha.
homa crowd.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

The board Sidewalk to The land
Office was done 30 cheaply and so
quickly that the matter OF build.
ing others suggests itself.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

The strenuous life at the White
house does not extend to statehood
for ihe Indisn territory these
days.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

Rx. Governor Wm. ]. Stone will
succeed Senator Vest in the United
States senate from Missouri.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

Col. Frank O. Churchill has been
appointed Indian inspector 10 sue.
oeed J. George Wright.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

The Cbstopa Democrat has
changed lie name to the Chetopa
Clipper.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

The omnibus statehood bhl
should be considered anli.Qgay.
ted.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

Now ssnslor Quay is charged
with irsaOhsEY. and what Of i1f
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

TAMES S. DAVENPORT,
] ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Rooms and 10, New Halsell Building,
VIHITA. I. 7.
Davenport & Hall, Attorneys at Law,
Bank Building, claremore, l. 7
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.+

nR. l.. BAGBY,
- PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Oflce In New Ratclif Building, Tele-
phone foI. Vinita, Ind. Ter.
Williams news., 1903-10-17

Canyon from the Bass crossing; be- sides having the advantage of a crossing where animals may be swum either way without difficulty.
 In fall the bottom part of the Canyon, including the central gorge in the granite, will be mapped, and when this is done two atlas sheets will have been completed, and will be ready to be taken to Washing ton. The published sheets, which may be had from the Director of the U. s. geological survey at the nominal cost of five cents apiece, or two dollars per hundred, should be available by the beginning of next summer.
Williams news., 1903-10-17
Wai Build New Style Oil Tanks.

The Santa Fe Railway Company has given orders for the construction at several points along it's line, of a new style of oil tank that is expec- ted to entirely supersede the steel re- ceptacles now in use.
 Engineers have discovered that the crude oil used in the engines contain considerable percentage of asphaltum, and that when all lowed to stand on the ground for a short period, the oil penetrates to a depth of six or eight inches, where the asphaltum hardens and forms crust through which the petro- leum cannot pass.
 The plan is to dig circular pits to depth of six to eight feet, and then bank up around the edge to a height of twelve feet; thus forming tank twelve feet deep. Once the oil has sunk into the surrounding earth there can be no leakage, and the oil from the surface of the tank can easily be run into the engines by force of gravity.
 Careful investigation of the re- cent burning of steel tanks has con- vinced the railroad engineers that there is always great danger of the old style tanks being destroyed by fire. In addition to this the cost of construction is very heavy.
 The largest of the new tanks will be constructed at Seligman and Flagstaff, two tanks of 5O,OO0 gal Ions each being designed for each place. At Williams, Winslow and Ash Fork will be placed 25, ,OOO gal lon tanks, two at each of the points named.
 All of the new tanks will be roof ed over with lumber, covered with coating of gravel. One hundred thousand feet of lumber has been ordered for the roofs.
 Though the tanks will not be en- tirely fre-proof, the loss will only be that of the oil in case confla- grafton does occur.
Williams news., 1903-10-17

time that all the indebtedness was being cleared up and it was with pain and surprise that he learned later that Mir. Webb had a claim of $1 300 for money advanced and also for his services as mana ger at salary of$150. The colonel said that there was a distinct un- derstanding on his part that the pa per was to be made self-supporting; that he had expressly stipulated that the Democrat should not be allowed to eat it's head off. He said he had told Mir. Webb that he had some experience in the news paper business and wanted no more of the same kind.
 He described the progress of the negotiations leading up to his be- coming immersed in the affairs of the Democrat. The unholy deal was finally consumated in the eel lar and the upshot of it all was that he finally had to take a chattel mortgage on the paper.
 In the course of the cross exami- nation reference was made to the eolonePs previous newspaper expe- rience when he said he had had none. Judge Kibbey replied that he had understood him to say.that he had once had a journalistic con- nection to which the colonel re- piled: "Oh, yes, to the extent of being bled." He was also asked if he had derived no benefit from the Democrat as an organ in the course of the campaign. He said that he had probably been bene- fitted. Anyhow he would not have been connected with a paper ad verse to his political interests.
 It was brought out that Col. Will son had gone into the Enterprise in small way but before he could retrace his steps he was in for the sum of $5,5OO.
Williams news., 1903-10-17
KEEP HAMMERlNG AWAY.
A Lesson to Advertisers in the Success
 of an Advertiser

Not long since one of our mer- chants received a letter from a manufacturers agent requesting an order for goods. Others followed and one contained the following lines:
 "S'pose the fish don't bite at fust;
 What be you goin' to do?
 Chuck down your pole, throw out your bait,
 An say your fishin's thro'
 Uv course you haint; you're goin' to fish.
 An fish and fish an wait
 Until you've ketched your basket full
 An used up all your bait S'pose success don't come at fust;
 What be you gOin' to do?
 Throw up the sponge and kick yourself,
 An go to feelin' blue?
 Uv course you hain't; you've got to fish.
 An bait, an bait ag'in,
 Bimeby success will bite your hook
 An you will pull him in,"
 The letter wound up with this statement: "Considering the num- Der of times that we have written you it seems that the time men, toned in the last two lines is about due" Needless to say the mans persistency was rewarded by an order. The man who keeps contin- ually at it, in advertising what he has to sell, if the goods are market able at all, is the one who wins out in the end.
Williams news., 1903-10-17

c. H. Mcclure, an old time and we'll known miner, returned this week from near Tonopah, Nevada, where he has spent the past sum- mer working in the placer diggings. Sun.
Williams news., 1903-10-17
NEWSLETS FROM
 EVERYWHERE
interesting Items PurIoined From Numerous Exchanges
 of ApacheIand.

1NNlt01t&SS of ApacheIand.
 The Mohave x Miltcwn Railway Company now have cable ferry in operation across the Colorado river at Needles.
 A reception was given last Mon day night at Phoenix to Dr. Geo. B. Pratt and wife, on the eve of
 their departure fer California. It is announced that the Santa
 Fe will resume its daily California
 Limited on November 29. At pres ent this train is run but twice q
 week.
 Navajo county has brought suit against the Aztec Cattle Co.,, for
 taxes. Hon. E. E. Ellinwood has
 been retained as counsel by the county.
 Blanchard, new postoffice, has
 been established at the Iron King mine, near Prescott. A Mrs. Will Hams has been appointed post mistress.
 General Manager Wells, in his private car, was passenger through here last Saturday evening on his way to Chicago where he was called in conference with President Ripley.
 Lew Blakely has leased the Ar row, published at Chloride, Ariz., for a period of six months, to Jacob Mitchell, an old newspaper writer. Lew has accepted a position as mill man at the Ramrod mill and is said to be doing good work.
 There is race war on in Douglas Some 15 or 20 colored children at tend the public school and, as there is but one room in the building, whites and blacks are compelled to commingle. The parents of the white children have made a vigor- ous protest, and it is probable an- other room will be provided for the colored children and another teach CT employed.
 The importation of cattle from Mexico into the United States is gradually growing less. The total imports for the first nine months of the present year amount to less than 3O,O00 head, which is lowest on record. Most of those brought over were taken to New Mexico to be pastured. This is decrease in nine months of over 14,OOO head Tucson Post.
 A. P. Maginnis is again enjoying the title of claim agent for the Santa Fe. MT. Maginnis held that posi- tion for years and left it to associ- ate with E. L. Dohenay in the oil business. He is still associated with Dohenay, but he gave such good service to the railroad in years passed, that they have placed him again with the privilege of still looking after his oil interests.
 Fears of cloudburst, its unsan- itary condition, as we'll as its unde- sirable location, will soon render Bisbee town of the past, although her mines will continue their great copper output. A new townsite has been laid out at Don Luis, three miles distant. The new town is de- signed for residence purposes. but in a short time the entire business will undoubtedly center there Florence Blade.
 Harry Hibben, A. A. Dutten and son, Robert Ferguson, Postmaster Coalter and son, J. ". Power, John Judge Quinlan, and J. w. Francis, of this city, composed a party of duck hunters at Mormon Lake this week. It is reported that Judge Quinlan failed to kill any ducks, but that he made & mess of biscuit that came near killing the party. They returned Thurs
Williams news., 1903-10-17
EXPERIENCES OF
 COLONEL WILSON
In inc Newspaper Business.-.ToId by "LittIe James" in the
 PhGnix Republican

Additional Proof that the Good Management of a newspaper is an Especial Gift.)
 It was proved in Districk- Cort last week -at the Young Peoples Democratic Society could run noosepaper like th' naybers of a fel Ter in Kansas wunst sed he could run a hotel.
 Tn infermashun about this s'lect hand of Jurnileists come out iu tn Suite of Samwell Webb against tn Arizony Democrat Publishun Com pany which is the Nom de Ploom fer Kernel Wilson. He jist used th' Nom de Plcem when he was signin' chex on the bank to keep th' Democrat f'om gittin' on it's last laigs all tn time. Tn Kernel sed on his Sollum Oath Fat he wasn't Jurneleist but wunst before in his life an' he found then 'at he wasn't Finanshully Equipt fer sich stren- uous Perfecshun an never expected to git into it agin, less, he got so much Money sometime 'at it hurt i'm to Carry it.
 \ He got into tn Democrat by De- grees an blinefolded. He felt lat they ort to be Democrat Noosepa- per in Fink espeshly jist last Fall when they was campane on, an when a delleycashun f'om the Young Peoples Democrat Society came around an' told him lat Sam well Webb had tn Nooclus fer a first class Jaxon organ, th' Kernel sez to lem 'hat he wuddent mind helpin' to Develop tn Nooclus to a Reasonable Extent. But he sez, "boys 1 don't want to git in too deep. Look at me. Pm a horrible Jurnilistic Example. Pm a moth hat wunst Huvvered too long garo'd tn Flame of a Noosepaper Candle"
 The Delleycashun sez: "That's all Rite, the cost'll only be nominle. You don't haf to give the Democrat a Hard Push but jist only Gentle Shuv an it'll keep agoin' it's own self.
 Tn Delleycasshun sez 'at tn Young Peoples Democrat Society I'll go in with him, only they hain'tI got no Cash to Put Up but they'll be his guide, flosopher an friend an'll furnish him tn Ossifers and Dreeters fer the Arizony Democrat Publishin' Company, only it'll be a good thing to retain Samwell Webb fer the Generic Manager fer he's got his hands in an besides he's member of tn Society in Good Standing.
 Kernel Wilson give the Demo- crat a little Gentle Shuv an he found out 'th he had to keep a shuvvin' harder an harder till it got to be Steddy push an his strength was bein' overtaxed. Ev- cry wunst in awhile he tried to give hisself rest by Changin' his Bord of Directors Then he elected new Generic Manager an finally he throwed up his hands in Despare, an the Democrat run backward further n tn Pint where tn Kernel eommenst Shuvvin'.
 Tn Kernel sez 'at tn runnin' of a noosepaper Suxessfe is a gift which Gawd doesn't bestow on only jist a few.
 Col Wilson's story of his connec- ton with the paper and the various i things that happened to him during l the period of his connection was heard by the jury and the specta- tors with great interest. He said that some time, not far from the beginning of his campaign, the ad- visibility of being on the inside of an aggressive newspaper was point ed out to him and he advanced sums of money for the discharge of certain indebtedness against the Democrat. He supposed at the