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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22
PHOTOGRAPHERS
TO PAY LICENSE
City Council Passed An Ordi-
nance to That Effect at
Its Last Regular Meeting

# The present city council held its last
Regular meeting at the city hall last
hight. This does not necessarily mean
Chat this meeting will be the last by
Die present council as it is always
Subject to the call of the mayor, but
It's term Of office will have expired
before the time Of its next regular
meeting.
The council heard the minutes Of
the last meeting and attended to the
general routine of business.
The action Of the street and alley
committee in ordering bridge built
On north Second street was approved.
Upon the advice of special COM
mittee the old ruins Of the McClel-
land building at the corner Of Illinois
avenue and First street was condemn
la and the city marshal notified to
serve notice on the owner to have it
torn down, thus removing an insight
ly.nuisance from the city.
All bills against the city were re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The cemetery ordinance that has
been before the council on its second
reading for some time was referred
again to the ordinance committee.
The council passed an ordinance
levying special tax or license as it
nay be termed, Of $1,000 per year or
less on all persons engaging in the
photograph business in this city; this
tax to be paid for one year only. This
action Of the council is to protect
local photographers from competition
with those who come here for a few
DAYS at a time II a photographer
locates here he is compelled to pay
SI2.00 for the right to operate for one
year or oneIday, but If he remains for
more than one year he has only TO
pay the one tax.
A. b. Nichols had TAX grievance
before the council, which was referred
70 the committee on errors
After discussing other minor affairs
The council adjourned.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22

SILK SALE Vnta the ordinary There has
days opportunity
buy Reliable Silks Ribbons All goods and styles
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22
CHEROKEE
SCHOOLS
Fine Progress Of Work of Edu-
cation Throughout the Ma
ton Especially Among
the FuIIbIOOds.

Prof. BENZ. S. Coppock, Supervisor
OF Cherokee schools, is spending few
das in vinita and visiting the schools
In this section.
To reporter for the Chieftain to-
day Prof. Coppock said: eve have
schools in thirty incocated towns in
the Cherokee country that are sup
ported by taxation. In these schools
we have forty teachers paid from
Cherokee funds and to these schools
are admitted all children Of Cherokee
citizens both in and on the outside Of
the towns. Fifteen hundred Chero-
kee children are enrolled in these
graded schools.
Outside of the towns there are 206
other schools, 1T Of which are free
public schools running eight months
in the year aided by congregational
appropriation.
OF the 10000 Cherokee citizens on
the tribal rolls, more than 1000 are
attendending school this year.
The amount of money available
from the congregational appropria-
tion for next year will be more than
double that OF the present year, and
100 new schools will be established,
and it is also hoped to pay tuition of
country pupils attending the town
schools.
The fullbloods are making remark
able progress, and manifestining more
interest in education than ever before.
For the first time in years the primary
department In both the Seminaries
at Tahlequah have been crowded to
overaowing with fullblood children.
Some have been turned away on ac-
countof lack ofroom and other facili-
ties for teaching them. Many applica-
tions are on file for vacancies should
any occur.
In nearly all the country schools
the attendance is constantly increas-
ing. One peculiar feature Of the full
blood work is that in several instances
the fullblood Cherokees have insisted
that the children Of their white neigh
bors be permitted to attend the
schools in order that their children
may learn to speak the English Ian
guage by association. The depart
ment Of education will make special
effort next year TO place a school in
every fullblood neighborhood. One
OF the difficulties has been to get the
best class Of teachers to take the full
blood schools, but now this obstacle
is being rapidly overcome as the In
dams advance and many Of these
schools in the hills among the real In
dians are becoming desirable and some
Of the best teachers are willing to
take them.
When statehood comes we will have
in the Cherokee nation, in its seven
counties, twenty town schools and
threehundred and fifty country schools,
or on an average of fifty per county to
start the system Of public schools in
the new state. This is a better show
than many states are making, besides
these schools are in session eight
months in the year, whereas in Mis-
souri, and other states the county
schools only run six months in the
year.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22

Dry Goods, Notions, Jewelry, and
everything kept in a general merchan-
disc store sold at Is cents on the dol
lar. Resha Kouri, at south end of
Wilson street, in Dan Warren build
ing. 1916
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22
Fruit Trees for Sale.

Whiteside Brothers have nice line
Of fruit trees for sale at the Fowler
photograph gallery on the eastside.
They are from Gentry, Ark. and are
fine. Call and examine the stock.
i2s-l45 WHITEsIDE Bros.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22
Nlaht ProwIIpg ThIevss.

Group and whooping cough come
like thief in the night, stealing to
fasten the fangs Of mortal disease up
on the children as they peacefully
sleep in their little beds. Kennedy's
Laxative Honey and Tar, the new
discovery for coughs and colds, will
drive out these death-dealing demons
before the doctor can arrive. 1t pro-
tects the lives and health Of the little
ones. Contains no opiates. Sold by
Peoples drug store. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22
Raw or IufIamed Lungs

Yield quickly to the wonderful cur
alive and healing qualities Of Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1t prevents pneu-
mona and consumption from a hard
cold settled on the lungs. Sold by
Peoples Drug Store. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22
ToLaundry Patrons.

On account OF installing new egine
Ne will be unable to take in any work
this week after Thursday noon.
1923 EXCELSIOR LAUNDRY.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22

Mrs. Maggie J. Branham, wife Of G..
E. Branham, Of this city, died last
night Of lung trauble. The funeral
services were held this afternoon.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22

| wish to announce through the
Chieftain that since +. NJ. Lewis has
entered the race for the Office of city
marshal, that | withdraw from the
candidacy in favor of Mr.. Lewis and
desire that my friends support him in
the coming election. JoHE WEBB.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-03-22

Group is quickly relieved, and
Whooping Cough will not 'run its
course" II you use the original Bees
Laxative Honey and Tar. This Cough
Syrup is difFerant from all Others be-
cause it acts on the bowels. You can
not cure Group and Whooping Cough
until you rid the system Of all conges-
tion, by working of the cold through
a copious action OF the bowels. Bees
Laxative Honey and Tar does this,
and cures all Coughs, Group, Whoop-
Ing. Cough, etc. No opiates Sold BY
A. P. Owens. d
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-09-01

company is to dig the canal, erect
and equip the power house with the
latest and most efficient machines
for developing electrical energy and
then take up the matter OF the mo-
tor line, either to build and equip it,
or offer the power to some one who
will Engineers estimate that one
third or one-fourth Of the power at
the disposal of the company will be
ample to operate the trolly line,
thus leaving the company with a
surplus of six or seven hundred
horse power to sell, which it can do
at a rate that will put coal and
steam developed electrical energy
out of business.
On the 23d of this month dele
CATION Of twenty-five of the prom
inent business men Of Deadwood
| we're shown over the point of intake
along the line Of the canal and site
for the power house by the board
of directors of the company, and the
concensus of opinion among the
Deadwood gentlemen is that the
company has acquired valuable fran
chises and rights and that it has a
good and safe proposition for invest
ment.-Pioneer-T Times.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-09-01
Graphite Deposits,

The Black Hills country contains
graphite that will undoubtedly be
worked on a commercial scale some
day. There are deposits Of the ma
terial in Pennington county partic-
ularly in the vicinity Of Rockford,
where several carloads have been
mined in the past and shipped to
eastern plants to be prepared for con
sumption. Graphite is an important
element in the United States when
t is considered that the consumption
Of the material in this country last
year amounted to 37,75S tons val.
ned at s1,59S,5S9, while the value
Of the home production was only
s22,554 The greater part Of the
worlds supply is obtained from Aus
tria-Hungary, while In the United
States the principal supply comes
from Rhode Island and Michigan
It has also been discovered in tn
state of Washington.
There are three varieties of graph
ite-crystalline amorphous and arti
fetal The crystalline is the NOR
valuable and is usually of create
purity than the others. It is wort
about seventy dollars per ton an
the amorphous graphite only abor
fifteen dollars per ton.-Black Hill
Miner.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-09-01
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OF Rapid City to Begin Soon--a Full
Corps of Teachers Ready
for Work.

The public schools will begin on
Tuesday, September with re-
newed vigor. The course Of study
of the high school has been reor-
ganized, making the first three years
of a strong preparatory course. Ger.
man has been added; and the Cen
eral History course has been divided
into two courses-Ancient and Mod
ern.
The buildings have been repaired
and thoroughly cleaned. The entire
third floor of the High school will
be calcimimed this week.
An extra teacher has been added
to the corps to help in the
High school for half day, the
other half day to teach and super
wise drawing and physical culture
in the grades.
A course of free hand drawing as
we'll as course in mechanical draw
ing will be offered to the High
school.
Special attention will be given in
tho High school to public speaking
debates, etc.
The assignment Of teachers is as
follows:
superintendent. G. Blyman.
High school principal-Miss W
Nichols.
Assistant principal-Miss H. Hal
ley.
Eighth grade-Miss M. Meter
of Fayette, Ia.
Seventh grade-Miss M. McMich
ael.
Sixth grade-Miss F. Jewell, o
Rolfe, Iowa.
Fifth grade-Miss A. Beardshear
of Sturgis.
Fourth and Third grades-Miss
Grace Smith.
First and Second grades-Miss A
Beach. $,
First ward, second room-Miss E
Chapman.
First room-Miss A. Ferguson.
Third ward-Miss B. Quiggle.
Fourth ward-Miss L. Buchanan
Special teacher-Miss S. Van VIII
kle, Dysart, Ia.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-09-01
Vital Statistics for July.

Doane Robinson, superintendent
Of the census and secretary of the
State Historical society, has sent
on the first bulletin under the new
vital statistics law, and 1t is an
interesting and valuable contribu,
tion to the statistics or the state
fully iusifying the passage Of tho
new law, If justification were neces
sary.
Six hundred twenty-seven birth!
were reported, being one for eacl
six hundred of the white population
There were $40 male infants an,
2S7 females. Twenty-eight wer
, born dead. or died at birth, bein
one in every % born.
The death rate, as compared wit
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-09-01
Has Valuable Assets.

During the past two years enter
prising business men of Spearflsh
have expended considerable time and
money in the promotion of plan to
connect the city of Spearfish and the
rich valley to the north with the
cities and towns of the Hills by an
electric motor line doing both a
freight and a passenger carrying
business. These efforts have result
ed in the Incorporation of a company
under the name of "The Black Hills
Traction Co." The directors of the
corporation are: Henry Keats, R. F.
Crawford, J. F. Summers, Milton
Brenn and R. B. Hughes, with Mr..
Keats for president and Mr.. Hughes
secretary. After the organization of
the company the directors immediate
ly secured by location, purchase and
the initiation of work water right
lust below the mouth of Crow creek
on Redwater and including all the
waters from both streams at point
of diversion, averaging 6,264 min
er's inches the year round.
The waters of Grow creek are
from springs and never freeze. They
also contain warmth enough to In
sure the entire volume of water
from freezing the entire length Of
the canal.
The directors, or a committee ther
secured a right of way 100 feet J,
width a distance of five miles dow
the stream on the north side. and
tract of land large enough for
power plant and other necessar!
buildings. The intake of the cana
is on land secured from John Tiern
ey and the site for the power plan
on land Ave miles below secured o
DR.. Ralph. At the end of the cana
the water will have fall of 100 feet
giving at all times from 1000 t
1900 horse power. The compan
holds warranty deeds for waite
rights, right of way and land fo
power plant and it Is paid for. Th
power plant will be located eigt
miles almost directly north Of tn
city of Spearfish. overlooking tn
prettiest and the most productiv
valley under the sun and throug
which the motor line will be lal
to the city and from thence to Gel
trail, Deadwood and Lead.
The company has advertised II
bids for the construction of the can
which will be opened on the 26t
tomorrow, and the contract will
awarded. The present plans OF II
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-09-01

the birth rate, demonstrates that
South Dakota's s claim to being an eX
ceedingly healthful state is all right
The death statistics are as follows:
Two hundred and fifty-two deaths
were reported. The average age at
death was 80 years. Seventy children
died before attaining the first year.
There was one dead for each 1880 of
the white population. II this average
is maintained throughout the year it
will give us death rate of per
thousand annually.
There were large variety of caus-
es, resulting in death, but the white
terror was far in the lead; 32 died
from tuberculosis in various forms,
from heart failure 22, died at birth
2S, senility Is, drowned 13, un-
known cause 13, accidents other
than drowning IA, cancer 9, pneu-
monia 7, Bright's disease 6, typhoid
fever 6, acute entritis 5, abscess,
uraemia, convulsions, a; cholera in
fantum, peritonitis, meningitis,
dropsy, each 4; paralysis, suicide,
apopleXy, atrophy of liver, 8 each T;
carcinoma Of liver, gangrene, cereb-
raj embolism, diphtheria, anemia, ap
pendicitis, cholera, paresis,
puerpural eclampsia, 2 each; cereb-
raj farombresis, miscarriage, perior-
tits, hepatic congestion, gall stones
tnhammatory rheumatism, scarlet
| ever, softening Of brain, insanity
syncope, epilepsy, diabetis, abortion
oericarditis, lagrippe, acute indiges.
ion, whooping cough, hemorrhage
If stomach, homicide, 1 each.
Despite the fact that July is not q
| popular month for marriages, Cupid
was still doing business at the old
stand, and many persons were made
happy with the assistance of the
clerk of courts and the preacher:
There were 25S marriages during
July. The average age OF the mer
was % years and 8 months and o1
the women 80 years and Z months
4 very large majority OF the mel
however, were marrieds at from q
to 23, and If they escaped that agt
they went to thirty and3beyond. Th'
youngest man married was Toba
Baker of Gregory county at 19
while Christine Knodel of Camp
bell county, Hanna Ergeles of Lin
coin, and Nellie Ludke Of Webste
took on the responsibility of marri
age at 16. Joseph Vasatke and Fran
ces Frederick of Tyndall we're tn
oldest aged respectively 60 and 81
The divorce statistics are Of ir
;, terest because of the notoriety tha
South Dakota has been given as
center for the divorce industry. Th
figures show that the people Of Sout
!, Dakota are not given to the divorc
!, habit overmuch, three-fifths of th
/, defendants in divorce cases bein
= non-residents Thirty divorces in
|, month is not excessive as compare
i, to other states, even though it ma
be considered thirty too many. TT
;, statistics show that there we're thirt
divorces granted in July. There we
!. 10 resident defendants and 1S no
residents. The causes were: d
serton 12, non-support s, intempe
ance s, cruelty 2, adultery 2, n
>; stated 2.
;, There were 81 declarations OF
tention to become citizens and
:. final papers made during July. &C
mans II, Russians II, Norway al
Sweden 21, England 10, Canada
i Switzerland, Italy. Holland and 3
: varia 2 each. Turkey, Denmark, a
Austria / each.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14

A Needed Ballast.
Burdens may be the ballast that saves
the ship. Chicago Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
GIRLS ARE QUICK KSSERS.
Princeton, Illinois, Damsels Haye Be-
come Adopts in Art Of Speedy
Oscillation.

Princeton, the capital Of Bureau
county, ILL.,, has an odd distinction.
Its girls can bestow a kiss quicker
than any other set of pretty young
creatures in the state. 1t is related
in the Chicago Tribune that the quick
kissers belonged to the old town, but
when the railroad built it's main line
a mile away, new town was built UP
nearer the depot, and there we're more
swift osculators than ever. The other
evening pretty Princeton girl board
ed west bound train. Several girl
friends accompanied her to the depot,
but she was followed into the car by
a young man. He showed her suit case
under a seat and then looked into her
face. Then she placed hand on each
Of his arms and before any passenger
knew what she was about she had
kissed him. The young man blushed
and fled, but the sweet kisser wasn't
abashed at all. She knocked on the
window pane to the girls outside. did
you see that?" she called aloud, SO
that everyone in the car could hear
her. They nodded that they had.
Pretty quick movement, wasn't it?"
she called out again, and the bevy of
sweet things out on the platform sig
nailed to her that it was up to the
Princeton standard.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
THE HERO.

I'm a very handsome fellow, would have
you understand,
For I'm tall and have chest of ample
girth;
Broad and stalwart are my shoulders and
in general I'm planned
With all the modern qualities of worth.
l am brave and bold and daring; my honor
is as gold;
As a lover n one ever undertook
To suggest the least improvement in my
making, for behold,
I'm the hero in the modern story book!
Still this business, like most others, has its
hardships more or less,
For many things T. differently do,
If had my way about it; and the heroine,
l guess,
Is troubled by the same restrictions, too.
When / offer her my heart and hand. on
page one twenty-three,
She spurns me and such treatment must
brook
For she'd like right we'll to take me II she
could, but where would be
The story in the modern story book?
There are dangers all about me- of the most
appalling kind;
But not the least degree Of fear have I;
For thrilling deeds of valor to effect. am
inclined,
And, by the merest chance. omit to die.
If you should do such things as l, don't
count upon success.
This bit of truth you must not overlook:
It never safe to be SO fearless and SO brave
unless
You're the hero in the modern story
Robert B. Beach, in Chicago Record Her
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-01-14
HISTORY OF THE GORILLA.
Interesting Facts Concerning the
Huge Apes Cleaned by a
Naturalist.

Gorillas have figured in the writings
Of historians, or at least of some of
them, for thousands of years, according
to Andrew Wilson, the naturalist. The
ancients, however, were apparently I'M
able to distinguish them from savages
I'm the sixth century before Christ"
says Mr.. Wilson, 1--WE find Hanno, the
voyager of Carthage, telling of his en-
counter with what seem to have been
manlike apes. He speaks of bay called
the Horn of the South This was prob
ably situated near the Gaboon, on the
African east coast. Here the chimpan
zee is met with to-day, the gorilla be-
ing found, as rule, farther inland. In
the bay says Hanno in his 'Periplus,
was an island of great size, having a
lake, and in this another island full OF
wild men. Much the greater part were
women with hairy bodies, whom the
interpreters called gorillas. We were
unable to capture the men, who escaped
by reason of their great agility. They
climbed precipitous rocks and trees and
defended themselves by throwing stones
at us. We took three women, who bit
and tore those who caught them and
were unwilling to follow. We were
obliged, therefore. to kill them, and took
their skins off, which skins were brought
to Carthage, for we did not sail farther,
provisions becoming scarce
Thus far Hanno. There may be
doubt regarding the identity of the ami
mails he saw, while the name gorilla
must not be regarded as necessarily ap-
plying to the real animal. Purchas, of
the 'Pilgrimages,' records next the story
of native of Leigh. in Essex, Andrew
Battell by name. Battell, it appears,
was sent by the Portugals prisoner to
Angola, and lived there and in the ad-
joining regions neere eighteene yeers.'
Purchas tells us of kinde of Great
Apes, if they might SO bee termed, of the
height of man. but twice as bigge in
feature of their limmes, with strength
proportionable, hairie all over, other
wise altogether like men and women in
their whole bodily shape
'Battell discourses of their habits.
They sleep in trees and build shelters
against rain. They walk on their legs,
but carry their hands clasped on the
nape of the neck when on the ground.
They are vegetarians, eating no flesh
They have no speech, and cannot keep
up fire they have found because they
have no understanding to lay fresh wood
thereon. When they die, according to
Battell, the survivors cover the dead
with heaps of boughs and wood"