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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-13
CLAIMS ARE
BEING FILED
Attorney Rogers Working on
Affairs Of the Shawnees.

Claims to the amount Of about 800,
900 IN favor Of the Absentee Shawnee
Indians and against the United States
government are being prepared for
tillng and il collected and distributed
will put The remnant II that once
numerous and prosperous trihe An
comparatively good financial clrcuui-
stances.
These claims grew out q tie dopte'
datiens OF the united States army,
guerilla and other maandlng bands,
by which they lost by theft and slaagh-
Ter many thousand cattie ard horses
and much ether property fof which,
under treaty sin existing, the gov.
erument pledged Itself 10 indemnify
them.
Tbs Shawnee tribe up 70 lisa, &C.
cupied is reservation IN Ohio but
about that Tins part II the trlbe
came west, settling alternately IA
Missouri Eastern Kansas Texas and
finally occupied the shawnee reserya-
tlon, % 4 part 81 which lands this
city noW staEdS
The name Absentee Shawnee" had
is origin ia a treaty between tho
government and tho remnant of the
tribe which remained IN ohio, the
members Of which stipulated that
theif absent tFibesmen should have
the same prutectionas vas guaranteed
them, and ever since that time the
name has eiung 10 al of the members
of tho tribe 10 the Southwest
These claims which affect about
LOO q these Indians are being
prepapd fnr aling with tire interior
ai the government hy Az
tnrney Charles B Rogers 0f Nlniia,
r. IL discovered their status while
iu the consulate service ard has been
here about two weeks engaged IN en.
rolling tie claimants lle VII prose.
cute TIE eases before the court oil
claims
Speaking Of the matter recently
Mr. 9ogen stated that be would con.
elude TIE rather tedloas wefk Of en-
rolling the slnsnecs here n aboat ten
DAYS. aud that he would then procecd
70 Washington and fle them. lie ca
pressed his entire confidence n being
able = collect the claims. and said
that II lheY rad Oefore teeu presented
individually as he was preparing 10
ia, and not collectively as tribe, the
money vualt hayet'cc IL their hands
long ago Shawece IN + Herald
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-13
UNCLE IOE. ZOO
MAY visit shs I've rsrri,srls. TAI.
spring.

Washington April Speaker 1o.
seph q gannon mas take "a extended
trip through Oklahoma ard Indian
Territory II his present plans are
carried eut be sin bs ln the two ter.
rltories faf az leart teu weeks aud
VIII sIslt all q the larger towns and
many ii tie smaller ones. ret an idea
u the fast mineral ard agricultural
resources u the southwest country.
and wind ua hs trip ug going hunt
ing ard aehing IN tho Boston moun.
tAins After this trip It IS haiiesed
he Wili come 70 the conclusion that
Oklahoma and Indian Territory sfiould
Be given statehood regardless q the
claims Of Arizona aud Nas Mexico.
Al least those who ara pushing state
hood fof tie hfst named territories
hope he sill.
An Invitation 70 visit TIE terrific.
fies vas extended 20 Ire speaker to-day
hY Delegate Mcclure, of Oklahoma,
Who came 70 this eltg especially lol
that purpose. The prospect uf tiis
proposed trip ~ once aroused shs
speaker enthusiasm, and II said IA
had been anxious f0r years + visit
the southwest
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-13

and smell, that 20 my friends, and
even TO my wife, became an object
Of dread AZ large expense consult
ed the most able doctors FAR and near.
Their treatment was of no avail. nor
was that OF the - hospital, during
slx months efforts. | snheFed on and
concluded there was 20 help for me
this side OF the grave Then heard
oi some one who had been cured BY
catienra, and thought that a trial
could DO no harm. IL surprisingly
short Tins wAs completely cured. T"
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-13

Cheap fares 70 tie Sest, Northwest
South and Southwest ia tho a., X.
Is T R'g Secoad.eiass eoiorist rates
slll ue In elect ltiskels oa sale dalyl
March 20 Mas Is ard ssp,smlef Is
to October 81 ieoa, e points In Cali.
fomia, Arizona, Nea NeKico. 0ld
Aekleo. Texas Montana. Utah. Wash
ineton and Oregon. II ynu ara think
lng taking a trip call un "kAfysss
agent Tor FUN Particular
II 4. fAnfafNa. Agent.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-13

bo8tons Mass
says CnticurA
did wonders for
me- For twenty
i've years l sut
ierel agony from
atsrfible humogs,
completely cover
ing my head neck
aud shoulders,
dischsfging mat
ter OF such ohen-
siyeness 10 sight
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-13
Ths Rlrhl Nams !. nsNIl,.

DeWltts Witch Hazel salse cools
soothes and heales cuts. burns. bolls,
bruises, piles ahd al skin diseases X.
f zlckefoose, Adolph. y. "a. says.
my little daughter had white swell.
Ing 50 bad that pieee after piece Of
bone worked out Of her les. DeWitts
Witch Hazel Salve cured her Il Il
TIE most wonderful healing salye Ia
tie world, Beware q eoanterfelts.
Sold ~ Peoples Drug Store DIV
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-13
CUTTCURA THE SET,$1.
Complete Treatment for Every
tiumour from piuiples
90 Scrofula

Bathe the affected parts with hot
water and Cuticufa soap. 10 cleanse
the surface OF cfusts and scales and
soften the thickcned euticle: dry,
without hard rubbing aud apply
Cuticua Ointment freely, 70 aliay
itching. irritation. and Inflammation
and soothe and heal and, lastly, take
cutieura Resolycnt Pills 20 cool and
cleanse the blood. A aingle set a
often snficiCut to cure the moat tor
turing, dishgnrsng skin scalp and
blood humours. with laaa II hair,
when all else fails,
HAisafs sasa Niainlaff snt fEsea eali iaH'astlai
~ .saf fltiaf nIpF hsa aasH sale ffegf.siagt
hassaa. sa-ss1a o. rties . eafs Assg uaaisI
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-13

-Ferag. ola slap. shat sre naalneza
relations. = knew
Whs. CIaFsnes. me dezh fellaa. /
lneney thal means pawnhfoHeHH
"nah IeHsl FaFdy. ypu are dsaeealY
fletah about these ihlneal Cleveland
Ladder
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-13
tiealsh = Youth, Disease And sick
ness irlne oid age

Hsfbine. taksnevery morning before
breakfast Nill keep yaa 10 robust
health. d sou 10 ward 81 dlssase. II
cures constipation, bllliou4ess. dTs.
pepsla, fever sksn, liver ard kidney
complaints II tpurihes The blood and
clears Tie complexion Mrs Il "
Smith. whitney Texas writes April
b, 1901 have used Ierhlus. and
lind il Tie best medicine re consfi.
patton aud liver troubles II does
All sou claim fur III cAn highly
reeomend III 50cfs bottle sold ~
Peoples Drug store
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-13

Judge stauHeld received a teFf
pleasant acknowledgement from Major
Warner for congratulations sent upon
lis election 70 the United States @n.
ate from Missouri
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-13

Last night the llsfe daughter of Mrs.
Brown, she sveetiY and peacefully
slept in her little I'D near the sliiIou
vas attacked bY s death dealing knoNn
as Group Whooplng Cough, aud but
Tor Tho timely use Of kenncdys Lar.
atife Honey and Tar, ehich size 81.
ways keeps handy. the life q Tie
little one might not have been saved
konneiy's Laxative Honey and Tar IS
different ffum al of tlle old,tlme
cough syrups and i tie best for tie
children becalise II acts 0n the bowels
Il harmless shfe and certain. Contains
NJ opiates Sold Peoples drug store.dN
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-13

au. +. n. RatclllF has placed mot.
toes and pictures On the walls Of her
primary Sunday school room at the
Presbyterian churcbs making L quite
attractive.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-13

EVERYBODY shakes lands with Res.
Washburu ard Colonel Flrknn. More
q these happy salatailons aud kindly
greetings % dispel that "chlily feel
IuF
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-13
Arrena ness.

TO you ktow q anyone suffering
witS consumplIunf Then Tell them
that Df. nosnhes's German Syrup Wlil
cure them and you viii b. friend
need. German syrup j. a reliable
specific for cure Of consumption. It
has been making marvellous cures q
consumption throughout the world
fot forts yeas. Ctoap, coughs colds.
bronchitis and al throat and lang
troubles are speedily cured by German
syrup. Trial bostie, 2ac. Biz bottle.
I5c. Al Winner Drug Co dw
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-13

Pred What fiEht = duel on account
e = womanf -. slf' II caught :
man tirlink viii ~ wife "a invite him
q come over for = DAYS shooting iuzl
asf'ye invited yoa and then. n ~ acct
dsnt werp 81 ofeHk
Iahn- Coos Tfaelous. hops you dont
sa bert ne ssfaf Stories
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-13
25 YEARS Of
AGONY ENDED
Boston Business Man Cured ByCutl-
cura Of Awful Humor Covering
Head, Neck, and Shoulders Aiter
Hospital and. Doctors Failed.

Under date Of September 9, 1904,
Mr.. s. P. Keyck, a weii-kuown busi-
ness man OF No. IAg Congress Street,
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-13

Ms. G. Peterson. 625 Lake St. To
peka. Ks, SAYS HOf al cough RENE.
idles. Billiards. Horehound syrup Is
ny TasoEse 10 has done and wlls 90
al that isolaimed far 4 To speedily
cure al coughs and colds aai Il lsso
sweet and pleasant % tie taste. 25c,
6oc slea bottle sold b peopla,s 4
Drug store. dw
4 Ine lot of soft maple trees suit.
abe for lawn and street planting can
be had At the Mars place.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-04-13

Tie areHnl packet y enough Ipf
usual occasIalss. The family bottle
to0 oentsl contains a supply faf
year Al dFaexists ssll tliem.ds
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-13
Enthusiasm IN life.

Enthusiasm in life is the great gen.
orator of sunshine. Without a living
interest in the busy world and that
sympathy Of feeling which connects us
with every other living being, we can
not infuSe any warmth into Il man
ners, or bring others into sympathy
with us, says the New Orleans Times.
Helen Keller, whose SunShiny soul is
as sensitive to impressions as a deli
cate flower Is TO atmosphere, in her
STORY Of My Life" writes: The
touch of a hand may seem an imperti-
hence, while that of another is like a
benediction. | have met people so
empty of joy that when | clasped their
frosty finger tips it seemed as if |
We're shaking hands with a northeast
storm. Others there are whose fingers
have sunbeams in them; their grasp
warns my heart"
IT is as natural for us to be attracted
toward sunshiny natures as it is for
flowers to turn toward The sun. In spite
of a life Of almost constant illness, Rob
ert Louis Stevenson charmed all who
anne under his influence by his spon-
taneous cheerfulness and absolute
freedom from all shadow of bitter
ness or repining. comments Success.
He found the keynote of each day in
this simple prayer, born of his W
inspiration: THE day returns and
brings us the petty round of irritating
concerns and duties. Help US to play
the man; help us to perform them
with laughter and kind faces; let
cheerfulness abound with industry.
Give us help TO go blithely on our bust
ness all the day; bring us 10 our rest
ing beds weary and content and I'M
~dishonored and grant us in the end the
Gift of sleeD.'
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-13
Sure Cure at Last.

Monticello, Miss, Sept. Especially
Lawrence county is almost daily in
receipt Of fresh evidence that a sure
cure for all Kidney Troubles has at
last been found, and that cure is
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Among those who have reason to
bless the Great American Kidney
Remedy is Mrs. L. Il. Baggett OF this
place. Mrs. Baggett had dropsy.
DOdd's Kidney Pills cured her.
II was troubled with my Kidneys"
Mrs. Baggett says in recommending
Dodd's Kidney Pills to her friends,
my urine would hardly pass. The
doctors said / had Dropsy. l have
taken Dodd's Kidney Pills as directed
and am now a we'll woman"
Dodd's Kidney Pills cure the kid
neys. Cured kidneys strain all the i'm.
purities out of the blood. That means
pure blood and a sound, energetic body.
Dodd's Kidney Pills are the greatest
tonic the world has ever known.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-13
DUST H DEMON.
A Tussle with Coffee.

There is something fairly demonl-
heal In the way coffee sometimes
wreaks it's fiendish malice on those
who use it
A lady writing from California says:
my husband and /, both lovers OF
coffee, suffered for some time from a
very annoying form Of nervousness, ac-
companied by most %frightful head
aches. In my own case there was
eventually developed some sort of al
lection of the nerves leading from the
spine to the head.
II was unable to hold my bead up
straight, the tension of the nerves
drew it to one side, causing me the
most intense pain. We got no relief
from medicine, and were puzzled as 10
what caused the trouble, till a friend
suggested that possibly the coffee we
drank had something to do with 1t,
and advised that we quit it and try
Postum Coffee.
1--WE followed his advice, and from
the day that we began to use Postum
we both began to improve. and In a
very short time both of us were entire
ly relieved. The nerves became steady
once more, the headaches ceased, the
muscles In the back of my neck relax
ed, my head Strengthened up and the
dreadful pain that had so punished me
while l used the old kind of coffee
vanished.
1--WE have never resumed the use of
the old coffee, but relish our Postum
every day as well as we did the former
beverage. And we are delighted to
find that we can give it freely to
children also, something we never
dared to do with the old kind of cof-
fee" Name given by Postum Co., Bat,
tie Greek, Mich.
Postum Coffee contains absolutely
no drugs Of any kind, but relieves the
coffee drfnker from the old drug poi
son.
There's . reason
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-13
CHAPTER Xxx.

-
/ terminated my holiday with a med
ding and a muddling. OF course, l was
actuated by the best intentions. Every
meddler and muddler is, otherwise he
might be forgiven.
| made my attempt with no success
on my last evening at Challacombe, when
the old man had taken his tea, and might
reasonably be expected TO be milder than
during the press Of business in the morn
ing.
| had not seen him for three weeks.
| was struck with the change that had
come over him during this short period.
1t was that subtle change which we mean
when we say that a man has "aged." In
Mr.. Leighan's case, his hands trembled,
he looked feebler, and there was q loss
of vitality in his eyes.
What do You want?" he asked, i'm
patiently. You are come for Mary?
We'll, she isn't here. You ought 10 know
that she always goes II after tea. You
will find her somewhere about-on the
Ridge or down the lane, somewhere"
He turned his head and took up his pen
again. | observed that he was porting
over a paper Of figures.
No, Mr.. Leighan, l came to see you.
| have come to see you about George
and Mary"
q on, then. Say what you want to
say. When a man is tied to his chair he
is at the mercy of every one who comes
to waste his time"
| spoke to him as eloquently as I
could. l told him he ought to consider
how Mary had been his h~ousekeeper and
his nurse for six long years, during which
he had been helplessly confined to his
chair. If he refused his consent to her
marriage she would go away, not only
from his house, but from the parish; he
would be left in the hands of strangers.
who would waste and spoil his sub
stance.
Young man." he said, II never asked
for or expected any other service than
what is paid for. Mary's services have
been paid for. If she goes l shall find
another person, who will be paid for her
services. Mary has had her board and
her bed, and she's done her work to earn
her board and her bed; l don't see n
call for gratitude there; as for good feel
ing. that's my business. Now, young
man, George Sidcote's land is mortgaged.
As he says he can no longer pay the in
terest, | have sent up the case to Lon
don and have got the usual order; he
has six months in which to pay princi-
pay and interest. At the end of that
time, because he can't and won't pay, his
land will be mine. As for what is done
afterward, l promise nothing"
"You will lose Mary for one thing"
II have told you that I. in that case.
shall hire another person.
VERY well. You win have to pay
Mary's fortune to her cousin David. be-
cause she will marry without your con-
sent"
Have the goodness, Mr.. will Neither
cote. to leave me to my own affairs"
This affair Is mine as well az yours.
DO you prefer David to Mary? You
must choose between them, you know. /
have read the will. You think" I said.
that David does not know of his aunt's
WILL Yoe hope that he will go away
presently without finding out" He start
ed and changed color. and in his eyes I
read the truth. He thought that David
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-13
Ills Hearts Desire
BY SIR WALTER BEsANT

By SIR WALTER BESANT

suffering. / made no more attempts to
lead the man back to better ways and
old habits.
And ali the time, every day David was
carrying on, slowly and ruthlessly, the
most systematic revenge, with the most
exquisite t~ortures. Every day he went
to Gratnor and dangled before his vic
tim some of his property, and made him
buy it back bit By bit, haSgling over the
bargain; letting his uncle nave it one day
cheap, so as to raise his spirits, and the
next at nearly it's full value, so as to
crush him again; and ever at times, af-
ter an hours bargain over a single cou-
pom, he would put il in the fire and de-
stroy it.
When David went away, the poor old
man would fall to weeping; this hard,
dry old man, whom nothing ever moved
before, would she'd tears Of impOtent
and bitter rage. But he refused to tell
Mary what was troubling him.
Il can't tell you what it is" he said.
you don't know what the consequences
might be If l told you. Oh, Mary, |
am a miserable old man! 1 wish l was
lead and buried and that it was all over
Il wish it was all Overt"
at is something" said Mary, ito do
with David. l will go and speak to him
about it,"
mo, Mary, no." he cried, eagerly.
Mind your own business, child. Don't
attempt to interfere. Oh! you don't
know what might happen if you inter
fered."
at is David, then. Very we'll, uncle,
l shall not ask him what it is"
II can't tell anybody, Mary; 1 must
bear it in patience. If l resist l shall
only lose the more. Mary, we've got to
be very careful in the housekeeping now
very careful"
Il am always careful, uncle"
There was a pudding again to-day.
| can't afford any more pudding for a
long while-not till Christmas. And I'm
sure there's waste and riot in the kitch-
en-"
Nonsense, uncle! You not afford a
pudding? Now, remember, you are not
to be starved, and there's no waste or
riot"
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-13
CHAPTER XIX.

During these days David led the life
of a solitary. He sometimes went to
the inn; he went to the village shop on
the green to buy what he wanted, and
he kept wholly to himself. Except for
that daily visit to Gratnor, he talked to
no one.
From time to time l met him leaning
over the field gates, lettering along the
lanes, or sitting idly under the shade of
one of our high hedges. / suppose that
his loafing and wandering life had made
work Of any kind distasteful to him. His
face was not 4 pleasant one to gaze upon.
and for q stranger would have been ter.
rifying. At this time we knew from
Mary that he went nearly every day TO
Gratnor, but we had no suspicion of
what was said or lone there. My own
thoughts, indeed, were wholly occupied
with the fortunes of George Sidcote, and
l gave small heed to this sulky hermit.
David l asked him, meeting him
one day face to face so that he could
not slip out of my way, 'why do you
never come over to Sideote? Have we
offended you in any way?'
NO" he replied, slowly, as il he was
"h"s nv VASuI W reply" no,
l don't know exactly that you have of.
Tended me-"
Some over this evening and tell us
what you think about doing"
mo. / don't think l can go over
this evening"
Choose your own time, but come be-
fore ! go back to London"
George will be turned out of his place
before the end of the year. The old man
told me so. Then he'll go, too. Mary
says she win go with George. Then /
shall be left alone with Uncle Dan" He
laughed quietly. Il think I shall go and
live at G~ratnor, and take care of him.
We shall have happy times together.
when you are all gone and l am left
alone with him."
Why, David, you wouldn't harm the
poor old man now, would your"
mot harm him? Not harm him? Did
you ask him six years ago If he was
going to harm me? Will he harm George
Sidcote nowy'
You cannot force a man to be sociable
nor can you force him to entertain
thoughts Of charity, forgiveness and long
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-13
CHAPTER XvIII.-tContinued.)

Nobody ever believed that you were
robbed, Mr.. Leighan," l went on. But
the finding Of the money seems TO show
that you really were robbed while you
were insensible. Perhaps we shall find
the papers, too, some day"
Perhaps we shall" he said. "If they
are in the hands of rogues and villains,
/ shall be much the better for it. Enough
said about my robbery. 1t is strange,
too; both on the same day l knew
not then what he meant. Both on the
same day-and after six long years.
What can this meanY WILL" he said,
eagerly, tell mel never did any harm
to you; you've never had any land TO
m~ortgage-toll me, do you know nothing
of the papers? When you found this bag
did you hear nothing about the papersF'
II know nothing. How should ~
"Well, It matters little; | am not con-
cerned with the robber, but with the
man who has them now l must deal
with him; and, there, you cannot help
me, unless-no-nC-I cannot ask it; you
would not help me-"
Anyhow, Mr.. Leighan, you've got
twenty pounds back again. That is
something. Confess that you are pleas
cd"
young man, If you torture n man
oil over with rheumatic pains, do you
think he is pleased to find that they
have left his little finger, while they are
still red-hot irons all over the rest Of
his body? That is my case"
II am sorry to hear il. At the same
time. twenty pounds, as | said before,
is something"
Its been lying idle for six years.
Twenty pounds at compound Interest,"
don't spend my interest, | promise you
would now be six-and-twenty pounds.
I've lost six pounds"
l laughed. A man who knows not the
value Of interest laughs easily. | eX-
poet, therefore, to go on laughing all the
days of my life.
"As for the papers, there's a dead loss
of one hundred and fifty pounds a year.
Think of that! All these years I've wait
ed and hoped-yes, I've prlyed-lctual-
ly praycd-that | might get my papers
back again. Three thousand pounds there
are, among these papers. besides tine GER
t~iicates and things hat / could replace.
Nearly all Mary's fortune lost"
NO" / said. "Dop't latter yourself
that you lost any of Mary's money. II
was your w money. You are trustee
for Mary's fortune, remember, and you
will have 10 pay it over in full
He WINGED and groaned.
Three thousand pounds! With the
interest it would now be worth nearly
four thousand pounds at five per cent.
And now all as good as lost!'
swell, Mr.. Leighal. / am sorry for
YOU, very sorry, particularly rs you will
have to find that fortune of Mary's very
soon."
shall l, Master VIII Nethercote? l
shall give Mary her fortune when l
please; not at all, unless | please. Mary
has got to be obedient and submissive
to me, else she won't get anything.
When | give my consent to her mar
rage, and not till then-not till then
| shall have to deliver up her fortune.
Goodnight to you, Will Nethercote.'