The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-11-29

az Guthrie. precedent for fixing a
county seats
Ia Oklahoma there are tNenty sl
counties. The leaders have algead
determined upon the division of llsa,
! ef county with The present count
seat, HEAVIER, nearly n The center o
The eastern county, while the couut
seat for the western county IS unde
eldsd. The county il i5o miles ionr
and has al area large enough Tor 50
counties, tho a Is short ln population
The latter Is 0n the lncpass. hover
er and aeccraing 20 the present DO
eis.0n Beaver Is to b cut in twain
There is also talk Of division Ia
Greer aud ComaLehe counties, but
nothing deanite has been decided
Z The Usage nation is u course, &C. bs
a county As GSage eounty. So ca the
Oklahoma side 4 Is certain there all
te p countries while there isa POSI-.
blllsy Of more.
Under The agreement uf the leaders.
Therefore. At least = counties Nill be
carved out Ia the Indian Territory
There are nos Do recording districts,
counting those formed hy congress
last winter The pFesout recording
towns aru fs arule, standing pat FOR
resolution postponing action
on the counties until the second leeis
lature. with the recording districts as
counties. They would be county
seats for frw years under state gov.
cnment BY such au agreement.
Those who fayotacti0n 0n the coun.
y question by the convention defend
tteir position by declafing that cuun
~ seat Sights ara disturbing factor
IN a state until definitely settlcd and
that the soouer they are settled The
better Those Nho would degiate
from the recording districts argue
thar the present boundaries ia many
cases are had ones THE SeQuoyah
leaders control the Guthrie ccnren.
tlon ln the ScQuoyah constitution
there we're as counties provided, but
that was iof the pufposeof getting out
ag0od ratification vote Oklahoma las
an area nsarly as great as that ofkan.
sas and Ia time can support l0a cann.
gies as does tile sluGuwef stale. but /
the sentiment ln the lndian Terrific /
VI, except where d Is mixed up with !
the county seat aspirations ls ior
large counties ~ much land belong
lng % Tie Indian has been exempted |
nom TAXATION Ag the federal govern.
meut aud tho eglrements ior ssgah.
LISTING i system II good roads schools
and such, wlil h VI great a. % make
the taxation question 4 serious one
Taxation and the Sire ~ the counties
tear ! eluse relation
Under the SeQauyah constitution
the location 81 the county seat was
left @ a tote ~ the people, tAxcu AZ
the time ~ the mtiacation hui This
WIS also for tie purpose ofgetting cut
THE vote, aud ~ securing funds "a
pay tie expenses IL the convention
Ano tile elections, the county seat a..
uirants being compelled g pat no
Tie m0rs counties and the more
'oguty seat.seesiug toNns, tlo more I
money. TIE scheme vas an lngenl. 4
'ns oue, and had ,or Us father G. n. h
Haskell u Mnskogse, fhe leading Ok (
ire 10 the convention here But the /
United States government "a paying 6
De EXPENSES this time, and there Is I
% necessity for sach schemes For O
his reason the atiltudt 81 tlie Sequoy :
- viii attract mush attention wheu b
lse county sslt aud the county liue .
aesflea- eams 40 .
Many iopns are raising money aud c
laingAiuins lobbles 10 Gufhrs for Y
he purpose u guAfdug ilisu inter- Il
IS and picA nix ap something poud &