The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-18
ROBERT l. OWEN.
Biographical Sketch Of Robert L.
Owe, ESQ, Candidate for the
United Statea Senate.


owe, ESQ, Candidate for the
United States Senate.
tBy Re-, TheO r. Brewer. President
spaulding Fcma!e College. Muako.
gee. indian Torruory.-
Nj. owen was born in Lynchburg
Va. was educated at Washington aud
Lec University, Of which General
Robert T.. Lee was formerly prcsi
dent he received the president schol-
aahlp 10 1876 as the most diligent
student In the university and toOK
the degree Of Master Of Arts the gold
medal as the best dcbatrr. and deliy
cred the yaledctory Of hts class In
ls77. HIS mother. Mrs. Narcissa owen,
was .orn at Wcbbcrs Falls. IN 1881.
II Is due TO her interest In the Cher
okcc people that he came To- the Cher.
okcc nation Immediately after his
graduation.
lie was principal teacher OF the
Cherokee Orphan Asylum. 1879 and
1850; was secretary Of the Board OF
Education Of the Cherokee Nation,
1881 to 1884; he began the practice
Of law in 1880. was president OF the
International Fair at Muskogec, IN
1882. 1883. 1854, was editor ana own
or vi the Indian Chicftain in 1854
at vinita: was United States Indian
Agent for tho Five Civilized Tribes
from 1885 to 1859.
The National Banking act OF the
United States was extended over the
Indian Territory by his efforts, and
he organized hereunder the First
National Bank Of jIndisn Territory
August lst, lS9O-rhe First National
Bank OF Muskogce. He was elected
as It's president nor ten years In sue
cossion. declining reelection In 1900
Tho Act Of Congress of March lst,
1883, establishing the United States
Court for tAc Indian Territory, with
Jurisdiction strictly In line with The
Indian treaties, was due TO the cf
forts Of Nj owen. He was secretary
Of the first Bar Association Of the
Indian Territory (organizcd 1881.
ON January lith. 1890. he entered
the service Of the Choctaws as attor-
ncy and conducted to a successful is
nuc the famous Leased District case
recovering for the Choctaws and
Chickasaws against the United States
s2,ssl $1,000, March 3rd. 1891.
lie was also attorney for IN, West.
orn Cherokees who recovered 1894,
10000 In 1894. lie conducted the case
OF the Eastern CheOkees through a
contest of six years before the Legis-
latiyc. Executive and Judicial Depart
ments, winning n judgment I'm the
Supreme Court of the United States
Of five million dollars in May. 1906.
Chief Justice Charles c. Mott. forty
years Justice of the Court of Claims,
stated that In his opinion Mr.. Owens
argument In the Eastern CheroRee
. 'hHt WAS NHt llNfhl ia udu fNfl HfhAA
In that court, and Senator Moses T..
Clapp Of Minnesota stated on the foo
OF the United States senate that a
Justice Of the Supreme Court of the
United States had pronounced MIR.
owens argument before that Court
one Of the abiost heard there tor
years.
rhc Act OF Congress Of March 3rd.
1901, giving citizenship of the United
States to every Indian in Indian Terri
tory was drawn by Mr.. owen and its
passage was due In a large measure
10 him Secretary Cortolyou gave MIR.
owen the pen with which the act was
signed boy President Mckinley. This
act gave fun citizenship to over sew
onty thousand Indians. gave them po
liical independence, and relieved
them of the personal disability OF he
ing wards
Mr., owen mas had great experience
In various lines Of business; has han
died many thousands OF cattle has
directed farming operations on large
scale. here is probably no man more