The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-30
INDIAN NEWSPAPER
To Be LAUNCHED
PUBLICATION TO BE BACKED
BY CHIEFS OF FIVE TRIBES
AND INFLUENTIAL INDIANS.


/ by the five chiefs of the five civil
| ized tribes and supported by influ
ential indians in all of these tribes,
/ new newspaper TO represent the
/ Indians and keep them informed
/ upon current events. particularly
those relating to affairs covering
/ lnudians and state and congressional
Z legislation affecting them. will be
established at Muskogee next month.
II will be printed In the Indian
languages, being divided up into
Cherokee, Creek and Choctaw de-
partments. The Creek and Seminole
true of the Choctaws and Chicka.
saws. 4 plant for the publication OF
this paper has already been pur.
chased and the first issue is expect
ed to appear not later than Feb 10.
II will be a weekly publication.
Augustus h. ivey OF Stliweli Will be
the editor OF the paper. He is a
newspaper man of experience, a
versatile and pointed writer, and Is
thoroughly familiar with the affairs
of the Indians. being himself a
Cherokee.
The It'll page OF this unique pub
lication will read "Degwanns All.
cheota." which is Cherokee for Farm
and Fireside That portion of the pa.
per which is for Cherokces will be
printed in the Cherokee language
and the famous Cherokee characters
will be used. This Is the only Indian
language in the world that has been
developed to the point where its
own characters could be used. The
Cherokee alphabet is the invention
of Sequoyah. whose English name
was George Guess. half-breed
whose bones lie in an unknown
grave somewhere In New Mexico.
The Creek and Choctaw will be
printed in those languages. but Eng
lish letters will be used. Special
writer's will be assigned to edit the
departments of each nation.
For nearly fifty years the Chero-
KEGS maintained at Fort Gibson and
Tahlequah the Cherokee Advocate, a
newspaper printed in the Cherokee
language at the expense of the ma.
tion. This was strictly an Indian
paper and was particularly valuable
to the full-blood Indians in keeping
them Informed as to current events
during the time of the formation Of
treaties and other policies adopted
jointly by their nation and the Unit.
ed States government. Shortly be.
fore Oklahoma was admitted as
state this paper was discontinued
and the type and press stored in
the old capitol building at Tahlequah !
This type Is very valuable now. The
only fonts In existence are at rahl !
eQuah and the molds from watch I. !
was made by a Chicago type foun |
dry were destroyed. The consent of !
the Cherokee nation has been So. |
cured TO use this type in the new |
publication. 1t requires Cherokee !
Indian who knows the language well |
and is able to set type TO make this !
useful There are only four Chero- |
KEGS who are able to set this type.
The average ful-bood Indian is
woefully ignorant of those matters
vitally affecting his very home and |
ireside, and the recent acts of con
gress and the state legislature that
affect his rights and his land. He
cannot read English. He seldom
goes to postoffice, Rules and reg.
ulations are issued by congress and
laws passed affecting his land and
his right 10 sell or lease Il. the
state legislature may pass laws
that affect his schools and taxes his
land OF restrict his liberty. and Il
der name of Prof A. j. Baker IN the
capacity Of which, It Is said, he most
excellent services were rendered.
Fear OF detection, however. drove her
from place to place to practice her
profession
1t Is ioubttul If she will return to
her DllCp In tho sn,lu' u.,rl1 n, IA, .
ieciiye Grove says she has cultivated /,
luite a beard, has had plastic surgery
transformations and that he should
have failed to recognize her had il I
not been for two upper bicuspids that |
were missing and slight scar on her I
'orehead."
Saved at Deaths Door. A.,
The door of lCath sa.ma1 raady ~ 7