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Indian Chieftain. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. 1.50 Per Year, or SI.OO If In Advance Pa I Tee rubllehed Thursdays by CmirTAis Fcbusriko Coxrurr. I). X. MARKS, Editor. X.E. gILFORD, Manager Vinita, Ind. Tee., Jan. 26, 1899 WAHT INDIVIDu"AL TITLE. The manifest inequality of the treaty in the division of land among the citizens of the Cherokee nation will be the means of re ducing the majority in favor of its ratification but not sufficient to defeat it. Nine men out of every ten will say they would rather have a title to 120 acres, than leave it open to the uncertain and shifting fortunes of future legisla tion. Almost every farmer can look -at his home and decide that it would be the height of folly for him to lose a chance to get an in dividual title to the same. A few "zone" men around the towns are raising a good deal of noise because their possessions are to be appraised and they be required to pay for them at a fair valuation, but the masses of Cherokee citi zens will give little heed to this cry of selfishness and greed. The movement toward allotment will not stop even should the treaty be defeated, and the land in, and around towns is sure to be ap praised by some government com mittee and the owners need never expect to get it under more favor able conditions than is proposed in the treaty. With all of its de fects the main contral idea is cor rect namely: the individualization of the lands of the Cherokee na tion. Those who throw away this opportunity of owning their own homes though it may be at some sacrifice, are certainly acting more from the spur of prejudice than from wisdom and patriotism. SELFISH OPPOSITION Some who are opposed to the ratification of the treaty have sud denly developed a wonderful love Jor the fullblood Indian, and are very much afraid that he will be robbed in the division of land that is to follow the adoption of the agreement. Sift these fellows to the bottom and you will find pure and unadulterated selfishness. When a man's personal interests come in conflict with the treaty he ie opposed to it, and is sure to try to point out where it will ruin some one else. For the great masses of Cherokee citizens the agreement is certainly good. For those in and around the towns the treaty is not so favorable, and in fact is very unjust to those within the two mile limit, as it forces them to pay a much higher price for their homes than other citizens. But this discrimination is more than onset by the fact that it se cures to every citizen a permanent home and gives him a title to it that can never more be disturbed. There is no good sense in taking up one of the bad features of the agreement snd losing sight of the many desirable provisions in it. Dawes Commissions' Work. Messrs. P. B. Hopkins and H. Reuter, of the Dawes commission, were husily engaged at Ardmore this week completing the making of rolls of the Chickasaw nation and finishing up the undone work of the commission at that place. A160 the taking of testimony in a number of citizenship cases which have not been settled. It is ex pected they will finish their work in a short time. Capt. A. S. McKennon, a mem ber of the commission, will leave the latter part of this week with clerks for Mississippi where he goes to fill the duties of identifying the Mississippi Choctaws of that country with the tribe in the In dian Territory. The work will .run them over into February,when they will again join the commis sion at this place. The making of new treaties with the Cherokee and Creek nations have kept the commission very busy at work for the past three weeks and little attention has been paid to the rolls of late on account of the pressure of other business. The commission hopes to com plete their labors in this line of work in a few days and will again take up the task of completing the rolls, as the ratification of the various treaties, should it be done, will call for speedy completion of the making of the rolls in order to carry on the allotment work. Judge George A. Mansfield, of Arkansas, has been secured by the Dawes commission to represent them in the Ainesley, et al, coal royalty case, to be heard before Judge Clayton at South Mc Alester on the 20th of this month Phoenix. UNITED STATES COURT. THURSDAY. The morning hour in Judge Springer's court todaMas devoted to heannc motions in cases of default. The trial of the Coon brothers, from near Claremore, charged with stealing cattle, has occupied the attention of the court today. Ernest Stevens was fined $25. and sentenced to one hour in jail, charged with aggravated assault. He pleaded guilty and paid the fine. The jury in the larceny case against W. G. Cooper, tried yesterday, have been unable to agree upon a verdict and are still out. It having been currently re ported on the streets that Judge Thomas would convene court in Muskogee next Monday morning, a Times representative called on the judge at hiB rooms at the depot hotel this afternoon. Judge Thomas stated that there was ab solutely no foundation for the re port and that the matter was entirely in Judge Springer's hands. The judge stated that as he had a number of opinions to prepare and that as he had not recovered irom his recent attack of sickness that he did not think his health would permit him to again hold court until court convened at Wagoner in March. Muskogee Times. GEO WBTG IS FAVOR. At the end of one week since the promulgation of the agree ment between the Cherokees and the Dawes commission, and after continuous and thorough discus sion of same, there is evidence that it is growing in popularity among Cherokees, and it is reason ably safe to say that it will be ratified. One week lrom next Tuesday and its fate will be settled so far as the Cherokee people are concerned. Many who were violently opposed to it at the first are beginning to realize that it is really better to ratify it than defeat it, and are coming over in favor of it and will vote according ly. Careful thought is generally sufficient to insure a vote for the treaty, and from now forward till the election the Cherokee people will be absorbed in deep thinking. There will be no money spent on the election as there are no can didates running for office. If the weather is favorable a large vote will be polled, as in this election are the very issues of lifo to the people of the Cherokee nation. The 31st day of this January will be a historic day and our hope is that it will be used to the best advantage. A Fast Kan. The Burlington beat all its former records with the west bound mail out of Chicago a few nights since. It left Chicago over an hour late and ran to Burlington, 206 miles, in 203 minutes, includ ing stops, and lvo minutes actual running time. To Aurora, S3 miles, it went in 32 minutes. From Aurora to Mendota, 46 miles, 40 minutes were consumed. From Mendota to Galeeburg, SO miles, the time was 75 minutes. From Galesburg to Burlington, 43 miles, the time was 42 minutes. The actual time of stops for the entire run was but ten minutes. The assumption that all the fullbloods are going to vote against the ratification of the agreement is met not borne out by the facts as they appear from reports from fullblood strongholds. A large number of intelligent Cherokee fullbloods will vote for the treaty, as they are just as capable of real izing what is best for their indi vidual interests as any other class of citizens. There is a terrible epidemic pre vailing in the country adjacent to Eufaula, according to the newspa paper correspondent at that place, which threatens to depopulate nil the surrounding towns Muskogee among the number "which baf fles the physicians' skill." That's right. The only agency that can successfully cope with that "dis ease" is the managing editor of the Globe-Democrat. If he will just drop the Eufaula correspond ent off his pay roll the epidemic will subside at once. The love of the poor fullblood that has suddenly developed in the broad and benevolent hearts of some of our citizens is indeed marvellous. Congressman Curtis of Kansas Friday introduced in the house a bill to extend over the Indian Territory the laws of Arkansas governing the charter and man agement of corporations. The bill 1b recommended by all the federal judges of the territory, and probably will be reported favor ably by the committee on Indian affairs. In the house Friday a senate bill was passed authorizing the Arkan sas and Choctaw Railroad Com pany to construct a railroad through the Choctaw and Chicka saw nations in the Indian Terri tory. A bill was also passed granting a site on Fort Supply Military Reservation to Oklahoma for an insane asylum. Senator Thurston of Nebraska has introduced a bill fixing the salaries of the several chief justices and associate justices of the supreme courts of the Terri tories of Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma at the rate now paid to the judges of the United States in the Indian Territory. Commissioner Tollett caused a raid to be made upon the gamb ling dens of Wagoner recently. The paraphernalia was seized and the places closed up. Two or three parties were tried, convicted and fined $100. The secretary of the Interior has recommended that all bills and appropriations made at the last session of council be approved by President McKinley. The secretary of the interior sent tho new treaty to congress Mon day. It was referred to the com mittee on Iudian affairs. FRIDAY. Judge Springer's court is grind ing away at the criminal docket, and a number of cases have been tried and otherwise disposed of for the term. The caso of John and Elbert Roddy, charged with assault with intent to kill, was taken up yes terday afternoon and is still going on. The jury in the W. G. Cooper larceny case failed to agree after being out 24 hours and were finally discharged by the court. The three Coon boy6, from near Claremore, charged with the lar ceny of some calves, were ccquit ted by jury trial yesterday. The grand jury will adjourn this afternoon till Monday on account of witnesses that are to be subpoe naed and have not had time to arrive. That body will probably adjourn for the term the latter part of next week. There is a vast amount of civil business pending and the court's attention an hour each morning is devoted largely to motions, de murrers and defaults in such cases. Only a comparatively small portion of the docket can be disposed of at this term. Joe Sommers, larceny; contin ued. Joe Sommers and Tom Mayes, larceny; continued. John Roddy and Elbert Roddy, assault with intent to kill; on trial. Bill Coon, Pete Coon and Jim Coon, larceny; jury trial and ver dict of not guilty. Wm. Harris and Alexander Harris, robber-; attachment for witnesses issued. SATURDAY. The first week of United States court closed this afternoon and has disposed of a large amount of criminal business. A number of jury trials have been had, and a large number of pleas of guilt have been accepted and sentence passed. There are several murder cases on the docket that are to be tried at this term, and a number of transfers to other courts. The end of the criminal business is not in sight. Burrell Cox, murder of the Tul sa Chinaman; transferred to Mus kogee. The jury in the assault with in tent to kill case against John and Elbert Roddy, returned a verdict of guilty as to John Roddy, and acquitted Elbert Roddy this after noon. Bert Buckmaster, larceny; plead not guilty; continued. Garfield Ellis, Jerry Wilson and Spybuck, larceny, plea not guilty; set for trial Feb. 6. Joe Fish, larceny, plea not guil ty; transferred to Tahlequah. Chas. Gates, larceny; on trial. Wm. J. Kuhn, liquor; plead not guilty; continued. MONDAY. Arch Speaker and Joe Terripan charged with selling liquor, were arraicned this afternoon but sen tenced was deferred till witnesses could be brought from Tahlequah to testify in the case. Ambrose Bufiington and Hub bard Brown, charged with murder; transferred to Tahlequah and set for tenth day of April. John and Wyly Carter, charged with robbery were tried and con victed in the court this morning; the jury was not out over five minutes. The sentence of the court was passed upon Wy ly Carter for a tarm of 15 years in the penitentiary at Columbus, O., the extreme limit of the law. John Carter, the younger brother, was given 4 years at the reform school at Boonville, Mo. The robbery occurred near Nowata; a farmer who had sold a load of wheat was returning home and was held up and robbed. John L. Roddy, convicted Satur day of assault with intent to kill, was today sentenced to imprison ment for the term of one year and a day, at hard labor, at Fort Leav enworth penitentiary. O. C. Shay, charged with intro ducing and selling liquor, was ar raigned and pleaded not guilty; case continued and bond fixed at $300. Joe Hubbard, charged with the theft of a mare, pleads not guilty; referred to the grand jury. Wm. Lagow, assault with in tent to kill, plead not guilty; con tinued and transferred to Musko kee and set for trial March 15. WEDNESDAY. Spi Seltzer, arson; jury trial; verdict not guilty. Wm. Bishop, liquor; plea guilty; sentenced to two years at Fort Leavenworth. Clint Davis plead guilty to in troducing; sentence deferred. Otto Johnson and James Hie- gins, larcen'; plead not guilty; continued. David Grayson and Joseph Tuck, burglary and larceny; plead sentenced to five years at Fort Leavenworth. J. .u. wisner, plea guilty; sen tenced to one vear and a day at Ft. Leavenworth. Asa Gilliam and Barney Stilgen, larceny; plea not guilty; transfer red to Tahlequah. Louis Smoke, larceny; plea guilty; sentenced to five years at Ft. Levenworth. Jno. W. Ellison, larceny; on trial. Joe Hubbard, larceny; referred to grand jury. J. A. Deshazo, disturbing peace; plea guilty; fined $25, to be paid in one week. D. C. Parker, liquor; indict ment quashed. METEORIC DISPLAY. PIIESS COMMENT. A Heavenly Visitor Some Ways From Home. A meteor of greatbrilliancy started across the sky from south to north Sunday evening about 6:30 o'clock and was followed a few minutes later by a deep rumbling sound like h subterranean explosion. The shock to the earth conld be plainly felt, window panes rattled and buildings trembled. The sound came from a point slightly east of north, and from the length of time elapsing after the passing of the fire ball, must have been 75 to 100 miles away. The luminous body was first seen near tho moon, in the eastern sky, about mid-heaven. It in creased in brilliancy as it pro ceeded and left a luminous path which disappeared like aphosphor cscent streak in the dark. It was so bright as to compel the atten tion of every one who was out of doors, and man saw the flash through widows and rushed out to see the strange phenomena. The explosion arrested the attention of everj'one, in doors and out. School Appointments. Following are the appointments of the seminaries and central edu cational district: MALE SEMINARY. Principal, W. S. Dugger. 1st assistant, J. G. Hough. 2nd assistant, J. L. Smith. 3rd assistant, Geo. Cox. Principal coloied high school, Ueo. JNave. FEMALE SEMINARY. Principal, Miss Florence Wilson. 1st assistant, Miss Bluie Adair. 2nd assistant, Miss Mitchell. 3rd a-JSHUiU, Eugenia Thompson 4th assistant, Miss Patsy Mayes Music Teacher, Miss Archer and Miss Talyor. Elocutionist, Miss Ollie Heath. CANADIAN. Wilkinson, Lena Carlile. Prairie Gap, Livi Gritts. Star Villa, Bessie Scrimsher. Texanna, T. H. Wheat. Spaniard Creek, Daisy Harris. Union Chapel, Bettie Eflert. Frontier, Twin Mountain, Hattie Johnson. George Fork, Emma Scott. New Hope, Bertha Ivey. ILLINOIS. Fort Gibson, Allie Nash. Fort Gibson (col), W. H. Fields Manard, White Oak, Mrs. Theo. Perry. Braggs, Roger Eubanks. McKey, Jennie Foreman. Young, Poll' Byrd. Greenleal (col), Sand Town (col), William Elliott Three Rivers, Adna Benge. Deep Branch, Lizzie Shelton. Garfield, Zoe Wyly. Watie (col), Vian, Florence Waters. Campbell, S. K. Condon. SEQUOYAH. Hanson, Gertrude Rogers. Sallisaw, Janie Ross. Lone Pine. Daisy D. Starr. Roasting Ear, John Holland. Muldrow, Adda Norrid. Adair, Nathaniel Smith. Belle Font, Maggie Ross. Advance, Mrs. E. P. Bushyhead. Red Land (col), Louis T. Brown. COOWEESCOOWEE DISTRICT. Vinita, Mrs. Mary Browning. Bryant's Chapel, J.R. Carselowev. Justice, Cora Musgrove. Catale, Mrs. Ihornton. Chelsea, Maggie Parks. Psyche, Mrs. Wallace Ross. West Point, Leva Mitchell. Rogers, Oolagab, Hattie Lindeey. White Oak, Sallie Butler. Nowata, Flora Lindsey. Adair, Gooseneck, Myra Lasley. Hickory Creek, Rider Vann. Lightning Creek, Andy Vann. Brush Creek, Washington, discontinued. Browning Sp'gs, Mrs. Logan Starr. Pryor Creek, Eva Ingram. DELAWARE DISTRICT. Minnehaha, B. F. Cleveland. Mitchell Springs, Pineville, Wm. Muskrat. Delawaretown, Win. Steene. Oreequah, Mary Smith. Honey Creek, W. J. Tygar. Olympus Bessie Sharp. Grove, Lon Hampton. Ballard, Claud Ballard. Hickory Grove, Riley Copeland. Aurora, Fannie Sixkiller. Prairie City, John Chandler. Afton, Hattie Gore. Carselowey, Kate Carselowey. Utopia, D. W. Wallace. Bluejacket, J. Ballard. Military Ridge, Bessie Cunning ham. Vinita, (col) Geo. Butler. Moore, Heury Pack. Arrow. "I like that treaty," was the re mark made by a prominent Chero kee citizen in the presence of the Arrow Tuesday. "The more I read it the better I like it, and while it damages me to some ex tent in a financial way, I feel that it will be infinitely better for us all if the treaty is ratified, both by our own people and congress. The country then, will take on new form of development, and the increased value of our holdings will then more than compensate our losses in allotment." SHOULD IT PASS? That is the Way to Consider the Agreement, I Cliccot.ih Enquirer. Chief Mayes has issued his proc lamation calling an election for January 31st, for a vote on the Cherokee agreement, recently en tered into. While there is a con siderable opposition being mani fested against the agreement by some of the influential fullbloods, the more intelligent and conserva tive element realize that it con tains many good features and are confident of its ratification. The agreement as a whole is an able document and reflects credit on the broad-minded statesmen who drafted it. Of course many other things could have been embodied in it that would have tickled the fancy of a few, but considering tho whole Cherokee neonlo it is the most fair and equitable ad justment of tho property rights that could have been perfected. It is probably the best agreement that can ever be made, and we be lieve the Cherokees are too shrewd to see it defeated. Coffey vllle Journal. The Cherokee citizens of this vi cinity are well pleased with the Dawes-Cherokee agreement.Every one who has read it savs that it is just what they want. This shows the good judgment of the Chero kees, as they know a good thing when they see it and will no doubt exemplify the same when it comes to voting. Muskogee Times. The Cherokee agreement seems to be satisfactory to a creat ma jority of the Cherokee citizens. It will doubtless be ratified by a popular vote on the last day of January. The adoption of this treaty will place the Cherokees in the front ranks among the five trioes, notwithstanding their tar diness. Ol course there may be some objectionable features in the treaty to many of the Cherokees, but they are not of such great im portance as to call for a condem nation of the entire treaty. The treaty is very lengthy but it could not have been much shorter and embiaced all of the many compli cations which are attached to this tribe. It is said that many of the fullbloods are against the treaty. They are not any more opposed to this treaty, than tbey would be to any other treaty. They are op posed to any change in their tribal matters and any treaty providing for a surrender of tribal laws and usages will be opposed bv a large number of them. This, "however, is not the caeo at this time with the Creek Indians who are now negotiating with the Dawes com mission. They have arrived at that point where thev have de cided to surrender their tribal laws anu iaKn meir allotment ana De come masters ol their possession in an individual capacity. In this manner they believe that their individual interests will be better protected at less cost and the temp tations for corruption further re moved from them. space this to the new rhconlz Much of Pheonix week is given over Dawes Cherokee agreement. As the people of the Cherokee nation must pass judgement on this bit of work in about ten davs. thev should have the document at once and in an accurate form. The document deserves to be read and re-read. The more it is read the more the possibilities of the thing is discovered. Sentinel. Up to date not a single intelli gent citizen of Tahlequah has been heard to oppose the agreement. There are a lew things in it that some of them oppose, but they know that the Cherokee commis sion did its best to have them eliminated, and it is far preferable to the Curtis bill. The agreement provides for a fee simple title to be given each citizen and each is entitled to 120 acres. Under the Curtis hill each citizen gets an occupant title to but SO acres. There will be but little left when each gets 120 acres after making the necessary reservations for townsites, schools, churches, etc. And the remainder is not to be sold but used to equalize allot ments. In case any citizen gets 120 acres of inferior land, instead of taking money, he can take land at its appraised value. All of the land in this way will be divided. Wagoner Sayings. It will be noticed that the full blood Cherokees are making a vigorous kick about the treaty, but there is little doubt but that it will be ratified by an overwhelming majority. Ft. Gibson Post. Perhaps the grandest thing or provision in the Cherokee agree ment is that relating to schools and education in the territory. That alone will be a great boon to the people. Tho agreement and signing the treaty, mark the drawing of a new era for the Cherokees an era of advancement and prosperity. Chelsea Reporter. No choice for the schemer. He is not in it if the treaty should be ratified and it will be. A fee simple tUle to the land is what the people wanted and they can have it by voting for the trea- Editor Chieftain: Will the agreement pass the people? Why not? Just look at the chances. It is well understood that the poorer class of people, the full bloods, aro occupying the poorer quality of lands lands grading from $1.25 down to 25 cents per acre. These men, (it is fair to presume,) are satisfied well enough with their present holdings, else they would not be residing upon them. Now, if the Muskogee agreement should give these poor fellows, in addition to the tract of their choice, a neat little lump of money, would it not make them only the more satisfied? How could they vote against the agree ment when it is satisfactory to them? It makes no difference whether they get the full measure of their richts. or not. -provided only they are satisfied with what is allowed them. Very well done! Let us see how much money there is ahead of these fullbloods to act as an inducement to vote f. the treaty. Well, 120 acres at $1.50 per acre will be 8180. But each Indian is entitled, under the contract to $600 of the common estate. Hence each Indian that gets an allotment out of lands worth S1.50 per acre. gels a promise of $420, provided the Muskogee contract be carried at the polls. Can he, under such circumstances, afford to vote against it? Could he be exp lected to jeopardize his chances fo.r got ting hold of so nice a little lump of present pocket-money? In the same way, the fellow who gets his allotment out of lands- be longing to the third grade, valued at SI .25, has an inducement of $450; and be who takes land worth .75, (fourth grade) feels the effect of an inducement to the amount of $510 in cash. The deeper the wound, the big ger the plaster, you see. And finally the man who gets land of the fifth grade, (25 cent land) has the biggest inducement of all the unfortunates; he gets $570 in cash. Can these men be induced to vote against this tempting accumu lation of inducements'! Perhaps not. But there is another class of citizens, under the agreement, which we may call the lucky fel lows, the fortunates. These all manage to get their allotment out of lands which are worth more than $5 per acre. Let us see now what inducement these may have for voting for the treaty. The man who takes 120 acres out of land worth $G per acre in stead of So, gets an allotment out of the common estate to the amount of $720; but he is entitled, under the contract, to only $600; thus, you see, he frets $130 out of the common property more than he is entitled to. We here find an inducement of $120 inducing this fellow to vote for the treaty. Of course it is plain to be seen that as the value of the land in creases the inducement increases in direct proportion. Land worth S7 per acre, gives an inducement to the amount $240, and lands worth $10, an inducement of $570; and lands S25 per acre, an induce ment of S2400; while land at $50 per acre, (and there is not a little even so valuable,) gives the charming inducement $5400. Thus you see, (one can but see,) that all the better lands of the na tion are virtually capitalized fo secure the ratification of the treaty. It requires no great degree of dis cernment to see that there is, in this way, the mighty force of more than one million of dollars push ing tor the ratification of tho treaty. What a stroke of political art! If. under such circumstances, the Muskogee agreement is not ratified at the polls it will be a wonder; the seventh wonder of the world. It is only the poor fellow who lives within two miles of a town that is made to go into the allot ment in the correct way; his land is to be appraised at its real value, and he gets no bonus in it, but is charged up with every cent of its worth and is made to account for the whole. Now the complaint is not that he is dealt with in this way; nut mat no otners are dealt with in like manner that is, with the same strictness. In a word, he is made to do all the paying of the fiddler, while all outside of the two-mile limit are allowed to get all the dancing free. Now, while we are at it, we had just as well notice another thing in which the agreement is unfair. The election to be held on the 31st is not a political election; but simply an expression of choice among the heirs upon the division of a piece of common property. What would you think of the six brothers who would come together and determine by vote as to how they would divide or dispose of the property left them by their deceased ancestors, and refuse to allow their only sister to vote to have anything to say about it simply because she is a tcomanf Yet this Muskogee agreement is treating all the women of this country in this heathenish way. Now the only answer to the ob jections which we have brought against this unjust agreement, is tame indeed; something in the nature of a confession and avoid ance; like this: "It is the best that can be done; you can't expect to please everybody." But the idea of pleasing and dis pleasing finds no rightful place in the problem. Working to secure individual pleasure is what is do ing all the mischief. The commis sioners, in dividing this land, were acting as judges of law and justjee. They were not authorized to con sult the pleasure of anybody, but simply to see that each person got his just and fair that is, an equal share of the common property. Having done this, they had no occasion to care whether the distri butee was pleased, or displeased. It was just as easy to appraise the whole of the land at its true value, and divide it equally among the claimants, as it was to appraise it, as they said, at a fictitious value and divide it unequally. The argument that "it is impos sible to please everybody," is no sensible answer to the charges which we bring against this one sided agreement. It is not too much to hope that there is still enough of refined jus tice in the United States senate to see that this bungling scheme of allotment, even if it should pass the people, is so modified as to render it appropriate reasonable and just. Too-qua-stee. St. Louis Cattle Market Pumphrey & Co., Pine Bluff, ATk , marketed 9S5, 943 and 1,938 pound sic' rs at $4.25 and 1,029 pouud steers at S4 40, and Putn phre v & Fleming marketed 1,245 pounJ bulls at $3.10 and 1,006- pound steers at $4.25. The entire train was bought by Nelson Morris & Co. M. J. Baker, Eufaula, I. T., marketed two cars of 831-pound steers sold at S3.80. J. O. Hall, Vinita, I. T., mark eted 96 head 1,037-pound steers bought by the St. Louis Dressed Beef Co. at $4.30. J. C. Hogan, Pryor Creek, I. T., marketed 1,020 pound steers at $4.15 and 1,157-pound steers at $4.35. During this week a year ago on , this market Texas and Indian Territory calves Bold at $9.00 per head, cows and heifers sold largely at $2.85 to $3.20 and steers 712 to 1,39S pounds average sold at $3.35 to $4.50 with bulk at $3.75 to $4.05. During the first five days of the present week quarantine cat tle offerings, amounted to 296 cars Texas furnished 200 cars, the In dian Territory 16, Mississippi 7 cars, Arkansas 68 cars and Lou isiana 5 cars. This week Texas and Indian Territory cows and heifers were very scarce. They sold at a full range of $2 25 to $3.70 and the bulk sold at $2.75 to $3.30. The only Texas and Indian Territory calves this week were ot very inferior grades,' averaged 139 pounds and sold at $5.50 per head. W. H. Graham, shipping from Blackstone, I. T., had 66 head 1,046-pound atejra on the market sold at S4.25 aho 22 head 961 pound steers that sold at $4.00. G. B. Perrymaa, shipping from Tulsa, I. T., marketed 63 head 1,115-pound steers at $4.40 and 21 head 1,103-pounc' steers at $4.35 all bought by Armour & Co. W. E. Halsell, shipping from Talala, I. T., marketed 20 bead 1,154 pound steers which sold to Armour & Co. at $4.45. W. R. Whiteside, Muskogee, I. T., bad in a load of inferior 139-J pound calves sold at $7.50 per head. r BWIS T. MARTIN, STENOGRAPHER AND NOTA RY PUBLIC. Collections promptly attended to. Refer ence given and business solicited. Ofllce with J S. Davenport, new Halsell building, Vinita. I. T Reriembep i Jtimbo .Clearance Sale IS FROM. mt w Jan. 19th to Feb. 4th. Many new Bargains each day. You will miss it if not there. On Friday few pieces ALL SILK VELVET Worth $1.00 ...At 29c. Per Yard. GET THERE EARLY. wOP dJ2 I - - J o "i WORCESTER ACADEMY is the oldest and the best educational institution of its class in the Indian Territory. It is doing bet ter work today than over before. It offers now features. More favorable terms. New catalogue just issued. Academic, Business, Musical, & & and .Preparatory Departments. Do not go to the states to take a business course. Worsester offers better at less cost. Best opportu nities for Classical Cotirse, Uocal and Instrumental Mfosic AVrite for our late catalogue to W. A. 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