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Ij I "" -v Zy 7 nFRmwiti''i (7 '.s ; i Indian Chieftain VtNiu,lND. Tek. June 23, 1000 LOOVL 1STOTI28. Mrs. Ed Miller Is very sick. Poaches ato coming In by the wagon load. MaekborritM und chlggcrs arc plentiful. John II. Gibson was hero from Grovo yoHorday. Nat Rider returned from Muskogco lost Friday. W. II. Kornogay went to Muskogee Monday night. L. P. Garrison, of Bluejacket, was Ih town Monday. ' John Sklllman, of Dig Cabin, was lit town Monday. Dr. A. W. Heron, of Adair, was In the city Saturday. will Patterson, of Gray's store. Is taking a vacation. Miss Laura Stevens returned from Chelsea Tuesday. Prof. Urcwcr was taken suddenly HI Tuesday night. Lewis Martin spent Sunday with friends In Uswcgo. Mrs. Younj, of Dluojackot, Is visit ing Mrs. Wm. Ohotcau. Dr. A. W. Foreman made a business trip to Chelsea Monday. G. W.Thompson,' Frisco livestock agent, wuj In tho city today. Judgo DouOarlos and wife came homo from Kulrland Monday. Mrs. Graperv who lias been quite sick, Is reported better today. Special Census Agent Stanilcld went to Gliircniorc Monday morning. Cross Lutiglcy and Tom Skinner were up from Adair Saturday. Mrs. J. T. Guntcr returned Tuesday from a visit to Slloam Springs. Jess Tiiomas Is threshing his wheat nUils farm west of town today. Miss Fiosslo Carsolowcy went to Adair Monday evening for a visit. Joo Fjilp Is nor emplovcd ". the clothing department at IladgetlSi. Miss Myrtle Webb went to Clare more Saturday morning on a visit. Miss Enoch, of Kentucky, cousin of Miss Ncttlo Duncan. Is visiting In tho city. MIm Dora Franklin and Lewis T. Martin wont to Oswego on a visit Sunday. Ben Illlderbrand and family wcro In town Saturday evening to bear tho speaking. J. Z. Hogan, of Pryor Creek, at tended tho Masonic banquet Satur day night. Tom Hutton, of tho Strayhorn Hutlo'i Commission Co., Kansas City, Is In town. . Davo Tolbcrt left Tuesday morning for Houston, Texas, where ho will enter school. Geo. flahrcr, from Kulioka, Mo.,- arrlved Tuesday and w'l look up a farm to rent. '' f t Thu Drinsou Grain Co. is -arranging to nnvo their onico to tho lot opposite tho Cobb hotel. Wallace Smith accompanied his cousin, Chris Ming, homo from Marsh Held, Mo., yesterday. Dob Taylor has two timothy mea dows on his place north of town and both aro looking well. A. M. Flobback and daughter, Miss Anna, wcro up from Adair Saturday, guests of 0. T. Moore. Walter licit has Just finished work on tho wind mill und tank at W. P. Thompson's new homo. W. S. Roberts, with tho Kansas City paper house spent Tuesday and a part of yesterday In Vlnlta. Jako Guthrie camo lo from Coffey vlllo and went to Seneca to look after bis mining Interests Monday. Mrs. J. 0. Andorson and children went to Dluojackot Sunday to spend a few days with Col. Gore's family. JohnDullett, of Clarcmorc, was In town over Sunday, und attended the Masonic banquet Saturday night. Mtsscs Lucilo Mllford and Mury liadgctt returned from a few days' visit at Chclopa Saturday evening. Miss Cora Ravcucroft returned from Canton, Ohio, Sunday, whero she has bceu visiting tho past month. ..Tom Allen Mouday took charge of the street work of "Vlnlta under di rection of street and alloy committee. Mosdamcs G. D. und John Chandler returned from Oocha-laU Sunday whero they had been after liucklo bsrrlcs. Wm. Mellette roturncd from Phila delphia Tuesday uiorn whero ho has been attending tho republican con vention. Mrs. J. A. Hall and her little grand daughter weut to Adair Saturday af ternoon on n visit returning Monday morning. Two men wcro killed on tho Katy road on Munday by tho southbound locals ono at Chouteau and tho other at McAlestcr. John Corutassel camo fiomo from Flint district Tuesday where he lias bcon acting as Intorprotor for tho U. S. constifttakpr. ' Juan Ilullum was In town from his Pawpaw coal inino Friday und says ho has out nu abundance of good coal ready for threshing. Tboro is u bunch of small bojs rambling around tho outskirts or the town pilfering orchards and getting Into dovllmcut generally. A weed cutting crusade should be inaugurated In Vlnlta boforo seed time. A man with n scltho can work wonders In tho course of a day. Miss Gertie 11. Kelson and David Mondlor wcro married Sunday by Roy. Gcorgo M. Martin. Thoy will lako Vlnlta tholr homo. Cant. MoKonnon has been formally rcleasod from borvlco on tho Dawes commission and has gone to South McAleslor to open u law onlco. W, H. WMtnoy has 600 bushels: of good corn, and a quantity of bacon and lard fur ptfo M 11 farm on Rock creek, 15 miles from Iqwd. 47 JooMcGlunlty, tho famous Indian Territory baso ball pitcher, was knocked out of tho box by Phila delphia In Saturday's atno wllh Draoklln. Last week's Issuo of the Tublcquah Sentinel was edited by tho teachers In attendance at tho Cherokee normal now In progress thoro and contained Somogood literature. Ohm. Dazzoll, of Vlnlta, was on Tuesday's Kansas City market with 113 Louisiana steers that averaged around 700 lbs. at $3.15. They were In tho quarantine division. Tho electric light company Is ar ranging to put In a Bystcm of fans, and when that is dono will have a day and night scrvlco and will bo prepared to furnish power when needed." Kcllar Walker wont to Chouteau on Tuesday and embalmed tho body of Ed Warwlct, who was killed Mon day by tho southbound local. Tbo remains wcro sent lo northern Mis souri, where his family resides. Chlot T. M. Bufflngton returned last week from a few days sojourn at Tahlcquah. Ho reports the Chorokco normal to bodolng excellent work, Thcro arc 137 teachers In attendance John Mcncnga, on tho L. W. Buf llngton farm near Kelso, threshed his wheat crop Saturday, and on forty acres an average of twenty-eight bushels was made, and tho quality was excellent. Joo M. Lahay camo up from Musko gco Tuesday morning, expecting lo go homo to Clarcmoroon the Frisco local, but not having u permit rcrurncd to Wagoner that ovcnlng and went over tho Vulcy road. Dr. Leo Dennett and Clerk David son passed through Monday after noon enroute homo to Muskogee from tho republican .convention at Phila delphia. Marshal Dennett Is of the opinion Unit the government Intends toenforco tile Curtis act. Dr. Foreman received a lotter from Mrs. George, Mrs. Foreman's mother, from California, whero slio with her family has recently moved, sho gives a glowing description of (ho country, and especially of tho fruit. Mr. Gcorgo i."'rchascd a traotof la id there last year. Tho Judgment of many of our most successful farmers In that It Is better to sell wheat at a figure unywlrcro above "0 cents than hold for higher prices and take tho risk of a slump. Wheat shrinks greatly and a farmer can never tako as many bushels out of his bin as he put In. Thcro Is a narrow strip o.' country about Vlnlta that has had less rain than any other portion of the whole country this season. Crops bavo not suffered much as yet but thcro Is little molituro In tho ground, and a pro tracted drouth will soon tell dlsas-" troujly on the corn und other crops. why buy a "plg-ln-a-bjg" sowing machine when for a reasonable pilco you can buy a "New Homo1' that overybody else knows is the best machino thcro Is. Sold byE.M. Ming Furnlturo Co. Position Wanted. A teacher and clerk of experience wants a position In country school or store Highest recommendations Address X In caro of Chicftan office, Vlnlta, I. T. -17 Going Home. Miss Besslo Kennedy arrived Mon day from Limp- Rock, Arkansas, whero she has been employed as mil Inor. Miss Kennedy was formerly with tho Jumbo store In this city She loft Tuesday for Brunswick, Mo., after visiting Miss Marion Green. Died at the Cobb. R. Q. Gray,a Western Union foreman whom the physicians operated on for appendicitis last Friday, died shortly afternoon today at the Cobb hotel. His two brothors are hero and tbo waning will bo sent to his lalo homo at Carlylo, HI., for burial. Alarrlcd. Dan Weir and Miss Nclllo Allen were married Sunday afternoon nt tbo Daptist parsonage, Rev. Patterson officiating. Thoy will mako their future homo at Welch and havo tho best wishes of a number Of their friends. Town Census Finished. Tho census enumerator for Vlnlta, A. F. Chambcrlln, has linlshcd tho work in tho limits of tho town, and announces that If any ono thinks they may havo been ommlttcd from tho rolls, such can bo enrolled yet If ap plication Is made at tho census onico or to Mr. Chambcrlln. To tho People of Vlnlta, I wish to thank the pcoplo of Vlnl ta In behalf of W. N. and 0. D, Gray for tho kind and consldcrato attention shown thorn and tholr brother, R. Q. Gray, deceased, during their stay In Vlnlta. I also wish to express my personal thanks to Robert and Frank McCluro, I thank them frbm tho bot tom of my heart for their honorable and brotherly conduct to mo. Would to God thoro wcro moro such whole- souled and God-llko pcoplo In tho world as llvo In Vlullu, 1 thank you again und again Christian pcoplo of Vlnlta. ' D. W. Siikhwood. t Bret Harte'a Condensed Novels. Years ago Rrot Ilarto wroto a sorlcs of stories which ho called "condensed novols" humorous talcs, In which ho burlesqued tho style, mannerism and peculiarities of tbo authors of the day. Mr. Ilarto lias Just completed for Tho Saturday Evening Post, a now series of Uicbo Inimitably funny literary caricatures. Admirer's of Con an Dnylo should read tbo adventures of Hemlock Junes In quest of Tho Stolon Glgar-Oasci and thoso who aro fond of Mr. Kipling will 1 ud pleasuro In Stories Three; talcs of Moo Caw, tho Cow; Puscat, tbo warmth loving one; the advonturca of Illearoycd, Other wlso nnd Muliedwlncy. In Rudolph, tho Koscmbler, tho astute rcador will find a nov vorslon of Anthony Hopo's most popular story, and will under stand how much moro complicated It might havo bcon had thcro been three kings Instead of only two Thullrst of theso "condensed novols" Tho Junglo Polk will nprVcnr In Tho .Saturday Utenlng Tost of June 30. STANDS BY CURTIS LAW. Interior Department Holds It Constitutional. Washington, June 25. Judgo Vandevcnter, assistant attorney general (or Iho interior depart ment! said today (hat (ho provis ions of tho Curtis law will be on. forced in tho Indian Territory regardless of the opinion of Judgo Thomas, of the United States court in tbo torritory, thnt this law is unconstitutional. Tho de partment beliovcB that tho court of nppoois for tho territory will rovorao this deoieion.and hold that tho law is valid. Judgo Vnnde- yonler says that Iho department is not recoiving complaints in regard to tbo enforcement of tho law. It has been in operation since Juno 28, 1808, and the department be lieves thnt its provisions are just and equitablo and bb good as can bo had ponding tho ratification ol tho Creek and Chorokco agree ments. When congress meoto again it is opcotod that theso two trentled will bo ratified, and then land tonurcs and oil and mineral loascs will be put upon n staple and moro satisfactory basis. Tho decision of Judge Thomas will bo brought to tbo court of appeals. Tho representatives of tho Creek and Cherokeo nations maintain that the CurtU law is unjust in some of its provisions. They complain of its requirements con corning non-payment for improve ments on lands hold in exctss of allotments, its regulations in. re gard to leases of coal and oil lauds, which place tho authority lor mak ing theso leases exclusively in the bands of thu "ecelary of the in terior. Tho necrolnrj, horevf. has not roado any Itases under this authority and tho Indians .J mlt that no special injury has been dono thc-m in '.bis pailiculnr. They object to the power of mak ing iucIi leases being vested ex clusively in tho Sflcretnry, as it might be abueod. In the Creek and Oherokeo agreements now pending boforo congress provision is made for payment for improve ments on oxcessivo holdings, and tho department believes that its administration of tho Curtis aol until such n timo as the treaties aro disposed of finally will not work injustice In any quarter. TRUTHFUL WRITERS. How News Items Would Sometimes Read If all ndltors Wrote as They Thought. Prom uu HjcliatiRt;. Willio -Shortllko and Bottle Bloomers were married at the church last evening. Tho church was very prottily. decorated with flower3 nnd pottod plants, bor roTod promiscuously over town from pooplo who didn't want to Jond them. Tho decorating was dono under protest by some of tho ladies of the church, who wero ked to do so by tbo brido and couldn't well refuse. Tho ladies aro of tbo opinion that if the couple wore so bent on h-vi.)g a stylish wedding thoy should have been willing to hr.ve paid some ono to chase all over town for a day golting flowers together nnd then taLing lljem hotm again. Tho brido 'ore u handsomo Sil verstein gown mado at homo and the groo was decked out in a ten dollar hand-mo down suit. Tho ushers wore cut away costs borrowed for tho occasion. Snllio Potts wob maid of honor nnd the concensus of opinion was that eho was a two-to-ono better looker than tho brido. Tho couplo took tho morning train for St. Louis, where thoy will spend more mon ey in n few days than Willie can earn in threo months. Willio says now that he's married he's going to settle down, t'ome of our merchants think it would have been butter if he'd settled up first. Tho groom gotB a salary of twenty Boven dollars a month,1 which is about tho allovranco Bottio has been used to fur pin money. Wo wish for Willie's snko thnt tho old saying that it takes no moro to support two than ono wasn't n lio. Tbe brido sent us a shoo box full of a conglomeration of slufl supposed to bo cako. If this is a sample of Bettio's cooking we fool sorry for Willie. Our janitor's hog fell holr to the cako nnd now he's lying in tbo cold, cold ground, But tjiis wedding is nono of our funeral, If Willio and Bottle aro satisfied wo'vo got no kiok coming. The I'rieco Lino una issued a booklet of nearly 100 pages pro fusoly and elegantly illustrated with half-tone pictures, called tbe "Ozark Uplift." The statJetical matter contained in tho book was gathered nnd written up by Walter B, Stevunp, tho well known cor respondent of tho St. Louis Globe? Democrat. There nre two largo maps attached nnd tho subject matter has to do largely with tho tlno and lead miqing industries tributary to the Frisco thorugb Southwest Missouri and Northern Arkansas, "Work Is to begin BootTon tho now Spnuldlng InstHutp lit, M.wkoj'M. T ho building U to Qt. $30,000, BALL OF PIKE. Democratic Tenets Ably Ex pounded by Him, A large audinnct, greeted Hon. David A. Ball of Missouri Satur day afternoon nt thu opera house. Tho utmost Beating capacity of tbo. building was brought into requisi tion, scores ol farmers from tbo couniry being in (ho nudienco. Tho speaker was introduced in nn oxcoodingly happy vein by Pres ton B. Davis, president of tho dom. ocralio club of Vlnlta. A number of tho most prominent citizens of Vlnita wero Boated upon tho plat form and the Vlnita band mado music for the occasion. Tho ad dress was woll received and tho vorybest of attention was given throughout. Tho issues upon which tho great campaign now oponlng is to bo fought out woro dilated upon with great force and effect. Expansion, imperialism, militaryiem, trusts, nnd tho money question woro diecussed with flu ency and logic. VINITA VS. WYANDOTTB. The Home Team Won Yesterday by a Score of 16 to o. A fairly good sized crowd wit nessed tho bnl! game Sunday af ternoon between Wyandolto end Vlnita nt tho North Park. The visiting loam was of very unevon material, tho pitcher, catcher, first and third basemen playing n good game with very Indifferent sup port from tho remainder oi tho players. Tho gamo was not ex ceedingly swift, and many errors wero mado on both sides, but with nil n very good presentation of Iho national gamo was had. Fur onco in tho history of tho game tho urn plro was not "cu3C?d," nor even rsowlod at, nil ! is decisions meet ing immediate approval of both players and spectators. Tho icoro wee 10 to 0 in favor of tKe homo team. OIL PINU AT TACOA1A. Cherokee Citizen a rtcmbcr of Com pany to Develop It. Tho Tacoma'OVaBh.) Evening Nnws gives a graphio account o tho recent discovery of oil in al most tho heart of tbe Puget Sound city. Tho News Bays n company has beon formed for its develop ment. Articles of incorporation wore filed Juno 18tb, wllh a capi tal of 8250,000, with the following officers: President. W. D. 0. Spikes, vice-president, Alpheus Davidson; secretary, F. T. Hough ton; attorney, Chas. W. Fogg; trust (it1, Jnmcs II. Dep.e. James II. Dego is a Cherokee. He is n brother of John Dego, clerk nt the Cobb hotel, nnd son of Mrs. Lituia A. Doge of thie city. Mr. Dege is prominently identified with tho business interests ol Ta- coma. Ho is deputy county aud- itor and also president of tho Ta- coma board of trade. 011ITUARY. In momory of N.B.McUrnry.who died at his home, west of town, June 11th, after an illesa of eleven dnyp. Tho funoral was preached by Rev. Butler nt tho late home of deceased, whero n largo concourso of Borrowing friends gathered to pay a last trlbuto of respect to tho departed, and drop a tear of sym pathy with tho bereaved ones. He leaves a wife and fivo children to mourn his untimely end. He was lovod and respected by all who knew him, nnd most by thoon who know him best; he was a man of many friendp, and always had n kind word for every one. Mr. McCrary was conscious to tho last, and had no fenr of death thus giving evidence thnt all was well with his 6oul. His many friends wero grieved to know they hnd looked for tho Inst limo upon the l'aco of him who oven in death seemed to wear a smile of joy nnd swoet peaco. How bard it is for us to glvo up our loved ones, and how dark and dismal would tho future bo wero it not for the light of faith in Him who doeth all things well. Then there is a voico from the gravo that is sweetsr than song; a rememberanco of tho dead bo sweet. Wo will turn away from tho living tu enjoy it, and we can only look forward to Ilia timo when we too shall cross the river of death, nnd be united with tbo loved ones that havo gono before. Peaceful bo thy tllcnPslumbcri rcacelhl la tliy grave to low, Thou no moro ilinll Join our numleri Tbou no moro our notifji will know. Vet ngatn no hop to tutct Mice, Whcu tbo day of Ufa U lied. And lu Ueuven Willi Joy to great tbco, Whirouo fftrttteh teariarikbiid. A I'ltlEMD Spain's Greatest NeeJ. Mr. It. 1 Olivia, ot Darcolona, Spain, spends his winters at Aiken, S. 0. Weak nerves had caused severe pains In tho back of his head. On using, Electric bitters, America's great cstl)lood unci nervo remedy, all pain soon left hltr,. Ho says this gruud mcdlclno Is what his country needs. All America knows thai It cures liver and kldnoy trouble, puri fies tho blood, tones up tho btonrach, strengthens tho nerves, puts vim, vig or und now Ufa Into every muscle, nervo nnd organ pt the body. K weak,' tired or allliik'. you neod It. Uvorv bpttlo guaninlcccl, on'.yWc For sale by A. W. Fireman ahcl Voopla'sprucj Btaro. dw We're Busy Selling Hot Weather ...Dry We have everything the people want in hot weather drygoods, and aro the closest prices. Whether you stay at home or go away for the summer the the hot weather should be purchased here at these money-saving prices. DRESS GOODS. 15 pvocos imported Madras cloths, 30 to 30 in. wide ; regular prico of this material is 20c. To close tho lot wo havo marked it 10c n. yard. A good liuo of patterns to se lect from. - For 5 and 7c por yard wo aro showing about 40 piooos of Dimities, Lawns nnd Organdioa, nil in this sonson's patterns nnd good stylos for drosses and waists. You wilr find tho samo qualitios priced you in othor storos at 10c nnd 15c ; our prices aro 5c and 7c. Our stock of India Linons, organdies nnd Batisto's in whito and Solid colors is very largo and tho prices aro so low that ovoryono can buy from us. India Linons from 5c up ; 08 iucli Organdy from 10c up ; -18 inch Batisto from 05c up. For laces and ombroidorios wo aro hcatlquartors ; our stock is always full and complclimbroidorics from 3c yard to 2.25 yard ; Laces from lc'yard to $5 yard. For ladies' and children's low shoos you can savo monoy by buying thorn from its. Wo givo a hotter vuluo and a moro stylish shoo for tho monoy than you can got in any storo in Vinita. B. m. IRatcltff ilbev. Eo. ' 9ti $J I HIGH CLASS MERCHANDISE. H VINITA, INDIAN TERRITORY. M DON'T WANT CLEVELAND. Marcum Voices Sentiments of His Constituents, lIuttogeoTlrnos. Col. Marcum, national commit teeman, at noon today received the following mess'ago from the New York Herald. Tho reply will meot with the approval of nine-tenths of the democrats of the territory: New York, Juno 25, 1000. lion. Thos. Marcum, Muskogee. The Herald will greatly appre ciate it -if you would wiro fifty words expressing your opinion of tho feeling In your territory as ro- gards Cleveland; your opinion as to whether or not ho could by any possibility be nominated at Kan- sas City, and whaleuect an inde pendent movement for him would havo on the general situation. Now York Herald. Muekogeo, I. T., June 25, Now York Horald, New York. Tho democracy of tho Indian Territory, outside of a hrgo por tion of his former appointees, are unanimously against Mr. Cleve land and unqualifiedly for Wm J. Bryan for the presidency. No in dependent movement against Mr. Bryan for Cleveland will avail anything, but only the more Bolid. ify the Bryan forces Tuos. Marcum. The Talihlna News and the Da vis Hill booster of Vinita are dead in line with the tyarcum bolto. crats, and their taolics 6f grosa miorepresentttlon of tho fuots, and their utter disregard for Ilia truth havo been adopted by these hollo, cratio sheets. Preston S. Davis had 150 Marcum proxies tlrV. he voted for Volverton,8aye the Tal ihina News, besides several Woh verton voice. Tbo DavU Hill hooslar falls to print this part of the fabrication. The trulh id that Preston 8. DavU remained with tho regular organisation and stayed within tho ohlv lecally constituted convention at Ardmoro and refused to bolt his party and blot his es cutcheon of pure deinopra.lio prin ciples undor any and nil condi tion. Mr. DaviB had four unmstruoted proxies whjoh was evory vote in tho world ho had, The entiro vote of the Ohorokee nation could not have exceeded 225 and have been legal, and hence tho gross fabrication uttered by tbo disgruntled MHocralo. if . stay with the organUallon an Qoods vote in tho regular convention is to provo a "traitor" then Preston 1 S. Davis is a traitor. But if it is tho duty of a man of honor and high principles of honesty d in--tegrity, of sound judgment and of pure motives to may with tho reg ular organization and to refuso to bolt with n lot of disgruntled, beaten, eelf-aggrandizing would be politicians, then Preston 8. Da vis is a democrat of the royal blue. No true democrat would say ony thing lo tho contrary of Preston S. Davis. Growlers, boltors, beaten politicians, fault Finders, minority walkers and howlers are liable to say anything. Tho source is al ways to bo considered in such casos. Nothing was ever won In this world by lying. "Truth crushed to earth will rise again." The people of th e Cherokee na tion. especially citizens of tho tribe, are much disturbed at the report that the obnoxious Curtis law Is to bo onforced. The long train of evils that would follow such enforce ment has a depressing effect upon the average Cherokee that cannot ho shaken ofl. It is conceeded by everyone familiar with the provis ions nf tho measure that It will be Impossible of enforcement in its entirety, and should it be attempt ed would provo eo unpopular as to causo a general uprising and resentment among the people. In the first place, a rigid enforcement of the letter of the law would im pose a fino of 8100 per day upon every person, a citizen of the tribo who has had enclosed over b'O acros of trib?l land since the 1st of April 1800. This would mean a ppnally aggregating over 8-15,000 to enoh Chorokco so offending, and in default of payment, the offend er shall sorvo timo in jail at 82 a day till it is paid, whioh would require over CO yoars. It now transpires that (hero is a differunpo qf opinion between Judge John R. Thomns, of tbe fed oral court of tho Indian Territory, and Pliny L. Super, district attor-i ney of the Northern district, with reference to the constitutionality of the Curtis law. Thero nover hn3 been rnoh afeclio'n manifest ed by theso two oftlcloU toward each other, nnd now their differ ences are to be tested by the power of thq federal government, Judge Thomas says most emphati cally that thaOuriis lnw is uncon stitutional, and ho undoubtedly has u majority of the people oFUm Northern uMstriQt on his Bide. Col, Soper, ou tho other hand, Is ex- peeled to enforce llielfvw sflh MUUBaMMMi CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. Not a Vestee or Sailor Suit escaped. Every one going at raw cost and some less. We're not going to hire a band, take a whole page in the ' hh-3 ui wusc uij uur biore to let you Know jjy about this, the greatest bargains in boys' suits we S nave evei ottered. We shall rely upon this brief statement and if you will drop in- we will con vince you that you can't afford to spend one cent for boy's clothes outside our boy's department for the next two weeks.' MEN'S TAN SHOES. In all shades of tan ?nd all the late toes. We have about 200 pairs of these shoes, $4, 3.50, and $3.00 goods. See styles in clothing window'for the next two weeks. You can buy them for $2.50. B. m. IRatclfff ' iflbev, -Co! finds it, and now proposes To pro ceed to do It. That tho fef will fly no one need doubt. "We Bhall seo what wo shall see." THE KATY EXCURSION BULETIN. Por the B. Y. I U. convention, July u-l5, Cincinnati, Ohio, the JL K. &T. Ry. will sell tickets at one fare plus tl.oo for round trip. Tickets on sale July ro, ii, 12. Good to return leav'ng Cincin nati July 17, aud upon deposit of ticket with agent at Cincinnati and payment of Coc tickets caa be extended to return leaving Cincinnati up to and Including August 10, Fourth cf July excursion. The 31. K. & T. Ry. will sell tickets to points with, in 300 miles of Vinita at rate of one fare for round trip. Tickets on sale July 3rd and 4th. Good to return July 6th. Chiidrens ticketa at one half adult rate. No ticket will be sold for less than 6octs. The 31. K.&T.Ry will sell tickets to Roosevelt's Rough Riders' annual re union at Oklahoma City, Julyi to 4U1. the 31. K. Ss T. Ry., will sell tickets at rate of one fare for round trip. Tickets on sale June 30 to July 4th, inclusive. Good to return leaving Oklahoma City ' July 5th. J. D. Walsh, Agent For Uie Knights of Pytliias conclave at Detroit Jlich, Aug. 27 to Sept. 1. the Katy will sell tickets at rate of one fare plus fa for ronnd trip. Tickets on sale Aug. 25, 26, 27; final return limit Sept. 6. i'or national encampment G. A. R., at Chicago Aug. 37 to Sept. I, the Katy will sell-tickets at rate of one fare for round trin. Ticket nn &i1 Aim o..o. ,.,1 return limit Sept 30 by depositing' ticket Witt. flrM ..! nna.t.an VnA .. W... U.,l HJ.U 1. For the annual convention Young Peo nies Chrlstinn ITnfati nf TTnll.l TrK.... Ian church, Denver July 25.30, the Katy wm sen uckcis 10 uoiorauo Springs. 3Ianitou, Tueblo and Denver at rate of 82f.n. fnr rnnml trCr, r!.l.. . .at. July 23-24; final return limit Aug. 21. i'or meeting of Masonic urand bodies of Indian and Oklahoma Territories, at Wagoner Aug. 10-17, the Katy will make a rate of one and one-fifth fare for the round trip. For the colored I. 6. O. V. conveutiott nt Parsons, July 17-19, the Katy will telL tickets at rate of one and one-third fare for round trip, on certificate plan. For further information as to connec tions aud routes apply to J. B. Walsh, agent, Viuita. Account of Woodmau's t)icnic at Chou teau, the Katy will sell tickets at rate of one fare for round trip on trains arriving at Chouteau June 27th j return limit June 2Sth. D, Walsli.. CHOCTAW ROUTE'S EXCURSIONS, HieunlaJ convention of the National Republican League of the United Statw, St. Taul. Jlinn. Tickets on sale July 14th, 15th aud 16th at ono fare plus two dollars for the round trip. Tickets acq limited until July aist for the return passage. Baptist Yo'.UVj People of America, In dustrial Couveutlon, Cincinnati, Ohio, Tickets on sale July loth, nth and th at on; fare plus two dollars, for tbe round trip Tickets limited for return assago until July 17th with privilege of extiyu. Ing till August loth. Knights of Pythias Conclave, Duirojt. Mich. Tickets on sale August 33th, 26th and. 27th at one fare plus two dollars for the round trip. Tickets are limited til) Sept.jth for return passage with privilege of extcndlng.iiU Sept. 14th. Chicago. Itlluois. Prohibition naVkm al couveution Jiu.e -JidU. and aStk. kale one ia.(e. o me round inp. ucteeui c-h (fia June 25-24-27, Limited uutjl July 2 for return passage. Oklahoma City, Q. T. Secoud annual conwutiou Roosevelt. Rough' Rider. rsaocUUon July st to 4th. Rate ono tor me. ronnu trip. 1 icks.' ;m utie iuit? w. selling these goods at dry goods you need foj " Mr aS 30. July 1-2-3-4, Wmited for return passage July 5. Fourth of July excursion Tates. I'rom nil tv.tnta nn iUn r n ff. r. ftP.a..l Tickets will be sold' within a distance of 00 mues ai rate ol one and one-third fare for the round trip. Dates of sale July 3 and 4, limited until Julv -s for re turn passage. Kansas City, Mo. National democrat',-! convention July 4th. Rate one fare M the round trip. Dates of sale July 2-3-4. Final limit for return passage July o with privilege of extending. Charleston, S. C. N. E. A. annual meetino July 7 to ix. Rate one fare plua two dollars for the round trip. Dates of sale July 3 and 4. Limited for return (""p acpi. 1, oiopover privileges ai- Intrf! ftn lentil trntnr nn.1 Mtn.HlHn kl.. east of Memphis, Tenn., within limit of Denver, Col. Annual convention of Young People's Christian Union or the United Presbytcriaii Church of North America. July 23th to 30th, Rate one fare plus two dollars for the round trip. Dates of sale July 23 and 34. Final limit for return passage August 24. For rates and other information apnlr nearest railroad agent or write J. F. Hol Uen, Traffic Manager, Little Rock, Ark, That ThrobblHg Ha4cl would, quickly leavo you It yon. it,J Dr. King's now llfo pllln, TnotwnnuV of sufferers have proved their match less merit for sick and nervous head aches. Thoy ruaktv pure blood anil strong nerves and build up your health. Easy to take. Try them Only 25c. Honey back If not cure' Sold by A. W. Foreman and People . Drug Store dw ROCK CREEK NOTE5. Corn never looked nicer than at present. The hay season has opened In earnest. P. W. Propn aud P.T.Tcnnnt wetn In Vmlta Friday. Wo aro having too many showers to suit tho harvesters, Fred Smith has gone over Into tho Verdigris country with his thrcshar. Gco. Smith died of consumption at tho homo of his brother, Andrew, Monday. W. II, Whitney and fumlly wcro la Vlnlta Saturday, but not to hear the, speaking. Miss Sllntu I'uytow vlltl Mf Dora Cole near tho ornhan m-nia. law. Sunday und Monday. Jim Glean am) wife have rcturwd front a visit with Mrs. Olenn's mother i.-s. Antwlue, near Colllnsvllle, Joe Dixon und family have moved back to tho switch.- Joo says tannine dosn'tpay, ho van uiako more in th 01 ty. Mr. nnd Mm. John Arclwr, Mia Nora, Simpson and MsXyH!yi.tt. of Adair, peut Sunday will F. W. I'ropp and wife. Jgb, hMWK next WceUfurLuadvllI, Co,, tow.k Mtrfizfl future home, drove's Point, Sunday Wbool Mhw ed tbe follow1 oft Sumiaf fo the coming jat. tfiu, Unw, u lrlatewiMt; Mtt. Ota. Ftr SlaUntiiapefiiitUiOfi'l'wot,r:: ,.iAl,,u. rlt til "'jhmtiAum ,kl iter', Mrs. Prutk BUek, trwum. Sunday school at ), . Bt.''ctfflj - 0 5 a-