The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume], March 21, 1907, Image 4

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o)o Vinita Chieftain.
WRtr Edition
Tl9 Vlnlt Chieftain ts puriHsiiwl every Tliurla
mi'fiiltig at ViuitA, Indian Territory. It is Urn oUlwt
atnl riii'sf. ttHLsiviy rad iwwspa-iwr In U Nittl,irn
I i.t j itt , It is In lutwanty-ftuirth j'ar and baa a general
circulation thriMighijut the timth half of th Indian Tt-r.
rnry. The uta'rljt Son priM of t!;a pan'r Is ll.ot)
yir, a! way In advanca. A poMal card get samite
coiy any were in Uk (.'uHeJ Slat.
CHIEITAIN PUBLISHING COMPANY,
a. M. MfCUNTOCS, EdlUr
J. r, MURPHY, .! Mr.
Official Paper of Cherokee Nation
For ltjiiiiSiig I miJ KV of Lsmln Allotted tu or !
hritmi by pulHtlood indita.
THE WEEKLY CHIErTAIK
On jwtr by mail, in Ethane..
uujf ;th by mail. In advanc
Thru .ufn Ita by inai!, la aitaiti ......
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Thursday
VISITA, OKLA.
dee"topl section of the state will pifbahly
wftU a Ion;,' time for iiiih.i..l fat ilitl en.
Tin" railroad problem it too bljj for any one
tate to attempt to hand!. Tin Coated JStatk
government akme can deal freettvebjr. with th
question. The Ia 1U-1 hill for the otn"uje !
went ami regulation of all railroad.., which i'
but ft modified public ownership bill, w ill tin i
douhtcdly mhi becuiue a law. It had Ui-n inci
ter If Oklahoma had weni- d along until then
with the old laws, ."Tunnsf n many new road
a H.sibh in the meantime,
A it is, when that law j pat, Oklahoma's
eorsstitutioa will have to be changed, or eUe
Oklahoma wilt be found working .gaint the
rent of th country. And in the meantime, Ok
lahoma will have xn !.. -d many opportunities fori
new road. '
March 21 IW.
AN IMTOIiTANT SUIT
Suit were filed in the court of i Saiitm Satur
day by J, 11. Pick, David Musk rat, Wet. llrown,
Ihevi Gritt and othtr Cherokee citizen to ob
tain a decimon tutabltshing the statu of the
member of the tive civilized and declare, these
Indan iindejcndent of the govenane nt in the
management of their property and mo
ney interest, Invohed in the litigation ore se
veral other!, including the right of many thou
sand of claimerits now on the Indian mils to
tribal proeiti.
Two auiU were tiled on behalf of the Cherw-kc-e
Nation. Aitho the rights of the Cherokee
Nation are the only isue directly involved, the
decision of the court of claim will aiTect, in a
h-Hser deirree, of ail the other tri! in the In
dian Territory.
The suit were brought primarily to test the
contitutionituty of what in known a the Me
Cumber amendment and ot!er n-U of tvr.yrn-,
Uoder the pmvixion ..f the trelie with the Ave
clvihj!ei tr'W'i, the ri-.tri:ti':s ejin the sale of
of allot n:-nti lelotjririr to th full bSoml Indiasn
will expire nest Ausru-t, after which tiio.e In
diari could have Ui all of their htmbtrr )
horaei.tuis. t'nder th:. pnvi'.on ah-teut it.oin,.
(HS at of i,n I w vuhl have been throw :i
market
In atieiMl'(Ott of thii aitu'ntion conjrre adup.
ted an ttruentlr!.'iit to the tftdian bill cj?en--l ly
Senator MK!uber, fxtendins the re-'tfietMiiui
twertt.v tl e yearn.
Tiii -.e sl;;!.s iwe linmiriit id h a v;iy thut
the fi'-i i-.i'Ti .( tli.i-t,i!rt Will define the fall t.itu
(f the 1 nd:. as itw:er., ;in.l hthvr th- y
sii'iiih! be in ej. ti'i.-iit i,f ri-ntrol ly t!i i n -:" ; ' i"
dejiitrtiiifiit,
Musk nit tir.-l hit r.-o-',tti" v ill -r.de.ior to
't :il,l-ti tie illl!i'il!i'l tl.c l(u!.WW idtti'id he
left iih'Iiiiely fu-. to h-i-e th-!r lin-Nfur wry
purpone, ir.ejinlin fiil (irveiojiiiii-nN, v i ? i.m; t the
correct i.f I lie neeret:iry I'f the" il.t.'l'hif. I'lld'T
the pv -i nt .yiT !u tl'.e !!'.iU lire iiin!".:''d etf
tin ly by the ir.'-'i ii-r d-".iit!::( :;t,
The 'e-.it'" ' (hat r.'v ni! frc.u j 'j-e .
t-!';?!'. ij'h, 1e!.'phtii'i and i;tiln.i'id fh.'ht ii vs.ty,
r!'"V jui lovec to th.e tr.be, should be pid to the
il',,li ih; ll ; Jii ! 1 i'f the JjTl'U, T!s court e
a.-'id to pan up-u tie- iuetifa of what divih-n
s'..'.e.:hl be j! ideof the hohliej' riuw in th n-iii
of the trib!.
CHKAP rOWF.ll CEUTAIN
Tho railroad construction mayf:ohlndeml by
the new constitution, power prtjectii are still as
attractive at ever. In another column The Chief
tain reprints an article from the JopHn t;kU
telling of the progress 5-inc made by the Chero
kee lwer couipany. The ( I rand Uivcr Power
waspany is equally as active, and U tam-n the
two, there w ill certainly be sorm-lhinir accoinp
lishcd on the ri r east of here.
Viititi's railway fai'ilitjex are already pood,
with cle-iip ami abundant jwwer the town will
become a ttianufacturing jtoint.
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Suits
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C.KTTING IN SHAPK
At hot the Kepubhi an of Oklahoma aeeni U
be taking an'interet in the work of organizing
for the coming battle fur the contnd of the
government of the new utato. The tttat com
mittee has just held a meeting in Oklahoma City,
at wbib h there was a lanre attendane and much
onthu-Uwtu, fttiite headijoartein have tw-n fMn.
1 In i k;ifiii.:n,i V r n :.! ft!ti"-i't!;er nfT.-i!n are
'! v H f '!' .K.'i.nj.- f !. t J.i'v v. ej e Of v s 0 '
The man that
buys moderate
priced suits wit
v s i ' v I csted in our Ten
Jar lines.
We aim to ewe
our trade the
best moderate
priced clothing that money can tuy ANT) WH DO IT. We do not ac
cept the production of every manufacture that can turn out suits to sell
for $to and $12 NOT MUCH. On the other hand wc have these suits
built by makers who are willing to stretch a point in order to uive us
something better than others tvc for a like price.
Our $10 and $12 Spring Suits
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are made from choice Fabrics excellently tailored-cut in the same style
of suits costing double the price. We think it would be dmlcult for you
to distinguish our
$10 and $12 SUITS
from higher priced ones,
Jumbo Mercantile Com'y
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THi: WW. ffCl!K
At t'-.e I i-i-t tf tl o . tn ii!!i:n t'.t-e iji
i.vlahoii.a 1'ity it w ,i ib-, 1 th it ti e U j ...; 1
:in pai' as a party should v. ake no livht on
the adeptitui (,f the u.nist!t';tne.i. Th.t is th.,
rL:ht ciur-e t. purnue. Th t-osi.t .it ,..u i, in
in my reMx-cti far from j-rf-i I, but, unl it is
adopted, ttat hoo-1 will be i:i:piH,,!di. f,r tuar.y
Vi r.rs, :ir.d o;r r.e.-d fer '..u biaht i cn'i'.cr far
than our fear of the co:t! it ul inn.
Jb"..ib-, vrith .t.it hood Vie -.hull be able to
h-i the -i:it.ti;tien, herea, if te n-ui.tin
i.h l- r ear present on
tie li'i.'icy ( f eiiiTe-x
l.ti.ilt, e -.hail ntili be Bt
aue
w.ll be c
d by the pe.-ein-
A MISTAKEN I'OUCY
I.- : !' Il.e l.i ie. ;,",(..-::-i.f the m w ( lUlnh.-.-. a
(. . '. .1 It ' . '.--v. .! t'.ei e lebuth-b
f ' - 'J fc: h i' t'-e i- .v f.n-
iev'rai years.' Undouhtodly th eonvrntion
htm'xtly attn:pUtl to frmo itiewaore Vil
v:cui protect the people against Ui igizmlou
of th riilfoad. Out, jn claiiif thla, the ;:'h-
CLKAN I'V
Tnmc! n.. is ie.oi t.ij tl,y. It is to bo lup,'d
th tt eierybiKiy dt nh-er e M.ioir Shatiahan'm
)', hon-ition, tir.d t!:it by tomcrmw r.i(. ht VSr.ita
may be le;ir.er than ever - fore In p history.
Many t :!.;eii- hae alieiely put t!ie;r pr-mie
in l'i li.e'.vi.t thj' ci::.htiMii, tu t thcie t iit re
;i.aiiis ti.t'i h to be done tomorrow. I-t every
Till; Ml.N TO PLl.tT
The t ;ty ticket tmcmate 1 U-t nh'ht ty the
th i ul.h-.-aus is vr." that :i; pc:tU to meiyone, ns
b' iii:; a t.t Us !, to.! x-.-e, cf t h :r, capable !:ie;i,
ll.ie.lof ho;iJ I. Sit' h I' Ol'4'Vi-CiJi X .erjef lit
t! ..''"., tow hi. !i they hiii b. n iioe.;r & p-h
The V. ilie JiielJ V 1 1 i V i i 1 II t s'lthi-e- i!
i-. i t! s-.-i!-;-.' i f Vtr. t ftr.d uv.hr their
a!mii4!it.iti.i th i amp j pn of pav ir n r..l ai.le-
5."i bwi.hi'X 1' S'l'tO-Al' . by the pi e-erjt O'jn-
II v. ."I lo, t,j; ' ie.l, Th( '; Uet h."il i e ftjid
TH I: C LOTH I ! U S
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Hot Weather Shoes, Hosiery,
Underwear. Shirts and Hats
Seasonable Goods These;
STAPLES AND NOVELTIES
If yon wih vour feet pn jrly cla-l for K.iAler hmk over
our hho; they are right in Hyle; rtj?ht in pn-.
Straw Htt on Tup This Week
Fay Hose ?;tttl Fay Hose
fililford-Berger Shoe Co.
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