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Newspaper
Sallisaw Star
Location
Sallisaw, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1903
Page
5
Senator C P Brewer disclaims backing a 126000 dollar faction for Cherokee Nation governor. He accuses accusers of envy and malice, reiterates opposition to pilferers, defends integrity, and cautions voters against rewarding public thievery in a pointed, personal letter.
The letter argues about editor Holden and Mayor Shaffer in Fort Gibson. It notes both sides are known to the writers and defends Holden's right to criticize city administration. The exchange centers on public duties and the Post editor's stance toward local officials.
The Claremore Progress argues Holden overstepped by criticizing a public official’s acts and intruding into Mr. Schaffer’s private family life. It contends he faced deserved consequences, defending the family’s sanctity while affirming press freedom but not home intrusion for political or moral aims.
The notice warns farmers to inspect cotton stalks for boll worm eggs. W. E. Edwards displayed stalks full of eggs. If stalks are egg filled, cut them down and burn them to prevent summer destruction. examine now and burn before plowing.
A young girl narrates King Solomon as a distant ruler who governed a vast country. She claims he built a temple and fathered all the Masons, noting he had 700 wives and 200 female companions, reflecting a satirical or judgmental magazine tone from Saxby's Magazine.
A local plea urges residents to support town merchants who advertise and reside in the community, pay taxes, and contribute to town growth. It warns against peddlers and mail order houses, arguing buying local preserves quality and funds returning within the town, even in printing.
A Vinita dispatch of the Kansas City Star argues Congress cannot cede lands held by the Cherokees and that allotment does not extinguish Indian title. The Missouri Kansas & Texas claim is seen as a federal bait, while the Dawes allotment proceeds toward May transfer to Tahlequah. Sequoyah leader heads Cherokee reunion delegation to New Orleans in May.
In New Orleans the article notes continued activity of Confederate veterans camps in the region, describing gatherings, leadership, and communal efforts to preserve wartime memories amid a changing social landscape.
A Sure Enough Journalist Col A E Ivey well known Cherokee writer Gus Ivey visited Phoenix yesterday. He is a Globe-Democrat correspondent for over twenty years and is editor of the Sannisaw Star. Ivey declined Cherokee Nation leadership, preferring editorship over being chief, noting brains beat title.
The amendment to the Indian appropriation bill, approved by the late Congress, would allow suits in the Court of Claims. Critics question if the move targets the Cherokee Nation and mirrors efforts by lobbyists to provoke another legal action against the Cherokee Nation.
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