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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1901
Page
2
The Indian Chieftain criticizes the Cherokee treaty fight and the Dawes commission, calling a misused attorney post and urging unity in Vinita. It notes oil, water, and fire protections as town needs, plus criticism of letter campaigns and grafty petitions.
Fractured OCR outlines proposed treaty provisions restricting land allotment to citizens, extending certain titles to non citizens, transferring funds and property to the interior department, and seizing assets for federal use. It hints at large land withdrawals around Fort Gibson and public works in the era.
The Interior Department replies that ratifying the recent Cherokee agreement may strengthen or weaken oil and coal lease positions, urging a treaty provision to limit Standard Oil influence in the county. A Red Men tribe is instituted in the city with 82 charter members, with local officials officiating and a banquet held afterward.
Two opinions issued by the Indian Territory Court of Appeal at Muskogee held that improvements owned by Five Civilized Tribe citizens in Indian Territory towns are assets not to be turned over to bankruptcy trustees, and that incorporated towns lack authority to regulate wooden buildings with fire limits beyond height. Both reversals of lower court rulings.
City Assessor Sam Ridenhour files a report showing total taxable property valued at 916,826.00 including school and church property at 685,900. White population 2,285 and colored 862 total 2,507. Poll tax liable list 440. Board of equalization increases taxable base by 38,152 bringing levy base to 155,008.
Whitaker orphanage praises itself as a unique territorial institution built from love and spirit. Seven directors oversee gifts, which are recorded in a ledger and open for donor scrutiny. Board contact listed at South McAleator to request a visit or details.
A Cherokee writer denounces Judge Springer and the Curtis Act in distrustful terms, warning of forced choices between treaty terms and loss of land. He cites Dawes commission acts, townsite plans, and non citizen pressure while urging courts to curb land dispossession and defend fee simple titles for Cherokee lands.
Debated Cherokee land allotment under Indian law warns of long lawsuits and potential loss of rights. Advocates push for clarity on patent protection and to avoid undermining treaties while questioning Curtis law and its effect on sovereign rights and land ownership.
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