Indian Chieftain editorial notes and Cherokee nation move
The Indian Chieftain discusses local court focus on female bootleggers, death in St Louis of G E Turner, and the Creek council seeking a favorable treaty. It tracks Dawes commission talks, Cherokee freedmen rolls, white adopted, and Delaware status, plus looming federal action under Curtis act and potential per capita payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Council of the Creek Nation
Dawes Commission
Congress
Curtis law under fire and Dawes commission pushback
The piece argues that the Curtis act faced opposition after its passage, with Indians seeking fair settlement of Cherokee land rights and cash, while questioning why the Dawes commission and Inspector Wright push to override Curtis. It also recounts a Cherokee man, Dave Welch, nearly dying in a snowstorm after a drunken night, and notes Rep. Baily's bill to extend the Gainesville McAlester and St. Louis railway franchise for three years.
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Congress
Dawes Commission
Wright
Dave Welch
Dave
Howe
Southwest City Enterprise
Baily
Gainesville, McAlester and
St. Louie
Absence From Church Sermon Warns Against Wild Oats
Reverend Butler denounces sowing wild oats in a sermon at the M. E. Church South using Paul and Priscilla as examples. He urges parents to keep children close to church and Sabbath school, warning that neglect leads to prison, skepticism, and ruin. He cites Justus and Crispus to illustrate faith in the community. The piece ties personal neglect to broader social harm and calls for parental persuasion over harshness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devine
Jerusalem
Paul
Justus
Crispus
House of God
Christ
Ohrist
Tom Payne
Church of Christ
Church
Dawes commission budget and offices plan revealed
The interior secretary to Congress outlines the Dawes commission's $125,450 fiscal year expenses with salaries and contingencies. It notes funds to establish offices within each tribe for land selections and to support citizenship rolls for the Seminoles and other tribes, seeking a $30,000 overrun. Local notices report justice Crooks relocating his office and a mix of unrelated items.
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Washington
Dev. J
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Dawes Commission
Secretary of Commission
Rambling on censorship and small town zeal
A rambling column laments community censorship and quarrels over which church, school, store, and newspaper deserve dominance. It retells a parable of bearing burdens and warns of overbearing neighbors while weaving in local ads and notices about Simmons Liver Regulator and a Tahlequah marriage.
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J. P
Lichian
Monticello
Simao
Vinita
Mother Eve
Garden of Eden
Simmons
People’s Drug Store
Die Tage
B. P. Rasmus
Miss Bettie
Harris
W. W. Ross
Tahlequah
Welock
H. W. C. Shelton
United States Court
Miss Harris
Mr. Rasmus
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Indian Territory
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