The Indian Journal from Eufaula, Oklahoma • Page 1

OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR- EUFAULA, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY JANUARY 23, 1914. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER NUMBER EIGHT COTTON GINNED anct" fcr urgently repuesl ed a 11 at tint on the Government Report Of The Out- Gth. put Prior To January 1,1914 COUNTY BRIDGE TO BE BUILT The preliminary rt 'piMi I of 1 he government of the. number of. Material is being' carried out) bales of cotton ginned ill the iro.ni here tin's week for the brid- of Oklahoma prior; to Jan.

hirdi Jiuve been contracted was made public the for of Eufaula, Work is to Up to this date there had been a on the- construct ion of the total of hales ginned in the bridges at an early date and they state against 947552 bales which will be in shape for use within a can in a manner be accounted for short time. by the bad weather and roads which kept a large amount of the MUSKOGEE BOOSTERS INVADE cotton of Misstate from being, EUFAULA marketed "or even ginned up to the 1 date mentioned. i Train Shopped Over On Way To The leading County was again McAlester Bryan County which at this datej had ginned 37,50,7, Lincoln had Hughes 3 456; Potlowa-j tomie Garvin 26,867 uoyah Muskogee Tuesday afternoon at three forty, the Muskogee Booster train ten route to McAlester pulled in at I the union station here and the '729 bales over last year's Chib- Band and when we consider that much cot ton-has been ginned here sinri the lirst; of January il places the crop for 'the past year far'beyond the expectalion at the timcharvst ing was begun. The corn crop, on r.icownt of the drouth at (lie season'oi' development, was -short. nei haps of last year, but (he high price of cotl.LII lias put the farming pen- pie on a sure, basis 'for the begin- ing of 191 i -crop'.

Tlie farmers are taking advantage of -the favorable season for the past few days ami are break- ing all of their soil. Many have already finished early brak- ing and are going to '-rive the! a chance to retain'the tsn-e that will come with the. Feb- ruary and co'd ffe streets and up St. and Rail- where president of .1. Darby was eausei a pedestal, and made an inarched thru to Ii coiner oi ey tile to niouni eathu-ia tie address.

The reniaiu of iiif lime v. as spent visiting the different lion e'- in I he town. The purpose'of the trip was to ie a ice; g.iod fellow-! -hip between the towns of east-; )kiab and boost Hie Ea-t em. Oklahoma Agricultural Asso- SUESS AND LIER TO QUIT UNDERTAKING BUSINESS Messrs: sold heir LUld supplb i on. and Li have undertaking parlor's ami their entire bus- North Main street, to Pluck Company.

Mr. has purchased a farm town aj.ul will probaly move there at an early date, while, Mr. l.ier Will take up his former business as a carpenter Both tlemen own considerable property here and will continue to make Eufaula their hearquarters. JUDGE LIEDTKE WILL NOT BE A CANDIDATE Judge YVm. C.

Liedko, of McAlester, who it has been understood would be a candidate for judge of this district was here Tuesday. Judge announces, That in view of the fact that his own personal business would suffer materially- from his absence in case lie were elected to the position of District. Judge, he has declined to enter the campaign. Judge I.iedlke is a popular irii'-y. Mi b- v.

WOULD REMOVE" RESTRICTION FROM THE INDIANS Copy of. a Letter oCorrgressman Carter, Urging the Passage of A Bill to that Effect -ial ion which no the binary. lyei I in Mus- i'-mrfh oi BURROUGHS ACQUITED With Conveying Liquor. CREEKS FAIL TO SiGN PETITION El'lis Childers, a Creek Indian in the employ of Tribal Attorney was here a petition among the Creek, a-kiirg Ibe reappoint uient of Few of ihe signed this pet- iliou for obvious reasons. Praelir il'rr Mr.

G. M. Burroughs t'o Cathy tried.on a chera'e of onvy- yauor Tue-day. Some time all of them opposed, appointment as they have failed to see whereii they have been I efilid by an attorney to look after tribal ctf fairs as those affairs! stand to-day. zz I made a trip It Springs, Arkansas and on re urn.

had a smalt' 1 whiskey with iriin. Ill- al ii-eidi and Robert-- eniep -t! sinee whiskey for peril use and not for distribution he had viojated, siate law. was by ihe jury. is Si.MU it ha! THE AD Alt REVIVAL. A Great Meeting Held in Eufaula.

The cooperative revival meeting great approval at all thetdh- whicli began here on Jan er nieeiings where he has used tier the manageiuenf of Hew Lock i Adair id' Dallas, is still iiv gress The preaching of Rev. Adair wilh the combined etl'ort of his accompanying workers and rg members of the ditl'eirnt de- ha- here. Tb. illus'ra- viiiiiiir drav.al lloillilles- ipponen i ami hi -s er. in pa ig ",1 'WS wilh- i will FiiVED TEN DOLLARS FOR DISTURBING WORSHIP text.

gbt will The service Sunday ni- ose the nieoiin-. Floyd Hetmiug. a young man from near Carrol wa- tried in the County lo'ie on a charge 'of disturhiim religious worship. appeared from the evidence that llennrig had gone churc'h near Carroii some time ilurins' bud iutorupted the services a number of fines. A strong was made by Ihe attorney H.

0. Howe, but be was convicted and fined sip. and the co-Is. nominations of the. dr.c.ed a decided -effect and appeal- class IN THE COUNTY COURT.

Following close after Childers, on the next day. D. M. Carr. ano- thej- member of the.

Creek nation was here WitJi a counter petition to Commissioner Sells, a-king that Molt and Chief Tiger be not for Ihei-eat'on that th'cy have not sriven the returns for the amount of th tribal fund invested in their salaries, and that such oflicials are useless to the Nation. This petition was signed by a large number of the influential Creeks here, and similar petitions are beiig circulated al other points in this territory. A telegram was sent to Commissioner Sells Saturday night, signed by about twenty five members, to the same effect as the petition. SCOTTISH RITE MASONS MEET TO Re nion to be Held in McAlester January 27th The semi-annual reunion of Ihe Schottish Rite Masons whose allegiance is to the valley of South McAlester will be held at Ihe McAlester Temple on th. 28th.

and 29th of January. A large number of applicants will be initated into the order at Ibis date and the froin all over the state will prather at this meeting. --o- MEETING OF THE AGRICULTUR AL BOARD The meeting of the jMcthtosH County Agricultural Board, which was-to have been held atjihe Court house Tuesday was postponed un til the 6th of February. Th Court room was used by the'Co; 'GqiirJL and there was ho place in' wsfeich; to hold tlift niceting, henee postponement, A large attend- Judge Gross Disposes of a Number of Cases at the -January Term Which Began Monday. The January lerni of the County Court began Monday with Judge Ben IV Cross presiding.

Tin following were empanelled as joint's for the term: Silas Smith. E. R. Swadley. T.

S. Sweeney, YV. M. McCombs. Nelson.

T. S. Vanderpool, C. B. Codfrey, T.

Dobson, J. T. Primrose, John Price, S. A. Phillips.

J- M. Bruce, Blankenship. B. H. Burris an dJohn Watson.

The following cases have been disposed of: Slate vs Joe Wat- ison. continued; State vs- Floyd Henning. verdict guilty and a fine of $10.0.0 and costs: Slate vs Harry Sullivan, continued: vs Sam Bradberry and Said Cdymaull continued; State vs and Jim Wesley, continued: State vJffrms, verdict, not, guilty; Slate vs M. verdict not guilty; Dero Spcer vs Dr. West, continued: Eagle Cider-Co.

vs Red mond and Wheeler, judgment -for the sum of John T. Ack.ley vs School District (8, judginent for plainlitT: Oscar Smith v.s R. F.Hulsy and W. Toon dismissed: Wilson vs J. Davis, dismissed: W.

M. Weaver-vs Charles Odom, continued: Pace and Clnyus vs R.H. Montgomery, judgment for defendant; I.ouis Brown vs Alice McXao.j'udg ment by default. W. of Checntah was hfere Monday at a meeting of the County Jury Commission.

si 'rmon-. of a simpl live nature, have appealed (o am effected a laTL'C class of wh'o are not in tin- habit of af- church services bui iieen ili-awu, out to the and touched deeply, -by the peer Rev. Tli'Tf have been a large number, of conversions, the different churches will hold services at their respective, buildings for the reception of those members, at three o'clock Sunday evening. Sunday at eleven o'clock there will he a grand, rally service held at the tabernacle. The subject of the discourse at this-lime will be; "Why I Belong to Ihe Church" This is said to be Mr.

Adair's masterpiece and has met OKLAHOMA SENATORS i Their Service to the the i Stats and to the Nation Mr. and Mrs. Huekabee, whose splendid singing and leadership among the workers during the meeting has been so effective in i ifluencing people to a higher and life STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF The State National Banli OF EUFAULA, OKLAHOMA AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS JANUARY 13, 1914. RESOURCES oi- rendered more isl iimnisheil service than the two Senators from Oklohoma. Senator (iore was Ihe fir-t mem her of either house of Congress to announce publicly for President Wilson's nomination.

He took an active par) in the contest prior to (he Baltimore Convention. The President slated that he was "rely ing upon such veterans as Senator (iore to in sure Ins nomination." After Ihe convention Senator (lore served as Chairman of the Rur-eau of ion of the and effected the most thorough going ion Ihe democracy ha- had for a score of years. When the Senate reorganized in March last both Senator Core and Senator Owen received most important assignment- The tariff bill which was the fu-i number on Ihe democratic pro- g-am was referred to the Senate Finance committee of which Sen- Loans and Discounts Mcintosh County Warrants Furniture and Fixtures. U. S.

Bonds Bills of Exchange (Cotton Demand Loans Cash and Exchange 7,500 18.507 .00 LIABILITIES Misses Grace Stewart and Winnie iDavis Turner and Rowena Glea. son, went to Muskogee, Wednes- afternoon to attend the- matinee; The Trail of the Lonesome Capital Stock Surplus and Profits Circulation Reserves for Tax DEPOSITS Srj.Pd9.2t i 1,500.00 25.000. oo 2.501.00 66,007 76 1 .09 25.000.00 6.717.00 25,000.00 .142,534 84 $199,535.60 THE ABOVE STATEMENT CORRECT L. SIMPSON, President L. FOLLANSBEE, Cashiei of of Ihe 1.

i' the. Tile 'crat-ii burden In- of th lers (and swtdling pnrs'e, rich. I he dem- proiirani was banking January 19,1914. Hon. Charles Carter, Washington, D.

Dear From-my twenly-flve yeaiS res- iii Eastern' Oklahoma I have had opportunity to study the conditions relative.to the settlement of the affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes. I was appointed Untied States Commissioner under JLlte Cleveland administration in'April, 1895. and I located at Eufaula. in the heart of the largest Creek settlement of Indians. My.district extended over a.

large part, of the Creek Nation and it brought me in contact with a great many Indians. I am interested in the proper settlement of their affairs. The rndians. as a race, have been'wholly the. Government for help from our earliest history I think the Government has made a mistake in not seeking to make (hem pendeiil a- a race.

At the time Ho- ljr-t Indian lipids were sold loreby Ihe Oovejjnnient, sealed bids. Ihe money was paid to (he Indian the entire amount of the sale in a lump sum, and the money wns thrown away and wast eil. Cnder the present rules and 1 regulations the (Ivernment holds their money ami pays-MI out to them iti smalt monthly payments the Indians are dependent up on these sums for a living. I believe that Ihe proper solution would be thai suggested hy the. papers as being contained in your Bill, to remove the restrictions on the lands of all Indians of than I'ull-hlood and to.sell one hal or mor.u, ul.

Lbe lauds of the full bloods, under Government supervision, and to build a home and iii'P 'ive the balauee o-f their aib'i place them upon alloiinents and notify them ilia! Ihe' Government wMhdrawn its help and that they cultivate their own' land- and make their own sup- jpori. Tin- Indians are natural farmers they -need encouragement from the Government to work their own lands. This would, only be a help to the rmliaus but il would relieve the 'white citizens from paving the enormous taxes that t.hey are now compelled lo pay, by reason of a great amount of non-taxablo lands in eastern Oklahoma. In Mcintosh county fifty per cent of the fa-ds are non-taxable by reason of being owned by full-blood fndians. This makes taxes upon those land owners, whose lands are taxable, very burdensome, and a great amount of the land is being -old for taxes.

I think that Government, after removing- the restrictions on all mixed bloods should pay taxes on all fullblood until said lauds are made alienable. The great handicap to Ihe Indians in this country has been ibe sale of intoxicating liquors to thoni. Conditions along thai line have been greatly improved Vvilliin the last two three years, and 1 firmly believe- that a -Iricl eiit 'oreeruenl of the ii jaws in eastern Oklahoma oiilim- Indian on own Ml willi the proper help in- i ioverniiumt to si art him will- make the Indian upporting and will relieve i.pvniniiwl from building f.Vr them in the near fill; ON THE MERITS OF THE ABOVE STATEMENT WE SOl.ICI'I YOUR ACCOUNT currem reform. His successful Conduct of- this measure through the Senate has adtled niaiiy ciibil- to his statute as vvidl-as lo the re nown of Oklahoma. As chairman of the committee on Banking and Currency.

Senator Owen rendered signal service "in connection with this legislation. The Vie'xt important measure on the program of President Wilson and the democratic. Congress is that of the trust, legislation. (Continued o.i i- FffftiYT von would earnestly, -i -r 'pest eftorts to secure for i ibe Creek t.heir equaliza-' mojiey. At'tlie time the al- in the Creek 'Nation they were, selected iipiiii basis of Six and 50-100 Dollars per acre for one hundred ami sixty ae-'re-s or One Thousand and Forty Dollars (1040.00) for each allotment.

The mixed' blood rndians selected the highest, priced lands and the full- bloods, who resisted the -lallot- mont. and who were designated 7.