The Weekly Chieftain, 1908-09-18

Gray reunion, and from the way in which "Honest Jim" was greeted by the big crowd he has steadily gained in popular popularity - ity popularity in that section of the district. "Will the fight be close?" said Congress Congressman - man Congressman DaveniHirt, "Well I think not. If we democrats of the Third District allow my friend Creager, taken from his Indian Agency job and run for congress, to beat us, we should quit playing the game. We'll beat him enough to convince the republican wire-workers that the repub republicans - licans republicans even of the Third District want something more than pupjH'ts to represent them in congress." "What majority do you estimate you will receive," he was asked. "Between three and five thousand with present conditions, but we hope to change these enough to make it much greater." Congressman Davenport will speak the 17th at Ceutralia. the 18th at Chelsea, the 10th at Grove. Dates ahead of these can cannot - not cannot be given on account of the delay of Mr. Creager's managers to accept or re reject - ject reject Mr Davenport's projxisnls for joint debates, which Mr. Creager was clamor clamoring - ing clamoring for so noisily a few weeks ago. Con Congressman - gressman Congressman Jim wants one, at least, and if jMissible two joint debates in each county. Creager will not come to any agreement and since he failed to meet Mr. Daven Davenport - port Davenport at Vian, Sept. 4th, has been evading all nttetnpts to get dates for the joint de de-ba'es. - ba'es. de-ba'es. Guthrie, (). la., Sept. 15. Governor Haskell left yesterday for Illinois nnd Iowa to spend the next week speaking in the interest of the national democratic campaign. He wrote to eleven cities of Oklahoma in response to invitations to make speeches, requesting that Dennis Flynn, republican nominee; Bird McGuire nominee for congress, in the First District

Washington,Sept.,14 The commissioner of Indian affairs has made public a report made to him by J. George Wright, com commissioner - missioner commissioner to the Five Civilized tribes, under date of November IS, 1907, con concerning - cerning concerning fifty-two members of the five .,ribes who should have been, but were not, included In the citizenship rolls of those tribes and to whom land should have been, but was not, allotted under the general congressional enactment for such enrollment and allotment. These data are important to the claimants, and already the attorneys of many of them have ex exerted - erted exerted themselves to gain access to the document, but hitherto without success. 'The report has been guarded because of the difficulties standing in the way of re reopening - opening reopening the rolls, for it is realized that if another opportunity is offered, many In Indians - dians Indians whose claims are not so clear nor so meritorious as the fifty-two will seek to have themselves included in the favored lists. There are quite a number in addi addition - tion addition to those who make claim to citizen citizenship, - ship, citizenship, including many disaffected fullbloods .and some inmates of orphan asylums whose cases were not thoroughly investi gated by the commission. It is considered probable that there will be an effort to have congess or the courts reopen the rolls. The Indian bureau lias not deter determined - mined determined upon any recommendation as to rihe course to be pursued. Many of the fifty-two cases covered by the Wright reort are those of minor chil children - dren children and freedmen.

President Joline continues: "On November lfi. 1907. Oklahoma and Indian Territory was admitted Into the Union as the state of Oklahoma, the total Imputation of the new state, as rejHirted by the Census Bureau, being 1,414,042. During the year the United States govern government - ment government removed all restrictions from the rale of approximately 8,000,000 acres of the most fertile Indian lands in Oklahoma. Much of this acreage is contiguous to your company's lines, and your property will benefit greatly through settlement of the lands by progressive immigrants who will undoubtedly beattracted to that region." "Your company's industrial department has been very active in promoting the establishment of new industries along the system, and, although somewhat hamiered in its efforts by the prevailing monetary troubles, lias met with gratify gratifying - ing gratifying success in this respect. This depart department - ment department has also accomplished satisfactory

At a meeting of the school board last nigliu it was decided to charge pvpils living outside of the city limits tuition of $1.50 for grade work and $2.00 per month for high school. The board thought 1-est not to take in additional school dis districts - tricts districts for the reason that the school would be overcrowded with jiresent facilities. DELIGHTFUL MEETING OF TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB The Twentieth Century club met yester yesterday - day yesterday afternoon with,Mrs. Jasper Martin. There were about twenty members pres present - ent present and a most enjoyable afternoon was spent as a result of the delightful ingen ingenuity - uity ingenuity of the hostess, who was assisted through the afternoon's entertainment by Mrs. Barber Churchill. The club meets again in two weeks with Mrs Frank

Perry. Okla.. Sept. 17. Ten thousand persons ore here celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the opening of the Chero Cherokee - kee Cherokee strir to settlement in 1893. Twenty five horses participated in that run for homes were in the parade. This afternoon Dennis T. Flynn, Re Republican - publican Republican candidate for the United States Senate, delivered an address in which he said that Governor Haskell's administra administration - tion administration taxes will be practically twice what they have been heretofore in Oklahoma Flynn was uuspairing in his arrangement of Haskell's "one-man power" in Okla Oklahoma - homa Oklahoma and of the attempt of Brvnn and Haskell to extend the OkLV'oma pi. mover the entire country.

and hold each other while they drank righs out of the sewer, with their heads into the hole, "The state agency system is gaining in favor every day," said Mr. Waugh, and will tarry in the state by a handsome majority. Guthrie is not the only city in which the streets flow with beer. Okla Oklahoma - homa Oklahoma City, Pryor Creek, and other places furnish such scenes." Mr. Waugh will begin on Thursday night to make a speak speaking - ing speaking tour of the western part , of the state. Already more than twenty dates have been arranged. Mr. Waugh commented ujKin the way in with the local office's and the sheriff's force were going aliout making Tulsa a moral city and said they were in the light track.

Real esraie men of the ci'y are com complaining - plaining complaining of their inability to get livery rigs with which to take prosjiective land buyers to the country. It is said yester yesterday - day yesterday there were more than fifty homeseekcrs lure, and thai rigs were not available to carry them oil to the country. Four or five had to lie loaded ! a carriage, which was dissntisfacto , as well as uncomfort uncomfortable. - able. uncomfortable. The homeseekers excursion runs through Vinita every two weeks, and it , !,, o s I ('.,. liverymen of the city make aiM iUrt to have enough rigoo hand lo v i ply the wants on home home-Mf - Mf home-Mf ker day.

Tulsa. Sept.Ki. State DiKjiensury agent. B.J.Waugh was in this city yesterday.and pulled off a stunt here yesterday afternoon that had been almost forgotten since state statehood - hood statehood and the passing of the federal officers under "Pussyfoot" Johnson. In the alley at the county court house about three o'clock he jxiurcd into the gutter more than 2,000 bottles of beer. Some more interesting sights were expected after the reports that came from Okl ihoma City on such iKcnssions. The disjiensary agent said that it was an actual fact that tramps and hoboes took their hats and sopped the beer out of the gutters, nnd went so