Ranch and Range from Coffeyville, Kansas • 8

Aktu Mff tWMr fry tfi Is i A The ALL OYER THE TERRITORY. of Council cauuot deprive any ouo of constitutional rights. We do not court, (ugayed Juun lnoriitoa, a silversmith, to make him a marshal's AMOUS, SAM. N. LANDAU, PROP.

Has just returned from the- East with the Finest, Latest, Newest stock of Clothing, Gents Furnishings, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Gloves, Trunks, Valises, etc. in the city. Be sure to call and THE FAMOUS. see the Bargains at of samples of Suits, Pauts, to Anyone in the city at Prices to THE FAMOUS. SEE the fine line order.

Can suit Please. At J. W. STAATS, STAATS SAUSR. Butchers, DEALERS IN AND SHIPPERS OF GENERAL LIVE STOCK.

BUYERS OF Prime Fat Stock of all Kinds. Market and Office at the East Ninth Street near M. K. T. Depot.

CALL AND SEE US BEFORE SELLING YOUR STOCK, STAATS SAUER, badge from a $20 gold piece. "It was made and elegantly engraved but for some reason Thomu did not call for it and the silversmith remained the possessor. In the Bummer of '91 Thornton, murdered his daughter in cold blood at South McAlcster be cause she married contrary to his wishes, He was tried at Ft. Smith, convicted, and before his execution, noticed Marshal White wearing this badge which the prisoner bad given for attorney fees and which the marshal had purchased. He reached his hand over the bar and said "Mar shal, I made that badge" and continuing, "you can ave it and I hope that you will wear it as long as you live and live until it wears Marshal White in the absence of the hangman, executed Thornton last summer.

Shufeldt Released. John Shufeldt, of Lenapah who was arrested for breaking into his store while the building was closed by the sheriff and who was convicted at Claremore, for this offence and placed in the National prison at Tah-lequah last Saturday, has been acquitted. He had been placed there under sentence of one year at hard labor. We did not learn just how he was acquitted but his son received a telegram stating that he was free and would immediately return home. The question of title to the location is still subject to the decision of a case between Tittle and Shufeldt, which case is now.

pending in the Claremore courts. J. Watts, of the Mnldrow Reg ister was appointed postmaster at Muldrow but the righteous indigna tion of the Cherokee citizens, when they 1 earned that the prince of tres passers was to have a government of fice. rose to such a pitch that the assistant postmaster hastened to re call him. This overt act upon the part of the assistant postmaster gen eral was indeed too great a strain for the endurance of any people.

Missouri Pacific Railway, 3 TRAINS DAILY Leave COFFEYVILLE for 3 Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, And all eastern points. Morning and evening trains run via Kansas City. Afternoon train runs St. Louis.

Missouri FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS And Tullman Buffet Palace Sleepers run in trains via this route. For rates and other information call on T. B. FICG, Agmt. WOLD RELIABLE" A.Te&S.F.

makes close connections at with the 'FRISCO LINE, both East and West. Kansas City and Chicago May be reached orer this line without delay and with all the modern eoaTtniencM. Ship Stock via the Santa Fe For any special information call on or address, A. ROBERTS, Ag't relieve tbat they will try it. Indi an Methodist.

The Union Stock meeting. The Protective Stockmen's Asso ciation of the Indian Territory met at Wagoner the first of last week and the largest and most enthusiast ic meeting in its history was held. A committee composed of Dr. Leo E. Bennett, G.

Grayson, W. E. Gentry, B. Miller and F. B.

Severs represented the Creeks and a committee of five members were appointed by the P. S. A. to 'make arrangements for uniting. J.

E. Campbell, Jim Todd, J. 0. Hall, S. H.

Mayes and J. W. Gibson were appointed, The Creek association came into the P. A. with thirty members and 25,000 head of cattle, and it was agreed to spend $200 per annum on the West Creek and the.Kansas line each.

Each association was to raise their proportion of this money in their own manner. A 100 reward was offered for the conviction of thieves The following inspectors were chosen and at the prices named: ChioBgo, W. D. Swank, $100; East St. Louis, John Milwee, $100; Union yards, St.

Louis, George Montgomery, $75: Kansas City, Alf Cunningham, $100. The inspectors will begin work June 1 and continue to December 25. The first assessment will be called June all who do not pay in thirty days will be suspended and receive no further protection. The matter of line riding was ar ranged by a committee. The committee appointed at Clare more to secure a charter for the association, reported that under existing laws it is impracticable.

A resolution was adopted declaring a quorum to consist of a majority of all paid up members of the associ ation or a smaller number provided they lepresented the greater part of cattle owned by the association. The election of officers was nnxt in order and resulted as follows: President, C. M. McClellan, Clare more; vice-president, Sam Grayson, Enfaula; Secretary, John C. Anderson, Vinita treasurer, C.

Cook, First National bank, Vinita. Executive Committee F. B. Severs, Muskogee; J.E. Campbell, All wee; G.

Hay den, Chouteau; E. Gentry, Cheotah; J. O. Hall, Vinita, C. V.

Kogers, Oolagah; T. A. Parkinson, Wagoner. Col. Severs desired to be excused and nominate Dr.

Leo. E. Bennett, who was elected. A vote of thanks was extended to the good people of Wagoner for courtesies extended to the association and a collection taken up to pay for putting the E. church, in which the association was held, in order.

After which the meeting ad journed to meet at the call of the ex ecutive committee. A ball and banquet was given in honor of the visitors in the evening at which festive occasion the neighboring towns were well represented. Population of the Cherokee Nation, f. The latest census rolls of the Cher -okee nation shows a total citizenship of 27,771 divided as follows: Oherokees by blood Colored adopted citizens Adopted white citizens Delaware Indians Shawnee Indians Creek Indians Choctaw Indians The number of white 21.232 2,052 2,011 756 624 85 11 non-citizens in this nation is 28,000, about 7,000 or more of which are recognized as intruders by the Cherokee authorities. Of the 21,232 Cberokees by blood reported only about 2,000 are full bloods, the remainder being mixed, about one half being white or looking like white people.

Muldrow Rogister. An Historical Relic. Marshal G. S. White, who passed through this city with Newcomb, Wednesday, wears a beautiful star as a charm on his watch chain.

It has a peculiar and romantic history, which a Banch and Range representative obtained from the owner. Several years sinca Wm. Thomas, ft deputy marshal for the Muskogee Picked! up From all Sources Prepared for ParuMra. and The Strip will soon be opened. The Chickasaws want allottment.

Court at Muskogee has adjourned. Court is in session at Claremore. Protracted meeting is in session at Chelsea, Walter Oliver, of ia in Texas buying stock. Cbelsea will have a lodge of Masons in the near future. Capt.

S. S. Cobb was attending court at Ft. Smith last week. Stock is beginning to improve on the range improve the time.

The Watt'B publish a five column "manifesto" in the Uuldrow Register. A locomotive engine exploded last week at Bed Oak and four men were killed. William J's. people dont like it because he didn't get the postoffice at Muldrow. Muskogee suffered more last win ter from fires than during the past four years.

The Cherokee Presbytery was In session at Vinita last week. The attendance was large. George Simmons returned from Texas last week with a large number of cattle for Creek pastures. A new hotel is needed at Chelsea. Nowata and Claremore, especially the former is quite well eupplied.

Miss Myrtle Pruitt, teacher of Wy-nemound school near Allnwe, recently visited her home at Catoosa. A Mr. Chandler, of Oregon, and Mrs. L.M. Keel, of Chelsea, were married last week at the residence of C.

W. Poole. The intruders are wratby at Ex-Senator Peele and W. A. Phillips These gentlemen must not ride down hill on intruder "slides." Sam Hall left Wagoner Monday night for the Choctaw nation but was careful to see that his ticket did not read "via Antlers." Chieftain.

The Pennington mining company. operating about Chelsea evidently means business from tne manner in which they are pushing mining and prospecting. Sunset Lodge, a. gave a grand ball recently at Claremore. Elaborate arrangements were made and everybody thoroughly enjoyed the occasion.

Chas. McCarthy, a brother of the professor, arrived from Norwich, last Friday, He has bought George Barritt's dray wagon and will operate it hereafter. Chieftain. The intruder is making arrange ments to try and "hold his job." He has been assessed $4 to help to de fray the expense of litigation for his rights(?) but who will invest his bard-earned money, echo says "who." The Chickasaw Indians have issued a call for a convention of their tribe at Tishomingo, on May 2, for the purpose of considering the question of allotment and arrangeing for treat ing with tne government commit ioners. Maj, Sam GrayBon, of Eufala, after attending the cattle meeting at Wagoner Monday came up to this city for the purpose of buying some Vinita town property.

Verily, the greatness of Vinita is becoming known far and near and "the half has never been told." Chieftain, About 2,000 bead of Texas cattle are shipped through daily and un loaded at Ponca reservation. The cattlemen claim these cattle are destined tor pastures in the Osage country, but as it was under this sub terfuge that the cattle were run in to the Cherokee strip last year the boomers are becoming suspicious and demand an investigation. Ex A rumor has been in circulation am ong those of Cherokee blood that iIms they were living in the Cher okeo nation, that they would not be allowed to participate iu the moneys of the Strip payment That the Council now it. session would pats an act cutting them off. Now, anybody ought to know that an act C- PELLET H- YE COFFEYVILLE MARBLE WORKS.

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