Perry Enterprise-Times. (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 389, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1899 Page: 6 of 8
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M.uob Jonv Stone has been dis-
charged from the volunteer service to
take effect Ml re 2-ith.
W. J. WionTox has made Applica-
tion In the courts of C.utlirle to he de-
ared :i bankrupt and legally released
from his debts. The schedule of lia-
billtes shows about #30,0C0 not count -
inc printing bills unpaid.
STATEHOOD CONVENTION
ENTIll'-| \>T1C A I) HARMO-
NIOUS MEETING AT
Gl'THRIF.
200 DELEGATES PRES NT
At a meeting of the Gillet'creditors | Memorials and Recommendations
with Eloquent Speeches Made Cp
yesterday in Kansas Cltyno steps were
taken inward bringing him back from
Mexico, as it was decided that by act-
ing in a conservat ive manner all will
come out nearly even.
the Program of the Day- 1*<
manent Organization Is
Perfected.
Yestkhday the senate passed a bill
authorizing the secretary of the inter- j
ti will tie, .Ian. 2o.— At 2 o'clock, Hon.
tor to authorize the territory of Okia- ^idnry ( larke rapped the eonniitinn
honia to use certain buildings at Fort I
Supply military reservation as an asy
lum for the Insane. The bill pass>d
the house last week.
The Oklahoman, of Oklahoma City
has a very neat way of acknowledging
the fact that it is enjoying this era of
prosperity to the fullest extent. In
its last issue it pleads guilty to having
secured a permanent home fur itself
and is justly proud of it.
Kingfisher Isn't fool enough to ex
pect a public building, therefore, its
newspapers are free to speak thelrown
true sentiments. The same may be
said of Perry. Pawnee. K! Reno, Wa
tonga, Arapahoe. Chandlerand all nth
or places that havn't been bribed with
the promise nf a penitentiary or insane
asy 1 ti m. Tim es-J on r n a 1.
"Happy Jack" one of the bravest
of the Hough Tilders has secured a po-
sition through the kind remembrance
of Gov. Roosevelt, lie has been given
a brakemanship on the New York Celt
tral railroad. It is said his indomin-
ltable persistency in calling (.it the
governor was a factor in securing the
place.
The county clerk of Oklahoma coun-
ty is still in jail being in contempt of
court for refusing to add the 3* per
cent to the assessment rolls, and to
show t heir appreciation nf his firmness
the taxpayers of t he count y, through
their spokesman. D. C. Lew is, on Sal1
urdav. presented him with a gold-head
ed. ohonv cane. The presentation was
made at the jail door.
Contra It v to reports A. J. black-
well. who founded thetownsnf Black-
well and David, in Oklahoma and In-
dian Territory, and whose death was
reported and obitnarv notices written
in various papers, is now at Chelsea. I.
T., and is not dead by a good (leal, lie
had a severe attack of pneumonia, but
the physician in attendance reports
that if he exercises reasonable care
will recover.
At a Dewey dinner given at Albany.
New York. Tuesday evening, William
T. Dewey, nephew of Admiral Dewey,
quoted from'a letter received only a
day or two ago from the Admiral wlir
stated that Amiinaldo was fast losing
hlsstrenth with the natives and could
be disposed of as a distorting factor
in a hurry were it not that he is bol
stored up with false hones that con-
gress will refuse to ratify the treaty
and that in some wav lie will person-
ally benefit by the stand he lias taken
for Independent roconition.
The eight yaar old girl in Sunday
school wasasked what she remembered
about, the story of Sampson and the
Philistines, whereupon she promptly
replied: lie sailed in'o the hav in the
night and at daybreak opened tire upon
them and sunk eleven of their war-
ships with the jawbone of an ass. He
then took some prisoners who had
never seen a razor, bombarded t lie town
and took mi five baskets of the frag-
ments. He then told them that he
would set Ills bow in the bay so that
whenever they saw it they would re-
member the Maine.
Vr a recent meeting of the North-
west Missouri Editorial Association,
the members voted toestablisbaready
print house, and thus do away with
patronizing the firms in St Louis,
Kansas City and other towns which
establish their own prices, make their
own rules and compel the country pub
lislier to dance to the t unc. Oklahoma
should do t he same as our publishers
arc completely at the mercy of the
ready-print houses. We have no use
for them now. but in the past we found
it utterly impossible to change from
<one house to another on account of the
combine that existed.
We are awaiting with eager antici-
pation the Sentinel's batch of poetic
delirium this week. Lon is usally suf"
ficlently vltiolic with the handling of
prose, but when lie throws about a half
column of that ironical rhyme after a
victim it borders on superlative inhttm-
an'ty, adding worse than Insult to in-
jury. , "Tom's in the Legislature" was
the latest effort and the probable com"
panlon piece will be "Daniels 'son tile
to order and delegation arose while
Hey. Nicholas delivered prayer. Then
Mr. Clarke made an eloquent addr
in behalf of statehood, at the close of
which he Introduced Judge A. G. C.
Bierer, who delivered t lie address of
welcome.
Sidney Clarke, before presenting the
name of the permanent chairman,
read a number of let tors, among them
one from Dennis T. Flynn. Mr. Flynn
urged that moderation and judgement
be used In the proceedings "The time
for statehood Is at hand," and tin
writer, "and haimony and unification
will result in good.
A letter from Gov. Barnes was also
read. The governor thanked Mr.
Clarke for his invitation.
Congressman Callahan, in a letter
said lie would watch the result of the
convention with interest.
The name of Frank E. Gillette, of
Canadian county, was placed in nom-
inat lon for chairman, there was no op-
position and Mr. Gillette was escorted
to the chair bv Messrs. Neff, Morgan
and Forrest. Judge Gillette In taking
the gavel became verlioseand pellecM.
lie traced the history of Oklahoma
wit h artistic touches and offered up a
fervant appeal for any old kind of
statehood.
Frank Hutto, of Stillwater, placed
in nominal ion Hnrrv Gllst rap. of Chan-
dler. for temporary secretary. All
members of the territorial press were
made assistant secretaries.
Cant. Do Ford and Fatty Smith wore
made sergeants-at-arms.
ToiirIov. of til Bono, moved that a
oinmittee of five lie appointed on
credent Inls.
Jos, Wlshv moved to amend by mak-
ing the committee a member of each
delegation. The amendment was
adopted.
Frank McM.isters delivered a his-
torical address which was rich, and
Probate Judge Neff, of Kay county,
iddressed a hot number, and the con-
vention adjourned to meet at 7:21 to-
night in representative ball
The convention assembled in the
house of representatives at 7:.'10. when
the various committees renortttfl.
There-was a clash in the Lincoln
county deiegat lon and Frank McMas-
ters moved that the contesting dele-
gates from Lincoln count v be seated.
Editor French, of Chandler, objected
to the contestants sitting having not
b on selected properly. A petition was
read from Lincoln county citizens
which asked for the seating of the
contestants.
The motion iras lost and t he elected
delegation was seated.
The report on rul°s and organization
was read recommending that the tem-
porary organization be made perma-
nent. The report wasadonted.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following memorial:
To the lift ti legislative assembly,
territory of Oklahoma, in delegate
convention assembled at Guthrie. Jan-
uary 2* l"!l!i. for Hie purpose Of con-
sidering the question of the admission
of Oklahoma as a statr Into the fed-
eral Union, dp respectfully represent
that the following preamble and reso-
lutions were adopted at said conven-
tion:
Whereas, The present territorial
condition is proving burdensome to
the people of Oklahoma and Is Inimical
to their highest welfare and best inter-
ests, financial and otherwise; there-
fore, be It
Resolved: First, That the people of
Oklahoma are in favor of Immediate
statehood.
Second, That t.lie fifth legislative as-
sembly be. and said assembly is hereby
earnestly requested to provide, by
proper legislative enactments, at its
present sessions for a constitutional
convention to be composed of delegates
to be elected by the people at such
time as said legislative assembly may,
in its wisdom, provide, and to enact
such other provisions of law as may be
necessary to the complete organization
of a state government.
T. J. Leahy, delegate from the Osage
reservation, introduced an amendment
to the memorial which precipitated a
lengthy discussion by Messrs. I.t <ihy,
Hid iison, Forest, Hunter, Clarke,
Wisbv, Clark and others. The amend-
ment was defeated.
The memorial above whs adopted.
Dick T. Morgan moved that a state-
hood execntlve commit too bo selected,
one of w hich should be from the Osage
ws;
Whereas, Mr. Scr.inton, from the
committee on T rrltorles In i he House
of Representatives, reported favorably
on II. B. 3,2' 9, the same lief rig a meas-
ure providing statehood for Oklahoma
the Mtb Congress attaching and print-
ing an appendix here marked, "Exhib-
it A," lis reasons for saying "In the
opinion of the committee no Territory
has ever lieen better fitted to enter
the rnion as a State,'' therefore bo it
resolved, that the ready print houses
furnishing patents to newspapers in
Oklahoma and the <Iklahoina Press lie
asked to reproduce such appendix.
The roll call on Mr. Morgan's mo-,
linn resulted in selections as follows:
statehood ( ommittee.
Beaver J. ('. Williamson, Cogler.
Blaine 1. 'H. Luctafbaugh, Watonga
Cleveland A. W. Fisher, Norman.
Canadian—F. E Gillette, El Uono.
Custer—T. L. Shahan, Arapahoe.
Dewey—C. W. Douglas, Taloga.
Garfield—C. E. Hunter, Enid.
Grant—W. S. Robertson, Medford.
Greer—C. M. Thacker, Mangum.
Kay—B. S. Barnes, Ponca City.
Lincoln—.1. .1. Merrick, McKlnley.
Logan -Joseph Wisby, Guthrie.
Noble—Ethan Allen, Perry.
Oklahoma—Sidney Clarke, Oklaho-
ma City.
Pawnee—It. W. Dunlap, Cleveland.
Payne— F. A. Hutto, Stillwater
Pottawatomie—W. R. Asher, Te-
cumseh.
Washita B. l'utman, Cloud Chief.
Woods—A. J. Ross, Alva.
Woodward- Harry Smith, Wood-
ward.
Osage—S. .1. Soldani, Ponca-City.
Kiowa and Comanche—W. T. Walk-
er, Anadarko.
executive committee.
The following five delegates were
•.elected as the committee to memori-
alize congress: II. Speed, J. L. Brown
W. T. Little. J. II. Warren, S. Doug-
lass.
After a statistical paper was read by
J. L. Brown. W. T. Little, .1. II. War-
ren. S. Douglass.
After a statistical paper was read by
J. L. Brown, of Oklahoma City, the
convention adjourned.
USED BY THE NOBILITY.
The Remedy That Makes People Well-
Paine's Celery Compound.
RUSTL1 R RILEY
Former Perryite at the Head of a
Now Firm at Oklahoma City.
The Times-Journal has the follow-
ing of our former city councilmen and
real estate agent:
The Oklahoma, Santa Fe Irrigation
company have opened up a neatly fur-
nished office at 120 Grand avenue, first
door west of the Arcade hotel for their
headquarters, with A. T. Riley, gen
oral manager and Mrs. La Amie Lake
secrotary.
Mr. Riley traveled several years and
his experience as an Immigrant agent
for the land department of the Santf
Fein Kansas is extensive. Rut lie unit
that work when western Kansas had
its backset and came to Perry at the
opening of the strip.
Some t wo years ago he located
Kay county. LastJffne ho was ap-
pointed as one of t he Oklahoma com
niissioners to the Omaha exposition
We are informed that by his untiring
efforts, assisted by his many friends
he furnished at least sixty percent of
the entire Oklahoma exhibit. By his
persistent efforts to show up the prod-
ucts of Oklahoma territory during tin
exposition the railroad people selected
him to work up Imigrutlon for Okla-
homa territory over their line.
PONCA CITY SCAR" D
Case of Small Pox Reported—School
Suspended.
PoncaCitv. Jan. 24— A man named
Davis In tlie Kaw reservation is verv
sick with small nov. so it Is reported.
Some one went to investigate the rum-
or yesterday and reports'!hat it is the
real thing. Charles Lessert of thl«
city with his family visited at the
house, some days ago where the case is
reported to be located and associated
with the man who now has the dis-
ease. The consequence is that there
is some excitement here over the pos-
sibility that the Lassert family may
have contracted the dreaded disease.
The consequence is t hat t here is some
ox itement here over the possibility
that the Lassert family may have con-
tacted the dreaded disease. The
family have consented to remain isol-
ated until all danger of contagion shall
have passed away,
The school hoard has closed the city
schools pending an investigation of
the possibility of the existence of
mall pox in that vicinity, andadmon-
all parents to keep their children as
closely at home as possible.
Farm." The county printing will
prove a good poultice for Lon and it reservation and one from each county
applied regularly will eventually lid of the territory.
him of the affliction of mal-assitnila- W. T. Little,'of Noble county, sub-.
(lon of gall which has jrowo cU/o ulc mitted the following, also reading the cliargo of huviug betrayed a
In the past tow yeans favwaWs Ui wofrcss IWi trust.
The mor? one sees and realizes the
amount of time wasted by stnte legis-
latures in the election of U 8. senators
and the continual cry of corrup-
tion that almost invariably follows a
hotly contested fight for the place the
more one inclines to the election of
these gentlemen by t he people. When
this is done, members of the legislature
will devote more time to their consti-
tuents and less to cleaning their skirts
In every civilized country lioh find poor
alike have found restored health nnd new
vigor in Pfdne'g celery compound.
"Hard-working people of ordlnnn
means are to be congratulated," say* ai
English writer in reviewing the Fcientili-
work of the last quarter of a century, "up
«>n having so easily within their reach to-
day a remedy which the wealthiest nnd
most influential persons must thfemselve*
use, if they would get the best that mod
* rn medical skill offers. Maine's celen
compound proves that the science of med
iclne has kept pace with the wonderful
progress which characterizes the life of
the present generation.''
The astonishing reputation that tbi- ■
moat wonderful of all remedies has
talked of. Her real object was one of
'h'irity. for she is u-ing her great wealth
nd influence this winter in assisting th
Diinish people in the western states. She
i* stopping in Chicago and from there
writes her straightforward endorsement
• f Maine's celery (jompoi.nd.
Women who are easily excited wh
WHste energy worrying over trifle*, who
are often sufferers from si k headache
and nervousness, should read 'he plain
unbiased statements of w hat Maine's cel-
ero compound has done for other women.
Among the diseases that cause a vast
•mount of ne< dless "-niT- i ing that may be
readily cured by Maine's celery compound
ire biliousness, torpid liver, headache*.
' i sleeplessness, dizziness, constipation, dys
quired Ig principally due to the word of-1 nep la, jand general nervousness and de
mouth recommendation and endorsement I billty.
of men and women of the highest business
and social standing.as well as those in the
humbler but no less important positions
who have themselves discovered its
merits. ^
Adeline. Countess S'himmelmnnn,whose
No manor woman who is continually
ailing can successfully carry on busines-
or he of much real comfort to the house
hold.
And only a thoroughly nourished bod\
that has all the u>ed-up, and therefore
IN OFFICE ABOLISHED
COAL OIL INSPECTOR TURN*
ED DOWN
VOTE OF ,4 TO v
Much Work Done In the Forenoon by
the Lower House—The Afternoon
Spent in Consideration ol
K'jual Suffrage Harls-
horn Snowbound.
.\\ hen the house convened yesterday
tin- numbers were all present except
Hart shorn who had telegraphed the
speaker that his train uassnou-imund
up among the glaciers and Icebergs of
Kansas. This being in the nature of
an act Providence the roll was made
to show the gentlemen from t lie 23rd
pri'-yi^:.
After the usual preliminary work,
Jones Introduced a resolution setting
apart Friday afternoon at atimewhen
fitting tribute will be paid by the
house to the memory and service of
the late John Waller Scott from the
Sevent h district. The resolution was
unanimously passed and on motion of
Jones the speaker appointed Messrs.
Jones, Ballard and Stevens a commit-
tee to draft suitable resolutions.
Mrs. Susie McElrath was appointed
as clerk of the committee on appropri-
ations.
Petitions were presented by various
members from all parts nf the terri-
tory, asking for t lie passage of "a bill
granting equal suffrage. It may be
ment loned as an incident t hat all the
names contained the ominous number
of names of l.vt hut the fair defenders
of the faith are In no wise discouraged.
The committee on quarantlde re-
ported on the petit lonsof the residents
to change the quarantine lino from
the north line to Cleveland and Potta-
watomie counties to the south line.
Shore-r. chairman of the committee
oil engrossed hills reported TI. R. V,,. l
IT. B No. s and II. TI. Xo. 17 correctly
enirrnRRed.
The medical and sanitan commit-
tee reported that 11 I!. \o. n: \n
let to nrevent the spread of ling chol«
era and other contagious disease* and
nrevent traffic in animals riving frnm
infectious diseases, hv Mr. Walls, and
II. B. .1 e ,\n act to establish a
territorial board of embalming to pro-
vide for the better protection of life
and health, to prevent the spread of
contagious diseasese and to regulate
the practice of embalming and the
and disposition of the dead, by
Mr. Do vie. do p-isn.
The eommittee on asvhitps and pnlv-
' charities reported on II. B. Xo. >ii:
Providing for the location, erection
find management of a territorial asy.
him for t tie deaf, dumb and blind by
Mr Rall ird tint it do tv-t p-n-s
The committee on modioli and Mini*
rv affairs also retvirtnd that TI. B.
portrait la here given, in .. recent letter to harmful, material promptly removed from
the Walla & RIcbardMn Company speak* the bl 1 and tissues cud be healthy
of friends of bers w ho have been benefited When either nf these vital conditions of
by Palne's celery onmpnund, and who flint adequate repair or elimination are Incmn
advised her to recommend it to her sick pletely done, the organs need last su.-i,
rlPn^s' help as I'aine's celery
The countess, us is well known, is a to give N
prominent member of the Danish court' Where 1
I ler coining to this country has been liuic-li Paine'
in|iotiuil is lifted
1 other remedy i* so valuable-
tber remedies have failed
celery compound will succeed.
1 u of
<" '.-l.|lv.mi
• eet ions
fnfcx nf
.ntltlofl
iip'ilt b
niedl-
pigs to Joe Pelanv for *1.00.
I lie business men of Perry arc w ide-
awake and progressive, lis a cold day
when they do not have some thing at-
tractive to bring people and money to
the cit v.
District :fH.
At this writing January is as pleas-
ant as May. Oklahoma is a wonderful
place for variety of climates.
Mr. I. Brown has just ilnisbed hav-
ing his well Cleaned and walled. Not
much water as yet. | Vftor three months -iiiwnmi. Walter
Mr. Bean has gone to Illinois to flrlmslpv returned from .tonHn. Mo.
make his fourhrothers n visit of throe TTo cm-* iintn ic good oncmrVi for him.
or four weeks. 1 Uvorvhndv in r„,r ,,<.l. hWWd has
Our school is progressing nicely nn- cotnmoneed to nlon Cow Creek peo-
der the management of Mr. .McC'or- pie are the Industrious sort.
Strong talk of o-itt iog t hr
Mr. Deck will soon commence clean- lb" line which will help the looks of
ing and walling a well-for O. Ti. Olson. ' he count rv.
Mr. Sam Brown's baby about six Rive m more items Sunflower, I'll
weeks old died of grippe "Friday, .Ian., stay with you: be more next week.
'•is dulie
tlvi
tbly
rr r> |.
entitled o V„
.1.11,. ■"srwetor
tod floidc and
by Mr, Jones
It do
On mot !« > 11.
"O'tl.n hill
noQcnrl hr n vnt<
Hffillv wnu ,
tlio "i
«>n tlio woman's
rl'loroil ptirrr •
suffrage hill.
""tied
d and
- oran-
ot| in-
1aken up
MrGOW"N FTBB'D
road
20. They have our sympathy.
Mr. prlmsley and Mr. Steward has
purchased 2r> acres of fodder three
miles north 'if Orlando, and niak- two
trips a day.
Mr. Hunter's cousins from Chandler
!ire visiting them. They say that
every body is scared up over the small
pox.
Mr. Garners have friends and rela-
tives visiting them from a distance.
Cricket.
ASTOR BATTERY HOME
Lost Five Men out of Ninety-six Dur-
ing the Manila Campaign.
Mr* Steward 1r in Missouri visiting
his relatives. He is expected home
spon. I
New York. .Tan. 22. -After an
Ren re of more than seven months the
Astor battery arrived in Vow York to-
day. During their absence the men
have traveled to and from the Philip-
pine islands and liave s< en active ser-
vice against the Spaniards under Ren-
Wheat is looking fine In this locality, eral McArthur at Manila. Tliev
Mr. Humphrey's largo herd of cows marched frntr the elty.tnne t°, with
are past uring down the stalks on the three officers and nintv-three men:
school quarter. j thev returned with one officer and
Mr. Orimsley water tank delivers eighty-two men. Their loss from
water In Perry every other day. j death wa* live—three dead Inaction,
Dr.
Mr.
Measles.
Doggett. county health officer
reports one case of measles in the city.
Too much care can not be taken to
, . . prevent Mie spread of the disease and
I. Brown has been hauling corn - " si''knpss- Six men were the health officer will use all
The Oklahoma Divorcee \ualn Refore
t he Public.
New York. .Ian "4 t-'nnk A. Mo
(iowan. ex-tnavor of Trentoo. \". J
caused the arrest today of Simon But-
ner. proprietor of a tenderloin resort
known a* the Hotel Winslow on tile
charge that while In But tier's presence
lie wns robbed nf ,*"'.000.
Mc'Jowan claims thai heentered the
Wlindnw and asked for a cigar. Ilewas
told to step Ivdiind a screen nnd al-
leges that there Butner held a revolver
to his head, rifled his clothes of jewel-
ry and *2.nnn i„ eash. and ordered him
"•it of the place, idling |,|m that lie
would be killed if lie ever cailie back.
Butner denies tlie allegations In Mc.
Rowan's complaint.
McRowan is well known through the
territory as one of t he celebrated niti-
ty day residents ot four years ago.
to Perry and gets 2a cents per bushel. s''nt h",m" ""'""''ed and six were dis-! Hon but, he must have t lie assista'nee
O. B. Olson would like to have bis i <™.k with
sled, log cl
brought back i
You better be careful boys. ' onc ln Mnnila.'and one"„'i so that
Ht. ^ gvw tmU ilyli vi'cuul,
led', log chain and single ' t ree l-oln wl';'o"V!"" T!'V1" "T'" 1,1 W '^ters will
irought back and placed where It was. t,li|(.(, ,- !,\ f,f" J? p,aco(l "n rcsidence.s whenever tho
fou better be careful boys. ■ , ' .f ' '-attery. disease makes Its appearance so that
auJ one 111 llock Island- people may luivd due and timely notice
Wi Ixj ublu vg keey vlear of dftjiger.
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