Oklahoma State Register. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1907 Page: 2 of 8
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EXPEB.fl.ERT STATION WILLbranch pAR^
The Oklahoma Agricultural Ex-
periment station is preparing to
establish two branch experimental
farms, one in northwestern and
one in southwestern Oklahoma.
The new stations will probably be
located in Woodward and Roger
Mills counties, respectively. W.
L. English, director of the exper
iment station, has just returned
from a trip through the western
counties for the purpose of look-
ing up suitable locations for these
experiments.
The work of the northwestern
station will be devoted primarily
to corn and broom-corn and the
southwestern station to corn and
cotton. Experiments will be con-
ducted with a view to determin-
ing the best kinds ot seed for the
particular c'imate in each case,
and the methods of cultivation
required by the soil in each sec-
tion. In addition to developing
seed o f the greatest possible
drouth resisting powers for the
n'orthwestern section, the branch
station will give farmers of that
part of the state a practical dem
enstration of the best methods ol
handling broom corn, and the
best methods of building curing
sheds at the least expense.
C. A. McNabb, secretary of the
Oklahoma board of agriculture,
who is taking a deep interest in
the new project, considers that ed-
ucation as to the methods of
handling their crop is the thing
-which is especially needed by the
broom-corn growers of the stale.
While they were complaining of
low prices last year, and many
threatening to stop growing the
crop altogether, Mr. McNabb has
looked up the statistics and finds
that the average price of broom
corn last year was higher than
usual, and that the reason for the
low price received by Oklahoma j
growers was found in the careless- j
ness in which their crop was!
handled. When Oklahoma grow j
crs took the same pains as those
in the states farther east, they re-
ceived the same price for their
crop. But in addition to the lack
of proper curing sheds many of
them would allow sorghum, kaffer
corn and other plants of like char-
acter to grow in the fields with J
the broom corn. When the broom I
corn was cut, the other would be
left standing to distribute its
seed, and make the mixture worse
than ever the next year.
One of the primary purposes of
the new stations will be to demon
strate to the farmers how much of
their crop they are wasting, both
in cotton and broom corn, and
"Why Not Save The
"Pretty Nell?"
In the county jail at Stillwater
is a young girl charged with in-
iatuation for a married man. The
■wife had her arrested. The news-
papers have made the public be-
lieve that, considering her years,
she is not realy responsible, yet
these same newspapers indicate
that her arrest and jailing has
been a sort of moral holiday for
the town.
There are a great many humane
and charitable woman associ
ations i n the "good town" of
Stillwater. They send money to
••save" the heathen Chinee who do
not want to be saved. Is it not
worth more to save this girl from
being jailed like a common rat,
among criminals, just because she
has no powerful lriends to protect
her? Here is a chance for real
christian charity. The Stillwater
Gazette says:
"Pretty Nell Myers, the alleged
paramour of Dr. Norwood, is
tasting the bitter fruit of sin or
indiscretion. The handsome, del-
icate, fair complectioned, neatly
dressed girl is in Payne county
jail, a prisoner with negros, mur-
derers and criminals of all de-
grees. She has lost something of
her saucy, independent air which
characterized her appearance in
police court when she was first
arrested, and now looks pale and
and that they can really make
more money with a smaller acre-
age which is properly taken care
of. Little difficulty is found in
securing cotton seed which will
produce good results in south-
western Oklahoma, but all along
down the western line of the state
there has been found to be need
for a better grade of seed corn
and also of broom corn in the
northwest. When this improved
seed is developed by the experi-t
ment station it will, of course, be
given out to the farmers, who will
then be expected to do all in their
power to maintain the improve-
ment already made, and to in-
crease it if possible.
The plan now being put into ef-
fect is in line with the suggestion
made by John Fields, former di-
rector of the experiment station,
and now editor of a farm maga-
zine at Oklahoma City, o the ef-
fect that there should be four
branch stations, one in each of
the corners of the new state. It
is expected that northeastern and
southeastern stations, to corres-
pond with those now being inaug-
urated, will also be installed after
the advent of statehood. 1 he
main station at Stillwater is able
to look after the needs of the cen-
tral part of the state, but in the
extreme parts of the state in eith-
er direction there is a decided
difference both in soil and in the
climate, which has to be met in a
different way by the advocates of
scientific agriculture.
There is the same need for ad-
ditional stations in western Okla-
homa as there was in Kansas where
the work done at the branch ex-
periment station at Fort Mayes
forms an important part of the re-
sults achieved by the Kansas sta
tion. At that station, as will be
done in the new stations now be
ing established, experimental
farming is carried on on a much
larger scale than was possible at
the parent station.
Situated as it is in the eastern
counties of the so called «emi-arid
region, this branch station has al-
ready proved itself to be of great I
valvue to the people o f that
part of the state. There are so
many more problems to solve iu
connection with semi-arid agri-
culture than in the humid region
that it is a question with many
agricultural authorities as to
whether this station will not during
the next ten years accomplish
more of real value to the people
of the state than is possible on
the main experiment farm.
worried.
"B. P. Burnham and Amos
Clingenpeel, Nell Myers'brothers
in-law, were on her bond, but on
Wednesday Mr. Burnham with-
drew as surety and it became the
duty of the sheriff to take the girl
into custody. Dr. Norwood sold
a farm on Tuesday, and it is said
that a rumor that he was about to
leave the country and take Nell
Myers with him caused Mr. Burn
ham to become alarmed and to
withdraw from the bond.
District court in and for Payne
county will convene in Stillwater
on April 2, and the expectation is
that Nell Myers, who was held to
the district court by Justice of
the Peace Banner will be indicted
by the grand jury. The testimoy
in the case before Justice Hanner
was sufficient to hold her, and
County Attorney Workman is
satisfied he can secure an indict-
ment.
One Way to Kill
Grasshoppers.
" Now is the time for Kansas
alfalfa growers to spoil the grass-
hopper's plans for the coming
summer," said Prot. S. J. Hunter,
of the entomological department
of the University of Kansas. "A
thorough discing and cross har-
rowing in March as soon after the
frost is out and the ground can be
tilled, will destroy the hopper's
eggs and insure an increase in the
crap, betides ridding the Utldi of I Republican* Out to Win
weeds and native grasses. j With absolute harmonv prevail*
"The grasshopper from which I jnf, aiul determination to win the
the alfalfa in our western counties initial new state election for the
suffers is not the migratory Rocky I republican partv, the organization
mountain locust, but an insect committee of the republican state
which lives and dies near tts | central committee met Friday
birthplace. The mature hopper dternoon and night in the dining
of this species dies in the fall, j room of the Threadgill hottl and
The succeeding year's colony . perfected plans for the thorough
spend the winter in the eggs organzition throughout the state
which are deposited in pods of
about one-hundredth of an inch
below the surface of the alfalfa
meadow.
" If the field is disked and cross
harrowed as early in the spring
as the weather will permit, many
of the egg pods will be broken up
and birds, insects and climatic in-
fluences will dispose of what the
harrow has left.
•'The alfalfa plant, with its long
tap roots reaching twelve to six-
teen feet below the surface, is not
in the least affected by the injury
done to the crown by the harrow
and disc. The crown maybe split I
Tnese plans will be submitted at
a meetinj of the statn central
committer to be called by Chair-
man J. L. Hatnon within a short
time.
The greatest enthusiasm mark
ed the sessions of the committee
and the prevalent good teeling
indicated what may be expected
of the furthcoming campaign.
The plans for temporary organi
zati.)ii were prepared d.'riag the
recess and when presented at
the night session met with
unanimous approval.
The !ans f >r temporary organ
j ization provide for the selection
in several pieces without impair- 0j temporary chairman in the va-
ing the vitality or even checking 1 riou5 new countios ln Indiai1 Ter-
the growth of the plant. jntorvand Oklahoma, while the
"And even when wet weather | pfes nt organizations in Oklaho
prevents early discing, the alfalfa
can be disced and the hopper's
eggs destroyed without a setback
to the crop when the plant has
sprouted to a heighth of six
inches. This hopper remedy has
been tried and fouud effective bv
the entomological department of
the university."
Birth to Babe on Street.
Oklahoma City Post : The list
of novel events occurring in Okla-
homa City was decidedly en-
hanced by the birth of a baby girl
in the street at 5:30 o'clock p. m.,
at the corner of Main and Russell
Ave., the matron being Mrs. J. E.
Stovall, of Ponca City, enroute to
Lawton. Mrs. Stovall unduly ex-
erted herself in boarding a West
Main street car down town, with
the result that just as she stepped
from the car at Russell avenue
the miracle of madonnaship oc-
curred
There were several women ork
the car and they hurried to her
care while the conductor sum-
moned the nearest physician, Dr.
W. C. Thomas, who cared for the
patient and at once had her taken
into the residence at 1207, West
Main street.
The newcomer, aside from be-
ing somewhat discolored from
contact with the thoroughfare, is
little the worse from the unusual
circumstances surrounding its ad-
vent into the world and promises
to become one of the brightest
girls in Oklahoma.
Dowie Dies in Delirium.
John Alexander Dowie died at
Shiloah house, Zion City, last Sat-
urday morning. There were pres-
ent with him when he died only
Judge Barnes and two personal
attendants.
It had been Dowie's custom all
summer and winter to hold relig-
ious services Sunday afternoon 111
the parlor ef Shiloah house.
ma remain intact. These tem-
porary chairmr-n are to call meet-
ings ot republican voters and re-
organize with the selection of new
chairman, the committee to serve
unt I the state convention, at
which time the permanent coun-
ty, senatorial and congressional
committees wi'l be selected.
The state committee is to or-
ganized at the first convention
and the chairman ot that com-
mittee is to be selected by the
convention. The general plan of
permanent organization is pat-
terned after the Indiana plan.
The meeting was called to order
at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon
by Chairman Hanion, with Secre-
tin* Wells at the desk. Several
plans were presented which were
referred to a sub committee,
which threshed them out. The
night meeting was called at ten
o'clock at which time the reports
were adopted.
The remainder of the time was
taken up in speech making by
prominent republicans.
The members Of the committee
present were Dr Hugh Scott,
Waukomis; W H Darrough, Vi-
nita; John Fischer, Okeene; J H
Huckleberry, Muskogee; E A
Perry, Coalgate ; James a Harris,
VVagnor; Henry E Asp, Guthrie;
F D Button, Canadian; A B Geis-
sler, Carmen; E A Newman, Ato-
ka; J W Harrold, Ardmore; F L
Boynton, Kingfisher; J F Jen-
kins, Cortz Brown, Oklahoma
City; W J French, Alva;J S Har-
ris, Wynnewood; B F Rice, Tul-
sa; Everett Purcell, Enid; A Z
Sterling, Holdenville; C O Frye,
Salisaw; O A Brown, Kaw City;
Claud Baker, Ponca City; J D
Morris, Hobart; W Mourier, El
Reno; Frank A Beebe, C G Jones,
Oklahoma City; V E Taylor,
Pauls Valley; John Beard, Ada;
E E Norvell, Wynnewood.
Other republicans present who
made addresses were W C Ray-
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TOBIA
NEW STATE MAP
4"8
Of Oklahoma giving new county boundaries
county seats antl congressional districts as
established by the Constitutional Conven-
tion and a complete statistical write-up
of the
State of Oklahoma
Is now ready for distribution and we have
secured the State Agency.
THIS HAP will be mailed to any address on
receipt of 35 cents in stamps. Booksellers
and Stationers can secure prices and terms
on application to
F. 1J. Lillie & Co.
Dowie always wore his apos-
tolic robes and made a character- mond- Muskogee; Wm Busby, of
istic addre
rive weeks ago
South McAlester; John Golobie,
these meetings ceased and Do* ie j o{ Guthrie; H H Howard, Okla-
appeared no longer in public The Horn* City, and A H Hudson, of
Sunday meetings were still held Henryetta.
by his adherents.
Since that time Dowie has b en "Susan in Search
gradually failing. Last Friday j of a Husband."
afternoon, however, there was no From E. C. MacCulloch, Liebler & Co.,
indications of approaching e'eath. 1402, Broadway, N. Y. C.
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GUlHRlE.
OKLAHOMA JL
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He received a few followers and
prayed for them. His condition
was about the same as for the
last two or three weeks. One of
the attendants remained with him
until midnight and was relieved
by the other attendant.
Shortly before 1 o'clock Dowie
became delirious, and his talk was
the same as at a religious meeting
in the days of his prime. He de-
nounced people with the old time
vigor; ordered guards to throw
out disturbers and acted just as
he had on so many previous oc-
casions. He gradually became
weaker and the attendant tele-
phoned for Judge Barnes, who
reached Shiloah house at, 7
o'clock. Forty minutes later
Dowie died.
Liebler & Co., the well known
Eastern managers are paying con-
siderable attention to this terri-
tory just at present for they have
met with the most encouraging
treatment for their various attrac-
tions that have come this way.
On April 14th, Miss Isabel Irv-
ing the latest Liebler & company
star, will play an engagement at
Btook's theater, and she will be
supported by an excellent com-
pany that has been carefully
gleaned from the best available
talent that could be found in New
Yark. Miss Irving's vehicle, "Su-
san in Search of a Husband," is
a splendidly written little play
and has met with great success
wherever it has been given.
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Golobie, John. Oklahoma State Register. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1907, newspaper, March 14, 1907; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc112539/m1/2/: accessed March 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.