The Tulsa Chief. (Tulsa, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 28, 1904 Page: 2 of 8
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THE TULSA CHIEF.
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The typhoid microl-f
(vldeauak** but th«*y ai
taken in.
How . \» i Mr uti f ir •
Mill laufhiug fu their t
eminent hcimtl'ts
IND. TEH |
rc pretty
•ry family
ALL IS HARMONV
THE INDIAN TERRITORY DEMO-
CRATS MEET AT DURANT
iquito aro
at the
.lOfHINC DONE WITHSTATEHCOD MATTER
After a man take i
they quit railing it *t
to it ii * tub* /!» niMit
• than $.'*,000 i
mg and reh r
An ol»"» n
r*f marrird
says
omen
’ hut
How about their expenditure
of a dry man 1
reded only by ;
dry dtstrict.
Delegates Are Uninstructed—Williams
the Winner for National Committee-
man—Twenty-four of the Twenty-
five Recording Districts Represented
lH’KANT: There was a striking-
ly splendid article of harmony dis-
played at the territorial Democratic
convention. It smacked nothing short
of a party love feast, and warrants
the assertion that the wound* n*
; solved at Ardmore four years ago have
sh Hilling* it* d. ad. , thoroughly hilled, and that the Demo-
(. of Lancsxt.r Haims | cratlc ,,arfy „f |IM|jan Territory U
aii si hngllali apeller a(ja|„ ,,, splendid working order.
I Tl|o executive bes.^on wcuit into
! session at 8 o'clock in the inorniug to
I prepare the club rolls and select tem-
porary officer* All went smooth until
i the Ada delegation was reached. There*
were contesting delegations from
. , lv . . ,, | Ada, one known as the Dick faction.
The Duke and Duchess of Marlbor- . . . . •>.... .
. . , and championed by .! b Mi heel, and
ough are reported to he living apart ' . #
, . ... .... the other an anti luck faction, chant
There are only a few happy American , . . .
ducho*. left. >)lom‘d hy w " '■ * ampbell and I
M King. Kach presented strong
statements of the situation. After a
session of over four hours the com
The tu- ut a I anguish
In a wet district is e\c
that of u wet mau in a
Now that .l<
iTof. Dav> .lone
to lie the “gre
Jiving.
This talk aiKiut the uselessness of
the veriform appendix is very fool-
ish. It's exceedingly useful to the
doctors.
anxious that tho convention go on'
I record now.
| Following Mr. Gore's speech the
I convention adjourned to meet at 8!
p. m.
The convention was again called to j
order at 8:35 o'clock, with 3,000 peo- j
pie in attendance. The convention
moved off slowly, owing to the delay |
of the committees.
| The credentials committee unani-
mously agreed and recommend that .
the rolls of the exceutlve committee1
j be adopted except as to the* Ada dole-
1 gat ions. The committee recommend-
ed that the anti-Dick faction be al- \
lowed a seat in the convention. The *
report was adopted.
The committee on permanent or- !
gani/.ation and order of business |
recommended ifenjamin F. LaFayette
of C'hecotah for permanent secretary;
W. H ('ampin II, (’laremore, perma-
nent assistant secretary; Daniel J.
Kendall, sergeant at arms. The com-
mittee also reported that six delegates
he elected to the national convention
at St Louis; one delegate and one al-
ternate from each of the four court
districts ami two at large. Upon mo-
tion the report was adopted.
The minority report favoring single Ing the last year. Imported by graft-
statehood was defeated, single state- ers. who charged them half of their al
hooders voting against it to preserve lotments to bring them to the terri-
harmony. „ tory. and compelled the ignorant In-
L. M. 1*00 of Tulsa and H. J. Stanley 1 dians to give them a five year lease
of Purcell were elected delegates- at- | on the entire allotments for the paltry
ROBBED OF LANDS
governor Mccurtain appeals
TO THE DEPARTMENT
INDIANS ARE FLEECED BY THE CRAr'TEP.S
On© cf th2 Dc dest Schemes Ever
Worked—Mississippi Choctaws Are
Fleeced Going and Coming—Matter |
to be Taken Up by Officials
MUSKOGEK: Governor McCur-
tain of the Choctaw ration has ap- '
LEGAL FIGHT OVER A TOWNStfE
Citizens of Boynton Ask Cancellation
of Townsite Allotment
MUSKOGEE: The application of the
citizens of Boynton, asking that can-
cellation of the allotment of benjamin
Grayson, deceased, upon which allot-
ment the town is built, be annulled,
was before the Daw< a commission last
week.
Boynton is siuated about eighteen
miles west of Muskogee, riad has al-
most 1,500 inhabitants, and the facts
in regard to the controversy about the
site are as follows:
Some time since the allotiik Lt of
Benjamin Grayson, deceased, was pur-
chased by J. P. Finley, who represent-
ed the Boynton Townsite company.
This piireha? was made in behalf of
,f*le1‘1 ,h“ <1-P*rtmi"t» here to as- | ,he citizens. who lntended lo g,-t their
ist in suppressing what appears to
■ one of the boldest grafts in exist-
ence a i heme by which the Missis
, sippi choctaws are !«• ng absolutely
robbed of most of their lauds, as well
as the rc ntals therefrom It is prob-
able that the matter will bo taken up
by the officials at Washington.
From Governor McCurtain’s state-
• tnent. Choctaw Indians have been, dur-
The Pt-nn*> Ivauia clergyman who
shot at a burglar the other day and
hit him has earned the thanks of tho
entire tong legation.
Finer !«»%«> .dune makes it worth the
while to live
I^ct all bo now forgiven nnd forgive.
says Alfred Austin in his latest i>ocm,
All right, Alfred, we'll forgive you.
A scientist has discovered that loaf
lng is conducive to health and longev
ity. Come to think of it, who ever
saw a tramp suffering from arterio-
sclerosis?
mittee, in executive session, settled
the difference by allowing each of the
delegations half a vote.
The committee selected for the con-
vention J. B. Thompson of Paul's Val-
ley as temporary chairman: A B. Cun-
ningham of Tahlequah, temporary sec-
retary, and J D. Lankford of Atoka,
assistant temporary secretary.
Owing to the time taken up by the
executive committee the convention
did not eonvenc until 3 30 p in.
Owing to the inability of Hon. .1 J.
McAlcster, chairman of the executive
large to St. Louis. Alternates are Ed
M. McConkey of Peoria and S. M.
Rutherford of Muskogee.
Delegates and alternates to St.
I/ouis from court districts are: Cen-
tral district, C A. Skeen, Wapauucka;
Tom Ainsowtrh. McAlester; Southern,
T L Wade of Marlow and J. T. Blan-
ton of Paul’s Valley; Northern, W. C.
Rogers of Pryor Creek and Thomas
.1 Waite of Wagoner; Western, Rob-
erts Reed of lloldenville and James M.
Givens of Muskogee. The latter named
in each district are alternates.
W. A. Led bet of Ardmore said in
reference to the vote on the single
statehood resolution in the convention
that the defeat of the amendment did
not signify that the terrtiory does not
want statehood with Oklahoma, but
that a vote at this time would inter*
As an Inducement
If a person has a legal right to snore
should two persons snoring at the
same time and in the *ame room be
compelled so to snore as not to make
a discord?
committee, who was disabled recently, fere with the track* for delegates made
Even though Mr. J. P. Morgan has
Just paid $13,570 for a miniature por-
trait of the duchess of Norfolk, by
Holbein. Mrs. Morgan has no reason
to be jealous.
The Russians are not the first peo
pie to float mines. Wall street has
been in the business for years. And
many an innocent craft has been
wrecked thereby.
We suggest the following subject
,of world interest for the sweet girl
graduate's essay: Will the Russian
blouse ever be entirely superseded by
the Japanese kimono?
Of course, if one of those floating
mines sinks a neutral ship our pro
Jap shouters will insist that it was a
mlneski or a milieux itch, and that the
Japs were not responsible.
A Youngstown man dropped dead
from sheer excitement as the lust
man went out in the ninth inning the
other day. Bo happy u death doei
not fall to the lot of every fau.
to preside, Hon Clifford L Jackson of
Muskogee called the convention to or
der. Rev. J. M Gross of Durant in
yoked the blessings of the Diety upon
♦Jin convention. Mayor W. L. Bonner
iMivered the address of welcome on
behalf of the city. D. Head delivered
the address of welcome on behalf of
the Jackson National Democrats of
Durant. Hon. C. B. Stuart of South
McAlester gave a response on behalf
of the delegations.
The recommendation of the execu-
tive committee relative to the tempor-
ary officers was accepted without op-
position. Dan J. Kendall of Sulphur
was elected sergeant-at-arms. Three
committees were selected a com-
mittee on order of business, a com-
mittee on resolutions and a committee
between the Hailey and Williams fac-
tions.
THE MARSHAL SHOT WILD
In Attempting to Shoot Escaping Pris-
oner Two Men Were Wounded
DENISON, TEX : Deputy United
States Marshal Frank Jones acci-
dentally shot and wounded two men
at the Katy depot in C'hecotah, I. T.
He was at tho depot awaiting the
arrival of the northbound passenger
train. He had under arrest a negro
charged with peddling whisky. There
was quite a crowd of people at the
station. Shortly before the arrival of
the train the negro prisoner made a
break for liberty, smarting down the
, ... _ . . platform and darting into the crowd,
•n credentials. Twenty five compos,; . , . . , ,
.............. „ ........ L..k Marlihal <lr('w <*“<1
King Edward recently received In
private audience Capt. Mahan, U. 8
N.. (retired)—the man who knows
pretty much everything about all
kinds of ships excepting lordships.
each committee, a delegate from each
af tho twenty-five recording districts
feeing chosen. The committees im
mediately went Into executive scs
slon.
Hon. Thomas I* Gore, the blind ora-
tor and senator of Lawton, was called
for and spoke to the assembly for
thirty minutes
ardent supporter of the slugle state-
hood cause, an spoke along this line.
He carried the assembly with him in
his brilliant address.
Tho repeated applause and encores
warrants the assertion that he spoke
the sentiments of the large majority
of the delegation and u vote of thanks
was extended to him by the delega-
tions for his speech. While it is be-
lieved that tin* delegation is in favor
ot single statehood, it is likely that no
fired at the fleeing negro. Charles
B. Williams, engineer, and J. W.
Young, fireman on a Katy work train,
were in direct line of tho bullet. Wil-
liams was struck in the right ankle,
the bullet passing through and enter-
ing the left leg of Young.
„ . The wounded men were made as
S.-nalor (.ore Is an .-omfortalde as ,X)8slble UDti, the ar.
rival of the passenger train, on which
they were taken to tho company hos-
pital at Sedalia. Both men reside in
Denison and have been on duty on the
Choctaw division.
Mr. Williams’ injury is said to he
serious, and it is feared that the leg
will have to he amputated above the
ankle. Young's injury is said to be
slight.
The piano dealers were able to get
together only 200 old square pianos declaration will be made uncut slate*
for the bonfire at their national con-
vention in Atlantic City. You see, wc
had a coal strike a year ago last win-
ter.
That the emancipation of woman is
now oomplete has been demonstrated
in St. Louis. The leader of them al!
exercised her prerogative of liberty
and went from the parlor into the
kitchen.
What is probably the only hank in
, „ tin* United States owned, operated
lio..,!, a largo portion of the delegation and „nu ere,l entirely by negroes is
intrusting that this is an inopportune the one In Muskogee recently organ-
tl.no to resolute the measure. Cham- i„.d w|(h « capital of $50,090 three-
ptons of the single statehood cause are fifn,s of which sum has been ’paid In
titles through the townsite company.
It was afterward discovered that there
were minor heirs of Benjamin Gray-
son, who have since set up a claim for
the allotment.
It is the plan of the attorney who
represents the heirs of the original
allottee to have the restrictions to
alienation removed so that the pres-
ent owners of the lots and improve
ments may acquire title through these
heirs. This action is being bitterly
contested by the citizens of Boynton,
on the ground that they would then
be compelled to pay for their lots
just what the heirs saw fit to charge.
What the present owners ask Is
sum of $C0 a year.
the grafters who have worked the , „)at ,h„ lan(, b„ ted an(, lat.
scheme sent their agents to Mlssts- , , Kovernment townsile, and
S.ppt soon after the government ap they then ^ to t the 0 ,rt
propnated money to remove the In a, a fa,r Talllatlon.
diuns from that state. The« agents | Both slda8 t0 the oontrovPrsy have
employed the best legal talent, and
the case will be fought to the end
falsify reports and get charge of many
who were entitled to allotments.
The scheme, which, according to
Governor McCurtain, these grafters
worked, was both hold and unique.
Their agents would tell the Indians
of the rich allotments that were await-
ing them in the territory, and con-
vince them that the government had
decided not to pay for their transpor-
tation. Then the offer to remove the
Indian for half his allotment and the
five year lease would be advanced, and
in most eases readily accepted. Where
there was any hesitancy on the part
of the desired allottee the agent
would assure him that in addition to
the land each Mississippi Choctaw
would get 11,000.
As soon as the victim was landed In
the Choctaw country he would he
sent to the land office to file upon a
claim, and a contract would be en-
tered into at once. This was not called
to the attention ot the authorities un-
til recently, when soma of the misled
Indians, realizing that they had been
cheated, became dissatisfied, and then
begun to complain. They soon real-
ized that tho land which they were
leasing for $(i0 a year was bringing
at least $L’ an acre to the grafter who
had worked them. The average al-
lotment In the Choctaw country Is
3-0 acres, and the fact that these In
dians were allotted on the best land of
the country meant a clear profit of
several hundred dollars to the white
men. besides an assurance of half the
land when the title became clear ami
the restrictions are removed.
Governor McCurtain has a number
of affidavits setting forth schemes
similar to tho one given above, and he
has detectives still working on the
matter The affidavits contain the
The commission continued the hear-
ing till Monday, July 11.
SYSTEM OF TAXATION
Dr. Jacob H. Hollander Will Inveiti-
gate the Question in the Territory
ARDMORE: Secretary of the In
heritor Hitchcock has appointed Dr.
Jacob H. Hollander, professor of po-
litical economy and financier at Johns
Hopkins university, special agent on
taxation in the Indian Territory to in-
vestigate the practabillty of provid-
ing a system of taxation which will
maintain the public schools anil at the
same time serve as a basis of a future
general revenue system. The appoint-
ment was one of the results of the
recent Inspection of the public service
in the territory. It Is expected that
I’rof Hollander will soon visit tho dif-
ferent nations
Secretary Hitchcock will probably
recommend to congress legislation
which will meet the requirements of
the people regarding public schools.
The special agent's report will prob-
ably ho the basis for asking congress
to make adequate provisions for
schools It is found that the appro-
priation made by congress recently
for the Improvement of tribal schools
will he of little advantage to white
children, and throughout the country
districts a general system of schools
Is badly needed.
ST'LL WITH HIM
TfKanUEMlIt lot
. mi art «• aw
DOGS ARE VALUABLE
Canine Population of Garfield As-
sessed at Twice That of Sheep
ENID: County Attorney lianley
has filed Ills annual statement of as-
Boston's Twentieth Century dub
has discussed mastication, and wits
told by one expert of a woman who
chews every morsel of food 200 times.
Now does tilts lady eat to live or does
she live to eat?
Another hank teller has confessed
that a large shortage in his accounts
is due to speculation. And lt Is en-
couraging to note that the news-
papers refer to him as a thief instead
of an embezzler.
A Worcester (Mass 1 man. who forg
ed s check for $f>00. said he did it in
his sleep. The- size of the check
however, was not convincing, lt seem
ed to indicate that he knew perfectly
what he was about.
The latest fad among Yale students
Is going barefooted through the streets
of New Haven, lt Is supposed to have
been started by some young gentle-
man whose father could not bt)
reached by telegraph.
A contemporary announces that
Cuba raises nearly one-tliird of the
world's cane. For the sake of the
young republic's reputation, it should
be noted that the last word In the
above sentence is spelled correctly.
And the hank auditor, after ho had
stolen tho funds of his employers,
blamed the actress for his ruin. Just
as Adam blamed Eve. Of course, the
man was not in any way at fault
''The woman tempted tne and I did
eat,” is still the resort of some cow-
ards.
pushing the matter, however, and are
Frisco Agent Arrested
STROI’D: A sensation was caused
here when George Tibbs, the Frisco
agent at this place, was arrested on
charges of forgery and embezzlement.
It appears that Fitzpatrick, the Frisco
•ad master, made out some alleged
aTmrlous pay checks and sent them to
Tibbs, who paid the amounts. It is
reported that Fitzpatrick has left the
country. George Tibbs, who has al-
ways been one of the beat citizens of
Stroud, maintains his inoncence, but
he was required to give a large bond
for his nppcaranco In court. Fitz-
patrick had Just about recovered
from the severe Injuries he received
In a Frisco wreck near ltristow, about
five weeks ago.
Thoss Musical Critics.
•'People go In big crowds to hear
symph'nles, hut ther' ain't many kin
tell ye right suddent what It's al)
srbout," says Uncle St.
Consumption is a rare disease In
Japan Even in wittier coughs are of
raro occurrence. Tho Japanese look
upon full deep breathing as being the
most vital function In life.
by ten stockholders.
Calls Meeting of Delawares
MUSKOGEE: J. Rlair Sho'enfelt,
the Indian agent, has been directed
by Commissioner Jones of the bureau
of Indian affairs to attend tho meet-
ing of the Delaware Indians at Downy
July 18. The object of the meeting
of the Delawares is to discuss the
action recently taken by congress and
tin' interior department relative to
the allotment of their lands and the
manner of disposing of their improve-
ments. The Delawares will probably
at that time decide what action alia'l
bo taken toward accepting or continu-
ing to reject the appropriation of J150,-
000 set apart for them by the last
congress. Mr Shoenfelt will repre-
sent the government and will urge
the tribe to accept what has been of-
fered.
Tho Davis Gin company has boon or-
ganized with $6,000 capital. The com-
pany will be incorporated and will
erect a modern gin in Davis, this be-
ing necessary to handle the crop this
season, which is considered much
greater in acreage than last season’*
crop.
Indian Emigrant Agents
STROUD: Several omisaries from
the Kickapoo and Shawnee tribes are
among the Sac and Foxes trying to in
duco them to emigrate to Mexico,
where they can have their own way
the party. Some of the gentlemen and form a compact, a never-ceasing
have been through half a dozen Okla- federation of the remnants of the vari-
honta openings, and all of them have i ous Oklahoma Indian tribes. Most
sessment with tho territorial auditor,
names of the persons who worked, which shows curious conditions. Ac.
and are still working, the graft In cording to the statement filed, the
dogs of Garfield county are worth al-
most six times as much as all the
plate and jewelry owned in the county
The jewelry and plate assessed is vai
tied at $129. while the dogs are valued
at $813. The value of the canine
property is also more by four times
than all live typewriting machines,
and twice as much as the sheep owned
in the county.
The assessed value of all property,
not including the railroads, telephones,
telegraphs, etc., is $4,046,163, against
$3,780,697 for 1903. in the city of
Enid the property is assessed at $811,-
287, an increase of $71,199 over 1903.
To the Rosebud Agency
LAWTON: A large party of Okla-
homa boomers and land agents will
leave here about July 1 for South Da-
kota and the Rosebud opening. Jo-
seph Baker of this city is getting up
some instances it is actually shown
that the Indian was actually forced
to pay the white men for the priv-
ilege of allotlng and that in some
- ases the allottee is a hireling in the
employ of the man who is robbing
him. One affidavit states that the own-
er of the land was not even permitted
to rent from his lessee, who, by the
way, is a white woman, and that he
was compelled to hire himself as a
farm hand in order to support his wife
and two small children.
The government appropriated $20.-
tlOO a little more than a year ago for
the removal of the Mississippi Choc-
taw Indians to the territory. Many
of those who were transported by the
government's officers afterwards fell
into the hands of the grafters, but
they were generally looked after by
the local officials It was for this
reason that the plan to transport them
privately was adopted.
The imposition was easily worked.
The Mississippi Choctaws were even
more ignorant than the full bloods of
the territory, ami knew less of the
value of land and money. Many who
evaded the officials, sent to Missis-
sippi for them afterwards,, were in-
duced fiv the flattering promises of j
the graf$fng agents to leave their I
homes for the new country.
Peculiar Accident at Goodland
PARIS, TEX A peculiar accident
happened- to a Frisco section hand J
near Old Goodland, I T. A south- I
bound passenger train was approach- !
ing and he stepped aside a few feet to \
let it pass. A cow was grazing a short
distance away and attempted to cross
tho track. She was struck and
hurled against the section hand, break-
ing his leg and seriously bruising him.
He was picked up by the train
crew tnd taken to a hospital.
BANKS ENJOIN TAX COLLECTION
I -
Comanche County Banks Claim They
Have Been Illegally Assessed
LAWTON: Attorneys Wilford Smith
and Walter C. Stevens, representing
all the banks of Comanche county,
have field suit in the district court
in n case wherein the First National
j bank of Temple is the plaintiff and the
sheriff of Comanche county is the de-
j fendant, asking for a permanent in
junction against the collection of 1903
taxes, a warrant for which is in the
j hands of the sheriff. This is to be
j made n test caRo. the determination
| of which will settle the other cases..
| The amount involved in the case al
ready filed is $1,358.38. Similar cases
will be filed for the other banks of
j the county. The petition of the bank
, at Temple alleges that the property
has been illegally assessed, and that
under the law nothing can be col
lected.
MULHALL FOR MURDER
Noted Oklahoma Character Under Ar-
rest for Shooting Three Men
ST. LOUIS: Zaeh Mulhall, live
stock agent of the St. Louis It San
Francisco railroad, shot three men
One of them, an Innocent bystander
named Ernest Morgan, is believed to
have been fatally wounded. lie was
shot In the abdomen. The other men
are Frank Heed, boss hostler of the
Wild West show, and Johnny Murrah.
one of the cowboys. They are being
cared for at the emergency hospital
on the World’s fair grounds
The doctors say that Morgan will
die. Frank Reed was shot in the
arm and In the right side of his neck
Murrah, who is eighty-five years of
age, was shot in the abdomen. The
shooting was the culmination of some
trouble between Mulhall and Reed
over the question of authority. The
hooting occurred at I lie entrance of
the show just at the conclusion of a
performance while the Pike was
crowded with people, and great excite
nicnt was caused. Mulhall was locked
up and ball was refused.
Pad feeling has existed for some
time between Mulhall and Reed. The
latter says it was because Mulhall
tried to run things, although he was
only an employee, like Reed
ELKS OF THREE STATES
Place of Holding Next Meeting Left
With Officers
OKLAHOMA CITY*: The session
of the Elks' Interstate anil Territorial
association, which convened here, was
concluded after the election of the foi-
lswing officers for the next year:
John L. B. Eager, Kansas City, Kas.,
president; secretary-treasurer, O. P.
M. Wylie, Joplin, Mo.; H. C. .Lowder-
milk. Galena, Kas ,sentinel;Nat Baker,
Kansas City, chaplain; Dr. R. C. Ed-
wards of this city delegate to the
meeting of the grand lodge at Cin-
cinnati. Vice presidents from each
state and territory in the association
were selected as follows; C. 1’orter
Johnson, Oklahoma City; Oscar Leon-
ard. Lawrence, Kas.; Mark B. Olney,
Mena. Ark.; Mose Sarbac-h. Chickasha,
I. T.; John C. McGniry, Kansas City,
Mo.
A lively fight was occasioned when
the matter of selecting the next place
of meeting came lip, and after some
discussion it was agreed to leave the
matter with the officers, to be fixed
later. It was decided to hold the an-
nual meeting on the third Thursday
of June in each year.
BUILDING DIPPING PLANTS
Oklahoma Cattlemen Preparing to
Rid Their Cattle of Mange
GUTHRIE: Throughout North-
western Oklahoma, which is practic-
ally all there is left of Oklahoma as a
cattle country, the owners of the big
herds are constructing dipping plant*
of their own for the purpose of killing
mange mites and fever ticks on
their cattle whenever cither of these
pests make their appearance. James
W. Wiggins of Beaver county was
among the first to construct sticb a
plant for private use, hut his lead has
been followed by Harrington It Cor-
nish anti other big ranchers.
Wiggins constructed a plant on the
principle of an elevator and can dip
two hundred head daily, one at a time,
lie can let them remain in the vat as
long as he desires and can "souse"
i hem under as often as he wishes. He
claims repeated dipping is necessary
in extreme eases He also makes a
side business of dipping cattle for bis
neighbors.
From southern Colorado, northern
New Mexico and some parts of Kansas
and Oklahoma cattlemen claim that
mange mites are hard to get rid of;
they claim that dipping will kill the
pests on Infested cattle, but that such
cattle soon become infected again, aid
the matter has been taken up with
the government, to secure, if possible,
some plan to eradicate the disease.
Cattle prices, it is claimed, are
somewhat bouyant in northwestern
Oklahoma. Recently buyers from
other states have tried in vain to
pick up bunches of yearling steers at
$12 50 per head. The calf crop is re-
ported good in that locality, although
the grass for several weeks was de-
layed by the continued dmuth that ex-
isted'in .the spring, and cows and
young calves did not do so well ss
they might have under more favorable
conditions. One cattleman in north-
western Oklahoma, Green Davis, lost
seven head of cattle as a result of
the animals eating oak leaves, and an-
other ranchman, James Christian, re-
ports n loss of twenty cows from the
same cause. The grass shortage com-
pelled cattle to feed on leaves, with
tho result that a number of them died.
It was at a funeral, and a somewhat
lachrymose old minister was offici-
ating. Referring to Ids long ac-
quaintance with the deceased, he said:
"Ah, brothers and sisters, many a
time have 1 dandled this corpse on
my knee.”—Lippincott's Magazine.
Among the successful candidates for
the bachelor of arts degree at Y'ale
university is John Markhan Riel oi
Muskogee, the only representative ot
tlie southwest in tho graduating class
had their eye teeth cut There is no
question that they will get their share
of the real estate business up at Bone-
steel.
Fish Weighed Fifty Pounds
PAWHUSKA: A buffalo fish weigh-
ing fifty pounds was killed in a small
pool of water on the farm of J. H.
Bond, where the recent overflow from
Sand creek had filled a small hole.
Two farm hands were returning from
work when they noticed s commotion
tn the water, and upon investigation
found the fish floundering in watpr
hardly sufficient to cover It.
The scientists, after having inform
ed us that bacilli have children at
the rate of about 9,non a minute, now
come forward w ith the equally cheer-1
ful statement that a reasonably
healthy bacillus often lives 2,000 !
years. Are science and religion really
compatible?
Dr. Smith overlooked one thing
when he said that highly educated
women did not make good wives How
Is a man to know how to spell the
hard words when he has a letter tc
writ* if t*v cauuut ask his wife?
Robbed by Chance Acquaintance
HOBART: Pete Steckel, a local
tailor, was robbed of $80 recently by
a tramp tailor, whose acquaintance lie
i chanced lo make. Before the police
| were notified the stranger had taken
a fain for the south, and all ufforts
to locabe him have failed.
of the Indians arc said to be exceed-__
ingly discontented, In spite of the fact j spurs do not give a horse speed:
thst they receive large sums of money I they merely make him use what speed
and are not compelled to work. I Is in him.—Judge.
Two Brother* Held for Homicide
SOUTH MeALESTER: Clint Gal,
laheir died at Allen from Injuries re-
ceived in an altercation with two
brothers, John and Frank Daniels. The
Oklahoma Oil Report for May
GUTHRIE: F. A. Ashton, terri-
torial oil Inspector ha* filed his re-
port of the work done by his office
during the month of May. This shows
trouble arose over the possession of a 148,738 gallons of coal oil received and
The name of the postoffice at Salem,
Washita county, has been changed to
Portland.
Good actors and
draw good houses.
good architects
spring of water, and Uailahclr was
stabbed and sustained a compound
fracture of tho skull from a blow
with a eluli. The Daniels boys are
under arrest and will be given a hear-
ing on a charge of murder. They
will plead self defense.
Inspected, and 112,472 gallons of gaso-
line, or a total of 5.229 barrels. The
total amount of fees received was
$528.98; retained by deputies as sal-
aries, $132.24; turtod into the terri-
torial treasury, $396.74. No oil wa*
rejected during ttte month.
Transfer Man Granted a New Trial
ENID: Fred A. Brown, convicted
this term of court on a charge of oh
taining money under false pretenses
has been grauted a new trial by Judge
Beauchamp. Brown owns a transfer
and storage business, and it is alleged
and he was convicted oa the charge
that he altered freight expense bills
delivered him by the railroad com
pany and thereby collected excess
freight. He was granted a new trial
on the ground that evidence not quail
fled was introduced by the territory
In all there are fifty-four caser
AN EDITOR GOES TO JAIL
Refuse* to Pay a Fine of $300 for Con
temp* of Court
DURANGO. COL.: Editor Davie
F. Day of the Durango Democrat has
gone to jail rather than pay a fine oi
$300 Imposed upon him by Judge Rus
sell of the district court for having
criticised, in his newspaper, a decls
ion of the court. In a card to the pub-
lic the editor says: "The court luu
fined me $300. I will not pay thirty
cents ” Application will probably bt
made to the supreme court by Day'i
attorney for * writ of supersedeas.
A yellow youth does not mean a
green old age.
WILL CONTEST PAYMENT
Bond Companies Guaranteeing Tern
torial Deposits
GUTHRIE: In discussing the
amount of the territorial deposits In
the defunct Capitol National bank
here, all of which is guaranteed by
various guaranty companies, a local
agent for one of the companies said
that the companies would not pay un-
til every recourse has been tried and
until the courts have decided every
minor detail. There is tied up in the
Capitol National the sum of $244,053
0f territorial deposits. This Is cov-
ered by a bond in which the American
Bonding company of Baltimore guar-
antees to make good the deposit as
high as $250,000. Suit has already
been commenced against that com-
pany by Attorney General Simon to
recover that amount.
Our friends are generally ready to
do everything for us except the very
thing we wish them to do. There is
one thing In particular they are al-
ways disposed to give us, and which
wc are unwilling to take, namely, ad-
vice.
No man over did a designed Injury
to another but at the same time b*
did a greater to himself.—Home.
COWBOY SAVED A LIFE
Captltal Punishment In Japan
Capital punishment is in vogue In
Japan, but no one—not even the ex-
ecutioner—witnesses the actual dis-
patch of the condemned man. who is
placed In a kind of box and left to
himself as soon as the noose Is ad-
justed. The floor of the box falls
when the signal Is given, and the mur-
derer drops Into eternity unseen
Man From 101 Ranch Used a Lasso to
Good Advantsge
PONCA CITY: During the recent
high waters on the Arkansas river a
cowboy from 101 ranch, near here,
was able to save a life by being an
expert with a lasso. Shelby Ersy, ths
cowboy, rode to the river to view the
flood, and, while sitting on tl;e bank,
noticed a man floating down stream,
clinging to an upturned boat, which
the swirling water threatened at any
moment to jerk him vrom. The cow.
boy shouted words of encouragement
to the man and told him to hang on
for awhile longer, and then, riding
down stream, awaited the man's com-
ing at a bend in the river. The un-
fortunate man, tossed by the current,
soon drew near, and, wading as far
as he dared into the river, the cowboy
whirled his lariat and, securing both
man and boat, drew them ashore.
J. R. Mounee, living twelve miles
northwest of Hugo, reports that hogs
are dying rapidly from some disease
resembling cholera.
Some complain because the future
Is hidden; but we don't care to read
It—unless we have an idea it's com-
ing our way.—Atlanta Constitution.
Dies From Gasoline Stove Explosion
CHICKASHA: Miss Ella Ken-
drick is dead as a result of burns re-
ceived from a gasoline explosion. She
was filling the tank of a gasoline stove
and the escaping gas, It is supposed,
was ignited from contact with another
stove, whith stood near. Her clothing
took fire and she was horribly burned
from the waist up. She ran Into the
yard and neighbors went to her res-
cue, but she was so badly burned that
she never regained consciousness.
Shower of Rotten Eggs
CADDO: The unfortunate refer-
ence here by John O’Hare, a socialist
speaker, to the negro question,
brought upon himself a shower of an-
cient eggs. Intimation as to views
relative to black and white equality,
which O'Hare is said to hold, had been
received by some of the more lawless
spirits in the settlement, and when
he gave vent to these views the eggs,
brought for that purpose, greeted him.
Respectability is
repentance.
no subterfuge for
Judge Sulzbacker Sworn In
MU8KOGEE: Judge Sulzbacker of
Kansas City, who was recently ap
pointed a federal judge in the west-
ern district, Indian Territory, haa been
sworn in and has been assigned his
places of holding court With tho ex-
ception of Muskogee, where Judge
Raymond will preelde exclusively,
Judge Sulrbacker will Bit in all oi
the court towns of the district. He
will taka charge immediately.
It takes a groat man to do UtUa
things well.
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