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bixth year no 25
WEEKLY EDITION
,\\VTON, OKL>THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31. 1907
Constitution of nit the Iwnoi-raHc newnoaperi that hive pt.t been pMntcd In l,«wt< n
l>. mo. ra:..l*>(T«r ontan, font, l*rl«t, Knt« rprl e, Htate iHuiocrit unci c.onailtuilon
FIENDISH
ON HIS WIFE'S LIFE
REGIMENT
FOR Ft. SILL
the
MRS flOPUNS LIES AT POINT OF DEATH
FROM CARBOUC ACID POURED INTO
HER MOUTH AND EYES BY
BRUTAL HUSBAND
WHEN THE NEIGHBORS RUSHED IN ON SCENE
OF CRIME THE FIEND PRETENDED TO
BE UNCONCIOUS. NOW LIES IN
JAIL
One of the moat cowardly attempts
at murder was perpetrated in the
heart of the city last night at about
six o'clock. As a result Mrs. Annie
Hopkins now lies :>t the point of
death front two blows on the head
with a hatchet and her eyes burntd outi t
with carbilic acid.
Mrs. Hopkins is a sister of Mrs. J.
J. Gaiyon coming here a few months
aeo from the family home at Kings-
ton, Mo., to get away from ihe >rute
who has caused her a life of trouble.
She rents the old Gaiyon home at th   \
corner of Fourth street sod A avenue]
and Edgar Gaiyon boards with h(*r and
ir. ami grabbed Hopkins by the arm.
it seems that he immediately desist-
ed in the attack and dropped down oil
the floor where lie lay apparently in a
stupor until tile officers took him
a way.
Mrs. Hopkins tells the story of tltet
awful moments in which she strug-
gled* for her life against the determih-
now 1 am going to kill you."
brut«-tO kill her. As he came in the
back door he said. "1 have got you
now and 1 am going to kill you." She
Sh' ran through the house to the fron
door but the screen being locked, he
c ght her and struck her on the ehad
v ith a hatchet. After two blows the
l.atchet fiew off the handle, and he
etabbed her around the neck and
(1 tc force a powder down her throat
In tlie struggle for life the i owder
was lost but the fiend produced a
two «uiicp bottle of carbolic acid and
Plying her month open with tin* hatch-
et handle he poured the deadly drug
dt wn her throat. In the struggle
some of the acid was poured in her
1 \cs and her whole face is badly burn-
ed. Edgar Gaiyon called the store and
MANY ELECTIONS FRANTZ APPROVES
NEXT TUESDAY PROCLAMATION
Washington, CM. Though
present orders contemplate only one
full regiment of field artillery at
Ft. Sill, Ok., War Department officials
have in view the plan of making that
post i|ltimately the priucipal artillery
post in the country.
Fort Sill now has three batteries of
tin First Artillery Regiment, the
other three batteries being at San
Francisco. The six batteries, it is
cxpccted, will be brought together at
Fort Sill within a year. General Mur-
ray, Chief of Artillery, wjll ask for
an appropriation this year sufficient
to provide accommodations, and next
year it is possible, in carrying out the
plan, a request will be made for much
lai ger appropriation.
The War Department has received no
word as to the progress being made I
by the Sixth Regiment. Field Artillery
stationed at Fort Riley, which is on i
a practice mart h of twenty-
NEW RAIL ROADS
IN OKLAHOMA
Mr. Gaiyon boards there the time he H the neighbors tried to get the poliee
ill town from his home in the pasture. | tuition. Mr. Gaiyon ran from the
The husband jn<> Hopkins was releas I t , ,v lo the police station and got of-
fiom th*
where h
trouble
she was
She
Kingston jail a few days ago
• had been confined for
ie had made his wife while
at the home of her parents.
had left him twice
course of their eighteen
ried life, but until this
purs traded to og back t«
before in the
years of mar-
time had been
him on the
promise ofhis d oing better. Accord-
ing to report he has given his family
no support, sp ading his time in drink
itig. gambling a.'-d carousing and mak-
ficer Gallop to go with liini to the
house. When they arrived they foun
the brute lying on the floor apparent-
ly insensible. Alter other orficers ar-
rived he was taken to the police stat-
ion and afterwards turned over to the
county, it would appear that lie had
been contemplating the act for some
days.
Found in his inside coat pocket was
9 sealed letter bearing the return of
John Russell saloon, and addressed t
i,;h Tife- miserable for those who should c. C. Hopkins. Polo, Mo., and written
nceive his protection and support. On
be Ijig*.discharged from the jail in Mis-
souri.. it seems he made straight for
Lawton, arriving Ijeie last Friday,
immediately iegan the same old Per-
secution of his wife. On Saturday he
apneare'd at the 'tome and Mrs. Hop-
left the p<ace a *ook refuge
with the neighbors finai.. going to the
store. He came to the home Saturday
Mght and she had the ltolice take him
in charge he promising not to worry
her any more. Again Tuesday night
it became necessary for the police to
take him in charge, and he promised
tc leave town, yesterday lie wrote his
wife a note telling her. not to be un-
e. sy that he would trouble her no
ii.oie in the future and had given up
all hopes of her coming back to him
and that he was going away. He ask-
ed her to send him $6.00 to get away
on and also wanted a lock of her
hair. On account of his threats Mrs.
Hopkins and the family and neigh-
bors have been worried for fear he
v.culd attempt to carry some of his
threats into execution. Last night as
Mr. Gaiyon came from supper he met
Hopkins on the street and Hopkins
told him he was going to his ho-
tel. He was suspicious of his actions
and hurried to the store and told Ed-
gar Galycn to hurry to the house that
In believed John was going there.
\\ hen Edgar arrived Hopkins was ther
and appeared to be choking his wife.
run through the room and tried
to find a revolver but failed and ran I saving her liife,
Monday night at Lawton. It read as
follows: Well Cris, 1 wrote you yes-
terday about my little boy but don't
take any steps about sending him to
nn until you hear from me again and
if any tiling bad should happen to
me. Cris, look up a good family to a-
dopt him. I Jo this for the,crijld'S sake
Crib, for I love him. Hut I have iron-
bid more than I can stand. You
will hear from me or of me soon so
good bye, perhaps for the last time,.
Signed John.
Among a numerous number of other
things contained in his diary wereth
following: Horn in Wayne county
Kentucky, September 3, 1868 in a log
cabin in the hills of Heaver creek. Left
motherless at the age of seven and
fatherless, at the age of nine years.
With no parents or relatives. Very
poor and had a very hard time and
no opportunities for going to school,
v as kicked about from place to place
for seven years then came to Caldwell
county. Missouri.
Mrs. Hopkins is a slight woman.her
married life has been a struggle to
bring at her children. She now lies
at the point of a torturous death from
laving her throat and eyes burned
out by the deadly carbolic acid. Should
she evade death she would never re-
cover from the effects of the struggle
for her life. The doctors immediate-
ly done everything in the power of
medicine to stop the work of the dead
1> acid and at this time have hopes of
Guthrie, Ok., Oct. 30. The Orient
railroad is still making excellent pro-
gress with its construction work in
Oklahoma, and hopes very soon to be
running its trains clear across the
• suite. Construction gangs are
now working in both directions out of
Altus, and south from Clinton. The
gap between Clinton and Altus is now
very nearly bru - *d. ami track li
ing is being pv ed from both ends
to fill the gap i e,., Altus and San
Angclo, Tex.
Actual construction work ha
been commenced on the St. l uis, Bar
tiesvllle and Pacific, commonly be-
lieved to be an Orient feeder,and which
is admitted to have a ' traffic agree-
ment" with the Orient. It will run
from Hartlesville. I. T., via Ponca
City and I'ond Creek, to a connection
w Uh the Orient at some point in WooiH
county. 11. M. Rhodes is chief en
ireer, and J. M. Buckley, or pawhuska,
has the contract for the section
which construction work will be
to start.
Another road on which construct-
ion is actively in progress, is the
Lawton. Wichita Falls and Northwest-
ern, a "Katy" line, running from
Wichita Falls. Tex., to Lawton, Oiv..
through the 'I'ig pasture " The survey
has been changed in order to run
through the government town of Rand
lett, which was missed by the orig-
inal survey, but which raised $1. ,000
bonus in order toget the road.
Bonuses have also been put up by
Springer and Ardmore for the Colora-
do,Ok lahoma and Gulf,which is to
build from Arapaho, Ok., to Denison.
Tex., tapping* the Santa Fe at or
near Herwyn.
New York, Oct. AO- There Will be
flections in twelve states next Tues-
day. In Massachusetts, Rhode i land,
Maryland Mississippi and Kentucky, a
governor and other state officials
are to be chosen: in New Jersey, a
governor only . in New York, two as-
sc^late Justices <: the court of ap-
peals, in Pennsylvania u state treas-
urer and in Nebraska, a railroad com-
missioner and two regents of the
state university, lu Ohio., I tali and
California., municipal officers are to
l*e selected *.vh'le in New York toun-
i> a number of judges and a sheriff
are to be voted for.
The prohibitionists have i ticket
in all the state.- except Maryland and
Mississippi, and city tickets in Cle-
v« land and Cim in.iatti, but not in San
Francisco or Salt Lake.
The socialists also have tickets iu
! of the states except .Mississippi
and \aryland. and city tickets in Cin-
cinnatU, Cleveland and Salt 1 ike. hut
not in San Francisco.
The socialist-labor party has tick-
et.in Kentucky, Massachusetts and
New Jersey, while union labcr made
nominations for city officers in San
Francisco.
! There is only one ticket the demo-
, era tic ticket in Mississippi and the re-
i suit is not doubtful. '
i in Massachusetts there are ten
tickets, five being divided among dein-
jociats who are engaged in a iaction-
al fight yith the delegation to ihe
national democratic convention next
j year in prospecti\e
In Nebraska the democrats and pop-
| ulists fused en tile officials to be
Washington, Oct. 28 - It was a sur-
prise to me. said Governor Frantz, ef
Oklahoma tonight in speaking of the
action of Acting Governor Flison in
issuing a proclamation declaring a
legal holiday of six days and the los-
ing of the banks of the territory an a
result. Acting Governor Filson noti-
fied Frantz of his action, by telegraph
late today.
"1 have been away from Oklahoma f
And therefore 1 am not as I'amlllar
with the financial situation, as I
therwise would be but I am satis-
field that the acting governor took
the step on the advice of the bankers
of the territory. The small country
banks should have de-posits in St.
Louis, and Kansas City and the act-
ion of these banks in refusing to
FINANCIAL
IS
FLURRY
ABOUT ENDED
able demands for currency. These
demands are coming In considerable
amounts from the west and south in
older to obtain money to move crops,
and it is feared that the sections where
the movement is the largest will be
more or less hampered by their ef-
le its to obtain funds. The general re-
fusal to pay cash for hoarding in the
west and south, as well as in New
York, it is believed, will prevent the
undue absorption of currency and per-
mit the employment of what is avail-
able iu the most effective manner.
The arrival of nearly $20,000,000 In
gold, it is believed, will considerably
relieve the situation, and perhaps make
PARCELS POST
MAI COME
Below is given that part of Post-
master General Myers' speech deliver-
ed in Boston, which refers to what he
pioposes to recommend in the way of
a parcels-pcst. It will be seen that
it is intended to aid the merchants in
the town to reach the country purch-
aser and will not be of especial ad-
\antage to the mail order houses of
the great cities. Postmatser General
Myers said: 4
I propose to recommend the estab-
lishment of a parcel post on rural
routes which will meet the object-
ions of small store k?e )ers and retail-
ers. This will be a bou!i to our rur-
al population, and to the store keener,
as the latter can receive his orders by
mail or telephone and dispatch the de-
sired merchandise by the rural carrier
The farmer will be saved from hitch-
ing up his horse and losing the time
he needs for planting or harvesting
his crops, and It will enable the store-
keeper tc increase his sales and meet
rhe requirements of modern trade. If
ivy recommendatiions are adopted it
will cost 12 cents a pound for the
mail order houses to semd parcels to
the rural delivery station from any
city postoffice, whille for delivery
from the distributing office of the mr
rente, or If mailed by a patron of any
rural route for delivery to a patron on
the same route, or at the distribut-
ing postoffice of said route, the charg-
es will be but 5 c ents for the first
pound and 2 cents for each additional
pound up to 11 pounds, or 25 cents for
a package weighing 11 pounds. In
Germany the small store keeper has
r.ct this advantage in competing with
• .-tail oider houses, but he has adopted
himself to the situation, and in many
intsances has become the agent in his
tovwi, thus supplying the people with
goods which it is impossible for him
to keej) in stock without a great out-
la v of money.
1 am also considering the advisa-
bility of recommending a local parcel
post delivered at city free-delivery pos
oil ices, but in order to install such a
system it will be necessary to obtain
from congress a special appropriation
tc- acquire wagons and automobiles
to do the required hauling. As a'read
stated, there is a parcel i>ost exist-
ing In the United States today, but
at the rate of 16 cents per pound and
a limit of 4 pounds. The object of
my recommendation to congress will b
to get a decrease that will meet the
rates charged for parcels sent by post
other countries."
Ingram Changes Hands
J. O. Nash of Chickasha, has leased
Ingraham hotel and will take charge
about the middle of the month. Mr.
Nash is an old hotel man and promis-
es to make the Ingraham a popular
be use.
INDIAN LANDS
SHOULD BE TAXED
Muskogee, 1. T., Oct. 30.---Charles
Carter, member-elect to congress
from the Fourth District, has announc
he will make a fight this session
for legislation that will make the land
of Indians in the Indian Territory tax-
able. In this he will undoubtedly be
je>ined by the entire delegation from
Oklahoma.
Mr. Carter points out that. tinder
the present federal laws hedging
the Indian about, there is scarcely any
of the land in Ills district that will
be taxable. The same is true all over
the Indian Territory, except in the
Creek Nation, where most of the land
is taxable. In the Choctow. Chicka-
saw and Cherokee nations practical-
ly all of the land is still held by
Indians, and the law provides that
the land shall not be alienable or
taxable for five years after it is al-
lotted, and the homestead shall not
be taxed for twenty-one years.
Mr. Carter does not see why any
class of land-holders should be favor-
ed over another in the matter of tax-
ation. Besides the state and coun-
ties need the money. Unless the
land can be taxed there is no way
to raise revenue to support local gov
emment expect by taxing tile towns
very heavily.
Of course, there will be fierce op-
position to this plan from the New
England contingent, which has sen-
timental ideas and little practical know
ledge about the Indians. The result
will probably be a compromise, where-
by all Indian lands except the home-
stead will be taxed.
Nicely furnished room for rent, with
all modern improvements, inquire, at
**01 C avenue.
voted for throughout the state.
t in Maryland there will be a straight
j contest between the democrats and
j | the republicans., only the two parties
r I having made nominations for state
officers. In addition to these a house
o' delegates and one-haif of the state
senate are to be elected. The next
legislature will choose two l nited
State senators- one to fill the um x-
piied term of the late Arthur T. Gor-
man and others to take the place of
| Senator Rayiier. Tie republicans ad-
here te|, Jfche old plan of senatorial
election, but the democrats are to
f rst I put into effect a new senatorial prl-
I msry plan which requires every iiiem-
l.er of the legislature to Note for the
candidate receiving the highest vote
i:i his district. The senatorial prl-
aries, so far at least as the demo-
crats are concerned wiil hereafter be
a part of the regular election in
Maryland- Three aspirants for the
long term will be voted on November
I the candidate for the short term,
II aving no opposition.
| The local elections, oarticularly in
I New York county, Cleveland, Cineln-
1 natti. Salt Lake and San Francisco
I are of particular interest this year.
I In New York county the republicans
and the Independence league tHurst)
forces have fused on the county tick-
et, which is made up of a number of
court justices and a sheriti- 'ibis
gives unusual interest in the contest,
although the republicans named the
head of the ticket, M. Linn Bruce,
for justice of the supreme court, the
most important office, that of sheriff,
went to the Independence league,
whose nominee Maxmlllion K.
Imhsen was William R. Hurst's
campaign manager in several cam—
paings. Of the ten judges nominated,
the republicans named five the Inde-
pendence league the others. Opposite
to Imhsen on the democratic ticket is
Thomas F. Foley democratic leader
of the second assembly district and
a well known figure in east side, pol-
ices, while James W. Gerard heads
the democratic ticket for justice of
the supreme court. Soon after the
nominations were made, Mayor Mc-
Clellan, ^ ho had been opposite to the
present Tammany machine announced
that he would support the democrat-
ic ticket against the republican.
Hearst eombine.
In Cincinnati! there Is a triangular
ion test. Hemes'y, democrat, being op-
posed by Trank Pfall, elected vice
mayor two years ago. on the same
ticket with Denipvand by Col.Leo-
pold Markbriet, the veteran German
editor. Pfall heads the city party
ticket, which includes several demo-
cratic nominees, and Markbriet is the
republican candidate.
In Cleveland, Congressman Theodore
E Burton is contesting the mayoralty
with Thomas J. Johnson, who Is un-
derstood to be the representative of
William J. Bryan in Ohio, and to in-
dorse Bryan's views on the subjects
of public utilities.
There are four tickets in Salt Lake
City. The Amei lean or anti-Morman
party, having made nominations for
local offices as have the republican
and deemocrats and socialists.
In San Francisco the democrats and
the good government forces have com-
bined and nominated the present act-
ing-mayor who Is opposed by a repub-
lish, and the three-cornered light is
decidedly lively.
New York. Oct.. 00. The enormous
influence which American products
are exerting in building pu credit bal-
ance abroad has bevti the most sig-
nal development of the financial sit-
uation today. Reports from all quar-
ters show that the great American sta
le s. wheat, cotton, copper, tobacco, oil,
meats, are on their way to Europe.
this being the season of the year
when the American products are
marketed abreiad. The immediate ef-
fects of these shipments is to give the
United States credit abroad which (
can be speedily converted into cash.
These natural resources of the country
urrencv to the eountr\ banH promise to exert even greater Influence
ti an til,, sal,, of American securltleH ™11 money a little lower on the stock
al,r,ia,I. The Intter have to some ex- I' xi'hnnge.
tent suffered discredit under i «-ent The decline In stocks today was gen-
pressure but the intrinsic value of ««!•* attributed to the continued Seal'-
American staples used abroad and thel [flty of money for speculative purpos
colossal aggregate at this period of
tT.e year is beyond the reach of finan-
cial distrust.
Several favorable events marked the
close of the financial clay in New Aside from New
V rk. The engagement of $2,000,000 in, all points showed a favorable teimen
gold by th f irst National bank of
Chicago, and of $fi00,O00 by a Boston
hank brought the total gold engage-
ments up to $20,000,000 in spite of the
cancellation of an order for $900,000
by the Russo-Japanese bank upon the
unouut engaged, exceeds necessities.
The raising of German rates in or—
d< r to prevent America from drawing
German gokl produces little effect unci
the situation here thus far as some of
the gold engagements have been made
in Germany, and most of these antic- ty takes a favorable view of the oul-
il ated were from othe r European mar- ^tol< ar|d is practically
k< ts.
While money at the stoe'k exchange
was loaned during most of the day at
h'gh rates, it fell near the close to
six per cent, offers i.f several million
dollars at that rate bleng made, by a
nrmber of the leading banks.
Comparative calm reigned among
New York bankers, they all realized
that the pressure for money was not
ever, but they felt generally that un-
reasoning panic was at an end,- and
of Oklahoma makes it almost Impossi-
ble for the latter to handle their
business.
"I do not seriously see how it cAn
Injuriously affect the railroad or cot-
ton business as seems to be feared on
the New York exchanges. There is
no reason w hy it should. The clos-
i'._ of the banks simply protects them
from any run that might be made on
tneni. However, if it should be found
ti at the holiday order results in the
stagnation of business, it can be re-
voked at any time."
Governor Frantz called at the treas-
ury department and brought Acting
Gc vernor Filson s telegram to the at-
tention of Secretary Cortelyou They
discussed the fl nancial situation in
Oklahoma, but no decision was arriv-
ed at anel the conference will be result?
ed tomorrow. Governor Filson said,
however, that Secretary Cortelyou •'<-
pressed no concern over the closing of
the banks in Oklahoma.
TERRITORY BANKS
WANT PROTECTION
Learning of the action of Acting
Governor Filson in proclaiming a
weeks' holiday for the protection of
the banks in Oklahoma and fearing
ti at Indian territory might be left
without protection for her banking in-
stitutions. C. N. Haskell, governor-
elect of the new state last night tel-
ephoned to Robert L. Owen who is
i.i Washington, asking him to seethe
president and ask him either to pro-
claim a ween's holiday in Indian
territory and thus afford protection
to her banking institutions, or im-
mediately proclaim statehood so that
the officials may protect the entire
stale.
• No one but the president of the
United States has the authority to de-
clare a legal holiday in Indian Ter-
i itorv." said Governor Haskell o 'er
the long distance telephone. • Ijearn-
ed by telephone communication with
Muskogee, McAlester and other Indi-
an territory towns sit ten o" lock this
morning that nothing had been done
for their protection, and that their
banks were all open and transacting
1 itsiness as usual. If the conditions
ii  Oklahoma requires the temporary
closing of the banks it will be as nece
vary in Indian territor>.
the refusals of brokers to make
transactions except for cash in the
I absence of buying interests under pres-
' '-nt disturbed conditions.
York conditions,
cy In New England there was uo
sign of serious unrest, and the recent
d'sturijaiice in Rhode Islaiid is practic-
ally over. No failure was recorded
at any point throughout the country.
It should be borne in mind in this con-
nection that there are over 12.500 bank'
Ir. the United States, and that the
number of institutions which have re-
cently failed are of insignificant pro-
portions as compored with this total.
On the whole the banking commuiii-
ncouraged by
the large foreign credit secured
through enormous shipments of Amer-
ican products.
The Trust Company of America in
the course of business today received
deposits amounting to $1,083,000 and
Paid out $478,000. making a net Wcreas
in the bank's funds of $606,000 for
the day. This means that there has
been an Increase of $2,000,000 since
Saturday night in the resources of the
institution over and above what was
tl.iy would be able to meet all reason- P?id out.
CROOK DUPED
YOUNG BOY
El Reno, Ok la., Oc:t. 30. A. J. Her-
riiigton. a clever crook, now languish-
in jail as a result of plying a
smooth game whereby he procured $2S
from a boy who was enroute home
to Alabama- Herrlngton met the lad
i?e depot and told him he was a
cattleman, and had several cars of
cattle In the yards for shipment to
.Veinphis and that he could go with
him and It would hot cost him any-
thing for fare. He gained the boy's
confidence and then borrowed the
money from him. He gave his victim
the dodge and the boy told hils trou-
I !es to the police who soon located
Harrington and placed him under !r-
rf-st- The money was recovered.
THE BUSINESS MEN
WILL HOLD MEETING
R. A. Jones, mavor e>f Lawton and J. CALL FOR MASS MEETING.
U Damon, president of the Chamber I That lh" pernor of the
.. . Territory of Oklahoma.
of Commerce have joined in a call Tor ...... , , . . , , ,
Declared each day this week a legal
a mass meeting for the discussion of holiday, and especially ordered that
the present condition in the financial the banks close from Monday,, Oeto-
world and its effect on local affairs. { her, 28th to November 2nd, and.
The meeting is called that the n.at- ' Whereas Is appears that there Is con-
ter can be fully discussed and the con-
s'derable misapprehension and misun-
derstanding among the citizens of Law-
ditlons thoroughly understood by the ton aI1(j vicinity
citizens. The Bankers Association of Now, therefore, it has been thought
Comanche county will hold a meeting lest by the undersigned, the mayor
in the city tomorrow afternoon and °* Lawton, and the president of the
. , , .i Chamber of Commerce that a mass
(vning and it is understood that they . . , , ,
meeting of the citizens of Lawton and
will issue a statement and full expla- vlclnWy be held Prlday ni)!ht Novem-
nation of money conditions as they ex- j,er j, at 7:30 p. m., at the opera house
1st. There is no feeling in alarm in for the purpose of discussing the ait-
the business world. The business cation.
men hav(> all been interviewed by , ^ye respectfully urge every citizen to
this paper and they invariably ex- he present.
ss full confidence that ihe situation R A Jones,
will work out all right. The following Mayor of Lawton
is the ca'i for the Friday night meet- \ j l. Hanion.
President of Chamber of Commerce.
KICKAPOOS
WERE DUPED
Guthrie, Okla., Oct. 30. - United Stat
Attorney John Erabry, has received ln-
stiuctions from Attorney General Bo-
naparte to attend the meeting of the
senate investigating committee at Eagl
Pass, Texas, October 31. when the com
mlttee will investigate the affairs of
the Kickapoo Indians. It is claimed
that many of these Indians were in-
duced to emigrate to Mexico and sell
t'.eir valuable allotments in Oklaho
ma for practically nothing.
Fortune Kneels Once At Every Man's Door Wednesday, 30th to Saturday. Novemb
er 2nd.
10-26 d 4t
She is now pounding at yours. List-
i. On Thursday, October 31st there
vlll be sold to the highest bidder
business and residence lots in the new
t< wnsite of Burkburnett, Texas. Fif-
teen miles north of Wichita Falls,
xas, on the Wichita Falls and
Northwestern railroad in the very cen
of the richest farming country In
all the world. The Famous Red River
Valley. Corn 75 bushels, cotton one
bale, alfalfa five tons, to the acre.
There has never been a failure. Has
wagon bridge across Red River, in-
jures all the trade of the big pasture
In Oklahoma. Why? Corn is wcrth
t'-n cents more per bushel, cotton $2.00
more per bale, lvie stock 25 cts more
per hundred, on the Texas side on
account of freight regulation inter- j
state commission. A town destined to ,
l-.ave ten thousand Inhabitant's in two |stl"ej shmvK"m the opera house,
years, on account of natural advant- 1
ages. Do you want to go Into busi-
ness? Buy. Do you want to in- Elks Initiation
vest? Buy. Nothing can prevent Bur
burnett from being the greatest bord-
er town of North Texas. All railroads
give one and one-third fare round
Return Of The Favorites
A. G. Allen's big Minstrel show
which has been here before and has
always given general satisfaction, is
advertised to appear here Thursday,
October 31. The company Is said to
ir elude all the eld favorites and has
been augmented considerably in poiut
of numbers. Many new features have
been added and the performance is
bcid to be fully tip to and even bet-
ter than the high standard of excel-
lence set by them when here last seas-
on The seating arrangements of the
tent have been re-arranged and every
care has been taken for the convenl-
ei ce and comfort of the patrons, so
that they can enjoy a first class min-
strel performance at a price much less
r an what is usually charged by miu-
trip for this great s^le, good from
There will be an initiation and lunch-
eon at the Elks hall tonight. All
Elks and visiting Elks urged to at-
tend. .