The Tahlequah Arrow. (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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THE TAHLEQUAH ARROW
TilK OFFICIAL DKMOCRATIC PAl'KK OF CIIKROKKK COUNTY.
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STATUS OF THE NORMAL
TAIILKQI'All, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 12. 1MW).
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Senator Landrum of This District Writes
Fully of the Situation at Guthrie—
Believes Real Fight for the School
Will Likely Occur in House.
The Arrow takes pleasure in giving
to its readers the following letter from
Senator E. M. Landrnin, giving a very
concise idea as to the work, clone and
proposed, by himself and other friends
of Tahlequah in their efforts to secure
the location of the state normal:
Editor Tahlequah Arrow Knowing
how deeply concerned the people of
Tahlequah are in the location of a
Northeastern state normal I desire to
briefly outline the situation as it ap
pears to me.
Early in the session 1 introduced a
bill locating this school at Tahlequah,
and aliout the same time Representative
Ward introduced one in the house, I
discovered a disposition to throttle any
aud all legislation instituted by the uii
nority on the theory that the majority
would have to bear the blame of thy
mistakes, and therefore should have :
credit for all good legislation had
I had my bill copied and got Mi;. D
A. Hughes, of Mayes county, to Intro
duce it in the house. In a rush we can
save three days if, after a bill passes
one house, wo move to substitute for
the one on the calendar in the other
house.
Evidently the scramble will come in
the house. While we, by our independ
ent cotus \ have a clear lead, we must
avoid all entangling alliances sought by
others in the hope of being pulled
through by us.
When our bill shall have passed the
house the only trouble we will have in
the senate will be securing immediate
action.
We are framing up to force the issue
in the house, as their rules are more
favorable to such action. There is a
disposition in the senate to defer action
until after the legislation on good roads,
elections, fish and game, and other mat-
ters of special importanca is out of the
way, and then clear the deck and scrap
out the public inst'tution proposition in
Paul Jones style. You may assure
your readers that the situation could
not be in better shape. With a little
patience on their part aud extreme care
to avoid any mistakes on our part, the
school is practically assured.
I could not close this article and do
justice to all concerned without men-
tioning the valuable service -rendered
by those Tahlequah boys who cam?
over to assist us Bunge, Couch, Gray
and Thompson were each able to do
something that we could nut do. Cun-
ningham and Sutton are giving us val
uable assistance, and Brewer is on the
ground all the time and keeps in touch
with the situation, and now and then
makes a valuable suggestion.
Should anything develop some oue
over there will be notified promptly.
So here's hoping. E. M. Landruiu.
Bryan Near Death.
While returning in an automobile to
Tampa, Fla., from the Sutherland Col
lego where he delivered his lecture,
"The Prince of Peace," Saturday, Wil-
liam J. Bryan came near losing his life.
The big automobile in which he was
riding threw a tire on a bridge and
plunged into the trestle work, throwing
the occupants out Bryan was on the
side which struck the trestle work and
was jammed against the rail and was
considerably injurtd It was at first
thought his leg was broken, but on his
arrival at Tampa it was found to be
only badly bruised. He is confined to
his room at Tampa Bay hotel aud suf-
fers considerable pain. Later—From
Jacksonville, Fla., comes the report
that Mr Bryan is in that city aud that
he was not injured in an automobile
accident near Tarpon Springs as re-
pcrted.
Senator Owen at Jewelers' Banquet.
Senator Owen represented Oklahoma
before the annual banquet of the Jew-
elers' of the United States at the Del-
monico, New York. This beautiful ban-
quet, with four hundred notable guests,
had invited Senator ( n en as the guest
of honor to deliver the principal speech
of the occasion, which he did in answer
to the toust "The 46th Jewel in the
National Diadem -Oklahoma." Of the
speech, the Jewelers' Circular-Weekly
of New York, says in part: "Senator
Owen, the next speaker, tall, handsome,
and in the prime of manhood, capti-
NEWS AT STATE CAPITAL
L. C. ROSS, PKKSIDKNT K. H. COUCH, \'ICK-1'kksidenI W. C. HOLT, CASIIIKR
nTAIIMKM ill TUB CONDITION OK IIII
FIRST STATE, BANK
OF TAHLEQUAH
A'l -CI.OSK (II HU3INI
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $41.,V(1 !MI
Overdrafts • 80.2:f
Furniture aud Fixtures 1,000 00
Cash and Sight Exchange 42,145.36
Total * W.VMI 95
1 I Itl< 1 \KV
l'iO't
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock
Undivided Profits
Deposits
Total
#15,000.00
701 011
69,580.32
* h:,,:MI •')
What the Second Legislature Has Done
Since Last Week-Session is Half
Over and Much Work Remains
Practically Unfinished
Two moaths and twenty-one days old.
DIRECTORS:
C. Ross, K. II. Couch,
W. II. TAti.i v,
A strong and healthy institution.
Waddik Hudson
Sharp.
VAted his hearers at once and held the ^ PLOT 10 FIX GRAND JURY
attention of everybody in the room j
from the moment he said his first word
until the end of his closing paragraph.
His clear diction aud apt phrasing and
the b autiful flow of language in which
he expressed, not in single or fan> Mjc
metaphor, but iu syllogistic clad. <s.
his ideas on his state: upon important
economic questions and upon how they
The session of the second legislature
is now half out and it looks like a very
small part of the work has been done.
Ed Dunn and Bill Duraut are "hum
dingers' when it comes to railroading
1 the bills through the house. Friday af-
j iernoon they decided to push up things
| and eight bills enacted into law was
the rec rd.
Carson, of Pottawatomie county, is
t he author of au act to provide for the
i creation of the office of county tax as
i -lessor. Sncli a move has many friends
i which is canssd by the unequal asses
t ment made by the towuship authorities.
The school land bill passed the senate
| Friday by the decisive vote of III yeas
to 4 nays. The senators voting against
J, the bill on filial passage were Davis.
! Cloonan, Hatchett and Yeager. It pro-
vides for the sale of the public building
and indemnity lands, with fewer re
strictio-.ia u^-in the sale of it than the
I
doubt and lie presumed to lie innocent
until they are proven guilty, and if initiative bill carried
Reported Attempt of Friends of Accused
Parties to Tamper With Jury in Sem-
inole County Causes Judge West
to Excuse the Entire Panel
"I will keep this court in session all
summer and summon a new grand jury
proven guilty should, especially a judge,
who having everything iu his own
bauds, receive the full limit of the law,
regardless of color, creed or politics.
In Confusion.
It begins to look like the legislation
designed to close up the affairs of the
five civilized tribes is getting in confus
ion, and that the committees ou Indian
had been served iu his commonwealth, each week if necessary to convict the
tenlipted by' applause*'the silent*8 'of j K"llty .oues "h° I"'1!"'!rated thes- j ,nrtV have trouble in reporting a
his auditors paid molt eloquent tribute gigantic steals of minor lands. Such Stable bill from the ones they now
to the speaker. His discourse was a was the vehement declaration of Judge j have under consideration In addition
mass of facts, but they were as inter- a. T. West iu Wewoka last w. ek m to the fiv<> trills bill, a bill has been
estingasif th y were anecdotes instead."
. . ... introduced providing for closing up the
excusing the Seminole grand jury after |l|T(lirrt |)f the cherokee. Creek and Hem
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF TAHLEQUAH. OKLA.
NO. 5478.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $202,1 K«i hs
being in session two days probing into ,10ie nations, leaving out tl.e difficult
the alleged connection of a number of questions of the segregated coal lands
county officials, notaries public and and the citizenship matters of the Choc-
,. . , , , . . , taw and Chickasaw nations. Still an-
other parties in laud frauds. I he judge 0ttier bill proposes to tiir"W the cases
made this emphatic declaration after ()f an the applicants for citizenship of
I having become aware of a sensational the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations to
t«.e eftc r <h,t emissaries of the court of daiuu. So
at .he Cose of harness r,uy j the ftrcU8ed parties had attempted to ; comlnUtee on Indian afflhs
tamper with the jury in hope of quash-
' ing the indictments.
The charges upon which this present
inquisition is based are to the effect
that by means of forged deeds and ille-
gal court proceedings, a wholesale land
fraud has been perfected against the
Seminole Indians.
Further investigation of the charges
centered the alleged attempt at bribery
upon members of the grand jury.
During the first day's session before
the alleged attempt at bribery is sup-
j,,,! 7!0 ,,i1 posod to have occurred, the grand jury
i ordeied Assist. Attorney General Moore,
I who is conducting the probe for the
state, to draw up indictments against
t sir t Couuty Judge Cobb, Joseph Cobb and
-,ii.ikmi i«i; William Jarvis for alleged fraudulent
SS /land deals
, Following his scathing denunciation
Overdrafts, secured and uns<
r. >. Bond* to secure circulation • •
Bonds. securities, etc
Due from National Hanks (not re-
serve agents
Due from State and Private Banks
and Hankers. Trust Companies,
and Savin? Hunks
Due from approved Keserve Ajrenta
Checks and other cash items
Notes of othfr National Hank*
Fractional paper currency, nickels.
aud cents
Lawful Money Reserve in Ha..k, viz
Specie —
Legal-tender notes "J.tflo 00
Redemption fund with I'. S. Treas-
urer (." per cent of circulation)..
Total
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid iu
Hurplus Fund
I'ndivided profits, less expense
taxes paid
National bank notes outstanding..
I ndividuai deposits subject to check
I >emand certificates of dMn>sit
(.'ashler'schecks outstanding • ••
> and
14* 91
50.000 00
24,004 02
M.nno co
or.Hit 90
4,274 47
15.027 00
2.500 00
50.000 00 I
50.000 oo.
Total
smi.TiW lit' aud dismissal of the jury. Judge West
jand Attorney General Moore left for
I Guthrie to consult with Attorney Gen-
eral West relative to instituting crim-
statk ok okt/Mioma I
Cou.NTY or CllEliOKEE. I
1. I). O. tfeott, Cashier nf the above named
hank, do solemnly swear that the almvc state- ,, ,. , ,™ ,, ,
ment is true to the best of mv knowledge and \ inal proceedings against the alleged
,M'lief- D. O..Scott. Cashier. . |, <•——Muskogee Phoenix.
Subscribed ami sworn to fore me lliis liilli
day of l-'ebruary. 1800. Wm. I". Hasmus. Notary
1'ublfc. (First Term). My commission ex-
pires April 12, 1!H)!>.
Correct—Attest: 1>. W Wilson. .1. M. Crew.
Percy Wyly, Directors.
jury fixers.
The foregoing is a story of what is
happening at Wewoka, this state. The
defendent should have the benefit of the
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
OKLAHOMA STATE BANK
OF TAHLEQUAH, OKLA.
Report of the condition of the oklahoma
Mate Bank, at Tahlequah, in the State of ok-
lahoma. at the close of business Feb. 5. 1009.
RESOURCES
Loans and discount*
o\erdrafts. seen red and unser
I'. S. Bonds on hand
Guaranty Fund
Bunking House
Furniture and Fixtures
I >ue from Banks
Checks and other cash items..
Cash in Bank
Total
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in
I'ndivided prolits. less expenses
taxes paid
I ndividuai deposits subject to eli'
pemand certificates of deiH>sits
$52,725 Ti
243 31
5,000 00
t;h> 00
4.500 on
1,600 00
9,448 96
1.785 54
9,532 02
IS5.579 54
and
"k
1.219 02
40.II02 (>!
13,037 83
Total
985,579 54
STATfB Or OKLAHOMA ss
County of Chliiokek I
I. Jeter Morse. Cashier of the above named
Bank, do solemnly swear that the above state-
ment is true to the liest of my knowledge and
belief, so help me Uod. Jeter Morse. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this loth
dav of February. 11*09. It. W. McKlnley. No-
tary I'ublie. My commission expires October
I. 1912.
Correct—Attest: II. B. Teehee. K. C. Fuller,
J. NV Held. Directors.
They Have Just Arrived |
We now have on hand the most complete line of
Ladies, Mens and Childrens Oxfords
that was ever placed on exhibition in Iahlequah, and we respectfully
request the inspection by the general public of our line of shoes before
going elsewhere. Our shoes are up to date in every respect, and of
the best quality. We want the shoe trade of this town. So, when
you want shoes make it convenient to call at our place of business and
be convinced, for we know you will buy your shoes from us when you
see our line. We can fit you in any size or any style.
Adair=Wilson Mercantile Co.
4 .*.44 4444444445?,
Ex Governor Tom Ferguson anil wife
visited the legislature last week, antl at
the solicitation of Speaker Wilson he
and wife occupied the platform. Yield-
ing to the many calls for a speech, he
miide a short address in which he paid
a great compliment to this legislature.
He said, "I think you stand for every
interest for irootl to everyone in this
commonwealth. I believe the senti-
ment for good reflects upon every one
here, and it is the sentiment of Okla-
homa to stand out bravely for the in-
terests of the state at large."
The "good roads" movement has
struck the house. It is a measure in
which every member takes a lively in-
terest. I. H. Putnam has taken the
most advanced steps, and if his ideas
prevail some permanent roads will be
built It is certain that a good law
will be enacted.
Ben T. Williams made a gallant fight
to have his amendment to the medical
bill considered. It provides that the
old-time doctors who had practiced here
for a number of years would not be
required to stand the examination of
the new board. He lost after a hard
fight. The members thought it would
lay down the bars for all kinds of
quackery.
The Russell "New Jerusalem" resolu-
tion was turned down, in the house, so .
a bill is expected to come up that will
cover the matter.
The public building committee have
reported all the bills for location of the
different institutions back to the house
without recommendation. They were
placed on the calendar and are likely to
be called up at any time.
Smith, of Custer, says that ho is very
much in favor of the Covey bill paying
a bounty on jack rabbits, as they are
worse in a watermelon patch than a
"gang of niggers."
Some of the big educators of the
state have been recent visitors around
the legislature. Pres. A. Urant Evans,
Pres. J. H. Connell, and several others
have been seen in the galleries and cor-
ridors.
There are a great many ladies visit-
ing in tue city and it gives rise to the
suspicion that a large number of them
are lobbyists for woman's sufferage. At
least they make a handsome appear-
ance in the galleries, whether they are
making many votes or not.
The Koddia state banking bill which
amends the law of last session in some
particulars, has passed the senate with
out the emergency clause.
Wortman, of Claremore, made a mag-
nificent speech in behalf of his bill to
execute condemned prisoners by elec-
trocution rather than by hanging, but
to no avail, as the committee made a
hard fight against it.
j That this session is a business one is
demonstrated every day when the com
mittee reports are turned in and a large
part of the bills "get it in the neck"
I with a recommendation "that it do not
[ pass " Another thing that is signifi-
cant is the fact that the committees
| are offering numerous substitutes for
bills, combining the good features of
three or four bills upon a subject into
a measure and call it the committee
substitute.
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The Tahlequah Arrow. (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1909, newspaper, February 12, 1909; Tahlequah, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc136643/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.