FIVE CARLOADS OF
REAL WHISKEY.
FRISCO GATHERED UP LARGE
QUANTITIES TO RETURN TO
THE CONSIGNEES.
V.hiskey Consi : r. — enss Up And Down
The Line Aii lient Back To Fort
Smith, Arkansas.
The Frisco railroad had five carloads
of whiskey in the yards here Thurs-
day night, with a guard in each car
to see that none of the packages
were taken out.
The concentration here was the re-
sult of the recent order to ship no
whiskey from outside points, and had
been picked up by railway employees
off the four divisions out of this city.
The majority ot the booze was being
shipped back to Fort Smith, Ark., that
city having had more than four-fifths
of the entire shipment to the various
points up and down the Frisco lines.
The shipments had been made to a
large number of people all along the
lines and was in transit when the
court decision was read lo the defend-
ant railway transporting line. The offi-
cials immediately notified all agents
not to deliver any of the shipments,
but to send them back to the places
from whence they had been shipped.
The big cars with the packages,
down to a quart, and from that up to
several barrels, attracted a large num-
ber of visitors, not a few of whom
expressed dissatisfaction at seeing so
much wealth and sorrow producer go-
ing back to the wilds of Arkansas to
return no more—unles by tue good old
wagon route.
THAT MARRIAGE LICENSE
BUREAU WAS BU Y
The Christmas rush for marriage
liceses was neavy in the late hours
of Saturday, and Sunday night also
found two couples asking for license to
wed. Licenses were issued to the fol-
lowing:
Homer Shivers, age 25, and Miss
Willie May Ramsey, age 17, both of
Hugo; J. M. Ladvman, age 21 and
Miss Ruby Holt who was but 15 years
of age, but the parents signed the
necessary affidavit for the license pa-
pers, both are from Forney;J. H.
Holt, age 19, of Forney, and brother
of Miss Ruby, to Miss Emily Roberts
of Kent; J. W. Parksr, age 26, ana
Miss Edna Reed, age 19, both of Kent;
Grover Allen, age 22. and, Miss Lula
Hall, age 18, both of Grant.
In addition. Joseph Waldren of Ft.
Towson, asked for a marriage license,
but as the lady cf his choice was un-
der the legal age, the swain had to
journey back to Fort Towson to ob-
tain the required affidavits before the
papers could be issued.
KNOX CAFE PASSES
INTO JONES' HANDS.
After four years of partnership, the
Knox cafe partnership betwixt Hob
Jones and Luther Knox is dissolved,
Luther Knox retiring, and his inter-
est passing into possession oi a broth-
er of Bob Jones, who comes here
from Texas to take an interest in
Hugo commercial affairs. Knox, who
is one of the best known business
men cf this city, will soon move to
his farm and operate it, although his
numerous city interests will also re-
ceive his attention.
The Knox cafe has always been a
popular place and as one of the Jone
brothers has been an active partne
in the business for so long, it is in
sured that the business will go on
as before, receiving the same class
of trade from a clientele that is Urn
ited to no particular section ot Choc-
taw county.
Broken Bow To Have New Building.
R. D. Cheatham of Idabel has been
awarded the contract for the erection
of a two-story bank and store build-
ing at Broken Bow, says Idabel Djmo*
crat-Record. The new Building is to
be 50 x 90 feet. The lower floors to
be occupied by a bank and Costilo's
store and the upper floor as a lodge
room. When completed the building
will have cost about $15,000, and will
be one of the finest in Southeastern
Oklahoma.
Wagon Trains Reported.
It is stated that wagon train com-
munication with Texas and Arkansas
will be re-established January 1. The
old commissaries will be installed to
haul booze from the wet states, the
I'nited States court having decieded
that railroad and express1 companies
shall not haul the beverage. On ac-
count of the water moccasins pre-
vailing in the Red River valley, booze
is considered necessary and will have
to be wagoned into the state to pro-
vide remedies for the snake bites.
Newspaper Man To Pulpit.
Guthrie, Ok., Dec. 22.—Luther Rob-
erts, one of the editors of the Hollis
Post-Herald, has deserted his sanc-
tum for the pulpit, having been ad-
mitted as a preacher into ule Metho-
dist church, South, conference. He
will be stationed during the coming
church year at Tishomingo, He was
formerly a preacher and is returning
to his first love.
INDIAN GIRL GETS
VALUABLE LANO.
Guthrie, Ok., Dec. 22.—The United
States attorney's office here has been
notified of a yicitory in the district
court of Tulsa county for Miss Nora
Childress, probably the richest child
in the Osage Indian tribe, ner case
has beeu one of great interest to the
federal authorities, not only of this
district, but also at Washington. By
this decision of Judge L. M. Poe, she
becomes owner cf 1G0 acres of land
almost within the turpcrate limits of
Tulsa.
The g.irl is the daughter oi an Osage
woman and a Creek Indian, botn now
dead. The land in question was al-
lotted to her father as a member of
the Creek tribe. After her father's
death, however, hi-* other relatives
contended that the daughter could not
inherit the land on the ground that
she was a non-citizen of the Creek
tribe. She had already, too, been al-
loted an equal amount of land with
all Osages. P. A. Shinn, as attorney
for the Osage Indians, was her lawyer
in this case, her administrator being
Colonel Ret Millard, former Indian
agent at Pawhuska. The court de-
cision makes the girl, now in her
teens, one of the wealthiest in the en-
tire West.
TOM BEAVERS TURNED
LOOSE AT TRIAL.
In an examining trial before Justice
Schooler, Tuesday afternoon, Thomas
Beavers was turned loose, he having
been examined for the killing of one
Westley Butler, going home from a
church west of Grant ten days before.
The evidence disclosed that Beavers
had been assailed by Butler, and that
the' assailed had defended himself by
use of a club, striking Butler with
it across the stomach, the blow pro-
ducing death. About all of the ne-
gro population of that vicinity attend-
ed the examining trial, and all swore
that Beavers had just been forced
to apply the stomach blow where it
would do the most good, and as the
stomach is a point cf tender solici-
tude to the average negro, naturally
Beavers applied the "polar-plexus"
blow. The result was a surprise to
Beavers, and Butler never had time
to state whether he was surprised or
not.
Miss Glenn, one among the popular
teachers of the Hugo schools, is at-
tending the state teachers' meeting
now in session at Oklahoma City,«and
will be out of the city the entire
week.
Caught Twenty-One In Game.
Twenty-one negro crap shooters
wer caught in a raid, late Tuesday
afternoon, by Chief Lee and Patrol-
man Forshee, in the pool hall on Main
street. The officers made the raid
in the light (f day and held the en-
tire herd of Senegambians, taking
them to the city hall, where nine
of them managed to pay their fines,
the others either going to jail or giv-
ing bonds for their appearance in
court.
Resolutions of Respect.
Whereas, God in His infinite power
has seen fit to let the angel of death
take from our midst our brother,
Councilman Frank Marks, from his
earthly abode, and bade him come
to be judged; and
Where&s, The city council of Hugo
realize that they have lost one <f
the best of their number and a good
•friend;
Therefore, Be It Resolved: That
we extend to the bereaved wife our
he^t-felt sympathy in this her sad
hour of bereavement, and that a copy
of this resolution be spread upon our
minutes, a copy sent the wife, and
a copy to the papers.
W. C. HENRY,
W. L. HOBSON,
C. G. SHULL,
Committee'.
May Defeat Federal Booze Law.
Several prominent citizens, disgust-
ed at the federal liquor law which
prohibits shipping booze into this sec-
tion of Oklahoma, have concluded to
it.ll the county commissioners togeth-
er and have them rescind the act of
oor.&rces. l.arer, the state board of
equalization can meet pnd have the
v hiskoy that was caught in transit
tjeual.zed—distributi::? I" in such couu
ties that rescinded the congressional
Frank Humphry of Fort Smith, Ar-
kansas, spent yesterday with his par-
ents, Judge and Mrs. T. C. Humphry.
W. C. Election.
Shamrock Grove, No. 52, Women's
Circle, W. O. W., met in regular ses-
sion Saturday. Dec. 23, and the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Mrs. Jennie Kirksey, guardian. Mrs
Etta DeWeese. advisor; Mrs. Dora
Jeffries, chaplain; Mrs. Addle Nixon,
banker; Mrs. Maud Shoffner, clerk;
Mtb. Jessie O'Neil, attendant; Mrs
Morton, inner sentinel; Mrs. Powell,
outer sentinel; Mrs. St. Clair, Mrs.
Pennington and Mrs. Lucas, manag-
ers; I)rs. Swearingen and Miller, phy-
sicians.
The circle and W. O. W. lodge wll
hold a joint initiation, which will take
place on Friday night, Jan. 12.
Marriag Licenses.
25, and Miss
Grant; Margin
Marriage licenses were issued today
to the following:
R. E. Hartman, age 2
Nellfe Taylor, both of Grant
Haxlewood, age 2::. of Talco, Texds,
and Miss Mittio Walker, age 22, #f
Soper; Charles A. Spears, age 31, a|d
Miss Sophia Cole, age 19, both of B
well.
■ Hi
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SULPHUR SCHOOL
FRAUD IS On
GRAND JURY REPORT NOW BEING
FURTHER INVESTIGATED.
Deaf And Dumb School Building Frau^j
Is Charged At Sulphur, Okla.
Sulphur, Ok., Dec. 22.—That there
is prospect for criminal prosecution of
whoever is found guilty of the alleged
fraud in connection with the construc-
tion of the state school for deaf and
dumb children at Sulphur, appears
probable from the report made by
the grand jury to Judge R. McMillan,
of the Murray county district court.
When the grand jury began its ses-
lion. Judge McMillan called the body's
Mention^ to the reports of fraud in
connection with the construction of
the state school for the deaf and dumb,
oil which $65,000 was expended and
certain floors had collapsed, leaving
the buildings uncompleted and unten-—
able, and the contractors failing -tom
finish the work of construction.
E. J. Davenport of Oklahoma City,
was sent here by Attorney-General
West to Investigate the school matter
and to urge action in the event fraud
was discovered.
One, Miller, formerly a member of
the board of control of the deaf and
dumb school, who it is believed could
give some interesting testimony, is
said to be in California at this time.
One of the contractors named Daugh-
erty. who may be called upon to tes-
tify in the event suit is started, is
said to be in Muskogee.
Interior View of Husonian Office
CHOCTAW COUNT,
CROP PROSPECTS
With the seasonable winter showers
that have been falling in this county.
Choctaw county farmers should be
making preparations for producing a
bumper crop during the year 1912.
That Choctaw county possesses a vir-
gin soil of a maximum fertility, none
who are posted can for a moment
doubt. The alluvial surface soil under-
laid as it is in most sections of the
county with a good moisture-holding
clay subsoil, Is an ideal one for in-
tensive tillage and If properly prepar-
ed and well cultivated, will If intelli-
gently done, yield enormous crops of
great variety and good values.
In the light of the experiments that
have been made throughout the South-
west during the past several years,
both by the state experiment stations
and federal departments of agriculture,
there is no possible doubt that the
farmer who wishes to Insure success
one season with another, will not fall
to plow his tillable land during the
fall or early winter and thereby pre-
pare it to absorb the winter rainfall,
instead of letting it fall upon a hard
beaten surface to quickly escape to
ditches, rivulets and other water out-
lets and forever escape usefulness to
tne surface upon which it fell.
When the fields are plowed early so
as to absorb the winter rainfall, not
only the surface land gets water, but
the moisture soaks down into the
subsoil and there stays stored until
it comes up to feed the plants during
next year, and the deeper the subsoil
becomes saturated with mosture, the
greater the amount of moisture th
farmer has as a reserve to carry him
through any dry spell that may come
after the heated summer sets in.
Not only is there great advantage
thus secured by storage of the win-
ter rain for the ensuing crops, but
the same work preserves to the land
a wealth of fertility that is almost
incalculable by preventing soil erosion
and waste by wash. This latter item
is of more Importance In considera-
tion to farmers of this section than
most any other in the I'nited Slates
for the reason that , the great majori-
ty < f our surface soil is of alluvial
formation, stored here, the knowing
ones tell us by glacial movement in
the ages long past, and of a fine sed-
imentary nature that becomes quite
light with moisture and suffers more
severely from wash than that of any
other known soil. Then, too, the plant
food contained in the soil escapes with
any great rush of surface water. To
illustrate; nitrogen, the most valuable
and costly of the plant foods, has a
great affinity to water and Is an ever-
moving, restless element, and it will
ruthlessly hasten away with the wa-
ter to places that need it not, just
bcause it is the nature of It.
Nitrogen is the most valuable chem
ical element of barnyard and other
manures, and when purchased in the
form of commercial fertilizers, is the
most expensive to be bought, its pres-
ervation, therefore, both in the ma-
nures of the farm and that contained
, in the soil, should be scrupuously \<re-
served so far as possible. A soil that
is supplied with but little nitrogen ev-
| idences its infertility by the paleness
, In the green verdure, the foliage be-
J ing of a pale yellowish green, in-
stead of the dpep dark-green that is
shown on virgin soils or tnose that
have been enriched by manures.
In addition to preparing the land to
absorb rainfall, all farmers of the
Southwest should follow the sugges-
| tions that have been made by both
i the federal and state departments of
agriculture to follow up their work
I of securing it by taking precautions
i to prevent its escape by evaporation
where they have It in storage. Thl
I is best done by preparing what is
known nowadays as a "dust blanket'
| over the land to prevent the waste
j by evaporation. This "dust blanket"
I or "dust mulch" Is secured by simply
harrowing the land after rains as soon
' as the surface of the land will admit
it being harrowed, the harrowing pro-
viding the "dust mulch" which is prac-
tically an Insurance against loss of
moisture by evaporation. If one will
pour water upon dry sand or dust and
observe how reluctantly it spreads,
they can easily see why it refuses
to take hold of and pierce that dust
mulch when it comes In contact with
it from beneath.
Crops of most every kind in this
section of the country bring good
returns, and he who insures a good
yield by storing the winter rainfall,
will doubtless be well rewarded with
increased production of crops.
ALLEGED THIEF
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Pawhuska, Oklahoma, Dec. 26
(Special) T. W. Howe, for-
merly agent of Midland Valley at
Avant, was found dead in his cell
in the Co. jail Monday morning,
probally a suicide. Howe was
held fn jail to answer a charge of
stealing goods from the depot
and reporting them short on the
waybills, afterwards disposing
of them to local persons or send-
ing them to Kansas City, where
his wife was running a small
store. Death was caused by
laudanum, which was secured
on pretense of having the tooth-
ache.
Preacher For Marshal.
WOULD SELL A PART
OF CHOCTAW LANDS
Oklahoma City, December, 26
(Special)—That some sort of
compromise will be reached at
the present session of congress
which will result in the sale of a
part of the surface of the segre-
gated coal and asphalt lands in
, the Choctaw nation, is the belief
expressed by William A. Durant
J speaker of the lower house of the
Oklahoma legislature, and also
of the Choctaw council, who was
! at the Skirvin Saturday.
, The value of land has been
| variously estimated at 'from
| $5,000,000 to $50.000,000,said
; Speaker Durant, "The real val-
' tie is probably closer to $50,000-
jooo. In the 42 years the lands
1 have been worked we have re-
| ceived royalties amounting up in-
; to the millions and only a few
, thousand acres have been mined
| while there are 460,000acres seg-
j regated, of which probably 400,
000 are good mineral.
"At the present time the mar-
1 ket for the coal is not particu-
| larly good, however, and on the
| basis of the income to be obtain-
jed it is doubtful whether it
| would be possible to get any one
to give more than $5,000,000 for
them at the present time. The
value is there but the interest
would eat up the principal. It
would be like a man finding a
mountain of gold which was cut
off by all transportation facilities
by an inaccessible mountain
range. He would have the
wealth but might starve to death
before he could realize on it.
"I have come to theconeffcsion
that the best thing for us tolio as
a tribe is to sell the surfarc of
the lands as soon as possible, so
that it may be subject to Im-
provement and taxation, retain-
ing the ownership of the mineral
and continuing to collect the roy-
alties from it. It seems to me
that there is no better heritage
that we could leave to our chil-
dren and grandchildren. It may
be that within the next two'gen-
erations matters will shape them-
selves so that it would;be best
to sell the miner all rights. If so,
well and good."
The city council of Soper appoint-
ed the Rev. J. B. Ingle city marshal,
and the evil doers are expecting to
tako a Boggy creek steamboat for
other sections of the land.
Richardson To Oklahoma Clt;
V
1). A. Richardson of Durant, former-
ly Judge of this district, later a mem-
ber of the criminal court of appeals, |
announces that he has formed a law j
partnership with Dennis Flynn and
Tom Chambers at Oklahoma City, and |
will move there. It Is one of the big-
gest law firms of the state.
Riley Got His Sentence.
Obe Riley of Boswell has entered al
plea of guilty to selling Intoxicating!
liquors, and was given the minimum!
sentence, thirty days in jail and fC0|
flne, with costs of suit.