The Weekly Times-Journal. (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, October 9, 1903 Page: 2 of 8
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AND
WEATHER
REPORT
LAST REPORT MADE BY THE
WEATHER BUREAU
WHEAT IN GOOD SHAPE
Rains General and Vast Acreage
of Grain Sown
)KI IOMA, O. T.. Tuesday, Oct. 28,
j: "■-! For week ending Monday, Oct.
s, ir 3.
GENERAL. SUMMARY.
< : .udy, warmer weather prevailed
during the week, with general ruins on
;V I'Sth, and 4th. and showers on the
30th. in. and 3rd.
The rain* were beneficial over Okla-
homa. except northwest und west of
Kingfisher county, where the shower*
we - too light and Insufficient to ben
• fit; over the Indlun Territory the rains
Caused considerable damage to grow
In* 'Tops, but placed the ground In fine
■ niition for plowing and aeedlng.
Corn gathering in In progress, with
f« : to good ylelda reported.
cotton la opening alow I y, and waa
d iug*d considerably by heavy rains
«« r the Indian Territory; picking Is In
. progress, being retnrded by the
weather, yields rang- from light
I•' ;ilr. quality good; the present pros-
; t Is for a half to two-thirds yield
«. the various portions of the sec-
t! «.
living Is nearly completed, the sec-
< ■ ! growth being secured with a fair
> <1.
. in#* corn is a poor to a fair crop;
tin ilps and late potatoes range from a
P«> a* to a good condition.
1 «nf and kafflr corn are being
wih fair to good yields.
Wheat, rye, and alfalfa seeding con-
tin les, and early planted In up to
9 I stand; plowing ftrid seeding have
l ii retarded by t«n> wet or too dry
n 'and, but generally the work Is well
ad\ aneed.
fx at urea-and range grass wore ben-
eii .-d by the ruins, and are In fair to
good condition, with stock generally
doing well.
Apples are being gatherd and are a
gm I yield and a flfuf Quality.
CLOSE OIB THE SEA HON.
Thla bulletin oloses the season. AI
• creapendants are requested to con
ti: ,, v their weekly reports during Oct
on but during November and Decern
her latta a nil January. February, and
Much 1904, they will render reports
•n the jfith of each anonth, for use In
th«* monthly bulletin*
Kollowlng ure the reports from the
diiTerant portions of the section by
nations and counties:
HA8TKRN DIVISION.
■ 'herekee. Nfrtheaat portion—Good
rains on the 2 th 1st. And 4th. placed the
ground in fine condition, und ware very
beneficial to growing crops; second
cut flag of hay In progress with u fair
yield; atook doing well; plowing is In
alow progress; grass Improved In con-
dition.
Northwest portion:—fool nights; good
rains placed ground In fair condition
And plowing Is In slow progress; wheat
Me©«ing is lp slow progress; corn being
gkt haled with light to good yields;
grass la In fair condition, and stock
gp* doing well, but some dying from
4,'exaa fever; haying la finished with
yields; cotton picking retarded by
taina.
Southern potion;— Showers on the
J9ih, 80th, 1st. and 4th, placed ground
Ip good condition and benefited lute
frapf. gut ohecked cotton picking, afld
teased gon e damage, the plant is open-
ing very slowly, and worms continue
t" do damage, the crop Is extremely
light and Uaa a proapect of leas than
tjMff & yield; corn Is being gathered
feAd ie a very good yield; grass Is good
and stock la doing well.
-North*! n portion.—Whest
•. Ming Is In progress good rains have
keen of benefit to late erops. aiid placed
ground In good condition, and will
cause an increased acreage $f wheat to
be eowra cotton picking is in prugrea*
erop pr-v«:•- * ta he abort on account
«aii aoreAgr quality r*ir. with
r HWt *f half a Ti«;4
' poctJet -Itarsi rain* during
^ *«•* «a*sed no ram da-^age ta cot-
* M.! ; <at< b*t little
I Ui <mw sa fceaag gath-
w * rTg a jKf. Wjtrg' st i
atand; plowing well advanced; cane
and kafflr corn bslng cut; pastures me
generally fall, and stock is doing well.
Grant and Garfield.—Corn being
gathered, fair yield; wheat sowing well
advafioed, aoine wheat up and looka
well; plowing well advanced; cane and
kafflr corn being cut With good ylelda;
potatoes are in poor condition; pastures
are good and stock are doing well.
Kingfisher and Canadian.—Mors rain
needed In Kingfisher; corn being husk-
ed; cotton being picked with fslr to
good yields; wheat sowing continues,
some wheat making good growth; kaf-
flr corn being cut with good yields; ap-
ples being gathered of excellent qual-
ity; pastures are improved and stock Is
doing well.
Logan and Oklahoma.—Corn being
gathered with good yields; cotton open-
ing slowly, but very little picked as
yet; plowing and sowing of wheat and
alfalfa progressing; apples u good
crop; late potatoes a good stand; utock
doing well.
Payn« and Lincoln.—Corn being
gathered with fair yields; cotton open-
ing slowly, picking was delayed on ac-
count of showers; cotton is of good
quality; wheat sowing continues, some
wheat up to a good stand; cane ami
kafflr corn are made, good yields; ap-
ples a fulr crop; potatoes in poor con-
dition; turnips fair to good condition;
pustures Improved, aud stock Is doing
well.
Pottawatomie and Cleveland.—Corn
harvest well advanced with good yields
cotton picking is general, crop la of
good quality but will be short In local-
ities; wheat and rye sowing continue*,
turnips and pastures were benefited by
the showers; potatoes doing well; ap-
ples a good crop of fine quality; al-
fulfa and bottom laud hay u good crop;
stock Is doing well.
Chickasaw, Northern portion.—Corn
made a good crop; cotton picking de-
luyed by showers and opening slowly;
June corn a sorry crop; potatoes doing
fairly well; range grass in fair condi-
tion an dstock doing well.
Northwest portion.—Cotton opening
retarded, due to damp oondltlons, some
cotton is Injured by ruBt; some turnipH
being sown; late forage crops Improved
by showers; potatoes doing well, grass
Improved.
Southwest portion.—Cotton was in-
jured by recent showers.
Southeast portion.—-Corn gathering
well advanced, good ylelda, cotton
picking stopped, due to excessive rains,
considerable rust reported; very little
wheat sown; stock water plentiful;
pastures were Improved und stock is
doing well.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Woods.—Light scattered showers but
conditions generally dry; wheat sowing
In progress and some coining up; kaf-
flr corn being cut; some" late peaches
yet on the market; iwtetttres getting
very short; stink still In fair condition
but showing effects of short feed.
Woodward—Light scattered showers;
ground very dry; plowing well ad-
vanced and wheat.sowing In progress,
ka/TIr corn fair corp; corn poor; pas-
tures need rain; stock In fair condition.
• Dewey.—Light showers and windy;
ground dry and hard; wheat being
sown on corn land, cotton picking in
progress, light yield; forage crops
light; stock In fair mndtlon:
Illalno and Custer.—Light showers
but not enough to put the ground In
good condition; wheat sowing In prog-
ress; kafflr corn snd cane being cut.
fair to good, cotton picking in prog-
ress. fair yield; pastures, lata potatoes
and turnips need rain; stock in good
condition.
Day and Roger Mills.—Good rains
were quite general; wheat sowing In
progress; cotton being picked, fair to
good yields; pastures revived und atock
doing well.
Washita and Caddo.—Good rains;
cotton opening slowly; wheat and pas-
tures doing well; kafflr corn being cut,
good crop; conditions generally satis-
factory.
Comanche.—Good raina; wheat sow-
ing In progress, fome up; pastures re-
vived; turnips up and looking well;
stock doing wellicotton picking pro-
gressing. yield small, quality good.
Kiowa.—Good rains over most por-
tions but light In some localities; eot-
ton picking In progress, ylelda light to
fair; conditions generally Improving;
wheat seeding progressing and sonic
coming up.
Greer.—Showers; wheat sowing In
progress, and some up: cotton picking
In progress, light to fair yields; pas-
tures Improving; stock doing well.
C, M. STRONG.
Section Director
burg. Philadelphia and Baltimore, ep
barrxsaed individuals hava either
obliged to liquidate or h^vg rei
the necessary flsslgtance; 10 if U
able that troubla In these quart
over. To-day's prices amply d)9o0unt
all the evils that can be dnticlpatsd
for ttie next year or ao, and human
foresight can go no farther* Excesses
In promoting, In underwriting and In
stock-watering have all exerted more
than their legitimate effect, and even
the probability of business reaotion
must be considered as overdone In the
present market.
It la time, therefore, to hold distrust
in check and to take a calm and candid
view of the financial situation. Aalda
from the promoters' or underwriters'
panic Just referred to, the important In-
fluences affecting values In the long
run are money, crops, Industry urd
commerce. Let us briefly review each
The monetary situation Is vustly better
than a year ago. Liquidation has Im-
mensely relieved the banks, specula-
tive demands are practically nil, loans
sre decreasing, reserves are larger than
u year ago, the bunks are generally
In strong condition, funds are ample to
move the crops, the supply of money Is
about $124,000,000 larger thai; last year
and bankers continue conservative in
granting credits to all clasues of bor-
rowers; consequently the much-feared
monetary crisis which was expected
this autumn Is now an exceedingly re-
mote possibility. Secretary Shaw it
entitled to much credit in thla con
nection for his vigorous and resource-
ful action In counteracting Government
operations In the money market, and It
la now quite likely that before many
months are gone money will be plentl
ful at lower rates. Gold imports can
not be far distant, owing to the Sn
creasing aupply of commercial bills and
to the fact thut Europe will be neces
sarlly a larger buyer of our food prod-
ucts. The curative process Is probably
more complete in the money market
than In the stock market, and before
long the anomalous condition of mon-
ey commanding better returns than se-
curities will disappear. As to the crops
there Is nothing to add to previous con-
clusions given in these advices, vlx, that
tho farming classes throughout the
country ure practically sure of another
prosperous year. This fact cannot be
too strongly Impressed, for here is real
Increase to the national wealth,
abundance of traffic for our railroads
and a good demand for all the necessl
ties of life. The West Is still enjoying
prosperity, and It Is easy to forget that
Wall Street, though an important ele>
ment, Is not the entire country. Cop
cernlng industry and commerce, oi
more strictly speaking, the business
situation, there are both good and bad
features, the former unquestionably
predominating. Some reaction must bo
anticipated. Sharp economies will be
practiced among the wealthy, who have
chiefly suffered In this panic. The chill
received from Wall Street will inevi-
tably result in some contractions, and
new enterprises will be checked and
merchants will operate with* greater
conservatism. Costs of production, too,
are often too high and cannot be re-
duced without lower-priced raw ma-
terials. Labor will also have to'share
the reaction, either In the - shape of
shutdowns or lower wages. 1" which
more or leas resistance may be expect-
ed. Hut these contingencies are some-
what remote, and cannot become acute
or pressing until we have more positive
indications of overproduction. Read-
justment is progressing In the Iron
trade, and It Is well known that much
contract work is being held back until
prices of finished products reach a more
normal level, and the demands of labor
are moderated.
All of these conditions, however, have
been overdlscounted In the stock mar-
ket, and when business reaction does
come It would not be surprising to find
thut Wall Street had fully anticipated
the fact and was busily occupied re-
covering from undue depression. Many
good securities nre selling at bargain
prices, and as there are no prospeets
of reduced dividends on the better class
railroad shares, their pnrt-h&aers at
present prices will undoubtedly secure
handsome profits.
HENRY CLEWS.
TREASURER'S EXPENSE STATE
Chas. E. ltillingslcy, treasurer of tho
Okluhoma Sanitarium company at Nor-
man, filed a statement in the territorial
auditor's office Saturday of its account
with the territory for the care of Okla-
homa's insane during the quarter end-
ing September 30. The report shows
that on September 30th. there were 415
inmates of the asylum, 346 of whom are
regulars. During the quarter there
have been 41*0 Inmates for varying
lengths of time. 75 have been dismissed
and <9 brought In. making a decrease
of six ever the previous quarter. The
total cost to the territory for the care
of the insane is ttO.SS9.6S. The report
shows the following to be the number
of Inmates and the cost for each:
B fat M the Mth.
«f ckar
■tag stowty
imiz.*. rat azd masa fc *e dam
: -m*. Mmd a third mt a jr ♦id ts In
► ta betag gathered with
1 ^ **a*~ ts good, at d haying
a* •■•tk ta Pf jr-«i twrc.pe aud late po-
« ait ia eoor condition stock is
< well
iMMtaw, Northeast portion -<Toodr
> <1 sara with hear) rains duthtg the
v k rams damaged cotton some and
r* larded packing which 1s In slow prog-
rr«a. but a small amount of the crop
hea been gathered, turnips are In beter
OMiditioti. grass is good and stock Is
rt..<og well
Nortfewest portion Excessive rains
have damaged cotton, and pretentcd
I .king, late garden* are In fine coo
dtllon. pasturage Is fine aud stock are
In good condition. late potatoes and
late corn are a good prospect at the
present.
Houthwrst portion -A >ery wet
rains prevented cotton picking.
irt*rd«d ita opening and caused the
lea erop and a portion of the middle
crop to shed, the loaa on the middle la
estimated at about ten per cent; no
preparation for fall aeedlng Is In pro#:
leas; eorn is being gathered, making
a full crop in the bottoma but light on
tha uplands.
>:outhaa t portion:—Good rains; eorn
giving ait average yield; got toil open-
ing and some being picked cotton will
b« eat afcert ta yield
CaNfRAL DIVISION.
v '••gs and Pawnee -Corn gathered.
f«ir to good irieAd; cotton opening alow-
L fair orop. cane and kafflr corn being
•'t good yields wheat scaring son-
t uaa. appie* being haneani gee#
' isld. ml Met being cut. turetps ne* 4
I g wet!; pasture* getting s^ase? st«*-fe
d <tg wall
Kay and Nohle --O n
y* -d: eettor d«t
p« 'pact; wb
madly. so *-
Spe jlI to the Times-J-tarnai.
XKW YORK. Oct.—The latter part
c! the sneak ar.taessa J an enoduragtng
ry la the atock market, owing to
the beftaf that the oret waa known re-
-l:;.g raarent difficulties and to the
face that may of the dteturbing ru-
mors afloat proved gi>modleas. Prevt-
ouely fear, not reaaoa, dominated
Wall street, and In spite of powerful
reefcatance liquidation ran to Irrational
i xtremea. For eome time i*aat Intrin-
sic values received scant, if any. con-
sideration. the extremities of u few rich
holders obliging further liquidation at
a time when buying pow-er waa limited,
either through exhauatlon or luck of
courage. Thare has been Just as much
unrenaontng distrust regarding security
values as there waa unreasonable con-
fidence a year ago. and in nine short
months market opinion hua plunged
from ittasy h igbte of exaltation to the
very depths of depression, until declines
were reached out of all proportion to
any rhanges In Intrinsic conditions.
Statistical InveatIgation goea to show
that security xaluea in the United
States advanced about 4.600 millions af-
ter Preeldent* McKlnley a first election,
and that the present downward move-
ment represents a shrinkage of fully g,-
f>00 millions, showing that tha boom ad-
t ar.ee has large dlsappest ed. Such es-
timates ure. of course, only approxi-
mate but they are probably not fui out
of the way, .uid very likely they at
least represent the proportionate de-
cline. exteualve and rapid a shrink-
age as this la nothing leas than panic
of the ae\ereel type, and while con-
centrated banking mtciesta haw for-
tunately bien able to prevent a suddeai
crash ami ao aavs the country from
\aatly worse disaster, it has not be*s«
able to prewnt a drastic readjustment
of credit, which la responsible for nmih
recent liquidation. It Is perhaps prw
lu&tura to assert that this liquidstiun
is entirely tompleta or thst tha mar-
ket has |>oalt!vely turned, yet there 1s
- o doubt but that the concerted action
County.
Beaver
Blaine
Caddo
Canadian
Cleveland
Comanche ....
Custer
Day
De wey
Garfield
Grant
Greer
Kay
Kingfisher ....
Kiowa
Lincoln
Logan
Noble
Oklahoma
Pawnee
Payne
1 Pottawatomie
Roger Mill*
Washita
Woods
Woodward ...
Total
No. Inmates.
Cost.
i
240.96
616 90
1.870.13
1.072.8%
692.19
545.43
141.08
3S4.L"«
748.28
438.20
540.15
1,255.OS
789.88
350.00
800.75
1.326.14
415.80
3,797.74
996.7.H
935.46
1.625.69
311.52
640. N9
891.82
463 60
820.569.OS
ALLEGED DIAMOND THIEVES.
C. H. Nichols. Albert Uwson and two
gtHHl looking girls of Spanish descent,
who gu\e their names as Sappho and
Lottie, were arrested Sunday morning
at the Saratoga hotel by officer Ash-
burn on a telegram from J. J Mason,
chief of police at Memphis, stating that
they were diamond thieves and were
wanted in that city. When srrested
the trio had 850 and four good looking
diamonds In their possession In the
police court this morning the) were
fir■■■< til «.ioh for l wd conduct and
will be held pending the arrival of an
officer from Memphis with requisition
papers.
METHODIST
CONFERENCE
CLOSES
MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS
MADE LAST NIGHT
REV. LAIRD DISMISSED
Large Audience at the Closing
Scenes ol the Conference
49ft
Mr. s. M Armor, local secretary of
(he civil service board, reports s class
of forty-three for the civil service sx-
smi nations for railway mall clerk
a hu h takes place today at tha office
York bankere have saved thw of the county euperintsndsat of schools
itry from a moat disastrous crisis. There Is a constantly growing demand
that In spite of current fears th< f«n railway mail cisrks which has made
••at hat been passed snd Improve It easier than formariy to get laic
aat caaMt be very distant. At ttUa- the railway nsatl service.
Special to The Times-Journal.
GUTHRIE, Oct., 6.—The chief Inter-
est In the Methodist ministerial con
ference at the sessions held yesterday
was in the announcement of the assign
ment of ths ministers for the coming
year.} In the afternoon the ministers
stood around the church in groups or
held services within while they were
waiting for Bishop Walden and tlie
presiding elders to finish the appoint
merits. Late In the afternoon It wai
found necessary to continue the confer-
ence until after supper. In the evening
the church was filled with ministers
and their wives tjnd friends who were
waiting to hesr the appointments read,
but it was ufter 11 before the reading
of the appointments waa begun and
they tvere not finished until a few mo-
ments after twelve.
The following are the assignments:
Eastern District—A. N. Cruft, presid-
ing cider, at South McAlester, I. T.
Afton and Wyandotte—G. W. 8yd-
man.
Broken Arrow and Catoosa—M. L .
Cole.
Caddo and Stringtown—J. D. Wagner.
Chelsea, A. T. Maxwell.
Claremore and Wagner—A. L. Sny-
der.
Collinsville and Short Mountain-
Jesse Uhler .
Hawthorne—J W. Stewart.
Holdenville—J. W. Smith.
Kennedy—R. K. Wilson.
Krebbs and Alderson—O. A. Wright.
Lehigh nnd Coalgate—J. V. Watson.
Miami and Pryor Creek—W. F. Jor-
dan
Nowata—to be supplied.
Lenepah und Oologah—J. W. Haymes.
Sallisaw—Joshua Cloud.
South McAlester—W. H. Talmage.
Talequah—G. E. Groves.
Tlmberlake—A. M. Fields.
Tulsa—J. H. N. Cobb.
Wilburton—Rev. Brashear.
Weleetka—W. 8. Browning.
Wister and Howe—William Slapham.
Owasso--George F. Futrnan.
Sapulpa—M. K. Hramhull.
Bartlesville—C. 8. Burchfleld, presid-
ing elder, Enid.
Alva—1. F. Hodge.
Alva Circuit—J. P. Meloy.
August—A. P. Eaton.
Byron—W. T. Allison.
Capron—J. E. Murphy.
Carmen—H. C. Johnson.
Charleston—P. J. Plnkston.
Cherokee—J. H Clatke. ,
Cleo—W. E. Jones.
Curtis—R. S. Fin lay.
Driftwood—E. S. Vorbeeh.
Enid—G. W. Martin. (
Gage—C. O. Willard.
Hawley—C. E. Calame. >
Jefferson—A. L. Prltchett.
Kremlin—I. A. Ilader.
I^acey and Ames—W. L. Swartz.
Lahoma—R. E. J. Johnson.
May und Supply—8. C. Clarke.
Medford—E. IT. Dregger.
Oleta—J. A. dimming.
Pond Creek—C. E. Hcaton.
Quinlan—W. E. Derr.
Renfrow—Orlando Stephenson.
Ringwood—J. A. Strouse.
Tlmberlage—J. E. Henderson.
Wakita—E. L. Nichelson.
Waukomis—E. F. 8. Darby,
Waynoka—R. J. Ferguson.
Woodward—J. W. Kendall.
Yellowstone—W. H. Cropoh.
C. N. Botdorff, assistant agent for
ie annuity association.
Howard Thompson, conference evan-
gelist for the El Reno, Enid and Guth-
rie districts.
El Reno district—J. F. Palmer, pre-
siding elder, at Granite.
Anadarko—T. H. Llllle.
Anadarko Circuit—to be supplied.
Apache—J. N. Clark.
Calumet—James E. Mlllsape.
Coopertown Roosevelt—to be supplied.
Cordell—M. W. Sampson.
Chattanooga and i^axon—A. T. kiarx-
all.
Elgin and Sterling—to be supplied.
E. Reno—C. B. Cole.
Erick Circuit—P. T. Shields.
Fort Cobb and Carnegie—C. 8. Brit-
ton.
Frederick and Manitou—H. J. Davis.
Granite and Leger—J. P Evan*.
Grimes Circuit M E Dieh!
Hobart—E. C. Harper.
Hobart clrtuit—To be supplie^L
lawton Marlon Orter.
lawton Circuit—L. C. Slay ton.
laverty—J. W. Frisbe.
Lone Wolf—to be supplied.
Mountain Park and Cold Spring*—
Win. Settle.
Pleasant Valley—J. E. Gray.
Union Cltv—D W. Keller.
Waller—to be supplied.
Sickles and Lookeba—W. W. Wet-
tnore.
Snyder and Indlhoma—B. B. Allen.
Bridgeport aud Geary—to be supplied.
Foss and Elk City—to be supplied.
Hydro—James Monroe.
Weatherford—to be supplied.
Guthrie District—H. A. Doty, of
Okarche, presiding elder.
Altona—V. W. Young.
Cashion—to be supplied.
Dover—N. E. Wood.
Fairview and Homestead—C. S. Mar-
kln.
Fountain—J W\ Bower.
Guthrie—C. J. Howes.
Hackleberry—J. M. Thomas.
Hennessey—J. U. Strong.
Independence—G. G. Woodward.
Kiel—R. C. Herod.
Kingfisher—S. M. Nickle.
Kingfisher Circuit—J. E. Keeler.
Lenora J. 3. Smith.
Marshall—H. N Gowan.
Mutual—J A Brown.
OlgrcV H. o Moore
Okeene— B C. Woolfe.
Osceola—W. S. Vanderwormt.
Providence— L E Gower.
Put man— D. L Wren
Roecoe— A. ti. Hummer.
Taloga to be supplied.
Watonga -to be supplied.
West Guthrie—to be supplied,
Arapaho-G. A. Klelnstelber
Thornaa and Custer City J H. John-
O^lahonia Qlty district—J. T. RUey,
presiding elder, at Oklahoma City.
Arlington—W. J. Stokes.
Britton—C. ®. Wright.
Carney—B. H. Kiper.
Chandler—Bdwln Woeds.
Gboetaw and MoLoud- H J. PooL
Crescent Circuit—T. \V. Albertson.
Cushing and Riley—P. J. Everett.
Rdmoud—A. V. Kneffeer.
Ingalla—George A. Gumming.
Jones and Spencer—W. A. Belby,
Kentrto—H. E. In man.
Moore—B. L. McCreary.
Marena Circuit—J. W. Seaton.
Mulhall—A. C. Thurlow.
Norman—R. A. Barnes.
Oklahoma City, First church—E. F,
Day.
Second church—I. 3. Ross.
Oklahoma City Circuit—J. II. Jordon
Orlando—H. S. Hoefflln.
Perkins—C. O. Jones.
Purcell—J. L Hefley.
Prague—to be supplied.
Shawnee—J. B. Burt.
Htroud and Bristow—II. G. Ross.
Htlllwater— E. W. Ross.
Tecumseh—R. V. McReynolds,
Wellston—H. L. Cloud.
Wanette—T. M. Burminghatn.
Wheatland and Mustang—to be sup-
plied.
Yukon—F. M. Pratt.
H. E. Swan, superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon league.
J. A. Ferguson, agent of the annuity.
E. B. Rankin, agent of the Epworth
university.
Perry district—E. S. Stockwell, pre-
siding elder, Perry.
Asbur'y and Mt. Carmel—J. L. Daw-
son.
Billings—R. M. Grant.
Blackwell— W. E. Woodward.
Blackburn Circuit—W. H. Korke.
Braman—F. E. Barber.
Cleveland—S. C. El well.
Cropper Circuit—N. L. Hooplngarner.
Deer Creek Circuit—James A. Webb.
Dixie Circuit—to be supplied.
Excelsior and Perry chapel—R. L.
Knuckles.
Garber—R. J. Brewer.
Glencoe circuit—H. A. Manker.
Hunter—J. A. Davis.
Jennings and Quay—C. C. Brannon.
Kay City—M. n. Alden.
Kildare—S. E. Turner.
Lamont—T. J. Crumley.
Nardin—J. T. Beach.
Newkirk—A. R. Gran*.
Pawhuska -G. S. Hill.
Pawnee—R. D. Black.
Pawnee Missouri—A. G. Murrey.
Peckham and Plain View— P W.
Blackwell.
Perry—C. F. McGaha.
Perry Circuit—I). P. Holont.
Ponca City—H. H. Miller.
Ponca Mission—A. E. Simms.
Ralston Circuit—J. E. Largt.
Richland and Valley Center—to b-'
supplied.
Halt Fork and Pleasant Hill—W. J.
Torbett.
Tonkawa—C. P. Adams.
E. S. Foxy, missionary to Kallnpell.
H. G. Beck, W. C. Harriott, J. L.
Bllby, H. P. McBride, W M. Porter,
and Mark White, left without appoint-
ments to attend school.
J. M. LAIRD SUSPENDED.
At the session last night the commit-
tee of five who were appointed late
Wednesday to investigate the charac-
ter of J. M. Laird, the presiding elder
of the South McAlester district, made
their report on which they found him
guilty and suspended him from the
ministry. Their report, as read last
night, was as follows:
"In the case of J. M. I>iilrd, presiding
Ider of the South McAlester district,
charged with high ministerial Impru-
dence and unmlnlsterial conduct, we.
the select five, after hearing the evi-
dence In the case find that the char-
ges are suatalned and that J. M. Laird,
be susj>ended from the ministry for one
year.1 j
The charges against Laird at that
be made improper advances to f niece,
Miss Zella Laird, s seventeen-year-old
girl who was visiting at hi* house.
Miss Laird resented the advagces and
informed her father, who lh nlso a
minister In the Methodist church in the
Kansas conference. The father re-
ported the charges to the Oklahoma
conference, and upon Rev. third's re-
quest last Wednesday a committee was
appointed to investigate his conduct.
There has been considerable feeling
and talk about the charges made
against Laird and there are many old
and respected ministers who have been
In his district for several years who
think that the verdict of the select com-
mittee is unjust. Eider Laird acknow-
ledges that he kissed Miss Laird and
put his arrp around her but he and
many of his friendB in South McAlester
district say that this was done in tbe
spirit of a loving father who was wel-
coming one of his relutlves to his hou*e
and that nothing out of the way was
intended or attempted. It is generally
understood that Rev. Laird will appeal
the case.
I^ lrd applied to the Southern Illinois
conference to preach 'In 1876 was admit-
ted to full membership In 1877. Ir'l«92
he came to Oklahoma and waa ad-
mitted to the .South McAlester district
In the Indian Territory, where he af-
terward became presiding elder. He
came to the territory from East St.
Iy>ui* and while In Southern Illinois,
was located In East St. Louis, Pocahon-
tas. Marion, Joliet, Elsah. Knae nnd
other places.
Sisters of Mercy College
Situated on an eminence south of the
river, in the center of College Hill Ad-
1« the SisterS «>f Mercy college
for girls. The site Is Ideal. The ten acre
plot of ground on which the college Is
located, takes In the entire eminence,
the ground sloping away In every di-
rection, on the north nnd west toward
the river with Its beautiful valley
farms and fine groves: toward the east
over a country diversified with forest
and prairie, made more Inviting with
farm houses nnd orchards;toward the
south over a fine open prairie dotted
with farm houses and on*hards. Off
to the north lies Oklahoma City with
Its schools, big factories, and tall bus-
iness blocks faintly dlscernable. The
view extends for miles, and from the
fifth lloor of the college the view will
extend out to five countlea. Nor Is It
a cheerless, monotonous waste tha t will
Iw seen from this lofty eminence. As
far as the eye can reach one sees shady
groves, brightly painted farm houses,
cool looking forest fringe* bordering on
tortuous streams, j green fields, and
banding orchard*. ^The country that can
bo seen from thla palace furnishes
abundant Justification for Its construc-
tion. From the J tower can be aeen a
hundred farm b/omea that can furnish
daughters for this finishing school,
whose fnthera are abundantly able to
provide for thejir education.
From Arehlul. t W. Ss Mathews much
Information <-7*nc«rnlng the structure
was obtained j Th« first story w as at
flrat planned /to be a basement, but It
is only one root In the ground. The
outside measurements of the edifice are
lfiO feat In lefngth, and 106 feet In width,
not a rectangular
one, being fcrekeu Into dosena Of angles
and turns that to describe would re-
quire technloal knowledge of archi-
tecture. Its general shape Is that of
a rectangular building 60x70 f*et. with
wings 45x106 at each side extending
beyond the central portion on each side
about 17 feet, giving a recess on the
north and the south sides for verandas
twelve feet wide, and sixty feet long,
which are carried up through every
story.
The walls are already up about five
feet, which gives an opportunity to
see the immense proportions of the
building. White cut stone Is used in the
first story, und above the first story
red bricks are to be used. The roof
will be of shite. The Interior finish is
fo be of oak. cypregg, nnd yellow pine.
The principal partitions will be of brick
no wood being used except In minor
partitions. The lloors are to have n
fire-proofing, sound-deadening treat-
ment. The treatment will not make
the building wholly fire-proof, but will
make It slow-burning," and Is so ar-
ranged that there is absolutely no dan-
ger to inmates. Water for fire fight-
ing will be provided on every lloor and
hose will be attached ready for use.
The first floor will be of cement The
first story will be cut Into three din-
ing halls, a large kitchen, a cold stor-
age, u store room, u boiler room, a
power room, where the lighting, heat-
ing .refrigerating, und other machin-
ery will be located, a laundry, a Jani-
tors' and engineers' rooms and toi-
lets.
The secor 1 story will contain ten
music roo'iii, a recital hall, and of-
fice, u library and a study hall, and
five class rooms.
The third story wl.'l contain seven
private rooms, a nurses' room, two
sisters' rooms, three class rooms, and
a novitiate room, two art rooms, a
trunk room, a lavatory and a bath
room.
The fourth story will contain a
chapel which will extend up through
the fifth floor, a sewing room, two
nurses' rooms, an infirmary, a prac-
tice room, three dormitories, three
class rooms or dormitories, two art
rooms and two sisters' rooms
ie fifth story will contain thirteen
large dormitories, lavatories, baths,
*nd twenty-two closets.
Th" building is designed to accom-
modate three hundred students and
it- hundred nuns.
No barns, sheds or outbuildings will
disfigure the grounds. Ten acres of
land In the valley a half mile awny
ill be dfvoted to stables and to gar-
dening for the school.
The cost of the building will be $125,-
'0. Tht* furnishings nre expensive,
and will cost no less than $25,000, while
several thousand dollars will be In-
vested in other equipment aud a store
of provisions.
It Is by far the largest building In
Oklahoma, and Is twice the size of any
other educational Institution. It is the
only school for girls In the two terri-
tories, and a large attendance is as-
sured from the start.
It Is the aim to ooniplete the building
by June of, next year, and to begin
school In September.
fewt in lelngth, am
tha brYlldlng Ii
being mreken Int
PUBLIC SCHOOLS BEGIN.
About the busiest man In Oklahoma
'ity to-day la Professor Ed. 8. Vaught.
superintendent of the public schools
upon whom the responsibility rests o'
systematl7.lng the arrangement of th3
different schools of the city and start-
ing the machinery In motion all along
the line. It is a task of no small di-
mensions under existing conditions and
he is performing the duties systemati-
ally and successfully.
The actual enrollment this morning
Is 3.136 In the city schools proper which
does not Include the Lincoln school
rhlch Is not yet finished.
Were this building finished the es-
timated enrollment is 4,000 or over as
against an enrollment last year of 2,300.
The 4,000 estimate does not Include the
atholle si hools, private schools, the
\ipital Hill or Guernsey schools, or the
Seven Day Adventlat school.
Be It remembered that the follow-
ing number of teachers are In these
schools Capital Hill, four; Catholic,
private schools, five; Guernsey,
three; Seven Day Adventists, one.
Ia the city schools proper, over which
Superintendent Vaught has control, is
the following faculty:
Hlgli School—R. H. Ewlng, Principal,
Mrs. Chambers, Mr. Locke, Miss Dunn,
Miss Delo, Mr. Cowherd, Miss Dawson,
Miss - avis, Miss Overstreet, Miss
Burns.
Washington School—Miss Fox. Prin-
cipal; Miss Alaginnls, Miss Calhoun,
Miss Robertson. Miss Morris, Miss
Owen, Miss L. Handy, Mrs. Sheldon.
Mlsg Alspaugh, Miss Avey, Miss Rup-
ert, Miss Ladd, Mrs. Stafford, Miss
(iray. Miss Benson, Miss Armstrong.
Miss Stanley, Miss Garrison.
Emerson School—Mr. Hlner, Princi-
pal; Mr. W am peer, Miss Whlsler, Miss
Stricter, Miss Levering. Miss Sparks,
Miss Hart, Miss Schwartz. Miss Minnie
Hill, Miss Winn, Miss Maude Hill, Miss
Graves, Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Hampton, Miss
Carlthers, Miss Howland.
Bryant School—Miss McCuIIough,
Principal; Miss Spangler, Miss Cogs-
well. Mist Kissel 1, Miss riansen, Miss
Powell, Mis Shorp, Mis Butler, Miss
Flnlay.
Willard School—Mr. Smith, Principal;
Miss Wldick, Mias Hoiiinphaod, Mlas
Kllloven. Miss E. Handy, Miss Hlner,
Mlna Qulnett, Mrs. Miller, Miss Brown
Irving School—Mias Normun, Mrs.
Bruce.
Lincoln School—Mrs. Hoover, Princi-
pal; Miss Newland. Miss Crumley, Mrs.
Bacht, Miss Hansen, Misa Trader. Miss
Jnrboe. Miss Klmbrough. Mrs. Hedllnd,
Miss Moss. Miss Mayoll, Miss Barber,
Miss Barnes. Miss Slack.
Douglas (Webster) School—J. A. Braz
elton, Principal; -uiss Oliver, Mr. Bruce,
Miss It. Richardson, Miss G Richard-
son, Mrs. Stuart, M:w. Harrison, Miss
Walton, Mrs. Jacobson.
The following Is a conservative esti-
mate of the following schools:
Cspltal Hill. 200; Catholic, 200; Pri-
vate. 260; Guernsey, 150; Seven Day Ad-
ventists, 40.
While the above estimates may bo too
low In some Instances they are suffl*
ciently high to demonstrate the fact
that Oklshoma City has made gigantic
strides along the highway of progress
when we consider the fact tlwt the
school enrollment has far more than
doubled the past year.
A man named Miles will have a hear-
ing In the police court this afternoon
on the charge of carrying concealed
weapons.
Much fine corn Is coming into market
now. The yield Is generally good, rang-
ing from twenty Ave to eighty bushels.
The demand In Oklahoma City keeps
corn up above shipping quotations.
Chas Mann, who was arrested at
LI axle West's place by officer Goucher,
on the charge of having stolen a gold
watch, and who, It is said, virtually ad-
mitted the theft, was fine 1 In th*- police
court today for < ■
tha theft chttrge being «-d
39
UNIVERSITY
DEFEAT I
First Foot Ball Game Piayetl at
Norman
NORMAN. O. T., Oct 6.—The first
game of the season was Indicative of
bright prospects for this season's
games. The Chlllocco redskins were
not In It on football October 3rd.
The Indians came down on the 1:10
train and were on the enmpus making
very active demonstrations before the
game. The game was called at 3:30.
First kick-off for University. Tribbey
kk king ball. The university boys tried
som^ heavy center rushes on the In-
dians and pushed them headlong be-
fore them, but this was too slow; ho
making an end play they made a tcuch
down In Just three minutes, Reeda
carrying the ball. University failed to
kick goal, scoring five points.
On second kick-off Tribbey kicks tha
ball over Chllloccos goul line und kick
over again with same result this time,
and ball goes to the Indians who kick
off from 26-yard line. On fumble uni-
versity loses ball before a down but on
first down gets the ball back. Univers-
ity's left half back makes 30 yards dash
and tackled by Little Crow. Unlverslt)
pushes ball to within two feet of goal
and loses ball; but on next down uni-
versity pushes Indians over and make
a safety, giving them two points.
Third kick-off; Just ten mlnutea play-
ing. Little Crow, half-back for Chll-
locco, Is laid out and removed. After
several line plays and center rushes,
university makes touch down and kicks
goal, giving the university six points.
Fourth kick-off. More, center for In-
dians, laid out. Indians freshen up
and do splendid tackling but too light
for the university boys. University
carries ball to five yards of goal line
and loses again but make another
safety, giving two more points.
First half ends. Score: University,
16; Chlllocco, 0.
On second half. University takes out
Tribbey, heaviest man on team; also
change quarter back, one half hack
and center man, Just to even things up
more by putting in substitutes.
By this time the university boys were
too confident and were loosing Interest,
and after first kick-off of second half
Indians get around end and make 35-
yard dash. They are encouraged by
this and university boys , not fearing
a center, were taken off guard and
Chlllocco makes touch down but
falls to kick goal.
University gets down to business and
score four touch downs and kick three
goals, making a score of 38, five in favor
of university.
Chlllocco played ball very well when
they had It but the university boys did
not let them have It long enough. Tha
university boys averaged about 175
pounds, Chlllocco about 156 pounds.
Strong plays were made by Little
Crow. Marsh Cypher, of the Indians and
Reeds, Severln and Bogle of university.
This was the first game of the season
for both teams and Is considered by tho
university as a practice game.
The outlook for the university, rosult-
ing from the game, is this: Chlllorrco
played Kingfisher a good game last gj,iv-
son. University easily beat Klngtislvi*.
Chlllocco'* team, the pick of 200 biyj*
this year. It shapes up that university
has a stronger team than before and
can play a good game with teams su-
perior to any in the territory.
The Ilne-up Is as follows:
Chlllocco. University.
Moore center Wright
Plake quarter McOlary
Mossasin full back Bogle
Elm left half Reeds
Little Crow ....right half Leverln
Jurade right end Elder
Cypher left end Clemmens
Jokus light tackle Tribbey
Marsh left tackle Arnold
Fafow right guard Monet
Woodall left guard Boding
PLANS OF THE
The World's Fair commission has at
last adopted the plans suggested by tho
Times-Journal two years ago. In order
to secure a comprehensive exhibit it
was suggested that the work of collec-
ting shovl|d be systematic, and should
be done by paid employes trained la
the work; that to attract attention a
graphic picture of Oklahoma should b.
shown. The Times-Journal suggested
that the comnileaion make Its plan4
before an exhibit was asked, providing
in detail Just how many exhibits of
wheat were desired, and how they
should be apportioned among tha coun-
ties; how many exhibits of corn, how
many of cotton, and what countlea
should be called upon to supply them.
After carefully maturing the plans and
specifications It was suggested that tha
commission undertake to assemble tho
exhibits Just as a contractor would go
to work to assemble the parts of &
house that he had engaged to build.
The commission turned down the prop-
osition at first, but falling to gat re-
sponses for voluntary contributions it
employed C. A. McNabb to superintend
the collection, and gave him authority
to plan the exhibit and assemble It uj
suggested by the Times-Journal.
Another nuggestion I hat ihe com-
mission has adopted is tho relief map.
A huge map Is under construction
which will show all of the natural sur-
face features, and also the location of
railways, towns, school houses and
public buildings. This mup will show
In miniature the streams, the timber-
land. prairie land, mountains, plans,
and hilly formations. In the library
congress are two such relief maps of
Washington, one showing the city as It
Is, and the other showing tho olty as It
would be If the plans of the congres-
sional commission were carried rut.
These maps uttruet more attention
than any other exhibit in the library.
Supplementary to the map will be an
exhibit of specially prepared photo-
graphs. showing views of the buildings
In the cities, furm scenes, etc. The
Times-Journal suggested Instead of thla
a steropttcan exhibit of Oklahoma
views. This suggestion could not be
adopted on account of the luck of space
for a darkened room.
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