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THE EDMOND SUN.
WANTS PERMANENT FUND
K. D. DAILCY.
EDMOND,
OKLA
NEW STATE NEWs,
The South McAlester commercial
club Is to be reorganized.
Mrs. G. C. Bolton la to build
$10,000 hotel at Pawhuska.
Greer county has a population of
40,084. There are 15,000 school chil-
dren.
The Issue of $40,000 for waterworks
bonds at Madill carried by a large
majority.
Oklahoma's 30,000,000 bushel wheal
crop Is attracting attention all over
the country. It Is a magnet that will
draw many Investors to the new state.
There was a triple murder at Chris-
tie, Cherokee nation, recently, In
■which Reuben Kirby, Pleasant and
Earnest Hubbard met death. The
killing was the result of a fued of
long standing.
Adjutant M. P. Highlev of the Ok-
lahoma National guard today issued a
call for a meeting to be held at
Guthrie, August 1, when action will
be taken with reference to the amal-
gamation of the militia of both terri-
tories.
Two new rural routes will be es-
tablished in Oklahoma September 1.
One will be route No. 2, out of Fargo,
Woodward county, and will accommo-
date 460 people. The other route, No.
1, out of Parkman, Day county, will
eerve 420 patrons.
The meeting of the Spanish war
veterans wn«i held at Kmj. Charles
Hunter of Oklahoma City, was elected
commander, General Niles of Guthrie,
vice commander. Governor Frantz ad-
dressed the meeting. Next place of
meeting will be Guthrie.
Postmaster General Cortelyou has
ordered three sub-stations for the pos-
tal service to be established in Ok-
lahoma City August 1. Station No. 1
•prill be established at 1100 West Main
street No. 2 at 19 Broadway Circle
and No. 3 at 12 East Sixth street
la a fit
ders, aged
■Mrs. J. A.
himself at
north part
used was
lents took
of despondency John San-
22 years, a son of Mr. and
Sanders, shot and killed
the family residence in the
of Ardmore. The weapon
a shot gun and the cot*
effect Just above the heart.
Chief Justice Burford's Plan for Dis-
position of School Land
GUTHRIE: Chief Justice Burford of
the Oklahoma supreme court, states
that he would like to see the school
money of the new state of Oklahoma
converted Into a permanent endow-
ment fund, the principle of which
could never be reduced under any cir-
cumstances. It Is estimated that with
the $5,000,000 In cash and the schoo'.
lands which could be sold an endow-
ment fund amounting to at least $15r
000,000 could be turned into the
treasury of the new stata for the
support of these schools.
"If such a plan were followed,"
said Judge Burford, "Oklahoma could
soon accumulate a magnificent rev-
enue for the use of her schools. In
Indiana the principle of the school
fund cannot be touched for any pur-
pose. It is distributed among the
various county treasurers of the state
In equal apportionments and the coun-
ty authorities are given authority to
loan the money on good farm securi-
ties. if they lose any of the money
by bad loans the county must make
up the deficiency, so that the prin-
ciple Is never reduced. The county
authorities are required to pay a fixed
rate of Interest to the state, and what
they secure over that rate, within
the legal rate, of course, the counties
may retain for their own use. I
would like to see a similar provision
Incorporated in the constitution of the
state of Oklahoma. I would estimate
that all of this money could be loaned
on good farm security at 6 per cent.
This would hasten the development of
the country. I would Judge that the
Interest on the school funds of Okla-
homa from the start would amount to
at least $250,000 a year."
A GHASTLY SIGHT
BODY OF TULSA BOY IS FOUND IN
MANGLED CONDITION IN A
WHEAT CAR.
WAS DISFIGURED BEYOND RECOGNITION
CALLS THEM DOWN.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
W. R. Pitts, station agent for th
Orient at Carmen, was robbed of $Si
Sn currency the other night The
money was taken from his coat which
bung from the back of his chair at
the Hotel Stillwell. J. T. Mott, an-
other Carmen citizen was (relieved of
.• solid gold wattfh, which was taken
from the dining room table .at his
iome.
Territorial Committee Calls Early
Congressional Conventions
GUTHRIE: At the meeting of the
republican territorial committee held
here It was decided to hold the con-
gressional conventions in the three
districts in the Oklahoma part of the
new state on August 28. The county
conventions for selecting delegates
will be held on August 25 and the pre-
cinct primaries on the 21. The con-
ventions In the Indian Territory dis-
tricts will be held not much later—
Just as soon as the work of the dis-
tricting committee lias progressed far
enough to give any definite basis for
the apportionment of delegates.
Charlie Filson was expected to re-
sign, but held the chairmanship of
the committee by unanimous request
The congressional committees for
each district will bo composed of the
various county committeemen of each
district. Various Important matters
| were discussed, anmong them the
mode of conducting the campaign for
constitutional convention delegates.
Speeches were made by Delegate Mc-
Guire, Governor Frantz, Colonel
Douglas, Judge Burford and others.
Father Washed the Remains and Aftei
Some Time Was Able to Identify
His Son From What Was Left of
Him.
TULSA: Pounded Into a pulp and
disfigured beyond recognition the body
of eight-year-old Harry Prlster, son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Prlster of West
Tulsa, was found Sunday afternoon
partly covered with wheat in a Frisco I
freight car at Francis, I. T., where
it had been placed by an unknown
man who abducted the boy from his
home last Thursday.
News of the terrible crime was
wired to Tulsa by the father who had
been watching the railroads since the
abduction In hope that he might lo-
cate his son and the abductor.
A freight brakeman had noticed an
nnusual odor coming from the car
and on examination found the seal had
been broken.
Opening the door he saw the mass
of mangled flesh and immediately no-
tified the train crew of the unusual
condition. By the clothing It wa.
alone, demonstrated that it was the
remains of a human being.
Mr. Prlster was notified and after
wnshing the bloody remains satisfied
himself that It was his son.
The boy looked as if he had been
mashed by a railroad train and then
picked up and thrown into the car.
I Thursday last Mrs. Prlster dressed
the boy in old clothes In order that
he might take a bath in a large tank
nearby. Shortly before he had been
seen talking to an oddly dressed man
supposed to be a tramp. After pre-
paring him for the bath, Mrs. Prlster
never saw him again.
The car of wheat was conslgnet
from Blackwell, Okla., to the south,
and passed through West Tulsa the
day of the tragedy and the Impression
is that the murder occurred during
Thursday night and that the body
was Immediately thrown in the car.
Mrs. Prlster stated today she knew
of no enemy who would seek to de-
stroy her child.
CARRY NATION UNDER BOND
Mrs. Emily McKlnlay, former post-
mistress at Kingfisher, J. W. McKIn
lay, her son, and Lizzie McKlnlay, hei
daughter, were placed under arresl
l>y United States Deputy Marshal A.'
Goff on charges of conspiracy to de
fraud the government It is allegec
that Mrs. McKlnlay employed clerkt
at a Bum less than the government
authorized, retaining the difference
and converting It into her own use.
Federal Warrant Is Served On Her at
Clebourne, Texas.
DALLAS: Mrs. Carrie Nation was
arrested at Clebourne by a deputy
United States marshal on a warrant
charging her with having misused the
malls. She was brougnt to Dallas and
after a hearing before United States
Commissioner W. May was released i
on bond in the sum of $2,500. The
examining trial is set for July 31. j
The warrant came from Guthrie ,Ok,
and specifies that she deposited in
the poBtoffice a publication contain-
ing an Improper article headed "A
Private Talk to Boys."
Arrangements are being consummat
•d for the dlvlsldn rifle contest to b<
held at Fort Sill during the first tw(
weeks In August This contest is held
[preparatory to the departure of the
division team for Seagirt, N. J., tc
take part in the annual contest ol
arms.
[ Commander Brant Kirk of the Ok- '
lahoma division Sons of confederate
veterans has issued an order urging
all sons and daughters to be present
at the annual reunion at Ardmore
July 26-28. The military ball, good
oratory and the fair sponsors and
maids will be interesting features.
BRIGADE ARMY POST.
Oklahoma Gets One of the Six oi
Seven New Ones to Be Established.
OYSTER BAY: When Secretary
Taft had concluded his conference
with President Roosevelt, he an-
nounced that the main purpose of his
visit to Oyster Bay was to reach a
conclusion on the problem of making
a re-distribution of the army over the
country, in accordance with the rec-
oommendation of the president in his
message to congress. The secre-
tary said It had been decided to
creat six or seven brigade army posts.
"We do this," he continued, "In or-
der that we may use our brigadier
generals by putting them in command
of troops. These brigade posts will
be distinct from the present geo-
graphical divisions."
Tentative selections of locations foi
these posts, the secretary said, are
as follows:
Fort Riley, Kansas; Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas; Fort Sam Houston,
Texas; Fort Robinson, Nebraska; Fort
D. A. Russell, Wyoming, and probably
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and Fort Ogle-
thrope, Georgia.
The selections have been made be-
cause the area of the government res-
ervations at these points will permit
extensive maneuvering of troops. The
one In Georgia is adjacent to the
Chickamauga National park. Two
other posts are needed, the secretary
said, one in Pennsylvania and on the
Pacific coast
The federal building appropriation
for Muskogee was lost by two votes.
CADETS TO NATIONAL SCHOOLS
INSURANCE LAGGARTS.
i One of the grandest log rollings oi
the season will take place at Altus
ion August 16 and 17, at which tim«
several thousand Woodmen are ex-
Jpected to be present. Woodmen
^amps from eight to ten different dis-
tricts have been Invited and wil bt
liere on the two days and will partic-
ipate in drills, marches, speech mak-
ing and numerous other exercises
jjjsually carried on at such meetings.
' Application of the Watonga National
Bank of Watonga has been approved
firith a capital of $25,000.
C. W. Topping, secretary of the
Oklahoma Millers' association, after
m careful Investigation into the wheat
crop estimates in the statement Is-
sued recently, states that the yield
this year will be 30,000,000 bushels
or an increase of 19,000,000 bushels
over last year. New wheat is already
coming Into the market
New State will have More Honors to
Distribute to Deserving Lads
' MUSKOGEE: When the new state
of Oklahoma comes into the union
i she will be entitled to the appoint-
ment of seven cadets at both West
: Point and Annapolis. Under the law
each member of the house and senate
Is entitled to appoint a cadet to both
! the naval and military academy. They
will be entitled to make these appoint-
ments immediately after they are
elected to office. It has of late years
j been the custom of congressmen tc
appoint cadets after they had won out
in a competitive examination, but It
is not known whether this rule will
apply In the new state or not
The wheat crop In Oklahoma and
Indian Territory is said to be the bes,
tor a number of years.
Mooreland, Woodward county, Ok-
lahoma will have an additional rural
route No. 2, August 15, serving four
hundred people along twenty-seven
piles of road.
W. A. Meyers, a lineman in the em-
ploy of the Pioneer Telephone con,
yany at Oklahoma City, was shocked
and almost Instantly killed by coming
In contact with a live wire.
Farmers' Union to Meet
SHAWNE: President S. O. Dawe>
has issued a call for the annual con-
vention of the Indiahoma State Farm-
ers' union to meet here on August 21
for three days. The annual election
of officers and various other matters
of importance will keep the farmers
busy. There are now over 80,000
farmers In the membership of the
state union and eight hundred dele-
gates will be present at the conven-
tion. It is probable that the estab-
lishment of the farmers' union banks,
union gins, elevators, and a great
union academy for the sons and
daughters of the farmers will be
authorized at this session.
J. T. Crane, president of the First
National bank at Eufaula, died July
4. He leaves a wife an/1 five children.
Sentiment In Official Circles Is Against
the Frisco Backsliders.
GUTHRIE: "Any company which
refuses or delays to make payments
of its San Francisco losses, should
be barred from doing business in Ok-
lahoma," said Charles H. Filson, in-
surance commissioner, when a ked if
any action would be taken against
such companies. "I am doubtful, how
ever, If I have that authority under
the Oklahoma law. So far as I can
learn, none of the companies has
definitely refused payment and I shall
take no official action until that hap-
pens. If It should not be possible to
take any action against such compan-
ies in an official way I believe that If
the matter is generally made known
public sentiment would prevent their
securing any business."
The democratic executive commit-
tee met In Oklahoma City and or-
ganized by electing Jesse Dunn of
Alva, chairman, and L. E. Carter of
Ardmore, secretary and Oklahoma
City campaign headuarters.
J. E. Trlplett, a merchant of Fitz-
hugh, seven miles south of Ada, com-
mitted suicide by hanging himself. He
had been despondent and acted
Strangely for several days.
Boar Attacks Woman.
GUTHRIE: Mrs. J. F. Nagle, wife
of a prominent farmer, was attacked
by a boar and sustained injuries
which she cannot survive. Miss Ber-
tha Nagle, who accompanied her
mother, was another victim of the
brute's fury. She was knocked down
and badly hurt The two women were
crossing a field when attacked by the
boar.
Woods county produces 750,000
bushels of winter wheat-
Insane Asylum is Examined and Ccvn
ty Boards are Condemned.
Tho quarterly report of the board ol
physicians, appointed by Governor
Frantz to examine tho terrltorip.l in
sane asylum, has been filed with the
governor, showing 293 white male pa-
tient® in the Institution, 181 white fe-
males, 22 negro male and 20 negro fe-
male patients. It shows that general
conditions are good, with practically
no criticisms for the management
County boards are severely criticized
who make a practice of committing
non-residents to the institution, and it
Is recommended by the board that
such persons be hereafter sent back
to the counties from which they were
committed to the asylum.
The strongest recommendations,
made by the examiners are in regard
to the idiotic, imbecile and epileptic
patients, now in the asylum, who are
not. in the opinion of the board, prop-
er inmates for that institution. The
presence of epileptics is especially
criticized on account o'f the bad ef-
fect which the witnessing of epileptic
fits has upon the other patients. Coun-
ty insanity boards are criticized seve-
rely for sending such patients to the
asylum. The examiners state that
such cases have now for the most
part been thrown upon the territory
by the neglect of heartless relatives,
and recommends if such relatives can-
not be compelled to take care of these
patients, that they should be kept
by the various counties at county ex-
pense. The report shows there are
now 98 lodits and imbeciles, and 53
epileptics in the institution.
The examiners have recommended
the release of the following patients:
Chas. Woydt of Comanche county,
Sam Cowen, D. M. Reynolds, and Mrs.
Dodemacher of Caddo, A. D. Channel
of Logan, Charles H. Peck, L. H. Clary
Theodore Thompson and Christiana
Van Ourke of Oklahoma, .John Leid-
gen and George Smith of Canadian,
H. F. Hale of Woodward, Milton Myers
and S. B. Cox of Pottawatomie, Tillie
Kelch of Canadian, O. Love of Noble,
Roily Kuntz of Wroods. A parole is
recommended for W. N. Melrose of
Woods county.
A. D. Channel of Logan, whele re-
lease is recommended, is now serving
his third commitment in the asylum.
He became insane on religion, wrote
a bible, from which he compelled his
family to read a chapter every morn-
ing, claimed to get his pointers for
the bible direct from the throne of
God and ran a horse to death chasing
a shadow in the sky in order o get
more pointers.
TO JOIN THE MANEUVERS
LIGHTNING KILLED TWO
Sought Protection from Storm In
Barn, but Found Death Instead
GUTHRIE: Two men at Hennes-
sey were instantly killed and five
others injured by a stroke of light-
ning. Leslie Drake, a high school
student of Hennessey, and Roy
Brown, a farmer, were the victims.
With four others they took shelter
In a barn loft during a heavy elec-
tric storm. The bodies were taken
to Hennessey. None of the Injured
will die.
HER CORN OUTPUT
OKLAHOMA BEATS THEM ALL IN
PRODUCTION OF MAIZE, SAYS
GOVERNMENT REPORT.
SUFFICIENT FUNDS-
IS SECOND IN PRODUCTION OF WHEAT
McGUIRE SPEAKS UP
Oklahoma's Enabling Act Is the
Broadest and Best Ever Given,
GUTHRIE: Delegate McGuire who
was visiting in Guthrie stated that
he expected to visit the Indian Terri-
tory within the next two weeks for
the purpose of helping the people
there in many matters pertaining to
statehood. "I don't think it is gener
ally known," Mr. McGuire added,
"that the statehood bill which has re-
cently past Is the broadest and best
enabling act ever given any territory.
In practically every sense it is the
most liberal ever given any people.
The five million dollar appropria-
tion; one and one-fou th millions of
acres of land for educational institu-
tions already established; two fed-
eral courts; eleven places for holding
court; and numerous other conces-
sions were never allowed any other
territory. Kansas has only one fed-
eral court and many other states
have no more. Numerous states have
only one city for holding court It
took a hard fight to get these things
for Oklahoma. President Roosevelt
recently stated that no other terri-
tory has had such an enabling act
offered them."
A 50,000-club is in process of or-
ganization in Guthrie. The member-
ship is to be one thousand to start
with, looking to a membership of
fifty thousand in 1913.
Oklahoma National Guard is Going to
Fort Riley
GUTHRIE: Adjutant General Niles
has issued orders that all officers
and organizations, including the gen-
eral staff, of the Oklahoma national
guard, will participate In the summer
camp of Instruction of the United
States troops at Fort Riley, Kas.,
from September 23 to 30, inclusive.
For the purpose of preliminary in-
struction the Oklahoma troops will
assemble in camp near the city of
Guthrie on September 18 for instruc-
tion. Colonel Roy Hoffman, com-
manding the First infantry, will have
command of all the camp. All officers
and men, except the Inspector and as-
sistant inspector of rifle practice, will
receive the same pay as provided for
the officers and enlisted men of the
regular army during their service at
Fort Riley. The adjutant general has
issued an order that all enlistments
and orders appointing noncommis-
sioned officers shall be filed in the
adjutant general's office by August
1, 1906.
Is First, However, In Ten Year Aver-
age—Indian Territory the Only Rival
of Oklahoma in the Output of Corn
—Acreage Increases.
WASHINGTON: The crop report-
ing of the board of the bureau of
statistics of the department of agricul-
ture finds from the reports of the cor-
respondents and agents of the bureau
as follows:
Preliminary returns show the acre-
age of corn to be planted about 95,-
535,000 acres, an Increase of about 1,-
524,000 acres or 1.6 per cent as com-
pared with the estimate of the acreage
|ast year.
The condition of corn July 1 follows:
Kansas, 88; Indian Territory, 90; Okla
homa, 93; United States, 87.5.
The average condition of the grow-
ing crop on July 1, was 87.5 as com-
pared with 87.3 on July 1, 1905, 86.4
at the corresponding date in 1904 and
a ten year average of 86.4.
The average condition of winter
wheat on July 1 was 85.6 as compared
with 83 last month, 82.7 on July 1, 1905,
8.7 at the corresponding date in 1904
and a ten year average of 79.4.
The following table shows the fol
lowing western states having one mil-
lion acres or upward in winter wheat
the condtion on July 1 of this year
with the respective ten year average:
States July 1, Ten Year
1906. Average.
Kansas 75 .80
California 90 .77
Oklahoma 86 .83
United States .... 85.6 79.4
The average condition of sprint
wheat on July 1 was 91.4 as compared
with 93 last month, 91 on July 1, 1903,
93.7 at the corresponding date in 1904,
and a ten year average of 88.2.
The average condition on July 1, of
spring and winter wheat combined was
87.8 as compared with 85.8 on July
1, 1905, and 84.5 at the corresponding
date in 1904. The amount of wheat
remaining in the hands of farmers on
July 1, is estimated at about 46,053,-
000 bushels, equivalent to about 6.6
per cent o£ the crop of last year.
The average condition of the oat
crop on July 1 was 84.6.
OFFICERS ELECTED
Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Re-
tail Hardware and Implement Men
OKLAHOMA ClTY: At its annual
meeting here the Oklahoma Retail
Hardware and Implement Dealers as-
sociation elected the following ofli-
cers and committees:
O. A. Smith of Watonga, president.
Harry Mead of Shawnee, first vice
president
William Murdock of Ralston, second
vice president
D. C. Patterson of Oklahoma City,
secretary.
W. W. Storm ol Oklahoma City,
treasure*.
W. J. Pettee, delegate to the Na-
tional Hardware dealers' association.
Sam Noble of Ardmore, delegate to
the National Retail Vehicle and Im-
plement association.
Executive committee: A. D. Acers,
Norman; M. C. Hale, Tulsa; F. M.
Spangler, Mulhall; J. L. Cooley, Hol-
denville; Fred Plaff, Anadarko.
Legislative committee: George H.
Brett, Ponca City; W. J. Pettee, Ok-
lahoma City; Harry Mead, Shawnee.
A smoker and Dutch luncheon was
given the members of the association
at the Indiahoma club, where a num-
ber of vaudeville stunts were given
for the visitors. The ladies were en-
tertained at the Lee hotel with a
special musical program.
Oklahoma Ro;rd of Equalization Do-
viser Means for Something.
In order to secure sufficient fnnds
for the maintenance of the territory
and the new state during 1907, the
Oklahoma board of equalization has
fixed the total tax levy fcr the en-
suing year at 6V& mills, which will
raise a total of $628,049.89, and will
represent in part, at least the first
taxes raised for the new state, taking
into consideration the generally ad-
mitted fact that statehood will be-
come effective some time during 1907.
The first half of this tax must be paid
under the Oklahoma law, ty January
15, 1907, and the second half by June
15, of the Bame year. The Oklahoma
board of equalization is composed of
the governor, secretary of the terri-
tory and auditor. The apportion-
ment of taxes as made by the board
is as follows: General territorial
tax 2.5 mills, an increase of $241,557;
for necessary appliances at the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical college, .03
mills or $28,986.92; for improvements
at the colored Agricultural and Nor-
mal school, .015 mills, or $14,493.46;
for the state university, .06 mills, or
$57,973.84; for the preparatory uni-
versity, .038 mills, or $36,716.76; for
the Central Normal school, .038 mills
or $36,716.76; for the Northwestern
Normal school, .038 mills, or $36,716.-
76; for the Southwestern Normal
school, .038, or $36,716.76; for liqui-
dation of indebtedness of North-
western Normal, .025, or $24,155.77;
for the Agricultural and Mechanical
college, .021 mills, or $20,290.94; for
deaf and dumb school, .022 mills, or
$21,257.07; for territorial board of
education, .003 mills, or $2,898.69;
total tax levy 6.5 mills.
Increase in the amounts to be col-
lected In various counties are a3
follows: Grant, 20 per cent; King-
fisher, 12 per cent; Cleveland, 12 per
cent; Canadian, 7 per cent; Dewey,
7 per cent; Pottawatomie, 8 per cent;
Woodward, 7 per cent; Lincoln, 4
per cent; Caddo, 4 per cent. The de-
creases are Greer, 17 per cent; Wash-
ita, 9 per cent; Kiowa, 8 per cent;
Payne, 9 per cent; Day, 10 per cent;
Beaver, 8 per cent; and Roger Mills,
4 per cent
The amounts that the tax will
raise in the various counties are as
follows: Beaver, $14,021.02; Blaine,
$13,834.41; Caddo, $22,069.92; Canadi
ian, $22,668.82; Cleveland, $14,919.64;
Comanche, $30,075.31; Custer, $18,
892.53; Day, $4,317.68; Dewey, $8,-
593.59; Garfield, $34,303.37; Grant,
$21,997.96; Greer, $39,042.50; Kay.
$27,632.64; Kingfisher, $20,406.89;
Kiowa, $20,426.14; Lincoln, $26,996.-
59; Logan, $31,231.44; Noble, $14,277.-
27; Oklahoma, $55,715.36; Pawnee,
$33,590.53; Payne, $22,523.70; Potta,
watomie, $29,458.68; Roger Mills, $12.-
354.45; Washita, $17,866; Woods,
$48,793.68; Woodward, $21,849.77.
SU¥d FOR BIG SUM
IS A FINE RECORD.
First State on Entrance to Possess
So Many Banks.
MUSKOGEE: The report of the
comptroller of currency, Mr. Rldgley,
shows that there have been organized
since March 14, 1900, 138 national
banks in Oklahoma Territory and 117
in Indian Territory, a total of 225
banks in a little more than six years.
It was on the date mentioned that
the law authorizing national banks
to charter with a capital stock of
$25,000 became effective, and this
gave a great impetus to the national
banks in the two territories. The
255 national banks in the new state
have a total capitalization of $7,810,
000. In addition to the national banks
there is even a larger number of
private banks and trust companies.
In his report Mr. Ridgely calls at-
tention to the fact tha.t never before
has there been a state come into
the union with one-half the number
of banks that Oklahoma has. In the
list of bank failures last year there
is but one reported in Oklahoma and
that a small one, and the number of
Indian Territory banks that failed
is only two or three, and these were
not failures in the strict sense of
the word.
The comptroller of the currency
has approved the application of E. J.
Perkins, A. J. Jenkins C. H. Terwill-
lnger, M. L. Walker and G. W . Brook-
over to organize the Citizens' Nation-
al bank of Olustee, with $25,000 cap-
ital.
Noted Indian Lawyer is Asked to Set-
tle for Legal Services
WASHINGTON: Robert L. Owen,
the Indian lawyer has been sued in
the district Court here for ten thous^
and dollars by the Jaw firm of Dudi
ley & Michiner, who assert that
Owen agreed to pay them this amount
if congress allowed his claim for rep-
resenting the Cherokee nation of In-
dians. An order was issued on the
United States treasurer a few days
ago by Justice Wright of the district
supreme court that Attorney Owen be
paid the sum of two hundred thous-
and dollars out of the sum appropri*
ated by congress. The Washington
law firm alleges that Owen had failed
to carry out his part of the contract
and so they Instituted the legal pro
ceedings. An attachment has been
issued, but has not been served or
Owen.
The comptroller of the currency
hag authorized the State National
bank of Wanette to begin business
with a capital stock of $25,000. S. J.
Miller, president; J. H. Royster, vice
president; S. J. Weaver, cashier.
NO ARRANGEMENT MADE
Problem of Leasing Additional School
Lands is Yet to be Solved
GUTHRIE: Fred L. Wener, sec-
retary of the school land leasing
board has given out the following
statement:
"No arrangements have yet been
made for the leasing of the one mil-
lion and fifty thousand acres of land
selected by the school land board
for the colleges under the statehood
bill; in fact, the board has not yet
had time to consider the matter of
leasing these lands.
"It will be a month or more before
the selections made are approved by
the department at Washington. After
the approval the question of leasing
these lands will be considered by the
board. The lands will be appraised
and classified first and then if it Is
decided to lease them before state-
hood they will be advertised and
leased to the highest bidder. It may
possibly be that they will not ba
leased until after the state govern-
ment takes charge.
"Whatever is done due notice will
be given In the newspapers of tha
territory and every person will have
an equal chance In bidding."
Convicts Pardoned by the Governor
GUTHRIE: Governor Frantz has Is-
sued citizenship pardons to the fol-
lowing Oklahoma prisoners In the
Lansing penitentiary: Harry Haynes,
sentenced for two years, and Ray-
mond Dimitt, for one and one-half
years for grand larceny, from Kay
county; James Thomas, two years
for manslaughter in the second de-
gree, from Pawnee county; J. L.
Lowery, one and ODe-half years, em-
bezzlement, from Comanche county.
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