The Weekly Times-Journal. (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 1907 Page: 4 of 8
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A. & M. COLLEGE
Stillwater. b>kla . Aug SI.—Prof.
S M Webster of the civil engineering
department hn - been compelled to re-
sign his position on account of ill
health. Prof. Webster Is a very able
and popular Instructor, and he will
b greatly missed. The authorities
have practically decided upon his suc-
ifs.tor. hut are not yet ready to make
a definite announcement.
The fall term of college will open
September 10. Tuesday and Wednes-
day. September 10 and 11. will be de-
voted to receiving and classifying new
student*, and Thursday. September 12.
will be given up to registration of
both old and new students.
The young lady students of the col-
lege will have a well-equip pad gym-
nasium and instruction in physical
culture this ypar.
The tuition fee required of all stu-
dents has been raised from $1 per
term to tl.&O per term The addi-
tional 60 cents will go to the support
of the approved students' organisa-
tions of the college, such as the Y M
C A . the T W C A . the athletic
association and the literary societies
A glance at the list of graduate?
of the \ AM. College, shown In thr
new catalogue recently published will
convince anyone that the students of
this Institution have no trouble in
obtaining and holding good positions
One hundred and thirty-two young
people have graduated from the A
* M College exclusive of the class of
1WT which graduated this last
spnng Thw young people are dis-
tributed among the various calling*
as follow-.
Educational work 41
*v ientiftr work 2S
Csfinftling work i!
Bank cashiers 9
Railway service 6
Lawyer* 4
Mi** ellaneous 23
The horticultural department ha<
completed the task of gathering the
fruit crop of the season Pr>f Mor-
ris say.- that the yield was very good
which shows what good cultivation
will do for fruit.
Some Interesting experimental work
has been done by the horticultural
department this summer Clarence
Bassler ha* been doing some work in
tree measurement and has kept com-
plete records of the growth of tree*
under various conditions. Jay Kerr
has been experimenting with tomato
blossoms, and has been discovering
how many of the flowers turn into
fruit under various conditions Frank
Clark has been studying the growth
anil development of buds.
Miss Maude English, a member of
the class of 1907. has an appointment
In the Presbyterian hospital In Chi-
cago, and left Tuesday to take up the
work She will visit with relatives
Iti various places In Illinnls for about
u month before she goes to Chicago
Director English Is recovering from
a bud spell of sickness. Conducting
farmer's Institutes during hot weather
proved too much for him, and he has
been compelled to rest for a few
days.
Prof Rogue, who was the head of
the department of botany and ento-
mology here several years ago, died
last week. At the time of his death
he was connected with the forestry
department of the Agricultural Col-
lege of Michigan
Clarence R. Letteer returned to
fftfllwater this week after a vacation
spent at his home near Stroud He
will resume his work In the depart-
ment of botany and entomology
A G Ford is again at his desk after
a month's absence He spent his va-
cation with friends and relatives at
Montlcello, Ark
On and after next Monday the It
Irary will be open'during the entire
day
O. T Peck, of Kingfisher. Is ex-
pected here next Monday. Mr Peck
will conduct a college hook store on
the college grounds this year
The entomology department ha-
been making exhaustive researches to
determine the amount of damage be
ing done to the cotton by the cotton
boll worm The results are to be em
bodied In a bulletin to be issued b>
the station.
Prof and Mrs. Lawrence returned
home Wednesday after a month's va-
cation spent with friends In Nebraska
R C Potts of the dairy depnrtment
returned from Michigan Wednesday
He was called home by the death of
his father.
NEWS AT NORMAN
Norman. Okla.. Aug. 81.—Two o,
Norman's pioneer citizens passed Intr
the dim unknown this week. The\
died almost at the same hour an.
date The flrst was Capt Joe Smith
one of Norman's most highly respect
ed and esteemed eltlsens, who dle<"
at the home of his daughter. Mrs .1
W Kllnglesmlth Capt Smith wa
a leading member of the G. A, R
and his funeral was conducted by tha
organisation yesterday. He was 7'
years of ag and was a native o
Ohio, but entered the army fron
Iowa, serving with conspicuous ga!
lantry After the war he made .
splendid record as sheriff of Ottaw
Kansas The other who passed awa-
was Mr II R Mays, known to ever-
resident of Norman ss "Chief* May
who died at his home In East Norm*
on Tuesday night after a short 111
ness with typhoid fever. His deatl
came as a shock, very few knowtn
of his Illness, Tn the Old Settler
Parade on August H. he took the pat
of ITncie Sam. In the "Parade o'
States." He was taken sick with th
fever last week and could not stan
the awful rnvaegs of this horrlfafl
dib'-ase Mr Mays has lived In No*
n«n at nee the beginning of the tor •
As deputy marshall, sheriff and othe
positions of like character, he ws
most efficient and brave and was r
Rood cltlxen. The funeral was hel
this afternoon tinder the auspices o
the W. O. W of which he was r
member earning life Insurance !•
that organization
Another to succomb to the ravage
of typhoid fever this week was Mis
LautH Hardy, daughter of Jolt-
Hardy, cashier of the City Nations'
bank of this city She has been 11
several weeks and was feeling bette-
this morning when she had a hem
orange which carried her off before
any assistance could be rendered He
brother Guy. who was on his way t«
Colorado Springs to recuperate after
a spell of the same disease, was tele
phened at Newton and returned o*
the next train
c N Rhodes a prominent Cleve-
land county farmer and hor«sninn
h is been appointed by Governor
Wrsnt® an delegate to tha Farpnw
N*"tfonaf convention wmcn nvs&Y* a* 1
Oklahoma City next week.
W W Greaham. a prominent at-
torney of this city has been appointed
by the state republican committee to
make ten speeches in the new state
Mr Greaham niak«s a tine talk He
Is a cousin of Walter Q Orenham, a
prominent Judge and statesman of
Indiana.
The hardware store of the Carey-
I«ornbard company, has been sold to
the (inn of Nolan Si Martin.
The Arline hotel of tills city has
been sold by Ed Johnson, its owner,
to a hotel mail at Plalnsvllle, Texas,
who will tuka possession of the house
on January 1. 1908 The consider-
ation was $24,000.
From all indications tli — flrat an
nual Cleveland county fair will be .
hammer The speed protrmu is th.
bent ever attempted in the new state
The 2:35 pace, the flrst race on the
program, will be one of the "hottest"
and fastest ever attempted on an Ok
lahoma track. Already there ar«
eleven entries to the event The ^
mile dash with a 8150 purse has at-
tracted no small attention. "Dawn
Daylight." the "OuideleKji Wonder"
will appear all three days of the meet
He atepped a mile on the Krebs track
on the J7th of this month in 2:10.
A destructive hailstorm visited the
vicinity of the Abe Foster ranch In
the Chickasaw nation this week, caus-
ing considerable damage to crops The
storm confined itself to the places of
James Lee. W s Muniell. Arthur
Jones and Geo. Warner, almost totally
destroying their cotton crop.
WYNNEWOOD GOSSIP
Wynnewood, Aug 81 Mr Al Tay-
lor of Memphis is home for a visit
with hia fahfilj*;
A party consisting of Mesdames
Shelton. Cox. Laurence. Moore.
Schmidt and Strange, visited and
was entertained by llrs. c R Klpes.
In Pauls Valley Monday evening
Mrs Walter Wheeler left Monday
for the Choctaw nation to be gone
a month visiting relatives.
Miss Mary Moore arrived Tuesday
from Arkansas City to triuko her
home with P. ft ISskridge and fam-
ily.
Miss yuenne Colley arrived from
Italy. Texas Sunday and will again
take up her elecutlon class in the
high school
Miss Emma Taylor with Iter father
left Friday where she will enter St.
Agnes college In Denlson for the
coming year.
A party consisting of Mesdames
Gordon, G. A. lllllebert Miss Ilellen
Taylor. Katherine Hillebert and
Alley ne Eskerldge visited Davis
Wednesday. ,
Gov. I'rauk Frantz w is among us
Tuesday with a strong political
Miss Lucy White is visiting Mis-.
Euba Cochran.
Mr. John Doughtcry |i as returned
from Boston and Baltimore.
Mr. nnd Mrs S. M Reggun are In
Hot Springs for a month's stay.
Mrs. Hopkins of the Commercial
hotel Is In Galveston for a short stay.
Mrs. TII11 and daughter are at the
hotel during Mrs Hopkins absence.
Mr and Mrs. Froman and two sons
f Duncan are visiting friends here.
Indianola college opens September
10 and a big attendance Is expected
The Hlglc School opens Monday
villi Prof. W. C. French as prin-
cipal.
\ heavy crop of corn will be
fathered In this section this fall and
he cotton crop will be Immense.
Mrs. Hazel wood of Purcell arrived
Thursday to spend a week with her
laughter. Mrs P. It INkridge.
Mrs. Kraven Is in
nest of her brother, .
Mayville the
>e Keller.
The little Misses Keller are In the
ity from Davis the guest of relatives
Mrs Dr. Doss has returned to her
'lome in Maysville tfter a visit to her
>arents, Mr and Mrs. J. L Adams
Mr and Mrs J. I, Adaitts leaves
he last of the month for Colorado
or a vacation.
Mr. and Mrs Hoy 1 e X-
>avls visited Mrs. N. II Norman to
Mrs. Ed Strange returned from a
feasant visit in Pauls Valley Friday
Miss Mildred Moore will leave
'uesduy for Sherman. Texas, where
he will enter Kid Key college for the
oming year. She will be accom-
panied by her sister. Mrs J W Shel-
on, who will spend a week
Miss Nellie May Jolly, who will
lave charge of the music department
n the high school arrived Saturday
nd will stop with Mrs. S. p. Slover
'or the winter.
Mis Irene Taylor and Luclle Prim
ill enter college at Enid this year
NEWS AT STROUD
Stroud. Okla. Aug 31 Stroud
aseball nine went to Chandler last
'unday nnd played the Chandler team
'lie score was 4 to 3 In favor of
handler.
Amos Seaton Is home aguln from
!s old home In Tennessee. He re-
ports a splendid visit and Improved
health.
The democrats nnd eltlsens of
hroud were disappointed when Con-
tressman Russell of Missouri failed to
neet his appointment here the 24th.
ut local speakers addressed the
•rowd.
Mr W A Holder, president of the j
stroud Cotton Oil Heed compuny, has I
est urn ed for the Mason's work at j
he mill and Is welcomed by his many
rlends.
Corn that will make sixty to sev-
nty-flve bushels to the acre Is a pret-
v fair crop even for the rich lauds
jf Pottawatomie. There Is many a
teld In this tieck of the woods that
• **1ng to do that well.—Shaw nee
A number of the voung people of
Stroud were entertained at the home
of Mr. and Mrs Guy Whiatler at
the Sa<- A Fox agency All report s
splendid time.
Married by Rev Sexton at the resi-
dence of William Milk. O W. \ Kaxs
and Mimm Carrie Milk May they have
a happy nnd prosperous life.
Hon J L, Sandlln was a Stroud
visitor and distributed a number of
copies of the Oklahoma constitution.
Mrs A S Bailey, who has been
at tlie sanitarium at Claremore, re-
port* nuirh Improvement in health
ind spe.iks praise for the remarkable
cures that have been made there
Mr Lou F.gnevv arrived home today
from Old Mexli^s where he has lw en
visiting for i he l**t three month*
He is looking One m m! in good health
The meeting at the Christian church
arbour are well attendend A great
interest is manifested.
NEWS AT HOBART
Special to The Times-Journal
Hobart Aug 31 Mr. C F Prouty
of the Oklahoma Grain Dealers a)
elation was in the city Wednesday
and Thursday visiting the grain dealrs
at this place.
Mr. \ B Handing. It irk Island
agent. J. W. (iuibourne. Frisco agent,
and W D. Trueblood, manager of the
Compress, went to Galveston last
Tuesday to attend an important meet-
ing of cotton exchanges.
Hon. C N Haskell accompanied by
a few other state candidates spoke
here last Wednesday evening tod a
good slxed audience From here the
party went to Rocky where a big
picnic was being held
Quite a good sized party consisting
of some of Hobart's fair sex. chaper-
'""'d by Mrs F. O. Sutton, have been
staying at Cold Springs this week
N iluridly a few young men had to
go down during the week
A hip picnic was held at Rocky, a
few miles north of here, last Thurs-
A large crowd of Hobart peo-
ple took it in.
i\\w m I
Pawnee. <Vkl& .Auk *1
He Hanna fcj/t today for tie*
w here she >y||l attend the U e
serve this .vest
Mr Rosa Mill and w
l .. are visiting their i
cs north of town.
I'
FIRST VOTERS CLUB
Mi-s Lillian Arnold of K • -• « Clt>
is here helping to nur>e her mother,
who lias been «|Uite a|t k. but in now
Improving 1 •
.1 L l.ehe* and tom* r
from a visit with h
Mrs Brock In Ok lab
i to
City
Mr
Ed
hultz, manager of the
I'nion Supply company, at Mountain
View, was here between trains Thurs-
day looking after some business.
\ party of four business men from
Alabama were here this week investi-
gating farms and other property for
the purpose of Investing. They ex-
pressed themselves as highly pleased
with the prospects and said It was
iheir Intention to locate here In the
near future W O Vaughn and J.
M. Hammond of Geneva. Ala , were
In the party.
Vernon Lovett, youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs. R .1 Lovett, has been very
111 of typhoid fever for the past few
days.
• ome local talent nre preparing to
give a high . lass vaudeville at the
opera house In this city on September
trd for the benefit of the Catholic
church. Mr. Geo. L. Zink will be
one of the star performers.
The Unity club, an organization
made up of the members of the var-
ious Sunday schools, spent an enjoy-
ible evening at the beautiful home
f Miss Lena Jacequart. one of Its
members. "Ouch" a game of amuse-
ment proposed by Roy Wolflnger was
he main feature of the program. He-
ides this there were: An address by
Itev. Hodgson: Reading by Roy Wol-
flnger; Quartette. Messrs. Wolflnger.
Tones. Hall and Hughes; reading by
Lee Davis. Dainty refreshments were
served on the lawn which was tastily
Ighted and decorated.
Mr. J. H. Matthews, of the big
hardware Arm of Lynn & Mathews,
who reside at Bowie. Texas, was in
the city last week looking after liis
business interests here.
Walter Caudill left the early part
>f the week for his claim In Beaver
county. He expects to be gone si
NEWS AT WELEETKA
Weleetka. Aug. 81.—Will Dorr left
uesday morning for a visit with
< orgo Dorr at Oklahoma City.
Charlie Miller left last Saturday
/enlng for Kentucky, where lie will
pend a short time with his parents
and friends.
Mrs. Idar Record and son. Forest,
who lias been visiting Mrs Record's
sister. Mrs. Geo. Clarkson, left Wed-
nesday for her home at Luther. 1. T.
Weleetka has suffered for want of
e the last few weeks.
Mrs. Luta Dorr left Tuesday for a
two weeks' visit in Hartshorne, where
she has a brother.
Judge Bruce wits over from Paden
Monday.
Hilton Douglass returned from a
visit in Fort Worth. Monday.
Mr and Mrs. Geo. Clarkson loft
Thursday for a visit in Illinois.
Frank McAdams returned Saturday
from a few days visit in St. Louis
Roland Catlet left Thursday for
Danville, 111 . where he will attend
hool this winter.
Mrs. Jacobs, of Sedalla. Mo . Is the
gueat of her brother, W. H. Russell.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gray and Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Duble returned Friday
morning from a visit In the east.
Miss Hland, who has been visiting
Mrs. J R. Knapp. returned to her
home tn Shreveport, I«a., Saturday.
Mrs Frank llarman. who has been
visiting relatives in Eureka Springs,
Ark . returned homs Monday evening
Mr and Mrs. Carl Browning at-
tended the picnic at Wetumka Wed-
nesday.
Messrs Patterson, Schllser, Ward.
Browning. Warren Pate <on nnd El-
liott Patterson, attended the M W A.
logging held at Wetumka Wednesday
M;> John llarrLnon and > hiMren.
who have l e< n visiting in S; Joe Mo..
soeraJ week-, were expected home
yesterday.
Mrs Lake and daughter. Mlxe
Madge, will return Saturday from a
two mouths' visit In Arkansas.
Mr and Mr- E C Mullendon and
four children of Cleveland came in
Tuesday for a few days' visit with Mr.
and Mrs. George Berry.
George Reid and wife left for Illi-
nois Friday evening to visit home
folks a month or six weeks.
Miss Nina Allen of Wichita, our
kindergarten teacher, reached Pawnee
this noon.
Mi--es Isabel Lelicu and L'da Perry
entertained twenty-five girl Trb-nds at
the former's home Tuesda> afternoon
Delicious refreshments were ;-erved
and i K' lieral good time had by all.
A J. RMdivon was up from Tulsa
on Tuesday of this week. lie and
Mrs Hiddison were in tht Tulsa wreck
last Saturda>. but both escaped injury.
A peculiar suit has been illed in the
district court of Pawnee county.
Outer Freed is >uing Maggie Freed for
divorce. Il> seems hard to satisfy,
lie i^ Freed, wants her to be freed and
yet objects to her being Fre.-d And
see what a tlx she will be in! If sli
is freed she won't be Freed, and yet
Omer will be Freed.
Miss Delia Peters r 'turned fro
acution of a month spent in K
h •
W. E. Burns of Newton. Kan., ar-
rived in th eitv last Saturday for a
visit with Mi. and Mrs. Peters and
family.
Harry Ballard returned from Okla-
homa City la«t Thursday, where lie
has been taking treatment for pa-
ralysis. He i> much Improved, and is
able to walk a great deal better.
Last Thursday and Friday were
baseball days in Pawnee, when the
Ponca City bunch came down for a
couple of games Both game? were
very interesting. Pawnee winning the
flrst one. the score being 1 to 2. and
Ponca City taking the last. 2 to
Floss pitched for Pawnee the first
game and Taylor was on th- firlntr
Hue for the locals Friday. Roth pitch-
ed tine ball ;pid were given good sup-
port. ,
Mr and Mrs. Ray Gallinger of
Hutchinson. Kansas, are In the city
visiting relatives
L S. Wilson return d from New
Mexico last Saturday. II says Mrs.
Wilson Is much improved in health.
James Harris was arrested at Sa-
pulpa last week by Marshal Ed Eshel-
man on a warrant charging him with
criminal assault upon a white girl at
Pawhuska. He was taken to Musko-
gee. where reqc|sitlon papers were
secured and then taken to the federal
Jail at Guthrie.
.! II. Proctor of Omaha, Nob., ar-
rived In the cltv last Saturday for a
short visit with relatives.
Mrs. R II Ring, who has been
(siting Mr and Mrs. Al Wineman, re
turned to her home at Girard, III.,
last Friday
Miss Myrtle Hendrlek returned to
her home at Chathorne. 111., last Frl-
iay after a few weeks' visit in Paw-
nee the guest of Mrs. A C. Wineman
Miss Mildred Goss of Girard. Kan.,
is visiting in Pawnee this week.
OKLAHOMA RFC RT ITS.
Orders Receive! as to Where Tlicy
Will lie Assigned.
Oklahoma boys enlisting in the II.
S navy at the local recruiting station
III be assigned to ships in the great
"American Armada," according to or-
ders received front the department of
navigation at Washington. D. ('., di-
ted to Lieutenant Wallace In charge
of the southwestern division 1*. S. navy
recruting stations. The same order
111 apply to all recruits at Wichita,
Enid and Hobart.
The recruits will precede the arrival
f this most im]Hislug array of battle-
ships ever before congregated under
ihe American flag. It will arrive at
San Franclpco in November.
When a woman appears at a dance
In a dress cut particularly low In the
neck, how the men stare at her! Rut
u a woman nurses her baby In
public, how modestly the men turn
iwa.v!
CIUTRC1I 1 ACTION ENJOINED.
>1 usic in the Sacred Edifice Caused m
Territory Row.
I*awton, Okla.. Aug 81.—W. B.
\\ilson ind others have been restrain-
ed by an otMer of court from attend-
ing divine Services In the Christian
hurch at Marlow, I. T. The petition
for the injunction sets forth that Wil-
son and his followers are trouble rais-
ers and lhat they have no business in
the chuTch. Miyway.
Marlow Is Just across the line from
Comanche county The Christian
hurch there was ftrganlzed In 1901,
at the time of the opening of the Kl-
owa-Conianthe country, and a lot was
purchased and a building erected.
Among those who attended serviP-es
In the church were Wilson and his
followers, who live nearer to Duncan
than to Marlow. In the petition flled
before Judgo Dickinson It Is alleged
that the Wilson crowd soon began to
cause frouhle. The principal cause of
ontentlon wa* the objection of Wil-
son and hi* followers to the use of
any musical Instrument In the church.
The discord reached the point
where the opponents of music seised
the church and held possession. Then
the other side went Into court and
secured an Injunction The Injunction
was granted, but the other side has
given notice of appeal
t . t o« btiainoss to tran-
ilm.f) tUem.t asked to
- "J propose," he
> I I v. .11,* yuestion at
. . «d or Jumping from one
thing to another."
• ; • , i< a g. 'd idea." hays White
<rep t "and 1 move that we settle
the governorship. No one has ad-
var ed a single objection to Frantz.
while some of us. If not all. do object
to Haskell."
Well." Interrupts Lyon Idem,), "I
ant ready to drop Haskell If it can be
shown that what has been said about
him Is true."
"May 1 put you half a dozen ques-
lions?" asked Brown (rep.).
"Go ahead." replied Lyon Idem,).
"In the first place, Haskell, both on
the stump and in his paper makes
misrepresentations, doesn't he? Tn
other words, speaks and prints false-
hoods, or. to be real plain, lies ."" asks
Brown.
"Oh. we have all conceded that,*'
says Thompson (dem.i.
"All right, that's one thing settled
N'ow he is an enemy to labor, Isn't
he, and has shown himself hostile to
the workman's Interests?" asks
Brown.
"Yes. affidavits from railroad men
prove that." admitted Lyon.
"All rit,iit, that's two," says Brown.
"Now he Is a corporation lawyer and
a promoter, isn't he. and a tool of
certain combinations?"
"Yes. we have democratic testimony
on that point, and to the affect that
he changed the provisions of the con-
stitution In favor of the trusts, and
that he will go still further if he con-
trols the flrst state legislature," says
Smith, no one disputing him.
"Well, that's three." says Brown.
"Now I want to ask if he was not
nominated as a delegate to the con-
stitution convention under a non-par-
tisan understanding and a pledge to
work for all the people Instead of a
party and a class?"
"Yes. he made that pledge in a
letter, and It Is too well known to de-
"A>! right, that's four." says Brown.
"Now I want to ask If any one dis-
putes that he stole the nomniation
from Cruce by false returns?"
"My father asserts that." said
Thompson, "and he ought to know.
Why. In several counties the returns
were larger than the whole number
oi voters, and It will probably be
shown by the census that the returns
from some places were larger than
the entire population."
"Well, that's flve. Now Just one
more." said Brown. "Can he be hon-
est on the prohibition deal when it is
known that he drinks both publicly
and privately?"
"Oh. he's got a right to drink all
he wants to." broke In Stearns (son
of a democrat), for the flrst tlrmv
"No one disputes that, but is it con-
sistent for a drinking man to vote to
compel others to go without." asked
Green, a republican scion, who had
not before been heard from.
"Oh. chuck that," says Lyon, "It's
part of the game, same as the lying
is."
"Well." says Brown, "there's my
half dozen questions. Want any
more ?"
"Nd. that's enough tn show the
man is thoroughly unfit to be gov-
ernor. and 1 propose that we vote on
it." replied Harvey.
The vote was taken and resulted:
Frantz 17. blank 3. showing that three
democratic sons wore not yet quite
persuaded to vote for Frantz. though
thev would not vote for Haskell.
ft. W. C. WEEKS
FOR REPRESFNNATIVE
Mr. Weeks. republican nominee
with J. II Norton for representative
in the legislature from the Oklahoma
City district, was born in Indianapo-
lis. Did.. In 1 84 7. Removed with his
parents to Des Moines, Town. In 1Sr.7.
attended the public schools, and in
11*01 moved with his parents to a
farm where he was working when
neatly 17 years of age he enlisted as
a private soldier in the 4 7th Iowa in-
fantry and served out his term of
enlistment. Returning from the ar-
my he took a term In a country dis-
trict school, then entered a commer-
cial college. Tn the summer of 1865
he clerked under his father, John G.
Weeks. In the United States land of-
fice and later In the prohute court.
II • first took up the study of real
estate law. then general law. and in
1875 was admitted to practice In the
state and supreme courts of Iowa
and In the United States circuit court,
and continued the general practice of
law until coming here in 1!)01. In
1880 he compiled ami published a
brochure on real estate law entitled
"Weeks on Abstracts of Titles." In
1881. with only a four days' canvass,
he was defeated for mayor of Win-
terset. Iowa, with the re«t of the re-
publican ticket, by ten votes. In 18S2
he was olected city solicitor by a
handsome majority, running ahead of
his ticket, this being the only political
office he ever held. From 1882 to
1901 he held an office In the Grand
Lodge of Iowa. A. O. U. W.. Including
that of grand master workman. In one
year financing the grand lodge free
from a debt which had hung over It
for seven years. He was a supreme
lodge representative for nine years,
acquiring a large legislative experi-
ence. He has spent more than ten
years of actual service In tho chair
as a presiding officer, has presided
over many city, county, Judicial, con-
gressional and state conventions, ac-
quiring wide knowledge and prac-
tice in parliamentary luw. He Is now
serving Ills fifth term us commander
of a O. A R post.
About 1870. In conjunction with his
father, he made a special study of the
tax systems of the several states, and
they perfected a plan called the
"Weeks Tax System" for the assess-
ment and listing of real estate and
personal property. This was indorsed
by the legislature of low* by statute
and was t«doptf.n bv a groat many
aunties, none of which huve aban-
doned it to the present time
For three years he was counsel and
attorney In a number of civil and
criminal cases. Involving the perma-
nent school fund system In Iowa, and
examined the school fund system of
all the states, and If elected to the
legislature will Introduce a bill for
the Investment of Oklahoma's school
funds which will guarantee that great
trust against the lo«s of a single dol-
lar Probably no man In Oklahoma
has made a more thorough study of
this great subject.
In 1192 Mr Weeks was Induced to
enter the newspaper business, upon
which he entered with characteristic
energy, learning the pnactica.1 busl-
ne«i of printer, publisher, editor and
business manager He came to Okla-
homa City In 1901 and took up the
Oklahoma Post, which lie sold two
vear« ago. but continued in the Job
printing business.
Aside from the foregoing he has
had a wide experience In general bus-
iness, such as real estate. Insurance
and real estate loans His career as
a lawyer was very successful, having
been engaged in many hard fought
and protracted legal battles, most of
which he won by his legal knowl-
edge. skill and endurance; never hav-
ing u law partner, he depended en-
tirely upon his own resources.
He Is also a pleasing and convinc-
ing public speaker and was a strong
debater and Jury lawyer.
In early life while laboring under
the disadvantages -and advantages—
of almost poverty, which required
manual labor and which built up a
sound body, he had tlie advantage of
educated parents, people of high char-
acter. enercy and Intelligence, al-
ways heard the best of English spoken
at home, had the best of books to
read, and his earlv life was started in
the right direction For the rest, he
has had to depend entirely upon his
own eXertIons.
Mr Weeks is a familiar figure at all
clean athletic sports, being a con-
firmed baseball fan. football enthusi-
ast and admirer of the manly art of
self defense He has traveled In over
thirtv of the states and in Canada
and is a close observer and interested
and generally informed on public
matters Such a man. with his im-
mense love for and capacity for work
can do Oklahoma City far more good
in the legislature than his compara-
tively inexperienced competitors.
NATIVE INDIAN ART
y. W. 0. k NOTES
Mrs. Thoburn gave us a very help-
ful talk on missions Sunday afternoon.
This Is always an interesting subject
to th° Y W C. A girls, as mission
work is an important factor in the
V W, work.
Th> usual gospel service will be
held Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
The meeting will be presided over by
Mrs. W
Miss H >pe Neal Is at work again
alter a pleasant vacation at home.
Miss Van Vorhees has returned from
a pleasant trip into the country. Miss
Minnie Wahl is spending her vaca-
tion at home
The patronage of the lunch room
is increasing. Last week the average
was 9X. the week before 90 The
lsrgest number served at any one
time, 119. on Atig 24.
The Calcutta association has three
English speaking branches in different
parts of tlie city, these branches hav-
ing Bible classes, social teas, and
what is called a work class, a sort of
evving guild
Miss May O'Rourke Is taking a va-
cation. We are sorry to lose Miss
Margaret White, who goes to take
charge of the music department In
one of the Oklahoma schools.
Miss Mitchell will be here Tuesday
or Wednesday of next week and will
be the guest for a few days of Misses
Lane and Da vies. We are sure her
coming means great things for the
association, and those who know her
say she is very strong spiritually,
mentally and well fitted for the work.
Miss Florence Meyer of Tecumseh
is visiting Miss Leota Sims at hf*r
home on East Seventh street.
W. C. T. U. NOTES
A most helpful woman's prayer
meeting, led bv Mrs. Gordon, was
held in the Christian church last
Tuesday from 2 to 3 o'clock p nt.
Quite a number of ladies in addition
to th- regular W C T. 1\ members
w;ere In attendance. Those who failed
to attend missed"a great deal
Immediately following the prayer
service the regular meeting of the W
C T U. w*as called to order and ntu h
business disposed of. We are very
glad. Indeed, to have enlisted the In-
terest of so many Christian women In
our campaign plans.
The annual reports were then taken
tip which showed a splendid work
done and a remarkable growth In
the union the past year.
This organization has done a great
work towards brightening the dark
places by ministering in so many
ways to the needs of humanity and
doing a wonderful part towards bring-
ing Oklahoma In a state free from the
curse of the saloon.
This town and territory owes much
to the Oklahoma City W C T 1*.
for the effort It has made towards
bringing about better conditions mor-
ally and a safer place for our chil-
dren.
The following officers were eler^ed
for the ensuing year: Mrs. Cora D
Hammet, president: Mrs Katherine
R Patterson, vice-president: Mrs c
h Bwatt, oof re*pen<Afei| sscretary;
Mrs Fl L Gillogly. recording secre-
tary, and Mrs. Mamie Hill, treasurer.
On account of the lateness of the hour
the election of superintendents md
appointment of standing committees
was postponed till the next meeting
On next Tuesday a woman's prayer
meeting will be held at the M F
church, corner Fourth and R'jbVnson
from 2 to 3 o'clock p nv. ed bv Mrs
Minnie Chapman WV.i not all Chris-
tian women who «re interested in the
passage of the prohibition clause on
SeMember 17th and who believe there
Is a God and that He answers prayers,
be present Ht that meeting?
The W C T. I* will meet at the
Carnegie library from a to 5 All
ward secretaries and members gen-
erally are kindly urged to be pres-
ent.
If It's a .Reputation
you are after. White's Cream Vermi-
fuge has h world wide reputation as
the best of all worm destroyers, and
for Its tonic Influence on weak and
unthrifty children. It Improves their
digestion and assimilation of their
fo«.d. strengthens their nervous sys-
tem and restores them to health and
vigor natural to a child. Tf you want
a healthy happv < till.1. got a hoRle of
White's Cream Vermifuge, p dd bv all
druggist*
(Paper read by Ml s Angel De Cora,
Instructor in Native Indian Art. nt
the Fnited States Indian Industrial
school, Carlisle. Pa., before the de-
partment of Indian education ut the
annual convention of the Nation.it
Education association, held at L s
Angeles, California, July 8-12. 1H07
A fine llkllness of tlie author ap-
peared in the Arrow of July 20.)
The lime has not been long enough
since the subject was put into prac-
tice to show some of the possibilities
of adopting Indian art to modern
usages.
Indians, like any other race in Its
primitive state, are gifted In original
ideas of ornamentation. The pictorial
talent is common to all young In-
dians.
The method of educating the Indian
In the past was to attempt to trans-
form him into a brown Caucasiar
within the space of five years or little
more. The educators made every ef-
fort to convince the Indian that any
custom or habit that wa.i not familiar
to the white man showed savagery and
degradation. A general attempt was
made to bring him "up to date." The
Indian, who Is so bound up in tribal
laws and customs, knew not where to
make the distinction, nor what of his
natural Instincts to discard, and tho
consequence was that he either be-
came superficial or arrogant and de-
nied ids race, or he grew dispirited
and silent.
In my one year's work with the In-
dians at Carlisle 1 am convinced that
the young Indians of the present day
arc still gifted in the pictorial art
Heretofore, the Indian pupil has
been put through the same public
school course as the white child, with
no regard for his hereditary difference
of mind and habit of life; vet. though
the early art instruction is the while
man's art, the Indian, even here, does
well and often better than the* white
child, for his accurate eye and skill-
ful hand serve him well in anything
thai requires delicacy of handiwork.
In exhibitions of Indian school
work, generally, the only traces of
Indian one sees are some of the signa-
tures denoting clannish names. In
looking over my pupils' native design
work. 1 cannot help culling to mind
the Indian women, untaught and un-
hangx***! by thei white man's ideas of
art. making h. antlful and Intricate de-
signs on her pottery, baskets and
bead 1 d articles, which show the In-
born talent. She sits in the open,
drawing her Inspiration from Ilie
broad aspects of Nature. Her /.ig-/.ag
line indicate- the line of the hills in
the distance, and the blue and white
background so u-ual in the Indian
color scheme denotes the sky Her
bold touches of green, red and yellow
she has learned from nature's own use
of those colors In the green grass and
flowers, and the soft tones that were
the general tone of the ground color
In the days of skin garments, are to
her as the parched grass and tha
desert. She makes her strong color
contrasts under the glare of the sun.
whose brilliancy makes even her
bright tones seem softened into tints.
This scheme of color has been called
barbaric and crude, but then one must
remember that in the days when Hie
Indian woman mud. all her own color,
mo.-.flj of vegetable dyes, she couldn't
produce any of the strong, glaring
colors thev new get in anaiine dyes.
The white man has tried to teach
the young Indian that in order to be
a so-called civilized person, he must
discard all such barbarisms.
It must be remembered that most
of the Indians of the Carlisle aclinot
have been under civilizing lnfluem •*
front early youth and have, in many
Instance-, entirely lost the tradition of
their people. But even a few months
have proved to me that none of their
Indian instincts have porished hut
have only lain dormant. Once
awakened it Immediately became ac-
tiv and produced within a year some
of the designs that you have seen.
1 have taken care to leave my pu-
pils* creative faculty absolutely inde-
pendent and to 1< t each sLud-Mit (lravr
from his own mind, tru to his own
thou..-ht, ami. as much as possible, true
to his tribal method of symbolic de-
sign.
The work now produced at Carlisle,
in comparison with that of general
school work, would impress one with
the great difference hetv ••"ti the while
ami Indian designer No two In-
dian drawings arc alike and every
one i.s original work. Each artist has
his own style. What is more, the
best designs were made by my artist
pupils away from tny supervision.
They come to me for material to take
to their rooms and some of the de-
signs for rugs that you have seen were
made In the students play hour, away
from the influence of others—alone
With their Inspiration, as an nrtlst
should
ork. It
Itlte
est
to
know that my pupils never use prac-
tice paper. With steady and unhesi-
tating hand and mind, thev pm down
permanently the lines and color com-
binations that you see In their de-
signs.
We can perpetuate the use of Indian
de-j^ns by applying them on modern
articles or use and ornament that
the Indian Is taught to make I ask
my pupils to make a design for a
frieze for wall decoration, als bor-
ders for printing, designs for etn-
broldcrv of all kinds, for wood-cary.*'
ing and pyrography. and design f,)r
rugs. ^ '
1 studied tho Persian. irt of weav-
ing from some Pyrr*ans, because I
saw from the sv*r, tll(. H[yIo ((f
ventionai Aligning produced bv in- j
dlan st>.,,ol pupil* suggested more lor
"ii* kind of weaving We shall usn '
the Navajo method as well, but tho I
oriental method allows more freedom
to carry out the more Intricate designs.
The East Indian and the American
Indian designs are somewhat similar
In line and color, • peclally those of
the Kasak make.
I discourage anv floral designs such
as ore seen In pjlhway beadwork 1 ti-
ll Hi 11 art seldom make any use of tha
details of plant forms, but typifl il
nature In Its broader aspects, iislnf
also animal forms and symbols r f
human life.
With Just a little further work til ing
these lines I feel that we shall lis
ready t" adapt our Indian talents to
the daily needs anil uses of modern
life We want to And a place for our
art even as the Japanese have found
a place for theirs throughout the civil-
ised world. The young Indian Is now
mastering all the industrial trades,
and according to the wishes of the
Honorable Indian commissioner, there
is no re 1-011 why the Indian workman
should not leave his own artistic mark
on whtft he produces.
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