Weleetka American. (Weleetka, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, May 21, 1909 Page: 2 of 8
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News From All Over The State
Alfalfa Crop Breaks Record.
Oklahoma's $2,000,000 alfalfa crop
Is now being harvested. The first
cutting is going on in Central Ok-
lahoma. During a favorable season
flvo cuttings of alfalfa hay can be
had in this state, making this crop
the biggest producer In proportion to
the acreage sown of any known to
the science of agriculture.
The total acreage of alfalfa In Ok-
lahoma in 1908, according to the last
report of the state board of agricul-
ture, was 136,538, which produced
189,1)83 ton;i of hay, valued at $1,.
789,116, and 15,883 bushels of seed,
which brought $150,807, baking the
total value of the crop for last year
$1,936,923. The banner alfalfa coun-
ty of ti.e state in 1908 was Grant,
which sowed 13,281 acres and re-
ceived $235,581 for its crop. Alfalfa
county, which was named by the con-
stitutional convention for its lead-
ing product, holds second rank and
raised 10,084 acres, which yielded 15
990 tons of hay and 1,036 bushels of
seed at a total value of $161,747.
The area devoted to alfalfa in Ok-
lahoma is increasing annually. This
product is rapidly being recognized
Jn Oklahoma as the king of forage
crops and as one of the best pro-
ducers financially.
Oklahoma soil seems to bo espe-
cially adapted to the culture of al
falfa. It yields a much larger amount
of hay per acre than native grasses,
and, besides, the seed of alfalfa is
valuable. On upland soils the total
yield per acre of alfalfa In Oklahoma
is from two and a half to four tons,
while native grasses will yield from
one to one and a half tons.
He Turned 'Em Out.
Judge Bailey of Chickasha, who
was appointed a special judge to
hear the contest cases in Okfus-
kee county, rendered a decision at
Okemah giving the republicans the
county offices which are now held
by democrats.
A Fine Summer Meeting.
Lovers of fine racing will have
the pleasure of seeing the finest
Thoroughbreds in the West in Ok-
lahoma this season. The Spring
Meeting to be held in Oklahoma City,
June 15th to July 6th by the Texas
Thoroughbred Association will bring
to this state some of the most cele-
brated horses in the United States.
This Meeting follows San Antonio,
Houston, Beaumont and Ft. Worth,
Teeas, and over 450 head of Thor-
oughbred horses will participate. The
races will open with a $1,000.00 Der-
by June 15th in which there are 35
entries. This race promises to be
the most celebrated race ever held in
this state, and will attract thousands
of visitors. During the meeting there
will be two Handicap races for $500
each and two for $400 each. There
Reversed Opinion.
In an opinion by Chief Justice
Kane the supreme court has reversed
and remanded the case of Zeke
Moore vs. the National Oil and De-
velopment company from muskogee
county, involving oil lands valued
at $150,000.
Ohio Teacher.
Announcement Is made by the Nor-
mal School regents of the election
of Dr. J. S. Scott of Euclid, O., to
the chair of biology in the north-
eastern normal school at Tahle-
quah. Arrangements have also been
made for the holding of a summer
school at Durant.
To Tour Districts.
The board of regents of the district
agricultural schools will begin a tour
Df the districts to receive institutions
June 2, and will announce the selec-
tions before June 20. The first visit
will be to the Panhandle strip.
Contract for Printing.
The State Board of Public Affairs
has awarded the contract for print-
ing 5,000 copies of the State Uni-
versity catalogue to the Morning
Democrat of Ardmore. Its bid was
$387.58, the lowest offered.
Sunday School Attendance.
Sunday school attendance in Du-
rant broke all previous records Sun-
day, when as a result of a united
effort that has been in progress for
the past six weeks, more than 1,000
were gathered in the various Sun-
day schools.
Farmers' Educational
and Co-Operative
Union of America
"ii in
Edited and Contributed by
W .S. MORGAN,
Springfield, MiwcvrL
Reduction of Rates.
T. A. Wray, assistant general
freight agent of the Frisco at St.
Louis, has sent word to Oklahoma
that in about sixty days a reduc-
tion In freight rates on iron beds
will prevail on all railroads in this
state. The rate, whioh is now 63
cents a hundred, will be reduced to
54 cents a hundred in car lots.
Chairman Love to Speak.
Chairman Love of the State Cor-
poration Commission will deliver an
address before the Oklahoma Grain
Dealers' association in Oklahoma City
next Thursday on the subjects of de-
murrage, interstate freight and ao
counting.
Killed Over a Horse Trade.
Al Boone, a horsetrader, and Oil
ver Davis, a young Creek Indian,
quarreled over a horse trade Friday
at Tulsa and Boone was shot and
killed. Davis surrendered himself to
the sheriff. He is a member of the
Hodge family, one of the wealthiest
clans of the Creeks.
Means No Election.
Under the new Oklahoma munlci
pal election law a tie vote means no
election and the occupant of the of-
fice holds over for another term. At
least that is Attorney General West's
Interpretation of the law in an opin-
ion to R. J. Smith of Perkins.
Towns to Entertain.
Thirty-three towns In Oklahoma
are preparing to receive the 10C
members of the Interstate Merchants
Association of St. Louis, who will
visit this state on a trade extension
trip soon. The itinerary also in
eludes Arkansas, Kansas and Texas.
The "boosters" will reach Oklaho-
ma City May 22 and will also visit
Guthrie about that time.
Requisition Honored.
An Arkansas requisition was hon
ored Friday for the return to that
state of Jesse Stoval, wanted in
Arkansas county for assault with a
deadly weapon on Morris Fitzpat-
Will be six races each day with no I 'l1*11"? under an',est Sallisaw. A
purse less than $200.00. The races 'nvolJnl ,W?PE °, _sslJedr,0" tl,e
will be held each afternoon except- t l ,° T ®xas 'or F. Bond,
in* Sunday. The fine track, stables:; '1" '°hnson county for r.-
nnd grand stand on the State Fair, in Cory!" property and now
county, Texas.
Don't Fear "Skidoo."
Grounds will be used and visitors
are assured the finest accommoda
tions. The fine transportation facili ,
ties consisting of the double track Jake Hamon, who was defeated for
electric car line steam railway ser- n!af01 Lawton in the recent nni-
vice and asphalt boulevard will great-1 ^ere by a majority
ly facilitate the handling of the enor-
mous crowds expected.
Wedding at Tahlequah.
The wedding of Miss Mary Trim
hie of Tahlequah and Prof. Snowden
Parlette of Oklahoma City, took place
Saturday in Tahlequah, with Rev. A.
B. Nicholas of Guthrie officiating.
Prof. Parlette was formerly prlnci
pal of the Logan County High
school.
Civic League at Cushing.
A Men's Civic league was organ
Ized at Cushing this week with a
membership of twenty-five. The of-
ficers aro O. R. Lilley, president; It.
8. Luce, vice-president; Ira Fuson,
secretary and treasurer, and T. O,
Mofflt, assistant secretary.
Rural Mail Carriers Meet.
Rural mail carriers of Tillman
county met at Manitou and methods
of hauling mail, horses and wagons
were discussed. T. F. Weitz of Dav-
idson was elected as delegate to the
state convention to be held in El
Reno In July and H. H. Williams, al
ternate.
Standard Oil Buying Land.
The Gulf Pipe Line company a few
days ago purchased the holdings of
Mrs. Luclnda Pittman In the Glenn
pool oil fields, paying therefor $400,-
000. Thus Is the Standard oil.
through its allies picking up a large
territory of good oil land all over
Press Association Meets.
| of twenty-three, has no fear of the
| "skidoo" number, and has instituted
quo warranto proceedings against
Henry Boyle, the mayor-elect. Con
ti u ~ r. « *« slderable interest is manifested over
The Oklahoma Press association j th(. contest in political circles foi
inet at Claremore Friday and Satin-- the reason that Hamon was formerlv
day, May 14-15 with a good attend-1 chairman ot the state r blica£
ance. The craft was here from all; committee and is known to be *
parts of the state, fully enthused jlar(j fighter.
with the importance of their mis
sion
Superintendent Re-Elected.
The School Board selected Prof. W
T. Dodson as superintendent for the
coming year. The school board of-
ficers elected yere ,J. T. Davis, pres-
ident; E. C. Boyd, vice president;
J. A. Gills, secretary. The salary
of the superintendent was raised
from $1,200 to $1,400.
One of the features of the
meeting was an address by Col. Sid-
ney Suggs of Ardmore on the subject,
"Money and Brains." It was well
received and enjoyed by all the au-
dience. The reception and ball giv-
en by the citizens of Claremore Fri-
day night was one of the most en-
joyable occasions of the entire meet-
ing. Saturday morning the associa-
tion was addressed by Governor Has-
kell and others, after which the bus-
iness of the association was com-
pleted by electing U. S. Russell of
Shawnee, president, and E. S. Bron-
son or Thomas, secretary.
The next meeting of the associa-
tion will go to Enid.
Another Insurance ,Company.
State Insurance Commissioner T.
J. McComb has licensed the Great
Western Life Insurance company of
Kansas City, Mo., to do business in
Oklahoma.
Young Men Organize.
A novel club of young men to co
operate for the benefit of church
work has been organized at Beaver.
The young men of the First Chris
tian church here have organized
themselves Into a club for the cul-
ture of broom corn. Fifty acres of
the crop will be planted on land
furnished by Jim Crabtree. It w
be cultivated by members of the
club and the proceeds will be do-
nated to the chnrch.
Woman Murdered in Bed.
Mrs. George Hooks, wife4'of a res
taurant kee|>or, was found dead in
bed In her home at Hartshorne Fri-
day. She evidently had been mur-
dered with a butcher knife which lay
near the body. The body had been
hacked and one arm broken, as if In
a struggle. The body was found by
the husband. There Is no clue to
the murderer, nor is a motive known.
Want Pythian Home Looation.
El Reno will enter the campaign
for the new $200,000 Pythian home
to be erected in this state by the
grand lodge. A resolution was passed
at the meeting just closed at Chick-
asha which provides for the organi-
zation of a stock company to build
a home for the Knights of Pythias
in this state, the home to cost about
$200,000. The location is to be de-
termined later.
Locating District Schools. Old Tariffs to Remain.
The commission on agricultural I The corporation commission ha<
and industrial education, composed of j received word from tl < interstate'
State Superintendent E. D. Cameron com-merce commission of the cancel
President .1. P. Connors of the^stat*- j lation by the railroads of the new
board of agricultule and President J tariff v?hich,was to become effective
H. Connell of the Oklahoma A. and May 27, raising all rates into Okla
M. college, is in session at Guthrie homa from New York. PWhidelphit
giving hearings to the representa-j and the Atlantic seaboard territory
tives of the various towns which are via water routes, nmny of the raises
candidates for the new district agri- running as high as 18 to 20 cents
cultural scv.ools to be established this I per 100 pounds
year. The board will proceed at Attorney General West recently
once to the task or locating the received a telegram from C Haile
schools and will probably visit the, general traffic manager of the Katv'
various towns which are considered stating that the roads intended to
possibilities. take such. This will have ttie effect
I here are six towns m the Third 0f leaving the old rates in effect
supreme aourt district which are can-1 At the time this tariff was received
didnteB for the school to be estab- the corporation commission had
llshed in that district, eight in the ~,,.nflln,. i
Fourth-district, fourteen in the Firth, carefu,, examined and announced
district proper, and only one in the was one the most arbi
Panhandle district.
Brakeman Decapitated.
J. W. Narcault, a brakeman on the
Rock Island, was killed at Wilburton
late Saturday evening while riding
on the engine pilot. The pilot caught
u guardrail, flew up and decapitated
him. He was brought to McAlester
Parole is Recommended.
The State Board of Pardons has
trary rates ever issued.
Wants Information.
Attorney General West has re
fused to give an opinion in regard
to the matter of the payment of a
reward In the John BulJette case
unless he Is furnished with further
Information.
More Tankage at Union Station.
Three passing tracks have been or-
dered from approved plans for the
union station of the Roek Island and
Frisco systems in Clinton. The
tracks will be built east of the depot
and the space in front of the depot
will be bricked-paved between. Thus
passengers may be received and dis-
charged at the same time and bag-
gage transferred directly from one
train to another. The tracks will bo
more than a mile in length.
Act Cuts Down Schools.
According to the statament of Su-
perintendent Benedict, supervisor of
Indian Schools, one-half ot the coun-
try schools now being supported by
the congressional appropriation will
bo discontinued with the present
school year. Instructions to this ef-
fect havo gone forth to the boards
of trustees of the schools effected.
This action is necessitated by the
action of congress in appropriating
but $150,000 as a maintenance bud-
get, in lieu of the $300,000 appropri-
ation of 190S. Tiiis act of congre>
further provides that when the i/w
state Is fully capable of maintaining
its own schools independent of fed-
eral aid this practice of government
maintenance of country publi" schools
will cease.
Old Building Removed.
The oldest store building In Cus-
ter county is being torn down. It Is
the old Noyes building, located on
the corner of one of the principal
business blocks of Arapaho. It will
be replaced by a modern two-story
brick bidlding. For a long time the
Noyes building was the largest store-
house in Arapaho. It was rudely
constructed of rough lumber.
Pay your dues, attend the meetings
of your local unions, go to every
union picnic, eat the chicken and talk
unionism. This is an easy task, yet
if every member will perrorm it he
will be happier and save money.
Your stock of common sense can be
Improved by crossing it with that of
your neighbor s. This brings out all
the good points possessed by both.
Now is the time for you to promise
yourself and neighbors to hold your
cotton, then in the fall see to it that
you are a man who will keep a prom-
ise.
The speculator is the man who
makes the money on your cotton, ir
you put him out you will increase
your profits by as much as he makes,
but you can't cut him out by selling
to him at any price.
The northern farmer is making
more mouey than his brother in the
south because he follows diversified
farming. He is out of the rut in that
particular.
This is an age of co-operation. The
corporations co-operate with each oth-
er, and they will continue to skin the
farmers so long as they don't organize
and co-operate. Every farmer ought
to be able to see this.
An acre of fruit is worth several
acres of cotton and will help you to
reduce your cotton acreage.
A sprinkling of about two-thirds
farmers in the legislature will help
things mightily. Send men whose pol
itlcs is farming and they'll do you all
right.
The members of the Farmers' Union
should make up their mind now and
for all time to dereat at the elections
every candidtite for the legislature
who is a representative of trusts and
corporations.
TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK
Old Adage That Growers of Cotton
May Apply to Their Decided
Advantage.
The heading of this article is
old adage, hut a useful one. and no-
where has it more significance than
when applied to making preparation
to dispose of the next cotton crop.
It is not known at this writing
whether the crop shall be large of
small. As yet we have no report of
the acreage, but trust it will prove to
he a decided reduction on that of last
year. But whether we shall have
large or a small crop, the question of
marketing It is a very important one
and means many millions of dollars
to the cotton farmers of the South
There is no dodging the fact that some
one has an enormous rakeoll between
the farmers and the spinners. Ar-
rangements are on foot, and in some
states well advanced, to sell the coin
ing crop direct to the spinners, and to
dispose of it in such a manner that the
market will not be glutted at any
time. This is simply a cold-blooded
business proposition, and its success
depends mostly upon the loyalty of
those who have cotton to sell to the
plans of co-operation now projected by
the Farmers' union. I see no reason
why the merchants should not aijl in
these plans. If they are friendfy to
the farmers, who constitute the ma-
jority of their patrons, they should
assist in securing for them higher
prices for their cotton. In doing so
they are not only helping the farmers,
but themselves. If the farmer receives
more money for his crops he will
have more to spend with his mer-
chant. To make the plans effective,
some of the cotton must be held,
which can easily be done in most
communities. One of the most dim-
cult things to deal with in the whole
situation is to care for what is com-
monly known as the "distress cotton."
That is to say, the cotton which the
farmer who produced it is compelled
to sell in the early market. Here is
where the merchant can materially
assist in the plan projected by the
Farmers' union. To hold that cotton
for a higher price would be to his own
interest, for its retention from the
market would assist in springing the
price. And this would impose no
greater hardship on the farmer who
was compelled to sell, for he is of
necessity compelled to sell anyway.
It is time now to go to work and cir-
culate pledges for the holding of cot-
ton, and these pledges should be pre-
sented to the non-union members and
the merchants as well as to the mem-
bers. Get the situation well in hand
now and it will save confusion and
hard work later on. Adopt for your
motto In this matter the old adage,
'Take- time by the forelock."
ARRANGE FOR FAIR PRICES.
Why Should the Cotton Growers of
the South Continue the Tools
of Speculators?
Farmers should stand together as
one grand phalanx all the time, but
there are two seasons of the year that
should have their undivided attention
In this one particular—seed time and
harvest time. Permit us to say that
it is more effective in results at seed
time than at harvest time. This ract
has been nurtured by the Farmers'
union ever since that night that
Newt. Gresham and his neighbors ol
Raines county, Texas, in that barn
loft wrote out the "Declaration or
Purposes'' by aid of a lantern light.
There has never been a national meet-
ing but what that point has been
stressed. More than once has there
been a meeting of national scope for
the specific purpose of instilling the
spirit of co-operation among planters
at the season of year before any labor
has been sp6nt to make ready for the
gamblers' market.
Just a little over a year ago Presi-
dent Barrett called that great national
mass meeting in the city of Memphis
for that specific purpose, "cut down
cotton acreage." Cotton is the back-
bone of the south. When the cotton
market is controlled by the farmer he
has a death grip on everything else
he has for sale. Fair price for cotton
means fair prices for mules and
horses and gives activity to every-
one. Low price of cotton means finan-
cial trouble. The Kentucky farmer
feels the effect as keenly as the Mis-
sissippi farmer, for the Kentucky farm-
er regulates prices for mules In pro-
portion to price of cotton. Here is
the situation: Cotton is easily raised
in the south, which is a small terri-
tory compared to the globe. Three-
fourths of the world's output is pro-
duced in Dixie Land. The situation has
a history. More than 40 years ago an
unfortunate war occurred, which
caused confusion and distress. Mil-
lions who had been slaves were set
free and immediately became very ac-
tive in cotton production, but Ignorant
in marketing and financial manage-
ment. The white men were poverty
stricken and with a mad rush put out j
every acre of cotton that they, their j
children and wives could cultivate. In J
all this confusion and conglomeration j
there appeared a golden opportunity !
for the speculators to manipulate the ;
markets so as to be favorable unto ;
themselves only.
The entire world sees that the farm- j
er, especially in the south, has been i
pulling at the little end of the double- !
tree, yet no one had the nerve to say '
to the bloodsuckers: "Thus far shaft '
thou go and no farther," until the I
Farmers' union came into existence, j.
So perilous had this cotton Situation j
become that President C. M. McCarra j
of the International Spinners' assocla- '
tion declared that the 1903-4 crop cost |
the spinner over $184,000,000: more
than the farmer received for Jt In the
bale. To-day the gamblers are betting !
that the farmer Is going to raise a !
bumper crop" in the good year of j
1909. To prove it read for yourself j
the prices they have made for you in i
the "future," even before you hitch !
the mule to the plow.
The cotton speculators are publish- j
ing daily to you that you are going to '
raise a "bumper crop." They hand I
that dope to you in the form of low i
future prices. This gives the farmers !
an opportunity to counsel in time of
peace for war. Next fall will be war '
time. The present is the time to en- I
courage crop diversification, in order •
to withstand the fiery darts of the |
enemy. Get in line, friends and |
brethren, and stay in line for staying I
out of debt. Diversification of crops ;
and good will among tillers of the soil j
wins the day. National Union Farmer !
proposes to make the fight of its life ;
for "Justice, Equity and the Golden ;
Rule." if the fanners of the south do
not handle tills question themselves '
it will never be solved. Crop diversi- 1
fication, financial independence and !
co-operation under the banner of the •
farmers' union will win the day.—Na- '
tional Union Farmer.
BRIGHT IDEA.
Miss Citykid—Oh, Willie, wouldn't it
be lovely if we could catch one and
| take it home and tame it?
SKIN TROUBLES CURED.
Two Little Girls Had Eczema Very
Badly—In One Case Child's Hair
Came Out and Left Bare Patches.
Cuticura Met with Great Success,
"I have two Mttle girls who have
been troubled very badly with eczema.
One of them had it on her lower
limbs. I did everything that I could
hear of for her, but it did not give
in until warm weather, when it seem-
ingly subsided. The next winter when
it became cold the eczema started
again and also in her head where it
would take the hair out and leave
bare patches. At the same time her
arms were sore the whole length of
them. I took her to a physician, but
Hie child grew worse all the time. Her
sister's arms were also affected. I be-
gan using Cuticura Remedies, and by
the time the second lot was used their
skin was soft and smooth. Mrs. Charles
Baker, Albion, Me., Sept. 21, '08." .
Potter Drug & Cbom. Corp., Sole Props., Boston.
David said that all men were liars
and he might have added that some
men work at it overtime.
Never Buy a Watch
by Mail
No one can sell a
•watch by mail that
will Kive satisfaction
— for the watch that
keeps accurate time In your pocket, loses
or gains in another man's pocket.
Even the finest watch will fail as a per-
fect time-keeper unless it is adjusted to
meet the individual requirements of the
person who is to carry it.
A South Bend Watch
Frozen in Solid Ice Keeps Perfect Time
All the skill and facilities that money can
buy g-o toward the construction of each
South Bend Watch, and grade for grade it
is superior to any other watch made.
Yet even a South Bend must be adjusted
to the one who is to carry it.
South Bend Watches are sold only by re-
liable jewelers wh 3 properly adjust them tOi
the individual. You cannot buy one from,
' any mail-order house. Ask your jew-,
eler to show you a South Bend Watch.
South Bend Watch Co.
South Bend, Ind.
Put Down the Gamblers.
Denies Extra Session Report.
Royal J. Allen, a member of the
recommended a parole for Lee Ray- state board of public af&alrs, denies
mond of Rogers county, sentenced in report published in some of the
May, 1U08, to serve four vears for Oklahoma newspapers that a special
burglary. session of the legislature may be
_ | called to make appropriations foi
Burned by Ga.ollnt, L
« t t> u* t /-in , . 1 While we will be short on funds
E L. Doughty of Clinton, got both said Mr. Allen, "we will manage
of his arms badly burned by gaso-j some way to pull through. There
line explosion. The burning gaso- will be men who will advance the
line destroyed a new cleaning ma-; money until the board can be relm-
chine, valued at $87.50, and about $7.r> bursod by the next legislature. There
worth of clothes. The explosion of is no truth whatever in the report
the gasoline Is supposed to have been I that we will ask for a special ses-
caused by suction. J sion of the legislature."
Train Hits Missouri Man.
Struck by a west bound passenger
train and thrown a distance of ten
feet, George Norton of Salem, Mo.
sustained a fractured skull and other
injuries that may result In his death
at Oklahoma City. Physicians say he
will probably be unable to recall oc-
currences of tho past few months if
ho recovers. Norton was conscious
a few minutes after being struck
by the train, but could not recall his
Oklahoma City address or where he
had been since ho lived at Salem
Mo.
Care of Brood Mare.
The brood mare should be given
plenty of exercise and bo allowed a
small grain ration in addition to plenty
of good ha)r. If the hay is poor more
grain should be fed. We cannot be
too careful of the brood mare. There
is much money tied up in her, and her
future usefulness Is too evident.
It is the opinion of several of the
agricultural authorities that what the
farmer most needs is society, an or-
ganization of the farmers for educa-
tional and social purposes.
With some people all kinds of
gamblers look alike. But this is not j
he generally accepted view of the
ase. The negro who sits down and j
hoots craps for a few cents is carried
before the court and fined or sent to |
jail. He is looked upon as a bad char
;icter. But the genteel-looking person
who buys cotton futures to the extent
of one or two thousand bales, with no 1
Intention whatever of having it deliv- j
red. or even asking to have the real
cotton delivered, is merely betting on i
the future price of that staple. Bet- I
ting is gambling, and the genteel man
who gambles in futures is a thousand
times worse gambler than the negro j
crap-shooter. The man who bets on a |
price will try to make it that. So j
long as dealing in futures is permitted I
there can be no steady market. It
renders legitimate business uncertain.
The miller is afraid to make future
contracts for flour, for fear that the
price of wheat may be sent up or down
by the manipulators of futures. The
spinner hesitates to make contracts
for the manufacture of cotton goods
on account of the unstable price of
cotton. Thus legitimate business
based upon the products of the soil is
Interfered with and hampered by the
dealing in futures on these products.
As a moral question, dealing in fu-
tures is the most pernicious form of
gambling. As a business proposition,
it has less foundation to rest upon
than has the shooting of craps, playing
of cards, or horse racing.
Discuss the best methods of cul
ture in your local unions and then
practice them on your farm.
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Bryce, J. Y. Weleetka American. (Weleetka, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, May 21, 1909, newspaper, May 21, 1909; Weleetka, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc155184/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.