The Mooreland Leader. (Mooreland, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, October 4, 1907 Page: 7 of 8
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OBSERVATIONS IN
| OKLAHOMA
The Land of
Opportunity
Texhoma to Have Light. — A
company has been formed at Tex-
homa for the purpose of building an,
ice and electric plant.
Negro Kills an Officer. — Oliver
Swan, a deputy marshal, was killed at
"Wilburton, east of McAlester, by W.
A. Johnson, a negro, whom he was
trying to arrest.
Blood Poison Cause Boy's Death.—
At Guymon the 7-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. J. Thurman died from
blood poisoning, resulting from step-
ping on a rusty nail.
Negro Cotton Picker Shot.—As the
result cf '• difficulty with his em
ployer, Harry Bailey, a negro cotton
picker, who has been making his
borne in Oklahoma City, was shot
and instantly kilied while in the field,
of a farmer near Stroud.
$43,000 Paid for Sheep. — What is
said to be the biggest deal in sheep
over consummated in Oklahoma was
made at Bliss, when (jieorge Brett and
G. W. and Joseph Carson bought
8,500 head from McKenzie & Fer-
guson for $43,000. The sheep will be
fed during the winter on the Carson
ranch, near Bliss.
Helped Bring in Three States. —
<3. E. Long, a Texas county republi-
can farmer, enjoys the distinction of
having voted three times for the ad-
mission of a state. He voted for the
admission of Montana, four years
later voted for statehood in Wyoming
and at the recent election voted for
the Oklahoma copstltution.
Oklahoma Youth Is Honored. —
Reuben McKittrick, an Alva boy, has
entered the Wisconsin State Univer-
sity. Annually the university reg
ents select eleven students through-
out the United States and give them
in addition to tuition $225 in cash.
Young McKittrick was among the
eleven chosen this year. He is a
graduate of the Northwestern Okla-
homa normal at Alva.
Sent to Prison for Life. — Beal
Brummett, the deaf mute boy who
•stood accused of a crime against a
little Kelleyville girl, plead guilty to
the charge before Judge W. R. Law-
rence, at Tulsa, and received a life
sentence in Leavenworth prison. His
physical infirmity and seeming men-
tal deficiency saved the boy from
death, which is the extreme penalty
for this crime under the Arkansas
statutes.
To Be Made Indian School. —
Plans are being made whereby the
present site of the military post of
Fort Reno will be converted into a
school for higher education of In-
dians. The work of remodeling the
buildings will be begun as soon as
the troops leave next April. In con-
nection with the establishing of a
school it is probable that the Chey-
enne and Arapahoe reservations will
be abandoned by the government and
opened for settlement.
CHAS. N. HASKELL—FIRST GOVERNOR OF OKLAHOMA.
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OFFICERS OF THE NEW STATE OF OKLAHOMA.
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Governor—C. N. Haskell, Muskogee.
Lieutenant Governor—George Bellamy, El Reno.
Secretary of State—William Cross, Oklahoma City.
Attorney General—Charles J. West, Enid.
Treasurer—James Menefee, Fort Cobb.
Auditor—M. E. Trapp, Guthrie.
Superintendent of Public Instruction—R. E. Cameron, Sulphur.
Mine Inspector—Pete Hanraty, McAlester.
Examiner and Inspector—Charles Taylor, Oklahoma City.
Insurance Commissioner—T. J. McComb, Oklahoma City.
Commissioner of Charities—Kate Bernard.
Labor Commissioner—Charles L. Daugherty, Oklahoma City.
Clerk of Supreme Court—H. L. Campbell, Ardmore.
Railroad Commissioners—J. J. McAlester, of McAlester; A. P. Watson,
of Shawnee and J. E. Love, of Woodward. *
Members of the Supreme Court—Jesse J. Dunn of Alva, S. W. Hays of *
Chickasha, R. L. Williams of Durant, J. V. Turner of Vinita and *
M. J. Kane of Kingfisher.
Deputies Are Indicted. — Frank
"McGlothlin and C. E. Wilson, the
deputy United States marshals who
Tdlled Rev. Sylvester Morris, whom
they mistook in the dark for a boot-
legger, were indicted for murder in
the first degree by the federal grand
jury. The two officers will sue for
their liberty on a writ of habeas
corpus. The killing of Morris occur-
red in Tulsa five weeks ago. It
created great excitement, feeling run
ning so high that there was talk of
lynching the deputies.
His Injuries Proved Fatal. — Jas.
Hubbard, son of J. S. Hubbard, of
Blackwell, died from the effects of
being thrown from a wagon three
weeks ago.
Is Wanted In Georgia.—Gov. Frantz
honored a requisition Issued by the
governor of Georgia for the return to
Green county, in that state, of W. P.
Loveette on a charge of kidnap-
ing.
Territory Is Prosperous. — Her-
bert H. Smock, territorial bank ex-
aminer, has issued a statement of
the condition of Oklahoma state
banks in June 1, 1907. During a
period of a little over three months
the loans have increased $1,130,000
and the individual deposits $400,000
with th© same number of state
banks as were in existence June 1.
There are 293 state banks and the
average reserve held by them is 40
per cent. T .e total amount of cash
In banks is $1,030,425.08, and tbe
amount of individual deposits $13,-
735,607.93. The total amount of
loans and discounts is $11,158,516.
Will Encourage Immigration. — A
meeting of the various commercial
organizations of the state will be held
at Oklahoma City, October 15 and 1G
to form an immigration bureau for
the purpose of inducing investors to
come to the new state.
Banker Again Arrested. — Ed B.
Johnson, a we^thy cattleman and
banker, of Norman, was arrested on
the charge of introducing uninspect-
ed cattle across the quarantine line.
He was arrested several months ago
on the same charge, but the case was
thrown out of court. The discovery
of new evidence brought about his
rearrest. Johnson is president of the
First National Bank of Norman and
director of many banks in the new
state.
No Chance to Catch up. — Con-
gestion is feared this fall and winter
in the movement of coal from the
McAlester mines. The operators and
dealers are complaining that the ter-
minals and yards at all points are
full of accumulated loads and that
movement of coal is very slow. The
Frisco, Katy and Rock Island are all
in the same condition. It is estimat
ed that the Katy has 1,000 cars of
coal in the yards at Denison, Tex.
The railroads claim that there has
been no slacking in heavy traffic this
summer, and the cleaning up of ac-
cumulated traffic last winter was car-
ried so far into the summer that they
have not been able to entirely relieve
the congestion.
Calls Choctaw Legislature. — Gov.
McCurtain has called a meeting of
the Choctaw legislature at Tuskaho-
ma, beginning October 7. The legis-
lature will memorialize congress,
asking for a speedy winding up of
tribal affairs, for the sale of the se
gregated coal lands, and for the sale
of the lands not yet allotted, which
the government proposes to convert
into a forest reserve. General ap-
propriate bills for the payment f
tribal officers and attorneys will also
be passed which must he approved
by the president before they will be-
come effective.
Will Try for Free Homes.—A gen
eral meeting of the homesteaders .of
Caddo county will be held at Ana-
darko! October 5, at which an or-
ganization will be formed for the pur-
pose of securing free homes to the
settlers of the Kiowa-Comanche re-
servations now embraced in the coun-
ties of Caddo, Comanche and Kiowa.
An efTort will be made to get a bill
of this kind through congress and
Scott Ferris, congressman-elect, has
promised his aid.
Opplinger May Be Appointed. —
It is reported that Samuel Opplinger,
of Guthrie, will be the private secre-
tary of Gov. Haskell when he as-
sumes the executive chair. Mr. Op-
plinger was one of the official
stenographers of the constitutional
convention. The name of Clint Wor-
rall, of Hobart, has also been men-
tioned in connection with the place
but it is generally believed that he
will be made state printer by the
governor.
Old Soldier is Indicted. — Cap-
tain John T. Taylor, former chair-
man of the Democratic territorial
committee of Oklahoma and member
of the Guthrie townsite company, ap-
pointed by Grover Cleveland, was in-
dicted by the federal grand jury at
Guthrie on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretehses. Cap-
tain Taylor is a union veteran of the
civil war.
Gives Companies Ten Days. — At-
torney General W. O. Cromwell has
notified the Western Union and "pos-
tal Telegraph Companies in Oklaho-
ma that they will be given ten days
to bring the service up to the stand-
ard maintained before the strike. He
refuses to state what he will do af-
ter that, except that if the service is*
not normal he will determine wheth
er he can bring action to forfeit the
license of the companies to do busi-
ness in Oklahoma.
Game Is to Be Protected. — The
Sportsman's Association, with head-
quarters at Choctaw City, has been
incorporated for the purpose of pro-
tecting game from extermination, to
protect the land owner from trespass
durjpg the hunting season and to
lease land for hunting purposes: is
capitalized at $10,000. with the fol-
lowing incorporators, all of Oklaho-
ma City: William McGims, Orlanzo
M. Hummel] and Louis Blazer.
Found Hanging From a Tree.
Hanging by a half inch rope from a
tree with his neck broken. Hardin
Neagle. of Boswell, I. T.. was found
dead near the home of his father-in-
law. three miles southeast of Bos-
well. As a result of the discovery,
four men and two women have been
arrested—Jaqjv Butler, father-in-law
of the dead man; Will Knight, his
brother-in-law; e Luzander. Joe
White, Cora Le Flore and Mrs. Dora
Neagle, wife of the dead man
Neagle was a lumberman residing in
Boswell. A few days before his
death Neagle and his wife quarreled
and she went to her father's home.
TWO SUNDAY EVENTS.
Pres. Roosevelt and Bishop of London
Assist in Laying Cornerstone—
International Convention Ends.
Washington.—Sunday witnessed two
ovents here of general interest to the
religious world at large and especially
tto the Episcopal church. The first
and chief of these events was the lay-
ing of the foundation stone of the
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
at Mount St. Alban, Wisconsin ave-
nue. The other was the great open
air service on the same grounds, un-
der the auspices of the International
convention of the Brotherhood of St.
Andrew, which brought to a close the
convention which has been In session
here for the past week The corner-
stone laying was under the guidance
of the Episcopal church in America.
With befitting ceremony and solem-
nity, the foundation stone of what
promises to equal in point of archi-
tecture and outlay the most magni-
ficent cathedrals in the world was
laid at noon.
It was a notable occasion, made
more so by the presence of the presi-
dent of the United States and the
bishop of London.
Bishop Satterlee performed the
ceremony of laying the foundation
stone. The trowel was the one used
in laying the foundation stone of the
capitol building and the gavel was
used by George Washington.
Controls Street Railway Also.
Lincoln, Neb.—Announcement was
made Sunday by the Lincoln Traction
company that it will comply with the
order of the state railway commis-
sion, that it will sell six fares for
25 cents to adults and ten fares to
school children to be used during
certain hours of the day for 25 cents.
The most significant feature In con-
nection with the railway commission's
findings it. that it places a valuation
on the plant of the traction company
and the Citizens' railway company,
and limits their earnings accordingly.
This action, it is believed, is an inno-
vation in dealing with public utility
companies. Interchangeable transfers
were denied by the commission. *
HOME-MADE REMEDY
INEXPENSIVE AND EASILY PR*
PARED BY ANYONE.
Another Challenge From Lipton.
New York—Prospects for a race for
the America's cup next year were im-
proved greatly Thursday by the an-
nouncement of Sir Thomas Lipton that
he will submit another challenge,
specifying a 90-foot boat as the racers.
Members of the New York Yacht
club were reticent, but it was pointed
out that the deed of gift, by which
the America's cup was placed in the
custody of the New York Yacht club
in 1887, apparently makes it obliga-
tory upon the club to accept the chal-
lenge provided certain conditions are
complied with.
la 8ald to Promptly Relieve Backacha
and Overcome Kidney Trouble and
Bladder Weakness Though Harm-
less and Pleasant to Take.
What will appear very interesting
to many people here is the article
taken from a New York daily paper,
giving a simple prescription, as formu-
lated by a noted authority, who claims
that he has found a positive rem-
edy to cure almost any case of back-
ache or kidney or bladder derange-
ment, in the following simple prescrip-
tion, if taken before the stage of
Bright's disease:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half
ounce; Compound Ivargon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces. Shake well In a bottle and
take in teaspoonful doses after each
meal and again at bedtime.
A well-known authority, when asked
regarding this prescription, stated
that the ingredients are all harmless,
and can be obtained at a small cost
from any good prescription pharmacy,
or the mixture would be put up If
asked to do so. He further stated that
while this prescription is often pre-
scribed in rheumatic afflictions with
splendid results, he could see no rea-
son why it would not be a splendid
remedy for kidney and urinary trou-
bles and backache, as it has a peculiar
action upon the kidney structure,
cleansing these most important or-
gans and helping them to sift and
filter from the blood the foul acids
and waste matter which cause sick-
ness and suffering. Those who suffer
can make no mistake in giving it a
trial.
PROVIDENCE WAS IN IT.
To Washington in 1910.
Berlin.—There was a brilliant am
semblage in the Reichstag Sunday for
the final sitting of the International
congress of hygiene and demography.
Prince Schoenaich-Carolath presided.
The congress adopted the conclusions
reached by the various sections of the
meeting and these will be printed and
bound into two volumes of 2,000 pages
and distributed throughout the world.
A resolution accepting a cordial in-
vitation from the United States to
hold the next congress in 1910 at
Washington, was adopted unanimous-
ly amid loud applause.
Charged With Nesbit Murder.
Joplin, Mo.—S. F. Ford, a miner, 25
years old, was arrested at Neck City,
a mining camp 20 miles northeast of
Joplin, charged with the murder of
Fred Nesbit, a contractor, at Miami,
L T., a week ago. United States
Marshal Zimmerman, at whose direc-
tion Ford was arrested, represents
that Mrs. Nesbit, willow of Fred Nes-
bit, has made a confession in which
she implicates Ford in the murder.
Lower Brule Resetvation Drawing.
Pierre, S. D.—Drawings begin here
October 7 for the lower Brule reser-
vation in Stanley and Lyman coun-
ties, continuing until October 12. The
government has fixed the minimum
price per acre at $1.25 and the maxi-
mum $2.50. It is all a good crop coun-
try rolling and cut through the center
by Cedar creek and lies a few miles
southeast of this city. 1
Mining Promoter Arrested.
Joplin, Mo.—Major C. M. Wilson, a
well known operator, who, for 16
years, has been engaged in the for-
mation of mining enterprises in the
Missouri-Kansas lead and zinc district,
was arrested Sunday, charged with
having obtained money under pre-
tenses in connection with fraudulent
companies here.
The Eighteenth to Philippines Again.
Leavenworth, Kan.—The Eighteenth
United States infantry started at 5
o'clock Sunday afternoon for the
Philippines where they have been sta-
tioned three veara
Fortunate Meeting Surely Brought
About by Hand of Fate.
A farmerish-looking man shared ray
seat on the train as I was traveling
through Indiana, and after we had
been talking for a couple of hours a
very common-looking woman got on at
a station. I saw the man look very
hard at her, and directly after she had
taken a seat he rose up and said:
"Excuse me, stranger, but I think I
used to know that woman, and I'll go
over and see her."
He was gone about an hour, and I
had forgotten all about him when he
returned to say:
"Yes, I knew her. Durn my cats If
it didn't turn out to be my first wife!"
"It did?"
"Sure's you live. We was divorced
'leven years ago, and since then I've
been married twice and lost both
women by death. I surely believe the
hand of Providence is in it"
"For Just what reason?"
"Why, I've got nine children that
need a mother, and Hanner is willing
to try it again and see if we can't get
along better!"—Exchange.
FURIOUS HUMOR ON CHILD.
Itching, Bleeding Sore& Covered Body
—Nothing Helped Her—Cuticura
Cures Her In Five Days.
"After my granddaughter pf about
seven years had been cured of the
measles, she was attacked about a
fornight later by a furious itching and
painful eruption all over her body,
especially the upper part of It, forcing
watery and bleeding sores, especially
under the arms, of considerable size.
She suffered a great deal and for three
weeks we nursed her -every night,
using all the remedies we could think
of. Nothing would help. We tried the
Cuticura Remedies and after twenty-
four hours we noted considerable im-
provement, and after using only one
complete set of the Cuticura Remedies,
in five consecutive days the little one,
mtfch to our joy, had been entirely
cured, and has been well for a long
time. Mrs. F. Ruefenacht, R. F. D. No.
3, Bakersfield, Cal., June 25 and Jul;'
20, 1906."
Effective Rat Poison.
A new plague protective or rat
poison has been discovered in India.
It consists of a pasty substance inocu-
lated with a bacillus. According to re-
port a rat which takes enough to
cover a pin's head will not only die,
but will Infect every other rat with
which It comes In contact. Five vil-
lages have been selected by the gov-
ernment in which to make tests of
the new poison.
The extraordinary popularity of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch a matter of great im-
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as a stiffener
makes half the usual quantity of Starch
necessary, with the result of perfect
finish, equal to that when the goods
were new.
You have not fulfilled every duty un-
less you have fulfilled that of beina
cheerful.—Buxton.
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