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THE WEEKLY EXAMINER.
VOLUME XII.
BARTLESVILLE, INDIAN TERRITORY, SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1906.-EIGHT PAGES.
NUMBER 18.
i
JUNE SURPRISED EM
OPERATIONS FOH MONTH GREATLY
EXCEED EXPECTATIONS.
Considerable ActiWty in creek Division
With Home Oood Producer*.—A slump
in Hliallow Sand, ltut liartleaviile Dis-
trict Breaks all Previous Records.
Notwithstanding the general cry of
depression in the Territories oil field,
the failure of the pipelines to carry
anything like the production and the
uncertainties in the lease situation in
Indian Territory, there were almost
as many wells completed in June as in
May—the banner month in the history
of the southwestern field. The new
production aUo shows a steadiness,
varying little in the general average
of previous months. Of the 395 wells
completed, forty nine were dusters and
thirty-oue gas wells, leaving 215 pro-
ducers, The new production shown is
17,455 barrels, an average of fifty-five
barrels to the well, which certainly
indicates that this is one of the great-
est oil fields ever discovered.
Probably more interest at present
is attached to operations in the Glenn
pool. Apparently the trend is almost
due north and south and has not
shown auy remarkable width, at no
place seaming to bo more than two
miles from one edge to the other. Out
of twenty wills completed in that pool
in June eight were dusters. There is
much wildcatting in an effort to ex-
tend the pool and some big wells are
being brought in along with the dry
ones.
In the Bartlesville district of the
Cherokee there was more work done
last month than at any previous time
in the field's history. Some big ones
in the pool northeast of Copan and a
few in the Weber group help to swell
the production. Probably the most
important discovery in the deep sand
of the Cherokee was the Smith well on
the Walker allotment in 9-2(5-13, east
of Bartlesville. Heretofore wells east
of the city have been of light calibre,
but if there are many more of the
size there will be considerable work
done in the pool. In the Osage the
big wells of Matson & Braden, on lot
73 were the features, making this
lease look to be the equal of those !□
the sixties. There was hardly as
much work done in the shallow cand
district of the Cherokee a* compared
with the past two months, there having
been very little oil run, but more is
being taken at present and sixty drill-
ing machines are pounding awav,
which would indicate a large amount
of work for July. Following is a
record of the June operations as com-
pare with those of May:
May June
Total completions 481 8U3
New production IK,981 17.455
<4as 2S ill
Ury 40 If
Drilling and rigs 307 2*8
Cherokee—Bartlesville District.
COMPLETIONS.
Lizzie
26-29-18 Charles Owen. Hulllvan, 1-4-.') loo
20-29-18 diaries Owen, Sullivan, 2-3 dry
27-29-13 diaries Owen, Hoodman, I wis
5-2N-18 Charles Owen, Me Daniel, I (fas
27-27-13 Cinco company, Khaller, 0. 125
19-29-11 New York company. 1 gas
81-2H-13 Koyal Victor company,Marker,# 8t>
H-27-18 Moser company, Kouts, 8. hi
7-27-18 Marietta company, Elklialr, 9. .V
17-27-18 St. Louis Investment oompany
liequa, 1 75
7-27-18 Commercial company, Walker,! "s>
18-20-18 Sagamore compiiuy, Huforil, I 00
8-27-18 J. K. F. McGee, Williams, 9-
10-11-12-18 - 1MB
17-25-14 Austin company. Oliver, 2 gas
24-27-12 Akin company, Parrish, 4 On
23-27-12 Akin company, Stokes, 2 50
21-20-12 (Judahy company, Lucy Sar-
coxle, 4 100
6-27-18 C. H. Matson, Brown, 5 50
21-20-1# Met 'ready A Hill. 1 dry
4-27-18 Kastern company. Need ham, 3 30
25-27-12 Newton company, Eaton, 8 25
80-27-12 Jones company, 1-2 SO
13-21-12 Prairie company, McDonald, 1. dry
is—24—14 Prairie company, Duncan, 1 dry
12-21-12 F.M Aiken iCo.,1 «'
13-20-12 Dow Brothers, Burgess, 2 15
25-20-12 (Jlncocompany, Archer, 1 dry
2U-20-18 Los Angeles-Cherokee company,
Twist. 1 dry
88-25-12 Shufelt company, Boyle, 1 2 75
1H—21-13 Gillespie A Co., 1 30
82-25-14 Harry Heasley,8anford Davis, 1 gas
22-11 Kansas Prospecting and Devel-
opment company,Oak-atelier, 1-2 50
24-22-15 S.N. D. Prlddy, Dennlson, 2 dry
11-21-13 shawnee company, Tucker, 1 in
7-27-13 F. K. Hertz-el, P. Holland, 4 so
7-27-18 Truskett & Co., L. Williams. I 00
5-27-18 Huron City company, Dough-
erty, I HO
5-27-13 Michigan City company,Dough-
erty 1 75
ft-27-18 (i B. Snyder J. Fletcher. 5 .... no
2-21-12 Empire company Tom White, l.dry
30-27-13 Caney Valley company, Beulah
Carr, 2 12S
18-27-18 .1. A. Steel. Nannie Williams, 3 on
86-22-18 Jones company. Settle, 2 ihd
51-21-12 Prairie coippany, McDonald, I
17-21-13 Commercial OH and Lumber Co.,
Tvner 3
32-21-13 Marshall & Patton, Buttlngton2 so
11-21-12 Thompson Collins, Bertha
Wilson, 1
11-21-12 Lewis & Co.. 1
11-21-12 Hall A Smlley.John C Ills holm « dry
13-21-12 Indiana-Creek Co., Chlsholui, 0
Wells completed.
Production
Dry
Gas
1H-27-18 Sagamore company,
Whltetu rkey, 18
82-28-18 Wilhlte company, Carrie
Washburn, 1. —
22-27-18 F. E. Hertzel, Susie Ketchcr, 2 1
10-27-13 Barnsdall A Baxter, B. O. Adams
17-27-13 J E. F. McGee, Mrs. S. Wil-
liams, 3
25-27-13 Test company, Nannie Boss, I
18-27-13 Sagamore company. Dennis
Wblteturkey, is
17-27-13 Adirondack company, I>abney,5
32-28-13 Lumberman's company, Dick
Fields 1
85-27-12 Indian Territory Development
company, Ida Swaiinock, 3
36-27-12 Welch company, Welch 8
7-27-13 K. E. Hertzel, P. Holland. 3
36-27-13 Newton company, William
Ke
er, 1
Mendlus
Mc-
20
14-24-12 Johnstone
Laugblln, 1 dry
32-21-13 Mitchall A Springer,Bufflngton,2 li«
19-20-14 Canary company, Sunday, 1 lot:
18-20-14 J. M. Cudahy, Calvin Martin, 2 250
3:1-20-13 Barnsdall & Weber, J. W.Dun-
can, 1
28-26-13 David Gunsberg, James Wilson
1 50
23-27-12 AklB company, Georgia Stokes, 1 30
18-27-13 Stubbs & Low, IK.
26-27-12 James McCorinlck, Annie Sams,
S0-21-II Colin company. Emily Measles,1
32-2H-13 Johnstone & Caruthers, Sand-
ers, 1
8-26-13 H. J. Smith, Walter Walker, 1
25-27-12 Farnham company, Bell, 4
17-26-13 W. W. Atkinson, S. White-
turkey, 1 gas
24-27-12 Manufacturers company. 2-8 .
18 27-13 W C. Chapman, It. C. Adams, 4
23-25-12 Southern company, C. Flana-
gan, 1
17-28-11 Canary company, Gourd, lo .
17-28-11 Canary company, Sunday, 1
85-27-13 Cora Exploitation company.
Ethel Jones, 1
21-22-11 Henry company, Pevehouse, 1 gas
30-27-13 Caney Valley company, Jennie
Johnson, 8 5
85-20-12 Douglas, Lacey & company,
James Nail, 2 1
18 21-13 Elmendarocompany, Spybuck.l S
6-27-13 It. M Snyder, Fletcher, 5 ... 7
11-2M-13 It M.Snyder. Sarah Vount, 2 15
22-28-11 It. M. Snyder, Dabney, 1 .... gu
11-28 13 It. M. Snyder, Mary F. Walker. 1 gn
26-28-13 Copan company, Cora Cox, I dry
2-2K-I3 Copan company, E, Hall, 10.
2-2K-I3 Charles Owen, Martha Norii
22-28-13 Georgia company, Elvle Naiid-
400
new work.
2-28-13 Copan Company, A. Waltie, 5 rig
2-28-13 Copan Company, M. Sanders, 8 rig
2-2K-I3 Charles Owen. M. Norris 8 rig
11-28-13 Copan Company, W.P. Thorne 1 rig
1-28-18 M A. E. Patton, Holm &
Coomlis. 2 drg
7-28-13 Charles Owen, 1 drg
32-28-13 Frank Phillip, Needham. 1 sand
7-27-13 Phillips A Co., Paradee, 3 sand
7-27-13 Phillips & Co., Paradee, 4 drg
6-27-13 Frank Phillips, Anna Ander-
son, 10 sand
28-27-13 Coon Creek compeny, Evaline
Holt. 3, drg
20-27-13 Stubbs A Lowe, Llllle Fugate, llilrg
8-27-18 Htulis A Lowe, fee land, 3 ... drg
8-27-13 Stubbs A Lowe, Geo. Bullett, 8 drg
8-27-13 Security Investment company.
fee land, 3 drg
31-28-13 Parsons Crude OH company,
Minnie Britton, 2 .. drg
2-27-12 Parsons ('rude Oil company,
Widow Easey, 1 drg
81-27-13 John Kane, fee land, 1 drg
13-26-13 Kenfrow company, Lannom, 26 . 800
26-26-12 Place, Allen A Co., 3 rig
12-27-12 Harry Sinclair, 1 rig
18-21-12 Big Injun company, 2 rig
13-21-12 Commercial company, James
Tyner, 2 drg
11-21-12 Shawnee company. Tucker, 1 drg
11-21-12 Shawnee company, Littleton, 1 rig
12-21-12 Shawnee company, Harris.) drg
11-2K-18 H.M.Snyder. Sarah Yount. 3 drg
2-28-12 K. M. Snyder, Joseph Byers, 4 drg
82-28.13 Charles Livingston, 3 drg
12-21-13 Lock wood A Booth, Adkinson, 1 drg
2-28-13 Charles Owen, M, Norris. 8 drg
21-28-13 Charles Owen, Owen, 2 drg
27-28-13 Charles Owen, Goodman, 2 drg
8-28-13 Charles Owen, Ladd, 1 drg
22-28-13 Sheets Brothers, Morgan. 1 drg
2-28-1.3 K. M. Snyder, White. drg
32,28,13 Eastern company Parker, 1—sand
2, 28, 13 Ea-te a company Nancy A.
Mills, 2-8 drg
4, 27.1 ( Huron City company Dougher-
ty. 2 drg
8. 27, 13 Mosercompany Minnie Fonts,3drg
35,28,13 Lumbermen's company. B. M.
Fields, 2 rig
8,25,14 James < I'Nell, Sarah Brown, 1 rig
7,27,13 F. E. Hertzel, P Holland, 5 drg
18,27,13 Cherokee Development Co.,
Dolph Fugate, 11 rig
6,27,13 C. S. Matson, Chas. Brown, K sand
28,27,13 H. Weber, Nathan Beck. 1 drg
21, 26,12 Hichards & Overlees, Pearl
Keeler, 1 drg
17,27,13 Adirondack company, Dab-
ney, 6 drg
18, 27, 13 Barnsdall A McMahon, Jennie
Gilstrap, 0 rig
30, 27,13 Caney Vnlley company Beulah
Carr, I drg
12,21, 12 Big Injun company Chas.Harrl:
MAKE BIG MEDICINE
MACHINE REEVBLCANS SCORE TWO
MORE INNINGS.
Bill Higgins, Kansas Emigre, Lands the
Clerkship and Judge Henry II. Mont-
roweny,"Lately Fruui Kentucky, Sah,"
Appointed Master in Chancery, Ktc.
Well, it's been did. Col. William
Higgins has beeu appointed to the
office of deputy clerk of the northern
district of Indian Territory, having
jurisdiction ever the twenty-seventh
recording district His offices are in
the Woodring building. With the ap-
pointment of Mr. Higgins the final
act in the creation of the twenty-sev-
enth recording district has been con-
summated. Mr. Higgins will be clerk
of the two sessions of court to be held
here, tile deeds, mortgages and other
legal documents and transact such
other bus'ness as the laws pro-
vides for. The emoluments of
the office are $1800 a year. All
fees up to the amount named are re-
tained by the clerk, who is priveleged
to employ such assistants as may be
necessary to transact with dispatch
the duties of the office. Mr. Higgins
was sworn into office Saturday and
opened for business Monday. The
order for records, seal and other
equipments had not bean filed in time
to enable Mr. Higgins to open a reg-
ular set of books, but a blotter is be-
ing used until stationary arrives.
Mr. Higgins came to Bartlesville
about two years ago, having formerly
resided in Kansas, where he had been
elected to the office of and served a"
secretary of state. In Kansas politics
he was a shining light in the Republi-
can camp and after his removal to
Bartlesville aligned himself under the
banner of William Johnstone. It
was Known for some time that Mr
Higgins was doing a "hotfoot" for
the position, and being an old friend
of Judge Gill, together with tbs influ-
ence brought to bear by Mr. John-
stoue, received the appointment.
In this connection it is well to state
that former Congressman Dick Blue,
of Columbus, Kan., will arrive
Bartlesville August 1, to make this his
future home. Mr. Blue has been
promised some kind of a politica
plum, but just what it is remains tc
be seen. A number of other Kansas
politicians are also casting their eyes
longingly on the juicy offices created
for Indian Territory and those that
will follow the final enactment of state
hood. ''Cheer up, the worst is yet to
that fifty delegates be selected from
the recording district, appointed ac-
cording to Democratic strength in the
different voting places. Yours truly,
Fred Parkinson, chairman Indian
Territory Democratic executive com-
mittee."
In the absence of Chairman McCool,
John It. Baird acted as chairman of
Monday night's meeting. A commu-
nication from Tulsa stated that Con-
gressman Champ Clark would deliver
an address in that city July 9, but did
not say that the speech would be of a
political character. It had been the
intention to run an excursion to Tulsa
for the event, but the sense of the
meeting was that Congressman Clark
be invited to deliver an address in
Bartlesville and to ascertain if the
Tulsa speech would be along political
lines
It was announced that a mass con-
vention of the Democrats of the vot-
ing precinct of which Bartlesville is a
part will be held on Saturday to se-
lect twenty-one delegates to the mass
convention to be held July 14, in Bar-
tlesville, when an executive commit-
teeman and fifteen members to com-
prise the executive committee of the
recording district will be selected.
Committeeman Wyatt submitted
draft of boundary lines of the voting
precincts in this recording district
and asked that the club comment on
the same. It was decided that the ap-
portionment was entirely fair, and
even more for the outlying districts,
but it was decided to place the ques-
tion of endorsing the lines in the hands
of the chairman of the executive com
mittee.
The committee appointed at the
meeting of the previous week to form-
ulate a constitution and by-laws failed
to report and was given another week
in which to submit its report.
The next regular meeting of the club
will be held in city hall on next Mon-
day evening, when, it is hoped, there
be a full attendance.
THE LANYONS LOCATE
HILL BUILD A MAMMOTH SMELTER
PLANT IN BARTLESVILLE.
Katy Kail way Company Makes CuDcei-
liooa and Assure* the City of Its Friend-
ship.—Smelter to be located on Over
lees Tract, Adjoining Townsite.
The Lanyon smelter is an assured
fact for Bartlesville. Not only that,
but the prospects are that the industry
will be larger than had been antici-
pated, the Messrs. Lanyon having
made the statement that the local plant
will be the largest in the west, if pres-
ent plans do not miscarry.
Last Saturday a committee from the
commercial club left for St. Louis to
confer with the officials of the freight
department of the Katy railway, rela-
tive to concessions in rates on raw
materials, including fire-clay, brick,
coal and zinc. The rates on these ar-
ticles laid down in Bartlesville were
considerably higher than in Kansas
and it was necessary that concessions
be made to allow a relative profit for
the smelters, as compared with those
operating in Kansas. The commer-
paper Englieh," to the extent of hav-
ing to read newspapers as a part of
their daily training, and the aforesaid
suggestions were published as com-
mending the idea. Well, this writer
does not belong to the order of knock-
ers, but in behalf of Young America
it must be insisted that he and she are
entitled to better mental food than can
be found in ''newspaper English" and
they are entitled to as much freedom
as possible from the use of language
so defective as "newspaper English"
is generally admitted to be. School
text books are generally made up of
creditable language and are free from
slang. The language of newspapers
is necessarily far below the standards
of good English, and even the editors
who publish the newspapers that rank
highest in the use of good English al-
ways insisted that school children
shall read none but good literature.
There are but few papers in the United
States—none that are daily newspap-
ers—that use language of a standard
aod quality suitable for school chil-
dren to read in their school work.
Some selections from the Youth's
Companion have been reprinted in
pamplet form for school reading. The
only reason that more has not been
done in this line is because all teach-
ers who deserve to be called educators
• , . , .„ . . I know that suitable material from such
cial club committee was composed of 80urces is very rarely found. When
Messrs. William Johnstone, L. h. y0u find a teacher or a newspaper
Phillips and H. J. Holm. After sev- pubijshei. commending the idea of
eral houis in discussing the rates, the newspaper reading as a part of the
Katy officials made a proposition for I ret;ular 8chool room Wl)rkF win
reductions that met the approval of | be 8afe in the conclu-i..n that such a
person is not able to kuow the differ-
ence between good literature and the
mauseatingly lame language that dis-
graces thecolums of the average daily
paper. -Observer.
CEMENT FACTORY.
i
rig
1-2H-13 M. A,
Ct
libs
njfdei
Patton, Holm &
21, 18 Elmendarocompany'Panther, Idrg
11,21,12 Mine hall ,V Springer, Turley, 2 rig
21,21, 12 Osage and Oklahoma company,
Hpybuck, 1 drg
2,21,12 Stewart company. Phillips, I drg
3S, 21.12 Prairie company, Fowler 3 drg
Wells drilling <10
Rigs 26
lit-27-1.1 Americnn Company, Adauis. 8 drg
33-2s-i:i Sinclair ;<t Co., Ufer, 1 drg
82-2H-13 Livingston & Co., 8 drg
21-27-12 Manufacturer's company, Klk-
halr, 8 drg
18-27-18 Sagamore company, L. White-
turkey, 1 rig
1H-27-18 Cherokee Development compa-
ny. ► ugate, in .... rig
K-27-13 J. K. F. MeUee, Williams. II drg
1K-2718 Exchange company, E. Wash-
ington, 1-2 drg
88-22-12 Jones company, 8 drg
80-21-12 Prairie company, Fowler. 3 drg
2-21-12 C. W. Stewart, Phillips, 8 drg
18-21-14 Henry company, Hummingbird
2 drg
17-21-18 Commercial company, Tyner. 8 drg
12-21-12 F. M. Aiken A Co.. 2 <lrg
20-24-11 Harry Heasley, 1 drg
28-25-12 Shufelt company, Boyle. 8 drg
5-20-18 Savoy company, Laura Eng-
1 land, 2 drg
28-27-12 Cudany company, Lizzie Hicks
2 .drg
24-27-12 Cudahy company,.I. Fields. I rig
•j:!-2K-12 Cudahy company, I. Sarcuxle rig
10-26-18 Cudahy company. Fred Keeler,
I rig
13-27-12 Cudahy company. N. Waters, 1 rig
25—27-12 Cudahy company, J. Fields. 2-3 rig
28-27-12 Cudahy company, C. Squlrre'
3 I
40
11-28-28 Kansas Natural Gas company
William Kirk, 1-2 gas
21-29-13 Charles Owen, Owen, 1 dry
27-111-13 Waller Connolly, 1 dry
:ift-2s-u Parsons company, Ella Young,2 fin
8--J7-13 Stubbs & Low, fee land, 2 200
8-'J7-l3 Stubbs A Low. (ieo. Bullett. 2 gas
17-27-13 James E. Stubbs, Iicnnle White-
turkey, 8 DO
H-27-13 Security Investment company,
fee la nd. 2 2.">
28-27-18 Coon Creek company, Evaline
Holt. 2 .... Ifto
27-27-13 Vinita and Chelsea company,
Etta Mode, 7-8 800
28-27-13 John Kane,fee land, 1 dry
0-27-18 Wilhlte company, Hinlth. I :m
18-27-13 Barnsdall & McMahan, J. Oil-
strap, 5
18-20-11 Canary company, S. O, Fields, ft 00
1-21-12 C. W. Stewart, C la M. Phillips,a iii
11-21-12 Security company, Nancy J.
Laughlln. I dry
28-25-12 Southern company, s, Flana-
gan, 8 |)()
31-28-13 Lumbermans company, Fouts,lo 7.">
Centralia I<ocalcompany, town lot, 1. dry
11-24-12 Mendlus & Johnstone, Jor-
don, 2 441
2-28-18 It. M.Snyder. 4 inn
20-27-13 Lowell company. Guy Reed, 2 10
1H-27-13 T. N. Barnsdall, It. C. Adams.
3-4-5-0-7 'J10
11-28-18 M unger A- Campbell. Falleaf. 2 125
11-28-18 Pooler Creek company, C. Con-
way, 2 "ft
15-20-18 American company, Curray, I 10
110-20-18 Barnsdall & Welier, I'atlacow. 2 dry
21-211-13 Charles Owen, Stradley, 1-2.... 'Jiin
| 32-27-13 Cudahy company, Earl K. Over-
rig
lee
. 1.
SHALLOW SAND DISTRICT.
COMPLETIONS —COOOY'8 BLUFF.
*1.20, lo .1. D.Clark. J. Lambert, ll
13, 20,JO Painter A Fogg, S. Ooyusettah,
IB, 20. 17 Gunsburg & H assail. C. Ander-
21. 20, 10 F. It. Ufer, Blossom. 8
80, 20, 17 Devonian company, Armstrong
13,20, lo Kamamn company, Strother,
111, 20, 17 F. E.
8-8 110
27 , 20,17 F. E. Hertzel, Kllmorc Heron
dine, 1 dry
B. 25. 17 F. E. Hertzel, Moses Welch, 1 dry
18,211,17 MooneyA Wyvell, Lulu Vann,
V inita Man Favored.
Deputy Distrtrict Clerk Higgins this
week appointed J. D. Talbert, of Vi-
nita, as recording clerk in the local
office. Mr. Talbert arrived in Bar-
tlesville Monday and assumed his du-
ties. United States Marshal Darrow
is expected in the city within a few
days when he will selecct a perma-
nent office for Mr. Higgins and also
select the furniture and equipments
necessary. Mr. Higgins stated to the
Examiner that through an oversight
in the framing of the recording dist-
rict clause in the Indian appropria-
tion bill, no provision was made for
the transfer of the records affecting
land in this district and nothing can
now be done looking toward a trans-
fer until after a constitution has been
adopted for the state ofOklahoma and
this district has been organized into a
county. Deeds, mortgages, leases
and other documents ean be registered
here. It is claimed also that no pro-
vision was made for the oppointment
of a resident United States Commis-
sioner and court will be held by J udge
Gilluly as heretofore. The announce-
ment that Bartlesville will be com-
pelled to forego a commissioner was
made bv the department of justice in
Washington, Judge Gill having asked
for information on the point.
Democrats Getting Busy.
Before the present political cam-
paign is over, or at least before there
is an election for officers in the new
state of Oklahoma, it will be found
that the Democrats in the new record-
ing district in which Bartlesville is
the chief city are very much alive. At
the meeting of the Democratic club,
held in city ball Monday evening,
steps were taken looking toward a
thorough organization and there will
be some stirring times henceforth.
Doctor Wyatt read a letter from Fred
Parkinson, chairman of the Demo-
cratic executive committee, notifying
the Democratic party of the appoint
mentof Doctor Wyatt as executivecom-
mitteeman from the twenty-seventh re-
cording district and instructing him
to be in attendance at the joint meet-
ing of the committees of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory at Shawnee, Ju-
ly 9. The letter read as follows.
' "M. C.iWyatt, M. D.,Bartlesville, I.
T., Dear Doctor: I am in receipt of
your favor and am glad that you of
the faithful are up and doing. 1 have
called a meeting of the Indian Terri-
tory Democratic executive committee
to be held at Shawnee, on Monday,
July 9. I desire your recording di
Other Political Matters.
The Democrats of Ochelata decided
to celebrate Independence day by
"getting together" to take their
places in the harness to pull for Dem
acratic uocess at the polls. A club
comprising fifty of the best citizens of
Ochelata and surrouuding country
was organized with John D. Wakely
as president and Henry Mendius sec-
retary. There was much enthusiasm
shown and it is safe to predict that
the club will be heard from in the
campaign to come. This evening the
democrats of Copan and Dewey will
meet in their respective towns for the
purpose of organizing clubs. Doctor
Wyatt, district committeeman pro
tem. will be present to assist in the
organization and make short talks.
H. H. Montgomery, of the law firm
of Shea & Montgomery, this week re-
ceived official notice of his appoint-
ment as master in chancery for the
twenty-seventh recording district. It
is also understood that Mr Mont-
gomery has been slated for the office
of United States commissioner. Mr.
Montgomery is a machine Republican
When Bartlesville is a county seat,
Joseph C. Mitchell, local agent for the
American Express company, will be a
candidate for the office of clerk of the
court. Mr. Mitchell aspired to be ap-
pointed to the office but was "turned
down" in favor of William Higgins.
Mr. Mitchell states that he has been in
Bartlesville long enough to become
acquainted and has friends iu all par-
ties and is not afraid to allow his
name to appear on a ticket for the vot-
ers to pass judgment upon.
CADE SEES TROUBLE.
Dee Lanyon, representing the smelt-
ers, and the committee of the com-
mercial club. It was stated that the
Katy officials recognized the import-
ance of Bartlesville and would do
anvthing reasonable to assist in the
upbuildingof the city. The commercial
club representatives speak in the
highest terms of the treatment accord-
ed and the assurances of friendship
by the Katy officials.
Following the interview in St. Lou-
is, Mr. Lanvon gave out the state-
ment that the smelter would be built
in Bartlesville and work will begin
next week, providing the remaining
preliminaries can be arranged in
time. The site chosen is twenty-nine
acres of the Overlees tract, adjoining
i he townsite on the southwest. The
Katy railway tracks pass through the
land and the price named for the tract
is considered very reasonable. There
is a considerable amount of money to
be raised to pay for the land and this,
with other expenses will make it nec-
essary that the residents of Bartles
ville subscribe to a fund. Most of
this money has been guaranteed.
Somehavecomplained that as melter
is ruinous to health and the growth of
vegetation. The Messrs. Lanyon
state that stacks of immense height
will be erected to carry away the
fumes from the smelting ore and by so
doing the poisonous gasses will be
disolved in the atmosphere before
they reach the ground. While no
definite information as to the number
of workmen to be employed in the
plant has been given out as yet, it is
known that there will be several hund-
red. The plant will be of immeasura-
ble benefit to Bartlesville and with a
few more industries of equal import-
ance this city will have a population
of 10,000 within a short time. It is
hoped to have the Lanyon smelter in
operation by the middle of December.
A FATAL AFFRAY.
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* Co.. HalHc Smith,
Luelnda Daniels
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20,20,17 W.S. Mowrls, Josephus Dan-
iels, 4-5
18, 2fl, 17 W, S. Mowrls, 11 at tie E. Lewis,
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21,25,17 James O'Nell, J. Bratcher, 10-
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21,20. 10 J.T. Furlong, A.C.Crittenden,
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, CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.
Predicts Bitter County-Seat Fights for
Indian Territory.
Cash Cade, national committeeman
for the Oklahoma Republicans, and
recently appointed receiver for the
Guthrie land offie sees trouble ahead
for Indian Territory over the county
seat fights. In an interview given,
Cade says:
"I have no doubt that the section of
the uew state comprising Oklahoma
Territory will be safely Republican.
It is up to the organization in Indian
Territory to bring that section of the
state into the Republican ranks. I
consider it very unfortunate that a
measure has not passed congress ex-
tending the laws of Oklahoma over
Indian Territory during the forma-
tion period of the state. Without
some kind of county organization,
postal matters will be very badly
mixed in Indian Territory during the
first election. That section of the
state will have at least fifteen county
seat fights on its hands. I have been
through several county seat fights and
know what confusion they can stir up.
Political,lines will be abolished. ,ln
certain sections of Indian Territory
people will align themselves with the
candidates who will vote for their fa-
vorite town for county seat honors.
If the laws of Oklahoma could be tem-
porarily extended over Indian Terri-
tory and the present recording dis-
tricts organized into counties, a basis
for a thorough purtv organization
could be formed aud the Republican
party would have a detinue fouuda-
trict to be represented at the meeting uun upon which to carry on the cam-
and 1 hereby appoint you as member paign."
of the executive committee front the
twenty-seventh recording district, to
serve until such time as a convention
may be held in your district to select
a member. As such member pro tem.
you will please call a convention in
your recording district to meet in Bar-
tlesville July 14, at 2:30 p. m. for the
purpose of selecting a member of the
indiaj Territory Democratic execu-
tive committee aud fifteen members ol
the recording district central commit-
tee, as per resolutions passed at the
Durant convention In 1904. You will
please see that this convention is held
in the spirit of fairness and that all
towns are represented in your conven-
tion or have opportunities to be rep
resented. You will also see that each
town has representation on the central
committee of fifteen. I would suggest
Probably Fatal shooting.
A shooting occurred July 4, at a
dance held at the'home of a family
named Daniels by the negroes of
Dewey, and as a result Albert Patter-
son is lying at death's door and Julia
Roach, sister of the injured man has
beeu placed under arrest, charged
with the shooting. From stories told
it appears that Mrs. Roach and an-
other sister, Josie Bird have been
having considerable trouble, with
frequent fights. Wednesdny Mrs.
Roach decided lo annihilate her sister
aud pullud a gun. Instead of hitting
Mrs. Bird she shot a hole through
Patterson. The bullet entered the
right groin, punctured the intestines
and lodged near the spinal column.
It is believed the negro will die.
J. R. Edwards* skull Crushed by Blow
Struck by Court Whitney.
J. R. Edwards, known familiarly as
"Shorty" Edwards, was struck on the
head by a piece of gas pipe wielded
by Courtney Whitney, the result bein
murder.
The affair happened in the west side
Mouday evening in front of a tent oc-
cupicd by Whitney and a woman who
posed as his wife. According to the
story of eye-witnesses, Edwards start-
ed past the home of Whitney to get a
bucket of water. Edwards made a re-
mark to Whitney, when the latter
grabbed the gas pipe and dealt Ed-
wards a blow over the head, felling
him. Friends carried Edwards to his
home, a one-room shack standing im-
mediately west of the glass factory,
and physicians were summoned. It
was found that Edwards' skull was
crushed and at 11 a. m. Tuesday he
died. The trouble is said to have
originated over the woman with whom
Whitney was living. It is said that
Edwards made a remark to "Arkan-
saw" Depew that was anything
but complmentary of her character
and Depew told Whitney. The latter
vowed vengeance and when the oppor-
tunity presented itself struck Edwards
and the result was murder.
Immediately after Edwards was
struck a man was dispatched for the
police, but seemingly failed to per-
form his mission. Later Marshal
Kerr aud Deputy United States Mar-
shal Williams were informed of the
occurrence and began a search for
Whitney, but he had left the city. The
murdered man has a mother and sis-
ter in Rich Hill, Mo., and a brother
at Stillwater, O. T. For a considera-
ble time he had been employed as a
yard man for the Oil Well Supply
company and later labored for Black,
Sivalls & Br^son. He was of a shift
less disposition.
Officer of Montgomery county, Kan-
sas, Wednesday discovered Whitney
near Liberty and effected his capture,
bat before the prisoner could be land-
ed in jail he broke away from his cap-
tors and made good his escape. A
dozen or more shots were fired after
him but apparently all missed their
mark. Assurances were telephoned
Bartlesville that Whitnev would be
captured again but to date nothing
further has been heard of him.
Newspapers as "Text Books."
Editor Examiner: Recently some
suggestions have appeared to the ef-
fect that possibly the school children
of our city would b^ made the victims
In their school room work of "news
Bartlesville May Secure Industry, Pro-
moted by Charles l.ockard.
Bartlesville will have a cement
works, if present plans do not mis-
carry. There is everything desirable
at our very door and the capital will
be forthcoming before many weeks,
according to present plans.
Recently Charle9 l.ockard, of the
Dover Oil company, Miami Mining
company and owner of many oil leas-
es in Indian Territory discovered near
this city what looked to be a high
grade of cement limestone and shala
and sent a quantity to a cement works
in New York where it was tested. The
report was received last week and
showed that the stone was not only
fitted for the making of cement, but
was of the highest grade anil Mr.
Lockard immediately began prepara-
tions,' looking toward the building of
a factory in this city. Having beea
for seven years superintendent of one
of the largest cement factories in th >
United States, Mr. Lockard recognize#
the importance of the discovery ami"
immediately left for Syracuse, N. Y.,
where he will be in consultation witfe
eastern capitalists, with a view of es-
tablishing his factory near this city.
Almost a year ago a sample of lime-
stone from Bartlesville was 9ent to a.
plant at Iola, Kan., where it was
made into cement. It was stated that
the manufactured product was of the
highest market value, but the persons
who were promoting a manufactury
did not carry their plans to maturity".
Mr. Lockard, however, hopes to be
able to turn out cement that will make
this city a center for the trade
throughout the southwest. While the
exact location of the deposit of the
limestone is not accurately known, it
is said to be south of the city. By the
aid of gas for burning the rock and
with a large and growing territory to
supply, it, ts believed the Bartlesville
)lant would, ultimately, be one of the
argest in the west.
A party of capitalists from Hanni-
bal, Mo., Iola and Neodesha, Kan.,
will be in Bartlesville next week, ac-
cording to a letter received this week
by Judge A. E. Cmver, and will look
up the prospects for the establishment
in Bartlesville of a cement manufac-
turing plant. All the gentlemen are
cement men and contemplate the loca-
tion hereof one of the best factories
in the country. A plentitude of raw
material and cheap gas are among the
inducements that will bring them to
this city. In the roster will be persons
representing millions of dollars io
capital and if they find conditions
locally suitable to the enterprise, will
be given encouragement. The concern
represented by the men mentioned is
capitalized at $12,000,000 and has a
number of large factories.
Karl Murry in Switzerland.
E. M. Murray this week received a
letter from his son, Ear' W. Murray,
dated at Paris, France, which
stated that Earl will take a trip
this summer through Switzerland.
This will be the last year for Mr.
Murray in St. John's college, Oxford,
when he will return to America and
probably take a chair of Latin in one
of the colleges.
Shoenfelt-Jordan Wedding
George Shoenfelt, of Bartlesville,
and Miss Jessie J. Jordan, of Musko-
gee, will be united in marriage this
afternoon at the home of the parents
of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. William
Jordan, in Muskogee. The ceremony
will be performed at 2 o'clock, Rev.
D. H. /^ink officiating. Following the
ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Shoenfelt will
depart for Pittsburg, Atlanta City,
Niagara Falls and other points in the
east where they will remain for six
weeks, then coming to Bartlesville
where they will reside. Mr. Shoenfelt
is one of the best known of Bartles-
ville's citizens. He has been employed
in the offices (of the Matson Oil com-
pany for several years, being incharge
of the lease department. The bride
has been an employe in one of the
land offices in Muskogee and Is one of
the most popular young women in
Muskogee society.
Therien, opposite A lined a hotel, for
high-grade tailoring.
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