The Weekly Examiner. (Bartlesville, Indian Terr.), Vol. 12, No. 44, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 5, 1907 Page: 7 of 8
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ADVANTAGES OF RE8IDENCE
WASHINGTON.
IN
Capital City la Having a Rapid and
Steady Growth in Proaperity and
Beauty—Opportunities for
Youna Men.
Over a century ago, largely througU
the influence of George Washington,
congress consented to locate the na-
tional capital on the banks of the
Potomac, about 12 miles above Mount
Vernon. For many years after the
actual removal of the seat of govern-
ment from Philadelphia, the new city
had a hard struggle for existence.
Public coffers were practically empty
and taxes wehe hard to collect, says
the Washington Star.
The period from 1870 to 1874
marked a new era in the capital's his-
tory. During this time Gov. Shepherd,
a truly remarkable man, who appears
to some to have been a crafty poli-
tician, and who is recognized by all as
having been the founder of the new
Washington, was at the very height of
his power. He graded streets, plant-
ed trees, dug sewers costing what
then seemed fabulous sums, and spent
about $3,000,000 for wooden street
pavements, which soon rotted away.
In about three years he incurred a
debt equal to the price paid to Spain
for the Philippines. Congress was
aghast at this enormous expenditure,
although much of it was justified, as
results have shor.n. And so, in 1874,
the government was changed from the
then existing territorial form to the
system now in operation. After three-
quarters of a century of vicissitudes,
the city was finally firmly established.
The last three decades, which really
include all of its life since Washing-
ton has been a city of any size, have
brought uniform prosperity. In less
than a half century the population has
grown wonderfully, Increasing from
75,000 in 1860 to 325,000 in 1906.
Popular Residential City.
This rapid and steady growth leads
so naturally to the conclusion that
Washington possesses such advan-
tages as a place of residence as to
have prompted many young men to
rqake their homes by the Potomac.
These advantages may be very con-
veniently grouped as sanitary, eco-
nomic, political and educational.
Properly enough, the first consider-
ation which influences a choice of a
home is health. Of prime importance
to the health of a city are the natural
features, location and climate; and of
equal value are all artificial sanitary
measures for the prevention and cure
of disease. Washington is situated on
the banks of the Potomac at Its junc-
tion with the Anacostia river, so that
a water front of considerable extent is
obtained. Naturally, portions of the
city near the rivers are low and flat,
but elsewhere the land is rolling and
well drained. Capitol Hill rises about
100 feet above tide water; and the
chain of hills which belt the city on
the north and west, and which include
the suburbs, are from three to four
times as high.
Opportunities for Young Men.
Excellent opportunities are extend-
ed to young men not only In the gov-
ernment service, but in the profes-
sions, and in other walks as well.
Positions open in private firms are
much more numerous and desirable
than are generally supposed. Wash-
ington is not primarily a manufactur-
ing city, yet the value of its products
in 1900 reached the very creditable
total of $47,667,622. The local indus-
tries give employment to many ex-
perts, and to much unskilled labor
likewise. Then, too, a population of
325,000 affords a wide field for the
practice of law and medicine in all
their branches.
The United States government re-
quires an army of 175,000 to keep its
machinery in operation. Men of every
walk of life, from the scientist and
the diplomat to the clerk, the me-
chanic and the printer, find employ-
ment In its service. The scientific
work of the government appeals to
men of talent.
It is useless to repeat the many
very pleasant features of government
service which private employment
does not as a rule afford. Such are
moderate working hours, annual leave
and comfortable buildings in which to
work.
Fine Public Institutions.
To many the National museum will
prove of as much value as the libra-
ries. Excepting the British museum,
there are few Blmllar institutions
which surpass it, and it is scarcely
equaled on this side even by the
Metropolitan of New York and the
Field Columbian of Chicago.
Appealing to fewer persons perhaps
than museums, and yet with a greater
power for the spread of culture, is an
art gallery. In this regard the na-
tional capital is extremely fortunate
in possessing the Corcoran collection,
so adequately and so beautifully
housed. The gallery makes no claim
to equal some of the superb collec-
tions abroad, but contains neverthe-
less many paintings of excellence, and
Is a source of Joy to all lovers of beau-
tiful pictures and statuary. In at-
tempting to enumerate the works of
art In Washington one must not for-
get to mention the mural decoration
of the Library of Congress, and some,
but by no means all, of the statues
about the city.
Gov. McDonald, of Colorado, Issues
a Call for a Gathering
at Denver.
Denver, Jan. 2—Gov. Jesse F. Mc
Donald, of this state, has Issued a
call for the first general convention
of those vitally interested in the re
clamatlon of the semi-arid regions
of the United States to meet in this
city on January 24 and 25, 1907. The
call is issued to the governors, agri
cultural colleges, state land boards
state engineers, boards of agriculture
agricultural associations, mayors ol
cities, railroad companies and al com
merclal bodies in the trans-Missouri
states. The following representation
is authorized under the call:
The governor of each state and
territory may appoint ten and not
more than 20 delegates; the mayoi
of each city, five and not more than
ten delegates; the countji commis-
sioners of each county, five and not
more than ten delegates; national
and state agricultural associations,
not more than five delegates each;
railroad companies not more than
four delegates each; chambers ol
commerce, commercial clubs and
other commercial bodies, two dele
gates each.
United States senators and con-
gressman, the secretary of agricul-
ture and his assistants, governors of
states, officers of state agricultural
colleges, officers of state experiment
stations, state engineers and mem-
bers of state land boards, by virtue
of their position, will be entitled tc
membership in the congress.
SAYS LAW IS VOID.
Judge McCall of Federal Court De-
clares La Follette Fellow Ser-
vant Act Unconatitutional.
Memprhls, Tenn., Jan. 2.—Judge
McCall, of the federal court Tuesda.
declared the La Follete fellow ser-
vants act unconstitutlon. The ac-
tion was that of Damselle Howard
against the Illinois Central railroad
company and a special representative
of the department of Justice at Wash-
ington argued the case for the gov-
ernment.
Mrs. Howard sued railroad com-
pany for dama? j because her hus-
band was killed while in the employ
of the defendant.
Judge McCall snld in naif:
"I Hm unable to bring my mind to
the conclusion that the liability of a
common carrier to its employe for
Injuries is inter-state commerce, or
commerce of any character within the
meaning of the commerce clause oi
the constitution.
"My conclusion is that congress is
not authorized under fhe commerce
clause of the constitution of the U. S.
to enact this legislation, for the reason
that the relation of inter-state com-
mon carriers, engaged In interstate
trade or commerce to their employes,
and their liability to them in damages
for injuries sustained in thalr em-
ployment as the result of the no«'i-
gence of any of itp offIc?r*i, agents
or employes, or by reason of hny de-
fects or insufficiency due to its ret;
ligence in Its cars, engines, appli-
ances, machinery, tri^t, readied,
ways or works, is n>t commerce with
in the meaning of the constitution.
But, if It were, the does not un-
dertake to regulate this relation or
liability, but simply announces by an
act of congress a new law limited to
a special class of those engaged In
Interstate commerce."'
Investigating Terra Cotta Wreck.
Washington, Jan. 2.—An endeavor
to determine the cause and fix the
responsibility for the Terra Cotta
wreck of Sunday night on the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad began Wednes-
morning at the district morgue. The
coroner's jury Tuesday visited the
scene of the wreck. More than 50
witnesses have been summoned. The
principal point of contention devel
oped is whether the proper signals
were displayed at Takoma, a sta
tlon in the middle of the block in
which the accident happened. The
operator in charge of this station
says his signals were set red which,
if they had been observed by the en-
gineer of the "dead" train would
have obviated the collision. The en-
gineer of this train maintains there
were no signals at Takoma.
DEAD LETTER OFFICE HANDLES
MUCH MAIL.
New Paymaster General.
Col. Culver C. Snlffln. who has Just
been appointed paymaster general, ia
a native of New York, and one of the
most popular men In the army. He
served in Cuba during the Spanlah war
and for several years was stationed at
Washington.
A Shadow Over Washington.
Washington, Jan. 2.— Happiness
and sorrow were closely allied Tues-
day in the national cipitol On the
one side were the New Years recep-
tions beginning with that of th* Pres-
ident and descending through the cab-
inet officers to the residential set,
while on the other were numberless
funeral corteges bearing to tho "silent
cities of the dead," th? victims of the
Terra Cotta wreck on the Baltimore
ft Ohio railroad last Sunday. Not
withstanding the evidences of Joy
throughout the city the pall of death
was universally felt and for the first
time in many years Washington tem-
pered its pleaseres over the birth of
a new year with remembrance of the
dead in its midst.
Magoon Receives In Cuba.
Havana, Jan. 2.—Gov. Magoon held
his New Year reception In the red
room of the palace. Among those
who came to express their good
wishes were the members of the dip-
lomatic and consular corps, senators,
members of the house of representa-
tives, the Justices of the supreme
court, the chiefs of departments and
officers of the army and navy.
Average Force of One Hundred and
Fifty Persons Employed Then
Museum of Curiosities Has
Been Abandoned.
"I will give you an epitome regard
ing the dead letter office which will be
found of Interest," said a postal offl
clal.
"The dead letter office was estab-
lished in 1825, and from an insignifi-
cant beginning has grown into an es
tablishment which gives employment
to an average force of about, 150 per-
sons, and handles about 11,000,000
pieces of mall matter annually. The
work to which the office devotes it
self is the disposal of the various
kinds of undesirable mall matter sent
to it from about 68,000 post offices.
This mail matter is divided into two
general classes—unclaimed and
mailable.
"The former includes such matter as
has reached the destination to which
it is directed, and has been uncalled
for, or refused, or of which the ad-
dresses cannot be found. The latter
embraces a variety of matter which
cannot be dispatched for various rea
sons, such as non-prepayment of post-
age, misdirection, entire want of ad-
dress, etc. The unclaimed matter is
classified as domestic and foreign, the
latter designation, of course, apply
ing to such as originates in foreign
countries.
"The work of the office, generally
speaking, is to deliver as much of this
matter as possible, either to the send
er or addressee, the former almost
exclusively. This disposition is made
from day to day as far as may be
done. There is a popular fallacy that
matter is held for a stipulated period,
and arranged for delivery upon appli-
cation in much the same manner as lo-
cal post offices are conducted. This
would be wholly impracticable, and re
celpt and disposal must be made as
nearly concurrent as possible.
Old Museum of Curiosities.
"One of the features of the old dead
letter office of the old post office de-
partment building on F street was Its
museum of curiosities found in the
malls. There is now no longer a
distinctively dead letter office mu-
seum. The articles which were for-
merly exhibited In it, which were of
the diversified and interesting type,
have been included In the general
postal museum, situated in the south-
east corner of the city post office floor
of the main department building, on
Pennsylvania avenue. Articles of cu-
rious interest for which owners can-
not be found, and which are without
considerable value, are occasionally
contributed to the exhibit.
"From the very large quantity of
dead mail matter sent to the dead let-
ter office, including periodicals, pic-
torials, fancy cards, etc., of which
the bulk Is consigned to the waste
and sold to contractors, there are
many thousands annually selected
which are at intervals distributed
among some of the benevolent institu-
tions of the district, such matter be-
ing carefully selected, having in view
the purpose for which it is Intended.
"The dead letter office, however,
which Is now situated on the third
floor of the main department building,
on the south side, is still one of the
features of life in the government of-
fices in Washington, even with Its
museums a thing of the past, and all
day long at intervals the visitors and
guides file through the office and
watch the clerks at work. Such vis-
itors are welcome, but all they can
see and all there is to see are a lot
of very busy clerks behind the wire
gratings working like beavers over
other people's errors in mall mat-
ters."
Cortelyous Are Popular.
Postmaster and Mrs. Cortelyou, the
last of the official family to go away,
were also the first to return. With
them it Is truly a case of there being
"no place like home." This time
their home coming was several days
delayed by the sudden death of Mrs.
Cortelyou's father, which occurred at
his home on Long Island. The sad
event will necessitate the temporary
retirement of one of society's most
admired hostesses. Indeed, so long
has Mrs. Cortelyou bean Identified
with official life that she Is the best
known cabinet lady, and her Wednes-
day afternoon receptions are occa-
sions for the exchange of greetings
and ideas between those of the official
circle and the literary and artistic
people of Washington. Mr. Cortelyou
will sometimes leave the duties of his
office long enough to "drop In" when
his wife Is "at home," and in answer
to the appeal of his friends give them
a aong from his extensive repertoire.
Healthfulness of Washington.
While the claim can be truly made
that Washington is as healthful as the
great majority of big cities, and is
becoming more so with the progress
and more general acceptance of sani-
tary measures, Washington has over-
come and is overcoming some natural
disadvantages. It Is a question
whether the Potomac country, with
Its long summers, short winters, gen-
erally humid climate, great number of
creeks and small rivers and wide
marshes, Is naturally as healthful as
the hills of New England and the'
cool, dry uplands of the west. The
people who live In Washington, and
whose ancestors have dwelt there for
two centuries or so, defend the cli-
mate, and certainly about the usual
percentage of people attain ripe old
age.
PROPOSALS FOR PAVING
„lK!l^,PKrOP??a" wl" be received at the
H?r, fJf,.ecl.tymreeord, r of the City of
Bartlesville, i. t.. until ft o'clock p. m.
Tuesday, January S , 1W7, for the improve-
ment of Third street froni the rlghTSf w«
of the Hanta Ke railroad to 0Sa«e avenue*
Keeler avenue from Third street to Second
street. Johnstone avenue from Third street
ThlSSo? avenue from
«,,,i oi? . . Seeond street, and all street
i?y tnter ectlons within the said dls-
i.J ' h,¥. excavating, curbing, guttering,
dnm^''i!i!l|1Bt!lnd PaVl"K the SHnle 1,1 «ccor-
on% , ,! thefi' n" specifications now
engineer 6 Whaley. city
^.T'i<,'.prVI>OM,'^.1!"pmven,entconsists•: p-
paveinei t square yards of brick
<**«[ cubic yards of excavating
cre^curtblng.X"ln0h by twelve-Inch con-
sul feet of concrete guttering.
ln H1h .'„Tmn fV^8,ld''walk' "ft,'en 'eet six
inc h in width, brick or concrete.
SW ?hlate bkU be accepted as follows
fur the excavating, for the curbing, gutter-
ing and sldewalklng, a. d for the piVlng.
All bids must be made with the express
understanding that all work will be paid
for by improvement script, said script be-
ing a leln upon the abutting property, and
Issued by the city council of the City of Bar-
tlesville under the provisions of an act of
n approyed April *1. it**, and com-
monly known as the "Curtis Bill," and the
ordinances of the City of Bartlesville, with
the exception that all street and alley ln-
RA?Si.£o" aLe to 1)0 pald for bythe c'ty ot
?' a warr nt on the general
fund of the city treasury.
A certified check to the amount of |260
must be deposited with each bid. The right
cUy counc!'iy an a" blds ls reserved by the
.JAY H. MULLEN, City Recorder.
First Published in The Weekly Examiner
Saturday, December 22, laort.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
of the Stockholders of The Secur-
ity Oil Company.
:iomnt h„0^t^kholder8uof Tt"' Security OH
• ompany. \ou are hereby notified that
fe"™'""•etingof the stockholders of
In.no -r ?1 c"lnpany, of Bartlesville,
' T<"l',rli°^'' wl"* held in the office
HKrf .«V.m , ,UIV,nul Sank' ln tlie (''ty of
Bartlesville, Indian Territory, Thursday.
January 81., 1807, at the hour of 4 o'clock p.
111., for the purpose of electing live directors
,,e nsulng year, and to transact any
before safd'meeting. P,'°Pt'rly C°",e
witness Illy hand and the corporate seal
?'*?'dc_?"lpany in the City of Bartlesville.
IAndl.a" Teriltory, this 17th day of December.
A. 1> 1806 p G BUCHER,
BEAI'1 Secretary.
First Published In The Weekly Examiner.
Saturday, December 22,18011.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
of the Stockholders of The Caney
Valley Oil and Gas Company.
, J° the Stockholders of The Caney Valley
'J and Ghs Company: You are hereby no-
tified thatlthe annual meeting of the stock-
holders of The Caney Valley oil and (las
c1'i1ilp5!Jyi' "'Bartlesville. Indian Territory.
vL,.„te,huld, the offlce "f 'he First
n,i, L I • n f'yof Bartlesville,
fiir ?.uelL y'.Thursday, January 81.,
19(17, at the hour of 7 o'clock p. m.t for the
purpose of electing five directors for the
ensuing year, and to transact any other
business which may properly come before
sulci meeting.
Witness my hand and the corporate seal
?n,ni'i^0m?.any ln,Ule City of Bartlesville,
i hnflerrUory'thls 17th d >- of December
A. I). 1808. W 8. RAYDURE,
,8KAL> Secretary.
First Published in The Weekly Exanlner
staurduy, January 5, 1907.
Warning Order.
In the Mayor's Court within and for the in-
TenUory tOW" °f Bartlesville, Indian
JStr?.n^i'nHe 5n? L"ke r>ev,n<' Partners
trading and doing business as Divine
Brothers, Plaintiffs. "
W. H. Montgomery and Mrs. W. H. Mont-
gomery, defendants.
Thede.endBnts. W. H Montgomery and
ai-e warned to
ln t.h.18 court within thirty days,
and answer the complaint of the plaintiffs
trail in J V' 'h' j?"id Luke 1"'vllu'- partners!
Brothers dolng business as Devlne
WITNESS, the Honorable W. T. Sldell,
^?i . m,dTC°ErtaJ?d 'he sea! thereof, at
^D^mbeerA.dDa"mrr,tery'th'8 Sl8t day
W. T. SI DELL, Mayor.
:i
Phone 170
Our holiday trade was grati-
fyingly large—much larger
than last year. There are
few handsome bargains pur-
chased especially for our Crrist-
mas trade which remain un-
sold. These we now offer at
clearance prices, involving re-
ductions of from 15 to 25 per
cent.
A beautiful six-shelf book
cace, golden finish, solid quar-
ter sawed oak, we offer for £15.
Formerly sold at $22.
Other special bargains in
Writing Desks
Escritoires
Combination Desks
China Closets
Chiffoniers
Rocking Chairs
Morris Chairs
Framed Pictures
A handsome library desk, of
quarter-sawed oak, beautifully
finished, we offer at $22. This
is an exceptional bargain.
130 EAST SECOND ST.
American National Bank
Bartlesville, Ind. Ter.
Capital and Surplus, (over) $100,000
Deposits (OVer) $400,000
Resources, (OVer) $500,000
Officers and Directors
W. L. Nobton. President. J. 8. Glknw, Vice-President. E. F. Blaise. Cashier.
R. K. Gka.vtikr, Assistant Cashier. M. F. Stlllwell, R. W. Argue.
O. 8. Matson. J, W. Perry.
Citizens Bank and Trust Co.
BARTLESVILLE, IND. TER.
Cash Capital, $50,000.
Does a general banking business, acts as guardian and curator for minors and
lncempetents, executor and administrator of deceased persons, writes oil lease
bonds for U. 8. Fidelity and Ouaranty Company of Baltimore, Md.
SOLICITS A SHARE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
First National Bank
Bartlesville, I. T.
THE OLDEST BANK IN THE CITY.
CAPITAL - $50,000.
Surplus and Profits Earned, $25,000.
Your bnslness will be appreciated and every courtesy extended and accommo-
dation granted consistent with prudent business methods and conservative bank'
ing. Interest paid on time deposltsi
DIRECTORS:
Jos. J. Curl, Dr. G. W. Sutton, Geo. B. Keeler, Dr. G. F.
Woodripg, Fred McDanie], Frank Bucher.
"WE LEXD....OTHER9 FOLLOW •'
G10YD LUMBER CO.
A COMPLETE STOCK OF
Building Material
Rig Stock d
Heavy Timbers
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