The Weekly Examiner. (Bartlesville, Indian Terr.), Vol. 12, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 19, 1907 Page: 4 of 8
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Tel. 129
Will call for and
deliver orders.
MEN'S HATS
THE PAIMTATORIUM
We Clean, Press and Repair Ladies and Men's Clothing. EQUAL TO NEW
CLEANED AND
BLOCKED
J. M. EPPSTEIN
PROPRIETOR
Opp. Postoffice
Maybe the car shortage has
been caused by too many attempts
to make two trains pass on one
track.
STOCK DIVIDEND.
CHARLES E. HAYWOOD
EDITOR AND PBOPRIETOE.
THE EXAMINER Is published every Sat-
urday morning at Bartlesville, Indian Ter-
ritory, and has been admitted by the Pos-
tal Department for transmission through
the malls as second class matter.
THE EXAMINER Is the oldest newspaper
published In the oil Helds of Indian Terri-
tory and It clrct-: '6s extensively among
oil operators and people Interested In and
Ideutlfled with the petroleum Industry.
The Examiner covers a wide area of the
Cherokee and Osage nations, and advertis-
ers find tt unexcelled as a medium by
which to roaoh the public with their an-
nouncements. Advertising rates furnished
on application.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE One Dollar a Year
invariably in advance. Paper Is always i
discontinued at expiration of subscription.
Remit by bank draft or postal order to
OHAS.E. HAYWOOD, Bartlesville. I. T.
SATURDAY JANUARY 19
-VO LOXOER A CORPORA TIOX.
During the week the business,
accounts, good will and mechanical
equipment of the Examiner Pub-
lishing company passed into the
full ownership and control of
Charles E. Haywood, who has
purchased the stock of all other
shareholders. Under the terms of
transfer all bills owing to the Ex-
aminer Publishing company are
now payable to the new owner
who also assumes all obligations,
contracts and indebtedness there
may be of said company.
The Examiner Publishing com-
pany was formed in March, 1903,
and capitalized at four thousand
dollars. Of the capital stock two
thousand and fifty dollars was sub-
scribed by the present owner of
the paper. The remaining nine
teen hundred fifty dollars — of
which but sixty per cent was ever
paid in—was taken by Aiessrs. W.
H. Gates, Frank Bucher. P. S.
Ayers, George S. Hill, William
Johnstone, J. \V. S. Jones,
Joseph J. Curl, George B. Keeler,
G.F. Woodring, John A. Findlay,
H. D. Lannom, P. O. Bucher and
VV. T. Berentz. The neucleus of
the Examiner's plant consisted in
the equipment of the old Bartles-
ville Magnet and this was ampli-
fied by the purchase of twenty-
three hundred eighty dollars
worth of new machinery, type, fix-
tures, etc., which entailed an in-
debtedness of over one thousand
dollars at the outset. In nine
months this indebtedness was ex-
tinguished and within the year
further additions to the value
of over three hundred dol-
lars were made to the equipment.
During the succeeding year a fold-
ing machine, new paper cutter and
other appliances were added at a
cost of five hundred dollars or
more. And within the past eighteen
months a third printing press, a
considerable quantity of new type
and printing material were in-
stalled at a cost of a trifle over
four hundred dollars. These ad-
ditions and betterments have all
been paid for out of the net earn-
ings of the office, and today the
Examiner stands without mort
gage, note, lien or other evidence
of indebtedness against it. And
moreover, while the paper has
never paid one cent in dividends
to a single stockholder, every one
of them has received back the full
amount of his subscription, which
is considerably in excess of ten
per cent per annum on the invest-
ment. This circumstance is excep-
tional in the annals of newspaper-
dom, inasmuch as not one country
weekly publication in one hundred
ever returns the original amount
paid in, much less dividends or in-
terest at any rate.
The present yoar will witness
many improvements in the Exam-
iner and its equipment, and the
naper will continue to "boost for
Bartlesville" and the new state of
Oklahoma.
It's mighty hard for some sen-
ators to realize that the republican
party is one of Roosevelt's person-
al belongings.
Carrie Nation declares that
dancing is plain hugging. Danc-
ing with Carrie might he called
plain hugginjr.
William Alden Smith, who
will succeed Alger in the senate,
once blacked boots. He will find
that some of his colleagues have
more recently licked them.
Bre'r Tillman seems to think
that the president did perfectly
right in "firing" the mutinous
nigger soldiers, but then he hadn't
orter invited Booker Washington
to stay for tea.
A newspaper paraorranh is to the
effect that William. ,1. Bryan has
eighty-six lecture engagements for
next summer at $500 per engage-
ment. Thank you, Mr. Bryan
will not need the help of the cor-
porations in his next presidential
campaign. He will have money
of his own. It will come easy
Equal to One Hundred Per Cent De-
clared By National Supply Company.
The National Supply company,
orgauized about twenty years ago by
Northwestern Ohio capitalists aided
by Standard Oil. has just declared
what is equal to a 100 per cent
dividend. The company originally
formed had a total capital of $1,000,-
000, with headquarters in Toledo.
Other plants were purchased on
double of capitalization, and now
comes the distribution of the immense
surplus. The National Supply i8 en-
gaged as retailers of oil well supply
materials, and has been the distribut-
ing agency of the National Tubing
company. In its circular to its manv
stockholders it is stated that in
addition to the regular dividend of 8
per cent, which it has always paid,
stockholders will be given one share
of common and one share of 8 per
cent preferred for every old share of
stock turned in. The new capital will
thus be $2,000,000 preferred bearing 8
per cent and $2,000,000 common. This
company now has retail stores in
every oil center in Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Oklahoma and Kansas.
The First Kanaa. Gal Well.
Gas in Kansas was discovered at
Mound City in 1859. The Republic of
- - ci'y £ives> 'he following history
and go easv, and "our old com- . the wel1- In 'he fall of 1859 the
mRnSer' Will beal.leto indicate STRl?
his nnnncitmn I pany aDj dl)1J a we,j the southwest
corner of Main and Fifth streets for
geaeral town purposes, and at ttie
depth of about thirty feet, finding no
water, hired John II. Belden, now
living near Pleasanton, who owned a
drill, to bore down 300 feet, at which
depth gas was struck and a pipe was
put in and lighted, and it burned con-
tinuously giving considerable light.
It was kept burning as a cariosity and
no practical use was made of the dis-
covery. A few ye'.rs afterwards Mr.
Belden drilled about 300 feet on the
Henshaw farm, about one mile north-
east of the city, in search of coal, and
lost his drill. He struck gas, how-
ever, and for many years it was curio
No. 2. in the gas line. About 200 feet
south of the Republic office in 1887 gas
was struck at a depth of about 400
feet by John H. Madden, junior mem-
ber of the firm of Cor bin & Madden,
hardware dealers, also an artesian
well of mineral water which became so
widely known as a cathartic that
patent venders of that kind of medi-
cine entirely lost their trade here, as
the water, although tasting somewhat
salty, was not very unpleasant to the
taste and uniformly effectual. In 1901
Robert Fleming, of this city, conceived
the idea that the gas from this well
could be utilized for lighting and
heating purposes.
his opposition to "plutocracy.''
Prof. Lynn Glover, superin-
tendent of the Bartlesville public
schools, has been mentioned in
connection with the exalted office
of state superintendent of public
instruction in Oklahoma. While
Professor Glover is not as yet an
avowed candidate for the position,
is is not presumable that he would
decline the nomination were it
tendered bim. Mr. Glover is a
native Missourian and. therefore,
necessarily a Democrat of the iron-
bound. rock-ribbed, copper-lined
variety. Moreover, he is a young
man of progressive ideas, keen,
intelligent and full of activity,
despite his political creed. The
new state could do far worse than
in selecting Professor Glover for
superintendent of public instruc-
tion.
The choice of a United States
senator in Kansas was not without
interest in Indian Territorry and
the people of the eastern end of
the new state of Oklahoma join
with sunflowerdom in the general
rejoicing over the promotion of
Hon. Charles Curtis from the
national house of representatives
to a seat in the United States Sen-
ate. \Y ith all their crankiness and
eccentricities the javhawk-
ers sometimes do the right thino-,
but it's more by accident than de-
sign. In thus exalting Mr. Cur-
tis the Kansans have atoned for
many of their political follies and
done their state credit. There is
cause for rejoicing and Indian
Territory can well afford to par-
ticipate in the jubillation. It is
mainly to the untiring efforts of
Senator Curtis, who paved the
way. that this section owes its
admission to statehood. During
bis fourteen years of honorable
service in congress Mr. Curtis
has stood the faithful, loyal
friend of Indian Territory and
the progressive element engaged
in developing its resourses.
BARTLESVILLE, INDIAN TERRITORY
———— MANUFACTURERS OF —————
Drilling and Fishing
- Tools ——
B. & S. Electric Boilers and Engines
Rig Iron Outfits, Pumping; Outfits, and Iron Sucker Rods
Agents for Williamsport Wire Sandlines and Drilling Cables
Waterbury Manila Bolt Cables
Let us figure your bill for Outfit and Oil Well Supplies.
phones! fice 34
( Warehouse 194 COMPLETE 1RILLIN6 OUTFITS FURNISHED PROMPTLY
Matson Wu Worth a Million.
It is reported that the late Senator
Myron Matson of Bradford left an
estate that foots up about an even one
million dollar?. Mr. Matson was en-
gaged in oil producing, mining, hank-
ing and various other enterprises. It
is understood that this large estate is
left to Mrs. Matson and her two sons,
Calvin and Bruce. Senator Matson
is an example of what a poor boy can
do in the oil country. He was born
on an Allegheny county farm and
= aved his first $1,000 when he was
earning $30 a month wages. He be-
came an oil well contractor, then a
producer and gradually things came
hia way .-Bolivar ( N. Y.) Breeze.
ably will be 126 games, although this
will be decided later. Each club is to
pay into the league treasury $1C3 by
March 1, $100 by April 1 and $100 bv
May 1, making the $300 required for
membership. The guarantee was in-
creased from $25 to $40. Announce-
ment was made that an arrangement
had been effected by which there would
be an exchange of exhibition games
between the Western association and
the Kansas State league.
The next meeting of the league will
be held at Cherryvale at the call of
the president. The teams represented
at Coffeyville Tuesday were Cherry-
vale, Coffeyville, Chanute, Bartles-
ville, Independence and Parsons. T.
C. Hayden, owner of the Webb City.
Mo., franchise in the Western associa-
tion has bought the Parsons franchise.
Men's sweaters at one-half price.—
Masters Clothing company.
Notice of Dissolution.
To All Whom It may Concern: notice Is
hereby given that we. the undersigned, Al-
bert S. Rupard and Jesse L. Overlees, part-
ners, trading and doing business under the
firm name and style of the Cherokee Lum-
ber company of Bnrtl.-svllb, Indian Terri-
tory, hare this day dissolved said partner-
ship heretofore existing by mutual consent,
the said Albert .4. Kupard retiring from the
hardware and furniture business, and con-
tinuing the lumber business under the
name of the Caney Valley Planing Mill
company, and the said Jesse L. Overlees re-
tiring from said lumber business and run-
ning the hardware and furniture business
under the name of Cherokee Hardware and
furniture company at the same place as
now located.
The books of said late co-partnership, the
( herokee Lumber company, will be kept at
the old stand for the purpose of paying any
accounts owing by said late co-partnership,
and of collecting all bills due said firm.
All persons having claims against said
late co-partnerehip should present th lr
claims at an early date, and all persons
owing said firm will please call and seU'e
at once.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this Ith day of January
1907- JESSE L. OVERLEES.
ALRERT S. RUPARD.
In addition to a new shah the
ancient Persian empire is to have
a constitution, but the Persians
may thank Allah that thev will not
be called on to wrangle over "jim
crow" laws, county boundaries,
the 'nisshyative an' retfyrendem
and other vexatious problems.
There will likely be no Haskells,
no Alfalfa Bills, nor no other am-
bitious statesmen with bushy chin
whiskers engaged in framing the
constitution for the ancient do-
minion of old King Cyrus and
Cambysee. They may, however,
be confronted by the eternal is-
sues of prohibition, "female" suf-
frage and control of corporations.
One Bartlesville minister and
his flock have taken a stand
against the ''church dinner" prop-
osition, which is certain to meet
the hearty approval of hotel men
and restaurateurs. The good
brother and his congregation have
mutually agreed to hereafter es-
chew instead of chew the time-
honored but archaic church din-
ner, for the valid reason that it
works as a competitive factor
against thsse whose business it is
and who par for the privilege of
serving meals to a hungry public.
And it might also be urged that
the financial return is far from
commensurate with the labor en-
tailed in the successful spreading
and serving of the feast which has
for its primary object the promo
Minors' Lease* Sold.
A. M. Etchen, of Vinita, master in
chancery, on Monday sold to the
highest bidders oil and gas leases on
the lands of the eight Raley minor
children. The land;* are located in
sections 13, 14, 15, 23 and 2fi of town-
2h*P ranj?e 14. The leases averaged
<0 acres. The bonuses ranged from
$3.50 an acre to $5.75 an acre, with
the usual ten per cent royalty. The
Planters Oil and Gas company bought
four of the leases, the Southern Oil
and Gas company two, the Big Chief
Oil company one and the Commercial
Club Gas company one.
Geologist Looking For Oil.
Prof, C. N. Gould, head of the
geological department of theuni versity
of Oklahoma, is continuing his in-
vestigations into the formations of
Indian Territory, with particular ref-
erence to those sections in the trend of
the oil development. He has been out
for several weeks and has ridden in a
buggy about 600 miles while visiting
Muskogee, Fort Smith, Sallisaw and1
Mound Valley. He was at South!
McAlester l&6t week. 1
FRAMING UP BASE BALL.
Geo. T. Overfield
and A. R. Mitchell
Real Estate and Bonds.
Security Investments.
Oil Lands and Leases
We Buy
and Sell
Farm and
City Property.
Room No. 6, Trust Bldg*
PHONE 263.
Oil and Farm Lands
FOR SALE
Southwest 7.45 acres of lot 6, 14-22-15, the west 12.43 acres
of lot 1, 23-22-15, and the southeast 10 acres of lot 1,
23-22-15 29.88 acres Siooo
Southeast quarter of southeast quarter, the southeast quar-
ter of southwest quarter of southeast quarter of 17-24-18,
and the southwest quarter of northwest quarter of south-
east quarter of 20-24-18—60 acres 600
Northwest quarter of northwest quarter of northeast
quarter, less 2.02 acres St. L. and S. F. R. R. right of
way, the south half of northwest quarter of northeast
quarter, less 1.76 acres (same); the northeast quarter of
northwest quarter of northeast quarter, less 3.12 acres
(same), 16-20-15—33.12 acres ^qq
North half of southwest quarter of northwest quarter
13-27-12, and the northwest quarter of southeast quarter
of southeast quarter of 11-27-12—30 acres 1800
West half of southeast quarter of southeast quarter
17-27-13—20 acres I200
Southwest quarter of northeast quarter of northeast quar-
ter 35-29-12—30 acres ..... 6oo
East half of southeast quarter of northeast quarter, and
the south half of northeast quarter of northeast quarter
4-25-I3-2C acres 5oo
Southwest quarter cf southwest quarter, southwest quar-
ter of southeast quarter of southwest quarter of
23-24-16; and the north half of northwest quarter of
northwest quarter, and southeast quarter of northwest
quarter of northwest quarter of 26-24-16—80 acres 3200
Northwest quarter of 25-23-11—160 acres I600
FRANK J. BOUDINOT
Bond Bldg. WASHINGTON, D. C.
W. H. WHALEV
Civil, Sanitary Mu-
nicipal Knglneer.
Additions Platted.
05AGE.
H..I.BEHNINO
U.S. Licensed Survey-
. or. Oil Leases
Accurately Surveyed.
MAPPING CO.
23-24 American BanK Bldg.
Makers of Accurate Oil Field Maps
Geneal Maps of Midcontinent field, $3. Pocket
Maps (coth) $1.50. Abstract Maps (okmulgee) $5
tionof the Lord's intern shere league, and
below. The rood I ™l.JT I Ll wl" have t0 come the Kaosa.
below. The good Lord never de-
manded or expected a bunch of
zealous sisters to wear themselves
down to a frazzle by serving cold
lunch in hiH behalf. Now it is up
to the holel-keepers and the "ham-
anil ' men to make some pub-
lic recognition of a noteworthy
instance of one minister's effort to
eliminate a public imposition and
at the same time save the church-
women of the city from a physical
collapse.
A Kansas State League Meeting Held At '
Coffeyville.
Tulsa and Pittsburg have not yet
come into the Kansas state league aDd
were not represented at the meeting
held at Coffeyville Tuesday. Tulsa!
has been reserved by this league, and i
EXAMINER—A DOLLAR A YEAR. 2*
State or go into an outlaw league if It I
has base ball this year. Promise had i
beeD given that Fort Scott wouid be
represented at the meeting but as this
promise was not kept the representa-1
lives of the other towns have now1
come to the conclusion that they do I
not want Port Scott under anv cir-
cumstances.
Fred McDaniel, of Bartlesville, was
re-elected president of the league
Ihe offices of secretary and treasurer
were combined and these offices were
also bestowed on Mr. McDaniel, to-
gether with a salary of 1300 a year
and authority to employ an assistant
secretary. Decision was reached to
!AY H. MULLEN
54 Masonic Bldg.
Insurance
Fire, Life,
Lightning, Accident,
Cyclone, Health,
Plate Class. Liability.
SURETY BONDS
American Surety Co
Oil Leaae, Cuardlan, Fidelity,
Court Bonds
Money to Looo
Lowest Rates of Interest. Most
Reasonable Terms.
REAL ESTATE
LOANS, INSURANCE
Bartlesville, Ind. Ter.
Thi ooinp^yKh"8FleiI,.s on lM^aores'of proven oil lnnds'and twenty ,,t<K'k-
wells. ASK I n ABOUT IT. Also, OIL LAN IJS F( )K SALK. tWe,lt,"tW0 Producing oil
Wanted Reliable Contractors
We require ten strings of tools in the
FORT SMITH GAS FIELD AT ONCE
Bids will be received for this work by Chas. VanSlcklo, Sup't
ARKANSAS AND TERRITORIAL OIL & GAS CO.
Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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Haywood, Charles E. The Weekly Examiner. (Bartlesville, Indian Terr.), Vol. 12, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 19, 1907, newspaper, January 19, 1907; Bartlesville, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc162528/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.