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THE WEEKLY EXAMINER.
VOLUME XIII.
BARTLESVILLE, INDIAN TERRITORY, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1907.—EIGHT PAGES.
NUMBER 3.
CUIUS GOOD WORK
SPLBSDII) HE CO It /> OF OVH DELE-
OAT E TO THE CONVENTION.
Returned Home From Ilia Labors, His
Constituents Say Well Done Thou (iood
and Faithful Servant.—Commended by
His Associates.
Now that the constitutional conven-
tion has completed its work and print-
ed copies of the organic law, as finally
framed by the delegates, are soon to
be distributed among the voters of the
two territories, the people will have an
opportunity to familiarize themselves
with its important features and judge
for themselves as to its merits. The
record made by our own delegate.
Hon. J. J. Curl, is one of which every
voter in Washington county, irrespec-
tive of party, may well feel proud.
Indeed, all of the men who participated
in the great work were apparently ani-
mated by the one desire—to best serve
the welfare of the whole people.
While the convention was overwhelm-
ingly Democratic, the members of the
dominant party in no way abused their
power, and it is a rather remarkable
fact that the twelve members of the
minority were invariably divided when
they came to vote on all important
measures. Mr. Curl at all times
stood steadfastly on the platform on
which he had made his campaign, and
with the single exception of the "Jim
Crow" provision, all of the planks in
the platform on which he was elected
were incorporated in the constitution.
The Jim Crow law, although unani-
mously endorsed by all of the Demo-
cratic delegates, was so notoriously
objectionable to the president that to
have incorporated it in the constitu-
tion would have been to jeopardize
statehood. Every pledge made to the
people of the two territories has been
absolutely and faithfully fulfilled.
They were* promised the benefits of the
initiative and referendum and that
boon has been given them. They were
promised a board of control of all
corporation, both public and private;
two cent fares on all railways; a com-
pulsory and separate school system; a
labor and arbitration commission and
an eight-hour day. All of these prom-
ises have been fulfilled. Railways
have been forbidden the ownership of
coal mines and other productive agen-
cies of natural commodities; corpora-
tions have been prohibited from own-
ing more land tban is absolutely nec-
essary in the operation of their busi
ness; the issuance of watered stock has
been prohibited and the books of all
corporations made subject to inspec-
tion at any and all times. The legal
rate of interest has been fixed at six
per cent and contract rate at ten per
cent and the state saved millions of
dollars by the appointment of a com-
mission to negotiate for the purchase
of the segregated coal lands of Indian
Territory. The farmer's interests
have been conserved by providing for
an agricultural commission and inde-
pendent oil operators and miners have
been protected in like manner. These
are but a few of the important features
of the constitution and when they have
been digested by the people, the con-
stitution will be adopted by an over-
whelming majority.
The immense amount of work per-
formed by the convention can only, be
realized by those who were in attend-
ance during the entire session. Suf-
fice it to say that the active members
of the convention were compelled to
put in from twelve to eighteen hours a
day in order to accomplish their work.
During the last two months the mem-
bers served without femuneration and
at great personal sacrifice in order
that they might discharge their obliga-
tions and assist to the end in making
a constitution fitted to present day
conditions and to conserve the interests
of the great mass of people.
The people of Washington county
have only to scan the records of the
convention to realize how faithfully
their interests were served by their
delegate, Mr. Curl. No man in that
representative body stood higher or
wielded greater influence among his
'colleagues. His committee assign-
ments were numerous and important
and from the very outset he was re-
garded as one of the solid, brainy
men of the convention. He took up
the work that was assigned him with
the same unostentatious enthusiasm
which has marked hia business career.
There were not three other men in the
convention who performed a greater
amount of work, whose opinion was
valued more highlyDr whose personal
popularity was greater than Mr.
Curl's. As chairman of the commit-
tee on banks and banking he per-
formed excellent work. This commit-
tee was at all times accessible to the
public and all suggestions were ac-
corded respectful consideration. The
result of this committee's work was
the establishment of a banking de-
partment, under the control of a com-
missioner with power and authority to
regulate state banks, loan, trust and
guaranty companies for the protection
of depositors and small stockholders.
It fixed the legal rate of interest at six
per cent and the contract rate at ten.
This was done in the face of much op-
position of many banks and bankers
in all parts of the state.
As a member of the committee on
railroads and public service corpora-
tions—the most important of all com-
mittees—Mr. Curl was an indefatiga-
ble worker. From the first he stood
for a two cent fare on railways and
was In a large measure responsible
for having that clause incorporated in
the constitution. This committee did
perhaps more than any other towards
safeguarding the rights of the common
people from the greed of corporations.
Its report as adopted contained so
many important provisions that space
will not admit even of their enumera-
tion. The consolidation or combina-
tion of competing lines of railways
is prohibited; they are prevented frym
mining coal and other natural com-
modities, and railways hereafter built
cannot pass within four miles of any
county Beat without building to it and
maintaining a depot. The election of
a corporation commission consisting
of three members, having power and
authority to fix freight rates and to
prevent discrimination has been pro-
vided. This commission will have al-
most unlimited authority and no court
save the supreme court of the state
can review or annul its actions. No
man who is directly or indirectly con-
nected with any railway or public ser-
vice corporation is eligible to election
as a member of this commission.
Mr. Curl's work on the committee
on private corporations was equally
effective. Indeed his entire record is
an exceptional one throughout, a fact
that is best evidenced by hia appoint-
ment as a member of the commission
to negotiate the purchase of the segre-
gated coal lands in Indian Territory,
which are valued at millions of dol-
lars. Perhaps never again in the his-
tory of the state will any body of men
be entrusted with a more important
mission.
If Mr. Curl has any political aspira-
tions his record in the constitutional
convention has immeasurably ad-
vanced them. A sense of his ability
and integrity has been so impressed
upon his associates in that body that
were he to permit the use of his name
for any office, however high, men of
large influence would rally to hi9 sup
port from every section of the state.
Bartlesville and Washington county
would be greatly benefited were Mr.
Curl elevated to a higher plane of use-
fulness, and it is certain that practic-
ally the entire population of this
couuty would delight to give him
support.
KELSEY WANTS TO KNOW.
Ask. Information of Oil Companies lie.
•pectin* Stockholder..
The following is a verbatim copy of
a letter received the latter part of last
week by all oil companies holding
leases in the Cherokee and Creek na
tions;
"Muskogee, 1. T., March 14, 1907.—
For consideration generally with leas-
es presented by your corporation cov-
ering oil and gas mining lands allot-
ted to citizens of the five civilized
tribes, I beg to advise you that I have
been directed to procure full and com-
plete information as to the persons
interested, either directly or indirect-
ly in your company, and therefore to
complete the records of this office you
are requested to furnish me, by return
mall, a certificate of the officer of your
company having the custody of the
records showing the names of the
stockholders and the number of shares
held by each on March 15, 1907.
"Information ia also desired as to
the names and postoffice addresses of
the present executive officers of the
corporation, together with informa-
tion as to the principal place of bu . _
ness of the corporation and where the
books and accounts covering its busi-
ness in Indian TerritA-y are kept.
"Also please furnish as soon as
possj^le a separate affidavit from each
individual stockholder setting forth
specifically what interests, if any, he
has either directly or indirectly, pres-
ent or prospective, or by understand-
ing, agreement or contract, expressed
or implied, in any oil or gas lands or
leases in the Indian Territory, giving
the names of persons or companies
with whom interested and area of
lands other than those of this particu-
lar corporation, and also have stated
in thi9 affidavit whether such stock-
holder is the bona tide owner of such
stock for his own interest or whether
the same is held in trust, or as agent,
or in the interests In any manner of
any other person, firm or corporation.
"A form upon which the data as to
the names of officers, stockholders,
etc., can be furnished is enclosed here-
with, and you are respectfully re-
quested to forward same by return
mail, allowing the separate affidavits
of the stockholders to follow as soon
as they can be procured.
"You are further requested to ad-
vise this office from time whenever
there is a change in the officers or
stockholders of the corporation, and
to furnish separate affidavit of each
new stockholder.—Very respectfully,
Dana H. Kelaey, United States Indian
Agent."
In a new fo.m of quarterly report
additional information is required
concerning lease operations. One of
the questions is as to who drilled the
well and the price per foot.
Some companies made reply to
Agent Kelsey's letter "by return mail"
as directed. Others have not yet re-
plied and still others will not do so at
all. No penalty ia prescribed in the
agent's letter for failure to comply
with the request for information. The
evident purpose of the request is to
ascertain whether or not the rule lim-
iting holdings to 4,800 acres is being
violated. The common understanding
in Bartlesville and throughout the oil
country is that no such violations are
now being practiced. The Uncle Sam
company will be harder hit than any-
one else because of the large number
of stockholders.
Indian. Work on the Section.
Two Cherokee Indians, working on
the section for the Santa Fe railroad,
are daily demonstrating that the
guardianship of the government is not
needed for them and that they can get
along without the aid of the secretary
of the interior or any of his aides.
These men are Dan Skaulall and Lee
Tehee, aud the section boas says he
never had better help. For a while
there was a very much mixed crew on
the section—white men, Mexicans and
Indians. The Mexicans have quit
their jobs but the Indians are sticking.
Skaulall ia quite well fixed and has a
considerable sum of money In the
bank, just how much in the bank he
doaa not care to have known because
he and his wife have separated. He
and Tehee have their allotments and
could gel along without working.
WIT AND ELOQUENCE
TIIKSE IT THE Ht! ESDI. Y SONS OF
ST. PATRICK UAXQUKT.
One of the Happiest Functions in the
t'ity'i Ili.tory Given at the Aiuieda
Monday Kveninif.—One Hundred and
Twenty-Three Diner..
The reputation of the Irish for wit,
eloquence and good-fellowship was
fully sustained by the representatives
of that race who filled the dining room
of the Aimed a hotel Monday evening,
gathered to celebrate St. Patrick's day
under the auspices of the recently or-
ganized Society of the Friendly Sons
of St. Patrick. "In every country, in
every clime, under every ilag, Irish-
men ami the descendents" of Irishmen
are ga'hered together tonight," said
Judge J. J. Shea, the toastraaster.
"The people of all the nations of the
earth owe much to America, and no
people owe more to America than the
Irish." This sentiment entwining af-
fection for the Uoited States and its
government with love for the "ould
sod, was echoed by all the succeed-
ing speakers.
In the absence of Mayor W. T. Si-
dell, who was attending court at Clare-
more, the welcome to the visitors was
given by John It. Baird. Col. Will-
iam Higgins, a veteran of the civil
war, spoke on "'ihe Irish Soldier in
the American Wars," recounting the
bravery and patriotism of his race:
W. U. Golden gave the toast to "Irish
Women in American History," and
A. E. Hall told "What a Dutchman
Thinks of the Irish." James P. Tur-
ley paid a tribute to "Robert Emmet;"
Telegrams of regret were read from
Governor Frantz and ex-Delegate
Dennis Flynn. Independence, Big-
heart, Ochelata and all the other
neighboring towns were represented
by visitors who expressed a hope that
the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick ban-
quet would be an annual occurrence.
The entire city of Bartlesville has
benefited immeasurably from the three
banquets given at the, Almeda hotel in
the past month. Friendship is a jew-
el not to be gained in daya or weeks;
it is a product of years, and when
possessed should be carefully treas-
ured. Gatherings such as these bring
about new acquaintances and cement
old friendships, and give opportunity
for introducing visitors to us. The
Elks banquet, the Commercial club
banquet and this latest gathering ac-
hieved these results. The smaller at-
tendance at the latter affair made bet-
ter service possible, and with the pres-
ence of the ladies and the rendition of
musical numbers the "Irish banquet"
was the fitting climax of splendid
percursors.
TO MUZZLE THE PRESS?
Attempted by Opponentsof Citizen. Tick-
et., Say. New. l'ubli.her.
H. P. Schell, publisher of the Daily
News, was called upon Monday by
Postmaster A. I. Morgan to make an
exposition of his business methods
and newspaper circulation because ex-
tra copies of the News are being cir-
culated. These extra copies of the
News contain matter favorable to the
Citizens ticket, which is opposing the
so-called straight Republican ticket.
Tne extra copies of the News are not
circulated through the postoffice but
by the paper's carrier boys. There
MAKING- A Bid CITY
THE CITY COUNCIL IS TAKIXI1 A
PROMIXKXT PART IX IT.
ry
HON. JOSEPH J. CURL, OF BARTLESVILLE,
a sterling Democrat, who represented the Fifty-seventh district in the Okla
homa Constitutional Convention.
W. L. Connelly, of Independence, told
of the achievements of "Commodore
John Barry, the Father of the Ameri-
can Navy;" Judge John J. Shea spoke
on "St. Patrick and the Irish," and
A. E. Craver had as his subject "The
Irish."
A most noteworthy ciroumstance
prefaced Mr. Golden's toast to the
Irish women. The speaker said the
assemblage contained a man whose
benevolences were such that he had,
time and again, been publicly thanked
in mass meetings of citizens—whose
benefactions were limited only by his
opportunities. He asked that the din-
ers arise and welcome to Bartlesville
Mr. Thomas B. Simpson, of Pittsburg,
Pa. The audience was composed very
largely of oil-country people, and al-
most all of them knew of the great
broker whose contributions for the re-
lief of Oil City, Pa., after the fire and
Hood earned for him the eternal grati-
tude of those people. Mr. Golden re-
ferred to the kindness Mr. Simpson
had so frequently conferred on boys
and young men and he acknowledged
his appreciation of favors done him
thirty years ago, this first opportunity
Mr. Simpson had permitted him for
thanks. A gratitude that could sur-
vive for thirty years was applauded as
much as was the philantrophy which
there was rewarded. Tears on his
rugged face showed how deeply Mr,
Simpson was touched.
The banqueters were favored during
the evening by the following selec-
tions: Solo, "Asthore," by Mrs. W.
L.Connelly; solo, "Carrissima," by
Mias Helen Allyn; "Kathleen Mavour-
neen,"by M. F. Dwyer; bass solo,
"The Bandolero," by F. E. Smith;
"The Octoroon," a recitation, by
Miss Hazel Larkin; "If I But Knew,"
solo, by Mr. Bennett; "The Grand
Old Flag," Mrs. Connelly, M. F.
Dwyer aud J. G. Dwyer. The dining
room was decorated In white und green
bunting, green predominating, and the
color was brought out in many of the
dlahee. One hundred and twenty-three
persona were served. The price of
tickets was $2.50 each. John H. Mc-
Morrow was prevented by business
which called him to Indiana from at-
tending and acting as toast master.
was no increase in the number of pa-
[ pera handled through Mr. Morgan's
j office. Mr. Morgan's action was based
1 on paragraph 14 of the regulations
governing second class matter, these
j regulations being promulgated in 1902.
1 The noteworthy phase of the News
| case is its resemblance to the case of
the Daily Enterprise, which last fall
circulated a large number of extra
copies for three weeks. The News
copies are sold; the copies of the En-
terprise were diatributed free. Post-
master Morgan made no investigation
of the Enterprise's action.
Publisher Schell expresses a belief
that the action of the postmaster was
inspired by opponents of the Citizens
ticket, who sought in this manner to
muzzle the press and prevent knowl-
edge by the public of the motives that
lead to the nomination of tne
"Straight" Republican ticket. Mr.
Schell has consulted legal authorities
and will contest any effort to deprive
hia paper of the full and proper use
of the mails. A further determination
ia expressed, should the persecution
of and discrimination against his pa-
per continue, to institute a thorough
inquiry into the motives for investi-
gating his circulation methods and
ignoring the circulation methods of
the Enterprise. Mr. Morgan, however,
indicates a disposition to let the mat-
ter rest and not push It further.
l'icknicketl on the l.ease.
A party of Dewey people drove out
to the Ludington Oil company's lease,
two miles west of Dewey, Wednesday
afternoon and called o"n J. A. Phil-
lips, the lease manager. They had
supper under the shade of the old ap-
ple tree—no, under an old elm tree.
In the party were Mr. and Mrs. Wal-
ter Stubbs, Joe Bartles, Miss Anna
Stubbs, Mr. and Mrs. John Corothers,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Letson, Mrs. H.
M. Brent and Mra. EWe Cherry.
I.anyon'a Pittsburg smelter.
E. V. Lanyon, of Pittsburg, Kansas,
has bought the old W. A J, Lanyon
smelters at that place and will reopen
them, after erecting new buildings. A
gas furnace will be built and gas man-
ufactured for use as fuel.
Jteceives Petition for the Paving of An-
other Block on Second street. Considers
,l*lans for a Storm Sewer and Authorizes
More Sidewalk Ituilding.
A contract between R. S. Gllfillan,
oflola, and the city cf Bartlesville,
prepared by City Attorney J. J. Shea
and approved by the council Wednes-
day evening, was signed Thursday
morning formally authorizing the con-
struction of paving, guttering and
sidewalk on Third street. The last ob-
stacle has been surmounted and every
objection removed. This important
public work, long desired and untir-
ingly striven for by the city officers, is
soon to be an actuality. Bricn for
the paving is now being burned and
Mr. Gilfillan is now getting material
into the city for use in hia work. A
further extension of the paved district
was provided for by the council Wed-
nesday evening when it received and
acted favorably upon a petition for
the paving of the block on Second
street between Dewey avenue and Osage
avenue.
Plans for a storm sewer system were
considered at length and because of a
divergance of opinion as to the best
methods to be employed further action
was deferred to a meeting of the coun-
cil to lie held Saturday evening.
Property owners on the south side of
west Third street having petitioned for
a sidewalk from the Santa Fe right of
way, the city attorney was directed to
prepare the proper resolution.
SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
Si* Hundred Children Are deceiving
Spiritual Instruction.
Have you any curiosity as to how
religious is Bartlesville? Here are
some figures that may help you. Six
hundred children attend the Sunday
schools of Bartlesville each Sunday.
Exact figures as to church attendance
are not accessible for the reason that
with the adults in church noaea are
not counted—it is only in the Sunday
schools that a record of attendance is
kept. Whatever may be the spiritual
situation of the adults, the rlsintr gen-
eration is being well looked after.
There were 571 children in the Sunday-
schools of Bartlesville last Sunday.
There was no Sunday school on that
day at the Catholic church, where usu-
ally the attendance runs from thirty to
forty. And last Sunday ia hardly a
fair criterion, because the day tempted
a whole lot of boys Into fishing expe-
ditions. The attendance at the public
schools is dnily. Rot. J.
W. Bloyd established a Church of
God mission on the west side, in one
of the Overlees addition school houses
a month ago The attendance at the
Sunday school there this week was 81.
At the same time the attendance in his
Sunday school at the church was 109.
Following are the figures for the other
churches: Christian church, 118; Bap-
tist church, 86; Methodist church, 110;
Presbyterian church, 67. George B.
Keeler has donated a lot to the Bap-
tists and that denomination purposes
to establish a congregation on the west
side. The Christian church also de-
sires to locate a congregation there
and they seek a site for their building
which they would move. Estimates are
made that within a year more people
will live west of the railroad track
than east of it, and the enterprising
church people are making full provi-
sion for the spiritual care of the peo-
ple in that part of town.
FULTON IS TO GET IT.
lie May be the Republican Committeeman
for this ( ounty.
Over the protests of many Indian
Territory Republicans, including those
of Washington county, the Republican
central committee, in session at Okla-
homa City Tuesday, adopted the re-
port and recommendation of the sub-
committee on organization doing away
with the present county organizations
ahd authorizing the appointment by
Chairman Hamon of one man in each
county to call the township caucuses.
A long debate took place on the ques-
tion whether or not the Republican
party, through the committee, should
oppose or support the constitution.
Decision on that point was not
reached. The committee will have
another meeting when the constitution
is signed and presented.
Several Bartlesville people attended
the Oklahoma City meeting, Partial
agreement ia aaid to have been reached
for the appointment of Charlea B.
Fulton as the committeeman for this
county. Mr. Fulton is the chairman
of the present committee and it Is be-
lieved that only by his appointment to
the new position could serious strife
in the Republican party be averted.
Do Well in the Joplin District.
All of the Bartlesville people oper-
ating in the lead and zinc district are
having splendid success, A company
in which J. E. Meloy and J. G. Mc-
Dowell are interested has a fine prop-
erty, and a $17,000 mill is being built
to handle the ore. The Big Mick com-
pany, operating half a mile west, last
week got their shaft down to the same
depth as the Meloy-McDoweli com-
pany mine. Members of the Big Mick
comnany are Dick Mason of the Oil
Well Supply company, 1'. A. Walsh
of the boiler worns and Mike Moore of
the Bartlesville Gas company. They
have ten mining lots. Doctor Weber
also has valuable leases In the Joplin
district.
It I* Time To f hoo.e.
Muskogee has a good chance to
furnish one of the United States sen-
ators for Oklahoma, but it can not get
two of them, nor any other place of
stale prominence, except that possibly
it will be worth more to this city to
have the certainty of a United States
senator, than the doubt of gaining
anything else, our distinguished citi-
zens may seek. In a review of the
situation from every standpoint, the
writer is convinced that there ia only
one in Muskogee who has more than a
fair chance to win for himself and the
Democracy—and the latter is of the
most importance—and this man ia
Hon. S. M. Rutherford. He has the
advantage of extensive acquaintance,
long and faithful party service, good
record and ability equal to any in the
new state. It is an unwise policy for
Muskogee citizens to waste their time
and energy, in attempting to secure
the impossible, so it would be well to
arrive at the matter in someway just
who is and who is not the choice of
the citizens here for United States
senator.—Muskogee Sunday Ledger.
JIM S A GREAT BOOMER
lie I.ike. Arkansas City Hut Ilartle.ville
i. the Only Town.
"J ames Masters, brother of Charlie,
is here from Bartlesville on a visit,"
said the Arkansas City Traveler of
last week. "Jim formerly lived here
but is now in the clothing business at
Bartlesville and is getting rich. Since
Itaving here," the Traveler continues,
"Mr. Masters has :••> -doped the spirit
that builds towns f ,i very large ex-
tent.. He has turn- u to be a regular
town boomer and town builder. He
indulges in heap much big talk about
Bartlesville and says now that it Is as
big, if not larger, than Arkan-as City.
This statement we accepted with a grain
of allowance. He also claimed that
the stores here were small compared
with those in his town. We did not
swallow this story at all. He further
stated that Bartlesville had more fine
residences and more elegant business
blocks than Arkansas City and this
assertion caused usto doubt"hissanity.
Jim claims that his town has mostly
three and four story buildings, and
the churches he affirmed, had those in
this town beat a country block. This
point we did not attempt to argue, be-
cause the church buildings in Arkan-
sas City are not what they should be.
"After Jim had finished boasting
about the buildings in his town, he be-
gan on the inhabitants. He claimed
they were God's chosen people and
therefore were the best on earth. They
were so full of enterprise and pusti
that they always ran in going up a hill
in every day affairs. If an enterprise
wanted to come to Bartlesville every
day in the week and it was a good
thing for the town, any man could go
out and raise two or three thousand
dollars in a half hour to land it. The
other day they landed the third big
smelter, by selling an addition. Inhere
were seventy-four lots and tuev'were
sold in two hours at $200 per lot.
They were auctioned off. The sale
was held from 2 to 4 o'clock and the
business houses closed up while the
sale was on.
"Jim claims Bartlesville has three
smelters that will soon be in operation
and they will employ three thousand
men.
"Last summer they wanted a ball
team in the Kansas state league.
Most of the merchants put in $00 each
and put it there. They are in again
this year and have a fine bunch of
players signed.
"Either Jim lives in a mighty good
town or has developed propensities
that he did not possess when he lived
here. However, we like to hear a man
stand up for his town, even if he has
to put on a few embellishments. Bar-
tlesville should keep Jim in the field
all the time."
Some Heal Estate Transfers.
Mrs. C. M. Keeler has bought eight
lots in the McDaniel addition, the
consideration for which was $2900.
Residences wiil be built on two of the
Johnstone avenue lots, the Keeler resi-
dence in the Armstrong addition hav-
ing been sold to Mr. Carpenter, who
has moved in from the Osage reserva-
tion. Other sales have been made in
the McDaniel addition by C. F. Foster
as follows: Lot 4, block 16, to J. E.
Painter, $350: lot 3, block 16, to Mrs.
N. C. demons, $350; lot 2, block 16,
to H. A. Eakin, $400: lots 7 and 8,
block 10, to C. D. Young, $950. Mr.
Foster has also sold lot 1, block 5,
Keeler addition, to L. C. Carpenter,
the consideration for which was $1U0.
The Laderer-Baird Clothing company
has bought of F. J. Laderer, of Mc-
pherson, Kansas, the building on Sec-
ond street in which the business of the
firm is conducted. The consideration
was $8,000.
Appraising: White.' I.anris.
A representative of the Dawes com-
missioner has been at the court house
in Bartlesville all this week taking
testimony as to the value of improve-
ments on the lands of intermarried
whites. The clerk has the assistance
of two stenographers. The testimony
of the seller and of any other interest-
ed person except the buyer is received.
Report will then be made to the Dawes
commissioner, and as soon as the
schedules are sent in, twenty-five men
will be sent Into the field to make fur-
ther investigation, after which Com-
missioner Tams Bixby will make the
formal appraisement. There will be a
surveyor and one clerk in each party.
The commissioner has made requisi-
tion for nearly every suiveyor in the
Indian service in Indian Territory.
Hon. 5. M. Kutherford.
The announcement of Hon. S. M.
Rutherford is made elsewhere for
United States senator. That article
states about all it Is necessary to say.
except that it is not overdrawn. Mr.
Rutherford stands as the peer of any
man In the new state as to ability,
education and versatile. He is well
versed in the law In legislative affairs,
and one of the most pleasing and
effective speakers in this section.—
Muskogee Sunday Ledger.
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