The Weekly Examiner. (Bartlesville, Indian Terr.), Vol. 13, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 24, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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^THE WEEKLY EXAMINER.
VOLUME XIII.
BABTLESVILLBi INDIAN TERBITOHY, SA'I i IJDAV, AUGUST 24, 1907. EIGHT PAGES.
Broken Promises
Defeated Magee
Col. Sleeper, of Tulsa,
Nominated for State
Senator as Result of
Political Intrigue.
From Sunday's Morning Examiner.
Fat, smooth-faced and smiling, Col.
D. L. Sleeper, accompanied by his Tul-
sa cohorts descended upon Bartlesville
yesterday morning and without an ef-
fort walked off with the Republican
nomination for state senator. S. A.
Magee, the local candidate for the hon.
or, did not have a Uok In, and therein
lies the story of moro broken political
promises, for friends of Mr. Magee do
clare that had not Colonel Sleeper
broken faith with them, the Bartles-
ville man would have received the nom-
ination. Denials to the contrary not-
withstanding, it is a fact that when
Carl Magee, of Tulsa, was a candidate
for the congressional nomination in the
Third district, his friends agreed that
if tho Washington county delegates
would east their votes for him, Tulsa
county would see that a Bartlesville
man was named for the state senator-
ship. Sam Magee was to be tho nomi-
nee, and it is declared by his friends
that Col. Sleeper was a party to the
agreement. When Hubbard, of Mus-
kogee, through the aid of his negro
campaign manager captured the Tahle-
quah convention, it was agreed that
deal previously made on the senator-
ship was to go, despite of the fact that
Mr. Magee, of Tulsa, lost out. Local
Republicans declare that in throwing
Sam Magee down his opponents delib-
erately sacrificed Bartlesville, and that
he could have had the nomination had
his own delegates stood by him. Ma-
gee is understood to have had the sup-
port of William Johnstone.
As Colonel Sleeper went into the
convention with the Tulsa delegation
solidly for him, tho aggregation made
i noise resemblirg liarmoay, ;,nd tl:o
ill-feeling did not reach tho surface,
but it will be made manifest when the
votes are counted.
The Tulsa crowd attracted consider-
able attention when they arrived on
the Santa Fe. All carried canes with
red ribbons attached, including the
"cull'ud geminen" who bore creden-
tials us a delegate. Considerable
amusement was created by the unfeel-
ing remark of a Democrat when the
delegates alighted from the train. Col-
onel Sleeper heeded the procession to
the court house whilo the "dinge"
brought up the rear.
"Now what do you know about
that," exclaimed the unfeeling one,
"There they go—a carpetbagger lead-
ing them, and a coon driving thom." j
by the club for the purpose of raising
thefunds necessary for the organization
of tho band, especial credit is due, for
no two men ever worked harder, faster
or moro effectively than did these two
particular "boosters" when they re-
ceived word from President Lee Phil-
lips to make the music "medicine."
Miss Blanch Forrester,
Miss Bess Forrester,
Miss Alice Dyson,
Miss Hazel Moore,
Miss Lillio Keoler,
Miss Maude Keeler,
Miss Lillian Evans,
Miss Nellie Evan3,
Miss Ina Morgan,
Miss Myrtle Welchon,
Miss MaTgaret Fowler.
NINE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OF
MR. AND MRS. G. W. GELBACH
VICTIM OF DIPHTHERIA.
At half past five o'clock, Monday
morning, tho spirit of Little Folino Gel-
bach winged its way whinee it came on
December 21st, 1898, and the pleasant
family circle of the happy homestead
ou the corner of Fourth street and Del-
aware was broken beyond all hope of
repair.
Tho announcement of tho death of
little Foline was received with surprise
and sorrow by the many friends of the
family, who had no idea that she was
even ill. Only Sunday did sho take
to her bed, and a physical.n summoned,
but tho dread diseaso diphtheria had
her completely in its grasp and quick-
ly ravaged the little form.
Foline was tho daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Gelbach, and was one of the
most popular girls of her ago in the
city. Sho was in reality a little sun-
beam in her home, as she had one pf the
happiest dispositions a child was ever
blessed with. Genuine sorrow was
caused by her death and the family
the sincerest sympathy of the cnitre
city in their bereavement.
The funeral services will of neces-
sity be private, and will be held at the
home ,afterwhich the interment will
take place at White Rose cemetery.
Resolutions of Respect.
Whereas, Again our circle is broken
and we Are called upon to ranourn the
loss of our beloved and esteemed sover-
eign, Kosena Iseli, who died July 27th,
1907, therefore, be it
Resolved, That while we, Pecan
Grove, No. 18, Bartlesville, I. T., bow
in humble submission to God's will, we
tenderly console with the husband and
family of our deceased Sovereign and
comment them for consolation to
Him who doeth all things well.
Resolved, That though wa sadly miss
her, we will ever retain precious mem
ories of kind words spoken and tho
good that she has done. Let us widen
them with all the fraternal relations of
life, and profit by her Christain exam
plo.
Resolved, That our Charter be drap-
ed in mourning for a period of thirty
days, and these resolutions be spread
on the minutes of our grove v ;;;•
MOLLIE T. JONES, W. G.
Men Are Well Pleased
Favorable Impression Made by Secretary Garfield
of the Interior Department.
Tulsa, (Jkla., Aug. 10.—(Special.)
James Rudolph Garfiefild, secretary of
the interior, is making an inspection
tcur of tho two territories to acquaint
himself with some of the conditions
that exist immediately preceding state-
hood. Mr. Garfiefild, like others of
President Roosevelt's cabinet confer
res, is a young man, full of physical
energy and in hearty sympathy with
the administration's policy of govern-
mental control and regulation. He im-
presses one with the notion that lie is
intensely earnest in his work, and also
that he believes wholly in the admin-
istration's policies. Personally Mr.
Garfield is the plainest of all tbe
terest himself in the equitable settle-
ment of all differences. He specially
urged upon all white citizens of Indian
Territory to earnestly assist the gov-
ernment's agents in keeping whiskey
away from the Indians, for he believed
that was the greatest evil that existed
in the territory. The Tulsa session
was primarily intended to be an oil
and gas hearing, and as a preclude Mr.
Garfield stated that he had visited ev-
ery oil field in the United States except
the Illinois field, and was quite famili-
ar with the various branches of the pe-
troleum industry, although he did not
claim to be an expert so that he felt
asure qualified to interpret and
ernment's executive officers, and his j adjudicate requested policies and an-
popularity is easily established by the i nounced grievances. Tho government's
absence of all official formality and S settled policy, Mr. Garfield announced,
reserve. It is an attractive quality in ! was to prevent the monopolization of
any official and it sets especially grace- ] the acreage of oil producing arens or
VOTERS IN THE VICINITY OF COT-
TON VALLEY SCHOOL HOUSE
ARE ENTHUSIASTIC.
fully on Mr. Garfield. In no essential
| is he a politican or a trimmer, but
. frankly serious in all his intercourse
with einploycB and citizensi Above all,
. he listenes attentively and gives his of-
I ficial orders and personal opinions and
suggestions plainly, quickly and pleas
The Democratic meeting at Cotton antly, which means much to those per
Valley school house last night was at- s< ns having business with him.
tended by a large and enthusiastic num-
ber. of voters and the candidates and
speakers of the evening were very cor-
Secretarv Garfield made his first vis-
it to Oklahoma territory, where he ad-
dressed several thousand people at
FOLINE GELBACH BURIED.
Remains Laid To Rest After Short Ser-
vices At the Grave.
A few friends gathered around an
that was mortal of Foline Gelbach at
a newly mad 3 grave in White Rose
Cemetery yesterday afternoon and lis-
tened to simple but impressive words
from Ralph J. Lamb, pastor of the Pres-
byterian church, after which the re-
mains were consigned to tho earth. The
nature of the little one's diseaso pro-
vented a large number of her friends
and friends of the family fromattend-
ing the last sad rites, but their sympa-
thy was shown by the quantities of
flowers laid upon the casket. Mr. and
Mrs. Gelbach have the sympathy of all
in their great bereavement.
A PECULIAR VERDICT.
Jury finds That Tankies Were Not
Drunk Although They Made Them-
selves Obnoxious.
NEW ORGANIZATION IS COMPOS
ED OF SOME VERY CLEVER
MUSICIANS.
The personal of the Bartlesville Mcr.
chants' Band, whose first concert since
reorganization was given Thursday
night will no doubt prove of interest
to the people of Bartlesville, for tua
band has already gained tho good will
and admiration of those who have had
the pleasure of hearing it. For this
reason the Examiner is pleased to in-
sert the names of the members of the
organization, which follow: Prof. Van
Deventer, Messrs. Blair, Shreevei,
Brest, MeKendry, Batteu, Overlecs,
Kellogg, Kias, Speck, Richardson, Lyke,
McCarnahan, Woodring.
It has only ben a few weeks since
the band was reorganized, and consid-
ering the limited amount of time tbe
members liavo had for practico, they
performed exceptionally well.
Professor Vandoventer declares that
the present band is but tho neuclus of
the splendid musical organization he
has in view, if his efforts meet with the
continued support of the citizens.
Judging by the enthuisastia ap-
plause during tho recent conctort tbe
city already has reason to be proud of
the baud even in its present shnpe, and
as liartlesvile never fails to show it
appreciation of a good thing it goes
without saying that tho band will re-
ceive continued and hearty support.
Tho fact that the city has such uu
organization may bo credited to tho
Commercial club, which is really re
sponsible for all the good things we
linve in town. To Fred McDaneel and
John Baiird, the committee appointed
A jury was secured in the mayor's
court Wednesday afternoon to try U.
Anderson and M. Joyce, tank builders,
who were arrested a few nights ago on
the charge of being drunk and disorder-
ly. The men raised a disturbance at
the Bray restaurant, and officers had to
l be called to eject them. After hearing
tho evidence, the jury decided that
they did not have a jag on and they
I were turned loose. Truly, juries are pe-
i euliar bodies.
EXTENDING WATER MAINS.
tho purchase and transportation of
crude oil. To accomplish this desired
result the 4,800-acre limit had been im-
posed and the new pipe line regulations
drafted. For the same reason restric-
ou record as asking the department to
help them compel these pipe line com-
panies to take oil in equal quantities
from all producers. Mr. Chesley inform-
ed the secretary that where a commer-
cial lease adjoined a department lease
the latter was greatly handicapped by
the fact that the commercial lease
could do as it pleased, while the depart,
ment lease could only do what the de-
partment chose to suggest.
F. M. Selby said his observation was
that many of the troubles incident to
the oil business in Indian Territory
were made by the producers themselves
in their anxiety and haste to get ahepd
of some neighbor. He thought is was
foolish, as a business proposition, for
the adjoining owners of leases to chase
each other down th< :.es, drilling wells
200 and 300 feet apa:t, when they knew
the pipe lines could not take care of
the oil thus unnecessarily brought to
the surface. He thought it much bet-
ter for them to get together and mu-
tually protect each other by drilling
only as many wells as could be proper-
ties had been placed upon the barter, j ly bandied. 'lie said he had made sue'i
sa e, speculation and transfer of oil agreements several times, only to find
and gas leases. The administration,, that some avaricious neighbor would
Mr. Garfield said, had no interest in j forget the agreement in an attempt tQ
the profits made by a good sale of oil j beat him to it
land or oil production, but the govern-
MR. AND MRS. J. C. BROOKS
of Coffeyville. Kansas, who will be tendered a reception at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. Arthur I. Morgan, in honor of the fiftieth
anniversary of their wedding day.
dially received and respectfully listen- Guthrie,
explaining the administra-
cd to. At the close of the meeting it tinn'« il.,*;,-, „ i .• i • •
. j . ,, ,. _ , e Ilon 8 desires and intentions and lnci-
was evident that the Cotton Valley , . „
voters would be in line for the Demo- dCntaI'y outhmnS the P°K«es of his
Additions Will Soon Be Enjoying All! cra°y on election day. owu department in bringing whites and
The Comforts and Conveniences of Judge A. 1 . \ andeventer, Charles W. Indians together in a common citizen
The City. j ^enne^> an(l other spell binders from ship of the new state. Governor Frantz
At last the water company 1ms begun ' Bartlosville made addresses and all of Commissioner Wright, Assistant Attor-
the work of extending the water mains "'0m Were Portinont and Sever- ney General Pollock, Osage Agent Mil
and soon I al of tho candidates also took a hand
people of the additioins
will li(> enjoying all the comforts anil
conveniences of the people who live in
the city proper. Tho mains are now
being laid in the Armstrong addition
and will bo extended to the other ad-
ditions as rapidly as possible.
lard
ir the gabfesting and
plauded.
were warmly
RAMEUNNCTIOUS INDIAN.
PLEASANT AFTERNOON GATHER
ING YESTERDAY AT HOME ON
DELAWARE AVENUE.
Miss Hazel C'atlin, one of tho most
popular young society ladies in the city
was hostess yesterday afternoon, to
twelve young lady friends at her homo
on Delaware avenue. The afternoon
was very agreeably spent in music,
games, ot
bo remembered with pleasuro by t host
fortunate enough to be present. Daintj
refreshments were servod during flu
evening. Tho invited guests were:
Too Much Fire Water Caused Bill Mc
Intyrc to Come to Grief Yesterday.
Bill Mclntyre, a red headed Indian,
camo to the city yesterday and im-
mediately began fighting nrev.-ater.
and two secretaries accompany
Secretary Garfifield to all his appoint-
ments.
J The Tulsa Commercial club acted as
a reception committee during the over-
i night stay of Mr. Garfield in Tulsa. He
| requested a short interview with sever-
| al gentlemen at liis room in the hotel,
; after which an open meeting was held
j in the Elk s club rooms. The secretary
briefly stated that the administration's
ment did propose to make sure that on
ly those persons who looked good to the
administration can secure any profits
from speculation and production of pe-
troleum. He also told the listeners that
the administration was seriously en-
gaged in the attempt to pro rate equal-
ly tbe handling of crude oil by* pipe
lines, under the common carrier clause
of the Hepburn bill and the regulation
of the interior department. It looked
like a big undertaking, he said, and as
the experiment advanced it might be
possible that the idea would be found
to be impracticable and impossible of
achievement; if so, the present plan
would necessarily have to be abandoned
or modified. Hence he cautioned oil
producers to not become over sanguine,
lest there be disappointment. What-
ever government could do, honestly and
equitably along these lines, he assured
everyone would be done, but it was an
experiment that presented difficulties
against which he, as an agent of gov-
ernment, felt in duty bound to suggest
some reservation as to hoped-for results j
M. L. Lockwood said he had no
grievance, but lie explained some of
the ambiguous statements others had
made, and also specifically called tho
attention of Mr. Garfield to what he
understood was a fact and a real griev-
ance, namely: Several pipe line com-
panies in the Mid-Continent field were
refusing to act as common carriers, as
the law provides, taking only such oil
as was produced from their own leases
or from leases of persons with whom
they were closely affiliated.
In a few words Mr. Garfield called
attention to tbe fact that there was
more crude oil produced in the Indian
Territory fields than tho pipe lines
could possibly take care of, even with
uue dilligence in attempting to provide
pipe lines and storage tanks, and took
the position that all that the govern-
ment or his department could do under
such circumstances was to insist, as far
as possible, that what oil the pipe lines
did handle should be on a pro rata bas-
is, treating every producer alike. That
much, he assured those present, his de-
would be glad to have suggestions | !lartment would certainly attempt to
do, under such laws and regulations as
from every branch of the petroleum in-
dustry, to assist his department and
the administration in reaching a solu-
tion of these vexatious questions.
In response to the secretary's request
for suggestions from oil producers pres-
ent, Fred Grove asked the department's
policy regarding transfers of oil and
gas leases. Mr. Garfield replied that
the department had no generic opposi-
tion to the legitimate sale of oil and
gas leases or production for profit,even
though tliat profit might be great, but
the department was seriously opposed
to all mere speculation. So far as the
department could insist upon a policy
it would recognize only such persons as
intended to secure land for immediate
and legitimate development. Later on,
provided the contemplating purchaser
could qualify under the 4,800-aere rule
and demonstrated ability to continue
development, transfers would be ap-
proved.
W. H. Milliken stated that the rule
compelling him to pay royalty to the
land owner for the oil he had stored in
earthen reservoirs, before he could sell
it, was a great hardship. He was join-
ed on two sides by operators who own-
ed the land and on another side by the
Prairie Oil and Gas company, that run
all its own oil and only a small part of
his oil. He felt obliged to get his oti
f the ground to keep these neigh- I
could bo made applicable, but intimated
that the department had limitations ot
authority.
Concerning restrictions against the
alienation of Indian lands, Mr. Garfield
positively declared for the removal of
all restrictions against mixed blood
lands and all full-blood lands as fast
as the competency of allottees could be
established. He said that he was now
working upon a series of suggestions
covering removal of restrictions upon
everything but homesteads, to be sub-
mitted to the next congress, and ho
would cheerfully recommend such re-
moval, for he desired above everything
else the material development of Indian
Territory and the new state of Okla-
homa.
D. L. Sleeper voiced the sentiments
of whites and Indians in urging the re-
moval of all restrictions, except home-
steads, as imperative, making the un-
answerable argument that the indus-
trial and commercial activities of the
white people in Indian Territory were
all that had increased tbe value of tho
Indians' lands, and that without the
white people the Indians either main-
tained a stationary civilization or re-
trograded, which meant their lands had
no value.
It is only fair to Secretary Garfield
to state that it is manifestly unfair to
Soon the red stuff bad the ;
red-headed brave and lie to
out to 11th and Keeler, wb
rorized the residents for soim
the reckless handling of
Officers soon appeared on the
took him to jail. He will
nnd tho. occasion will long | for|, t|1(>
he can, his
ivor tomorrow to
rather peculiar
jeit of the
ok a stroll
ere he tei-'
time with |
i revolv er, i
' «ceie nil! •
appear be |
explain, if ;
Mpduet.
poli
was to equalize
id collective effort, t(
ipolistic tendency of
1 and influence and to bro;
all individual
curb the nio-
ombined capi-
lcn tho eti
oppor-
Mr. and Mrs. George Valentine
removed to Salida, Colo.
viornnient of individuals
fuuitii's and capital are
merely equal rights, but
ii i nt. For h's own department Mr.
Garfield nsked the hearty co-operation
of all citizens of Indian Territory,
white, Tinliaii and negro, and gave the
assurance that he will personally in-
king it surreptitiously, aiul ' 'ni '° '"sist that he make advance
safer in ground reservoirs ; IU'ings on law points in an open meet-
tanks. 'n8 'ik° the one at Tulsa, because it
frequently happens that specific law
n list be applied *o diverse contentions
of opposing interests.
bors from
said it wa
than in stc
M. H. Mosher also stated ti at he had |
a lease with five producing wells ad-
joining the Prairie Oil and Gns com-
pany's lease, on which there were 24
wells, the oil from wUich was taken
regularly while his oil was discrimina-
ted against,
Robert Galbreath and Frank Chesley
s ated that the pipe liuo eoinpuuieu in
qual aehiev- the tilenn pool discriminated against
their oil, which compelled them to pro-
duce and store it in ground tank9, and
they thought the oil in ground storage
was worth more than tbe oil in steel
storage. Mr. Galbreath desired to go
THE MEETING POSTPONED.
I he meeting of the Commercial club
scheduled for last night, was postpon-
ed until Friday night, on account of
tho illness of Secretary Sutton, it being
impossible for him to prepare his re-
port in time for the meeting. The club
is making preparations to get down to
good, hard work again, and w ill prob-
ably have some interesting announce-
ments to make in a few davs.
fully tor five years in the schools of | on] and convincing nature that the most
Hot Springs, Ark., mid was very pop J skeptical could not help being convi--
ulnr there, She will tonch Latin and
algebra in tho Bartlesville High school.
Miss Helen G. Smith is a graduato of
Mil that their real interest in this cam
paign is with the Democratic party
I Qui ti
a number of candidate
I'rof. Miller and wife, and the
ter's father, Mr. Gelbach, were
from Wichita Tuesday attending*
funeral of little Foline Golbncb.
tral committees, W. H. Asptnwall, coun.
ty clerk for Washington county, lias
appointed .1, IV Jackson, Democrat, and
.lohn K. palmer, Republican, election
commissioners for Washington county.
W. S. ST. CEORCE
Perioral Pasr.onger Agent, M. K.
St. Louis, Mo.
'.•Uerest.
t write
4 T. Ry.
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