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ron THE I'PHUIMHNG OK
TECUMSEH AND POTTAWATOMIE
m\t ®ccunisei) Ifcralft.
Ti IK KIKST NEWSPAPER
PUKLI8HED IN THE COUNTY.
DEMOCRATIC,
Vol. VI.
Tecumseh, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Territory, June 12, 1897.
No. 36
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Biliousness
Is caused by torpid liver, which prevents diges-
tion and permits food to ferment and putrify in
the stomach. Then follow dizziness, headache,
Hood's
Pills
What the Boys Say.
Indomlna, nervousness, and,
Jf not relieved, bilious fever
or blood poisoning. Hood's
Pills stimulate the stomach,
rouse the liver, cure headache, dizziness, cod-
stlpatlon, etc. 26 cents. Sold by all druggists.
The only Fills to take with Hood's Harsaparllla.
DeFohd, of Oklahoma City, is said
to be slated for U. S. Marshal.
The attorney general of the Unit-
ed States has ordered a new court
house built at Vinita, I. T.
A corps of Missouri Pacific engi-
neers are surveying a route from
Arkansas City to Blackwell.
The Indian bill, which became a
law last Monday, created ten addi-
tional judges for the Indian Terri-
tory.
Till! Purcell Register has changed
its form to a five column quarto all
home print. It is all right baring
its new head.
Hon, T. J. Lowe, secretary of the
territory has resigned and Mr. Jen-
kins, of Newkirk, has been appoint-
ed to succeed him.
The Hennessey Kicker is issued
semi-weekly now. The Kicker is
one of the best papers on the west
side and is a power for Hennessey..
The wheat crop in Oklahoma is
tremendous this year. In Kav
county alone it is estimated that the
yield will exceed 7,000,000 bushels.
The acting commissioner of In-
dian affairs, at Washington hns
written a letter to a gentleman in
El Reno in which he says that the
Wichita country will not be open
this year.
I it a N. Tarrkll, the Oklahoma
murderer who has been trying to
get out of the Kansas penitentiary
on a writ of habeas corpus, has
made a failure, the state supreme
court of Kansas denying the ivrit.
With the railroad facilities that
Pottawatomie county now has, the
farmers of this county should be-
gin to raise more wheat. The yield
over the territory this year proves
that this is a good wheat country.
The fruit growers of the territory
have been holding meetings and get-
ting ready for the shipments of the
big crop of fruit raised in the terri-
tory this year. A farmer w ithout an
orchard in this country will not be
in it.
According to the report of the
territory bank examiner, T. M.
Richardson, .lr , Oklahoma has fif-
ty-three banks including live nation-
al. The deposits in all amount to
$1,500,259 of this amount $.">28,311
arc in the national banks.
Ardmore, I. T., had a killing
scrape Monday. Editor Williams, of
the Daily Chronicle, was shot and
killed by Clarence Douglas, a lawyer
and politician, over an article which
Williams published. Excitement is
high and a [inching is threatened.
Let Tecumseh hold a mass meet-
ing next week and make arrange-
ments for a basket picnic on the
4th of July instead of the old Bar-
becue fashion of things, and begin
in time to prepare a good program
for the day that all can be entertain-
ed. Let us hear from the citizens
concerning this.
A farmer living near Guthrie
lost about fifty head of cattle of a
peculiar disease, a doctor not being
able to do anything for them. A
neighbor informed him that the cat-
tle were grass sick—that they had
eaten to much grass. He recom-
mended a long drive, and as soon as
the drive was commenced the rest of
the cattle began to get better.
Captain Admire has lost much in-
terest in McKinley's prosperity re-
stored administration. Al! he has
left from the late campaign is his
flag poie. Monday he placed lime
about the roots of the pole to keep
the worms from assassinating it.—
Enid Wave.
Father Admire can console him-
self with the thought that it will be
only three years, nine months and
seven days longer. See!
W. E. Dolton, the ex-uresident of
the assoclatson, in his Woodward
News, says:
At 2:30 p. m. the carriages drove to
the depot, and we boarded the cars of
the Tecumseh Railway Company and
sped behind the famous "LillianRus-
sell" the one locomotive owned by the
company, to the city of Tecumseh,
five miles distant. Tile last named
place met us at the depot with a big
delegation of citizens. The ladies are
taken in carriages by ttc ladies of
Tecumseh for a drive over the city,
a banquet ami a muslcale, while the
gentlemen are escorted toahall where
speech-making is had for a time.
Judge Asher welcomes'usln faultless-
ly constructed sentences to the seal of
Pottawatomie county, while Judg
Jennings, late of Woodward but now
probate Judge of this county presides.
The welcome to Tecumseh is genuine
and royal. The city is magnificently
located on a commanding site sur-
rounded by parks and forest trees in
all directions. It is built around a
square weere a $30,000 court house is
under construction, which when com-
pleted will be by far the tincst in
In Oklahoma. The people of Tecum-
seh own the line of railway which
connects them with the Choctawaud
there is not a bond issue in its con-
struction. The building of this line
in itself is a distinction enjoyed by
Tecumseh possessed by no other city,
town or hamlet i n the west and proves
beyond question the staying qualities
of its people. And their faith is well
founded, for the city is located in the
heart of the richest agriculturalist
district within the limits of the ter-
ritory, and the broad acres of cotton
and corn, flanked by waving tlelds of
grain, insures for all time to come,
emphasises the assertion that Te-
cumseh will make a steady, perman-
ent growth, limited only by (he de-
mands of a thrifty, Industrious popu-
lation. There is so much which could
be said in favor of either of these
bright little cities that space per-
mits its mention. The members
were then feasted at a table decorat-
ed with roses and garden flowers and
refreshments, with tonics unlimited
until the fog horn of the 'Lillian
Russell" announced the return trip
to Shawnee at 6 p. m.
The Norman Transcript says:
Having accepted an invitation from
the Tecumseh people to pay a visit to
the county scat of Pottawatomie
county; that trip was next in order
and soon all were aboard the famous
"Lillian Russell" of the Tecumseh
"Air Line" railway and the trip was
speedily made through a magnilicent
country some eight miles between the
two points. There was no lack of en-
thusiasm in the welcome of the Te-
cumseh people on the arrival of tlie
train. The depot at Tecumseh is a
specious one, and it is well it is on
ocbasion of like nature for the popu-
lation was out en masse to welcome
the members of the association and
their friends. The guests were con-
ducted to a hall where they '.-ere wel-
comed by an address from Judge Jen-
nings. Judge Asher, N. S. Mounts
and others delivered addresses that
glowed with enthusiasm and good
words for their visitors, their city and
their country. Responses were made
by Editors Greer, liolton, Nibhtck and
President Boyd of the University.
The press association's new president
Mr. L. G. Niblack, then convened the
association for a little unltnishedbus-
iness and the adoption of a set of res-
olutions after which adjournment
was had till date of November next.
The city of Tecumseh again took
charge of the visitors and they were
shown some of the city's enterprises
and surroundings Imt time being
limited the outing was cut short to
enable the guests to enjoy a feast of
the good things provided. The dec-
orations of flowers and delicacies pro-
vided evinced the fact that the ladies
of Tecumseh know how to entertain
and have a knowledge of what the
average newspaper man enjoys. There
was no limit to the hospitality and
good cheer displayed and certainly
the three cheers and a tiger from the
people to the editors and the response
thereto from the guests, proved con-
clusively that the occasion was a gala
one all around.
The Chandler News had the follow-
ing in regard to Tecumseh:
It an afternoon when ail business
was disposed of, and carriages were
waiting to drive the guests over the
fair little city. Then an excursion to
Tecumseh on the far famed "Lillian
Russell" was in order, and a merry
party rode over the "air line" to the
county seat. Here the hospitable
citizens took charge of the associa-
tion. The women of the party were
escorted to lunch and afterwards
driven to Mrs. J. H. Jlebard's pretty
home for a chat, then were driven
over town by a committee of Tecum-
seh ladies, and had as pleasant a stay
as the men did The latter had
speechifying, lunch, etc.. apart.
The Pond Creek Vidette tells of it
in this way:
Saturday afternoon the editors were
taken to Tecumseh on the famous
"Lillian itussell" railroad, a branch
line about six miles in length built
and equipped bv the enterprising
people of Tecumseh, where they were
entertained In a most acceptable
j manner by the newspaper boys and
j business men and ladies of I he county
| seat of Pottawatomie county.
i The editors were convinced that
among the best towns and most en-
| tcrprlsing people of Oklahoma were
Tecumseh and its people. Tecumseh
has built and equipped six miles <>r
railway to a connection with the
I Choctaw, at a cost of$2.'>,000, on which
line there is not a dollar of bonds.
The road is said to pay more on the
j investment than any railroad In the
| union.
I We will wager our office towel
j that some of ti.e editors that visited
| Tecumseh would be willing to make
oath that every building in the town
was brick and six stories high, and
they did'nt wear brick colored gogles
either. The people of Tecumseh are
all right when it comes to entertain-
ing newspaper men.-Choctaw News.
Saturday forenoon was given to
business and at 1 o'clock the party
was driven over the city, meeting at
the depot, where the"Lillian Russell"
was waiting to carry them over to
Tecumseh.
The citizens of our lively little
neighbor had prepared a bountiful
lunch with appropriate to p. "stag
party," and, while a delegation of
Indies took charge id' the ladies of
the party and treated them royally,
"the boys" did full justice to tile re-
freshments, of all kinds. They were
in a mood to do it and Tecumseh
will not complain of any lack of
appreciation of their efforts.—Shaw-
nee Quill.
On Saturday afternoon the associ-
ation through the kindness of the
citizens of Tecumseh a neighdoring
city, celebrated, by an excursion to
that great and growing city, over
the Tecumseh R. II., on arriving at
the depot we found the cars waiting
and the announcement from the
conductor, "All aboard" soon found
us in comfortable seats and on our
way to that city. We were received
by the principle citizens of the town,
marching to a large and commodious
building fitted for the occasion we
were welcomed iu a happy speech bv
Judge Jennings' which was respond-
ed to by \V. E. Bolton of the Associ-
ation, after much speech making we
spent the balance of the afternoon
in feasting on the good things pre-
pared by the ladies of Tecumseh, we
were all made so happy that we felt
like Haying with 1'owc: "Begone
my cares; I give you to the winds."'
Long will we remember Tecumseh,
with her liberality, thrift and enter-
prise.—McLoud Sunbeam.
After a drive around the city the
members of the association were
turned over to the Tecumseh railway
and enjoyed the excursion to the
county seat. They were met thore
by the citizens who turned out en-
mass to greet their visitors. The
ladies of the party were escorted to
the banquet while file stern sex was
treated to addresses of welcome by
Judge Asher and J. M. Porter, a re-
sponse by Ihe association president
and a stirring address by Pres. Boyd.
Then the associaticn was invited
to the banquet hall where the in-
scription 'eat, drink and be merry'
was literally fulfilled. The open
hearted, true southern hospitality of
the citizens of Tecumseh was greatly
appreciated and a vote of thanks was
tendered the citizens of Shawnee, the
Tecumseh railway and the citizens of
Tecumseh for courtesies shown the
association.—Shawnee News,
The Blade is glad to see the beam-
ing countenance of the Tecumseh
Daily Leader upon its exchange
table this morning. It is good for
the sore eyes as it is hard to meet a
friend and then part. The Leader
one of our most valuable ex-
changes.—Shawnee Evening Blade.
On the 2'Jlh the mayor of Shaw-
nee called at the hotel with carriages,
bundled us into them ami showed us
the city, then landed us at th • depot
of the Tecumseh It. R., where we
boarded the "Lillian Russel" for that
city where preparations had been
made to receive this throng of pencil
pushers. Tecumseh is a thriving
throbbing city of about two thou-
sand inhabitants whose commercial
energy is unequaled. They have
built at their own expence a railroad
connecting them with the Choctaw
at Shawnee and the road is on a pay-
ing basis. We arrived in that fair
city and after a reception by tlia
citizens we were led to th" banquet !
hall where all did justice to the fruits j
of the Tecumseh ladies cullinary la-
bors which was washed down by malt i
and vinous bevarages.
Tecumseh is one of the prettiest
and most, social cities of the Terri- |
tory and every editor left with a
warm spot under his shirt bosom
for the hospitality extended them
and will ever remember that city
with thoughts of fond recollections.
—Alva Republican.
No town in the territory has
shown a greater spirit of enterprise
than Tecumseh. They have built
and equipped a line of railroad to con-
nect w ith the Choctaw, and areerect-
ing a magnificent forty thousand
dollar court house. They have four
newspapers and it is a town whose (
beauty and grandier can ouly be re-
alized by seeing it. A splendid lot of
people, generous and hospitable, a
magnificent country, tine farms,
| fiuit and flowers in profu ion, ex-
cellent crop prospects and swarms
;f handsome women. What more
! could he desired to make the country
{lovable. After a short program at
i the hall the party returned toShaw-
| nee and disbanded, each declaring
they had enjoyed themselves most
s heartily.-— llennessy Kicker.
Republicans Wailing.
The Medford Patriot commented
| upon uncle Jake Admire, of the
j Kingfisher Free Press, and other
' newspaper men, not getting any pie
] from the Republican pie counter,
land "Uncle Jake" comes hack at
him as follows;
The forgoing is from the Medford
Patriot, a Republican newspaper
hewer of wood and drawer of water.
The editor drops into one or two
historical errors, but the philosophy
is sound. The press, however, is to
blame for its political status. It
"whoops it up for the boys"annually,
without rhyme or reason; makes
great men of tadpoles, and devotes
its time too much to battle-whang-
ing eaeh other. It was ever thus
and always will bo—there is no pros-
pect of improvement. The average
newspaper editor doesn't know half
as much as the average political
tadpole which he pictures out to
be a great man. As long as news-
paper men are ready to "puff" every
nincompoop who can raise $2.50
for an "announcement" and then
keep on "puffing" him for the
balance of the season for nothing,
the newspaper man will never know
where he is at. * * *
Newspaper men get all the re-
cognition they deserve. They create
public sentiment, and make it 11
special point to direct it against
their own kith and kin. The Pa-
triot now complains that, so far,
newspaper men have been ignored
politically. * * *
Next year wo will have another
election. We shall watch the
Patriot's weekly glorification of the
political tadpoles which swarm out
of the puddle-holes, with much in-
trest. We have no idea the price
of this seryice will be increased in
Grant county. Bro. Paluier; your
post, mortem tears are valuable for
irrigation purposes, but this year,
you know, there has been no lack of
rain. Hereafter, when your stomach
rebels, dont take the name of the
editor of the Free Press in vain. He
is as happy as a clam over the situa-
tion. So far, by frequent drafts
upon a private bank account, its
current financial obligations have
been promptly met. It has received
most of its pay in having it said of
it that "it is one of the best papers,
etc, and occasionally, either by acci-
dent or design, the words "one of'
have been omitted. What more pay
ought a reasonable man or beast,
who has kind neighbors and acces-
sible kitchens, to ask for? * *
The Alva Pioneer calls attention
to something of interest to our far-
mers in the following: How many
farmers are taking advantage of the
new law intended to encourage the
building of lakes? The law allows
a rebate on the taxes of §8 for every
acre coyered for the first year; 84 for
the second year and $2 for third.
There are many farmers in this
country who could construct lakes
on their farms by going to a small
expense, and would thereby save all
the taxes they now pay into the
county treasury. The idea of the
lakes is to hold bodies of water all
over the country, thereby creating
more moisture in tile air, which in
turn brings rain.
Nashville Reunion.
Ti) Ex-Confederate Veterans Everywhere,
Greeting:
The executive committee sent out to
their comrades over the United States the
following information as to the next an-
nual reunion All railroad lines east ol
the Mississippi river have agreed on rates
to the reunion of one cent per mile each
way, calculated on shortest route. Lines
west of the Mississippi have agreed on
about that rate . These tickets will be
sold with a limit of ten days, and a further
extension of ten days additional on appli-
cation to proper railroad officials at Union
J)epot in Nashville. Meals cao be pro
cured at prices ranging from twent. cents
up, and sleeping accommodations can be
had at from twenty-five cents per night
up to first-class hotel rates.
Cheap excursions will be run to the
Hermitage, tin* home of Andrew Jackson,
and to the Confederate Soldiers Home,
and to many Tennessee battlefields.
All veterans are requested to organize
themselves into bodies of twenty-five or
less, with a chairman or commanding offi-
cer, who will, upon th«*ir arrival, tie met
by the reception committee at Union De-
pot . For additional information, address,
J. li. O'Bhyan, chairman,
Nashville, Teun.
niTSOirSRACKET.
Down p the Prices!!
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IIV do not advertise our goodsat Cost, bu t propose to sell cheaper than any house in Potta watomie.
A few walking hats left at lOcts | Sailor lints at lOcts | A big reduction in all ladies hats.
A reduction of SO per cent, in Spring and Summer Dress (loads.
Gents Suits ami hats cheaper than the cheapest ■
We carry a full line of Scissors, hammers, saws, hatchets, files, carriage bolts, tiro bolts, planes,
shoe brushes, shoe blacking, machine oil, clothes lines, wash pans, rat traps, and other articles too
numerous to mention.
We buy our Goods in New York For CASH and sell for cash.
So when you are looking for bargains go to
GRAYSON'S RACKET.
South Broadway, TECUMSEH, OKLA.
r. A. Slocum, M. C., the ( reat Chemist
and Scientist, offeis to send Free, to
the Aniicted, three bottles of his
newly discovered remedies
to cure Consumption and
all Lung Troubles
Nothing could bo fairer, more philan-
thropic, or carry more joy in its wake
than the offer of T. \, hlocum, M. C., of
98 Pine street. Now York City.
Confident that he has discovered an ab-
solute cure for consumption and all pul-
monary complaints, and to make its great
merits known, he will send, free, three
bottles(the Slosum new By stem of med-
icine) to any reader who is suffering from
chest, throat and lung troubles or con-
sumption .
Ho invites those desirous of obtaining
the remedies to simply send him their
express and postnftlce address, and re-
ceive in returu the three free bottles.
Already this "new scientific course of
medicine" has permanently cured thous-
ands of apparently hopeless cases, lie
considers it his religions duty—a dutY
wnich lie owes to humanity— to donate his
infallible cure Offered freely, apart
from its inherent strength, is enough to
commend it, and more so Is the perfect
confidence of the great chemist making
the offer, lie has proved consumption
to be n curable disease beyond any doubt.
There will bo no mistake in sending—the
mistake will be in overlooking the Doctor's
generous invitation, lie has on lile in
his American aud European laboratories
thousands of testimonials of experience
from those cured, In all parts of the
world. Delays ire dangerous: mail vour
address to T. A. Sloeum, M. C., 1)8 Pine
street New York, and when writing the
Doctor, please mention reading this ar-
ticle in the Tkci'mskii IIkkald
S. J. SOOTT
DRALKR IN-
Dry
Eaiaig'. ItooiN
iliac! ISaf*
and Generai Merchandise.
He is now adding to his large stock in each
department and will sell you
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lie especially invites the attention of cnsli buyers. Come and see.
Park street, north side of square, Tecumseh, Okla
SAM. CLAY, I'ros.
J. vv. I.Kwis, Cash'r.
8. i\ LA Its H, Ah. Cash
BANK OF TECUMSEH,
Capital Stock $50,000.00.
Does a General Banking Business.
School warrants bought at highest prices.
Loans made on HO, 00 and 90 days on good security. Exchange of
principal cities for sain
Diaicron*: T M Pliuup, Sum ('lay, J W Lewis,W N McOo.Harn Bailey
MAVERICK SALOON,
li. F. I10USER, Proprietor.
IVilies. Liquors and
The Celebrated Anheuser-Busch Beer al-
ways Fresh and Cold.
Adams & Son's old stand cor. li road way and Washington
#lpr
A SWIFT CUKE
for every nil merit is not to be fo mi
in the same bottle, but it is to be
found iu the same drug store, and
this is the store. The i'requsnt dis-
covery of new germs is followed
quickly by the discovery of a remedy.
Such medicines can always be pro-
cured here, fresh and in perfect con-
dition.
During the Summer such medi-
cines as Blackery lialsom and chill
tonic should be in every household.
We have specially prepared a quan-
tity of these remedies in different
sines. 1). I). Klapp., druggist.
The Betz Turkish-Russian
folding Medicated Vapor
Bath.
Mr I P. HIDGEWAY, Agent,
Tecumseh, Okla.
It is thoroughly scientific and one
of the greatest successes of modern I
times. It prevents and eradicates I
disease by natural means.
The Belz Bath
is used by prominent physicians, and |
universally endorsed by the best .Med
ical journals. Therefore the people I
take no risk in usiug it, and giving it j
preference over those so called Vapor j
Baths which lack the first health
principles. The most rigid tests of j
our bath have proven conclusively j
that it Is fur in advance of all others,
for cleanliness, antiseptic qualities,
convenience, durability, and us a
thoraugh generator to heat and Medi '
ca'ed Vapor.
Wanted-fln Idea«
Protect /our Idwn; they may bring you wealth.
Write JOHN WKDDKKBDRN ft co., Patrnt Attor-
ney*. WftHhlngton, 1) ('..for thrli
and ll t of two hundred inventlm
SCREEN DOORS
—-at-—
S1IKA A rgtOSift,
TECUMSEH, OKLAHOMA.
W. J. NICHOLSON, Prop.
jy We have just added a lot of new horses, buggies, carriages, &c., to our already
arge livery outfit. fJTCamp house in connection
i^afFinest rigs in the city
Herald
and IRei>"U-Tblic3
$1.75 PER YEAR.
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