The Press-Democrat. (Hennessey, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, June 15, 1900 Page: 1 of 8
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The Press-Democrat.
VOL. 8
HENNESSEY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1900
NO 37.
India's Appeal.
This week the Phesb-Dkmociut re-
ceived a lot!or from tlio Committee of
One Hundred, Ti! Bible House, New
York, who has tho management of l lie
charitable funds of that city, to bo sent
to tho suffering people of that distant
land. The circular accompanying the
letter contained cuts made from photos
taken 111 India and the scenes would
toucn the swiveled heart of a miser
were it not stone. Governor Barnes call-
ed attention to this fei^pful suffering by
proclamation and the churches have not
been slow to respond. Hemember char-
ity begins at home but it should not end
there. Tho following is the appeal:
"Famine, from lack of rain, is now
smiting (50 millions of our l'ellow-beings.
At this moment, death by sheer hunger
and thirst threatens one-sixth of that
number. Thousands are starving each
twenty-four hours. In that stricken
land, the heavens are as iron and the
earth as brass.
"Birds of tho air drop lifeless from the
burning sky. Hundreds of thousands of
cattle have already perished. In the ab-
sence of food andjwater, fiercest animals
let go their hatreds, and helpless lie
down together to die. The decaying
bodies of men and beasts pollute both
plains and rivers.
"And the woe has not yet reached its
worst. Face to face with even such hor-
rors still stand countless little children,
and women, anil men, whom lood will
save. Thank God, relief may almost in-
stantly pass from this land of plenty to
t hat India of starvation. Accordingly,
only gifts of money are solicited.
"What, then, shall we do? What will
you do'.' For our answer we are clearly
responsible to both God and man. Ought
not America to send quickly a million
dollars .' In the famine districts arc ef-
ficient. devoted men and women, but
who are pleading for larger supplies.
Surely such supplies can be provided,
and yet the customary gifts so long es-
tablished agencies for the uplifting of
lie people of India not be at all lessened.
"Meanwhile, the government of India
is organizing relief on a scale unap-
proached in the history of the world.
Both treasure and life are given without
stint in the saving work. On May 11th
j,he number of starving aided officially
was 5,71)5,000. That official daily aid
will be steadfastly continued and in-
creased, yet it will not be able to keep
pace with the awful need. The deal.!!
rale is by far the greatest in the n
provinces, [where the Government lias
least influence and control. Only the
united efforts of all the humane, the co-
oporating good-will of all nations will
suffice.
"In this emergency, tho Committee of
One Hundred gladly puts itself at youi
service, the service of the cause.
Messrs. Brown Brothers A: Company,
ihe well-known bankers, 50 Wall Street,
have freely consented to receive and ac-
knowledge all gifts sent to them. Every
expressed wish of donors will be faith
fully carried out . and the Committee, on
its own part, will earnestly seek the best.
most efficient, most economical agoncie
for the distribution of '.undesignated
funds.
"Together and at once let us move t<
the rescue. We can food tho starving
There is not a minute to be lost. From
i wo to five cents a day will save a life.
William. K. Dodgk,
Chairman.
L. T. Chamberlain,
Chairman of Executive ( ommittee.^
John C. Bhown,
Treasurer.
roval
Baking Powder
Makes the bread
more healthful.
Safeguards the food
against alum.
Alum baking powders are the greatest
menacers to health of the present day.
ROYAL BAKINO POWDER CO.. NEW YORK.
Rooms For Delegates.
The editor of this paper has made ar-
rangements with the chairman ol the
commit tort on accommodations for the
national democratic convention at Kan-
sas City, by which all persons from this
county who desire to attend tho convent-
ion, can secure good accommodations at
fair rales. By calling at this office a
coupon w ill be provided each person who
desires to engage rooms in advance. It
is expesled that 50,000 visitors will want
sleeping quarters during the convent ion
and in order that all persons from this
county who wish to attend may be assur-
ed good accommodations, this paper has
made t he arrangements mentioned above
with the local Kansas City committee.
The people of Kansas City desire that
everybody may be properly t aken care of
and that no one shall be robbed by ex-
tort ionute demands.
Farms for 10,000.
The signal ure of President XfKinlej
to tlie bill providing for the opening ol
the Kiowa. Comanche and Apache
Indian reservations |V> se t lenient
puts within reach or homesteaders
more than 10,000 farms of Bioacerseach.
This land is adapted'to the ra,sing of
corn, cotton, wheal and other crops com-
mon to Oklahoma and the Chickasaw
nut'ion. The country has been noted
for many years as unexcelled for grazing
purposes and hundreds of thousands ol
head of cattle, owned mostly by Texas
ranchmen have been fattijn'Od annually
on its luxurant grasses and sent to North-
ern markets.
The goverment is to pay 'J million dol-
lars to the Indians } million cash, the
remaining 1} million is to be held as a
perpetual trust fund fort heir benefit, up-
011 which tlx1 I'liiled Stales is to pivv •>
per cent aunaully in interest to bo pro-
rated annually among the Indians. The
bill leaves the disputed lands between
the tribes and the Choctaw and 1 liick-
asaw nations lo bo settled by the courts,
and gives Congress complete control ot
the reserved money.
The bill opening the reservation sets
aside 180,000 acres lo be held in common
by the Indians and gives each Indian an
allotment of 100 acres. Late figures put
tho population at 2,872, of which 1
are Comanches, 1,120 ICiowas and 18.!
Apaches, This does not include the
(Jeronimo band of Apaches who are pris-
oners of war on tho Fort Sill 111 ill it an
reservation. For til ot m ent s *151). 520, or
practically 100,000 acres, will bo used.
Accepting Smith's estimate ol waste
lands, the following schedule shows ap-
proximately the number of acres subject
10 homestead entry:
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buy shoos direct and can save yon nionov
shoes as anyone ill town Come to the
big store ami save 25 I" 50 cents a t>air 1 1 w J |
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All small lots at your own prici
Cox Bros Racket Store.
GO TO
A MONSTER DEVIL FISH
Destroying its victim, is a type of
constipation. The power of this mal-
ady is felt on organs, nerves, muscles
and brain. But Dr. King's New l.ife
pills area safe and certain cure. Best
in the world for stomach, liver kid-
neys and bowels. Only 25 cents, at
Dinkler's Drug store.
Notice.
Car of twine. Standard, 12 cents;
Manilla, 111. Come and examine it.
,1. A, Smith.
o. O. Felt, Agent.
Spriivs: K'ace«
T e Hen nil .so- facing association or
teia ' ..sc- ... 'milling nil . And .
other attractions at Hennessey, Oklft..
Wednesday, June 20, 1900. Program:
first race—Saloon Men s Handicap. S
mile dash, $75: second race—Farmers
Purse. 14 mile dash, $50: third race-
Citizens' Purse, 1 milo novelty, $100;
Balloon ascension immediately after tlie
races by Profs. Coleman and Dowd, the
tiest aroanauts in tlie l.nitcd States.
Rules and conditions of races: Sixty
per cent lo first, twenty-five per cent to
second and fifteen per cent to third.
Running races governed by tho Ameri-
can Racing Rules, unless otherwise
specified. Entrance fee, five per cent of
purse, with live per cent additional to
money winners. Four entries will be re-
quired to fill, and three to start. Eli
trance to races will Close with secretary
at S p. m. 011 night before the races
'or stalls, entries, privileges and other
information address,
O. \V. Oiiandlkh, Secretary
To Im Id'JU in
Allotments
Waste luntls
Kort Sill military reservattou
4SO.OOO
irtO.OIHJ
50,000
l.MUKHt
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AFE AND DEATH FIGHT.
Mr. W. A. Hines of Manchester. la.,
writing of his almost miraculous escape
from death, says: "Exposure after
measles induced serious lung trouble,
which ended in consumption. I hn.l
frequently hemorrhages and coughed
night and day. All my doctors sa\ |
must soon die. Then 1 began to use
Dr King's Now Discovery which wholly
cured me. Hundreds have used it on
advice and all say it never fails to cure
throat, chest and lung troubles.' Regular
size 50c and $1.00 Trial bottles Iree at
Dinkler's drug store.
For Sale
A good single buggy at, a
Call al Humphreys supply Co.
bargain
Elect Officers
The I. O. O. F. elected the following
ollicers last week: A. W. Dunlap N. U.
Harry Downing V. (i.;G. H. Block Secy.
\Y. W. Parks F. S.: N. B. Beardslec
Treas.
Imp O. R- M. elected Jack Ledy
Sachem: Harry Downing, Sr. Sagimore,
.1. E. Packard Jr. Sagimore; E. L.
Franklin, C. of R.: C. 1). Franklin,
Prophet: \V. W. Parks, Trustee.
Tho A. O. of P. elected: J. L. Bay-
less, N. P.: Henry Wyatt, Priest; Mrs.
Anna Miller, Priestess: Myrtle Marr,
Messenger: J. W. Grim, Scribe; L. D.
Mover, Treasurer; Ross Dawson, Herald.
R R R R
Roosevelt's Rough Riders' reunion at
Oklahoma City July lto4 inclusive.
Number of acres in reservntloii
Subject to homestead entry
Tlio reservation is bounded on tho
south by Texas, 011 the west by Ureer
eountyf Okla.. on the north by Washita
county arid the Washita Indian reserva-
tion and on the east by tho Chickasaw na-
tion. Red river forms the boundary line
on the south, the north fork of tho Red
river on tho west and the Washita river
for about half the distance oh tho north.
The Chicago, Rock Island Pacific
railroad traverses the full length of the
.ji .torn b mn<lr
ward from Ci..c«asai , < ..« •<-1
1. ti 1 lie nortl ,-n '..(K <i '}
tio,. and its lii.v- now ouildinr from An-
adarko to Ft. Sill was through one of the
richest portions of the country. Streams
aid springs of clear running water
abound everywhere. Red river and the
Washita are important rivers. The
Washita is one of the most picturesque
water courses ill the southwest. On its
headwaters Custer fought a bloody bmtlf
with Cheyennes and allied Indians in the
Otis. The Little Washita approximates
to the importance of n river. The small-
er streams are Big Beaver, East and W est
'ache crooks, Dry Creek, Deep. Red,
otter, Elk and Rainy Mountain creeks,
with many others ot lessor flow that en-
hance the value of the land. The val-
leys are ricltly productive, and the up-
lands generally equal to those of ajoiuing
counties in Oklahoma and Indian Terri-
tory. Even in the rough Koechi and the
Wichita mountains are valleys of great
fertility.
The valley soil is all good. There are
three kinds of soil on the uplands light
sandy, dark sandy and a dark waxy soil.
This last is the poorest, corresponding lo
the gumbo of the States. The soil when
plowed does not blow out to a greater ex-
tent- than in Oklahoma, where blowing
follows only unremarkable dry seasons.
The percentage of alkali in the soil is
said to bo much less than any oaher west-
ern country of the same latitude. Hot
winds and droughts are no more frequent
than in Oklahoma, where the settling of
the country has decreased their frequen-
cy. For the last four years Oklahoma
has been without hot winds and drought.
After Oklahoma was opened, but before
it had been well tilled, there were two or
three years in which hot winds and
drought caused crop failures.
Livingston & Morrcll
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Machine Work,
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always in the s.iops.
Come any time as v.o
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E. M- BARNUM, Proprietor.
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~ Remember
iJ*- The Maine Saloon
-v/vAWhcn wanting the Purest and Bcs' Liquor,XXX
Always ready to serve Eads 8r Parks l
By trading al Humphreys Supply com
pany's you will get a chance al that
Rogers silverware.
The Kiowa and Comanche Opening
Atrords a great opportunity to secure
a fine farm, a valuable town lot, or a
rich mineral Claim. The new edition o
Morgan's Manual (nearly 200 pages) will
contain the act of Congress opening this
reservation. A complete guide lor set-
tlers; valuable to lawyers. Soon ready
for delivery. Single copy, $1: * f">r
dozen; $1.">0 per half dozen. All who
purchase before July IS will bo present-
ed with a line sectional map of the coun-
try. Address Dick T. Morgan, Land
Attorney, Ferry, O. I.
Deaths.
Mary, wife of Dan McCarty, inj this
city Wednesday evening of consumption
of the bowels. A husband and three
children are left to mourn the loss ot
one so near and dear. The remains were
laid to rest in the Lacey cemetery y ester
clay.
Claud McOinnis, of dysentery,
two years, .111 ne 11, at Lacey.
ageti
The Zangwile boys did the Hennessey
nine Sunday to the tune of Jl) to 8. Our
boys had better recruit their ranks and
practice more.
Notice.
All members of the Hennessey militia
are requested to meet at ('rider's hall
Saturday evening, June 10. at 8 o clock
sharp. AH those who are interested and
who have not joined are invited to join
with us. All the necessary papers have
arrived. «• E- Swim. Captain.
Mr. Rich, of old
.1 une 10, ui Lacey.
age,
78 years ohl
QFICK RELIEF FOR ASTHMA.
Miss Maude Dickeus, Pafsons. Kan.,
writes;" I suffered eight years with asth-
ma in its worst form. I had several at-
tacksduring the last year and was not ex-
pected to live through thorn; I began
using Foley's honey and tar. and it has
ver failed to give
San i s Dmi? stor
immediate i lief/
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