The Calumet Chieftain. (Calumet, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, May 7, 1909 Page: 2 of 8
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NEWS OF THE STATE
A Review of the Important Happenings in Oklahoma Condensed for
the Benefit of the Busy Reader Throughout the Country
NEW STRENGTH FOR OLD BACKS.
LYNCHERS NOT INDICTED.
Ada Jury Adjourns and Makes A
Report.
Ada. Okla. Complaining of what
tlioy termed "lardy Justice of the
courts," "lack of speedy trials in cap-
ital cases." and the indifference of the
general public of Pontotoc county, the
special grand jury drawn to Investi-
gate th" lynching of four men at Ada
April II). adjourned Thursday after-
noon, after a session of two days and
a half, and reported that they had
returned no indictments. The jury's
report in part as follows:
"We. I lie undersigned members of
the grand Jury, empaneled and sworn
and charged by your honor to investi-
gate I he lynching alleged to have oc-
curred in the city of Ada, Pontotoc
county, state of Oklahoma, on or about
the 19th day of April , A. D. II'OD,
hereby submit our final report.
"We have examined every person
that we could learn was at or near
the scene of the trouble at the time
of commission, except three, and we
had process of these three and have
been informed that one was out of the.
county, one out of the state and the
other we excused trom appearing
before us on account of sickness. In
summoning witnesses to come before
lis, we have hud to rely solely upon
the information furnished us by the
guards at the jail, one or two county
officers and what little personal
knowledge we bad of persons who
were in a position to have seen the
people who were supposed to have
done the lynching.
"We have had practically no as-
sistance from the main body of citi-
zens of the county and no person
other than the ones above named has
offered us any suggestions as to who
knew anything of the alleged viola-
tions of the law, or where we could
obtain any knowledge.
"We find from our ivnestigation
that the parties who took the four
men from the jail were masked and
that their identity was unknown to
the persons who were before us, and
that there were from thirty to forty
inen in the crowd. We liave not had
before us sufficient evidence to indict
any of them, nor even enough es-
tablish their identity.'
Farmer Shot Through the Heart.
Asher, Okla.—Shot through the heart
with a Winchester bull, Stanley Ware,
a farmer residing one mile east of
Asher, was instantly killed Thursday
evening while participating in a pitch-
ed battle near the home of Stanley
Ware in which Perry Brewer and his
son Jesse and two brothers of Ware
participated. The lialtly was the re-
sult of an old feud.
New Oil Well at Henryetta
Henryetta, Okla. One of the strong
est oil wells in this part of the state
tins been brought in by Smith and
Swanabout. live miles east of town.
Work was at once stopped and th'1
well capped and the enterprising diill
ers began to work night and day to
get leases. Despite efforts to keep
their find a secret, it gradually leaked
out and oil uien from all parts ot the
country have been scouring the vicin-
ity In search of oil leases.
Girls' Industrial School to Open
Chickasha, Okla. Committees from
the local school board and the com-
mercial club held a conference with
HASKELL CASE TO RE-OPEN.
New GraVd Jury Is Called to Meet
at Tulsa, May 10th.
Tulsa, Okla.—The federal grand
Jury was called Thursday afternoon
to meet on Monday, May 10, to inves-
tigate the Muskogee town lot fraud
I cases in which the names of Governor
('. N. Haskell and half a dozen other
prominent Oklahomans were recently
Involved. Judge Ralph Campbell ot
the United States circuit court here
j Thursday afternoon granted the order
I for the new Jury, which will consist
I of sixteen men.
When the Indictments against these
men were quashed on April 10, last,
It was on the ground that the indict-
ments were faulty in that they jyere
returned by the grand jury composed
I of twenty-three men under the fed
J eral law, instead of by a jury of six-
fc'en as provided in I lie Arkansas law,
[ which was held to be in force ill old
I Indian Territory by federal enactment
I al the time the alleged frauds were
< ommitted.
Governor Charles N. Haskell and
!t ix other prominent Oklahomans were
indicted in Muskogee in January last
I charged with alleged conspiracy to
[defraud the federal government and
tjie Creek Indian nation in connection
with the scheduling of Muskogee town
lots in 1902.
All the seven indicted men were
wealthy. Besides Governor Haskell
there were Cljirenee W. Turner, Wal-
ter It. Katon, William T. Iiutchings.
] P. 1!. Severs, A. Z. English and James
! Hill.
Rare Mineral Found in State.
Guthrie, Okla. Molybdeum, a valu
j able and rare mineral has been dis-
covered near Avard according to the
| Avard Tribune. The vein is nearly
J four feet thick and crops out of the
J side of bluffs for nearly a half mile.
I The ore as it is dug from the earth,
is worth about $60 a ton. Capital is
j becoming interested in the find and if
the vein is as rich as described work
of developing the find will begin soon,
j Molybdeum is similar to graphite
land was supposed to be the same until
i a German chemist demonstrated the
j difference. It is used in the manu-
facture of paint and is worth $1.60 a
pound. Only a few mines of this mir.-
j oral have been discovered in the
i world.
Ask Higher Rates at Tulsa
i Tulsa, Okla.—The Pioneer Tele-
I phone Company has asked the city
commission to see what call Ik; done
!o -.. cure mi increased telephone rate.
;The company alleges that its lilies are
I in need of many repairs and extensive
1 improvements'and extensions, hut say
that the present income of the system
will not pay the present expenses to
s.;iy nothing of the work contemplated.
The company wants the residence
rate increased from $1.50 to $2.00 per
i month, and the business rate from $2
to $;: per month. If this raise is made
ieffective the company will erect a four
! story building, place all wires under
ground in the business district and in-
stall a new $75,000 switch board,
j The matter probably will be left to
a vote of the people.
Heaviest Snow in Two Years.
Texhoma, okla. Watered and noui
fished bv a three-inch snow which fell
a few days ago, the crops of this see
N« Need to Suffer Every Day from
Backache.
Mrs. Joannalx Straw, 526 North
Broadway, Canton, S. D., says: "For
three years I suf-
f e r e d everything
with rheumatism in
my limbs and a dull,
ceaseless aching In
my back. I was
weak, languid,
broken with head-
aches and dizzy
spells, and the kid-
ney secretions were
thick with solid3. I
was really in a crit-
ical condition when X began with
Doan's Kidney Pills, and they certain-
ly did wonders for me. Though I am
81 years old, I am as well as the aver-
age woman of 50. I work well, eat
well and sleep well."
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
EASE.
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State Superintendent Cameron batur tlon „1P , om|nK up i„ good Bhape. This
•lay and arrangements were made for
opening the Girls' Industrial School
here next September.
State Loses Half Million
Guthrie. Okla. The state school
land board Friday passed a resolution
applying the rentals on school leases
for 1908 aB a basis or rental for 1900
in spite of the law of the recent leg-
islature fixing the basis at four per
i cent of the 190S appraisement.
The total 1908 appraisement was
*10,000,000, and by the application of
the new rule, the state stands to lose
about $600,000. the difference between
the amounts represented by the
board's figures and of Ihe original ap-
provement
State Auditor Trapp and Secretary
of Stato Cross were authorized to
confer with the governor to draft rules
for the correction of the 1908 appraisal
to which the lessees object so stren-
uously. The action may be fest d in
court on an agreed statement of fads.
Tulsa Country Club
Tulsa. Okla. The most complete
country club in the eastern part of the
state will be at Tulsa when the many
hnpiovcmcnts now contemplated and
iu course of construction are complet-
ed
v as the heaviest snow that has fallen
here since April 20, 1907, and was
quite unexpected.
WILL MAKE RIVER NAVIGABLE
Tulsa. Okla. The proposition to
niak" tii" Arkansas river a navigable
si renin between Tulsa and its mouth
is entirely feasible according to Wil
lldin Parldn.s, assistant I'nited .States
engineer. Mr. Parkins was here last
Thursday for the purpose of m iking
a preliminary report on the condition
of the river. His report will be madt
o the liief engineer and lin n to the
rivers an! harbors committee of each
house before an appropriation bill is
submitted to congress
The proposition is to establish four
ilium and 1 u ks on the Arkansas at a
cost of $500,000 each. These will be
built al Little Kotk, Port Smith, M.i
ko.tee and Tulsa, the four main rail
road crossings of the river. The sain "
system that has built the city of !•!(: <■
Share- is planned for file Oklahoma and
| Arkansas towns.
Shawnee Officials Get More Salary
Sliiiwnee. Okla. The last act of ilio
ioutgoing city council was to raise the
salaries of aldermen, mayor am I city
| clerk.
Drather Sitdown—Dat's a mighty
short stub yer smokln', Dusty.
Iliiaty Dodgework—Yep! I knows it;
dat's de way I allers like 'em; you
don't hev ter pull de smoke so fur!
A Frank Opinion.
Once a youth thought it his solemn
duty to learn something about Henry
James. So, to the great admiration
of his frivolous friends, he picked up
"The Wings of the Dove" and disap
peared into Its pages.
Two weeks later he was thinner, but
still at it, when one of the afore-men-
tioned frivolous friends came into the
room, and, for the first time showed
Interest.
"Say," he observed, "is 'The Wings
! of the Dove' a collection of short
i stories or one long story?"
The delver into James glanced up
from the pages.
"One darned long story," he replied,
throwing his whole soul into the
words.
Future Ideal Town.
Tn the ideal town of the future, as
pictured by Sir Oliver Lodge, the
houses will have gas for heating by
open fires and for cooking, and elec-
[ trlclty for lighting. The gas, pro-
duced from the coal at the mine, will
i be sent long distances through pipes,
i as water is now distributed. It is
| hoped that the experiment will be tried
I soon, the burning of crude coal in town
j being absolutely forbidden, and at least
| two English towns are already consid-
: ering the plan. The purification of
the air is one of the greatest needs in
i the improvement of the conditions of
city life.
A Mild Reproach!
One cold morning little Elsie was
| being bathed by her mother, and usual-
ly her bath was a great delight to her.
But this morning her mother talked
incessantly, while she worked.
Elsie loved her dearly and tried hard
to be patient. But the lecture was so
| tiresome! Her mother was laying out
a course of conduct for (he day-—and
1 it was all so old. She had heard it
over and over again!
Finally she said very sweetly, but
very wearily: "Please, mamma, don't
talk any more. You do make such a
draught!"
OLD SOAKERS
Get Saturated with Caffoine.
When a person has used coffee for a
number of years and gradually de-
clined in health, it Is time the coffee
should be left off in order to see wheth-
I er or not I hat has been the cause of
the trouble.
A lady in Huntsville, Ala., says she
used coffee for about -10 years, and for
; the past 20 years was troubled with
stomach trouble.
"I have been treated by many physi-
cians but all in vain. Everything failed
to perfect a cure. I was prostrated for
some time, and came near dying. When
| I recovered sufficiently to partake of
food and drink 1 tried coffee again and
It soured my stomach.
"1 finally concluded coffee was the
; cause of my troubles and stopped us-
! ing it. I tried tea and milk in its
place, but neither agreed with me, then
j I commenced using Postum. I had it
properly made and it was very pleas-
ing to the taste.
j "1 have now used It four months, and
m> health Is so greatly Improved that
1 can eat almost anything 1 want and
can sleep well, whereas, before. 1 suf-
fered for years with insomnia.
| "I have found the cause of my trou-
j hies and a way to get rid of them.
I You cr.u depend upon it I appreciate
i Post 11111."
"There's n Reason." Bead "The ltoad
to Wellvllle," in pkgs.
l-'trr pi'iul I li * nliovr let ter f \ nrw
one ti| |te:ir* from time to time. Ttie.v
lire i;«'iioliie, true, mid full of htiinmx
lute rent.
Beyond Expression
G. W. Farlowe, East Florence, Ala.,
writes: "For nearly seven years 1 j
was afflicted with a form of skiu dis- j
ease which caused an almost unbear-
able itching. 1 could neither work,
rest nor sleep in peace. Nothing gave
me permanent lelief until I tried
Hunt's Cure. One application relieved
me; one box cured me, and though a
year has passed, I have stayed cured. |
I am grateful beyond expression."
Hunt's Cure is a guaranteed remedy
for all Itching diseases of the skiu.
Price 50c.
Th® Small Brother Again.
It was tho first warm night of
springtime, and they sat out in the
park under the stars. Suddenly there
was the sound of a snapping twig in
the tree near them.
"Dear me, George," she whispered.
"What kind of a tree is that?"
George looked up and discovered a
pair of juvenile eyes peering through
the branches.
"H'm" he muttered, sheepishly.
"Looks to me like a rubber tree."
Eyes Are Relieved By Murine
when Irritated by Chalk Dust anil Eye
Strain, incident to the average School
Kooni. A recent Census of New York
City reveals the fail that in that City
alone 17,:>2S School Children needed Kye
j Cure. Why not try Murine Kye Humedy
for Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes,
Granulation, Pink Eye and Eye Strain?
Murine Doesn't Smart; Soothes Eye Pain.
Is Compounded by Experienced Physi-
cians; Contains no Injurious or Prohibit-
ed Drugs. Try Murine l'or Your Eye
Troubles; You Will Like Murine. Try It
in Baby's Eyes for Sealy Eyelids. Drug-
gists Sell Murine at 50c. The Murine Eve
Remedy Co., Chicago, Will Send You In-
teresting Eye Books Free.
Early Experiences.
Some time ago an office boy, answer-
ing the telephone for the first time in
his life, and not knowing how to use
it, was told that when the bell rang
| he was to answer it.
When, therefore, he heard it ring, he
picked up the receiver and shouted:
"Hello, who's there?"
The answer came back: "I'm 105."
"Go on," said the boy. "It's time
you were dead."
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
! by local applications, as they cannot reach the dls-
; eased portion of the ear. There la only one way to
j cure deafness, arul that Is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an Inflamed condltlou of the
} mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this
! tube ls inflamed you have a rumbling sound or iin-
1 perfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deaf-
ness Is the result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to Its normal condi-
tion. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine rases
out of tin arc eaused by Catarrh, which Ls nothing
but an Inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will plvc One Hundred Dollars for anv case of
Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be eured
by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Fend for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold bv Druiulsts. 75c
j Take Hall's Family i".lls for constipation.
The Disappointed Office Boy.
I The lioss (to bookkeeper, throwing
him a paper)—"Here's that old Buffalo
bill showing up again. Now—" Office
boy rushes to the door and looks up
| and down the street, but fails to lo-
cate the procession.
"Ah!" he muKers, "who'd a thought
me boss 'ud guy a kid like that?"
Hough on Rats, unbeatable exterminator
Rough on Hen Lice, Nest Powder, 2oc.
Rough on Bedbugs, Powder or Liq'd, 25c.
Rough 011 Fleas, Powder or Liquid, 25.
j Rough on,Roaches, Pow'd, 15c.,Liq'd,25e.
Rough on Moth and Ants, Powder, 25c.
| Rough on Skeeters, agreeable touse,25c.
R. S. Wells, Chemist, Jersey City, X. ,T.
aeeKing to Be a Comforter.
"You are consuming a great deal of
i valuable time with your tariff argu-
1 ment."
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum,
j "I find satisfaction in trying to demon-
j strate that here is one case where the
i consumer doesn't pay the tax."
Never Fails
There is one remedy, and only one I
! have ever found, to cure without fail
| such troubles in my family as Eczema,
' Ringworm, and all others of itching
j character. That remedy is Hunt's Cure.
[ We always use it and it never fails.
\V. M. CHRISTIAN,
iOc per box Rutherford, Tenn.
Mamma's Orders.
"Mamma has given me ordets that
| when a young man gives me anything
I must give it right back."
"All right, prepare yourself."
"What for?"
| "I'm going to give you a kiss."—
Houston Post.
No Others
It is in a class by itself. It has no
rivals. It cures where others merely
relieve. For aches, pains, stiff joints,!
cuts, burns, bites, etc., it is the quick-
; est and surest remedy ever devised.
: We mean Hunt's Lightning Oil,
60c and 25c bottles.
And Saves Time.
"He lets his wife do just as sho
pleases."
"Nothing startling about that."
"No; but he does it without an argu-
ment."
A Rare Good Tiling.
"Am iiiiiiK ALLEN'S l'OOT-EASK. and
nil truly say I would not have been with-
out ii so long, had I known the relief it
would give tny aching feet. 1 think It a
run' flood thing for unyonc having sore
or tired f.-i't. Mrs Malildn lloluvort.
| I'rovldence, H. 1." Sold by all Druggists,
1 . Ask tn-day.
After having been so mad Xe
couldn't say things a man beg'.r.j to
boast ii bis wonderful self control.
Too Wise.
"Will you fake a chance on kiuslng
a pretty girl?" asked the young lady
with the raffle tickets at the church
fair. The crusty and confirmed bach-
elor held up his hands in horror.
"What, me!" he gasped. "No, Indeed,
I don't take any such chances as those.
Chap took a chance like that one time
and six months later he married the
young lady."
IlED CKOSS BU.I. BLUE
Should lie in every home. Ask your grocer
for it. Large 2 oz. package only 5 cents.
When tho thief has no opportunity
to steal he considers himself an hon-
est man.
Lewis' Single Binder Cigar has a rich
taste. Your dealer or Lewj' Factory,
Peoria, 111.
The average life of a dog ts from
ten to twelve years.
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Fig Syrup Co. .
SOLD BY LEADING DRUGGISTS 50'ABOTTU
SICK HEADACHE
CARTERS
ITTLE
pills.
They regulate the
CARTERS
ITTLE
IVER
PILLS.
Positively cured by
these Little Pills.
They also relievo Din-
tress from Dyspepsia, In*
digestion and Too Heart y
Eating. A perfect rem-
edy for Dizziness, Nau-
sea, Drowsiness, Had
Taste in the Month, Coat-
ed Tongue, Pain in the
Side, TORPID LIVER,
svcls. Purely Vegetable.
SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE.
Genuine Must Bear
Fac-Simile Signature
REFUSE SUBSTITUTES.
FOR OUT DOOR WORK
in the wettest weather
NOTHING EQUALS
tOWEflly
is*
, WATERPROOF
' OILED
GARMENTS
THEY LOOK WEIL-WEAR WELL
AND WILL NOT LEAK
, xL0NC COATS -*3— -*3-
•VJ SUITS *3—
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CATAiQG fees
A.J.Tower Co. boston.u.s_a.
Tower Canadian Co. united -toronto. can.
ORLD WEARS
"1
BUSY
$300 SHOES $350
$4 00
and
$6 (Hi
$2 00
aod
$2 so
ihoes
Boys
$1 00
to
$3 00
The Reason I Make and Sell Mare Men's $.1.00
and $1.50 Shoes Than Any Other Manufacturer
is became I glye the wearer the benefit of th«
most complete organization of trained ox-
parti and skilled ihcomakers in the country
The selection of tho leathers for each part of the
ahoe. and every detail of the making in ever/
department, la looked after by the best shoe-
makers tn tho ahoe industry If I could shovr
you how care fully W.L Douglas shoes are mart*,
ron would then understand why they hold
iht-tr shape, fit better, and wear longer than
any other make.
l/y M'thwi i>f Tanning th* Solf a makrt them
hl'Tihtf find l.mitfrr MVurtitp I Ann <iny ii'h'ta
Shoe* fur Kvery Member of the I'atnll*,
Men, Itoy* Women. Minnas unit ( l ihlr«-ii.
K«u viloby ahoe dealer* evervwheiv
HA HTI.lN ' >on* Kenulne without W i Un.iplae
VKll I lUlls nam.' an<| price iMaiupeii on l«« t
>s«l I uUr Melet* n*ed eiela«lvrl . latalrgue flailed In
m. i. IHit til.a*, 16; spik* MK .KI, rkoi mov Hash.
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