The Ames Enterprise. (Ames, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, February 19, 1904 Page: 2 of 4
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THE AMES ENTERPRISE
B I SWITZER Plfc
- AMES OKLA
TERRITORY TOPICS
Woods Court IIouss — Grading on
the basement of the new Woods county
eourt house is going on at Alva
Cattle Buyer Dtin-Wn H Law
eon one of the eattle lords of Indian
Territory died at hie home in Tisho-
mingo - ' '
- Niw Marshal Appointed — The
president has nominated George K
Pritchard marshal for the central dis-
trict of Indian Territory
Warts M air Lire — Hobart will not
be satisfied with a spur of the Orient
railroad and will put up efforts and
cash to secure the main line
Governor to Speak— Governor Fer-
guson has accepted an invitation to ad-
dress the Live Stock Association at ita
annual meeting at Oklahoma City Feb-
ruary 23 24 and 23
' Coal Vein Located — In the neigh-
borhood of Blooming a three-foot vein
of bituminous coal has been struck
at a depth of 80 feet in a weU being
dug It is near Haystack creek
First Wireless — A wireless tele-
graph experimental station has been
put in at the Logan county high school
and it is successful This is the first
wireless telegraph used in Oklahoma
Companies Filling Ur — Since the
equipment has begun to arrive for the
Oklahoma national guard the Interest
In the guard is increasing and a num-
ber of the companies are reporting
new enlistments
S pouter at Muskogee — An oil well
drilled within the city limits of Mus-
kogee came in as a gusher and the oil
shot 100 feet in the air from the 8-inch
casing It almost submerged the der-
rick and the drill machinery
Sureties Must Pat— In an appealed
ease from Arapaho the territorial su-
preme court decides against the bonds-
men of a county treasurer who lost
81400 of county money bp the failure
of the bank in which It wason deposit
Th rex Larok Meetings— Follow-
ing thfi close of the annual meeting in
Guthrie of the Territorial board of Ag-
riculture the meetings began of the
Territorial Agriculturists and the As-
sociation of Improved Stock Breeders
Both were largely attended many
delegates from all parts of the two ter-
ritories being present
To Equalize Taxation — The com-
mission authorized by the Oklahoma
laws to adjust tax matters throughout
the territory is now working on a plan
to equalize the tax assessments through-
out the territory probably to bring up
the standard everywhere until the
basis in each county will be the actual
cash value
Stops Drilling Wells — The Indian
Inspector has just issued a letter in
which be sets forth that in town sites
in the Cherokee nation where the title
to lota has not passed from the govern-
ment it will be Impossible to driU oil
and gas wells under the restrictions of
the secretary of the interior This
Btopa development in the towns in the
Cherokee country
Walking Delegate — The result of
attempts to compel non-union plaster-
ers to join the union Carl Wright the
walking delegate of the plasterers was
arrested and and in police court was
fined 83 and costs In court Judge Ol-
smith although favoring unions he
said as a means of mutual protection
yet he could not sanction any such ac-
tion as the evidence showed was used
by Wright in his threats to the non-
union men
Resigns and Comes Home— Clinton
A Galbraith associate justice of the
supreme court of the Hawaii has an-
nounced his intention of retiring from
office at the expiration of his term in
June He will return to Oklahoma
where he was formerly attorney gen-
eral Blackwell Gets Gas — Another
vein has been struck at a depth of 730
feet which is 30 per cent stronger
than in any of the previona findings
’ This is Black well's seventh well and
gas has been found in five of them
Fiscal Aoesct— Governor Ferguson
has appointed the National Bank of
Commerce New York city aa the fiscal
agency of Oklahoma Tha object of
such a fiscal agency is for the payment
of interest on Oklahoma warrants of
whatever kind held in the east
The Edmond Armobt— On the oc-
casion of the completion of the new
' armory at Edmond tbs Edmond com-
pany of the national guard entertained
the officers of the regiment Governor
nnd Mrs Ferguson and Adjutant Gen-
ersl Burlingame attended
To Compel Hitchcock— Mayor Tur-
ner of Lawton and Colonel Slaper
have gone to Washington to bring in-
fluence to compel Secretary II i&hcock
to expend the money derived from
town lot sales as the law providing for
such sale intended Representatives
from Anadarko and Ilobart joined the
Lawton men at Chickasha to go with
them to Washington on the same busi-
ness Osage Pastures for Lease — The
Interior department makes the an-
nouncement that the Osage Indian
pastures are now offered for one year’s
lease and are open to any cattle This
will be taken advantage of especially
by Texas cattlemen who annually
pasture several hundred thousand head
on the Osage lands
For Lone Wolf — The interior de-
partment has recommended compensa-
tion to Lone Wolf for the value of cer-
tain improvements owned by him and
situated upon the lands formerly occu-
pied by him but now included within
the limits of the lands reserved for the
Kiowa agency Oklahoma
Farmer Disappears— J C Trigg
who resides on the line between Gar-
field and Grant counties has been miss-
ing from his horns for a week or more
and his family and friends are very
much agitated concerning his where-
abouts He came from Southern Iowa
to Enid
Rob and Burn— After robbing the
residence and store of F B Blow lo-
cated in the heart of Guthrie a bur-
glar set fire to the house and the de-
struction of the property was almost
complete Bat a small sum of money
was secured from the cash drawer
Bor Burned to Dkatb— The four-
year old son of Solomon Wildring of
Barnes in Woods oounty climbed ont
of bed while other members of the
family slept and attempted to start a
fire and was burned almost to death be-
fore the family knew of it
Want to See Him — The recent ac-
tions af the Snake Indians has renewed
interest in these people and an effort is
to be made to have Chitto Ilarjo head
of this faction in the Creek nation ex-
hibit himself at the St Louis world's
fair
Grand Commandert K T— The
grand oommandery of the Knights
Templar held its annual encampment
at the temple in Guthrie last week
with more than fifty Knights in at-
tendance CuAUTAuquA Assemblt— Rev A V
Knepper is to conduct another assem-
bly at Shawnee thia year The suc-
cess of the assembly in 1903 wrrranta
him in not asking for any bonua this
year
Langston Celebrates — The stu-
dents and faculty of the territorial col-
ored university at Langston celebrated
Lincoln’s birthday on a big scale The
principal speaker was Governor Fer-
guson Snow and Sleet — A severe snow
storm raged through Oklahoma on the
10th commencing about midnight A
freezing norther was accompanied by
snow and sleet
A New Town — Pinkston is the name
of the new town to the southeast of
Grand that is to be connected with it
by telephone
Fabmers’ Instieute— The Noble
County Farmers’ Institute will hold its
meeting on the last Saturday In Feb
A Liberal Torn — At a meeting in
Waukomis 82500 was raised in a few
minutes for the good of the town
Gas Companies— The organization
of gas companies at Ponca City is a
seemingly flourishing industry
Large Law Library— District
Jndge Beauchamp's office at Enid con-
tains 6000 law books
Commercial Club — The new club at
Harrison organized with 35 members
Laving off rt Tens— The appro-
priation for the expense of the Indian
offices at Muskogee has been practically
exhausted and men are being laid off
in bunches of ten Men at the Chero-
kee land office also are being furloughed
indefinitely the office being closed for
allotting on account of the Delaware
matter which has been hanging fire
for four months
Chicken Fanciers — Those residing
in tha Osage valley have organized a
poultry club which proposes to give a
show and sale at Jefferson on Feb 13
Tour Throuoh Indian Territory —
The members of the Frisco I and it Im-
migration association are on a nine
days’ trip through Indian Territory and
Texas Party oonaistaof three hundred
members of the aaeociation from the
northeast and the northwest including
sixty newspaper men
For Trade Extension— The Shaw-
nee Chamber of Commerce Is planning
a trad extension trip of two days or
longer over the Santa Fe lines through
tha territories and Into son tb era Kan-
Chief Porter Warns — Chief Torier
of the Creeks has issued this circular:
“1 would earnestly warn the people
against signing any paper or making
contract of whatever kind respecting
their lands either lease rent or 6ale
unless they are fully conscious of its
contents It would be infinitely bet-
ter for our people to retain their land
even if not so much profit accrues to
them until they become better ac-
quainted with the laws governing the
use of their land It may be admls-
sable in some instances for our people
to make a sale of a portion of their
land but aa a rule the policy of re-
taining ia by fur the safest course to
pursue -
For IIond Issues — A measure which
means much to tho principal cities of
Oklahoma has been introduced by
Delegate McGuire It is in relation to
the issuance of bonds by school dis-
tricts having a bona fide population of
not less than 5000 persons and author-
izing the issuance of such bonds for
erecting necessary school buildings
and the purchase of ground for the
same Under the old law there were
requirements hard to meet and in many
of the cities it is impossible to comply
with them
Cashier is Gone — C A McHrian
cashier is gone from the bank of Wau-
rika Oklahoma T B Kelly and E J
Kelly the bank owners have attached
all his property in Blaine and Co-
manche counties and say he is short
heavily inclnding 83400 taxes The
bank may stand the loss and reorgan-
ize -
Lawton Gives Bonus — A contract
has been signed whereby Lawton ia to
give aa a bonus to secure the road 815-
000 and ten miles of right of way for
an extension of the C O A G railroad
from Denison Texas to Pueblo Col
Found Dead — Miss Elsie Small was
found dead in her bed at Muskogee
She was a daughter of ex-Congressmam
Kirkpatrick of Fredonia Kansas It
appears that Mrs Smalt was addicted
to the use of patent medicines
Trial Docket— Judge Gillett has
set for trial at this term of the district
court of Comanche county 1130 cases
There are two murder cases on the list
There are 137 attorney’s names on the
docket
Siifriffs Organize — The sheriffs of
Oklahoma held a meeting at King-
fisher to organize in the interest of se-
curing fees in misdemeanor cases
They will probably -make a test case
Prof Beauchahp — For two years
Prof J A Beauchamp was president
of the Oklahoma Baptist college at
Blackwell He died last week at Tali-
leqnah Bonds Registered — The territorial
auditor has registered school district
bonds No 1 district 18 Kiowa county
in the sum of 8400
Ooltrv Eifcts Officers — The first
election of city officers in the newly in-
corporated town of Goltry has been
held -
Train Service— It will be but a few
days until train service is put on be-
tween Guthrie and El Reno over the
new tracks
Baled Cane — A farmer in southern
Garfield county has pnt tip 190 1 bales
of cane which brings to his coffer 8380
Of the CnKRoKEFs — Last year there
were 6187 children attendingthe Cher-
okee school at a cost of 8110818
Enid’s Sliiools — There are '2633
children in the city schools In 1903
there were 2216 and in 1903 1633
A Rioiitkois War — The Enid Eagle
has commenced a war against the
wooden awnings
Paper Mill Talk — Waukomis is
talking about having a paper mill es-
tablished there
Sixteen to Jail— Judge Raymond
called up 16 men of Iloldenville I T
who owned or clerked in drug stores
where whisky was sold to which of-
fense they plead guilty Judge Ray-
mond then sentenced them to serve 100
days in jail at Fort Smith Arkansas
The men nearly ail have families and
there was much sorrow shown br their
wives and children when the law
breakers were taken to the train
Cheek Hciioois— The total enroll-
ment of the Creek schools last year
was 2357 at a cost of 873338
Another Paper — J F Harms who
has been publishing the Zion-Iiote a
German paper In the Interest of the
Mennonite church with a little print-
ing plant ont on bis farm has decided
to move to Medford and put in an
office
Object to Rewbm— The Kiowa In-
dians are making a fuss about tha
sewers buing constructed at Hobart to
empty into fSaat Elk They say the
sewage will spoil the water of the
creek and make It “small heap bad"
and “make ponlee keep tick
ENERGY AFTER APATHY
Old Bulldtigi Aid RitldiROii Utilized
AsOffleet'
A GREAT CLOUD HAS BEEN LIFTED
Contests Of Safas Aal Strong Rooms Of
DMtroyod Hnlldlng Ytsldod Up
Tholr Treosoros Vobormod Jo p Wos
Vobooodod 1
Baltimore Feb If— Amid ruins still
hot and smoking ’Baltimore has begun
its resurrection With the dawn of a
clear winter day whose brightness was
in itself an inspiration apathy gave
way to energy and from the governor
of the state to the least private citizen
the people aroused themselves to meet
the appalling conditions that confront-
ed them
It was a day of conferences The
governor the mayor and various mu-
nicipal officials met and threshed out
the problems that are theirs by virtue
of publie office From this conference
came a decision that Baltimore for
the present needs no outside help but
will endeavor with her own resources
and those of the state to meet the
emergency- At this conference also
waa developed the machinery for an
advisory legislative commission to act
in conjunction with the legislature
With promptness the chamber held a
general meeting and issued a formal
announcement that reflected the pre-
vailing hopefulness declaring “there
are already such evidences of recupera-
tion that all are encouraged in the
hope of the early restoration of every
branch of trade"
The Stock exchange chambers met
and decided to rebuild aa soou as possi-
ble The same Btory can be told of
practically - every commercial body
while on every hand is evidence of pri-
vate effort toward rehabitation
Old buildings long unused private
residences near the business section
in fact every available structure bears
crudely lettered signs on board or
cloth announcing that within is tem-
porary office of a firm The names on
some of these signs are those that rank
high in the financial and commercial
circles of the world and in those tem-
porary offices men who for years have
known only mahogany desks work on
deal tables and plain boards
Labor is in demand and the news-
papers already contain display adver-
tisements for men to begin the work of
clearing the ruins
A great cloud was lifted when it was
discovered that practically all of the
vaults and strong rooms and safes of
the financial concerns whose buildings
were destroyed are unhurt A tremen-
dous loss in securities had been an-
ticipated’ there and when vault after
vault yielded up its treasures unharmed
the joy of the guardians waa boundless
Another surprise waa the discovery
that two financial concerns whose
homes were directly In the path of the
flames were practically unharmed
These were the Mercantile Trust Com-
pany and Brown Bros’ bank The
escape of these bnildings was due to
their lack of height They do not ex-
ceed four stories and aa they were
surrounded by lofty structures the
flames swept over them
The surplus wheat of South Austra-
lia available for export is estimated at
8500000 bushels
Condition Is Snrlonn
Washington Feb 12— Senator Han-
na’s condition la very serious If not
precarious Ills physicians realize this
and are watching the case with the
greatest concern The senator Is con-
siderably weaker and aa a result his
pulse ran to 104 pulsations to the min-
ute The increased weakness Is the
direct result of the fever as the official
bulletin shows there are no complica-
tions Fwat Und-r J roe ad
Chicago Feb 13— A feast laid on a
table three blocks long nnd forty feet
under the street waa a feature of a
novel banquet participated In by 600
banqueters the gucsta for the most
part being members of the Chicago
Press elnb and their ladles In the
twenty miles of tunnel Die company
expects to handle moat of Chicago’s
city freight as well as passenger traffic
Mod And Nnrsee Sent '
SK Petersburg Feb ll-oThe Rus-
sian tysd Cross society already baa sent
8000 beds to the far east and Bisters of
Merer are leaving -
Horne of tho Moon
Tho horns of the moon alwaye point
away from the aun therefore they are'
always directed upward in the even-
ing ’
Fee of Old-Time Physicians -
- A century or so ago a pbysiclan’i
fees were measured not by length of
attendance or by the skill displayed
hut by tho value of tho medicines giv-
en for then the doctor was In a meas-
ure an apothecary and provided bis
own drugs
Laborers and Unions
There are to-day 6000000 day la-
borers in thia country One and one-
fourth million belong to ' national
trades union another- million to
trades unions not yet national in
their scope and the remainder com-
prise the army of unorganised labor
First Vassal Through Sues
Capt Charles P Jayne now resid-
ing In Boston had the honor of com-
manding the first vessel that passed
through the Suez canal The craft
waa known as the Monlng and al-
thougH of American construction was
sailed under the British flag
Uncle Eben’s Advice
"Don’t put in too much time wod
ryln’ ’bout de little things dst can’t be
helped" said Uncle Eben "I once
knew an absent-minded man dat waa
walkin’ on a railroad track an he got
to thinkln’ so habd ’bout do danger
fuel microbes dat he was run over
by a locomotive" — Washington Star
"Come East Young Man"
If I were asked to give a final word
of advice In this whole matter I would
not say as did Horace Greeley “Go
west young man and grow up with
the country” but "Come east yonng
man buy a worn-out farm and go
Into hortlcultursT" — The World’s
Work
An Anecdote of Napoleon
When Napoleon was besieging Mae-
trlcht be ordered that the gone
should not be trained on the tows
hall where waa preserved a skeleton
of mosasaurus and when the place
was captured he directed that the
specimen should be carefully conveyed
to Paris
GREGORY'S
CPVTIC Bd r s (Mam
3LLUJ M84 Ctuloiiud fw
J J H OSBOOSV A SOM
MarDloheedi Mass
Fazel Adams Ilibarger A Price Props
Wall Bldg 114-116 N Market 8L
WICHITA KANSAS
J500H
number of eon-
nunem buying ALABASTIN C and
pending nil before October IS 1904 the
cloned entimatre on tbn popular vote for
the next Prmldent Write ua or writ a
di-aler In Alabastlna for the rany condi-
tion lmpoaed In thia son teat which ia opaa
‘“‘“ALABASTINE
la the only sanitary wall mating Any-
one can apply It MU with cola water
Not a dbwane-breedlng out-of-date boV
water glue halnomlnc
famplt curd M JfraHoa an paper
ALABASTtNB CO Ofand Rapid Mich
ar I0S Water 81 Nnw York City
cipsicun vftSEunE
trvr VP IV ©OLLAFrL TVRia)
A substitute for and superior to mustaid or an?
other plaster and will not blister tho most
delicate skin The piinllpint tnd coraitve
qualities of this ortir Jo aro wonderful It will
stop tho tootbacho at onco nnd relievo head"
ar ha and sciatica We recommend it as the boat
and safest external counter-irritant known aluo
as an external remedy for pains in the cheat
end stomarh and nil rheumatic neuralgic nnd
fnutjr complaints A trial will prove what wo
claim for it and it will be found to be inyahr
ble In the household Man? people ns9lt Is
the best of all pour preparations " Price II
cents at all dragnets or other dealest or b9
tending this amount to ns In postage stamps we
will send yon e tube by mrlL No article shoeld
be accepted by the public nnlese the seme
carries our label as otherwise it isoot gaoeina
ctieseRitouaM mfo co -lStatStreeNsaoaCtTir
BAD BREATH
Don't disgust your friends
any longer Your foul breath
either comes from undlgeet-
ed and fermenting food In the
etomach or from a feverleh
condition the result of Con-'
atlpation
Dr Caldwell's
(UUATTVO
Syrup Popoin
sweetens sour stomaohs
suras Indigestion and Consti-
pation rmiN syrup co nsaossns el
OEGGS’ CHERItY COOGD
SYRUP cure coughs and cotta -
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