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THE DARROW PRESS
MOODY AFTER PACKERS
STOCK SHOW A SUCCESS
G* GfiKOS DUSCBtf*
DARROW. - OKLAHOMA.
L. M Hines of Oklahoma City has
been appelated a tagger ia connection
with die bsr?ao of asiical iidainy-
A territorial darter has been isfnej
to the E! Reno Opera Hoase company
T.:*a a capital stock of $ZZ.Tie
coapacj vill erect and maintain an
opera bouse in tkas city.
A restaurant keeper at Crowder
City was found guilty last week of
wife beating and fined accordingly.
Muskogee newspaper men believe
there is a special inspector in that
town preparing to look after some
alleged croekednei s connected with
the Indian office, bet cannot locate the
man.
The city council of Tecanseh has
ordered an election to be held on the
1st of May for voting on the proposi-
tion to isiae S'> jiX«0 bonds for a sys-
tem of waterworks. The bonds are to
be five per cent and to run 30 years.
The comptroller of currency has ap-
proved the con vers ion of tie Farmers'
and Merchants' State bank of Temple,
Okla-, into the Farmers' National bank
of Texp?e with $?"■/> > capital.
Governor Frantx has appointed
Frank J. Feger, of Enid, meat inspec-
tor for Garfield county. Feger is a
civil war veteran, and claims the dis-
tinction of being the first man to
reach the top of Lookout mountain
in the famous battle above the clouds.
In an Abie Manner, the Attorney Gen-
eral Attacked the Piea for Immunity
CHICAGO: Attorney General Moody,
for the government, attacks the plea
the packers are making for immunity
upon the alleged promise of Commis-
sioner Garfield. In his argument he
declared that the eyes of the whole
people of the United States were di-
rected to the court room in which
the present hearing is being held, and
asserted that the government of the
United States is far too much in earn-
est in the present case to pursue, as
the attorneys for the packers have in-
timated it is pursuiag, a senseless cre-
ation of the law. He declared that if
wTtcg had been committed the gov-
ernment was seeking the punishment
not of a corporation, but of the living,
breathing, homan beings who commit-
ted the wrong. The government and
people of the United States, he de-
clared. will be satisfied witfc nothing
less than that. He said his appear-
ance at the bar of the court was un-
usual and a'most unprecedented, bat
the law gave him the right to appear,
and after much deliberation he be-
lieved it to be his duty to appear. The
justmcation for his action, he said,
would be found not only ia the im-
portance of the present case, but in
the fact that if immunity be conferred
upon the defendants on the ground on
which it has been claimed, it would
overthrow the legal interpretations of
the government for almost twenty
years, and would especially cripple the
government in its attempts to enforce
the laws of the land.
First Annual Exhibition cf Improved
Breeders' Asset.at-on a Hummer
OKLAHOMA CITY The Improved
Stock Breeders' Association held a
very successful show in this place
last week despite the fact that th.
weather was very unfavorable for ex-
hibition of stock. Considerable stock
wa5 shipped in from neighboring
states and the long ride in cold cars
had its telling effect upon the animals.
With favorable weather the attend-
ance would have been much better and
a larger amount of stock would have
been brought in. As It was, the ex-
hibition was good and great interest
was taken by farmer.- and stock
raisers. The sale following the show-
was quite successful and the prices
paid for pure bloods was above the
average and far more than was expect-
ed. One heifer sold for $850 and
another for $#>9. Hogs brought a
gcod price, a number cf item bringing
prices close to the one hundred dollar
mark. While the sales of horses was
small in number the prices paid was
good. A large number of the pur-
chasers of the finest breeds were
Oklahomans, and the best results of
the show will be told in the improve-
ment of live stock-
In the matter of prizes the large
portion went to herds exhibited from
Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas and Colo-
rado with the bulk in favor of the
first three. Oklahoma captured all
the championships and grand cham-
pionships in the Hereford breeds. The
Aberdeen-Angus prizes were divided
between Missouri and Oklahoma, while
| THE PUNTING OF SHADE TREES f
Mayor R. W. Dick of Ardmore has
issued his proclamation calling a
special election on April 7. 1?©6, for
the purpose of voting $150,000 in
bonds for the purpose of extending
the water mains and sewers and the
erection of public school buildings.
At Tecumseh the jury awarded
damages to Frank Wolf in the sum of
$200. The action was against the city
of Shawnee for damage? received by
falling through a bridge The amount
sued for was $10,000.
Four accidents occurred to residents
jf Apache last week in the short space
of two days. James Houston lost a
hand in the machinery at the Souring
mm Charles Hillary was accidentally
shot while hunting. Emest Gibbs
had two fingers torn off at the cotton
gin, and Chester Kidd broke his collar
bone by falling into the school house
basement
HE fa&sage of the Curtis bill in its present form wiil
mean the greatest influx of immigration into In-
dian Territory that has ever been experienced in
her history. The restoration of the hocse pro-
visions relative to the removal of restrictions
means that every adult citizen of mixed blood
of the Five Civil'zed Tribes will be authorized
to sell his surplus land after July 1. At that time
hundreds of thousands of acres of land, which
have heretofore been tied up with restrictions,
will be placed upon the market and the land buyers
will release at least a million dollars in this coun-
try within a few days aft.r the restrictions arc-
remove* l.
TWO NOTABLE ATTRACTIONS
Tom Boyd, a collector for a Eufaula
firm, was found dead in his bed at the
Foley hotel in that city one day last
week. It was rumored that he had
committed suicide and many other
stories were out, but the physician
states that Boyd was subject to epilep-
tic fits, and died while in one of these
fits.
Peter Brown and Van Brown, cous-
ins. aged eleven years, were arrested
at Tulsa charged with forgery. The
boys were formerly messenger boys of
the Western Union Telegraph com-
pany and signed the company's name
to a check for $30 which they succeed-
ed in getting cashed at a local cloth-
ing store.
Chickasha is to have an amusement
park that will be one cf the best in
the southwest. The street car com-
pany which is building there has pur-
chased one hundred acres adjoining
the city and will begin work at once
to convert it into a park. An artificial
lake will be provided and a suitable
base ball park and race course estab-
lished.
Mdm. Nordica and Innis' Celebrated
Band in Oklahoma in April
OKLAHOMA CITY: Mdm. Nordica.
the great prima donna soprana, will
appear in Oklahoma City April 24,
as one of the numbers on the Music
Festival concert there. Mdm. Nor-
dica is now singing in grand opera at
the Metropolitan theater, New York.
She closes her engagement there the
last of this month and begins her con-
cert tour immediately. She will only
appear once in the two territories, at
Oklahoma City under the management
of Hathaway Harper.
Besides Nordica other distinguished •
talent has been engaged for the festi-
val which promises to be the greatest
treat ever given to the people of the
southwest. Innis' Orchestral Band
has been engaged for the four con-
certs. One of these concerts will be
the Children's Festival of Song, when
a thousand school children will sing,
being led by the band. Another con-
cert with the band will be the grand
patriotic concert "America," an alle-
gory on the civil war. William H.
Sherwood, the great American pianist,
will also be one of the attractions,
assisted by other solists.
Kansas captured most of the ribbons
in the Galloways class. Oklahoma
won nearly all the honors in the Jer-
sey breeds.
This show was the largest and best
ever held in the southwest and as
this was the inaugural number, it is
expected the interest will increase as
the results of this one proves the
great benefit that is to be derived,
both to the man who makes stock
raising a business and to the man who
caters to it as a side line. Without
a doubt the exhibits next year will
be larger and more varied and the
annual show has come to stay and
the farmers throughout the entire
southwest will be benefitted.
Harvey Jordon of Georgia, president
of the Southern Cotton association,
will deliver an address in Guthrie
April 2 on "How Can We Best Pre-
vent an Abnormal Shrinkage in the
Price of Farm Products."
BITTER WAR
Norman's commercial club is making
an effort to iiduce another line of
railroad to enter their city and over-
tures will be made to the Frisco. A
committee of the citizens met some of
the officials of the road and the mat-
ter wiH be taken up to the head offices.
A new plant has been established
in Wynnewood for the purpose of
manufacturing cement building blocks.
The management say when the plant
is in eoci working or : r 1,50) cubic
feet of blocks can be turned cut In a
day There is a great quantity of
sand suitable for the work in the
vicinity of Wynnewood and the mater-
ial can be famished cheaply enough
to compete with lumber dealers in the
matter cf const raft ion material.
Skiatook will have a rotton gin built
this spring which will be able to
kindle this season's crop.
South McAlester Stirred Over Tax Val-
uation of Property
SOUTH M'ALESTER: The city
council is in the throes of a bitter war
on the tax valuation of the city which
came to a head upon the coming in of
a report from a committee appointed
a month ago to revise the work of the
board of equalization. The report
made sweeping changes in the assess-
ment lists prepared by the board,
raising the valuations upon a number
of larger property holders to an
amount aggregating nearly one hun-
dred thousand dollars. In a number of
instances the taxes have already been
paid upon the valuations as originally
returned by the board of equalization
and aldermen who are opposed to the
revision claim the council has no
power to increase the assessments.
The matter will probably be settled in
APPOINTMENT WITHDRAWN
Charges Filed With President Against
Attorney Embry
WASHINGTON: Tbe president
withdrew the nomination of John Em-
bry to be United States attorney for
Oklahoma.
The nomination was withdrawn by
the president because of charges which
have been preferred against Mr. Em-
bry. It is alleged that for the per-
formance of certain law work for the
Indians. Embry collected money from
the Indians to which he was not en-
titled. Pending an investigation of
the charges the- president withdrew
the nomination. If tbe charges Bhould
not be sustained, the nomination again
will be forwarded to tbe senate.
The people of Oklahoma are *bowlna>
a greater interest each year in tree plant-
ing-. Farmers plant tree* for tbe purpose
of growing wind-break*, posts and tn'-A.
Such planting constitute* the greater
part of the areas now being s-et to tree?*.
The planting of trees for shade ana
adornment about the house and >'a™
is of equal importance in town and the
country and most of the citizens seem
to be deeply interested in this work.
The results that have now been acwm-
I>;:xhed along this line are very gratlfyng
ir.d the energy that is now being exert-
ed in the care and tending of trees indi-
cates that the people fully appreciate
the value of trees in this climate
Tne i;-..'.d that is to be planted to shade
and forest trees should be thoroughly
pr'-p&f-d the same as for orchard plant-
ing. The trees will grow better on
Ur.d that has been in cultivation for a.
few years before the trees are set.
Weeds and grass are easier to kill be-
fore the trees are set than afterwards
and for this reason it is worth while to
make an effort to have the land free
fr >m weeds and grass at the time of
planting trees. The sod should be
stirred deep with a turning plow ana
harrowed down smooth. If the surface
soil is shallow and if. underiayed with
a esub-soil, the land may weil be
sui.soiled when plowed. The subsoil
thrown up by the subsoiler should fall
beck into the furrow and be covered up
by the plow and not brought directly to
the surface. On smail areas especially
about the house and yard where a 'juk-k
growth is desired, a good dressing of well
rotted manure should be given to the
lani and worked in by the first plowing
or by the spring cultivation.
In transplanting, the trees should be
set the same depth or a little deper than
they stood in the nursery row The
roots should be spread in their natural
position and the damp soil pressed firm-
ly about the roots and trunk of the tree.
It is a good- plan to shake the tre^
while the soil is being thrown in around
it to make sure that there are no open
spaces about the roots. It requires but
a little time to work the soil in well
around the roots and yet this very im-
portant point is frequently neglected and
causes the death of the tree.
The roots are unavoidably pruned
when the trees are dug -ind usually
require r.o further attention in that .
direction. The top should be cut back
v. :.en the trees are set or soon after
that time. A good rule is to cut away
two-thirds or three-fourths of the last
season's growth. If the trees are as
larse as four inches in diameter, it is
a ? d plan to cut away the greater part
of l--st two years growth. Some of
kin-Is that are inclined to fork and
brar ■ ii like the soft maple, eatalpa. and
black walnut may be allowed to grow a
year in their permanent positions and
then the top cut back to the ground.
St.. *.: trees are especially adapted to this
form of treatment, and when so treat-
ed grow better tops and better trunks
than those that are allowed to continue '
the growth of the original top. Repeat-
ed cutting back will cause trees to sprout
badly at the base. All sprouts should be
removed while young and tender.
The season of planting is of minor im-
portance. The condition of. the soil at |
the time of planting is of greatest im-
jwrtanr-e. In Oklahoma trees can be j
planted any time during the late fall. !
winter, and early spring while the ground i
is : frozen and is moist enough to
work weli.
A planting of trees around the house
and yard does much to diminish the t
effect of the wind and increases the
comforts of home life, whether on thc-
fcrm or in town. Such planting may
also he of great value in providing
shelter for sic-ck. The comforts ind
conveniences created abo-jt the farm
home by a good wind-break are so com-
monly recognized thai no attempt will
be made to point them o-jt here I*. is
also very important that the erchar! be
protected on the south and west side-
by a good wind-break.
The ideal wind-break is a be:: of timber
or a grove of trees such a wind-brenk
ear r.o: a'w.-ys be grown on the average
prairie farm and .. hedge or at best a
narrow belt of limber may answer the
purpose. The trees that are to form
the wind-break may be set in the form
of the he ige or far enough a part in
the row so they can develop and make
gooi trees Both plane are good and
make, satisfactory wind-breaks when
suitable trees are used
The amount of land that can be de-
voted to this purpose should t-e the prin-
cipal point in deciding the formation
of the planting. The hedge row form
of planting requires the trees that de-
velop a thick bushy top like the Russian
mulberry and the Osage orange. The
plant should be set about two feet apart
in the row and should be well cultivated
to encourage as great a growth as pos-
sible. The?* trees make a very dense
top when in full leaf and are quite free
from injurious insects and diseases. The
Russian mulberry is the best tree com-
monly grown for snch purposes.
If there Ix room for a more extensive
planting. It I* better to plan to net th<-
tnt-x Iri row« four or five feet apart
each way. In thin form of planting
the tr<-'- can be cultivated for a few
year* and made to supply pouts- and fuel
for iJ*'- on the farm. The oalaide row
of tr<-ea should be left unpruned or some
low spreading kind should be planted
with the tall growing tree* that form t>«
principal part of the phi Ming Black
locust. elm, eatalpa and soft maple are
the bent of the tall tree* us-'d In Okla-
homa for growing wind-break*. Cot-
tonwood and seedling peach trees are
some time* used where -s ii"k results are
tvpe'-'h "ly den!red. The: black locust
and Rusilan mulberry make a very good
c< '.-.Wn:;tSo:i The cottonwood and soft
maple are "hort-lived when planted in
clone mixed planting and when they are
so planted, provision should be made
for u.<-ir removal in a few years.
Planting tree* for the growing of posts
is being done quite extensively in some
sections of Oklahoma. For this purpose
tree- that grow rapidly and produce a
durable wood are especially desired.
The trunk of the tree should be long,
free from branches and straight. Sich
trees may be grown either by constant-
ly pruning off the branches, or by plant-
ir.K tr.< tre'-s 'lose together so that after
to or or five years the trees will prune
themselves. The latter method is usual-
ly th<" beat method to follow. In ckw
planting the growth of the top is aug-
umented and the growth of tbe side
branches i« checked, and after a few
years no pruning is necessary.
Trees >• t far :{/.;rt to give room for
cultivation for a long term of years wii;
require pruning and cultivation longer
than the trees set close together. In
such planting, the top cannot shade the
ground sufficiently to prevent the growth
of grass and weeds, and the annual
mulch of leaves and twigs will not be
heavy enough to prodU' a forest soil.
The best results has been obtained by
setting the tree four or Ave f -et apart
each way. The trees are pruned as
long as cultivation is continued which
should be until the trees have possession
of the land to the eve! JLSion of other
plants. The trees will be abie to care
for themselves in about three years on
bottom land, but on upland it may be
r.eces--«±ry to continue the cultivation for
five or six years
Mixed planting does not give as good
results as is usually expected of it.
There is so great a difference in the,
hardiness and rate of growth of the
different trees set. that a mixed plant-
ing soon becomes a pjre planting, or
lit most, containes but two or three of
the strongest varieties. The f-'f.' stunted
tr*c-s of the slower growing kind that do
survive do not make grK-d tress when
the Urge trees are cut away. Tbe
varieties of trees most suited for grow-
ing for posts ard fuei .ire capable of
reproduction by sprouts from the stump
and roots, and this growth is better
than that of the old stunted trees.
Trees that are transplanted and set in
permanent positions ii; ths wind-break,
in the wood lot. cr about the house and
yard for shade should have the soil
about them well cultivated through the
spring and summer. In the yard where
the trees are set separate ar.d some dis-
tance from each other, the cultivation
can be best done with the hoe. but in
the large plantings the work should be
done with the one or two-horse culti-
vators. The cultivation should be con-
stant and shallow and should have the
soil level. Weeds and grass on the
same land as trees will hinder the
growth f tne tree the same as they
will hinder the growth of corn or cot-
ton.
Black locust is the be3t tree for plant-
ing for growing post timber and for
f jel. It makes a good growth on poor
Land and a very rapid growth on bottom
lir.d. It sprnuts from the roots and for
this reason is not a very desirable tree
for lawn planting.
Catalpa is a very rapid growing tree
on good land but on light or p^or soil
it makes an unsatisfactory growth. The
wood makes very good p . - t timber but
not good fuel.
Tbe white elm is the best tree for
planting in the vard for shade. It is
also very go-^-1 for wind-break planting
but th<=- wood is not as valuable as that
of the black locust and catalpa.
The soft maple is a good tree for a
wind-break and lawn planting but it is
of secondary value for either place. It
makes a rapid growth and is a beautiful
tree hut that is the best that can be said
for it.
The Russian mulberry is a tree of
rare vigor and hardiness and one of the
best trees for planting in wind-brakes.
The white ash. boxelder. hackberry,
honey locust. Osage orange, sycamore,
ar.d black walnut are trees that may be
planted with some degree of satisfac-
tion but are not as capable of growing
well under all conditions as the tree
previously mentioned.—Press Bulletin
No. 1
Fighting for Cherokee Chieftaincy
WASHINGTON: Frank J. Boudi-
not and Richard M. Wolfe. Cherokee
Indians, had a conference with the
president regarding Boudinot's claim
to be chief of the Cherokees which is
disputed by Chief Rogers. The presi-
dent gave Bcundinot a note to Com-
missioner Leupp and an effort will be
made to straighten out the tangle.
Another Rough Rider Gets a Job
GUTHRIE: Governor Frants has
announced the appointment of A. H.
Denham as meat inspector at Okla-
homa City. He was a rough rider of
Troop D, and was shot through the
hips at San Juan, He is now a mail
carrier. The job was much sought
after and pays quite well on account
of the packing house at Oklahoma
City.
CHANDLER: Tve been euchered
out of one office and tbe pre-ident
has recalled the other so that this is
all I've got," said John Embry. ia
taking the chairmanship of the repub-
lican city convention here. He re-
ferred to the fact that he had resigned
as mayor, before learning that his ap-
pointment as United States district at-
torney had been held up, and con-
tinued to Jolly the crowd, until tbe
work of the convention was completed.
This Is the first public remark of Em-
bry on the subject of bis appofntnent.
He declines to disrsss the situation
but is confident "hit the outcome will
be satisfactory to his friends. The
convention nominated a full ti'ket,
and sent a telegram to Chairman
Hamilton asking for statehood with
senate amendments.
CHIEF ROGERS RECOGNIZED
Is Still the Official Head of the Chero-
kee Nation
WASHINGTON: Frank J. Boudi-
not. of the Cherokee Indian nation,
who called on the president with a
view cf getting the disputed chieftain-
ship of the Cherokees. and who was
referred by the president to Indian
Commissioner Leupp, was informed by
the latter that Chief Rogers, under a
decision rendered by the department
last December is recognised as chief
of the Cherokees.
- Will Not Rebuild School House
NEWKIRK: According to reports
from Washington, the Kaw Indian
school there, recently burned, will
probabTy not he rebuilt. It is expect-
ed that tbe students at that s?hool.
who were left homeless by the fire,
will be transferred to the schools at
rviv«Yi
Sued for False Arrest
i OKLAHOMA CITY: Charles R.
! Sherburne, a merchant of Arapaho.
1 has filed suit in district court here
| against John Hubatka and others for
$10,000 damages. Tlio suit grows out
i of a false arrest In which the Oklt-
hema City authorities held him as a
man wanted in Kentucky for murder
A few weeks ago, as Mr. Sherburne
was in the city h> \v;is taken in cu -
| tody as answering the description of
the Kentucky murderer and nlaced in
jail, where he was kept &r near-
, ly two days before he was released.
He asks to be reimbursed for doc-
tor's bills and counsel expenses in the
sum of $200 and that he be given
special damages for $5,000, for unlaw-
ful imprisonment, injury to reputation
of plaintiff and for the mental distress
that he endured. He asks damages
for 15.000 making the total damage?
$10,000 and costs.
It is better to turn pale than to
kick the bucket
Be patient, cardhouses are built in
an hour, cathedrals take centuries.
The master p'umbers of the two
territories held their annual session
in Muskogee last week. Eci*! wa;
selected as their neat place of meet
h*.
S^'etary MeNabb ha- announce 1 \ bill his been introduced in con-
the first cf tie fill ;erie« of farmers' gress by Delegate McGuire to appro-
insr-tcte. The one fcr Lincoln count;.- priate $5^,0^0 for a public building at
*ill be held at Chandler September Shawnee The lin,it of cost is not
•tt and 23.
{to exceed $250,000.
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