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THE INOLA REGISTER.
VOL. 4
INOLA. OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY MARCH i. IM.
NO S3.
Newt From All Over The Slate
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
muBooooonno
A Ml MM omm4 o*« section
four of Z orlglaalMIl «btob *+
lleved elate baaka from glvtoi 4d -
t ton ti aeettrily tor elate fuada. Tba
majority report recoo>mend«J Urn
(hi* MXtloo bo stricken from lb* Mil
Mid tbe report was adopted. Wort-
man of Claremore made a hard Agbt
to have It retained, declaring that the
•i«t should how enough faith to
the guarantee fund to con lder It suf-
ficient protection for state fjwAi.
TlllolMtn, Jonee, Maaey and other*
miliueed thl Idea. contending that It
U u «-ii. s tbls id*a. additional to r
dms on th uunrniH"" fund mid that
lho fund ww ereatud for tho small
ii poeltor and not for tho pruiactlou
af tho state.
Maimed and mutltoiwl the Keys fl h
mid mm* tow passed tho hous« fi
nttlly W«<dn« day by a vote of 7«
to 21. It to practically certain that
tho senam will not concur to tho
house amendments. Tho house Fri-
day pass.*! finally tho following bllto:
By Anthony. Muondlng tho grow
production tax tow; by l-ovelace, ap-
propriating 1133.000 for maintenance
of tho state school of mlno ; by
Wortman aalabllslilng a university
preparatory school at Claremore; and
l,nu providing for tho terms of tho
court at tho following town.: Temp o.
Comanche county; Crowder. Pitta-
burg county; Unapan. Nowata coun-
ty; Eldorado. Jackaon county; We-
leetka. Okfuakee county .and Chant.
Haskell county. Both houses adopted
concurrent resolutions authorising the
mate auditor to pay mileage, per dlen
and expenses of the legUlalure and
authorising the payment of W.OT0.W
to the Leader Printing company for
1 'xho 'bouse Judiciary committee. In
answer to a message of Inquiry from
Governor Haskell, reported that the
atate school land department la not
authorised to pay IU running ex-
penses out of the funds received from
rentals of school lands and Is not
authorised to employ ttorneya.
The senate advanced to third read-
ing the Boss bill making It a felony
to give nway or aell liquor to mi-
nors. habitual drunkards or persons
of unsound mind, with imprisonment
of from one to five yanrs Tb« ob-
ject of the bill to to make tho en-
forcementof the prohibitory tow
more eaally In cities. The senate
also advanced to third reading the
Siff creating the office of state su-
preme reporter to edit and compile
the state supreme court ^Porto.
The senate passed finally the unl
form negotiable Instrument tow now
In force In thlrty-slx states.
the°Russell SlV^ellealto/th^couii^
The establshment of a home for
ex-Confederate soldiers and appropri-
ating $10,000 for buildings and main-
tenance was introduced In the house
Friday by Gilmer and Maxey.
The house refused to concur In the
senate amendments to the Boyle bill
repealing provisions of law for the
taking of explosives Into mlnes and
appointed McCalla, Boyle and Jones
as a conference committee.
The bouse agreed to the senate
amendments to the house bUl making
an appropriation for the regenu of
the various state educational lnstl-
tutlons nnd passed finally the Smith
bill defining the duties of_ the _stote
oooooooco
Tho senate passed anally Jk* Wtt
by Henator* Brownto# and Cunntog-
ham. being a general adFto regard
to negotiable lastraaieats. ad a IU'
era! copy of the laws of thlrtyeto
other states, and of Kngland, passed
Mr. Maaey's hill requiring that pub
Ito moneys be deposited with the
bank paying the highest rate of in
tereat; legalising the incorporation of
Aro U. Kills rouwty. the same of
Texhoma. Texas county; house bill
making Prague to Llneoto eonnty.
a eourt town, and Hwoator Wynnes
bill authorising eltlscns to Iwlld
bridge across the South Canadian rlv-
«r betwxfii lexington and Purcell
A tor*- number of bills w«re renom-
mended for passage, among them the
house bill by Mr Ross, making It a
felony to give or sell intoxicating
liquors to minors. person* of un
sound mlud or habllual drunkard.
The Keys fish and aame bill was
also passed by the house, anions Its
IMirvlslons being a prohibition against
Sunday hunting, and to lie out wiih
a gun and dog Is prima facto evi-
dence of Intent to violate this pro-
vision of the law.
The senate passed on third read tog
tho Taylor bill. Monday, providing
for a complete city election law with
the emergency section attached.
The I'rlce bill from the house, rais-
ing the salaries of asslstsnt bank
commissioners to H.SOu per year and
creating eight such asalsunts. was
passed finally In the senate, but the
emergency lost. '
The house passed a bill by Smith
of Grant, fixing the duties of th«
mate examiner and Inspector and au
thorlxlng him to Inspect the accountl
of all county olflcers;
him an assistant, one stonographei
and eight field deputies.
The house also advanced to third
reading the bill by Bryan and Til-
lotaon, prescribing a method by
which lost court end public records
might be restored.
Smith of Custer Introduced a Joint
resolution reciting that the altogtrt
■alt trust of Kansas has a monopoly
of the aalt business In Oklahoma,
and providing that the state go Into
the aalt bualness.
Declines Nomination at Ardmore.
W. I. Cruce has declined to accept
the nomination for mayor on the non-
partisan ticket at Ardmore andI C.
M. Joiner was nominated. A lively
fight to expected for the city offlcea
between the democrats and nonparti-
sans.
Hurt In Runaway.
M. Blumer was badly Injured to a
runaway accident at Stillwater tos
Friday. He In company with Lud-
wlg Unrecht was driving s team
hitched to a buggy, when the horse
became frleghtened and both men
were thrown out. Unretch waa not
badly hurt, but Blumer received a
•bad cut on the head.
Fer Oklahoma City Park.
The campaign for a special'ejection
to vote $400,000 in bonds for park
approvements at Oklahoma City will
be inaugurated next week by the
Park Commission board. The Im-
provements contemplate twenty-six
miles of boulevards, in connection
with several new parks.
w,
M*mUf
May. Mr Cbalfaat lank charge tbta
Vwtk gn< will contlaae the baalaeee
•T ctir
National Bank of Altus, dtod ln_Kan
aas City. Mo., at 7 o'clock Thar*
I day morning Mr Faglit was a
I prominent «W«« wd a Maaua of
high rank.
- _ - f .
Wednesday->B It "la from Oklahoma
couaiy and la entitled. American Ex-
press Company vs. Hula Nauoaal
Willis L. Mtmtar Dead.
The deatb Is announced of Willis
I, Hunter, who lived four miles
northwest of Comanche He waa a
„ native of Middle Tennessee and waa
Land far * M'd MM rlate« "• years oid. lie leaves a widow.
Attorney J J Mars and associai / Harah lluater, eight sons and
af. V? Utre daoghters. His children sre all
of sixty acers near «* i;« lp
-3 i—
aud employ several hundred men
married and residing throughout tho
Ta Build Ooed Reads.
«• °-, wv tTf/rr-
rUIMi if lj~. *£ 'J; nl!*"lknwk" "cuii!
KANSAS MYSTERY SOLVED
HUTCHINSON MAN WAS KILLID
■V HIS FRIEND.
Orvlile Poland, a Youth of 19. Con-
fesaea to Shooting Wella-Fargo
Express Agent.
U Puilman. K. B. Bower G U Dent.
J. B. Field, Orvlile Gllbroath. L. C.
Edaoa and J. 1* Jardot.
Hutchinson. Kansas.—That he killed
his sleeping friend after the lat-
ter hsd given him shelter for the night
waa the confession made Thursday by
Orvlile Poland. Poland waa arrested
Wednesday on suspicion that he had
killed Jesse Haymaker. Wella-Fargo
agent In the Santa Fe depot, and then
robbed both the depot and the uptown
offices of the company. He to 1# years
old.
Poland aought to give the Impreaalon
that be was asleep when he fired tho
shot. Ho said that be and Haymaker
went to Bleep together and that bo
awoke with a revolver In his hand and
his friend dead beside blm. After
ALL UNCtRTAlNTY RCMOVKD.
Tha Taft Cabinet Stands as Heretefort
Announced.
New York.—All quallficatlona of un-
certainty to the prediction that Frank-
lin Mac Veagh of Chicago has been
selected by Mr. Taft as his secretary
of the treasury, are hereby removed.
Mr. Mac Veagh accepted the place
Wednesday and thereby the Taft cabi-
net was made complete as heretofore
announced by the Assoclsted press.
No official or unofficial declaration
of Mr. Mac Veagh's appointment Is
to be made by Mr. Taft until be
promulgates bis entire csblnet. But
to this case, aa In other notlcea of
appointments, the facta are known to
be correct.
The cabinet aa completed with tho
aelectlon of Mr. Mac Veagh, la aa fol-
^Secretary of atate. Philander C.
Knox of Pennaylvanto; secretary ot
the troaaary. Franklin Mae Vea^ HU-
nols; secretory of war, Jacob M. Dick-
inson, Tennessee; attorney general,
George W. Wlckersham, New York;
Massa-
n^vy, George Von L. Meyer
chusetts; secretary of the Interior.
. . n ... W.aKlnsrfAfl •
e mlner and Inspector ®nd advanced
to third reading a bill by Ross mak
lng Temple a county court
It Is considered doubtful whether
thnra will be any action on the con-
teat ot A. M. Felton, republican,
against Anderson, democrat, before
adjournment of the house. Action on
the contest was again postponed to-
day until March 1. Felton claimed
a majority of nearly 300 In McCur-
tain county, but that enough returns
were thrown out to seat Felton.
The bouse passed the bill by Sen-
ator Blllups defining procedure for
the mortgage or sale of the home-
stead of an insane husband or wife,
the bill locating the Eastern Univer-
sity Preparatory school at Claremore,
tang has Just issued a small booklet
of poems for presentation to his fel
low legislators and other friends. The
booklet includes In addition to The
Oklahoma Girl," whlchgWes itsname
to the volume, The Girl With Boy
i«h Wavs" "The Mistletoe. The
oil Z ai Wast," "The Idol. .( Y
terday" "The Fightln' Man on the
Firt Line," "My Oklahoma Corn"
and -When the Shuckln' Peg
BThe senate passed finally the Joint
resolution by Japp authorizing toe
state treasurer to turn over to Co
manche county the money ^elved
from the government for the ren
tlto of the Wichita forest reserve and
tba four bridge bills, one by Taylor,
authorising county commissioners
issue bonds to build, repair or ac
,ulre bridges, on vote of three-fifths
of the people of the county; one by
Memlnger providing the procedure
for tho purchase by county commls-
sloners for the Joint construction of
bridges by adjoining counties, and one
by Newell authorising county commls-
,loners to replace or repair bridges
destroyed by
Soys With the Fleet.
The following Oktoboma Cl}y ^?ys
were with the American fleet which
bw Just finished a trip around the
world: H. W. Bateman, B C. Bay-
lor, H. C. Clarke. A. J. Colt, C. J.
Grimes, W. B. Hensley. T. J. Ot-
tara G. F. Ross. Clyde Sopher, B.
W. Tull, E. S. Wlars.
Quarter Million In Oil Deal.
The E P. Whltcomb holdings li
the Shallow oil fields, centering
around Chelsea, have been purchased
bv capitalists from Pittsburg and Al-
tona Pa" $250,000 being the pur-
chase price. These holdings comprise
1000 acres 105 wells and sixty-six
2. is\ <*>
200 barrels. This deal la 'the ^esj
in Oklahoma oil properties In the last
year.
To Sell Bar Fixtures.
M. E. Smith, special contraband
officer, working In the interest of
the prohibition law enforcement,1s
in Oklahoma City, arranging for the
ahipment of confiscated bar fixtures
to Guthrie. Sheriff Garrison has five
wagonloads of, fixtures in his Posses
sion which he confiscated from time
to tlme Garrison first decided to
destroy the fixtures by fire, but on
second thought has agreed to turn
everything over to the state for sale
Kichard A. Balllnger, Waablngton:
secretary of agriculture, Jamea Wil-
son, of Iowa; secretary of commerce
and labor, Charles Nagel, Mlsaourl.
EMasTZ
drawer. . • -
In telling of the crime, Poland aald:
"I may have been crasy, but I did It.
We both went to sleep. Later I woke,
and he was dead, and I bad a ptotol In
my hand. Then I went to the uptown
office and robbed the cash drawer. I
got $7.25. I don't know why I did It.
Foland wanted to go to Chicago,
but had no money. It Is supposed that
It was to get the money to make the
trin that he killed hla friend. He was
admitted to the expreas office by Hay-
maker hlmaelf, having told Haymaker
that his mother was not at home. The
part of the story relating to the actual
killing was written out and signed by
Foland.
Turned First Furrow •* Land.
Calvin Beoaon. who settled near
Willow 31 years ago and
first land on the upland between
Mangum and Sayre, expects to leave
within the next ten days for Scott
County. Ark., the land of bto birth,
to locate.
"nsr£xr&> -
.. which waa a conversion of a
National bank. wlth capUal of gfir
000 Incorporators: 8. W. Allen, Ouy
Bowman KM. Howe, O. A. Bowman
and F. B. Hurd. all of Broken Ar-
row. ____
''carmen^on ^Wednesday sued Che,
okee In the aopreme court on account
of the totter s victory n i
>. xhe Carmen petition recites tnai
wnly four precincts in the entire coun-
ty conducted a legal election.
Wanta Him Oueted.
State Enforcement Attorney Cald
wrt tons filed wit tothe
county alleging that be bad been
derelict to bto duty In the enforce
JJTant of the prohibition tow.
Qlaae Removed Prom Knee.
Several years ago Art Maddeabad
bto knee cut by a piece ot brolwm
■toaa Hla leg baa been giving him
trouble lately, and laat week, after
_ aYsm nation. Dr. Mctny
from the leg.
bottom
piece of road to ased more than
any other In the country, and It to
probably one of the worst of the
many bad roads to the state.
Charge Nepotism.
Investigation of two eaaee of al-
leged nepotism is Creek County to
being conducted under court ausplcee
with a flew of asking the offlctoto
to take action. Both cases Involve
county offlctoto and are said to be
in direct violation of the law pro-
hibiting tbe employment of retotlvea
by public officials.
Fire Deotroye Reeldenee.
Fire from a defective flue totally
deetroyed tbe beautiful residence of
George Harris, on West
Enid, at an early hour Thursday
morning. The family barely eecaped
their night robes, not being able
w aave even their clothing. # Tb*
loea waa about $8,000, wltb W.OOO
Insurance.
The Peace Society's Dinner.
New York—The Peace society of
New York brought together around
the banquet table at the Hotel Astor
a notable gathering of men prominent
In national, state and city affairs. The
dinner was in honor of Senator-elect
Elihu Root of New York and Joseph
H Choate was toastmaster. President-
elect William H. Taft, Gov. Charles E.
Hughes, Right Hon. James Bryce. the
British ambassador. Baron Kogoro
Takahlra, ambassador from Japan, and
Joaqulm Nabuco, Braxillan ambassa-
dor, were the speakers, and the guests
number about 800.
PRESIDENT WRITES OF TAFT.
Has Biographical Sketch In Inaugural
Souvenir.
Washington, D. C.—The remark-
able feature of the "Inaugural souve-
nir" Issued by the committee In charge
of the inaugural ceremonies is a bio-
graphical sketch of President-elect
Taft by President Roosevelt.
It has peculiar significance in view
of rumors that have been published
to the effect that friction existed be-
tween Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Taft.
The keynote of the president's sketch
may be found in these words:
"No man of better training, no man
of more dauntless courage, of common
sense and higher character has ever
come to the presidency than William
Howard Taft."
F'to J^iTihlch^Mtroyed naarly all
hla belongings. O. L Henry, wbo llvoa
south of the ctty, bad a bor^ wagon.
all bla meat and cora and other
feodatuffa burned. J. N. Appleby amd
oTd. bowery Unm^lytm* op
a eubecription for bto bemeflt, aad
succeeded
reBef.
to raising a sum for bto
Want to Work Here.
Suit baa been Instituted^ the anj
preme court here by the Wiitea
Brotherhood of America against In
surance Commissioner McComb. to
test the right to do business In Okla-
homa on a charter or licence Issued
to Indian Territory prior to atate-
hood.
Funeral of Ralph Goodman.
Rklnh Goodman's remains, tne
young man wbo was killed by sn
eastbound Frisco passenger train be-
tween Chickasha and Tuttle, were in
terred in Tuttle Thursday. One ^
the largest funerals ever seen In Tut
tie turned out to the funeral services
of this young man.
Officers Doing Duty.
rpv, onorlal Grand Jury, called b>
Judge Cole in the Fourth District
Court at McAlester at the requert
of atate Enforcement Attorney rrea
CaldweU, made a final report Friday
„ -i__ . ,«♦ «h the county officers
are faithfully performing their duties.
A Grand Jury Immediately PJ^ed'"*
this one. of which L. C. Featherstone
waa foreman, had made a ^ngthy
ronort. finding no accusation against
556 John A. Harrison, but reclt
fng a number of little Incidents tend
US to show carelessness in hand
ling county prisoners. The repo
Friday fully exonerates tbe sheriff.
A Kansan Dead In Kentucky.
Louisville, Ky.—Vandyke Stoops,
son of Flnlay Stoops, of Pittsburg,
Kan., was found dead In his room late
Friday. He had shot himself through
the forehead. Stoops, who was 28
years old and a student at a local
business school, left a note declaring
that he could not live through the
shame his parents had cast upon his
life. In the man's room were found
some of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy's
books, a Bible and "Social Purity in
Life." He was a devout religious
worker.
The Standard Oil Jury.
Chicago.—The Jury in the re-trial of
the Standard Oil company of Indiana
was completed tentatively at the end
of Friday's session, but both the gov-
ernment and the defendant corpor-
ation reserved the right to re-examine
the men in the Jury box when court
reconvenes Monday morning. Of 12
men in the box, three are retired
farmers and the others are small mer-
chants. Five are Chicago men.
An Iowa Engineer Killed.
Van Horn, Iowa.—Engineer C. H.
Brown ot Perry, la., was killed Fri-
day morning In the wreck of the Over-
land Limited going weat over tbe Chi-
cago, Milwaukee * 8L Paul tracka at
this point
Found an Ancient Pearl.
Goldfleld, Nev.—Dr. Samuel E.
Green, an English geologist, while ex-
ploring the formation of the Indian
Springs oil fields, discovered a strata
that contained fossils of prehistoric
animals and reptiles. He broke open
a number of ancient oyster shells and
in one of them discovered a perfect
pearl, pure white and weighing nearly
450 karats. Dr. Green has refused a
sum for the pearl which would buy a
hundred "water Jewels" of ordinary
size.
Orvlile Wright Ascends Again
Pau, France.—Orvlile Wright Thurs-
day made his first ascension since the
accident at Fort Meyer, in which he
was severely Injured. Accompanied
by his sister, he was a passenger in
the balloon Icarus, which was piloted
by Marquis De Kergariou. The bal-
loon sailed off In the direction of
Tarbes, before a brisk breeze.
More Chicago Labor Indictments.
Chicago, 111.—Three more indict-
ments against Martin B. Madden, pres-
ident of the Alsociated Building
Trades of Chicago, have been returned
by the grand Jury. Three of Madden'a
associates were Indicted with him.
The truee bills charge extortion ot
money in connection with labor strikes.
Abollehed Co-Education.
New York.—Co-education at Wes-
leyan university of Middleton, Conn.,
wan abolished at a special meeting
hero of tho trustees of the institution.
Apaches Seek Freedom.
If arrangement can be made boot
enough It Is the plan of Asa Dekelu
ale Acting Chief-elect of the Apaches,
fhe Naicse. the last hereditary chief
of the Chircahua Apaches, to send
. delegation of their tribe to Wash-
U™ t the time of Tatt's inaugu-
ration. Already the two chiefs^are
laving plans to secure their liberty,
and this committee will requets o
The -ew President this concession
It was Geronlmo's lifelong hope thai
dying he. as well as his P^-
ple, should receive their freedom
Since his death another effort will
be made to that end.
All Over ■ Pony.
Tha case of Jennie 8. Scraper ya.
William Begga. Involving a Creek I*
dlan allotment, wm appealed to the
supreme court from Okfuskee county,
Wednesday. A $30 pony la the boos
of contention between Joe Daniels
and Albert Franklin ot Pototoc coun-
ty. and the totter baa appealed to
the supreme court.
Warrants for Coal Companies.
State Auditor Ed Trapp on Wednea
day began the Issuance of warrants
for the delinquent groea revenue tea
due from tbe coal companies of the
state. The seventy-five coal compan-
ies have ignored tue tow and are now
In arrears for two whole quarteni
and a fraction of another. The war-
rants will aggregate $225,000 and are
principally on Pittsburg county.
Garriaon Elected Commander.
The Spanish-American War Veter-
ans held a meeting in Chief of Po-
lice Mitchell's office at Guthrie for
the purpose of installing off1®"* f«*
the year. The officers installedInn
a G Harrison, commander; Capt.
Hearn. S. V. C.; Oscar J. TJpham,
chaplain; U H. Selsor, adjutant
Other officers, not present, will be
installed at the next meeting.
Oil Destroyed by Fire.
Fire, which caught lnwa.fuel,^
from an engine at a well, caused
to Little R«k
tarrel8°not otl and P"1'8'
tion of 1.600 barrels in thenorth
nil fleld Wednesday afternoon, a
hih wind was blowing, at the time
Bre would have taken the field.
From New England Foreet.
A relic of unusual historical senti-
ment was received Wednesday by
W P. Campbell ot the Oklahoma His-
tnrtmi Society. It is t piece of shell
hickory wood cut from the forest of
New England, Just following the Rev-
olution^ war, and made into a spar
tor the old battleahip Con8t*tut|°n:
It weighs probably two pounds and
now resembles a broken piece of
bridge timber. It yet shows holes
KJS the patriots bored £ spikes
and splinters, and where the Brtuim
guns tore loose the roughly ptoned
■urfaci^The relic wasd^.tedbT
w u Mclnnes. a prominent citizen
U Ilka. Okto^ who
while oa a recent visit in me «m-
Irving Monument.
The stone to be used on the sight
of Washington Irvings tent, while
here in 1882, as recorded in his Tour
of the Prairies," to at Hockeyer s
marble works in Muskogee, and will
be finished in a few days and
shipped to Fort Gibson. The base
and cavity in which to deposit the
record is yet to be prepared, and
it may be a month or more before
the monument can be placed.
Sprinkle Streets With Oil.
George Mauser, the crude oil man.
has donated a car load of crude oil
to the city of Lamont to be used an
a sample in sprinkling the streets.
A block will be sprinkled, and if suc-
cessful, the city promises to take sev-
eral car loads to complete the wwlc
of sprinkling the main streets. He
guarantees that it will do the work
whether the soil be sand, day or
loam, and is certain ot a big aale
after the experiment is tried.
Kanaas Alumni Banquet. ■
The Oklahoma Alumni Association
of the University ot Kansas, at ito
first annual meeting at Guthrie last
Thursday night elected Parker W.
Cress ot Perry as president, B. F.
Shinn of Guthrie secretary and Galen
B Cassity of Okmulgee, treasurer.
The business meeting waa followed
by a banquet at the lone hotel, wihch
covers told for 100, and "Uncle Jim-
my" Green, dean of toe Kanmas un£
veralty tow achool. aa the guest of
honor. Tbe reunion and banquet of
the Oklahoma "grads" from the aK -
aas school, wllh^be made an annaal
affair, with tha meeting neat yen* *
Oklahoma City.
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