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THE H0B4RT CHIEF.
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HOEART
OK LA,
NEW STATE NtWi
Th* fifth annual coaTeatl.n of tha
phot .urripSers of t * t«la terr:' r.
* et la Oklahoma City iui w«*
The fifth annual convention of tfc
pbo!/,p ()bt-? of *h«- twin •' rfriM
met ia Oklahoma City la«t • >.
Artic'e* of In-orjK rjtion hav* be-r
granted to the ftatc Bark a*. Inola
with 9JO,WO capital sto'k.
Because of the |ckness of Dm
Patch, th® rac- m - t at Oklahoma
Cltjr ha>t b -en declirel off ThU
fa .t pari r *v to ha*-- ' ' : • . mi.n
attraction. and w&a hc^tJu.tJ for
three performances
At Aldcrtnn J L Pain'er wi< In-
jured while at'ernpt iig to drive across
th* f'hoctaw tracks. A locomotive
dashed Into the bor** and buggy kiil-
Injr th<- animal demo::sHng 'be ve-
hicle and throw n* Mr 1'alnter out.
He waa Krmljr Injured.
According to re.tort* from the
I)awi« commission. Indian Territory
ban 18^009,000 acres r.T available farm
land Last year fifteen per rent of
this vu In cultivation, and It Ib esti-
mated that thl* yrir wl'l Increr.ae
the percentage to twenty per cent.
Many of t'i* t'a"he-a aaMgned to
neighborhood schoo'x tn the In'llan
Territory are retlgnlrig their plac< s
It Ih said to tie d >*• Targ'dv to the
fict that th Ir compenaailon li but
135 p'-r monf\ and tiat the neigh-
borhood schools In many Instance:!
are la the wild h
Informatlon'Tia* ju«t been reeeirr l
from Indian Agent J Hlalr Schoen-
fe't that the Choctaw twn'l'e money
will soon b • paid out. as the ro'N for
the pavment have be-n completed,
with the excentton or a fe<v doubtful
card* In the Atoka land office.
Great preparations rr« be'ng mBd *
for the Grand Army reunion, which
beirlns at Tulsa on the 2fith. Everv
effort la being put forth to furnlRh
accommodations frty the manv vlsl-
torn expected. Kmrnent speakers
Tiave signified their Intent!' n of be-
ing present. among whom la the gov-
ernor of Oklahoma.
Application has been made to tTi«^
Katy railroad officials for a special
rate to the fair on account of Indian
Territory day. Otcoher 1. It Ih ex-
pected tiiat a rate sufficiently low
will be secured to make it an Induce-
ment to the people of In '.fn Territory
to be there In largo numbers on that
day.
William Fry. who was etrp'oyed by
the Frisco Hallway company as a
brakeman, was kl'led near Catoosa
last week. He waa riding on th™ lad-
der at the able of n car when he waa
eruahed by fcnother'rar, on an adloln-
ing track The body was taken to
Parsons, Kas . where Fry hail a wife
and two children.
Vinita Is preparing to send up to
the world's fair aome magnificent
specimens of RHlflnwer and Jona-
than applea and corn. The fruit anil
corn have been wel>cte<l from farms
near Vinita, and each Is a fine speci-
men.
Oorernor Ferguson has Issued n
proclamation offering a reward ol
f.150 for the apprehension. arrest and
delivery of William Carton, who f-t
charged with killing J. II, Craig and
Virgil Funkhouser on the 22nd ol
May. 15104.
The lion. T. C. Hum! •rev, United
States judge for tl' central Indian
Territory district, will remove from
South McAlester to Atoka, at which
place he wl'l have his official resi-
dence heroaTTer.
Checotah Is to have a new elevator,
to be erectod by the Mld'atul Elev.'.tnr
company.
William N Robert i and Mrs. f! A
Leonard were plac >d In the federal
jail at Ardmore, charged with assault
to Vlll 8. A. l.conard, husband of the
woman, near Marietta.
Miss l.aura Gregg of Omnhn has
opened headquarters at Guthrie for
the t>lg campaign f-r woman suffrige
which Is to be Inaugurated at once
and continued until after the constl
tutlonal convention shnll have been
held.
During a quarrel wtt'i some regular
negro sold lent, stationed at Fort
Reno, one of the soldiers, as yet un
identified, shot Policeman Felker of
K1 Reno, perhaps mortally w undine
hint.
J. A, Tarr. a ball player, late of the
Chickasha l"Sgti<< team, has be >n ar
rested for forgery. lie signed the
nanie of tho manager of the Co-
manche team on an order for to
the ninnager of th<- Lawton t am. lie
Is held on $LVi) ball until the grain*
Jury disposes of his case.
Subsc ription i nre b >lng solicited
nf Pauls Valley for the purpose of
prosperi ng for ill. coal or Brtcslan
water. Niarly enough money has
been subscribed to insure sucee«« in
Ibe undertaking of th • proje t.
FOR TEN-CENT COTTON
Ar. Enterpr te t e Object cf W « ch It
to ^i« tre Pr .e of Cotton
WAHHINOl N Colonel E. Si
P -' - * Teta- pr tae c -•
d <#rower«' Protective aiMClatiua,
ta ia !>'S iun an eat*--
SCHOOLS FILLED
prl
ai*'2>
w:ll mean tea
He is on aU
fNDIAN TERRITORY CONTRONTES
WITH SOME PERPLEXlTir^
way
bit
r - in roof«-r--n' •>
f cauonal reput •
• •it -ei led tb m-
:ctno
n tor - <! «
Wttb !.MOr |al IB'
«.• & -Vim h. b
teras-'ng In hi* i
Colonel Pet rs ip on of je ia«r-1
p>>raf>r« of the S uuhtrn Cotton cor-1
porat:oa. Jjs* formed i>h abundant
"~ap.ul for the purpose of controtl-
lr<? the cortfi.ii output of the Konthern
■tmua. Tb> corporation w,!i estate
il-h wareh njsea throughrut the cot-
ton fiiu-u and give the farmers re-
ceipts for all tj« cotton re^elv ?d.
T:.e i- r*e lp*« will pass current an1
"will be a food as go.I, • a> the
colonel.
Tin- corporation w.f boll t-;e cotton
for a price fixed, regulated by the
supply and demand.
'It is our purpose," said Colonel
Peter* ' to fix the price of our cot-
ton. Instead of allowing it to be ftxel
in Liverpool and Sew York by spin-
ners and spccuUtors. It will be lm-
pr>hhlbl.> for us to get our scheme in
operation in time to handle this
year's crop, but w will be ready for
buslneftn before the cotton Is picked
next year, and In two or tlirre years
w • are confident of being tible to cob*
trol the output. It will be a bless-
ing to the cotton planters of th?
south."
Colonel Peters said that among the
men who are Interes* *d with him In
the f-nt-Tprlite Is a New York finan-
cier. whose check Is good for |100.-
000,000. The matter is to be dis-
cussed at the convention of the Farm-
ers" congress, the Cotton Growers' as-
sociation and the Cotton (Jrov>. -•/
Protective association oif the 2t\v)
Inst. Colonel Peters says tttere is
ntjt the least doubt that the enter-
prise will be in operation before next
year, ami will prove very beneficial
to the growers of cotton.
INSTITUTIONS TOO FEW FCH SCHOLARS
GOING AFTER THE BUSINES3
Checotah Haa a Novel Way of Estab-
lishing a Cotton Market
MUSKOGEE: Th* business men
of Checotah have decided upon a
novel plan to IniT-ice the furme'- o
market, their cotton In that town.
Every time a farmer sells a lojil ol
cotton In Checotah he getH a ticket
bearing a certain number. Ahoul
Christinas time, alter tho cotton Is
all marketed, a public drawing is to
be held. Duplicates of all the num-
bers given out to tho cotton raise.*«
will be put In a box and shaken up
and three of them will be drawn out
by a little girl, who is to be blind-
folded. The three men holding the
lucky numbers will receive prizes
amounting to 9-100 <n gold, con
trlbuted by the merchants. Tha
drawing brings thousands of people
to town every year, and Is a big mid-
wlntur event.
Fairmount Postoffice Robbed
ENID: Safe Idowers broke into
the Fairmount postofflee and robbed
the safe of $Mmi. The robbers forced
an entrance through the rear door of
the building and us"<i n hcavv ex-
plosive to force the safe door. A por-
tion of the money tak;-n belonged to
thi> government and a portion to indi-
viduals. ,1. N Smith, the postmaster,
refused b dlvclose the amount ol
money tnken, but stated It was nearly
the amount given above. Deputy
Sheriff Morrison and a posse of men
nre In pursuit of the robbers, who are
supp led to bo headed toward Uuth
rie or Oklahoma City.
"To be happy." adilses a magazine
writer, "fill yoursel; -Attn sunshine '
You will g-t the same effects by let-
ting soni one < lse fill you with hot
nlr.
WON'T ATTACK THE CHARTER
The Katy Railroad Company and Mus-
kegs S-ttle their Differences
BOVTH MCALESTER: The Mis-
souri. Kansas & Texts Hallway com-
pany has compromised Its suit ngalnst
the city of Muskog.v, in which the
railroad company contended that
Muskogee was not legally incorpor-
ated and has no power to act as an
lncff rported town. The railroad com-
pany owned a pond which the city or-
dered drained. The Katy peop.e
threatened to attack the city charter
if it insisted upon removing tho water
from the pond. The city and the
railroad people compromised by per-
mitting t.ie pond to be drained and
allowing it to ho filled again, with
fresh water.
To Dedicate Tulsa, I. T . Church
Tl'LSA: The Rev. Hr. \\ . H. Pal-
mere. editor of Cue Christian Advo-
cate of St. Louis will preach the dedi-
catory sermon of the Methodist Epis-
copal church. South, of this city Sun-
day. the 25th. This church was
erected four years ngo and has just
been cleared of dehi.
CHICKASHA: A r.anenise for a
gas plant has been granted by the
City council to H. I. Martin of
Wabuon. Mass. an I A A. Humphrey
of Guthrie. it extends over n period
ef llity years and provides that gas
shall be sold at 5" per thousand of
11.20 if bills are paid before the (• nth
of each month. The city has tho
Option of purchasing the plant bi an
appraised valuation «tt• r five years.
Work is to ! • tin within sixty da> *
• tti r the acreptsnre or the franchise.
Four miles of malus ure to be luii
fcithln twenty inontos.
t%e 5100.000 Appropriated by Ccr
gres Not Nearly Enough to Supply
the Needs—Schools in Some Parte
Are Overrun
Mt'SKOGEE: The supcrintend^c*.
of schools In Indian Territory, J. D
Benedict, and the various school su-
perintendent* are confronted wlt^ a
serious problem upon the opening cf
the day schools of the tribal govern-
ments to white children free of tui-
tion through the distribution of th-.- ,
1100,000 appropriated by congress
In some districts more pupils sre at-
tending the school)) tnan the teachers
can look after. As a result the -In-
structors are clamoring for assistants
but these cannot be granted, as the ap-
propriation is not large enough to cov-
er the added expense.
One teacher upon arriving at the
little frame building which had been
converted into a schools bouse, found
that 115 children all hungry for know-
ledge, were Jammed into the little
room eagerly waiting for her to ar
range her classes and hear the lesions.
She felt very much like the old wo-
man who lived In her shoe and sent
In an appeal for an assistant or for a
reduction of the number of her pupils.
There is no way, however, by which i
any of the children living In the vicin-
ity of a school house can be kept from !
school, as one has as good a right as [
the other and hence the only thing for
tho teacher to do is to govern her
large family as best she can and teach
as well as possible. A few teachers
upon meeting these discouraging con-
ditions have resigned.
Another teacher upon reaching the |
scene of her labors found that she
could not secure board and room near-
er than three miles from her school
house. She became discouraged and
resigned.
Some amusing Incidents have arisen
In connection with the enforcement of
tho segregation of tho negro pupils
from the whites ami Indians. The
supervisor of schools in the Creek
nation yesterday received a complaint
from a teacher in a school for white
and Indian children that several negro
pupils had intruded and insisted on
going to Bchool there. She asked the
supervisor to compel them to stay
away. The same day the supervisor
received anothor complaint from a
negro teacher stating that white chil-
dren had Intruded in the negro school.
This teacher requested that admis-
sion be denied tho white children. Net
complants, however, come from whites
or Indians about the association of
thoso two races in the schools.
C0MZ COTTON ESTIMATES.
Sccrcta'y Thoburn F gurea This
Year's Crcp as Enortnous
Oklahoma w... taTe Zx-.WO bales of
r .:'.oa th^ year. acoord ns to the e.it:-
tr.ate of Secretary Thoburn of the
i>oird of agriculture The acreage is
Ci per cent greater this year than '.i t
and the cond.t'.ons have been better
•^.aa in 1 J Mr. Thoburn is under
the impresjion, however, that *.he
present cool weather will not be ad-
vantageous to the cotton crop, al- '
though so serioua 0 triment :a ex-
pected.
The prospe.ta for the cotton crop
are the finest ever known in Okla-
homa. The vast increafe in acreage
over last year, means that, wita fa-
vorable weather, the territory will
have an enormous yield. Three hun-
dred thousand bales are equal to
150.000.00o pounds. Last year OkU'.u- '
ma raised 2u4,&i* bales, or &3.294.600
pounds, and in 1002 218.3'jO bales, or ,
101*,155,000 pounds. The acreage las',
year exceeded that of the preceding
year, but the yield was small, com-
pared with 1S02, owing to the wot
weather and other unfavorable condi-
tions. Greer county alone expects
to harvest 100,000 baits this fall.
The smallest yield reported Irom
any one county last year v:as that of .
Dewey, where there were only sixty-
eight bales. Cotton was planted in
nineteen of the twenty-six counties.
Woods, Woodward, Grant, Gartleld,
Kay and Noble counties not reporting.
It is probable that there will be re-
port# from all counties this year,
since Woods. Woodward and Noble
are known to have a considerable
acreage this season.
The immense cotton crop of Oklaho-
ma will doubtless require much addi-
tional help In its handling. With
about 150,000,000 pounds to pick there
will be work until next spring.
Counting on sixty days of nice weath-
er, during which time farmers can
get Into the fields t>> pick, there will
have to be enough pickers to gather
2,500,000 pounds dally, and, consid-
ering 200 pounds an average day's
picking. It will require 12,000 pickers
to gather the crop. At the rate of 75
cents per 100 pounds for picking,
the farmers will pay out $18,750 per
day to pickers, or J 1,135,500 for the
season.
THIS LOOKS BAD
COTTON IMPROVEMENT
OAWES COMMISSION GOOD FOR
TEN YEARS LONGER
STATEHOOD LEGISLATION TO BE DELAYED
DOESN'T WANT GUARDIANS
South McAlester School Bonds
SOUTH MCALESTER: At a meet-
ing of the city council it was decided
to issue $150,000 in bonds for the erec-
tion of school houses in each of the
four city wards, and a largo central
high school. The enrollment of the
public schools for the term Just opened
shows an Increase of 9.45 per cent In
the attendance of white children over
last year. An increase of 20 per cent
In tho enrollment of negroes is also
noted.
TISHOMICO: Fully two thousand
people attended the first day's celebra-
tion given by the citizens of Tisho-
mingo In honor of the inauguration of
Governor I). H. Johnston. The fes-
tivities were held in Kingsberry park,
and the program of the day included
a barbecue at noon, baseball. Indian
games and other amusements for the
edification of the crowd.
"UNIVERSAL ALPHABET"
Boston University Takes Initiative To-
ward Establishing It
Iloston university has issued a cir-
cular inviting opinions on a proposal
to hold an International conference
for the purpose of adopting a "uni-
versal alphabet," by which to indicate
the pronunciation of words in the lead-
ing European languages.
As a preliminary measure. It ia de-
sired to obtain the opinion of the
learned public jjpon tho desirability
and practicability of the proposed con-
ference. For this purpose the present
circular has been sent to the members
of the American Philbloglcal associ-
ation, who are to meet in St. Louis
about the middle of September. At
that time the chief philologists of the
world will be assembled and the sub-
ject will be considered. A second cir-
cular will bo sent to all university
professors as soon as the faculties re-
assrmble.
Now cometh the dog star days,
when the thrifty housewife may live
on tho delicatessen plan.
MADE A GOOD HAUL
WINNEPEG. MANITOBA: The Ca-
hadlan Pacific westbound transconti-
nental express was held up l y four
masked men four and a half miles
west of Mission Junction. At the point
of revolvers, the express messenger
was compelled to hand i ver the valu-
ables and the safe was dynamite!.
The registered mall was also ran-
sacked. The robbers escaped to the
bushes and nre supposed to have
crossed the boundary. They seeurid
•bout $0,000 from the express car.
Chickasaw Native Gove'^or Oppose*
Their Appointment
TISHOMINGO: In his mes3agp tc
the Chickasaw legislature in session
here, the newly elected governor cl
the nation, Douglas H. Johnston
makes a vigorous protest against the
interior department in the appo'nt
m^nt of guardians for Indian minors.
He says that nothing else could har-
ass the Chickasaw and Choctaw na
tlona in the allotment of lands and
distribution of tribal projierties sc
much as the appointment of guardi-
ans.
Governor Johnston maintains that
the parent is the natural guardian ol
the child and Is fully competent tc
handle the minor's estate. He says
the Indians should no longer be treat-
ed as wards of tho government and
thinks that if the interior depp;:-
ment should force the appointment
of guardians for Indian children It
would Se ihe greatest injustice that
could be cone the Indians.
The go> ernor urgeu tne speedy pay
ment of the tribal funds ot the nation
per capita, favors tho additional en-
rollment of new born children up to
tho tim > ot the dissolution of the tri
bal imminent, March 4, 1906, rec
ommends that a sufllcient portion
of tho invested and trust funds In the
hands of the federal government oe
set apart for the payment of the out-
standing school warrants, and con
eludes his message by urging the ap
pointment of a delegation to Washiug
ton to represent the nation in all mat
ters that may arise before the depart-
ment and congres:). alfectlng the
rights and interests of the Chickasawg
BUILDING A SMELTER
8. S. Remer Proposes to Make Demon-
stration of Gold in Wichitas
LAWTON: S. S. Remer, who has
been for some time at work on a
smelter at his mine in the Wichita
Mountains, will be able to fire up in a
few days. He was in lawton recently
and took out with him to his camp
an engine to be used in the operation
of the smelter. When this is finished
it will be tho first smelter erected in
the Wichitas. Almost ail the miners
of that vicinity have donated their
work to Mr. Remer's good cause, and
have come over to his camp and help-
ed him in every way possible to com-
plete the smelter. Many times there
have been as many as eighteen m.>n
at work'on this valuable enterprise.
Mr. Remer has expended already on
his smelter about $3.fl00. He Is more
than ever encouraged* at the present
time. Mr. Remer in a conversation
said: "Seeing is believing. The first
bullion that I can bring Into Lawton
from the smelter will convince the
world that there is gold In the Wichita
Mountains. Then it will be an easy
matter to get outside capital inten
ested."
An Indian Mummy on Exhibition
LAWTON: Dr. T. 11. Brewer of
this place had on exhibition at the
county fair an Indian mummy, which
was found a year ago last May ia a
cave at Elk Mountain, In the Wichitns.
It has been in the possession of tha
doctor ever sln."e. He believes the
child V> have been dead abotu seventy
years, and thinks it was of tho Aztc
race.
Officials at Washington Say Work
Cannot be Comp.eted Short of a
Decade—May Interfere With State-
hood Probabilities
WASHINGTON: it Is now becom-
ing apparent that the promises made
by the Dawes coaimiaeicn last winter
to the effect that the work of the
commission would be concluded by
June 30. 1H05, will not be realized. In-
deed, it ia improbable that the work
of the commission wfir be completed
wit..in many years from that time,
and it is certain that a great number!
of the disputed citizenship cas- s (
will not be disposed of for several 1
years.
Reports received at the department j
of the interior indicate that the wor.;
of the commission is progressing
more rapidly than ever before, but
while this is true, to use the words
of a prominent official of the Indian
oftice, "it is apparent the work can-
not be concluded within thd allott • 1
time." The candid opinion of the «i-
flcial in question is that it will take
nearly ten years long r for the com-
mission to clear u^ the work origi
nally assigned to it.
What effect this condition will have
upon the statehood bill now pending
before congress is problematical
The chances are, however, that it will
defer legislation until a future dato
beyond that contemplated in the bill
which passed the house last winter.
As that bill provided for the admis-
sion of the new states into the un.on
on March 4, 190C, the probabilities
are that the date of the admission
will be further postponed, even if leg-
islation should be seeuted.
It is apparent that the statehood
fight will be renewed at the conven-
ing of congress with more vigor than
ever before. It is the Intention of
the advocates of single statehood for
Oklahoma and Indian Territory to
try to force a vote in the senate on
the statehood bill at an early date
during the coming short session.
Whether they will be successful or
not depends entirely upon the advo-
cates of double statehood. The lead-
ing exponent of this theory is Senator
Bailey of Texas. Senator Bailey,
however, is not a prognostlcator. He
believes In expressing his views, and
then permitting the senate to act. If
the other advocates of double state-
hood pursue a similar course, a vote
can be reached during the short ses-
sion. If they adopt the other tac-
tics, of opposing the passage of the
single statehood bill, there is little
likelihood of legislation this winter.
With the great omnibus appropri-
ation bills before congress for action,
with only seventy-live aays in which
to act upon them, and with several
measures of national Importance be-
fore the senate for immediate consid-
eration, little time can be given to
the consideration ot the statehood
bill. Therefore, the probable action
of congress on this measure is wholly
dependent upon the attitude of the
advocates of double statehood.
If Marshal Ben , Colbert of the
southern Judicial district of Indian
Territory intends to resign his posi-
tion as United States marshal and ac-
cept a position as member of the
Choctaw and Chickasaw coal commis-
sion under Governor Johnson, as has
been recently reported, he has not
advised tho department of his inten-
tion. On the contrary, the Impres-
sion prevails in Washington official
circles that Mr. Colbert intends to
serve out his full term as marshal,
which expires in 1907.
OIL COMPANIES TO FIGHT
Rival Companiea May Contest for Su-
premacy in Muskogee Field
MUSKOGEE; An oil war promises
to develop In the Muskogee field at
once. It lias been but a few days
since the Standard Oil people asked
and received a franchise to lay pipes
through the city connecting their
large tanks Just completed 5t this
place to the oil district In another
part of the city. This gives the Mus-
kogee district connection with the
Standard's refineries at Neodesha,
Kan. Now an independent refinery is
to be built. The Madison Refining
company of Corsicana. Tex., Ig mov-
ing its plant here. This company has
bought lis ground and is putting up
Its own plant purely of its own accord
and are seeking no bonus, nor will
K sell any stock to local parties. As
soon as this plant is put in operation
there will doubtless be a fight started
betwen the Madison people aad the
Standard.
True greatness ever mates with
slmpllicty.
Some political booms need nothing
so much as a coroner's inquest.
Waterworks by November 1st
HOBART: The w
water works and tin- pow«r ,
Hobart, tho fln.t Improve,. ,.i, ,
this character to t* m d< it. n,
country, and for whl' h >,• , .
ment recently made #r, t, . ,,
from the Tot *«!■• r • *; . .
pi ned and ready for •• - , .
first of November '*<✓ i ,
Btedt, the v. . . ,
nas ehkri* of ttu wtf mi./
■the citizens of M-.
wants In the wa' r , 4,t
fled by the t lu.i n, , , ,r, ,j
Condition of Crop Much Better in th
Washita Valley
ARDMORE Within the past few
days th - re baa been a marked impro\e*
merit in the condition of the cotton
crop. Many sections report better
prosp'cta for a large >UId than was
anticipated MM two we. ks ago.
Probably the greates: Improvement
has been in the Washita valley. Ac-
cording to a statement Ciade by 1 rank
M. Gates of Pauls Valley, who 'na.~: ob-
served the ^rop in that section, there
will b • a third mor«. cotton produced
this year than last season He attri-
butes the favorable Improvement and
condition to timely rains which have
fallen in the valley country during
the past fortnight. Mr. Gates said:
"Two weeks ago me/criaots snd farm-
ers were .anything but enthused over
prosper-ts. The droi :h was having a
disastrous effect on rht fleecy staple,
and farmers were growing very much
discouraged over the outlook, li was
apparent that there would be e big
shortage in production, but ihe -ecent
rains have greatly improved the con-
dition of cotton, an-r that the valley
country will make the largest crop in
its history-'
In the Red river valley the rains
have improved cotton to a gnat ex-
tent. although the drouth, it is said,
will cut the crop considerable.
Mr. Carter, an experienced cotton
raiser who lives near Paoli, says the
drcutn has cut the crop one-half of
whit was estimated some time ago
The general condition of the crop
is reported as being'only fair, but tho
yield will be larger :n Indian territory,
because of the increased acreage.
The cotton picking season has
epened in earnest and the fields pre-
sent a busy scene.
FOR THE INDIANS BENEFIT
Judge Dickerson Says Leases in Fu-
ture Are to be More Rea nable
ARDMORE: Judge Dickerson. of
the United States court for the south-
ern district, has recently made two
important decisions. In refusing to
confirm a land case wherein a minor
figured. Judge Dickerson used vigor-
ous language. "Such a lease." ho
said, "will never be confirmed in my
court. I'll agree to furnish a lessee
who will take the land for ten years
at $150 a year. The*e investments
must hereafter be made for the bene-
fit of the Indian minor, and this
court will confirm no lease whLh
raises a presumption of dishonesty
by lis ridiculously low rates or an
unreasonably long time."
Heretofore hundreds of land leases
have been confirmed upon the appli-
cation of the guardians. Judge Dick-
erson instructed the clerk of the
United States court to furnish film a
certified copy of all land leases Al-
though there are about 1,000 pending,
he promised to personally investigate
each one.
Judge Dickerson has held that the
Indian Territory Is under the Arkan-
sas statute on the question of usury.
In lnstrutcing a Jury to discharge a
defendant for selling mortgaged prop-
erty he ruled that there can be no
crme when a usurious rate of interest
was charged.
Will Drive Cattle Out
MUSKOGEE: Capt. John West,
chief of the Indian police. accompinieu
by one of his officers, left for the Ar-
kansas line, where they will drive a
herd of about 100 cattle ouf of Indian
Territory into ArkaT.sas, Capt West
also had orders to t«ke the owner of
the cattle out of the country If be did
not agree to keep his cattle up in the
future. Several parties, living on the
line of Arkansas and Kansas havebeen
allowing their cattle to run at large,
and they liave been destroying the
crops of farmers living in their neigh-
borhood. Many complaints have been
made to Tmlian Agent Shoenfelt. and
that official has Issued orders that if
must bo stopped.
FOUND THREE SAWS
Prisoners in Comanche County Jail
Made Three Attemptc to Escape
'LAWTON: For the third time In a
period ot three months the prisoners
of the Comanche county Jail have at-
tempted to cut their way out. Sheriff
0. C. Hammonds and Undersheriff R.
LaFors, after a diligent search of tfi&
Jail, found three manufactured saws
conceaied in one of the cells. One of
them was about a ftx>t long and was
rudely made from a flat piece of steel
another was made from the same ma-
terial nnd was about an Inch shorter,
whfle the tlilrd was one made from a
common kitchen knife and had nleka
cut into It. One of the bars had been
almost severed, which was the only
visible Rlgn of their attempt to got out*
At the present lime there are six-
teen men confined within the Jail,
some of whom are under sentence to
the penitrnflnry
Thrifty Scot.
A Plfeshlro Scot not only stole flow-
erx from « grave, but won a prize ritb
them at a flower nhow.
Gambler Attempts Murder
OKLAHOMA ''ITV: Claude Hai-
rr.'-n known among he gambling fra.
t*roltf am "Harmony Kid." made an
"'I • tb* lire Of Ills wife by
y h-r throat with a penknife.
Kldent occurred at Hie Tavern,
or, Main • 'rent. Harmon snd
elf. had Of,,, trouble. Jealousy on
• ' !'•" "f hot I, Of th. 1.1 1,1 Ing the
Harmon wns arrested and
police headquarter, oscap-
from ih, , rrir,hf |„. nmv at
iirgo \|m 11. noii will i• .'over.
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