The Fargo Journal. (Fargo, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, January 22, 1909 Page: 3 of 8
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Buffalo Bill Curley Van
AUtyoe and Sandy We re three
'ecoutB l r-jGeneral Custer hi
1 1 i i numerous i campaigns in
t this: country Bjll (Cody was
1 nicknnmeccdauBft of tiis rec-
lord in killing' buffaloes 'A1 W
VanAJatyne frns Cblled CurHey
because bf bisjwayj’ihair'San-
1 dy was Verdark'' and'1 not get
‘ his ntrttfe frtJnt a red hMd iid
1 might be 6uppoded' but because
’of his fightlng'proclivitibs He
‘ could 'fighj a B'o'ldler’taptain
‘Indiart bt anytfiihpf else that
- :
!came'nlong atid gol hTJiisway
‘His real hame'tsVof known A
scouting iSnrty of five li-undred
‘soldiers went out Wie'inornmg
‘and’ about 10 o'clock they went
‘to cross a small rAvifie nearthe
Seven Devils1’ which are foot-
1 lulls' of’the'Wichta 'mountains
’The Indians cut off thejr pro-
gress as well as their r°treat
From 10 o'clock' untjl' 3the In-
dian's ' rushed them on their
ponies with rifles and bow and
Harrow The soldiers formed a
Icircle andWch 'Jiad a hundred
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‘rounds ‘ of ammunition The
Indians mode of attack is to
harrass hio enemy draw his
'fire and get the fellow rattled
4 j ‘ 1 f ’ ' f ’
'so he canaoj shoot In this
'battle thW succeded in one in-
stance where a seargeant was
shot through and he never
i n-r'i b
'fired a shot’ It is the opinion 4
of the soldi-rs that he got rat-
f ' '
tied forgot to fight and met an
t f (?'' : ‘J f"' ’
untimely death As a scout
C II 1 '
Van Mlstync who now lives
r i
on the Washita river ten miles
n t i 1 1 i
west of Arapahoe wheeled in-
to the circle and bis hofse was
‘i ‘ m t i t '
shot under him He took Jus
l : 1 1 1 1 ‘ ' i
position behind his dead horse
Here came the Indians on a
j i "
charge riding in that famous
fcircle that ithe whiles had
i f i i '
waited so quch ammunition
on Van Alstyne drew a head
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on a big Indian decorated with
’ t 1
a huge vrar tyonnej Jo?t as he
raised his head over his horse
l i i j i ‘ ’ ’ 1
to shoot at the Jndjan Jhp old
(Chief fiired ipcjer his pope's
neck and cut the side out of
the soldiers hat and took away
part of his hair that fia1 caus-
ed him to pe nmed Cprly
But down went the Irjdifin
Van Alstype yvanted the war
ponnet but djd not like tP ven-
ture to gvt it and the Indians
p narged again an 4 took both
the Indian apd the war bonnet
away About 3 o'clock ip the
pfterpoon reinforcenjents qr-
: rived pnd charged the Indians
from the rear who scattered
pnd i he five hundred soldiers
less twenty who were killed
rode out to feed and water
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If vou are what is called a
good provider for your family
let us : call your attention to
The Alton Goods
Every growing ambitious
wn is composed of three ele-
ents Those who work pa-
iotically vigorously and in-
digently for its advancement
lose who are iu a state of apa-
ly or indifference and those
ho take a curious delight in
scouraging the effort' of
hers by ridicule and by per-
sient denial that auy progress
in ot has been accomplished
id by boasts of every other
iwn besides their own The
ist class ore called croakers
i
-Botirettilhg
worse for their opposition does
not arise simply fruni deo
pondenty hut from that uticn-
vlabie spirit that wjll neither
act Bself"? suffer otliers to
attr '
TO PROTECT MINERS
Tjie United State's geoghcal
sdrvey lin3 'announced lhat it
will establish an experiment
fetation At McAlister Okffll for
the- purpose oj 1 insmicjiing
mined and superintehdenti'of
the Oklahoma Arkansas and
Ms0urf districts in now idea
that have been developed iu the
experiment station whicl) lias
been in operation atT’ittsburg
IJa and in which many in-
teresting and scientific truths
ha Vo been deniotmthit'ed re-
sulting'in saving many lives
in the mines of ‘the Uuited
States ' This i3 a matter ol in-
tenae intejest' to ’ tffe mining
-
di at ric t s u ri ound ing Me Ale ster
especially sirfee the horror of
the Ilailey-OIa mine disaster
in whjci 29 lives wce lost 1
In its effort to stop the appal-
ling loss of life' in the' coal
mines of the country the United
State's government jb meeting
with much success For sev-
eral 'month's an experiment
station under the direction of
the techiioIogic‘ branch of the'
United States geological survy
has been in operation at Pitts-
burg with the purpose of ‘dis-
covering the causes of mine dis-
asters and suggesting a remedy
Along with the establishment
of this station and the agitation
which preceded the necessary
legislation there has been' a
fajiing off in the number of
deaths in the coal mi ues for'
i f t
the vear 1908 and whilo the
T I i i
official figures havh not jet’
t i 1 1 - ‘ i
been obtained it is stated that
the number of deaths will be
several hundred les9 than in
1907 which was an uinisiial
year Jn December 190J four
explosions took the li ves of 700
men one of them— at the Mon-
i ‘ ’
ongah miae in yest Virginia
being the greatest mining dis-
aster in the hiftorj- of th's
country There were oO vic-
tims During 1908 thers were
but tyq accidents in yhich the
loss of life was very heavy j one
in January at the Hanna tjmie
in Wyoming witb a loss of 7 C
men the other Ioveinber 23
at the Marianna mine in Penn-
sylvania which resulted ip 154
deatba- Already at the experi-
ment station two discoveries
haye been made which will
tend to decrease the number of
deaths inthe mines Ithabeen
demonstrated that a number
of the socalled ‘’safety” ex-
plosives are anything but safe
in fac the statement -is made
that with the present explo-
sives used in mining the miner
talteshis lifeiu his harnl every
time he touches off fuse It
is Jbe purpose of the govern-
ment to continue these experi-
ments until the explosives of
the country are standardized
in such a manner that ihe
miner will have a definite idea
what these explosions' will do
After the goverment lias gone
far enough in its experiments
a bulletin will be issued rcco m-
mending as permissible ex-
plosives such as stand the test
The facts learned concerning
these explosives will be called
directly to the attention of the
state mining tureaus as well
as the operators Perhaps the
most important and far-reaching
experiments so far at the
station are those in which it
has been definitely 4 shown
that coal dust is an explosive
equally as dangerous as the
deadly fire damn This has
been a mooted question among
mining engineers and miners
° trial If it does all that is claimed
alike b th insisting that it is for (-ije priCe 0f milk ought to come
impossible to explode coal down 50 per cent”
Pust Unlessi'thcre is gas present
That the coal dust will ex-
plode in n mine where there Is
no gas has been repeatedly
shown to several hundred op-
t - 1 4 t
erators and r: f it th6 test-
ing station The experts at the
station are now betujiiig’ their
energies-to ' discover aome
metliod by which this dust can
be prevented front being a
serious menace to'tiie 'miners
Experiment in wdtting ft have
’b&jn' going oil for' some time
but nothing of a very' defitiite
nature 1ms ns yet been lenrped
unless It is the fact-' that ‘the
coal dust does not ignite when
there is a great amount of
moisture in it " 1 '
It isn t ‘he fault of the farrn-
ers that country schools are
not better Farmers fire not
I ’
experts in educational affairs
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And those whq should have
considered this business cf edu-
V ' r” "I t
in a large way while in offical
capacity where the' might do
lomething have for the most
t r
part bef n experts only in fol-
I i tiff
lowing the line of least resist-
ance!— Isn’t it barely possible
that farmers pride themselves
a little too much on their itide-
pendence? When folks who
have lqts of money keep after
i ? 0
congress right along urging
’
the passage or the ship subsidy
f i t I
bill might not the farmers ask
f i ’ i i
for a few things themselves?
i i
Isn’t the spsnding of money for
road improvement fuii y ao de-
sirablr as for river and harbor
improvement? Which will be
of benefit to all the people and
which to only a few? — An
Okmulgee county teacher
writes as follows concerning
Some things to winch she Jiopes
the legislature now in session
will give attention: We have
a compulsory school law cf
which we are in great need
VVe hope this lay will not be
repealed at the coni ing ses&ioq
I as a teacher iu tfie schools
of Oklahoma can see the need
of such a law And if the state
of Oklahoma is to be placed
upon a plane with the best
stales in an ebqcatioual way
yye mqst fetaiq this law Wp
also wqnt help for the town-
ship high sphool aspgpiustthe
country high spliool so thqt
the farmers’ boys and girly
may have a chance for a high
school course without leaving
home It is very plain why and
how farmers would receive
greater benefit from the town
ship high school and I believe
they should be considered firs'
iu this because the cities have
much superior educational ad-
vantages to them in every re-
spect — Oklahoma Farm Jour-
nal Pine Cakes
Thp modern farmer touched various
attractive cakes on the shelf
‘‘This is an oak cake” he said
‘‘That is a pine one The row above
are walnut All these cakes are actu-
ally made of wood They are a new
cattle food— the invention of Prof
Heinrich Reh— that I have imported
fiom Berlin
“Reh points out that the animals
like young shoots roots of shrubs
bark — hence his saw-dust food en-
riched with a mixture of potato peel-
ings cornhusk and the residue of the
sugar beet after the extraction of the
sugar
“It is said that this food tl: cheap-
est known agrees with cattle And
why shouldn't It? It is rich in albu-
men nitrogen ' and fats— much richer
than straw I propose to give it a fair
’ Helena Gleanings
Niiulii Sullivan is on the sick
list this week: '
i
Mis3 Maggie McCormic hna
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beeu quite sick this week
i
Mias Edna Beers is taking
music ledsons of Mrs Merry at
Arnett ' ‘ ' '
In’ i ' ”
Mrs Vihnle'Casebiet is the
I i
proud possessor cf a new Kirn-
4
ball organ ' 1
’ i r i 't
Miss Florence Rylaut Jess
siusti'n aiid Jerry Shelton were
’ ' i ! t
at Delena Snuday
Isaac Allgiro is living in lfis
brothers house while Mr Her-
zog is getting ready to leave
v 1
for (Canada
John Folk has cold his claim-
' A 4
He ssgs Jiving on a farm is too
lonesome a life for him Girls
r r
here is your chance
"V t T '
Arthur Fowell and Mis3
J - t i I r
Fdylhe Ilall were at Arnett
i
last Sunday and took supper
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with Mr and Mrs Geo Powell
i ' t
Court is in session at Helena
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and there were adout twenty
people in attendance They
will continue the cases tried by
I I r v
jury at Harmon
Doris and Vicinity
Mrs O Kopendaje Js ou the
sick list
John Minnjch fiutcheTed a
calf Friday
E T Carsoi made a buinegs
trip to Voodward Saturday
Mr? Marston had a relapse
atjd was in becj again last week
Mr Sawyers intend Jeaying
us'and making Missouri their
future home
Uude Ladd went by this
cool mopiing waldiqg as brisk
ag ope of ttye boys
Mrs K D Albert is around
overseeing her house keeping
again after a severe iljness
Albert Bros have purchased
a vt-ll drill nG Li D intends
pujtingdown a well for him-
self this veek
Vh3t 3 fine paper the Jour-
fjiAi was last week kinda think
we all agree with the editor iu
regard to ads on front page
Geo Toms and family intend
to move to Kansas soon we
dread to lose so many good
people from our neighborhood
Quite a number of wolf hunt-
eus were scouting this neck of
the woods Saturday They cap-
tured and brought home sever-
al empty guns
Hurrah for Mi Ladd! we
will all give him the credit of
the change in the Fargo mar-
ket report we have been want-
ing that done for a long time
a—
EIGHT MILE
Everbody complaing of bad
colds
Born to Mr and Mrs II S
Thomas on Jan 19th 1909 a
2 lb girl
A N Benger and son John
made n business trip to Wood-
ward a few days ago1
Hanna’s thrashing machine
is thrashing kaffir for D E
Mitchell this week '
Ml 1 V Elliott is building
an nuditionto his iioiise 1 Mr
Ilondley is doing the work 1
-s' '
I) II Latta and family who
have been visiting relatives in
Mo lettrned ji'omea few days
ago ' 1 ‘ ' ’ " ’ ' ' 'v “
tMr Bailey atid Mr Word was
out over telephone line first ot
' 1 ’ 4 t
the week and put §ame in good
condition' '' rt‘
Quite' a ffumbeof young
people attended the partp at
Cottrells Tuesday eve and a
good time is reported by all
I r " y
BLUE RIDGE i
Ethel Glenn is staying with1
Mrs Irvin Hiatt " '
Mrs Win Johnson is report-
t-
eo very low at this writing
Mr- Elion is building a new'
i r i i I
house Chas Johnston is dohig
tt i ’
the work
Mr Irvin Hiatt ieftfor Dtoss-
ing Texas Monday night he ex-
pects to be gone three weeks
Mrs Frank Scott and Miss
Susie Scott have been up from
Mutual visiting It O Glenns
Mr Periue bought Mr Fears
old house and they haye Jteen
moyeing it the last two days'
over on his place
Mis ST Potter and children1
arrived from Chicago Thurs-
day umrnihg at id will visit
their farm nearDeena Okja
One of Mr Morgans little
girls got her face burned pretty
bad she poured kerosene on
the fire while her mother was
out
WiJl Heudren’s team ran
away la3t Saturdajr The wag-
on yas 'hr°ken and the horses
sustained a few opts but other-
wise no one yas hurt
Will Stephens and Oliner
Larasoij returned from Arnett
Saturday where they have been
attending court They seem to
like the city of Arnett pretty
well as they are' going back
Wednesday
SMITH & DAVIS
Will Pay You The HIGHEST Price
For AH Kinds of Produce
Also Sells Coal and Feed Located on North Main
St hi the old Hayworth Buildin-j
F E Smith Hk H Davis
Fargo Okla
ff n
I have leased the old City Restaurant and
now offer a standing invitation to the public
WHEN YOU ARE
Hungry Sleepy or Just Tired
Don’t forget to call We serve regular meals
and make it a point to give you the worth of
your money Give otir place a trial
FRANK H ELLSWORTH PROP
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R BONAR
Buys Wheat Corn and Kaffir
Corn iat the highest market price
Handles Flour Bran and Shorts
We want about fiCKJofour de-
linquent subscribers fo pay up
r Ill
— its your duty to your country
t t I ’ ' i ' V
mid your town to do so We
don't beh'eye " in 1 iiunniiig1 all
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our readers jnst to reach one
or two' c'onsequentl'y we shall
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not gay much about it but we
i v o-ii- ii jh ’u‘
want you to show your inter-
est in your town and the paper
t ii - if i ’ i"i i- it y r f
which has stood by the town
k ! I v : m t ‘I
for the past seven years and
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do yopr part towojas making
it a better paper and a greater
i J o r
help to the comnuiity Show
your interest in the Journal
i r i r - r t I i- i'1
by paying a small amount oc-
casionally It will be appreci-
1 5 1 1 i i - i f f
nted and will go a long ways
towards improving the paper
If you can't pay "all you owe
pay a pbft if its only ‘‘2-bits”
We are ahxious to seciirea lar-
ger prees and you can help
wonderfully by paying up
f t i- '
Teacher’s Examination
Notice is hereby given that
the regular quarterly examina-
tion of tepcliers for certificates
to teach in Eljia County wifi
by held in Arnett OklJiomp
on January 23 ‘and29’’ 1909
J Mclain
AIVEDTISED LETRS
Jan 1 1909
The letters addressed to thp
following narnyd persons re
mainiug in this office unpalled
for after’30 days the sanfp wifi
be sent to the dead letter office
Ms JR E Bailey Mr E' D
Herman' ML Isick Nos? Mr
Henry Kybel
Santiago Bocha Chale Bela
Joj3e M Baldilia Wqn (Camp-
bell CleofasCciJl?? Jose
Cabrero Simon CanJJfr
Acenisou GrotiQ Lucas Gam-
in o JJ ) Angel Jraugio Kose-
pdo Mapia? Manro Ifoptero
Abeliup Mendoza ((?) Dap
Nicojs Disnicis Navarro
JuanUnrena Jr Don Tuhu
Corris ( G V Bailey
Pos Maste-r
BUY!
Ths Celebrated Honey Bei
Flopr The Floyr That
Marie Oklahoma Famous
J R Bonar
Palace Barber Shop
H R ALLEN Prop
The proper place for a goo
shave shampoo or hair-cut
Clean Shop — Ctean Linci
Your patrenape policited
Agency for Woodward Steam Laundry
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Ballard, M. O. The Fargo Journal. (Fargo, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, January 22, 1909, newspaper, January 22, 1909; Fargo, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1977974/m1/3/?q=virtual+music+rare+book: accessed June 12, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.