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Madill News.
CLYDE P. KtNDALL.
MADILL,
IND. TER
new state news
Elk City Is preparing for
(air this fall.
a street
About four hundred Confederate
veterans attended a runlon at Shaw-
nee last week.
A volunteer fire company has been
organized at Wilburton, with twenty
members.
Lehigh wants a well bored at that
plare for oil, gas or whatever may
appear.
Ardmore celebrated Its seventeenth
anniversary Thursday and Friday of
last week.
The rush for leases In the oil belt
near Vinita Is practically over, as all
available leases have been taken up
J. Harvey Lynch of Lawton has
been appointed general organizer ol
the two territories for the American
Federation of Labor.
The Cherokee enrollment division
of the Dawes commission has been re-
moved from Tahlequah to the elm-
mislson's general office at Muskogee
According to Observer Strong's
crop report, the condition of corn and
cotton In both territories is excep-
tionally good. i
Srgeant Geyer of the recruiting
office at Oklahoma City says he will
have one hundred and twenty enlist-
ments for tho month of July.
OPERATORS
KATY TELEGRAPHERS STRIKE
FOR INCREASED WAGES
FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY MEN CO OUT
BENEFITS FROM ENLISTMENT
Secretary Topping of the Terr!
torlal Millers' association reports that
farmers are holding their wheat for
better prices. A large majority of
thrm ares tacking their grain,and will
not thrash until fall.
The postofflee at Muskogee will
be moved to the Haskell building Oc-
tober 1st. The new office will cost
the government $1 a year rent.
Milton Don Carlos, a young man
from Booneville, Mo., while swimming
with friends near Bristow last week,
pot beyond his depth and was
drowned.
The Creek attorney says he ha?
evidence that at least 100 fraudulent
allotments have been made. In other
words, where a Creek negro had died
a non-citizen negro slipped in and
filed in his place.
The date of the Roger Mills county
farmers' Institute has been postponed
one month, by special request of the
people of Roger Mill*. This will
make the insitute and county fair
come at the samo time—September
28th and 29th.
Lines In Oklahoma, Indian Territory
and North Texas are Included—
Will Interfere With Train Service
for Some Days
ST. LOUIS: In response to a strike
order issued 6y the chief of the Or-
der of Railway Telegraphers, with
headquarters here, 450 telegraphers
employed by the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railway system stopped work
Monday. The strike affects the main
line and branches.
The action of the men is the result
of demands that were made several
months ago, and which have been the
cause of frequent dbnferences between
the officials of the road and the tele-
graphers' union. The men asked for
an Increase In wages and certain
other concessions.
The matter was first In the hands
of a spccial committee of telegraph-
ers, representing the union, then it
was referred to the president of the
telegraphers' organization and last
March the men took a vote upon the
question of a strike.
A. A. Allen, general manager of the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas company,
has given out the following statement
in reference to the strike:
"Altogether the strike involves 450
of our operators, but it will not tie up
the system. We will continue to run
trains, although perhaps the regular
schedules will not be maintained in
the immediate future."
In Indian Territory and Oklahoma
operators were called upon and or-
dered to check themselves out. At
Muskogee, Durant, Atoka and Deni-
son nonunion men were waiting to
take the places of tho men who gave
up their positions. Other operators
are being hurried to the points made
vacant. Trains are running, but
very slowly, and until orders can be
sent over the wires they will have to
use old meeting points, which will
cause more or less delay all along the
line. At Dallas the men all quit on
being called out, and telegraph busi-
ness all along the Katy Is much con-
gested. For a time it was impossible
to get any messages through, and
even yet there is no certainty about
delivering them.
A Young Man Writes oft Advantages j
to be Derived
OKLAHOMA CITY: A letter has I
recently been received from John H. '
Churchill at the recruiting office sit-
uated in Oklahoma City, which shows
Vic great benefits to hs derived by a
young man of ordinary c'rcuinstances
who enlists in the army. It is as fol-
lows: 'Lieut. F. R. Kenney, recruit-
ing officer, Oklahoma City. We wish
to thank you, my friends and myself,
who are at present serving in the
23rd Infantry for enlisting us as we
have been able to see the world or
at least a great portion of it In the
last six months at Uncle Sam's ex-
pense, and up to date our trip has
been a great benefit; as, since Febru-
ary lBt, we have seen the western
part of our cpuntry, the Sandwich
Islands, stopping one week at Hono-
lulu, visiting there the famous 'Round
Head crater, and going into the in-
terior on a four days' furlough, where
our uniforms of soldiers procured us
the most courteous treatment froii) the
natives, particularly the native girls,
and the fruits and produce were lav-
ished upon us. We all hated to leave
Honolulu, but tho rest of our trip has
been the same everywhere, and we
were received with open arms. We
enjoyed probably most of all our so-
journ of ten days in Japan, going
from thence to the city of Manila,
where we are now quartered. We
expect to leave here December of this
year for the United States via the
Mediterranean sea and the Sue?
canal, stopping at Malta, Gibraltar
and other points of great Interest,
thus completing In less than a year
the entire circle of tho globe. We
will probably be mustered out in New
York city, from where we will receive
for every mile to our home four cents,
and in addition we wl'i have a big
balance coming from the .jayr.'iasier,
as Uncle Sam pays all the bills of
this trip."
POPULISTS MEET
TERRITORIAL CONVENTION
OKLAHOMA CITY
IAME H. E. STRAUGHEN FOR CONCRESS
control tU« great Colorado Rtrlfc* OT-
luntifinble and a disgrace to the civil-
ization of the twentieth century.
■hows the tendtrov of militarism under
republican rule-with all Ita tyranny. We
are opposed to largo armies and navies.
They are a great expense-are a burden
to the people, and endanger free govern-
ment. we oelieve that to deal Justly
with nations and Individuals Is
way to secure their respect, and# that tne
safety and perpetuity of our nation must
ever depena upon the intelligence, virtue
and patriotism of our citizens. . ,
/. We tavor the initiative and refer-
endum. the selection of United States
senators by direct vote. We favor gov-
ernment ownership of public institutions.
We favor such road laws as will utilize
criminal labor on the public highways.
8. We condemn the present school land
LACK OF INTEREST
No
CORDELL TO SHOW CAUSE
Oklahoma City's police officers
have finally determined that card
playing In a saloon Is bad business,
nn?l have warned the 'booze joints" in
that place to permit no more of it,
under penalty of having their license
revoked.
The United Sous of Confederate
Veterans held a meting at Shawnee
last week and perfected a territorial
organization. Brant H. Kirk of Okla
homa City was elected major genera)
of the Oklahoma division.
J. George Wright, Indian agent, is
inspecting the work of the townslte
commission in the Chickasaw nation.
He is accompanied by Prof. Holland-
er. who Is looking Into conditions in
the territory for the interior depart-
ment.
George W. Wainwright of Lawton
drew-Nj. 20 In the Rosebud agency
land drawing last Thursday.
Comanche is making preparations
for its three days' carnival, August
lfcth, 19t.li and 20th. There will be
roping, riding and racing contests,
M. C. Cowden was arrested at Ho-
bart on a charge of passing counter-
feit money in operating a slot ma-
chine.
Recent County Seat Decision Stirs
Up Cloud Chief
GUTHRIE: Before Chief Justice
Burford, in chambers Tuesday, was
heard the petition of Cloud Chief citi-
zens. asking a writ of mandamus com-
pelling the removal of the county
seat of Washita county from Cordell
to Cloud Chief. After hearing the
evidence and arguments. Judge Bur
ford Issued an alternative writ, re-
turnable before the supreme court
oh August 20 next. The writ compels
the removal to Cloud Chief of the
county seat, or the appearance on
August 20 of the Cordell people to
show why the change should not be
made.
Early in the '90s the peoplt of
Washita county voted to move the
county seat from Cloud Chief to Cor-
dell. The former was made the
shlretown of the county by act of
congress. In Grant and Dewey coun-
ties recently when attempts were
made to move the county seats from
Pond Creek and Taloga, respectively,
the courts held that so long as Okla-
homa Is a territory there can be no
such change made of a countv seat
from the place where It was located
by act of congress.
Acting on these decisions the peo-
ple of Cloud Chief hold the removal
to Cordell was wrong and illegal, and
hence the present proceedings to
compel the removal back to Cloud
Chief. In this action Senator Sam
Massingale and E. E. Edwards repre-
sent Cordell and Virgil Hobhs and
John Devereaux, Cloud Chief.
Oklahoma People Are Showing
Enthusiasm in Exhibits
GUTHRIE: A letter received from
Superintendent C. A. McNabb of the
Oklahoma World's fair exhibits in
agriculture and horticulture, by Mr.
Thoburn, secretary of the territorial
board of agriculture, severely ar-
raigns the apathy and lack of inter-
est manifested by the people of Okla-
homa. Mr. McNabb says that he
has written personal letters to a num-
ber of Oklahoma farmers who are
known to have extra fine early corn
and solicited samples for exhibition,
but up to date he has not received a
single specimen. His desire to have
green corn on exhibition at this time
Is because he wants to show the
state of early maturity to the corn-
growers of Iowa, Illinois and other
northern corn-growing states, whero
the crop IS much less advanced. He
very aptly remarks that he "cannot
wait till shocking time" if he is to
make the most of the opportunity.
The chance to compare the earliness
of the Oklahoma corn as compared
with the corn of other states Is one
that may not occur again In many
years, and commercial clubs, real
estate men and public spirited peo-
ple generally should see to it that Mr.
McNabb is promptly supplied with
the best and most matured specimens
of corn stalks in full ear that can be
found.
Mr. McNabb also wants perfect
specimens of apples, peaches, pears,
grapes melons, tomatoes, potatoes
and other fruits and vegetables. Okla-
homa will not have another oppor-
tunity to advertise her advantages as
cheaply and effectually as the one
which is now presented—at least not
for a long term of years.
Nine Counties Were Represented—
Plan to Fuae With Democrats
Failed—A Candidate for Delegate
to Congress Nominated
OKLAHOMA CITY: The territorial
oommittee of the populists of Okla-
homa met in the district court room
Wednesday for the purpose of arrang-
ing their campaign and taking action
In regard to a combination with the
democratic congressional oenvention.
Bpencer E. Sanders, territorial
chairman, called the convention to or-
der at 10 o'clock and nine counties re-
lponded to the roll call. Mr. San-
lers expressed satisfaction at the loy-
alty of those present, and reiterated
his belief that the peoples' party was
Btill a factor of strength in the poli-
tics of the country. J. T. Godfrey of
Grant, Harry Jones of Payne, E. E.
Klggins of Pawnee counties were
placed in nomination for temporary
chairman and Mr. Jones received the
highest number of votes. H. E.
Straughen of Lincoln county was
elected temporary secretary.
On motion a conference committee
to confer with the democrats was ap-
pointed as follows:
Cleveland, John S. Allan; Kay, U.
L. North; Greer, J. W. Berry; King-
fisher, S. E. Sanders; Lincoln, Mr.
Durham; Pawnee, Joseph Rogers;
Woods, J. B. Cheadle; Payne, John
Hale.
The resolutions committee spent
the entire afternoon in an endeavor
to arrange a satisfactory report,
which was not accomplished, how-
ever, until late at night. An ad-
journment was then taken until 11
o'clock, at which time the conven-
tion was reconvened for the purpose
of deciding as to effecting a combi-
nation with the democrats.
Not being able-to make satisfactory
arrangements with the democrats the
populists reconvened and placed H.
E. Straughen of Chandler in nomin-
ation for delegate to congress. There
were only two names presented—the
successful candidate and James
Matthews, who had been a candidate
before the democratic convention.
Only one vote was necessary to de-
cide the contest. Mr. Straughen Is
'.he present clerk of Lincoln county
The following resolutions were
adopted by the populists:
1 Be It resolved, that we. the people*'
- — • • *- convention as-
board tor Its harsh, unjust and oppres-
sive administration of the school land
office. We favor the leaving of the dls-
position of the school and public lands
to the vote of the people of the future
state, under such rules and regulations
as the legislature thereof may provide,
and we pledge our party to protect the
lf-ssees to the amount of the value of
their improvements. And we also pledge
our party to the protection of the school
fund* of the future state.
9. We favor immediate single state-
hood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory,
with a proper provision providing for a
school fund for Indian Territory com*
mensurate with that of Oklahoma.
NO FURTHER AGREEMENTS
party of Oklahoma, In convention as-
sembled at Oklahoma City, this Jbth day
of Julv. 1904, do reaffirm our adherence
to the basic truths of the Oklahoma Pja*-
form of 1892. and the subsequent plat-
forms up to and including the platform
of 1*>4.
V. We further reaffirm our adherence
to our tlm^-honored motto, "Equal# rights
to all. special privleges to none. \\*
declare oUr faith In this principle
Packers Claim the Butchers Violated
One Agreement
CHICAGO: "We had an agree-
ment with Mr. Donnelly's organiza-
tion and the allied trades, which they
failed to live up to, and under the
circumstances we do not care to
make any further agreements with
them."
This is the statement which was
signed by the representatives of
the packers and handed to the mem-
bers of the state board of arbitration
at the end of a conference between
the two bodies, held at the request of
the state board in an endeavor to
bring about another meeting for the
settlement of the butchers' strike be-
tween the packers and the strikers.
The packers received th state boprd
courteously and listened to their ar-
guments for a peaceable adjustment
of the difficulty. The announcement
that the packers were opposed to any
further peace negotiations with the
strikers was handed to the board by
Arthur Meeker and Thomas Connor,
both of Armour & Co., who represent-
ed the packers.
While from their statement it
would appear that the packers are op-
posed to meeting the strikers again
on any terms, such is not the case.
At the last conference between the
strikers and the packers the latter in-
formed the union leaders that any
time they expressed a desire to live
up to the original arbitration agree-
ment, signed a week ago, which pro-
vided for the reinstatement of tho
striking butchers inside of forty-five
days and for the arbitration of all
grievances, the packers would be will-
ing to renev the agreement.
The contenMon of the packers is
that this agrement Is still in force,
and as they are unwilling to offer any
further concessions to the strikers
they say a renewal of the peace ne-
gotiations with the hope of securing
better terms would be useless. The
labor leaders say that when the
butchers went on the second strike
because of alleged discrimination by
the packers In rehiring employees the
Minister of Interior Blown to Frag-
ments by a Bomb
ST. PETERSBURG: Viatsheshalt
Constantinovitch Von Plehve, min-
ister of the Interior of Rtissia, was as-
sassinated while driving to the Baltic
station to take a train for the palace
at Peterhof, where he was to make
his weekly report to the czar. As
he was driving along the street a
bomb was thrown into his carriage.
The assassination is believed tc ba
be the outcome of a widespread plot,
the existence of which has been sus-
pected for several days. Numerous
arrests have already been made, In-
cluding that of the assassin, a young
man who is believed to'be a Kin of
the name of Leglo. and who is now in
_ hospital, perhaps fatally injured by
the explosion of his own bomb. An
accomplice of Leglo, also apparently
a Finn, but whose nam^ is unknown,
has been arrested. He had in his
possession a bomb, which he tried to
throw, but he was overpowered by
the police just in time to prevent
great loss of life.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.: Former Ambas-
sador to Russia Andrew D. White, in
speaking of the assassination of M.
Von Plehve, says:
"I do not wonder at his assassina-
tion, although I deeply lament it.
Among other reasons for this regret,
it will doubtless be made a pretext
for new oppression and new cruelties
toward the Jewish population and to-
ward the Finlanders. Assassination
always defats its purpose, and this
will be, I fear, no exception to the
rule.
"His part In the horrible massacre
and plunder of the Jews, men, women
and childreA at Klshlneff caused him
to be regarded with abhorrence by toe
whole world. Even more frightful has
been his connection with the destruc-
tion of the liberties of Finland. In
my mind that is the most wicked
thing in the history of the last two
centuries. There is'no time to go in-
to details in reference to this matter
than to say that it has turned tho
best, the most civilized, the most
educated and loyal province in the
empire into a land in which the op-
posite of all these characteristics is
more highly developed than in any
other part of the empire. Other
things done by him were also calcu-
lated to bring most bitter hatred
against him."
Secretary Thoburn Is already at
work interesting Oklahomans in the
national irrigation congress, which
will meet in El Paso in November.
He is anxious that tho territory be
well presented there.
Mayof Murphy of Chickasha has Is-
sued ti proclamation for a special elec-
tion toibe held September 2 for the
purpose of voting bonds to the
amount of IJSiflOO to liquidate the old
indebtedness of the.,city an<} place it
an a Hfeh basis. At the same time a
succepspr to Alderman J. C, Wood-
side, Resigned, will be elected.
Whllij. a number of little boys at
Hugo were pulling a rope attached J,o
a derrick It toppled over and the end
of a long pole struck Paul Daugherty,
a six year-old boy, sitting on a jrock
pile a few feet away, on the top of
the head, crushing hia skull. He died
within 'thirty minutes after the i>:ci
dent.
Grand Prospects for Crops
KINGSTON: Farmer* are- delight
ed ylth the prospects for crops so
far. Gorn is now an assured crop
and Is very fine. Cotton was never
in better condition at this season of
the year. It has not shed any at all
and Is very large and full of trult.
Many say that It Is so full tnat It 1?
breaking down. No insects have ap-
peared as yet. So far prospects are
unusually bright.
Bob, Fort nor was arrested at
Chelsea by the sheriff of Lawrence
county, Mo., and taken to that
county f6r trlhl Upon the charge of
burglary.
Governor Ferguson has affirmed
the report that Oklahoma City has
been selected for the next annual en-
campment of the Oklahoma National
guard, beginning October 0th.
A NOVEL BAROMETER
An Indian Territory Man Uses ■
Green Toad for Weather Guage
DEiNISON, TEX.: Hubert M.
Schmidt of Woodville, I. T., has a
novel barometer. In a gallon and a
half of laclosure of wire netting he
has a basin of water, a roostinc; frame
and some rocks and soil. This is
the home of a fat little green toad.
This- is the weather prophet. Two
6r three days before rain he an-
nounces coming trouble with much
noise and. betakes himself to water.
W'lieo a cool spell Is approaching he
shivers In advance. He heralds good
weather by climbing on the perch
and staying out of doors. Mr. Schmidt
says it Is a weather guage much used
In the old country.
"oolTforward"to'lts final triumph when j arbitration agreement was nullllfed
.he laws of the state and nation Ishall ! d that jt (g neces3ary to sign a new
r^the^Vhan'"^'the ln<terest°of a favored agreement before a settlement can
few. r,v- be reached. After the conference
for its*d™Mci<tTnonthpier<jXatehood ques-1 wlth th state board of arbitration Ar-
tion. They have frequently nidged to ty)Ur Meeker, manager for Armour &
n:! ss' 'e v!' r y1 s t ate hood "hi 11 thM hTte? Lfc. said that the packers were still
been presented to congress for Its con- w|jnng to live up to the terms of the
hoodYf°a republican ^omiww were elect- original agreement, but that the in-
><1 to congress and threatened to main- | <t«aHVe would have to be taken by
l?'heVrVrde°frea.ledf0rm °f governmen j the strikers. Mr. Meeker also inti-
4 We oppose trusts, or those combl- mate(j that the sooner the strikers
nations of capital which seek to destroy | . ... ccu^se b*tt*r It
competition in trade and arbitrarily fix . adopted UUS course me 1#
prices so as to enable the trust magnates | woul(i be for them, as, In his bellei, II
penserof11he'*toil?ng ™s*«Vmanklnd" the strike should last much longer
\V e demand that the law he enforced ajj the places of the strikers would
ar'wVhcond"nnggS?e.:nmcntv'0Df0.rn: be filled by new men, and there would
- - - "*—" be no necessity for the packers to
wish to settle on any basis with their
old employees.
Taxable Valuation in Osage Nation
GUTHRIE: The report received
from the Osage Indian nation shows
the total assessed property valuation
there to be $1,214,905, against 97G,-
111 last year. This covers the prop
erty of whites only, Indians being
non taxable.
Cannot Leave the Reservation
PAWHUSKA: Frank F. Frantz
agent for the Osage Indians, has is-
sued an order prohlbltjng Indians
under his charge ^from leaving the
reservation without a permit. This
practically means ruin "Of a number of
trading towns scattered along the
border of the Osage nation '
unction and deplore the conditions that
ead lo strikes, and we demand some
definite plan of arbitration by which
o settle the differences between em-
jloyers and employees—which will be
Just to both purties—and will prevent
employers from unjustly Increasing the
prices to the public so that- they may
satisfy their nvrice, as was done after
When an American heiress is look-
ing for a title she does her shopping
the'"great anthracite coal strike. , Eur0De
i. *Ve regard the means employed to | <
THE APPROPRIATION IS SHORT
Inability to Furnish Teachers fof
More Than 3,500 Territory Pupils
VINITA: The board of education
of the Cherokee nation has been In
session at Tahlequah almost continu-
ously for three weeks. The mem-
bers are S. F. Parks, O. H. P. Brew-
er and A. S. Wiley. During their ses-
sions they have had the benefit ot
the presence, counsel and advice oj
Prof. Benjamin F. Coppock, govern-
ment supervisor of schools for the
Cherokee nation. The gentleman
found that in 171 localities the citL-
zens had complied with the ruling
and built houses and furnished other
school facilities in order that their
children might receive a portion of
the $100,000 appropriation, which
amount Is to be divided among the
nations and is to be expended only in
furnishing teachers.
With the amount apportioned to
the Cherokee nation the gentlemen
found that -teachers could only be
furnished to seventy schools for a
period of eight months. These schools
will have an attendanec of from ji to
20U pupils. TIiobb, communities having
fewer than fifty-seven children of the
required school age, numbering 101
with an average of thirty-five pupils,
were necessarily denied teachers,
notwithstanding the fact that their
parents had provided suitable school
houses, etc.
The members of the school board
and Prof. Coppock regret their ina-
bility to furnish teachers for mor$
than 3,500 pupils.
BROKE THE RECORD
Brought Back from Texas
LAWTON: Depi*y Sheriff Elrod
has returned from Texas with A. Sav-
ell, who was turned over by the gov-
ernor of that state on requisition
of the governor of Oklahoma. Savell
is under indfetment in this county for'
shooting with Intent to kill J. A.
Hale In Lawton some two years ago.
Town Lota at Davis Brought Excep-
tionally Good Prices
DAVIS: 'The sale of Davis town
lots was completed last Wednesday
by Mr. Hefly of the Chickasaw town-
site commission. Mr. Hefly says
Davis beats the record for sale of
town lots. Every one of the 297 lots
were sold and paid for before the
commission left, except six lots, part
of the ol(l cemetfery. The lots sold
for three or four times the prices ex-
pected. The buyers appeared eager
for lots, and in many Instances no
limit appeared to be fixed by the
buyers.
The presence of derrick and ma-
chinery at the Cooper-Davis oil well,
In the west part of the town, appeared
to-be a stimulant to buyers, and when
that part of town was reached the
purchasers appeared to go wild, and
much excitement was created for a
time, but all was orderly.
Escaped Convict Drowned
LEAVENWORTH, KAS.: Jerome
B. Macklin, an Oklahoma convict, .who
escaped from the Kansas state prls
on at Lansing on July 13, met his
death while attempting to swim the
iMissourl river. The fact of the
'drowning has just become known,
. w-.. 1 the body having been washed ashore
be of material benefjt to the' mer- j « . point a *ort distant below, the
chants of this, to*n. The reason prison. Macklin was 4,. years of age.
r. Frantz lor the order | and was serving a ten-year sentence
^ a Mfti
from securing wnlsKy.
ascribed by Mr. Frantz for the order , and was serving ™ ten-yew ml
la the w'lsh to prevenf the Indians The badly cfeoomposfcd
from securing wfillKT. ' ,6 ' * ""I burled on the bar, where it wai
was
found.
A REMARKABLE FAMILY
Thirteen Boys, All In Good Health,
and Ten Married
MILL CREEK: Marion Suddeleth,
who lives here, is the youngest child
of a family of thirteen boys, all of
whom1 are living and iti good health,
and all tjut three are married and
raising families of their own. Another
peculiarity of this remrakable family
Is that there are no sisters, and there
has never been a death or serious
sickness of the members.
The parents, though quite aged,
are still hale, and reside on the home
place in Texae. The boys are some-
what, scattered, and now represent
nearly all the leading professions and
trades.
One of the scientists has found
that beans and peanuts constitute all
the food a man needs for the hardest
kind of work.
.ANADARKO: The committee In
charge of th« new country anniver-
sary celebration, to be held here Au-
gusit ti, has been leaving no stones
unturned in its effort to make it a
success'. A great variety of enter-
tainments are being provided for. D.
T. Flynn and Congressman John H.
Stephens of Texas will be the prin-
cipal speakers of the day.
Lawton'i Court Record
LAWTON: The district court
clerk's office gave out the following
Oklahoma Will Assist
GUTHRIE: General Fitzhugh Lee
has written the authorities of the ter-
ritory asking that Oklahoma assist | faC(8 concerning that court: There
In the tri^centennial anniversary pf j j,.v_ j,een 722 cases pending In the
the first permanent settlement in - - g|nce July. 1903. Dur-
America, at Jamestown, vs., which 1, _
will be celebrated during the summed^ th« Barae year there have been
of 1907 at Norfolk. General Lee is j cases brought before tha
president of the Jamestown Expos-1 court ami 1.000 disposed of. T>he
ition company, which has the celebra- number pending on July 1, 1904, w^s
tion in charge. lOnly 987. These ilgures give the pub-
lie some idea of the volume of busi-
•The aimless life cannot be the end- ness that is cared for by District
1m« life. I Judge Frank Gillette. Ej
TERRITORY LOGROLLING
Woodmen Association Organized and
First Event Will be at Coalgate
COALGAT-E: The convention ol
the Woodmen of the World Logrolling
association met at Muskogee with
about thirty delegates In attendance
and organized a permanent Logrolling
association for Indian Territory, with
the following officers: J. I. Coursey ol
Wagner, president;-George A. Foshes
of Coalgate, first vice president;
.Sheppard of South McAlester, secre-
tary, and Armstrong ot Caddo, treas-
urer.
The first logrolling of the associ-
ation tvill be held at Coalgate in con-
nection with the first annual picnic
and barbecue of the Woodmen of the
World on August 19 and 20.
After the association adjourned the
Muskogee camp tendered the dele-
gates a banquet at the Oxford cafe,
and speeches were made by Mr.
Foshee and Sheppard.
An effort will be made by the local
camp at this place to have many
well known speakers here on the oo
casfon of the logrolling and picnic.
Boy Charged With Theft
LAWTON": Ernest Neely, a boy
about 12 years old, was areBted here
charged with the theft of a diamond
and a gold ring. The boy had been
hired to work in the cotton fields,
and was told to stay in the house that
day, as the owners wer going away.
He will be given a bearing in a few
days before Probate Judge Hussey,
J. S. Wilkins of Norman was last
week re-elected major general of th6
Oklahoma Confederate soldiers for
the ensuing year.
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