The Indianola Enterprise. (Indianola, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 20, 1906 Page: 2 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Gateway to Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
I
Historian Bancroft's Library.
The invaluable private library
«>f the Pacific coast lii>t• >rtail. If.
11. Bancroft, has now passed tin
tier the control of the I 111ver-il\
of California by payment <>i $jy>.
ooo to its original • • > 11«• ■ t<• r ami
owner. The library is remarkably
rich in original materials c uicern-
ing the early history "f tin Rocky
mauntain and entire I 'a. iti< coast
region, and, as President Whei-lcr
says, its possession by the I Di-
versity of California will make
that institution in the futur« the
resort of all scholars who wish
study bv first hand methods tin-
history of that region. Such co|-
lections are now highly prized 1 >\
unit er- ties, because they add
grea'lv to the university prestige
as centers of learning. A notable
Eastern instance i* the ini|>ortant
collection of original materials on
Rhode Island and roloni il 111st• • rv
Got a Cut Rate on Surgery.
The Belgians once succec led in
getting cut rates on an opration
from 5str Morel McKenzie. He
engaged to attend a ca«e at Ant-
werp. W lu-n he landed he was
met by three men in mourning,
who informed him. according to
"The Reader M iga/ine," that the
patient had died, but that they
would pay his full fee.
"And now,'' saitl the man. "since
you are here what do you say to
visiting ti.i* estv hospital and giv-
ing a clinic for tin benefit of our . ..
urgeons ' It is not often I much
they hav<
tit ing by
such
portumty
lence as
if bene-
• Mir«
Tells of Wei-hai-* sr.
The British commissioner at
Wei-hai-wei. Mr. J. M. Stewart
Lockhart, in his report on tlut I
place f >r iQO-t. to the secretary of
rhe colonies, pit ads for its reten-
tion by < ireat Britain. He con-
cludes it by saying: "The inhabit-
j ants ar<- prospering under British I
rule. Beggars are almost tin-1
j known. In certain quarters there
lias been a tender v to sc tf at
\\ ei-hai wei as a place that might
I be dropped out of the lis* of Brit- I
ish possessions, without being
missed. Such criticism
I seems t
| ready ma
forget the progress al-
under circumstances
Sit More I said he w >uld glully not altogether favorable; to ignore
omply. He we"i t« the hospital , tlie fact that the harbor, which is
ind perform
am rug w1 re two
lar nature to that for
had been called over,
finished all thanked him
in fhe John Carter Brown library |''n the «fea
at Brown I'nivcrsitv. I lie I'ni-
versitv of Wisconsin also has a
priceless colle ti on of materials
on the early hist >ry of the Middle
West and the Mississippi valley.
■mi.
Annoyed by "Small" Change.
Charles ti. (lates, son of John
W. (iates, the millionaire, object
to being loaded up with small
change such as $ioo bills. II
was in Philadelphia for a day or
two last week, and when he was
about to leave handed the hotel
clerk a $t,ooo bank note in pay
iiient of a bill somewhat less than
$irxi. I he cashier began to count
out $loo bills in change, but the
young man said: "My word
can't carry that truck about with
me. Send m v bill to New ork
and I'll mail you a check. And
he sauntered out 'o his cab, Icav
ing the hotel man in a state of col-
lapse.
ations,
of a simi-
which be
When he
|>r. ifnsely
home he
business
Should Try Oflener.
There is general regret in New
York City over the death
"Tom" Dunn, ex-sehrifT of the
county. In the Twenty-sixth as-
sembly district, where Dunn
Hilled, every boy on the street
knew and was known by him. He
was famous as a practical joker
of the good-natured kind, and his
wit was ever at command. At the
hall of the Delaware Club a few
years ago Dunn was approached
by a good-looking young chap
who apparently was wearing
evening clothes for the first time
and was very proud. "Sheriff." he
said, "how do you think I look in
a dress suit?" "Fine," returnei
Dunn. "It's a wonder you would
n't get one of your own."
Senatorial Veteran*.
The passing of rhe obi leaders
in the senate was strikingly em-
phasized in a little incident that
happened on the opening day of
the session, just before the upper
house was called to order. Sena-
tor Teller met Senator Allison in
the corridor and said: "Mr. Alli-
son, twenty-five years ago today I
was sworn in as a senator of the
I'nitcd States. You are the only
member of the l>ody besides niv-
self who was here then. I also
learned today that there is not a
single employe of the senate who
was here at that time. We are
getting old, senator; we are get-
ting old." Tears sprang to the
eyes of both gray-haired veterans
Ryan • Physical Giant
When Thomas F. Ryan, the
railroad and insurance magnate,
appeared before the insurance in-
vestigation committee, the on-
lookers were amazed at the physi-
cal proportions of the man. He
is a giant. The man who bought
up the Equitable over night and
who makes a daily practice of
making $i,aoo,ooo deals, had not
appeared in public up to this time
The city hall was crowded with
curious New Yorkers who were | unequal battle
anxious to see the man who wa«
big enough to hire Anthony Bra'l;.
and Cbauncey Depew a clergy
'Ryan is about years old llei-
in perfect physical condition.
met a friend who h.i
house in Antwerp.
"Pretts s,urv\ trick they play-
ed on you. Sir Morel
"What do you mean asked
the surgeon.
"Told you the patient died be-
fore vou arrived, didn't thev.'"
"Yes."
"I.ied. You operated on him
md a friend with the same trouble
at the clinic < . it two operations
for one price."
Notable British Soldier.
The retirement of Lieutenant
(iencral Sir William Francis But-
ler from the British army under
the age limit is worthy of note.
He is h- <u :irs old and has served
more than forty-seven years. At
the opening of the Boer war he
was in command at the < ape, and
told the war department that
there was serious \\ >rk ahead,
though he was not believed. La-
ter he has commanded attention
bv what the London I>aily News
calls "the stinging and historical
department report dealing with
the war scandals—a report which
indubitably led to the appoint-
ment of the existing war commis-
sion." His wife was Elizabeth
Thompson, painter of military
scenes, including the striking "De-
fense of Rorke's Drift"; and a
Royal academician, who contin-
ues to exhibit.
Statues of Bismark.
Bismarck has come to be about
the most bestatured figure in nine-
teenth century hero worship. The
monuments erected in Germany to
the man of blood and iron" are
not less alarming in number than
they are doubtlessly low in any
real art quality. Up to the pres-
ent the number unhappily com-
pleted is 204. and there are still
thirty-nine to be inflicted on an
already much-Bismtrccd people.
The kingdom of Saxony leads
with fifty-four monuments. Cur-
mans dwelling in the wild conti-
nents are also in the race. (>ne
Bismarck statue confronts, in an
attitude of becoming defiance, the
savages of the South seas, 11 the
Bismarck archipelag'•.
Reed as a "Sporlman."
J rill n S. Wise used to !*• at one
with Thomas I!. Reed, the former
speaker, in the opinion that hunt
ing of all kinds is cruel sport. The
two were talking on the subject
once when the big man from
Maine said "I never shot but one
hird in my life. I spent a whole
day doing that It was a sandpip-
1 chased him four hours up
and down a mill stream. When
at last I potted him and held him
Up by one of his poor little legs,
never felt more ashamed of my-
self in all my life I hid him in
my coattai) (socket for fear some
Irody would "-e how big I was and
small the victim, and I never will
the best north < f Hong Kong, is
'if i;reat •• • to our Meet ; and t i 1 r
unmindful of the vaitie of the cli-
mate to a European power w:th
[BAFE OPPORTUNITIES I
| For the Investment of Capital 2
| and Strong Inducements f
• to Home-seekers are
f Now Offered at
vast interests in the
Wei-hai-wei is by 11
unimportant a place a
| t . regard it. but a posse
| which, if given a fair chance of
1 vel pment, will prove itself
Far | am
means so
ome seem
sion |
le-
more i
INDIANOLA, I.
T
1 "3
and more valuable to the empire." '
• • ♦ — i
Good Cheer From Salt Lake.
Cheerful things in the material
line are reported from Utah. The I
Thanksgiving homily of the Salt I
Lake Tribune reports the great
mines of the state producing more j
bountifully than < .er before in its
history, the mammoth smelters
separating the dro-s from precious
metals on a scale hardly dreamed
of five years ago, and that there is j
not a man within the borders of
1 tab w ho wants work but can j
find remunerative employment.!
As for Salt Lake City, her pros-
pects for growth are of the bright- i
est, and "her people are all pros-
perous, happy and therefore sat-,
isfied."
Candler's First Bill.
Congressman Candler, of Mis-
sissippi, just as soon as he took i
the oath, stepped over to the box j
at the right of rhe speaker's desk J
and dropped in a bill providing for i
the erection of a public building
at Tupelo, Miss. This is the
third time he has done so. and his
predecessor, '"Private" John Al-
len, did the same thing at each |
session since he first went to con-
gress twenty years ago. With
wit and story, argument and plea
Mr. Allen strove for this monu-
ment to the glory of his residential
city, but in vain. Now his suc-
cessor in office has taken up the
work.
:
:
s
:
t
A flourishing town in the Choctaw
Nation, containing about 600
. Inhabitants, and situated on
the line of the Ft. Smith
& Western Railway.
HER CITIZENS INVITE YOU.
Are you satisfied with your present
Location? Why not go where
Money is being made, and
Where you can make it?
THEN INVESTIGATE THE ADVANTAGES
Of this the Garden Spot of the Great
and Growing Twin Territories.
i
L.
A Modern Babel.
There are towns in Hungary—
and small towns, too—where from
seven to ten idioms are constantly
being used. On the Galacian fron-
tier there is in a lovely valley the |
old town of Eperjes. The num-
ber of its inhabitants does not ex- |
ceed ij.ooo. To this day the good
people of Eperjes are in the habit
of talking or being talked to in
six different languages and several
dialect*.
An ordinary household will in-
clu le a Slovak man servant, a
Hungarian coachman, and a Pol-
ish chambermaid. What is still
more remarkable, each grade of
s'Kicty will tenaciously cling to
its own language for centuries.
Women in Industrial Life.
The census returns show that
J.ooo.oou and more women are em-
ployed in the nation's industrial
life. There are now three times
as many women stenographers as
there were ten years ago, while
:he number of women bookkeep-
er* and accountants has doubled.
The percentage of saleswomen al-
so shows a corresponding in-
j crease Women have risen to be
treasurers of street railways,
be guilty again of the cowardice l'r, *"i«-nts of national and savings
bank*, secretaries of financiers on
salaries of $JO,OtiO and $12,500,
Duohess Writes a Play.
The Duchess of Southerland,
who has recently had a play pro-
duced on the London Mag' is an
author as well as a dramatist. Shi
began early on a book 011 "How I
Spent My I wentieth Year Si*1 c
then she has written one or two
novels and some short stories and
has contributed various articles t ,
the discussion of social questions,
in which she is much interested.
Work* All Over Hi* Hou**.
Joel Chandler Harris only works
when inspiration seizes him He
tias no settled library, no study,
no desk, no workroom of his own,
but in every room <«f house is to
be found a table with pen, ink and
paper, so that if the happy idea
comes to him it can be caught and
Axed without delay.
Football in England.
Rugby ivttball in England dil
feri- somewhat from the American
(ollege game, but the two s|jort'
hi\ e onr trait in common, Re
ferring t. a vi< t .nous train now
touting I.ngland 1 1 ondon corrc
spondent ba\s
1 brer yf the best plavers hav<
been so seriously disabled that
they cannot tar.< t' < field aga;n 111
ngland, and W.,!Iac< one of t'n«
fleetest and < leveresi three-quar
ters, n> temporarily kn >< k<-d out
by a hea\y fall. II. • apt.on a- •!
seven other players had been pr.
viously injur, d
Exploring Persia.
Ur. Sven Hedui is .n the av t
I'ersia, where hi ptoposit to o
plore thoroughly from .1 • u-nti!i<
point of view the salt ,frs, it* ,,|
basht-i Ka\ir and DaWn 1-Lut in
the eastern part of tlu ojuntry
He hopes afterward to prooed
through Afghanistan to India, and
there organize an expedition for
the exploration of Central I ibet
f-xecutive heads of I :ilding and
contracting firms, buyers for large
'tores, etc.
Centurian Guide.
f hester Day of Colton, N. Y.,
the oldest guide in the Adiron-
dack* lias pa sed thr century
mark by one or two vears, he is
riot stirr which. Anyhow he
thinks it is about time for him to
ruirr fro..1 active duty, and he
will do i at the end of the year.
I welve month* ago Ins health be-
gan to fail I lie old man has a
►train of Indian blood in his veins,
and ba sprnt all liu life in the
wilderness of St. lawrence,
Franklin and Hamilton counties.
• • « —
Valuable Small Library.
l)r J irderick Rowland Mar-
vin has one of the rarest libraries
in (be <otiutry It <ontaius only
about 4,'MPt volumes, but many of
them u first i.litions and the
niMUKript# Iff mementoes of
giftr.j mm «nd women no longer
living
FINE JOB PRINTING
PROMPTLY EXECUTED
AT THIS OFFICE.
Excellence in the art of print-
ing is not the result of chance,
but the product of skilled labor,
improved machinery, good ma-
terial, and careful, pains-taking
effort. We place these at your
service, and it will pay you \.o
give us your orders for any kind
of office stationery or printed
advertising matter you need. We
can help you prepare your "copy"
if necessary.
4
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Williams, B. W. The Indianola Enterprise. (Indianola, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 21, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 20, 1906, newspaper, January 20, 1906; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc269527/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.