The Madill News. (Madill, Indian Terr.), Vol. 10, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 1904 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. X,
MADILL, I. T., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 1904.
The Lot Sale shows where Madill Stands, the Best Town in the Chickasaw Nation.
MADILL
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Capital
and fyndived {Profits $75,000.00.
jimpte facilities.
Courteous treatment. ^
We Solicit 2/our banking ^
business. Gg,
LOT SALE
Every Lot In the Town Was
Sold and the Bidding
Eager.
'BRING "BIG PRICES
Lots Sold Higher Here rhan In
Any Other Town In Chicka-
saw Nation—Residence Lots
Pass $600 Mark.
first Rational 93auk
J5. Jfcdrick, Cashier.
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NOT A VACANT
HOUSE IN TOW N
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That is Fit To Live In^More
Rent Houses Are NeeSed
in Madill.
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C. D. Harrison, whose official
duty requires him to visit evory
house in town each month, in-
forms us that there is not a va-
cant house in Madill decent to
live in. There are in all three
hundred and thirty-nine occu-
pied residences in town, and we
are of the opinion tnat there
would be as many as four hun-
dred occupied if only the houses
were here. Wo need more rent
houses. Desirable rent houses
not only bring money to the own-
er, but bring desirable people to
the town as well. If some of the
hsavy investors in lots in the re-
cent sales want to make their
lots go to making them money at
once, they could do no better
than to build rent houses on
them. This would simulate,
business here in evi ry :'"onue.
It would not only make business J
for the lumber men and give em
Wreck at Ardmore.
While running at a moderate
rate of speed the engine and ten-
der attached to the southbound
regular Santa Fe passenger
jumped the track Wednesday
morning within the city limits of
Ardmore, killing Engineer H.E.
Beemis. Fireman Williams es-
caped without serious injury. He
was scalded about the hands and
face by escaping steam but was
able to walk to town and notify
trainmen of the wreck.
Passengers on the train were
not injured in. the least.
Three solid hours of laughter
an applause for you if you at-
tend the performance of the Ben-
ton-Cole Comedians at the opera
house Wednesday evening. This
is one of the best companies
on the road and the manager of
opera house, Mr. Slaughter, has
had so many compliments on
their former engagement that he
says he will refund the price of
admission to anyone who is not
satisfied with this performance.
Seats on sale at City Drug store,
Prices 25, 85 and 50c.
Jack Jones, one of J. E. Dil-
lingham's clerks, stands ahead
>n selling shoes. He sold six-1
:en pairs to one family and then
ployment to labor, but would all did not get supplied. He re-
bring more people to Madill, jivi , oeived for that sale forty silver
thus help all.
dollars.
12,500.00
11,560 44
Go2 t6
71,322.47
5,000.0"
31,687 03
4 ,700 28
5404.
Report of the Condition of the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
atMadlll, tnthe stats of Indian Territory, at
th:> close of business, November 10th, 1!K)«.
nr.S0i.RCES.
Loan, and Discounts $04,168.20
Overdrafts ."secured and unsecured. . 14,904.82
U. S. Bonds to secure circulation.
Banking house, Funlture, and Fix-
tur
Other real estate ownod
Due from National Banks (not re-
eserve agonts).
Due from state Banks and Bankers
Due from approved reserve agents....
Checks and other cash Items
Notes of other National Banks 1 ,C00.00
Fractional paner currency, nickels
and cents 10 39
Lawful money r, .erva In bank, vU:
opo,.|a.. , 4,401.05
l«gal tender notes 5,080.03 9,481.
Redemption fund with U.S. Treasur-
cr (6 per coat of circulation)
P TOTAL $257,568.84
LIABILITIES
Cap'tal (took paW 1" $
Surplus fund '•oolw'u
Undivided profits, less eipense and
,.ij In,71o.
taxes oald '
Due to other National Banks ,88*
Due to sitate Banks _ ' ' L
Individual deposits subjects to ohecks 144.9OT.W
Time certificates of deposit
CertlUed cheoks '■
TOTAL W7.IM.J1
State of Indian Territory, County Pickens
I F. P. Hedrtok, Cashier of the above named
bank, do solemnly swear that iho above state-
ment Is true to the best of ray knowledge and
belief _ ..
F. R. HBDRlCfc, Cashier.
CORRECT Attest:
"W. N. Taliaferro,
D. B. Taliafer-o,
J. "W. Vandervoit.
Oireotora
Subscribed and sworn t® before me this 15th,
day Of November, 1904. L. T. SM. H,
Notary Public
Report of the condition of the
MADILL NATIONAL BANK
at Madill in the State of Indian Territory, at
the close of business , November, 10th, 1904.
RE80URCES.
Loane and Discounts 8 fl5,G50.42
Overdrafts § ecu red aad unsecured 32,862.89
U. S, Bond to secure circulation 13,760.00
Premiums on U. S. Bonds 1,048.44
Banking house furniture and fixtures 18,934.(8
Due from National Banks (not re-
serve agonts)
Due from apniovcd reserved agents
Checks and other canh iteme
Fractional paper currency, nickles,
and'cents
Lawful Money reserve in Bank, viz:
Specie 2.802 05
Legal tender notes 4,000.00
Redemption fund with U. 9. Treas-
urer v6 per cent circulation
6,802.06
687,50
ToTAI $201,755 13
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in 50,000.00
Surplus fund 1,000.00
Undivided profits less expense and
taxes paid 8,103.12
National Bank notes outstanding 12,5oo.oo
National Bank notes outstanding .. 13,750,00
Due to other National Banks 5,536.28
Individual deposits sublet to checks 109,078.53
Time certificates of deposit 9,287.20
Bills payable, lnoluding certlf.. atea
of deposit for money borrowed 5,0o0.oo
ToTAI S2ol ,755,13
State 0f Indian Territory, County of Pickens,
s:
I, W. S. Derrick, President of the above
named bank, do so'emnly swear thet the above
s*atoment Is true to the b-stof my knowledge
and belief.
W. S. DERRICK, President,
CORRBCT—Attest:
Jeff Arbuckle,
J. E. Dillingham,
C. A. Vuidervort,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15th,
day of November, 19ol, F.8. VABEN,
Notary Public.
Friday morning about nine
o'clock Arthur W. Hefley.chair-
man of the Chickasaw Townaite
jj|^ j Commission, began to sell the
vacant lots of Madill. The Bell-
ing was begun in the north part
of town, From there the eager
crowd of buyers were switched
to the east of the square, and
from there to oil mill hill across
the railroad, and the rest of the
forenoon was taken up in selling
lots on that Bide. In the after-
noon the selling ceased and pay-
ments were received by Mr.Hef-
ley at the First National bank.
It did not matter where the lot
was lccated, it seemed that the
people were after Madill dirt and
were willing to take alrfiost any
thing and pay almost any price
for it. A lot in a swag, cut all to
pieces by gulleys or on a rocky
hill went, and at high figures.
Saturday the selling was in
the northwest part of town and
there was something like a hun-
dred people that followed the
auctioneer all the portion of that
day devoted to sales, and the
oidding did not lag in the sale of
a single lot, and on an average
they sold for about fifty dollars
each, and they were not lacated
in a diserable portion of town
either; Some of the residents
lots in town on these basis would
have brought over a' thousand
dollars.
The last day, which was Mon-
day, the selling was in the south-
ern and northeast portion of
town. Three lots in the southern
part of the town selling for six
hundred and one dollars each.
These were resident lots and sold
for more than any othef vacant
lots in the Chickasaw nation, the
nearest approach to them is one
lot sold at Ada for S600. ^Madill
stands first in the Chickasaw
nation in lot valuation.
The crowd of buyers were very
considerate and displayed a good
spirit. In lots adjoining the prop-
erty of some one who through
mistake or inability to put im-
provements on same that one
was allowed to buy at appraisinent
price. Lots set asides for public
institutions and unimproved were
let go at appraisment price.
Watkins, donated ten dollars be-
sides, making the lot cost the
Christain people 815 inste ad of
$25.
Deeds Not Transferable.
The following is self explana
tory regarding the transfer
town lots in Indian Territory:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U. S. INDIAN SERVICE
Muskogee, I jr., Nov. 11, 1904.
Wm. Whitley I
Madill, I.T.
Dea^j Sir: Replying to your
| inquiry of the 22nd ultimo you
are advised that the Department
does not recognize the transfer
of title to town lots in any of the
towns of Indian Territory, and
when lots are paid for in full the
patent is issued to the party to
whom scheduled or listed on the
records in my office.
Very respectfully,
J Blair Shoenfelt,
U.S. Indian Agent
FURNITURE—CARPETS—UNDERTAKERS
DISCOUNT
We have just bought another (our third) Jrock of
Furniture, and floor covering at a liberal discount and
jjil are going to give our customers the alvantagea of this
saving in order to move them into cash quickly. Neve1
before have we been prepared tu give better bargains than
right now. We make it to your interest to buy and buy
now. Prudent buyers will take advantage of this money
saver to them, and the stock will go fast at the low prices* ti
we are making. You will appreciate these bargains and If
we will appreciate your patronage.
Yarger-Hay nes.
Mr. F. L. Yarger left here last
wee£ for Eldon, Missouri, his
old home whore he was married
Tuesday, November 15, to Miss
Josephine Haynes, a charming
young lady of a prominent fam-
ily of that place. From Eldon
they go to St. Loui3 to spend a
few days, thence to Madill, where
they will reside.
Mr. Yarger has had the man-
agement of Mr. Ried's store here
for about two years and he is a
splendid business man as wtell as
a courteous gentleman.
jail Delivery.
Saf irday George Milligan was
arrested and put in the caia-
boose. Sunday Elmo Spivey
was landed in the cooler with
him. Sunday night the gentle-
men were taken out and liber-
ated . The unknown parties who
did the delivering did it by priz-
ing the staple out that contained
the lock and thus opened the
door.
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IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH.
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A SATURDAY
IN MADILL
55,745 21
5,870.90
861.44
52.20
Attention, Republicans!
HEADQUARTERS MADILL 1
REPUBLICAN CLUB. J
Madill, I. T., Nov. 15. 1904
A meeting of the Madill Re'
publican Club is called to meot
at the United States Court room
in Madill on Friday night, at 7:30
o'clock November 18. All mem-
bers of the club, and all Repub-
licans whether members or not,
are requested to be present.
Business of great importance
will come before the club for
disposition.
F. R- Hedrick, G. E. Rider,
President. Secretray.
Business Property Transler.
The new wholesale grocery
firm has bought th : eventy-five
foot by one hund.'"d and forty
foot stone building from Noble
Bros, and will do wholesale bus-
iness in same beginning January
1, 1904. This building has floor
room containing 10,500 feet, or
,VC1C more than an eighth of an acre.
The ' The firm expects to pet a track
lots set aside or donated by W. from the l-ri^co hunt m
N. Taliaferro for the Christian to the rear of the m. . K
church were not only let go at thus give them great faciht
appraisement price but G. W. : for shipping-
Brother Frank Ross in his ar-
ticle published in the Durant
Daily News struck the keynote
and voiced my sentiments more
forcibly than I could.
The Farmers Union stands for
something, and it means union,
not disunion. To pull off from
Texas now means to thwart the
purposes for which the Union was
organized and to antagonize the
only power that can aid us in our
immature stage of existence,and
make us the object of ridicule by
those who are opposod to the
move. I am in a position to
know, that if we secede, the se-
ceding element will fall far short
of representing the Farmers Un*
ion strength, and will not only
drive off individual members, but
members of locals will cease to
co-operate.
I am a Farmers Union man
with all my influence and power,
but I am for strength, maturity
and experience before we attempt
to conduct our affairs antagonis
tic to the only power that could
or would aid us in promoting our
cause. O. E. FOWLER.
Tlie Business Houses With Large
Forces of Clerks Could Not Take
Care jof the Trade.
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DENTIST
DR. W. M. ADER
MADILL, I.T.
Eight years leading spe-
cialist with American leading dentiat
associated with the Rnyal Dentist of Spain
in Cuba duriing United States occupancy.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
AT MODERATE PRICES.
r, OFFICE ROOM 6, TALIAFERRO BUILDING.
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for
FALL PREPARATIONS OF LAND
SPRING PLANTING.
The attention of farmers should
be called to three important
changes in agricultural condi-
tion:
1st. Marked climatic changes
since the settlement of Southern
States—notably less regularity
in the rainfall and greater ex-
tremes in the temperature.
2nd. A rapid decline in the
fertility of the soil.
3rd. A remarkable increase
in insect enemies of the farmer.
This change in agricultural
condition requires a radical
change in the methods of farm-
iig, ann the farmer who does not
move along progressive lines will
soon conclude that farming does
not pay.
Commencing now, ind contin-
uing through 1905, the Depart-
ment of Agriculture will issue, as
needed, bulletins through the
press giving directions for the
field management of staple farm
crops.
Saturday was a busy day in
Madill. Some of the stores could
not get enough clerks to wait on
the trade, and if they had had
the salesmen there would have
been another difficulty to over-
come, the scarcity of room to
take care of the crowd. Some of
the aisles in the stores were so
clogged that one could only with
difficulty pass down them. Some
visitors to the town on that day
wanted to know what "Special
Sales'' our merchants were ad-
vertising. We are told of one
lady who entered a store the lat-
ter portion of the evening, after
having visited every dry goods
store in town several times, and
asked if her money was not ao
good as any one's as she had
such difficulty getting goods in
■exchange for it. She at last got
oume one to wait on her and she
invested twenty dollars in goods.
There were others who were
more unfortunate than this lady,
inasmuch as they did not get
waited on at all after liavingstay-
ed in town all day for that pur-
pose.
There are something like a
hundred salesmen in the stores,
honce they have a capacity of sel 2
ing about 812,000 worth of goods
per day. Madill is humming
and the burden of her hum is
business, business.
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The poem in last week's issue
"A Plea from Madill lhehelors"
has received much favorable
comment. This week we publish
an answer to same.
Madill now has four dentists or
"knights of the tweezers." They
are all up to date doctors of the
mouth and Madill is well insured
against tooth aches and bad
munching foundation if she will
keep these gentlemen employed.
Besides these knights of tooth-
dom,Saturday there was another
here who was a painless man
and, too, could extract with the
thumb anc' forefinger a well
rooted tooth. Several took ad-
vantage of this free, painless and
finger method. Madill is a great
town and must have many and
skillful professonal men.
J.W.Grabrel.of Hugo,was here
♦ his week in attendance at the lot
sale and was a heavy invester
i 1 Madill townsite realty. He
bought thirty-three lots. A
large per cent of them were on
1 oil mill hill.
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