Cushing Independent. (Cushing, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 15, 1906 Page: 3 of 8
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KATY WINS IN
BIG LAND SUIT
THOUSANDS OF ACRES IN KAN
SAS ARE GIVEN TO RAILROAD
BY SUPREME COURT.
VALUABLE ARE IMPROVEMENTS
Disputed Land Appears in Right-of-
way Grant Made in 1866—Will be
Appealed to United States
Supreme Court.
TOPEXA: Thousands of acres of
the most valuable farm lands in Kan-
sas, together with a large amount of
land located in towns and cities ol
the state is given to the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railway by a de-
cision of the Kansas supreme court
in the case of that railroad company
against Watson.
In July, 1866, congress granted to
the Union Pacific Railway company,
southern branch, now the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Railway company,
a right of way 200 feet wide from
Fort Riley to the south line of the
state. Afterward patents were issued
to private persons for land through
which the railroad runs without ex
cepting the right of way. These pei-
sons have treated the right of way as
being only one hundred feet wide and
in some case valuable improvements
have been erected on the outer 50
feet on each side, which have been
occupied and used without disturb-
ance for many years. The railroad
company brought suit to oust these
occupants and the court decided in its
&The land affected by the decision
lies in Geary, Morris, Lyon, Coffey,
Woodson, Allen, Neosho and Labette
counties.
Among the larger places touched
in these counties by the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railway are White
City Council Grove, Emporia, Bur-
lington, Chanute, Parsons Oswego
and Chetopa. The distance from Fort
Riley to the south state line is about
130 miles. .
Mr Watson, the defendant, is sim-
ply one of the land holders, and se-
lected as a figurehead in which tc
make a test case. It is thought that
the case will be appealed to the su-
preme court of the United States.
The opinion was written by Jus-
tice Burch *rho said the case mus
finally be decided in the United States
supreme court as an act of congress
is involved. From former decis ons
of the higher court, Justice Burch
holds that the grant to the raiiroad
took effect immediately upon the pas-
sage of the act and that all persons
who bought lands adjoining the rail-
road property took ^
ject to the company s rights. i nis "
based on the fact that the officials of
the land department could not Issue
patents to persons which would a low
the purchaser a title to the
which already had been given to the
"Th? wide right of way was granted
to the railroad with the
vision that all troops and munitions
war should be carried free forever
and private individuals could not en-
croach upon the right ol way ■^
the country has been bettledbo that
the company can be deprived of the
laThls suit should not be confuse
with the suit of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railway against the go
SrffiWsS
company. The latter case tan™
the United States supreme coOrt.
Won W~~M. Cross of Oklahoma Citj
« hi. candidacy tor se, ^
retary of state.
TO CITIZENS.
The Age of Machinery.
We live in the age of machinery
The thinking, directing mind becomes
daily of more account, while luero
brawn falls correspondingly in value
from day to day. That eccentric phil-
osopher, Elbert Hubbard, says in one
of his essays, "where a machine will
do better work than the human hand. !
we prefer to let the machine do the
work."
It has been but a few years s'.ncc
the cotton gin, the "spinning Jenny"
and the power loom displaced tho
hand picker, the spinning wheel and
the hand loom; since the reaper a::d
binder, the iake and tedder, the mow-
ing machine took the place of the old
cradle, scythe, pitchfork and hand
rake; since the friction match su-
perseded the flint and tinder; since
the modern paint factory replaced the j
slab and muller, the paint pot and
paddle.
In every case whore machinery has
been introduced to replace hand labor,
the laborers h?.ve resisted the change;
and as the weavers, the sempstresses
and the farm laborers protested
against new-fangled looms, sewing ma-
chines and agricultural implements,
so In recent times compositors have
protested against type-setting ma-
chines, glass blowers against bottle
blowing machines, and painters
against ready mixed paints. And as
in the case of these short-sighted
classes of an earlier day, so with their
imitators of to-day, the protest will
be in vain. It is a protest against civ-
ilization, against the common weal,
against their own welfare.
The history of all mechanical im-
provements shows that workmen are
the first to be benefited by them.
The invention of the sewing machine,
instead of throwing thousands of wom-
en out of employment, increased the
demand to such an extent that thou-
sands of women have been employed,
at better wages, for shorter hours and
easier work where hundreds before
worked in laborious misery to eke
out a pitiable existence. It was so
with spinning "and weaving machin-
ery, with agricultural implements—in
fact it Is so with every notable Im-
provement. The multiplication of
books in the last decade is a direct
result of the invention of linotype
machinery and fast presses.
The mixed paint industry, in which
carefully designed paints for house
painting are prepared on a large scale
by special machinery, Is another im-
provement of the same type, 'lhe
cheapness and general excellence of
these products has so stimulated the
consumption of paint that the de-
mand for the services of painters has
correspondingly multiplied. y5ef°r°
the advent of these goods a well-paint-
ed house was noticeable from its
rarity, whereas taalay an ill-palnted
house is conspicuous.
Nevertheless, the painters, as a
rule, following the example set by
the weavers, the sempstresses and the
farm laborers of old, almost to a man,
oppose the improvement. It is a real
improvement, however, and simply be-
cause of that fact the sale of such
products has increased until during
the present year it will fall not far
short of 90,000,000 or 100,000,000 gal-
lons.
Hindsight Is always better than
foresight, and most of us who deplore
the short-Blghtedness of our ancestors
would do well to see that we do not
in turn furnish "terrible examples" to
our posterity.
KILLS WIFE; 8H00TS HIMSELF
MONKEY PLAYED MAMV PARTS.
Divorce Case Ends in a Double Trag-
edy at Tuttle.
The little town of Tuttle, I. T., fair-
ly reeked with tragedy Saturday aft-
ernoon and a scene was enacted there
that cost two lives, and came very
near being the death of another. John
Swalley, a prominent farmer living in
Tuttle, shot his wife, Mrs. Emma
Swalley, through the head, killing her
almost instantly and seriously wound-
ed her attorney, Mr. Robert Burns, of
Chickasha, then turning his smoking
gun upon his own self, and viewing
the work already done, blew his
brains out.
The story of the killing and suicide
is a grewsome affair, and one that
will never be forgotten by those who
were in Tuttle at the time.
Some weeks ago Mrs. Emma Swal-
ley sued her husband for a divorce,
alleging among other things, incom-
patibility of temper. There were more
-.erious allegations, but these were
naught beside the one feature of his
being of such a character that she
was not able to live with him. She
employed Mr. Burns to represent her
in the courts, and had gone to Tuttle
to make ready for the case.
Mr. Swalley had asked for a meet-
ing with a view to effecting a recon-
ciliation, and during the interview at
Tuttle pulled his gun with the words
•I guess 1 11 settle this right here and
now."
Defined by Customs Men as a Bird, a
Handbag and a Dog.
SPECTACULAR
is ceremony
UNION OF BAPTIST BODIES AT
SHAWNEE LAST WEEK.
AUTO HELPS FALSE HAIR TRADE.
Suppression af Convents in France
Diminishes Supply Considerably.
White Troops to Be on Hand When
Negroea are Dismissed
EL RENO: The four companies ol
the Twenty-sixth Infantry, which left
San Antonio, Texas, Friday nlght ar
rived at Reno Saturday night. Army
officers are backward ^ dl8CU«Bln"
the Import of the arrival of the white ,
regulars, but denounce as untrue the
interviews appearing from time to
time In the metropolitan papers. The
date of the dismissal of the negro
troops Is not known.
It was stated by one officer at Fort
Reno that the Texas troops had been
sent as a precautionary measure.
The negro troops are soon to be for-
mally dismissed and the cltiaens ol
El Reno, where the three companies
are stationed, fear trouble win follow.
The Texas troops come. It is stated,
as a matter of protection vo tho citl-
Zesince their arrival at Fort Reno,
which is two miles distant from Fort
Reno, the negro troops have been |
placed under the strictest discipline,
Paris.—According to the Eclair, at
the human hair market, held annually
at Limorges, this year's offerings wero
worth $200,000. One dealer alone on
the first day of the sale purchased
14 800 worth. The average price per
kilogramme was $17. Young girls in
the district? where travelers for hair
dealers make their rounds are perfect-
ly well aware of the value of their hair
and no longer exchange It for a f.chu
or a boa or two or three meters of
muslin.
The increase in the demand Is ex-
nlalned by the fact that fashionable
women wear more false hair than for-
merly This Is due to the development
of automoblllng and the suppression of
hats In theaters.
One chief cause of the diminution
of the supply is the suppression of the
convents. These were one of the main
sources of supply. There Is, however,
no danger of a hair famine, as Italy
could furnish much more hair than It
does at present, and China and the
East furnish an lnexhautible field.
Passed Resolution of Amalgamation
and Then Exemplified It by
a Street Parade.
SHAWNEE: The Indian Territory I
Baptist assembly completed its wor
Friday at the First Baptist church
and adopted a resolution to. unite with
the Oklahoma assembly, which was in
session at the M. E. church south.
The Indian Territory assembly, con
sistlng of several bundred rnembers
forming a double processlon three
blocks long, then marched west on
Ninth street to Main and Beard, where
they were met by the Oklahoma as-
sembly, equally as strong, that assem^
bly having previously adopted the
resolution to amalgamate. As the
two bodies of ministers and laymen
met. the spaces between the march
ers were widened and the two united
first an Oklahoman, then an mdian
Territory delegate, all down the long
Se thus typifying their perfec
union as the great Oklahoma Baptist
assembly, with 1,600 delegates.
As no church in the city is B
enough to accommodate the entire
to,nt assembly and the crowds o
spectators, the Becker theater was
r2«d «o service and the
der of the services were held there.
The last sessions of the two:assem-
blies before they amalgamated we'-e
stirring in the extreme^ Little sorrow
pervaded them at the thought that as
Individual assemblies they ™ere
nass away but there was a profound
joy in the fact that they would hence-
forth be united as one of the strong
est and greatest bodies of Chrlstla
workers in the countrv.
The assembly continued untl Mon-
lay night, and besides the elect on of
officers, appointments of
and other business there was a num
£? of addresses by the best sermon-
i/ers in the Baptist church. Sunday
was wholly devoted to the work of the
Master.
On the travels of a monkey from
i Genoa to Heidelberg an amusing farce
I might be written. A German gentle-
| men brought from southwest Africa
| a tiny monkey weighing barely a
couple of pounds. From Tanga to
Genoa all went well with the Lilli-
putian animal. It was a favorite with
everyone, and traveled free until
Genoa was reached, when its troubles
began.
Brought under the notice of the Ge-
noese customhouse authorities, it was
promptly deprived of its Identity. It
was no longer an animal; it became
a bird, and as a bird, on which 28
cents was charged, it was conveyed to
the Swiss frontier, where, at a stroke
of the customhouse officer's wand it
was transformed into a cat at the In-
creased assessment of $1.56, and
borne by train to Zurich. <
On Its arrival there It ceased, as a
cat, to exist, and became a mere pack-
age—an Item of luggage that was con-
veyed to Constance for" the nominal
sum of 16 cents.
Still as luggage, though metamor-
phized from a package into a handbag,
it went on Its way to Stuttgart, where
a great honor awaited it. It was, on
payment of $2.04, exalted into a dog,
and It was as a dog that It ended its
journey at the university town ot
Heidelberg.—Stj^y Stories.
Size of Heads. •
The average adult head has a cir-
cumference of fully 22 Inches. The
average adult hat Is fully 6% s z .
The sizes of men's hats are 6% and
6% generally. "Sevens" hats are com-
mon in Aberdeen, and the proiessors
of our colleges generally wear 7% to
Heads wearing hats of the sizes 6%
and smaller, or being less than 21
Inches In circumference, can never be
powerful. Between 19 and 20 inches
In circumference heads are Invariably
weak and, according to this authority,
"no lady should think of marrying a
man with a head less than 20 Inches
in circumference."
People with heads under 19 inches
are mentally deficient, and with heads
under 18 inches "Invariably idiotic.
—Young Woman.
It Will Stay There.
"In my family medicine chest no
remedy Is permitted to remain unless
It proves beyond doubt the best to be
obtained for Its particular purpose.
"For treating all manner of skin
troubles, such as Eczema, Tetter,
Ringworm, etc., Hunt's Cure has held
Its place for many years. I have
failed to find a surer remedy. It cures
itching Instantly."
R. M. Swann,
Franklin, La.
She—"So you are a war veteran.
Did you face the music like a sol-
dierr He—"Well, yes. During an en-
gagement the bands stay In the rear.
—Harvard Lampoon.
Defiance Starch Is the latest. Inven-
tion In that line and an improvement
on all other makes; It is more eco-
nomical, does better worK, takes less
time. Get it from any grocer.
If a woman laughs a: a man's Jokes
it's because he Isn't her husband.
cP
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FOR
catarrh
I OF THE
head.throai
lungs, stomach
KIDNBS.BUDDER
and'
■HI—
Far Savage Billet
For Marlin Rifles
Fer Stevens Rifle*
Far An Blfles
1 U.M.C. cartridge*
f are universally pre-
p— ferred by aports-
man who wish ta get their full money's worth.
Ycur dealer sells them. Free Catalog.
U M. C. cartridge areguaranteed, alio
etandard aniia when U.M.d cartridge. are
us«d aa apaclBad on labels.
THE UNION METALLIC
CARTRIDGE COMPANY
BRIDGEPORT. CONNECTICUT
Agency: 313 Broadway - - New totk
Frem Clyde Fitch's 8crapbook. I
Clyde Fitch, at a dinner that he
gave in honor of a noted dramatic
critic, read from his library of Bcrap-
fcooks a western criticism on Hamlet.
The arltletam, which was dated 1873,
van:
"There Is too tauch chinning In this
•iece The author Is behind the times,
Ld seem" te forget that what we
waat nowadays Is hair raising situa-
tions and detectives.
"In the hands et a skillful play-
wright a detective would have been
put udoo the track of Hamlet s uncle.
Secretary of War Wm H. Taft
mado an official inspection of Fort
Sill this week looking to thtf estab-
lishment of a brigade army post.
HAS NO JURISDICTION.
Territory Canvassing Board Refuses
to Hear Contest Cases.
MUSKOGEE: The districting and
canvassing board of Indian Terrlto *
has refused to consider the contests
T,l7e"S delegate district., giving
as a reason that it does not come
within the jurisdiction of the boarcL
It is held by the members of tbe
board that they were only author^zed
to district the territory and to can
vass the votes.
It is expressed as the opinion of
the board that while It does not think
the law gives them this authority
that the contests should be heard y
the constitutional convention, as is
done™ e.se . .eat in the legUlature
18 contested. After the contests are
decided according to this construc-
tion of the law, the successful dele-
£Te may take hi. «.t Md *"Ud-
pate In the convention.
Fire has totally destroyed the par-
sonage of the Cumberland Presbyte-
rian church at Ardmore occupied by
Rev. H.L. Walker. Loss $5.0*0, in-
surance $2,200.
HOW DEBILITY SHOWS
And Why Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
Are a Specific for Danaereua
Physical Declines.
The symptoiuB of general debility vary
according to tlio cause but weakness ia
always present, n tendency to perspire
and fatigue eusily, ringing in the ears,
sometimes bluek spots passing before
the eyes, weak back, vertigo, wakeful-
ness caused by inability tc stop thinking,
and uurefresiling sleep. The cause of
the trouble uiuy be some drain on the
system or it mny be mental or physical
overwork, sometimes insufficient nutri-
tion due to digestive disturbance. In
the inttercttso there is generally a loss of
appetite and a coated tongue as well as
general languor and debility.
Miss LulaM. Metzger, a stenographer,
living at 71 Mill street, Watertown, N.7.,
suffered for over a year from general
debility. "It wascaused by overstudy,
she says, "ami I had no ambition, dtdn t
Want to go anywhere, my food clidn t
taste good, I was run down, lifeless and
listless. I took medicines but they failed
to help me. Finally friends recom-
mended Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to iT
mother and she got some for ine. I took
them for some time and wns entirely
cured aud have luid no return of the
tFDrbWilliams' Pink Pills cure debility
because they actually make now, rod,
rich blood, aud us the blood carries
nourishment to all tho organs and tissues
of tha hotly, nerves as well as muscles,
the new blood stimulates the organs te
do the work that nature expects of them
and normal health follows. Not only
Is this treatment sufficient to enre de-
bility bal many severe nervous disorders
**The pills are sold by all druggists, et
will be sent postpaid, on receipt of price,
50 cents per box, six buxes $3.0©. by tha
Dr Williams Medicine Co., Scheneo-
tody, Jf. Y. Bend f«r free diet book.
NEW WHUT LMDS IN
THE CANADIAN WEST
m
C nnn additional miles
D UU0 railway this
year have opened up *
largely Increased terri-
tory to the progressive
farmers of Western
Canada and the Gov-
ernment of the Domin-
ion continues to give
ONE HUNDRED AND
SIXTY ACRES FREE to every aettler.
THE COUNTRY HAS
NO SUPERIOR
cerate zone I.iw and order prerailsevery where.
For advice and in formation
•SUPERINTENDENT OF IMMIGRA 1 ION,
Ottawa, Canada, or any authorized Canadian
Government Agent
J. S. CRAWFORD. Ne. 125 W. Ninth Street,
Kusa* City, Missouri. .
READERS
Its columns should Insist upon
what they ask for. refusing ail utati-
tutes or imitations.
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