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The Gushing Independent.
CUSHING,
OKLA.
MUSKOGEE: Among those who
are grieving over the death of Russell
Sage are a number of Indians of the
flvo civilized tribes who were aided
in securing an education by the mil-
lionaire. In 1883, Russell Sage Bent
a private car to Indian Territory to
take fifteen Indian girls of the Creek
Cherokee and Choctaw nations to
Northfleld to attend school. They
grew to be talented and educated wo
men. and several of them are living in
the territory at the present timet
On Christmas day in 1S88, the oM
The civic league of Canadian county Creek Indian mission school at Tala-
has been organized and will co-operate bassee, fifteen miles northwest of this
With thn <>.>*! 1 a* i U.. - * i . -
Russel Sage Was aJFriend of the Red Henry Watterson Transfers Hta Be-
Men of Indian Territory. ; cause Son Disappears
NEW STATE NEWS
The farmers' union contemplates
building a cotton storage house at
Durant
A late censuH of Ardmore gives thai
city a population of sixtoen thousand
one hundred nnd ten.
■with the anti-saloon league through
out the territory in pushing the cause
of prohibition in the new states
The department of commerce and
tabor has been notified of the death
of Immigrant Inspector Luwson Lane,
detailed to Oklahoma.
One hundred and seventy-five acres
of tomatoes will be canned at Daven-
port, Lincoln county.
Goorgo Outcelt, assistant United
States attorney, has been In Mexico
tor several months Investigating mat-
ters relative to the Kickapoo Indian
tribe, has returned to Oklahoma. Mr.
Outcelt has oompleted his work In
Mexico.
Eldrlgde Smith has been appointed
postmaster at Herbert, Indian Terri-
tory; Alvin H. Crabb at Arcadia, Okla.
Archie Yaklsh, a Shawnee young
man, was drowned recently while on
a swimming expedition at Fort Worth,
Texas. His father committed suicide
three years ago.
A largo sanitarium Is to be built at
Vinita, to utilize the artesian water
bo freely flowing there. A natatorlum
is also to bo built.
Active warfare Is now on between a
Medford independent oil company and
Standard Oil. The Uncle Sam Oil com-
pany is putting up a gallant fight
John Johnson, a Duncan young man,
died recently from severe cramps pro-
duced by drinking too much ice wa-
ter.
Indian Territory towns have lost
Eight of politics in their aspiration3
to become county seats. Their dele-
gations are consuming much of the
time of the district committee.
city, was burnod, making 100 Indian
children homeless. Twenty-eight of
these, besides being deprived of their
•means of gaining an education, had
not other homes to go to. Miss Alice
Robortson, who is now postmistress
at Muskogee, was in charge of the
school at the tirm*
Before the embers of the burned
school house had had time to cool, she
was oh hor way to New York, whore
she Bought Russell Sa«e in hlB office
and prevailed on him to stand the ex-
pense of sending tho twentyelght
homeless Indian children to Carlisle,
the government school having agreed
to enroll them if they could be brought
there without expense. A number of
tho students remained at Carlisle un- 1
til they graduated. Russell Sago !
made his first visit to Indian Territory
In 1888, with J. Gould and other offi-
cials of tho Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railroad, on an Inspection tour in a I
private car. He Btopped one Sunday j
afternoon at Muskogee. Had it not |
been for the fact that Mr. Sago j
thought the women of Muskogee |
dressed too well for an Indian town,
It Is likely that he would have, in j
later years, founded a school for In- i
dian girls. "These women are fitly I
dressed to appear at church on Fifth ;
avenue, rather than in this Indian I
town," he remarked, in his eccentric i
way at the time, and later, when Miss !
Robertson appealed to him for funds
to enlarge a mission school which
she hod started for Indian girls at
Muskogee, Mr. Sage recalled the well
dressed women in the Jndlan town,
and repeated his peculiar statement
that he would not give money fcr the1
advancement of a school here bocause
the women dressed too well.
GUTHRIE: Henry Wattersoa, edi-
tor of tho Louisville Courier-Journal
and one of tho country's biggest demo-
cratic leaders, is no longer a school
land lessee in Oklahoma, although he
has held a leaso for some time on the
northwest quarter of section 16. town-
ship 3 north, range 19 west, in Co-
manche county, while his son, Ewlng
Watterson, held the lease on the
northeast quarter of the same section.
Recently Henry Watterson transferred
these leases to his daughter-in law,
Mrs. Jean Watterson, of Rush Springs,
t T. It was the intention of the
U'attersons to establish a valuable
horse-breoding farm in the territory
and some of the bluest-blooded Ken-
tucky horses were brought to tho
ranch. About two years ago Ewlng
Watterson suddenly disappeared and
has not since returned to Oklahoma
It is understood that he is now in the
Philippines. It was following his de-
parture that Henry Watterson decided
to transfer the leases. The land is
Just across the Oklahoma boundary
line from Rush Springs, I. T„ which
was the Wacterson's postoffice.
Independent Ice Company fn Okla-
homa May Do It.
OKLAHOMA *CITY: Options on
several plots of ground were taken
here by local real estate dealers, act-
ing for tho National Independent Ico
and Fuel company, organized in St
Louis recently, a charter for a branch
of tho company having been granted
by the territory last week. The meth-
od of making sheet ice recently dis-
covered in St. Louis will be employed
by the company, and it is said the re-
tail price will be put as low as $iL60
a ton. The price of fuel will also be
lowered to about one-half of what it
is now. Local ice factories are re-
tailing a very inferior article now as
high as $8 a ton. The new concern
is said to be backed by over $1,000,000.
A member of the board to apportton
Oklahoma Into fifty-five constitutional
convention districts said that the pop-
ulation of each district would be not
less than 11,500 and not more than
12,000, tho probable number being
11,750. Upon this basis each oounty
according to Its population, can estl-
mate the number of delegates it will
havo in the convention.
Dies on Doorstep of Postoffice Defend,
ing Uncle Sam's Possessions.
MUSKOGEE: Edgar Briggs wa,
shot and killed while resisting rot>
bers who were trying to rob his fath-
er's store at Needmore, a postoffice
in the Cherokoc Hills, fifty miles east
of Muskogee.
He was 19 years oM.
Young Briggs was sleeping in his
father's store.
It is supposed that robbers called
him out and when he tried to stop
them from looting he was shot down.
He was found by his father, John
Briggs the following morning, when
he went to open the stores lying in
front of the door.
After the robbers hod killed him
they walked over his body, looted the
store of all the money there, amount
unknown, secured some ammunition
and guns, and made their escape.
There Is no clue ss to who they
were or their numbers.
Needmore is in the Cherokee Hilts
near Welltng on what is known as
the "Flats" and there are no houses
near the one store.
Officers with blood hounds left
TaJequah for the soene of the mur-
der.
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MORRILL HALL, A. & M. COLLEGE, STILLWATER
a gtven scloooe—ohemls-
TULSA MEN KILLED.
Tho First National bank of Tulsa
has been made a national depository
for $50,000 on Panama bonds.
Were Asleep on Frisco Railroad
When Train Came Along.
BRISTOW: Three young men of
Tulsa were run over near this place
by an eastbound Frisco passenger
train. George Reynolds, aged 27 years,
son of F. D. Reynokls, was Instantly
killed. He is so badly cut to pieces
that it will bo a hard matter to iden-
tify him. Nothing was left unmarred
except his head; his right leg was cut
into six pieces and the left leg was
ground into a pulp.
Harry Brown, aged 15 years, son of
J. T. Bro<vn, is badly cut up and
physicians say that ho cannot live
until morning.
John Reynolds, agod 12 years, was
knocks unconscious and seriously
W. D. Day, formerly a merchant at injured.
Clinton but recently an Insurance so- The boys were going to Oklahoma
lie I tor in Oklahoma City, committed city and had fallen asleep on the rail
OIliAiHrt hv nhnniUm l,l...^. l« T t — « . *
TJir pradnafrs of this Institution are meeting
Kith remarkable sua-ess. As scientists, engineers,
lawyers, physicians, bankers, managers or large
agricultural enterprises, business men, etc, they
are achieving success which should give pride to
every cit izen of Oklahoma.
The A. find M. College can no longer be called a
small institution. It enrollod last year over five
hundred regular students, and counting tlie short
course students, over ntne hundred. It has a
faculty of thirty members, a building equipment
of $j00,0< and a teaching equipment of $150,000.
Regular collegiate courses, leading to the degree
of bachelor of science, aro offered as follows:
1. General Science Course This Is a gen-
eral eolleglato course, with the opportun-
ity to specialize in „ f
try, biology, or botany.
8. Engineering Course. A strong and up-
to-date course In mechanical, electrical or
Civil engineering.
8. Agricultural Course, including agron-
omy, animal husbandry, horticulture, and
daiiying,
4. Sdenoe and Literary Course. This Is a
new course arranged with tho purpose of
giving a general collegiate education, and as
a suitable preparation for taking up the pro-
fessional study of law, journalism, medicine,
etc. For young women It affords an admir-
able course In domestic eoouomy, preparing
them for teaching in that lino.
Besides thw regular collegiate ormrsrn thereto
a two years' course of twenty weeks e*ch, begin-
ning October in. In agriculture- mechanics and tho
common branches; a tea-weeks' course for fann-
ers, beginning January 8: and a business oourse,
running throngh the year.
Graduates of the common schools or of the
eighth grade are admitted to tii" sub-freshman
class without examination: students completing
the tenth grade are admitted to the freshman
class, and graduates of approved high schools ar
admitted to the sophomore class.
The fall term opens on September 11. Write to
the President or Registrar, Stillwater, Oklahoma,
for a catalogue.
800,000 ACRES SET ASIDE
The Rock Island railroad has leased
1,900 acres of coal land near South
McAlester and Is about to close an-
other lease on a valuable coal conce
slon.
It is a slow town in the new state
that hasn't a well organized political
club. Both parties are organizing for
a battle royal.
suicide by shooting himself. He was
$300 short In his accounts.
Tho democratic press of the two
territories met at Oklahoma City
Monday in conjunction with the demo-
cratic executive committee. Plans
for controlling the new state were
mapped out. The republicans met in
a big love feast at Bartlesville.
The Oklahoma City Chautauqua as-
tembly closed Sunday after an eight
days' Bession. The principal drawing
cards were Congressman J. Adam
Bede, Senator Chas. A. Towne, Dr.
Sam Steele, Rev. Albert Bushnell, Dr.
Eugene May and Eugene V. Debs.
road track. The engineer didn't see'
the trio on accqjint of a curve.
Postponed Hearing 100 Years.
CHANDLER: So much opposition
to the granting of a license to Gor-
don Bros., to run a Baloon at Midloth-
ian, was presented to the board of
commissioners of Lincoln oounty dur-
ing the week, that on the motion of
Jacob Amberg, chairman of tho board,
<he hearing was i>ostponed- for 100
years. The petitioners for a license
will appeal.
Territorial Land Board Secures That
Amount in Woodward District
WASHINGTON: The territorial land
board of Oklahoma has selected 800,-
000 acres of land in the Woodward
land district to be set aside as public
land of the new state of Oklahoma.
This will go a long way toward the
1,050,000 acres appropriated to the
new state by congress, and which offi-
cials of the general land office feared
would not be found available when the
time came to make the selections on
account pf the big business of the lo-
cal land officos In Oklahoma at which
hare been entering the land at a lively
rate for homesteaders during the past
fiscal year.
The greater portion of fhe land Is in
Beaver county, in the Panhandle of
the territory. There are 30,000 or 40,-
OOOacres, it is estimated, available in
the Alva district, but outside of that
it Is difficult to see Just where tbe
remainder will be found.
BABIES WILL GET MONEY
Eagle City will celebrate August
24 and 25 in honor of the great state
of Oklahoma.
To Bridge the Cimarron
GUTHRIE: At a Joint session of
the Logan and Payne county boards
of commissioners the arrangements
were oompleted for the building of a
bride across the Cimarron river at
Goodnight, nnlting the two counties.
Logan county, Payne county, and the
town of Goodnight each pays a third
of the total cost.
The Per Capita for Cherokee Infants
Will be $650
MUSKOGEE: There are two or
three thousand Cherokees on tho rolls
who will not get land a3 their allot-
ment, but receive money instead, be-
cause there is not enough land to go
around. These will receive $650 each,
to bo paid out of the Cherokee treas-
ury. The Indians who will fail to re-
ceive land will be those last enrolled,
the greater part of whom are Chero-
kee babies, now being enrolled:
In the Creek nation there are 400,-
000 acres of surplus land; In the Sem-
inole, 2,000; and In the Choctaw and
Chickasaw nation between 2,000,000
3,000,000. After all the land is
allotted the Burplus will be sold by the
government
MURDERER PAROLED.
A franchise has been granted to a
street railway company to operate a
line in Bartlesville.
ANOTHER RAILROAD MERGER. ALLOTINd JOBS DESIGNATED
Peanuts will be an Important crop
in Day county this year. Nearly every
farmer In the Band district has planted
from two to forty acres of the "goo-
bers." One farmer fourteen mllee
northwest of Grant, netted over $500
ofT of twenty acres last year. Beaver
county Is equally as good a place for
the crop as Day county. The crop
promises much.
Four rural delivery routes ordered
in Oklahoma for September Include
Gate, Beaver county, serving 440 peo-
ple; Glencoe, Payne county, additional
route No. 6, serving 400 people; Sup-
ply, Woodward county, serving 4C0
people, and Taloga, Dewey county,
serving 400 people.
The comptroller of the currency ap-
proves the application of the Farm-
ers' National bank of Temple, Okla.,
to login business. It was formerly
♦hvi Farmers' and Merchants' State
.bank.
Fort Smith & Western Basra Ef Reno
& Western RaHway.
FORT SMITH: W. E. Crane, vlco
president and general manager of the
: !• ort Smith & Western, has announced
that his road has purchased the St.
Louis, El Reno & Western and would
take possession immediately at Guth-
rie.
Negotiations had been under way
for several months, but the contract
ha* Just been signed by President
Dustin and Vice-President Crane, for
the Fort SmRh and Col. W. S. Fordyce
and J. C. Van Ripper for tho other
i\>ad.
The tnhmtton fn bnytng the road is
to balld southwest to a conectton of
tho Orient west of Cordell and nltl- I
mutely to extend to Mexico. The new
road will be operated as an Indepen-
dent lino, under the direction of Fort !
Smith & Western officials for some !
time. Crane declares the money is
ready for the extensions and work i
will begin shortly.
Commissioner and Appraisers for
Osage and Big Pasture Lands
WASHINGTON: Commissions were
signed at the Interior department for
Charles E. McChesney, of South Dako-
ta, new Indian agent in Washington
state, and Charles O. Shepard, of New
York, now a special agent in Indian
, Territory, to be commissioner for the
allotmont of Osage lands. The Osages
have not yet informed the department
of their selection for commissioners.
They will probably have to pay their
own expenses and depend upon con-
gress for reimbursement. The depart-
ment designated John H. Seger, of
the Seger school in Oklahoma, to act
with William M. Plum, of Anadarko,
to appraise the Kiowa lands in Pasture
No. 3,. They must complete their
work in one month.
Farmers Want Cotton Pickers
GUTHRIE: Cotton planters of this
locality have taken up with the
'50,000" chib of Guthrie the matter of
obtaining cotton pickers, at the time
the harvesting commences in Septem-
ber. The planters maintain there are
not half enough laborers in this local-
ity to pack the crop, and they are get-
ting anxious about the matter. The
scarcity in great part is caused by
the great negro exodus from this city
during tbe pest year.
Former Guthrie Policeman Receives
Executive Clemency.
GUTHRIE: Joe Runriells, a former
member of the Guthrie police force,
who is serving a twenty-five years
sentence in the Kansas. penitentiary
for the murder of Jap Saulsbury, was
paroled by Governor Frank Frantz.
Runnells killed Saulsbury on the
night of July 3, 1901, while the latter
was sitting on the steps of the In-
dian Territory bank, in Guthrie. Sauls-
bury was assistant chief of police find
had been instrumental in having Run-
nells removed as a policeman. A quar-
rel ensued .when the two met oh Okla-
homa avenue and Saulsbury was
killed by a bullet from a revolver In
the hands of Runnells. The case was
taken to Canadian county on a change
of venue and Runnells received his,
sentence for committing the crime in
March, 1902. .c*
OKLAHOMA PROMOTERS
Henry Knorr, a business man, was
found at bis home in Shawnee with
a piece of cotton saturated with
chloroform on his facc. He did not
recover consciousness for three hours.
Some one had cut the screen beside
his bed and poked the oottor in.
Kansas City, Lawton & Pacific RatS
way Company Chartered
GUTHRIE: The Kansas City, Law-
ton & Pacific Railway company was
chartered at the office of the territor-
,al secretary. The incorporators are:
George M. Paschal, G. T. H. Barber
Guy C. Roberson, W. F. Barber and
Walter C. Stevens, of Lawton; A. J
Brown, of Wewoka, I T.; C. M. Raw-
lings and Hanry Briggs, Kansas City
Mo.; H. M. Scott, New York; E. A.
Hill, Muskbgee. The principal place
of bustnoss fs at Lawton, with a
branch office at Kansas City. The
proposed road is to be built from a
point near Kansas City to San Diego,
Cal., a distanoe of 1,600 miles, at an
estimated cost of $40,000,000. The
branch in Oklahoma will pass through
the oountles of Pottawatomie, Cleve-
land, Oklahoma, the Chickasaw na-
tion and Kiowa, Comanche and Greer
counties, to be extended from Wewo-
ka to Dustin.
Killing Game Out of Season
The attorney general has received
complaints from Day and Dewey coun-
| ties that hunters are killing pralrlo
chickens out of season. The season
does not begin until September 1.
Prairie chickens have decreased rap-
idly in Oklahoma in the last two or
three years, and unless they are pro-
tected they soon will be extermlnated.
The territory will prosecute all offiend-
ers against whom it can obtain evi'
deaoe.
COMPTROLLER PLEASED
Governor Folk, of Missouri, has con-
sented to speak in Tulsa on Labor
day, September 1.
Discusses Growth of National Banks
in Oklahoma and Indian Territory
WASHINGTON: Comptroller of the
Currency Ridgely has revoked his ap-
proval of the National Bank of Com
merce at St. Louis as reserve agent
of the National Bank of Commerce
at Holdenville, Indian Territory. The
comptroller expressed admiration of
the growth of the national banks in
Oklahoma and Indian Territory and
instances the large amount of money
now on deposit in those banks as
proof of the development of the pros-
pective new state.
"Ten years ago," he said,"there were
very few banks in that section. Now
there are numerous thriving banks in
every part of both territories. That
is going to be a splendid state."
Rural Telephones.
The Wellston-Luther Telephone
company, of Wellston, has been char-
tered with $10,000 capital Btock. The
incorporators are William S. Raupe,
F. M. Raupe and Frank V. Weathers
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