The Oklahoma Democrat. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1909 Page: 3 of 8
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With the Best
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LUMBER and COA
Oak
POplar
Cypress
White Pine
Bois de Arc
Posts
Oak Posts
Corner
Posts
Bois de Arc
Poles
Bridge Timbers
INVENTORY OF THE
COUNTRY'S RESOURCES
Professional Girds
(Continued from second page)
own soil. We have now nearly 6,000,- j
3. F. NEWLON
physician and surgeon
DR. J. E. FOWLER
SPECIALIST
eye, ear, nose and throat
I Altus, Okla. - Residence Phone 47
JNO D. ROGERS
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
NOTARY PUBLIC
First National Bank Building
dr. H. h. eaton, d. d
;dentist
all work guaranteed
Office over First National Bank
The Long-Bell
Lumber Co.
BRAVE FIRE LADDIES
often receive severe burns, putting
out fires, then Bucklens' Arnica Salve
and lorget them. It soon drives out
pain. For Burns, Scalds, Wounds.
Cuts and Bruises its earth's greatest
healer. Quicky cures Skin Eruptions,
Old Sores, Boils, Ulsers, Felons,;
best Pile cure made. Relief is in-
stant. 25c at Geo. D. Pendleton's. J
MANY MEN DROWN.
Ten Whites and Hundred and !
Fifty Natives Perish.
Johannesburg. Jan. 23.—Ten white
roan and ir 0 natives were drowned
in the Wltwatersrand gold mine, which j
became flooded by the bursting of i
Knight's dam. Heavy rains caused
the dam to give away.
Calls answered in Town
„ . or Country day or night
000 farms, averaging 140 acres each, j 0FFICE PHONP ^
but only a little more than two-fifths I phone 88
of the area of continental United States
Is under cultivation. The United
Btates can grow the farm products
needed by a population more than three
times as great as our country now con-
tains. but we must greatly Increase
the yield per acre.
The greatest unnecessary waste of
our soil is preventable erosion. Second
only to this is the waste, nonuse and
misuse of fertilizer derived from ani-
mals and men. Other great causes of
loss are due to injurious mammals,
plant diseases and insects. Most of
these farm losses are preventable.
The present public land laws as a
whole do not subserve the best inter-
ests of the people. Title to the surface
of the remaining nonmineral public
lands should be granted only to actual
homemakers.
Next to our need of food and water
comes our need of timber, declares the
report. The preservation by use under
the methods of practical forestry of
all public forest lands either in state
or federal ownership Is essential to
the permanent public welfare. Effec-
tive and immediate co-operation by pri-
vate enterprise, state ownership and j
federal ownership is needed if the pub- j
lie interest is to be subserved. By rea- |
sonable thrift we can produce a con- !
stant timber supply beyond our present '
need and with it conserve the useful-
ness of our streams for irrigation, wa- !
ter supply, navigation and power.
Of the 70,000.000,000,000 cubic feet I
of water annually flowing into the sea |
less than 1 per cent is restrained and |
utilized for municipality and commu- i
nity supply; less than 2 per cent (or |
some 10 per cent of that in the arid j
and semiarid regions) is used for irri- !
gation; perhaps 5 per cent is used for ' —
navigation and less than 0 per cent for | j m diuaRD Co ktu
power. • ■ i-
The freshets are attended by de-
structive soil erosion. The soil matter
annually carried into lower rivers and
harbors or into the sea is computed at
780.000.000 tons. Soil wash reduces by
10 to 20 per cent the productivity of
upland farms and increases channel
cutting and liar building in the rivers.
The annual loss to the farms alone is
$500,000,000, and large losses follow
the fouling of the waters and the di-
minished navigation of the streams.
Broad plans should be adopted pro-
viding for a system of waterway im-
provement extending to all uses of the
waters and benefits to be derived from j 2nd Floor.
their control.
Under the heading "National Efll
I ciency" the report says:
"Since the greatest of our national
assets is the health and vigor of the
i American people, our efficiency must
depend on national vitality even more
than on the resources of the minerals,
lands, forests and waters.
"Our annual mortality from tuber-
culosis Is about 150,000. Stopping
three-fourths of the loss of life from
this cause and from typhoid and other
prevalent nod preventable diseases
would increase our average length of
life over fifteen years.
"If we count the value of each life
lost at only SI.700 and reckon the aver-
age earning lost by illness as $700 per
year for grown men, we find*that the
economic gain from mitigation of pne-
ventable disease In the United States
would exceed SI,500.000,000 a year. In
addition, we would decrease suffering
and increase happiness and content-
ment among the people."
altus, okla
ENTHUSIASTIC IN THEIR PRAISE OF
JACKSON COUNTY LAND
Prominent Men Here Yesterday Stated that Some of the
Best and Most Fertile Soil on Earth Surrounded
the City of Altus and They Were
Deeply Impressed by It
E. E. Gore
ATTORNEY and NOTARY
practice in any court
Room 9 over Altus National Bank
J. M. GRIDER
THE HOUSE-MOVER
Will move or raise vour house at reason-
able prices and guarantee satisfaction.
SEE HIM !
Dr. W. G. BRISTOL
RESIDENT DENTIST
Over Altus National Bank
GOT P. HORTON. Asst.
DILLARD & HORTON,
Attorney at Law.
Will practice in civil cases only, and
make collections.
ALTUS OKLAHOMA
H. D. Young, of Astoria, Illinois, was one of a party of prospectors touring Jackson county
yesterday. He stated that during their trip of several weeks his party had toured Texas. Louisiana
and other places, but nowhere had they found any country that appealed to them as did the part of
Jackson county lying south of Altus. He said he believed it was about the best inducement offered
homeseekers he had come in contact with in his life, and became very enthusiastic in expressing his
glowing impressions. Messrs. J. B. Suedeka and A. Murmert, of the same town, were with Mr
Young and were as much carried away with the outlook in Jackson county as he was. The party
took a look over the city of Altus, and when it was explained that the city had almost doubled in
population in two years and was preparing to become a city of the first-class, and that property val-
ues were on a steady increase and doubling in valuation about every two and a half years, they
drew closer to their informant and became very much interested. The busy scenes of cement walk
building, which is under construction in various parts of the city, both in the business and residence
sections, with the panoramic picture of several large brick business buildings under way, and pretty
new cottage homes being built in every direction the eye wandered were tnings that opened the eyes
of the visitors in astonishment. The mammoth city reservoir now being rapidly completed appealed
to them as it does to every one visiting Altus, and the wonderful possibilities thus afforded the city's
future was so forcibly apparent that the gentlemen were almost simultaneous in their complimentary
praise of the city's energy and enterprise. When they were handed a copy of the afternoon daily
Democrat and saw that the third railroad was under construction, and a fourth building toward this
point as fast as it could, then surprise grew to wonderment, and so overwhelming was the stu-
pendous exhibition of growth and progress displayed everywhere, that it seems almost beyond com-
prehension, and it will not be until after careful deliberation on the part of the gentlemen, when
they can comprehend the extent of the inducements now being held out to the world by Altus and
Jackson county- That the city had daily paper of the size and quality it has was an incident of
1 urner & Hankins attentl0n and elicited the remark that the paper was a good one and would be a credit to any town
five times the size of Altus.
LAWYERS
Will Practice in all Courts
Prompt Collections
North Side Sq.
(Going
j Away
I Mister?
If so, talk to the nearest Frisco
Agent or write Mr. C. O. Jack-
son, Division Passenger Agent of
the Frisco at Oklahoma City.
That the wonderful resources and possibilities of the city and county had not been more loud-
ly and generally heralded to the world, appealed to them most favorably, as it does to all others, and
like others they were inclined to regard such reticence on the part of our people as a trait of wise
conservatism, and a desire to introduce nothing that would in the least misrepresent actual and true
conditions. As has always been the case with our business men, and. such is true of the real estate
\ driers and enterprise promoters of the city and county, they have avoided extravigant and exag-
I. gerated advertising as related directly to the city and county, and have been more inclined to under-
J rate actual facts, less the outside world should be led to believe it was the purpose of the people to
j blow about things they couldn't substantiate.
Mr Young and his friends are men of means and influence, and long experience, and in all
I" probability they will return here, make investments and in the future reside either in the citv or
near by.
tFOR THE LITTLE Californians
I ONE'S BENEFIT |T^ . ■ .
1 President s
"HELLO" MEN MEET.
Volcanic Disturbance.
Manila. Jan. 22 — A dispatch from
Lucena in Tayabas province confirms
the report of a volcanic disturbance
there and states the greatest damage
has been done by an Inundation, due
to the letting loose of the waters of
Moumaiu lake. Explosions in Lagnas
volcano continue.
Drowns Skating.
Baltimore. Jan. 22—Ice on which
Paul Beckman was skating broke and
the boy drowned.
Made First Caroussel.
Philadelphia, Jan. 23 — Gustave Dent-'
eel. said to be the first maker of a
caroussel In America, died at his home
here.
| Low Winter Tourist
Rates to Points in
Alabama, Mexico.
Cuba. Mississippi,
Florida. New Mex.
Goorgia. Souh Car-
olina, Louisiana,
Texas.
A postal will bring prompt reply.
<jnicaso. Jan.
this city Thur.-iil.i
I labor conterei:' ••
| the uational <iu
marked the b *n
continuous work
by the leading ph
j clolofii.MS of the
The conferem e
Missionary Conference.
Denison. Jan. 52 — Delegates from
Sherman. Bonham and aOlnesvllle are
holding a Methodist missionary coun-
cil
A HORRIBLE HOLD UP.
"About ten years ago my brother
was "held up" in his work, health
and happiness by what was believed
to be hopeless consumption," writes
W. R. Lipscomb, of Washington N.
C. 'He took all kinds of remedies
and treament from several doctors,
bat found no help till he used Dr.
Kings* New Discovery and was wholly
cured by six bottles. He is a we I
man today.' .It's quick to reliefe an
the surest cur* for weak or sore
lungs. Hemorrhages Coughs and Colds,
Bronchitis. La Grippe. Asthma and
all Bronchial affections. .Wand 11. W
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by
Ceo. D. Pendleton.
Meeting of Indepndent Telephone peo-
ple Is Held at Boston.
I Boston, Jan. 2.r> — An important meet-
ing of the conference committee of
the Independent telephone companies
I was held here Saturday.
I This committee js made up of the
officials of the various independent
j telephone concerns of the country.
representing directly and Indirectlv
; imSST ca"""' °r """■
I . 1*he conference committee's mem-
bership represents the country as far
SS ^Vbraska' d as far south j
sota aS faP north "3 Minr'®''
The independent telephone organi-1
zations represent 12.000 sopatate com-
panics, large ;<nd small, with about
5(MK.O security holders. The compa-'
WO eschan l° 8ervice through j
NOTED oil man dies.
I „ _ ■ i as to Alleged Indian Frauds I vocacy of th
- S Glenn Departs This Life at the Muskogee. Okla , Jan 2:! -l ocal ho-' \ra' 1 hit(,r'n
City of Hot Sprinat «.iB . . j th© duty of i<
Tulsa. Okla.. Jan "5-1 message i "wamped with drdem [of the countr
was rw.'l wl fP„m . * for room reservations fro persons sub-; purpose of ;
• , .. *s * 'rday j poetia«'d from half a dozen different I Cniteo
I Chicago until Suturdi
i day will be "child
i churches throughout
I request of the natior
committee, which has worked hard to
secure the co-operation ot clergymen
in the work.
Conference In Washington.
On Monday and Tuesday of next
-—The opening in I worn OI DringiijK euevuie am tuna
fii h annual child S!ierf and dependent little ones.
. t,.u Prominent among the persons who
. i. auspices of will- attend both meetings are I.illian
.alior committee D. Wald. the originator of the idea of
Fix days of 1 a federal children's bureau; Jane Ad-
! dams of the Hull House. Chicago:
j Judge Llndsev of the children's court
| of Denver and Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch
i of Chicago.
g of
of children |
■h'opists and so-
ied States.
I be in session in ,
Immigrant
Attitude
ening. Sun- >
day" in I Pistol Beside Corpse.
country, by Sheridan, Ark.. Jan. 22.—w. p. i «iui
hild labor j Goodman, editor of the Leola Gazette, ' nrnv
_ 1 > va<1 fourth r? on A r.nn. «\ A A. • . I
week ther. will b.
j ton a two days'
needs of deponden
with a meeting o!
field at the White
ing was called h>
velt. and he will w
terees.
Although th<
I discus;; msuiy puum-:
Many Persons Summoned to Testify question, their'main
as to Alleged Indian Frauds.
Muskogee, Okla , Jan 23 — Ixx-al ho-
held in Washing-
inference on the
< hildren, opening j ers
he laborers in this
House. The meet- |
resident Roose
Icome the con
was found dead near that town by
i citizens who had been scouring the
I country for some time with torches,
as he had been missing from home
some hours. Mr. Goodman's pistol
was found by his side, and it is sup-
posed he killed himself. He was edit-
or and general manager of the Farm-
I nion Publishing company.
j Sacramento. Jan. 22.—The efforts
j of President Roosevelt to block anti-
| Japanese measures were not received
lth much favor by the legislators.
Johnson, who introduced the
SWAMPED WITH ORDERS
ago
meetings will
h>- child laboi
ose is the ad-
estabiishment of a fed
bureau, charged with
king after the interests
s children. This is the
bill introduced iu the
rzr,prev?tins a,iens fr"ra acting
a. directors of corporations, is openlv
def.ant, and asserted h(. wollld £
ures° l° PUSh aDtw«P n«* meas-
Senator Sanford. leader of the Dem-
ocratic caucus, called the Interference
f rrs;'dent 'mPudpnce. and as-
' tattnl CaI,fo™ia ,s luite capable of
Gas Pipe Line Completed. f a meof^to^" k,
mains are laid in the city. Gas will
be supplied patrons next week. This
is the first Texas town to get natural
gas, but others will soon follow.
Texans to Mak
Bronwsville. Tex.
Aeroplane.
Jan. 23.—P.
eas
announi ing the death there of J. a
Glenn one of the most prominent oil
men in America, at Hot Springs. He
was one of the original members of
the Indian Territory Illuminating com-
pany. holding a blanket lease over the
Osage reservation, and had long be..n
• very succ-.-sful op-ratcir mi <;i-nn
had been la ill health for a long time
Given Disinfectant For Gin
Oil City. P*. .,sn. 85.-Abraha j ^Tov
Broida of Oil <*Uy ha- sued William hl< how
wilson, proprietor of tl,e Bxchange ho-
tel. for $t>.«w o damages because h
Requ
•~*rai!«U TK—, d
rat trim disinfectant Instead of *in Bo*car* Neceasary to Haul the
at the hotel bar ~
A bottle of disinfectant broke on ' Austin
the hot. i t,«r and a bart-„d..r ... the Uat.
•n emrty gin bottle where it would i ,
catch the drippings It , ,1^ , . , wh,ch "
PP " H.oida caiuejo
Jtates to testify before the *lor Crane of Massachusetts It
f-deral grand jury in the secret in aroused merriment among the mem- i
quirv into alleged Indian frauds The berg of the senate, who amused them- !
hearings will begin here next Thnrs selves with puns on the name of
„ ICrane- comparing tt with that of the I
w alter R. Eaton, business associate stork Several of the < onferees ex i
of Governor Haskell, was shown a; Passed indignation at the senate's*
dispatch to the effect that sixteen wit ! levity, declaring that the subject of
nesses were coming from Hastings, the bill is one of th most serious mat- ,
Mich, to testify, hot refused to make ters now before the country
ST issr nS-riiS, ?zxs. si rrrb? rr* "•~-1
It n!tf<d Stu?.*s senate In the winter of j
1W5-* at the request of the national
' i vuuivyi lit lllr *«. I. A.
Ian. 10 by Sen- ' who built the aeroplane at
... * J.. . San Anlnnin anH i* i . _
San Antonio and tested it there is n Li? V W"h PiS,°' baIH ,n his
Brownsville He h s ^ I bod>; h,s "°.und?- however, not being
later and ask.-d for gin. and another
bartender handed him h«- bottl. into'.,";'
which the <1lu«fei tant bad diipped
drank a class ot the stuff.
hild labor committee. The bill did
not came to a \ote. although it re-
ceived the h.arty indoT .-ment of Pres-
s Pierce Oil company'•fine : i"nd "'^retary of
is .at,, th, eorporatlon <Zr ? 'he interior as wHI
w.«i. p ix"
ired Amount.
The counting of i
Brownsville He has organized a sto k
I company to build a machine hen.
having come to this city so he cou.d
have the assistance of his brother,
who is an expert machinist in the m«
chine shops here He expects to male
a trial flight in from six to eight
weeks
Wakes to See Robber Escape.
Oklahoma City. Jan 23.—Hearing
• noise in his room Sampel Kaufman
•rose to grasp the hand of a robbe ,
who escap-d after stealing $2>> In casti.
Patrolman Moore enconaU red the thief
and a duel followed, in which twenty
shots were exchanged. No one was
hurt, and the thief escaped.
Fatal Attempt to Arrest Negro.
Mobile. Jan 2;?.—As a result of at
attempt to arrest Richard Robertson,
a negro, on a charge of assault and
battery Deputy Sheriff Philip Fatch is
dead. Deputy Sheriff William McCar-
ron is slightly wounded and the negro
Is in tail with three pistol balls in his
inside rt-d fatal When Fatch and
MrOarron attempted to arrest Rob-
ertson the negro opened fire upon the
| officers.
Kentucky Lady Dies.
Louisville. Jan 23—Mrs Katherine
DVhl Godewav. wife of Frederick A.
Coldeway, a Kadit.g busings-- man of
this city, and daughter of Professor
I.eww Diehl. widely known In the
world of pharmacy. di«d of a complica-
tion of diseases.
StZn IXLKSZJZ"-* * — - <«
Wright Case Set.
Tvler Te* Jan 23-The case of
hington confer ,o!,n W Wright who wa< indicted at
gatherings cf Ru,;k charged with violating the no-
rested in the lew of Texas, is set for trial
| next Monday at Rusk.
Tutt Departs This Life.
Colorado Springs. Colo.. Jan. W —
Charles L Tutt millionaire mining
man and smelter magnate of this city
is dead in New York cttv
City Commission Favored.
Pale*ttne. Tex tnn 23 -Citv coun-
cil favors a commission Application
for a new t barter will be made to the
lecislatur*
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Ruthruff, C. E. The Oklahoma Democrat. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1909, newspaper, January 28, 1909; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc280002/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.