Mulhall Enterprise (Mulhall, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, September 15, 1905 Page: 2 of 8
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The Mulhall Enterprise.!
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF MULHALL.
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NEW SATE NEWS
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j No Wend»r |n'- .n C!.■ Opposed the
:c»u*nce of Deeds
ISGfTM MCALESTER: Think of n
man flttl-B at his deRlt for a yea.
j writing his own name over a:.] over
I —noihlus else but his name.
, Tb!s Is the unusual task !>• fore
I 1cpernor fcr. en • McCti. alu of f
I Choctaw nation, who is now busy
ii/gnlng the thou-ands of deeds to
Choctaw lands which will b« dls-
I ti iiaited atnoif/ Iri>i \ lual aila ■
Governor McCurtain h is 1 . on at
work on the die ! i for abvit seve i
weeks. He av raps tlir• • • thousand
signatures per wee k. nnd at this r te
he will bo completing the task In
about one year from date.
It Is a tip a time and nveiotonous
ta'k," sal,| ti" vcrnor. "If 1 o.nil I
but have something else to wilte ex-
cept my own nam., then It would not
\yrar so on me l.ut the arro move-
ment is always the same, and It pro-
tluees cramp or 'pen' rheumatism."
Some mathematical genius could
llnd recre at Ion If he would but f .'i:
out how many barrels of Ink Gov. r-
•lor McCurtain will use befo-o all ot
the Choctaw patents in limed. The
number of steel pens worn out mlgh'
also add to the palely of the diver.- Ion
ami b" of some interest.
George Scott, secretary and treas-
urer of the Choctaw nation, and Gov-
ernor McCurtain'* almost constant
companion, says the chief 0f the
Choctaws starts In some da<s and
works on the deeds eighteen hours
at a stretch.
WORK IS FINISHED
CONSTITUTION FOR STATE OF
SEQUOYAH IS PREPARED AND
CONVENTION ADJOURNS
Last Chickasaw Legislature Meets
fuse thU just demand and Join India*!
Territory with Oklahoma ami brins It
into the union as a single statu with '
h- *err!tory of Oklahoma. It will do !
o without the consent of tho Indiana, j
as well as the other inhabitants, and j
' Thf> Chickasaw leeisiaturc Is In | the legislature will follow tho sug-
I tt)i- :u:rr- r«'s'o'i:T ion, declaring j session for the last time, prior to the j gestions to the letter
in immediate >• parate state- ; <!..-solution of the tribal government, j
••I wa< adopt* i unanimously by It will bo the
fUljR DELfCATES TO BE CONCRtSSMEII
The Chlckasaws cannot estimate
:e most Important s. t-.-lon ' their p-r capita wealth. Mote than
MR.
TAFT IS COMING HOMF
tfiawnep Is to have
and carnival for the
Oi toiler -11.
Mrs. W. N. Diclt of 1'onra City was
bitten by a spider recently and her
recovi ry is doubtful.
Rural route No. C has been ordered
established at Shawnee.
Mrs. (Vila Small has been bound
over to tho federal grand Jury at
Oklahoma City upon the charge of
sending obscene matter through the
malls.
C. G, Jones, chairman of the Joint
statehood committee, has Issued a
call for u meeting of tho executive
committee. The meeting will be
held at Tulsa, September 19.
A Joint session ot tho fita!o horti-
cultural society and the Pottawato-
mie county farmers' Institute will be
held in Shawnee September 20th and
21st. More than $7110 has been sub-
scribed for premiums on display of
farm products.
The city council of Tulsa Las en-
aeted an ordinance providing for a
building Inspector.
Application has bet n made to Gov-
ernor Ferguson for a pardon for II.
IV Dixon, now serving a term of
seven years In the penitentiary for
nssault with Intent to kill. Dixon
was sentenced from Washita county
April 110, 1001,
Governor Ferguson has appointed
F. A. Parkinson as county commis-
sioner In place of J. E. Dyche, re-
signed.
The Frisco Railway company
brought in ntoro than 1,000 home
seekers In two special trains last
week. Tho larger part of the (x-
curslonlsts came from Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois. They w 11 Investigate
various parts of the two territories
with a view to Investing.
Tho Seminole land office nt We-
woka was closed Tut sday of last
week. It is not known when tho of-
fice will he reopened. If ever. No
allotments In the Seminole nation
have yet been made, and the office
was closed by agreement of the gov-
ernor and commissioner of the five
tribes.
The dispute between the manage-
ment of the Rock Island and Mis-
souri, Kansas & Texas Railway com-
panies over the building of the fur-
met- line into Lehigh lias bet n settle d
and the work of grading has been
begun anew. it is expected that
Rock Island trains will be running
Into Lehigh within three months.
Lawrence Brown, nn Inspector of
the interior department, who was re-
cently sent into tho Indian Territory
to check tip the collection of tribal
taxes, was married last week te) Mist
Margraves, a member of a comic
opera company showing In Guthrie.
It was a case of lovo nt first sight,
and the wedding Immediately fol-
lowed their first, meeting.
A number of physicians* of Milburn
and vicinity have organized a pin '
slclans* business association, . the
purpose of which is to bring about a.
co-op r:<!ion of all ph.vs e:ans in the
rn-nrtice of medicine and surirery nnd
adopt a fee bill Pliysleians froni
other towns have signified their In-
teutloi s of joining the association.
Too Tough to Kill.
A Lonelem Chronicle reporter who
was fully alive te> tho dangers of his
situation, wrote as follows from the
scene of the recent automobile races
at Brighton. England: "Motor ears ftt
racing spe e-el sometimes run out etf the
course, and to prevent tie possibility
of any loss of valuable lives the
ground level ot the promenade will be
occupied etnly by representatives u<
tLo it: iioj "
His Party Will Attempt a Record-
Breaking Trip Across the Pacific
MANILA: Secretary Wllliar.i H
Taft anel several members of the
congressional party have started for
home, sailing on the steamer Kor
In the party are Senator Patterson,
Senator Foster, Senator Dubois, Sena
tor Seeitt, Senator Le»ng and Re> re-
'entativo Payne*, Representative Gros-
venor. Representative Curtis, I
sentntivo Smith, Representative,
Armeinel, Representative Hepburn,
Representative Jetnes, Represetitntlv
Loud. Representative Drlscoll, Ren-
r sentntivo Hill, Representative Coop-
er, Repre sentative Scott. .Represen'a
tive Gilbert, Representative Otjen
Howard, Representative Wile v. Rep-
rci ntatlve Me'Klnlev, Representative
Shirley ami Representative Poss;
also Colonel Edwards, Major little,
t aptain Thomas. Captain Kellev and
Secretary Carpenter and Secretnr>
Pedlgo. Tho party will travel by
«ay i f Voltohoma. from which point
the Korea will attempt to make
record trip across the Pacific.
OKLAHOMANS DID WELL
Out of Six Contestants Four Are
Awarded Residents of Territory
LAWTON: W. F. K"rr of this
city has received notice that he will
be awarded third prize in the Western
Trail's prizo letter contest, whtcli
was Inaugurated a fe w months age
bv the Rock Island Hall road company.
The prize is J.'jII worth eif railroad
transportation, which will be Issued
at any time prietr to October 31. Miss
Helen Faliey etf Kingfisher won the
lirst prize, !fl00 intransportation, and
Miss Lucy Gage of Chicago the sec
on el prize, $75 in transportation
Thr» e other prizes of $2."> oaeli were
awarded. Of the six suee < s Mil con-
testants four reside in Oklahoma. In
all, about 27a letters wero submitted
in the contest, a great many of which
will be published In the Western
Trail.
Fraudulent Names on Poll Llrt
PHILADELPHIA: The sso.«
of the e lection eilvMnns of this city
have found between 50,000 anil (ii.tioo
fraudulent names on the polling
lists. Mayor Weaver has been in-
vestigating this matter for two
months, and upon proof ha ; ordered
the rolls purged of illegal voters.
MADE IT WORSE
Man Who Appealed M-r?louejhtc
Case Held for Murder
GVTIIRIK: The snpve-mo courl
of Oklahoma hat re versed the deeis
Ion etf the district court of Denver
county, which found William I,.
Regnier guilty of manslaughter. Iti
all probability Re gnier Is sorry that
lie appeal-'.! the c;..;,\ for Hie bl",h. t
cemrt held that nn (nstructlejn lor a
verdict etf manslaughter was not al-
lowable in this rase, and R. gni. r
must stand trial on a charge etf mur-
der.
\ quarrel over a ''tie of f> nee le i t.>
tho trouble which resulted in Regplet
killing a nelghb.i", who was known n
a p. tei able man in I!, aver county
William Rowan, tin- m'trnered man
was siiot from amlnt.slt while h ■ was
engaged in cutting tho wire fence.
The manslaughter instruct e>n was
given to the.jury on the theory that
Regnier niigbt h ive- only .intended -to
maim Rowan when lie shot at hint.
The* decision etf the upper erourt I-
that the fact of e:lm;nal lit.lit. If
not an actual attempt to leill, mad
tho crime first degree murder.
GUTHRIE: Paul F. Coetper. tor
rlteirlal bank ceitnmlss oner, has Is
sited a call for a statement from the;
X81 territorial banks operating in
Oklahoma, covering Hie conditions at
th. close etf business on September
1. Mr. Cooper says that from the
general know!. Ige lie has, the banks
are prospering, and the conditions
are good. At present there are five
defunct territorial banks, which arc
striving, willi the aid of receivers, tn
pay etut as fully as possible to theit
creditors.
Fort G'bson Capital of Prepared State
— Resolution Declaring Against In-
corporation With Oklahoma as One
State Passed
Ml. SKOGEE: Thee onstllutlonal
eonvention of the proposed state of
Sequoyah has completed its work and
adjourned. The constitution as a
whole was adopted by a unanimous
vote, afler several amendments more
or less imp >rtant were made.
Onp amenelment provides that no
railroad shall pass within three mil
of a COUVIty seat without entering the
town and maintaining a station, an 1
another makes it unlawful to mon
gage homesteads-, which may consist
of from forty to one hundred acres
etf lane! in a county or one acre in a
municipality
The convention adoptee! an appeil
to congress, asking that the tribal
schools, which era o to exist after
Mareh -1. linn, be eared for by the na-
tional government until the state getv-
e rnment shall have been established
These ares Hie only schools In the ter
ritory euitslde etf the municipalities,
anel unless congress provides for
them at the coming session they must i
be closed on the dale mentioned,
when the tribal government ceases.
"Whereas, Those who are actively
working for the eaus . of single stale-
hood entertain the idea that because
the principal chiefs of the five civil-
ized tribes are working assiduously to
establish n separate state fetr the In-
dian Territory, in so eletlng they are
committing themselves to the cau?e
of statehood of any kind, anel that
congress may construe their actions
as warranting the bringing in of the
Indian Territory with Oklahomaa as
a single state, and that they would
acquiesce in such action; therefore
be It
"Resolved, That the people of !n-
e constitutional etttnmuon just be- in the history of the tribe, Inasmuch eme million dollars Is held in trust
e its adjournment. a complete as. full provision must be made for! for them bv the federal government,
nstltutlon for the proposed stale of | the winding up of th" tribal affairs j and the fund draws Interest at th.i
of the nation, and the te:m w. 11 likely j rate of five per cent. With the
. lt*«ora than sixty days. Ordl- sale of the surplus lands and the
tartly The sessions a-e brief, and tho j townsite money to be paid to them,
btulneaa dlsqatcWd in a parfunctoryIth« tribal wealth Will run into the
mauler. Members of the legislature millions. For this reason the legis
re . ive f(j p r day fur the r services.
This last session of the legislative
beidy inurks the passing of the tribal
government, which has be n in ex-
istence since is.". Daring this time
th ■ po\\i r «if the 1. glslature lias been
almost autocratic. Only within rv
sequoyah. Including iixty-nftae print-
! pt^es, was also prepared nnd
I'l'ipted ty the convention. This
onstitutlon will be presented to con-
;rcss by tour delesatsa. two rapubll-
: eans and two democrats, who we re
nominated hy the convention, and
i who hope to he seated as congress
! men at arge from the new slate, in
I case congress passes an enabbng act
; admitting Sequoyah.
' '1 he delegates chosen are Judge
lohn R Thomas of Mu I usee and C.
L l.emg etf Wewoka te'p.iblicans. and
i white men; and J M. l.ahay of Clare-
more, a Cherokee Indian, and I). C.
McCurtain of Kinln. a Choctaw In-
lian, democrats. These men, with
I tha additiein of C. N. Haskell and W.
II Murray, will elraft an appeal to
eongre ss anel pre nt it. with the con-
j stitution, anel ask its approval
Fort Gibson has agreed to furnish
nil necessary buildings for the capi-
tal fre e of charge. The town is lo-
eate el nine miles east of Muskogee, In
thet most beautiful section of Inelian
Territory, at the junction of the Ar
j kan as ami Grand rivers, and was th ■
*ite upon which the I'niteel Stales
erected the historic military post of
i Keirt Gibson.
The election for the adoption of
the constitution, the election of elele-
gates anel the selection of county
seals and a state capital will be held
fin the second Tuesday in November.
Mi anwhile, the campaign committee
and tho finance commiit e will wage
; a war upon tho single staters and
, seek to bring out a largo vote on th"
constitution, which they hope will
; reach 120,000.
When the delegates are eh cled,
! which will lm Ihe> ones nominated at
the conventiem, its thero will be
! exposition, they will take the consti-
tution to Washington anel work dav
•and night lor its adoption. They will
base their claims for separate slate-
, hood upon the treaties made with the
dlan rerritory are in good faith de lmM;ms o|
mantling separate Manhood as a and while; etf Indian Territory for a
matter of rigid, untl not with a view separate atate and upon a showing
etf eilist.ruct.ing any kind of statehood; of fitness of the' people etf the turrl-
and if congress should se c lit to re- tory for self government.
CHARGE EXCESSIVE FEES
A COMMANDER ELECTED
Twin Territory Banks to Boycott Corporal James Tanner the New Head
Kansas City Clearing House
GL'THRIK; The executive com-
mittee etf the" Oklahoma Indian Terrl-
tetry Bankers' association has called
a special meeting of tho organization
for Monday, September 18, at Sul-
phur Springs, for the purpose eif dis-
cussing nt length the alleged eliserlin
ination by Kansas City banks in the
matter of exchange rates. The fol-
lowing resolution, presented by Otto
Shuttee of the El Reno National bank
was ndopleel by the committee, and
will form the basis for action at Sul-
phur:
"Resolved, That the exchange
rates charged by all banks in Oklaho-
ma and Inelian Territory members of
tills association on collections re-
ceived and remitted for, shall not ex-
ceed one-tenth of one per cent, pro-
viele"el tho exchange bank In I\ans:>s
City senel all lis items to letcal eeirre-
spondents in each city: ami provided
further, that if tho items are handled
iy tho Kansas City Clearing House
ssoeiation each bank be sent i s
wn items, if they aggregate fifty dol-
lars or more."
Complaint and criticism
eh nee etf weakness.
are
CIRCUS TENT WAS BLOWN DOWN
Four Persons Seriously Injured in the
Panic Which Followed
TI LSA: Fetur persons were se-
riously injured and more slightly
hurt, the result of a severe wind
storm which demolished Pawnee
Bill';; circus tent her.'.
The storm bretko with great fury In I
the midst of one of the most thrilling
ne'ts. The ra.n fell in torrents I
of the GraneJ Army
DENVER: Corporal James Tan-
ner was e lected e-nmmati'ler in ehi-f
of the Grand Army of the Republic by
the national encampment in session
here.
Colonel George W. Cook of Denver
was elected unanimously to be vice
commander-in-chief.
Silas H. Towler etf Minnesota was
elected junior vicc-cetmmander-ln-
chief.
It has been practically settled that
(he nexl national encampment will be
behl in Minneapolis. The only other
c'ty that asked for th" encampment
was Dallas, Texas. Tho oHer from
that city was presented by John
Ewton, manager of the Dallas 150,000
club. On a viva voce vote the elele
gales seemed lo be about equally* d
vieled between Dallas and Minno-
apolis. A roll call was then ordered
and Minneapolis was cheisen.
The encampment gave a vole of
thanks te> Mr. Ewton anel the Texas
organization which extended the In-
vitation to meet in Dallas, and the
commandor-in-1-hii f, Mr. King, Invited
Mr Ewton to go lo .Minneapolis neixt
year anel retpeat the" invitation, prom
islng lo use his influence lei secur'
the 11)07 meeting for the Texas city.
Woman's Relief Corps
Mrs Abble A. Adams eif Superior
Neb., was elected president of th
Women 8 Redie f corps. There were-
five candidates originally, nnd thf
balloting continued feir three hours
I he" contest narrowed elown finally tc
Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Carrie I-; Spark
lln of St, Louis. The elecislve b;
lot was: Mrs. Adams.
Sparklin. if*::.
latura is expected to be careful in
adopting a plan that will fully pro-
tect the Interest of the Indl.'n in the
future. It is probable that ? resolu-
tion will be passed empowering Gov-
ernor Johnston to take full charge r-f
affairs after the death of the tribal
cent y ars has the f" 1 -ral povarn- government
ment exercised a censeirsltip over the Tribal legislators are anxious that
nets of the beidy. It is alleged that their affairs be weninet up ns soon as
factional fights between the phlcka<Ipossible, and the federal (Off rnmept
saws was probably tho cause of the will be t*ske,J to complete the task
government inte rfering, as the prog-1 without delay. Every Indian wants
res» of the nation vat retarded by I his share of the estate before his cov
the methods of the factions. All acta 1 eminent cesses to exist, liut leader*
must now hear the approval of Presi- say this will be Impossible.
dent Roosevelt befeire they become Speaker Brown denies that tlrs ma
ffective, therefore it is expected the, Jority of the Indiana are incapable ot
present legislature will display call- transacting busine ss. With the ex-
Mon and Wtadom In the enactment exception of a a small per cent of the
iws. and will ask nothing that U, full bloods, it is be lieved by manv
lot almost certain of approval. j that the Indian c»n manage his own
The national parly Is again In con-, affairs successfully. The legislature
tra! of the tribal legislature. There ' at liny rate", will ask congress to re-
are thirty-two members of both move restrictions em the adult Indian
branches. Of this ntimebr the op- without the usual formality that is
posing party, the progressives. Is i j)0w being experienced
slightly In the minority. They Several leading Indians have come
have sufficient strength, however, to out for a union of Indian Territory
block nil legislation nt this session, with Oklahoma. Speaker Brown la
One leader hr s stated that both par- Wn favor of joint stat hood w ith Ok! i-
tles will work In perfect harmony and I homa. His ceintmtiun is that the
lay aside partisan feeling. Indians will be the property owner-
i ho legislature tlii? year is com- of the new stat**, anrl that they, vith
posed of fewer full bloods than at any j double statehood, will be compelled
previous sitting The Chlckasaws. | to benr the burden of taxatlein and
fully realising that the business in- yet have no voire In the government
forests were involved, 'elected men 1 of affairs, as his people will be in the
of sufficient ability to run the affairs ! minority.
of almost any state The few full- Regarding the maintenanee of the
bloods who were elected are very in- tribal schools, tho legislature will
telligent and sagacious. Certain ot have to make some prevision for th ir
(lie members of the body could hardly continuance after March 4 All tribal
bo distinguished from the average nets will bo rushed to President
lawmaker of Missouri or Texas. Roosevelt for his approval but the
Governor Johnson's message will members of the legislature will be
embody all Important recommenda- very careful in passing laws during
tlr.ns for til." final disposition of the this session, wishing to avoid ah ex-
aflairs of the tribe, and it is expected tra term.
A NEGRO RAPIST BURNED
GOT ONLY HIS OWN
The Victim Tied to a Gis pipe gnc- , "nstead ef Robbing Bank, Jordan
F.iggcts Piled About Him j Took Only What Was Coming
FORT WORTH. TEXAS: A ppeJ TULSA: "Had there ljCen a r.:!!
Mr
('hie.
Or \,. ■ president, Mr G .-"me,
Junior viee president, Eunice Mting-
K. Wtight
which loosened tho stakes holding
lite tent. Without warning, the wind!
swept one whole section down, (.n J er^Oklahoma fMty.
ating a panic. Men made mad treasurer, Charlotte
■ i h f"r i pin on nt >i • hi, jpir | "arConn.
women .and children ffoin their seats! '
:il ; ■ <in i . ] |, •, :i | Husband «nd Money Gone
' it I till' I!.' It in • i , hairs I WAI Ko.MIS: Mr William t'upe
and tmiI r forming th. a!s and the 'aijel has requesfi'd officers to make i
' ! ill tt al tnriiii :I. search for her husband, who disap-
Order was restored Anally, and many J peered mysteriously three weeks ago
men. women and children huddledlhaving In his possession 925,000, the
unilern.'ath Ihe remaining portion of i proceeds eif the sale" of his farm,
the lent, while the rain waa drivenICopeland was married only recently
through the canvaa in torrents. The His wife fears foul play.
management of the circu was able to ' 1
tet get the property together later'inl It seems as if they couM discovei
night, and
city.
it was shipped from
Proving Final Delaware Rolls
Ml SKOGEE: The final approval
eif the sale of Delaware improvements
on Delaware surplus holdings has
been completed, and allotment mat-
ters In the Delaware country are
practically closed. All the land has
been allotted, anel only a few minor
matters remain to be looked after.
cures for
Just being
yerylhing on ea
plain fetols.
except
KINGFISHER: William L Roe
of Cashion was brought before the
probate court here, charged with hav-
ing forcibly confined his half-sister,
Jennie Roe, al her home. The war-
rant was sworn out hy Mrs Rebecca
Roe, mother of tho girl. The origin
of the trouble is said to lie in the
fact that Miss Roe Intel been fr ipient-
The Indian nnent h-.s o f I '-v in the company of a young man
rhe Indian agent h.,s a fore,, of men who was objectionable to th,. brother
at Nowata with a business commit and In order to prevent am further
Inc ?b r^iT'oTn >an U"'y.ar" Prnv m-eetlng the young man locked his
ing the reill of Delawares who are to Bister in her room
participate in the J150.000 payment. I
c I a I dispatch was received from
Waxahachie. Texas, telling of the
burning of Stove Davis, a young
negro who confessed to having out-
raged Mrs. S. 1*. Norris, aged twenty
years.
A molt, ronslsling of S.r.00 persons,
tied the negrtj te) a piece of gas pipe
which had been set in the ground
piled faggots about him and then set
the mass arir... The sufferings of
the negro were of short duration,
owing te> the fierceness of the fire, I
which was fanned by a gale of wind
that blew across the prairie.
lire husband of Mrs Norris Is said
lion dollars In that bank I v. ill ... -
have touched one penny otlK-r than
that which rightfully ' belonged to
me." said Tom Jordon, who recentlv
walked Into a Collinsville bank and
ai the point of a revolver compelled
the cashier to turn over to hint a sum
of money be claimed was el ti" him,
"I he money I got belonged to mo,
and i compelled the cashier to gjvu
it to me for that teason on v"
A story was rent out to tho effort
that Jordon had robbed the bank in
Hie usual western stvle. Later In
vesications developed the facts in
the case. Jorelon had a stun eif metr.cv
deposited to his credit lo- a cemnti
lo have set the match to the timber, . ...
and started the fire which consumed ] *1" '^ ^ '
the negro some cattle. The amount was slight
"r, Iy In excess of $1,700 It was a!
r1 tn'!Pn Jotfon bad sold cattle
t'tri t'r r ■ S'!ri co"''' | which had been mortgaged, and the
rio„ifv y T ,POsUivr,J'' *e-! person who clalmcd to hold th"
a'-i n 't 1 t f' 0 no?ro was I tnorlgage was to have been noliHel
again taken before the woman, who. of the fact that Jordon had money ir
on sight of Davla fainted. When she ,he bank. The creditor was abou"
1. 1110 man- an<,!«° the money, but Jordon
heard of the proposed action and de
ti is fate was sealed.
The negro confessed finally, glvinp
1 detail of tli!' crime.
At Cantonement William Osborne
tvas dangerously injured by failing
from a scaffeild.
mandeel that Ihe money be turnee
over to him. His demand was re
fused. He then drew n revolve r and
made his demand more effective, anc
was aide to collect what lie claimed
was due him.
Jordon is now livinc near Ceiiiini
A PEANUT ROASTER EXPLODED villc, where h, remains unmolest",!
_ ,, " No legal action has
One Person Killed and Several Were against him. and he- ge
Injured ; business as heretofore.
MUSKOGEE: Mrs. Robert E. "i guess the bank peoplo under-
MrC.uire is «lead nnd throe others firo stand tho situation." ho snid to a ro-
Injured as thf> result of the explosion j porter, "and wo will get along al'
of tho gasoline tank, of a peanut j right in the future."
roaster, which occurred at Wagoner,
fifteen miles north of hare. The To Kick His Way Through Colleoe
peanut roaster was stationed in front LAWTON: Arthur V eldin
of MrCiuire's hook storo Plate glnss
been talan
> about his
ot
.11 windows within half a bloch !!'!? «"><> ^
The oil tank shot Into "° F T
I southwest, has gone to I'utshurj*.
' rphT' where he w ill enter the Allegheny
was broken
the nir and went through a
eloor. striking Mrs. McGtilre.
was ltllb d almost inslf ntly. Her
three vear-old child, which Klood be-
side her at the time of the accident,
was uninjured.
university for the comln
will be a member of Ihe foot ball
team of that cedlcge. A shurl time
ago Mr. Yielding received a liter
«•- •.iSsxcstmS r ssz
price to play with Ihe team. In Ins
reply he propeised to play football,
providing he is giv. n free tuition,
board, lodging, laundry and a s-ilarv
W'lileh he named. His offer was ac
ceptcd Immediately.
cashier of the Wagoner National
bank, struck in the back by a large
piece of glass. His condition is
serious.
David Campbell, struck on jaw by
glass.
Ed Mill 1 ins. on crutches, reeoverlng
from a broken leg; broke leg for the
second time in an attempt to escape
injury.
Fell Into a Boiling Spring
LIVINGSTON, MONT.: Miss Nan-
nie Wlckes, aged twenty-two years,
of Washington. O. C„ died from the
effects of falling into a boiling spring
in
Competition Is no longer Ihe lire
of trade. Co-operation is tho sliihbo
leth.
Governor Johnson Will Sign
MUSKOGEE: The long - coulro
vorsy between the department of the
interior at Washington and Governor
Johnson of the Chickasaw nation
Yellows one park several days ovor the , or
ago. While watching the geyser monls was
she stepped backward and fell into wllPn ROVf,rnor I|Otln0,, , -
the hot .pring. Her body waa cooked rtonw mxhy tbat hc ha„ u
from the waist down, and she suf- sl(;n ,he
fered intensely before her death. "
.. ~7~~. .. , 1 lee cream soda Is a popular Inter-
Never judge , woman s thoughts ,or decoratlon at th(, pn.Jnt of
by what she says. | the game.
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