WOODWARD DISPATCH
O. B. KELLOGG, Edit**.
WOODWARD, .    . OKLA
TERRITORY TOPICS
Uvniio is Booming.—The Rock Island
depot hus been iuovr*d to to'Tii and four
elevators are beinjj ’-ected.
Frisco Will Imi " Ivc.—It has au-
autliorized the expenditure of $40,000
upou its passenger stalioq at Gutlirie.
Hiiout or Ick.— The capacity of the
ice plant at Shawnee is inadequate to
the demand and people are on short
rations of ice.
For. Sex Dance.—Two thousand
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians are
camped west of Wntonga for tlicir an-
utial sun dance.
Conductors    Okganizk.—A local
Jo-'ge of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors was organized at Shawnee
•vith a membership of 45.
Holding Wai at.—Farmers arc bur-
rying their thresuing and hauling the
grain to market. The average priee
oaid for wheat is 58 cents.
Kiowa's First Wiikat.—The first
wheat raised in Kiowa county was
marketed in Roosevelt It tested Ul to
•y£ pounds and graded first class.
Oai.a. National Guard.—Nearly all
the companies arc recruited up to the
maximum and the officers are all men
of experience. The companies are well
drilled.
1‘or World’s Fair.—The work of
collecting material, building stone,
content and other natural products for
the world’s fair is progressing favor-
ably.
Condemning Meal—The territorial
board of health and the livestock sani-
tary commission are pushing the prose-
cution of the order to condeuiu bad
mestt sold in the territory.
Wants Another Bridge.—Steps arc
iteing taken by the citizens of Nortnan
and of the Chickasaw country to build
n bridge across the South Canadian
river southwest of Nortnan.
U asm Kxpii.k Next .1 anxarv. —The
school land appraisers, who start out
this week, have 2 587 pieces of land to
\iew appraise, anil the leases upon
which expire January ], next.
*53 Pounds Test.—Allen Daniels de-
livered 48 wagon loads of wheat at
Glenco one day last week. It brought '
hitu $1,544.98. Some of the wheat sold !
there test-x 63 pounds to tire bushel.
' otton Plant ai Shawnee.—Bast- i
ern capital has i.c«-n interested and the j
city council lias granted a franchise )
f.»r a <-otton fac*o:at Shawnee. The
o npain starts ■ ith a ciinltal of ?150,-
OO'i.
^ pro at Marks a < it anus.— Deputy
Dh trictt lerk-l.je Sproa*. of Knid, is
to give up that office and take a like
oo-i'ionat Mangum, at the same salary.
Miss Pear! Beauchamp will fill the va-
caucy.
Dli.inqei nt 1'axu.S.—Attorney Gen-
eral Bobber;* holds that one half of
the taxes assessed in the spring of
•te>3 will become delinquent in Janu-
ary, 1 !'04 anil the other half in Janu-
ary, 1907.
• not TAW Aokn i Slid 1)1.8. —W. H.
Hogshead, Choctaw agent at Driftwood,
was found dead in his office, with a
rifle lying near him. lie left a not*
which conclude* I in too lonesome to
live longer.”
Hand Bfowr o*r a. W. Hewitt,
of the Osage reservation, took out a
9?,$00 life and accident policy at 1? p.
m. and later, while preparing logo
turkey hunting reached behind a door
for his sliot. gun. which wua discharged
and his right baud was blown off
A $5,000,000 It. R. Charter —A char-
ter has been grnntcd the Chickasaw &
Nor tii western Rail wav Company, with-
a capital stock of $5,000,000. The pto-
posed line ia to be 123 miles long, run-
ning from Chickasha, I. T., northeast
to Iloldeuville, I. T., passing through
the Chickasaw nation, Cleveland and
Pottawatomie counties, Oula., and the
the Creek and Seminole nations.
Small Wheat Yield.—Wheat in Ok-
lahoma is a disappointment. The
threshing reports show a much reduced
yield; many fields yielding only 0 to 12
bushels, while others show from 15 to
35 bushels. Oats are turning out about
half a crop and the quality is not good.
Corn is in fine condition. The second
crop of alfalfa is mostly in the stack,
witli a good yield.
Omega’s Poultry Yard.—There isat
Omega, Okla., a poultry yard equal in
size and equipments with any eastern
plant. The proprietor has chickens of
every variety, also all kinds of ducks,
gce.sc, pigeons, pea fowls, pheasants,
etc. lie operates several incubators
and a brooder with many departments,
large enough for 500 or 000 young
fowls.
Careenter.-, WANTED.—Superintend-
ent McGowan, of the Chilocco Indian
school, is advertising for carpenters to
work on the new buildings to be
erected on the reservation. Through-
out the territory the reports seem to be
unanimous in saying that there is a
great deartli of workmen of this class
arising from the immense crops to be
cared for.
Gkart Expects.—The Geary Bulle-
tin says that it is an Assured fact that
the city is to have a passenger division
of the Choctaw, and iutcr ou n freight
division also; and that the coal chute
will lx* moved there from El Reno, also
the Weatherford division. A twelve
stall round house ia another tiling ex-
pected.
Towns!ik Company.—A territorial
charter has been granted to the Okla-
homa Central Townsite company, of
Mountuin Park, with $300,000 capital
stock, for the purpose of opening town-
sites along tlic proposed El Paso, Moun-
tain Park and Oklahoma Central rail-
road.
Fire at Anadakko.—A fire started
from an explosion in Mitchell & (lager-
man's hardware store, wliieh destroyed
a *4.000 stock, and spread to a room-
ing house in wliieh a man and two
women were severely burned, and to
the Reece building.
A Short Strike. — At Granite 15
skilled granite workers in the rock
poliahing plant struck for $3.60 for 8
hours work. They were being paid a
price based on a certain uumber of
square feet of work.
Experts SaY So. — Ex ports employed
by Alva people have been investigating
the prospects of underlying mineral
strata. They declare that the valley
in which Alva is located is undeiluid
with petroleum.
New 1 ire Engine.—Lalioma has
purchased a new tire eugine to cost
$500. paying one hsTf in rash, taking
8 per cent discount, and the other half
in one year with 8 per cent interest.
I.ead and Oil.— The Osage nation
and the (iuapaw country are attracting
the attention of b ad and oil men and
several companies have arranged for
drilling on Quapaw lands.
Bridge Contra ith.—U. S. District
Attorney Speed \H investigating the
alleged frauds in bridge contract* iu
the counties of Kiov.a, Comanche and
Caddo. ,
Tax For <tiiii i sTi;i\ki ino--The
Lawton city council levied a two mill
tax on the property in seven blocks
for street sprinkling.
Peanut Farukrs.—Secretary Tho-
burn ia trying to get farmers to grow
peanuts.
Oklahomans at Lansing.—In Ida
quarterly report ending June 30, War-
den E. B. Jewett, of the Kansas peni-
tentiary, shows the number of Okla-
homa prisoners now in confinement to
be 326. The whole number confined
was 356, twenty-eight having been dis-
charged and two having died. There
were sixty-nine received during the
quarter. 287 being confined at the end
of tho last quarter. The account
against the territory prisoners for
maintenance by the state of ICansaa
for the three months is $10,744 10.
Ottered $50.—M. A. Shackley, uear
Jet, contracted to aell 2,000 bushels of
wheat to a Pond Creek buyer for 53
cents. The flock Island could not
carry it liecause of poor condition of
its road bed after the floods, and then
the price dropped to 49 cents at Pond
Creek. Mr. Shackley wanted todeliver
the wheat and was offered $50 to hold
it until September. His work required
speedy delivery and lie refused the of-
fer. He was then offered $50 to call
the deal off.
O. N. G. Appointments.—The follow-
ing uppoiutiiients have been made:
Edward Overkolser, of Oklahoma,
major of First regiment; Louis E. Mar-
tin, first lieutenant, and Bennett Mo-
Cov, second lieutenant, company B, of
Chandler; Mont F. Highly, captain,
and Edgar Loughmiller, first lieuten-
ant, company M, of Oklahoma City;
l rank ltobertsou, first lieutenant, sig-
nal corps, of Blackwell; Frank Ketch,
second lieutenant, engineer corps, of
Lawton.
Home; roit the Aged.—For some
months a plan hus been maturing
among members of the International
l nion of Bakers and Confectioners
for the erection at Oklahoma City of
an institution similar to the institution
st Colorado Springs by the Interna-
tional typographical union, viz; r home
for aged and dependent bakers and
confectioners. It is proposed to ex-
pend $300,000 upon the buildings
Blown From Wagon.—Herbert Wil-
son ami Ed Scanlan, of Woods county,
were riding in a header barge and a
heavy wind blew the barge from the
wagon and upset it, catching the men
under it on the ground. Mi*. Scanlan
was not injured but Mr. Wilson was
caught by the rim of the barge and re-
ceived a severe cut on ids head. The
chances for ids recovery are favorable.
An Kxiiibit Caie —Fifteen secretaries
of commercial clubs from the repre-
sentative cities and the territorial
board of agriculture met at Oklahoma
City and organized to look after Okla-
homa's intcrests in the agricultural,
commercial and manufacturing fields.
A decision was reached to prepare a
oar of Oklahoma’s products to be ex-
hibited t the leading fairs this fall.
Banker Arrested.—Rufus Conn el a
has heru arrested at Lawton on a
charge o/ disposing of school warrants
that were not genuine. He alleges
that he is a victim of persecution.
OuitK Harvesting. — Lewis Ymiric
er. near Waurika, ran two headers and
a threshing machine at the same time.
In this way he cut and threshed ‘.’00
acres in three days and a half.
Eigiity-six on Thirty Inches.—Her-
bor! Thomas, a Lincoln county farmer,
li.iv a wiiicup apple tree one twig of
wliloli, thirty inches long, coutaiued 80
fairly well developed snntes. *
DU. I nsj’kction. —The inspectors
turned into the treasury $1.373 74, col-
letted from oil dealers us Inspection
fees during the first fractional quarter.
Second Potato Crop—The potato
growers of Indian Territory are begin-
•ting to plant thoir second crop of jkj*
t a toes.
Marshal Killed. —Chas. Cross, city
marshal of Geary, was killed at mid-
night by three bandits in a running
fight.
O0 TOUR CLOTHES I.OOK YELLOW?
Then use Defiance Starch, it will
keep them white—l»s o/_ for 10 centa
Borne men prefer the glass of fashion
and some the cup that cheers.
WHEN YOU HUY STARCH
buy Defiance and get the best, 10 oz. for
10 cents. Once used, always used.
Cupid is always shooting and con-
tinually making Mrs.
BITE Mrawntlr rvred. No SUor ncrvMMMaaft*
W11W Sort <Ur’« hh of Dr. Kllur'n Groat Her— IUH1'
C. tt
Among other things that won’t bear
the light are shadows.
I do not believe Plso's Cure for Consumption
has sn equal for roughs sod colds.—Josn F
Dotsk. Trinity Sprints. Isd.. Feb. .6, 1000.
Some men would rather lose a friend
than the best of an argument.
IF YOU USE BALL BLUE,
Gst Red Gross Ball Blue, the best Ball Blue,
Largs 2 os. package only 5 cents.
Man is of fen- days and full of con-
densed cussedness. «
ALL UP TO DATE HOUSEKEEPERS
use Defiance Cold Water Starch, be-
cause it is better and 4 oz. more of it
for same money.
First-Class Guide.
First Sportsman—Good guide, is be?
Second Sportsman—Ob, yes! If neces-
sary he’ll do the shooting and bring
home the game and let you say you did
It, and whip anybody that says you
didn’t.—Puck.
8how This to the President.
A woman in Ussber Town, on the
night of the 18th. gave birth to six
living babies—five boys and one girl.
The next day the town was In con-
fusion, both Europeans and natives
rushing to see them. Money and dif-
ferent kinds of presents were given
them. This sama woman had four
babies in 1895.—Gold Coast (Africa)
Leader.
Hew to Copy Mission Furniture.
A clever imitation of tho popular
Mission furniture designs may be ob-
tained by r dull green stain applied
carefully to old splint-bottomed chairs
and settles. Any person who Is skill-
ful with the saw and hammer can
easily produce odd little tables or book
stands, their square shaping being
very easy of execution. Oxidized gilt
or silver nails give the necessary fin-
ishing touch.
"$UMMER FOOD”
Has Other Advantages.
Man? people have tried the food
Grape-Nuts simply with the Idea of
avoiding the trouble of cooking food
in the hot months.
All of these bars found something
besides the ready cooked food idea. Tor
Grape Nuts is a scientific food that
tones up and restores a sick stomach
as well as repairs the waste tissue in
brain and nerve center.
“For two years I had boen a sufferer
from catarrh of the stomach due to
Improper food and to relieve this con-
dition I had tried nearly every pre-
pared food on the market without any
success until six months ago my wife
purchased a box of Grape-Nuts, think
Ing It would be a desirable cereal for
the summer months.
"We soon made a discovery, we were
enchanted with the delightful flavor of
the food and to my surprise I began to
get well. My breakfast now consists
of a little fruit, four teaspoonfuls of
Grape-l'iuts, a cup of Fostum, which I
prefer to coffee, graham bread or toast
and two boiled eggs. I never suffer
the least distress after eating this and
my stomach is perfect and general
health fine. Grape-Nuts is a wonder-
ful preparation. It was only a little
time after starting on It that wife and
1 both felt younger, more vigorous,
and in all ways stronger. This has
been our experience
‘‘P. 8. The addition of a little salt
In place of sugar seems to me to Im-
prove the food." Name given by Poe-
tum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
Send for particulars by mall of ex-
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Contest for 735 money prizes.