The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 2, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 20, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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The Muskogee Cimeter.
Vol. 18 No. 2
MU3KOGEE OKLAHOMA. SATURDAY JAN. 20 1917.
PRICE 11.00
t "Sl.R
J. R Johnson the Supt. of the
ltata School for Colored youth at
Taft has made good and his school
tends al head of the list of all th
itates schools. Prof. Johnson it
a bard worker und gives all hie
time and attention to his school
work. The children under his su
pervision arc industiiotn and show
in their faces that they ure happy
aud coiit'.-utidf In many tchooU
of this kind theie is generally n
complaint of the lack of clothing
ecatcity of food but this is not
tha case at Tuft because they havi
plenty of clothing and abundance
of food. Prof. Johnson without
any blowing of uumpetu bus tickl-
ed tha ear.h aud raised great qu-
aniatiea of food stuff and from
year to year bus a good and suffi-
cient supply on hand.
The boya are taught agricuhuie
in all its fazes and the girls are
tauahu the things that will be
most useful to them in after life.
The high cost of living has been
reduced to a minimun in this school
aud the meat proposition has beea
Ml tied for all time to come because
Jobt.son baa a great drove of hogs
and bus plenty of corn to feed th
hogs and he hes taught the hogs
to multiply and hence it is like an
cndlcE chuin the more corn that
is raised mean more hogs to multi-
ply and thus you have it.
Our people should visit the s 'boo.
at Taft and see what progress has
been made. Its a duty that we
owe the childred and Prof John-
ton ought to be iucourago and
complimented for the good work
he is doing. Wc underhand that
the school fof InCorrigibles at Me-
Alester is to be fnevrd Co Taft and
wer egret this very mm h because
we dont think that the contact
with those brought from McAles-
ter will be good for the children
under Prof. Johnson Wo may be
in error as to contention' but we
do insist that more attention
should be giuen by our people to
the work being dono by Prof.
Johnson at Taft State scuool
Wc also feel greatful to State
Superintendent Mr. Wilson for the
interest he has manifested in that
tcbool and aho one at Laugston
because he has given all aid in bis
power to help these schools and
put them on the highest plain and
if there is a failure in cither it cau-
BOt be placed at his door.
Royer Williams of Does La.
was ene of our visitors last week
looking uf ter his property at South
Muskogee he was delighted with
this country and hopes soon to
make this his home.
R. A. Stub of 1-Y.ur point Miss
pent several days here last wcok
and was a heavy put chase oi
South Muskogee property as well
as some find farm land near here.
B. J. Jackson of Hebron Tex.
was also a visitor lant week hesic
a heavy property in South Mus-
kogee bo bought some farm land
from South Muskoge Town site Co.
B B. Smith of Shaw Miss it-
btrt this week on a visit with tin
firm he represent in that country.
The South Mubkogee Town Co.
wirb whom he has been associated
for several yearn. Mi. Smith is
one of the old timers here in the
early days when this was an Indi-
an country lie is 73 years old
nd still hale and beany und hat
made money for many of his peo-
ple whom ho bns brought to their
country and will leave this weik
for Miss.
The inscription on the loving
cup reada "For devotion to duty
in defending a colored prisoner
I from lynching enduring tortue and
nd insult that the majesty of the
law might be upheld at Lima
Aufr. 30 1916 " The presenta-
tion of the cup was made by Go-
vernor Fraud B Willis befat a
that filled the Second Baptist
church He said that the world
loves and appreciates a man who
stand squarely with a heart un-
afraid atid his face to the front at
times of strsss and that publico
appreciation never is small for the
faithful official who stunds for the
idminis' ration of the law and the
enforcement of the law and the
nforccment of justice.
The sheriff was too move to say
more than simple thanks in accept-
ing the cup. Prior to the presen-
tation however bo told friends
that what be bad done hardly call
ed for action by the Advancement
association because ha bad only
done his duty.
As a result of the Lima riot
many arrcst3 were made some of
the indictment being against well
known citizens. Several of these
nave been sent to prison on chargeF
if having attemtcd to lynch
Other cases are pending. A col-
ored man of the name of Daniel?
nas been given a penitentiary sen-
tence. Suerifl Eley at the laai' el-
ection was returned to office by a
big majority.
Exchange.
ANTILYNCHING FUND
STARTED
A meeting of the branch of the
National Association fur the Ad-
vancement of Colored People was
held last Sunday night. Pres.
B. S. Smith made an appeal for
membership and contributions to
the Anti-lynching fund $12 53
was raised Sec'y. K A. Sinnrr
has received somo valuable litera-
ture which gives the true report of
the Waco horror and the lynching
Anthony Crawford. A public en-
tertainment will be given at an
earley (fate to aid this fund.
I will try to be a good lifter;
not a leaner; in encourager nevei
a discourager; lighten and share
other people's sorrows; start songs
atfd rejoicing? not complain:ngs;
make the world a little aweeter
place to live in; keep in mind the
will of God; make sunshine in life's
shady place' to see the bright side
of everything; be clean in mind
and body working patuntly in-
dustriously and bonastly for a liv-
ng; earning a spotless charcter so
that 1 can look up not down and
meet deuth's coming with a fear-
less smile; tndeavor uot to run
away from my weakness but
braver ly fight them out; be glad of
life; have hope and faith in every
body t-y to live without bate
jealousy temper aud envy.
Avoid speaking critically and
bitterly repeating only the good 1
hear. Love because I must give
because I caunot keep doing for
the joy of it cheerful in disappoitn-
ment charitable toward the err-
ing the fallen; protect helpless
animals do as I would be done
by; smile mote and frown less.
Exchange.
Florida tied for scoud place in
the Southern pastime of lynching
in 1010. And she might be made
to blush if ber rank were rated
according to Negro population in
the State. To outstrip Georgia in
crime is going some.
Exchange.
Coil For Sale
Henryatta Nut Coal
The
$6.00 per ton
Sippes Coal HCoroprny
Phone '
421 So. 5th St
Dr. J
Deeease of
E. Hart Surgeon
women and Children u
specialty.
228 1-2 N. 2nd St.
Phone 410
Dr. R. H. Waterford
Pbysicion and Surgeon
Deseases of women and children a
specialty.
Residence 004 Denver
Office 200 1-2 So. Second -Phones
Resident 402 Office 461
YOUR LAST CHANCE.
Recently we published in these
columns an offer of The Youth's
Companion and McCall's Maga-
zine both for a full eyar for on-
ly $2.10 including a McCall
Dress Pattern. The high price
of paper and ink has obliged Mo
Jnll's Magazine to raise their
jubscription price February 1 to
10 cents a copy and 75 cents a
year so that the offer at the
above price must be withdrawn.
Until March 41 our readers
have the privilege of ordering
both publications for a full year
.ncluding the choice of any 15-
:ent McCall Dress Pattern for
Dnly $2.10.
The amount of reading infor-
mation and entertainment con-
fined in the fifty-two issues of
I The Youth's Companion and the
vuiuc ui iweive mommy iasmon
numbers of McCall's at $2.10 of-
fer a real bargain to every reader
of this paper.
This two-at-one price offer in-
cludes :
1. The Youths' Companion 52
issues.
2. The Companion Home Calen
dar for 1917.
McCall's Magazine 12 fash-
ion numbers.
One 15-cent McCall Dress Pat
.
1.
tern your choice from your
first copy of McCall's if you
cend a two-cent stamp with
your selection.
THE YOUTH'S COMPANION
St. Paul St. Boston Mass.
New Subscriptions Received at
this Office.
RED BIRD.
Red Bird is a beautiful little
city located about 22 miles north-
west of Muskogee on the M. K. &
O. railroad a branch of the M.
& T. railroad. It is located in Sec-
tions 2-3-10 and 11 in Township
16 Range 16. A great many of
our people from the South have
come west and located in and
around Red Bird and many of
them have splendid farms and
are doing nicely while other have
built comfortable homes in the
town and are engaged in business
and all are happy and contented.
Many others who still reside in
their old homes in the South
have made investments in and
around Red Bird and it is the pur-
fuoc ui wis uruciu w give Mior-
mation to our subscribers who
are interested in Oklahoma.
Red Bird is surrounded by a
splendid farming country and is
in our opinion in the center of the
mineral belt JuBt a few miles
west is Haskell Oklahoma where
a spienaia oil neid is now opening
up and just a few miles north
west is the Stone Bluff field which
bias fair to equal that of the fa-
mous Glenn Pool and north and
east development is going on
and both oil and. gas is being
found in paying quantities.
Development Is now being
made in the following sections:
In la-16-16 know as tha Darby
test. In 21-16-16 on the Lewis
farm. In 21-16-16 on the Solo-
man fnrm. In 83-1G-1G on thp
Turner farm. In 7-17-16 on tha
Gardy fnrm. there is n well good
for 15 barrels. Drilling Is also go-
ing on in 6-16-16 and 9-15-16. Be-
ing surrounded by development
and bcinj? in the trend that is
right in line it seems impossible
to us for the Red Bird people
when they once get started to fall
in irettimr oil nnd tm;?. it sooma n
sure thing to us and when they
get cither it certainly puts them
on the man with n bright fnttiro.
because with iras thev will be in
a position to invite manufactur
ing csmuusnments nnq lactones
to locate there and can furnish its
citizens with chcan fuel both
(light and heat. Only a short time
ago gns was discovered at Kusa
a snot in the rond near Hoffman.
Oklahoma and immediately aft
er tne discovery zinc sraojlvera
were located there on acceunt of
cheap fuel and a town of 3000
inhabitants sprang Into exist
enco. Hundreds of laborers rt
tin from S3.0 Oto S8.00 dm dnv
are working in these smeltera and
wnat is true in tins case can be
tru with the developments in
Red Bird. We advise our people
to now wnat property they have
because in the near future taey
stana a splendid chance of reap-
ing splendid returns on their in
vestment borne years ago a man
from Louisiana bouorht fiB ncraa
in Township 16 Range 16 ad
joining township to the one In
which Red Bird is located und in
now getting $2000.00 a month in
royalty from oil. A few days ago
some other men from Louisiana
were in our office having been te
Red Bird to look after their prop
erty and we advised them as we
do others to hold on nnd time will
prove the wisdom they exhibited
by coming to Oklahoma v
The above is eiven for the
benefit of our readers who have
asked our opinion as to the airri
cultural nnd mineral develop-
ments in the localities whera
they had invested. From time to
time we shall crive such inform
tion in our columns as the occa
sion demands. Oklahoma todav
stands first in oil and eras devel
opment. Oil at $1.70 per barrel
is stimulating dcvelonmenti In
all localities.
TheYouth's
Companion
52 Times a Year Not 1Z
TT is more than 52 num
bers filled to the brim
with delightful reading-
it is an influence for all
that is best in home and
American lift.
V
Three Weeks Fret
The Comp mion is 12.00 a year
but to those who do not kaew
the paper we shall be glad U
iend three current issues free of
charge so that they may teet its
quality read its wholesome ea
verting fiction its contributions
by famous aieu and woaaen it
various departments etc.
THE YOUTH'S COMPANION
114 Berkele) Street Bottoa Haw.
SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED AT
THIS OFFICE
TLe Price is right if Its baugbt of
T. Millers
212 N. 2nd
Money to
midland Valley R. R.
"ARKANSA3 RIVER ROUTE"
NEW TIME CARD
2-TRA1NS DAILY-2
Between Muskogee & Tulsa Okla. Between Muskogee A Ft. Smltk
EASTBOUND
No. a (Motor Train) For Ft. Smith nud points boyoad 7:48 a. m.
No. 2 For Ft. Smith and pointa bcyong ..o:20 p. m.
No. G From Puwhuuka and Tulaa ' . ..7." 1imo J
No. 3 Wichita Ark. City and Tulsa 15 o m
WESTBOUND P
No. 1 For Tulsa Ark. City and Wichita -8:00 a. a.
No 6 For Tulsa and Pawhuska J .'. . . . ' ' '
No. 7 From Ft Smith and points beyond ..... M i i74o"pTisv
No. (Motor Train) From Ft. Smith and points beyond ...I... 7 -30 p! a.
iF0R URTHEK INFORMATION
Phone 1308 or 495 Muskogee Oklahoma.
All Hail Take Notice
HThe U.B.Fs and S.M.Ts
of Muskogeelwill eive!their
public Installation: Januanr
23rd 1917.
Convention Hall
JJAll Lodges and Temples ire requested to be
present.
Any member failing to be present will bt
fined S1.00 gj
The committee will spare nojpains tojlnake
this the grandest affair of the season. ' J
The Program willbc jconductedby P. M.
uciancy vj. m. jyg.-lv
S U MUM
of the evening Atty. R. Emmitt Stewart. Rev
Chas. R. Tucker. D.G.M. Rev. E Arlington
Wilson. N. G. Sec'y Hon. G. W. P. Browft.
G Atty.
We ask our friends
us.
Good music will
occasion.
Admission 25c Children 10c
Come one. Come all. Don't forget the time
and place.
M. O. & G. CHANGE TIME
Sunday October 8th
Train No. 5 leaves for Ucnryetta at 8;00 a.m. inutead of 0;30 a.si.
arriving at Uenryetta at 055 a. in.
Train No. 1 new train for Dewar Uenryetta aid Denison leaves
at 12;45 p.m. arriving at Dewar the first stop at 2; 10 p.m.: Henry
etta 3; '20 p m; Denison 8;00 p.m.
Train No. 2 will arrive from Denison at 2:05 p.m.. and depart tat
Joplin at 2; J 5 p ra. instead of 2.45 p. m. arriving Joplin 7:00 p. a.
46 minutes earlier.
Train No. G from Henryetta and Dustin will arrive at 0:00 p. a.
instead of s;50 p. m
Note that toains 1 and 2 operate to' and from Denison instead o!
trains 5 and 0 and do not stop between Muskogee and Dewer. Passed
gers for intermediate points will use trrin No. 5 leaving Muskegee at
8; 00 a. m. and No. 6 arrive 6; 00 p. m.
Oklahoma City tralb leave at 8 a.m. aed 0:30 p. a.
CALL 119 or P. B. X. 4201 for IoforsaaUea.
Opposit of Kreee
to turn outand be with
be rendered for the
P. 11. DeLancy G. lO
Wm. roer.
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Committee
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Twine, W. H. The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 2, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 20, 1917, newspaper, January 20, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc70212/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.