The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Indian Terr.), Vol. 12, No. 58, Ed. 1, Tuesday, January 17, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XII. rs2?B')
A K DM QUE END. TER.. TTKSDA Y EVENING. .IANTARY IT. 1005
CRIPllO!i 50G PER flOMH
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PORT ARTHUR
Headquarters of Iho Third JnpuuU9
VICTORIOUS JAPANE8E ARMYArmy' Jnn' ll' il Ton Tsln' Jun' 1S'
FORMALLY ENTER CITADEL. jTll vlclrIou Japanese army yestcr-
'day formally entered Port Arthur.
General Nog! with IiIh staff entered
Under Command of General Nog!
Precession Five Miles Long Old
T own Is Badly Battered Find
Warships Practically Unless
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Toklo Jan. lC.-Gonoral Nogl has
wrltton to tho sottmu' of Nagasnksl
tho following:
ta iu iuo treatment 01 ueuorui
Stoessel you will bo advised by tho
proper authorities but It mav not bi
out of placo to point out that General
StoesBol Is now noIUier a prisoner ot
war nor onomy but a foreign gontlc-
tleman who meritoriously served him
country and moreover so honorably ;
performed with unnecessary delay
the complicated task or transferring
U n f..u nnA I I t T. . . !
that he deservos to be accordod full
military honors aad I recommend him
to your consideration"
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tt Is reports thatToklo. Jan. 16.-
U P. AN DKKHON. rrenl.lctic
C. . ANnKKHON. flsihlr
IRST NATIONAL BANK
Ardmore Indian Territory
Capital Paid In $ 00000.00
Surplus Funds '. 200000.00
Total .$260000.00
Tho tililoHt bunk In Indian Torrltury. Account of llrms ami tmtlvl'luaU
Kulloltod upim ttiH mult liberal tcrrna oonnlntunt with uooil bnnkloi;.
WiJW.WaSHHS
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R. Ai JONES
FURNITURE m
CARPETS
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W. S. WOLVERTON a SON
Insurance Bonds Real Estate Abstracts
Tlio Ur.oat and itroD.ent (thenar In tho two territorial.
Managers of Ardmore Abstract Co
fjnem) Asootn Ulooli Lite Inaursnce Co. nil UnltnU 3tt
Plilalttr snd Ouarantr Company.
J. A. BIVEN8 President
DON LACY Vice-President
THE CITY NATIONAL BAM
ARUflOKU INI Tl-R.
Capital $100000.00
Surplus Funds 30000.00
Attcouuts of linns nd iulivldmils Kolicitt'il
Courteous treatment uccirdod tt fill tililco
ARDMORE NATIONAL B
ARDMORE !ND. TER.
Capital Stock and Additional liability. : : : : : S2QP jQO.OQ
We Conduct a General Banking Buriinetja f( r Yon sincl
Accept Small and Large Accountfl
DIRECTORS.
K. S.nil ll. President.
C. M. CAni'UnLL Vice Prt3
LliE ClUICK Cishler.
(1. W. YOUNO Farmer.
I. C. TtlOni'SON. Lawyer.
n .inpauiwii gonannno uiscovered u
woman nbout 'JO years olil disguised
among tho Russian prisoners brought
to Nl9hlma.
first through tho old town and took
stand In tho public of tho
I new town. Tho army was represent-
'eu by ono regiment from aeh 'jrl-j
Kiide.
The procession which was live
miles long was three hours passing
. the salntlns bnsu after which tho
troops passed out of tho city through
;tho new town. The correspondents
then hastened to capture tho city for
ithe tlrst time. Tho old town hiillrilntrK
r my smashed by shells but tn.
!.... i..... .i ut.. ...
Shipping In the harbor Is badly Unm -
i.v-iioiiK n... .rchi. i.i..
practically usoloss owing to tho Inju-
ih.v imi nq!nin.i i.v ..hi.iu
From Brad Hays
1 am at Snood now. Preached hero
now lrirliel hern'
anJ'nlgh vlll ko 1
"frobS- L
HAYS Missionary
Sunday morning
south from here
ney. imAI) HAYS. Missionary.
rJl" Ma7 V'lT'L tP!" l?7Tr'mllor' th0 JourniU wa" lnuc 'oipoctfully ask Uiat an Inspector or
C07 E) street northwosL 17-6. a spoc of wrMorB photo. joxamnur )0 IlHH(;no1 Ml U)0
-. -fgrnphcrs. etc. to picture conditions as ; Western district clothed with the
1). F. KREN8I.KV. Vlce-Prn.
t'.H. MAUPIN" Ain't Cfihler
A. H. PALMER CMer.
FRED C. CARR AaiL Cathltr
W. A. JONUS Furniture.
SAM NOWLH. Hnrdware Alerchnnt.
J. U. PGNNINU TON Wholesale Her-'
chant.
. W. RANDOL nerchaii.
P
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ANK
BUSINESS
MEN MEET
C01D5".ATA1!"00D..ED!T0N
OF KANSAS CITY JOURNAL.
Believinn It Will Be AdvantaneOus
Ardmore Many Contribute Toward
the Effort Manager J. O.
Nellson Addressed Meeting.
At the city hall last night represent
'ntlvo buslnoH men of thu cltv re
1 KP'lwl call of tho Commercial
Club regarding tho proposed statehood
edition or tho Kansas City Journal. It
-s remembered that tho Journal will
'Hhnrtlv iHKiio n mmnmnlli odtllnn Rhnu--
I -w ..
Ing the resources or tho Chlclasaw
Nation. lrL-..tter !! nil ImmWnnl
......
factH conccrnlK Indian Territory. TUo
of "
rlUny In securing self autonomv
... ...nv-..u.
1st the hands of congress and through
the Influence of business men of the
j they really oxlst.
t Representatives of tho Journal
jcamo here for tho purpose of Indue -
j Ing tho city of Ardmore to tnko space
jin tho edition showing tho advan-
tagos of tho town. The meeting was
for tho purpose of dovlslng ways and
I means for the payment of this space.
Ihislnoss Munairor .7. r. .Nell r
the Journal sUtehood clltlon state!
to tho meeting Uiat ho would llko to
J sen Ardmoro represented lu tho pa-
per. Ho said many of tho most Im
portant towns of tho territory hart
contracted for an exposition of the
advmitages of tho cities
Hu felt i
that Ardmoru was ono of thu crrnntest i
towns In tho territory and thorcforo '
could 111 afford to bo loft ou tot tho pa-
per. HIa Ideas about the mattor
Ilia ldw about the matto.-.
seeraed to appeal to Uioso presont and
thero wero strong addresses madu
ursine tho necessity of tnklnsr tuvxir-
able action on tho question of th0
town being represented In the odi
tlon.
.iiiujuK uiuisu wuti Mpuhu in iiivor a
I tho proposition were Mayor Dick aid-
noy Suggs J. E. Humphrey and others. I
I.. ....
Among thoso who spoke In favor
ait. buggs pointed out tho advantages
cr advertising and his remarks while
Imnronmtii won. wn rv.Mvn.
impromptu wore well roeolved. '
t'niinu-ini. iim jitii.inn nf n
following tuo discussion or tho mav
ti r oeverM utito.i ii.m i
ur several nutod that thoy would
contribute toward bearing tho oxpons
of tho page write-up In tho Journal.
A committee consisting of tho fol
lowing was appointed to canvas tho
city in an effort to raise funds with
which to pay for tho pae. monUoned.
I'rof. W. if. Ruck J. S. Rowman and
M r nrieht '
1 1 iiMa7 will m
-s
. j J (.! NEILSOX.
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This wmmlttoo will mako a strong.'1'08 11 Vollticnl positions throughout
effort to socuro tho amount necessary tU' W"3'6 Mct llQU Ul"
to purchaso tho space In tho edition Ilntlvo vovor to perroct the political
of Uio Journal. .machine. In his own interests.
Notice W. 0. W. j
All Woodmen ploaso meet a tK. or
V. hall Weinosday January 18 to ut -
tend tho funeral of Sov. J. S. Wlioolor.
ED SANDLIN C. C.
T. J. JONES Clerk.
W H. Blakomoro -who hns boon
c.nOned to his bed for tho past few
days with Illness is again on tho
streets.
JUDGE G.W.
RAYMOND
GHtJ Q"N6T
WESTERN OI8TRICT JUDQE.
toXlarer.ee B. Douglas of Muskogee Files
Specific Charges Against Judge
Raymond Setting Forth Sev
eral Causes for Same.
(J.CI)a
Washington p. C. Ju-i
were today IlliM will:
the United
Stutos attorney general as follows:
I To tho Honorable the Attorney (Jen -
V1U.I u lliu U11111.-1.1 Ol'llt-'B l1v-JHiri-
ment of Justice. Washington I). C.
r.-..i ..f .1... rt..i.... ........ .
fin-. mniti. .iiik-- .....
'"'VI !41fSVl t UVIIUVI IUIWII 1 IIVUIll
it my duty as u citizen of the West-
i...itit .. ....
i t u juitii.iui uinii ii.ii ui iiiuiuii iu
vlu juiwi. I.H uim-iiui. ui lUUIItll I Of
( ritory to Mo with your department
follows sp(...c charges against
i Judge C. W. Raymond Judge of tho
United States Court for tho Western
I niutrlrt nf in.Hnn Tm-riir.-.- nrA
.authority to summon witnesses take
tostlmony and make a thorough In
1 vestlgatlon not only or the charges
llled but on such additional com
' plnlnts us may bo reported to bim
during his stay In that district:
Charges.
! I hereby charge C. W. Raymond. '
i United States Judge of tho Western
District of the Indian Territory with
being it porson wholly untitled by
'temperament and learning for the
j poult Ion ho occuplos. Ho Is to a
most extreme degree a potty tyrnnt
on tho bench discourteous to the
members of tho bar to tho point or
nciiig inclining entirely without con-
sideration for their tecllntef often
i meeting their respectful addresses
with violent outbursts of ilisgracclul
profnnlty. and his ionduct since his
appointment as Judge has resulted
in a very great degree. In his forerell-
lug tho respect and conlldcueo and re-
spoct of thu members of tho bar and
tbo people of the district over 'which
ho presldos.
j no assumes in many cases to uo a
law unto himself and In tho mutter
ot passing Judgment Instructions to
Murshnls to Juries and In treatment
of witnesses 1ms ropoattdly violated
tho rules of decencj' and In many
cases tho statutory law. Ho has pros-
tituted his high olllclal position to thu
lowest depths of political degradation
111 u' unort ' "1u ror hlmseir a
10lltlc"1 Mn
power against his political opponents
and practitioners beforo III scourt as
a highwayman would use a sandba;;
lo club his victims Into submission.
Ho has attempted to brlbo by ol-
'rt co' a luomber of tho bar
an aspirant lo mo position or dole-
Knto lo 010 N"0"1'' Convention In
onler that Uo- Kiymond might bo
aua " 'l-u'- ''.
lias attoraptetl to bribe tho same a'
tornoy with offers of appolntmont or
his tho attorney's relative to posl-
Hons. Tho condition being that tho at-
tornoy should withdraw from tho race
for delegate to tho National Conven
tion. Iioth falling he has. through his
i
Plla uppoluteoH and managers
"mile cam lat0 to ru
thnf lilu Knuineua lM flfl fltffirniiv wolilrl
' ." . i k V i iV n
..... .
t'"" Ho presiding Judgo or tho dls-; ' u "m"ur'
' ' 1 I rcspectfu y ask tlia-. u copy or
trlct and when all other moans had i ' ' '
........ . ...i'oao chargos bo sorvod on Judgo
fallod. secured the withdrawal of tho ...... . .
.. ... Raymond and that at a 4 car y a date
7" 10 """ics powlblo an lnestUilon may be
uch elKat. In favor of himself. respectfully sub-
'nond ftftor hainK cottvlnc- mttoL
'llllm' thros1' h'B; V'" P""" CIVllENCH U. UOUOUAa.
"
clal Pfoaslonol ruin bo long .
nB no ilaymo WUB "n u-luu- '
haK placed his ofllclal apiioln-1
110 "tt" "I'PoiniiMi newHmmr men w
'Hiibordlnato position nnd uses their
I'apors U) oxplolt his actions and arbl-
'fy orders tho logal notlcoa print-
' c'' I" "'u papors or his nppolnteos
i violating sUtutos providing for such
legal notices to bo publlsued In tnu
nearest papers lo tho property treated
ot In such notices. Ho is so suscoptl-;
bio to nowspaper commont and crltl
clsm that ho has glvon a reward ot a
diamond ring nnd an order for Uvo
hundred nxtm copies of the edition tt
the newnpnpor reporter ritlliK favor
able comment on Ills actions and np
pointing to an otllclul position wortti
from $2000 lo $3000 a ymr ror news-
paper men commending him In their
writing.
Ho lias Ignored In ouo Instance at
leant nttornej-H who doslrod to pro-
went a writ of habeas corpus mooting
Z.. f
rrofanlty and refusing to tnko any no -
lion while In another
emptorlly ordered the United .State
.eleuse a fugitive from Justice on a i
wrl (of habeas rorpus beforo tho same
.had been llled or lognlly applied fori
i Tho mnrshat. revising to recognize the ;
verbal order ho made n'urittmi t.u.i
: pencil order In tho mart-pars otllce mllrkHbil urowtli of those some tlma
lift the fugltlVofroin lusttro be JHnC0 established makes tho number
i 1 anu a lhwli occuneul""" R"vmeni lownsnes
nm oiSMoou months age no wrl
! "UP corpus hns 'er to this
I. In. I.n ... . .. .1
''! iivvu iiit-Buiium 10 ( 11.1 in.irHiiiii
1
. f"Kltlv" froR1 i""00. "
i I(url (?rP0r Is still lit Mbnrtv f)ti
1 . i l.li
i """nr l"!u- l mnv " "r '
1 't add that SH'd Greer H the
....
i . . . . ' '
' '"""T l0W8"ll"0r nooll""l
i f" J Z'Z
I . " UA 'lrl"w 'he Interests of
lawyers nnd clients In his Miiri nn ii n
altar of his nmbltlon !i make a r-mni
as a criminal Judge d.ch rocoid belnr
based on his herding twenty or thirty
petty offenders Into the court room
a' ono time take pleas of guilty and
pass sentence on thorn at tho rato
of ono or two per minute. These pleas
of guilty being secured by reason or
Uio fact conveyed to tho prisoners
that they can take their sontenco
servo It mid be out probably before
their cases may bo called for their
iriul by tho court.
I'iled herewith you will fl niloxhl-
bit ns follows:
Hxhlblt "A" letter from Hon. A.
R. Quorry chairman of tho Republican
committee for tho Creek nation attor-
noy and counsellor at law Tulsa
Indian Territory.
Hxhlblt "It" luttur from Hon. H.
M Rutherford .Miiyor of Muskocoo
'. T. and for four years iiia.'Bl.al of tho
Ni.rthern district ot Indian Tcnltory.
Kxhlblt "0". letter r...m ur i a'
I awcett. attorney ut H.v il( Idenvllle
1 r.
ICxhlblt "I)' loiter from Hon. Char-
les do Wnltervlllo Republican execu-
tive committeeman for Indlun Terri-
tory. ICxhlblt "U" lettur uud charges sign-
ed by Robert Toomer nttornoy ut
law .Muskogee Indian Territory
Hxhlblt "F". letter and rim... fr.m
MJa Tlimfw AlnrnunJ attonioy ut alountlnS t 10.C38.M acros Chcro-
law Muskogoo I. T. lkeo Nation flfty-throo towns nraouut
Hxhlblt "O" United States Marshal a
record of case of Hurt R. Oroer and
habeas corpus herein beforo referrod
to.
In conclusion 1 doslro to say that
ii uio department ot Justice will scud
an examlnor to tho Western district
In my Judgment Uio most shocknlg
and disgraceful condition of utTalrs
will bo found to oxlBt relief from
which can only bo securud by calling
the matter to your nttontlon as 1 have
done herein
I am fully awaro that to chargu a
United States Judge with the offonses
above enumerated is u serious mat-
tor and worn I not confident that the
charges could bo sustained nail oven
more of a dnmaglug character be de-
volojied I corlnlnly would not make
tin m.
A? the publisher of a morning dally
paper in tno Westorn dlbtrlct as a
iMMnK u d(an a(jmn;BtratIoIJ
w vw
minor in tho Western district r n
I'1" f 'o country to tnko Uio action
3un 5 1905t
.Vuikogee I. T.
BECAUSE CHILD WAS A GIRL.
MrSi 8arah Ubma(1i a cleag0 Woman
Committed Suicide
Chicago III. Jnu. lC.-Ilnodln over
'tho fllct mt hor chd hom Hx wwk0
"ngn was a girl ItiBtoad of n boy Mrs.
'1Mmm commltttHl suicldo by Inhaling
j jlrHi ubman al80 Uw llwiUl
of hor snpoid (iRKhter Krida .Two
ot1Pr Bmall cJl(lnm who im ecri
iovorcomo by 0lt .ilH wurt rmilU( by
neighbors.
ror ueann h buko eai hoiomon s very
best bread. Every loaf haa his name
on It.
17-lm
TOWNSITES
NEW TOWNS NOW A MATTER OP
MUCH INTEREST.
10""'' View as to How New Towns Wars
Established Improvements Pay
ments Cost of Surveying and
Platting Some Townsltes.
The number of uow towns hp.lnc-
i lf: 11 ' orrltory and tho r o-
- " ...l.-n-ni. 1111 1H KUOWI
ns a Kovernmenl townslto In ludlaa
riMTltlttn la 11 fnu't tlmt u-nu 1.
" "v ""
Ilhliisl before tho allotting of land bo-
gun. In those towiif. there woro
usually a few iradein a big credit
"0llHO "r lWO 11 f0W llUndfOil fHW
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l !
Iu only a few Instances had any
d considerable uUo and.
t Important points on rail
I "mjs- I"" pioneer town builders
ll!ul 1ult hfU8-' and othorwlso lmproy
d considerable property. It was for
the protection or thoho persons win
had come Into the territory prior .t
Its opening tn the proper sense though
itK)u tho sanction of tho tribes that
tho government ovolvcd tho govern
ment townslto plan. This was to r
horvo from allotment at (acli town :i
Hulllclent amount of land for the nee lit
of prospoctlvo development of tli
town. This land thus reserved una
(hen Inld off Into streets and blocl.
and the appraisement of tho lots wai
madn. The nppralsemeif t wus not:
high.
Tho person who had improvements
on lots had tho lots scheduled lo him
anil for thorn ho paid the government
appraisement. Tho lots on which thero
woro no Improvements wtro lold at
lllct'01 Tho payments vo-o made in
'"' nlu"u installments. Th.s money
wt'nt t0 110 iril0 11 wl'lel1
'ho town was located.' I'rom theso
townsitcK sales the Iiidlnn tribes do-
(lived a very largo revenue. Tho larg
est townslto Inld out by tho govern
ment In Indian Territory was Musko
goo. Hero 2iH acres wero Included
If tho original townflte. Thu total
area of land Included within Uio town
rites In tho vnrlous nation') In (''.' UT I r l
acres divided ns follows:
Creek Nation twenty-live towns.
1B to y-51'7 acres; Choctaw Nation
ninety townh. amounting to 18'JIO IU
acres; Chickasaw Nation 130 towns
amounting lo 23.C9t.C3 acres.
Un(lor 110 Curtis net and the orlg
I "groomcm wuu uio unociaw nnu
Chlckara.w Nation thoso survoyswoni
1 lo 10 mlrto hy- tho tow""'lo commis
slon3' "ostanlUR in IS'J'J tho work
")oct0'c w'1' rur commissioners.
one each at Wagoner Hid Muskogee
In tho Creek Nation ouo for tho Choc-
taw and ono for tho Chickasaw nation
This method was found to be unwlso
and iu 1900 tho survey was placed on
tlroly under tho control of tho secre-
tary of tho interior. Tho cost of the
survoys raado by tho secretary of tho
Interior has boon approximately an
acre. Including all cxpensos ot trans
portatiou from and to dlfforont towns
i South MAJostor survoyed by the
lownsuo commission tor tno cnoctaw
wuiuunnwu iur iuu v.-uik-ihw
Nation cost approximately 12.0uo. or
$u an llcr0i hf) Umo wnnm a )oln;.
! . . ..
ll"nwi mourns ine surve or ra
more under the townslto comralssioT
for tho Cht'jkantt Nation cost IG
000 or 7.1C an aero and when cornplo'
ed was found to bo absolutely worth-
less and an entire now survey was
made at a cost ot J2.07 an acre. Th
survey o f.Muskogee made by thu
Muskogoo townslto commission cuf
i $15812 or $6.48 an ncro. The co - r
tho Wagoner townslto by the Wavnv
jir townslto commission cost $ltit t
or $6.28 an acre.
Held to Grand Jury.
Tho examining trial of U W. iah
tcr who is charged with tho murdor
of D. U tVasor on tho evening of t io
5th of this month was heard Saturday
afternoon and tho greater part of iho
day ..Monday. Sevontoeu witnesMM 1 1
all were examined nnd their tei nv y
taken Iu tho case. When all tin f.-sii
mouy had been taken Luster w n
bound over by Judge Robneit .n u
cnarge ot murder to await me a uti
of tho grand Jury without ba'l I 0-
was committed to Jail
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