The El Reno News. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 6, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1901 Page: 1 of 12
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The El Reno News.
After Next Monday wa will say “ Governor Jenkins of 0klabom3.
I
The Red Men Will Give a Grand
Blow Out Next Saturday.
ALL DAY.
And at Night there will be a Ball and Ban-
quet. The Braves and Squaws will
Have Heap Big Time.
AT SUNRISE.
Approach of visiting tribes along
the various trails leading into the
various Aunting grounds of El Reno.
FORENOON.
Council of Chiefs and Braves at
Wigwam of Red Cloud Tribe No. 3,
I. O. R. M.
D -lining war paint.
Suu Dance, and “Dog Feast”
Pale 'ace».
Pow-wow and Smoker.
AFTERNOON.
1:80—Assembling of Chiefs andBraves
at the Wigwam.
2:00—Street Parade of Chiefs and
Braves in costume.
ORDER OF PARADE.
1— Chief of Police, a ounted.
2— Platoon of Police, mounted.
3— Carriage wilh Mayor of El
Reno and Chief Giddings.
4— Band.
8—MountedSaohems,Sagamores
and Chiefs in costume.
6— Band.
7— Chiefs and Squaws and Pa-
pooses on the trail.
8— Band.
9— Chiefs in Regalia.
10— Band.
11— Trail to the Opera House.
Address of weloome (at the Opera
House) by the Mayor.
Response and “Long Talk" byCbief
Giddings of Oklahoma City Hunting
Grounds.
’ IN TEB.-U.
Grand Rush for Scalps and Feasts
of Feathers.
BANQUET
MENU.
McGinty Soup Cock-Tail
Wild Onion Some Lizard
Sinned Frogs* Feet Sarsaparilla
MEATS AND FISH.
Old Crow Dog
Fish Hooks Crawfish
Venison Quail on Fence
Kid (Dressed) Goat (Undressed)
Bhocked Bear Stuffed ’Possum
Bottled Reptiles Coyote.
Spaniard Chinaman
White Face Boer
Coon Dog Dog
VEOETABI.ES.
Corn Extract Jndiau Turnip
Eighteen Carrots (Fine)
Freckled Peas
Elm Bark Sagwah
Chunk Cabbage Ragweed
DESERT.
Red Haw Black Haw Ha, Ha!
drinks.
Well Water Spring Water
Rain Water Mineral Water
Fire Water Ice Water
Cold Tea Hot Tea Hop Tea
Grand ball at night.
The Show.
The great (?) McDonald Show in
El Reno is now a matter of history.
It has has been and gone. Its mam-
moth proportions dwindle somewhat
in the light of personal observation,
and it was accompanied by a lot of
gambling schemes in the nature of
hold-ups that should not have been
for a moment tolerated by the city or
county.
Tlia show in itself is not so bad for
its size. The anima's wore few but
there were some very fair soecimem.
The circus was a one-ring affair but
had some very creditable features.
For a one-ring circus it was not bud.
In Bloom.
The Roses are in bloom. All over
El Reno are the white rose, the yel-
low rose, pale pink roses, blood red
roses, big roses, little roses. The
perfume of the rose mingles with that
of the sweet smelling locust, anu just
to breathe fills one with a delight
that the perfume makers can not half
way hop© to imitate.
On to Shawnee.
E. O. Hamilton, “Doc” Creel, Phil.
Barrett and Claude Hensley, of the
El Reno Fire Department, are in
Shawnee attending the annual con-
vention of Territorial Firemen. El
Reno lias the best lire department in
Oklahoma, and is always on hand at
the conventions.
By&u's Views.
The following specUl to the State
Capital gives something of an idea ot
the p.esent status of the coming
opening.
Washington, May 6 —An effort i-
being made by enterpri dug attorneys
in Oklahoma, Kansas and adjoining
slates, who have been endeavoring
to rob old soldiers by fraudulent rep-
resentations relating to the procure
ment of quarter sections of land for
them, to have the Grand Army ele-
ment oppose the plan which the in-
terior department lias agreed upoi
fertile opening of the Kiowa and
Wichita conntriei The story is be !
ing persistently circulated that under
the proposed plan the rights of tin
old soldiers, as guaranteed to them |
under the homestead laws, are being
restricted, if not absolutely ignored.
A pretext for this assumption is
found in the plan of the deptriment
which will prevent any attorney from
tiling more than one soldier’s declara-
tory. It is asserted by the attorneys
that heretofore they have had un
restricted rights, and that at previous
openings they have tiled as many
soldiers’ deolaratories as they desired
By the plan proposed, however, thev
assert that they can only file for but
one soldier which is an abridgement
of the rights of the veterans as it
would be practically impossible, and
a great hardship, for them to be com-
pelled to employ separate a torneys
to file each declaratory presented at
the land office.
I asked Assistant Secretary Ryan
whether there was any truth in the
assertions of the attorneys, and
whether in reality, the rights of the
old soldieis were being abridged in
anyway. He replied:
“None whatever. The rights of the
veterans ars safe-guarded under the
plan proposed by the department.”
1 But does not the homestead laws
of the country entitle an attorney to
file as many declaratoriea for old
soldiers as h _u; desire?”
Former statutes may have allowed
the attorneys that privilege, but the
statutes under which we are operat-
ing, the one passed by the last con-
gress, gives the attorneys only such
rights as may be prescribed iu tLe
president’s proclamation.”
“Is there any doubt in the minds of
the attorneys for the department as
to the legality of the proposed plan
for opening the land-.?”
CARDINAL MARTI NELLI.
annlR-r n sid.-nt prince of tin- cliini-li. Several y.-ara agu Cardinal Martinelli took up Ins
If, UI IU)' I • I’tlH llll’lil **. r-i*. rtii... - * • . a . a
April 18, is of unusual interest l>. c:uih<* i( uivus to the 1
auntner n-.iu.ur pi-nice of the church. Sieve—1 ......— '
residence iu this couulry ns a papal del, gale.
“The work ot allotting the land in
the two reservations is progressing'
with remarkable rapid ty and will
prohab'y he completed some time be-
fore thedate agreed upon.”
Calumet.
The News man rectntly took «
trip to Calumet and viewod the town
and country o’er.
Surely there can no where be found
stronger evidences of thrift and pros-
perity than in this section of the
country. The whe .t fields are of that
dark green 'hat tells of a healthy
condition. The bugs have done lltlle
damage in this part of .he country
and the prospects are still good for
an abundant harvest though a good
rain is desireable.
A ml Calumet is in a flourishing
condition. New buildings are going
up and live energetic merchants ara
doing well in a business way. Among
the business houses in Calu net and
to give our readers some idea of the
prosperous liitla burg and her enter-
prise, « partial list is given below.
Mr. H. A. Todd has r-cently er-
8. 8. Program.
Program of Childrens Day service'
of Union S. 8., June 8th, 1901.
Voluntary, MiBS Nellie Cassada.
Song, “Over Again,” by the Choir.
Responsive Reading.
Prayer, Rev. Roberts.
Duett, Miss Leote Kilgrove and
Mrs Frank Johnson.
Scripture Reading.
Recitation, “Gem of Days,” Mias
Garrett.
Recitation, Six girls.
Recitation, Montle Kilgore.
Recitation, Miss Nancy Wood.
Song, -‘Wave the Royal Banner,”
by Choir.
Recitation, Miss Kate White.
Recitation. Miss Leoti Kilgore.
Song, “Sweet Summer Daya” by
choir.
Dialogue, two boys, “Ready to
Leave S. S.”
Solo, Mrs, Dr. Richardson.
Recitation, “Daisy’s Mission.” Miss
Nellie Wells.
Iteciiation, Miss Ina Kilgore.
Reeitati'n, Miss Jennie White.
Closing Address, Supt, Capt. Gas
ton
Song, “Up Yond r ”
Be ediction.
Capt. Gaston, Supt.
Mary Vanders ice. Sec.
, renter! » t wo sir.r hu-ines“ block in
‘None whatever. There is no ques- I the. West- part of town. The lower |
tion but that congress can delegate j (inr, contains two business rooms and |
authority to the president to pro- j ;,l,ove stairs ip the hotpl of the city,
scribe rules and regulations for the | (yne nf the lower rooms is occup ed h” i
openirg of the country, as it has done | g. Venard with a stock of general j Signs of Oil.
There is one feature of the proposed | merchandise. Mr Venard <s a young |
opening about which there seeina to j recently arrived in this country, j Mr. Gey re, who some time since
be considerable doubt in the minds oi j Viil'iams wall known in E! j purchased the Cooksey farm *hree
the people. It is the question ol j j<^Il0, purenased lim .I. K. Stone store ] ’di es east of town, - "s u jiieaaant
drawing. The general impression ! time ago, has been doing a j caller at the News offiro Saturday,
seems to prevail that the lands will he | ripl,- ndir) business Hsdlook and Sam- ! Mr. Geyre has had.much experience
drawn for. That is a mistake. The I also do s general merchandise j in the oil field districts of California
drawing merely decides tUe order in
which selection of land may be inado
In other words, who shall select the
first quarter section, who the second,
and so on. The drawing is not for
the land and is therefore not a lot-
tery.”
“Then the plan agreed upon is not
contrary to the lottery laws of the
United States as has been repeatedly
charged.”
“Not at all. As I Baid before, thb
drawing is merely for the purpose of
determining the order of making se-
lections of land. Heretofoie lb s lias
been done by a race, the fir6t man on
the land being tne mccessfi 1 peisun.
Tuere is ail element of chance in any
form which might he suggest'd for
the opening of the country. As it is
unquestionably legal and far more
equitable than any other plan tails
far proposed we will adopt it.”
“Has the department commenced
the consideration of the location of
towe sites?” I asked.
“Yes, we have given some thought.
There is a mistaken idea prevalent
that the department will locate all
the town in the Kiowa and Wichita
countries. 1 All we have to do with is
the county seats. There will be four
and five new counties created out of
these reservations. Each one will
have a county seat. We will there-
fore have control of five towns, to
be located by the department and the
property disposed of by our agents.”
“Will the surveying of the county
lines and town sites be done by the
Rock Island- railroad surveyors?”
“No, it will not. That work will be
done by the surveyors of the depart-
ment.”
“When do you thiuk the location
of tie county seats will be agreed
upon?”
Miss Anna Rhodes has a hardware
and harness store and Wren Moores
a lumb’r yard. Mr. Giltiam, fa’her
of Dr. (Minim tbcCalumet doctor will
soon put in a stock of general mer-
chandise.
J L Reynolds, formerly of Union,
buys grain at this point and is doing
a big business.
There is a blacksmith shop with U.
Qnndrne nropriefcor, Five or six new
houses are going up. The Calumet
post office does a biz business for a
town of the size. Mrs. Oowderv is
an i wh*>n he purchased the Cooksey
farm he was convinced that he was
m a rich oil district. Saturday he
brought with him to this office
specimens of sand stone which, ex-
amined under the microscope, dis-
closed a black glistening coating
which, in the experienced eyes of
Mr. Geyer, strongly indicate richoi
deposits. This sand stone was found
within 20 feet of the surface of the
ground. Mr. Geyer proposes that
within a few months- he will bore
j down five or six hundred feet and
see what he can find.
The Inauguration Programme.
Guthrie, Oklahoma, May 6 —The
official programme of tne gubernato-
rial inauguration ceremonies May 13.
was made public to-day by the local
committee. The parade will form ai
3 o’clock on Harrison avenue, facing
eist, at the Masouic temple. The
line of march will be east on Harris.in
avenue for two blocks, north on '
block to Oklahoma avenue, west on
Oklahoma avenue to Second street,
south on second to the corner ot
government aero. Toe parade will
be led by the Ft s; Regimen' band in
Mill nil form, followed by ilie First
Regiment, Oklohoma Guard; car
rings containing Governors B.trues
and Jciikiiis, attended by the gov-
' eruor’s stuff, mounted; carriage con-
: lining W. AI ((rimes, territorial sec-
rotary; J. II. Bulord, chief justice;
: Mayor J. L. Ball, master of eeremo-
uii«; Judgo A. It. Museller, speaker
j.if tne day; carriage with wives of
ffloials; carriage with territorial
officials, citizens in carriages.
After music by the band on the gov-
ernment acre, the R . Rev. Francis
Key ilrooke, bishop of the Episcopal
diocese os Oklahoma and Indian Ter-
ritory, will deliver the invocation.
Addresses will be made by Mayor
Ball and Governor Barnes, and the
oath of office administered by Uhiei
Justice Burford. Julge Museller,
speaker of the day, will be preceded
by Governor Jenkins and Secretary
Grimes, in brief addresses The band
will escort Governor Jenkins to the
gubernatorial offices, where a public
reception will be held.
The ball and banquet will he held
in the evening at Oassidy hall. The
grand march, led by Governor and
Mrs. Jenkins, will begin at 9:30
o’clock. The banquet will begin at
10 o’clock, with Thomas R. Reid of
El Reno, toastmaster. The toasts
wi 1 be as follows:
“Oklahoma: Four Years of Prog-
ress and Development,” ex-Governor
Barnes.
“Harmony and Prosperty,” Gov-
ernor Jenkins
“Business and Politics,” Nelson
Darling, Oklahoma City.
“Expansion at Home and Abroad,"
Ool. Roy V. Hoffman, Chandler.
“The Louisiana Purchase,” VV. O.
Cromwell, Enid.
“Oklahoma and Ohio,” B S. Barnes,
Ponca City.
“Rtiil.oad Development in Okla
homa,” Thomas B. Ferguson, Wa
tonga.
“I’m from Missouri,” John C.
Hughes, Pawnee.
The reception committee for the
ball will be: J. O. Severns, I. B. Levy.
W. S. Spencer, G. D. Willis, Winter
Tuff, L. G. Nibblex, Mrs O. R. i-egan
Mrs. C. H. Fils hi, Mrs W. S. Spen-
cer, Mrs. J. R. Oottinghara, Mrs. J.O.
Severns, and Mrs. I B. Leby.
The rer option committee for the
banquet will be: Frank Dale, Henry
E. Asp. 0. R. Brooks, II. H. Hagan.
J. R. Cottingham, J. W. McNeal, F.
H. Greer, Charles H. Filson, U. 0.
Guss 0. R. Renfro, B. S. McGuire;
and O. R. Fegan. The grand marshal
of the day will be William A. Ktiipe,
of Perkins, and his aides W. A. Fra-
sier, Guthrie; F. H. Thwing, Oklaho-
ma City; George Murphy, Stillwater;
Ewers hite, McLoud; and George
Bowman, Guthrie. The banquet will
be served without wines.
post inistre h and
Weathers, assistant.
Miss Jennie
Still Under Consideration.
Svanda-Buzeckea.
Recently Ransom Payne wrote to
the commissioner of the general land
office asking that incase the Indian
country be opened by drawing that
in some way it he arranged that rela-
tive i and friends who succeed in get-
ting claims be permitted to exchange
localities so that they might be to- ^ an(J {he written consent of the
gether. Mr. Herman answered that moteerj who iB „ widow, was neces-
the matter of determining the method Siiri|y pr08ent,d be'ore the license
of opening the country was still un- cou,d be j8g(le(j Tbe young people
der consideration and that as soon as ^ member8 o{ prominent east side
soon as it was detei rained he would Bobemian fami|ies.
send Mr. Payne a copy. ___
_ Pastor Installed.
Last Tuesday morning a precession
of carriages containing a party of
young people dressed iu wedding at-
tire etopped before the probate judge’s
office and waited while the groom
secured a marriage license, and wen
thence to the Catholic church when*
Father Constantine said the words
which made Mr, Jno. J. Svanda and
Miss Mary Ruzeckea, husband and
wife. The bride was only 10 years of
A Revival.
FIFTH YlAR.
To-morrow Night the High School
will Hold its Fifth Annual
Commencement.
A Splendid Programme ha. been Arrangoi,
Including tho Orations ty the Grad-
uates and the Annual Address by
Prof. L. W. Cole.
Tile programs have boon issued for
itie Fift li Aiimini Commencement of
Hi - El Reno High School,at, the opera
bouse tomorrow night. There will he
four graduates and all of them young
women. They are Ora May Smith,
Leonia Luolla Kugg, Adah Gou ly
Montgomery ami GertrudeSmith Oor
nelins. Tlie class motto is “Veritas.”
Ola-s colors, Wedgewood Blue and
White; olass flower, The White Car-
nations.
The program as arranged is as fol -
lows:
Piano Solo—“La Rega'.a Veneziana,”
....—Liszt
Mr. Lester Major.
Invocation, Rev Henry Marshall.
Vocal Solo—Selected
Prof. E. A. Markus.
Oration—“Who Shall Wear the
Laurels of the Twentieth Century”
Adah Montgomery.
Oration—“The Man With the Hoe,”—
..............................Ora Smith.
Vocal Solo—Se eded.........
Miss Elvina Peterson.
Oration—“England’s Greatest Queeu’
................................... Leonia Rugg.
Oration—“The Marble Waiteth,”
..................... Gertrude Cornelias,
Vocal Solo—Selected ......................-
.............Mrs. Albert Gerrer.
Junior Essay,.............Mabel Jackson.
Vocal Solo—Selected ........................-
............................Mrs. T. H. Brown.
Annual Address Prof. L W. Ool*
Male Quartette—Messrs. Judge, Oav#
.........................Musgrove, Watteou
Presentation of Diplomas
.....................Dr. J. A. Hatchett
Benediction...... Rev. J. M. Monroe
K. C. C. Clnb.
The Kansas Oily Commercial Club
waB in El Reno Tuesday, arriving
about noon and remaining »ev ral
hours. There weie a hundred of
them and they left, Kansas City Sun.
d«y night. They carried witli them
all kinds os souvenirs whicli they
scattered liberally.
The club travels in a special train
composed of the finest cars operated
on any railroad.
There were more representative
business men aboard the train than
have been on a jaunt under the
ui-pices of the commercial club since
it has been in existence. Then every
business m'‘n who left last night ex-
pected to break all records from a
business standpoint.
Great quantities of advertising
matter were stored away in I lie bag-
gage car, and whenever the train
stops the energetio ones will leave
a trail of printed matter behind.
The train was composed of seven
coaches. There were five sleeping
cars, a combination car and a b:i)
gage car. The rear coach was an <>
servation car of the most mod
construction
Monday they stopped off at ,0
towns in Oklahoma, beginning a
Renfrew and ending wiih Weaih i
ford.
Last night at the Presbyterian
- church Rev. Geo. S. Hays was regu-
Tuesday evening the Outing Club . larly installed pastor of the Presby-
held a moonlight picnic on the river terian church. Rev. Hays came here
east of town. They went by twi- March 1st from Minnesota. The ser-
light but had to return by starlight, mon and charge to pastor were de-
siiice the moon did not come up till livered by Rev. F. L. Benedict of
after homing time. Bui the picnic Kingfisher. Rev. Voss ot \ ukon pre-
was a success from a good time stand presided, and Rev. Hawley of Okla-
M. F. Dawson was in from the south
side a few days ago and made the
News a pleasant call. He tells of a
splendid revival meeting that is be-
ing held at the Rock Island school
house under the direction of the
evangelist. Rev. E. Austin of St.
Joseph Excellent work is being done
Mr. Dawson says,and tbe heareis are
charmed with Mr. Austin) eloquence
and evidence of sincereity.
Rev. Austin was formerly superin-
tendent of the Undenominational City
Missions of St Joseph, which post he
filled for some seven years cefyre be-
ginning his evangelical work in tte
territory.
Vaccinating Cattle.
Clnb Picnic- , nni ai me r rrauj ..... ___
Dr. Nagle, the veterinary surgeon,
has been busy lately vaccinating cat-
tle against black leg. It has become
quite a general practice in other lo-
calities but has only been recently in-
ir.'dticed here. It is claimed that it
Is «q all as effective as the vaccina-
od time stand j presided, and tter. uiwicy w o»i«- Hon "f m n against small pox. Ihe
of Eoape.?ing0”Until ^ B',d “ I
Death of Mrs. Beach.
Last Friday Mrs. U. R. Beach d •>
suddenly at the home of her dau
ter, Mrs. C. C. Stotz of this city. 1
death was unexpected at the t «
though she was along in years a i
the tine could not be expecled I g
deferred. Mr. and Mrs. Beach In id
on a farm some three miles south >.f
town. Only within a few da) all y
had proved up on their claim.
The funeral services were condue
ed from the Methodist churcu, at !>
o’clock Sunday. A splendid sermon
was preached by Rev. Ross ere the
remains were laid to rest in the El
Reno cemetry. The sympathy of the
community is extended to tne friends
of the deceased and especially to tho
aged husband, who must be lonely
during the remaining duys of his life.
League Social.
Last Tuesday night the Epwortb
Leagues of the Rock Island M. E.
Church held a sooial at the pretty
home ol Mr. and Mrs. Elsworlh ou
Oapttal Hill. There wore some sev-
euty young people present and tuey
report a delightful time.
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