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MAKING NEW MAP
CONSTITUTION MAKERS ARE the committee could arrive at. things
BUSY ARRANGING THE
COUNTY BOUNDARIES
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20.
GUTHRIE: The constitutional conven-
tion will adjourn for two weeks.
The convention as a committee of the
whole devoted its time to considering
the report of the committee on county
boundaries. Several tilts occurred
the floor during the amending of coun-
ties to be formed from the Indian Terri-
tory. The first night session was held
tonight to take up the counties in what
is now Oklahoma proper.
A resolution was introduced to memori-
alize congress to create an appropriation
for the improvement of Red river. A let-
ter from Governor Folk of Missouri was
read, c« febtlonally accepting the invita-
tion to address the convention.
The boundary discussion is replete with
many passages at arms between various
delegates, some charges of breaking faith
have been made, and as a whole it is
perhaps the most interesting chapter,
thus far at least, of the constitutional
convention.
Prior to going Into committee of the
whole, for the discussion of county mat-
ters the subject was taken up in the
convention proper when Delegate Frye of
Salllsaw introduced a petition from the
people of his locality, protesting against
the plans of the county boundary com-
mittee to make three counties out of re-
cording districts 6 and 11. The petition
cited the fact that these districts are
the home of the majority of the full-
blooded Cherokee Indians, with but little
property contained in the districts for
taxation purposes. It further cited that
the people were against the “proposition
lof the town builders” to cut the districts
* -Into small counties for that purpose.
& Delegate Caudill then offered a petition
Hfrom a Farmers’ union lodge of Greer
n county, protesting against the county dl-
B vision. He was ruled out of order, how-
» ever, by President Murray on the propo-
r *dtlon that the time to introduce petitions
had been passed. Delegate Quarles
moved, second by Haskell, to permit
Caudill’s petition to be read, but Baker
of Wewoka objected and the Quarles mo-
tion was not entertained.
Another petition from the Salisaw
country was then read, protesting against
the slate plan of small counties, because
of creating such heavy taxation, there
being no taxable property outside of the
towns. After its reading was completed.
President Murray ruled that no more such
petitions would be read in full, but sim-
ply be stated from what towns they came
and then be referred to the committee on
county boundaries.
In accordance with an agreement in
s.he democratic caucus, last night, Chair-
man King of the committee on rules then
Introduced a resolution, which was adopt-
ed, advancing the county boundary mat-
ter on the calendar ahead of everything
else, giving it precedence.
Delegate Haskell then moved to go into
committee of whole, and Johnson of Per-
ry, as usual, was asked to preside. Baker
of Wewoka then introduced a resolution
providing that the roll of the newlv
named counties be called and that where-
ever there were no objections to the for-
mation of a county, that it be adopted.
Hill of Catoosa seconded. Rose spoke
against the resolution.
Delegate Hogg stood for the Baker
resolution, claiming that the delegates
from a majority of the new counties had
already agreed upon a settlement. Dele-
gate Leahy of Pawhuska, however, pro-
tested vigorously, and said:
"In all fairness I must oppose this reso-
lution, for it contemplates an actual back-
being considered, and he thought the com-
mittee had acted honestly.
A motion wus then made by Delegate
Herring of Elk City, a leader among the
so-termed insurgents, that in all the
counties where there were disagreeme.'C.s
the matter be referred to the delegates
from the districts, included within the
counties, and that they bo allowed to
settle the matter.
"This is for the purpose of localizing
matters,” he said. "We, as delegates,
are responsible to our constituents and
to them only for what we do here and I
believe the people should be heard from
in settling these questions. A second
was secured from Caudill, but after some
debate the motion was withdrawn.
As each county was called by name, and
its description read by the clerk, Haskell
of Muskogee would get immediate recog-
nition to read from his prepared minutes
a property description of the proposed
county. Ottawa county was first called
and Mr. Haskell read as follows:
"Three hundred and twenty-three
thousand acres, $3,385,000 valuation, 15,-
000 population, 55 miles of railway.”
He moved to adopt the committee re-
port on Ottawa county; second from
Pittman of Enid. Delegate Harris of
Wagoner, republican, moved an amend-
ment, seconded by Frye of Salisaw, to
change the county boundaries, increas-
ing its size. The motion of Haskell was
put and Ottawa county declared adopted.
Delaware county’s description by Has-
kell was given; 770 square miles, $2,000,-
000 estimated valuation, population 12,000,
Harris of Wagoner again maved to amend,
second by Hudson of Henryetta, but the
motion lost. Harris sought to make a
bigger county. Then on motion of Has-
kell, the Delaware county plan was adopt-
ed.
The name of Lee county, as first given,
was changed to Adair, as given in the
press reports, and the county was adopt-
ed. Population, according to Haskell,
15,000; 612 square miles, and $1,500,000
valuation.
No attempts were made to prevent the
adoption of Cherokee and Sequoyah coun-
ties. The former, Mr. Haskell says, has
792 square miles, with 15.000 population
and $1,800,000 valuation. Sequoyah coun-
ty, he says, has 648 square miles, $3,000.-
000 valuation, 30,000 population and 81
miles of railway.
Muskoge county was adopted as origin-
ally outlined. Haskell’s figures for this
subdivision were: Valuation, $12,000,000;
population, 40.000, with 22 townships. Cain
of W ynnewood sought to have this county
include all of Recording District No. 10.
Cain said he had been a resident of that
locality for 13 years, that four-fifths of
the property is not taxable, that much
of it will not be for 21 years, perhaps,
and that he "did not believe in taxing the
people to death with a system of small
counties." Ilis motion lost, however, and
on motion of Haskell, Muskogee county
also went through. Haskell promised ot
take care of Mr. Cain in his district.
Delegate Hausam opposed the name
of Wagoner for his county upon the
grounds that he had promised his con-
stituents the name of Coweta, but the
name of Wagoner was permitted to stand.
Mayes and Craig counties went through
without a hitch. Mayes has 647 square
miles, 10,400 population, 30 miles of rail-
road, and $2,000,000 valuation. Craig
county has 756 square miles, 20,000 pop-
ulation and $3,000,000 valuation, including
the town of Vlnita.
The consideration of Cooweescoowee,
Nowata and Bartlesville counties be post-
poned in order to allow the delegates to
get together and settle some differences
among themselves, thus not taking up
the convention’s time. The counties were
afterwards adopted as original, y out-
lined, except the name of the latter was
changed to Washington. Alfalfa, Woods,
RECIPROCITY FOR BEEF.
Reprecsntative Stephens of Texas
Wants Exchange of Products.
WASHINGTON. D. C\: Representa-
tive Stephens, of Texas, hopes to pet
favorable action by the ways and
ruo.im committee on his bill provid*
tor reciprocal commercial agree
ments which will extend the meat trade
of this country. The bill gives the
I resident authority to reduce the tariff
on products from foreign countries no.
grown or manufactured to any extent
in this country, providing those coun-
tries will admit American meat prod-
ucts free.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
says that 1900 has been the banner
year n exports of packing house prod-
ucts. The total exports aggregated!
$207,700,000. No previous year had.
reached $200,000,000, and only two.
years had past $180,000,000. The value
of exported fresh beef, $24,300,000, was!
well up to the average of recent years;
lard exports to the value of $60,000.-
000 and a quantity of 742,000.000
pounds wont far beyona the highest:
figure of preceding years in both^ re-
spects; bacon took an upward turn
with exports valued a: $30,000,000 for
301.000. 000 pounds and rose well up to-
ward the higher export years of the
past. The level of recent years was
reached in the exports of hams, their
value being $20,000,000, and weight
191.000. 000 pounds. The highest ex-
ports, both in quantity and value, of
oleo oil in previous years were far
overtopped by the exports of this com-!
modify in 1906, and the 210,000.000
pounds exported were valued at $17.-
500.000.
^ PRESIDENT IS
DETERMINED
CHALLENGE OF SENATOR FOR-
AKER IS ACCEPTED BY CHIEF
EXECUTIVE.
MAINTAINS RIGHT IN “FIRING’’ NEGROES
THE ADVICE IS GRATIS.
Government Will Instruct As to Pre
paring Forest Gardens.
WASHINGTON: Instructions have
been Issued by the agricultural depart-
ment for the extension of forest, nurs-
eries on the ranges of the central west.
A forest garden for every ranch Is the
slogan. The government, will furnish
the advice and the ranchers are to do
the rest. The plan is for each rancher
to plant a garden from one to two
rods square of forest trees adaptable
to liis section of the country, and then
transplant the trees on his ranch when
they get large enough. The depart-
ment has figured that the cost of tend-
ing the garden per year will not reach
more than $2. and this is insignificant
compared to results. It is estimated,
also, that a small garden in ten years
will produce enough trees to furnish
all the timber that should be grown on
an average sized farm. Range nurser-
ies have passed the experimental
stage. More than 350 are in success-
ful operation west of the Rocky moun-
tains. Now they are to he extended to
the ranges of western Kansas, Nebras-
ka. Oklahoma and Texas. The depart-
ment doesn’t apprehend any trouble
in getting ranchmen interested, as they
are anxious to grow timber not only
for fuel but for protection to their
cattle.
STRIKE NATURAL GAS.
Assistant Attorney General to Go to
Texas to Make Investigation Into
Negro Soldiers' Conduct—Fierce
Political Battle May Result.
WASHINGTON: The sending by
the president of an assistant attorney
general into Texas to gather evidence
in the now noted negro rioting case
is recognized in official circles us an
open acceptance by President Roose-
velt of the challenge uttered by Sen-
ator Foraker of Ohio In the senate
just before the holiday recess.
Lest there should be any doubt as
to his intention, the president has
made it clear to his friends that he
will wage the battle he thinks the
Ohio senator is seeking and that he
will fight to the last ditch to de-
fend his recent action in discharging
the three companies of troops because
of their refusal to testify against
those of their number who, the war
department contends, "shot up” the
town of Brownsville.
Those who discussed the matter
with the president agree that they
never saw him more determined. So
sure is he of his present position that
Assistant Attorney General Purdy’s
mission is to secure the evidence
against the negro troops that would
establish their guilt in court. This is
one of the points made by Senator
Foraker in his recent attack upon the
president.
The president declined to accept the
view that no man shall leave the pub-
lic service unless the evidence against
him is of such a nature as would hold
good in court.
The situation growing out of tin*
president’s order of dismissal and
Senator Foraker’s investigation reso-
lution with his speech thereon is one
which, in the matter of the possibili-
ties contained, has no parallel in the
time that Mr. Roosevelt has been
president. While there can ho no
doubt that many people, in and out
of congress, honestly and sincerely
believe that the president has done
the discharged negroes a grave injus-
tice, It is equally certain that an
element among the republican leaders
is endeavoring to use the matter to
their own political advantage and to
the detriment of the president.
Signs today point to the opening of
one of the fiercest battles that has
ever marked political life, and it is
the impression that the final out-
CAPTAIN MACKLIN SHOT.
A Discharged Negro Soldier Is Sup-
posed to Be the Guilty One.
FORT RENO: Captain Edwin B.
Mack]in of company C. Twenty-fifth
infantry, was called to the rear door
of his quarters and shot twice by a
masked man on the evening of the
-1st inst. The man who fired the
shots is thought to bo a negro soldier
recently discharged by 6rder of the
president.
I he two shots followed an Impera-
tive command to throw up his hands
and deliver all the money he had.
The weapon was a revolver. One shot
struck Captain Macklin in the left jaw
and the other ball found lodgment in
his abdomen. The surgeon who was
summoned to dress the wounds stated
that they were dangerous but prob-
ably not fatal.
The would-be assassin, after firing
the shots, turned and fled In the dark-
ness. The alarm was spread through-
out the post and search was made
for the negro, but without effecting his
capture.
Bloodhounds were secured and
placed on the trail of the captain’s
assailant and followed the scent to
Darlington, a small station on the
Rock Island, four miles southeast of
the fort, where it Is believed he caught
a northbound freight train. Feeling
among the enlisted men is intense and
lynching is feared if the man is
caught.
< aptain Macklin has a wife and one
child, Is about 30 years of age and is
the son of Colonel Macklin of army
fame, who was recently retired with
the pay of a brigadier general.
The wounded man has been raised
in the army service.
On December 14, upon recommenda-
tion of the general staff, the secretary
of war ordered the trial by court mar-
tial of Captain Macklin. along with
Major C. W. Penrose, under the Sixty-
second article of war for “conduct to
the prejudice of good order and dis-
cipline.” in failing to exercise duo
diligence in preventing the rioting at
Brownsville.
BANKS PROTECT FUNDS.
AKE A VACATION'
DELEGATES GO HOME FO^
THE HOLDIAYS—SES-
SION HALF OVER
Muskogee's Financial Institutions U3t*
Fxtra Guards.
MUSKOGEE: Since hank robberies
have become so prevalent in the new
state the hanks of Muskogee have de-
cided to add to their present Insurance
protection, physical protection, and to
this end practically every hank in the
city is guarded every night by special
men employed for that purpose.
These plain clothes men are in ad-
dition to tin* regulai force of city of-
ficers, who have also been given in-
structions to keep a close guard over
the treasure vaults of the banking in-
stitutions.
Muskogee has eight banks and the
deposits are nearly $4,000,000, and the
banks carry heavy sums of cash all
the time, especially tin* national
banks and government depositories,
and while there is so much trading
in lands there are times when robbers
could make a haul that would be start-
Hobart Has
and to
down of the caucus agreement in regard
to the discussion of the county matters. Major, Harper and Woodward counties
county by county. I have heard it said
that this committee report would wreck
the democratic party. I want to stand by
the agreement made in the caucus last
night. If there are attempts otherwise,
you will find one man, at least, who will
fight it all along the entire line and in
support of an organization of counties
that is right and proper."
Delegate Haskell hoped Baker would
withdraw the motion, and Baker Insist-
ed that he had Intended no gag-rule
proposition in introducing the resolution,
hut simply to expedite matters. He be-
lieved the report of the county boun-
daries committee was the best one that
were adopted as provided for in the report
of the committee.
Mellette Goes to Washington.
MUSKOGEE: William Mellette, dis-
trict attorney for the western district,
has gone to Washington. It is not known
here whether this was in regard to mat-
ters under investigation here, or whether
Mellette has decided to got into the fight
for appointment ns federal attorney for
the eastern district of the new state when
statehood wipes out the present regime.
Mellette has prviously and repeatedly
stated that he would not be a candidate
for the appointment.
FOREST RESERVE LAND
NOT YET WITHDRAWN
SECRETARY HITCHCOCK HAS NOT
YET RECEIVED ORDER ON PARK
RESERVE LANDS.
President Roosevelt Stands In With
Hitchcock—Says the Secretary Acted
In Good Faith and For Interest of the
Indians.
WASHINGTON: Secretary Hitchcock,
Secretary Wilson and Gifford Pinchot,
chief of the bureau of forestry, who re-
quested the withdrawal of land in the
Chickasaw nation, had a conference of
some length with the president. At the
close of the discussion it was Intimated
that there might be a statement issued
from the White House on the subject.
further learned that the president
What warmly on the subject
felt also that Secretary
acted in good faith and for
of the Indians. Still fur-
imated that there was
.such a procedure, and
final decision
rse would he fol-
^dent would send
liongress i\gardlng
_ry Appeals Case.
The United States has ap-
the Oklahoma supreme court
/ase against L. W. Myers, aged 70,
Anadarko banker, who is charged by
the United States with charging the In-
dians an enormously usurious rate of in-
terest on money loaned to them. It is
charged in the petition that after being
refused admittance to the Indian reserva-
tion during payinr of annuity, Myers dis-
guised himself aa an Indian and went
Into a tepee in order te collect hie In-
terest meney.
it or whether the secretaries would ap-
pear again before the committee Is not
known. The hint was passed along, how-
ever, that the order possibly might not
be rescinded, notwithstanding Secretary
Hitchcock’s announced Intention to do
Although Secretary Hitchcock admitted
that he would rescind his order with-
drawing the land in the Chickasaw-Choc-
tow nations from allotment, no action
was taken. The senate committee on In-
dian affairs approved the action of the
special committee, demanding that (he
secretary of the interior rescind his order
withdrawing the land from allotment.
The members were informed that the sec-
retary had served notice that he would
rescind, but it was not notice that they
wanted, it was action.
Representative Stephens, of Texas, in-
troduced a resolution in the house In-
structing the secretary to give it all the
inforn.ation in his possession concerning
the withdrawal of land from allotment.
Stephens also wanted to know if the
scheme of the agricultural department to
establish a reserve and FfU of the timber
wouldn’t work into the hands of the lum-
ber trusts. Secretary Hitchcock Is abso-
lutely opposed to the removal of restric-
tions from the Indians. He has replied to
Senator Clark’s queries on the subject by
offering a bill which makes the restric-
tions fully as binding as they are now.
How to Make Bread Dressing.
To a quart of freshly grated bread
crumbs add a teaspoonful of salt, a
aaltsponful of pepper and teaapoonful
of powdered sage (or other preferred
aweet herbs). Bring two-thirds of
cupful of milk almost to a boll, add
two-thirds cupful of butter, take from
the stove and stir until butter Is melt-
ed, add two eggs beaten well, with a
tablespoonful of water and pour mix-
ture over the bread crumbs. When
thoroughly mixed put Into the poultry,
allowing ample room for swelling
Gas to Burn
Spare.
HOBART: Great enthusiasm pre-
vails here over the discovery of nat-
ural gas in sufficient quantity to sup-
ply Hobart with gas for heating, light-
ing and power purposes. A company,
known ns the New State Gas & Oil
company, has organized with a suffi-
cient capital to pipe the gas into this
city.
The discovery was made on the
farm of G. W. Stone, near this city.
Four wells have been sunk, which fur-
nish 6,000,000 feet of gas daily. The
company promoting the gas find will
begin laying pipe at once and claim
they will have the pipe into this city
within 00 days.
Much excitement exists here over
the prospects of natural gas, and ex-
perts who have investigated the wells
say there is more gas deposited on the
Stone farm than Hobart can possibly
consume.
It is expected that gas will solve the,
fuel problem here which the town has
had to suffer for some time on account,
of excessve freight rates on coal, lie-
sides being an inducement for the
locating of large industries.
come will decide the next republican 1 *'nK if Giey got away with It.
presidential nominee.
Trainload of Coal For Sufferers.
OKLAHOMA CITY: An entire coal
train was sent througn this city over
the Rock Island witli "right-of-way”
privilege to the western part of the
territory, where suffering from the
coal famine has become intense.
Word from towns in the district most
affected says that sidewalks have been
torn up, fences cut up and other
methods of last resort have been en-
forced in order to get fuel to relieve
the suffering. Ail efforts possible are
being made by the railroads here to
get loaded cars moved to their destina-
tion so they could be returned in the
effort to relieve the congestion.
This has induced the hanks to take
the extra precaution that Is now ef-
fective. So far. however, the robbers
have confined their operations in tills
section to banks in remote villages
with small deposits.
INDIAN TERRITORY TEACHERS
Secretary Hitchcock lias designated
the First National bank of Bartlesville
and the Nowata National hank at No- I nual election of officers, and it Is enn-
Action May Be Taken Towards Amal-
gamation With Oklahoma
MUSKOGEE: The meeting of the
Indian Territory Educational associa-
tion. embracing all the school teachers
of the territory engaged actively In
school work, will lie held In Muskogee.
December 26 to 28, inclusive. Keen
interest has been aroused In tills meet-
ing because of the breach between
this association and that of Oklahoma,
which will hold a meeting In Shawnee
the same week.
At this meeting there will he the an-
wata as government depositories for
deposit of funds due Indian minors
for lease royalties deposited by the
Indian agent.
WARE ADDRESSED THEM.
PATENTS TO BE DELIVERED.
Dawes Commission Instructed to De-
liver Allotment Deeds.
MUSKOGEE: The secretary of the
interior has ordered, by telegraph, the
Dawes commission to proceed with tile
delivery of the patents to allotments
where such patents have been record-
ed. on allotments that He in the timber
reserve, in the Choctaw nation there
are 11,500 patents to allotments in the
timber segregation recorded. There
are about 2,650 patents in the Chero-
kee segregation recorded. It is held
that the recording of the patents trap -
fers the title to the Indian and there
fore the government cannot withhold
such allotments even if it wants to.
Secretary Hitchcock is slowly backing
Up on his original order to withhold
the 5,000.000 acres, and It begins to
look as If his order will finally sift
down to the unallotted of the appraised
timber lands.
sidered certain that some action will
be taken toward the formal amalgama-
tion of this association with that of
Oklahoma territory.
Sleuths Catch Gamblers.
MUSKOGEE: Silently and system-
atically Chief of Police Charles Kim-
sey, assisted by picked members of his
force, swooped down on the gambling
houses in this city recently, and at the
same time causing the arrest of Arch
Wright. Tom Owen and Lee Spurlock,
the proprietors of the three gambling
houses, together wth thirty-five men
who were playing at the time.
All were arraigned immediately be-
fore the police Judge and gave bond
for their appearance
Ex-Commissioner of Pensions Talas to
Bar Association.
OKLAHOMA CITY: The Territorial
Har association meeting was adjourned
with the annual banquet. The officers
for the next year are: Clifford L.
Jackson. Muskogee, president; F. H.
Kellogg, South McAlester, secretary;
Judge I.awrenee, Guthrie, treasurer;
representatives to the American Hat
association, F. H. Harris, Oklahoma
City; H. E. Asp, Guthrie; A. G. Mos-
ley, Atoka.
A committee of seven members was
selected who will present the report
of the association having to do with
judiciary proposition to the constltu- PgJ.....
tional convention when it reconvenes, otfjf-r points
The recommendations of this report
will suggest some changes in the pres-
ent judiciary system. The address of
Eugene F. Ware, former commissioner
of pensions, now of Topeka, was the
feature of the meeting. He dealt with
law and lawyers, and told about the
profession as It was 5,000 years ago.
Almost every legal document, he said,
now being used in the profession and
the same methods of practice were
used then as now.
Car Shortage Being Investigated.
OKLAHOMA CITY: That the inter-
state commerce commission, accord-
ing to a declaration recently made by
one of its members, intends to investi-
gate rate conditions and the car short-
age in Oklahoma, has been verified by
the arrival in this city of a represen-
Hve of the commission In the per-
7. hn W Getterman of Wash-
'lot: ). : who arrived In Oklahoma
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21.
GUTHRIE: Following a two hours’
session Thursday morning, delegates to
the constitutional convention took a re-
cess until January 3, after which they
" ill have 30 days in which to complete
tlio work of framing a constitution.
During the morning session, Acting Ter-
ritorial Secretary "Jim” McConnell paid
tho members their salary for the first
month’s services, thus giving the dele-
gates money for Christmas and their
passage home. Secretary Filson was out
ot the city, and the matter was uttended
to, therefore, by McConnell.
1 he only matter of importance up this
morning, in addition to the final adoption
of the county boundary committee’s re-
port, was an attempt made to consider
in committee of the whole the report of
the legislative department on the initia-
tive and referendum. Seven members
were called before one was secured to sit
as chairman of the whole. Johnston of
Perry, as chairman of the legislative de-
partment, did not want to preside, nor
did Hayes of Chickasha, for the reason
that he was personally interested in the
committee’s report on this matter. Ho
presided for a few minutes and then gave
way. Humphrey of Nowata, King of
Newkirk, and Roberts of Olustee, were
all culled, but all excused themselves,
and lMttman of Enid was not in tlie hall
when called. President Murray, how-
ex or, nt last landed a chairman in Majors
of Majors county.
After the committee of the whole was
in session, Carney of El Reno, seconded
by Peering of Thomas, moved to consider
the initiative and referendum report. Wil-
liams of Stockholm, Harper county,
thought the initiative and referendum one
of tho most important matters to bo1
included in the constitution and that care-1
ful consideration, section by section,’
should bo given tho matter.
A number of members opposed any
definite uction of the assembly upon the;
initiative and referendum matter until at
fuller attendance could be had.
Doth Delegates Ledbetter and Wyatt
of Wanette, spoke against rushing through
the initiative and referendum. Mr. Wyatt
said:
"Many of tho members, Interested In
this measure, are now at home. Wo
should ull go home and rest before taking
up a matter of such vast importance.
We have been up three nights and men
who are physically worn out are not
able mentally to act on Important mut-
ters.” Mr. Ledbetter brought the matter
to a close by renewing the Buchanan
motion tbut tho committee rise, report
progress and ask leave to sit again. This
motion carried, and after Chairman Maj-
ors reported, the recess was taken until
January 3. Led by Chaplain Nuylor, the
delegates sang "God be witli you ’till wo
meet again," und he then pronounced tho
benediction.
BIG WOLF DRIVE.
Is eBIng Arranged by the P ople o#
Chattanooga.
LAWTON: Having been defeated by
the weather nt the time the former wolf.,
drive was scheduled to take place on
Thanksgiving day, the people of Chat-
tanooga, through their commercial club,
have arranged another date for the hunt
the date being New Years day. Invita-
tions have been sent to United States
Marshal Al»»rnathy, Col. Zach Mulhall,
GoVrnor Frantz, Co]. R. F. Prettyman
and others whose reputations have been
made on tho chase lor the animals. It
Is believed that Mr. Mulhall and Marshal
Abernathy will attend as they were In
great expectancy when the date for tho
other hunt approached.
Invitations have alHO been issued to
Judge J. W. Witten, E. G. Elston and J.
B. Callahan, of tho Interior department,
who are hero in connection with th*
pasture sale.
Cotton Production Record.
LAWTON: C. O. Walling of Temple
takes the, blue ribbon this year in cotton
raising. He lias gathered to date 100
bales and there are at least 50 more in
his field. Walling owns 480 acres of land
and there Is probably not a contemporary
In the new country that has this yea*
produced an equal number of bales.
Laborer Fell Two Stories.
ENID: John Brooks, a mortar car-
rier employed In the construction of
the new Loewen hotel, fell from the
second story to the basement, a dis-
tance of 30 feet. He was badly in-
jured, but it Is thought he will re-
cover.
Brooks passed between the joists
of two uncovered floors In falling and
landed on fresh dirt two feet away
from a pile of iron pipes. Bad he not
missed the pipes he would have been
killed.
1 Fri * ’ ,ii, *»nd conferred
w.’h m;. >iy i }r- ... ilpners In
• *s
In 1 •• •
Oklahoma ( 1 ifile • . U «
connected with it :c
merce. ,
From here Mr. Getterman .
in the now state fro*c
which alleged discriminations and ca*
shortages have been reported.
Claims 25,000 Population.
MUSKOGEE: A new directory for
the city of Muskogee which Is Just
being published gives a total popula-
tion of Muskogee and suburbs as 25,-
GOO, according to the statements of
the publisher, M. R. Moore. The book
will be out the first of the new year
Fortune In Land Deal. ,
MUSKOGEE: Forty acres of land in
the Creek nation, In the famous "Glenn
pool” oil district which is known as a
dead claim, having been purchased from
the heirs of the original allottee by Harry
L. Stevens, of this city, a few months
ago for $162.50, was sold to the Denver
Oil company, alleged to be a Standard
Cm concern, for $50,000, or $1,250 per
aero.
Desperate Effort to Secure Fuel.
RUATTUCK: The coal fnjuine has
reached an acute stage in the southwest-
"n portion of Woodward county. For
month the people have been
” on t.^v coal car that passed
nij i *h owing off as much
the supplies.
. a heeij
lnadeoim^^ja^^ ♦’ ^ uua.
Contract for <«u <t
LAWTON: Supcry;*..-
of the Wichita mountain
has received word that the coni
I building the high fence around the
) serve had been let to J. H. Gurley,
i Denton, Tex., nnd that work would beglj)
J February 1 and the fence finished In
six months. In the fall a lurge herd
of buffalo are to be brought here fioir
New York.
Tulsa to Have Canning Factory.
TULSA: Wo are to have a canning
factory with a capacity of 40,000 cans
per day and with a capital of $50,000 to
employ one hundred people In the fac-
tory, and as many more by the grow-
ers of vegetables, also the disburse-
ment of $600 per day among the farm-
ers and truck growers In the vicinity
of this city. J. P. Harris will be the
manager of the plant. The commercial
club authorized the president and sec-
retary to close up the deal and the
site and bonus were ready.
DISMISSAL FOR RUSSELL.
LAWTON: Counsel for L. T. Russell,
former editor of the Lawton State Demo-
crat, and the slayer of Col. J. W. Haw ;
kins, filed with Judge Gillette a motiorj
dismissing the case on the ground of the
illegality of the grand Jury. The motion
will be disposed of by the supreme court,
during its sitting in January.
The charge of grand Jury irregularity
is founded upon the supreme court deci-
sion respecting the noted Asa Sharp
case, and this indictment Is one of a
large number held to be Irregularly re-
turned In Comanche county.
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