Renfrew's Record. (Alva, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1903 Page: 2 of 4
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TERRITORY TOPICS
lUr an ;ipj'rt*;i
; of t4ati*t»c«
prii* ikiUt wilJ
hi i/i.i# 'AWMii ii—Tim Indian po» i
lion, ncfHiBf uttiff vrikn from W«d* '
qu^rtris ai Mu%Uop**n. »(>r a lively {
^kioni-b w*i/ai uiur aim imiIU And .
(an) oOO f«x.T of ItiatWr, valued at
f! ju.oom. in (be Little River country
**®ar llArrinflui, I. T. Oo«* miupAHy
ran tbr«<‘ uu l i an i l«a t uicr louJ.uuO
feat of lumber on Luud.
the fall of the coal baron
to a«r. i tv<
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lit it U*r 1 li*-
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lucrtinv stl'ii
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fortj fh t i •
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er formerly
l«ai\j tinder
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lev ntei of t
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board, the i
too, of VVuo
O'ltbrie a i
Tlir. VJl i
t.on heiti a
Rlltu Mere laid f«»r (In
tfle'TAiKa that will t«»U*
eity on th« «tud of lliL
n it tlrcxihl to make tin
Dra'i >«i the nto»t notable
hare *H-en y ven thu* far
SaMTAKK M 111T*.NKI» -
>a •iturium buildinp. the
lure iu Oklahoma, locate
id entirely omMiii.i* I by
p .'trnu iu the build tin;
tauted to the Thurman reaidcnee im-
tneiiiately eiut of the sanitarium, and
will be tart I for there until further
arrangementscan Im* male.
A KaILNOad Fontma< t.—The Kcnc-
tick toualrtirtion coni|Wuiy. of Kniutti*
Lily, Ala, baa been awarded the entire
contract for tne uomtruction of tin*
M tuUo^te Southern railway. Toe
work will it® in charge of Chief Ei»*
Ifinerr llolit’ll nml the new line u t -
run from Mu’skotfee s uth by bpnv>, I
T., hi Fort Smith, Arkansas
Df.roarrs in Hank*.—The c»mbine.t
deposit* of the two batiks of Arapalio
are f 121,624.9*. Those of tlm Thomas
bank are £15,656.21. of the hank of In-
111 %
Ka»trr
a Ln
are al
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ilitiouta rail
hri*u aunt;
at 1 —Ota lli#
way the steam
a/ *• »uth from
d is ik. . u«*ar hparka^
v. Tire track la ver*
rule* fr«>m sIiaa
annirersar
pla t in tin*
iuoo i h. I
years' celt
of any tba
rhe I loren-
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at Elk l*Uj
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Uiilcu* Birth A«nejncr»«nt-
To u.rousrc to hi, mu*.caJ fnred*
th. birth of . K.n. * W«Lh musician
h», t, nt a rard .Imply Sinmi tour
b4r, of music. They were rcrognind
aa fit.in
child in
"The Messiah :
.urn. unto u* a
“I’eto ua s
an in given.''
WHIN you hav. t»e«n "a imelj appointed" to th;» sortofth.ng
r9
rely tie.teO by the Coni strike Cem(riii.;n
mg n*<
Hie of '
erty ti
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liuvilll
i t of I'a
e prop* j
wa* out aft«*r mii
liif lav.i door uu
officer
d did tl
^ «*tt went to
ie fatal act
»nri of
A Htw a lu ns
lions*** i
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it La»t
•arl v a LlorU of
\\ 4m h1 w<tr*l * n*
bta ha*
1 burned Ti» • fi
tlrimn !
nsliou (
, |>ioii livery barn
| burned. A r$*i
p *tartc
miiuif 1
d iu tiie Cham-
It li4>r.H*» w ere
touM* wa* tiio
tr
it
On
cattle upon which the tax ha*' not
pant inuit l*e ilri»t*ti out. I lie tax<
(pu’sliou are ill e\iviit of fl(K),(Mo
the same day arrangement* were com-
pleted for the removal of 100,UOU i'cxa*
cat tin to liifiian Territory.
i i uni* ah I’nnki -a \i;v.—Atlor-
uey < General RoI»ih*i ts (fa ve an opiuion
relative U» the presentation of a regis-
tration certificate by the voter who lias
rejfiatered. In some of the wauls in
tint brie the ehstion hoard refused to
let |N-rsoiis vote nbo hail rcjfiatere l Ire-
id refur
nrr»>
from los:
J hero
of life.
y ru-
were
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.Irprntlrnee *30,•.•on.35; ( Ultcii. Stuu- | Ul«> ‘li•, I*"1 ‘l“'‘r ** -
.....cr CUV. •$?,*!•.«; !
(AIM!■ *11 •SM.MO.U, withUm ............. "• ' •" ' "•
Weatherford bank to hear from. and , certlBenle ie wnnv-.ary.
Abeir depoaiU rang-e around IISO,000. ('atti.1 «io X* nrif. Secretary Mor-
... . # , , ria, of the Oklahoma live tlock sanitary
lo lKST Asm msoii Law tinef Jus-
tice lltirforii stated to Aasistant At-
torney General Charles II Woods con-
cerning the troubles iH’tnrc^eu county
iCape
Gov. JctKixi' Son—\t
Jenkills and Miss Minnie Mcm>i*c were I
luai rie l at No:mail. Mr. Jeukins fc»r* I
uu-riv atteii'led the territorial nnlrer-
at Norman, li «-ently h.* tins i»ecn at !
Kay City with his father in tow unite I
affair*. Mr and Alr». Jenkin* will !
make t heir hou.c at l liras.
U Ai.oNt.it Won,—Thut city won the
banner for ha\ing the largest Wood- I
man camp in tiie territory. The ban*
Icon forwurded then* by the i
territorial grand ofllcera and i
; l“«* meal uieiulHTs will endeavor to
hold it for some yean* to eouie.
Hvijmn Gin a i i.v I'i.kasi.ii. Trail*
- and ha/a onjoyed this exquisite cinch for several cold month*
at the public's expanse
THEN, ditcover Mat Winter has parsed, WOULC.ST IT
MAKE YOU HOT?
tier oas
by the
the local
comuiiuion, »niiou»ce<l thill wltliln leu M ,,v, r ,lle «Srie-nl (five* tie*- pt-opln
days n hiinilrml Uiousnml liea.l i f fill- i 1,1 Oyr*»n fu«r tri.ine u iiu> oxcfpl lliut
tie will 1m* moved from the Mxithern I
end township usM-tavirs that in matters
of this kind affecting Oklahoma in gen- i
ernl he would eall a *|>et ial session of
the Kopreme isjurt to hear the ease.
In a n\iiulM»r of counties the assessment
is being made rcgardle-s of the fact
that the new* law caused a mix-up in
affalra.
I'MIRH 1 Ruination Law. — F'rtMlericIi
II. Newell, of Washington, I). C., chief
4’iigiiieer of the reclamation service of
the Interior department, is looking up
atalifcttc* in Oklahoma under the new
, , , , ... f aotiri mines, with probably more silver
irrigation law. Several engineers will
tier of Oklahoma counties to the north-
ern pastures fir tin* mi miner. Appli-
cation* for inspectors are |»ouring Into j
the office by every mail. Many cattle
go us fur north as Iowa.
I.K\D Mink I’oimi A leiwl mine,
with a vein ten inehes wid® at the *ur- j
face of the ground has Just U*vn dis- ,
»jii Sunday only the passenger tram is
run. They <*an now pruclically s|* nd
a day in \\ ichitu ami get back homo
before night
N» v Hankjr. I.au Under the new
road and bridge law tin* hoard ofco in-
ty coinniifcsjouer* in each couuty shall
have sole control of all bri.lges more
than twenty feet long and shall cou-
start from Mountain Hark within a few
days to secure information relative to
proper idtoH for reservoirs for the stor-
age of of water. From the new coun-
try this party will go to Woodward
ami Heaver counties and then through
western Oklahoma.
SftllZflK SUCCKi ns lit NTKIte — Ollleial
notice of removal from the office of sec-
retary of the Choctaw townsite com-
mission has been sent to Thomas Hunt-
er by Secretary Iflitcheock of the in-
terior department. 11. S. Smi/.er, of
Atoka, a white man, has been recom-
mended for the office. He was secre-
tary of tin* commission, but was re-
moved to make place for Mr. Hunter.
Mr. Hunter is considered one of the
most highly educated Indians in the
territory and a shrewd politician.
Governor Green MeCnrtain brought
about the change.
Ml <T iu.Soni.it Mkn. Governor Fer-
guson has issued an executive military
order in which he directed the officers
to choose none except men of integrity,
sobriety and good habits to be mem
bers of the companies going to Si
Louis.
Git i if iu h*s Feuki; ai. Uiti.dino.—The
plans for the public building t<» be
erected iu Guthrie have arrived and
aIiow u magnificent building three
covered near Uavin, I. T. Hpeciujena I t,a 1 for erection and maintenance
of the ore were exhibited and pr»e of the same.
nounccd l»v men who had worked in A NmivioTown -Wildcat is the name
the mines at Joplin, Mo., to be equal to of a new town oil Deep Fork river in
the 1 M*ht galena taken from the Mi*-* j the ( reek nation inhabited by negroes.
No white person or Indian is allowed
to remain in the town or even to re-
main in it over night.
Had lx 7 km a. — Mrs. A. li Moseley,
of Alva, had boon troubled by eczema
and had her hands and fa v lammi in
absorbent cotton. While cooking at
the atovc the cotton caught (ire and
site was badly burned.
Prison*!:*! a i Lan«i:;o.-There are ‘.‘S7
Oklahoina prisoner* iu the Kansas pen-
in iL
tol.I.ROK t'oNTt.^T* \ conference
wa* held in Oklahoma Gity at which it
was decided to liold the annual inter-
eollogiate oratorical eontes! and field
exercises there May The field ex-
ercises and oratorical contest will take
place on this date, the preceding day
being taken up with the tennis tourna-
| menu
I O. N. G. ArroiNTMiMH Governor
Ferguson has issued commissions to
Alva J. Niles, promoted from battalion ( ^
1 . paid, muountc l to St*,b.*7,L».
adjutant to captain <>f tne signal corp*; ;
Joseph K. Tuttle, captain of the en-
gineering corps; Elmer .*>010111011, of
Kingfisher, judge advocate of the F irst ;
regiment, vie® James P. Neal, resigned.
A MORO FORT DESTROYED.
l ikely to IC»Bfilt *•» MortK Arkno®ledflof
Atnerhftii Control
Manila, April Iff. Captain Pershing'*
forts’ capture*I llacalod, Island of Min
• ano, killed a hundred Moron and
wounded many others. Three Ameri-
cans were wounded. Pershing k force
eous.s’ed of Shaw’s battalion of the
Twenty-seventh infantry, Kilpatrick’s
troop of the Fifteenth cavalry and Mc-
Nair’s battery.
Pershing was surveying the west
shore lauds when the JlaoolodianA op-
posed his advance and provoked a tight
Pershing’s force surrounded and at-
tacked their stronghold, first shelling
them and rushing his troop* forward,
charged gallantly. After crossing a
deep moat and entering the fort the
AuierVans engaged the Moros, bayo-
nets against krl sos. A hundred of the
defender* were killed including the
dalto of Panandungan and many were
wounded. Only three Americans were
wounded. Aft -r the capture of the
fort it was destroyed. The Kacolod
leaders and the majority of the people
of the district liad been hostile to the
Americans and encouraged attacks on
American camps. They rejected the
tenders of friendship. It is expected
City Hark Drivers
Kansas City, Mo., April Iff.—A movi
ment has been started among the pel
lie spirited citizen* of Kansas ‘ ity t«»
do away w ith any danger of a dearth
of carriage> during President Room -
volt's visit here by using private con-
veyance* for the committees and the
chief executive of the country.
'flie hack drivers of the city have
threatened to strike the morning of
May 1 if the liverymen • o not sign the
scale which they had presented to
them, and if this step is taken it will
tie up every carriage in Kansas l ily
that is controlled by the liverymen,
just at the time when they are moat
needed. ____
National tiuard Cau’t
GOOD WHEAT REPORTS.
Notable Lack of Mala Mt.ra.
Tfce Lack of malt* heir, uik cc l**'1
Iin# EcklUh military m«*n ia rtinark-
labie Lord Holrrts oily son wa*
,ilU»d in tattle, l-ord Kitchener ia a
! bachelor, and Sir Rt-ivera Buller'a
| only child la a daiuhter.
Italy Take, Forward S*ep.
It haa been decided to tauthliah
wireless itltsraphy apparatus on ail
I uatioc. and on al! passenger trains
on Italian railroadts.
Smoke Wood Shaving*.
Wood shavings saturated with »
strong aoliition of pepper are u»e<] as
a substitute for tobacco by Indian:
1 ale nr the Alaskan Coast 1 heir
mouth* are often mude raw hy th*
practice, and the eyesight of tunny i»
aBwtud by the strong fumes.
Due to the Snlt Air.
It has been ireijuently observed that
. the luhaiiltants of lalanda and vniall
' ptnlnsula* attain longer life than
J those of continents. The Barbados,
| Greece. Madeira and the Shetland* are
qu. ted a» Illustrations of the truth of
thi* stn'.i mcr.t.
German Ovens the Best.
Germane who uee retort coke
^ ovens get out tar product* worth La
' per cent as much as the coke, and
| save nearly Hli the 4‘J per cent of the
j volatile element* of the coal which
! are lost in the open "bee hive" ovens
1 used in America
A Veteran’* Story.
Hath, N. Y.. April 13th.— The first
| consideration of the Commandant and
•Seers In the conduct of the Soldiers
i and Sailors' Home here is the health
of the VetPran*. Kidney Troubles are
' the inort common cause of ailment.
. very few of the old men escaping these
in some form or other.
Of course the comrades do as much
. ns possible for themselves, and one or
• the most popular anil useful remedies
1 employed Is Dodd's Kidney Hills,
i which teem lo be almost infallible in
asr-s of Kidney derangements. Indeed
here are among the veterans several
The Crop \r,er i imk.il ISPtter si Knit •>I
M »rtli.
Tope.;*, April W-Tl.c southwe- eru i *J>o claim to owe their lives to Dodd's
Grain Journal says touching tin con-
dition uf Kan>a* wimat:
“The prusix’ct* for a crop of winter
whtat could not be hotter titan they
are ut the present time. Th® plant
bus gone through the winter in good
hliajM* and nowhere in tin* southwest
hn> any of it lH»eii injured on account
of severe freefing.
“We cannot recall a time during our
twenty-seven years’ residence in t lie
S »uthwe>t when wheat looked better
' at the end of tiv^ month of Mart'll than
. ! it doe* now.
Guthrie. (He.. April 13.— Iu response | Sonl),(;ra,D jollrntl
to an official query Attorney General
| Kidney Fills.
For instance. A. E. Ayer®, who came
to the home from Minneapolis, Minn..
vas given up by four doctors In that
eity. He had hright'i Disease, and
never expected to live through it, but
his life was raved and hi* health re-
stored by Dodd's Kidney Pills.
His experience has made the remedy
very popular among th® men, and no
:me who has used Dodd’s Kidney Pills
for any Kidney Trouble has been dis-
appointed.
Applicants for raeml»ership in the av-
erage club are more often high balled
than blackballed.
itciitiurv at this time. Their niaiule- ! llie <lefc.‘t o([ the BaooloUlans will
imnee there for the ,wet quarter, just a?"1,1,,1.!,1,,1 ‘lil'Il.h.niT 'iVrlhTne s^cob
Mixro Kkhi** 11 •< ( iiABi rit— At an
election held to vote on the proposition
to surrender the town charter, it wa*
defeated by a vote of 10 to 00
American sovereignty. Pershing
limn is going to Haralnie, which i» also
hostile.
Robherts hold* tiiere is no provision in
the Oklahoma world’s fair appropria-
tion bill, passed by the recent legisla-
ture, that will allow any of the fund
to be used for transporting Oklahoma
National Guard troops to St. Louis to
participate in the dedication ceremo-
nies. Gov. Ferguson had expected to
take with him a battalion of three
companies, but this decision does away
with a transportation fund.
DON’T SPOIL YOtTIt CLOTfTES.
Vne Red Crons Rail Blue and keep them
white a* snow. All grocer* 5o. a package
'J uke ear® of your friends anti your
I enemies will take care of themselves.
Attempt to ITuru Yacht.
Bristol, It. 1.. April 13.—Indications
that twice during the last week at- I encc jv, exceedingly local.
within the last few days has received
| over 300 car is from every p.irt of No
I brasku, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahomr.
; Indian Territory and Texas, and nearly
1 all are u unit <»n the present condition,
j In a few localities in Missouri and J
Kansas the presence of the He*sian I Hundreds of dealers say the extra
Illy in tbc pro-Ain., wheat U wporto i | qu.'mlity ami My^rior quality of Dell-
J * ; a nee .starch is J.ist taking place of all
but no apprehension or fear of serio-i othor brands. Others say they cannot
damage to the g. owing crop i. hiutvd J Sl-n allJ. other starch.
at in our correspondence at this time -
“The Ilc.-s a ; flv may cause some ap 1 loo much pic is apt to make a man
prehension later on but at this time al ! more crustythan pious,
report}- would indicate tV.at its pr :•> CITC P»rmaiiHr,tty nin*J. No ntkor n<’r»0Ti«npw After
■ I I 0 flmt '» UM «,i Hr. kllne'A Orcut N< r\. Km
Not Ui.andeks.—Dr. h J. Allen, frd- *'ols A I ili.H'iio.m: I.ixk, Kenton,
oral inspector, nftc.- vialtlng liw illtles | comity, haa the option of payinj,-
si,ill to liave glamlere.1 l.orae*, any* 81,000 for a telephone line between that
lliat the dlaeuae i» not glaudera. i to" n Clayton N. M.
Own lYaTKnwonKa.—Tlaho* | Kaw Ai lotmi s r*.—The eommiaaion
to allot the ku v land* met for a
month** session. It is composed of
j City to
mingo, the capital city of the C’hicka- j
saw nation, held an enthusiastic mass
Direct Vote* tor t> S. Senator.
Springfield, 111., April 11. — In
bouse the senate joint
voriug a constitutional amendment to
provide for the election of United
States senators by a direct vote of th*
people was adopted ou a viva voce vote
without debate.
tempts have been made to burn the
llerreshoff boat shops and the; new cup
| defender Reliance liaue just come to
the j light. The matter was not reported to
resolution fa- the police but extra precaution l»a>
been taken to guard the property.
Two years ago an attempt was made to
burn the boat shops and the yacht
Constitution, which was then being
built.
meeting
mar that the city should and must Ik* j
the sole owner of waterworks ami t
other city improvements.
Oarnkgik Library.—The new Car- ,
negic library in Guthrie will l>c dedi-
cate'! on the 2.'ml of this month. A
splendid program i> bciug prepared for
tiie event. The library is one of tin*
Indian* Won’t Move.
Rcrn&i <ino. Calif., April f*.—
It „a* voice.1 almost to * j Major A Mitaelicr. :i"en( for (lie | The Warner ranch Indians are fleeing
ktoriea hieh, beautiful in architecture. . ....
and finish, and costiu* eomplete S:5., 1 .i*”’!. i".^*?.A*?,. "
000.
Dennis Flynn's DAtoiiTKit. — MLs>
Dorothy Flynn is to in* married on
April 2J at Washington. Dr. James J.
Richardson is the bridegroom. He i>
37 and she is 20 years old. After the
ceremony the couple will go to New
York aud take a steamer for Europe
where they propose to travel for three
month*.
Ur.GlRTftA i ion Fuu hiis —Following
is the registration in the live largest
cities of Oklahoma: Oklahoma City.
4,732; Guthrie, 3,000; "haw nee, 1.473;
Enid. 1,831; El Reno, 1,220.
Qi ii.t Made of Scali*h.- The Okla-
homa Io vas have a quilt five feet
square which la tnude from To scalps,
red, white and kinky, said to have been
in the tribe for 150 years. It is pub
licly exhibited once a year. It i-. con- |
bidered a cure-all for and preventive of
all ills.
Under Herd Law — 1 he herd law
now in operation is causing * atticim n
iu Western Jklahoma to move tbe r
cattle to Texas. The farmers car. now
herd their cattle clieaplp aud not build
fences.
Mi Nino Dhr.ns Fn.rn. -Ten of them
liave bee!i pluoed on iv« oro at Enid o.i
claims west of Kremlin, tiarfleld coun-
ty. It is said copper, zinc and ga> can
be had there in paying quantities.
Hundreds of lease* have been taken
and others are. securing control of the
lauds as fast a* they can.
Flynn Uktubneu. — Dennis T. Flynn
has returned from a three week’s trip
to California. He will, after his
daughters marriage at Washington,
return with his family, and live in
Guthrie D®r»nan*ntlv
tory and a credit to the city
Good Roads Convention.—Governor j
Ferguson lias appointed the follow ing j
delegates from Oklahoma lo tin* inter- |
national good roads convention at Nt.
Louis, April 27 to 2V: R G. Brown- | success.
h*e, Taloga; ('asii M Cadi, Shawnee; ! phones.
C. J. Shepard. Pawnee; John li. Do -Iv-
or, Pond Creek; John II. ILile Chandler, j
Cu At’TAt l*t v Asst .Mill. Y.
i> preparing for a Chautauqua assembly
in June. Such men us General Fitz-
hugh Lee, Sain P. Jones, Captain Hob-
son, Henri Wattersou and others will
probably be present.
New MaciiixkHY. — H has been pur-
chased for enlarging the mill at Pond
Creek and it will increase the daily
output of 150 barrels. The elevator
capacity will also be enlarged to 110,00J
bushels. A dynamo is also provided
to furnish the mill with lights.
Girl HtKXED.—The Threaltenbnrg
family live I in the woods near Fry,
1. T., and Mary, aged 15 years, was
watching the burning of a brush heap.
Her clothing caught lire and she rau
towards home aud died soon after
reaching it
Term rout ai. Events.—On April H
and 15 the grand lodge 1. 4) O. ]•'.
meets at Checotah; April 22-23 Camp-
bell UusselF* cooking cooking contest,
barbecue and big spring s«ilo of cattle
ax Bennett; April 23 to 25. annual con-
vention of Indian Territory Press As-
sociation at Muskogee.
M.’Gi iiu. BfSY. “I am beginning to
realize what it is to represent Oklaho-
ma,” said Delegate McGuire. ' 1 pre-
sume that 1 get 500 or f*00 letters every
week, and there seems to be more com-
ing ’’
o n.ro nation at Faw huska; Chief to the hills to escape eviction. Albert
Wasliunga, of the Kaws; Edson Wat- | Juan, an Indian interpreter, states
son. of the Kaw agency. William Hardy that there i> very little hope of the
and Forrest Choteatt, uiemher* of the Indians submitting quietly to l>eing
Kaw tribe. Kucli Indian will get some carted from Agua Calieutet* and
1 top or 500 acres of land, and this, with tliev are now leaving the reservation
the consent of the secretary of the in- and the commissioners will find no
terior, he can and will sell to white one to move when they arrive. Juan
| settler*. These lands will In- ready intimates that «>efore the Indians leave
, for transfer b\ midauinin«*r. they will demand the payment of S50,-
00J for improvements made.
Wo have
l l 4# n--! a .tv • um <t l»r. kllm-1 (inut Nirv Ki-«os
.'(■Mil fur FREE W J Oil irini !>• >t11>* »n«1 tr-cati-flw
u K. 11. kvi.ij.r-. Ltd.. V.'!l Arch Street. I'h.ladt l|ibU3, C*
only a few complaints of fly from Mis-
souri; in Kansas there s<*ctu* to bo a \ Forest* of South Africa,
strip of country through the wheat! The forests of South Africa aro
belt from north to south twenty to composed principally of stunted and
fifty miles wide, which reports the fnarled native trees, fit only for
presence of Ily, but wheat is said toll i *aS°n making and fence building,
looking good even there. This str:p
begins in Mitchell county and termi-
nates in the northeast corner of Okla-
homa.
lieral Ti i kpiione. The rura tele-
phone from >ali Fork to Pond Creek
will be built in a short time. The
meeting held la^ week was a complete
They at once ordered 24
The route will have connec-
tion with twenty-three other rural
routes and it is expected to have rural
i routes all over the township and to
Shawnee . ,
I Wichita within the next eight luontus.
HRIt K AND KA1.THKSWAKB. — A COI11-
pauv lias been formed at Teemnsch for
the purpose of iiianufactiiriug brick
ami all kind* of earthenware.
Lay i no Tvai k —The work of laying
the steel on the Arkansas Valiev A.
Western railroad, at Red Fork, has
commenced The bridge men have
gone over several miles of track and
everything is in readiness for the steel.
The steel use i in this construction is
of the best grade, weighing eighty
pounds to the yard.
Every Acre.—Oklahoma has 3.055,-
000 acres of school land, every acre of
Hull And Wind.
Parsons. Kans., April 11.—Reports |
say tiiat a tornado did much damage
at Aitamont. Telegraph and telephone
wires are down. It this city there was
a terrific hailstorm. The tail end of
th® storm struck Galena doing consid-
siderable damage to roofs. The news
was partly confirmed by the train
crew of a Frisco freight, who say that
the tornado was visible to them for
several miles out in Kansas near Os-
wego. First report* stated that people
were killed at Aitamont.
Eire nt Enrt Leavenworth
leaven worth, Ivans., April 10.—Fire
broke out in the barracks of Company
A, corps of engineers at Fort Leaven-
worth, aud for nu hour the principal
part of the i»ost was threatened with
destruction. The fire i* believed to
have been started by tinners who were
working on the building.
The fire convinced Colonel Miner,
•he commandant, that Fort lri*av-
enworth is in need of better water
pressure and better fire fighting ap-
paratus.
riot Agwlnat King of Srrvla.
Vienna, April Iff —The rumors cur-
rent of a plot against the life of King
Alexandria of Servia received con-
firmation iu private dispatches re-
ceived at Buds-1’cst, according to
which, an attack on the king's life was
planned. The plot was discovered and
fifty persons were arrested. Seini-ofH-
(.al reports from Belgrade declare that
which is based. The revenue derived : these rumors are false, but it is thought
from the land during F.HI2 amounted to here that King Alerandria * recent
about 8100.000. j coup d'etat was hastened by the dis-
GoBor.oi’s Cniyokm^ — For several covery of the alleged plot..
weeks the tailors of Guthrie have been Moro» Floating Old tiiory.
working overtime making np uniforms { Manila. April S. —Major General
Davis has left for Jolo to have a con-
ference with the sultan and also to
inspect tiie Lanao military roads. He
has planned to operate traction en-
gines between *tigar anil Lauao.
Two sultans, oue being the datto
of North Lanao. recently requested
that they be furnished with Amer-
ican flags. They were suppl ed by
the military authorities and the Mom*
are now floating them over their set-
tlements.
\ei» llAilroitd ( (iminl»hinnor
Topeka, April 11.—The executive
council, by a unanimous vote on the
sixth ballot selected George \V. Wheat-
ley, of Galena, ns a member of the
state board of railroad commissioners.
( The point was raised as to whether
the board had any authority to elect.
! Attorney General Coleman was called
| on for his opinion, and, while he held
I there was no foundation for the con-
tention that the wording of the new
law uixdished the board, he did hold |
thut there was no vacancy.
See. V- I>. Coburn At Work.
St. Louis, April 8.- Work on the
classifications though just begun in
the Lire Stock department of the St.
Louis fair, are being energetically
pushed by Mr. Coburn, the chief of
the department, < la*sifiliation* in-
clude all improved breeds. The cost
of the exposition a' Chicago was about
19 million dollars; the estimated cost
of the SL Louis World's fair is ne ir
40 million dollars. The live stock in-
terests are likely to be given propor-
tionate al tention
America Annually Lose* $30,000,000.
The annual loss by expatriation of
wealthy Americans who have taken
up permanent residence abroad is
placed at $30,000,000.
for the staff of the governor which will
astouish the natives at the ceremonies
of the dedication at the St. lx>ui* ex- j
position.
Farmers* Ammh’IATIox \ potato
and fruit growers* association has been
formed by the farmers about Ardmore
and as a result 250 acres uf potatoes
have been planted for shipping pur-
poses; also large crops of melons aud
p* »♦%!<'«*•
Ton nmlp Annhon Win.
Guthrie. Olds., April 9.—Governor
Ferguson received a telegram from El
Kcno, informing him that the tem-
porary injunction granted by Judge
Irwin in the case of the assessor di-
lemma. lias been dissolved. A county
asoessor hail asked for an injunction,
restraining the township assessor from
beginning the assessment, of property
under the new law. A temporary
restraining order was granted by the
court, and Attorney General Robberi*
succeeded in having it dissolved.
An l'\entfut Life Eatls.
Concordia, Kas., April Iff. — Mrs.
Janet Ilillhouse died nt Glasgow, aged
71 years. With her husband, she came
to Cloud county about 180fi, after es- | the record ten days for the first part of
caping from a Mormon colony in Utah, April, ended with the landing and
where they went in their ignorance on 1 shipping to other places of ffs.QTt; im-
their arrival from Scotland. In their migrants since April 1. The record of
flight the husband was separated from I last year for the first ten days of April
his wife and two little ones. The | was 20,789. On the loth alone tnerc
mother dragged the children over the J were 10.175 immigrants in port to i»e
mountains in a small cart, suffering ■ lauded. The class arriving are above
terrible hardships. They were here j the average regarding education asid
llvsvtvsl Immigration.
New York, April 13.—The heaviest
week that the immigration bureau at
Ellis island has ever iuul in April and
during the days of tiie Indian troubles, j cultivation.
Lost Ills Hair And Mutarhr.
Bloomington, ill., April 10.—Ex-
Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson, lost
hi* hair and mustache and received
painful burns while trying to extin-
qiiisb a fire at his house, which started
in a bedroom. When he reached the
room, the curtains were ablaze. With-
out calling for aid, he rushed in to
tear down the blazing draperies, and
in an instant the hair was singed from
hi* head, bis mustache was burned off'
aud his face blistered He retreated
j before his clothes caught fire.
A Terrible TornmUn.
I.ittic Rook, Ark.. April 10.—A tor-
nado swept through White and t-lr-
burne counties, leav njj- death and
destruction in its path. The portion
of the country throng-1 which the
storm plowed its way is remote front
railroads, telegraph or telephone liuca.
The latest reports nre that nine
' persons arc dead, three dying ami
three badly injure l. The towns of
kittle. Red. Albion. Ilraufor.!, lleber
and Pangburu have been heard from
thus far
Advanced French Engineer,.
Engineers of the French army are
using successfully, between Marti-
nique and Guadeloupe, a wireless tele-
graph system of their own invention.
Suicide on the Increase.
Suicide is on the increase, especially
among married males. The death rate
of married males, front 15 to 44 years
of age, is greater than In unmarried
males.
Output of Peppermint Oil.
More than nine-tenths of the 300,-
000 pounds of peppermint oil annually
consumed by the world Is produced
tvithln ninety miles of Kalamazoo,
Mich.
New Order of Chivalry.
The [tope has constituted a now or-
der of chivalry entitled the Order of
St. John kateran. There are to be
three degrees, the crosses being re-
spectively of gold, silver and bronze.
COOKING CONTEST.
Right In the Family Kitchens.
The ladies have a champion inter-
ested iu the betterment of family
cooks.
$7,500.00 in cash has been donated
hy C. W. Post, Chairman of the Pos-
tum Cereal Co.. I,td.. to be distributed
between now and July nezt in 735
cash prizes to stimulate family cooks
to better service.
l.ess burned and greasy meat, and
potatoes; less soggy biscuits, cake,
etc., and better coffee. Postum and tea
is the motto.
The girls are to compete in the prep-
aration of good, everyday dishes and
in general cookery. Probably Grape
Nuts and Postum Coffee will romc in
for some attention Incidentally, but
the tests will be conducted under the
daily direction of the housewife and
735 cooks will win varying cash prizes
from $200.00 down to $5.00, no one is
required to pay anything whatever to
enter this contest and each winner
will receive a large certificate or di
ploma with the big Postum seal in gilt,
a badge of distinction much to be
sought after. Particulars can be had
by addressing Cookery Dept. No. 349
of Postum Cereal Co., ktd.. Battle
Creek, Mich
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