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^FARMERS' EDUCATIONAL^
AND
CO-OPERATIVE UNION
«= OF AMERICA —
EVERYBODY DRAG.
When the smiles of spring appear,
Drag the roads;
When the lummer time is here,
Drag the roads;
When the corn is in the ear,
>n the winter cold and drear, t
Every season in the year,
Drag the roads!
When you've nothing else to do,
Drag the roads;
•M but for an hour or two,
Drag the roads.
It will keep them good as new,
With a purpose firm and true,
Fall in line! It's up to you:
Drag the roads!
Would you do the proper thing?
Drag the roads.
Bet the system on the wing;
Drag the roads.
{Jive the drag a lively swing;
(foss the laurel wreath to King!
ftats off! Everybody sing:
Drag the roads!
—M. Aibertus Coverdell.
IMMIGRANTS.
The question of immigrants til no
little importance to our people *n 1
the following figures will give you an
idea of the number in the United
States each year: Last fiscal year
Italy sent us 285,000 immigrants; Rus-
sia, 255,000; Hungary, 193,000; Aus-
tria, 144,00; Great Britain, 111,000;
Germany, 37,000; Greece, 36,000; Ji
pan, 30,000, and Norway, 22,000, and
bo on from other countries. Yet we
hear the cry from almost, every news*- j
paper aud from every demagogue |
politician for more immigrants.
We have never yet been able to utv j
derstand why certain classes are so j
anxious for more immigrants. Hero
in Birmingham we have Greeks and
Italians who get rich in a few years anil ,
take their money back to the old coun-
try. The fact is the only immigrant* !
as a rule, who stay with us are the ones
who can't get enough of our money to
get away on. The country is filling
up too fast already.—Farmers Union
Guide.
TROLLEY CAR DASHES INTO FAST
EXPRESS TRAIN NEAR
CHARLESTON, ILL.
scums in mms ittwts hums
Diversification is always a live topic
«Bd is always a live issue.
The time to talk to your backward
bttlghhor about the Union is today.
There is no better way to meet the
oppression of the implement combine
Chan to take care of the tools yo'J
*Bve.
Every time you put away your tools
Itnd wagon out, of the weather, you put
a nail into the vehicle and implement
trust's cffln. Drive 'em in!
The next meeting of your union is
the time for you to get busy and start
something or ask a question that will
Start something. Will you do it?
And still the warehouses are going
op. Did you sit up and take notice
of the 15 cent cotton that is now go-
mg on the market?
Tell your neighbor how soon you
Are going to make a spilt log drag for
!your part of the road, and see If you
can't get him to make a move In the
right direction.
A good subject for discussion al the
next meeting of your Union would
"To what class of animals does the
snas belong who raises cot tor and
cells it to buy m3at and broid?"
A man who has been a farmer for
over sixty years, and who is a Jecided
success at the bus'.uess, sums up his
experience in these words. "Farm
product have a selllin?, valu>> at the
p'.ico of their in akin?—n vaVe just as j
thev come from the .-oil Tiiev h:ive '
aloo an additional value to the farmer ,
who converts them into a more con j
densed form, by feeding them to live j
stock. That is their feeding value.
We thus get to the manure value, and J
it surely 1h a most Important one. To |
increase the fertility of the soil, is j
like loaning money at compound in \
tere3t—it doubles the value every |
eight or ten years. The farmer who j
selis loses tne feeding and manurtol
values. If he parts with a ton of hay
for $9, gay, and could make it pay him
|12 by feeding it to cattle and sheep,
he has lost $3 of the feeding value and
$3 worth of manure. In other words,
he has sold his hay for $6 per ton less
than it was worth if used by him."
The need of pasture, hay and livestock
in good farming are thus seen.—Home
and Farm.
Both Cara Are Runnington Forty Mllta
an Hour—Vary Few Passengers
Escape Death or
Injury.
CHARLESTON, ILL.: Sixteen per-
sons were killed outright, four others
Injured so seriously that they died in
hospitals shortly after being removed
there and two score hurt in a wreck
at noon Friday on the Mattoon
Charleston interurban line a mile west
of Charleston. Many others of those
injured are expected to die.
A long Interurban car and trailer, j
crowded with passengers bound fcr j
the Coles county fair, crashed head-
on into an express car bound west on
a heavy grade. The impact, of the
collision was terrific, as both cars
were running at nearly forty miles an
hour, and all three of them were prac-
tically reduced to kindling wood.
There were ninety-nine persons on
the east bound car and trailer and a
majority of them were either killed or
injured.
The crash of the collision was fol-
lowed by screani3 of the dying, which
attracted the attention of farmers
working in the fields nearby and they
came to the rescue. Superhumar
strength seemed to be their3, as they
lifted the broken timbers from the
Injured.
SKELETON OF MAN FOUND FROM
WHICH COYOTES HAD TORN
THE FLESH
CHATTANOOGA: The decayed re |
nains of an unknown man were found
four miles south of here by a party
sf hunters. All flesh is gone from the
Dones and coyotes appear to have torn
the skeleton to pieces. The skull gives
evidence of having been struck by a
heavy weapon and is partially crush-
ed. The victim woro a hunting suit,
was about six feet high, and was prob-
ably 40 years old. A letter found near
by in his coat may lead to his iden-
tity.
Sheriff Hammonds and County At-
torney Cunningham arrived from Law-
ton and a thorough investigation was
made, Justice of the Peace Macy ren-
dering a verdict upon inquest that
the man had come to his death by
murder committed by unknown hands.
A stranger, whose age and size com-
pare with those of this man, regis-
tered at a hotel here about a month
ago, and next day disappeared, leav-
ing his hand grip in the hotel. This
gives the authorities a further clue to
work on.
The remains will be burled in Law-
ton.
FRISCO PASSENGER TRAIN GOES
THROUGH BURNING BRIDGE
INTO A CREEK.
M Of DRUM TRAIN IIEHEU
SURVEY OF NEW ROAD
Jeff Davis for President.
Are you doing anything to get ready
tor the jolliest meetings of the local
t&ls winter you have ever had? You
ought to be on the lookout for things
that need to be done leading up to
<ihe making of the local the "biggest
Wring in town."
Adlai E. Stevenson, of Illinois, font
erly vice president of the Un ted
States, is fond of telling of an odd ex
perience he had shortly after the civil
war At the time David Davis was
much talked of as the man to run
against Gen. Grant for the presidency.
A conference was held in Mr. Steven-
son's Bloomington residence, many
leading Illinois and other Democrats
being present. A ?ood deal was said
about the possible candidacy of Mr.
Davis, but no one happened to men-
tion his first name. After the confer-
ence broke up Mr. Stevenson drew un
old farmer friend into a corner and
asked h:s opinion. The farmer was
from the extreme southern end of
Illinois. He said: "Well. Adlai, you
know I've followed your lead in poll-
I tics for a good while and I'm going
I to do it now. But, honest, Adlai, don't
you thinlc it's a leetle m'te early to
nominate Jeff Davis?" — Chicago
Chronicle.
Just because It is hot right now do
not conclude that there is nothing to
flo The fall garden is a good thing
§ji many localities, it Is true that
tfcere are but few things that may
$e profitably planted in the fall, but
Hiiose few should be planted.
A Touch of Nature.
The local Union is in the hands of
#cm and your neighbor, and It Is the
qfhole essence of the organization. It
ti tfie string from which the State and
JWatlonat stream must flow, if the
«yrlng Is all right. It is easy enough
tor the stream to be kept clean. How
t* your neighborhood spring?
Farmers, don't waste anr time figur-
ing on what's to become of the non-
producing classes who might lose
4fcelr jobs as a result of your plans of
■cooperation. That's their look out.—
Ablleno Farmers Journal.
The Farmers' Union cannot, it will
 «t endorse any man for office. Of
 nrae the Individual members can and
Vtll take an active part in politics.
One may be for Jones, another for
Brown, but when they come to the
©nion they will not try to get the Un-
ion to endorse either.—Union News.
There is some political fighting to
be done, but it is not necessary for
the Farmers' Union to join arms with
«My political school to do the fighting
Mt each political party fight its own
ifcaltles. while we spank those in all
parties who fail to do us we think
fksy should.—Georgia Union News.
"When I hear a child crying liko
that," said the sleepless woman as
they sat and listened, "I wish I could
too. Hear the sobs, the shrieks. There
is probably nothing the matter with
her. She has lost her doll or her toe
hurts. That's all, but she'll feel a
whole lot better when she lets up. II
I could scream and ery like that for a
while at night when I wake up I be
lieve I could go right back to sleep
again."
Now is a good time to look over the
place and select the sort of trees you
will plant in all the odd corners that
you have been losing money on here-
tofore. The corners cost as much a3
any part of the farm and when you
lose their product you are losing that
much of your active investment. You
can't afford it. Get busy and plant all
the corners full of trees.
How supremely important that the
farmer who would hold his cotton off
the market to force the price up should
be out of deht! No matter whether
he puts his cotton in a warehouse or
keeps it at home, if he has to get ad-
vances on it in order to pay his debts
he is in no Bhape to control the mar-
ket. He may get money from the
bank and worry the buyer for a little
while, but the banker will worry him
later on. The only show is to make
what you live on and live on what
you make, as nearly as possible, until
you can snap your fingers in the face
of the cotton buyer.—Abilene Farmers
Journal.
CITIZENS OF CRESCENT USE S. F..
SHORE BADLY — PARTICI-
_ PANTS ARRESTED.
GUTHRIE: Sheriff Bart Murphy
has arrested Thomas Wade and W.
Drew of Crescent City aud placed them
in the county jail on charges of vie
iously assaulting S. E. Shore, a tem-
perance advocate, in Crescent City.
An application to sell liquor In Cres-
cent had been filed here with the
crunty clerk, by F. Shuster and W. J.
Campbell, and the temperance people
of Crescnt were remonstrating. Shore
was selected to bring the remonstrance
to Guthrie and file it. As he was
about to board the train, he claims, ht
was assaulted by Wade and Drew, that
Drew beat him into insensibility and
broke two of his ribs. It is claimed
that Shore's pockets were then ri-
fled and the remonstrance stolen and
t:rn into pieces. Shore was found in
a critical condition and his injuries
may yet prove serious.
Following the attack on Shore the
temperance people 'phoned the remon-
strance to the county clerk and swore
out the warrants for Wade and Drew.
Engineers on Sulphur, Paris & South-
ern Road Begin.
SULPHUR: The engineers of the
Sulphur, Paris and Southern railroad
began surveying this week. E. E.
Colby, chief engineer, and D. J. Boou,
locating engineer, left Sulphur witl
twelve assistants and pitched their
camp two miles northeast of the city
on Rock Creek. They took with them
fine teams, much grub and a great
deal of surveying paraphernalia.
The official* of the road state that
It is their intention to rush the sur-
veying and begin as early as possible
the work of construction. The pros-
pects for the immediate building of
this new road from Sulphur to tlio
coal fields and coal cities and on
into Texas has stirrued the people ol
j Sulphur to great enthusiasm and has
I caused much real estate to change
j hands. Over two hundred lots have
' been bought up this weelc.
Engine, Combination Mail and Ex-
press Car and Ons Coach Goes
Into the Water—No Fatali-
ities Result.
TULSA: That the series of wrecks
of passenger trains of the Frisco
which have occurred in the vicinity
of Tulsn within the last week is the
work of wreckers who hope to loot
the wreckage according to the opln
Ion of local railroad officials, w «
made mora evident late Saturday
night by the wreck of south-bound
Frisco mail train No. 511, near Beggs,
I. T„ 25 miles south of this place.
Running slow on a danger slgual.
the train plunged through a burning
bridge over Flat Rock creeh. The en
glne, combination mail and express
car, and one couch rolled into the
water.
The two cars burned with their con
tents of mall, baggage and express,
| ncludtng $ 1,500 In paper money. The
1 >ngine was tootally demolished.
| The engineer and fireman on s ght-
tng -the burning trestle, jumped, b>'t
j not until the engineer had closed the
j throttle and applied the air, bringing
j the train almost to a standstill. The
1 only injured were Denlson, Tox., mail
j clerks, who -sustained seven- bruises
j and sprain. McDowell was brought
j homo today, and Anderson was taken
I to his homo in Denison.
DECISION REVERSED
SETS PRICE ON PLANT
Tulsa City Council Offers $140,000 for
Waterworks.
Interior Department Makes Rulsny on
Rich Farming Lands.
WASHINGTON: The secretary of
the interior, on motion for review made
by Kappler & Merilat of Washington,
1>. ('., and Chlllon Riley of Duncan,
I. T., as attorneys for Frank, Wllite,
Sheldon and Ethel A. Reynolds, con
testees in cases Instituted against
them by J. I!., Harry F. and Louis
James Hill, children of Nellie B. Hill,
has reversed the decision* rendered
by the Dawes commission, the com
missioner of Indian affairs, mid the
secretary of tho interior in favor of
I TULSA: The city council after a ■ . , .
. heated session has decided to make an j tho contestants, and ha. ,awarded to
I offer to the water works company for
i the purchase of the local plant, agree-
| ing to give $140,000 for it. It is said
i the water works company Is willing
the Reynolds' some 420 acres of land
j in sections 32 and 33, in township 7,
i north, range ti, west, In tho Chlcka-
I saw nation. The land involved in
tne water woiks uuuipuuy ia minus .
I to sell the plant. If the council buys W contest is said to be on, of the
| the water plant it will be up against best farms In the Chickasaw nation
; the necessity of installing a clarifying
plant. The principal water supply
here is the Arkansas river the water
from which has been muddy all sum
Get your neighbors together this
|«ll and talk about a consolidation of
<hc neighborhood schools. Make them
Jonger and get better teachers and
have them taught in better houses
TOe way to do this is to have fewer
«f them. Almost the first step in this
direction is to get better houses, and
better roads. The prime matter all
irrer this country is better roads, all
the time and everywhere
But improved machinery and tools of
today will take the place of hired la-
bor, and if well taken care of, is the
cheaper In the end. And there Is this
to say for a machine: If you want to
work it after six o'clock there Is no
kick coming, neither does it run
around to dancca and drowse through
its work next day. The averago farm
machine Is more reliable than the av-
erage farm hand, and In a majority of
cases It does the work cheaper.—Agri-
cultural Southwest
To Sit With City Council.
GUTHRIE: At the request of
Mayor C. M. Barnes the Commercial
club will name a committee of three
business men who will sit with the
city council In all sessions where mat-
ters are discussed in regard to the
expenditure of the $40,000 bonds Toted
on for municipal improvements.
Crushed by Sheet of Steel.
TULSA: William Colvln, a laborer,
was killed by a falling r.heet of steel
tankage at Keifer Friday. He was
assisting In unloading the tankage
when a rope being used hoisting ths
heavy sheets broke, a 1,500 pound
sheet striking Colvln on the head,
crushing him Into a pulp. He was 85
years of age and leave a wife and
three children at Dawson.
BELIEVES IT IS CRAVENS
UNITED STATES MARSHAL ABER-
NATHY SAYS GOVERNMENT
WANTS NOTED OUTLAW.
GUTHRIE: John R. Abernathy, the
wolf-catching United States marshal,
stated that ho know nothing of the
capture of Ben Cravens, tho outlaw,
at Osceola, Neb., excepting what he
had read in the newspapers. He rath
er believes, however, that the man
under arreat i3 Cravens.
It is Abernathy s opinion that if
, Cravens la under nrre3t lie must be
| returned first to tho Kansas pent
| tentiary at Lensins for escaping from
| that prison seven years ago. Aftei
| the Kansas prlscn authorities are
1 through with him then Oklahoma may
I gat him for a braccs cf murders anJ
I ether crimes. Mr. Aberrathy also be-
' Havers It possible* t'-at the Kansas
prism people would turn Cra-.ans over
to the government ti Bt&ud trial for
the murder of Alvlu llatetaan at lied
Pock. Okla.. ar.d that of Deput.'
Sheriff Johnson In Pawnee county
Predicts Good Yield of Corn
GUTHRIE: Prior to starling on
a trip organizing farmers' Institutes
mer and unfit for use. ^clarif^n* |n Indian Territory Secretary G A
plant such as Is in use at St. Louis. McNoble or the Oklahoma board of
will cost not less than $60,000, but j agriculture stated that the Oklahoma
will provide Tulsa with as good water ccra crop shows a canditlon at the
   t nor pon linn ilf 
as is to he found in the southwest.
Cotton Picking Demands Attention., !
GUTHRIE: Cotton buyers and gin- '
ners throughout the two territories
are making extensive preparations to
handle the crop, the first of which
will be marketed within the next ten
days. The cotton crop Is in excellent
condition and will yield from one half
to one bale per acre.
Some trouble is expected this year,
as has been the case In previous
years, In securing cotton pickers. The
growers will Import as many men as
possible from the north to pick the
Oklahoma crop, and a movement has
been started to secure Japanese In
some sections of the territories.
present time of 85 per cent and ho
looks for a mammoth yield. The pro
longed hot weather, ho believes, ha«
not Injured the crop to a great exleut,
und the acreage is far larger than
ever before In tho territory's history.
Too III to Go On With Injunction
GUTHRIE: Reports have been re
ceived here to the effect that II. A.
Noah of Alva who went east in an
effort to obtain a writ of supersedeas
In the Woods county injunction cant:
from one of the justices of the United
States supreme court is still serious
ly ill and It is understood that on
account of his illness all efforts to
obtain the writ, which would tie up
the proposed election on Sopteinber
' 17, have now been abandoned.
ALLEGED LYNCHERS HELD
Judge Burford Refuses to Release the
Slayers of Negro Tramp.
GUTHRIE: Judge John H. Bur-
ford In chambers refused to permit
the release on bond of "Red' Wil-
liams, C. A. Green and Michael W7hite,
held on charges of murder in con-
nection with the lynching of Frank
Bailey, the negro tramp at Osage sta
Uon on July IB. In the case of Ever-
ett Stover, charged with killing Tom
Stewart in the Osage nation, his re
lease on $5,000 bond was ordered.
Stover struck Stewart over the head
with a gun. John Leahy of Pawhuska
delegate in the constitutional conven-
tion. is attorney for all defendants
named above. The United States was
represented by John W. Scothorn and
Isaac D. Taylor, assistant United
States attorneys.
FIND TWO DEAD BODIES
The farmers of Okeene and vicinity
have organised a local exchange In
connection with the Farmers' Union
of the place. A charter has heeu
grnntiJ and the exchange Is capital-
ized at $25,000.
INDICATIONS POINT TO MURDErt
AND SUICIDE—BODIES OF
MAN AND WOMAN.
RANDLETT: Intense excitement
prevails here over the discovery ol
the dead bodies of a man and a girl
on Red river, six males south ol
town.
The bodies appear to have boon
dead for ten days and are in such
condition as to probably be beyond
j recogn'tlor. They were discovered in
1 a clump of heavy underbrush and
■ might ha\e been washed down the
river.
I Indications point to a murder and
a suicide. A ball appears to havo
penetrated the woman's heart and
the man's skull bears the mark of a
bullet. The bodies are undoubtedly
those of young peopla and indication*
p iut to a mystery that may never be
solved.