Muskogee Daily Phoenix (Muskogee, Indian Terr.), Vol. 4, No. 114, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1905 Page: 4 of 8
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Ml HKOfiKK PHOENIX, SUNDAY JCORSWO, JANUARY 1. 1MB.
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.. . BY . .
PHOENIX PRINTING COMPANY-
INCORPORATED
CLARENCE B. DOUGLAS, EDITOR
FRANK F. MERRIAM, Business Manaoeh
OUR GREETING. ~-r
A happy, prosperous New Year to all is the greeting
of the Phoenix. May 1905 bring to you and your peart-,
plenty and prosperity. May the thorns along life's path-
way bud and blossom with roses, and tbe stumbling
stones serve only as resting places along the Journey.
To our beloved country may continued glory come in ITs
dealings with the nations of the earth as the greatest
factor in advancement and civilization. To Indian Ter-
ritory may legislation come ere yet the clock of time
strikes another annual hour bringing with It the bless-
ings of self-gorernment for which our forefathers fought
and died In the glorious past Legislation which provides
that in the constellation on the azure field another bright
and brilliant star may be penned by the beauty, brain
and brawn of more than a million liberty-loving, loyal
Americans. To the Creek Nation a continuation of that
industrial and aRricultural development which during
1904 has been the marvel of the Southwest. To Mag-
nificent Muskogee, boundless growth. Increasing commer-
cial importance, freedom from interniclnal strife, many
additions to the ranks of those whose own vigor, faith,
pluck, energy and enterprise are building the metropolis
of the new state. Standing on the threshold of a new
year, Muskogee points to the bygone yesterdays of 190 4
and to the things accomplished, and proudly says, "I
Have!"
Looking Into the eye of the tomorrows of the com-
ing year, that same spirit, with brave hearts and willing
hands, fearlessly says "I Will!"
The next twelve months jnaan much to this fair
land, more, perhaps, than to any other portion of the
Union, and to all those who cast their lot with us and
begin the work of carving out a home where nature
showers blessings with lavish hand, we, wish them one
and all a bright and happy New Year.
ILLUSTRATIVE OF GREATER MUSKOGEE.
One of the most conspicuous indications of the growfh
of a city is the house mover and the buildings on wheels
being moved from the old business centers into the su-
burbs to make room for more imposing structuflps. For
the past year it has been a c.oMtnpn thing in Muskogee
to see the streets blocked by frame buildings en route
to foundations In the residence portion of the city. A
moat conspicuous illustration of development here la the
preparations now being made to move the residence of
Mr. C. W. Turner on the block fronting on Broadway
and Fourth street, l^ess than two years ago Mr. Turner
decided to build a permanent home for his family, and
after careful consideration work was begun on Ttis ele-
gant residence, which cost completed in the neighborhood
of $25,000. The grounds were bfc'B'utlfled and everything
necessary to make it one of {he most attractive houses in
the Territory was gone into in a thorough and substan-
tial manner. A abort time after being installed in his
new residence the development of Greater Muskogee.be-
gan, and the march of progress kept up until within one
block of the Turner home the Territory's first five-story
brick building was erected. Other brick blocks were be-
gun on Broadway, close by, and finally a local syndicate
negotiated for the ground alone on which the home
stands, and the purchase was hiiidc «l a cost of $40,000,
Mr. Turner agreeing to move his residence and other
improvements. A contract has been entered into and
workmen are now hysv making the preliminary arrange-
ments to put wheels under the structure and remove it
to the residence section of the city. This time Mr. Tur-
ner says he will get far enough away from the business
section so that he will not again be called on to move,
and in the near future the grounds now occupied by one
of the most elegant homes ^n the Territory will be
covered with imposing brick And Btone business struc-
tures. Nothing can more fittingly illustrate the wonder-
ful growth of Muskogee and the rapid increase of prop-
erty values than this incident of the removal of the Tur-
ner home.
IjKDHKTTKK ON RESTRICTIONS.
Hon. W. A. Ledbetter; of Ardmore, delivered an ad-
dress before the International Bar Association at Shaw
nee, an outline of which appears elsewhere, which is
full of food for thought He takes the position that
Congress has nothing to say tp the new state on the
prohibition question or the location of the Capitol, these
matters being left entirely to the Legislature and voters
after the state is organized. Mr. Ledbetter, as is well
known, is one of the brightest lawyers in the two Ter-
ritories, and one of the most successful, and would be
entirely sure of his statements! on this subject before
making them to the Bar Association. From his view
of the situation, it matters ■ little what instructions on
these subjects are injected into the statehood bill, in
which event much lobbying will have been in vain.
The Shawnee Herald, in discussing Mr. l.edbetter's
address, says:
"That was a strtling attack of heart failure* that
overcame the convention this morning, when after greet-
ing Judge l^edbetter's paper with round after round of
vigorous and hearty applause, they fell away like men
in a panic at the mere suggestion of having this ex-
cellent document printed and placed on the desks of
United States senators, for fear,the facts contained there-
in might scare those veteran statesmen into giving us
no statehood at all It was an opportunity for the gen-
tlemen of the bar in the two Territories to place some-
thing before the 8enate in a representative way that
vould command respect from every member of that
)dy. A cool, dispassionate and carefully prepared brief
owing Just what the constitutional limitations of an
enabling act are would be one of the most sensible
contributions that an intelligent body in the two Ter-
ritories could offer at this stage of the proceedings in
statehood legislation.
"The association missed its opportunity, but Con-
gress will not be denied a chance to examine the care-
fully prepared and logical arguments of Judge Ledbetter
on this important question. The Herald will see that
the widest publicity is given the article.
"If applause counts for anything, the paper read by-
Mr. Ledbetter was the most pleasing of any that had
gone before. At the conclusion the applause amounted
almost to an encore. It was too bad that the eloquent
speaker had not prepared two papers, and was thus pre-
vented from 'coming back' at the convention."
THK FUTURE OF THE INDIAN.
Much useless, unnecessary and uncalled for worry-
is being Indulged in by the philanthropists of th^ East
over the future of the Indian of the Five Civilized Tribes,
and to those who know the members of these tribes as
they really are this soilcitude is amusing. It would be
interesting to the effete East to know conditions here
as they exist. .To know that in mercantile lines, in bank-
ing circles, as agriculturists, stock raisers, professional
men. and politicians, the front ranks are filled with In-
dians by blood. In the smaller towns or trading places
particularly in the Choctaw and Chickasaw country, In-
dian citizens as a rule own the stores, do a large credit
business and carry under the mortgage system their white
tenants, who are cotton raisers, and therefore of neces-
sity mortgagors. In the larger towns Indians are on th«
boards of directors of almost all the national banks, and
It. Is more than an even bet that the handsomest houses
in the various communities belong to Indians. In the
cattle raising sections in the western part of the Chicka-
saw Nation the herds of Herefords and Durhams belong
to Indians, the Hazells, Wilsons, Williams,, Mays, John-
sons, Freeneys, Storys and others. In all townsites
laid off and sold as lots the grantor Is the Indian, and
he knows the real estate business from hot air to re-
corded deed. In local political affairs the leading In-
dian is also the leading politician, and he takes as nat-
urally to a political caucus or convention as a sick kitten
to a saucer of milk. In religious and educational mat-
ters he is usually a leader, and he makes a splendid mem-
ber of a grand or petit Jury, for which reason he is often
chosen to these positions. It is true he does not run
much to mechanics, but It is also true that he is so
thrifty he Hsnally has mechanics running much to him.
In society the rising generation sport the highest collars,
the stlffest shirt fronts and the best brushed dress coats.
In athletic sports he usually captains his team on the
gridiron and on the diamond. He is a man of strong
convictions and has enough of the sport in him to back
his judgment with his cash. He is a good judge of
horseflesh, and many is the time he sends the profes-
sional horse trader home walking and dragging a chunk.
On the train you will frequently find him on the Pull-
.nan, and when you are giving up your hard money to
a soudjess corporation for a Journey of a few miles, he
goes over the entire division on a pasteboard properly-
signed. In literature the best things printed in the Ter-
ritory come from the pen of the'Indian. Alex Posey,
who as Fus Fixico has won renown; Chas. Gibson and
Tooquastie, all Indians, can command more spacp In
magazines and more dollars per space than any Anglo-
Saxon In the Territory. In affairs of state such men as
Porter, Rogers, Buffington, McIntosh, Johnson, McCur-
tain, Love, Carter, Hastings, Lahay and McLlsh are the
qual of any state officials, and In those things which go
to make up a man cnpable of taking care of himself at
any time, in any place, the citizens of the Five Civilized
Tribes are, by those who know them best, graded A-t.
In a quiet game of draw (so we are told), cold feet is
o his opponent unknown, and he is usually the mem-
ber of the party who has the last settlement with the
"banker." Experience has taught us that it is therefore
useless to worry over the future of the Indian, but. to
put In about, eighteen hours ber diem trying to keep up
with him in the march of events in this land, where so
many things are happening, with such great rapidity
Col. Shepard, who has been prominently spoken of for
Indian Inspector for the Indian Territory, has been or-
dered to Washington for a conference with the Sec-
retary. It is within the range of possibilities that he
will be appointed to this position, and the fact TRat he
had his liver and kidneys kicked to pieces in the dis-
charge! of his duties as Townsite Commissioner in the
Choctaw Nation may be an important factor in the mat-
ter.
The Canadian Valley Bank and Trust Company it
one of the financial institutions of Muskogee which has
made rapid progress during the past year. While in
point of age It might well be termed an infant, the state-
ment published in another column of its condition at the
close of the year is a very flattering one. Mr. Phillip B.
Hopkins, the manager, is recognized as one of best
business men in the city, and it is largely to his efforts
that success has come to the institution.
With the foreman howling for copy, the crash of the
cannon cracker making night hideous, the smell of Chi-
nese powder overcoming all other odors, a bunch of hila-
rious callers singing "Bedelia," a band of strolling musi-
cians shattering the atmosphere with the discordant
strains of "Mr. Dooley." and the telephone ringing out
the old year, we rise to remark that we wish you many-
ret urns of the day.
The latest reports from the Claremore radium well
is that the blizzard of last week froze the water into
round icecicles as it came from the ground, and it required
all the hot air in the Progress office to reduce it to the
liquid state. Editor Kates is working overtime and mak-
ing strenuous efforts to keep the supply equal to the
demand.
By pressing into service a tramp printer, an office
devil, a delivery boy and several retired newspaper
men and mortgagors, the South McAlester Press Club
succeeded in perfecting an organization and enrolling
members enough to fill the offices.
It's too bad Orator Editor Russell was left off that
South McAlester court delegation which is going to Wash-
ington. His eloquence would have made the Senate
capitulate on any terms demanded.
It is not without some misgivings that wp go to press
with Editor Lamb's half-tone, and if the machinery-
breaks down and the issue is delayed the difficulty will
not be hard to locate.
If they keep on over in Oklahoma they will have
more bank officials in jail than what are commonly known
as bank robbers.
Four years more of single cussedness is the fate of
the bashful young man. too timid to pop the question.
Among the other things that are out of date are the
190 4 calendars.
The annual swear off is now on.
Write it 1905.
IN MYSTIC CIRCLES
M LKS— Weeltnn o«lo evrry Ur.il ana third
luo-unya o( each won I ti in Ibe Kile 4
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thico lirucc. «'y-
towaey l>uil<1ing.
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. Aui'&Mtut imuN-Umu mi) satur-
^ 'lay evenliiK l 6 p. m m W C. T U., ball,
. O, bTkWAkT, frealdtm.
C. t HnnfiEa. Rec. fcrcreiary.
No m«l every t-riday evening at 7130
n IharUinra'a llall All' vi.Uing mmMti arc
cordially invited 10 attend throe meeting*.
a. m. Brock, Free.
Sl'K >ACKLKR, Sec'y,
iddretx Mi Sue Kackler,
No. <05 Corner C.aud Kast Bd'wy,
THK L.1L.AH LINDSSY M I'SKOGKK H1VE-
4 Meetx every firat and third Wednesday af-
ternoon at Odd Fellows Hall.
Muakuaee Cuapler No. S. U, A. M . meela
id alati-d coavocaltona on Brat Thuradaya
at 7:80p. ui. Ilieanuual convocation la firat
Thurday of December. Visiting compaa-
un cordially welcomed J as A Scott HP
Z T Walrond. Sec
tsKunlik i.uuofc NO ie, A. Y. a A. M.
11 — Meet* in elated communications at
.':3<>on second Friday evenings 01 eacb month.
And on tbe festival days of at John the Baptlat
«nd St. John the Kvangeliat. Annual communi-
a'jum aeoond < riday 01 June.
w. S. borkn. w m.
k o. orirbrl, Secretary
'iMfuuhAIHlCAL UNION —Meela first
■*. Sunday afternoon ,D each moclbatKtd
tleua'hall K. K. W01 FiNHKHGtR President.
U.K. DhMiKu, -ecreiai >
iSTHKA CHAPTKK NO. 14,0. S.-Kegu-
lat meetings on second Wednesdays of
each month st at 7:30pm. Annual meeting
veioud Wednesday in May. Visiting members
welcome.
Mis. sarah Pope, W. M.
Mr as Anna H. Mod sun, Sec'y.
bume Masons' international Union
No. 3, meets in Red Men's bail every
Monday night.
H RENN8FIELD, President.
M IKK 8TEPCHECU, Secretary.
A. O. U. W. Lodge, No. 43, meets
Friday evening of each week in Red-
men's hall, over Court House, at 8
o'clock. Chas. Suken, M. W.; W. E.
Abney, recorder.
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERI-
CA—Camp 1714. Meeting night
very Tuesday night in Red Men's
hall. Chris Silberhomn, V.C.
ea. Merriman, Banker.
MUSKOGEE COMMANDRY No. 1,
K. T. Stated Conclaves first Wed-
nesdays at 7:30 p. m. Annual in
December. Visiting fraters cour-
teously welcomed.
Napoleon H. Maxey, Commander.
Z. T. Walrond, Recorder.
YOU ARE POSSIBLY
THINKING OF A NEW
Skirt, Cloak, Wrap
■or-
Tailor-Made Suit
THE FAIR
HAS BARGAINS IN
=ALL OF THESE=
HEAVY UNDERWEAR
for Ladies and Children
THE FAIR
IS A GOOD PLACE TO TRADE
WE 6IVE 8BEEH TRIDIII6 SUMPS |
IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN
—Meets each Wednesday sleep ki
Red .Men's hall, third story of court
house. B. R. DuBois. Sachem.
M. E. Deming, C. of R.
Muskogee Encampment 7, 1. O. O.
F. Meets every first Saturday night in
each month in Masonic Hall corner
Broadway and Second street.
J. H. GOWEN, C. P.
W. B. Durham, Scribe.
MUSKOGEE COUNCIL No 2, R. ft S.
M. meets in stated assemblies on I
first Thursday of each month at 7:30
p. m., and after the Chapter has j
closed Annual Assembly meets first
Thursday in December.
Ira B. Kirkland, T. I. M.
L. T. Walrond, Recorder.
WOODMAN'S CIRCLE — Muskogee
drove No. 5—Meets on every sec-
ond Tuesday afternon at 3 o'clock
and every fourth Tuesday evening at
S o'clock in each month at W. C. T.
U. building.
Kate Barling, Guardian.
Sallie E. Robison, Clerk.
Visiting members cordially invited.
Canton Wagoner No. 1, I. O. O. F.
Meets every Third Saturday night in
each month in Masonic Hall. All
visiting chevaliers are cordially In-
vited to attend.
J. T. HOSMER. Capt.
W. B. DURHAM, Clerk.
funeral director.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. ElLARGESTj LINE IN THE TERRITORY
LICENSED EMBALMERS
LADY ASSISTANT. HIGH GRADE WORK
232 W. OKMULGEE UNDER OPERA HOUSE. PHONES 265 AND 486.
Muskogee Encampment No. 7
meets every first and third Saturday
in Masonic Hall at 8:30.
J. H. GORDAN, C. P.
W. B. DURHAM, Scribe.
Muskogee Rebecca Lodge No. 12
meets every second ana fourth Satur-
day in Masonic Hall at 8:30.
MRS. R. F. RUSSELL, N. G.
MISS PEARL BREWER, V. G.
Stone Masons' International Union
No. 3, meets in Red Men's hall every
Monday night.
H. RENNSFIELD, President.
MIKE STEPCHECH, Secretary.J
completely and comfortably
SERVE WESTERN MISSOURI
AND EASTERN KANSAS TO
THE PRINCIPAL CITIES
EAST,
WEST,
NORTH,
SOUTH.
PULLMAN SLEEPERS,
RECLINING CHAIR CARS.
TRAINS LIGHTED AND
VENTILATED BY ELECTRICITY.
The Direct Route to the
"WORLD S PAIR CITY"
SAINT LOUIS
loi dftnileil tiilnmiiition, call
! ■> nmrcsl ic*j>ri'«i.-ntative FRISCO
8VSTEM, or n<ldrn i
L. VW PRICE,
•ivuiuii Puuwcm Igeat,
JOPLiN. MO
Muskogee Lodge No. 26 meets
every Tuesday night in Masonic Hall
at 8:30.
W. H. BROWN, N. G.
R. B. RAMSEY, V. G.
K. O. T. M. Sequoyah Lodge No.
12 meets every Wednesday night in
W. C. T. U. Hall. Visiting members
are always welcome.
J. M. STOUT, Com.
E. H. WILSON, R. K.
AT THE CHURCHES
HRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH—Bi-
ble school at 9:45 a. m. every
Lord'B day. Communion and preach-
ing at 11 forenoon and 7:30 in the
evening of every Lord's day.
Christian Endeavor services at
6:30 every Sunday evening.
To all the services all are cordially
invited.
J. H. CRUTCHER, Pastor.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN— Sunday
school at 10 'clock a. m. Morning
service at 11; evening service at
7:30; Y. P. S. C. E. 6:30; prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30;
Ladies' Missionary the last Friday in
each month.
REV. J. K. THOMPSON. Pastor.
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH—8.
Fourth SL Regular services
every Sunday at J1 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Sunday School 10 a. m.
REV. A. B PERRY, Rector.
3ATHOLIC CHURCH—Morning ser-
vice at 7 o'clock and 10 o'clock.
Evening service at 7:30.
FATHER JOS. VAN HULSE.
GO HOME...
FOR THE-
HOLI DAYS
very low rates via
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Dec. 24, 25 and 31,
and Jan. 4, 1905.
BIJOU THEATRE
POLITE
VAUDEVILLE
modern
tonight
TheDisobedientSon
A Farce Comedy
LEW DARBY
Black Face Comedian
Charles WEISZ Nealy
Comedy Sketch Artists
chas. manrettus
Ventriloquist
davis and davis
Premier Comedians
victor lee roy
Illustrated Songs
the bijouscope
Motion Pictures
10c, 20c, 30c.
Saturday Matinee, all seats ioc
Suppose you mc Katy'a
Agent about this.
Dr. J. Murice Brown Dr. D. Moseo Randel
Drs. Brown & Randel
Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat
Spectacles, Eye|Glasses,
Artificial Eyes.
Room* 17 and|i8 Old Hrm(it(aO|Baildint.
Leave Call Orders at Cobb'a Drug Store
J. C. JOURDAN
JOB AND
REPAIR WORK
Shop 318 N. Cherokee St. Ml'SKOOEE, I. T.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
0ir««t8 vHat you oat
Tickets on sale at Lee Wilson's
Drug Store.
CITY TRANSFER CO.
LlfiNT IND
MEW HAULING
Household Goods
Moved with care and
dispatch* Your busi-
ness solicited. Phone
No. 197.
FRANK CHRISTIAN,
PROPRIETOR.
fine meats
ul kinds
*ll the time
Hafner's Meat Market
Carolina Building
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