Muskogee Daily Phoenix (Muskogee, Indian Terr.), Vol. 4, No. 127, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 15, 1905 Page: 2 of 8
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MISKOGEE I'HOKMX, WM AV MORNING, JAXI AKV 15, 100.1.
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BY
PHOEMIX P.UNriN: COMPANY
INCORPORATED
Glarbnck H. DOUGLAS,
Frank F. Mbrriam, -
President ,
Secretary j
Weekly Edition. Published Every j
Thursday for $1 For Year.
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Single copy • 08
Per week 10
Per month
One /ear (payable In advauce). 4.00
Delivered Hy terrier:
Week 10
Month 40
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t THE WEATHER
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(Uy Associated I'ress)
Washington, D. C., Jan. 14. -Ok-
lahoma and Indian Territory: Fair,
continued cold Sunday; Monday fair
and warmer
Missouri: Fair and continued cold
Sunday; Monday fair and warmer.
THE MEETING
OF GINNERS
TIU,HA MAN WILL ATTKNIJ TIIIC
MEETING OF NATION A I. AS-
SOCIATION.
HO BOLL WEEVIL IN TERRITORY
To Regulate the I'roduti iou of Cot-
Ion in tile Country ami I'rtrvide
Method of Marketing It—
Free From Weevil.
Special to The PhoenU:
Tulsa, I. T., Jan. 11. K> T. Ep-
person, district represonlattlve of the
National (Sinners' Association, has
been selected by t!ie Tulsa Manu
facturers' Association to attend the
New Orleans cotton convention to bo
held January 25th, tu represent
Tulsa and the district. The object
of the meeting is to regulate the pro-
duction of cotton in the country, anct
to provide methods of marketing it.
One plan is to establish warehouses,
where cotton may be stored, and the
prices be regulattul. thfijoby
The Manufacturers' Association
hat* taken steps .to provide a ware-
house In Tulsa, following the plan
suggested by the giunors and busi-
ness men of Waco, Tex-is, which wilt
be large enough to care for tho sur-
plus cotton raised in Indian Terri-
tory.
During the past two year.-,, the cot-
ton growing industry has been de-
veloping in Indian Territory, the
country being especially adapted in
the north part for growing a crop.
The boll weevil does not infest the
fields, and while the season is a lit-
tle short, still by planting a short-
season seed, it is possible to grow a
large and almost certain crop. The
Indian Territory grow 42$,000 bales
of cotton up to Decemlx*r 14th, when
the last report was made, and almost
half of It grew north of the,Choctaw
nation line. The year has Men many
edge that this section is a-country
new guis start up. With the knowl-
capable of producing cotton, the
cheap fuel will opt n tip a market for
the stuff and the products of the
seed P!: ns are now developing to
establish ;t cotton need oil refinery
here
SKATED EIGHT MILKS.
\. C. Crouse, Aged <J5, Traveled
From Turley lo Tulsa On Ice.
Tulsa, I. T , .Ian. 14 -An Idea of
the severity ef the storm that has
raged In the Indian Territory nil the
Week, t: . be gained by the tinusu.il
fact of N ( rouse, of Turley, eight
miles nor;h of here, who skated to
Tulsa todaj b\ following the graded
right-of-way of the Midland Valley,
covering the entine distance on the
Ice formed from the snow that felt
Tuesday. Two and a half Inches ot
rain fell Tuesday and Wodnesday,
freezing smooth, and making travel
by skates as easy as though on a
frozen stream. Mr. Crouse Is past
65 years of age, but made the eight
miles in an hour and thirty-flve
minutes. Many cattle were killed in
the Cherokee nation, It Is said by
travelers from that vicinity.
Flper, bids fair to eclipse the record
for the number of recruits now held
by the local office Up to the 1 -ta
inst., the office had recruited t!i Tin*
record for all offices whs made b>
Corporal Flper last July, when he re
crulted "ti.
KXTITl.KI) TO HTATKHOOD.
Col. IHiUgiaii at Washington—Teh-
rilories Are Cosmopolitan.
(From Washington Post. I
Col. Clarence B. Douglas, editor
of the Musko^ec PfcoMlx, Huakogejf,
1 T.. is at the Oxford He is here
In the interest of the Hamllton-Mc-
Guire Statehood bill, having been
selected by the nonpartisan conven-
tion or 3,000 delegates held at Shaw-
nee •more than a year ago, and also
representing the Interterrltorlal
Press Association of which he is.
president.
"It is estimated," said lie, "that
there are now, in the proposed State
of Oklahoma, not less than a million
and a half people; the most cosmo-
politan to be found in the United
States, by reason of the fact that
liey represent the energy, enter-
prise, and activity of every State and
Territory In the Union, the popula-
tion of Oklahoma and Indian Ter-
ritory being largely made up of
young men dissatisfied with the slow
movement of events In the older
states, who have come out to that
great country to carve out a home
and be a part of the great common-
wealth.
"It is no longer a question or
whether or not these two territories
are entitled to statehood The many
hearings had on the subject In tho
past before the House and Senate
Committees on Territories have con-
vinced congress that they are enti-
tled to immediate legislation "
CIIAHITY HOSPITAL FOIt TULSA.
Special to The Phoenix.
Tulsa, I. T., Jan. 14. Plans are
being drawn for a hospital In Tulsa,
to be under the direction of an ex-
perienced nurse. The institution
will be under fho direction and sup-
port of the Commercial club and the
secret societies of the city.
A Heal Novelty.
"The Midnight Express" that will
appear at the opera house Monday,
January 1C, Is one of the real novel-
ties of the season. They carry a
carload of^scenery making an enter-
tainment that is seldom seen outside
of the large theatres with a strong
company* of players and six speciltles
that are among the best. Secure
your tickets in advance.
(■HAHAM SYKKS & CO'H HALK.
The large department store or
Ys rah a in Sykos & Co., will inaugurate
their closing out sale of fall and
winter goods next Tuesday. The
store will be opened Tuesday morn-
ing to begin this great sale. Every-
thing In the entire store has been
marlAd to and below cost and all
the winter goods will be closed out.
Spoiled Her Ileauty.
Harriet Howard, of 209 W. 34th
street, New York, at one time 'had
her beauty spoiled with skin trouble.
She writes: "I had Salt Rheum or
Eczema for years, but nothing would
cure it, until I used Hucklen's Arnica
Salve." A quick and sure healer for
cuts, burns and sores, 25c at all
druggists
THE POSTAL
FOR TULSA
HIJ'oltTi:
I WILL
THAT TIIK CO.MI'ANA
I'AHALLEL EVERY
K\II.IM AI IN I. T.
WILL WORK WITH TELEPHONE CO,
Will lie Over Two Territories Within
Fight4-cii Months—Application
Made For Right of Way For
Koth Companies.
Special to The Phoenix;
Tulsa, 1. T . Jan. 14.—With t.ie
innouncement made today that the
Postal Telegraph-Cable company
would shortly Invade Tulsa comes
the statement of a local railroad
promoter that the company would
parallel every railroad line In Indian
Territory and Oklahoma within the
next eighteen months, and make this
an active field of operation agalnstj
competition. The Postal company
and the Pioneer Telephone company
will act together on some of the
lines, sharing the poles for stringing
wirety. Representatives of the Pio-
neer company have made application
to the Kansas City, Tulsa & South-
western for the use of the right-of-
way of the road in the name of the
Postal and the Pioneer for joint
right to operate along it.
be the most rapidly growing city in
the world.
Ill ILIMN'U REl'ONSTRltTEl).
Work llegun on Friend-Jones Untitl-
ing Within Five Honis After It
Colla| s<-d.
Special to The Phoenix:
Tulsa, I. T.. Jan. 14.- Reconstruc-
tion of the Friend-Jones building
commenced in five hours afttjr it
collapsed Wednesday, and today the
brick masons had commenced the
masonry. The building, a three-
story structure, not yet completed,
gave way under the excessive weight
of ice and snow that fell during the
storm this week
ELECTS OFFICERS.
TuIhm Manufacturers' Association
Nantes Its Officials.
The Tulsa Manufacturers' Associa-
tion has selected its officers for the
coming year as follows:
R. T. Epperson, president; W. I.
Reneau, vice-president; E. T. Tuck-
er. secretary; C. B. Lynch, treas
urer.
AMONG THE PROFESSIONS.
FITE, HI.AKEMOHE, * TitOMl*HON,
Physicians and Suruttiiu.
ithce over Commercial Na'iooal Haofc
English Block Fbone 27u
IHIS. CALAHAN & ROGERS.
Physicians and Surgeons.
Rooms 1, 2 and Ti, First National
Bank Building
1 R. H. t. MONTAGUE,
Osteopathic Physician,
Office 'phone 5S5. Residence
'phone 561.
Office in Spaulding Bldg. Room 1.
.'•> N W. HA1NS. M. l>.
I oysician and Surgeon.
RotfHTs 15 and 16 Old Homested
building . Telephone 574.
M. F. Williams. C. E. DeGroot
BRS. WILLIAMS & DE GROOT
Physicians and Surgeons.
Dr. Williams' Res. 'phone—343
Office 'phone 260, day and night.
Office over Ben Estes' Drug Store.
UNITED STATES LOAN AND
TRUST COMPANY.
Money Loaned In Large and Small
Amounts on Long and Short Time
Office Rooms 1, 2, 3 aud 4
Old Homestead Building
1JHUGGISTK.
MUSKOGEE DRUG CO.
Pure Drugs.
English Block
and
DR. JOHN LEE,
Physician and Surgeon.
Carolina Blk., comer Third
Okmulgee.
'Phone 561, Day or Night.
Graduate of Bellevue Hospital Med-
cial College, New York City.
Greatly in Demand.
Nothing is more in demand than a
medicine which meets modern re-
quirements for a blood and system
cleaner, such as Dr. King's New Life
Pills. They aro just what you need
to cure stomach and liver troubles.
Try them. At all druggists, 25c.,
guaranteed.
AN ENJOYABLE AFFAIR.
We are in the market with ready
. money to loan on good bnslnes*
blocks, desirable residence and the
farm lands purchased. The Iteming
HurIi Henry, Father of Hie Town of Investment Co., Rooms 5 and 6. Old
Henryetta, Is Host.
Special to The Phoenix: 9
Henryetta, I. T., Jan. 14. Hugh
Henry, father of the town of Henry-
etta, 1. T , celebrated his 67th blrtn-
day by giving a big dinner to a num-
ber of his friends in town. Mr. Henry
does not live iu town, but has a
beautiful home on Henryetta
Heights, just north of town. It is
located in the most picturesque and
beautiful spot in the Creek nation.
The following guests were present:
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Key, Mr. ana
Mrs. A. Corbet, Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Kellogg, Mr. and Mrs. G. W> Bur-1
nett, Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Meacham
and Earle Walters. It being a very |
bad day Mr. Henry sent his hand- j
some carriage down and drove the,
guests to and from his home. Mr. (
Henry received several presents as
tokens of friendship and esteem.
Homestead building. Muskogee.
TULSA POPULATION.
Recent Census Gives tile Town
ti,5011—Remarkable Growth.
Special to The Phoenix:
Tulsa, I. T., Jan. 14.—A rocent
census of the city gives Tulsa a pop- j
ulation of 6,593, an Increase of 450.
per cent since 1900, when the popu- j
latIon was 1,590. The discovery or-!
oil and gas Is the cause of the re-
markable Increase. Tulsa claims to
English
Kitchen...
• • •
New Restaurant in new
building Everything
thing new, nice and
clean Best service
maintained and cuisine
department unexcelled.
Open Monday night,
January 17th.
: Brown,=
Palace Building
South Cherokee
H. J. HUGHES, M. D.
Homeopathic
Itiysiclan & Surgeon.
Office Carolina Bldg. 'Phone 658.
Residence, 221 So. 14th St. 'Phone
498.
W. Harrison Calfec, M. D., A. M.
Physician and Surgeon.
Three medical diplomas. Treaus
acute and chronic diseases. Also,
the opium, morphine, whiskey and
tobacco "habits" to excess. Office 627
South Third street, Muskogee, I. T.
ENGINEERS.
II. A. VON UNWERT, M. E.
Consulting Mechanical Engineer.
302 South Main Street.
Patent Office Drawings, Working
Drawings, Designing, Tracing and
Printing. Phone 525.
HUGH M. PRICK
Civil Engineer & Surveyor.
Lot surveys and subdivision work
a specialty. Expert draughtsman
Townslte work. Room 201, Iowa
building.
We often refer to the doctors. Why ?
Because we make medicines for them. We eive them the
formula for Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, and they prescribe it for
coughsjcolds,bronchitis,consumption. Wc trust them; they trust
us. Ask vour own doctor ah'uit t-.ikimT this
EXCURSION RATES.
Fil it or I*hoenl\, Muskogee, L T.
Dear Sir: On account of State-
hood legislation now pending in
Washington, the M„ K. & T. H'jr will
sell round trip tickets to Washington,
D. C., good for return at any time
within 00 days, for one fare for round
trip. Date of sale on above rates
starting Jan. 7, 1005.
Very truly,
W. W. HOLMES,
Agent M., K. & T.
Muskogee, Dec. 'JO, 1001.
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LAND
m C. K. MARKS
THE LAND MAN
He buys land,sells land,leases land, rents
rents land, shows you all about lam To
the doctor for doctor business, to the
lawyer for law business, to the land man
for land Investigate. Bradley B«nk Building
L 1ST D
RECRUITING. OFFICE RECORD.
Special to The Phoenix:
Ttilss. 1 T.. Ian. 11 The local
recruiting station for tho United
States army, in charge of Corporal
GREAT WHITE SALE
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ROY'S
Still On and Will Continue
Through This Week, Ending
SATURDAY, JANUARY aist.
LADIES' FURNISHINGS
ALL KINDS
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A. S. HRON.SON, M. D.
Homeopathic
Physician and Surgeon.
Special attention to electrical
treatment of chronic diseases.
Office, Oklahoma Bldg.
DENTISTS.
DR. E. OVERMVER,
Dentist.
Spaulding Building, Telephone 272
' IN VARIOUS LINE8.
MISS M. ELLEN SPENCER.
Trained Nurse.
Phone. 1S 8.
H. A. \KALK,
Drugs.
Prescriptions a Specialty
Opposite Postoffice, Second 3treet
Mammoth installment iiou.nm.
R. II. Scofleld, Prop.
Main Street.
Ring Up
S. M. HILLIOOKM & CO.
General Insurance Surity Bond*.
201 Iowa Building. 'Phone 60i
HENR\r LAHSEN.
Teacher of Violin.
Pupil of "Bernhardt Listemann,"
Chicago Musical College. Will ao-
cept pupils on other stringed instru-
ments. 414 Iowa Bldg.
R. IiOVE
Professional Piano Toner.
Tuning, voicing and rebuilding.
Offices No. 105 So. Main St. 'Phona
30. Reference—Commercial Bank.
U. S. Depository.
A. E. Bonnell, D. D. S.
F. A. Stickel, D. D. S.
BONNE: L & STICKEL.
Dental Parlors.
Suite, 9, 10 and 11,
Severs Block, Corner Broadway and
Second street.
J. W. SMOOT, M. D.,
Physician und Surgeon.
Specialties:—Cancer, Piles, Fistu-
la, Fissure and all diseases of the
rectum.
Rooms, 111-112, Homestead Bldg.
I)R. \V. T. JACOBS,
Dentist.
Vitalized air used for extracting teeth
Rooms 7 and 8,
Old Homestead Building.
ATTORN E V K A T LAW.
Z. T. WALRONl).
Attorney at Law.
210 1-2 Broadway, Culbcrlsoii Hldg.
John R. Thomas, Grant Foreman.
PORTER \V. FLEMING
Attorney at Law.
Bartlesville, I. T.
Room 4, Bradley & Bryant Bldg.
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Public and Expert Ac-
counting.
Corporation Coun-
selors.
Systematize™ of All
Lines of Business.
THE TERRITORIAL
AUDIT COMPANY.
103 Homtjtnd Building.
nuSKoQEE. I. T.
THOMAS A FOREMAN,
Attorneys at I-a .
Rooms 9 and 10, Turner Block.
CLAYTON & BRAINERD
Lawyers.
Room 3 Masonic Building.
ALEXANDER RICHMOND
Lawyer
103 Homestead Building
Muskogee, L T.
Commercial and Patent Law
J. W. Zovely, J- M Givens,
G. C. Butte,
ZEVELY H. GIVENS.
Attorneys at I,a .
toom 12,13 and 14, New Severs Bldg
Charles A. Cook, W. W. Hyams.
COOK & HYAMS.
Attorneys at Law.
Rooms 2 and 3 English Block
N. A. GIBSON
Attorney at Law.
Iowa Building.
QUERRY & MAGEE
Attorneys at Law.
Tulsa, Ind. Ter.
W. H. TWINE,
Attorney at Law.
Office on South Second Street.
M. L. BRAGD0N
M. L. BRAGDON I :
V/U. J. W SHACKELFORD
WE DEAL IN REAL ESTITE
FARM Land*—See us for
"deeded" farm lands.
CITY PROPERTY—We have
some rare bargains iu «'ity prop-
erty, both business and resident.
We make a specialty of rental
property. Will Hnd you good
tenants and give your property
caraful attention. Call on us.
Office 113 1-2 Main. Phone 224
STYLISH TAILORING
New York's best ideas
and latest effects are
correctly executed in our
Suits and Overcoat*.
Moderate prices.
MASEK THE TAILOR
M2COND FLOOR TURNER BLOCK
A. S. McREA,
Attorney at Ijiw.
Office Sharum Building. Phone 39«
C. W. BLISS
Attorney at Law.
Rooms 315-316, Iowa Building.
Masterson Peyton. Robt. F. Blair.
Wm. M. Harrison.
PEYTON, HARRISON & BLAIR
Attorneys at Law.
Masonic Building, corner Broad-
way and Second. Tel. No. 620.
REAL E S T A T E .
KINNEY & JACKSON.
General Real Estate l>ealer«.
Moore Block.
Don't tlo tho top ot yoar
r>!ly end preserve Jura In
lhaoldfasljloiiod way. heal
tticm by tho now, quick,
absolutely surovny—by
a thin coating of Pure
J'.oiinod I'arullinc. Haa
110 tasto or odor. In
atr tlr*lit anil aotd
proof. Easily applied.
Useful In adozeii other
ways about tho liouso.
Full directions with
each cake.
Bolil everywhere. Mule by
STANDARD OIL CO.
FINE MEATS
ALL KINDS
ALL THE TIME
Hate's Meat Market
Carolina Building
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