Muskogee Daily Phoenix (Muskogee, Indian Terr.), Vol. 4, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 1904 Page: 4 of 8
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MUSKOGEE PHOENLX, THUBDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18, 1004.
Ehe fntshooce phoenix.
CLARENCE 8. DOUGLAS. Eorroi.
water and sewer system and it is a serious mistake to
spend one dollar of it in mains and hydrants until a satis-
factory, complete and practical pumping plant has been
Installed and put in charge of competent men. It is not
j the purpose of the Phoenix to criticise a city official or
, employe if he is capable, but It is the purpose of the
l Phoenix to And out If possible what is the reason the
expenditure of <150,000 of the people s money will not
supply a limited area of the city with water and with
Are protection and to expose that reason when it de-
velops.
OUR I.KADKU8.
It is useless for property owners to build expensive
sidewalks out into the middle of the street and then have
to jump off in a mud hole.
Why is it the stand pipe can't be kept full of water.
If a twenty-foot pressure and reserve supply is all that
was wanted, why was not a twenty-foot stand pipe built?
V/hy was the first attempt to test the water works
system for fire purposes while the insurance adjusters
were here, a flat failure? Every man in Muskogee, who
pays the present ruinous rates, is interested in this ques-
tion.
Why was the second attempt to test the water works
system for fire purposes, while the Insurance adjusters
■were here, a flat failure? All the people, who pay the
present ruinous rate of insurance, are interested in this
question.
ANTICIPATED.
The Phoenix advocates restoring the original boun-
dary lines of Indian Territory, extending the Oklahoma
laws over the entire area, organizing counties where
recording districts now exist and filling the offices with
Republicans, because this means in every way the great-
est good to the greatest number. The Phoenix admits that
such a plan carried out this winter would be of great ben
efit to the Republican party. The members of that party
being a very important part of the greatest number.
That the plan should be opposed by democrats was
expected and their opposition is a good reason why It
should be executed. That the plan would be opposed Dy
certain Republicans from selfish motives was also antici-
pated and this is another reason why there should be no
delay in its execution. Having confessed so much it yay
not be out of place to add that the proposition will be
placed before the proper committees at Washington this
winter, the opposition to the contrary notwithstanding,
and it will no doubt be pretty generally discussed before
any other Important Indian Territory legislation is
enacted.
Why was all the attempts to test the water works
system for fire purposes, while the insurance adjusters
were here, dismal failures? There must have been some
reason, and every taxpayer and policyholder in the city ts
interested in knowing what it was.
If an individual owning a fifty-foot lot can afford to
build a standard width sidewalk of concrete or brick
across his frontage and twenty-five feet of parking, th#
city should maintain this width and put in a good cross-
ing.
Secretary Hitchcock has donned hiB war paint and is
going after the assailants of Townsite Commissioner
Shepard. Should the situation develop tlie sensational
features indicated by a Washington dispatch published
in this issue, the case will become one of national Interest
Two thousand large photographs of President Roose-
velt were mailed out with this weeks Issue of the Phoenix
yesterday as a supplement. These pictures are suitable
for framing and were sent to Territory subscribers, most
of whom are members of the various tribes, for the pur-
pose of familiarizing them with the features of their
present and next President.
Of course, it is not true that The News of South
McAlester, which is controlled by the official family of
the Central district, is opposed to restoring the boundar
lines of Indian Territory this winter and erecting a homo
government in the 2G recording districts by makln*
counties of them, because to do so might conflict with
the political plans of those officials. Such an insinuation
does a grave injustice both to "The News" and what
some people are pleased to term the court house rin
at Southtown.
ABOUT CROSSINGS.
Thanks to the persistent efforts of Alderman Reeves
and the enterprise of the citizens living on the south side
of Okmulgee avenue, good sidewalks are now practically
complete from Kendall Boulevard to the Katy road. As
soon as the city completes the work on the crossings more
than one mile of continuous walks will have been con-
structed. The individual property owners, who own cor-
ner lots, in most cases have extended the walk across the
parking, which leaves only 30 feet for the city to pave.
To keep the width uniform these crossings should be laid
the standard width of five feet, which would enable pedes-
trians to pass each other on the crossings and avoid much
delay, particularly in bad weather. The increase in cost
would be a small matter compared to the benefit to bp
derived. Should the council make the proposition to
build these crossings from curb to curb between blocks
having standard width concrete or brick walks, the effect
would be to stimulate the work and give Muskogee miles
of good sidewalks. In no manner can a small amount of
money be better invested by the council, nor can more
people be better served than by making such an invest-
ment.
An investigation shows that under the present man-
agement the stand pipe is less than one-third full of
water. The stand pipe is 120 feet high, but for some
time past 80 feet of this space is not utilized. There is
scarcely enough pressure in a 1-4 inch stream from a
garden hose to throw water twenty feet and in the event
of a serious fire the city would be practically helpless
This is the statement made by the Fire Department. Why
does this condition exist? This Is a question in which
every citizen of Muskogee is interested.
WHERE IS THE TROUBLE?
If the water system is defective at the point of supply
the defect should be Immediately remedied. If the
machinery 18 Inadequate it should be Immediately re-
placed. If the water works engineer is incompetent he
should be immediately removed. If the water works
superintendent Is Incompetent, unskilled or impractical
he Bhould be replaced with a competent, hydraulic engi-
neer. The city has $100,000 more money to put in on the
FREE POLITICAL LITERATURE.
Standing on the threshold of American citizenship, the
people of the Indian Territory are looking through the
doorway of progress into the arena of statehood. There
the political battles of the great parties are now being
fought and as the gladiators come forth to champion the
cause of their respective parties, their audience the sister-
hood of states, each represented*by the silver star upon
the azure field, it is but natural that those of us soon to
pin the brightest gem of all upon our country's flag
should seek to know the reasons for such contests. In
no state in the union are there so many political orphans
as in this territory, and as this orphanage will soon cease,
it is important that the purposes and policies of both
parties be carefully considered before the choice of a
political home is decided upon.
There has been no political document published dur-
ing the present campaign which presents such an analyti-
cal study of the great questions now under discussion, at>
a letter written by Mr. Henry Clews of New York, in
answer to one received by him asking, "Which is the
Safer vote to give, a vote for Roosevelt, or a vote for
Parker." I have published 2000 copies of this letter in
pamphlet form for free distribution to members of the
Five Civilized Tribes and new voters in the Indian Ter-
ritory in the hope that it may reach the student, who
thirBting for political knowledge can without prejudice
investigate, and investigating can decide, and that it may
assist him in arriving at a conclusion in the selection of
his future party affiliations.
Anyone desiring a copy of the pamphlet can have the
same mailed to him anywhere in the Territory, by ad-
dressing, CLARENCE B. DOUGLAS,
Editor Phoenix, Muskogee, I. T.
AND THE END IS NOT YET.
Colonel Amos Ewing of Kingfisher
county was awakened by striking a
high joint the other day as he rode In
bis Imaginary private car, and cast-
ing his eye upon a late newspaper he
read this about Governor Tom Fer-
guson's reception by the militia at
Oklahoma City: "He was met at the
depot by his personal staff, except
Oeneral Burlingame, all of whom
were mounted on spirited steeds, a
detail of three men from each com-
pany of infantry was made, and these
were drawn up in company formation
on the depot platform *nd gave the
governor the military salute on his
alighting from the train. The gov-
ernor was escorted by the officers to
a handsome barouche, which was
drawn by a pair of splendid blacK
horses and driven by a driver in liv-
ery. From the depot the governor
was driven rapidly to Camp Putnam.
The mounted officers rode at the sides
and following the carriage. The de-
tail of infantry borded electric cars
and arrived at the camp to further
escort the governor from the en-
entrance of the camp to headquar-
ters." In .a contemplative mood Col-
onel Ewing looked back through the
misty past to the red hills and the
canyons of Blaine county, and whis-
pered to himself: "Is it possible that
this is he, he of the red hair and the
old Washington hand press in the old
town of 'Watongy?' It is as the Latin
poet salth, 'Tempora mutantur, et nos
mutantur in illis,' times are changed
and we are changed in them.' "—Star.
Public Sale of Real Estate.
Public notice is hereby given that
the Board of Education of the city
of Muskogee, I. T., on Wednesday,
October, 19, 1904, at the hour of 2
o'clock, p. m., will sell at public auc-
tion the following described real
estate, to-wit: Lot One (1) in Block
Two Hundred Forty-One (241) in-
cluding the building thereon, and
Block No. Eighty (80). all in the
town of Muskogee, Indian Territory.
Terms of Sale:—One half cash in
hand. Balance in six months. De-
ferred payment will draw interest at
the rate of six per cent per annum
and must be secured by mortgage on
premises. Sales will be made on
premises. Lot 1. Block 241, will be
offered at 2 p. m., sharp, of said day
and Block No. 80, will be offered for
sale immediately thereafter. By or-
der of the Board of Education of the
city of Muskogee, I. T.
W. C. TRENT, President.
Attest: A. E. BONNELL, Sec'y.
TO ADYEKTISERS.
In order to iusurc position all copy
for advertisements Ml'ST be filed not
later than 2 p. m., on day previous to
issue in which it is to In* inserted.
IMaiiioea.
It's killing thousand of men, wom-
en and children every month.
Wakefled's
Blackberry lialsaia.
Is a sure cure for it. Your druggist
sells it.
FRATERNAL ORDER EAGLES.
Muskogee Aerie 537 meets on sec-
ond and fourth Wednesdays of each
month at 8 p. m., third floor of
court house.
B. H. Klase, W. S.
WHAT'S TED
Advertisements tinder this Heart will be re
cetved at the rate of Ave cents per line. N'
advertisement received for leaf than twentj •
riveceiils. Special monthly rates turnisheo
in at"?" diion. The nonce may tfontat" «n>
n«.,.r of "Lost." "Found." "Kor Iteni ""!•<
o a'-" i>nrrio«r w'ltioin diariliiv imi"
| JUST A MOMENT PLEASE, j
When Is Success a Failure?
When you do not overtop your
vocation; when you are not greater
as a man than a lawyer, a merchant,
a physician, or a scientist.
When you are not a cleaner, finer,
larger man on account of your life-
work.
When you have lost on your way
up to your fortune your self-respect,
your courage, your self-control, or
any other quality of manhood.
When it has made conscience an
accuser, and shut the sunlight out of
your life.
When the attainment of your am-
bition has blighted the aspirations
and crushed the hopes of others.
When your highest brain cells
have been crowded out of business
by greed.
When all sympathy has been
crushed out of your nature by your
selfish devotion to your vocation.
When you plead that, you never
had time to cultivate your friend-
ships, politeness, or good manners.
When you have lived a double life
and practiced double-dealing.
When It brings you no message of
culture, education, travel, or of op-
portunities to help others.
When it dwarfs, cramps, or inter-
feres with another's rights: when it
blinds you to the interests of the man
at the other end of the bargain.
When there Is a dishonest or a de-
ceitful dollar in your possession;
when your fortune spells the ruin of
widows and orphans, or the crushing
of the opportunities of others.
When the hunger for more money,
more land, more houses and bonds
has grown to be your dominant pas-
sion.
When It has dwarfed you mentally
and morally, and robbed you of the
spontaneity and enthusiasm of youth.
When it has hardened you to the
needs and sufferings of others, and
made you a scorner of the poor and
unfortunate.
When you rob those who work for
you of what is justly their due, and
then pose as a philanthropist by con-
tributing a small fraction of your un-
just gains to some charity or to the
endowment of some public institu-
tion.
When the world is not the better
and the richer for your life; when
you have hoarded every dollar you
have made, and h ive refused to help
your less fortunate fellowmen.
When you have used others as
stepping-stones to fortune, and ig-
nored their existence when your self-
ish ends were attained.
When In your climb to power you
have trampled on duty, friendship,
love, honor, patriotism, and all the
most sacred feelings of humanity.—-
Orison Swett Marden In the October
"Success."
FOR RENT. — Nice furnished
rooms at 220 Elgin avenue.
WANTED—Position as stenograph-
er. Address, S. Cr. Phoenix.
FOR SALE—Bank fixtures, good
quarter sawed oak. At a bargain.
Address B, Cr. Phoenix.
BOARDING and lodging. Apply
525 South Boulevard. W. J. Fran-
cis, proprietor.
FOR SALE—One of the best Cafes
in city. Enquire at Iowa Land &
Trust Co., Iowa building.
FOR SALE.—At a bargain, lot 11,
block 147, if taken at once.
W. P. FIELDS,
Room 4, Ayers Bldg.
FOR SALE—Beautiful residence,
large lot; shade trees and fruit trees.
A bargain for the buyer Call at 714
South 3rd street.
FOUND—A string of gold beads.
Same will be delivered to owner up-
on identification of property. Tarns
P'•
WANTED—Five or 6-room house,
modern improvements preferred, sit-
uation convenient to Muskogee union
depot. dAdress Geo. C. Kelsey, Cr.
Muskogee Union Rv.
720 ACRES of good grass and
farming land to lease from 5 to 10
years. Cheap for cash, or would sell
100 acres and lease 620. Address
Box 88, Ft. Gibson, I. T.
1
Builder's Hardware
of any description from the
bent lhill's made to the
cheapest (hut's good, look
to us to supply it.
IF YOU MEED TOOLS
Of anv description for any trade
the hi st kinds reasonably priced,
look to ns to supply them,
IF YOU NEED
Enainehvare, Tinware, Stoves,
Furniture, Water Pails, Wash
Tubs, Clothes Wringers, Lines
or anything else for the home.
No stock in the city will sup-
ply your wants more reasonably
than ours.
Turner Hardware Co.
TAFT
Lots in this newest of
new towns will be for
sale on and after
GQT3BER 15,
Taft is located on the
Midland Valley rail-
mad in a rich and
fertile country and
early purchasers are
sure of a good profit.
Get in early and se-
cure your lots at
basement prices.
W. A.WEBSTER,
TAFT, IND. TER.
Orvidland Townsite Co.,
Muskogee I. T
PATENTS
Procured By
ALEX AN DE < RICHMOND
Registered Patent Attorney.
IOI MOMtlTHO r.ioino
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WANTED-—Men to learn barber
trade. Few weeks completes. Can
nearly earn expenses before finish-
ing. Top wages paid graduates. Cat-
alogue mailed free. Moler Barber
College, St Louis, Mo.
LOST—Partially finished piece of
embroidery. Green canvas sofa pil-
low with silks and thimble, on Broad
way or Okmulgee. Finder please re-
turn to room 10, Oklahoma building
and get reward.
[Ti
The Greatest Exposition
ol the age, now open to the V Id.
TO KBACU THI5 FAIR TRY
"KATY SERVICE/
It means comfortable
and convenient tinlns
and a pleasant trip. Ask
Katy's agent about rates.
IN MYSTIC CIRCLES
L'Mt.HTS OK fVTHiAS l.<'l.i.K-I mx
**■ Lodg* No. a, im-eu ever* Mouda\ evri ■
«t Masonic Kail O VI Sholl, C. C.
Clarbnck Taylor,' K of R and \
a. lu ev.-ij iirji ami Uti.-u
1 uei.ua>• of each oh nil, ln the Kil< A
Kowsv) bunding. wm Owkn k k
THkO GUUCC, Sea'y
(j. A I' —Meets second Tuts. a\ of each
iii on in ai 7:30 p. in. In 1 u. o. K. ball
K. L Gilmore, Ad).
It W. bKIXNim, u.
{jAKi'KMtlO, UNION—Meets ever\ Sstur-
dtt) evening ► i p. m. in W. c. T L'„ ball
C. J. Hodges. R^Vecreur^"'
pRATKRNAI. AIO ASsOCIATI N COUNCIL
|A. AI. Brock. Pres.
Address Miss Sue F^cklei*"* l'AC,CI-,£ - Sec'y.
No. .'os Corner c. «ud Hast Bd'wy,
THu «.'«.AHTINDSSY MUSKOGEE HIVE--
Muskogee Chanter N.i s ii si
M1 **<* *■ i.unijl!, NO , A. F a A M
■:3°on .icond
cation- aeoond rTdnj t! Juoi * oun>°" -
ORikskl. s„crelH£ S'« M-
mi.iH.V i. c — Meet* first
Mens'hair KhVo,' ""rh k<d
M. K. l"KM,NGkvrcHU1JN"ERGK8- |,re",denl-
ASTakrKtCVA'"rKH NO' ° «• * -KeK„.
welcome d*V May* members
Mr.5 An«_H. Uod.on MS,e''.;ar*t' P°PC' W* *
btone Masons' International Union
meetSL,D Red Men'e ^11 every
Monday night.
Presldent.
MIKE 8TEPCHECH. Secretary.
A. O. U. W. Lodge, No7~43T~meeti
Friday evening of each week in Red-
men's hall, over Court House, at 8
o'clock. ChaB. Suken, M. W.; W. E.
Abney, recorder.
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERI-
Camp 1714. Meeting night
every Tuesday night in Red Men's
hall. Chris Silberhomn, V.C.
Geo. Merriman, Banker.
MUSKOGEE COUNCIL No 2, r7& 8.
a ♦ in stated assemblies on
first Thursday of each month at 7-30
P. m and after the Chapter has
closed Annual Assembly meets first
Thursday in December.
7 T WT i Ir.f £• Kirklan<l, T. I. M.
fj. r. Walrond, Recorder.
MUSKOGEE COMMANDRY No. 1,
K. T. Stated Conclaves first Wed-
nesdays at 7:30 p. m. Annual In
December. Visiting fraters cour-
teously welcomed.
v ^aP°leon **. Maxey, Commander.
£•■ T. Walrond, Recorder.
IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN
d each Wednesday sleep in
Red Men s hall, third story of court
M°U£e"n* s B" R' DuBois- Sachem.
M. E. Dfeming, C. of R.
Muskogee Encampment 7, I O O
F. Meets every first Saturday night In
each month in Masonic Hall corner
Broadway and Second street.
w u ™ v. J- H" g<>wen, C. P.
W. B. Durham, Scribe.
WOODMAN'S CIRCLE — Muskogee
Grove No. 5—Meets on every sec-
ond Tuesday afternon at 3 o'clock
and every fourth Tuesday evening at
8 o'clock in each month at W. C T
U. building.
o r, „ ^ate Barling, Guardian.
Sal lie E. Robison, Clerk.
Visiting members cordially invited.
Canton Wagoner No. 1,1. 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.
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 and 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.
Subscribe to the Muskogee Phoe-
nix.
Muskogee Lodge No. 25 meets
every Tuesday night ln Masonic Han
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 ln
W. C. T. U. Hall. Visiting members
are always welcome.
J. M. STOUT, Com.
E. H. WILSON. R. K.
AT THE CHURCHES
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH—Bi-
ble school at 9:45 a. m. every
Lord's 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 e^ery 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—S.
Fourth St. Regular services
every Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Sunday School 10 a. m.
REV. A. B. PERRY, Rector.
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