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Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-12-13
Best Route for Kansas City and St. Loui.

Two trains daily via the Union Pacific.
Solid track, quick time, perfect equip
ment. Tourist sleepers Denver to Kan
sas City only $3.50 per double berth. See
your local agent or address E. R. Griffin.
general agent, Denver.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-12-13

R. c. Lundy, of Utah, has been in the
district this week looking after his many
interests.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12
TO CURE q COLD IN ONE DAY
This S. n
FIRE Al GEARY.
Half 4 Block OF Business Houses De-
stroyed.

Guthrie, Q. T., Dec. IA telephone
message was received at O'Clock las
evening stating that big ire was in
progress which threatened the entire city
OF Geary. Later reports indicate that
about half a block of the business sec
ton was destroyed.
The fire is reported to have originated
in hotel The portion Of the block
consumed lies opposite the Geary hotel,
and was burned from the alley 70 the
corner building, which remained intact.
The following is a list OF those sus-
tanning losses: 4. NJ. Troop secondhand
store, loss $500; II. \. Owings & Son, con
fectionery. $500; J. w Cunningham. see
ond-hand store. $3.50: c. S. Johnson. ho-
tel. $1,000; Chas. AIarchman. restaurant.
500; John D. Bender saloon. $500; II. ".
BOice. confectionery, $3.50
J. II. Garvey's stock of groceries was
badly damaged. His building was in the
line of the fire and 1t seemed for a time
that it was sure to burn. The stock was
carried into the street. but fortunately
the building was not destroyed Several
others were damaged considerably and It
Is 4iard TO estimate the true amount of
damage at this time The origin of the
fire is not known, but it is supposed to
have been caused by one Of the rooners
at the Central hotel accidentally setting
fire to his bed clothes. About one-half.
the loss was covered by insurance
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12
TAMPERlNG WITH LOCKS
Strange Man Found Providing Around
Hobart .gafi

Hobart. Q. T. Dec 1f.-I.ast night
about O'Clock q strange man was seen
prowling around the county fail tam
pering with the locks. relates the News
Republican. lie was seen by a little girl
who spoke 70 him and he Immediately
left. The officers were notified and
a watch was kept or the jaH. IN about
an hour the stranger returned and at-
tempted 20 climb over the ha rricade at
the rear Of the jail He was h.t over the
head by one Of the officers and then land
ed inside 70 mediate The man IS thought
70 be a party who was intent upon nber-
ating a couple Of pickpockets who were
brought Up from Snyder d1v or two
ago and lodged in the county 5aI
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12
IcE cREAM coMPANY.
Large Capital Invested in an Okla
homa Enterprise.

Guthrie O. r.. Dec. 1.-THE second ice
cream company OF Oklahoma CITY. Of
which Wichita mon are directors. has
been chartered 10y She secretary of the
territory OF Oklahoma. Articles OF in
corporation were issued today To the Ok
lahoma Dairy and Ice Cream company
The directors are: y. Euemmoh Of St
Lofts Fred Bissantz of Wichita w NJ
Bruce af oklahoma City John wood of
Oklahoma City and Ora Parrett of Wich-
ita
The other ice cream company of Oklaho-
ma city recently organized is that OF
the Steffeu-Bretch house cf Wichita
The company chartered TO-DAY has
capital OF $4,000 1t win erect a plant
and carry on a business IN sweet cream
and ice cream.
1t VIII he seen here that the name Of
Ruemmeh Of St Louis occurs. This ST.
Louis capitalist IS Investing consideTabl7
of his money in oklahoma. as are other
eastern capitalists who can see great
things sor Oklahoma in The future II
was but day before Yesterday that Ruem-
melfs name vas SISTED in the board OF di-
rectors of an Oklahoma company.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12

he took her on his lap and was talking
to her, and when she started to leave
him, tried 10 detain her fer a moment.
The child insists that the man attempted
Il hold her by the arm, and when she
cried out, put his hand over her mouth
He was in this position when several
Iaen, passing from the silors. saw him
and took the child away. beating Moler
badly before Policeman John Lain could
interfere and arrest the man. The child
says Moler made no attempt to rape her
though she does not understand what
such an action means clearly, and the
man IS so frightened that he can give no
clear explanation OF MS actions.
He was taken to Justice Smiths Office.
where Constable Jim Martin read a war
rant charging with wiki assault, AMI
then took charge Of him. Tho justice sad
constable gave the understanding that the
man was taken 10 Tecumseh. and 10 ons
nolested him. 1nis morning he was ar
raigned. but so frightened was ne that ne
merely wanted to be lodged IN the county
Jail. and Justice Smith transferred the
case 10 Probate Iuoge Pendleton. sending
the man at once to Tecumseh II
greater ofense than the assault is proven
against him. the judge VIII sentence him
for the greater offense-
Considerable excitement was aroused
by the act, and violence might have been
dcne the man had It been known ne vas
in the city, even this morning"
TO CURE p COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo-Quini1e Tablets.
This ~~. on every
signature OIa&svv-z.~ box. sc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12
IKE ANDERSON JAILED
Mrs, SIann Charges Him with At
femnted Criminal AseauIf.

Lawton, 0. T.. Dec. 11.-Isaac Anderson
has been bound over to the grand Jury
and his bond hved at S. ooo The defend
ant failed to give the bond and in de-
fault was sent to the county jaif
Isaac Anderson lives at Waiter and IS
carpenter by trade Near him live Tr
and Mrs. Mann. on November IS Mrs
Nora Mann charges that Isaac Anderson.
while her husband was down in Texas
nade criminal assault. ard that she se-
cured gun and drove him from the
house
The carpenters story Is that he waited
on Mrs. Mann while she was sick and
that be made no assault However. Judee
Widmer believed the testimony of Mrs.
Mann and put Anderson under q bond Of
81 600
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12
ALLEGED ATTEMPTED ASSAULT.
One James Noler in Serious Trouble
a. Shawnee

Shawnee. @. T Dee. 1.-THE News has
the following account q an alleged at
tempted assault IL this city:
sunday afternoon man apparently
about s5 or g years OF age. who later
e-ve his name Is James a.oler. narrowly
escaped serious harm at the hands of a
number IF rcsidents ard passers-by near
thr Chectaw freight depot
afoicr claims to have worked in this
city fo- some dsrs. hut was conpa-a-
tive stranger here Sunday afteraocu he
vas on the freight depot platform. When
o small sirI aEed ahout Years Who is
the daughter of 2IrS. Alexander. who
Ives in the west part n the city near tAe
depot came un to hin and as - claims.
asked hina or nickel He had noticed
the chI.d Saturday znd conseou emily knew
her again lie says n 2 friendly spir.c
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12
JONES is IN JAu
Indicted by GTand jury for Setting
Fire - ~ alter.

Guthrie .. T.. Dec n.-Tho News ~
Lawton has the foilowing. y Jones of
Walter is row in 5ail Ee was indla ted
by the last grand jury for setting fire o.
Walter lie was aFraigned ard his o1ra
fixed st $50 rhes h. promised - give.
ana the officers allowed him - 5ailrnel
20 Waiter for thst purpose Ee returned
not With tn, hoad. and 50 Deputy SheriT
Walker went down. arrested him. i-olEht
him here and PCT him in jail L s. said
that The bond vii b. arfanEesi.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12
Or. Lyons
PERFECT
Tooth Powder
Used by peopl9 Of efinemenr
Cor Oyer q quartar Of a century
LAWS COST AND DELAY.
Suit Over an Old Horse Goes to Su-
nrene Court.

Guthrie. O. r.. Dec IA case that is
for blood and not Tor cash. as Clerk
Hegler of the supreme court expressed it,
has been carried mp from the district
court of Canadian county 20 the supreme
court OF Oklahoma. The case VIII cost
the parties I'm Il five times as much as is
directly involved Is is entitled: Geo.
Still. plaintiff in error. versus John Can
non, defendant iu error The fight IS for
the possession OF a grey horse, q car
Tisge and ot Of single harness.
The outfit originally belonged to =. T.
Still IN attachment was brought
against Il by a man who aiiesed that b.
ror in this case. owed him some money.
executed the attachfaent bat left the
Deen al the time. In the meantime II is
alleged in the petition, Mrs. 3. +. Still
ordered the liTeTyman over the phone TO
turn the horse over to George StH. as
they owed him a certain amount Of mon
e. and would pay par5 of it in this way.
The case then assumed a different as
poet and 3. T. Still was Iefs out Of the
trouble III became a fight between the
sheriff. who Claimed il as having been
turned over 10 him 10y his brother. Judge
Irwin rendered decision i'm IaVor Of the
sheriff ano so George StiH brings the
case 10 the supreme court and asks that
the former judgment be set aside and ono
rendered in his favcr. His principal cause
OF appeal is that the constructive deliv-
cry Of the horse to him was not consid-
cred justly by the district judge.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12
mAxwELL FOR SPEAKER.
Yukon Man May BE Factor In Race
az Guthrie.

Fl Reno, O. T. Dec u-TIon. Bert
Maxwell of Yukon. viii probably be a
candidate for speaker OF the lower house
Eert had no notion Of running for the
sLtion. bat his friends on the west side
have written him a number Of letters
asking him. If elected. IL he viii con-
trol the lower house. and as the west
side has nine votes and the east side
only 9ve It IS a pretty sure thing that the
sreaker VIII Be from the west side.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12
BLUE-EYED
MAIDEN CAUSES TROUBLE IN
WICHITA HOME.
Wife Seeking information of Re-
caIcitrant Husband.


Guthrie. o. T., Dec. 1.-THE Lawton
News says:
Yesterday Chief Of Police Thomas re-
ceived a letter from Wichita. Kansas.
signed Mrs. Myers. which tells a sad story
Tie lady has lost her husband ard wants
to find him at once
An officer was detailed on the case. but
vas unable to locate the missing man
lie is known here to several but no one
has lately seen him
The letter in part. says, Il am Iert
with broken heart. and / can only write
to you to see if 1 can get any info-ma-
tion. Ny husband left on the 18th of this
month. He run off with my hired giri.
and | thought that he might be in your
town because he has a sister that has a
claim
My husbands weight is 200. smooth
tSce. a scar on one cheek. and his teeth
in front are bridge work Of gold. The
girl he ran off with is a blue-eyed. good
looking maiden. He right name IS Nell
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12
Reduced Rates for Christmas and New
Year Holidays.

The Niclle Plate read will sell tickets
December q. . and 81. 1902. and January
1st. 1893. at rate Of a fare and a third for
The round trip. to any point located in
Central Passenger Association territory.
eood returning to and including January
2nd. 1858 Pullman service on all trains.
individual club meals. ranging in price
from 35c 10 800. served in dining cars
Address John Y. Callahan. General Agent.
li2 Adams St. Chicago. for particulars.
Chicago city ticket office. IL Adams St.
depot. Harrison ST and 5th avenue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12
NIKE m BAD FIX
story ofa Gentle man y ho made ae-
FiGrc a. Farrhu-.

Suthrte o. T. -tr 1h B--r-o1
Nsxs gtes the follow rs 81 i,s h--0-
stories
re old saysu- -thess are u-nrs saE
q kzH : dog thzn - eaeks tsrr - Death
q bot butte vaS APPLY ni1strtted last
-ighs n Tie psllce st4t.ga. 4se po-lSe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12
FOUND WIFE DEAD.
Horrible Sight Neets . McLoud Hus-
hsrfs Caze

Guthrie. @ IT, Dee 11-The Shawnes
Herald reports that irs T w smith
Who lived 1lt thr uiss southeast
of olci.r-a. was io1ad dead n ker bed
the o1her wc~rt-E She retired 81 appar-
ently rs eood neslts rs usaal lhe .sht
before ana tae urst thst Asr husband
knew ~ her Sudden death was When be
called her af-er makinE the Gre lu rhe
Irsorcias- After ceiling her Eew -ires
ana 1ot getting al answer he went 70
The tea turned down She cover and was
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12
AN IMME MENSE
INCREASE IN
INDUSTRIES
Guthrie Now Leads in Manu-
featuring Plants.
OKLAHOMA CITY NEXT
In Three Years the Gains Have
Been rs Per Cent.

Guthrie. o. r.. Dec. lin three years
the manufacturing industries of oklahoma
have Increased by IS per cent or three
1curths. This alone is proof Of the won
Cerm Development OF the territory.
Jn Governor Barnes report for 1883. he
reported 20 the secretary Of the interior
that there were Isl manufacturing estab-
uShments In the territory, employing
lgz1 HANDS. ia Governor iters lson 3 last
leport the number OF establishments are
placed At 23l and the nam9er Of hands
employed ut sal. From these figures il
can ha seen that ia three years. 100 manu-
factories hars hecn started. over one
thousand additional persons have found
employment ia these.
The above figures include simply the
manufactures The wholesale houses are
treated under q differ MT head. ia 1885
thcre were SIS wholesale houses. employing
So hands. Today there arc 30 whole
sale houses employing 9-9 hands. This
while the increase il his lire of business
ST. Oklahoma has not equalled that Of
manufactures there has been an increase
l. The three years or thiTty-nine whole
sale houses.
lu 1see oklahoma City led all The other
cities or the territory in The number of
Tnauufaotuing establishments. having
twenty-five. while Guthrie had fifteen
and Shawnee ten. This year Guthrie leads
81 this line having fifty manufactures,
Oklahoma Cits having forty-hve.
oklahoma City has always had the larg
CT number of wholesale houses IA 1898
5hat city bad thirty Weathefford eight,
- Reno cieht and Guthrie seven. To-
day oklahoma rity has thirty-seveu.
Guthrie thirts and Enid fourteen. FL
Reno is reported as having seven and
7Fea>nerford bat one
The three new towns have added very
2 natcriaHy 10 the industries of Oklahoma
Hobart Is reported by Governor Fergu-
son as having the third largest number
Of nlanufac cturine establishments i'm Okla
homa. LaUton has three and Anadarko
six
No statistics on these two subjects viii
b. found in any of the reports prior TO
that of 1895 The subject OF manufacture
g dismissed with the explanation that
oklahoma was too young for such in
dustries
How resourceful since then this land
o The Fair God proved herself.
The following mills date back prior to
The manufactori5s and i'm 1898 the gov
cfnor reported that there were twenty
Two such mills IN Oklahoma with an az
gregato capacity Of over 5000 barrels
day. These we're the first statistics given
en- this subject by any governor Of Okla
= ma ln 1893 in one years time this
number increased n thirtv-tire mills with
capacity of 5.llo barrels Today there
are fort7-e.sht Touring mills IN Okla
hema with capacity of SI6e barrelz
IN 1898. Enid led all others In having
4fsa ore e.a a.re.s r.-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12

ing young persons have died Gazeils
Fox. Douglass Murray Marguerite Hack-
cny. Kate Spouner. Levi Morton john
Hedges, Della RunniDe-Circie. Andrew
Arrow Wesley Cgt-fIuEer and Sarah
Lump-Aouth. an with consumption and
Rcd end Rose Cleveland. with other dis
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12
CRASH
WENT AN ENGINE INTO THREE
FREIGHT CARS.
Snorting Monster Laid on its Side in
Guthrie Yards.

Guthrie, O. T.. Dec u.-As the result
of a dense fog this morning big COM
pound engine is on its side down in the
Guthrie Santa Fe Yards. No one was
killed. and the engineer who stood by his
engine escaped miraculously with bat
slight injuries. The fireman of the freight
engine was also slightly bruised about
the head.
The wrec koccurred about 4 o'clock.
The freight from the south was running
fifteen miles an hour wnen it ran into the
freight cars left on the main track by the
switching crew. if is alleged. The big
engine powed its way into the first OF
the three cars. fairly splitting it in two.
The steam monster then dtlved into earth
and lay sH0rting in the ditch so quickly
dug by itself
The wreck has caused y great delay in
the traffic and the passenger train that
was due here this morning at . O'Clock
did not leave here until oclock. The
debris is rapidly being cleared away from
the south part fthe yards where the
affair occurred ana the regular order OF
Things VIII be resumed by night
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12

DISSATISFIED OVER APPRAiSE-
MENT OF THEIR LANDS.

viii Advocate Selling Out 70 the
Government Tor Settlement.
Guthrie. o. IT, Dee. little Chiesa-
saw indians dissatisfied over the an
ucurceme nj by the governments ~ the
praised value Of lands in thcir reeervs-
ton. held q meeting at Miaco and voted
to advocate "a now treaty wi,h the gov
crnmcnt which provides an allotment =
100 acras for each triDesusn. The residue
of lhe land - bc sold % the government
ut tine appraised value This would allow
ail unalottcd lands 20 D. Opened - SET
tl- mcat undcr thc homestead laws.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12
The Nickle 20 e

VIII afford its patrons an opportunity to
take advantage of Iow rates for Christ
mas and New Year holidays by selling
lickets at fare and a third for the round
trio to all points on their line. December
a -. 8, 1892 and January I, 1913. Return
limit including January md, 903.
Through service TO New York City, Boston
and other eastern points. Chicago passcn-
ser station Harrison st. and 9TH avenue.
For further information. address John Y.
Callahan. General Agent u3 Adams St,
Chicago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12
ATTACKED BY \ DOG.
Vicious Animal Lscerates sn El Reno
Gov

II Eeno. O. T., Dec The American
says thar Frank. the HttIe son ~ AR
aa1 Mre Charles EnFie. was severely
furt ty tbesr bulldog yesterday morning.
The httle child was PLAYING in The yard
.rl rot a siirk and struck aad com
rcncad whipping The DOG when Z sprang
sf hin aed grabbed him ~ tie liu anf
isn ard severely tore and lacrrated the
fe-h. i1fict1g On exceedingly painfH
wound
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12

Our baby had throat trouble SO bad he nearly
choked. We rubbed his throat with Omegs oi
and it gave immediate relief hiy uncle also.
finds It the only thing that relieves has d.lEcult
breathing. For sore throat wilh which oar
family is afflicted in winter, noih.ne equal TO
Omega oil can be found CHse- r. nwgaR
700 Jackson Ave, Sew York City.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-12

It IS truthful to say that Omega Oil
has saved children's lives, and it is
Just as truthful to say that lives have
been lost that might have been saved
by Omega Oil.
This On = for grown folks as well as Children It IS
for any and all diseases OF the breathing organs that call
for external treatment
Omega Oil is good for everything linment
Sc ought 10 be good for.
The Washington times., 1902-07-21
SOME IMMIGRATION STATISTICS.

The figures contained statement recently issued by the Ma
tiona Immigration Bureau furnish food for reflection. From this
pears during past fiscal year there increase of 16930
the preceding twelve MONTHS and that of this number
quite sixty per Italy AustIiamgay 1t is
known fact that by far the largest proportion of these immigrants
belong the uned labor class They lind their the aud
public works. budng there need of
the of work for which they fit Coming constantly increasing
numbers follows that they swell the already large contingent OF
poed native abor and BESIDES by increasing the supply of msked
labor tend dp the paid this class of workmgmen Soon
later the Government will be called the bars against
this class of Immigrants the interest of the native aborng
There another aspect of the however which, perhaps
important than the labor phase 1t is notorious that the Italian
and Hungarian inclined American ideas
and customs; the contrary they constitute rule turbulent and
anan element of the population wherever they located
bers But few of them this country with the intention
citizenship settle here permanently There of
eepons but nneyne hundred their aim
cumute sufficient money their respective
tries and live there in comparative afiuence.
The problem of immigration solution, but because of
this very fact demands the careful consideration 1t involves
which the of social system. We af
ford o be careless or indifferent about
The Washington times., 1902-07-21
What Do the People Who
Mutiiate Statues and Works
of Art Do With Their Chips
of Marble and Wood?
RELIC
HUNTERS---
BY L. L.

The been shut of the White House grounds
the worknen and bothered them
sensible and indeed, necessary action, Chicago
paper of the which people of this
of mind carefully collect This question which would be hard
public buildings Washington standing proof that the
desire chip pieces of historic less
The Washington Monument has been defaced by vanda all
walls The reiefs contributed by the differ
have been mutaed by rehmter that makes
blush the public There people this country
whose only object visiting the Venus di Milo would be chip off if
possible the end of her for
What do these people do with their worthless eolecons7 They
do put exhibition. find bit of marble
weed which It's will exhibit part of historic object.
There to be in the mind of the vandal of
of propiey which makes him that would be just the
thing o show off his ilIgotten trophies.
1t possible that such relics thrown after
being secured the collection of them appears be
species of keponana INDUCED the impulse of the Of
such the remodeng of the White House wrong
involved in the cmting except the with
fort of the wormen Probably OF the wrought nails and
other bits of the old building will be shown by the collectors their
children and grandchildren do people who mutiae
and works of do with their chips marble
1t would be interesting to know.
The Washington times., 1902-07-21
THE SMALLPOX REPUBLICS.


military plans made only be abandoned Insurgents
lars hher hhe The entire performance like
South American be without dignity, absolutely
be
hatred political ambition within the of the definition
Intelligent mankind felt
such exhibitions
in
portion Of this half of the world It beyond all understand
why southern neigbos viii persist deal Of
their substance of their blood these family quarre
of which anybody whit better
Morally Uncle Sam has right quiet these smaboy republics by
waopng but politically of he keep his hands
il would gratifying however, if he had doctrine that
them themseve well compes him
protect against the bgby powers of the Old World The South
should put their hnkngeap and what injustice
doing friends by indugng quarrels