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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01
CATTLE CASE SETTLED.
Territorial Inspector Compromises
Woodward County Affair.

Guthrie, o. T., July 3l.-Secretary
Thomas Morris of the Oklahoma live
stock sanitary commission received a re-
port from r. II. Hahn, territorial cattle
inspector at Woodward. stating that the
Pittenger- Nanker case for violation OF
the federal quarantine law had been set
tied. the defendants being fined $1eo.
with the costs assessed against them.
fine and costs aggregating $40. and the
herd OF cattle released from custody.
II will be remembered that r. B. Pit
tenger and his partner were arrested
about the 2oth of the present month for
a violation of the quarantine law last
March. The herd OF cattle numbering
about 100 head. was driven from Blaine
county to Woodward county. the inten-
ton of the owners being to take the
stock to Beaver county In Woodward
county the cattle were inspected by a
deputy Inspector appointed to inspect this
particular herd The cattle were foand
free from infection. but the charge Of
violating the federal law still held against
the owners The owners employed a firm
Of attorneys TO take their case. the re-
suit being that the owners pleaded guilty
to the charge and they were fined and
the costs assessed against them.
Federal Inspector L. J. Allen and Ter
r:toTial Inspector Hahn went to Wood
ward to take care Of the case against
the cattleulen. both men having been in
struInental in securing evidence rela-
tive to the violation Of the federal law
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01
CATTLE STEALING CASES.
VIII Gilbert Has Been implicated
With Neis Eta.

Norman. O. T., July 31.-Will Gilbert,
implicated with Nels Eta in cattle steal
ing cases In the Chickssaw country, has
been brought here from the Seminole ma
ton by Deputy Sheriff Snow.
a year or more ago Ed johnson lost
some fine cattle from his ranch and upon
investigation found out that three col
ored men and bunch of cattle had been
seen some two miles north Of Noryaan n.
He at once notified Sheriff Smith, who.
with a posse. started at once in pursuit
They ran upon the men about five miles
northeast of town. but all three sue
ceeded in making n good escape. after
exchanging many shots with the offlcers.
Gilbert says he thinks the officers have
got his name mixed with another. that
he has never been In this part OF the
country before, and that be does not
know Neis Eta. but the officers are pref
ty sure they have the right man.
Eta is now confined in the Ardmore
jail. charged with similar Orfense and Is
considered one OF the worst desperadoes
in the two territories
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eLAcKWELL'S FESTIVAL.
Prospects for Grand Time Are Grow
ing Brighter Each Day.

Blackwell, o. T.. July S1.-The pros
poets for a big time herein Blackwell
during the first week IN September grows
brighter each day. says the Sun. The
business men of the city have donated
libera1ly 10 the fund, so that today the
amount subscribed is nearly double the
total amount raised for the street fair
last year.
Red Warinner who is managing the
matter, is now in st. Louis closing the
contracts with some first-class attrac-
tions.
The electrical display alone will be
worth coming many miles 10 see, while
looping the loop" one Of the attrac-
tiOns booked. is said to be the most
sensational act before the public today
Within a few days the pictorial adver-
tising paper VIII arrive and De distrib-
uted throughout Oklahoma and southern
Kansas.
This is going to be the big~event of
the season. Excursion trains will be run
from as far south as Vernon. Texas.
and the city expects one hundred tfous-
and visitors during her carnival week
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01

900 capital stock. The incorporstors arr
\. ]. Biddison OF Pawnee. i. : Skel-
ton and Luther fVrKTns OF ConcyvHle.,
Kan.
The Arkansas Valley Towusite COM
pany Of Oklahoma city. with 81. .cs,. capt
tal stock. The iRce-porators arr c. &.
Jones of Oklahoma CITY John D. Linden.
Edmund FTaatz and H. IL watkins ot
Enid J. = .yyooIsey ~ Perry. C. 2 Shcp-
ard and ". l.. Essieton of Pawn~c.
Tho fowler Grocer company OF II
Reno. with -So.coo capital stock TAe Ia
corporators are " & To~ler. J. \ La
Bryer and l.. Rardin-
The Aultnsn Threshev and EaRinc
company cf WIlasingion. Del xith
sl5aDo capital stock. The stockholdeFs
are William A Lvach and Jay ~. CoEaa
Of Canton. o.. Ralph a.. I.upten II MI
mniSfoR. With J. il Evesset ar Okla
hOma City as territorial agent
Notarfal commissions Verr ISSUED to-
day 10 ". :. Russell of snyder ChSs-
"a. Bridges OF keystoue and Yinnio
Lamb OF Oklahoma city.
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$500. The city having an option on the
dam and water at 5000 and to pay the
Perry Milling company 500 per month. for
the use of the water, this will be a saw
ing to the city of 81 900, as the city faith
ers had been paying $500 per annum
for lights and pubic wafer.
There are several fine springs IN the
vicinity of Perry, which. by piping. viii
give Perry plenty of pure. wholesome
water, and while the city officials den' 1
say much the people expect TO secure
something better in the way Aof water
than they have had for the past fve
or six years
z. j. Ceyle & Co. paid out for wheat
two checks today amounting to Ss-zz-
This money goes TO farmers having leases
IN the Otoe country R. F. Browning
getting a,222 for 2, 100 Ebusf,els of wheat
and S. P. Pope getting $500 for 5.eo0
bushels of wheat Perry is paying top
prices for wheat and other produce and
during the month of july marketed one
hundred thousand bushels of wheat of q
very fine quality Seme of it tested as
high as 81 pounds. and is equal or better
than the wheat marketed IN fssl The
small fruit crop is already beginning TO
move and one farmer is shipping a truck
lead of peaches 20 a Kansas City COM
mission firm today.
Perry's Commercial Club band gave
concert last night, appearing for the first
time IN splendid new uniforms. The band
boys are the pride of Perry.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01
Miss Hensel Swallowed Paris Green
and Died of the Poison.

Guthrie. 0. T.. July S1-The Pawnee
Times-Democrat relates the following
particulars of a tragedy in Dixie. town
near that city:
The home of Mr. and Mrs Mcclure
living near Dixie. in this county. was the
scene of tragedy last Wednesday that
marked the closing of lfes drama for
Miss Luiu Heusel. the eighteen-year-old
niece of Mrs. Mcclure. Miss HenssI had
been visiting Mrs Mcclure for about two
months. her home being i'm Dallas Tex
Nothing Out OF the ordinary was noticed
In the sirls actions. except that recently
she had seemed TO have periods OF des-
pondency She rarely tized about her
affairs. and. with the exceptions noted.
she went about her daily duties in good
spirits and apparently happy
On last Tuesday 4ss,i "Wednesday Miss
HsQsei- gg.ss es9ee.ally down hearted, and
-resrrIrtei at one time that she would
Just as soon be-dead TO 1--we No great
Importance was attached to the remark
BY those who heard her. it being ascribed
10 the fact that she had not recoive ed
any letter recently from her bethrottea.
and ever, body thinking IL only another
temporary stack OF the blues But after
The men folks had all gone 10 the town
lot drawing AT keystone on Wednesday
morning leaving only Mrs. Mcclure al
home. Miss Hensel secured some Paris
green. which had been used for kiITng
insects on plants by the NIcClures. ana
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01
HINT OF CORRUPTION.
Oil Inspector Ashton Viii investigate
the Affair

the Affair.
Guthrie, o. T., July Sl--The Riehardson
Lublieating comRa ny of Quincy. Ill, in
letters to Territorial Oil Inspector F. a.
Ashton protests against the action OF
former Inspector John II. Dillon in con-
demning forty barrels of oil belonging &
70 the company at Weatherford. The
company suggests that if some action is
not taken TO relieve the situa ton the
attention of Governor. Ferguson will DE
called 10 the matter.
In February the Richardson company
shipped sixty barrels of oil to Weather
ford. having -heen- consigned to the Nc
Cord-Collins Mercantile company of Ok
lahoma City. Deputy Inspector Enochs
inspected the oil and rejected and con-
demned forty harrals. and these .bafrals
have been at. Weatherford since that
time. The company states that a certain
dealer was offered se5 by representative
of the Standard Oil company TO refuse
the oil and that they are prepared TO
prove the statement IL it becomes Aeces-
sary.
The letter received by Mr.. Ashton is
the first intimation he has had concerning
the oil and next week he will make a
trip to weatherford to inspect the forty
l.or cf nil
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01
MADE A CONTRACT.
Blackwell VIII Continue to Bore for
Oil or Gas.

Guthrie, o. r., Jnly s1--The city coun-
Gil. this week virtually agreed 10 make
a contract with the Blackwell Gas and
Mining company to drill for artesian wa
ter, says the Blackwell Times Record
This will enable the. company 10 put
dewn probably two more holes and il is
hoped that by thai time gas or nil vii DE
located. There is no question but that
Blackwell is in the center of the gas and
oil field. and all needed is TO get down
praba bly, something over 2.ooo feet. The
present company has spent over Saeo
in prospecting and with little Or no
success, but majority of the stock
holders are so confident that they are
Hing TO spend as much again in develop
ing the field. Ne good gas or oil field
was ever developed without prospecting,
and everything has been very encourag-
ing from the start.
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FENCING LANDS.
Three Men Arrested Charged With
Trespassing.

South McAlester. ]. T. July 31--yester-
day at Atnka. before Commissioner Rails,
three men named HayhGrst- Young aad
Mcmillan we're bound over 10 await the
action OF the grand jury. charged with
fencing or setting on Indian lands Dt--
trict Attorney wilkins appeared for the
government The men were aTFaigned
under an Old indian Law which prohibits
the settling OF intruders on IadisE-arop-
erty-
The pasture men had attee- sections
of land under fence when arrested Their
scheme was to go tn places where TIE
Indians had pas,ure under fence and
where a gap OCCURRED between the pros
rectf~e ziiotnasnts BY running three
wire fencss and making ccn7ecfions Win
the fences 90 the Indians the white men
would tins gain chap pasture Roads
and railroad crossings were fenced WITH
ous reserve The fellows were eSuna
o--er - await the actson 81 the grS71
tury ard gave a bond for Se Zach
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01
ENID PUPILS NEED ROOM.
School Board Has Asked for a Bond
Election

Enid, o. T.. July S1.-The school board
met and passed a resolution authorizing
the mayor TO call special election fol
the purpose of voting s20.009 in bonds for
the erection of another public school
building
According to the last school census Enid
has 2,l0o school children. says the Events.
OF that number it is expected that at
least 1.500 will be in regular attendance
at school. Each room is supposed to
contain forty pupils, but by crowdtns
80 pupils can be accommodated to the
room. With fifty pupils to the room
thirty rooms will be required. Enid now
has two brick school buildings with eight
rooms each. and three shacks with two
rooms each, making total of twenty
rooms
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DRY AS A CHIP.
Past Week Disastrous to Those Sell
inu .Beerine" and "Uno."


South McAlester. /. T., July A.-District
Attorney wilkins stated today that the
central judicial district is now as dry as
a chip. AS far sis. knodn5 there is not
a dealer in intoxioaHts in the district
now operating, The past week has been
disastrous one. TO the fellows who
were selling such limitations at ',"Beerine7
and "Uno."
District Attorney Wilkins said:
Il have Just returned from a trip to
Durant. Hugo, Boswell City, Fort Tow
son, Garvin and other small towns in
the Central district, and find. that the
traffic in liquors is now stopped and the
Central is now as dry as chip.
..At Hugo, which was the headquar-
ters for the -Uno and 'Beerine' distrib-
uting agents, I found a carload of
''Beerine" on the tracks untouched. and
billed back to the brewery. All of the
joints aye closed tight.
Commissioners Pollan, at Poteau, has
rendered us great assistance. When the
jointists at Hugo were arrested and
brought before him he held them TO the
grand jury. 1 have made up my mind
to stop this wholesale traffic in intoxi-
cants. and so far / have succeeded
believe the Central district is now the
,dryest place in the Indian territory"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01
Atlantic City, Cape May and Sea-
Shore Resorts

can be comfortably reached via Niagara
Falls if the through trains Grand Trunk
I.ehigh Valley Chicage-New York route
are taken advantage Of Convenient ter
minals in all important cities; magnificent
scenery. Descriptive literat ture, time
tables and full information regarding
route viii be furnished by advertising
department. Grand Trunk railway system.
I35 Adams street. Chicago. Geo. w. Vaux.
A G. 2. & r A
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01
MARRIED AT SIGHT.
Groom Wore a Bow of Red Ribbon, as
Did the Bride

Guthrie. O. T. July S1.-Robert II. Fore.
Of Springvale township. this county. aged
5 years. ard Mrs Ellen D. Huston, of
Augusta. Kan. aged 6 years, we're mar
ried here yesterday afternoon ny Probate
Judge Goodrich. The two people had
never met until yesterday, and tue mar
riage was arranged by mutual acquaint-
ances. a correspondence following which
resulted in the ceremony yesterday.
Mr.. Fore went 10 the Santa Fe sta
ton yesterday to meet his brie-tc-be
He was wearing 4 little bow OF red rib
bon on his cost. and Mrs. Huston was
10 wear a bow of red ribbon. The two
people met on the station platform and
immediately went 70 the probate judges
nffice
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01
LIGHTNING EPISODE.
New House Was Selected for the
ThunGerboit.

Blackwell, .. T. July Sl.-Wednesiay
evening during the thunder and lightning
episode that resulted in a sprinkle. the
new house OF George Turvey. just south
Of town. was struck By lightning The
electric fiuid struck rue on the build
ing and ran down the valley 10 the
southwest corner. where II frolicksd
around d while. and tors out a window.
and set the house on fire. which was
quickly extingulshed before il had time
10 dc much damage The fue was dam
AGED FOR several feet.
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time keeper. and collected and paid out
money 10 hands just as he could get
hold OF IL Mr. Hutchinson assumed no
liability. working only under instructions
from Peter. & Caldwell. The machine had
besn running behind every day. with 70
chance of paying out AS a matter OF
fact, there was no money owing Miller
from the machine when he and Woods
attempted 10 collect from and started the
row NTH Hutchinson. There is some
tion as to who. did the stbbing but suf-
dcient GAUGE was shown 10 bind Woods
over. Miller has left the country. the
officers say. skipping out the night Of th-
trouble
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01
srRYcHNlNe POISONING.
Ycunr Married Woman az Hydro
Takes II ry sistske.

Ceary. O T. July 5i-Arls Bis1ons
Rrzdsey. yosag married vcrzaa ressciag
AZ Hydro. died very Suddenly here On
"Wednesday afternoon as r-s-af OF
strych-lne poisoning. afrs. Brafsey- zc-
cozpzaIec by her brother, f-f- nezse for
the purpose or meeting the remains CT
h-r father. which we're set-g s,srp~c frcr1
.he north 10 N>tford fer f---rrn~-i- At
cBe CT the stz.io-s west u ,esss city srs-
Bradley soo1xht xtst xhe s-7Yo>ec ~1s
<zzsu ss.z-rss~ of DrTDsfas Tor u
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01
PeRRY.s PROGRESS.
City VIII Take Charge of Water
Works odzy

Perry. O. T.. July Sl.-Augllst the city
of Perry takes charge OF the eaecfrrn
plant and the wstsrworks- These de-
sartrneats of the city wa be IN charge
~ the city clerk. r 2 Bssch- Walter
Z. I.srsh. who has been sG2erinteEaert
for the Perry Water. I4ght and ice con-
pzny for sonle unse. has resigue6-
The water ard light plant was pur-
chased from the above company fer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01
INCIDENT is CLOSED.
No Criminal intent Is Alleged in These
Cases

Watonga. o. T. July S1.-As a result OF
the work of Expert Accountant G. "
Bruce. who checked up the books in the
various county offices. ex-Sherif w II.
Phillips and J. F. Kinney made settle
ment with the county this week Phil
lips turned over $3.50 and Kinney S46.es.
being settlement in fun. Until the ex-
animation of the books II was believed
that these amounts belonged to the Of
ficials as fees. AS far as can be ascer-
tained there was no criminal intent il
either case. and the settlement with the
county closes the incident.
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purpose Of uuietfng her nerves When
she reached Geary the woman took por-
ton of the drug and few minutes lateS
was suffering intense pain. Physicians
were summoned. but could not save her
life. Before expiring Mrs Bradley was
conscious and made serious charge
against the woman In the drug 'stcre-who
sold her the poison. 1t is probable that
the matter viii be thoroughly -investi-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01
NAMES DELEGATES.
They May Attend Transn1'ssissippl
Conuress AZ Seattle This Month.

Congress AZ Seattle This Month.
Guthrie. o +. Iaiy 81 .--Goysraos T. y.
Ferguson today named delegate frusn
Oklahoma 20 the fourteenth session -
the Trans Mississippi Commercial co.,
gress which meets sn seattle. August
1s-n Tire deleFates are as foiio,Ts. g.
p. Ame-. Oklahoma city. q. shepard.
pavnee: J. "a. Southland FerrF T q
Williams. Newkiris; = p. fsoY uton. KiuK-
fisher: r g. Browniee. ralesa. Goorse
r. McKinnia shawaee: J. T. Hafaon.
I.awfon. u. L Iarsh Norman.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01
DIRECTORS MEET.
w. w. eierce Succeeds Columbus
Pierce as President

Oklahoma City. o T. July 3l.-At a
meeting of the board ~ director OF the
Southwestern Cotton oil company YES
terday morning. Columbus Bierce ~
signed as president of the company and
~ W Bierce was elected 70 succeed
him The latter having resigned a. vice
yreside,4t Charles a. vc~e was elected
to succeed him
Mr and Nrs Vose come from Clinton.
Iowa. to make Cklaissu7a city their fu-
t1re home
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01
ROUTINE WORK.
Two Members Of the Live Stock Com
mission Hold Meeting.

Guthrie o. T.. July aI.-Two metul'ers
of the Oklahoma live stock comaissios
met here today 70 take up routine Fnat-
t-rs owing 20 the enforced abssn3e %
president w r. Bolton % Woodward the
Beaver county quarantine ristter ( vas
not discussed Another meeting Wy %
held here on the sth ~ August and ~
that time some definite action tevSard
raising the quarantine will be taken(
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01

Guthrie. o. r.. July p Secretary J. n.
Thoburn. of the Territorial ioasi -
Agriculture. has returned rem Tisho-
rnlnFo J. T. where - af'sadrl fhs
arst local Farmers institute .n the in@
dfan territory. Secretary TholaIrg states
that afty farmers belong % The pr<sg-
lyaFtnu
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01
MISSOURI MULES.
They Have Taken a Disease Into the
Territory.

Guthrie, o. T, July a.-The Oklahoma
Live Stock Sanitary commission has Is
sued orders that valuable jack be-
longing 10 John Miller, at Acton. this
county. be killed on account Of maladie
du colt DR.. a. W. Sanders, of Okla
horna City. made an inspection OF the
animal. and recommended that the same
be destroyed 1t is reported To the board
that a number of cases exist in the ter
ritory, and in each instance II can be
traced TO mules and Jacks brought here
from Missouri.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-01
THREE NEW COUNTIES.
District Attorney Speed Is in Kiowa
County.

Guthrie, o. T., July 31.-United States
District Attorney Horace Speed is in
Kiowa county for the purpose OF inves-
tigsting the charges of fraud against
county officials In the letting of bridge
contracts and the construction of the
same. This investigation includes the
three new counties and is made at the
direct request of the department of jus
tice at Washington Engineers recently
looked into the situation and the last in
vsstigation is fer the purpose OF securing
evidence to be used in prosecuting Ger
tain officials If it should be decided ad-
-visable TO bring cases against them.
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WOODS is HELD.
There is Some Question as to Who
Did the Stahblnn.

Pawnee. o. T. July 31.-The preliminary
OF j. f. Woods was held last Friday ard
the gentleman bound over 10 await the
action of the grand jury. Mr.. Woods is
the man charged with stabblng Thomas
Hutchinson some tow weeks ago in the
porthvest part Of town. says the Times
Democrat From tire evidence offered it
seems that Ar. Hutchinson did net en-
pIoy woees and Tom Miller but was
s;r,ply working for Peter & Caldwell a.
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In Automobiles.

Guthrie. 0. T. July u.-w. T. Beeks
and R. - Truelock. Of e Reno. with a
party OF friends arrived here this evening
in automobiles. The party has been max
ing tour OF this part Of the territory,
and VIII return 10 El Reno Sunday.