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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03
WILL SELL 100000 ACRES.
choctaw and chekasaw Mineral Lands
Segregated.

Washington, D. c., April 3.-Four
hundred and fortyfour thousand acres
OF coal and asphalt land in the Choc-
taw and Chickasaw nations have
been segregated and will be sold This
action Of the interior department viii
give an impetus TO mining and busi-
ness activities dependent on this in
dustry which it has not had hereto
fore. All of the coal lands segregat-
ed arc in the Choctaw nation and the
asphalt lands are in the Chickasaw
country Under section 5S Of the
agreement between the United States
and the Choctaw and Chickasaw In
dians It was made the duty of the sec
retary OF the interior TO ascertain
what lands were principally valuable
because of their coal or asphalt depos-
its. including all lands covered at the
time by leases. and these are to be
sold for the benefit of the Indians
The total acreage the department
should segregate was fixed at " mil
lion, and the department has set apart
the maximum acreage possible. All
coal and asphalt deposits in the cor
porate limits OF any townsite in the
/ territory are to be sold at public auc-
tion, and a similar provision applies
to the coal or asphalt lanas not held
under the lease.
A commission of three members will
conduct the sale OF the Indian terri
tory coal and asphalt land, and tho
sales must be made within three years
after the ratification Of the agreement.
I The commissioners are to be appointed
by the president and each will receive
salary of $4,000 a year, One of the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03

is to be appointed on
the recommendation of the principal
chief OF the Choctaw nation, and an
other on the recommendation of the
governor of the Chickasaw nation.
These commissioners are to be paid
by the Choctaw and Chickasaw ma
tlons The third commissioner will
be paid by the United States. No
tracts exceeding in area a section OF
land under the government survey will
be offered for sale.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03
porT. COUNTY IS GOOD.

No Indicted Prisoners in Jail, for the
First Time.
Oklahoma City, Okla, April g.
Judge B. F. Burwell, who is holding
district court at Tecumseh, was in
the city a few hours yesterday, says
that during the present term of court
he has heard nothing Tut criminal
cases and for the first time in Potta-
watomie county there is not single
indicted prisoner in it's Jail Il will
close the term of Tecumseh next Sat
urday' said the judge, "and will con
yene court at Oklahoma City April T.
and expect to clea- the docket The
court business OF this. the Third dis
trict. N.iil then be in excellent condi-
ton"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03

Rock island and Santa re Merely to
Get Together.

Kansas City. Mo-, April S.--The Star
says u is now believed in railroad
circles that the merger Of interests
of the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific
and the Atchison. Topeka & Stata Fe
railroads means not that sitaor sys
tenn has been bought by the ou'cr. oqt
that an arrangement has been made
for an interchange OF track facilities
and the building of new traoE which
will give both lines the easiest route
practicable to the California coast be
sides giving both lines short cut
between Memphis and San Francisco
and a dirt,t line between Galveston
and San Francisco The Rock Island
viii have the Sc of the Santa Fe rails
from Puerco. thirty.four miles west OF
Albuq'trque to San Francisco. besides
a connecting line between Amarillo.
the present western terminus of the
Choctaw, Oklahoma a. Gulf. now a
Rock Island property and the Santa
Fe main line. The Santa Fe will con
meet with the Rock Island main line
at Liberal. Kas.. by means of a cut-off
from Dodge City on the main lire of
the Santa Fe. The surveys for these
lines have been completed. and the
new trackage with the proposed con
nections was outlined to a reporter
for The Star this morning
The new construction involves build-
ing from Dodge City, Kas, to Liberal.
Kas; from Sara Rosa, N. NJ to
Puerco. ~ NJ, by way of Belen; from
Belen to Ballinger, Tex. by way of
Portales, and from Amarillo to Tu-
cumcari
The connection from Dodge City TO
Liberal admits the Santa Fe to the
Rock Islands El Paso line Thence
the journey viii be on the Rock Island
rails to Santa Rosa. whore a new track
viii take both the Santa Fe and Rocl
Island trains to the Santa Fe main
4 line at Puerco. For the purpose oil
establishing the connection with Mem
phis the Rock Island is row building
from Amarillo to Tucumcari, a point
/ between Santa Rosa and Liberal. on
the Rock Islands El Paso line The
connection between San Francisco and
Galveston will be made by line from
Belen to Ballinger by way of Portales
l.a point on the Pecos Valley line o
the Santa Fe line The cutoff between
Santa Rosa and Puerco will cross th'
Rio Grande at BeIen and get through
Abo pass by means of a tnnnel Th
line will be about 275 miles long B
means OF this line the Santa Fe viii
avoid the 1000 feet difference in alt
tude between La Junta and Albuquei
que
With this new line the Rock Islam
Z and Santa Fe will have the shortes
! line between Chicago and San Frar
cisco by a little less than POO mile
and between Kansas City and Sa
Francisco by about 1870 miles
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03
rAlarYcsNr sTgAk oosr soc

Trenton, N. j. April 3-Mrs Anna
Law OF Spring street cooked so
cent steak this morning with roll
of greenbacks worth $500 Mrs Law
was going TO Philadelphia on a sh3p
ping tour and drew $500 from the
bank She laid the money, which was
..iclosed in an envelope, On table in
the sitting room She decided to break
fast on steak before leaving home.
and gathering a handful Of paper.
kindled fire In the kitchen stove.
When the steak was cooked II dawn
ed on Mrs Laws mind that sns nad
used the greepbacbs for kindliag. She
gathered the ashes and look then 10
the mint in Philadelphia 10 find out +
she could get her money back
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03
ARRESTED IN ST. LOUIS.
TWO chiekssha Youths Charged With
Stealing Mail Pouch.

ST. Louis, Mo-, April 3-Emmett
Aids and Tom Gibson, aged Is and IS
years, respectively. accused of stealing
a mail pouch at Chickasha l. T.. Feb
ruary Z, were arrested by Deputy Uni
ted States Marshal Watson. on com
plant Of George w. Sorrenson. post
Office inspector of the Kansas City
division.
They were arraigned before United
States Commissioner Gray and held
10 await the action of the courts, but
will be taken back to the Indian terri
tory in few days. as they have signi-
fed their willingness to return.
Suspicion fell upon them through
the fact that both disappeared from
Chickasha. but it was some time be-
fore they could be located
They deny that they had anything
TO do with the disappearance Of the
mail pouch Aids says his age is but
Is years, but he looks and acts as If
at least 49,
When asked by the commissioner If
he had ever stolen anything. he said
that he never stole anything but chick
ems His father is said to be at the
head of an oil company in Indian ter.
ritory.
Gibson gives his age at IS years.
When asked about his willingness to
return 70 Indian territory, he readily
consented saying his father was a
hard working man and he dld nor
want TO put him to the expense Of com
ing here
The boys say they came here on a
freight train and secured employ
ment ais messengers with the Western
Union Telegraph company. Gibson
left his position a few days ago and
secured employment at a drug store
at Eighteenth street and Washington
avenue. where ne was arrested. Aids
was arrested at his boarding place, 304
North Claiming avenue
The missing mail pouch was stolen
Immediately after 1t was thrown from
a train. Il contained verv little mail.
and, it Is thought no money
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03
TURKEY HAS MORE TROUBLE.
Division Of Troops Sent 70 cueII Out
breaks Among AIbanians.
CBy Associated Press

Paris, April S.-The sultan of Tur-
key has ordered division Of troops
to the scene of the recent outbreaks
OF Albanians The official dispatch
also announces that Russia has given
Bulgaria definite and emphatic notifi-
cation that in case resistance of Bull
garian settlers in Turkey to the sui
tan's reforms brings on a Turkish
Bulgarian conflict Bulgaria must not
count on any help. moral or material
from Russia.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03
RUNNING FIGHT With
BURGLARS AT Nc CLOUD
BIOOdhOundS Put to Use
and Stolen Booty
Recovered

McLoud, Okla, April 3.--The gener-
al store of Mr. Duboise, at Dale, five
miles east of McLoud, was broken op-
en- last Saturday night and robbed OF
about s4OO worth of merchandise con
sisting Of dry goods, shoes, clothing.
candies, tobacco. cigars iewelry and
pistols. Mr. Duboise discovered the
burglary early Sunday morning and
telephoned for Deputy Sheriff Brum-
field and City Marshal J. Y Mccoy OF
McLoud, also Mr. Tackard of Shawnee
was called up and came down with his
bloodhounds The bloodhounds trac-
ed them to the wire fence northeast
OF the store and Mccoy and Brumfeld
crossed over in the field and found
some tracks which they followed
across the field to a haystack about a
quarter of a mile northeast of the
store. They pulled down some of the
hay and soon discovered three sacks
which contained about three hundred
dollars worth of shoes and clothing
and dress suit of Mr. Duboises.
They notified Mr. Duboise and ne
came and carried the goods back TO
the store They then deputized Mr..
Mcfarland of Dale and set a watch
for the thieves About nine O'Clock
two men were seen approaching from
towards The depot and when they were
in about forty feet of the deputies
Brmnheld called on them to sufcender.
They answered with a shot and then
q running fight enssed but the thieves
made their escape and so far as is
known nobody was hurt The thieves
are armed with TWO 45-calibre Colts
which they took from the building,
and have a lady's diamond ring and
about 800 worth Of goods with them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03
TESTING ITS HOTELS.
ST. Louis Notifies Guthrie People il is
Time to Secure Rooms.

Anticipating a crowd on April 30.
the day set for the official dedication
of the worlds fair grounds. the ST.
Louis local committees are sending
notices to Guthrie people likely to at
tend the ceremonies that if they hope
TO secure hotel accommodations. they
must reserve them now President
Roosevelt and former President Cleve.
land are to be established in private
houses
IF this affair next month is going
to blockade the hotels" said one pub
lie official who received three of these
notices. "shat are we TO expect next
year when the fair Is on. The fact is
that they have not the hotels TO take
care Of the crowds. and they can not
build them fast enough, even If they
had the people to build them
Despite this, the worlds fair com.
missioners say everything will be all
right 'St Louis will take care Of all
the people who go there" said Com
missioner Fred L. Wenner. 1T viii
have bigger crowds than Chicago had
and it will handle them with greater
facility"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03

Is a never falling sign of a healthy
stomach When the breath Is bad the
stomach Is OUT of order There Is M
remedy in the world equal TO Kod0l
Dyspepsia Cure for curing indigestion
dyspepsia and all stomach disorders.
Mrs Mary S Crick of White Plains.
Ky. writes Il have been a dyspe9-
tic for years-trled all kinds of rem
edles bur continued 10 grow worse, BY
the use Of Kodol began to improve
at once and after a few bottles am full
Is restored in weight, health and
strength and can eat whatever like.
Kodol digests what YOU eat and makes
the somach sweet
j. n. Wallace
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03
STRUCK A CAVE
Blackwell Gas Well is Aban-
doned.

Special TO Daily Leader.
Blackwell, Okla, April 3.-WorK at
the gas well has come to an end, but
the machinery will be at once moved
farther north. near the locality where
Patton & Plunket struck strong gas
well that so mysteriously collapsed.
and work will at once be resumed.
The drill in the present well had
reached depth of 1880 feet when it
struck not only a cave but a very
strong flow of water so heavily preg-
mated with salt that It Is a perfect
brine
The company is now negotiating for
site upon which to locate the ma
ohinery and begin drilling Il is well
known that where they purpose locat-
ing the next well that gas viii be
found at a depth of between 700 and
500 feet. Al this point well viii be
at once put down to the first gas
vein so as to utilize il for fuel for
the engine as II has been costing right
at ten dollars a day for fuel AS soon
as the first well Is opened so as 10
supply the engine with fuel from IT,
another well will then be started and
sent down until II reaches the third
sand. as it is expected 10 find the
strongest flow in the third sand
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03

OF course the sewer gangs da,lara
tion to the effect that HumphreJ said
Guthrie is the best governed city IN
the territory" is untrue. Humphrey
did say this; Il have visited alrcst
all territorial towns and hnl tliar
Guthrie is the best governed ciy OF
It's size in the territory" Only Okla
hOma City can complain.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS,

viii Be Decided Before Yosemite Club
Of San Francisco
San Francisco, CAL, April 3-The
Yosemite club of this city has been
awarded the heayyweightc hampton
ship battle between Jenries and Cor
belt The bout viii be held the lat-
ter part Of August and the club VIII
either guarantee the hfhters $4,000
in cash or allow them seventy per
cent Of the gross receipts
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03

It's the little colds that groE into
big colds; the big colds that end in
consumption aud death. Watch the
little colds Dr. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03

The water commissioners report is
a fiat denial Of the morning papers
assertion that the city Is deriving an
abundant supply OF pure arteslan
water" from the Island park wells
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03

Racine Buggies for style and finish.
w. D. Packer, cor. Oklahoma avenue
and Broad street
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03
j. n Wallace

THE HOUSEWIFE who lives at
distance from shopping centers, often
finds It difficult 70 obtai- the best
household articles Simply send your
address on a postal for
a liberal trial quantity OF
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03
ELECTRO.
SILICON

SILICON
the famous silver polish. which viii
be sent % youfree Of sll cost
Used by owners and makers Of Val
able Plate for more than a quarter
century Sold by grocers and drug
dsts or seur post paid for IS cents In
stamps for regular sl7ei box send
address for free trial quantity OF
SILICON" 40 Gin Street New
York
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03

never be complete or permanent until the
acid blood has been purified and the sys-
tenn cleansed Of all poisonous matter.
S. s s does this promptly and surely,
because IL Is perfect blood medicine,
and m antidote fox the irritating acids
that cause Rheumatism.
S. s. S. puudes aud invigorates the
polluted. staguant blood, aud when a
free, healthy circulation is again estab-
lished. tile gritty. corroding particles are
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03

treated through the
blood Rheumatism
grows steadily worse,
finally ending in
slrunkcu muscles,
iunoyable joints,
S hak y nerves, and
the invalid's chair or
cutchcs. The cure
nf RhnlLnnnli.nl can
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03
DOUHDHAND%FOOT

With muscles drawn and throbbing
with pain, and joints swollen, stiff aud
tender, the rheumatic PATIENTS as helpless
and dependent as though bound hand and
foot No disease causes such intense suf-
fering, such sharp, nerve-racking pains
as Rheumatism, and this uuteeling mon
ster, unless checked, crushes the strength
and hope Of its victims.
When the system becomes infected with
Uric Acid and other like poisons they are
absorbed into the blood and lodged in the
muscles, joints and nerves. Then with
the suddenness of an electric shock, pains
begin to shoot through the muscle or joint
affected, which often swells and
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-04-03

Hon 7. c. PETERSEN, one of the
leading citizens Of Minneapolis Mimi,
writes, Ialways enjoyed good health
until FIVE years ago, when began to
notice repeated backache, which kept
increasing. / had sharp stitches and
my back felt lame aad sore had
my urine examined, the doctor found
it highly colored, with considerable
brick-dust and pronounced it Bright's
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

crop to be harvested next spring. On the same hills can be seen large herds of cat tie enjoying the winter pastures. When acquired this land was practically worth nothing to the owners. They scarcely made enough from 1t to pay taxes levied on 1t. Now from 200 to 400 bushels of sweet potatoes. forty bushels of corn. or fifty bushels of oats to the acre can be grown in ordinary seasons. Since the school has shown what can be done with this land adjoining lands. which could have been bought for g per acre. cannot now be bought for less than $50 per acre.
 Truck Farm.
 It was my privilege to look first over the 100 acres of land set apart for the truck farm. On this plot one can see at this time of year healthy turnips, col-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

peach trees here. At the same place can be found 5000 grape vines and 5000 straw berry plants receiving good attention. This orchard land seemed to me to have been the very kind of land which puts our average Southern farmer so far in debt. But the trees were healthy and strong and indicated large yield of large and luscious peaches this season. Cover crops of rye and oats are sown among the trees. These cover crops serve to keep the land from washing, to protect the roots of the trees and for green crop ma. nuring the. coming spring. The orchard showed signs of skillful pruning, spray ing and intertiiiage.
 The Hogs.
 Near by the orchard one finds the hog departments. Here may be seen the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08
BY D. W. MINER.

Iuskegee, Feb. 7.-(Staff Correspond ence.)-The farm work for the present year has begun at the Tuskegee Normal ana Industrial Institute and I was 1n- vited short time ago by, Prof. Booker T. Washington to visit his school and see the work in progress. came and found that here they teach farming by farm Ing. The practical, everyday routine
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

barn where seventy-seven mules and horses including three stations and eirht colts. are groomed didn't get to soo all these animals. About every one. large and old enough. is kept in harness lu constant service during the day. l VII, however. fortunate in getting to see fhe fine colts and young horses raised by IF school. They certainly show that tho "nigger and the mule' are not SO much alike after all. The stalls. carriages ana harness about the horse barn and car- riage house were very clean and in good repair
 The Dairy.
 Next in order were the COW barn ana dairy. These places were of SO much interest I will have to give the details of my observations at another tirne.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

ceive. but I shall not have time here to say anything about anything but the work of the latter that came especially to see and to tell your readers about in the few words of the limited space at my dis posal preferring to present the splendid pictures that have been taken from life, the work as it was going on in the field. as they can speak more eioquently and more impressively than anything that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08
They Teach Farming by Farming at Tuskegee.A

management of a plantation and on the principle upon which they have been taught here, the practical. scientific, com mon sense way to farm, they are sure to win their way and make. farming pay. It Is done here. The old sand hills that have been turned out so many years. that would hardly sprout broom sedge. are now rich and fertile, brought to the very highest state of production and upon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

work of we'll regulated. successful farm
 is done by the students. and thus they cannot fail to learn just how to do ev- erything that is to be done in the agri- cultural department. The boys and girls furnish all the labor. do all the drudgery and when they go out from the school bearing its diploma they are well fitted for the battle of life as practical farm CTS ready to successfully undertake the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

sandy hills near by which had been prac- tically abandoned. On these was started a system of terracing. hillside ditching and crop rotation, care being taken to use homemade manure as far as possi- ble Many of these sandy hills are now covered with heaithy-looking green crops Of rye, oats and wheat, which not only serve to hold the soil and its fertility
 during the hard winter rains, but for q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

which are made every year the largest yields of all kinds of field crops.
 It may be truly said that in a down. right muscle and brain fashion this school is teaching thirty-four industries to 1,400 young negroes, besides giving them an academic and religious training. They are given the same practical. common sense training in each department that those In the Agricultural Department re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

lards, onions. etc. by the acre. vege- tables to supply 1000 people are raised on this farm. Turnips and collards for hogs and cows are being gathered and fed daily by the half ton
 Peach Orchard. tsS Going little further one comes upon the peach orchard containing 6,OOO trees. Forty acres of sandy hillsides are set to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

might write. The pictures themselves show that it is the farm work rather than the class room talk that is depended up- on at this school that one may use his ex- perience here in making more corn and cotton to the acre on our worn out, cast off plantations.
 The Beginning.
 A few years ago the school bought some
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

all being studiously bred for utility and beauty. One is impressed here with the extraordinary cleanliness of the place-a this place comes the supply of fresh pork for the 1,5OO students on and around the school grounds.
 The Horses.
 My guide next brought me to the horse
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-08

must say that the cleanliness of the stalls. cows and milkers in the COW barn and the very neat appearance of the ma chinery and vessels of the dairy assured me that the fine cakes of yellow butter and cheese being turned out were good enough for the most fastidious.
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