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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14
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TWO CASES WERE FILED.
Interesting History Was Connected
With Them

Guthrie. o. T. Jan. b.-The watonga
Dispatch says:
White cleaning Up the clerk Of the dis-
irict courts osce. Deputy Clerk Moore
found The papers OF the first TWO cases
flied In Blaine county. Although but ten
years old there - considerable history
connected with the cases and the fact
that many Of the Old timers Si1o sttendesI
and participated IN the trying of the cases
stIH live here adds interest 20 the his
tory.
II was on June ?. iss2, about a rnoafh
and a half after the opening. that the
first ctyu case was flied. d J Nsrtz
brought suit against SenJsmin Evaas. q
al. asking for deed 20 lot q in block g
The biil 81 particulars gees o. 10 szy
that prior 20 the 18th dap of April. 80
the toSa OF Wstonga Vas government
land Tha, two minutes after the op~--
iag 1T : o'clock on that day. J. Il SsE-
bEsra located ard sfzked Iot !, block
4 And that on the Id of April the
plzinsiz. .. J. Nzrtz. pGrchss>s the lot
from the sid J. -. SeSbura-
ID. :. Msrtx. she ~as az that tire =
przcclcizs attorney. pres~zsnd kls czst
ard zor- Att0-rey Foose. -ho has since
hecons one o< the leading afforneys q
the Sess SIDE spP-2sed for ths cetsne-
ant. Ben Hssle< w1s th<s cier< q -
The 1rss ;srr.to-szs casc ~2. Terri
tory "a Arcs a Ewing. p<DAzfs sosxs
q The cozrty- Evsax Vas aTr~st-e -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14
COAL FAMINE INVESTIGATION.
Senate Committee Listened 20 Inter
estinu Testimony.

Washington. Jan. Nv. J Baum of
the Aaury Dove Coal conpsny vaz the
principal witness before the seuats coai
famine investigating oOnrnittss lie
said.
The company Is selling coal that cost
sie-si PER ton at s2.''
In reply 20 questions from Senator
Stewart as to what forced tie prsoe of
coal pp. Ir Baum said that the lnde-
pendent dealers had forced the sdrunre
It Vas a stand and deliver process
suggested Seuster Stewart. 10 whlch ths
witness responded that be himseIf con
ssdered' the advance case q robbery.
Mr.. Baum declared thst there had been
70 colIusi0n befweeh the wa.hlnstos.
dealers and the indsTeudens coal oter-
ato-s- This festiraoay proved = rsaterneas
from Senator Stewart fhs, ~ proposed
~ summon some n the dealers before
the connmitt.e.
The man VINO puts up pr9ces Of coal
~ith THE result - czusinr the fre~ziax
cf women ard chiidren is a SHARK 10
said Il don't know. - added. that
we can psrsish them as. bat we xm
give them chSree 70 ezVlzin
, ,. LegEs. terminal szeat q the Hsf-
fizro-e ard Ohio rsgiros1 oofaYsay, aid
the coal rates e that linz are the sxrns
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14

Inc administration took no hand in the
isht for any Of the offices. The appoint
ment Of committees will come tomor-
Tow or next day
The Democrats did not meet with much
success in caucusing. Edgar Jones made
hard fight for speaker. and only the
combination of the field could have beaten
k.m. it is declared.
There has been a report current of a
persistent nature. which declares that
Jones was beaten by combine of Amer
lean Book company forces and the Santa
Fe railroad forces. This was denied to-
Cay by Colonel Blazer
The legislature adjourned after organi-
zation till O'Clock tomorrow morning
The crowd from Enid wishes it stated
thHt Enid, a usual. got ali she went
after.
he legislature has received many COM
lrendations from the general public, and
il is believed that this assembly will leave
81 local rows alone
The third house, after some most out
landish wrangling. got together and
agreed to elect Fatty Smith speaker and
Col. Jim Duffy secretary. if they would
give up the chairmanships of the bar
&C mmittee .
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Should Get More Money.

Guthrie. o. T. Jan. I3.-The Geary Bull
letin saws: The average life Of coun-
try teacher IS rot over three years. Why
is this? Why does he not continue in
the business as long as he lives and Is
able TO work? The reason is evident. The
remuneration IS not sufficieat. This
state OF affairs should not exist ia our
schools. Weh qualified teachers should
receive as must at least as first class
mechanics. Until this is done teaching
will never take its proper place. and the
best results will never be secured. Teach
ing has 10 be learned like any other
business. and IL is reckless waste al
around 10 have teachers leave their
work Jus; when they have learned to do
Il with some facility
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14
'DRtLtERS AT
BLACKWELL
WORK FAST
Hole Now Down to Depth of
Over 800 Feet.
WELL is PERFECTLY DRY
Casing Been Used to Keep Out
Salt Water.
WELL is PERFECTLY DRY
Blackwell, o. t. Jan. 1s.-The News

Blackwell, o. T.. Jan. 1S.-The News
says:
Eight hundred and forty feet was the
depth of the gas well when work ceased
preparatory to the drillers taking a days
rest The well is perfectly dry and in
this respect differs from the wells put
down by the outfit that drilled here last
year In the wells put down here last
year, there were always from one to four
hundred feet of salt water in the wells
during the drilling, consequently when
gas was struck the gas was always
ruined. But the gentleman who has
charge of the drilling at the present well
is a man who has had years of expert
ence in the gas fields of Indiana and thor
oughly understands his business.
I'm the present well the water is shut
off with casing as soon as struck, conse-
quently the well is dry all the way down
and in condition to save as soon as the
gas is discovered. there being no salt
water whatever in the we'll in fact, the
we'll being so dry that it is necessary TO
pour water into the we'll to assist the
drilling.
hand. the company is now prepared to
sink wei two thousand feet deep. In
speaking to one of the company he in
formed the reporter that in case gas is
not found in sufficient quantity in the
present well, the company will keep on
prospecting until a sufficiently strong
flow is found, stating further that the
owned all the machinery and
had on hand all the necessary casing
and enough money in the treasury to
keep on drilling for at least year longer.
and could easily raise more money If
necessary.
Friday the drill passed. through
magnetic substance that was so strong
that it magnetized the drill until it be-
same a magnet so strong that a shovel
adhered to the drill so strongly that it
took considerable strength to pull the
shovel away from the drill. Sunday
number of persons visited the well and
amused themselves by magnetizing their
pocket knives upon the drill
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14
ghe aaha Daily gao aaednsday auoruug ganuau IL 1909
!. winfeld. where through a mistake in

I. Winfield. where through a mistake in
local officer the fellow escaped
The home OF Mrs. ~Lindwail on North
Vine street. was burglarized Friday night
and various articles TO the amount of
sloo were taken. The stolen goods have
been recovered and returned to the
owners. but the burglar has escaped
About a week ago a stranger who gave
his name as ]. H. Bass. and represented
himself to be the representative of a
large wholesale house OF Chicago. called
at the home and engaged a room He paid
his room rent week IN advance. and
Friday evening about . O'Clock left the
house. taking with him the following ar
ticles belonging to the household:
Three silk dresses, two suits of clothes
belonging 10 z. ". Dennis, proprietor of
the National Tea and Coffee store; a re-
yolver, neckties, handkerchief. suit case
and other numerous articles amounting 10
sbout $50.
The man Bass went to the Brooks tai
lcring shop on East Oklahoma avenue.
and asked Mr.. Brooks TO have the box of
goods sent by express to Winfield, Kan.
Mr.. Brooks became suspicious that the
articles were stolen. ana notified Chief
of Police Reynolds, who left Saturday
morning for Winfield. in hopes of appre-
hending the thief. but failed to catch his
man. through mistake made by a local
officer there Bass left a letter in his
rccm asking that fnail be forwarded to
him at Oklahoma City. The officials in
the nearby cities have been notified to
b. on the lookout for the thief. Mr.. Rey-
nolds is TO be commended for his good
York
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14
ROBBERS DO THEIR WORK.
Enter Postoffice at kieI and Secure
Little Cash.

Mel. o. T.. Jan. 13.-The Press says:
Last Sunday night robbers entered the
pcstofftce building by way OF the back
door, and going through the postoffice
entered the store belonging to Mr.. F
Krager and pried of the money drawer
securing about si0 in money ard a revol-
yer belonging to Mr.. Krsger. In prying
of the drawer the robber let II drop. and
the noise awoke the occupants Of the
house, but Before they could get into the
store Mr.. Robber had gone. taking the
money drawer along with him Had the
robber not dropped the drawer ne prob
ably would have robbed the postonYce.
tut his awkwardness in securing the one
drawer saved the postoffice from bur
giary. Franks money drawer was picked
up Monday morning. back Of the school
f0frze
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14
HAVE HAPPY REUNION
Old Folks Gather Their Many Child
rem Together.

Guthrie, o. T., Jan. 13.-The Billings
News says:
Father and Mother Murray, aged 60
and 63 years respectively, were made
very happy on New Years day by an as
semblage of their children and grand
children at their pleasant home in Bill
lings.
I'VE understand all of the children
We're present bat two.
The following families were in attend
ance: Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. Lambert and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Gravel and
little ones, Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Murray
and children, MIR. and Mrs. VIII Curby
and children. Mrs. Lucinda Wringer and
children. Mrs. George Murray and wife,
Mr.. John Huddleston and wife. There
was also present Nelson Murray, Pc
ter's brother, and wife from Ponca City.
If there We're any more our reporter
failed to count them, but he says there
were forty-seven in all. which makes a
pretty fair sized family group anyhow.
The dinner and all connected with the
event was immense and will give Father
and Mother Murray a subject for pleas
ane recollection and conversation for
months to come"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14
BRINGS UP OLD FIGHT.
Who Will Get Capital When Statehood
Is Ciyer

kiEgfisher. O. T. Jan G-When we get
statehood there win be an interesting
scramble for the capital Who vii get
IT, Kingnsher ought 20 get IL That
beautiful little city had il BIZ a majority
vote 10 the first legislature. but Governor
Steele stole il away from them Je;
klng4shsr have II now and righ; the
vro2g-gTand progress
Right you are. Kiugtsher shoul1 by
all means he the capital city OF okiaho-
ma she Is near the center of the terri
tory. Her citizens posscss push and 81
ergy- Her railroad facilities are SIT thzr
could BE expected of a town whose CHI
zeus have always reserved al their e.
e gies for future use. Let ~ once iook
81 her advantages as 20 railroad zecezs-
Eodstion- She has TIE great ~ Eock
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14
THEY OBJECT TO CHANGE
WoOdmen Members at FL Reno Have
Complaint to Make.


Guthrie. o. T., Jan. 13.-The Lahoma
Sun says:
Joseph G.s Johnson of Peabody, Kan.
general attorney for the Modern Wood
men, was in f Reno and is discussing
the proposed change in assessment rates
of the Woodmen. They have now much
the lowest rate of any insurance order
and IL is the largest and most prosperous
of the fraternal benefit societies. 1t has
nearly 100000 members and for nearly
twenty years has been operated on a
very simple plan.
Under this plan it has collected and
disbursed over So. .Oso,OOo Mr.. Johnson
says after skipping the September assess
ment, ii had an available balance of
81 $685. GO in the benefit fund and $500. 900 in
the general fund, and as it pays out an
average of but s400000 in death benefits
each month, he demonstrated that it
could meet all demands against it for
several months. if necessary, without
calling an assessment
He argued from this that there was
no necessity for undue haste in the mat
ter OF change of rates and that the
order would not abandon the present
plan until another was proposed which
commended itself to large majority OF
its members, and that the proposed plan
contains every characteristic of an old
line company-high rates, an immense re-
serve fund. yearly valuations, paid up
and extended insurance, cash surrender
values and annuities. He analyZes the
rates proposed to show that, if adopted.
they would drive out of the order every
farmer and wage-earner before he ar
rived at the age of 30 years, and insisted
that the order was organized for and
operated for that class of its member
ship, and whenever they were driven out,
the order, a fraternity, would be
thing of the past
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14
SUPREME COURT MEETING.
Time of Holding of Courts Was De-
Cided Upon.

Guthrie, O. r, Jan. l3.-The supreme
court of Oklahoma met in regular ses-
sion this morning. In the afternoon a
recess was taken by the members of the
bench TO see the organization of the leg
islature.
-Four opinions We're handed down today.
All of them were by Justice F. Gillette.
The most important work of the day
was the fixing OF the terms OF court I'm
the various districts. The terms of
court were fixed as follows:
In the Sixth district: Commencing In
Woods county third Monday in Febru-
ary; commencing in Woodward county
fourth Tuesday in March; Beaver coun-
~, third Wednesday in April; Day coun-
ty. fourth Tuesday in April: Dewey coun-
ty. second Tuesday in May
In the Second district: Canadian coun-
ty, February .; Kingfsher county. March
?; Washita county, March 81; Cleveland
county. April 20; Custer county. May :.
In the Seventh district: Greer county.
February 9; Kiowa county, March 9; CO.
manche county. April /: Caddo county.
May a.
In the Fourth district: Kay county.
February %; Noble county, March Is;
Pawnee county, April 20; Pawhuska,
Usage Nation, May ..
Opinions in four cases were handed
down by.Judge Gillette this morning. The
principal one was in the cose of Ross VS.
Territory. This case was reversed and
remanded. 1t was in reference to call
ing an election on the first Tuesday In
April. 1902, at Lawton that this case
arose. Mayor Ross refused to call the.
election and the suit was brought
against him. The other opinions were in
Hackney vs. Mckee. affirmed: Greena-
meyer VS.. Isaacs. affirmed; Humphrey VS.
Simpkin Carriage Co. reversed and re-
rnandpd
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14
LOOKING FOR INVESTMENTS.
Landseekers From Illinois Visit the
New Territory.

Waukomis, .. T. Jan. 81. d. HUFF
nan came in from Liberty. Mo. We'd
nesday. with drove OF land seekers
Among them We're J. w. Warren. Henry
s. Irwinger. sam Irwinger, Edgar Ir-
winger. w. r. Crisp. c. T. Daily. sam
Weber and G. E. Musbach. These are
all representative citizens OF Missouri :
college suburbs. thrifty and weIl-to-do
farmers. They speak well Of what they
have found here. and no aeUbt viii give
the bargain lands OF Garfield county fun
consideration. You have a pretty town
and your people seem TO be thrifty. en-
terprising and hospita ble'' said Mr Mus
bach. and whether yreturn here or not
! shall think OF Naukomis in the future"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14

Island running north and south through
The heart of the city on which all the
people Of the territory might easily reach
KinSfisher. if they were able TO get to
the Rock Island road at some other point.
Then there is a spur OF the Rock leland
running from Guthrie that runs "A mixed
train. loaded with hogs. wheat. humans.
freight or any other old thing they can
get 10 haul. twice each way every day
except Sundays.
yes, We arc for Kingfisher. first. last
and all the time. If we lived at Grand
We should be stronger in favor OF King
fisher than we are now. because when
kingfisher gets the capital we should
have the opportunity of viewing a large
portion of Kansas every time We had oc-
casion TO visit the capital city.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14
Says II Was Accidental.

Ardmore. !. T.. Jan. l3.-Yesterday morn
ing Deputy Wilkinson arrested Alex Rob
erts. yellow negro man = years Old
who neither reads nor writes, charging
bin with the murder of Martha Lewis
also coiored. Roberts does not deny the
shooting or the woman but says II wa.
accidental The woman was shot Friday
and died Saturday afternoon. Witnesses
declare that Roberts shot the woman on
purpose They say thss he wanted 20
kiil somebody. and not having the nerve
to tackle man took his spite out on n
woman. Roberts Is now g. jail and will
remain there for some time 70 come.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14

charge Of embezz!ement, the bill Of
particulars alleging that he had wrong
fuiy taken $500 in fees and fines from
the taxpayers OF the county J. w Wea-
YER was the complaining witness At
torney ]. III. Campbell. who still resides
here. was at the time United States COM
missioner. A number Of the leading at
torneys or the county. including Martz.
Cummings. Lloyd and others. were zeal
Gus in an endeavor To push the case. but
the grand jury failed to bring an indIct-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14
Too Many Bachelors.

Guthrie. O. T.. Jan I2-The Hinton
Republican says: An interesting article
about the old bachelors Of this vicinity
came to this office this week. bat some
foul-eyed viilaiS snatched II OF the copy
hook Anyhow this calls out attention
10 The deplorShIe taei that. there are
quite number az lonely ones in this
vicinity. and Cur columns are open TO any
single lady who will explain how the
embarrassing situation may be relieved.
We 'dassent+ say anything ourseivea
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14

numerous architects outside of the terri
tory submitting their ideas on the mat
ter but the members of the commission
early decided thaA the plans adopted must
be from an Oklahoma architect. The
building is to cost when completed about
sls,oD nd will be located at one of the
best points on thet grounds. II will be
near the great government building. ahd
will be OF easy access 10 the other struc-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money if
it fails TO cure. Z. w. Groves signature
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14

building and manufacturing moterials
The commissioners have been working
hard to perfect the plans for the exhibit
and have made several trips to st. Louis
to secure good location for the build
ing They have held many meetings 10
discuss plans. and above ali things hav.
Kept down the expense account. which
Will meet with the approval Of tho people
of the territory
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14
Hoods G0rSan0r;{k1

positively removes them, has radically
and permanently cured The worst cases, and
is without an equal for all cutaneous
eruptions.
AooDs Pills lEo the best cstaartic. Price25 cents
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14
Eczema

How it -reddens the skin, itc..es, oozes,
dries and scales,
Some people call it letter, milk crust or
salt rheum
The suffering from it Is sometimes in.
tense; local applications are res0Tteo to-
they mitigate, but cannot cure.
1t proceeds from huEnors inherited or ac-
quired ard persists until these have been
removed
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-19
No Trouble in China.

Under date OF April 81 II. w. Parker
has just received very interesting
letter from DR.. w. S. Ameut at Pek-
ing, China. DR.. Ament declares that
his work is almost TOO heavy Tor him
to bear although, like Mrs. AmenJ, he
is enjoying very good health.
When the letter was written DR..
Ament bad just returned from a
months trip to the nineteen charels
under his charge. He ordained twelve
deacons and baptized thirty converts.
The people are quiet in northern
China, the doctor says. In fact, were
never more friendly. All reports of
disturbances are started, he declares,
by renegade missionaries and others
who care more for money than for
christian work. He would like to see
the integrity of China preserved and
says her salvation must be worked out
from the interior. Twelve young men
who intend to become ministers are
studying with him.
A huge heap Of lime is In front of DR..
Ament's house. His new church,
seating 1900, will soon be begun. There
is reform on in China to stop the
cruel bandaging of women's feet and
he believes the barbaric practice will
ultimately be stopped.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-19
Real Estate Transfers.

G Baker to j Smith and wife, lot blk
1, A b Chipman's add, Owosso, $1,000.
w Cole to E Walworth, pit blk 6,
Yerkes' add Vernon, $780,
F Sayre to S Mccartney, Sc and
Sc ne sec H. Vernon, $4,000.
w Wilson to A Solomon, W lot ID
blk 10, A L Williams add, Owosso,
$1,000.
Sopp to G Baker and wife, lot 1, blk
8, s K Barnes add, Owosso, $500.
M Hoover to o Garfield, lot Is blk 10,
D L Cos I'd add, Durand, $500.
J Perry to M DeArmon, lot 1, Geo
Thomas Sd add, Owosso, 1915.
A Hewes to w Mecham, lot Is blk A.,
Maple Ridge Park, Owosso, $3.50.
M. Wright to ID. Owen, lot on sec ID,
Owosso, 5000.
d Owen to M Wright, pit NV I sec 4.
Owosso, $4,000.
F Sayre to Mcbride & Son, lots 1 to a
blk %, d L Cos I'd add. Durand, $4OO.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-19
Probai2epurtl

W. II. Bigelow f6s rendered final
account as administfaxor OF the estate
of Anne L. Rosenkftntz, deceased,
and estate has been closed.
In the estate Of Clarence M. Ward,
minor, guardian has been granted
license to sell real eptate.
In the estate OF Olive Austin, de-
ceased, the will has zbeen admitted to
probate. Mrs. Almena Pratt has been
appointed admtfl8tratrix with wi !
annexed. Horace Sherman and Joseph
Butcher Jr., ATE appraisers. With A.
L. Chandler they are commissioners
on claims ss
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-19
THE faint OF GAIN.
Why Our Chief Magistrate Is Admired
and Respected Of All Men.

From Eliot Gregory's 'Unavaiing Wealth. T" In
the June Century.
Although, too many of us run breath
lessly after lucre, casting hardly
glance at the flowers by the roadside as
we hurry on, yet when it comes to
choosing compatriot to hold the helm
of state, or some other position Of trust
and honor, we turn instinctively to
those men who have kept themselves
free from the faint of gain: and logic
ally, for when intelligent people read of
a vast and sudden fortune, they are apt
to ask one another if it be possible for
man to have become so very rich while
quite honestly respecting all his neigh
bors' rights and liberties. So strong
has this feeling become of late that even
when the public is told of some aged
magnate expiating youthful greed by
giving away the millions which have
turned to ashes on his old lips, the news
is received with shrug of the shoulder
and often with sneer
On the other hand, few people will
deny that the most admired man today
in this country, the most respected and
the most loved, is our young President,
whose mind and thoughts have ever
been fixed as far above financial ambi-
tions as that of Cromwell or Wash
ington. 1t is for this, as well as for his
brilliant craftsmanship, that our chief
magistrates name today has the power
to thrill the nations blood and make its
pulses beat faster.