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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
SPEECH WAS PLEASING.
Governors Grafton Receives Much
Favorable Comment.

Shawnee, o. T., Oct. 10.-The address Of
Governor Ferguson at the old soldiers
reunion. which was the first he ever de-
livered to a Shawnee audience, was fine.
The audience was wei pleased with it
and many compliments on the genial chief
executive of the territory are freely pass
ed today.
Postmaster McKinnis followed with
pleasing address. and a. Its conclusion,
flag was presented to the people of Shaw
nee by the ladies of the Women's Relief
Corps, It being intended to float over the
postoffice on a pole which had been Is
pecially prepared for It, On behalf Of the
people Mr. McKinnls rendered thanks
to the ladies' for their fine gift.
The flag was then taken TO the post
office. where, with the star Spangled
Banner floating on the breeze. it was
hoisted on its pole and now proudly pro
claims a United States Office.
Quite a number Of old veterans attend
ed the camp fire Wednesday evening in
spite OF the GOODNESS OF the evening ard
today all are enjoying first rate time
The reunion closed last evening NJ regu-
lar program for the day was observed.
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JEWELS FROM NUGGETS.
Young Lady From Alaska Visits
Friends at Enid.

Enid, o. T., Oct 1O-According to the
Eagle, Miss Nina Ferguson of Cape
Name. Alaska, arrived in Enid Wednes-
day night from her home in the north
and will visit her brother for three weeks.
Miss Ferguson has been in Alaska for
the past two years and arrived in Seat
tie last week after being out of Cape
Nome for ten days. She contemplates
returning as soon as navigation opens
next June.
Things are a bit different in Alaska
than in the states she said 'It gets
cold up there but we don't notice it. 1t
was 63 degrees below zero at one time
last winter and coal sold as high as $50
per ton. Everything goes UP when the
mercury goes down in that country 1
like it very much and want to return"
Miss Ferguson has some jewelry made
of nuggets taken out of sluice boxes her
self
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military
MANEUvERS
Oklahoma Guards Appears in
Force at Guthrie.
MAJOR RIPLEY is PRESENT
Only Criticism Is Lack of
Room for Movement.

Guthrie o. T.. Oct. 10.-The various
companies of the Oklahoma National
Guara began arriving in the city yester-
day to participate in the all encampment
which began today at Island park This
camp has been placed in order and ev-
erything ready for the encampment. Ma
1or Ripley OF the Sth United States cav
airy is here to direct the manoeuvres.
The only objection to the camp he had
was that there is not enough ground for
extended manoeuvres. but stated that the
camp is better than he had anticipated.
Major Ripley has not announced just
what will be done in regard to the man
oeuvres. Captain Chas. +. Barrett of
Shawnee who win have charge of the
commissary department of Shawnee who
will have charge of the commissary de-
partment is in the city, as are other Of
ficers. and the encampment is in full
blast.
Between six and seven hundred militia
men will be in Guthrie for ten days and
the event promises to be of more than
ordinary interest.
On Tuesday or Wednesday of next week
there will be a military parade through
the streets of Guthrie in which the seven
hundrd militiamen, including the band,
the hospital corps, the signal corps, the
battery and the thirteen companies, will
take part As the soldiers march through
the streets they viii perform several Of
the smaller eVolutons- To the civilians
the street parade is always one Of the
most pleasant events of the encampment
and the announcement that the parade
will occur during the encampment here
will be received with pleasure.
The companies left their homes and
arrived at Guthrie on the following
schedule:
Company y. Chandler. leave October 9.
at 5:52 p. m; arrive at Guthrie at $50;
leave Guthrie October 10.
Company c. Pond Creek, leave october
at 9:0l a. m; arrive at Guthrie at
2:00 p. m; leave Guthrie at $3.50 p. IN.
October J..
Company D, and Signal Corps, leave
Blackwell October at 10 a. m; arrive
st Guthrie 2:20 p, m; leave Guthrie 4:35
o. m, October 10.
Company Z, leave Pawnee at 900 p. m;
arrive at Guthrie at $3.50 p. m; leave
Guthrie at 2:S5 3. m. October 1e.
at go p. m, arrive at Guthrie at 9:35
.. m: leave Guthrie at $50 p. m, October
IL
Company G. leave Hennessey at S:59 a.
m: arrive at Guthrie at 300 p. m; leave
Guthrie at $50 p. M. October 16.
Company II. leave Edmond.4 .. M, Oc-
tober 9; arrive at Guthrie at 1920 p. NJ,
October 10
Company l. leave Alva October 9 at
1916 a. m; arrive at Guthrie at 2.2O p. m;
leave Guthrie at 80 Ca. m. October 16;
leave Guthrie at $50 p. m, October l6.
Company J.. leave Perry October cat
1888 u. m. arrive at Guthrie at 2:20 p.
m; leave Guthrie at 5-25 p m, October
IS
Company NJ leave Oklahoma City Octo-
Der 9 at $50 p. m; arrive at Guthrie
at 4:S5 p. m; leave Guthrie at 1920 p. m,
October l6
Battery leave Oklahoma City October
Q at $40 a. m; arrive at Guthrie at 9:20
a. m: leave Guthrie at u:2o a. m, Octo-
Der Is.
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PACE MEETING CLOSED.
Free-for-AIl Was a Big Attraction for
the Visitors.

Guthrie. @ r. Oct 10.-The arst meet
ing Of the Guthrie Driving Park associt-
ton closed yesterday afternoon with the
best racing Of the week. The free for al
pace. which has been the mos talked
Of event Of the meeting. was the bi. at
traction and was responsible for large
crowd. although as large as the two days
previous.
oak Grove. local horse, was the mos;
popular with the crowd and his victory
in the first tao heats put the grand
stand and betting ring in furoTe = ex-
citernert. Lennic Sears came fast IN the
next two heats and beat the game 1T
lie Guthrie stallion to the wire. Dark
ness overlook the racers before they could
be started for the ffth beat ard the
race was called OF. Jennie Sears being
awarded first money and Oak Grove Sec
ond The Guthrie horses performance
was remarkable surprise. yesterday be-
ing the first time he has started since
1870 and h hari-g lad 0ut two weeks
work. In spite of thee handi, APPS be
naceG .hc FIRST mile in 2.if WIRING
against searoued rare horses ard hreak-
ing his ozn record on haif mite track.
The Or pace Wa won rs Nellie Ash
in straight hcats after one = the pref-
tiest contests seen on the tack Sion.
day Mack wa The close aecoad ard ~
times INDICTED that he had notice ~
winning. but ne failed 70 muster the nee
essary speed
A h7if mne dash. running ~ifh a field
u three sisTters vas also r good aftrac-
zion ard the finish dre- met surprfee
from the stand g7e Ieviz. thr favefifs.
finished IN froat. vita Biily Josaan q
close second
Foiiowins s. summary q yesterday
races.
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SURVEYORS
Are AT ALVA
Line Is in Operation from
Guthrie TO Enid.
VALLEY OF SALT FORK
That Is the Proper Route of
Northwest.

Alva. O. r, Oct 1o.-Last week the sur
veyors OF the d. E. & CT railroad passed
through Alva on their survey from Enid
TO Denver. says the Review This is A
continuation Of the line now in operation
from Guthrie 10 Enid and which Is TO
be extended from Guthrie To the Gulf
of Mexico. The promoters of the road
have been over the line this past sum
mer and came in a special car TO Alva
and drove from here northwest 10 view
the outlet 70 the northwest from here
and from the fact of the surveyors run
ming the line through here it would seem
that the prospects seemed good 10 the
promoters. as along the valley of the
Salt Fork is the only practicable way
out of the northwest from most any por-
ton of this county. Alva has two rail-
roads now but situated as she is and
with her surrounding country, Alva IS
bound 10 be the railroad center of west
ern Oklahoma. There is no doubt but
that the lack Of water which could be
used in engines has been a drawback to
Alva so far in railroad facilities, but
that stumbling block is now out of the
way and we predict that the time is not
far distant when Alva will have direct
Communication by railroad with all parts
of western Oklahoma and viii be the dis
tributing center for all the western terri
tory Alva has already earned a reputa-
ton as a good market, having theis year,
throughout the season paid several cents
more per bushei for wheat than any
other town; this is one of the advantages
of being located on a main line of rail-
road. and the fact of her having two lines
of railroad-competing lines-maAe it pos
sibIe for buyers TO pay better prices at
such a location. Some papers of other
towns safe that broom corn is selling at
from $50 to $40 per ton, while at Ava
the price runs s. TO so higher than prices
quoted at other towns.
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FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE.
Sheriffs Wife Drove to Perry With
Her Prisoner

Pawnee. O. T., Oct. 1O-Some three
years ago Ernest Hook and companion
were arrested for cattle stealing Both
were released on bail. When the case
was called Hook failed to materialize,
but his companion in crime was con
yicted, sentenced to the penitentiary,
and has since served out his sentence.
All this time Hook has been a fugitive
from justice. On Wednesday Of last
week he was seen in Perry, and VAS
identified by the man wAGse cattle had
been stolen. He was arrested and the
authorities in Pawnee immediately noti-
fed. Sheriff Shockey beng out of the
county on business, Mrs. Shockey
promptly had a warrant sworn out, and
taking Ed. Lawson along she drove TO
Perry. got her prisoner and returned.
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ENID TROOPS MARCH.
Company NJ Has Reached the Camp
ing Grounds.

End. o. T.. oct lo.-Al the Territory
troops-the citizen soldiers-wcnt into
camp At Guthrie this week and VIII re-
main In the neld fo~ seven days sleeping
in tents and living the Ike OF soldier
in time of war There VIII be mimic bait
tie in which tons Of powder VIII he cx-
ploded: drills. in which The boys ia blue
ana brown VIII vie Tor honors; shooting
contest for prizes, great quantities cf
pork 2nd beans consumed and week #
fun for the guards.
One thing that pleases the local SOL
dlers more than anything else is the
probability Of setting the new "shootln'
irons the kras-JuIgcBson guns-ip
place of the cld Sprinsnelds says the
Eagle. Il Is understood that Fun
equipment of thc modsrn arn1s VIII be
ISSUED Company u end the other terri
torial comps mics rs well
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED.
Y. M. C. A. Chooses Some Officers for
Permanent Service.

Shawnee o. T., Oct. 1O.-The member
ship of the new Y. NJ: c. a. held a
meeting in the First NJ. E. church with
a large number of members present. The
object of the session was to effect a
permanent organization and on motion,
the following board of directors was elect
ed: w. s. Search, j. NJ. Draper, John
Burke F. NJ Dustin, c. ]. Benson, w.
P. Dix, W. j. Richie. Chas. Vegiard
f. B. Reed. G. H. Keerfoot, E. S. Pine
and G. s. Bentley.
The board Immediately elected the fol-
lowing officers President. w S. Search;
Vicevpresident, Z. S. Pine; Treasurer, F.
B. Reed: General Secretary, F. NJ. Dus-
tin; Recording Secretary, C. S. Bentley
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GUEST FROM HONOLULU.
Mrs. Sedgwick Stops Off on Her Way
to South America.

Medford, Q. T., Oct. 1O.-Mrs. T. F.
Sedgwick daughter of l.. e. barrow of
the Grant county bank, arrived last
Wednesday evening from Honolulu to
make her parents a visit while on her
way to Peru, South America, where she
will make her future home. This is her
first visit with her relatives in her ma
tive land for four years. and she thinks
it may be longer before she sees them
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
FEARED A COLD SNAP.
Cotton Is Late and Frost Would
Hurt II.

Tecumseh, o. T., Oct. 10.-Cotton grow
ers have been fearing a cold snap and a
freeze after every rain recently, but 50
far the dreaded frost has not come to
nip the green cotton. The cotton is at
least month late in opening this year
and an early freeze would result In
thousands of dollars damage to the crop
.n this county. Much of it is bound to
be ruined by the frost when it does
come. for the rains have caused the plants
to continue growing and forming new
bolls and only half crop will be harvest
ed at best.
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BROOM CORN CROP.
Will Put Out Increased Acreage fer
Next Year.

OulnIan. O. T.. Oct 10.-S. u. Harper.
with his three sons and son-in-law y J.
Roedell. have just finished marketing
their broom corn. They had IS bales Of
the finest. brightest brush that has been
brought 10 this market. says TIE mirror.
1t brought them the neat sum .. Si59N a.
II the dry weather had not caught tie
corn just when it did they you'll have
had more than double the quality from
the same acreage. Mr.. Harper Is fully
convinced that this IL "A broom cSfn
country and will put out an Increased
acreage for next year.
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WILL DONATE 1T.
Syndicate Purchases & Farm to Give
II to the Railroad,

jefferson. o. T., Oct. l0-The NJ *. T.
railroad surveyors passed through here
on their return TO Ponca City. The
right-of-way is being secured through
Kay county to Lamont, and the survey
ors viii at once begin setting grade
stakes. The last preliminary survey fol-
lows Salt Fork river along the north
side, via Aonkawa, Lamont Jefferson,
Hawley and Vming where it crosses Salt
Fork, thence on west to Iugersoll as far
as the survey has been made.
Last Saturday q syndicate purchased
the John Whitman farm adjoining La
mont and viii donate the most of it to
this new railroad
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neouisitlon Ia lIonored.

Guthrie. o T. oct. Io.--Governor T. y.
Ferguson today nonored "A requisition
issued By Governor Dockery. - Missouri
for the return % Pettis county. 40. OF
Frank James. alias =. =. Jones, charges
there with murder IN the first degrees.
killing Fletcher IIill. on August s. last.
by shooting him. James is unisr erres's.
az Tecumseh. where Sheriff r. fovs 4
OF Pettis COUNTY. has gone for his pris-
puar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-11
WOODS COUNTY PHYSICIANS.
They VIII Meet at AIva on the 9th
of October.

Alva, o. T.. Oct 10--Woo1s County
Medical association win meet in this city
October q. The question of a universal
fee bill will come before the society.
On the program are Drs. Oldham and
Bowers Of Wichita, Clark of Ingersoll
Booth of Hopeton, Ames of Driftmont
Barnes of Jet. Ebright of Carmen. Buxton
of Oklahoma City, Goodrich of Enid and
Cloud of Kiowa.
The officers are: A. c. Cloud. president;
\. J. Decker. first vice-president; c. T.
Rutledge, second vice-dresident; l. 3.
Bartle. secretary and treasurer. Execu-
tive committee: P J. Bartle. z. Clark and
Z. d. Ebright
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FAIR READY TO OPEN.
Spite of Bad Luck the Work Has Been
Finished.

MeaIord, O. T. oct. lo-Next week.
October 10. II. Is and 16. are the dates for
the Grant County Fair. which VIII be
held at Deer Creek. oklahoma. While
the Grant County Fair has had consid-
cradle bad luck this year on account of
Il storm that blew down their new floral
han SoX7o and about 80 stalls. says the
Star Yet the people Of Reer Creek and
vicinity did not get discouraged but
they took hold and pushed the work
along and it viii ali be completed before
the fair commences.
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Beaver. .. r.. oct. n There was a
prairie ire on the rsfs ahaut hsF way
a. LIBERAL Tuosfsy srd DID considerable
damage fsr AZ Long living ou the fib-
eraI road. xbo iosf his new barn ana ali
his feed. sad 81 o. reported that others
lest houses aBc feed says IN Journal
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Inman E. Page. president.
Moses j. Johnson. English language
and literature.
Mayne Manzilla. mathematics.
William A Jackson, mechanic arts.
A Baxter Whitby, natural and physi-
cal sciences.
celia N Page. instrumental music.
Mary l.. McCrary. domestic economy
Sarah Jh Lyle, drawing, psnmansiip
and geography.
William E. Guy, reading German ard
Latin.
George F. Porter. reading. Greek and
psychology.
II. B. Downs, blacksmithins
Maria Williams. matrol girls do-mi-
tory.
Nj. C. Lyle. matron boys dOrmitory.
OTHER EMPLOYEES.
p. T. Zeigler, superintendent OF the
farm.
man.
Walter Jordan, janitor.
Charles Jones. janitar.
Bette MCGOWAN. cook
Robert Marshall, farm hand.
Receipts of boarding department
for the month of September SZS2. so
Balance brought forward from last
year .--...-- $1,000 .---.------.---. '.oo
Money collected on back bills for
board $1,000. -............'. 1V.V
Expenditures .......... 254.O1
Balance on hand ........... 6.O2
Money due the boarding depart
ment for the month of September S3.So
Permit me to say in conclusion that the
teachers in all the departments have been
faithful in the discharge CT their duties.
and have co-operated with me in the
management of the school. Thus far the
students have made commendable pro-
gress in their studies. and have conduct
ed themselves in manner which is cred
liable alike to themselves and to the uni
versity.
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Bank Is Assured.

Qulnlan. o. r. oct ia letter 10 ".
T Cooley from the Cherokce National
hank 81 Enid. states they are ready %
unite IN establishing bank ~ culnlsn
says the Mirror. The bank wsiI be capt.
tanzed at $1,000. Ss0a being, subscribed
by home people and the balance b. the
Enid folks
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VIII lay correr ssone.

Guthrie o. T Oct fa.-Tfs rserfscfs
OF the colored Baptist denomination -
Luther ara building 2 ehurrh "a ihr
south part 81 tan ard torsz1orw ~ 3
n. WI lay s~s-EeT Store win inpas ag
ceremonies which rigl be eo1d11tea ~
tie colerea odd FeIIsxA
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Indian AdmItted % Bar.

Guthrie. o. r.. oct. io-John Palnef.
fun blood Ponca Indian. no has been
admitted 20 the bar IN Oklahoma viii b.
ono ~ the speakers az the next session
Of the oklahoma Bar association Pal
mer IL located 10 Fawhnska. and g. con-
slacred ore o. the best orators ia the
fa~riso~s
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List of Stations

Oklahoma City. @. T. oct. lo-The fol-
lowing IS "a iist Of std.iers en- me Texas
and Oklahoma railway IruE this city 10
Coalsate; Marion. Summarized. Shawnee.
dS-rola. Ada. Stonewah. Owl ard Coal-
safe There VIII be a station between
Summerfeld and shawnee and four sta
tons between Shawnee and Tyrola. enc
being near Little River All OF the de-
pots have not Yet been located in those
sna-rs
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Guthrie. o. T. Get Ia-The asarsI con-
veH,ioa % Ire Federation e v'a-ea'S
clubs fer Ckiahazna ard Indian ie-T.fcrT
VIII convene n ars1Frore. ! =. IN Sov-
sua},er :. continuing for THREE day Mrs.
J c. Roberts 81 E-nsaS!ser Is presds1t
e The federation
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DOCKET IS HEAVY.
Second Week of District Court Has
Acccrnpiishco Much.

NeHkisll. @ r.. oct le-Tl.e Esp,.l.-
csn- NvNs-Journal saws:
This IS the second week - the district
court y great ancu-t cf bu-iaess hiss
already hcsn trarsac, &c. enc ghe asss,il-
ment Of cases for. tie remainder OF the
term Is heavy. The stand jury has com
pleted its lahors as United States grand
jury and IS now working on the terri
sorfai business. During the arst week
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Tauion. o. = Oh n-Ths Lszfan
esiy csuns.l vii attempt o. lsaue tsr.sis
fo- fne tprroee r. fgndiaS tis ssifstsusi-
INK pasfs1t lndettesluess - ~ city.
shich er8oaeia g. t1ssf
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Msdsord . T. oct s. During th~
past tao weeks az least aez~. farmers
~ dis county ard sGclnify havt haoiea
out iuruber from xe8ford n fsslgd ne~
houses and barna. ssya fhe star
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este fhe zuffe.er usnsser. f'ass rs
HALF MILE DASH
Joe Leafs erff- 5,niT 1craaa. @sce7l
ar 5ohr Rec fflrr Tzr = eeeosssr
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authorized me to select several members
OF the faculty to assist me in the work
of advertising the school and canva ssinS
the territory for the purpose of increas /.
ing the attendance. I selected Prof ssscrs
Johnson, Manzilla, Whitby and Porter.
The counties TO be canvassed were div j.
ed among them as follows: Professor
Johnson was given kingfisher. Blaine
and Garfield; Prof. Manzilla. Nrb,e, Ic-
gan and Lincoln; Prof. Whitby. Payne,
Pawnee and Kay; Prof. Porter. Oaiaao-
ma, Cleveland and Pottawatornie. Ali
of these gentlemen except Prof Porter.
whom / found it necessary 10 excuse,
entered upon their work as soon as Irac-
ticahle and faithfully performed their
duties. The results of their labovs can
easily be seen in the increased attend
ance.
The Irish standard., 1903-06-27

A movement has been started in
Porto Rico to organize throughout the
island branch OF the democratic
party of the United States. The lead
er in the movement is d. M. Field Of
Guayama. A convention is to be
called in which immediate home rule
and future statehood will be urged as
issues. Clubs are being formed all
over the island and they will ask for
Il representation of six delegates in the
next democratic national convention.
1t is intended that democratic princi-
pies shall be so explained to dis
gruntled members of the local repub
lican and federal parties that Porto
Ricans will become faithful Jefferson
ians with hope that they can some
day vote as citizens of the United
States. Meantime being a democrat
would not interfere with their affilia
ton with local parties. Except as to
the presidential appointments, nation
al political preferences have seldom if
ever been considered in making ap-
pointments in the insular service.
Many of the most valuable employees
are faithful adherents of the demo-
cratic party and would vote for a
democratic president if they were liv
ing in the States.