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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17
CANTA[OUPES 7
I'm OKLAHOMA
In Two Years the Territory
Will Rival Rocky Ford.
TO ENCOURAGE INDUSTRY
Frisco w i'll Urge Farmers
to Raise the Melons.

Guthrie, o. T, Jan. 16.-Secretary Tho
culture said that in two years Okla
homa would rank the famous Rocky
Ford melon district as a melon producer
To show that the value OF Oklahoma as
q melon producing section is a thing at
tracing the attention of those interested
In supplying the market. Mr.. Thoburn
calls attention to the work being cone
by the Frisco through their industrial
agent Fulton S. White, who is encourag-
ing organization among the farmers on
the Frisco line looking to the greatest
possible development of the cantaloupe
industry and. incidentally, that of toma-
toes. early potatoes, fruits of all kinds.
together with the poultry and diary pro-
ducts
The first organization of this kind is
5ust now being completed in Lincoln
county. through which the Frisco runs
east to west and which is one OF the
most profitable melon producing sections
in the entire territory. The object of
the organization is to secure the co-opera-
ton of the farmers of one locality with
those of another. thus enabling them
TO ship in such quantities as to assure
car load rates
Six hundred cars of melons were ship
ped out Of Oklahoma during the past
season The sandy loan land of the ter
ritory is peculiarly fitted to produce cam
taloupes and watermelons of the high
est quality and of the largest size. The
melon producers of Oklahoma are saI-
Cf,,ir1 +l,a
markets with the producers of the other
and older states.
1t is estimated that the coming year
will see the greatest acreage put to mel
ons in the history of the territory. In
Lincoln, Logan, Kay and Pottawatomie
counties there are numerous fields of mel
ons of fire hundred acres The home
consumption of melons is heavy and after
about the middle of July, after the main
shipping season is over, the ruling price
In watermelons is any that a man can
carry for five cents. Cantaloupes often
sell as low as five cents per dozen. Num-
erous were shown at the county fairs
throughout the territory last season that
weighed more than one hundred pounds
Regarding the culture of Melons, Mr.
F. J. Weymouth, of Lincoln county one
Of the most extensive growers of melons
in the territory. said:
The conditions in my county are as
favorable TO the successful culture of
cantaloupes as in any part of the United
States. Even in 1901. when the season
was unusually dry. it was proven that
this was one of the most profitable crops
that can be grown here In that year the
crop paid a net profit of from $40 TO S45
per acre. An acre of cantaleupes. should
produce from 5000 to 1900 melons. Only
the best and earliest melons abe pro-
fitable for shipping. The Oklahoma crop
II On the market by the last of June
or the first of July, will be considerably
ahead of the Arkansas and Missouri
crops. / have found in shipping that
the Oklahoma melons bring from fifty
cents to a dollar per crate more than the
market price in st. Louis
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ON QUANAH CREEK.
Liberty Mining Company Raises Two
Drills With HOSTS

Guthrie. O.. T., Jan l6.-A report comes
from the Wichita mountains that the Lib
erty Mining company has purchased sup
plies and is commencing to develop. Two
steam compressed air drills with hoists
are being raised on Quanah creek. Three
brothers from Colorado have made a pur-
chase of Il half interest in some mining
property. The price paid was s. 900. and
a buyer from Philadelphia purchased
some property in the vicinity OF Maers.
for which he also paid s5.00e
The Mountain View Progress gives the
following as evidence Of the way The gov
eminent officials report is viewed:
"A gentleman in New York who is in
terested in the Wichitas writes the man
ager at Maers as follows: I see Balm has
made an adverse report as TO minerals in
the Wichitas. Hire men at once and do
UP my work and draw on me for the pay.
think more of the Wichiias now than
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places where he had lived. he took an
active part in politics and especially IN
municipal affairs. 1t is said that during
different campaigns in Kingfisher county
he addressed audiences in every district.
upon poiitfeai issues lie served several
terms as police judge or Hennessy and
was the incumbent of the Office at the
time of his death.
Even in the last years of his life. he
spent much time with machinery. says
the Clipper in his obituary. One OF his
recent inventions, with which the people
OF this section are well acquainted is
an improved grain beater and cleaner.
For this machine he obtained a patent
a little over year ago. He was the
inventor OF the popular Buckeye GUS
vator. said to be the first riding plow
of the kind ever invented
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CHASE OF SEVEN MILES.
Cordell Officers After Hard Run Cap
ture Man in Well.

\ Guthrie. o. T., Jan. l6.-The Cordell
Beacon tells of a run given the Off
GERS of that town this week that savors
of Bert Casey" times with the blood
spiling left out;
There were three young men. who were
followed out of town. being suspected
of the robbery OF some wagon covers
as well as much other petty thleving.
On ]. s. Ogle and J. T. Flake coming
up with them and demanding the covers
they delivered them UP. The boys were
tom Barnett and Heury and John Nit
cheIl
In the meantime the sheriff's posse had
been notified and were on the lookout.
going by different routes. and when they
got there the culprits had made a get
away. They found the youngest boy
close By, but the others were found near
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SIX HORSES BURNED.
Woods County Man Loses Barn and
Contents,

Alva. @. T, Jan. 1s--Acccrding TO those
from Cherokee. Rev. Chas. Brown. who
lives near Cherokee. suffered quite a loss
by fire last Sunday night four Of his
horses and a team belonging 10 VIII Oak
leys. neighbor. perishing ia the flames.
Mr. Brown also lost all OF ms grain and a
new carriage The barn was quite large
and was almost new. While the family
were eating supper the barn was discov-
cred 70 he on fire. but il was too late TO
save any OF its contents. The origin Of
the fire is a mystery
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IDENTIFIES ED KELLY.
Man Visits the Morgue and Has No
Doubt

Oklahoma City, o. T.. Jan. ia man
who gave his name as Chas. Jenkins
appeared at the morgue and asked per-
mission to view the corpse Of Ed Kelley,
who was shot and killed by Officer Bur
nett Wednesday night. After a close
scrutiny of the dead mans face. he said.
The man is Ed Kelly / saw him in
the penitentiary OF Colorado at the time
he was pardoned after having served
ten years. He is the man who killed
Bob Ford. and l identify him as such.
He was a bad and dangerous man"
Another dispatch says the president has
already signed the bill.
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WRECK AT RENFRoW.
Three Cars of Wheat Are Thrown Into
Ditch,

Alva,~o. T., Jan. 1S.-The Renfrow' Fri
bune says: A wreck occurred in the Rock
Island yards at this place Thursday morn
ing at about o clock. 1t was caused by
a broken raid on the main line Three
box cars, two loaded with wheat and
one with corn, were thrown in the ditch
and breaking them open, and scattering
the contents On the ground. The track
here has been in horrible condition the
past year, and lit is wonder that more
wrecks have not occurred. The trains
are now using the house track, as it will
be several days before the main line is
clear
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AT MERCY OF FL AMES.
Cotton Gin and Much Cotton Seed Are
DESTROYED

Guthrie, o. T, Jan. 16.-Wellston, Jan.
16.-The cotton gin OF D. II. Young, in
Wellston was destroyed Thursday by
fire, the building and stock being a to-
tai loss. The loss aggregated ST., 900
which was only partially covered by the
$3.50 insurance on the building. $1,000
pounds of seed cotton. which were in
the building were entirely destroyed.
Men were working in the building when
the fire started in one of the condensers.
The fire spread rapidly and the heat was
so terrific that it was useless to at
tempt to fight the fire and the plant
was left to the mercy of the flames.
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IN WESTERN WOODWARD.
Farmers in That Section Want a Fair
at CIeta.

oleta. o. T. Jan ls-The farmers In
the western part OF Woodward county
are organizing 70 hold a fair AT Oieta
or Gage next fau. oieta IS ready 10 put
shoulder 10 the wheel and help the en-
ferprise. says the Journal
The best farms and the best stock ara
in the western part OF the county. and
a place 20 exhibit the farm products ard
fine stock vii convince the outside
world. and the fair should be held il tie
western part Of the county.
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FLOUR MILL FOR WOODS.
Aline or Some Other Town OF County
to Get One.

Guthrie. o. r., Jan. ls.--The West side
is rapidly building up The smsii tovns
are becoming cities and thu farms couu-
try homes. One OF these towns ls Aims
OF Woods county. LAST week J. b Singer
and J. r. Lindley OF sstewartscn. III.
visited that town 20 look the situation
over with the purpose OF ruttinx In q
-four mill OF large capacity II possible.
They were shown over the town and given
the figures showing the amount of grain
marketed. the scope OF country &c bs
supplied and the Inducements offered for
a gooa mill they are taking IA thu
whole county and viii choose thu most
profitable location as they see ~.
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FOR DIFFERENT CONNECTIONS.
Dewey County Railroad Meeting Con.
siders Changed Contract.

Guthrie, o. T., jan l6.-A meeting was
held at Persimmon in southern Wood
ward county. yesterday to further con-
slider the railroad proposition, a feature
of which is the novel scheme of the
farmers paying so much for each acre
on both Sides of the right of way in
installments c. B. Pash of Amarillo,
Tex, addressed the meeting and cubmit-
ted a change in the contract. The change
is for ten year payment and for con-
Meeting the road with the Orient or FRS
co on the east instead of the Santa Fe
in Woodward county. No final action was
taken at Fridays meeting
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FOR SINGLE STATEHOOD.
Committee Is Selected to Go to Wash
inqton to Work.

Oklahoma City. o. T., Jan. &c. B.
Ames, C. G. James, A. Is. Cassen,
Judge Douglas, Samuel Murphy. Judge
McAtee, d. c. Lewis, John Tredgill,
Charles F. Colcord. J. L. Wilkin, Post
master Z. E. Brown, r. E. Stafford ana
Judge Keyton were selected as COM
mittee at a meeting of single statehood
ers last night to go TO Washington and
work in the interest of the single state
hood bill. The committee expects TO leave
for Washington about January Is. The
expenses of the committee will be de-
frayed by business men OF the city.
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DEATH OF JUDGE GAskiIL.
Police Judge of Hernessey Passes TO
the Bcyond.

Guthrie. o. T.. Jan. Is.-After an NJ
ness Of two weeks. Judge r r Gas
kill expired at the family residence at
Hennessey Thursday.
Judge Gaskill is well known in King
fisher county. having twelve years ago
moved there from Topeka. Kan. where
he was IN the newspaper business.
Al Hennessey a. well as At other
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TO DECIDE TOMORROW.
Will the Mutilated Ballots Be Exam
ined7

Guthrie. o. T, Jan ia Washington
dispatch says the house committee hav-
ing In charge the Cross-McGuire contest
ed election case win decide Monday
whether the motion of Cross attorneys
TO bring the mutilated ballots from
Oklahoma 10 Washington. viii be grant
ed The morning, General Dudley clos
ing the argument for Mcguire. Thomas
H. Doyle replying for Cross II Is be-
lieyed the committee VIII override the
Cross motion
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USED A BUTCHER KNIFE.
He Started the First Cigar Factory in
Shawnee

Shawnee, o. T., Jan. 16.-Jacob Schoern-
hoff, who started the first cigar factory
here several years ago, committed sui
eide by cutting his throat with a butcher
knife. He was arrested fined and COM
mitted to jail Thursday for being drunk.
and started out to work on the chain
gang. He asked the guard on South
Park street to allow him TO get a drink.
He stole a butcher knife from the rear
of a house where he got the water and
cut his head nearly from his body be-
fore the guard could interfere, His son
is in the cigar business at Anadarko
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f#N. SUMNER
| HAS ARRIVED
Oklahoma City Is Pleased
with the Change.
PERSONAL STAFF ALSO
In Addition to the Staff viii Be
ID Clerks.

Oklahoma City. o. T.. Jan Is.-Maicr
General 8 s. Sumner. accompanied by his
wife and personal STAN. has arrived in the
city and has assumed command OF me
southwest military division established
recently in this city. Upon the arrival Of
the train the party were escorted TO tbs
Hotel Lee. whore temporary quarters
win be maintained. Other officers VIII ar
rive during the next few days. On Mon
day they hope 10 occupy their Offices in
the Baltimore building which are pro-
nounsed excellent by the officers.
With Major Sumner was his personal
staff. consisting OF Captain Z. T. Jervey
OF the Tenth cavalry and Lieutenant
Hamilton Bowie OF the Ninth cavalry.
Beside the above named officials Major
Summers stan win be made up as fol-
lows:
Henry p. Mccain. chief OF star. now In
the Philippines. but who viii arrive short
ly TO assume command OF hi. position.
Captain Pershing. assistant chief OF
staf. who will act until the arrival Of
Mr.. Mccain.
Lieutenant s. W. Taylor. adjstant gen.
erai
inspector general
Major L. A. Lowering. assistant In
spector.
Captain Edgar Jadvin. engineer oticer.
In addition 10 the above there will b
clerks connected with the once
at the beginning.
Major General Sumner was greeted by
many old army friends and many incl
dents OF old war times were related. Ma
jor Sumner and the other gentlemen wsrs
taken In charge by the chamber OF con-
nerce today and are being introduced %
the citizens
There are quite a number OF old psl-
diers here who know Major Sumner but
for the benent OF those who do no, sons
brief history will be givsn.t
When the Spanish-American war broke
out General Sumner was colonel OF the
Sixth cavalry. He went 20 Cuba as q
brigadier general In charge OF the vo,ur-
teers. For distinguished service In the
OF ten cavalry at the battle OF
Santiago he was made major general OF
volunteers.
Following the war General Sumner
went 20 London as military attache. from
which point he was sent TO China In
of a brigade when the Chinese
Boxer trouble broke out. Later he served
hree years in the Philippine war. during
he last year OF which he was n com
nand OF the department OF Mindanao.
hen campaigning against tbs Moros.
GENERAL Sumner was made major general
4 the regular army last July.
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athe racket school house and Barnett
arrested
Henry Mitchell was well mounted and
started out to run. away from Bond and
Owens. The sheriff gave chase, and for
about seven miles it was question OF
whether he would get his man. but at
Jack McCurley's, <Mitchelfs horse play
ed out and the boy left the animalu.
Where he desirted his horse was over a
hill from Bond and in tall grass, and
the sheriff thought he had lost his game.
but on going to well found the follow
swinging down inside on the ropes.
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UP FOR CONTEMPT.
Appeals to the Supreme cour. Were
Dismissed

CSthseA. o. r. Jan. is-In Tire Okla
homa supreme court. recently adsourned.
the cases OF Albert Aibertson and WI
liam Alexander. appeals from Kiovs
county. were dismissed by the parties
named. This was an action wherein Al
bertson ard Alexander were summoned
10 appear before the Eiowa county Grand
jury st Hobart at the list term Of the
district court 20 give evidence against
the alleged lumber pool IN THE city OF
Hobart. They refasei 70 testify ard were
fined for contempt Of court
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AT oToE AGENCY.
Or. Newman in Charge Has Introduced
Wife to the School.

Guthrie, o. T., jan 1s-According to
the Chilocco Farmer and Stock Grower.
DR.. III. w Newman took charge of Otoe
agency January and incidentally gave
his friends a pleasant little surprise by
quietly moving out in the direction Of
Iowa and returning with happy bride
in the person of Miss Dora Odekirk,
former Poncats Indian training school
teacher. The couple have gone to house
keeping at Otoe in matter-of-fact way.
r. P. Haas is now chief clerk at Otoe
agency and brother of the doctors, Mr.
Frank Newman, has been appointed to
fill the position of financial clerk. The
positions of school farmer and assistant
school farmer at Otoe have been abol-
ished. The school in course Of erection
is slowly making progress, but when
completed viii, be a model institution.
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REACHED CARMEN YESTERDAY.
Steel Gang of the Frisco Lays Rails
Into the Town.

Guthrie. o. T.. Jan. 1s.-The Frisco steel
gang reached Carmen. Woods county. on
Thursday of this week. The tracks were
laid into that town today. Everybody has
been anxiously waiting for this event to
occur. and when the construction engine
appeared around the curve Ave miles east
OF town. nearly everybody went out to
see them work. reports the News.
There are about 200 men employed In
the construction work.
Ever since the arrival OF the Orient
last spring Carmen has been pushing
steadily to the front and now with the
Frisco. II promises TO make one OF the
county's best cities.
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BooKKEEPER rs ARRESTED.
Charged With PurIoining Goods From
the Railway Company.

Guthrie, O. T., Jan. 1S.-A dispatch
from Geary says Frank Sturtevent was
arrested at the Office Of the c. o. G
G. railway in this city yesteday charged
with purloining goods from the railroad
depot He has been employed as beck
keeper lately but was formerly freight
foreman.
Sturtevant is d member Of the Baptist
church and has quite a reputation as
a solo. singer.
For a long time there have been short
ages reported a. this station of tea, cof-
fee, sugar and many other things. A
light may be let in on the subject now
that will show up the ones guilty of
this wholesale robbery
County Sheriq Sutherlin made the ar
rest and took Sturtevant to Watonga.
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NEW PUMP ARRIVES.
One of Million Gallons for Waterxorks
at Ei Reno.

FL Reno. O. T, Jan 1.-THE new one
million gallon pump for the water works
system has arrived and is now at the
new pump house which is being erected
at the plant north Of the city The
pump was ordered about ninety DAYS
ago and has been delayed enroute The
rev pumps will be run by electric motors
Of fifty horse power capacity. which were
also received with the pumps
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Hands Down . Decision.

Guthrie. o r. Jan. is.-st,orpsY Ger
erai Rosb~rts has handed dosn a sscsssen
% importance az - TIE tsxatlon % bark
shares. The law IN the matter prusfSes
that the person n Whose rsr1e fhe shares
appear on the frat q February mas, pa
tie taxes for fse ensuing yszr Thr as
torrey general holds that banks facoypo-
rating EDhEsqsens q March J a.a srior
% September l. nrTt likewise pay t1a
tsxes Tor that yeaf
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GAS WE'LL DRILLING.
Work Has Been Resumed at Blackwell
by the 0rillers.

Blackwell. o. T.. jan is-The drilling
at the gas we'll was resumed after a
short delay on account OF the sand cav
ing in at a depth of $50 feet. says the
News. Mr. Harris says he has this stop
ped now and can go through until about
$50 feet, when he expects to strike more
caving sand. but with the way he has
the csaing fxed now, he can go through
il all right. The drilling will be stopped
again tomorrow on account OF Mr.. Harris
having to go to Sedan. Kan. TO help
his son. who is in charge of a well there.
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EIGHTH CAVALRY TO PERFORM.
Cattlemen's Convention in February
Will Be Entertaining.

Oklahoma City, o. T., Jan. 16.-Among
the features of entertainment during the
National Cattlemen's convention to be
held in this city in February will be ex-
hibitions of the English cavalry, now
stationed at Fort Sill, consisting of about
300 men and horses. They will be under
the command of Colonel II. p Kings
bury. who gave performances ia. Madi-
son Square garden in New York.
A contract has also been closed with
A. E. Ashbrook. secretary of the Kan
sas City Horse Show association for an
exhibition of his high school horses. Ar
engagements have been made for a polo
game between the Minco, 1. T., and Kan
sas City horsemen's clubs. A carload
of wild horses has been engaded from
Colorado to be used in the roping con-
tests.
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FRED GRANT IN TERRITORY.
General Passes Through on His Way
to Chicago.

Grant and wife passed through the ter
ritory on their way to Chicago. the Cen
erals new headquarters. he having been
transferred from Fort Houston to the
Department Of the Lakes in Illinois, TO
succeed General Bates, who has been as
signed to the division of the Northwest
The private car of General Manager A A
Allen was placed at the disposal of the
General and his wife. General Grant
was placed at the head Of the Depart
ment of Texas about the middle of Oc-
tober last
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TO MOVE GENERAL OFFICE.
Mountain View Company Holds Bust
ness Meetino

Guthrie. Q. T.. Jan. 16.-The stockhold-
ers of the Mountain View Townsite COM
pany held a meeting at the old town Sat
urday night. They voted to reduce the
capital stock from $4,000 to 81. 005 and to
extend their charter for a period Of TWEEN
ty years. according to- the Republican.
They also voted to move the general Of
flee from Mountain View, Washita coun-
~, to Mountain View Kiowa county A
motion was made to pro rata the lots
which are not sold amonw the stock
holders, but the motion was voted down.
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Bizek~eii. o 7. jan. a-zxeryss'r.
sas life ard szssas .. The SorskSru osgs-
bona Poultry sba- - STA ps<-s1x $50
the S~ss- Tne slsow - b~tnx sss0 - -
johnson bs14I1ing % North xsta street.
spd al dsy tie eIhisssoss have h~sr -
enEsxed IA sstiing their fs~ts izA>t-s
and IA position ser shgw Th~rs sr~ so=ss
ysry handsome sshi5sfz % be szs1 re.
and AZ admirers q aH~ psz1.ry sssy -
or % ihs hn~st sHtibstions ever xiss2
l. fsxfshs.~..a
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Results in Conviction.

Guthrie. O. T. Jan. is.--The trial OF 8
g. spencer Of Kansas City IN the pro-
bate court at Alva today resulted in the
conviction or the prisoner for shipping
Guails out OF the territory. the fDe ard
costs amounting 20 about 400 Spencer
is the gentleman intercepted by Sheriff
Oates Of Ava a few days ago with two
big trunks Of birds IN his possession
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slsaazssa3e @tSIIs 4. zE,sizlD 1IcSsxi.
meut recently had with the Aoros a
shot 600 of them JAKE s9tDAit W.
something like shooting duc1S only thifi
make better mark and are more plea
tiful. Jake has no use for. them and
prefers their absence to facing them. His
regiment was to sail for San Franctsco
December Is. His letter was written No
vember 3.