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The Newtown bee., 1904-12-16
WHAT'S GOING ON.

The Kings Daughters met with Miss Mamie Gray, Saturday.
 Miss Julia Wakeman is confined to the house with grip.
 Willie Boerum is visiting his uncle, William B. Hawley.
 Mrs D. B. Mallory is visiting her sis ter iu Alden, N. Y.
 The Kings Daughters are preparing for Christmas tree for the North and Center Sunday schools.
 MT and Mrs Charles Hawes gave dinner party, this week Thursday.
 Last Sunday morning, the mercury stood at zero in several places.
 MT Henderson of New Milford gave us a good discourse on Sunday. Preach ing is expected next Lords day.
 L. w. Hungerford of Mabbettsville made short visit in town, last Satur- day.
 No tobacco storm at this writing, to bring work and money to many wait- ing hands.
 Miss Florence, only child of MT and Mrs Arthur Hungerford has a mild form of scarlet fever. There are no other cases at this time.
 Mrs Annie Duncan has grip cold and is confined to the house. The Dorcas society and Kings Daughters held meetings, this week. Mills Hungerford has just completed the work of bringing water to his barr from a well on M. G. Gelston's place.
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NEW HAVEN COUNTY.
SOUTHBURY.
THE STREET AND VICINITY

THE STREET AND VICINITY.
 A. c. Lee of Guilford has been in town for the past week, filling car at the depot with witch hazel brush. He is cutting up the brush at c. E. Hines shop.
 John s. Worden has the foundation for his temporary house completed on his lot at the corner of the road lead ing to the depOt Mir Worden is now getting the lumber on the ground for the house.
 Business has been rushing at the store of H. R. Stone the past week. He has unloaded two cars of corn, one car of flour, two cars of oats, two cars of middlings, one car of hominy, one car of salt and one car of gluten food. If you need any food for the next few months now is the time to buy. Miss Ottie Amber entertains a cousin, Mrs Park, from Pennsylvania.
 Mrs H. M. Hicock of Watertowp vis- ited her mother, Mrs M. s. Atwood, last week. l Mrs Walter Hicock has been on the sick list for few days. Mrs HermOn Perry has visited her daughter in Watertown. Harold Elton from Waterbury ex poets to give concert in the Metho dist church, next Tuesday evening The entertainment is well spoken O1 in Oakville and Hotchkissville. It is hoped, if he comes, he will have gOoe audience Some of the young people and children of this place, also SOm' from Waterbury, are to assist him.
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EASTON.

CONGREGATIONAL CHU RCa INTERESTS.
 Rev Oscar E. Maurer occupied his pulpit at the Congregational church, Sunday morning, and preached stir ing sermon from the text, ''Sir, We would see JeSuS."
 The monthly preaching and respon- sive service was held in the evening.
 The Sunday evening meeting will commence hereafter at p. m.
 MT and Mrs Babcock and children of Bedding visited Mrs Babcock's father, P. F. Morgan, at Orris Ferry's, Sun day.
 MT and Mrs George Clark are spend ing few days at John Robinson's at Brooklawn.
 The teachers of the Congregational Sunday school spent day in Bridge port, this week, buying presents for the Christmas tree. The concert and tree will take place, Monday evening, December 26, at the church. All friends of the Sunday school are in- vited.
 Many friends from the Center at- tended the funeral of William Candee, last Wednesday.
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A FRIGHTENED HORSE,

Running like mad down the street, dumping the occupants, or hundred other accidents, are every day occur rences. It behooves everybody to have a reliable Salve handy, and there's none as good as Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Burns, Cuts, Sores, Eczema and Piles disappear quickly under it's soothing effect. 25c, at R. H. Beers &
 Co.,, NeWtown: Betts & Betts, Sandy Hook; w. G. Noble, New Milford; w. B. Hawley, Sherman; A. W. Twiss,
 Bethel; Connery Bros, Georgetown; Hawley, Hawleyville; R. K. Smith, i West Cornwell; Peck & Co.,, Brooktield Center; w. J. Beehler, Brookheld;
 Allen Joyce Roxbury Station, drug
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sOUTHFORD.

DIAMOND MATCH co. FACTORY NOTES.
 The Diamond Match Go. had a very handsome pair of black horses arrive, last week Thursday evening. from New York for use on their big truck. They weigh about 1900 pounds each and are beauties.
 c. N. Wells and family, who have been spending a few weeks in New York, returned, last Saturday, to their home here. Their many friends are glad to see them back. MT Wells is much improved in health.
 The Diamond Match Go. are having a system of telephones placed in the factory for calling up the different de- partments. Charles Stone is doing the work.
 Homer w. Atwood, the merchant, has been unloading several cars of grain, the past week. Prices are lower. Get your order in now. He can supply you ill large or small quantities at the lowest possible cash prices. The paper makers are to give a social dance at William Wheeler'S hall, Monday evening, December 26. Good music will be furnished. A fine time is anticipated. Go and take your friends.
 George P. Pierce, who has been quite ! i'll, is now some better and able to be about the house.
 1 c. A. Shepard saw seven fine deer near his house, one day last week. AlonZo Downes had bad fall last
 week, which bruised him very badly. He is confined to his home.
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GEORGETOWN.
THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY.


 MT and Mrs G. B. Sturges have re- turned home from visit with friends in Norwalk.
 Mrs w. H. Hunter spent last We'd nesday with friends in Danburyv
 Miss Edith Eggleston of New Haven is spending the week with her parents at the Methodist parsonage.
 MT and Mrs John K. Davis of Ja- maica are passing a few weeks with his father at A. H. Davis.
 Rev U. o. Mohr of New York was the recent guest of friends in town.
 Claude Withnel of New York, who has passed several months with his grandparents, MT and Mrs Peacock of Nod, has returned to the city. Horace KinZer and Harold Mohr of New York passed Sunday with friends in town.
 Miss Lulu Barrett of Norwalk was the guest of her parents, MT and Mrs J. Wesley Barrett, over Sunday. Miss Lillian OlmStead of Nod, who has been spending several weeks witt Miss Viola Thomas, has returned home.
 Mrs c. P. Stanley returned home
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Christmas Is Coming.

At Christmas play and make good cheer,
 For Christmas comes but once year,
 Again that most beloved of all patron saints, jolly old Santa Claus, is abroad in the land. From Maine to Mexico, from the snow capped peaks of Mt. Hood to the ever- glades of Florida the Christmas spirit reigns supreme. But with the coming of Y ule- tide there arises the ever vexing problem of what to get and where to get it. That's where we come to your aid. Our contribution to the Christmas festivities have been wisely chosen and carefully bought.
 Your holiday shopping won't be com plete until you have been here and looked over our stock. You needn't feel obliged to buy simply because you look. It's pleasure to us to show goods and answer questions.
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LITCHFIELD COUNTY
ROXBURr.
SURE HE CAN!

Christmas is near at hand and Santa Claus is very busy selecting his gifts for the little ones. No doubt he can come in sleigh instead of an auto as the earth is whitening very fast, with its mantle of beautiful snow.
 Mrs Walter Daley and daughters, Mrs John McNiff and Madalene, were out of town, Saturday.
 Some of the men started work again at the Quarry, Monday.
 Miss BelOlla DeloweSe is ccnvaIeS- cing:
 Miss Ida Phetteplace of New Berlin, N. Y., is spending the winter with her sister, Mrs James Halenbeck.
 Mrs Thomas McNiff returned home, Monday, after a visit with her daugh- ter in Bridgeport.
 w. B. Seward has been in New York for the last two weeks on busi- ness. Col A. l.. Hodge and Henry Dickinson joined him, last week, to inspect the subway.
 The Quarry Co.,, have been idle for some days, owing to the very cold weather.
 Mrs Harry Mallette has returned home from visit with friends in New Milford.
 Guests at the Seward House, last week, were Mrs c. w. Lawson and daughter, Florence, and Miss Cora Wildman of Danbury; w. w. Sprague of Springfield. Mass, Charles A. Mar ahan and R. H. Kimball of Hartford; Charles Hoffman and Edward Sterling of New Milford; c. A. Jones and F. E. Bates of New York.
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WOoDBUR1.
HOTCHKISSVILLE AND VICINITY.

There was dance at Frank Boice's, last Friday evening.
 Miss Bessie Roberts IS ill with ton silitis.
 A solo was sung at the session of the,Sunday school by Miss Genevivieve Ford of North Woodbury and a duet by Miss Harriet Ford and William Clay. A committee was appointed to prepare program for Christmas. Next Sunday, the Sunday school les son review will be conducted from the of the South Congregational church, Woodbury, and some cornet solos will will be rendered.
 There was a dance at Harry DaVi- sons, on Monday evening.
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closed, Monday afternoon, on account of the paint.
 Don't forget that the Junior sewing class meets with Mrs w. B. Roe, Sat- urday, December IT.
 Charles Peck is working on Long Island and expects to move his family there in the spring.
 Harley Peck of Newtown spent Sun day with Louis Smith.
 William Morgan has been home, sick, for the past week.
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY
BROOKFIELD.
A WINTER DROUTH.

It has been several years since we have experienced such drouth as we have on hand. The rain fall for No vember was only an inch and a half, with October below the normal. As a consequence most of the streams are low and nearly all cisterns dry. In small streams there is so little water that 1t freezes to the bottom with the water running over the ice and freez- ing as fast as 1t flows. This makes it quite difficult to get sufficient water for stock in many cases.
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KENT.
INCIDENTS OVER IN MACEDONIA.

INCIDENTS OVER IN MACEDONIA. Mrs W. H. Peters.
 Miss Martha B. Boyd of South Kent spent Sunday with Miss Carrie Stone
 MT and Mrs Edward Barry visited friends in Cornwall Bridge, recently.
 J. A. Peters. the Wassaic cash store man, was at his old home, Sunday.
 Through the kindness of U. s. Senator Jos eph R. Hawley, the school has new United SGateS map containing the latest corrections of the U. $. land office.
 The movement for the prohibition of auto mobiles on country roads is growing. If other towns will cooperate, there will be an inf1u- ence that will make itself felt in the coming Legislature.
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Fur Scarfs and MuffS.

If for wife, daughter or mother, can a happier selection be devised? We think not. And let us add that our furs are SAFE FURs. We won't toler- ate any but the best; yet at the same time we never put fancy prices on them. For instance
 Children's Long White Lamb Sets, 99c.
 Genuine Squirrel Scarfs, 8S inches long, 4.98.
 Misses Squirrel Sets, gray and white, 499.
 Isabella and Sable Fox Scarfs, 7.50. Isabella and Sable Marten Scarfs, 498.
 Muffs to match above at correspond ingly low prices.
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Tuesday, from a months visit with friends in New York City.
 Misses Margaret Northrop, Ruth Smsth and Reed Northrop and Allan Reynolds of Ridgeield were in town, last Tuesday.
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Dolls by the
 Thousand.

A wonderful collection, far excelling anything ever shown before. Itis pos sible for you to buy better dolls for less money, this year, than you've ever done at any other holiday season.
 We pride ourselves upon the excel lence of our doll show. Nothing is left to be desired. You'll quite agree when once you see it.
 Undressed Dolls, jointed, with clos ing eyes, 1Oc.
 Undressed Dolls, hip-iointed, with shoes and stockings, 18c.
 UndresSed Dolls, hip-jOinted, 16 in. high, with shoes and stockings, moving eyes, 25c.
 Addressed Dolls, with fine bisque head and beautiful flaxen hair, worth 75c, at 49c.
 2l-inch undressed Dolls, kid body, hip-jointed, handsome head and hair, 79c.
 $l5O undressed Dolls, "A inches high, perfect beauties, $1.
 Small Dressed Dolls at 10c.
 Fully Dressed Dolls, moving eyes, bisque head, 25c.
 Handsomely Satin and Muslin Dress ed Dolls, with shoes and stockings, ,49c.
 Extra large Dressed Dolls, elaborate ly gowned, shoes and stockings, flaxen hair, etc., 79c and 98c.
 At $l.75, $1.98 and $2.98 there are splendid values of them.
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SHERMAN.

AN EXCELLENT ENTERTAINMENT
 COURSE.
 The lecture course at the Methodist church at Gaylordsville will commence December IT, with aI entertainment given by two lady harpists; also sing ing and elocution. This is fine course, and all who can should avail themselves of the pleasure and benefit to be derived therefrOm.
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HULL'S HILL.

c. E. Johnson has a new hired man, John Bevans of Bridgeport. He lives in the Warner place.
 A. B. Hendrix has a family from New Haven on his Kettletown Brook farm. They are going to rush farm ing.
 Report says that party from Dan bury are living in the Knapp place.
 The dogs have again been in MT La
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HIGH PRICES FOR MILK.

The present high prices for milk is stimulating the farmers to crowd their COWS to do their best. The present prices, SIG, are the highest paid since 1884, and the prospects make it very probable that on the 18th they will go up to 4c; some think up to 44 by Jan uary l. Persons in position to know the conditions of the milk market say the present prices are produced by the shortage arising from so much milk being condemned as adulterated by being mixed with skinned milk. The shrinkage from this cause is said to be a thousand cans day.
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Fur Animals-Horses, Dogs, Lambs -25c, 49c, 9Sc.
 Horse and Wagons-25c, 49c. Automobiles-29c, 69c.
 Sleds, for Boys and Girls-49c, 69c, 99c.
 Trolley Cars-49c, 79c.
 Tool Chests for the Boys-25c, 49c, 1.69, 249.
 10-Pin Bowling Sets-25c, 49c.
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HandkerChiefS: The Practical Gift.

We can't go into minute details. In fact the story is so long and space so limited that we must stop almost at the beginning of our story.
 Enough to say that a large square Handkerchief Bower at the center of Main floor displays probably 5000 of the snowy white kerchiefs-enough to ca ter to every possible taste or fancy.
 Prices begin at % and end at 1000. 1Oc, 123c, l5c and 25c are the popular figures and fully three-quarters of them are sold at these prices.
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Umbrellas--
 AHappy Choice.
 Umbrellas are quite as sta- pie as handkerchiefs. Espec- ially on a rainy day will this fact be most apparent.
 A little detail follows
 AT 9Sc-Men's s and women's taffeta covered Umbrellas with natural wood or horn handles.
 AT Sl.49-Taffeta lSilk Umbrellas, boxwoOd or furZe handles with sterling silver trimmings, silk case land tasSel.
 AT S1.98-Tape Edged Taffeta Silk Umbrellas; 500 distinct styles of han. dles-sterling silver, natural wood pearl with silver mountings, gun met al, rolled gold or French horn. At S2.49-Men'S 2S-inch Umbrellas covered with warranted pearl taffets silk; finest quality boxwood and furze handles; close roll; silk case land tas sel.
 AT S2 98-Pure Taffetas of Heav! quality. Choice hand carved handles with heavy silver or gold mountings. Nicer Grades at 3.9s, 4.9S, 5.9S up t. 1000.
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About Mail Orders.

Orders for gloves, handkerChiefs and the like will have our best attention. For Holiday Goods in general you will get much better results by coming in person.
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The Practical Christmas Store At Your Service.

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REAL ESTATE DEALS.

Real estate has been changing hands during the past week. Peter Dixon has purchased the Cunning property, which includes the store occupied by William Beehler; also the house Occu- pied by Fred Calkins. MT Mansfield has purchased the house which he Oc- cupies from Levi Sturdevant.
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Steam Engines and Locomotives, 49c, 98c to 3.49.
 Daisy Air Rifies-69c.
 Safes and Banks-1Oc, 25c, 49c. Soldiers and Firemen's Suits-25c, 49c, 98c, 1.49.
 Tin Kitchens for the playhouse, 49c, 98c.
 Children's China Sets-10c, 25c. Magic Lanterns, 48c, 98c.
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Picture B0okS,StO-
 ry Books and
 Games. Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes, 25c. Little Red Riding Hood, 25c. A. B. c. Little Soldier Boys, 39c. Jack and Jill Rhyme Book, 10c. Jack Sprat Rhyme Book, 10c Night Before Christmas, 19c. Boys Hunting Book, 19c. Doings of Kris Kringle, 1Oc. Brownie Year Book, 49c. Drawing and Painting Book, 1Oc. Postal Card Painting Book, 1Oc. Little Charters, 39c.
 Jack and the Beanstalk, 25c. The Great Big Story Book, 39c. Fairy Tales, 25c, 49c.
 Anderson's Fairy Taies, 25c. Esop's Fables, 49c.
 Alger and Henty Books for Boys, 25c.
 Mrs Meade's Books for Girls, 25c. S1.5O Standard Copyrights-inclu ing such recent titles as Quincy Adams Sawyer, Master Christian, Right of Way, Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall, etc., 49c, A Handsome Line of Xmas Cards and Booklets, 1c to 98c.
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Toyland, Toy]and, Little Girl and Boyland'--In the
 Basement.

regular Paradise for the youngsters and little less tertainng for the older generation
 Certainly bigger, grander, more glorious display of oys Games etc., before found quarters in this busy store of Descriptions only hint at the many things that go give joy and gadness to the childish heart at Y tde However will endeavor to list few items, prices, etc., as guide to intending purchasers.
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SURE ENOUGH,


 By the looks of things we will soon have sleighing.
 Arthur Hawley, of the firm of R. H. IngersOll Brothers, spent few days, last week, at his old home in Whis- confer. Stanley P. Terrill was quite indis- posed, last week, and under the care of pr Smith, but is now improving. :, At the meeting of the joint board of SeleCtmen and the school board It was voted to increase the length or the school year two weeks, making 3S ln- stead of 36 weeks. Fletcher Weld has resigned his posi- tion in Derby and will move his fam fly to Hartford, where he has good position offered him.
 Tobacco growers are getting some what uneasy over the unfavOrable weather for stripping their crops, which are generally all sold.
 George Ryals, of the firm of Ryals & Seeley, expects to spend the winter in California.
 Thomas Lee, Jr., spent Sunday ir Kent, and while there saw severa deer. He tried to get near them, but seeing him they made for the woods, 1T way which said, "No you don't Tom, not this time."
 The West Iron Works school wal
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Kid Gloves Always Alp
 prOpriate.

We are sole agents ID New Haven known far and wide and acknowledged as having no superior. All shades all SiZeS-$1. 50.
 THE FOSTER HOOK GLOVE with the popular facing feature. A splendid glove. Price Sl.
 It's easy to order Gloves by mail. We will give all orders our prompt and careful attention, sending direct to the recipient of the gift. Send us the size, shade and cash-S1 or $1. .5O-wen do the rest and do it we'll.
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Pianos.

First and foremost in the list of desir- able presents comes the Piano. No modern home is complete without it. Its harmony makes life sweeter. Its music cheers and enlivens the existence of the fortunate pos sessor. Its elegence adds materially to the appearance of the home furnishings. A good piano is source of pure delight all the sea- son through-it makes merry Christmas of every day in the year. Our stock of reliable pianos is replete with the best the world can produce. The most skilled workmen of America using the finest materials procur- able, have turned out in these instruments the very acme of piano excellence. Such pianos as the Steinway Shoninger, Hard man, Jewett, Woodbury and Standard need no word from us to recommend them. Their praises are sung by hundreds of thousands.
 We have all these celebrated piano any of these instruments in your home. Yo, StrumentS.
 Our { Pictures and Frames, Book Cases, Din Lamps, House Furnishings of all kinds, knibl( Arcade Building,
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Prayer Books, Bi-
 bleS, HyfnnalS.

Anticipating an unusually heavy de- mand i've have stocked literally and you may .expect to find everything that's desirable in this line-both in Catholic and Protestant books.
 Ch1ldren's Catholic Prayer Books, SC. Leather Bound Catholic Prayer Books and Key of Heaven, 25c, 49c, ,69c, 98c, 1.9S.
 Beautiful White Cover Prayer Books at 98c, 1.98.
 Episcopal Prayer Books and Hym- nals at 49c, 9Sc, l. 98, 2.98.
 Teachers Oxford Bibles, 9Sc, 1.49, 198.
 Scholars Bibles and Testaments, 49c.
 Large Family Bibles for 98c.
 Pearl and JewelIed Rosaries, 19c, 25c, 49c.
 Sterling Silver RosarieS, 9Sc, l. 50, 29S.
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By the looks of things we will soon have Sleighing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-10-21
Tribal Tax Legal
Court of Appeals Decides in Favor
of Indian Nations.

South McAlester. I. r., Oct. Io.
The Indian Territory court OF
Appeals today handed down its de-
cision in the famous Choctaw Ma
ton Tribal tax case Of Weimer
VS.. Zevely ct al, which has been
pending before the court for more
than year.
1t will be remembered that the
treaties and intercourse laws pro-
vide that if non-citizens fail to pay
tribal taxes imposed by the laws of
the Nation their stores ana other
places of business may be closed.
The merchants of South McAIester
contended that the tribal tax laws
were void and that the intercourse
laws had been repealed and that
the government of the United States
had no power at this time to close
their stores, Notwithstanding their
refusal to pay, the suit being to re-
strain the Indian Agent and Indian
policemen from acting.
Judge Clayton of the central dis
trict of Indian Territory granted
the injunction and the Nations ap-
pealed. The decision just rendered
IS a sweeping victory for the Choc-
taw and Chickasaw Nations, and
sustains the contention of their at
torneys that the tribal tax laws are
still in force and effect and thatthe
power of the Interior Department
TO enforce the intercourse laws has
not been interfered with.
The case will be appealed 10 the
circuit court Of appeals at St. Louis
and in the meantime the tax will
not be collected until the decision
Of the higher court has been rem
dered.
The court denied the appeal of
Grant Williams, charged with muir
'ler and sentenced to be hanged.
He will be hanged at this place in
the near future.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-10-21
REPUBLICANS WILL FIGHT,

Mark the prediction. There is
going 10 be merry fight in Indian
Territory republican circles imme-
diately after the election. The
plan to restore the original bound
ary lines Of Indian territory and be
a part of Oklahoma Territory until
statehood becomes operative in 1906,
will surely merit the opposition of
the federal machine men the terri
tory over. The machine naturally
wants to control things until state
hood drives ii out, sincerely be-
lieviug such a Godsend will not oc-
cur for several years. The repub-
licans now "out" will support the
territory scheme claiming that a
few months Of territorial govern
ment will not only prepare for
statehood, but will permit the re
publicans Of the territory to vote
among themselves for county Of
iicers, the government Of Okiaho-
ma 10 appoint the primary nomi-
nees. This would naturally bring
the "outs" against the ''ins. All
the outs would stand for the
primary, at which no federal ofici-
al would have a ghost of show of
securing even honorable mention.
Meanwhile the democrats are not
particularly interested in how the
scrap goes on, believing that the
scheme will not bear fruit, and if it
did, any old kind Of government is
better than what we have. A
change will permit the democratic
majority 10 assert itself at the first
general election, let the children
fight over the spoils. South Nc
Alester Capital.