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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29

tyslopment will 80 steadily, ahead. and,
Muskoges will abenefit thereby. As.s .
y ne Indian is frequent sight in the
streets Of MHskoge9e- But the Indiapsone
ssses here is not the blanket type al InSs
dian that one sees In the North. The
Greek, sas "a rule, is generally an ed cated
man or woman, and can diBculs the latest
books and anot infrequently the. Classics
With The white man? who cares TO- 90 So
he b also q Ives In q good house, times
aln a7Yeryhne one. His wife and hters
dress sasA do white women and have tile
same craving TOR shopping and the latest
have pianos and organs In their houses,
atlieys Eide about sinsacarriages..nfss stylish
make, drawn by the finest OF horses. and
;occd sionally- Ia $aut omohlles, Il ia sN
But, like, all the other Indians, the
Creek Is generally lazy. He scorns work
and looks on with more orfless amusers
ment% at the white man and his restless
energy. He is perfectly satisfied that the.
White man shall lease his lands and pay
him the rental, and this with the sum
that he receives sat regular intervals
from benevolent Uncle Sam, keeps him In
idleness and luxury. -
4 A great change In these conditions Is
/ &c rtain In the next few years, The Indian
then, when the: allotments have been COM
pleted - will be thsoWn almost entirely
upon thlsIow9 resources He will have to
revise entirely his, mode, OF Il lie., Tho re-
suit AZ not proble matical, But it viii sba
delayed as he Is, forbidden for a. cert ain
term Of years to- sell more tnan "a certain
prop rtionso Of his lands. Eventually, how
ever, he will have to change his nature or
! be submerged In the white mans resist
less progress. - d. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
COMPANIES QUIT OKLAHOMA
A Clause in the Building and Loan
Law. Makes Trouble for Several.

:
GUTHRIE, Ok, Oct. 26.--Paul F.
Cooper, territorial bank commissioner,
has issued statement showing the COM
panies which have complied with the
Lydick building aud loan law. passed by
the last Legislature, and also those which
+ have been excluded from the territory for
not complying Herewith No company
applying for a certificate to do business
has been turned down. Mr.. Cooper5has
excluded the following from the territory.
and has received notice from each that 1T
will quit business in Oklahoma because the
various companies do not care to comply
with the Lydick law: The Columbia In
/ vestnient company of Chicago; the Inter-
national Banking, Loan, and Financing
company of Denver; the Standard Trust
company Of Wflmingto on, Del, and Biz
mingham, Ala; the United States Install
ment company of Minneapolis. The fol-
lowing have been granted certificates to
| do business In the various counties where
they have filed agents bonds: The Aetna
Building and Loan association Of Topeka;
| the Standard Savings and Loan associa-
tion Of Detroit; the National Loan and In
vestment company of Detroit; the Midland
Savings and Loan association of Denver,
| the Aetna Building association of Las We
gas, N. M
| The wording of the bond clause IN the
| Lydick law has kept several companies
from complying. In all probability the
| clause should have made 1t necessary for
| each company to renew its $4,000 bond
i at the beginning of each year. INSTEAD
however the clause, as worded, compels
] each company to- put up an additional
! $4,000 bond at the beginning Of each year
i Because of this alleged wrong wording OIL
/ the bill the. various security companies
4 will not make the bond. and number OF
the best building and loan companies d.
! not care to give personal bonds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
..'B| 81 FOR MI /. /
TEMPTING, PRO PEcT 1PEN5sAT
.1 1ss CUSTER CITY, OK s. &c. g
Down In in the Center OF a.. Great
Wheat Country, and q Fine. d
80 ) 80. - Trade Is 4Assur ed. .-
Special Correspondence.

CUSTER CITY Ok, Oct. 24-Okia- !
ho1na,s s1Iperiority as a wheat nrod,,c.
~, c5o,,,,, ~, ~, -,
: 49, 80 = e
kn l''' Il has long been recognized
as,one Of the best wheat growing sec lions,
Of the United states The Weld nor. . cra
isss II, {, q
t sue N oi ttHaI n any
otherstatei In the Union, itsneyer has had
a crop failure and the profits to the grow
Or have con seauen NJ baen
~ ~ ~.
y ~ ~ - IHe early sett1srs
hqma' have raised: has been wheat and.
many OF them have paid the entire cost
of4thair: land, and made good profit be :;
,sidssss from one.year's YIELD 49, % g.
7 aThee. soil Of Oklahoma lis particularly,
adaptadsto the ell ation. LOT fall wheat,
When sDwnf early; his crop makes.a fine
winter pasture. as itgrews to "a sufficient
he1ght before the winter season comes on
TO allow eattae to forage On It. II might
pc supposed THAT turning cattle into q
Wneat s1e ~ AT ibis period might in1uEe At.
54uats. The cnntragy; 1T. adds to the profits
III rassna snrop. 80 rs: ~ IS RI Z.
:; S slls1ae Ttscotlnty has become one Of the
wheat growing sections in this terri.
iro r1ys. saaRent OF the railroads, giving
eaaYsageess ~ the markets. has reduced
lhe#SsexpepssS Affecting the grain TO the
oonslaas and has resulted in greatly In
creastng the acreage planted to wheat.
IN c14eHtaItgsth his Increase in wheat acre
ageashassbeen Of material advantage to
Custer City, which is hesnatural market
Ifof this adjaining territory. Some idea
aaan t.ty Fl xhsat that iseraush.
/ that there are now fonre elevators III ac-
stiVe nnn ri fon& ar1dti+4is r11l@, onG ;, u
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29

producing centers. The wheat that
makes the hard winter wheat -four ut
present SO much in demand Is grown for
hundreds OF miles around and BY the mill
lions of bushels. In fact. the average an
snaal yield Of wheat within radius Of
100 Id les of Wichita Will fall little short
lions Of bushels. 6 S IS. a' 5s q,
; Plants now misunderstanding cereal foods
Tin the Eastern and Centralsstates are in
ticting burden upon the West by COM
fling the an0yemen OF grain to the fac
tory. and the finished product back into
the section where the grain is grown. ct:
Wichita Is the acknowledged trading
center OF the Southwest. and has today
more four, ave, and six story structures
|, ip cotiEse Of erection than any other town
Of It's size IN the country Il i. Il Z"
|is The Wichfta3 Commercial club II. L.
Resting, retary, will be glad to respond
Ito an INQUIRIES "a d S d is, /
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
LAYTON 4 \ OK, HAS "a NEW s.
I THIRTY THOUSAND CLUB
Chamberof Commerce Launche,
Movement for Increase in .Popu,
&lation. s;A$:t%es 81
.Ax WILLIAM. H. / /. Ho 81 IA e
Special c Correspondence

saS f4sAha Speclal Correspond ence.; 4$:l ii;
LAWTON, Ok, Oct. 25.-The sLawton:
chamber of commerce has Just completed
the organization among; the citizens 81,
the u city: OF, the Thirty Thousand Club E
Ihis club Ito have amen bershfp off 900
aggressive workers; who will give them
selves ustsdve years In Which to Increase
the. opulatlon OF ;Lawton to 80 ,000s These
are the people who DO things. They were
heHehergetlc,' nervy home build ers who
iaH ffour years transformed this Wild
prairie into fine farms and pleasant CONF
Portable homes. When they arrived ON
the pr opposed site of >Lawton they quickly
discovered the great advantages the new;
city would haveain the future great South
west empire; and they grasped that opf
|fportunity. They saw that there would Be
no other large city anywhere in the new
country and the geogr aphical" ad vantages
OF Lawton would be- great They saw
that here must be a business center and
lidfstributing point for ait this rich eounf-;
TRY, and that to- the north, ITO the west,
Land, to the southwest there would not be
GeR4meFeal connection for hundreds Of 4
/ sItassthess live pusafers who are giving
\ themselves but Ave years IN which to
build up=a busy. thEiyiag, humming city,
and when they readRa the goal they VIII
find that they cannot stop. The impetus
/ Wall sbe' such that sEawt Oh will simply
continue to grow without let or him
dranee. Her new and thriving Industries
will Induce others, and they Will bring
still others, until the cotton seed oil and
Touring mills will be the greatest In the
/ Southwest Her numerous factories will
be supplying the needs Sof the great and
[ rapidly developing empire to the west and
southwest l.:; sti;.!!7ua - H='9ss*f g
This club wants a few additional IN
dustries-sorne tof them are we'll or. tie
road. (The man who ,seizes the opportu-
nifty, and gets in on tie ground floor will
grow prosperous and Be happy Amons
other things they need, a good canning
factory, another steam laundry ca tmods
erhs hotel would be a gdId rnide)j cream
cries, high class boarding houses, cottdor
seed oil And compressp more Elevators
and Touring mills, maehine sh8p and
! from foundry, y more sbr06m factories,
poultry and produ SD sViney Ards
sn1an fruit farms, caffiage and wag1U61
faetory, dairying. and q thousand and ons
other Industries that are now 5pen toIths
energetfc men who kn6w enough to grasII
Ga opportunity beforse the other felios
does. 70 4-'f$a 80 ae4S AZ ~ 1>.t:.itfrs
latAn up to date heaIth5resort among TIL
! mountainsswould besa paying Investment
70 some good physicians who understood
| such enterprises. Ans Electric slffe from
! Iawton over some Of; t he beautiful resi-
aence% additions, out TO Fort Sill, te
mountain resorts, would be d paying III.
Vestment from the start ~ " = ~: fs:#
y Inquiries may be addressed to the sec.
/ retary oftthe Chamber Of commerce. .ss':
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ST.L0UlS PlPE LINE MAY FAIL,
Announcements OF the Enterprises
Success Believed TO BE Premature.

Announcements or the Enterprise's
Success Believed to BE Premature.
BARTEEsvILLE, Ind. r.: Oct, 2e..-De-
spite the confident expressions OF Harry
B. Scott Of Chanute, who made the first
public announcement of the project, and
w. D. Todd of the Warren (Pa.1 Corn
planter Refinery company, who 10 llowed
Mr.. SCOTS announcement with particu-
lars, 1t Is by no means settled that the
st. Louis pipe line will go any further
than it's present stage. ~
Michael Cudahy of Chicago is the man
whose action will determine further pro-
ceedings. All Mr.. Cudahy has done has
been to listen to the arguments and con-
denim the premature disclosure of the me-
gotiations. It is known that Mr.. Cudahy
has required certain conditions by the
Cornplanter@ Refinery company and its
subsidiary company, the Cherokee Oil and
Gas company, precedent to any participa-
ton by him. * - >>,S...-.rt. ~
- One of thees conditions is thata certain
amount of production shall be pledged by
producers. Other conditions are the secur-
| ing of right of way and land for tank
farms and showing Of certain sum of
| money. The former may be secured, and
stock Is offered for sale In order to- comply
with the latter requirement. When those
requirements were complied with Mr.
| Cudahy was to place the bonds. IT Ia
known that he does not like the idea oil
having stock offered for sale prior to his
effort to place the bonds. Moreover, the
sincerity Of the promotersis questioned BY
many Of the producers. - = ':is:s:
Mr.. Cudahy has large production OF oil
If he could obtain concessions. from the
Standard company he would not be in,
| clined to perseverance in move for al
independ emit Pipe line. Added to- this Is
the fact that the Standard company hat
! led to expectations Of better prices, and
is taking large part of the production o.
the field, both Of which circumstance
lessen the feeling of bitterness against
that. company and lessen the prospects O.
cooperation by producers. ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
WICHITA WANTS: MORE =. s;=. ..=.s
s '....s, STORES AND FACTORIES
Kansas MetropOIise o ffers Big Iii
= : s'ddu.1 dr. to .o.fMerchants and Man.
s.a.ufa Cturera. -, -. = 10 -
Special Correspondence. .ssI# u

dHcement. 's Is 1Msreha = apd Man n
MIA eturers. fs:-f.., 49, .s,s ~ -
In. rs Special Correspondence. ~ 15Ess
II WICHITA, Kan, >DceJ % The splendid
growth being noted in and the admits ted:
resources of the great Southwest are at ::
tracing at present a very hardy andTa j
'gresstve class Of immigration. re 81 =
s'>tTh6 omeseekersfs' excursions, now
being conducted by all Of the Southwest :!
fern railroads are largely Responsible for
this nent$ OF passenger traffic.
Many come. only to see, being satisfae ):
.torfly situated in some Northern or East !
Germ home. Others come to locate~ their
future homes and engage: in farming,
stock growing, merehandi Using, and zmaiai,-
sfactnring. While all are successful the
local manufacture freaps the richest ifar-
sveyt. lEocated I'll the midst OF asshe4f of
raw material, ne hasa big advantage over
the Eastern manufacture who ISL com ]
tpelled,to pay at such d high rate of freight
ION his finished goods Into this TERRITORY
that the difference inicost Of transporta ;
tlonss alone becomes very fair and salts
factory profit to the local concern. This
Is true Of nearly all articles. Of iron, paper,
agricultural implements, wagons and car
rtages, thrashing machines, and nearly
every other .4artieleys Of consumption.
Within Q year this city will be connected
by pipe line with the greatest field iof
natural gas known to the world
Steam coal is now secured at from 81 80
to 81 per ton, while fuel OIL from the great
oil fields Of Kansas lying just toathe east
Of US is being furnished at 70 cents per
barrel: The Arkansas valley, in. which
the: city. Of Wichita is located, is supplied
with, the purest water within the state by
the: Arkansas river. which, has its source
and receives its supply from melting snow
T., tie heart of the Rocky mountal5ps
quality, no manufaeturer has anything
to, complain Of on this scorer they being
50 essential to his success. .5a
E5Itsis being freely predicted by those
well informed on the subject that Wichita
will soon rival. the greatestssof, our hou,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
A TALE Of LOVE AND WAR.
An Indian Tradition Regardin,
Early Days in the Territory. =

MUSKOGEE, Ind. T., Oct. 26.-Over In
the Cherokee nation, where the postofice
OF Black Gum now stands, are thirteen
black gum trees, that stand in lonely
silence like sentinels at vigil in the sweep
ing prairie. There is an interesting
legend concerning this group of trees.
Back in the early days, when there was
. little civilization among the tribes, there
was band OF Otoe Indians who went out
from their, homes in the territory far up
on the plains of Kansas to hunt buffalo.
They remained on the trail for weeks.
1t finally was discovered by the Kansas
tribe OF indians that the Otoes were in
trudlng On their hunting grounds. That
meant an immediate declaration of war.
though the two tribes had hitherto been
on friendly terms. The daughter of the
chief OF the Kansas Indians was the
sweetheart of theyoung chief who led the
band of hunters. i
Weeks of warfare followed the outbreak
between the tribes. The Otoes were out
. numbered, and were not prepared for
war, but when they found they had to
neht there was no hesitating. Day after
cay they fought and retreated, losing
more of their men. This continued until
the brave little band was driven into the
Cherokee nation, near where the black
gum trees now stand. There were Just q
( dozen hunters left. They took their las;
stand in a swale in the prairie, and over
its brow poured their fire into. the Kansas
Indians. But it was an UNEQUAL fight, and
the result was certain.
The daughter of the chief came out ia
Join. her tribesmen. When she looked al
the foe she saw her sweetheart fightine
alone. His comrades were all slain With
out word she sprang forward, and ran
with open arms to him amid.a shower 81
arrows. She reached him, and threw hei
arms about his neck, but it was TOO late
An arrow from her own tribe pierced hel
body and entered the heart of the youns
chief that she would protect. They dice
together. ~
Graves were dug there on the brow o
the swale, and the thirteen Indian bodies
including that Of the girl, were buried
Half century passed, and thirteen blacl
gum trees grew up on theyery spot wher,
the Indian graves had been made. TIVE
of these trees have their limbs intertwine
In an inseparable form. TO this day, Whel
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29

an Indian Of the old school passes by. one
in whose mind traditions still are po-
tent element, he pauses and looks at the
thirteen sentinels of this fatal ground with
ali awe that betokens his belief that there
is some connection between the massacre
thirteen black gums standing there. and
the Great Spirit,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
II. A. VERT, LAyT0n,. KLAHOMA,
OkLAHOn 1 FOR i Oc'
i BY HERBERT. VANDERHooF.
Special Corresnondencs ~

4 CONE. NOV TO souTHERN oKLAH oNfA S.
THE GREAT WICHITA RIVER
LAWToN ElIuM Latitude Longtnds end ATTITUDE AguN-
Cotton l fact
SEND lSs AloMA .Aen latest
price It etc AGENTS. WANTED EVERY We sly
mobiles and Carriages Cut this out and SEND NoWf IL,
POWERS LAND & LOAN Co. LAWT0n coianchs Co.. Oklahoma
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29

at!tfs@ ~ sbsSh So r received from sale. OF
stock Is, angesteddn land and lenses by relia.
Die fpaen athat kRew, the business and have
demo4strated it to DE enormously prohtabIe
SHE sure, ana certain = 80
T HE e9Ns gRT ss zIc9 }ss
fyoid for when Dver 90 per cent sof it. was raw
Land. as 1t Is snoW4in the Indian territory See
what Il sells for Tor. now and how much It pro-
;ducess each year and you will see that mill
lions Of acres OF lit have increased. lin value
, ?as astonishing IS i may seem) from 80 to
LOU Sper cent per annunl, and each year pro-
rdAGes from 100. to several hundred per, cent
has been day In twenty-five Years but { that
somewhere west and southwest of Ohio. more
than 100 per Gent per .annum was being made
estate sd investments made
over go mel, GENT Of all the vast increase of
wealth from Ohio west In the past twenty
years has been Increased value of real estate
ls ynA Z; ! sMsse51Ssi EY WHERE MONEY! IS
MADE. Those that bought. Oklahoma land
bargains six, eight, and ten years ago have
had 100 per cent per annum increase in value
cent per annuhm when wen Harmed.
MORE COMFORTABLE FORTUNES
| MADE FROM REAL ESTATE than all other
lines combined. Raw lands bought and
| handled by those that know the business
ceases to be a speculation and becomes the
| surest, safest, soundest, and most profitable
investment on earth. This company is buy
PEI Gent per good Ell
| Just as millions of acres of Northern land is
now doing on Its raw land price. INVEST
/ MENT, NOT WORK, MAKES MEN RICH.
\ Oklahoma alfalfa lands produce from 1000
to 2. 600 pounds Of choice pork per acre that
Fsells for several times as much as better all
faifa land On the same river Gamble bought for
| BY the Territorial Land, Loan and Investment
company. In the territory this company has
I thousands ofiaacres Of good. rich. productive
LANDS leased on legal. binding Ave year leases
ct PRICES away less than taxes on less produc
j with money Will secure hundreds of thousands
Of acres Of leases and VIII ultimately buy much
Il rent per ahnun son Investment under eultiya-
tton. aside from a certain enormous increase
Ut value z, 80 s. s = e - tsst = :
~ IF YOU HAVE MONEY. LITTLE OR BIG.
AND sWANI sEQ MAKE "a MoNEY. send today
GET go6daTERRITORY FARM FREE. i Z
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
GOVERNMENT WILL GIVE
AWAY MORE HOMES SOON

"a Chance for Everybody to Get a
5: Home Free,
81 The United States government will
throw open another large Indian reserva-
etiop in few months. Reservation con-
tains about 2,3ae. 900 acres OF fine fruit,
farming, and grazing lands. Pamphlet
containing full information will be mailed
foT 10c. Address Dept. L.. 174S Broad
way, Denver, Colorado.
GOVERNMENT WILL GIVE.
AWAY MORE HOMES SOON
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
How to Select a
Location
Southwest

The present opportunities for man with
small means in the Southwest are many.
How shall the inquirer set about it to
learn where he may find the most favora-
BILE location for HIM? :.3s.ass *
In this wiser.
The Rock Islands Bureau OF Inforna-
ton regarding the Southwest offers its ia
cilities to him absolutely without cost.
- The Rock Island traverses that section
west, north. and south. Cooperation
gssof the bureau is offered simply from the
81 broad motive Of building up the territory
L Il The road has at-isfger business than
g that Of selling the inquirer one ticket. Its
effort is to place him where he can make
: money enough to buy many tickets and
4 to ship much freight.
3 Each such person located on the line
(. means more business. and 1t is by careful
s and judicious placing of individuals that a
large community of prosperous citizens Is
S. built up.
S Considered from this standpoint, 1t will
readily be seen that the maintenance of the
bureau; is very important factor in the
growth and prosperity Of the railroad.
9 = Mind you, the bureau does not actually
B decide the matter for each inquirer. II
-. simply places the facts before him In con-
< crete, tangible form. so that he may weigh
y the. evidence and make his own selection
4 and decision. 20
y s3sIf YOU wish to start systematic in.
s vestigation Of possibilities today In the
Southwest for: YOU, write at once stating
what means you have, in what line Of &C
? tivity you are most interested, and what
8 particular state or territory appeals mos
favorably to you.
+ The rest will be a pleasure t.. -
49, Yours for success.
JOHN ysEBASTIAN.
Passenger Traffic Manager Rock Island
CHICAGO.
80
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10000 POPULATION FOR LAWToN
The Greek Information bITeQl
.MUSkoCEE, 1T.

MOSNONEEs j. u
We win furnish you classification Map OF
the Creek and Seminole Nation. giving the APP
proximate classification of all lands In the
Greek and Seminole Nations. showing the To-
cation and the number Of acres of Agricui-
4tural lands. Rocky Prairie lands. Hil1y and
Rocky lands. and Mountainous lands.
:, We will also furnish you complete abstracts
Ing the Recording Districts Of the Indian Ter
ritory. and revised rules and regulations gov
erning the sale and leasing Of lands in the
Creek Nation. Indian Territory revised 10
March 90 1909.
This Map and the information furnished IS
Indispensable to Home Seekers and Investors
in the Growing Indian Territory as 1t shows
you at glance Just where you can find the
exact location of the kind of land that YOU ar.
interested in. Sent POSTPAID on reeslpt OF
INFORMATION BUREAU ,Muskogee. I Ts
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!, From. 40 10 500 per cent actual profit
made the past year in Indian territory land
by the land Wise operator.s3 Bay EDITORIAL
Land Loan and Investment company pre-.
sferred treasury! stock. ..tt.s.ts 4f.s b
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29

u This sgstock. recently
put upon the market,
guaranteed at8per, cent.
and will make as high
eas 100 per cent per an
num- Bought, backed,
and indorSed by the best
business men and bank,
ers Of. Muskogee. Isssa
safe, solid, bona dde,
profitable land PROPOSE
stion. - Preferred shares
are sold for par, SIS
eachs icash or: monthly
payment: plan. Make all
: checks payable, to, the
Territorial Land. Loan
& Investment Co., Mus
kogees LIT. sAif money