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The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-09-27

Form Plans Mt South McAlestcr for
big demonstrations.
South McAlester, I. IA prelim-
mary conference of delegates from
the towns of the Territory coal belt
which are situated on the segregated
lands of the Choctaw and Chicka-
saw nations, was held in this city
at the Busby hotel yesterday after
noon at 3 o'clock. Boone Williams.
of Lehigh, was in the chair aud
numbe rof representatives from the
coal towns we're present.
1t was planned to hold q largo
convention in this city some time In
November when the senatorial COM
mittee to investigate the surface OF
the segregated lands will be In ses-
sion and that a memorial will be
presented to that committee upon the
proper disposal Of the surface OF
the segregated lands. This conven-
ton will be made up Of all sorts of
delegates, bankers, farmers, Indians,
professional men and others so that
the committee from the senate can
not claim that 1t was dominated by
land grafters, coal operators. rail-
roads and grafters who were mimic
able to the best interests Of the In
dians.
When interviewed concerning the
segregated lands, Chairman Boone
Williams said that the segregated
coal land around Lehigh and Coal
gate was worth from twenty-five
to fifty dollars an acre. that IL per
cent of the entire holdings OF the
Choctaw and the Chickasaw nations
were embraced in the segregated
lards and that 81 per cent Of the
rest belonged to the minors Of the
two nations and was tied up by
the regulations OF the interior de-
partment.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-09-27
Novelty Of the Season.

Among the seasons novelties is an
insane horse. The surprise Is that
this particular animal hasn't a docked
tall. One could understand the agony
Of mind a horse without tail must
suffer In the heat, with green flies
biting him to death, but this animal
goes crazy at night. when the sun and
flies have gone. He insists on stand
ing on his head In thrifty vegetable
gardens and reversing the natural Or
der Of existence. much after the style
Of human beings who are as mad as
March hares. AS a match for this In
sane horse. says the Boston Herald.
there Is the cat that enjoys a daily
salt water bath. Having once fallen
into the waves. 1t now seeks the beach
and swims about in the water as
though born q catfish. These animals
are abnormal; they belong to the sea
serpent class.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-09-27
South African preamers.

Alfred Belts bequest of $4,000, 900
for the building of railroads, tele.
graph and telephone lines in Africa is
hailed everywhere as being as good a
legacy as he could have left the cont.
nent where he accumulated his vast
fortune. These things carry light into
the dark places of the earth, and, in
spite OF the wars, explorations and ex-
ploitations of recent years. Africa is
still the Dark Continent" 1t is no
ticeable that the great African million
aires like Cecil Rhodes and Alfred
Belt believed in the future Of Africa.
They did not regard 1t simply as a
place to make money in, get away
from and forget. To the last Rhodes
and Belt and others like them have
talked and dreamed Of the coming
Africa, worked for 1t while alive and
remembered 1t In their wills. They
believed themselves to be not merely
extractors of millions from African
soil, but raise and sustain In their
successors belief in and willing
ness to work for the Africa Of the fu-
ture. The South African millionaires
have come In for considerable
amount OF criticism. ridicule and
abuse. some of which, 1t must be con-
fessed, was not wholly undeserved.
But, says the New York Press, to be-
lieve in the future of a continent and
to work for that future Is no small
thing. When the march of time and
events shall have scattered into OBJ
livion the millions of Rhodes and Belt.
their names will still have claim to
remembrance because they dreamed
dream. Belt and Rhodes. the shrewd
business men. the pilers.up Of vast
fortunes. are dead and will soon be
forgotten; but Belt and Rhodes. the
dreamers, will live through many long
years because they saw the vision OF
an Africa redeemed.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-09-27

Deals I'm Land Now.-Story of Sue
cessful and Hard Working Boot
logger.
South McAlester, I. Tone of the
most indcfatigable bootleggers that
ever Gid business in the Choctaw
nation, SO declares South Meal
ester man, who likes a drink. came
here year after year and was never
caught.
Hundreds of times he has walk
ed past a line of deputy marshals,"
continued the South McAlester man,
"but never once was there the least
suspicion as to what he carried on
his person. The way he did IT was
about as follows: Year before last
he used to land about twice a week
in this city either from the Rock
Island or the Katay. Anyone at
the trains could not but have noticed
the scholarly looking gentleman with
eye glasses who carried two big bat
teries In his hands. The batteries
looked lick batteries; they were not
fake lockers in any sense OF the
word. They were rusty; they had
white chalk marks on their sides
and out of the top of each grip like
receptacle there hung out the con-
ventional wires which were twisted
and frayed in the regular manner.
Each battery box held five gallons
which the bootlegger regularly re-
tailed at $1,000 per gallon. AS he
made two trips a week his profits
were something very respectable.
The man comes to South McAlester
every now and then; but he Is far
past the exigencies OF bootlegging.
He deals in land now"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-09-27
The Men Nominated have been Sc
lected by the people
CONVENTIONS HELD DAILY
Other Delegates to represent their
Parties will be Chosen at
Polls Oct. 6

Guthrie, o. T.-Up to the present
time eleven men who have been
nominated by the two great parties
as candidate to the constitutional
convention have been selected by
the people. Conventions are being
held nearly every day, and other
delegates chosen to represent their
parties at the polls on November
6.
was nominated by the Democrats
from the twenty-second district. Mr..
Sandlin is city attorney OF Prague
The towns of Meeker, Stroud, Prague
and East Sparks participated.
In the Usage nation, which has
two delegates. the Republicans nom
mated l. ID. Taylor, of Pawhuska,
and Frank A. Denoya, of Remington.
Taylor is an attorney who repre-
sented the Usage nation in washing
,ou ldSI WlhtSi anu hShoy" 80
banker.
At Milhall, in the twenty-fourth
district, the Republicans nominated
Dan Holiday, of Crescent City. on
the eighth ballot. In convention
held in the forty-third district the
Democrats gave the nomination to
David Hogg, of Grand. Hogg was
representative from the eighth dis
trict to the last legislature.
The main question dealt with In
the Democratic platform were the
school land and negro problems. The
platform designated the Republicans
as carpetbaggers and favored sepa-
rate schools.
The Democrats at Chandler in the
twenty-third district nominated j.
B. A. Robertson, of Chandler.
Colonel ]. F. Morphis, OF Pawnee,
was nominated by the Republicans OF
the eighteenth constitutional district
In Dewey county, comprising the
forty-second district, w. X. Meyers,
of Taloga, was selected.
At Pauls Valley, Miles Lasater de-
feated f. E. Alkire for the demo-
cratic nomination from the ninety
fourth district.
In the twenty-sixth district the
Republicans nominated Wayne Jen-
kins. a farmer. Henry K. Asp, at
torney for the Santa Fe, was chosen
in the twenty afth district by the
Republicans without opposition.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-09-27
BixBY's BOOK Is SLOW.
Has Been Tied Up In tho Printing
Department mt WasI,inGtou.


The book Containing the laws Con-
corning Indian treaties, lands, maps.
ETC.. which was to have been print
ed by the government, seems to have
Cotton lost In the shuttle. The copy
Tor this publication, at the direction
OF the department, was prepared by
Commissioner Bixby last spring and
forwarded to the government print
er at Washington. There was big
demand for the book. lawyers all
over the Territory wanting It. But
1t seems the publication has never
left the press for some reason. Mr..
Bixby stated today that he could
not explain why the book was not
Forthcoming and that kilograms elic-
tied no Information. Congress Will
be in session again in December and
make more laws concerning Indian
Territory, and by that time the new
book will be practically valueless.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-09-27

There are about eight kinds of
town killers and every town Is af-
fiicted with one or more OF them,
remarks the Enid Wave. First,
those who go out of town to do their
trading; second. those who are op-
posed to improvements; third, those
who imagine they own the town;
fifth. those who deride public spir-
tied men; sixth, those VIII Ooppose
movements not originating with
themselves; seventh, those who op-
pose every movement that doesn't
appear to benefit them; eighth, those
who seek to injure the credit or rep
utation OF their neighbors.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-09-27
Arrest Father of Dead BOy.-Is
Charged with Shielding Alleged
Murderers of His Child.

Tulsa, /. Tt. A. Priester. father
of Harry Priester, the Sy-ear-old
boy who was murdered In West
Tulsa July s. was today arrested In
connection with the crime. 1t Is
claimed that Priester threatened TO
kill Eugene Mcqueen, the prosecut-
ing witness In the case unless the
latter fled. Priester, 1t Is alleged.
has sheltered the negroes. Murray.
Jackson and Howell. charged with
the murder. and has maintained a
peculiar attitude all along.
He advances the theory that the
boy was killed by timber falling
from a passing freight. How the
boy got into the wheat car he does
not explain. He Is being examined
by the grand jury tonight.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-09-27
Bodies to Ec RemOvcd.-GOvernO
FIants Will Wait for Cimar.
ron to Fall.

Guthrie, o. T.-An application
has been made to Governor Frantz
to have the Rock Island Railroad
company remove the bodies from the
submerged coaches of the Dover
wreck. Governor Frantz says that
the road will probably remove the
bodies as soon as the water falls
sufficiently to permit an inspection
of the interior of the submerged
cars. He stated, however, IL the
railroad does not act promptly the
territory will compel the officials
to remove the bodies. County At
torney G. l.. BOxman. OF Kingfisher
county, has notified the officials OF
the road that they must not remove
the bodies from the wreck without
first notifying the coroner. He has
also requested the officials to report
the names of any bodies discovered
to the county authorities. III these
conditions are not complied with the
county authorities will. arrest the
persons connected with the removal
of the bodies.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-09-27
Extension of the Frisco From Ok
mulgee to Shawnee or LawtOn.
WagOner Board Wins Big Suit.

Wagner. l. T.-Judge Louis
I. Sulzbacher in the United
States court this morning de-
MED the writ of mandamus brought
by the citizens of this city against
the local school board to compel
them to establish additional grades
In at least one other Of the three
schools here.
There are three white schools in
Wagner in one of which all grades
except the fifth, sixth and seventh
are taught. In another school all
the grades are taught. 1t was the
contention Of the citizens that ow-
ing to the bad condition Of the side
walks and the great distance which
the school children must travel to
get advantage of the three above
named grades that the school board
should be compelled to establish
the grades in at least one other of
the three schools.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-09-27

London people learned with horror
that Mrs. Longworth had worn one
dress twice during the same week.
1t is unfortunately true that people
will gauge a woman's Importance by
the size and condition of her ward.
robe, and Mrs. Longworth is not the
only woman who has been victim of
this sort of nonsense.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-09-27
Record of BygOne Times.-Indian
Territory Historical Society Is
To be Established.


to be Established.
Muskogee, l. THE Muskogee
Commercial club Is preparing to es-
tablish a historical society. Rev.
A.. Grant Evans, T. p. Smith and
Theodore w. Gulick have been ap-
pointed as committee to gather
data for the society. Rev. Mr.. Ev-
ans has In his possession much old
time history of this country. He
has valuable manuscripts written by
old-time residents, and an effort will
be made to have them compiled and
pritned for reference.
The history of Indian Territory Is
In all probability the most interest
ing OF any of the Middle West, and
an appeal will be made to the Pio-
neer residents of the country to con-
tribute toward the work.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-09-27
Roads to be Built Out of the Rock
and Sandstone.

ana sandstone.
McAlester, /. T.-The Chamber
of Commerce will soon take up
the question Of good roads for
the country Immediately adjoin-
ing McAlester. In this country
there Is world OF good rick.
sandstone which can be used
for bed and limestone for the
surface and the people propose to
make use of what nature has given
them.
1t has also always been the idea
Of a large number of citizens OF this
locality, regardless of politics that
It would be a good thing for the
convicts Of the new state to make
the highways under the supervision
of competent engineers and road
makers.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-09-27

A challenged Frenchman was dis.
abled by physical infirmities. SO his
son took his place In the duel. Pari.
SLAMS and the Kentucky mountaineers
can now shake hands.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-09-27

More than $40,0O0,OOO worth OF dia-
monds were brought into this coun-
try during the past fiscal year. Un.
fortunately. they can't be used for
cooling PURPOSES.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-09-14
RURAL CARRIERS MEET.
Polk County Association Holds Ses-
sion In Dallas and Elects
Officers.

The Polk County rural letter car
riers held their annual meeting in
Dallas last Sunday. Officers for the
ensuing year were elected as follows !:
A. Parker, of Independence, president; /;
Finley Edgar, of Rickreall, vice-pres-
ident; b. T. Wells, Of Dallas, secre.
tary and treasurer.
X. P. Loop, state president of the r.
Il. G. A. and also a member of the
State Executive Committee, honored
the meeting by his presence and made
an interesting talk. A few remarks
by Postmaster @. G. Coad, of Dallas,
were also highly appreciated. Two
new names were added to the member
sh ip roll. The Association adjourned
to meet at the call of the President,
and it is expected that every rural
carrier in Polk county will be secured
as a member before the next meeting.
Those answering roll-call Sunday
were: A. Parker, Of Independence ;
Finley Edgar, Of Rickreall; NJ. b.
Grant and B F. Wells, Of Dallas.
Carriers not present were: A. f,
Huber, of Monmouth; J. Anderson, of
Parker; VIII. Squires, Of West Salem,
and G. j. Turner, OF Airlie.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-09-14
GIVEN CHINA SHOWER
Miss Minnie Robertson Receives
Many Beautiful Gifts Before
Her Wedding.

Miss Minnie Robertson, who is to be
married to Mr.. w. r. Ellis next Sun
day, was the recipient of China
shower at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. L. Crider, Wednesday evening.
Many friends of the popular young
lady were present and delightful
evening was enjoyed A solo by Miss
Halle Morrison, recitations by Miss
Elizabeth Pollock and Miss Mama
Forbes, and a solo by Mrs. A. @.
Brackenbury added greatly to the
pleasure of the occasion. Ice cream
and cake were served by the hostess.
The presents were: Miss Pollock
and Miss Forbes, bonbon dish; Flora
McCallon, butter plate; Halle Coad,
so uvenir plate; Nora Robertson,
cream pitcher Maud Robertson, plate +;
Mrs. w. L. Soehren, sugar bowl and
creamer; Maude and Evangeline Hart,
chocolate pot; Mrs. A. G. Brackenbury,
chocolate tray Mrs. DR.. Ii. l.. Toney,
butter plates; Mrs. D. G. Crider, choc-
olate pot; Misses Morrison, Smith and
Dempsey, bread and butter plates !;
Mrs. William Greenwood, pie plates ;
Mrs. G. L. Hawkins, bread and butter
plates Effie Brown. plate; Mrs. A. J.
Lynch and Mrs. Anna Crider, sugars
and creamers May Shelton, bread
plate; Ollie Howe, cheese plate; Mrs
Emma Belt and Mrs. G. N. Cherring-
ton, soup plates; Mrs. Tracy Staats,
Miss Hughes and Miss Holmes, salad
dish; Bertha Ellis, bonbon dish; Mrs.
f. j. Coad, salad dish; Miss Frank
Crider, pin tray.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-09-14

every dollar have spent in ad-
vertising in the newspapers, has paid
me ten dollars in return" This state
ment was made to the writer by
Samuel Orr, of Rickreall, Monday.
"There is scarcely ever a time when
there is not market for everything a
farmer has to SELL" he continued,
"but sometimes the difficulty is to find
a buyer. A small local in the county
newspapers will usually accomplish
the desired result. know of no
cheaper or better means Of bring buyer
and seller together" Mr.. Orr speaks
from experience gained in twenty
years of practical farming, during
which time he made liberal use Of
printers ink in letting the public
know what he had to sell or what he
desired to buy. Mr.. Orr's experience
is the experience Of hundreds of other
Polk county farmers who have spent
money in advertising in the local
papers and found it a paying invest
ment.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-09-14

A Portland young man drawing a
salary of $50 a month has been spend
ing $4,000 a month on automobiles,
slow horses and fast women, and now
finds himself greasing the Jail bars
with his nose on a charge of robbing
his employers of about $4,000. Like
thousands Of young men before him
he followed the primrose path straight
to the prison cell, never pausing in
his wild career until it was too late to
turn back. One cannot help wonder
ing, however, what sort of business
men his employers were, that he could
steal such vast sums each month for
nearly year without getting caught
at it.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-09-14

Every newspaper man in Oregon
should attend the meeting of the State
Press Association in Newport one
week from tomorrow. An excellent
program is being prepared, and many
subjects of Importance to Oregon pub
fishers and printers will come up for
discussion. The Oregon State Press
Association can be made power for
good, If every newspaper man in the
state will only lend helping hand.
A large attendance at the Newport
meeting is already assured, and it is
hoped that every publisher in Oregon
will get in line and help boost f)r the
good of the order"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-09-14
Won Many Premiums.

Two very happy men on the fair
grounds last evening were Thomas
Brunk of Polk county, and Mayor Arch
Johnson of Corvallis. Mr.. Brunk is a
breeder Of the very best Poland China
swine in the Pacific northwest and on
ten entries won premiums enough to
give him five firsts, four seconds, and
three thirds. Mr.. Johnson is a part
ner with Mr.. Weir in the Willamette
Valley Stock and Land Company,
situated in Kings valley in Benton
county, and their entries consisted of
five Hereford cattle; on these they
were awarded four tlrsts, and one sec
ond, also champion Statesman.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-09-14
Hon rlen Fear Damage.

The rain has not damaged the hops
in the Dallas district so far, but grow
ers fear that great loss will result IL
the showers continue. Probably every
yard in Polk county has a slight
touch of mold, and "a few days of
damp weather would cause the lice
to multiply rapidly and untold dam
age would ensue. The hops already
picked in the Dallas district are
strictly choice. Slow progress is being
made in harvesting the crop, owing
to a general scarcity of pickers, but
no help has left the yards on account
of the disagreeable weather.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-09-14

Those much overworked and greatly
underpaid individuals, the Rural
Mail Carriers, held their annual meet
ing in Dallas this week discussing
matters OF mutual interest The boys
are making an effort to send a dele
gate from this state to Washington to
present their claims for better pay
and more liberal treatment at the
hands of Congress and the PostofIlce
Department. They urge every rural
carrier in the county to be present at
the meeting soon to be called by their
President
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-09-14
HoY,s Thisi

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fol-
any case Of Catarrk that cannot be cured BY
Hall s Catarrh Cure.
j. CHENEY g. CO., Props. Toledo, O..
We the undersigned, have known F. ]. Che
ney for the last 10 years, and believe him per-
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by their firm.
WEST TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
WALDING, KINEAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the SYSTEM. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by ali
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-09-14

The Albany Democrat rightly says
that payrolls make city. There can
be no permanent prosperity in any
city unless steady employment is pro-
vided for its laboring men. Dallas
has grown and prospered for the
reason that its business men have
never overlooked an opportunity to
secure an industry that would increase
the monthly payroll. AS the town
has grown in population and CONNER
cial Importance, the prosperity of the
surrounding country has followed as
a natural consequence.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-09-14
A Great Bargain.

1 have just secured lot OF very fine
cards at great bargain, and until I
use them up 1 will make one dozen
fine,t finish cabinet photographs for
$3.50. I have never used a finer card
on $500 per dozen photo. Will
make groups and all kinds for S2. so
per dozen while these cards last Don't
delay II you want bargain. All
these will be made with my fine
Dallmyer lens.
L. J. CHERRINGTON.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-09-14

"There will be plenty of booze" and
"we're going to have HI of a time"
has borne fruit in one hop yard. Polk
county is still to be heard from in the
line of a hop yard murder Salem
Journal.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-09-14
Legal Blanks for sale at this office.
Notice OF Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that G. G. Coad and
f. j. Coad executors of the estate of Samuel
Coad, deceased, have filed in the County Court
of the State of Oregon, for Polk county, their
final account as such executors, and that Satur-
a, m. of said day, has been appointed by the
Judge of said Court as the time for the hearing
of objections to the said final account and the
settlement thereof. All persons are therefore
required to appear mt said time and show cause,
ii any exist, why said account should not be
approved and the said executors discharged.
Dated this 18th day of September, 1906.
G. q. COAD.
J. COAD,
Executors of the estate
OfSamuel Coad deceased.
N. L. Butler, Attorney.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-09-14

Hon. Walter l.. Tooze, OF Woodburn,
is the new president OF the Willamette
Valley Development League. Walter
Lyon, of Independence, was reelected
secretary. Both good men.