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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-09
A TELEPHONE
Fight IS ON
BELL SYSTEM FIGHTING PIo-
co. IN OKLAHOMA
They WANT A MONOPOLY
The Bell People Petition Courts for
An Injunction Against the
Local Concern.
Special to the World.

Special to the World
Guthrie, Okla, August SIN All
attempt to check the Pioneer Tele-
phone Company, the Bell corporation
for Oklahoma, in its rapid advance
toward monopoly Of the telephone
business in the new state, the Mar
shall Telephone Company of Mar
shall has brought suit in the district
court here, asking for temporary
and permanent restraining order,
preventing the Pioneer Company
from interfering with the plaintiff s
business and method of setting poles
and strirging wires within the town
of Marshall; also for 500 damages
and costs. A temporary injunction
has been granted by Judge Burford
The Pioneer Company has grad
ually absorbed all of the independ-
ent companies until it controls the
local exchanges in all of the larger
towns of the two territories, and
practically all of the toll lines. The
only company which was large
enough to be a formidable competi-
tor has just been put out of the way
by its purchase of a controlling in
terest in the Topeka & Ell Reno Tel
ephone Company, which had Its
headquarters at FL Reno, and oper-
ated throughout southwestern Okla
homa, extending from Ell Reno west
along the Rock Island railroad,
southwest to Lawton and Quanah,
Tex, and as far north as Thomas in
Custer county. 1t controls over 800
miles of toll lines and large num-
Der of local exchanges. 1t will still
be operated as an independent com
pany, and the Pioneer people an
nounce extensive improvements in
many of the exchanges and In long
distance connections.
The Pioneer has practically clear
field on the Indian Territory side.
There are about 100 companies OPP
Grating there, but the Pioneer has
more telephone mileage than all OF
the others combined, and owns the
exchanges in all of the larger towns.
The American Telegraph & Tele-
phone Company has toll line that
runs from Dennison, Tex, clear
across the territory to the Missouri
state line. This is the only line out
side of the Pioneer which runs clear
across the territory.
Some new local lines are being
built, however. The Commercial Club
of Wynnewood has decided to build
a line to Iona and Chigley, as the
business between Wynnewood and
those towns makes such line I'M
perative. 1t will be operated by the
Spencer Telephone Company when
completed.
The Modern Telephone Company
of Sayro is also building a new toll
line from Sayre to Sweetwater, by
way of the Murphy gin, Prentiss and
Buffalo. The line passes through one
of the best sections of Roger Mills
county, and expects to get large
number Of farmers as subscribers.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-09
OBJECTS TO JOHN D."


Rockford, ILL.,, August 8-Dr. James
H. Jackson may bear a resemblance
to the published photographs of John
d. Rockefeller, but he does not fancy
being told of it in public. AT any
rate, he appeared as the complainant
in the police court today against Jo-
seph Leonard, Reynolds Bean, and
Lee Brolinger, whom he charged with
calling him "John d." The trio
pleaded guilty and were fined, the
fine being suspended on condition that
they refrain from mistaking him for
the oil king again.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-09
Reform in College Athletic.

The aim Of the reformers in school
and college athletics should be clearly
and directly the bettermsnt Of condi-
tions not the extirpation Of the love
Of combat which is inherent In the ma
ture Of mankind. The notion that
hard general work, resulting In full
muscular development. saps vitality,
weakens the organs and is q wearing
incubus TO the individual 10 20 illogi-
cal as hardly to deserve an answer, re-
marks the Boston Post. But some per-
cons believe this Such should pity
the Wild animals that, guided only By
an instructive physiological ned. rua,
Jump. pursue and wrestle With ene ~
ether. thereby using ant lsvUleDaUg
fully their whole bodies.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-09
P.ppsrs stuffsd With Colo xam.

Use SIX large green peppers. Scrals
out clean and oil them with . mixture
of one cup Of minced ham. one cup of
breadcrumbs and one tablespoonful Of
butter. Put into 4 baking dish with
! half pint Of strained tomatoes sea-
sonsd with salt and pepper and . t.
bisspoonful Of sugar. Bsks for three
Qua.tsfs Of an hour.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-09

In Europe the son oftsn follows his
hthsr's trade: in America. tAs laal
Of change and rapid promotioa, ~
seldom does. For this rsason, observes
the Youths Companies. thsrs y sons-
thing particularly significant b ~
fsct that Of the missioaasies q ~
American board In India and Osyion,
one-tAird ars the childrsa. - ~
gSsndchildrsn Of missionaries ssst sut
two OF tArss esnsratioas -. May
men say 70 their sons. "Mlns b Q pooe
business: try some other" TIE sons
Of the missionaries have said 10 thsir
slrss. "Ysurs y noble work: ~ viii
oontinus IT,"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-09
TUSCAN RESORT.
Baths Of Lucca Where In Former
Times Tourists Of AL
Lands Rested.

A day Of nearly thousand years
had this Tuscan watering place, now
in the twilight Of Its fame-a twilight
pleasanter to the contemplative visitor
than Its gambling and scandalous noon
could have been. For Its beauty lies
not in the modern places Of pleasure
In the dusty valley, but in the sor-
rounding hills, with their uncounted
gray little towns and lowery gorges;
and 1t is this beauty. rather than the
gayety the place once had. or even the
virtue Of its waters, that has been the
attraction, to poets and philosophers.
Of the baths Of Lucca, writes Meth
Boyce. IN Scribner's.
The three little villages, Ponte Sc
ralio, villa and Bagni Caldi, struggling
up the hillsides along the valley of the
emerald green Lima, their outlying
villas embedded in wines, myrtle
bushes, laurels, oleanders," as Helne
describes them, and sentinelled by the
solemn green Expresses" have many
illustrious visitors. The charm Of
those chestnut-wooded slopes of the
lower Apennines is celebrated In some
pages Of Montaignes Journal de Voy.
age;" in some Of the best letters Of
Shelley and Mrs. Browning; and It in.
spires an amorous episode Of Heine's
"Reisebilder" Fewer philosophers and
poets visit the place to-day. few gouty
English. even. The sunset Of Its pros
perity came when, after the cession Of
the duchy Of Lucca to Tuscany, the
archducal court made a summer resi-
dence at the Baths; built barracks,
villas and roads, and drew crowds
But now the grand dukes villa on the
hillside is hotel with few guests; the
barracks round the little piazza whence
3 fine long flight Of stone steps leads
up to the terrace, have been turned
into pensioni. filled with frugal Ital.
iaus who come for the baths: the ca.
sinos in the valley below. once gay
with gaming and dancing. are desert.
ed; and the landlords noses grow red.
der with despair every year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26
supply the mill.

supply the mill.
This is one of the first leases
drilled by the Baxter Mining Co.
in the camp, being drilled during
the summer of 1904, and on
striking the ore a shaft was i'm
mediately sunk, the ore being
reached November first of the
same year. Since that time the
Joanna has been a money maker
for the parties operating it, and
now that this fine mill has been
completed we look for a good rec
ord of production from the mine.
The company is Differed by
Paul B. Johnson, president; X.
L. Foster, vice president and
general manager; c. S. Moak,
secretary; G. d. Oberschelp,
treasurer All the parties inter-
ested are from Leavenworth, ex-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26
THE NEW
JOANNA MILL.

The Joanna Mining Company
has just completed fine l00-tor
mill on the Baxter Mining Com
pany's lease of the Louis Angel
land. This mill is especially
constructed to clean lead and sill
icate, as this mine is n large pro-
ducer of these ores.
Last fall Mr.. h. L. Foster
came to this camp and decided il
was good enough for him, so he
interested with him the men now
composing the Joanna Mining
Company. They bought the Jo-
anna mine, at that time being
operated by J. S. Winklcr. Since
that time Mr.. Foster, as general
manager, has given the property
his entire attention, and by dill
gent, energetic and persistent eff
fort he has made it one of the
most profitable properties in the
camp. The lease has been thor
oughly drilled, and the ore found
in a uniform bed, the lead and
silicate being found at the 81
foot level and extending down to
the 67-foot level. Again zinc is
encountered by the DAZZLING at
the 76-foot level and extends to
the 96-foot level, showing a 20
foot bed of jack.
This is the mine in which the
greatest sheet of lead has been
found of any in the entire dis
trict, the sheet extending over
the entire face of the south, east
and north drifts. Samples of
lead weighing 500 to 600 pounds
are now on exhibition at the Of
flee of the company at the mine.
This property has been brought
to its present productive state by
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

cept Mr.. Foster, who is from
Winfield, Kansas.
The cuts herewith show the
mill as it is today, and the pic
ture of that most important of
them all, Mr.. Foster, who looks
to it that the ore is gotten out of
the ground and that the mill does
the rest.
In addition to this lease the
company has a ten-acre lease on
the Catholic forty, just west of
the Mckinley shaft, on which it
has struck rich lead and zinc in
two drill holes, and on which it
will at once proceed to sink a de-
velopment shaft. This is a very
valuable lease, a bed of seven
feet of extremely rich lead being
found at 60 feet, with a heavy
bed of zinc ore under it.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Franchise Given for an
Electric Railway Which
Is Intended TO be Built
90 the MlneS.-COnfracf
for city Building Let to
Bonnet & Blackburn.

Council met in regular session,
with Mayor Hartley presiding
and all members present except
Needs.
Permission was granted S. l..
Winters to builda carpenter shop
on the DeMoss & Chubb property
west of Military street on South
street.
Permission was given the A.
NJ. E. church to build an edifice
on the corner of Sherman and
Main streets.
Report of city treasurer was
read and accepted. 1t was also
ordered published.
Claims were allowed as follows:
J. M. Tindall, work with
grader, 500.
c. M.Nash, milk for poor, S1.35.
Light Company, lights for
June, $3.50.
G. M. Clark, work on streets,
310.5O.
r. C. Wear, medical attendance
70 poor, SIS.
Geo. Black, cleaning out spring.
$1.0O.
John Dawdy, repairing grader,
$50.
A franchise was granted to
John M. Cooper, w. S. King, R.
3. Gillnly and others for an cleo
TIC line which It is intended to
aiId from the Frisco station to
BE Baxter Springs mining camp.
Tie promoters seem to feel sure
BE road viii be built, and they
81 work is expected to begin on
ne surveying within the next
.'rty days.
Al motion to remit the fine Of
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

the untiring efforts and undivid-
cd attention of Mr.. Foster, who
took il from its infancy and made
il one of the best paying proper
ties in the camp. The develop
ment underground is sufficient to
egable the company to keep its
mill in constant operation.
The construction was installed
by Foust & Co. and consists of
the following: One Sampson
geared holster, which delivers
the dirt from the mine; a 14-inch
breaker crushes the ore; three
sets of rolls grind it, while it is
separated by rougher, cleaner
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26
AGAINST USING THE GRADER.

In the Onaga. kas, Republican
Robert Thompson gives some rea-
sons for disseminating the prevail
eut notion that a road should be
graded before the drag is used on
II. He ssye:
The idea of the King system is to
give the roads a hard surface as
thick as possible. The beating OF
the horses hoofs aud the wheels OF
vehicles will form a crust about z
inches thick, then the drag puts
layer after layer on top OF that.
When the material lie in proper con.
dition to lamp it 10 tamped hard by
the animals and vehicles until your
road 10 raised to Q proper height
and shape. Then instead of having
a hard crust of 2 inchesyou have a
hard crust 9 or 8 inches thick.
If you want to tanp post in 80
that il will be firm you do not ill
up the hole and tamp on top Out
put a little dirtiu atatime and lamp
az you fill, 90 the whole mass is
tamped. The same principle holds
good in road making. If q wet spell
comes Il will take the same amount
of travel three times as long to cut
through o inches of hard shell as II
would 2, As the the water will not
lay on a road which is dragged
after every rain there will be little
danger of Il ever cutting into ruts.
Robert Fleming of carnahan
Greek is making a piece Of road
with The drag. Il uas low in The
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

Above is the finding of the
coroner's jury, which was empan-
eled to inquire into the death OF
John Essley, who was run over
by train No. 11S, on Sunday
morning at 1910 o'clock.
Mr.. Essley had been working
at the mine of Merritt & New
lands, south of that city, and on
Saturday evening he came to
Baxter Springs to take a train
for Galena, from which place he
intended to go to his home at
Badger, Kansas, to spend Sunday
with his family. Mr.. Merritt
had given him a check for $3.50,
and Mr.. Essley had besides this
check another one for SIS and al
so SIS in paper money, a total OF
$40.50. He spent only dollar
or two in town, according to the
testimony of several who were
examined before the coroner's
jury. One man stated that Ess-
ley had SIS in his inside coat
pocket. When he was discovered
on the railroad track he had a
small purse in his pants pocket,
and in this purse was S2.55.
Loose in his pocket was about
sixty cents. The inside pocket OF
his coat was torn away, and could
not be found.
Mr.. Essley was on the east side
of the main line track leading to-
ward Galena, and was just about
due north of the railroad lunch
room. In the watch pocket OF
his pants was found a ticket fol
Galena and a check for his grip.
The night man at the depot, Mr.
J. E. Davis, says a short heavy
set man bought the ticket and
had the grip checked. That man
was not Essley. Mr.. Essley's
wife said his coat was in good
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

Why, think of itf We've not even
a reputable alphabet; the letters
are all tangled up. Jis ] when Il
isn't Y, aud more than half the time
Y lie doing duty for /. s 10 some
times z, G lie ], and C is always s OF
X. We've got four distinct Uays 10
express the N sound-gu, pm, knl
and .; four ways to write the term
inal syllable. "er"-e-r, ar, or and
i-r and five Ways'to sound The let.
ters q u-g. h-uff, avf, on. 90. and %.
And there are no rulesi Each of the
myriad cases must be separately
hammered into = students head.
And this 10 work for bsbesf-Nnry
Bronson HART in the Womanh
Home Compassion for July.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

List Of LISTERS
Remaining in the postoffice at
Baxter Springs, Kansas. for the
week ending with July Is, 1905.
which If not called for within two
weeks will be sent to the dead
letter Office at Washington, d. c.:
c E Arnold Charlie Arnold
Baxter Syringe Mile E B Coleman
Mrs Lucy Cowell John Griffen
Alfred Halle Miss frankie McMurry
Mrs Emiline Sparks Amos Smith
r E Workman Mrs 6 w Young
Mrs Alkaline Wallace
Persons calling for any of the
above letters will please say"AdveI
tised," living date list.
w. 8. BAXTER, p. NJ.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

We, the jury, empaneled to in
quire into the death of John Ess'
ley, do find that he came to his
death on Sunday morning, July
%, 1906, and that the injuries re-
sulting in his death were caused
by him being pushed under train
No. 11s of the Frisco Railway
Company about 1910 o'clock on
Sunday morning. We recon-
mend that Frank Roy be held for
the crime.
CHAs. L. SMITH, Foreman.
F. H. BARTLETT,
VIM. EARI.s,
]. w. KENT,
]. Z. CHEW,
M. S. PARKER.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26
M. w. A. ATTENTION.

You are requested to attend the
next regular meeting, Tuesday
evening, July 81, without fail.
Business of Importance.
BY order of Camp.
ED. ]. STEIN, J. W. Cook,
Consul. Clerk.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26
FRUIT TREES.

Buy your fruit trees from S. j.
Armstrong, representing the IA
nous Lawrence Nursery. Every
thing guaranteed true to name.
Save your orders for Armstrong.
Fall delivery orders being taken
now.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

and sand jigs. The steam is fur
nished by a 100 horse power Au-
rora tubular boiler. and the mill
is driven by a 81 horse power
Brownell automatic engine. A
pinch pipe line furnishes water
from Rock creek, the water from
the mine not being sufficient to
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

The early corr 10 made, and If two
or three more rains come at the
right time the late corn will also
make good. The heavy rains ofiasi
Thursday night and Friday and
Saturday put the early corn beyond
any possibility of danger.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

Charlie Rains, sheriff, was in this
city Monday on business connected
with his Office. He was accompa.
MED by W. L. Burke, at one time
publisher of the Galena Times.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

We gathered the impression
somewhere hat ihe council was GO
ing TO order some sidewalks built
out Ia the residence districis, bat
up 10 date we have rot heard of The
order being made. And how about
DE old uoodep aupipEal
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

Leaping the chasm of flames on
a bicycle win be one Of the free at
fractions at the big Baxter Reunion
August "a to September I.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

Mrs. Carrie Golfer died at her
home on North Main street in this
city on Thursday night of last week
and was buried Friday in the Bax-
ter cemetery. Deceased had q
stormy life. She was q good woman
at heart, but has had no peace for
years, being always in trouble be-
cause of her boys, who were not az
dutiful as they should have been,
Mrs. Golfer was a hard WORKING
woman ne long az she was able, but
her earnings we're always spent In
trying to keep her boys out of jail.
Il is to be hoped she has gone TO =
rest which she deserves.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

All kinds of sewing and dress
making done to order First class
work. Prices reasonable. Rooms at
residence. Call at Wilson's Studio.
Miss Rosa WILSON.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

During the storm last Saturday
lightning struck chimney on the
Cooper store building and dam.
aged il some.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26
FEW IMPROVED HIGHWAYS.

The official report of Iowa states
that at the beginning of last year
there were 102,4SS miles of public
roads in Iowa, all dirt road except
LIS miles. Less than 2 per cent of
Iowa highways are surfaced with
any material whatever. What 10
true of Iowa is equally true of Mis-
souri, and Illinois. True many
miles of road In these states are
hard and smooth, made 90 by the
use of the King drag, but such
roads are not as yet legally termed
improved highways.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

Maidstone at s. A. Craig's, Eas
Seventh street, Galena. Kansas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

Some fellow entered o. N. Bald
wins house Monday morning
about 2 o'clock, and in cropping
around he took hold of Miss Eta
Baldwin's foot. She screamed and
the fellow went out through the
window.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

WANTED TO BUY-A good fresh
milk COW. Inquire at this Office.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

middle and would cut badly before
he began with the drag. Now he
has il nicely rounded and a thick
hard surface that will not cut
through in any ordinary wet epell.
If the township allows him good
wages for his work, which they
should, il will not cost one-third
what it would under the old system
aud will last three times as long.
That the King system will give
as good roads more daye in the
year for less money seems TO me
to be beyond dispute. Then why
should township boards hesitate?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

Jess Turner, SIS, for whipping
his mother, was lost.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26
MINES.

Total sales. ....... IS2,44o 82.7So
Values Zinc. $1,000; lead, $1,000; to-
tai, $6.7Io.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

Immediately upon the finding
of the jury Justice Price issued a
warrant for the arrest of Frank
Roy, and Constable Hemstreet
and Marshal Kimball went to
Badger after him. In company
with Deputy Sheriff Smith OF
Badger they went to Roy's home,
where they found him in bed. He
was told that he was under ar
rest, but did not seem at all sur
prised, and did not even ask any
questions. Roy was brought to
this city and placed in Jail. He
will have a preliminary hearing
before Judge Price on Saturday
of this week.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

Queen Alice Cigar at Grantham'e
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26
WAS 1T MURDER?
JURY THINKS SO.
JOHN ESSLEY MEETS DEATH UNDER THE
WHEELS OF FRISCO PASSENGER
TRAIN SUNDAY MORNING.

condition, and that the coat was
intact.
NJ. w. Robertson, Charlie But
ton, Buford Price and w. J. /.
Norman first discovered the in
jured man, and they picked him
up and laid him on the platform.
Drs. English and Jones were
summoned, and came at once, but
Mr.. Essley was so nearly gone
that they dared not operate until
the reaction set in. The reaction
did not set in, however, and the
injured man sank steadily until
about ; o'clock when death re-
lieved him of his suffering. AT
no time was he conscious enough
to answer questions intelligently.
The train passed over both legs
of the unfortunate man and his
right hand was badly mangled.
The coroner was notified. but
he could not come, so Justice
Price acted in his stead, and en-
paneled a jury. The first session
of the jury was held Sunday af-
ternoon at the depot, when the
night man, Mr.. Davis, was ex-
amined. Henry Horton also gave
some testimony, as did John Mer-
rift, for whom Essley worked.
The jury then adjourned until
the next day, when the following
witnesses gave testimony: W. j.
l. Norman, Roy Wilson, Buford
Price, Charlie Button, M. w.
Robertson, Geo. Woods, J. L,
Dayis, G. w. White, A. L. Har'
vey, Mary Essley, widow of the
deceased. DIR. English and Agne.
White, sister of Mr.. Essley.
Undertaken Harvey was giver
charge Of the remains and pre-.
pared them for burial. Deceased
left wife and three children,
Mr.. Essley was about AZ years OF
n nn
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-26

Yves. OF coop.s.. Baxter spriqg.