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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-21
CHAPTER VIII.

Tn GLEASE be careful. These
Hp stairs are very Steep" said
IL Constance, swinging the lam
tern close to her companions
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28
in Oklahoma City. which grew to A..

in Oklahoma City, which grew to A.
100 in q ear, a young metropolis.
What n contrast in coditions be-
tween the settlement Of Oklahoma
and the prairie schooner colonization
of the great West This is a land of
Pullman ear pioneers who carried all
the comforts of the old home with
them to the new. The railroad and
the telegraph were there when they
arrived, and in their wake came the
printing press the telephone and the
piano. BY the time the land was
cleared there was elevators and flour
mills for their crops, schools for their
children, theaters and banks In ad-
dition to numerous colleges Okla
homa now boasts Of university
with a faculty of twenty-seyen in
structors, and on its common schools
it spends nearly $l,OO0,000 annually
To have found solitude and a
have formed it into a sovereign Amer
can state within less than two dec
AIDES is feat in nation-building
which may well excite wonder
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28
ARE STILL HUNTING LICENSE
Would-be Groom May Hive To Face
CHARGE of Abduction.

Arkansas City, Kas., Sept. 27.--
Neither Probationary Officer Jane
Nash nor Mrss. McDevitt has heard
anything from Maude Osborne and
Guy Crutchfield, who ran away toget-
her on Wednesday afternoon, and who
are believed to be still trying to find
a probate Judge who will grant them
o license tot wed. This is going to ex-
tremely difficult because the girl is
only Is years of age. All the probate
Judges in this part Of the country
where the couple would be apt to ap-
ply have been notified and instructed
not to issue them a lisnce,
The officer in whose charge the girl
was, is rather anxious to locate the
couple, but he can find no trace of
them after they returned to Arkansas
City from Newkirk on Wednesday
night. 1t is believed now that the
couple drove to some of the neighbor-
ing towns and took train.
When the couple comes back, and
it is expected that they will soon, it is
possible that Crutchfield will face a
charge of abduction.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28
JUSTICE AS A DRESS EXPERT.
Chicago Juustice p:'"d,s as Umpire
II Contest over Two Skirts

From the Chicago. Rerorl lieraid.
100 low on the north S!dr al II
hikes to the northwest" observed
Justice Hurley Monday, examining
two skirts in his court. "The other
is cut on the bias, whatever that is,
and has a rustic. The rustic seems
to be straight, and the flounces surely
flounce as they ought to"
Miss Mary Montague was suing
Mrs. Katherine Macdonald, wife OF
w. b. Macdonald, manager of the
Evansville, Indiana, Gas Company,
for 1920, the price of the skirts
Mrs. Macdonald said one was lop'
sided and the other was torn.
81 can show you the rent" Mrs
Macdonald said.
She turned the skirt inside and out
while the court sat back and waited
The defendent examined the cloth
inch by inch and at length shouted
triumphantly:
"There it So
"That's not a rip" the justice
said. "That's a fault in the welt
or the wool. Pay for that skirt, but
let the saggy one ge back to the
plaintiff to be rehashed." "
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28
AS PANAMA CANAL WILL BE.
Multi-Lock Plan Assures Saving in
Cost and Freer, Safer Navigation.

C. II. Forbes Lindsay, in the World
To-Day.
The multi-lock plan on which the
commission is proceeding to build
the canal, is extremely simple in
principal 1t contemplates the for
nation Of two great' artificial lakes
filling the depressionS on either side
of the mountain range that inter
sects the isthmus. These lakes will
be linked by channel sut through
the divide. BY flooding the country
instead of digging down to water, a
vast amount of labor will be saved
and frcer and safer navigation will
be afforded. Summed up, the advan-
tages of this plan over the sea level
project are greater capacity for
traffic, less danger of interruption
Of it, quicker passage for large ships,
and much less expenditure of time
and money in construction.
The canal will be nowhere less than
forty-five feet in depth and in GER
tain stretches it will be as deep as
seventy-five feet. Its minimum
width at bottom will be 200 feet in
Culebra cut. and from that the chan
mel increases in width to more than
half mile in Lake Gatun. The
eighty-fve foot summit level begins
at Gatun, where the entrance locks
and the great dam are located The
latter project is the key to the pro-
ject. 1t is to be thrown across the bed
of the Chagres and will intercept the
water sof that river and impound
them in valley until lake with
surface eighty-five feet above sea
level shall have been formed. The
surplus volume will be permitted
to escape over a spillway, enabling
the stream to resume its natural
course on the further side. 1t is OBJ
vious that such an arrangement in
wolves the utmost facility for In
creasng the capacity of the lake
The elevation of the crest Of the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28
BEAUTIFUL NEW PLAYHOUSE
Wagenhals 4 Kemper Have Reason
TO be Proud Of New Theatre.

From the New York Evening World.
After four discouraging delays and
more incidental i'll luck than has ever
before beset New York theatre at
the beginning of its career the new
Astor, at Broadway and Forty-fifth
street, had its opening Friday night
amid general good wishes for It's pro
perity All its seats were occupied
meny persons less fortunate were con-
tent to stand, and the general appear
ance of the audience indicated that
its personnel was practically the same
as the one that had turned into the
street by the authorities on the pre-
vious Monday night.
The theater itself is a valuable ad-
dition to the score of Others scattered
along Broadway. Its interior is sim
pie aud dignified. Its plain stone
proscenium arch and balcony rails
give it appearance Of substantially.
The green flowered tapestries that
cover llS Slut Walls W lllt N'li' nv i''
good taste, and the soft red uphol-
steries and hangings furnish an
agreeable contrasting effect.
For it's dedication Wagenhals d
Kemper made a production of "a
Midsummer Nights Dream" which
was marked tbroughont with pains
taking care, although it developed
no remarkable resources of art on the
part of its large cast.
To set from its printed papers to
the stage Shakespeare's immortal
poem of fantasy, in which creatures
of the fairy world swerve and intlu,
ence the affairs of mortals, is feat oi
theatrical production that much more
experienced managers hesitate to at
tempt. Wagenhals & Kemper under
took the play with fidelity to the text
and resisted the temptation to give
undue prominence to its purely pie
torial side. Yet many of the forest
scenes were truly beautiful and not
only held the attention, but called
forth admiration of the audience.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28
MADE A CONFESSION,
Alleged Assassin duplicates His Ac-
cused Companion.

Muskogee, |. T., Sept, 26.-A SEN
stion was sprung today in the pre-
limmary hearing of "Bud" Roberts,
d. King and Mac Afford, charged
with the killing Of Cicero Davis, a
wealthy ranch owner near Camp
bell, few weeks ago, when. King
and Roberts gave damaging testi-
mony against Afford,
King testified that Afford told
him of the proposed killing and after
Davis was dead told him that he had
killed the ranch owner. He further
testified that Afford said he used an
explosive bullet. A statement similar
to his made by King to the district
attorney few days ago, lead to the
exhuming of the body and the doctors
who attended say that an explosive
bullet must have been used and that
was not shot from a shot gun as
was at first supposed. The ease
against Roberts and King have been
dismissed and they are being held as
witnesses.
Mae Afford was bound over to the
gran jury by Commissioner Hoyt
King said Affords reason for killing
Davis. as told him, was that he was
afraid Davis would kill him. Afford
turned states evidence month age
against Robert Davis, a brother who
is now awaiting trial for the murder
Of John Spivey.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28
An Oklahoma Anniversary.

From the New York World.
Coney Islands Mardi Gras revels
were tame by comparison with last
weeks Wild West Show in Oklahoma
with its troups of galloping cow
boys, its 1000 Indians in parade and
the 10000 spectators from a region
which was yesterday a wilderness
As detail, in place of Frankfurters,
they carved up a buffalo for sand
wiches. Thus did the "boomers F"
celebrate the thirteenth anniversary
of the opening of the strip.
Actually Oklahoma is seventeen
years old, its lands having first been
opened for settlement in 1889. Less
than a year after the mad scramble
for homesteads Oklahoma had a ter
ritorial organization and population
of 81, 1874. In 1900, with 39S,33l set
tiers, it had passed Vermont, North
Dakota, and Delaware. If its present
claims are true it ranks ahead of
Maine, Florida, Rhode Island and
Oregon. 1t has fifty one towns, and
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28
QUITS ITS HAUGHTINESS.
Cuban Government Gets Over Its
Heads Swelling.

Havana, Sept. 26.-The government
tonight abandoned its basic intentions
that it is impossible to treat for peace
with armed rebels, and proposed to
negotiate directly with committee
of It's opponents. 1t is agreed to
leave all joints upon which under
standing is not reached tothe final
arbitration of Secretaries Taft and
Bacon. The government first sug-
gested that the would treat with
the liberals if they would lay down
their arms, but the American com
missioners ruled that this stipulation
was unfair and the moderate repre-
sentatives accepted this view. While
this phrase of the controversy was
wholly unexpected, Taft was greatly
pleased Herewith and made the fol-
lowing statement for publication:
"My impression are that we are
much nearer the solution of the trou-
BILE tonight than we were last night.
1t was announced also that the ne
gotiations to be opened by the com
mittees representing the opposing
parties would be without reference to
the terms previously, proposed. The
time and place of the first meeting
is to be determined by Taft tomorrow
1t is beyond question that both par
ties were brought to a more tractable
frame of mind by verbal ultimatum
issued by Taft and Bacon today III
the name of Roosevelt that unless
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28
CIDER rs AN INToXICANr,
One Result Of Jealous Work Of Ter
ritory Special Agent.

Muskogee, Sept. 26,-William e.
Johnson, recently appointed special
agent to assist in the suppression Of
the liquor traffic, raided a number Of
drug stores in small town in the
territory, A quantity OF cider was
found,
johnson thought cider was an in
toxicant, but did not like to take the
chances of confiscating it. He Sc
cured several bottles, filled them with
samples of the apple juice, and sent
them to Saltwater, where the contents
were analyzed, resulting in the issu-
ing of warrants for four men.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28

they consent to fair arbitration the
United States must compel the same
ty 1t would continue only until
Such an occupation, it was declared,
would not mean American sovereign
ity. 1t would continueu only until
the new elections had been held, a
new government firmly established
and order restored.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28
A Lesson in Health.

Healthy kidneys filter the impuri
ties from the blood, and unless they
do this good health is impossible. Fo
ley's Kidney Cure makes sound kid
neys and will positively cure all form
of kidney and bladder disease, Il
strengthens the whole system.
Getman Drug Co
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28

spillway must result in the retention
of a greater amount of Hater and in
a consequent enhancement of the sum
nit level The contribptory drainage
basin is capable of supplying q prac-
tically Uu'imited flow
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28

An objection to big city is smoke
To a prospective big city, good
smoke found at the SMOKE HOUSE
Imported and domestic cigars, cigar
cts and tobaccos. S-24-ti
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28

Buster Brown Blue Ribbon Shoes
atMiler-E Ethridge-Long company.
9-25-tf
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28
THE BUSY
LAND LESSEES
OKLAHOMA SCHOOL LAND oC
CUPANTS WANT SALE.
Held A Convention
Politics Has Been Largely Controlled
By Them-Trying to Run the
Constitutional Election.

End, Okla., sept, Zo,-Ihe school
land lessees of Oklahoma, whose sup
port elected b. S. Mcclure, rcpubli-
can, to congress two years ago, are
organizing to Influence the election
of delegates to the state constitu-
tional convention. just what the
lessees expect the convention to do
is not plain, unless it be to take leg
islative action concerning the disposal
of the school lands. Sentiment is
growing in Oklahoma, however, that
the convention should define itself
to organic law and leave the making
of other laws to the legislature
For a number of years the lessees
have been united in an organization
known as the LesseeS' Union Of Okla
homa. This union had little strength
as working body. As individual
voter the lessees were power how
ever, Only about 20 per cent of the
cssees are republicans.
The delegate convention of the les
sees held there several days ago, was
attended by about fifty delegates,
representing twelve counties. There
was a marked difference of opinion
among the delegates as to what
should be done with the school lands.
An executive committee composed of
Richard Hansing, president Of the
union, II. b. Harris, secretary, j. A.
Bluebaugh, first congressional dis
trict, Frederick Hardy, second dis
trict, and T. M. Jeffords, third dis
trict, was appointed to meet in Okla
homa City, September u, to perfect
the political organization of the les
sees in relation to the constitutional
convention and the state legislature.
This resolution was adopted.
Hhereas, we, the school land lessees
If Oklahoma, believing that we have
done our part in changing Oklahoma
from a wilderness to garden spot
in this nation, and having explicit
confidence in the people of Oklahoma
in electing their delegates to the con-
stitutional convention, whereby they
will protect the interests of all the
taxpayers, the school children, and
the lessees alike, therefore, be it
Resolved, that we favor the sale of
all the school and public lands of
Oklahoma at the earliest possible
time, according to the rules and reg
ulations prescribed by the first state
legislature, on a long time at low
rate Of interest.
The school and other public lands
owned by Oklahoma and subject to
grazing and agricultural leasing az
gregate 3,l00,S7594 acres. Their
cash value is estimated to be: Com
mon school lands, sections 10 and SO,
l6 million dollars; public building
lands, sections 33, 312 million dol
lars; university and normal schoo!
lands, including lands conveyed to
these institutions in the statehood
enabling act, 7 million dollars, max
ing total of 26i2 million dollars.
To this should be added the appro-
priation of million daolars made by
congress for the common schools in
Indian Territory under statehood,
which would raise the principal of the
common school fund to 3l12 million
dollars.
Lessees Number 8,75l.
The records Of the Oklahoma school
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28

tfFTrN"f P'I TN'H : = - -
We handle Blankes and Bleecker,
Semions Coifees, price from 20 to 3bc
per pound.
Special Sale on Canned Goods to
make room for the largest new line
of Canned Goods ever brought to Tul-
sa by retail house.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28

longing to the state for various pur-
poses, prior to the acquisition of the
l,050,000 acres, was;
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28

New black silk petticoats. Miller
Ethridge-Long company 0-25-tf
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28

Prof. J. E. Hall of Kansas
City, Mo-, will open a school
of Dancing Tuesday evening,
Sept. 25, in the Friend &
Jones building. Class es
Tuesday and Friday evening.
Saturday afternoon for chill.
dren. Ball Room and Fancy
Dancing Taught.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28
Lessees Number 8,75l.

The records Of the Oklahoma school
land commission show that the lands
are leased to s,75l persons. Reduced
to a political basis, this represents
an organization of more than 10000
persons whose influence could be ex-
rted against candidates for Office
net in sympathy with the demands of
the lesSees.
Under the territorial form Of gov
,rnment in past years, the lessees
fere compelled to choose between one
f the two dominant parties Under
statehood, however, and the division
Of the state into legislative districts,
it would be possible for the lessees
to support a democrat in one district
and a republican in another. Great
ly to the dissatisfaction fthe cor
,ressional candidates. the school land
issue vii! be- no longer an issue IN
their campaigns, as congress cannot
interfere in local affairs Of the state.
Before congress, at Its lSst session,
gave 1,050,000 acres Of plSlic domain
in Oklahoma to the colleges of the
future state, the total unmber Of acres
Of common school and other lands
held for the state was 2,050,s75.94.
OF the 1,O50,OO0 acres, the school land
commission selected about 100000
acres in Beaver county, $4,000 acres
in other western counties, leaving un-
taken only about 10000 acres Of the
public domain in Oklahoma. This
10000 acres has little value for any
purpose.
Tho Lessees By County.
By counties the number Of lessees
and the number Of acres Of land be
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-11
TlLLMAN TO AMEND BILL.
Proposes Changes in Rate Measure to
Place ALI Schedules on the
Same Footing.

Washington, May A.. enator Till
man has proposed certain amendments
to section of the railroad rate bill,
prepared at his request by the inter-
state commerce commission, to correct
certain alleged inconsistencies in the
pending measure concerning the pub
LEGATION of all rates, whether individ-
ual or joint. The amendments pro-
posed will include in the publication
all terminal charges, storage charges
and all special privileges or facilities
granted or allowed.
They will have the effect of placing
the filing and publication of all sched-
ules on the same footing and make
such schedules include all rates, privi-
leges or facilities.
The rate bill was laid before the
senate Thursday and Senator Nelson
made an address in opposition to SEN
ator Bailey's amendment depriving in
ferior federal courts Of the power Of
suspending orders Of the interstate
commerce commission.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-11
FEAR BLOODSHED AT ZION
Dow1E FOLLOWERS SAID TO BE
ARMINa THEMSELVES.
Plan to Fortify ENTHUSIASTICALLY
ton Is Started to Tar and
Feather Apostle.

Chicago, May 4.-1ndicattons that .
clash at arms, with bloodshed and
riot, will follow the lesser troubles OF
Zion City were strong Thursday.
Whitecap bands have been formed.
Dowie's followers In Zion City. 1t was
declared, have ordered supplies OF fire.
arms and munitions of war, and In
tend to hold Shiloh tabernacle, even at
the cost Of human life.
The volcano has been smoldering
under the city for several days-eyer
since Dowie made his meek entry into
the community under the shelter of a
court order.
At a great mass meeting in Shiloh
tabernacle voliva used fiery language,
and denounced Dowie in every way
possible. AS climax he called to the
following to pray. The prayer was a
petition that the Almighty cause
Dowie to die-and at once. The great
gathering cheered the sentiment and
earnestly invoked divine interference
in the Zion City troubles.
Hostilities that were manifested
when the "whitecappers" met on the
park green to start subscription list
to raise money for the purchase of tar
and feathers, broke out afrash Thurs
day. Meanwhile famine and destitu-
ton are looming up.
The pail Of gloom and unrest grows
darker and deeper as the days pass
by upon the north shore. The people.
with little or no food in their larders.
with their only possible means tied up
in the bank and with only vague hopes
for the future, are moaning in COM
posite picture Of despair. The moan
ing of the stronger ones is rapidly de-
veloping into a rumble. Among these
there are the Dowieites. who blame
conditions on the alleged usurping
Volivans. And the party in power
shifts all the responsibility for the
alarming situation on what 1t calls the
ruthless and wrecking reign of the
FIRST apostle"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-11

The Morse g. Andrews creamery
company at Manchester, this state,
have just secured contract from the
United States government to furnish
$40, 900 worth OF butter to be used ex-
clusiYely in the navy. The terms CT
the contract specify that the COM
pany must turn out 1000 pounds Of
butter daily, which is to be PUT up in
three pound jars, Theoretically sealed
aud guaranteed to keep in any climate
q year. The government will send a
chemist and butter inspector to
watch the fulfillment of the contract.
The creamery company are preparing
to enlarge their plant to meet the
additional business and ten extra
helpers will be added IN order to get
the contract fulfilled.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-11
Howard Center.

Mike Drew and wife spent Sunday
at the home of Will Drew.
Elton Eldridge and family spent
Sunday at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Win Smith of Cresco.
John Driscoll and wife visited at
the home of Adolph Kapler Sunday.
j. Benson and wife of Riceville spent
Sunday and Monday with S. S. Culver
and family.
Miss Annie Schneider is having a
siege of the measles, also j. WildeS
children.
Mrs. Whitlofer was a Cresco visitor
Saturday.
Mrs. Dave Ferrie has been spending
few DAYS with relatives in Cresco.
John Brierley and family spent Sun
day at Ben Brierleys
Mrs. Ole Sammelson came up from
Decoran Monday to visit few days
with her mother, Mrs. Whitlofer.
Mrs. Hattie Windmiller is On the
sick list.
George Lybert and family enter
tanned company Sunday.
Ben Logsdon was driving through
our burg Sunday evening. 1t must
be the schoolmam that calls him this
way.
Sorry to report that Willis Jones is
very sick.
Mrs. Minnie Drew spent Saturday
at Cresco.
S. s. Culver and wife are entertain
ing company.
| Lynn Kellow of Cresco assisted Will
Lathrop at the factory Monday.
Fred Fish and family Suudayed at
the Ransom White home at Cresco.
Frank Howlet, wife and son Fay,
are visiting this week at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. John Judd.
viii Stone and family visited Ores
CO Tuesday.