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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-11

the West the great benefits OF legiti-
mate fencing without interfering In the
slightest with the settlement OF he couu-
trN-on the contrary, while promoting
the settlement OF the country. Hitherto,
however. it has not proved possible to
get any Legislation to secure these ends
The destruction Of the public range Will
continue until, as nation. We insist upon
the enactment Of some such laws as those
have advocated.
For several years We have been doing
everything In our power TO prevent fraud
upon the public land What can be done
under the present laws is now being
done through the Joint action Of the In
terror department and the Department
prevention of fraud there is need Of fur
ther legislation and especially of a suff-
c!cnt appropriation 10 permit the Depart
mcnt Of the Interior TO examine certain
classes of entries on the ground before
they pass into private ownership. The
appropriation asked for last winter ir
granted. would have put an end to the
squandering of the public domain. while
II would have prevented any need of
causing hardship 10 Individual settlers by
holding up their claims However. the
consequence IL Is not possible to secure.
as / would like to secure. the natural
resources of the public land from fraud
waste and encro5Chment
So much for what We are trying 10 do
I'm utilizing our public lands for the pub
!ic. in securing the use OF the water.
the forage. the coal. and the timber for
the public. In all four movements my
chief adviser. and the man first TO suS-
Ecst to me the courses which have actu-
ally proved so beneficial, was Mr.. Clifford
Plnchot the chief Of the national forest
service. Mr.. PinChot also suggested TO
me a movement supplementary 10 all Of
these movements; one which VIII Itself
lead the way in the general movement
which he represents and with which he
is actively identified. for the conserva-
tion OF all our natural resources. This
was the appointment of the Inland Water
ways commission.
Waterways and Transportatio ton.
The inability Of the railroads OF the
United States Ia meet the demands upon
them has drawn public attention forclbly
To the use OF our waterways for trans
portation. But IL is obvious that this Is
only one OF their many uses. and that
planned and orderly development is i'm
possible except by taking into account
all the services they are capable. OF rem
Inland Waterways commission was re-
Gently appointed Their duty is TO pro-
pose a comprehensive plan for the inn
provement and utilization OF those great
Waterways which arc the great potential
highways of The country. Their duty Is
also to bring together the points of view
of all users of streams. and 10 submit a
general plan for the development and
conservation of the vast natural resources
OF the Waterways Of the United States.
Clearly 1t Is impossible for the Water
ways commission 10 accomplish Its great
task without considering the relation OF
streams TO the conservation and use OF
all other natural resources. and ! have
asked that II do so. Here. then. for the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-11

We do not know
remedy than Youn
bilious Granules.
We have many 4
who speak well Of
And we notice I
of the calls are for
These granules
full at any stage.
cause the pill hal
During the rainy weatlici
customers did their shopplr
We are particular to sec Y
der is quickly and properly
lIvered.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-11
Preserve Public Domain.

In addition 10 treating Alright for the
benefit Of tho whole people The forests
and the mineral beds. we should s.mi-
larly try 10 preserve for the benefit OF
all the people The great stretches OF pub
lie domain some 300 600. 600 acres in all
onr r1eJhcH2 and valuable only for the
forage which thoy supply. This vast
area is now oren 10 ,he free grazing OF
cattle, sheep. horses and goats. without
restriction o. regulation, When popula
tIon he's Increased. as is now The case.
that .he public domain IS turned over 10
bc skinned by men whose only concern
is TO get what tucy can OFT Of ii al the
moment. without any regard 10 whether
o. no; II IS ruined 50 far as tho ncSt ScO-
Grafton is concerned In other words. the
abuse: and as an incident. conflict and
bloodshed frequently arise between op-
rGsin% users. With trc rapid settling Of
the West the range k more and more
orererszed. Moreover. much of it cannot
he used 20 advantasc unless 1t Is fenced.
keep In check the absentee owners OF
non?Gd hocSs which roam hlther and
thithcr. Utteri" destroying the pAstUra-e
and leaving a waste behind. so that tbcir
presence Is Incompatible with the pres
ence OF ho-1cr,ak Good Judges es,!-
lost nearly half It's value. vet fencing Is
against the Inv, and as the law now
stands II Is wrll-niph impossible 10 do
anything ia keep the value Of the range,
The only practical rencdr is 10 give con-
troll OF the range 10 tho Federal Govern
all conflict. but would conserve the for
a ge without stopping it's use. our
perience with the national forests has
| fully proved. 1t would likewise secure TO
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-22
Haskell Out for Governor.

The boom Of G. Nondescript Ink
BOTTLE Haskell for governor has been
launched and now all you good ST.
monpures fall In and help nominate
the man who set E1ou down hero with
10 townships for a county, Is a..
which are no. taxable.
Great man that Has played his
part well. Why even today he sets
~ III convention of scheminS as 10
tha how of skinping Okmulgeo cOun-
tv and rObblng her OF her birthriSht
with out SO much as giving her q
mess OF pottage.
Go on Haskell. Not even the Dem
ocrats here want you. You could not
even sir up corporal's guard here
for your support. Okmulgee demo
Gratis are decent democrats, II you
please. The Joe Folk kind.-Okmul-
ge, Chieftain.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-22

son street. Oklahoma City, o. r.
We hope that many Of our young
splendid opportunity to enter the
United States navy and make a re-
cord for their race and their coun-
try. The record made by ''our boys
in the army Is a glorious one, ari
our boys in the navy have never
shirked, and the new recruits will
keep up the old record made by our
soldier boys in the bloodiest fight
or war this country ever had" Our
boys, God bless them, will keep the
record clean. They will place their
lives upon our country's alter for
our country's good. Our flag, the
glorious old star spangled banner,
on land and on sea will ever have
the loyal, loving support of the black
battallions of the republic. The day
has never been and never will come
when the colored soldiers and sailors
will prove false Or traitors to our
flag. We still believe ITO live under
the wings Of the American eagle
and under the shining folds fthe
star spangled banner Is TO live in
peace"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-22
Indian Territory, as petitioner is in
formed and verify believes.
49,, ,"W. A. CHASE" .
Negroes May Win.

Washington, Feb. 21.--Another ef.
fort Is being made to transfer the
freedmen to the Chickasaw- Choctaw
rolls, at an expense Of $2O,000,O0O
to those two tribes. Webster Bal
linger presented the matter to con-
gress recently and was turned down.
Now II comes up In another form.
J, Milton Turner, Of st. Louis, s. T.
Virgins. of Ardmore. I. T., and sew
eral other negroes from the south
and east, have taken the question up
direct with President Roosevelt. They
presented the matter to the presi-
dent yesterday and he ordered In
dian Commissioner Leupp to report
Immediately. Leupp Is opposed to
the proposition and so notified the
delegation and the president, but
has agreed to submit the matter to
the attorney general and abide by
his decision.--E
Hon. s. T. Virgins has been work
ing for years to secure justice for
the people he represents and has
been ably assisted by Hon. J. Milton
Turner. We certainly wish them
success in their efforts.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-22
Jim Crow Is dead as hades. The

Jim Grow" is dead as hades. The
Con. Con. did not have the nerve IN
keep their pledge. One delegate by
name of McClain said that he made
the appeal to his people to "Jim
Grow" the negro as campaign ar
gument, that he would have said
"hell was an Ice house" II II had
been necessary for his election. This
proves the Dem. won by making the
negro an issue and our lily whites
fell into the trap.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-22
Notice.

installments, thereby, saving your
rent money, and living in your own
house all the time See Rev. J. NJ.
Dade, Miner London, Susie London,
Fannie Tucker and Nancy Lynch, as
tc rhe way | treat my customers.
VIII loan money for 8, 7 and 10
years on farm lands and city prop
erty, in any amount where 1t Is we'll
secured. Make short loans also. No
w. p. FIELDS,
| English Block.
Muskogee, /. I.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-22

The appointment OF Edward Ev-
erett Brown, we'll known colored
lawyer, to the position of assistant
health commissioner, with a salary
Of $4,000 year, was yesterday ap
proved by Mayor Fitzgerald.
The mayor states that this Is the
first appointment of colored man
to a position Of large responsibilities
ever made by city administration
in Boston.
Mr.. Brown was born In Dover,
Y. H., where he attended the Dover
high school, He studied law with
Hon. John II. White. After remov-
ing 10 Boston he studied law in the
Office of Governor CASTOR and at
Bostn University Law school. He
has been practicing at the bar fo-
% years. He is a member Of the
firm Of WolT & Brown, formerly
Walker, Wolf & Brown.
Mr.. 3 own has been a Democrat
in local and state politics for several
years. Last fall he ran far ahead or
bis colleagues as candidate for
the legislature on the Democratic
ticket in 4 Republican ward. He
resides at 1G Fountain street. He
is member of the Bachbens club.
Boston Guardian.
il he lived down here Haskell and
the gang would want 10 provide Il
Jim Crow for him. but this shows a
DemocSat in Boston is miles ahead
OF a Lily White Republican down
here. Ed
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-22
W. A. CHASE FILES
FORMAL CHARGES

Nowata, I. r., Feb. GOV. A.
Chase, of this place, has flied for
nal charges against Clark J. Tis.
del, master in chancery for the
Western district, with the depart
ment of justice.
The charges in full are given be-
low:
"Nowata. Indian Territory.
ITO the United States Department
of Justice, Washington, d. c.:
Il desire to file charges against
Clark J. Tisdel, the master in chan
Gerry Of the Western district of the
Indian Territory, who is the master
and acts by and under the authority
of the Honorable William II. Law
renee, judge of the Western district
of the Indian Territory.
Il desire TO state tha. Clark J..
Tisdel has been guilty of acts unbe-
coming an officer of the United
States court in this: That he recon-
mended the approval of the lease
on the lands OF Earnest Clayton to
the Indiahoma Oil company without
having advertised the same, as Is
required by the rules Of the court in
the Western district of the Indian
Territory. corporation, organized
under the la rs OF the Indian Terri
tory, and he also appeared as attor-
ney of record for the Indiahoma Oil
company and filed and presented foy
approval the lease that he has rec
commended as master in chancery.
And it further appears that he,
the said Clark j. Tisdel, is one OF
the incorporators and stockholder
in the Kansas Oklahoma Oil and
Gas company, of Muskogee, Indian
Territory, and that Gordon j. Muir.
ray, a law clerk of Clark J.. Tisdel
is also stockholder and one of the
incorporators, which company was
| Incorporated on December 10, 1906
and the articles of incorporation fil
cd with the clerk of the court OF ap
peals on December 10, 1906, ant
that Clark j. Tisdel, Gordon j. Muir
| ry and Frank G. Martin are the in
corporators thereof, as will appea
by reference to the certified copy o
the articles Of incorporation attach
ed hereto and made a part hereof
''That on December Is, 1906. tn
said Clark J. Tisdel offered for leas
an oil and gas mining lease upol
the lands of Luther Tucker, whici
land Is described as the west hal
(1-2) OF the southwest quarter (1-4
OF section thirty-three .(33). town
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-22
AGENTS WANTED

We want energetic hustIing
agents for this paper and will
pay liberty for good work. If
you want to make money, write
at once to--W. II. Twine.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-22
IL. 4. GlvENS
Matchmaker and Jcwtlcr

will please you when others fail.
! cave youl X-rly at home, and call
at 22S n. End st. You will And
me with an. up-to-date line OF Jew
elry and Holiday goods. Repairing
:. specially.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-22

A United States recruiting officer
has opened an Office at Oklahoma
City. o. T., to examine young men
who desire 10 enter the navy. TIE
Office is In the old Postoffice build
ing. room 2l, ll-l3 North Robin
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-22

snip eigntee n (lS) north, range
twelve I2) east. and containing
eighty .(s0 acres; that the same
brought a bonus Of five thousand
six. hundred No,6O0) dollars. maxi
ing seventy t70) dollars per acre
and was sold by the master in chan
Gerry, Clark j. Tisdel, to the Kansas
Oklahoma Oil and Gas company, OF
which company Clark j. Tisdel was
one Of the incorporators; that this
evidence will be found as a matter
of record in the Office of the clerk
OF the United States court for the
Western district for the Indian Ter
ritory, at Muskogee, In case No.
1892 in probate, entitled In the mat
ter of the guardianship Of Luther
Tucker, a minor, Joseph Jackson,
guardian; that said lease was re-
ported and recommended by the
master in chancery and approved by
the honorable William II. Lawrence,
judge of said Western district.
1T further appears Of record tina,
on December IS, 1906, that Clark }
Tisdel, as master in chancery, Of
fered for lease the lands of Ethe
May Churchill, n minor; that said
lands are described rs the sonuth
west quarter U-D of section thirty.
two (32). township eighteen US)
north, range twelve (12) east, and
containing one hundred and sixty
G60) acres.
That tGere were only four ca
bidders present at the said sale ana
the land was sold to one of said bid
ders. And then afterwards, Will
the knowledge of the master il
chancery, was divided into four ca
equal parts and each of said bidder.
taking one-fourth G-G of sait
land: and one-fourth u-D Of thc
same being awarded of course to tn,
kanSas-Oklaboma Oil and Gas com
pany, which said company is cor
poration organized by the master II
chancery and his law clerk; that thi.
land brought bonus, according tt
the report of che commission, of onl,
fourteen (S14D dollars per acre
when the other land sold by til,
same master in chancery adjoining
! this particular tract of land onl
three days prior, brought sevent!
! (S7O) dollars per acre; that one
! fourth G-4) of said land was sol'
TO Polecat Oil company, which cor
! poration was not in existence an,
was not created and not incorporate
until the 10Th day of December
1906: that certified copy Of tn
report of the master in chancery o
reporting and recommending the ap
proval of said leases as above state,
is hereto attached and made par
hereof, and also IA certified copy O
the confirmatory order made and on
tered of record by the presidin
Judge of the Western district Of tn
Indian Territory.
I'm addition to that, Clark j
Tisdel, together with his law clerk
Gordon J. Murry. and his stenol
rapher, are the incorporators Of til
Murry Oil and Gas company and tn
Phoenix Oil and Gas company,whic
companies are incorporated for tn
purpose OF procuring oil and 80
mining leases and developing tn
same, and for dealing in oil and "a
. ,nrr;tnr,, uaparnlIy In tho indian 'TaI
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-22
Diseases of Women and Children "a
Specially.
DIR. r. II WATERFORD,

Estes Building, Rooms 3 and 4.
Phone 49, residence phone 462,
Muskogec, |. Il.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-02-22
J. f. BROWN GETS sa,soo JOB.

Mayor John +. Fitzgerald Of Boston
Democrat. Appoints Colored Law.
yer as Assistant Health C0mmis.
si0nel--Best Salaridd Position
COlosed Man Has Eser Been Ap.
pointed to I'm Massachusetts,.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-21
Iowa Republican
COnmendS Constitution

The following intereSting letter is
self.explnnatory
Columbds Junction. Iowa. May le. '07
Editor Leader:
Dear Sir. ! have been a reader Of
your paper for a year past, and have
been deeply Interested in the work
of the constitutional convention, and
wish to express my unqualified ap-
proval OF tEe result OF its labor
While this splendid docnmeut has
been criticised for Its length and
breadth, It is difficult to name an
article that could be omitted with
ont Weakening the document, or leay-
ing some right Of the people unpro-
tected As om civilization becomes
more complex 1t naturally requires
tho application OF our laws. both
organic and statutory My interest in
yoiw struggle for statehood. and in the
material prosperity of your people is
more than personal. as ] have three
brothers and more than a score OF
nephews and nieces who are residents
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-21
ENSIGN
BAGLEY
HONORED
FIRST AMERICAN OFF
GER KILLED IN WAR
WITH SPAIN
----
TOWN OF RALEIGH, N. C.,
UNVEILS A MONUMENT
Ceremony yPreceded by Grand
Pageant Of Troops and
Civic Organizations

Raleigh, n. c.. May Following
The grandesl military pageant thathas
ever marched on the streets OF Raj.
eigh and IN which several thousand
troops and members OF civic organi.
zations. led by tho famous Marine
Banl q Washingfon filed past the
governor Of the state and other high
officials and many thousands OF spec
tators. the handsome monument in
memory Of Ensign Worth Bagiey was
unveiled IN CapItol Park today En-
sign l3asley was a son OF North caro-
lima. lie lost his life aboard the tor
redo boat Winslow az CeFdenas and
was the first American officer killed
in the war with Spain.
The nnveiling ceremonies We're mos
impressive. The procession started
promptly at noon and marched TO Gap
ii0i Park. where the monument stands
short distance from the handsome
monument 10 the maItcey Of the Con.
feacrate soldiers. Occupying places
of honor on the speakers stand were
Governor Glenn and other state off
cials. the brother and other relatives
OF Ensign Bagley and several of the
Gsficers Of the navy who served with
him on the Winslow. The exercises
began with an Invocation bv the
Rev. Or. John S. Watkins. or Spartan
burg, who was Worth Bagley's pas
tor The Grafton OF the DAY was dc
livered py Congressman Richmond
Pearson IIobson of Alabama, w1o was
friend and fellow.officer OF Ensign
.hagley and also a native son OF North
Caroliaa
The monument Is the work OF f. II
Packer Of New York and was paid for
By public subscription Of the citizens
OF Raleigh The statue Is of bronze
seven feet IN heighSd and represents
Ensiga Iiaeley standing With right
hand shading his eyes and intently
booking at the Spanish vessels and
batteries. his left hand being in his
sword hilt The statue stands on q
handsome granite base suitably IN
scribed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-21
aFIirtInag Mith Rrooe rrout.

If the farmer boy is more successful
I'm his catch than the city fisherman it
Is because he realizes the advantage
of keeping out of sight. or course the
supposition is that other conditions are
equal. Familiarity with a stream Of
ten has much TO do with the size OF
the string. Trout especially love to
hide under wooden bridges, water
soaked logs. branches. etc. They seem
to realize that safety Is found in such
places. When the current VIII not take
the worm TO these spots one must re-
sort TO flirting" This is done by
holding the hook in the left hand and
bending the pole until the tension IS
10 throw the worm over the
spot Considerable practice is neces-
sary to make the bait land exactly
where it is wanted. but flirting Is an
art well worth acquiring Circle.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-21
Deafness cannon be cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reacl, ihe diseased portion OF the ear
There is only one way TO cure deaf
ness, that is by constitutional reme-
dies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the muscous lining
Of the Eussachian Tube. When this
tube Is infamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when
II Is entirely closed. Deafness is the
result and unless the inflammation can
be taken ont and this tube restored
to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever: nine cases out
Of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is
nothing but an indamed condition Of
the muscous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness tcansed by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. send for circu.
lars. free.
f. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family pills for consti-
patton.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-21
THE CONFEDERATE REUNION
INV Aasociated Press. J

Richmond, VA, May 2l- The am
nual national reunion OF the United
Confederate Veterans will he held In
this city next week. Never In the his
tory of Richmond have such elaborate
arrangements been made for the re-
ception and entertainment of people
from abroad as are being made for
this occasion The added attraction
of the Jamestown exposition is expect
ed to result in an attendance OF at
least 100000 yisitors.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-21
Yo'iI's truly
TO MARK GRAVES OF
CONFEDERATE DEAD.

Washington. May 21.-Thc war de
partment will soon award construct
for 10000 white marble stones 90
mark the graves 0r confederate sol
ders and sailors who died in federal
prisons and hospitals in The north dur
ing the civil war and who were buried
near the place of their confinement.
This will he the first steD toward ac-
tion by the government to mark these
graves.
Colonel William Elcott. an officer Of
the Confederate army and formerly
representative from South Carolina.
has been appointed commissioned ID
take charge of the work.
The territory in which the graves
are located extends as far south and
west as Santa Fe, ~ A.. and rs far
north and east as Boston.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-21

For cold or cough take Kennedy's
Laxative Cough Syrup. u is BETTER
than any other cough remedy because
its laxative principle assures
healthy. copious action of the bowels
and at the same It heals irritation Of
the throat, strengthens the bronchial
tubes and allays Inflammation of the
mucous membrane. Contains Honey
and Tar, pleasant TO take. Children
like It. Conforms to, tha National Food
and Drug Law. Sold by G. r. Renfro
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-21

An old time lord mayor Of London
whose sporting experience was limited
rode forth one day to Join the city
hunt in the fields about MaTylebone.
Placed by hls escort under Il tree. hts
lordship heard the hounds give tongue
IN the distance, and the sounds grew
louder ana louder tn one Of the city
scouts shouted out. "rhe hare comes
this way. my lord" The lord mayor
rose 70 the occasion. and. driving his
sword. he exclaimed heroically. LET
him come, ] thank my God / fear him
not.'- Household Words. q