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The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10
GARFIELD WILL BRING SUIT
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR TO
QUESTION OWENS RIGHT
WILL ATTEMPT TO SET ASIDE CONTRACT

okIahoma's Senator Banking Out
Courts to Knock Out McCumber
Act, Which is Only Obstacle in the
Way
WASHINGTON: All OF the land
deals made with the fullblood Chero-
kee Indians by Senator Robert l..
owen and his agents are to be aired
in the courts. As a result of the in
VestigatiOn Of the operations of Owen
and his agents, made recently by gov
eminent inspectors, Secretary Garfield
has decided to bring suits TO set
aside all deeds and leases made to
owen by the fullbloods. The actions
will be instituted in the federal court
for the Eastern district of Oklahoma
They will involve the title to most of
the big ranch owned by owen near
Bartlesville.
Secretary Garfield has not made
public the report OF his special agents.
However he has given it considera-
ton and announces his proposed ac-
ton.
owen claims the McCumber act is
unconstitutional, and that under the
treaty, which the act seeks to amend,
he was free TO buy the land. He paid
a comparatively small amount down,
and agreed to pay the rest when he
obtained good title. He dealt chiefly
with the fulIbloods.
Before his departure for Oklahoma,
Senator owen discussed his land deals
with Secretary Garfield He made no
attempt to conceal anything. He said
he was simply banking on the courts
knocking out the McCumber act. He
claimed he stipulated to pay fair
price for the land, and will do so
when he can get good title.
THE government" said Secretary
Garfield, respects and enforces every
law until 1t is declared invalid. The
McCumber act is still the law. No
court has upset 1t. Therefore it is un-
lawful TO buy the lands Of the FULL
blood Cherokees and any title or
shadow OF title or contracts for titles
given TO such lands are void and the
government will bring action to set
them aside"
Whether the cases against owen
will be prosecuted by the district at
torney OF Eastern oklahoma or a
special attorney from the department
of justice has not been decided IT is
understood that some of the Indians
who gave deeds or contracts for
deeds to Owens agents denied under
oath to the government inspectors
who made the investigation that they
had even made any deeds or contracts
Tor deeds disposing Of their property.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10

Enid has been offered $l7jOO for a
library by Andrew Carnegie. 1t
expected that this offer will be ac-
cepted. Four years ago this city
turned down an offer OF $4,000 from
the same source One Of the condi
tions of the offer Is that the city will
guarantee an endowment OF ten per
cent annually OF the cost OF con-
structiOn.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10

Lamar Jackson, full blood Indian,
has been appointed a cadet at West
point by Congressman Carter. This
is the first full blood Indian to re-
ceiye an appointment to the military
school. Jackson lives at Atoka.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10

Chlckasba may have a special cleo
ton to vote ON a 100000 bond prop
osition for a high school building and
other Improvements.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10
SCOOP UP BEER IN BUCKETS
1900 Barrels Full Emptied Into Okla
homa City Streets

OKLAHOMA CITY: Hundreds of
people, powerless to prevent II, saw
1900 barrels of beer valued at $4,000,
turned into the sewers by the New
State brewery as the result OF pro-
hibition In Oklahoma. The beer was
stock on hand when statehood came.
1t could not be sold or given away
or shipped outside the state.
When the beer began flowing from
no2zles into the sewers people gath
cred with buckets, tin ups and every
conceivable receptacle, and drank all
they wanted.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10

Five hundred negroes Of Muskogee
and surrounding country held q meet
ing at Muskogoc last week and decid
ed to carry the jim crow law to the
supreme court Of the United States.
They claim the law is unconstitu-
tional and Is in no sense an emergency
measure.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10

A fire in the business section OF
Boynton last week destroyed property
10 the amount of $4,000.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10

After drilling to depth OF 1895
feet drillers few weeks ago aband-
oned a well near Enid. A few days
ago a small flow OF gas was noticed
escaping from the well. 1t is quite
probable that will induce the parties
doing the drilling to take up their
work again.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10

A 800 quart shot of nitroglycern
was accidentally discharged in an at
tempt to shoot Well on the St. Louis
Oil companys lease in the Glenn oil
field last week. The well and rig were
wreckss, and two wagons We're blown
60 splinters, while several fleeing by
standers were injured by fyiny debris.
Report OF the explosion was heard
twenty miles away. Ten thousand
dollars is the estimated amount OF
loss.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10

Oklahoma City business men are
lighting the occupation tax recently
levied by the city council.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10
OKLAHOMA STATE NEWS

fire in the business section OF
Boynton last week destroyed property
10 the amount of $4,000.
Lamar Jackson, full blood Indian,
has been appointed a cadet at West
point by Congressman Carter. This
is the first full blood Indian to re-
ceiye an appointment to the military
school. Jackson lives at Atoka.
Chlckasba may have a special cleo
tion to vote ON a 100000 bond prop
osition for high school building and
other Improvements.
Enid has been offered $17,jOO for n
library by Andrew Carnegie. 1t
expected that this offer will be ac-
cepted. Four years ago this city
turned down an offer OF $4,000 from
the same source. One Of the condi
tions of the offer Is that the city will
gurantce an endowment OF ten per
cent annually of the cost OF con-
structiOn.
Five hundred negroes OF Muskogee
and surrounding country held q meet
ing at Muskogcc last week and decid
ed TO carry the jim crow law to the
supreme court Of the United States.
They claim the law is unconstitu-
tional and Is in no sense an emergency
measure.
After drilling to depth OF 1895
feet drillers Il few weeks ago aband-
oned a well near Enid. A few days
ago a small flow OF gas was noticed
escaping from the we'll 1t is quite
probable that will induce the parties
doing the drilling to take up their
work again.
Fifty-three suits by the government
against purchasers OF KiCkapoo In
dian lands have been filed in the fed
eral court OF the western district at
Guthrie. These are the cases that
have been attracting the widespread
attention recently. They probably
will not be tried during the January
term OF the court.
A snow white quail, with tinge Of
red on its tail and wings. is the latest
curiosity found near Ninita. w. p.
Lloyd captured the bird. lie intends
20 have it mounted.
General Manager Allen Of the NJ,
X. & Il. has issued orders to train
men that the trains on the Katy road
must be run on time. The action has
been taken in order TO prevent the
necessity Of running specials to pro-
tect the schedule of the regular trains,
in obedience to the order OF the state
railroad commission.
Chief OF Police Sims will receive
$500 due him from back pay as a
member OF Shawnee's police force.
Mayor Stearns refused to sign war
rants awarded Sims for the time he
was suspended. He was cleared OF
the charge against him and Judge
Maben ruled that he should receive
his back salary. The time limit for
suit of mandamus against the Judge 5
ruling has expired.
Burglars in Oklahoma were appar-
emily working overtime last Friday
night IS two banks and one post
office reported visitations from rob-
bers. The State Bank of McCurtain
was entered and relieved of between
$1,000 and $4,000 in currency. The
Bank of Fairmount had a loss of
$1,000 in currency. The hardware
store Of the j. l.. Barba company al
postoffice, was entered by thieves
and money and stamps taken to the
amount of $50,
A 800 quart shot of nltroglyceriu
was accidentally discharged in an at
tempt to shoot we'll on the st. Louis
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10

Ffty-three suits by the government
against purchasers OF Kickapoo In
dian lands have been filed in the fed
eral court OF the western district at
Guthrie. These are the cases that
have been attracting the widespread
attention recently. They probably
will not be tried during the January
term OF the court.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10

A snow white quail, with tinge of
red on its tail and wings, is the latest
curiosity found near Vinita. w. p.
Lloyd captured the bird. lie intends
20 have it mounted.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10

General Manager Allen OF the NJ,
X. 4 4. has issued orders to train
must be run on time. The action has
been taken in order to prevent the
necessity Of running specials to pro-
tect the schedule of the regular trains,
in obedience to the order OF the state
railroad commission.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-01
Occupation. Not PITY, Wanted

Despalring hours the blind must
know, but how seldom are these mum.
bered for the rest of the world to see!
Wherever met, the blind seem 10 be
smiling their way through life. full of
optimism and the fighting spirit AT
recent meeting Miss Winfred Holt,
secretary OF the New York Association
for the Blind, told thc story of vet
eran of the Prussian war who, after
losing sight friends. wife and means,
had, through the efforts OF the asso-
citation, come 10 the self.respecting Joy
of making his own living again
III one has the courage" he said
he can fight with his eyes shut"
This was but one of the many stir.
ring stories of men and women who
had shown the ability and desire 10
help themselves IL half chance were
given them The chance they have
the New York Sun says, Is expressed
by Miss Hollis statement that "the
state does not appropriate one dollar
to help three-fourths of the entire
blind who are those who lose their
sight after school age" Even the
census OF the blind, Miss Holt showed
had been flushed only because the as
sociation he'd been able TO give its
head office free of expense and leud
The commission $4,000
In New York city alone there are
s,5oe blind persons Some OF the
things that they have been taught to
do are typewriter from photograph.
stenography, telephone switchboard
work, sewing by machine and By hand
knitting. chrocheting. lacemsk'ng and
the like The market Is made through
merit not pity. In one case a large
contract for making mattresses was
, won in competition where the bids
were seaaed and the work Judged by
samples
Occupation. not pity, is what We
want" say the blind members Of the
association,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-01
STEPHENSON OUT
FOR SECOND TERM

Milwaukee, Wis, June 25.-United
States Senator Stephenson Of Wiscon-
sin, who was elected by the last legis-
lature to I'll the unexpired term of
Senator Spooner. who resigned. last
night issued a statep in which
he announces himself a d candidate
for reelection Following is the
text Of the letter..
After long deliberstion, and having
been urged by many citizens in all
parts of the state, have decided to
be candidate for reelection to the
United States senate.
Almost my ent..e life has been
spent in Wisconsin, and throughout a
long life I have been interested In
the business and the welfare of the
state and its citizens. Throughout that
time I have been closely identified
with the republican party, and have
believed in and uniformly supported
its measures and its principles
In announcing my candidacy I de-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-01
TRAGEDIES.

In = wreck on the Red river railroad
between Baton Rouge and Hammond
Ia one man was killed and a dozen
severely injured.
August Senecae, a Woonsocket. r.
l.. is years old, died AS result OF
having been hit on the head BY a
pIGhed ban during an amateur game.
ldfln Alexander Of Rio. Wis. was
found on the depot platform with his
skull fractured He was removed to
the county hospital at Wyoeena He
can not recover Ii Is thought thar he
walked too close To the tacks and
was struck by a train.
Edward Malleu, fireman IN the
Milwaukee railroad Yards, at la
Crosse narrowly escaped being killed
as result OF being struck by an en-.
gtn4 while hooking into the ash pan.
He was struck on the hip by the ten.
der and thrown onto the track Ia
front of his own engine. escaping xith
had bruises
Preparation for the Fourth ii July
u 81 Louis VAS fatal 70 Joseph En-
Geriee. - years old. veteran of the
ciyi var. He shot himself While
cleaning a revolver at bis he~ae.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-01
DOMESTIC

Twenty-four members of the paper
trust were fined $4,000 each for viola
ton OF the sherman antitrust law
Nine negroes were lynched by
Texas mob as a result OF the murder
of white men and race war threat
ems
Stepping on a rusty nail ten days
ago. Mrs Joseph Fragel Of Iron
Mountain. Mich. Is suffering from an
attack Of lockiaw
Illinois champion bashful man sue.
ceedcd In lodging the altar for the
fifth time He said he would try to
marry the next time.
A mob OF enraged negro women
dragged Ernest Williams. negro. to
telegraph pole ON the outskirts of
Parkdale. Ark. and lynShed him
A government geological, survey re-
port says that precious melais to the
value of more than s7.0v0.0O0 annually
are now being taken from the placer
mines OF Seward peninsula in Alaska.
Bitten several days ago by dog.
Charles Walser died from hydropho-
hia His wife and two children were
bitten by pet cat, which had been
attacked by the dog, and are being
treated as precautionary measure.
The town Of Burke Falls, Ont, was
almost completely wiped out by FIRE.
involving loss OF ! 100000 All the
hotels. churches and business houses
were destroyed with several dwell.
ings. and many families are homeless.
Postmaster General Meyer has
signed an order creating an account
ing secretary, which will be part OF
the bureau OF tie third assistant post
master general 'rhe object is to have
record and account OF the revenues
and expenditures,
The United States national museum
has just received as gift from N.
Leger. the Haitien minister 10 the
United States, ease containing
models representing over hundred
different Vegetables and fruits OF
Haiti arranged tor exhibition pur
poses
Robert Taft. son of William II
Taft, who has been the guest of John
NJ Even in Chicago since the con
veHtion that named his father fol
president left for the east. lie vii
attend house party at Worcester
Mass. and after that the Yale-Har
ward races.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-01
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

A decision handed down by Justice
Kane of the Oklahoma supreme court
afilrms the exclusive power of the cor
poration commission TO fix railroad
rates within the state. subject to APP
peal from their action to the supreme
court.
Jddgo Philips at Cleveland granted
mandatory oder compelling the
Municipal Traction company 20 give
good service and the same rate of
fare to the tcvn ~ East Cleveland, a
suburb. as is enjoy d by the city Of
Cleveland
Under the direction OF two invent
ors from Indiana an Oshkosh manufac.
turing concern Is making experiments
on an automobile road buggy for
country use II the experiments are
satisfactory company for tho manu-
factufe OF the buggies Will be started.
The paint and coach department OF
the Santa Fe shops at Topeka, we're
closed for week, This will throw 400
out of employment In addition to the
1900 which were laid of for week
in the locomotive aud boiler shops
The company says It is matter of
economy.
The usual order of things in labor
injunction case was reversed tn the
Wayne, Mich, c rcuit court when the
metal polishers, Buffers and platers'
union. No, /, secured a temporary
Injunction from Judge Hosmer, re
stralning the police department from
| interfering with them ON the street
ia their peaceful solicitation OF EN-
pioyes OF the Art Stove company 10
join their union, setting up that Il
/ Threatened the ruin Of the union.
/ Receivers have been appointed fot
the West Side Belt railroad 1t Pitts
, burg They were appointed on pc
I tition of the Wabash railroad com
pany. The Wabash railroad puts In a
Claim for 100000 1t Is claimed there
are $SSS000 outstanding in bond,
. mortgaged to the Union Trust com
pany of Pittsburg. and also $4.Sl000C
in bonds OF the wabash.Pittsburs
Terminal Railroad and Coal company
Tor which the defendant is liable
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-01
FEATHER BEDS DOWN sourH
It's Turning Time Now From Mary
tand to North Carolina

New York Sun--Now is the time
when the people living south OF
son and Dixon's line from MARYLAND
clean down to North Carolina turn
their feather beds. They do not ,urn
them inside cut Oh even upside down.
but the feather bed is put next the
Stats or sacking bottom or spring and
a hard mattress Of hair Oh felt is
placed on top
Some tolhs like to sleep directly en
the feather bed all summer long. an
there are hotels in the region Whert
the guest is asked in July whether h.
will have feathers or not. Rut mos.
people turn them.
The feather bed is the southern.
sign OF responsibility. and anciva;
lineage Every family OF old re
spectahllity had half dozen feather
beds generation ago. and good
many are still in use. They are hhnd
ed down as heiriooms. cherished with
pride and care. and in the best fam,
lilies cleansed and retiched from tim,
10 time. summed thoroughly at least
once week and treated as aricles
Of the highest consideration,
Whenever there Is a country yea
due in the bet from Mason and DE-
on's line geo miles southwark half =
the community is on the lookout fof
a chance to buy feather beds cheap
They are regularly sold by the
pound. and even the oldest, If in gold
condition. fetch pretty good prices
Really oid-fashioned folks stan save
their goose feathers to make beds OF.
though the fetch OF the feather bed
is not what it used 70 be. and the
doctors are against II as an article
OF unwholesome luxury Nevelth,s-
less, when soufherners come north 10
live they are apt to bring along their
feather beds, There are old ladies
wac woald sooner leave behind the
family bible THAI sheir feather beds,
and this very night there WI Oe
scores OF southerners in New fork
sleeping on feathers.
There Is 10 possession that q col.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-01
STATE NEWS NOTES.

Brillion--A barn near Hilbeet was
struck by lightning and four large
barns were burned in Wrightstown.
Ne,,nah-Two valuable cows which
stood touching wire fence on the
farm of Charles Baer, were instantly
killed when lightning struck the fence
and ran along the wire.
La Crosse-Taken with a sudden
cramp while bathing in the millpond
at Sparta, Henry Land. the 16-year-old
son OF Anton Land, farmer, drowned.
Bloomer-The united efforts OF res
idents of this place prevented Dun
can creek dam from going out. AS
soon as the break was noticed, an
alarm was sounded and citizens be-
gan their work.
Berlin--A joint reunion of the Thur
tieth. Thirty-second and Thirty-slxth
regiments of infantry and the Third
battery of artillery. civil war veter-
ans. viii be held in this city July i5
and &c.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-01
The only Girl in Ninety Mics.

Los Ans les Times.-Miss Mary
bennington, now attending the Girls
Collegiate school In Los Angeles,
lives a part of each year on her IA
theirs great ranch near Mono county,
on the border of the Yosemite Park,
and she is the only girl within RAJ
dius of ninety miles.
Hitler every summer Uncle Sam
sends a squadron of cavalry to guard
the park, and the khaki-clad scouts
have voted this slim little maid the
queen of the whole wide countryside.
She has yellow hat cords, buttons
and trophies galore. She has splen-
did chain of tiny gold Nuggets for
beads, and the men of the squadron
presented to her uniform of their
companies-blue, with yellow cavalry
stripes on the jaunty skirt.
Her gentle sway over her soldier
subjects included inspection at stated
intervals, when the young command
ant by brevet rode her prancing steed
up and down the lines of mounted sol
diers
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-01
PROMINENT PEOPLE

The Rev. NJ. C. Jones Of London, o.,
has accepted call to the First Presby-
terrain church OF La Crosse to sue
coed the late Rev ]. K. Fowler Mr..
Jones was formerly located at Mani
towoc.
Capt Henry MeCrea, who command
ed the United States battleship
Georgia on the cruise of the battleship
feet to the Pacific, is seriously i'll at
the naval hospital in Brooklyn suffer
ing from kidney trouble.
Kirby Thomas. formerly business
manager of the Superior Telegram
and later postmaster of Superior, has
moved to the City of Mexico to take
charge Of mining paper He has ac-
quired an interest in the Mexican
Mining Journal.
Paul Morton is soon to leave the
Equitable and take position with
the Santa Fe railway company. The
paper says Vice President Day will
succeed Morton.
Col H. NJ. Lord, chief 1aymaster of
the army for the department of the
Missouri, whose headquarters are in
Omaha, has been called to Washing
ton by order of the secretary Of war
TO advise with the house committee
on ways and means relative to re-
vision Of the tariff Col Lord was chief
clerk Of the committee that revised
the tariff during the Spanish.Ameri-
can war period
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-01

1853 Lawon avenue, preparatory to
proper noise making in accordance
with his custom.
Mrs. James Con1stock of Sunbury.
threw hersek in front of a fast south
bound passenger train and was decap-
itated. Her head lodged on the trucks
Of the tender and was carried $40
miles before it was found.
Mrs. Olloway Of Dubuque, la, was
shot and killed by Harry Crawford, a
wealthy retired farmer near DEBORAH,
la. He then killed himself with the
same weapon. II is said that Crawford
was In love with Mrs. olloway, but
that she did not return the affection.
Fred Suhr, aged sixteen years, was
drowned In the Menominee river near
MenomoDie, Mich, while swimming
with a number of companions. His
body was recovered.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-01

sire to leave no room for discussion
as to the position which I occupy, and
/ therefore at this time declare that
/ am in full sympathy and harmony
with the republican platform recently
adopted by the convention at Chicago,
ard shall in every way aid in the
election Of the nomipces of that con
vention
From the first | have been identi-
fed with the progressive movement
in Wisconsin, and have aided in every
possible way the success of that move
ment. / therefore am in hearty sym
patty with all of the legislation which
the republican party has recently
placed upon our statute books. In
cluding regulation of railroads, pub
lie utilities. and the strict enforce
ment of the rights of the people
If | am reelected to the senate |
shall stand for the policies in the in
stitution of which Wisconsin has
taken so leading a part. and which
have been greatly advanced by Presi,
dent Roosevelt in his administration
and the further advancement of which
will be assured by the election OF
William II TAFT as president.
Tsaac Stephenson.