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TOO LATE 70 CLASSIFY.

FOR SALE-First class "Vose" pia-
no. Inquire at Tribune office.
Terms, cash. S
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Selling Flour In West Africa.

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Draps Their 0hawIs.
Women in Madagascar drape thsar
shawls as the old Roman senators ~
their togas.
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bdLCtI 16S - i GISUSUu, LlUududu
Young and Bowerman; Wiltse, Math.
ewson, Malarkey and Bresnahan.
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Official Orders Of the Corporation Commission


the Commission finds that under its
rules and regulations. that freight may
reach its destination some quicker by
requiring switching facilities and con
Iections OF all railroad crossings at
grade. While in many Instances goods
can move by a different route on the
lines without this actual
physical connection With a physical
connection between roads that cross.
Il would be necessary IN determining
The rate to base the mileage on the
be most direct practicable route This
order seeks to declare the most
practicable route via any rail.
road crossing without requiring the
actual outlay Of mney necessary TO
put in switch connection. unless there
are other good reasons why such con
nections should be established. aud the
Commis sicn will hear from time TO
time complaints and the necessities for
the requiring OF any particular connec.
ton. Some few connections at cross.
ing have already been required by the
Commission.
Ii ls. therefore. ordered that the fol-
lowing rules and regulations, in refer.
encc to the subject be published;
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ORDER NO. 1st.

no ALL RAILROAD AND RAILWAY
COMPANIES AND TELEGRAPH
COMPANIES OPERATING Or DO
ING BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF
OKLAHOMA
Pursuant 10 publication of Proposed
order No. l9, relating to the change
OF schedule o. trains ana the discon-
tinuing of trains, agents. and telegraph
service, nt stations. in the Guthrie
Daily Leader, a newspaper of general
circulation published in the City OF
Guthrie, County OF Logan. State OF
Oklahoma, and said contemplated or
der having been published therln once
q week for four consecutive weeks,
as required hy law. and pursuant to a
hearing held in thc City Of Guthrie.
notice is kereF given that tho follow.
ing final ordCS shall be in full force
and effect ON and aftcr the lsi day OF
janaary, 1903;
No railruad or railway company or
telegraph company operating in the
state of Oklahoma shall chCnge its
Passenger scheirle now in effect or
discontinue any passenger train. or
any agency at amy railroad station or
telegraph station or telegraph office
lat any station in the State of Uklaho.
ma. without an order from the Corpora
tion Commission. except whore opera
tors are placed or telegraph stations
.opcned, to facilitate the movement or
.diapatohing of trains as temporary
.cXpediency pending the resumption OF
normal conditions.
An railroad freight Offices shall be
kent open Tor The purpose of receiving
and disbursing freight at all reason
able hours.
CORPORATION COMMISSION:
J. =. LOVE. Chairman
a. r WATSON. Commissioner
j. j McAlester, Commissioners.
Attest:
". l.. CHAPMAN. Secretary.
-alLlAI-ln 81. InL.a.,.. ~ tunN
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inconvenience. The Commission finds
that It us TO the best interest Of the
public TO require application made by
the railroad company TO the Commits
sion, upoa which a hearing in the
judgment Of the Commission may be
Lad. that due consideration may be
given al interests concer ed before
changes of schedules and the discon-
tiruing of agents and telegraph offices
AZ stations is had.
Therefore. the Commission issues
the following rules and regulations in
reference thereto:
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order No 2i relating t. making re-
port Of earnings 20 the Commission,
in the Guthrie Daily Leader, a news
paper Of general circulation published
ii the City Of Guthrie. County OF LO.
gan, state of Oklahoma, and said con.
tt plat ID order having appeared there
in once week for four consecutive
weeku as required by law. aud pursu-
ant TO hearing held in the City OF
Guthrie notice IS herebS given that
the following final order shall be IN
full forcs and effect on and after the
GIst day ~ January, 1909:
All public service corporations.
firms or persons, engaged in public
seryice ~ thia state. are hereby Of
dered 10 file with the Commission a
detailed statement Of all revenues
of said corporation, firm or person
for pu)lr service from every source
Whatever said report 10 be made on
form prepared by the Commission
The report of all such corporations,
firms or persons engaged in inter-
state business shall show the correct
amount credited to This state. and the
bgsis upon which such proportion was
made
Said report shall contain all The re-
quired statistics for the period OF
twelve months, ending on the 3Oth
day Of June in each year, ana shall
be made under oath and fled with
the Commission at its Office In Guth-
re en- or before the seth day of
September the next following, unless
additional time be-. granted by the
Commission. and such monthly and
other special reports that may be
required by the Commission from
time 10 time.
CORPORATION COMMISSION
j. L. LOVE.
Chairman
a. r. WATSON.
Commissioner
j. j. McALGSTER.
Commissioner
(SeaD
Attest:
". l.. CHAPMAN.
.H..t.
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The Old fashioned way of dosing a
weak mach. or stimulating the
Heart or Kidneys Is al wrong Dr
Shoop first pointed ont this error. This
Us why his prcscr;rdon DR. ShO0p's
Restorative directed entirely to
the carse OF these allments--the weak
inside or controlling nerves II lsu't
so difficult says Dr. Shoop. to sireng-
then a weak stomach. Heart on Kid
neys. II one goes ar II correotiy. Each
inside organ has IFS controlling or in-
side nerve When these nerves fail
then those organs must surely falier
These viial truths are leading drne-
gists, everywhere 20 dispense and
recommend Dr. shoops Restorative
Test il few dayJ. aud seel Improve
ment win promptly and surely follow
Sole by Maiiaee's drug store.
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CORPORATION COMMISSION OF
OKLAHOMA.
ORDER No. IA.

ORDER No. 148.
TO ALL RAILROAD AND STREET
CAR COMPANIES OPERATING
RAILROAD AND STREET CARS IN
THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
Pursuant to publication Of Proposed
Order No. %, in reference TO report.
lng all accidents TO the Commission in
the Guthrie Daily Leader, q newspa.
per of general circulation. published in
Tie CITY Ct Guthrie. County OF Logan,
State of Oklahoma, and said contem.
lated order having appeared therein
once a week for four consecutive
weeks. as required by law. and after
due hearing held IN the City of Guth
Fie, notice is hereby given that the fOl
lowing final ordsr is found to be rea.
sonable ~ the Commission, and shall
be in full force and effect on and az
Ter the ts' day of January. 1909:
(D All railroad and railway compa-
nics and street car companies operal
ing within the Stale of Oklahoma.
shall at once, upon the happening OF
an accident. send telegraph report TO
the Commission at its office in Guthrie
of the following classes of accidents:
REPORT by TELEGRAPH.
ta) All accidents resulting in loss OF
life or limb or serious injury 10 pass.
ongers or employees.
tb) All derailmonts of passenger
trains, or locomotives, or ears In pass.
enger trains.
(c) tll collisions involving freight
or passenger trains. whether resulting
IN loss Of life or not
I'D All explosions of boilers, and
also all accidents to locomotive boil.
ers resulting Ia death or serious In.
jury to any Serson
,te) All bridge failures.
The telegraph report shall show the
date, time and place and kind of acci.
dent; the train or trains involved: the
number OF passengers killed or injured
~ any.
In Class ID" the notice must show
the number of locomotive and place
where The boiler can be examined.
The provision Ia reference TO de
railments does not apply to minor de
railments.
REPORT BY MAIL.
i2j Every accident, whether coy
cred in a preliminary notice By tele
eraph On not, shall be reported 10 the
COMMISSION upon form p~esci ibed by
the Commission. Immediately after
tle circumstances attending he acci
ccDt shall have been ascertained.
CD An accident occurring on rail
road or j division used Jointly or In
81 mm0n by two or more companies
f.ail be reported by the company who's,
superintendent has mediate charge OF
Tho road or division in question,
60 a collision (as al crossingsl
~ Inc rains Of Two aar.ent comEan
ie shalt BE- reported by both compan
les Tha report ol such collision shali
be- plainly endorsed at the top "Cress
Jug or Junction"
60 Al accident on private sid
ing or private track shall be reported
by the railroad company to which the
engine al work on the siding belongs
Co Accidents 70 persons resulting
II immediate death, or death within
fOrty-eight hours from the time of th'
accident. shall be reported on the
blank form in the column headed
Killed" All other accidents to per
sons including those resulting Il
death Of the person injured after al
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and regulations Of each telegraph
company doing business In Oklahoma
must be nled with the Commission by
each company ON or before date this
order becomes effective
CORPORATION COMlSSION
j. y. LOVE, Chairman
j.. McAIESTER, Commissioner
Attest.
W T.. CHAPMAN. Secretary.
Guthrie Oklahoma. Dee 1905
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CORPORATION COMMISSION OF
OKLAHOMA

AhIIol PUBLISHED III lJbliN t4tduti
November "a. 190S.)
CORPORATION COMMISSION Of
OKLAHOMA.
PROPOSED ORDER NO SO.
To All Telephone and Telegraph Com.
panes Operating in the State o.
Oklahoma
You are hereby notified that in the
office cf the Corporation Commission
of the State of Oklahoma, in the City
OF Guthrie, Oklahoma, on The 10th day
OF December, 1908. az ten o'clock a. m,
the said Commission will hear any OBJ
jecticns which may be urged by any
persons interested against the follow
ing proposed order. rule, regulation,
and requirement:
oAll telephone and telegraph com
pdnies or combinations of telephone
and telegraph companies perating in
the State OF Oklahoma shall file in 0ae
office of the Corporation Commission
q complete invoice of each exchange
and the property owned and perated
by each; listing each and every artl-
Gle used in the construction ~ each
plat separately, and showing the cost
OF same material, such as cross
arms cross-arm braces bolts Of vari-
Gus sizes, insuators etc. prices per
thousand may be given)
Describe the switCh-b ard IN detail
giving make, present capacity, ulti
mnte capacity, and date of installation
lnpice must be clear and compiled
under tho following headings
y. City Pole Line Construction.
2. Toll Line Construction
g. Rural Line Construction.
4. Aerial Cable Construct n.
3. Underground Gable Construction.
3. Interior Equipment.
q. 1ools
s. Rolling stock and live Stock
.. office Fixtures and Furniture.
10. Buildings.
In addition to ihc complete invoice
there shall be furnished an accurate
pint of each exchange, sh Wing ihe
pole-lihe distribution, and distribu, N
Of telephones in each aud every hlOci.
CORPORATION COMMISSION.
J. r. LOVE
Chairman.
j. J. M'ALESWER.
Commissioner.
(SEAL)
Attest:
w. l.. CHAPMAN.
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TO ALL RAILROAD AND RAILWAY
COMPANIES OPERATING OR DO.
IN BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF
OKLAHOMA.
Pursuaat to publication of Proposed
Order No. p, relating to practicable
end available route for the interchange
Ci passengers and freight. in the Guth.
lie Daily Leader a newspaper OF gen.
eral circulation, published in the City
of Guthrie, County of Logan. state OF
Oklahoma, and said contemplated or.
der having appeared therein once o
weok for four consecutive weeks. as
required by law. and pursuant to a
hc airing held I'm the City of Guthrie
notice is hereby given that the follow
ing final order shall be in full fore,
and effect on aud after January /.
1909:
The points ct which railroads ol
railways Cross each other at grad
shall be considered a practicable ant
available route for figuring rates OF
the transportation of freight. regard
less OF whether there are physical con
nections al said points or not Wher,
one or more lines are connected by an
industrial or switch track. whether
owned jointly or separately by either
OF all of said roads. said
industrial or swithch track
shall be considered AS g physical con.
nection and a route via such indus.
trial or switch track shall be consid.
cred a practicable and available route.
CORPORATION COMMISSIONS:
J. E. LOVE, Chairman.
A. r. WATSON, /, commissioner.
il McALESTER, Commissioner
Attest:
W. J.. CHAPMAN Secretary.
Gnlhrin nklnhnmn nnr . 1Qng
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operator must observe the followIng

operator must observe the following
order Of transmission
/. The number OF the message.
?. The operators personal signal
3. The correct and exact filing time
Is per Rule g.
!. The cheek OF the message.
8. The place from.
s. The address OF the message
z. The body and signature OF the
message.
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". l.. CHAPMAN.
Secretary
Guthrie, Oklahoma Dec /, 1908.


CORPORATION COMMISSION or
OKLAHOMA.
In fe = opposed order no 10, in ref
orencc To- The schedule OF trains and
maintenance of depols
THE Commission published, as re.
quirc1 bf law. Proposed order No. l9.
to prohibit ,airoad companies 10
change The time OF passenger trains
or discontinue any telegraph office at
any sta.ion. now in eject without
permlssioa from the Commission.
This proposed order was duly heard
by tho Commission from which cyi-
dence HE Commission Ends that the
dis,ontiuuing OF passenger trains and
the changing of lime without the prop
tr ccu@fttTation of the, interest OF the
people 81 the railruad officials very
Cften creates much dissatisfaction and
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rne receiving operator must show
On the face of the message. the hour
aud minute the message was hlod al
point Of origin. IN addition TO the hour
aud minute the message was received
by him.
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interval Of more than for,g.cight
hours from the time of the accident,
shall ne reported in the column In
luIed' IN daily reports. and upon the
death of az injured person. after forty
eight hours, supplemental report
shall ne made, stating the time and
place Of he death. and the nature OF
the isiury from which such person
.diSd. A ~ N4 f tN
Accidents to employees in repair
shops. construction shops or other
places. remote from the railroads, and
not connected With the transportation
department, shall not be reported.
(s) Reports viii be numbered con.
.secutively. beginning with each calen-
Ger year.
(N The term Freight Train" is to
include all trains and engines or parts
Of trains of any kind which are not In.
cluded under Passenger"
tlO) Give In the space provided. the
time that the accident occurred; VI
within an hour of sunrise or sunset,
say whether daylight or dark.
QD Persons killed or injured
should be classified SO as TO snVy
whether or not they are passengers
Cr employees, and If employees, kind and
character of work engaged in
NATURE AND CAUSE or ACCIDENT
O2( give the kind and number of
each train or electric car. direction ot
its moscment least, west, north or
south, brief description of damage TO
cars, engines or other property
(l3) Give a statement Of cause or
causes as reported by division superin.
lendcnt pr other officer In Immediate
charge. II the accident was caused
or is believed To have been caused by
an employee, state the experience OF
The employee, and give the number OF
hours he has been on duty, and the
lumber of hours rest for forty-eight
hours preceding accident
Q4 Quote the rule or rules bear
ing on 1ha operation involved.
(i5) In case OF failure of air brakes,
give initial and number of car, name
and style OF apparatus and in case a
car in train is without air brakes
ention he fact.
QG) Where accident Is due to
coupling or uncoupling OF ears, give
the facts and circumstances, and IN
case Of defective couplers, give Initial
nd number of car name and style OF
coupler
QO where accident Is due 10 com
ing In contact with overhead otstrlc
tons distractions at aide of track, give
lCight ofcar, lateral distance from cen
Ter Of track, presence or absence of
arning guards, presence OF fog snow
~ Ice.
QSD Where accident occurs at q
crossing, state whether crossing Is pro
tccted md how II protected by gates
or alarm bell, state II in good working
condition. If by fagman. state what
EARNING was given.
u9) Al railroad companies shall
send TO tie Commission copy OF tkeir
hnal record as TO the cause OF any ac-
cident, When the same shall have been
asoertained and such record made a
aart OF DC permanent, records ol The
D"npany.
CORpOR ALTON COMMISSION.
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CORPORATION COMMISSION OF
0KTAIIOATA

OKLAHOMA.
in re Proposed order No. 27, in ref
crcnce lo considering practicable and
available routes for the transportation
o. goods Ia all railroad crossings.
After due publication OF this Pro
posed Order. a hearing was had and
the objections of the railroad compa-
nics, aui after taking much evidence.
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CORPORATION COMMISSION OF
OKLAHOMA. ORDER NO. i40.
no ALL RAILROAD AND RAILWAY
COMPANIES OPERATING OR DO
ING BUSINESS IN THE STATE
OF OKLAHOMA;
TO ALL RAILROAD AND RAILWAY
COMPANIES OPERATING OR no
ING BUSINESS nv lIlE STATE OF
s0Kl4AHOMA:
Pursuant to publication OF Proposed
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CORPORATION COMMISSION.
j. E. INXE. Chairman.

~ iiPN'o
CORPORATION COMMISSION.
J. E. LOVE, Chairman.
A. Z. WATSON. Commissioner.
J.J. McALESTER, Commissioner
Attest:
". l.. CHAPMAN, Secretary,
Guthrie. Oklahoma, Dec. .. 1908.
CORPORATION COMMISSION OF
OKLAHOMA,
ORDER NO. 149.
TO ALL ELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
PERSONS, FIRMS AND CORPORA
TIONS DOING BUSINESS ~ THE
STA q OF OK All DMAt
Pursuant to publication OF Proposed
Order No. 1s. relating to rates and
regulations for telegraph service, in
The Guthrie Daily Leader, newspaper
5f general circulation, published in the
City OF Guthrie. County OF Logan, state
Ci Oklahoma, and said contemplated
order having appeared therein once a
week for four consecutive weeks, az
required by law, and pursuant 10 reg
ular heating held IN the CommlsAon =
Office N the City OF Guhrie, notice Is
hereby Riven that the following final
1rdcr shall b. IN IT'LL force aud crec
va dhN "'NNi 'ttN ~ -i"' VI d"'f""'
1919
ND nirrl, Th cOmDa q o. trntinn
tion of telegraph companies, doing
business In the State of Oklahoma,
shall charge or collect s0r the trans
mission Of messages between points
in the state OF Oklahoma, a greater or
different rate of charges than pro-
yidod herein:
RULE NO. 1.
No telegraph company shall charge
or collect more than The following
scale of rates for any message Of tei'
words. or less, exclusive Of time filed,
Office check, date, time received, com
plcte address and signature. between
gny points within this state, on It's
lines:
SCALE OF RATES.
175 niles and under. air line dis
tance, day rate. 25c. night rate 25c.
25O mtles and over l75. air line dis
tance, day rate 30c night rate, 25c.
over POO miles. air line distance day
rate, 35c. night rate, 25c.
For each additional word over ten
words, the day rate snail be two cents.
For each additional word over ten
words, the night rate shall be one cent
RULE NO. g.
All telegraph companies are required
TO receive and transmit each others
messag s when necessary to reach a
point OF destination.
Whenever a message is sent over
two or more telegraph lines owned,
rontrOnei and operated by separate
and distinct corporations, or indiyid
uals. the Joint rate shall be ten llOl
cents in addition 10 the single line
rate nemed herein. OF ten words oI
less. and one cent for each additional
word over ten words. Provided, thai
the nditi)nal cost, or rate. shall not be
charged when the same company has
an office az the point OF origin ard des
tinatiOn
RULE NO. g.
Qll rates IN force and effect on De
cdniber 1st. 1905 lower than the rates
named herein shall remain In full force
and effect until changed by order Of
the Commission.
RULE NO. 4.
The receiving clerk or receiving op
orator must give any aid or eXpiana
tlon necessary 10 enable the sender tc
prepare bis or her message. and must
also correctly mark on the face Of the
messagc. The year month, day, noui
aud minute that Il Is filed.
RULE NO. 81.
RULE NO. 8.
O.. m
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No extra charge shall be made for
delivering teiegraphic message in
cities or towns In this State within a
radius OF two miles from the Office OF
the delivering telegraph company, pro
vided that such point Of hnal delivery
Is within the corporate limits OF such
town or CITY
Whenever practicable. such teis
graph company may deliver an mes.
ages by telephone. with consent Of the
sender or addressee thereof and
charge tho actual expense of so doing
RULE NO. s.
No telegraph Office where messages
ere received and transmitted for the
public shall be discontinued or abol.
ished without FIRST obtaining the con
sent OF this Commission. upon an APP
plleation duly iiied By ,he said Com
pany desiring such discOntiuuance.
wherein shall be stated the reason
therefor, it being understood that this
refers to the main Office aud does not
include branches of the mqIn office
% any place Such branchef may be
loponed o. closed as the eXlgenclca of
the business may require.
RULE NO. ..
All iuie6 ana iebultliVha OF fht Nfi'
egraph companies operating in OklahO-
ma In force and effect on December 1,
1908. not changed by the rules and reg,
ulations herein prescribed. shall re-
main IN full force and effect, until
changed by order OF the Commission.
RULE NO 10
A copy OF this order must be printed
with twelve point type and shah be
TOsted In some conspicuous place IN
each telegraph Office in the State OF
Oklahoma for the information OF the
public Two copies Of ,arlfs rules
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w l.. CHAPMAN. Secretary.
Guthrie, oklahoma, Dec. ., 1908.
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". l.. CHAPMAN. Secretary.
Guthrie, oklahoma. Dee. 1. 1908.
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The receiving clerk or receiving op-
orator must give any aid or eXpiana-
tlon necessary 10 enable the sender TO
prepare bis or her message. and must
also correctly mark on the face Of the
message. The year. month, day, hour
aud minute that Il Is filed.
RULE NO. 81.
RULE NO. 8.
In sending a message, the sending
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A. z. WATSON. Commissioner.
JJ. McALESTER. Commissioner
Attest.
VI. l.. CHAPMAN, Secretary.
Guthrie. Oklahoma, Dec. ?. 1908.
CORPORATION COMMISSION OF
OKLAHOMA.
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(Ejrst published in Daily Leader
November "a. 190S)
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NILE NO, ;.
1ll rates IN force and effect on De
1908. lower than the rates
named herein shall remain In full force
and effect until changed by order OF
the Commission.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-30
wenderfu, es.e..

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