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The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-02-19
they do in this country


a year ago last fall, the republi
cans elected every officer in the
county and the democrats stole
the Offices. While it's wrong
to steal they can't be blamed SO
much. cause the republicans
lust laid down and let 'em steal
It's wrong to steal and it's a
blame site WrOnger TO cncOllr.
age stealin'. Out i'm Piute the
first man that had II done the
stealin' would have fwung.
"Why. the sheriff and tle
county Judge of tins here county
stole their Offices. or to be diplo
matte. had somebody steal them
for them. Then one of the
county commissioners stole his
uflice and Il democratic Judge
rendered an opinion or some.
thing like that to the effect that
| this commissioner did NOT hc-
long in the office but according
to the decree of the court uf the
court should stay th,r. until the
present county commissioners
had got through contracting for
county jilIs. court house sites
and Thing like that.
A feller named Kerr who
runs Il newspaper Went to the
commissioners and said he want
ed the county printiu' a! about
three prices. One of the com
missioneIs said Nix. Vel give
it to the highest bidder
" O. yes, ] guess you'll come
across. said Kerr. I've got !,
bunch of muckrakers and some
big type for headlines and I'll
make the public believe YOU are
q bunch Of raScalS. He was Il
good bluff,r. this man Kerr. and
the commissioners eat out of his
hand. Then the editor of an
other paper wanted some print
ing. BE !uSt asked for il aud
said he wanted it He did not
have any murkrakers and nC
big type and the commissioners
said they had already made /;
contract with Kerr. krrr's pa
per has alwayS been II rcforme,
turniu' the searchiight Of graf
on all public officials for tn,
good of the common people. hu
never Il turn has been made ui
the county commissioners an'
Lord knows they need it,. kCr
is Il pretty smoolh article an,
MS Il good thing he is not run
ming a paper in Piute Pass. Tl,
other day he bought a paper IA
Okmu gee and sent Il man owe
to run it. The democrats stul
th, Offices i'm that county too
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-02-19

Table Board. $500 pr wee i.
Transient. Sl.O0 per day.
Board and Rooms.
W II I rs II q + r. l..
BY Mrs Lula r. W Nhiir.
326 y 2ud st Muskogre, Okla.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-02-19
n, T, WALKER,

Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Room 10, Brown Bldg. Phone 1863
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-02-19

Official statement of the condition
OF the Commercial National Bank,
Muskogee, Okla. at the close Of bus.
mess Friday, November %, 190S
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-02-19
Liabilities.

The above statement is correct.
q. w. BARNES. President.
ID. n. Fink, Vice President
+. ID. SWEENY, Cashier.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-02-19
I'f1E | lNCFER,
" n. TWlNE Editor.

Published Every Week In the Interest
Of the Negro by Cimeter Publishing Co.
Entered at the Post ONCE at Muskogee.
Okla, as Second Glass Mail Matter.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

outside the footghu
states
highest salared tne
said those who have sufet
ucous investments IN the "o
and the
old glbes the actors MISS
ability her ability to draw cro"do
a the result of well chosen
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profession Coast FOR Some
to
sad If she today to realize on e tLS
theatrical
through brokers the
value since first placed my
ride
nothing the theatrical profession when
ability making udcous investments
act
tradition of the penness
tradition penness newspaper
Wasn't Mr. Hartman who said
big opportunities?
mind Vaughan has made
which polished
o
ability outside
fourteenth
Angeles and have
better service than most
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
NEVADACONSOLlDATED
TO PAY 30 PER CENT

GOLDFIELD, Dec. 1S.-The state
ment has been made by officials of the
Nevada Consolidated that after the
present year dividends would be main
tanned at the rate OF 80 per cent an
nually, which means a disbursement Of
SS,000,000 a year in dividends. The Ne
vada Consolidated is capitalized at D.
000 900 shares Of a par value of So each
The Amalgamated Copper company Is
capitalized at $l55,000000, upon which
sum for the year ending April 80, 1908,
il showed net earnings of 4.3 per cent
or $3.50, ,557. It's disbursements in divi-
dends amounted to only 2 per cent,
or q little more than $3000,000 Even
during the boom period of the copper
business during the years 1906 and
1907, it's dividends did not exceed per
cent. Had the Nevada Consolidated
been making it's present output of cop
per at that time, at present cost, 1t
could easily have paif dividends
amounting TO 100 per cent
A comparison, therefore, between the
Nevada Consolidated and the Anal
gamated I'm regard to the proposed
merger, will prove most interesting to
shareholders. The latest official state
ment Of the Nevada Consolidated
shows It has demon>rated nearly 30
600, 900 tons of copper ore, from which
II will recover forty pounds OF copper
per ton, netting to the company at the
present price of copper, about $3.50 per
ton or total probable profit from its
present ore reserves Of $S4,000,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
MILL IS READY
TO BEGIN WORK
PRESIDENT OF COPPER CREEK
COMPANY RETURNS
Details Plans for Additional Steam
Plant of Great Power Which VIII
Be Erected in the Near
Future

President Sbley Of the Copper Creek
Mining company has just returned
from a trip to points in New Mexico
Arizona and Teras, where he went to
negotiate with smelters for the pur-
chase of concentrates from the com
panys property at Copper Creek, Ariz
Colonel Sibley says the mill, which
was recently completed, will start
next week on preliminary operations
and will be in first class shape to begin
regular work by January l.
The Copper Creek people are prepar-
ing to put in about the first OF the
year. an additional steam plant Of BOG
horse power capacity and a 200-kilo-
watt electric generator, which Will
double the present capacity of the
power plant. This step was made
necessary by additional demands made
upon the Copper Creek Mining COM
pany by other companies which have
made application for electrical power
from the formers power plant. The
Copper Creek has for long time been
furnishing the Calumet ana Arizona
with power for its property adjoining.
1t is understood tfat the Inter-
national Smelling company has bought
the Christmas mine, low grade prop
erty, located about ten miles east of
the terminal of the Phoenix d Eastern
railroad The road win extend It's line
to the mine just purchased, and the
company will ship to the Sasco smelter
Il large tonnage Of low grade ore.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
TO INVESTIGATE
SECRET PROCESS
CHAMBER OF MINES TAKES
INITIAL STEP
WILL ACT AGAINST "CHEMISTS"
IF FACTS WARRANT
Increase in Number of Hidden Method
Workers Furnishing Assay Certifis
Gates at High Rates Alarms
Local Mining Organization

The board Of directors OF the Los
Angeles chamber of mines at It's last
meeting discussed the INCREASE in the
number of assayers and chemists In
this city furnishing assay certificates
of results obtained by so-called Sc
cret processes" with a view to taking
some definite action.
Calvert Wilson, president OF the
chamber, said it was not the policy OF
the chamber OF mines to retard the
development of any phase Of the min
ing industry; that in the opinion Of
the board of directors and mining men
generally many metallurgical Sc
crets remain to be solved, and 1t is the
desire of the chamber Of mines to as
sist Investigations of this character In
every way possible. However, these
so-called secret processes have not
been proved to be a success CONNER
cially, and the man who claims to OBJ
tain his results by a secret process
should be carefully investigated.
He also said it was the policy of the
chamber of mines to protect the un-
wary investor and those unfamiliar
with the processes employed in the
treatment of ores from being beguiled
into paying exorbitant fees for assays
by secret methods.
1.-The chamber of mines will proceed
very carefully in the matter" said Mr.
Wilson, "and its board of directors
will thoroughly Investigate the sub
ject prior to recommending any ac-
ton. The matter has been referred to
Judge Vermilyea's committee, and the
directors believe that the matter Is In
good hands and will receive thorough
consideration and the most conscien-
tious treatment"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
LUCILLE OPTION
FALLS THROUGH
ENGLISHMEN FAIL TO BUY OIL
PROPERTY
EL CERRITO WELL FAILURE is
DISCUSSED
Operators in Section Six Expect An
other Gusher-Loo Angeles COM
pany Drills to 2oso Feet--In-
come Seeks Lighter Sand

COALINGA, Dec 1s.-The Lucille
property has not been sold.
The option which WAS given for It's
sale has expired. Wednesday was the
last day the intended purchasers had
In which to secure the property, and
it passed without any word from them.
James Robertson of the Lucille Oil
company admits the sale has not been
made. No extension has been asked
for, and apparently w. II. Lay and the
English capitalists he is reported TO
have represented In the matter decided
within the last week or so not TO ex-
ercise the option. From word received
from a San Francisco bank about two
weeks ago. to the effect that the IN
tended purchasers were prepared to
go ahead with the deal as planned, 1t
was generally supposed that the ar
rangements would be carried through
successfully.
The Amy and Silver Tip companies
will hold stockholders meetings at an
carly date to vote on the acceptance
of the propositions made these COM
panies by Mr.. Lay.
Ell Cerrito Still Hopeful
The apparent failure of the El Ger
rito Oil company to find oil after labo-
rlous prospecting does not seem to dis
courage the management although
the present well has cost around about
$50. 900. other companies are going
ahead with their work in that district
but are close up to the groupings.
The confidence OF the management,
however apparently does not extend
to the stockholders in El Cerrito. one
man who has many dollars invested, IN
discussing the failure of No. well,
said:
LET us take Off our hats in honest
acknowledgment that Ralph Arnold,
with the United States Geological sur
vey. and William Forstner. geologist
at one time with the general land
office, who did much Of the work Tor
the government about the I'll Cerrito
well. and who pronounced the condl-
tions unfavorable for oil, were nearer
right in their conclusions than those
of us who have differed with them.
Another Well on Section Six
Section six should have another well
within a short time, If everything gees
well. and measured by the Lucille. Amy,
Blue Moon, Silver Tip and other big
ones in this part OF the field, II prom
ises TO be a good one The Los An
geles-Coalinga company is down 20SO
feet, and according to the logs or It's
neighbors. should get the sand in an
other 200 feet. This is the company's
first we'll.
The Coalnga Income Oil company,
believing that a lighter sand underlies
the West Side field, will drill deep
well in order to test this belief.
The South Pole oil company on sec
tion 1S-21-15 is ready to rig up. This
property has been developed with care,
about $4,000 having been expended TO
date.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
APPEAL FOR REHEARING
is DENIED TO CHINESE
Attorney Claims Client Misunderstood
Charge When He Pleaded Guilty
in Police Court

Appeal for a rehearing Of the case of
Wing Wong, a Chinese who pleaded
guilty in police court November % to
a charge of violating the lottery ordi-
nance and was sentenced to sixty days
in JAIL was denied by Judge Davis of
the criminal court yesterday.
Attorney ]. f. Seymour, Wings at
torney, says he will take the case to
the appellate court. The appeal was
taken on the ground that the Chinese,
unrepresented by an attorney and un-
able to understand English, pleaded
guilty TO the charge and when he
wanted to change his plea his request
was denied.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
UNION OIL CHECKS
FOR DECEMBER MAKE
TOTAL OF $227269

z Checks for sums amounting TO =
!. 1927, ,269. Sc will be sent out Mon =
!. day to stockholders of the Union =
!. oil, United Petroleum and Union :
!. Provident companies in payment =
= of dividends for the month ending !
:. on that date .
= Dividends by each of the COM =
= panies win be: =
!. Union Oil, S125,653 Union Prov =
:. ident, SCI ,241.36, United Petro- y
!. leum, 4O,375 so. :
!. Los Angeles directors of the :
= Union Oil and affiliated COM !
!. panies returned yesterday from =
= Oleum, where they attended quar- =
!. terly meetings of the boards of !
:. those organizations. !
!. 4 !. J. !. :. i 4 ! i j. !. :. \ j. J. j \ =
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
PREMIER OIL BRINGS
IN TWO NEW WELLS IN
SECTION "a, C0ALlNGA

The Premier oil company brought in
two wells in Section "a, COalinga. late
Friday, according to announcement
made I'm Los Angeles yesterday.
The wells are situated just west of the
American Petroleum wells on Section 10.
They have been put on the beam and
are reported to be satisfactory, but II Is
vet too soon to determine their ca
pacity. No. well along the same line
on tho property Is flowing at range
from 400 to 500 barrels n day.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

Travelling Salesman-Wel, Mr.. Jabez,
did you get in to Sc the Hudson-Fulton
celebration?
Farmer Jabez-No. I didn't come
nigh the place, cause, dye know, l
don't believe either one of them ever
reached the pole!-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
Three divorce suits FIIed

The following suits for divorce were
filed in the superior court yesterday:
Mary Crandall against Frank d. Gran
dali; Dominick II. Dominick against
Susan Dominick, and Charles b..
Howe against Alice Howe.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
California Gold & Copper
COMPANY
Rooms 1-2, Central Block
RIVER GTnE CAL.

RIVERSIDE. CAL.
The annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the California Gold and
Copper Company Is called to meet at
the office of the Corporation on Sat
urday, January s, 1910, at 2 o'clock p.
m. of said day, for the purpose Of
electing a board of directors to serve
for the ensuing year and for the
transaction of such other business as
may come before the meeting.
Ii is very important that every
stockholder should be present.
H. c. Hibbard,
Secretary.
A. H. Cram,
President
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

CALIFORNIA RED BOOK,
EDEE presents two maps, one show
NEb ing all the oil fields Of Califor-
tAAG mia, the other the sespe dis
trict of Ventura county, A beautifully illus
trated book written by student OF the oil
Industry Absolutely Free TO those interested
or wishing to share In the million dollar
monthly dividends. Write for 1t.
WAY G. WEST.
GEO LHughlin building, Los Angeles.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-09
v. v, ?. HAS 4
KICK COMING

At last the Washington Water
Power Co. has what appears to
be legitimate kick coming
against the city. In letter filed
this morning with the board of
public works, the company points
out that it was chargd $1,000 last
fall for pay of city inspectors who
oversaw the repairing of the
streets between the car tracks.
The company points out that it
had it's own inspectors to see that
he work was properly done, and
that it is of prime Importance to
the company to see that the paw
ing is properly laid. If 1t is not,
the company is compelled to repair
it at it's own expense, and whether
the city furnishes the inspectors or
not, the company must keep the
street between the tracks in re-
pair. No demand is made for the
$516, but some arrangement is
sought whereby the company will
not be called upon to pay two in
spectors on the same job.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-09
FINLEY TANCLE
UP TO HAMBLEN

If the city is not legally liable
for the sale of the bridge bonds
by j. d. Finley, the chances are
that he will receive nothing for his
services. After threshing the mat
ter out yesterday afternoon before
the finance committee, the matter
was referred to the corporation
counsel for his opinion as to the
liability of the city.
1t appears that the whole matter
was loosely handled. Both Treas
urer Eggleston and Finley had a
hand in the matter, Finley finally
closing the deal. The question as
to who granted the authority was
raised and remained unanswered,
the sinking fund committee deny
ing it authorized either Finley or
Eggleston to negotiate the deal
The general understanding" SEEM
ed to be that If Finley sold the
bonds he was to receive his e1
penses. about $3.50, but when It
came to submitting a bill he claim.
ed SITS for his services.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-09
HAY WILL FORCE THE
SENATE TO SEARCH
SCHIVELY
Continued from page II

and force the legislature to make
an investigation.
The house reconsidered yester-
days vote whereby the bill provid-
ing that judges of the supreme and
superior courts wear gowns while
in court and passed the bill.
In heated debate in the state
senate yesterday, during which
| President Ruth went on the floor to
shield the accused, the Paulhamus
! resolution to investigate the Off
lcial conduct of Insurance Commits
sioner Schively was defeated by a
vote of II to 21.
Although Paulhamus brought
specific charges against Schively,
and had been promised sufficient
support to order an inquiry, was
saved through the objection of
Nichols and Booth to supporting
the call for a general investigation
of state officers, such as was pro-
posed by Senator Hutchinson of
Spokane earlier. in the session.
In the wrangle that followed. eff
forts to amend the resolution so
that it would reach Schively, the
investigation was smothered. but
Paulhamus gave notice of a move
to reconsider.
In his argument Paulhamus went
over the Pacific Live Stock associ-
alton affair, in which Schively is
charged with acting as an official
of the company while still deputy
insurance commissioner under Sec
rotary of State Nichols, and of
other cases in the state. Schivelys
connection with the Pacific com.
pany of this city was the subject
of extended comment in the re-
ceiver's report.
Paulhamus alleged holdup tactics
in collecting examination fees and
charged that the state insurance
Office is rotten from start to finish
Hutchinson declared that unless
the investigation were authorized
there would be vacant places in the
senate two years from now. Others
in supporting the resolution taunt
ed Schively's defenders with fear
of inquiry, the deduction being that
something was wrong or this fear
would not exist. Ruth argued that
the investigation was instigated by
certain newspapers for the purpose
of ruin Schively politically.
The vote brought out lineup
similar to that on the local option
bill, opponents of the county unit
standing by Schively.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-09
SHORTAGE At COURTHOUSE.
he discrepancy was found.

the discrepancy was found.
Young Collins shortage is due
to some extent to his failure to
collect all the fees due the county.
His books were checked every
month by the regular checkers of
the auditors Office and approved,
but a more thorough search by
the experts from the outside re-
vealed the shortage. Justice Hyde
blames Collins youth and mex
perience in such matters for the
shortage. He thinks the young
man is honest, but was not a care
full bookkeeper.
In speaking of the shortage Mr.
Collin this afternoon said: "The
report of the experts. is by no
means final. / will check it up
item for item and if any mistakes
have been made, and | have been
improperly charged with fees that
should not have been collected, l
will expect the county to reimburse
me.
Most of the fees represented in
the total have never been collected
and the litigants will be asked to
make good these items. When ]
found that it was claimed a short
age existed | at once protected the
county against loss and have now
started in to see how the matter
stands"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-09
CANDIDATES ON
EXHIBITION

While the various candidates for
the mayoralty will appear before
the Federated clubs this evening
to state their positions on impor-
tant civic questions, there can be
no immediate Endorsement, accord
ing to the rule agreed upon at the
last meeting of the clubs. 1t was
then decided that any Endorsement
would have to lay over one week
after the candidates appeared to
give the body ample time to con.
alder the various candidates.
When it comes to indorsing a
candidate, the clubs will then have
one of the liveliest tits on record
N. S. Pratt is not friendless, while
Grant Hinkle's army of Bolo men
is shoulder to shoulder urging the
Endorsement of its candidate.
The Endorsement of C. NJ. Fas-
sett is urged by still another wing
of the Federated clubs, and these
three have divided among them
the chief support of the body.
Some strength is held by N. J.
Laumer, chiefly among the labor
men in the body and democrats
who are opposed to Pratt, but the
real fight will lie between the
three first named. The plan to
'indorse both a democrat and re-
publican has been talked of, but
this is also a matter of conjecture
and is not favored by the united
club membership. The more con-
sentative element favors the plan
to wait until after the primaries
and then indorse one of the nomi-
nees and go down the line for him
with united front.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-09
ACCOUNTS OF JOHN COLLIN,
WHOSE FATHER HIRED THE
EXPERTS, SHOWS DISCREP.
ANcY OF 1924, WHICH WAS
MADE GOOD.

A shortage of $324.10 has been
found in the accounts of John Col.
lin, clerk for two years in the
court of Justice Hyde. The amount
was paid into Justice Hyde's court
yesterday by Collin and turned
over to the county treasury by JUS
tice Hyde.
The shortage is for miscellan.
eous fees due the county for the
years 1907 and 1908, and until Col.
lin was relieved of the office on
January IL last. Collin was let
out because of his age, Justice
Hyde having come to the conclu-
sion that he was too young for the
place. The accounts were sup
posed to be all right at the time.
The shortage was discovered by
the accountants who are making
an examination of the courthouse
books for the county commission
ers. J. ]. White, who has charge
of the investigation, was given the
work by the old board of commits
sioners, the chairman of which
was George H. Collin, father of
the young man in whose accounts
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-09
C0ROINERS
CONFESSED
JUDGMENT

With statement dictated Off
cially to the stenographer of the
court, Attorney John c. Kleber this
morning, on behalf of his clients,
John B. and r. S. Cordiner. attor.
neys, charged with fraud, confess
ed judgment for the full amount in
the case and $500 for their attor.
neys, Cannon & Lee.
Ditmars and wife paid the Cor.
diners $1,000 to relinquish their
claim to property on North Divi.
sion street owned by them and
said to be worth $4,000. The Cor
diners had purchased a tax title
interest in the property from the
heirs of w. B. Shaw, but it proved
that they had secured the title
from the wrong set of heirs.
The findings in the case will be
made next Monday by Judge Ken
nan, who tried the case without a
jury. Attorney Kleber wanted the
PLAINTIFF to accept a simple con-
fession of judgment for the amount
at stake, but Attorney Cannon OBJ
jected on the ground that he could
not from professional standpoint
be a party to an adjustment of
that kind in case where the evil
dence pointed to what he consid-
cred a bold faced attempt to de-
fraud on the part of the Cordiners.
The Cordiners claim that had
the attorneys for Ditmars shown
them the evidence in the case in
the beginning they would have
made restitution without a law
suit, as they had no knowledge of
the facts, they claim, until the
same were brought out at the trial.
AS to the question of disbar.
ment, which had been raised in the
case by the attorneys for the plain
tiffs, Judge KEENAN, reserved his
views, saying that he could not
speak for the other four judges of