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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-24
FARMERS NEWS S-SCIMlIAR
CONTEST.

The Farmers Memphis Team the Farmers Union
department which edited by T. Brooks will yard the from
whom the largest received between
March 2 and April 2 FREE TRANSPORTAT from home
St and also FIRST CLASS
hotel accommodation Planters Hotel during the May
2 to May
The one who sends the second largest list will special
gold guaranteed winding and valued SZ0OO
There will also be consolation prizes Those who send the
next largest lists will receive copy T. Brooks book entitled
The March of Intellect. -. 1850,
The 6 below AT ONCE TO-DAY, and
have YOUR name entered
etc. DON'T DELAY-EVERY MINUTE COUNTS.
ANYM MAN WOMAN BOY OR GIRL CAN ENTER THIS CONTEST.
FREE TRIP TO ST LOUIS.
COUPON
farmers News Scimitar Memphis. Tenn.
GentemenPease my the and send
by eturn mail.
State r. F. D...........
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-24
Women as Well as Men arc Mads Miserable
BY Kidney and Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
discourages and lessensambition; beauty,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-24
Reliable Telephone Service

When you have the Telephone Service Of the Cumberland
Telephone & Telegraph Company you have reliable and
comprehensive service. connected with every inn
portant point in the United States by OF our long
distance lines You can locate person anywhere. Local
service the best Call Manager for full information
regarding rates. ETC.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-24
Cumberland Telephone & telegraph Company.
FARMERS ATTENTION I!
FREE TRIP TO ST. LOUIS

The Farmers Educational and Co Operative Union OF America Will
hold its eight meeting St Louis from May May g. l9lo
Every farmer is invited attend this meeting whether member OF
the Union or not All are the conference and enjoy
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-24

by druggists, in fifty
cent and one-dollaI
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
by mail free, also a
pamphlet telling all
oho.1f Cmosur-p oof
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-24

May | kiss your beautiful baby?
Certainly, madam. One moment,
please. Nurse. fetch me the antiseptic
gauze. = Louisville Courier Journal.
Loocated: Bill see the mines Of a
Montana town have a combined pay
roll of $3.000.000 year. They
must be Buttes then.-Philadelphia
Record.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-24

child urinatcstoo often, : TIC urine scalds
the flesh, or if, wllcn TIC child reaches an
age when it slio=ld be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend upon it, tEccause of the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. TEis unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to a
habit as most people suppose.
Women as well as men arc made miser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild ard the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. 1t is sold
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-24

oDOAN S""AP ANCi home Oh swamp heo%
including many of the thousands of testi
monial letters received from sufferers
who found Swamp-Root to be just the
remedy needed. In writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y, be sure and
mention this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address,
Binghamton, N. Y, on every bottle.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
MAYOR PLEADS FOR TIME
Not Ready to Answer in Man
damus Suit Filed BY
Guthrie Taxpayers

Mayor Farquharson has uniil sal.
urday to make answer in tho proceed.
.ngs in superior court TO compel him
10 issue call for an election on Tho
commission government proposition
as prayed for IN a petition presented
ly ! l.. Calvert aud others The
case was called today, but The may.
cr's attorneys asked for more time.
The mayor was served with notice
yesterday and IT was eoniendcd that
lr should be given more time TO sh0w
lauae why he should not issue The
call tie alleges insulficicncy OF the
pctition on account Of n0n-v0ling sign
ers. The REALTORS assert That tho pc.
tiiiOu IS valid IN every way.
CITY Attorney Fred Green appea 90
today for the lirst lime IN lbe con
tcuiiOns between the commission gov
orumeut men and the antia lie he'
heretofore been ignored by The may.
o., who employed Bill Cbappcll aun
a coIorcd lawyer iu handle The ease.
Judge J IT, Bnrlord appeared fot
tho rclators Cbappell also appeared
for The mayor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
GUTHRIE PAVING BEST
Excites Enthusiastic Comment
From Bartlesville Inspec-
ton Committee

Enthusiastic comment on Guhrie's
paving was made by a member OF d
committee of bartlesvlle councilmel
and property owners after thor
ough inspection OF paving completed
and of work in progress They have
been on 4 tour OF the state with Tue
object OF getting information on pub
liz improvements and they unanf
mously vote the paving in Guthrie the
best seen.
The committee Is composed Of
Frank Adams, DR.. Howard Wcbber,
r. \. Mckinley, G. T. Mccoy and
Judge A. T. Dumenit They were
joined on their arrival here by Judge
a J vandeycnier aud Representative
Clint Moore. They were taken on a
thorough tour Of the city by Superl-
tondent G. A. Byars and y. H. Lucas,
OF the ]. r. Hill Construction company
The operations Of tho three forces
row engaged in street paving work
were witnessed They also visited
the Central fire station and wcrb
shown he quick hitch for which
he Guthrie department is famous.
Bartlesyilie is undertaking paving
on a large scale. The council has
passed resolution for the first big
lot OF paving, 96 blocks. Work is to
be commenced this spring. Tue ideas
gained here on the grounds where the
greatest paving operations in the
state are underway will be put into
practice.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
DIDN'T CONFESS, He SAYS
" cgro on Trial in Kansas City
Charged With Attacking
Young White Girls

kapsss cliN Mo, March ~ Will
liam Jackson a negro on trial
charged with attacking three young
white girls, testified in his own be-
half today fepudialIng the confession
The police alleges he made soon after
being arrested The negro denied
ali charges against him.
Intense feeling against the negro
Who attacked Miss Cora Downs in
Kansas CITY late yesterday Is in eyi-
dence among the people today Two
negro suspects were arrested during
lis Lieal aal are being held q. the
police station until they can be taken
before Miss Downs for identification.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
AGAIN IN SUPREME COURT
Corporation Board Stands Pat
on Order in Enid Telc-
phone Case


Findings Of fact Ia the remanded
Enid telephone case were today sent
to the Supreme court by the corpora
ton commission The commission
does not recede from its original po.
siion that The Enid branch of the
Pioneer company made an uniustfi
able raise in rates. and recommends
Tie restoration OF the old rates The
advance was about 81 on tho cheap.
est phones and more for some class
es of service.
Report is made on the property
The appraisal was 1872 1858: the
total operating expenses are put at
sz2,l90 per year and the total operat
ing income at $29,777.
The case was brought by f. H.
Westhayener and others. The com.
mission ordered reduction to the old
scale and the company appealed to
the Supreme court, which remanded
the case for further investigation ana
report.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
TO RAISE BASEBALL FUND
Committee is Making Whirl-
wind Canvass of Busi-
ness Men

The committee named io raise the
funds necessary TO start the Guthrie
baseball club in good shape this az.
icrnOon undertook It's final canvass.
enc or the whirlWind variety About
half the capital stock Of $4,000 ~.
mains 10 be collected On The sut-
cesB Of The committee depend III"
baseball prospects of Guthrie.
Al q meeting laBl night the matter
wag put gQuarcly mp TO the business
mon President J j Houston strouf.
~ favored raising flc money nj once
ana putting in ioam INST will be "A
edit TO The city
The comnsttee il charge OF lhr
financial end OF the proposition n
composed Of Tom Jenkins Jack Mor
re. Rilly Power. Corb Sarchet. f.
f. Bcamor, w. N 9purlock, j. J.
Houston Y B lille, John Furroa
co Meyer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
JIM CROW ENuMERATQRS
Negro Counters for Negro Dis
tricts and Whites for
White Districts

Interest in the selection Of census
eiumeralorg has narrowed TO awail
ing the final decisions Of the census
bureau Supervisor Bcrkcy has sent
ihe First district papers b. Washing
ton and expects to get the official
list In three weeks lie has made
recommendation on the 200 papers
submitted on examinations. Thers
are l2O places to be filled A large
number Of papers fell below grade and
were not sent to Washington
The question Of colored enumerat
ers Is an acute one. Nearly one.
ihiid Of the 80 Logan county appll-
canis were c0lorcd. II is estimated
by some Of the politically wise that
that on the basis OF proportion 10 the
entire population in the First district
the negroes are entitled TO five emu.
orators.
However IL Is understood IN Wash.
lngton that the bureau Is keeping taD
on the enumeration game and win not
allow colored enumerators to be APP
pointed for white districts IN the
South and that negroes activities will
be confined TO districts which have
peeponderances OF coloTed population
On that theory, Logan county MAJ
get ont lightly
Logan county will haXe 2G enumer.
ators. OF which 10 will be In the city
The appointments are likely 70 be
announced by April /. and the enuni-
Grafton Is 70 be started Aplil To-
two and half months earlier than In
former censuses
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
S25O,OOO ADDITIONAL
FOR GUTHRIE BUIlDING
Bills Introduced for Eighteen
Cities Of The New
State


Washington, d. c.. March 10 -
While the pupiic buildings and
grounds committee OF the house OF
representatives has announced that
an omnibus bill carrying appropria-
tlons for Federal buildings 10 the
amount Of Sl3,000000 to $l5,000,000
Will be introduced In this session,
Oklahoma members OF congress al
ready have bills introduced provid-
ing for the appropriation OF $2,95aS+
OpD for buildings In eighteen cities
OF The new state.
III is expected that when the pork
barrel Us opened that the senate will
appropriate about $S,000,00O more for
public buildings than the house, yet
the amounts asked for in Oklahoma
VIII be carefully pruned, although
the prospects in the Third district
loom up particularly bright. as Rep
resentatlve Creager Is member OF
The public buildings and grounds
committee IN the house and Senator
Gore in the senate.
Congressman Mcclure will ask for
an epri ipgtltion OF $250,000 addition
al Tor Federal buildings at Guthrie,
and 100000 cash for buildings at
Enid and Knglisher. In the First dis
trict
In the Second district Representa-.
tive Morgan asks for an additional
appropriation OF 100000 for the pub
lie building at Oklah ma City and
Sl00000 each for buildings at El
Reno, Alva, Anadarko and Woodward.
In the Third district Represents
tive Creager will insist on an addi-
tional appropriation OF $25n000 TO
the s200,000 already appropriated for
public building at Muskogee. $780,
0t1 fo. a building at Tulsa. and $780,
900 each for buildings at Bartlesville
and Sapulpa
In the Fourth district Congress-
man Garter has introduced bills ap.
pr0priatlng 100000 each for build
inRs at Durant, Ada and Hugo. Rep
fcseniative Ferrls ia the Fifth dis
tic wants appropriations of $3.50, 900
each Tor public buildings at Lawton,
shawnee and Chickasha.
Continued on Page Five
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
TO HELP IN GOOD CAUSE
Guthrie Women Band Together
to Render Aid TO Children S
Receiving Home

The Childrens Relief society met
this morning at The home of Mrs. II.
l.. Miller and perfected its organiza-
tion Mrs Miller is president, Mrs
e. p McNeal, secretary and Mrs
c. f. Cotteral, treasurer. The OBJ
ject of he society is to assist the
mat.o on of the Children's Receiving
home in caring for the twenty-five
orphans now being educated and
cared for in this institution
Miss Eva Hall is matron and she,
with the help of another woman.
gets eighteen children ready daily
for school, putting up lunches and so
forth, which is no small task
The twenty-five women who have
banded together for the helping
along of this work are to be highly
commended for thei desire to help
those so much in need.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
RUSSELL IS PERSISTENT
Will Renew His New Jerusa-
lem" Scheme Before Sec
retary of State

Removed contention in the oNew
Jerusalem matter has been brought
about By Senator Campbell Russell,
who. since the house Of representa-.
tyos killed his measure, has asked
The secretary of state to take up the
bearings again Secretary Cross viii
get All early date for final Arguments
before passing on the intintory poti
ton.
Several weeks ago, there were argli
merta between Frank Dale, represent
ing Guthrie remonslrants against tho
petition and Senator Russell, sponsor
for the plan to build new, model
and thoroughly official capital city
outside Of any existing incorporation
The mattcr has been held IN allegiance
because Senator Russell wished TO
get legislative action, Having failed,
he Will now resume his efforts by
initlatory proceedings
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
CHANCES At #. SUPPLY
Many Improvements Noted IN
Asylum BY Charities
Official

No institution has made greater
improvement in the same length OF
time than has been made recently al
TT. Supply, said kate Barnard, state
charity commissioner. this m0ruing.
There was need OF II as we all knew
and 10 one seemed more certain o.
that need than Dr.. Newell, VINO mad
to start out there on the prairies
With nothing but large number oi
unfortunate aud dependent people !
realize the strain that was necessary
to carry forward the rapid md sDlcn.
did Improvement Of conditions there
and the management is certainly TO
be congratulated for the sucfcssful
and thorough remodeling OF the asy-
Mm
Il have been down on the west side
tier Of counties inspecting jails, etc,
end can state without hesitation those
people out there in the new country
10 things with the idea of being right
There are many Improvements need.
cd. TO be sure, but one must remenl-
her those people started new, with
no funds and confronted bad crop
seasons. and the humane treatment
Of their eyildoers and unfortunates
arouse the pride Of all true Oklaho-
mans. In no section OF the new state
Can be found better or truer citizen
ship that found oyer there. and
their hospitality and loyalty TO the
state a.e matters one can only ap
prove.
Our state institutions are In bet
Ger condition sodav than in any sur
rounding state. | personally take
pleasure in making announcement Of
the rapid change for the better and
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
O @ o o o @ o % o o @ Co @ c @ O q
JOINT DEBATE IS ARRANGED

Three OF the logan county high
school students will debate with tho
snmo number Of students from tho
Enid hlgh school some time during
the first part Of April
Proceeding this debate joins de
bate between lhree Of tho Seniors
aod three of the Juniors viii be held
to decide upon the ones who SHAH
take part IN The debate with Enid
Tile three ranking the highest win hc
awarded medals, sold for first silver
aud bronze second and third
The debate Will be held in this city
ana muh enthusiasm N being wrought
w. among tha students Of this place.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
LEASES LAND FOR S7,75O
BONUS AND 5000 ROYALTY
Tulsa Man Wins Gut Over Nine.
teen Competitors In
the Bidding
special to Daily Leader.


Muskoeee. okla, March 10
Twenty ok mon surrendered mron
dtioually to a pretty fulblo0d cher
okee maiden, Just rs years Of ages
nineteen oil men lell to report dc
lcat a lheh headquarters, and the
Indian maiden went back to Table.
quah $I750 icher than she was the
day before.
She IL Betsy Sunday. a student Of
tho Cherokee female seminary at
Tahlequah, She was born on Sun.
day, March 6, 1892, and last Sunday
she became OF age
Saturday night as the clock struck
Twelve The oil lease on her allotment,
3l-25.il IN the IIogshootor district
expired Early Sunday morning
Betsy SUNDAY with hcr brother An,
drew sunday, and her cousin Henry
sunday incidentally chaperoned By
j b. Moore Of Tahlequah, came to
Muskogec and registered at the Tur
ner hotel
OIL Men Simply Tagged Behind,
There twenty oil men awaited her.
The girl Immediately went 10 her
room and remained throughout the
day In the evening when she weat
for walk with her brother and
cousin and cbaperone, twenty oil mon
played footmen and Jagged behind
The oil men registered at the Tur-
ner and took rooms next 10 hers II
was no until Sunday night that the
oil men caught her off her guard
Betsy Sunday smiled very preltlly
and said she would take $4,000
bonus, Many OF the oil men nearly
dropped dead
Yesterday morning Betsy took
them all 10 the Office Of the Indian
agent lie put the lease upon the
market to The highest bidder. Whom
Trucman Nick50n OF Tulsa, bid ST.
$50 bonus the others took OFF their
hats and left the room. BY tbc
terms Of the lease The girl receives
In addition to her bonus, 5000 u year
royalty. Her allotment rs In the
heart OF the Cancy OIL country. Nick.
son, lllc successful bidder, represents
the Oklahoma Natural Gas company
There seems 10 be- some dispute
as TO whom the girl becomes Of age
Betsy and her relatives swear II gaa
Sunday The rolls Of the Dawes
commission are muddlod on hc
point but tbey seem Ia show lhal
she rs not eighteen until nexl De
cemhrr
Although She is ndl blood Cher
0lee sho dros3pa airactivdy and
can speak nothing but English.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
LAWT0N SCHOOL SITE LOCATED

Messrs Gryan. Brewer aud Corley
OF the state board d agriculture, re.
iurncd iasr night from l4awton, where
they located the district agricultural
school a site ON the outskirts OF
the city was approved end the huild
Ing will be stated ut once
George r. Bryan bead of ine i've
stock department, also took ~ The
matter Of tick eradication Tho 90.
county commiesionefa have
decided to levy d special tax for HE
purpose and the work will be com.
menced Ia July under the Joint aus
pices of The federal4 state and coun-
ty authorities
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
PLUMBERS ARE ON TRIAL
Charged With Inducing Work
men to Come to Guthrie With
out Giving Notice of Strike

l.. Fl. Lohr and e. w Trapnell,
members of local plumbing firm,
were today put on trial in superior
court on a charge of inducing work.
men to come TO Guthrie during a
strike It is alleged that their adj
vertisements for plumbers did not
put applicants on notice that Tiers
was a strike pending. Prosecutions
under the Oklahoma statute prevent
ing importation of men under false
representations In time Of strike has
seldom been invoked and the outcome
Of the prosecutions against the plumb
ers viii be awaited with interest.
Vic HOUSTON arcther Crthr'e pium-
Der. is under indictment on charge
similar to the one in the Lohr.Trap-
rell case.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS-
MAKES BRIEF TALK
Casteel School Land Lease Dill
Debated In Committee
Of the Whole

Without any argument The New
Jerusalem bill for whicn Senator
Campbell Russell OF Warner, has
been working for the past three years
was killed in the house Of represen-
tatiyes This morning, and it's defeat
cinched with the parliamentary mu
ton to reconsider and table. The roll
call OH the bill was AZ to A, and az
50 affirmative votes are necessary
for passage. the bill was defeated
Durham OF PottaWatomie changed his
vote with the intention Of lodging
motion to reconsider, but Dunn OF
Oklahoma City got recognition from
the speaker first, moved reconsldera-
ton and that that motion lie on the
table, The motion carried and Tho
New Jerusalem bill was dead and
buried. so far as this session Of the
legislature is concerned. Speaker vii
son suggested that Senator Russell bt
called IN and allowed TO kiss his bill
goodbye, which brought laughter.
Miscellaneous Business
The Helm white Slave" bill was
recalled from the governor for pnr
pose Of correction OF an engrossins
error
Burnette introduced and passed
resolution authorizing the state Ii
brarian TO replace law books lost
from the library or destroyed.
Smith Of Caddo, Anthony and Jones
we've appointed the house members
OF the conference committee on the
Smith two-payment tax bill.
Resolutions Of respect for the de
ceased father of Representative Johr
NJ. Moore of Coal county were
authorized and Ratliff. jam, Merricl
and McDuffee appointed a committee
10 draft the resolution.
The house passed senate res0lu
ton calling for the auditing and pay
ment Of legislative expenses before
adjournment
Rev. Randolph Cook Of Enid, a can
ddate for congress from the First dis
trict, was extended the courtesy oi
the speakers stand, aud made 30
minute speech.
The house passed by vote Of 5S
IN g the resolution by Senator IIusse'
proposing an amendment To the state
constitution 10 divide school laXes
paid by public service corporations
throughout the state cqullably aud
rcr capita
The house again took up The Cas-
tcol school land lease bill, and drop
ped il 10 adjourn at noon
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
DEFIED HEALTH OFFICERS

Moman Pruitt, the Oklahoma City
lawyer who put the vaccination issue
tc a conclusive test a few days ago,
reached ihe city this morning He
is a tentative candidate for governor.
Mr., Puitt went into district court to
enioin the health officers from going
10 his home for the purposes Of vac
cinating his children. Judge Clark
upheld his contention, holding that
the invasion of mans home by a
health officer on such an errand Is
aG invasion OF household affairs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10

changing their names was recommend
cd do pass"
Senate bill No. 1876, providing for
the carrying into effect the provisions
relating to the initiative and referen-
dun and submission and voting on
proposed amendments to the consti-
tuition was read, when the committee
uf the whole arose and reported
In the senate Senator Thomas NOV
ed that the committee on appropria-
tions be requested to report back this
day on the code commission bill, Sen
ator Blair opposing it.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
FIRE DESTROYS POOR HOUSE

New York, March 10. The poor
house al Hampstead, H. T.. was de-
siroyed by fire early today. One
aged inmate WAS burned to death,
though a Young woman nurse riskcd
her life 10 save him Five other
inmates We're seriously burned and
taken TO hospital There was q
panic when the iames were discov-
cred and nearly forty inmates leaped
from windows
Flames destroyed a big factory
building on West Forty-dfth street
today loss $l00,000
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-10
GOO cooo ccoo o O o 20,
ToDAYs MARKETS.

= Chicago, His, March TO- May
8 wheat closed at S113: July at
g S1.0G rs May coin closed at
. G3 1-4c, July at 65 Use
q Kansas civ Grain.
9 Kansas City, MO, March TO-
q May wheat closed at Sl.0S is;
q July at SL02 IA May corn
9 closed at Gl 7-Sc; July at 63 3.Sc, I
@ Kansas City Cattle
q KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 10
q Four thousand cattle we're re.
= ceiyed on a strong market.
&; Hogs Go Upward.
9 Seven thousand hogs were re-
g ceived ON the local market,
y closing fifteen to thirty higher.
g New high mark was Sto55 per
2 cwt,
@ o o O o @ o 10 o % @ Co o o % o (