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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
NEWS IN AND ABOUT TOWN
Plans Under Way
For City Christmas
Tree Celeb ton

Twenty-Five members OF the COM
mittee that has charge Of arranging
for the Municipal Christmas tree
festival were present at the lunch
con and first meeting held in the
domestic science department Of the
high school Tuesday. Plans for the
festival were considered and a sub
committee appointed 20 complete
the plans and report at the next
meeting Of the general committee
next Tuesday
In all probability the Christmas
festival will be similar TO that given
last year but an effort Will be made
10 present it on a larger and more
magnificent scale Among the fea-
lures that will be especially en-
phasized in this years festival will
be the music in the tableau The
committee in charge Of the work OF
presenting the festival has already
been offered a Christmas tree and
local business men and others in
terested in the event Will be asked
20 cooperate in helping the supply
the other things needed for the
festival.
Mrs. Homer j. Miller. chairman
OF the Municipal Christmas Festival
committee presided at the Meeting
Tuesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
Oklahoma's Progress

In a long editorial incident upon
the twenty-fifth anniversary of Ok
lahoma, the Kansas City Journal
draws attention TO the following re-
markable statistics:
At the recent Southern CONNER
cial congress some significant fig
ures were read bearing on the in
dustrial and commercial status OF
Oklahoma. The government census
shows that among the sixteen states
represented in that congress, Okla
hOma ranks as follows in these sew
eral classifcations in respect to the
progress made during the past ten
years:
First in percentage of increase OF
population Of the state, 10 per
cent
First in percentage of increase in
population of the two chief cities
Oklahoma City having $40 per cent
and MuskOgee 494 per cent
First in percentage of increase OF
value of farm crops, PAP per cent
First in percentage of increase OF
wheat raised, "a per cent.
First in percentage Of increase OF
cotton raised, 175 per cent.
First in percentage of increase OF
railroad mileage, 154 per cent.
First in percentage Of increase oil
lumber cut, 901 per cent
First in percentage of increase OF
corn raised, 921 per cent.
First in percentage of increase OF
bank deposits, 1888 per cent.
First among the southern states
in the amount of petroleum pro-
duced during the past four years.
First in the amount Of natural
gas in sight.
First in the total amount OF
available fuel.
First in the total amount of as
phalt
First in the total amount of glass
sand.
First in the total amount of gyp-
sum.
First in the amount of salt.
First in the total amount of min
eral products.
First in the total amount oil
wheat raised.
And first in the number of acres
of fertile soil lying idle.
Excluding Texas, Missouri and
Georgia, the empire state of the
south, Oklahoma is:
First in hogs.
First in miles of railroad
And excluding Texas, Missouri
and West Virginia, she is first in
assessed valuation.
Then the Journal continues:
statistics like these cannot be
dry reading for any interested stu
dent of American state building
| They are the reward of the ire
mendous labors of the seer, a re.
ward which all America shares"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
BIRD CLUB AIMS
TO INTEREST CITY
Start Move to Protect Feath-
cred Friends Here Dur
ing Winter.

The South Bend Bird club At its
monthly meeting last evening in the
public speaking rooms Of the high
school took action TO have the.
Birds Cause. placed before the
whole student body. the Boy scouts.
the civic centers and the clubs Of
the city. A committee was apoint-
cd 20 carry out the plans.
The club plans TO interest persons
in all parts OF the city in their effort
70 protect the birds who winter here
so they viii be provided food dur
ing the cold weather. In their list
Of suggestions for those who love the
little feathered animals they give
some OF the following: That all the
citizens and members Of the club be
urged % place suet In trees for the
attraction OF the dOwny wood peck
ers. white breasted nuthatches,
chickadees and brown creepers To
do this for the protection Of the
trees as we'll as for the benefit OF
the birds themselves and their
friends They also advise the plac-
ing OF bits Of meat. ground squash
and other seeds, crumbs, and water
i'm available places safely protected
from cats and other enemies Of the
birds.
At the next meeting ~ the club.
Dec. II at the high school. a talk
viii be given on GOOD and Feeding
81 Birds.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
Farmer Holds Oil Land;
Now Insane.

RINGING, Okla, June S.
(SpeciaD Failure 10 sell his land
holdings, lying adjacent to the
Healdton field, for an average Of
5000 an acre for a 90O-acre tract. is
said to have resulted in mental de-
rangement, if not complete loss or
mind, for a land owner. The land
was purchased several years ago, it
is understoOn, at about 81 an acre.
The owner held TO his property and
when the Healdton pool was dis
covered, his holdings were not far
distant.
In the course of a few weeks the
field started his way and numerous
oil men were after him TO buy his
land 1t started at $40 an acre for
a commercial lease, leaving him an
eighth royalty, and was soon boost
ed by the oil men 10 $500 an acre
for several hundred acres Of it, and
at the rate of $500 an acre for all
OF it. The location looked good.
however, and the owner refused to
sell. Then he contemplated drilling
himself, although the oil game was
one entirely unknown to him.
The owner refused 100000 in
cash for a 500-acre tract. Il was
not long after that, following the
bringing in Of two or three dry
holes in the direction of his land.
that oil men were glad that the
owner had refused to sell them his
holdings, and today it is worth only
a few dollars an acre for the lease
thereon Breeding over his mis-
fortunes is said 10 have resulted in
him losing his mind, according 10
reports that have reached the field
this week. The companies that OF
fered the big prices for the LAND
were among the biggest and strong
est in the southwest and could have
stood the loss without being crimp-
ed. Later developments and deeper
tests, of course, may make the land
valuable again
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
INVESTORS COME
TO M ALESTER TO IN
SPECT INDIAN LANDS
PARTY OF TEN FROM ILLINOIS
LOOKING OVER LANDS IN
VICINITY OF KIOWA
AND ADAMSON.

TULSA, Okla, Sept. Especial
Dispatch "A party of ten business
men from Chicago have been in the
city for several days as guests of
the International Exhibition &
Sales Co., touring the surrounding
country in automobiles to make
their final selections of the Indian
land tracts soon to be sold by the
government.
The party, headed by Mr.. DippO,
the stove man, came to McAlester
through the work done by the Ok
lahoma Booster Car while in Chi
cago, and without an exception
they express themselves as delight
ed with the land in general and
particularly with the oil prospects
which are exceedingly bright at
this time.
Rumor has it that one Of the
more venturesome of the party,
while passing a ranch corral on
the Russell place, became interest
ed in the efforts of cowboys TO
break a refractory mustang, and
forthwith undertook to demon
strate his prowess as a hOrseman.
Needless to say, though he is still
out of the hopital, he is a wiser if
sadder man. So much for the dar-
ing of fasteners who think they
can beat the cowman at his own
game.
According to Mr.. DippO, who is
spokesman for the party, they will
leave tonight for Chicago on the
Katy Flyer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
People Welcome Opportunity

A great many people in the city
and in many parts of the central
west are showing marked interest
in the opportunities in government
and Indian lands. The Oklahoma
Booster Car" which came to Chi
.cago recently was crowded night
and day by people anxious to see
the products of Oklahoma. Since
its departure the locating company
has been swamped with inquiries
from Chicago people. The purpose
of the car was TO advertise the
opening of half a million acres of
government Indian lands in the old
Indian territory, now d part of Ok
lahoma. One Of the great induce
ments to purchasers is that resi-
dence on the land is not required.
Because of the interest shown here
the company has opened an Office in
Chicago at 300 BOyce Bldg.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
Territory All Leased.

All territory tributary TO the
Ardmore and Healdton fields is I'M
der lease and romantic are the tales
of fortunes that have been acquir-
ed by some, and permitted by
others in the field TO slip by.
Eight weeks ago one leaseholder
offered TO dispose of 10000 acres
of leases for $4,000 and the all
company, which refused the offer.
afterward offered $1,000 an acre
for forty acres lying within the
same body of land. The holder re-
piled: Your price would be con-
sidered big, even in the northeast
ern fields, but / am not Offering TO
sell anything anywhere in the
Healdton district tonight"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
BY John M. White, Government Dem. Agt

There lots of stock Indian section
leased by thousands of
Cattle this
furnishes
For pasture the governments pushing Bermuda which
makes rapid growth
the chief
The unimproved
clearing the timber from portion of his There
furnished by the smaller while there
of variety of hedge locally prop
crooked gnarled suitable sold
increasingly valuable the timber lands.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
Beef to Dollars.

With stock cows selling at sixty
dollars a head, the cattle business
in Pittsburg county is encourag
ingly thriving. one stock raiser the
other day sold 40 head OF COWS al
$50 each. Another sold 400 head
at $40 each Cartlemen say that
within the last week more than
$4,000 worth of livestock has
changed hands; some owners being
willing 10 sell any time at a profit
while others are scrambling for
stuff 20 feed on new pastures.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
by HORSE BACK
FROM NEW YORK
RIDERS ARE ADVERTISING
SALE OF INDIAN LAND
BY GOVERNMENT.

f. d. Hennesy and G. c. Tobias
of Oklahoma passed through Sidney
today on horseback, riding in west
ern costume. They are going from
New York to Oklahoma advertising
Indian land sale, which is to be
conducted by the government soon
They will be located at the Plaza
hotel for a few days before con
tinuing their journey.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
FIND HEADLESS BODY
OF MAN NEAR OTIS
Blows Head on After Burning
Brothers HOme-Wifc Killed
Self Year Ago.

Ncws-Ti mes Special Service:
LAPORTE, Nov. ga year ago
Mrs. Frank storms. living near Otis.
this county. respondent because her
husband drank. committed suicide
by hanging herself. Last Saturday
the house of Henry storms. broth
er. was destroyed by a fire of incen-
diary origin. with every evidence
pointing TO Frank Storms as the in
cendiary. When the fire was at its
height. Frank Storms was seen TO
disappear in a neighborhood woods
carrying a shot gun. Wednesday
afternoon the headless body of the
missing man was found by search
ers. Storms had literally blown Off
his head
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
Struck Oil; Plugged Well.

Word from KiOwa is to the effect
that the Okla-tOka Oil and Gas
company, drilling on the T. d. Bell
allotment, four miles west of XII
wa-17-3-13, have made a real oil
strike. At just what depth or in
what quantity, however, nobody in
authority to give actual informa-
ton is willing to tell Under in
structiOns from the company man
ayers drillers have plugged the
well and refuse to give out infor-
nation
First rumOrs were TO the effect
that it was a gusher, with oil flow
ing out the top OF the hole That
was later denied from authoritative
source but a number Of visitors at
the we'll Sunday declare that oil.
hauled from the well in waste
buckets is flowing out from the
plugged hole a distance Of a hun
dred yards or so.
II is supposed that the company
wants TO close up contracts for ad-
ditional leases before letting il be
known Just what the conditions are
at well No. /. The original stock
holders are Oklahoma City men,
but TO get additional capital with
which TO sink the we'll 10 a greater
depth. a new bunch of stock was
sold about three weeks ago.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
GOOD WILL WEEK SQUAD
ASSEMBLIES TOMORROW

There viii be a luncheon for those
who have volunteered their services
as helpers during Good VIII week at
the Y. NJ G. A. Thursday. Those OF
the workers who are unable 70
come 10 the luncheon are asked 10
attend a meeting Of the Good VIII
week workers on the same evening
at the Chamber OF Commerce.
The meetings Thursday will be for
the purpose Of organizing the %
teams that will carry out the cam
paign for funds during Good VIII
week-Nov. % TO Dec. 3. Captains
will be elected for the various teams.
the work OF each individual assigned
and outlined and final arrangements
for the campaign completed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
OPPORTUNITY.


of
wells could
entire making
likely depth beneath the surface
aside
the Indian that
contrary
of Oklahoma day when
S
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
Statement Of Biologists /:

Biologists are practically a unit
i'm the belief that the real oil pool
of the Oklahoma field viii be found
within thirty miles Of McAlester.
and prospectOrs are showing their
faith by acquiring leases and By
sinking wells in every part OF the
county.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
Wells to Southwest.

Although Heald has given his
name to the vast virgin oil field of
southern Oklahoma, the active OPP
Grafton and largest towns that
sprung up like magic since the well
was drilled last August. are located
several miles 10 the west and south
west of Healdton.
.RagtOwn," the very heart and
core of the oil field, is two and one
half miles due west from Healdton
post Office and its population of , >
600 souls, lodged mostly in mascu-
line bodies, is as cosmopolitan as
was that of Poker Flat" in the
halycon gold mining days of Cali
fornia depicted by Bret Harte.
"Ragtown, like Jonah 5 gourd,
sprang up over night last fall and
TO this day is without a legal name,
pcStoffice or local government, and
be il said TO the credit of the citi-
Zens of Ragtown, drawn from the
four corners of the earth and prac-
tically strangers TO one another
the necessity Of a local government
has not been felt so far as security
Of person or property is concerned.
During the six months of Ragtcwn S
existence there has been an almost
total absence of crime.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22

PEKING. China. Nov. 22.-Sung
Hung-YL the minister Of the inter
Tor. has been dismissed because Of
a controversy with Tuan Chi-Jui. the
premier.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
SAYS GIRLS MUST HELP
MEN TO BE PURE

ST LOUIS, Mo NOV. GIVE
must teach our girls that if they
want TO marry innocent. pure men,
they must help them 10 be innocent
and pure" declared DR.. Rachael r.
Yarros of Hull House. Chicago. be-
fore the American Social Hygiene
association convention here Tues
day.
Mary Pickford. Lasalle, Friday.
All seats 1Oc. -Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22

COONLEY'S LAXATIVE COUGH
BALSAM-Pleasant taste; Relieves
groups and colds promptly: Toe, 25c,
soc bottles at Coouley's
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22

OKLAHOMA CTTY-Block %, lot 10
May l8, 1899, consideration ...............$ 1000
May d. 1910, consideration ............... $4,000
Block 3d. lot %
November FL, 1900, consideration. ...... 5000
February IL, 1912 consideration .......... 10000
MILITARY ADDTTION-Block g. lots 20 and 80
February Is, 1907 consideration ......... $500
April Is, 1910, consideration ............... 1880
SOUTH OKLAHOMA 2, lots 81 and 81
October %, 1901 Observation-Disclosures. 1900
October 81 1912, consideration .......... 10000
Block g. lots / and q
August %, 1901, consideration ........... $3.50
May 3, 1912 consideration ............... $4,000
MAYWOOD-Block IL, lots and q
February IL, 1903 consideration ........... $50
October 6, 1912, consideration .............. 1000
Block SO, lots 20, II and %
November &c. 1898, consideration ......... 500
April 16, 1913, consideration ............. 5000
GAULT & JOFiNSON-Block 10, lots and q
October %, 1910, consideration ,........ 1250
June 3D. 1913, consideration ............... 23500
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
THE ANNUAL CHICKEN PIE SUP
PER AND BAZAR.

Epworth Memorial VI. +. church,
Nov. %, supper 25c
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22

EXPERIENCE ~ Most wonderful
play in America. Returns early i'm
ecember-Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22

Lots that sold in Hobart 10 years ago for $500 sold this
spring for $5OO0
Land that sold in Chickasha 600 # vacant years ago
for $975.OO, this past year sold for $4,000.
Mrs Jane Appeby refused $4,000 for property in Tulsa
that she bought in 1903 for $500.
In 1903 property sold in Muskogee for $4,000 that the
owner now refuses 100000 for ,-s 1t
The corner where the Flynn-Ames building stands in
Muskogee sold few years ago for $4,000 and the
refuses $4,000 for this corner now.
Property Hugo sold In 1902 for $40 and in 1907 sold
for $4,000 and of them cannot be bought today
$4,000
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
The Marvellous Record.

Oil production of Oklahoma by
years. according 10 the records OF
the L. S. Geological Survey, is as
follows.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22

GOLD FISH-Fish moss, fish food
Zoe. Big fish, 15c. zoe, soc; at Coon
ley's.-Advt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22


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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
Oklahoma Well Makes Mil.
lions in Sixty Days.

TULSA, Okla, May 1-"OkIa-
homa' s greatest oil well" is the title
that has been given 10 the GYPSY
Oil compa1y's and Frank A. Giles
pies we'll in the Jackson Barnett
allotment in the heart of the world
famous Cushing oil pool This well
has produced more than half a nail
lion barrels Of the highest grade OF.
I'm the southwest, and has made its
owners nearly S1.e0O.0O0 in sixty
DAYS.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-22
Below is a List of Transfers
Furnished by The Register
of Deeds of Oklahoma County

These figures exact and taken from transfers
from the various parts of the city to give general
average of the of real in Oklahoma City
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-06-01
UN cUARTo DE MILLION
PARA NuEvAs EscuELAs

FL superintendent de escuelas de-
estado, Sr. Alvan N. White estima
que como $75O,00O Sc gastaran en- la
construction y equipo de escuelas en-
Nuevo Mexico durante ell presente
aho. Ell Sr. White dice que ell total
ruede que lIegue a $1,000,OOO.
En- ell condado de Grant solamente,
segun les reportes del Sr. White, Sc
gastaran mas de 100000. Ell costo
de las escuelas de Tyrone, que Sc es-
tan construyendo por la "Burro Noun
tain Copper Co." y las que seran un
modelo para las demas secciones del
estado. sera de $4,000. En- addiction
la construction de e~scueIas en- Lords.
burg trae consigo I'm gasto de 5000
y en- Central $4,000 y la escuela ak
consolidate en- ella costara $4,000.
Tucumcari ACADIA de votar una emil
SION de bonos por $4,000 para nuevos
edificios de escuela y equipos, y Clay
ton esta vendiendo 5000 en- bonos de
escuela; Tularosa $4,000 y dos distri-
tos de Miami en- ell condado de Colfax,
$4,000. Los gastos en- Ell condado de
Dofa Ana seran entire $4,000 y $685.
900. Aparte de este, cantidades mas
pequefas seran gastadas en- muchas
otras diferentes secciones del estado,
todas dedicadas al meioramiento de
los edificios de las escuelas y equipo
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-06-01
UNA SONORA De ROSWELL
MUERE QUEMADA

Uan vez mas 81 uso de la gasoIina
ha causado otra desgracia. ii 26 de
Mayo, una sehora americana. SO ocu-
paba en- limpiar I'm traje con gasolina.
teniendo la casa cerada a causa del
fuerte viento que corrfa en- esa tarde.
Cuando acab0 de lavar Ell traje pas0
a la cocina para preparar Ia cena, de-
jando ell Gazette con gasolina en- el
cuarto Immediate, Ell comedor. Al
prender un f6sforo. hizo explosion la
gasolina, comunicandose la llama por
81 ARE Quiza., La fuerza do la explo-
sion destruy0 la casa por complete,
volando 81 techo, paroles, descaian-
do las puertas de sus visagras, y aun
ell cimiento qued0 derrumbado. La
pobre Sra. fue quemada horriblemen'
tie. Aun viyio para dar dos detalles de
la tragedia, y a pesar de que los doc
torres la atendieron Embellishments,
luego Sc comprendi0 que no tenfa es
peranzas de vida, pues de pies a ca
beza estaba completamente quemada,
la carne desprendiendose de los hue
SOS y toda ella mi llaga viva. La
Sra. Sc llamaba Mrs. Michael Wilson
y era casada.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-06-01
NOTICIAS DTVERSAS =:

podfa vender Iicor Drevio permiso es.
pecial. Antes del ataque villista en-
dicha poblacion. habia solo uno b dos
de estos clubs. pero ahora, con los sol.
dados acuartelados en- ese lugar, han
brotado como por encanto mas clubs
sociales, hasta Ell grade de existir
ocho. que literalmente estaban acufian.
do dinero de la manera mas facil Este
ha dado lugar a d~esgracias ~ocaciona-
das por la borrachera, entire los soIda-
dos, Y 81 alguacil del condado de Luna,
ha determinado tomar pasos energi-
cos para exterminar Ell NAL. dando avi.
SO a los dueiios de tales clubs de que
tienen que cerrar su establecimientos
y mantenerlos cerrados. A los ven
dolores ambulantes de licor Sc les
va a perseguir con TODD Ell rigor de la
ley. y asf Sc espera guardian Ell orden
de una manera mas complete en- dicha
base militar.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-06-01
90 PoR CiENTo DE LOS
coRDERlTos Sc sALvARAN

M~agdaIena, N. NJ, Mayo 29.-Manuel
B. Otero, QUEEN por las dltimas soma
mas ha estado atendiendo a la tras-
quila y ahijadero de sus ovejas en- su
rancho al oeste del condado de Soco-
FRO, ha yuelto a esta eiudad. Dice
que la trasquiIa ha sido muy abundan-
to este ano, pero Ell ndmero de corde-
ritos ha sido mejor; como un 80 por
ciento de ellos Sc han conservado. Di-
10 tambien que todos dos ovejeros de
esa secci6n dan las mismas noticias,
y que algunos podran lograr hasta 81
por ciento, Eduardo Otero no aea-
bara la trasquiIa y ahijaderos por n
semana o diez dias todavfa.
Frank Hubbel estima ell producto do
lana ~procedente de la ~trasQuila este
aho como mas de 100000 libras.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-06-01
AVALANCHE DE NIEVE EN- LAS
MoNTANAS DEL CANON
SANTA FE

Una avalanche, producida por in
mensas masas de nieye que Sc desli-
razon de los defiladeros del canon de
Santa Fe. cerca del Lake Peak" ha
cubierto como 300 pies del canine que
conduce al mencionado lugar, como a
dos 0 tres millas de este lado del lago
de Santa Fe, Grandes apinos y otros
arboles, de cerca de diez y ocho puiga-
das de diametro en- Ell tronco fueron
arrancados por la fuerza de la caida
y arrojados por n distancia de al
gunos %centenares de pies desparrama-
dos por TODD ell canine. La ayalan-
cha ocurri6 exactamente en- ell mismo
lugar donde hubo una muy grande ha,
&c 25 o 30 amos. Como la cantidad
de nieve que hay en- las montanas es
aun muy grande, tardara mucho item
pc en- derretirse, v este asegura una
corriente constante az aqua por algun
tempo.