Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat from Muskogee, Oklahoma • 4

I NO USEOGEE PHOENIX SUNDAY 1101: 1 4 I 444444 444444 44444pw 4 411F44 4 4 the Muskogee IPboentr I L1 't 0 tern I 1 kNiJ a I MTH illE iXCHANCES I CLARENCE EDIToot 140 I I Ooad morning your gata on straight? ls mot paved streets or sidewalks we need at this time to inuch I niud meows and flatboats I A Shama For Bill Hearst to do Ardmore (after all the hot air had been prepared) as he did is a shame a etiokia' shame Press TftflOSSNC ilS RESETED FOR A Plow Non Cur Douglas of Muskogse seems to be the proper man to bold down the turbulent spirits at a Territorial Convention being surpassed only by lion Perry Freeman of esuth loan News The secioud nuniber of the Phoenix series of prominent perilonalities is included in thie issue The world has more respect for the man who with the courage of his conviction ties onto a proposition sod goes down to defeat than for the trimmer constantly seeking the popular breeze with no more spinal column then so angle worm The dryest spot in town is that otandpipt of the $160000 water works system which was supposed to have beau finished in Jaye uodior a daily forfeit ure by the contractors Tbe kr works propo 'Rion seems destined to furnish the out explosion in this vicinity ell Sloop Minas Movass The town that expects to travel the road to prospority and progrses upon the momentum 'slued at soma former time is as sure to get stuck In a rut aa it makes the attempt- Keep things moving and generate froth steam every lioldenvilla Tribune pi 0 elm1 ti I 4 Just this particular time it requires considerable whistling on the part of local politicians to keep up courage Double statehood single bood Territory of Jeffers-n end the absorption plan all seem possibilities and it is difficult for unne to decide into whirh baud wagon they tib oul climb I we Moab Colonel Douglas handled that McAlester Convention in a way that places him in the Thomas Reed 'class of parliamentarians We admire the Colonel's: ability to squelch such punky pukes as the "gentleman from McAlester" who was much In evidence and loaded at both ends with doubtful American 4 That iktrfibit The Muskogee Phoenix began the publication of a aeries of half tone portreita of prominent men of the Territory in the Sunday e4 lition which wu Pi pages The Colonel is getting a trills rampant for a couotry publkher but trot out the tures of every man who ever ate dirt in the Territory The people will probably stand it for so long as the Colonel keeps his owp phiz eately hid away--Weleetka American: 0 i In her public schools as in everything else 'Muskogee stands for the best Her citizens vote cheerfully for school tax and the sckool board le composed of men who are thoroughly alive to the importance of education and are doing all in their power to give all the children in the city a chance but the increase of population bee outgrown our public school houses There are now Many children especially on the west side who shotild be in sclitiol but there is not a house to be found in which a class cam be taught Could not some kind of I teiripulary structure be put up for temporary use that could be sold for something near its value when it will be uu louger needed No that all the children can be in the school this fall and winter? Major Trent the president of the board says that they may be ahle to get a place on the emit side that will give relief over there hut at present it is impossible to do anything on the west aide where it ie bo much needed I Alm) 'lately Correct There eau be no way to hold desirable emigrants who come here until land ctin be bought and sold Not all of them want to purchase hind but all refuse to live in a country where thie i not possible' The Indian le able to take care of himself and it would be a wise thing if congress were to peed an emancipation proclamation which would enable him to do what he pleased with own If the Indian is bent on being fleeced by some one he can be fleeced by the present 14ystem just as surely and effectually as by a system which would enable him to sell his holdings There can be no lawwhich will keep a man any man from separating' himself from his 14 -mkt 1 -WNW IliJe' Flottillitritle Collii0y i- 1 11 Ait Coal Vein The biggest thing that has occurred at Tulsa fur the last few weeks is the striking of a deep vein Of coal on the lot of A Owen on North Main street near the Shirentanwagon yard The strata is thought to be about nine feet in thickness and at a depth of something over $(8) feet The strike was made early Thuroday morning or during the night preceding In conversation ivith Mr A Owen that gentleman talked freely saying that ha had nothmg to ronrool Ile state that the coal was a hard black of a send-anthracite nature of an extremely valuable character Mr Owen was drilling for gas and although coal has been found at a number of pointa in town no thought entertained of such a find at this depth Hitherto coal has been discovered at different points at a depth of about 240 feet the vein hating variously estimated from three to five feet In this hole an upper vein was found measuring something like 28 inches in thickness It is 250 feet deep Drilling will be continued until the oil and gas strata is passed This lode of cipal is within less than two blocks of the Frisco depot in the very heart of the city Its importance cannot be overestimated With a fine layer of coal under Tulsa coupled with its other resources not can detract from our future importance--Tulma Democrat 1 I lin I 01 THE INSINUATION DANGEROVS The tendency of most people is to be senseo Ilonal They enjoy a sensation especially when fellow IIIVEtal le in trouble There are those Who slip around and Imagine many things and often give expression to things by inuendo that grow as they circulate One of these individuals can create a sensation which often proves dimes Irons The run on the trust companies in St Louis was caused by some lover of sensation whispering the word insolvent and giving his head a nod In the Territory within the past two days vague runutrs of the failure of large busiees firms have been circulated without Any foundation Theee rumors are calenlated to do great injury by precipitating a run on a bank or inducing creditorn to bear down on a debtor Welty a solvent man hes been ruined by the vendors of inuendo It is time senough for people to talk about a man being after he has closed his doors outflow The following letter has been mailed to one hundred and fifty newspapers and prominent men in the 25 recordiog districts of the Indian Territory by the chairman of the South McAlester Con Ventlon: Pear Sir: I desire to cell your attention to the tact that a convention will be held at South McAlester at 10 a in Nov 5 1903 for the purpose et selecting a delegate to represent the Indian Territory in congress This is an adjourned meeting the first session of which was held October 26 at which session the convention called for October 31 was abandoned At the meeting of Oetober the report of the committee ou credentials recommended seating all delegates elected wider the original call which specified the number to which each recording district in the Indian Territory was entitled and 'that all alternates be given the privilege of the floor" The meeting of November 5 promisee to be one of the most important in the history of the Territory and it is imggested that a full representetion of delegate and altet hates from your district be present (o) perticipase in the proweedings Muskogee 1 Oct 29 1903 There has been some criticism indulged in Mince the convention of October 26 on the ground that the meeting was not advertised and not Offended by snch representstion ss it shout have hem With a view of preventing this time objection be- Thet Convention The- citizens of this recording district No 5 met at the court house Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of electing delegatem to the South McAlester Convention called to draft and present a memorial to cengresa asking that the Indian Territory be granted an authorized delegate to the house the same as other territories The house was called to order by Mayor Morgan who stated the object of the sleeting Judge Graves woo elected chairman and Phil Samuel secretary The convention wa4 called to elect eight delegates and eight alternates to the South McAleater Convention to be held Oct 31 but on receipt of the following telgram from Mayor Dick of Ardmore to 11 Morgan of this place the dela gates were elected to attend the convention to he held at the same place NO' 5: Ardmore I Oct 28 '03 To Morgan Mayor City: Convention postponed until Nov 5 Have strong delegation there Important DICK Mayor' Eleven men were nominated and the eight receiving the highest number of votes were declared elected dslegates nanwly: 3 Langley 22 Dr Bristow 21: 11 MButler 190 II Graves 18 Dr A Herron of Adair 17 Dr Tilly lei Mayor Morgan 16 A Brown 15 Vet Thompson II Wilkins 8 A Green 5 The following alternates were elected by soda-motion Burgess 11 clitipMatit tnitaker Butler McFarland Mayes Vet Thompson and 1) Creek Clipper WATCH FOR A ES 11 () 1 1 11 ing urged against the action of the convention of Nov 5 the letter has been mailed and is extensively published in Territory papers What ever may be the action of the meeting this week no one can eonsistently eay due notice was not given and those districts nOt represented will nut la a potoltion to say they have been ignored.