Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat from Muskogee, Oklahoma • 1

A Ul 1 S3 ri V0L1IMK i 1 1 MI'SKUiiKJi INDIAN TKIlIIiroitV SATIIttlUV MDHNINU 11' NK NUMIIKH 211 COMMENmIENT exercises A LONG RANGE VIEW 7 ti EDI IOKIAL At Ol- THE Aloe Mimli Wind- vf lb-student of Barone Uim-arauy Reading left rivhl el NLve Laura I dwwar la Ucun Indian University 4'hmca a Hucccesful Year The exarctee at tbe Umveiaily tbia year although accompanied hy muih unpleasant weailiei wars silentlw by a great number of people The visitors and alumni began to oorne be (Wat of laat weak and continued until June 3rd when Trnf--Rsyaioid A Bobaregls-ii i Ottawa Uuiveraity arrived Tba brat program waa ramieied by tba lelta literary society on tbe Dlgbt of May 30th It waa in every way Worthy of tba widely Tbe I a roe "liana Von Htuaah" tba recitation by tea Ida ileadla tba oration "Living atone" by Mom Laura Edwards and tbe prophecy by Miaa Edna Plummer aa wall aa Ibe inunic were excellently received Last Holiday tbe baccalaureate eeruiuo waa dulivared by Rey i Melga of (Quincy III Tbe acruiou waa logical and eloquent On Monday uight Waa given the annual inueical program In apita of tba diaagreeable weather a larga audience waa in al tendance Tueaday aftarnoon tba Alumni wav wnteriainad at Lewis coti aga by Prei dan! and Mra Hcutt Tbera were a Dumber of diatiuguiebed gradualea of tba achool preaent Among them were Robert Maige 'W Dawes prluuipel of Morrow Orphan Home Atoka I Tj Prof Riley 'tut prolce-aor of ruatheiualica Indian Uuiveraity Miai Nettle Coleman '98 Booth McAl eeter I TJ Prof Ooodwioprin-clpaP Wetumka High Be bool in Lula Jobnaoni '01 teacher of anuian! languagaa Indian Uuivereny Mamie Johnaun '02 Atoka I Prof Kennedy auperinlendent Creek Orphan Homa Okmaigee I Tbe graduating exercises of the fourth aoadomlc elate occured on Tueaday evening On tbia program itbarc were threa ooia-wortby oration They were "8otu Literary Achievement" by Miee Bessie Hima "Tba Louiaiana Purcbaae" by A I) Cowling and "Our Mecca by Mia Marie Edwarde Wednesday morning tbe laal and the beat program of commencement week waa given Mite Lucy ilicka tbe Cherokee graduate of 1903 delivered an oration oil'll eroiam" Ely bar appear-noe and Tobqueuee Miaa Ilicka enter-rained her audience A ae lection waa then given by the melt quartette after wbieb the atudenta were eddrataed bji Rayaaoad A chwegler of Ottawa Kansas Preaideot Boo It praaented tCe diplooiae In tbe college and aoudamfc classes and tba laat program of uotu-aieooeoieot week wee cloead by a ae lection by the ladiea' quartette Tbe muaical program followa: Part I Piano Quartette "liuogarteo Alfokly Mariam Bcutl Margaret Booli Lucy Hick Kditb Laurence Duet "Ia Premier Daneueae" Eitter- bar! Marie Edward Edith iAurenc Bong illameotbal Normeot W'nide Piano "Au Kevolr" Licbuee Margaret ott Duet "Poatillioo Hehr Edith Laurence May Hill Piano Quartette "Marionette Overture" (lurliit Edith Laurence May Hill Margaret Bcett ilirdie Cope Part II Trinity" De Kuveo Marie Edward OFFICIAL STATETENT COMMERCIAL THE ia to of ie iUln Mi STREET RAILWAY BUILDING ft-ri Inent Huggeatloue offered litxeu lroerly Owner A property owner of Muskogee In speaking of th outlook generally for Muskogee yesterday remarked that if the city will offer proper inducement to parlies all asking fur franchise that it is nut at improbable that a street railroad will ha built here within a very short time "I sow" he stated with am pliasia "that parties are ready to begta work on a system uf aireet railway just aa soon as th pvor encouragement la given aud aa 000 ae the franchise la granted it ie up to Muskogee aud the city council ee to whether they want llieee accommodations uow when the men and capital ar here asking for recognition or whether they prefer to delay I think it would he vastly better to have th street paving and track laying don at tba same time 0 a to avoid the neceeeity of having the street torn up aud blocked indefinitely and at dif lerwfit Intervals The job of pacing could be made much bettor and would be a general saving both to tba city and the railway builders Tba street bav been In a bad and impassable condition long enough and when they are once graded add paved it should with a hope at least that they ahould remain for 0 long a times their condition will justify Tbia plan would no doubt be perfectly satisfactory to tbe railway promotor and It certainly ought to meet with th approval uf all huaioesa turn and citiaena whose pruerty abuts along the thoroughfare to be traversed by a line of railway Tbe expense would be materially leaeenad to the property owner and the railway builder would be eased incalculable expeot In labor required to dig up tbe paving prejiaraiory to laying track Those of ue who have observed street railway building id tli cities know something uf the extra outlay mads necessary along the paved business streets In tbi instance a double purpose will be served that of Iraeening tbe expanse to the dtl-tena and in affording to a railway cor-jHirauoti a like Read th Fhoenlv and get th news OFFICIAL STATEMENT lltoiiie of the rr pa rel liras of haneaa for (lie KIuckI I he New ork Evening Huo com-iuehliug edilotialiy on the devastation of th: flood iii Kantas ha this to aayt "Twenty two year of aecurtty made Lanas indiffereut to th danger of a great flood at the Junction of the Kaw and Missouri lo lHfll the water roae aud carried destruction before them aud in that day we have no doubt there were solemn werninge of the folly of bulldiug houses factories and railroad tlailous 00 th bottom laud "Tbe deluge end Hood of 1814 vaster in lie solum than tha overflow of llKXl wee only a memory to th oldest settler What bad bapjianad twice was going to bsipco again lu apite of th leaeou of 1881 th water work purnpa were no placed out uf danger on th river bottom but carried in tha air ovar a bridge Tower plant lor the electric street railway and other public utilities were uot built above the reach of an angry tide hut at a low level where they have becu submerged by tba preaent Hood "Terminals were constructed in the bottom land for convenience but It wet a convenience that came high Fac-tones were put up In the tame perilous louaiuy he rain beat down tha floods came warning was sounded I ram bap leas Topeka but Kaoaaa City oould ooly ait with folded bands aud await th inevitalila Tha platform of th great Uolon station at Kansas City disappeared under ait feet of water and a large part of th wholesale and manufacturing district was submerged Bridge after bridge went out on of them waa uaed for th aleuirio liu that ran to Kansas Oily Kao aod another had carried the flowitu of Kansas City's waterworks Thus tbs water supply for 200 (XX) people waa cut off Sr and oontagiua threatened the city aod chaos too It became ueceeeary to close all Iba saloon In lha flooded district put the entire polio force on duty and call out the Third regiment of tba national guard Uut dwelling boueet had been improvident! built lo lha bottom land aa well ae manufacturing plant aod warehouses Hundreds of frame building and shaatia war swept down with tbe flood Ilk straws and with them want tenant who had been deaf to lha warning of tbs danger that impeoded or were foolhardy Id their effort to save their effecta "The osmaa of some ol tbest anfortu-Dale ooaa will oarer be known The destruction of property bat beeo tremendous Tbs packing hoaaea report losses of 00 million dollar each The truth is Kansas City baa been eo Duty fur -eral year garnering the barveet ot pn-perlty that it baa out found time to taka precautions for its aafsty In this there i torn oooeolation Heavy aa the loeaet have beeo the credit of Kaneea City remains av eoHd aa Pike's Peak They hav baeu charged to lb debit side of ibe acsount aud work will be resumed with thejvleut heart and chaer ful feo for which lhaae Westerner are famous In Kansas there ia tba same resolute and sanguine spirit Thar it talk of calling an extra session of tba legislature to appropriate one million duller for tha relief of sufferer of Topeka and other atrickea town Could there be stronger evidence of tba splendid solvency of (he Sunflower OF THE CONDITION OF LIABILITIES Capital Surplus and net Circulation Deposits lOOOtX)K 1700103 10000000 S2tM 800073 4 A RANDLE Cashier LIABILITIES up Capital 25090 (X) Surplus and Profits 4tX'd 89 Deposits 44754 10 4 4 fill "Tli Flatterer" ChauniiaJr iriam Hcoti Duet "Tounel Hieeon Margaret Bcott Ilmllp Cope Piano Durand Edith Laureoua Trio "Le Secret (ialicr Margaret Boot Ora Buna Jee-aie Hill Quartette "Tbe Farm" Lockwood Mr Bauuett Lucy Hivke a Paden Cowling Piano Quartette "Orand Fentame" Du roc Mi me Hcott Hit Johnson Laurence The lial of graduate includea Miaa lieeele Buna Little Rock Ark Mitt Marie Edward Bouth McAleater A Cuwlington and Miea Lucy Ilicka a Oliernkee from Hpaviuaw Hhe expecta to devote her life to uiiaeion work among her peipla OWNS ONLY THE SURFACE Title to McAleater Town fail to Center of Kartli Houtb McAleater I June (Bpecial It la ueualiy considered tit wt the ownor of real aelat own it all the way down but aucb la aot tbecaae with town property io Boutb McAleeinr It a matter which waa not known to tbe people very generally but the fad la that tbe deed ieaued her beve a pro viaioo resetting tba coal tbareuuder arid ground Umd which th city ia located baa been aegregated a mineral Und Tbi coal will be aold indue coure of tune but that will not alfed tbe title to tbe lott upon the surface The emir mwa ia underlaid by coal bed at a depth of from hot) to 1 000 feet which are now covered by leasee three uf tba big coal compauie and era being worked by them Pal Offlcr 'Inline Juai It hat been declared in connection wtlb jv to flic department luveatig tiotia at Washington that a good many tbe new clerke and the advance in aalarte which have been announced for the beginning of July will be or have been cancelled The lieat information obtainable aa to joeUfflre that th Incieae which have been heretofore reported will be allowed OF CONDITION OF NATIONAL BANK LI A HI LI II E-H Capital Hurplu and Oirculetinn Deposit gglIXSI IX) IITiikCi 77 itrxx) (X) 2:14 708 2tS 341 HI4 al I) LINK Caahler public ItWONIAN The poiinal puboidie I hy iU llngh-v anting I Hurley A MACADAM Proposition for a The River In Conner lion with the Mieenuri Pa ei lit anil Santa Fe ctinuei lioiia Mr llatkrll yesterday prepared the fol lowing proposition whnli win be laid before ihe vk ners of the Und ecrosa which the mein line will pass The proposition on the railroa 1 building waa that one terminal eutlou should be built In Muskogee for the twu roads with one line of track acroea Ihe Arkansas ami lb Verdigrn rivers a bridge at acD which ehouid bty wagon britlgr also Somewhere beyond the Verdigris tbe road must branch on line going to to a Missouri connection ami the other to a Santa connection Her ia Ilia proposition tu tbe laud owuera along the line to tbe point of eaparaimn of tbe twu rorda Vhereaa tli Muskogee Uuinu Railway Company la laying uut it line of railroad from tbe north hue of thel'ity of Muskogee northward acroea the Ark-enaa river and thence acroea the Verdi-gne river in a connection with th Mia-aouri Pacific railroad near Correia station aa ahown on the map altajbtd hereto And Whereas tbe bridge acroea me Ark-aneat river aud tbe Verdigris river are both to be for wagon a wad aa railroad traffic And Whereas for Ibe accommodation ol the public it ia necessary 10 provide and improve a public highway from laid Missouri Pacific railroad to the said line of Muskogee having access to both id river bridges and so macadamised aa to make public travel on aaul high way easy aud comforlstile Wherefore tbe Muskogi-e I'mon Railway Company hereby proposes tbe lead owners whose lend is taken for the right uf way for the Muskogee Union Railway track that In case eaid laud owners will donate (aid right of-way aa atiuwu by aaid map 140 feet In width tbe west 100 feet to be used for railroad purposes end the east feet 10 Ire uaed for public highway purpose tbe Muskogee Union Railway Company will in consideration of said right-of-way aud without further lonsnlarailoa of any kind rauae aaid public highway' to be graded aud macadamised with aot lews than 1700 culii: yards of crushed lone or IhXX) yards of clean gravel per mile of said public highway The Muskogee Union Railway Company will eo grade ami macadamise aaid public higbway and throw the earn open to tbe use end cuaPaly of th public This use aud custody applies to th public IMPROVING IN TERRITORY In Hurl lalanit Alone Kef I a led at IMHMHHI Ardmore I Juneo Ranroada I ml Territory have (wen tbe chief euffrrere as a result of tbe beevv wash outs during tbe jiaat week I be Rock Ivlaml has suaUainr the largest a damage estimated at geXllXX) in both I terrfioriee Tbe Santa he has also leen lie loeer liaffic baa bn-n re I RHtiiru nn uir i of the Hititu runtime dh little regard -L -U go tin ol 1 1 nn HIGHWAY Good Public Road Across Bottoms nighway but does unt include the bridges acroaa tbe two rivers both of hu will loll bridges We the undersigned propeity inm do hereby donate unto the Muskogee Union Railway Company the right of-way acroea our land aa above stated fur said railway- and pubnc highway according to the proposal above made end agree 10 legally convey said rigbt-ol-way for tbe purpose aforesaid aa 0011 as said railroad and aaid public macadamised public highway era constructed provided that all said construction work ia comidetad within one year from thia date our conveyance to the railroad right of way to to the Muskogee Union Railway Co npauy ami our conveyance to the public highway le lie to lb proper public aulboritlea MUSKOGEE UNION RAILWAY CO HARKELL Owuera name Oierription of laud If this proposition Is accepted by the laud owners it appear to be a great benefit to all Tbe money which th railroad company would be expected to pay for tbe land will be vpeut to th tusking of a public highway which must increase the value of the farm several time the amount of the money which would be awarded for a right of way for Ilia railroad and this is part'! ularly true of the bottom country where road are so difficult to maintain It is jirit-able the making uf the road will ciei the railroad company more then the right of way la worth laud private or public road building an not he done for several tiuiev the sum) hut lu turn tbe railroad gel the benefit of the toll across Its bridges That it will add incalculably to the trade of Musk ge must be assn by any body People will come many mile farther over a good road todotheir trading than they would over a miry tuul road That such a road would decrease the coel of every pound of puduca io the same maiketeie loo piietit to need discussion The fact that the railroad can mine and crush and haul the material for the macadam taken at it runvenience cheeper than any other agency 1 where the great gain joiurs in which mskat scheme possible It will lie remain hered that th in veeiigstlnn of the met ihe same sort of material for Muskogee streets showed that th quantity of melanal named in th atxre proposition would coel from fiTiXX) upward per mil TERRITORY GRIEFS Ilngb baa let the contract for a 10-(XX) acbool tiding Wagoner exjiens lo have her water-work Completed by July 1 A man turned Frye wav run over ami killeo by a tram at Arkimla last week A three a old 1 hild fel I off a pin Tiahonui ti welj jjrd l-r'-ke its I tie valary of tfva poeimauei SI Piaiii- THE FIRST NATIONAL DANK MU5IUM1EE INDIAN TERRITORY Al Cloa of Hualtiwas April 9 190J HUSKOOEE IND TER the Cloee of Bualaesa April 9 90j: KEBOURUKH Diana and Discount Overdraft (cotton) i Honda flii Sight Eichiage ri415(X5 37 1575 1(X)(XX)(X) 122 M2 "XXiU73 44 The above statement I correct KFBOURCEB Loam and Discount $3311821 bl Overdraft lioadt and Premium Real estate urn A Fix 5 per cent redemption fu mi Cash and Exchange 14914 53 latkki 05 1UW9 17 1075 (X) oiwti7 3n 341841 (XI Is Correct Th Above 5ttement TcTthe STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE BANK OF MUSKOGEE MUSHOGCC INDIAN TERRITORY AT LOC or BUSINCSS MAY 6 1003 RESOURCES Loan Dim-nunls Bonds and Becuritie 11180 70 Cash and 5lght Exchange tt fi 48 74iua Our (ijfciit will tcIl wii Ton shortly to (xIiiiii Our Homo Saving Hank Sdn'iiic It will interest you Kvety ii-at furl uno tool tir'd foundation in miiull mninffi I hi hank was the fourth to ojieo in Muskogee and brgao receiving dejeiaita August lo It is under tbe same management at the First Nalmnei iiana ol Boynton I Doth bank are memlier of the American Bankers' Association I ieeentore medr absolutely safe and allreatoiiahle acr-ommodatione xlendeTl A FATTIHSON rmm A TNUMBO CaaHIr -f win men are repairing I aw baa been inersaaed from 111X1 10 ILXx) Thejerritorial Bank and Trust.