The Checotah Times from Checotah, Oklahoma • Page 5

STATE NEWS CONDENSED From All Over the New State Officer Are ected. 1 The Commercial Club offWeather- ford held an election fofflecrs, '-which resulted as follows: M. president; J. H. Anderson, vice president; Fred Beer, secretary, H-.

H. Wohlgemut, 'treasurer, TerguBon a Candidate. T. B. Ferguson of.

Watonga 'liaS' announced his candidacy for the nohv ination as Governor on the Republl State ticket. He was -Governor Oklahoma Territory from 1901 to 1906. Select Site for Church. The" Christian church will erect a church edifice at Norman. committee of prominent members of the church, headed by E.

B. Johnson was appointed to select a location preferably In West Norman. Tax on Poo! Hate. the Dill C'ty Council has placed tax of $5 per week on pool and billiard halls operating in that town, the hope, of ultimately driving them of The tax the resir't of a petition by the citizens of the town to rid the town of pool halls. 1.

M. Holcomb for Congress. The announcement is made of Holcomb of Oklahoma City for 'Congress in the Second District. In fB. speech at Anadarko, he made declaration of his intention to seek the Republican nomination.

He Is a Kentucklan 1 by birth and has been In Oklahoma for fourteen- years. Injured in a Runaway. As Neil Cox was driving to Tal- his team became fr'ghtened and ran away and threw h'm buggy, severely hla face and rendering him unconscious for a time- The team ran about two mileij of town and was caught without injury to it or the buggy. Dr. C.

W. McMillan Dead. Dr. Charles W. McMillan, a -pronv Inent and early pioneer of Ada, died at his home Thursday morning, after a lingering; Illness.

He was prominent in his profession. He leaves a w'dow and two chl'dren. His remains were interred in Oakland cemetery. Checker Association E'ection. The Oklahoma Checker Association In session at Muskogee elected the following offlcersr President, Dr.

-T. H. J. Matthews, Salllsaw; secretary, C. M.

Cass, Muskogee. The annual tournament closed Thursday. John G. Gilmore of Muskogee, last year's state champion. Is in the lead.

Hotel Men Meet. The Oklahoma Hotel Men's Association in semi-annual session at Oklahoma City discussed the matter of memoraHzing the Legislature to amend the law providing for hotel Inspection. Under tap present law, the landlord must pay for the inspection at so much per room. The hotel men told that the state should bear the expense of Inspection. Few Pass Examination.

A majority of the 400 applicants for positions as census. enumerators In the- Third Congressional District failed to pass the required examination," and Supervisor W. B. Moss has wired the Census Bureau at Washington for instructions as' to how to proceed. Many of the applicants ignored the instructions given and some who were" otherwise competent failed for this reason, In the district 159 enumerators are required.

In Ottawa county, where there were about forty applicants, on'y three' succe88 fully passed the examination'. "This district will shew a wonderful Increase In population since the Federal census of 1907 was taken," said Superintendent Moss. "I received over 500 applications for examination, but less thna. 400; reported; and less than ,100 of that number "were successful." Mr. Moss is ai lawyer and was census director'in Arkansas In 1900.

Teachers Meet at Ardmore. The teachers of the Southeastern portion of the state met, at Ardmore Friday. Welcome addresses were made by Mayor Cotner and Superintendent Charles Evans of the city schoo'B. A. F.

Faulkner of Hugo I. CoOk, president of. association, addressed the teachers Friday night. At the afternoon session the course of study was discussed. That it is too voluminous, was the contention of the teachers; but no definite changes were recommended.

A gymnastic drill by 'sixteen young ladies of the Southeastern -Nornidi wafs a feature-of session. McAIester is a candidate for. the Thanksgiving meeting next November. LEADING PACKERS INDICTED THE NEW JERSEY GRAND JUftV CHARGES CONSPIRACY, the National Packing Company and .21 Directors Will Begin in Chicago. Ofuskee County "Marriages.

The number of marriages ih.Qfus- kee'eounty In tie year 1909 was lad whites, 95 negroes and .9 Indians, making a total' of 254. The average age of the white men the women 20. More women are married' at the age of 16 and men at the age of 23 than any other age. The oldest person wag G5. The average age of the negroes was 2G for men and 24 for women.

More women, married at the age of 18 and 21 and 22. The oldest was 62, The age of the Indians was 28 for men and 25 for New York, N. heaviest blow yet struck the beef trust by way of punishment for abitrarily raising the price of meat-and poultry, came in Jersey City, when the grand jury of Hudson county "filed a blanket indictment charging a criminal conspiracy in restrain of trade. Six corporations, including the parent organization, the National Packing company, and 21 individual direc- were named in the conspiracy charge. Most of the individuals indicted are of Chicago, Kansas City and St.

Louis. Many of the names best known in the packjng industry are Included in the 'conspiracy All will be arrested as soon as-the authorities can locate them unless they surrender of their own accord. They will be extradited to Jersey City and held on bail for an early 'rial. REJECT THE MINERS OFFER Operators Refuse to Grant a Raise of Ten Cents a Ton and Submit Old Scale. Kansas City, a joint conference.

between representatives of the mine operators and the mine workers of four states the miners presented their demand for a 10-cent Increase a ton for the men who work in the mines and a proportionate advaHce for other mine employes. The.mlne operators reiuseu to. accept the agreement of miners, but resubmitted the old contract, which will expire April 1. lie mine workers absolutely refused to sigh this. It is probable that nothing will 'be uone until an agreement is made in the Eastern states and then the same scale will be adopted here.

SAYS PACKERS TRIED BRIBERY F. G. A. Morris Dead. The death is announced at Pawhuska, of Fred G.

Morris, who was born in 1858 in Baldenville, N. and came to Oklanoma, then Indian Territory, In 1889. He served for seven years In the Government service as chief clerk in the union agency at Muskogee and In a similar position In the Osage agency in Pawhuska. Surviving Mr, Morris are his widow, formwly of Washington; three sons, Frederick, Herbert and: Marr: one Mrs. Brenner, of Pawhuska, and one brother, Irving' Morris of Albany, New York.

Store Robbed at Durant. On Tuesday night the store of the A. L. Severance Hardware Company at Durant was robbed and over $100 worth of merchandise Stolen. Entrance was effected through the warehouse at the rear of the store by rpying open the doors.

Two shotguns and forty-five" raaora- Were taken. Nothing" else was disturbed. Sheriff Hamilton is working on the case. Checker Championship Issue. The contest for the championship among checker p'ayers of Oklahoma ended at Muskogee Friday, because of a misunderstanding between two leading contestants, T.

G. Allen of Miami and C. A. Bradley of Glencoe. These two were the' leaders' In a three days' tournament and were scheduled to ploy the finals Friday afternoon.

Bradley did not show up until nearly noon. A'leu then departed. He claimed the championship on points, he having 95 while Bradley had 84. The Oklahoma State' AssocVulon will name a committee to induce the men to play off the match or take evidence and decide It. Chicago, for the first time in years with an actual -prosecution for conspiracy in 'restraint of trade, Jthe Chicago beef barons laid plans for their following the news from Jersey City of the return of Indictments.

fighting will begin probably in the local courts an attempt made to extradite the Indicted directors and officials 7 of the National Packing company. Old Resident Dead. The death occurred at Anadarko of Ansel Groves, who was born In Indiana 1n 1843. He was, married to Elizabeth Jane Frakes In 1869, and to this union were born four-children, four of survive blm- Mr" R. H.

Loufborrow of Beaver, Mrs. Dyke Balllnger of Anadarko and Eugene W. Groves, who iives oh a ranch northwest of Beaver. The "eah Beaver" county, then No Man's Land, with his family In May, 18S6, "and settled near the town of Benton, where they resided until 1SII, wneri they moved to "Beaver. BAILEY WILL OKLAHOMA The Texas Senator Will Act as Counsel in the Guaranty Case Before Supreme Court.

Guthrie, Oklahoma. Senator Joseph W. Bailey of Texas has employed by the state to assist in ihe prosecution of the state's appeal in the bank guaranty case, now pending in the United States supreme court, and In cases where- Gov. Haskell and other state officials were enjoined by liquor companies from interfering with Interstate shipments of liquor The arrangement for the employment of Senator Bailey was made by W. A.

Ledbetter. who has been acting as attorney for the state banking board, during a recent trip to Washington. Hints Dropped That Prosecutor Garven Could Retire Rich if He Would Drop Case. New York, attempt has been made to. bribe Prosecutor Garven of Hudson county.

New Jersey, to drop the prosecution of the meat packers, according to a statement made by an offcial of Mr. Garven's office in Jersey City. The allegation is that two men from Chicago had approached an acquaintance of Mr. Garven's and Indirectly suggested that the prosecutor could retire a rich man if he would drop the" prosecution of the packers. The official declined to give the name of Mr.

Garven's friend who -was approached. STANDARD BUYS OIL LEASE in Oklahoma 14,000 Acres With 414 Wells Producing 5,300 Barrels Daily Brought $2,000,000. i-Aitsburg, brothers and the Kanawha Oil company sold in this city oil interests in Oklahoma to the Prairie Oil company, a subsidiary of the Standard Oil company. The consideration- was $2,000, 000 and includes, the leases on 14,000 acres on which there are 414 oil and gas wells, the former producing 5,300 barrels a day. J.

G. Jennings and James E. O'Neil of Ihdenpendence, vice-president and general manager of the Prairie "Oil company consummated the deal. LAUNCHED THE FLY CRUSADE Although George Palmer (ought In an Illinois regiment In the Federal Army during the Civil War and has been a resident of the United States since 9 years or age, when he came from Canada with father, lie never received' naturalization papers until. Thursday, when the doeu menta were granted by District Judge Johnson.

Until recently he believed that was a citizen of the United States because of bis part in the Civ II War. Rev. Father Hubert has announced his of a Catholic Church at Stisler, and will probab'y take steps toward that end at his first vivsit which wlU' be" early fn March, Two stone buildings, one ing. to Und Wift anis and one, to J. Donefaoo, -of Madill, were 'destroyed by fire early'Thursday- morning.

The, Donehoo building was occupied ft, 11, Everett, stocks 1 building 110,000, anoijt half covered Williams fculldbg Nichols' grocery, Whitesel toiuTs oft grohnd Claremore Bank Deal. Bayless, president of the Bank of Claremore, has purchased' controlling Interest In 'the First National Bank of-j. one of the oldest and strongest financial 'nstitutlona In this part of the State and it is sa'd he will at once convert it into a State' bank and run it independently, "Bavins; no connection with the Bank of Claremore. Mr. Bayless and associates- now have quite a number of banks In this part of the State.

The Perniciousness of the Pestiferous Insect to be Shown in the Moving '(; Picture Shows. Firs Bosses Organize. The fire bosses of this district have formed an organisation at Harts- borne knawn as the tectlve Association of The object Is to protect Its members -from unjust competition, afford better protection in their dangerous-work, and promote other objects for the betterment of their The association la with the United Mine Workers of America. Washington, D. common house fly is the object of srusade that was launched A moving picture campaign of education in theatres throughput the States and in Canada was planned by enthusiastic men and women who have organized themselves into the -special fly fighting committee of the American Civic association.

GRANADA CAPTURED BY REBELS The Nicaraguah TFeops 'Were Evaded By Gen. Chamorro. Balllnger Withdraws Coal Land. Washington, D. An extensive temporary withdrawal ot lands from the public domain was made by Secretary Balllnger, Involving 2,068,492 acres reserved from coal entry and 118,013 acres withdrawn from all forma of disposition.

The secretary restored to settlement 46,4.31 acres. Manse at Altua. The parsonage the First Pres- bvterlan Clrarch at Altus, was destroyed by yesterday Wheat Looking Fine. Prospects tot a fine wheat crop In county wefe better. Conversations with" rlous paria of the county.

Is to tbftt Jho' acreage this yearlhaa been Increased la cotoniunltfae, ia nor more The Lama Safe in India. Calcuttar Dalai Lama, the supreme head of the Lamaist hierarchy, wha fled from Lhasa an the approach of the Chinese troops, is safe in Sikklro, a state of India to the south of Tibet and adjoining Darjeellng, the district in which the fugitive will seek an asylum. Washington, D. C. Victories of immense importance to the insurgent arms in Nicaragua are told in dispatches just received at the state department.

Gen. Chamorro with the, main division of the insurgent army has completely evaded the government forces sent out to check him and by a flank movement has taken the city of Granada. The Chamorro family Is very powerful there arid the capture of the city Is Important. Cruiser New York to Phllipflnes. Washington, D.

navy department has decided to send the protected cruiser New to the Philip the flagship of the Asiatic station; me vessel will leave for" her post about April l. She-Is now at the League Island navy yard. To Lay Atlantic Cable. New York, N. G.

vice-president and general manager ofr tme Commercial Cable company, announced that LUO company soon will lay an au onal transatlantic cable. Fine' $heep Burn to Death. Llneus, Ma, Fob. large barn belonging to pr. J.

W. Lane was destroyed Two hundred regls- Delaine sheep and three horse's Ijelonglnk pertahed. The loss la 15,000, insurance ot only i. H. Hull Is Arrested.

Monroe City, Hull was arrested here on a warrant issued in connection with the death of Pro. J. X. Vaughn at Kirksvllle. Mo, Government The Most Perfect Ear of Corn.

i Michigan. According to the decision of Prof. L. E. Tatt of Michigan Agricultural college, Wit liaoi' Strqnfc ot this county rsised pearly perfect par of corn; scoring 97 test battle Whajughts class, powiyheretotoro of, the most PHYSICIANS and its by the WELIr T35CAU5E ITS COMPONENT PARTS ARE KNOWN TO BE MOST WHOLESOME AND TRUET BENEFICIAL IN EFFECT, GIVEN TO JEIrJXIR OF SENNA THEHRST POSITION AtfONG FAMILY LAXATIVES AND HAVE LED TO ITS GENERAL USAGE WITH THE MOST UNIVERSAL SATISFACTION.

TO GET ITS BENEFICIAL EFFECTS, MWAXSEUTTHE GENUINE MANUFACTURED BYTHECAUFORNIAFIGSYRUPCQ. FDR SALE NESIZEONLY, ECULABPRICE PER BOTTLE $0 THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE y': IS MANUFACTURED! BY THE HE WOULD DO BETTER. I was very sorry to see you in a state of inebriety last night. sir. In future I won't go out when I'm drunk.

A Natural Question. James, Corbett, in the smoking room of the Mauretanla, praised the "style" oi Jim 'It's ajneat he, said; "neat, quick, the point. It gets like; the remark of a little girl who said to the minister. In the course of a quite interminable'call: 'Did you forget to bring your with you, doctor i'" if afflicted with! soro uyetwuse' Thompson's Eyi Water WESTERN CANADA What I.I. MB, the Cfreat Rdlraad About Its Wbeat-PradoelaarPMars ensntait need of thlgomnrtiT Jul tod in another mi Neglected.

'That child gets everything it wants." 'And still never gets what it really needs." "You surprise me!" needs a spanking." thm ortwowiU -vraina of komea forimi, people and jpradneMi for them. Xto of oar protaioeiuiQ 6H a wheat eiportins, country aro to to be tha 4 vheatconstrr." cote is taking of the sitoattaii by traKlvn rallirar bnJId- Int to tbowbeat fldtt of Wntem Canada. Upwards off 12S Mllllbnj Bushels of Wheat wm harvested In 1B09. AteraaB ot-the three provinces of Alberta. Baskntchownn and Manitoba wUlba! opwardaot 23 binbelaperacra, IVee of 160 acres, arid odjolnlnsr pre-raurttonaof ICO (r.t C3 per aero), an to be had In tlie choicest exceUent, soil the Terr beatJ wan dote at hand, bofld-.

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No BCMTTS -N BCBTTION. Tbe compoftUoa at Dn. does opca omtybedy, Dr. Pterat being destnm ot bnviag tfa search ot tttrotd tutly opon his tormobo, ieiog amOOeat that tbe better the campoelttm ot these taetidaes Is known the more wUt their great curative merits Being wholly made of the eetive mediotnal prineJplea extraoted from satire) forett rootsvby exact processes ordinal with Or. Pierce, and without the ate of a drop of alcohol, triple-refined and ohemieaily pure glycerine being naed nv atead is cxtraoting and preaerving curative virtues retiding in the roota employed, these are entirely free from the objection of doing ham by creating an appetite for either alooholio beverageaor drags.

Rxamise the formula on their ame as awom to br Dr. Pierce, and yea will find that Medical Discovery," tjfe great blood-puriner, stomach toaio and bowel medicine wMehTwhDe sot recorntnanded to cure oousnmptioa is its advaaoed atagee (so will do that) yet. tare all those eataiybat pf head and atomaoh, torpid liver and bronchial troubles, weak longs and httif os whioh- if sheeted or treaty lead up to and is i Di f' it knot hkeH -4 1.