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l ii mllMrWlllLL- TV' "I -"f' ' " " Wjn i-Hrn"yyi 'i"i vy i yy " ' " mjui Sawalaand Ridge Items. Cotton and corn are looking well. We are soon to have a new railroad, the laying of the steel is only a few miles away from Haskell a new town on the Mid land Valley one north of Sowok la and 20 northwest of Muskogee. The 38 Annual Celebration of the Emancipation was held at Billy Banks Spring on the Mid land Valley railroad one and one half miles north of ridge, Aug. 4th, The Ridge and Sawola peo ple deserve much credit for the magnificent display, the unex celled program, and sparing no pains to satiate the appetites of all present. There were sports and amusements galore, attrac tions by the score. Speeches were delivered by some of the most distinguished persons in the Creek nation. Indeed it was an occasion long to be remembered. MUSKOGEE UNION RAILWAY, TO AND FROM Ft. Smith and Wngoner anil the Kan ns and Cherokee Oil Fields, via Ooret ta and Missouri Puciflc Rv. Lv. Muslcogco 0:30 a. m. and 8:05 p. m. Ar. Ft. Smith 19:65 p. ni. and 11:46 p. m. Lt. Ft. 8mith 4:00a. m. and 8:15 p. m. ' Ar. MngkoRoe 7:81 a. m. and 7:35 p. m. Lv. Muskogee 0:25 a. m. and 6:20 p. w Ar. Wnjroner 7:10 a. m. and 8:10 p. m. Lr. Wagoner 9:65 n. m. and 0:17 p. in. Lv. Mntkogee 10:46 a. in. nnd 2:17 p. m. For timo of trains bo.yond Wagoner see MiHioori Paoilic Iron Mountain tlma tablet A. R. Payinohaus. Traffic Manafar. Hello! WhoisThatf Say. did you know that Ge.i, Pleasant kept a first-class place on the east side of Second street Everything good to eat, cigars of the best brand, fancy candiee ice cream, fiour, sugar, coffes and country vegetables. He sells cheap, give him a call GEORGE PLEASANT, Official Statement of the Condition of the I COMMERCIAL NA'TNL BANK United States Depository. Muskogee Indian Territory. At close of businosa Friday, January 22, 1904. RESOURSES LIABILITIES Loans and Discounts $410,936.13 Capital $200,000.00 Overdrafts (Cotton) 23,198.69 Surplus and Profit 16,978.26 Bonds and Premiums 106.080,49 Circulation . 60,000.00 Furniture and Fixtures 5,046.26 Deposits - 346,142.28 Cash and Exchange 68,125.35 Reserved for Taxes ." 1,266.38 $613,886.92 $613,387.92 Ihe above statement is correct. p. N. FINK, Cashier. Business intrupted to our care receive prompt attention, I . Parfsst Harmany. Mr. Martin was fond of 'pets, aaa wan somewhat Inclined to boast of tha friendly feeling existing among hit logs, guinea pigs, owls and fancy pigeons. On day a neighbor, wh bad reason to suspect that all -wan not going well on the Martin tide of the feace, asks If the latest acquisition, a ine Angora eat, was living la harmony with the other animals. - "How," asked the neighbor, U jatir young rabbits and your new cat CTM?" "Beautifully," replied Mr. Martin The cat eats the rabbits and the rab bits gree with the oaf bmart Set Our Vanished Laved Ones. UU en the lips of all w Question, The flnser of God's al.enc lies: Will the Tost hand In ours be folded? Will the shut eyelids ever rise? O friend, no proof beyond this yearning; This outreach of our hearts, we need; d will not mock the hope He glveth, No love He prompts shall vainly pleaA Then let us stretch our hands In dark nese. And call our loved ones o'er and o'er feme day their arms will elese about as, Aad the oM voices spexk once more. Whlttler. Croat Water at Night. At least 90 per cent of the migrab tag birds crossed the English channel Curing the night This point was note) by the observer at tha Eddystona lighthouse. Where large tracts of water are creased the birds are night travelers. Haa Killed 2,000 Chamela. The Austrian emperor recently shot kls two-thomaaadth ohamola. It haa been stuffed and sat ay la the Hoi burg. W. H. TWINE, lawyer. , Will practice ta O. 8. boon ano Daws GomiAlaafaesb Ofloe an Saae4 When You NWant A SHAVE, HAIRCUT. SHAMPOON. OR SEA FOAM, EXCELSIOR TONSORIAL PARLOR . Second St., Nxt to Creek Gro. C Cloan towels, sharp razors a spssiaUy J. A. BANK3, Proprietor Go to CREEK LIVERY BARN, Now located at uew quarters No. 512 8onth 8rd Street Phone 70 ODDOnite QUI I VMSTl w- XI nOIMftlll MOHM. 2 Ben's Quick Relief Mixture A speedy and sure cure for colie, cholera, dinrrhoea, dysentery, bloody flux, chol , era morbus, griping in the stomach, cholera infantum and all bowel complaints. ASK FOR A MEDICINE GLASS' Do Your Banking Business With The Territorial Bank & Trust Co. Oldest and Strongest Bank in the Indian Territory. ' Interest Paid on Deposits. "1 Abstracts Made. MUSKOGEE, INDIAN TERRITORY!- Fidelity Bonds Written. 1 JOHN DOYLE COMPANY Exclusive Undertakers and Embalmers (LICENSED) Ambulance FurnisHed Free Phone No. 486 Office 221-23 Okmulgee Ave. GUARANTEE LIFE INSURANCE CO. MUSKOGEE, INDIAN TERRITORY. Capital Stock $200,000 An Old Line Company issues all forms of Limited Payments, Life and Endowment Policies. DIRECTORS? E. J. Mints, Muskogee, I. T Geo. D. Lennon New York; F. L. Conger, Oklahoma City; Wm. M. Eggleston, St. Louis, Mo.; C. J. Miller, Muskogee, I. T.; Samuel Ray mond, Wynnewood, I. T. R. A. GIVENS, "aySKBK1 Dealer In Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Etc. V Just opened in front of U. S. Court House, and has just re ceive iny fall line of Jewelry whioh is strictly first-class and up-to-date in every respect. I carry nothing but the best goods and of the latest design. My prices are reasonable. Call and see the latest whether you' want to buy or not. North Second S GLOYD - LUMBER - CO, Taking The Stump To tell about our lumber. It is put forward to win the approval of the lumbar users of this sec tion and when its gocd points are appreciated it will certainly do so. We see no satisfaction or profit in handling low (trade stook. Neither will consumers when they learn that the finest lumber by the foot but pieces by the inohen, - Muskogee, lnd. Ter. V m&tmmmmmmmmmmtm