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Bmm VOLUME IX. sidnev suuos, V Proprietor. J AEMOItE, INI). TER..'TTKSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1901. I SUBSCRIPTION, l I One Year 39. NUMBER H 'f i V-1 V r. l, P. ANDERSON, President. B. P. FRENSLEY, Vice President, G. L. ANDERSON, Cisbler. S. H. TORBETT, Asst. Cishr, '8 PRAYER DID IT. FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Ardmore, Indian Territory. Designated Depository (or Bankruptcy Funds m Chickasaw Nation. Surplus Fund. Cash $120,000.00 Capital Paid Up. Cash.... 60,000.00 The oldost bank la Indian Torrltory. Accounts of Arms and Individuals solicited upon tho most liberal terms consistent with Kood banking. HOW MAYOR BYRNE INTERVIEW ED SECRETARY HITCHCOCK. Presented Muskogee's Claim so Simply That Mr. Hitchcock Attached His Signature, Adding He Had not Understood the Situation. bo loo lute. leu the fire Spreads good resolutions among the unin Biued are as numerous as the sparks that fly upwnrd. But like the smoke, these resolutions die out with the fire and the next con flngration destroys a lot of unin sured property. Why Not Insure to,? tomorrow or tho day niter may i'here may bo nothing to insure then. Sc POLAND . Ill H I I L" LVI-j'W1-" A BUY THE BEST Euo ion Oil The following merchants only are handling Eupion Oil in Ardmoro: W. A. Payne, VV. A. Davis, Pettitt Bros., M. P. Bomar, Skipworth J. A. A. A. Bailey, J. A. Bodowitz. Kendall W. C P. A. Laughliu. A. P. Jones, Dillard & Allen Porter Staples, S. E. Jenkins, 0. Crosby, M. T. Pelker. Son Bros. Go. 44-5e-$5-3-? -33 4334 2-i-z-r-M 435'5 f :l: i A, General Insurance, Real Estate and Rental. W. S. Wdlverton & Son, Agents. Ardmore Cotton Exchange, GUILLOT BROS.. Managers. Oldest Commission House in the Territory. Special to tho Anlmorclte. Washington, I). C, Dec. 9. Mr V. J. Dyrnc, mayor of Muskogee, Indlnn Ter ritory, In a fifteen nilnuto Interview with Secretary Mltchock the other day succeeded In accomplishing that which tho people of Mubkogcc have- been petitioning the department for In vain during tho last six months. Mayor Uyrno is n candid, shrewd business man, and when tho people of Musko gee could not secure tho approval by the department of an act of tho city council, providing for tho issuance of bonds for water works for tho town, they finally dispatched Mr. Iiyrno to Washington to overcome tho dimcul i.es in tho way of tho bond Ibbuo, Last Friday morning Mayor Uyrno called on Secretary Hitchcock. It was tho caso of tho meeting of two keen business men alike In many respects In tcmpcramont and disposition. Mayor Uyrno proceeded Immediately upon his introduction to tho secretary to un fold a large bundlo which contained photographic views of tho streets of Muskogee and pictures of tho fino dwellings In tho town. Secretary Hitchcock was much Impressed with the vlows. "Isn't It a shame, said Mayor Uyrno "that such flno property should ho ox posed to tho fires without any water facilities) to quench tho Humes Tho secretary nodded his head In asicnt. "Isn't it a greater shamo that n town f G.000 Inhabitants, with such flno buildings cannot secure n system of waterworks." "What do you Inean," Inquired tfic secretary. "I mean to say," said Mr. Uyrno. In his characteristic way,"that Muskogee j, I is a town of nearly 0,000 people that sho I linn tirnni.rtv ihn nannRRrwl viliinMnn of which Is $l.uu,000 and within twelve months more, tho assessed vnl uatlon will be doubled. Tho people are compelled to drink water that Is not fit for animals, and pay a rato of insurance on their property In excess of any rates in oxlstcnco In this coun try." What Is tho causo of that?" In quired tho secretary. "necauso you wont approve of tho Issuanco of bonds for tho construction of a wateworks system for tho town, which was authorized by tho people at a recent election without almost a dissenting voice." It is to explain any Little Girl's Petition for Burglars Cause Them to Drop Plunder. Cleveland, Doc. 8. Tho prayer of a little girl served to reform two burg lars who Iiroko Into tho houso of I.evl fjoldon, treasurer oi mo Vandarn Iron company, night beforo last. This little Kdltha In real life cmo upon the burglars In the dlnlngroom Her father nnd mother wore away and tho servants wore in bud. Sho told tho robbers It was wrong to steal and that God would not love them. Sho said they had no right to tako tho sil verware which they woro packing In a bag because It belonged to her fath or nnd mother. This amused tho burglars and one of them asked tho child to pray for thorn. Not Only did sho pray, but sho sang a hymn os well. Her pleading touched them and they decided not to tako their plunder. They had broken a lamp Rhado In tho dlnlngroom, and ono of tho burglars gave tho girl a quarter to roplaco It beforo going. HOMESTEADERS WIN OUT SECRETARY'S DECISION ON MIN- ERAL HOMESTEAD CLAIMS. The Rights Vested In an Allottee or Homestead Cannot Di Affected. Lands Set Apart for a Speci fied Purpose, Exempt. I ems nun n COURT REFUSES WRIT IN THE DORSET CARTER CASE. This Subjects Mr. Carter to Expulsion From the Indian Territory by the Indian Police Will Appeal the Case Civil Docket. ' OPPOSITE CITY HALL. (up staiks.) COTTON, STOCKS, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS For Futu rm or Immadlata D n I Ivo ry. Private wires New York, New Orleans & Chicago, MINIMUM ORDERS ACCEPTED. 20 Bules of Cotton. 1000 Bushels of Grain. 10 Shares of Stock. 50 Barrels of Pork. Continuous'Quotations. Prompt Execution of Orders. Long Distance 'Phone of bonds for tho construction of water works that I cnled on you," continued Mayor Byrne. "Do you need J175.000 for tho con structlon of a waterworks system for Muskogee?" queried tho Secretary. "Wo noed $175,000 for tho construe lion or a waicrworKs system, and a seworago system for tho city," replied Mr. Uyrno. A water works system for Muskogee Is a llttlo more oxpcnslve than tho same system for other towns Wo cannot securo water from tho bed of tho Arkansas river, but an tho contrary, must plpo across that stream to tho Grand river, a distanco of about flvo miles. In going across tho Arkan sas river wo must drill through a solid ledgo of rock.80 as to lay our pipes bo ncath tho bod of tho river to prevent their being washed out by floodo." ''I did not understand tha situation,' replied the secretary, nnd after nsklng numerous other questions called for tLo council act, million '.Ir.K tho Is huqdco of bonds and atiuched his slg ncturo. Mayor JJyrno loft tho offico highly elated. To tho corrospondenct of tho Ardmoroito ho remarked as ho left tho department, "Sccretnry Hitccock Is a Biggest stock of staple and fancy candy ever in Ardmore. Ap- grand old .man. All ho desired to bo nies. Oranges, Lemons, Nuts. Etc. See us before you buy for the us-mred of was that tho money ap holidays. Sole distributors for the celebrated preprinted was not to bo squandered. j iu jo uxucuy ngni. u is nonesiy in municipal government that ho Is after and no straight forward man could object to tho cIobhcb scrutiny of a prqpoBltlon for municipal Improvement In Indian Territory by him." Tho bonds will bo advortlscd and sold to the highest bidder, the rato of Interest not to exceed six per cent .It Is oxpected that they will sell at a premium. REFERENCE: FIRST NAT. BANK AltDMOKE. No. 96. Special to tho Ardmorclto. Pauls Valley, I. T., Dec. 9. Judge Townsend opened court this afternoon and arguments wcro made In the caso against Shelby N. Slado, charged with larceny and Is now In tho hands of tho Jury. Tho civil docket was sounded nnd the following proceedings wcro lied Marx and Blum vs. Mitchell ct nl.. dismissed. J. V. McKeel vs. J. B. Martin, set tied and dismissed. Wm. Stono vs. James Mays ct nl , motion of defendant filed to mates the case in administrators name, grant ed. Death oi plaintiff suggested. U. S. vs. Lewis Taylor ct nl alias scire facias ordered. Robert Florenco vs. J. U. Smith, con tinned. J. W. Eddlngton vs. Johnson, con tinned. Dixon Gibson vs. Jernlgan, c.n tinned by agreement. Henry Hay vs. J. A. Karris ct nl continued by agreement. Gibson vs. Morrow, settled and dls missed. Dixon Gibson vs. J. A. Karris, Ad'mr ot al., continued by agreement. Duster vs. Klshor, continued. Tho caso of Henry Carson vs. Uar rlqtt Solomon Is now on trial. In tho caso of Dorsot Carter, hiboas objection you may havo to the Issuanco corpus, tho court refused tho writ and this means that Mr. Carter Is subject to expulsion from tho Torrltory by tho Indian police. Tho applicant proved that ho va a citizen of tho uniteu states ana that ho had never been arrested rot; any crlmo and that ho did not know the reason that ho was being removed from tho Territory, also that ho had a homo ana rcsiucu in rurccu, nno was an aldorman of tho city Ho pre sented nn appeal to tho United Stntos court ot appeals for tho Indian Terri tory nnd ashed for a suspension of tho scntonco for thirty days, but tho court and tho prosecuting attorney did not know whether ho was entitled to It or not, so that question will havo to be determined nt somo later time In tho term. Washington, D. C, Dec. 9. In re sponse to a letter from tho register of the I.nwton land olllcc, stating that numerous notices of mlnornl locations havo been filed with tin. register of deeds of Comanche county, O. T., covering lots within tho limits of Ijiwton, which woro purchased from the government thus clouding tho tltlo of the samo and greatly Injuring tho business Interests of tho town. Tho secretary of tho Interior today hand ed down nn opinion covorlng tho en tire question ot mineral entries In tho Kiowa, Comancho nnd Wichita coun tries. Tho socrctary holds "that no mining location of land within tho county scat townsltcs of 1-nwton, Anadarko and Hobart, mado after tho special reser vatlon of townsltcs on Juno 24, 1901, la of any validity or effect whatovor. When thO lands In these townsltcs woro resorved thoy beenmo approprlat ed nnd set apart for a specific purpose under tho law and wcro thenceforth withdrawn from tho operation of tho mining and public land laws." Tho sccretnry refers to a decision handed down by tho assistant attor ney general last October In which tho application of tho mineral land lawB to tho lands In mo Kiowa country wns fully covered, nnd ndds: "It Is clear that tho minornl provision of tho net ot Juno, 1900 ,was not Intonil ed to operato ns nn exception to the Bottled principles applied by tho land department In tho administration of tho public land laws generally. "Controversies between mineral and agricultural or townslto claimants ns to nny of tho lands over which tho mining laws woro extended by said provision aro to bo determined upon tho samo principles which apply to llko controversies with respect to pub lic lands situated elsewhere." "Applications lor patents to mining claims should not bo received by lo cal ofllcers for any of tho lands re ferred to which may at tho tlmo bo embrace In an Indian allotment or In nny existing entry undor tho home stead or townslto laws and no pro test by a mineral claimant the object ot which Is to havo tho lands claim ed determined to bo subject to entry under tho mining laws should bo ac cepted as against any Indian allot ment or as against any entry tinder tho homestead or townslto laws where tho entryroan has complied with all of tho terms and conditions noce&sary to entltlo him to patent .unless tho protest bo accompanied by an allega tlon or averment properly verified and corroborated to tho effect, that tho land was known to contain valuablo mineral doposlts at tllo time tho In-. dlan allotment was approved or as the caso may bo when tho terms nec essary to obtain tltlo under tho home stead or townslto laws were complied with. "Lands not known to contain valua bio mineral deposits at tho tlmo when In tho absenco ot such knowledgo tho rights ot the nllottco or of the home stead or townslto entryman beenmo fixed and vested nro not thereafter subject to exploration, locntlon or en try by other parties under the min ing law." Ulghts onco vested In an allottro or nn eutrymnn under tho homestead or townslto laws igij. In. a town lot pur chaser .'annot bo affected by th? sub sequent oxploration or location of tho land for minerals." JTho secretary then quotes tho min ing laws ot tho United States and points out that all survoya of mining claims must bo mado under the su pervision of tho surveyor-general. Ueforo a mining claim can secure patent from tho givomment ho must flic at the register of tho land offico n certificate of tho surveyor- general showing that $I00 worth of labor has been oxpended or Improve ments mado upon the claim by himself or grantors and that tho plat Is cor rect with such further descriptions ai may bo necessary to Identify tho claim. Thoro being no survoyor-gen-oral for Oklahoma tho commissioner of the land district Is directed to ap point In each ot tho land districts con taining mineral lands as many compe tent surveyors as shall apply for ap pointment to survey mining clnlms. Tho commissioner Is directed to per form all dutlos performed by a our-Toyor-genoral. Rach rogtstor and recolvor will bo furnished blanks with tho usual print ed Instructions. PRESIDENT SITS DOWN ON FLYNN Oklahoma Delegate Gets a Combing Down by Teddy. Washington, Dec. 9. Delegate Den nis T. Klynn Is no longor an especial admirer of President Roosevelt. Mr. Klynn called at tho Whlto Houso today with K. M. Applegato of Hobart. Mr. Klynn wanted somo presidential action on soma Indian Territory matters. Tho president seemed nottlod. "You should coriflno your business to your own constItuoncy,KIynn,"sald tho pros Idont. "And right hero I want to say that there Is to bo a general chango In conditions In Oklahoma. Tho secre tary has given Governor Kerguson point blank orders. These ordors must bo carried out, or I shall appoint a man to do'tho work. You havo no rlgnt to bo dlctorlal bn oppolntmcnts. Klynn, and I want to say that endorse ments from tho governor will havo tho call." Much more was said. Klynn was angry when ho left tho president. In fact so much so that ho forgot to stato tho b uslness Applegato had come on. NOW Is the time to list your property that is for sale. List it with ns. We have customers for all classes. to Buyers. Be sure and see a before bay ing. 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