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rTislovinnl n OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN INDIAN TERRITORY. "VOLUME m f SIDNEY BUOUB. I I PBOrBIBTOB. I ARDMORE, IND. TER., TUESDAY EVENING, AUGl'ST 1, 1905. f S0BSGR1PTI0H 50C PER HI NUMBER 22G mm GROWTH OF EDUCATION MANY NEW RURAL SCHOOLS TO OPEN IN TERRITORY. The Government has Two Hundred Thousand Dollars for the Main terra nee of Schools for the Coming Year. When the rural school ot Indian Territory open September I, one hun dred and fifty communities that have not heretofore had vdticatlonal advan tages will bo favored with schools. Superintendent Benedict paid that It wilt he possible, with the aid of the additional appropriation made by con-Si-ess last winter, to cntahllbh that nmnv now sehoolH. This will mean a total of 7f.O In the territory outside of Incorporated towns. Tho nimronrlatlon provided by con gress Is $ir.0.000, anil few collected by United States clerk3 In excess of their salaries will bo turned Into tho school fuiwl, making a total of about $200,000 for educational purposes uur InR tho coming school year. This will bo distributed as equally as possl bio atnong tho Creek. Cherokee, Choc taw and Chickasaw Nations, tho Som- Indies1 being provided In connection with the Creek appointmentThis will give earii nation about forty schools White children will be allowed to at tend these bchools free, aud where Chilian's attiid, the IiuVUin NJUura wilt pay their tuition. This Is the plan that was need aM year, but It will be extended over a lnrger ter ritory, and rural district that have been vainly petitioning for schools for years will be given teachers next fall for thr first time. In each ense the community Is required to furnish the school building, which It is always glad to do. and the tribal and United States government Join in paying thu t'-aehers, each bearing a share of the expen.'e In proportion to the num ber of Indians anil whites attending.! Anions th- new schools to bo estab lished are also a number for negroes although the exact number of these has not yet been determined. In Indian Territory negroes never attend tho same schools with whites or Indians, the redmen being bb cha ry of wending their children to school with negroes as their white! broth ers. With th establishment of the new schools this fall Indian Territory will hav(,one country school for every one hundred aud fifty pupils. Supt. Bene dict eaya that each country teacher should not have more than fifty children under hi? care. Mr. Benedict, Is pleased, however, at the present, and says that tho whlto children In the territory will have a much bet ter opportunity for schooling than In any previous year. Tho only, serious drawback Is tho withdrawal of tri bal support with tho dissolution of Indian government next March, but SupL Benedict believes that congress will take fomo action to carry over tho tribal schools until tho system of the new stato can be made effective. The need of further educational ad vantngo in Indlnn Territory Is Illus trated by Dm fact that Arkansas has 7,000 schooU, Indian Territory has a little over ono-tcnth that num ber. Tho territory, however, has- inoro boarding schools nnd seminaries than Arkr,.a,!lLld,0h1,ti,.a CortU'l S,,"Bl-Ln,r"t;1 In the average state. DECREASE IN CRIME. The Southern District no Longer Place for Bad Man. ' ... . .!. "1 leci posiuvc wnra i niauo uiu foment that there has hcen n crease in crime 111 1110 oimwi'iu ui -. J"" "? ?mL!.lViaC.e" V."n. 1 . '"r " ",,', :: trict attorney's report that there Is an increaso in cases the fact of the matter Is that tho crimes committed aro of less consequence than In former years, Thero haw been probably more Brakeman Loses Part of Ear But indictments returned during the fiscal Holds Man and Pistol, year, but far less serious offensos, Iar- iarls, Texas, July 31. On Thurs oeny Is growing loss common and i ,ay eVenlng n couple of alleged whls I feel that the citizens of tho district J. peddlers boarded the westbound nro Inclined to be honest. Tho great ()cai (m tho Arkansas & Choctaw near trouble n the territory s the transient noklahoma. I. T. Thev acted bolster pnpulation, Jieople do not want to 0UHjv, but the conductor quieted them. Kettle and niako good citizens. Thts A fo"w mmitc-s later tho hreakman In moving eliMiiont has been re3ponslble . ntiemptlng to quiet them became In for a good deal of crlmo In paat years, ' Volvcsil In a diniculty with them. oapociauy wnen u comes 10 stealing. I find that the Chickasaw nation snm, a Sniggle ensued, the brakeman bolhc rapidly settled and that tho fur-, ,,.,,,,,,! i ui,.in.ii-inii(.,i nr-ninKi lmth mora aro thrifty and have great con- ildcnco In tho future I tho country. Assistant District Attorney Hum-jt)len jumped from tho train, hut the phrey stated to tho reporter that thero -brakeman held tho other a prisoner -wero perhaps moro small offenBea com-1 nnd turned him over to an officer at mltted during tho past year than tho crarvin n tho strugglo with tho men year previous, but this class of crlmo on tno ,ran the brakeman had n piece was not worrying Uio officials to any, of lar bitten out great oxtenL Murdor Is also growing! -- ioa mmtrain nmi tho bad man with Undesirable Immigrants. thu gun no longer predominates. Thero1 was a tlmo and not many years ago! when tho pistol toter flourished, but ... i i ... rnv. i Have beorw aro not pleased with the Indian Ter-I rltory atmosphere. Citizens will find nn much protection in tins country as elsewhere. Of courso troublo seekers can always bo accomodated. Serloun hot weather Ills aro tin 1 -..1. T. ,.',, ft-l,n TJ ,, Ssea I 's tM'WWM in order to prevent 30 F.XhAM'SEV, Druggist, j undesirably Immigrants from landing. skeptonh CROP CONDITIONS FINE. Heavy Second Crop of Potatoes In Washita Valley. Davis, I T.. August 1 (Special) Crop conditions In tho Washita Valley aro better than for several years, or possibly In Its history. In splto of rains a good stand of cotto.il will ma nure nn average crop on oven over flowed bottom lands. The aim crop In tho Wichita Valley will bo the biggest ever known, both on account of Increased acreage and Increased yield per acre. .Much bottom corn will go seventy-live bushels pet acre, while uplands will go from fifi to 05 bushels per acre. The llrst crop of potatoes owing to excessive lalnx, is poor aud unmarketable. This lj true In the Wichita Valley as It Is In the North Canadian nnd Arkansas Valley. In tailing with many fnrm ers It Is learned that heavy planting Is being done for a second potatoe crop, which, on account of present demoralized prices and phortago, promises to bring u fancy price. Dr. T. IV IIowoll, perhaps ono of tho hcavlost potato growers In this taction predicts a price of $1.G0 per bii. hels for the fall potato crop. A great deal of local grown furlt Is on th market, nnd late peaches will be abundance and cheap. Tho certain crop conditions of this section, es pecially for apples and peaches, has determined experlmcntntl orchnrdlsls to extensively set trees next year. In an Interview with ox-secretary of agriculture, Thoburn, who recent ly made a lour of this part of tho Washita Valley, Mr. Thoburn Btated thai It is ills opinion that tho Washita Valley iby reason or Its climatic conditions, soil, water and freedom from parasites would. In a measure, b ono of tho grentst fruit producing -uctlons in the southwest. WYNNEWOOD NEWS NOTES. Will Entertain With Monster Picnic and Barbecue August 26. Wynnewood, I. T., August l.( Spec ial.) In a meeting of tho commercial club yesterday afternoon the question of holding a big picnic In August was vigorously discussed and much enthusiasm as manifested. The dRte was set for Uie 20th of August. The Farmers' Union in the vicinity of Wynnewood will combine with Its most prominent men In making a milled offer tfor the plcneo. Mnny of the most prominent sneakers In the Chickasaw Nation will bo hero to address the people. It will bo ono of the grandest barliecucs over given In tho Chickasaw nation and peoplo cv erywliere are Invited to visit Wynne wood on that day and drink Its pure water, breatho Its high healthy nlr and enjoy lis beautiful scenery as well h tho numberless free amusements that will bo offorcd. The Methodist and Presbyterian churches of tho city linyo omitted their regular night services for the summer and will hold union meetings every Sunday night during tho re mainder of tho summer, alternating between tho churches, .."'.A1, iU ?U.Uer'. pa8tr f 010 ' Methodist church has been given a va- cation of two weeks by his congre gation and will leave in a few days for Itoswell, N. M., to visit his family and other relatives. PARADISE FOR TRAMPS. Michigan Woman Leaves $10,030 to Feed Wandering Hobos, Kalamazoo, Mich., July 31. Tho will of Mrs. Almlra Kramer was read to Hlie, ya Trust" rami of $10,000 to bo used to feed tramps. day In the presence of itho heirs, Senator Burrows, who Is named as trustee, will have charge of the mon ey, All applications must bo made by tramps at the police department, whore each tramp will be presented witli a Ul U I ITOMlll I till I. 11 IUU at n restaurant. If the tramp wishes , . , . 'Venato7 Burrows drew up the will - u.nlnnn wlin was plcbtv-nlne' years'ofTg" when' she died I Tho heirs will not contest, as tho residue of tho properly amounts to j 1 1 $105,000. FIERCE FIGHT ON TRAIN. 0tU) 0f (j,0 mcn jrew a revolver ,)f t,om lU) flnaiy succeeded in tali-1 in . nIstol nwnv 0ne of the men New York, Aug. 1. Undesirable Im migrants from all parts of Euiopo aro pouring inio mis country ui uu I tnnro.iuofl rn(f Alirtiit fnrt v.nlfrnt Jl against thirty-six thousand. In, ix inousanu in uie samo peroa lasi. "" u f""" j.-ui. uo-siruuio oiumeuv is suown creased (number of doportatlon. More that ono thousand woro sent back during July, as against six hundred ana forty-flvo a year ago, IS READY FOR FLIGHT CZAR'S YACHT IS READY SAIL AT ANY MOMENT. TO The Nerve-Shatiereed Monarch Trusts No Attendant Fear of Death by Poison Now Haunts Him In Addition to Other Woes. St. Petersburg, July 31. While an in rli y Is rampant nnd death stalks through the land, the czar by many held responsible (or all his country's Vouble remains placidly e-sconcod among the (lowers at Pcterhoff. It Is nald, however, that Nicholas' mental condition dully becomoa worse. Tho czar of all Ilusslas still spends many hour. lying fully dressed on his bed his only exercise belnk taken In the garden when brooding nnd with bow ed head, In company with his physl elan. Dr. Illrsch, he walks to and fro, pausing now and ngalu U slash vigorously at u Mnrgucrlto or Can- frimry lien, unters, it is saiit, are given, countermanded, then forgot ten, anil given again In a rashlou ut terly bewildering to nil his entourage, As soon as he heard of the troubles at Odessa (which had at first been represented to him' as being of com paratively small Importance), ho sum moned a council of wnr over which he himself attempted to preside. But when surrounded by his advlscra Nicholas apparently forgot the object for which he lind ordered the coun ell, discussing tho weather and other tilvlaltles wit ht'iose around him uu til reminded of his original purpose by one of th" grand dukes. Then the ertnr turned iialo. 'burst Into tears and retired, grasping the arm of his faithful physical! Despite the presence of an army of sylos 'and imujy hun;rc,d lit mnm- trat)3 with which the grounds of Pe torhof arr studded, Nicholas trusts ab solutely no one. The emperor frequent ly reters to the terrible fate of his brother of Servla, and expressed keen envy of the life led by King Edward of England nnd that of the president of tile iM-eneh republic. "Would that I nan u'joii Horn a private Kngllah gen tleman!" Is the remark reputed to be constantly on tho lips of tho "mild, uerve-stiattercd youth.' For some time past, too, Nicholas has- had an nbsuro Idea that he will be taken off by poison. Now even' scrap of the Imperial foot", is tasted uy lieutenant Kamelcr of tho Pavlos ky regiment, beforo being allowed to pass the imperial lipa. This fear of poison has at last also affected tho czarina, who personally superintends the preparation of every dish destined lor in? little czarvitch nnd h i s s ters. The fact that the czar's yacht, with steam up. lies ready to put to sea ai a moment g notice has, for soino tlmo been a subject for specula Uon nJ BS8P n the service c ubs at Moscow nn.i at fotor, ,"1 ,,. est rumors ar sensational enough. It Is asserted by persons In close touch with the court that Nicholas has written a private letter to tho king of Denmark's asking whether he and his family woiilH bo welcome at CopenhngerJ were certain circumstan ces to ariso making it seem advlsablo for him to take a holiday at Scandl navla. During the past twelve months, It Is added, the czar has bseu contin ually sending money away to his bankers in Paris and Indon and It is believed that a sum of money of at least 2,000,000 roubles has already luen deposited abroad, LAND OFFICE AT WEWOKA. Notice of Establishment September i, Sent Out by Tarns Bixoy. Muskogee, I. T., July Jli.Tamc nix by, commissioner to tin Tlve Civi lized Tribes, yestorda pfiit out no tices that a land olTlc-; u.ll 10 opened 'n 'I10 Seminole Natlot, at Wi.wi.Un (n September 1. The prin-'ral IiupIik-s of the ofllco will bo tho allotment of land to Smnlole babies who wero ad mitted by act of eongross last wlntpr. Tho children have been enrolled and the rolls appiVivt-d by tltr doparl ment. The opening of this office will cre ate a rush slnillnr to tliat experienced at Wewoka when tho Seminole land office was opened nllotlng citizens from tho original rolls. FOR SALE. Densmoro Typewriter SiO.tO Ollvor Tvnfu-rllnr M (in Smith-Premier Co!oo iin,i Al condition and aro "bargains at tho above figures. G. P. SEI,VIDGE, Phono 310. l-5t Becoming Normal, (By Associated Press,) Chicago, Aug. 1. Police wero re moved today from wagons of many firms that havo been street bound for four months. Correspondingly many union drivers wero restored to tholr plnces. Tho employers association do- "so. a bojoott of fU all e "" Struck Submarine Mine. , (By Associated Press.) Stockholm, Aug. 1. Seven sailors wero killed and eight others severely Injured iby tho explosion of a sub- Tho 'taU containing tho victim struck the mine and was blown Into tho air. TRIALS OF A WOMAN FORSAKEN BY HER HUSBAND AND FORTUNE GONE. Former Society Belle of Kansas Left Holding the Sack at Ada The Unfortunate Woman Trying to Straighten Out Affairs. Ada. I T Jul) 31. Forsaken by her huband who relieved her of $1!0. ()0t), and hourly fuirlng the coming of uumeroiu creditors demanding satis faction of their bills, I the predica ment In which a former society bollo of northern Kansas finds herself. Mr. Ktta Cotch, daughter of Perry Hutchinson, for years a prominent tig tiro In Kansas polities, and now it capitalist of Mnysvillo, Kan., has been relieved of nbout $20,000 by her husband, who has left for parts uu known. Tlio unfortunate woman will bo In luck If she doesn't have to call on her fnther to help her out. Cotch left Ada alKiut three weeks ago on' a "business trip" to Kansas City. Since then ho has not been seen. Mrs. Cotch's parents wero ono of the "first families of that section. Her father was prominent In stato IM)lltlcs for many years. Ho served as stato senator from Mnrshall coun ly and "was mentioned on numerous occasions for statu tri-nKiirvr. now resliles at Mnrysvllle, where he Is en joying a fortune made In the milling buslne-H and other enterprises. Etta, hi daughter, first married Hcry Under, cashier of the Bank of Troy, at Troy, Kan. Boder came of a prominent family nnd was quite a fac tor lu the locality. Ho died a few years ago and his -widow Inherited plbout $20,000 br $25,000 from his cs tate. Uvlng at Troy at tho tlmo was a barber named Cotch. Ho and his wlfb separated and a divorce followed. Mr. Boder, the widow became infatuated with Cotch. This created a sensation In Troy society circles. It also creat ed consternation with her parents Her friends urged her to drop the barber. Her parent prayed for her to do so. But she turned a deaf ear to all their pleadings. When she an nounced that she was coing' to marry Cotch her parents never became re conciled to the match. They realized that their daughter had made a bad 'bargain and while th'jy ncvor dlsln herltod her, they let her husband se verely alone. Shortly after the marriage, tho Cotche came to Ada and with part of tho monoy which Mrs. Cotch had Inherited from her first husband open ed n general store. That was about two yeara ago. Cotch played fast and loose. By degreea ho got hold of his wifo's money and squandered It. After pumping the purse dry ho do' clilcd to shako his wife and on the pretext of going to Knnsos City "on business" made his getaway. Soon after- his departure bills began falling due. Mrs. Cotch had no funds to meet them. Creditors, began to swarm In and In prder to glvo everybody a square deal the stock of goods was placed In tho bands of an assignee. Mrs. Cotch at last realized that her parenLs and friends woro right when they opposed her marriage to tho Troy barber, but It was too late. Her monoy had gone, from her and so had her husband. She was left penniless. To the barber3 credit It may be( said that he never mistreated her. Their mar ried life was happy, on tho aurfaco at least. Sho never complained. Mrs. Cotch Is still here helping to straighten out business affairs. Aftor her husband departed she called upon hc-r father. H caino down and ad vised her what to do. He didn't slay long. Her brother 13 now here helping her out. A3 soon as tho asslgneo winds up tho affairs of tho defunct establishment Mrs. Cotch will go to Mary3Vllle to llvo with her parents. Died from Injuries. Wynnewood, , Aug 1. (Special.) Winder Stanford, the young man who wag thrown from n horso at thu place Saturday died from his injuries yes terday, Hi was a prosperous farmer of thU vicinity. Ho was burled In our city cemetery at ten o'clock Mon day morning. SATO NEVER SAID IT. Denies that! He Ever Intimated Japans Peace Terms. Now York, July 31. Almar Sato of tho Japanese peace delegation mado a statement to tho Associated Press to night In which ho denies that ho has ever n any Interview given any out- llho of tho terms upon which Japan will negotlato peaco, or that ho has announced that Japan will make any demands whatever. Mr. Sato said: "I wish It to bo clearly understood that I havo nevor Riven out anything that could bo construed as a domand of tho Japanese pen.ee commlsolon, or anything that could bo taken as a condition upon which Japan would enter Into negotiations for peaco. I wish also to deny that I am tho spokesman for Baron IComura. Sen sational articles havo been published which aro fabrications and In whlcn I have been misquoted. 1 do not know upon what terms peaco may be negotiated. I do not know what tho Japanoao envoys will consider as peaco terms, I know of no humllla j tlon or other demands." , , iDISTRICT CONFERENCE. Tventy-seccnd Session of the C. M. E. Church at Wesley Chapel. Th twenty-second sil(m of the Ai'duioio district conference of the (V M. K. church In Amorlcn convened In Wesley Cltnpel, C. M K. church, southeast of Pureed, July 20th. 1006, with dev. A. It. Mltcholl, P. B pro siding. The elder ended the conforonco to order and conducted tho devotlonnl eerclsuw, and set forth thu object of tho meeting, etc, I. B. A. (lay of Ardmoro, former pecretary, called the roll and tho members proscnt answer d to their names. Brother I. B, A, Gay of Ardniore wns elected secre tary. W. (1. Moland. assistant, and .0. W. Darilcn of Benvyn reiortor to the Clirlstlan Index. The business of the conference wns arranged. Dr. MoKnlght, phyalclan of the community, and dev. J. W. Boll, trav eling missionary of the M. K. church, South, were introduced to tho prosl dent and conference. Hov. J. W. Bell made n thrilling speech on tho oxer cldp of religion among the colored P' ople nnd tho wonderful Improvement imide In tlio ministry since tho civil wnr. 111.4 speech carrl- Mill It that magnetic spirit of thi Mg God, so that It enthused tho ontlro audience. M'.IU nl Itho (traveling ministers were present and reported tholr work. It wns found that there had been Homo marked Improvement mado on tho district this year, such ns budd ing nw churches and parsonages, ad ding nicmbom to tho church, several conversions' and a preat Improvement in tlio Sunday school work. The essays on the several topics from tho varlotiH schools were grand, equal to that of any other races. Tlio Sunday school convention gavo $10.00 from lit treasury to assist traveling preacluid on the mission In the dis trict. The missionary society among the we men Is not at good as It might have been, for the wan of unity among the membership nnd officers of tho church. The hospitality of tho pco pl. both whlto nnd colored, 1 grand In every way. A more hospitable! peo ple we never mot. The llnnnco ran to fifty or seventy-live dollars. The next session of the Ulatrlct conference Is to be held nt Platter, I. T. U13V. A. It. MITCHELL, U B. A. GAY, Prsldont. Secretary. W H I P P ED HUS BAN D'SPARTN E R. Woman With a Rawhide Created Sen. satlon In the Streets of Lawton. Ijiwton. O, T July 31. Much ex citement wiia caused today on Main street by Mrs. William Devens apply ing a rawhide to G. W. Lang. Lang nnd Mrs. Deven's husband had leaned a quarter section of land throo miles northwest of Ijiwton aud were drill ing for o'l. In the settlement of tho lease thero was a disagreement nnd I.nng left the place. Today Mrs. Do venH met him on tho street anfl com menced thrashing him with' a raw hide horsewhip. 1-ang hurried to his wagon and climbed In, but his antago nist hung to the side of tho wagon with one hand us it moved down the street and only ceased her beating when both parties wore halted and nr rested by the police. Iing Is 45 years old nnd Mrs. Doveua 43. Both gavo bond to appear In police court tomor rw. Move an Entire City. Tacoma, Wash., July 31. Floods from a moltlnp; glacier which threat ened to wipe tho Alaska City of Val dez off the map, havo led Its owner and backers to move the placo bodily from Its present location a distance of threo miles up tho bay to n point directly opposite tho array barracks. With tho change In tho geographical IKisltlou of Valdez some projects con nected with tho enterprise of town budding becomes simplified. . I'rlfnrtlr StiBKMMon. An old nau In u Henfcli village bud n big eight day clock which needed repair, so he took It on his back to carry It to tho watchmaker's. As he went along the village street nn ac quaintance met him, glnnccd nt him and passed on. After ho had got about fifty yards nway his friend called out to him, "HI!" Back went tin: old man laboriously ta whero the other stood. ".Man." said his friend, "would It nut bo far hundler If ye carried a watch?" A I.KIIf Tnlr From Tnli-ylnm!. "Just by way of experiment," in Id the llrst fairy. "I appeared to ten men nt random nnd nsked them to make a wish, and seven of them wanted to know how to play tho races." "Ah!" snld tho other .elf, "Only seven? But, I presume, the others thought they know." Punch. UU Wrnk l'olnt. A man wns killed by a circular saw, iind lu his obituary notlco It wns stated that ho wns "a good citizen, nn up right man, nnd an ardent patriot, but of limited Information regarding cir cular saws." Oitvr tlio llrliln A itu j-, Stella Who gave tho bride away--her father? Bella-No, ber llttlft brother. During the ceremony ho told everything ho knew nbout ber. Let us watch our beginnings nnd re sults will uiuingo themselves. Clark. A cynical woman nover shows up to nn advantage at a church social. THE COTTON REPORT WEEKLY GOVERNMENT BULLETIN STATE OF CCOP. While an Improvement is Shown In Some Localities Others are Unfav orable, the Weeds Is Generally Overgrown Fruiting Poor. lollowing In the weekly weather and orop ,buletln bj state as given out by the dopaitmetit of Agriculture at Washington nt noon today: Georgia. Cotton fruiting rapidly, where sufficient rains fell suffering In localities, plantH wilting, shedding and dnnuiged by rust nnd black rooL Opening southern half of state. TeniuwKee. Cotlou too much stalk, soino shedding fair crops in many sections, Texas Weath i favorable most of stato and crop Improved somewhat, fruiting better In central countlos and generally clean, crop foul and uuprom llng lu northeast. In localities grow ing rapidly and fruiting poorly, shod ilng lu many places south nnd central counties, boll weevils and other pest doing damage, dry weather, plckiue in south central counties. North Carolina, Cotton generally overgrown, fruiting pixirly, damago by msi mm snotiiiing increasing slightly. Arkansas. Cotton small making too much weeil. not fruiting well, being Injured locally by Insects, shows Im provement and making fulr progro3B. 1-oulnlnnn. Cotton Improved lu romo locnlltlw much crop fruiting fair, growing, turning yellow.. namo low and abandoned, crop considerably below average. Alabama. Cotton continues Irregu lar, half of It show dotoi lornUon, with rust spreading and shedding De cerning general. Scattered reiort3 fo other adverse conditions. Bolls open ing slowly. , , j ,( trouth Carollnn. Cotton Improved on clay lands whero atnlks aro largo and deteriorated on sandy lands owing U) rust and increasing shedding. Florida. Damage some extent by rust and shedding In portions of north whero soino plants arJ dying scatter ed picking has commenced. Mississippi. Cotton Improving alow ly. sorao grown bollB eouth, low land cotton small, Just beginning, to bloom, laying by w.oll advanced, still has some grassy fields, complaints ot bll;;ht rust and shedding. Oklahoma nnd Indian Territory. Cotton Improving over Oklahoma, but Buffered from too fast growth, not fruiting well and worms ovor It. Very truly yours, K. E. OUILI,OT & CO. Splendid Lecture. Tlio?o who nttended tho lecturo ot Minnie Johnson Grinstead at u-o Broadway Methodist church last night state that they wero fairly delighted with tho speaker. Msa Grinstead' subject wns "Build ing of Character," and It was handled In u manner that pleased tho audi ence. As n. word painter tho speaker excels and sho Is very girted In her line. Miss Grinstead also discussed tho temperanco question, presenting facta and figures that woro very Interest ing. Somo speakers dlscusa teraper ranco In a dry manner, but this could not bo charged up to Miss Gralnstead. Her argumont Indicates that sho has paid doep thought to tho subject. Tonight In front of tho First Nat noal bank the1 lady will mako an ad dress and aftor her stroto talk. Miss Grinstead will speak at tho somo church. Her subject will bo dlfforent and entirely now. It will bo "Thb Price ot Man," MONEY IN HORSE RAISING. Day of Big Cattle Ranches In Indian Territory Gone By. Muskogee, I, T., July 31. Frank M. Phoenix. A. T., Is In tho territory seeking a largo tract of land which, can bo convortod Into a cattlo ranch. Mr. ICIng stated yesterday that ho had about given up thu search. Ho aays that the day of largo ranchcrf n Indian Territory has passed. It Is Impossble. he says, to get a tract ot several thousand ncres In ono pleco for ranch purposes owing to tho al lotment of tho lnnd. Mr. King believes, howcvor, that thero Is a lino opportunity for the small stock raiser to mako money in Intlan Territory. Ho thinks that horso ..8J.?B w 11 b0 specially profitable. The cllmato of Indian Territory," said Mr. King, Is especially adapted to horso raising. Tho animal can re main on tho rango most of tho year, nnd an abundance ot corn, hay and othor products can bo raised at llttlo cost for their mnlntentnco during tho winter. Tho b03t monoy, I think, will bo In raising horsca for tho local mnrkot. With tho development of tho country will come a groat demand for draft horsos as well as animals for lighter work. Thoy can bo ralsod horo and sold cheaper than they can bo shipped Into this country. Thero aro practically no horae raisers In Indian Territory at prosent, nearly all of tho goor animals bolng shipped In here. Tho kind of horses nntlvo to this country horotoforo have beon scrawny ponies nnd bronchos and thoro Is now a great demand for good hors-ts." Huylera candl03 at Kahn'8 confec tionery. 3(.3fc.