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Vol 5.
Muskogee, Indian Territory, Thursday August U, 1904-
Number 44
ST. JOHN'S GRAND
- LODGK STILL LIVES.
Word's Masonic Congress at St.
Louis Settles Dispute of terri
tory Jurisdiction.
Clractcr Spo. I A
In company with Grand Maeter
J. C. Johnson, W. H. Twine Jr.,
and others, we left Muskogee on
the World's Fair Special, Mon
day morning, for St, Louis. Ar
riving here at 6 p. m.yGwe began
to look up the Indian Territory
contingent. we found Masons
from over the World here in at
tendance' to the Masonic Con
gress. The war of Jurisdiction in
the B. I. T. took up more time of
the Congress than any other sin
gle subject. Every man was
hard at work from the day of ar
rival until the close of congress;
Frank Reed worked in his pecu
liar way, Past Gr. Masters Fitz
patrick and Bell were untiring in
their efforts, Past G. S. Wiggins
and G. M. Johnson were always
hot on the trail of the enemy,
Mc3eth had been in camp some
days and was not idle, and the
old man was there also.
The result is : That St. John's
Grand Lodge of which J.C. John
son is G. M., still lives and will
continue to exist. The resolu
tions and recommendations will
be printed in our next issue. Our
boy conducted themselves as on
the representatives of die B. I, T.
can, and have won the confidence
and esteem of all whom they
came in contact.
Tomorrow will be spent seeing
Asia and down on the pike and
elsewhere, afterwhich the "old
guard" will turn their faces west
ward and "Home, Sweet Home."
Wiley Jones, the Muskogee fin
aecier staid with the gang from
start to finish, as also were Mor
ris Stephens, Buster Hawkins
and others frcrUhe b. I. T. Ed.
STRONG MAN NEEDED.
In looking thru he city and
summing up the push and thrift
of jur people from a business
and racial view point, the Comet
man is caused to wonder why
that beautiful structure started
by the First Baptist people is not
finished. We have reached this
conclusion, viz: that no people
or organization can go forward
to success without a leader.
There must be one man in the
lead. When Moses went to the
Lord complaining that the task
was too great for him the Lord
helped him by planning the ap
pointment of leaders over thous
ands, hundreds, fifties and so
forth, but Moaes was leade; of
them all. So in this oase strong
leadership seems to be the great
est need.
The man needed is one who
the people and has the interest
of the church at heart. One who
choose to sit on the "Rule or
Ruin" corner, one who is not so
much of a fire eating Baptist that
he can not carry anybody save
the members enrolled; in fact, a
man who can draw on the whole
town is the man needed to com
plete that church.
Let the ohurch seek the man,
or he who seeks the church is
seeking for self benefit and will
never do much for its good. The
man who puts in a bid for the
priviledge of serving in God's
house is one who will turn it into
tne service of satan. Turn the
bidders aside and appoint the
leaders to seek the man needed
for the place and when he is
found let the church call him, and
the people's call will be God's
call.
The church needs a pastor and
manager more than it does a
preacher.
From a dogmatic standpoint
the Comet man lives on the op
posite side of the fence but he
cares not for that. He is inter
ested in the progress of the race
regardless to their different ro
lious views.
How about the re-election of
Rev. J. M Dade to this pastor
ate? He knows the people and
he is known' in the bjsiness
wirld and can be trusted.
We shall keep our ears opened
to hear what the spirits say.
Comot.
VOTES THANKS
TO THE POPE.
The Dreamer's Dream.
With many a furrowed trac of life's
wind-fretted deep.
Here lies u common face an aged man
aileep.
Just oft the duvty way whereon the un-
glare breaks,
Amid the drowie of day, a casual nap he
takes.
Only a poor old man; yet whence, through
all disguise
Of years of toll and tan, steal over hie
closed eyes
These gleams, soft as a kiss, which to the
face Impart
A benuty and a bliss the youthtlme ef
the heart?
By magic rrce and blest the scars hare
been annealed;
The waves are all at rest; an Inner
peace revealed,
That lends each furrowed trace of life's
wind-fretted deep
A tender, childlike grace on this old masj
asleep.
Life's Little Inconsistencies.
"Yes," said the fashionable doctor,
as he wrote out a prescription, "yo
have told me your symptoms and I
ee you are troubled with acute ner
vousness." "O!" walled the fair patient, "every
little noise makes me jump, every
time a door creaks I start like a per
on in danger. By the way, Dr. Hi
charge, I'm going to take my motor
ar out for a spin; I always run the
machine myslf, you know. If you Jump
hi I'll leave you right at your door."
Still explaining the sad condition of
her nerves she drove the auto dowa
the avenue at a rattling clip. In and
ut of the tangle of vehicles the Jolt
tag juggernaut flew at twenty miles
an hour.
The nervous wreck put on brakes
and glanced casually at the mounted
police who were galloping far behind.
The pale-faced physlclaa gasped.
"Here's your bouse," said his pa
Uent sweetly. "1 hope your prescriy
ion will oelat my poor, weak nerves."
-New York fun.
Weaiern Negro Press Associa
Elect9 Officers at Guthrie.
Guthrie. O. T., Aug. 4. The
Western Negro Press Associa
tion, comprising about fifteen
states, concluding its day's ses
sion here this evening vith the
election of Nick Chiles, of Tope
ka, Kas., president for another
term, and W. H. Duncan, of
Colorado Springs, secretary.
Resolutions returning thanks
to his holiness, Pope Pius X.,
for his expressions of sympathy
in response to the leader sent by
the Press Association in 1903,
were passed, In closing, the reso
lution states that since the Catho
lic church has taken such a bold
and helpful stand against the
outrages perpetiated against our
race, we respeotfully request
protestants bodies of this coun
try to take similar action."
A copy of the resolutions is to
be forwarded to the pipe, and
another to cardinal Gibbons, at
Baltimore.
Emphatic endorsement iu also
made of President Roosevelt,
Booker T. Washington and joint
statehood for Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory.
Chessie Mcintosh, superintendent of
schools for the Creek Nation, informed
arepor'or recently, that the .work of
establishing neighborhood schools and
appointing teachers therefore, was pro
gressive as well as could be expected. '
The Creek Nation will be entitled to
and will hnve 45 additional schools
this year, owing to the fact that
the appropriation made by congress for
school purposes will be available," said
Mr. Mcintosh, "and of this number thir
ty will be for white children and fifteen
for the colored."
,"Hjwmanyof thes schools have so
far been located?" was asked, to which
the superintendent replied:
"Nineteen of these for the whites
have been located and seven or eight cf
those for the colored. It is necessary
that the schools be established where
they will do the most good to the great
est number, ond consequently we cannot
rush the work. In regard to the teach
ers, the most of them have been appoin
ted for the schools already located."
It is reported that the work will be
completed in about two weeks.
Some Midsummer -Round
Trips
ST. LOUIS Very low rates all season
Excnptionaly low coach cxcuieion
rates July 11, 18 and 25.
COLORADO Very low rates all sum
mer. Through sleeper service .
CHICAGO Very low rates all summer.
GREAT LAKE RESORTS Very low
rates all summor.
SOUTHEASTERN RESORTS-Includ
ing Atlantic Coast Points. One fare
$2.00 fo the round trip, on sale Wed.
and Saturdays, all summer.
KNOXVILLE Ono faro plus $2.00 fo
the round trip. Juno 28 to August 25.
West Baden nd French lick Springs
Ono faro plus $2.00 round trip. Ju
ly 25-29,
LOUISVILLE Ono rare plus $2,25
round trip. August 1629.
CALIFORNIA Less than ono faro for
tho round trip. August 15 co Sopt 10
For full information call on your near
est ticket agent.
CO. M. LEE, G. P. A T. A.
Little Rock, Ark.
J. S. McNALLY, D. P. A
Oklahoma City.
THE MACEO HOUSF
The Maoeo House No. 431 N.
3rd St. This large Lodging and
Rooming house has 16 large airy
oom8 newly furnished - No pains
or cost has been spared in fitting
this house in the latest style.
Your comfort my first consider
ation. My rates are reasonable.
,J.M. SMITH, Prop.
PP0M1TR COURT HOU8K.
AT18F A OTION Q U AR A IfTFBft
Dave Richardson - Proa
Muskogee Union Railway.
To and from
Ft. Smith and Wagoner and tho
Kansas and Cherokee Oil
Fields, via Coretta and
Missouri Pacific Ry.
Lv. Muskogee
9:30 a. m. and 8:5 p. m.
Ar. Ft! Smith
12:55 p. m. and 11:45 p. m.
Lv. Ft. Smith
4:00 a, m. and. 3: 15 p. m.
Ar. Muskogee
7 :31 a, m. and 7 :35 p, ra.
Lv. Muskogee. .
6:25 a. m. and 6:20 p. m,
Ar. Wagoner. . r
7:10 a. m. and 8:10 p. m.
Lv. Wagoner..
9:55 a. m. and 9-17 p. m.
Lv. Muskogee. .
10:46 a. m. and 2:17 p. m.
For time of trains beyond
wagoner see Missouri Paoific
Iron Mountain time tables.
A. R. Payinghaus,
Traffic Eanager
Fisher & White,
DENTAL PARLORS
3-7-9, CarcliM I1MU.
CORNER THIRD and OKMULGEE.
Wo mo the best material and do high
grade"work at prions -within reach of
all special prices on gold crowns and
bridge work Have your theeh saved be
fore its too late
Twenty of the fifty letter-carriors of
Memphis, Tenn. are colored, and twelve
of the 10 substitutes belongs to our raoe.
The civil service law is strictly enforced
thhre, and "intellectuality" is the test
for appointment.
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