Muskogee Cimeter

The Muskogee Cimeter. Volume 6. SIMS FOUND DEAD Slipped on an Ice Covered Track, The body of Prof. Stanford Sims was found on the Midland Valley track, three miles west of the city this morning. He was on was on the way here from his school to take the exam nations He had $1,000 life insurance and three months salary coming. When found the body was covered with ice. He resided at 832 North Thi.d street. PROMPT SETTLEME, T. Muskogee, I. T., Jan. 12, 05. Guarantee Life Insurance Co., Muskogee, I. T. Gentlemen: I desire to thank the officers of your company for their prompt and satisfactory adjustment and settlement of my claim of $1,000 on account of policy No. 2492 insuring the Life of my deceased husband. Stanford Sims, who came to his death on the 10th inst., my notice reaching your company on the morning of the 11th inst. the claim being paid on the afternoon of the same date is a prompt in settlement of just claims. Very respectfully, Minnie L. Sims. THE ORDER OF TWELVE. Tabernacle No 25, gave a grand reception at Jones' Hall Friday evening, in honor of Dt. Carolina of Little Rock. Welcome address by Rev. Toombs of the A. M. E. church. The Dts, grand march took place at 8 o'clock. Music furnished by Mrs. Cain. Dt. Carolina lectured to the audience which was highly appreciated by all that was present Dt. Minnie E. Crews, H. P., spared no pains in making everything pleasant for the guests, there were 150 present at the hall. Dt. Carolina was favorably impressed with Muskogee and the generous people. We will be pleased to honor her visit again. Committee on arrangements: Dt. Minnie Crew Dt. Mary E. Jones Dt. Dorsey. Dt. Ida Fue. If you want to rent, buy or lease land, write or see H. R. Pierson, Muskogee, I. T., the business manager of the Afro-American Real Estate Co. Muskogee, Indian Territory, Thursday, January 12, 1905. For Officers of the Muskogee Republic Club for the ensuing year. VOTE FOR President, H. T. ESTES 1st Vice President E. L. THURMAN 2nd Vice-president, H. BURNSIDES 3rd Vice-president, W. P. RAMPENDAHL, Secretary, GEORGE K. DAVIDSON Assistant Secretary, J. A. BANKS Treasurer, A. Z. ENGLISH This was the ticket circulated on the streets on Monday evening the 9th inst. At 7:30 the club was called to order by President I. N. Ury. W. H. Twine was called to preside. After a motion and an amendment. This is the result: W. A. Rentie, second vice president. W F. Rampendahl, third vice president. Geo. K. Davidson, secretary. E. L. Thurman, assistant secretary. A. Z. English, reasurer Fred Douglas Lodge, No. 62, at Grayson, I. T., met on its regular communication and struck from its roll for non-payment of dues: Due Williams, B. S. Serer, James Hoskins, C. C. Sharp, Eugene Ruthford, I. T. Tolbert, Chas. Anderson, Chas Brown J. W. Smith and Chas. Hill. ALEX BROWN, W. M. A. Kelley, Secretary. DAVE RICHARDSON. A pioneer citizen and business man of Muskogee. Proprietor of the famous Red Front Barber Shop, and has other property interest. Do You Want a House? If so, let me build it for you on small monthly payments, low interest and easy terms. On this plan your rents pay for the place, and you are at home all the time. Come to see me. W. P. FIELDS, Office, No 1, English Block. 4 A House and Lot Will Be Given to The Winner. For the purpose of increasing our subscription and advertising business, the Cimeter has concluded to offer a house and lot, free from all incumbrances, and located in the city of Muskogee, I. T., to the person who shall receive the largest number of votes in the contest. The understanding is that for every five cents paid in cash at the Cimeter office, for either subscription or advertising purposes, the person paying said five cents shall have the privilege of casting one vote or any candidate he or she may prefer. It is therefore possible for any person paying to us at the Cimeter [Name not visible] W C. PARK'FK. Musician, 25th U. S. Infantry, who rendered distinguished services at Santiago. office one dollar for a year's subscription or for an advertisement, to cast twenty votes for any of the candidates. No employee or member of the Cimeter force shall be eligible to enter the contest. The contest begins with this issue of the Cimeter and will terminate at 6 o'clock p. m., July 1, 1905. Rules. The house and lot located in the city of Muskogee will be given absolutely free, with guaranty title, on July 4, 1905, to the candidate, lady or gentleman, who shall secure the greatest number of votes from advertisers and subscribers to the Muskogee Weekly Cimeter. On vote for each five cents paid on subscription, or two votes for each five cents paid for advertisement to the Cimeter. You can vote for any person whether the name appears in the contest list or not. Cash payments for subscriptions or advertisements must accompany the votes. No employe of the Cimeter can enter the contest. No votes shall be received after the hour of closing this contest, on July Number 14. 1, 1965, at 6 o'clock, p. m. Address mail to Editor Cimeter Contest, Box G, Muskogee, I. T. Cut out this coupon and enclose it with the amount of money you wish to pay on subscription or for advertisement, and either send by mail, or bring in person to the Cimeter office. 211 South Second street, Muskogee, I. T. Cimeter Subscription Coupon. Find enclosed $.....and cents, which you will please credit to the subscription or advertisement of (Address) M..... (City or town)..... (State or Terr.)..... and place.....votes to the following named candidate in the Cimeter House and Lot Contest: Ncte. Compute one vote for five cents in case of subscription and two votes for five cents in case of advertisement. REPUBLICANS MEET Unanimously Re-elect the Old Officers Throughout. The Muskogee Republican Club meet last night at Wylie Jones' hall, on South Second street. The meeting was called to order by President L. N. Ury. Mr. Ury then asked Mr. Twine to take the chair. A motion was made to re-elect the present officers. The motion carried and the following officers were elected unanimously: I. N. Ury, president. A. S. McRea, vice president. W. A. Rentie, second vice president. W. F. Rampendahl, third vice president. Geo. K. Davidson, secretary. E. L. Thurman, assistant secretary. A. Z. English, treasurer. J. H. Solicitor for theimeter, Grand Lecturer of St. John's Grand Lodge, A.F. & A. M, Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Profs. L. V. and J. Howard are domiciled at the Trigg hotel. P. Behn of Boynton was in the city Tuesday. A Novelist's Life Rider Haggard has done a great many things besides write stories through which he is best known to the public. Back in the '70s he was a prominent personage in South Africa—master of the high court of the Transvaal and the man who, with Colonel Brooke, hoisted the British flag over the South African republic. Hope—a sentiment in the wag of a dog's tail when he is waiting for a bone. Why There Are Spinsters A cold blooded statistician in Washington has figured out that there are 1,600,000 more males than females in this country and sees no excuse for old malds. But what proportion of these males are fit to become husbands, after all?—Minneapolis Tribune. A Rare Good Thing. "Am using ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE, and can truly say I would not have been without it so long, had I known the relief it would give my aching feet. I think it a rare good thing for anyone having sore or tired feet. Mrs. Matilda Holtwert, Providence, R. I." Sold by all Druggists, 25c. Ask to-day. It is more difficult to be a good listener than a good talker. Every person who assumes the role of listener is sure the proverb is correct. More Flexible and Lasting. won't shake out or blow out; by using Defiance Starch you obtain better results than possible with any other brand and one-third more for same money. Self-made opportunities are a great help to the man who would break into the self-made class. Rest and Sleep. Few escape those miseries of winter—a bad cold, a distressing cough. Many remedies are recommended, but the one quickest and best of all is Simmon's Cough Syrup. Soothing and healing to the lungs and bronchial passages, it stops the cough at once and gives you welcome rest and peaceful sleep. Cheap Substitute Sawdust is now used by some Paris restaurants, the Gaulois says, as a dressing for cutlets, instead of bread crumbs. It only costs 30 cents a sack. They sure do knock colds out—Cheatham's Laxative Tablets, guaranteed. When the office seeks the man he has a strangle hold on it. No chromos or cheap premiums, but a better quality and one-third more of Defiance Starch for the same price of other starches. One never knows a man any better for tearing him to pieces. "I had Inflamatory Rheumatism, but I am well now, thanks to Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. It's my best friend." Garrett Lansing, Troy, N. Y. All the great work in the world is simply doing the best that is in us. I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved my life three years ago.—MRS. THOS. ROBBINS, Maple Street, Norwich. N. Y., Feb. 17, 1900. There are many trusts in this country, but the poor: man is expected to come up with the cash just the same. A GUAPANTEED CURE FOR PILES. Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Your truggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT calls to cure you in 6 to 14 days. 500. Look in a man's eye for honesty; around his mouth for weakness; at his chin for strength; at his hands for temperamnet; at his nails for cleanliness. Insist on Getting It. Some grocers say they don't keep Defiance Starch because they have a stock in hand of 12 oz. brands, which they know cannot be sold to a customer who has once used the 16 oz. pkg. Defiance Starch for same money If you are looking at a picture you try to give it the advantage of a good light. Be as courteous to your fellow beings as you are to pictures. HAWK AN EASY VICTIM. Woman Captured Domestic Bird of Prey With Bonnet. Mrs. John Hart of near Tonieville had an unusual experience with a large hawk a few days ago. She went out into the yard and saw a large hawk on top of one of her largest chickens, with its talons buried into the chicken preparatory to carrying it off for a feast. But the chicken was too large for the hawk to carry away against its will, and it was not inclined to be a party at the hawk's dinner, with the hawk master of ceremonies. Consequently the hawk was unable to rise from the ground with its victim, and Mrs. Hart went to the chicken's defense. She first started to the house for the gun, but the hawk suddenly let go of the chicken, which ran away, and Mrs. Hart pulled off her bonnet, and throwing it over the hawk, captured it and carried it into the house and bound it with twine until her husband came home. It was a very large hawk and able to put up a good fight —Larue Herald. Steeplechasing on an Ox. Attempts are being made in France to train oxen for saddle riding, and several races have been organized to test their capacity. They have been trained not only as racers on "the flat," but also as successful jumpers. The above illustration is from a photograph of a well known French sports- A man riding his ox at a leap-off. The bride and saddle used are similar in general design to those used for hunters, with the exception that a very powerful bit is employed. As in their excitement the animals are disposed to lose their temper, the precaution is taken of studding the points of their horns. Salmon Dammed Stream. A heavy fall of snow in Scotland a few weeks ago caused the River Tay to rise suddenly. One of the big dams in the stream overflowed with the result that the salmon lying in the numerous pools at once made a rush to get higher up the stream. A workman, engaged in carting stones from the bed of the river, was astohished at the moving mass of salmon passing. So phenomenal was the shoal that the carter deemed it wise to stop his charge in the middle of the ford to allow the fish to pass. The salmon swam like lightning through the wheels of the cart and around the horse's legs. In the space of a few minutes several hundreds passed this particular point. Gets Gold Piece After Fifty Years. Lying undisturbed for fifty years, a one-dollar gold piece that George H. Lessig, now of Philadelphia, dropped in the crack of a floor, while dressing, was found to-day, when the old Lessing homestead in West King street, Pottstown, was demolished. With darning needles he tried to recover the dollar, but finally gave it up. It will be sent to him.—Philadelphia Record. Prolific Wyandotte Hens. E. O. Sterling of Keene, N. H., reports that he received during the year ending Dec. 5 a total of 1,692 eggs from a pen of twelve white Wyandotte hens. 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BUILDS GIVEN ABSOLUTELY FREE Cheek & Neal Porto Rico Coffee—from hand- sets to Sewing Machines. Coffee put up in packages, air and moistureproof—like cut- ters everywhere. Buy a package to-day. EK & NEAL COFFEE CO. NASHVILLE, TENN. BOOK-KEEPING, Shortband and Tele- experts. Graduates placed or tuition refunded. $35,000 in buildings and equipment. DALLAS COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, DALLAS, TEXAS. Business University FINEST BUILDING. BEST EQUIPMENT. $60 Pays Total Expenses for Six Months' Courses in Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Penmanship and if you are willing to work to pay board. Position secured. Free use of text-books. Railroad fare paid Write today for full particulars. Address THOS. M. MILAM, Prest., Oklahoma City, O. T. 160 ACRE IN FARMS IN WESTERN CANADA FREE MIXED FARMING WHEAT RAISING RANCHING Three great pursuits have again shown wonderful results on the Free Homestead Lands of Western Canada this year. Magnificent climate—farmers plowing in their shirt sleeves in the middle of November. "All are bound to be more than pleased with the final results of the past season's harvests."—Extract. Conl. wood, water, hay in abundance. Schools, churches, markets convenient. Apply for information to Superintendent of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or to authorized Canadian Government Agent—J. S. Crawford, No. 125 W. Ninth Street, Kansas City, Missouri. Please say where you saw this advertisement. ALWAYS CALL FOR A CIGAR BY ITS NAME "CREMO" MEANS MORE THAN ANY OTHER NAME BROWN BANDS GOOD FOR PRESENTS "Largest Seller in the World." WANTED.—For the U. S. Army, able-bodied unmarried men, between ages of 21 and 35; citizens of United States, of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read and write English. For information apply to Recruiting Officer, Postoffice building, Oklahoma City, Okla., or Tulsa, Ind. Ter., Enid. Shawnee or Guthrie, Okla. Many who formerly smoked 10*Cigars now smoke LEWIS'SINGLE BINDER •STRAIGHT 5*CIGAR • Your jobber or direct from Factory, Peoria, Ill. W. N. U.—Oklahoma City—No. 2, 1905 BEGGS' CHERRY COUGH SYRUP cures coughs and colds. PISO'S CURE FOR CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use in time. Sold by druggists. CONSUMPTION Entered at the Post Office at Muskogee, I. T., as second class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION: (In advance) One Year.....$1.00 Six Months.....50 Three Months.....25 W. H. TWINE - - - - Editor WOOD, Ass't Editor and Manager. J. T. TRIMBLE - - - Solicitor. E. T. HEARNE, - - City Reporter. The President stood pat and the collector of port at Charleston, S. C., was confirmed. Dr. Crum is "it." It looks a little dark for the statehood bill at this time but the clouds may clear away soon. Judge Raymond's instructions to the grand and petit juries were to the point and they are doing business at that end of the street. The Pioneer has the announcement of Attorney Isaac for member of the constitutional convention. Who is next? When you have anything to do, do it and do it at once. There is no need of taking three hours to do what can be done in three minutes. Wildcat, alias Grayson, is a coming town. The negroes who have located there are (most of them) a progressive set of people and with Rev. Tyson and others are building up a prosperous and substantial community. The boys made a slate and it was broken all to pieces. It was a nicely arranged plan, but the fellows "went up in the air" and when they reached ground the slate was smashed all to Let us bury the hatchet without leaving the handle sticking up. We are willing to do anything that is honorable for the success of the party and we hope our leaders will take this case under advisement. The fellow who went to the capital with a pocket full of charges and who have made their brags that they will return with scalps dangling to their belts, have taken on a big job. "It's loaded, boys, and may shoot backwards." Negroes who come here from the South or elsewhere should remember that they can't play the white act and get away from the race. Some of them try this although they are as black as the traditional ace of spades. Can you see where we are? Even money don't make you white. There are now several candidates for mayor in both political parties, and the fight will get hot soon. The Democrats are saying that this Republican council has made such a h—l of a record that we are eternally damned. Is it true? On the other hand were there any Democrats in this administration that have made a h—l of a record? We think there is at least one. In reply to Mr. Estes and his henchmen who threaten to devour us in the future, we say there is not a blamed --- thing we want now (or ever at their hands). We did what we believed to be right (when we were acting chairman on Monday night). We admit that we may not understand parliamentary law as did Estes and his followers but we did the best we could and the results were satisfactory because it was all done unanimously. We regret that some of the cusses are sore but time will heal the wounds. (We know because we have been there). A Plea for Harmony. There should be but one Republican club in Muskogee, that is if the Republicans desire to get together and win a political battle. There might be several clubs along social lines and these clubs could bar anyone they might see fit on the color line or another line and no one could object to it. Socially all white people not mingle neither do all negroes. The Lincoln club (Ebony blacks) and the Roosevelt (Lily whites) could continue their organizations on this line and could hold their caucuses and do anything they pleased and then as members of the Republican party they could belong to the Muskogee Republican club that draws no color line and there we could all join hands for the purpose of defeating the common enemy. Of course these social clubs would be no part of the party machinery as under their rules each of them are subject to condemnation for the the reason that both of them are social clubs and you have got to be white to join one and black to join the other. From a directly political standpoint in so far as building up the party is concerned neither of them is worth three whoops in hell. The spring election will soon be on and the Republicans can win unless they allow the social question as outlined by the city whites and ebony blacks to keep them apart. The lily whites are d—n fools about their color and the ebony blacks are d—n fools for want of color. Most of the latter class are fresh here from the southern clime and are simply black tools of the former. Some of the blacks got into the club through mistake and ignorance and others from damphool cussedness. The decent men will get out soon and the other cusses will remain of course. It is high time that the fellows who desire that our party succeed should call a halt on the hot headed cusses who are continually harping on the color question (be they black or white they are disorganizers and political misfits) and bring about harmony for the good of our party. This can be done and at the same time the clubs organized on the color line can continue to exist if they desire. Do You Want a House? If so, let me build it for you on small monthly payments, low interest and easy terms. On this plan your rents pay for the place, and you are at home all the time. Come to see GLOYD - LUMBER - CO. GLOYD - LUMBER - CO. EVERYTHING FOR THE HOUSE ```markdown ``` OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE WE CAN RENT YOUR HOUSES GLOYD - LUI TAKING THE STUMP To tell about our lumber. It is put forward to win the approval of the lumber users of this section and when its good points are appreciated it will certanly do so. We see no satisfaction or profit in handling low grade stock. Neither will consumers when they learn that the finest lumber does not piece by the foot but by the inches. SMITH-TOR EVER FOR THE SATISFACTION OR North Main St. OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF COMMERCIAL Muskogee Indi At close of business Thur RESOURSES Loans and Discounts $712,003.95 Overdrafts (Cotton) 25,989.61 Bonds and Premiums 206.080.49 Furniture and Fixtures 7,985.11 Cash and Exchange 189,093.48 $1,141,152.64 The above statement is correct. Business intrusted to our c W. H. TWINE, Lawyer. Will practice in U. S. Court and Daws Commission. Office on Second Street. Has a number of applicants who desire to rent houses. Owners of three, four, five and six room houses can secure desirable tenants by listing their property with us. REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT Canadian Valley Trust Co. A Lumberman Standing on a Log RRANS CO. ERYTHING THE HOUSE FOR YOUR MONEY BACK Muskogee I, T OF THE CONDITION OF THE NAT'N'L BANK Indian Territory. Saturday, November 10, 1904. LIABILITIES 5 Capital $200,000.00 1 Surplus and Profit 31,572.39 9 Circulation 150,000.00 1 Deposits 759,580.25 4 $1,141,152.64 D. N. FINK, Cashier. r care receive prompt attention Dave Richardson's BARBERSHOP. OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Dave Richardson. - Pron LOCALS. FE. A. Jackson and Wash Long are inthe city, “*"? Prof JohnSoit of Talilequalt ” was weatherbound here Wednesday. 5 AoE Jackson, of Guthrie, O. Ty, is now in*the city. Profse 4... -M.cand J. Howard are domiciled at the Trigg hotel. P. Behn of Poynton was in the city Tuesday. Froud Pirkins of Ft. Smith was here Saturday. “ * Fortnightly Culture Club mects at Sango College Friday ;night, all. are respectfully nivited to “be ptesent. Rey. Geo. Rose of, Sierra Leon, West Africa, who bas been sojourn- ing in our afidst. fongwotweeks, left Tuesday for Guthrie, O. T. EF? Ee MeDaniel Sf South McAlester attended a meeting of the Afro-Amer- ican Investnrgnt and. Realty Co. here this week, ‘.. Miss Sadie’ Mapps of Boynton has returned froni’a ‘visit™to Washington, D. C, where she spent the holidays MBiting Vfriends. Mr. Washing French, of Goose Neck Bend, was ‘a’ pleasant. caller at our pffice on Jan, roth. Call again, ~ Mr. French, . Mr. Jacob Brown of Henryetta is in the city. Mr. Brown is owner of valuabte cdal lands near menryetta® and gave $1500 to secure the new railroad ‘for the Bove uamed town. ty ps Ptr i Mr, Boson Curl and several others from Texas have leased lands near . aft, where they will farm this year. They will soon be joined by their families. * Garfield Travis and Miss Hattie Drake were married Saturday even- ing at 8:30 at the residence of Mrs. Hettie Drake, the bride’s mother, on South Second street. OM Man Perry Bruner, the Cana dian: town king, was a pleasant’ calle: at “our, office on Jan, roth and gav the boys a good time, * Call again Mri -Briner. Mr. Jacob Brown, scolored, gavi $1,500 as bonus to the M..O. & G ’R. R. to come through Henryetta This is the largest donation eve given in this country by a colore: man, . _ Mrs. M. A. Twine has returne from a visit to her old home in Texag ' Mrs. Twine says that there is n - place like Muskogee and that ever * Dallas, Texas, seems dead in com parison with the “Queen of — th West,” great Muskogee. Q Mrs. Amy Cravens who was, so ser iously burned in the gasoline explos ion in the New Method laundry on 3 street last week, died Monday night The remains were embalmed to b held till. the arrival of — relatives Funeral arrangement swill be mad later, The Republican Club had its an nuaal meeting on Monday night an elected officers. The meeting wa well attended and harmony prevail ed, All of the officers were re-elect Do You Want a House? If so, let me-build it for you on small monthly, payments, low interest -and:.easy: terms. *-On this’ plan. your rents pay for the place, and you' are at home all the time. ,Come. to’ see cay me. WP RLELDS, Offce, No 1, English Block. IN SOCLETY’S REALM | % : ; INCORPORATED , Shelf and Heavy Hardware, Tiriwate, the Celebrated Monarch Ranges, everyone guaranteed, Builders’ Toois, ete, All Kinds Tin Work and Plumbing, Refrigerators and Ice Coolers. eft 3 Ill North Second Street On Friday evening Miss~Atee Mac Green gave a soiree complimentary to the young ladies and gentlemert dt Muskogee, in. the: Estes: huiklings on West Okmulgee, street oo 2} ,The many offices in the building were heated and lighted and thrown open and with the spacious ball gave all that could be wanted in games and dancing. Music was furnished by Prof. George Edward's orchestra. Upon invitation the following were present: = THe ey Hon C. J. Jones, wife and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Austin. Mr.and Mrs. Perdue. Mr. and Mrs. Hy Burtisitle. Mr. and Mrs.:Riley. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Thurman. Dr. and Mrs, Warring. Mrs J. M. Smithy. J. W. Reed. * Ed’ T. Hearne. Paul Pierce. T..J. Elliott. rent t Dr. W. H. Simms, J H, Simms. *- 5 W. B. Harrison, Hon. A, S. McRea. Roger Wright. : Dr. E. T. Butler and Miss Alice Mae Green. Dr. J. I. Teague and Miss Clara White. Dr. J.| B. Hill and Miss Lulu Me- Culloch. = Mr. Milt C. Simmons and Miss Le- lia Bowers. Attorney, J. A. Stevens and Miss Blanche Young. et Geo. K. Davidson and Miss Rosa Drake. ‘* Garfield’ Travis and “Miss Hattie Drake. | A. G, W. Sango and. Miss: Zenobia Bruce. Prof, Leftwich and Miss Harper. Herman Baker and Miss Lena Lan- by KE, L. Samuels and Miss Roberta Watson. .... Jas. Sturgeon and Miss Lettie Bur- ney. Joe Johnson and Miss: Lillian Tur. ner, James, Young and | Miss Hattie Graces a. ete SIS Dro Shela and Hing Sounders 5 “Ne Jones mulated Curry “SR. Stewart and "Mibs Henrietts Brown, Dt | A. GW. SabigoP Wake enfitta? in troduced Hon, C. P. Jones, who in ¢ masterly way toasted "The “Ladies.’ t Bi OPP ROGER, © ORs “tiv te< gage replied ja, ip usual hin way. pray g 3, A A 788 eee eee, 8 The 2oth Century Correspond- . ingSCHOOL of STENOGRAPHY. A ences ck Manern Methods. Qur Gem A f be, homie 69 Write ahepthaod. Seco, The School that is recetvingpra (qe as = the progress of its students. “Aa i Donel ral Tan i R Do not delay but write today A ae \ crarsgergennyceeccrs (NS OD. A. .....-.Instructor, ee P. O, Box 860 Muskogee, I. T. Y — . HAND MADE. CLOTHES Kirshbaum: .. 2 | gs ALL «KINDS OF HATS’ Tante® “Liiedichis an ae Furnishing Gaecs, OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS: Se Shirts. Hats, Underw:ar, Suit Caces, W.e&. MCCLURE, KNOX AGENCY. FNGLISH BLOCK. | Muskogee, euoe «= © Ind. Ter’. p BIG LINE OF FALL MILLINARY! Shirt Waist Suita, Shirt Waists, Corsets, Hosiery, Muslin’ Underwear, Dry Goods, Tin. Ware and | Enameled Ware, Queens Ware, ‘and Glass Ware. THE FAIR! THE FAIR! Add a few boxes offcigars to your stand or store and in- crease your sales, we can furnish youOWLS, CAPADUR- ERS, HENRY GEORGE, LITTLE TOM, AGENT, 305, CREMO, PATHFINDFRS, and ‘several other popular brands by the single box and sell them to you'at wholesale prices. Jt is not-much to invest, and they are sure to-sell. Come and have a talk with us, 9 7 COR. MAIN Ben Estes’ Druggist, snaoumuigee AMI TT 3 I have a first class buggie pie ishattg ahd fle, apparently new) al- so a set of harness for same. his ‘puiggie'ls WHat fs Known as the 2 tain begéy/with breaks, will trade th same for corn,,at, market price. | oroes B. T..Kelly at U,.8, Tels 080.008 uastiaayt bas ubsodt $ | Notice, ‘ All who are interested in learning ‘whorthapd should address Box’ 860 Muskogee, I..T., for circulars con- cerning the stenographic work of th Twentieth Century corresponding school of stenography. ' ’"" WATCH-MAKER R. A. GIVENS w JEWELER. ; Dealer In es Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Etc. Just opened in front of U. 8. Court:House, and has juet re- » ceive my fall line of Jewelry which ia strictly first-class and up-to-date in every respect. '' I carry nothing but the beat goods and of the latest design. My prices are reasonable. Call and see the latest whether you want to buy or not. North Second St. : Muskogee. Ind, Ter, T. H. Tyson, Real Estate. Town lots’and farms for sale in and around the town ‘of. Grayson; large ‘and’ small faimis fot Jease for long or short terms, For anything in this line call‘or write ©” , .T. H, TYSON, * Grayson, “alias Wildcat. Muskogee Cimeter. Muskogee Cimeter. MUSKOGEE, IND. TER. NEW STATE NEWS. The western deanery of the Episcopal church was held in Ardmore last week. It is reported that gold has been found in paying quantities near Putnam, in Dewey county. Over fifty applictions for allotment were received at the auxiliary to the Cherokee land office at Muskogee on the first day of its existence. The Rev. Sweet and the Rev. A. Grant Evans will be sent to Washington by the prohibitionists of Indian Territory to labor for the cause of temperance in the statehood measure. The report of Prof. Inman E. Page of the university for negroes at Langston shows an attendance of nearly four hundred students—the largest number in the hitsory of the school. William Dunn, a negro, of Wilburton, was arretsed and bound over to appear before the grand jury in South McAlester. He is charged with criminal assault upon a negro woman. J. H. Morgan was arrested at Elk City on a charge of having killed James Nugent in a saloon a short time ago. The shot which killed Nugent was fired from the outside and through a window. The Kansas City Journal has a special car and a staff of representatives making a tour of the two territories, preparing a special statehood edition for that enterprising newspaper, which is to be issued soon. The last of the seventeen persons arrested at Boynton, charged with riot, were examined before the United States commissioner at Muskogee. All but six of the prisoners were discharged. They were given jail sentences. Game Warden Phelps of El Reno has commenced prosecution against the Wells-Fargo Express company for violation of the quail shipping law. A quantity of these birds was recently found in transit at El Reno, in possession of the company, which, in case of conviction is liable to a fine of $5,000. Through the kindness of Editor Allard, Mrs. Carrie Nation is to have charge of the Shawnee News for one issue some day in the near future. Mrs. Nation is to control every line of matter, with the exception of such legal notices as may be running at the time. J. A. Taylor, a prominent fruit grower of Wynnewood, president of the Oklahoma horticultural society, has made an offer of a premium of $10 in gold for the best five plates of apples on display at the meeting of the society, which is to be held in Shawnee the 18th and 19th of this month, and $5 for the second best display. It is likely that other special premiums will be offered. The postmaster general has signed an order forbidding the Hartford insurance company of Indian Territory the use of the mails, because he alleges it is a fraud. It is stated that the Phoenix underwriters' has met the same fate. A number of policy holders in these concerns believed they were carrying insurance in the Hartford, Connecticut, company, and this is the principal reason for barring them from the mail. EPITAPH TOLD ALL THINGS. Testimony as to Character Witness Thought All Convincing. A bank president called one day on Gov. John G. McCullough of Vermont. "Governor," he said, "I want to recommend to your notice Sebastian Sutro. This young man would fill a place of trust with discretion and integrity." "He is a good man, eh?" the Governor asked. "He is one of the best of men," said the bank president, solemnly. "Moral, high-minded, generous to a fault—" With a laugh the Governor interrupted the bank president. "This fervid praise," he said, reminds me of a case wherein I appeared in San Francisco." He laughed again. Then he went on. "It was a will case. We were trying to break the will of an elderly gentleman who, ignoring his relations, had left the bulk of his property to a total stranger. It was part of our case to prove that the dead man had been eccentric, irregular, cruel, dissipated, and after we had proved this point the defense summoned a witness in rebuttal. "The first question put to the defense's witness was, 'What do you know about the character of the deceased?' and the man answered, sir, in words like these: "'He was a man without blame, beloved and respected of men, pure in all his thoughts, and—' "But I interrupted the witness. "‘Where,’ I said, 'did you learn all that?' "‘I got it,’ the man answered, 'from the tombstone.'" Department That Pays Its Way. Department That Pays Its Way. No department of the national administration "pays its way" quite so manfully as does the department of agriculture. Congress has recognized this fact in liberal appropriations. In the bureau of forestry alone, according to Secretary Wilson's report, these appropriations have permitted in six years a sixteen-fold increase in the working force and a twelve-fold increase in expenditures. Yet a single discovery made by the bureau, and now applied to the production of turpentine, is effecting an annual saving equal to the total expenditure of the bureau for six years. The department is the farmers' Aladdin's lamp. Rub it and its genius produces anything called for.—St. Paul Pioneer Press. Guard Was Satisfied. Walter B. Stevens, secretary of the Louisiana Purchase exposition, was down for an address of welcome before the congress of deaf and dumb held at the World's Fair. Usually punctual, he was a few moments late, and by way of preface apologized for his tardiness, his explanation being interpreted to his "audience" in the sign language by an instructor on the platform. "When I reached the door," said Mr. Stevens, "I was stopped by a Jefferson guard, who told me that no one was admitted except deaf and dump persons. I told him that I was deaf and dumb and had a right to enter. "Oh, if that's the case, sir, pass right in,' the guard replied."—Minneapolis Journal. Much the Same Thing. "Well, ho, here!" ejaculated honest old Farmer Bentbacker, in the midst of his reading. "Here is an item which says that there are many strange creatures in the 200." "What does it mean by the 200?" inquired his wife. "Now, that's what puzzles me; but I guess it's a new division of the old 400, prob'ly half of 'em that think they are better than the other half. Still, it's sorter rough to refer to 'em as—But shucks! I read it wrong; the print is kinder dim—it says 'Zoo,' instead of '200.' Oh, well, lookin' at it in some ways, I d'know as I made such an enormous mistake in the first place, after all."—Puck. TWO ON THE TOWER A Memory of Boyhood. From this proud lofty station, We view the lake's expanse, We watch with keen elation The white-capped billows dance. Huge waves are fiercely dashing. Their manes their sides are lashing, As gladiators clashing. They surge and fierce advance. Here every place seems quiet, No turmolis vex the ear, No tumult and no riot Are wont to wander here. Ringed by the sky and ocean We watch with quick emotion The poising sea gull's motion. He plunges, spurning fear. Here where the air is rarer Than air is wont to be, Your roseleaf face seems fairer Than Helen's face to me. Your tender eyes are glowing. Their girlish rapture showing. Hark! how the wind comes blowing 'O'er all the land-locked sea! Far below the big lake's lying, And creeping o'er the land. The shrill sea gulls are flying— A hoarse tumultuous band. They breast the breezes blowing, On buoyant tourneys going. Their godlike rapture showing O'er surging sea and strand. Chicago's squares are teeming Beneath keen sapphire sky, Tall, tapering spires are gleaming. The chattering swallows fly. And exiles from every nation, Outcasts or poor of station, Here receive a warm ovation Where despots and tyrants die. Harry and Harry and the Doctor Harry and the Doctor "Papa," said Harry, "what does a man mean when he says to another man, 'I'll fix you?'" Now, Mr. Bonsail was reading the evening paper and didn't want to be disturbed, so he answered rather impatiently. "Don't bother me, Harry. Don't you see that I am reading?" "But, papa," said the boy, "I wish you would tell me, for I want to know, and I won't bother you any more." "Oh, it means 'I'll do you up!'" "'I'll do you up,'" repeated Harry; and then, after thinking a moment—"but, papa, what does 'Ill do you up' mean?" "Now, I'll tell you," said the father, "and then you must not ask me another question this evening. It means that some man is going to kill another man." And Harry, who was only 5, opened his eyes wide, looked stupefied, and presently walked away. About a week later the little man was taken ill, and as Dr. Ainslie, the family physician, was not within easy reach, a strange doctor was Secret Cod Secret Code in Prison Every prison has its secret "telegraph," for it was not to be expected that cunning offenders could be long confined together, even on the "separate cell" system, without discovering a method of secret intercommunication. Prisoners "rap their messages" to each other, and experience has shown that an attentive car may receive and understand a communication thus made through the thickest prison wall. The raps correspond regularly with the letters of the alphabet, which is arranged for the purpose into six rows, the first beginning with "a" and the last beginning and ending the series with "z." The first rapping indicates the row in which the letter is to be found, one for first, two for second, and so on; the subsequent raps, given after a slight pause, show the number of the letter in the row. At first the table must be kept in mind, but after a little practice the prisoner is enabled to dispense with all conscious reference to it, the message being really received, as in the Morse telegraphy, in the form of symbols standing in place of letters. In Russia the clew is not so much in the system itself as in the nihilistic Here where they brew the weather Where "Old Probs" fronts the sky, Come birds on timorous feather With callow pipe and cry. You see them falt and straining Our colign of vantage gaining. They wheel and poise disdaining, And pretty tactics try. Gray tattered clouds are driftin So tranquil through the air, The sunshine's splendor sifting That filters golden share. His yellow rays are gleaming, Rich barbaric jewels streaming, Some splendid spendthrift seeming And tossing tawny hair. There snarls Chicago's river, Colling with foul scorpion spite, Black, seething currents shiver Where dead men lurk at night Winding like a serpent creeping To sting fond, tender dove, Her girlish vigil keeping And yearning for her love. Like some vast emerald etching The rolling prairie seems Some green Siberia stretching All drenched in golden gleams, The sapphire sky smiles tender, All flecked with aerial foam, Chicago's ringed with splendor, Two million are at home. Ah. Rose, on Time's swift river We drift to Death's shortest sea, Our two tributes to deliver What Fate holds for you and me. For Youth and Love must perish And Beauty, too, will tade. The boyish hopes we cherish. The dreams of youth and maid! JAMES E. KINSELLA. Registry Division Chicago Postoffice. the Doctor called in. The doctor had a solemn face and a solemn manner, and Harry did not feel altogether sure of him. Presently Mrs. Bonsail left the room to get something that was needed, and Harry thought he would make friends with the doctor by opening a conversation with him. "Going to give me some medicine, doctor?" "Oh, yes," answered the doctor. "I'm going to give you some medicine. Don't worry, my little man; I'll fix you." Suddenly there came to Harry the explanation that his father had recently given him of those fearful words, and, throwing off the covers, he leaped out of bed, rushed for the door, and before the doctor could recover from his amazement at the boy's astonishing behavior, the little fellow was clinging to his mother out in the hall and begging her to send away the man who was going to "do him up." It took half an hour to get Harry quieted down and another half-hour to persuade him to take the strange doctor's medicine. method of manipulating language with a view to concealment. This is clear from what happened recently in one or the central prisons. Word had gone round to protest, not only against an excess of heavy work, but against the bad quality of food supplied to the prisoners, and the protest was to take the form of a refusal to perform the usual tasks on the men being called together after breakfast. Somehow or other the governor obtained the message as it had been rapped through all the walls, but he took it literally as a plot to break prison by the whole of the convicts, so he armed the whole of the warders to the teeth, taking effective measures to prevent the assembly on the morrow. This blunder had a highly beneficial effect upon the discipline of the prison, for the convicts obtained not only immediate immunity from the heavy tasks to which they had not been accustomed, but afterward enjoyed better food and more humane treatment. A sixty-foot section of the Atchison bridge in Indian territory, washed away during the recent flood, was found intact 200 miles down stream. ALL DONE OUT. Veteran Joshua Heiler, of 706 South Walnut street, Urbana, Ill., says: "In the fall of 1899, after taking Doan's Kidney Pills I told the readers of this paper that they had relieved me of kidney trouble, disposed of a lame back with pain across my loins and beneath the shoulder blades. During the interval which has eiapsed I have had occasion to resort to Doan's Kidney Pills when I noticed warnings 1 of an attack. On each and every occasion the results obtained were just as satisfactory as when the pills were first brought to my notice. I just as emphatically endorse the preparation to-day as I did over two years ago." Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., proprietors. For sale by all druggists, price 50 cents per box. King a Crack Shot King Carlos of Portugal is generally known to be a crack shot with the revolver, but most people have forgotten that he once won a prize at a competition after shooting off a tie with the best shots of this country and England. This feat he performed in 1886 at Wimbledon, England, his American competitor being Mr. Winans. The Englishman was Mr. Elliott. Carlos, then Duke of Braganza, carried off the prize. BABY'S TERRIBLE SORE Body Raw With Humor—Caused Untold Agony—Doctor Did No Good—Cuticura Cured at Once. "My child was a very delicate baby. A terrible sore and humor broke out on his body, looking like raw flesh, and causing the child untold agony. My physician prescribed various remedies, none of which helped at all. I became discouraged and took the matter into my own hands, and tried Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment with almost immediate success. Before the second week had passed the soreness was gone, not leaving a trace of anything. Mrs. Jeannette H. Block 281 Rosedale St., Rochester, N. Y." "So, Bossy, So!" "How much milk does that cow give?" asked the summer boarder. "Wal," replied Farmer Applegate. 'cf ye mean by voluntary contribuo shuns, she don't give none. But if ye kin git her cornered so's she can't kick none to hurt, an able bodied man kin take away about 'leven quarts a day from her."—Cincinnati Tribune. That and This. "Twelve years ago I bought my first bottle of Hunt's Lightning Oil. For Cuts, Burns, Sprains and Aches it was the best remedy I had found to that time. After the lapse of one dozen years I can truly say, it is the best remedy I have found to this time." Married men may be divided into two classes—the ordinary kind and those who must share their wives' kisses with dogs. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury. as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonial free. Sold by Druggists. Price. 75c. per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. He is always a poor man who knows no more in life than making money. THREE WORDS OF VALUE. They Cost a Railroad $10.000 and Were Cheap at That. It has been said on good authority that the highest price ever paid for a writing was given a lawyer in this immediate vicinity, says the Philadelphia North American. A certain railroad company had lost enormous sums of money through damage suits instituted by those injured in grade-crossing accidents. This company had been most particular in the matter of erecting signs at each crossing, but jury after jury decided that these were of small moment, since the warning they conveyed was to "look out for the cars" or "look out for the engine," and in almost every instance it was conclusively proved that the damage was caused by that part of the train not mentioned. So in desperation the railroad commissioned a lawyer of wide depute to compose a sign that would "hold" in court. After some days the following sentence, written on a large sheet of paper, came from the man learned in the law: "Stop! Look! Listen!" Following this came a bill for $10,000. So when you hear some long-tongued individual boasting about a dollar a word Mr. Kipling gets, or the surprising sum paid Richard Harding Davis for articles describing the war he didn't see, dismiss the being as a dealer in ant-hills, for the lawyer aforementioned got a check for the amount named, and so far as history enlightens us, no one ever before received so much as $2,500 a word. Before the end of a year the lawyer was informed by the president of the road that the new sign had saved many times its cost. "A Wise Woman." Many women wear thin linen underclothing in winter and then they illogically complain of red noses, enlarged veins in the face, rough, red hands and a dry, ill-nourished skin. Now, the way to maintain a soft, supple skin and a clear and pinky complexion is to keep up a plentiful supply of blood near the surface all over the body. A wise women knows that nothing is more destructive to a lovely skin than cold feet. Therefore, even if she indulge in the vanity of spun silk or perforated hose, she uses cork soles in her shoes so as to keep up the circulation of the blood, upon which the skin depends so largely for its softness and luster. Lack of warmth in the abdomen leads to a congested state of the liver and the huge network of blood vessels which control the supply of nourishment to the skin are situated in the abdomen. The middle of the body should be kept warm and free from the chills which cause contraction of the blood vessels—Chicago News. Is Life Worth Living. Is life worth living? How can you Look up into yon skies of blue, In heaven's sunshine smile and bask, And such a question dare to ask? At blossom time, how can you hear Blithe messengers with notes, high, clear. From branch and bough proclaim His might. Without a thrill of glad delight? How can you know the gentle press On cheek and brow of wind's care, And not within your bosom feel An earnestness, a new born zeal? Is life worth living? How can you Gaze lovingly in eyes so true. And not within their depths behold. The light that blends each hour with gold? How can you, the one's who wear The crown of motherhood, bright, fair, Be-query thus, when against your breast Two little Warm, red lips are pressed? -Kathleen Kavanagh in New Orleans Time-Democrat Countess Is Actress. Countess Margaret Cassini, niece and adopted daughter of the Russian ambassador to this country, will devote her energies to amateur theatricals in Washington this winter. She is a born actress, graceful, beautiful, clever, with a good voice which she knows how to use, and she has taken up acting with her usual zeal, energy and taste. Her favorite character is Judith, although she is at home in comedy, as well as tragedy THE WOMAN WHO WAS THE MASTER OF THE WORLD Mrs. L. C. Glover, Vice Pres. Milwaukee, Wis., Business Woman's Association, is another one of the million women who have been restored to health by using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM: I was married for several years and no children blessed my home. The doctor said I had a complication of female troubles and I could not have any children unless I could be cured. He tried to cure me, but after experimenting for several months, my husband became disgusted, and one night when we noticed a testimonial of a woman who had been cured of similar trouble through the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, he went out and bought a bottle for me. I used your medicine for three and one half months, improving steadily in health, and in twenty-two months a child came. I cannot fully express the joy and thankfulness that is in my heart. Our home is a different place now, as we have something to live for, and all the credit is due to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Yours very sincerely, Mrs. L.C. GLOVER, 614 Grove St., Milwaukee, Wis." Vice President, Milwaukee Business Woman's Ass'n Women should not fail to profit by the experience of these two women; just as surely as they were cured of the troubles enumerated in their letters, just so certainly will Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cure others who suffer from womb troubles, inflammation of the ovaries, kidney troubles, nervous excitability, and nervous prostration; remember that it is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound that is curing women, and don't allow any druggist to sell you anything else in its place. An Indiana Lady Tells of a Wonderful Cure:— If there is anything in your case about which you would like special advice, write freely to Mrs. Pinkham. She can surely help you, for no person in America can speak from a wider experience in treating female ills. Address is Lynn, Mass.; her advice is free and always helpful. $5000 FORFEIT if we cannot forthwith produce the original letters and signatures of above testimonials, which will prove their absolute genuineness. Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co., Lynn, Mass. NO MONEY TILL CURED. 27 YEARS ESTABLISHED. We send FREE and postpaid a 232-page treatise on Piles, Fistula and Diseases of the Rectum; also 108-page illus. treatise on Diseases of Women. Of the thousanda cured by surmlid method, none paid a cent till cured—we furnish their names on application. DRS. THORNTON & MINOR, 3089 Olive Street, St. Louis, Mo. and 1030 Oak St. Kansas City, Mo. M If there is anything in your special advice, write freely to Mr. you, for no person in America can in treating female ills. Address and always helpful. $5000 FORFEIT if we cannot forthwish above testimonials, which will pro PILES NO MONEY We send FREE and postpa Rectum; also 100-page illus Cur mild method, none pa DRS. THORNTON NEW PENSION LAWS SENT FREE Apply to NATHAN BICKFORD, 914 F St. Washington. D. C. When writing advertisers, Kindly mention this paper. "DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM: It is a pleasure for me to write and tell what your wonderful medicine has done for me. I was sick for three years with change of life, and my physician thought a cancerous condition of the womb. During these three years I suffered untold agony. "I cannot find words in which to express my bad feelings. I did not expect to ever see another well day. I read some of the testimonials recommending your medicine and decided to write to you and give your treatment a trial. "Before I had taken half a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, I began to sleep. I have taken now six bottles and am so well I can do all kinds of work."—MRS. LIZZIE HINKLE, Salem, Ind. BLACKSMITHS WANTED, at Tafts. A new shop and plenty of new tools. Manuel Robbins. 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TERRITORIAL TRUST & SURETY COMPANY NN ABSTRACTS OF TITLE “Zz TITLES GUARANTEED — Wy SURETY BONDS WRITTEN te Go to fone Now located at new quarters No. 512 South Brd Stroet Phone 70. Syparibe,oyt sander PRACTICAL BOOT © SHOMAKEB Prompt and Careful Attention Given to all Customers. Has v Full Line of Hig bh Grade Men’s Shoes, and is now selling out at very low prices. Keeps constantly on hand seeond hand shoes of ail kind, When in need of any thing in my line call and see mo near Jones’ Block. Worn cusrsareee. 140 SOUTH SECOND STR EET MUSKOGEE UNION RAILWAY, 10 AND FROM Fs. Smith and Wagoner and the Kan- ras and Chvokee Oil Fields, via Covet ty and Mi-sourl Pacific Ry. * Lv. Muskogeo— 9:3) a m. and 8:05 p.m. ar. Ft. Smith— 12:55 p.m, and 11:45 p.m, Ly, Ft. Smith— 4:99, po and 8:15 p.m, Ar, Muskoee— 7:81 a.m, and 7:35 p.m, Ly, Muskogee-— 6:25 a. m, and 6220 p. mw Ar, Wagoner— 7:10 a, m. and 8:19 p,m, Ly. Wagoner—- 9:65 a.m. and 9:17 p.m. Ly. Muskogee— 19:46 a.m. and 2:17 p.m. For time of train. beyond Wagoner seo Missouvi Pacific }ron Mountain time tablos A. R. Payinauacs. ‘kiaftic Manager, ~~ | DENTAL PARLORS, F, has FIHE \ 7 -. Rooms 5 7 and 9 CAROLINA BLOCK, OKMULGEE AVENUE. Specialist in Crown, Bridge and Plate Work of All Kind. From the best Dental College. Louisville, Kentucky. I am permanent- ly located and will make special prices on all Dental Work and Operations for two weeks only. ‘ Gold filling...,........$2 00 Gold Crown........... $5.C0 Amalgam: ........:...81.00 Bridge Work..........++.85.00 OB NGE 3s i 5 tad case ee Plate Work........ ...»$10,00 Free painless extraction from 9 to 10 a.m., every Wednesday. Free consultation and estimates on all Dental operations. iE B THE BIG EAST SIDE Bi. y of Lumber Yard! Geo. D. Hope Lumber Co., | Dealer in LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, SASH, | DOORS, LIME, CEMENT, ETC. e »x 218 Let us figure with you befcre buying. Muskogee nr ne | 8 HAND MADE CLOTHES u SHIRTS | mg ALL KINDS OF HATS oe von i ea , If ente’ Birnisiing Crare | GULLS i cal ki OUlis UE ws OF ALI DESCRIP UVIOCIS: | Shixts, Eats. Underwear, Suit Cases, aig ery foc W.E. vicCLURE, KNOX AGENCY, ENGLISH BLOCK, Muskogee. — - : - - Ind. Ter’v. pe eae NAb Nec Dery iy Gs hate ce [|Brr~ nen SOS St whe eS i nA ai Ene ad eh i | rh oot 0G Sp yD Bae . Hie ea YE | & eaten i CONFLETELY AND COMFORTABLY | SCRVE WESTERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS TO | THE PAINCIPAL CITIES 4 1 pene “ | EAST, : | WEST, NORTH, | SOUTH. | PULLPIAN SLEEPERS, | RECLINING CHAIR CARS. ; TRAINS LIGHTED AND > VENVILATED BY ELECTRICITY, The Direct Route to the “WORLD'S FAIR CITY” a SAINT LOUIS For detailed information, call on nearest representative (RISCO SYSTEM, oruddress L. W. PRICE, Division Passenger Agent, Jorn, Mo, TTT oP Te OR ADE Froud Pirkins of Ft. Smith was here, Saturday.