Muskogee Cimeter

The Muskogee Cimeter. Vol 6. CHILD NEARLY FROZEN. Negro Lad Found Crying on Front Steps of Handcock Home. Yesterday morning, while Mr and Mrs. N. F. Handcock were eating breakfast. they heard someone crying in front of the house. At first they supposed it to be one of their own children, but on in investigation found a small Negro boy. The boy was illy-clad and nearly frozen. He was taken in and cared for by the servants under the direction of Mrs. Hancock. The child, who is six years of age, said he was on his way to school, and became so cold he could get no further. Late yesterday afternoon the boy left the Hancock residence for his home. He said his name was Tommy Floyd.—Phoenix. The above is respectfully referred to our school-board and we also ask that a school be established in the south part of town for colored youth. All things considered is it not reasonable? Are we asking too much? Archie V. Jones, the lawyer who got to town yesterday failed in the examination and then skipped out to Wagoner and got through by main strength and awkwardness comes out in a letter gold-bond paper telling what he thinks ought to be done and advising the Judge of the U. S. Court as to his duty. Now this cuss blew in here on the last gale. Has no interest in town. could not vote if an election was held tomorrow and yet he rushes forward with advice and is a full fledged candidate for leadership. He, like his namesake the other Jones of telegrah fame, could not stand the pressure and went to another town before he could start out to practice law. It's these transient cusses who want to rule the roost just as they get to town. It is said that the Roosevelt club has already declared who shall be the candidates for municipal officers and that the convention shall be a delegated one and that only one-half of the delegates shall come from the 3rd and 4th wards and that certain colored men shall not attend the convention as delegates and that no colored men shall be on the ticket. All of which we are against and shall not ask Hell A—dam Clark nor his man Friday permission to say so. Muskogee, I. T., Thursday, Feb. 17, 1905. The next issue will contain a write up of some of our prominent men who have been posing before the public as paragons of honesty and christianity. Also a well written article on "Our Women' also another on some of our preachers. Every body may not approve of them yet they will all be backed up by the whole truth. There will be no free copies, the Cimeter never gives out free papers when you see a fellow reading one you can bet your sox some one paid for it. We propose to turn on the electric lights. Ministerial frauds, misfit teachers. and broken down political hacks. Read the next issue. No Hell A-dam we are not a candidate and don't want your support nor that of your dupes, we are here fighting the battles for the race when you were in La. and one of your clan was playing the Indian act in Kansas and the other cuss the same game in Arkansas. We have always claimed to be what we are, a Negro. And we think we will be at work for the race when your gang of truckling syncophants, ministerial sharks and ex-pedagogal frauds and political buccaneers are in the lowest regions of hades. The colored contingent who have been trying to take sides with Douglass, we mean by that Hell A—dam Clark, Weary Hyena Sims, and Funny Jaybird Gordon with Fishing Whangdoodle Reed are the same gang of political plotters who desired to make an attact on U. S. Marshall Bennett but their white bosses would not stand for it and then some of them knew that the Marshall's record in preventing the lynching of Negroes when this was a part of the Northern district would be flashed on them and they desisted. This whole outfit are attempting to pose as fighting for the race when as a matter of fact they are trying with herculean efforts to locate the commissary wagon and it don't make any difference to them in what camp the wagon is found if it contains the proper food. Up to this good hour failure has been the rewad for their strenuous efforts but they are still on the trail. Some of them have a very hungry look and unless something turns up soon soon the gang will get desperate. The Lincoln Club Meets. The clans gathered for an election of officers of the club for the ensuing political year. The bosses of both factions were their eager for the fray. Frank Reed and his independent outfit were there as lookers on. The chairman sounded the alarm and the battle was on. Things happened so rapidly that Reed and his rooters were dumfounded and before they could gather their scattered forces together. Rev. Haywood was elected chairman and E.E. Sims Secretary, and the club had adjourned. After this Affidavit Taylor and a few others who had remained called a new meeting on and R. T. Thompson was elected chairman and Parson Davis, Secretary; and then the rebels as they are called by the regulars adjourned. Both of the meetings were on a strenuous order and both presidents declare he is the one to preside over the Lincoln club. The fight will be carried on up to the spring election and there subside. In the meantime each side is hustling for "finers." Future meetings will be interesting, the public will have high seats in the rear next to the door. Trade with the people who advertise and live in Muskogee. Our merchants deserve your trade. Quit buying goods from the L. B. Price Mercantile Co., who sends its agents here. Our merchants can furnish you goods at reasonable rates and they pay taxes that support our schools the other fellow simply gets your money. We think to have been fair and at the same time obliterate the color line, the distinguished representative of the Department of Justice should have asked the lawyers of Muskogee be called to meet him and then the social feature of the Bar Association would not have been outraged and the ten colored lawers of the city. members of tee Bar and others could have participated in the meeting. The gold bond outfit in an ironical way pretend to support the editor of this paper for an imaginary office. We have stated that we are not a candidate for anything and if we were we would not ask for the support of Hell A-dam Clark and his political cut-throats be No.19 cause they are a disgraceful set of Negro democrats as ever charged upon the commissary wagon of democracy. The Rev. J. M. Bryant of Gatesville preached at Sango Baptist College Sunday, in the course of his remarks he asked the students to bear with the conditions this year, and that when they return next year they would find a new school building, he said that he had received assurance to that effect. We wish the college much success, and believe Mr. Leftwich is the right man in the right place.—Wm. L. Johnson. We are not taking advice from the Gold bond (brick) oulft nor their friends as to how we should conduct this paper and while this is possible the youngest of the race journals in the city, we can say that during the six years of existence we have paid our bills and no suits are pending against us, and no subscriber has kicked about our bad English or anything else that has appeared in our columns; A committee composed of six democrats has been appointed by the representative of the Attorney-general to assist in investigating the charges against Judge Raymond and he also stated that they were not partisan to Raymond. That was self evident but some of them in our opinion are partisans of Raymond's enemies. Things equal to same things are equal to each other. We admire Congressman Murphy for his firm stand for justice and right. The resolution introduced before the Bar Association was right and proper. It was well known that Clarence Douglass' fight is partly personal and partly political and why the bar should assist him or others in the fight is a mystery to the unitiated, WANTED—Two or three tracts of good land for northern farmers at once. 80 acres to 240 acres each. Let me hear from you. H. P. SHOWALTER, Rooms 304 and 305, Iowa Building. 211 South Second street, Muskogee, The Afro-American Real Estate Co. is doing business at the old stand. Write H. R. Pierson, Business Manager for information. Office 211 So. 2nd St., Muskogee. WAS CURED RAPIDLY RHEUMATISM IN TWO SEVERE CASES MASTERED IN FEW WEEKS. The Remedy Used by Mr. Schroeppel and by Captain Lafour in Great Demand in Vicinity of Their Hoines. In the winter of 1902- Mr. Schroeppel was confined to his bed by a severe attack of rheumatism. His doctor's treatment proved unsuccessful, but he subsequently regained his health by means which he describes with great enthusiasm. "After five or six weeks of helplessness and pain," said he, "during which I was receiving regular visits from the doctor, I felt as bad as ever. Just then my mother, a woman eighty years of age, paid me a visit. She had received great benefit from Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and she was confident they would help me. At her solicitation I gave up the doctor's treatment and took the pills in its place." "And were you cured as the result of taking her advice?" "Yes, quickly and thoroughly. Before the second box was finished I felt very manifest improvement, and within two weeks I was able to leave my bed and take up my neglected farm work. I continued to use the pills, however, until eight boxes had been taken, although long before that I felt that every vestige of the disease had been eradicated. "Are there no traces left?" "Absolutely none. For a year and three months there has never been the slightest return of the old trouble. For this happy result I and my family freely praise Dr. Williams' Pink Pills." Within the bounds of China township, St. Clair county, Mich., there is no better known farmer than Mr. Henry Schroeppel. His cure has therefore naturally attracted a great deal of attention. One of Mr. Schroeppel's neighbors, Captain George Balfour, after hearing of the salutary results in Mr. Schroeppel's case, decided to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for an attack of rheumatism from which he was himself suffering. He took eight or ten boxes and now declares himself free from the painful ailment." It is little wonder that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are much in favor in the community where Mr. Schroppel and Captain Balfour are so well and favorably known. They are sold by all druggists and are equally successful in curing neuralgia, sciatica and partial paralysis. Importance of Punctuation. A good instance of the importance of punctuation was afforded in the case of an English newspaper which once announced the death of the bishop of Brisbane. This was promptly contradicted. The explanation followed that the cable received was: "Bishop of Brisbane found dead sea serpent fifty feet long." Reading this as two items of news, the news editor chose the piece of information most suited to his columns, and the cable announced: "The bishop of Brisbane has been found dead." Dry flannel applied as hot as can be endured alleviates the agonies of neuralgia. Every housekeeper should know that if they will buy Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use they will save not only time, because it never sticks to the iron, but because each package contains 16 oz.—one full pound—while all other Cold Water Starches are put up in $ \frac{3}{4} $ -pound packages, and the price is the same, 10 cents. Then again because Defiance Starch is free from all injurious chemicals. If your grocer tries to sell you a 12-oz. package it is because he has a stock on hand which he wishes to dispose of before he puts in Defiance. He knows that Defiance Starch has printed on every package in large letters and figures "16 ozs." Demand Defiance and save much time and money and the annoyance of the iron sticking. Defiance never sticks. There is something wrong with the eternal fitness of things when you eternal fitness of things when you see a man with a silk hat dining in a cheap restaurant. Muskogee Cimeter. W. H. TWINE, Editor. MUSKOGEE, IND. TER. NEW STATE NEWS. Wagoner's new opera house was opened last week. The Catholics held services in Carmen last Sunday for the first time in the history of the town. Carmen's produce company has purchased the mill and elevator of that city. Immigration into Beaver county has begun and a number of claims will be taken up within the next few weeks. The Methodists of Snyder have succeeded in raising the debt of $578 against their church and the edifice was recently dedicated free of debt. Ardmore has granted a franchise for an electric railway line through its principal streets. R. L. Freeman, of Davis, last week shipped 310 bales of cotton consigned to a Galveston firm for storage until prices are higher. Muskogee is to have a baseball park. Work will begin in time for games in the spring. The First National Bank at Tulsa has let the contract for a six story building. James F. Elliot has been appointed postmaster at Haileyville vice W. H. Horine resigned. The townsite commissioners are now paying off claimants at Boswell. A large number of Choctaws are receiving their money. The conuty attorney and sheriff of Comanche county have given notice that hereafter they will prosecute to the full extent of the law all gamblers and Sunday saloons. The Kiowa bar association at a recent meeting at Hobart adopted resolutions to ask for relief from a congested district court and the creation of a court house with funds in the hands of Secretary Hitchcock. The comptroller of currency has authorized the American National Bank at Sapulpa with $25,000 capital and the Arkansas Valley National Bank at Broken Arrow with the same capitalization, to begin business at their respective locations In a primary election at Davis to get the sentiment of the citizens for a general stock law, 212 votes were cast, 128 for and 84 against. The city council will now pass a law prohibiting all stock running at large on the streets. Mr. and Mrs A W. Hickam, who live near Victor, are the parents of thirteen children, all of whom are living. They have been married twenty years, and have twice been blessed with twins. The last visit of the stork was productive of triplets, all boys. The aggregate weight of the three at birth was twenty-three pounds. Marshal Colbert of the southern district, has received instructions from the United States Indian agent to confiscate all guns, ammunition, buggies, cooking utensils and other paraphernalia belonging to hunting parties. This order will practically stop all hunting in the Chickasaw nation, as Marshal Colbert will instruct all his deputies to see that the Indian agent's instructions are carried out. Had to Get His Breath One of the representatives from Texas says that while he was coming to Washington he was greatly amused by the antics of a young married couple on the sleeper. "There was a continuous performance of kissing," says the representative, "and the smacks could be heard like the crackling of a new saddle. Finally there was a lull in the performance, and the bride blurted out: "'Oh, Jim, dear. I fear you have ceased to love me.' "'No, no, darling,' came the answer, but I must have a chance to get my breath.' "It was a half minute before the groom got his breath, and the smacking was resumed."—Washington Times. When Charity Failed A charitable man had as neighbors a family of shiftless people who always lived from hand to mouth, apparently never figured how they would get through the following day or the following week. As times were hard and the shiftless family were short on clothes and food, the charitable man sent them a check for $10. The next month he did the same thing and kept it up for six months. Then he observed that the neighbor was not making very strenuous efforts to get work and ceased to send the checks. Within a week he received a note running as follows: "Deer Sir: I failed to get your check this week as usual. Please forward same to me by first male. Fours truly, JOHN TOMPKINS." Moral: Often the recipient of charity gets the notion in his head that it is owing to him.—Mail and Breeze. IT'S THE TERROR OF ALL WOMEN. Backache Quickly Cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills. Mrs. W. H. Ambrose tells how her pains vanished never to return when she used the Great American Kidney Remedy. Dover, Ky., Feb. 13th.—(Special)—So long has Backache been the terror of the women of America that the numerous reports of the complete and permanent cures of this alliment now being made by Dodd's Kidney Pills are causing wide satisfaction and not the least remarkable of these cures is that of Mrs. W. H. Ambrose of this place. Mrs. Ambrose says: "I had such pains in my back at times I could hardly move and other symptoms showed that my kidneys were affected. One box of Dodd's Kidney Pills drove away all the pains and I have never been troubled since." Backache is the kidneys' first notice that they are out of order and need help. If they get that help in the form of Dodd's Kidney Pills all will be well. If they are neglected the disease may develop into Diabetes, Bright's Disease or Rheumatism. Testing Nightingales. An annual nightingale competitive concert is held in various cities of Japan. The main feature of the quaint recreation is to bring together some tame nightingales of melodious voice, according to the accepted standard of the connoisseurs, and to let each of them sing in turn. By this singing the grade of the songster is determined. When Your Grocer Saves he does not have Defiance Starch, you may be sure he is afraid to keep it until his stock of 12 oz. packages are sold. Defiance Starch is not only better than any other Cold Water Starch, but contains 16 oz. to the package and sells for same money as 12 oz. brands. A Questionable Pedigree. Three little school children were seriously discussing the social conditions and positions of their respective parents and their ancestry, each one evidently determined to go one better than the other. "Mother says I am descended from Mary Queen of Scots," triumphantly asserted little Eva. "So am I, then," retorted Cousin Willie. "Don't be silly, Willie," interpolated the third. "Why, you're a boy." Recommended by Prominent Physicians and Chemists Calumet Baking Powder Perfect in Quality Economical in Use Moderate in Price A Queer Delusion Mr. Campbell, the Irish solicitor general, speaking the other day upon delusions, told a story of a North of Ireland Protestant who was perfectly sane save on one subject. This stanch Protestant harbored a delusion that one of his legs belonged to a Roman Catholic, and therefore, when he went to bed every night he used to leave the Catholic leg outside the blanket by way of punishment. They Can't. Old and dejected—chuck full of pain, Said he'd "be darned if he cared to remain In a land where seven aches from each acorn grew, And the remedies therefor so infernally few." He was cited to Hunt's Lightning Oil, used one bottle, swapped his crutches for a bottle of hair dye, and says he'll be eternally consternated if any old ache or pain can stand Hunt's Lightning Oil. 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In the conventions of associations formed to forward the mutual interests of the membership by improving methods of business, devising and urging legislation, etc., a full discussion by the assembled members is, if properly conducted, the most potent force. This is generally recognized and yet in a great majority of cases the time of the sessions is so largely taken up by the reading of addresses upon various subjects that the discussions are cut short and very often have to be left out altogether. At the meetings of dairy associations and butter and cheesemakers' associations there are usually a number of papers prepared upon subjects designated by the officers the reading of which takes much time. If these could be forwarded to the secretary in advance they might be printed and distributed to the members before the meeting with very little additional expense to associations which print their reports in full because the type forms could be kept standing for use in the full report. The advantages would be three fold: First, the members would be much better prepared to discuss the subjects brought up if they had time to consider them before the meeting; second, the time of the convention could be more largely devoted to the discussion; and third, the full report of the proceedings could be published much more promptly after the convention had closed. We commend this plan to the consideration of all such associations as would be benefited by its adoption. N. Y. Produce Review. Dairying in Michigan. Michigan is not considered a dairy state, and yet, according to a recent census, there are in that state 14,116 farms deriving their chief income from dairy products. On these dairy farms there are 74,043 cows, which makes an average of a little over five cows to a farm. The number of cows in the state used for the production of milk principally is over 875,000, according to the census of 1900. About 60,000,000 pounds of farm butter are made yearly, and this has a value of $9,000,000. In addition, over 26,000,000 pounds of butter are made in the creameries, and the value of this swells the aggregate value of the butter made to over $14,000,000. This is a good showing when it is considered that in the enumeration of the cows must be a very large number that produce little or nothing. How much greater would be the production if every poor cow were replaced with a good cow! Vicious Hogs. The vicious hog is fit only to be made into pork and should not be retained as a breeder. The keepers of hogs have to go among them, frequently, and one that will attack a human being should not be tolerated on the farm. The hog generations are so short that it is comparatively easy to breed out a vicious disposition. The knife and saw still remain the principal remedies against the blight. 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WOOD, - - - Ass't Editor. J. T. TRIMBLE - - Gen'l Solicitor E. T. HEARNE - - City Reporter For Delegate to the Constitutional Convention: A. G. W. SANGO of Muskogee. The fellow who quits his own business to look after the other fellows will soon have no business of his own. "Dam it" is not cussing. We all want the dam built across the Grand river and we use that expression to convey our meaning. We would much rather the Gold Bond gang would pay their debts than support us for office and would be glad for the medical end to begin payment. The Cimeter is too busy looking after its own business to stop to advise the other fellow. If we are committing suicide please let us alone, we like this kind of way to shuffle off the mortal coil. President Roosevelt's speech on Lincoln's birth day has the right ring to it, he has taken no backward step and believes that every man should have "a square deal." The committee to assist Mr. Fuller in his investigation are: C. L. Jackson, Tom Owens, P. C. West, Harry Davis and W. P. Hoams. The Bar Association reminds us of the Roosevelt club. They were too busy for any of the colored members of the bar to join at this time. We are under no personal or other kind of obligation to any of the gold bond outfit, and if we were we would certainly settle up and make our attact. Can you see the point? Attorney Wiggins of Ardmore is still at Washington, putting in hard licks for statehood, and working for the best interest of the race. The Negroes of the B.I.T. will always remember the efforts in their behalf by this race leader. The little 2 x 4 cuss who parades under the sobriquet of All Vacant Jones, Attorney-at-Law, and Solicitor in Chancery, has exploded and subsided he has gained some notoriety as legal adviser to a faction of the Lincoln outfit and now leaps into the arena as dictator for the Negroes of Muskogee. All of those who expect to join our crowd to Washington on the 28th inst., should report at once with the fee as the books close promptly on Saturday night. Any man who does his duty well and is loyal to his race must expect to receive the condemnation of the vicious, lawless and irresponsible part of his people. There is a time for everything and as the assistant editor and others on the staff belong to church they never cuss. The editor is a free lance and when a fellow needs strong language appled in the right doses the editor does it and the staff says amen. The investigation just started seems to be reaching out and is getting dangerous for some of the lion tamer's friends and it is now reported that the ubicious individual is now enroute home to lead the forces in defense of his friend and to stiffen up the back bones of the real fellows who started the game. To extend tde laws of Oklahoma over the Territory would be one of the greatest crimes that could be perpetrated upon our innocent and helpless people. It would give the grafters licence to fleece the people. The printing graft would be astounding. No wonder the Phoenix favors it as they doubtless would be in the deal. A man who is false and ungrateful to the one who comes to his rescue when he is without friends and without cash is a d-n snake, that's the only way we can express our contempt for an ungrateful scoundrel and most people agree with us while they don't agree with the way of expressing it. "COLONEL" C. Bashful Douglass, editor of the Army and Navy Gazette, after having written the president's message, gotten Uncle Joe Cannon to pass the statehood bill, kept the conrts all at Muskogee, gotten J. George Wright reappointed and made ace high with the department, announced that he is not going to push the Raymond charges, flopped to a single stater again, has decided that he may safely leave Washington in the hands of other statesmen and is coming home. He will be welcomed with opened arms by Oklahoma, Ardmore, South McAlester, Chickasha and Tulsa Times. KIRSHBAUM Hand Made Clothes, Shirts and All Kinds of Hats Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Etc. We carry a fine line of jewelery which is strictly firstclass and up-to-date in every respect. I carry nothing but the Best goods and of the latest design. My prices are reasonable. Call and see the latest whether you want to buy or not. North Second St., Muskogee, I. T. GLOYD LUMBER COMPANY. CALIFORNIA AND THE NORTH PACIFIC COAST. Many Routes From Which To Make Your Choice. F ull Infor mation on request. GEO. H. LEE, G. P. A., Little Rorck, Ark. J. S. McNALLY, Division Passenger Agent, Oklahoma City. Add a few boxes of cigars to your stand or store and Increase your sales. We can furnish you Owls, Capdurers, Henry George, Little Tom, Agent, 305, Cremo, Pathfinders, and several other popular brands by the single box and sell them to you at wholesale prices. It is not much to invest, and they are sure to sell. Come and have a falk with us. BEN ESTES, Druggist Corner Main & Okmulge Streets. See Our Bulletin for Amusements. 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 certainly 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. ```markdown ``` Local & Personal. See Lee Perry for good coal. Mr. Bud Cook is on the sick list this week. Come to Jones Hall on the 22, and have a good time. J. T. Trimble is and again after getting a hsrd fall on the ice. Mrs. Manuel of Okmulgee was in the city this week on business. Mr. H. R. Pierson went to Guthrie, Okla., this week on business. Mr. Luther Gosby made his departure for Hot Springs last week. Mr. A. G. W. Sango has a very sore hand, but is much better this week. Mr. Ed Herne went to the country this went to take charge of the Black Jack school. Mr. D. Richardson has opened up a new rooming house on North 2nd street. Mr. Harris and Dr. Smith of Grayson was in the city this week on business. If you want to get pure, good LIQUOZONE call and see Ben Estes Drug Co. Mr. Gee, Taylor, one of our successful farmers was a pleasant caller at office this week. Mr. Willie Sims has been at home ever since the Lincoln club split, last Friday night. Mrs. Nettie Drake is on the sick list this week. We hope her a speedy recovery. Miss Mabel Taylor is out again and can be heard singing as usual at the Jones Cafe. Mr. Paul Smith called at the Cimeter office this week and subscribed for the Cimeter and paid for it. Now what do you think of that? Mr. Geo. Ross and wife of Claremore called at this office and paid for the Cimeter. When you want your trunk hauled or anything else call up J. W. Smith, Phone 143. Mr. Garfeld Barnett and Mr. Robert Smith tried to kill all the Rabbits on Cuda creek during this sleet and snow. Mr. J. Henry Lily, attorney of Boston was a pleasant caller today and reported dull times around the capital. If you want to get your mone ey worth of good coal and quick delivery. Call up phone 554, Mr. Lee Perry, the coal man. --- Remember the grand entertainment at Jones Hall on Feb. 22nd, 1905 by Trimble and Johnson. The members of the Muskogee Colored band are requested to be present on next Monday night. Business of importance. JOE KELLY. Prof. Gordon is spending a few weeks at Hot Springs for his health. We hope he will get alright. Mr. Bud Brown and Mr. Bud Lowery came in this week with quails to let. The little birds were prepared at Jones Cafe and a few of their invited guests circled around the table and had a nice time. Mr. H. R. Pierson was absent. Committee on Charities. The several pastors, with a committee from each church, are called to meet at Beebe Chapel. C. M. E. church, Monday, Feb. 20, at 11 a. m. to organize a Board of Charities among colored people. W. F. SIMONS, Pastor, Personal instructions given at your home, in stenography, typewriting, arithmetic and penmanship. Persons prepared for civil service positions. None too young none too old to learn. Wm. L. JOHNSON, 211 S. Second St. FRISCO SYSTEM COMPLETELY AND COMFORTABLY SERVE WESTERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS TO THE PRINCIPAL CITIES EAST, WEST, NORTH, SOUTH. PULLMAN SLEEPERS, RECLINING CHAIR CARS. TRAINS LIGHTED AND VENTILATED BY ELECTRICITY. The Direct Route to the "WORLD'S FAIR CITY" SAINT LOUIS For detailed information, call on nearest representative FRISCO SYSTEM, or address L. W. PRICE, Division Passenger Agent. JOPLIN, MO. Dave Richardson's BARBERSHOP. OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE. SATISFACTION GUARANTEE. Dave Richardson. WE CAN RENT YOUR HOUSES --- Prepare for success at the bar, in business or private life, in business or law colleges. Founded in 1840. Successful graduates everywhere. Approved by bar and law colleges. Regular College Law Course and Business Law Course. Liberal Ternis. Special Offer Now. Catalogue Free. Sprague Correspondence School of Law, 733 Majestic Eldge, Detroit, Mich. Dr. R. H. W. PHYSICIAN & S Diseases of Women and fully Treated. Chronicle a Specialty. 201-2 OKMULGE VICTORIA HOTEL When at Claremore stop at the Victoria Hotel, Moder, Upto-date, Elegant Rooms, Table Unsurpassed MQS. IDELLA ROBINTON, PROP. Claremore, I. T. 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LOANS MADE TO FREEDMEN ON THEIR ALLOTMENTS Long Time. Easy Payments. JAMES L. LOMBARD, Financial Agent, Union Central Life Insurance Company. ADDRESS: CHAS. H. LOMBARD, Manager, No. 207 N. Second St., Muskogee, I. T. Money to Loan on Freedmen Land. STUDY LAW AT HOME D D D ```markdown ``` The Canadian Valley Trust Company 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. Dr. R. H. Waterford. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. Diseases of Women and Men successfully Treated. Chronic Disease of Men a Specialty. 201-2 OKMULGEE AVENUE. A. S. McREA, LAWYER. 201-2 KMAULG AVENUE. We Print News. AUSTIC JOB WORK R T NOTICE are the Best Equipped Printing Office in the Indian Territory .We are Professional Men. IES BUILDING. RUST & SURETY CO. Contracts Of Title Guaranteed. y Bonds en. HARDWARE CO. CORPORATED.avy Hardware, Tin- celebrated Monarchy one Guaranteed. ```markdown ``` ACHED IN EVERY BONE. Chicago Society Woman, Who Was So Sick She Could Not Sleep or Eat, Cured by Doan's Kidney Pills. Marion Knight, of 33 N. Ashland avenue, Chicago, orator of the West Side Wednesday Club, says: "This W. H. winter when I started to use Doan's Kidney Pills I ached in every bone and had intense pains in the kidneys and pelvic organs. The urine was thick and cloudy, and I could barely eat enough to live. I felt a change for the better within a week. The second week I began eating heartily. I began to improve generally, and before seven weeks had passed I was well. I had spent hundreds of dollars for medicine that did not help me, but $6 worth of Doan's Kidney Pills restored me to perfect health." A TRIAL, FREE.—Address Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all dealers. Price, 50 cus. Should anything get into the eye one drop of castor oil should be dropped in the corner of it, but if it be mortar or lime, bathe with a weak solution of water and vinegar. Twice-Told Tales. Some tales never lose in the telling, and the tale of good that Dr. Caldwell's (laxative) Syrup Pepsin will, and does do, to all poor, dyspeptic, bilious sufferers, is one of them. It positively relieves and cures all forms of indigestion, starts up the languid liver, regulates the constipated bowels, and restores the entire system to a perfect condition of health. Try it. Sold by all druggists at 50c and $1.00. Money back if it fails. When a woman goes visiting she invariably secures a copy of her hostess' cake recipe—but she never uses it. Stop It. The season is now especially propitious for colds and coughs, which lead to Pneumonia and—you know the rest; sometimes a long rest. When you begin to cough cut it short; stop it. Simmons' Cough Syrup will do it. It soothes, it heals, it cures. Just about the time a man thinks he has acquired wisdom something happens that renders another think necessary. By Any Name. It's likely to happen to the poor or the rich. To contract some skin ailmen—don't call it the Itch. But it cuts little ice as to name or location. From incessant scratching they want a vacation. Hunt's Cure gives it. One box guaranteed to cure any form of itching known. Man wants but little here below zero. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. If a woman can't get a husband to be, she may get a dog that she can boss. DON'T FORGET DON'T FORGET A large 2-oz. package Red Cross Ball Blue, only 5 cents. The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind. A pretty girl doesn't have to propose during leap year, and a homely one is afraid to--but there is the ireneous young widow. QUEEN BEES WORTH $200 EACH Some of the Italian Insects Are Extremely Valuable. Just as there are valuable strains in horses, cattle and other stocks, so there are varieties of queen bees which are worth many hundred times their weight in gold. The most valuable strain, says the New York Herald, is the Italian, and many Italian bee farmers demand and receive without question prices ranging from $50 to $200 for a single queen bee of a certain kind. Such bees are sent all over the world. The owner of a bee farm near Ottawa, Can., goes to Europe annually and brings back with him bees of an aggregate value of thousands of pounds. He is enabled through the agency of an Italian firm to effect an insurance upon the most valuable of his queens. This bee farmer has many strange experiences in connection with the assistants he is obliged to engage. Of course all bee keepers must submit to a certain amount of stinging. But in some cases the poison in the sting acts directly upon the assistants and makes them alarmingly ill. Others are immune, though stung hundreds of times. Bee farmers are often applied to by persons suffering from rheumatism who wish to place themselves in the way of being stung. And, strange as it may seem, the virus of the bee sting does often act as a cure to persons suffering from serious attacks of rheumatism. Fearful Engines of Destruction. Hand grenades and bombs were used with terrific effect at the capture of the 203-Meter hill. Port Arthur. Their use was contrary to the spirit of the international rule which forbids the cruelty of the dum-dum bullets. Certain other engines of war have been rejected by civilized nations, however, in times gone by, because they were too destructive and too horrible. England has still in keeping a secret war plan of the tenth earl of Dundonald which the authorities rejected because, while it was infallible, it was too inhuman to use by man against man. Even Louis XV. of France had backbone enough to refuse Dupre's terrible invention. If the story of this discovery be true, the plan was to create by a secret process a conflagration whose intensity was but increased by water. It would burn town or fleet. Louis refused to have the secret published and it went down to the grave with Dupre. Mine Forevermore. My dream of love, I bless the hour When thou didst say, "I love thee so!" And feel again thy kisses thrill, While thy dear cheeks are all aglow, I glance back o'er the happy past, When first I met thee to adore, And find in thee each wish fulfilled, For thou art mine forevermore. For thou art mine forevermore! O dream divine! O heart of love! I falter at thy fairy feet, For thou art mine forevermore! O happy day! O dream of love! I gaze into thine eyes so blue. And hold thee in my trembling arms, While my heart whispers: "Thou art true!" Each day seems brighter by thy side. Each hour more filled with bliss divine; I hear the music of thy voice. That tells me softly, "Thou art mine!" Mine forevermore, forevermore! How cloudless are the deep blue skies! How sweet the birds sing out thy name, For thou a mine forevermore. —John Allen Economical John Chinaman. An amusing trait of the Chinese character is pointed out in the last report of the British consul at Foochow, says the London Daily Mail. A British company started a match factory to compete against the Japanese. It seemed to prosper, and then stopped. All the consul drily remarks is. "It would be weil, however, if they bore in mind that the Chinaman not only counts the number of matches in a box, but also takes into consideration the number of those that break in striking or fail to ignite, these being the complaints brought against the matches hitherto turned out by the company." DANGERS TO BE AVOIDED IN FEBRUARY. GIESECKE'S KEY BRAND SHOES TRADE MARK ST. LOUIS ALL WAYS BEST Did you ever stop to think that your feet are inside of shoes from twelve to fifteen hours every day? Are you interested in footwear which is right? We have been making shoes more than a lifetime, millions of people wear them and testify to their merits. Ask your dealer for them: if you want to shoe your feet with shoes that are certain to give comfort and ease, good looks and good wear, buy GIESECKE KEY BRAND SHOES They are just as good as those which cost a great deal more. If your dealer does not keep them, write us. GIESECKE'S French Hays Shoe Co. St. Louis, U.S.A. W. N. U. Oklahoma City—No. 7, 1905 PATENTS that PROTECT 72-p. Book Mailed Free B. S. & A. B. LACEY, Patent Attys, Washington, D. C. BEGGS' CHERRY COUGH SYRUP cures coughs and colds. Intense Cold Breeds Catarrh. Severe WINTER SCENE IN THE NORTH February is a month of severe storms and intense cold. Even in the South where the prevailing temperature is much above wintry latitudes, February brings sudden changes of temperature. Mercury sometimes drops 20 degrees in a single night. Therefore, the following health hints are applicable to the whole of North America: Ventilation. The sleeping rooms should be well ventilated, but so as to avoid direct currents of air. Those in vigorous health should take a cold water towel bath every morning before breakfast. Those in feeble health should take a brisk dry-towel-rub every morning. Diet. The diet should be a generous one, including meat, and occasionally fresh vegetables. Sunshine. The nights being long and the days short, as much sunshine as possible should be let into the house during the day. Clothing. The head should be kept cool at all times. The feet should be kept warm and dry, day and night. When unavoidably exposed to cold or wet, a few doses of Peruna will avert bad consequences. Precaution. When seized with a chill, or even slight chilliness, a dose of Peruna should be taken at once. Sudden Changes Breed Catarrh. WINTER SCENE IN THE SOUTH Rest. As much sleep as possible should be obtained in the forepart of the night. Catarrh of Head. Mr. Frank Cobb, 175 Summit Street, Deering, Me., writes: "I was troubled with catarrh in my head. I wrote to Dr. Hartman for advice and he prescribed Peruna. "I took it and am happy to say it helped me at once. I feel better than I have for years." Bronchial Trouble. Mr. J. Ed. O'Brien, Pres. American Pilot Ass'n. Pensacola, Fla., writes: "I heartily give my endorsement to Peruna as an effective care for catarrh and bronchial trouble." Throat and Lungs. Frank Battle, Jr., 111 N. Market St., Nashville, Tenn., writes: "Peruna has cured me of chronic bronchitis. "It is the grandest discovery of the age for the throat and lungs." Pneumonia. Mr. A. C. Danforth, St. Joseph, Mich., writes: "I contracted a severe cold which settled on my lungs. I was threatened with pneumonia. "Peruna gave me relief within a couple of days. Three bottles saved me a large doctor bill and a great deal of suffering." Thousands of Testimonials. We have on file thousands of testimonials like the above. We can give our readers only a slight glimpse of the vast array of unsolicited endorsements Dr. Hartman is constantly receiving. Address Dr. S.B. Hartman.President of The Hartman Sanstarium, Columbus, O. WEALTH IS THE FIRST ESSENTIAL It Helps Women to Win and Hold Men's Admiration, Respect and Love Woman's greatest zift s the power to Inspire admiration, respect, and love. There is a beauty in health which is more attractive to men than mere regu: larity of feature. a eee ic) a J GS ) " f ‘ Ws \ \ ga sUP\ ie Be i Mrs. Chas F’ Brown To be a successful wife, to retain the love and admiration of her husband, should be a woman's constant study, At the first indication of ill-health, ey or irregular menstruation, eadache or backache, secure Lydia 1. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and begin its use. Mrs. Chas. F', Brown, Vice-President Mothers’ Club, 21 Cedar Terrace, Hot Springs, Ark., writes: Dear Mrs, Pinkham:— “ Fornine years | dragged through a miser- able existence, eaten with inflammation and falling of the womb, and worn out with pain and weariness, 1 oneday noticed a state ment by a woman suffering as I was, but who Had been cured by Lydia 1, Pinknem's Veg. etable Compound, and I determined to try it. At the end_of three months I was a different woman. Every one remarked about it, and my husband fell in love with me all over again, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pound built up my entire system, cured the womb trouble, and I felt like a new woman, Tam sure it will make every suffering woman strong, well and happy, as it has me.” Women who are troubled with pain- ful or irregular menstruation, back- ache, bloating (or flatulence), Jeucor- rhoea, falling, inflammation or ulcera- tion of the uterus, ovarian troubles, that ‘‘bearing-dowi,” feeling, dizzi- ness, faintness, indigestion, or nervous rostration may be restored to perfect Reoith and strength by taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, An excellent remedy for hiccoughs in young or old is granulated sugar moistened with vinegar. Salzer'n Home Builder Corn, So named because 50 acres produced so heavily, that its proceeds built a lovely home. See Salzer’s catalog, Yielded in Ind. 157 bu., Ohio 160 bu., Tenn. 195 bu., and in Mich, 220 bu. per acre. You can beat this record in 1905. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF TIHES® YIELDS? 120 bu. Beardless Barley per acre. 310 bu. Salzer’s New National Oats pre AY 80 bu. Salzer Speltz and Macaroni Wheat. 1,000 bu. Pedigree Potatoes per acre. 14 tons of tich Billion Dollar Grass Hay. 60,000 Ibs. Victoria Rape for sheep—per Ac 160,000 Ibs. ‘Teosinte, the fodder wonder, 54,000 Ibs, Salzer’s Superior Fodder Corn —rich, juicy fodder, per A, Now stich yields you can have in 1905, if you will plant my seeds, JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND 100 in stamps to John A, Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., and receive their great cata- Jog and lots of farmseedsamples. |W.N.U.1 If you use fodine, don’t fail to have glycerine mixed with it; otherwise you will blister the skin, Write for our free catalogne of STILES’ GUARANTEED TESTED SEEDS that grow. Wo offer the bost seed at the most reason: able prices, Send at once to The Stiles Co., hi the Opera House, Oklahoma City, Okla. B8cts., 16x20 Bust Crayon 98cts. Send your poets, and ¥sets and We Will Lake a léx2) Bust Crayon, jouthwesteru Artists’ Association, Dallas, Texas, Ue GEIS RENNES WSFAUSAITE FREE be séits fennioversigaire o) ine ar Tm TM Dh, once there lived upon this earth, | in a long forgotten land, Aman wie vowed that women | He had learned to understand. ile wrote down all their qualities, | And by the rule of three fle managed to evolve at last “A Wonderous. theory! He knew when they would laugh or cry— He only had to count! — He knew when they would smile or sigh, He Knew not only when, but why, And the exact amount! ip gknew Just what a woman meant— ‘This scholar so astute! When she called pins “magnificent” And baby hippos “cute.” Ue Knew just when her no meant yes; | fle knew, indeed—oh pause!— tle knew ihe magic meaning Of the little word “because.” He knew it all, or thought he did— Oh comedy of life!— Until one day he married A delightfui little wife. Alas! Alack! Oh, merey me! Now what da you suppose? She wouldn’t live by rule of three, She laughed at all his theory, And led him’ by the, nose, —New York Press. Knives for the One-Armed. “What is that thing over there?” asked a man on a high stool at a lunch counter. The tiing he was pointing at was shaped like a sickle, had a handle, ane at the very tip of the blade was & pronged fork. “That?” said the waiter. “Why, that’s a one-armed knife. Ever see one before?” And he passed it over the counter for inspection. “Nearly all restaurants keep them in their stock of cutlery nowadays. “You see, the one-armed man can't cut his meat with the same motion that you or I use, He must bear down on his steak gr chop, and to make the work easier for him some wise chap invented this sickle shaped knife with a fork attached, | “If you'll notice, it is made on the principle of the half circular cutter ‘harnessmakers use. To be sure, we have to keep them sharp or their use- fulness would be gone."—New York Sun. Born on Field of Waterloo. ‘There was recently living in a town in Germany a woman who was born actually on the field of Waterloo while the battle was raging. Her mother, an Irishwoman of noble family, had married a German officer and followed him to the wars. She was present at every battle in the Peninsula in which he fougat. Then she went into Bel- eium, and on the night before Water- loo she, with another woman, lay out for hours in the wet under trees and hedges. While the battle was. still raging she was taken ill, and was car- ried into a shed, where her babe was born, It was a terrible cradle for the little one; it had been used as a field hospital, and all around lay the shat- tered limbs which the surgeons had amputated. But child and mother throve. The baby was christened “Waterloo,” and lived to marry and settle down in Hanover, Oldest German Is Gaspard Griesser. The senior inhabitant of the Ger- man empire is an old man named Gas- pard Griesser, who lives in the village of Lorsch, in Hesse. He does not know his exact age, be- cause the registers of the village do not go as far back as 1798, the year in which he was born; but the ree- ords of the parish church prove that he was baptized in December of that year, so that he is now certainly 111 years of age. Gaspard can see, hear and eat well and can walk without support. He spends his days smoking his pipe and he has never left his native village. _ A man who was 11 years old when Napoleon I was crowned emperor of the French, and who might have fought at Leipzig, though he makes no claim to this, is something quite out of the common.—Sketch. Held Court in Railroad Car. A short time ago when a train on the Russian railway from Tashkend stopped at Tehernaievo a well-dressed man got into a carriage marked “no smoking allowed” and, taking out his case, began to smoke a cigarette, The other passengers politely called his attention to the fact that he was not in a smoking carriage, but he paid no heed to them and went on smoking. It so happened that one of the travel ers was a justice of the peace, who thereupon got up, took his chain of office out of his bag and declared the carriage a court of law. The smoker was found guilty and fined fifty rubles and, as he would not give his name and declared that he had no money, he was imprisoned in the guard's vav until he paid the fine. Ancient Book Long Hidden. Clyde A. MeIntosh of Fort Fairfield, Me., has one of the two volumes of the first edition of John Locke's “Essay on the Understanding,” pul lished in 1689, The book was ob tained from a poor farmer in Cape Breton, In 4, idling them the second volume dropped down into the wall of the unfinished house, between the in side and outside boarding, and it was not deemed worth while to ferret ii out from its hiding place. Musical Watch Betrays Thief. A Bordeaux jeweler has added to the gayety of Parisians this week by his experience in Paris. He met a preity woman on the boulevard, and dined and wined in a cabinet particulier after which he missed his watch an¢ his companion at the same time. The watch had a most cosily music box attachment. The jeweler was in the act of complaining to a policemay in the street about the theft. He ad mitted he couldn't describe his com panion except in a hazy way, wher suddenly he heard an air from “Le Traviata” as a girl passed. “There's my watch now!” he eried The girl was arrested and the wateh was found in her possession,—New York World. Japs Read Little Fiction. During 1903 of the books called for at the imperial library of Japan 166, 677 volumes, or 21.6 per cent, related to mathematics, science and medicine; 153,711, or 20 per cent, to literature and language; theology and religior 12,486, or 1.6 per cent, while 18 pet cent of the applications were for hooks on history and georgraphy. Fictior finds no place in the classified table o! books in demand by readers in this Japanese library. Freak Calf in Vermont. Elbert Solger of Bridgwater, Vt. has a cow that has given birth to ¢ strange calf. The body is about nor mal size, but the head is shaper much like a bulldog’s. Its ears are short and rounded like a cat's, Its legs are about 12 inches long, the hind ones being perfect, but the for ward ones are without joinis at th knees. The tail, which is very short resembles the tail of a lynx. Novel and Useful Present. Mrs. Sarah B, Lund, an invalid Nashua, N. H., woman was “emem bered by a most unique and valuable New Year's gift. Her friends got to gether and made up a bag which con tained a package of some sort of use ful presents for every day of the year tho intent being that each day the re cipient should thrust her hand inte the bag and draw forth some remind er of her friends. Chance for Romance. About ten years ago a little gir at Parkhurst, Me., scratched her in itials on a cent and spert it for candy A young man at Caribou who hap pened to know the young woman's initials got hold of the cent lust ‘week and returned it to her by letter. 10,000 Piants for (6c. 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Coffec Co, Nashville, Tenn, JOUN Peden is Epis caaitess bediadicalng elaine ste ainse ORG ARIS $20 to $40 sicie iinin eee Oark Kimball »C nee Abas RORY a: prices for the asking. Write todays one JENKINS’ MUSIC HOUSE, KANSAS CITY, MQ, When writing mention this paper. UNITED STATES DIT be wy | Importing MibeeeN Canadian SHES Ae aAwheat is ch ase now a fact. Geta Tree Homestead in Western Canada, or buy iyne of the best Wheat lands un che continent, aud roulne a producer, ‘Tho average yleldor wheat this year wtil bo about wenty bushels to ths acre. ‘The vit aud bariny erup Vil iso yleld abundantly, Spleadid climaie, good hools wad churches, excellent marketing /aciifttes, Apply for luformation to Supertutoadent of Tunnt: gration. Olaws. Canada, or (9 authorized Canadian Jovernmeat Agent—. mh. Crawfurd, No. 12S We Sluth Street, Kunsus City, Missourt, Ploace say where you eaw this advert‘semert. GRAND PRIZE SUBSCRIPTION AND ADVERTISEMENT CONTEST. 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 incum-Muskogee, I. T., to the person who shall receive the largest number of votes in the contest. The understandbrances, and located in the city of ing 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 for any candidate he or she may preier. It is therefore possible for any person paying to us at the Cimeter office one dollar for a year's subscription or for an advertisement, to cast twenty votes for any of the candidates. No employe 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 Co'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 employee of the Cimeter can enter the contest. No votes shall be received after the hour of closing this contest, on July 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, I. T. Cimeter Subscription Coupon. Find enclosed $..... and ..... cents, which you will please credit to the subscription or advertisement of (Address) M..... (State or Terr.) ..... and place.....votes to the following named candidate in the Cimeter House and Lot Contest: Note. Compute one vote for five cents in case of subscription and two votes for five cents in case of advertisement. Read our advertisements and patronize those who advertise with us They deserve your trade and will sell you the best of goods. Dave Richardson's BARBERSKOP. OPPOSITY COURT HOUSE SATISFACTION QUARANTY Dave Richards Beebe Chapel, C. M. E. Church, Preaching every Sunday, 11 a. m. and 7:3 op. m. Sunday school, 9:30 a. m. League—Literary department, every Thursday, 7:30 p. m. Spiritual department every Sunday, 3:00 p. m. Prayer meeting, Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. Class meeting, every Sunday, 4:00 p. m. You are invited. REV. W. F. SIMONS, Pastor. J. B. BODDIE, Secretary. L. F. FUE, Treasurer. Personal instructions given at your home, in stenography, typewriting, arithmetic and penmanship. Persons prepared for civil service positions. None too young none too old to learn. Wm. L. Johnson, 211 S. Second St. OFFICIAL GUIDE HELLS YOU ALL Money refunded If you not represented. Order it Today Prosperous mult- ilien then. AT LAST You Can Buy Indian Territory Lands But There is only one reliable and approv- vable route on Indian Territory, and that is E. Dennis Indian Territory. It is in ours. Contains 20 pages, has many other half towns, large areas of Oklahoma and in than Territory. Only work ever onibus on Indian Territory without a one of advertising in it. Every good citizen needs it. It is worth many $ to every one interested in Indian Territory. Order today or you may be too late. Send post mail $1. U. S. and Canada; foreign countries $1.50. COMMONWEALTH PUB. CO. Oklahoma City. Be sure to mention this paper. Go to CREEK LIVERY BARN, Now located at new quarters No. 512 South 3rd Street Phone 70 Opposite G&l Sanders Wholesale House. MUSKOGEE UMION RAILWAY. TO AND FROM Ft. Smith and Wagoner and the Han- man and Chandler Oil Fields, via Corre- ts and Missouri Pacific Rv. Lv. Muskogee— 9:30 a. m. and 8:05 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 7:25 p. m. Lv. Muskogee— 6:25 a. m. and 6:20 p. m. Ar. Wagoner— 7:10 a. m. and 8:10 p. m. Lv. Wagoner— For time of trains beyond Wagong see Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain time tables. A. R. PARINGHAUS. Traffic Manager. PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION Ceremonies. WASHINGTON, D. C., MARCH 4TH, 1905. For the above occasion trip tickets to Washington Selling dates February 28th limit March 8th. MAR above occasion the M. K. & T. will sell to Washington, D. C. for one first-class fare is February 28th to March 2nd, inclusive 8th. W. H. HOLMES. A MARDI GRAS For the above occasion the M. K. & T. will sell round trip trip tickets to Washington, D. C. for one first-class fare plus $2.00 Selling dates February 28th to March 2nd, inclusive 1905. Final limit March 8th. W. H. HOLMES, Agent. MARDI GRAS NEW ORLEANS, LA-, MARCH 2ND, to 7TH, 1905. For the occasion the M. New Orleans, La. at rate of ground trip. Dates of sale 1905. Final limit March 1 MUSKOGEE T. GEN. ABSTRACTS of TITLE, INSU Farm Second and Broadway. CALI NORTH Very Lo Daily, M Many Routes From Which mation on request. GEO. H. LEE, G. P. J. S. McNALLY, Dii occasion the M. K. & T. will sell round trns, La. at rate of one first class fare plus $ Dates of sale February 28th to March 6 al limit March 11. W. H. HOLMES OGEE TITLE & TRUS GENERAL BANKING of TITLE, INSURANCE, SURETY BONDS and Farm Loans a Specialty Broadway. MUSKO CALIFORN AND THE NORTH PACIFIC COAST. Very Low Rates in Effect Daily, March 1st to May 18 es From Which To Make Your Choice. I request. H. Lee, G. P. A., Little Rorck, Ark. McNally, Division Passenger Agent, Ok nith-Torrans EVERYTHING FOR THE HOUSE. For the occasion the M. K. & T. will sell round trip tickets to New Orleans, La. at rate of one first class fare plus $2.00 for the round trip. Dates of sale February 28th to March 6th inclusive 1905. Final limit March 11. W. H. HOLMES, Agent. MUSKOGEE TITLE & TRUST CO. ABSTRACTS of TITLE, INSURANCE, SURETY BONDS and REAL ESTATE Farm Loans a Specialty Very Low Rates in Effect Daily, March 1st to May 15th Many Routes From Which To Make Your Choice. F ull Infor mation on request. GEO. H. LEE, G. P. A., Little Rorck, Ark. J. S. McNALLY, Division Passenger Agent, Oklahoma City. Smith-Torrans Co. North Main St. Muskogee, I. T. The Barn STAPLE and Barnett Grocery DEALERS IN PLE and FANCY GROC The Barnett Grocery Co. We have anything you desire in the Grocery Line at prices that defy competition. Give us a trial and you will repeat. Located on South 5th St., near the South Side Boulevard. & T. will sell round trip first-class fare plus $2.00 inclusive 1905. Final HOLMES, Agent. RAS sell round trip tickets to s fare plus $2.00 for the to March 6th inclusive H. HOLMES, Agent. & TRUST CO. KING BONDS and REAL ESTATE specialty RNIA COAST. In Effect to May 15th Your Choice. Full Infor- ck, Ark. er Agent, Oklahoma City. ans Co. Muskogee, I. T ocery Co. GROCERIES DEALERS IN MUSKOGEE, IND. TER.