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 Tulsa Weekly Democrat
Successor to the New Era
Prior to Jan 19, 1900 - Part 1
Fragments only

Abstracted / Transcribed by Linda Haas Davenport

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 Judge Springer
On The Indians
During His Residence in the Territory He Did Much for All Classes.
Pleasant Friendships Formed
Municipal Government Established in Towns of 200-Fitting Indians for Citizenship.
     A Washington telegram says: - Judge William M. Springer, former representative and until recently a Federal judge in Indian Territory, has returned to Washington, where he will engage in the practice of law. He has been made general attorney for the Cherokee National, and will represent the same before congress and the Departments.
     "I am out of politics," said he today, "and am now engaged in my practice entirely. My term as judge for Indian Territory expired last week and my successor has qualified. During my five years' residence in the Territory I formed many very pleasant friendships and will ever cherish fond memories of the place and people with whom I became identified to a great extent. The Indian Territory is making great strides toward advanced civilization and the Indians, themselves are completely civilized and in all ways equal to their white neighbors.
      "While in the Territory I did all in my power to further good governments, and in my district, comprising the Cherokee, Creek and Seminole Nations, I established in every town of 200 inhabitants municipal government, participated in by both Indians and whites. A system of free schools has also been established in the various towns, supported by local taxation. In most sections of the Territory the Indian government and jurisdiction has been supplanted by United States control entirely. The Indians are gradually being trained and fitted for complete citizenship, ... safe to say there will be ... or more enlightened citi- ... country than these ... a fact there is ... among the five tribes
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Bank Change.
      Phoenix: - With the beginning of the year the Commercial Bank will change from a private banking institution to a National bank, retaining its old name and being known as the Commercial National Bank, and the capital will be increased to $50,000. The officers will be; Geo. H. Williams, president; J. L. Blakemore, vice president; I. B. Kirkland, cashier; and ... will be P. J. Byrne ... (Okmulgee), J.
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Twenty Thousand Dollars Went Up in Smoke Sunday Night.
... Perished in the Flames.
The Smoke Bore on its Black Bosom
the Soul of Chas. Cummings, Son of the Landlord
      Sunday night at about half past eight the alarm of fire was given, and the citizens, responding to the call, discovered the Central hotel block in flames. Before the fire had run its course twenty thousand dollars worth of property had been consumed.
      The light frame and sheet iron structures in the block went so rapidly that practically nothing was saved. How the fire originated is not known, neither can the starting point be definitely pointed out, for when the fire was discovered the rear of Davis Bowlin's hardware store and the rear of Chadwell's grocery store were both on fire, and about the same progress had been made <torn> the flames in both rooms.
     ... the hardware store was known to contain powder in the room near the flames it was too dangerous to even make an attempt to save the goods near the ... of the room. But even under other circumstances very little would have been saved, so dense was the smoke and so intense was the heat from the burning pine.
      The flames spread rapidly
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      The saddest feature we have to mention is the burning of Charley Cummings, the son of the landlord. From best accounts he seems to have undertaken a perilous trip to his room immediately over the rear of the hardware store, to secure some valuable which in his haste he had probably left in his room when the alarm was given. While he was in the room a terrific explosion occurred below, demolishing that portion of the building and letting him fall in the midst of the devouring flames below, together with the wrecked portions of the building. It is thought by all so far as heard from that the explosion killed him instantly, and that he did not suffer in the fire. About eleven o'clock the fire had subsided sufficiently to allow friends to attempt the rescue of what remained of his body, which was done by sprinkling a pathway through the embers to the place where he was thought to be. When found and carried out it was discovered that his head, both arms and both legs were practically gone. All that could be reclaimed was put in a casket and shipped to Missouri for burial, whither the grief stricken family also went.
      In this sad blow the family has the deepest sympathy of the whole
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      Following is a list of the approximate losses and insurance in each case:
      Caldwell, loss $900, insurance $500; Davis & Bowlin, loss $5,000, insurance $500; B J Linsky, loss $750, insurance $400; Frank Winters, Grand Central hotel building, loss $7,500, no insurance; Club hotel, damaged $200, no insurance; A N Cummings, building on the south, damaged $200, no insurance; F E Turner, building west of alley, damaged $200, fully insured.
      From the above it will be seen that the insurance on the losses was very small. It is not yet known whether the property will be rebuilt at once or not.
      On Tuesday the safe of the hardware store was opened and its contents were found to be intact.

Dawson Items.
      The snow suspended coal loading for a time.
      M. Diggs spent the holidays with his brother at Sprague, Mo.
      Our nimrods have been killing a number of wild geese lately.
      L. E. Cady is visiting his parents in Iowa.
      J. P. and A. M. Turk, jr., of Mt Vernon, Mo., spent last week visiting their sisters, Mrs. Brackney and Mrs. Hartley.
      Jas. Wooley celebrated New Year Day with a turkey dinner.
      S. W. Miller has just received a throughbred Poland China hog from J. D. Turley and Son of Blackwater MO.
      Dr. B. E. Dawson writes that
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      Capt. W. A. Winchell, of Sinnett, Okla., passed through our village some days since driving a pony which he says is a native of Church Island, located in the great Salt Lake of Utah. The animal is a cream gray with curly hair. He says that it is of a distinct breed of horses found wild on the Island of the Mormons when they settled there years ago. Every member of the breed was white with curly hair. None of the variety were found elsewhere and how they happened to be on this isolated spot several miles from land, surrounded by salt water several feet deep is a question the writer would like to hear answered.
      Jas. Wooley has resumed work in his mines. The difficulty relative to his lease has been amicably adjusted.
      Prof. M. Stevens, of Catoosa, was visiting here Tuesday. He will soon change his residence to Western Oklahoma.
      From meteorological observations made at Tulsa the writer has made some deductions concerning the weather in this locality. It will readily be seen that for good reasons we are said to live in the "Sunny South." The per cent of sunshine for the year ending December 3` is 74; that of clouds is therefore 26. This gives us several more clear days than many Northern and Eastern states. The actual number of clear days is 280 3/4. Observations in Missouri give 248 clear days in that state. July, August and September had the fewest number of cloudy hours.

The Passing Throng
      Smoke Little Bouquet [repeated 5 times]
      Small but elegant - try one
      School opened Tuesday
      Confections at City Bakery
      A. C. Archer's for barb wire
      Don't forget the date January 8th
      A house for rent - call at my office - E. Calkins
      Every Democrat should join the Club
      Fruits, Cakes and Confections at City Bakery
      Jackson day is a good time to organize
      Join the Club if you are a Democrat
      A. C. Archer for undertaking and undertaker supplies
      L. M. Poe is visiting his old home in Arkansas this week
      A new butcher shop has been opened in the Reeder building
      W. L. King is visiting his friends in Arkansas this week
      A. N. Cummings returned this week from an extended absence
      Buy your fine cakes at City Bakery - Cheaper than baking then
      Let the club be for the good of the party and not for personal gain.
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      Miss Cal Calvert has returned from a pleasant visit at Independence, Kas.
      Dr. J. B. Wann passed through Tulsa Tuesday on his way back to Dixie.
      Fresh meats of the best quality at the Tulsa Meat Market. Wallace & Co.
      Mrs. J. H. McAllister and also little Johnny, are both quite sick this week.
      Mrs. A. J. Rudd of Hartville, Mo., visited her sister, Mrs. Dr. Webb, this week.
      R. M. Webb of Corder, Mo., visited his brother, Dr. J. E. Webb of this city, this week.
      Inquire of L. W. Lindsey regarding that house and lot for sale. Some one will get a bargain.
      We understand that several of the parties who lost their stocks of goods in the fire will engage in business in Tulsa again.
      Attend the meeting at the city hall tonight and help to organize a fire company that will be efficient in case of another fire.
      Mr. and Mrs. Louis N. Mitchell had the misfortune to lose a sweet little girl baby, four years old, Wednesday night. The child died of pneumonia.
      The Democrat desires to publicly thank all who aided in checking the flames in Sunday night's fire. To the heroic and unselfish public is due the gratitude of those who lost in the fire, and those whose property was saved by their efforts.
      Rev. Thos Lane, Sunday school evangelist, conducted the service at the Presbyterian Sunday school Sunday morning. He will fill the pulpit in that
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Church one Sunday in the near future. He is both an earnest and able man.
      Rev. Ryan and family returned yesterday from a visit to Kingfisher, Oklahoma, where they spent the holidays with relatives.
      M. E. Church. We will observe the Week of Prayer. Every body come and enjoy a spiritual blessing. Subject Sunday morning: "A New Heaven and a New Earth" Sunday eve. "Heaven Opened." - A. E. Ryan.
      Attention Old Soldiers! - All old soldiers are urgently requested to meet at Lindsay's corner at 2 o'clock p.m. Saturday. January 13, 1900, for the transaction of important business. - Committee
      The Democrat is under obligation to the Indian Republican for courtesies extended last week, without which it would have been impossible to have printed the paper before Saturday. Just as we were locking the form for two pages a case gave way. There being no other in the office the Republican kindly printed the two pages for us. The damage has been repaired and a new chase ordered.
      The Knights of Pythias ball was a very enjoyable affair to those who attended. The Democrat man seldom attends balls for the reason that his step on the floor is not altogether graceful, being something between a pace and a rack. Therefore the account of them is somewhat abbreviated. When the ghost dance and the snake dance comes off we are in our element and those who desire to see our movement with all its eccentricities should not fail to be on hand.
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      James Wooley, of Dawson, was in the city today.
      Bud Weldon, of the Fort Smith Elevator, was in Tulsa on Wednesday.
      J. H. Foster & Son, of Dawson, failed yesterday. Liabilities small.
      Prof. O. A. Holiday has returned from a visit to Clinton, MO.
      The Mandolin Club lost some very fine mandolins in the fire Sunday night.
      C. U. Dorman and Miss Ora Turner, of Red Fork, were in the city last night.
      Don't overlook the important matter of the organization of the Democratic club Monday night.
      Dr. Lewis, of Stanberry, Mo., was in the city this week. The doctor is looking for a location.
      Tom and Arthur Perryman will return to Muskogee Monday, where they are attending Kendall College.
      Rev. Kerr preached two interesting sermons at the Presbyterian church last Sunday. We are not informed as to whether he will receive a call to the church.
      On account of illness in the families of some of the members of the city council, that body did not meet on Monday night. The previous Monday night was Christmas night, and it has therefore been some time since the council met. The Democrat will not forget the proceedings when there is a meeting held.
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      A report as circulated Tuesday that the bones of another man has been found in the ruins of the Central Hotel, but there was not much credence placed in the story. Some bones, or something resembling them were really found, but it is not probable that another man perished in the fire.

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