The Daily Democrat, 1905-09-11

field, bringing some of the crude oil which is oozing out of the ground, and Mr. Golden who has been spending a few days in Amarillo, says there is a world of it. Weils are now being sunk in this territory and there is much excitement in that section of Oklahoma over the oil and gas find. The Wohita Eagle, of Aug. 22, announces that tht Whitewater Oil and Gas Co. have struck a flowing well at Gotebo, Okla., and that several big companies from Indian Territory, Penn Pennsylvania - sylvania Pennsylvania and elsewhere, are try trying - ing trying to get leases and buy land: "One of the greatest oil and gas excitements in the history of the discovery of the products in Western Oklahoma is now on in the eastern part of Caddo county. 'The third well was recently brought in tnere with a strong out flow, discovered at a depth of 350 feet. , Land values have leaped in value, and offers of $10, 000 for quarter sections haye been refused by farmers in the Gotebo vicinity. "New capital Li rushing into the field. A fourth well has been sunk to the gas strata, and the company is preparing to shoot the well. Experts declare that a gusher will be the result. "Every available quarter seo seo-iion - iion seo-iion in the vioinity ia being leas leased - ed leased for mineral purposes. It is reported that the Standard oil has a man on tho ground and that some of the leases recently made were for this company. Amarillo Herald.

roported tho following for con con-gressm - gressm con-gressm on-at-largo: J. U. Thomas, Muskogee, Republican; C. L. Long, Wowoka, Republi Republican - can Republican ;. Too M. Lollay, Claromoro, Domoornt; D. C. McCurtain, South McAloster, Domoorat. Mr. Lellay is a Chorokno and Mr. MrtCurtain is a Choctaw. Tho report was accepted. These candidates aro to bo voted on at tho oonstituiion olection and if congross admits the state they will at once tauo their seats in congress. A resolution was adopted dis disclaiming - claiming disclaiming and repudiating tho claim put forth by the singlo state associates that by their action chiefs of tho five nations had gone on record as forming a statehood and that they were not opposed to singlo statohood. The chiefs made publio state statements - ments statements deolaring thomsolves for for-over - over for-over opposed to any act or word looking to statehood with Okla Oklahoma - homa Oklahoma and that before this con convention - vention convention they wished to eo go on record.

Muskogee, Sept., 10. The constitutional convention of the proposed state of Sequoyah com completed - pleted completed its work at noon and ad adjourned. - journed. adjourned. Tho constitution as a whole was adopted by unanim unanimous - ous unanimous vote aftor a few amendments were made. An appeal to con congress - gress congress was adopted, asking that tribal schools whioh cease to exist after Maroh next be oared for by the national government until the state government is es established. - tablished. established. The chief matter of interest to tonight - night tonight was tho fight over the question of the state oapital at Fort Gibson for six years, as was reoommendedjby the committeo. Eufaula made a fight to have that place substituted for Fort Gibson. There was no other candidate, the other towns pre preferring - ferring preferring to take a chance on a vote of the people. The conven convention - tion convention decided to looate the capital at Fort Gibson. The committee on nominations

On last Tuesday the Amarillo, Texas Oil and Gas Co. was or organized - ganized organized under a charter granted in Oklahoma, with headquarters and main pffioes in Anadarko Caddo county Okla. capital stook $400,000. The Amarillo, Texas Oil & Gas Co. has 2,600 aores of land, with every indication o an immense oil yield in the field where there is much excitement being manifested over the gas and oil discoveries. The company is composed of D. T. Wren, President, J. 1H. Gouldy, Seoretary, F. B. Gouldy Treasurer and Cashier, all of Amarillo, and J. E Golden, of Anadarko, General Manager. $These gentlemen are all very en enthusiastic, - thusiastic, enthusiastic, as they not only have a large body of land with the best of oil indications, but have oil itself, in what quantity ia to be determined just as soon as a well can be put down. Mr. Wren returned from the

The center of the great oil and gas field which has recently been discovered and is now being developed. More enthusiam and excite excite-ment - ment excite-ment has been aroused over these finds of oil and gas in such big paying quantities in Caddo County, than of any like discovered in re recent - cent recent years. Land prices have leape'd into thousands of dollars per acre and offers of $io,000 for a single quarter section have been re refused. - fused. refused. Every available acre has been bought or leased. The third well sunk inthe Gotebo field was brought in with a strong flow at a depth of 350 feet.

campaign committee to navo a polling plaoo at eaoh of tho 045 postoffices of the territory when this vote is taken. The qualification that a oounty judge must have been a practic practicing - ing practicing lawyer for five years was re removed - moved removed today so far as tho first election is concerned Tho term of office of prosecuting attorney was fixed at four years. A supreme election board for

Invostigato "This Now THE AMARILLO TEXAS OIL AND GAS COMPANY, which is composed of staunch business men with strong financial backing, will place on the market a limited amount of stock at a ground floor price. Look into this proposition at once. Address All communications to J. C. GOVLDY, Sec, at the office of the Panhandle Land, Loan and Emigration Company AMARILLO, - - - TEXAS.

Miss Grace Simlar, who has boon very ill with typhoid fovor for a numbor of weTSks, died at an oarly hour this morning at tho homo of her sister, Mrs. Fletohor, south of the oity. Tho nows of her death will bo a groat shook to hor many friends in tho city, who were not awaro that she was dangerously ill until within the last fow davs. Her