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FIENDISH CRIME OF OKMULGEE NEGRO Girl Wife of Farmer Near Sharp Pot Offce Aaulted By an Un known Negro. OkwuU-ee, OUa , May 2K While picking t-tn-tnbv -ht'-nJ.iy after noon In a field near Sharp pout office, ft hafnb-t eiht tulle oJthwett. of here, located in til" idfiity of t!i-TljC'-r fiat ml field. Mrs. Spailiinj Whitecotton. fift'-en year old. w.i suddenly eled by an liiuddiUfH-d negro, beaten Into InHcnMbility and flMdihly at?anltd Thf re were no wltneHKc to the dantardly act and the negro wade good hi cHcape. The locality 1 rt-mot and th unconM ions young woman lay In the field during a heavy ihoer and wan not di oven-d until Ilarw l'Jt k-rintr. a fanner, chanced to find Ii'-r. He carried her to a hoje where the was revived and told her mory. Pickering at oik e notified lu-arby farmer and oil wu and a poht-e wan formed Immediately. lilood hound were ecur-d but owliiK to the fact that the heavy rain had fallen the doK were unable to take the trail. Th; j,cfro'n foot print w-re plainly GOVERNMENTS ACTION CONUEO AT GUTHRIE Guthrie, Ok!i., May !:. The at tempt on the part of the fe!-ral gov ernment to prosecute t;nerri-ir Has kell Ki,d !ii aio-oc iat- is b'ir.K Sev erely ii!iHM-d here. The latent rn-ve. that of dlfMiiltsKinx a (crar.d j'iry be cailH"' they failed to ci.c .!. H ! deiji e to warrant a tru" b:!l. and the aumnioiiinK of another trrand j'iry in the hope that it W'iil be more (jld.lh'e in regarded hy many as an unwar ranted and tyrannical a tin. Every attempt of this character serves to ctrenpthen the governor hold upon the affetloii of the jn-opU-, ai:d ccn though the federal j-'overnuieut i-'uc-ceee in KnditiR iiry that will fin ally do the will of the prosecutor in thi matter, there is no fear of an ultimate r onv i tion. SIXTY-TWO NATIONAL BANKS LESS THAN LAST YEAR Wiit-hlnjUon, May 2'). Owing to the Oklahoma deposit guarantee law, whhh went Into effect in February, Vj!)H, tie re has been a dec rease In the htate during the year of i.ixt y-heven national bunks. The statement of the 212 national bunk, art kIvi ii by the report of con dition on April H, r.n)!t, kIiowh a de- vHble, however, In the Hoft ground j rea.-e In loan and eim.oiiiit teine-e and h- via tracked to the vicinity of the last ( all, February IW.i, of Wolf Lake, J,it across the river p". and u dec rease in the same item front Okinuif.ee, There the tilal wan as nhown a year bko, May H, lioj. of Jot and the poe-meti spread out for II ,ffK..,H!H). a thorough n at.h of the vMiiity. j Individual deposits nhow a loss of HiierifT Vance and hi dcpulle J.,in-( c-l..i7.'l in e tin- last ( all. but a vain td, in the i-earch KcourihK li.e ('ana- "f "' I. VMl over a year ny,. diati river bottonm. ''"lal reHourccH show a lost of $:!,- Word was received from the heard,- tMi,XC, nlnce the last call and a Iosm c-rx late laf-t iitRlit that the iu rid Ih be lieved to bo Hiirroiinded In th" low JandH near the Canadian river. It M confidently expeited that If ne Ih cap tured 1k will b lym bed on the npot. Th iu-jf.ro wan deH(ilhe by Mirt, Whitecotton an being heavy aet, wear ing blue ov rallrt, a brown coat, black Bhlrt and blai k hat. Thin (l"Hi rip tloti tallleH with that of an unknown negro who wan Keen In th oil liehl r rently awkliiK for work. Mrs. Whitecotton Ih a mere blip of a gill. beiuR fifteen years old, and wan married about a month up). Her hiiKband In niteen yeaiH of tige. While hIip Is Hiifferlnjt from the ter rible ordeal, having been beaten In to Insei'ViHIIity there Is every reanon to believe that nh will recover. The entire . community Is aroused to ti whlt beat and today the pon- of 12, 422, ?,'' over a year ajto. CATTLEMEN KILL THREE THOUSAND HEAD OF SHEEP I'.y Akkck lated 1'l'esH. (Irand .Jum tloii. Colo., May 20. ' File Blieep tamp of Taylor IlrotheiH, near Atcliea, Colo, -was raided by a band of cattlemen yeaterday. Three blieep herders were beaten Into In HetiHiblllty? The raiders then killed three tliouKaud bead of sheep and tied. WAGONER SELLS BONDS I AT $2,800 PREMIUM. were uuKinented by large num- her of lie n from Okmulgee end Wagoner, Okla., May 20. The bids from the Butroundlug community, de- opened Tue.hiy for the nale of tfrmliied to bunt the negro down and 1,10 $-"'.000 bond Issu of Wagoner dedatlng lft retribution when he "'intv, the proceeds of which are to s tnptured. he expended in the building of bridges improvement of roads and the erec- Oklahoma City, Okla., May The tlon of a court 1iouhi and county jail, poese was tl!l hunting this morning , The bond will be Hold to John Nc for the negro, who yesterday near ween fi Co,, of Chicago, the bent bid Okmulgee nttucked a young white ders, w ho offered a premium of 12 X'O woman. The woman it Is believed was for entire Issue. not Beilously hurt. There Is Mill talk 1 The bonds are to run for twenty of lynching the negro if caught. and twenty five years, bearing 4'a per ' cent interest, FIRST ENCAMPMENT OF Proecutioni Not Abated. (iilthlle, Okla , M:ty I?), -Ill All opiu- UlllTm nil llinHII 1 n 1 (I '"" 1-i,,,"r '"ninilsHoner Oougher Nlltll uMAHUmA b. A. n. nmu h, regard to violations of the tight hour law before t.,e parage tf (he new liw by the last legislature. Attonuy lleuelal Wist holds that, pi ose( tit ions under the former law were not abated by the passage of the new law. lien era I West holds that the stationary engineers employed at a city water plant or plant controlled by the mil nh jpaMty ami the hetpeis around sin h plants would he mibjet ( to the eight hour law. Muskogee, okla , May IS --The nine teenth annual encampment of the !. A. It. of Oklahoma, convened here to day, but the eci asloti marks the first regular state em aiupiuent of the vet erans owing to the fact that V. hen the (!. A. It of Oklahoma and the U. ,, It of Indian Tctrkoiy hdd their encamp tneiitH in liuthiie last year they amal gamated and hereafter will meet as one body. The session of the (J. A. I. w HI be held In Convention hall, the au ditorium of w hh !i has been splendidly decorated. State met tings of the Ladle of the (1 A, It, Bird the Woman's Relief Corps Will also be held mini idental with the (1. A. K. encampment. INDIAN AGENT BAKER ARRESTED ON TWO CHARGES lloldenvllle, Okla., May lS. l'nlted Ktates Ulstikt Indian Agent William A. llakcr, was arrested In this city yea terday on two charge, one for crlin lnal libel and the necond for fluborna tloti of perjury. He gave a two hun dred dollar bond In the first ease nnd a live hundred dollar in the Hicond, The arrest grew out of a ale of land by an Indian woman to Joch lnan, the allegation of the complaint Matins' that Huker persuaded the In dian to make false affdavlt to the effect that she did not make the pur ported gale. The Central State Normal School. The fall term of the Central State Normal sclusd will open on Septem ber 13, lii!i, and will continue thir teen weeks. Ihirlng the past year, this sclusd has enrolled 1t4t students and to May 1st this year 2:2. The timing year promise to be even larger. The whoo! has a tarefully selec ted faculty" and Is well equipped for high grade work In all depart ments offered In the best normal schools. Hoard and room can be had at from $.'!,00 to f3r,0 per week. Free tuition no fees no dues. For catalogue, write to Jamea A. Mctjiuchlln, president. Kdniond. Oklahoma. Help Supply Dower. The flower committee requests ev erybody to help In providing flower for Decoration Day. I'lease tie the flower In unmll bunches and send to the court house on the morning of May 27th, 1909. There are 1,600 grave In our ceme tery and If everyone will bring or "0 bunche of flower, all the graves can be decorated. I'lease heed thi request. Vinita Memorial Day Program for May 27 KANSAS CITY STOCK MARKET. Professional Director) The cTEmiUee on arrangements and program for Memorial Day, Km:, re port the following outline of exercises for observance of the day. Day of observance, Thursday, May 27t.il, School c hildren assembU1 at onrt house at 'J .'!') o'c io k a. m . in charge of superintendent and tenchers. Form in line for distribution of ilags and march north on Wilson street to Cray's htalde, where they take vehi cle tranfportation to cemetery. Marsha! of the day Sam Ridc-n-hour and Cash Wilkinson. I'rocesion forma on Wilson street at court house In charge of Marshals at 10 o'clock a. m In the following order: Fire department. State militia In charge of Captain Goodpasture. Wagon of flowers. ' School children. Veterans In carriages. Spanish American War Veterans, in carriages. Civic Bock-tien. Citizen in carriages. March to cemetery north on WiL-soi: fitreet to Tahlecpjah avenue, cast on Tahlequah avenue to Second street, thence to cemetery. Fxer ises t cemetery. Assembble at monument to unknown dead. I'rayer Rev. J. J. iJonneH. Address on -rnkonwn Jiead" O. L. Rider. Taps. Distribution of flowers by militia, under Captaiu Goodpasture. Dispersal for exercises at Auditor ium at 2:"0 o'clock p. m. Kxercises at Auditorium beginning at 2 o'clock p. m. Call to order. Music Song by Vinita Quauette, iead by F. H. Davidson. invocation Itev. J. K. Perching. Song. Address Rev. A. J. Williams, rep resenting Spanish American War Vet erans. Address Rev. J. M. Cautre.ll. rep resenting Confederate Veterans. Recitation "The RIuc and the dray" Rose M. Cill. Address Rev. Robert F. Church, representing I'nion Veterans. 1'tenedlc tlon Rev, D. K. Beatty. Song "My Country TIs 01 Thee" Quartette and audience, lead by K. 11. David. -on. i IS AROUSED OVER BUIli OF TEtlT Adherents of Bulgirt Aid Judge Alex ander Engage in Warm Tilt at Meeting. Okmulgee, Ok!a, May Fxc ite- meiit wrought to fever pit ; h prevails throughout tbi-i c ity over the burning early Tuesday morning of the tent in which have been h!d the- revival services conducted by Rev. K. J. I'.ulgin. As a result of the rleep feeling aroused by the destruction of the tent, which fs attributed to incen diarism, a mass meetlug called by the law and order league was held In the opera house yesteiday afternoon and funds were raised by popular sub scription to make good the loss. After toe money had been raised Rev. IHilgin made a speech in which he roundly denounced County Judge Alexander. Judge Alexander, who was In the audience, Immediately re plied In like vein declaring that he had heard many things concerning Rev. Rulgln that reflected deeply on the; character of the evangelist, but that he had refrained from making them public. This precipitate d a warm discussion participated In by adherent of both factions and the acrimonious wrang ling continued for about three hours, finally culminating in an attempt t" pas a resolution calling for a grand jury Investigation Into the olllcial con duct of both Judge Alexander n in County Attorney J. S. Fatoii, and nho ca'H ig upon Judge Alexander to re sign from oflice. During tin; heated debate Rev, Rul gln charged tht Judge Alexander was Indirec tly re ponsiMe for thc burning of the revival servb e tent on the grounds that the Juifte bad permitted the selling of liquor to a man who after becoming Intoxicated bad tired the tent. Filially the resolution was adopted calling for an Investigation by the gram! jury Into the otlie lal conduct of Judg! Ah'u!nb' and County At torney F.aton. Another theory has. become cur rent here concerning the burning of the tent, to the effect that four men from Shawnee, where Rev. Rulgln conducted revival services prior to coming here two week ago, had been seen in this city for a couple of days before the burning of the tent. It I declared that Immediately after the burning of the tent yesterday morn ing they departed for lloldenvllle, pre sumably on their way back to Shaw nee, changing car at lloldenvllle, Owing to the destruction of the tabernacle revival service were held tonight simultaneously In the Pres byterian and Chlrstlan churches. Ac cording to the prearranged plan of Uev. Rulgln he will conclude the ser ies of protracted meeting he-re next Friday evening with a big jubilee and then go to Chlckasha to conduc t meet lugs. Rut In view of the complica tion engendered by the burning of the big tent yesterday It I possible hi plans may be changed to enable him to remain in thi community for a longer time. Hy Associated Press. Washington, D. C, May 18. Presi dent Taft sent to the senate, today, the nomination of Cha. fl. Hong, of Oklahoma to be receiver of public moneys at Woodward. Okla. ' TAYLOR ELECTION LftW TO BE PRINTED Republican Press Strongly Oppose . Any Move to Let People Under stand Election Law. Outhrie. Okla.. May l',i. At the earnest solicitation of many promin ent republicans and democrats, Leo. .Meyer, assistant secretary of state, has caused to be printed the Taylor election law amendment ami those parts ot tne old eo-e tlon law that were not repealed. A silly attack was made upon Mr. Meyer by yesterday morning' State Capital because of this fact. Th ar ticle in question objects to this be cause the lax payer must pay the bill. Nothing is of -more importance to the tax payer than a Knowledge of this and other Important law and it Is an imperative duty of Mr. Meyer to let the people know the exact truth In regard to these much discussed amendments. There are within the state of Oklahoma nearly 8,000 elec tion officers who have had no other means of knowing what the law is except the newspaper reports, many of which were entirely misleading. The secretary of, state is the custo dian of all laws passed by the legis lature, and Mr. Meyer was assuming no authority In compiling the election law for the election officer and tax payer but was merely transacting h!s sworn duty. This I the same tactic that was pursued by the State Capital and kind red publications after the constitu tional convi'iitioii In order to discredit the constitution. Kvery one teniein b'is how the'Stale Capital continual ly asked the question, "Which con stitution are you going ti vote upon, the leal constitution or the one Cuckle Hurt iiiii carries in ins hip pocket and changes at his will, or the one passed by the convention." Now they ask. Which law are you voting upon, the one passed by the legislature or the one being compiled by Sec re tary Meyer?" Once they said the iitly.cn of the state are being buncoed by the democrat by being given a spin ions copy of the constitution to discus in which they have eliminated the ob jectionable points. Nowlhey say the people are being Imposed upon by cbtiioc Tittle officer by being given a doctored copy of the election law elim inating the objectionable features. The esteemed Capital and all lesser liars are entitled to the same consid eration now that they were succeed ing the constitutional convention, ex cept that then their reputation for truth and veracity was not quite so utterly annihilated a It now i. The copy of the law. prepared by Mr. Meyer 1 the law. Democratic ofllc lal have never mislead the people and do Hot intend to. Thi i merely an at tempt on the part of the State Capital to try to cover up the lie It ha al ready told. j Kansas City Stock Yards. May 17. ihere was a eight run of quarantine cattle here last week and the market ! mude a small net gain for the w eek. active every day. The condition of the meat trade is satisfactory, ton- j siunptive demand is expanding, and the situation much better than a few weeks ago. Supply f quarantines here today exceeds anybody's expecta tions, reaching a total of l)j car loads but the market Is active, steers steady to 30 lower, cow steady. Three dif ferent iota of Oklahoma steers sold at 16.40 today, others at $G.2." and t0.3ri, and Texas steers brought $5.C.j to Jtl.Oo for most sales, weight from 1035 to 1220. Some fancy Oklahoma heifers sold at $0.40 In quarantine division today, plain cows at $4"0, a string of Texas cows at J4.2j several car load lot of veal calves from both Texas and Oklahoma at $5.50 to fp.50. The good run of quarantines today was sold and weighed up before noon, a demand from buyers i keen for medium priced steers, with which to cheapen up the mqre expensive weight natives. As a genera! proposition, feeders are holding on to their un finished cattle better than a few weeks ago, having gained confidence from the firm undertone which the market continues to exhibit. The hog run last week was 70,000 head, a decrease of IIO.OOO head ns compared with same week a year ago. The market advanced 10 cents during the week, but pric e are 5 to 10 lower today, supply IS.OtiO head. The bear feature today is a run, at Chicago ten thousand head greater than, estimates for today. General conditions tire favorable to the trade, demand for all kinds of meats heavy, stimulated by the fact that Iork Is cheape r relative ly than cither beef o;- muttons. Heav ier receipts later this month and in June may cause some losses in the hog market, but no serious damage can be done to price until grass cat tle and sheep come freely and the only thing that can cheapen these; classes of live stock. Top hogs here today $7.40, hulk of sales $U.!i() to $7. P.O. Sheep and lambs touched the high point last Monday, since when they have been slipping a little, spring lambs off 50 cents, goats 50 to 75 cents lower. Run is 13,000 today. Top fed lambs $li.00 today, yearlings worth up to $7.75, wethers $n.75. ewe $6.25. spring Isimbs $7.50 to $9.00. Large number of goat from the Southwest have been received here lately, fat one worth $4.00 to $4.60. brushers $.1.25 to $3.75, rangp mutton from Texas and Arizona $5.00 to $t3.25. Kansas City Stock Yard. May 18. Receipt in the quarantine division here yesterday total 145 load, steers steady to 10 lower, cow steady. Rep resentative sales were: Digger & Ilendrlx, Chlckasha 1I2S l.".3; C.40 Digger & Ilendrlx, Chlckasha 1 1TS IL'HO 0.40 fl. F. Freeney, Alex.. 73S 1311 .:15 J. Moore. Alex 408 1337 (1.40 . II. Harness, Chlckasha S5S 1327 6.25 M. L. Kf-nnard, Cleburne 83S 1220 Coo J. Guitar, Abelene. ...5is 1220 G.00 J. Guitar, Abeb-ne .. l',7H 102H 50 W. I'ursley, , ' ' Rush Springs .... 24S 1110 5.!ui W. Pursley. Rush Springs . , ,. 22S Ills (i.no Cook & Parker, Cement 2nS Ki;; r.jio (J. Wiimiii. Deuliill... 4"S 1 HIS .Villi F. W. Taylor, Brow n w ood .... 52S 1077 5,iij Kirk. Nowata 31 It 72 0.40 Thompson & Co., Cob-man 43S 10:17 5 05 Thompson Co., Coleman 178 in:;:, ,vt;:, City Meat Market. Weleetka, 4$tf 1019 5.10 City Meat Market. Weleetka 4flS !l5(! 5.10 Sid Jones, Duncan... 300 S27 4.35 lialley Fngllsh, Muenster. Tex. . . 131C 830 4.25 Riddle & Co., Caddo 20C 621 4.25 Kiddle & Co., Caudo 23C 797 4.40 S. W. Jackson Kiowa 4C 172 ti.50 Gray & Co. Ft. Worth 85C 171. 5.50 A. Hurst. Cleburne.. 52C 795 4.25 Hurst 1 1 rim. Cleburne 54C 800 4.2.1 O. W. Whiting. Hell. 41S 1110 5.55 BELIEVE WALSH HAS STARTED LONG WALK. , fty Associated Press. Kansas City. Mo.. May 20. Sergeant John Walsh, the retired cavalryman, who 1 walking westward and say he will beat Weston to the Pacific coast could not be located here thi morning and It a believed that he had made an early and unnounced r.trt. KANSAS EDITOR DROWNED I IN LITTLE ARKANSAS. Hy Assoc lated Pres. 1 Wichita. Kan.. May 18. Frank A. Capp. formerly editor of the Scott City Herald and assoc iated with Mor ton Albaugh, in publishing the Sara toga Sun. fell off a pier here, today, while fishing and Was drowned hi the Little Arkansas river. Die. LOUIS BAGBY i Physician and SurgcoiL O.Tice in Halseil Building VINITA. - - - OKLAHOMA. C. W. DAY DENTIST Gold Crown and Bridge "Vor- a Specialty Office in Empire Block VINITA' vinua Lsinei Rebeckah i Lodge No. 6 Meets every Friday evening in 0J Fellows' Hall. All visitors cordlall invuea 10 aiienu. , K. A. STUI1DLEFIELD, Secretary. . Vinita Camp No. 705 Al. W. A. Thir J floor, over First National Ban,: Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday nights Visiting members always welcome WILLIAM T. RYE Attorney & Counsellor at Law Collections and General Practice Room 6, Scott Bldg-. Vinita, Okla, Drs. Schmidt & Schmidt Graduates of 3 year course. Osteopaths and Llectropaths , "I ALL DISEASES TREATED Consulfaticn and examination Jfric j Office Scott Building. Phone 458 -: JAMES S. DAVENPORTj ATTORNEY-AT LAW " j VINITA, OKLA. V? Office Roorrft 9 & 10 New Halseil Bldg t DR. C. S. NEER ! rar. ... t . :. r..: - A vjmic in ruicmun uuiuiiiy PHONES: Residence 463; Office 93 uirQTnvu'ir t A vmmv t i ki iv v nt'tt VINITA - OKLAHOMA jut & u ww a w el va OSTEOlAND IELECTRIC THERAPEUTIST Office in Buffinyton Building. PHONE 295 Cross Eyes Straightened Without Operation Drs. Martin & Martin i EYE SPECIALISTS If your glasses don't lit have them j changed. Headaches cuaed by the t use of glasses. l:yes tested fre. Lady always present. ' Room 6, Leader Building if , . v l Shop with Perry Lumber C(v E, I STUBBLEFIELD, 0. IU,: DENTIST j Rales ReastnaiU Examination Free' All operation made as painless at po- Bible and all work guaranteed J Somnoform wed for Painless Extraction t Office In McGeorgt UUg. Phone 141 j MANY GIRLS NARROWLY ESCAPE DEATH IN FIRE. Ily Associated Press. Akron, ()., May 18. A fire today, In a seven story power block, prac tically destroyed the building; and It con tent, causing a loss of a million and a half dollar. Several glrl. employ , "d In the buildinn bad narrovr escape. LEVIS ROGERS . Leading Undertaker AND EMBALMER LtCENSE n26t Bwi FfceMMt 24 J Open tjr aeet MsM