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,)jZ Ljt -)- etCT &?: "TfT Vol.2 KREBS, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1913 Number 6. V a . , k & . K ft- kr i What Profit You. The City hotel, a frame struc ture in Wilburton was complete ly desroyed by fire at 5 o'clock Wednesday morning'. E. W. Wi throw of Oklahoma City was burned to death and M. C. Col lins of Lake Charles, La., was badly burned about the face and body and is in a .critical condi tion. He was engaged to Miss Ella Kilpatrick of Wilburton and was to have been married today. His life was probably saved by jumping from a second story window, taking sash, glass and all. He was considerably bruised by the fall and was taken to the home of Mr. Kilpatrick in Wilburton and at present is rest ing as well as possible under the circumstances. Withrow was a real estate dealer from Oklahoma City and was in Wilburton looking up a loca tion for a hotel. The fire was supposed to have smarted by using oil in starting the kitchen fire. With' ow was by the smoke and dfeed condition that he lost his way of escape. His body was burned to a crisp. The hotel was a two-story frame structure and was located in the east part of town. The property loss was abojt $4,000, and partly insured. - overcome -was in sucha Judge Alex Rice and Harry Hokcy left Sunday for a week's fishing trip on Little River. The weather has been anything but favorable for fishing this week. "What profit it a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul" Matthew 16:26. Rev. John D. Salter, pastor of St. John's. Methodist church.. Twelfth and Geary, will address his congregation Sunday morn ing on the subject: "Profit and Loss." The Rev. Mr. Salter will use the life story of J. Pierpent Mor gan as an example of the rich man. "' "Was Morgan successful?" is the question he raises. ' 'If not, wherein did he fail? "Morgan was king. In his world he ruled with a hand that never faltered; with a mind and a heart in which pity had no abiding place. "He spent multiplided thou sands for art that he knew not how to appreciate. And little children were freezing in hovels. His board was heaped with rich viands and expensive wines, while women sold virtue that they might save their bodies ! from starvation. His mansions were a glitter of golden magni- ficence. I While he bossed a system that was powerful, a silent figure was approaching; an invisible hand I was reaching forth. And when that hand placed its icy touch upon him, his' millions were cleft of their power; his strong arm was palsied; the brain that had schemed and connived was as leep. The body of the thing that had been Morgan was be 1 gining its journey back to the clay from which it had sprung. j About his grave, doubtless, a costly monument will be erected, I but the night winds , that play I about it willwhisper their story of sadness. In the monied cen ters of the earth, flags may be halfmasted for a day, but the ' centuries will not have advanced ' one step toward better thingsTbe cause Morgan lived. I "What is profit? Whac is loss? "It is not for us to judge the dying and the dead. It is not for us to say what the Christ who said to the thief upon the ' cross, 'this day shalt thou be, with me in paradise,' said to the i spirit of Morgan. But to you I who have chosen money as your God, I say: 'Beware!' To you who have forgotton God in your grasp-1 ing for riches, I say: 'What prof it it a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?' mEsawmaiiBmi3st3HBgEmzms3m Pete Hanraty Appeals. Alleging that he is the mayor of McAlester and holding that the district court of Pittsburg county had erred in deciding against him, Pete Hanraty Mon day appealed his case against B. A. Enloe, Jr. In his petition Hanraty claims that he was elected on September 20, 1910, when the charter form of gov ernment went into effect in Mc Alester and that his term of of fice was determided by the may or and commisioners upon their election by the drawing of lots. He alleges that-as a result of this hfs term should expire in 1914. However on April 26, 1912, Enloe took the office upon his election and the case being brought be fore the district court of Pitts burg county. It was decided against Hanraty. In his appeal, the plaintiff in error seeks not only the office but the salary which was paid during the ad ministration of Enloe. on ar a car: 3E ac 30 fRAW'EADE McAlester, Okla. Most Modern Woman's Slore in Kasicrn Oklahoma. , DISTRIBUTORS OF Ladies' Ready-to-wear Gar ments, Millinery, Ladies' Shoes, Find Dress . Goods and Dress Accessories- - Sues For $100. Antonio Rich has filed in Judge Heathcock's court against John Klink, and Adam Klink pound master and son for damages to his horse. Young Klink was taking Rich's horse to the pound when it slipped and fell on the concrete walk near the public school building breaking its right shoulder. The case'is set for 9 o'clock Friday morning. Bargains for Everybody This Week At' In Dry Goods, Clothing and Groceries A Nice Edition. The Henryetta Standard issued last week a handsome 24-page industrial edition that was a "hummer." It contained a com plete write up of that hustling ton and small towns adjacent. The make up and press work on this edition was exceedingly good and reflects credit on the me chanical department. First Appointed. home causing the death of three of his children. It was testified by one of the children who es caped terribly burned, that the father bound them with a rope to the bed and poured oil over the bedding. He is considered a religous fanatic. Mail Clerks Petition.. 'Gets New Trial. Rudolph Tegeler has been granted a new trial by the crim inal court of appeals on the ground that one of the jurors i who w?.s prejudiced was accepted I when the defendant protested. Tegeler is ofcf.rged with the murder of J. W. Meadows some years ago. This is third trial. Some Land. Taoga, Oklahoma, April 9th. The distinction belongs to Geo. M. Massingale of Leedy,- this county, of being the first demo cratic postmaster to take charge in Oklahoma. A few months ago Congresman Dick T. Morgan, although a re publican, endorsed him before the Leedy office was recognized as one the third class. To Hang ,May 30. Marion Capps is to hang in Ft. Smith on May 30th. He was convicted of setting firo to his Several lengthy petitions from southern railway postal clerks have been forwarded to Post master General Burleson request ing him to look into the condi tions relating to the indiscrimi nate mixing of negro and white clerks in crews on all lines in the south and more especially on the Rock Island. The petition ers feel that the service would be very much benefitted and the standard of efficiency raised if the races could be segregated, the negroes placed on lines to themselves. In no other- em ployment in the country are the races so permiscouslyJ;hrown to gether on equal footing as they are in the Railway Mail Service. Try the Miner, 3 rrionths 25c. rmwuifuiHijymiH'Mt'ruirmgr'ZBaznxKr: The highest price ever paid for unimproved property in the world, will be paid by the Lon don and Liverpool and Gjobe In surance company for a tiny strip near Charing Cross, London, ac cording to word received by local officials of the company. The plot of ground contains 46 1-2 square feet and will sell for 11,737 pounds sterling. This is a ratio of $5,500,000 per acre. Yale-Majestic McAlester The Home of Pleasing Photo Plays and .ass Pictures changed every night Vaudeville twice each week. No Higher. ' Spend an Evening at the YALE-MAJESTIC oir: ar rae ac mJnmYmmm 3o I The Miner 3 months 2.-