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o K. Historical Society
ANADARKO DAILY DEMOCRAT
VOLUME VII. NO. 266.
ANADARKO, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1908.
PRICE: 2 Cents
OFFICER DIES
BY OWN HAND
HOPE IS GONE
FOR COTTERAL
Slayer of Mrs. Mary Cuppy
Must Hang on Dec. 11
WOULD WRECK
H0BART JAIL
Desperate Plan of
Prisoner Frustrated
STATE'S COIN
GOOD SHAPE
ONLY
17
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Chickasha Policeman
Shoots Himself
Through Heart
HAD L0STHIS STAR
Rather Than Answer Charges
of Negro L. M. Radley
Kills Himself
Chickasha, Okla., Dec. 4 Rather
than face the Chief of Police Good
win, L. M. Radley killed himself by
blowing his heart out with a 45-cnli-ber
Colt's rovolver. Radley had
served several months on tho polico
force and was known as ono of the
best officers in tho city. Tuesday
morning Mayor Bridges summarily
removed him from the force because
of charges made by a negro prisoner.
The day before a negro had been
arrested by Officers Radley and Fred
erick. Before being placed in prison
he was searched and his money purse
and other articles were taken by Rad
ley and turned over to the jailer.
When released the prisoner claimed
that ho was short $20 and charged
Radley with holding it out. After
hearing some testimony Mayor Bridg
es removed the officer and he went to
his home.
Wedncsdaynight Chief Goodwin tele
phoned to the Radley residence, saying
that ho wished to speak to Mr. Rad
ley. Mrs. Radley answered the tele
phono and said that Mr. Radley would
talk with him. Mr. Goodwin said
that he would come to the house and
Mrs. Radley turned to her husband
and remarked that Mr. Goodwin was
coming over. Radley replied that ho
could not face him and took out his
check book an though he was going to,
write a check. Soon after steps were
heard on the porch and Radley went
into another room. Almost Imme
diately a shot was fired and the family
rushed into the room to find Radley
dead with a horrible bullet hole in his
left breast, the bullet going entirely
through his body and tearing his heart
into shreds. The steps heard were
not those of the chief, but those of
Radley'a brother-in-law, who had just
reached town and hid come out to see
his relatives.
While the body was being prepared
for the undertaker tho checkbook was
noticed open and the following words
written on one of the checks: "I am
not guilty of taking the money from
the negro."
Radley was a man of more than or
dinary intelligence, was well educated
and made friends rapidly. Ho was a
fearless officer and never was known
to shirk any responsibility. He was
tho first fire chief of Lawton, serving
in that capacity several years, and
also was on the police force there.
His relatives live in Kansas and the
body will be shipped there for inter
ment. FINE SHOWING
Local Banks Show Deposits of
Over Half Million Dollars
The statements of tho three Ana
darko banks published this week make
an excellent showing for tho city and
tho county Tho statements show de
posits in the thrco banks of over a
half million dollars, while tho indi
vidual deposits subject to check in the
threo banks amount to $440,221.99,
nearly one-half million dollars. The
banks of Anadarko are institutions to
be proud of and the showing they are
able to make indicates that Caddo
county has somo of the money in this
part of the country.
New Shine Parlor
James Adkins Wednesday opened
up his new shine parlor for ladies and
gentlemen on C Street. Mr. Adkins
has fitted up an attractive and neat
placo which will be known as the
"Green Front." Ho is an expert
workman in his line and guarantees
satisfaction. His shop will bo found
to be kept in tho neatest and cleanest
shape at all times. 2C5 tf.
A BARGAINTrTFXRMlGO acres, 3i
miles from town, all tillable, 70 a. i
cultivasion, 40 a. valley land: 5 room
hooso, good well, all fenced and young
orchard. $1000 can nm 5 years at 6
per cent. Price $2400. E. C. Schlitt
265-6t.
More Shopping Days
Before Christmas
Do Your Shopping Early I
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Thos. R. Reid-Recr.-Leo W. Glad-son-205
35-11-20-8-S E 30-10-11.
United Stntea-W. E. Clanton-Pat.-8-1G-4
N. E. 18-10-10.
Ella W.Lilibridge & husband-F. G.
Myers-lC50-ll-28-8-L 1-2-3-4 and 10
feet E side 5 and 10 feet E side 20-21-22-23-24
B 20 SE Apache.
F. M. Fulkerson & wife-Sallio
Lassiter-40-12--29-5-L 13-14 Bl 4 Bin
ger. V. L. Bath & wife -DeWitt Bod-well100-1028-8L
11 B 4 Bath Addi
tion. A. H. Russell & wife-L. J. Wall-ing-25-ll-ll-8-SW
SE 11-9-12.
W.A.Reid & wife-Eugene William-son-1000-5-27-4-NE
G-8-8.
II. Means & wife-Reinhard Lossan-100-3-11-8-L
22 B 2-L 27 B 10 and L
11 B 9 Binger.
J. E. Arnold & wife-N. C. Peters-90-11-19-8-L
3 B 14 Anadarko.
N. C. Peters-John J. Youts-103-11-23-
S-L 3 B 14 Anadarko.
James Tribby-Ed Geschwi der-5-11-28-S-L
6 B 8 R I Add-Binger.
A. B. Cox-R. Griffith-000-ll-23-8-L
13 to 10 B 23 NW Apache.
Geo. Seigfried & wife-David Sch-midt-4000-12-2-8-S
1 NE 1-12-12.
F. L. Schies & wife-E. E. Johnson
27G8 50-11-C-8-W1 WS & Ni MY 28
11 11
A. E. Baldwin-Y. A. Sanders-50-1127-8-Lot
10 Blk 8 Steckcr.
A H.J3. Gibbs-Geot-Jjtmna.-2.7JJMiJ,
24-S NE 28-7-9.
Ed C. Kell & wife-'D. J. Flood-20-9-7-8-L
13 and 14 B 3 SE Apache.
R. A. Nelson-W. S. Adams-425-11-10-8-Pt
NW 30-9-11.
"Oh Lawd, How lonqV
In the course of a speech not long
ago Representative John Sharp Wil
liams Illustrated his point by a story
of an old colored woman In Alabama
whoso extreme ago and helplessness
were such that her neighbors felt
called upon to supply all her needs.
Tho aged negress was very grateful
for all such attentions, and never
fallod to express her gratitude there
for In original language.
It appearing ono day that she could
not sufficiently thank tho son of an
old friend who had brought her somo
choice fruit, tho old woman said:
"You Is powerful good to a poro ole
woman like me, wld ono foot In do
grave an' do odder a-crylng out: 'How
long, oh-Lawd, how long?'"
Tells Character from Matt.
In these days of scientific progress,
wo are so blase as to bo almost proof
against surprise, and genius Itself has
to reach high altitudes to merit public
exclamation. It was said of Prof.
Owen that, give him a bone, and ho
could reconstruct Behemoth. Thcro Is
a Parisian scientist at tho moment
who possesses tho tamo power with
hats. OIvo him a hat and ho can diag
nose tho head that wore it. They gave
him a hat tho other day, and ho said
It must have been Cuvlor's. Research
unearthed tho bill of that hat, and
proved tho correctness of the diag
nosis. What Is more, further research
unearthed a portrait of Cuvler wltn
the Identical hat upon his head I
Truly a Fornetful Man.
Tho most forgetful man has been
found. He lives In a little town In the
upper part of York county. Ho foil
ill with symptoms Indicating appendi
citis and submitted to on operation!
To their great surprise and embarrass
ment tho surgeons found that the ap
pendix had already been removed. Tho
patient afforded tho necessary expla
nation when he recovered from tho
ether by stating that ho remembered
then, "coma to think or It," that he
had been through a similar operation
two years ago.
Orators Have Free Hand.
Prof. Mastorman, lecturing at Cam
bridgo on modern England and the lib
erty of the subject, said thoro was
enough treason spoken In Hydo park,
London, on Sunday afternoons to fill
a German fortress. Instead, the ora
tors went homo to tea. It Is a remark
able fact, however, added tho lec
turer, that there Is no state In Europo
where attacks on the sovereign aro so
raro or so strongly resented by tho
people at large.
Lnwton, Okla., Dec. 2 Federal
Judge John II. Cottoral dismissed the
habeas corpus proceedings delaying
the death sentence against Will John-1
son, the Pottawatomie county negro,
twice convicted and twice sentenced
in the Pottawatomie county courts for
tho murder of Mrs. Mary Cuppy, an
aged white woman, on the night of
January 2 last, and thus left the fate
of the black man again with the state
courts. This oct was taken following
an agreement between attorneys for
the state and defense that -the pro
ceedings should be dismissed since
Governor Haskell had granted a re
prieve until December 11 in which
Johnson's attorneys could file applica
tion for hearing beforo the United
States supreme court. The reason
for tho stay of sentence by the federal
court had been because of the fact
that the refusal of the state criminal
court of appeals for new trial three
days before the date set for tho hang
ing had not given sufficient time for
appeal and because the associate
justice of tho court would not nssume
the responsibility of a stay of sen
tence in the absence of the presiding
judge. An application for writ of
error before the United States su
preme court, alleging former jeopardy
ns cause, will immediately be filed by
Johnson's attorneys.
County Attorney V. R. Biggers of
Shawnee, Sheriff E. A. Pierco and
Johnson's attorney, C. G. Pittman,
both of Tccumseh, together with tho
convicted negro, appeared before
Judge Cotteral at ten o'clock this
morning in the district court room
here for hearing of the habeas corpus
proceedings. They had arrived late
last night on tho delayed Rock 'Island
passenger train.
Since the dismissal of the proceed
ingn'hfld already been agreed to by the
attorneys, the hearing lasted but a
few minutes and tho negro was re
manded to the Pottawatomie county
jail to await further court proceed
ings, to hang December 11 next unless
liberated or granted new trial by the
federal high court.
He will be retained in the Coman
che county jail for several days, how
ever, since Sheriff Pierce desired to
leave him with Sheriff Rufe LeFors
while he made a visit to Jackson
county. Attorney Biggers and Pitt-
man returnd at noon to their homes.
"Wo expect to file application im
mediately for a writ of error from
tho United States supreme court, "an
nounced Attorney I ittnan just beforo
leaving tho city. "The grounds for
the application are chicily that the
negro has suffered former jeopardy for
this offense, having already been tried
twice by the state courts and sen
tence, with tho last fixing of a date
for hanging four different times. The
application will probably be filed with
the presiding judge of the state crim
inal court of appeals, Judge Henry M.
Furman, and if denied by him, with
one of the judges of tho supreme
court."
T. 0. B. Club
Thursday evening was pleasantlv
spent by the members of tho T. O. B.
club and the friends at tho homo of
Miss Graco Evants, Corner 10th and C
with Misses' Evants and Conner as
hostesses Tho usual gamo of progres
sive pitch was tho feature of amuse
ment. At a lato hour a delicious
two course luncheon was served after
which tho guests departed for their
homes. Those present wero Misses
Stockton, Terry, Gillette, Oldham,
Daisy and Julia Campbell, Corseat,
and Mesdames Stratton, Oldham,
Roast and Livcrmore of Guymon.
Messrs. Landman ' Connell, Allen,
Stratton, Oldham, Brown, Nathan,
Connor, Nernberger, Phelps, Davis,
Weimer. The next meeting will be
with tho Misses Campbell, Thursday,
18.
GOSSIP h. ..l THE ZOO.
Tho horned horse's wife has a gnu
baby.
The tailor bird denies that he made
the short pants tho Esquimau dog's
breath comes in.
Tho lyro bird indignantly resents
tho Insinuation that she is related to
tho harpy eaglo.
Tho mongoose's husband has served
notlco that ho Is not to bo addressed
an mon pander, or no will fluent.
by the Officers
SCHEMED TO ESCAPE
Four Ounce Vial of Nitro-Glycer-
ine Found Hidden in Bedding
in Cell
Hobart, Okla., Dec. 4 Becoming
suspicious of the actions of the pris
oners who are confined in tho county
jail, officers instituted n search Satur
day afternoon and discovered a four
ounce vial of nitro-glyccrino and $192
in cash on the person of Walter Reed,
convicted of manslaughter and sen
tenced to ten years in tho peniten
tiary. The money was in Reed's 'pocket
and the explosive hidden in the bed
ding. How Reed secured the money and
explosives is a mystery. Tho jail is
searched every week, but this time
the inmates were taken unawares.
Since finding tho above the officers
have given the matter a thorough in
vestigation nnd believe Reed intended
i to wreck tho jail an-' make his es
cape, with the aid of confederates on
tba outside.
Tho bedding in the cell was re
moved and changed and the place thor
oughly searched for further evidence
that would aid in the escape of the
prisoners.
Reed was convicted of killing El
mer Emmons and is known to be des
perate. BENEFIT OF BAND
Home Talent Play to be Given at
Dietrich Monday Night
Under tho direction of Mrs. "Bertha
Moore a ) homo talentjplay will be
givenat tho Dietrich opera houso
Monday night for tho benefit of tho
Anadarko Concert band. Tho play
will be "A Virginian Romance," a
four act drama with an interesting
plot and a strong vein of humor run
ning through. In tho cast are several
to took part in the previous play, and
an excellent entertainment is promis
ed. The house should be crowded on
Monday night as tho band boys are
deserving of the support of tho citi
zens. Tho cast will bo as follows :
Horace Vernief Dick Dobbs
Ira Coutrleigu. H. J. Urquhart
Major DufTy Arch James
Buck Tyson Harry Brown
Dink Potts Jimmy Schwar
Van Littert Oscar Martinberg
Squire Jerry Fowler
Lige John Knapp
Ginger Bertha Grammer
Nance Flossie Chambers
Providence Amelia Linder
Imogenc Bertha Moore.
Tonkawa
Tonkawa, Dec. 4. The continued
rain of tho past week has put tho
roads in bad condition again.
Mr. Barnes has put his 'phono in
and we hear another voice on the line.
Several of our young people attend
ed tho party at Mr. Dunn's in the
Antono district. Among those from
hero wero Andrew Schlitt, Albert
Barr, Misses Nellio Barr, Audry
Davis.
0. W. Allison and daughter, Miner
va are visiting in Kansas City.
Miss Audry Davis is home again
after a visit of a few month in Oma
ha, Neb.
J. C. Edgar received word last
week from is brother at Hopkinton,
la., that he is father of a pair of twin
boys, born on Thanksgiving day.
Georgo Markman hauled a load of
cotton to Anadarko Tuesday.
Chris Schlitt and wife were visiting
in Anadarko Tuesday.
John Mbrkman and his sister, Ella,
are visiting their brothers, Ed and
George.
To steal a kiss la not amiss,
Though It mav lead to sorrow.
The burden of my aong Is this:
To Meal a kUs Is not amiss.
nut why become a thief of bliss,
When you can simply borrow
To steal a kiss Is not amiss,
Though It may lead to sorrow.
Llpnlncott'a Magazlntt
Advertise More
Than You Can
'AFFORD'
fee Your Business a
Christmas PresenNi
"aiwjy mvcruuns?,
More Advertising Than
You Ever Gave It Be
fore!
is
It will pay you in the
formof,' dividends of
profits-sufficient to en
able you tp make more
liberal ,Christmasfpres
ents to others 'than you
have ever done.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Important Meeting
Men to be Held
of Business
Tonight
A meeting of tho Commercial club
will be held tonight in the office of
the secretary and several matters of
more than ordinary interest and im
portance will como up for considera
tion. This is also the time for tho nomi
nation of olTicers for tho coming year,
and it is urged that every member of
the club bo present tonight. Tho se
lection of oflicers is an important mat
ter and one that is of vital interest
to every one who is interested in the
growth and upbuilding of thu city.
Tho nominations will bo mado tonight
and tho election will bo held two
weeks from tonight
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Officers Elected for the Ensuing
Year Need Equipment
At tho regular meeting of the Ana
darko fire department held Wednesday
night the annual election of oflicers
took place, the following being chosen
to servo during tho coming year:
Chief E. E. Campbell.
Assistant Chief Charles Slemp.
Secretary J. E. Davidson.
Treasurer J. A. McCampbell.
Tho members of tho company are
taking an active interest in tho pros
pects for a new city building which
will contain suitable quarters for a
modem, up-to-date and thoroughly
equipped firo department, such as the
city needs, and whilo in a good humor
over tho present condition, would be
in a much better humor if tho depart
ment had something to work with
when called to answer an alarm. .
The members, when tho time
comes,will ask the citizens to remem
ber tho needs of the department in
voting on the proposed bond issue.
"Dan Cupid" Coming
Tho dash of ginger which ono finds
quite pften, sadly lacking in tho lyric
of musical comedies is attractively
present in copious quantities in "Dan
Cupid." This applies to tho show in
both an individual and collective
sense.
Tho admirable individual work sug
gests great ambition in tho heart of
each person in the cast and tho whole
comedy displays the presence of a
master hand. This attraction will
appear at Tho McAninch next Thurs
day night.
Oklahoma Has A
Large Reserve Fund
on Deposit
INSPECTOR'S REPORT
Criticism of Matter of Making
Loans From School Fund
Without Basis
Guthrie, Okla., Dec. . Following
a completo nnd exhaustive examiation
of tho accounts of tho stato tcasurcr,
secretary of stato Insurances commlss-
ioncr.labor commissioner, school land
department nnd tho Agricultural
and Mechanical college at Stillwater,
Charles A. Taylor, stato examiner
and inspector, has mado public his
reports in reganljto those departments.
Tho reports show that tho revenues
received by tho stato from two of
tho ofllccs those, of secretary of stato
and insurance commissioner, havo
amounted since statehood to a total
of $103,031.83. Tho examinations wero
mado of the state treasurer's books by
Mr. Taylor and his assistants, one
covering tho period from Nov. 10,
1907, to May 31, 190S, and tho other
from that date to Oct. 31, 1908. Both
aro included in this report, which
shows that tho amount turned over to
Stato Treasurer Menefco by Territori
al Treasurer Rnmbo was $932,581.88;
amount received from Nov. 10 to May
31, $500,570.73; amount disbursed
during same period $357,921.80;- bal
ance on hand May 31, 1908, $1,081,
233.75; amount received May 31 to
Oct. 31, $237,218.00; amount disbursed
samo period $204,767.92; total balanco
Oct. 31, $1,070,683.89, of which $1,019,
423.38 was on deposit in banks and
$54, 200.51 in cash items. Tho report
further shows that tho stato treasurer
received as internet from tho United
States government on tho $5,000,000
school fund $225,409.81, which is plnc
ed in the common school fund for dis
bursement along with the schiol land
rentals Jan. 15.
The examination of the school land
department shows the following fig
ures in regard to the disposition of tho
$5,000,000 funds:
Receipts Interest from Commerco
Trust company of Knnsas City on daily
balances, $1,362.92; interest on farm
loans, $3,212.0G; exchango charges on
money $30.40; interest on daily bal
ances on deposit in banks, $9,936.15;
printing bonds for forty-two counties,
$420.
Disbursements Money loaned tem
porarily to state on refunding bonds,
$1,460,000; loaned on county bonds to
forty-lour counties, drawing 5 per
cent interest, $1,000,000; amount in
vested incomplete farm loans $1,409,
485 ; paid in equities on farm loans in
process of completion $41,275.03.
The examiner's report states that
all loans by the school land depart
ment were mado with proper security,
and that in no case were farm loans
made with city property ns security,
as had been charged by the partisan
press of tho state. The only places
in which city property was put up as
collateral wero to secure stato money
temporarily deposited in banks, sub
ject to dally check, which is not in
violation of tho law. -,
Thu offices of insuranco commission
er and secretary of state rank far
above all others as rcvenuo producers,
according to this report. For tho
period from Nov. 16, 1907, to Sept.30,
1908, the total amount of money turn
ed into tho stato treasury by Insuranco
Commissioner McComb was $73,944.33
itemized as follows:
Received from fire companies, fees,
licenses, etc., $18,395; from life com
panies $17,274.31; miscellaneous,
companies, $8,275.02 The secretary
of state's coal collections from Nov.
18, 1907 Oct. 31., 1908, from charter
fees and other sources wero $29137.50.
Homer Dunbar has purchased the
W. A. Scott residence, lot 10, b lock
45, on east A street and will move
next Monday. This is a neat six room
houso wit1' modern improvements and
is in one of tho most desirable loca
tions in the city. Tho consideration
was $2,000. Jack McClain has pur
chased tho property Mr. Dunbar va
cates, known as tho J. F. Brown
property, on west A street.
A marriago license was issued Fri
day to Luther Goodwin and Elsio Pal
mer, both of Lookeba.
Mrs. Nannio Clary with her son
Tom and wifo of Wamego, Kan., aro
visiting B. F. and C. I. Cooper.
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