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VOL. Ill,
ELGIN, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, SEI'THMBKIIHO. 113
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WA8HINGTPN.
Thn Democratic tariff lilll, Intro
duced by Majority Leader Under
wood, flo months nso, and passed
by the houses four months ago, lias
passed tlio senate and now goes to
conference.
The administration currency Ml'
wag ut. v on Its devious way to the
BtVi ' jii,.T ivhcn Chairman Olass
of tin. houso hanking committee
opened tho currency debate In the
house.
Tho houso passed a resolution to
p ovhlo thnt products designed for
exhibition at the Panama IMclllc ex
position In San I'ranclsco, In 1015.
may enter tho United States free of
duty. Tho resolution would protect
foreign patents and copyrights on ar
ticles brought In for exhibition.
Developments In tho Mexican situa
tion probably will await tho nrrlval In
Washington of Manuel Do Xamacona,
personal representative of tho Huerta
government. In continue with the
Washington government tho negotla-N
tloua with John Llnd, personal repre
sentative of rresident Wilson In Mex
ico. Tho cotton from the growth of 1013
prior to Sept. 1, amounted to 731,000
talcs, counting round as half bales,
the census bureau announced. This
la compared with 730,935 hales last
J ear, 771.297 In 1911 and 353.011 in
1910. This Is tho greatest quantity
or cott i eor ginned in the country
prior to Sept. 1. Oklahoma glnniiiR3
aro 4,443; TexnB, G9.U44 balcB; Ar
kansas, 2.200 bales.
Preparations for tho movement of
tho crops wero reflected In a detailed
summary mado public of the condi
tion of tho national hankB on August
9, as compared with Juno 4. Loans
Increased $25,557,000, while Individual
dnpnslts decreased $192,123,000 and
cash decreased $11,813,000. The gov
ernment had not begun tho deposit
of crop moving fuirJs when this call
(or condition was issued.
DOMESTIC.
Torpedo boat destroyers seirehed
tho scene of tho nil-ship catastrophe
off the cpast of Heligoland in which
only suven of a crow of twenty-one.
wero saved. Seven bodies were re
covered. Tho bodies of seven others
nre probably In the cabin of tho air
ship. Frank Palmer Is In Jail In Texas
charged with havljig murdered Davo
Glenn at Itussclvllle, Okla., twenty
ono years ago.
F. Drqw Camlncttl, son of A. C.
Camlnettl, commissioner general of
Immigration, was found guilty of vio
lation of tho Mann whllo sl.no act.
Tho national homo for nged mem
bers of tho llenovolent and Protect
ive Order or Hlks will bo built at Hod
ford City, Vn., Instead of French Lick
Springs, Ind.
As n birthday gift Mrs. Itusscll Sige
distributed $0 1,000 among Institutions
In Syracuse, N. V.. bar girlhood honx.
Syracunn university received the larg
est donation, $31,000, whllo tho Syra
cuse home assocatlon and Onandagi
orphans' homo each recolved $10,000.
Mrs. Sage's gifts to Syracuse univer
sity aggregate $270,000.
Professor Mercalll, director of the
observatory on Mount Vesuvius, with
several professors of tho University
of Munich, accomplished a daring de
scent Into tho crater o'f tho volcano.
They remuined Insldo two hours,
ntudvlng It In tho midst of asphyxiat
ing gases. Tho scientists announced
that n great reawakening of the vol
cano Is approaching.
After brooding over a letter which
informed him thnt an Oklahoma ranch
he had sold n few months ago for a
trivial sum was the sceno of a $3,000,
COO oil strike, William Chlslon, a Choc
taw Indian, 30 jeors old, of Pueblo,
Colo., calmly 'totik a rifle, cleaned,
oiled ami londod It and In the Bight
ot several friends placed tho mttzzte
to his templo and pulled the trigger.
Harry Endlcott, of Anderson, Ind.,
a brother of William Endlcott, the
noted automobile racer, and Mary Sa
ra t a, of Jackson, a 10-yearold spec
tator, wero killed ond three persona
Injured at Jackson, Mich., when Endl
ott's automobile crashed through a
feaee at tho rare track wben one of
the front tire's blew Aip. ,
Sam Langford, tho negro heavy
weight boxer of Boston oarncd $1,000,
his guarantee, In thirty seconds, by
stopping John Lester Johnson, who Is
said to bo tho heavyweight champion
of South Africa, In that time.
Whllo drilling for wator in a well
fourteen feet deep on his farm four
miles cast of Dexter, Kans., J. M.
Clark, a Stockman, una nfriirk hv n
heavy (low of gas. Before help coutd
arrivo no wis dead.
William P. Cook, farmer, was ar
rested at Smyrna, Tenn., near Nash
ville, on n warrant charging him with
tho double murder of his wife and
her niece, Lucy Sunford, 15 years old,
who wero clubbed to death at the
Cook home.
Thaw's ease In Canada terminated
suddenly when ho was taken from tho
Coatlcook lockup and rushed over tho
Vermont line, by Immigration officers.
After threo hours liberty ho wns re
arrested at Coalbrook. New Hamp
shire. Mrs, 8. ?.. King, and John Knowi
ton, weru burned to death and II, A.
Mercer so badly Injured that ho died
later when the combined store and
rooming house of King & Sons Mer
cantile company, at Pleasanton, Tex.,
was destroyed by lire.
Ellen Derrlng (Irnngcrow, n wealthy
Umatilla Indian, obtained a dtvorco
at Oregon City, Ore., from her ninth
husband, Grant Nicholas (Irangrow,
and voluntarily settled upon lilin ns
"ullmony" tho sum of $5,000. Sho
charged wilful desertion.
Tho bones of a mastodon 20,000
j ears old aro being excavated from
tho estato of tho late Col. Alfred A.
Popo nt Farmlugtou, Conn., by ex
perts from Yule university. Tim mas
todon was eleven feet high nt tho
shoulders.
Plummer Lewis, 18 jears old, Is In
Jail at Kansas City, charged with
felonious assault, nnd the police arc
searching for three other bos In con
nection with tho case. Gladvs Klrl:-
endall, n girl of good family, leaped
from a speed'ng motor car to cscnpo
the attentions of tho party of Joy
riders and sustained probably fatal
Injuries.
.. With the Identification of portions,
of the body found In tho Hudson rlrer
near .New iork as that of Mia. Caspar
Janln, who, according to her husband,
left their home in Barcelona, Spain,
three years ago, search has begun for
tho proprietor of a West One Hundred
and Fourth blreut establishment
where tho woman had apartments. It
Is stated that a man answering his
description sailed for Cuba Inst week.
Ills name Is withheld.
Six small hotels, n church, tho post
office building, tho Essex business
block and 150 cottages at Salisbury
Beach, Mass., wero destroyed by a
fire which extended over an area
three quarters ot a mile long nnd 200
yards wide. Several beach attractions
wero nlso destroyed. For tho most
part the cottages wero flimsy struc
tures occupied by visitors spending
thu summer thcio, Tho property los
Is estimated at $300,000.
FOREIGN.
Ad WolcaBt, former lightweight
champion, has announced his final re
tirement from the ring.
The so-called X-Ray feature In wom
en's clothes Is to be extended to foot
wear, according to Irish lacemakers.
who are crocheting lace for tho up
pers of "X-Hay" shoos.
Tho steamer Tamaulipas Balled from
Vera Cruz for Now Orleans with a
few Americans aboard, part of whose
passage had been paid by tho Mexican
government.
Tho Duchess of Ilovburghe, former
ly MlBs May Ooolot of Nowport, It. I,
gavo birth to a son at Chesterfield
house, Loudon.
Edmond Itouseut, a Paris river po
liceman. waB decorated with tho Ln
gign of Honor. During his Bervlco on
tho water front be has saved twenty
eight lives.
Thlrty-llvo American refugees nr
rived at Laredo, Texas, Sunday night
from Mexico. Ono Amerlcnn from
Chamal stntes that tho entlro colony
of over 500 Americans who went to
Chamal from Oklahoma nnd nmth
Texas about eight years ago have ro-
turned to their homos.
Pucrta Plata, In tho Dominican re
public, whero n revolution Is In prog
ress, Is being shelled by Dominican
gunboats nnd there Is great dangor to
American Jives nnd property. Joso
M. F.Bteva, American vice consul
thoro, so reported. Tho gunboat Des
Moines has gono there.
Tho disappearance of dcorgo Street
ot Ottawa and II. V. Radford, an
American, northern explorers, may be
explained by a story which reached
Ottawa, brought by mall steamer and
the Hudson Bay route and two
months on the way tells of the mur
der of gtreet and Radford by Eskimos
two years ago.
OKLAHOMA'S GREATEST STATE FAIH
OPEHS TUESDAY; FEnTURES BY DAYS
Everything Is in readiness for tho opening of tho seventh annual Okla
homa Stato Fair and Exposition, Oklahoma City, Sept. 23 to Oct 4, on Tues
day morning, Sept. 23, nt 7 o'clock suarp. Thu program, jet Incomplete, shows
thnt It is tho biggest State Fair nnd Exposition ever before attempted in thu
Southwest. Sixty big buildings and barns nnd lt0 acres of ground will be
crowded with the best results in every llnu ot Industry, while the management
has contracted for amusements and educational features worth thousands ot
dollars. There will be thrills every day as shown by the following program:
TUESDAY, SEPT. 23, OPENING DAY.
All buildings nnd barns open to tho public. nt 8 o'clock Music nil tho
time and ever) whero by Natlello'H Baud mid soloists. Judging of Culinary,
Furm Products, Plants. Flue Arts, Kducatlonul Dlspluvg, Unco program be
(tins at 1 o'clock, Including 2 30 trot and 2 20 pace. Great Patterson Shows.
United StntcB troops In drills and maneuvers, Immense night bhow In fiont
of grandstand. ,
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24, GERMAN DAY AND FRUIT GROWERS' DAY.
Special programs arranged by these organizations Judging of Poultry,
Farm Products. Plants, Fine Arts, Kducatlon.il, examinations Blurt In Bett"r
DahlcH Contest nt 9 a. in nnd continue until completed. 2 IS trot and 2; 11
pace feature racing program. High class vaudeville Music by many bauds,
Patterson Shows, U. S. Troops and Night Show,
THURSDAY, SEPT. 25, STATE DAY AND WOMEN'S CLUDS.
All state ofllcers nnd members of all woman's organizations will assemble.
Judging of Swine, Jersey Cattle, Poultry, Ccunty Collective Exhibits, Flue
Arts, Educational nnd Better Babies Racing' program Includes two trotting
divisions of Southwestern I uturi'y. Fr.. audeville. Grunt Patterson Shows.
Bands everywhere. U. S. Soldiers and Big Night Show. A'-rcs of machinery
every uny.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 26, EDUCATIONAL, PRESS AND AD CLUB, W. C, T. U.,
HARDWARE AND IMPLEMENT DEALERS AND JEI1SEY BREEDERS' DAY.
Free admission to all children of the common schools. Newspaper pub
lishers guests of tho Stato Fair. Judging of Better Babies, Swine. HnlFtelu
Frlcslau and Guernsey Cattle, Bees anil Honey, ltos' and Girls' Contests.
Clinton Band will Join music festival morning, afternoon and night. Gang
plowing ami planting by tractor engines every day. Free-for-all trot, dash,
nnd 2 17 pace feature racing card. Alexander thu Great, one of the nunv
vaudeville features. V. S. Troops. Patterson shows. Immense Night Program
SATURDAY, SEPT. 27, OKLAHOMA TRAVELERS DAY AND CATTLt-
MEN'S DAY.
Knights of the Grip In big reunion. Emphasis given llvo stock lndustrv.
Clinton Band with Nntlello's and other musical organizations. Judging of
Better Babies, Sheep, Boys' and Girls' Contests Demonstrations nnd lectures
every day. U. S, Troops. Shaw's Comedy Animal Circus and other big vnude
vlllo acts during the race program which Includes 2.15 trot and free-for-all
pace, dash. Immense Night Show
SUNDAY, SEPT.' 28, MUSIC DAY,
Sacred concerts by Nntlello's Band nnd Famous Grand Opera Slngera,
morning, afternoon nnd evening. I'. S. Troops in Model Military Camp. Tho
Patterson Shows. Immense Night Program In front of grandstand.
MONDAY, SEPT. 29, SOLDIERS' DAY.
Veteratu of nil wars will take part. Opening of A. & M. State Fair 'School.
Urual morning tours of, Fair with music it various points, AUTO POLO,
WORLD'S MOST DANOEUOUS SPOIiT." tri'trent or grandstand. IT. H. Sol
diers In war maneuvers. Hacu program Includes 2'21 trot nnd 2 09 puce. dash.
Judging of Better Babies. Shorthorn Cattle. Percheron Horses. World's best
vaudeville and Patterson Shows OPENING OF FOURTH ANNUAL OKLA
HOMA HOUSE SHOW IN LIVE STOCK PAVILION AT 8 00 P. M., FOR
FIVE NIGHTS.
TUESDAY, GEPT. 30, KENTUCKY DAY, SWINE BREEDERS' DAY, SOCIAL-
ISTS' DAY.
Special programs by these organizations, I'sual silo, milking machlno
nnd plowing demonstrations. Judging of Better Babies, Hereford Cattle, Per
cheron, Belgian and Clydesdale llorss. Nntlello's Band, big Government
Baud and other bands nt different points. U. S. Soldiers in dully drills and
maneuvers. Famous grand opera singers during tho race program which In
cludes 2'12 trot, dash, nnd 2 11 pace. The Great Patterson Shows, with
twenty attractions. Horse Show nnd allied features, including the Thrco
Duttons, Auto Polo and Its dangers.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1, YOUNQ MEN'S DEMOCRATIC CLUBS, KNIGHTS
OF PYTHIAS.
Sensational Auto Polo. Judging of Better Battles, Aberdeen-Angus Cattle,
English Shire, Germnii Coaeh, Cleveland Bay Horses, BoyH' Pig Club Contest.
Itacu program includes 225 pace and usual number of running races. Nntlello's
band nnd soloists nil day. The Great Patterson Shows. U. S Soldiers. Third
night of Great Horse Show and big features in .Mammoth Livestock PavMijn.
THURSDAY, OCT. 2, DERBY DAY, OKLAHOMA FIRE INSURANCE AGENTS'
DAY, BEE KEEPERS' DAY.
Special programs by all these organizations. Judging of Better Balder,
Polled Durham Cattle. Steer ClJSses; Hackney ami French Conch Hoi see.
Geldings and Mares, Jacks, Jennets nnd Mules. Last day of thu world's most
dangerous sport, AUTO POLO. Thrilling maneuvers or soldiers. Dally grand
opera by Miss Olive Elsnm Sch.irf and Joseph C. Itamsur, who nccompany
Nntlello's Band. Running of Oklahoma Derby: race program nlso Including
2-20 trot. Great Patterson Shows, Oklahoma Horso Show, lhoThreo Duttons
utid other features.
FRIDAY, OCT. 3, AUTOMOBILE AND LIVE STOCK DAY.
All of the world's fastest circular dirt track ears, driven by such speid
demons as Louis Dlsbrow, "Wild BUI" Endlcott, "Heine" Ulbrlcbt, Joo Nlkrent
and others. Judging of Better Babies. Standard Bred, American Carriage and
Saddle Horses. Parade of live stock worth nearly a million dollars, I! S.
Soldiers in drills. Music and grand opera. Society Horse Show for tho
last time.
SATURDAY, OCT. 4, AUTOMOBILE AND BETTER BABIES.
Athlotlc games by boys of tho State Fair School. Final demonstration of
silos, tractor engines, mechanical milkers, dairy machinery, gnng plowing, etc.
All tho world's auto champions In thrilling races, High class vaudeville freo.
Tho Soldiers In drills. Awarding of premiums In Bolter Babies Contest. Thu
Midway until midnight
Queer Fable About Cotton
When cotton first enmt to Europe
to make Its principal center in Lanca
shire it was tho subject ot tho quaint
nnd wonderful fable of the "Vegelablo
Lamb." Tho llulTy white fibers of tho
bursting cotton pod so -resembled
3heep's wool that trnvelcrrs reported
that In Tartary there grow n shrilb
tho fruit or boll of which contained
"wlthlnnc n Ijttlo lleastn in Flesche.
In Bono nnd Blnode, as though It
were a lyttlo Lambu with outer wool."
After tho lamb had been eaten the
wool was mado InUrt cloth, continued
this story, which Is the earliest Euro
peun account of tho manufacture of
cotton.
Wooden-Legged Duck Thrives
A wooden-legged duck lives and
thrives nt Alrvaulr, a little village In
Bordeaux, Franco, At a recent meet
ing of the local natural history society
the cbnlrmnn told of tho duck which
had Us leg crushed In a stable door.
Kb owner, a peasant woman, ampu
tated tho leg and replaced It with 'a
wooden one which she manufactured
herself. The duck Is now able to get
about tho farmyard with perfect ease.
"Inns"
At ono tlmrt thu words "hostel" nnd
i urn were uui cuuiiiieu io iiccuscu
nouses, uui uru uppiieu io longing
houses, Tho "Inns" of Oxford and
Cambridge, very numerous before the
Introduction or colleges, vvwere regit
Hated by tlio college authorities. The
Inns of Court were provided for tho
accommodation of law students. In
olden times country houses uf tho
aristocracy, during tho absence of the
owners, wero med ns "Inns." or guest
hoiiBls. It wns then tho rule to hang
out us signs the arms of tho owners;
hcucu the otlgln of public-house signs.
Wall Papers
Pnpr for screens and pattltlons of
rooms wns common In China ns early
as the fourth century. In tho six
teenth century tho use 'if wall paper
became faBhlonublo In Holland, and
soon afterwards It was commonly seen
In English houses. Originally Chinese
paptrs were printed from blocks, hum!,
painted, or stamped, the designs being
exquisite. Modern printing and
stamping machines mado the manufac
ture ut continuous rolls of wall paper
posilM.
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DIES IT SEA
HEART FAILURE BRINOS SUDDEN
DEATH TO NEW YORK
CITY'S MAYOR.
WAS TAKING A SHORT VACATION
Had Juit Been Renominated by the
Independent Organization Had
Had a Distinguished Po
litical Career.
New York. Major William J.
Gnynor died on tho steamer Baltic 'n
mldocenti.
Major Gnynor silled from Now
York, a fast falling .man, on thu morn
ing of September 4. The announced
purpose of Ills trip was n brief vaca
tion on t'vo ocean that thu tonic ef
fect of tho salt air might restore him
to health. Tho Baltic Is duo at
Qiieonstown tho dny he died.
Tho mayor left Now York at a tlmo
when the city was seething In n muni
cipal campaign. Tho day beforo his
departure he was notified that ho hail
been chosen by tho Independent politi
cal organization us Its candidate for
mayor. Ill was too weuk to mako a
Bpeecb of acceptance and It was read
while tho mayor stood beside tho
render. .
Tho mayor recently had suffered an
attack of his old throat trouble due
to the wound Jnlllcted August 19, 1910,
by Jntnes JT f llaghcr, a discharged
y &im&2
Mayor William J. Gaynor.
dock department workman, Just ns he
was about to lenvo here for a brief
vacation In Europe. Ho spent nearly
threo months In St. Mary's hospital
at Hobokcn, N. J., beforo hu recovered
from the wound,
Tho bullet which lodged In his
throat threo jears ago, never had
been removed. It was tho mayor's
plan to remain abroad less than a
week.
Gaynor's death completely over
turns the municipal political situation.
It removes from tho field n'candldatc
who was expected to cut heavily Into
tho voto of tho fusion nominee, John
Purroy Mltchel,
Mayor Gaynor was born nt Wllltes
town, Oneida county, N. Y., In 1S51.
Ills early education was received at
Whltestovvn Bcmlnnry. Ho moved to
Brookbn In 1873 and for several years
hb a reporter on the Brooklyn Argus,
atuQylng law at night. Ho waB ad
mitted to the bar In 1875, and com
menced a cnmpnlgn for political pur
ity which gained him a national repu
tation as n foe ot corruption.
In 189.1 ho was elected u Justice ot
tho supremo court for a term expir
ing December 21, 11107. Ho was re
elected In 1907 to n term expiring De
cember 31, 1921, but resigned In 1909
to accept tho Democratic nomination
for mayor of New York City, and was
elected mayor of New York In No
vember, 1909.
THAW BACK IN UNITED STATES
Ejected by Canadian Authorities, Is
Now In New Hampshire Jail
Colebrook, N. II Harry K. Thaw,
fugitive from Matoawnn. sleeps on
American toll, barricaded In n hotel
room here, utter one ot the most ex
citing davs In his career.
Thruat unexpectedly over tho Ca
nadian border desptto tho writ of ha
beas corpus demanding his production
before the king's bench In Montreal
ho was for three hours a free man
and during that tlmo drove madly In
an automobile for fifty futile miles
tluough the hills of Vermont and New
Hampshire. Hu blindly rah Into tho
arms of a New Hampshire shcrllT, and
was brought to Colebrook, whero he
retained counsel to resist extradition.
William Travcrs Jerome, rushing
hither on a special train, will assume
chnrge of the cuso for Now York
state, seeking to have Thaw as ward
of tho state, returned to Mntteawan.
Meantime. Thaw la "detained," charg
ed with no crime, held du no warrant.
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OKLAHOMA NEWS NOTtS
SHADOWS OP COMINO. VINaV
Bept M-Bale of icaool MM inOkafff'
ton county -jiV ' .
Kept. jj-Oct, 4. owlahewe. state, "Bffll
F!r. t ' fIi J"i
num. ij.uci. z-iiorBB nu . j.- ". 1,1
BPt. 30-Hnlns Brsedeta AssoclatteetV .
st mate Fair ( V'i
f)rl l.lltli.iViiaM rur. .- i
Oct. l.j-inut Carnwat. Dtrtea
Oct. 13-Hale of school ,IM hi Teas.
county.
Oct u-U.-Lstimer Oomitr Fair. Wll
Mlrtnil i
Oct, M FrtalaentlaJ Hetla. atetlaev
Oct JO-Nov. i Dry Farming Congrea
TiiIhi
Oct. JO. Hen, LaFollatte speaks at Ke
bnrt.
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Nor 20-Jolnt ShrlM eeefmoBtaJ. Twe -,
H' V
nnr IsniU nt Mabel.
Jnn. R Kl of CliocUw ana Chickasaw
lunilK at Hugo,
Jan. 12. Hate of Choctaw anil CMe
naw land nt I'otoau. .
Jan 15 Hale of Choctaw ana Ohlok
nnaw lands at Wllburton. '
Jan 17 -Halo of Choctaw sad Chlcka.
itw InnilH at McAleater.
Jan, 2-31 State Poultry Bhow. Bald.
County fair.
Hrpt n-lJ-Okfuikee- Countr
OVjcmah.
Sept. t-:o-rawn Fair, Pawl
Fall,
Hept it-is Pawns Couatr
llallett.
r
Bent tt-iS Pittsburg Couatr
atcAleater.
Hnt. t.i9 Pnttiwitomla Couatf
flhawnet , I
Sept. 17-19 County Fair,-Orand. ,
Bcpt. l7-:o-flterllng Fair, .torllag.
Sept. 1S-15 Mclnto.h County Fair, aW
fnuta. ij ..
Bent. K-!7 ltngora County Fair, Cm
morn ,
Bept. -27 North Uacola Couaty FW.
Asra. ,
Oct. l-t-Jcnn County Fair.
Oct. lt-U Tut Couaty Fair,
A-row. 1 '
OcL "i-ll llaaketl County Fair. itg-
ler. t y v;
The Oklahoma 8tate Institute of
Technology wns opened last week MV c
before noon the first day 3M ttatffti' '
had enrolled. ' ; ' J "S
Cliff Dean, farmer, and hta wife. H ' 'H
nig lll.xu unu win-nun uiiidw " y , i
west of Washington. wer-ae&AU!f it
killed by lightning durlnfc-Lai ,,.'
electrical storm. ' ',7 -
-Thome 0'KMte.eQkWMtM Qtg'V .
printed the low'IMisliiilfflal ' .TSU i
for the construction of tag TaUm fjUV i'
vcniion nun were? cenawrpn y ', rk ;
city commissioners. Htg ' bid WMi) '"
$81,501.
For tho
past week tie Metfceiiet";
ihurch ot QuyacB hu aWl.
Episcopal church ot Ouysscn
services each night, dedleatlag Ita
new house of worship Just eoaaglet'eal t:
at a cost of 116,000. In the 84r '
services, $4,000 was raised to ee-.-.
plete tho, payment ot the bulldtag eta
tract. r
L. W. Booth and Itlch Watsoa war '
bound over to the district court 'at .
Guymon after a preliminary hearIaTt
on a chargo of steallng'cattle. Boetk. .
nnd Watson are out on bond. Ik J
cattle, it is alleged, were stolen frewa ,
J, P.. Anderson and M. Brodle, tarsa-
crs In the east end of Texaa eonaUr.
Northwestern Oklahoma neediltMl '
or no rain to mature. Ita croas. Tbki(,
was proven again during the aaet aeev-.
son when two-thirds ot a wkeat eragr ''
was secured In E!'ls, Harper aa4 ', -''
Beaver counties with practically' ae f '" ' 1
rain since early In the sprlag. Akw '
good crops of kaflr, mllo raalxe, breexa-
corn and feterita, resulted where fraa f ,'
eriy tuiiueu,
Victor M. Loeke, Jr., principal ektitf ,
of the Choctaw nation, and Mrs. VlylaV,
Nnll Ilobcrtson ot Caddo were fniao ' -
ried at the home or the bride by the o-":
kcv. i.uincr uoDcrts, pastor ot tk t.
Methodist Episcopal church. South, ati
Caddo. Only -a fow Intimate rrieaaa .
wero present at tho ceromony. Chief
and Mrs, Locko have gone to Patsaer
Lake, Colo., to be with Mrs, Lecke'e
brother, who Is vpfy III. They wIM
teslde at Antler.
Georgo P. McCIenatban of Bart tea-"'
vllln wns drownml at Rand Bartatac
near Tulsa. He was 17 year oiaW
Tho twenty-fourth year ot tM cW
tral Normal school was opened laat' "
week w ith an enrollment of nearly, M'S
students, it larga, Increase ore Ua.
year when 318 had enrolled at the i
?tR hnH An-nll4 .t.- a '
of thu nrst day.
A referendum petition aaklaf aa
the bill enacted at the 'last aaaelat
session ot the legislature faraMawaat,
r.-lrn trnnlt hnlllti h --- . . .-..y.T',
voters ot tho atate, ha iwcelvMtaaawei'l . ''.
than the legal number of algaawa ' hM
ami in u iiin vtiih iiu - - - - - 3
of stato In a few day. macarMkm ft"- 1
It. J, Allison, president of 'the Tat ""
Jockey club, As no reterfiiuluaa Wul '.-., ,r
bo submitted datll the state grlamia, r '
In August ot next year, OUalsaaM - ' :t1
seems likely to have a noatlaaaaa gf &
betting on hnise racing. ' " T
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leraa Maaajg,'
cnHrt at OttaUaT
wtnnan an .Hn ..ki .& ....a-
-is" ,,, .i.n fimirit-i cntirt ai uvsaaaaa
and will occupy most i
Is charged Jointly with Jaesea fategaV'i'
i'i iihhi aaaj
man, negro, with the murder at-urK
rcneo Mathews, her' buakkaa, kaTlE
atgbt ot December t, 1J, ' '' J
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