The El Reno Democrat. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 16, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 4, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
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El Reno Democrat.
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Volume XVI.
K1 Kenti Oklahoma, Thursday May 4 11*05
Number I
FRYB&RG&RS SfVbE IS BVERY DRY EXCEPT SUNDRY
May Wtb-
FRF.E BAND
CONCERTS
DO YOU WANT A FARM
So Read the Following Announce-
ment.
THE EL RENO CONCERT BAND
WILL GIVE A FREE CONCERT.
25em EVERY WEDNESDAY
25 per cent \ off on
all toilet soaps
331 per cent 1 off on
pipes.
We have a tine assortment of
both Toilet soaps and Pipes See
our page ad this week.
W. F. McGRATH
& CO.
Pure Food Grocers.
jON THE STREETS FOR BENEFIT
OF MERCHANTS SALES DAY.
' A Fine Program W. be Prepared for
Each Wednesday Afternoon,
for the Entertainment of
th« Public.
I The K1 Reno Concert Kami
] agreed to Rive a special concert free
I for the benefit of the people who
come here eacn Wednesday to take
' 1 advantage of the merchants bargain
! day. These concerts will be Riven
| in the afternoon of each Wednesday.
No platform will be used. The boys
i will play all over the business part of i not owe
Farming and ranch lands for sale
cheap in Schleicher county, (the ban-
ner county of central west Texas)
Schleicher county is a new country
just opened up for farming and good
lands can now be bought cheap that
In the course of 1 few years will double
and quadruple in value. The soil
is a rich, black loam from two and
a half to six feel deep and very fer-
tile It has a clay sub soil ranging
In depth from Ave to twenty feet, un-
der which is the solid rock, making
it almost impervious to drouth Sea-
sons compare favorably with the sea-
sons of central Texas. Corn, cotton,
milomai/.e. oats, sorghum and nil or-
dinary farm products a proven success
No boll weevil The population iti the
county is now about 1.100 people as
against about 350 four years since.
Lands that sold for fill cents per acre
four years ago are now selling for
has I $5.00 per acre and still rapidly ad-
vancing. They have a tine school
fund. A tip top school in Eldorado
the county sear, and good country
schools all over the county Good
church buildings and good live
churches, but no saloons Climate
mild and healthful. The county does
dollar and rate of taxation
JURY COULD
NOT AGREE.
ET.Prince Specials
For May 10th
THIRD MISTRIAL IN NAN PATTER
SON'S CASE
DEFENDANT FAINTED
9 bar# Clairette soap
25c
2Sc
PORTEL PROMOTED
FORMER EL RENOITE STEPS INTO
A BETTER POSITION.
TRAVELING FREIGHT AGENT
Of the Rock Island Will be His Title
After May 10th—Headquarters
Will be in El Reno.
WHEN IT BECAME KNOWN THAT
JURY HAD DISAGREED
Probability That There Will be No
Further Prosecution, and That
Case Will Soon be Dis
missed.
New York. May 4 Having failed to
reach a verdict and declaring 'hat they
were hopelessly disagreed, the Jury
In the Nan Patterson case was for-
mally discharged at 2:20 o'clock this
morning.
j At 1: ::ti o'clock this morning, the
jury was called into the court room
I by Recorder (loff When the twelve
men were In their places and the
' court officials had all arrived, the
25c
95c
.25c
25c
25c
town. In this way everybody will jg ]ow Smooth, rich, black lands
be benefitted and everybody pleased j w|,[, practically no clearing or grub-
with the plan | bins—ready for the plow—can now
It is certainly a very generous act j lie bought unimproved at from $4 00
on the part of the band boys, to fur- to $fi.00 per acre. Improved, at from
nisi, these excellent concerts free.! $«.0 to *1 .00 uer acre. These lands j reror(|er BI4Uo„ why had
The business men will appreciate it .are practically the .same lands as the
and the people who come here to trade ; celebrated "black waxy of Hill. Ellis, j
will And these concerts the rarest Johnson and other black land conn . ^ ^ ^ ^ was (hfin
kind of a treat ties in central Texan I have also | . ..
The El Reno Concert Band is the some fine, well improved ranches for
best musical organization iu the south- | sale at from $2.no to $4.00 per acre.
| west. j I have full and complete information
j about this country from
AN INEFFECTIVE ORDER.
I
I not been brought into court A deputy
' sheriff replied that she had been feel-
Quarantine That is Regarded as
Joke.
reliable
! sources For particulars call at my
, office or write me. J. G. SACKETT,
El Hem> Okla.
' The south rooms of the Choctaw
Pat Portell's many trieuds in this |H)te| block are supposed to be quar-
city will be pleased to learn that } antinec!: yellow cards, bearing the in-
has been promoted to a much better j Hcrjption. small pox" are tacked on
MORE ELEVATORS.
Canadian County Milling Co..
ering the County.
This
position with the Rock Island
morning's Oklahoman says:
Pat Port ell of Hobart was yester-
day appointed traveling freight agent
for the Rock Island, to succeed Karl
J. Filson.
Mr. Portel is a young man. but is
rapidly acquiring a grasp of railroad
matters that the Rock Island has not
been slow to appreciate and further j
the walls, but the little tots living i
there probably can't read. The little
boy passes in and out at his pleasure,
and mingles with the crowds passing
along the sidewalk That quarantine
should be rigidly enforced, before the
disease is scattered all over town.
Ele-
TOWN OF ROCK ISLAND.
advancement may be expected.
The Road Will be Built Through the
Old Townsite.
The Canadian County Mill
I vator company will build four mor
; elevators in the county, in time t<
take care of this year's wheat crop.
The company is now building elevators
at Richland and Smithton. on the St
Louis. EI Reno. El Reno & Western,
and at Calumet and 8andercook, on
the Choctaw. Sandereook is a new-
siding about five miles west of Calu-
met.
being dressed. After a wait of twe ve
minutes Miss Patterson, looking pale
and in a highly nervous state entered
the court room.
"Gentlemen, have you been able to
reach an agreement?" asked the re-
corder of the jury.
"No sir." replied the foreman
is there any question of law or of
evidence in which I can instruct you?
Is there any way in which 'he court
can help you?"
The foreman looked for an instant
at his fellow members of the jury, then
turned to the recorder and said:
No. sir. I don't believe you can
help us."
Then you will retire to reconsider
Dave Bothell is in the city today
from his farm in Rock Island town-
i ship. The new survey of the Rock ■
Island, east of Okarche, passes with
| in 700 feet of his house, at the old
townsiste of Rock Island
His entire railroad career has been
with this road, beginning at El Reno
as cashier of the office of the old Rock
Island This position he held for
about live years and one year previous
to the consolidation was made agent
at El Reno. After the consolidation |,h„ „i,i I
he became Joint agent, which P081" j townsiste of Rock Island and Mr. I
tion he held until sent to Hobart the ^ H()tl)p]| PXpect8 the town of Okarche'
first of this year as agent at that point. |o movp ()V(.r to hjR p,a(.(. The or. ouR SPECIAL SALE WEDNESDAY
His new appointment takes effect j Wn#J survey of ,hp roart ,,aasP(|
May 10. [through the townsite of Rock Island, j
| but the road was built about three j
Marriage license was granted today | miles further west. If the road is
to John Hatfield and Miss Cora Bar-j changed to the new survey it will j
l shorten the line about two miles, and'
l build up a town at Rock Island; but i
j it will be the death to Okarche, one of
, . . . Ihe best little towns n Oklahoma
ceeded:
"I understand that there is no claim
on the part of the defense that if the
defendant committed this homicide it
Mas either justifiable or excusable.
I also understand the defense claims
that the crime was murder in the first
degree or nothing. Yoii are not bound
to accept the argument of counsel as
to the nature of this crime. You are
ihe judges of the fact, if there was | * cans Alaska Pink Salmons
murder and in what degree. The cru 1
rial question is. "Did the man kill i
I himself or did this defendant tin- the
fatal shot?" WE SELL EVERY DAY
Much has been said relating to a bars Ark
motive which actuated this defendant.!
The prosecution claims that she shot
the man because he had cast her off
1 as his mistress lint it is not neces-
\ sary to prove the motive to convict
1 of murder. If it Is shown thai a mo
1 live existed then It tends to support
the circumstances. Hut to do this the
motive must be proved, not imagined."
| Before giving the case to the jury.
| Recorder Goff ruled on the request to
j charge Interposed In Miss Patterson's
I behalf He refused to submit one of
i the requests, saying it would be a dl-
j rection to the Jury to acquit the de-1
j fendant. He told the jury, however.
that they might disregard the testi-
I mony of .lulla Smith if they thought
it right to do so. He also refused to
! charge requests concerning Pawn-
broker Stern and the failure of the de
j fense to call John Morgan Smith He
said that claims on either side were
not to be considered as evidence.
After going over the requests one
by one. Recorder Goff fold the jury it
was necessar> thai there should be
direct and positive evidence as to
everything and ii was sufficient that
the facts be pro ed. MONTHLY EASY PAYMENT PLAP
If you beliew thai H was a pliysl- PRIVATE MONEY TO LOAN.
j cal Impossible so far as the nature of ——————
jibe wound was concerned, for Youngf
io have shot himself, then that Is a
fact," he said. "But you must re-
member that one inference cannot be
j proved by another inference
I "If you believe that
j fired the shot without deliberation or
intent to kill, but in a moment of
passion, then you may find her guilty
of one of the other degrees of man-
slaughter. In reaching your conclu-
sion you must not be swayed by sym-
pathy or other influences."
Following the retiring of the Jury
the prisoner was taken back to her
cell in the Tombs. The girl met her
father at the Tombs and embraced
him She did not appear exceedingly
nervous and looked as if she was re-
lieved after the many days of nervous
strain
"JOSHED" BRIDAL COUPLE
Joe Waring
Deaier in Flour, Feed.
Hay. Etc A A
MAY 10th.
Corn Meal $1.05 per hundred
Bran 80cents per hundred.
112 E. Wade St. Both 'phones 454.
rett. both of Okarche.
YE MUSIC SHOP.
* Special
Sale Day Wednesday
May 10th.
LOCUST TREES DYING.
Some of the Prettiest Shade Trees
Have Shed Their Leaves.
OUR SPECIAL FOB
MAY 10th.
the matter."
The jury filed out and the court
room was cleared. Recorder Goff re-
mained in his chamber to receive a
verdict if rendered or to further in-
struct the jury
Miss Patterson on the juror's na
i nouncement.' fainted. She was assist-
ed from the court by one of her coun I
sel and revived in an ante room.
The second return from the jury
room, the recorder made a personal
appeal to the foreman to endeavor . bridal trip, they were met at the depot
again to reach a verdict. The foreman ; by a host of their young friends and
entered the jury Ihjx and polled the j pelted with rice kafflr corn and other
jurors in open court, but they were | bric-a-brac The couple Anally escaped
not able to agree. The recorder then j Into a car. oniy to find tlfemselves
asked them again if there was not | the center of a crowd of interesting
some point in law or something he passengers, whose curiosity was soon
could do by which they might be able ! explained \ member of the B1 Reno
to re"eh a verdict, but the jurors re> I gang had boarded the train at (nion.
mained steadfast and finally declared ! and thoroughly billed the train with
their verdict a disagreement. .notices, printed on strawboard. which
Recorder (loff then dismissed the ! read as follows: lust Been Married,
jury, cautioned them not to tell how
•oap
20 fbs navy beans
3 cans sour kraut
2 pekgs Dr. Price B. food
5 fbs oat meal
Look at our fancy and staple dishes
I BRING IN YOUR BUTTER ANO
EGGS.
E. T. PRINCE.
10i S. Hock Island. Choline 4:1
Why Not
Own Your Own Home
You Can Stop Renting
RIGKER & SAXEY
Represent tlie Rest
Building & Loan Ass'a
lloiniz Rnnine** in oklahoma
See tliem about the
II I Church wan here this morning
enroute <o his farm near Clinton.
Sani Peach is bitllditiK near Ills lake
a two story residence that will he one
the defendant | ()f |h(, |)n,,t|PHt jn £| Keno
S. VV Teall. of .Inneaboro, Arkansas,
is in the cily prospecting, and visiting
his old time friend. W T. Malone.
K. B .leffers and M. E. Moore. r f
Cameron. Missouri, are prospecting in
the city.
Mrs. K II Wright will go to Clin
ton tomorrow for a few days visit at
home of Mrs. T. J. Nance.
John Smith Keay and Miss Lonise
Robbing were united in marriage jres
terday evening h.v Prohate Judge
Phelps
* We propose te make prices that • Many large locust trees in the < ity
* ought to sell the goods whether • ^r(. dying this spring. On most of
* the people want them or not. Vihem the leaves came out all right.
Many Items are offered for less • , but Si>on wiltel Some men claim
* than first cos'. Just to see if there • tjjhi horers nr killing ih>- tree-., and
« is anything doing. .oth'-rs claim that the excessive rains
* One New Piano regular price $240 • j ,junne the sprine caused the trouble
for
(190
THOUGHT TO BE POISONED
* One Piano a little hop worn $150
* Other Pianos $50 off regular price.
* Organs from $8.00 to $25.00 second
* hand. Regular price $12 to $50.
* New Organs from $45 up
« Sewing Machines from $8 up. •
* $23 for the best new ones. * Arnold Kruz Dangerously Sick. Nine
* Sheet Music, all the late and popu- * Miles Southwest of El Reno.
* lar music, price 50 cents for 17c • j
* McKinley and National Music, • Arnold Kruz. th - sixteen-year-old
* regular 10 cents the world over • sun nf g W Kruz. who recently bought
A 25 per cen* discount on all toilet
' art icles, brushes, combs, face powders,
talcpm powders, tooth powders and
pastes, toilet soaps etc
To introduce our kidney pills we
will Rive a 50 cent box with each
j purchase of a dollar bottle of medi-
Whatever the cause, it has demonstrat cine and a box of our liver pills with
ed the fact that soft maples are th -1 a 50 cent bottle of medicine, a ten
best and surest trees to h** planted in pent cake of soap with each cent
this region bottle of medicine.
Hacker's Friends Were Out in Force
The ladies of the Athenaeum club
at the Depot. Yesterday. . ,,
will conduct a rummage sale May it.
12 and !.'* . at the northeast corner of#
Yesterday afternoon, when Mr and Rock Island avenue and Wade street
Mrs. Roy Hacker started on their
W H Kerrlck. b brother of H H.
K*'rrick. arrived here yesterday for a
short visit. He is enroute from San
Antonio. Texas, to his home in Bloom
Ington. Illinois
The horncseekers' excursion brought
in a number of j rospectors from Iowa
and Missouri last night, and real
estate men are showing them over tin-
country today
C- R. Miller & Co.
* 6 cents per copy.
* Mandolins worth $4.00 for $2.00
* Same on Guitars.
* We believe these prices will ap-
* peal to all.
* L. C. HICKMAN,
* 211 S. Rock Island Ave.
the John Crofford farm, nine miles
southwest of town, is dangerously
sick from what seems to be poisoning.
He says that he has taken nothing out
of the regular order except some soda
pop which he drank at the Heaston
picnic Monday. Dr. Taylor, of this
city has charge of the case.
IIIBIORIIIIII
Hats! Hats! Hats!
On every Wednesday I will make
a big reduction on all millinery I
will make it to your interest to buy
here at all times. MKS P. BOUGH-
MAN. second door south of First Na-
tional bank. South Bickford.
S F H 5 B 5 3 S13 7* Z 2
they stood. It is understood that h
majority of the jury was for acquittal,
but in what proportion they stood can
not be ascertained. Future proced-
in the case in uncertain. It has
been intimated by the district at tor-j
ney's office that ihe people probably
would not attempt another trial.
Should this be the case Miss Patterson
will ht* released either on nominal
bail or under her own recognizance
and the indictment eventually quashed.
In giving the instructions of the
court to the jury Recorder (loff said
"Gentlemen, you must not think
that, because «f the humble position
of 'his woman you should not givf her
ihe same consideration as if she oc-
cupied a more exalted position in so-
ciety Whatever her position, she is
entitled to tiie fame reasonable doubt
in this case on the evidence, this
doubt must be thrown into the bal-
ance for the defendant A danger
lies in the remnrks of counsel which
niight take your mind off the direct is-
sue You must avoid this danger '
The recorder described the two de-
grees of murder and manslaughter in
the first and second degrees which lie
said he apprehended by the request
io charge, was thought by the counsel
lo be applicable in th*- ens.- and pro
Mr. and Mrs. Mbert R.
board this train at K1
conductor will please se
makes goo-goo eyes at
Hacker, will
Reno. The
that no one
the bride
Please treat them kindly, as this is
their first trip and put them ofT at
Kackensack. The Committee
W R. C MEETING
Important Business to be Transacted
Next Saturday.
Tom Hudgins. who had been her**
for a few days making improvements
on his residence property, returned
this morning to his home in Custer
count y
Mrs S H Reid. Mrs F K Rickey
and daughters. Edith and Ethel, went
to Clinton this morning, to take part
In an entertainment to be given in
that city tonight, for ihe benefit of
the Epworth League
/
mg
/BELLAMY'S LAKE.
A regular meeting of the Woman's
Relief Corps will be held Saturday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock, in Red Men's hal!.,
the G. A R. convention to be held in,
which all members are urged to attend
Arrangements are to be made to attend Work on th- big darn
Lawton May 24 and 2ft. Committees j lake is progressing rapidly, and a
are also to be appointed for Decora-1 day ot two more would have complet
j ed the dam as at first planned, bin
Force of Men Engaged in Con-
structing the Dam.
Bellamy's
i ion I >
STORIES OF THE TOWN.
The Sunda\ school convention chor-
us will meet to practice tonight.
Thomas
ess affai
) ii attending to bus
Richland today.
An infant born
Laura Hay good <
yesterday,
K-d today
it haw been decided to build It higher
and four feet wider, in order to avoid
any risk of ii MVinR away under the
.'iiormoti pressure of water which will
he thrown against it. A fish trap has
been t>ui in a' 'lie dam, and when once
H plac has heen slocked with fish
it will be Impossible for them to Ret
| out and K" down stream. The lake
.vill have an area of one hundred ami
ten acres.
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Hensley, T. F. The El Reno Democrat. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 16, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 4, 1905, newspaper, May 4, 1905; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc111497/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.