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El Reno Democrat.
NUMBER 44.
EL RENO. OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 16. 905.
VOLUME XVI.
PROJECT TO BUILD
ANOTHER DEMURRER
THE NEW ORDER
It Filed by Burton to the New Indict
Is Causing the Dry Bones to Rattle.
The Only Word That's Spoken is
Where Will It End
Guthrie. O. T.. Nov. 11-11 was «
street rumor today thai I nited States
Marshall Bill Fossett is in Washing-
ton with an anxious eye. Fosnett's
term expires in April, an.l it has
been a 10 to 1 bet thus far, that he i
would succeed himself. The sudden
looming up of the wolf-hunter, John
Abemathy, however, has changed ron
dltiona some, and there are those here
who are laying odds on the loho-chaser
at present. Abernathy sot the presi-
dent's consent to get endorsement for
an appointment in Oklahoma He went
to work, not fishing for any one place
In particular, lie has endorsement, it
is stated from Horace Speed, Bill
Fossett, John ti. Burford Frank (lil
lette. and practically all the others in
power In the territory, an.l since he (
has the endorsements he now believes
he would make a good I'nlted States
marshal. Abernathy worked a pretty ,
smooth trick himself, and has shown ,
that wolves are not the only animals
that he can corral and capture alive.
McCoy to Retire Too.
Postmaster W M. McCoy, of Guth-
rie is to be on the retired list, too. If
the McGuire plans succeed. McGuire
has several friends here who want the
place which next to Oklahoma (My «
the best of the kind in Oklahoma, and
McCoy is slated for the tall woods. He
has had the place twice, being ap-
pointed as a Flynn man both times,
and it is said that the has never evi-
denced any desire to get in to the
McGuire band wagon, believing the
other fellows would win at Washing-
ton as in the past". Ex-Mayor Ben. F.
Berkey. is said to he on the list for
this place.
Are Backing Parrnenter
The tight for the land office Job at
Lawton now lies between B. A. Par-
rnenter. the Flynn-Perguson candidate
and .lake Hamon. th > McGuire nom-
inee. The announcement of the ap-
pointment of on.' Of Me.-,e I wo lias
been expected from Washington ior
the past two days, but has not yet ar-
rived The "Hie Four" now in Wash-
ington. are trying to get the appoint-
ment made before they return home.
It is not announced who is examining
hanks for Charles Fllson while he is
in Washington. Vem Whiting is
there too. on political mission, al-
though President Roosevelt has is-
sued an order against postmasters
monkeying in politics.
&T\A "Ko\)evcvbe,T \1W\ \&W\
ment
BIG AUDITORIUM
SI. Louis. Nov. 14.—Counsel for I'ni
ted States Senator Burton of Kansas j
who was indicted by the federal grand j DAVE HECKES DECLARES HIM
101* Ladies Fine Tailored
Suits, a complete sample line
of high grade New York suits
or this late fall styles at less
than the cost of the cloth in
them
$45.flO Suits at
$35.00 Suits al
$30.00 Suits at
$27.00 Suits at
$25.00 Suits at
$20.0o Suits at
$15.00 Suits at
$12.00 Suits at
Please look at the other
slits at our neighbors; get
their prices, compare their
materials, linings, workman
ship with this lot of suits,
ami be convinced that the
above prices are absolutely
true.
We Court Comparison with I his Lot
Ladies' Skirts
These 2 days we will offer 150 All
Wool Skirts, ranging In prict; $7.50 to
$9.00. your choice of the lot .
$3.98
I jury last Friday today filed demur
i rer to the Indictment. The grounds
I upon which the demurrer is based are
j as follows.
! 1. Fails to allege in specifications
j what Senator Burton did for the Rial
II to (iraiu company at Washington
► 2 Falls to state how his action bene
tiled the Rialto people
3. Falls to show matter under con
sideration at Washington was a mat
ter over which the postmaster gener
al had Jurisdiction.
4. Fails to state that Burton knew
the acts charged against hint would
Influence the action of the postofflce
department.
It is likely that Judge Vandeventer
of the United States circuit court will
render decision of the demurrer to-
morrow.
In the event the demurrer is sus
Mtained Senator Burton will be acquit
j ted, as the statute of llminlatlon In ref-
SELF ON THAT POINT
CORNER NORTH Of ELK S HOME
BUILDING LARGE ENOUGH TO
SEAT 1,500 PEOPLE
If Reasonable "First Night" Tickets
Sales Can be Made. The Work of
Construction Will Soon be
Under Way
Dave Heckes is figuring today o«
building an auditorium on the corner
north of the new Elks building, which
will seat at least 1,500 people, and lit
It up as a first class theater. A num-
ber of prominent citizens have pledge#
hearty support in the enterprise, and
there Is every probability that tha
ted. as the statute of llminlatlon in ret 1)iil|(lln(, wi„ be conBtructed If proper
erence to his cause causes the time t„ the wav of 'first
Also during this TWO DAYS SPECIAL we offer all Millinery at I-2 price.
THE LID IS OFF HERE! The Millinery Must Moll!
During these two days we will sell a big line of 10c outing at 7 I-Sio
To our friends in the Country, you will notice we make our Special Sales
on the last of the week. We do this that YOU may take advantage of .t.
during which he may be tried to ex
! pire on November 18. and no other in-
dictment may be returned after thai
date.
NO CLUE TO THE MURDERER
Detectives McIntosh and Stoneman
Tell Story of Killing at Binger
We Have an Immense Line of
Clothing and Overcoats
At Popular Prices at
cl
Detectives McIntosh and Stoneman
returned l*si night from Dinger where
| they had been working to secure the
; capture of the murderer of Mrs
|{Steadman, wife of the Rock island
I agent al Binger. They were not sue
cessful. A man Is under arrest ai J
Anadarko, hut there is no evidence I
I to connect him with the crime, and ^
there is absolutely no clue upon which
| to work. Mr. Steadman was awaken-1
I ed by his wife's screams, immediately ;
I before the filial shot was fired As
i lie rose, the murderer ran out of the
room. Mr Steadman grabbed a pis
j to) and fired several shots al the flee-
ing man, but failed to hit him. He
I could not even tell, In the darkness,
i whether the murderer was a white
i man or a negro.
Mrs Steadman was shot in the
I cheek, the ball passing through Jothe
i lop of her head, causing instant death.
I I The weapon used VII t< 'I or 46 cali-
ber revolver
encouragement in the way of "first
night" sales can be made.
Mr. Heckes' plan is to build an edi-
| flee that will cost about $16,000. and
I i hat will be large enough to accommo-
| date conventions, as well as hold any
show audience thai Is likely to coa-
gregate there.
The location is near the center of
population, and far enough from the
business center to avoid any street
jealousies or quarrels. It would be
j hard to find a much better location ia
the city.
Active efforts will be made to push
the scheme to success Mr. Ileckea
Is In dead earnest, and If Hie proper
encouragement is given, K1 Ueno will
soon have a good, big play house.
Mr. Heckes also owns the old court
house site, and there Is a possibility
that thai corner may be decided upon
as a location tor the auditorium.
.lust now El Reno is hungry for
shows and there should be no trouble
in making liberal first night sales.
This is I he only big lown in Oklahoma
which lias no amusement hall, and tlu
people are tired of going away from
home to attend theaters, etc.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
NEW POSTOfflCE
ORDERS ISSUED
DEPARTMENTAL DIVISIONS ARE
ALL TURNED INSIDE OUT
AND CHANGED
THE ENTIRE SERVICE AEEECTED
POSTMASTER GENERAL WILL
HAVE PERSONAL SUPER-
VISION OF SERVICE
Branches of the Work Will Then be
Grouped With a View to Prevent
Division of Authority Upon
Any Question Arising
$ There is
iCOMFORI AND J
it SERVICE
■4 In Menger's Shoes
$
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Washington. Nhv. 14.—Postmaster
General Cortelyou today (issued an
order of far reaching importance, re
distributing the duties of the fom a^
sistant postmaster generals and af-
fecting the entire isistal service 1 lie
order will carry into effect on Decern
ber 1, a plan of the postmaster gener
al to consolidate the work by gtoup
ing under one bureau all relaied suli
; jects. The result will be to place un
der the postmaster general's person-
al supervision the direction of the
postal service; under the first asslst-
ant, the postofflce personnel and man
i agement: under the second assist ,
ant all matters relating to the trans
port at ton of the mails; under lhe
third assistant all matters of postal
finance, and under the fourth assist
ant the rural free delivery and mis
i cellaneous postal business. By tak-
ing the division of appointments, the
division of bonds, and commissions
■'' and* the divis n of city delivery from
the fourth assistant and giving them
to the first assistant, the latter official
will have under his immediate super-
vision the entire personnel of the
postofflces throughout the country, in
| eluding postmasters, assistant post-
| masters, clerks and carriers (except
rural carriers) and a great deal of
I needless correspondence between the
I two bureaus, with serious delays aris
i ing from a cliv. ion of authorit>. wi.l
j be avoided.
I The office of the second assistatH
j postmaster general will continue to
j have charge of the greal subject of
j transportation of mails, and while its
division organization is not effected,
j the transfer to the first assistant of
jthe control of the movement of mails
within the jurisdiction of the larger
I postofflces is contemplated under the
j order. The office of the third assist-
ant is affected by the transfer to it
the division of the money orders Irom
'the office of the first assistatH The
I third assistant already has the stamp
I division, the registry division and the
division of postal finance, and the ad-
dition of the money order division
I will bring the producing branches of
| the department under one head The
j division of files and records in this
| office is abolished, and its personnel
j and work is assigned to the chief
clerk of the bureau, making thai ofii
I cial duty conform to those similar po-
j sitions in other departments.
While tlit* office of the fourth as
sistant postmaster general has had
; taken from it the preparation of cases
I tor the appointment of postmasters
it gains in having transferred to it
the division of dead letters division of
| the postofflce supplies and the stenog-
1 rapher's offic •
! It will continue to have the rural
! free delivery service, the growth of
I which in recent years has been pile-
ANOTHER BRICK BUILDING
MUTUAL INDEMNITY ASSOCIA
TION WILL BUILD
A Home for An Ai;ri<ultural Pdpt-r
Site of the Old Eagle Office, on Rock
Island avenue to be Covered with
a Brick Building
J. \V. Mailer his completed arra igo-
ments for the construction of a iwo-
story brick building at .ill South Kock j
Island avenue, to lie occupied bv the
printing office which he and his as
sociates in the Indeinnltj Association
will soon establish here for the pub
lication of an agricultural journal |
The old marble works building will
be moved out this week to make room j
for the brick building, which will ex j
tend hack nearly the length of the,
lot.
The building, which is to be moved
away Is a landmark It was moved
to the lot from Reno City, more than
fifteen years ago. and at the time it
was located there not another building
on the townsite stood further south
and east of Choctaw avenue, and the
only building on Capitol Hill was K
T Mitchell's residence which wa.-
torn down a year or two ago to make
room for Dave Heckes splendid home
The old building was for several years
the home of the El Reno Eagle, whi-h
at thai tini was one of the leading
weekly papers of Oklahoma
BIRD IS ON TOP
A Good Joke on Judge Burford. If the
Following Story is True.
Guthrie. Nov It When the news
came that Frank Kraut/ had been ap
pointed governor of Oklahoma to suc-
ceed Thos. Ferguson. II created quite
a sensation in the court room here,
where Judge John H Burford was at
that lime presiding. Attorney John
Uevereaux was making an argument
before the court, when Ex-Chief Jus-
tice Frank Dale entered and asked
Devereaux it' he would yield lie floor
to him for a moment. Devereaux
grained the request, and Dale an
j nounced that Roosevelt had named
Frantz governor. Judg> Burford tli ■ 11
and there, according to the attorneys
I then ill the court room, rose from his
chair quickly, whiI■ - court was still
in session, and said out loud, but pet
haps unconsciously. "Bird is on top.
referring ii is supposed to Congress-
man Bird McGuire, who claims lhe
i credit of getting Frantz named gov
I ernor.
jnnmenal. and It Is here that much
I ran be done in the direction of im-
proved service and economics of ad
i ministration, it being relieved ol tin
i task of appointment and bonding ol
i postmasters and the supervision ol
[the city free delivery service, the
I fourth assistant can devote a larger
(share of attention to this newest, and
in some respects, most important
brant* of the postal service.
W P. Peterson, of Roger Mills cotui
ty, and Miss Nannie Hutchins were
united in marriage this afternoon at
;;:;(() o'clock at the home of the bride -
parents Ml and Mrs .lames Hutch
ins. 825 Miles avenue. The ceremony
were performed by Judge Phelps in
the present - of a large number of
relatives and friends. The young
couple will make their home in Okla-
homa City.
ROCK ISLAND HAS A WRECK
East Bound Colorado Train Was De
railed at Valencia
Topeka. Nov. 14 The locomotive,
tender and one mail car of the fast
Kock Isliyid east bound passehger
train. No. 41 was derailed early this
' morning near Valencia, Kansas
about twelve miles west of Topeka.
The Rock Island officials claim that
nobody was killed or seriousb injured
in the wreck. The cause is unknown.
Traffic will bo tied up uniil sometime
tomorrow morning
It is getting to be all a man's life
is worth to travel by the root and it
usually takys him forever and a day
to get there.
Marriage license was issued yester-
dty to Thomas Corder and Miss Lena
Hansen, both of Calumet.
Mistletoe Chapter Mourns the Death
of One of Its Members
Mistletoe Chapter. No. Order
Hastern Slat- met in regular sessioa
Monday evening with a full corps of
officers present as well as visitors and
! members.
One candidate was elected to re-
ceive the degrees of the Order. Vari-
ous committees made good reports.
The following resolutions of respect
were adopted with a motion that a
copy ol said resolutions be furnished
each of the newspapers of lhe city for
publication.
In Memoriam
Again lias Mistletoe Chapter been
called upon by the Messenger of
Death to give up one of its members.
Sister Etta M. Sanford answered t«
tin call and passed on to lhe horn*
beautiful not made with hands, Fri-
day. October 27. 1905.
Once more we find the broken
column an expressive emblem of th«
uncertainty of human life One by
one the links of our earthly chain ai«
falling away in death to be joined
again on the other shore .
Resolved, That we extend to th«
husband and son of our departed sis-
ter our loving sympathy, and assur*
them that while they mourn the lot*
of a dear one in lhe home, we mount
-j with them in the loss of a beloved sis-
ler and a most faithful co-worker W«
cati only commend them to Him win
said i am the Resurrection and th«
Life May they find consolation in
the hope inspired by the teachings of
Jesus, that beyond the grave the loved
ones gone before are waiting to wel-
come us to our eternal home.
Resolved, Thai a copy of these res-
olutions be spread uinm the Memorial
page of our records and a copy be pre-
sented to Brother Sanford and son
Lee.
Resolved, That our charter and
jewels be draped in mourning for a
period of thirty days in memory at
I sister Sanford.
M Alice Miller.
Sarah C. Jensen.
Nettie B. Woods. ..
Committee.
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Hensley, T. F. The El Reno Democrat. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 16, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1905, newspaper, November 16, 1905; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc111525/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.