The El Reno Democrat. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 7, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1901 Page: 1 of 8
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T. F. HENS LEY, Proprietor.
P UR L TSHED E T~ER 3* THURSDA 3'
SI.2j PER YEAR
vol XII.
El Reno, Oklahoma Territory. May 9, 1901.
NO. 15.
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Was Tendered a Banquet-
Washington Postj April 28: Col.
Charles P. Lincoln, who for twenty
years has been a prominent resident of
Washington, will leave today with Mrs.
Lincoln for Oklahoma They will
.settle at El Reno, where he will engage
in the practice of law.
Col. Lincoln, who is a native of
Michigan, has actively participated in
every presidential campaign for a quar-
ter of a century, and has been ono of
the most effective champions of Re-
publican politics. He was formerly
deputy commissioner of pensions, and
has held other responsible positions.
He has also been prominent in G. A. R.
circles, and is past commander of the
Department of the Potomac.
He has practised successfully before
the Supreme Court of the United States
and the District Courts. He carries
with him letters of endorsement from
leading men of the nation. The other
past department commanders tendered
Col. Lincoln a farewell' banquet at
Freund's last night.
Lousy Wheat-
A nutfaber of farmers have been in
from different parts of the county, and
they say that after raking their fields
with a fine tooth comb they are unable
to catch a single louse. One farmer
said there weren't even any knits left
behind to crack.
The Biblical louse came from Egypt,
but the wheat louse is said to be a na-
tive of Texas. It is a neighbor of the
cow tick, which also hails from that
state.
Information from different parts of
the territory is to the effect that the
large wheat growers are paying no at-
tention to the wheat louse and do not
anticipate any material injury to the
crops from it. It is claimed thafthe
spring showers and a few days' sun-
shine will put the wheat and oats be-
yond any possible danger.
Enid Wave Journalism.
The El Reno Dtmocrat, in comment-
ing on an article in t he Vidette, some
time ago. took oeass.on to remark as
follows:
"And Leeper voted against it. What
a heavy duck that man is politically
and influt ntially."
Isenberg clipped the above lines from
the Democrat, also the Yidette article
and inserted the name of Decker in the
place of Leeper. Then followed a long
tirade of abuse in regard to Repre-
sentative Decker and his actions dur-
ing the legislature. Such men as Isen-
berg bring disrepute upon honest and
conscientious newspapers. His paper
which is not looked upon except as a
disseminator of of filth and a petty
personal organ, is not what might be
called a newspaper any more than its
editor could properly be referred to as
a man. If such rascals as Isenberg
could be placed where they belong
journalism would again attain the high
standard which it formerly occupied
before the business was broken into by
sucli as the Wave editor.—Pond Creek
Vidette.
We are now watching for spots on the
sun and the smell of brimstone on the
air.
New Counties-
We have it from inside information
that the new country will be divided
into three counties. That the northern
portiop of county "I" will be added to
Blaine and Canadian counties, the
latter receiving about three townships,
aud the remainder will be divided up
into three counties. That the town of
Anadarko will be the county seat of
one of the counties and Fiyt Sill and
Kiowa the seats of the other two coun-
ties.
Another Landmark Gone
The frame building occupied by M.
Barrett as a grocery store since the or
ganization of the town was pulled out
in the streets today to make room for a
new brick which Henry Schafor will
erect upon the site as soon as workmen
and material can be secured.
Big Elephant Dead
"Big Charley" the monster elephant
owned by the Wallace sfrows and valu-
ed at $10,000 is no more. He met a
worse death than his kVeper, Henry
Huffman the well known animal train-
er, who while giving the elephant a
bath in the Mississlnewa river in Peru
Iudiana, was seized by tho animal
and hurled far out into the stream. He
returned uninjured and the elephant
then picked him up with Its trunk aud
plunged him into the water and held
him there with his fore feet. The elo-
pliant then stampeded. Several show-
men took a shot at him without effect.
Ten apples loaded with strychnine were
thrown to him and he soon laid down
to die in terrible agony. A rilie shot
hastened his end. He hsd killed four
men during his career.
A Reading People.
The total number of newspapers of
all kinds published in the world is
42,800. The United States comes first
and far in advance of all other countries
with 19,700 papers, and Great Britain
next with 0,050. In Russia there only
713 newspayers or one to every 170,000
people. Lo-Petit Journal in Paris has
the largest circulation in the world av-
eraging 1,000,000 coppies; the paper
which has the smallest is the Imperial
Review, published for the sole benefit
of the Emperor of Austria. It is made
up from translations of all the princi-
pal items in European papers, and the
daily edition is three copies.
Another Killing.
News has just reached town of an-
other killing out in Washita county.
The particulars are very meager and
about all that can be found out is that
Postmaster Lowery of the village of
Carter, and his son, a young man about
25 years of age, wero both shot in a
difficulty last Saturday night. Tho
elder Lowery was killed instantly and
the young man dangerously wounded.
A man by the name of Nowlan did the
shooting and is in jail.
Destroyed
The great fire at Jacksonville burned
itself out. One hundred and forty-
eight blocks of the ancient city have
been laid to waste. The loss can not
be approximated. The burned district
is thirteen blocks wide and two miles
long. It extends from the St. John's
river, where ten docks were burned to
the water's edge, to Catharine street
on tho oast, Orange on the north and
Davison tho west. This Immense area
was swept as clean as a floor.
Ten thousand people are homeless
and the city is under marshal law.
Kansas Editors.
Thirty-six members of the Seventh
District Association of Kansas editors
passed through El Reno Tuesday over
the Rock Island on an excursion to the
Kiowa and Comanche country. They
did not stop here as their time was
limited, the car being attached to the
regular passenger train.
Fire Boys.
The El Reno Fire company sent four
representatives to the territorial meet-
ing of the firemen at Shawnee. The
boys left Tuesday morning on the ear-
ly Choctaw. Those attending are E
O. Hamilton, fire chief, Bill Barrett
Doc Creel and Claude Hensley.
The department is sufficiently well
equipped, without these b ys, to
handle any kind of a fire that might
come along, but wo would a little rath-
er you would not start a fire until they
return.
Will Multiply Litigation.
Frank McMasters passed through
town Wednesday on his way to Moun-
tain View. He says that the old time
boomers are camping in large bodies
around the borders of the Kiowa and
Comanche countries, and that they will
pay no attention to the lottery plan
proposed by the Interior Department,
but that they will take tho law into
their own hands and go in on the rush
and settle the country up on the old
horse race plan, and then contest their
rights before tho department and in the
courts. His opinion is that it will
multiply litigation instead of deci eas-
ing it.
Will Hang,
George Barclay and James Brum*
mett are sentenced to hang at Pawnee
on June 27th next for the murder of J.
1. Pool.
Life.
A sweet kiss, a gentle hug,
Then out to the parsons skedaddle;
Then all through life to fuss and tug
Then o'er the Styx to paddle.
New Lands.
Thousands of people are pouring into
the southwest part of Oklahoma and
are camping along the borders of the
Kiowa, Comanche, Apache and Wichita
reservations. Little attention is paid
to tho order to keep out of the reserva-
tions, and covered wagons and tents
can be seen from every hilltop. An
eye witness says that if tho newcomers
continue at the present rate there will
soon be enough people on the ground
to take up every available quarter sec-
tion.
The work of surveying and alloting
is fast nearing completion, and it will
be possible for the government to be
ready for the opening by the middle o(
July.
The people now on the ground are
naturally very much opposed to the
lottery plan, and refuse to believe that
the system will be adopted. They
claim that tho lottery plan is being
agitated for the sole purpose of keep-
ing people away.
It is claimed that of all the country
opened, or to be opened to settlement
in Oklahoma, these lands are the best
and richest.
Bought a Hotel.
John Kossuth of Guttenberg, Iowa,
purchased, through G. M. Baldwin,
the El fieno Hotel property, for a con-
sideration of $3000. Mr. Kossuth is
having the property completely over-
hauled and repainted and papered,
making it a first class up-to-date house.
He is also building a largo addition to
the same.
Mr. Kossuth accompanied by his wife
came to El Reno a short time ago and
after looking tho territory over decid-
ed that this was tho place for invest-
ment. They returned to Iowa last Sat-
urday to dispose of their effects there
and expect to be back here by the first
of July. Mr. Kossuth is a man of means
and influence and expects to bo accom-
panied by a number of friends on his
return'
Sudden Death
Clark S. Gilbert, who came here
from Long Beach, California, a few
weeks ago and bought the C. C, Stotz
property, died suddenly yosterday
afternoon of neuralgia of the stomach.
Deceased was 62 years old. The re-
mains were shipped to Elburn, Illi
nois, this afternoon.
Mr. Gilbert intended going into busi
ness hero. He had built a temporary
shack on the lots which he recently
purchased and was making plans for a
large building. His death is sincerely
regretted by those who knew him here
Mrs* C- G- Jones-
Mrs. C. G. Jones, wife of Mayor Jones
of Oklahoma City, died last Saturday
morning at 5:30 o'clock. Mayor Jones
was in Washington City when her ill-
ness assumed a dangerous form. He
was notfied by wi>-e and was hurrying
to his wife's bedsido when death re-
lieved her from her long suffering.
Mrs. Jones had been an invalid for
three years, but not.until recently has
her illness been considered dangerous.
Sho was a pioneer of Oklahoma City,
coming there in 1890 and has been Iden-
tified with the social and religious life
of the city. She was a member of the
Presbyterian church and likewise of
the Woman's Relief Corps and the
Eastern Star.
She leaves a little son in his sixth
year. Mrs. Jones was born in.Greens-
bor. N. C. and was in the 38th year of
her age at the timo of her death. Her
remains were taken to Greenup, 111.,
for interment, that village having been
her home.
Mrs H J Pauly
Mrs. H. J. Pauly of this place died
last Friday morning at Kirksville,
where she went about four weeks ago
for treatment under the osteopaths. She
was taken with the measles a few days
after her arrival at that place. She was
thirty years of ago and leaves an infant
three weeks old and a husband who left
here for Kirksville as soon as ho re
ceived notice of hor serious condition
Mr. and Mrs. Pauly came here from J
Milton, Iowa, last January.
High School Commencement
The fifth annual commencement of
the El Reno High School will be held
at the opera house Friday evening
May 10th. Tho graduates are Miss
Ora Mae Smith, Miss Leonia Luella
Rugg, Miss Adah Goudy Montgomery
and Mrs. Gertrude Smith Cornelius.
The usual excellent program has
been arranged for the occassion.^ Tho
price of admission will be 25c to all
parts of the house.
PROGRAM.
Piano Solo, "La Regata Veneziana,"
Liszt
Mr Lester Major.
Invocation Rev. Henry Marshall
Vocal Solo, selected
Prof. A. E. Markus
Oration, "Who Shall Wear the Lau-
rels of the Twentieth Century?''....
Adah Montgomery
Oration, "The Man With the Hoe,"
Ora Smith
Vocal Solo, selected
Miss .Elvina Peterson
Oration,"England's Greatest Queen,"
Leonia Rugg
Oration, "The Marble Waiteth,"
Gertrude Cornelius
Vocal Solo, solected
........ Mrs. Albert Gorrer
Junior Essay Mabel Jpckson
Vocal Solo, selected.Mrs. T. H. Brown
Annual Address Prof. L. W. Colo
Male Quartette
Messrs. Judge, Cave, Musgrovo and
Wattson.
. Dr. J. A. Hatchett
Benediction Rev. J. M. Monroe
UK \DUATES.
Ora Mae Smith,
Leonia Luella Rugg,
Adah Goudy Montgomery,
Gertrude Smith Cornelius.
Class Motto—"Veritas."
Class Colors Wedgcwood Blue and
White.
Class Flower—The White Carnation.
TAMMANY PROGRAM.
AT SUNRISE.
Approach of visiting Tribes along
the various trails leading into the
Hunting Grounds of El Reno.
FORENOON.
Council of Chiefs and Braves at Wig-
wam of Red Cloud Tribe No. 3, I. O.
R. M.
Donning war paint.
Scouting the forest.
Sun Dance, and "Dog Feast" to Pale
Faces.
l'ow-wow and Smoker.
AFTERNOON.
1:30—Assembling of Chiefs and Braves
at tho Wigwam.
:00—Street Parade of Chiefs and
Braves, in costume.
ORDER OF PARADE.
1—Chief of Polico, mounted.
2—Platoon of Police, mounted.
3—Carriage with Mayor of El
Reno and Chief Giddings.
4—Band.
5—Mounted Sachems, Sagamores
and Chiofs, in costume.
0—Band.
7—Chiefs and Squaws and Pa-
pooses on tho trail.
8—Band.
9—Chiofs in regalia.
10—Band.
11—Trail to tho Opera House.
Address of Welcome (at the Opera
House) by the Mayor.
Response and "Long Talk" by Chief
Giddings of Oklahoma City Hunting
Grounds.
INTERIM.
Grand Rush for Scalps and Feast of
Feathers.
BANQUET.
MENU.
McGintySoup Cock-Tall
Wild Onion some Lizard
Skinned Frogs' Feet Sarsaparilla
MEATS AND FISH.
Old Crow Dog Fish
FUh-Hooks Crawfish
Venison Quail on Fence
Goat (Undressed)
Stuffed 'Possum
Coyote
Chinaman
Boer
Kid (Dressed)
Choked Bear
Bottled Reptiles
Spaniard
White Face
Dog
j Presentation of Diplomas
Coon Dog
VEGETABLES.
Corn Extract Indian Turnip
Eighteen Carrots (Fine)
Freckled Peas
Elm Bark Sagwah
Skunk Cabbage Kagweed
dessert.
Red Haw Black Haw Ha, Ha!
drinks.
Well Water Spring Water
Rain Water Mineral Water
Fire Water Ice Water
Cold Tea Hot Tea Hop Tea
Grand ball at night.
Young Men—Our illustrated catalo-
gue explains how we teach the barber
trade in eight weeks, mailed free.
Moi.er Barber Colleoe, St. Louis,
Missouri, 16-17*
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Hensley, T. F. The El Reno Democrat. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 7, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 9, 1901, newspaper, May 9, 1901; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc112229/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.