The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 79, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 25, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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HISTORICAL SOCIETY *
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The Daily Transcript
Local News
While It's Fresh
VOLUME V.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA. SATURDAY. AUGUST 25. 1 17
NUMBER 79.
Another shipment of waists at $4.95
Olian Dresses? Palmer Suits—In
fact everything in Ready to Wear.
RUCKER'S
Grover Fulkerson Killed.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Came to His
Death from a Gunshot Wound i to take something: out to Grover.
Received in a Battle With It must have been very soon after
Bootleggers Yesterday. 'the other officers left that Grover
I saw a roadster containing two men
DIES ON TRAIN NEAR MOOREj approaching from the south. He
; hailed them, and they slowed up, and
Chas. Holden and John Jay, Disrepu-|he jumped on the running board, tell-
table Characters of Oklahoma
City, Taken to the City to
Prevent Lynching—
Officer's Dying
Statement
—Miss Eleaor Mays and grand-
mother, Mrs. P. M. Kahoe, are back
from their extended trip in Kansas
and Oklahoma. They report having a
fine time. While in Kansas they visit-
ed their aunt and daughter, Mrs. Ar-
ville Jackson, formerly Miss Anna
Kahoe of Norman. Mr. Claud Kahoe
is expected to arrive here this even-
ing from Arkansas City, Kas., to vis-
it his sister, Mrs. E. J. Mays, who
he has not seen for over eight years.
—Cook stoves; ranges, from $14.00
to $50.00; big stock to select from.
Joseph Nelson.
—Enlist in Marines: J. D. "Pluto"
Holland, brother of Oscar Holland,
manager of the R. C. Berry Dry Goods
store, has enlisted in the United
States Marine corps, according to a
letter he wrote his brother yesterday.
He took the examination at Musko-
gee Wednesday and yesterday was
advised to report at St. Louis, there
to join a contingent of recruits who
were bound for Port Royal, 111.
—Big shipment of fall patterns of
rugs—Axminster, velvets, tapestrys,
from $17.00 to 35.00. Joseph Nelson.
—Try a classified liner.
FOR SALE OR RENT
A. W. Toberman's home place,
mostly furnished; immediate posses-
sion. 542 blvd.
—New Monarch and New Perfec-
tion oil stoves at reduced prices.
Joseph Nelson.
—Married: Mr. Chas. McCreary,,
25, and Miss Ada Beck, 19, camo down
from Oklahoma City last night and
routed Rev. Theo. Gayer out of bed
at 11:30 to perform the ceremony of
marriage, which he did, sending the
happy couple home on the last inter-
urban car. The bride formerly lived
here, and many former friends will
wish her much happiness. The groom
is a rising and worthy young man of
Oklahoma City:
♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
♦ ♦
♦ When taken to the jail in ♦
♦ Oklahoma City last night both ♦
♦ Holden and Jay were recog-
♦ nized by the Oklahoma county
♦ officers as disreputable char-
♦ acters, Holden having been dis-
charged from the jail on Au-
♦ gust 7th, where he was serv-
♦ ing a term for bootlegging and
♦ a warrant being out for Jay
♦ on the charge of whiskey run-
♦ ning. Jay posed as a cattle
♦ man to cover his activities as
♦ a whiskey runner. "My God,
♦ it's awful," said Holden, when
S ♦ told of Fulkerson's death. They
♦ will be kept at Oklahoma City
♦ until the excitement dies down
♦ here, before being returned for
♦ preliminary triail.
♦
♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
ing them who he was and demanding
that they allow him to search their
machine. Mr. Fulkerson's dying state-
ment is that they asked his authority,
and he pulled his gun and said "This
is my authority." At that, says the
statement, one of the men leaned over
and turned on the switch to start the
car again, and Grover leaned over
and turned it off again, and about the
same time hit the man who was turn-
ing on the switch (John Jay) over
the head with his gun. In the scuffle
that ensued the gun fell to the floor
of the automobile and was grabbed
up by Holden, who shot twice. As he
shot the first time, Grover struck his
hand, deflecting the aim ami the bul-
let went up in the air, and then Hol-
den immediately shot again, the bul-
let striking Fulkerson in the stomach.
Fulkerson then became da?ed, but
retained enough of h's senses ti re-
member that the men talked of what
they would do with him, am! asking
them to take him to Norman When
he vgained poss ?s sion of his {acui-
ties. he was in the machine with the
intn near \loore, and prevai'.eJ upon
them to turn round and bring him to
! Norman. wher< thev arrived about 6
—Our stock of builder's hoj-dwarei
is complete. We furnish any trtyle or<
grade of locks and hinges. Joseph
Nelson.
—Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bagged and
child are home from a pleasant' visit
with relatives at Gainsville, Texus.
—Big car of furniture and rook
stoves just received. Joseph Nelson.
+ 4 + + + 4j o'clock last night. Thus, he was with
♦ them an hour or more without nied-
FlILKERSON'S STATEMENT ♦ ical attendance, bleeding all the time
♦ and gradually growing weaker. He
♦ was taken to I)r. Bobo's office and his
♦ wound examined and his statement
♦ taken. It was seen at once that his
♦ chances of recovery were very slim,
♦ but in hopes that an operation might
♦ save him, he was taken to the Santa
♦ Fe 6:30 train, to be conveyed to an
♦ Oklahoma City hospital. He died on
♦ (the train before it reached Moore, and
♦ his body was brought home from that
♦ point on the 8 o'clock interurban and
♦ taken to Meyer's undertaking estab-
♦ lishment to be prepared for burial.
MONDAY
Specials for One Dollar
FLORAL DESIGN FRENCH
SATEEN PETTICOATS
These come in all over floral designs
and some in white with floral ruffles
and others in plain white, with the new
adjustable waist band. A good buy for
only $1.00
A new shipment of beautiful shirt
waists—real $1.50 values for only. . $1.00
Three pairs ladies' real 50c quality
hose for only $1.00
The best Middy Blouse on earth. Can't
be beat, but we sell them for .... 1.00
Eight yards 15c Percale for 1.00
Eight yards 15c Gingham for . , $1.00
Four Childrens' Dresses for . . .j $1.00
One Dozen 15c Towels for ....... u $1.00
Many other real bargains for $1.00
RucKers
The Busy Store
"I ordered the two men in
the roadster to stop and they
paid no attention to me. I leap-
ed on to the running car, pull-
ing my pistol. They started to
fight with me and 1 struck
Holden over the head with my
gun. I lost control of the pistol
and it fell into the bottom of
the car. Then Holden grabbed
the pistol and shot me in the
stomach. I fell unconscious for
a few moments. I heard the
men say that I never would
be able to tell anything on
them—that they had better
take me to Norman to the of-
ficers. 'We will tell the offi-
cers that the shot was an ac-
cident,' they said. I said noth-
ing to them until we arrived
in Norman."
Such was the dying state-
ment in part of Mr. Fulkerson,
to County Attorney Tom
Cheatwood of Cleveland coun-
ty, shortly after the wounded
man was taken to the offices
of Doctors Bobo, McLauchlin
and Berry. The statement will
be used against the two men
when they are tried for the
murder.
The men were arrested and placed
in jail, and later taken to Oklahoma
City by Clyde Pickard, H. L. Sadler
and M. F. McFarland in an automo-
bile, leaving here about 7 o'clock.
This was done to prevent an attempt
at lynching, which was quite immi-
nent at soon as it was knowm Fulker-
son could not live.
The men gave their names as
♦ Chas. Holden and John Jay of Okla-
♦ homa City, aged about 30 and 27
♦, years of age, both married and with
♦ children. They told a story that they
♦ had been over in McClain county after
♦ peaches and were returning, and at
♦ the place of the affray Mr. Fulkerson
♦ jumped up from the side of the road
♦ and leaped to the running board of
their machine, commanding them to
stop. When they asked his authority,
he replied that he was an officer, and
"This is my authority," he said, as he
pulled his gun. Jay, who was at the
wheel, said he had over $200 on his
person, and, not knowing Fulkereon
and fearing a hold up, he threw on
the switch in an effort to get away.
Fulkerson then hit him on the head
with his revolver, and in the fight
that ensued the gun was accidentally
discharged, and that only one shot
was fired, wounding Fulkerson. That I thi vie cars from gettir.g across.
Grover Fulkerson. chief deputy of
Sheriff Wheelis, is dead as the result
of a battle with Chas. Holden and
John Jay, two Oklahoma City boot-
leggers and whiskey runners, which
took place near the southwest corner
of the D. R. Boyd school section, about
a mile north of the South Canadian
bridge, and two miles southwest of
Norman, about 5:00 yesterday after-
noon (Friday, August 24th, 1917).I they then made him as comfortablej "Canadian county officers have
to Sheriff Wheelis, and had held that
office only a week or two at the time
of his death. He is married, leaving j
a wife and two small children. Grover
was one of the most popular young i
men in the city and his death is uni-
versally deplored, with sympathy to
bereaved wife and children going out
unstintedly.
The Transcript understands that no
signe<: dying statement was secured
from Mr. Fulkerson, the physicians
and attendants upon him while he lay
desperately wounded getting his
verbal statements only. It was that
the "tall man" (Holden) had secured
possession of his (Fulkerson's) gun,
and shot him.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Fulkerson, par-
ents of Grover, are in Kentucky, and
telegrams sent them last night had
not been replied to this morning. It j
is therefore not known when the fun-1
eral will be held, but not, probably,
before Monday. Grover was an Odd
Fellow and services will doubtless be!
under the ausnices of that order. He I
was also a member of the A. O. U. W.
in which he carried a $1,000 insurance !
policy, and of the W. O. W. with
another $1,000. He also carried in-
surance in the Ridgeley 1. O. O. F. i
accident company, but the amount is
not known.
It is believed the officers will have
no trouble connecting John Jay with |
the whiskey running activities of Bass
and Graibee, the two men arrested i
with 300 quarts of liquor yesterday, j
They believe Jay is the man who
drove the Ford that got away, and is
the man for whom Officers Wheelis
and Fulkerson were searching when
the tragedy occurred.
C. E. Tarbet was out in the orchard
on the Frick farm at the time of the |
shooting, and distinctly heard two
shots, one right after the other. Mrs.
Albert Short was an eye-witness to
the shooting and says that at the
second shot Grover fell from the run-
ning board Into the road, and "they |
picked him up and threw him into
the machine just as if they were
handling a hog." As they came north
past her home (the I. G Short place) |
she heard one of them say "Let us
leave him here," but another machine
came along about that time and the
men drove on. Mrs. Short says two
shots were fired, find the time was
soon after •*. o'clock.
Porter Morgan, assistant county at-
torney of Oklahoma county, made the
following statement last evening:
"I telephoned the officers at Nor-
man. Chickasha and El Reno early
Thursday morning when we receiv-
ed a tip that three autos loaded with
whiskey were expected to cross the
South Canadian river."
"Both Holden and Jay are noto-
rious bootleggers, though neither have
been convicted recently. We have three
or four charges against Holden that
were to be tried during the last term
of the county court, but were post-
poned because Lawyer Claude Now-
lin, who defended Holden, was in the
am y training camp. We have had
seNeral bootlegging charges against
Jay, But were not able to secure suf-
ficient evidence to convict him.
'For the last few days the booze
cars have had trouble getting across
lie South Canadian river beciuse
of the flood waters. They have been
crossing at Mustang, about twel"e
niles southwest of Oklahoma City,
bu< the high water prevented the
Apologies to the Old Oaken Bucket
BY BRYANT VENABLE
HOW dear to my heart is the family bathtub when midsummer
sunshine melts from my skin; inviting, refreshing its shimmer-
ing whiteness as I take off my clothing and tumble right in. In
fond recollection I gladly compare it with the old oaken washtub my
infancy knew, and I'm only too glad to acknowledge the merit of the
plumbing profession which brought it to view—the family bathtub,
the snowy-white bathtub, the luxurious bathtub, so bright and so new.
JN childhood 1 toted each Saturday morning eight buckets of water
from out at the well to fill up the washtub that stood here adorn-
ing the floor of the kitchen; and I would rebel as my mother relentless-
ly ordered and urged me to strip to the skin and prepare for my fate,
and when 1 was helpless she calmly submerged me in oceans of suds
from my feet to my pate in the old oaken washtub, the iron-bound
washtub, the grease-covered washtub that filled me with hate.
^ND when 1 emerged with the water all dripping from my hair and
my ears and my eyes and my nose I felt like a fellow who'd just
had a whipping and as red as a lobster from forehead to toes. To add
to my troubles I was stearnly admonished to tote all the water way
back to the yard, and mother and aunty were truly astonished when 1
grumbled and said the job was too hard. So I hated that washtub, tha
old oaken washtub, that iron-bound washtub, as greasy as lard.
RUT now every morning I rise in a hurry and turn on the
faucet so shiny and bright and the water comes rushing and I need
not worry as I plunge in and rinse off the dreams of the night. And
when I have finished I pull out file stopper and the water goes gurg-
ling away through the drain with never a leak or a splash or a slop
or a bucket of suds to remind me again of the old oaken washtub, the
iron-bound washtub, the soap-crusted washtub that gave me a pain.
| AM thankful indeed to
the honored profes-
sion that brought mod-
ern plumbing at last
into style and I'm happy
to give this formal ex-
pression to the pleasing
emotions which cause me
to smile as the old
oaken wash tub of sad
recollection recdes to
the background of mem-
ory's stage at the turn
of a new fangled
plumbing connection that
shows me we live in an
up-to-date age. And the
proof is the bathtub, the
snowy-white bathtub, recorded in honor on history's page
«JJ 5ll
la . J
M. F. FISCHER & SON
NORMAN'S PLUMBERS
Will take delight in giving further particulars about these "snow-
white bathtubs, the luxurious hath tubs so bright and so new." Let
them tell you about it.
PHONE 73 or Call at the store.
Grover was shot through the stomach
and liver, the ball entering about the
center of the breast and coming out
a couple of inches lower in the back,
indicating the shot was fired by a tall
man and ranged downward. The kill-
ing was done by Grover's owm gun, a
"38" Colt's army special. He died of
hemorrage. The story of the killing
follows.
As was noted in yesterday's Tran-
script, Sheriff Wheelis and Deputy
Fulkerson, had arrested two men
named Bass and Garibee west of the
as possible in the car and started with been grabbing all of the liquor cars
him for Norman. In the excitement,
however, they got off the road, and
found themselves near Moore before
they discovered their mistake, when
they at once turned round and return-
ed to Norman. When searched at the
jail $208 was found on Jay and 15
rents on Holden. No guns were found
on them, and the car contained only
an empty 5-gallon gasoline can.
It is known that Fulkerson always about
carried his gun with chambers fully
charged. Two chambers of the gun
and but few of them tried to cross
at Union City. I figure that these
three cars, when they couldn't get
across at Mustang, would drive
around by Norman. The sheriff at
Chickasha was out looking for them
as well as the officers f™m Nor-
man, who were watching the bridge."
—G. L. Huey is expected home next! I wo-inch post beds, any finish,
Monday from a two weeks' visit with 'at $7.50. Hang over springs, $5.00;
relatives and friends near Topeka, $2.50. Joseph Nelson.
Kas. j
—Paints, oils and graining colors.
Best grade paint and varnish oils,
$3.00 per gallon. Joseph Nelson.
—Rev. and Mrs. E. R. Welch and
farpily are home from an outing at
Sulphur.
We have letters every days asking
bridge, capturing 300 quarts of whis- were empty when examined by the
key, and were after another man and officers after the shooting, indicating
a Ford supposed to be implicated in that Fulkerson's story of two shots
the whiskey running. The officers with being fired was the true one.
F ARMS
Do you want to sell? See
McDaniel & Matthews
—Pistachio Nut Cream: Special at
night and Sunday at Sooner Confec-
Deputies Leo McMakin and John
Bumgarner, scoured the country in
the vicinity of the bridge, stopping
all automobiles whose drivers they
did not know, but without getting any
results. About 4:30 yesterday after-
noon they left the bridge and came
north to the four corners at the
southwest corner of the Boyd farm,
Mr. Fulkerson was a man about ,10nery-
30 years of age, and recognized as
a most efficient and nervy officer. Hej
is a son of M. B. Fulkerson, long a
prominent citizen of the Denver neigh -
F. J. Salisbury is expected
| from San Diego, Cali., tomorrow, on
a visit to her mother, Mrs. C. D.
_ Sheldon, and to see her brother, Sew-
borhood. where Grover grew to man- arrf he ^ (o Fort Koots ,t
hood He came to Norman some eight has bcen SQme four year, since Mrs
years ago, where he has held num- Salisbury visited herc.
erous positions, all with credit. Re-
where they left Deputy Fulkerson onjeently he was appointed # night mar- —Pistachio Nut Cream: Special at
watch while the other officers came'shall of Norman, which he resigned njght and Sunday at Sooner Confec-
to town to get something to eat and! to accept the position of chief deputy j tionery.
Specials—
FLEMING'S
GROCERY
MONDAY — AUGUST 27 — MONDAY
10 pounds pure cane sugar §1.00
3 pounds best Head Rice 25
Fine White Minnesota Potatoes, per peck 60
Large size Crusto Shortening 1.60
Large sizs Crisco Shortening 1.75
5 bars White Soap 25
1 dozen One-Half Gallon Mason Jars 80
1 dozen One-Quarter Gallon Mason Jars 70
Mason Jar Caps, per dozen 25
Best White Rubbers. 3 dozen 25
Yukon's Best Flour, 3.40
Southern Star Highest Patent Flour 3.25
Try one sack of Yukon's Best Flour and be convinced
that there is none better.
W. S. Fleming & Son
PHONE 192
Bargains in City Property and Farm Lands-See Pickard Real Estate Co., and Farm Loans
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