The Chandler News. (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 44, Ed. 2 Friday, July 21, 1899 Page: 1 of 10
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CHJARANTEEl) CIRCULATION: EXCKt.lHMi I,OOP COI'lhS IN HkY ISSUE.
The Chandler News.
THE OPHCIAL NEWSPAPER OF LINCOLN COUNIV.
EIGHTH YEAR.
CHANDLER, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY. JULY*21
NUMBER 41 V\J
The Good Roads Work Has Begun in Earnest. May It Never Stop. " I
DRAWING IO A CLOSE
Work of the July Term of Court I -
Nearly Done. Weather too
Hot. riurder Cases
Continued.
Tlif Grissotn kidnaping case
and the case against Cash and
Garrett lor rumung a gambling
! room were continued.
District court is still at work
and the grand jury was in ses-
sion up to last night .
CRIMINAL CASKS.
George I'ertn was indicted Cor
horse stealing and was arrested
Wednesday by his bondsmen, his
bond having been forfeited.
Nichol:i.s5IJal tics was indie:<'il
for assault.
•Clyde Celt was iudicte I fur
assault.
Hugh Lightf'o >t plead guilt v to
the charge of disturbing a reli-
gious meeting anU was fined <1
and costs. 0
In the case of John Flight,
charged with grand larceny, t ie
bond ol' defendant was declared
forfeited.
The appeal case of territory
Joseph Vlasak was dismissed.
Ruric M Thayer plead guilt v
to the charge of horsestealing
and was sentenced to is months
in the penitentiary.
• Win. Cambet iedge was indict
ed for murdering J. VV. Fox ueai
Sac & Fox Agency last October
•Charles Miller plead guilty to
charge ot burglary and was sen
termed to two year.s in the peui-
tent iary.
R. VV Mc.('. skey was indicted
for the murder of J M. Kiinel,
The tirst indictment was dismiss
ed on acco'int of a defect and a
second one was found. This r ise
has been continued till ue.xt term.
The case of Fred Clark, lor the
murder of Seymour Foreman,
has been continued till next, term
Ray li. Gillm.au plead guilty to
the charge of horse-stealing and
was sentenced to one year in Un-
penitent iary.
The appealed case against L
N. liahn was dismissed
The appealed case against W
H. McCormick was dismissed
Marshal Caldwell plead guilty
to the charge of assault arid was
fined $5 and costs
Ale*. Bridge was tried Cora
felonious assault on W. G, Hry
ant, committed July 1.1, lS! s,and
was found guilty and sentenced
to thirty days in jail.
John Bryant was found guilty
of shooting with intent to injure
and was sentenced to the peni
tentiar.y for the period of one
year. Bryant shot Alex. Bridge
with a shotgun because Bridge
had assaulted VV. ti. Bryant, his
father.
In the; case of the territory
against R. R. McCain for refus-
ing to work the roads, judgment
was rendered against the defend
ant for sf> and costs.
The assault case against John
E. Holt was dismissed.
Price Dial, di
and Niblack;
granted as fol
( t VII, CASES.
J VV McNeal vs board of edu-
cation of Chandler, suit on war
rants; continued.
Chandler vs W M Belford, ap-
peal.; continued.
Addie Dial' vs
vorce; dismissed.
* Elsey vs Pitts
continued.
Divorces were
I lows: Divorci ug John W Forbis
from Carrie VV I n bisand giving
t he mother custody of child: John
11 Clumpf from Manda Clurnpi.
W 1! Smith from Alberta Smith
I nail these cases the divorces
do not* become a bsolute for si \
months, ind so the divorced par
Lie-, cuuiyt remarry for half a
year. The divorce actions of
; Win' Pettit vs Jane Pettir, and
'Wilson I Jail ti vs Banner IjUUiI
wore continued
Dudley and M ichuervsCrouch;
i < mtinue.d.
(' A Filtsch v s () B
on note; judgment for
costs
Lela Mills vs
A Letter From Hani la.
j Art Decker, the sou of S. D
Decker, deputy county attorney,
! went to Kansas City last Febru-
iary and enlisted in the Fourth
'artillery He left with his regi
inout the next day for Manila,
and on Tuesday of this week his
; father received a letter fromliim,
| which we publish below. Art's
M'COSKEY SENTENCED
Afraid of IteiiiK Mobbed, J he ~lur-
derer of J. M. kimel Pleads
(luilty and Receives a
Life Sentence.
Just as
press we
'father began soldiering ut the
I age of sixteen and made a good | Coskey, the
soldier, and all who know the
i boy expect- no less of him:
IJATTKIIY ••!'." For Kill AtfTH.I,l<: IV,
M \Nil.A, Philippine Island?
I iittn i' at In M"
J will writ
know Wat. I ;i,rn
silfi'l y a ml r -I :
can m;i\ tfia i
• "* Mav _.
mil Mother:
you again to
IS'. 111.
let
well and have landed
ood over my t ■ - i ( -"* J
am in i.he hottest, cll-
I 'ear
and
dis
jdoreefal, injunction: judgment
: J plain ti IT.
I iedtoi'd \s Wheaton, appeal:
i uTsinissed sit p! lintiff s c< <st
J W Grittin vs Sarah K Burns,
foreclosing; dismissed.
\ *A Sliuer vs I D Rowden. to
set aside deed: coriiiuued.
Dave Knigln vs .James
son. appeal; dismissed.
Kennedy vs Sol grove,
Richart vs Moville. wen
missed
Studebaker Bros MfgCovs
IT 'Hunt. suit 'on transcript ot
judgment from Cass county,
Texas; judgment for ^2,all and
♦1,782, interest and costs.
I Whitehdl s VV H Hunt, suit
on transcript from Cass county,
. Texas: judgment' for $s:{0.s;5 and
interest and cost s
The following appeal cases
were dismissed Voder vs HI I
sev:tcibler vs Miller; Foglo vs
Darnell. The appeal of Douglas
vs ('aidwell was continued. In
i.he appeal of Albert Lucas vs
.John F Oiler judgment was ren
dered in fa'vor of plaintiff for *80
and costs.
Town Board Meeting.
The town trustees met Tues-
day night and allowed a number
of claim- An ordinance was
tiiatt ii lie world. You don't need
au.y cook stovi here; all you have to
; dii is to get a |iicee of sheet iron a id OJ ft
1 av it on the ground aud it a ewers the
[in; pose oi' i rook stove. Manila lias
' ation aNiaum lhabitant.s Vl.aiHM ?11 -
i in'-.'. i imo l-.nropeans. 5o t,n_iish
! aud oO Aaiei: .ins. not oouutiug s «•
j (li. -s. The ire three seasons here,
tin: hot, the dry. and the wet. from
Noveiuid.'.- io Marfth th • af'ernootis
an- i'V jh and the nights are cool.
From M.uvli lane the weath r is a
••■ii^oii ot 11<'t |>etual heiii. llir as
.lane ntidei way the blunder
I storms el-■ a. and the rainy s ason is
('linton Mullen tv(„„ ,i! October. Tlii • !-. .Ill-
Tiik News goes to
learn that R W. Mc-
murderer of J. M.
Kimel, has entered, a plea of
guilty aud received a sentence of
confinement in the penitentiary
lor life. He had become fright-
ened at the prospect of having to
remain in jail here all summer,
believing that he would be
mobbed if he did so, aud he plead
guilty rather than take the
I chances of falling into the hands
mob.
Kee, suit
*1">0 ami
time v t|.;n tioats aroused in the sin • Is.
We ana (I for ix days U ijono
lulu, San a-v hli Islaiwls* it is a beau-
tiful piai-i'. and \vi had a ifood roat
there.. t: s J.cen miles from Saul
Frau< iseo. Manila is 7,(Km iiiiles
from San Franc aco. Honolulu am
iv.r io inlui!e an's. with two-
< a -?e and nat-ivea, and one-
VriHvicans. had a !,'ooil time
I was there. I took in the baud
t,s aa.i the theatres, arid saw
iiataee ami other -.i^'hts.
oiim very nire ladi'.'.s there.
i alii - I
third
third
i-.oueei' s
the qui'i'ii
I also id'
I have..-- -I
I think i- is v
\\" | the I ; <! rotii
We have
r e will I •
i my i
i-y i> ■
is i ani
bei .1
in d >v
it
v o;
a.
ano, .mi*1 I
It waa on
water we want,
wa'er ti> ti, ; ; on
to i ay -out
all ha\
We have
the way
d;i \ -
■ all
ha<l
over,
tlelll
eept wli
and Irti
onea iu '. wliiU
steal a little ie.
but i1 ilea ■ (1 i any
that i - aiauy life.
the
iiot :
"X" I
lill our i auteens !
out over diiht. and |
we would manage a> j
# The grnb Ls bad.
trooil to '.'ii k. or
CI ood Roads Work.
The.good roads committee has
decided upon three of the roads
! that are to be improved. The
road going north from the stone
; mill has boon -put in tine shape
ioi' a distance of one milo, under
the direction of F. A Ashton.
,The road leading to the west
J from Owens old gin will be
, .vorlcod as I'ar a-> the post line, J.
IF < lil more lia v iri'v cha ru'u-uf • he
: work. The road load big south
I from the southeast corner of
tow ti will be worked Cor a dis-
j tance of one mile. Other road
work will be decided upon, later.
The farmers through thecounlry
nave arranged to build roads to
1 connect with the
| the town, so if is
; expect that the
into Chandler wil
! one hufidred per cent within the
on ; next lev weeks. Help the work
llong.
roads built by
reasonable to
roads leading
be improved
va i. i id
I
an
ui
g'-.-i. lioai'
loader t
haven't
ti: 11
> W e
iau t\v
m en in
iu better abaat 'Ir-
.n experiences when I
Will not be ovei lie, ■
i.-ars, at longest. I
• •ii of the city yet. but
will write you about it the next time
I have to go! ready for inspection, and
must i but. Your son.
A. E. l)K(M.l{
Thf
of the b
had
A (iood Jury.
prosec.t grand jury is one
st t he" county has ever
s members are not only
men of go d judgment and hou
i-si purpose, but ihey have iiso
liank Reorganized.
The Lincoln County State bank
is been reorganized by the ad-
mission of several new stockhold-
ers. and the capital stock has
'been increased to $15,000. VV.
K. Merydith is continued as pres-
ident ; C P. Rock, of the First
National bank of Stillwater, is
vice president: K. F. Clark,
formerly wi,th* the Fayue County
inmk, of Stillv tter, becomes the
cashier: 1''. I.t. Hoyt is assistant
cashier: J. S. Teter, of Still water,
is looii peeper. Kd Lem ister,
I'ortnol'!v keep< Iter- . goes
to Dexter, Kansas, to accept a
similar position. Messrs Clark
land Teter will make this their
home, and we are glad to wel-
come them. The reorganized
passed establishing the grade on j |)eea m,j,. '.itig-ible vorlrers, tui\ -
10th and 1 Ith streets west to! jji<g lubored each day trom i ■ • 0
Steele avenue. A resolution was 1 ;n" he morni.ig till •! in the even
passed ordering the draftiugof ja<r, with but iittle#time for rest.
an ordinance to require that .the .rfj^ey have exumined over -0011 j|i(>
sidewalks along Manvel avenue witnesses and have found 25 or territory. All the old stock-
from nth to 14th street be put Up indictments holders continue their connection
downiiifteB. P. B-TU. .
th Thomas were married at the1
home of Mrs. D. T. Sparks, in
Stroud, on Saturday last, by
VV J. Weber. I at -i- at the Boston Store.
company wai ne reque
improve the crossing on
street and to till up the streets
where too much dirt was remov-
I ed by graders.
nkl
.1
bank is a very strong institution,
.and President- Merydith says lie
working force in
Monday, July 21, ladies' tine
§^'.50 "Clover Leaf" shoes will go
liev.
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Gilstrap, H. B. The Chandler News. (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 44, Ed. 2 Friday, July 21, 1899, newspaper, July 21, 1899; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc117104/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.