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The Lawton Constitution.
SUCCESSOR TO THE FLGIN EAGLE.
WEEKLY EDITION.
$1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANC
Vol. II.
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST n, 1904.
No. 23.
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THE CITY NATIONAL BANK
OF LAWTON
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Capital,Surplus
and Profits
$36,000,112
EVERY
PROTECTION
USED
IN
MODERN
BANKING TO
GUARD
AGAINST
LOSS
MONEY TO
LOAN
ON
APPROVED
SECURITY
ACCOUNTS
OF
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SOLICITED
F. M. ENGLISH, Pretl.
S. M. KINO, Vice Prest.
E. E. SHIPLEY, Cashier.
TOO MANY CLUBS.
in,? Senator Gore declared that he did
not know that a previous meeting had
been held in the same hall on the
Local Democrats Tumbling *me evening md that he would do all
K. McDUFFIE, Pl<
gldent.
J. S. McIIUFKIE,
K. E. MCDUFKIE,
K. H. McDuffie, Vice I
Cashier.
Assistant Cashier.
The Bank of Lawton,
LAWTON. OKLAHOMA.
Capital, $10,000 Fully Paid. A General Banking Business Transacted.
Thefe Is no liank In Comanche county better able to handle your business.
"""i.nndom;::'. Corner Fourth and Ave D. wtR
We do not pay interest nt the rate of ti per cent,
but will pay the principal when the people want it.
•ay interest on
Deposit.
Farmers Call and See Us
DIRECTORY.
TERRITORIAL. OFFICERS.
T. B. Ferguson
William < rli!u i
t 'nsslu W. Kainbo
h« ols> L.W Ilaxter
hool Land Hoard F. L. \Ve11uer
Congressman . .. lilrd-B. McOuiro
Movernor
Her ret ury
Treasurur
Kuperlntendent
c 1 ty Gove r n m ent.
Mayor W. if. Tamer
Police Judge ...... Robert Morgan
Clerk . .... .1'. A. Jaeobs
Attorney Fred Ellis
Marshal .. Heck Thomas
Treasurer. J. S. McLuflie
Htreet Commissioner., P. L. St. Clair
t'ouncilmen—
First ward B.M.Pa!meer, H.E.Pelhl
Hecond ward. H.A.Lloyd. J.W.Wolverton
Third ward I. Conner, Lee Ben 11 ing
Fourth ward . <: I lck Jo.i.a, jj m. Kluck
Fifth ward \V. ('. Shaw. K. (). Flood
<'ouncl I in«-et* the >•'!•(md and fourt h Mon-
day nights 9f Vftvb month at City hall.
COM.MBRCIAIJ cttffl
Meets every Thursday evening at Com-
mercial Club hall, corner Fourth and E st9.
H. A. Lloyd, president; Frank Robinson.
stcretary.
HOARD OF EDUCATION.
First ward K. A. Sulleng, Pres.
H. W. Lenlnlger
Hecond ward.... Ed. Julian, W.W.Andrews
Third ward F.A.Parkinson, W.P. Records
Fourth ward Joe Maker, H. A. Hubbard
Fifth ward .. sideline, L. M. Hubbard
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Via sonic—Meets first and third Monday
nights of each month at I. O. (). F. hall. l)r.
Meeks, W. M.; J. F. Brandon, secretary.
Odd Fellows—Beaver Lodge No. :{M, meets
every Thursday night at their hall on C av.
If. N. Pope, N. B.; J. H. Ingram, secy.
Modern Woodmen—Meet every Tuesday
night at Commercial hall, corner Fourth
a*.' E. J. A.Johnson. V.C.; Mart Coffman.
visit'" .
I on Chapter V. P.—Regular convoca-
ncro Cecond and fourth Friday nights at
rol/brV,,ow* hall. J. C. Dye no, secretary;
' A_ a. Mchaffee, H. P.
Kl\lghts of the Maccabees — Regular re-
views on th«' t1r«t f third Thursdays «<f
«*ch month at the .v man hall. A.ll.Japp,
Com., Alvln Campbell, R. K.
Comanche Alrie, No. OOI, Fraternal Order
•«>f Eagles, meet every Friday night at
Norman hall, x:H0. W . K. Hudson, Pres.,
II. T. Wilson, Hec., Dr. J. W. Sanders,
physician.
McOlellan Post So. 100, G. A. R., meets
the first and third Saturday* tit Hethering-
ton hall. M. M. Duncan, P. C.
Woodmen of the World—Meets 2nd and
41 h Friday nights at Hetheringtoh hall. J.
W. Riley, i . C., J. W. Chcrryhomes, clevk.
miscelj.aneors.
Lawton Band meets every Monday and
Friday at Democratic club rooms. R. B.
Hheiunan, Director.
Oklahoma National Guards meet every
Monday night at s o'clock, west of court
house square. Ben King, captain.
Lawton Club, located corner Fourth and
l>. R. H. Hubbard, president; Tom Bixby,
secretary.
THE CHURCHES.
M. E. Church, corner Fourth and B sts.;
Kreaching 11 a. m. and H p. m.: Sunday
chool 1« a. 111. Rev. Porter, pastor.
St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal; services
every Sunday at 10 o'clock. Rev. William
Cross, rector.
Baptist Church, services every Sunday
morning at 11 and •■veiling services at 8;
Hunday school at 10 a. m. Rev. stephens,
pastor. •
Prusbvterlan, corner Eighth and !>;
vie.-1 evew loorninf and evening.
Ir\cin, pns.o,
M. '• (Mali. south, corner Ninth ;uul
I); Pnaclilio 1. in. and v p. ni.; Sundsy
HeItool I •. ) v. \. ,1. W> Hey, 1-;;.- «
Christian Chui > conn 1 s« vntli and I1
ave; Sunday School 10 a. t i., p'1'Mnu 'it
II a. 111. and * p. ti'. Hev. Mi lson. 1-1.r.
Com? relational Church, corner sexenlh
and C sts; si.-ni'ay school jo a. in., | r-'n • 1-
ing U a. 111. uiui s pv m. IN v. J. I - - r,
pastor.
Gold in the Wichita Mts.
WANTED—Working capital to de-
velop a twenty four-foot gold vein
running through line claims. Shafts
accurately located on each vein and
now sunk at different depths. This is
one of the best claims in tne mount-
ains. Title fo claims good. For fur-
ther particulars address W. B. Dixon,
417, Fourth street, Lawton, Okla.
Over Each Other to Or-
ganize the Party.
Lawton is long on democratic clubs,
two were orgauized at Labor Hall on
Avenue D Friday night and the old
Comanche County Democratic Club is
still doing business at the old stand.
For several days last week Kimo
jjayne of the sheriff's office circulated
a subscription paper about town solic-
iting his political friends to became
members of a Frank Matthews Club at
$2.00 per head. This invitation was
not extended to the democrats gener-
ally to enroll their names, but only to
such as were willing to put up the $2.00
and only such of those as Elmo de-
sired.
It is proper to state here that the
movement was entirely v .thout the
knowledge of the Territorial Demo-
cratic Central Committee or Mr. Matt-
hews and was inaugurated wholly up-
on the volition of Mr. Jayne and hs
; friends in this city.
The news spread that there was t>
be a democratic meeting at Labor Hall
upon the aforesaM date and the time
was understood to be 8 o'clock. What
should be expected but that democrats
should gather. And they uid in con-
siderable numbers. They waited in
the hall until 8:15 Mr. Jayne and none
of his cohorts showed up so those
present proceeded to elect a chairman
and to do such other business as they
thought meet and proper. Dr. W. B.
Mead was placed in the chair, Floyd
Kimble was made secretary and a
committee on organization was ap-
pointed.
within his power to unite the demo-
cratic workers.
Dr. W . H. Mead the chairman of the
first organization is of the opmion
that one democratic club is sufficient
for Lawton. The Doctor is one of the
best party organi/ers in the county
and certainly will take no step that will
not tend to make democratic votes.
J. D. F. Jennings president of the
regular democraitc club is anxious for
democratic harmony but the Elmo
Jayne movement he looks upon as a
direct slap in the face for the demo-
cratic voters who are unwilling to pay
82.00 to join Jayne'a club.
Doubtless all of these clubs will be
able to get together. It would be a
bail idea to treat both of the meetings
held on Friday evening as a j .ke.
. Payne returned home
aklng with her Mrs.Payne's
Neighborhood News
Items of Interest tiathered by Our
Several Correspondents — They
May be of Interest to You.
Mr
Satut.
sister.
Mr. Forth and family from Beaver
attended meeting at Bru*i Sunday.
Geo. Sullivan and family from Rich-
land and Bee Yea man and frroily from
Deeton took dinner with Tom Yearn-
an Sunday.
Mr. and Mr'. George Taylor retrun-
ed Sunday from an extended visit to
their old home in Missouri. They saw
the fair also while they were gone.
Mr. Clement of Lawton was in this
country Saturday and Sunday in the
interest of the Sunday school.
karmkr.
WICHITA TOWNSHIP.
Tender Hearted Man.'
I have been married four years,''
writes an Elgin woman, 'and have
just found, in the last three years,that
my husband so tender-hearted thfc[
lie pa 11 not stand and see me cut wood,
When I pick up the ax he picks up-
his hat and walks off. It is real touch-
ing to a woman's temper to see the
husband so tender-hearted.
Thk Wood Chopper
Indian Payment.
Col. Jas. F. Randlett, United States
Indian agent begun the semi-annual
payment of the Kiowa, Comanche and
Caddo Indians at Anadarko Tuesday.
Payment will continue ten days and
$200,000 will be paid out. The city
and county authorities, as well as
United States marshals at Anadarko
are making every effort to prevent the
Indians from being victimized by gam-
blers and bootleggers.
Why don't some of the miners get
together and devise ways and mean9
to have a mineral exhibit at the county
fair this fall as this will be important
there being lots of strangers here look-
ing into the i\ sources of the country.
Mr. Stephens has one . >[ his loafer
wolves taimed sufficiently that it will
follofr like a dog.
Thp picnic was not well attended on
account of the rain.
Mr. Mowrer moved his cattle over on
north sid • of the mountains on account
of the licks being so bad on the forest
reserve.
Mr. F W. Billup9 has complet d his
annual work on one claim and will at
once start on another. He met with
annual picnic are almost completed.
There will be many attractions and the
Hon. Bird Maguire is expected to be
present.
HAPPY HOLLOW.
Overton Township.
More rain.
Mr.and Mr-. Win. Hasenbeck were
in Apache Monday.
Conrad McLain from near Sterling
was driving on our highways Sunday.
The fln« growing crops of cane kaffir
corn and cotton and the present rai ly
weather make one think it is spring
instead of fall.
James and Grover Crawford drove
1 to Lawton Fi iday returning home Sat-
urday.
Harve Walling return'd home Sat-
Dr. Mead in recognition of the lion- , tember 1st. This is good news to us
or conferred upon him led off in a alltj we wj8tj them success.
speech of considerable length as well '
a9 eloquence. He had the profound
• , . , . , , i urday after a short visit with friends in
an accident by a timber faring and al- ' . . .
/ .... ', the Chiekashaw Nation.
most fr acturing a rib bu' is still work-
A crowd of Happy Hollo wit es left
here Saturday afternoon to spend Sun-
day in ttie Wichi a mountains. The
party was ooinposed of Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Compton, H. L. Barret, wife
and two Utile children and Joe Cooper
and his mother.
ing.
Mr. Archie Richey is on the sick list
this week with dumb chills.
The Illinois company is preparing to
Btart work on all of its property Sep-
attention of the audience until Charley
Bellamy who had dropped in during
the meantime aro9e for informition
and desired to know something of t'ie
duration r>* the Doctor's remarks. He
gvidently -bought that the Doctor wr?
talking against time, waiting for rs*
inforcements. Mr. Beilaiily positively
refused to heap more of the Doctor's
speech. He asked the Doctor who
was paying for the hall and the lights.
County Clerk Sampson came to Mr.
Bellamy's aid and demanded that the
hall be turned over to those who tal
put up their money, that they might
organize a Parker and a Matthews
Club, but you are too late replied the
Doctor, "we have already organized."
When it was strenuously insisted that
none but $2 00democrats were wanted
in the hall and that the finaneia, plank
w is not to be overlooked in the organi-
zation, John Jennings moved that the
Matthews Club do now adjourn to
meet on the court house square on the
following evening, the motion pre-
vailed and all but seven or eight left
the hall. Couriers were afterwards
Sunday School Convention, sent out and this number increased to
„ ,. ... ! nineteen, the sec >nd Matthews Club
Jhe Third Annual Convention of the
Sunday Schools of Comanche county
The sound of bl isting ruav be ■
in most any direction. This ino
that the miners are going after
money.
Crops are looMng fine now since
Tuesday's rain which^insures plenty
pf feed and fall pasture.
Mr. James Manhiii^t Was dp to Par-
ish & Webbs camp Saturday and says
he is down thirty feet and can see min-
eral all through the rock. Now we
know Jim is a truthful fellow but we
are going down and see Ills late find
because we like to see the golden
metal as well a9 anyone. Jim says he
JUNCTION ITEMS.
Miss Bertha Katt went to Lawton
Wednesday.
A jolly crowd including Mr. and
Mrs. S. A. Hendrix, and Mr. and Miss
Woimerodt of Junction spent several
days c imping and fishing last week.
If the fish wouldn't bite the "chig*ers"
did (so they say).
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Smith were
Lawton visitors Thursday.
Mr. Horny was in Junction Saturday
with some splendid watermelons
grown on his farm southeast of town.
Bertha Katt, Maryr Hampton, John
Wilcox and Ad. Hampton called on
Misses Mavme and Kate Call than of
Geronimo Sunday evening.
Oh! but this is lovely weather we
are having Neither too hot nor too
wet and with nice little showers just
when needed. Oklahoma, this part of
it in particular, is all O. K.
Henry Oldham and J. P. Rushing
are in Lawton on business today.
A Junotiomtk
Hello! Conrad, wasn't that a fine old
rain? Y. s it was Murphy, but it "sor-
ter" dampened the ardor of the hay
'r.akers M-d also the hay*
The webb wo: m that made its ap-
pearance in seveiai fields of cotton
some time ago disappeared during the
rainy weather having done very little
damage. Cotton is looking liner than
ever and growing very rapidly, most
of it being from four to five feet high
and literally covered wi < and
blossoms. The picking iason wi'l
soon be here and pici.ers will bt in de-
mand on all sides so the sad eyed mer-
chants who have been living on half
ELGIN NEWS.
Another building going up.
E. O. Cole from Fletcher was on our
streets Thursday, •
Did you ever see finer weather.
Miss Knley Roberts went to Lawton
Wednesday.
S. J. Korf was on the sick list a few
days last week.
The fast bound Frinco now goes 30
minutes later than the old time.
Geo. Kelly who was workine in
Townsend's saloon received word froiu
Dakota that he drew a claim in the
Rosebud drawing.
Miss Dra Miller went to Lawton
Saturday.
Itev.
Mirror of the
Ing glasses, call at my;
office the llrst ten days of
"uch month.
J. C. DISS, Optical Specialist.
Office, 411 Ave l>. Room No.8. Plroire &J5.
will be held at Mt. Sheridan from Aug- j
ust 23 to 25, 1904.
Tne last oounty convention decided j
to hold the 1904 convention in the i
mountains and left the date blank to I
suit the convenience of the Territorial
Officers. The Rev. Wm. Rogers,
Territorial Field Secretary finds, that
he can be In Lawton Sunday, August
21st and attend t'ie county covention
at the dates above named.
A gentleman who attended the
Jerusalem convention this year has
been invited and will probably be
present.
Special attention will be given to the
music and every session will be enter-
taining and instructive.
Schools that have not made their
statistical report for 1904, and have
failed to pay their 1903 pledges for the
support of territorial and county work,
should at onee confer w$ b their town-
shio president.
Every school in the county should
have at least two delegates in this con-
vention, Alvin Campbell,
125 D RVe, Lawton. Acting Sec'y.
Notice to Farmers.
Take your disc plow blades to
Thompson's Machine and Repair shop
and have them ground. I ha\e a ma-
chine that does th- woik properly, tf
was then organized with Senator T. P.
Gore in th chair. Mr. Lynch as sec-
retary, J. W. Sampson treasurer, Dr.
Turner vice-president and Allan
Fields sargeant at arms. Elmo Jayne,
John M. Young and Dr. Dolson were
appointed a committee on constitution
and by-laws, after which Judge Cease
entertained those present with his ora-
tory.
The committee on organization for
the first Matthews Club has prepared
its report ag follows:
REPORT.
Lawton, Okla., Aug. 8, 1904.
We, the committee appointed at the
meeting for the purpose of organizing
will soon bo ready to ship ore as the rations to keep down expenses during
vein is yielding all the time and look-
ing better every foot.
Mr. Burnum is in Lawton purchasing
supplies, powder and all necessaries to
produce the money rock.
There are lots of the miners sleep-
ing on their rights, don't you know
you must survey you> claims and mark
them so the bounds can be easily trac-
ed. There are lots of holes and all
through the mountains that have not
even a notice at the discovery shaft.
The law i- plain and exuuses no one.
If a boom comes soon you will find
someone claiming your ground and if
they have the work and surveying
done according to law the claims are
theirs.
I have talked t9 almost every miner
in the mountains and they all say that
they are confident they have claims
which will pay with the proper devel-
opment but none of them have suffi-
cient capital. Why don't some of the
mining companies get to work and
subscribe enough money to push a
hole to good ore. There isn't a miner
but will give any company a good
claim if they will guarantee to sink a
certain depth and it seems to us that
the dull sea-on can leave the city and t
live off the fat ol the land by picking
cotton.
The farmer goes about with the sat-
isfaction of a Pluto and he certainly
has a tight to. Judging from the pres-
ent price of cotton several farmers
will have to build additions to their
pocket books this fall. Don't you wish
you was a farmer.
Romoli-s.
0RA NEWS
Another good rain last Saturday.
Some reports of ball worm.
Tne infant baby of Mrs. Lillie Knox
was buried last Sunday.
Rev Curt is conducting a meeting at
Bruns. with very good success.
Mrs. Oldham from St. Joe, Texas,
who has been visiting her parents and
Sherman Jeffords was on the sick
list last week
L. J. Armbruster and W. A. Taylor
from St. Louis spent a few days with
Mr. I'ugh, both gentlemen will prob-
ably locate in Elgin.
V. C Jones again stopped with us,
in the interest of this town. Mr. Jones
is figuring on various improvements in
Elgin Keep yoi'r eye on Elgin
Yes Romalus, that .school „b ;3.ve may
be nearer the center of the township
but the majority of the people would
rather go to town to an election, as
they have to go there to trade any-
way. It would be well enough to hold
elections in school houses of town-hips
that have no towns in them I still
say that a big majority of the people
did not approve of this change.
S. J. Korf received the appointment
os agent for the Frisco at this place.
L. F. Sturdyvin received the nomi-
nation for township trustee—"on.,the
democratic ticket of course.
Parties looking for locations in busi-
ness are arriving daily from mast all
points in the U. S Real estate is look-
ing up
•D w"- [^ui i/uov v- ui . ... .
a Matthews Democratic Club find that he prospects a He fully sufflcieut to
a regularly organiz-d democratic club jJiiatify thin step V e can > u
one hundred e aims from which you
may choose. If you want to do what
BIG
Money to Loan
hand high; wite in forehead; branded
11 on hip; scar above joint of shoulder
TA TADTUTTTDC j about 12 inches long, resembles a wire
'O r AKMtKo. I cut; little inclined to be wild. Liberal
Good Ch tt«la. CaHat SHERMAN 4 | reward if returned to the Boston Store,
a* t-s 1>I v., Lawton,flkia.1 Lawton, Okla.
WEKT'8
has exis-fad in the city of Lawton tor
more than two years, first known as
the Young Men's Democratic Club and
later ps the Comanche County Demo- j
(vatic Club
We believe the organization of any 1
other democratic club-in the city of
La a ton a movement to create strife |
and dissension and as all democrats
can be enrolled as members of the teg-
ular Democratic Club without money
and without price we recommend that
the Matthews Club be merged into the
regular Comanche County Democratic
Club and that an orguniiation be per-
fected In every school district in Co-
manche County to work from now un-
til the polls are closed for the election
Lost—Sorrel mare aged about 8; 151of ^r- Matthews and the entire demo-
' cratic ticket. Respectfully submitted,
J. C. Norman,
J. Roy Williams,
W. E. Earl.
When seen by Territorial Commit
Democratic
i
i teeman W. M. Bruce after the meet-
is right jusc come on and bee winced
Lucky Frank.
STERLING.
Miss Emma Tnomas is going to
start a restaurant in the hotel owned
by her parents.
Mr. Donald from Kansas City is vis- j
iting with the Cushenbery's of Sterl-
ing.
Mrs. Sturgis is en arg'ug herrestau- ;
rant for fall trade.
Mr. Hall, the photographer, is doing 1
gome fine work now. Those wishing .
pictures should visit him.
The base ball game be ween Spring
Branch and Sterling last Saturday was
very Interesting to those present. The
resnlt was in favor of Spring Branch. ,
The preparations for th6 Sterling j
RALLY
Saturday Night
On Court House Square
Under the Auspices of
The Democratic Club
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