The Lawton Constitution. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 1905 Page: 1 of 4
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The Lawton Constitution.
SUCCESSOR TO THE ELGIN EAGLE
Vol. II.
OFFICIAL PAPER 0F COMANCHE COUNTY AND OF THE PEOPLE.
DAILY EDITIOIN.
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2,1905.
PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY
No. 48.
THE CITY NATIONAL BANK HARMONY
OF I 4WTON
Capital,Surplus
and Profits
$36,000..™
money to
loan
APPROVED
SECURITY
EVERY
PROTECTION
USED
IN
MODERN
BANKING TO
GUARD
AGAINST
LOSS
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prr.,
ACCOUNTS
OF
FIRMS
AND INDIVID
UAL3
SOLICITED
klni
F. M. ENQLISH, Presl,
S. M. KINO, Vict Prue.
E. E. SHIPLEY, Cashier
ORDAINED
I K1 solved, That the secretary of this
; eommi.lee is directed to furnish a copy
| of tbc.sr- reso*atioas to the democratic
| city ^ajiora for publio«it on
The Democratic Committee ch8! man Mead and s-cretory n T . _ , 1 "
Kev. (), xj. Loud as Pastor of Pray''r waH Olf I red, followed by a solo
p. Ray tiiis _ ,
<>} -Mr. Dunlap, ably supported by the
ip\._:s very highly for the Christian
I >y 1 ty if those who did stt nd.
Vfter tho reading of the minutes of
| tho afterno n jgsion of tho council.
Passes Proposition Up
To Mr. Ray.
A meeting of the city dem cratic
central committee was held in Judge
Parking' court room last evening.
I he Ray-Turner people have cliarg- I
endaffcr called upon Mr. Ray this
morning and submitted the proposi-
tion embodied in the resolution. Mr.
Ray is preparing his answer this after-
noon.
Mr. Ray's Committee.
Lawton, Oklahom i, Feb. I. 1905.—
. .. - , J® democratic city central committee
ed that the committee is not working of Lawton Is hereby called to meet a,
m good faith for the successor the the city hall, Saturday, Februaiy 4tl>.
party and it has been charged that the ; at 8 o'clock p. m. to consider any and
Ray movement was in the interest of j all business that may properly come
the republican party, so the commit- before it.
the First Congregational
Church.
c. e. McDukkik, President. ,, „ „ „
.1 B.McDuffik, . . CagRieH. McDrrrn, Vice Pre,.
E. It. McDukkik, Assistant Cashier!
The Bank of Lawton,
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA.
Capital, $ .0.000 Fully P.ld, A Ocner.l Business Tr.ns.ced,
T,b".e T B.Bnk ComBnohe coun'y better able to handle your busing
Corner Fourth and Ave D. WpTg < >
Farmers Call and See Us
One block west of
Land Office.
w 2.u?ot ""V '"'T"1 Ht tl'P mte of# per cent,
) t.ut will ,)I4V th«. principal when the people want It
Citizens State Bank
OF LAWTON.
Capital Fully Paid $25,000.00
Now Will You
Do Business?
tee passes it up to Mr. Ray, and the
chairman was instructed to call upon
the gentleman this morning and pro-
pose that Mr. Ray join with him in
issuing a call for the election 01 com-
mitteemen when vacancies have been
filled by appointment. Mr. Ray was
himself appointed and he has only one
man on his committee who was elected
a committeeman. Chairman Mead
was selected by the committee two
years ago ..nd so many vacancies have
occurred that there is only two men
acting on the regular committee now
who were elected by the democratic
voters.
The discussion at last eveDing's
meeting was general, and all in the in-
terest of harmony.
R. J. Ray, Chairman,
J. Ei.mer Thom ah, Secretary,
To Be Married.
Cards are out announcing the mar-
riage of Horace W. Shepard to Miss
Daisy Bonner at theM.E. church in
this city, on February 15th. At home
at Altus after March 1st.
Mr. Shepard is the talented editor
of the Altus Times and Miss Bonner is
one of Lawton's most esteemed young
ladies, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. J, Tlonner.
me adding will be a society event.
The Eclesiaatic Council o' tho Con-
gregational church met yes erday after-
noon nt 2 o'clock, for the purpose' of
examining and ordaining R v. O. B.
Loud as a preacher of the gosp 1 f tho
meek and lowly Na/.arine.
Tin lowing members of the coun-
cil we. e present: Rev. Dwight S.
Bayley, Rev. J. \V. Scroj'gs 1). I)., and
J. Collins, of Kingfisher, M. C. Hie-
ckor, of Ch'ck isha, and Superintend-
ent C. G. Murphy, of Oklahoma City.
The council r organized by the
election of iCr.;. Bayley as Moderator,
and Kev. Murphy as Scribe.
Roll call showed two thirds of the
churches invited present.
Minutes of the local church, at this
pi ice, in calling Mr. Loud to its pas-
torate, were read a-'" unanimously
approved.
The oouneil then prooeede 1 to the
examination of the candidate, which
Oldest State Bank In Southwest Okla.
OFFICERS;
F. H. Barber, Pres.
Jno. H. Porter, Vice Pres.
F. W. Mm 1th, ('ashler.
W. F. Barber, Asst. Cashier.
Our bank Is managed by responsible
officers, Whose IImuihIhI standing wll1
Investigation. Accommodations
extended along conservative lines. We
I are prepared to handle collections
i promptly.
We Invite personal Interviews with
our officers and desire a sbare < f voiir
business. We now hlive Installed the
Hankers Money Order System. Notice
t lie cut of a Home Hank which we loan
i von upon the deposit of fi.oo. Everv
' f\pme should have one for the savlngsof
' tnechildren. Interest computed the 1st
days of Jan. and July. Already several
hundred have been placed in the homes.
Ketch, Trent & Co.,
REAL ESTATE
and Farm Loans
Money to Loan on Farms. Long
Time. Lowest Kates. No Delay.
See us before you borrow.
Opposite P. 0.
Lawton, Okk
e will j?ive you everything
except our soul and you don't
wiint tii.it. We said we were
going to '.sell 110 lots quick.
We have sold nearly half ofthe
amount, but the weather has
been bad and necessarily put
us back some. We find, how-
ever, that there are a number of
•respective buyers, that would
buy it they could pick out their
lots before the tlniw for the
houses. This we now propose
to let you do. Pick out your
Lot, pay $io down and $15
the day of the drawing.
This lets you in for your
choice of our best lots at1 $150
each and a chance* 011 the finest
5-rooni cottages^'11 town, worth
$1,500 each, for only a $25 in-
vestment, the balance of the
purchase price of the lot can be
paid tit your convenience.
1 lii.s gives all buyers a chance
j to speculate on $10 and still
hold your chance to draw. I!v
this method each bnver acts <is
tin agent for 11s.
< 'ome and look at the house
j :m<l'pick out your lot before
! they are ;ill sold.
La Homa Beal Payne.
Mr. find Mrs Payne have named their
J. D. F. Jennings said that he was ' baby La Homa Beal Payne. This is
always ready to lay aside any personal indeed a happy thought. Little Miss
feelings for the interest of bis party. T ~ "
Judge Perkins thought the party
leaders should take ihe people intb
their confidence, and that the commit-
tee should be elected by the demoV
cratic voters.
Mr. Barkerof the Kirst, wnrd, said thi
( plan suited him.
j Mr. Diffendaffer was even willing to sa'les
go farther, for the sake of harmony, and 1
resign himself,although he was electcd
i by the democratic voters of the Fourth
I ward.
La Homa now bears the honor of being
the first person by that name. It will
be recognized that this newly coined
name is a contraction of Oklahoma,
that the "Ok" is dropped out and the
letter "1" and "h" charged to capital
well, and
many namc-
letter^ The name sounds
Miss La Homa wi^ll have nn
Railroad Milage.
County Surveyor Joyner, is busy
measuring up the milage of railroad
| Judge W. H. Anderson said the com-' track in each and every schopl district
choir.
''"'v. Biyley then delivered a very
impressive sermon, the text of which
was I saah, VI chapter, 8 verse. "Here
n n I Lord, Send Me." The beholding
of the Lord in the temple was the great
inspiring incentive for Isaah to serve
to do his duty as called upon. The
speaker supported his text with many
illus rations, and most impressively
brought out tho great central thought
that the oeholding of the Lord is th9
all inspiring incentive to Berve Him.
The sermon was followed by the or-
dination prayer offered by Mr. J. Col-
lins. Rev. M. C. Haecker then stepped
in front of the candidate and most cor-
dially offered the right hand of fellow-
ship. The charge to the pistor was
then given in a fatherly and instruct-
ive manner by R v. J. W. Scroggs.
This was followed by an address to the
congregation by Rev. C. G. Murphy,
Who very clearly gave instructions as
to the duties of the members toward
I their pastor.
The services were heart-touching
uplifting and soul-stirring from be-
ginning to end.
Truly the Congregational people
of this city have a fully ordained pas-
tor whom they should be proud of.
I mittees were mixed, the people were
j mixed, and the fellows who want to
run for office are mixed. He did not
care who constitutes the committees,
but he wants eveything to be lovely.
The judge passed a resolution that was
unanimously adopted. The resolution
is as follows:
Whereas, We believe that the inter-
est of the democracy of the city of
Lawton demands that it present a
united front in the coming April elec-
tion; and,
Whereas, The existence of two com-
mittees each claiming to be the regular
Oliver B. Loud
in the county. This is in order that
superintendent Nelson may know just
how much of the railroad tax each
district is entitled to.
ALPIAN.
January 31st, 1905.
O. C. Kackley has -ecovered from a
severe attack of the la grippe.
Miss Lucretia Decker visited her
uncle, J. W. Wire, at Frederick Fri-
day and Saturday.
The Alpian singing society met Sun-
day evening at the home of Miss Min-
nie Kackley. There was a large attend-
ance and som? good sing1 ng was ren-
Th" next regular examination for
teachers certificates will be held in
Lawton, January 27-28.
E. B. Nelson. Co. yupt.
CHAS. W. PAYNE,
Cor. Second and F
... ance
democratic city central committee of dered
;r:rf rru,nds to the t,isin"; w* humbi* * * « of
01 ttl0 I'arty and, in our Nicholls and Miss Bertie Tindell, for
opinion, seriously endangers the sue- |thfi item in week's Constitution
cess of the party in said election; and, "ollc;i'rlllnS th, ir marr uRo. it was all
Whereas, We as democrats believe We >-'ive li"" another
that the success of the party is of vastly ^Edna Gibson enter, inod her I
mem l.npoicance than the ascendency | friends at her home last Tucs aj even-
ot nny m ill or set of men in the control mg. Ga es veie he div.-rsion o! the
ning, refreshments were served at
was most thorough in every branch
and detail. They found Mr. Loud a
deep student, profound scholar, and
thoroughly qualified for the duties
belore him, and therefore voted unani-
mously to proceed with the ordination
at 7:30 in the evening.
On account of the disagreeable
weather, the attendance at theevening
exercises were entirely too small for
the importance of the occasion. How-
ever, as it took a brave, determined
heart to wade through such mud, it
Farm Loans, good rates,
easy terms, no delays. See
the Deming Investment Co.,
wim Lawton, Okla.
Money for farm loans. If
you want ta farm loan on
good rates, easy terms and
no delay.s call on or write the
Deming Investment Co.,
WIm Lawton, Okla.
H
The Badger Lumber Company
CAnRiEs the Most Complete Line op
! Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Doors, Lime,
Cement and Coal,
' I
To be found in Comanche County. ,s,
bes: grades at th^ most roasor
I'hon: No. 21.
J. F
11 for the
Manager.
, ot its organization, and aie anxious to
! arrive at s-me settlement of the claims
j of the respective committees; there-
ifore,
Be it resolved, That the chairman of
this committee is hereby authorized
and dir ected to make the following
proposition to R. J. Ray, to-wit: Let
the members of both committees, who
were appointed by the r, spcctive
ch iirman thereof, resign, and the two
chairmen join in a call for the demo-
ciats of the wards in which vacancies
; exist, by reason of such resignations, to
meet at a time and place In said wards
fiu be designated in eaid call, for tho
purpose of filling said vacancies, the
committee to elect, a chairman, and
said chairman of this committee is
authorized and directed to request said
K. J. Ray to call his committee to-
gether and submit this proposition to
them, and the chairman of this com-
mittee is furSlier directed to pledge to
the members of this committee to any
agreement he may make along the
lines indicated above with said R. j.
Ray;
a late hour. Those pr sent were the
Uii mi Kackley Stonebaohe, Waters,
Polk, Mannon, Bessie and Edna Gib-
son, Messrs Polk, Van Polk, Fritz,
Simmons, Weaver, Lancaster, Mannon
and Foster.
The h< me of Walter Duncan was
the scene of much merriment last Wed
iicsday evening. Various games were
enjoyed alt rwhieha two course lunch-
eon was served in the dining room.
Those who had the pleasure of enjoy-
ing the occasion, were the Mioses Al-
ice Hanley, Anna Mannon, Irene
Brisely, M.iud and Rose Van Cleve,
Edna and llessie Gibson, Maud and
lilanche McFadden, Cora Tindell, Ger-
tie Otree, Lucr. tia Decker, Messrs
Van Polk, Will Gillespie, Ben Brisley,
Jewell Roe, Foster, Simmons, Ripley,
Ni bolls, Ovtevtreet, Ptrki, Bates,
Thompson, Lancaster. Smit.i, Httr;
llayles, Burns, Van t I ve, Mannon'!
1'rilz, Duncan, Messrs. and M sdamt-
Knight, Hawley, Puro-11 and Duncan.
First Congregation al < :hurch.
A Rich Find.
| Horace G. Snthard, one of the well-
known miners of the Wichitas, came
bouncing into tne office this afternoon,
and with the air of a man who had just
found a million gold dollars, all his
own, deposited some rrmgnilicient
samples of ore on the local man's
desk and with much enthusiasm ex-
claimed, "Eureka! I have found it,
call me the Stratton of the Wichitas,
please."
Sure enough, such a lode as Mr.
Suthard described, containing an av-
erage of such ore as this would make
many Strattons.
I he vein was discovered in a deep
wash-out in the mountains, where al-
most the pure native metal, consist-
ing of lead, silver, copper and gold
was laid bare.
bince writingthe above,the reporter
•'earns that this is the lead discovered by
J. W. Hetherington a few months ago,
«"d which he has been so jubilent
over. Mr. Suihard purchased a third
interest and they have started a crew
at work developing it.
Messrs. Hetherington and Suthard
are to bo congratulated on this rich
find.
Philharmonic Quartette.
"No pianist was ever given a more
I 1 ai cl vigorous outburst of
applause in this city," -Cleveland Plain
Coining to Lawton, Thursday, Feb «
l nt.f' lorn'«r y of Lawton,
_ it now Of Muskogee, I. T., has been
n the city a tew days, connected with
the Powers case He left on the noon
tram for borne.
The IN. P. Shabert Co.
fcloncltscl Abstrficttirs.
TAMtMBOlTT^m WE ,.„N„ vo&
3io C Avenue, Opposite P. o.
lawton, okla.
Piano Tuner.
Piano tuner, V. J. Bell, is here at the
Sirother'a house. Leave orders eithe:
tiiore or with any of th • mtnio f ,
eri in Lawton.
BEAR IN MIND!
cire the people!
cur best McAlester at $7.50
Dawson at $6.00
ol W OOD again.
CiTSLiS. W. Payne,
l/\n Ck n
Phona
Cor. Seconc! and F.
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