The Lawton Constitution. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 13, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
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The Lawton Constitution.
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Vol. III.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COMANCHE COUNTY AND OF THE PEOPLE.
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 13. *905-
No. 6.
THE CITY NATIONAL BANK
of lawton
Capital,Surplus
anO Profits
$36,000.^11
every
protection
used
in
MODERN
BANKING TO
GUARD
AGAINST
I.OSS
MONEY TO
LOAN
approved
SECURITY
m
S
MERCHANTS
Selling Dry Goods, Clothing
' and Shoes to Close
at Seven.
SBSj
•accounts
of
firms
and individ-
uals
solicited
F. M. ENGLISH, fml.
S. M. KINO. VlM I'rtil.
E. E. SHIPLEY, Cashier.
Citizens State Bank
OF LAWTON.
Capital l-ully Paid $25,000.00
Oldest Stale Hank in Southwest Okla.
OFFICERS!
G. F. II. linrher, Pros.
Jill). II. Porter, Vice Pres.
E". w. smltli, Cashier.
W. K. linrher, Asst. Cashier.
Delightful Reception.
Our hank Is managed by responsible
officer- whose lliiiuielal standing will
bear Investigation. Accommodations
extended nl'.nu eonservatIve lines. W,e
are prepared to hunille collections
'invite personal Interviews with
our officers an.I desire a share
business. We now have installed th<
Bankers Money order system. No te
the cut o( Home Bank which we loan
you upon the deposit of 11.00. E.very
home should have one for the sav iiKSof
thechlldren. Interest computed the 1st
davs of Jan. and .1 uly. Already several
hundred have been placed In the homes.
Mrs. P. Rl. Stanley and Mr- . Chas.
Nichols tfave a reception at the home
of Mrs. Nichols Monday evening in
honor of Mrs. Stanley's brother Mr. E.
W. Childers and wife of Edmond, o. T.,
who are here on theii honeymoon. The
home was artistically d' corated for tne
occasion and the thirty five invited
guests responded without a single re-
gret artd ti gratifying and unusually
line musical and literary program was
rendered and roundly applaudi d,af er
which cream and cake were served,
followed by social chats, toasts, etc.
1 Joth ladies were ideal hostesses and as
a guest rematked, "what coulfl
do in a week if they did all this in a
day."
! The following guests were present:
Messrs. Dick Jone-, H. Warner, Ed
Nelson, E. Crites, Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
ISruss. E. W. Childers, L. S. Eckles, F.
I M. Stanley, C. L. Nichols, E. Kirk*
patrick and son, C. M. Dunn, and
daughter, S. K. Hawkins, and daugh-
I ter, Judge T. P. Gore, and daughter,
Misses Dr. Ingrabam, Mattie Burton,
Lena and Beatrice Collins,Topsy Ship-
ley, Lucile Hill, Zoe Davis, Menden-
taall, Mesdames Page, Ratliff and Davis.
The sixteen merchants of Lawton
who sell dry goods, clothing and shoes
have signed a petition to close their
stores at 7 p. m. except Saturday ami
fixing the penalty for violation of the
same. The petition reads as follows:
We, the undersigned agtee to close
our respective stor- s at 7 o'clock p. ni.
each evening except Saturday even-
ing-, commencing Monday, April 17th.
and continuing until September 15th,
1«J05. We further agree that a fine of
$10 lie imposed and collected from any
firm or individual who themselves or
through any person or persons in their
employ, shall violate the conditions of
this contract. Selling supplies for
funeral occasions shall not be consid-
ered violating the above contract:
Hubbard & Co Miller Bros & Co
Epstein J°e Wolf
Joe.Jaeobson H Forgotson
j w Hill Lawton Mer C >
H Handverker J d Hardin
J H White & Co J J Galyon
S Mittenthal S l.ebrecht & Co
C L Pedigo A W Allen.
Lawton, April 10th, 1905.
Scott-Emerick Wedding.
Frank J. Scott and Miss Lottie
Emerick were unl'.ed in marriage this
morning at 10 o'clock at the home of
the bride, Rev. Carpenter performing
tile ceremony. A number of the friends
of the newly wedded couple were
present, and a wedding feast was spread
an hour after the ceremony, that did
justice to the occasion.
l'bis is a splentled young couple and
they enter upon wedded life with the
most promising future.
Mr. Scott is the local representative
of the Doming Investment Co. and a
first elass business man who enjoys the
confidence and estfem of all with
i whom lie comes in contact.
! Mi^s Emerick has r. sided in Lawton
since the op ning and lias developed in
j this city from school girl into a real
womanly youn^ woman. She is of a
splendid family of Christian parentage,
and Mr. Scott is to be congratulated
upon winning a young woman of
character and many good traits.
The best wishes of the people of
Liwton go with the happy young
couple.
SHARKS
Authorities Attempting to
Protect Poor Lo From
Loan Men.
CITIZEN
Indians Have Same Right
to Booze as White
Man
Agents wanted! To write Hail in-
surance. tf McElhoeh & I' erri8
To Open Elevator.
J. B. Richel. division freight agent
of the Rock Island, accompanied by
Mr. Lenian, of ibe Chickasha Milling
company, arrived in Lawton yesterday .
They came to see to the matter of
o[ ling up the elevator ofthe Chick-
asha company, which has been closed
some time.
BANQUET
Public Liberary.
Books donated in April-Official
Records of Union and Confederate
Navus in the War of Rebellion. (12
volumns,; Congressional Records, (11
volumne,) Report of t he Commerce of
Education, The Manual of American
Water Works, Anatomy, Physology
and Hygeine, U. S. History, by J. B
Chapman.
A Conquest of Poverty, Grand Fath-
er's Chair, Lady Byron Vindicated,
Joseph ltalsamo, Gulliver's Travels,
Morals and Manners, Lazarre, Mr.
Fengal: An Epic Poem, Swiss Family
Robinson, The Vie'or, Jane Eyre,
by Ethel Chapman.
Loriee, by Mrs. Elsie Phe ps.
Her Fatal .Mistake, by Mrs. Lizzie
Jefferies.
I Mad Cap Violets, by Mrs. Meadows.
Pot Plant, Mrs. Erma Boyd.
Real Estate Transfers.
April 10th.
U s to John H Tarpley, pat sw 10 In
Given to Medical Association
Last Night Was of the
Very Finest.
Call For County Warrants.
The following warrants will be paid
on piesentation at the c unty treas-
on r's ■ fllce. Interest will c ase thirty
days after date of this call.
Salary fund, all.
Poor and insane, «1'.
Road and biidge, all.
Contingent series o up to including
No. 2S9.
Supply series c up to including No.
. 70.
Court series c up to including No.
164. Riley Smith, Co. Treas.
d 3t, w 2t.
F.irmers! Insure your crops!
tf McElhoes & Ferrib
15.
U S to Arthur S Waterman, pat sw
29 Is 17.
U 8 to Josephine Conner, patse 11
3n 12.
U S to Wm H Coit, pat sw 10 4s 10.
U S to Joseph i-Durham, pat It2 blk
68 Lawton,
I II S to Uriah W Perkins, pat si 2 se
' (i 6s 9.
U S to Josiali W Johnson, fr se 29 2s
1 10, 4200.
J U 8 to Thos E Campbell, se 38 2s 17,
8200.
1 U s to Benj F Rumpel, fr ne 16 In 12
j 8200.
j U S to Theo Menzel, fr nl-2 se nl-2
j sw 23 2n 12, $200.
| J M Bellamy to J B Frame, wd Its 1
| 2 blk 28 Rock Island, $15.
j Benj F. Province to J M Powers, wd
I sw 22 In 14, $2,300.
Edward Bass to Susan Bass,und 1-2
j s 50 ft Its 29 30 31 32 blk 48 L $1.
Washington, I'. C'., April 11, The
supreme court of the Cnited States, in
an opinion by Justice Brewer, granted
the petition of Albert 1 left, of Kansas,
for a writ of habeas Corpus. Heft was
prosecuted and convicted in the district
court of Kansas for selling beer at the
town of Hort'>n to a Kickapoo Indian,
named John Butler *.o whom land had
been granted in severalty. The prose-
cution was based on the theory that
Butler was still a ward of the nation,
the law prohibiting the sale of liquor9
to Indians. The case was brought to
the supreme court in an original action
on the ground that in becoming an
allottee the Indian became a citizen of
the United States.
The gentleman in oharue of the sub-
Indian agency at the lied Store is hav-
ing a time of it with the money sharks.
Major Randlett is doing all in his
power to keep the Iodi'uis fr^m b ing
robbed by the short time loan men
and those who extend "favors' to the
Indians in the way of loans at usurous
rates will do so hereafter at their own
peril.
The sharks have been holding the
Indians up shamefully. One at Wal-
ter charges 100 per cent for a six
month's loan. Here at Lawton the
rate with some of the sharks is as high
as 60 per cent for a six month's loan j
and another agency has the terms down
to 20 per cent.
The government authorities insist
that if the Indians borrow money they
should not pay more than 1 percent a
month for the use of it. The traders
extend them a credit of $37.50 or 76
per cent of their payment for every |
man, woman andchild :this is sufficient
for their actual needs. The money se-
cured from the shark is generally used j
to purchase poor whiskey or to pU.v i
monte.
The sub-agent at the K d Store re-
cently had a knock down and drag out
light with two loan men whom he
charged with robbing one of his wards.
He called at a certain place the other
day and offered to pay off all of the In- ,
dian notes with 12 percent interes'
upon th . amount borrowed but they I
refused to turn them over at that fig-
ure. The authorities claim that the
remedy for tJe evil is to educate the
Indian. When he learns that he will
not be put in 'ail for rsfusing to pay
usury he will lenve the sharkB holding
the bag and they will quit the business.
Dinner was taken at Burnett's fc
Wagoner's cow camp. [President
Roosevelt sat down lo the "chuck
wagon and partook of the beef and
beans the same as the cowboys ofthe
plains.
The hunt may be ejtended until
Saturday as the president is having
such a good time.
Hon, Dennis Flynn, ex-delegate
to congress from Oklahoma and Gov-
ernor Ferguson wi'l arrive in Fred-
erick tomorrow.
The president will ride to I r derick
from his camp tomorrow evening and
be banqueted at the Prince Hotel in
that town that evening. He will then
return to his hunting camp.
Arrested at Indiahoma.
A deputy sh<riffof Indiahoma ar-
rested Jani"S Kennedy of that place
on the charge of selling liquor to Indi-
ans. Kennedy p'ead guilty ano was
plac ed in the cou.ny jail to aw i the
coming of a United States maisiial tn
lake h m to tiuthrie.
WOLVES
Teachers to Meet.
The regular spring meeting of the
j Comanche County Teachers' associ-
i ation will meet Saturday morning and
! afternoon. Not only teachers but the
general public is cordially invited to
attend. 2t
Goes to Temple.
j Rev. R. S Satterfield, pastor of the
M. E. church South, leaves for Temple
tonight to attend the district confer-
ence. He will return and hold the
regular services Sunday. No prayer
meeting tonight.
The IN. F. Shabert Co.
t3onded Abstracters.
FARM AKDCITY LOANS WE WILL HON'' YOU.
310BC Avenue, Opposite P. 0. - - LAWTON, OKLA.
The banquet given last evening at 11
o'clock at the Merchant's Cafe by the
Comanche County Medical association
to the Central Oklahoma Medical as-
sociation was one of the best ever
spread in the city. E. Terry, the
proprietor of the cafe, entertained the
boys royally. Music was furnished,
and the tables were beautifully deco-
rated with flowers and heavily laden
witli delicious eatables.
Dr. E. Meeker was toastmaster. The
doctor is at etse as such an officer and
upon this particular occasion did him-
self h-'iior.
I r. Wm. F. Kuhn respoi ded to the
toa-t "Physician as a Good Fel-
low." Dr. C. E Frost of Duncan gave
a toast on "Indian Territory and her
Doctors." Dr- A. L. Blesh of Guthrie,
responded to ''Medical Legislation
Before the Last Legi-lature," Hon.
S.'Ott Ferris addressed the banquet
o i "Why it Failed." R. J R iy, pres-
ident of theCommereialclub responded
with, "A Little Nonsence now and
Then is Relished by the Best of Men."
Those present at the banquet were:
Wm. F. Kuhn, Kansas City; M. A.
Kelso, J W. Haker, Geo. A. Boyle,
Enid; G. A Wall, O. D. Young, E. S.
Ferguson, W. F. Salmon, L. H. Bux-
ton, of Oklahoma City; A. L. Blesh,
Guthrie; C. E. Frost, B.J. Blunkett,
Duncan: J. F. Gamble, Elgin; M. A.
Jones, Walter; C. M. Maupin, Wau-1
rika; J. M. Stevens, Hastings; A. P. j
Tye, Chickasha; A. B. Fair, Frederick; 1
J. F. A. Barnes, Jet; E. D. Meeker,
W. M. turner, A. X. Campbell, A. R
Mavlty, D. A. Myers,O. L. Abney, W.
B. Mead, R. H. Tullis, C. P. Hues,
Gertrude Ingrabam, L. T. Gooch, F. R.
Doison, W. M. Hitch, Dr. Broshear,
C. S. Meradith, T. W. Brewer, S. J.
Hardin, J. L. Lewis.
The next meeting of the association
will be held in El Reno on the second
Tuesd iy in July.
Well Attended.
The play, "Ancient Order of Her-
cule," given at Fort Sill last evening
under the auspices of Beaver lodge
No. 38 I. O. O. F. of Lawlon was well
attended. The net proceeds of the
play was $38. This is to go toward
paying for new uniforms for the team.
This tetm will participate in a con
test for a prize at Cache the 26th.
Are Captured by President's
Party—Banquet at Fred-
erick Tomorrow.
To Wed Tonight.
Harry C. Kahl and Miss La Cora
Comford will be united in holy bonds
of matrimony at 8 o'clock this evening.
The wedding will lake place at the
home of Rev. Johnson of the Protes-
tant Methodist church in Lawton.
This young couple live five miles sou h
of Lawton. They have the best wishes
of their many friends.
Producers' Association.
The Comanche County Producers'
association will be favored on April
19th, at 2-30 p. m., at the city hall by a
1 talk from Mr. While, the industrial
agent of the Frisco railroad. We ex-
pect all members to be present and
herewith extend an invitation to all
farmers, especially those that t urn the
soil.
Mr. White will likely show, explain I
and mark out plans by which the
farmer can make more regular and
certain liis income, and give pointers
and opt n our way for better shipping.
It is the supposition that no producer
will ever regret meeting Mr. White,
especially as tne subject of marketing
is of such great importance.
Secretarv.
Evangelist Meeting.
The evangelistic meetings at the
Christian church started off well, not-
withstanding the two unfavorable
evenings.
Old papers for Bale at this offloe.
From Thursday's Dally Constitution.
The first days' hunt of Presid-nt
Roosevelt and party was a grand sue
cess in every particular. The day was !
an i'jeal one for the hunt. The hunt- i
ers arose early in the morning !>nd
shortly partook of their breakfast.
The horses were then in readiness at .
the oflicial's camp where the presi-
dent and his party mounted. The ,
morning was a little cool and the horses
pranced off in a double quick s'ep.
Soon the hunters were out in the in-
tetior of the pasturw reserve where
they at once began to frighten the
wolves from their dens. President
Roosevelt did not lag to the rear of the
party but always pushed forward and
was kept in the lead. Ho was at all
times w, hin a short distance of John
Abernathy. the leader of the chase.
Three wolves were captured in the
first days' chase; one was cau.ht
alive and the other two were killed in
their capture. President Roosevelt
was only thirty feet from Abernathy
when his wolf dog, "Cannon Ball" ,
which h s a record as a catcher,
caught iiis wolf. Abernathy immedi-'
atelv jumped from his pony, "Sam
l'.ass" and grabbing th - wolf by the
upper and lower jaws claimed him as
hispiey. By this time the president
was upo i the scene and had dis-
mounted. Mr. Roosevelt expressed
himself as greatly pleased with the
capture.
The capture of the three wolves in a
single day is a big hand, considering
that no guns were used and that only
nine persons participated in tho chase.
The president was successful in kill-
ing a large rattlesnake with a quirt.
Governor and Flynn
Governor Firguson and Dennis
Flynn passed through on the noon train
for Frederick, where they will attend
the banquet to be hi Id there tonight in
honor of the | residential party.
Charming Kentucky Girl.
Miss Rosa Forsythe of Morganiown,
Kentucky, is the guest of Miss Dixie
Moore. Miss Forsythe and Miss Moore
are old friends and the former will
spend several weeks in Lawton. She
is a charming Kentucky girl of wit and
vivacity, and of course Is delighted
with our city and its people.
Body Shipped.
The body ■ f Mrs. Adeline Johnson,
w ho died a year ago last January, was
disiiiterred yesterday and shipp'd to
Monroe, Michigan. Mrs. S. A. Brook,
of 608 C avenue, is a daughter, and
Mrs. Alice McKee, a grand daughter.
They are the only relativi b residing
here.
Real Estate Transfers.
April 11th, 1906.
U 8 to Hamilton C Rutledge, pat nw
21 Is 10.
U S to Leslie Hume, pat nw 22 Is 10.
U S to May C Yeargin, pat sw 25 2n
13.
U S to Delmer Ktlle, fr se 30 4n 8,
8200.
U S to Jno M Rcnfro, fr lot 5 sec 26
a 1-2 ne 26 4n 8, $125.
W H Divers to J M Bilton, wd lot 1
blk 10 Waurika, 81
Pirl L Ross to J R Martin, wd sw 32
Is 19, $1200.
Young, El!is& Landers, to JL Norris
wd lots 1 2 bik 26 Lawton, $3500.
J L Norris to Y' ling Ellis & Landers,
se 9 sw 10 In 15, 83500.
A J Siovall to D D Linsley, wd Its 3
4 5 6 blk 42 Woods add, $200.
G B Ackley to H. A Ackley, wd u id
1-2 tie 36 3s 9, 811.
T S Childs o Ada J Powe'.l, wdsw25
2n 13, 83500.
D Desmond to Jos L Porter, d lot 6
blk 13 lot 3 blk 3 Geronimo, 8100
Geroi imo T >wn Co. to Jo L Porter,
It 6 blk 13 It 3 blk SGeronimo, 8 0.
O L Cleaveland to A L Thurmind,
wd lot 9 blk 6 Davidson, $900.
Wm l'arshall to Maud P Norris, wd
Its 13 to 17 blk 17 Cache, 8100.
L D Baker to E M Belknap, wd se 3
In 12, #8303.
E M Belknap to A M Holton, wd se
3 In 12, 8400i.
Market Report.
Lawton, Apri
Wheat, per bushel
Oats, per bushel
Com, per bushel 40
Hogs per cwt
Potatoes, per bushel
Sweet pototoes, per bushel
Cabbage, per pound
Onions, per pound
Chickens, young, per pound
Chickens, old, per pound
Butter, per pound
Eggs, per dozen
Hay, per ton
Cotton
Turkeys, per pound
Cattle, butcher stuff
Sheep, per lb
1 13.
.90
.45
o 46c
4.50
00c
1.(0
to
:o
10c
7c
JOc
12.40
6.00
6.50
100
250
4*0
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