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The Lawton Constitution.
OFFICIAL PAPEft OF COMANCHE COUNTY AND OF THE PEOPLE.
Vol. III.
WEEKLY EDITION
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1905.
WEEKLY EDITION
No. 16
normal
Institute to Open in Lawton
July 17, For Four
Weeks.
Fall Caused Death.
From Saturday's Dally Constitution.
Hermon Jensen, living near Elgin,
died last evening from the effect of in-
juries received from a fall night before
last. Mr. Jensen, who was a deaf and
dumb mute, was liding in the rear entl
of tho wagon holding in a barrel of
Wat r. His brother was doing the
driving and when within about 30O
yards of the vate the barrel and Har-
man fell out of the wagon upon the
ground. Tho brother did not n< tice
what had happened until he reached
the gate. He went back, picked up
the injured man and took him to the
house. Medical aid was summoned
but all was in vain. 'I he body was
shipped u> El Reno today, where the
boy's father is engaged in the whole-
sale liquor business,
CoUhty SlijpBrinltjiliimt E. B. Nels >n
informed a Constitution reporter today J
that the Comanche County Normal j
Institute will open July 17. It will be
conducted in the Lawton High school
building and will be run for four weeks.
It is expected that fully 140 teachers
will be in attendance. The superinten-
dent chose the last term of the summer
for the institute in order that more
teachers could attend. This is the fourth
anunttl itiBtllule and will be conducted
by ft very able faculty. Thfi fuGulty < Mrs. HigguilDoth&tll Deft'l.
consists of S. M. HarreU,tity superin-, Mrs. Y. N. Hlggenbotham died at
tendent, C. H. Robfrtsof the Edmond I ]ier homestead, west of the Fort S 11
State Normal, who ti aches civ.cs and ; reservation last evening. She will be
philippines
The 8th Cavalry Has Left
Fort Sill, Bound For
the Orient.
Camp Meers at the Foot of Mt. Sheridan.
Courtesy of Hie Mineral Kingdom.
suicide
oiate i>ornmu wuu u «uica uv,^ auu | reservation last evening. ?^ne win ue
history in that college and who two i buried tomorrow afternoon from the Follows Robbery and Murder
years «(ro acted as one of the instructors I ^<.S)jdeilCe> she leaves two daughters Caddo County Oth-
Land Office Notes.
After a Anal certificate in <l beeii
issued to Alexander Buird on a home-
stead, Nannie B. Terral! filed a contest 1
shooting
sieao, isannie i*. lorrnu reUnvuuvv«
on the charge of fraud. The local land Affray Took Place ^.aturday
daughters
in the county normal. His work w*.s \ an(j two aonH to mourn h-r death. Her
v?ry satisfactory. Guy C. Iioh&Unan,' husband and two sons Ueorge and John
a teacher in the Southwest Normal at j were killed on December 20th, 1901 by
Weatherford, who was here last mm- j0hn H. Roberts, who made his escape.
Tne trouble arose over the division of
ers Implicated.
Anadarko, Oklahoma, June 15.-
office cannot pass upon such matters,
and the matter was transmitted to the
er. i Tne trouble arose over me uiviiuuu ui j „
K B. Nelson, county superintendent, several dollars worth of hy. Roberts (:ha8' Hickman, a joungman-
. . . ..l.i committed suicide here by shoot-
will also be oncoif the faculty. went to his cabin and secured his gun
During ti.e Tour weeks of the institute . titled the three men while work-
a great many lectures will be given. jug jn tj,e hay field.
Am^ng the most prominent lectures
will be one by Prof. Greenwood of Kan-
sas City, who has had 30 years ex-
perience and is considered one of the
leading educators west of the Mississ- j
ippi river. i'rof. s. m. Barrett ana Russjan and Japanese Com-
iivr WtlllV><: I
armistice
Senator Gore will alsodeliver lectures.
Rev. Loud, of the Congregational
Church, will give an illustrate, '-eture.
Last summer 137 teachers attended.
There are 194 school districts in the
county
manders Will Sign on
Plains of Manchuria.
Washington, V. C., June 18.—Aione
The faculty secured for this summer , on the plains of Manchuria, midway
is a good one., there is none better in
Oklahoma and all who can should
attend. It is earnestly desired that all
teachers be in attendance, also that all
Eighth grade graduates of all schools
and all above the eighth grade in the
High school attend.
Judge Par', r's Marshals.
A writer in the Vinita, (I. T.) Repub-
lican on marshals of the Indian Terri-
tory vs ho worked under Judge Parker's
Court at Ft. Smith says:
During the Cleveland's administra-
tion of four year.«, thirty-one officers
were either killed or wonnded. During
• the Parker administration seventy-five
deputies were maimed or hilled.
Nearly seven hundred men were tried
for murder and eighty-nine were
hanged. Among the number of officers
who were developed and stood around
the head of the list of those days were
Paden Tolbert, Heck Thomas, Barney
Connelly, "Bill Smith," Wm. Ellis,
Hick Bruner, Dave Rusk, Charley
Copeland and "Bud Ledbottcr. When
I mention the fact that there were from
one hundred and fifty to one hundred
and seventy-five otherdeputy marshals
comtemporaneous with the list men-
tioned. It will be understood w here
the emphasis lies.
Heck Thomas was one of the finest
specimens of physical manhood one
would want to see. He was one of
those das' ing, intrepid officers w.io
was always alert; of undaunted courage
and who attracted the most dare-devil
young men of the country as his pos-
semen. He and his men were always
mount, d and equipped on the best
horses and with the finest arms of the
day; and to see him in the Held was a
eight never to be forg tten.
between the two great armies, the
Russian and Japanese commanders
will meet to sign the armistice which
will pave the way for the Washington
conference if the present tentative
program is followed. Exchanges on
this point are now in progress between
Tokyo and St. Petersburg, via Wash-
ington. No final conclusion has been
reached. It was first thought a pre-
liminary protocol might 1"j signed at
Washington providing for a temporary
cessation of hostilities, but in view of
the fact fhatthis concernstbearmiesin
the field, it is believed that the bellif-
erents will agree that arrangements for
the armistice would best be intrusted
to Linevith and Oyama, the respective
commanders in chief, who in such
event would be telegraphed special
powers to sign. The time limit for the
armistice has not been fixed, but it
will be compartively brief, that the
progress of the conference may be as-
sisted as much as possible.
old, committed suicide here by shoot-
ing himself through th- head with a
revolver. He had been out of the city
a day or two, returning yesterday and
was away all night, returning this
morning about daybreak. About noon
a pistol shot was heard rear the house,
but nothing was thought of it until later
when his mother went out to the barn
and saw her son lying on an old bed
with an ugly hi le in his head. A re-
volver was grasped tightly in his left
ha.id. No cause whatever could be
suggested for the commission of the
deed, but later in t^e day, while the
coroner was ho:<; • „ the inquest, a
rumor started that young Hickman had
deen heard to remark that he had put
a man out of the way. An investiga-
tion was soon started and it was soon
learned that he had been seen with a
country merchant near Binger.
Officers started ent and the tele-
phones were put to work. Parties went
to the store of Kennedy, the merchant
in question, and found him dead. He
had been robbed of $300. Young Hick-
man had more than $25 in very small
change on him after he committed sui-
cide. His father says his son had no
money of his own and he shares the
general opinion of the public that his
son is guilty, but believes the deed
was planned by some one else. The
community is at fever heat and the
coroner has adjourned until tomorrow.
The officers feel sure that there are
other guilty parties and the entire
country is being scoured.
commissioner of the general land office
who deemed the etiarge sufficient and
on June 10 directed tho Lawton office
to order a new hearing in the case.
The commissioner of the general land
office has finally closed the contest of
John Gale Show vs. The Hulen town-
site company. On June 13 the Hulen
townsite was approved for entry.
Evening at Town of
Waurika.
No New Loans.
The Aetna Building and Loan com- |
pany of Topeks, Kansas, have notified
their agent, H. E. Julian, not to make
any new loans for their company. The
notice is a general one and is sent to
each and every Aetna agent in Okla-
homa. The recent act of the Oklahoma
legislature makes it impossible for
ihern to do business in the Territory.
All old loans will be carried on as per
agreement already made.
Child Very Low.
The nine month old adopted child of
Joe Vandergrifft is very low at the
home of Mr. and Mrs, William Bixby,
1004 B avenue. The child is cutting
teeth and has a very high fever. The
father, V. E. Dixon of Geary, has been
telegraphed for and will arrive today.
The child's mother, a sister of Mrs.
Vandergrifft, dropped dead iipon the
streets of Geary. The child is not ex-
pected to live.
Labor is Scarce.
From Saturday's Daily Constitution.
J. O. Severns, the contractor for the
Frank Held Dead.
Frank Held, a middle aged man,
died last evening at the Wilson room-
ing house, 222 E. Avenue. The cause
of his death wa consumption. He has
been here but a short time. He came
here for his health and had purchased
property. The remains will be shipped
to Rochester, New York, today where
his wife lives. The body is in charge
of the Williams undertakers. ESS,'
Commencement Exercis
The third antiual commencement of j sewer system went to Oklahoma City
the Lawton Businesa college will be and Guthrie today. He reports work
given at the Odd Fellow's hall Friday progressing nicely on the system and
Scorched by Flames
S. B. Leeper, who formerly oper-
ated a barber shop on D avonuo had
his household goods shipped recently
to his new home in St. Louis. V f
evening, June 23rd. This college is one
that every citizen of Lanton should be
proud of and all should turn out and
see the fruits of its labor. The Alumni
will give a ball in honor of tne gradu-
ating class of 1905 after the commence-
ment exercises are over.
Judge Bennett Here.
Attorney E. S. Bennett, who owns a
good Comanche county farm and prac-
ticed law here in the early days, was in
the city today on his way to Snyder to
look after the interests of some people
whose son was killed in the cyclone.
He is now practicing law at Lee Sum-
mit, Mo., and is doing well.
A shooting took place at the town of
Waurika Saturday evening at 8 o'clock
in which P. A. Cox was very sericus'y
injured by a bullet wound at the hands
of J. N. Bilton. It seems that in some
law suit that Bilton has brought thet
Cox was the principal witness against
him. So Saturday evening the two
men came in contact with each other.
Cox was at the home of M rs. Martin s
which place joins the Bilton property
when the two men became engaged in
a conversation over the law Buit which
was not altogether harmonious. Both
I «-ire in front of the respective resi-
dences and soon went into the houses.
When they again appeared upon the
porch Bilton fired a shot from his 45
revolver which toi k effect in the r ght
side of Cox's breast going in near the
left It ;gand coming out in the back
It is believed that the ball went around
a rib and came out as above s'ated.
Bilton claims that be thought Cox had
a gun and shot in self defense. Soon
after the shooting an 18 year old Bilton
boy came out of the house with a shot
gun in his hand and in his excitement
shot it into the air.
Constable Horn arrested Bilton, and
the preliminary examination will take
place at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
before Justice of the Peace Berry. He
is being held in guard at Waurika
Both Cox and Bilton are well known
in Lawton. Bilton is now engaged in
the grocery and short rder business
at Waurika and was, during the early
days of our city a clerk i6 the Cotney
drugstore. C x ie a traveling man of
60 years of age and a resident of
Comanche, Indian Terri'ory.
From Saturday'! Dally Constitution.
The Eighth cavalry that has been
stationed at Fort Sill since 191)0, left
this morning for the Philippine Islands,
This squadron was the .Irst squadron
and consisted of troops A, B, C,and D.
The squadron will be in command of
Major Ripley until they arrive at San
Francisco, w.i« *s Lieutenant Colonel
Kingsbury will take command. The
troops are in command of the follow-
ing lieutenants: Lieutenant King, A
troop; Lieutenant Kirkbani, B troop;
Lieutenant Reahearst, C troop; Lieu-
tenant Purington, D troop. The cap-
tains are Dotialson, Binger and Farber.
The captains of B and C troops are not
here but will join them in San Fran-
cisco.
They left on the special Rock Island
train at 11 o'clock for McFarland,
K ansas. They make changes at Pueblo,
Grand Junction, Salt Lake City, Og-
den, Carson and Sacramento. They
sail from the United States about June
27tli, i riving on the Island August 1st.
The first squadron of the Thirteenth
cavalry that is to return from the Phil-
ippines will reach Fort Sill September
first to relieve the two troops of the
Thirteenth infantry now in charge of
the post.
The officers of the Eighth cavalry
have shown Lawton many favors not
soon to be forgotten by our citizens.
that he could use 75 men if he could
get them. Now that the harvest is on
it is very hard to get hands. He goes
away to get fifty more men. Several
came in on the east train today to ac-
cept positions on the system.
Wright Gets A Stuy.
A stay of execution has been granted
In the supreme court and time given
the attorneys to make an appeal in the
case of R. A. Wright, who was con-
victed of the murder of William Slat-
tery in the Wichita mountains.
This gives Wright another chance for
his life. He was sentenced to be
j hanged July 7.
Caught Three Wolves
A party of gentlemen who left the
city early yesterday morning for a
hunt in the big pasture, secured to
their credit three woives. They had a
day of great sport. Ten wolf hounds
were used in the chases and they con-
sisted of dogs that knew their business.
Picnic Party.
From Saturday's Daily Constitution.
A large crowd of y< ung people left
Lawton at 5 o'clock last evening for
Hyle's Hole, where they enjoyed the
coolness of the mountain air. The
young ladies had prepared an excel-
lent supper, which at the appointed
hour was spread before the jolly party.
After an evening well spent, they re-
turned the city reaching here at 12
Hail Storm.
A slight hail storm passed southeast
of Cache last evening, doing some
damage to the cotton. No rain fell
u, Cache. A good sized hail storm
days ago he and his wife were in a lire passed west of Lawton several miles
in which everything tliey owned was doing littlejiamage.
burned and they barely escaped with | Tim Woods left for his homeatMus-
their I ves Both were scorched by kogee after spending a few days in
their l.ves. Botn wer ( ^ ^ dJd nQt haye hjg sa)e ag
the flames. the prices on stock were too low.
8. N. Cross has returned from Sny- . - . . . |pgBS;ed through Lawton today on his
der where he has been the past month : Fred Bowers is on the sick list with PJJ-* ^ Jj.#
assisting in rebuilding the town. typhoid fever. |
Wreck on Frisco.
From Saturday's Dally Constitution.
Two miles this side of Chickasha on
the Frisco railroad last evening six
freight cars were derailed. Ihis
caused the delay in the last evening's
passenger train, which did not arrive
until three o'clock this morning.
W. A. Sticson, of the real esstate
firm of Stinson & Mounts Of Frederick,
The party consisted of John Donald,
Fred McLennan, E. F. Thornton, Dick' o'clock.
Yielding, J. J. Davis and Emmitt Cox. j Those who enjoyed this evening's
— —' I outing will always have something to
Knappe Returned. j remember.
Emil C. Knappe, receiver of the j Those who made up the party were:
Bank of Lawton, returned this morn- ' Messrs. and Mesdames Wheeler,
ing from Guthrie, where he went to j Qooch, Vaneer, Julian, Misses Tedford.
look after bank business. The matters | Sophia and Christine Hallum, English
are being taken up thoroughly with a johnson, Lebricht. Moore, Ward, Neff,
hope of nothing comingupthat will in- Messrs. J. C. Johnson, W. M. Ralston,
terfere with the speedy distridution of Clark, Robinson, Powers, Cassin,
Sparks, Dr. McAlister, Mullen.
Mr. Ralston, of Blackwell, is in the
city visiting Dr. Goocb, and Mr. John-
artillery
War Department Orders Two
Regiments To Fort
Sill.
Washington, June 16.—Orders have
been issued from the war department
directing the formotiou of two provis-
ional regiments of fleldartillery. These
regiments arc to be organized for dril-
ling and field maneuvers. They have
been ordered to Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
This duly confirms what those in a
position to know for some *ime have
known, and that is that Fort Sill is to
be made one of the most important
military posts in the Uuited States.
The improvements that were to have
been made for a cavalry post have
been abandoned, but it is announced
that more extensive improvements will
be made to convert Sill into an
artillery post. The government will
station something like seven hundred
and fifty men at the post whereas the
number heretofore has been only two
hundred and fifty.
The he-ad officers of the army who
have visited Fort Sill, regard it as the
ideal military post of the country. It
has 56000 acres of land, plenty of
water and a beautiful diversified
country to maneuver troops. The
change means a great deal for Lawton,
as the artillery men will spend their
coin here.
the assets of the bank.
son, a brother of Mrs. Gcoch, has just
Brick Expected.
The Coffeeyvillo brick to be used in
the court house is on the road and is move(j here to locate. This picnic was
expected tomorrow. The contractors given in their honor.
will have to hurry up their work in I
order to finish the Anadarko and Law- | The Hue r til.
ton court houses by January, 1st. I The brick flue to the land office took
— I a tumble yesterday, breaking through
Evangelist Worthen closed his course (l)e roof and ceiliD(, The bulk 0| the
of lectures at the M. E. church last . „.
night. He goes to Anadarko today to brick fell upon Major McKnighfsoffice
give his lectures. | desk, breaking it up considerable.
Fiirmers Union Picnic.
Comanche, Ind. Ter., June 17. A
grand rally of the Farmers Union of
east Comanche county, will be held on
1! g Beaver on phone line 3 miles w> st
of Corum on Friday June :10th.
We will be entertained by both State
and National speakers.
Come one and all with full baskets
and let us have a general love feast,
and as tillers of the soil learn more of
the cause we so loyally espouse.
By order of East Comanche county
District Union. G. W. Martin
W. N. McPhekso.n
G. E. Ht'MPUKEYS
2t Committee.
Kert Ward and his sister, MissThur-
low who is visiting here from Morgan-
town, Kentucky, went to Anadarko to-
day on a short visit.
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