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CITY OK LA
Lawton Constitution.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COMANCHE COUNTY AND OF THE PEOPL!£.
Vol. IV
WEEKLY EDITION
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 24 iqot.
WEEKLY EDITION
No 11.
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LIQUOR
OrainanceStandsUnamended
—Otis Denied License
Second Time.
Had Narrow Escape.
Dick Yielding, of the Yielding Pro-
duce company of this city, met with an
accident last evening that came near
proving fatal. He was returning alone
in a buggy from Walter. It was
dark when he was within a few miles
of home. He did not realize that he
was near any creek until the horses
were in water over their heads. He
turned their heal upstream and cut
them loose from the buggy, plunged
From Tuesday's Dally constitution.
An effort was made by the city into water and managed to swim to the
council last evening to am nd the or j bank. Coming to Lawton on foot he
dinance regulating the ti affia of 1 quor' secured the service of two men, who
in the city The city ordinance as now j went to the creek and found the
ia force provides that the petition of horses, hut the buggy had been swept
the applicant shall have the signers of away. Dick thanks Providence that
two-third of the lot owners of the one-
ba.f block for which the license is de-
sired. The amendment was to havo
it changed so as to read two-thirds of
the lot owners or occupying tenants.
The ordinance was up fcr fi it reading.
An era rgnticy was declared and the
ordinance placed upon its filial passage.
The vote was taken and resulted in a
he is alive today.
Bankers Return.
From Wednesday's Dally Constitution.
T. II. Dunn, E.E.Shipley and Guy
Robertson returned last evening from
a meeting of the Territorial Hanker's
association. Tbey report a big time
and as being highly entertained while
vote of six for the new ordinance and abgent> They {otmd everyone inWr_
four against. It r< quires seven Votes
to suspend the rules and the motion
was declared lost.
Go rge W, Otis, who applied for a
liquor license two weeks ago ana was
denied it by ths city council made a
new application last evening. He
PICNIC
WHEAT
The Northwest has a Royal Every Promise of Bumper
Good Time On Last
Saturday.
Crop of Golden Grain-
Great Improvement.
then t.p&ped up his saloon and was ar- the ThreadgU1 and the other at the Lee
rested by the city police and tried in Iaild tha traveling men who were at
the police court and flu- 1 $100 and thesa betels stated thai they were do-
cost for operating a silo" . without a more business in Lawton at the
city license. The case was appealed to prc9ent tiine t)ian at. Ume in the
the district court by the defendant on ^ Qui. banker8 jd homefeel-
a writ of habeas corpus. Judi'e Gil- ||rgt raje ()Ver (tie good words they
lette, before whom thn writ was asked had hear(J ftboUt om. cUy
has decided in lavor of the city. Tile
new petition contained more names
than the original oetition. The old re-
monstrance still stands against the is-
suance of the license. The city at-1
torney and John M. Young, attorney j '
for the remonstrators, spoke against j .
the issuance of the license in the face : Alumni Association Holds An-
of the city ordinance. A vote was j
taken resulting iu a tie vote and the j
mayor voted no.
W. H. Hamilton made application j
for a liquor license to operate a saloori'
on lot 29 in block 40. It was accom- j From Monday'' Dall)r Constitution,
ypanied by a remonstrance. The saloon' Fifty young people attended the
committee recommended that the | third annual banquet given by the
Two miles from Springfield, not far
from Saddle mountain, the citizens of
the northwest part of this county had
a picnic, under the ausDices of the
Farmers Union. At an early hour the
people began to assemble, bringing
with them, well filled baskets. They
came in a constant stream from all
parts of the compass, and by eleven
o'clock the grove, ar ideal spot, was
alive with human beings, mixing and
mingliug, meeting strangers and
friends.
The entire day was a continuous feast.
Everyone had a good time. At 11:30
the Farmers Union hoisted its banner,
and placed above it the American flag,
ted in the city of Lawton. Many j | program was opened by music,
were interested in the enterprises that. an(j the welcoming address was made
Lawton is desirious of receiving and 1 |,y ^ p .Moss, which was short, but
asked one thousand questions of our ,ull o{ good thought. At the close of
representatives, they are all ooming] hig address dinner was served,
to Lawton when the big pasture opens,'
Two of Lawton's banksrs stopped at
BANQUET
nual Spread at Odd Fel-
lows Lodge Rooms.
license be p' id. The council voted
him a licentc. Licenses were also is-
sued to Charles Johnson 011 lot 12 in
Those who were not there, cannot
comprehend the manner in which the
people enjoyed themselves, They had
enough provisions for fifteen hundred
people and the food was the very best.
If any one should be the least in
doubt relative to the prosperity of the
farmers of the northwest part of the
county, a trip among them will suffice
to prove that they have "A land flow-
ing with milk and honey," as it were,
and live 011 the very best.
In the afternoon, Mr. Woods ad-
dressed the assembly of farmers and
visitors. He is superintendent of the
Union in Comanche county, and de-
livered a good speech. At the close of
his remarks, a threatening cloud
caused the people to disperse—every
one made for home, thus the afternoon
was spoiled.
On the picnic ground is a large
spring, The water is clear as a crystal
pure as it can be, and from this beauti-
ful fountain the people were, supplied
with water Itisoneofthfl sources of
Alumni association of the Lawton
High school Saturday evening at the Ca.he creeki aild
is an ideal spring,
Odd be ya lodge rooms. Those jn9(. tj,ethitig for a large gatherings,
block 48 and M. D. and D. C. Johnson persent represented the high school j ... , .,
to wholesale beer on lot 6 in block 49. faculty, the members of the Alumni i Many v is tors were pre sen , an e
' | good people.of that vicinity cared for
and their friends. The room had been
them well.
beautifully decorated bv the associa- (
Hobart Heard From.
j tion aud a large table erccted for the j
Under the headlines, "Hall Game occasion. The table was loaded dov n From Wednesday's Dally Constitution.
Hank Farce," The Hobart Daily News- with the most paltablc of eatables the j J. A. Dixon, of Faxon, was a county
Republican of Monday has the follow- market afforded E. J. Terry, of the seat visitor yesterday. He has finished
ing:
I Merchants Cafe, serv-jd the spread and
At Lawton, Sunday, after playing wa8 doD° in excellent «tyle.
his school and will reside at Temple
this summer.
Mrs. A. E. Sumption, who has been
visiting several months in Los Angeles,
four innings of what promised to be the j After the supper had been partaken
fastest game ever played In Jom uche of the speech making was iu order.
count\, the rnanagi r of tke nobart Professor T. B. Rybolt acted as toast- and other California points has re-
team withdrew his men from the field, ! master and dii his part well, keeping 1 turned.
alleging rank decisions of the umpire, the party in a continual laughter. 1 Cattle Inspector Charles T. Gorton
a Lawton man, who, it was reported,' President Edward Timmons, of the j returned yesterday afternoon from
had placed a bet of $50 on his home class of'03, delivered the address of, port u0bb, where he has b3en on
> team. At the close of the fourth inn- j welcome to the class of '06. He ac-
ing Lawton had chalked up three runs
to Hobart's 0.
The game was not finished, and after
wrangling all afternoon the Hobart
team returned home, a sadder and
wiser bunch. The attendance at the
game exceeded 2,000, who felt as if
they had been held up for the price of
admission, as not a cent of it was re-
turned.
STATEHOOD
counted for the six, that was the num-
ber of boy?, but for the ought he could
not explain what that stood for. Cyril
Epstein, of the graduating class, made
the response with a finely written
speech, but Cyril became a little ex-
cited before he finished his talk. This
only added to the amusement of the
merry makers.
"Odds and Ends" by Superintendent
S. M. Barrett was a masterpiece and
there was not a one in the class, which
did not come in for their share of the
comment. Niss Nannie Sneed, of the
class of '07, in a few choice remarks
toasted on "Looking Forward." "Air
Castles" by Miss Lela Hanna, of the
'04 class, very clearly told of tho soap
bubbles that had been formed by that
class and which were later entirely de-
stroyed. "Smashed Crockery" was
the subject of a talk given by Miss
Nellie Wolverton, of the class of '03.
.. . Each class has its portion of smashed
Washington, May nagreemei, oroe|.ery -podd Banders, one of tho
on the statehood b, embodied In a Krftduftteg( to]d „who We Are „ On0
conference report wi e rf.ic le "* wtjo would listen to his discourse would
week, according to in 01 ma ion ro 1 compelled to raise his opinion of
the conference rooms today. ' the class
what the terms of this agreement will: '
be en not be stated with precisenee ,1 The class of '02 (?) was represented
as the report has not yet been drafted, i by James Timmons and hissubject was
The points which seem to be accept- an appropriate one, for the open-
able to both sides however, are: year h'«h ''T^
. Tha Oklahoma and Indian Territory | Strenuous Life' of that year could not
than be admitted as one state at once; be questioned. EnosiHurd, of the class
that Arizona-nd New Mexico shall be °' described "The Boundaries cf
Conference Committee Will
Come to an Agreement On
>> Foraker Ammendment.
allowed to vote separately on the ques-
tion of being joined in one state; that
this vote shall be cast at a regular ter-
ritorial election when officers of the
territory are voted for.
our Alumni" a3 vividly as it could be
without the aid of photographs.
Colonel A. S. Reaves, secretary of the
school board, gave a toast on "Blund-
ers and Blunderers." The colonel
This proposition is generally kuown « « P'e*Bin Wkerand his toast was
as the Foraker amendment of a year ; listened to with much interest He is
i always prepared to make an interest-
U?u' Ing talk whenever cilled upon.
tor bale. 1 p>or fale — If taken soon; GO acres
160 acres of school land, seven lpiles improved farm, 'l)i miles of Lawton,
of Lawton. 8475.00. See owner 329>* , $3,000. See H. N. Pope, at Lawton
D t.ve„ Lawton, Okla. 3-17-WL Okla. 3-17-wtf
business.
R. J. §hoileld, of the Bank of Mani-
tou, returned to his home today after
spending a few days in Lawton and
Oklahoma City.
Dr. J. C. Diss returned last evening
from Oklahoma City. He attended
the organization of the territorial op-
ticians.
Sim Garrett, who has been in the
employ of R. VV. Caldwell left yester-
day for Louisville, Kentucky, where he
will make his future home.
Sheriff C. C. Hammonds returned
this morning from Brady, where he
had been to identify the team of horseB
and buggy stolen several nights ago
from the Indian lease east of the city
Mrs. W. M. Smith accompanied by
her daughters Mrs. J. Elmer Thomas and
Miss Dorothy, left this morning for
Davenport, Iowa, to visit a month with
friends aud relatives.
Elmo, the two-year-old child of Mr.
and Mrs. T. N. Galliher, 100t> B avenue
died yesterday. The funeral services
was conducted at the residence this
morning by ltov. Satterfield, of the
Southern Methodist church.
Carl Hopps left at noon today for
Tjxline, Texas, to visit nis gram.'-
mother. He will be accompanied home
by his two little sisters who have been
visiting at that point for several weekr.
M M. Gore of Indiahoma, was ar-
rested Monday under a peace bond,
which was placed at 8500, He was
given a hearing before Judge Phier,
justice of the peace at that place, and
held. The trouble was the ou'growth
o! ill feeling existing between Gore
and his neighbor. Gore was tried some
time ago on the charge of carrying a
concealed weapon, found gailty and
lined. This was the beginning of the
affair. The matter wrfs brought before
Judge Hussey on habeas corpus pro-
ceeding and the court granted the writ
and Core was released.
Hughes Boys Cleared.
From Wednesday's Dally Constitution.
A1 Jennings returned last evening
from Hobart after having cleared Jim I
and lien Hughes of the crime of mur-1
dering United States Martdial Houston.
It was alleged that on November 20,
1902, '.he Hughes took the life of Hous-
ton by placing a rope about his neck
and fastening it to their saddle horn
and dragging him. United States Mar-
shal Hudson snore upon the witness
The improvement made in the con- stand that he was present when Jim
dition of winter wheat shown by the Hughei put the noose about the neck
last government crop report, of a nam „( Hc -t.on, but that he was powerless
sinoe April 1, from hO 1 to 91 per cent to act. vt! upon this statement that i ~~
at the present time, this being the the Hughes were held.
highest May percentage in any but A1 Jenning was the counsel for the
three of the last twenty years, has re- defendants and his argument reported
vived interest In the question as to the by those who heard it, to have been
risk of loosing this good crop. | one of the most effective arguments
An examination of tho gorernmont j ever given in the district court of
records shows that there is little danger , Hobart.
PAVING
C and D Avenues From Rail-
road to Seventh Street to
be Improved.
now of any considerable general de-
terioration in wheat, although hall and
other storms in certain communities
may cause much loss.
iJuring tho last two decades the only
time that present May estimate of 91
has been surpassed was by the 02.5 of
1905, '.2 i of 1903, the 94.1 of 1901, the
97.9 of 1S91 tnd the 9(i of 1899 It was
closely approached h H8.U of May
1900, aud the 86.5 of 1
In these years tho conditit n in July
taken lrom the crop report was:
per cent. per cent.
1906 .... 81.7 808
1903 .... 78.8 1898 .... 85.7
1901 .... 88.3 1891 .... 98.2
In other words, the high promise of
May was well maintained in nearly all
cases. Three of seven years, 1905,1898
and 1890 turned out wheat yields un-
precedented up to that time, and in
the other three years it was a shortage
in spring wheat and not in winter
wheat that pulled down the total yield.
From Wednesday's Dally Constitution.
Will ltice, of Walter, is in the city
today.
Ed Casey of Sterling is in tho city
today.
1i. H. Webb, of Cache, is in the city
today.
Father \V. Lamb went to Anadarko
this morning.
F. R. Potter, of Bowling Green, Ky.,
is in the city today,
A. 3 'i'mg returned today from a
professional trip to Hobart.
S. A. Hendrix, of Junction City, is
in the city today.
Deputy _-heriff J. H. Patterson, of
Walter, is in the city today.
Robert Sherman, of Wichita, Kansas,
was in the city yesterday.
W. H. Harrington, of Fletcher, is
paying the county seat a visit today.
D. B. Malernee returned this morn-
ing from Walter. He reports a heavy
rain at that point yesterday.
E. S. Earhart, traveling frieght
agent of the Rock Island is in the city
for a several days business trip.
Noble, the son of J. R. Sanders left
yesterday for Indiahoma to visit with
his uncle, Charles Sanders.
The ereditors in the bankrupt case of
Edward Casey of Sterling, are holding
their first meeUng this morning.
Mrs. Lytle, of Oklahoma City, and
Miss Warren, of Wisconsin, are in the
city today looking for investments.
J. E. Cooper, assessor of Mangan
township, made his returns to the
county clerk today.
E. Holcomb, of Muskogee, who has
been visiting in the city a few days,
left yesterday for Fort Worth, on a
short visit.
Mrs. George Paschal and Mr. I'as-
chal's niece, Miss Mary Jared, who
has been making her home with the
faschal family left today for Tennessee
on a visit. Miss Jared willremain with
her parents in that state.
Oklahoma City will be here Sunday
with their base Dall team to cross bats
with the Lawton team. It is expected
by the base ball enthuBiacttcs of our
town that it will be a good game, but
they are confident that the home team
can win the victory
Ex-confederate Encampment.
From Wednesday's Dally Constttutlon.
William Cross of Oklahoma City was
iu the city yesterday to arrange for
tne annual encampment of the Ex-con-
federate veterans and their s >ns which
will be held in Lawton this fall. The
date for holding the reunion has not
been set, but will likely be held the
latter part of September. It is the
desire of the committee to set a date
not to con Diet with the womens
club meeting or the county fair. The
committee expect that fully 3,00<) per-
sons will b. present at the encamp-
ment. It will incli ne all the Oklahoma
and Indian Tei;vory E c-ooufcdera*- "
The Indian Territory people are es^
ially anxious to see Lawton.
ALDERMEN
Oklahoma City Officials In-
dicted Charged With Mis-
appropriation of Funds.
Oklahoma City, May 19—Indictment
by the grand jury of city officials again
brings to light'the appropriation of
public funds alleged to be illegal, and
which was the eatiso o' considerable
bad feeling between certain citizens of
the city and city officials last summer.
A case brought by the former for the
mpney alleged to be appropriated il-
legally is now pending in the district
court, but the indictments just made
brings it more strongly before the pub-
lic. Behind it the claim is made that
the plaintiffs compose what were
termed "town knockers'" and when
the matter was first brought to the at-
tention of the public, received a severe
drubbing by tile two local papers. The
threat to expose the private character
of one of the plaintifts almost resulted
iu a tradgedy.
There was never any denial that
money had been appropriated from the
city funds but the councilmen were ad-
vised by an attorney that such a pro-
ceeding would be within the bounds of
the !iw. Under the Van Winkle ad-
ministration it is said $1,000 was appro-
priated to send a delegation to Wash-
ington in the cause of statehood. AUo
under this administration $1,200 was
appropriated for Oklahoma City at
the World's Fair. Under the Messen-
baugh administration $l,5u0 was ap-
propriated for the entertainment of
the National Press Association, $300 of
which was returned.
Aldermen serving in these adminis
trations who voted for the appropri-
ation are the ones now brought before
the court on indictments. They were
all busy today making bond.
The appropriations were voted.How
ever, with the understanding that men
signing as guarantors would support
the councilmen in case such actions
were brought calling for the recovery
of the money so expended. If the
money is recovered it must come per-
sonally from the councilmen and their
guarantors. In this caso it will not
v. work much of a haidnliip on any in-
R. H. I'aschal left at noon today for r J
Nashville, Teun., to visit his old home
place. It has been twenty-four years
since he was back. He was accom-
panied by his mother, Mrs. A E. Pas-
chal.
Miss I'earl Latner and her cousin,
Miss Catherino McDuffiearrived in the
city today from Ennis, Texas, to spei d
the summer with their uncles, the Mc-
dtvidual, as nearly every reresentative
business man iu the city is on the list
of tho guarantors. Ths outcome of the
matter will be interesting.
Thiee Day Outing.
From Monday's Dally Constitution.
Troops L and K of ttie rinrieenth
cavalry stationed at Fori Sill left the
Post Saturday on a three days pleasure
Pulfie boys. MisB Latner has jUkt j m reh. They were accompanied by the
graduated in music from the Eunis trajn 0f pack mule* and the wagon
college. train of provisions. They entered he
Will Rock, proprietor of the Rot k big pasture at the base line south of
Meat Market on C Avenue,' was se- Lawton ami passed througn W .iter on
verely sliooked by lightning this fore- tbeir return home. Some time ttiis
noon about eleven o'clock. He was evening the soldiers wid arrive at the
sitting near an electric light globe, Post.
when a bo'lt of lightning come down "
the wire and knocked him out of h s McOormick Binder* a„a .dowers and
chair, lie was stunned for several a full l.ne of repairs at benbow-Hor-
minutes.
tou Hardware Co.
5 24-w 2t
From Tuesday's Dally constitution.
Lawton Is loosing no time in getting
started upon its public improvement
and preparing for the greater Lawton,
wtiicn is only a short distance off. By
resolution the city council in regular
session last evening decided to curb,
gutter and drain C Avenue from Rail-
road Street to Seventh Street. Council-
man Riling of the Fourth ward did not
intend to seeD Avenue slighted in this
r gard and he moved to have that
avenue inserted in the advertisement.
The council voted for the street im-
provements.
Already Lawton has in course of
construction ten miles of concrete side-
walks. This is more substantial im-
provements than any city of her size K.
Oklahoma can boast of. The curb-
ing, guttering and draining will be
construct! d in the same manneras the
sidewalks. The work will be adver-
tised for a certain length of time. The
property owner has twenty thereafter
to | otest against ti J such improve-
ment. If there is no remonstrance
the city council then causes a contract
to be niadoand thenmmintof contract
to bo taxed against property adjoining
*e work when completed.
It is not the intention of our beautiful
city to any longer remain behind the
times, but to forge ahead as fast as
possible. Fifth street from North
Boundary to Summit will be adver-
tised for concrete sidewelks.
Col. R. A. Sneed.
We note from the Lawton (Okla-
homa) Constitution that our former
fellow townsman and friend Col. K. A.
Sneed is a candidate for the demo«
cratic nomination for Register of
Deeds of Comanche county,Oklahoma.
A host of friends in Madison county
are wishing him success. There never
lived in this county a more genial and
gallant gentleman than " Dick" Sneed.
He Is one of those rare souls who is
loved by all for his cherry disposition
and kind heart. He is a citi/.en of
whom any community might boast;
true to every trust, staunch to his
friends and responsive to the appeals
of humanity, f'or many years he was
clerk of the Common Law and Chanc-
ery court of Madison county and as
such clerk made a most excellent re-
cord. His successors in oilice have
since his occupancy u-ied his entries
and judgements as forms to follow.
The writer had occasion not long since
to refer to the old minutes of l. e court
kept by Col. Sneed, And they are in-
deed models of neatness and accuracy.
As said by tho Constitution,"Hiscom-
petency to fill the office is beyond
question and his democracy is of the
Kind that doss not boast." When it
comes to fighting for democracy, how-
ever, "Dick" Sneed is Indeed one of
the "boys in the trenches."
From what we know of Col. Sneed we
wish him much success and we feel
that a large majority of the democrats
of Madison county join in the wish.
We await the decision of the Western
Democracy with great interest.—Jack-
son (Tenn.) Whig.
RAIN
Cbuds in Southeast This
Evening Gave Indications
of a Severe Storm.
From Tuesday's Dally Constitution.
One of the worst looking clouds have
visited the Southwest made its appear'
atlee at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the
southeast. It came up with the rapid-
ity of electricity aud immediately there
was a great multitude of people com-
ing f tom out their dwellings and busi-
ness houses to take one look at the
clouds and then to make their way for
a "hole in the ground." At 2:25 it be-
gan to rain. The rain came down in
sheets Hooding the streets until they
had the appearance of rivors.
Reports at this time are not obtain-
able from the outlying districts, but
when they do come they may tell if
damsge either by hail or wind
Hail! Hail!
In ure your wheat and oats against
h nl in the Southwestern Farmers Mu
tual Insurance Company ol Lawton
Patronize home enterpiise ■> 4w ti
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