The Lawton Constitution. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1906 Page: 1 of 8
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0k,a Hl«t SOOlc ,y
The Lawton constitution.
Vol. IV
WEEKLY EDITION
official paper of comanche county and of the people.
LAWTON, mq-AHOMA. THDRSDAY EVENING, JUNE _2^J<>g6,
WEEKLY EDITION
No i5._
Fish in Abundance.
SE fTLERS I m. D. Dean, of Xeosha, Mo , will ar
j rive in Lawton about the lirst of July |
to make an ■ ximination of the water In I
ttt-ii Mil. n j j. t> the streams that traverse the Wichita!
Wil. Not be Allowed tO Ires- ^)ri,gt Keserve. The examination is
New Star
pass on Wichita For-
est Reserve.
It is the intention of the Wichita
Forest Reserve officials to hold the old
reserve intact, notwithstanding that a
bill has passed congress providing that
some ol the forest reserves of the union
can be homesteaded. Although this
bill does not provide for the home-
steading of the Wichita Forest Reserve
until it is listed it is thought by those
ill a position to know that at some
future date such may be the case.
E. F. Morrissey, supervi-or of the
reserve, has received a communication
from < .verton VV. Price, 'associate tor-
ester, of the I uited States department
of agriculture, regirdi: g trespassing
on agricultural lands before opening
under the act of June 11, 19J(i.
The lotter says that the act abjve
mentioned, which provides for the
claudication and listing of lauds i in lly
valuable for agriculture in the forest
resolves, expressly provides that no
future settler on any lauds within the
forest reserves is authorized to go
upon the lands u til thoy have bee ti j
publicly declared op ti to settlement
by tho secret try . f Interior. Any j
settlement on su.'h lands prior to the ]
op ning by the secretary of the Inter- j
ior will not only confer 110 rights oil
settler, but will constitute trespa Jing.
Mr. Morissey is Instructed to be diii- ,
gout iri disoovoiing and pr venting
any t-uch trespassers and report thetn
pr iniptly to t!'e forester.
The department urges him to uive
th • notice the widest possible pub
licity In order to discourage such set-
tlement and > prevent loss and trouble
to intending settlers.
There is in the old Wichita Forest
resetve 57,120 a-res and frjm this will
be taken twelve square miles to be
used in the preservation of a erd ol ;1 1 •
buffalo. Tiie Wichita i ame Pr serve t/s*
will take another large tract ol lauo
from the reserve. I.and will also | tow
have to be set aside for the varioU
Forest Reserve. The
made to determine what ciiaracter of
ti -h will best thrive in the stream* of
this section. The matter of stocking
the streams of this reserve was taken
up by Congressman Lacy, of Iowa,
with the Interior department with the
result that the inspector'U to bo sent
here. One of the largeBt consignments
of lish ever sent to Ok ahoma will be
brought here.
Should the appropriation bill which
is now pending pass, as it seems most
likidy to, the reserve will be stocked
with beaver, antilope, elks, etc., and
all kinds of game. Various varieties
of birds will also receive a home and
protection in the reserve.
There seems to be a disposition of
the part of the department to do won-
derful things in the Wichita Forest
Ite-erve soon and to continue in their
good work from time to time.
isen
McGuire Writes Smith.
Wilford M. Smith is in receipt of a
letter from Delegate Bird McGuire,
dated June 16, in answer to a telegram
asking for Information on the fall
election. The letter follows: "If the
resolution which 1 introduced passes
there will be no election of county
olllcers or.territorial delegate this fall
until after the constitutional conven-
tion."
FINISHED
President Signs Statehood
Bill—Oklahoma Will Do
The Rest.
Granted a Franchise.
House Passed Statehood Bill
-President Will Sign
Within 48 Hours
Four to Nothing.
The Sulphur Spring ■, I. T., base ball
team was not allowed to score at all in
yesterday's Rame with the Lawton
coain while Lawton was able to score
tour times against the crack Indian
Territory team. Westmoreland pitched
fir Lawton and Spencer pitched for
Sulphur Springs.
, T ,, Tho mate.! When the news of passage of state-
hood bill" Jass.'d' tTHouse of Repre- j hood bill by the House of UepresenU-
sentativesat 5:20o'clock today, admit-, lives, reached the Southwest 5..
To The PuMic.
We most earnestly thank th' so who
contributed toward helping pay the
funeral expenses and burying our
, 1^, Charlie l.iviigston colored, ^ ^ ^^
who was a good, hone,t, i nocer I , la , pu b
Washington, June 16.—With a pen
of gold for Arizona and an eagle
feather fori iklahoma, President Roose-
velt signed the statehood bill at tho
stroke of :i this afternoon.
The gold pen ho presented to the lion.
Win. Andrews, of New Mexico and the
eagle feather he presented to the Ok-
lahoma historical Society. The Presl-
1 dent was in line sr "it.
In the course the greetings, the
president said to Delegate Smith that
if Arizona did not com.' in at this op-
portunity it would be Ilfteen years be-
fore she will get another chance.
To R. 10. Wood, of Shawnee, he said:
"Yes, 1 remember you."
I am going to attend the commence-
University
with splendid!'■> Jun" >'ear- 1,11 be tl'eru 8Ure'"
a b rancnise. «Hntativesat 5:'20 o'clock toaay, anion.- . ** . abiding young m >i , 0 1 ll3 the president sat down to a table in
1 i tine oklahoma and Indian Territory to last night there was great repic g. habits and whose acts had i J the ante room of the cabinet to sign
A twenty year franchise was granted p ^ <t« • .q Intense excite- The whistles in the city blew notifying above suspicion, and who was killed,
by the county commissioner* this | the I nl0*1 JJ \ *V'm1(rr,ws wheu the! the citizens of the gi.id tidings. That | eafly Sanday morning.
morning to th * Lawton Natural Gasirn'M1 1'" { . . given! commotion was followed by the ringing | ^ncj we assure you all that every
company to ubc the public highways of an non i in > . : of the fire bell. In every part of theoily ! g9if.respecting, lnw abiding oolored
the county lor the laying of gas mains. I and 'he ok.al.oma delation p. w j KUng i)ml ,.rrtcker8 were fired. Mayor
,i unui a„ ne went wild i guns and crackers were fired. Mayor
The mains are to be constructed, main- to witness tho 1 • ^ making ' Jones and President Ray, of theCham
tained and operated alon* ti e sectjon ; with enjoy ment and t ■> b of {.ommerce, were quick to set in
,1 ,ne mite south of the city and the wall* u.R in th • O Capltt* > MMll lor a big blow out last
tlunc, five miles e i«t to the gas«ell. today. There was pr.cU ally no o pt h , , At 8 0,clock a ,arge number
IHis c 'inpany holds at the present a position m the house to.the "^rt " Lf anvil8 Wlir0 toUehed olT at Fourth
twenty your franchise from the city j the I and I) Avenue and this continued un-
iperate a natural gas system ,n| ja,tioe to the grand new South- til a very late hour.
V 'tern commonwealth. Tho piovi - ] The lawton band took Hs plaoe on
ions of the bill at its final passage is a* tho balcony of the new JUnisoy opeia
near that desirrd by ti.e people of the | house. Captain Vrank Hen King, o
New Stato as could well be drawn, and
struck in
The gas the
well a lltt'e over a week ago has given
the company much enooragewent,
They intend laying the pipe into the
citv ai. soon as they can determine tli
pressure of thf
that they havi
gas.
well and are
iimit; ni'- ,
aatiMii'.i ' delegation here feel that the
a sum
i-jnt supply of
Negro Makes Escape.
colored, of Ficder
Anderson Iv
ick, who stole fifteen
if
Vi'C
pie will concur heartily In itB pnlvi ■ >!•
Washington; June i|.-^Not in ye-irs
ha3 the house of represent.' wit
nesaed a more dramatic soe.: ■ r <n iv
witnessed today, incident to tut) ado i-
* j tion of the conference report on ite
in that | hood-
" 'n ' At the close of a wearisome day'- de-
the lawton Engineer ('orps of the Ok-
lahoma Natioi al Guards immediately
ordered out bin company to participate
in the celebration. They marched
from the armory to Fourth anil I >
\vp*i"e. They continued liring for
more ihrn one hour. At the same
time, the i.nvils kept up the tiro shoot-
' '«•
The city ordinance which affixes a
the bill.
Senator lireveridge entered
The president then wrote "Theodore"
■ . with the uold ben and ''Roosevelt"
r woman in thU city apprccia e a:idthen pulled the
kindness as much as wo do nd,mln b 1 . .
your —
would be glad under like circumstances
to contribute their mite and express
their deepest symyathy.
Most Respectfully,
M. G. Hooker
I. R. Burks
Will Jackson
ilenry Corker
Committee.
itoday.
eks ago was seen in. At the close of a wearisome oaj - ue . fi ■ of llr0 crack(irs
heavily written name and handed the
blotter to Colonel Jim Gaudy.
Gaudy seized it as though it were a
commission for the W oodward land
office.
Tho president congratulated Dele-
gates McGuire and Andrews heartily
on the r suit t un far obtained and
repeated his faith that Arizona and
New .Mexico « ill oome iii:o tho Union
on this occasion.
Fram Wednesday's Dally Constitution.
J, T. 1'eJforU returned from a trip to
! Walter.
! H. 10. White returned this morning
! from Walter.
G N. Hooper, of Hastings, is in the
.city today transacting business.
John Kennedy, oi Fletcher, is in the
of
i him i the eas era p.rt 11 (logical survey ^omttlu^ity ordinance book for thlsj^
briok plant! The H won | lllmilto..' crt Michigan, c -airman «| ™ ^^whldLrlal tO^lebSS
to two hundred acres, i-.'-tie oj nine ;.
tho 1'und will be abs
Strong effort
seme to hold tin
d.
,;r« being made
reserve entact.
by
,-igmon took l iur shot a
i without effect. The slier
j notifi d and put out afte
I but h had made good hit
Cheap 'r^xas Land.
Krom Wednesday's . illy Constitution.
Why pay rent or own high priced
lands when you can gel finely imprio d
or un-improved lauds of excel'ent
(juality of soil in the Childress country
at to «15 per acre. We grow corn,
cotton, cane, alfalfa, maize, kaffircoru,
wheat, oats and good catale. Fine
crops, fine ehm-ite, fine p ople.
One good hand can handle 75 fo 100
acres except tne chopping ana gather-
ing.
No chills and fever, no ticks, no
chiggers, no malaria, no orabgrass, no
boll-wevil. Write me exactly what
you want and amoii 'twanted to invest
in lirst letter. Easy terms can be . ad
on lands. Taxes, SI.23 per hundred.
J. H. Mowhky,
Real Estate Agt.
Childress, Tex
Fined $25 And Costs.
From Wednesday's Dally Constitution, i
i allie Mi-low, colored, was arrested j
last evening by the police and placed i
in jail on the charge of carrying con- .
aled weapons. He was given
tho negro | hood buV. In anticipation of some-j ftaw.cn had " ™uoh ^
i ollice was | (jjjnjr unusual most of th.. members j tde admission
wahfl W61'8 In th-° , WvflIM " >11 the new state into the union. It
, w-Q ~ a(tJeypfir1',,;;etcd the chair. S means much lor out city. We were
m'm cf the committee when he moved successful in getting Lawton placed
v;^^d ^ i .a.,
th report, but found .hat the papers j been ^XrcK. by
Si1 rrEtt'mehestated that he 1 .he'inhabiiantso, oklahoma and Indian
debate, believing' Territory that the house passed the
. ... • i ■ t .. . i i, ^ a li/i, •/ I ill l r I RI/
Skating Rink Social.
From Wednesday's Dally Constitution.
The attendance at the skating rink
last evening was the largest siuee the
opening of the rink. The rink was
under tho management of the l-adies of
the Presbyterian church. Ice cream and
cake were serv. d by the ladies. Two
very interesting races were pulled ofi,
but in each one of the racers fell to the } t
|li!"r- Thcri ' !'- :;;£i J. 6. Brown, a liveryman of Freder-
rei-ent in t: . .•o-tunv, - " | ' ,: ic< m ib«> city .today on business.
to the entertainment. 1-e graju , .
march was led by the Spanish ladies.' The Frisco offiuials whs went west
The evening was spent in a most en- I yesterday returned going east today,
joyable way and the I, dies oitl well; .Miss Blanche Potter, of Indiahoma,
villi their entertainment. 1 came in today to visit with triends.
——— : Dr. O. H. Abuey, of Sulphur Springs,
Purchased City Property. 19 intheeityonavi.it.
Dally constitution, i L. D. Baker left today for Enid on a
, . '' raid not expect any
h« aring in tho police court today anal
found guilty.
costs.
je court today ~d without; bill providing for statehood on Flag
was fin d 825 ani J discU8lon | Day, June 11, 180b.
om ciliuwuaj C
Messrs. WillisundCiessie Blanchard , short business trip.
of I'opi county, Illinois, arrived in j \v \y. Graves, pclice judge of Wal
the city yesterday and purchased real. teri was in the city today on business,
estate today. They purchased of H.j y|1Ppaid was called to Teias last
W. Morris the houses and lot at the 1 (,ve|lill(? by a telegran: announcing the
soutiiwest corner of Fifth and North ! 3erioll8 niuess o( hi9 brother.
Boundary. They intend moving t
tho city immediately.
QUARANTINE
College Commencement. To Receive Instructions
1 i■ romTuesday's Dally Constitution. From Wednesday's Daily Constitution
" r°™llccesa is t Accidental," the | Adj„j,nt, General Niles has iss«. d
fib I iwtoii Business College I military order directing ail olllcois of
! ::Zu tmo:r,:;cd a"".. ^ i . * ,ir,.m, ^ ^
Line To Be Moved To
Southern Boundary Of
Caddo County.
The ' annual commencement exercises held
at the Odd Fellows hall last evenir'".
From Tuesday's Dally constitution.
J. T. Tripp, of Walter, is in the city.
Martin IHe, of Sterling, is in the city
today.
J. D. Cussnbery, of the Bank of
Sterling, svas in tho city yesterday.
Scott E. Wlnne, of Wichita, Kan-as,
is in the city or, business.
A. R Runnels, of Chattanooga, is in
the city visiiinghis brother-in-law and
bister, Mr. and Mrs. J. M, Powers.
Miss Oh irla Criocher has returned
from an extended trip to .Mineral Wells,
Texas.
W. B. Riling is finishing a nice cot-
tage on II Avenue between First and
Second Street.
Heck Thomas, chief of the police is
able to attend to his duties after an ill-
ness of socle weeks.
S. A. El Kod, a d. puty sheritf, re-
turn! d m the south pu't of the
county this morning.
R. A. Spleker, Rock Island train
master, was in tho city yesterday ana
took a trip ovar the Chattanooga
branch,
Willie Blue, who was so seriously
injured yesterday from fall from an
electric light pole, is reported as some
better today.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fain loft today
for Vernon, Texjs, where they want to
attend the wedding of the daughter of
Congressman Stephen?.
with
H J letter instruct
iitg him to hold himself in readiness to j
and the Signal Corps, together with
two best, selected marksmen from each
The"oroeram was a very fine one and (company, to report at Fort Reno on
l)rufara waH TJ Broe next Wednesday to spend three d -ys
was well received. Miss una diub hcal hou ^
ntaveda Diano solo entitled Grand' receiving instiuotlons. Colonel Ky
Polka de Concert B. Rule Simpson Roffman is directed to take charge of
de Concert. ■ • tho uliiiUamon at Foit Reno and to in-
struct them. Airangementa have
been made for the use of the rillc range
for that tin e.
CITIZENS
. d i-live red the sulu'-atory and iio ci id i i in
From Wednesday s Daily ConsUtuUo . ^ ma,||ier> The class hia-
Charles f. U or ton, territorial cattle tQry jguj-osby Miss May belle Broad-
inspector v;itli headquarters in ^n'a j we]i wa.a eB^eoially interesting. Miss
city is in receipt, of a letter instruct- j jjroa(jWBii aiao gave a beautiful piano
' solo, The Erl King. B. 11. Parmenter
n MII"Jt 1 "v o
eo ope:ate with the lederal inspectors^' delivered the baccalaureate address,
in inspecting southern Caddo county.; ^ ^ president of the ciass
The order comes from Socretary | of ^(>5 presented the College Cane to
. .u- . liva Hiofklji0y ^ ^'heeler, president oflhe cla^s
To Hold Mass Meeting To-
night—All Should
Turn Out.
of 1906.
The class pr .phesy cf l'JOB was
given by Miss Faye Herrlck. The mus-
ical and literary program was followed
by a college hop by the students,
which was greatly enjoyed.
The graduates from the different
branches are Arnold llroe, Mount
Small Arm Competition.
From Wednesday s Dally Constitution.
Major Taylor, commanding tho 13th
calvary at Fort Sill is in receipt of an
order from the War department to re-
tain the troops that are already at
The competition will be
Morris, of the territorial liva stock
sanitary commission. ?dr. Gordon will
go as soon as instructed to Caddo
county to assist in the work of inspect-
ing all the cattle in the southern part
of that county. At the present time
the territorial quarantine line cuts
Caddo county into two parts. 1 he
Hock Island railroad from Chickasha
to Mangum now marks the line.
11 is the intention of the ft deral and
territorial aut In rities to move the line
t, rther SMiith in order to place all of , -r « - Uli I V I
Caddo county on one side of the line. Lr, Delmar Long, Thomas Keegan, the ^ target ra„ge in the United addresses.
From Wednesday's Dally Constitution.
Now is (he time to act for the ad-
vancement of the city of Lawton.
Never before in its history was tho
prospect so great to make of Lawton
one of the most wonderful cities of tho
new state of Oklahoma. A rousing
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
was hcid at the club rooms at nin;
o'clock this morning to look to the ad*
vancornent Of the city.
It was deemed bi St by tho club to
call a mass met'ti 1 g of the citizens this
2S
live effijers and 120 enlisted met. fr m [ to the welfare of our city. A
various post of tho Southwest division was appointed to make arrange mont
will be in attendant and participate j lor the meeting and the Ramsey opera
1 miwtition Those who will house wa3 secured for the occasion
Morris,^ Fred" Powers," Lawaon i enter" for the prl«. will be picki d I The Lawton banj
prestonPevehouse, Edward Somerville { u tho posts of the division. | fum.sn some very line must J
and Clifford Thouiason. uu,e and rev , - r practice will he the of the most Pro-nen speakers of the
Combined department,GrayceBeUc-ioii|yt„impelit,onand a9 Fort Sill has | city have been engaged t , make s
I States the'soTdiers will be assembled! Every citizen who has the boat i„*.-
crests of the ci-y at heart should at-
h,'re" j tend the meeting as matters of vital
idao county ou uuc w* ^
SttleTwhS are to bo" shipped to, b«% llur^f'' KiJiorih, 1 Importance" will "be under discussion
Hobbs, ku, Simpson, and] ord(.r to mlUU. acad;!
Ibis will be done because so much of j Roy Wheeler. ana business ^^ ff)r admlB8lon. Th, city should be
his time in the'uture will be taken up j of iDuncwn, I. ,, g g(J 8lU(lent3 quick t0 act and the r. suits will be
In the work of inspecting cattle that I Car Has Arrived. the proper thing to do. Tie forthcoming. No one should reman.
10" "i a M Nor,,, th. fire, «Kl I.
lines. 1 • • .... . —
Clint Kirbland and Malcomb K?nard
left iast evenf for Cleburne, Texas,
to remain souie time.
Mrs. A. B. Callaway and her sister,
M: a Bessie W atlie.by, left today for
Buffalo, Mo,, to spend the summer with
friends and lelativea
Oeorge He'zel, of the law firm of
Ahern & Hrtz I. of FrederleK. was in
the city yesterday.
J. P. Ferguson, of Hastings, who has
been visiting in the city several days
left today for Iowa oil an extended
visit.
Mesdames William Moorehesd and
A. R. l'armeuter left today for Colo-
ra lo Springs, Colorado,on an extended
visit
Mr. and Mrs, J. It. Clauser, of To
p ka, Kansas, arrived in the city this
morning on a visit to Mrs. Clausers'
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hornaday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Myers, of Cold- j
water, Kansas, are in H13 city visiting I
the family of their brother, 0. M.
Meyers. They will remain here thirty
days.
Claude Wilson, an employe of the
Itedtuan livery stable, met with a
serious accident y sterday evening.
Ue was 1 iding on a load of hay and *8
he approached the s able he atte 1 pted
to climb off the load when liis foot
caught and he fell to the ground,
spraining his back and left knee^ He
will not be ablo to b ? at his duties for
a number of days.
Si sot
1H mU8 uc-
Col W P Slaurv, discus,ed some of the plans Lawton
" - * . e. .. n„nn a VI' h
ed under the direction of the bureau
of animal industry.
Good new piano for sale. George
P Lutz, 528 E. 1-3° d2m- ,ord'B iewelry st')r0: 229 0 aVe
goods from Herrington, Kansas. it 1 ^ princ,pal of the school, has issueu w ,n countle98
will scon be opened to the public. He ;i splcnuid catalogue in which ho makes *
will have some bargains. a vpecial offer to boarding students of numbers.
. ;blh 8CXp', J"? Maury'Duncan;' For Rent-Furnished rooms with
Wedding rings. A fine line at Clif- ■ Address 0. ... 6-8 w tf bath 708 C Avenue.
5-9 itf j i. r. j
0-14-d Gt
Porch Party.
There will be a porch party Tuesday
evening at the home of Mrs. Day, 806 A
given under the auspices of the young
people of the Presbyterian church.
The committee /.lso begs toannounct
on tills occasion a very fine program
including readings, piano, \ioliu an
vocai solos, will be rendered by tome <
the best artists that Lawton affords|
(I mies and refreshments to follow.
Com- and bring your friends, and
strangers are also weloome. I
15-21-wl- 6-25-d-il
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