The Yukon Sun And The Yukon Weekly. (Yukon, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 9, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1901 Page: 1 of 8
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IF YOU SEE IT IN
THE SUN
IT’S SOI
THE YUKON SUN
IF YOU DON’T SEE IT IN
THE SUN
IT DIDN’T HAPPEN.
AND THE YUKON WEEKLY.
VOLUME 9.
YUKON. CANADIAN COUNTY, O. T„ FRIDAY, MAY 31,
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fln Sxcit'ing Ball Game. ! of General De Wet’s army. Wlien
i hostilities broke out almost every
1:1 Kciio Delfeuted Yukon By a Score , gruwn ,lmn enlisted. even tile en-
. ...... . ’ i feebled, but the pace has been too
lhe local ball club went to El ' for the venerable burghers.
Leno last Sunday and -tossed the j A„ thev wen. killed or incapacifat-
sphere with the county seats|ed their piace8 have gradually
best "me. Our Jwys put up aiWn taken by mere school-
good game, but were defeated by j children, many only thirteen or
r-core of 10 to 2. Quite a crowd j fourteen years of age. Under the
,»f spectators witnessed tins game, title ,,f ‘•'The Youngset Soldiers
which was interesting until the I in the World,” in the June Cos-
b.st two in,lings. The \ukon MoPOLITAN Allen Sangree throws
team had g, mttery that can t be j more liRlltun tlie Inake.up and
beat in Oklahoma- ‘Ted Greene life of (.jelieral De Wet’s com-
nml-lhg Rich. Greene put the | mail<loes than anything hitherto
t wist on em about right ami | published. The naive, simple
fanned the county .seats “league | letfer fro!U fourteen-yeer-old
players just as he did their poor- Denays Reitz to his father, the
e-wl I' ■ 111 rl 11 hiiue; t lunt .i . « . , .. . ...
secretary ot Mate of the Irans-
est. batters. Fourteen times they
struck out, and “Big Rich’’ never
let a ball pass him.
El Reno's pitcher was not slow,
but he did not hide the hall from
the Yukon liatters. The boys
pelted it gxxxl and plenty hut it al-
ways came down in a fielder’s
hands. While contending that
Yukon had the best team, perhaps
we had better tell how they lost
the game by such an uneven
score. Neither side scored for
several innings. Finally Yukon
made two runs and the score stood
2 to 0 in her favor up to the sixth
inning. In the sixth El Reno
scored twice, making it an even
game. It was getting real inter-
esting and our boys thought
they’d better do something. Bruce
Ott batted a nice grounder and
went to first; Doc, Robertson hit
another, one and went to first,
sending Bruce on to third; “Big
Rich” took the hat and while wait-
ing for a good strike sent Doc on
to second; then Rich knocked a
nice fly into the hand of the center
fielder. Here is where Yukon fell
down. Rich was out, Bruce wns
put out between third and home,
and Doc, was declared out for leav-
ing second before the Jiy was
caught,—three outs and no scores.
El Reno went to the bat and fan-
ned again. Mill the score was 2
ro 2, but Yukon was rattled. In
the eighth El Reno made fiscores
and in the ninth 2 more. Yukon
couldn't budge a peg and she quit
business with those snine two
scores to her credit, giving the
game to El Reno by 10 to 2. Our
boys have a good battery and in-
dividually they are all good play-
ers, but they need practice in their
team work. That is where El
Reno is-superior. One thing Yu-
kondidn’t like, the El Retio fel-
lows are a year behind 1 lie times
and would not play according to
1901 rules, but insisted on using
the old rules. The “dark cloud”
surrounding the diamond also
tended to rattle our hoys—they
are not used to playing for a
colored audience. However, Yu-
kon is willing to cross bats with
El Reno again for $100 a side. Eh?
vaal Republic, lias seldom been
equalled for vital interest by any
carefully written article on the war.
Oklahoma City Iypium.
The Carnegie library is finished
and many public spirited citizens
are donating Ixioks for it....0. F.
Colcord and F. B. Zeigler have
bought the postofiice building for
$25,000 and will repair it to com-
ply with the terms of the govern-
ment’s new five-year lease. It is
also used as a court house and the
new owners hope to re-lease it to
the county----Tho city hall will
lie built at once, the Work of exca-
vation having been commenced
Tuesday... .There is much talk of
building a new opera house. It is
proposed to sell $10,000 worth of
tickets for the opening night, be-
fore work is commenced on the
building.....Assessor (voucher
has just finished a census of the
city and says there are 14,009 bona
tide residents.
Mr. B<>kk* Thankful.
Enid Wave: We are in receipt
of a letter from Mr. George G.
Boggs, of Shawnee, thanking us
for the sentiment expressed in
these columns on his case some-
time ago. It will lie remembered
that Mr. Boggs was postmaster at
Shawnee and that he was arrested,
tried, found guilty and sentenced
to three years in the pen for ex-
tracting money from registered
letters and was afterwards found
to be perfectly innocent through
the confession of the guilty party.
He not only lost his office, but the
respect of his neighbors and friends
and nearly all his worldly goods in
defending himself against the false
accusation and is therefore worthy
of the respect and sincere sympa-
thy of all honest, warm hearted
people and remuneration from the
government to cover the cost and
damage done him.
The writer cannot conceive of a
more horrible or trying mental
punishment than to he accused,
tried and found guilty of a crime
when perfectly conscious of inno-
cence. Hundreds of people would
have become insane had they been
compelled to pass through and
over the rack that Mr. Boggs did.
Of course, there is no provision
made in the federal statutes to re-
imburse Mr. Boggs for the loss of
time, money and his position, but
there should be. When the gov-
ernment finds it has persecuted an
innocent man, it should re-imburse
• IMKI).
After two months illness from
spinal trouble the seven months
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
M. Rontfro died last Friday after-
noon, May 21. The little body
was laid to rest in the Frisco cem-
etery Saturday afternoon in the iirv
presence of a number of friends I hold s'erTices
and relatives who mourned the!
loss of the loved one who has gone
to her home above.—[Communi-
cated.]
Mrs. Joseph Harris.
Mrs. Jos. Harris died at her
late home four miles southwest of
Yukon yesterday morning, of
heart trouble complicated witli
other diseases. She was about
thirty years old and is survived by
her husband and three little chil-
dren, the youngest being only
six weeks old. Funeral services
were held this morning and
remains were interred in
•cemetery southwest of town.
FROM WEST POINT.
Mrs. Win. Gillespie is quite
sick with malarial fever.
Miss Ethel Bell, who attended
school at El Reno, is at home.
The singing at Mr. Shultz' on
Friday night was well attended.
Harvest will soon tie here and
the sound of the reaper will soon
be heard.
Robert Frye and little son.
Harry, returned from Kansas City
Friday night,
Messrs. Kay, Harper and Kaylie
have returned from an extended
trip out west.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert White
visited over Sunday with Air. and
Mrs. Win. Hutchison.
Mrs. Wm. Burdin, formerly of
Chillicothe, M i., who now lives in
El Reno, is visiting with her
sons, T. A. and Wm. Burdin.
The county Sunday school con-
vention at Richland school house
was a success. On account of the
rain only two of the West Point
delegates were able to attend.
Brother Bell was elected president
of the county convention for the
coming year. Dixie.
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EDA NEWS NOTES.
new
El Reno Daily Democrat: About
200 people saw El Reno defeat,
Yukon yesterday by the score of
10 to 2. Up to the eighth inning
it was the best game ever played
<in the local grounds, but at this
point Yukon went to pieces, and
before they got down to playing
again, the home team had them
ludh Ik,,Un. IJ lb io is Ring j cost of his trial and n reasonable 11> ns had delegates visiting
strengthened every game, and we , nmouIlt for the ,ime lo8t
now nave as good,a club as there
J. AY. Eads is making a
storm cave.
James Stout went to Choctaw
City on Wednesday.
There was a dance at Bert
Moore’s last Thursday night.
The M. AV. A. will hold a spec-
ial meeting this Saturday night.
Maurice Ratcliff is having seri-
ous trouble with one of his eyes.
The Free Methodists are building
a new church on tho farm of Nets.
Anderson.
Miss Jessie Graven burst gave a
party to her friends last Wednes-
day night.
The recent rains saved many
homes and the Oklahoma farmer
is again happy.
Air. Bailey and wife of Kirks-
vilie, Mo., are visiting at the home
of Adam Pauley.
was exhumed on Monday mid giv-
en a pleasant resting place in the
Deer Creek cemetery.
Art. Fetter and Bush Moore
went to the Blackjacks on Wed-
nesday. A spirited horse race is
the attraction.
Rev. Mr. Siler was unable to
in the Mathewson
school house last Sunday on ac-
count of sickness.
Ratcliff Bros, have closed their
mill at Cushion. They brought
their steamer home last Saturday
and will tit, up for threshing.
The Baptist minister of Yukon.
Rev. Beauchamp, will hold ser-
vices in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning and even-
ing.
Eda base ball nine played Ed-
mond on Thursday, and will play
El Repo tomorrow (Saturday),
t he| Tho results will be re period next
the]week.
The hall game between Mathew-
; son and Eda last Sunday was a
I close one, each side claiming the
victory. Asa matter of fact, Eda
was tlmee in tho lead.
Grain is ripening rapidly and
ere we next write, the harvesters
will be humming, and the golden
sheaves, richly laden, will dock
tho fields which a few weeks ago
looked so much like ruin and
failure.
The good people in the Boles
district met in the school house
on Decoration Day. where appro-
priate exercises were hold, after
which the children marched to
I >eer Creek cemetery and decorated
the graves of t heir loved ones. No
soldiers arc buried in this ceme-
tery, tint, the graves of all, irre-
spective of sex, were remembered
and mementoes were placed on the
same by loving hands which
showed that though “gone before”
they were not forgotten. Dinner
was served in Mr. Benge’s grove.
Notice was served on Adam
Pauley last. Monday that Mrs.
Pauley Lad sued for divorce and
alimony. Mrs. P. left home about
nine months ago while her hus-
band was absent, taking with her
a liorso and buggy, some house-
hold effects, their adopted child,
and all the available cash, since
which time nothing has been
known of her whereabouts, till the
present notice. She arrived in
El Reno the hitter part of last
week and at once bo.am proceed-
ings to get her pari, of the prop-
erty and log, 1 separation from tho
husband she uhnruh iimd. AVe have
not been informed as to whether
Mr. P, will tight the case or not.
NO. 22.
Letter from Bert lHWtc.
Sujs His lli'Kliiicnt Would start
Home mi May 1st.
Following is a letter recei ved by
John R. AA’hito from his brother,
Bert, who is a soldier in the !S(h
regiment U. S. A’ohmteers in lire
Philippine Islands. Bert’s com
puny was located on the island of
Penny, at lire town of tSibalom.
The letter is dated March 2! and
states that his regiment expected
to sail for home on May 1, but a
recent press dispatch id the
regiment would sail about May
20. Bert’s letter says:
AA o are having very pleasant
weather here now—no rain and
in t very hot weather either. There
is always a good breeze blowing,
and in the shade the weather is
far more pleasant than in the
states. It is officially announced
that our regiment will leave these
islands for the states on Aliiv 1st.
or probably sooner. We have
orders as to packing nil su.-plus
property, so wo will be able to
move as soon as we receive the
order. We have only a small de
taehnrent here now as the rest of
the company is stationed at a
.small town about 10 miles up the
l iver from here for about ten d ,\s
more.
I am promoted to a Sergeant
I now and have been acting 1st Sgl.
for some time. The other 1st Sgf.
had been doing a little crooked
work with the books and was
•caught, up at it. and is now await-
ing trial by General Court Mar-
tial. I f tho charges are all proven
oil him he will get, a dishonorable
discharge and probably several
years in prison. 1 ami the com-
pany clerk have gone all over lire
books and straightened them out .
and found Mini hr iimn
“plugged” for fair, so ns to make
them balance, and at the final
closing of the hooks the emnpn'ny
commander would have been the
loser for ho would have had to
make up all shortages. I ligve
considerable work to do mev. and
don’t like tire job of 1st Sgl, a
tiit, as there is too much responsi-
bility attached to it. I am ruing
to ask to he relieved ns soon as
the First Duty Sgt. emies back.
The men in the company re all
glad Ire is to he reduced, for lie
certainly has been hard on them.
They all want me to take it per
manently, hut l am not going to
have it if I can got out of it.
All tho insurgents have surrend-
ered in this island but a few hands
of robbers. General Fnllion sur
rendered a force of COO men and
arms to Colonel Scott near here
the 21st day of .March, so that
i >n
Will Open on Tinu*.
Don’t lie alarmed about the talk
of injunction suits dolayin^ the j-v1irfu.alI1> endw tho iusmn* t
opening of the Kiowa country.
The interior department assures
the public that the country will
bo opened by August II. The
opening will probably be by n
|drawing, or Gy a simple proclama-
tion—certainly not by a “run.”
this island. It is .safe for email
detachments to gooiit around Imre
anywhere now. The Governor iH
also enlisting friendly natives and
arming them now and they will
soon run down the hands that are
still out.
I have about given up the idea
of staying over here altogetln
Itts-iohit ions.
.. _ - T1,‘‘ «.unty Sunday now, amfunless 1 strike s.mm-
Al. Basey is limping about on a school convention held at Rich- thing very rich' I nm ing
sprained foot, the result of ball. land school house passed re ,,hi- with the regiment fsuppose v„,
playing last Sunday. j tions against, the liquor traffic, etc., will just he ready to sail b- t!
‘ .i1 11 ou',lllu ic-iiuiHUbt* i tut* in j uui inuuc, eic., will just ho ready to sail i»y
him with a good position and the] The Christian Endeavor Society whioh were sent to us for puhlica- time* you receive this so l<u k
C()Sf ()t HIM t ?* 1 JI I 11 111 I 11 V(>n tl I n l xl rt I.JIVI hud / I 111111 r • . f i cuut in,. 4 1. til'll hilt i I i i * \ (i I'o nl*, 11 ■. I «I . .of 1 . • • r i * i ,
in ; Indian schools of late.
the Gion, but they are crowded out by j for a good job f,,r me wlm:, 1
! other matter.
<< I
now have as good a club as there -i .. , , I , -
is in the territory. The feature of wiiere |le‘ st()(Xj |1cfon,’ Jh",' lierse" I tr ro<1 ^ lia,| ,l llorsi‘ —Clms. H. Green has just
yesterday’s gan.e was the hnse-run-1 (>uU()n or prosecution began Mr*! JU8 Past,,ro | oeived a car of buggies and
mng of Parr, Ins long slides win-
ning loud applause from the spec-
tators. The local management is
in correspondence with Enid, and
they expect to secure a game with
that town for next Sunday.
back.
, ,p ... ... . I u* luosecmou oegau. Mr. on the night of May 22 • , ' """ Tu-
ning ot Tarr, lus long slides win- Boggs don’t owe the Wave any ot , nagos from Auburn, Iml. and n
MX, the spirit .......„i 1 17 ||Sr"irT,''r:i 'I'lr"t".II
favors pure justice for both the n , •, V • 'V'T”,IS froni Defiance. Ohio. He
guilty and innocent of this world, h o/'0" is selling them at way-down prices.
• ( hildren s Day will he observed See him before you buy a vehicle
GoinK to Geary.
The A ukon Invincibles will
w‘th
j Sunday in the Mathewson
Struck Oil Sand.
The (Oklahoma < >iI ('o., of ()I.h -
lioma City, is still drilling on its
leased land near Council (in •.
The drill is now down over 200
feet. The company claims I h.
i I ready struck tire "oil sand” and
» ....... ••111! (SWISIV J1HI I'll) 41 VOIJ.lt 1U
appropriate exercises next | of any kind, for he will save you to-eMul in paying qm
,i... M,,.i........ i , tities. The Yukon com pan \ i
mit commenced to drill.
sc Ik
, r- | - ------------ •• ------ol | some money. .
< hie of the most remarkable hut day 'to play a game with the team | The body of a child, daughter! changed nV‘Sot tie's" Rook Ihq.T
least-noticed tacts m connection at that place. Geary has a good of Mr. and Mrs. Green Smith, for 5c. New Imuks li)e '
with the war in tho Transvaal is | nine and a close game is expected, j which died several years ago he- \„v priced wall inner vou
the extreme youth of a large part | Yukon is in good trim. [ fore a cemetery had been located, | want at Howard's Drug Store.
Circulating library at Sot11 •
I)rug St> 're . Good In oks,
Stearns Pailit is economy.
A J; II \v,.rd and he will c .plain.
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Maxwell, William Albert. The Yukon Sun And The Yukon Weekly. (Yukon, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 9, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1901, newspaper, May 31, 1901; Yukon, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc912884/m1/1/: accessed June 4, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.