The Shawnee News. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 73, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 14, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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It Is the Duty of Every Good Citizen To Register as Early as Possible—By All Means Register as soon as Possible
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VOL. 10—NO. 73.
THE NEW8PAPER THAT 13 MAKING SHAWNEE FAM0U8—"FEAR QOD, TELL THE TRUTH AND SHAME THE DEVIL."
8HAWNEE, OKLAHOMA THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1907.
THE NEWS 40c. A MONTH.
TRY THE SHAWNEE NEWS.
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UNIQUE ESTABLISHMENT WILL
OPEN ON NORTH BROADWAY
APRIL FIRST.
Only One of Its Kind In Southwest—
To be Fitted Up With Oriental
Furnishings and to Be Mag-
nificent Affair.
A smoke bouse is to be established
In Shawnee by the flrst of April that
will be unique and the only one of Its
kind In this section of the country
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PLUMBERS GATHER.
G. M. CHRISTNER PROMOTED AT for the regimental contest to be held as once established the range will al-
GUTHRIE YESTERDAY—COM- [the coming summer. Five of the ways be located here. $6,500 has
PANY PLANS. jbest shots from each company of the been get aside In the territory for the jattendance is by far the largest In the
Fifth Annual Convention of the State
Association is In Session it Enid.
Enid, March 14.—Plumbers from all
parts of Oklahoma and Indian Terri-
tory are gathered in this city for the
fifth annual convention of the State'
Association of Master Plumbers. The SUBSTITUTE FOR ELECTION OR-
DINANCE SUBMITTED—NO PRO-
,regiment will contest in this event, establishment of permanent rifle history of the association, nearly on ' VISION
Have Secured Gallery Targets—May and the 18 best shots of the regiment ranges and It should be the effort of
Get Rifle Range-
Uniforms.
-New
will compose a rifle team to go east every citizen to assist in securing this
in September to the international con- range. Nothing is too good for Co.
test. A great deal of interest in the C. They are our boys and they stand
contest is being taken by all compa- ready as "minute men" to defend the
in
Company C has a flew first lieuten-
ant. O. M. Christner was In Guthrie,nles In the regiment, and a place on honor of our country and to aid
yesterday, and took the necessary ex- (the team will be a great honor, as preserving peace within the borders
aminatlon for securing the promotion (well as a very pleasant experience of the great new state.
which he successfully underwent. ifor all who enjoy military work. j The entire company will be equip-
New Windsor gallery targets have | Shawnee is to have a new rifle ped with the new regulation uniforms
been received by the company, and range as soon as suitable ground can such as are used In the regular army,
Attorney D. H. Morgan closed the|every Tuesday evening target prac- be secured for the purpose. It will for which requisitions have been
deal late Wednesday afternoon for the tlce wil1 be the leading feature. The be complete and equipped with all made. The command Is to be meas-
laTge store at 123 North Broadway in targets are of the kind recommended (modern targets. The company is now ured at once, so that no delay may
behalf of his clients, J. S. Neal and by tbe war department for gallery, looking for a piece of ground suitable be experenced In getting the uniforms
G. T. Pyle of Garden City, Kansas. wor'c- 'n a fifty f°ot range practice | for a 1,000 yard range, conveniently The regulation overcoat and cap will
The firm is now interested in stores can be ha<i at a11 distances up to 1,000, located.
In Hutchinson, Garden City and Kan-
sas City, but Shawnee will surpass
these. Both members of the firm are
now In Kansas City buying a stock j boys are very
and furnishings. $10,000
Spent on furnishing the
which will contain nothing but Tui- ('evote to target work In preparation ^the right piece of ground be secured, their armory Tuesday, March 19.
A high bank against which also be supplied.
yards, with computations for wind at to shoot is a desirable feature, al-; Dr. Hughes has been appointed ex-
any velocity or any direction. They though not absolutely required, as an amlnlng surgeon for the command,
are a marvel of ingenuity, and the artificial bunker, might be made. This thus saving the usual expense for this
much pleased with land will be purchased by the militia work.
FOR MANDATORY
PRIMARY.
Oklahoma Tabled—Convention
Will Reconsider This
Afternoon.
hundred members being present. Pres- j
Ident J. C. Hamilton of Tulsa, in'
speaking of the remarkable growth of Provision Against Piping Gas From
membership, stated that it was organ-
ized at Oklahoma City five years ago
with but nine members and that now j
ninety-nine per cent of all the master
plumbers In the two territories be-! Guthrie, Okla., March 14—Chairman
long. Sessions were held In the Eag- 'Tones of the elections committee sub-
les hall. Following the transaction mitted a substitution ordinance this
of business, auditing of accounts and morning making no provision for a
admission of new members, a banquet mandatory primary in the flrst elec-
was held at the Billings hotel last tion and providing that the supreme
night. , election board shall not disturb coun-
i ty election boards In organized and
Digs Up $2,000, , uncut Oklahoma counties. There !s
Evansville, lnd„ March 14.—It has an understanding with Joe Thompson,
developed that the package of $2,000 chairman of the democratic commit-
that was sent from here to the treas- tee, that June 1, Haskell's date for the
ury department at Washington Satur- state primary, will be accepted at
j day, with the request that new bills Tulsa by the democratic committee,
will be them. A large portion of their time or rented for a term of years. Lieu- The last military dance of the sea- ] be exchanged for the old ones, was A big fight at Tulsa is expected. The
Interior, 'n ne*t 90 days Company C will tenant Christner is very anxious that son will be given by the company in j dug up on a farm near here somo provision of Leahy to stop the piping
time ago bv an old man. It is said of K"s out of Oklahoma was tabled
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kish and oriental furniture and drap
arranged for the guests and ev .^ ADOPTED SON AND COUSIN OF HEAD OF
other convenience of a club house
will be at hand. The floor will be
laid with cork and large mirrors will
grace the walls. In the rear private
billiard tables will be provided. Every
line of cigars, chewing tobacco and
other accessories of the trade will be
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE JOIN IN LAWSUIT
Concord, N. H., March 14.—Two and property, the same being managed
new names were added to the list ol
„ . plaintiffs In the suit to secure an ac-
installed. Private lockers will be i
kept for those desiring that privilege. ;c0UntIn5 of Mrs' Mary °' Baker Ed'
wholly by the defendants without giv-
ing proper accounting thereof.
Fred Walter Baker says in Septem-
at any time. Frye, however, told him
he ought not to make the visit.
Not long after, Baker says, he pre-
| pared to visit Mrs. Eddy, intending to
take his wife and little girl. He
Money will not be spared in making dy's property. They are Dr. E. J.iber, 1896, he was sent by his employ-Jwrote Mrs Eddy, but received no re-
the Smoke House one of the best in ^ Foster-Eddy of Montpelier, Vt., adopt- erg> carriage makers in Boston, to vtt- ply, and gave up the visit. During
the United States. ied son of Mrs. Eddy, and Fred \\. it Pleasant View to examine and re- the next three years he wrote Mrs.
iBaker of Epsom, N. H., Mrs. Eddy's pair certain carriages for Mrs. Eddy; Eddy twice, offering to avail himself
ADVERTISERS icousin. that he made known to Mrs. Eddy his of her invitation to visit her, but he
Who advertise in The Dally News ] Dr. Foster-Eddy, in his petition, said; relationship to her. She treated him received no reply, and believes she
reach more homes and more peo;>la | he has become convinced Mrs. Eddy cordially, and asked him to live In was not permitted to see any of his
and get more results than In any oth | Is, and for a long time has been. In-, jler house during his work—which he letters. In the summer of 1905 he I
er local paper In the city of Shawnee.. capable of Intelligently conducting or taking his meals with Mrs. Eddy, went to Concord to her house and was
that a well known farmer whose this morning, but will be reconsidered
name will not be divulged by his at- this afternoon.
torney, found the money on a neigh- ——
bor's farm and that It was burled un- Queen Esther Circle.
der an old tree. ' The bills were rot- The Queen Esther Circle of the
ten and they were taken to a local First M. E. church met Monday night
bank, with the request that they be with Misses Essie and Mable Quiett,
sent to the treasury department and of 602 North Park. There was an
new bills given out. It Is said that excellent program, after which all en-
a law suit will be filed at once for the Joyed a social hour. Dainty refresh-
recovery of the money. , ments were served by the hostess.
SOON TO KNOW RESULT.
of
TRY THE 8HAWNEE NEW8.
ITS HERE.
Something Good to Read About.
Snap. 21S N. Beard street, 4 room
house, close in, ig s bargain. See us
at once.
$800 will bay a neat cottage on 8.
Park street
$1,250 Is the price of a good 4 room
cottage on North Market street
See ns for the choice vacant lots
on track for manufacturing or ware-
house purposes.
Two beautiful 8 room dwellings on
N. Broadway, are the best Investments
at $2,500 each.
$2,000 will buy s 5 room cottage,
(4x140 feet east front lot, close In on
ti. Broadway. Don't delay. It will
sell at this price.
EASTER WOOD A PUQH,
Phone SOI.
Boom 7 over Oklahoma National Bank
receiving an acount of her business Mr Frye and the women of the house- refused the privilege of seeing her by
hold. She showed him about the Mr. Frye. He swears he believes Mrs.
„ a /" A I XT CHI i bouse, and invited him to come and Eddy is virtually a prisoner in her
D /\ av ' 1 I 1 ^ S I I I j visit her with his wife and children own house.
Farms, Suburban /creage and City
Property.
160 acre river bottom farm, within j
6 miles of Shawnee, poor improve-
ments, rented this year. A bargain,
$8,000. We will loan $4,500 on this
farm at 8 per cent.
160 acres, nicely Improved, 120 FEARS OF YESTERDAY FULLY RE
PANIC SEIZES ILL STREET
Walsh May Face Jury on Charge
Misappropriating Funds.
Chicago, March 14.—John R. Walsh j
Is to be told Friday whether he must
face a Jury on the charge of having
misapplied more than $1,500,000 of the
funds of the Chicago National bank
of which he was an officer.
This statement was announced by
Judge K. M. Landis, who received a
message from Judge A. B. Anderson,
of Indianapolis, that the latter will be
ready to decide the fate of Walsh'q
demurrer to the Indictment against
him at 9 o'clock a. m., March 15.
LOOP CASE IS UP
SET FOR TRIAL TOMORROW BE-
FORE JUDGE BURWELL AT
TECUMSEH.
acres In cultivation, 5 acres In orchard
and balance In pasture, for short time
only, $5,500. $1,500 cash, balance
terms to suit purchaser.
5 acre block, close to Rose Garden
Addition within two blocks of car line,
fir short time only $1,200.
100 ft corner, close In on Broadway
An Ideal location for nice home, at a
bargain.
Nice vacant block wlthlm two Hocks
of car line, a handsome Investment
We also have for sale $15,000 In
first real estate mortgages.
ALIZED TODAY—WORSE
THAN 1893.
Market Broke at 11 a. m.—Traders In
Demoralized Condi-
tion.
A Bia BARGAIN.
4 Iota on North Klckapoo Mr $175. making Investments.
If taken at one*. Most a*U. See COFFIN A LAMBARD,
Smith at Sparks Cafe. Il-tf 108 Bell Street Phome 868
Closing: Out Sale of Our
Entire Stock at our Shawnee *
Branch Store 121 N. Broadway
New York, March 14.—The stock
market of yesterday hovered around
a panic, and thousands of people hung
around the brokers offices and cafeB
between teh hours of 10 and 3 o'clock,
j Today their expectations were realized
EfII HIRE
Best grade McAlester lump coal,
$6.50 per ton delivered. Roodhouse,
the coal man, 107 W. Main, phone 800.
4-tf
Two Distinct Cases Both Involving Op-
eration of Cars on the
Loop.
WILL BE BUILT ON NORTH BROAD
WAY HEIGHTS BY LOCAL
MAN.
Bee us for additional list and money {or about n 0>c]0ck lt became appar
Arrangements to be Made for Beautl.
fylng Park and Skating Rink and
the Like Will be Ready Be-
fore May.
YOU WILL HAVE TO HURRY.
If yon want to see or take advan-
tage of the great piano bargains now
being offered by Armstrong, Dyrd A
Co. Ten of these bargain pianos have
been sold In the past three day*. Only
a few more pianos left, and only a
few more days remaining la which
to bny them. Pianos and organs are
being sold at wholesale factory cost,
on easy tonus.
I cnt that the panic that was looked for
had come. The market became de-
moralized and the prices of stocks
sold off at 1 to 3 dollars per share
and equaled the panic of 1893. The A beautiful park containing a sum-
price of U. P., Reading, Pennsylvania, mer theater, skating rink and other
New York Central, St. Paul and amal- | forms of smusement will be establlsh-
I gamated copper are off In the neigh- j ed before May first on the property
j borhood of from fifteen to twenty-five (of C. Kirst on North Broadway
[dollars per share today, after having Heights. The entire summer park
suffered a big decline yesterday of has been leased by a local man, who
I from five to ten dollars per share, j will commence erecting the theater
(The market closed at he bottom price during the present month, and the
J with no hopeful outlook for tomorrow.1 place will be beautified with trees and
i Everyone on Wall street being in a the like Immediately. A skating rink
; semi-demoralized state of opinion, and
' lt looks as though prices would go ex-
tremely lower.
CHICKEN SUPPER.
By the Presbyterian ladles, on
Broadway, next door to Gabralth's
Armstrong—Byrd & Company
Furniture store, Saturday, March 16.
Supper served from 5 to 9.
Papers
Won't burn if left in our vault
NO CHARGE.
BANK OF COMMERCE.
The loop cases are set for hearing
before Judge Burwell In the district
court at Tecumseh tomorrow. There
are two distinct cases, one styled L.
Wheeler vs. the Shawnee-Tecumseh
Traction Co. et al., and the other the
Territory of Oklahoma by Freeling,
the City of Shawnee by Reily and L.
Wheeler vs. the Shawnee Tecumseh
Traction Co. et al.. Both Involve the
operation of cars upon the loop. The
last action of the court In the cases
was the issuance of an alternative
writ of mandamus against the traction
company. The prosecution is repre-
sented by Blakeney & Maxey in the
first case and by Blakeney & Maxey,
F. H. Reily and S. P. Freeling in the
second. J. H. WoodB represents the
defense in each case.
The East Side Improvement Society
will meet at the east side fire station
this evening at 8 o'clock.
P. W. Hanaphy, President
R. H. Roys, Secretary.
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will also be put In, and lt Is known
that the management has In view the
building of a swimming pool. Other
attractions not yet completed will he
announced In a ew days.
The park will supply a great de-
mand for a summer place of amuse-
ment and will be flrst class. Both
vaudeville and stock will be played
during the summer by excellent teams
and repertoire artists.
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SALE
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THE NEWS WANT ADLETS
Are sure to bring returns. If you Lave
anything to buy. sell or rent or If you
went a bargain ask for It In The Dailv
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One Lot
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