Noble County Sentinel. (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1901 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. 8. NO 24.
LIFE OF IK A. N. TEUUIL
Who Escaped From the Perry
^ Jail in 1894.
The incidental mention of the
death of Ira N. Terril in a Still-
water paper, was the first public
had heard of the end of a man who
had a remarkable history, says
the Guthrie Leader: Indeed some
still disbelieve the story, which
was to the effect that Terrill died
/ in the Kansas penitentiary four
months ago, a mad man.
Terrill started in Wichita as the
driver of a dray. Of the hun-
dreds of agitators which have
been produced by the corner of
r Main and Douglass in that city,
no one had as thoroughly an excit-
ing life of it as he. Terrill wore
his hair roached. something after
the fashion of anarchists, and af-
fected flannel shirts, and was a
great argufier. He would argue
a point ail day and look sad when
the audience pulled out home for
supper. When old Oklahoma
opened he left his haunts in Wich-
ita, and made the run into Payne
county and secured a good claim.
A little over a year thereafter he
came into the capital of the terri-
tory as a legislator, sent as an Al-
liance man from Payne county. It
happened that in the first legislat-
ure the few Alliance men there,
mostly from Payne county, held
the balance of power. Terrill at
once felt the importance of his
position and became so far as cir-
cumstances would permit him, a
boss. One day in a row in open
session he lost bis head, and drew
a revolver, not at any one in par-
ticular, but just as a dramatic
feature of a very exciting moment,
v- The result was that Terrill’s name
was sent broad cast over the whole
country in the dispatches.
Terrill was an active, energetic
member of the first legislature and
worked hard as the champion of
various measures. Among the
measures he championed was one
for capital punishment.
The legislature adjourned and
nothing was heard of Terrill for
some time. One day there was a
quarrel on the public square in
Guthrie, a shot was fired and Ter-
rill had killed his man.
He was apprehended and tried,
and in due course of time was
found guilty. He escaped jail be-
■ fore being sentenced under his
own law. He was, after a long
time, recaptured and placed in the
Kansas penitentiary. It is saic
that he lost his mind. Previous to
his mental collapse, he wrote a
great deal, diaries, personal remi-
niscenses and other matter, which
had never become public property
and probably never will.
Mentally and temperamentally
Terrill had his good points, but he
f had a temper which he never
sought to govern and which finally
proved his undoing.
FOB CITY MAltSHAL.
As will be seen in this issue of
the Sentinel, Mr. L. P. Howard
has announced as a candidate for
city marshal. Mr. Howard is
\ now and has been for the past two
years in the emplpy of A. C.
Hinde, the hardware merchant,
and one of his trusted men. He
has been a citizen of Perry for
over three years, and has a host of
warm friends among the business
men of the city. At the time
of the opening of i hjs country he
was marshal at Orlando, where he
filled the position to t lie satisfac-
tion of everybody. Mr. Howard
is firm in what he believes to be
right and unflinching in doing his
duty to his fellow men. Should
he receive the nomination his elec-
tion can be assured, and if elected
will make Perry a reliable, trust-
worthy and efficient official.
MOTTO—“Ail Governments D,ri„ Tkeir Fow„ IW IK. Cogent „ftK.
PERRY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21,1901.
PASSES THE HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 18.—Delegate
Flynn today secured consideration
and passage through the House of
his bill providing supplemental
laws relating to the disposition of
lands in the Kiowa, Comanche
and Wichita reservations.
The bill was amended so as to
give the governor of Oklahoma
the authority to appoint commis-
sioners for each counnty and all
county and township officers until
an election is held.
Amendment was adopted locat-
ing one of the new' land offices at
El Reno and the other at the coun-
ty seat nearest Fort Sill,
Section four giving persons who
entered public lands in Oklaho-
ma and who in perfecting their
title thereto paid for the land at
the price per acre fixed by law-
have the right to take additional
allotments in Wichita, Kiowa and
Comanche countries was stricken
out.
The bill authorises the president
to subdivide the reservation into
counties and designate the place
for the county seat of each county,
and to set aside and reserve at
such county seat 320 acres of land.
The lands so set apart and desig-
nated shall, in advance of the
opening, be surveyed, subdivided
and platted, under the direction of
the secretary of the interior, into
appropriate lots, blocks, streets,
alleys and sites for public build-
ings, so as to make a townsite
thereof; provided, that no person
shall purchase more than one bus-
iness and one residence lot.
Such town lots shall be offered
and sold at public auction, to the
highest bidder, under the direction
of the secretary of the interior, at
sales to bo had at the opening and
subsequent thereto. The receipts
from the sale of these lots in life
respective county seats shall, after
deducting the expenses incident to
the surveying, subdividing, plat-
ting and selling of the same, be
disposed of under the direction of
the secretary of the interior in the
following manner:
A court house shall be erected
therewith at such county seat, at
a cost of not exceeding 110,000,
and the residue shall be applied to
the construction of bridges, roads
and such other public improve-
ments as Jhe secretary of the
interior shall deem appropriate,
including the payment of all ex-
penses actually necessary for the
maintenance of the county govern-
ment until the time for collecting
county taxes in the calendar year
next succeeding the time • of
of the opening. No indebtedness
of any character shall be contracted
or incurred by any of said counties
prior to the time for collect-
ing the county taxes in the
calendar year next succeeding the
opening, except where the same
shall have been authorized by the
secretary of the interior.
II PER YEM.
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
Following the return of the leg-
islators from that short grass con-
vention at Woodward, last week,
a petition from that country was
presented to the assembly asking
for a herd law in order to keep
the cattle off the crops the coming
summer.
I he attempt to kill the Ameri-
can book trust met its Waterloo
in the hands of the committee last
week, and the A. B. T. will con-
tinue to do business in Oklahoma.
During the trip to Woodward
last week it was rumored that a
certain member of the legislature
would introduce a bill reducing
the rates of Pullman sleepers in
Oklahoma in retaliation for the
cold storage ’ the members were
compelled to undergo while in
transit to and from the cattle
men’s convention.
The iron clad rules of the lower
house prevents Oliphant and Seely
from coming together ala Fitz
style.
Governor Barnes who is ex-of-
ficio member of the legislature is
having an easy time of it so far,
having only four bill to review.
The public building grab, it is
said, will pass the council, but
will have breakers to contend with
in the House and executive man-
sion.
If those committee clerks fail to
receive their per diem after sixty
days of “hard labor” among the
lobby, they can carry home the
honor of being an ennex to the
Fifth assembly without compensa-
tion.
Petitions from various localities
are pouring into the legislature
praying for the passage of the dis-
pensary law to govern the sale of
liquor in Oklahoma.
A bill has been introduced de-
claring any place where intoxicat
ing liquorsaresold, where the law is
violated in any manner, a nuisance,
and empowering the courts to
close the same by injunction. This
will come nearer closing the sa-
loon business than Carrie Nation
herself.
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A Annual Green Tag
V# Clearance Sale...
We Have but a Few Items Left of Winter Goods.
JLnese must, however, go to make room for our NEW
SPRING STUCK which is arriving daily
Talk of New Spring Goods,
We have never seen such Kiel, Fabric, Suborb Colorings or elegant Designs
TT1 n!™!1"' CXperi6"ce »» “ Merchant. You will tins] nil tbe NEWEST
1IIIM.S IN DRESS GOODS AND TRIMMINGS, Ready Made Skirt., Salt, and
Waists represented m our establishment. Not a word of argument is needed in
offeung these to you, The worths speak for then,selves-the qualities are plainly
in evoience at allAones-and the prices-that's the point that wins os more patrons,
fl o Richness of the goods coupled to such small eost is all any reasonable woman
Remember Our ....
Annual Green Tag
Clearance Gale.
... .Closes on JTarch 1st.
Perry’s Biggest
Store....
vuror.o.'t.
MBS. NATION IN JAIL.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, the joint
smasher, had her day in court
Monday at Topeka. Last Sunday
morning she broke into tbe Moser
ice and cold storage plant and de-
stroyed a lot of property, for
which she was arrested. After
hearing tbe evidence the judge
put her under a $2,000 peace bond
and cited her to appear at the
next term of court. She refused
to give the bond and was placed
in jail where she will probably re-
main for a while. She evidently
struck the wrong joint when she
undertook to amputate the cold
storage ware house thinking it a
“blind tiger.”
Oklahoma makes tbe best flour in
the world. “Pride of Perry" is the
best flour in Oklahoma.
House Bill No. 171, by Mr.
Jones, an act to provide for the
improvement and permanent pav
mg, curbing and guttering o
streets and other public pluces
within cities of the first-class
passed the committee of the whole
Monday. Mr. Jones was kept
busy answering questions which
he did in a very praiseworthy man-
ner. He said the streets had to
be brought to a pavement grade
not at the expense of the tenant
who occupied property adjacent
to the sidewalk but to the party
who own the property. This is a
very important bill and should
pass both houses.
House Bill No. 39 passed Mon-
day as amended by the council.
This bill places the age of consent
at eighteen.
House Bill No. 228, Mr. Embry,
an act providing for the giving of
bond by the probate judge. The
bond required is $5,000 and not
more than $10,000. Before taking
office the judge shall give either of
the above named bonds as a guar-
antee that he will faithfully per-
form his duty. The county com-
missioners and county treasurer
will approve the bond. Thirty
days are allowed after its passage
and approval for the probate judge
to make bis bond.- Sent to coun-
cil. Vote, ayes 26, noes 0.
Substitute for House Bill 144
relating to mutual insurance corn-
lanies passed the committee of
he whole Monday. Sections 6
and 7 of the bill have been amended
o read as follows:
Section 6. The board of direc-
tors of a mutual insurance com-
pany incorporated under the laws
of this territory may change the
location of the principal office
of said company only by a vote
of two-thirds of said directors.
Section 7. That no mutual in-
surance company organized or in-
corporated outside of the ter-
ritory shall be permitted to en-
gage in the business of hail insur-
ance or the insurance of farm
property against fire, lightning or
wind storms, until after the same
has made a satisfactory showing
to the commissioner of insurance
that it has not less than one hun-
dred thousand dollars in reserve,
subject to payment of Tosses.
An incident occurred last week
in a prosperous Kansas town in a
wonderfully prosperous Kansas
county, that was impressively in-
structive. A farmer drove up in
front of a hotel and called out:
“Want to buy some eggs?” An
employe of the hotel went out and
asked, ‘ ‘What you take for ’em ?”
“Well, I dunno what eggs are sell-
ing for. What you give?” We
can get all we want for ten cents!”
The employe went back to see the
steward, and said, “An old guy
out there got a bucket of eggs,
you can get ’em for ten cents.”
The steward went out and asked:
“How you sell your eggs?” “Take
’em for ten cents. ” Are they
fresh?” “Yes.” “Well, how many
you got?” “Thirteen dozen.”
‘Well, I guess I’ll take ’em.”
Sggs were in demand at twenty
cents a dozen, but this farmer
didn’t know it, and his ignorance
cost him exactly $1.30. The moral
« this story is, keep posted as to
the market price of anything you
have to sell, and read your home J
paper.—Ex.
FOB STBEETUOMMIN8IONEB
As will be seen, John P. Har-
rington has announced himself as
a candidate for street commissioner
subject to the will of the Demo-
cratic primary nominating conven-
tion. Mr. Harrington is the
present street commissioner, which
position he has held for the past
two years. His work on the streets
during that time proves that be
understands street grading, and,
so far as possible, has done ex-
cellent work. Tbe office of street
commissioner, should, above all
others, be a practical grader—a
man who understands where to
make a cut o$ a fill in order to
make a nice street. This Mr.
Harrington understands. Of
course there are other men who
think they know how to grade a
street, but when it comes to a test,
only know how to draw their
salary. We believe the business
interests of Perry demands that
Mr. Harrington be re-nominated
and re-elected, from the very fact
that to trade horses while crossing
a stream is exremely dangerous,
and, when, in this particular case,
you know you have a man as
street commissioner who under-
stands how to do the work and do
it right, it is business to keep him
there. Its a business proposition,
and we believe tbe people of Perry
will look upon Mr. Harrington’s
success in this light when they
come to chose a candidate for
street commissioner.
There is probably no disease or con-
dition of tbe human system that
causes more suffering and distress
tban piles. Tabler’s Buckeys Pile
Ointment cures them quickly, with-
out pain or detention from business.
Price 50 in bottles. Tubes 75 cents.
E. E. Howendobler.
The houses of Congress differ
widely on the subject of taxation.
I he House, in its bill reducing war
taxes, took the taxes off propriet-
*ii y articles which are used by
everybody. The Senate put these
taxes back, and reduced the tax
on liquors, tobacco, and put per-
fumery and cosmetics on the free
list. .This was done through sel-
fishness on the part of senators,
for they can buy cosmetics, etc.,
and have them charged up to the
government as stationary. The
motive probably was to conciliate
the liquor interests on account of
their powerful political influence,
and the u perfumed scions of our
gold-plated aristocracy, because
they have the sinews of political
warfare.
Show us the young man who
can quit the society -of the voung,
who can take pleasure in listening
to the kindly voices of age; show
us a man who is ever ready to
pity and help the deformed; show
us a man who covers the fault of
another with the mantle of charity;
show us the man who bows as po-
litely and gives the street as freely
to the poor sewing girl as to the
millionaire; who values virtue not
clothes; who shuns the company of
such as congregate at public places
to gaze at the fair sex or make un-
fair remarks about passing girls;
show us the man who abhors the
libertine, who scorns the ridicule
of his mother's sex and the expos-
ure of womanly reputation; show
us the man who never forgets for
an instant the delicacy and respect
due in any condition or class—and
you show us a true gentleman.
‘•Pride of Perry” has a fine reputa-
tion throughout the country and Is
used almost universally.
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Whorton, Lon. Noble County Sentinel. (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1901, newspaper, February 21, 1901; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1075761/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.