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RENFREW'S' RECORD
ALVA. WOODS COUNTY. OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY. 'JANUARY 3. 1913
No. 8
SURPRISED LIKE
6RANT AT SHILOH
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\ I re-enlisted and came back and
! staid till the show was over.”
Mr. J. M. Rowell, of the lioth 111.
Inft., then gave a little account of
Saturday evening. Mrs. D. E. >bis exPer*ence. “1 was just a boy
Thomas of the Central Hotel, gave whe“ 1 enllsted- and the folks
. i "ouldn t let me go at first. We were
her husband a surprise party, it be-;flrst sent t0 Columbus. Kentucky.
ing the occasion of his CTtli birth- One day I was sent out with some
day. Members of the G. A. R. and 0,ber boys to water the horses and
W. R. C. and Circle gathered at the!exerclse them. We were told not to
office of Renfrew's Record at 7:30 g0 more than two or three miles out
to 8:00 o’clock, and marched in ains thp enen,y "as uot ver>’ far off,
body to tlie hotel, where they were but "e "antcd to exercise those
ushered into the spacious dining'borse8 and rode 0,lt five miles or
room and seated, it being used for more’ "hen all at once some John-
the reception, as it was the largest ny Ht‘bs’ who WPre conccaled in the
room in the house. Mr. Thomas was bush‘‘s’ °Pened up on us and we
not at home, as Mr. Stonehouse, turned back toward Columbus. 1
manager of the Pioneer Telephone'SUre gave that horse all the exercise
Co., had inveigled him up town to lle wan,ed- 1 think that I would
attend a show at the Majestic in or- have rode him ln<0 the Pacific Ocean
der to have him out of the way. U the M,8si8slPP* River hadn’t stop-
After the crowd had assembled, Mr. ped us‘ ’
Stonehouse returned with the vie-! Mr' Joseph Haines enlisted late in
tint, who was ushered into the the "’ar and had some funny experl-
crowded room. The lights had been!ences at Camp Chase, Ohio. He was
turned of fon his approach and afterwards stationed at Bermuda
when they were turned on again I Itundred> 011 the James River, near
Mr. Thomas threw up his hands and! Petersburg’ wbere aUhoagh he was
surrendered without firing a shot. I under ,lre many days he was not en-
He was almost overcome with emo- ga®ed ’II a resular battle. Later in
,fion, but expressed his appreciation <‘roiising Chesapeake Bay, their ves-
of being remembered by his com- sel "’bich "as loaded with soldiers,
rades and the Relief Corps and Cir- "as bad,y iniured one night in a col-
cle. in an interesting talk. lision with a craft that was carrying
no lights. Mr. Haines has always
believed that it was a rebel vessel
whose crew intended to sink the
Union vessel, blit failed to do any
more damage than to carry away
the wheel house.
Mrs. II. II. Brunsteter, who was a
war widow,” one who remained at
There was hand shaking all round by
-Ur. I ho in as, and an eloquent and
earnest address by Mr. L. W. Moore,
stating the object of the meeting.
Mr. Moore stated that he was the
son of a soldier and that he • was
proud of the fact that his father had
contributed to the preservation ofi ■ — ----- ---------- —
the Union. Although a small boy,|bome t0 care for the children while
he remembered when his father1 ------* *—* -----
came home after his enlistment,
the husband was at the front, gave
an interesting account of some of
the hardships endured. “We had
been married a year or two.” said
Mrs. Brunstetter, “when the war
dressed in his uniform. Then he
went away and did not return to his
family for three long years. Mr. .................— — —
Moore's talk was a fine tribute to|canie on’ and ln-v husband thought
i he Union soldiers and the cause foritbat be ouFht to KO. I hated to see
which Mr. Thomas gave fliree long|bim R0’ but felt tbat 11 "as his du'
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years of his young manhood. Mr. jty' 1 was le£t at borne with a baby
Thomas responded in a brief but'boy and we "omen had to do the
feeling address. A fine reading was!work in tbe fle,ds as well as in the
then given by Miss Louise Miller, Ihouse- There "ere only a few men
daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. Louis fThey mowed and reaped our
Miller, which was heartily applaud-1 crol,s for us, but we had to gather
ed. Mr. S. C. Doney, 25th Mo. Iut.,land sbock them and get them into
was then called upon to give some tbe barns. My sister, whose hus-
of his experiences at the National band "as a,s0 jn tbe army, and I,
Military Home, Leavenworth, Kan-|"'ere taking a load of feed into the
sas, where he recently spent sever-;barn one da-v> "ben as our horse,
al months. Mr. Doney had had iiTore'"'e bad only one, was going up the
experience in fighting than in bridge onto the barn floor, the
speech making, but lie responded in bridge broke and let him through
gallant style and made a most jn- onto the ground three or four feet
teresting talk on the orderly meth-! below. We put a rail behind the
ods employed in the Soldiers’ Home,1 "ag°n wheels, so the load wouldn't
of the neatness required, of the food run back and tried to get the har-
and of the daily life of veterans in ness °W of our horse, but we had to
the home. Mr. Gid W. Smith of the^cut Hie harness to pieces before we
5th and 112th N. Y. Int., *»ave c°uld get them off and get him out.
some of his experiences in the rebel- That was some of the trouble that
lion. He and his cousin enlisted in j we "’omen had. My husband was
response to Lincoln's first call for wounded finally, and discharged,
troops, soon after the firing on Ft. .hut after he had been at home
Sumpter in April, 18G1. (awhile, he wanted to enlist again. I
"Our fathers were very patriotic.”) tried te persuade him to stay, but
said Mr. Smith. “They slapped us he said no, the country needed him.
boys on the back and told us to sail that the government would have to
right in. but when it came to get- enforce the draft to get more troops
ting our mothers’ consent it was and that he would rather volunteer
very difficult. We had to just get than to be drafted and compelled
down and beg and tttey finally let '
us go. The 6th Massachusetts, un-
to go, and so I consented.
When the draft came my
hus-
arrned troops, had just been stoned band's name was the first one on the
in Baltimore, and several of the sol- list, and I was glad that he was
diers killed by a Southern mob. a
few days before we came. We were
gone. He first enlisted in the 41st
Ohio Infantry and afterwards in
armed and before we entered the the Ohio cavalry. We women had
city we loaded our muskets with as much trouble at home as the sol-
powder and ball and were ordered (dier boys had in the field.”
to fire on anyone who went to, Mrs. Morris, an active old lady of
thowing brick bats in our direction. I 82 years, then gave a fine reading
We paraded the streets for several | with remarkable vivacity and ex-
liours, but the people who didn't ■ pression for one of her age. It was
heartily applauded. „
Mrs. Mark Needs gave a brief ac-
count of her experience in helping
the cause of the Union. She was a
like our flag kept behind closed
window blinds. When we arrived
in Washington we marched right up
to tlie White House on the blue
grass. General Halleck. who was’girl then, living in Wheeling, West
then adjutant general of the army,
came out and looked us over and
said we were a mighty fine looking
lot of fellows. General Scott was
still In command of the army but
we didn't see him. Old Abe came
out and walked up and down our
lines shaking hands with every one
of us. He pointed across the PotQ-
mac River to Arlington, where a
blue flag was flying and said, ‘hoys,
there Is a flag that is foreign to our
country, that banner must come
down.’ We afterwards took part
in the battle of Bull ’Run. I don't
care to tell about that, hut came
away, some of us. Saplings and
things tike that didn't stop as. We
Virginia. The girls and young wo-
men organized a kind of Relief
Corps that saw that the troops that
nished by the government. They
passed through Wheeling received
food and other comforts not fur-
saw that the poor boys in the hos-
pital, far from home and mother, re-
ceived nursing and delicacies that
were badly needed.
Mrs. Renfrew, John Smith, Editor
Lynn White and others made brief
talk9. John Smith afterwards told
his wife confidentially, that his
speech was the best one he ever
heard.
We only regret that our space
(Continued on Page 8.)
OHO-PALE. FLOWER
By The Pilgrim Bard,
Copyright 1913 by Scott Cummins All rights reserved.
(Continued From Last Week.)
So wore ,iJie days away. Veering my course southwestward,
Tlie third night I camped again, iii my former haven of safety.
Bounded my heart with joy as I wended my way down the canyon,
Down to the very spot where I stood off the merciless blizzard.
Eveu my faithful pony seemed in his way delighted,
It seemed home-like to me, and it seemed like home to my broncho.
Soon of the fagots dry, a cheerful fire 1 lighted,
Driving away the chill, making the scene right cheerful.
After my supper I gathered fuel to last till morning,
Of bloodthirsty, prowling wolves U^lad a faint recollection,
And as 1 laid me down twixt the folds of my blankets to slumber,
Chico, my faithful bronk, came up and lay down beside me.
Though not a wonf lie spoke, I knew lie had not forgotten
Tlio night of our former stay, iieath the sheltering trees of the canyon.
But the night sped peacefully by minus wolf or ghost or goblin,
Though ever anon afar the dismal how! of tlie loafer
Called up the vivid past, hut they kept a respectful distance,
Ami as the dawn approached, and the wild birds’ twittering carol
Called us to life again, called me again to ilie saddle.
Day after day passed by, passed without interruption
’Till the fourth day's sun in the west was scarcely above the horizon,
Weary as even approached, I was casting my eyes for a camping,
When all without warning came a change in the panorama.
My broncho sniffed the air, and pricked his small ears forward,
As if he were ill at east, or scented approaching danger.
It might lie some prowling beast, or may hap a form less welcome,
Yet I swerved neither right nor left, regardless of what might follow.
Ere this 1 had counted the cost, even weighed my life in the balance.
As 1 neared the brink of a gulch, from which scraggy treetops protrud-
ed.
My Pony snorted aloud, and threw himself back on his haunches
As up from the canyon arose two score or more of dark vultures.
Flapping their sable wings on a summit hard by, alighted.
Casting my eyes adown, llieir gruesome prey I detected.
There in (lie ditch below, all swollen, a putrid carcass, '
There lay a pony above the motionless form of his rider,
Face down and to all intents as dead as the horse above him.
Though (lie features I could not see. no index to aid I needed,
The horse was an Indian horse, ilie hapless rider an Indian.
Dismounting, I dropped my rein, approaching the scene with caution,
Yet who can imagine the thrill, my very being pervaded,
When the face turned slowly up and he opened his eyes upon me.
He moved his lips to speak, but only the faintest gurgle.
Naught could he even whisper, all iu vain was the effort,
Quickly I threw my rope o'er the neck of the putrid pony,
And mounting my broncho’s back^at once pyerturned the carcass.
Then I carried his helpless form out to the tipper level..
Laying him gently down on the carpet prepared by nature.
I poured in his feverish lips, a portion of whiskey and '"Water,
For I knew if aught would recall an Indian from death’s dark portals
’Twas the drink that tlie red men love, whiskey, the great fire-water.
The spirits began their work, for soon he showed signs of reviving,
But shortly elapsed into sleep, seemingly all unconscious.
Oft would his muscles twitch, as though he would shortly awaken.
I felt that his end was near, yet fondly I hoped to revive him;
Much might I learn from him, to aid in my hopeless mission.
The ttun'had gone down in the west, twilight the scepe pervaded.
I must camp and await results, deftly by fate all hidden.
The moon, well nigh to the full, shouc sweet in its mellow splendor.
And the cheerful light of my fire illumined the weird surroundings.
So wore the hours away, 'twixt dozing and meditation.
Till midnight had come and passed and I longed for a peaceful slumber.
Anon would the prowling wolf, a mournful solo would offer,
While the coyotes far and near, would join the infernal chorus.
Strangely as it may seem, an irresistible stupor
Stole over my being all, and soon I was fitfully dozing,
Yet the sweet and refreshing nap was of short duration.
The sound of a human voice caused me at once to awaken.
I looked and the Indian’s form to a sitting posture had risen,
His body swayed to and fro, his death chant gloomily singing.
Now was my time to work. I gave him again of the spirits.
“Good," were the words he said, and feebly his right hand offered.
And by the aid of signs, his story he thus related:
Four days ago said he, on a journey I scarce had started
Away to the northern land, started to carry a message.
Not far from this fatal spot his pony grew wild with phrensy,
Bolted and reared and pitched, till into the ditch he tumbled,
Pinioned him fast to the earth, dead lay the horse above him.
Vainly he cried aloud; naught but the wolves gave answer.
The village had moved the morn that he had started upon his journey,
Even now they were miles away toward the plains at the foot of the
Rockies.
I asked him the name of his tribe. Comanche! Great <jod! Comanche!
Speak to me dying wretch, where is the great Owaaneo,
Where is the pale face flower, the beautiful Owaaneo?
He buried his face in his hands, as he said in a low hoarse whisper,
Owaaneo no more lives in the bear skin teepe.
Ten sleeps ago, said he, her spirit began its journey.
O'er the sunless moonless path to the red man’s great hereafter,
Decked all in bright array and crowned with eagle plumage,
Wild were the mourners all, the tribe of the wild Comanches.
None had such cause of grief, as I for the sweet pale flower,
She was a daughter to me, I had her death prevented,
Over her fair young head stood a warrior with tomahawk gleaming.
When I with a frantic leap, laid him low ’mong the pale face'd strang-
ers.
Ever from that she clung to my strong right arm for protection.
All learned to love her well, her will was the law Infinite.
I—but he spoke no further, backward he ’fell exhausted.
Vainly I strove to rouse him, gone was his spirit forever.
Entered the darksome walk, through the sunless, moonless valley;
Gone with his story half said, gone ere the final he uttered.
(Continued Next Week.) ,,
COl\Tl .It DUE SUSTAINED.
About a year ago Andrew Love-
lace was arrested in Shattuck charg-
ed with selling whiskey. The de-
fendant denied the sale of the whis-
key and the case was tried before a
jury which found him guilty, but
left his penalty to be fixed by the'
court. Judge Squire fixed his pen-
alty at 90 days in jail and $250 :
fine. The attorneys for Lovelace'
made a motion for a new trial, which
ALVA 18 YEARS AEO
Alva Review. January 3, 1894.
C. C. Hudson, Editor.
W. E. Campbell, the horseman of
Kiowa, was in the city, Wednesday.
Roy Moore spent vacation with
his father, returning to Medicine
Lodge this week.
It' v. A. Connet will preach at the
Union church in Alva next Sunday
the county judge over-ruled aud"the|,110,ning and evenlng'
case was then appealed to the crim-; 'lr' Plerc‘‘’ an ",d gentleman who
inal court of appeals. The trial was has been
living 12 miles west of
had at the February term of the
Shattuck court and the appeal was
taken soon after the term of court.
Last week tlie county Judge’s office
received an order from the criminal
court of appeals sustaining the
county court and ordering that the
judgment of the county court be en-
forced. The county Judge immedi-
ately Issued a commitment and
placed it in the hands of the sheriff
and Mr. Lovelace was immediately
i placed in jail, where he is now
! serving his sentence. There are
ithere are throe other
now serving time in tlie county jail,
making four In all.- Shattuck Mon-
itor.
town, died this morning, nt the atl-
His demise
appointed
disastrous
(when the
DAVE I RAW LEY AT; HOME.
Dave Frawh.y, secretary of tlie
Democratic Slate Committee, was in
Alva the past week, giving the glad j
hand to old friends. He had been i
\ a need age of S3 years,
occurred very suddenly.
Jake Kerr lias been
night watch. Since the
hi of two weeks ago
new school house was burned sup-
posedly by an incendiary) many ex-
tra precautions are being taken to
Prevent a repetition of the occur-
rence.
Mr. nud Mrs. L. T. Farris, of
Lockwood. Missouri, parents of Mrs.
11. U. McGrath, were here last week,
bootleggeru |1 hey exPerl <° return in a few days
to their claim south ot town.
The thermometer at this point
reached live degrees below zero dur-
ing the cold wave of last. week.
The ladies Aid Society of the M.
L. church, will give a basket supper
i n Tuesday evening, January 15th.
A literary and musical program is
being prepared. All are invited to
come and bring baskets.
L. W. DeGoer went to Medicine
spending a few days at Waynoka,
with his parents before coming to
Alva. Dave disappeared from his
familiar haunts around Alva a short
time after he was elected state com-
mitteeman for Woods county, but j
there was a reason for it. His party
needed his services as secretary of
the state committee, with head-
quarters at Oklahoma City, and
Dave harkened to tlie call of duty
and accepted. He will return to Ok-
lahoma City and maintain headquar-
ters during the session of the leg-
isjature. after which headquarters
will probably be closed uutil the be-
ginning of the campaign of 1914.
Lodge*last week, lie is attorney for
the young men who were arrested in
the Gloss Mountains last week.
The Methodist church society of
this city is contemplating tlie erec-
tion of a handsome church struc-
ture in block 51.
At the school meeting last Mon-
day, the matter of endeavoring to
secure a normal school here was
talked over along the line suggested
iti tile Review two weeks ago, and
Superintendent Ross was selected to
go to Guthrie in the interest of the
plan. He left on yesterday’s train
and is expected to be home today
with good news.
A meeting of the school patrons
Dave is proving himself big enough | \ mee
for liis job ail'd has already formed 1va3 held i;> rhe Hnion church Mon-
the acquaintance of most of the.day t0 camt! to a satisfactory eonclu-
promiuent democrats of the state. |s^oa regarding the school house
We wish Mr. Frawley continued j matter- 11 "as decided to pay for
success. I Hie material used in the destroyed
structure and also for the labor of
| nil who worked on the building ex-
P. E. O. ENTERTAIN. eept that of the contractors. Bow-
--- man & Hadwiger will lose only
The Ladies of the P. E. O. gave their time and work, but will be
the ladies of the city one of the most. J awarded the contract for building
delightful New Year's receptions ev-.the new house, which is to be begun
er given in the city, in the rooms of
the Woman's Federation, City Hall,
Wednesday afternoon. The Federa-
tion and Commercial Club rooms
were decorated most beautifully,
one room in the Christmas colors,
red and green, and the other in the
P. E. O. colors, yellow and white.
Mrs. M. M. Fulkerson and
Mrs. Bond presided over the tea
urns, and Mrs. Greenlee over the Ice
cream table. This delightful recep-
tion demonstrated the great value of
these rooms for the use of entertain-
ments of this kind. The ladies
speak in the highest terms of the
charming reception given by the
members of the P. E. O.
immediately. It will be a counter-
part of the one burned, the district
having irmney enough at command
to pro; ee !. Commendable as this
spirit is, it cannot take the edge off
of the regret that it was necessary
to build two school houses in order
to obtain one.
WKBB—MARSH.
M. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICERS
ELECTED.
The officials and teachers of the
Methodist Sunday School met in
the church Wednesday evening and
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year:
Superintendent, .T. H. Butler; as-
sistant superintendent. Horace Pat-
ton; secretary, Henry Bost: assist-
ant secretary, Fred Fash; treasurer.
D. F. Miller; librarian. Miss Kern;
assistant librarian, Mrs. Price Don-
aldson: chorister. S. Shelley; pia-
nist, Miss Harzman. assitant. Miss
Nora Eytsler: superintendent pri-
mary department. Mrs. ~ ’
Edna Fash.
PROMINENT
WOODWARD
DEMOCRATS HERE.
Mr. Claude Davis. State Commit-
teeman for Woodward county, and
Mr. Stallings, cashier of the First
National Bank of Woodward, called
on the Record, Saturday. Both
gentlemen are tbe kind of demo-
crats that lend strength to the party
and we are happy to make their ac-
quaintance. Come again gentlemen.
Married, in Guthrie, Oklahoma,
on Christmas day, Mr. Elvest Webb
and Miss Minnie Marsh, both of the
Capron neighborhood. Mr. Webb is
a son of Mr. Wm. Webb, northeast
of Alva, and is a young man of high
character, loved and respected by all
who know him. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Marsh, five miles north of Alva, one
of Woods county's popular teachers.
who has grown up in the county ana'
whose friends are legion. Their
many friends wish them a long and
happy life together.
y
E. A. Haines Quits Business.
In this issue of the Record ap-
pears a two page ad in which
E. A. Haines the clothing man,
offers some very attractive bar-
gains.
Mr. Haines' investments in
the oil and gas regions in the
eastern part of the state require
so much of his time that he finds
it necessary to retire from the
clothing business and devote his
entire time to his other interests.
For the past 13 years Mr. Haines
has been widely known as one
of the most progressive business
men in the state. Beginning
Saturday he will offer his big
stock of clothing and furnish-
ing* at greatly reduced prices.
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