The Enid Weekly Wave. (Enid, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 9, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1902 Page: 7 of 8
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Sweet Sleep.
Last night a Wave reporter visited
the Rock Island depot and in return-
ing' came north on Nineth street.
Just north of the electric light plant
on the left hand, our reporter heard
that familiar course rumbling sound
which emimatesfrom a man when he
asleep; it was a snore and a good one.
He walked out into the weeds and
found a man lying down with his
head resting in a half water melon
and the soft side of the cut melon
was up. The man's ear was buried
down in the soft flesh of the melon
about two inches. The reporter lit a
match and found the man's face
covered with flies and bugs, but he
was sleeping as sweetly as a collick-
less babe; several good shakings failed
to jar him loose from that sleep. I
The reporter chased the flies and |
bugs from his face and placed his
handkerchief over the poor man's
countenance and departed wondering
at the amount of sleep there is in a
large quantity of bee'r well taken.
Base Ball Items.
The base ball grounds will be thor-
oughly sprinkled each day of the
games this week.
The defeat of the Qklahoma City
team in goose egg fashion is not
against the team or their merits.
They had been up nearly all night in
getting here.
The extreme, impudence and sass
of the kids, hurled at all visiting ball
teams, should be shut off just a little.
A very good crowd attended the
game yesterday, but it should have
been larger as the game was first
class for good playing.
Capt. Frank Frantz and Frank Let-
son make a very successful team in
managing the Enid nine.
The Enid nine showed that they
are skilled ball players yesterday. If
nothing- happens they will give the
visitors a very close call in every
game if they do not win the whole
set.
J. W. TYLBR EXPOSED. * : : . ! *
OBITUARY.
Mr. William Mitchell died at his
room at Decker Bros. & Co.'s estab-
lishment, on south Grand Avenue last
evening at 7:15 o'clock, very suddenly,
of apoplexy in its very worst form.
The deceased was striken with
something like a sun stroke last Fri-
day, but he had apparently recovered.
Yesterday his employers, the
Decker Bros. & Co. left him in charge
of their business while they attended
the ball game, as he seemed to be all
right. About 4:30 p. m. he arose
from where he was seated in front of
the store and hurried up street and
entered the National Saloon and de-
manded the bar tender to sign re-
ceipts for goods that had already been
receipted for. While talking he
keeled over and would have fallen to
floor, but Bob Carr caught him.
He was evidently out of his mind.
The boys hurried him down to his
room and put him to bed. He con-
tinued to grow worse until he died,
never rousing sufficiently to tell any-
thing or request anything.
Billy Mitchell, as he was called,
was one of the first settlers of Enid,
having made the race on Sept. 16,
'93, with the Atkinson's and for a
long time he was the main man
around their old Star Barn which
stood on the lots now occupied by the
Evans Shoe store and the south room
of Kennedy's store. He was after-
wards employed by J. K. Wilson, the
North Town Anheuser-Busch Brew-
ing Agency, then drove one of Brown's
busses for a time. He has been em-
ployed by Decker Bros. & Co. as the
city solicitor for the last three years.
Mitchell had a broad acquaintance
in this county and was popular among
all who had any dealings with him.
He was always a very faithful, pains-
taking man in the interests o< his
various employers.
No one knows anything as to the
whereabouts of his people as he never
said anything about them, except
that he had left home when he was
sixteen, because his father married a
woman with whom he could not get
along, and he had never heard from
them since.
The letters in his trunk throws no
light on the whereabouts of his folks.
He was always a great joker as to
his age, but it is presumed that he
was about 45 years iof age, but two
weeks ago he announced his birthday
and said he was 3(i years old.
The Decker Bros. & Co. valued the
deceased's services very highly as he
was always a trustworthy man and
prompt in his duties, hence, they
bore the expenses of the funeral.
The funeral occurred this after-
noon at 4 o'clock. It was well at-
tended by the friends of the de-
ceased.
His Sarcastic Remarks in the Direction
of the County Superintendent Un= (
called for and Rediculous. i
PROOFS OF EXAMINING BOARD
Show that He was Either Ignorant of :
the Rules of Examination, or Will-
fully Attempted to Injure a
Lady.
All who were in attendance at the
Republican County Convention will
remember that J, W. Tyler arose in
said convention and stated that he had
been a candidate for the republican
nomination for county superintend-
ent, but had found that he was not
eligible for the reason that he did
not hold a first class teacher's certi-
ficate as the law required. Then he
went on charging and insinuating
that Miss Bates, the present county
superintendent and candidate for
re-election, had not treated him f.iir-
ly; that she had not given him a first
class certificate, which he claimed to
be entitled to, simply because he was I
a candidate, or would be a candidate
for the office of superintendent.
That she was pejudiced against him
on that account and managed to turn
him out with a second grade certifi-
cate only. The charges he made
against Miss Bates are grave ones if
true, hence, the Wave has spent
much time hunting the truth in this
case. We have managed to secure
the affidavits of Miss Lula Benn and
Joseph L. Porter, who graded the ex-
amination papers of said J. W. Tyler
the only time he ever stood for an ex-
amination, and, they did not know his
papers from any other applicant's.
This evidence should forever settle
Tyler's aligations against a woman
who has tried to do her whole duty,
fairly and without prejudice to any
one. Here are the affidavits:
miss lulu benn's evidence.
Oklahoma Territory, )ss
County of Garfield,)
Lulu V. Benn,
of lawful age being first duly sworn
on her oath says; That during the
years 1901 and 1902 she the said Lula
V. Benn, J. L. Porter and Nannie L.
Bates, County Superintendent con-
stituted the examining board to ex
amine applicants for certificates to
teach school in Garfield county Ok-
lahoma: >)
That at the regular examination
held in the city of Enid on the 25th,
and 26th, days of October 1901 with
others, one J. W. Tyler, took the ex-
amination for a teachers certificate;
that said J. W. Tyler took the ex-
amination for a second grade certifi-
cate and was examined in the branch-
es necessary for a second grade cer-
tificate and upon said examination
was examined in and made the fol-
lowing grades in the following named
branches or subjects, to wit; Or-
thography 92, per cent, writing 89$,
reading 92, English grammer 90, com-
position 92, geography 89, arithmetic
96, U. S. History 90, physiology &
hygine 99, theory and practice 70,
U. S. consitution 83}, narcotics 72,
and made a general average of 88};
that said J. W. Tyler did «not take
the examination for a first grade
certificate and did not write at all up-
on the subjects. Book-keeping and
Natural Philosophy which branches
or subjects are necessary for a first
grade certificate; That said J. W.
Tyler in application made out and
filed at the beginning of said ex-
amination stated that he intended
writing for a first grade certificate
but that after the said J. W. Tyler
had written upon the branches nec-
essary for a second grade certificate
he came forward to the desk where
this affiant and the county superin-
tendent were standing and asked to
see the questions to be answered in
the examination upon the subjects
of book-keeping and Natural Philos-
ophy, which were the additional
branches necessary for a first grade
certificate, and they were handed to
him by the county superintendent.
The said J. W. Tyler then and there
looked over the questions upon these
branches and said to the county
superintendent that he would not
write upon those branches because
he was afraid he could not make the
necessary grade upon those two
branches. That the said J. W. Ty-
ler did not write upon those two
branches at that examination; That
the said J. W. Tylert has never taken
any examination for a teacher's cer-
tificate in Garfield county since the
above named dates. That the said J.
He 'Flint. Knows.
Watch for him and you will see that he buys all X
Gents Furnishings, hats, caps and shoes and the w
most perfect fitting- X
SUITS I
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Strictly one "Price to all.
We proclaim ourselles absolute leaders in our line.
Come and see us, visitor or customer, either is
welcome.
For the benefit of those that cannot go to the Ball Games we will post
the score by the innings in one of our windows.
South Side of the Square,
ENID, OKLA.
W. Tyler has never taken an ex-
amination for a first grade certificate
since Nannie L.Bates has been county
superintendent of Garfield county.
That in examination for teacher's
certificates the applicants place their
names and their number given them
upon their application. This same
number is then written upon their
examination papers and is the only
mark of identification upon their ex-
amination Ipapers. The application
containing their name and number
is laid away until after all papers
are graded and the entire grades and
general «average made out. After
the grades are ascertained then the
examining board look at the appli-
cations to ascertain the name of the
applicant using that certain num-
ber and thus ascertain the name of
the person to whom those papers and
grades belong.
At the examination on the 25, and
26, of October 1901, taken by said J.
W. Tyler, this plan was used and the
examining board did not know the
papers belonged to said J. W. Tyler
until after his papers were graded.
That J. L. Porter, one member of
of said board examined a part of
said papers and this affiant examined
and graded all the rest except the
subject of arithmetic and book-keep-
ing. That the county superintendent
examined and graded only the sub-
jects of arithmetic and book-keeping
a* said examination. That this
affiant at the time of examining and
grading the papers written by said
J. W. Tyler at said examination ex-
amined them and graded then! with
the same care and under the same
rules that she graded all other pa-
pers and did not know any papers
belonged to said J. W. Tyler or any
other person taking said examination
until after she fully completed said
grading and after she examined the
applications filed by the applicants.
That there has been three other
examinations held at the regular
times in said county since said ex
amination taken by the said J. W:
Tlyer and said J. W. Tyler did not
applj for or take any of said examina-
tions.
That at the time the said J. W.
Tyler took said examinations he was
informed and knew that the subjects
of book-keeping and Natural Philos-
ophy were necessary for him to take
in order to secure a first grade cer-
tificate.
Lulu v. Benn,
Subscribed and sworn to before me.
this 16th, day of August, A. D. 1902,
(seal) B. f. Buffinoton,
Notary Public,
My commission expires May 28, 1906.
mr. porter's evidence,
Territory of Oklahoma, )
Garfield County. f S8,
Joseph L, Porter,iof lawful age, be"
ing first duly sworn on his oath de-
poses and say*: That he is one of the
board for the examination of appli-
c tuts for teachers certificates In Gar-
field county, Oklahoma: That on the
E5th and 26b days u'October, 1901 one
J W. Tyler appeared before said
rd ;>s an applicant for a teacher's
ct rtifL ate: Tnat said Tyler was ex-
amined and merited the following
percent upon the following subjects,
to-wit:
Orthography 98, reading 92. writing
89}, grammar 90, icomposition 92,
geography 89, arithmetic £6, U.S.
history 90, pnysology an I hygeneOH,'
theory and practice 70, U. S. consti-
tution 83}, narc.otUs 72. That lie did
not slar.d the examination in book-
keeping and natural pbylosophy, that
ne looked at the questions given on
the last named subjects and ex.
pressed tiiat they were too d'fficult I
for him at that time. That for a |
first grade certificate all the above j
mentioned subjects are required.]
That for second grade the last two j
subjects are not required. That his
average upon all subjects answered '
by him, the said Tyler is 88} per
cent. That this was the only ex-
amination that said Tyler appeared
at. That since that time there have
been three examinations, that said
Tyler could have taken any of said
examinations if he wished to try for
Hist grade certificate. That per.
sons appearing for examination are
given a number, which number is
written upon all of their papers.
That your affiant when grading said
Tylers papers did not know whose
papers they were and had no means
of knowing that they were the pa.
pers of the said Tvler. That the
grades ri quired for a first grade cer-
tifi ate are a general average of 90
per cent, with not lower than 70 per
cent upon any subject; for a second
grade 80 per cent with not less than
6'J per cent on any subject: for third
grade 70 per cent with not less than
53 per cent on any subject.
Joseph L. Porter,
(seal) Subscribed and sworn to
before me, this 15, day of August,
1902,
F. W. Smith.
Not ary Public.
My commission expires Nov. TO,
1905.
PROBATE COURT BUSINESS.
Petition filed in estate of Jacob K.
Stucker.
Petition for guardian for Alice V.
Myers; order for hearing' same; and
notices issued.
Petition for guardian for Maud L.,
Mamie N. and George E. Myers; order
for hearing said petition, and notices
issued.
Order setting aside personal pro-
perty for use of widow in estate of
Archie B. Childs.
A MOON LIT SCENE.
Last night a big Frisco "bullgine"
stood in the alley where aiswitch
track was rec ently laid, in the rear
ofChamplin's lumber yard. It poked
its cow-catcher out into Graud
avenue and the head light glared up
the alley to the west causing the
chickens to leave their roost and
Bill Coyle's big dogs were "sheered''
and began to bark. Quite a crowd
fathered around the big thing, as it
snickered and snorted, wondering
what it wanted right up in the cen-
ter of town.
Hob Mallam who tore up twenty-five
feet of the track abutting on his lot
on Monroe avenue, was there feeling
warmer4than the weather, lie lookeS
at the big steel monster, made alive
with steam, a few minutes, then
rushed up to the north side of it, took
a food hold and attempted to upset
it, but it wouldn't go over, and no
one would help Bob. However, Bob
said if they would build the road on
west, just missing the Presbyterian
church and on out the "dolly varden,'
meaning boulevard, past John Mur-
phy'# house and out into Councilman
Border's back yard he would be per-
fectly satisfied.
Hatch Blood Boiling.
The crown prince of Germany is in
love. There is nothing peculiar in
the fact that a prince is in love, but
the trouble is he is in love with an
American girl. There has been a
high old time in the Hohenzollern
family ever since the fact was dis-
covered, and the emperor has been
paintidg the air a beautiful artistic
blue with his prafanity, and swears
by the hoary beards of all his defunct
ancestors that the boy shall not mar-
ry a girl of common American clay,
however, beautifully moulded. His
royal joblots needn't get on his high
horse about it. We don't believe
there is anything to boast of in royal
blood that has sifted down through
generations of first cousins and pro-
duced a race of imbeciles. A little
pure, wholesome American blood in-
jected into the royal families of
Europe would undoubtedly produce
some men among them, Blackwell
News.
The Ball Game.
The first game of the Week's Tour-
nament between Enid and Oklahoma
City occurred on the diamond yester-
day and resulted in a victory for Enid
to the tune of 9 to 0. A complete
nine inning "goose egg" for the visi-
tors. The game was very interest-
ing from start to finish.
However, be it said that Oklahoma
City boys were not in good condition
to play as they had lost nearly a
whole night's rest and sleep in get-
ting here.
RIAL-ESTATE TRANFERS.
Prosper S Kobbins and Albert
Loewen to Edmund Klein, L 4, B 1,
Weatherley's Fourth Ad., $2,500.
William Cochran to the El Reno
Mill & Elevator Co., L 2, B 3, Garber,
ti.
Charles B Stanton to Cornelia A
Stanton, L 1-2, B 36, Enid, $400.
Willis B Johnson to McDonald
Malone and Charles Malone, L 21-22,
B 4, South Side Ad., $700.
Frank M Duff to J H Rogers, sw 11-
22-3.13,150.
Leonard G Voelker to Abel T Jones
nw 25-24-5, $1,950.
Fred E Moore to John C McOand-
less, L 14, B 58, Enid, $500.
Roana Wells to E G Rusk, L 19-20,
B 57, Enid, $350.
J W Hankla to C E Wood, L 19 to
24, II12, Lahoma, $150.
S R Marshall to the Public, strip
30 feet wide off the east side of se i
of nw 8-22-0, (for road purposes.>
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