The Blackwell Sun. (Blackwell, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 9, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 1903 Page: 1 of 8
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The Blackwell Sun.
BLACKWELL, KAY COUNTY, O. T., THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1903.
THE TWO STATERS
Adopt Plan to Work the Peo-
ple Through Schools
A CHECK FIEND
Victimized two of Blackwell's Business
and Lights out.
Men
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AT TAXPAYERS EXPENSE
Double Statehood Literature
as Text Books.
Guthrie. Okla-, July 25.—A plan has
been adopted by the territorial board
of education to teacli statehood mat-
ters in the schools. A book lias been
published setting forth the reasons
why Oklahoma should be admitted and
a copy will be placed in the hands of
every pupil in the territory. This book
is not supposed to be of a political
nature, and uses the arguments of area
wealth and intelligence. It shows that
92 per cent of Oklahomans read and
write, that there are seven territorial
colleges, and with #1,350,000 invested
in school houses, employing 5,000
teachers. It seeks to slum that Okla-
homa alone is ready for statehood
now, and it is expected to create an
impression among the people favor-
able to statehood for Oklahoma alone,
and against single statehood. It is
simply a dodge to circulate statehood
literature at the expense of the tax-
payers.
There Lssome talk of organizing a
Young Men’s Christian Association in
Blackwell. Such an institution if it
can be made a success, would do a
great deal of good in more ways than
one. It could provide young men with
Sunday entertainments that would
be both morally and mentally bene-
flcal. It would be a neuclus around
which would gather a large number
of young men, and a headquarters for
a reading room, and a starter for a
public library. It would be a good
.i ivertisement for the town, and show
that its people are up to date in the
way of bettering the condition of its
young men.
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DORA COX CAUGHT
MartCramer returned Saturday from
Spokogee, Indian Territory, where he
was called a few days ago by the sud-
den news that his father, John Cra
user, formerly of this city, bad been
stabbed. Mart says lie found his
father in a.yery dangerous condition,
but when he left to come heme lie
was getting along very well and i
practically out of danger. Mart says
a drunken man, without warning or
provocation came up behind him. stab-
bed him between the ribs on the leTt
side. That his father turned and
knocked Ills assailant down, but the
latter struck again with his knife and
cut a frightful gasli in Cramer’s leg.
Will Mercer had the misfortune
Sunday to lose his pocket book con-
taining #'23 00. He and Dr. Aud and a
brother-in-law of Clias. Bakers' and
four boys were .swimming down at ttie
river. Mr. Mercer’s pocket book was
in bis pocket when he undressed to go
swimming. When he came nut of the
water, his pocket book was gone, and
he has not been able to find It. The
only solution the owner can givi is
that it was stolen, but lie cannot tell
with certainty who the thief is. The
matter was placed in the hands of
Marshal Lund, nut up to last accounts
he has not been able to find the lost
pocket book.
The handsome little photogravure
booklet of Blackwell, has arrived. It
is indeed a beautiful little work of art
and shows some of the beauties of
Blackwell. Among them a number of
the finest residences, business blocks,
and ottyr points of interest, including
the Baptist college, public school j
buildings, the Blackwell Mill and Ele-
vator Company’s plant, some beauti-
ful farm views, scenes on the Ctiikas-
kia river, etc. In fact the little book j
is fairly a representative of Blackwell.
A few days ago a farmer looking in-
dividual walked into J. D. Winfield's
hardware store and purchased ascythe,
snath, scoop shovel and some nails,
amounting to #.1.40, and presented Mr.
Winfield a check for #23 30 purporting
to be drawn by J. Brooks a grain deal-
er at Deer Creek on the Citizens bank
at Nardin. in favor of Frank Thomas,
and endorsed by Frank Thomas. The
holder of the check also endorsed it,
giving his name as J. Calvin. Mr
Winfield took it and gave the custom-
er #20 in change. Tlie stranger took
the articles and Mr. Winfield saw him
no more. On communicating with
the Citizens bank, Mr. Winfield learn-
ed that J. Brooks had no money there
and bad never done any business witli
that bank. To make a long story
siiort, the supposed farmer was a
check manipulator and had forged the
name of J. Brooks to it, and Mr. Win-
field was out #3 40 worth of hardware
and #20 in cash.
On the same da/ the same man
went into Maurice Weiss’ saloon and
bought a small bill of goods and pre-
sented a check for $27 and some cents.
This check was drawn on the same
bank and purported to be given by J.
Stout another grain dealer at Deer
Creek, to Frank Burk and endorsed
by Frank Burk. Mr. Weiss honored
the check and gave the man the
change.
On the same day the smooth check
manipulator, appeared in the office of
B M Anderson, and wanted to buy a
load of coal, and stated that he had
nothing but a check for $00 00. Mr.
Anderson started to telephone the par-
ties to learn whether the check was
good or not, when the would be cus-
tomer lit out and has nut been seen
since.
The man is described as of average
height, thirty-five or forty years old,
had a mustache and had light com-
plexion. There is no clue to his iden
tity.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Alder have gone
to Colorado Springs, on a ten days va-
cation. While there they will visit
Manitou and the famous Garden of
the Gods.
The Alleged Woman Horse-
thief of Blaine Co
HORSE THIEVES
Dr. Buc!!<if<id losei His tioric
Tuesday Might.
and Buggy
IS AGAIN IN PRISON
Has Defied the Officers
Five Years.
Guthrie, O. T., July 27.—After be-
ing at large for five years, Dora Cox,
an alleged woman horse thief of Blaine
county, has been re-arrested, in lK(ts
it is claimed, she stole a horse from
J. H. Noble, a farmer living a few
miles west of Watonga. She was ap-
prehended and shortly after escaped
from ttie county jail at Kingfisher,
where she was being held to answer
the accusation. Although they have
looked for her since, site lias succeed
ed in eluding the officers. She was
taken fromCleo to Watonga.
WILSON RETURNS.
Mining County Attorney
County found Dying.
of Sumner
HE
AWAY
TO FIND THE COMET
At Nine O’clock in the Evening it is Directly,
Over Hud.
THE BIG CARNIVAL
Blackwell’s Big Street
and Carnival.
Fair
BellePlaine, Kansas, July 2't. At
an early hour this morning, County
Attorney Wilson, who recently dis
appeared, and was thought to have
either absconded or committed sui
cide. was found lying in his door-
yard in an insensible condition. Phy
sicians were immediately summoned,
and Dr. Shelly, who is now attending
him, gave it as his opinion tills after-
noon that Wilson is insane and can
live but a few hours.
Dr. Bueliesfeld had the misfortune
to lose his hi r»e and boggy, Tuesday
niglit. IIishir.se was >n the barn and
the buggy outside and both were all
right up to tea o’clock. This morning
he missed them. He folic wed the
buggy track to Main street, then
north as far as Mrs. Ross’s, where the
thief turned and drove soutli on Main
street This was as far as he could
trace them. Deputy sheriff Baker
uuil City Marshal Lund were notified
and at once took steps to entrap the
thief if possible. The horse Is a bay
horse and the vehicle is a top buggy.
The gun club, at its next meeting,
will probably take steps that will lead
to the arrest of the dog poisoner
that lias been poisoning dogs in this
city. The statutes of Oklahoma places
the d.g poisoner in the same category
with the horse thief and makes the
penalty a term in the penitentiary.
Of course the dog poisoner is more
sneaking than the horsethief, for he
kills and destroys property throng'll a
spirit of pure cussedness. Such a per-
son is of little value to any community,
and ttie law makers of Oklahoma con-
cluded that the best place for him is
in the penitentiary, and that is where
he will go if the gun club is able to
run him down.
Kentucky’s Fugitive State
Superintendent
DISCOVERED IN OKLAHOMA
But Flees to Join Taylor
Indiana.
No better system of advertising
Blackwell was ever devised than the
photo-gravure booklets recently got-
ten out by the commercial club. Tills
booklet is handsomely Illustrated
with views of Blackwell and vicinity
and will doubtless do a world of good
if sent to parties in the states. They
can be procured at the postoftlce news
stand for ten cents each, and every
person interested in the welfare of
this city should send one or more
copies of this booklet to their friends
who might be induced thereby to lo-
cate in this city or vicinity.
Captain Niles had the signal corps
out Wednesday evening for a practice
drill. They sent flag signals from one
point to another in the city, with good
success. The corps has a complete
outfit on the way that will enable
It to make signals at long distance
ranges. Captain Niles will try to es-
tablish a tine of signal connections to
Tonkawa. If tie succeeds, and he is
one of that kind, it will add not only
to the interest, but to the efficiency
of the corps as well.
Gutherie, O. T., July 24.— Not until
Saturdey was it known in Oklahoma
that the ex-state superintendent of
the Kentucky schools, Mr. Davidson,
who Is wanted in connection with the
murder of Governor W. J. Goebel,
was a teacher in the county schools
near Columbia, Kingfisher county,
where several relatives live. It is
stated that Davidson came to Oklaho-
ma shortly after the killing of Ken-
tucky’s governor, when the state
officials were accused of complicity in
ttie killing. Columbia Ls a little vil
lage, a postofflce and a store, and here
Davidson supposed himself safe from
persutt. A resident of the county
who became aware of Davidson’s
identity informed the Kentucky au-
thorities and officers wers sent to Ok-
lahoma. The Kingfisher county
sheriff was Instructed to arrest David-
son. Friends informed Davidson In
time for him to escape and go to Indi-
ana.
IS AN ASSURED SUCCESS
Expect One Hundred Thous-
and People.
Chief Richards will have the fire de-
partment make a run next Saturday
eveniug. This time he will have the
members start from their respective
homes at the sound of the long whittle.
The chief wants every man to catch
the wagon at the tire house. The
members of the department are tak-
ing great intertst in ttie matter and
are rapidly improving in efficiency
and alertness. With a little practice,
half the time in getting to a fire can
lie sa' < d and that means a great deal.
G. B. Thompson lias reseived s let-
ter f-orn Streator, 111., describing the
cyclone ttiat visited thatcity and Men-
dota, a few days ago, in which fourteen
people were killed and many wounded.
Lloyd Horsley returned from Roose-
velt Tuesday and is at Ills post again
in Foster's.
OKLAHOMA GUARD
National Guards of Oklalio
nta Now Number 943.
There was a meeting of the commit-
tee on raising funds for the Baptist
college. In the First National bank
building Monday night. Light or ten
of the committee were present. It |
was decided that the committees of I
the vai ions wards should meet and go
to work In earnest.
The prospects for a big time tiere in
BlackWbll during the first week in
September grows brighter eaclt day.
The business men of the city have
donated liberally to the fund, so that
today the amount subscribed is nearly
double the total amount raised for
the street fair last year.
Red Warinner, who ls managing
the matter, is now in St. Louis closing
ttie contracts with some first class at
tractions, many of which are highly
sensational and will lie seen at Black
well for the first time in the west.
The electrical display alone will be
worth coming many miles to see
while ‘ Looping ttie Loop,’’one of the
attractions booked, is ssid to be the
most sensational act before the pub
lie today.
Within a few days the pictorial ad-
vertising paper will arrive and be dis-
tributed throughout Oklahoma and
southern Kans ;s.
This is going to be the b.'g event of
the season, excursion trains will be
run from as far soutli as \ ernon. Tex-
as, and the city expects one hundred
thousand visitors during her carnival
week.
8. A. Johnson of this city was in
Hutchinson Haturday. when the Santa
Fe train ran into a train on the Mis
souri Pacific The latter was crossing
the track of the former, when a pas-
senger train on the Santa Fe struck
the smoking car of the Missouri Pa-
cific, about midway, cutting the coach
entirely in two. There were twenty-
two people Mr. Johnson says in the
smoker. He understood that several
passengers were hurt, and that the
injuries of two had resulted futaily.
THE LIGHT QUESTION
An Understanding Will Probably be Reached
Resulting in a Better Service.
ADJUTANT GENERAL SAYS
They are Increasing in Num-
bers and Efficiency.
A little party consisting of Misses
LeoraHmart, Mamie Green, Mabel
Gross, May Bodowsky, Bessie Wil
helm, Bulali North, Lula North, Net-
tie Smart and Messrs Sodowiky, Ben
Smart, Ira France, Otto and Blley
Wilkins, visited the Ice plant Monday
night, and after being piloted through
the plant, they went to Mrs. North’s
where appetiziug refreshments were
served. The party thoroughly enjoy
ed the evening.
The Christian church was well at-
tended Sunday morning to hear Itcv.
Hilton preach on the sugject, "The
Principal of Private Revenge."
There was an open air meeting in the
evening on "Qlauts" with u good at-
tendance.
The Blackwell Mining and Prospect-
ing company will shortly resume work
upon the gas well, that has been so
lung tied up on accountof a drill being
fastened at the bottom of It. If it is
found Impossible to recover the lost
drill a new well will be started.
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Mrs Robbins, Dr. Wood’s »isterln
law, of Arkansas, who is visiting the
doctor's family, sa>s she never Im-
agined there was any such beautiful
oountry as stie has seen around Black-
well,
There was a lighter at tendance than
usual at the regular shoot, at ttie gun
park, Tuesday. The following scores
were made, each man shooting ut
twenty-five clays: Prottyman 20,
Fields 17, Hood 18, Cornelius 19. Sink
15, Lund 10. The regular monthly
contest shoot for the gold medal will
take place next Tuesday, at which
time there will doubtless be a large
turnout of the members.
Mr. and Mrs. EUiniiuger and Mrs.
Bert Payne and children drove over to
Tonkawa Tuesd ay, whore they spent
the day g ithering plums and having a
good time generally. They returned
about 10 o'clock hi the evening.
Guthrie, O. T., July 2H.—In a re-
cent report to Governor T. B. Fergu-
son f tr use in the governor's annual
report to the secretary of the interior
department, Adjutant General Bur-
lingame gives the aggregate numeri-
cal strength of the Oklahoma National
Guard which is !H3 men. Adjutant
General Burlingame further states
that the guard Is on the increase,
botli in matter of efficiency and num-
bers.
Unless the Oklahoma niilitamen get
to attpnd the army maneuvers at Fort
Riley in October there will be much
keen dissapointment. Just why the
Oklahoma National Guard should not
lie included on ttie list lias not been
explained.
D. Cra rford living four miles south
of town, met with a serious accident
Haturda.' lie was reaching upon a
shelf for something' and accidently
knocked over a bottle ot concentrated
lye, spilling the contents in his face
and eyes. His right eye Ls seriously
Injured. He was brought to the sao-
ifariutn and Dr. Steagall thinks he
can save the eye.
The farmers of Great Bend, Kansas,
advertised for harvest hands. New
York got up a car load of hoboes num-
bering about sixty, and sent them to
(ireat Bend. They stood the work on
an average, two hours, when they
gave oat. Now the farmers are try
ing to raise money to send them back.
In order to gut rid of them
The action of the city council at its
last meeting in voting to discontinue
the street lights was not inteuded to
be permanent. It was simply done to
secure a better service. The present
system is only a midnight system, and
a majority of the council Ls reported
to be in favor of an all night system,
with stronger lights.
It is understood that Garrett Waite,
manager of the electric light plant,
lias been making preparations for . an
all night system with a view of ex-
tending the system so that private
residences can be supplied with elect-
ric lighting, the present system mak-
ing it impracticable for private resi-
dences.
A number of citizens are desirous
of a day system also, in order to op-
erate fans and furnish power for var-
ious industries, but Mr. Waite, in a
recent interview with a reporter of
tills paper, stated that the business
would not justify a day system at
present. It would ,-equlre additional
machinery, at a great expense, as it
would be impossible to keep up a
continuous system with the preseut
plant, owing to the fact that the ma-
chinery at times requires a certain
amount of repairs, and it is only when
the plant is shut down that it can be
repaired. Consequently It is next to
an Impossibility to furnish a day and
night service with the present plant.
It is safe to say, however, that the
city will not be long in darkness, and
that the city council and the electric
light plant will arrive at a mutual un-
derstanding whereby a better service
will be obtained.
A great many people have been look-
ing for the comet, but not knowing
where to look have failed to locate It.
Tlie best way to locate it is to He flat
upon the back and look straight up.
At nine o'clock in ttie evening the
comet Is directly overhead, moving in
a soutliwesternly direction, and looks
like a round, blurred star of about the
fifth magnitude. Even with the naked
eye it is easily distinguishable from
bright stars in the same vicinity, but
t he tail is not visible except through
an opera glass. Through the telescope
it presents a large amount of thin, ha-
zy coma and has a narrow tail, 2 de-
grees in length. The peculiarity of the
comet is a brilliant minute atelier nu-
cleus.
The comet will he in sight, moving
toward the sun, for a month to come,
and although constantly getting away
from the earth, will brighten consid-
erably. On August 27 the nearest
point to the sun will be reached by
the comet.
Captain Niles pat the members of
the signal corps through acme prac-
tice exercises Tuesday night, by sig-
naling by means of flags from one
point to another. Company D also
had a drill at their armory. The boys
arc showing an increased interest In
the matter of drilling and are gaining
in proficiency.
Willard Foster, Elmer Layne, AI
Cobean and a number of ladies went
on a picnic excursion 8unday down to
the river. They took their dinners
with them and enjoyed a pleasant
outing. Elmer Layne’s experience as
a boatman was related by Mr. Foster
as one of the most amusing incidents
of tho occasion.
Messrs Evans, Vancelous and Swan
who went to the Indian Territory laat
week, have returned. Jim Smart who
was also one of the party, did not re-
turn, but went to Broken Arrow.
Mert Shaft, sou of Prof. Sha/f, both
of whom are in the band, haa moved
his family np from Tonkawa and will
henceforth make Blackwell his borne.
THE WRONG MAN
Kansas Governor Pardon*
Oklahoma Convict.
DISCOVERS HIS MISTAKE
In Time to Prevent a Serious.
Blunder.
There was a liberal attendance at
the ice cream social given at the resi-
dence of L. W. Overbuck, Tuesdsy
night anil a pleasant evening was
spent.
Joe Glass an old soldier of the civil
war. Is at his home suffering from an
injury to his head, received by railing
while scuffling a few days ago. Dr.
Ikcrd who is attending him, thinks
there ls no danger of any serious re-
sults. Thu old man complains of a
headache, but his pbysican thinks lie
will come out all right.
Edgar Taylor now employed In the
store of the Foster Mercantile Co.,
has* accepted an offer to teacli the
school at Bethel, during the coming
year. Mr. Taylor attended the Illi-
nois Statu Normal school two years,
and comes well qualified as a teacher.
The school will begin about the first
o' September.
The elevator of the Farmers ship-
ping Association, is rapidly, nearing
completion. The building is all up,
shingled and painted, aud a part of
ttie machinery lias arrived. The bal-
ance lias been shipped and will be
here in a few days. A twenty horse-
power engine will be used.
Mayor Pretty man Is giving his un-
divided attention to tho water works.
If Indefatigable perseverance is any
guarantee of success, then Mr. Pretty-
man should be rewarded with a large
amount of success.
Topeka, July 29.—Governor Bailey
has revoked the pardon of Robert E.
Channafest, an Oklahoma convict,
which was issued a short time ago by
mistake. Cannafest was sent up from
Pottawatomie countv, O. T., HR
term expires August 2D, next. In
making up a list of citizenship pardon
cases the prison clerk Included Caona-
fest’s name In the list thinking he had
come from Pottawatomie county, Kao.
The governor issued the citizenship
pardon to take effect on August 10.
When tils attention was called to the
mistake tie revoked the pardon as be
had no jurisdiction over Oklahoma
prisoners.
Thu hospitals arc doing a good work
In Blackwell It is certainly a great
boon when one who has not the con-
veniences and comfurts of a home, in
ease of sickness or accident, to have a
hospital to which the sufferer can be
brought and receive proper medical or
surgical treatment and care.
Captain Niles, Sergeants Hines and
Dobson returned from Tonkawa Sun-
day morning at an early hour. The
captain gave the detachment of the
signal corps there eotne Instructions
during Ills visit. They have secured
a room for an armory and are doing
finely.
The Odd Fellows Tuesday evening
Installed J. M. Bunten as noble grand,
aud F. M. Briggs as vice grand. After
the Installation abon* twenty-five re-
paired to Aker's Icc cream parlor end
had ice cream.
Joe GIusm the old
and hurt his head
very favorably.
soldier who fell
Is getting along
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