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The Peoples Voice
VOLUME 12.
NORMAN OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1904
NUMBER 27
fill II
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 9—Lieut. Gen.
John Brown Gordon died at his win-
ter home near Miami, Fla., at 10:05
tonight. His fatal illness which over-
took him last Wednesday was conges-
tion of the stomach and liver, follow-
ing an acute attack of indigestion, to
which he was subject.
General Gordon's body will be ship-
ped to his home at Kirkwood, near
Atlanta, Ga.
Gen. John Brown Gordon was born
in Upson county, Ga., February 6,
1832. He was graduated from the
state university and afterwards stud-
ied law, but soon after being admit-
ted to the bar enlisted in the confed-
erate army as a captain of infantary
at the beginning of the civil war. He
rapidly rose to the rank of lieuten-
ant general. He was wounded eight
times in battle and was commanding
one wing of Lee's army when the sur-
render was made at Appomattox
court house. In 1868 Gen.Gordon was
a candidate for governor of Georgia
and many believed he was elected,
but his opponent, Iiufus B. Bullock,
secured the office. Gen. Gordon was
a member of the democratic national
conventions in New York, in 1888, and
and at Baltimore, in 1872, and was
presidential elector for his state-at-
large in the elections of those years.
He was elected to the United States
senate in January 1873, and at the ex-
piration of his term was re-elected
but resigned May 20,1880 and raised
money to build the Georgia Pacific
railroad He was nominated for gov-
ernor of Georgia July 28, 1886, by the
democratic convention and was elect-
ed in October of that year. He was
re-elected goyernor two years later
and in 1890 was sent from Georgia to
theUnitedStat.es senate tha #third
time.
Gen. Gordon was one of most loyal
soldiers in the confederate army and
was ranked as being next to the
"immortal" Lee. At the battle of
Sharpsburg he was pierced by five
bullets and would probably have died
had not his wife who accompanied
him during the entire war, been there
to nurse him. Be led the last charge
at the battle of Appomattox and cap'
tured part of the federal breastworks
and artillery during the closing scene
os that long to be remembered drama,
After the war he gathered his wing
of the army and made one of the
greatest speeches in history to his
brokenhearted men, begging them to
go home in peace, obey the laws and
work for the upbuilding and harmony
of the republic.
In the seuate he made a brilliant
record, delivering powerful and elo-
quent speeches on finance, civil ser-
vice reform, and exerted a conserva-
tive influence. As governor, General
Gordon's record was fautless and the
New York Sun declared his first in-
augural "worthy of Thomas Jefferson"
In the reconstruction days he secured
the removal of troops from South
Carolina and received the historic
dispatch: "South Carolina thanks
you " His life-size portrait now
hangs in the state capitol.
His last election as senator was a
marvelous political victory. He had
no opponent until he opposed the sub
treasury plan of the farmers alliance
which alliance had four-fifths of the
legislature in its favor. This brought
on a hard fight against him and In
wild enthusiasm following his unlook-
ed for election he was borne by the
multitude through the capitol while
bonfires all through the state of
Georgia celebrated his election.
Gen. Gordon has been commander
of the United ex-confederate veter-
ans for several years and has always
been instrumental in making the re-
unions ot the exconfederates a sue
cess. He has spoken in all sections
of the United States on the civil war,
always giving honor to the brave men
of the north as well as those with
whom he marched to battle. No
public speaker, probably has paid
such glowing tribute to the northern
soldiers as Gen. Gordon.
General Gordon will be remember-
ed by many of the Norman people.
He delivered a lecture here last
spring and met many people in a
public reception given in his honor in
the Commercial Club rooms.
Vandyke-Frick Weddings-
One of the happiest events of the
season was the marriage last Tuesday
of Frank Van Dyke of Des Moines
Iowa to Miss R >sa Frick of Norman.
The wedding took place at the
home of the bride's parents a few
miles south west of Norman.
The bride is one of the most beauti-
ful and accomplished young ladies of
her community and her many friends
will miss her very much. The groom
is an enterprising young man of Iowa
who is now head clerk of the Holland
& New wholesale dealers in papers
and paints at Des Moines.
The happy young couple left for their
home on the afternoon of their wed-
ding among the well wishes of friends
and showers of rice. The Voice ex-
tends its heartiest congratulations
and wishes the contracting parties
many happy returns of January
twelfth.
Boys Want to be Bad Men-
Last Tuesday Sheriff Barker re-
ceived notice to be on the look out
for the 12 and '14 year old boys of
John Keck of Paoli I. T. On Mon-
day they went to their mother and
informed her that their father had
sent them to the house to get the
$375 that they knew was in the house
as father wanted to take it and put
it in a bank it Ardmore. The mother
not suspecting anything gave it to
the boys who soon armed themselves
with revolvers and put out and had not
been heard of Tuesday morning. Mr.
Keck formerly lived in this county
on a farm near Moore.
Preacher Defends Boot-legger.
Rev. E. D. Cameron, formerly pas-
tor of the M. E. church south in this
city; but now pastor of the First Bap-
tist church in South McAlester,
created quite a surprise last Monday
morning by appearing as attorney
for Dr. Joe O. Buffington charged
with introducing whiskey. He was
arrested about one year ago charged
with bringing 24 quarts of whiskey
into South McAlester concealed in
his trunk.
Ruth Cleveland Dead.
Ruth Cleveland the 12 year old
daughter of Ex-President Cleveland
died at her home Thursday of last
week very unexpectedly. The im-
mediate cause of death was weak-
ening of the heart's action in a mild
attack of diphtheria. This is the
child that was known to the country
as "Baby Ruth" and was one of tha
most talked of children in the country
in her infancy.
Will Drill for Oil.
The citizens of McLoud have organ-
ized a company and have let the con-
tract to drill a deep well in search of
oil. A Mr. Page of Wisconsin has the
contract and is on the ground with
his machinery and enough money
paid in to drill down 2000 feet. After
reaching that depth the company
may conclude to go deeper.
RECOMMENDS HENRY PERRY.
Gov. Ferguson Recommends Norman Man
to Board for Sullivan's Place-
Governor Ferguson last Monday
recommended in to the live stock
sanitary board that Henry Perry, of
Norman be appointed to fill the
vacancy created by the resignation of
John Sullivan. Mr. Perry is an old
soldiers and has been connected with
the board for a long time as meat in-
spector, and is qualified for the place.
When inspector Sullivan first an-
nounced that he would resign several
weeks ago the board made two recom-
mendations as to his successor, but
neither was favorably entertained by
Gov. Ferguson, and last Monday he
decided to recommend Perry for the
place.
Mr. Perry's friends in Norman will
be glad to learn of his good fortune
and we believe that he will make a
good man for the place.
Poultry Show Prize List.
List of owners and others having
birds on display.
B. F. Bartholomew Barred P. Rocks
1st pen, 1st cock, 1st pullet.
R. R. Burke B. PI. Rocks 2nd hen
2nd pullet.
S. J. Wilkins B. PI Rocks no prem-
ium.
Jno. Fox B. PI. Rocks no premium.
W. Long " " " " "
S. W. Tatum Buff PI Rocks no
premium.
T. E. Smith white Plyrocks2nd pen.
Joe Klinglesmith white PI. Rocks
1st cock 1st hen 3rd pen.
W. H. Hoover White PI. Rocks 2nd
hen.
Fred Billing White PI. Rocks no
premium.
C. C. Williams White PI. Rocks
1st and 2nd pen.
Mrs. Mary McGill White PI. Rocks
1st pullet.
Mrs. Mary McGill white Wyandotte
2nd pen 1st cock 1st pullet.
Fred Dilling, silver Laced Wyan-
dottes 1st pen 1st cook 1st and 2nd
pullet.
W. C. Smith Silver laced Wyan-
dottes 2nd hen.
U. O. Prickett Golden Laced Wyan-
dottes no premium
Ross Bridgewater Buff Orpingtons
1st ckl 1st pullet.
A. McDaniel black Langshon 1st
pen 1st pen 1st ckl 1st pullet.
J. F. Dennison Black Langshan 110
premiun.
D. L. Sheets Noble Black Lanshan
1st cock 1st and 2nd hen 2nd pen.
E. Brosions Black Langshan 1st
pullet 2nd ckl.
Mrs. B McGinley Light Brahmas
2nd pen.
E. J. Rockefeller Oklahoma City
1st pen 1st ckl 1st pullet.
A. Rice Lexington Partridge Coch-
ins 1st pen
G. W. Burkes Buff cochin no premi-
um.
E. J. Rockefeller Oklahoma City
Indian Game 1st pen 1st ckl 1st and
2nd pullet
Fred Renner Indian Game no
premium.
Geo. Burke Silver spangled Ham-
burg 1st pen 1st cock 1st ckl 2nd pen
1st hen and 1st pullet.
A. McDaniel white Leghorn 1st
ckl and 1st pullet.
W. H. Long white Legeorn 1st pen
2nd ckl 2 pullet.
M, L. McCreary Single comb brown
Leghorn no premium.
J. J. Baker Single combed brown
Leghorn 1st cock 1st hen 2nd pen.
Dr. A. A. Gregory Oklahoma City
Single combed Brown Leghorn 1st
pen 1st ckl 1st and 2nd pullet.
Capt. Furbee white faced Black
Spanish. 1st hen.
Judge B. F. Williams white faced
Black Spanish 1st ckl 1st pullet.
U. O. Prickett black Minorca 1st
and second pullet.
Fred. Dilling Buff Cochin Bantams
1st hen 1st ckl.
Mrs. Mary McGill white Pekin
ducks 1st drake.
Fred Dilling white Pekin ducks 2nd
i drake.
Fred Dilling M. B. Turkeys 1st
ckl 2nd pullet.
W. ti. Long M. B. Turkeys 2nd
c«l 1st pullet
J. L. Side M. B. Turkeys no
premium.
Geo. Burke white Bantams no
McCall
Has it for
Less,
premium.
John Reynolds Golden Bantams no
premium.
J. S. Smalley Belgian Hares first
premium.
Ross Bridgewater white Rabbits
no premium.
A. s. Alexander white Rabbits no
premium.
Joe Klingsmith and Mrs. M. Mc-
Gill tied on the highest scoring bird
from Cleveland county. Joe's white
Rock pullet and Mrs. McGills white
Wyandotte pullet each scoring 95J
points. The Prize was equally divid-
ed.
A. McDaniel carried off the pre-
mium on his Black Langshans for
highest scoring pen from Cleveland
county score 189 1-16.
There were 310 birds shown.
The show was a grand success
financially and every other May.
Seawells Rainbow the only one in
America won first 2nd and 3rd prem-
ium score 235i.
The third annual show will be held
next winter and promises to be great-
er than ever.
OSCAR LEVERICH IS DISCHARGED.
When there was but about $16 pur
capita of money a Republican ad-
ministration opposed the further
coinage of silver and favored retiring
the greenbacks. A protest went up
from the people hy the way of the
formation of the Greenback party
and by reason of this protest there is
silver and greenback money amount-
ing to about nine hundred million
dollars. Accidental discoveries of
gold, for which the Republican party
can claim no credit, have added
largely to the gold supply. Had the
Republican administrations been per-
mitted to carry out their program,
and had gold hunters been less lucky
the supply of money in the United
States would have been only about
half what it is now, and the terrible
times of the latter seventies would
have grown more terrible. The
Greenback and People's parties have
done much for the country, but their
work is not quarter done. The money
supply is now but $30 per capita.
Twenty-five years ago reformers de-
manded $50 per capita, which was
a just demand. Now, after the long
money drouth during which the
wealth produced by the people has
pone into the hands of a few, an in-
crease in the supply of money to
much more than $50 per capita is de-
manded by equity. This is not all
the money reformjthat is needed. The
government now issues money to
banks—makes money and loans it to
notional banks, charging them but
one-half of one percent interest—$5
a year for the use of $1,000. Money
should be issued direct to the people,
who would gladly pay two or three
per cent and give good security .The
banks are getting interest on several
dollars for every dollar they own.
This they do by loaning credits on
their books, or what is the same,
loaning actual money and that
money coming right back to the
banks by way of deposits. The
government should do the banking
business. Unless it does, the power
of compound interest will consume
the substance of the people. Interest
to the government would go indirectly
to alt the eighty millions of people
and thus interest, which under pres-
ent systems is rapidly concentrating
wealth in the hands of the few,
would give a general diffusion of
money paid as interest. Banks are
public utilities that should be owned
by the people.—Mo. World.
Public Installation.
The W. O. W. Lodge will hold pub-
lic installation servicss Thursday
evening January 21st. All W. O. W,
men are cordially invited to attend.
Good speaking and a good time
generally is assured.
Box Supper.
\ box Supper for the benefit of the
library will be held at the Enterprise
school house Friday evening January
22nd.
Judge Stephson Decided That He Acted
in Self Defense When He Struck His
Brother-in-law,
Oscar Leverich, accused of the mur-
der of Oscar Smith south of the city
a month or so ago, was discharged by
Judge Stephenson at the conclusion
of the preliminary examination, the
judge holding that the evidence
showed that Leverich was acting in
self-defense when he struck the blow
that killed his brother-in-law. Reed
and Seegar, accused of being acces-
sories, had previously been discharg-
ed. The defendants were represent-
ed by Colonel J. W. Johnson, while
Attorney Fulton represented the
territory in the absence of County
Attorney Ramer.
Last week Norman's bowling team
went to Oklahoma City feeling quite
confident that the Oklahoma City
team would be vanquished on its own
alley's. When the Norman team ar-
rived they found the Oklahoma City
boys quite nervous; but when the
Norman team saw the old bowling
veterans Layton, Harris and Fisher
take the alleys for Oklahoma City
it was the Norman teams time to
take a little buckague. The game
opened up, however and was in doubt
until nearly the finish the Oklohoma
City team winning by only 89 pins.
Layton saved the game for Oklaho-
ma City by leading high man on his
own team 155 pins. The Averages
made by Oklahoma City team were
192, 151 and 147; by the Norman team
162, 157 and 153 or an average of 163
to 157 in favor of Oklahoma City's
team of veteran bowlers on their own
alley's.
A Big Find-
It is reported that a portion of the
largest mastodon skeleton ever yet
known to modern science was recent-
ly unearthed near Belvidere, N. Y.
It is stated that there were four
vertebrae found which measured six
inches each and other bones in pro-
portion. Prof. Stewart of the
Smithsonian Institute at Washing-
ton is authority for the statement
that the animal when alive would
have measured over 25 feet in length
and 13 feet in height. He further
estimates that it has been at least
25,000 years since this monster rang
ed the hills and valleys of New York
Marriage Licenses,
During the past week there were
but four licenses to wed issued from
the Probate court office and all these
were given out on last Monday, so it
appears that matrimony has itH
flourishing times as well as other
enterprises. The following is the
list:
Kalph Arnold 23
Laura Doke 18
Henry S. Ppillips 22
Ada Perkins 18
Frank E. Van Dyke 27
Margaret R Frick 2<
Henry C. Foote 24
Cora Amos 19
They Meet and Have Duel-
A few days ago two farmers of
Logan county who had had. some ser-
ious misunderstanding between them
accidently meet while out hunting1
and without any ceremony opened
fire on each other. They were both
so badly hurt that they were not in a
condition to be taken to jail at last
reports.
Cause of Des Moines Fire.
It has been found that the great
fire which did over a quarter of a
million dollars damage to the Iowa
state lio.se was caused by an electric
wire worker dropping a lighted can-
dle in the attic while at work. It is
' believed the candle was dropped by
mere accident so the man will not be
prosecuted for incendiary.
For Sale-
Two 50 foot lots 240 feet deep
facing University Boulevard for sale
at a bargain if taken soon. For
particulars Inquire at this office.
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