The Lawton Constitution. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 14, 1904 Page: 1 of 4
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Lawton Constitution.
SUCCESSOR TO THE ELGIN EAGLE.
WEEKLY EDITION.
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LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 14, 1904
Vol. II.
THE CITY NATIONAL BANK
The New Country's
Candidate for Congress.
OF LAWTON
MONE^
Capital, Surplu
and Profits
$36,000.^2
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ENGLISH. Pre*
$1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANC
No. 20.
Accident Was Fatal
Tuesday morning at 2:44 o'clock
Mrs. Imogene Reeee died at the home
of the Misses Reed onC avenue.
Mrs. Reecc was one of the ladies in-
jured in the runaway a few days ago
on C street. She and her mother were
thrown from the buggy and the mother
was thought,to have been seriously
1 injured while Mrs. R ece s injuries
| were n( t deemed serious.
The mother recovered and was soon
as well as ever. The daughter's in-
juries, while more lasting, were not
thought to be serious until last Satur-
day when she became much worse On
Sunday she became irrational and re-
mained so until she died.
„ , , K. H. McDcrri®, Vice Pres.
C. E. McDurr.., President. Mcnwr|. Ca.hjer.
E. R. MeDcrrir, Assistant Cathler.
The Bank of Lawton,
LAWTON,
OKLAHOMA.
Capital. $10,000 Fully P.id, A General B.okiaf Bssi.es* Tr.ns.cte4
There I. no Bank In Comanche county better able to handle yoor business.
One block west of Comef FoUftH and Ave D. W "rfme Deposit.
Land < IBee. v
Farmers CaU and See lis
We do not pay Interest at the rate of« per cent
tat wlll^y the principal wbeD .be people want lt.
To Fishermen. Judge Johnson Gone.
After July 1st company fishing Judge J. T. Johnson left Sunday
oarties on the military reservation will for his old home at Decatur, Texas^
■. Mrs. Johnson will follow the last of
be required to secure permus from the wjn make that
.. W'M make that
adjutant at Fort Sill. These permits their Juture home. The judge
can be obtained without any expense accepted a position as the
whatever at the adjutant's office. 1 manager of the water works,
\
The following restrictions are placed
on fishing and company parties, and
it is requested that they be carried
out, viz:
Camps to be left clean; all refuse,
garbage and cans to be buried. All
bass six inches lonff or under to be at
once put back in the water. All
•roppie and rock bash (planted last
winter) ->' .ny size tt> be carefully un-
hooked an* retUrhtd to the Slream.
Only single hook and line to be used.
No 9et libes, trop nets, seines or ex-
plosives of any kind will be allowed.
Nets for catching minnows may be
used, but only such minnows as are
smitable for bait in size and kind will
be taken and only in such nun.bers as
are required for immediate use.
Co-ope ration of all will afford good
sport during the season and those who
do not comply will be refused permits.
Hugh Kiukman.
1st Lieut, and Squad. Ad., Sth Cav.
LOST.
Money lost by not using the Con-
stitution want columns when you de-
sire to buy, sell or rent.
electric light plant and a flouring
mill all combined, the principal inter-
est of which is owned by his son-in-
law, Mr. Perkins. Judge Johnson is
one of God's noblemen and his depart-
ure from Lawton is sincerely regretted
by a large number of friends. He ex-
pects to return to Lawton later and
round out the honorable career began
here as one of our pioneer citizens.
rION. LESLIE P. ROSS.
To Increase Thetf Business.
E. W. president ami J. B. Rus-
sell, Vice presidedt of the Lawton Ice
and Futl company, were in the city
several days this week looking after
their busiuess interests.
The company has made arrange-
ments to start a broom factory in con-
nection with their other business and
will be in the market for all the broom
corn raised in Comanche county. Mr.
Lloyd is showing them the beauties of
the Wichita mountains as a summer
resort.
Goes to Walter.
Edward Mullen departed Monday for j
Walter where he goes to accept the
position of bookkeeper in the First I
National bank at that place. Ed. is a
bright young man of this city. He
graduated from the Lawton Business
college this spring. His many friends
in Lawton wish him much success.
JENNINGS & JENNINGS,
attorneys at law,
LAWTON, OB LA.
Money to Loan
TO FARMERS.
WKltT H office, -H* 1-* ! ▼.,
|he Mirror of the
c I Those having lm-
SOUl. paired sight ueed-
each month.
I C DISS, Optical Specialist
trfllce. 411 Ave 1>, Boon. Mo.8. Phone «6.
Ketch, Trent & Co.,
REAL ESTATE
and Farm Loans
Money to Loan on t arms.
Long Time. Lowest Kates. No
Delay. See us before you bor
row.
Opposite p. • Lawton, Okla
Purchase Lots.
Ixits 1,2 and 3 in block 40, were pur-
hased this week by the Bet.bow-Hor-
ton Hardware company. The deal was
made by J. W. Weightman, the real
estate agent. These lots are on the
corner of C avenue and Fourth street
and were formerly owned by Mr.
Callahan of Omaha. The purchase
price was $6,000.
Advertised Letter List.
The following is the list of letters re-
maining uncalled for in the postofflce
at Lawton, Okla., for the week ending
July 11, 1904:
Fowler, Mrs Jake Fow:er Mrs Emma
Franci-co, Mary Kerby Miss Etta
Weadfh Id, Mary F Erastus, Baker
Brawn, J H Bostic M C
Davis, E Squire Harsch, C H
Matthews, S M
Miller, Henry
Summers, Worthy
Waters, I) S
103 Ave.E.
Keys Levi
MeClesky, J D
Morris, W P
Walace, W B
Ware, James A
POSTAL CARDS.
Black, J C Russel, J G
dead letters.
Herley, Mrs M H
Advertised letters willbe-fent to the
The new country, rolls up substantial Democratic ;
majorities will present one oi the ablest men in the Territory to i
the Democratic congressional convention, which convenes at <
Oklahoma City on the 26th of this month.
Leslie P. Ross, one of the best known men in the councils of
the Democratic party in Oklahoma, early received the splendid
endorsement of Comanche county, by being permitted to select
the delegation to the congressional convention. This delegation,
the third largest in the territory will go to Oklahoma City and use
every honorable means to nominate their candidate and when the
delegates from other parts of the territory have an opportunity to
meet him and are impressed with his strong personality it is be-
lieved that he will lead in the convention.
Colonel Ross enjoys an extemlve acquaintance throughout
the territory. He has resided in Oklahoma since April 22 1S89, .
and had t><« distinction of being chairman of the Democrotic •
Territory .imittee, the only time when Oklahoma Democrats .
had any standing at the federal pie counter, during President •
Cleveland's second administration. J
Colonel Ross is a Democrat who never sulks in his tent. He J
believes the best test of a party man is to vote the ticket. He J
has advocated his party's principles and its nominees, in J
season and out of season. He is an able lawyer, a clever tactician j
and a forcible man upon the rostrum. t*'*"' •
A detailed account of Colonel Ross' career, more extensive, •
perhaps than will appear In the congressional directory when he •
! .hall have been elected to congress from Oklahoma, informs us .
! that he was born in Onachita county, Ark., February 4, 1663, .
I lived on a farm until 12 yaara of age, when he entered a printing .
! office and learned the printers'trade. He was educated in the .
I printing office and in private schools; studied law and was ad- .
' mitted to the bar when 19 years of age. He came to Oklahoma •
: in the tirst "great rush" on April 22,1889, and was elected city •
5 attorney under the first provisional government of South Okla- •
5 homa City on the Saturday following the opening. J
J Colonel Ross was enrolled as a member of the bar of the Su- ,
• preme coutt of Oklahoma on the first day of the meeting In 1890, I
! and he has since been admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court .
J of the United States. He moved from Oklahoma City to Norman .
5 in 1890. ;
: Colonel Ross was a member of the convention that organized .
S the Democratic party in the territory held at Oklahoma City in .
I ,890, and has been a member of each succeeding convention, .
S but one. He represented Cleveland county in the upper house .
; of the Oklahoma legislature in 1893, and was regarded as the ;
• leader of the Democratic side. •
! He was elected chairman af the Territorial committee to fill ;
• a vacancy in 1892 and was re-elected for the full term at the con-
• gressional convention that year. Colonel Ross was tendered sue-
• cessively, the appointment as governor and of secretary of Ok,a-
• homa by President Cleveland in 1*93, but declined on account of .
• having espoused the cause of candidates. He was after-
• wards appointed receiver of the Oklahoma City land office, in ;
. • which capacity he served four years. .
He had the unanimous support of his home county for con- .
J grt ss in 1900. Colonel Ross was the first mayor of the city of .
: Lawton. One ef his first official acts was to go to Washington .
I City and secure the passage by congress of a bill appropriating .
I $150,000 of the town lot fund for waterworks sewers school .
J houses etc., for the city of Lawton, the original legislation fail- .
J ing to set aside any part of this fund for municipal improvements. .
I the wisdom of the Oklahoma City convention, Colonel •
: Hoss is named as the standard hearer of the Democracy of Okla- .
' homa he will not only arouse enthusiasm in the Democratic .
1 counties of the territory and get out a larger Democratic vote .
J ti,an has ever been polled, but he will carry the war into the .
2 enemies'country and at once place the Republican nominee on .
S the defensive by forceful aggressive tactics. The canvass will be .
5 such a political combat as Oklahomans have not b2fore witnessed .
; and the Republicans will gain no more successes by superior j
• generalship. •
have returned to her home at Keener,
Ark., the day following her death.
The remains were buried in the
Lawton cemetery Wednesday.
Hoosier Colony.
The preliminary meeting of the
Hoosier colony was well attended last
Monday. A.c.Cooper presided and W.
H. Hornady was secretary. A Hoosier
rally was decided on to occur during
the week of the county fair and the
temporary officers were instructed to
make all necessary arrangements
ivery native born Hoosier or others
who enjoyed a long residence in Indi-
ana were requested to immediately
write thc«ecretary at Fort Sill, giving
their present postoffice address and the
county in Indiana where they have
resided. The temporary officers were
select3d as follows: Rev. M. Porter,
president; J. T.White, vice president;
OVER THE COUNTY.
Little Bits of News Gathered
From Our Exchanges.
Frederick people are making ar-
rangements for a two or three days'
picnic about August 10.
The city of Hastings has secured the
required amount of real esta'e for park
purposes and wil 1 l e ahle to secure a
patent soon.
The Mod rn Wo dinan camp of
Frederick will give an ice cream social
on A. D. Windsoi's lawn on Thursday
She was to evening, July 21.
Clias. Harper, living west ot here,
has quite a crop of corn this season.
He has one five acre field from which
he expects to husk 600 bushels of the
golden grain.—Frederick Enterprise.
Arrangements are being made for a
base ball tournament to be held July
20, 21 and 22. Tb business men are
subscribing fund irry through the
project. It is expected that Lawton,
Cordell, and Wichita Falls will be
here.—Frederick Enterprise.
The following rural free delivery
routes have been ordered established
August 1: Ingersoll. Woods county
one additional route; area covered 3^
square mi'es; population,445; Temple,
Comanch. county, two routes; arei
covered, 53 square miles; population,
892.
Ed Carter drove into the country
west of town Tuesday and was stir-
Sill.
Stood the Test.
i.resident, j. i. ™mi*-, r~ v , * ...
E.E.Shipley, treasurer, all of Law- pri8ed at the good appearance of the
ton1 and A. C. Cooper, secretary, Fort crops. Considerable of the cotton
was knee high. J. M. Gollaher had a
fifty acre field of this height which
had scarcely a weed.—Frederick En-
terprise.
On the night of.July 1 J.L.Young
shot and killed Columbus Smith north-
west of here near Otter creek. It
seems from accounts which have
reached us that Smith was the aggres-
sor and that Yonng shot him in self
defense. Smith went to Young's house
started the quarrel and drew a pistol,
when Young shot him,—Manitou Field
Glass.
The new Steele bridge will soon bd
completed as far as the contraot was
let for, but the bridge will be left up in
the air. There will be a nine foot fill
to make logetupo= the bridge. J. N.
Johnson and J. H. Cunningham went
before the county commissioners this
week and they are to come down Sat-
urday evening and investigate the con-
dition and will give us what assistance
they can.—Waurika News.
Capt. J. W. Kinkade and son called
Word has been received from the
government to the McQuatters Plumb-
ing comp-ry, that the Lawton pressed
brick had stood the test and that they
could be used by the company in the
construction of the Lawton waterworks
system. This is a big thing for the
brick company as it settles all ques-
tions as to the quality of tnese brick.
This company, of which Mr. Hanna
is president, is now in shape to manu-
facture brick and can supply the local
demand with a first-class Quality. Let
all encourage the manufacture of Law-
ton pressed br ck.
Distributing Pipe.
Work is progressing on the water
works system. Three car loads of pipe
have arrived and are being unloaded
and distributed. In a few days the
pipe will be laid. Mr. McQuatters
has received bills for fifteen more car
loads of pipe. If is thought the sys , ^ ^ News office Wednesday and
tem will be completed long >ei ore >e d n8 some (jne broom corn,
expiration of the time limit fixed by
the contract
Sunday School Picnic.
The people of Zella township are
dead^t'ter offiVe at the expiratlwi of j be^give^'at Union*^3roTe°on
two weeks. Persons calling for these (gund ju)y 24. Adjoining town-
letters i lease say "advertised."^ ^ ' ^hipg take part and a big day is
" Anticipated.
J. T. WHITB, P. M.
Returned to Lawton.
H. C. Stubblefleld and wife have re-
turned from St. Louis. Mr. Stubble-
field has sold his slock in the Okla-
homa World's Fair association and will
probably resume his law practice here.
To Begin Drilling.
Tuesday morning the Chicago t il
company, who have been getting ready
for some time to bore for gns and oil,
steamed up and started tneir drill.
The drilling outfits that havo her. to-
fore been placed seem insignificant be-
side the thoroughly equipped outfit of
this company. They have casing on
hand and are in shape to proceed with-
out de'ay as they cin quickly repair
breaks and will not be delayed on ac-
count of lack of material with which
to work.
At Work.
Street Commissioner St. Clair has
began work on the race track. A num-
ber of men are at work tearing down
the fence anil getting the timber in
shape for future use.
) Work is being pushed on the new
! track which will be in readiness for
! the fair beginning September 12.
LnVfefciirinc
A commercial traveler who had been
much Impressed with the genial man-
ner of George I). Mackay said to him:
| "The next time I come within ten
miles of that Afterglow farm of yours
I'm going to stop and stay all night,
i "Don't do that," said Mr. Mackay
"Keep right on up to the farm."—New
York Times.
i In considering General Kuropatk'.n s
plans for taking pos«?88ion of Japan
itself the Japanese will doubtless be
Influenced by the fact that the general
has been credited with some attain-
monts as a humorist.
I Korea derives very little consolation
from the declarations that the war will
never be altwwed to proceed to an atwo-
- lute finish. Whatever happens, the
Hermit Kingdom is pretty likely to
'see Its finish."
showed ns some fine broom corn.
They have twenty-five acres now
growing and it is as good as can be
grown anywhere. This broom corn
will average about one ton to every
three acres and at the price it sold last
year, it will bring at least $800. That
will be a fair enumeration from 25
acrts of Oklahoma soil.—Hastings
News.
For a cripple J. M. Douglas makes a
labor record this season th.it is hard to
beat. He has prepared the ground and
put out ninft acres of corn, twenty-five
acres of milo maize, twelve acres of
kaffir corn and 40 acres of cotton, and
part of his crop he had t > plant the
second time. In addition to this he
broke 25 acres of sod and fenced 50
acres of land—all without help, and he
iB a cripple and 59 years old. Lots of
vim in this country.—Manitou Field
Glass.
Cases Set.
Judge Hussey has sounded th
docket of the Probate court an
f llowing caset have been set:
Alton Dawson Mer. Co. vs.
Winn, July 18.
Geo. Broe vs. E. Laws, Jul\ It
Stern. Lauer S. Co. vs. Ha
James, July 19.
Hock & Leberman vs. J. L. W
& C. C. M. Co., July 20.
Alton Dawson Mer. C«. vs. R ;Kee-
hen& McKeehen, July 23
E.
is Ac
,'gins
Bussla has decided to build an lio-
ip«se dock «t Port Arthur within the
u«*t four mouths. Several things,
towever, BtfJ happen in that time.
FAST TRAIN:
TO TEXAS.
The "Knty Fair 8peelalM leavea
Louis at 9:16a. m.; "The Katy Flyer" at
8:82 p. na.dally. These are good trains to
Texas, and equally good for an you# coir
lug to St. Louis from the Southwest.
The "Katy Fair facial"arrives In Lo..ls
at p. uj., giving a daylight ride
through "Old Ml/soura;" the "Katy
Flyer" at 7:27 n. uu
Would >om like my, picture In water
color effect, five colors? Rend luc to
ST. LOUIS,
MISSOURI.
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KATY
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