The Lawton Constitution. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 19, 1905 Page: 3 of 8
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TUTTLE
Client of Former Lawmaker
Would Like to Know His
Whereabouts.
MINOR HEWS ITEMS.
A deficit of $3,000,496 Is reported by
the pension bureau.
An earthquake shock was felt at
Santiago, Cuba, Sunday afternoon.
The total attendance at the Portland,
Ore., exposition is given at 2,545,509.
Another panic was caused Sunday in
Calabria, Italy, hv an earthquake
shock.
The artillerymen recently Injured In
the stampede of horses at Fort Riley
A peculiar contest case is up in the will all recover.
land office today. It Involves the pos- Thirteen persons were injurd by tbe
session of the e 1-2 sw 1-4 and e 1-2 nw derailment of a trolley car in Detroit,
1-4 of section 21, township 1 north Mich., recently.
range 17. At the opening of the Five firemen weer Injured and prop-
country J. T. Hilton made application valued at $130,000 was destroyed
for a restoration of his rights because 'n a Sunday Are In Chicago.
of a former entry, and asked that he' Because of dissatisfaction with their
be allowed to enter this piece of land Ila8,0,ra * Cnthollc congregation of
which is near Sibony. His application "°1;,hlr!d a "peclal ,rMD
. . ' ' and went to Chillicothe to worship
was suspended awaiting the .orion of ^ Rt £hr„
the commissioner, Then came Mr. tlanla Norway ,hat Fr|djof NanRpn
and made application for entry i the Aratlc explorer, will be appointed
NEW HOME
which was rejected by the Lawton
land office because of prior application
of Hilton. Forhls' attompy was ex-
Representative J, " 'uttle. tVhile
these propositions wt... ^tailing Forbis
made an appeal from the objections of
the Lawton office. A. Moore then ap-
peared and applied to Tuttle to pur-
chase his client's right which Tuttle
Norwegian minister to Washington.
Demonstrations on a large scale took
place at itt. Petersburg on the occasion
of the removal of the body of the late
Prince Troubetskoy to Moscow for
buH«'
A cow lying unseen on tho Illinois i
Central tracks near Seaton. 111., caused 'order was made by this body. J. W
the ditching of a double-header freight | Henderson, representing Mr. Mart in
Bold for $35 and tiled relinquishment, j SHU!" PmPl°ye" ,n j and °the"' 9P°k" 10 the council re-
Moorp also nnrnhaaeii tmm trii^n v.io . I garding the matter and stated that as
rights for 8riio ther i, ■ it' i HPIT Mo"fir' Pnlsslan minister ot I the city had once established the
rights for 8500, thereby getting a clear , commerce and industry, has resigned.'ad it „.oui(i be a )iar(1 niHt-.„r .
track, when he was allowed to enter He will be succeeded by Herr Del-' "would be a hard matter to
Mayor and Council Hold First
Meeting In the New
City Hall.
The first business transacted in the
new city hall by the council wi's atthe
meeting held last evening, presided
over by Mayor Jones. The members
were present except Lindaley, Ander-
son and Flood. The meeting wasvery
interesting and much business was at-
tended to.
A sworn statement was read, signed
by J. W. Riley, Lawti n's first city en-
gineer, stating that the south side of
Ci avenue near the J. W. Martin build-
ing, had been surveyed for the city by
him and reported same to the city,
whereby Martin constructed the side-
walk in front of his building. The city
clerk was instructed to look up the
minutes of the city council about the
date mentioned and ascertain what
in hit. own name. Shortly thereafter
Forbis appeared and alleged that Tut-
tle liad no right or authority to dispo ?
of his rights in the premises. He has
brought a contest against Moore and
asks that he be allowed to enter the
land, claiming that Tuttle had bartered
away his property. They can not
locate Tuttle.
Won't Number Mail Boxes.
The order providing for the number-
ing of rural mail boxes which was to
have been called pending investigations
by the postoffice astothe effect oft'.e
order. The recall of the order followed
a protest by various trade organizations,
including the Kansas City Commercial
club.
E. M. Clendening, secretary of the
Kansas Commercial club, was recently
in St.J.ouis, where'he attended the con-
vention of secretaries of trade organi-
zations at the Jefferson hotel Wednes
day and Thursday.
"We formally protested against this
order," said Mr, Clendening, "and we
were advised that it would not be en-
forced until our protest was con-
sidered.
We regard the order as inimical to
various trade interests, not demanded
by any one, and of no use except for
advertising purposes.
Soldiers Arrested.
Corporals William O'Brian and
Henry Butler of the Eighth battery of
artillery from Fort William Russell,
Wyoming, were arrested last evening
by Deputy Sheriff John Dossett, on the
charge of assault and battery and
wounding Walter Hockensmith, a
cripple boy who is in the employ of
Cram's livery stable.
They immediately gave a $25 bond
each for their appearance in court to-
day. Their caaeB were Continued un-
til tomorrow morning.
It is alleged that Hockensmith was
returning from the Post night before
last and was confronted by a number
of soldiers who demanded that he take
them back to the post. He refused and
was thrown from his vehicle and then
beaten. They turned the horse around
and did the driving, Hockensmith be-
ing put In the rear seat,
bruck, president of the province of
West Prussia.
Martin J. Sheridan of the I"!sh-Amer
loan Athletic club, of New York, beat
all records at throwing the discus Sun-
day, establishing a new world's record
of 13R feet three inches.
The Zion German Lutheran church
at Baltimore. Md., recently celebrated
its 150th anniversary. The pastor Dr.
Julius Haffmann was decorated with
the order of the crown by the German
emperor.
VnmlMer Still Active.
Jefferson City, Mo., Oct. 17.—W. D
Vandiver, superintendent of the state
Insurance department, Monday night
sent an official communication to the
St. Louis attorneys of the New York
Life Insurance company. The letter
says that a communication from the
Insurance company's attorneys is nei-
ther a denial or an admission of the
facts which he alleged In his letter
to the company in which he demanded
a change of management and states
that under a decision of the supreme
court the Missouri superintendent of
insurance has the absolute authority
to act in the matter.
change it. Mayor Jones said, "These
sidewalks will go to grade if wo have
to cut it down ourselves," Henderson
arose and said, '-They will not as long
as my clients stay with me."
A protest was entered by Frank Mo-
Masters against the building of a ce-
ment sidewalk on D avenue in front of
lot 15, bloc'- 50.
The claiii. committee was author-
ized to insure the city hall for 916,000
tornado insurance and 812,000 fire in-
surance, to be divided among the va-
rious companies.
The bills of $30 and $60 of the Law-
ton band were laid on the table.
The city clerk we.s authorized to pay
$77 to the |railroad as freight on coal.
This same carload of coal only cost
the city $33 atthe mines.
A saloon license was issued to R. P.
Dickerson. Liquor licenses are to ba
granted to Duncan & Co., and Chas.
Reynolds when they pay into the cit/
treasury 8101.
A committee of Wolverton and
Brewer were appointed by the mayor'
to act with ,him in the designation of
the rooms to be occupied by the differ-
ent city officials.
It came to the notice of the council
last evening that the C avenue con-
tract let for sidewalks only extended
from Railroad to Seventh and that the
part of J. O. Severns' contract which
called for curb was void, as it came
the burton demurrer. Pueblo Indians.
*ew Indictmctl^f.t ib. K.n... 8everal Poeblo Indian, were in the
s aior ■> Attacked upon Tech- n'ly Saturday attempting to (eli their
nicniitiea by tttornera- curios. They were on their way to the
Osage nation, having left their villages
St Louis, Oct. 17.—The hearing of in New Mexico twenty-five days pre-
arguments by Judge Vandeventer In vious to their arrival here. They are
the Vnlted State- circuit court on the | traveling overland in wagons. One of
demurrer of United States Senator j the|r party, a well educated buck, be-
i n of Kansas to the Indictment mnnK „,u
Profit* On to Mtnndan!.
St. Louis, Oct. 17.—Evidence that
two-thirds of the profits of the Waters-
Pierce Oil compnay are paid the Stand-
ard Oil company annually, was brought
out in the oil investigation Monday.
H. Clay Pierce, until recently president
of the compeny, It was stated, received i .
monthly dividends amounting to from I Un er a dlft0rent 'aw ant' is to be paid
25 to 50 per cent on 3996 shares, or all I for in teD year|y installments. Mr.
but four of the Waters-Pierce company | Severns stated that he thought it would
and his secretary sends two-thirds of j be a hard proposition to get any one to
this amount to the Standard Oil com- take the contract for curb under the
Pany. ! ten year payment plan as it would be
: impossible' to float the warrants or
bonds for this work.
charging him with having used his
influence In behalf of the Rlalto Grain
& Securities company of St. Louis be-
fore the Postollce department, began
Monday. Senator Burton was re-indict-
ed last spring after his case hnd been
sent back by the supreme court, and
the indictment charges him with re-
ceiving compensation, while a United
States senator, /or services rendered
In a case then pending in which the
I'nlted States government was Inter-
ested. Attorney Haynes, of Chicago,
counsel for Burton, declared that the
Indictment falls to charge that Burton
knew of.the case then pending against
the Rlalto company He contended that
the word "knowingly" In the indict-
ment only extends to the question of
his having accepted compensation,
and that it cannot be extended to be an
allegation that Burton knew of the caBe
pending.
" Attorney Havnes argued farther that
while the Indictment alieues that Sena-
tor Burton acreed to receive compensa-
tion for his services, It does not set out
with whom he agreed. The Indictment,
he argued, does not specify as to the
services render ~d or when services were
to be rendered.
It is alleged by the indictment.
Haynes stated, that, the question being
investigated hy the Postoffice depart-
ment was whether the Kialto company
had violated section 5480 of the crim-
inal statutes. The only power that
makes such an Investigation, he argued,
is a court, and if the Postoffice depart-
ment wn< making such an investigation
It was without right.
came much enraged when a reporter
for the Constitution approached him
for an interview. After answering a
few question he said, "If you want to
know anything more about me, you
just write the New York Journal, they
know who I am and all about me." He
Immediately walked away with indig-
nation.
Small Fire.
At 9:45 o'clock this morning fire
started in the corn crib at the
Humphreys Mill & Elevator at F and
Railroad, A hot b x on the shelter
caused the fire The fire department
did some quick work and therefore
saved the elevator whi. h joins the crib
on the east The loss will be quite ihT'^sslan forel^ office
slight.
EMPERORS SIGNED.
Copie of Peace Treaty Have Been
Duly Attested.
Brown Loses Out.
The land office U in receipt of the
commissioners letter of October 12,
affirming this office in holding the
entry for cancellation in the case of
Daniel \\ . Shaffer vs. John J. Brown,
Mr. Brown was the senior member of
Brown & Co. wholesale grocery
company, early day merchanu of
Lawton.
Ask for a Receiver.
R. I). Guest has filed a petition ask-
ing that a receiver be appointed for
i the Rock Island Development Co., of
| St. Louis and suing them for $150. The
BATTERY HORSES SrAMPEDE. I m^"er °f receivership will come up
1 In the district court on the 19th of this
On** Mnu Killed him! SI* Inj 11 r«*«l nt
Port RIIpj When Klffht HlfHorae
Ten in n It a a Auiij,
Junction Cilv, Kan. fl<t. 15.—Pri-
vate Albert Laste of the Twenty
Ninth battery of field artillery was
killed at Fort Riley at noon Friday,
Privates John Connelly and G. J.
Simpson of the same battery are
thought to be fatally Injured and
Privates Leary, Norman, Lancaster
and Cllne of the same organization
are In the hospital with broken limbs
and internal injuries. A large num-
ber of other artillerymen were badly
hurt. The accident that caused the
death of Laste and injury of the others
occurred about two miles north of
Fort Riley.
Price Arbitrated.
The Frisco is to pay Chewerye, a
Comanche Indian, #1,250 for nine and
one-half acres, consisting of a gravel
pit near Cache. This amount was
agreed upon by an arbitration com
mittee composed of J. M. Powers, L.
M. Oensman, and R. P. Sanders, who
-vere appointed on October 5th, by the
district court, to act in the case. I hese
gentlemen in company with Indian
Agent John F. Blackman, who suc-
ceeded Col. Randlett in behalf of the
Indian, and Dennis Flynn in behalf of
the railroad, went to Cache to view
the land. The amount of damage as-
sessed was very satisfactory to both
sides.
District Court Notes.
The cases of the Territory of Okla-
homa vs. D. A. Fields and S. P. Stew-
art, both on appeal, came up today in
the district court. The appeal was dis-
missed because of want of prosecution,
and the causes ordered to be re-
manded to the lower court with direc-
tion to enforce the judgment. The
petit jury was empa .eled yesterday
afternoon.
Theindiotment of the Territory of
Oklahoma vs. George Bodine, charging
him with passing forged insti'iimsntc,
was quashed th « morning and tin
case was re-eubmitted to tnu grand
jury.
Arrested "Bootlegger."
United Sta'es Marshal John Aber-
nathy yesterday afternoon arrested R.
S. McUarry on the charge of selling
liquor to Indians. He was given a
hearing before Judge Hugh R, Bland-
ing and plead guilty.
For an Improved Stock Shorn'.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 17.—Before
separating Saturday afternoon the di-
rectors of the American Royal Live
Stock show agreed to meet at the Hotel
Baltimore, November 14 to discuss next
year's show and the Improvements to
be made. The splendid success cf this
year's show has caused the managers
to discuss ambitious plans to greatly
Improve the show.
Sweden Itallflcd Treaty.
Stockholm. Sweden, Oct 14.—Both
houses of parliament have unanimously
adopted the government bill providing
for the ratification ot the Karlstad
treaty. There was no debate In the
lower house and the criticism In the
senate was confined to one or two
speakers who alleged that too much
consideration had been shown for Nor-
way by the Swedish delegates.
A resolutiomjwas adopted for the
construction of curbing and guttering
along C avenue fafter the plans and
specifications had been approved. The
advertisement was ordered inserted.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Li*t« Stuck,
Kansas City, Oct. 17.—Cattle—Beef
steers $4,256/6.10; western steers $2.75^4.26
native cows $1,754*4.75; native stockera
|2.75tN.25. Hogs $5.15<?f6.22. Sheep $4.00®
5.25; spring lambs. $5.50@7.26.
Chicago, Oct. 17.—Cattle—Prime steers,
$3.70^)6.90; stackers and feeders, $2.1S@4.30
cows $1.25@4.50. Hogs mixed and butch-
ers. $5.00^5.55. Sheep fair to choice mixed
$4.00©5.30; native lambs $7.75(&"8.00.
St. Louis, Oct. 17.—Beef steers. $2.0005.!*
stockers and feeders $2.00fg>3.70; cows and
heifers $2.00^4.50; Texas steers $2.50^3.50
Hogs—Pigs and lights $4.86615.40 Sheep
—Natives $4.00^6.00; lambs $5.00&7.35.
drain.
Kansas City, Oct. 17.—Wheat—Close-
Unchanged; December, 76?i; M.iy,
78%; Cash No. 2 hard, 78@80; No. 3, 77079:
No. 4, 73>4®76; rejected, 70#7SH; No. 2 red.
88; No. 3 8G&S7. Corn—Unchanged: De-
cember 3 H®39%; May, 39^; Cash No. 2
mixed. 46%; No. 2 white. 51®M51V4; No. 3,
50%@61 Oats—Lower—No. 2 white, 28 No
2 mixed, 26%.
Chicago, Oct. 17.—Wheat—No. 2 red 87%
No. 3 red, 8594((i'87^; No. 2 hard, 83%Q
863i; No. 3 hard, 81ji85; No. 1 northern,
871i®89; No. 2 northern, 84"4<S?S7; No. 3
spring, 80©85. Corn—No. 2. 50%®51; No.
3, 50%. Oats—No. 2, 28; No. 3. 27%.
St. Louis. Oct. 17.—Wheat—Close—Fu-
tures higher, cash easy—No. 2 red cash
elevator, 86 i8 : track. 90^92; December.
May, 86(080^.: No. 2 hard, 82@85%.
Corn—Weaker—No. 2 cash, 50; track. 50@
51%; December, 11%; May, 41\. Oats—
Lower—No. 2 cash, 27%; tra.-k, 2C%; De-
cember, 27%; May, 2t%@2ia4; No. 2 white,
29.
KnilNiia City Produce.
Kansas City, Oct. 17. -Kggs 18%c per
doz. Poultry-liens 9%®10c; springs 11®
12; turkeys, li@13, pigeons, 75c per doz.
Hutter—Creamery, extra. 2fl%; first IS
Devlin Will Not lie There.
Topeka, Kan., Oct. 17.—C J. Devlin,
the bankrupt millionaire coal operator,
will not he present at the meeting of
his creditors here October 1&, as had
been planned. Mr. Deviin who is now
in Europe, expected to sail ir. time to
reach Topeka the night before the
meeting. He has changed his plans,
however, and will sail from Queens-
town on the Cunard liner Coronit, Oc.
tober 18 At least a part of the business
to come b°fore the creditors will ha\e
to be postponed until a later meeting
to be held after Mr. Devlin's arrival.
Rilllentloniil Special Train.
Manhattan, Kan . Oct 17—The Kan-
sas State Agricultural college will run
a special educational train over the
Mr. Severns was instructed to make i Rock Island system in Kansas, begin-
all cuts and fills along the lots on C ' "'ns November 1. The trip will last
avenue for which hejhas the contract, two wfp|is- an(l nearly 150 towns will
and to allow them to settle before the ! ' P v'site(i Thirty minute stops will
sidewalk is laid and pending the letting I ma(1e' an'' '^tures on the growing
of the curb contract. and care of corn and wheat will be
Tho i i , ma<Je by professors from agricultural
The matter of lot owners moving colleges.
dirt from gradej was discussed and it j -
was ordered that no dirt be moved ' K n« « Foeitire cuptamd.
only upon the, order of the city engi-( San Francisco, Oct. 17.—John Seeley
month. J. A. Ryan has also sued this
company for $300.
Hail at Altus.
A severe hail storm Is reported at
Altus in Greer County last evening.
It broke a number of window panes.
Mrs. Ferris Dead.
Mrs. ScottJFerris, Sr., of near Wal-
ter, mother of Representative Scott
Ferris of this city, died at her home
yesterday. She was buried from her
residence at 1:30 o'clock this after-
noon. A number of people went down
from here to attend the tuneral.
*•' Officially Ended Oct. 14--
President Hoo.evrlt Sotlfled
Flr.t An Mark of
Re* pact.
Washington, Oct 16.—The emperor
of Russia and the emperor of Japau
Saturday signed theii respective cop-
lea of the peace treaty thus officially
ending the war.
Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassa-
dor called at the State department and!
saw Secretary Root. While he b.ad no
official advices on the subject informa-
tion had reached him to the effect that
the emperor of Russia had early in the
day aflixed his signature to the copy
of the treaty drawn at Portsmouth an.:
engrossed on vellum at Su Petersburg.
It was not necessary for the ambassa-
dor to convey this Information official-
ly to the State department, for, ac-
coniing to the plan arranged Friday.
was to advise
the French government of the act of
signature and that government In turn
was to advise the Japanese government.
A few minutes after noon Minister
Takahlra appeared at the state depart-
ment with a message stating that tbe
emperor of Japan had signed the treaty
at Tokio. A cablegram was Immedi-
ately sent to Snenrer Kddv, charge or
the American emba^.v at St. Peters-
burg who was Instructed to Inform thf*
Russian foreign office that, the emper-
or of Japan had performed his part and
fo these copies of the treaty having
been duly signed, and each of the great
nations lately engaged in hostilities
having been officially informed of th<>
fact, the Russo-Japanese war which
began February S. 1!WM, with the at-
tack by Togo's fleet upon the Russian
ships at Port Arthur, terminated of-
ficially Saturday, October 14.
F.,i
I>I« *«'m Mu«it \'o< Innlrnrt.
Washington, Oct. 17.—The President
Monday through the state department
published an executive order of con-
sequence to every employe In the civil
service of the I'nlted States. No explan
ation of the underlying reason for its
Issue Is given. The order is as follows.
No officer or employe of the govern-
ment shall directly or Indirectly In-
struct or be concerned In any manner
In the instruction of any person or
classes of persons with a view to their
special preparation for the examina-
tions of the U. S. civil service commis-
sion. The fact that any officer or em-
ploye is found so engaged shall be con-
sidered sufficient cause for his removal
from the service.
"Theodore Roosevelt."
"October, 13, 1905." **
neer.
The old awnings which rest upon the
sidewalk are to go as fast as the new
sidewalks are constructed.
The matter of stone curbing was
taken up and it was decided that stone
should be used from Seventh to Rail-
road on C avenue instead of cement.
William Julian purchased of the city
the iron safe in the old city hall for
8150.
A resolution to allow the Arthur
Mill company to place a switch from
the Frisco track to the mill was intro-
duced but no action was taken upon it.
The report of the city marshal and
police judge show S420.50 fined and
collected iri the month of September.
Bills were allowed as follows:
Texas Mfg Co, supplies . . . .% 58 00
Chas Mitschrich, atty Meis case 100 00
W T Fnqua, hauling freight . . 5 00
Champlin Lumber Co, lumber . 8 50
Chas Turner, supplies 16 go
F M English, rent city jail ... 18 00
Water-Pierce Oil Co, oil 2fi 2i
Bank of Lawton, rent 80 00
State Capital, record city council 9 00
Elmer Terry, feeding prisoneis 1050
Champlin Lumber Co, lumber . 3 60
F A Lewis special po'iceman .
Henry Boyle, repairing harness
Street commissioners' pay roll
Lawton Constitution, sewer war-
rants
Freight, car coal
\\ E Stammer, special policeman
was arrested here Sunday evening and I
will be sent back to Pittsburg, Kan.. |
where it is alleged he Jumped a $non j
bail bond. Seeley was arrested in
Pittsburg where he acted as mail clerk
on January 4, 1902, and charged with
opening United States mail. He was
released on $500 bail but when his case
was called he did not appear.
Cnse of Mlhtnken Identity.
Atchison, Kan., Oct. 17.—Floyd
White, who was supposed to have com-
mitted suicide at Kansas City last
week, Is alive and well at St. Joseph,
Mo. The Kansas City body was
brought to AtchiRon and is now at the
home of Floyd White's father. There
is a marked resemblance between
Floyd White and the unknown dead
man.
Points of Perfection.
Company M of Oklahoma City re-
ceived a record of 74.9 us its points < t
perfection during the Chandler en-
campment; Signal Corps, Blackwell,
74.8; Engineer Corps, Lawton, 74.4,
Company B, Chandler, 74.2. Lawton
only misBed the firBt prize one-half
point.
Real Estate.
October 16th, 1905.
U S to \\ m W McMillian pat nw7 4s
10.
Mary F Huber to B H Miller wd lot 4
blk 16 Lawton $475.
T C Hulcahy to Silas Rouch wd lot
10 b a 7 Temple Hgts Mo.
Geo S Hawkins toj D Wilion wd nw
8 ne 7 3s 17 86080.
Frederick Town Co to J L Lair wd 1
5 6 b 53 Frederick $60.
.1 W Weightman to J A S lf wd e j
iot 2 Weightmans sub division $300.
Anna L 8mith to W A Keen wd n 25
ft 1 20 b 76 add to Walter $25.
I, A 1 rope to Sessie LTobinwd block ' lienrM w m \„t Debate.
1 & 2 Tropes 5. acre tracts $350. j New York, Oct. 17.—William R.
R I. Kennedy to 8 D Wham wd lot Hearst, the Municipal Ownership
23 to 28 blk 55 Sterling S125. l.eaguP candidate for mayor, Monday
P B Thomasson t^o V L Morford wd 1 nlRht 'l^cllnod to accept a challenge
13 14 15 16 b 46 Hastings $100 nf Wllllsm M- 'he Republican
F B Cassel to Jas Watkins wd ne 14 ! I10minee' to a""ear in a debate.
43 9 ! Warren. ArU.. ^7,,re.
Marion Bedwell to F B Collins <S: J L ! Dermott, Ark., Oct. 13.—Fire Thurs-
I'aylor wd s <2 se 1 n \ ne 12 4n 9 $1. day In the town nf Warren destroyed
J A Marley to A R Porter wd Its 17 eight business houses valued at $80,-
18 19 20 b 54 .Marleys add $100. on which there was an insurance
of $3,250. The fire is supposed to
Physician's Contest. have been ,he work of incendlarie8-
lr\ Ihk to Ho IImHod fn Abb>y. x
London, Oct. 17.—The dean of West-
minster, Rev. Joseph Armitage Rob-
inson, announced Monday evening .that
having received a request signed by
leading membt:s of the dramatic pro-
fession. and othfr persons of distinction
he hnd consented to the interment'of
the hodv of Sir Henry Irving in West-
minster Abbey.
Johann Hoeh'a H-arlng Hominy. ^
Springfield, 111., Oct. 14.—The state
filed its brief Friday in the Johann
Hoch murder case, and it will be sub-
mitted to the supreme court by oral ar-
guments and briefs next Monday. No
decision will be rendered by the court
before the December term.
liuieriinieiil Won III Recover Land.
Tacoina, Wash.. Oct 17.—In the fed-
eral court Monday six cases were filed
through Attorney General Moody to
recover to the government, title to
lands In Oregon, Wafhington and Cal-
ifornia out of which the government
bad been defrauded.
A physician'8 medical case was the
prise tor which all the physicians of
Jerry Simpson'. Condition Critical.
Wichita, Kan., Oct. 17.—Ex-Congress-
man Jerry Simpson was very low Mon-
day night. The hemorrhage attack Mon-
day was unusually severe and left him
In a very weak condition. He is un-
able to take nourishment of any kind.
Lawrence f;ei Natural linn.
Lawrence, Kan., Oct. 17.—Natural
gas was turned into the mains here
, Monday noon and the town is enjoying
• 'he luxury It has been promised for a
10 20 long time. The gas seems to be entir-
100 17 ly satisfactory.
7 00 |
7/ Co
10;
Bids to be Received.
Bids will be received by Mayor Jones
To Pill Norwegian Throne.
Christiania, Norway, Oct. 14. The
Aftenposten says that the government
and the Storthing will take immediate
steps to fill the vacant
throne.
lleai j Storm Ile.troy. Shlppiax.
New York. Oct. 17.—A terrific north-
r r...
■ n Saturday evening at the Catholic for four days. Many vessels have foun-
bazaar, the contest was for the most dered or been damag -.1 and twenty-
popular physician, time to close at five sailors are known to be lost,
twelve o'clock Saturday night. The I
three 1 ading physicians in the contest 1 , W"" '■«'car-
were I)r. Gertrude lngraham, Dr W New Vork' 0ct ,f! Harry A. Leon-
M. Turn, r and Dr. Jackson Broshears! | 'JT JT* fnk <'l"k "ho took
Thirf,. minntoa i en. J3f>9.000 worth of securities from the
riurty minutes before the contest National City bank by means of a for-
eclosed by request of Dr. Broshears his [ v >«i check, Thursday was Indicted for
supporters joined the supporters of Dr. ! larceny in the first degree
lngraham, then the contest became ! —
very spirited between Dr. l -graham minola Withdraw. i|nar«ntii>r.
and Dr. Turner, and closed on time Calr°. "1-. Oct. 14 —Dr. James A.
with Dr. lngraham 14800, and Dr 1 E,:an' s<,"',,ary he Illinois state
Turner 11900 : board of health Friday ordered the 111-
The receipt, for this contest amounted 'n°' Q«a™ntlne .gainst yellow fever
to mho 9r Jhi ! • ... I infected points to be discontinued on
to $3W.2o which is the largest am. unt Tues,iay October 17.
over taken in over any contest in \ —
Lawton. P*t i yW*ula V'MRtor
The total receintHoM.be f-l- Harrisburg ?a„ Oct 17.-Rev. Dt.
receipts of the fair were
•"964 00. This is the largest amount
D. M. Gilbert, pastor of the Zion Luth-
eran Church, this city and one o.* the
immediate ;ver taken in at an, church fair in the foremosT rutheran clergymen In the
Norwegian Uts.cry of Oklahoma. country, died suddenly Monday of
bu: «weet 60«i«0c per bu.
per bu. Cnbbage 75S1.25
matoes Jl.wy2.00 per bu.
iiirr fnitHii Knrth•£nai.e. j Taxpayer s friend.
~ , I I nl# f of Knw Indiana Dviitd.
bantiago, Cuba. Oct. 16.—Another i 1 he Constitution seems to have the Bartlesville, I T.. Oct. 17.-Waton-
as felt Sunday at- | other two |o,t,ers scooped in publishing ga, the chief of the Kaw Indians, died
the proceedings of the Jieetings of the at home near here on Saturday,
Taxpayer's League.—Mineral Kingdom
angina pectoris
heating stoves and the, bell tower. Ttfl Friday or the shock of Saturday.
packing stock 14. Potatoes J8««c p.r until October 25thfor the old city jail carthnnaTe
r bu. Onions «®«S0e h„Mrli,.o. , ' ' eartnquake shock Who icii. ounuay
per bu. Cabbage 7591.a per cwt. To- ^ A.-f-- P ■ ^ ce,1..do°"i three ternoon. 1, was stronger than .hat of I the proceedings of the meetings of tt.e at his home near here
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Williams, J. Roy. The Lawton Constitution. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 19, 1905, newspaper, October 19, 1905; Lawton, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc117922/m1/3/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.