Oklahoma Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 3, 1902 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 10
GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1902
NUMBER 10
YESTERDAY'S ELECTION AMERICAN MARKSMEN
VARIED IN RESULTS IN BIG TOURNAMENT
In Guthrie the Democrats Made Leading Shots of United States
Substantial Gains Engaged in Contest of Skill
GOVERNOR FERGUSON
UP AGAINST CHARGES
Alleged That He Violated Civil Ser-
vice Law During Last Campaign
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The Democrats of Guthrie have rea- ty that the Democrats elected two
son to congratulate themselves over'
men; in the other ward the Republi-
can nominee, who was endorsed by the
Democrats, was elected.
[By Associated Press.]
Kansas City, Mo., April 2.—The
Grand American handicap, the feat-
ure of the Interstate associat'un's
the result of yesterday inasmuch as
George Sendelbach was elected city
clerk to fill the unexpired term of the
late A1 S. DeWitt. As the ballots were j ed eight out of eleven candidates for! at Blue River park today. There war?
Kansas City: The Democrats elect-j tenth annual tournament, is being shot
sealed immediately after last night's
count, the official figures of the elec-
tion are not obtainable until Friday
night when the official count is made
by the city council.
In the First ward Will Packar, demo-
crat, defeated Vic C. Houston, repub-
lican, by 35, and J. M. Brooks, demo-
crat, was elected to the school board
over J. W. Taylor by 27. Kennedy for
clerk carried the ward by 6.
In the Ea'it Second waul, William
Spencer carried the precinct over E.
F. Shinn, democrat, by 41 for the coun-
cil; W. R. Welch, democrat, carried
it over E. E. Tallman by 28 for the
school board; Sendelbach's majority
was 26. In the West Second, the p:e-
cinct was carried by Shinn over Spen-
cer by 9; Tallman over Welch by 44;
Sendelbach's majority was 41. The
Second ward was carried by Spencer
for the council by 39, Tallman for the
school board by 16, and Sendlebach for
clerk by 67.
In the Third ward, E. L. Hirschi was
elected to the council over William
Ritzhaupt, Democrat, by 42. A. 0.
Farquharson defeated Lou Beland,
democrat, for the school board by 20;
Sendelbach's majority was 26.
In the Fourth ward, John McBrian,
democrat defeated W. H. Merten for
the council by 25; Jos McNeal was
elected to the school board over P. R.
French by 26, and H. A. Booth defeat-
ed E. M. Bamford for the short term
on the school board by 41. Sendle-
'lach's majority was 7.
In the Fifta ward, G. N. Perkins was
elected to the council over Mike White
democrat by 44; C. E. Smith was elect-
ed to school board over the regular re-
publican nominee, John House, and
the democratic nominee, M. Collar,
having a majority over both. Smith
ran as an independent republican can-
didate. Kennedy's majority in the
ward was 70.
In the city Sendlebach's mapority
was 36.
The city council stands six republi-
cans to four democrats, and the school
board is all republicans except Brooks.
In Other Oklahoma Towns.
Norman, Okla., April 2—The entire
Democratic ticket, including Hullum
for mayor, was elected.
Anadarko, Okla., April 2.—The Re-
publicans elected the mayor by sever-
al hundred majority and four of the
other seven officers.
Blackwell, Okla., April 2.—Almost
entire citizens ticket elected, Republi-
cans securing the marshal and one
councilman.
Stillwater, Okla., April 2.—Republl
cans elected a majority of their
ticket.
Indian Territory Elections.
Muskogee, I. T., April 2.—Summary
of municipal elections in the Indian
territory:
Muskogee: Entire Democratic tick-
et elected.
Vinita: Entire "good government"
ticket elected over Democratic ticket.
South McAlester: Present admin-
istration sustained; party lines not
drawn.
Hartshorne: Hulsely elected may-
or.
Varying Results in Kansas.
Kansas City, Mo., April 2.—The re-
sult in municipal elections held in
Kansas yesterday was varying. The
only officers elected in the larger
towns were councilmen and members
of school boards. A full line of city
officers was not chosen except in a
few of the smaller towns.
Topeka: The Republicans carried
three of the six wards with a probabili-
school board, clerk and constables and
five of the six aldermen.
Fort Scott: Republicans gained one
or two councilmen.
Olathe: Entire Republican ticket
with the exception of one councilman
was elected.
Ottawa: The entire Republican
ticket with the exception of one coun-
cilman was elected.
Leavenworth: The Democrats
elected four of the six councilmen and
judge and clerk of the city court.
Lawrence: The Republicans elect-
ed their entire ticket.
Emporia: The entire Republican
ticket was elected.
Concordia: The Republicans elect-
ed five councilmen out of seven and
the entire school board.
nearly five hundred entries for this
blue ribbon event when the shooting
began this morning, which stamps it
one of the greatest live bird matchtf
ever held. So large is the list of en-
tries that it is believed it will take the
rest of the week to shoot it jti c.
There is perfect weather.
Pools on the result were active.
Many chances at long odds were ta^en
and considerable money also went in
on old time favorites, which includes
scratch men and former winners.
Tom Marshall, the only man who
has won the trophy twice, was quoted
at 20 to 1, and Feudner of San Fran-
cisco, was had at the same price. Odds
on other leaders:
T. W. Murphy, Calison, Crosby;
Gaye, Morrison and Gilbert, each 25
k
xpert Women Shooters.
An Inspector from the interior de-
Post entries made this morning l,a,'tnient is here to investigate charg-
brought the aggregate up to 493, mak- '-s preferred against Governor Fergu
Abilene: The Republicans elected | to 1; Elliott, T. Ware Burnside and J.
three councilmen, Populists one. j L. White, 30 to 1; and Bates, H. Mon-
In Old Missouri. joy, McMurchy and Fanning, each 35
Kansas City, Mo., April 2.—Sum- to 1.
mary of Missouri,elections:
Sedalia: Democratic, or Citizens
ticket, was overwhelming 7 elected.
Springfield: Republicans elected all
except police j.u •je.
Jefferson City: Democrats and Re-
publicans split even on councilmen
and directors.
Carthage: Entire Republican ticket
elected.
Clinton: Entire Democratic ticket
elected.
Nevada: Democrats elected ail can-
didates save city attorney.
Eldorado Springs: Democrats elec-
ted all but one alderman.
Marshall: Democrats elected en-
tire ticket.
(Continued on page 4.)
The handicap is a 2ii bird race, $25
entrance to the first high gun. In ad-
dition to the ca^h prize, there is offer-
ed a sterling silver trophy.
Ing the purse $12,025. At noon the
contestants were making the circuit
of the our traps fit fairly good shape
and over 200 men had shot at their
nrst four birds. E. D. Fulford, Utica,
N. Y., missed his first and fourthe
birds. • C. W. Budd, Des Moines, 30
yards, missed his second; H. O. Feud-
ner, San Francisco, 28 yards, picked
by many as the winner, missed his
third. Annie Oakley lost one bird,
and Mrs. Lillian Smith, "Wenona,"
lost two. W. R. Crosby, J. A. R. Elliott
and Mrs. S. S. Johnton shot in perfect
form, each kiUing four straight. Mrs.
Johnston's last kill was an especially
difficult one that drew forth a hearty
round of applause. E. G. Griffith, win-
ner o fthe Grand American handicap
last year, also grassed his four birds.
J. S. Fanning, Jersey City, N. J., and
Fred Gilbert, Spirit Lake, la., also kill-
ed four straight. (
All scratch or thirty-yard men, have
a record of a straight kill for the first
round. Elliott and Gilbert were right
together on the list and their shoot-
ing was in the nature of matches, the
crowd following them to the different
traps. 1
son and John I*. Renshaw of Enid, by
a person signing the name of J. H.
Holmes of Guthrie. Holmes is not
known here, and the name is believed
to be fictitious. The charges allege
that Ferguson, as chairman, and Ren-
shaw, as secretary of the Republican
territorial central committee, asked
several officeholders for contributions
in the last congress onal campaign.
PrU circulars asking for contri-
butions and bearing the names of
Ferguson and Renshaw were sent to
federal officeholders, contrary to tha
law forbidding the officers of political
organizations to engage in such prac-
tices. a week or two after the cir-
culars were mailed offic al notices,
which were sent broadcast through-
out the country, were received from
Washington, calling the attention of
officers of political organizations to
the law. and warning them not to
violate it.
TIME EXTENDED j RAH, RAH, RAH BOYS
TO PRESENT CLAIMS CALLED ON CARPET
Stales and Territories to be I University of Kansas Stu=
Reimbursed for Ex=
penditures
HEART FAILURE TRANSVAAL WRECK
CAUSES SUDDEN DEATH! f WAS ACCIDENTAL
NJ.Tubbsk a Newkirk Con=
tractor Found Dead in
Room at Okla Hotel
EXCITING RUNAWAY
LAST EVENING
Party of Cashion Ladies
Have Lively Experience
With Fractious Team
Smashup of British Sol=
diery Was Not Caused
by the Boers
N. M. Tubbs, a prominent contractor
of Newk rk, was found dead in bed
at his room at the Okla hotel at 3
o'clock this afternoon. A chamber-
maid reported that she had been un-
able to get in his room all day and
j Mrs. Weitzel, wife of the proprietor,
went, to investigate the matter. She
found Mr. Tubbs dead in his bed. As j
a result of the shock Mrs. Weitzel
fainted.
Mr. Tubbs came to the city several
days ago and registered at the Okla.
Yesterday he went to Langston, re-
turning last evening. He eat a hearty
dinner last night and went to the show
at the Brooks'. He had not compla n-
ed up to the time he retired when he
made the remark to the clerk that he
wasn't feeling very well.
Up to the time of going to press the
An exciting and serious runaway
occurred about 4 a'clock yesterday
afternoon on Oklah6ma avenue near
Ritzhaupt's bakery: Mrs. Perry and
child, Mrs. Hogan and Mrs. Cain, all
of Cashion, were driving a double team
and had stopped at Ritzhaupt's. The
norses were very nervous and Mrs.
Perry, who is a milliner at Cashion,
got out to hold the team while Mrs.
Hogan went into the store to make'< oronei,,s imuest had not been held,
some purchases. Mrs. Cain and Mrs.! hut it is supposed that the sudden
Perry's little child remained in the 1 death was caused by a weakness of
carriage. The horses became fright- j the heart.
ened and broke the bridle. Mrs. Perry
lost her hold and screamed for Mrs.
son's undertaking parlors and Audi-
tor Baxter telephoned the family at
[By Associated Press.1
London, April 2.—It has been sug-
gested that the train wreck in Trans-
vaal colony resulting in the death of
39 sold ers and the wounding of 45
oters was caused by the Boers, but
Kitchener reports it was accidental.
Pretoria, April 2.—Details of the
wreck show that the engineer lost con-
trol of the train down grade and for
three miles it went at a rate of eighty
miles an hour. The engine jumped
the rails at a sharp curve with five
trucks filled with soldiers. A ter-
rific smashup followed and the boiler
exploded.
The body was removed to Patter-
Cain to take the child and jump for
her life. At that moment the horses
dashed off, knocking' Mrs. Perry to
the ground and running over her. She
was picked up in an unconscious con-
dition and carried into the bakery.
Doctors Melvin and Chas. Smith
were called to give surgical aid. Mrs.
Cain was not hurt beyond a severe
shaking up.
Mr. Perry arrived last night and
his wife, though severely injured, was
able to be moved this morning to her
home at Cashion.
The horses ran east on Oklahoma
avenue and as they turned at the fire
hall the buggy was thrown against a
telegraph pole and broken into splint-
ers. The horses were caught on East
Cleveland avenue.
INSPECTOR AT ENID.
Man Comes Out From Washington to
Investigate McAtee Charges.
Enid, Okla., April 2.—The inspector
sent from Washington to look into the
charges preferred against Judge Mc-
Atee of the Oklahoma supreme court,
is in the city and is receiving evidence
both pro and con. He went to the
place today where the judge is alleged
to have been arrested by the police
officers to interview th e residents of
that vicinity. What his report will be
can only be surmised.
Newkirk. „ „
Ponca Courier: Last night at Paw-
Mr. Tubbs was the superintendent huska, Norris Watkins and Lewis
of construction for the Langston uni- Tinker engaged in a fracas and Wat-
versity and the Tonkawa schools
He was a man about 60 years of age
and was well known throughout the
territory.
The deceased leaves a wife ani sev-
eral children who reside at Newkirk.
A son is connected with the Foster
Lumber company at that place.
The remains will be taken at once
to once to his late home at Newkirk.
A drunken Indian became so moved
with repentance while listening to a
street evangelist at Eufaula that a
policeman had to lock him up.
kins ripped Tinker's bowels open with
a knife. Tinker is probably fatally
hurt, and was taken to the hospital at
Wichita today. Both parties to the
fight have the name of being tough
ci'zens.
Sid Clark of Oklahoma, who has
been visiting his daughter in Nova
Scotia, has returned to Washington.
The Western Union Telegraph com-
pany is doing business today at their
new location on Division street in the
Oklahoma building.
[By Associated Press.]
Washington, D. C., April 2.—
The senate passed several calendar
bills, among them one to extend the
time fro presentation of claims to
reimburse the governors of states and
terrtiories for expenses incurred by
them in aiding the United States to
raise and organize an army in the war
with Spain to January 1, 1903, and one
granting land near Salt Lake, Utak,
for a Miners' home.
The oath of office was administered
to J. C. Robberts, the new attorney
general, by his daughter, Miss Bess
Robberts, who is a notary public at
Kingfisher.
dents Were Suspended
For Getting Gay
[By Associated Press.]
Lawrence, Kas., April 2.—Twenty-
eight members of the freshmen and
sophomore classes of the University
of Kansas were suspended for thirty
days this afternoon for participation
in a student contest over class colors.
Other members of both classes had
threatened to quit the school if the
suspension were made but had not ,
done so at noon.
W. D. Jenkins, chief engineer of the
Choctaw, had a narrow escape Mon-
day while trying to ford a creek near
Okmulgee. One of his horses was
drowned. Jenkins arrived in Guthrie
last night.
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