Weekly State Democrat (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 19, 1906 Page: 3 of 8
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ARREST
TWO BUSINESS MEN ARHESTE1I UPON
A GOVERNMENT CHARGE
ELEVEN
INNINGS
REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE GAME
YESTERDAY
ONE A COUNCILMAN BEST GAME OF ALL
Charged with Unlawfully Purch«eing
Government Property from
Soldiers—A Heavy Penalty.
Councilman Riling and C. G. Ni^e-
Stood One to One up to the Eleventh
Inning, when an Error Per-
mitted the visitor to Make
the Winning Score
TatgrijlMt game of b ll e er wit-
warner were arrested this morn.pg upon D(,„gsd in this part of tlie coun,r). was
complaints tworn out before Luited
States Commissioner Blanding, by
Lieutenant Win Hensley, of Fort Sill,
charging them with purchasing govern
ment property from Boldiers who were
not authorized to dispose of the same.
Doubtless i groat many citiiesn of
Lawton have done lue same thing,
ignorant of the fact that it is a violation
of a law thnt has attached to it a most
severe penalty. The section of the re-
vised statutes of the United States,
bearing upon this offence, eaj>.
' Every person who kn.iwiogly pur
chases or receives in | l"dge for any
obligation or indebtedness from any
soldier, officer, sailor or ofher person
oa'lfd into or employed in the military
or Laval service, any arms, equipments,
at mit.jn, clothes, "lilitary stores or
other public pro per * •, such soldier,
sailor, otlioer or other pe.sori not having
the lawful riibt to pledge or sell the
gs.ue, every person so offending in any
of the matter herein set forth in tlii-
section shall be imprisoned at hard
labjr for not less tban one year r.ur
more than five years, and fined not bss
than one thousand nor more than five
thousand dollars."
Lnst night Lieutenant Hensley secur-
ed Bearch warrants and searched the sec-
ond hand stores of Mr. Nioewarner and
Mr Riling, bjfh of which are locRted
on ea-^t D Avenue. In the former's
place were fouud one pair of shoes, one
pair of pants and one pair,of glovee that
bore the government brand and are said
to have been purchased of soldier": by
Mr. Nicewarner. A search was also
me ; in Mr. Kiling's store, but the ar-
ticles (ought for were not found, al-
though a foldu r stHted he had sold cer-
tain aiTicles of the government's to Mr.
Riling, and produced the money he fcaid
Riling had paid him for them
Uoth Riling and Nicewarner were ar
rested and takeu before Commissioner
Blanding, this morning, where they
waived a preliminary hearing anJ each
gave bond in the sum of five hundred
dollars, to await the action of the grand
jury.
It is safe to tay that if either of the
above gentlemen are guilty of purcbas -
ing from soldiers articles belonging to
the government they did so ignorant of
the fact that they were violating the
law by so doing, as anyone acquainted
with either of the two r j'r not
ba made to believe t ,usy would in-
tentionally violate thelaw.
A few days ago Charles Hilton was
arrested upon a complaint sworn out by
Ben Boyd, charging him with peddling
watermellons without a lioense, the
mellons hiving been shipped in from
Texts. Yesterday afternoon Police
Judge Deffendnff-ir passed upon the
case and deecharged the defendnt,
holding that the ordinance under which
he waa arrested, was defective.
With a four story brick going up at
the corner of C and Fourth, a three
Btorv brick at corner of C and Third.
Bnd a three story brick at Cirnerof D
and F mrtb, all af which will soon be
under course of construction, to Bay
nothi g abuut the smaller structures,
there will be lively times in the build
ing line in Lawton.
" I notice there is some talk of taking
the Butler addition into the city," re-
marked a man, this morning. "As
that addition is laid out on school land
the title of which is not in the oc-
enpants, what authority would the oity
have to extend improvements over that
addition when the land is not taxable?"
Lawton now has four candidates for
honors at the band of the demooraoy
of Oklahoma, as fellows: T. P. Gore,
for United States senator; Robert J
Ray, for member of the supreme court:
Robert G'llam, for secretary of state,
and S M.Cunningham for member of
congress from the fifth district.
Wliila W, W. Dunlap and wife were
in 111 . last winter, ho took a post grad
uate course, in piano tuning, It is said
he hijs a correct musioal ear, his afflict
ion of blindness enabling his memory
to ret >m the exaot tones, thus aiding
his prof ssion. He and his wifs just
returned to their home last week
"Gash a' mighty, these follers can't
play bail," remarked an old fellow at
the ball game, yesterday, when in the
tenth inning the score stood one to one,
"Why 'be ball clubs that play ovr at
my town mak twenty-five and thirty
tallies on a side. You ought to sos 'em
play ball."
INDIAN
ANOTHER
FESTIVAL DEPOSITORY
BEGAN TODAY AND LASTS LNTILMON- City National Bank of Lawton so
JAY MORNING " Designated
IS A TRIBAL EVENT BY SECRETARY SHAW
Wherein an Indian Maiden Reaches
Womanhood and Makes Her
Debut into Society.
played here on the local diamond, yes-
terday, between Lawton ard Wichita
Falls, it requiring eleven innings to
decide the game, the score up to the
eleventh inning standing one to one.
Siuaon twirled for the locals, was in
splendid form and was superbly sup-
ported. Hutchinson was in the box for
the visitors, pitched equally as good
gaum and was also ably supported. In
fa :t throughout the entire game it was
a battle royal, and the final and de-
ciding score was won by Wichi > Falls
in the eleventh inning, upon an error,
after two men were down. A wild throw
by Cheshire to first enablod the batter
to reach first, whereat a man on third
started for home Hale, on first re-
■ ivered the ball and fired it into Con-
nor, the catcher, at home in time to put
the runner out, but Connor, by one of
those unfortunate accidents, dropped
the ball hfter touching the winner, tbm
enabling the runner to soors the win
ning 'Cor- that decided the game.
Hut it was an excellent game just the
sauio, and co member of the home team
is deserving of any censure whatever, as
the very best of players at times make
errors, and the errorlefa player has
never bs yet been born.
A heated discussion arose in the third
inning over the umpire's decision.
Wichita Falls was at the oat and drjve
a null out to the right that landed out-
side of the foul line. The umpire de-
cided it a foul, and immediately a
wrangle ensuad. The umpire, however,
refused to change bis decision, but
Manager Jennings and Captain Ward of
ttie local team, consented that it should
be counted as a fair ball, and upon this
Wichita Falls made the only score they
had in the game up to tbe eleventh
inning. Had the decision of the umpire
ieen permitted to stand, the game
would Lave resulted in one to nothing
in favor of Lawton.
As a result of yesterday's game,
Wiohita Falls won two out of three
gamee, thus winning the series. In the
first game the score was three to noth-
ii g In favor of the visitors, in the sec-
ond it was,two to nothing in favor of the
home team, and yesterday, at the end of
eleven innings it was two to one in favor
of lie visitors. Thus it will be seen
that during the entire three games there
were only eight runs made, a most re
a i •jble showing.
L««ry effort wa< made last night and
this morning to induce Wichita Falls to
play another game today, but they le-
fmed all overtures, saying, however,
they would return hero within the next
two or three weeks for another series of
games, This team, while it hails from
Wichita Falls, is known as the
"Cremoes," tliBt being the proper mill'
of 'he olub.
Helow is the line up and score of yes-
terday's game.
Lawton
AB II R PO A
A big society event among the Apache
Indians began today and will last con-
tinuously until Monday morning. There
is a custom among the Indians to give
their young women a debut into
society, upon their reaching woman-
hood, and such events are of great im-
portance among the Apaches
Th debutante upon this occasion is
Mis) Eloise Perico, who is a little pist
But Three C'i ies in Oklahoma Have
Government Depositories, Two of
Them are Here in Lawton.
Lawton secures another government
depository, the order having arrived to-
day from the secretary of the treasury,
designating the City National hank of
this city a (iovernment depository, and
ordering that fifty thousand dnilais of
the government's money be deposited
therein. This gives Lawton two gov-
ernment depositories, the First National
th ace of fourteou, but who, after the bank and the City National bank. Ua.
ceremonies are over will be eligible to three cities in Oklahoma have govern-
beoomt the wife of any Indian who can ment depositories, and they are Guthrie,
win tier. The big blow out is being j Oklahoma City and Lawton, in which
given by ber relatives, and the eveut
tailing | laoe on the north side of Medi-
cine creek, half way between the fort
and Medicine Bluff, where the Indians
have been busy fcr several days past
clearing out a spot and preparing th«
ground for the dance.
About two hundred and fifty-seven
of each there are tvo depoiitorie
making six of such institutions in Okla-1
homi
It not only speaks well for Lawton,
but it speaks well of her banking in-
stitutions. Another fact is that the
g .ernmentis looking forward to th
time not far distant when vast sums of
Bo sure you see them before
YOU BUY
Hay Bailers&Bale Ties
Gasoline Stoves,
Refrigerators,
and Freezers.
Apaches will be present at this big government funds will fa<-s through
9 .cial event of their tribe, in honor of , these banking institutions heie at Law-
one of their maidens. The dancing com- *on* To begin with, there will be the
111-noed this afternoon and will he kept big pastuie opening that will call for
up incessantly until Monday morning, ; ' -st sums of money, which, when paid
the music being furnished by a select : >n for those lands will pass through the.
band of Apaches playing tom-toms, two government depositories in this city
Upon such occasions the position of But that is njt all. i he secretary of
musicians is a post of honor, and is be- war anil the president have designated
towed upon old warriors too old to I" °rt Si.l a brigade poet to be under
participate in the dance. The old
warriors selected for musicians on this
occasion have beeu practicing for over a
week past, beating their tom tonos and
chantinu their weired hi-yi.
Of course the central figure upon this
occasion will be Miss Eloise, the debut
ante. She will be gorgeously dressed
in a buckskin robe, gaily and profusly
ornamented with beeds and jewelry.
She will not only be the recipient of
ma presents from members of her
ti bu> b refreshment stand will be
conduoted at the festivities the profits
of whiob will also go to her.
.Spectators will be permitted to visit
the scene of the festivities, but no
rowdy ism will be tolerated, and if at
tempted the chances art that Uncle
Sam's troops will take care of the hood-
lums.
mm
EVERYTHING IN HARDWARE.
Farm Machinery.
Benbow-Horton Hardware Co
Cor. 4th and Ave. C,
Phone 112. Lawton, Okla.
command of a brigadier general This
means thers will be several regiments of
troops stationed at this poet and will
call for the handling vast sums of money
Furthermoie a million dollars or more
will be expended at the fort in the way
of additional barracks and other im
pn veuients and these funds will pass
through the two government deposi-
tories of this city.
Not only is the City National bank to
be congratulated upon its good fortune
in being designated one of the two
government depositories of this city,
but the people of Lawton are justilii d
in f'eling proud of the fact that Lawton
is one of the three cities in Oklahoma
that nave been recognized by the treas-
ury department at Washington.
Ward 2b 5
VI ills ss 5
Hale lb 4
Connor c 3
Freeman If 5
Westmoreland cf 5
Mathis rf 4
Cheshire 3b 3
Sigmon p 4
Total 38
0 1
0 1
0 14
1 33 12
Wii hita Falls.
AB II R PO A K
1
0
0
0
0
0 1
0 1*
0 0
1 3
Kelley 3b 4 1
Lower of 4 1
Francis c 5 1
Hutchinson p 5 2
Stillman ss 5 1
Parker rf 3 0
Gallaber lb 4 0
Weaver 2b 4 0
Teas If - 4 1
Total 39 7 2 33 12
Lawton 0100000000 0-1
Wiohita Falls 0010000000 1—2
Two men out when winning scoie was
made.
Summary: Batturie«, for Lawton,
S'gmon and Connor, for Wichita Falls,
Hutchinson and Francis. Ba*e on
bats, off Hutchinson 1: left, on bases,
Lawton 2, Wiohita Falls 1; two base
aits, Mills; struck out by Sigmin 7, by
Hutohinson 7; double play, 'iills to
Ward to Hale; hit by pitched ball,
Hubbard.
Umpire, Williams. S'uwkeeper, Gill.
Time two hours. Altendanot) 500.
Mrs Georg i Smith, of Junction, who
bas besn in the hospital in this city for
several we' ks past, "as able to leave th"
hospital last night aud today will return
lo her home at Junction.
Postmaster White today favored this
office with a basnet of luoious peaches,
known as the Early Crawford variety,
, and raised upon his home place here in
the city. He eayshe bas thirty trees up-
The Small Arms Competitive Contest!00 his Plai;e most of whiob Bre 0D'y
DATE OF CONTEST
Begins at Fort Sill, Aug. fith
The small arms competition of the
southwestern division of the regular
army, designated to be held at Fort
Sill, vill begin on August Gtb, and will
last until the IStb.
This competition will consist, of target
practice with rifles and revolvers, and
will be participared in by one hundred
and sixteen enlisted men and probably
twenty five officers, although there will,
in all probability, be forty or fifty
officers present.
Atthis competition will be selected
the team to represent the southwestern
division in the national contest, and
possibly the team to represent that
division in the contest at Seagirt, New
Jersy. All the necessary targets have
been completed, at Fort Sill, and the
contest, participated in a9 it will be by
regular troopes will bo a sight worth
seeing.
It is said that a number of officers
of the Oklahoma National Guard will
be present to witness the contest.
three years old, off which he will gather
fifty bush.els of peaches this year'
"There is no use talking," said Mr.
White, ' If you don t want anything to
grow in this country you must not plant
t" Judging from the way bis peach
trees are yielding, it is evident Postmas-
ter White is absolutely correct in bis
conclusion.
Sam Keno and Bruce, two young
Apache prisoners of war have disappear
ed and no trace of them has yet bene
obtained. They were members of the
Apache Indian ball team and as an
Aptche Indian would rather play bal
ihau eat, it is surmised that they have
run off and joined some ball team. Some
of the Apaches, however bare an inkling
thai one of the two was shot and killed.
The city is rapidly filling up with
strangers, drawn here in anticipation of
the opening.
It is estimated that a
pie will come in on the
cursion Sunday.
thousand peo-
base ball ex-
Farmers Oi Comanche County*
If you want to borrow money we want
to make the loan and are willing to ad-
vance as much or more money on your
farms than any other company in the
field. Our contract is very broad and
affords the borrower more privileges
than any other contract written, we
name the rate and then adjust the terms
of the contraot ro suit the borrower's
convenience. We meet all competition
and when you make a loan with us we
want you to thoroughly understand our
plan We allow parti,1 payments, no
matter how small, at any time in any
Lawyer Bland, of Guthrie, who spent lhe loBn thst can bB P"id 8t
yesterday in this city, returned to his the borrower's convenience.
home last night.
City Clerk Bill Julian was called to
Neodesha, Kansas, this morning, by the
serious illness of his mother.
Mrs. Walter Spitler gave a reception
at ber home, this afternoon, in honor of
her visiting guest, Mrs. Iva A. Perry, of
Illinois
Lawten's base ball fans are not con-
fined striotly to tbe male sex. as some ■
of the ladies who patronize the national
gams are every bit as enthusiastic as
the m 'n, and when an umpire decides
against the home team he has their'
everlasting enmity. That's loyalty.
C. O, Clark will leave in a few days
for the big land openings, in tbe north-
west. to advertise Lawton and tbe big
opening that is soon to take place in ;
thm county.
If you contemplate making a loan
;all and see me or write me and I will
take pleasure in explaining every detail
of our plan. I can save you money by
giving you what you want in tbe way
you want it.
Office iu Akers Building, Lawton,
Oklahoma.
The Winne Mortgage Company,
J. C Hood, Manager, 49-tf.
When in l awton
THE
STOP AT
STROTHER HOUSE
A. W. Doccm Prop. 317, E Avo-
ONE ELK. SOU* OI* LAND OFFICE-
WE WANT TO LEND YOU MONEY
o
Your Farm We Don't Want
to Take Your Application for a
Loan, We Lend You Money NOW,
TODAY, aud pay it to you as quick as
you can execute the papers.
MAXWELL & MAXWELL,
C. W. WH1TTJNGTON, Mgr.
Office over Jones Bros, store west of Land Office. LAWTON, OKLA.
Big Pasture Maps.
The State Democrat will give a
Norman-Kerby Map of the Big
Pasture to all subscribers paying
up their subscription to
The Weekly State Democrat
One year in advance, or to each
New Subscriber paying a year's
subscription of $1. The price of
the map is 75c and on receipt of
price, we
Will Mail it to Any Address
F. M. Broker, pres. D. J. Freese, Treas. W. Swift, Sec.
The Southwestern Farmers
Mutual Insurance Company
OF LAWTON, OKLAHOMA
The Farmers Union Company. Insures Livestock, farm build-
ings and contents and country school houses, against fire, light-
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—keep your premium money at home-<iu;t contributing to cor-
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j z t j j ,t t ji Ir lrZr I" H
BIG PASTURE OPENING-
505,000 acres Kiowa-Comanche Indian lands opened by
Congress to settlement this summer under U S homestead
laws—the last acre of government land in Oklahoma. Five
new towns opened by Congress; many business opportunities.
We keep you posted regarding opening' Mans of all reserves
reproduced from U S Government Survey, with complete in-
formation regarding opening, homesteading terms, whocan
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Neff, Robert A. & Bixby, T. M. Weekly State Democrat (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 19, 1906, newspaper, July 19, 1906; Lawton, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc123097/m1/3/: accessed March 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.