The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 137, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 2, 1902 Page: 3 of 8
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THE OKLAHOMA STATE CJStVTAlx TnrmNjJAVMOn^TN'Oj-Of T*:>1!I0J.
TEARS TOUCHED
THEIR HEARTS
Grafier Tells a Hard Luck
Story in Meeting.
TRACKED TO A SALOOIN
Spent Money for Beer-Boasted
and Is Arresled-Claims to
be from Oklahoma-No
Wife was Shown.
Special Dispatch to the State Capital
Blackwell, Okla., Oc,. t.—John tt.
K'iberls, who formerly llveil here ami
preached occasionally, ami who wont
to Perry about two yearn ago when
the citizens of Blackwell threatened
to run him out of town, has turned up
In Kansas City, where he worked hla
praf* on a German Methodist congre-
gation Sunday Many people here re*
member Roberts and the story is of
more than ordinary local inten t
The Kansas City dispatch follows:
After the close of service at the Ger-
fccH-O !
! Company
Light Biscuits;
Livht Cakes;
Light Pastry;
Wk
Light hearts, —
Quick*as*a=Wink f
|s1n<T lac Scmano it such ikat a«
Aoubt ij yn can hup ML
territory,
fcun. ing ext ursions into ti
say te Muskogee Times.
Blair Shoenfolt in order to curtail this
evil a>-. effectively as po.->*ihle, is send-
In k out the following circular '.•■iter
to all postmasters iu the territory to
be pos'ed;
Whereas, many complaints haw
been and art- being maut- to iius oili.
by residents of the Indian Territory
that citizens of tin adjoining atetesi
are 0"nsVint,1y entering He i Col.
country for the purpose of li-i: • aid
lishing, and that they ruthb • . a:: !
wantonly destroy the gam ail li I
deem it proper to call your atti-n ' > :<
section 2137 of the Hevlnel Statutes < :
the United States, which follows:
"Every person, other than an ln<; an
hho, within the limits nf any trih<
DEATH REMOVES
PROMINENT MAN
OKLAHOMA MfcTtOR-
OLOGV RtPORT
rial D la put
kinhoi i '
ithly m«i
tut" kiUOD Ul otl « l< > « «. ' -• ■ ' ......
tnan Methoilist chareTi last nfght the I with whom the United States as ex-
congregation was somewat surprised | Istln treaties, hunts or traps, or takes
to observe a young-man rather poorly or destroys, any peltries or game, ex-
dressed, and apparently much afflict- eept for substance in the Indian
dollar In .order to secure certuin Ul-
terior improvements The giueiou'.
offer was gladly accepted. So today
the church is nicely v. uin routed and
its pulpit platform raided and enlarged
exercise In addltit n a .oiumunlun
set c • lis and tabi< huva been ordered
£? 11! I
ed, advance toward the pulpit, and in
loud tonos ask that he be heard. The
unuShal nature of the demand natur-
ally created a stir among the audience,
who stood in mute astonishment and
asked- what *it all meant.
The stranger carried In his hand a
badly worn and soiled derby hat, his
jfacewa eovered>A>y a few day's growth
hf^beard «nd his whole appearance In-
dicated that he was down on his luck.
When silencer waa^seoureA the caPer
In tremulous tones informed hla 'Isten-
ers, whom he addressed as sisters
and brothers'" that he \w* deep in [other str>: ni or body of ua'ei. wit:. .
trouhlo and needed both their flnatr- this stai<' an: explosive ma'erial or
Ml unbnea and prtyeri. His story I substance, or any intox'catlnK
•was fb the effect that he had a sick stupefying i • |• ti : drug, v-c tai- ■ or
wifi>«it'Topeka. Kansas, who was pen- fruit or to t.ii mm any iivi r. cr« ■ i
riless'flke he, and he had no money to lake, pond -a stream or bod> of
either go to her or send for \er to come water, wihin th i state ;mv ti -h
to him: (hat he had walked te streets stupefied, inti *1. . <1 or killed
of Kansas City for weeks looking fori Section 192E Mansfield's Dige • <
work loit witout avail: that he had • the Statutes o:' \rkansas prov ide-. ihaf
Uust learned that his wife had arrived any per. on f. ml guilty of violating
country shall forfeit nil traps, guns.
ami ammunition in his possession, or
procured to be used for that purpose.
and all peltries so taken and shall be
liable in addition to penal*v of
AttPhtlon is also Invited to section
1923 of Mansfield's Digest of the
Statutes of Arkansas, which is as fol-
. |, , , . I Special Di-p..t h to
It. shall be unlaw for any pen-on
with intent to Till, maim nr paralyz% ' Kii'-d 11
any fish or other water animals, to i ncun. "ii.ent oi
cmast, drop or otherwise deposit In an \ 'lair v..;.- ti:-t
river., creek, lake or pond, or in an; -(l y ( , v a
through assistance of some one, and
was at tho union depot stricken with
paralysis. Closing his speech, he said:
"My christian mother to'd me once
that-if I ever found myself in distress
forme to go to tho churo'ri ]temple of
her faith-end that they w.ihl l-.eih me.
K&b the words of my nvither in my
rrtrs, 1 started for the church Now I tin- above «p . r .
flavotold you my story, and if I ran and imp- m
the provisions of Mon 1 shall he
fined fo> each offense, not les than five
dollars nor m re th:ui tw;nty dollars
You are directed to be vigilant in
this matter and to - e tha the law Is
enforced: and should you li il :y n.u,
citizen hunting wiili'n the limits o'
Indian Territory in violation of
yOU Will * '• !'/.e
■in-'odv of th'--
Flair
only^Ret'enough money from you to do ageuc
me-ancKny wife over night, tomorrow I tion. nnd - 1 ' e
■will he In a position to move her to a I with a 1
hospital." | The instrui
"While tho man was reeding off his not niereiv pen'tine'cny
Jfeart-nreltlng narrative tears welled acknowlet'- i: ,• r i .i
up fn hie eyes, his voice became husky and in:m« 1 «•
and the sympathetic audience sighed, in'oexei atinn. \ •• ,.
IThey didn't seem to grasp the unrea-
sonableness of his statements, so 1
wrapped up were they in the pititul-
nnss of them, and when h" closed by
a (juotfftlnn from the Bible there was
a shower of dimes and nickels v,h:
netted the fellow $1.50. Stowing the
money away in his pocket he f i^-
vcntly thanked his "cheerful givers " (
and giving the name of Itrhum. he
started off.
A couple of church members, who
puspicloned he was an imposter, fol-
lowed him to a saloon, which he en-
tered^flnd where he drank a bottle of
beer# bragging between the sips about
fiis prowess us a grafter Complaint
being made, he was arrested an tal'cn
to Jail. Tljere hp gave the name of
Jolln H. Roberts'ftrd said he had lived
atf Blackwell and Perry. Oklahoma.
AN INDIAN TRAfiflrt
NEAR £0.'N
A Collect.ir and Tart
by Two .ts^s and
Follows.
hunting game in
indian territory
Indian Agent Shoenfelt Is Post-
ing the Public Regarding the
New Law.
Special Dispatch to the State Capital.
Muskogee. I. T.. Oct. 1 —As the
hunting season approaches, hunters
from the states begin their annual pot
FREE ELECTRIC BELT OFFER
aU/M
///7TTM\VV
J ALTIUIAMH I
TEH DAYS'
FRE£ WEABItQ
J5!8li"il
•iiv rt i'lor of paj'i-. - .
trl.- ht Hi,, HCplUnt,.. nud rrmMIr* fall. l< K t IB . for in r
Itmn BC allact'U. "uljr ur- forp fnr all arrroui dtaraan,
wi aLn~MH ,1 dhord. r*. *"..r «' nirl<'t(> M-itlftl
flilpalial cut«lo~np, cut ud. o it tuul mull t< ug.
ScA itj, ROEBUCK & CO., CH.'CAGO.
H A N D
SAFOLIO
Is especially valuable during the :
summer season, when outdoor occu-
pations and sports are most in order.
GRASS STAINS, MUD STAINS
and CALLOUS SPOTS
yield to it, and it is particularly .
agreeable when used in _the bath ;
after violent exercise.
all qkocers and oruqqist&
Special DispaUh to 11 *.' ;«Va < Caj ' i!.
Conway, I. T., Oct. 1.—\ shoolii.;;
scrape took place at the heme of Lucy
Harjo, seven mile north of Conway
A collector for an All :i merchant
called at the Harjo place to make a
collection, 'ind was accompanied by
Dillard Wright, an Indian, us inter-
preter. The Harjo'g being full-blood
Indians, an Indian boy and an Indian-
negro named Richardson, accompanied
them.
I'poo arrival at 1e Harjo place
Keno Harjo afd anotl-.t 1 ting In-
dian named Harrison I'o-ter stepjied
Irom the home in a drunken condition
and at once opened fire on the party.
Dillard Wright was killed instantly.
The boy was selected as the next lar-
get. but he ran and rscaned them.
The collector was next callied and
by prompt action he knocked the pis-
tol in the air as it was fired, and
saved his own life.
Porter's pistol was now emnty and
the collector left on a Maud S gait.
Pc er and Harjo then
heat the man Richard .on until they
I ti .tight he was dead, when they pro-
ceeded to pile brush on him.
Later when he regained conscious-
i ness he man; red to crawl away, more
I dead then alive.
Citizens finally arrived on the scene
and arrested th.e two India:./, but
Harjo late«- ■ his escape. Por .
w;as taken to jail.
some santa fe CHANCES.
Topeka, Kn v Oct. 1.—D E. Si:
boen fippointe-t divi? "ii Tti.i-.ei i
«>f tho Siinta t:>. v.-ifh heipiquai
Raton. N. M. I W-.r-.-r*,*
to : noeit(o,i wil
and Hi<> <rr--.tc -iitlway
MRS. BURDETTF; VSRY ILL
.T UiinJ'l'e w o
humorist. <' : pvor
Is dangerousiv ill :u
colorado COKE WANTED.
SHIRTS
SlURfS
Clothing H:-.i
Shoi-s—-lor Man
uriHsmns
C. St. Clair Suc-
i.-mp'-iatui for ti i.-i
18'. 1
n-inp. for this month t«>r i-
cumbcu to Paralysis.
V i Vu (
'There* is always something.doing
at the Famous Store."
W.VU].
lillnK direction of
T.Hul
Ma xlmuni
.li N
. v'vLLL KINOVvN fKiURL
pr. etpll itl.
ist txt-ii\• it a very large Bhi^mient or
Men's Stiff Bosom
csid Neci.:aee Shirts
Total pr.iipii
iM« month
^EWs hops
Oklahoma Commissioner to the
Columbian Exposition - An
Uarly Settler- l ife
One of Useiulnts
•• comi:s orr t'oit gahiikh
TALKS POySIBlLITlt
il Dispatch to the Slate C; •,
L Okla., Oet. I
her addition to ih<
publications supportli
Garber lor i
isauf
r 1-all ami W
r \\ ear
. 11 irt ft r comfort,-lis. Occdiik
i. . f.ir ' usiness wear,
1 ii iiiTnt s o£ its Urdfher#j
\\\- h ; - hi elegajut assoct1-
, >\ in; just in and'they are
shirt, t
rmlar e\
true, tdo. for it
stiff bosom sin
inetit t ) the new fall
Capital.
VVEVTHER GONDII IONS
havli
Okh
two menibei
and Hird McO
tnxh
i a puotl cjuality percale or madras and'come
lie of the best makers in the east.
ior.i ,i
oartu hi
ineluJed i
t tide dl
y loi
probahlll
iiuHta:
M. C. Garber of
arity ability and avi
hrina: hliu Hie notnim.
ininated f
probate judge, by aeclamati
dlffi
in polities, he is tendered In
the Influent
this nuhlirati
,1 at I
lay n
i iom
5*1 ir. aceompanie !
Klnnllsher, A
tt L
tils health
IV cent:
TIr re are still a great many men, (hough, when
tli : colder weather sets in, who will want a-stiff
in! : ltirt, and we haw them in the newest
stripes, made for this season's wear, in percale and
madras, with separate cuffs. Bargains in stiff
bosotu colored shirts are scarcer than hen's teeth,
thus carlv in the season. Hence, the increased
attractiveness of the present offering. It's a snap
ti i uiclc up regular 75c and $ix>o shirts and only pay
ti lo is li. il
hat pi
ren<
W/\M iiic TA
*. >J § tli
u tRE
CC1L
m m.e r 1 n-XTY can- i s
HER nf
75c and $1.00
Stiff Bosom
dfid \eqligec
Shirts
1 s 5c and SI.00
! Stiff Bosom
aiisi Nee|!igee
Shirts at
Special Dispatch I
Okla.. Sep
ty today receives taxes from th
vat ion for only territorial and
Prior to ll
taxes for all count.v
but the legislature passed
which th property owners tin
strud lo mean that th'*y
6LJ'ti \\
his ia>!
.f th<
\\ e are goin to
line we carry to 111ak
lor a more notv* 1 brand, and
c 1. m 1 s
nfelt.
Vpril "L'n«l
1 lenient
k up
liiarter of 1 l!-l
liMI'S NVIIA1 YOU C'A\ DO HERl THIS WEEK.
In th.
1 tiu
tnd it is still in
Ided in
hauce to
T I I Iv
lai t vi
taken part In publh
much ot a i .- e• u 1 li:'.- to
ommunity
v id" r;:"-,
for tor try roads
barly in t
a prlvn«e in Compan>
(Hit
4 <n
At;ach.<!
.Murder
Clothirif), Hats, I urnislitims
Sho«s—for Mdn and Boy
Guthrie, Okla.
All sizes 111 some styl
; une styles ill all m/x :-.
poriments \v ith It have «<c-1
suited Satisfactorily- Makes
Hard. Easy Bed.
li-t West Okliihomo Ave.
- J
m in tin
In Oklahom:
| except t
comniissioners
posit ien and had
the Oklahoma exhihl
ition ihrec
mains will be taken to Ml. I
where ho spent his enrlj
where he enlisted h' the union army
and where his onlv livinc child r-sj
Okla!
'olumh
[■jssooi
wtaaasjeaKswr.'"™'-
nt;i9h.
al for f(
Supposing we had th'
myt vaults, ond ther
| hut that
ptih
rate of taxation our prof
are now called upon
Our county is small
FELL PROM WIRE
HIGH IN A!R
ill ' CiMkerinq,
Everett, Hobart IV!. Cable, ;n <
sold by th*
t lie
nue in oue lump, it i
sarily I
There is no just reason why Ih
tic men and the railroad shotiln
this tax. and it is confidently
unty will eventually
>uit. against these parti
the above amount into
Young woman Sustains Fatal
Injuries at the Stillwater
Street Fair.
Wo also have a fine line of medium grade in stra-
in ents at prices that will tempt you. Good, stocl
of sheet music, and musical merchandise. (. -iilL
and investigate. 103 W. Ksrrison Ave.
CROP SUMMARY
Special Dispatch to the Siatr> Capital
ill water. Okla., Oct. 1.—While doin
a perilous midair wire act a young | perlm
woman, connectci with one of the mid
way a« tract ions of t' e street fair now
on here, fell fli'fy f^et to the ground
and sustained injuries from which she
annot recover The fall was witness
l by at least a hundred people. I
many of whom were wome n. Among
the latter several fainted
•man's name is Mrs. Ethel
Belpel, whose husband is said to he 1 •',rnwl
mg in Galeni.. Kansas. She i3 l!t 1 [
ars old and in die show world
lie received
tial nijuries while sliding down ti slit
ire from the f<
'intr ii
"-| iiilllUfli r ■•*****&'• .ft' vai
InK .f
I ma
STRANG & BLACI
ATTORN EYS-ATLA^
Gl'THRl I: AND T .LOCA, OKI.A HO
holding bv '
attach..
.ing her
.hat is k:
ower to a
teet h
Some: hi
pi!
the lean for lif
ken
ived internal irj
. . slcia
mil
able r.jr
:s I Rorl
iP rc-
isldered fa-
l'r In 1
Integrity, f> JIk
EVir-VV l; sir R
IliS ( ollt'clloi
P);ecial
Wr:-v.i
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Greer, Frank H. The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 137, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 2, 1902, newspaper, October 2, 1902; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc124857/m1/3/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.