The Shawnee News. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 84, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1908 Page: 5 of 8
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THE NEWS—10c PER WEEK.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1908.
THE NEWS, 40c PER MONTH.
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Washington, D. C.f Jan. 23.— *
Oklahoma, clear. J
TEMPERATURE.
8 a. m., 26; 10 a. m., 2G;
m., 30; 3p- m., 32.
ti-t f i A determined effort is to be made in spite of the (act that Shawnee has
1* to fr«rce pavemen on some portions of already been selected for the first
East Main street where they are tho show. It will be time enough when
most needed, and whre in some eases that show is over to talk of a perma-
they have been ordered long since. , nent place.
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Railway Lines.
Approximately six thousand miles
of railway lines are in operation In
; Oklahoma and several lines are being
' built
'"local, news)
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
First M. E. church met at the churcn
this afternoon at three o'clock.
X. F. Pautler of Wanette, w-v) In
Cic city today.
Old newspapers 6c per package at
the News office.
Dan CraituD has recovered from an
attack of the grip.
Specifications will soon be prepar-
ed for the paving of the alleys in the
business section of the city.
El a Nichols of Oklahoma City, Is
& Shawnee visitor.
Call for the Union Label Broom,
made by C. B. Dickinson. 14 lm
Joe Hand expects to move soon to
Seattle, Washington.
The Elks will give an Informal
dance this evening in the club rooms
In the Pottawatomie building.
E. E. Seers of South Bearil, who
wi.s bitten by a cat last Sunday at
Sulphur, has returned to Shawnee.
No evil effects from the bitu are an-
ticipated.
DeWitt's Carbollsed Witch Hazel
Salve is especially recommended for
piles. Sold by C. R. Harryman. •
J. B. Roe's "Ringlet'' barred ply-
mouth rocks are attracting muci at-
tention at the Oklahoma City poultry
show, and are said to be by far tho
most handsome blrdB on exhibition
there.
Geu Lavender of Wichita, arrived
In Shawnee last night.
| Take Hall's Family Pills for Con-
stipation. *
A Sudden Death.
The death of Amos A. Stark occur-
red at his home on Monday east of
this city. He had only burled his
aged mother on Sunday and was In
his usual health up to the time of
his death on Monday, and little
dreamed that he would so soon follow
his aged mother to the grave. He has
been troubled with heart affliction
and It was this brought on a more
serious condition over the grief of
his mother that Is supposed to have
hurried his demise. He was 48 years
of age at the time of his death. The
funeral took place on Tuesday.
Roosevelt, Taft, Root, Meyer, Met-
calf, Stranse and Garfield Consult
Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Comett of Ada,
Ok., we Shawnee visitors.
John R. Green, an oil operator, ar-
rived In Shawnee last night from
I Wewoka where he Is drilling a well.
TO EXCHANGE!—Good Shawnee
refidence property for two teama,
hurness and farm Implements. Will
give terms to Buit, on balance. 21-fit
W. J. Riggs, 119 N. Broadway.
Mrs. J. M. Meek Is very 111 at her
h-tme 228 South Oklahoma.
Dr. W. D. Pigg, office over Harry-
man's drug store. Residence 635
Douglas. 23 m
Tom Grant of Davis, is amoung the
routity visitors to Shawnee.
H. B. O&nn&way of Kansas City, is
n business visitor in Shawnee.
George W. Malone of "The Sho.v
Girt." oompaay Is In the city.
John Atteberry has been among the
many sufferers with tho grip.
floss McKinley of St. Joseph, Mo.
arrived In Shawnee yesterday.
The Home Fraternity gave a so-
cial last night In Chrlsney hall.
All kinds of sewing for women and
children, 227 N. Broadway. 23-tit
BL C. Hansen has gone to Oklaho-
ma City to attend the poultry show.
C. J. Benson, J. W. Rubey and C.
M Taylor left this morning for the
Seminole for a hunting trip.
R. Harris of the Harris Palace
Store, of Byars, Okla., was a caller
at the News office this morning.
Frank Newberry of Kansas City, is
among the oommerclal men In the
city.
60 Nobby New Spring Jackets for
ledtea in almost every color at the
Mammoth. l3-2t
Large crowds patronized the Grand
last night This house Is gaining In
favor each day.
The Knights of Columbus will give
a ball on their next meeting night,
Tuesday, Jan. 28.
The Trades Assembly will hold
their regular meeting In Trades As-
sembly hall tonight.
W. H. Cavanaugh of the Rock Is-
land offices here, has returned from
a trip to Little Rock.
Chief Clerk Rltr. of the Rock Is-
land superintendent's office is in Kan
9ta City on business.
The 8hawnee-Tecumseh Traction
company has completed the Klcka-
poo line to Drummond.
Shawnee Lodge No. 3, I. O. O. F
has teen notified of the death of C.
V fodwards, a member of tha K.tige
at Hot Springs, Ark.
There will be a regular meeting of
the O. E. S. in the Masonic hall Fri-
day evening Jan. 24. All members re-
quested to be present. Visitors cor-
dially invited to attend.
Miss Emma Kitchell, W. M.
The new spTlng styles In ladles
Suits are very pretty. Drop In at the
Mammoth and take a look at them.
23-2t
A brand new picture will be shown
everey day at the Broadway Theator-
lum. 19-tf
Justice of the Peace Hal Johnson
performed an unusual wedding cere-
mony Wednesday night, when he m.ir-
I rled Graver Davis and Miss Blanche
Wylie of Dale. The couple remained
seated In a buggy In front of Mr.
Johnson's residence while the cere- j
mony was being performed. Mr.
| Johnson says that thy are married
just as tight as if the ceremony had
.been said by a preacher in a church.
Mr, and Mrs. F. A. Sheets of Mus-
kogee, spent Wednesday in Shaw-
nee, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. F.
W. Caldwell. They are enroute home
from a visit In Clinton.
Dr. F. L. Carson has moved his of-
fice to the Chrlsney building, corner
of Main and Beard. ll-12t
Secretary J. S. Murray of the Far-
mers' Union, has gone to Stillwater
to attend the short session conducted
by the A. & M. College.
Dr. J. H. Scott has moved his of-
fice to the Roebuck building, corner
of Main and Broadway. •
TO EXCHANGE—Good Shawnoe
residence property for two teama,
harness and farm Implements. Will
give terms to suit, on balance. 21 ot
W. J. Rlggs, 119 N Broadway.
GOOD MAN GONE.
Retired Banker Jessup Passes
Away After Busy Life.
New York, Jan. 23.—Morris K. Jes-
snp, retired banker and long prominent
in civic affairs, dl^d early Wednesday
morning at his home, 197 Madison ave-
nue, from heart disease. For two
weeks he had been confined to his
bed, but Tuesday, after having passed
through several days, in which his
life was despaired of, he rallied to
some extent, and it was reported that
there was some hope of his recovery.
About 1:30 Wednesday morning h9
became worse and two physicians
were called. Their efforts to revive
him were unavailing. At his bedsid9
at the end were Mrs. Jessup and sev-
eral relatives.
The illness which caused Mr. Jes-
■up's death was of two years' standing
and had necessitated constant treat-
ment. He was seventy-eight years old.
APPOINTMENTS FOR OFFICES
It Has Been Charged that Appointments Are
Being Made for Political Purposes —Bring
List of Appointments
Washington, Jan. 23.—There was a
cabinet meeting held today at which
Roosevelt, Taft, Root, Meyer, Met
calf, Strauso and Garfield attorded.
It Is understood that the meeting w*a
called for the purpose of dlscuBBlng
the Bubject of some charges that ha>9
been made against some of the cab
lnet that appointments had been
made with a view of having po'Srlcal
effect Each member of Srie cabinet
had been requested to bring with him
a list of all the appointments that
!bd been made since January ti rut.
Just what were results of the meot-
UNCLE SAM'S 46TH STAR
SHAWNEE AND POTT COUNT.
Shawnee is located In Central Oklar
homn. being at the geographical cen-
ter of the state. It Is on the Rock
Itland Railway system, the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas system and the At-
chison, Topeka & Santa Fe system.
Papulation 20,000.
July, 1895, 300; July, 1900, 3,462;
July, 1907, 11,962; Including suburbs,
24,000.
No city in the Southwest is making
greater substantial gains. Shawnee
ranks as the third city of Oklahoma,
with a population of 11.962, federal
census, taken July 1, 1907, but with
an actual population of 24,000 Includ-
ing the thickly populated section Im-
mediately surrounding the city and
reached by the street railway system.
Shawnee's population Is cosmopolitan
In a high degree, having been gather-
ed from all parts of the United
States. The small number of negroe*
in Shawnee Is a subject of comment,
and their disposition to "pass Shaw-
nee by" has been persisted In from the
beginning In 1896, when the city was
started.
Plain Facta About Shawnee.
Splendid water supply. Well pared
Natural drainage excellent
Oklahoma's boundaries are Kansas
and Colorado north, Missouri and Ar- greets'
kansas east. Texas and New Mexico CompleUj under' wn-
west It s area 1b 70,430 square miles.; g^ructlon
Seven modern public school build-
ings. Seventy-six teachers. 2,446
children In school.
All leading religious denominations
represented by large membership.
All leading fraternal lodges or or
ders represented by a strong member-
ship.
There are twenty-seven factories In
8hawnee, whose employes number
Hion. Sidney Clark ot Oklahoma
City, remains very low, the chances
of his recovery being slight on ac-
count of his advanced age.
City Engineer Brown is again ablo
to be about after his long siege with
typhoid fever, and will take full
charge of his work as soon as possi-
ble. He expects to be able to accom-
pany Mayor Stearns to Fort Worth
next week. No steps toward the pur-
chase of an asphalt paving plant will
be taken until the committees to
which the matter was entrusted by
the council has fully determined what
is the best course to pursue.
SERUM SUCCESS.
Two Naval Apprentices Afflicted With
8pinal Meningitis Recovering.
Newport, R. I., Jan. 23.—Two naval
apprentices wore recently received at
the station here suffering from spinal
meningitis. Both were considered
hopeless cases. Medical Inspector H.
E. Noberger, however, determined to
try serum, discovered by Dr. Simon
Flexner of Rockefeller Institute. It ia
now reported both are expected to re-
cover. One Is F. F. Crawford of
Charleston, 111.; and the other R. B.
Charleston. 111., and the other R. B
Altitude and Climate.
The altitude vanes from 400 feet In
the southeast to 5,600 feet on tho west-
ern border. The climate is Ideal,
being a compromise between the cold
and rigorous climate of the north and
the heat of the south. lue mean
(average temperature, as Indicated by
I the U. S. weather bureau, Is exactly
ing is not known as nothing wis tjiv-|co degrees. The annual rainfall of 1.526 and are paid in wages 91,268.-
000 annually.
Natural gas will be available by tfte
first of March, 1908.
Twelve and one-half miles of street
railway track, reaching principal por-
tions of the city.
Interurban railway to Tecumseh,
en out after Its adjournment, '>ut It 33 laches Is well distributed through
is sate to say that the ground wns!°ut the arrowing season. Oklahoma
Is pre-eminently a land of sunshine
thoroughly gone over and all the mat-
ter for discussion receive! n thor-
ough thrashing, the chafT being separ-
ated from the grain.
Take DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills. They promptly relieve back
ache and weak back. Sold by C. It
Harryman. •
W. E. Caldwll and family, formerly
of Shawnee, but for the past year
residents of Van Duren, Ark., have
returned to make their home here.
FOR SALK CHKAP—House and >ot
close in. Inquire at Tennessee bar-
ber shop. 23-3t
Suspends Payments.
Chicago, Jan. 23.—The private bank
of C. Tisdell suspended payments
to depositors. A call was sent to police
headqua-ters for officers to quell pos-
sible disturbances around the office,
but there was no trouble of any kind.
A notice was posted on the door of the
Institution declaring the bank had
made an assignment for the benefit
of Its creditors to Charles A. Post.
THAW CASUINDING
Evidence of Defense all
Points to Insanity and
Irresponsibility
NOTHING SENSATIONAL YET
| New York, Jan 23.—Dr. Charles L.
! Dalley of Albany was the first wit-
ness called In the Thaw trial this
morning. He testified that he at-
-averaglng 200 clear days annually.
Soil and Crop*.
Great variation of soli exists In Ok- ... ....
lahoma—the rich black land of the Inhabitants, six miles south of
prairies, the broad alluvial valleys of Shawnee.
the numerous rivers and creeks and .. f Island maintains at Shawnee
the red, Bandy loam of the timbered ' largest railway shops In the
area, make it possible to raise all the Southwest—#00 employes. Santa Fe,
crops that now grow from Maine to . ® employes.
California and from the lakes to the1 ,hawnee Is the retail metropolis of
Gulf. The three great staples, cot* Oklahoma. It has tne largest depart-
ton, corn and wheat, may be seen store in the Southwest.
growing to perfection on the same' Inanclal strength Shawnee banks:
farm. Resources, April, 1896, nothing; July,
1907, $3,043,192.09. Deposits, April,
1895, nothing; July, 1907, $2.746,2#8.-
33.
Population 1,414,042.
The federal census taken In July,
1907. gives Oklahoma 1,414,042 peo-
ple. an increase of 78.9 per cent since |
1900. The citizens of Oklahoma are •
almost exclusively native born Am-11
erlcans, from every state In the Un- |
Ion. Negroes are scarce and Indians
represent only about 6 per cent of the
population.
FOR RENT—A six room furnished
modern house. Apply at 210 North,
Union. 23 3t
The Mammoth is showing about 75
new Spring Suits for ladles. 23-2t
Some beautiful Spring Jackets for
ladles on display at the Mammoth.
*3-2t
Mrs. Percy L. Clinton and slste-
Mrs. C. C. Nash of Ada, who has
been her guest, left last night for a
visit with Oklahoma City relatives.
Dr Theo P. Brlnghurst, dentist, has
removed his office to the third floor
of the Mammoth bldg. 15-lm
Trying to HOg It,
Oklahoma City, according to the
Times-Journal, has seen the signs of
the times, and Is now trying to get
I into the State Poultry Association.!
The state association was organised
last fall and Shawnee was chosen as
the place for holding the first state
meeting. The promoters of the Ok-
lahoma City poultry Bhow are now
clamoring to get into the state asso-
ciation, and are even talking already,
before the amalgamation has taken
place, of making Oklahoma City the 1 *
Blotters for school children at the
News office.
till COAL $6.00
CASH PHONE 46f)
B. F. Dillon 117 N.Bell
permanent home of the state show,
THE NEWS—40c PER MONTH.
LET THF NEWS FOLLOW YOU
Residents of Shawnee who
art .saving the city should
not fail to havs The Newt
follow them. In this way
only can they keep Informed
about affairs In tha city.
Addressee may be changed
ae often ss desired and the
paper will come promptly to
any part of the country.
Send order te Tha Ntwa.
Telephone S21.
We have for rent a fine store room
with basement at a bargain
if taken at once.
SOUTHWESTERN REALTY CO.
2 l 4 N. Broadway Phone 395
SOUTHWESTERN
MORTGAGE LOAN COMPANY,
IMPROVED FARM AND CITY
Loans
There Will Be
GREAT BARGAINS
in a few days
..AT..
TheB.&W
Dry Goods Store
Resources are Varied.
The resources of Oklsboma are va*
tended Thaw at the time he was sick' r'«d and extensive. She has 300,000
. . ...I. --j hi a „t farms worth >600.0(10,000 and atands,
on the train and regarded his acts at ln the prJductl„n of broom corn !
that time irrational. (seventh in cotton, ninth in corn, ninth
Dr. Charles B. Wagoner began his In horses and mules, twelfth In hogs,
testimony ae to Thaw's mental con- thirteenth In wheat, fifteenth ln oats
.... ... . i and fourteenth in value of farm ma-
durln* whlch a 1;nsrfhy kgal chlnery. Her mineral resources-
argument. Wagoner told all about coal, oil, gas, asphalt, gypsum, salt,
his talk with Hi* defendant lit which marble, granite, building stone and
he said that Thaw was exceeding die- brick shale are unexcelled by any
. . . , j * ,. .. . state in the Union. There were ln
tatorlal. He Bald that Thaw told ,90B 1Gg3 manufacturlng establlsh-
hlm that he had never Intended to at- nients, capitalized at 124.186,626, em-
tack White but that providence had ploying 8,124 people. The output of
taken the matter Into Its hands. Ho these factories was $36,688,600. Re-
l, ., member that Oklahoma ten years ago
iinsisted that Thaws actions while waH comparatlvely a wuderness, and
talking about himself were those of that according to the federal census
a man who was Irresponsible. He of July 12, 1907, there are 96 cities iu
further stated that Thaw had told Oklahoma each having more than X.-
., .. . . . . , , 000 population, Ave of which are above
him that he had asko.1 Jerome wl.o to oo# and her VB8t resourcea are
1b now t'ying to s# nd him *«* th** eJoc- just becoming known.
trie chc*r to have White brcweh4 to. _
JustlC" for his conduct toward gi J*.| The Public Schools.
The appeal to Jerome was turn.-J' Our school lands are valued at $35,-
, „ ...... 000,000 and statehood brings an ap-
down because he believed that It ill propr|atlon of $6,000,000 from the fed-
not actuated by bigh minded motives. | eral government.
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SOCIETY
Hostesaec are requested to send Id
accounts of Boolety events, or teletfaxMi
society reporter as soon after occur-
rence as poesible Telephone Shawnee
News, 3*1. or send to offloe. corner of
Main and Philadelphia.
prlc< 25 Ctuts _
Travelers
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Visiting
Cards
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Until Paid Out
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