The Tahlequah Arrow (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 270, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 7, 1910 Page: 3 of 6
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JHE TAHLEQUAH AKROW, TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA
LYNCH LAW
ON NEGROES
Mississippi, Missouri,
Farmers Avenge Mur-
der and Robbery.
SMASH IN JAIL DOORS
COPPER H£AD
BITES GIRL
One Victim Hanged To Tree,
Other To Pole, and
Shot To i ieces.
Charleston, Mo., July 3—Two neg-
roes were taken from the county jail
ai 5 o'clock this evening and lynched by
a crowd of 1,000 whites most of whom
were farmers.
The negroes were both strangers,
their names unknown, employed as
harvest hands by a farmer living ihree
miles from Charleston. During the
night the iwo negroes went into the
barn where they had been sleeping and
and where three strange white men,
tramps, who were also working as bar
vest hands for Anderson, were sleeping.
These white men overheard the ne
groes talking of a killing, waited until
i he negroes had gone to steep and then
made a search and by the roadside
found the dead body of a man who had
been shot and also beaten with rocks.
They went to Charleston and notified
the sheriff, who summoned a posse and
returned to Anderson's farm where they
found the two negroes still sleeping.
The negroes wen, crested at 4 o'c'ock
this morning and taken to the Charles
ton jail. By 5 o'clock this afternoon a
crowd of enraged farmers who had
been notified by messengers who had
traveled from farm to farm, assembled
at the jail, and after battering down
the doors took the negroes out. When
they had been indentified by tne white
harvest bands, one^of them was hanged
to a tree in t he court house yard and
his body rjddled with bullets. The
other negro then was taken to the part
of the town occupied by negroes, where
he was strung up to a telegraph pole
and his bod.v shot full of holes.
The man the negroes murdered was a
farmer, William Fox, who was return
ing to his home last night about 11
o'clock from Charleston and had almost
reached the gate leading to his home
when the negroes assaulted him. After
killing him they robbed him, but sectir
ed only a small sum of money.
Excitement became tense and a crowd
hurriedly gathered. All the officials
did their best to keep the mob from
entering the jail, but to no avail. It
is said one of the negroes confessed be
fore being lynched.
Prosecuting Attorney James M. Haw
addressed the mob, and begged that the
law be respected. The lynchers were
in no temper to listen to him. Gov.
Hadley was notified of the lynching
McAlester, Okla., Jul* 3.—Dr. H. A.
Munn was called to Kiowa yesterday on
account of the 'he illness of his little
granddauther. Mattie Banks, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Banks, who was
bitten by a snake Tuesday night. It
seems that the little girl, who is three
years old. had gone out in the back
. ard and was kneeling on the ground
"hen she was bitten. The grouud
Wits bare but the nature of t he snake's
color and the darkness prevented ber
from discovering it. She was hurriedly
carried to a doctor and most of the
poison gotten out of her system before
any serious results The snake, which
was a copperhead, was afterwards
found and killed.
MURDERED WOMAN
FOUND IN RIVER
Daughter of Richest Farmer
in Cole County Slain Re-
turning Home.
WASHINGTON
NOTES,
LIST OF JURORS
FOR COUNTY COURT
The following is a list of the jury
for the July term of the County Court.
C. T. Harlan, Sleeper; Robert Brack
ett. Moody; Lee Bobbins, Whitmire;
H. J. Talley, Hulbert, J. B. Lane, Tah-
lequah; John Parris, Hulbert; J. F.
Anderson, Eureka; J. W. Stroud,
Moody; Charley Mitchell, Hulbert;
Ode Brixey, Moody; G. C. Davis,
Gideon; J. H. Bynurn, Pitts; W. A.
Allen, Tahlequah; J. II. Claxton, Ahni-
wake; Tom Hubbard, Metory; Zack
Lillard, Cookson; A. G. Cookson, Cook-
son; Andy Lowery, Manard.
THE BLONDIN SHOW
Blondin's big show "The Cowboy In
dian, and the Lady," will give the per-
formance at 2:30 p. in. and at 8:00 at
night, with a grand free outside exhi-
bition in front of the tent an hour be-
fore the opening. Miss Flo Larretto,
the elastic wonder, and the world's
greatest cowboy, Cuba Crutchfield
spinning o^br one hundred feet of rope,
Prof. Marshes, Canadian orchestra giv-
ing two grand concerts before the show
starts. The B!ondin show gives more
free than most shows charge to see.
Don t miss seeing the free exhibition at
the show tent. Tahlequah, Saturday
July 9.
Jeffs-1 a City, Mo, July 1.—The
body oi iss Annie Wendler, 30 year
old daughter of the wealthiest farmer m
Cole county was found in the Missouri
river three miles below here this even-
ing. That she was murdered there is
no doubt. The front of her skull was
crushed and her nose broken. She
probably had been assaul'ed three miles
from where her body was found, placed
in a skiff and rowed up stream for the
purpose of deception.
The greatest excitement has prevailed
in the eastern half of the county since
early this morning, when a general
search was instituted for the missing
woman. Au examination of the body,
when found, showed that she was beat
to death. Her hair showed from
whence a missing lock had been torn,
t ■ • ' face and neck were scratched,
evidently she had made a desperate
struggle.
Not a few are of the opinion that
negroes committed the crime, and in
order to conceal it carried the body to
a skiff and rowed up the river three
miles before getting rid of it. No ar
rests have been made, but eyery officer
in the county and a large number of
citizens are on the alert tonight. Lynch-
ing is freely and openly threatened
LEDBETTER OUT
AND KIMSEY IN
President Joseph E. Ransdell of the
National Rivers end Harbors Cougress
was greatly pleased when word came
from the white house that President
Taft had signed the river and Labor
appropriation bill. Several days pre-
vious to the adjournment of congress,
there were vague rumors afloat about
the halls of legislation that the presi-
dent was seriously contemplating veto-
ing the bill because of certain items in
the bill, that, notwithstanding the en-
dorsement of the board of army engin-
eers, emphasized the "dribbling" policy
which had been an inheritance from
former bills. President Ransdell said
that the organization, of which ke wai
the head, viewed with great surprife
the efforts of par.ies and interests to
prejudice the chief executive against
the bill. He said he was very much
flighted to know that the broad judi-
cial mind of the president enabled him,
after careful examination, to sanction
the bill. "We believe that in many
respects it is the l>est river and harbor
bill ever enacted," said Mr. Ransdell.
It embodies t hree different pl«ns:
"First. It is so writteu that here-
after a river and harbor bill must be
passed every year just as are other
great appropriation bills, such as the
army, the navy and the postoffiee.
'Second. It fixes a definite time for
i he completion f great projects such as
the Hudson river and the Ohio, which
under the 'dribbling' policy of former
river and harbor bills would require an
idefinite time to complete. An import
aut provision is made for t he vigorous
prosecution of smaller projects.
"Third. It carries a larger sum for
the current year than ever befove there
by placing riyer and harbor appropria
tions on a higher and more business
like plane."
LEGAL NOTICES.
Notice to Creditor! to Present Claims
State of Oklahoma, Cherokee county,
in the Estate of Nellie Carroll. De-
ceased, Newton Carroll, Administrator.
In the County Court.
Notice is hereby given that letters of
administration ou the estate of Nellie
Carroll, deceased, were granted to the
undserstgned by the Countv Court of
the County of Cherokee. State of Okla
hotna. on the 13th day of May, 1010.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit the
same to the undersigned at the office
of A. F. A'ood, attorney at law, Clare
more, Oklahoma, for allowance within
four months after the date of the first
pnb.icatiun hereof with the necessary
voucher* or they will l>e forever pre-
cluded from any benefit of said estate;
or said claim may be filed it- said Conn
ty Court.
Dated this 13th day of June, 1910.
Newton Carroll,
Administrator.
A F. Mood, attorney for adininis-
trator.
[First published June 10-51]
TAKKN UP
May 27th, 1910 I took tip two horses,
one a bay with four white feet and
blaze nose, abont sixteen and one half
hands high and weighs in neighborhood
of 2,000 pounds. The other a dark
bav. solid color, heighth, size ami
weight about the same as first de
scribed and both branded T on left hip,
Owner can have same by paying ex-
pense of taking up and keeping and for
this advertisement.
Neal Neugin,
Welling, Okla
[First published Juhe 2, 11(10—]
Muskogee, Okla , July 1.—A judge-
ment of ouster against Chief of Police
Ledbetter was ordered this afternoon
by Judge King ot the district court, to
remove that officer, who may be suc-
ceeded by Charles Kimsey former Chief
of Police of Muskogee, this decision be-
ing the last in the long drawn out
Kimsey Ledbetter election contest case
growing out of the election of over a
J'ear ago. Attorney Stone, represent
ing Ledbetter. will taae an appeal to
the supreme court of the state at once.
From the opinion of Judge King,
made public a few days ago the out
come today was not a surprise though
it was believed that a supersedeas
might be issued allowing Ledbetter to
remain in office until the supreme court
decided the question for good.
This is the second timo in the past
two years that Ledbetter has been oust
ed from office and each time by the
same opponent, Chas. Kimsey.
Lost, Ladies gold, link cuff-button,
inscribed "M D." return to Arrow
office and receiye reward. 7-5-tf.
Will Admit Students
I will admit a few more pupils in fhe
fifth and sixth grados of the Training
School in the Northeastern State Nor-
mal next Tuesday.
Pupils enrolled now will be permitted
to continue their work in the training
school next winter.
Ira L. Cain, Director
A GOOD SHOW
Blondin s big show in the new comedy
drama "The Cowboy, Indian and the
Lady The best of all under canvas
shows. Band parade at 1:00 p. in.
"Sharps Sell it"
Supervising Architect J. Knox Tay-
lor has started his torce to work in t be
preparation of advertisements to be in-
serted in the various newspapers of the
country invitiug proposals for the Hale
of property for sites for the 270 post-
office buildings authorized by the omnt
bus public building bill. Mr. Taylor
said to-day they expect to be able to
put out those advertisements in batches
of thirty "or so daily until all the 270
have "been completed and allowed to run
for the thirty days required by law.
Then I he proposals will be opened in
the order in which sent out, bidB tabu
lated and special agents sent forth to
look at the sites offered. It will require
his special agent force practically all
summer as well into the fall to inventi
gate sites which will be offered in va
rious localities and will be well into the
autumn before even the first site is
purchased. Eveii after the purchase
there is the Attorney General's force to
investigate the title, whether a true and
valid title may pass to the United
States. Therefore one may figure that
no site offered will finally pass iuto the
possession of the United States much
before the beginning of the new y ear
Then again, there is bound to be con
teats, as for instance .the department
may decide upon a certain site as just
what is needed and the owner for one
reason or another may not wish to sell
then if the government is insistent, r:on
demnation proceedings are instituted
and this causes more delay. Adver
lisements have gone out for thirty sites
authorized to be purchased in Pennsyl
vania, Maryland and Virginia.
The machinery for the establishment
of postal savings banks throughout ttie
country will shortly be started. The
po9tmasier-general already having tak-
en up the subject with some of the bu
reau chiefs and it is believed that by
the end of July the Dostoffices in the
larger cities will have started on the
work of taking care of the people's
money who desire to use the banks as a
medium for their deposits. The opera
tion of the law will be watched with a
great deal of interest.
Order for Hearing Petlton for Letters of
Administration.
State of Oklahoma, Cherokee count v.
In County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Martin
Schrimscher alias Martin Schrimpocker,
deceased.
Now, on this 25th day of June, 1910,
John D. Gulager, having filed in this
court his petition alleging that Martin
Schrimscher alias Martin Schrimpocker,
died intestate on or about the 12th day
of February 1804, leaving property
within the jurisdiction of this court,
and praying for the appointment of
John D. Gulager as administrator of
said estate.
J' is ordered that said petition be and
hereby is set for hearing on the 11th
day of July, 1910, at the hour of 10
o'clock, a. in., and that notice thereof
be given by publication for two issues
in the Tahlequah Arrow, published at
Tahlequah, and by mail to the heir« at
law of said decedent resident of said
state as required by law.
J. T. Parks,
County Judge.
I First published 0 30-1910 2t]
NOTICE OF CHANGE OP PRECINCT
BOUNDRY LINES AND I'OLLING
PLACES.
State of Oklahoma, Cherokee couu
ty, ss.
Notice is hereby giyen that at a regular
meeting of the Cherokee County Elec
tion Board held on the'.'2nd day of June
1910, the following changes in the bouii
dry lines of the election precincts here
in described, were ordered made bv
sai,J election board,^and changes of poli
ing places made as hereinafter de
scribed: the new boundry lines being
given in this notice.
Hulbert Township
Precints No. 1 and No. 2 No change
and boundaries and polling places i
main the same as heretofore.
Peetfs Township,
Precinct No. 1,—All of township 19
north, range 21 east, and sections one
two, eleven, twelv- thirteen and four
teen of township 18, range 20 east and
sections one to twelve, inclusive, of
towuship 18 north, range 21 east Poll
ing place at Peggs school house.
Precinct No. 2, No change in bouu
dary or (Killing place.
Precinct No. 3—All of township 18
north, range 20 east, except secticnj 1
2, 11, 12, 13. 14 of Vaid township. Poll
ing place Hinton school house.
Precinct No. 4 —No change in boun
dary line. Polling place moved to
Sleeper school house.
Moody Township.
Precinct No. 1.—No change in boun
dary line or of polling place.
"Blondin's Big Show"
Presenting the new comedy drama
tinder canvas "-The Cowboy, Indian
aod the Lady." This company is a
large one with band and orchestra,
plenty of good singing and dancing
specialties. Special scenery for this
production is carried, making an enter
tainment well worth seeing. They will
appear at Tahlequah, Saturday July 9.
Try it. Its Great. Greenland.
Precinct No. 2.—All of township 19
north, range 22 east. Polling place
Lowery school house.
Precinct No. 3.-All of township 19
north, range 25 east. Polling place
Halfleld school house.
Precinct No. 4,—All of township 18
north, range 25 east. Polling place
Combs school house. This is a new
precinct created.
Cookson Township.
Precinct No. 1. All of townnhip 15
north, range 21 east. Polling place at
Dykes Chapel.
Precinct No. 2 —All of townships 14
and 15 north,range 23east. Polling place
Sycamore school house.
Precinct No. 3.—All of township 14
north, range 22 east. Pulling place at
Cookson school house.
Precinct No. 4.—All of township 14
north, range 21 east. Polling place at
Ballard school house.
Precinct No. 5.—All of township 15
north, range 22 east. Polling place at
Pettit school house.
• Par* Hill Township.
Precincts Noa. 1, 2, 110 change in
boundary lines or of polling places of
either of the three precincts.
Crittenden Township.
Precinct No. i.—All of township 17
north, range 21 east. Polling place
changed from Crittenden school house
to Ahniwake in Ferguson a empty store
building.
Orand View Township.
Precinct No. 1. All of thai part of
townships 17 north, range 23 east and
17 not n, range 32 east, lying and
situated east of the llliuois riyer
the lueandenngs of said river l>e-
ing the west boundary line of said pre-
ciuct. Polling place Briggs school
house.
Precinct No. 2.—All of that part,
exclusive of the corporate limits of the
city of Tahlfquah. of townships 17 north
range 28 east, and 17 north, range 22
east, lying ami situated west of the
Illinois river, the meanderings of said
river being the iast 1 ou Hilary of said
precinct. Polling place Grand View
school house
City of Tahlequah,
No change of precinct lines or [lolling
places.
All |>ersi>ns interested are hereby no-
tified that thealiove described precinct
lines, new precincts and ]x>lling places
hitve been duly designated as such by
the Cherokee County Election Hoard iii
regular session, and that Mondav, July
18th, 1910, at the office of said lioaril in
the county court house in tlie city of
Tahlequah. I Iklahouia. at the hour of
10 o clock a m has been designated as
the time and place for hearing any anil
all complaints against said changes and
establish men t of new preuuets lieiug
made permanent, and all persons inter
ested may appear before the board ,.n
said day Htul show cause, if any they
ha<v, why said changes should not lie
made permanent.
Witness our hi If and the oiiicial
seal of theCherok. Countv, Oklahoma,
Election Board tin.- 23d day of June,
Eugene Mi Michael
[.ska i.] Chairman.
Ernest McDaniel, Sec y,
(First published June 21 1910. 24 31)
A TRAINING
LAW SU!T
There will lie a training law suit in
the district court of the Northeastern,
next Friday evening at eight o'clock,
fhid in h damage suit wherein Kim
Hill is plaintiff, represented by Attor-
ney Thomas J. Pitts, and the Frisco
railroad company, defendant, Roy
Stuart acti' g as president of the Frisco
has employed Attorneys Leonard Loirim
and Austin Reagan to fight the case.
I his case has been filed for some time,
to which answer was immediately filed.
This will be the last case this year.
J. Berry King has l>eeti consented to
try the case, John W. Chandler, clerk,
F. E. Stookey, sheriff. A competent
stenographer will be secured from the
commercial department of this school.
The following is a list of the jury:
Messrs. Howard, McMurray, Brown,
Beardon, Ilerriu, Roarke, Battles,
Frazier, Rogers, Gunn, Johnson, Miller.
All are urged to be present. .
CHEROKEE
PAYMENT
The Eastern Cherokee
Payment Continues
Orderly
The Eastern Cherokee payment con
tinnes to progress nicely. Up to Satur-
day night there were 0027 warrants de-
livered. The force works eight and a
half hours a day, beginning at eight
o'clock in the morning and closing at
six in the evening, with an hour and a
half for intermission for dinner.
They have been paying ten days.
This is an average of 000 checks per
day, or about 70 per hour or 1 16 per
minute. When we come to figure it up
we find that this is a little more than
$155.00 paid out per minute. Certainly
no one could object to this progress.
The police continue to have the situa-
tion well in hand, and there is no
drtiukeness or disorder of any kind.
No checks are being discounted, but all
are cashed at par. The capital square
is an ideal place for the people to lounge
about and rest awaiting the call of
their numbers and the old senate cham-
ber is large and roomy and a suitable
place to perform the work of delivering
the cheks, Everyone who comes to
Tahlequah appreciates that no better
place and that no better police pro
tection can be offered the full blood In-
dian than can be and is being done
here.
There are now more than 5,000 nutn
bers given out and something like 2,-
300 or 2,100 numbers have been paid.
It is not definitely known, as yet, just
how long the payment will continue at
Tahlequah, but if the people prefer to
come here and do continue to come, it
is not expected, of course, that any
will be turneil away.
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