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VOLUME IX.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY AUGUST 12,1898.
NUMBER 44.
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LET THE EAGLE SCREAM.
We Didn't
"Dewey"
Thing to Spain
For Blowing Up the
Maine
Got there With
Both Feet
^Uncle Sam did. His Soldiers
and Sailors are famous for beauty
strength and lasting qualities,
just like
STUB'S HARNESS k SADDLES.
They are dandies. His stock of
■whips, robes, single and double
harness, dusters, everything in
that line is not surpassed. Indeed
stands in the same position to
competitors as Uncle Sam's Army
and Navy does to those of the
Nations of the World—unexcelled
and unequalled.
The Best Workmen,
The Best Material,
The Lowest Prcies,
Courteous Treatment.
Repairing- a Specialty.
H. W.STUBBEMAN,
"Iron Front''—Near Central Blk
WILMES,
THE TAILOR
Elegant Line of Fall
and Winter G-oods.
IHayWilmes, the Tailor, would
respectfully callthe attention of
the gentlemen of Norman and
vicinity to his
Elegaut Samples of Fall and Winter Goods.
Consisting of more than 1,500
varieties, of the Latest Styles,
Qualities and Finish—Unsur-
passed in Oklahoma or any-
where else.
Fit and Style Guaranteed.
Norman State Bank Block.
BLANCO FINALLY YIELDS,
LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONE.
Issues an Amnesty Proclamation and Norman Wi" Soon Be Connected With
Forgives Cubans. °,her Ci,ies of ,he Temtory.
, . | J. \V. Wilson, superintendent of con-
Washington, D. G August 7.- |truetlon uf the Missouri and Kansas
Capt. GenQ Blanco evidently appre- ,1>l hone c wag ln the c|ty lMt
c.ate the Spanish loss and the fact] week tQ 8ecure perml8llon ofthe mayor
and city council to bring their wires In-
to the city. The work on the long-dis-
tance telephone line which will connect
that he must scon withdraw his fore-|
es from the Island of Cuba. He has
assumed a mildness of demeanor
which compares strangely with his
previous warlike attitude, and fre-1
quently expressed determination to j
hold Havana to the last, aud he is
treating the insurgents with great
consideration.
News has just reached Washington
of a recent proclamation of amnesty,
in which be made known to the
Spanish people of Cuba that Spain
had, through (he intervention of
foreign powers, been forced to the
disgraceful issue of suing for peace,
and that there would be no more war
and no further use for soldiers.
He offered a pardon to all Cuban
political prisoners and over 150 were
released in Havana.
In explaining Spain's defeat in his
proclamation Gen. Blanco informs
his credulous readers that Spain,
having suffered so much in the pre-
sent war, could not resist the inter-
ference of the foreign powers and go
to war with all countries at once, so
she was compelled to accede to their
dictation and sue for peace. Havana,
he says, will be given over to Ameri-
cans and Cubans, and the Spaniards
will be forced to evacuate.
He assures the soldiery and all
Spanish residents who wish to return
to Spain, or go to other Spanish
possessions, that they will be given
free transportation by their mother
country to their destination, and
will be protected from interference
on the part of either Cubans or Am-
ericans. He suggests that the
Cubans be forgiven and no longer re-
garded as enemies, and that no un-
kind feelings be cherished.
Spain has accepted terms of
peace and a commission will be
appointed to decide upon manner
of putting them into force. In
the meantime, however, fighting
continues at Manilla and in Porto
Rico, the American troops beitig
victorious with small losses. An
armistice will be declared as soon
as possible, but an army of oc-
cupation will be kept in Cuba,
Porto Rico and at Manilla.
Norman with Oklahoma City, Guthrie,
El Reno and other cities of Oklahoma,
le being pushed rapidly, and the poic«
are now up from Oklahoma City to t
point between Norman and Moore, Mr.
Wilson thinks the line will be in work-
ing order by September 1st,
It Is probable the office of the com-
pany will b« at tht Palace Drug Store,
which will be ft Very central 'point.
The charges Will be twenty-five cents
for a five-minute talk with anyone you
desire in any of the cities with which
the Hue has connection. An office will
also be opened at Moore, and it is pro-
bable the line will be extended from
Norman south. U will prove of great
advantage to Norman's citi ens and
business men.
gocal a«l> yrrooiml.
OMAHA EXPOSITION.
JOHNF. RICE,
Sxiicide via. the Morphine Route.
Allie Page, a handsome and well
known woman of Purcell, committed
suicide on Friday of last week by tak-
ing an overdose of morphine. She had
been married, but bad separated from
her husband, and entered upon a fast
life. Discouraged by past, present and
future, 6he cut the knot and solved the
problem. Her body was taken to
Wichita, Kansas, for burial by her
mother, a respectable lady of that city.
LAST OF THE OUTLAW GANG
Only The Leader of The Mose
Band Now Remains.
Muskogee, I. T
—Fine fall weather.
—Tony Nolan visited his best girl in
Guthrie on Sunday.
—Mrs. M. H. Payne visited friends
and relatives in Guthrie last week.
—Miss Emma Woods of Oklahoma
City is visiting friends in this city.
—President Boyd attended a meeting
of the Board of Regents at Guthrie on
Monday.
— Miss Grace Brown went to Perry on
Friday to visit her grandma until
September.
—R. M. McFarland was over from
Holdenville, I.T., the past week, visit-
ing old friends.
—Miss Harriet Jones left last week
on a month's visit with her parents at
Emporia, Kansas.
—Born—To Dr. and Mrs. Lowther on
Sunday evening, a boy. Mother and
son doing nicely.
—D. W. Marquart returned on Mon-
day from a visit with his son-in-law, A.
C. Maher, in Joplin, Mo.
—Mrs. Kerker and Miss Anna Elkin
are here from Gainesville, Texas, visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Withrow.
—Prof. N.T. Pool is one of the in-
structors in the Kay county normal,
Prof. W. N. Rice is conductor.
—Mr. Jim Moore, a nephew of Mrs
Moore, is here from McKinney, Texas,
and is the new clerk at Hotel Agnes.
— Miss Annie Choate returned i
Monday from Ardmore, where she
visited Miss Julia Worley. Miss Worley
came back with her.
—Miss Cleo Leach went to York,
Nebraska, on Friday last, to visit her
! sister, Mrs. Fred James. She will be
Miller; '
absent several months.
—Mrs. A. Hutchin is recovering from
Governor Barnes Says That It Is a
Grand Success.
Governor Barnes has returned home
from a short visit to Omaha where he
attended the exposition, looking after
the Oklahoma exhibit. He says that
the exposition is a success in every par-
ticular and many of the displays are far
superior to a majority of those made at
the World's fair. He states that the
Oklahoma exhibit is one that the ter-
ritory should be proud of but that It
should and would be Improved in many
respects. With a little enthusiasm on
the part of the citizens and business
mch ofthe territory the Oklahoma dis-
play will be one of the most attractive
on exhibition and the benefit derived
from the advertisement we will get out
of it will more than justify the ex-
penditure of twice the amount it will
cost the territory.
Aug. 8.—The body .
«< . 1 a severe attack of fever. Her mother
of Bill Nail, a member of Mose Miller's
, , „„ ... Mrs. Furguson was down from Norman
gang ot outlaws, was brought here bat-j "
OKLAHOMA IN THE EAST.
Don't pay two prices for an Organ or
Piano but call at CAPT, RICE'S West
Side Furniture Store and examine the
best instruments on Earth and get his
cash prices and I am sure you will
never buy any thing of the kind on a
credit, also, all of the latest up to date
styles of furniture at eye opening
prices, in the Adkins store building,
Norman, Oklahoma.
ellard. Dentist. Office
, Hlake A Eiled^e Block,
Norman, Oklahoma.
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for Firstclass Dentistry,
Teeth extracted without pain
Go to Dr. WorlEy's Dental Par-
lors, over Citizens' Bank.
*©~A11 work guaranteed.
C. L. BOTSFORD,
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW.
Notary Public iu office, Fergusou Bl'd.
Norman, Ob
DR. W. N. T. ABEL,
ZP/iysician dc Surgeon,
Ear, Nose and Throat a Specialty.
Office on Main St. over Globe Store.
Norman, Oklahoma.
No.
CALVIN W. BREWER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office Over Citizens Bank.
Norman - Okla.
—The Grand Leader,
a dwelling house.
wants to rent
The G. A. R. of the Territory to be
Represented at Cincinnati.
While Oklahoma is at the front in
Omaha in agricultural products and
material resources, in another section
of the country her representatives, in
the persons of the veteran G. A. R's. of
the territory who expect to attend the
national encampment at Cincinnati are
doing a noble work for their native land.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says relative
to their efforts:
•'The energy nd interest which is be-
ing displayed by the Grand Army veter-
ans of Oklahoma in the coming national
encampment is proving a like surprise
and a source of gratification to the local
citizens' committee.
Yesterday G. D. Munger, commander
of the Department of Oklahoma, and a
resident of Oklahoma City, was a visit-
or at G, A. R. headquarters in the
Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Munger
came on here expressly to arrange for
the department, at the National en-
urday by Deputy Marshal Dobson and
Possemen E. B. Alberty, J. E. Parks
and George Mitchell. Nail was killed
early Saturday morning near Garfield,
I. T., by Dobson and his men.
and stayed with her for a while.—Lex-
ington Leader.
—D. W. Marquart, late of Klondyke,
Alaska Ter., but durned glad to be once
more able to register from Norman,
The house in which Nail was sup-! Okla., was in town Sunday.-Lexington
posed to be was surrounded Friday j News and Notes.
night, but Nail did not appear until j —Miss Grace King is home from her
morning, when he passed close to i trip to Chicago, being compelled to
D^bsen and his men, golne to the | give up her mutical studies on account
West Side Republican Convention.
The republicans of the West Side
will meet at the Norman Mill Co.
office at 7:30 p. m. prompt, for the
selection of three (3) delegates to
the county convention.
B. W. Stubbkman,
Committeeman.
Ceremony of Circumcision.
Many friends gathered at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Turk Sunday to
witness the circumcision of their new
born son. Dr. Freeman, of Gainsville,
Texas, performed the ceremony. Drs.
Cbild8 and Johnston were present and
speak highly of the visiting doctors
skill. B. Weitzenholler was the god-
father. An elegant dinner was served
and the day most pleasantly passed.
There were present, besides a large
number of friends who live here, Mr.
and Mrs. Hcrschovetz and Mrs. Spitzer
of Oklahoma City, Mr. and Mrs. Simon
Turk and Mr. Tate, of Norman. The
Leader joins with the many friends in
predicting a happy and useful future
for the Junior Mr. Turk.—Lexington
Leader.
—W. J. Brown has a large line of
buggies, surries and spring wagons
on hand. If you are wanting anything
in that line call on him; llis prices
are very low.
house for his breakfast. When about
seventy yards away he was tired on by
the men, and when the smoke cleared
away Nail was lying on the ground
with bullet holes through his heart,
arm and abdomen. He died immediate-
ly. Nail was armed to the teeth. He
had with him the Winchester formerly
used by Cherokee Bill, which is now in
the possession of Marshal Bennett,
Mose Miller is supposed to be the only
member of the gang not captured. The
gang had planned to rob the bank at
Checotah, I. T., only a few days ago.
Nail was a Cherokee negro and recently
returned from the Fort Leavenworth
penitentiary, where he served a term of
four years for larceny. He is supposed
to have been the man who killed H. Z.
Taylor, the postmaster at Melvin, I. T.,
a few days ago. Dobson and his men
went through many hardships to locate
Nail, being obliged to subsist on corn
and watermelons a portion of the time
to prevent their whereabouts from be-
ing known.
THE CHAIR OF BIOLOGY.
A. H. VanVleet, Ph. D., A Way Up
Educator, Selected for the Uni-
versity.
Guthrie, Aug. 8.—(Special)—Today
campment, and he proposes to intro- ())e board of regents of the Territorial
DEDICATION OF THE BRIDGE.
duce a decided novelty. He has dele-
gated Secretary Stevens to secure pos-
session of a large storeroom on Fourth
Street, in the immediate vicinity of the
Grand hotel, to be known as depart-
ment headquarters. It will also be an
exposition room. It is proposed to
bring from Oklahoma samples of the
rich territory, and make an elaborate
display of them in the decoration of the
department headquarters.
Commander Munger told Secretary
Stevens that his department will be
largely represented. All the people out
there have plenty of money,, and the
many veterans who have settled there
intend to take advantage of the low
railroad rates to visit their old homes
once more. Those veterans wishing
of illness, Her many friends hope she
may soon recover.
—Roy Stoops, who graduated at the
last term of the University, has been
quite sick with the slow fever, but is
recovering, He will go to Michigan as
soon as he is able to travel.
—Mr. Ben Holcomb has rented a
house near Hotel Victoria and will
move his family here from Oklahoma
City. He comes to give his daughter
the advantage of the University.
—Mr. J. G. Horter and Miss Anna
Nickell, both of Noble, were married at
the Grand Central Hotel on Sunday,
July 31 st, Rev. J. T. Scott, officiating.
They are prominent young people of
our sister city.
—At the council meeting on Monday
night, W. D. Mil's was elected to fill
the unexpired term of W. W. Wingate,
councilman from the 4th ward. It took
twenty-four ballots to decide the ques-
tion, M. McGinley and Jas. Allen being
the other candidates.
—Mrs. K. W. King came up from Nor-
man Saturday and visited with Mr. and
Mrs. P.J. Heilman. She returned last
night with her daughter, Miss Grace
King, who has been in Chicago study-
ing music, but was compelled to give up
her studies on account of sickness and
return home.—Guthrie Capital.
—A very pleasing entertainment was
given at the opera house Friday even-
C. T.
University met in this city. The im-
portant event of the meeting was the
selection of A. H. VanVleet, Ph. D., of
Baltimore to the chair of biology for the inK under the auspices of the W
university U. A Demorest silver medal was con-
Dr. VanVleet is a graduate of the te8ted for b? 8tven y°un* la(iie8' and
h. won by Miss I.eota Winlin. The
The Noble Bridge Opened for Traffic—
4,000 People in Attendance.
The new bridge spanning the
South Canadian at Noble was duly
opened for traffic and dedicated on
Wednesday, August 11th. There
was a very large attendance at the
picnic, the crowd being estimated at
4,000, and pronounced by those
present to be the largest assemblage
ever brought together in Southern
Oklahoma. Norman was almost de-
populated on that day, everyone who
possibly could being present, anil
Purcell, Lexington, Moore anil
other towns contributed a large
number.
The program consisted of speeches
by B. F. Williams Jr., and Hon. A,
W. Fisher, of Norman; F. P. Cease,
of Lexingten, and Judge J. R,
Keaton, of Oklahoma City. The
Lexington band discoured sweet
music, which Prof. Mayfield's class
gave some fine vocal selections and
choruses. Base ball, horse racing,
merry-go-rounds, picnic dinners, etc.,
filled up the day and made it one of
rare enjoyment.
The bridge is an elegant structure
and will be of vast benefit to Noble
and Norman, connecting Oklahoma
as it does with the B. I. T. It is a
monument to the energy and enter-
prise of its projectors.
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A Column of Interesting News Items
Gathered From All Parts ol
The Country.
Paul's Valley will build a $20,000 oil
mill.
Twenty-five applications for pardon
are now on file in Gov. Barnes' office.
Hon. Dick Blue, formerly a well
known politician of Kansas, has located
at Vinita, I. T.
Teddy Roosevelt says he purposes
taking his Rough Riders to the Paris
exposition and pay all expenses
Fred Pfafl, son of John Pfaff, of Ed-
mond, has been appointed a deputy
clerk of the Oklahoma City court.
A petition is being circulated asking
for the raising of another regiment in
Oklahoma, Frank Beebe to be colonel.
Henry W. Scott has his portrait In
this week's Leslie Weekly. Great
Scott! He will get to the front yet.—
Wichita Eagle.
Dave McClure, of Oklahoma City, one
of the Rough Riders, will be home on a
furlough soon. He is now at Fortress
Monroe, having been wounded in the
Santiago light.
South Carolina is having trouble sup-
plying her quota of volunteers, and the
governor desires the independent troop
recently organized in Oklahoma City to
join his regiment.
Henry and John tVelsh, senteneeijn
Pottawatomie county for life impris«iE-
ment, for highway robbery, have beect
pardoned by Gov. Barnes, They were
boys, and the amount they secured
from their victim was $7.60.
The Perry saloon keepers have solved
the problem of Sunday closing. Each
saloon man has signed a contract not to
sell or give away drinks on Sunday and
has placed a forfeit on $100 for a
violation of the agreement.
The Fourth National Bank will take
the place of the Bank of Commerce of
Oklahoma City on September 1st. Cap-
ital, $100,000. Officers: .1. M. Curtice,
president; W. C. Renfrow, vice-presi-
dent; cashier; J. H. Wheeler.
Frank Stearns has been appointed
postmaster at Shawnee, vice Gem gr- G.
Boggs, removed. It will be remember-
ed Mr- Boggs was indicted at the last
term of court In Pott county for some
irregularity respecting a $450 register-
ed letter.
Wisconsin state university, the John
Hopkins university and of Liepsic, Ger-
many, and is accounted the highest
graded educatoror that has yet arrived
in the territory. He will enter upon
his duties at the beginning of the pre-
sent school year.
won by
oratorical program was interspersed
wsth beautiful singing, and a very
large and select audience was present.
— W. M. Russell left on Tuesday for
St. Louis to purchase his fall stock of
goods. He expects to put in the very
best and largest line ever purchased
for this market, and will open out in
the Jackson room, now being built for
him, about September 1st. He goes via.
Ft. Smith, Ark., where he will visit a
few days, and may take a trip to New
All Aboard for Cincinnati.
On account of the very low rates the
rail roads have made to Cincinnati,
Ohio, and return, and the good crops
and prosperous condition of our people,
free qnarters will be located in Camp a Kreat many 0f them have decided to Orleans before he returns.
take a trip and visit the old home and
relatives. Among those who expect to
go to Cincinnati on the special
train, September 5th, are: Mrs. John
Franning, Mrs. Jj. J. Edwards, Bert
Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Crawley,
Capt. John Green, of Lincoln county,
who went to Tampa, Fla., several
months ago to accept an appointment
as drill master in the regular army, re-
turned home on a furlough Saturday to
find that his wife had eloped with &
young man.
The territorial treasurer says that on
August 1st, Oklahoma county owed
$13 :t35 in territorial taxes. Cleveland
county owes $4,208. Canadian $45,000
and Kay $18,000. Every county in the
territory owes more or less, Cleveland's
debt being below the average.
O. A. Miteher, who recently returned
from the Klondike, has purchased an
interest in the Lion Store at Oklauoma
City, the leading dry goods house in
the Territory. Mr Milscher is one of
the best business men in Oklahoma,
and the "Lion" is to be congratulated.
—If you are in need of a good
cook stove, call and get W- J.
Brown's prices. I also have a very
complete line of hardware, gunes,
cutlery, ammunition and tinware.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
During the past week Probate
Judge has issued the following mar-
riage licenses:
( Edward Mitchell, Norman .... 23
| May Morgan, Cleveland county 18
j Allen Ward, Noble....
(Diana Davis, " ....
( Mark Lancaster
j Helen Harr,
( L. J. Collier, Chickasha
( Edna Vovles, Norman ..
15
1H
Sherman, by their own preference.
—R. M. Graham, accompanied by
his daughters, Misses Hattie and
Callie, and grand children Gertie and
Bjgie Johnson, went to Sulphur
Springs, I. T. on 'I h ursday to spend B F W|llian,g) c L Botsford and wife,
a few weeks. [ Mrs. James Allen, Capt, McKinney,
—Mr Tyler Blake left the first of iUncle Joe Wilkins and wife andjosborn. He gives possession Septem-j tions.
the wee'-' for Y w Mexico and i vnrious others. The special train will ! ber 1st and will take a trip east. Of
Arizona, to look after the mining ! leave Norman on September 5th, and , course he cannot stay away from Okla- Engineer
interests of the Dixie Mining Co., in,run through to Cincinnati without. homa anj we confidently look for his
which he is interested. [ change of cars. | return very soon.
Capt. J. M. Bishop has rented his
farm south of the city for a term of three
years to E. J. Osborn, of Dougherty, I.
Harvest Jubilee.
The Second Annual Harvest Picnic
of the Farmers' and Old Soldiers' reunioa
will be held at Clark's Grove on August
24, 25, and 26. The 24th will be
Farmers' Day. We expect everv farm
in the county represented, the com-
mittee has arranged to have some of
the best speakers in the territory to be
with us. August 25th willbe Childrens'
Jubillee or School Day. The County
Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Cralle,
will have charge of the exercises and ar-
[ 'p 28 ran>?e the program for the same. Every
18 school in the county is to be represent-
I ed.
The last couple in the above list; August 20th Old Soldiers'Day--The
were married on Thursday, August Blue and Gray Veterans of our civil
11 tli, at the residence of the bride'
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Voyles,
in West Norman, by Rev. Durfey,
pastor of the Presbyterian church.
T , at $'225 per annum, cash in advance. Mr. Collier is one of the prominent
There is about 100 acres in cultivation, j young attorneys of Chickasha, while
with excellent buildings, and Sir.: the bride is one of Norman's most
Bishop could have got $275 after his winsome young- ladies. The 'I'ran-
contract has been made with Mr, I script extends sincere eongratula-
John llelvie has re-
turned to his duties on the Santa Fe
after a lay otf of a couple of weeks.
war will hold their second reunion on
the 26th, with camp fire at night, the
Ex-Confederates with there families
will occupy the ground on the south,
side of the avenue in the grove, The
Federal Veterans will go in camp on the
north side of the grove. The committee
will publish the program as soon ai
completed. Remember the time
C, McKinney, S. J. Wilkins,
Secretary. President.
— Mr. and Mis, Aaron MoDanul
have returned froui Paul's \ alley.
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