The Shawnee News. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 53, Ed. 1 Monday, December 23, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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Prepare the Pire Place for Old St. Nicholas; His Arrival is Not Far off. He will Have Come and Gone in a Few Days
The Shawnee news
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VOL. IS.—NO. 53.
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1907.
1 SIMS SUf CASE
Judge Mabeu on Saturday ordered a
writ of mandamus served on Mayor
Stearns compelling him to 8ign the sal-
ary warrant of Chief of Ponco Sims
recently allowed by the council in the
sum of $5.00 of which $470.00 is for
the time that he was suspended from
office by Judge Burwell pending his
trial for malfeasance. A demurrer on
behalf of the city was argued by City
Attorney Cassidy, who represented
a good many lawyers In congress who
believe that there is no equity or vest-
ed right involved but that it is mere-
ly a political question and that con-
gress may do what it pleases in the
premises.
Wants the Money.
Alfred Hare, the Tecumseh street
oar magnate and banker, has appealed
Attorney uassiuy, wuu h ~t t 8upr(,m,_. court asking that
Sims at bis hearings in the case and1 to tne state P e
advised the city council that in hill
opinion it was legal to allow the
amount to Sims.
The mandamus petition was argued
by Attorneys Reily and McKenzie, who
were also associated with Cassidy on
the defense in connection with the
charges against Sims. The mayor
has several days In which to take mi
appeal and it is probable he will take
the latter action. His contention
has been that he would be liable per-
sonally for the amount since one man
has already been paid for the services
of chief of police during the time un-
der discussion and that if there is any
recourse it is on the man who has re-
ceived the salary and not on the city.
He maintains that the city can not
legally pay twice for the same ser-
vice.
Creeks Want $6,000,000.
a claim against the government for
his case against T. M. Phaup be re
manded to the probate court for trial
and that Phaup be required to answer.
Hare alleges that a contract was made
between him and Phaup, whereby
Phaup was to pay him five dollars at
the beginning of each month, from
the time the United States postofflce
at Tecumseh was located on block 52
of that city and so long as it remained
thereon, not to exceed, however, a pe-
riod of ten years. The office went on
that block in April, 1905, and Hare
brought suit some time ago to recover
$95 from Phaup, covering five-dollar
payments for nineteen months back.
Phaup's demurrer was sustained in the
lower court and Hare appealed
Go to Chicago.
Rev. C. C. Brannon, pastor of the
Cushing Methodist church, has
ceived notice of an appointment as
agent with headquarters at Chicago,
iuouw of the National Vigilance Committee,
non non ihe first to be "brought an organization under the direction of
under wi act^of congress passed about the National Purity League to prevent
five years ago to reimburse (he tribe* the w?lte slave trade. Brannon for
of Indian Territory that lost valua- f^eral montrw has been a deputy in
ble land by reason of allotments nf V^lan Territory under Pussyfoot
homesteads if to be presented to con-^nson in his joint raiding cam-
gress in behalf of the Creek s almost P KI1S'
immediately after the Christmas holi-
days.
fiefore the passage of the act the
Indians held their land in common
and many lived so close together that
when the homestead allotments were
made some Indians of necessity lost
advantageous locations. The govern-
ment attempted to make up the differ-
ence to the individuals thus injured.
The claim made by the Creeks has
a peculiar legal phase and there are.
The news—40c per month.
24 Out of 25.
Pocahontas, Ark., Feb. 17, 1905.
"Ship B gross Dr. Mendenhall's Chill
and Fever Cure. I have been selling
your Chill Cure for 7 years and find
that 24 out of 25 who once use it will
have no other. W. H. Skinner, Drug-
gls ."
Sold by Shawnee Drug Store. •
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HOUSES IK THIS till
Saturday night Sheriff Pierce and will be called again some time in
his deputies swooped down on tho in- January. One former Shawnee *.i
mates of a number of bawdy houses loon man was indicted on a charge of
in this city and brought 13 girls before selling whiskey in violation of the
Justice of the Peace Carter on a prohlnition clause.
charge of vagrancy and six landladies -
wer0 brought before County Judge R,°* Act-
Reasor to answer to a charge fo con- Jerry O Rouke, landlord at trie
ducting bawdy houses and immoral re- I°n© hotel at Guthrie, crossed swords
sum of $60.00 each and their trial Is with C. N Haskell K°vt'r"or °k'
sum of $50.00 each and theis trial is lahoma, in the latter s den in the cap-
sit for the 24th of 2 p. m.; and the building the other day.
latter were released on bond of $300.00 i* a democrat.
He
O'Rourke
used to be state
each to appear at trial on January 6'h.
chairman of the Oklahoma democracy
Aftorneys Pitman, Hood, Johnson and and has been heard of, too, in Kansas
Scott represented the defense, while state democratic polities not a few
Assistant County Aaoney Holt is in: times. He felt, therefore no he~-
Assistant County Aitoney
charge of the prosecution.
This raid cranio as a result of in-
formation brought out before the
tancy in crossing swords with Mr. H
kell.
The whole affair resulted from
prolonged hotel war in Guthrie. Mr
grand Jury and given to the county Hatjkejj nm|<e8 hj8 headquarters at the
autnorities to act on. Other action
is anticipated along this line
of the women arrested Saturday night
were inmates of houses on South
Broadway and several were arrested
in other parts of the city.
The grand jury has called numerous
witnesses but nothing is given out as
they are all sworn to secrecy. It is
very evident, however, that many in-
dictments will be returned and among
these it is also probable there will I mjHHion and theg added that
be more present officials as well anjti10llg|U the governor was trespassing
former officials. |on matters that were strictly outside
Hefore a reevsy was called Saturday his business. Th«> conference was not
until after the holidays the grand Jury very long, hut it is said to have be^n
had returned thirty Indictments. They an extremely interesting session.
FELL
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CALAMITY HOWLER—IN SPITE OF ALL I COULD DO TO PREVENT IT, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVfc.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AFTER ALL.
TWO WRECKS
THE ROCK ISLAND
While cleaning off the sand pipes Failed" to Qualify/
„v wnv With him It occur- should bold over until January, 1911,
red Sunday morning near Holdenville Cleveland county Is likely to have to
whlle goufg east Not much Is elect a new county treasurer next
"The treasurer elected in September
and that the fireman was not aware had trouble in arranging his bondl and
of the absence of the engineer, the failed to take possessionicf tb, office
two being seated some feet apart within the time required by the law.
with th result that the engine was To straighten out the tangle and
allowed to run several miles without make everything reguar the oomml^
any one In control dashing through sionera tben^appointed^hlm to «U toe
harmony with the law and In condition
to pass a rigid examination will have
the benefit of the depositors guaranty
fund,
"Examinations will commence on or
about January 16, 190S, and tile affairs
of banks should be In proper shape
by that date in order to become quail
fied for a certificate of Insurance. The
old practice followed by somo uanks
of allowing overdrafts in large num-
bers and amounts, and of extending
This morning there were two off For Alaska! the san,e 0,(1 n"te I™'.", !!!ne to„!'T
wrecks on the Rock Island near Earl ; J d g)1 H Iteld of Ei Reno left must be discontinued. Neither will ex-
boro. Pasenger No. 4 that should sXrSv for Pa rbanta Alaska where cess loans be permitted. The depart
have reached Shawnee at 4 a. m. he Assumes his duties as federal ment will stand ^In i^tha
did not get in until after 10 o'clock. judge o£ the western district. He hankin^""^^ and nothing short of It
The second wreck delayed traff wm flrat ho]d court at Fairbanks and NUona| bankg deB|ring to avail them-
™ „ ,r' . ., in the spring go 1,200 miles up the selvrs of the benef|ts of the depositors
The first delay was caused by a yukon river for the spring session at ,,uaranty mav ,io so by comply-
freight train being derailed which ,held Valdea Judge Reld was accompanied ? w|(h (ho ,)ln/,
on his trip by A. L. McDonald and W.
T. Keeks of El Reno, who have been 1
appointed clerks at Fairbanks and I purchased in August ten thous-
Valdea respectively. Mrs. lleid will and dollars worth of diamonds from
go in the spring.
♦ Royal, and politics has so entered into
' os the deal, that considerable feeling has
resulted. When the arrangements for
the Bryan dollar-plate banquet came
up rocently, Mr. O'Rourke learned in
some manner that Mr. Haskell should
have said that the banquet "must nut
be served in the lone." That was the
straw that broke the camel's back
Mr. O'Rourke 'Ailed. He introduced
himself to theagvvenor, explained his
IN HE HIE
After Investigating the bulletin on 0f whom could not be reached in any
the population ei Oklahoma recently Qther way. A great number of people
issued by tho government census bu- ought to go to and contribute to
reau it is found Shawnee is the chUrch support are rarely ever seen in
second city In the state in white pop- ;i piref y t they are good citizens, good
illation. The figures for all cities of people in every walk of life otherwise,
over 4,000 population is given be- but are neglectful of their christian
all passenger trains until it Cc.uld
be cleared away. Shortly after No.
4 pulled out toward Shawnee an-
other train, a passenger, was derailed
at the same place as was the
freight.
low:
Cities White People
Oklahoma City .... 28,702
Shawnee 11,222
Muskogee 10,120
Enid 9,734
Guthrie 8,781
Chickasha G,S19
Tulsa 0,819
Ardmore 6,637
McAlester 0,403
Lawton 5,164
El Reno 4.969
Durant 4,504
Bartlesville 4.16H
Sapulpa 4,006
an exclusive diamond house, did not
. know of the money shortage at that
Better Prospects. time, so now in order to turn this
In a letter to a friend the other day, stock will sell them at a 5 por cent
one little town" at"t'he*rat'e"of twenly-, vacancy, the old treasurer formally
resigning for that purpose, but it
* Fees Not Fixed, a vw „
Attorney General West holds, in an 1 Ju'dgg g]'Vv.^Hager,""defeated demo- advance on original cost,
opinion, that thero is no law at pres* crjmc caudidate for governor of Ken-
ent. fixing the fees of clerks of the tucky last {anj announces his deter-
dlstrict court, mlnation to bccome a citizen of Tulsa
W. A WRIGHT.
The territorial statute which at-
in January. It is believed Judge Ha-
••••••«
,, .. npr hom. rieoiBu.ug iu. w. „u. i>ui tempted to fix tlie fees was knocked wll, be a prominent figure in I
Tho firpman i-pnt nuttine- eoal in seems probable that, under this ap-,out the supreme cc.urt, which heh gtate politics, and it is hinted he has;
tmOl the water exhausted tTe en- polntment, he can hold only until the,that such offices were under_ federal BenaloriaI aspirations. He will engage!
the effect th.-,t the oonducor saw the next^faU^as congressmen have to^be
train rushing toward a freight and " """" "" """" """ """
climbed into the cab himself 011 no-
ticing the engineer missing and stop-
ped the train. The engineer was able
to walk to the next town but after
reaching thero his condition was
Notice.
All registered school warants on
genral fund are payable up to and in-
found to be worse than was anticlpat eluding registered number 1G24. In-
ed. He was brought to his home injterest ceases on said warrants aftei
Shawnee. The compound type of en | this date. Present at State National
glne used is one that Is not popular
with the men because of its danger
and the distance apart it keeps the
fireman and engineer, who are prac-
tically unable to see each other.
Bank.
Dated this 9th day of December,
1097.
9-tf W. G. DICKSON, Treas.
Helios to Be Cheaper,
Acting on the advice of Special At-
torney G. A. Henshaw of the corpora^
tion commission, an order was pro-
mulgated Saturday morning reducing
telephone rates throughout the state.
The rates which will be in effect after
January 20, unless the telephone com-
panies can show cause why the order
should not be enforced, will be $1 for
residence phones, $1.25 for office and
$1.50 for business phones per month,
"We had not thought to make such
a reduclon," 3aid Mt. Henshaw, "but
the telephone fight at Enid brought
the case up again. These rates men-
tioned in the order are of course quite
at random, but it will serve to bring
out the facts.
"What the commission really wants
to know Is how much more It costs
per phone to operate a system of
2,000 subscribers than to operate one
of 100."
How about cities where they erect
buildings costing upward of $100,000.
$1,000 EACH
the fees of clerks jn 0f jaw
,rino "mnitori Ant" fine • torv is to ne*t general election, which will be jurisdiction, and ,
next fall, as congressmen have to be must he determined by the feder
chosen then, even if there are no oth- statutes. As as resuH,« n° ter- Democratic Economy,
er officers to vote for.
ritorial statute in force which will i rp^e committee en house expenses
apply. (submitted a report showing a total of
The opinion holds that clerks of the j217.50 daily for employes' salary,
district courts of Oklahoma are coun- onjy successful attempt to amend
ty officers, as they are elected in ^jle repr^ was ^at which provides the
counties, and, as no fees or salaries chaplain shall receive five instead of
are prescribed in the constitution, dis- ^ree dollars a day. The successive
trict clerks must wait for action by efforts to increase the remuneration of
the legislature. In the meantime. pageg( powtmaster and usher were
however, the Judge in each district
may temporarily fix the remuneration
of the clerks.
Will Fight Hamburger.
A determined fight on hamburger
joints, chile stands .hot tamale ven-!ord and information, clerk committee,
tabled. The schedule which was ad-
opted follows: Chief clerk, secretary
to the speaker, official reporter, aud-
itor and speaker's stenographer, $6.00;
sergeant-at-arms, assistant official re
pc.rter, minute clerk, Journal, bill rec
Need the Money
We are instructed to sell two nice
cottage homes of 4 rooms each with
50 foot lots on car line In Estes Orch-
ard addition In North Shawnee. If
you will buy a nice home for less
money than It will cost to build, let
us show you these dwellings at once.
Price $1,000 each.
Call and see Bleuer g line of Jew-
elry goods before you buy elsewhere.
All the latest pretty things. Ill N.
Broadway.
EASTERWOOD 5 PUGH
The Real Estate Men
Over Oklahoma National Bank.
Phone 605.
ders and restaurants will at once be
Inaugurated by the City Health De-
partment of Oklahoma City, under the
authority of the pure food law.
An ordinance will be passed by the
city, embracing all the powers be-
stowed by the new law, In compelling
cafes and eating places of any kind
to stand a rigid inspection of their
foodstuffs and their manner and fa-
cilities of preparing the same.
reading, engrossing and enrolling
THE CONFIDENCE OF
THE COMMUNITY.
Is best expressed In the num-
ber of new accounts that are
being opened at this bank.
ONE DIME WILL START AN
ACCOUNT.
BUNK of COMMERCE
Negroes
3,750
740
4.498
355
2,871
1,043
638
2,122
1,681
368
401
6
50
253
duty. It is this class that are among
the most lioeral patrons of these
church functions.
The stringency of the many here as
well as everywhere else, can be con-
tributed to whatever deficiency thero
may have been in the bulk of rolos.
and not a like of a desire to keep out
the church. The ladies are exceeding-
ly thankful for favors shown and
patronage shown, and are happy over
the thought that it was even as much
of a success as it was.
Fairly Successful
The bazaar and rumage sale of the
Ladies' Aid of the Baptist church,
which was conducted at No. 11. East
Main, from Wednesday until Saturday,
prove somewhat remotive, though not
Unconstitutional.
It now develops that the state print-
ing bill, passed by the state senate,
is an unconstitutional measure in that
it makes "Alfalfa Bill" Murray, a mem-
legislature, a member of the state
printing commission because of his po-
sition as speaker of the house. iue
constitution expressly forbids any leg-
islator being a beneficiary • of any
ve somewnai remuuve, iuuusu uu- - nn* ur
thing equal to former years, while measure passed. This knocks out Mr.
any w .
the receipts may fall short the bal
ance will be something like $100 and
perhaps, a trifle more, after all ex-
penses have been paid.
These church functions constitute
the most worthy of all holiday enter-
tainments and afford the general pub-
lic an opportunity of contributing to-
ward the support of the courch, many
Murray.
A ladles' solid gold watch and chat-
elalne, both set with beautiful full
cut stone, value ?75, will be glren
away at Bleuer's Jewelry store Christ-
mas eve. One ticket given for each
dollar's worth purchased between
now and December 24. 9*"
FOR RENT.
Closq In rooming house, 9
nice
Elec-
clerks and messenger, $5.00; four rooms, completely furnished
committee stenographers, $4.00; as- trl° Bas. porcelain bath, se.ver-
slstant sergeant-at-avms, committee aS®> e'c-
clerks, assistant reading, assistant en-
Goes to the Philippines.
Doctor J. E. Nance, veterinarian,
who has ben in the employ of the gov-
ernment bureau of animal industry,
In quarantine work, has been appoint
ed veterinarian in the Philippines In
the Insular service.
Doctor Nance comes from St. Jos-
eph, Mo., and was stationed in the
Oklahoma field last spring. He will
leave for his new field of duty Im-
mediately.
grossing and enrolling clerks, door
keepers, day and night watchmen,
postmaster, calendar and property
clerks, $4.00; mail clerk, committee
messenger-, cloak /oom attendants,
$3.00; pages, $2.00; chief janitor,
$3.00; assistant janitor, $2.50.
The salary of the speaker was In-
creased frr.tn six to eight dollars.
FOR RENT.
4 room cottage, 420 S. Beard.
FOR RENT.
Two story residence, including 2 1-2
acres of ground.
Sending Out Notices.
The state banking commission is
mailing a letter of Instructions to each 0ja_
bank of the state referring to the re-
cent banking act. The letter says:
"The bill is amendatory and sup-
lemental to the Oklahoma banking
laws aB published. The old laws are
not repealed except where they may
conflict with the provision of this bill.
If you haven't gotten the moving All provisions of this bill are now in
picture habit you are missing some force except the guaranty of deposits
highly Interesting and Instructive and that provision will become effec-
amusement. Visit the Theatorium | tlve February 15, 1908. Only clean
every day. 19-tf and well managed banks, conducted in
TO TRADE FOR CITY PROPERTY.
Handsome upright piano and plan-
TO TRADE FOR CITY PROPERTY,
A paying Main street business.
SEE U8 FOR BARGAINS.
Coffin & Lambard
108 N. Bell St. Phone 368
BETTER THAN
YOUR MEMORY!
A checking account will keep your business transactions
absolutely correct You can rely on the record of your
checking account.
When you desire to efer to past transactions, a checking
aocount furnishes reliable data—easily ft-und and complete
in all details.
Pay by check in every transaction. We Invite your check-
ing account We oiler uperior advantages.
SHAWNEE NATIONAL BANK
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA.
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