The Shawnee News. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 119, Ed. 1 Friday, February 28, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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Tons of Seed Are Beiug Purchased for the Season's Sowing By Pott. Co. F armers Who are Preparing for Another Bounteous Harv est
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VOL. 13—NO 119
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1908
THE NEWS, 40c PER MONTH.
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Missed the Shah but Killed I hree of
his Guards and Injured Others
Washligton Feb. 28.—Minister;
Jackson has went a cablegram to the |
state department from Teheran in
which lie states that a bomb had been
thrown at the Shah of Persia. The
bomb missed the Shah but several oth- j
ers were killed. Great excitement pre-
vails throughout the city over the at-
tempted assassination and trouble
likely to be the outcome should any
further attempts of the kind be made.
The guilty party has so far escaped j
though a desperatn effort la being
made to apprehend nim.
Teheran, F>eb. 28.—A bomb was
thrown at Shah's automobile today as
the ruler was driving through the
streets. Three of his out drivers were
Wiled and many others were wounded
but the Shah escaped Injury though
by a narrow margin. It is now uncer-
tain Just whom it was that threw the
bomb perpetrating such an outrage,
though every effort is being made to
find out who the guilty party was.
Had it not been from the fact that
the Shah had sent a closed automobile
ahead of the carriage In which he was
riding there can be but litle doubt but
he would have been killed. Two
bombs were dropped from the top of
a building, completely destroying the
automobile in which the Shah was
supposed to have beten riding. The
Shah was In the one following that de-
stroyed by the bombs and wtm driven
at once to the palace with all haste
as soon as the bombs were exploded.
Aside from the three that were killed
there were twentyone wounded, some
of whom are seriously injured.
RECEIVED FINE HORSE.
B. N. Jarrel, of Madden & Jarreu,
has received a fine blooded horse,
combination buggy and saddle, from
Temple, Texas.
Don't forget that headache is per-
manently cured by properly fitted
glasses. W. A- Wright. 28-tf
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A Noted Desperado Shot while Hold-
ing Up a Saloon in New York
THOMAS A. EDISON
New York, Feb. 28.—Chief "Scar"
Reilly, one of the most noted as well
as the most desperate desperadbes
that has ever run loose in this coun-
try was killed here this morning, while
he and pate were making an attempt
to hold up Tom Cravens* saloon. Reil-
ly is prominent in criminal circles hav-
ing operated on the east side here for
years where he has applied the holdup
profession. He and his gang have al-
most had unrestricted sway since he
came to this city, and he and his pals
have held up people by the scores and
at theft own sweet will.
Pianos, phonographs, guitars, mando-
lins, banjos, violins, harps and strings
for all kinds of small Instruments. W
A. Wright. 28-tf
A LARGE SERVICE.
AJderman Arthvs Dimmers of the
Fourth ward remarked this morning
that he would close his 30th year of
consecutive service on the Santa Fe
March 1st. He entered the employ
of the road when 18 years of age, and
is now one of the best known engi-
neers on the road.
HE PLEAD8 INSANITY.
John Hopkins of Kingston, Missouri
a Gambler, For Killing His Wife.
lawton, Okla., Feb. 28.—Insanity is
the plea of John Hopldns, of Kings-
ton. Mo., a gambler-miner, for the bru.
tal murder of his wife His wife took
her children from their Missouri hom
smarting under her husband's mis
treatment, and came to the home of a
brother-n-law here.
Hopkins followed and sought to win
her back to the abandoned home. She
turned a deaf ear, when he and his
wife were alone in the house, he
grabbed a cleaver and attacked, then
when she was helpless, he forced ca'
bollc acid down her throat and drank
the remainder of the bottle himself
For four days he lay unconscious in
JaJl, his mouth and hands badly burn-
ed by acid.
Then he recovered and declared that
he was insane when he killed his wife
and did not know what he was in
jail for until other prisoners had told
him.
PRICES LOWER THAN EVER.
MONDAY OUR LAST DAY AT
THE BOCHER STORE.
Dr. E. E. HEFL1N
DENTIST
Removed to Dew Chrisney bid?., corner
Main A Beard Tklbphonb 186 «jj
From rheumastism, aches and pains,
Your system will be free,
If you'll but take a nightly drink,
Of Holllster's Rocky Mountain Tea.
Sold by Shawnee Drug Co.
DR. A. L. AUSTIN
DENTIST.
High grade work, ordinary prices
Whittaker building; residence 660
Park; phone 113. Office phone 685,
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St. Louis Italians Suffering from
Mysterious l)emands=Several
Arrested
The Campaign Button Manufac lurer—Picking the nominee beforeh and is the hardest part of a Presiden-
tial campaign for me.
St Ivouls, M - , Feb. 28.—The police
here are authority for the statement
that, three thousand dollars nave beon
paid out here by Italians. In compli-
ance to letters written by the BlanK
Hands in the last two years. Peitro
Clpriano is now a prisoner In the city
jail and It Is believed by the police
from what evidence that can be gath-
ered from various sources, that he has
written many of these letters or else
been in league with others who did do
so. Vito Vlvlano, who Is engaged 'n
the grocery business, says that he
gave him $75 four days ago, to find
the senders of the letters whldh he
has received demanding two thousand
dollars from him. Only very recently
Vlvlano'8 store was wrecked by ft
bomb. Vlvlano has admitted that ,\e
has been paying tribute to these Black
Hands for some time rather than be
a mark for tfhelr wrath.
St. Louis has a large Italian popu
lation, but not as tar*- «
many other cities, from the fart that
they have not found this a profi tab.e
field in which to perform labor a* else-
where, hence they hav gone 'o and
remained in such places as Chicago
where they find It easier to apply th3'.r
occupation, and at the same time be
freer from molestation. It is now <;v-
dent from the activity of the police
that t.his city will not be a desirable
stopping place for that class of for-
eigners who have- proven so trouble-
some to the natives. Strict watch is
being kept her over every strange
Italian face that is sen on the streets,
and it will not besafe for any of them
to bob up In the down town sections.
St. liouis has only recently increased
her police force several hundred men
picked from the lx st element in the
city, and her close supervision over
the force Is having good results in the
way of decreasing crime along all
lines.
ISJOME BETTER
Underwent Second Operation For
Abcess Which Makes His Re=
covery Doubtful
A Good Clean Bank
WITH A GOOD RECORD BACK OF IT FOR SAFE AND CON-
SERVATIVE BANKING, ADD TO THIS THE GUARANTEE OK
THE DEPOSITORS GUARANTY FUND OF THE STATE OF
OKLAHOMA AND YOUR SAVINGS ARE ABSOLUTELY SAFE.
TOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE WELCOME.
BANK OF COMMERCE.
Shawnee, Oklahoma
New York, Feb. 28—Thomas A.
Edison, who has been seriously 111
since having had to submit to a sec-
ond operation of his ear for an abcess,
is said to have passed a comfortable
night. His condition is distinctly more
favorable for a recovery this morning
than for some days following the see-
on 1 operation. The attending physi-
cian says that his pulse and tempera-,
ture are normal this morning. Should
it be found necessary to perform an-
other operation in order to relieve the
sufferer the chances are that his re-
covery would not likely follow, owing
to his age and long life of activity,
having for a half century been one of
the hardest working men In the coun-
try, seldom ever taking more than a
day now and then from his laboratory
where his mind and body have been
constantly at work in the attempt at
working out some electric problem. No
man in this conntry has done more
toward the advancement of modern
science than Thomas A. Edison and It
will more than probable be a long time
before another like him comes into ex-
istence.
It has been the custom of most men
like Edison to retire fr<im active opera
most satisfactory and successfully per
formed. Every indication now is for
an uninterrupted recover in due time."
W. A
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Pianos, planes, pianos.
Wright.
AFTER THE S
WILL CALL ELECTION.
% Mayor Frank P. Stearns will Issue
his proclamation calling the regular
city election some time next week.
The election comes on April 7
Pat Hanaphy, thje genial desk ser-
geant, Is back at his duties in tne
police department after a brief in-
disposition.
You fellows get into the habit ot
using these spittoons," remarket Pat
Hanaphy to the habitues of the police
station this morning as he distributed
a number of reshly cleaned cuspidors
In convenient places about his desk.
The boys took the hint.
The police court is up against a pe-
culiar proposition. There has been a
poll tax warrant out against a local
negm, ordering that his "body" be
brought Into court. The negro is now
dead and there is consequently a con-
flict of authority between the h«.*alth
department and the court.
District Attorney Sullivan has Com-
menced Suit at Clevelaud
Cleveland. Ohio, Feb. 28.—District
Attorney Sullivan has begun snlC
against the Standard Oil Company in
the' federal court here. Thev are sim-
ilar to those that have been instituted
elsewhere and some of which are now
progressing. S immons ''iVe been is
sued demanding the company to ap-
pear on March 9th.
Fresh vegetables of all
Meek & Co.'s Market.
kinds a
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Propose Showing the World That the
Golden Gate City is Still on the Map
TONS OF SEED.
Pottawatomie county farmers ar^
buying t/tfis of seed this wee(k in prep,
aration for planting time, which will
soon be here. Each day draws nearer
the time of greatest activity on toe
fnrm, fuel the rush for the seed store*
Is l coining greater every day. To-
morrow Is expected to be a record
breaker.
MR. MAINLAND COMING.
Mr Sinclair Mainland of Mainland
Bros., will arrive in Shawnee this af-
ternoon to look after affairs of the
local gas and electric company. It 1*
probable that he will remain in Shaw-
nee until the middle of next week, and
something definite concerning natural
gas may be learned before he leaves.
It Is not known at this time just what
his visit will bring forth, but impor-
tant developments are expected.
DeWitt's Carbollzed Wi^ch
Salve is especially good for
Sold by C. R. Harryman.
Hazel
pi leu.
city, which has risen from the great-
est calamity than any city passed
through, still has hopes of reaching
greater heights than those which It ob.
talned before that fatal earthquake
destroyed Its beautiful mansions and
tions after having completed a oertain J stately skyscrapers, than consumed by
thing in the way of inventions, but
this has not been the history of Ed-
ison, and It Is known that he is today
as active in his researches for knowl-
edge and accomplishments as when he
first came before the public with his
duplex telegraph. His labors have
the fire fiend. One coming here now
would hardly realize what the city at
the golden gate has passed through,
so rapid has been its developments
within so short a time. To demon-
strate in a practical way and at the
same time give evidence of her ap-
bcen rewarded with one wonder foi- j preciation of what other cities did in
lowing another, all of them practlci.1 a time of great peril, San Francisco
and still h* is searching for new fields proposes to have a demonstration and
to conquor, thinking little of the fame she also proposes to have the presi-
that comes with each new discovery. | dent here to add to ner good inten-
With the doctor's consent Edison's Hons.
brother-in-law has given out the fol- J There has been prepared and sent
lowing: "The report regarding the to Washington an invitation to the
condition of Mr. Edison I wish to say president to oome here and welcome
; that his condition has been greatly ex- the battleships on their arrival from
ag era ted. The second operation was the cruise around the world. With
San Francisco Cel., Feb. 28.—This this object In view an official invite
has been mailed to the president
couched in the most forcible words
that could be brought to bear, that his
presence is wanted and the 'Frisco
will tender (him and the fleet the
grandest reception that was ever tend-
ered any executive. The Invitation
forestalls any possibilities of Mr.
Roosevelt not being able to attend in
person by substituting as his represen-
tative, in case he cannot come in per
son, Mr. Root. This request may be
regarded a little queer from the fact
that California has a favorite son In
the cabinet In the person of Metcalf,
and yet his name has been passed over
for that of Root, which, however, can
not be construed as reflecting to any
extent on California's good will for
Mr. Metcalf, though It might be '.o
taben at the first thought, It being un-
derstood that Mr. Metcalf had already
given It out that he would attend at
that time without any Invitation from
his home folks.
Fresh fish and oysters at Meek Ac
Co.'s, Ea3t Main street. 28-lt
W. P. Smalley Wm. Deinland
SHAWNEE LAND AND LOAN COMPANY.
208 E. Main Street
Buy and sell real estate, LOAN
MONEY on everything. FIRE IN-
SURANCE.
Phone 928,
POP. S-K-XjE
At a Bargain
BACK FROM THE MARKETS
Misses Pratt & Beers, milliners with
Roy Jenkins * Co., have returned
from the eastern markets where they
"nave ordered a fine line of spring miL
linery. They will have one of the
prettiest llnep ever seen in Shawnee
on display at their spring opening.
Are you lacking In health—the eas-
iest thing in the world to keep, the
hardest to get? Hollister^ Rocky
Mountain Tea Is health itself. No
other remedy so effective. Satisfy
yourself. 35c, Tea or Tablet* Sold
by Shawnee Drug Co. •
All the snap and style that can ba
put into a Ladies' Tailored Suit can
be seen at Roy Jenkins & Co.'s storei
No. 6 E. Main St. 24-tf
HANDSOME TWO STORY BRICK
RESIDENCE, PLA8TCRED AND PA
PERED, NICE PORCELAIN BATH,
PORECLAIN WASH STAND, HOT
AND COLD WATER CONNECTION,
ELECTRIC LIGHTS, LARGE WOOD
RANGE ALL CONNECTED UP, GAS
CONNECTION TOR COOKING, LO
CATED ON A BEAUTIFUL CORNER
LOT 100x140. AN IDEAL HOME. A
SNAP AT $4,500.00
SEE US FOR GOOD INVEST
MENT8.
Coffin & Lambard
SNAP
For a Few Days
REAL E8TATE AND
10S N. Bell Bt
INSURANCE.
Phons 8«8
TWO MAIN STREET BUSINESS
LOTS WITH FRAME BUILDING ON
ONE LOT; ALSO Tr ACKAGE FA-
CILITIES IN REAR, IS A BARGAIN
AT $4,000. THIS MUST BE SOLD
WITHIN A FEW DAYS. SEE U3 AT
ONCE.
The Real Estate Men
Over Oklahoma National Bank
Phone sot.
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