The Shawnee News. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 126, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1908 Page: 1 of 6
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Every Lover of the Great National Game Should Come Out Tonight and Attend the Baseball Meeting -s m
The Shawnee news.
Oil) Shawnee Newspaper Getting
A Wire News Sendee
The Shawnee Nets Leads Then Ml
Other Papers Follow
vol. 11—no. 126
'Sfoe newspaper that ts flDahtnfl Sbawuee famoue—/car Cell the Cnub. anD Sbamc the ©evil"
shawnee, oklahoma friday, march 6, 1908
THE NEWS, 40c P£R MONTH
NX
•K
A BLIZZARD IN MINNESOTA
The Worst Snow and Wind Storm
of the Season—Two Killed and
Three Injured
TRAFIG IS BLOCKED
Minneapolis, Minn., March 6.—This
state Is in the midst of the worst
snow and blizzard storm that has been
experienced far years. Ab a result
of the storm there has been two
deaths reported and three seriously
injured.
Bight inches of snow has fallen
since early last night with the wiii'i
blowing at great ve'.ocity, sweepint
the country and piling the snow many
feet high in drifts, rendering traffic
almost Impossible through the coun-
try. Traffic by rail has been suv
pended In consequence of the snow-
drifts blocking up the track. It wi i
take several days before traffic oil the
roads can be resumed. The weather
is extremely cold and disagreeable.
WILL 1ESME CUSES
The House Today Decided Unani-
mously to Investigate the Little ^
Charges
Washington March 6.—The house
today, without a single dissenting von,
decided to Investigate the Little
aharges with reference to submarine
legislation, having adopted resolutions
endorsed by the rules committee. The
speaker appointed three republicans
and two democrats to investigate the
charges of corrupt practices on the
part of the Electric Boat Company and
members of congress, wha have heen
charged with having been In caluslonj
with the Electric Boat Company In
securing favors from congress.
Pi
>csri£s
IN MEMORY OF THE DEAD
Cleveland Arranging for Memorial
Services on Monday
y BURIED THIS
Cleveland, O., March C.—It haH be^n
arranged for the ho.ding of a big
momorial service fc r the d* ad, from
the Collin wood school fire, which will
take place on Monday in which the
entire cl'y will tako an active pa t.
It has been arranged that all bulne.'S
be suspended throughout tbo city on
that day and the city glvon over t*>
mourning for the dead and extending
condolence ti the affllctcd familie*',
i \Wio have lost children by the fire,
j Private fuiKrais were "held tills
morning by a number of those who
| were ldvntlfled, and were largely at
tended, the city being in do*p moun-
' In*.
I DETROIT ill SUICIDES
Elwood T. Hance Prominent in Bus-
iness and Ex-Postmaster
Mr. Devil—Lent sort of gives lue time to outline my spring campaign.
Urged Not to Make Trip to Barcelona
BUT SAYS HE'S
ILL STREET NDT
DFE
Madrid, Mirch 6—King Edwa *d
and Bmperor William are Importuning
ana nmipe™. a.* B| Attorney B. B Blakcney Is remov
King Alfonso not to make his pr >-! ing from the Maxey Building to the
rung aiiuuhu nui w. v ' | •=• * — "
posed trip to Barcelona, on the ic-| Beard. Wheeler & Kennedy Build-
count of the anarchists trouble that In ng on North Broadway, having dls-
occupying the attention of the peop e j solved his partnership with J. H.
of that place. Alfonso, It la said, will Maxey, Jr.
disregard toe advice just to show the j
anarchists that he Is not afraid
them and their methods of dealing J
with crowned heads. ' •
Chief Sims was this morning inform- ♦
ed by a town marshal not many hun- i
dred miles from Shawnee that he had
in his possession Mr. Carson's hor3e
and buggy- He was very hard to con-
vince that he was mistaken.
THE NEWS—40c PER MONTH.
Baseball Meeting.
The Shawnee Baseball Ass>
elation will meet Friday even-
ing In the city ball. Presldeat
Shlvtly of the O. K. Leagao,
and Johnnie Ogee will be here.
This will be Shawnee's last
chance to get into the league.
A full attendance of baseball -en-
thusiasts Is desired.
Dr. E. E. HEFLIN
D B N T I « T J
Removed to new Chrtsney bid?, corner 4>
Main & Heard. Tklbphonb i2fl J
DR. A. L. AUSTIN
denti8t.
High grade work, ordinary price*;
Whlttaker building; residence C60 N.
Park; phone 113. Office phone 685.
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 YOUtl SAVINGS ARE ABSOLUTELY SAFE.
YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE WELCOME.
BANK OF COMMERCE.
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Depew Defended the Aldrich Bill,
Comparing Speculating on Wall
Street With
BELLAMY BETTER.
The condition of Lieutenant
Governor Bellamy tr.ok a turn
for he worse yesterday morn-
ing and for several hours hi«
life was despaired of. At a late
hour last night, he was some-
what improved and good hopes
are expressed for his early re-
covery.
ILL HEALTH GIVEN US CAUSE
Detroit, Mich., March 0.—Elwood T, the best known men in Detroit
> .v, T-pii.it lie hud been in poor health (or a hiun
Hance, treasurer of the Union Trust ■ . ,
I Imo and grew to be despondent r-}-
Company, committed suicide hero this c<jnUy owr hla condlUon> It ls thl*
morning by blowing out his brain:', j that caused him to put an end to his
He was formerly tho postmaster ana existence.
'TOWN BOOMING" III IDE WEST
Stricter Laws. I la bleiev<d that a large percentage of
New York, March 0.—For the sec- the aliens now depending on charity
ond time since the passage of the ne.v have not been in the orjintry thire
Immigration law in 1905, details ot years and therefore wholesale depor
Immigration inspectors have start' a, tatlons are Hkey to result.
out ta tako a census of the iirlsoni,,
Wipes Out Famf.y.
Foyil, Okla., March -6.—The farm
of Einmef Bertc, a man of middle age,
was the scene of a terrible dcaib.e
murder and suicide yesterday mornlug
and, as a result, great excitement pre-
vails in the community,
A quarrel between husband and
wife was the cause of the tragi dy that
almost wiped out an entire family.
This morning B^ck and his wife had a
dispute about the children and while
Washington, March 6.—Chauncey , Buch wild speculation nor so reckleis |n a fit 0f mental aberration folio/-
Depew in a speech in the senate today | °n New York stock exchange. The.-e lng Beck Krabi;ed up a shotgun and
endeavored to shew that Wall Streu "ere <> currency panics because .to* shot hu wife thrr.ugh the heart, cads-
I transactions created demands fi.r j hei. death Instantly.
was not the den of Iniquity that it haa 1 jriang wblch were not always for gam-1 Beck rushed out into the yard
been made to appear by some of the j bling purposes. He said that he fav- wj,ero he was met by hla fifteen year
senators. Compared to the wild spec-! ored the Aidrich bill as a temporary 0|(j 8tepSOn, who wanted to know what
ulations in real esta'e out West d'tr j expediency from which the country th0 shooting was about. Without re-
ing the "boom days" the operations rn I would receive the benefits, rath ir ply B(^ck turned the weapon on the
Wall Street were comparatively m Id than the so-called gamblers on Wa.i |jOJ, an(] fired, the shot striking him
affairs. He said that there was no Street. j in the head The boy turned and
started t"i run when the mad ra'n
HURT WHILE ON HONEYMOON. | fired twice more. Both shots took
Chickasha, Okla., March 6.—While effect and the boy fell dead
Ezra Hart and bride were out riding Beck returned to the house wh"re
Insane asylums, reformatories a:M
charitable Institutions of the coun'ry
to collect statistics reatlng to the
number of aliens In 'Jiese institutions
and those who have become public
charges. The order dlrec'ing the de-
tails came from Frank P. Sargeant,
Commissioner Generia of Immigration,
and yesterday the men assigned to tb-J
duty left Ellis Island. In official cir-
cles it Is admitted that future immigrv
tlon legislation of a radical character
may resu.t from reports brought In by
these Investigators. Tho sending out
of lnvestigtoains, It Is said, is the fir it
step In the war whloh the Department
of Commerce and Labor will wage
against anarchists and members
pernicious Becret societies. The (to-
talis of men were ordered to work as
rapidly as possible and to have the r
reports for presentation to the* Depart-
ment at Washington by May SI.
Under the law an allen can bo le-
portcd If he becomes a public charge
within three years after landing; 't
DEMANDS $500 OF A PRIEST.
B'ackmaiilng Letter Signed, 'Bl Order
of Mafi."
St. Louis, March 6.—Rev. Fathsr
Timothy Dempsey, pa tl'r of St. Pat-
rick's church, and proprietor of two
hotels for homeless men, received a
letter this morning demanding that ue
leave $500 on Eads bridge near a des-
ignated spot at midnight Friday night.
The letter conc.udes: "Whatevir
else you do, do not tell police. If u do
you die sure, or if u fall to bring m
u die. Italia man is hungry. If you
do this we protect you 10 years. Ui
order of Mafi."
Father Dempsey is not Inclined to
take the threats seriously, but he no-
tified the police.
the other afternoon the horse took he found his six year o d stepdaugli-
fright at an engine and run away, ter. He asked the child to kill hersett
throwing both Mr. Hart and Mrs. Hart by taking poison. She declined to do
out of the vehicle breaking Mr. Hart's mrl started to run e.ut of doors
leg In two p aces, Mrs. Hart escaped when Beck placed the muzzle of the
Injury Mr. and Mrs. Hart are he.-e K«n against his chin and blew his head
from Shawnee, having been married off- The six year old stepdaught r
there Sunday and came here to visit was the only eye witness to the awlul
a sister of Mr, Hart's Miss Kate tragedy.
The couple nad been married but
four months.
Popejoy.
For Denouncing Anarchy.
Demver, March 6—Arthur L. Callo-
py, edttrj of the Western Home Jour- „„ „
receive"! The Texas Tnor -ughbred Breede s
Plan Big Program.
Oklahoma iCty, Okla., March
nal, a Catholic monthly,
through the mail today a postal ca.-d
., . ... isdlction to embrace Oklahoma Ciw
on which was written the .following Mnf
Association having extended their Jur-
threat.
and Denver, the S ate Fair Racing
. . .. Association here will at once begM
damaged BY fire. j "Hyou dont to plan an elaborate racing prognm
The residence of Mrs. Fuller acro-.s worklngman by writing against him In P ^ ^ ^ gfstp ^for|,
from the east end fire station, was olv your magazine you will find yoursoit here o^ber i anl
JrJin Slackard of 7th and Pennsyl-
vania was painfully Injured last even-
ing by falling, with a horse he was
riding, Into the open sewrr ditch on
West 10th street The sewer here
has a depth of ten feel. the man
pulled out by Chief Sims, while tho
horse was led to a place In the diioh
where It had been partially filled ana
climbed out. Mr. Slackard suffered
a dksc ocated shoulder, which Chief
Sims reset, a strained knee and a
fracture of the small bone of his rigat
leg.
W. P. Smalley Wm. Demland
SHAWNEE UNO A'O 10'N COMPANY.
208 E. Main Street
Buy and sell real estate, LOAN
MONEY on everything. FIRE IN-
SURANCE.
Phone 928.
At a Bargain
fair warning to alfonso.
P;acarda Announcing Intent to Attack
Him posted In Baroe ona.
Barcelona, March 6.—Placards po
ed throughout Barcelona announcing
that an attempt would be mado up->n
tho life of King Alfr«nso on hla
proachlng,visit to this city, March 12,
were torn down today by the police
MONEY TO LOAN.
We have several clients with
amounts from $500 to $1000 to loan
on Improved city property. Call and
see us.
EASTER WOOD A PUGH
The Real Estate Men.
the news—40c per month.
SNAP
For a Few Days
two main street business
about 11 where the priest ls. This ls a war.i-
tlon which begins
closes October 10. The races of tne
covered to be In flames
o'clock this morping. The flremci Ing. M future )n oklahoml City will be con
rushed across the street with the Callopy believes the threat w a ductpd under fo0 rutea of the Tex.,s
chfmfcal and although quite a little called r.ut by an article in tne We>t- T qu„hbred Breeders' Association,
blaze had ben started up by the high ©rn Home Journal which denounced
\ anarchy In all its forms. when you buy our 20c coffee you
——————— 1 get good quality. It has strength anu
FOR RENT—-New 7 room h**use It ls pleaclng to drink It for bre:i<-
furnlshed or unfurnished. Inquire kt fc. t, dinner and fiupper. 207 E. Main.
401 N. Philadelphia. 5-3t ( 621
wind, It was sorji extinguished
few square yards of the roof ware
burned.
THE NEWS—40c PER MONTH.
handsome two 8tory brick
residence, PLASTrRED and pa
pered, nice PORCELAIN bath,
poreclain wash stand, hot lots with frame bl'ilding on
and cold water c onnection, | qne l0t; als0 t ackage fa-
electric lights, large wood!
range all connected up. gas cilities in rear, is a bargain
connection I or cooking. lo j AT $4,000. this must be sold
cated on a beautiful corner |
lot 100x140. an ideal home. a | within a few days. Sr.E US at
snap at i 0nce
SEE US FOR GOOD INVEST-
MENTS.
Coffin & Lambard
REAL ESTATE
108 N. B U 81
INSURANCE
Pbon« 361
The Real Estate Men
Over Oklahoma National Bank.
Phon« 606.
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