BOSWELL MERCHANT
SUDDENLY CALLED
PIONEER DRUGGIST ANSWERED
DEATH'S SUMMONS AT BOS-
WELL TUESDAY EVE.
^L. W. Crump Called From Life Sur-
rounded By Wife And Several
Children In His Home.
G. W. Crump, a prominent business
man cf Boswell, died suddenly Tues-
day night, the death messenger com-
ing with but a few moments' warn-
ing.
The deaceased was a pioneer Choc-
taw county citizen, and had been
engaged in the drug business at Bos-
well for several years, and he was
known to all of the older residents
of the western portion of Choctaw
county. He had a large family, the
majority . of whom are residents of
tnis county, three being at home with
. Mrs. Crump at the time of Jhe sud-
demise of Mr. Crump.
Few Boswell residents had more
friends or a broader knowledge of af-
faire than G. W. Crump, whose name
was a household word in the second
city of Choctaw county. He had at-
tained the three-score year marK, and
had been an active an enterprising
citizen up to within a few hours of
1,1s death.
TWO MEN ALREADY CONVICTED.
Muskogee Men Accused Of Murder
Get Life Sentences For Their
Crimes
Muskogee, Ok., Deo. 28.— The trial
of I). C. Allen, a negro charged with
MERCURY FALLS TO
NEAR ZERO IN CALIF.
Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 28- In
many of the orange districts
of Southern California last nights
r
weather was the coldest reg-
istered in many years. In one
the murder of Herbert and Castella | part Qf ^ Ange]eg county the
SellB, of Taft, Okla., on March 23> | mercury feU to 76 above zero.
came to a sudden halt here yester j Whi]e in gan Bcrnat-dino the th6r-
day when Allen pleaded guilty and I mometer registered 22 and in
was given a life sentence at hard la- j^iversj,}e 20 degrees above.
bor in the state penitentiary at Mc- Persistent smudging for the
Alester' ..... , ,, , ,h. ilast three nights probably has
The confession of Allen follows the " . „
conviction of William irwin, a white j saved the growing crops from
man, last Thursday, on the same I serious injury, but in Some dis-
charge. Allen pleaded guilty to actu- tricts tonights temperature is publicity and which is decidedly
ally placing and exploding the dyna- Lwajte(j wjt}1 anxiety. What novel in it's character, will en-
mite under the house in which the j (jamage already has been done is | volve an enormous amount of
not considered sufficient to j capital and the co-operation of a
bring the crop below the aver-1 strong competitor of the Stand-
WOULD FORGE SIM-
MS 10 BOOST PRICE.
CAN NOT COLLECT REWARDS.
Ruling Says Money For Arrest Of
Criminals Can Not Be Accepted
By Public Officer.
Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 28—Through
one of the most gigantic schemes
ever undertaken in the oil indus-
try of this country, the indepen-
dent oil operators and small pro-
ducing concerns of the Mid-Con-
tinent oil field hope to force the
price of Oklahoma crude oil,
now bringing but 50 cents a bar-
rel, to 75 cents a barrel or more.
The plan, which has had no
BLOCK IN PROGRESS
children were killed.
Irwin was convicted of conspiracy.
He was to ha.ve paid Allen *z,000 for
the job. F. L. Martin, formerly a
member of the Muskogee city coun-
cil, and John Coombs, a wealthy oil
man, are also charged with conspira-
cy and murder in the same case.
The alleged motive in the crime
was to secure possession of oil lands
owned by the two children, valued at
a quarter of a million dollars. Short-
ly after the murder Irwin was arrest-
ed in Mexico, with a deed in favor
of himself, Martin and Coombs in his
pocket.
Martin is probably the best known
I of the men accused of the killing.
' His brother was formerly mayor of
SOONER FOR HARLAN'S PLACE. , ^ ^ and MarUn himse]f ig knQwn
  I throughout the state. Coombs is a
Devereux Would Launch Boom For rich oil operator with headquarters
Embry For Supreme Court. j at Bartlesville.
  The confession of Allen is traced
to state's evidence given by Joe Nor-
Gvthrie, Okla., Dec. 28,-Attorney wo<jd a,so a negro who ,8 said to
John Devereux, of Guthrie, one of ^ dec,are<1 that A„en wa8 one of
the best known attorneys in the state. ^ men %,ho placed ^ dynamite.
would launch a boom for Jo.m Embr i N(jrwood was indicled at the same
to succeed the late Justice Harlan on ^ tfaat true bfflg W0re returned
,he bench of the United States su- gt the otherg
preme court. Embry is now serving  
his second term as United States
district attorney at Guthrie. He is
Oklahoma Cty, Ok., Dec. 28.—'That a VOTE GETTERS ARE EVIDENTLY
public officer, acting within the scope AWAITING FAIR WEATHER
of his duty cannot claim a reward! FOR SUPREME EFFORT,
offered by the state for the capture
of a criminal, is the holding of Attor- j
ney-General West in an opinion to.J.
A. King of Tupelo. The opinion holds !
Time Of Contest Drawing Nigh And
Rain Or Shine Contest Will Not
Alter The Closing Hour.
age.
In the Pomona, Rialto and
Highland districts, orange grow-
ers went without sleep last night
attending to their smudge pots.
In the larger parts of San
Bernardino valley range, it was
reported this smudging has
brought the crop through un-
scathed.
Temperature Low.
San Francisco, Dec., 28—For
the first time in years, central
California has experienced
"white Christmas"—not white
with real snow, but a mantle of
frost that almost answered the
purpose.
Temperatures reported to the
government weather bureau for
the last 24 hours ranged from j c
20 degrees to 32 degrees above 5
zero.
ard Oil Company.
The proposal to fix the price of
Oklahoma crude oil at 75 cents a
barrel at the well, the price
to be agreed upon by a large
number of operators who
will enter an agreement to sell
their prcduction at nothing less
than 75 cents a barrel for a giv-
en period of time. The period
has not been decided upon as yet
The aim will be to control 25,000
to 50,000 barrels daily produc-
tion under this agreement.
When this arrangement is per-
fected it will be taken to some
strong foreign company, proba-
bly the Royal Dutch Shell, and
that company invited to enter
the field as a competitor of the
Standard Oil company, taking as
a basis of operations the agree-
ment above referred to. This
that a regular officer, including po-
licemen and sheriffs, can not collect
such reward, although he may cap-
ture a criminal while off duty, or in
a different county from the one in
which he is serving.
In another opinion the attorney-
general holds that taxes levied by
the excise board tor the sinking fund
of a school district, must be paid
to the county treasurer, and by him
be remitted to the treasurer of the
board of education.
The attorney-general also holds that
the_ board of county commissioners
is not authorized to offer rewards
for the capture of persons charged
with violation of the prohibition law.
TEXAS LAWLESNESS
CAUSES TROUBLE.
Amherst, I>amar county, Texas, ne-
groes are alarmed over whitecap no-
tices and the county authorities ait
Paris have been notified. On account
of the lawlessness in Lamar county,
Choctaw county officials are forced to
watch the Red river line with great
care, each day finding some feudist
or shootist trying to escape from the
Texas frontier wilds.
F. W. Bradley, who lives near the
city. Is a victim of la grippe, but
is again able to come to the city. His
entire family were, at one time, label'
ed as victims of the midwinter mal
ady.
Has His Curiosity Aroused.
a native Of Kentucky, but located in
Oklahoma and homesteaded a claim
There's talk of some Oklahoma City
promoters starting a negro town a few
when the Sac and Fox country was ^ ^ Qf HugQ jn order tQ dump
opened to settlement in 1892. He Africans out of their town. We
drove a mule team into Oklahoma at wou)d ,ike to see how these promot-
that time. Only recently Embry Ini- e[.s wou)d after announcing their
tiated the basis of prosecuting tta I)Urpoge f lb& ^utude of a dry-
Kickapoo Indian land frauds, and al- soods bjx on a street in -our neigh-
go the plan for the prosecution, .of
election officials who enforced the
the state's "grandfather" clause, both
being accepted by the department a
Washington, and both being success-
ful. ICmbry was leading a Methodist
prayer meeting in Chandler, seven
years ago, when a telegram came
from Washington announcing his ap-
pointment as United States attorney
bor town.—Antlers News-Record.
Greaves-Shannon Announcement.
Announcement has been made of-1
the marriage of William Francis
Greaves of this city to .Miss Lucile
Shannon of New Orleans, the nuptials
to occur at Memphis, Tennessee, on
April 12, next, and announcement of
same having been made in the social
circles where ooth bride and groom-
to-be are best known. The groom has
been a resident of Hugo for several
months, coming here from Ashdown,
Arkansas. Previous to that time Mr.
Graves had been an officer in the
war of revolution in Mexico, and was
wounded in that short struggle, being
smuggled across the border and tak-
i en back into the states to recover
emony was witnessedl by a very large from w> AUorney Greaves
by President Roosevelt.
IDABEL COUPLE WEDDED
THURSDAY MORNING.
Last Thursday, at the home of Dr.
and Mrs. Greer at Idabel, the Rev.
D. J. Eirian Thomas of this city be-
ing the officiating minister, occurred
the marriage of Mr. M. Kirkpatrick
and Miss Mary Dale James. The cer-
The vote column seems to have
struck a snagor rather it looks as if
those whose progress it indicates
have decided to let it rest for a time.
Today however, it shows evidence of
restlessness and perhaps it will show
some new developments very soon.
Don't.
Candidates, don't forget that even
though it rains iorty days and nights,
with an occasional blizzard thrown in
for good measure the contest will
close on January 15th as announced.
Just a little more than two weeks re-
mains in which to secure the automo-
bile, the time is flying, and we will
arrive at the close almost before you
realize it. Don't be one of those that
say, 'I wish that I had one more day;
if I had, I could get enough votes to
surely be safe. The weather kept me
from getting all that I could have
gotten." Don't let anything interfere
with your campaign. Do you think
that our kindly old friend, John D.
allowed a little rain or disagreeable
weather or what not worry him any
in the chase for business? Not much,
he rather used it to advantage, for
while others could not work because
of the fancied inconvenience of
weather or some other excuse, he
lost no time whatever in getting
wliat he wanted. Now we have a
great discussion as to the ethics ot
the case: Some believe that old John
should have waited until the others,
got ready, while .others think he did
exactly right fn wasting no time in
making hay during the sunshine and
selling it when it rained.
The Vote For Today:
Mrs. F. L. Bailey   70,000
Miss Elsie Turner   65,060
Miss May Kertey   64,500
Miss Geraldine Busby  54,000
Miss Marie Mcfcowen   37,500
Mrs. Maud Morris  33,000
Miss Clarine Cook   16,500
Miss Margaret'Genseke 16,000
Miss Cora Vick   15,000
Hugo's High School Building.
Mrs. R. M. Connell 
Mifes Grace Brydia ....
Mrs. Sue Cook  
Miss Bonnie Everett . ..
Mrs. Fred Campbell ..
Miss Daisy Humphry, .
Miss Mae Steen  
AJiss Grace McClish ..
Miss Edna Messer   7.700
Miss Mary Pollard   7,600
Mrs. J. P. Dick   7.000
Mrs. J. W. Davis   6,800
Mrs. C. A. Thompson  6.750
Mrs. G. C. Montgomery   6,120
14,800
:4,800 t
. 12,500
12,200
11,500
. 8,800
. 7,900
number of friends and relatives of
both families, all prominent in social
and business affairs.
Mr. Kirkpatrick is a son of the
great lumber attorney who was for-
merly a member of the supreme court
of Nebraska. The groom is active
In the business affairs of McCurtain
and surrounding counties; the bride,
a member of an old and prominent
family.
After a short wedding trip to Kan
City, Omaha and other Western
points, Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick will j
East for several weeks, after
which they will return to Idabel and
make it their future home.
Box To Orphans' Home.
Mesdatnes D. T. I'arduo and C. E.
Nelson have arranged to send a
Christmas box to the state orphan-
age at Pryor. Inasmuch as all of
the people of this vicinity have all
bean blest and that the Great Giver
said, "He that did it unto the least
of these has done it unto Me," these
women feel that those who have toys,
dolls, or anything else they can spare
for the little orphans, will be more
heartily thanked for giving same to
the women, that they may enclose
same in the box for the home. Such
articles should be sent before Satur-
day noon, as at that time tre box
of playthings will be expressed to the
orphans.
is a graduate of the Lebanon (Tenn.)
law school, but had previously been
a surgical student and has also tak-
en a degree course at the University
of the South, at Sewanee (Tenn.R.
Mr. Greaves has followed the legal
profession, save for a few months in-
termission, for the past several years,
and spent several months on the oth-
er side of the Mexican border as an
American in the Madero revolution-
ary movement. Since coming to Hu-
go. Mr. Greaves has been an active
| legal practitioner and is known
j throughout Choctaw county profes-
| sional circles. Miss Shannon is from
I one of the oldest families of the
South, and her marriage to Mr.
Greaves will link together two of the
oldest families of Tennessee and Lou-
isiana.
B. P. O. E. Changes Location.
The B. P. O. E., Lodge No. 1179, has
moved from the Wright building to
tne Davis building, over the Hugo
Furniture Co. store, on East Duke
street, where the entire second floor
has been taken by the "Best People
On Eartn." The move occupied the
greater portion of the day.
Lee Blnrd of Fort Towson is in the
city.
Kd Llntlcum left last Thursday
for Richmond, Va., to attend a three
days' meeting of the traveling salts
men for the Good Luck baking pow
dor concern. He will remain In Rich-
mond until January 4th, when he will
return to Hugo, and may enter the
political game for tho noxt seven
months.
KENDRICK HITS WAR
TRAIL TO THE JAIL.
William Kendricks resides seven
miles northwest of Hugo, and is
is charged with being addicted to two
habits which always cause trouble
—one of drinking whiskely and the
other of whlppiug his spouse.
Thursday. Kendricks first took on
Spriggs have
to Ashdown,
family ha
Mr .and Mrs. J. F. Wakefield of
Chicot* , Texas, are visiting with
Hugo friends during the holidays.
Clarence Masonheimer, who was ar-
rested for having the whiskey which
was taken from the residence on the
West Side Wednesday afternoon, was
not accepted by the city as a prison
er, as one-armed men are hard to
npply the law within the city limits,
Masonheimer had a room rented and
tho owners of the property were not
acquainted with his alleged business
—that of allaying thlrat for those who
can not take water inwardly.
entire
the
of years.
Nob'es Victim of Blood Poison.
iricks as
Sheriff
Mead Hi
Kendrick
for safet
Forecaster Alex G. McAdie would assure the competing con-
said tonight that the damage to cern 15.000 to 50,000 barrels
fruit had not been serious. j daily production, and would ne-
In most sections of the state essitate the building of a pipe
there has been little rainfall in | line to tidewater. The nearest
the last few months, and the pre-; point at which facilties for ocean
cipitation for the season is far 1 shipment could be secured would
below the normal. Crisp, fog-1 be the Gulf of Mexico.
less weather and cloudless skies The matter is under serious I
have prevailed almost"continu- consideration and is being ex-|,omc whiskey and then took the trail
tensively canvassed among thejior his home.
prominent operators. Many of | use ot knife ar
them are taking a very favora-
ble view of it, and the man at
the head of it has ability, cour-
age and experience to carry it
through. It is believed the
Texas, after aj scheme is far enough advanced
he Caldweils of, that it is assured of being a real-
jity in the very near future, in
which event the oil industry of
Oklahoma will be revolutionized
The increasing of the price of
Oklahoma crude oil to 75 cents a
barrel would mean about $13,000-
000 added annually to the Okla-
homa oil products, figured on the
51,000.000 barrel production of
1910, and woud cause the great-
est activity yet experienced in
Tenants fn the Davis building over | the prospecting of new oil teiri-
the Hugo Furniture Co. stores are tory and the increased drilling
seeking new quarters, caused by that 1 an(j development of already
tire floor having been rented to} yen fiejds
e local lodge of Elks for a term j  _____
Zeke Fuller Still Alive.
Zeke Fuller is still alive, although
the Paris hospital attendants hold
out no hope for his recovery. Mr.
Fuller is suffering from some sort
of poisoning, although the exact na-
ture is now not known.
Word from Paris this afternoon
states that Mr. Fuller is just alive
and has been growing weaker for sev-
eral hours.
ally for months.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud
returned from a visit
Arkansas.
W. 11. Caldwell and
returned to Paris,
pleasant visit with
this city.
Mrs. E. W. Barrett spent Christ-
mas day with her husband at Stamps,
Arkansas, where she will remain for
several days.
A number from here went over to
Durant to hear the Hon. Robert Ow-
en address the people on the issues
which the senator feels are the m«st
important for the time being.
Naval Officer Was Here.
Admiral Garner of the Boggy Cro K
where he tried the I fleet was over from Soper today, and
ife and gun with Mrs. Ken- reports the water in the roadstead as
an objective point. being a trifle too high for pleasure,
l.oftin and VndersherifT i The admiral's heaviest battleships
rri? went out to interview ! now have no trouble getting over the
and brought him back to sand bars and may take an outing
where they put him in jail down Red river, just to show Texans
to himself and those who I that Oklahoma's great war fleet is in
wish to lean on him for support.
DRY GOODS STORES WILL
CLOSE ON NEW YEAR.
We, the undersigned merchants, do
hereby agree to keep our doors clos-
ed on New Year day. and discontinue
business for that day:
St. l*ouis store, Bennett-Davis Co.,
The Boston store, Smith, Meek &
Stults. The Manhattan. J.M. Lindly,
The People's Clothing Co., Southern
Woolen Mills Co., Grand Leader, Ste-
vens-Lambeth Co., J. O. Daugherty.
ship-shape order. In the meantime.
Admiral Garner refuses to be reconcil-
ed to the John Doolin game warden
commandership, and refuses to move
the fleet game-wardenward.
If you are interest in any school,
church, lodge or other society which
you wish to see obtain a free library
of 250 books, see The Husonian con-
testants and secure votes of them
Walter W. Nobles, a Deport, Texas,
Attorney llatchett is over from Du-
rant. Ho Ib a brother of the cele-
brated Senator Jess Hatchett, the bill merchant, died from blood poison,
cutter and harpoon reformer of this caused by pricking a pimple on his
state. Both are attorneys of ability | faco with a brass pin. He was one
and tho senator Is roputcd to be long- ot the owners of the Noble-Read dry
ing for a seat In the United States j goods store and one of the best known
senate. young business men of Lamar county.
McAlester News-Capital admits it
was flimflammed into support of the
removal ot the state capital from
Guthrie. Acknowledgement may be
duly noted at Guthrie, but will not
bring back the cabin which conveyed
all ot the alleged capitol away from
the former seat of government.
Business Men Take Action.
Business men of the city have re-
quested the city authorities to here-
after allow but one street at a time
to be excavated for paving, the present
deplorable condition of Duke, Jack-
son and Kirk streets being the cause
for such request
A. R. Roland, the county jailer,
is so modest that he has placed a
screen over the new-year calendars,
in order that visiting officers may
not be attracted by the hosiery dis-
play.
Victor Senner is back from Sher-
man and is still a bachelor, although
Sherman friends telephoned here that
his presence there might be reason
for thinking that wedding bells were
to |ing for him during the holiday
, rush.