Pittsburg County Guardian (McAlester, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1919 Page: 3 of 8
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PITTSBURG COUNTY Gl'ARDlAX. THl RSDAY, AUGUST 21
PAGE THREE
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WILL CLAYTON, NEGRO, IS
HELD FOB MURDER CHARGE
Body of Woman Companion Found
With Bullet-holt' in Forehead,
Near Carbon.
"This gun got me into trouble.
You'll hear about it tomorrow," is
one of the remarks alleged to have
been made by Will Clayton, a negro,
to officers and by-standers in front
of a stole near Carbon, Saturday
night a short time before the body
of Nade Cooper, a negress and alleg-
ed companion of Clayton, was found
with a bullet hole in her forehead.
She had been dead only a short time,
it is said. The body was found about
500 yards north of the company store
at Carbon.
Clayton is now in the cciunty jail,
charged with murder, and will be giv-
en a preliminary trial before Judge
Farmer next Monday. At his pre-
liminary trial he pleaded not guilty.
Saturday night a number of men
seated in front of the Carbon store,
among them Deputy Sheriff Nelms,
-aw Clayton and the Cooper woman
go down the street. In fact, they
stopped near the group of men and
passed several words, both being in
an apparently drunken condition, it
is said.
Later a shot was heard from the
direction they had gone, but nothing
special was thought of it. In about
a half hour Clayton came back by
alone, and as he came up he rmark-
ed that his gun had gotten him into
trouble and that he would have to
"beat it." He exhibited a 32-calibre
pistol to the crowd. After the body
of the woman was found, a search
for Clayton was made and he was
arrested at Alderson Sunday after-
noon by Constable Willis and brought
to jail here. At the time of his ar-
rest he had a revolver with one cham-
ber empty. He denies having been
with the Cooper woman, and expains
the missing cartridge by saying that
he shot it at a rabbit.
YOl'NG FOBSYTHE PLACED
UNDER BOND FOR $1000
Ted Forsythe, charged with having
shot Mrs. Jennie Boggs at her home
near Vireton school house, north of
Carbon, about three weeks ago, was
given a preliminary hearing before
Judge Farmer last Friday. He waiv-
ed arraignment, and was placed under
bond for $1000, which he made the
following lay and was released. The
prosecuting witness, Mrs. Hoggs, was
present to testify, but the waiver of
arraignment made her testimony un-
necessary. Her face showed small
red spots, where the shots from the
gun are alleged to have entered or
produced abrasions of the skin.
Forsythe is about 15 years of age,
and was at the Boggs home, it is
-aid, just prior to the shooting, and
had a shot-gun with him at the time.
Mrs. Boggs ran give no reason why
anyone should have fired the shot.
The evidence against the boy is
largely circumstantial, and is declar-
ed by the state to be of the strongest
sort.
FIVE CHARGES PENDING
AGAINST FORMER BANKER
Four additional charges were filed
with Judge Farmer last Friday,
against A. L. Zeiher, former cashier
of the Savanna State Hank, and who
was already under two charges at
the time in connection with the af-
fairs of the bank. One of the first
charges, however, that of H. B. Hayes,
alleging embezzlement of $600, was
dismissed at the instance of the
state for lack of grounds ti warrant
trial. This leaves only five charges
pending.
The four filed last Friday includ-
ed a charge of embezzling $11500
worth of Liberty Bonds belonging to
the bank, June 7, and three charges
alleging false entries on the bank
records, June 7 and 9.
Bond on the last charge was fixed
at a total of $7,000, which, with the
bond of $1500 on the first charge,
makes a total bond of $8,500, all of
which was made anil Zeiher released
from custody.
Arraignment was waived in all cas-
es, and the preliminary trial set
down for Monday, Aug. 25, before
Judge Wesley Farmer.
Pleads Not Guilty.
N. H. Farrell, the Crowder shoe-
maker who is charged with attempt-
ed criminal assault upon a little
daughter o a boarding-house keeper
in Crowder, was arraigned before
udge Farmer last week, but pleaded
not guilty. His preliminary trial is
set for Friday of this week. Farrell
was placed in jail here, fearing viol-
ence at Crowder.
Court Notes.
Alec Smith, the Adamson negro
charged with throwing an iron bar at
his wife and breaking her leg, was
given a preliminary trial before Judge
Farmer last Thursday and held to
the district court. Witnesses testi-
fied that the woman's leg had been
broken and that she blamed her hus-
band for it.
Warrant was issued last Saturday
for the arrest of Cap Lewis, charged
with disturbing public worship. The
complaint was filed by Rev. O. Wood-
rue, pastor of the Canadian Baptist
Church, and grew out of the alleged
disturbing of services at a school
house neal' Canadian, where Wood
ruff was preaching.
Hamp Prince, of Kiowa, was
brought to jail here on a charge of
illegal sale of liquor. The charge
was preferred by J. T .Adams, and
charges that Prince sold some liquor
to Milton Adams, a relative of the
complaining witness, on July 6.
Clayboume Allen, one of the dep-
uty clerks in the office of County
Clerk Kindrick, has been ill several
days this week, suffering from an at-
tack of malaria.
Very little probate matter has come
up this week. County' Judge Brown
being engaged with County Attorney
Carl Monk in the h. c. I. investiga-
tion, which is being conducted at the
district court room. Deputy Court
Clerk has been using his good right
hand as "court stenographer" hiero-
glyphing the testimony of all those
brought before the inquisitorial body.
Petition for divorce has been filed
by Edna Walker against Ben Walk-
on the ground of gross neglect of
duty. Custody of the minor child-
ren is asked, also suit expenses and
alimony.
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses were issued the
past week by the district court clerk:
as follows:
Jewel Fain and N'annie Baldwin.
Weathers; Edward Mumiord. Kiowa,
and Beilie Brown, Blanco; James
liullard and Laura Sartin. Quinton;
Arch Hayhurst. Tryon, and Anna
Frayer, Weathers; H. T. Dougherty
and Zorah Henderson. Kiowa; Eldon
Richerson. Fair. Tex., and La.vse Ful-
bright, Denison, Tex.; Frank Bryan.
Eufaula, and Velma Bell, McAlester;
Dan Bilvan. Holdenville, and Zelma
Waymire, McAlester; Walter Todd
ami Ro\a Collins, Hartshorne; Willie
Hall. Anderson, and Bamey Turley,
North McAlester; Lucius Feather-
ston and Ruby McFall, Feathe.ston;
Clifton Hartsfield, Scipio, and Pearl
Mantooth. Cabaniss; Fred Brooks,
Ranger, Tex., and Bessie McKee,
Caney; Henry L. Down and Maud
Nunely, Carbon.
WILL SOUND PUBLIC
OPINION ON COURT HOUSE
Commissioners Hess and Savage Be-
lieve People Want Real Building
For Official Business.
At the meeting of the county com-
missioners here Monday there was in-
formal discussion of the proposition
of building a new court hou* . the
probability of being able to dispose
of the Lends etc. Commissioner
Pierce was unable to be present,
owing to continued illness, but both
Commissioners Hess and Savage ex-
pressed themselves favroably to the
court house bond idea, although no
formal resolution was passed.
It was stated that county bonds
are popular with the bond buyers and
that the county could get buyers on
a 5i per cent interest basis, the
bonds selling at premium.
Commissioners Hess and Savage
later announced that they would cir-
culate petitions throughout the vari-
ous townships of the county to de-
termine whether or not the people
want a court house bad enough to
justify calling an election.
At the meeting Monday the com-
missioners appointed J. Floyd Vlaz-
ier county engineer at a salary of
$200 per month. Mr. Frazier suc-
ceeds B. E. Clark, the latter contin-
uing as county surveyor, however.
Resolutions were adopted calling
for road bond elections in Dow and
Ti townships, Sept. 23.
The bond of A. S. Alexander as
road overseer for Dow township was
approved, and J. E. Whitehead, of
Hartshorne, was awarded contract as
superintendent of roads for that
township.
WOMAN LIFE-TERMER DIES
IN STATE PENITENTIARY
Mrs. Mar* Roe, Convicted of Mur-
dering Husband, Lived 2 Years
After Incarceration.
The "life sentence" of Mrs. Mary
S. Roe, convicted of the murder of
her husband in Pawnee county, re-
solved itself into less than two years
duration. She was committed to
prison Oct. 14, 1917, and died Aug.
15, 1919. Incidentally, her sentence
was one of the vry few life senten-
ces that have actually been served in
the Oklahoma penitentiary.
Mrs. Roe \fras convicted of an un-
usually brutal crime, the manner in
which she disposed of her v'ctim being
such as to lead many to b lieve that
she was more or less unbalanced men-
tally. She was charged H'ith hav-
ing killed her husband only a day oi
two after they had been married, and
of stuffing his body into a trunk for
shipment to other parts. When th<
taxi driver who was taking the trunk
to the depot noticed blood where the
trunk had rested, his suspicions were
aroused and 'lie woman was arrested.
When the trunk was oponed the dead
body of her husband was found in
it. She is said to have pleaded with
the taxi-driver to help her take the
trunk to a creek and dump it in the
stream.
After her arrest she is said to have
denied that she and Roe were mar-
ried, although the marriage certifi-
cate was produced and the Minister
who performed the ceremony was on
hand to testify. These facts also led
to the belief that she was suffering
from mental aberration.
On conviction she was committed
to prison and remained there until
her death. She was 36 years old at
the time she entered prison. Hei
husband is said to have been many
years her senior. She had operated
a sort of hotel or boarding house
prior to her marriage.
The body was prepared for burial
at a local undertaking parlor and
sent to the old family home in Ohio.
A number of relatives, including a
son from Texas, came to attend the
funeral and to accompany the body
to its final resting place.
MANY TEACHERS APPLY
FOR HOLDEN LECTURES
Mrs. Ross Highly Gratified at Inter-
est Shown Bj Teachers All
Over The County.
That there will be no trouble infill-
ing the quota of Pittsburg county at
the P. G. Holdcn lectures which are
to be given next month in this state
is evident by the applications that
have come to Mrs. Fannie C. Ross,
county superintendent of education,
from those who wish to attend these
lectures and apply the work later in
their schools.
The following teachers have so far
been chosen for the course: Mrs.
Minnie Magoffin, C Tree; Mrs. Daisy
Moody, Frink Switch; C. F. Hines,
Crowder; T. A. Craighead, Indianola;
(I. Troy Masters, Haileyville; Miss
Mollie Sawyers, Weathers; Miss Jane
McMillen. Peacable Valley; George
Kincheloe, Blocker.
From this it will be seen that the
teachers are well dispersed over the
county and that the work will start
up from many centers at once this
year.
While it is probable that the teach-
ers will attend the Durant lectures,
an effort is being made to switch the
attendance to Sapulpa or one of the
other points that will not conflict
with the county fair dates here. The
Durant date is in conflict with the
dates for the Pittsburg County Fair.
County Agent Nelms wants to attend
the series of lectures, as this work
fits in also with his work as county
demonstrator in a general way. The
Sapulpa dates are Sept. 13-20.
Mrs. Ross is also gratified at the
excellent corps of teachres lining up
for work in the county schools. This
year, for instance, Frink Switch will
have Mrs. Daisy Moody, who has
been for several years connected with
Brewer Academy, at Webber's Falls,
but who prefers Pittsburg county and
has already gotten into the work,
teaching a summer school at Frink
Switch.
Altogether, the school outlook for
the fall is very bright all over the
county.
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* REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. *
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* Pioneer Abstract Company. *
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Warranty Deeds.
J. E. Dyer and wife to C. H. Wil-
son, $12,000; p nw, s n nw, sw ne.
w se ne Sec. 22; e se ne, Sec. 21.
TON, R17E; 5-5-19.
H. D. Garretson and wife to C.
M. Rodgers, $400; Lots 1 & 2, Block
157-B, Garretson Addition to Quin-
ton; 8-5-19.
Oliver P, Williams and wife to
Stanley Thomas, $2061.60; S. 75 feet
Lot 4. Block 628, South McAlester;
5-22-19.
James M. Bennett and wife to
Edward S. Urmston, $1; L'nd. 1-2 int.
in W. Lot 2, Block 347, South Mc-
Alester; 7-3-14.
George E. Baugh and wife to FYank
Lewis, $10,000; E. Sec. 20, ne Sec.
29, except 1-2 acre in n nw ne foi
road; T5N, R15FI; 7-15-19.
Wililam R. Wharton and wife to
George E. May, $10; se se Sec. 33,
sw Sec. 34, T10N, R17E; se se Lot
1, 39.91 acres and Lot 2, 42. acres
and Lot 6, 37.30 acres; Sec. 4, T9N,
R17E; 7-17-19.
W. N. Redwine and wife to J. P.
Hammons, $175; Lot 3, Block 120,
North McAlester; 11-8-18.
R. B. Coleman and wife to J. P.
Hammons. $175; conveys same as
above; 11-7-18.
J. I'. Hammons and wife to B. T.
Hughes, $550; conveys same as the
above; 8-2-19.
S. F. Brown to whom it may con-
cern: conveys same as above; 8-2-19.
Luta Rotenberry (nee Stumbaugh)
to C. B. Lewis, $500; Lots 9 & 13,
Sec. 7, T8N, R14E; 8-2-19.
Chas. R. Allen and wife to D. G,
Williams, $1; se sw se, Sec. 5; ne
nw ne, nw ne ne, nw nw ne Sec. 8,
sw ne nw, nw ne nw ne, nw ne ne,
nw nw ne Sec. 8, sw ne nw, nw se
nw, S. Lot 1, N. Lot 2, Sec. 7, T2N
R14E; 6-1-19.
Lucias C. LeFlore to George Wood,
$3000; se Sec. 17, T7N, I117E; 8-4-19.
Robert A. Linthicum and wife to
Wm. Kelton, $1; w se se Sec. <Z"j,
T5N, R17E; K-ll-15.
William H. Davidson and wife to
R. A. Brock, $800; Lots 57, 58, 59
& 60, Townsite Addition No. 22; I
7-2-18.
Frank B. Drew and wife et al to
Minnie F Galbraith, $100; W. 100
feet Lot 2, Block 519, South McAl-
ester; 6-24-19.
Annie /obobish to Pete Zoboblish,
$100; Lot- l & 2, Block 21, Harts-
home; 7-22-18.
Charles K. Dobynes and wife to
Ivah J. Kansbottom, $1450; Tract in
ne se. that part of nw sw Sec. 31
East of west bank of Coal Creek;
T6X. R14 ■ .VLM"
Phillip King to C. E. Lewis, $500;
I ml. * interest w sw Sec. 34, se se
Sec. 33, T5N, R14E; 7-8-19.
Ivor H. Hughes and wife to Mav
A. Mitchell. $400; Lot 3, Block 138,
Hly; 12-10-18.
jack Campbell to Lillie Campbell,
$1; Love and Affection; e se Sec. 7,
TON. RICE; 7-3-19.
Oklahoma State Bank to Norman
J. Magrudcr and Dow Smallev, $5000;
E. 19 feet Lot 12. W. 3 feet' Lot 13,
Block 34K So. McAlester; 7-22-19.
Same to Oliver P. Williams and
Chas. S. 11rice. $4000; F. 22 feet l ot
13. Block 348, South McAlester;
7-22-19.
O. F. Fisher and wife to F. F.
Palmer $1; W. 50 feet Lot 2, Block
192, So. McAlester; 5-10-19.
J. Wesley Ford to Fred Bridge-
water. $425; S. 125.2 feet Lot 1 and
S. 52.01 feet Lot 2, Block 27, Sa-
vanna: 6-9-19.
P. C. Anderson and wife to Fein
Moreland, $1; Lots 10 & 11. Block
8. Talawanda Heights Addition to
McAlester; 10-24-18.
II. E. Seaman- and iwfe to Max
F. R. Heirich, $148.75; e ne s nw
Sec. 1. T5X. R15E; w nw se nw Sec.
1. T5N, R15E; se se nw Sec. 1. T5N,
R15E; 1-11-15.
Max F'.. R. Heirich and wife to
Charley Giaudrone, $425; e ne Sec.
1, T5N, R15E; w nw nw Sec. I.
T5N. P.15E; se se nw Sec. 1, T5N,
R15E; 7-31-19.
Joe Bravo and wife to Ray Frasca,
$50; Lots 1, 2. 4, 5 & 6 in Block
10, Culbertson Addition to Kiowa;
7-19-19.
Phillip H. Howe and wife to Thos.
M. Rasar, $2000; se e e sw Sec. 20,
T4N, R15E; 1-22-19.
Thomas W. Moore and wife to
Charley G. Vanlandingham, $800;
se ne Sec. 20, T5N, RISE; 3-17-19.
J. Monk and wife to W. T. Nolilin,
and J. McClenahan, $800; Lots 7 &
8. Block 50, Quinton; 6-14-19.
George 11. W aggoner and wife to
J. B. Clifton, $1500; ne Sec. 32, T8N,
R13E: 3-24-19.
Karl K. Jackson and wife to O.
W. Degarimore. $1; Wi of Lot 1,
Block 590, So. McAlester; 6-26-19.
The Caiter Oil Co. to James R.
Edwards. Guardian of Lottie Loud-
ella Edwards; s se, se sw Sec. 21;
nw se, n ,-w se, sw sw se, s ne sw,
s sw Sec. 22, T7N, I114E; 6-11-19.
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COR CHOCTAW and MAIN
EFFORTS BEING MADE TO
AID STATE ADULT BLIND
For some years it was hoped that
we could find some substantial way
to assist adult blind, but little was
done until the recent session of tho
legislature passed a law, approved by
the Governor, creating a commission
for the benefit of the adult blind.
This commission of five members con-
sists of Rev. 1. Frank Roach, of Ok-
lahoma City; C. W. Dawson of Mus-
kogee; T. O. Cullins of Ada; I'. S.
Siacks of Edmond, and William Red-
der of El Reno, and its purpose is
to gather information about the adult
blind of the state; to try to find em-
ployment for tlipse who need it, and
to perform sunn other helpful scr-
ee as may tend to make the adult
blind more efficient.
Therefore, in order to carry out
the purposes of this Commission, the
public is invited to send any and all
information ahout the adult blind
within this state to its secretary,
William Redder, State Capitol Build-
ing, Oklahoma City.
SX.VO
Dr. and Mrs. M. E. Rambo have
returned from a pleasant outing in
"Colorado.
Quick Repairs 1
"Trouble? We'll send a man over
immediately."
Keep our telephone number handy so
you may call us in any emergency. Our
repair department is at your service at an
instant's notice.
The fire-department idea is carried out
in our repair service. We always have men
with "know how" efficiency waiting your call.
Our prices are reasonable and all re-
pairing is done according to our
standard of neatness and work-
manship. We are at your service.
DAVE MANN PLUMBING CO.
Phone 403
McAlester, - Oklahoma
ACCOUNTS OF FIRMS,
CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS
This bank solicits the accounts of firms,
corporations and individuals, giving each de-
positor, large or small, our very best service
at all times. We pay 4 per cent on savings
accounts and compound the interest semi-
annually.
THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK
of McAlester
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY
SAM L. MORLEY, President GOULD BRYAN, Cashier
"The Bank of Dependable Service."
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FOR SALE
2524 - ACRE RANCH—Skid to be the finest and best
equipped ranch in the state. 1600 acres rich limestone soil,
will produce anything that grows. 450 acres in cultivation,
400 acres fine meadow, about 1600 acres can be put in culti-
vation, balance pasture. All lighted up with electric lights.
A mile and a half from a city of the first class. Plenty of
water for stock, shale road to McAlester. Price, $40.00 per
acre.
460 ACRES 100 acres in cultivation, 100 more can be
put in; fair improvements, plenty of water, pasture, two and
a half miles from town, good roads good school. Price, $25.00
per acre.
1K0 ACRES—7 miles from McAlester, on state highway
road, 50 acres in cultivation, of which about 40 is in bottom;
105 acres can be put in; fenced and cross fenced; plenty of
water, fair improvements. $35.00 an acre.
160 ACRES—65 acres in cultivation and 145 acres can be
put in. Good 6-room modem house, barn, cellar, concrete
cave, chicken house, smoke house etc.; good orchard and vine-
yard 2 miles from good town and 2 miles from state highway.
This can be bought for $50.00 an acre.
160 ACRES—80 in cultivation, most all can be put in;
part creek bottom land, meadow, plenty of water, fair im-
provements close to good school, 7 miles from McAlester.
$50.00 an acre.
140 ACRES—50 acres in cultivation, about 15 more can
be put in; has splendid ti-room house and another 2-room
house, barn, well, etc. This soil is a dark, sandy loamy soil,
prairie; some timber land; about a mile and a half from the
Jefferson Highway, about a miie from a good school, about
three miles from Crowder and 12 miles from McAlester.
This can be bought for $35.00 an acre.
133 ACRES—65 acres in cultivation which is most all
bottom, dark, loamy soil; some more can be put in cultivation;
the balance is rolling and rocky, fine for grass and orchard;
has good 4-room house, well and fair bam; splendid orchard
on it already. This lays just one mile from McAlester, a
splendid farm for anyone who wishes to live close enough to
send children to school in McAlester. This can be bought for
$65.00 an acre. Terms can be arranged.
80 ACRES—75 acres in cultivation; a level, dark, sandy
loamy soil, good 4-room house, barn, cellar, potato house,
orchard, splendid water, close to state highway, 8 miles from
McAlester, 2 miles from Savanna, i mile from Brewer; close
to good school, good neighborhood. $5000.00. Terms on this.
160 ACRES—65 acres in cultivation, 40 acres more can
be put in; nice 4-room house, barn, fenced and cross-fenced,
2 miles from McAlester, close to good school, good neighbor-
hood, about a mile and a half from the Jefferson Highway.
$40.00 an acre.
120 ACRES—40 acres in cultivation, 70 more can be put
in; all level upland, loamy soil, 1 mile from state highway,
i niile from good school, has a fair house, barn, splendid
water, etc. This can be bought for $50.00 an acre.,
Terms can be arranged on any of the above farms. We
have many other splendid farms ranging from 40 acres on up
to 3500 acres, including combination farms and ranches. Will
be glad to give you any further information or take you out
and show you any of these or any other you wish to sec that
we may have.
Walter A. Evans & Company
FARMS AND RANCHES
Walter A. Evans W. E. McGowan
203 East Choctaw Phone 43 McAlester, Okla.
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