Enid Daily Eagle. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 205, Ed. 1 Monday, May 24, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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ENID DAILY EAGLE.
ENID DAILY KU.I.K, MOMlAY, MAV
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Enid Orator to Alva
Homer P. Wilson, of this city will
deliver the commencement address
at the assembly hall of the Oklaho-
ma Northwestern University at Alva
Wednesday morning. Mr. Wilson
'aine here recently from San An-
r& uio. Texas, and he is said to be
This Part of State Visits ^ Tator and lecturer of much abll-
► r?y
as possible and return.
by Heavy Rain
«DS HEAVY LOSERS
GRKAT STRETCHES OF TRACK
ARE WASHKD OUT.
liilliugs Visited by Terrific Fall of
1 Cain and II i^ili Wind Storm
Which Unroofed Some
Buildings—Local Losses
Light.
As a result of a severe wind and
rain storm, fitded by a cloudburst
011 Sunday afternoon property val-
ued at thirty thoi/sand dollars was
damaged in Enid and the near vi-
cinity.
The railroads suffered most. The
Rock Island had a half mile of track
between Kremlin and North Enid
washed out which delayed traffic for
several hours last night and about
time that the railroad official
thought matters were fixed for the
night a volume of water came down
and the track was washed away
again and the passenger train due
at 9:08 p. m. last night laid at
Kremlin all night arriving here at
ti:05 today.
The Santa Fe had a thousand feet
of track washed away at Salt Plains
where a similar washout occurred
a week ago. Traffic was delayed
considerable, but expecting such
trouble the Santa Fe had several
section forces on the ground and
the trouble was soon overcome.
The Frisco track between Black-
well and Arkansas City is believed
to have been washed out. At 10
o'clock this morning a veritable lake
was over the tracks. Frisco trains
Eh
ARE BESI
This Years Crops Show the Possi-
bilities of the Community-
Mrs. donkey's Fine Sample.
This is the strawberry season, and
the finest strawberries grown any-
where in the world are grown in
Garfield county. If you doubt this
take a look at some of the patches
now loaded to the fullest capacity
of the vines with large, luscious
and exquisitely flavored fruit. Some
of the finest berries ever seen are
actually going to waste in the coun-
try around Enid at the present time.
Mrs. Charles Cloukey picked a
box of strawberries from a patch in
the north part of the city Sunday
morning which were sent to the Ea-
gle office this morning for inspec-
tion, and after twenty-four hours
from the vine they were still unus-
ually beautiful and rich in flavor
and appearance. In size they were
little giants. Not a berry in the box
measured less than four inches in
circumference. Several measured
five inches around. The texture of
the fruit was perfect and the flavor
so rich as to cause wonder if it were
possible that they were grown here.
Mrs. Cloukey says that the ground
on which these berries were grown
was not fertilized and no special
care taken of it. Just such large
and delicious fruit can be grown
anywhere in the county and many
farmers are growing the berries for
are operated to Blackwell and then j their own use. Charley King, a mile
brought back to Enid.
Meager information received in
town today states that Billings re-
ceived considerable damage as did
other towns. The Rock Island depot
roof and windows were all wrecked
and the roof of the Billings school
house was blown off and deposited
upon the ground a half mile away.
A woman whose identity was not
learned was struck by lightning and
seriously injured. At 5 p. m. last
nlgtht at Billings there was over
four inches of water on streets. No
damage was reported from Garber.
In Enid.
The rain which fell here practi-
cally all day left great jutties of
mud on nearly ever ycorner. Boggy
creek was swelled to an alarming
stage, but no damage resulted.
Out side of the usual damage to
gardens and streets the damage in
Enid was light. Some hail fell late
yesterday afternoon and again last
night.
Cloudburst Near kremlin
A cloudburst just east of Kremlin
about 5 o'clock last night and heavyt
showers which caused every little
creek to become a rivulet washed
away about a half mile of track, bal-
last and roadbed of the Rock Island
between Kremlin and North Enid.
Traffic was placed in a chaotic
state as a result. Train No. 35 due
here at 6:45 p. m. arrived at 9:45
p. m. The train passed over the
weak track safely, but the last car
had hardly passed over a little cul-
vert when a volume of water swept
down and dashed the structure Into
a clump of weeds some distance
away.
No. 11, due here at 9:08 p. m. was
tied up at Kremlin and after the
section men of Enid and other towns
had worked all night upon the track
it was permitted to pass reaching
Enid at 6:05 a. m today. No 2 4
passed the damaged scene safely last
evening en route to Kansas City.
The Santa Fe
W. H. Goble, general agent of the
Santa Fe announced today that over
a thousand feet of track at Salt
plains had been swept away last
night by a cloudburst and the heavy
rains. Section men worked all night
upon the damaged track and this
morning the way was clear for trains
to pass. The train due at 7:20 a.
m. reached here at 10:30 a. m. and
tills afternoons train was slightly be-
hind time.
Tile Frisco
On account of water flowing over
the tracks between Blackwell and
A .'kansas City the Frisco last night
abandoned traffic between the two
places. It is believed that the track
lias been swept away as over six feet
of water was flowing over it today.
The Frisco train due out at 8:45
left at 11 o'clock and after reaching
Blackwell will return to Enid. Trains
from Arkansas City run as far south
west of the city, has several acres
into strawberries, enough to supply
all Enid. Mr. King's berry farm is
most interesting and very profitable.
Recently he was offered $50,000 for
is quarter section.
Mrs. Cloukey has promised to
state through the Eagle the actual
yield of her patch at the close of the
season. The figures will be of inter-
to many, but it can bo stated
now that among its many good qual-
ities Garfield county excels in none
more than in berry growing. Some
day this community will be famous
on this account and the people
will grow rich through the heavy
yield of luscious fruits of the vine
and bush.
OFFERING TO PAY BIG
PRICE FOR SIGNERS
Oklahoma City Capital Location Pe-
titions Circulate at Kate of Fif-
teen Dollars Per Thousand.
Eighty Germans of this
County May be Caught
SHARK MAY GET 8150,000
How Oklahoma City goes after
things and how she hopes especially
to get the State capital away f^om
its present location is pointedly il-
lustrated in the manner representa
tives of that metropolis are circulat-
ing the initiative petition through
which it is proposed to get the capi
tal location.
J. B .Perkins, 214 Majesic build
ing, Oklahoma City, is secretary of
a special organization formed for
tne purpose of securing the capital
for his home town. This organiza-
tion has plenty of money, put up
by men who own property in Okla
homa City and would be benefitted
if the capital were located there.
Perkins is in Enid. He has been in
other parts of the State setting per-
sons to circulate the initiative peti-
tions, and now he Is here. He is of-
fering FIFTEEN DOLLARS PER
THOUSAND NAMES, to persons
who will get signers to these peti-
tions. Perkins is having a hard time
in Enid because the people do not
see why faith with the government
should be broken and the capital
moved before the time set in the en-
abling act, the year 1913. But Per-
kins has the money and he can
doubtless get some signers here.
At any rate, this Instance points
out how Oklahoma City gets any
new industry that goes there. It Is a
case of go-get-it with that town. In
the matter of the State capital It re-
mains to be seen whether it can be
secured by the same method or not
There is no doubt enough money
will be spent if money Is all that is
necessary.
\\ CASHING NOTES TAKEN ON
CALIFORNIA LAND.
giglity Teutons Believe They Have
Ueen Victimised by Agent for
Irrigated Tract.—ltoek Is-
land is Hunting Swindler.
Sunday School Workers From
all Parts of State
Young Man Had Better Hurry |
A < ommitment paper ha® been is- j
sued by Justice Glasser for a prom-
inent young married man of Enid,
who if he sees this Item, should at |
once get busy and pay a fine which
was assessed against him recently.
The young man got drunk one
night when his wife was away 011 a
visit and was fined by Glasser.
Friends gave bond for him, paying
the line, but to date the line has
not been paid and unless It is paid
tomorrow morning the young man,
whose name Is withheld, will be ar-
STORM FATAL
ATTENDANCE TO REACH 1400
OPINING SESSION \\ I I.I, IH HELD
THIS E\ FN IN ti
rested and permitted to sen
fine out.
the
Mother and Three Children
Drown In Stream
A VAST AREA WAS DELUGED
What is believed to be a gigantic
and clever land fraud has been un-
earthed in Enid and vicinity, but not
before eighty prominent Germans
of Garfield, Blaine Major and Grant
ounties are the losers by approxi-
mately $100,000. These farmers
were in the city Saturday and learn-
ed how they had been duped.
The story of the fraud as received
by The Eagle and which appears to
bet he correct version is as fol-
lows:
Two months ago or thereabouts
here appeared in Enid a man
named H. J. Martin, who claimed
o be a real estate man of Hillsboro,
Kansas. Martin stated that the Kern
County Land Company of Bakers-
field, Cal. was associated with him.
Martin declared that lie and his
associates had several thousand
acres of land in Kern county, Cali-
fornia, which was fine irrigated land
and which they desired to be settled
by prosperous Germans.
His story appeared to be well con-
nected and as a result he got about
forty Germans to go to California.
Before they left Oklahoma they
agreed that if his stories of the
and was as stipulated that they
would purchase* twenty-nve acrcs at
$125 an acre, and give a note for the
iniount iu question. Martin was to
pay their fare to California and re-
turn.
The forty Germans went to Ba-
kersfield and were delighted with
he land, which was supplied with
water from a nearoy irrigating
Jit eh. They were permitted to plant
rops and then very suddenly the
water turned off.
Before the water was turned off
Martin was busy again in Oklahoma
and in this vicinity. He secured the
attention of eighty farmers who
were ready to quit Oklahoma for the
Golden Kod coommonwealth. They
ame twice to Enid and each time
returned as Martin had not arranged
for their tickets. Before quitting
Oklahoma Martin succeeded in get-
ting note from the eighty in sums
■iniounting to about one hundred
and flrty thousand dollars. Most of
these notes were sold to different
bankers in Kansas and other States,
and the Germans were compelled to
make them good.
While several of the Germans
were suspicious of Martin's alleged
illness in a Chicago hospital, others
discouraged such ideas.
Last week when they were put off
a second time from their trip the
older Germans got busy and have
been informed that Martin has dis-
appeared with their money.
The Rock Island railroad it Is re-
ported, although It could not be
confirmed today, has a half dozen
special agents working upon the
case and is determined to bring
Martin and his confederates to jus-
tice.
VISITED THE JAIL-STAID
COL. J. B. FERGUSON, who was
elected First Vice-President of the
Oklahoma Banker's Association a!
their convention here 011 Thurs-
day last.
L EXERCISES
Wednesday Night of This Week St.
Joseph's School Will Confer
Medals and Certificates
One of the funniest and quickest
arrests ever made in Enid or Ok-
lahoma occurred here this morning.
An old man appeared before Justice
Glasser last week and preferred
charges against Joe Reeves, negro.
He gave bond and the warrant was
placed with Deputy Jack Milligan.
This morning Reeves, unconsci-
ous that a warrant had been issued
for Ills apprehension, went to the
county jail and asked Milligan for
permission to visit certain prisoners.
"Why certainly," replied Milli-
gan." Come this way," and the
amiable deputy escorted the color-
ed man up stairs.
Opening a cell Milligan said to
Reeves, "step in here. Reeves, we
want you."
"I doan want to go In there Miatah
Milligan, I guess I don't wants to
see any parties in tlfe jail."
Here is where Milligan used his
wits and without any answer Reeves
was locked up. He will be given a
hearing this week.
Wednesday evening of this week
St. Joseph's Institute will hold its
'annual closing exercises at the Loe-
wen theater. This school is one of
the leading features of Enid's edu-
cational systems and has prospered
in a wonderful manner since its
foundation. Many of the pupils
who are welcomed to Its halls are
not of the Catholic faith. Those
who have attended the annual ex-
ercises in the past are familiar with
the high character of entertainment
offered, and this year's program
promises to be the best yet given.
The program in full follows:
Program
"Let's go for Pleasure." Op. J100.
Piano (a I L. Jacobie. N. Randall,
(b) H. Fagan, R. Overton, (c) L.
Hutchinson. L Walter?
Violins—Misses Kelly. Walters
and Fagan. Masters Jarboe and Ov-
erton.
Address— Miss C. Ward.
Chorus—Class.
Accompaniments- Misses Cliapek
and Jarboe.
"Music wakes the soul, and lifts
it high and wings it with sublime
desires, and fit to bespeak the
Diety." (Addison).
Sextette—Fanfare Militaire. Op.
300. Piano (a> Misses Anderson
and Burt. Piano (bt Misses Roach
and Zaloudk. Piano (c) Misses Reed
and Lamon.
Comic Song- Minims.
America Forever--Junior boys.
"Oklahoma" Minim girls.
"Oklahoma, however bounded or
described. Oklahoma, our country, to
be cherished in all our hearts. To
be defended by all our hands."
t Winthrop.)
Feather Movements—Music My
County 'tis of Thee.
Accomp. Miss F. Kelly.
Military Drill- Junior Hoys.
Marche Hongroise, Op. 13 (Ko-
wlaski). Piano (a) Miss L. Ja-
cobs. Piano (at Miss E. Hammer.
Piano (c) E. Peckumn.
Voices of the Woods—Senior
Girls.
Spring Miss M. Messall.
Accomp., Miss L. Jarboe.
"Nature Is an Aeolian harp,
whose tones are the re-echo of high-
er strings within us." (Sidney
Smith).
Recitation—Miss M. Messall.
Cup of Coffee
j Comedy In one act:
"Home. Sweet Home." Op. 17.—
Mazurette—Piano (a) Miss C. Cha
pek. Piano (b) Miss F. Kelly. Pi-
ano (c) Miss L. Jarboe.
"The sweetest type of Heaven is
Home. Be it ever so humble there
is 110 place like Nome Sweet Home."
( Payne).
Train to Mauro—Farce—Senior
boys.
St. Joseph's Institute March—Al-
len—Misses E Hammer and F. Kel-
ly.
Remarks—Rt. Rev. T*h. Meersch-
aert, D. D.
Awarding of medals and certifi-
cates.
In the Presbyterian Church, Willi an
Overflow Meeting in Christian
Church—Program for To-
morrow Opens at Nine
With over GOO delegates present
from practically every county in Ok-
lahoma and many prominent Sunday
school workers here from different
parts of the country, the Oklahoma
State Sunday school convention will
begin its sessions tonight at the
Presbyterian church. An overllow
meeting will be held at the Christian
church. The program will be car-
ried out as arranged and heretofore
published- Mayor McKenzle and L.
W. Lyons will give Welcoming ad-
dresses.
Secretary C. H. Nichols announced
today that a large number of dele-
gates would be in Enid tonight and
tomorrow morning and that by to-
morrow evening the full list of dele-
gates, numbering fourteen hundred
would be here.
Rev. Walters and Dr. Sutton will
be among the speakers for Enid tills
evening. Responses to the welcoming
addresses will be made by J. M. Hall
of Tulsa and E. W. McKinnis of
Shawnee. W. P. Bliss will sing.
Tuesday sessions will begin at
nine o'clock in the Presbyterian
church and continue until noon. I11
the afternoon the meeting will open
at two and continue until four.
Chicago, May 24. Both May and
September wheat established new
high records on the board or trade
today, largely on bullish reports
from Kansas predicting crop short-
age in that state. May wheat early
sold at one dollar thirty-three and a
quarter. One and one-eighth cents
over Saturday. September brought
$1.10, which is seven-eights higher
than Saturday's/ close.
NEW ORDINANCE ENFORCED
HOFFMAN FINED i$15
l\ \N'S.\S \ND
OKLAHOMA \
( LOI DIM HSTS
The first instance of a violation of
the new city ordinance In regard to
| a tax on dry goods and clothing
merchants was brought up in police
court tills morning. W. H. Hoffman
who came here from Muscatine, la.,
to start a second hand store was ar-
rested Saturday night by Chief
Thrasher.
When arraigned in police court h
plead not guilty and after hearing
some evidence Judge Karl Z. Wilk
ing fined him fifteen dollars. Hoff-
man stated that he would appeal the
cast;.
RANDELS FIGHTS REQUISITION
George Randels, the negro ar-
rested at Wichita last week upon
information furnished by Sheriff
Campbell of tills city, lias decided to
light extradition from Kansas and as
a result Sheriff Campbell did not re-
turn today with his prisoner as ex-
pected.
Randels is the man who entered
the Clover home and after securing
a lot of valuables he stole a horse
and buggy and left for Kansas with
the stolen goods.
A SOCIALISTS VIEW
OF ELECTION L
Carroll in Theatrical Hole.
Ellison Carroll, the world's cham-
pion cattle roper and tier, is in
Enid today to assist in the life mo-
tion pictures to be shown at the
Erick Ranch in Oklahoma, and is
regarded as one of the quickest men
with the lasso in the country. The
pictures show him throwing and tie-
ing a steer in seventeen seconds.
Carroll said today that Enid was
sure growing and that it bore no
traces at all of the days when Enid
was a trading post for ranchers and
cowboys.
❖
WEATHER FORECAST +
+
Tonight, unsettled weather, +
cooler; Tuesday, generally *
fair- *
DOINGS IN ENID COURTS
James B. Bradley, alias Blackey,
who is alleged to have 011 the night
of March 20th broken Into the Bank
of Coldwater at Coldwater and stol-
en $.'>.000 In currency, was arraign-
ed before Judge M. C. Garber in the
district court today and given twen-
ty-four hours to plead.
The case of the state against Dav-
id Koons, who is alleged to have
shot at Jack Wright near Billings
last November with the intention of
killing Wright will come up for trial
this week in the district court.
Blont Freeman, a young man, was
arraigned before Justice M. D. Ash-
er today, charged with assault and
battery upon a prominent man of
Carrier recently with a billiard cue.
He plead guilty and was fined $15
and costs and sentenced to fifteen
days in jail.
OWEN ON SUGAR TRUST
Washington, May 24.—A vigorops
attack on the so-called sugar trust
was made by Owen of Oklahoma iu
th<- senate today.
Should the Scheme of the Men in
Power He Carried Out the Ooe-
l el Law Would He Good in
Comparison
Oklahoma City, May 24.—"When
the first legislature passed the pres-
ent election law with its outrageoifs
provisions and saddled upon the
people with an "emergency" clause
which prevented them exercising the
right of referendum against it, it
was met with a storm of protest and
criticism from honest and fair-mind
ed men of all parties," says O. F.
Branstetter. former secretary of the
socialist state committee and pres-
ent socialist organizer In the south-
west.
"So severely was iU condemned
even democrats that at the first elec-
tion held under Its provisions the
democratic party lost fifteen thous-
and votes, the majority of which
were lost as a result of the unfair
and undemocratic provisions of its
machine, alarmed at the heavy loss
and this evidence that the honest
voters of the State would not con
done their methods, but mad with
power and a lust for spoils has
determined to Intrench itself in pow-
er that It will be impossible for a
betrayed and outraged constituency
to displace them.'"
"It has passed another election
law. even worse than the first, de-
signed to maintain Its power and
control of the State even in the face
of overwhelming majorities against
it."
"This law places the entire elec-
Ballof election law, is without par-
allel as an example of the lengths to
which a corrupt political machine
will go In its efTorts to retain power
oy disfranchising voters, turning
the election officers and machinery
of the State Into a great political
machine and enabling it to manipu-
late elections in violation of every
principle of democratic government.
"This law places the entire leee-
tion machinery of the State in the
hands of PAID APPOINTEES of the
administration and makes It EAS-
IER TO STEAL AN ELECTION than
for the averuge citizen to cast a
ballot.
"It makes possible a RAPE OF
THE BALLOT BOX In comparison
with which the infamous Goebel
election law in Kentucky permitted
merely a seduction.
The Election Hoards.
"The Governor APPOINTS three
paid members of a State election
board, the State election board AP-
POINTS three paid members of a
County election board for each
county In the State, each County
(Continued on page 6)
'errilic Downpour Reported From
Many Towns and Great Damage
Done to Railroads and Grow-
ing Crops in This State
Guthrie, May U4. - At least four
Ives have been lost, others are
ndangered, and thousands of dol-
lars damage has been done to rail-
way and farm property by the fiood
that prevails today In the north-
eastern part of Oklahoma, the result
of four days continuous rain fall,
which last night in places culminat-
ed in a cloudburst. The known dead
are: Mrs. W. W. Brown and her
three little children, who were car-
ried down stream with their farm
house near Foraker. Near Foraker
several other persons were forced
to seek safety 011 the top of their
houses. All streams are bank full
and still rising rapidly. Three or
four bridges principally on the Mis-
souri. Kansas and Texas, have been
damaged. At Tulsa the Arkansas
river is doing much damage and
near Bartlesville the Caney river is
out of its banks.
Storm Covers a Wide Area.
Kansas t'ity. Mo., May 24.—Por-
tions of northeastern Oklahoma and
southeastern Kansas experienced
one of the heaviest rainfalls in their
history last night. At Vinita the
Grand river and other streams are
swollen to Hood stage causing much
damage to railroad property and
farms. At Afton, twelve miles east
of Vinita, a town of fifteen hundred
Is partially embargoed. At Catale,
fifteen miles west of Vinita, a por-
tion if the trestle work of the St.
Loiiis and San Francisco railroad
bridge has been carried away. Other
bridges in danger and train service
demoralized.
In the vicinity of Wellington. Kas.
six inches of rain fell In three hours
last night in territory fifteen miles
in length, extending from South-
haven. few miles south of Welling-
ton, into Oklahoma, rain accompa-
nied by sheets of hail that beat
wheat, corn and oats Into the
ground.
From Muskogee comes report that
following continuous rain for four
days in that vicinity, a terrific down-
pour last night has caused the Cana-
dian |nd Arkansas rivers and tribu-
taries to rise rapidly. Streets and
many houses flooded. Rain continues
today.
PLANT MAY COME
Iowa Concern Writes That, it Intends
to Locate Big Institution
In Enid
With one packing plant already
assured and another likely to be lo-
cated here, Enid is# sure attracting
some attention among packers. To-
day J. J. Cunningham secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce, received
a letter from J. M. Jordan, president
of the Jordan Packing company of
Sioux City, Iowa, a half million dol-
lar concern that they had sold out
in the Iowa town and were looking
towards Oklahoma-
In his letter Mr. Jordan stated
that he and his associates had made
an exhaustive examination of con-
ditions in this state and that Enid
"looked good to them?" Another
Inquiry will be conducted by the
Jordans and it is probably likely that
Enid will secure their new packing
plant.
New Candidate for Superintendent
Grant E. Finch, connected with
the public schools at Marion, Iowa,
is expected in Enid this week to
push his candidacy for superintend-
ent of public schools to succeed T.
W. B- Everhart, whose term ex-
pires. As Prof. Bucher Is reported
as being undecided about the salary
question and the local school board
might not feel like raiting the
ary It is believed that Prof. Finch
stands a chance of landing the Job.
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