Sapulpa Evening Light (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 233, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 30, 1910 Page: 1 of 6
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Friday
as The Warmest Day Of The Year; After This Comes Cool Weather and The Bright Soft Days Of Autum
SAPULPA EVENING L!GHT
VOLUME 111
Afternoon Edition
SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA, SATURDAY JULY 30. 1910
Six Pages
NO. 232
BELIEVE CRIPPEN
OK MONTROSE
hikf inspector dew
SCOTLAND N
IT ALWAYS FALLS BACK
ii|i|i< n and Woman Will Bo <iicat 1>
Mirorisel To The ♦)ft< -
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Ass dated Press.
Father Point, Quebec, oJul,
Chief Inspector Dew, of
Yard and Chief McCarty of tE
fjec police consulted his morning
in plans for the decisive stroke when
the Steamer Montrce ■ '’ft*
Father Point. Dew in an interview
said: "1 am absolutely cer.ain that
the persona or. board the Montrose
Crlppen and the Lem ve woman
are the riRht persons. The Lauren-
tic was In ,otich with ie Montros*
on the way over and 1 received a
message from Captain Kendall which
leaves no doubt about the Identity
of the suspected person-."
"Crippeu and the woman will be
greatly surprised when 1 step aboard
• ho Montrose and tuifrcr. on,
mv sutprlse will be just a.- great
Oil 91IHE MR
Friday «;,s doubtless the warmest
lay of the preseii, year, the tempera-
ture rising to about lot in the shade
with a strong breeze blowing from j
the south until early evening, when •
tii wind died out and brough. about j
an i ■ eiiing of exeesslve lveat.
Further nor !i, however, edndi-
■ .in-. \\• i tmeliorating and Mior.lyj
i11-r midnight, a cool wind from the :
polar regions began to percoia.e in j
a, with the n suit Mint this |
m ing the mercury had gom down ;
v a; y d egreeft.
Kail - wveii reported in Southeast- j
i i, hi. to ro ll fel’ pS fat "'U ii
• rn Kaiisas and Southwestern Mis- i
as Oklahoma.
Temperatures suffered a drop of
from lid (1 glees at oJplin te 2d at
Topeka and 1K at Kansas City.
Indications are for cooler weather
oday and tomorrow, but no rai: is
iromised.
(08 H STATE
MM Of WATER
SHORTAGE IS fill
CORNER IN JULY
WHEAT FORMED
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Th< lack of water in the creeks
from which the city obtains its aup-
I ply nra as- .lines auo.her source of i
danger to .he city. Chief Stags of
|th' lire deparlnn ut tliis morning
sounded a signal of which the
l citizens can not afford to ignore,
lihai of the danger from fire with the
wa.or supply in its present low oon-
I d it ion. . , . 1
j ■ • \\’e are up agplnat a mighty
tough proposition if a big tire should
break cut here" said Chief Stagg,
■•The wfi 1T supply is low and get-
ting lower every day and there is
,,rai ticallv no pressure. I am keep-
ling a dose wateh on the business dt«
! trlcts of the town to see tbat
SHOUTS BELIEVE CHAIN WILL
Bl HKI.KAKI l> ITtOM CARS
Takes General Splurges Today
TlieC is a Premium on
July (train
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Associated Press.
Chicago. July 3U.—July wheat
was the medium of a small corner
he mol-1 generally laid at door or Theodore
Santa and others are very carefull | »•
the alleys. This i1,1
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if the suspects turn
Hje persons 1 export.
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, July 30. — Director of
lnotince-il tonigh tlia
on of the state of Ok-
lauoma, taking three enumeration dis
was 1,651,951. •■* compared
with 1,414,177, according to the spe-
cial census of 1907, showing air in-
crease since 1907 of 16.3 per cent
Tin population of the state was made
pub', c because of the fact that th re
- to be held in the a.gte next Mon-
day an election in which the quest.on
ii. negro ufirage is paramount
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INDIANS RELEASED
to Sapulpa in 1S93 and has
mast of his time here since.
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Id! AREA LIBE1
With apologies to our read* t s w*
1 offf r the following, of a more or les>
Two of the Indians who were ar-
rtsted last Monday at this stomp |
.an <• u -if Kelleyville were given
their preliminary hearing yesterday !
ft.-rnooti .’fore Justice .of .he!
Peace Red
their names as -----
Peter Tiger were both charged with
iggravated asspult and after hear*
ng the evident e, the judge bound
th-ni over to the district court on'
promts citizen is
DEAD III SAPUIPA
Bert Gray, one of the pioneers of
Sapulpa and in fact one of the pio-
neers of ,he state, died sudenly this
morning a, eight thirty at his resi-
dence Just back of the new iurner
building. His dt ath war caused by
a sudden attack of heart trouble. Ho
had been complaining for several
davs but was net eotvfln?4 to 'r-a
bed and this morning he go. up and
ate breakfast. Shortly after Mils he
wa staken with an attack and died
in- a very few minutes.
Mr. Grey was born in Woeauma,
Iowa, about forty years ago. He
cattle
^ ,. ..^.,.1 md. ;n i suuai
1 Las evening the Sapulpa Star ear
red into all sections of the city a
hard bill which-had been written and
prepared amf signed by bnA. Ruiz
ts \riza said to 'be the city editor of
The Star. This handbill eoutajnedjof th
a vicious and scurrilous attack upon
Shannon 'Mountjoy, editor oi the
Evening Light. It was couched in
language which exhibited utter;
depths of depravity in the bra.n,
wli Vn conceived it, not being tit for
circulation iu the mosi immoral re-1
sort in the city.
! The Light will not dignify •he
au hir cf this miserable mess by any
mention further than to say that
when 'Mr. Mountjoy met him in the
Cltv hall this morning with a cow-
hide, Ariza ran as fast as his legs
could carry him -*110 Ju^e
pniitm: rmirt wlJPi’f tho rnatt^r CV4 Mv.w.v ------- . , ,
(2 I ft lot get hi', away before one; The plaintiff, Mrs. Basham told the
hlow had been landed by Mr. judge tha; a few nights ago tha ,
sonic one had) poured coal oil on hei |
l cht is surprised that the front porch and then set Are to it,
■ ■ '• ' . . c? the Srar w ea party but the flame* were noticed in time
fines paid and bond's for..-, *d •o.al- .m... • f t, ; charaeter for t ,, -ev.n. any great lo-s. As she,
" “ ' " - ol - elved 1 te
double the amcun; collected in Apr.. In ^ ■ ■ 'which will undoubtefl- from the defen ’.ant, Mis.- W isely,
which wa- the lowest month. The | im.nal 1 ^m,. Mountjoy. hreatening to burn her out if she
total crf!<fl;;eC"*aii°and bo\ds for-! J \Ve are informed that wrtain other did not leave town, she swore out a
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in burning waste in
i_ a source of danger that we cannot
Li ,op careful about and 1 want to
! a-U every citizen to cooperate with
I me iu this matter.”
SHIS RILL
981 Cet 18
SAPULPA THIS REEK
CHARTER BIS
BEER GRANTED NEW
t!
Hi Hi 99
id 11 BICE
\ dispatch received today from j
Mu.-kogee indicates that the governor
will not make any appearand® in I
Sapulpa before the primary. 1
Kell has evidently been advised Hia.
his appearance here would do the
I Demi cratle party no good and has ;
eon,.e'iu< n.ly abandoned tho res. of
i his eastern trip.
I The following is the dlnpateh re-
ceived by this office:
I Musk .gee, illy 29.-Governor C..
! K Haskell has cancelled his threc-
| "iav aneakliu dales which he was to
have marie in ihe eaten, part of the
L.ati and will return to Oklahoma
Wat. rman of Albany, N. Y., was
s.ate of violent agnation on this
last day for trading on delivery.
The market closed yesterday at
109 1-1 at the opening of the board
of trade today quotations ranged
from 107 to 106. Within a few
linute- there was further plunge
103 1-2.
' 11 hepe of shorts that the board
of irade would relieve the situation
In allowing deliveries be made from
when on witch tracks, was aban-
dmii d although the board’s frequent
I. Inratiins against corners led to
the belief in some quarters that
Waterman's hold would 'Lie broken
I in this way.
! Normally July wheat should be at
,i discount as compared w ith Septem-
, hi", bin ilie price today is about four
! to five cents premium for July.
FIRE 1C0R IS
REPAIRED M
He Vea‘v‘es one brother and four alts',personal nature,
ters. IT if. brother is Major Gray ot
the 14th U. d- Cavalry and his ms-
ters are Mrs. James Kgan, of Tulsa,
M-g. Clarence Lyons of Oklahoma
City. Mrs. C. W. Cushion, of Oklaho-
ma City and Miss Lulu Gray of
Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow morning at fine o’clock at
Buffington's undertaking parlors.
Oklahoma Cltjv Jfl3y 30.—A char-
iuic .in»bi.*a*- . x/» |.ir v»as krallied Friday nioruiiip to
Ti e wo men who *ave , : ri Oklahoma & Gulf rail-
James John and,^ POmiiany> which will pass
through fourteen counties in the enftt
ern part of the state and enter Texas.
It Is proposed to build the road from
the Texas-Oklahoma line ,o ,he gulf
at a cost of $40,400,000.
five hundred dollafrs bond.
The other two Indians now at the
county jail will he taken to the
, u;ty road gang near Bristow to-
!ay to serve a eentence of twenty
.'.,ys given them by the justice
icace at Kelley ville.
ARE AGAINST GRAND-
DAB CLAUSE SI ILL
New York, July 30.—Gifford Pin- g aic ................
cba.. former chief forester under Itomorrow night to remain per-
Roas velt, tool » place today upon L | h< opinion o! tloi
the list of possible candidates for the j
Republican nomination for governor
1 of New York and Roosevelt was ask- j
t ed to support his candidacy.
The ex-jirseident lias not said any- !
thing that iu any way resembles an 1
outspoken declaration! in favor of any
candidate, but it is believed he does
not iaok unkindly upon the boom.
Dr. Samuel MeCune Lindsay, for-
mer commissioner of education of
Porto Rico and. a professor in Colurn
I bia university, Is .he man who
| launched the new boom, lie had a
: long and confidential >alk icdav with j
Colonel Roosevelt and left with the
' air of a man well pleased' with the
! turn things had taken.
jCilESLT REPORT
BE POLICE JUDGE
Him ARSGN
\
Tli eport of the police judr>- or
the three months from April 1 to
julv 1. 1910, was today f< vwarded "
the city council. This repOtt sho ,
tha: the month of June was the m
lucrative to the city, the amount of
Oklahoma City, Okta., July SO.—
Oklahoma City Thursday night gave ,
caustic expression to their disappro-
val of the intent on the part of the
democrats in Oklahoma to disfran-
chise the negroes by ihe proposed
adoption of the "Grandfather clause"
i!• *us— in -•..»• ,.....-- — The record of "Bill" Murray, demo-
eas; par: of town,'Miss Nore Wisely (.ratl,. , andldate for ihe guli rnator-
• anA »rrai«n-1 ,al chalrj was a[SJ attacked by the
laboring people through their dele-
gates to the central trades council.
EXCISE BOARD IS
S8IS SITTING
Ai las, tiie lire wagon hieh waa
was disabled in a colision with a
street car last April while making a
practice run, lias been returned to
llu city It wilLbe remembered! that
las, April while making a practice
( run, ilie fire wagon collided with a
.......; Ip temporary capital that as car on Ka.-t Dewey and several
n . I-,, i (wrnor returns' he will ra,.„ )Prs o:’ . he Her department were
i! "ital i immiftsioii and |„; p, and the wagon badly broken
r w k >o begin immediately .i] Up The wagon was shipped to Klmi-
!!, will also -ake some steps Hr the ra> \. Y., for repairs and in the ab-
ip -nl fight bi W'en Oklahoma < tv Sl ,1( 0( t|,|S wa#ou a plain dray was
and Guthrie. I used.
I’his morning the reimlrert wagon
arrived here over the Frisco and it
has now taken Its old place in the
lire s.n mi. The wagon is now just
as good as new and those who saw
rlie demolished state of it when It
was shipped to Elmira would hardly
reeognize the wagon as it is now.
The accident to the wagon was rather
expensive to the city however, as the
cos, fie.glu and' repairs on .1 will
it the party leaders oil , amoAnt to over one thousand dol-
es pre considerably worried . lars.
iigni registration, is not to] . —— ......
The l
both si
over th
Charged with setting fire to the
Mrs. Kate Basham in the
of town, Miss Nore Wisely
wa-- v -terday arrested and arraign-
J before Justice of the Peace Redd
VETERAN W.y
REGISTER IS BE HI?
ssm sh“ ” i ssf
The total ex1pen.egOMhejmlicewde-(p^ ^ ^ npp ran be procured
partment for the
S3325.00, which shows that Mi
lice department was operated during
■ he pas three months at a low «
*r,2:« 0r, or an average loss of
$173.35 per month.
they will
possible.
man
First Published in Sapulpa Daily
Light, July 28, 1901
Sapulpa, Okla., July 28, 1910.
PROCLAMATION
Owing to the scarcity of Water,:
every water consumer of the City ol j
Sapulpa. is hereby requested, not to
use any more water for Sprinkling
Purposes, until the Water Supply
is Replenished. If this request is not
complied with, the Water will he
Shut Off, and parties will be sub-
ject to a fine from $5.00 to S-3-0 .
for each ofiense. This proclamation
will be strictly adhered to and no
favors will be shown,
Signed: J. M- E’.Vt NF
President of the Council.
3t
he brought to justic<
JONES IS
SIILI MISSING
Guthrie, Ok., July 30.—In ail
waiant for the arrest of Miss Wisely ,
1; appears from the testimony i
give:: yesterday tha, he whole t
:■ ibb i.i the result of the unfaith-, Qf R T Wi liams of Enid
!:tU“rur jssn sfi .............. ™ z
I Wisely more than he dees that of his after a voter registers he has tne
mi oi mo aucj a — |
1 wYfe. * Mrs. Basham’s domestic right to return and have his political
, civ. iks seem to be of long standing affiliation changed on his registre-
aud recently Basham deserted her tion certificate if he so desires.
leaving herself and children to be' --
supported' <by the county.
The letters were Introduced into,
court yesterday but Miss Wisely de-1
nied writing them aml :he (’ase wa* :
The Creek Coucuy xeise Board j
compose 1 of the county attorney, the I
county clerk, he county treasurer I
and ;ho county superintendent of
of schools met Mils morning at Mie
coun.y const house a: nine o'clock
for the purpose of levying the taxes
for the county, cities and school dis-
tricts. All members of the board
were present.
After being in session for about
an hour the board adjourned until
next Wednesday at nine o'clock, for
he reason that the railroad valua-
tion had not been certified to the
] county clerk, without which val-
| nation the levy cannot be made for
! the county and a number of cities,
i townships and school districts. The
I state auditor has promised the coun-
' ty clerk that this valuation will be
certified to him the first part of next
week when the work of the excise
hoard will be taken up again.
ROOSEVELT KEEPS
OUT or POLITICS
be denied. The Dual registration up
to nine o’clock last night was 1573,
wiKih is probably three to four httu-
T/ed short of the total vote in Sa-
pulpa' This means that the vote will j
be light l.ex, Tuesday unless the vot-:
ers wito have not alreurty registered I
get busy today. Many of them have i
been holding off until' the las. min-, _
I ,,,, t ihe total will probably be i
' ,i ,' ‘ '-i,urj .lv todav 1 L‘,s Angeles, (al., July 30.
ml , ; realizing the Imponakee cf specifically to take any part In f
*
pointed committee, of two and frcL XK w York a. tele^am
j?ructioua to*’litre rigs and see tha: Phillip A Stanton former speaT
everv vo.er registers before Sau.r- of the state assembly and one of
Uv li ght Thes. committees have republican aspirants for the gov
been "working Industriously tho past norship saying in part:
twn dJvH and their work has already | • *•»»> to state with aW possll
grVat r.aul:-. In addition to emphasis, that 1 am not taking pa
This this committee go, out hand bills one way or the other in this or ai
uarn'ng the vot. re to regis.er and similar contest for nomination.
to add tha i ought m
e .,!' "I repeat t^
our vote for two y« S T.hJ »
continue;
order ot
amined.
until
have the
afternoon
handwriting
• No sign of C. K. Jones, the young
ticket agent for the Frisco, who so
mysteriously disappeared last Tue.-
Jav ha* ve been found, although
thes-arch has been kept up with un-
abated* interest. Several people have __
reported having ^en him a• ounffi lu ■ nv|tatlo:i« haYe been sent out by
ity !blUca" hat the voutig the Am ricau National Bank to their
l,t had appn»prtitvd some of the 1 first day opening in the new Berry-
\MI RK AN A \Tl< NAL BANK
SKMK Ol r INVITATIONS
REPUBLICAN SPEAKING
The Republican Executive Comnoiltee has arranged the
following dates and places for campaign meetings in Creek
County:
so get busy a1 once-
The registration by wards
j la?: n tht is as follows:
! Precinct 1 Ward! 1 ........
i Precinct 2 Ward C ........
: Pretine, 3, Ward 2 .......
j Precinct 4, Ward 3 ........
I Precinct •>. Ward 3 .......
j Proeiiu , 6 Ward 4 .........
Precinct 7, Ward •> ........
I Preclne, S, Ward 2 .......
I
250
Total ...............
Er'imate.l number oi voters
,,, .of the road has been branded
I an absolute falsehood by the offn.ais
I tf the company.
' t . • Fris
j g ing over
i nigh
auditor who
■bill building, August first, front 9 to
3 p. m. The bank extends a cordial
invitation to the people of Sapulpa
has been ! to come in ar.d examine the beautiful
Kiefer, July 30,
night.
moon and Sapulpa. A.it is: 1, all • K
Jones' books made this
a Light reporter last
rks
books a
I have been over Mr. Jones
and 1 wish you to -ay .ha:
• no: a penny mining. His
■n a very badly muddled j »h:t.i
-owever there is no ground j their
that Jones is a defaul- j hock-
\Y, W ild like to find Mr. Jones into
h, has k ys to some drawers will
• which contain papers we | no. u
NYe expect to find the i a ■■
but lo I store
r..-w fixtures, burglar proof safe and 1
* a ’ • y deposit boxe- all of which are
the flr.es: Hnd newest that money
could buy
Today will mark the last day in
this bank will do business at
old stand and tomorrow the
and other things will he moved
e done with the old location is i|
.finitely know n but it will prob- jl
:. ; : :) M -1 and rer,as a
rcom.
■a. very soon now, but In | •
i, and family 1 wish i ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
statemeni.
The following speakers have been assigned to these meet-
ngv J. H.Luman, Wade S. Stanfield, P. P. H.Herman.
F W. Jacobs. John S. Woofter, J. W. OveUtreet, W. H.
Brown. Vick Decker, L. J. Burt, F. L. Mars and others.
Congressman Creager will be present and address tho voters
at the above places and dates.
BY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE.
GREAT GASSER IT
BtBtra, OKU.
and again, for if 1 should take a part
in any one such contest, I would
tally]
huiidr. ..I.-" _
PRAISES BY GORI
1
l, Okla.. July 30.—Wi ll
\e feet in sand at a depth
r;, the Jane Dll company
y.- in at. eight! tn million-feet
In will No. 2. on Ben MoGilby
iv. . 22-12-13. today. No. 1
in the sHme* resulted in
barrel oil producer wuen the gas
u«ed off
j WANTED—<
Light office.
’lean
jjul • K:111-, July -I'niieJ
j
!I -afternoon. Senator Gore prais
ed Senator Bristow for the part he
(ink in ihe passage of the railroad (
bill, ami ridiculed Attorney General
Wicktrshara, saying that "Wicker-
sham spends one-half of hi. time in
reading honest republican, out of
the party and the dther half in draft-
ing bills suitable to the railroad
companies.”
Commenting on Sneaker Cannon’s
•. Isit to Kansas, Senator Gore said:
"1 think ‘Uncle Joe’ will have to
ome Pack to Kansas. He has now
killed off all the good insurgents of
the state. If Senator Bristow and
: can party, then the Republican party
me to Bristow and hi. follow-
ing.”
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