Sapulpa Evening Light (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 60, Ed. 1 Friday, January 7, 1910 Page: 3 of 6
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January 7, 1910.
THE EVENING MG1IT
I’aire Three
L
COMING MILTING AT GITHKIE
WILL HI. OF GREAT IM-
1‘OKTANCE
Affairs t'tao Inetaol tuointaoilli
“How to Kltmluutr Politic* From
School Affairs Will
B« Discussed.
Guthrie. Okla., .lau. 7.—The meeting
of the State Public School Officers as-
sociation, which commences hue next
Monday is hi raided as being of really
greater importance to the educational
inter sts of the stat* than the recent
meeting of the teachers' association at
Oklahoma fit: Tim i> ilagogiial phase
of sell nil work will be pushed to the
back ground a: this muting which will
be attended by county commissioners
and numbers of si bool boards from all
over the stale, as \u 11 as by supe rin-
tendents and principals.
One of tlu notable subjects to be
disscussid "dl 1 "II av to Kliminale
Politics from Sui <d Affairs." On the
program to discuss that subjtd arc
R. H. Wilson. Scott Glum,* A. 11.
t’routhamel, It E. Tope, A. H. Har-
ris. Neil Humphrey. -I. II. Castel, 11
t’. King and 1>. Frank Ituhl. Other
subjects for discussion will he: “The
Superintendent’s Re sjronslbility for
the Intelh ctuul and l rofe ssional Prog-
nss of llis Tcuchers,.....riie Need of
Professionally Trained Men and \Vo-
nitn in Supervising Positions in Our
Schools,'' "Ce rtifirations of Tt ackers "
"Needed Legislation.'' ‘‘Recent School
Lt gie.lati.il in Okln'u *ua. ’ "StuA and
County Normal Institutes," "Profes-
sional Elies."’ and “What the State
Has a Fight to Demand of Supcrin-
tend* nts and Teachers."
OFFICERS GIRLS, HIRE’S A MAN
WHO WANTS 1 WIFE
Oklahoma City. Okla.. Ian. 7. Is
there any woman anxious to tnak a
matrimonial deal with William 1>. Nan
Howard? If so. Mr. Van Howard, wifo
lives at Colgate, would be perfectly <1
lighted to hear from her and he off' is
ter. He is a mechanic, 32 years of
age and claims to be industrious,
to exchange “photos" after th first let-
in a it Her he says:
"As l nm tired of roaming around
and am thlrv-two years of age. I
think I would do better if I would g. t
me a nice, respeetahle. kind-hearted
w ifi and si tile dor. n on a farm
.Slut must be; of good apptarane
slender, and weigh about No pinnule
or less, age is to 25. 1 am an Indian
of one-quarter-bloud, have good hab-
its, fair education und do not drink and
love to he peaceful. I am a mcehanie
and very industrious. A one-half ot
luarte r-blood wife pit fined.
"I will remain here for thirty days.
I am five feet and eight inches tall,
weigh ISO pounds and am not a bad
looker. Photos exchanged upon re-
eiucst aft; r first letter. All 1 e 11• • rt» and
correspond! ne e strictly confidential
end all letters answered.
“No objections to young widow."
Letter Curriers' Examination.
B4LLC0MISTS SHVED
FP.OM CERTAIN DEATH
Cists ft HUNTER
Runs for His Life to Escape the
Wounded Beast.
SAVED BY FRIEND'S SHOT
Set tic in Net Four. Moiidaj, .lanuary HI \
Animal Within a Few Feet of His
Prey When Bullet from Rifle
Brings Him to
Earth.
"Pis (}. Bernard Shaw who tells us
the Statute <»f Lila rty is punk, artis-
tically. Aii. but how i mild melodrama
gt t along without ii on tic 'lack drop?
GOVERN MFAT M USING Si M ^
Two Puppies Fed by Siilnr Taken ill
llai el by Departniciif for Ex-
periments
into of its securities pledged for the
total deposit of $190,Out).
The state has believed that public
moneys cove red by surety bonds were
e xcluded from the guaranty feature of
i the law, whereas the surety compan-
| its claim tlint public money is not t x-
| . mpted.
London.—The following thrilling
story is told by a hunter who lias re-
turned to London front a hunt lor lug
game:
"1 was camped on the north bank
of the Pemgunga, in the Herars, in a
beautiful large mango tope,' or grove.
It was the hot weather, and the time
was drawing on for a return to head
A. C. Howard Climbs Up Rope to Ad-
just Gas Valve 1,000 Feet
in the Air.
Philudclphla, Pa. Only tlm remark-
able courage and presence of mind of
A. C. Howard, one of the five men
who ascend, d in the balloon Philadel-
phia from the llulted Gas Improve-
ment Athletic as -1 iatlon grounds, at
Point lin /• , prevented the large filk
•nvelopo from bursting when It had
reached an altitude of 1,00ft feet.
Tlio ;o "inlded on the ground be-
low cheered Mr. Howard as he risked
ids lit i v . limbing up the slender
ropes by which the basket was sus-
lended from the balloon and opening
he "appendix," or valve at the bottom
at the silk envelope hy which gas is
A competitivi i summation for im-
position of letter carriers in tin Sa
pul pa post oilier, will lu held in this
Nty on the aft moon of January 21
it is expected a number of mm will
akt the examination.
WOM \N HELD N GO\'l
The holidays are over and now would
be a good thm to have Dr. Clarke lo
v ur e!t ntal work.
Art! Vow Slu lias a ( use Unit
With Hu (own Joins ( eiiinfy
Calf Case
ties
KEEPING HIM GUESSING.
Waukesha. W is., Jan. Judge
Griswold will soon rerder a decisi n
in the noted "goat" case. The cast
was tried more than- eight yiars ago
■mil Judgi (iriswoldi put the il-n isi u
off from time to time, so that thosi in
ten slid have marly foygotten about it.
The title of the case is .1. McDonald
I Randall vs. Gt o. Blair, sin riff, and Mrs.
| Jaym s.
The trouble an si over a goat
Tim—Would you scream if 1 kissed
you?
Tessie—1 suppose you flatter your
self that I'el be speechless with joy!
I ((SS ItROhl I P THI FAMILY
Scarf Pin Lost by iced \c» Jerseyan
^Foiled by Grandson in Heart
of Tree
New York, Jan. 7. —A gold scarf pin
with an opal setting which had been
lost marly 6" years ago. was found by-
Aran Taylor Brokaw of Tavlortown.
N. J„ in the heart of an old apple tree
that he was splitting np for wood.
Near the main fork Brokaw discover
id the pin tightly embedded in the
wood. He says the pin belonged to his
grandfath* r and its loss bad always
been a gr at mystery in the family.
Several numbers of th* household had
bein suspeted of taking the p'n, but
ail stoutly de nitd knowing anything of
its when a bouts.
The loss of the pip caused discord,
which led to the breaking up of th*?
family, seme of them going west to re-
main.
that
belonged to Randall. The goat had
j a habit of going into Mrs. Jayms'
! property until finally she held it and
j 'ind tl.e damages done by tin* animal
appraised in Justice’ court. in the
meantime the goat chewed the rope1 i*
the barn of Mrs. Jaynes', hr kc out
end returned to its owner
She riff Blair ordered Randall t<>
bring the gout back and lie die!. Ran-
dall then started suit against Mrs
Jaynes and the sheriff^or the- p ,ss-s-
-,ie-n of the gout. Shortly afte r the
<aes was tri*Hi and Mrs. Jaynes re-
el rued the goat, which has since di *1.
Washington, Jan. 7. Two puppy j
seals found nursing at ‘.he cold hr ast
if t Inir murdered mother on the Pry by
lof islands in Alaska t-v Boatswain ^
I Judson Thurber of the- revenue cutter |
Baer, and th ir * anted and successful
nurture by bottle- at the hands of the i
sympathetic boatswain, i suited in the
issuance of an orde r by Assistant Si
retary Hiiles of the Treasurer,v He
partiiient, directing Thu. be r to bring
his charges to tin- Bureau of Eisher-
ii s in this t ity.
Two of the1 big i xc utive depart
limits are greatly interested in th
ease*. Scientists say that this is the
first instance in history where seals
have- been brought up "b- hand."
Although the live mi euttt is are un-
der coni rc.l of tin Treasure ry Depart-
ment, tin cane of Alaskan seals i:
under til. e euilrol of the l)epartmein
of ('online i e e and Labor. It was
eh rough Ih*' diieet inter-st of Se-cre
ary Nagel that li e puppies will have
in opportunity to discover whvh they
like the bettor--the fee din; M -lie; boat-
swain i r ihai of i-i i Com iiission* i
Bowers.
M l. 1,00k ALIKE.
Court Rules That School Laud Depart-
ment l-'nmis \ce Protected by Hu*
Guaranty Fund.
quarters and to civilization. J had
Boarders “come and go’, in the be st been away in the jungles for nearly
six months, and was getting rather
tired of my own company, so it may
well be understood how please-d 1
was, on riding back to my tents one
morning after finishing my work, to
see another small camp pitched a lit-
tle distance away from my own. I
inquired whose it was, and was in-
formed that ('apt. L. from Hingoli had
come out to try and get some sport.
"A couple of days passed unevent-
fully. L. shot several black buck,
while I was engaged in my ordinary
duties; but early on the morning of
the third day news was brought in of
a kill about four miles distant from
hoarding houses. Keep your want ads.
busy if you keep boarders.
(First Published in Sapulpa Light.
January 5, 1910.)
Ordinance Vo. 215
,'n ordinance providing salaries for
janitor for city hall, also salary for
city stenographer, and repealing
conflicting ordinances.
Be it ordained by Hie mayor and
oanciluien of the City of Sapulpa,
Jklahoma.
St vt ion 1. A janitor for the city hall
In re by provided at a salary of $20.00 our camp,
ur month, to he paid monthly out of "I at once postponed my mornings
salary fund. He shall be appoint-1 w°rk and L- uud } were very soon
d by the Mayor and confirmed by the
ouneil ami shall bold said position
it the will of the council.
Section 2. The salary of the Cify !
stenographer is hereby fixed at $40.00
r month, payable monthly out ot the
alary fund.
in < t ion J. All ordinances in conflict,
a r w it h are hi reby re pe ah d.
Section 4. An emergency is hereby
. Thirl'd to exist and this ordinance
mil take e-IT* * l from and after its
-:»-s:iu<■. approval ami publication as
squired by law.
ivssed and approved this 3rd day
if January, 1910.
I) A. McDougal, Mayor,
ra I And- rson. City Ch rk.
PIPE LIKE BIS Iiiil
MB SENATOR STRA N
Guthrie. Okla.. Jan. 7.—"Things are
getting into good condition ov r * in
way." was the first statement from
Senator Strain f Wanu. in the corri-
dor of a I cal hotel last ivening. “I
am h* re on both business and to at-
tend to a few political matters." ans-
wer* d tin senator to a query. "Ye’s,
I am going to be candidate for corpora-
tion commissioner, unless there is a
radii al change of plans, which is un-
likely. Oklahoma is a big state, you
know, and I have no predictions to
make about the candidates who will
succeed, but I am going to try to, you
can In t. The new pipe line to the
Arkansas line, though, is just now of
Silas Brokaw, the former owner of
the pin, long since dead, planted the
orchard, of which the old apple tree
was a part. He was wry careful of
the young fruit trees and would allow | more Importance to our people in the
no one <• trim or cultivate them bu» j ■>» be It than any Candida* i* s and we
himself. It is believed that on some 1 all hopeful of a tremendously b*ticr
holiday or Sunday, the only clays that state of affairs; already there is a l1t-
Guthric. Jan. 7. In the Oklahomo
county district court, a *1* < isi"ii has
be * n handed down - njoining th st.iti
hank comniissioncr, in liquidating th*
affairs of tin Columbia Bank M Trust
company from reimbursing the dep :s
itors’ guaranty fund before paying out
;>f the bank's assctB $90,000 clue the
otnt* School Land department. Thi-
ele posit was covered by two surety
bunds, upon which the land depart-
ment demanded payment. It has beei
.he- hanking hoard's contention that
he guaranty fund fir t is to lie paic
hack what was rnpiind in the bank's
iiquidati n and Ilia' the sunty eoiupan
ics would then com in as ordinary
ere *1 itors.
incision of Ihc district court holds
that lilt school land department is tii*
same as any nth* t creditor, and that
Die surety companies are liable only
what Ih* hankers' as ts fail to pay
In its answer, the banking department
state*1 that $6i>0.000 had been used
from tin guaranty fund in the Colum-
bia liuidatioii. Init does not reveal how
much then' is It ft. Notice was given
ly the bank department's attorneys
< I an appe.'l to the supreme court of
the slate.
Secretary Cassidy of State School
Land dvpartm lit announce*1 today that
suit would be filed during the 1.1 ek
against the two surety companies in
the superior court of Logan county
for colleeti n of th- remaining $9*1,000
of the department's deposits with the-
all for Meeting of the Republican
County Central Committee
off to the scene of operations. The
kill had been perpetrated in a wide,
sandy nullah running up from the
Pemgunga, some hundred yards or so
across at the actual spot. There
were numerous tamarisk bushes in
tin; heel of the nullah, and the sides
were crowned and Hanked by low-
brush jungie, ‘palas’ (Butea fron-
doao) trees, anil the like.
“Just above where the kill had
taken place the nullah forked in two
directions, and the trackers had lo-
cated tlic branch up which the tiger
had retreated after his meal and
drink. L. was posted on the side of
l Ills branch some 150 yards up, while
I took up my position just below tin*
fork. The beat began, and in a
short time I heard L. fire two shots,
evidently right and left, and then
presently I was aware of him sprint-
ing down the course of Hip nullah,
hatless and gunless. In my direction,
Howard Adjusted the Valve.
permitted to escape, prevented an ac-
cident which would have meant cer-
Tbcr- will be a called meeting of the with the tiger in full chase alter him. fa)n death for flve balloonists.
Aunty Central committee at the City
all in the city of Sapulpa, Oklahoma,
an the 15th day of January, 1910, at
1 o’cloe k p. m.. for the purpose of re-
,f the Central committee and for such
ither business that'may properly come
irgunizlng anel electing a chairman
before the meeting.
All the Republicans knowing them-
, Ives to be precinct committeemen
re requested to attend said meeting
In precincts where there are no reg-
-. lar committeemen, tin- R« publicans
f such precinc t art- re«iii‘ ste el to name
'Utieone to attend said meeting and
my und all Republicans in Creek conn
i.v are hereby invited to attend.
Signed this 22nd day of December,
1909, at Sapulpa. Oklahoma.
JOHN \v, OVERSTREET.
NY. F. COLLINS.
To Jan. 15 .
Other people wait for things to hap-
i i-n want advertisers help them to
happen!
It was a most extraordinary sight. WjK,n the Philadelphia was far
The tiger was dragging itself along
NYe never sleep. Owl Drug Store.
Dr. Connell, surgeon, has moved
from the Kinky Building to the Soliss
• u’hHtig, Bent beast corner, Main and
Dc . * y. white - will kav ;■ pt.mnn-
| - nt 1 cation. Pi,. lice limned to ollic-?
c-instillation » . n special t«- atiiicnt oi
bistasts < f ur in, nun •:•* > cnronic
above- the heads of those watching its
j rise. Dr. Thomas A. Eldridge, who was
I in charge of the aerial expedition, dis-
■overed that the "appendix’’ failed to
\ork. He realized that the balloon
might at any time have to be rslieved
of a quantity of gas or its expansion
might burst the silk envelope and
pitch the balloon!, ts to certain death.
When h<- explained 111*- situation to
his companions, the ibought of their
perilous position gave them some un-
easlness, but Howard was equal to
ih*' unforsein contingency. One of
the leading athletes of the athletic as-
ng hln ell up one of
i he ropes extending from the basket
to the silk envelope, displaying un
usual strength and agility as he did
so.
Although a thousand feet In the air
for the first time in lii.s life, he coolly
went up the rope, hand over hand,
until he reached the "appendix,” or
gas aperture. The balloon swayed
from 'id*- to - idp as Howard adjusted
the valve so that Dr Eldridge could
control it with the "appendix string”
j from below.
Howard was in full view of scores
of friends gathered in front of the ath-
letic association's clubhouse far be-
low hiti’ and they tossed their hats in
the air as they enthusiastically ex-
pressed their approval of his bravery,
j lie descended from his dangerous po-
| sltion as nimbly as he had clambered
up to It, and the other occupants ot
the basket warmly grasped his hand
“Howard's act was one of the cool-
bank. It lias all* aily . ali/.eel on $1nO,- A iseuses, l’hu e 355.
:,0-2w I Got a Chance of a Broad Side Shot, est and most courageous acts I have
seen done In all my ballooning experi-
ence," said Dr. Eldridge.
Once the gas valve had been fixed.
the old man wore the pin, some of the
B-r filling prevailing among the opera-
find a
young tries needed attention, and the , <ors who have been unable to
old man r* moved hi collar and necktie | market. Through Nowata and \\a -h-
and placed th* pin in the fork of the irgton counties th* Prairie con* -rn
voung apple tne for safe keeping and I transport the oil north via pipe line
then forgot it. 1 «o Whiting. Ind.. but the new line will
Mr. Brokaw In written to his \Ve*t-1 take off much from other sources end (
ern relatives inclosinc the pin and re-1 make the daily capaeity '>arrrlS|
latiry »he * in untstan* * s tinder which I gr* ater than now.
it wat found. —
----- | 50xHft on Dewey Axe. Bargain. |
Fut i Ftr.p to that headache and New | j. Boyd. 6-3t
Kalya hy jin'mg those old to<th Hilled i ——
ai deh- n- 1 b; D Clarke the Rainless | apparently n-*cl«“>s tooth be-
dentist. ! comes valuable asmfn with one of our
-- five dollar 22k sold crowns. Gtiaran-
\\ ,ir-- . D* r : ■ h'isin-'.--*. Owl Drug p>( d for 10 years. I'nfon Dental Co., Sa-
Store. pulps. 1141 E. Deney avenue. Dr. J. \.
! Unite. Mgr.
SMITH & BLAKE...
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS
Bon ds and Loans
genuine bargains
We have some
in Real Estate.
Phone 243
Soliss Bldg.
on its hind-quarters, not more than
six or eight yards behind the flying
man, ami every now anil then making *^f‘ vn>aFp of the balloon was unevent
yearning but futile attempts to strike ascended to an altitude ot 4.000
him with one of its front paws.
Caudill Realty Co.
Our candies arc sweetest and our
fruitj the fieshest. Harper Bros
grroofry.
For House* on E.asy Payments and Bargains in
Residence Lots. Special Attention to Rentals
second hand, fire proof safe.
Light
The
LIGHT WAN l IDS, Gl j Ri sll.ls,' UUUI 4Dsi. GET BJslLIs.
Office ( re<'i? Bank
Phone 382
feet, being carried by varying air cur-
rents in an easterly direction until the
Atlantic coast line was faintly dis-
cerned. Dr. Eldridge then decided it
was time to descend and he opened
the appendix to permit the gas to
slowly escape from the silk envelope
Let the Snake Bite You!
Winsted. Conn —A Yankee residing
in Hampered, a no-ltcense village, ii
said to be making a good living sell-
He told me the beast came out ^ ^ Fro** *8 he Calls
)t i 'hem. but w bich in reality are snake
bites, to men desirous of g®tMn*
liquor In drug stores It costs ten
cents to be bitten. The snake-bitten
man hurries to a druggist's, shows
aim where his skin has been pierced
ay the snake's fangs, and gets a quart
ot barley to counteract the poison.
No druggist will demand a doctor’s
prescription when a l is to danger.
A Mean Man.
"Her husband Is a brute.“
• s to how?’*
r,»( to h*lp s»v«t up for an au-
.„ vjll, P'-R fWMY Wv
i houfe.’1
"At first I could do nothing, for L.
was directly between me and the
aogrv beast ,and I was unable to fire
for fear of hitting ray friend As
they passed the fork, however, the
chase opened out, as it were, and 1
got a chance of a broadside shot, of
which I took advantage, and was for
tunate enough to make a good one
hitting the tiger behind the shoulder
i and rolling him over, much to L.'s
relief
to him, but saw- him immediately
had cleared the tamarisk hushes in
which it had been lying, and he had
to take his shot at once. Being up ou
the bank, he was above the tiger, and
fired at its head, which he missed.
"The shot, however, took effect in
the hindquarters, and broke thi
brute's spine, thus, fortunately for L.
paralyzing it to a partial extent. L.’s
second shot missed, and when he
turned for his spare gun, bp found
his man had fled, taking the weapop
with him Seeing l tu* tiger mud;
fu! ’-.Ui. abd L# h#(i tO tfclf# tC I*?-
I is- - . h be 4i«J :BUIt| ':!•
diu* ou, with the reiult described.”
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