The Sapulpa Light. (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 258, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1909 Page: 1 of 6
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|' ASSOCIATED PRESS
ZIbe Sapulpa Xtgbt
j DAILY EDITION! J
Vol. II
S\PJLP\. OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1909
No. 259
WORLD'S RECORD
NOW SMASHED
HUBERT LATHAM, FRENCH V VI-
ATOH, FLIES THROUGH
STORM
AMERICANS ARE REJOICING
Motor Used in Hit' LiltI111111 Mlicliinr
I mot 11 Ion 01' Joseph Adams.
A V11 nk 00.
Rlientis, Aug. 26.—Hubert Latham.
French aviator, with Mb monoplane
today broke the world's record for
time did distance. He flew ninety-five
and a fraction miles, record for dis-
tance, in eighty-three, and seven-
tenths minutes. A squall came up
while Latham was flying and specta-
tors thought his attempt to beat the
record would be futile, but he only
mounted higher and took his machine
over tribunes at a height of three hun-
dred teet.
Americans are rejoicing at Latham's
splendid snowing as the motor used in
the Latham machine is an invention
of an American named Joseph Adams.
lor and Erloff.
Guthrie •">; Springfield 2
Cluthrie, Aug. 25.—Patterson hit Ber
gess for a couple of two-baggers and
Reed lined out as many three-baggers
winning the game from Springfield.
Score R H E
Guthrie 201 000 02x—5 8 0
Springfield 000 000 020—2 2 3
Hatterics: Nelson and Clifton; Ber-
gess and Harrigan.
Boosters 'J; El Reno I
Bartlesville, Aug. 25.—Barber re-
placed Carter in the eighth Inning to-
day and stopped a batting rally, let-
ting El Ruio down with one run.
Score R H E
Bartlesville .... 000 001 100—2 4 3
EI Reno 000 000 100—1 5 1
Batteries: farter. Barber and Van
derhlll; Pollard and Brown.
The Standing
Enid 73 44 .624
.Muskogee 69 47 .595
Guthrie 64 51 .552
Bartlesville 61 55 .526
Sapulpa 60 57 .513
Springfield 54 62 .466
Pittsburg 50 66 .431
El Reno 34 83 .291
COUNCIL FAVORS 'BANDITS GET
INTERURBAN
REPORT OK SPECIAL COMMITTEE
\DOPTED LAST NIGHT
IN THEIR WORK
HIGHWAYMEN INFEST THE
PI LPA-TULSA HIGH-
WAY
SA-
COSTLY ADMINISTRATION
GOVERNOR SPENDS 5 <MI FOB
TATE DETECTIVES
'It!
State Accountant Chas. Taylor Shows
Mail} Leaks.
Guthrie, Okla.. Aug. 26.—The ex-
travagance of democratic government
In Oklahoma is shown clearly in the
official reports made by Charles Tay-
lrfr, state accountant and examiner.
In his official report .Mr. Taylor
GUTHRIE SERIES TODAY
THE OILERS HOME FROM THE
MUSKOGEE TRIP
Sapulpa Dropped the Third Game to
the Governors
EXAMINATION' TODAY
Fifty Applicants for Certificates Heine
Examined Today at the Local
High School Building
The Colored Institute in session
here for the past three weekB lias come
to a close and today an examination.
under supervision of County Superin-
tended Prye, is being held in the
local high school building, fifty ap-
plicant being examined, among the
number being several whites.
Thu institute, with Professor Bryant
of Muskogee, as instructor, is reported J says:
to have been one of the most success- Tl,at ln addition to his salary as
ful ever held in Oklahoma, many Lieutenant Governor, George W. Bell-
teachers from various portions of the I anl>' had drawn up to April 1. 1909,
state being in attendance. $1,950 as chairman of the state bank-
ing board.
That Attorney General Charles West
has expended $3,402 in state prohibi-
tory enforcement work, without leav-
ing adequate information in the audi-
tor's office showing to whom and for
what paid.
That State Treasurer .1. A. Menifee
was carrying a cash balance of $110,-
000 In the Commerce Trust company
of Kansas City, and had approximately
$560,000 of the $1,200,000 in the state
treasury deposited in national Instead
of state banks of Oklahoma.
That R. E. Lozier, former superin-
tendent of the state dispensary had
expended thousands of dollars without
leaving proper trace of his expendi-
ture.
That Governor C. N. Haskell hnd
paid $5,200 in detective fees to private
detectives out of tlie territorial audit
and special delegate funds; $500 to W.
T. Richardson of Muskogee, and $200
to O. T. Smith, all without proper
itamizaiton of expenditures. In so
much as the work done was not speci-
fied.
That Fred S. Caldwell state enforce-
ment attorney, had similarly failed to
account properly for state money; and
that Warden Dick of the state peni-
tentiary had done likewise.
The Oilers returned to their home
camp his morning not much the worse
for ware even if they did loose three
straight at Muskogee. They lost the
games all by a close score and did
good playing ln every game. The
Phoenix states concerning Taylor's
tching Wednesday:
"Buzz Taylor has about the best
curves in the league according to most
of the batters who have faced him.
Before the rain Taylor was going in
great style, striking out eight and not
allowing a hit in four innings. After
the rain he slowed down considerably
and the Govs won. At that he would
have won against any other team in
the Shively circuit.
The Bcore in yesterday's game was
five to three, Muskogee made all of
their five scores in the sixth inning.
Score R H E
Muskogee 000 005 OOx—5 8 4
Sapulpa 000 020 010—3 7 0
Batteries: Llngenfelter and Har-
rington; Meyers and Jeffries.
INJUNCTION SUIT, MAY-BE
THEY HOLD-IP FT, SMITH MAN
A Fen Streets to Be Oiled as an Ex-
pcriinent More Policemen One of the Bandits Thought to In' the
Needed ! Notorious Clove Harris, Alleged
Wife Murderer
The city council at an adjourned ses
slon, held last night, by adopting the
report of the special investigating
committee composed of Aldermen Mat-
the ws. Blake and Glasscock gave the
Interurban railway company permis-
sion. f the nose brick is used, to pro-
ceed with the installation of the four
inch rail, the character of rail being
used in p.esent improvements.
Before the adoption of the com-
mute" report, however, the matter was
thoroughly discussed and several in-
teresting speeches made. The action
of council may definitely settle the
mattei and then again it may not, as
there is still much talk of an injunc-
tion suit, interested citizens alleging
that the Interurban way of doing
things is not in accordance with the
conditions of its franchise and that
council in adopting the report of
the special committee, made a mis-
take.
Although the Interurban squabble
occasioned the adjourned session, still
when it was disposed of. a few other
mattei s were considered.
Messrs. lingalls and Sons, contract-
ors, .vho were the successful bidders
for th" construction of the new city
hall were directed to execute an $8,000
surety bond that the building would
be completed within ninety days after
the foitnal signing of contract. The
contract probable will be execute d |
this al'te moon.
The Frisco Plumbing company,
awarded contract for the plumbing of
the b,Hiding, was directed to execute
surety bond in the amount of $500
that they would faithfully do their
work.
By way of experiment council de-
! elded to purchase a few barrels of oil
and try oiling Hie streets for awhile.
The sanitary officer was instructed
to purchase necessary chemicals and
It has just come to light that, on
Tuesday night a few miles north of
Sapulpa, on the Sapulpa-Tulsa high-
way, Lawrence H. Bennett, of Fort
Smith, Arkansas, who was touring
the county with his family In a cover-
ed wagon, was held up by two bold
bandits, armed with Winchesters and
six-shooters, and robbed of his gold
watch and other small trinkets. $350
In currency concealed in a mattress
fortunately escaping the detection of
the outlaws.
Bennett, who formerly resided in
Tulsa is positive that one of the high-
waymen, whose mask fell from his
face, was no other than the badly
wanted Cleve Harris, who murdered
his wife and baby in that city one Aug-
ust morning a year ago and success-
fully eluded the officers In an excit-
ing chase In the Osage hills.
When the mask fell from the rob-
ber's fane, it is alleged that he utter-
ed an oath and told Bennett to "git"
as fast as he could. Evidenly Ben-
nett did not move fast enough, for
the bandits took seve ral shots at the
party anil fbe wagon now hears sev-
eral bullet holes as a result.
Bennett and his family now reside at
Fort Smith, but have been making a
extensive wagon tour of numerous
western r'ates for Mrs. Bennett':
health. They left Sapulpa Tuesday
evening.
The party wiib seven miles out of
Sapulpa unil camped for the night
when the two bandits suddenly ap-
proached from a clump of bushes and
with two levelled guns commanded the
entire party to hold up their hands.
The men then searched everything
in sight but succeeded in getting only
Bennett's watch and a few other small
pieces of jewelry from Mrs. Bennett,
do his level best to sort of tone down I They did not search the wagon and as
I traced the men for some time and
am almost certain that they made for
the Osage hills where it would be al-
most impossible for a person to follow
them any distance. My wife has been
ill fo • some time, and I am taking the
present trip for the benefit of her
health. The affair last night made her
much worse and 1 Intend taking her
back home tonight together with the
children. If it were not for this fact
1 would staj and aid the officers in
hunting down the two men as 1 am
almost positive 1 could lead a posse
to a retreat In the Osage country
wheer there is an organized band of
outlaws one of whom I think is Cleve
Harris."
There are several bullet marks
through Bennett's wagon and It is al-
most a miracle that some of the party
were not hit by the highwaymen's
shots.
Two Counties Go Dry
Hois City, Ida.. Aug. 26.—In the first
local option election held In tills state,
yesterday, two counties. Idaho and
Canyon, voted dry.
FOR RENT—Two two roomed houses
Inquire at Light Office
WISHES CASE
AT CHRIST'S FEET
MRS. JAMES C. BARCLAY, OF BEE-
FALO, SPEAKS OF "INCU-
BATOR BABY"
FOUND CHILD LYING HELPLFSS
Siijs Mrs. liicuklcy is Not Little Mar-
ion's Mother-Will Fight
Case
Kansas City, Aug. 26.—"I wish my
case were at the feet of Christ instead
of any co irt," said Mrs. .lames C. Bar-
clay, of Buffalo, while discussing her
claim to five-year-old Marion Bleakley.
"When the little child was lying
helpless at the point of being formally
declated a pauper, tlie state of Mis-
souri granted me adoption papers. Now
I wan: the Missouri court to give me
the baby or declare a reason for not
doing so. If attorneys for Mrs. Bleak-
ley can present a single piece of evi-
dence that she is the mother of the
child, then I will be satisfied. God
knows I *oiiid not light the case If I
did not know that Mrs. Bleakley was
not Marions mother."'
Marlon spent the night at the resi-
dence of the clerk of juvenile coujt.
She is quite happy today rompltC
about the yard.
BATTLE WITH DEVILFISH
JOSEPH LORIIEK FIGHTS THE
MONSTER OFF NEW FOUND.
LAND BANKS
"I and the Octopus Went Down To-
gether." Marked By Many
Wounds
New York. Aug. 26.—The late Jules
Verne and Morgan Robertson may
hereby lake notice that fictional devil
fishes have a noteworthy rival for
fame In the devil fish which attacked tington undertaking parlors. They
Joseph Lorber and William Buck- will ti shipped tomorrow morning to
hultz, of Baltimore. Lorber and Buck-[ Lovell, Oklahoma, where relatives of
OVERCOME BY THE HEAT
John I'uilafcrm. Farmer. Died Last
Night ut tlie Ripley Hotel
John Pallaferro, farmer, aged 49
years, died lust night at the Ripley
hotel, suffering from heat prostration.
The remains were removed to the Buf-
A free guess on a jar of dimes
Hpecial prize to the winners. Ruckers
lioltz arrived here from a month's [the dead man reside
llshing trip ofT the New Foundland |
banks yestedray.
"We were trolling for horse mack-
erel and 1 hooked a 600-pounder thai
dived under the boat and tipped it
until I was dragged out Into the wa-
ter. I struck out In the direction of
BUSINESS PICKING UP
the disapeparing boat; then all of a; ^ HAL! DOZEN OIFEND-
sudden what looked like a big log!
loomed In front, of me and I clutched'
the temper of the Rock creek sewer,
and a few others, recently disposed to
be a bit unruly.
With a suggestion from Acting
Mayo Payne that, a few more police-
men were needed, on which sugges-
tion no action was taken, council ad-
journed.
MOTHER PETITION
Will Request Haskell to Oust Cald-
well
A petition is being circulated among
local attorneys containing a request
that Governor Haskell oust Enforce-
ment Attorney Fred S. Calilwell from
office because o fills alleged discour-
teous speech while the recent special
grand Jury was in session.
The petition is being signed with a
Let the farmers and other taxpayers good deal or liberality is are all peti-
of Oklahoma remember that the taxes ! 'ions but as about the most "out-|
for the current year, under democratic rageous" thing Caldwell is charged
i rule, are two and one-half times, with having done while the jury was
larger tliau they were last year even,; in session was to "russ" and aocord-
a result Mr. Bennett Is congratulating
hlmsc if as he had $350 in currency
concealed in a mattress in the wagon
bed.
It was while one of the men was
stooping over some bed clothing and
examining it that his mask fell off, al-
lowing .Mr. Bennett to obtain a full
view of his face. The two highway-
men were evidently disgusted at the
small ann um of booty they obtained
land with a volley of oatli3 ordered the
' psr'y to proceed as last as they could
toward Tulsa.
Aft r driving a short distance Ben-
nett stopped the team and getting out
j of the wagon proceeded to double back
Ion ills trail, hoping to overtake the
| men. However, he could not discover
| anything excepting that they had a
couple of horses in the vlclnltj of the
spot where the party had camped and
evidently luid mountid them and set
off in the direction of the Osage hills,
i where they probably have a retreat
| Bennett In reporting the affair at
| Tulsa made the following statement:
"That one of the two men who held
i at it, to be clutched back by three
long slimy teuiaclis that wound them-
selves around my waist and neck. I
and the octopus went down together.
"When we came to the surface 1
saw that the sea all around us wiib
colored a murky brown and I knew
the devil fish had thrown out
spume to cover the fight.
"Next thing I knew Lorber was he-
side me yelling encouraegpient as he
slashed the arms of I he octopus. He
hacked off two of the tentacles around
my body: snipped off a llilrd that wus
choking me to deatli and then slid in
mi uppercut that must have reached
the heart of the monster, for It sud-
denly sank and left us two swimming
on the ocean surface alone. Lorber
dragged me aboard the boat and after
a doctor had dressed the wounds we
started for home."
ERS IN POLICE COURT
The) Were llrunks Principally and
Had the Coin to Pay for
Their Fun
Jus. for a change things livened up
considerably In police court circles
this "Horning, about a half dozen of-
hls fendi rs being before Judge Collins,
mostly di links. As usual with the
patriotic booze artist, ihe bunch plead-
ed guilty, but what was decidedly un-
usual and surprising was. that most
of thi offenders had sufficient coin
with which to liquidate with Ihe city
for t;:eli fun.
A ciuple of white fellows however,
who Htempted to tear down the county
jail when Incarcerated, drew fines of
$2.50 each above the regulation ten
spot "xtra charges for gross imper-
tenance.
Bmkiioltz exhibits three nasty
wounds to prove the remarkable story.
Enid Pittsburg 3
Enid, Aug. 25.—A home run by j and that the democrats, knowing full i lng to the rccent public , rintr.. It u:>
Woods tied the score in the fourth | we" the un-called for and Illegal ex-1 peering that Haskell may be ro; • ••!■ "H '',st n,K,lt wns cleve Harris. 1
am certain. Although It was dark and
Miss Charlotte Connelly who has
been spending seevral ia. s. the gueBt
of M'ss Irene Delaney if Tulsa, re-
turneJ home last evenln accomrriinled
by the Misses Pel an and Co\f,
and thereafter he pitched shut out j travagances they have committed, are I Bet down as the ntfleln' "citisrr" if
hall. Every player of the Enid team I relying entirely on the Taylor election the state. It Is hardly probable that
got hits.
Score R H E
Enid 002 201 000—5 14 2
Pittsburg 003 000 000—3 8 0
Batteries: Woods and Allen; Tay-
lnw to continue the democratic party the present Sapulpa protest will
In power. amount to much.
Stationery and toilet articles at the Elmer L. Newport, The Tailor who
Diamond Drug Store, 209 Fast Dewey.' rmkea good clothes. 3t
I could or.ly get a short glimpse of his
features. I believe I am not mistaken.
I used to reside In Tulsa and during
my stay here I became acquainted
with Harris and was here when he
shot his wife aud baby last summer.
Purchases Farm
\ i
Jewtler Waggoner yesterdaj Hosed | L°"is trains
il deal by which he acquired 21 'acres
of agricultural 'and located near
Strom'.
Two Frisco Wrecks
The Frisco hnd two wrecks yester-
day which delayed trains for several
hours but no deaths resulted. Number
nine vyeut off the track at Ravia ye -
terday morning. The other wreck
was ihe east bound St. Louis meteor,
it oc urred last night eatt of Monett.
Trains are forced to detour which
makes a delay of six hours In the 8t.
Try the Light want adds ,.,
The Weather
New Orleans Aug 26 For Okla-
homa tonight and Friday Increasing
cloudiness. I
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Irelan, O. M. The Sapulpa Light. (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 258, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1909, newspaper, August 26, 1909; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc149866/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 6, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.