The Chandler Publicist (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, January 1, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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THE CHANDLER PUBLICIST
VOL 15.
CHANDLER, LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1909.
NO. 36
A BANK ROBBERY
YE66MEN BLOW SAF£ OF THE BANK OF
WELLSTON AND GET AWAY WITH
ABOUT $5,000.
On last Tuesday night robbers,
supposed to be six in number,
broke into the Cullen hardware
stoie at Wellston, secured four shot
guns and a quantity ot shells and
then forced an entrance into the
bank, blew the safe and £ot safely
away within the neighborhood of
five thousand dollars.
There are a hundred different
stories as to just how the robbery
took place, as the citizens of Well-
ston who got into the light are
ratner rattled. However the follow-
ing account, furnished by Sheriff
Martin, is as near correct as any:
The first indication the citizens had
' that anything was wrong was at 1:30
o'clock when the first shot was fired
in an attempt to open the safe, care-
ful investigation showed that the
robbers had barricaded the front of
the bank building with bundles of
woven wire fencing. Two men
worked inside the building while
four remained on the outside firing
up and down the streets. It took
rabout twenty shots to open the
safe, the last shots fired wrecking
the whole front of the bank build-
ing. Once with the money in their
possesion the robbers ducked for
the woods to the north and are
still at liberty. A number shots
were taken at them by some of the
•citizens, but without visible result.
Sheriff Martin received the news
at about 3 o'clock and half an hour
later together with Deputy Buzzi was
onboard a handcar enroute to Well-
ston arriving there about an hour
after the robbers had left. The
trail was taken up and followed to
the heavy Woods and there lost.
Messages were dispatched to every
deputy in the county to organize
posses and keep a sharp lookout
for suspicious characters and it is
possible that some trace may be
found.
The bank of Wellston is one of
the safest banking institutions in
the county. J. H. Kennev, of Well-
ston is cashier and H. M. Johnston,
of Chandler, is president. The
funds of the bank were fully in-
sured and no loss will insue to de-
positors. The bank building will
immediately be repaired and busi-
ness resumed.
CHRISTM VS SHOOTINGS.
The colored people of the county,
or a certain portion of them, seemed
to have picked upon Christmas eve.
as the proper time to settle personal
grudges and dislikes. As a result
not less than four shooting scapes
have been reported to the county
authorities. One colored man is
dead, another is expected to die
every hour and several are reported
to have been wounded. The curious
part of the whole business is that
nothing definite can be learned by
the officers regarding any of the
tights.
One tight took place near Agra in
which Dan Early received a bul-
let wound from which hs died at
the Dillard hospital in this city
Saturday afternoon. He was buried,
Sunday, at the county poor farm.
Another shooting took place near
Warwick at a Christmas tree. As a re-
sult of this fight Bill Tillis received
a bullet through his stomach and
cannot live, it is reported that one
Elijah Freeman did the shooting.
He has skipped and cannot be lo-
cated.
The third affray is reported from
South Iowa township, but no partic-
ulars can be learned.
*ln each instance those present
plead ignorance and refuse to en-
lighten the officers.
A CHANGE AT THE POOH FARM.
County Commissioner Capt. Am-
berg made another trip to the poor
farm this week and Feports a won-
derful change in conditions, not-
withstanding the fact that Over-
seer Walters swore he would not
change a thing. The Capt. says he
found the two old men inmates had
been given separate rooms, that
they had sheets and pillow cases on
the beds, that the floors had been
scrubbed and, in fact, the whole
place showed a change> for the bet-
ter. We understand tliat, now the
place has been cleaned up, the
board will have Kate Barnard come
over and make an inspection.
Guess a little publicity is a good
thing sometimes.
A LITTLE GROCERY BILL.
Since the management of the
county poor farm has come up for
discussion and for the further fact
that the chairman of the board of
county commissioners and Commis-
sioner Clark have endorsed the
present management and re-em-
ploye^ Walters, the present over-
seer, for another year, we have
taken the trouble to examine into,
to some extent the cost of running
the farm. We take, for an example,
the grocery bill for the month of
June 1908; a month when on most
farms the table is almost wholly
furnished from the garden. During
June there should be roasting ears,
lettuce, raddislves, peas, beans, etc
etc. But, from the June grocerv
bill, it appears that no garden
truck was raised, probably because
the overseer had to look after the
welfare of his nine dogs. A* near
as we can learn there were four in-
mates of the counry poor farm in
Jftne, these four were not healthy
eaters, but somehow the overseer,
his family and the aged inmates
disposed of the fallowing piovendtr.
June if Flour81.40, inenl ",oc, baking
powder75c, soda lOo, corn 60c,
ki aut ti ).?, mustard 15c S 1 10
June 6 Oil Si, coffee 11,yeast loam " <?,
oats iiJc. rice 10c, tobacco 25c,
beans ~«>c, two sack* chops
?:?.50, two sacks bran Sill.SO— 'J 50
June H Vineirar 10c, kraut xi.20, corn
•i.'JO, clothes pins 10c, salmon
50c 7 40
June 13 Flour $1.40. meal 50c, coffee
SI, tea 2">c, rice 50c, beans 50c,
tobacco 25c l 40
June 16 Pumpkin 0, rice 10c. kraut
:j0c, corn 69c, washing powder
25c, soap 50c. two sacks of
chops S3.50, one sack bran
$1.10 6 05
June 18 Salmon 40
June 22 Oil Si. lard 85c, meal $1, coffee
?!. salt 45c, oats 30c, sorghum
J0c, picks 5c, salmon SI, corn
50C, tomatoes 10c 0 85
June 24 Sack of Hiigar *6.25, tobacco
25c, soap 25c, peaches 20c 7 20
June 26 Two sacks of chops $3.50, one
sack of, bran $1.50, can rub-
bars 25c 5 25
June 27 Kraut 30c. corn 30c, tobacco
25c 85
June JO Flour SI.40, lardSl, cortee # 1,
oats 30c
Total.
3 70
...$52 60
the others from time to time. We
believe the taxpayers desire to
know about these things.
SANITARIUM CHANGES HANDS.
With the nrst of the year an im-
portant change is made in the med-
ical circles of Chandler. I>rs. J. W.
Adams, of this city, and C. M. Mor-
gan, of Davenport, forming a part-
nership and purchasing the prac-
tice and sanitarium of Dr. W. l ,
Bisbee, who, in turn, goes to Okla-
homa City to enter a partnership
with Dr. sV. J . Wallace. Dr. Adams,
ot the new firm, needs no introduc-
tion to the people of this vicinity as
he has been in the practice here for
several years and has been very
successful. Dr. Morgan for the
past three years has practiced in
the Baird sanitarium at Davenport
and he, also, has met with remark- j
abltj success. The new firm is u j
strong one and their success -is as-1
sured.
Dr. Bisbee's departure from j
Chandler will be sad news to hi^
many patients and his hosts ot
friends, though one and all will
wish him unbounded success in the !
new field.
OWEN h NEELEY DISSOLVE.
Another important business
change in Chandler is the dissolu-
tion of partnership of the law firm
of Owen \ Neelev, Mr. Neeley hav-
ing made arrangements to enter
into partnership with R. W. Taylor
at Hutchinson, Kansas. Mr. Owen
will continue the business here.
The dissoluti >n of this firm will be
sincerely regreted all over the coun-
ty. Messrs. Owen and Neeley, al-
though having been interested to-
gether but a few years, have built
up one of the largest law businesses
in this section. So successful have
they been that their services are in
demand by some of the largest cor-
porations doing business in the-
state. And while the loss from our
midst of Mr. Neeley is deeply re-
gretted, all will be glad that Mr.
Owen will continue the practice.
Mr. Neeley will depart for Kansas
just as soon as the health of Mrs.
Neeley, who at present is quite ser-
iously ill, will permit.
We ask otir readers to note care-
fully the prices being paid for these
provisions by the county. The old
board contracted for these same
goods at ten per cent above cost
and cartage. We do not believe
former overseers bought 25 cent
salmon or paid *3.50 for two sacks | |f YOU SEE IT IN THE PUBLICIST IT'S SO
of chops. The above bill is but one
ot dozens and we may re-produce
Qr.PRICE'S
CREAM
BAKING POWDER
Made from healthful
grape cream of tartar
Will make twice as much good
bread, biscuit and cake,pound for
pound,as the low priced imitations
made from alum and alum phos-
phates, and will make the food
appetizing and healthful.
Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder
is not only economical but makes
the food more wholesome.
l.ee Patrick, Pres.
E. \V. Hoyt, Treas.
h. I). Hoyt, Vice-Pres.' Geo. Brewster,
Manager Insurance Dept. Manager Aostract Dep
The Abstrtctand Guaranty Company cf Lincoln County
ABSTRACTS AND INSURANCE.!
Office Sands Buildinq. Chandler, Oklahoma
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Whenever a proposition of real
merit is placed before the people,
they always take advantage of it.
That is proven every day in our
Piano Sale. Even the most skepti-
cal have been forced to admit that
the Credit Coupon issued by A. D.
Baldwin'& Co. are worth a hun-
dred cents on the dollar On the
purchase price of any Baldwin
Made Piano in our store.
1 hat Coupon. Don't let it
go to Waste. The Time is
Short. DO IT'NQW.
E.W.CARR
IA Great Sale of Guns f
j An $18 Rifle a! $1.95 t
£ 500 U. S^ Springfield Rifles, that cost the Govern- £
£ ment $18 each, our special price while they last 5
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$1.95
They are genuine Springfield Rifles, th*e kind the U. S.
Army used for years, but owing to the fact, that the
(lovernment replaced the Springfield Rifles with another
make, and was obliged to dispose of the supply it had in
variotis arsenals, we are able through our strong buying
connections, to secure these guns at a price, which en-
ables us to oiler them at the remarkable price of $1.95.
Of course it seems impossible to obtain so good a rifle
for which the U. S. (lovernment readily paid $18.00 at the
price quoted here but take'a look at them and you will
buy one. *
Never again will such*a Rifle Bargain come your way, the
Springfield Style is a marvel of accuracy, ask any soldier
or mi'itia man, and he will tell you so. Every rifle guar-
anteed to be in perfect working order, or your money
refunded.
You will find this a splendid rifle, it shoots accurately,
and has great earring distance. A shot from this r.'e
will penetrate a pi>ie board target more than liX inches at
a distance of 100 yards. They are equipped with bright
polished steel regulation triangular bayonets, lon^j range
adjustable sight and wind gauge. They shoot the 45-70#
Caliber cartridges; even though you are not now in need
of a rifle, we suggest you buy one or more at once, be-
cause this is a rare opportunity of a lifetime.
Remember we guarantee these rifles to be ui absolutely
perfect shooting condition, and to be all we represent, and
if found otherwise we want you to rettfrn them.
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Ulam, P. L. The Chandler Publicist (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, January 1, 1909, newspaper, January 1, 1909; Chandler, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc151494/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.