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VOLUME23. NUMBER 16.
THE OSAGE COUNTY NEWS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1935.
OFFICIAL CITY AND COUNTY PAPER
John Smith Granted | Walton Hardware to jHuskies to Meet Five |T) 11 T *T IT
Divorce Tuesday Change Location From Stillwater 1 dWllUSKcl 1S 10 11SIV6
MOVE TO CHICAGO
Larger Power Output
Committee Named for
President’s Ball
Large Engine
t-
the new farm credit plan have also of Ponca City, and John R. Pearson,
tg
leaders are to
CHAMBERS MOVES SHOP
Poet Is to Visit
his
mrs. McClintock dead
Pioneer Dies Mon
WYNONA MAN BOUND
pleased
their new venture.
ODD
HOMINY
the next with amateur.
BENSONS EXPANDING
new addition to the Henson
THIEVES TAKE STOCK
a
DEPENDENT SCHOOLS MEET
Knights of Pythias to Bartlesville
More Men to Work at Lake Site
group of members of
Fellows lodge went to
the local
Hominy
taken. On
Hied again-
The Aggietown high school basket-'
ears will come here tonight to do bat-1
He with the Pawhuska boys on their
own court. Following their drubbing
at the hands ot the Pawnee crew on
dis-
of a
his
new
of
in
for
five
strong
rathe r
demanding
police, who
o
ft
0
bro-
in
their
pas-
take
com
the
1
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fg
the
and
and
was
Hub
the
Charged with murder, Sam McKin-
ney is in the county jail awaiting pre-
I
o
0
I
of Pawhuska, for the defendant; and
by Judge Neil E. McNeil ot Tulsa, for
the plaintiff. Witnesses were summon-
ed mostly from Ponca City and Okla-
homa City.
Forty men will go to work today at
Hominy on a FERA project at the
Indian village sewer. The amount to
be needed for completion will be $6,-
691, of which 12,716 is being furnished
by the FERA in labor, and the rest
from the Osage agency for materials
and supervision.
The work consists of constructing
two double freeze-proof water toilets,
connecting them to water and sewer
lines, and installing 2,000 feet of cast-
iron water line and hydrants. Some
road work is also projected.
Let Us Look Forward to Better
Times, Not Back at Depression
on!
is
to
12
The Knights of I’ythias degree team
will motor to Bartlesville next week
where they will stage a contest with
a similar team from the Miami lodge
in the K. P. hall at Bartlesville. Den
nis Devlin is team captain for tiie lo-
cal Pythlans.
has
at
su-
in
FELLOWS ATTEND
MEETING AT
STAMP CLUB ANNOUNCES
OFFICERS FOR
Pawnee
season
been
day of the in-
the
SCHOOL MEN GO TO CITY
Seven Osage county school repres-
entatives spent two days in Oklahoma
City at a hearing of the tax protest
on school budgets. They were, Elmer
Petree, county school superintendent;
W. B. Ragan, Fairfax; O. H. Holman,
Nelagoney; John Morris, Barnsdall;
R. B. Johnson, Wynona; W. B. Goe,
Barnsdall; and Charles Gray, Paw-
huska. They left Tuesday and return-
ed Thursday.
Jeff Smith,
that neigh-
divorce from
court here1
wife,
prov-
the
her
of
GOV’T TO BUY MORE
CATTLE IN OSAGE
LOCAL ODD FELLOWS
INSTALL OFFICERS
MALTBY BROTHERS OPEN
THEIR NEW STORE HERE
was 15 per cent higher than
for the same two months in
They were released from the city hos-
pital within three hours. Jarrett is
still at large.
Newman was brought here Wednes-
day, pending search for Jarrett, who
is believed to be in Osage county.
'Sheriff Dick Conner is making a nr in-
Thleves are reported to have stolen
pair of mules and three horses from
W. L. Ridgway, of near Opah, Tues-
day night. Ridgway said they took
the horses from a pasture and the
mules from a barn. Sheriff Dick Con-
ner traced the animals to the- loading
pens of the railroad nearby and from
there they were taken in a truck.
While no trace has been found of
them yet, the sheriff believes they
were taken to Tulsa.
RANCHER IS RELEASED
ON BOND AT TULSA
I Hubby______
of Willoughby —
,trj Lynn -----
Bi>l ;<>;<• -- ------
(Cason__- —
lost their
to Pawnee,
fast played
FAIRFAX MAN REARRESTED
ON MURDER CHARGE
More than 250 people will be in
Pawhuska, January 25, 26 ami 27, to
district
Willoughby were forwards, Gore
Cason, guards, and Lynn, center.
Coach Newby stated al the start of
the season that lie was short of ma-
terial and would probably have to use
almost the same boys ail the way
through the season. Very few on the
squad have any previous experience.
remaining fights,
boys, were draws. 'I
Billy Hill with
ami Sonny Bov Overton, negro,
of the day. Smith is a member
the Osage tribe and his wife is part
Cherokee. Smith brought the action
and his wife presented a counter pe-
tition. The court heard the cross pe-
tition and then the presentation of evi
deuce by the plaintiff. In allowing the
divorce to Smith, the judge denied
any alimony settlement to the
holding that both litigants had
ed their contentions and that
wife had shared the goods of
husband during their five years
married life and was entitled to noth-
ing except her costs which the court
ordered the plaintiff to pay. He also
fixed the fee of attorneys for the de-
fendant at $350.
The case was tried by Paul Potter,
Charles, of Avant;
and L. D. Hamrick, of
Pampa, Texas, survive him. His wife
preceded him in death two years ago
Funeral services were in Avant.
John Maltby, of Maltby Brothers
Mardware store in Bartlesville, opened
the Pawhuska branch of the business
Wednesday in the Worten building on
East Main street.
While their stock is not complete
in al) lines, Mr. Craig, who will be a
salesman in the store, said they ex-
pected to have it all In soon. More
counter and shelf space is to be ad-
ded.
Many people attended the opening,
and Mr. Maltby is highly
with
Mr. and Mrs. LaFollette, former
Pawhuskans, moved this week to Chi-
cago where LaFollette will take a
position. He was formerly district
manager ot the Mid-Contmvut on
pany here, and worked under
NRA in the CWA offices.
been invited. A large attendance it
expected.
An outstanding program has been
arranged, which will include a corn-
been announced for January 14,
Pawhuska. Elmer Petree, county
perintendent of schools, will be
charge.
Farmers-stockholders of the Ponca
City Production Credit Association
will hold their first annual business
meeting on January 18, when they will
elect five directors from among their
number to manage the business af-
fairs of their cooperative farm fin-
ancing organization for the coming
year.
Official notices of the session have
been mailed to all the farmers and
stockmen who have purchased stock
in the association, and D. Earl Jones,
secretary-treasurer, says a number of
other farmers who are interested in
Osage County Courts |
To Try Out New Plan
Business and I’rofes
club, Mrs. Maude
Escaped Convicts
Sought in Osage
local eagers are
to look on Hie gloomy
bright.
in the Stillwater game
be quite similar to
age county during the fore part
the week. Newman surrendered
Ponca City, Tuesday ngiht.
On a tip that the convicts had head-
ed for Pawhuska from Cleveland in
the car they had taken from Dr. Dav-
is at McAlester, Sheriff Dick Conner
organized a posse of four men and
Rotary Club Holds
First Meet of ’35
Epworth League in
Convention Here
John Smith, of Ralston, Fairfax and
Ponca City, a son ot
Well-known rancher ot
borhood, was granted a
Myra Smith in district
Odd
Tuesday to attend the tri-county meet
held there.
Officers from the Hominy Odd Fel-
lows and Rebekahs lodge and the Wy-
nona Odd Fellows were installed by
the Cleveland team.
Danny Wilson, grand warden, Pon-
ca City, and J. K. Wright, past grand
master, Oklahoma City, were the prin-
cipal speakers for the evening.
Huskies Lose Fast
Game to Pawnee
Floyd Jarrett and Jack Newman,
convicts who escaped from McAlester
the
Os
of
•it
Commissioners of City.,
Vote Resolution for -
R. E. Wall, Foraker rancher, who
was arrested three weeks ago at Tul
sa when department of justice opera-
tives accused him of sending an ex-
tortion note to Armon Uria, husband
of Wall’s adopted daughter, has been
released under $10,000 bond, a news
bulletin said this week.
The night Wall was arrested he
slashed his wrists and throat and a
number of stitches were
the next day charges were
st him.
The extortion note,
13,000, was taken to local
in turn presented it to department of
Justice officials. Within a short time
Wall was arrested. He waived prelim-
inary hearing.
included PAWNEE- -
and Miss Ber- Canton .
at the Lynn Lentz .. —
district super-iGoodfox ..
division of A. Lowlark
county at an early date. She came to
Oklahoma in 1889. Her husband, who
was a soldier in the Civil war, died
about 55 years ago and she was later
married to Mr. McClintock who died j
some years ago.
She is survived by three children,
C. C. Bair, janitor at the court house;
Reginald Bair who lives in Missouri;
and Mrs. Effie Bryant, of Pawhuska.
There are also six grandchildren,
Leonard Bair, Mrs. Phillis McGinty,
and Mrs. Bert Cissne, all of Pawhus-
ka; Arthur Bryant and a sister who
live here; and a daughter of Reginald
Bair of Missouri, one great grand-
child, Jolene McGinty also survives
her.
FERA PROJECT AT HOMINY
WILL TAKE FORTY MEN
The city commissioners in
regular meeting Monday night
sed unanimously a resolution to
immediate steps for the purchase of
a new Deisel engine to provide more
light power from the municipal plant,
The action came after a report by
Mrs. McCain, city commissioner, that
the increase in consumption for the
months of November and December
of 1934
it was
1933.
Mss.
167,000
tile fig-
to 2,-
decreased.
Ray Flindt; Anierl-
Mrs. Carl
■, Wallace
A. Tynet;
Houston.
McCain submitted her resolu-
tion for the purchase and it was im-
mediately voted for unanimously.
John Atkin, mayor, then requested
lite city attorney to bring copies of
lite statutes governing operation and
requirements of municipal utilities to
tiie next meeting when the discussion
will be oh how the city should finan-
ce the purchase of an engine.
The commissioners decided that the
engine should be not less titan 100U
horsepower. The size will be deter-
mined after the question of financing
lias been settled.
It was thought that the engine
should be bought either on PWA
funds or through an installment plan,
but specific details on this phase
were postponed until later, when the
cost and other details had been fully
considered.
During tiie last year the influx of
people in Pawhuska lias been so
great and so many new meters have
been installed that it was deemed al-
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on through
Guests at
Mrs. Helen
tha Downs,
school; A. F. Huston,
visor of tiie extension
and M. college; and F. G. Drummond 1 Akers .
of Hominy. The new Chamber of Tyson .
Commerce officers. John Kennedy ami hi SKIES
Homer C. Heard, were introduced.
Roscoe Walker was in charge
the luncheon. Birthday cakes v
presented to Ralph Barney and
Ingham, and to Mrs. Stephens.
Big Farm Meeting
Occurs Next Week
fol-1 The preamble was then withdrawn
be, .|and the resolution for purchasing tho
It was
Oklahoma, Colorado and New Mexico.
ap More than nine million dollars have
onibeen loaned to farmers and stockmen
in the district.
Tot Wilson,
b,ok' hls Well-Known Avant
all witli Paw-
They were: ,
Chief Fire
Itosarnio, 1st vice president; Feeder-!it.
ick Losarnio, 2nd vice president; and
Reed Lawton and Raymond Losarnio,
reporters. Bert Lawton is the retiring
president. Their next meeting will be
on January 18.
The Pawhuska Huskies
first game of the season
there Tuesday, 37-14, in a
game all the way through.
Goodfox, of Pawnee, center,
high point man for the game, and
by scored two fie'd goals for
Huskies to place him as high for th-
Newbymen.
The size of the court, as compared attend the Tulsa
to the smallness of the local boys’) League Mid-Winter institute with Rev-
battlefield, was considered the main | erend Robert Thompson ot the Meth-
Bud Creed, local negro boxer, re-
ceived a technical knockout over Jock
Moore, negro of Porter, in tiie sec-
ond round of their scheduled ten-
round main event here on tiie Legion
card last Tuesday at the fairgrounds.
Marvin Yockey, Pawhuska youth,
lost out on a technical knockout in lanl cll.l3 na<.on, Mrs. Fred Whiting l»°«ei for many tilings they do
the second round with
Pawhuska Indian, when
hand.
The
huska
Indian
stone;
with Lazy Bones Calloway, negro.
This is the first card in some time
for the Legion. Pat Childers stated
that bouts were difficult to get now
because after the amateur tourna-
ment, many of the boxers lelt and ar-
now seeking engagements elsewhere.
the association, showing the number
Juries in anc* tota' amount of loans made, the
many cases and entirely eliminates i income, and expenses.
them in others. Thus a case of grave
importance might take a 12-nian jury
and one of less importance a 6-man
Jury. It is possible under the
• a view toward putting them into th-
ordinances. Views advanced at th«
01 meeting were pertaining to making-
lai) taxi drivers carry liability insur-
• their passengers; toward
of j making all drivers pass a driving
behest and taking out licenses; and for
I a regular automobile test for brakes.
be | The liability insurance which t he
to.city recently purchased for city em-
ployes to include nurses at the city
hospital and members of the police
a; Mrs. Ellen McClintock, 81, died last
»- night at her home on Mathews ave-
1 — *--1 not
to
Judge Jesse J. Worten, of the
trict bench, following the advice
committee of local lawyers and
own initiative. Is inaugurating a
plan in district court that will prob-
ably become general in the course of
time. Realizing that something must
be done to conserve a rapidly deplet-
ing jury fund, the Judge and lawyers
got their heads together and drew up
a set of recommendations that the
district court has followed in the as-
signing of about 75 cases in a sesssion
of district court that will start Janu-
ary 22 and end March 1.
To explain the reason for this, a re-
view of a law passed by the last leg
islature may be illuminating. This
law provides that all Jury funds, court
expenses for supplies and otherwise,
shall be up from costs collected by the
court clerk. In other words, the court,
other than for salaries, is made self-
supporting. This is nothing new of
course; for the courts of Osage coun-
ty have always been self-supporting.
But the money now collected goes in
a court fund; and when this court
fund is exhausted, jury sessions cease
and no further supplies may be pur-
chased by the court clerk or the court plete report of the financial affairs of
reporter.
The new plan curtails
the the Judicial body. I “ ;___;
A counter suit by G. W. Smith was[.!nCt, for
made a separate action on motion
attorneys for both sides ami will
tried Saturday.
About 30 more witnesses are to
heard but Judge Worten expects
be finished with it by tonight
Fred Ahrberg, county farm agent,
announced Thursday that an addition-
al quota of from 500 to 700 cattle
.had’ been given Osage county by the
1935 I government. He said buying would
I start as soon as ranchers listed their
The Pawhuska stamp club, at its'stock that they wanted to sell, and he
meeting last Friday night, elected |urged that they do this Immediately,
and installed the following officers: To do this will facilitate both buying
Milton Shimonek, president; Raymond [ and handling of work connected with
Tsje Osage County N ews ~ ~—
Creed Gets Technical
Pawhuska Soon Don chambers, head of tin auto-i Kayo over Porter Man
______ motive repair shop at tiie Carter-Ev-
Edwin Markham, well-known Ameri-,erison motor company on Seventh
can poet who wrote the famous peas- - street, announced today he was mov-
ant poem, "The Man with the Hoe,’ ling his entire shop to a new location,
will be the main feature of attraction - 512 Osage in the building Just behind
in a program given by the Men's club (the Duncan hotel. Chambers has been
of Pawhuska at the high school audi- in his present location for a year, and
torium on January 22. (before moving he was at tiie Connei
Mr. Markham will speak. Additional | Welding Works. The telephone number
features of the program will be selec-1 in his new location is to be 780.
tions by the local high school orches-
tra and the Barnsdall men’s quartet, i
"The Man with the Hoe," is a pic
ture by Jean Francois Millet, r
French painter,a nd shows the peas-
ant in his squalor, working in the' uue. Funeral arrangements had 1
field. The picture gave Inspiration to [been made at the time of going
Markham, a young man at the time, , press but will be announced later,
and he wrote the poem which spread , Mrs. McClintock was born in Ohio
over the country like wild-fire, gain [an(j came to Kansas, settling in Elk
ing instant acclaim. Markham is call-
ed, “the dean of American poets."
M. Kellam, G.
Kenzie
A M. Abbott, Rowland Blanc, Jack
Smith. Charles E. Prentice,
lis. Judge Jesse J. Worten
not use now. Other commissioners re-
fused to state anything definite on a.
rate cut until tiie engine could be in-
stalled and they could ascertain whe-
ther they could lower rates without.
I restoring to an ad valorem tax for
i A. D. Hamrick, well-known Avant operation of the city. Expenses are
mercantile operator, died at a Tulsa now paid from utility revenue,
hospital early Monday morning
lowing a short illness. He had
in the hospital since Saturday.
Hamrick, who was 85 years
came to litis county 25 years ago and
started into the mercantile business,
in which he was associated till tiie
time of his illness.
He was a member of the Masonic
lodge, tile Odd Fellows, Rebeccas, ami
O. E. S.
ney is in mt- wun,j j<*»» I lnee sons,
liminary hearing January 17. McKin- John of Tulsa
ney was arrested shortly after tiie
death in October, 1934, of Clarence
Porter of Fairfax and case accused of
murder but was released after a pre-
liminary hearing in Pawhuska. PARTNERSHIP DISPUTE
Following his second arrest by Dep-; INVOLVES LARGE SUM
uty Sheriff Charles Cass of Fairfax,!
he was arraigned before Justice of the i
Peace J. H. Clevenger at Hominy and Martin vs. A. A. I
bound over without bail for prelimin- led the witness stand all day Thurs-
ary hearing January 17. day in a case where lie seeks judg
---— intent of approximately 350.000. Drum-
LEGION TO STAGE mood's cross petition asks Judgment
AMATEUR BOUTS for over $100,000. The suit is being
------ j brought to settle a cattle dealing parl-
The American Legion is completing nershio between the two ranchers.
the Pawhuska figure soar to greater heights.
“’■* c»t»r.; ari0|!n| taken in this month re
day with teams. The rest will report presents a drop of almost $200 to wh it
Monday morning without them. jt Was in December.
_.......... ...,...... __ The Pawhuska Odd Fellows instal-
case wil betried by the 3-man system led their officers for the coming year
and possibly others; and the judge at their regular meeting Monday night
will sit for a large number of cases I They are, J. A. Tyner, NG; S. J. Love,
alone. A careful check will be kept VG; E. C. Davis, secretary; R. C.
on costs to determine just how much Hughes, treasurer; JT. Carpenter,
a saving the new plan effects.
- ---- DlouKlii io weiiir u u
The American legion is completing nership between the two
plans for an amateur card to be put An unusual feature in tiie case is in-||ons tor tills at a later meeting with
on at the Fairgrounds on January 22,1 the nature of J. J. Britt, of Pawhuska
with teams from Shidler, Blackwell, a certified accountant who sat with
and Bartlesville competing. the judge on the bench ns part
Cards for every two weeks is
plan for the Legion in the future,
ternating one time with professional,
and
The Rotary club held its first lun-
cheon on Tuesday and started off the
new year with an unique custom. Tire
member whose birthday occurred in
January were called upon to enumer-
ate the most important things to
happen to the min that month and so I reason for defeat,
on through the year 1934. j The line-up and scoring follows:
the iuuCQeon included PAWNEE— tg
Stephens,
teachers
RS to NG; W. E. Witts, LS to NG;
W. B. Musselman, warden; Charles
n .Carson, conductor; Elmer Butts, chap
OVER ON CHARGE lain; J. E Reece, inside guard; C. M.
Holmes, outside guard; John Duty,
James Sears of Wynona was bound RSS; Alex Dickson, LSS; C. R. Culv-
over to district court here Wednesday RS to VG; R. S. Stringfield, LS to
and his bond set at $1000 In bis pre- VG.
liminary hearing before Justice of the
Peace R. E. Havens, on a charge of
attempted assault. The persecution al-
leged the attempted assault occurred
at a Wynona dance hall on October
16, and was W. P. Moles.
» — ~ — —- - - >vv«i ivris num invil v-anv. U V xzu • 1U • mv i u ” u vr Vicn
Tuesday after a trial that lasted most) on Kihekah and Sixth. The opening Tuesday night, the Huskies have been
I practicing strenuously with many new
' plays, and on their own battlefield,
expect to make a better showing than
they did away from home.
A great deal ot nervousness and ap-
prehension will be absent in Hie boys
when tne leather pili is thrown in tiie
basket tonight because tiie
game was their first of the
and their teamwork had not
worked out smoothly enough.
Stillwater is known to be a
team and the
more inclined
side titan the
The line-up
[odist church as host.
| The meetings will be at tiie Paw
ft I huska high school and will be in tiie
U form of classes, the subjects of which
1! are to be various phases of Bible
study and homemaking, as well as
0 ptobbems dealing with young people.
Church and educational leaders are to
lectures.
On Sunday, the last
stitute, the services will be at
2 (Methodist church.
1! Places to stay, in homes of resi-
I! dents, for Hie many people at e being
2 [ arranged now.
( Tiie committee in charge of the
President's birthday ball to be given
on January 31 met Wednesday after-
noon and framed plans for getting un-
derway.
Jersey Elam, general chairman, said
that two dances probably would be
given, a round dance at Whiting hall
ami a square dance at tiie Knights of
Pythias liall. This would attract peo-
ple who like to dance all ways.
Tlte committee heads, appointed at
tiie meeting, are urged, Elam said, to
organize and get along with their
parts of the program by calling meet-
ings soon. Especially will the music
committeemen need instant action.
A plan was also presented by Elam
for arranging for people who do not
desire to dance but would like to
come to play bridge, or some other
card game. No action was taken on
lliis however.
The admission price wil) be $1.00,
70 per cent of which is to be given- to
tiie local fund for infantile paralysis
relief and the remaining 30 to be sent
to the President’s birthday ball fund.
Epworth after exptgises have been deducted.
American Legion, M. Liebenheini:
Labor unions, Jim Davis; Boy Scouts.
John Pearson; Chamber of Commerce,
Roscoe Walker;
sional Women’s
Whiting; Rotary club, Noel Walton:
National Guard,
can Legion Auxiliary, 1
Carpenter; Masonic Lodge
Springer; Odd Fellows, J.
Knights 01 Pythias, Lee
Bar Association, Ralph Barney.
Outside of tiie organizations Hie lol ln,ost imperative to take this step. In
lowing people were appointed also on ber preamble, Mrs. McCain stated that
the committee: llle P'^sent equipment is not fully ado
. Father DePreitere, Rev. Harry 10 ,ak* tale 1,1 ;>“y emergency,
B Hale, Wilbur Me i1101' is it capable of laklug care of tiie
John Kennedy. Carl Nesbitt, present increase 111 business.
file city plant is now equipped with
C L. El lOlU engines of tiie Deisel type. Two,
Homer lll,‘ smallest ones, are 275 horsepower
J. Child-1l’a,'b. otic other is 300, and tiie largest
ers, Dr. Paul Hemphill, Mrs. Ed. T.i°“‘‘ 's 750. Mrs. McCain pointed out
Kennedy, Mrs. A. J. Puryear, Mrs.ltbat tn case tiie big machine broke
Robert Stuart, Mrs Frank Files, Chas|Down, tiie other three smaller owes
Robinson, Chas. Gray, Floyd Soder 1 could not carry Hie load.
strom, Mrs. George Labadie, Miss Lil j *be also pointed out that tiie in-
lian Mathews. Mrs. James Liggett, jcreased capacity, users of electricity
Mrs. C. S. Macdonald, Mrs. D. F. Mil [would, through lower rates, consume
engine alone was submitted,
old. I voted for unanimously.
I se-ot electricity increased
kilowatts in 1931 over 1933,
ures being 2.470,000 in 1933,
1,38,800 in 1934. Revenue
however, in 1934, at the figure ot
$93,020.20, to tiie 1933 figure of $94,-
812.55.
Tills decrease in revenue was said
to be due to a small rate cut i» the
latter part of 1933, and to the activi-
ties of "jumpers" on the meters and
those who did not pay their bills. The
rate cut amounted to one per cent on
(the kilowatt, and the 10 per cent dis-
count for promptness of payment was
I eliminated. Users who formerly paid
J. E. Martin, plaintiff in tiie case of 9 cents per kilowatt were cut to 8.1
Drummond, occup- an(j an. now paying X cents per ktlo-
.1-.. 1 watt
Proposals for revision of traffic
rules with a view to promoting great-
er safety for tiie public were also in-
troduced. The chief of police, city at-
torney, and city manager were reques-
ted to assemble and provide sugges-
This organization is made up
farmers who have joined together
order to secure working capital
new stock and crop production at
plan to do away with a Jury complete-1 per cent. It Is not government money
ly and try cases with the Judge and that is used, although the association
two other lawyers as a jury; or the iz government supervised.
judge may try a case by himself. I This local association, which has
Criminal cases wil) still require a 12'operated for the past ten months in
man Jury. this community, is one of 42 similar
Each motion ana demurrer day, theiUI^,s in the 9th Farm Credit Adniini-
court clerk makes up what is called I Stratton district, comprising Kansas,
an “issue docket". On it are all cases (Oklahoma, Colorado and New Mexico,
that are ready to try. Most of the
torneys are present in the court
motion days and the issue sheet
read to them. They there agree
try the case either with a jury of
or 6 men or with the judge and two
■others or with the judge alone. The
cases are then assigned to certain
days and are tried in the order given.
Many may not be aware just how
much mcney is paid into the court of penitentiary, Sunday night, were
Osage county by litigants each mon- subjects of an intense search in
th. The amount is greatly diminished
from former years but still remains a
fairly substantial sum. For the past
three months, the average monthly in-
come which goes to the court fund
from the district court was about $400
and somewhat more than that from*
the county court. Some years ago, k
reached an average of from $1000 to [scoured the southern end of the coun-
$1500 monthly in each court. As com-jty, but without success.
pared to an appropriation of from) Later four officers from McAlester
$6000 to $7000 a year a few years ago (came here searching for the pair, and
to the jury fuund atone, it will thus Tuesday night, just after Newman
be seen that the amount ot about walked into Ponca City with t.._
$5,000 in each court yearly which hands up, wrecked their automobile In
must be used not only for juries but; Lynn addition, injuring them slightly,
for office expenses as well must be
conserved. Another effect that the la
has had is in the matter of collec-
tions by the court clerk. He is now
compelled to put every effort into col-
lections if he expects to have the
court grinding at its usual rate each -------
year; and unless he keeps busy, the tensive search,
trial of cases will be delayed and
much damage will result.
The docket of January 22 starts off(
with a Jury assignment, most of which
will be tried by six Jurors. One large
A
thers oil and lumber business is
the nature of two new trucks, bought COMMUNITY SALE NETS $1293.78 *orce was also framed into a resolu-
in the last week. One is a large one ------ |tjon an(| passed,
for oil and gas transportation, and the Receipts of tiie community sale ye-
smaller one is a pick up model tor tenlay, according to Ann H. Hart, sec-1
use in the lumber yard. iretary, were $1293.78. Sales were av 1
I erase except in the household articles. | a meeting of the dependent schools
(which, with its canned materials and of Osage county, for Hie framing of
'various other articles, ranging from a schedule for lhe spring events in
Fifty men will go to work tomor- needles and pins to pianos, made th.''track, field and musical activities
row and Monday at
lake site. If these 25 will start Satur-'
Noel Walton, of the Walton hard-
ware company, announced Tuesday
that the company would move to new
quarters in the old Chocolate shop
location from their present building
,i"-|On itinesan ana su
oi |date there is Feb. 1.
The building is being remodelled
with new front and display windows
being put in. The store will occupy
two floors In the new location, with
the second floor being used as a dis-
play for the larger and bulkier stock.
The Waltons have been in their pre
sent location 11 years. When Noel
Walton came here first in 1918 he was
manager of the Walton lumber com-
pany. In 1921 he purchased a half in-
terest in the D. Ratner company and
It was operated under the name of
Heaton and Walton. In 1924 the firm
purchased the Smith Racket store
and it has been operating since in its will probably
present location as tiie Walton Hard-tone used against Pawnee. Hubby
ware store.
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