The Hartshorne Sun. (Hartshorne, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 30, 1915 Page: 1 of 6
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Okla. Hlstreleal Soelsty.
DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS AND HOME PEOPLli
ESTABLISHED 1895.
HARTSHORNE. OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 30, 1915
NUMBKR 1
MAKE A BIG HAUL
CASHIER KILLS ONE AND
WOUNDS ANOTHER, RECOV-
ERING CURRENCY.
EX-COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE
Attributet Extreme Cruelly ind
Abute for Long Period—Ad-
ministered Poiion.
('harming extreme cruelty, gross
neglect of duty and abandonment.
Lewis E. Christian, superintendent of
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
FOR BANK Li
GRANT, Okla., Dee. 27.—Two
voung masked men, whose names Publlc sch°o1* " Pittsburg county
were later learned as Claude Jones,
23, and Arthur McFarland, about 17,
entered the Bank of Grant at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon and after lock-
ing Cashier Webb and one customer
in a vault, escaped with about $4,-
000 in currency, all of which was re-
covered.
The cashier and the customer were
told to throw up their hands and wers
backed into the vault, which the rob-
bers closed on them. The bandits-
did not understand the mechanism of
the time lock and were unable to lock
the door. A pistol belonging to the
cashier was taken with the money.
When the robbers left Cashier
Webb opened the door of the safe,
and taking a repeating shotgun, over-
looked by the masked men, went by
a short-cut to the railroad station.
100 yards from the bank, and con-
cealed himself behind a pile of rail-
road ties.
When the bandits approached,
Webb ordered them to hold up their
hands. Failing to do so, Webb fired
ten shots, nine of which struck Mc-
Farland, the other striking Jones.
Jones will probably die, while Mc-
Farland is badly wounded. Both men
were taken to jail at Hugo tonight.
Gel $7,500 at Heavener.
Heavener, Okla., Dec. 27.—Four
young men, two of them not more
than 18 and the oldest not more than
25, held upon and robbed the First
National bank of this city at 12:40
o'clock today and escaped with $7,-
500.
The robbery was on*} of the most
daring in the history of eastern Ok-
lahoma in that none of the bandits
wore a mask. There were five men
in the bank at the time of the hold-
up.
from 1007 to lit 13, has filed suit
the district court demanding a di-
vorce from his wife, Emma K. Chris-
tian. The cruel treatment from his
wife continued for a period of eight-
een years, Mr. Christian says in his
petition, or since about Christmas
time in the year 1897.
Mr. and Mrs. Christian were mar-
ried June 6, 1891, in Vernon county,
Missouri, the petition recites.
Beginning six years later and con-
tinuing until a few weeks ago when
she left him, Christian declares his
wife frequently cursed him, applying
vile epithets, and on several occasions
threatened to take his life. In July
or August, in 1900, he charges, she
became angry at him about their ba-
by and threatened to kill the child.
In 1903 it became necessary for him
to move from Hartshorne to Pryor
C. FRICK TO REPAY SCHOOL
PUPILS WITH MONEY IN
CLOSED INSTITUTION.
GORE'S REVENUE BILL
PROVIDES S130.053.6S4
Ten-Cent Duty on Ti a Would Brin
$9,412,901.50; Auto. W mid
Pny f5,250,0in.
WASHINGTON. Dec.
| revenue measure proposed
| or Gore of Oklahoma would
] government s l iio.li.vt.i'rj I.
' to a report made
| ROBBERS TAKE ABOUT $«00 j
WORTH OF JEWELRY AND
LEAVE NO TRACE.
CAN'T GRANT EXTENSION
FOB PAYMENT OF TAXES
Only Legi lature Can do I hat, Ex-
aminer and County Attorney
Say.
A duty
in tea would
PASTOR'S NEW YEAR'S LETTER.
Creek to teach school, he says and once communicat€(1 with H.
h.s wife refused to accompany him. M4.KMnWB.v_ nresi(lent of ano
During his term of office as county
superintendent, he says, her manner
grew continuously more hostile until
life at home was almost unbearable.
Christian's petition expresses the be-
lief that, about that time, his wife
did attempt to carry out her threats
to kill him by giving him poison. He
became violently ill from the effects
of a drug administered in a cup of
coffee, he says, and while lying at the
point of death his wife refused to
care for him.
Christian is now teaching school in
district No. 13, east of Pittsburg. His
wife has been living at Daisy.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 25.-11, C.
Flick, millionaire coal magnate, an-
nounced late Friday that he will pay .
in full as a Christmas gift all the ac-' ,,al mui
counts of the 41,000 school children,,
. n , , i 901.50; a duty <>l
depositors in the Pittsburg Bank for j A ;
Savings, which was closed here last
Wednesday by order of the state
department banking. The deposits
amount to $167,136.68 and payment
will be made in cash probably about
January 3.
The school savings fund was start-
ed many yeats ago. Through an
agreement with the city board of
education bank collectors visited the
132 schools in the city weekly. Pen-
ny by penny the deposits of the chil-
dren increased. Then a few days be-
fore Christmas announcement was
made that the bank had been closed.
When Mr. Frick, who is in New
York, was informed that the thous-
ands of children were depositors he a„d hull
C.
McBldowney, president of another
local bank, and announced that he
would take care of the fund in such
a way that the school children would
not lose a cent. The proposal was
submitted to G. H. Getty, receiver
for the closed institution, who se-
cured the approval of State Bank
Commissioner W. H. Smith and At-
torney General Frank Brown to as-
sist in carrying out the plan.
in.- enter
ny night
■.I
.1" in
practically all ill'' ji.-we
carried
v in the
vurj.
if i ft"
'.I in th
pound on sugar wo.ul
016.00, and with it 20 per
luction on Cuban sugars i'
$60,946.000; an excise tax
per pound on sugar produc
United States anil its island po>s,
sions would produce S 11,37'!,7""'':
and an excise tax of 2"> ecu1.-
horsepower on the production ol aw
tomobiles, to lie paid by ihe ma mi
facturer, would produce S5.2."«0.000.
The figures given are e-iimatcs on
last year's produltinii.
Senator Gore is oppo.vd to lie tui
ministration's schedule of ta\e- pio
posed recently, which includes ex-
tendon of the iuf'onve tax. a^tax <hj
gasoline, combustion ngines. etc..
s that ho v. ill propose i hr
commodities upon which were a-!.<I
of the treasury department-
PASSING OF MRS. JOSEPHINE
JONES.
rli embraced ring.*, watches,
\alii'.'v . He.. to the amount
,• eh <mui \v ti, ,,f nii'i,-h
king i
AI
from the
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the jew
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ol her package of
Savage had
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with the rest.
a clean ^cl-
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ting the
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I'urrence, in
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VAUDEVILLE AT THE STAR
FRIDAY NIGHT, DEC. 31.
SUFFRAGE LEADER
QUITS FORD PARTY.
New York Woman Say* Expedition
Mismanaged and Undemocratic.
Dear Friend:—
I give you a brother's greeting as
together we step over the threshold
of the New Year. My heart is full
of prayer that the year may be for
you rich in blessings both temno' il
and spiritual. When gladness fills
your heart, none will rejoice more
than I; if sorrow comes to you no
one will be more ready to sympathize
with you.
As we pass another milestone of
our pilgrimage, the heart warms to
its fellow traveler. We have moved
on together through another year.
But our God has been with us as a
companion of the way, and safely He
has guided us to the gate-way of the
new year.
May this be a good new year to
you and all whom you love. God
bless you and give you health and
happiness. In time of storm may
you find safe retreat in the secret
place of the Most High.
May it be to you a year of new
love and faithfulness to the church
of our God. Through your devotion
to Him may you find the church as
a mother to your soul, giving to you
faith and hope and comfort, safely
guiding you amid the perplexities and
dangers of life.
If so be that some of us shall not
continue through the year, may those
who are called, lift up the face with-
out fear and see the open door into
the Father's house. May those who
remain close up the gap in our march-
ing rank* without faltering step, and
atay tU mmotf of farad mm gone
SURPRISE SHOWER.
Miss Thelma Savage, who is to be
a January bride, was greatly surpris-
ed Thursday afternoon, December
23rd, when a crowd of her most inti-
mate friends called on her at her
home, "Minnahaha Lodge," and
showered her with many pieces of
cut glass, hand painted china, lin-
ens and silver.
Miss Gladys Carlock sang a beau-
tiful song, "Thelma and Tom," which
was original and enjoyed very much
by all present. Miss Ruth Cameron
sang a solo also. Music by Mesdames
Carlock and Sames was very much
enjoyed.
The guests present were: Mrs. U.
M. Ruminer, Will Byrne, B. C. Sims,
Jack Mitchell, C. S. Wingate, Kath-
rvn Brown, F. C. Savage, W. D.
Craig, G. A. Riedt, Wm. Cameron, A.
E. Carlock, H. F. Jeffers, W. W.
Sames, H. A. Weeks, K. J. LeFevre,
A. N. Swinney, Jno. Savage, Misses
Willie Savage, Gladys Carlock, Ruth
Cameron and Marie Hokey of Krebs;
Masters Jack LeFevre and Billy
Riedt.
Refreshments in two courses were
served. Banana salad, pickles, olives,
pork sandwiches and coffee with
whipped cream was the first course,
the second course, ice cream and
fruit cake, white cake and spice
palw,
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 27.—Mrs. Inez
Milholland Boissevain of New York,
woman suffrage leader, who with-
drew from the Ford peace expedi-
tion Saturday, presented at a pub-
lic meeting of the delegates Sunday
a long statement of her reasons for
doing so and for believing the proj-
ect was doomed to failure.
"The undemocratic method em-
ployed by the managers of the expe-
dition is repugnant to my principles,"
she said. "Instead of all the mem-
bers formulating plans, the work has
been confined to a few specially se-
lected persons. When the party em-
barked on the Oscar II I took it for
granted that the rather vague opin-
ion of the body of delegates would
be hammered into effective shape by
group action and constructive think-
ing throughout the voyage.
WOMAN'S LOVE.
It takes a hundred men to make an
encampment, but it takes only the in-
fluence of one woman to make
home. I not only admire woman as
the most beautiful object ever creat-
ed, but I reverence her as the redeem-
ed glory of humanity, the sanctuary
of all virtues, the pledge of all jiffc-
fect qualities of heart and head. It
is because women are so much better
than men that their faults are con-
sidered gr«atar. The one thing in
this world that is considered con-
stant, the only^eak that rises above
the clouds, the window in which the
light burns, forever, the one star that
darkness cannot quench, is woman's
love. It rises to the greatest heights,
it sinks to the lowest depths, it for-
gtf-,-- the most cruel injuries. A wo-
man's love is the perfume of the
heart This is the real love that sub-
dues the earth; the love that has
wrought miracles of art; that gives us
music all the way from cradle song
to the grand symphony that bears the
soul away on wings of fire. A love
that is greater than power, sweeter
than life and stronger than death.—
Robert fi. ingersoll.
PERHAPS THEY CAN.
One-third of the fools in the coun-
try think they can beat a lawyer
expounding the laws. One half think
they can beat the doctor in healing
the sick. Two-thirds of them think
they can put the minister in the hole
"You want to be what?" demanded j expounding the Gospel, and all of
I the conductor. i them think they can beat the editor
| "Don't lose your temper. I had to running a paper.-Smithville, (Tex.)
and Instrumental may be heard here I look in de dictionary my*'f befo' I Time,.
for the small admission fee of 10 .found out dat Procr«UnaU mean, ^ ^ tuau.
1 put off
sents. v '
In the death of Mrs. Josephine
Jones, which occurred at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Willis, Friday
night, December 24, there passes out
from this community into the un-
known realm, a well-rounded chris-
tian character, ripe in the experi-
ences of the Christ religion, whose
impress upon the lives with whom
she has come in daily contact will
exert an influence for good that time
will never efface.
Deceased had been a ppti^t suf-
ferer for many month?, ami had
borne her affliction with the forti-
tude of a faithful soldier to the end.
and when the summons came to join
the hosts beyond this Veil of tears
she peacefully "drew the drapery of
her couch about her and lay down
to pleasant dreams." Blessed are
they who die in the Lord.
Josephene F., daughter of W. T.
and Ann Powell, was born at Gales-1
berg. 111., December 4, 1852, was un-1
ited in marriage to H. F. Jones, at
Moundville, Mo., in January, 1870,
who departed this life July 25, 1880.
Four children were born to this union,
all of whom survive her—Mrs. Groce.
Moundville, Mo.; Mrs. J. B. Nichols,
Mrs. P. M. Willis, Mrs. Paul Watts,
of Hartshorne. She is also survived
by her aged father and mother, who
reside at the old home in Moundville,
Mo., who are aged respectively 8(1
and 82 years, besides three brothers
and one sister, namely, C. W. Powell,
Hartshorne; G. N. Powell, of Stras-
berg, Mo.; H. H. Powell, Kansas
City, and Mrs. W. T. Bolten, Mound-
ville, Mo,
Deceased had been a resident of
Hartshorne about ten years. At an
before luro our hearts to follow on,
as we seek the city whose builder
and maker is God. Sustaining each
other by our mutual sympathy and
prayers, and trusting in the strength j
RESIDENCE OF T. O. DAVIS
BURNED—FAMILY WAS AWAY
Fire destroyed the reskanoo f
contents of T. O. Davis 4J*taaday
night. It was not discbvered HU the
flames were issuing from th* room.
As to how the fin otfgteatod is a mas-
ter; . sine* the in^ffciii of the family
wme away at tho time, Mm Davis be-
fog xn tha country aad Mr*. Davis and
the children spending the fight with
her daughter, Mrs. Pete Meeks.
The house was a mass of flames
when the fire department arrived on
sav-
of Jehovah, we shall insure to our j the scene and hence nothing was
beloved church a year of triumphant, ed.
success in our work for Christ and The property was fajrly well CQv«r-
H<s Kingdom.
Your Pastor and Friend,
THOS. D. NEW.
BENEFIT JUNIOR ENDEAVOR.
The Edison diamond disc will fur-
nish delightful entertainment at the
Star Theatre Friday afternoon be-
tween the hours of 2:30 and 4 o'clock.
Popular and clasical music, in vocal
ed with insurance,
HAD CONDUCTOR GUESSING
"I wants to be procrastinated at de
next corner," said the negra famen-
ger,
\V. s. Wt.'terman and Dona Hop-
kins, who played the leading role in
I he "Million Dollar Ranchman," pro-
duced at Medicine Park, some time
ago, in which 04 Oklahoma beauties,
tools part, will be at the Star Thea-
tre in vaudeville Friday night, De-
cember :!1. The date on which the
"Million Dollar Ranchman" will be
shown here will be announced on
this night. This is the film produc-
tion in which Miss Grace Duca of
Hartshorne appeared. Being a state
produce in which so many of Okla-
homa's popular daughters appear,
their many /dmiring friends over the
state will look forward to its cominir
with a great deal of interest.
The Sun is authorized to announce
that ow ing to a contemplated visit of
Mrs. Park, that the Progressive club
will not meet at her home on the
dale as previously mentioned, but
will be held on a date to be published
later. The next regular meeting of
the club is announced to be held at
the home of Mrs. Tanner on Thurs-
day afternoon, January 13. The pro-
gram will appfear in The Sun next
Notwithstanding the announce-
ment of County Treasure! A. A. Wat-
ion that, because of the delay m com-
pleting tax assessments for tin- year,
a thirty-day extension would be
granted to those who pay their taxes
in full, there will be no such exten-
sion unless, after the time when taxes
should have been paid, a special ses-
sion of the legislature adopts a spe-
cial bill fot that.
Mr. Watson announced today that
he was in error in making his former
announcement. When the state ex-
aminer and inspector learned of Mr.
Watson's intention to extend time
for payment without penalty, he noti-
fied the Pittsburg county treasurer
that he could not grant such a delay.
Mr, Watson then asked James 11. Gor-
don, temporary county attorney, for
an opinion and Mr. Gordon held that
only the state legislature has the
power to extend time for payment of
taxes.
Mr. Watson announced today, then,
that taxpayers who would escape the
eighteen per cent penalty must pay
at least one-half their total taxes be-
fore the first of January. It may be
that, because of the unavoidable de-
lays throughout the state in complet-
ing tax rolls, the prospective special
legislature will grant a delay, hut to
take advantage of that extension tux-
payers will have to bear their own
risk of having to pay the extra pen-
alty.—Monday's News-Capital.
BLIND MAN WITHOUT ARMS
READS RAISED LETTERS.
In this world it is not what we take
up, but what we give up that make>
us rich.—Henry Ward Beecher.
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SCRIPTURE.
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1 King. 3:5-12.
In Gibeon the Lord appeared to
Solomon in a dream by night: and
early age she united with the Meth-j Cod said, Ask what 1 shall give thee,
odist ehurch, and her daily walk in j And Solomon said. Thou hast shew-
life exemplified a sweet spirited i ed unto thy servant David my father
christian character. I great mercy, according as he walked
The funeral services were held at | before thee in truth, and in right-
the late residence at 10 a. m. Sunday, j eousness of heart with thee: and
the sermon being preached by her thou hast kept for him this great
pastor, Dr. R. M. C. Hill, assisted by | kindness, that thou has given him a
One of the residents of a home for
railroad men at Highland Park, 111.,
is both blind and armless. In spite
of this handicap he in far from being
helpless, and incidentally offers a
rather striking example of the re-
sourcefulness sometimes shown by
men when put to an extreme test,
says the January Popular Mechanics
Magazine in an illustrated article.
Instead of depending entirely upon
others, he has learned to care for
himself in a remarkable way. He
reads and also walks about in the
grounds without assistance.
Since he has no hands with which
to follow the raised characters in
books provided for the blind, he
uses his tongue. To most persons
this would be little else than a mad-
dening, nerve-killing ordeal, but to
him it is a way to read and he makes
use of it.
Stretched between two trees 130
ft. apart on the lawn at the institu-
tion, is a wire on which a large spool
has been strung. On pleasant days
when th« man Wishes to exercise, he
is taken to the line by one of his
comrades or an attendant. He rests
the stump of an arm over the spool
and walks to and fro guiding him-
self without difficulty.
son to sit on his throne, as it is this
day.
And now, O Lord my God, thou
hast made thy servant king instead
Revs. J. C. Howell and Robt. W.
Faulk. The song service was con-1
ducted by Mesdames Wingate, |
Sames, Carlock and Tuell. The fol-
lowing favorite songs of tly? deceased i (;f David my father: and I am but a
were sung: "Nearer My God to little child: I know not how to go out
or come in.
And thy servant is in the midst or
thy people which thou has chosen, a
great people, that cannot be number-
ed nor counted for multitude.
(Jive therefore thy servant an un-
derstanding heart to judge thy peo-
ple, that I may discern between good
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GLAD TO HELP HARTSHORNE,
SAYS MR. SCHOLZ.
Thee," "Jesus Lover of my Soul."1
"Rock of Ages."
The remains were siiipped o.i the
12:30 train to Moundville, Mo. for
enterment in the family cemetery.
being accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. Nichols and Mrs. P. M. Willis.
The pall bearers were: John P.
Savage, A. W. Lawrence, W. K. Rob-1 an,| bad: for who is able to judge this
bins, W. S. Sanders, J. S. William.-. ' thy so «reat a people?
T. W. Hunter. j And the speech pleased the Lord,
— i that Solomon had asked this thing.
REAL BLIZZARD. And God said unto him. Because
As we write these lines, this sec-1 thou hast asked this thing, and hast
tion is in the throes of the first real | not asked for thyself long life; neith-
blizzard of the season, the ground j er hast asked riches for thyself, nor
being covered with a thin coating of1 ha-t asked the life of thine enemies;
Chicago, III., Dec. 27, IP 15.
Mr. T. W. Hunter,
Editor "The Hartshorne Sun,"
Hartshorne, Okla.
Dear Sir:
I note in your editorial column the
remarks you made regarding the re-
linquishment of the
and thank you for the good w ;iies
expressed in connection with this set-
tlement. If this matter will be help-
ful to the citizens of Hartshorne, it
necessarily benefits the Coal Com-
pany, and personally I have done
nothing more than to discharge my
duty. I will be in Hartshorne the
first week in January, and if I can
be of any further assistance in this
matter, I shall he glad to meet with
the committee.
Yours very truly,
CARL SriTOTZ.
snow and
Sui"'ny nigh-
till Tuesday morni' k.',
slight upward tender i
cury was witnessed:
cient, however, tu i.e
thaw whose busine —
side.
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ords:
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I have given thee a
nderstanding heart: so
none like thee before
aft*r thee shall any
i thee.
home in the form of loads of coal.
It would be hard to conceive of a
more appropriate Christmas present
than thK at this particular time, of
•me which would be more thankfully
received
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