You Alls Doins. (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 1900 Page: 1 of 8
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THURSDAY. OCTOBER 4, 1900
VOLUME 2
JOHN BIRDSONG KILLED.
Touched a Live Electric Wire and
Died Instantly.
Last Sunday eveniug shortly after
dark the city was thrown into a state
of wild excitement over the death
of Mr. John Birdsong, from touch-
ing a live electric wire.
Ks near as we can learn the facts
John was on duty as uight watch
while Mr. Glenn, the regular night
watch, was attending church. Jobu
was watching some boys and was
walking down toward the Forehand
wagon yard. He had just crossed
West 1st street and had reached the
blacksmith shop when he touched
the wire. The old wire that was
used when Lexington enjoyed street
Jifehta httd fallen down during the
d«\y> connecting the main line with a
guy wire running from the top of
the post bearing the main wire, to a
small post about five feet high at the
corner of the blacksmith shop. It is
supposed that Mr. Birdsong, while
watching the boys on the opposite
side of the street, stopped by this
post, placed his hand upon the guy
wire, unconscious that it was
alive. The shock was terrific and he
sank to the ground unconscious, ut-
tering a dying groan, C. P. Jones,
who works for Geo. Pultz, heard the
groan and was the first to see John,
and when he arrived the dying man
could only turn his head from side
to side. Jones gave the alarm and
Henry Kobbins and Otto Little
rushed to the scene. Otto struck a
match to see who it was and* the
next iustant fell to the ground. In
some way he had come in contact
with tne deadly charged wire, and it
was only through the most persist-
ent efforts that he was restored.
The discharge of fire arms brought
out the people and soon a large
crowd had gathered at the scene of
the accident. Mr. Stickner, manager
of the electric plant at Purcell, was
sent for, but when he arrived it was
too late to kelp Mr. Birdsong. The
current had done its deadly work,
leaving large blisters on the hands
and small hules through the soles of
his shoes. Otto Little has several
blisters on his hands and still feels
the effect of the shock.
The death of Mr. Birdsong was
an occasion for mourning among ou-i
citizens, as he was a very popular
vouug man among all his acquaint-
ances. He has been in Lexington
for a few years and was highly re-
spected by every one. At the time
of his death he was clerking in T. B.
Gordon's Grocery store. Mr Bird-
song was about 25 years old and a
native of Tenuesee from which place
he came to Oklahoma. His parents
are dead, but three brothers are left
to mourn his demise with hosts of
friends at Lexington. His remains
were interred in the Lexiugton ceme-
tery, Tuesday about 1 o'clock p. m.,
Rev. Herrington officiating.
The democrats of 10-3-west met
at Moore last week and organized a
Bryan Stevenson club. J udge Cease ]
of Lexiugton, Judge Wolf and Capt. 1
Phelps, of Norman, discussed the ]
political situation from a political
standpoint. Judge Cease aud Capt.
Phelps each in an hours talk showed
clearly how the republican party is
drifting into imperialism. Their
speeches made for them many friends
aud showed to the people what kind
of men were asking for their support
in the races they are making for
Probate Judge and Territorial Legis-
lature. Judge Wolf, candidate for
Couuty Attorney made a short and
impressive speech.
Mrs. 0. P- Woodard Seriously HI-
Mrs. Perry Woodard, wife of the
democratic candidate for recorder of
deeds, is lying almost at the point of
death of that dreaded disease, slow
fever. She has been sick quite a
while and is getting worse. Her
physicians are growiug somewhat
uneasy.as to her, condition. Perry
'phonfj4 today that he was not
only unable to get out into the po
litical field but it was with much dif-
ficulty that he could lind time to do
the work in the office. The voters
of the couuty will take notice of this
fact and do what they can to assist
the favorite of the democratic ticket
iu landing a large majority at the
polls next mouth. Judging from the
reports from the north part of the
county aud the situation as we know
it to be here, there is no doubt but
that the efficient, careful, accommo-
dating work done the past two years
by Perry will be rewarded by a ma-
jority in November of which he may
justly be proud.
TFRRiTORiAL ROUND-UPS.
i tilled Filsou as the man they saw
(strike Nulke. The coun'iy attorney
is nositive that he has secured the
Items of Interest Gathered From Our riit ....... innl ho
Several of the democratic nomi
nees are iu this cud of the eouuty
this week, judge Wolf, for couuty
attorney, A W. Fisher, for council-
man, and B. F. Nisbett, for repre-
sentative, addressed the people at
Denton school house Tuesday night,
at Box Wednesday uight, Davis
school house Thursday night and
will be at Lone Star Friday uight.
Enthusiastic crowds greet the speak
ers at each place, assuring them of
success in November.
Additions to the Faculty-
The new members of the faculty
were at their posts on registration
day. Mr. Upjohn is a graduate of
the University of Michigan. He has
the degree of M. D. from that insti-
tution. He will also, organize the
Pre-Medical and Physical Training
departments.
Mr. Sturgiss takes the place of
Prof. Paxtou, who is taking a years
leave for study iu Europe. Mr.
Sturgiss comes from the University
of Michigan. He was assistant in-
structor iu Latin there.
Mr. Matlock, professor of German
and French, is a graduate of Drake
University, Des Moines, Iowa, He
spent three years in the universities
of Germany and Paris, preparing for
his specialty. He was instructor iu
Modern Languages iu Drake Univer
sity before coming here. Mr. Phillips,
instructor in Spanish, is a graduate
of Ann Arbor. He was twelve years
a resident of Mexico, and is the author
of several Spanish publications and
literary articles connected with mis-
sions. * Mr, Cole, a graduate of the
University and formerly superintend-
ent of schools at El Keno, will have
charge of the Preparatory depart-
ment. He spent the summer in
Columbia College, in New York City.
Mr. Gould, assistant in Science, is
from the University of Nebraska.
He was geologist for the Oklahoma
Geological Survey this year.—Nor
man University News Letter.
The Editor aud wife spent a pleas-
ant day last Sunday at the home of
N. P. Willis, near Eason. We found
Mr. Willis iu bed suffering from
fever where be had been for several
days. He is rapidly recdVering and
and will soon be out again. Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Coots, Mr. Sigerson,
Mrs. Quillin and several others whose
names we have forgotten; were pres-
ent and the day passed quite pleas-
antly. We have heard a great deal
about Mr. Willis' orchard but all we
had heard does not do it half justice.
Some of the prettiest trees we have
ever seen, from 5 to 7 years old, are
completely loaded with the most de-
licious fruit. It is estimated that
there is at least 200 bushels yet re-
maining in the orchard. The apples
are all large and solid and Mr.
WTillis say9 some of the trees will
yield 10 bushels this fall. It is an
excellent example of what can be
done by an energetic, thrifty farmer
and Mr. Willis deserves much praise
for the paradise he has converted
out of his blackjack farm. Mr. and
Mrs. Willis are kind and courteous
entertainers and we will never miss
a chance to visit them, even if Bro.
Willis is a staunch republican.
Exchanges Everywhere.
The Salt Fork Valley News boasts
a new gasoline engine.
Oklahoma City is making pre-
parations to pave her streets.
Guthrie is coming to the front iu
the way of contributions to the Gal-
veston flood sufferers.
The cattlemen of the Chickasaw
Natiou are organizing for the pro-
tection of their interests in that terri-
tory.
The north bound passenger train
was wrecked near Waterloo, last
Sunday afternoon on the Santa Fe
line. Two persons were killed and
several wounded.
Wheat seeding in Cleveland county
is iu rapid progress, first sowu coming
up well; too much rain for cotton,
picking retarded, corn being gather-
ed with a fair yield; stock doing well;
turnips poor.
The list of vacant school lands
just issued by the territorial school
board, seven counties report less than
a half section of vacant school land.
Kay county was the first to report
no vacant school land.
right man aud
speedy trial.
ho will be given
Oklahoma Historical Society-
Newkirk, Okla., Sop'.. 28—To the
Press of Oklahoma:
The Historical society is preparing
to bind the accumulated newspaper
files of the society at an early date.
They will be put iuto strong, per-
manent binding and safely kept. In
preparing the files for the bindery,
the custodian has found that many
numbers are missing, aud that many
newspapers' are not sending their
regular issues to the society at all.
It is desired that every periodical
published in tiro two territories be
sent regularly to the Custodiau Ok-
lahoma Historical Society, Norman,
Okla
1 hope that eve.ry newspaper man
in the two territories, on observing
this notice, will make sure that bis
paper is en his weekly mailing list
as above. Lincoln McKiuley.
President Oklalio ma Historical!
Society.
Juliet, 111., Sept. 20.—Officials of
the Illinois Steel Company this after-
noon admitted that thf entire plant
! with the exception of its blast fur
Y'Alls says Flynn is connected n.,ceSj Would be idle Monday moru-
with twenty-three banks and is
worth $200,000. According to other
democratic authorities this statement
is $300,000 too moderate.—Chandler
News.—May be we are a few thous-
and short.
About 3,000 men will be affect-
No cause is given for the sus
pension, nor is it kuown how long it
will last.
lug
ed.
u 8nori Washington, D C. Sept. 28.—Gen-
The examining trial of Sam Ashton, eral McArthur telegraphs reporting
killing C. A. Dismnkes j the probable capture by be, m.ur-
at K, 3^.1 Iona last week, gent, of Capt. Sh,elds and fifty one
held before Commissioner Pfieffer at men oI ">« Twenty-math infantry,
Purcell last Friday evening. The «bo were on a scouting eipedlt.ou,
priscmer was bound over, without The men have been m„a,ns s.nce
bail, to await the action of the grand
jury.
A train of prairie schooners a mile
Ion" passed through Guthrie last
Monday. There were just sixty ~L;Yuaur„eut3 iu the Philippines,
wagons, containing emigrants from j feare(1 there wjH be another wir
vf!uannri and Illinois. who were look .
" ' " . .
Missouri and Illinois, who were look -
ing for homes. The majority of 1 D
them will camp on the borders of the
new lands.
Sept, 11, and he fears the party was
captured and many killed. Mc-
Arthur's dispatch is interpreted at
the War department as merely all-
ot her indication of the uprising of
It
nter
The Turk- Weitzenhoffer 'distillery
at Lexington will soon be ready for
business. There is quite a rivalry
for the position of ganger of the in-
stitution, chief among the applicants
being Will Partridge, Judge Hayues,
J, W. Petrie, of Lexington, and T. A.
Gleuu, of Box.--Transcript.
Monday the territorial auditor
Fruit Tree Pointers.
Stillwater, O. T.—This is the sea-1
son of year when orders are being
given for nursery stock for fall plant -
in" aud those about to set out an
orchard should avail themselves of
WILL SUPPORT BRYAN.
The Philodelphia Times Now a Heart}
Supporter of Democracy.
Philadelphia, Sept. 30.—The Phil
adelphia Times, heretofore 1111 iude
pendent newspaper and which hearti
ly supported McKinley at the last
election, will anuonnce its purpose
to morrow to advocate the electiou
of William Jennings Bryan for I'resi
dent. Editorially it will say:
"Four years ago, iu the sudden
crisis that divided the councils of the
Democratic party, it seemed better to
the Times to sustain Mr. McKinley s
election as president rather than that
of Mr. Bryan. The decision was
made in good faith. The result ha«
shown it to be wroug, it is repeabei
aud recanted.
"All of the evils and the perils ol
the so-called Republican policy have
returned sevenfold, developed and
extended till the very foundations 0!
the Government, seem threatened.
"A false economic system has rj
suited in vast combinations of capita;
! that throttle individual industry aud
bold control over all the functions ot
government, aud the spokesman of
the administration, a representative
of one of these great trusts, is calling
upon his fellow-capitalist.i lor con
tributions to buy another four years'
license to rob—another four year~''
life for their iuflated aud false pr 0..
perity.
"The Government thus co' drolled
has found its fittest expr<" ;g<jion in
schemes of military conqi' e8t,
"Imperialism, militar* Hin are t|j,
natural outgrowth of c ommercialism
iu politics; of the por,tr of the few
overtlio many, thee'.evation of money
above manhood.
"The conditi on is one that t'b".
country must r_neat, and meet now,
aud the way to meet it is by a reas-
sertiou of t-lje Democratic idea and
the electio u of a Democratic Presi-
dent,
"No one cau question the ability,
the earnestness, the integrity of the
Derjocratic candidates. For the
rescue of all that has made America
g lorious in the past and that can
i make her strong in the future.it is
a duty to support their election."
On to Victory.
I11 respouse to a request of Chair-
the experience of those who have been ' man Taylor, of the Neff campaign
engaged iu fruit growing in Okla- committee, about one hundred cam
k0^a I paipn workers, members of the terri-
About a year ago, the experiment i torial committee of both parties and
* * . ... 1 1 1 -1 1 I .. . .. ■■na<\mltliiil i
station at Stillwater collected
Monaav tne territorial auuuor i . ^.f
made quarterly settlement with the This sua
The singing school closed last
night. Prof. Womack is one of the
best instructors iu Oklahoma. The
concert will be given at the Baptist
church Thursday, Oct. 11 at 8 p. m.
Insane Asylum Manager, Dr. John
Threadgill, and H. C. Beamer, super
intendent of the Territorial Deaf and
Bliud Institute. The sanitarium ac-
count was $14,000 and the Deaf and
Blind institute account amounts to
$3,100.
A disastrous railroad wreck occur-
ed Friday morning three miles
west of Ripley on the Eastern Okla-
homa Freight local No, 412. in charge
of Conductor Detrick, was ditched
aud seven cars rolled down the em-
bankment and mashed to pieces. No
one was injured except a bridge car-
penter who had a few gashes ou his
head.
Oklahoma City, Sept. 20—In De-
cember, 1808, John Nulke, an old
German, who, with two sons had been
to the city and sold three loads of
wheat, was murdered at his barn
about two miles from the city. The
murder was committed by a man
who attacked Nulke with an iron bar
aud after brutally beating him over
the head until he was dead, left him
in the wagon box, where he was dis-
covered some hours afterward. Re-
wards amounting to $1,000 were
offered aud two arrests were made
but the prisoners were released.
County Attorney Taylor issued a
warrant today and ou it John Filsou
of this city was placed under arrest
for the crime and is committed to
jail to await his examination. There
were two eye witnesses to the crime
aud separately they have both ideu*
and
suc-
cessful fruit growers. This summary
together with the result of trials at
the statiou, was issued in the form
of bulletin entitled "Fruits for Okla-
homa." Copies of this bulletin may
be had by writing to the statiou.
In general, it pays to buy home
grown nursery stock, and to disre-
gard the blandishments of the man
with something new and wonderful.
The varieties mentioned below are
reliable and preferred by many suc-
cessful orchardists.
Apples—Missouri Pippin, Ben
Davis, Winesap, Jonathan, Arkansas
Black, Maiden's Blush, Mammoth
Black Twig, Copper's Early White
and Yellow Transparent.
Peaches: Elberta, Alexander, Craw-
ford's Early, Crawford s Late, Health
Cling and Salaway.
Plums: Wild Goose, Abundance,
Burbank, Wickson and Marianna.
Cherries: Early Richmond, English
Morello Montmorency, May Duke,
Dyehouse, Wood, Osthiem and Olivet.
Good uursery stock is of first im-
portance but the character of the
care which is given it after setting
out determines the degree of success
which will be attained. Continued
clean cultivation and watchful care
is necessary aud will be abundantly
repaid.
\nios Hine made a trip to Oklaho-
ma City Monday. He says one of
the men killed in the wreck near
there Saturday carried au iusurance
policy sf |2D,000.
newspaper men, assembled in this
city yesterday for the purpose of dis-
cussing campaigu matters and com
paring notes. The meeting was
much better attended tliau expected
and showed conclusively that the
anti-republicaus are fully awake to
the importance of retaining Oklaho-
ma from republican misrule. Italso
demonstrated that Judge Neff s cam-
paign is iu splendid condition
throughout the territory aud th>
chances for his election improving
every day. Both parties are united
and making au aggressive campaign.
Judge Neff was at the forenoon
session of the meeting, having just
returned f rem a three weeks campaign
tour of western Oklahoma. He re
ported having had splendid meetings
at every point he was billed aud was
well pleased with his trip.
From every part of the territory
the word was brought that the Demo-
cratic and Populist voters are in line
for Judge Neff, aud will give him u
majority in November which will
leave no doubt as to where < )klahom.i
stands on the great issues before the
country.
Nearly every couuty had a repie-
sentative present, some beiug repn
sented by four or five, and their re-
ports were uniformly of au encourag-
ing nature.—Oklahoman.
B, F. -Wolf, Geo. Smith, A. W.
Fisher, Ham Cowau, Dr. Nisbett and
other Democratic nominees who will
preside over our couuty affairs the
next two years, was in town thie
week.
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