The Exponent. (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1909 Page: 3 of 8
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STATE NEWS
GREER COUNTY TO DIVIDE AGAIN | INDICTMENTS AGAINST TWO
am non dead
i ARMY ENTERS CONSTANTINOPLE
AFTER FIERCE BATTLE
WESTERN CANADA'S
HAPPY PROSPECTS.
mil TURKS VICTORIOUS 11SEHUB6LE
Seeing Defeat of His Fighting Force,
Ruler Authorizes Garrison to Sur-
render—Is a Prisoner in
the Palace
;not tho county shall be made will be
"voted on. A full county ticket will be
[elected. The primaries for selecting
fthe candidates for the county offices
|is called for May 8.
| Tho petitioners had first thought of
(naming the new county Hollis, being
the same name as the principal town
hi that locality, but when the govern-
or called their attention to the fact
that original Greer county had been
added to Oklahoma largely through
the efforts ot the present democratic
governor of Ohio, who was at that
time attorney general of the United
fetates in President Cleveland's cab-
in no year since the development of
VVestern Canada began has spring
brought a brighter outlook than it
brings this year. In uo preceding
spring has thero been greater assur-
ance of advancing development and
prosperity. The movement of immi-
gration has already assumed large pro
portions, and is as desirable in char-
acter as it is satisfactory in volume;
from across the Atlantic sturdy, indus-
trious and thrifty newcomers are ar-
riving in large numbers, homeseekers
from Ontario and the other older
Provinces are coming In a steady
Bert White and D. O. Johnson, for.
mer saloon men of this city.
This investigation was the out
growth of sensational charges made
by Evangelist nulgin from the plat
form during evangelistic services in
which it was alleged the officers in
both city and county were receiving
bribes from bootleggers and gamblers
After the charges were made Judge
Maben requested an investigation and the Tache Kichte, Taziin and Chichili
Judge Carruthers was sent by Chief barracks, which were bombarded with
Justice Kane to hold a special term ot field guns.
court and the investigation was plac ' The resistance on the part or the
ed in charge of Attorney General ( barracks Is said to have been desper-
NVest.
COPPER ORE DISCOVERED
Found in Deposit Near the City of
Lawton
Lawton, Okla.—City Engineer John
D. Kennard, who has returned from
visiting mlr.es about to be opened
near here Bays that within thirteen
miles distance of Lawton is deposit
ed an almost unlimited supply of cop-
per ore.
"I believe it is destined to be om
of tho richest copper mines in the
United States," said Mr. Kennard
Thursday. "There are surprising de-
posits of ore already in evidence, and
from the indications given, I would
say that they can mine there a thou
DOCTOR
ADVISED
OPERATION
CuredbyLydiaEPinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Paw Paw, Mich.—"I suffered terri.
bly from female ills,
including inflam-
mation and conges,
tion, for several
years. My doctor
said there was no
hope for me but an
operation. I began
taking J.ydia E.
rinkham'a Vegeta-
ble Compound, and
I can now say I am
a well woman."
. Emma Draper.
Another Operation Avoided.
Chicago, HI. — "I want women to
— v...v...0 ii(Ki iu provided know what that wonderful medicine
at both North Portal and at Emerson, Lydi E- Pinkham's Vegetable Coml
and it is estimated that the total num- P°u.nd' has don® for me. Two of tho
ber of new settlers from the United di« if T°HVSiCaR0 88id J wou,d
State, .hi, year „„ ,0.000. at f L* weU S
inn non i "I** rU" W°" "P towurd asrain* 1 ,iada mall tumor and female
100,000. Last years total of new set- troubles so that I Buffered day and
tiers from the South was 63,723; thus '"ifirht. A friend recommended I.ydia
the area that will be placed In wheat E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and other grains this year will rreatlv !t maSe me a wel1 woman."—Mrs.
exceed that of Inst year. Settlers are Chicane j>{>EIlLrNO' 11 ^gdon St.,
making extraordinary efforts to get on LydlaE. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-
pound, made from roots and herbs,
has proved to be the most successful
I V ■ w" a°ove the dollar mark, is incentive remedy for curing the worst forms of
I defense ^ favorabl° for eno"*h> when one has in view the (e™ale % including displacements.
Election CaUed for May 22, and Dlvl-1 Judge aid Attorney of 8hawnee Are
•ion Seems Certain j Charged With Bribery
Guthrie, Okla.-Governor C. N. Shawnee. Okla. After hearing the
Haskell Monday issued his proclama- testimony of 36 witnesses during the
tion calling for a special election for: past week, the special grand jury Constantinople—The Young Turk ««• <nuci
the new county of Harmon. The ] called to investigate bribery charges army from Salonlca entered the city at ! Prov'ncG8 are coming In a steady
western townships of Greer county, against city and county officials ! 4 °'c|ock Saturday morniug. Contrary ! 8trPan1, and from across the interna-
(three-fourths of whom have petitioned. Thursday night returned eight indict t0 expectations, however, this was not Uonal boundary a movement is al-
the governor for the election, will par-1 ments against officials and citizens of effected without resistance, and sever- ready ,n ful1 llow' wh,ch> 11 18 confl-
.ticipate. The date of the election is Shawnee. Three indictments each nl thousand ot the garrison are killed, dently Predicted, will beat the records
(May 22. The question of whether or were returned against District Judgo wounded or nil88l"K The Sultan hav- I 0f a11 prev,ous years; special settlers'
W. N. Maben and County Attornev in8 surrendered to the Young Turks is 1 tl"aI"8 a'° crossing the line, loaded
— ' ' with efTects, actual material wealth
being thus brought into the country at
The sound of heavy guns and riflo thU8.bro.ugM ,nto ,he co^V at
■ing was heard from the direct inn r>r ra of m,1"ons of dollars' worth
firing was heard from the direction of
the Taxim and Chichili barracks at
4 o'clock. The firing died away about
8. It was impossible, however, to
move about the city, as all the prin-
cipal points were held by troops of the
San Stcfano army.
No attack was made on tho Yildiz
Kiosk, the principle fighting being at
monthly
The movement is so unprecedented
ly large that extra Dominion Immigra-
tion officials have had to be provided
ate, and the San Stefano troops are
reported to have lost many hundreds
; killed and wounded. This is due to Mom "tH* nHr. °PerH'
I 5^2^ !!a''"°n®f.t^JacJie 1 <*ove the dollar mark, VZeZl
deJSJ!*; v. . . splendid results that the past few
iuJt iuth of viwITiri8 S!Uat0d vcars havr Bhown- 11 ,K not to bp won-
vfldine- f , in" ^red at that the present will be the
vad ng forces concentrated heavy banner year for Immigration to Can
fire th7w V h"f i(]'r Ask v°"r nearest Canadian Gov-
fi e the walls were smashed to pieces. .rnment Agent for rates of transport®.
The garrison replied with rifle fire. Uon. and he will also send you lus-
After several hours fierce fighting trated pamphlets.
the garrison surrendered and Constan-
tinople thus fell into the hands of tho
Young Turks army.
Sultan Orders Troops to Surrender
After tho capture of the barracks*,
Shefket Pasha and the Sultan had an
interview, which lasted half an hour.
sand vr>«ru with all th,. " ,7 I Tewfik Pasha, tho grand vizier, and '"K. penecuy normal m every other re-
work it and still not bo ahlJ th" I Edhem Pasha. commander in chief of BI>ect, but. who has truned to stone."
end of the wim>lv Theri .. h f th« Constantinople troops, were pres- "How did he get that way?" came a
^millions oftoil.™of lll 'T "*■ M 118 the Sultan gave voice from the awe atrlcken throns.
ly million of dollars ot topper do- j orders ,hat lh0 g„r„on y "Love," replied the lecturer. lo -
Making Himself Solid.
"Step this way, ladles and gentle-
men," exclaimed the lecturer In the
dime museum, "and gaze upon one of
the greatest wonders known to modern
science—the ossized man, a human be
lng, perfectly normal In every other re
uMnijj uioiuaceuieuis,
inflammation, fibroid, tumors, irregu-
larities, periodic pains, backache, bear-
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
tion, and nervous prostration. It costs
but a trifle to try it, and the result
has been worth million# tc many
suffering women.
If you Buffer from Fit*, Fnlllnir SlrkneM.
HpiiH.us or ha™ cliililrrii or friend# Unit do ho.
my New DUeovery « III relieve tliem,and all vou
arc asked to do U send for a FREE Bottle of
Dr. May's Epllepllclde Cure.
it I'ant iiredtliousaiidH where every thltiff else
fliiled. Sent free with directions. Etpre,,
Prepaid. Guaranteed by May Medical Lab-
MISS BELLE CUNNINGHAM. f posits in the minine^ronertv^nri H ' ordcrs that the Sarrison of Yildiz Ki "Love," replied the lecturer, low- ' oratory, uudeTthe National'
«ll.a Bell-j Cunningham „t Oklahoma w, I U ! f ^ "f1""1*'"1 «f3S5SSf
itv, who represented "Miss Oklaho- well worth irntHnir m,t •• midday the white flag was hoist- dld.,t' ,He feI1 ,n ,ove wlth a ns. H. H. MAY.
— - | in ouv.il yi ujAfi iiuilB mi
City, who represented "Miss Oklaho- well worth getting out." I d
ma" in the celebration of the *89ers The mining claims investigated by , u , „ . .
April 22. Miss Cunningham was the Mr. Kennard are located thirteen and 1 1 i WaS the
lirst white child born in Oklahoma j one-half miles northwest of Lawton 1 Iie K,®"k whe the
City. Her parents came from Cresco, adjoining the Pat Carr claims and art i ^ ^rH I °'! * gUard#
>alro !«••.... i "OS I arilCU OUI.
I
Nebraska.
Inet, the entire derogation promptly
acepted the angles; cn and substi-
tuted the name.
In case the new county is voted,
which seems certain, former Attorney j Workmen
(JfcL'ura! Harmon's name will bo given
to one of the richest counties in Mio
new state.
held by the above named men, they
having purchased four hundred and
eighty acres of homestead lands.
HUMAN BONES ARE FOUND
Discover Nine Skulls In
Railway Cut
Ada, Okla —That Oklahoma has an
abundance of historical material is be-
ing brought to light almost every day
and scientists will turn their atten-
tion to this section with great energy
find
Must Enlarge the Church.
Durant, Okla—As a result of a Sun- -- -y-.*— ..iU n
flay schol campaign started in Duranr !in the near future. The latest mm
i few weeks ago it has become notes-!that promises more than ordinary in- 1 wno ,n 1
arj to build an adltion to the M. E. I terest was that of human skeletons | to parliament,
rhurch, South, the largest and neweit en(1 bones in a cut on the route of the '
church in the city. \ Oklahoma Central railroad near this
I city. A cut was made at the end of
seemed to be a large
In the course of the action Freder-
ick Moore, correspondent of the New
York Sun, who approached too near
the scene of the fighting, was some-
what severely wounded by a bullet in
the shoulder. His life, however, is in
no danger.
VVhat disposition will be made of the
ruW of the empire is unknown to the
embassies, although the opinion is
held in authoritative quarters that he
will continue the nominal constitu-
tional executive, responsible with the
officials of his household to the cab-
inet, who In turn will be responsible
Is Invited to Oklahoma
what seemed to be a large mound
k « rx.. c. a , . . Workmen excavating found a few
Guthrie Okla.-State Superintend- bone8. Profe8Sor Perkin8 and a few
*nt E. D. Cameron, who is a member townstnon here were intere8t(.d th(J
of the executive committee of the or Hnd and made further Jnve8tigation
ganlzation, Monday telegraphed to the and found nine human 8ku]ls8 and
Southern Educational Association, bone8 that had apparentIy bpo„
now in session at Atlanta, an invita- wrapped in 80me klnd of cJ
tion to hold Us annual meeting in buried. Tho earth found around
Guthrie next year. Mr. Cameron had bone8 had thp appearance of be,
expected to present the invitation in burnt or dob rlay NunieroutJ ,tonp
person but was unable to attend the, impieraent8 of ancient design were
meeting. al80 f0und wjtj, the bone8
Altus Raises 130,000 Bonus Oklahoma '89era Celebrate
Altus, Okla.—At a largely attended Oklahoma City.—Retrospection's
mass meeting of the citizens of this guide to twenty years of Oklahoma
Women in Bargain Riot
New York.—Uuward of 3,000 wom-
en Saturday engaged in one of the
fiercest bargain riots at Broadway
and Suydam street, Williamsburg,
that the Brooklyn police have ever
been called upon to quell.
Federal Court Interferes
Kansas City—Judge J. p. Phillips
here Saturday issued an order dissolv-
ing the temporary injunction recently
obtained by Attorney General Major
in the etate courts to prevent 18 rail-
roads entering Missouri from return-
ing to the three cent passenger rate.
city the proposition made by Presi
dent Kell, of the Wichita Falls *
Northwestern railroad to extend its
line from Frederick to Altus, was ac
cepted. A bonus of <30,000 together
with right of way for six miles and
terminal grounds was the terms on
which the railroad is to come, and
the cash has been secured and n guar-
antee made by the commercial club
that the other considerations will be
complied with.
Mr. Kell agrees to run trains into
Altus within ninety days from the
signing of the final contract, which
date has been set for the 20th Inst.
Safe Dynamited in Bank
Lucion, Okla.—Safe crackers dyna-
mited the safe in the Bank of Lucien
about 3 o'clock Saturday morning and
secured |#70 besides some of the —
.Jbank's paper than can be of no value the opening of the greatest state in
■ lo them. Before entering th« bank the union and the beginning or the
the robbers took the precaution to most remarkable city In the south-
cut the telephone wires near the cen- west was observed most approprl
tral office and no alalia was given, jately.
history was in evidence Thursday
The past was telescoped into the
present and the anniversary scheme
was lighted by the glory of the great
white way of future, its rays permeat
ing heart crevices and reinspiring the
renowned Oklahoma spirit. Men whe
made the "run" met Thursday, some
of them for the first time in near a
fifth of a century. Their days of plon
eering form the connecting link be
tween the present and the past that
was before '89, the magnificent pa
radc of the day iu many Oklahoma
towns typifying the three eras of Ok
lahoma's history.
The memorable day April 22, 1889,
and its exciting and interesting events
still vivid in the minds of hundreds of
Oklahoma citizens, and which marked
tiful maiden, tried to make himself
solid, and overdid it. We will now
pass on to the—"
Impending Strife.
"I want to buy a clarionet," said the
man with a steely look in his eye.
"Ah," said the dealer in musical
wares, "here is a perfect instrument,
absolutely true in tone."
"I don't want it. I want one that'll
produce nothing but blue notes. There's
a man next door who is studying the
trombone. I'm going to play the clar-
ionet In self-defense."
Dressed as Scholars.
At the wedding lately of the head
master of Eastbourne college, Eng-
land, the three pages in the bridal pro-
cession were garbed as scholars In
black satin knee breeches, buckled
shoes, scarlet silk gowns, with white
shirt fronts. Each carried a mortar- <
board hat and a scarlet-bound prayer
book.
FOOD FACT8
What an M. D. Learned.
A prominent Georgia physician went |
through a food experience which he
makes public:
"It was my own experience that first
led me to advocate Grape-Nuts food
and I also know, from having pre-
scribed it to convalescents and other
| weak patients, that the food Is a won-
derful builder and restorer of nerve
and brain tissue, as well as muscle. It
! improves the digestion and sick pa-
tients always gain just as I did in
| strength and weight very rapidly.
| "I wa> in such a low Btate that I
j had to give up my work entirely, and
went to the mountains of this state,
j but two months there did not improve |
j me; in fact I was not quite as well as !
when I left home.
"My food did not sustain me and j
it became plain that I must change, f
Then I began to use Grape-Nuts food j
and in two weeks I could walk a mile
without fatigue, and in Ave weeks |
returned to my home and practice,
D . c ns- w- H* MAY-
o48 Pearl Street, N w York City.
hearty
idesr
ooa wit
Wrigley'
ZZZEZ
the del
S8&
mint leaves is
fine for
digestion
Asylum Board to Visit Vinita
Guthile, Okla—Gov. Haskell, Rob-
ert Dunlap of Newkirk, and C. L
Ixmg of Wewoka, composing the
state board of managers for the in-
sane asylums, will visit Vinita this
week to select a site Tor the east side
institution, t'nder the terniB of the
bill Vinita Is required to furnish tho
state with 160 acres of land and arte-
sian water free.
Mr. Dunlap said Saturday that the
two fires at Fort Supply asylum would
amount to between $«,000 and >7,000,
and all of the property was well cov- —-
ered by Insurance. Arrangements ' taking up hard work again. Since that
will be made to rebuild at the fort as ' ,lmo 1 >,nvft ,0,t " tt'*" nn'' u,r*np "
* PKPSL
llookforthes
I Your Jeweler Knows
a Good Watch
i lie knows how to properly sdjmt on*
to your individual requirement*—*o it
will be accurate under all conditions.
That's the only way to buy a watch—
never by mall.
soon as possible.
Country Life Commission to Meet
Guthrie, Okla. Advices received by
E. D. Cameron, Btate Superintendent
of Education; Gov. Haskell and J. P.
Connors, of the State Board of Agri-
culture, indicate that thirteen states
will be represented at the meeting of
the Southwestern Irterstate Commis-
sion on Country Life to be held in
Guthrie, May 5 and 6.
time I have felt as well and strong a3
1 ever did in my life.
"As a physician who seeks to help
all sufferers. I consider It a duty to
make these facts public."
Trial 10 days on Grape-Nuts, when
the regular food does not seem to sus-
tain the body, will work miracles.
"There's a Reason."
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, "The Road to Wcllvllle."
K er rend the nboio letter f A new
nn«- nppcnra from time tn tlinc. They
are fceniilnr, true, and full of liuuiss
latere*!.
| A South Bend Watch
Front* In Solid tern K—pt Par fact Time
A witch, na matter haw good, cannot
be accurate unless adjusted to the person
who Is to carry It. A Seutk Bead
Watch —acknowledged superlar In every
grade -couldn't keep perfect time unless
IntAviduaiiy adjusted.
Ask your jeweler ta show you • South
Bend Watch \frlta ns far aur free book
— showing how a South Bend Watch
keeps accurate tlina In any temperature.
Sonlk Beod Witch Co., Soatk Bend, lad.
[live sroci
MlitELLAj
In nrriit v*r
nkiiitui «>
J NISCELUNUuS ELECTROTYPES
r*rtetr for sale at tho lowest prloes by
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Bryant, T. E. The Exponent. (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1909, newspaper, April 30, 1909; Ralston, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc169285/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.