Fairview Republican. (Fairview, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1908 Page: 1 of 12
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VOLUME EIGHT
FAIR VIEW MAJOR COUNTY OKLAHOMA FEBRUARY 1908
NUMBER TWENTY
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MAJOR COUNTY'S
FIRST MURDER CASE
Carl Romane Shot to Death Through the
Window in His Home Northwest
of Fairview
Carl ltomane a cattleman living
about thirty-five miles northwest of
Fairview wm foully murdered aWut
9 o'clock Tuesday evening while
sitting by the window in his own
home
He had been sitting there Home
little time holding his small child
and the baby had just slipped down
from his lap to go to its mother
when tLe unknown assassin fired
two loads of buckshot through the
window iuto his body killing him
instantly
It was evidently a deliberately
planned murder as the dog had
leen poisoned only a few days le-
fore so as to prevent any alarm
being given
The sheriff was notified aDd
Deputy Sheriff Keith and County
Attorney Bardsley with his assistant
A Fairchild left for the scene of
the murder Mr Keith phoned for
Marshal Me F wen with his Mood
hounds soon after reaching there
but nearly thirty-six hours elapsed
before the dogs could he started on
the trail Date as it was the dogs
took the trail and followed it true
for nearly half a mile to where a
herd of catllo had crossed the trail
where it was lost Too much time
ba4 elapsf4 pd the wind had been
blowing bard most of the time
A coroner's jury was summoned
before a justice of the peace in that
township and a large number of
witnesses examined but no reliable
information could be gained It
looks like a rase shrouded in mys-
tery and only by accident will the
guilty one he brought to justice It
WU a cowardly deed to say the
least
The body was takeu to Alva and
from there to Ashley the next sta-
tion east of Alva on the Choctaw
railroad where the dead man Lad
relatives living and buried there
COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETING
Meeting called to order by chair-
man J 13 Headrick and roll call of
committeemen
South Bishop twp not repre-
sented North Bishop twp not repre-
sented Cimarron twp Jos Maim
Cleo twp not represented
East Crowell twp not repre-
sented West Crowell twp J M Boley
Dane twp J L McIIone
Deep Creek twp W T lluby
North Fairview twp (lea Ward
South Fairview twp not repre-
sented Meuo twp John Coward
Quinlan twp F E l’almer
North Jones twp not repre
sented
South Jones twp not repre-
sented Stone twp J 13 Headrick
Van twp L D Hadley
Motion made and seconded that
aa a majority of the township com-
mitteemen were present and owing
to the difficulties to get out a full
representation in the primaries after
a full discussion that the delegation
for the Aha convention be selected
by the committeemen present in-
stead of calling a county convention
for the same purpose
Motion carried
Motiuu made and seconded that
(he recommendation of State Chair-
man C'has Hunter that a delegation
be selected at this time to attend
the Oklahoma City convention
March 11 be accepted and the two
delegations be named
Motion earried
Motion made and seconded that
as Bishop Fairview Cimarron
Cleo Van Deep Creek and Crowell
townships cast the highest votes for
Ex (iov T B Ferguson le allowed
ioue delegate each to attend the Ok-
lahoma City convention March 11
and the alternates le selected from
Bishop Fairview Dane Jones
Quinlan Meno and Stone townships
and that these alternates be the
delegates to the Alva convention
February 2J and the delegates to
the Oklahoma City convention be
the alternates to the Alva conven-
tion Motion carried
The delegates and alternates were
named as follows:
pULO4TfS AJTLKNATM
‘ Bishop twp
J A Scofield
Fairview twp
Oeo Ward
Cimarpon twp
Jos Mann
Cleo twp
J J Grilfith
Van twp
Dan Noble
Wm Ooldsbury
Ben Doan
Quinlan twp
F E I'almer
Stone twp
B Headrick
f leuo twp
lank Lockett
Deep Creek twp Jones twp
W T Ruby Ben Fullerton
Crowell twp Dane twp
S S Davison F P Myers
Moved and seconded that a ma-
jority of the membe rs of each dele
gation present be empowered to
cast the full vote of the delegation
Motion carried
Ou motion the meeting adjourned
subject to the eall of the chairman
J B IIlamuck
Attest: Chairman
IL P Cl NNUPtHAM
iec’y Pro Tern
When the above action w as under-
stood by some of the Cleq llepubli-
cans they protested to chairman
Headrick and he authorized us over
the phone to publish another call
for the committeemen to meet at
Fairview Saturday Feb 8 at 2
o'clock p m All committeemen
are urged to be present and decide
this matter
By order of the chairman
J B Hladkk k
COMMISSIONERS’ PROCEEDINGS
Fairview Okla Feb 2 11)08
The Istard of county commission-
ers of Major county Okla met in
the county clerk's office in special
session and proceeded to transact
the business for which the coll was
made all the members being present
County Judge O M Evana At-
torney Frank Madison and Dr II
F Johnson were apointed commis-
sioners of iusauity
The official bonds of :
C H Butler constable of Jones tw p
J II Stephenson J I’ “ “
C 0 Andress J 1‘ of 11 “
M K Andrew clerk of “
W W Duncan treasurer "
V N Mitchell constable of Stone
twp
S M Fuller J P of Stone twp
J L Watkins J P of Cleo twp
W T Ilayea treasurer of Meno
twp were approved
No action was taken ou the peti-
tion of citizens of Jones twp for
another voting precinct
The county clerk was directed to
call a special meeting for March 2
11)08 It is the intention of the
board to decide definitely at said
meeting whether or not it is best
to borrow school money to defray
county current expenses It‘ i
hoped that interested taxpnyeis will
attend the meeting and air their
sentiments UKn this proposition
Adjourned
I D Kaput
Attest: Chairmau
I A ScRomLn
County Clerk
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an council meeting
The City Council met in regular
session Monday Feb 3 Those
present were Thomas VanFIeet and
(irace
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved
Dill of the T II lingers Lumlier
Co of $ii7 Co for lumber rerl
Moved and seconded that bill be re-
ferred to the Auditing committee
Carried
IleiKirtaud bill of $7700 of A J
McEweu read Moved aud seconded
that rejiort be accepted and bill be
allowed aod a warrant drawn on th
City Treasurer for amount
Carried
Moved and seconded that council
adjourn
Carried
C E Doha
City Clerk
HOW stilwell does things
Tbe Topeka State Capital says that
“Mr Stilwell who ia building the
Kansas City Mexico and Orient
railway baa just returned from
Mexico w ith his guests who returned
with uiru in his special train Mr
F E Crimes ex-state treasurer of
Topeka accompanied Mr f'jtilwdl
ou his trip as he does on all these
trips All of Mr StilweU'a guests
were pleased with his projosiUon
the Luilding of the road and the
farm grazing and mining country
through which it runs They weut
to the city of Mexico and Lad tLe
pleasure of calling on President Diaz
one of the greatest rulers while
there Mr Stilwell will make an-
other trip later accompanied by bis
friends to be gone two weeks
Mr F E Crimes of Topeka says
be is in a josition to extend an
invitation to a few of his friends
provided they are in a position to
invest $(HK) or more during the time
of the trip if the projMtsitioQ appeals
to them aud he will le pleased to
hear from any of them along the
line”
The Orient road is going to be a
great road for WicLita aud tbere is
cause for congratulation that a suc-
cessful railroad Luilder has it in
charge Mr Stilwell has unbound-
ed faith in the future of the Orient
road and there is no occasion for his
trying to deceive the capitalists who
invest their money in its construc-
tion Capitalists who are asked to
inves their money in the Orient are
shown the country through which it
will run from Wichita to Port Stil-
well on the Pacific coast They are
not asked to Let their money on a
concealed card but to invest it in an
enterprise that is bound to pay from
the very start
The Orient road along the line
already furnished in Kansas and
Oklahoma is one of the most jopular
roads in the West It is Ktilwell's
houesty with the people that causes
this When he says he will do a
thiug it will be done if within human
Ksisibility There is not a town
along the line of the Orient nor a
man who will aay Mr Stil well's
word ia not as good as law
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The following is only a part of an
article clipped from the Benjamin
Post of last week It Raid:
“Ou last Tuesday A II Stillwell
president of the Kansas City Mexico
A Orient railroad Leading a private
party of northern and eastern cap-
italist arrived in Benjamin with Lia
FAIRVIEW
OKLAHOflA
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party train ou a tour of inspection
Later m the day Vice-president
Dickenson of the Orient came up
with another private train consisting
of two coaches They only remained
in the city hut a short time hut
both trains were pulled out north
of towu where the work of track
laying will be resumed
“Of course everyoue in Benjamin
that knew of this visit by the road
officials was perfectly aware of the
fact that it had something to do with
resumption of work ou the gap north
aud of course there was lots of good
feeling over the matter
“It is officially reported that 150
men w ill be put to work laying track
just as soon as shipments of steel
can he made It was also learned
that this party was looking out a
place for a Y and switch yards where
materials can he placed during
course cf work on the road One of
the officials was also making inquiry
of our local butchers in regard to
the number of beeves on hand and
other matters pertaining to pro-
visioning the crews
“Now all these preliminaries leave
no doubt in our mind that work will
begin at a very early date and
should the laying of steel be pushed
as it is the president’s custom to
push matters through trains should
LA running from Kansas City into
Sweetwater not later than June or
July”
FIRST FARM LOAN
- (iuthrie Jan 22 — TLe first farm
loan out of state funds Las been
perfected by the board The loan
was made to J L McDaniel a far-
mer of Lcga county 16 miles of
Guthrie He holds 155 acres and
the loan is for $2()0 at 5 per cent
for five years TLe total expense in
getting the loan was but one dollar
and forty-five cents Tho appraise-
ment was ruaJe by J II Connors
and ALT Trafp Go Timor Hu-1
kell makes the following statement:
“Hemember farmers that it is not
necessary for you to pay a cent's
commission to any one Apply di-
rect to the board and your case
will have immediate attention
Make application to either L D
Marr Secretary or C N Haskell
('haL'iuan of the board— New State
Tribune ’ ’ ' '
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I have several grinders on hand
that I am going to close out re- "
gardless of oost and if you are in
need cf one at a bargain call and
look them over DR Thomas
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Cunningham, H. P. Fairview Republican. (Fairview, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1908, newspaper, February 7, 1908; Fairview, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1718993/m1/1/: accessed June 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.