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DISTRICT COURT AD-
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RNED SATURDAY
Sentences on Those Found Guilty
Pronounced Convene Again
in January
District court wound up its October
term here in a great rush Saturday
evening and adjourned to meet in Mi-
i ami again the latter weeks of January
4 1914
j There were many default judgments
I taken some civil case tried many con-
' tinuancea granted and the criminal
docket was practically cleared
The following sentences were impos-
ed by the court: ' ‘
Dan Lovesee aged 17 charged with
grand larceny plea of guilty sentenc-
ed to 4 years in the Reform School at
Granite time run from May 16 1913
date of his incarceration here in jail
The other case against him was dis
missed
Otho Price aged 24 grand larceny
i plea of guilty 4 years Reform School
running from August 23 1913 date of
imprisonment here
John Baldlein aged 23 grand larceny
plea of guilty 4 years in Reform
School ''tmning from Sept 11 1913
date put in jail here
Delbert Lanford aged 19 Fairland
grand larceny plea of guilty 4 years
Reform School from Sept 3 1913
All these can get nearly half time ofT
for good behavior
Homer Paden malicious treatment of
domestic animals slitting' his horse’s
nose and stabbing it in the side found
guilty by jury fined S100 and coat
f Jess Angel assault to kill brother-in-Jim
Trisler Fairland fined $100
-4nd cost Paid fine
I W H Ballard forgery guilty by
jury decree with 1 year in pen recom-
mended Motion for new trial and ar-
rest of judgment pending Bond fixed
'at $1000
In the matter of county commission'
era petition for privilege to issue $11-
000 refundingbonds to pay off judgments
against and past due warrants of the
county the court denied the petition
on ground that there is some question
as to the validity of the claims and
that the amount was not provided for
in the Excise Board’s levy except
about $2700 -
Delinquent Tax Sales Postponed
The delinquent tax list published in
the Miami Republican last week prov-
ed to be null and void because of an
error in dates The list as published
bore the date of 1012 when it should
have been the delinquent list for 1912
For this reason the commissioners de-
clared the sale off and turned down
the printer’s bill which was slightly in
excess of $75000
It is no more than fair to state that
the local office force and management
is not entirely responsible for the error
Yl'he copy was taken to Webb City and
the type was set there on a linotype
machine When the type was sent
here it was not accompanied by the
Recor 'Herald from which it was set
on which the correct dates had been
penciled by Mr Roberts imself there'
fore the local force had ho authentic
copy from which to make up the forms
hence the error
This will necessitate the postpone
ment of delinquent tax sales till next
year as the law prescribes that the
sale must begin on the first Monday of
November of each year That date is
past
- Mining Report
Conditions in the Miami mining camp
last week were about normal All the
mines were running with usual crews
There was some drilling in operation
The McConnell-Barnes interests had
crews at work on their 400 ton mill
Tar Creek and on their 200 mill 2 miles
west of the city k
The best price reported for choicest
grades of zinc sold in car load lots was
$46 00 reckoned on a settlement of $43
00 basis of 60 per cent metallic z
he general tone of the market was
fro m 50 cents to $1 50 Rower than for
the previous week The lowest basis
offering reported paid was $3900
Following is the output and values
reported of the mines in this camp:
’ersonalTax Books Ready Nov 15
The personal tax book will reach the
ounty treasurer about Nov 15 and
the realeatate book about December 1
The county treasurer will be ready to
receive personal taxes on and after
Nov 15 and realeatate taxes on or
about Dec 1 or just as soon as the
tax books come into bis hands Taxes
will become delinquent January 1 1914
with the consequent penalties attached
Had it been possible to complete
these books with the correct tax ex-
tensions they should have been in the
hands of the treasurer Oct 15 But
with no provision for the necessary
help the books could not be gotten
ready and are a month late This Will
result in a great rush at the treasurer’s
office during the latter part of the year
for tax payers will want to get under
the line before taxes become delinquent
LOCAL LORE
Mrs W Standifer was in
Wednesday
Dedrick Fortner one of Seneca’s
young business men was mingling with
Miami friends Sunday
A C Towns was in Vinita Tuesday
on legal business connected with the
Jim Welch Probate matter
Joe McMullan and wife were spend-
ing the latter part of the week in Mus-
kogee where they are preparing to
move in a few days
A R Clark and his associates who
have been constructing the Miami-Hat-tenville
Cable line for the Pioneer
Telephone company went to- Vinita
Monday evening to do three or four
days work for the company Work
was suspended here forlack of material
but will be resumed as soon as it ar-
rives The new cable is well along
towards completion but there are a lot
of odds and ends to yet finish and the
old line is to be taken down
Sorosis Club Party
- eird costumes old fashioned games
an elaborate five course dinner amid
uncanny surroundings were features
of one of the most delightful parties
ever given in Miami when" Mesdames
Morse Tuttle D W Cooter McGaha
and McCuddy were hostesses to the
members of the Sorosis Club and their
husbands
Very suggestive invitations had been
sent out a few days previous by the
committee to the other members of the
club and the event had been expect-
antly awaited
The guests assembled at the appoint-
ed hour and the home of Mr and Mrs
W D Morse where they were met by
spooks at every turn of the way and
Bilently conducted to the ghost Cham-
ber where solemn oaths were taken
and what transpired there only those
who were permitted to come out can
tell
After an hours fun into which evq-y-one
entered with true Hallowe’en spir-
its the guests were told to prepare for
a journey and following a leader were
led around a block up one street and
down another through alleys and yards
until the leader came to a small door
leading to a dark basement and " here
they were ordered to descend Silently
and fearingly each one obeyed the com-
mand finally coming to steps leading
upward It was here they were
told to ascend Passing through a door
at the top of tie stairs they found
themselves in the beautiful parlors of
Mr and Mrs Tuthill
In the dining room the long banquet
table was laid and jpe five course tur-
key dinner served here was perfect in
every detail Melinda Topsy Rosey
and Sally Ann the charming waitress-
es did much to make the dinner all that
possibly could be desired
Messrs ' Mabon and Newton res-
ponded to toasts A musical program
was much enjoyed and then the party
went back to the Morse home to fur-
ther enjoy the evening
After the gentlemen had been initia-
ted into the Ancient Order of Sorosis
lights were turned low and the entire
party seated themselves on the flooi
around the blazing fire and listened to
ghost stones coming to us from many
lands The principal narrators were
Mrs Newton Mr McGaha and Mr
Linton
If there was a single item omitted
which goes to make a successful even-
ings entertainment no one present
has been able to find it out
In the wee sma’ hours of the beauti-
ful November morning the guests de-
parted for their several homes after
having enjoyed one of the pleasantest
evenings of their lives For after all
Let’s look for the bright side
For that is the right side
Let’s seek for the sun
Let’s shun melancholy
It pays to be jolly
Let’s laugh and have funl -
Let’s vow that our troubles
Are nothing but bubbles
And soon they’ll be done
YEGGMEN BLOW
MJAUAFE
Ruined Safe Destroyed a Few
Tickets Got No Money Sheriff
Frightens Them Off
The big steel safe and ticket case
at the M O G depot was blown by
yeggmen about 2 o’clock Monday morn-
ing The combination lock was torn
to pieces and the door badly sprung
A few tickets were destroyed but
otherwise the contents of the safe
were undisturbed A Mr Duncan a
traveling man was at the Frisco depot
to take the Northbound Meteor and
heard the explosion He rushed over
to Sheriff Gibsons house to notify him
It being electric lighted about the
Frisco depot the robber guard saw the
movement and all made their getaway
leaving the job unfinished and its well
they did for the sheriff was on the
scene within five or six minutes There
$8001 in the safe but the cracksmen
failed to get it The time for the blow
up was happily selected the burglars
seemingly knowing that the Sunday’s
ticket sales could not be deposited in
the bank and was probably in the safe
Their assumption was correct for that
was just the state of affairs The
sheriff arrested two suspects and slap-
ped them in jail but was not certain he
had the right men It latter develop-
ed that these men were miners tramp-
ing through and getting cold at their
open camp— came to the depot to get
warm These men had no evidence
about them that wot Id indicate their
complicity in the safe blowing stqnt
no tools and they were turned loose
Tuesday '
Rearranging City Offices -
Mayor Swartz and city clerk James
assumed the role of mechanic Thurs-
day and rearranged the council cham-
ber so placing the fixtures as to re-
serve the front end for the clerks and
business office leaving a good sized
lobby for patrons who may have busi-
ness at the city hall A good sized
working counter is faced by a bank
lattice work with a cash window to
poke your cash through when you go
to pay your water and light bills The
new arrangemeut is a decided improve-
ment The Quapaw Gas Co
William Quigg spent Sunday with his
family in this city He has been work-
ing for the Quapaw Gas Co at Big
Heart Osage county for the past
month in the capacity of a machinist
This company is installing 3 Cooper
1100 horse-power engines for compress-
ing and pumping gas ' The Cushing
gas field has been tapped by a pipe line
leading to this central station Five
pipe lines center there tapping as many
gas fields This is to be a model pump-
ing and concentration plant This is
the company that supplies Miami with
natural gas Mr Quiggt will take i
permanent position with the company
He will leave his family' here for the
present
Buy Delinquent Tax Certificates
W E Rowsey and W ' H Ludwig
two capitalists of Muskogee were in
Midmi this week and made a contract
with county treasurer A R Botts for
the purchase of all certificates of lands
sold in the county for delinquent taxes
during the years of 1910 and 1911
The consideration was that they pay
all subsequent taxes and costs t)f pub-
lication and sale The county simply
sold all interest it had in these land
certificates
At the time of sale there were no
bidders for this land and the county had
to buy it in for self-proteotion It was
these certificates that the county sold
to the Muskogee parties this week
First National Bank
MIAMI
CAPITAL
LUS & PROFITS
4 Interest Paid on Time Deposits
Y'e want your banking business
Moody R Tidwell Cashier
Echoes of the Welch Case
A C-Towne returned from Vinita
Thursday morning where be had been
in the WHch case The county court
of Craig county held that the guardian
of Maud Welch J A Daniels bad no
right to take an appeal from its ruling
From this ruling the case was appealed
to the district court and Judge Davis
sustained the lower court From the
judgment of the district court an ap-
peal was taken to the Supreme Court
and there it will pend indefinitely
The point at issue was that Daniels’
guardian of Maud Welch is the proper
person to administer the estate of James
Welch deceased and that Ottawa
county is the proper jurisdiction This
the Vinita courts ruled against and in
favor of administering the estate in
Craig c -unty by the administrator
selected by the wife of the dead man
James Welch Based on these conten-
tions the case is being fought out on
appeals '
In the mean time the revenues from
the Welch estate and its management
are in the control of the Indian agent
at Muskogee
City Com’rs Proceedings
City commissioners met in regular
session Monday night with Mayor
Swartz in the chair and McGuffin Mc-
Cullough Jackson and Streeter pres-
ent R Q James city clerk officiated
as scribe '
On motion of McGuffin seconded by
Streeter the three banks in the city
were designated as city depositories
monies to be apportioned according to
the capitai stock of each bank The
apportionment will be made at next
meeting The banks will pay 3 per
cent on daily balances
The following bills were allowed
against the Light and Water Fund
K Q James stamps $ 100
Miami Trans Co Frt & Drayage 2 60
Record-Herald - Ptg
Shriver & Cun supplies
G' F Miller rebate
Engineer
fuel
Electrician
' Engineer
150
170
' 109
5000
33200
5500
6000
” 75 00
& B Fund
B B Davis
Com Gas Co
W L Market
R E Price
A D Ebersole
Claims against S
A Hood & Sons supplies 30
C C Itppa ' shoeing 780
Millner & Fribley mdse ' 120
A Harris street work " 1120
S' A Roberes claim for printing in the
sum of $5575 was disallowed and clerk
ordered no notify claimant file correct
statement
Against Contingent Fund
Geo O Gibson Feed Pris 100
Record-Herald Ptg Quar St a 1260
A C Wallace Phone Okla City 300
Against F & W Fund
C C Kipps shoeing 6 60
Shriver & Cun acid 65
Millner & Fribley Polish 50
Jno Fry Horse teeth Treat ' 400
Against Sal Fnnd
A H Stephens S police
J H Swartz mayor
A H Seay fireman
Fred Carpenter “ -
chief
chief police
N police
city clerk
250
8333
50 00
6000
6000
5000
700
2660
- 1500
4000
one car
for ex
J O Jackson
T F Lewis
J M Gamble
R Q James
F L Wormingtoncity Phys
A C Wallace “ Atty
Clerk authorized to order
load of pole and cross armes
tension of light Bystem and additional
arcs
A motion was adopted authorizing
city treasurer to investigate the $7400
Errick Okla finding bonds bearing
interest at the rate of 6 per cent and
if found to be a safe investment re
port on the advisability of purchasing
them from money now in the sinking
fund and wtich are not earning that
rate (6 per cent) of interest
OKLAHOMA
- $5000000
$3700000
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FRIENDS ELECT HIM
A J Franklin Cousin of the Gar-
mans in Spectacular Race
for Sheriff in Ky
Monday night Oct 27 occurred a
bloody tragedy on the streets of Ed-
monston Metcalfe county Kentucky
in which one man Lindsay Dowell was
killed Ab J Franklin a deputy sher-
iff was shot in the body five times and
sent to the point of death by Chester
Pendleton a relative of Dowell’s
Franklin was wounded in the wrist
twice in the thigh once in the leg and
once in abdomen penitrating his bow-
els five times The altercation arose
on one of the prominent streets The
dead man DoweU was the aggressor
and shot twice at Franklin before he
opened fire in self defense It was
one of those typical Kentucky argu-
ments in which revolvers are the final
arbiters and a death or two is the cli-
max Franklin was taken to his home
supposedly to die The doctor said he
bad one chance in a hundred for recov-
ery and the wounded man staked his
being on that chance
He had been deputy for some time
was a quiet inoffensive man and un-
iversally popular At the iast county
primary he was nominated for sheriff
on the democraticticket carrying every
precinct in the county but one -He
was making a strong canvass but
had not completed it when the tragedy
occurred
From his bed of affliction on Oct 31
having somewhat ralied he issued the
following appeal to hiB political friends
the voters of Metcalfe county:
'I have been shot and severely
wounded but I believe I will get well
I cannot complete my canvass as I de-
sire but am relying on my friends to
elect me sheriff next Tuesday and if
they will do so I promise them faith-
ful service Friends don’t forget me”
Ab J Franklin subject of this sketch
and the hero of the above tragedy is
cousin of Mrsr V L Larimore of this
city and of the German’s of this coum
ty consequently they took deep inter
eat in the outcome of last Tuesday’s
election in Metcalfe county Kentucky I
and siecerely hoped for the success of
their brave but wounded cousin Mr
Franklin
Later— Mrs Larimore received word
Thursday that Franklin died laBt Sat-
urday night from the effect of his
wounds
A Fine String of Apples
E L Urmey has on display at the
Ottawa County National Bank an at-
tractive exhibit of red apples theGano
variety which were gathered this year
from a 30 acre orchard on the Stan-
nard farm 3 miles from Ottawa There
are thirteen of these apples in line
forming a perfect incline the largest
being about 4 inches in diameter and
the smallest less than an inch The
little fellow is the thirteenth and is the
runt of the lot It seems to berthe un-
lucky victim of the hoodoo ”13”
These apples are all the same age
and all grew on the same tree Mr
Urmey has a lot of them- for sale
Opened Loan Offices
Roy E Rupard of Shelton Mo as
Manager for the Walton Trust comp-
any has opened a farm loan office over
the Ottawa County National Band He
will make farm loans and he says his
company has lots ot money which he
will put out on most favorable terms
on good farm security
An Ottawa County Boy
Highly Honored
Clem W Collins a certified public
accountant with office suite at 1230
Foster Building Denver Colo was
singularly honored on Oct 20 of this
year when Governor Ammons of Colo-
rado recognized his expert qualifies
tions as an accountant and appointed
him a member of the State Board of
Accountancy The board in turn chose
him as its president
It is the duty of the State Board of
Accountancy in Colorado to -hold ex-
aminations at stated times for appli
cants for the Degree of Certified Pub-
lic Accountant Membership on this
board is considered the highest honor
that can be conferred upon a member
of the profession
Mr Collins is a son of A’ Collins of
Afton and was raised in that town
He spent four years in St Louis where
he was connected with one of the large
accounting firms of that city He
went to Denver in 1908 where he open
ed public accounting offices and he
now has an extensive practice extend-
ing over Colorado Missouri and Okla'-
homa Here is another high score for
an Ottawa county boy
Home Man Gets Contract
The county commissioners were in
session during most of the week Among
other things they let a contract for a
90-foot bridge across Tar creek east of
the city Following were bidders l
T J McCauley of this city all con
Crete rein forced iron beam $181300
Swartz & Speer of this city No I
concrete $196225
No 2 179000
No 3 200500
W H Chedester’s bid as per plans
and specifications $199000
As per plan submitted 194500
Mo Valley Bridge & Iron Co’s
bid $187500
Illinois Steel Bridge Co’s bid as per
county engineer’s sp’fications $210000
Design A 189900
” B 170000
” C 187500
Concrete Construction Co $195000
The McCauley bid being the lowest
and best bid was accepted by the com-
missioners and the contract was award-
ed to him It is a triumph for the con-
crete bridge and a home concern and
the commissioners are to be commended
Peoria "aws
Mrs Dave Porter is quite sick
Chas Creamer the blacksmith has
moved bis tools across the street into
the Old Powell shop
Ed McConkey was in Galena last Friday-
Mrs Mary Delaware has been quite
sick for the past week
Mrs Silas Burnett and Mrs W B
Peery were in Seneca last Monday
Mr McMaine has moved bis family
into the house east of Green Stivens’
Mrs Sarah Mayes has made several
improvements at the hotel by the way
of cement Walks etc
John Dan Horn and son Harley are
at home on the Joe Greenback land
Tom Kendall was In Galena Monday
Chas Poteet and family visited their
brother Tom Kendall last Tuesday
Ed M McConkey was in Seneca Mon-
day Henry Stasil was in Seneca lastTues-
day Dr Willis of Hattenville was look-
ing after patients several days last
week in this vicinity
Paul Goodeagle is about recovered
from his illness -
Ed McConkey is stripping some nice
tripoli
It is just about time we had another
railroad scare we see the Interurban
from Columbus south is talked of again
Ottawa News
We are enjoying fine cool weather
now intersperced with a few showers
now and then
Frank Trigg is still digging potatoes
Fred Ellison spent Sunday in Miami
O Z Utter visited relatives in Mo
Saturday and Sunday last
Word received from Ern Albro to the
effect that they are well pleased with
their choice of location to say nothing
of the ready cash they can make and
say if they continue to like the country
as they do now will never farm in Ot-
tawa county again so much for the first
report But we want to remind them
that they have drank from the noted
King Spring— and well— you know the
rest
Whenever the Conkshell is sounded in
these parts you may know the ’-Stork”
will soon arrive— and last Sunday It
answered the summons at the home of
Frank Akers and wife and left a fins
baby boy weighing 9 lbs net weight
Dr Ferguson in attendrnce
Frank Trigg surprised his wife with
a new Majestic range last Saturday
R F D No 2 Items
Grover Trask left Monday for Taylor
Spring 111
Ernest Estep is boarding with John
Helmick Cap Logan is cutting kafir
corn this week Hol’is Helmick and
Misses Maud and Lucy Trask attended
the party Halloween night given by
Miss Ethel Hoard
-There must be some new attraction
in Hattenville by the number of trips a
young man makes there
Chess Leach went to Hattenville
Tuesday
Mrs Davis visited at Geo Davis’ Sat-
urday Mrs Bony Trask and children spent
Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs
H S Trask
Miss Ora Davis called on Mrs Marble
one evening of this week
Mrs Mouser and daughter Maud
called at Mrs Charley Mouser’s Satur-
day Ernest Estep spent Sunday night
with the Helmick boys
Those present at Geo Helmick’s Sun-
day were John Helmick and family and
Bill Blunt and family Misses Maudjand
Lucy Trask Messrs Ernest Estep and
Willie Trask
Total $12432
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