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Official Democratic Newspaper of Ottawa County Oklahoma
VOL XXV No 45
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
MIAMI OTTAWA COUNTY OKLAHOMA FRIDAY OCTOBER 12 1917
LARGEST CIRCULATION
WHOLE No VOL XXXVI No 14
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INITIAL ORGANIZATION
HOME GUARD COMPANY
Meeting at Court House Friday Night Called by
H B Durant Results in Enthusiastic Start
Toward Permanent Organization of Ottawa
Home Guards 27 Join and Full Quota May
' Reach 100 Teams Working
A preliminary organization look-
ing to the permanent formation of a
company of the Home Guards was
perfected at a meeting held at the
court house Friday night The
meeting had been called by H B
Durant pursuant to the suggestion
- ff the Ottawa County Council of De-
fense The first steps taken were in the
way of a thorough explanation by
Mr Durant In regard to the working
plans duties ot members of the
Home Guards and the objects and
purposes of the organization its re-
lation to the National Guard and as
a unit In the state organization the
Home Guard is really a military or-
ganization taking the place of the
national guard which has been in
general mustered into the United
States service Beside doing duty in
' the way of home defense It is sub-
ject to the call of the governor any-
where in the state but not outside
The meeting selected H B Durant
as chairman and H B Cobban as sec-
retary of the preliminary organiza-
tion Slips of paper were passed
around the room with the request
that’ all present who desired to join
write their name and address there-
on Twenty-seven signified their In-
tention this being practically all
those present Many had previously
expressed a desire to become a mem-
ber but were unable to be present at
th meeting indicating that there will
be no difficulty whatever In getting
the necessary quota of 40 — in fact
there is every reason to believe that
ore the next meeting night prac-
tically the maximum number of 100
will have bepn secured
Following are those who signified
their intention of joining
G W Finley J M Willison E
G Huston J D Bomford C L
Smith Richard Walker G Enloe J
A Triplett James Muir Clarence Wil-
liams J W Scott Jack Carder E
E Shipley Olaf Baker W O Neely
F A Browning H G Halsey L D
Freebow W J Farneman H B
Cobban D B Hitt Walter Keeshen
S H Cruse R S Poe H B Durant
A E Turner P E Howard -
The next action taken was to se-
a lect committees for the various pur-
poses needed A committee on or-
ganization was selected composed of
H B Durant chairman H B Cob-
ban S H Cruse and C W Ritter
The most important committee
that of membership was selected
with E E Shipley as chairman with
eight assistants as follows: J W
Scott Olaf Baker James Muir J D
Bomford J' A Triplett J M Wil-
lison R S Poe and Fred Brown-
ing An armory committee was chosen
consisting of the following: C W
rltter chairman D E Hitt J W
Scott E' P Martin and S H Cruse
Athletic Goods
“You Know Us”
' Every thins: in the line
See Our Window
HADLEY
Four Busy
Miami— Commerce
The duties of this committee" is to
secure suitable quarters and also to
arrange for armory facilities —
It was decided that a finance com-
mittee while "of the most import-
ance considering the need of consid-
erable funds with which to buy uni-
forms etc should not be chosen un-
til the next meeting when there
would be a 'larger 'membership to
select from
The next meeting will be held at
the court house on Friday evening
Oct 12 at 7:30 At this time the
committees will report The mem-
bership committee has been organiz-
ed into squads as explained else-
’sre and will make a thorough
canvass They believe they pan
bring the company up to more than
double its present quota by Friday
night
LACLEDE’S BIG LEAD
CAVE IS ONE OF THE
WONDERS OF FIELD
One of the wonders of the Miami
district the visiting engineers and cap-
italists will be invited to inspect when
they visit the mining field Friday will
be the rich ore cave recently found
on the lease of the Laclede Lead and
Zinc company on a lease Just north of
Tar River and directly west of Picher
The cave is in the mill shaft of the
Laclede and is declared by those
who have seen it to be one ot the
richest and one of the real wonder
caves of the district The- lease has
been well drilled There are 'about 25
holes down most of them showing a
fine run of ore at the 200-foot level
A peculiar condition of this ground Is
that the mill shaft where the cave was
found makes the best showing of
lead while the field' shaft shows a
fine run of zinc
The mill of the Laclede company
was only recently completed and is
now running full time making ore
‘ ‘ SOME “SWEET’ CIDER
This office acknowledges the re-
ceipt of a gallon jug ot pure apple
cider — sweet of course made by J
M Crabtree on his farm and garden
place half a mile north of the city
Mr Crabtree is an expert at cider
making and has produced a large
amount of this Invigorating drink
He has a nice orchard and makes it
on the place
Judge J B A Robertson of Okla-
homa ‘City a recognized candidate
for governor and who has large min-
ing Interests In the Miami district fs
spending a few days in the city
Born Tuesday to Mr and Mrs Q
P McGhee a baby boy
DRUG CO
Drug Stores
-Tar River— Picher
Sales for Week' Totaled $276624 Turnin Some
Lighter Than Usual on Account of Shortage
of Cars and Slight Drop in Prices of Lead
Ore Miami Mining District Continues far in
Lead of any Other Camps and Output for
1917 Will Exceed Fifteen Million Dollars -
The week ending Saturday Oct 6
showed a lighted turnin than that ot
the two or three weeks previous
mainly due to shortage of cars - The
price of lead also dropped $10 per!
ton making a light turnin of that
metal
Zinc blende prices averaged $70
per ton lead shrank to an average
of $90
Many new mills are getting in
readiness for a turnin in the near
future and with proper shipping
facilities the tonnage and sales will
continue to soar bringing the turn-
in from this district at least consid-
erably above the fifteen million dol-
lar total
Under “sundries' will be found
the sales of lead for the week also
for Bales of lead ore unreported for
the week previous These sundries
come entirely from sales in the Mi-
ami district
Following are the shipments in
pounds with their' values from the
Miami Mining District for the week
ending Saturday October 6: 1
Blende Lead '
Picher mines 1713800
Welch M Co -1370750
Bilharz 388610 82610
INTERSTATE WILL
ERECT MILL IN THE
4-MILE CREEK FffiLD
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The Interstate Mining company
will soon begin the erection of a mill
on the Smith land whfch is in the
Four Mile creek territory -The Inter-
state which is composed of Oklahoma
City capitalists is the pioneer in the j south of this lease the Horse Shoe
field which is just being developed -has put down three holes and located
apd whch promises to become one of
a 35-foot face ot lead that will assay
25 per cent or better
This is regarded as the richest
strike of lead made while at another
has been
caves and
were the first to make a strike It) veins that show a greater per cent of
was a rich strike at that and fol- lead than the Horse Shoe but the face
lowed the first Interstate drill hole 'of ore has not been so extensive nor
Others have begun prospecting in that! the run of ore so free The ore la
vicinity and there is at his time 50 1 found at the 140-foot level
or more drills in operation J P Burnett is president of the
The Interstate lease is just south of Horse Shoe and S J Blair secretary
the O H Parker land and north of and treasurer
the ' Tinkle lands Several rich i
strikes have been made on the latter
recently and thid field fs developing
fast
the rich sections of the mining dis-
trict The Interstate plant will be the
first one erected They were the first! level a rich run of jack
to start a drill in that section and found There have been
S & S CLUB MEETING MAY
TAKE UP RED CROSS WORK
The S & S Club met Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs George J Stein
This is their first meeting ’and the
question of devoting part of their
time to the Red Cross work will be
decided A large attendance is expect-
ed at the meeting
Mrs Homer Deal of Augusta
Kan is visiting her mother Mrs I
S Howard 222 B N W
FOR
Efficient Reliable and Economical Service and Rates on
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE
FAR? I AND CITY jREAL ESTATE LOANS
INSURANCE IN ALL ITS -BRANCHES
See Pliofe or Write
Geo E! Bomford Pres
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Elmer E Merris Secretary
Pioneer Abstract & Loan Company Inc
(CAPITAL $500000)
Office No 5 E Central Phone 203 Miami Oklahoma
Admiralty 320310
Anna Beaver 132000
Bethel 391320
CroesuB 148360
86890
Kitty — — 87790
Montreal 333930
Piokee 173000
Skelton No 1 131500 164000
Skelton No 2— 278350
Dew Drop 175610
Commonwealth 86790
Wood Chuck 88400 ‘
Keystone Tig M- 33780
Lucky Junction- 86900
Ramage 318410
Mahutska - 206870
Sundries 395000
Sundries (omitted
previous week)! — 390000
7 0465480 1118500
Totai values: blende $226292
lead $50332 grand total for the
week $276624
Following are the total shipments
from the Miami Mining District since
January 1 1917 a total period of 40
weeks: 1
Blende Lead
Total lbs 232861995 43374805
Total valuesi$8275273 $2511631
' Grand total 40 weeks $10786904
HORSE SHOE FINDS'
RUN OF FREE ORE
ON QUAPAW LEASE
The Horse Shoe Mining company
has struck a run of almost tree lead
ore In a shaft on fts lease near Qua-
paw The drill shows a face of from
30 to 35 feet On a quarter directly
WANDERER RETURN’S
Dr H E DeWees street commis-
sioner and man of ‘“holin' dawg fame
returned Saturday from an extended
trip to Canton Ohio his former
home He also visited several other
cities and says that Miami was as
common a word in most of them as
“White Sox” is in the “fan” universe
James Reeves and C L-'B°wman'
of Chicago spent a short time in Mi-
ami Tuesday guests of Mr and Mrs
George Stein They visited the min-
ing fields while in the city They are
returning to their home after a busi-
ness trip to Tulsa
Chas L Hale Ylce-Pres
MRS LIZZIE HUGGINS ON
TRIAL CHARGED WITH
MURDER OF HUDSPETH
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The jury selection was completed
shortly after four o'clock Thursday
afternoon and the trial proceeded
after 15 minutes recess The state
and the defense each challenged
seven jurors before the final list was
completed
Uncle Harry Moore and wife return-
ed home Sunday after a few weeks’
visit with their son EarrK Moore
and family of Pryor
CIVIC LEAGUE WE
TAKE UP WAR WORK
WITH RED CROSS
The Civic League ohe of the
most effective woman's organization
in the city has decided to devote
their time almost exclusively to Red
Cross work
It was decided to drop all subject
work for the time but if there is
anything requiring the attention ot
the club the president will call a
meeting
Members of the Civic League like
other clubs of the city are also mem-
bers of the Red Cross and they have
decided on this program to better
assist in the war work
Small Fire in Rear of '
Palace Clothing Store
Only Trash Pile Burns
A pile of trash which they say had
been accumulating for two weeks
caught fire in the rear of the Palace
store about 1 o’clock Thursday caus-
ing considerable excitement but was
speedily put out by the department
The trash according to report had
been accumulating two weeks It in-
cluded waste paper an old bed mat-
tress boxes and other junk It was
discovered by one ol the clerks in
the store and was making rather a
merry blaze
No damage was done but the trash
after the fire was put out was hauled
away j
CHARTERS GRANTED
Buckshot Mining company Oklaho-
ma City Incorporators J A Frates
Miami H R Granlee Miami J H
Grant Oklahoma City Capital $150-000
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Otllciul Report of the Condition of
OTTAWA COUNTY -NATIONAL BANK
f MIAMI OKLAHOMA
At the close of business September lltli 1917
RESOURCES
Loans and Pi ’counts $ 710(10220
Overdrafts 309203
Real Estate ' 1750000
Etitnitim At EKtures 350000 a
V S Bonds 1300000 '
Llliertv Loan Ronds 2053000
Ollier Bonds At Warrants 215002:1
Slock or Federal Be-erie Bank i 4H0J00
Cash and Sight I'vthanue 40715015
$1213820 0!
11 liMLlTHCH
Capital Stock $ 13000000
Su plus l'nnd ’ 1000000
Crditided Profits 1102402
Circulation 1470000
D El’OSiT S 102050400-
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$121582001
The allot o statement is correct
IV M DYER Cnsliier
- Conipqrntite Deposits ’ -
September 12 1010 J $ 30100001
September 11 1017 J-! $102050100
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Killing Occurred June 18 1915
and Has Been Postponed
Several Times
ADMITTED TO BAIL
Slayer Has Been Out Under Bond for
Some Time-Work of Secur-
ing Jury Seems to Be
- Difficult
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4 THE HUGGINS CASE 4
4 Set for trial Thursday morn- 4
4 ing Oct 11 9 o’clock 4
4 Mrs Lizzie Huggins accused 4
4 of murder of J A Hudspeth July 4
4 10 1915 4
4 Prosecution for state conduct- 4
"4 ed by Ray McNaughton county 4
4 attorney State asks tor capital 4
4 punishment 1 4
4 Defendant will enter plea of 4
4 self-defense Defendant’s attor- 4
4 neys Smith & McGhee 4
4 One of state's important-jvit- 4
4 nesses an eye-witness to sho&t- 4
4 Ing absent and whereabouts un- 4
4 known ‘ 4
4 Regular panel of 15 jurors and 4
4 special venire of 30 jurors called 4
4 Difficult to secure a juror be- 4
4 cause case is so widely known 4
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The case of Lizzie Huggins charg-
ed with the murder of J A Huds-
peth at Alton June 18 1916 was
called for trial in the district court
Thursday morning This is one of
the most noted cases in the hiBtory
of Ottawa county and the defense
seems to be based on the claim of
self defense
The case has been set tor trial at
various times but has always been
postponed for one cause oi another
On one 'occasion at the time' court
convened the case was deferred be-
cause of child birth and another
time an important state witness was
missing '
The work of selecting the Jury was
started Thursday A special call
was Issued for 30 men and there
are indications that It will bs diffi-
cult to secure a jury Sentiment at
Afton has been against Mrt Hug-
gins though she has been out on
bond Bince a short time after her ar-
rest for murder
Cause Unknown
Just what led up to the killing Is
rather a beclouded issue It seems
that Mrs Huggins and Hudspeth
came from the same place in Arkan-
sas that he went back to his old
home on a visit that he made some
statement that reflected upon the in-
tegrity of Mrs Huggins and that he
refused to retract when called upon
by her to do so Just what Huds-
peth is supposed to have said has
never been stated but friends of
Mrs Huggins says he talked too
much
The accused woman is the mother
of two children one of them only a
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