Rogers County Leader. (Foyil, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, July 15, 1910 Page: 2 of 4
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BILL HARPER'S PAPER
FOYIL. - ~7~
OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA HAPPENINOS
The Rock Island has installed a mo-
tor ear service between Chickasha and
Waurika.
Tha Oklahoma City council has au-
thorlsed tha expenditure of $35,000 for
additional fire apparatus.
The Pioneer Telephone company
haa made a material reduction In long
distance rates over Comanche county.
Grant county newspaper men hare
organised a county association with
W. A. Delsell of the Grant County
News as president
Seventeen tanks of oil to the amount
of $20,000 were destroyed in the oil
field surrounding Nowata by an elec-
trics! storm last week.
Dr. John W. Dehon, a prominent
physician of Tulsa, and member of a
distinguished Alabama family, died
suddenly fromheart failure last week,
aged 57.
A state charter has been issued to
the Oklahoma City Labor Temple As-
sociation, capitalised at $10,000 for the
purpose of building a labor temple in
that city.
Miss Maggie Murphy of Chickasha
Is the latest Oklahoma girl to fall
heir to a large fortune. Through the
death of an uncle In St. Louis she
will inherit $50,000.
Sapulpans will is the future drink
filtered water. The city council has
condemned the use of the present
wster and ordered the establishment
of a filtering plant. Surreys have been
made for the building of a $250,000
water system.
Three men, George C. Henry, Sam-
uel Rose and William Stecker, hare
put up $15,000 of the $27,000 required
by outside parties, who will erect a
cotton seed oil mill at Stigler, in tin e
to handle the cotton seed of this year's
crop. A line of gins will be operated
la connection with the plant
News Notes
Jn^vsyssssa
WASHINGTON.
Brigadier General William I* Mar-
shall, who recently retired as chief of
engineers of the army, has been ap-
pointed consulting engineer to the Sec-
retary of the Interior in the reclama-
tion service. The position was created
by Secretary Balllnger to assist him
In solving the engineering problems
Involved In completing reclsmatlon
projects now under way.
Twenty of Blxby's representative
and most prosperous cltlsens organ-
ised a commercial club. Bixby is lo-
cated in one of the most fertile seo-
tions of the stste, and Its people are
determined to push It forwsrd from
this time on.
Making the moet unusual charge
that she wss so Intoxicated when she
wss wedded that she knew nothing at
all about It Jennie Cross of Oklahoma
City, has Instituted proceedings in the
superior court for the of
her msrrisge to M. L. Cross.
The bodies of two unknown Indians,
horribly mutilated and with their faces
crushed to s pulp, which makes Identi-
fication almost Impossible, were found
by the side of the Frisco railroad track
at Sand Springs, a few miles from
Tulsa.
Struck In the base of the right ear
by a pitched ball, William Johnson
wss almost Instantly killed during a
bail game at Olive, near Sapulpa. The
game was close and exciting and when
Johnson came to bat he was cheered
loudly. Johnson attempted to duck
the second ball pitched. He collapsed
after being hit and never uttered a
sound. Bill Dale, a pitcher who pitched
the ball that caused Johnson's death,
is on the verge of nervous collspse aa
a result of the tragedy.
Four ice cream dealers, arrested In
Durant for violations of the 8unday
cloelng law, were dismissed by order
of the mayor, who decided that u the
ordinance was to go before the people
lor a vote no action bad best be
DOMESTIC
The main building of the Appala-
chian exposition, which la to open at
KnoxvlUe, Tenn., September 12 next
was formally dedicated Friday.
Overcome by gas while cleaning out
a well on their farm near Girard, Kas.,
Roy Duncan, 24 years old, and his
father, R. 8. Duncan, died before help
oould reach them.
More than ten tons of frosen or dee-
slcated eggs, shipped to New York
from Chicago, were seised ss unlit for
human consumption at the King*
County Refrigerating company's plant
in Brooklyn. Government inspectors,
noting under orders from the depart-
ment of agriculture, made the slesure.
It 1s the largest one recorded.
An sgreement between attorneys for
the state and the Waters-Pierce Oil
company has been approved by Judge
Huaton at Enid, Okla. The agreement
fixes a penalty of $75,000 to be paid
the state, restrains the company from
entering into any contract or agree-
ment in the future In restraint oL
trade, or fixing prices of oils.
The gas well brought In three miles
east of Poteau last week was shot
with one hundred and forty quarts of
nitroglycerine, with the expectation
of bringing in an oil well. Indications
for oil are very strong. Ths flow of
gas immediately after the shot in-
creased to twelve million cubic feet
per day.
Sebe Benefleld. whose sensational
oonvlctlon in McIntosh county of man-
slaughter is still remembered, is at
laat free. Sebe went up for ten years,
after a hard fight against conviction,
but wss paroled last year by Governor
Haakell, and last week wss granted
a full and complete pardon.
John Connor, a white man, was
found guilty of the charge of burglary
In the district court at Tulsa recently
and sentenced to two years In the
state penitentiary. It was proven that
Connor beat stole a 15-cent linen dowel
from a Pullman wvr on the Frisco
tracks there.
Following the appeal made by the
United Society of the Christian En-
deavor from Boston to have the show-
ing of the Jeffries-Johnson fight plo-
turee prohibited In every city In the
United States, city after dty has
'allen In line. Others are considering
the matter with evident Intention of
forbidding the exhibition of the pic-
turoe.
James J, Jeffriee, the moet famous
fighter the world has ever produced,
met his first defeat Monday, July 4,
at the hands of the negro champion.
Jack Johnson. Jeffries displayed his
old gameness, but his endurance wss
gone end after taking fifteen rounds
of awful beating, he ssnk in s pitiful
heap for the fetal count
Rewsrds amounting to $1,000 are
offered for the arrest snd conviction
oC the murderers of Miss Anns Wend-
ler, whose body was found In the river
Mar Jefferson City. No arrests have
been msde. The father of the young
women offered a reward of $500, Gov-
ernor Hadley $200, and Sheriff Hagner
•100, and a Kansas City paper $100.
^the bleached eases at r .
' sas City, attorneys for the millers
announced that they would file a m
tlon for a new trial within SO days.
If refused the ease will go to the cir-
cuit court.
Severe earthquake shocks, continu-
ing for three mlnutee, were reoorded
by the Georgetown University obser-
vatory Thursday. It was the hestlbst
quake recorded this year snd wss said
to be only 500 mllee distant
J. B. Green and J. F. Hartwell of
Oklahoma City wore elected directors
of the newly organised Security 8tate
| bank of Gary, Ind., the stfel dty. The
bank will be one of the largeet capi-
talised institutions In ths state.
Joe Woodmn, manager of Sam
Langford, has wired he hss accepted
Johnson's offer to meet Lsngford for
$20,000. He asks Johnson to post
his forfeit on his arrival at New
York.
From April 1 to June 11 on this
year the Kensas state banks lost near-
ly eight and one-helf million dollsrs
in. depoeits. The decresss is due to
farmers drawing out funds to pay for
caring for their crope.
A bad storm at Mllbank, 8. D., blew
down the tent of a circus and bruised
thirty people who were csught In the
debris under the csnvss. Two are
seriously Injured.
Peter 8mlth, a husky young tan-
nery worker In Newark, N. J, drank
17 jiggers of whisky In succession,
thereby winning a bet of $1. As he
pocketed the money he fell to the
floor unconscious snd died soon after
In a hospital.
Many French aviators are anxloue
to come to the International Aviation
meet to be held at Garden City in Oo-
tober to'contest for the cup won by
Glen Curtlss at Rheime last August
Officials of the Memphis, Dallas 4k
Gulf railroad have filed a certificate
of an Increase In cspltal stock from
$645,000 to $7,875,000. Ths purpose
of the incresse of stock is to extend
the road from Murfreeeboro, in Pike
oounty, Arkansas, to Memphle, Tenn.
Following the refusal of the Mle-
souri, Kansas A Texas railroad to
grant an Increaee In pay and Improv-
ed shop conditions, the coppersmiths
on thst system went out on etrlke.
Excessive humidity caused seven
deaths and many prostrations from
beet st Chicago Satufday, although
the temperature did not get above IS
degrees.
The transfer of convicts .between
the ages of 16 snd 21 from the McAl-
ester penitentiary to the Granite re-
formatory continues. The board of
prison control has now authorised the
removel of snother bundled, making
200 In all at Granite^
A bill haa been Introduced In the
Louisiana state leglelature by Rep-
leeentative Thomas C. Anderson of
New Orlesns to legalise twenty-five
round boxing matches within the dty
of New Orleans.
A negro man was killed snd a num-
ber of other persons were injured In
a panic at a drcus at Leavenworth,
Kan-, censed by n severe wind and
rainstorm. The tent which wes pecto
ed with men, women and children, wes
blown down. The negro's name was
Weils.
The transport Buford ssilsd from
Seattle for Alaska,-with 100 officers
and men of the Sixteenth infantry.
The regiment will be etationed at
points in Alseke. The Buford will
bring from Aleekn the Tworty second
Infsntry, which will be sent to Baa
Antonio^ Tex.
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CARTER'S LI
LIVER PILLS
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OLD SORES CURED
Household Ceneternstlon.
'Charley, dear!" exclaimed youi_,
Mrs. Torklns, "ths baby has swallowsd
s gold dollsr!"
"Greet hesvens! Something must
be done. There will be no end to the
cost of living If he geto habits like
thst!"
Looked Like e Pattern.
"My dear," asks the thoughtful bus-
band, "did you notice a large shsst
of psper with a lot of dlegrams on it
about my desk?"
"You mean that big piece with doti
and curves and dlsgonala and things
all over It?"
"Yee. It waa my map of the path
of Halley's comet I wanted to—**
"My goodness! I thought It wss thst
pattern I asked yoa to get snd ths
dreeemsker Is cutting out my now
shirtwaist by It!"—Chlcsgo Evening
Poet
Foxy Hlrem.
"Well, now, If thst sln't surprising!"
ejaculated Mrs. Ryetop, as she shaded
her eyee with her hand. "There goee
old Hiram Skinflint and rather than
step on a poor black ant he picked it
up, and I bet he is going to drop It
somewhere out of the reech of dan-
ger."
Her husband laughed knowingly.
"Not Hiram Skinflint Mandy. He'll
go down to Jed Weatherby*s general
store end oader a pound of granulated
suger. Then while Jed Is looking an-
other way he'll drop the ant among
the grains snd tell Jed aa long aa his
sugsr hss snts in it hs ought to sell It
et half price. Like as not hs'll try to
get Jed to throw In two or three
raisins snd s yeast cake. You dont
know Hiram Skinflint"
Jnllne Cesser, In the tom of a msg-
nlfloent states has bsen dug up by
exesvators In the ftrada Leblcaoa.
Rspressntiag the greet emperor In his
robes ss Pontifex, tha status Is a
perfect state et preservation, and la
regarded as of ths greateet aroheso
logical lmportaaoe.
Delightful
Desserts
and many other pleasing
dishes can be made with
Post
Toasties
A crisp, wholesome food—
always icady to serve.
With fruits or berries it is
delicious.
"TW Miory Lhgwi"
A little book—"Good Things
Made with Toestfes"—ia
tellsbow.
SsM by
Its snd ISa
POSTUM CEREAL CO.. LTIX
Battle Creek, Mich.
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Harper, William R. Rogers County Leader. (Foyil, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, July 15, 1910, newspaper, July 15, 1910; Foyil, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc175705/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.