The Keota Record (Keota, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1915 Page: 5 of 8
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THE KEOTA RECORD
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ED 8TEPHENS ALMOST STARK
MAD ASRESULT OF MURDER
r FIVE YEARS AGO
OTHER NEWS OF THE NEW STATE
Little Incident and Accident That
Go To Make Up a Week’
Hletory of a Great
Commonwealth
Chlckaeb pThe body of Oscar
Stephens was found by Sheriff Hodge
Bailey In a cornfield twenty miles
northwest of Chlckasha where It was
burled five years ago by Ed Stephens
cousin of Oscar Stephens
On a hot August night five years ago
Ed Stephens a fanner about 45 years
old murdered his cousin a boy 19
years old using a paper knife and
dragged the body to a grave in the
corner of a cornfield Stephens threw
the body Into the grave and told the
family next morning that the cousin
had run away to Join the army
Nothing more was thought of the dis-
appearance until a few months ago
when Ed Stephens began to show signs
of insanity and while in his insane fits
he told of having murdered his cousin
During a lucid interval he called his
family together and confessed to them
that he had murdered his cousin and
thorwn his body into a grave He was
arrested last week at Union City and
brought to the county jail where he
told his story to the sheriff He seem-
ed tobe relieved here after he had told
It and volunteered to go with the offi-
cers to where he had buried the body
A vain effort to find the body was made
last week
v The exact spot was found by Steph
ens but the ground had washed over
the body and buried it much deeper
than it was originally buried
The sheriff went prepared to - dig
deeper and at about five feet in the
earth the skeleton was found The
skull was crushed on one side and the
paper knife a slender steel knife with
which Stephens had stabbed his cousin
after - hitting him on the head was
found in the grave on top of the body
The sheriff had the body taken to a
graveyard and buried after it was iden-
tified as the body of Stephens Ed
Stephens is confined in the county jail
here and is almost stark mad as the
result of pondering over his crime
Last week officers received word that
Stephens was acting as though insane
and when they went to a house nea
Union City where Stephens was in hid
ing the officers found the doors and
windows barricaded with Stephens in-
side the house
He was armed with a rifle and a
pistol with which he held the officers
at a distance for three hours Steph-
finally surrendered and when
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taken to El Reno he confessed to hav-
ing murdered his cousin across the line
in Grady county He was taken to
Chickasha where he reiterated the
statement and gave directions which
finally resulted in the' body of his vie-
time being found
FIRE AT LANGSTON UNIVERSITY
Another Chapter Added To Troubles
of Colored School
Guthrie — Fire destroyed the power
house lighting pjant and the mechan-
ical building of the Colored A and M
College at Langston with a total loss
of about $35000 It is not known
whether there was insurance More
than one-half of the damage was
caused to the equipment of the build-
ings which were totally destroyed
An investigation committee under
J G Ralls of Atoka visited the scene
of the fire and reported that the "blaze
was apparently started from cinders
dumped out close to the power house
by the engineer of the building
Masons Preparing For Big Session at
Guthrie In October
Guthrie— The fall convocation of the
Scottish Rite Free Masons will be
held in the Masonic temple Guthrie
October 5-7 This reunion will be
under the direction of Daniel M Hail-
ey sovereign grand inspector general
for Oklahoma assisted by H T Swear-
ingen venerable master Guthrie Lodge
of Perfection J E Peck wise waster
Guthrie Chapter of Rose Croix L F
Leach Hon preceptor De Sonnac
Council of Knights Kodcsh Ed Wal-
ton Hon master of Kadosh Okla-
homa Consistory and Frank A Derr
Hon secretary of all co-ordinate bod-
ies The itinerary of this convocation
will be: Fourth to eighth degrees
Tuesday forenoon October 5 lunch-
eon at neon in the banquet hall ninth
to fourteenth degrees Tuesday after-
noon with 6 o’clock dinner the fif-
teenth degree will occupy the entire
evening session Wednesday forenoon
the sixteenth to the eighteenth de-
grees willbe elaborated with lunch-
eon at noon ’ During the afternoon
the nineteenth to the twenty-eighth de-
grees will be mounted Dinner at 6:30
The elaboration of the sublime twenty-ninth
or Scottish Knights of St An-
drew degree will occupy the entire
evening session
Thursday morning will be entirely
occupied with the mounting of the
thirtieth or Knight Kadosh degree
Luncheon will be held at noon The
thirty-first and thirty-second degrees
will occupy the afternoon closing with
the conferring of the Royal Secret A
banquet will close the formal work of
the convocation
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Sept 20 1914
Allies captured Soualn
Belgians retook Lanaeken
Germans brought big siege guns
up to Antwerp
Russians took Jaroslav and be-
gan bombardment of fortress of
Przemysl
General Hirdenburg began move-
ment against Grodno Russian Po- j
land
Germans defeated by Russians
near Sandomlerz
Serbs defeated Austrians near
Novl-Bazar 1
German cruiser Koenlgsberg dis-
abled British cruiser Pegasus In
Zanzibar harbor
Six British ships taken by Ger-
man cruiser Emden
Austrian torpedo boat sunk at
Pola
German merchant cruiser Cap
Trafalgar sunk by the Carmanla
ARE ESPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR
THE YOUNG GIRL
Dainty and Graceful Design Shown
Mere That Would Make Up
Well In Material of Ivory
Whits Chantilly
The sketch shows a graceful design
made up In ivory white Chantilly
with pansy purple velvot for the high
girdle and very tiny circular tunic I
Girl Who Would Retain Her Beauty
Must Exercise Reason in the
Selection of Food
In the Woman’s Home Companion
Alice Farnham Leader a New York
physician tells how girls can keep
their good looks She says that health
depends upon food sleep and fresh air
and not upon pills and prescriptions
Her article Is full of practical sug-
gestions as to diet sleep and exercise
Following is a brief extract from what
she has to say about food:
“Rich pastry frozen creams and
candy are difficult to digest and In
which is in reality no more than a
peplum In black it runs longer be audition to menacing the health they
ing about seven Inches deep but the I causo Positive homeliness They con
front is not more than four The
girdle carried up to a point in front
meets the point of the V-shaped deco!
UNITED BRETHERN ASSIGNMENTS
Dr
L Walter Nine Is Continued as
Evangelist and Director
Thomas — Continuing Dr L Walter
Nine as evangelist and director of the
children’s churches in the state the
conference of the United Brethren
church hasmade assignments of pas-
tors for the next year as follow?:
Superintendent Rev C A Hender-
shot D D of Shawnee Aline circuit
Rev John SInkens Alva station Rev
J L Burket Anderson circuit Rev J
N Bodine Ackly circuit Rev J F
Reeves Bar rcircuit Rev D L Doub
Blackwell station Rev C A StHcklen
Capron circuit Rev O E Robins Ces-1
tos circuit Rev Fred C Roe Dacoma j
station to be supplied Dacoma circuit
to be supplied Enid station F J Gat-1
tiher Elk City station J W Riley
Farry circuit to be supplied Gate cir-1
cuit to be supplied -Hayward circuit
Rev C A Cottrell Hooker circuit W
J Foshee Ivanhoe circuit Ella
Tharpe Ketchum circuit Rev L A
Pertarche Kremlin circuit D B
Clark Media circuit to be supplied
Oklahoma City First church Rev
Frank H King D D Capitol Hill
Walter H Smith Optima circuit W
B McMunn Pawnee circuit O O
Johnson Purcell circuit Louis Melott
Ctillwater station S A Phillips Still-
circuit A E Gammage Thomas sta-
tion L A Holbrooke-Thomas circuit
Barkheimer Tonkawa to be sup-
plied Vicl to be supplied evagelists
J F Keith and T M Wood evange-
lists at large Mrs Calli‘9 King Mrs H
J Mussellman and M J-Powel
Alice B Riley was elected president
of the Women’s Missionary Association
I Bank Clerk Commits Suicide
Tuls£ — Choosing death as he had
described in a letter to his mother
rather than submit to arrest at the
hands of the police Orlando Kuhn
miskmg clerk who disappeared from
the Exchange National Bank plunged
to his death in the dirty waters and
quicksands of the Arkansas river aft
er hiding in the brush along the west
bank for three days The leap of
death was made In plain view of sev-
eral people who were assisting In the
search for the missing man Efforts
were made to reach the suicide even
after he went into the water but he
failed to reappear at the surface
Sheriff Wilder Ousted
Sapulpp— John S W 0-otter has been
named aCiitg sheriff of Creek county
by District Judge E B Hughes fol-
lowing the bringing in of an accusation
against Sheriff Lew Wilder by the
grand jury that is engaged in probing
situation in this county wherein vio-
lators of the porhibition and anti-gambling
laws have met with little real In-
terference from those W'ho are sworn
to uphold the law Sheriff Wilder has
retained Henry Asp of Oklahoma City
and Ben Thompson act as his attorneys
Sept 21 1914
Germans bombarded Antwerp
forts
Allies took Massiges and Mesnll
between Reims and Argonne
— Serbs defeated Austrians at
Kroupani but evacuated Semlln
Russians took Dubiecko and sur-
rounded General Dankl’s army
German cruiser Emden sank Brit-
ish steamer Clan Matheson
Japanese aviators wrecked two
forts at Tsingtau
German official statement of de-
struction of Louvain issued
French foreign office protested
to neutrals on bombardment of
Reims cathedral
Russia issued Its Orange Book
Sept 22 1914
Germans captured Craonne-
German right turned between
Peronne and St Quentin
Austrians defeated on the Drlna
Australians seized German wire
less station on Island of Nauru
Germans repulsed In attack on
fort In Voi district Africa
German submarines sank British
cruisers Aboukir Cressy and Hogue
in North sea
w - - Sept 23 1914
Germans bombarded Verdun
Allies advanced left wing near
Lassigny
Russians took Wislok
Cossacks raided CzenstochoVa
Russian cruiser Boyar sank Ger-
man cruiser and two torpedo beats
British aviators dropped bombs
on Zeppelin plant at Dusseldorf
Sept 24 1914
French took Peronne
Varennes captured by Germans
Russians again occupied Soldau
Russian advanced guard arrived
before Cracow '
Germans defeated at Subin
British troops landed near Lao-
shan China
Germans at Schuckmannsberg
Africa surrender ‘
Two Austrian torpedo boats and
one destroyer sunk by mines in
Adriatic
German cruiser Emden bom
barded Madras
Anglo-French fleet bombarded
Cattaro
Canada’s contingent of 32000
men sailed
German aviators dropped bombs
on Ostend
SHRINK THE COTTON FIRST
Credit For Sunday School
McAlester — To encourage attend-
ance at Sunday School this winter pub-
lic school authorities in McAlester an-
nounce that they will give five points
credit to pupils for each Sunday spent
at Sunday school All Sunday schools
anticipate an increased attenadnee
Sunday
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Wreck On fhe Katy
Bartlesville— Seven passengers were
more or less severely hurt but none
fatally when Missouri Kansas &
Texas train No 25 left the track on a
curve three miles north of Nelagony
The baggage car left the rails and
turned over on its side as did a com
bination mail car and coach while the
chair car and another coach merely
left the track The sleeper stayed
on the rails
Muskogee Elevator and Grain Burned
Muskogee— The five-story building
of the Davidson Mill and Elevator
Company - together with seven car-
loads of wheat and oats on the track
were destroyed by fire here The
loss to the Davidson people is now
placed at $35000 Insurance will off-
set a portion In addition to the ele-
vator four residences about four
blocks from the mill caugnt nre from
flying embers and were destroyed
The total loss will reach $50000
Sept 25 1914
Allies attacked Germans at St
Quentin but were repulsed
Germans advanced southeast of
Verdun
Snow halted campaign in Alsace
Russians occupied Czyschky and
Felstyn
Population of Cracow fled
Serbs and Austrians fought bat-
tle near Zvorknl
Australian force took German
New Guinea
Kronprinz Wilhelm sank British
steamer Indian Prince
Belgian and German aviators in
duel over Brussels
Germans again shelled Reims
cathedral
Formal complaint of - German
atrocities filed In Washington
Will Be Found to Make Big Difference
in Results When the Garment Is
Laundered
There are over 2500 women com-
mercial "drummers’’ in the United
States
Cotton naturally shrinks when wet
This property is greatly increased in
the weaving as the warp threads are
stretched to their full length and held
in place by the sizing and starch used
In finishing
If the garment is to be laundered it
Is better to shrink the material before
making it up as it is not easy to make
tho proper allowance for shrinkage
Fold ' the material smoothly and
place flat in a tub or large receptacle
the bath tub is excellent Pour in
enough cold water to cover When the
material is thoroughly saturated pour
in hot water gradually increasing the
temperature until the water is as
warm as the hand can stand The hot
water is needed to loosen the sizing
The material should ‘ stand in the
water over night when possible but
t least two or three hours Pour off
the water and press as much out of
the material as possible but do not
wring Hang-on a line in the open
air stretching out smooth and pinning
along one selvage
Before the material is thoroughly
dry take it down and press
One must be sure that the colors in
the material are fast before attempt-
ing to shrink it — Charlotte E Carpen-
ter Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins Colo
tain more sugar and fat than the sys-
tem can possibly assimilate and the
surplus is carried to the skin where
it makes its appearance in the form
of pimples and blackheads To avoid
such foods doesn’t mean giving up
all desserts Let your choice rest be-
tween light custards fruits and Ices
“Coffee and tea are not always in-
jurious provided they are taken in
moderation Never drink more than
one cup of coffee for breakfast and
add cream and sugar with a grudging
hand Drink plenty of water hot and
cold Nothing will promote digestion
and prevent sickness as will a glass
of water slowly sipped Immediately
upon arising in the morning The hu-
man body requires at least a quart of
water a day that Is about a half pint
every two or three hours
“If the average woman gave as
much attention to that much abused
organ the liver as she does to her
finger nails her face would need less
attention No wonder the liver rebels
and reacts upon the complexion Its
spite being betrayed in the form of
pimples sallowness and black shad
ows under the eyes”
Girlish Evening Frock of Fine Lace
letage and there Is a flatly applied
bowknot at this point in narrow sil-
ver ribbon its fluttering ends tacked
in place up over the bust The blouse
is lined with flesh-colored maline and
a frill of this' is arranged to extend
over the neck of the dress The tiny
sleeves are cut in one with the blouse
and gathered closely about the arm
then trimmed with applied silver rib-
bon bowknots
The full flounce of the underskirt is
mounted to a net top which is veiled
by the graceful tunic The tunic it-
self must have a yoke of net running
sown to form a deep point in front and
in back The flouncing is then set on
to the edges of this yoke so that the
lower edge reaches that of the under-
skirt at center front and back and
covers only half the depth of the skirt
at the sides
In the Trunk
If there is an abundance of space
in a trunk it is a good idea to leave
coats on hangers first filling out the
sleeves and fronts but if this is not
convenient fold the coat inside ’out
plaping the sleeves together front
touching front then fold once length-
wise with tissue' paper in between
the sleeves also being kept in shape
with a slight stuffing
Some soft gowns are kept smooth-
er by being rolled over a heavy
newspaper roll that has been first
covered with sheets of tissue paper
then by straight packing This of
course depends upon the material
and whether you can accommodate
it to a given space
FALL AND WINTER CREATION
High Collars r
High unyielding collars destroy the
round softness of the throat Shun
them Every night massage the neck
with a good skin food
The coat of this model originated by
Michael of Fifth avenue is of black
velvet bound -in black braid It IS
knee length and lined with black
and white satin With the coat a
skirt of black and white striped
cheviot is worn The skirt cornea
to the ankles and displays the Rus-
sian boots the new fall and winter
footwear The most striking fea-
ture of the coat is its cross combi-
nation suggesting the work done
by the noble band of women on the
battlefields of Europe The partic-
ular one shown in the photo is of
white fur background The cross is
of dark fur
Optimistic Thought
There is sometimes more to be
feared from the physician than from
the disease
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Reay, Charles A. The Keota Record (Keota, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1915, newspaper, September 23, 1915; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1782342/m1/5/: accessed July 3, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.