Claremore Messenger. (Claremore, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, May 22, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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claremore. rogers oodnty. oklahoma MAT ia. 1 14.
NUMBER 21
We have
•11 kinds of
Pretty
Novelties for
Graduation
Gifts
We ire showing
Some Unusual
Values
Mary Jane
and Bunga*
alow Aprons
New lot
Just
Received
\ in Men and Boys' Clothing
The Wooly Boy Clothes for little folks are the very best that
money can produce. Absolutely all wool and guaranteed to give
you satisfactory service. 6 to 17 years, - $5.00 to 7.50
We have also some good serviceable Boys Suits 2.50 to 3.50
Boys' Wash Suits, 3 to 6 years, . 50c, 75c and 1.00
Children's Rompers, 2 to 8 years, . 25 and 50c
Boys' Blouse Waists . . ✓ 25 and 50c
Boys' Knee Pants, 5 to 17 years, very special values
50c, $1.00 and 1.50
We *nd Youn«Men, suit from 15.00 to |20, but we specialize
110.00, 12.50 and 15.00 Suits. We believe we can save you from $2.50
to 5.00 on any one of these suits, so if we can save you money why pay more?
Walker's Department Store Co.
The Store That Saves You Money
immii
WOULD ENM
DRAINAGE DIST.
tax pavirs ask restraining
oroer against board.
S600,D00lT stake
Largest Amount Ever Involved In A
"o§er* County Lawsuit.
Tho first move In the effort to
■top the proposed drainage project
to drain a large part of Rogers Coun*
I IT. waa made Wednesday afternoon
on tho 2d day of December, 1913,
published a notice to all persons In-
terested that on December SO. 1913,
they would bear the petition and
viewers' report, and anyone lnterest-
from Issuing warrants, certificates of
indebtedness or other evidence of ob-
ligation ^SrJUch would bo a charge a-
galnst these plaintiffs or any person
similarly situated.
The plaintiffs also ask damages
effected might file from the defendants In the amount of
ed in the land
objections and that on December' 91.000 for the cloud placed upon their
30th, the Board undertook to eg tab- j real * tate by reason of the defend-
llsh exterior boundaries. &nt*' actions In forming the district
On the fith of January, 1914, a con- and making the contracts mentioned
tract and agreement was entered in-1 7110 contracts with Wilklns and
to with Homer J. Wilklns to pay him D,<*ey were made exhibits In the pe
4 per cent of the total pmount of the tltlon. The WlUtlna contract provides
estimated cost of the proposed ditch
for the work of surveying the ssme,
and on the same day another con-
tract was made with J. S. Dickey,
Jr., of 'Wagoner, Okla., to pay him
• per cent of the tola! of estimated
that he is to be paid 91600 on (Febru-
ary l, ism, and 92.000 on the first
of March, April, May, June and July,
1914.
In Dickey'a proposal to the Board
he states that, be will retain Geo. R.
vice will pay Broadwell fifty per cent
of his fee, (amounting to 1 per cent
of the total estimate.)
The suit waa filed as a result of a
— — «■« nwuwiuj Miernoon e per cent of the total of estimated ■* «*■ inn ne win retain ueo. K.
J when Howard A Holtsendorff, as at-' cost - as attorney for said Drainage Broadwell, who Is authority on mat-
torneys tor the plaintiffs, fUed la. Disrlc No. 1. , ten of this kind, and for such aar
I the Rogers County District Court be- J Under the proposed contract Wll-
I fore Judge Tom L. Brown a petition kins' fee would amount to 924,000,
I for an Injunction restraining the Board and Dickey's feet to 936,000.
I of County Commissioners from taxing Oa the ldth of January the Board *"" « as a result or a
the coats of tbo said diatrict to the confirmed. the appointment of A. J. me*ting held at Colllnavllle a week
l^lalatlffs or any other persons in said Rider, of Talala, H. R. Snyder, of , a*°> which was attended by a number
I jptrict. Chelsea, and L. B. Allen, of Collins- ,01 lan<1 owners In the diatrict who
I| ] The case la s a ti tied- Maggie ■. Upe, vllle, as viewers at 96 per day. Al- i were lou<1 ln their denunciation of
I {Mkan Hanes. N. O. Bcudder. E. R. Ion resigned and Bd Williams was ap- the Proposed drainage project, many
|<>j aa, James D. Ward. O. L. Hicks, pointed in his stead, prior to the in-
| Ijinea Spuriock, John M. Taylor, Jr., atltution of this action. ■ —
>d M. C. Cluck, Plaintiffs, vs The' The plaintiffs further allege that,defMt lhe Project if possible.
wwd of Comm las loners of Rogers the Board has now caused to be made
bnaty, Okla., H. R. -Snyder, A. J. expenses of 95,000 and are threaten-
aad Bd Williams, Defeadanta. | !ug to and will, unless restrained, tax
j.ha petition of the plaintiffs allege anms against District No. 1, and issue wuue a nunoer irom unai
at a petition waa filed November, I certificates of Indebtedness or bonds School District and Claremore
I"1*. 1913, asking that a drainage dls-. In the amount of 9*00,000. That the' cepted the kind Invitation from the
Itrlct be created. The petition <waa ' Board had no authority to make any! teachers of the Verdigris School to
|slgaed by M. S. Hoffman, L. I, Lane j order creating such Drainage District attend the laat day of sebool picnic
Tbo said district waa to' No. 1, and no authority to Include ' °® the Lake. A sumptuous dinner
wkara tbo Verdigris River | therein the toads of the plaintiffs,' *as spread and everyone present Just
tbo line between Rocam and for the reason that the petition did
• Counties, thence «p tbo Ver" not describe the said proposed Draln-
|«irla aad 1U tributaries to tbo north [ age District by metes or bounds or
«f tbo county, and up tho Caney , Include therein the aggregate num-
- to tbo Washington County line, bar of acrea; that the report of view-
. forty felloe. era SIS not dose ribs the said district;
Tba Petitioners atated their desire) that tbo aotlce to property owners to
• have taoued bonds la ton equal protest did an tSsacribe the lands to
* sot; bo eaibraced U the proposed district,
of br aetaa or boa ada, by Isgal descrlp-
of whom are men of meana and they
are determined In their attitude to
po
CHAMBERS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Too late for laat week.
Quite a number from Chambers
ac-
tbg flmt to be
thaa bar years from dato
la
at
aot laoa than tkm, by number at acrca or by rsf-
latarsat net to exceed all oreaes to tba owaarahlp of aald lands their
aad total aot to exceed land did aot aotUy or advise the «bar
Tba plalatlffs la tba actloa claim
tawbare does tho petltlaa da-
aald diatrict aa to aumbor of
, tba aamber of aerea
Tba Mart al tba viewers appolat
i. a. •. Raaaala, Barney Hedge aa
C. flwlt Saw aot daaartha
did aat notify or advise the
plalntlffa or aiUwr of them that their
landa or aay part of tbem would be
lac laded; that ao order waa made ua-
dertaklng to eaUbllah aucb diatrict
by awtaa or bouada uatll after tba
Wtk Say of December and too late
to proteat.
' By raaaaa of theoe Illegal acu of
tbe 'aald Board ftalatma aay they are aa*
I titled to ao InJuaetlOB forever re-
tba Board « CoamtelaMfs
'helped themaelvea to oae of tbo boot
dlaaera Imaglanble. Tbo crowd waa
entertained after dinner by a vary
into rooting speech from Mr. George
Vincent, on tbo subject "Fanners
should bo more coataatod and try to
adjuat their farming metbada to tbe
different aarrouadlag aondltlaaa . of
each locality." Maay aajayed tbo
boat rldoa aad two boys bad tba ex-
perience of awimmlag oat from a odor
to tba baaka at tba lake,
where tbe warn rays of tba aaa kept
them from betag much chilled.
Mr. Day aad daughter from Kaaaaa,
are vlaiUag bla daughter, Mia. Waab-
hara, aad family.
Revival aervtcee will ooatlaae. Bv-
eryono roquaatad to aeme aat.
Mr. W. H. Smith aad btathar, D.
B. Smith waat ta Kaaaaa City to bay
• J. I. Case tbroohlag amcklae.
Mlaa Vara Seward la aa tbo alek
UaL
af Mr. aad
NASI SENTCNCU
TO DEATH
slaver or ben jagoers is
POUND GUILTY OR MURDER
ANXWUSJO FINISH.
Rrlaoner Cold and Unmoved, Hoars
Sontonos Saturday, Movod Loos
Than Judge.'
Amid a deathly silence In a crowd-
ed court room here Saturday after-
nooa, as the hands of tbs clock stood
at one minute sfter 2 o'clock. District
Jadga T. L. Brown passed the death
aaatoaca on Jim Nash, colored, con-
victed of taking the life of Ben J a*
■em, also colored. In this city on the
7th day of March, this year.
At tbe command.of Judge Brown,
Noah rose to his feet and fnced tbe
beach, then in solemn words Judge
Brown began. He ssld ln part: "Nash
yon have been found guilty of one
of tbo greatest crimes In sxlstence,
that of taking a human life. Have
you anything to say before the aen
teaca la passed on you?" The negro
aald be had nothing to ssy in his own
Intense. Judge BroWn then went on:
'Ton have been given a fair
ttf trial by 12 Impartial men who
reprsaent an outraged community
They have found you guilty of the
crime as charged, aa a result of
whlob It becomes my duty to aen-
tonco you to die In tbe electric chair
nt tbo aute penitentiary at McAlester
by electrocution. The Isw says that
this oontence shall be executed with
in not less than 60 days and not
more than 90 daya after it has been
passed, therefore, it becomes my duty
to sentence you to die In tbe electric
chair at tbe atate penitentiary at
McAlester on the 24th day or July
this yssr, between hours of daylight
aad darkness." Tbo Judge then went
On to admonish Nash that he should
In tba Intervening Umo before the day
aet for tbe execatlon. make peace
with his Ood.
Throughout the trying ordeal of be
lug aenteocedNasb stood shuffling
from foot to foot, apparently very
nervous but of good courage. . He
glanced furtively around the crowded
court room and once during the
Judge's talk started to take his seat,
but was ordered to remain standing
uatll tho Judge was through. When
bo did flaish large team stood ln
Judge Brown's eyes, but not one
trace of emotion did the negro be-
tray, standing for the most time gaz-
ing abstractedly at the floor In front
of him. When tbe Judge had finished
Nash took his seat as calmly as If
nothing of Importance had transpired.
In aa interview with Naah at the
county Jail Saturday afternoon imme-
diately after he had been sentenced,
Nash said, when asked whether he
thought that he bad had a fair and
square trial or not: "No, 1 do not
think that I have had a fair and
square trial, but what la a poor negro
to do? I can neither read nor write
and I know nothing about the law at
all." When asked whether he would
sppeal hie case or not he said: "No,
I will aot appeal the caae. I do not
know anything about tba law; all that
I know ia that I have been aentenced
to die aad I am goingto die bravely.
will not abed a tear. The Judge
bawled around. It waa notblng to
him. 1 am tbo one furnishing the
goods and If aay one bad any cauae
to cry It waa ms aot bim, but I do
not bellova la It. If 1 must dla, then
what la tbe uae of crying about It?
I am golag to take my ride like a
man." Whan aaked be would heed
the advtoeot Judge Brow a aa to the
Bible aad getting right with bla Ood.
Naah aald: "I don't know much about
tbe Bible but tbe Judgo can't help
ma aay now. He bad bis chance to
help mo wban be was trying tbe caae
bat did aoL Ha can do nothing aow.
All I waat to do la to have the
tblag over wltb. Tba Judge aald 1t
would bo aome time In July."
Tba trying at this caae marka a
record lor B—am county Juetlce. Tba
Jury waa aacurod at 5 o'clock Thurs-
day aftoraaaa, aad within a little leas
thaa foar hours had rsnderad Ita ver-
dict of "murder la the flrat degree."
In tba whole field of medictae there
la not a healing remedy that will re-,
pair 4aaaaaa to the flesh mara quick-
ly thaa Ballard'a Know Llalaseat. in
cuta, wauads, apralaa, buna, acalds
aad rbaaiMtlam, Ita heallag aad pea I
etratlns power la extraardlaary. Price
«•«, toe aad 91.00 par battle. BoM by
ELECTRIC CHAIR IS CHEATED OF
VICTIM.
Man Wha Killed Girt Over Trivial
Quarrel Will Not Have to Pay
Wltb Hla Life.
Oklahoma City, May 18.—(3pecial.)
—The electric chair, which Oklahoma
haa not yet Installed, will be cheated
of a victim on May 22, the dato set
for tbe electrocution of John Corn-
tasael, of Stlllwell, who was sen-
tenced to death from Adair county
on March 10, 1914, for murder.
Oovernor Cruce Monday commuted
the death sentence to life Imprison-
ment ln pursuance of his policy of not
permitting legal executions In Okla-
homa.
Corntassel on the night of the mur-
der had attended a party at the home
of Ben Knight. At some time Com-
taaael and Charlotte Knight quar-
relled over aome trivial matter un-
known to the rest. The girl had
left the house with a number of oth-
ers who had been attending tho party
and were In the woods nearby when
Corntassel approached armed wilh a
rifle, according to testimony, and shot
the girl through the bead, killing
her almost instantly.
to mcalester.
Sheriff Stephens took aeven prison-
ers to McAlester Monday with Dep-
uty Sheriff Whlaenhunt as aaslatant.
They were:
Jim Nash, colored, condemned to
be electrocuted July 24th.
Anna Gray, colored, five years for
robbery.
W. N. French, attempted rape, one
year and one day.
Tom Moore, and Dutch Hays, bur-
glary. Moore two and a half and
Hays three and a half years.
Arthur Carr, horse stealing, five
years.
O. O. Cox, two years, burglary.
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Next Sunday at the Christian church
the services will be held as usual,
with tbe exception that the fine new
pews will be ln place and ready for
occupancy and the class room cur-
tains in place for the Sunday School
rooms. The pastor. Elder Hamilton,
Is preaching some fine sermons now,
and It Is worth while to attend, both
Sunday School and church services.
Timely Gift Suggestions
BANGING FROM 25c to $5.00
Hand Painted China
Silk Neckties
Cut Class
Tie Clasps
Fancy Cups & Saucers
Fancy Stationery
Pin Travs
Hand Bags
Brass Ink Stands
China Hair Receivers
Toilet Sets
Puff Boxes
B n Bon Dishes
Bibles and Testaments
Jewel Boxes
Cuff Links
Manicure Sets
Silk Hosiery
New York 5 and 10c Store
Cane Seed
Millet Seed
Kaffir Corn
Feterita
Cow Peas
Japan Clover
Spanish Peanuts
Fancy Cotton Seed
OKLAHOMA GROWN
Everything in Field Seeds
Phone 54
Elevator
NOTICE
The Hoard of Equalization will meet in their
office at the city of Claremore. Oklahoma, on
June ist, 1914, but as that is a regular meeting of
I he Board of County Commissioners the Equal-
ization Board wfll adjourn until June 3d, 1914, for
the purpose of equalizing taxes over the county.
If you think your property was assessed too
high be sure to meet with the Equalization Board
on June 3d, 1914, and have same adjusted or the
Board will take it for gi anted you are satisfied
with your assessment.
If you fail to meet with the Beard your taxes
cannot be lowered later on. Don't forget the
date, June 3d, I914
T. J. Whisenhunt,
D. J. Faulkner,
W. O. Boyd,
A. K. Ball,
Equalisation Board of Rogers County, Oklahoma
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