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Cornell (Ucchlii Beacon.
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8. C. BURNETTS
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CORDELL, WASHITA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FEB. 8, 1906
VOLUME t>. NUMBER 29
SUBSCRIPTION ti Per Yr
IT WAS AWFUL
Fifteen Hundred People Stand
Awe-St ruck While Aeronaut
Speeds to Earth.
MlRACULdLSLY SAVED
By Rare Presence of Mind and
Persistent Effort. Trigger
Refused to Spring.
The shades of night were set-
tling from the eastern hills while
the last faint glow of the setting
sun cawt its many hued . reflec-
tions o'er the slowly drifting
clouds as the huge gas-filled bag
lifted itself skyward carrying
dangling from its pendant cords
the daring dare-devil minion of
the air, Lady Thornsberry. Up
like a rocket shot the ethereal with
its human freight. Higher and
higher ascended they until the
bag became a mere speck in the
blue dome. Smaller and smaller
grew the can non that incased
the brave rider of the air as it
swung from side to side in the be-
wildering ascent. Surely she has
reached the limit. Surely she
will respond to the signal fired
from earth to return to earth,but
steadily up, up1 still higher and
the expectant crowd stand in ad-
miring wonder at the dizzy
heights attained. She hears!
Down shoots the objects like an
eagle with closed wings darting
earthward.- Ah! the parachute
opens, but what mean those fran-
tic circlings? What means this
delay in releasing from her in-
case ment? A thousand feet she
falls, two thousand feet, and still
harnessed to her air casket! The
crowd turn with sickening dread
from the awful consequences.
Five hundred feet above the
earth the magic trick is turned
and floating uutfrom the moutti
of the aerial cannon floats the,
madcap and flutters down like a
dove home to her mate.
The above is the way our re-
porter handed in the account of
the last balloon ascension. Trans-
lated, it means that Madame
Thornsberry made her wonderful
ascension and did the cannon act
Monday afternoon. It also con-
veys the intelligence, though
rather veiled, that the machine
that stands for a cannon has a
trigger and that the aeronaut was
enable to trip it until she was
dangerously near the ground,
however, she came safely down
a muchly frightened woman.
Dr. Andrews Corrects
Rev. F. C. A. Raasch.
Dear Sir: It is embarrassing
to most people, including the re-
spondent, to be made to appear
silly. I court respectful criti-
cism for my utterances. Now,
never did I say such a foolish
thing as that "Adam knew noth-
ing of sin. He died innocent." 1
•aid, "Adam knew nothing of sin
■nfcil he violated the command
laid upon him. That when he
did so he was under the law.
That he then knew good from
I evil, right from wropg. That he
was created innocent, not holy.
That gaining tbis knowledge
placed him under the law. That
he could not know good as an ab-
stract idea. That Milton had in
his poem of Paradise Lost repre-
sented him as offering up matin
prayer for the good things of
God bestowed upon him. That
this was poetic, but not the fact,
because all knowledge was rela-
tive; that good or evil was before
tben a thing unthinkable, for no
one thing is known by itself."
Adam died a sinner, as you or I
must, and there is no hope, only
by the death and resurrection of
the Redeemer, and faith and re-
pentance for our sins. Don't
keep saying that I said things
wbich to those who know me
make me more foolish than I
really am. This reminds me of
the preacher, who detailing on
the Golden text, "Ye are the salt
of the earth," said preachers
were the salt of a community, as
salt was used for preserving food,
so in a figurative sense preachers
were preservers of the morals of
the world; they were the savior
of society, etc., in conclusion he
began a quiz, asking the irrepres-
sible small boy what he said min-
isters were for. When the apt
and too often pertinent reply
came, "To keep wittles from
spilin' "
Come again.
Yours truly,
B. Bell Andrews.
Horse Stolen.
Bert Ogden reported to the
sheriff's offioe Monday morning
that he had had an horse stolen
from his pasture sometime be-
tween Saturday night and ten
o'clock Sunday morning. The
description he gave was that of a
mare six years old, sorrel with
flaxen mane and tail,weight about
1025 pounds. He says he is cer-
tain that she was stolen, as the
crib door had been left open and
his scoop shovel was found out in
the road. The loss of this ani-
mal leaves Mr. Ogden in a pretty
bad fix, as it breaks his team. He
offers a reward of $25 for any in-
formation leading to the recovery
of the animal.
Billy Walker, the popular
county clerk of Custer county,
has won his contest for the office
over his opponent.
DATE IS SET
Meeting of Democratic , Central
Committee lle'ld Last Sat-
urday in Cordell.
APRIL 21 THE DATE
Primary Will be Held Under
The New Primary Elec-
tion Law.
The Democratic Central Com-
mittee met at Cordell last Satur-
day and selected the date for
holding the primary for this year.
They decided to hold it on the
21st of April. The election will
be held under the provisions of
the law passed at the last session
of the legislature governing such
elections.
Chairman Murreil resigned as
chairman and Sam Massingale
was selected to succeed him. The
committee adjourned to meet on
10th of March to issue the notice
of the election and to appoint the
judges and clerks as the law re-
quires. There was some rumor
that a delegate convention would
be asked for but there was no sug-
gestion of a change from the
established rule in the committee.
There was a division as to the
time, but a considerable majority
prevailed for an early rather than
a late primary. A vote of con-
fidence was tendered the retiring
chairman for the handsome man-
nerin which he had handled the
last campaign.
Will Address Lessees.
Secretary Loftiss of the School
Land Lessees writes us and re-
quests that we announce that
John Golobie, editor of the State
Register of Guthrie, will address
the Itsses at their meeting here
on the 16th. He wants every one
to hear this speaker.
An Elopement.
A quiet wedding took place
Saturday night at the residence
of Judge Billups that savors of
an elopement. Roy Ware had
been seeking the hand of Miss
Lottie Burns, but the parents of
the young lady would ne'er con-
sent. Nothing daunt our young
Lockinvar sought the Judge, se-
cured the necessary permit, and
before the irate parents were
aware of what was doing, be and
the lady of his affections were
securely married, thus demon-
strating for the thousandth time
that "love laughs at bolts and
bars." The young people are
among our most respected folk
and the very best wishes of the
Beacon goes with them. "
Robert Steinberg was in a well
on the farm cleaning out the
stone from a cave-in, when tht
bail of the bucket gave way pre-
cipitating a large rock down fi'
teen or more feet stricking bin.
on th^rown of the head cutting
a gash in the scalp about six
inches long, crushing in the skull.
He was stunned and unconscious
when removed from the well by
his brother. There was slight
paralysis of opposite lower limb
which, thanks to skillful modern
surgery, is gradually improving.
The basement story of the
Academy is rapidly going up. The
buff brick out of which it is being
constructed is giving it a fine ap-
pearance and will stand out in
contract to the red pressed brick
of the upper stories.
Rev. "Bob" Williams, grand
lecturer of the Knights of Pythias
of Oklahoma, was in Cordell sev-
eral days the past week re-invig-
orating the local lodge.
Wiley Williams Dead.
Wiley Williams, a well known
citizen of Barton, is dead, accord-
ing to a report that reached this
city yesterday morning. Mr.
Williams was very well known to
the msjority of {the people here
and among his friends there is a
deep feeling of regret at his de-
mise. No particulars are obtain-
able, further than his death was
the result of an attack of pneu
raonia.
M. D. Davis, agent for the St.
Paul farm insurance company,
was in the city from Hobart yes
terday. Understand Mr. Davis
will put in an agency here and
direct the soliciting in this coun-
ty from this point.
The Democrats of Greer county
have called their primary election
for Aug. 4.
"To Be or Not to Be,
Tha^t is the Qviestion"
About
To get exactly the right shape and right color in a hat is a matter of no little importance. Get
right on the hat question. Don't think for a minute that you can just drop in any old place and get a
hat and say, "Oh, well, a hat is a hat." You are wrong. There is more deception in the hat busi-
ness than almost any article of clothing you buy. Besides guaranteeing every Longly Hat you are
getting not only the right shape, but the style particularly adapted to you—particular size, height and
breadth. We keep salesmen that make these things a study, and you will see there is just as much
difference in fitting different sized men in hats as there is in fitting a long man and a short man in a
suit of elothes. Come in and look over the new spring line of Longly's. They are beauties. Either
Derby or Crusher.
blta.
GRAVE AFFAIR
B. D. Matthews is Arrested on
Complaint of Bank Com-
missioner Cooper.
STATE BAM WRECKED
Cooper Takes Chlrge of Bessie
State Ba?)k. Cashier Accus-
ed of Embezzlement.
This oommunity was shocked
when the news was circulated
Monday morning that the Bessie
Bank had been wrecked and that
the State Bank Commissioner had
sworn out a warrant tor the ar-
rest of B. D. Matthews, principal
stock holder and cashier of the
institution. Rumors had been
rife for several days that the bank
was in failing circumstances, but
there was no suspicion that there
waaapything crooked in the bank
affairs. Mr. Matthews has al-
ways been regarded as thoroughly
honorable and his friends are
slow to believe that any intention-
al wrong was committed, though
they are free to admit that there
may be mismanagement in the
baudling of the bank on the ac-
count of inexperience. Toe bank
has had a precarious existence
since it was organized by the
Auxiers some four jears ago.
The first owners were forced to
sell in order to save a collapse.
The First National of this city
bought it and put Matthews in
charge as cashier, but sold to
Matthews and his associates last
fall, when they determined t<> let
him out and put another cashier
in. While it was in the hauds of
the Rowleys it was sound but it
seemed that the people of Bessie
did not take to their cashier, so
they decided to change, and it
was at this time th*t Matthews,
secured sufficient backing to buy
the bank from them.
A notice in the Gunter Texas
Progress tells of the death of the
four-year-old son of Walter Cook,
a former resident of this place. It
will be remembered that Mrs.
Cook died here about a year ago.
Blaine Jones is having troubles
of his own. Besides being the
proud father of an eight pound
boy, the masons are giviog him a
run for his money as a rider of
their goat. They "sat up" with
him Tuesday night in "special
session" to confer the Fellow
craft degree.
Corn Culture.
We have an article from the
pen of George Bishop which
reaches us too late for insertion
this week, but the boys may look
for it next week. George is do-
ing a fine work for the boys and
we take pleasure in publishing
anything he has to say.
Roy Shean was introduced to
the mysteries of masonry by the
craft Saturday night.
FOR SALE OR RENT—Im-
proved farm 160 acres' on good
terma. H. Morgan stern, Arapaho