The Weekly Democrat-Chief (Hobart, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 3, 1921 Page: 2 of 12
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GILLIIAM ACQUITTED
OF SERIOUS CHARGE
NOTED CRIMINAL WATERWORKS WOULD
CASE IS ON TRIAL REDUCE INS. RATES
\rru«rd of Steal- ' Chief Engineer of Oklahoma li pec-
l-reliminary Hearing hembrfore Juh- t ls WM* Terri(ori.| Day-. ■' " Bureau Says Keduct.on
—•"* Jury in Lawton , be I rom 5 to 8' <
tire ®f I'eace llunier-
Ciw Continued
Upon an information chartfinj? as
Fault with a deadly weapon. J. M. C.il-
linm. who lives in the koonkaxache)
neisrhborhoo*), southwest "f Hobart,
was viven a preliminary h.sinngjfl
tcnlay afternoon before Justice
Itv The AMOil t*< I'""-
OKLAHOMA CITY. Oct.
' In reply to a letter written to the
„v.. 31.—Back oklahoma Inspection Bureau. Okla-
in "the territorial days, four years be- homa City, by A. L. Ourun.l, manage,
fore Oklahoma became a state, the „f the Hobart Cotton Oil company, in
Martin boys, Sam and Will, Rained a reference to the proposed waterworks
^ name through open and a lmitteil cystem of Hobart and the effect I
Peace W. L. Hunter, and was acquit-
ted. The other ca e. in which he i*
e ha reed with assault with a danj.-erous
weapon, was continued for ten days.
Thc^e prosecutions frrew out of a
difficulty which the defendant ha'
w.th J. T. Miller. The latter, accord-
intr to the testimony, had made an af-
fidavit in which he charged the form-
er with having subleased to a negro of h«
certain Indian lands upon wh.ch he,
nan na.ni- -r— . sysiem 01 "
rohhtrv of cvervthing from train!* t« would have upon insurance late* in
cow-camps, and' Sam and Will were the city, H. J. Clark, chief engineer,
i. . m \ Villpii in a oitched bat- *«vs:
"Mr. A. Durand, Manager,
shot down and killed in a pitched bat-
tle with Cnited StaU-> deputy mar-
sha!-. One man. alleged to have been "Hobart Cotton Oil Mill,
a companion of Sam and Will, escape,! -Hobart, Oklahoma.
and the deputy marshals swear that "L)ear Sir:
man v. a- Clarence Simmons. I "Keply to your favor of September
Simmons still i. living, and a charge 28 has ^M dela^l owin^o the wr.t-
-tealing is all that remains er having Iteen out of town.
him. all the other charge.; "With reference to ^proposed im-
ar|(P* UllO Itirivmc W V..V I — —
havinir*irorie the route of first a hung provement. to the waterworks in Ho
Gilliam, held a lease. . an(, thoI1 un acquittal. Simmons l.art. have to advise that we have bee
A wek or so ago Miller was pa^mir ^ .teaHnfr a horse with in touch with the engineers hircd by
Gilliam .- house in h> car and met the from the O.-age na*. the city to make a report and est
Matter nr.d h!« two -nv - in the road, htwn vCar, ago. after Sam mates covering the project ^e«l
He stopped and soon thereafter a con- ^'wl|1 Martin had robbed the bank years ago this office found that the
tn versy arose and resulted in a diffi- t^ | Bartlesville.—that was in water supply at Hobart was entir
culty. Gilliam struck Miller with a !" «out,Me Uaru inade<,uate .luring dry masons and
bar of iron on the side of the head an; jack ,on J. Smythe, a Jacksonville that the reliability of the presen
inflicted a painful thoueh not a >ei citiien. thort an.l broad in plant had been greatly reduced ®*™r g
.us injury, while the latter was ^eatei ' hjg long ,|rooping mustache, to deterioration'. After considerable
in hi* car. " j ^liick. being the principal char- delay it was found nccci,sar*
Miller testifiM that Gi.liam ha^i a anerigtica of hig countenance, was ai- change the grade of the town from
p stol and Rave it to one of the boys i(| Boonev,ile, Mo., late in 1919, four an.l one-half to fifth th"
to hold * hen the trouble ar^-e. Both . « January. 1921. was brought to resulting in a small increase in the
Gilliam and the b ys contradicted thi. _homa city to face charges of be- insurance rating. Since that time our
te-timony. denying that a pistol ^ clareBce Simmons who is engineers have, on several occasions
• ayed any part in the troub.e. charged with horse stealing during visited Hobart and we are, of cour ,
Gilliam testified that he and th ^ aware of propositions submitted to a
boys were poing out to catch a setting After a trjai in federal court here vote being turned down by the citi-
hen when they met Miller and that ianuarVt the jury was unable to zens.
they were not lying in wait for him. the case was for re-1 "We promised your former mayor
It's .
toasted
rpo seal
ACALA COTTON SHOWS
ITS SUPERIORITY
Boll Weevil Reeling Qualities and
Kase With Which Picked Makes
it Favorite
OKLAHOMA Cm.Oct. 28.-Strik-
ing demonstrations in ootton grown
in Okfuskee county have shown that
Acala No. 5, is superior to other vor-
ieties there, both because of its boll- j^,'n')ou|de;li cnd wa
weevil resiting qualities and the ease, dam
v.ith which it may be picked, iircord-
ing to E. A. Kissick, county i-gent.
The demonstration was r.ie on t^e
farm of Dug Sh ipp, near Okemah,
who holds jwrhaps the largest cotton
Dy The Asaoriated Treaa.
CHEVKNNK. Okla.. Oct. 29-
Something was poisoning tbe fowls on
J. Ward's farm in Roger Mills county
and poisoning them wholesale. ^
came hot-foot to the county agent -
office to find out what it v.-.is, bring-
ing specimens Of the victim.-.
"My turkeys, ducks, guinea.'. :H
chickens, all are dying," he told J. K.
Waldby.
An investigation proveil that cane
see l which ho had been feeding them
doing all the
MAKK1AGE LICENSE
in the
delicious
Burley
flavor
Once you've
enjoyed the
toasted flavor
you will al-
ways want it
4 marriaere license was issued late
xvho hold, perhaps the yesterday afternoon to G. V. Broad-
acreage in the county, Agent Kissick twenty.ei(fht, and Miss Aleta
a"l* . , „_,i Bromlev, twtnty-two, both of Sentinel,
i In the demonstration, it was found j
that in nine fields inspected some of ' "
them containing two or three plots
Tonight-
Tomorrow Alright
NR TiblaU ato •'«>. b d ch«a.
riNfvt bilious attacks, ton* ana
rM^.to lho oliminotiva ort«ns.
i.iako you tool
" Bsttor Than Hill For Uvcr to"
GAINES DRfG CO.
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
them conxainuijr v«o «• ,
Acala No. 5 produce 1 a fiactian more
than Mebane, which grew beside it, in
all cases except one. in the one ca.-.e,
the growth apparently was even.
The best Acala is inning one-half
I bale to an acre there according to
I Kissick. The Acala has smaller
stocks, permitt'ng the sun to strike
the weevil eating squares ;.nd bolls.
Acala also picks easier, and opens up
earlier by from one week to ten days,
he stated.
Lone Star cotton in these fields
i mat e about one-fourth that of Me-
1 bane, planted side-by-si'ie at the same
time. Forty acre- in three different
•fie'd- p'anted very late, he added, will
i perhaps make three bales, while cot-
ton planted on similar land earlier is
' making one-fourth to one-half bale
j.er acre.
| Acala planted late and not chopped
1 made a fraction more than Acaia chop-
pel ar.d planted at the same time. The
Ullllllllltlll!
In the Auction Ring! |
The experience and ability of the
auctioneer has much to do in mak-
ing your public sale a success. My
best efforts are yours.
R. C. SIMMONS, Auctioneer
Phone for dates. Office phone 40.
Residence 406.
t^tThi sr. ^ 1 rZ" cirriiur^ -«*
struck was the convening at Lawton. The case was down ^er requite.! dur- of Hobart, was arrested yesterday >•> , v.xevil, unchopped naturally having
L ^rl"zsrjs set; "hith ^ c"h n i
■ anirerous weapon, but _ ^ to the W1tne>« stand .luring the would be re-rated on a ourn""1 commit rape The bov was brought Fields on which continuous shallow = =
SSJ; £T2i«X£jz 5 r£rwx%s: r
was upon the latter information that Sjmnlons but that he had been in since that date but suppo.e I „„ntv The . _ .u.._ whioh rultivation
lh. « WA JuktonvilW .. .h. . th. k.~ dUto-. ■ tt. "
COMMUNITY WELFARE
DAY WAS OBSERVED
ImaimuiiiKi. ~j ^ _
ton than fields on which cultivation
was stopped earlier in the season.
IfIL> ntir
Smythe had been in Florida in 190H
The jury being unable to agree, would mean
improvements would warrant a four sum of $1,250, which was provided.1
and one-half class grading, which The alleged assault v is upon the
YOUU BEST FOOD
lass grading, whicn The alleged assaun v is u|w.. ^ie , is Bread, and the best bread is made at =
ircneral decrease in little eight-year-old dau hter of Mr. j home from Ued '!tar Flour. Asl; your S
«.« - & rveUzrf„i«jnx ss sns-saz
The pat™.. «v, .ml.lrc, c< .W | JS kill" S-HJw « * • I"""" '" I
the patrons and children cf that dis- : • • ._ Martin u-nnlH 1m> reduced from sixty-eight
trict.
,, 'L iT.,m| „„ dwellinirs having frame shingle The little girl was Drouf u . . Call .
r r..url,^;„ , iiS z,::si m <«. w, - «.■ ..« y, mJ.
Mi.-s Kdith V. Huffcr. «. Hon.. 1CT™ -W— Jtvo" — =
ROOMS.
For rent. furnishe<l or unfurnished. _
Call at 703 South Monroe or phone (=
10-d6wltx i =
-'ii s r.u.w. •. - - I Emitted wa* one of their "jobs." , adding a strong argument in
Demonstration Agent, put on a <le™j w lie Haines, deputy marshal at of the bond issue. 1
onstration of the one-dish-meal in the *uaka in 1903, to,,| the story of. "We ti-ust we can have one of^ onr
pressure cooker, after whteh the coun- ^ attack upon the three men, engineers visit your city within a
ty agent. A. I. Jordan, gave an ,nt*>r" wi.i nd yam Martin and a third who short time an.l will confer with y
c^tinir talk on boy's an.l g rl s club partially identified, in which at that time. "Vo«rs very truly,
work unci home cf the results of tnc *, m .„AU v;iia<i unH stutpd
was oTi.y •
Will and Sam were killed, and stated
work this year. that an account contained in the
When the noon hour arrived. ^ Guthrio Leader. August 11, 1«>3, wa.s
one-.lish-meal was ,-erved correct, as it gave an niterview with
sumptuous basket dinner brou* himself an.l another deputy at the
]by ..bout fifty patrons of both dis- _ | M
tricte. . Dnputv Marshal Warren Bennett,' city
After .Unner the boys defeated the i'«pui>
men in a game of base bad, after
which everyone adjourned to
hou " '* *" "*
"H. J. CLARK,
"Chief Engineer."
CARDERS ATTEND FUNERAL
ar.d Mrs. C. R. Carder of this
Deputy Marshal Warren Bennett, city an.l Fred Carder of Cordell
rtor a companion of Haines and Wiley Maj- motored to Norman today to attend
i a game oi oase rtc ^ |lu|jan a(ft.nli who volunteere.1 the funeral of Fred R. C^r er a.
which everyone adjourned to the vith the n i.n to a ^int where ! Rachae! Can'.er. C. R. ar.d Fred s fath-
house.where the agents demonstrated v,.rtin Boys an ! Simmons were cr and step-mother, who died in On-
the culling of the flock for layers and , b<> CBmped, were companions tario, Calif.. Oct. -Oth and l th. ro-
non-layers, showing how expensive it r | sp(,ctively, and whose ho.1ie- are being
is to feed the non-producers. An An- ^ # . of j, ^ in RoU, 1)rcUKiu t > Norman, their old home,
cora lien an.l a White Orphmgton pul- ^ ^ of any nu.mber of the for burial.
let were provided by the county agen «ng, dea.1 or alive. j The double funeral, which will he
.for the illustration. ~. ,h represenUtives of the held tomorrow, will be conducted by
The art of selection for (breeding ,ne vn,T,r K
for tne lliusiranon. ~. three represenUtives ot ine held tomorrow, win "< '' "
The art of selection for (breeding , ^ hearing from an Indian where the Masons, of which order Mr. Card-
purposes was illustrated by scoring • . men wpre mcamped, fol- er wtuj a member.
« Barred Rock cockerel. The partic- JowinK a day jn which the Osage na-1
ular bir.1 score.1 only J>5 Po'nta *" t| iftht miles southwest of p w- RFfOMMENDS PLAN
decisions were made by reference to hw.n heid up and robbed. KtA UIVIM^yO * ^
the "Standard of Perfection. ^ede.1 to the spot at nightfall. (Continued Fro.n tirat lage.)
Indications are that all the pupils, v . the encampinent of the out-!
w'.u) . - . " 1 .th distnrts. will ^ ^ "'ev y!*' al"' at the pan-ied out. our merchants will be en
do club work th coming yea;. ' , - mocking bird trom the man obled to carry insutaci. io l..e c::.. ..
Kev. Patton gave an enthusiastic hju, tht far ,i)le of the camp to of ninety rer cent of the value ot
talk, showing that he was intereste I , w aU cjosed in. | their stocks at a twenty per cent re-
in club work and stressed the clu') ..|>unM;„.r :l sig-zag course," The duction in rates, which means that
work as a means of character build- leader stated in its 19()3 is- they will be able to carry fifteen per
ing. He bowed that the character ^ -Haines an.l Bennett, firing as ]cent more insurance at a less cos
of men is >hown by their handiwork. came sa,v two „f the figures at than they now carry seventy-five pel
— T the camp fire fall. Wylie Haines, in cent.
t niri' i i• i h.'it< \l tiiF the mud of a creek bottom near, fell . , ..
HOGS - - - • J- r& K
.zzr-^ z; :tz
profit of <9:i.C0 on feeding one sow. at mv pistol.' |o ler to furnish work to the large
P ' ..A; lt(>nnett turne.1. another shot mass of now unemployed men so as to
grazed his cheek, and he whirled in relieve want and suffering. l^Pr«v^
time to see a horse and rider rush ments to Hobart s water and
past the camp fire an.i escape into the
night farther into Osage hills."
'I'd know that man among a mil
pr Mii "i " ' ' "
four tri'ls, and fourteen pigs, counting
gains as porker prices, though the
hogs are to be used for breeding pur-
pose>. was figured by S. P. Harmon of
Lincoln county, a demonstrator for J.
W. tluin, county agent. The period , u ....... — -
se'ected was W days. lion." Wylie Haines told his compan ,
A self feeder wa* used, with 1501 iong as they supported him—and government
pounds of tankage fed through a sep
arate compartment " J~"
ments to Hobart's water and sewer
systems must be made now as they
cannot In- put off any longer, and in
making them we will be currying out
i the policy advocated by our national
I in so doing, we will be
used, with K.0 as they supported him-an.l government " ^ ]*' !
si through a sep- ei(thtecn years later he was called up- furnishing badly needed work to the
..... the poundage on on to identify a man charged with unemployed of Hobart, 1n™"'
different foods being barley. 35R baling the horse upon which the ber will l« adde.1 to daUy nw that
1 ... r a I nnvli< Aw. *
stealing the horse upon which the ber will lie auue.i io
pounds';'"cornT.690 poun«i>. short,. 1. third man of the attache.I party the cotton crop is ^
15.1; and millrun. 22R. No green pas- caped. On the witness stand li> ut the ^UeJ ^r Xir sen-ic^
ture or hay was furnished. The entire ^ated that Jackson J. Smythe and value received foi their services,
cost of the fe<-<is was placed at $49.9'.. ( |ar«,ni-e Simmons were one and the I >%e enin
Ti e weight of t'l- animals at the be-
nimais at me oe- ume, and that Simmons was the man | We. your committee, report that
ginning of the exj -rent was: 1 sow. who ,„ca,.^ from the battle of 1WX from .^perwnal inv^ti««^o" we f nd
- ■. sim. ,„ und-. Rut Sam and Will Martin are dead that the improvements n>nteniplate<l
and the outlaw gang which hud ter- j are absolutely necessary to th.- we -
rori*e.l the state for ten ye-u
90
30<> pounds; four gilt
eiirht pigs, 400 pound-; pigs,
pounds, totaling l,fi20 pound-.
The total weight at the en i of 90
days was 2,790 pounds, a gain of 1-
170 pounds. The costs of the gain per
pound was found to be 4 1-1 cent-,
with a net profit at porker prices of
|9:i.f.o,
marriage license
a marriage license was issued this
*ftemo<>n to Claude R. Randall, twen
was heard from again.
B07. MAN—THOMPSON
Charley Th<.mnson. twenty-two. of
Komalty, and M -s Clara Bormnn,
eighteen, of liayville, Louisiana, were
united in marriage at the Christian
church pnrsonage Friday, October 20.
wen- Rev. R. T. Crowe was the officiating
ty-seven. Mountain Park, ami Miss minister The weddingwa* kept secret
l#dta C. Everett, eighteen, Snyder, until taday.—Contributed.
i i«"i- | are uhmiiui* .*
never fare of our city and the proposed plan
to be absolutely feasible an.l we heart-
ily recommend the plans of such im-
provements to the \oters and citixen<
of the city of Hobart, nn I commend
the steps taken by our mayor and
city council
CI l.
Respectfully submitted,
C. C. KE1GER,
W. H. Carlton.
JESSE G. READ,
A. L. DURAND.
J. M. Rule, Chairman.
Committee.
i
)s /the universal car
C > - 1
of Ownership
THE Ford Touring Car has brought to the
farm homes of the country more real plea-
sure, comfort and convenience than perhaps any
other one thing.
It has enabled the farmer and his family to mingle
with friends, attend church, neighborhood func-
_* . .1 .J^i.antriaS that
and enjoy the many pleasantries that
abound in country life.
Truly the Ford car with its low cost of operation
and maintenance, its usefulness and efficiency,
has been a boon to the American farmer
Your order should be placed at once if you wish
to avoid delay in delivery
BOWERSOGK MOTOR CO.
Phone 2 404 S. Jefferson
Touring
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AUCTIONEERS \
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We solicit your live stock and farm |
sales. Give prompt attention |
to all sales. |
Satisfaction Guaranteed. |
CARSON W.A.PRUETT |
He tart, Box 351 Line Will, Pkwe SO on S3 ; |
Office Over City Ba k. Pk nt 268 Call at Our Expeue §
Res. Phone 269-R f
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Money to Loan
Always have money to loan on farms. If you hav« a loan
coming due or intend making a new loan see us. We can
give you as good rates and terms as any one. In borrow-
ing from us there is no red tape or delay; money paid the
day you sign the papers. Principal and interest payable
at our office.
WALTON MORTGAGE COMPANY
Hobart, Oklahoma
_ are now
making
SPECIAL TERMS
a few of
our
PHONOGRAPHS
Get one and en-
it while you
pay for it
Haines
Hobart, Oklahoma
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