Harrison Gazette. (Gotebo, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, May 26, 1905 Page: 2 of 12
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KILLS AN OFFICER
LIEUTENANT CHAPMAN SHOT
DURING MANEUVERS AT
FORT RENO
SOME ONE USED A LOADED CARTRIDGE
While Engaged in a Running Fight
He Was Shot in the Back—A Rigid
Examination la to be Conducted by
the Authorities at the Post
EL RENO: Lieutenant Granville
Chapman, stationed at Fort Reno,
was shot In the back while assisting
in the maneuvers of six companies in
a running fight. He was killed In*
stantly.
Six companies of infantry, includ-
ing companies H, E, G and F of the
twenty-fifth regiment, and companies
H and G of the thirtieth regiment,
were called out for field maneuvers
In the presence of General Jesse M.
Lee, whose headquarters are at San
Antonio. While engaged in a run-
ning fight across the prairie north-
west of town Lieutenant Chapman,
who was acting as the field adjutant,
received a shot from a ball cartridge,
fired from one of the companies op-
posing him. He died where he fell.
Foul play is suspected, and a rigid
examination will be made at once to
determine, If possible, who fired the
fatal shot. At the present time no
one has been able to throw any light
on the subject.
Lieutenant Chapman was thirty-one
years old, having been born In Ten-
nessee on July 30, 1874. There is no
record here of his having served as a
private, nor having been graduated
from any school for officers. He was
a presidential appointee, having been
assigned as first lieutenant of Ten-
nessee Infantry volunteers on May
26, 1898. On July 5, 1899, he was ap-
pointed first lieutenant of the thirty-
seventh infantry. He was made a
second lieutenant in the regular ser-
vice on February 2, 1901, and attached
to the tenth infantry, and promoted
to a first lieutenancy on February 28
of that year. On August 18, 1902, be
was transferred to the twenty-fifth In-
fantry and stationed at Fort Reno.
A SHAM BATTLF AT FORT SILL
General Lee Has Maneuvers on His
Inspection Trip
LAWTON: General R. Lee, com-
mander of the southwestern military
division, who has been at Fort Sill
several days on a tour of Inspection,
held a sham battle between four
troops of cavalry, troops A and B be-
ing on one side a*-d troop3 C and D
on the other, while the hospital corps
was also placed In the field. The op
posing forces maneuvered until they
came together about five miles north-
west of town, where the sham battle
was waged for an hour or so, all the
essential movements of an actual en-
gagement being gone through. Gen-
eral Lee found the post in an excel
lent condition.
DECORATION PLANS i
Extensive Preparations Being Made
for Memorial Day
MUSKOGEE: Extensive prepar
at ions are being made for the observ-
ance of Decoration day at the nation-
al cemetery at Fort Gibson this year.
Several thousand visitors are expect-
ed, and special trains will be run
from Muskogee and several neighbor-
ing towns. The G. A. R. posts and
ex-Confederate veterans of Muskogee
and Fort Gibson are arranging a com-
plete program- Judge John R.
Thomas of this city will be one of
the principal speakers. The ex-Con-
federate speakers will be Colonel
John B. Jordan of Tulsa, Colonel Wil-
liam Gentry of Checotah, Colonel Du-
vall of Okmulgee, Colonel S. S. Tyson
and Colonel D. M. Wisdom, Colonel
Cravens and ex-Mayor Rutherford of
Muskogee. Superintendent Chapman
of the national cemetery, Mayor Haas
and J. S. Holden of Fort Gibson have
charge of the arrangements at that
P. Decatur, brother of Commodore De-
place. The cemetry is an historic
spot. It contains the graves of 2,-
457 soldiers, among whom are John
catur; ''Billy" Bowlegs, a noted Semi-
nole chief; Mary Elizabeth Mix, a fa-
mous female scout; General Sam
Houston's Cherokee wife and many
other notable characters.
Bartlesville Baptists will erect a
church costing $1,500.
PERRY COURT HOUSE AND PARK
The trees shown in the picture are known as American white elm,
grown from seedlings planted by William T. Little less than ten years
ago. Some of these trees are now thirty feet high-
License Refused Pullman Company
TOPKKA, HAS.: The state board
has refused the application of the
Pullman company for a license to do
business In Kansas. The company
sent a fee of f27.50 with its appllca
tlon. The board announced an ad-
ditional fee of $14.927 50 would be
necessary, which tho charter fee law
requires on the Pullman company •
capitalisation of lovcoty-four million
dollars.
A SHOOTING AT SAWYER
William Dunn Shot Five Times, and
la Dead
In a difficulty at Sawyer, east of
Hugo, on the Arkansas ft Choctaw
road, William Dunn was shot flvo
times, and died about two hours later,
Lon Davis, a druggist and postmast-
er of the town, waa placed under ar-
rest, charged with tho shooting.
ANOTHER LIFE SAVED.
Mrs. O. W. Fooks, of Salisbury, Md..
wife of G. W. Fooks, Sheriff of Wico-
mico County,
-|ili LgBX says: "I suf-
fered with kid-
ney complaint
for eight
years. It came
on me gradu-
ally. I felt
tired and
weak, wag
short of breath
and was trou*
bled with
bloating after
eating, and my limbs were badly
swollen. One doctor told me It would
finally turn to Bright's disease. I was
laid up at one time for three weeks.
I had not taken Doan's Kidney Pills
more than three days when the dis-
tressing aching across my back dlsap
peared, and I was soon entirely cured."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
A practical joker played a heart-
less trick cn II. H- Rogers of the
Standard Oil company the other even-
ing at the board of trade banquet in
New York. As Mr. Rogers stood up
to make his speech it was noticed
that he had a magnificent pink in
his buttonhole. Later a friend asked
him, "Do you know the name of that
pink you were wearing?" "No," re-
plied Mr. Rogers. "Well, that is the
Thomas W. Law son pink,' he was
told. What Mr. Rogers said will
never be printed in the newspapers.
MIKE GRANT
While Front Sample Room
Co to East Commercial
You Will Find the F ineat
Wines, Liquors, Cigars
Best Bearboa Whkkles Always aa laad.
High price of eggs doesn't seem to
worry the one-night barnstormer.
GRIP'S UGLY SEQUEL
OTEES STIFF, HANDS HELPLES8,
RHEUMATISM NEAR HEART.
Mr*. Tan (Icoy Kif«rlfnw« Dangerons
After-Effect* from Grip and Uaru
Value of n lllood Itemed jr.
The grip leaves behind it weakened
vital powers, thin blood, impaired di-
gestion aud over-sensitive nerves-
condition that makes tho system an easy
prey to pneumonia, bronchitis, rheuma-
tism, tiervoas prostration, and even con-
sumption.
Tho story told by soores of victims of
the grip is substantially the same. One
was tortured by terrible pains at tho
base of the skull; another was left tired,
faint and in every way wretched from
anaemia or scantiness of blood; another
had horrible headaches, was nervous and
couldn't sleep; another was left with
weak lungM, difficulty in breathing and
aeuto neuralgia. In every case relief
was sought in vain until the great blood-
builder aud nerve-tonic, Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills, was used. For quickness and
thoroughness of action uothing is kuowa
that will approach it.
Mrs. Van Sooy makes a statement thai
supports this claim. She says:
"I had a severe attack of grip and, be-
fore I had fully recovered, rheumatism
6et iu aud tormented me for three
months. I waa iu a badly run-down
state. Soon after it begau I was so lauio
for a week that I could hardly walk. It
kept growiug steadily worse aud at last
I had to ghre up completely and for
three weeks I was obliged to keep my
bed. My knees wero so stiff I couldn't
bend them, and my hands were perfectly
helpless. Then the paiua began to
threateu my heart aud thoroughly
alarmed me.
" While I was suffering in this way I
clianeed to run across a little lxiok thai
told alwrnt the merits of Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills. The statements in it iin
presMMl mo and led mo to bay a box. These
pills proved the very thing I needed
Improvement set ill as soon as I Wgau
to tako them, nnd it was very wal ked by
tho timo I had fiuished the first box
Four boxes made me a well womau.'
Mrs. Laura M. Yati Scoy lives at No.
20 Thorpe street, Duubury, Coun. Dr,
Williams' Pink Pills are equally well
adapted for uuy other of the diseases thai
follow in the train of grip, TImi/ are
sold by oil druggists.
1YNDMAN A LIVERMORE
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HOBART, OKLA.
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DONT'S FOR BUSINESS WOMEN.
Don't always have a headache.
Don't speak in a listless voice.
Don't act abused even if you feel so.
Don't affect a mussy style of hair-
dressing.
Don't accept social civilities from
four employer.
Don't wear your worn-out evening
blouses to the office.
Don't wear long skirts to the office,
even on pleasant days.
Don't bring your home troubles to
the office and air them there.
Don't wear overtrlmmed and fussy
clothes. Wear plain clothes with ap-
propriate blouses.
Don't try to be mannish either in
dress or manner. The mannish busl
ness woman Is out of fashion, for
tunately.
Don't forget to pay debts, even the
most trifling ones. If you borrow car
fare from other girls note it aud re-
member to pay back.
Don't feel called upon to give your
employer, or those connected with you
in a business way, a remembrance at
Christmas or on other holidays.
Don't complain of your health. If
you arc too ill to work say so and go
home. So long as you are able to work
keep silent about your ailments, and
you will gain more sympathy and ad-
miration by your courage than by any
amount of groaning. — New York
World.
Net an Extravagant Wish.
Stewardess-Madame Is unreason-
able. I know she Is seasick, but she
wants too much—she asks for Im-
possible things
The Sufferer—It's not true—all !
want Is the earth.
Talk# of Work.
Patience—I guess from the way
Will talka he's not afraid of hard
work.
Patrice—No; talking about hard
work never killed any one
WISDOM At IT FLIES.
A Spanish proverb says that "H€
who makea himself all sugar, tho
flies will eat him up;" but another ob
sorvea, "He who makes himself alt
rinagar will aavar catch any flies."
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Rehfield, E. T. Harrison Gazette. (Gotebo, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, May 26, 1905, newspaper, May 26, 1905; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc184438/m1/2/: accessed April 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.