The Medford Patriot. (Medford, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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OFFICIAL PAPER MEDFORD AND GRANT COU^TTY
VOL XX
MEDFORD, GRANT COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1913
NO. 32
NcGILLS SECURE
EATON LANDS PLACE
MEDFORD HIGH SCHOOLS
JURY AWARDS $500.00 AND
$310.00 IN VERDICTS
Carney Testifies He Saw Fire
in Basement of Mill.—Court
to End This Week.—News
at the Court House.
Five hundred dollars damage
for the claimant was the verdict
of the jury in the case of
Mrs. D. A. McGill against
the ltock Island for loss pf her
building in the Medford fire.
The trial of the case occupied
three days last week.
Attorney Gamble of El Reno
and Walling of this city repres-
ented the railroad and attorney
Ridings the McGills.
The railroad attempted to
prove that the fire was not
started by their engine. They
contended that the engine was
^ an oil burner and could not have
been dropping sparks. Henry
Carney testified to seeing a
flickering light in the basement
of the mill shortly before the
lire. For the defense Claude
Mott, Roy Russell, Howard Reed,
^ .s Robinson and A. M. Cum-
fjrmins testified to seeing the en-
$ gine dropping sparks or to see-
A ing the fire as it burned to the
t mi11... Platform. Chas Prunty
testified to a fire started in the
country from the same engine
and Ludlow and Elling and other
farmers to seeing the engine
throwing sparks.
The suit of Frank McGill for
loss of personal property tried
this week. He was awarded
$310.00 damages.
The . jurors in the Frank Mc-
Gill case were J. B. Fellingham,
A. J. Hodson, Will , Singer, J. A.
Rule, A. J. Batchelor and Frank
Eggleston. The jurrors in the
Mrs. D. A. McGill case were Ira
Wagner, J. p. Dungan, M. F.
Rife, J. W. Dueser, A. C. Mil-
ler and J: O. Ricks.
jThe case of Keller brothers vs.
"W. H. Bruner was tried by a
jury composed of Frank Hainil-
tion, Chas Fortune, Ora Wagner,
A. C. Miller, A. S. Davenport
and Floyd Perry Wednesday
afternoon and a verdict of $58.65
returned for the plaintiff. Wall-
ing represented the plaintiff and
Ridings the defendant.
Verdict for $350 for the plain-
tiff was returned in the case of
D. L. Cline vs. D. B. McCracken
Thursday noon. Ridings repres-
ented Cline and Drennan Mc-
Cracken. The jurrors were C
F. Wright, J. A. Rule, J. M.
McCarter, D. E. Stetler, L. D.
Bowles and J. D. Ricks.
Cases of I. H. Ruth vs. Rock
Island and Galvin, administrator,
vs. Rock Island over fire losses
were continued for the term.
Judgment was entered for the
First National Bank for $19.20
in its suit against M. R. Irvin.
The case of Gensman Bros. vs.
H. C. Arndt was continued for
the term.
The case of Austbo vs. Santa
Fe railroad was continued pend-
ing a compromise and if the case
is not compromised it will be
tried at the next term.
The Peter Hull case is now on
trial before a jury.
Twenty-six witnesses from Ren-
frow are here to be examined in
the Rosa Mack vs. James Tobin
La_?10"t .$115
ired Quimby to Alonga Gale
}°> 12 block 4 West add.
Medford $400
Kalph E. Young to llattie
Young, lots 11, 12 block 33, lot
10 block 33 East Lamont. $1
I Ed Brazell to W. R. MullerJ
| lot 18, block 54 Lamont.... $35 j
Roy H. Weeks to W. F. Lati-
mer, SW14 Sec. 12-27-7.... $1
Celia T ■ — --
Hackett
Announcements for Final Week
e'—®r' Parker Delivers
Baccalaureate Sermon
Sunday.
IPCAL HIGH SCHOOL
HEAR CHAMPIONSHIP
ier, SW14 see. 12-27-7 $lL.The foll°wing is the order of
Celia L. McMullin to Wallace e exercises for closing week of
ackett, SEi,4 Sec 5-27-8 $4 000 the Medford schools:
J. L. Scott to O. D. Woodfuff, c, losing Exercises, First to
vV'4 Sec. .19-27-8 $4,000 Seventh grade inclusive Thurs-
• — ■ — v v,# TT UUUUUI,
SWy4 Sec. .19-27-8 $4,000
A. A. Zickafoose to James A.
Norman, lot 7 block 9 Wakita,
Oklahoma $1,500
J. D. Setzer to E. G. Mortimer.
SEJ/4 Sec. 25-25-5 $10
Had Crack Watonga High School
Team Beaten until the Ninth
Inning.
Schcol Advantages Attract Him,
To Medford.
j o «-■ J IIUI S-
,'y, J 0:00 a. 111., in their respec-
tice rooms.
Closing exercises, Eighth grade,
^■•30 p. 111., assembly Hall.
High School, Baccalaureate
m.
The Juniors will give their
class play Tuesday night, en-
titled "Polly in Politics." The
proceeds will be used in decorat-
ing the hall for the graduating
class. 1 he, Alvo will give a bene-
fit for the graduating class to-
morrow night.
The program for the baccalau-
reate services Sunday afternoon
at Auditorium includes music by
the M. F. M. quartette, scrip-
ture reading by Rev. Patterson
invocation Rev. Lovell, music
by the High Sohool chorus, ser-
in a« Kir I \ t t r 1
F rninin uuie
Josiah S. Kelly to Geo. j «vices, Sunday, 2:30 p. m as-
Shoenhair, lots 1, 2, 3, 4 except semb]y ,|all./'
that part deeded to C. R I &| J u or Play Tuesday 8:00 p. m
P. Ry. and lots 6, 7, 8, 9, io,'ll, ®emor Class Day, Wednesday,
12 block 9 Jefferson $10 , a- m- and 2.30 p. m.
Ethel Pearl Hall to Charles O Commencement, Friday 8:00 p.
Hall, SW14 Sec 21-28-8 $1
Jolm M. Hart to Frank P.
Smith, SE14 Sec. 9-27-8.. . .$100
Quit Claim Deeds.
S. A. Lively to Elmer aJrvis,
lot 1 Cochran's add jju.
Sheriff's Deed.
J. F. Lamison, Sheriff, to
Rumley Pro. Co. lots 1, 2, 4, 8,
9, 1/2 of' lots 6, 7, in block' 33
Medford $261
Miscellaneous Record
Ben L. Striker to The Public,
affidavit in re title to Lot 4 in
Cochran's add. to Wakita.
Chas W. Fore to Ina F. Mont-
Three scores in a ninth inning
rally is all that saved Watonga
riigh School, undefeated, claim-
ant of the state championship, in
the game with Medford High
School Saturday afternoon. Al-
though charged with six errors
the locals as individual players
in the field looked much better
than the visitors and though
weak at bat, did their hitting
opportunely.
Beggs' two errors were for
failure to cover the bag on
throws to second bas§ when
signals were mixed somewhere.
Steadelin and Breeden collided
when Breeden was pulling in an
infield fly giving the second
base man an error entirely ex-
cusable. Steadelin, Breeden and
Wilson all pulled off some fine
work in the iufield and while
The postoffice department has
announced the transfer of mail
carrier Jas. A. Eaton of Route 2
at Jefferson to Medford to suc-
ceed to the vacancy caused bv
the transfer of Joe Kuzel, carri-
er 011 5 to California. Eaton de-
sired to come to Medford to se-
cure the fine educational advan-
tages the city affords for his
children.
Chas. F. Blubaugh of Clyde
was the first on the eligible 'list
and would have been appointed
had it not been that the depart-
ment gives preference to appli-1
cations of thpse in the service
tor transfers.
Frank Kuzel has been carry-
ing route 5 as temporary carrier.
Eaton's transfer is 'effective
June 1st.
CONSOMONJCTS
0PIfTICE OF ASSESSOR COM-
BINED WITH TREASRER
Township Offices Abolished and
Commissioners and Treasur-
ers to do Work.—Capitol
Deadlock.—Legisla
tive News.
NEXT TUESDAY IS
CLEAN-UP DAY
eiias W. Fore to Ina F. Mont- y 1116 «®hool chorus, ser- re
gomery, interest SEV4 Sec. 1-27- £.0n Dr- J- n- .Parker of In
6 and part SEVi Sec. 21-27-5 $1 £lng"sher and benediction by w
J. J. Stelting to John Eilerts, ^ 9' R<?gers- J ar
Si/. NE^ Sec. 4-27-5 $3,500
District Court.
Loreji N. Gajlup vs. J. F.
Sampson et al, . recovery of
money ip the sum of $7,016.10,
interest at 10 per cent from May
10, 1913, attorneys fee of $3C—
and costs of action, also fore-
closure of Mtg. Lein on SWV;
Sec 14-27,5. J. G. McKelvv, at-
torney. r
Sanford McClaflin vs. Guy M.
Curtis et al, stipulation for set-
tlement of judgment, filed. A C
Glenn and E. H. Breeden attvs.
County Court
In re guardianship of Zunda
Coons et al, minors, guardian's
bond filed and approved and
letters issued to L. B. Evans.
State vs. Jacob Anderson, in-
formation filed charging assult.
and battery, defendant enters
plea of guilty, costs paid and
case dismissed.
sition well until the ninth in
rung when he blew up. Davis
relieved him after the tieing run
had been made and when there
pnTO.;fi ^ j were men on second and third
,wi * 1 lncIudf an ad-|th,'il' famous twirler who had
du ss of welcome by Eldon I struck out 18 men at Enid tliP
sr., rr it rffc «S
d L of ;5 "!Stame"t °' H, S'?,eil'!lin started the
«>ut th,e'«or' 'indi"L0LS.
eluding oratmnV by Wayne WoSl Sty*^^ !**(£%?'"single
ruff, Arnojd Swancara, Robert j- ^ • single
Wftldie, Mary Long, a poem by
- —„uu WJlue At its meeting Saturday night
none of the outfielders let any- , c!t/ council designated Tues-
thmg get away, Davis' running' *v a-v ^th as clean up day
catches were the brilliant fea-lf11,1? ^le Mayor has issued the
tures of the day. rollowmg proclamation.
Beggs pitched a good game L Proclamation Setting Aside
for the locals and fielded his po- J(uesday' May 20th- 39i:i as
sition well until the ninth in- Uoan-Up" in Medford.
r> 1 pv/cia u.v
Kobert Waldie, a class play,
music and a memory token to
the seniors It *1,.
brought in the second run. T11
the eighth Breeden singled and
Wilson brought him home with a
two bagger, closing the inning
A trt V fn .1 P 1
To The Public.
Notice is hereby given that
at an adjourned meeting of the
Board of Trustees of the Town
of Medford 011 May 10th, ]()l:{ a
resolution was passed setting
aside and designating Tuesday
May 20th, 1913, as '•('lean-Up'"
day in Medford, whereby all citi-
zens of said Town are requested
to clean up their promises to
the end that diseases of all kinds
will be prevented as nearly as
possible, and that the beauty of
the town be enhanced.
I. H. RUTH,
President Board Trustees..
Attest J. G. McKelv.v, Clerk.
Governor Crue,. has signed the
II ; 318 b.v Glasco entitled
an act consolidating the office
oi county clerk, clerk of the
(County court and register of
court Ti tht" ot' district
court clerk under the title of
reeist r 5 !'k 1 •"l(1
regnier 0± deeds and consoli-
dating the office of county as-
sessor and county treasurer un-
the title of "county treasum-
and assessor, fixing salaries of
vai.ous county officers, provid-
ed?'' appomtment of deputies
Other measures approved by
the governor include:
Senate bill 50 prohibiting and
punishing gambling betting and
horse"' "g °f b°0ks 0t' P°ols 0,1
norse races.
House bill 165 abolishing the
,n?wi °f Jrectors of a township
and the offices of. trustees treas-
urers and clerk and conferring
unt„,P?.WeiK ^ duties ti,ere°f
upon the board of commissioners
and treasurers.
Marriage Licenses.
George A. Wellman, age 41,
Oklahoma and Elsie M.
ilitchell, age 28, Lamont, Okla-
homa.
To Plant Bermuda
The Court House square is be-
ing plowed and prepared for the
planting of bermuda grass. At
the last meeting of the board of
commissioners the city was ask-
ed to make a proposition rela-
tive to the water supply.
TESTERS EXAMINATION
Cream Men Take Test Before
County Superintendent.
the seniors. It closes ^th^To
presentation of the class cane. Chester Long's work as um
follows COmmencement program pire made a hit with both sides.
Invocation 1? v> 1 tabulated score follows:
invocation - - Rev. Early MEDFORD,
Announcements - - -
Address - Dr. J. H. O. Smith
Music, Te Deum - Dudley Buck
Medford Choi •us
Presentation of Diplomas -
* " ' - - II. D. Reed
No Base Ball
At a meeting of the base ball
boys Monday night the matter of
organizing and entering the Rock
Island League being promoted bv
Gus Gummerson of Kremlin, was
considered. The base ball bovs
decided that because of the lack
of interest an organization would
not be perfected. There will
probably be some games this
year by a pick-u^ team, as there
are plenty of good players here
who may be gotten together 011
short notice.
"Breeden 2b
Wilson 3b
Soucek lb
Staedelin ss
Davis If & p
Thompson rf
Mott c
Heasty cf
Beggs p
Totals
ah R n PO
3 12 2
4
1
0 0
1 1
0
3
3
4
4 0 0
3 0 0
3 0 1
3 0 0
3
30
INJURY NOT DANGEROUS
Dwain Beggs Laid Out by Pitch
ed Ball.
WATONGA.
5 27 17
case.
If the calendar is not cleaned
up this week it is understood the
remaining cases will go over un-
til the next term of court. ^
Taken To Supply.
Sheriff Joe Lamison left Wed-
nesday evening for the Fort
Supply santitarium with F. P.j
Walker of Pond Creek.
Warranty Deeds
Melissa Boyd to Maggie Volk,
lots 9 and 11 block 4 Renfrow,
Oklahoma .$350
Ernest Lenten to Susan Shel-
lenberger, NEV4 Section 18-28-
6 $6,000
Milton J. Wood to Claude A.
Ward, lot 12 block 9 Salt Fork.
Oklahoma $15
A. H. Berlin to A. ^t. Stewart,
lots 12, 3, 4, 5, 6, block l Wa-
kita, Ok la bom a $175
James S. Hudge to Frank M.
Clark, luts 1, 2, 3, 4. block 56
file annual examination for
cream testers required bv the
state dairy commission was held
in the office of county superin-
tendent J. W. Williams. Those
taking the examination were F
A. Thompson, Mulhall, C G St
Clair, Newkirk; J. R. Cates,
Newkirk, J. E. Smith, Nardin-
II. F. Htiskins. Jefferson: J A
Carmack, Medford; J. T Wal-
ton, Wakita; C. 31. Smith, Man-
chester; W. S. Long, Medford;
A. M Boster, Jefferson; John
101k, Manchester; A. K. Postle-
W'Ql^ 1.1 *
Sunday School Convention
Programs are out f6r the an-
nual convention of the First Dis-
trict Sunday School Association
to be held at Gibbon, Oklahoma,
Sunday, May 25th. Judge C. W.
Stephenson will speak 011 the,
•necessity of organization, W. T.
Clark, of Manchester, on the best
method of building up a Sundav
School, A. L. Lindbeck on the
plan of county work and J. .1.
the devotional.
Officers will be elected.
Litton 2b 3
Fitzgerald ss 1
Bixler 3b 4
Craven lb 4
Masters cf & p 4
Granite c
Buell rf
Wool man If
McBride
Totals
3 0 0 12
4
3 0 1
3 0 0
2 0 0
3 0 1
0
2
30
3 0
3 ^
0000
0 1
0 0
7 27
R
Watonga 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3-5
Medford 02000001 0 3
Veterans Committees.
Two base hits, Staedelin, Wil-
son, Biler; stolen bases, .Soucek
2, Staedelin, Biler. Fitzgerald 2.
Masters; base on balls. Beggs 3
McBride 3; struck out, by Beggs
by McBride 9, by Masters 3.
DIES AT EIGHTY-SIX.
E. W. Somers Passed Away at
Home of Son
E. W. Somers passed away at
the home of his son O. H. Soiners
Dwain Beggs, who was ren-
dered almost unconscious when
struck by a pitched ball in the
game between the city team and
E High School boys Wednesday af-
2 ternoon, was still dizy today and
j in bed but his injuries are not
^ regarded as dangerous. Early
0 the game Beggs, who was
0 pitching for the high school fail-
0 o ed to got out of the way of one
2 ] of Chism's speedy balls. It
0 struck him on the side of the
2 head. He was taken to K. ('.
g Thompson's home.
Anderson is Honored.
L. D. Anderson, cashier of the
First. National Bank of Medford,
has been notified of his election
at the meeting of the State
Bankers' Association at Musko-
gee as a member of the execu-
tive committee of the bankers
association of group 2. This
gives Grant county two places.
H. A. Bull of Wakita having
been elected i4ce president of
the group some time ago.
Among the Grant county bank-
ers attending the convention
were A. A. Thompson, Lamont:
Mr. and Mrs. James Asher, Pond
Creek and H. W. R^neau, Man-
chester.
0
0 0
2
4
H
7
5
ORGANIZE TEAM
AT POND CREEK
The old high school grounds
at Pond Creek are being convert-
ed into an athletic and ball park
A fence is being erected and a
grand stand. The trees are be-
Prosecutions Fail.
ndge \\. R. Taylor in- the dis-
trict court at Oklahoma Citv has
quashed the indicted and thereby
Hn h p prosecution against
Hugh Gerner, former assistant
state examiner. Perry Ballard,
pho <imt the office of Insurance
Commissioner while impeachment
proceedings were pending in the
senate, was acquitted on a charge
of accepting a bribe. He admit-
ted rijovi-. ,Ug .
surance company but claimed it
was tor outside work.
To Abolish SchooLs.
As the legislature has failed
to act, members favoring the/
abolishing of state schools have
tiled with the secretary of state
an initiative proposition for the
abolition of the Lawton, Il.dena,
roKcn Arrow and Warner sec-
ondary agricultural schools, the
Ada and Alva Norn:;. Is ami the
Claremore "prep" school and
tlie consolidation of the Wil-
burton School of Mines with the
btate University. It is hoped
.t the question may be sub-
mitted at the August election on
the railroad and other proposi-
tions submitted by the lcgisla-
nnn6, ls neeessary that 20,-
000 petitioners be secured.
Capitol Deadlock.
After the conference commis-
tee had reached an agreement
as to the manner in which the
commission should be named to
expend the $750,000 appropria-
tion with which to begin the
State Capitol buildings, the sen-
ate adopted a resolution that the
joint democratic caucus should
select two members, the house
democrats one, the senate one
and the republicans one It is
expected that the deadlock will
be broken in the joint democrat-
ic caucus today.
Lights At Depot.
six and a half miles northwest ? and ,?ta1nd
of Medford Monday. He had I ? ,, up' ,
been ill for some time but his I , ■ , t,,'a"1 llas boen organiz-
—J*-. * - | ed with the following players
Assigns Oil Leases.
w-.it' riJKk "• iW"c" rr, .... . I Deen ill tor some time but bis, , "as oeen organiz-
Oihhnn j°?'i Save,-v. t ^ following are the commit-1 condition did not become serious p , lhe foll°wing players
Gibbon and Chester Long Med- tees m charge of the Northeast- until a short time hzo. Mr ay Lu,'kh rt. pitcher; George
ern Oklahoma . Veteran 's Re- Somers was born in New York £amsom>Jsatcher: Ray Hamilton,
union to be held at Jefferson and was eighty-six vears of atre ,,V'sf: Phillips, second:
for five days beginning Julv 2!).!The funeral services were held i " aw' tI,ird: ,Iarrv Ri,n"
N. C. 'Taylor of Tulsa whn Tk f" Clark,' La- Tuesday. Interment was in the\T\ and Ear' Wliitlock.
recentlv took leases on Ip"' ,an Colman. Jledford^Richland cemeter\. Reed Coldtron and Wade Vest
. \ leases on somei Prtveleges and Consession« If I , outfielders
CouncU Reorganized. ^ ^
I ana gas lias filed assignment of Wilson, Jefferson Tents r r ' a * ■ -
I the leases with the register ofjColman, Medford- Reeention I . At a m£Ptmg of the city eoun- The Grant Countv Aiitn Co.,
It is day all the time at the
Kock Island depot non. The 15
| electric lights have been install-
ed and greatly improve the ap-
pearance of the depot at night.
O. E. S. INSPECTION.
Grand Officers in Attendance at
Meeting Here.
Grand Worthy Matron Marv
Duncan, of Oklahotrf* City, was
I here Wednesday night on her
I tour of inspection of the Eastern
(Star Lodge. The local lodge put
on its work, refreshments were
(served and a very pleasant even-
|ing was spent. Mr Mrs.
Mlman, Miss Jennie Kin? and
I Mr. and Mrs. Frank Collins of
the Pond Creek lodge uyre in
[attendance. Mrs. Collins is the
Oram! Marshall for Oklahoma.
Mrs. Duncan was the guest of
I Mrs. Blood while here.
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