The Cleo Chieftain (Cleo Springs, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1935 Page: 1 of 4
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Cleo Chieftain Cleo Springs Major County Oklahoma Thursday August 1 1935
Number 6 !
More Tiaan 10000 AMeimdl Rodeo
£ I
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Application Will
Be Submitted For
Park Improvement
Rogers and Brockway Attend
Meeting at Enid
That application will be sub-
mitted thru County Engineer
Salwachter for $5000 of state’s
allotted PWA funds for improve-
ment of the Cleo Park was an
nounced this week by Henry
Rogers local relief foreman and
Ralph Brockway who is contrib
uting his time making charts of
the park and proposed improve
ment necessary in the application
In response to an invitation
received by John Grimes Rogers
and Brockway went to Enid
Tuesday morning to receive pro
per instruction on how to apply
for improvement funds
If the application is accepted
part of the money will be used
for buying equipment for the
park and part will be used for
labor which has been estimated
to employ several workers for the
next four or five months at the
rate of $21 per man per month
Mrs Earl Moody and son of
Pretty Prairie Kas were here this
week visiting M M Blazer and
wife
— O ' -
Claud Couch and family o f
Oklahome City were vis i t i n g
Phon Camp during the Rodeo
C W Burk enjoyed a visit
with his children from Tangier
the weekend
W C Leet and W H Hendrix
attended the Geo Goodnoe sale
Monday west of Aline
Helen Hipsher returned from a
two-weeks visit with her aunt
Mrs Art Hipsher at Drummond
last Thursday
Wilfred Walker clerked for
Vicker’s Grocery and Market dur-
ing (he week of the Rodeo
V mkiQ
Mr and Mrs Herb Coulter of
Meno visited Mrs Hallie Miller
during the rodeo
Mr and Mrs Clinesmith report
the arrival of a baby boy Satur
day
Miss Nadine Ashcraft spent
the weekend with her cousin Na
dine McFarland
Clifton Emert returned to his
home at Bethany Monday after
a weeks visit with Warren and
Evans McDowell
Mr and Mrs Harley Leech and
family of Longville Kas visited
the weekend with the Unizker’s
Mrs Viola McCorkle returned
home from Wichita Kas Thurs
day She was accompanied b y
her daughter Mrs R G Clapp
and grandson Harold Reynolds
Elbert Slade returned from
Harper county Monday He at-
tended to farming interests he
has there and states that h i s
wheat yield was considerably be-
low the average
‘ Mr and Mrs Ilungerford and
children Ken and Noreen o f
Enid Mr and Mrs C W Ash-
craft and daughter Darlene of
Southard J A Bowman and son
John and daughter Mrs A N
Manning of Aline all enjoyed a
picnic dinner Sunday a t t h c
Alva McFarland homo and atten
ded the Rodeo in the afternoon
Mr and Mrs Billie E Barber
and son of Anthony Kansas and
Mr and Mrs - Ed Hardin and
daughter of Carmen attended the
rodeo and visited Mrs Hardin’s
and Mr Barber's parents Mr
and Mrs Ed Barber Sunday
Ceorge Neal and wife of
Watonga Were here during the
Rodeo They had been to Carmen
to visit Mrs Billy Clark a sister
of Mrs Neals who had been in
an Enid Hospital a short time
Mrs Ray Morse of northwest
Kansas was here visiting relatives
and friends Her three children
were with her The youngest son
had injured an eye with a pocket-
knife and probably loose the sight
Mrs Morse will be remembered
by Cleo people as Eva Lennen
Harold Richards wife and
sister o f Enid accompanied b y
a fried were callers at
the PE Hughey home Sunday
Richards and wife are’ former
graduates of the Cleo high school
We are jn receipt of communi
cation from Mrs E W Pillstrom
of Coal Hill Ark directing us t o
correct the spelling of her name
Mrs Pillstrom was formerly
Mary Newton We’re inclined to
think that Pillstrom is not the
Dr’s correct name but only selec
ted by him on account o f h i s
M D profession
t
Old Woods
WEEK BY WEEK EPISODES OF OUR EARLY LIVES
o o o o
The Killing At Enid
Chieftain July 4th' 1S95
About 8 o’clock last evening
HonR W Patterson Register
of the U S Land office at Enid
and city marshall Williams met
their death each at the hand of
the other
Mr Patterson and J L Isen-
berg editor of the Wave met in
front of Jenkins Bros store Bad
blood had existed between the
gentlemen for sometime on ac-
count of articles appearing from
time to time in the Wave on the
character of Register Patterson
The two men were angry and
soon came to blows Marshall
Williams attempted to separate
the combatants Mr Patterson
drew a revolver and fired at Mr
Isenberg the bullet missing its
mark and lodging in the front of
the City Shoe Store Mr Isen-
berg started on the run through
Jenkins Bros Store followed by
Mr Patterson marshall Williams
following Mr Patterson and over-
taking nim at tlie rear of the store
where he struck him with a poli-
cemans club Mr Patterson tur-
ned and shot Williams through
the heart I
He then started to persue Mr
Isenberg Williams followed him
to the back door of the store
stepped outside braced himself
and fired at Mr Patterson The
bullet striking Mr P just above
the right of the right ear passing
through the head killing him in-
stantly Marshall Williams man-
aged to walk back through the
store and fell down as he was pas-
sing out of the front door He
was carried into the drug store on
the corner where he died in about
fifteen minutes
As we go to press the coroner
is still holding the inquest
Mr E C Williams city mar-
shall was a native of New York
thirty-five years old and leaves a
wife and one child
Scene of Rodeo Arena
Jess Howard and D R Newton
Lovers of fine horses "got an eye full" of the finest riding -and
performing mounts in the West when they visited the
Fourteenth Annual Rodeo and Roundup held here Friday
Saturday and Sunday ' -
J H Law of Kiowa K ans is
visiting relatives and attending
the Rodeo J H was an old
timer here proving up a home-
stead two miles north of Cleo
He will be a reader of the Chief
tain for the following year
Miss Irene Unzicker was taken
to t h e Gaede Sanitarium a t
Weatherford last Thursday Miss
Unzicker has a tonsil affliction
Miss Ora a sister was taken t o
undergo a general physical exam-
ination Nicholas Unzicker returned
Thursday from a trip to Arkan
sas He states that all crops and
fruit look fine
(
County During the Gay Nineties
oo o o o'
Mr R W Patterson was Regi-
ster of the U S Land office at
Enid ’ He was a native of Geor-
gia was a well educated southern
gentleman and a cousin to Hoke
Smith Mr Patterson leaves a
wife and three children who leave
to-night with the remains accom-
panied by Mr D S Sanford for
Macon Ga where they will be in-
terred The paity will be met at
Topeka Kas by Mrs L H Wal-
ker of Fort Riley sister of Mrs
Patterson who will accompany
them on their sad journey — Enid
Eagle
Above we publish from the
Eagle an account of the 'terrible
killing' at Enid The unfortunate
affair is deeply deplored not only
by the people of Enid but of the
whole Territory When Isenberg
stirred up Register Patterson he
struck a fire brand and when the
Register ran up against Marshall
Williams he found a brave de-
termined man The coming to-
gether of two such men as Wil-
liams and Patterson would nec-
essarily cause bloodshed and the
taking of human life
Isenbergs Letter To
The Wichita Eagle
Kingfisher 0 T June 29
To the Editor of the Eagle
In justice to my family and
myself I am constrained to ask a
portion of your space to correct
some of the errors made by your
special correspondent at Enid
The head lines of the Enid spe-
cial published this morning stat-
ed that I had fled to parts un-
known' I am quite sure that the
people of Enid know where I am
I came here for the purpose of
resting a few day3 my mind being
in a fearful condition besides I
wished to avoid the annoying in
cidenttothe teirille tradgy in
which I was an unwilling actor
I am quite willing to be judged
by my fellow citizens as to my
responsibility in the matter and
Jay Pierce and wife of Boyd
Okla returned home Friday after
spending a few days visiting his
parents Mr and Mrs A F
Pierce Mr Pierce is a rural car-
rier and had been attending a
state convention at Vinita He
and his wife visited the land of a
Thousand Smiles in southwest
Missouri and northwest Arkansas
Mrs Lou Driscoll and son were
visitors in Cleo Saturday meeting
many old friends and neighbors
Mrs Driscoll informs us that her
mother who is 88 years o I d is
living with her daughter Josie
Schnor at Artesia N M An uncle
past 90 who is a dentist retired
from his profession last year
TAKEN FROM FILES OF
o o o
as you have kindly reproduced
the Wave article to which the
trouble is attributed all yon rea-
ders can judge me with the evi-
dence before you and perhaps
wonder why I should be attacked
for protecting the honor and in-
tegrity of a friend
I am sorry that my chain of
life has such a link in it I shall
never cease to regret the sudden
taking of two men who have been
clocely associated with mein my
newspaper life in Enid If it were
possible to restore the lives of Mr
Patterson and Mr Wiliiams I
would gladly give all I have on
earth and start life anew and
what is more my life if demand-
ed I have wished several tim'es
since the deplorable affair hap-
pened that one of the leadened
messengers aimed at me had tak-
en mortal effect While my con-
science is clear in this affair still
I am at present a nervous wreck
besides being almost blind from
powder in my eyes I have slept
very little since the sad occasion
I desire to state that while I have
been threatened witn death or
great bodily harm I was not
armed
In conclusion I will say that I
have full confidence in my fellow
citizens of Enid
Please accept my sincere thanks
for Bentiment contained in the
Eagle editorial on this sorrowful
oceasion
Yours
J L Isenberg
The above letter would indicate
that Isenberg was in a peck of
trouble and no wonder if he had
left his "roaster" on "Coney Is-
land" there would have been no
trouble
Deputy marshall Highshow rode
into Cleo from Alva Sunday '
Dad Le Douof Medicine Lodge
Kan is visiting his son at Kintz
Jean Larkey Will
Return This Week
Jean Larkey unfortunate vie
tlm of a gasoline explosion which
has kept her in a hospital a y?ar
and a half will return to her
home near Catesby the latter
part of the week and will stay a
couple of weeks before she returns
to the Wesley Hospital at Wich-
ita for further treatment 1
Jean recieved deep burns o n
her arms and legs Feb 28 1934
and has been in the Shattuck
Hospital and tbe Wesley Hospi-
tal sinee that time t
According to a recent letter
she is learning to walk a little
and is a very very homesick girl
The above is from the North-
west Oklohoman of Shattuck and
will be of interest to residents of
this locality as Jean is a daug-
ter of Pearl Larkey a former re-
sident of this community
That Miss Iris Kirkendall has
improved rapidly in health since
an appendix operateon 'Sunday
July 21 was report recifeved here
Friday
We recieved seven copies of tbe
Chieftain of the 1912-13 vintage
from Samuel T Martin of Van-
dalia 111 S T will read the
Chieftain for a period of seven
years Howdy Sam
THE OLD CLEO CHIEFTAIN
o o o o
Oar “Haughty Banner’’
Trailed in the Dust
The following is a ball game
played Jane 22 1895 at Cleo be-
tween Cleo and Eagle Chief
Last Saturday the long expect-
ed game of ball between Cleo and
Eagle-Chief was played here and
resulted in an overwhelming de-
feat of the hitherto victorious
Cleo braves Our well earned la-
urels have all been snatched from
us and the light of our life "has
clean gone out”
A mighty concourse of people
assembled at the ball ground just
north of town Saturday afternoon
to witness the game and to cheer
our boys on and on the enthusi-
asm all died out and they were a
sorry looking crowd long before
the finish The following is the
score by innings
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Cleo 301022230 13
Eagle-Chief 2 10263035 22
Double plays-Gambill and
Potter
Third base strikes-Westfall 2
Keenan 1
Umpires: W A Cole: Jim Ter-
rell - Time of game 3 hours and 30
minutes
Notes
Mr and Mrs James Keenan
were spectators and we were sorry
to see so much of their sympathy
expended on the visitors
Jim Lucas planted himself on
the hillside south of the ground
and was reclining on his back un-
mindful of the springy condition
of the place until the water began
to pour into his ears
6 H and A Beckwith and
their ladies were eager watchers
Daniel St John announced to
the victors that he Lac? a son that
he believed coulj get right up
and crawl right ‘ away from the
fleetest of them and that- he was
there to back his judgement with
Turn tq page 2
Contestants 1
From Eight
States Enter
' 4
Wide Comment Is Received
On Orderliness Of f
Crowds
More than 10000 visitors per
haps the largest number of spec
tators to ever gather in the little
city of Cleo attended English t
and Howard fourteenth annual
Rodeo and Roundup held here
three days Friday Saturday and
Sunday :
Skilled cowboys and girls from
all the neighboring states Texas
New- Mexico Colorado Kansas
Arkansas and others from Wyo
ming and Montana entered the
contests and took part in the ac
tivities
Vicious Bramah steers and
outlaw ponies disclosed the actu
al mettle of their riders swift ac
tion of ropers and mounts were
displayed in roping co n t e s t s
bulldoggers dared tne sullen and
tricky revolt of their adversaries
and speedy race stock competed
on the track Friday and Satur
day
Conversation from many visi
tors seldom lacked some com
ment on the clean behavior of the
large crowds thruouj the t Jur ft£-
days and nights A common ex
pression was “I don’t believe
that I ever saw so large crowd to
have fewer accidents and indulge
in less drinking
First winners in the events Fri
day were:
Calf roping Hosea English of
Aline in 25 seconds
Bronc riding Tack Bolton of
Odell Texas
Bulldogging Gene Hamilton of
Sun City Kansas in 8 seconds
Wild cow milking George Mit
chell of Orienta in 232 seconds
Steer riding Whitie Stewart of
Odell Texas
Horse racing Tommy Moore
owned by Henry Mitchell of Cleo
in the quarter mile Teddy B
owned by Clyde Brown of Cleo
in the three eigth mile and Miss
Sorority owned by Tom Davis of
Ft Worth Texas jn the half
mile -
First winners in Saturday’s ev
ent3 were:
Calf roping Bob Moore of But
te Montana in 192 seconds
Bronc riding Jasbq Hester of
Pawhuska
Bulldogging Andy Curtis of
Canadian Taxas in 112 sec
onds
Wild cow milking Bob Moore"
in 244 seconds
Steer riding Zeh Colbert of
Pawhuska
Horse races Eugene D owned
by George Wilcox of Woodward
in quarter mile Teddy B in the
three eighth mile and Miss Sor
ority in the half mile
First winners of Sunday’s ev
enls were:
Calf roping Earl Moore of Al
ton Texas in 196 seconds
Bronc riding Bob Moore '
Bulldogging Andy Curtis in
13 seconds
Wild cow milking Leo Bixler
of Waynoka in 23 seconds
Steer riding Zeb Colbert
J S Hardwick an old t i m e
lover of rodeo entertainment :
who lives two miles northeast cf i
Cleo contributed a trophy to the
best calf roper in the Sunday coq j
tests Earl Moore wen the tra
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Mansfield, Claude M. The Cleo Chieftain (Cleo Springs, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1935, newspaper, August 1, 1935; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1863517/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.