State Sentinel (Stigler, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, August 27, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME IV
STIGLER OKLAHOMA AUGUST 27 1909
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THE LAST OF A BAD BUNCH
IS NOW IN CONFINEMENT
Willie Wallace Who Was Con-
victedof Abdnction in 1908
And Escaped is Caught
by Sheriff Luke Allen
WAS MARRIED SHORT TIME SINCE
Had Been Living Quietly At
Prague Okla and a Letter
To Relatives Here Was
Cause of His Capture
Willie Wallace convicted in
June 1908 of abduction and giv-
en two years in the penitentiary
is again in the Stigler hastile
after enjoying more than a year’s
liberty and having taken unto
himself a wife On Sunday June
20 1908 the following bunch of
prisoners sawed through the bars
of the jail and made their es-
cape :
('lias Whitlow disposing of
whiskey six months in prison and
$23000 fine John Horton false
pretense one year in the peni-
tentiary Luther Reynolds lar-
ceny one year in the peniten-
tiary Willie Wallace abduction
two years in the penitentiary
Geo Baker abduction two years
in the penitentiary Ed Ilincs
1 attempt to kill larceny etc
Wallace is the last of the bunch
to be recaptured he being taken
at Prague Okla first of the
week where he has been quietly
living since his escape lie mar-
ried ’there some six weeks ago
Through a letter written to some
relatives here Sherif Allen learn-
ed of his whereabouts and went
after him
HASKELL’S FIRST BALE OF COTTON
Arrives in Stigler Monday and
Is Sent to Fort Smith Where
It Takes the First Prize
The first bale of cotton of the
season was brought to Stigler
last Monday by K E Shipley
who lives about seven miles
of here and sold to the highest
bidder It was bought by Fears
Sims & Henderson Trading Co
for 22:!i eents a pound The bale
weighed 332 pounds It was
shipped to Fort Smith Monday
where they got the prize offered
for the first bale of cotton sold
in that city
Card of Thanks
We wish to take this method of
thanking the neighbors and good
people of Stigler generally for
the kindness which they have
shown to us since our misfortune
of last Sunday night when our
residence was burned
Mr and Mrs J P Thomas
Marriage Licenses
Since our last issue the follow-
mg marriage licenses have been
issued by the county court clerk:
J A Williams and Miss Mar-
tha Reed both of Star
Oscar Treadway and Miss Lydia
Moreland both of Whitefield
James Wood of Tuskahoma
and Miss Mary Holdridge of
Hoyt
Roy Raker and Miss Nellie
Teal both of Stigler
Arthur Mann and Miss Ella
Davis both of Lafayette
To Bnild New School House
M L Cotton visited Star Tues
day He reports tlint the people!
of that district have floated bonds
to the amount of $2300 to build
:i two room school house at that
place They intend to push t ho
building to completion as rapidly
s possible and will have an eight1
months’ term of school taught i
by 11 Kr Aston j
J P Guerrier of (Vntralii
Wash visited J W Easley and
family last week
COUNTY COURT STILL IN SESSION
A Great Many Cases Disposed of
And the Civil Docket is Now
Being Ground Through
County court is still in session
and will he until the latter part
of next week The criminal dock-
et has been disposed of and a
hole is being made in the civil
docket The eases that have
been tried since our last issue
are as follows:
State vs —
Jake Rearden selling whiskey
jury trial verdict guilty Fined
$3000 and 30 days in jail
J Garrett selling whiskey
jury trial verdict not guilty
John Hatley gaming plead
guilty sentence not yet imposed
Dick Hubbard public drunken-
ness plead guilty sentence not
yet imposed
Walter Farrell public drunk-
enness plead guilty sentence not
yet imposed
Arthur McIntosh bond forfeit-
ed Harrison Oiler selling whiskey
jury trial verdict guilty Fined
$3000 and 30 days in jail
Homer Collier selling whiskey
jury trial verdict guilty Fined
"000 ami 30 days in jail
Turner Martin disturbing the
eaee plead guilty sentence not
yet imposed
' Pink Chastain using obscene
langauge jury trial verdict not
guilty
John Siltoski manufacturing
malt liquor jury trial verdict
not guilty
Grover IJritt carrying conceal-
ed weapons jury trial verdict
guilty and fined $23 and 30 days
in jail
Civil Docket
C Rothcl vs Clark & Lish
ease dismissed
Greenbamer Rros va WJRo-
hannon continued
L C Loekley vs Merchants &
Planters’ Insurance Co dismisset
State of Oklahoma vs Ed
Smith et al dismissed
J F Mathis vs Pedro Hender-
son jury trial judgment for the
defendant
IVnington & Son vs L C
Loekley dismissed
John Sehaap vs W M Rum-
ley jury trial verdict for the
plaintiff
J A Pennington vs W M
Seals dismissed
A Mistake Corrected
We made a mistake in the day
for the Teachers’ Meeting to be
held in Stigler Instead of Sat-
urday September 10 it should
read Friday September 10
MAY MAKE FAMOUS RESORT
Gouger Has Discoveed a Sulphur
Spring on His Ranch
J J Gouger has discovered a
sulphur spring on his ranch some
five miles south of Stigler and
has sent samples of the water
away for analysis lie believes
he lias a good thing and is talk-
ing of starting a big health re-
sort there The water Is nearly
ps cold as ice water and in a
splendid location Jack is talk-
ing of organizing a big company
to exploit the find
Purchased New Buggy
Dr S E Mitchell who is al-
ways on the lookout for the latest
in improved instruments and
things that are to the best inter-
est of the medical profession has
recently purchased a buggy thnt
will be both useful in carrying
patients to and from the trains
and also for protecting them from
the weather The buggy can be
closed so as to completely shield
any oiie from the rain or cold or
the rays of a hot sun
Baxter Wilson of Lexington1
Miss is spending n few days
here prospecting 31 r Wilson is
highly pleased with this country !
and is more than likely to make
Ibis place Lis future home
TO THE VOTERS OF STIGLER
Do we know wh&t we are voting for? We may need water
works but we want good ones fo as little money as possible Do
we wish to pay a bonus of $600000 to some engineering firm
for nothing? Well let ns see what the vote calls for We are
asked to give 10 per cent on cost of work to a firm estimated
cost being $7500000 which would be $750000
We have had offers to get good plans and specifications
made for $30000 We can get a competent engineer for $15000
per month and he should complete the work in eight months at
most which would be $120000 making a total cost of $150000
as against $750000 on the first plan a saving to the city of
$600000
And that is no tthe big expense Tbs city would have four
foremen to employ one timekeeper one bookkeeper and perhaps
two a superintendent and these would cost at least $2300 per
day or a total in eight months of $450000
It occurs that the proper thing to do would he to find out
first where we can get water’ Next whero we can empty our
sewerage and then get our plans and specifications decide what
we want and then advertise for bids and let the work to the
lowest responsible bidder bonding them to fulfil the contract-
Then employ a first class disinterested engineer to see that the
work is properly executed and we will then have a first class
system of water works at the lowest possible cost and in no
other way can we obtain these results This method would save
ns at least $1500000 Have we that much to give away?
C S STOCKER
STATE BOARD MAKES GOOD
Attends Stirctly to Business and
Makes Enviable Record
While t lie State Hoard of Pub-
lic Affairs has necessarily met
with considerable opposition it
has justified every expectation
in the administration of its busi-
ness Its function is to buy the
the things required for the use
of the state get the very best
articles at the very lowest price
This is exactly what thp Hoard
has done and every transaction
has been so publicly transacted
that not a whisper of seandle or
a hint of boodle has been heard
This is an enviable record and
the state will he saved many
thousands of dolars each year if
the Hoard pursues the policy it
has adopted
Assisting Norris and House
Since Joe Norris and Herbert
House began munching their re-
spective pieces of Federal pie we
have not heard much about the
wicked Taylor Ejection Law a-
mcndmcnts This quietude sug-
gests that the postmasters all
over the state who carried the
referendum petitions were in re-
ality assisting Norris and House
to “make a show of doing things’
If the Federal government would
“come through’’ with about a
half dozen more plums for that
many influential (!) members of
the Republican machine there
would be but little more opposi-
tion to the Democratic idea that
the destinies of Oklahoma should
be controlled by voters who can
read their ballots
Baker-Teal
Last Saturday evening Mr Roy
Raker and Miss Nellie Teal drove
over to the home of ’Squire Wi-
iner at Garland and were quietly
married by that official
The happy young couple are
well known figures in Stigler ’s
best society and their many ac-
quaintances and friends wish for
them a long life of prosperity
and happiness
A COUNTY CITIZEN TALKS TO THE PEOPLE
Ridgley Bond Gives His Views On What the Citizens of Stigler
Should Do In the Matter of Voting For or Against Water
Works and Sewerage System for the County Seat Town
State Sentinel:
Stigler Okla
I have noticed in the papers of
Stigler that an lection has been
celled for the purpose of voting
$7300000 worth of bonds to in-
stall a water and sewer system
in that town
I think the step taken is high-
ly commendable ns no town is
suitable fr a county s-at where
FARMERS ELECT MEMBERS
Will Build Up Greatest Agricul
tural School in the World
The plan adopted by the Okla-
homa Constitution of allowing the
real farmers of the state through
their yearly meetings to elect fron
their own members the delegates
which elect the Hoard of Agri-
culture which in turn control all
A & M colleges animal indus-
try and animal quarantine will
result in building up the greatest
agricultural school in the world
It places every progressive far-
mer in close touch with our ag-
ricultural colleges and that such
things us domestic economy will
not receive just a meagre con-
sideration Our Hoard of Agri-
culture is certainly justifying the
expectations of those who elected
them
Exhibition Cut Short
J W Itraswell better known
as “Roots” pleal guilty to a
charge of public drunkenness in
’Squire Stiglcr’s court Monday
and was fined $1000 and cost
“Roots” frequently attempts to
pose as a tough character ami
proceeded to pull off an open air
exhibition here Saturday an l the
result was that he landed in jail
Ten dollars and trimmings ill all
amounted to $1600 The court
gave him a lecture admonishing
him to refrain from engaging in
a similar “stunt” any time soon
“Roots” was a prominent figure
in th'5 courts some time previous
to statehood and has been tried
for numerous offenses since In-
dian Territory became a part of
Oklahoma
In Need of Help
A man by the name of Geo
Spence a carpenter and an Odd
Fellow who has been working
at his trade here for some time
and who recently moved his fam-
ily here has had a great deal of
sickness in his family the past
few weeks himself being confined
to bis bed and now his wife is
very low Being unnble to work
he has become destitute
J
Jthe jail is located without water
land sewer facilities- j
When the country people are
culled upon to vote bonds for
a court bouse ami jail they will
expect Stigler to give them all
the conveniences possible and it
s-enis to me that water and sew-'
er systems' are absolutely ncees-
sary Ridgely Rond I
SCHOOL OPENS ON SEPT SIXTH
List of the Teachers Who Have
Been Selected So Far For the
Coming Term of School
The public schools of Stigler
will open Monday September 6
at 9 o’clock All pupils will re-
port at the old building at that
time It may be necessary on
Recount of crowded conditions to
get a room or two outside for
high school classes however all
pupils will report as directed
above
All but two of the teachers
have been chosen and those will
in all probability be selected
within a day or two
The list of those already elected
with assignments so far as as-
signments have been made is as
follows:
Alonzo Jeffries Superintendent
Miss Alberti Carey principal of
high school Miss Nell Tidhall
teacher in high school Miss Rula
Rrown teacher in high school
Miss Gertrude Helmar principal
of ward school Miss Nettie El-
lis fourth grade Mrs Gertrude
Ford third grade Miss Frederica
Roettchcr second grade Miss
Merle Crittenden second grade
Miss Hassie Evatt first primary
Miss Lollie Critte’nden second
primary
Ball Game at Garland
Mudloek second nine played
Garland at Hm latter’s diamond
last Tuesday Mudloek winning
the game by a score of 14 to 12
It was a pitcher’s battle through-
out the entire game the Garland
pitcher striking out 12 men and
the Mudloek pitcher striking out
11 men
Only Two of Them
Examination for teachers’ li-
cense was held in Stigler yester-
day and today There were only
two persons examined one white
lady and one colored woman
Ball Game Sunday
There will be a ball game Sun-
day at Athletic l’ark between
Stigler and Chant Chant has a
fast team and the game Sunday
pro misis to be a good one
Attorney C T Mitchell has
sliiped from St Louis one of t he
latest improved automobiles and
it will arrive here in a few days
It is said that this machine will
make a speed of fifty miles an
hour when the roads are in good
condition
TO KEEP GAS INSIDE STATE
Onr Constitution Provides For
Taking Over Monopolies
Ever since President Roosevelt
sent the telegraph wires of the
world vibrating the news that a
new state called Oklahoma had
been born there has been a strug-
gle on the part of the new state
to preserve one of her most val-
uable natural productions — gas
Oklahoma gas for Oklahoma ha
been a' slogan of the Democratic
administration Every inch of
the ground has been contested by
the corporations who want to en-
rich Kansas City St Louis and
other large cities at the expense
of Oklahoma and the courts may
uphold this contention
Wonder if these contestants
have ever read that clause of our
Constitution which provides that
the state can take over these nat-
ural gas monopolies? Wonder
if they would not he astonished
to have the state condemn every
cubic inch of gas take charge ofj
it and sell it to Oklahoma con-
sumers for the purpose of build- j
ing up Oklahoma manufacturers
and industries
By tin way isn’t that a won-
dcrful Constitution which Dennis
Flynn Joe Norris and the whole
state Republican machine sought
to destroy but which tin Okla-
homa voter almost unanimously
adopted
FIRE WIPES 00T HOME AND
BUSINESS OF JP THOMAS
Started in the Engine Room By
An Explosion of Gasoline '
and House Burned Rap-
idly to the Ground
THE BUILDING IS GOING VP AGAIN
While the Loss Was Great Mr
Thomas Decided to Rebuild
At Once and Start His
Business Up Again
Last Sunday evening about
7:30 o’clock an alarm of fire was
given and it was soon learned
that the home and the bottling
works factory of 1 I’ Thomas
was on fire The citizens rushed
to the scene of the fire which
was on the Nouth side of the rail-
road just east of t lie electric light
plant and rendered such assist-
ance as they could hut the build-
ing burned so rapidly that they
were unable to save anything ex-
cept a few articles of furniture
The Volunteer Fire Company ar-
rived on the scene as early as pos
sible hut were unable to cope
with the flames
The fire was caused by the ex-
plosion of a gasoline' engine or
gasoline tank it is not known
which that Mr Thomas used in
the bottling factory It seems
that about 7:30 that evening
Clarence oldest son of Mr Thom-
as went into the engine room to
start the engine and was just
starting it when the explosion oc-
curred burning him badly about
the face arms and legs He
jumped through the doorway in-
(Continued on Fage Four)
TWO PRISONERS MAKE GETAWAY
Working On the Road Near Stig-
ler Wylei and Bennett Take
“Frenchmens’ " Leave
Wednesday afternoon Alexan-
der Wyles and a man by the
name of Bennett escaped from the
guards and made their getaway’
Fourteen prisoneis and two guard
were at work on the county road
about a1 mile and a half east of
Stigler Wyles and Bennett were
working where they were partly
hidden from view by tin under-
brush and taking advantage of
an opportunity when the guards
were not watching them closely
they slipped quietly away
Wyles was serving out a fine
of $23(0 and costs making a
total of forty dollars He had
been in jail about ten days Ben-
nett was serving out a term for
selling whiskey and only had
twenty-three more days to serve
out Officers are on their trail
and it is thought that they will
ie recaptured soon
Operation for Appendicitis
A son of W S Munn was car-
ried to Fort Smith Saturday suf-
fering from an attack of appen-
dicitis where he was operated up-
on lie withstood the operation
splendidly undergoing the pain
without being put under the in-
fluence of opiates The young
man is resting well and it is
only a question of a few days
until he will be at home again
to his many friends
Sermon Subjects
“The first part of John’s first
Letter Readings and Remarks”
will le the sermon at the Pres-
byterian church on Sunday Aug-
ust 29th 11:00 a m and “Jesus
of Nazareth tin King of the
Jews” at 8:"0 p m
M E CHAPIN
G B Warren and family of
Marietta Miss are visiting B F
Walker and family this week
Mr Warren is looking for a lo-
cation and says be likes Stigler
fine We hope lie will decide to
locate here
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