The Muldrow Sun (Muldrow, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, January 8, 1926 Page: 1 of 8
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MULDROW OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA? JANUARY $ 1980
VOL 10 NO 17
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Jcs Ficr Forcer
is Convicted
(From Muskogee Phoenix)
Muskogee Okie Dee 0— Joe Fish-
er city marshal at Muldrow and for-
jner deputy sheriff for Sequoyah coun-
ty was found guilty of conspiring to
violate the national prohibition laws
with William Fugett and Albert Al-
len Muldrow farmers by a Jury in
federal court here last night
The officer was found guilty on
all four counts of the indictment re-
turned here by a federal grand jury
in December The indictment charged
a conspiracy to violate the "dry” laws j
manufacture fo intoxicating liquor
possession of intoxicating liquor and
possession of a distilling pinnt j
Sentence January 11
Sentence will be pronounced by
Judge R L Williams on January 11
Allen and Fugett who pleaded guilty
to the conspiracy charges also v ill
be sentenced at this time The maxi-
mum penalty is two years in the peni-
tentiary at Lavenworth Kan Another
federal liquor charge is pending
against Fugett and Allen Bvth have
pleaded guilty and will be sentenced
here January 7 '
Lawlessness and lack of respect for
the national prohibition laws In par-
ticular in the region immediately sur-
rounding Muldrow was shown in the
Fisher trial and commented upon by
Judge Williams
Military Record Good
During the trial it was shown that
Fisher had formerly been a police-
man in Hugo and has two honorable
discharged from the army The testi-
mony of the two who pleaded guilty
to the conspiracy charges was intro-
duced by the government and impll-
cated Fisher as a partner in the en-
terprise It appeared from the testimony that
liquor made by the Fugetts and their
associates was regularly transported
to Moffett and there sold
Joe Morgan of Sallisaw prohibition
enforcement officer for Sequoyah
county testified that before the con-
spiracy complaint was filed Fisher of-
fered him $100 in gold to be left out
of the case This Fisher denied
A month or two prior to the raid
which resulted in the conspiracy com-
plaint Fisher and another officer had
destroyed a still which cbelonged to
the Fugetts hut no arrests were made
This circumstance was referred to by
the court when the case went to the
jury at 6 o’clock
Mr ad Mrs Paul Sandifer and
Miss May Shepherd were in Fort
Smith Friday night
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" Mr and Mrs A W Dodson and
daughters Misses Maurine and Wan-
da Helen of Gans attended the In-
Eastern Stars
1 Mrs Lola Hanks of Russellville
spent Tuesday with Mrs R E Poa
gue andgue and family
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TlrTami Mrs Hugh Mitchell and
Mr and Mrs Pat Chestine of Fort
Smith attended the New Years dance
here Friday evening
Heard First Words
Dr Thomas A Watson who
worked with Alexander Graham
Ball Inventing the telephone heard
he lint sound or word aver trans-
mitted by wire In the tut Mr
Bell apoke over the r-hont laying
"Come hero Wataon lwant you?
A tablet waa recently unveiled oom
memorating tho 60th annlvereent
tf this greal eaten Ufle ream! the
laphoMi
City Marshal
on Four Charges
MISSOURI-PACIFIC MAKES AN-
NOUNCEMENT To the people of today who when
railroads are mentioned vision net-
works of tracks reaching almost every
portion of the globe with monster
locomotives luxurious passenger cars
spacious freight cars and handsome
stations it is virtually impossible to
realize the growth that has been made
by this Industry during the 100 years
of Its existence The railroads have
been in existence only 100 years hav-
ing passed tho century mark this
month
England was the birth place of the
railroads the first railroad having
been constructed from Stockton to
Darlington a distance of twenty-five
miles A man on horse back preceded
the first train warning the people of
the approach of the train
This train composed of curious lit-
tle passenger coachces with more the
appearance of a carriage than a coach
was dawn by the LocomtinSHRSHSS
was dawn by the “Locomotion I” in-
vented by George Stephenson Com-
paring this little queer-looking en-
gine probably welglng about ten tons
with one of the monsters weighing
213 tons which pull our modern Amer-
ican trains is visioning the progress
railroads have made in all their
branches
Development of American railroads
began soon after the operation of the
first train on the first English rail-
road In 1830 twenty-three miles of
railroad were in use in Ameica That
represented a mile of road for every
428850 residents Today there is a
mile of railroad for every 420 people
in the United States The railroads of
the United States pressed rapidly west
ward serving that district of the coun-
try as it developed pushing along be-
hind the pioneers who broke new trails
Into the Western Wilderness
The Pacific railroad now the Mis-
souri Pacific Lines was the first rail-
road constructed west of the Missis-
sippi The story of its development
from a little line reaching a few fniles
west from St Louis to the largest
railroad in the Uni ed States covering
approximately 15000 miles in ten
states in the west south and south-
west provides one of the most inter-
esting chapters in American history
Construction work started July 4
1851 On December 1 1852 the Paol-
flc Railroad brought across tho Mis-
sissippi river the first steam locomo-
tive ever seen west of the river Eight
days later this engine pulled out of
St Louis the first train ever operated
in the western part of the United
States
Growth of the Missouri Pacific since
that time has been steady This
growth haR been especially rapid dur-
ing the last three years under the
leadership of L W Baldwin who has
been president of the railroad during
that period The story of this develop-
ment Is well known to the people of
the territory which the Missouri Pa-
cific serves Improved quick and de-
pendable service have resulted from
purchases of new equipment of all
kinds and oi additional mileage the
more important of the latter being
acquisition of the Gulf Coast Lines
and the International-Great Northern
Railroad in Tessas and of a number
of other shorter lines there
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ENTERTAINS WITH BIRTHDAY
PARTY
Mrs Edgar Blackard entertained
with a birthday party in honor of
tho sixth birthday of her small son
Maynard Tuesday January 6th
Among Mnyanard's small friends
were! Mary Olivia Hayes Billy Lee
Henry Mary Jeanne Patton Helen
Stevens Fftye Levy Betty Lou Levy
Willie Lewis Reba Rae Breedlovo
Stgna Breedlove Mary Hill Jamer
Ogle Frank Bethel Jr Scott Black
nrd Joan Levy Jack Patton Mubray
George Hyles Ford and Charles
Bethel The party lasted from 3:80
until 6:00 o’clock
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Little Mildred Shepherd has been
quite 111 a numbe rof days
Fred Leach woe In Hanson Sun-
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MULDROW— II YEARS AGO
Form the files of the old Mul-
drow Press
D M Lee whose hand waa torr
off by giant firecracker Christmas
is gradually improving but he still
Is a very sick man
Judge Isao Jacobs Is having a nice
porch built on the front of his rest
donee property
Duko Wiltshire went to Fort Smith
this week end enrolled as a student
in one of tho comerdal colleges of
that city
Jess Goodman has gone to Sullb
saw to do guard duty at the county
jail Since somo of the prisoners
broke out of the jpil last week Sher-
Iff Johnson deems it best to keep I
guard at he bastile to prevent any
similar escapes Mr Goodman will
make a good guard
Gip White a colored justice of the
peace in Paw Paw township fined
a man of his own race the other day
for a crime committed last July He
collected tho fine too and thus es
tablished a precedent which is caus-1
Ing the other justices of Sequoyah!
county to fairly gasp with judicial!
wonder at his business acumen
In Shnwnee last Saturday the
sheriffs if the sevral counties in the
new state met and perfected theii
organization Sheriff Johnston of
this county was elected secretary
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WILL ASSUME CHARGE 15TH
Fred Leach will assume charge of
the Hays Store and Meat - Market
tho 15th of this month Fred hds
an ad in this Issue of the Sun telling
of his opening Saturday 16 will
be his special day and he invites you
to bo there as he will have a bunch
of bargains on hand for you
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RETURNS TO OKLAHOMA CITY
Miss Imogone Bethel who has
been the guest of her mother during
tho holidays left Sunday to resume
her duties as instructor in one of
the public scoohls in Oklahoma City
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OKLAHOMA TO GET NEAR
TWO MILLION ROAD MONIES
Washington Jan 4 — Oklahoma
will receive $1762246 as federal aid
for road building in 1026 according
to apportionment figures announced
Thursday by Secretary Jardine This
is within a thousand dollars of the
amount received a year ago
Apportionment of $73126000
among the states as compared to $75 4
000000 a year ago is based upon
population and area The federal
aid fund In Oklahoma was $1753000
last year
Texas will receive $4428917 the
largest share for any state
New York with $3647180 Penn-
sylvania with $3340920 and Illinois
with $3175616 follows with the next
largest shares 1 1
Alabama $1640799 Arizona $1-
055908 Arkansas $1267907 Cali-
fornia $2484706 Colorado $1380-
384 Connecticut $483428 Delaware
$365625 Florida $897185 Georgia
$1981189 Idaho $938 589 Indiana
$1935890 Iowa $2060400 Kansas
(2072166 Kentucky $1418809
Loulsana $1000764 Maine $683574
Maryland $634625 MaBsachussetts
$1089056
Michigan $2217418 Minnesota
$2130108 Mississippi $1293203
Missouri $2400847 Montana $1-
551060 Nebraska $1588138 Neva-
da $948318 New Hampshire $365
205 New Jersey $934708 New
Moxlco $1187204 1 North Carolina
$1708544 North Dakota $1193-
720 Ohio $2777037) Oregon $1182
945 -
Rhode Island $305625 South Car-
olina $1051993 South Dakota $1-
222198 Tennessee $1018419 Utah
$848251 Vermont $386625 Virgin-
ia $1445852 Washlngton$l180080j
West Virginia $798066 Wisconsin
$1870202 Wyoming $1)85594 Ha-
waii $305625 ' - --'
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COOPER CONFIRMED
The United States Monday con-
firmed the nomination of Honrj
Cooper of Bttglor as marahall of the
Eaitera Oklahoma dlitrlct
HOTEL
HANDS
CHANGES
Tbs Hofei Muldrow which for
many years has been a popular stop-
ping placJpor those who travel thru
Eastern (Jalahoma waa purchased
about two- weeks ago by Mr and
Mrs O Jt Campbell who came tc
us with ' reputation of being
thoroughly! drilled hotel people That
they will make good and fill a long
felt want is well known for comment
During the past week tho hotel has
been cleaned and renovated and all
the rooms equipped with new mat-
tresses and coverings Mrs O F
Campbell will have charge of the
kitchen and dining room and will
serve the best the market affords
in a home-liko way at reasonable
rates ' ' '
TUESDAY IS MULDROW
PAY IN U S COURT
Several Muldrow citizens were
Muskogee Tuesday atendngl U
court there v The Joe Fisher case
took up mostvf the day Albert
Allen and Bill Fuggctt will go tc
Muskogee rMnoday at which time
they will be sentenced They were
implicated iivlth Fisher and ' plead
guilty ' '
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SCHOOL NOTES
Muldrow basket ball team defeated
the Buffington school in a game on
the local court Friday with a score
of 12-7 v
The team played the all-stars af-
ter the Buffington vgame with c
a score of 1814 in favor of the high
school Our team amde a good show
ing in both games
We had quite a number of high
school visitors last week including
Mrs Mildren Shcrmer and MIbs Mary
Bell Jaaw instructors in the Fp
Smith public schools Miss Grace
Collins class of 25 Bob McDale
class of ’24 and Miss Hallie Woods
of Roland and Miss Vera Thompson
of St Johns Hospital Fort Smith
MIbs Fay Fargo was hostess to the
girls of tho senior class New Years
Eve with a slumber (party at the
country home of her parents Mr
and Mrs S A Fargo The follow-
ing were guests: Misses Verlon Wal-
ton Opal Parker Vera Sagely Car-
men Fargo Elizabeth Patton and
Hallie Gammill The following were
additional guests’ at a watch party
Miss Helen Fargo and Messrs Law-
ernce Paxton George Bethel Bill
Mabray 1 Homer - Blackard Calvin
Fargo Robert McDale Albert John-
ston and Murphy Fargo
- The Red adn White basket bal’
team will play the Gore team on the
local court Friday afternoon at 2:3f
This will bo our first important game
of the season The team expects r
good crowd and wants the support
of the citizens The girls will give
some good yells COME1
Breedlove— Westmoreland
Miss Bessie Breedlove of Muldrov
and Mr T B Westmoreland of Fort
Smith stole a march on their many
friends here and were quietly mar-
ried by Rev A H Ogle on New
Years night Miss Breedlovo
is a beautiful and attractive blond
and a prominent member of Mul-
draw’s younger set being active In
church and social affairs She is
a graduate of Muldowr High School
and is a talented musician She is
member of Phi Mu sorority At
presnt she is the 2nd gflradeteacher
in Muldrow’s public school
Mr Westmorland is the son of
Mr and Mrs T B Westmoreland
of Fort Smith and is a promising
young contractor Ho is favor-
ably known in Muldrow whoro he has
been a frequent visitor
The marriage cams as a surprise
although it wask nown an engage-
ment existed The couplo will re-
side in Fort Smith
JUDGE PARKS HOLDS SHORT
TERM
Judge J T Parks district Judgo
Is spending several days in Sallisaw
thla week holding a abort session of
district court Monday was devoted
In picas and arraignmant of caies for
next term of court Several out of
town lawyers were here looking after
their ellenti Interest
D B Ford and Morgan Nswmar
wart In Muskcgee this week
MULDRO:
ATTEND NEW YEARS DANCE
Among the Sallisaw young people
who attended tho Now Yoara danqe
here Friday avnlng - were: Missei
Bernlca Winter Willie Mayo Coryne
Winter Gertrude Agent Theo Brodie
Messrs Hoyt Clark Raymond Drake
Joe Hale Eddie Ahderson Horace
Moore Perry Campbell end Jack
Breedlove
RETURNS FROM COLORADO
Mr Robert Dooley has arrived
from Denver Colo where he has
been visiting his fatehr for the past
two weeks His father accompanied
him back to Fort Smith
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O E S INSTALLS OFFICERS
Elector Chapter No 11 O E S
installed their officers last Thursday
night and entertained with a watch
party for their families and Masonic
families
The following officers wer instal-1
ed:
Worthy Matron Mrs Ethel Levy
Worthy Patron W H' Breedlove
Abs’L Matron Mrs Bon Fox
Conductress Miss Essie Hale
Ass’t Conductress Miss Eulan Bin-
lack Chaplain Mrs Mary Weave j
Marshall Mrs Alma Jowers
Adah Mrs Ora Ford
Esther Mrs Bill Blackard
Martha Mrs Pearl Matthews
Electa Mrs A W Dodson
Worder Mrs Berta Mize
Sentinel J W Weaver '
Mrs Joanna Jacobs acted as
stalling officer
After installation a pogrram was
given games were played and re
freshments served
COUNTY HAS BUMPER COTTON
L CROP
There has been 25338 bales of cot-
ton ginned ip Sequoyah county from
the 1925 cotton crop prior to Decem-
ber 13th 1925 according to the re-
port Just made by the department of
commerce Green Griffith cotton sta-
tistician of Sequoyah county stated
th 1925 cotton crop would pass the
20000 mark This is an increase of
almost 10000 bales over the 1924 cot-
ton crop and the greatest yield since
1919 when Sequoyah county produced
more than 60000 bales of cotton
The Sallisaw Compress has enjoyed
its greatest year according to J E
Warren local manager The com-
press has handled more than 23000
bales of cotton during the season
The record this season surpassed prev-
ious years more than 40 percent
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STILLWELL MEN CHARGED
WITH FIRING STORE
(From Dally Oklahoman)
Stilwell Okal Jan 6— Arson
charges were filed against H C
Worley Luther Worley and Hugh
Worley in connection with the fire
at Stillwell in Adair County Decem-
ber 8 when three buildings in the
business section of the city valued
at more than $100000 were burned
to the ground C H Johns assistant
state attorney general announced
Tuesday night
Merchandise In Worley’s Btore
where the firse is said - to have
started was covered by $11500 worth
of Insurance Investigation by Johip
and R J Fernandes assistant fire
marshall showed Two carloads of
merchandise ' were found hidden on a
farm near tho city they said
The three men wer ealso chargee’
with attempting to dferaud an insur-
ance company Two counts were
named In each of the charges Nc
dato for preliminary hearing hat
been set Johns said ’
The fire mentioned In the above
article also damaged greatly the
stock of metchandiBo belonging to
W S McCullough and W A Helms
former residents of this city
Mick Anniblo of Fort Smith spent
Sunday in Muldrow
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Mrs Paul Russell spent fhe week
end with her husband in Fort Smith
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Mias Hernta Cheek of Sallisaw
pant a fow days last wosk hero tha
guost of Miss Kathleen Faulkner
7 Mr Joa Bhormer was eallad to Lit-
tla Rook Bunds whoro hta ion li
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OSAGE MURDER HAS LOCAL IN
TRRRST
Mr' Rogtra Daughter ( Smith
Mrs Charlla Rogtra of her ia tka
daughter of W R Smith whit haa
band of tho Oaage heir At the time
Smltha were murdered it waa got
knowa that he ahd a daughter living
here but due to the work of law
yer from the Oaage county Mr Rog-
ers waa located and ahe received
large portion of the eatate and there
is e low ault on now In which ahe b
suing for more of the estate which
it la believed belongs to her
Mrs Rogers’ mother died when she
waa two yean old and ahe had not
heard from her father during the
time
Oklahoma City — Details of the
confession of Bert Lawson Leaven-
worth convict accusing W R Hate
"King of the Osage Hills” of connee-
tion with the killing of W E Smith
who died with hit wife and servant
girl ln the wreckage of their home
at Fairfax in a nox plosion in March -1923
were revealed here tonight by
Edwin Dabney assistant state at-
torney general '
The confession declares that Hale
offered Lawson $5000 to blow up
the Smith home provided the nitro-
glycerine used in the blast and came
to the Osage counyt jail where Law-
son was confined and took him to the
scene of thee rime
It sets out for the first time the
allegd connection of Earnest Burk-
hart Hale’s nephew with the case
explainig that Burkhart’s hoem waa
used as a base of operations the night
the Smith residence waef destroyed
' Lawson said he had been employed
by Smith but severed the connection
after he had learned of intimacy be-
tween his wife and employer
Sometime after that the’ confea-'
sion says Haie met him in a load ”
and asked him why he did not kill
Smith citing his domestic difficul-
ties as sufficient provocation
Lawson said that he made evasive
answers and that later Hale ap-
proached him saying that he owed
Smith $10000 and that he would give
Lawson $500 to affect his removal
About a year later the confession
continues after Lawson had been ar-
rested in connection with the death
of a man enar Hominy and was in
jail at Pawhuska awaiting trial M
A Bloyed a deputy sheriff who was
acting as jailer came to his cell on '
the night of March 9 1923 and told
him a man outBide wanted to see
him
Agreed to $5000 Price
He said he was given his hat and
coat and escorted to an automobile
’Parked near the jail In it he found
Hale who drove him to Burkhart’r
home
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The college students who hav -spent
the holidays with their paients
but have returned to their schools
are Miss Grace Collins who is at-
tending O C W at ChickaBha
Miss Dorthene Mabray who is at-
tending Northeastern at Tahlequah -Mr
Bob McDale who is attending A '
& M at Stillwater and Mr Paul
Wheeler who is attending O U at
Norman
Former President Wife
Trliwaton N J formerly wt
'tho late Plijldent Grover Clave'
lAMfe Joined thoBoard of nroatri
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