Weekly Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 17, 1897 Page: 3 of 8
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TWO MEN DEAD,
From the Cool Aim of Bailey Isbell's
Winchester.
STORY OF THE KILLING.
QUEEN VICTORIA.
WILL DEPART FOR SCOTLAND
Mcl.llil
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How the Urea teat Oueeu
mm*vet* Her ll.iilt h
The Queen of all Knpland, who is
also the Km press of Iudiu, has already
attained to a healthy old sffe.The sub-
ject of her longevity is of the greatest
anxiety and consequence to her sub-
jects. The utmost care is being1 taken
to prolong her life for many years
yet, though she is many years in ex
cess of seventy, The greatest danger
that threatens persons of her age are
ailments brought about by exposure
to cold and changeable temperature,
ailments that effect the mucous mem-
branes in various parts of the body,
especially the throat and lungs. To
avoid changeable temperature the
mighty queen, governed by the advice
of her physicians, spends several
months of every winter away from Kn-
gland, and seeks the mild climate of
Italy. This precaution, no doubt, is
very wise, for the queen continues in
splendid health,
Hut people who a*e not so fortu
y ami Wile Given a Fare-
well ion.
Friends of Rev. and Mrs. McGilli-
very filled the spacious par'.ors of Mr.
and Mrs. H. L. Miller's home last
night to bid (lod-spced to them on the
eve of their departure. Revs. Holt,
Ruckner and Moody made appropriate
addresses, expressing their regrets at
losing so warm friends and earnest
workers from the Christian circles of
Guthrie. J. W. McNeal, on behalf of
the ladies of the church, in a few
happy remarks presented Rev. Me
Uillivery with $20 in gold pieces.
lie will preach his farewell sermon
tomorrow. They will leave in a few-
days for Scotland and will take with
them the best wishes of a host of
friends made during their stay
Guthrie. In the departure of Rev.
McGillivery the Presbyterian church
will lose an excellent pastor, the city
MEN'S CLOTHING.
nun Who Claim* To lie * Doctor In
Pekrt, April 10—ISpecial.]—Miss
I'uetrop was arrested here this even-
ing' by the police. She was dressed in
men's apparel and claimed to be from
St. Louis. She says she is a physi-
ian, and is traveling around the coun-
Ben and (ieorge fox Meet Death lu a Fain
lly Quarrel—Murdered to .(all At
Oklahoma City—lloth Live
on llie Same Claim.
Oklahoma City, April 12.—[Special.]
Saturday morning, between 3 and 0
o'clock, Iiailey Isbell shot and killed
lien and George Fox near Sweeney's
place, in the Kickapoo country, Okla-
homa county.
The origin of the trouble leading up
to the shooting is at present little
knowD, but it is believed to have arisen
over some horses which were the joint
property of Isbell and the Poxes.
The Foxes and Isbell were renters
on the Grimes farm, coming to this
county originally from Kan-as, al-
though Isbell has been living in the
Cherokee nation aud came to the
Grimes farm about six weeks ago. In
the early days he had a homestead
near Norman. Isbell is 4a years old
and has a wife and seven children.
Ben and George Fox are 28 and 20 years
of age respectively, but appear much
younger. The Foxes lived with the
Isbells on the Grimes farm.
Friday night the Fox boys went to
Neal Ragland's, a neighbor, and stated
that they feared trouble with Isbell,
ana wanted to borrow a gun. ltagland
loaned them a revolver.
Yesterday morning at the scene of
the shooting there were present L. C.
and VV. C. Grimes, Ben and George Fox,
Bailey Isbeell and his nephew, Allen
Isbell. Ben Fox and Isbell were to
one side sitting on a pile of roots, talk-
ing. The subject of their conversa-
tion failed to develop at the corner's
inquest. Suddenly Ben arose, and
pulling the revolver, loaned him by
the Kaglands, said: "G—d d—n you,
I'll shoot you!" Isbell turned and
walked to the house, a distance of a
hundred yards, lie returned, carrying
a 38-56 Winchester. In the meantime
Ben had advanced a short distance.
When Ben and Isbell were about
twenty feet apart. Isbell raised his
rifle and fired
shot through the left breast. Isbell j held" his 14-year old brother, Victor, I , i
fired again aud Ren feel dead with a ! nonchantly lounging around, and I P^rPoses« and at the same time offered I
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nately situated as the great Victoria! an honored and worthy citizen,
cannot hunt milder climes in the win- I —
ter, and changeable spring, must face ! PREFERS
weather as it comes. The consequence |
is that many thousand of tbem con-1
tract colds during such period of ex ; W
posure. Colds are inflammation of'
the mucous membranes, aud may oc-
cur in different parts of the body.
When colds become chronie they are
termed catarrh—a much dreaded ail-
ment.
I'e ru-na is the only internal remed-
ial agent that is a reliable cure for
catarrh. It is of great importance! . w
that every sufferer from catarrh | try curmg the ills of the people. She
should duly take note of this fact. I ®aJs she has tramped aii the wav from
This knowledge is most valuable. I'e- E°ujs. and is bound for Oklahoma
ru-na has cured thousands and will .1'''}'' ^e sa.ys she prefers men's to
continue to cure thousands until some ! wonlen's clothing. The officers turned
her free tonight, and she has gone on
BEST SELECTIONS AND LOWEST PRICES,
better remedy can be de7ised.
One of Dr. Hartman's latest books,
treating on catarrhal diseases pecu-
liar to spring, will be sent free to any
address by the I'e-ru-na Drug Manu-
facturing Company, ; Columbus, Ohio.
WOULD RAISE THUNDER.
her way.
FATAL WRECK.
Train Strikes a WnKnn Load of People j
Near Tt*cuiiimcIi.
Tecumseh, Ok., April 10.—[Special.] |
—A Tecumseh Air Line train struck a
wagon load of people near Tecumseh I
this morning, demolishing the wagon,
killing the horses, fatally injuring
William Mitchell and breaking the
shoulder of H. A. Hiatt. .Mrs. Thomas
Victor Smith VlMted South McAlester to
8ee IIm Brother.
South McAlester Capital: There is
no question as to the future of Okla-
homa. It his already received more shoulder °' A. Hiatt. Mrs. Thomas
advertising and cussing than any ( fel1 the middle of the track
,, ..... . i ana the engine passed partly over
other territory in the union, and the | her, but she was not touched nor
habitants thereof are perpetual sur- hurt.
prises and perennial exclamation Scheme Didn't Work
points. t> ^
Thursday morning when Norman I j - [')!!'„ n V Api_'1'"T^fepeC1f1 ^
Smith, for whom, by the way, Nor-1 _tH, . . a Pr0 e?t n the land
man, Okla., was named after, a com- . a£alnst proving up the west
positor on the Daily Capital, came to J e'&hty of West Perry on the ground
Ben staggered with a • he 0-ffice1' huis 6l'rPris® uau better be that there are not enough settlers to
n left I tha Ascribed when he be-1 entitle them to claim it for Mwnsite
That we do the millinery business of Guthrie is no doubt.
All day long the ladies throng our millinery department and all
agree that we certainly have a large and beautiful assortment.
We have improved and bettered the stock until today, in size
and variety, it is the par of Guthrie millinery stock, come in
and let us show you the new things. Yov will not be im-
portuned to buy. Our clerks consider it a pleasure to show
A you the latest new creations.
shot through the center of his breast. ! seemingly at home. Of course Mr. j a homestead filing covering the same
Smith began a series of questions aud I tract, both of which were reiected bv
the result, whs that. *inf I *1 i , y
When the spectators went to Ben's iu™ b,e8an a series of questions and
, , . , ,' , . , , ! the result was that he discovered that
body, he had the revolver in his hand the younger scion of the house of
George 1'ox, who had been standing, Smith had left his home at Guthrie,
to the right of his brother about twen- and was on his way to Cuba. Ills elder I
i i Sc;p as a part of the town i
to the house and get lack s." meaning j rie for instructions ! ,p, }Ve?t. 1 er.ry-,
(.rimes, ' gun and kill you.'' Oeorge Victor is a bright, neativ dressed i, t d*C ,0n the ease, which was
started, but before he had taken his kidlet of engaging manners for one so ^ ,ore l!?e office yesterday, re-
second step the deadly Winchester was young. Wiien asked by a Capital re- ih .D? 'he protest, and tiling, sustains
turned in his direction, another bullet porter what he was going to Cuba fur ■ townsite board in their action of
sang through the morning air, and he replied "to raise thunder " He left Pr°VIHff "P feeding the property.
.I-11,™ I "uihr,e Monday noon on the "hog"
train and arrived here last evening.
He slept all Monday night on the
switch engine at Oklahoma City.
When he came to ti e office this morn-
ing he had never a thought that he
wou.d be detained.
It is not known just what will be
flinched as the lead tore through his
left shoulder. George continued to
the house, and as he entered the door
fell, and bled to death in a few min-
utes, the bullet having severed the
large artery in the arm.
Isbell made no effort to escape, but
nlJ t .!«_ .1 . . .. ,. .
j the land office officials, it having been
j clearly proven that the settlement is
lawful and that the settlers are enti-
and thev were directed by the larid
office officials *o proceed to do so.
This procedure of 'harassing the
settlers on ttie.-e additions to Perrv is
neither justified by law nor the inter-
ests of the eily and ought not to be
further prosecuted.
., , ' """j 11 is uoi Known 111st what will 1
told Grimes to notify the sheriff, which ! done with this youthful patriot, as he
ill'™ r, . I seems determined to be in at the death
Sheriff Barrows, County Attorney when Spain lets go. It is quite proti-
Taylor and Coronor Satterfield, ac-j able that an extended interview will
companied by Dr. Dewey and John j be held between Smith senior and
Roller, went to the scene of the kill- Smith junior in the wood-sheld at
■ni , . Ciuthrie in which an illustration of
,e coro,ners jury returned the | physical force will be used to convince
usual verdict of reath by gunshot the young man of the utter hopeless-
wounds. The officers returned last ; ness of his hone to "mis.. ti,.
night, Sheriff Barrows, with the rris-! and free Cuba
oner, coming in on the Choctaw. Fol- j
lowed by a curious crowd, Isbell was j
taken to the jail and placed in the care HONORED AT KINGFISHER
of Captain Oivens. j
County Attorney Taylor has some ,, , „, , ,,
information that did not appear at the I'.ntertuin in Honor of Uuti.-
inquest, tnat assures him in saying I no visitors.
tures'f^the Z.VS & 1^ !T lh#
Grimes were old acquaintances in Kan-1 ffchshei dancing club extended in-
sas, and it is possible that Grimes may I vitatioqs to a large number of their
be able to throw more light on the friends to attend a hop on that even-
matterthun has been shown. That ing, at the opera house, giv-n comnli
Isbell is not over endowed with fee1 . .... . K'^ncompli-
mtntary to llissis Bowman, Spurlock
. .Vt-w. oml. j>tio
T., April 10.-
ing may be seen from the parting wi h
his family. When the sheriff told Is-1 af,d McNeal and to Hon. J. W. McNeal
bell to get ready to go, he stepped to ' "
the door of his house ard merely said
"gold bye," then turned to the sheriff,
stating that he was ready. There was
not a tear shed or nand clasped by
either Isbell, his wife or children.
All Over the <ilul>
— I)r. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are
known. They are far more effective
in arousing the liver to action than
the old-fashioned cathartic pills, calo-
mel or "blue pills," and are purely
vegetable and perfectly harmless in
any condition of the system. No care
is required while using them. Tliey
cure biliousness, sick headache, cos-
tiveness, sour stomab, windy belch-
ings, "heart burn," pain and distress
after eating, and kindred derange-
ments.
The weekly crop bulletin, from the
Oklahoma section of the weather bu-
reau, for last week, is the most uni-
formly favorable showing we have
ever seen from that source. The dis-
tribution of rainfall has been equita-
ble. no section failing to report some
rain. Condensed it says: The tem-
perature since January 1st averaged
1.7 above normal. Iiainfall has been
abundant, 7 inches, which is .72 inch
above normal. Since March 1st the
average rainfall was 4.SS inches, or
1.32 above normal.
Enid Wave: Owing to the yum-vum
and boo hoo of the tiuthrie democrats
pops and Soapy Reeves, the praying
siloon weeper, Guthrie has gone re-
publican, as usual, in the municipal
election and (Ireer, who has a patent
right on the statutes of Oklahoma i<
correspondingly happv. This is
enough to encourage Majah Niblack
to sell his uniform.
all of tiuthrie. The young ladies ac-
companied Mr. McNeal on a drive over
from Guthrie to Kingfisher, and be-
come while here, the guests of Mrs. 0
K.Cunningham. Mr. McNeal became
the guest of Hon. A. J. Seay. Quite a
number of persons were present whose
faces are seldom see'i where the votar-
ies of the dance disport themselves, but
this gave variety to the scene and zest
to the entertainment. The young peo
pie abandoned themsel vet to the inspir-
ing music and exhilarating move-
ments of the dance, while their elders
looked admiringly on and chatted to-
gether of how it used to be, in their
younger, lightsome days.
The club has given many hops, but
seldom one more charming than this
on Monday night. The visiting
guests, all excellent dancers, were in
constant demand and apparently rel-
ished the fun, not excepting the hon-
orable visitors, who laid aside form-
ality and rushed to the thickest of
the melee.
Know 'hjse.T.
The People's Common Sense Medi-
cal Adviser, in Plain English, or Med-
icine Simplified by R. V. Pierce, M.D
Chief Consulting Physician to the In-
valid's Hotel and Surgical Institute.
Buffalo, N. V., 1008 pages), illustrated.
080,000 copies sold at SI 50. Now sent
paper bound absolutely free on re-
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mailing only. Address the author, as
above.
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Muskogee, I. T., April in.—|Spej-j
ial]. Ed. Newcomb, a desperate out- [
law, who has twice robbed the Lena-
pah station, was shot and mortally
wounded by Deputy Ma-shai Bud Led- '
bether yesterday eveniDg a few miles !
west of Caney, Ivas. There are five :
other members of the Andrews' gang I
at large committing depredations in |
the Cherokee nation. A large force of |
deputy marshals is :□ close pursuit.
Secretary Lowe has issued charters
as follows: Waterloo Creamerv com-
pany, capital stock. Sl JiO; dire-tor#
L. N. Tyler, Edmond: D \V. .Jeffries'
Seward; S. J. Jackson. Water'oo; N
G. Uershey. Donegal, Kas , and R. E.
Hershe.v, Oklahoma City. Blackwell
board of trade, capital stock, ST.."On:
directors, Charles Day, J. M. Pickett
B. M. Anderson. T. S. Chambers L s'
Skelton, J. L. Waite, E. L. Peckham!
L. Lair, Joseph Cuddy, Edward Vi-
lott and A. G. West, all of Kay county.
1 he American Bonding and Trust
company of Baltimore, Md.. John J.
S. Hassler of Enid, agent.
Arkansas City Traveler: Rev. John
Moorehead, late ehaplain of the Kan
sas state penitentiary, is in the city to-
day visiting friends. From here he
will go to Guthrie to look after the in-
terests of one or two of Tiis parishoners
in that institution who he believes
have fully attoned for crimes com-
mitted, or alleged to have committed,
and who are now prepared to lead be
ter lives and become useful citizens
During his term as chaplain. Rev.
Moorehead, by his sympathy and
fatherly kindness, became very popu-
lar, if not the idol of the prisoners
conhned there.
Acting Governor Lowe yesterday
granted pardons to .iames Fuller anil
Charles Bourland. They were sent-
enced from Cleveland county for jail
breaking. Their pardons were grunt-
ed through the efforts of Rev. Moor
head, late chaplain of the Kansas state
prison.
Stillwater Gazette: W. E. Hodges
and family have removed back 'o
their home here after an absence of
over two years. During most of the
time of his absence he was serving as
bookkeeper in the i'nited States mar-
shal s ofiice at tiuthrie, but after I' S
Nagle assumed eon'rol Hedges became
cashier of the Capital National bank
of that city. About a month ago he-
resigned his position and accepted a
similar position in the Farmer's and
Merchant s bank of this city. He will
assume charge of his new position
May 1st.
Capt. J. C. Johnson, father of Ed
Johnson of the Tecumseh Hepublicar .
fell dead Thursday very suddenlv of
heart trouble at Shawnee. He'had
been enjoying excellent health up to
the time of his death, ('apt. Johnson
was a pioneer tettler of Pottawatomie I
county, having settled there at the ]
opening of the. country. He was a
we!l known and respected citizen ar.i I
h's death is deplored by all.
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Greer, Frank H. Weekly Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 17, 1897, newspaper, April 17, 1897; Guthrie, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc275406/m1/3/: accessed March 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.