The Oklahoma Democrat. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 13, 1909 Page: 3 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Oklahoma Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Gateway to Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
■■
A Mother Poisons
Her Little Children
CAVE THEM MORPHINE BY MISTAKE CAUSING THE
DEATH OF BOTH IN A FEW HOURS
MANY THOUSAND
IN POTATO CROP
A NUMBER OF OKLAHOMA FARMERS
WILL MAKE SMALL FORTUNES
IN POTATOE PATCHES
THE GOVERNMENT
SAYS NO TAXES
Graf von J+
Blu.nen - Schloss.
One of the sadest and most pathetic tragedies is this
part of the state recently occurred at the Walker home
near this city. As the result of a fatal mistake by Mrs.
Nettie Walker two innocent little children are sleeping
side by side in two lonely little graves, the mother is a
raving maniac confined in one of the states eleemosynary
institutions, and not expected to survive but a few hours,
and a pall of gloom and sorrow now enshrouds the once
happy home.
A message was received today
summoning the relatives of Mrs.
Nettie Walker who was placed in
the asylum for the insane at Norman
last Saturday at that place. Mrs.
Walkers condition is reported very
serious and grave doubts are enter-
tained as to her recovery of health.
Some six weeks ago by mistake
Mrs. Walker gave two of her little
ones morphine, thus causing their
death. She had purchased a box
of blue powders some time b?fore and
the box was left sitting on a shelf.
Some one dropped several morphine
tablets into the box without closing i
it tightly, and the atmosphere dis-
solved the tablets. When Mrs. Walker I
went to give the blue powders to the
children she supposed as she did net
see the tablets that some one had
removed them. The two little child-
ren died from the medicne adminis-
tered by the mother. The attending
physician, discovering the aw'ul
mistake warned the husband not to
divulge it to his wife as it was feared
a disclosure of her mistke would re-
sult fatally to her. About two weeks
later she leaned the truth from a
conversation over the rural telephone
line, and went to her husband for
a confirmation of what she had heard.
Within three days she had lost her'
mind completely and her condition i
grew worse and worse until she was j
taken to the as/lum at Norman last
Fidayr. The latest reports from |
there state that it is not thought she I
can live more than a few days at I
most.
Mrs. Watkins is the wife of Mr.
George Walker, a farmer, living
five and one-half miles west and two |
and one -half miles north of Altus.
She is a sister of Mrs. Tom Rogers
of this place.
SUIT TO TEST THE
PROHIBITION LAW
| Muskogee, Okla., May 2. -- Suit
has been filed here in the United
j States Court to test the Billups pro-
hibition law. The action was brought
j by the Harpevy Kningt Distilling
Co. and Danciger Bros., of Kansas
City, against S. W. Ston-., superin-
tendent of the state agency, James
King, sheriff of Hughes county, Attie
Roberts, chief of police of Holden-
ville and other officers in Hughes and
Choctaw counties.
Muskogee, Okla., May 2. - Potato
! farmers along the Arkansas and V«r-
j digras river bottoms will reap a rich
harvest on their crops this year.
(There is a shortage in the potato
1 crop over the country while in this
j country the crop is better than it has
been for years. One man, Otto
Rogers of Ft. Gibson, has 700 acres
planted in potatoes. If the present
price keeps up he will make $25,0u0
this year. In the neighborhood of
Ft. Gibson are many other potato
growers who will make small fortune.
Jack Lawrenie, the potato king of
Muskogee who has a farm a few miles
from the city, says his crop is the
Dest in years. Potatoes are selling
for $1.50 per bushel. Farmers be-
lieve the price will hold up at $1.25.
In the potato belt the rich bottom
land yields from 50 to 200 bushels to
the acre. Thousands of dollars are
made each year by growing potatoes.
The industry also gives work to
thousands of laborers daring the
season, who make big wages picking
potatoes. Two crops a year are
grown here.
; Muskogee Okla., May 3.—Thomas
j Ryan, assistant secretary of the in-
I terior, in an interview says that the
I government will file suit against ev-
! ery county treasurer in eastern Okla-
homa to restrain them from .-ollect-
ing taxes on homesteads of freedmen
intermarried citizens and full blood
Indians. According to an agreement,
with the indians, those of a certain
degree of blood are not to be taxed
for twenty-one years. The result
of the proposed suits will make or
lose the state of Oklahoma miliions
of dollars in taxes.
TURKISH CABINET
HAS RESIGNED
tCopyright. 1808. by American Press As.o-
clation.J
Did I ever tell you how I was hon-
| ured by an invitation from the emperor
■md empress and was thereby made a
; part of Berlin society? No? Well, I'll
j tell you now.
While In Vienna 1 *was invited to a
at the palace, iiy partner
| for the ™: ;iion was a young German,
Graf von Biumen-Schloss. He wag i
liai.d.si/me, re; in (Hi and of a noble bear- first joint,
ing. His social position was of the •
very best not only from his personal-
ity, but because he represented one of
the oldest families of Prussia. I was
an untitled American whose father had
been a port packer and whose hus-
band was a manufacturer of shoes.
Nevertheless <;raf von Biumen-Schloss
treated me with as much attention as
If I bad been a duchess. When with
me no attraction elsewhere could in-
A CHILD INJURED
BT LAWN MOWER
Pawnee, Ok.,May 2.- While Jane
Metzler, the three years old child
of S. A. Metzler, was playing in
front of a moving lawn mower, he
fell in front of the machine and one
of its thumbs was Cut off at the
TO
PUT OP OR DIE
San Francisco, May 5.—Benjamin
Constantinople, May 3.—The cabinet
resigned today. The political situa-
tion is bewildering and no one can
tell what the outcome will be.
This last ministry was only organ-
ized April 30.
auce mm to desist from listening to „■ . ' «««j-n«in
what I had to say to him or to suspend VVelllngton Soule was arraigned in
for a moment his attentive gaze upon 1 C(™rt today on a charge of sending
K. some lZ X8 ni'X j 'e"e-t0 Spreckles, Mrs.
was not I who held hia attention, but a bPreckIes> and James O'Brian Gunn,
courtesy inherited from a long line of cashier of the Mechanics Bank
oTS'w„":ftc.\: hTPPr:t^ ;r thre"en"*— '* ^
A GRAND JURRY OF
SIXTEEN ON THE CASE
A JURY OF SIXTEEN MEN WILL BE
THE JUDGES IN THE CASES
AGAINST HASKELL
TRIED TO DODGE CHILD
FELL AND DROKE LEG
Keystone Okla. May 2.—While Dr.
Flemming of this place was coming
to his drug store be attempted to
pass around a colored child which
was playing on the steps. Io seeking
to avoid the child Dr. Flemming
stepped on the edge of a board, which
threw him to the ground and one
of his legs was broker just above
the ankle.
MR. ROOSEVELT
KILLING BIG GAME
Muskogee, Okla., May2.— A grand
J jury of sixteen members has been
| drawn by jury Commissioner Middle
! ton and United State? Clerk Harri.
i son, in compliance of the order of
| Judge Marshall to inquire further
into the the alleged town lot conspi-
racy cases of Gov. Haakel[l and six
other Muskogee men, indictments
against whom were quashed at Tulsa
recently. Sylvester K. Rush, special
representative of the government,
is in the city and witnesses are
being subpoenaed to appear at Tulsa
on May 10.
DROVE A GROCERT
TEAM OUT HOME
The other afternoon J. B. Jackson
who lives north of Olustee went to
the rear of the Humphrey grocery
store on the south side of the square
unhitched the two mule team used
for delivery of groceries and without
word or sign proceeded to drive off
as much unconcerned as if it wag
a perfectly natural thing for Mr.
Humphrey to keep a team hitched and
ready for his accommodation. When
Mr. Humphrey went out about 5:30
to get the team ready for some deliv-
eries there was nothng doing and
there was marked absence of the
outfit. The matter was immeditely
brought ot the attention of the offi-
cers. Then the telephone lines lead-
ing qpt of Altus were kept pretty
busy for several minutes as the in-
qiries were rapicMv sent out over
the surrounding country. Mr. Jack-
son drove the team home where the
animals w«re taken out and fed by the
family. The whereabouts of the
team was soon learnet. and what was
thought to have been a daring theft
turned out to be merely a case of
mistaken identity. Mr. Jacknn came
in this morning and squared ihe whole
thing by paying all damages, and
said he has no recolection whatever
of taking the team, and his horse
waa hitched close to where the deliv-
ery team was tied.
BANK EXAMINER
NAKRESIGNED
ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN IN WEST
TO BECOME OFFICER IN AN
OKLAHOMA CITY BANK
GUN WENT OFF SHOT
YOUNG MAN IN KNEE
Perkins Okl. May 2— Ray Utter
while out hunting geese on the lake
put bis shot gun in the boat and start-
ed to push the boat into the water.
The gun slipped on one of the cross
pieces and was discharged. The
load took effect in the right knee.
SEVERAL EARM HOMES
DESTROYED BY STORM
Nairobi, British Africa, iMay 3.—
Theodore Roosevelt killed onejjnore
lion yesterday at Wami^neaTkapit!.
This gives him a total of three lions
and one lioness on the present ex-
pedition.
Kermit bagged]a cheetah yesetrday.
The hunting was exciting and vDoth
marksmen had excellent work. The
lion killed by Roosevelt 7yesterday
was brought down at close range
Only his quickjwork saved the lives
of some of his mounted escort, who
had a very narrow escape ffrom the
inruriated beast.
as much wrapped in them.
He wore an army uniform and on
his breast several decoration*. I did
not know what they represented, but
I understood that one of them had
been bestowed upon him for bravery
In battle. I think I should have fallen
In love with him if I had been single
and given an opportunity. Hut I did
not see him again while in Vienna, and
shortly afterward we left for America.
Two or three years after this, while
In Philadelphia, stopping at one of the
finest hotels in that city, on entering
aa elevator one evening to go up to
my rooms i was ushered in by a man
oning if he was not given $3,000 by
each. Spreckles and Gunn appeared
in court. Soule was held for the
superior court.
STORM SWEEPS
LONG ISLE SOUND
New Haven, Conn., May 5.—Driv-
someihrnsr about him'tha? 10g W,th terr,fic force over the upper
waters of Long Island Sound and
something about him that was familiar
to me. The uniform of a servant seem- - ——
ed to resolve itself into that of an al°ng a part of the Conneticut shore
ss. .na-r jsct.2 r - *• r— «•"■ —
german cotillon. I raised my glance experienced in several y«ars,
to the servant's face. Could I believe claimed a toll of four lives during
Bchlofs6 WaS thB Graf V°D BIUmeD' l8St night' sent four barges to the
His flaming face told me that It was bottom of the sound off Branford,
Indeed he and that he knew me, but he cast one ashore in that vicinity and
• *••• the
which he waved his hand stood open. aulkner s Island. The persons drow-
I entered and was lifted to the fifth < ned were Captain Marshall A. Percy
"ori "jssrisj ~ . u. i(e.
YOUNG MAN DROWNED
WHILE IN SWIMMING
Oklahoma City, May . John M.
Hale one of the best known bank ex-
aminers in the middle west, has re-
signed and will become vice president
and member of the boa ^i of directors
[of the Stat® National Bank here.
Mr. ilale has resided in Oklahoma
j sin< o 1H72. coming to the Osage In-
|dia Nation and ej erating as a trader,
lane at the opening of Oklanoma went
I to (iuthrie. He has been a national
! bar . examier three years.
Waiters, Old., May 2.- A storm
visited Ahpeaton with disastrous re-
sults. The houses and outbuildings
of the farms of Frank Wilcox, Lew
Price, Mr. McConge and Mr. Jewel
were entirely destroyed. No one was
killed but Mrs. Graham and Mr. and
Mrs. Jewel were more or less in-
jnred.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
HURT IN A RUNAWAY
Lawton, Ok., May 2— Bud Booth,
ajyoung man of 20 years, was drowned
in'Cache creek, near Apache, <Jast
night while bathing with a number
of companions. He^wasja poor swim-
mer and waded out ^into too deep
water. One of his comrades at-
tempted to rescue the sinking man
but was unsuccessful.
GEORGE HINDS DITTEN
BY FAVORITE PUPPY
ll-years old on'and a deck hand whose
name has not been learned.
SEVERAL HUNDRED AT-
TEND THE INSTITUTE
FIRST FARMERS INSTITUTE HELD IN
TULSA WAS ATTENDED BT
MANY FARMERS
Guthrie Okl.May 2.-George Hinds
an employee of the State ^Dispensary
while attempting to doetor^a valuable
pup which he believed to 'have been
poisoned, was severely^bitten through
a finger. , He leftj for BKansas, City
today to have the1.wound ^examined.
FARMER IS INSTANTLY
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
Tulsa, Okla., May2 . Several
hundred farmers attended the first
farmers institute in Tulsa county,
held in this city yesterday. It
developed into quite an interesting
meeting and much enthusiasm was
manifested in the proceedings. Meet-
ings of the Tulsa county association
will be held frequently..
B( 1RD OE REGENTS TO
MEET in CHICKASHA
Kingfisher, Okla. May 2.— While
driving into town yesterday afternoon
County Commissioner Lindsey hap-
pened to a very bad accident. His
team became frightened and ran away
throwing him out on the ground and
breaking his collar bone and cutting
the left side of hia 'ace and head.
Guthrie, Okla., May 2.- A meeting
of the hoard of regents for the Girls
Industrial school at Chickacha will
be held in that city on the 20th inst,
when recommendations are to be
made in the erection of the building,
and the selections of ground*. For
building purposes the legislature ap
propnated $100,000 and the city is to
donate ItW acres of land.
UNUSUAL DROUTH IS
CAUSING UNEASINESS
The extended drouth ia beginning
1 to cause some uneaainess in this sec-
tion of the state and the question of
drinking water is causing no amall
amount of guessing among those who
depend on their cisterns for their
drinking water supply. Several cis-
tern# in the city are already exhaust-
ed and practically every one in the
city is getting alarmingly low.
Weatherford,Okla., May 3.—While
going to his~house^in'Ja storm' here
Jacob *A. Schmidt, ^*a farmer, was
struck by -lightning"andjkilled. His
body]was found in^the Afield 'fs«vera 1
r.ours after the Jstorm. *The ' man
WM. "bachelor 'and ^jliveAd Jalone.
His body was'aent today to relatives
in Kansas.
KICKED BY MULE. UN
CONSCIOUS EOR HOURS
risk of continually meeting my pre-
vious cotillon partner reduced to a
servant, and the next morning I left
the hotel.
Three years after that my husband
pave up business, and we again went
abroad. Being wealthy and abundant-
ly able to keep up a position In any
foreign city, we desired especially to
spend a winter in Berlin, but on arriv-
ing there my husband, who is an im-
patient. Independent, thorough Amer
lean, gave offense to our minister, and
there was a deadlock upon our en-
tering society. We were about to give
the matter up and go elsewhere wheD
something occurred to change our reso-
lution. An invitation came one morn-
ing to attend a ball to be given by
Graf and Graffin von Biumen-Schloss.
It was evident, first, that the graf had
resumed bis original position in the
world and. second, that be knew I was
In Berlin. I assumed that he must
have seen me, though I had not seen
him. We made inquiries and learned
that he had married a wealthy and
refined American lady and had recent-
ly been appointed an aid-de-camp to
the emperor.
We went to the ball and were very
graciously received by the graffin, who
gave as a reason for inviting us that
we were her fellow countrymen. My
meeting with her husband in his own
home was naturally constrained. *He
made no mention of having met me in
! America, but asked me If he had not
met me in Europe. I told him that he
had been my partner at a state ball in
| Vienna. Then he appeared to remem-
ber He may have been sincere in
not giving evidence of recollecting just
where he had first seen me.
Later an invitation came to dt"e
with the emperor and empress, whicu.
of course, was inspired by his aid-de-
camp. the Von Blumen-Srhlos-^s be-
ing of the dinner party. After this
we were welcome everywhere.
Never did either Von Biumen-
Schloss or his wife make the slightest
allusion to his having l>een in Ameri-
ca. I as well Ignored having met him
In hotel livery. What Inspired his
kindness to me I do not know. It j
may have been Intended to keep me !
silent on his past or it might have j
been a token of eratltude f«v my fail- ! Stillwater 'Okla., May 5. — Miss
ure to recognize him while In a uienial ! Olive Davis, wholives south of Per-
posltion. Indeed, he might have been Ikin* is \ti = t r>-„
Influenced by both of these causes. * 8 gUtSt 01 M,M L°U G,H of
In time I came upon his story. Soon ' Stillwater, ®"d together the ladies
after I had danced with him In Vienna I are circulating petitions for the mi-
financlal reverses deprived him of his '
fortune. I.ike many an Eureplan arts- \'at"6 0" the *qUaI auffr^ question,
toe rat In the same circumstances, he ^ orty thousand names are needed,
went to America and became a serv i and tne circulators have to get them
ant. From the hotel be went to serve ' tl
• gentleman aa chauffeur and while I * «en« l>y have met with court-
actlns In that capacity won tbe heart j eou" rre tment, and in many eases
of his dauchter Learning who be i a very friendly spirit for the princi-
was. she had married him with her „K k .
- Pie has been shown by the men. Miss
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ON A BOOSTING TRIP
Oklahoma City, May 2,.- The
Cham'ier of Commerce will begin its
annuel trade boosting tirp from here
tomorrow. The itenery of the trip
will cover 963 miles.
SEEKING*! THE
SUFFRAGIST PETITIONS
El fteno.JOkla., May 2.- Wren
Armstrong, who ha* recently arrived
here from North Carolina, was kicked
^7 * mule, while working on a farm
near the city yesterday, and only
by quick wont was hia life aavea.
He was unconscious several hours.
father's consent and set him up again
is a Von Bhimen-Schloaa. After tbe
marriage the husband came Into an-
other fortune All that was kn->wn tn
Europe about bis having been In
America waa that he had married
there
Query—Did he go there to get a
rich wife In a clandestine manner!
Owing to ?a<-k of means he could nor
aave gene for matriaonBI pa
• say other way
• THEBmi C BOLT
Davis aecurd 165 names in ana around
Perkins.
The large furniture tirm of Good-
man A Floyd believes in getting aa
moch of tbe comforts oat of life aa
possible, and have had large canvass
J awnings pat up in front of their
storoe which keeps tbe sun out in the
I afternoon.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Ruthruff, C. E. The Oklahoma Democrat. (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 13, 1909, newspaper, May 13, 1909; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc280850/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.