The Greer County Democrat (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1916 Page: 3 of 5
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iko plato of Calomel o* ryvk*r*. It
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kit pur*uora Ha koard falatlr tka
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| apvctod Ho oaa Ik* luaa to aprinc a tool lot. did not roarto kin. Ha oaa
•urpriao on ibrm Tk«.y koaiiatod. but «tatoorin« lkoo> At tka bond of tka
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Mr and Mra John Tom ma and l'*ta f tor *klck tbo aborts bad indlratiKf tba profrota ol tba purau-
Dr. I'oor. of Jooior, waa a Mangum
bualnnaa vlaltor Tuoaday morning
MOTICB «V PUBLICATION
Tba IHairlrt C*om of Orm t oon
ty. Oklahoma
CAt'DK NO. 1491
M Htarb, Plalallff,
apont Hunday aftarnooo In Oimalt*.
Hollis Arna'ta. of Oranlia, aitond-
ad court bar* tba flrat of tba w**k
K. W. Atwood, of J**t*r. waa a but-
Inoaa vlaltor h*r* lb* flrat of tba
woak.
The Infant child of Mr. and Mra
L. K. Cotton, at Jaat*r. died la«t Prt-
day.
Atty. Joe Cllno. of Hobart, bad
bualneaa In dlatricl court bar* Mon-
day.
J. M. I.ongmlro returned Monday
nlgbt from a vlalt with relatlvea In
Tezaa.
Atty. A. M. Stewart, of Hollla. la
looking after bualneaa In court here
this week.
Atty. W. P. Keen, of Elk City, spent
the first of the week here attending
district court.
Atty. B. P. VanDyke, of Granite,
was in Mangum the first of the week
on court duties.
Attorney S. B. Garrett, of Altus, Is
here this week looking after casos
In district court.
Geo. E. Clark, of Oklahoma City,
was In Mangum Monday and Tues-
day on business.
telephoned upon r*c*lpl of newa that
tba tnub waa un Ita way could not ar-
rive till midnight John Artemua
looked out Two rooma away hla Utile
daugbtei aecuaiomed to lb* crl*a of
tba prtaonara and knowing nothing
what thla now outburat portended waa
playing with bar d lla. A wonderful
eollertlon Dorothy bad. ranging from
lift all* to tba regular ten<aut doll,
but ail wero oqualty cborlahad by ber.
She waa the heart of tba aberlff'a Ufa,
and had been albce ber mother died in
giving birth to her.,
"Com* out!" tb* mob waa howling.
John Artemua unlocked tb* door and
atood upon the atepa of bla bouaa,
confronting the mob boldly.
"Boya,* he began, "you want Jim
Sandford r
"Yea, and we mean to bare him!"
abouted their apokesman "Beat up
old Mrs. Rogers and atole ber ten dol-
lara. We'll fli him!"
"There has never been a lynching
In Custer county," the aherlff began.
"We'h have on* now," said the
other.
The crowd bad abrunk back at first,
thinking the aherlff waa armed, but
now. concluding that he waa not they
began to preaa forward about him.
They saw the look of indecision on bis
tace. John Artemus was cowed. A
yell arose again. The sheriff held up
bis hand.
"I'll bring him out to you," he said.
"No tricks, mind! The Jail's sur-
rounded You'd better play fair, or
we'll burn down the place."
"Give me five minutes."
"We'll come and get him."
"There'll be no Jail-breaking when
I'm In charge," retorted Artemus. his
ayat*m iboitmgkly of bile to*lag op eat* to iko big Me and II kottl**. at
lbo ttvor. aad making tkat alaagUb W. D Oully'a.
part Hlark, Defendant
lag marhlnea 8*y drfendoni Pearl Hlark. will
II* alowed down untl! b* saw their '**• nol|r* «• < tu*^
llghta awirtly apprMrhlng. and. with a In Ibe abot* named * ourl for dlvort o
r«ar and a rattle of bla engln*. atartad of plaintiff from «ald defendant, and
Mil# for tb* car*, control, manaitemont
Yalta of triumph purauod him. The „„d nt ,wo m,nftr , MM
put on apood ' Tbo dlManco romatoal r"n 01 ""J1 '
about tb* aame. Then alowly be Im- •nl- lo w" 1 " K,rl- 7 of
gau to draw ahead of tbem '■«•; *•"' Millard, a boy. 5 jaara of
Ha led tbem a dane* that night that 'age. and moat answer th* petition fll-
waa never forgotten. Mil* after milo ed by plaintiff Iberaln. on or before
waa reeled oB. until the gaaollae be- ,h0 4(h day of February. 191#, tr
■*" T u.?;, J*1? WW? "«M petition Will be taken aa tru*
crooaed. Still th* aberlff apod on, and . , . .... ... •
tb* pursuers, trailing off. began lo los* *nd 1 Pontiff for
divorce, and for the rar*. control,
management and malntenanc* of aald
above mentioned minor children, will
be granted accordingly.
Dated this the 21st day of Decem-
ber. 1915.
(Seal) I. N. WELL MAN.
Court Clerk.
By ONA E. DA WW. Deputy. ttaiv
hope. Then tba aherlff would alow
down and wait tor them.
They caught him at dawn. Only
one car had followed him, but In It
were the leader of the lynching party
and three of the moat determined. By
the faint light they aaw the aherlff and
their victim.
"Surrender!" they yelled, and Sheriff
Artemua held up hla hands
A rope waa brought out and, looped,
flung round the throat of the grotesque
figure In the car. One end was fas-
tened to a limb of a water oak. Amid
a ckorus of yells the figure, Jerked
from Ita place at the sheriff's side,
swung swiftly aloft. The revolvers
were emptied into It.
Sheriff Artemus suddenly pulled a
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
James E. Sallee. Plaintiff,
vs.
M. B. Blake and A. N. Moseley, De-
fendants.
No. 2609
Said defendant, M. B. Blake, will
WANTED!
A CAR OF POULTRY
MY CAR WILL BE IN MANGUM AT THE
MANGUM MILL ON N W M R . ON JAN
L'ARY 13 and 14, THURSDAY and FRIDAY
I will pay following prices for No. I poul-
try delivered at car. with empty "craw."
Hens and Pullets 10c
Springs 10c
Stags —
Old Cocks 5c
Ducks, full feathered 9c
Geese. " M 7c
Guineas, each 15c
Tuikevs 12 l-2c
Old Tom Turkeys II l-2c
No 2 Turkeys _ 7c
Remember the date and bring your poultry
J. C. WOODY
m«Ti«p take notice that said plaintiff, James
revolver with either hand and covered E ga,lee dJd Qn the "4th day Qf ^
cember. 1915, file his petition In the
District Court in and for Greer coun-
ty, state of Oklahoma, against the
Editor C. E. Hill, of the Granite
Enterprise, was here Wednesday on
matters in district court.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McKinney, of
the Russell community, were Mangum
visitors Monday and Tuesday
Forest Butler, principal of the
Granite city schools, spent Saturday
and Sunday here with relatives.
the little group of four.
The leader turned to him with a puz-
zled look.
"Say, what'a the game, sheriff?" he tald defendants and said defendant,
asked. "It'a over now." M. B. Blake, must answer said petl-
"Get Into your car and drive slowly tlon herein on or before the 18th day
ahead," answered Artemus. "I can of February 1916, or said petition will
...««)«. v. k.j outrace you, and I'll shoot every man be taken as true and a Judgment
^ 2JJ * !L75Slnl^ who doesn't sit quiet. You're going to rendered in said action against said
cowed the mob before. Ill defend it drlye tQ th<j JaU Rt Ran8ome defendants. A. N. Moseley and M. B.
look at that tree acain " Blake, quieting title to the Southeast
They looked, and. In the gathering £ "S2
light, saw the grotesque figure of « 0ki;homa. and for costs of suit;
Dorothy rag doll with the negro face and foreTCr barrlng and forecio8ing
said defendant from all right, title.
I dropped Jim Sand ford twenty egtat0 Merest, property «nd equity
miles back, announced the sheriff Jn or tQ Bal(j premi8es, or any part
softly. "Hop In, gentlemen, If you thereof.
want to get to Ransome alive.' I j. ,n. WBLLMAN, Court Clerk.
(Copyright. 1916. by W. Q. Chapman.) FRANK EAGIN, Atty for Plaintiff.
I 17 7tadv.
U. J. Davis, of Granite, was a «'!p-
ifor here Monday. He brought some
horses over for First Monday sales.
Club the Democrat with any mag-
azine or newspaper published and
save money. Ask for clubbing offers.
J. R. Joyner, of Martha, was In
Mangum Sunday, enroute to Russell,
where he spent the first of the week
invoicing a stock of goods.
Only one marriage license was is-
sued during the past week. It was to
Henry Huitt, 34, of Gracemont, and
Elenora P. Turner, 27, of Cushing.
J. W. C. Stephens, of Reed, route
1, was in Monday on business, and
paid this office an appreciated visit.
He raised Sudan grass last year and
stated that he had some excellent
seed for sale.
That LaGrippe
Is Dangerous!
STOP IT NOW!
WE GUARANTEE
Hannah's Cold ^Tablets
and Hannah's /Menthol-
ated Pine Cough Syrup
tostop'any couuh or bad
cold Order some today!
a# :
Send us your Perscriptions.
Eventually—why not now?
Hannah's Drug Store
2 'Phones—88 and 444
Cowered in Terror.
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For Further Information, See
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Phone 246 Mangum, Okla.
C. L. FONTAINE, 0. P. A.
Wichita Falls, Texaa.
to the last. Be sensible, men! If I
bring your prisoner out to you—"
"You can have five minutes, then,"
retorted the leader, taking out his
watch.
In his cell the wretched negro, hear-
ing the clamor and knowing what it
portended, cowered in terror. He
heard the cries cease and begin again.
Then he heard footsteps, the door of
his cell snapped open, and Artemus ap-
peared.
"Save me!" pleaded the wretched
man.
"Come with me," answered the
sheriff.
He rushed him along the passage
and through his house Into the little
garage where his car was waiting. He
pushed the negro Inside.
"Crouch down, and not a sound!" he
whispered.
He went back into the house, where
his lltde girl was still playing.
"It's time for you to go to bed,
Dorothy ' he said.
The little girl began to put her
dolls together.
"Never mind. I'll do that tonight,"
he said.
Outside the crowd was waiting.
Their leader, watch in hand, counted
the half-minutes. The time seemed to
pass with incredible slowness. At last
the five minutes were up. The mob
advanced.
"Come along, sheriff!" shouted their
leader again.
Thfcre was no answer. He ham-
mered upon the door. "Time's up!"
he yelled.
And, as no reply came, he began bat-
tering at the panels. The mob, sus-
picious of trickery, brought forward
the plank with which they had
■mashed down the outer doors.
"Watch the back!" yelled their lead-
er. as the sudden sound of a cranking
engine reached their ears.
A concerted rush to the back doors
was made. Bat before the mob
reached them they swung wide open.
There was a mome-t's pause—and out
sped the sheriff's machine, la It the
sheriff and the groteaqoe form of Ute
panic strickea negro.
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Anderson, A. W. The Greer County Democrat (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1916, newspaper, January 6, 1916; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc281308/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.