Mangum Weekly Star. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 25, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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SEE AND HEAR THE MANY EXCELLENT ATTRACTIONS DURING CHAUTAUQUA WEEK, JUNE 21-M
Mangum Weekly
VOLUME XXV
PAOES
NEWS AT THE
MANOUM, ORIIR COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. JUNE 12, 1t1l
ElOHT PAOIS
JULY TERM OP COURT
tmmuntv "" -»unty Attorney Gsrrett
I will resist while the defsn-
| dent will be V Voted bjr
PAIIDT IIAlICC Power*, of Man*, 4, and McMurray.
VUUlU llUUJt of Deentur. Texu
. I Another case which will likely ho
I hotly contested, i* the case, wherein
LIST Of ORAND AND PETIT JU- vv, N. Patlllo, a^rugglat of Willow,
non* WHO HAVE BEEN SUM- u chmrged with selling Intoxicating
MONEO FOR OUTY FOR THI nquor* to a habitual drunkard. The
proaecutton la baeed upon a law
paased by the recent legislature, the
Franklin boose bill. Patlllo, It la al-
leged, sold a lot of "Hostetter'j Bit-
ter*" to one Robert Cowley, a fanner
living near Willow, and be drank the
contenta of both bottles, became in-
toxicated, went home and fell out of
hla chair and broke bis neck. Under
the new law the minimum sentenco
upon conviction of this charge la any-
thing from a Jail sentence to five
year* in the state penitentiary. At-
torney* Todd ft Todd repreaent Pat-
lllo. Another case growing out of
this case Is that wherein the state Is
prosecuting Leveret Howard, accus-
ing him of perjury in conectlon with
this case.
Another which will likely consume
a good deal of time l« the one where-
in M. L. Harris is charged with ateal-
ing some cotton at Willow. Quite a
large number of witnesses have been
summoned and It Is expected to be
a hard fought case. County Attorney
Garrett represents the state, while
H. D. Henry i* defending Harrie.
New* of importance has been a
very acarce article around the court
house during the past week. Every-
thing has been quiet in the aher-
Iff* department, and except for the
negro dlaturbance Tueaday, the force
has had very little to do except at-
tending to civil matters.
Mrs. Mary Watkins and her deputy,
Miss 01as*coc'<c, are not overrun with
work. Some day* they have many
papers to file, while on others busin-
ess is somewhat slack.
During the past week County Sup-
erintendent Sims, and deputy, Miss
Terry, assisted by Mrs. Sims, have
beeji busy checking over , the annual
reports of the various school district
treasurer* over the county. It is a
big job and a tedious one, too, but
they expect to have it completed this
week.
In the county treasurer's office
work has been more plentiful than or-
dinarily. On June 15th the last lhalf
of the 1912 tax becomes delinquent
and during the past week quite a
number of the taxpayers have been
coming in and paying up. More ar3
expected to come during the latter
part of the week. After June 15th
a penalty of 18 per cent per annum
attaches to the unpaid taxes.
During the absence of County Clery
Hearne. who 1a in Denver, Colorado,
this week, Mrs. W. F. Hearne is ac-
ting county clerk and a good one she
i«, too, although she says «he had a
great deal rather be at home than
holding down an office. Evidently
•he is not a suffragette.
District Clerk Andrew McCqtcheon
{» busy this week preparing for the
eomiag term of the dtototet -oo«*'
which covenea July 7th. He and
Sheriff Tittle this week drew a ven-
ire of 24 names for *etrice on the
grand Jury and they are to report
for duty on Monday, July 7th. They
also drew a venire of names for petit
Jury service, and they're to report for
service on Wednesday, July 9th.
These jurors were summoned by
registered mail, a new departure.
Under a law passed by the recent
legislature jurors may be summoned
for service in this manner, thus cut-
ting out the mileage of the sheriff
and deputies, and It Is estimated that
this law will save Greer county In
this instance about $100.
Following is a Hat of those drawn
for grand Jury service: C. McAuley,
Ww H. Wiasley, F. H. 8hearer, J. L.
Guthrie, J. H. Calloway, J. O. Crisp,
W. H. Head, H. L. Kave*, W. J.
Luker and A. B. Caldwell of Mangum;
A. P. Austin, T. J. Pruett, R. H.
Grime*, M. W. Robertson and J. W.
C. Stevens, of Reed; S. H. Wilson,
of Granite; W. J. Underwood and P.
McGee, of Willow; R. A. Farmer,
Hester; J F. Francis? Vinson; F. M.
Moffett. Jester; Doc Bellows, Blair;
and W. H. Sumrall, Brinkman.
And following is the list of name*
summoned for petit Jury service, to
report for duty Wednesday. July 9th:
J. B. Smith. A. Klrby, W. R. Collier,
J. M. Murray. B. Branham, J. L-
Strother. ML M. Ratliff. M. A. Rlffe,
J. N. Norman. W. 8. Moore. C. A.
8tubb*. J. C. Gully, B. A. Kirk, J. D.
Vines. J. P. Hlne* and W. D. Steph-
enson of Mangum; J. A. Carson, Del-
hi; J. A. Kieth, B. R. Begin, and W.
A. Boyd, of Jeetor; B. W. Caddel,
C. O. Tompkln*. D. N. Croe*. R. B.
Cro*«. Wm. Baumont, W. T. Sower*
and J. B. Jones, of Granite; E. T.
Held. J. W. Rlehard*on, J. R. Mont-
gomery, W. J. Adams and J. H. Stew-
art. of Willow; * W. Hardy. I. R-
Warren. J. A. Stout and L. O. Cotton,
of Brinkman: B. C. Chaney. Hester,
and B. E. Boyd of Reed.
The criminal docket this term I*
not heavy and K to not expected to
consume a great amount of I
The manslaughter ca*e. wherein
« Oraasden is charted with killing
Lytle. at Graniu* recently.* will
likely kc tbe meet bitterly fought
crtmiaal case to he heard at this
««ne TV kUllag occurred at Oi*«-
am u aeMtkih MD CmmtT
gttoreey Garrett isprsaiato the eoee
11 while lacfW Van Opto*, of Oraa
LOST—Between Byars Ave., on W.
Jefferson and Mangum National Bank
a simall black purse, containing a bill,
small change and several keys. Re-
turn to T. P. Clays offlce for re-
ward.
51-0
LAST WEEK OF
TO NORTH PERIOD
DURING THE PAST WEEK SOME
OP THE CANDIDATES HAVE
MEN POLLING MANY VOTES—
4TH PERIOD CCOSES JUNE 1S.
Only one more week, girl*, and
■some of you will be the winner* of
a beautiful dresser .set, consisting of
brush, comb and mirror, done in a
pretty florai design. One of these
Bonus prizes will go to a young lady
living in Mangum, and one to some
of the young ladiea in Greer county
cutside of Mangum.
Thtse Bonus prizes are to be giv-.
en to the young ladles receiving tha
largest number of votes between
Wednesday, May 28, and Wednesday,
June '18th, in the big contest being
conducted by C. P. Hamilton, Cuhfe*-
ther* ft Williams and the Star. Al-
ready two of the three weeks are
gone and many of the girls are work-
ing like trojans, and some of them
are rolling in the vote*. Some of
those who entered late are going to
be heard from when the period»ends
and many are going to be surprised.
It Is not too late yet for you to go
to work and win this beautiful prize;
remember you are not competing
against any of those who have here-
tofore won one of the Bonus prizes,
and no matter ybether you win this
Bonus prize or not the votes you
poll count Just ths same on the
piano.
Another beauty about this contest
is that if you work no matter it you
do not win one of the Bonus prists
or the piano, you are rewarded in
proportion to the work you do.
Misee* Laura Todd and Ollle Yar-
brough are now the possessor* of
pretty Lavaliers which they eaf
in this contest, and Mtos Katie d*ng-
mire, in addition to having won one
of the Bonus prise*, a beautiful gold
handled umbrella, now own*, a very
pretty, solid gold bracelet which ahe
earned in this contest as a special
prise.
Girls, you can enter now and win
one of these Bonus prise*, besides
you can earn enough to repay you
for your time and trouble. What
more could you ask?
Wouldn't you like to own a pretty
bracelet. a lavalier. a diamond ring or
of the maay other beautiful
prtoes offered for Jost a little work*
Get buy then and try: your triced*
CROP CONDITIONS
GREATLY IMPROVED
SHOWERS OURINO THE PAST
WEEK HAVE MBLPBO GROW-
INO CROPS AND EVERYBODY
PEELS BETTER.
The crop altuatlon all over Greer
counvr has greatly improved during
the past week to what it has been for
the past two or three week*. la
many sections of the county the fur-
mers report the grasshopper peats
have about spent their force whlla
others -eport that the damage from
this source was not as great as has
been reported.
Another feature that has brought
confidence Is the rains of the past
few (days. Friday evening for an
hour Greer county was afflicted with
one of those dusts storms which In
years gone by were characteristic of
this section, after which a light rain
fell over a great portion of the coun-
ty. Then Saturday the cloudy weath-
er and local showers continued, and
on Monday and TuesAy the same
jcondltion prevailed.
The section of country in and
around Brinkman and Willow reports
a good rain, and they seem to nave
had the largest rainfall of any sec-
tion of the county. A good rain is
reported to have fallen in 4he coun-
try around granite and that south-
west from Mangum does not seem
to have received very much mois-
ture.
While the rains are not all that
cquld be desired, still they fell in such
a way as to really do more gopd than
If we had received a big rain, and
they will keep the crops in good
shape for two or three weeks,
many of the farmers say,. and they
served to inspire confidence in our
farmers and merchants and puts ev-
erybody in a more cheerful mood.
• 1 _ to 9
VALUES INCREASE
OVER LAST TEAR
of the gtrto Uv-1 he asitaisg
1913 RETURNS SHOW ASSESSED
VALUATION EXCEEDS lOtt'VAL-
UATIONS BY SOMETHING OVER
>700,00000
The assessed valuation of Greer
county is growing every year, show-
ing that each year our people add a
little wealth to our county. The re-
turns this year show that the valua-
tion this year exceeds that returned
last year by the assessor by $725,866.
This year the real estate over the
county,' that to the farm lands, aro
valued at $4,470,555; the Improve-
ments are returned at 9633,363; the
town lots, which in the larger towns
of the county includes the improve-
ments also, are returned at $1,837.-
840.00; while the improvements on
lots, which aplles only to the small-
er towns, are returned at $8,155; the
personal property Is valued at $2,-
169,724, making a grand total of
89,119,637. Last year the total value
after all the raises had been made by
the various equalization boards was
$8,393,771
Notices have been sent out over
the county to about 200 persona to
appear before the board of equaliza-
tion on Thursday and Friday. June
12th and 13th, and lay their com
plaints before the equalization board,
which is composed of the county as-
county clerk and the three
county commissioners. However it
U said that in the cases of many per
sons to whom these notices have
been sent their values are s* likely
to be lowered as they are to he rais-
ed.
Only two of the country township
are exppriencfig amy trouble.
ter and Granite townahips. In these
district the cattle are returned at so
low% value as compared with cattle
In other portion* of the county that
the board thought It wise to lnve*M
gate.
Several Mangum people have to#:
notified to appear a* have peopW
from all part* of the co;nty. hat <t
is wot thought the srorit this year »?B
like what it
tost
year or the year before
Wbea the rnlee* are ftoally eqesft-
ef
of the
if (toe
It poesn't Pay to Cry Over
Spilled Milk Nor Grieve
More Than a Dollar's
Worth Over a Lost Dollar
If some of the contestants in the
.Star-Merchants' contest have a few
more votes than you have, don't be dis-
couraged, and dont stop work. Deter-
mined efforts will always be rewarded,
mid in this contest every contestant
Who WORKS will receive a prize ot'
some description. If you do not hap-
pen to win the piano, there are many
other prizes which you can win, and
some of them you earn when you bring
in just a few subscriptions. Several
cf the girls have already earned prizes.
Miss Laura Todd, in the city district,
already has earned a beautiful v Lava-
lier, while Misses, Yarbrough, Long-
mire, McCutcheon, McKenzie and sev-
eral others have earned prizes which
are both beautiful and valuable. Re-
member you don't have to have the
greatest number of votes in order to
win prizes. All you have to do is to se-
cure subscriptions and trade coupons
and you will be amply rewarded. Just
think! How can you spend your time
more profitably during these vacatoin
days? Remember your efforts will
surely be rewarded if you work.
Wonder why some of the young
ladies living in Willow, Reed and other
communities over the county do not get
busy? They have a good field to work
in which there is no competition. Get
busy girls, for this is your opportunity
£0 earn that bracelet, ring-orone of the
other >eantiful pri^that you h*ve *o
long been waiting. Enter today and
go to work. You 11 never regret it.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
FAILS TO MEET
CLOUDS AND WIND FRIDAY EV-
ENING KEPT OUR PEOPLE
AWAY PROM AN IMPORTANT
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETIN8
The Commercial Club meeting
whtctt was to have been held at the
assembly room of the court *house
last Friday evening failed to mater-
i»Hm for tht» reason that only a few
were present. Of those who were
present, nearly all of them were far-
p some of them coming quite a
distance to attend the meeting. One
nxn Was here from Bloomington, and
there were three from the Horse
Branch country.
From the report* glvsn by tho*e
from the Hone Branch country the
road in that ssctlon to being put in
first claaa shape and the people of
community are co-operating to
make it a good road.
Our city people ought to take'more
interest in attending these meeting*
they have manifested heretofore,
nnd we have no doubt they will. A
COUNCIL REJECTS
MR. FIELDS'OFFER
IN AN ADJOURNED SESSION THE
CITY COUNCIL TURNED HIS
OPPER DOWN TO BUY HIS
LAND POR $1,0004)0
Bight, but Just about time for the
meeting to be held a big cloud came
op and a **nd storm raged, which
likely led our people to believe there
would be no one there.
There la one thing certain, from
all the reports so far. farmers over
the country are taking bold of the
roods proposition In earnest
endeavoring to co-operate
with our city people, and It is «ow
ap to us to come out sad confer witn
tom
Come out to the meeting oa Friday
aigbt. June 2**h. Toe U enjoy 'he oc-
aal he of benefit to tbose who
riving to bulJd ***** tar
etnnty aa4 fee of aesistaar* to
both f* if* an* bssteees naa.
Tuesday evening nn adjourned
meeting of the city council waa held
in the council chamber at the city
hall, with Mayor Border, Councilman
Spoon. Noble. Simpson, Norman and
Snell present
The chief matter to come before
the meeting wns acting upon the
proposition of buying a portion of
•the Jack Flelda farm, about one mile
faouthenat of the city, for which Mr.
'Fields demands $1,000. This farm
da located where the city sewer* emp-
ty Into 8alt Fork, and part of the
farm is on the eouth sids of ths riv-
and upon the portion south of
the river la where Mr. Fields Uvea,
tie claims that the sewer emptying
'into the river at that point has dam
aged htm to the eatent of $1500, nnd
some time ago. in December Inst, he
filed n claim for damsgss to the ex-
'lent of $1500. with the city council.
Offi NEGRO SHOT—
ANOTHER IN JAIL
MACK HOLLIS, ALIAS "COAL
CHUTE" SHOT TWICE BY BILL
JIPPRIES, WHO IS NOW IN
COUNTY JAIL
Kor some time it' has been the sul)>
Ject of wonder among many of our
people what had come over the ne
groea of Mangum, for It has bee*
two or three months since they have
pulled off one of thetr too-numerous
duels; but Tueaday morning, about
11:40, four shot* were heard and
upon Investigation It was found that
Bill Jeffreys, a negro cook, who baa
been working at one ot the local res-
taurants, had shot Mack Hollis,
known as "Coal Chute."
The shooting occurred In front of,
the Methodist church, between th«
residence of Mrs. W. H. Smiley and
the church, and came up as the re-
sult of a row over |2, it is alleged,
by Coal Chute, that Jeffreys owed
him. Jeffreys, it is said, was drunk,
and "Coal Chute," thinking himself
pretty good collector, endeavored
to either collect the $2 or obtain $2
worth of hide, so it is claimed. At
any rate they became involved In A
row and Jeffreys, in order to make ,
his arguments more convincing,
drew his gun, a 38 calibre U. S. pU-
tol, and commenced firing at "Coal
Chute." When he commenced firing
he was at close range, and the first
shot took effect in. the left leg, about
five or six inches below the thifb.
Coal Chute" ran up the alley to the
intersection with Commerce alley*
and during his flight Jeffreys took
three more shots 'at him, on* of then
taking effect in the right side aad_.
shattering two of hi* ribs. Howev-
er these did not deter "Coal Chute,"
for he continued hi* flight east on
Commerce alley till he came to the
Mangum Bus Barn, when be turwd
sontMH the time tfoDtfUs MM to
lower the -record made- by the world'*
iptoa reaaer, hut who# V
rived in the rear of the Snow Grocery,
■tore, he fell to the ground. He
wallowed around in the mod for %
few seconds, acting a* If he wort
about to die; medical assistance WM
Summoned and be was taken to %
local hospital and upon examination
it was found that he was not serious-
ly Injured—probably worse soared
than hurt.
Citisens and officer* went In pur.
suit of Jeffreys who ran to his hom*
at the rear of L. A. McColliater'a
residence, and they located him
there, captured him and landed him
in the covnty Jail. He was eo drunk
he hardly knew what he had done,
but, It is said, expressed hi* sorrow
that he had not killed "Coal Chute."
The wounded negro w*f taken to
the home of another negro, after the
bullets bad been removed from hid
body, and It to said (hat barring com-
plications which might arise, auoh
a* blood poisoning or some other
trouble, be will be alright In a few
days.
BDQ WC OBTV UW wvuw. —/ '
goo^ crowd was expected laat Friday Cast week, however, through his at-
• . .. a- -
Tfce BtoORSIIB ae** dtorfBo
torney. X. A. Powers, he submitted
•a proposition to the city that the city
purchase that portion of his farm
(north of the river he to sell the por-
tion south of the river and Incorpor-
ate in this deed that tbe city have
the use or the river bed to the south
hank of tbe river, and a clause
waiving ail future claims for dama-
ges arising out of using the Jaad
north of the river for a dumping
ground and the emptying of the sew-
er Into the river.
Virtually he offered to sell to tbe
etty approximately I* acres of land j
«th of the river, aad the right to I
use the river bed to tbe south baas
te river aad waive all preeeet
tsians ctaima '<* damage* fsr
esm of $U
eeeacU theoght tMs toe
him $750.00 for the land and
privileges for which he ask* $1000.
The council ntoo rejected hto claim
for $1500 for damagee In the peat,
and hto attorney. J. A. Powers, Indi-
cated that uatoee the matter was ad-
justed satisfactorily m the very near
future, suit would be filed againat
the city.
The body went into executive ses-
sion aad remained there dor quite a
bit. but nothing of Importance was
done. Mayor Border baa .two ap>
. latments yet to a*ake, that of
sexton for the city cemetery aad also
a city engineer.
Subscribe tor the Star—$1.00.
Wkn. Wbde. one of the prominent
farmers living in the Brinkman conv
munity. wns in the city Wednesday,
bringing his eight year old sou. Clay
ton. here for medical treatmeaX The
boy was kicked la tbe left groin about
• veeks ago by a youag horse aad
! stare that time has been ssfferiag
deal from the effects of thq
hick. He to now doing mach better,
aad It la ejected will be cp ngaU
In a lew days.
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