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Mangum Sun-Monitor.
• '••r County Monitor Eatabltthcd 1800.
Grc r County Sun ^wtahllshej I H9rt'
Cjuaolldatvd April 0. 1901.
MANGUM, GREER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, APRIL 21 1910.
VOL. 20. NO. 31
SHOOTING AFFRAY
Family Troubles Cause a Near
Tragedy at Bloomington
GEO. ORANGE BADLY SHOT
His Father-in-Law, Mr. Trammel,
Commits the Act Tuesday
Morning, Comes to
Mangum.Gives Up
About ten years ago a sixteen
year old girl married a man named
George Orange. After their little
eirl was born tie began treating his
wife with cruelty, taking the little
baby at one time away from its
mother and going |to Tennessee.
His wife not being able to follow
him, later he returned to her and
they lived together again. His
father-in-law who lives near
Bloomington, made repeted efforts
to get him to work and support
his family. Recently they moved
to Hobart, Mr. Trarr.mell told his
wife not to go to them, as long as
the daughter insisted on living
with Orange. Orange became more
abusive and would choke his wife
until she was 'nearly dead. Early
this month Mrs. Orange went to
the county attorney of Kiowa
County and Orange was placed on
a peace bond. Mrs. Orange filed
suit for a divorce. Orange told
her that he would have their^little
girl if he had to kill the whole
Trammel family. Mrs. Trammel
went to Hobart and returned [with
her daughter. Since their return
they have barred the doors to keep
Orange from making good his
threat. Mr.Trammel had a sick
dog. He had arranged to borrow
a shot gu*: to kill the dog if it
showed signes of rabidness.
Tuesday norning, one of the
family saw Orange on the road in
front of the house. Mrs. Trammel
called to hign not to come in.
Mrs. Trammel and Orange's wife
went to the road and begged
Orange to go on. Trammel went
to his neighbors and borrowed the
shot gun to "kill a dog." He fully
expected Orange would be gone
when he returned. When the women
saw Trammel coming with the
shot gun they began screaming to
him not to shoot Orange and to
Orange to go on. Orange who had
been setting on the grass got to
his feet and put his hand behind
hi**), as though to draw a revolver.
Mr. Cherry, the neighbor, heard
the screaming, and started on a
run to stop Trammel. Trammel
told Orange to "go away," Orange
refused and started toward Mr.
Trammel, who J^shot both barrels
as quickly as he could pull the
trigger. The first shot hit Orange
in the arm; the man turned and
the second shot hit him in the side.
Mr. Cherry took care of the
wounded man. Mr. Trammel and
adughter immediatly came to Man-
gum and Trammel gave up to
Sheriff Tittle. The man Orange
was brought in^about 2 o'clock, and
at last accounts was resting easy.
Trammel was put under $3,000
bonds to await the preliminary
trial on the27th. Trammel is about
53 years old. He h6s several mar-
ried children. Orange is a Salva-
tion Army man and a carpenter bv
trade.
SOCIAL SIFTINGS
BY MRS. MAKV WATKINS.
Mrs. Mark Pace is entertaining
the Entre Nous this afternoon.
The Forty-two club will meet
with Mrs. 3. F. Holt Friday.
J. W. Page left on the morninsr
train Friday for Galveston.
Miss Lillian Harris is visiting
for a short time in El Reno.
Fred Galbreath left Saturdav for
Dallas.
Brodie Hamilton of Altus, was a
Mangum visitor Sunday.
Miss Nina Baker of Granite
was a gnest of Miss Hoover Satur-
day and Sunday.
J. D. Sentell. Sr. has returned
from a pleasant visit with his.
daughter, Mrs. Mayes at Roosevelt.
Miss Georgia Armstrong, of
Granite, was Miss Chloe Henry's
gu^st over Sunday.
Mrs. L. E. Gage of Wichita
Falls, returned htyne today after a
delightful visit at the Clower
home.
Mrs. Glen Weber, of Anadarko,
spent the last few days with her
parents , Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Fox.
C. M. and Milton Thackcr and
John Evans, returned Saturday
f.om Altus.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Curreathers
and little daughters are visiting
for a few days in Oklahoma City.
Mrs. T. rH. White from Mt.
View is visiting friends and rel-
atives in the city.
Mrs. Percy Cornelius and child-
ren left on the afternoon train
Tuesday for Hobart.
Miss Nora Schivaly of North
Dakota, arrived in the city to day,
and will be a pleasant gT5cst of her
uncle R. D. Fisher.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. M. Clower
returned Saturday night from
Wichita Falls.
J. L. Guthrie and J. Ira Young
returned Friday from Wellington,
Texas.
Miss Flossie Skidmore left Sat-
urday morning for \Vichita Falls,
where she expects to remain for a
month.
Hon. Frank Mathews left Friday
afternoon fur Chickasha, after a
pleasant visit with Mangum
friends.
R. L. Thompson of the Greer
Bond Investment company returned
Friday from Altus.
| Mrs. Geo. E. Clark and children
have returned from a visit at
Kiowa Kansas. They were met
at EIReno by Mr. Clark.
Roy Traweek and wife returned
Monday from Olustee, where they
had been visiting Mr. Traweek's
mother.'
Geo. Mabee left Wednesday
morning for Wellington, for a
;hort visit .with this mother, Mrs.
Jim Brown, he was accompanied
by Mr. N. P. Garretson of Kansas.
Hosea Trippetand Marion North-
cutt left Monday morning for Okla-
homa City, where they go to stand
an examination for entrance to the
United States naval academy at
Annapolis, Maryland.
Mesdams. G. A. Brown, Percy
Cornelius, Herbert Mathewson,
Lee Hawkins, W. S. Bradshaw,
J. A. Randle, W. H. Dickey and
Ritter, are in Hobart attending the
District Federation of Clubs.
The home Mission [Society of the
Methodist Church was pleasantly
entertained in a social way, at the
home of Mrs. D. W. Gordon,
Monday afternoon. Mrs. Gordon
was a.'sisted in serving dainty re-
freshments by Mesdams, Mathew-
son, Pace, Switzer. Miss Nellie
Powers furnished music and the
afternoon w«s a pleasant one for
every one present.
Mrs. Lee Ewing gave abeautitul
chafing dish party last Thursday
evening in honor of Gene McCann
who left Friday morning fur Okla-
homa City. Those who enjoyed
this^evening were Misses Hella,
Nellie and Mary Powers. W ilson
and Pearl Vanatta of Muscantina,
Iowa. Messrs Gene McCann, Gene
Curry and Horace Wasley.
Miss Vera Brown was delightfully
surprised Friday night by the
Freshman class, who suddenly
appeared at the lovely Brown home.
But Miss Vera always a charming
little hostess was equal to the oc-
casion, served her unexpected, but
welcome guests with dilicious
hot chocolate, cake grape juice
and toe evening was most delight-
ful.
One of the most delightful events
of the past week, occured at the
home of Mr. Mrs and Farnk
Meadows <-n North Oklahoma
avenue. Friday. which was a
beautiful dinner give in honor of
Grandpa Taylor's eighty second
birth day'aniveraary. Seated at the
.sumptuous board were Grandpa
DECORATION DAY
Cemetery Association has Busi-
ness Meeting on Tnesday
MAY 8 IS DECIDED UPON
Churches and Lodges Invited to
Participate in This Beautiful
Service. Committees
Are Appointed
The ladies of the Cemetery asso-
ciation met ac the assembly room
of the court house Tuesday after-
noon and mapped plans for the
work of the coming year. Espec-
ially discussed was the Decoration
Day service. It wa3 decided to
adopt Mother's Day, Sunday May
8th. Committees have been ap-
pointed on program, music and
flowers. The services will be held
at 3:30 p. m. All churches and
lodges are urged to participate in
this beautiful service. After
the services a march will be made
to the cemetery, and the Sunday
school children will decorate every
grave. In the meantime the ladies
will be out collecting back dues.
The co-operation of everybody Js
urged that w? may have a full ob-
servance. The reason the 30th
of May is not taken ia because the
flowers are nearly all gone by that
time.
10c will buy 10 yards of pretty
dress lawn. Trade at rippets Cash.
Store and ge; one of those beauti-
ful framed and glass covered pic-
tures, size 23x27 inches free. They
carry a complete stock of drygoods
clothing, shoes, hats, caps, trunks,
hardware, groceries, feed, farm
and garden seed; sell at lowest
price for spot Cash, and with a $10
purchase you canjjbuy a new dress
for 10 cents.
ON THE RURAL ROUTES
Notes Picked Up By ree Delivery
Carriers on their Regular Dally
Rounds.
L>. H
ght
wife
farrilly, A.
v. Da*eon and
Mangum Route No. 1
J. M. Hunt returned Friday
from Oklahoma City, and will put
in a crop on J. L. Byars place this
year.
A. B. Caldwell was in town Sat-
urday with a load of fat hogs.
J. L. Monden was a Mangum
visitor Friday and Saturday.
Miss Laura Garrett who has been
a patient at the hospital for sev-
eral days returned home Wednes-
day.
Charlie Steel is in Duke at Jwork
this week.
A. W. Putman has been sowing
some alfalfa on^his place Southwest
of town this week.
Mrs. W. R. Harmon visited her
mother Mrs. Ervin of the city
Monday and Tuesday.
Will Sheppard is enjoying a visit
with his mother and father in
Moraless, Texas.
D. L. Weker left last Tuesday on
a business trip to Hobart.
D. F. Westbrook and .J W. Hare
left Monday on a prospecting ^tour
to Georgia.
W. H. Carpenter has been busy
all the week taking the census.
Mangum R. F. O. No. 2.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Perryman
were Mangum visitors, Monday.
Mrs. Annie Powell returned Sat-
urday from a short visit with
friends in Walters. Oklahoma.
R. E. Wilson was in Mangum
Monday making final proof on his
homestead.
Mr. and 'Mrs. W. R. Hawkins
of Mangum have moved to the Val-
ley View community.
J. B. McReynolds £is putting up
alfalfa hay this week.
Rev. J. I J. Risinger filled his
regular appointment at Mt. View
Saturday and Sunday.
R. B. Chambers was in Mangum
Saturday atfer alfalfa seed.
I Mrs. Blanche Bru.-h of Granite is
|Mr"' pJsV Vpond.'1
| Mrs. E. S. Hightower was an
f Altus visitor Sundav
Mrs Beulah Weddle is spending
the we(jk with relatives on Route
Three.
Sam Thorp was in Mangum on
business Tuesday.
Mangum Route No. 3.
Mr. J. D„ Mullins and family
visited at the home of W. M.
^eaumdnt Sunday.
Mrs. S. A. Barton has just re-
turned from an extended visit to
friends and relatives in Central
and Southern Texas.
Quite a number of the City View
and Spring Branch classes attended
the all day singing at Quartz last
Sunday and all report a good time
and lots of dinner.
City View was pleased to have
as visitors to their singing Sunday
afternoon a crowd of young people
from Mangum, the singing was
greatly enjoyed by all present.
Miss Annie Carloss and Jeffie
McKinney spent Saturday night
with Misses Maude and Ethel
Stephenson.
Mrs. Grover of Hopewell Alaba-
ma. is visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. M. B. Long.
Miss Jeffie McKinney spent a
fewjdays with relatives in Mangum
last week.
Miss Maude Stephenson spent
last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Hughes of Route Four.
Mr. Aaron Burks and Miss Fannie
Jones were quietly married at
the home of the bridegroom last
Friday. Rev. F. M. West officiating.
Corn, wheat and oats are
looking bad on account of the cold
winds for the last few days.
Mangum Route No. 4.
Several of the patrons went to
Altus Tuesday to hear Bill Murrav
speak.
Prof. Sims and wife spent the
day Sunday with Mrs. M. E.
McDuffie.
J. A. Clarkson has lately added a
new' room to his farm dwelling.
W. W. Grimes cut some of his
alfalfa Tuesday which he ^soon will
have on the market.
Prof. W. J. Connifax visited
friends in Altus Saturday and Sun-
day.
Several of the pupils of the Tem-
pleton School went fishing Tuesday.
They report a jolly time and good
catch.
Eli Maddox is building a two
story house in Hester.
Mr. Hayse Wampler of Duke
spent the day Sunday at J. J. Kirks.
Several of the young folks of the
Mt. Zion community enjoyed an
outing trip |nver to the Sulphur
Springs last Thursday.
E. II. Kirk amfs'ster, Mrs. Alicv
Howard, are visiting relatives in
Belle County, Texas.
Brother Howard, a missionary
preacher preached at Mt. Zion
Monday nitght.
J. A. Tucker and family of the
city and Walter Grimes and family
of the route made a flying'trip to
Jester Sunday in the Tucker car. £
Robt Durger got his arm broke
plaiyng ball in Hester last Friday
evening, and was brought to the
hospital for surgical treatment.
Come in and let us show you
where you can save money on buy-
ing clothes, at the Mangum Steam
Dye Works.
Farm Loan Renewals
See W. H. Dickey, who is now
prepared to renew your loan with
the least expense and ^rouble to
you of any one in the business. I
have plenty of money ready for all
your loans. I do not have a 30 or
60 day clause that costs the borrow-
er so much. I invite you to see
for your self. Why tie up your
farm with such a bad cuntract when
you can get the best? I want to
handle $30,000 in farm loans and
will sacrifice to do it. My profit
is small, because 1 give you the
best. Try me. West side of
square. W. H. DICKEY.
Marriage Lictntet.
Aaron
Fann i<"
MANGUM SCHOOLS
A Visit to the New School Building
Is a Gr^at Pleasure
CENTRAL BUiLDINti, A -CREDIT
i ti Hft;. >(•
Our Magnificat' Systfcrn. '-The
New Buildmg 'iind'EqiiiVa-
lent. , fyrwnelj* , p.(7
. Teaches atftres^nt,
Tuesday • morning . P»of. iDuff
showed the editor through, the
new school building. As you .turn
to the right, after entering the
building, the first Boor leads to
the library. The books have not
yet been brought over from the
other building. This room is finish-
ed in old English style, a plain
style of painting with a greenish
tinge. Connected with the library
is a vault for preservation of in
surance, valuable manuscripts, etc.
|The next room is the Superinten-
dents office. An old fashioned fire
place and mantle gives it a quaint
appearance in this day of electric-
ity. The blinds are of the best
grade of lirjen and are of the same
greenish tinge as the paintings.
In the corner of the room is a mas-
sive master clock that is a model
of ingenuity. Pneumatic tubes
connect it with clocks in the other
rooms. 19 in the central building
and 8 in the high [school builidng.
The various clocks are corrected
every minute. Underground tubes
connect the two buildings. The
clock also controls a circuit of
eight throws that ring 19 bells for
changes of program in both build-
ings. These changes are made
automatically. Four outside gongs
are also controled by this clock.
It is the fir3t of its kind to be
installed in |the state of Oklahoma.
The pneumatic tubing is all hidden.
There are fourteen rooms in the
central building inuse, with forty
eight seats in each room.
As the school was in session we
did not go into the rooms, except
one to observe the workings of
the automatic clpc^ In the .base-
ment are rooms for manual trail-
ing, gymnasium, kitchen,, sewing
room lunch room, the heating ap-
paratus and a i[j horse power mo>
torr making 1165 revolutions per-
minute for running the ventilator
fans. It is the intention to have
manuel training taught hext year,
also cooking and sewing. In the
basement are the toilet rooms, hot
and cold water, wash bowls ap,d(
shower baths. Individual drinking
cups are provided ♦ throughout. The
rooms are well lighted and the
building is a crcdit to any city < f
the size of Mangum or even larger.
The tchuul is running in good
rdtr with a good attendance for
this time of year. The children
are equally distributed in the sev-
eral grades and among the several
teachers The enrolement in tie
grades and high school is the larg-
est in the history of the school,
over 1400. Mangum High school
is now /in Group 7, which includes
all the first class schools in the
state and is confined to those hav-
ing foiir teachers at least and a
four yea* course of study. Several
changes have been made in the
presunell of teachers during the
year. The following is the list at
present.
Prof. Duff, Superintendent.
High School— J. G. Ward,
Principal History. Mrs. McIntosh,
Mathematics. Miss Bessie Ward,
Latin. Caroline Gurney, English
and Science.
Central— Miss Emma Thompson,
Principal, Eighth. Miss Mary
Hawins, Seventh. Vera M<*Guffin,
Seventh. Kate Gentry, Sixth.
Mattie Thompson, Sixth. Harriet
Reeburg. Fifth. Mable Hughes,
Fifth. Fay Clark, Fourth. Ger-
trude Wade, Fourth. Bertha
Terry. Third. Viola Joplin, Second.
Florence Gurney Second. Clara
Armstrong, First. Willie Mc-
Kinney First.
South— Mrs. Myrtle Crawford,
Principal, First and Second.
Miss Bettie Sharp. Third and
Fourth. Miss Mary Hamilton,
Second and Third.
ggie Wj
Wils
The following, little note was
found pinned to our door i upon
opening the office Monday moUning:
"Dear Will;-
Sorry I didn't get to see you any
more. Am in a hurry now, "We"
will write you real soon. Success
to you anil all Mangum printers.
Sincerely Yours." Signed.
MWhat does it mean?
, FARMS WANTED:- We have
S'evei&I ca^h'bti^ers ' fbr Oklahoma
farms, price must bo reasonable.
Answer quick. Tenple [Realty Co.
Kansas City Missouri.
Bridal Surprise Party
Miss Lois Tygpr.d. entertained
Wednesday evening at h r
home on North ^Oklahoma avenu .
in honor of the bride,—elect, Miss
Lucile Duff, Whist was enjoyed by
all present. Miss Fay Clark made
the highest score, and was presented
a lovely hand painted plate. A
delicious ice course wfes served,
after which] Miss Duff was pleas-
antly surprised with a kitchen
shower. Those present were Misses
Lucile Duff, Clark, Trippet,
Hughes, Reeburgh, Churchill,
Marry Powers, Emma and Mattie
Thompson. Mesdams Duff, Ball,
Cock, and Horton.
Speculation as to Census
Just now two census enumerators
are busy securing the names of the
citizens of Mangum, J. T. Johnson
is at work in wards one and two
and J. T. Hughes is in ward three
and four. It is highly important
that every man, woman and child
living in Mangum [on April 15th
should have their names on the
list. Ifeitherof the getlemen should
miss you call them up ovej the
phone, you owe it to your se^f and
to your city. What is the popula-
tion , of this city? We have fully
1100 children, except boarders,
in our schools, that would indicate
a population of more than 5000. If
you can not be at home to meet
the enumerators, see to it. that he
gets your name any way.
LOST:— Leather poeket book,
in front Of Gooding's Second hand
store. Retrun to Madden's Barber
shop. Reward.
'Dr. H H. Wynne, Specialist of
the.Eye, Ear, Nose and/; Throat of
jjQJflahoma City, will be ,p,i;of^ssion-
I ally jn Mangum Monday, May 2nd,
I always first Mondav in each month
I at offic of Dr. T: 3. Dodsori. Glasses
j fitted.
FpUowing is the. J ury Vepire of
! the County Cour!: t(i convene May
| 9th,
O ■ S. Haygnod, Jester. Trip
iRogers, Mangum. L. J. McMinn,
! Jester. P. J. Williams, Mangum.
'!, M. Hare. Wild Cat. J. W.
MWdletun, Bloomington W. M.
Donaroo, Emert. J. A. Mice,
Granite. P. A. Janeway, Mangum,
i ,1. L*. J>:hn.u' n Mangum. £. <5.
'Cagle, (Granite J. W. Tucker,.
jRe.'d. J. R. Jackson, Em^rt. W.
A. Stains, Emert. Josepth Du-
deck, Willow. Jesse Johnson,
Granite. Wm. Beaumont Granite.
A H. Weber, Mangum J. C.
Murray, Granite. C. C. Loe,
i Pleasant Valley. U. A. Silk,
i Mangum. S. D. Daly, Marie. G.
jW. Spears, Granite. W. B. Pruitt.
Reed.
Ralph Winchester has a corner
in Watts' Music store to do fine
watch repairing and engraving.
See him.
j cut i
j caugh
W/
! Hotel
The Cutting Affray
Last Monday morning there was
one of the most serious cutting
affairs ever heard of in Mangum,
where in the Mangum Steam Dye
works cut prices down so low that
you cant afford to miss the great
opportunity of having work done.
These remarkable prices only last
for two weeks.
In reply to questions of grand
jury at Sarre, Judge Brown, that
was a misdemeanor for an attorney
ro practice without a license, a
county judge to practice at all ex-
cept to finish up casses that he had
at the time of taking the bench.
W. H. Lackey was in town one
day last week and had with him a
hog which weighed 52S pounds he
s:>ld the hog for nine and one half
cents wHcii amounted t) $49.78.
FOR SALE OR TRADE:— One
first class set t f Blacksmith tools.
Ais > wood workers tools, the tools
have been n«sed about two months.
David Kennedy, Mangum.
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