Mulhall Enterprise. (Mulhall, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 1901 Page: 1 of 6
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MULHALL ENTERPRISE.
Ninth Year.
Mulhall, Oklahoma. Friday, September 0, 1901.
No 30
PRES. McKINLEY SHOT.
Miscreant Under Guise ol Friend Commits the
Dastardly Act.
He Has Made a Full Confession.
One Shot Takes Effect in Breast, Other in Abdomen—Strong Hope Entertained of Recov
ery When Captured th« Assassin Appeared Very Cool--Mob Threatened to
Lynch lliin Shordy After Crime Was Committed—Later Dispatches Indi-
cate that the Wounded President is Resting Easily.
BUFFALO, N. Y., Sept. 7.—While President McKinley was receiving in the Temple of Music yesterday after-
noon he was«ippi'oached by a niiin with a dark moustache and with one hand covered with a handkerchief. As the
n an extended his hand to the president, apparently with the intention of shaking hands with him. he tired a shot
which entered the presidens's right breast, lodging against the breast bone. Another shot was tired at once which
entered the president's altflomen. The assassin was immediately arrested and was thrown to the ground and • mii-k
as a tlasli twenty men were upon him. When rescued he was covered with blood from a gash in his face.
Cries of Ivnching were heard in every direction, but the police managed to get the man out i.f the grounds.
Later he was'removed to t he police headquarters where he was closely questioned.
Detective (iearv was close at hand, and the president fell into his arms.
"Am 1 s iot¥" asked the president.
The otlicer opened the president's vest, and seeing blood, replied. "Yes. I am afraid you are, Mr. President."
The president was at once taken to the emergency hospital, where a bullet that had lodged against the breast hone
was removed. Later the president was reported as resting easily.
At ti o'clock l>r. Roswell Parke, the well known surgeon, arrived at the hospital and after putting the president
under an anesthetic began probing for the ball in the abdomen.
The prisoner declares he is Fred Nieman, of Detroit. When arrested he was asked why he had shot the presi-
dent and replied: "I am an anarchist and have done my duty."
Later he denied to a police official that he was an anarchist, At (i o'clock Mrs. McKinley had not been in-
formed of the shooting of her husband.
Secretary Cortelyou tonight gave out the following statement:
••The following bulletin was issued by the physicians at 7 p. in.:
"•The president was shot about 4 o'clock: one bullet struck him on the upper portion of the breast bone, glanc-
ing and not penetrating, while the second bullet penetrated the abdomen five inches below the left nipple and one
and one-half inches to the left of the median line. The abdomen was opened through the line of the bullet wound. It
was found that the bullet had penetrated t he stomach. The opening in l he front wall of l he stomach was carefully
closed with silk stitches after which a search was made for a hole In the back way of the Istomach. This was found
and closed in the same way.
" • The further course of the bullet could not be discovered although careful search was made, The abdominal
wound was closed without drainage. No injury to the intestines or ot her abdominal organ was discovered. The pa-
tient stood t he o|ie ration well, pulse of good quality, rate of 130, conditit ion at conclusion of ope rat ion was gratifying.
The result cannot be foretold. Ilis condition at present justifies hope of recovery.' "
(Signed) "<!KO. I?. COB TEL YOU, Secretary of the President.
MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT. JOHNSON'S LITTLE SPEECH
INDICATIONS OF OIL.
(jrocer Johnson Very Unsuspectingly Becomes
a Benedict.
Mr. G. I). Johnson and Miss Edna
V. Roberts were married at the
Palace Hotel parlors Wednesday at
midnight, Rev. Chas. llazelrigg per-
forming the ceremony which joined
them in wedlock. The wedding would
have occurred earlier in the evening
had the night passenger not been
late. Mr. Johnson went to Perry on
the evening train to meet his bride,
accompanying her from Perry, going
immediately from the sla ion to the
hotel parlors where they were quietly
married in the presence of witnesses
only.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
anil Charles Roberts of Schoolcraft,
Michigan, where Mr. Johnson became
acquainted with her. She was a
teacher at Schoolcraft and a favorite
in society. Tim Kntkkpiuse takes
pleasure in bidding the bride welcome
to Mulhall, and trusts the w ill always
find it pleasant to live here.
The groom is also ia native of Mich-
gan, but strayed fioin the bleak north
to try his fortunes in the sunny
south. Abont three month's ago he
came to Mulhall and purchased the
store of C. S. Brown & Co. Me im-
mediately enlarged the stock and lie
has now one of the nea'est and best
stocked groceries in Mulhall. lie is
popular and well liked and is laying
the foundation for a successful busi-
ness career. The new coup|e will oc-
cupy rooms for the present in the rear
of the store. Tiik Entkupiusk offers
hearty congratulations to the happy
couple.
If times are hard, make your money The KePre,e„utivM the Trego on com-
^O US far clS it will. Here is ;i list Of i puny .Make Some Examinations.
articles for which you have paid 25 j Much interest having been awaken-
cents each plenty of times. You can j ed in the prospective search for natur
pay more any day if you want to but al gas, oil or coal in the vicinity of
Obituary.
Mrs. Robert lreton died Septembe
1, at 3:30 p. m. Matilda Quigly was
lxirn March 27,'1843, In the county of
Tirone, Ireland and removed with her
family to Canada In 1852. She was
united in marriage to Robert lreton
in 1800 In which eight children came
from the union, five girls and three
boys, of which seven live to mourn her
loss.
Mrs. lreton was a good wife and
mother. She was a member of the
Prasbyterian church since sixteen
years old, and was a devoted Christian
She leaves a large circle of friends to
mourn her loss.
it is not necessary.
j Large Galvanized Wash Basin 10°
! Flour Sifters 10c
I Full Size Hammers 10c
Shoe Brushes 10c
Eight-inch Files 10c
Regular Size Hatchets 10c
Two-inch Varnish Brushes 10c
First Class Shaving Brush 10c
Curry Combs, very strong 10c
House Brooms 10c
Two-foot Rules 10c
Padlocks 10c
Night Lamps 10c
Gold Band Cream Pitchers 10c
j Coilanders 10c
Wire Hair Brushes 10c
Our 6 cent counters are also maniiels
of value and are proving very attrac-
tive to economical buyers. Here is
just a few samples.
Talcum Powder, full size, 5c
Wire Picture Card 5c
Vaseline, large bottles, 5c
Tan Shoe Dressing 5c
Towel Rings 5c
Shoe Blacking 5c
! Table Knives and Fork each 5c
Steak Pounders 5c
Hair Brush, good, 5c
You may have asked how it happens
that our grocery trade is constantly
on the gain? It is because we have a
complete stock of fresh goods bought
at the lowest cash price, and spot cash
j talks loud to wholesale men. It is be-
I cause we sell 10 oz. to the pound. It
j is because you can send the smallest
1 todler of your household to our store
and feel certain that you will get the
| same weight and quality as if you had
come yourself. We quote you:
Very best full weight Tomatoes 10c
15c
ioc
hm u. _/fKM Von Have Always Bought
Cream of Wheat
Great Western Hominy
Sugar, subject to change, per
sack, ** ♦5.25
Finest Dry Salt Meat, per lb. 10c
Best Smoked Sides, per lb 12c
Potted Ham 5c
Buyers trading to the amount of
$•>.00 (outside of sugar) get their din-
ner kkkk.
You are always welcome here, no
matter if you want nothing more than
a glass of water and a place to rest.
Come in and get acqtainted.
G. I_>. Johnson, The Grocer.
Mulhall we deem it of much import
I ance to the public that a full and true
[ understanding of the situation and
j prospects be made.
! This is no "wild cat" talk to boom
Mulhall or get money from the people
J for prospecting purposes. Nocharter-
ed company with a big capital, but
I the investigation of a proposition of a
j company with large capital and re-
sources and experience that proposes
to l»ear the expense of drilling, a
matter of several thousand dollars,
and asking from us the lease, on fair
terms, of twenty-live sections of land
in the near vicinity of the proposed
well.
As to the fairness of the company's
proposition, each may judge by exam-
ining the lease. As to their intention
to do business judge by what they
write. As for extracts from their
correspondence lielow.
For further information aiVl leases
see either of the undersigned.
During the month of July, Mr
Charles Gage, Vice Pre't of the Coml
pany, was here and looked over a num-
ber of quarter sections. Northwest of
Mulhall, and from what lie saw is con*
\inced that we have in great abund-
ance, only a few hundred feet beneath
our red soil, oil and probable gas. Be-
low are some extracts from a letter
written by Mr. Gage, addressed to The
I rego Oil and Mining Company, To-
peka. Kans.
"Theoil indications are the very liest.
All the native springs and streams are
coated with oil, and upon examination
I lind that it is the crude petroleum
and of exceptionally line quality, be-
ing rich in carbon and low in sulphur."
1 believe that some tine pump well
can be obtained." '-In the aggregate
1 consider this one of the best oil dis
trict« If not the very best between
Neodosha, Kansas, and Beaumont,
lexas. Considering all the natural
facilities at hand and the Indications,
1 consider this diseriet to be a No. 1
"It is hard to find a district that is
more fortunately located and that
seems to be better adapted for oil and
gas than this district indicates at the
present time."
Chas. H. Gaok, B. S., M. E.
Mulhall, o. T., August 1, 1801.—
Below are some extracU of a letter
I from the company to the undersigned;
from their letter dated August 15.
"It is the intention of the company to
commence drilling in*our neighbor-
hood wiiliin 00 days, probably by the
middle of September. In regard to
leasing additional lands we will make
this proposition: That the leases
taken remain in your hands until we
have put machinery on the ground and
commenced work, then the leases to
be turned over to us. In this way they
will know that we do not desire the
leases to be turned over to us. In this
way they will know that it Is our in-
tention to develop the country.',
August 17, they write: "Thearrange-
ment to leave the leases in your hands
until we commence drilling is satis-
factory to us. You can tell them,
however, that if we do not commence
work within six months from date of
the leases will be returned to them."
Arrangements are being made with
a man at Guthrie, who has a machine
capable of drilling 1000 feet, to com-
mence work soon." We quote from
their letter of Aug. 28. "We have
been in correspondence with the
gentleman at Guthrie, and we think
we will have him do some prospecting
for us."
We give tne above quotations in
order that the general public may
know the purpose of the Company.
There is no secret about it, everything
is open to investigation, and what we
want, and what every man ought to
want, is to give this enterprise their
hearty support. Some leases have
been taken but more are needed be-
fore the work of drilling will be under-
taken. So come to the front, show
your interest, for there is nothing to
lose and may be everything to gain.
Leases may be found with the under-
signed. A. B. Wood,
W. N. Huffman.
P. S.—We have just received word
that D. R. Beattv, l'res't of the Com-
pany will be in Mulhall about the 10th
of this month.
Messrs. Wood and Huffman have im-
plicit faith in the opinion of the com-
pany's representatives who have been
on the ground and made examination
of tiie surface indications of oil. That
there is oil, and that, too, in paying
quantities in and around Mulhall, is
the opinion of those competent to
judge. Our people may look for some
surprises along this line in the near
future.
You will wmle time if you try to
cure indigestion or dvspepsia by starv-
ing yourself. That only makes it
worse when you eat heartily. You al-
ways need plenl v of food food prop-
erly digested. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
is the result of years of scientific re-
search for something that would di-
gest not only some elements cf food
hut every kind. And it is this one
remedy tluit will "do it. C. A. Fraser.
Oh Yes! Oil Yen! Oil Yen!
I wish to announce to the public
that 1 am now prepared to do public
auctioneering. Fifteen yeais exper-
iwuce Terms reasonable. Satisfac-
tion guaranteed. Leave orders at
Kntkkpkisk office. Use my name fur
any date that I am not billed. A
share of your patronage solicited.
Respectfully,
C. W. North.
Mrs. Steggs. a grandmother of Mrs.
Willis Osborn, met with a serious ac-
cident last Saturday. While walking
across the kitchen floor she slipped
and fell down Injuring her in the hip.
It is thought that she will not get
over it. She came from Guthrie to
make her home with Mrs. Osborn.
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Woosley, Tom B. Mulhall Enterprise. (Mulhall, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 1901, newspaper, September 6, 1901; Mulhall, Oklahoma Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc284983/m1/1/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.