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Mangum Weekly Star.
VOLUME XXIX
MANGUM, GREER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, AUGUST 17, 1916
NUMBER 9
THE WEEK'S COURT
HOUSE HAPPENINGS
Dlstr*r court convened in Mangum
Monday % mlng as per schedule, with
District u xe R. M. Higgins, of Mc-
Alester, to preside in the place
of Judge . who Is disqualified in
a number ^ -iases to come up for
trial. >
The Jury \ empaneled and prac-
tically all th* <. ununoned answered
to their names 1 called, and only a
few presented t ea; Judge Higgins
excused three or '.'j. • because of sick-
ness.
One lady Miss Cecil O'Hare, was
.summoned, but she failed to answer
when her name was called; the Jury
commissioners in selecting Jurors
from the tax roll selected her name! noon.
among a number of others, not know-
ing that she was a lady.
After the Jury had been empaneled,
the docket for the day was called and
when the Joe Burton murder case
was called, both the state and the de-
fendant announced ready for trial.
The work of securing a Jury was
crowd on the northwest corner, where
there was an apple wagon; returning
tothe sidewalk. Heatly came riding
up on his horse and defendant, turn-
ing around, saw Heatly approaching
and that it appeared to him as if
Heatly were attempting to ride over
Mm; he turned and said to Heatly,
"Virge are you following me," and that
Heatly made a demonstration as if to
get a gun, and that defendant, fearing
that Heatly was going to kill hiip.
drew his gun and fired.
The defense claimed that Heatly
had repeatedly abused and cursed de-
fendant and had threatened his life;
that he had told others that if the de-
fendant didn't leave town he would
kill him, and that because of these re-
peated threats he became alarmed.
The Introduction of testimony be-
gan Tuesday afternoon, and was con-
cluded at about 3:30 Thursday after-
Immediately after both sides
had rested, Judge Higgins began pre-
paring his instruction, and it is prob-
able that the case will not be pre-
sented to the Jury before Friday night.
Both sides have been represented
ably by counsel. Besides- County At-
torney Garrett, Lawyer E. M. Stewart
and Judge Firs, of Childress, Texas,
ociety
Wilson, Lava Hoovei, Thelma Dodsou, ] Mrs. J. H. Hamilton, motored to Jes-
Ida McCandless, Zanna Guthrie, Irene' ter Thursday and were guests of rMs.
and Emma Simpson, Curtis Holland, Sid Northcut.
Ora and Ruth Kendrick, Carrie Bra«-
ton of Vernon, Tex.. Frelda Shearer of
NVorthington, Pa.. Bess Phelps of Duke,
E-a Lou Short of Garden Valley, Tex.,
drace Leonard of Bridgeport, Tex.,
and Mrs. Herschel Richards, who as-
sisted the hostesses.
Miss Marie Powers visited friends
in Altus Wednesday.
Leonard Barker left Sunday for a
two week's vacation in Oklahoma City
and other points.
Miss Gussie Welmann has returned
Miss Grace Leonard, who has been
the guest of Mrs. Mark Pace, has re-
turned to her home In Bridgeport.
Miss Anna Hannah has as her house
guest Miss Zerie Jonfts^of Hollis.
Misses Sallle and Cressle Nelson,
who have spent three weeks visiting
in Woodward, returned home Monday.
Mrs. J. L. Lyon, Misses Hattle May
and Linnie, who have spent the sum-
men In Binger, have returned home.
Miss Olin Hamilton spent the week
begun at about 10:30 and before noon have assisted In the prosecution; the
it was foreseen that It would be lm- defense, too Is represented by some of
possible to secure a Jury out of the the strongest lawyers known to the
regular venire, and the sheriff was, southwest, among them being Messrs.
ordered to summon an extra venire of' H. H. Edwards, Garrett ft Garrett,
75 men to report on Tuesday morning, and Judge F. E. Riddle, of Chickasha.
Most of those who werfe excused be-. Judge Riddle is a former member of
cause they had fixed opinion* about j the Oklahoma Supreme court, while
the case which they said would not! the other lawyers are rated among the
easily be changed, while a few were, best in southwest Oklahoma.
excused because they said they were! This trial has attracted more at-
opposed to capital punishment. I t.entlon than any trial ever before the
The work progressed up until about t district court of Greer county; both
4 o'clock, when the regular panel was. the deceased and the defendant had
exhausted with six challenges remain-. a host of friends in Greer county, the
ing to each side. The- work was re-, families of each are well known, and
sumed Tuesday morning when thei, at every session of the court the court
extra venire reported for duty, and'room has been packed and Jammed;
the Jury was completed at about 11 lit is estimated that 1,200 were crowd-
o'clock, and following the reading of ed into the courtroom Wednesday af-
" ternoon, while on tomorrow, when the
the indictment, charging the defend
ant with murder. County Attorney
Garrett made the opening statement jury, standing room will be at a prem-
for the state. j lum-
According to Mr. Garrett the state
Miss Gladys McColllster will be
hostess Friday afternoon to the Round
Table Club.
Misses Mary Watkins and Kate
Powers were week-end guests of Mrs.
J. J. Latham at Carter.
Miss Gussie Wellman returned Fri-
day from Hammond, where she had
been visiting an aunt.
Miss Mellle Lyon, who has been at-
tending the Normal at Weatherford, is
spending her vacation here with her
mother. She spent Friday in Carter,
near which place 'she will teach during
the coming year.
Miss Olin Hamilton spent th« week-
end with Miss Bonnie Boone at Marl*.
Mrs. Angelo Matoy and little daugh-
ter, of Norman, have returned home
after a visit with relatives here.
Miss Zerle Jones, of Hollis, is the
guest of Miss Anna Hannah.
Misses Sallle and Cressle Nelson re-
turned Monday from n two week's'
visit in Woodward and Carter.
Mesdames J. H. Hamilton, Peyton
E. Brown, Nell Stultz and Misses
Frances Clay and Mirl Winburne were
guests the last of the week of Mrs. Sid
Northcut at Jester.
Mrs. .Malcolm Morrison went to
P^-yor, Okla., Tuesday, for a short
visit with her sister, Mrs. 7. Y. Batten-
field.
Mark McColllster returned from Ok-
lahoma City where he had spent sev-
Thelma and Naomi Dogson. Grace and
Maida Weaver, Sallle and Cressle Nel-
son, Mabel Morgan, Zana Guthrie, Cur-
tis Holland, Vera and Opale Caddell,
Vonnle Johnson. Louise Sessions, Gus-
sie- Wellman, Emma Simpson, Alice
and Jennie Hunter, Lee and May Wil-
son, Myrtle Rude, Lennle Lyon, Fran-
ces Carr, Bess and Jess Watts, Mamie
Tucker, Mary Watkins, Ida McCand-
less, Dora Cox, Grace Leonard of
Bridgeport, Tex., Freida Shearer of
from a visit with relatives in Ham- j end with Mrs. John Boone at Marie.
mond, Okla.
Mrs. Malcolm Morrison left Tuesday
for Pryor, Okla., the Battenfleld chil-
dren will accompany her home and
spend several days here.
The Round Table Club will meet
Friday with Miss Gladys McColllster.
Misses Mary Watkins and Kate
Powers spent the week end with
Mrs. J. J. Latham, in Carter. Reynand
Stroube spent Sunday with the party.
Mr. and Mrs. Yarberry and family
Wothington, Pa., Eva Lou Short of„re making an overland tour of Colo-
Garden Valley, Tex., Bess Phelps of ratlo They attended a reunion In
Duke, and Messrs Henry Miller, Ar-1 puei>io Thursday.
thur Holland, Zearl Lowe, Denny ^ fishing party composed of Misses
Bales, C. C. Bryan, Jim Brock, ArtM Mildred Jones, Pauline Cox, Fannie
pected to prove that Just after noon on
January 22nd, 1918, Vlrge Heatly, rid-
MIN8TREL WAS GOOD.
Wednesday night ^Mangum people
ing horseback, rode up Into a crowd were gjven a goo<j entertainment on
on the northwest corner of the square, the way of a mingtrel, as on that night
where some wagons loaded with cot-
ton were situated, and started to look
at some cotton samples, he being a
cotton buyer; that Burton walked
the Smart Set Minstrel appeared and
gave the visitors a good clean enter-
tainment.
into the crowd and up to where
Heatly was, and said to Heatly, "Vlrge
are you following me," or words to
that effect; that the deceased said to
Burton, "No, you are too damned lit-
tle for anybody to follow," and that
about this time Burton pulled his gun
and began firing on Heatly; that Heat-
ly was struck by four shots, two of
which would have proved fatal. One
of these shots entered the right side,
just below the ribs and ranged up-
wards; another entered theback and
ranged upward; another struck the
a-lflht arm and another struck the
palm of the right hand.
The state's attorney said that Heat-
ly was sitting on his horse, which was
standing still, and that no move was
made toward threatening Burton, and
that earlier In the day, when the two
had quarreled, Burton had threatened
to go get his artillery and kill the de-
ceased.
Following the statement upon the
part of the county attorney, S. B. Gar-
rett, of the defense, made the Opening
statement for defendant; the case of
the defense, as stated by the attorney,
is about as follows: Joe Burton, is a
non-resident of the state of Oklahoma
and that according to his usual cus-
tom, he had come to Mangum «to visit
his parents, who live a few miles out
from Mangum; he-and Virge Heatly
had formerly been partners in running
a gambling house In Altus, and when
he arrived here, he ran across Heatly;
that Heatly had three rooms in the
opera house building here and that
gambling carried on there, and
that Heatly refused to permit defend-
alflT to play there; that on-the Thurs-
day evening preceding the tragedy on
Saturday, Heatly walked up to a crowd
of men on the northwest corner of
the square, in which defendant was
standing, and spoke to the remaining
members of the party, falling to speak
to defendant; that defendant said to
Heatly that he had heard that Heatly
had said Burton claimed there had
been settlement of their business af-
fairs in'Altus, whereupon deceased be-
came violently angry and abused the
defendant, using all sorts of vile
names and threatening to whip him
and run him out of town.
The defense further claimed that on
the morning of the tragedy, Heatly
with some of his brothers were stand-
ing in front of the Kellum rooming
house when he came down, and that
when he came out the door Vlrge
walked up to him and began to curse
lilm, and threatened that if lie didn't
get out of town he would kill him;
that defendant was afraid that he
would carry out that threat. That
deceased told other men that dty that
If Burton didn't leave town he would
kill him.
That Just before noon, while visiting
at the home of his brother, he secured
a revolver; later he came up town and
with a friend, walked out Into the
H. C. Jones was here yesterday on
court duties.
Miss Anna Wansley came in
Wednesday afternoon from Weather-
ford, where she has been spending the
summer.
J. H. Collins of Olustee was here the
first of the week on a business trip.
W. H. Dickey was in Hobart Mon-
day negotiating a big farm loan.
Marshall Wilson of Altus was trans
acting business here Wednesday.
Jno. Armstrong, who lives west of
towin near White Flat, was here the
fore part of the week on court duties.
Dr. J. C. Mahr, of Oklahoma City,
was here Wednesday visiting at the
Border Hospital.
Drs. Border and McGregor were
called to Lone Wolf Tuesday* night on
an emergency operation.
Mrs. Ed. O'Connell, of Willow, was
a Mangum visitor Wednesday.
S. R. Helms, of the Hester commun-
ity, was transacting business ."here
Wednesday afternoon.
J. H. Lett, of Hester, was transact-
ing business here Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pannell spent
Sunday In Hester the guests of friends
and relatives.
HAD WATER MEETING.
On last Thursday night the citizens
of Mangum met with the city com-
missioners at the court house for the
purpose of going over the water situa
tlon, and to hear plans made by the
commissioners, also to hear the opin-
ion from various citizens. The com-
missioners explained why the water
supply flas been short and showed
they were trying to obtain more water.
They have recently had the wells
cleaned out and dug two new ones,
however, th/6 supply of water la still
short. The city manager sent out
cards last week to all water consum
ers that water for sprinkling of lawns
and garden would be available only
between the hours of seven and eight
o'clock. Since that time the water
pressure has been much better, but
it not yet as good as It should be.
There has been no definite plans made
as yet but it Is thought that it will
be only a few days until the citliens
will bit informed as to which Is the
best method to use In obtaining water.
lawyers will argue the case before the,,eraj days.
«.— w E. Barker, left Monday for
Brownsville, Texas, where he will
spend several months engaged in his
profession. During his absence Mrs.
Barker will have charge of the studio
here.
Mrs. Virgie Heatly and two children,
Morton and Leroy, returned Saturday
from Portales, N. M., accompanied by
her brother, Ed. Hawkins.
The following young people returned
Friday from a fishing trip to Cave
creek: Misses Olin and Virginia Ham-
ilton, Jennie Hunter, Dorothy Rude,
Fannie Nelson. Pauline Cox, Mildred
Johnson of Childress, Tex., and Messr-t.
Mark Pace, r„ Leslie Powers and Carl
Armstrong.
A merry party, chaperoned by Mrs.
W. E. Barker, enjoyed a swim an.l
picnic supper at Roocher's lake Thurs-
day night. In the party were Misses
Gladys Walton, Virginia Cooke, Mary
Wright, Hazel • Wright, Josephine
Franz and her guest, Veroy Harrison
of Oklahoma City, Nell Wilson, Vera
Moss, Lennie Lyon and Messrs. Lee
Bradshaw, Lee Sanders, Jack Barke
James Johnson, Springer Echols, Tom
Williams and Earl Team.
Miss Sallie Ellis Hockaday arrived
Tuesday from Granite and is the guest
of Miss Vera Moss.
Miss Josephine Franz entertained a
few friends at 600 Saturday night in
honor of her guest. Miss Veroy *Harri-
. ... of Oklahoma City. After the
games refreshments were served to
Misses Lois Overton, Mabel Patrick,
Vera Moss, Emily Hoover and Messrs.
Frank Mosely, Tull Laswell. Claud
Winfrey, J. W. Meggison and Lee San-
ders.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Pace and family.
Miss Bessie Watts an3 Edwin and
Harding Mathewson have spent the
past week camping on Otter creek
The following Mangum people spen'
Sunday there: Mr. and Mrs. B. E.
Davis, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Squire. Mes-
dames E. R. Tinsley, J. H. Garrison,
Valena Jacobs, Nancy Hood, Misses
Vannie Johnson, JesB Watts, Lee Wil-
son. Corinne Tinsley, Luclle Garrison,
Audie and Queen Melton, May Wilson,
Annie Lou Powers, and Messrs Arthur
Holland* Arthus Lovett, Windsor
Oakse, Homer Heatley, Harry Van At-
ta, and Irl Winburne.
Mrs. C. H. Holmes and son left Wed-
nesday for a fortnight's visit in Paris,
Tex. While they are away MIKs Daisy
Mae Stone will visit in Sentinel.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Yarberry and fani-
Freeman, Charlton Allen, Howell
King, Zenno and Dewey Howard, East-
on Rattan, George Curphy, Byon Samp-
son, Bill Tennlng.-W. E. Calvert, Harry
Van Atta. Lon Lyon, Earl Jacobs, Pete
and Raymond Boyle, Falrford Dodson,
Lynn Norman, Leon Brown; S. D. Ken-
drick, Reynaud Stroube, CUfTord Han-
nan, Ed. Pennington, Jake Jackson,
Ed. Henry. Leonard Barker, Hubert
Lockerd, Windsor Oakes, Frank Mose-
ley. Marshall Nichols, James DufTy
and Maskell Moore.
On Friday afternoon Mrs. Garnet
Phelps and Miss Opale Caddell enter-
tained at progressive 600 at the for-
mer's home as a farewell courtesy to
Miss Vera Caddell. who, with her
mother, returned to their home in
Denton, Tex., after spending the sum-
mer here. In the games Miss Gladys
McColllster made high score. Ices
were served to the honor guest and
Misses McColllster, Grace and Melda
Weaver, Hattle Mae Lyon, Grace Pow-
ers, Virginia Hamilton, Jennie Hunter,
Mamie Tucker, Vonnle Johnson, Lee
Nelson, Jennie Hunter. Virginia and
Olin Hamilton, and Messrs. Mark
Pace, Earl Winburne, T. L. Sampson,
Carl Armstrong, Leslie Powers, Latta
Graham, Freeling Cowan and Flynn
Norman spent Wednesday and Thurs-
day camping on Cave Creek.
Misses Birle Winburne and Frajuie
Clay returned Saturday from a weeks
visit with Mrs. Sid Northcut of Jester.
Miss Bess Hall of Hollis spent the
week end the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Clay Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Hunter returned
Sunday from a six weeks trip In Colo-
rado.
Mrs. Angelo Maloy and daughter
Mary Virginia of Norman spent the
week end with relatives «in Mangum.
Miss Mellle Lyon spent Thursday
and Friday in Carter.
Mrs. Gat Crossland' and daughter,
who have been guests of Mrs. 8. E.
Echols, have returned to their home
in Ardmore.
Mrs. Peyton Brown and Evelyn, Mrs.
Nell Stultz and Mary Margaret and Simpson.
Miss Alice Hunter spent last week
in Hobart attending a house party at
the home oT Miss Marie Koup.
Mrs. J. A. Powers and Mrs. Nell
Stultz spent Wednesday with Mrs.
West Holland In Brinkman.
Mrs. J. F. Booher arrived Monday
from lawton and Is the guest of Mrs.
R. L. Burden.
Mrs. V. W. Heatly and children ar-
rived from a six weeks visit whh
friends and relatives at Portales, s9w
Mexico.
Mrs. Geo. Hager and Geo. Jr., from
Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, are
guests in the Burden home.
Fairford Dodson left Tuesday for
Medicine Park. He will return the
last of the week with Mrs. Dodson,
Laverne and Mrs. C. M. Stone.
Miss Vera Caddell, who has spent
the summer In Mangum, returned
Tuesday to her home in Denton, Tex. .
Miss Irene Simpson Is spending the
week with Mrs. T. H. White In Blair
Misses Bessie Phelps of Duke, and
Vera Caddell were honor guests Fri-
day afternoon, at the 600 party given
by Mrs. Garnet Phelps. As the guests
arrived punch was served f>y Mrs.
Hersh'all Richards. Refreshments
were served to the Misses Grace
Powers, Gladys McColllster, Virginia
Hamilton, Pvonnle Johnson, Lave
Hoover, Jennie Hunter, Mable •Mor-
gan, Thelma and Naoma Dodson.
Frieda Shearer, Ora and Ruth Ken-
drick, Eva Lou Short of Garden Val-
ley, Texas, Lee Wilson, Laura Bell
Slaton, Ida McCandless, Hattle May
Lyon, Grace Leonard of Bridgeport.
Texas. Opal Caddell. Zanna Guthrie.
Curtis Holland, and Irene and Emma
CAIN'S MUSICAL CONSERVATOr
RE-OPEN8 SEPT. 1st.
Prof, and Mrs. Cain will go on a
vacation August 1st, lasting until Sep-
tember 1st. When the return the Con-
servatory will re open and enrollment
days will be Friday and Saturday,
September 1st and 2nd. Mrs. Cain will
take the smaller children In Piano
and assist with the beginners In Voice
Culture and Theory classes.
6 S adr.
ily are expected home Saturday from
a motor frlp to Pueblo, Colo., where
they attended a reunion of about one
hundred of Mr. Yarberry's relatives.
Mrs. J. A. Powers, Mrs. Nell Stullz
and little Misses Mary Margaret Stultz
and Sudona Graham were guestB Tues-
day and Wednesday of Mr. and Mr*.
West Holland at Brinkman.
Miss Mamie Tucker left Tuesday for
a visit with relatives in Oarland, Tex.
Misses Hattle Mae Lyon, Gladys Me-
Collister, Virginia Hamilton and Gracs
Powers entertained at the Powers
home. Clever matching games, pronv
enades and music were the features of
ampsement. Punch was dispensed
throughout the evening, and an ice
course was served later. The guea'
list Included Mr. and Mrs. Tom Melton,
Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Phelps, Mlssei
Greer County
Free Fair
Mangum, Oklahoma
September 13-H-15-16, 1916
Bring your Babies, Agricultural, Live Stock and other Pro-
ducts and help make it BIGGER AND BETTER than ever before.
No entrance fees or stall fees for any animal or article entered
for premium.
Will have some of the best racing ever seen in this part of the
state.
Good clean shows and amusements.
For concessions and other information see or write.
F. D. WATSON, Secretary.
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