Mangum Sun-Monitor. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1906 Page: 1 of 8
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MANGUM, GREER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MAY ti, 1006.
VOL. 16. NO.
DROWNtD IN ELM
Charlie Nirolt met hit Death in a
H«»l< in Treacherous Mm River
AT NOON HOUR YESTERDAY
Nephew ot Mr*. W. T. Dodton •
Funeral (tour not S«l-Await»
Coming of a Brother
f rom Iowa
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One Man Dead and Another Bid-
ly Hounded in a Piitol Uuei
DEAD MAN WAS Tht AOKtSSOR
C. W. White and S. C. Cawthan
Were Duelut» -White was
Killed -Other Wounded
in the Hip.
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... LETTER FROM SMITH
Ul Visits Reed and Vinson and Writes
«r, About that Prosperous Country
WILL BE IN ERICK NFXT WEEK
('hut lt'« NIcuU, 1 young man twent)
years ot M1'. "*« drowned yesterday
lo Elm Fork •bout imo mils* north
oaai of Mangum. He was a son of
George T NI coin wbo came bort« with
his family about a year att > from luwa
and la living on W. T. Hudson's farm.
Mr. Nlcolt la a brother of Mra. W. T.
Dodaon.
The body waa brought to ManKum
and embalmed by Undertaker Rude
and the funeral will be held awaiting
the coming of Fred Nloola. the old-
eat brother of the family who Uvea In
Iowa. If he arrlvea tonight the funer-
al will be held tomorrow. If not it will
be postponed until Saturday.
The circumstances of the unfortu-
nate occur ranee are as follows:
The accident happened about 12:30
o'clock on Wednesday, May 30, 1906.
The deceased, in company with bis
younger brother, l^ewls Nicols,
aged seventeen years and 'three other
young men, namely, Paul Moody, Will
Lackey and Everett Self were in bath
ing In Elm Fork near their homes.
All the others except Chaa. Nicola, the
deceased, could swim, he tried to be
carefully to stay in shallow water ami
avoid the treacherous boles, while the
others went off up stream a hundred
yards or more, from him. He had waded
across the river and started back to
go out and dress when he stepped off
into a hole ten or twelve feet deep.
Lewis Nicola saw his brother fight-
ing the water and wading 'to the
shore hastened to his rescue. When
he got to him the drowning boy grab-
bed at his brother, catching him by
the wrist and the two, went to the
bottom together. Lewis realized that
he could not save his brother and
that the best he could do was to try
and save himself. This he tried an-1
succeeded.
Men from the neighborhood were
summoned and by dragging the deep
pool with a hook made from a light-
ting rod the body was recovered.
The death of a young man or wom-
an just on the verge of manhood or
womanhood is most distressing to
the family and friends and the entire
community extends sympathy.
The graduation program announced
two selections by Mauauut Hlrlug
Maud. What they m< tec ted no one
know*. We supposed when we rt>a;|
It that It meant music, but w« heard
none.
rb Huron.
offset b>
ey la Imi
the Melt
lirennen
A double wedding will take place
In the Catholic cburcb on Tuesday
morning next.
Ml** Winnie Jacob*, daughter of
Mr. and Mra. C. E. Jacobs, gave a
delightful party to her young frlenda
on Thursday evening of last week.
Mlas Winnie make* a delight ful little
hostess and a moat charming time
was had by thoae fortunate enough to
be present.
Mr. J. Baxter Brennen of Duluth
Minn., and Mra. A. M. Porter of Ho-
bart, were married Saturday after-
noon by Judge Todd in his office. The
bride, a large handsome brunette, was
attired in a steel-grey gown elaborate-
ly trimmed in white lace. A beauti-
ful veil of white not. fastened with
white ribbon and orange blossoms,
gracefully enveloped her form. Those
beside immediate friends who wit-
nessed the impressive ceremony were,
Mrs. Brlttain, Miss Skidmore, Mr. and
Mrs. Sproat, Dan Mathewson, Mrs. Dr.
Warner and T. H. White. The happv
couple are receiving many congratu-
lations.
Mangum, a town with five or six
religious denominations, burled a man
Saturday without a prayer. He cer-
tainly had broken the ten command-
ments—but there ane others. Bad
enough to be buried in the forsaken
graveyard of Mangum—it can't be
called cemetery—but to be buried lik3
a dog, is certainly terrible. It's a won-
der he wasn't left to cover himself.
We bate another "duel lo Ibe
t" I • l" •< t | Ilia I 0 v our «J*U
' towu of Mauguui »ua the scouo. The
principal* were H. C. Cawlbou and C.
W. White. Pistols were the weapons
aud a* a result White wu* Instantly
killed aud Cawthon I* lying al bis
bouie lu a critical coudltloo with a
bullet bole in his body.
The sbjotlug look place laat Friday
night at if o'clock, at the home of
Cawtbou lu the southeastern pari of
town. go far as is known there were
no disinterested witnesses to the
affair and as While was probably in-
stantly killed Cawthou's is the only
story of the actual occurauce at the
time "f the sbooting.
Cawthou says about 8:30 p. m. he
left his house aud went to the stable,
about 160 yards away, to fe$d bis
team; "I am not in the habit of car-
rying a gun," said he, "but something
told me to take it along that night
aird before I left the house I stuck my
pistol inside of my shirt. On my re-
turn from the stable I saw someone
on the front porch of my house, did
not know whether it was my wife or
not so went around to the the side of
the house and seeing the dug-out door
open went to shut It then went toward
the front of the house and the figure
was still standing on the porch.
Who's there?' I demanded; I was ans-
wered by a shot, the ball striking me
in the side.
"I fired four shots then went to the
dug-out to reload my revolver."
The neighbors ,hearing the shots
and screams of Cawthon's wife, went
to the scene of the tragedy and found
Cawthon in the dugout bleeding from
his wound and the body of White in
the front yard quite dead. But oine
shot had hit White, that bad taken
of forty and baa all i
these Incumbrances are
>ts of property and tnon
Hb« owns aud operates
Itan hotel at Hobart, j
ed at hta trade In Hobart
previous to coming to Mangum and i
while there boarded at the Metropoli-
tan and ll was then and there that the
flr« of love was kindled which result-
ed In the conversion of a crusty and
confirmed bachelor Into a companion
and guardian of a lone widow and
master of * kindergarten..
Brenncu Is a typical "tourist print-
er." He has been on the ruad for more
thao a quarter of a century and has
set type in nearly every town that
has a newspaper In the whole United
States but he saya he has quit the
print ah>p for good, is going to settle
down now and be a family man. Ho
and his bride went to Hobart Sunday
morning where they will make their
home.
Peace be with them.
IS COniNO THIS WAY
A Railroad From Little Rock, Arkan-
sas to Texas Panhandle--Cot-
ton Oil People in it.
A fishing party composed of Mark I effect Just under his nose, gone
Pace, Birchell Davis. H. E. Oakes and j straiSht through and broken his neck
families started Wednesday afternoon'at the baSe of the sku,L
for Turkey creek, for several days j Doctors Border and- DeArman were
camping.
GURGLES FROM
GOSSIP GLEN
BY KACHEL.
Who said statehood?
Dr. Ney Neal started
morning for California.
Chas. M. Thacker went to Weather-
ford Monday to attend the commence-
ment exercises at the Southwestern
Normal school.
Mr. and Mrs. McKnight have re-
turned from their three weeks of
camp life. Mr. McKnight is much im
proved in health.
Powers Reception.
The reception given to the graduat-!
ing class and friends, by Mr. and Mrs. i
J. A. Powers on Monday night, was a
called to attend to Cawthon and found
that the ball had struck to the
of the rnavel, ranged down and
the ria;ht and lodged In the hip bone,
splintering a piece off the top.
The authorities did not deem it
Last Thursday a charter was grant-
ed by the Secretary of Oklahoma for
a railroad, with seven million dollars
capital stock, to be built from Little
Rock, Arkansas, west to a connection
with the Fort Worth & Denver road
at a point between Childress and
Clarendon in the' Texas Panhandle,
passing through the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Nations, Indian Territory,
and Comanche, Kiowa and Greer coun-
ties, Oklahoma.
A "branch line is provided for from a
point in the Chickasaw nation to Sher-
man, Texas, and another northwest
from some point in Greer county to
Erick or Texola, Oklahoma. The total
distance is 350 miles, at an estimated
cost of $25,000 per mile. The head-
quarters of the road will ibe at Blair,
Oklahoma, Ardmore, I. T. and Fort
Worth, Texas. The incorporators are
C. A. Huber, of Weatherford; F. R.
He is Travelling Through the
Country by Horse and Buggy
and Seems to be Enjoy-
ing the Trip.
Oti the road to Vinson we pail
went through the While Flat
country, a beautiful chum of farms
on each side of the road; stop at
Burcham'a ahop awhile and on to
Reed. Put up at the hospitable
home of J. W. Solomon, wbo ia
the founder of the town and owner
of the magnificent farm on which
part of the towu is built. He
puNhed the Farmers' Co-operative
Gin project laat year to a success-
lul completion in time to gin 1500
bales. Tbia gin coat $7,000,
has four stands of 70 saws each,
began paying for itself at once aud
is a very satisfactory proposition.
Mr. Solomon is also interested iu
the Reed Lumber and Coal Co.,
which is capitalized at $8,000, with
80 share-holders and is getting
ready to handle the fall coal aud
lumber trade.
Ed Gault has a store with $5,000
stock of general merchandise and
does a $15,000 business which is
increasing.
Dr. Barr, the postmaster was out
so I didn't get to see him but met
the two Klsea boys, who carry the
two rural carriers; also the black-
smith, W. L. Johnson, who has
lots of work to do. The farmers
are all busy and not many coming in
town.
Driving on west we soon reach
West Reed and stop with his honor
the Mayor, H. C. Dial, wbo owns
320 lots of an acre each in this
town and has in bis studio a forge,
bellows, anvil and many hammers
&c, the city council being W. L.
Greer, Lige Whittaker, Jim Smith
Henry Terry, Uncle Perry Ponder
and others. I stayed in this town
during the two days rain and at-
tended the opera both nights given
by the mayor's large phonograph
and a collection of 150 records.
Drove on to Vinson and found
that they had used up all their
powder blowing up the statehood
Wildman, of Blair; E. A. Williams, of, . , . ,
right T> „ t — 1 hill and nearly missed getting sup-
Roosevelt; R. K. Wooten ,of Chicka-i , . f r
d to ■ , m ™ T> 1 t, , ,, t per at Bob McCauley s hotel as I
I. T.; R. Burdge Felix P. Bath|j;asso ^ ..BJ, mU
L. B. Comer, of Fort Worth; J-1 into his new hotel iu a few aays, up
sha,
and
W. Buchanan, of Van Buren, Arkansas.
What does this mean? Is it the
very 'delightful affair.- The company necessary to hold an inquest bo the Orient project that we have been ex-
of about seventy were, entertained on body of White was turned over to Un- pecting; does it herald the coming of j fheTarmersarnnnrl*Vm^nn"
lawn whinh who hpantifiiiiv lio-h'.! ^ iue idinier& aruunu xiuson, costing
! near his wagon yard, where D. T,
j Daniels is now keeping the 2000
! pound Perclieron horse owned by
un and ku "cm" go.
Mntiou Kitltankft ti .is « retail
1 rant, confectionery aud two |«*>)
1 table» in the room formerly ocru>
pied by John Hrookmau us the
store and poMofticc.
I Some excitement i» occaaionctl
here by • report thai R F. Pock-
• us has fweii ut work ou his farm
but the re|iort lacks confirmation.
J. ti. Overton nee ma in uo danger
of incurring any such suspicion
I'm going up to his houae soon
and hear him play the piano.
J. W. Suiellen, from Indiana, i»
farming 75 acres adjoining the
town and will go to Beaver county
next year.
Jack Francis came in from the
farm for a few minutes this morn-
ing. He has 260 acres iu fine
crops.
Judge J. W. Massey, president
of the fine breeding horse company,
has seventy-five acres in crops.
I went down and Sundayed with
Farmer J. G Smith. He ha»
about the best improved half-sec-
tion I've seen yet, a regular home
place with groves, orchards, vine-
yard, cherry pie, alfalfa, fiue Berk-
shire hogs, pleasant wife, hand-
some children, strong pipe in
which he burns "Big Bale" as a
peace offering, aud is a contented
man.
Met today Farmers B. B Baker,
B. R. Jones, L. H. Aikman, C. A.
Burchard aud C. C. Flanigan, of
Madge and vicinity; also J. L,.
Scantlen an W. J. Tread well of
near here today. They all tell the
same cheerful story of success and
are all interested in the new gin
company that is being organized
among the farmers here. H.
Hughes is president; R. L,. Thomp-
son, secretary and H. T. Baxter2
treasurer. They have got up
$3.50° of the necessary $5,000, aud
can and will get the rest with ease.
They will put in a first class
gin of four stands and have it ready
to start up by cotton-pickiug time.
I have been trying to count up the
farmer gins in the county. I wish
every one would send tne a de-
scription in detail of their gins so
I could tell those who are getting
up gins the plans that have been
successful. W. o, Smith.
the lawn which was beautifully ligh
ed with incandescent lights. Mrs
Delphine Brittain delighted the com-
pany with her singing and the Man-
gum band played several selections.
A promenade was engaged in by
the young people and each couple was
asked to make a rhyme to suit the
last name of their partner. Miss Ru-
belle Fox proved herself the best
poetress and was given a beautiful hat
pin. Ed Sims was the poet and was
presented with a pair of cuff buttons.
Punch, cream and cake were served
during the evening. .
Miss Lela Price is atending com-
mencement at Weatherford, Oklahoma
The friends of Dr. McLauchlin, were
pained to learn of his bereavement In
| the death of his father at his home in
|Wadesboro, N. JC. Dr. McLauchlin
^eft for that place on last Saturday.
Mrs. C. P. Hamilton and children
peft for Mineral Wells, Texas, on Wed-
nesday.
Rev. H. L. Davidson went to Fort
forth the first of the week.
Messrs. Noble, Mathew and Ren-
rd will take a trip to Michigan for
he purpose of doing a large amount
fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hawkins left Wed-
ay morning for their vacation.
Hawkins will visit ftiends in
Jnirton. Mo. while Mr. Hawkin*
II go to New Mexico.
T. V. Slaton and children an
ia Veraoa. Texas.
Commencement Exercises.
Commencement of 1906, for Man-
gum schools, Was most interesting to
the patrons and friends. The graduat-
ing class was one whlph elicited much
well merited praise, from the Saluta-
tory of Miss Yvonnle Renard, which
was beautifully written and given, to
the valedictory of Albert Powers,
which gave evidence of careful
thought and preparation, and added
one more to the score of this promis-
ing young man. The class history by
Miss Rosa Buchanan was of much in-
terest and well read. Th6 class poem
'by Wm. Northcutt was decidedly good
and delivered in a pleasing manner.
Misa Nellie Powers played a' pretty
piano solo. Miss Powers played with
expression and has a good touch. The
Class Prophesy, by Miss Ruth Simms,
was bright and witty. Miss Sims also
gave a piano solo in an effective man-
ner. Miss Harriet Smith's reading
was good. Miss Smith always pleases
her hearers. In the absence of Dr.
McLauchlin Major Shumate presented
the diplomas.
The boys contest was at the close
of ibe regular program. "Oar Philip-
pine Question" by Davy Garrett, was
an exeelleatly prepared "ration, and
dertaker Rude who prepared it for someone of the great transcontinental
interment. The funeral was held at railroad systems, coming as a Rich-
3 p. m. Saturday. mond to test the field of Greer county
Public sentiment is with Cawthon with the Orient, or is it a part of the
for it seems evident, from reports, plans of the cotton oil mill trust to
that White went there that nigiht in- build roads for the purpose of carrying
tending to kill Cawthon but Instead j Greer county's big yearly product of
got killed himself. No warrant has cotton seed to their mills? In any
been issued for the arrest of Cawthon.
The men had been enemies fo-
some time, there were rumors that
White had been about Cawthon'3
house at times during the laitter's ab-
sence and that he was suspected of
attempting to allure Cawthon's wifo
from him. The two men had some
words that day and White being of a
morose and revengeful disposition It
is thought he had made up his mind
to kill Cawthon and leave the coun-
try.
On the day of the killing, after hav-
ing had the trouble with Cawthon,
White went up town and bought suits
of clothes for his twin fourteen-year-
old boys. He told the boys that would
probably be the last suits he would
buy for them, that they must shift for
themselves now. That evening at sup-
per he told thm that would probalbly
be the last meal they would eat to-
gether for some time.
W*hite was about fifty years old and
was a widower, his wife having died a
few weeks after the birth of the twin
boys. He has another, an older son.
in Texas. White was the man who
made a gun demonstration toward
"Alex," the Mexican tomale vender,
a year or so ago in which a shot from
White's gun crippled one ot Alex's
'Cawthon Is a teamster and
h«s been haullnr coal for Scarbor-
ough's coal yard.
event Mangum will welcome the new
road—if it comes this way.
See Turvay * Mills, they wrlta hall
insurance through a "gilt edge" Stock
Mangum Culture Club.
The Mangum Culture Club met on
May 25, with Mrs. Herndon, for the
annual businesg meeting which closes
the club year.
It was unanimously decided to con-
tinue the weekly meetings until the
completion of the history of Austria-
Hungary, which we have found most
interesting. The club also voted unan-
imously for the adoption of the Bay
View course of study for 1906-07,
which includes a survey of the history
and literature of England, Ireland,
Scotland and Wales.
The following officers were chosen
for the pnsuing club-year:
Mrs. G. A. Brown, president; Mrs.
A. G. Herndon, 1st vice president; Mrs
John Trippet, 2nd vice president;
Mrs. p. A. Janeway. Cor. and Rec. sec-
retary: Mrs. F. G. Barlow, treasurer.
Mrs. F. B. Harness, critic; Mrs. H.
W. Trippet, parliamentarian.
Delegates to the Territorial Federa-
tion at lawton, Mesdames A. G. Hern-
don and G. A. Brown: alternates,
Mesdames Harness and John Trippet.
The club will meet with Mrs. Har-
ness. on June i. with the following
$3,600.
Henderson & Baxter have
$3,000 stock of general merchan-
dise and do a $10,000 annual busi-
ness.
Messrs. Brookman & Hart have
moved across the street into the
new 24x60 room, carry from $8,000
to $9,000 stock. They have sold
$2,500 worth in the last 30 days.
Brookman has the postoffice in a
room by itself in care of Miss
Worthen a recent arrival from
Missouri. I notice the. young men
call early and often for their mail.
O. B. Willis, hardware and farm
implements, $2,500 in stock, will
beat his last year's business of
$10,000, way yonder this year.
Our former Mangum man, C. P.
Peden has the tin shop in the rear
of Willis' store; is secretary of the
Vinson Debating Society and is a
candidate before the Young Ladies'
Convention.
The new bank opened today for
business. Cashier Moore is said
to be of more interest to the young
ladies of Vinson than the money
he handles. This bank will have
a good patronage as it is located
next to the Metropolitan Confec-
tionery and Cold Drink Emporium
of G. F. McCauley.
W. A. Ambler owns the Francis
Western Telelepbone line, an in-
dependent concern with over a
hundred miles of line in operation
and more being put in.
The drug store owned by R. L.
Thompson has about a $1,700
R. C. Pryse is in charge,
teaches penman
stock.
Prof. Barrett
Roll Call—Famous lYench PainUng* | ship and also has a school at Reed.
Andy Johnson is the building
• contractor who built the new. two
story. 30x40 school honse and the
new bank building here
Dr. A C Bennett goes much
j among the sick and docs t get any
Chapter
the 1'nlted 8tate«
"Austrio-Haagarlsn Life,
vm.
"An OslWtes and Salons of Parts."
"Treasures ot lie Ixtaore."
—Leadar, Mrs. Brown.
THE STATE S. S. CONVENTION.
Quite a Crowd Went From Mangum
Wednesday Morning, Train Had
Two Extra Coaches.
The State International Sunday
School convention convened at Ho-
bart Tuesday night and continues
Wednesday and Thursday. Quite a
crowd of Mangum people, delegates
and others, went over Tuesday morn-
ing to attend the convention. Among
the Mangum people were Mrs. L. H.
Maloy, J. O. McCollister and family,
Mrs. W. I. Lowe, Mies March Carlock,
Mrs. Frank Geyer, Mrs. C. F. Clay,
Mrs. Mary McCollister, Thoe. Turvey
and his daughters Sarah and Emma,
Hubert Roberts, MisSes Ethel Gal-
braith and Etbel Tackitt, Miss Pearl
Hoover, Rev. Sims, Rev. Talley, Mes-
srs. T. S. DeArman, W. H. Funder-
burk, W. S. P. McCullough and J. L.
Burker.
The train had on two extra coaches.
John Martin and John Langston,
proprietors of a "Nutria" joint at Olus-
tee were tried before Probate Judge
Todd last week on the charge of vio-
lating the liquor law, found guilt/
amd were fined 1100 each and costs.
The trial was quite amusing In that
so me witness swore to having drank
the stuff and that it had no more effect
on them than buttermilk while others
swore positively that they drank it
and it made them drunk. Judge Todd
who has been a pretty good Judge of
such matters ia his time, was satis-
fied by simply smelling the bottle that
It was a Jag producing liquid. The
esse was appealed to the district
court. The an ti-saloon people of Olus-
tee are determined to keep salooos oat
of their town and thus far they bava
succeeded.
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