Mangum Sun-Monitor. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 14, 1904 Page: 2 of 8
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1 M the to rail wt your j
ivniMNiof 4 *uod many of our pro |morning for Mangum. wh«yc
|4rtUmrU«> It incurpuratcd turli will Hukl aaoihef mertinic jok) cullm mk lh \V«ldii.-
Va- moving atlrariKm* a. theaa wt^ikl - , „ 'f
»* lu 1MV • Ik-roar or Ic-vr . ™?***» Mucrrdy reKreu ti, *"'*»«»ajr» *1° Ha la a vary itw
i uc country Their mil t» ,Urol> *,u llul %*** M,«h '"I pelentan. ha* an elegant
"I -nth faka* going ihr roumUthu "J*1 McMahan have alun , room* and Ja doing
•tuaiucr ai»«l n, ,hoi«t «mr*lve» !U*^^ opera i practice I have an
ihr town rnuM hr iixwporatrd ha*"J* »he wctmd .tor v of thru «»**itemcui with him I or luncheon
' 1M . . »«* Main Mrm buildiug. and in
I Ian* and Mwcificalioita have been Mead will merely make it a large
•ml into Oklahoma City lor the hull with iMoot tailing lobe rent
erection Ul another tiuot More *d iu the public a» uccaMon re
ImiMing at thUplacr «oou. C G. quire* tin e»timaftng the ex pen*
We are under obligation* to H, ' „!*^ holding I they found n would com fa.ooo
M»m» *f (trana UM Or0m.
tlraatla Uratl«i«.
flM lfc«
W C Franklin came down Fri-
day Irom hi* claim near Wingo.
where hi* family t* now livinK
He i* now al work on the oil well
W a ride to Mangum and f» iF* "... " SLfV
urday 111 older that we , ,r VVood I,,y0flodl.t
H Feike f
return Satur
miKht attend the republican con
vent ion.
The Mrlliodifti church i» being
papered ami hard-oiled throughout.
Mc*m* K. C Cox and C. II
Myera are re^pottkihle for the plea*
ing innovation*.
The
rrrcted. and it will lie occupied by
I he Wood Dry (»ood* Co , if every-
thing pan* out tatndartory J11M
where the building will lie located
we are unable to*ay at thin writing.
It will lie J4xMu.
additional to build even the
c*t kind ol a theatre
plain
at hi* home before leaving the city.
I hoi* 10 return to Mangum
ahoui 1 he joth of April. If cir-
cuuiMaute* are »uch that you can
■pare the time I should be delight -1
ed to havt a *hort letter from you'
relative to the profeaaional inter -'
eat* at home.
Youra truly
M. II. K1 ti..\NI». M. I). 1
1 ' Hr avotdrd writing a l*»jne*i ill
'rectlfr to himaall and hi* lamilv*
1 1 but tile "*e«lad letter w«» a *hal
| low expedient *-»alien |ocustomary
I tastamentary form* that a britet
'lawyer would not hare allowed
j Mr Bryan to embark hi* bo|e* of
a £50.000 legacy tn *uch a frail and
' un*e«worthy veaael
new k*11 coni|>auy liegau
work thi* week on the mam build
ing* for their gin The frame is
all up and work in licing rushed as
fast as pooaible.
The ice cream and Mrawbcrry
aupper given by the Ktlickuh*
Monday night was a decided *lic-
ce*>i. The receipts of the evening
were about $17.
Mr* Bob Lyons receive*! a tele-
gram Friday, Mating that her
father had died the day liefore.
She left Saturday morning for
Dixie, Indian Territory.
Mrs. A. F. Schwartz received
word Monday that her sister-in-law
had just died at Herriugton, Kan.
Mr. and Mrs. Schwartz and child-
ren left Tuesday morning for that
place to attend the funeral.
Work commenced this week on
repairing the Hughes gin, getting
it ready for another year's crop.
The buildings will be put in good
repair and a iiew 70-saw, 4-stand
outfit put in.
Mr. and Mrs. Jennings and Miss
Jennings, from Lone Wolf, Mrs
N. J. Bailey, of Kirksville, Mo.
and Mrs. E. Barnhart, of Canton
Kansas, were climbing the moun
tains Tuesday.
The Easter program at the
Methodist church was well conceiv
ed and carried out. The children
offerings amounted to eleven dol
lars. and contributions from the
audience swelled the total to fif
teen.
hi op* the Cough und Work* oil
the Cold.
Laxative Brorno Quinine Tablet*
cure a <*dd 111 one day. No cure.
No pay. ~
The prospects are that Granite
will soon have two or more Rural
Delivery routes. 0. S. Laswell
has secured the necessary signers
to a petition for a route north, as
has also Max Feathers for a route
into the Quartz neighborhood.
S. Perkins has our thanks for .
ride out to the city cemetery Tues
day. The monument that Mr.
Brown has just had erected at his
wife's grave is a fine specimen of
red granite. The Abiline Grauite
and Finishing Company, have rea-
son to feel proud of the work done
on it.
A great discovery is announced
which promises to be of immense
benefit to the South. Cotton
stalks, heretofore thrown away,
can be manufactured into fiue linen
paper, alcohol, celluloid, smoke-
'■ less powder, fertilizers, and many
j fabrics. A large establishment for
the conversion is to be established
j at Houston, Texas.
John T. Alexander, traveling
I salesman forC. E. Potts Drug Co.,
I met with a serious accident this
I morning. He was attempting to
Iboard the morning train and missed
Ithe step, his foot going under the
I moving wheel. The heel was bad-
lly mashed and it will leave him a
Icripple. The injured man was put
I into a bus and taken to the Cottage
■Home.
Price 35 cent*.
t.eger Ijnonlm.
X* lh# Nr«r»
We understand that some people
are talking it that a factional fight
in going lietwern the north and
south |»art of the business interests
of the town.
In spite of the threatening
weather there was quite a large at-
tendance at the basket social last
Friday night given by Mr. and
Mrs. J. O. Ely seven miles south of
Leger. The sum raised was given
to the widow of the late Rev.
Barnes, pastor of the church at
Lock was a token from the best
citizen of the Lock community of
the love and esteem in which she is
held.
The First National Bank has
moved into its new home, the hand-
some two-story brick 011 the north-
east corner of the square. Its new
home is one of the best and most
commodious bank buildings in Ok-
lahoma, and its officers are justly
proud of it. President John A.
Henry and Cashier J. S. Wood
wear broad smiles because they are
so well and comfortably fixed.
A S. J. Shaw and Mi** Dm*y
! Aycock were united in marriage,
Thursday evening, March ji, at A Oiaal ."Waaatkm.
III. mMcra.ollfc brM.'. r.lher.. Tbc.w. , |„K ln
I . M. Ayoxk. Rev. Morgan offi- l.ct-svilb-. Ind., when W II Browu
elating. Mr. Shaw has won Hie of that place, who wa* expected to
esteem of the community iu hi*' die, had hi* life saved by Dr Kins'*
work in the city school*, of which New Die-overy for Comuimptmn I
he 1* now superintendent, and he j He writes I endured itmufTer-i
and his bride are very popular able agonies from Aathuia, but,
among a latgc circle of friend*, your New Di*covery gave uie im-1
Mr. and Mr* Shaw are at home at (mediate relief and soou thereafter!
the former home of Mrs. Shaw'* effected a complete cure." Siiui-
corner Elm I lar cure* of consumption, puen-
'monia. Bronchitis and grip are!
nuiiicrou*. It'* the peerless reme-
Texola Topic*.
From The Herald.
Will Barnes has just returned
from Beaver county where he has
been for some time.
Misses Blanch and Ollie Dobson
were visiting Misses Maud and Ora
Kimble Saturday afternoon.
An enjoyable time was had at
social given at the home of W. G
Martain Friday night.
Miss Jennie Holcomb has recent
ly returned from Texas where she
has been for several months visit
ing her uncle.
Prof. G. A. Comstock closed his
school four miles north of Erick
last Tuesday and can now be found
at home one mile south of Texola.
D. S. Coffelt, of the Sweetwater
country, met his wife here Wednes-
day, who has spent two months
with relatives in Lynn County,
Kansas.
The Best Prescription tor Malaria
Chills and fever is a bottle of
| jrove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It
I s simply iron and quinine in a
I asteless form. No cure, No pay.
Our calaboose is about completed.
The next thing on program is for
Bill to catch some one who needs
cozy and comfortable quarters and
place them in the calaboose.
A merry time was had at a so-
cial given by B. E. Wilson Friday
night. A large crowd was present.
Robt. Funderburgand Mr. Chilton
furnished the music for this occa-
sion.
Saturday night was so blustery
the incorporation meeting was post-
poned until Monday night. Mon-
day night the meeting was called
to order by W. R. Gilliland, who
stated the object of the meeting.
John W. Flournoy read several sec-
tions of law, and it was moved and
carried that Will Smart take a cen-
sus of the town as to whether we
want to vote 011 incorporation or
not. Adjourned to meet
Friday night—tonight.
*i*ter, Mr*. Cope;
and Grady Mrect*.
G. H. Meredith, a civil engineer
of Cedar Rapid*, Iowa, ami a prac-
tical waterworks man, was iu the
city several days last week talking
to our btiMines* men on the subject
of a waterworks «ystem for Leger.
He went over the ground thorough-
ly, and at the suggestion of anum-
l>ei of leading spirit* a mass meet-
ing was held at Judge Jarboe's of-
fice Friday night. It was fairly
well attended, and Mr. Meredith
made an address in which he re-
viewed the situation at some length.
He stated that there would be 110
trouble in securing au abundance
of water, and that Leger had a
splendid grade for a sewerage sys-
tem. Other speeches were also
made, aud the sentiment for water-
works was unanimous. Resolu-
tions declaring in favor of a system
were passed, and Mr. Meredith was
requested to submit a proposition
to the city council, which will be
done. There the matter rests at
present, but it is hoped that some
tangible results will develop from
the meeting.
dy for all throat and lung trouble*.
Price 50c. and *1 00. Guaranteed
by R.C. Hannoh. druggist. Trial
bottle* free.
again
Eldorado Items.
| rora the Courier.
The J. I. Case train of 25
Leger Lore.
Kroui the Times.
Will Wituberly, a former Leger
youth, was arrested by a deputy
sheriff near Snyder Monday,
cars I ^harg"1 wfth complicity in the rob-
- J. A. vaac a eli II OI Js cars 1 ,• T-s • 1 . J
*aded with threshing machinery y £nsco cars m Leger in Jan-
•rived here on schedule time Wed-1 V-ary' T?e wa? taken to Man8um-
Jsday evening. There were two °V"8 Keunedy has been released
Letter From Dr. Rutland.
Kansas City, Mo.,
April 7, 1904.
Dear Doctor Border:
Having a few spare moments at
my disposal, and hoping that you
may be fortunate enough to find a
similar short cessation from the
cares of the sick, I shall give you
a short account of myself since I
left Mangum, the latter part of
March, for Kansas City.
I found everything to be quite
dry and backward from a farming
point of view from Mangum to To-
peka, yet around El Reno they
seemed to have had some late rains
and as a consequence the wheat in
that locality looked very well.
From Topeka 011 to Kansas City
they have been having an abund-
ance of rain for several weeks past.
It has been raining about every
second day here since I came.
I find Kansas City to be a typical
western city as exhibited in the
energy and "push" of her people.
There is a great deal of wealth dis-
played here in the manufacturing,
commercial and resident portions
of the city.
I attended Easter services in the
forenoon at the Calvary Baptist
church, probably one of the finest
church buildings in the city
There were present a full congre-
gation to listen to a very able ser-
mon by the pastor.
I attended evening services at
the Grand Avenue Methodist
church which is said to be one of
the most popular churches in the
city. Thinking that there might
be a very large crowd on this oc-
casion I went about an hour a head
of time to avoid the rush, but to
my disappointment I found all the
seats and most of the standing room
taken up, so I had the pleasure of
hanging myself upon the door fac-
ing to listen to some very excellent
singing by the choir and an appro-
priate lecture by the pastor. It is
interesting to know that the pastor
of this church entered the
Mr. Bryan'* $90,000 Lagacy.
From ihr I'hilatlelphla I'rru.
William Jennings Bryan is known
to the public as au orator, politi-
cian, free silver advocate, lecturer
and editor. It seeuis he is also a
lawyer and draws wills occasionally.
The Bennett will, which he drew
with a $50,000 annex for himself,
stands so far as the body of the will
is concerned, but the annex was
refused recognition by the probate
court of New Haven, and now the
supreme court of Conneticut has
also thrown it out. The case may
not figure as one of the very great
ones, but it at least furnishes an
addition to the stock of testament-
ary curiosities.
Mr. Bryan's oratorical and other
gifts procured him many admirers,
among them one Philo S. Bennett,
of New Haven, a man of some
wealth. His infatuation for the
champion of free silver was so
great that in 1900 he made a pil-
grimage to Lincoln, Neb., and be-
came a guest of Mr. aud Mrs. Bry-
an. Whether this pilgrimage was
made tor the purpose of having
Mr. Bryan make his will or wheth-
er that determination was reached
after he became a guest in the Bry-
an household is not a part of the
present case. That is involved in
a second action, in which 'undue
influence" is alleged against Mr.
Bryan. It is certain that the law-
yers of New Haven were passed
over, aud the Lincoln, Neb., edi-
tor-lawyer was chosen to draw up
Mr. Bennett's will. Mrs. Bryan,
who is also a lawyer, put it
fine shape on her typewriter. By
the will Mr. Bryan is made execu-
tor and trustee of three sums of
$10,000 each for educational pur-
poses. By another provision Mrs.
Bennett is given $50,000 in trust
which she is to dispose of in com-
pliance with instructions contained
in a "sealed letter."
That "sealed letter" was not ad-
mitted in evidence. The probate
court and the superior court would
not receive it as a part of the will
and would not allow even a state-
ment of its purport to be given in
court. Mr. Bryan himself is au-
thority for the statement that Mr
Bennett told him the sealed letter
contained a direction to Mrs. Ben-
nett to pay Mr. Bryan $25,000,
Mrs. Bryan $10,000, and $5,000
each to,the three Bryan children.
Mrs. Bennett refuses to recognize
the "sealed letter," and the courts
sustain her. Mr. Bryan stated in
court on Thursday that whatever
the issue, in no case will the money-
come to him or one -oi his family
without the consent of Mrs. Ben-
nett, and that the only question
with which he is personally con-
cerned in the case is the charge of
"undue influence."
This he wants to disprove, and
we wish him success. Mr. Bennett
ctions, on the first the the steam
liope and a traction engine steam- _
up and running. Souvenirs! Frisco system, has received advices
J ire distributed in the big crowd froin headquarters that the "Com-
the depot. ;et," the new fast train from Okla-
I Mrs. Arthur Sheriff died at herl!?°™® Clty. !° Texas,
more college several years ago as a
- - janitor and finally became president
n bond' jof that institution, and is now draw-
Agent Crowe, local agent for the f,alary probably
me near Lincoln. March 31st of I • 1 "7T "vcu i'"1 ,u ser-
lsumption. leaving four children V1CC P '' . l>een "'definitely
rmourn her loss with the bereaved I £°sti>oned: pr°bably means
I her. Their many friends unite
I mourn the Io>s of their Christian
I ;nd and neighbor.
which was to have been put iu ser-
ceeds the combined collections of
all of us Mangum doctors.
I am certainly highly
seenys to have been a little ' 'gone''
Balti- on Bryan, and if the latter had
"undue influence" over him it was,
we arc confident, of the involuntary
kind. Something of the same sort
of unreasoning infatuation possess-
ed the entire democratic party at
J one time. Mr. Bennett was rich,
with tlip t 0 ,pl?a.sed a"d if he wished to leave a portion
from mv sS &u derivln& of hls wea,th to the Bryan family
treatment course here in the j we do not know that it was moral-
y treatment and operations in the ly obligatory on Mr. Bryan to en-
S| th^r WhifeY^ ear' "OSe and ideavor strongly to dissuade him!
throat. \V hile I am giving much from this fnVnHK- nnr^ u„i
Oi
Their many friends unite *iI1rnotKoon until the open- f* 1 3111 g'ving much I from this friendly purpose. His
j | ,nK of the Louisiana Purchase ex-1 % management of the lat-1 fatal
POBS
Stands for Postoffice
Book Store.
Mangum, 0. T.
Farmers and
Stockmen
Of Greer County:
I will make the Heanou of 1904,
at my farm, Sec. 41, R. 20, T. 7,
and other points which will lie
designated later. Service fee $4.00.
I have one good black Percheron
Draught Horse, one thoroughbred
Road Horse and four pedigreed
Jacks. The latter five I purchased
from the well known horse and
jack breeder, Capt. Jas. H. Lowery
of Missouri, who, after a success-
ful business career of over forty
years, has retired on account of
advanced age. I have the pick of
his stables aud you now have the
opportunity of breeding your mares
to sires whose ancestors have been
prize winners on the track and
show ring and have made Kentucky
and Missouri fame and wealth.
One county alone in Missouri last
year exported over 2,000 mules and
now has on feed 700 more. My
jacks have in them the blood of
the famous Bob Walter, imported
into Missouri by Capt. Lowery,
and for which an offer of $2,000
was refused. This jack made a
phenomenal record as a sire of
mules and jacks, and his colts were
always in the lead as prize winners.
Three of these animals have stood
one season iu Oklahoma and have
given perfect satisfaction.
My stock will start the season at
the Mangum Wagon Yard, in Man-
gum, on Monday, April ir.
I am also a breeder of pedigreed
Poland China Hogs. Stock on
sale at all times.
JOHN e. WILLS.
4-:
kotice for publication.
Land Office at Mangum, Oklahoma.
April 5, 1904.
/'Z,en 'k" ,h« following-
not,oe of hi" Intention
iSffi&SSw
th* following witnasie* to proy,
^l l«nii np0n enltiv«io»
G c- Moore, I.E.Co„.
' ' iom ^rsm ,n Mangum' °kla-
JOHN A. OLIPHANT.
4-7
none® for publication.
Land Office at Mangum, Oklahoma.
SSSStS
john A. OLIPHANT, Register.
4-7
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Ofllce at Mangum. Oklahoma.
April 5, 1904
«amH0#Jf.i58rSb7 /lT?n *h»*the follow!ng-
ha* Med notice of his intention
!S.V*Z,*a*l PTW 8U5P°rt of hlaelalm, and
eascsftsiaswaaaKara
I . .1* name* the following witnMaH
tfMJd unnd,IVi.r*,id*nC® npon
I P Martin, James K Duncan
Nothing has ever equalled it
Nothing can ever surpass it.
position at St. Louis
r r • — *"* error consists in making the,
er three >et I am giving most time , will, or trying to make it, himself.
| Jv order ot the commissioners'
1 rt at Mangum. Tuesday,
There was no
I !e«t whatever against the peti-
sent up, and it was at once
I *d by the court.
snake show attracted the at-
Tuesday, thi,~.S «.! f dass ,s ^11 so ,n suggestion of ' ui.due influence"
been at ' *re 1° do6c touch witb has a presumption in its favor.
. -„_.ioos and Mr Bryan should have called in
there have been several additions 1,£ cataracts tSL *ranular a brother lawyer to make this will
to the various churches of the town m artificial ****' J" h» family were so direct
Mr Burke dep-rted Wednesday '1™ ™ J ^ 1 **** for >> interested and taken other steps J
.everyday. < to rebut the suggestion of influence. ,
n at Mangum, Tuesday, an u © oY tT V " conui,clea
*ion to incorporate Eldorado s*eve B,,rke. a Cumber-
be held on April 19 IQ04 in ? Presbyterian evangelist, fori
school hou.se. There was' no ! the.Past lwo weeks, closed Tuesday j
Dr. King's
New Discover?
night,
ten
The meeting ha«
by large
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