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THE CLARIMORE MESSENGER
STATEWIDE
NEWS EVENTS
SLATS HIS SON AND WOUNDS WIFE
Quarrel Over Livestock Haa Tragic
Ending in Craig County.
PONCA CITY MAN TOUCHED FOR
(5,000 IN FAKE POOL ROOM
CAME.
OTHER NEWS OF THE NEW STATE
Uttle 'ncldenta and Accldanta That
Go To Make Up a Week's
Hiatery *r a Great
Commonwealth.
Ogili'n, Utah.—F. A. Board, woalthy
Foiira t’lly, Okla. faruior, compluinod
to the police o( Balt Lake City that
he had been swindled out of $5,000 in
a fake pool room game.
Mr Heard waa on his way to the
Crllfornia exposition. He stopped off
at Salt Lake City a few hours and
n;et two strangers who soon afterward
Interested him in a pool room. The
atriingers gave the names of F. W.
Head, cattleman and authority on
hores races." the other being intro-
luced as Charles Nettlelon. Mr. Heard
was given an automobile ride through
the city during which one of the men
opened a cipher telegram relating to
a certain horse said to be running on
a track at Chicago. Mr. Beard as-
sisted the confidence men in decipher-
ing Hie tel.-gram. Satisfied that the
horse named in Hie telegram had won
before, Heard proceeded to place the
etieek for $5,(UK) in ttie cashier's hands
at the so-called Turf exchange.
The frame-up indicated Head had
won. Tins was the horse mentioned in
tlie cipher, instead of collecting his
$10,000 Heard had a dispute with the
cashier, l lie two coming to blows.
Tlie cashier then explained that he
could not acept a stranger's chock.
Head and Heard agreed to go to the
National Copper hank and get tlie
cash This was turned over to Head.
After the cash had been slipped into
the cashier's pocket, the latter ex-
plained that it was all a mistake; that
Beard's horse came in second. More
trouble started and Head whispered
to Heard that they might ail lie ar-
rested as they were "wire tappers”
lit the same time declaring Hint lie
(Head! would make good tlie $5,000
personally if the man from Fonca City
should meet him in Portland, Ore.
They separated and shortly afterward
Beard !■ ported Ids loss to tile police.
WOMAN DRANK WITH THE SHERIFF
9ut That Did Not Disqualify the Latter
Official.
Idahel --Because it w as alleged, Mo-
mati Pruiett had been drinking with
the sheriff, the state made an attempt
to disqualify tile sheriff from summon-
ing a veiiiro of prospective jurors to
try .Tames M. Leggett, charged with
killing Hiram Strawn here in July.
Pruiett, a well-known criminal lawyer
of Oklahoma City, represents (lie de-
fense in a most sensational criminal
rase.
Leggett killed Strawn when he met
him in a justice court, after ho tiad
been told strawn hart left town. Ear-
lier in 'ue day the two men had quar-
reled and a challenge lo fight a duel
had pa • -d between them. It is not
known now who issued the challenge,
lnit County Attorney Selson, hearing
of the arrangement, caused the arrest
of the non. A cousin of Hiram
Strawn arbitrated the matter after
the arrests had been ordered, and
Strawn agreed to leave town for a
while. Believing Strawn had gone.
Ia ggett, Hie defense now contends,
went to court to post his bond. There
be met Strawn.
County Attorney Nelson charges a
conspnacy by Leggett and others to
destroy tlie Strawn family.
Vinita.- John Morris, 54, residing
fourteen miles northwest of Vinita,
shot and killed his son, John Morris,
jr.. 24. The cause of tlie killing is still
unknown but the story told by Ids
wile, also seriously wounded during
the fight, is that the boy returned a
few days at;o from a tour through the
western states and at once n quarrel
arrose over the ownership of horsea
and cattle on the place, said to ba
jointly owned by the father and son.
The quarrel ended In tne shooting
and neighbors rushing to the scene re-
clare that tlie father then mounted a
horse and shouted his intention of
going to Vinita to surrender to the
officers who were already on their
way to the scene, having been notified
of the tragedy by telephone. He ia
still missing.
Gig Revival Meet Planned At Tulsa.
Tulsa.—Preliminary plans for a gi-
gantic religious camapign to be known
as the "United Revival Meetings” of
Tulsa have been perfected and the
workers in the interest of the meetings
are canvassing the city with the view
to obtaining information that will en-
able tlie pastors of the different
churches to do Hie most efficient work.
Tliis campaign is to last from Octo-
ber 24 to November 14 during which
simultaneous meetings will be held
every night in a dozen of the city's
churches.
ai fair one
TICK DIPPING VAT IS DESTROYED
Dynamite is Used By Two Men at
McLain As Protest.
INDICATIONS ARE FOR MOST
SUCCESSFUL SHOW
EVER HELO.
COULD RECOGNIZE NUISANCE
Judge's Retort Set Courtroom Laugh-
ing and Gave Lawyer Something
to Think About.
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BIB MOUSE IN EXHIBITS
Agricultural Hall Bursting With Won
derful Crop Exhibit#—Tractor
Show a New Featurit of
Great Interest.
Muskogee The stock dipping vat,
erected at McLain recently by tlie
county of Muskogee, was dynamited
and totally destroyed, apparently by-
two men. who Sheriff Barger believes
are farmers in the neighborhood.
McLain is a small town a few miles
south of Muskogee. There has been
much opposition there recently to the
enforced stork dipping, tlie farmers
asserting that they believed in the
campaign, hut did not think it was car-
ried on intelligently.
Farmers declared that they were
losing many cattle, some of which
died even while in the vats and others
would develop sickness nfter being
dipped. Stockmen declare that the
regulation requiring every cow to be
dipped twice a moath has proved too
severe or an improper solution is be-
ing used.
SHEEP IMPORTED TO WASHITA CO.
Farmer Near Cordell Ships in 740 to
Graze On Unused Weedy Land.
Cordell.—L. C. Smith, wbg lives just
west of Cordell, shipped in 740 sheep
last week, and Is grazing them on
some unused land that is overgrow*
with weeks. He had had 60 sheep
for the past two years, and they have
netted him more than twice their orig-
inal cost in profits tho past year.
Sheep raising lias not yet become gen-
eral in this county, but much interest
has been worked up in it lately, and
Mr. Smith will sell part of his herd
of Slid to other farmers of tlie county.
They are all Rambuiet ewes, all well
bred stock, lie purchased them near
Port Stockton, Texas.
He exhibited eigtiteen head at the
county fair here Iasi week, and laid no
competition.
Turner Make* Bond On Killing Charge
Holdenvllle.-—.John R. Turner of We-
tunika, was admitted to bail in the sum
of $5,000 to answer to the charge of
killing Max Cohen, a wealthy oil oper-
ator of Tulsa. The trouble occurred
In the Keystone hotel at Holdenvllle
when the parties became involved in a
difficulty concerning some business af-
fairs. During tlie fight Cohen was
knocked down and his skull fractured
by striking the floor. He lived about
seven hours.
Oklahoma City.—True to all predic-
tions and expectations, the ninth an-
nual Oklahoma State Fair and Exposi-
tion opened at Oklahoma City last
Saturday, and entertained one of the
largest crowds in the history of the
fair, on any one day.
A marked increase In exhibit* wa*
notlcable In all departments but par-
ticularly so in the live stock, county
exhibits, and educational departments.
Cattle, horses and swine from all sec-
tions of the west filled every available
stall and pen. Every Inch of Agrteul-
tural Hall, housing the county extdb-
Its, is filled with farm products o(
Oklahoma. It is a wonderful display
and exceeds all records for separate
?xhibits—tliirty-seven counties are rep-
resented. In the educational depart-
ment the state schools are well repre-
sented—stronger than ever before.
A. & M. College is represented with
a display from every department of
this big school. The normal and dis-
trict agricultural schools make a fine
showing.
Implement field with Its acres of
machinery exhibits is a center ot in-
terest. The tractor show every
morning between 10 and 12 o'clock
brings fifteen tractors together tor
demonstrations. Enormous crowds
have attended this feature. During
the balance of the day experts explain
their machines for the benefit of vis-
itors on implement field among the
other machinery exhibits.
Over seven hundred babies will b#
examined in the Better Rabies Con-
test, during the Fair. The staff of
physicians has been doubled to handle
the big increase of entries.
Tho amusement features surpass
any previous fair. Easily the premier
event of all Is Ruth Law, a girl avia-
trlx, who made her first flight Monday
before thousands who had been at-
tracted by her announced first (light.
Her feat of taking up an assistant
several thousand feet and dropping
him In a parachute while going sev-
enty miles an hour is the most spec-
tacular performance ever witnessed in
(he state.
The program for this week includes
harness and running raees and auto
races. The stables at the fair grounds
are housing many of tlie best known
horses in the west preparatory to start-
ing In the various races announced for
this week.
Six famous drivers, including Johnny
Ratmey and "Wild Bill" Endlcott, are
here for the auto races. Big crowds
are expected for both days when the
speed, men will hold forth on the track
—Wednesday and Saturday.
Twenty-seven different makes of mo-
tor cars are represented in the Auto
Show. Several exhibitors are showing
four different models, bringing the to-
tal of cars on display to well over a
hundred.
All indirations are for big crowds
during the current week. Railroads
have announced special trains on all
their lines and Oklahoma City is en-
tertaining the biggest crowds in years.
UNUSUAL LAW SUIT IS BROUGHT
Boper Farmer Buys Oats Seed and
Found Much Johnacn Grass.
Soper Herman Ooekln, a farmer,
has brought suit against the C. L.
Harris Company here for $9,000 dam-
ages. Gorkin sets up that, lie pur-
chased u quantity of seed oats from
♦ he firm named and planted It last
winter. When the oats came up it
was badly mixed with the dread John-
son grass. Ooekfn claimed his land
lias been badly Injured. ,
Three Arrests On Assault Charge.
Atoka.—Edward Hembrey, Earl Ev-
eridge, Indians, and Floyd Atkin,
charged with assaulting Pat Hearne,
atatton agent at Antlers, Okla., last
week, are now under arrest. Hearne
is dying in a hospital at Paris, Texas,
from injuries received in an encounter
with three bandHs. After the bandits
rendered Hearne unconscious, they
placed his body on the tracks, robbed
the station of $21 and fled. Hearne
recovered consctousnes sshortly be-
fore the arrival of a train.
8tate Fair Judge*.
Child Die* From Burn.
Fairview.—Irene Baker, the 10-year-
old daughter of Mrs. Lizzie Baker, was
fatally burned while building a fire
with kerosene. When she poured oil
on live coals In a cook Htove the oil
can exploded and threw burning oil
over her. She ran a living torch for
two blocks to where her grandmother
was milking. With a pail of milk the
flames were extinguished but the child
was so badly burneu that she died in
a few hours.
Telegraph Operator Robbed.
Antlers.—While Pat Hearn, night
telegraph operator nt the Frisco rail-
road depot, was alone in tho depot two
young men came to the depot to have
some trunks checked. When Hearn
went to check the trunks he was hit
on the head with a blunt instrument.
He fell to the ground and the robbers
plared his body across tho railroad
track. In the meantime the robbers
ransacked the ticket office. They se-
cured (21.70.
Mrs. Province la Clearad of Chargs.
Muskogee.—Mrs. W. B. Province,
•barged with the murder of her hus-
band, waa dismissed at the conclusion
of her preliminary hearing Saturday
When County Attorney Fred J. Bron-
son stated that he did not tool justified
In asking a court to hold the woman
for trial. Mra. Province denied the
testimony of witnesses who had sworn
to her alleged relations with men
other than her husband and also de-
nied that she had aver threatened to
trill bar husband.
Pastor Dies While Orivlng To Chureh.
Guthrie.—Rev. Lawrence J. Parker
died while driving to a country church
ten miles south of Guthrie. His wife
sat bealde him and «Hen his head fell
on her shoulder she stopped the car,
and when help arrived he was dead.
He waa fifty years old and had been
pastor and evangelist in the Congrega-
tional church of Oktnhoma since the
opening, residing most of the time in
Guttirie. He was well known all over
the state, an able worker and highly
raapectad. He leave* a Widow nmj
two
City Magistrate Krotel. who is noted
for a characteristic brand of dry hu-
mor, occasionally manifested In ut-
terances from the bench, turned a
cruel shaft loose upon a pestiferous
young attorney this week, to'the su-
preme enjoyment of a crowded court-
room, says the New York correspon-
dent of the Cincinnati Tmes-Star. The
young attorney was prosecuting in a
case where the maintaining of a nul-
aance was alleged. The rulings of
Magistrate Krotel did not piease him.
His numerous objections became per-
sistently controversial. "If your honor
pleases," he said, "I would not pre-
sume to Instruct the honorable court
In a question of law. but 1 am impelled
to observe that I doubt—In the pres-
ent case only, of course—If the court
properly conceives of what constitutes
a nuisance."
"You are mistken, sir," was the re-
sponse from the bench. "This court
has never had a more clear or exem-
plary Idea of what constitutes a nui-
sance than in the present case at the
present time. And for that. In A
measurable way, the court thanks you.
HlHa MINES mU SIGN, UGH!
ITS MERCURY AND SALIVATES
Straighten Up! Don’t Lose a D ay’s Work! Clean Your Sluggish
Liver and Bowels With “Dodson’s Liver Tone.”
Ugh! Calomel makes you sick. Take
a dose of the vile, dangerous drug to-
night and tomorrow you may lose a
day’s work*.
Calomel la mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bonea.
Calomel, when It comes into contact
with sour bile crashea Into it, break-
ing It up. This la when you feel that
awful nausea and cramping. If you
feel sluggish and "all knocked out," if
your liver la torpid and bowels consti-
pated or you have headache, dlsslness,
costed tongue. If breath la bad or
atomacli sour, Just try a spoonful of
harmless Dodson’s Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee—Go to any
drag store or dealer and get a 60-eent
bottle of Dodson’s Liver Tone, Take
a spoonful tonight and If it doesn’t
straighten you right up and make you
feel One and vigorous by morning I
want you to go back to the store and
get your money. Dodson’s Liver Tone
is destroying the sale of calomel be-
cause it is real liver medicine; entire-
ly vegetable, therefore it cannot sali-
vate or make you sick.
I guarantee that one spoonful of
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels of that sour bile and consti-
pated waste which la clogging your
system and making you feel miserable.
I guarantee that n bottle of Dodson’s
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam-
ily feeling fine for months. Give It to
your children. It ta harmless; doesn’t
gripe and they like Its pleasant taste.
THE TWO BUTTES IRRIGATION SYSTEM
CHECK NEEDED TOUCHING UP
Bank Cashier Handled the Subject
Diplomatically, but Sensitive Mr.
Brushly Was Annoyed,
“This check of yours," Bald the
large-hearted cashier to Brushly, the
Impressionist painter, "is drawn ex-
ceedingly well, and in composition
sesms to bo pretty nearly perfect; bat
It lacks background. Mr. Brushly. But
for that it would be a work of art.
Your foreground ts charming, but Just
a trifle too—well, shall we say too
fanciful ?"
“I don't know what you are driving
at," growled Brushly. "I suppose you
know what you mean, however. What
kind of a background would you sug-
gest ?"
’■('ash!" said the cashier. "A work
of art like this, calling for the pay-
ment of (50, is not wholly convincing
with a Bketchy little overdraft of (2.89
on deposit to provide the necessary
contrasts in light and shade and to
give the thing what we might call
balance."
Whereupon Brushly. like the self-
respecting man he wad, snapped his
fingers under the impudent fellow's
nose and transferred his overdraft to
the trust company across the street.—
Judge.
in Southeastern Colorado is the only completed Carey Act project In the State.
It Is one of the moat perfect in the United States. It was built for the farmers
under the supervision of the State of Colorado. The soil and climate are
especially adapted to alfalfa, wheat, com, oats, barley, and to dairying, poultry,
livestock, and Irrigation guarantees the result. We want Ynen who will work and
develop and make homes, not speculators. A new country with • world ot
promise for the industrious farmer or stockman with limited resources. Lands
for sale cheap and on easy terms. Do not wait until a railroad advances
prices beyond your reach, but write at once.
THE TWO BUTTES REALTY COMPANY
TWO BUTTES. COLORADO
DIDN'T “RAISE” THE CHICKENS
But Evidently Dealer Hadn’t Quite
Comprehended Question Asked
by His Customer.
Poor Father.
Ernest P. Bicknoll, the rational di-
rector of the American Red Cross, was
talking in New York about the splen-
did work that his organization is doing
in Belgium.
"We are supplying the Belgians,” he
said, "with $12,000,000 worth of food
a month. We are also supplying food
to tlie inhabitants of Poland, whom
Germany has taken over.
"We have a good deal to ilo, eh? We
aro like the father who said:
"'At last, at last. I've got my five
daughters off my hands. Now to put
my five sons in-law on tlielr feet.’ ”
Here is a little story that was told
by Congressman William C. Adamson
of Georgia when the conversation
turned to natural misunderstanding:
A young housewife who lives in a
suburban town went to the village
store to make some purchases.
"These chickens look very nice,” re-
marked the customer, pausing before
the poultry counter. ."How much are
they?"
’’One dollar apiece, madam,” was the
prompt response of the obliging pro-
prietor. “You can’t find better poul-
try for the money In the whole coun-
try.”
“One dollar," thoughtfully mused
the customer, and then added; "Did
you raise them?" .
“Oh, no, madam!” was the hasty
assurance of the misunderstanding
storekeeper. “That ts the same price
I offered to sell them for yesterday.”
Easy Enough.
“My father has to work awful hard.
He has to get up early every morn-
ing to see that all the clerks are
there attending to their work," said
little Claire.
"Oh, my papa doesn't," said her
chum. “You see, he’s one of the
clerks."
Picked a Real American Name.
A somewhat unpatriotic Uttle son of
Italy, twelve years old, came to his
teacher in the public school and asked
if he could not have his name
changed.
"Why dp you wish to change your
name?" the teacher asked.
"I want to be an American. I live
In America now."
"What American name would you
like to have?"
"I have It here,” he said, handing
the teacher a dirty scrap of paper on
which was written "Patrick Dennis
McCarty.”
The inventor of rubber tips for pen-
cils made a fortune because ot other
people's mistakes.
Hardly Complimentary.
A New England housewife one after-
noon received a-call from a hobo to
whom that morning she had given
some doughnuts.
The knight of the road doffed his
ragged headpiece and with great civil-
ity addressed her thus:
“Madam, this morning you gave me
three doughnuts. Would it be asking
too much to request a fourth?"
'Til be glad to give you another,"
said the woman, as she prepared to
wrap one in a newspaper. “So you
like my doughnuts, do you?”
“It isn't that, madam," explained the
hobo. “You see, some friends of mine
down in the meadow wish to have a
game of quoits."
Knew His Father.
A school inspector asked a class of
small children; "If 1 had three glasses
of beer on the tfcble, and your father
came in and drank one, how many
would be left?”
“None, sir,” answered a very small
boy.
“But you don’t understand my ques-
tion," said the inspector, and he re-
peated it again.
Still the boy gave the same reply.
"Ah, my boy,” exclaimed the inspec-
tor nt last, "it is clear you don’t know
mental arithmetic.”
"But I know my father,’! said the
boy, promptly.
Too Noisy.
"You have to get a new night
watchman, boss." ,
“Why, what's the matter^ Bill, I
thought you liked the Job?"
"Oh, I did at first, but this street's
got so noisy I can’t sleep at wink at
night now.”
The man who ts away from home
most of the time dodges a lot ot do-
mestic trouble.
The announcement of the judges
secured for thq various classes and
departments nt the Oklahoma State
Fair has been made by Secretary I. S.
Mahan, as follows:
John C. Burns, College Station. Tex.,
will judge Shorthorn and Polled Dur-
ham cattle and sheep.
Dean W. L. Carlyle of A. and M. col-
lege, Stillwater, Hereford cattle.
Prof. W. L. Blizsard, Stillwater, Ah-
erdeen-Angus and steer classes.
Dupont B. Lyon, Sherman. Texas,
dairy classes.
John F. Garrison, Des Moines, Iowa,
heavy horses.
J. F. Vaughn, Perry, Mo„ mules
and jacks.
O. P. Updegraff. Topeka, Kan., light
horses and horse show.
T. B. Pearson, Thorntown, Ind„
swine.
H. F. Singleton, Dallas, Texas, P»
land-China hogs.
Adam Thompson, Amity, Mo„ poul-
try.
A. A. Hill, Conner, III., farm prod-
ucts, corn show.
George Bishop, Cordell, Okla., Boys'
Kafir club.
C. N. Nunn, Porter, Okla., Boys’ Cob
ton club.
Dr. Beeson, Stillwater, Okla., Boys'
Corn club.
Jim Parker, Tecumseh, Okla., fruits.
Miss Ruth Michaels, Stillwater,
Okla., planu, towers sad culinary de-
partments.
“DEAR MOTHER:— Agoodthii
l package of
or something or that kind that is not
send would be a
good thing to
>r Grape-Nuts,
expensive or heavy and is of good food
value* Your son, WILL.’7
From a Canadian aoldter al the battle front;
reprinted from the Renfrew (OnL) Journal.
Wherever hardships are endured, wherever big deeds are accomplished, there a
food is demanded that provides maximum of value in brain- and body-building
material with minimum of bulk.
In this respect no other food equals
Grape-Nuts
In building the Panama Canal tbouaanda of brain workers aa well aa brawn
workers kept themselves fit and in trim by eating Grape-Nuts dry from the package.
Not only does Grape-Nuts supply all the brain- and bone-building, nerve- and
muscle-making elements of choicest wheat but also the rich nutriment of malted barley.
Grape-Nuts ia highly concentrated nourishment in compact form—always ready,
crisp and delicious—thoroughly baked and packaged to keep indefinitely, anywhere.
Wherever time ia precious and sound nourishment vital you'll find Grape-Nuts.
“There’s a Reason”
Sold by Grocers everywhere.
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