The Altus Plaindealer. (Altus, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 5, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1901 Page: 1 of 4
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Good Advertising
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THE ALTUS PLAINDEALER.
SUBSCRIPTION
SO Cents a Year.
VOLUME 5.
ALTUS, GREER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1901.
NUMBER 11,
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Pr. j, JE. Fowler,
PHYSICIAN-SURGEON.
president McKinley is shot.!
An Anarchist Fires at Him Twice,
Jno. J. Rogers,
Dealer In
Both Bullets Taking Effect.
Eye, Ear, Npse, and Throat, •»
A Speciality. ^
Altos, O. T. j ASSASSIN W4S HiffiWSmv ASKtSTED.-DtlAIIS Of' IK SB06TING.
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------------ - - BUFFALO, N. Y., Sept, Q —President McKinley was shot and seriously wounded by
W ft I) 4 I TJ ft Hf Tt a would-be acsasfsiD while hvliiln- a rooeption in the Temple of Music at the Pari-Amcrl-
fT */« p.llltl/, lUi 11 m ! ‘'an disposition a few' mitutes after 4 o’clock this afternoon. One shot took (‘fleet in the
Kormrrlr Pbtxirinn I’S iail and .fkintm < bl‘east-the othe.r in*tl?'\Bbdom3n- The first is not of a soriou* nature, and the bul-
„ ™ l\ 2nd ,W"*»frM2et has been extracted. The latter pierced the abdomen wall and has not been located.
jUospitjii, Antlers 9 l.T. - - -
SIOlAX and (^UltCJKO^ The President was escorted to thy center
Local Health Officer. j of the palpi bower anil Mr. Milljurno took a
Special attention given tc General Surgery . Positi&n on bis left so as to introduce the
1/1 Hianacuk nf Wnman •* ‘ noniilu o J fliair /tamo in Ci./i.nlnst, f 'cnlal
mid Disease* of Women. ' “ “ ’ j people as they came in. Secretary .Cortel-
aight' | ereVs'rvi^Onermor KoiVr° wholfa^m^
Dr. A. R. HAGEN.
Local Health Officer.
I eret Service Operator Foster, who pas trav
sled everywhere with the President, took a
position not more than two foet in front of
Mr. Milburn, and Secret Service Operator
Ireland stood by his left, so that he (Ireland)
calls were sent for doctors and for the am-
bulance.
While seated for a moment Secretary Cor-
telyou leaned over the Presidant and inquirod
“Do you feel much pain?”
White and trembling, the President slip-
ped his hand into the opening of his shirt
front near the heart and said:
“This wound pains groatly.”
As the President withdrew his hand the
GROCERIES & HARDWARE.
Altus,
O. T.
J- R. Me MAHAN,
DRUGGIST,
A complete line of BRUSHES, COMBS, anb TO J LET ARTICLES
All the school Looks Adopted by Oklahoma,
Altiis, ,) j
„ v. T was the same distance in front of the Presi-j first and second fingers were covered with
TlharitvH'oSoitaV1 ‘^COn r° ^evv Orleans , d^at as was Foster in front of the exposition's blood. He looked at them, his hand drop*
Charity Hospital.
Former Clinical Assistant.
Polyclinic.
Former A. A. Surgeon, Unii^d States Ma-
rine-Hospital Service.
New Orleans president.
Through this narrow two-foot passage the
people to meet the President must pass,
Diseases of Women and
ped to his side, and he became faint. His
head dropped heavily to his chest and those
about him turned away.
While all this was transpiring the tragedy
had not yet ended on tliQ scene of the shoot-
r.., , and all was ready with the detectives seated
1 ren' , throughout the aisle. The President
Night calls—OVER BRADDOCK’S STORE j smilecj to Mr. Buchanan, who was standing . ing. The shots had hardly been fired when
----------------------------------| near the Corporal in charge of the artillery- Foster and Ireland were on top of the assas-
'#AC*(sd*C«(• (• (• (• (®(u(e(o(•(*(*r*(®(, nien, and said that he was ready to meet
^ ^ ■ the people.
CALL ON OR WRITE. ..
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•8 J Detectives were stationed all around the
[J President to watch each individual as he
■S | came forward to grasp his hand. The
^ would-be assassin was a rathe); tali, boyish
9 looking fellow, apparently twenty-five years
| J. J. Satterfield,
|( (••)DENTIST.(«.)
£ Teeth cleaned and treated,
% Plate work a Speciality .
& Altus, O. T. . - - •• - ------- ------
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---——--.. i His smooth, rather pointed face would not
J* WILEMAN< , indicate his purpose in slaying the nation’s
A'rrrfiRWrv . m T .vr executive. The Secret Service men noted
Ai iUKJN m i-Ar-LA vv . j that ab-put his right hand was wrapped a
Handles Lands. Investment Banker. ; handkerchief, and as he carried the hand
Collections Given Promqt Attention. I uplifted, as though supported by a sling
Will practice in U. S. Land Office !underhia coat'the oncers believed his hand
and all the courts * i was injured, and especially as he extended
Man gum
O. T.
W. C. Jarboe,
justice ol me Peace
olid Notary PMc.
Northwest Corner Square.
Altus, .... Okla.
d» ? ^ AS** S' •>? i's • AS'*
% ^W. F. DODSON, %
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2 Fancy Groceries, Tinware $
| his left hand across the right so as to shake
i hands with the President.
As the youth extended his left hand he,
as quick as a flash, as though trained by
sin. Ireland quick as thought had knocked
the smoking weapon from the man’s hand,
and at the same time he and his companion
officer with a dozen exposition police and as
many artillerymen were upon the fiend. lie
was literally crushed to the floor.
Foster reached under the crowd and by hia
almost superhuman strength pulled the in-
tending murderer from under the heap.
The assassin was grabbed by a half dozen
guards and soldiers and by the seeret ser-
vice men who were near the scene at the
time. Forcing the youth—for that is what
he is—to open, FosteF ciutched him by the
throat with his left hand and said:
“You murderer,” and then lie struck him
a most vicious blow with his rock-hard fist
squarely in the face.
The blow was so powerful that the man
was sent through the guard and went
Me when you want to borrow . money on cattle.
I loan in amounts from $500 up on any kind of
fr cattle. Very reasonable rate of interest and
no commission.
^ OSCAR SMITH, Mangum, Okla. £
long practice, whipped out his right hand, ! sprawling upon the floor. He hardly had
the one which held the revolver, and before j touched the floor when he was again sot up-
on, this time by the guards and soldiers. He
was kicked repeatedly until Captain Darner
rushed in and drew back the guards. Fos-
ter made another attempt to get at the as-
any one knew what was transpiring two shots
rang oat, i^ne following the other after the
briefest portion of a second.
For the first moment there was the hush
of awful death—not a sound. sassin, but he was held .hack, although he
j The people stopped and could not breathe, j protested that ho was in possession of his
The next instant there was pandmonium. ! mind and that he knew what he was doing,
j The executive of the largest and most! The would-be murderer was not given
: powerful nation on the globe had been shot time to say a word, and it is doubtful if he
1 by bullets from the weapon of an assassin, would have had the power. He was as white
The President drew his right hand quickly as his illustrious victim and waa shaking
i to his chest, raised his head and his eyes from head to foot. He had not the power
looked upward and rolled. He swerved a to beg.
•) Queensware, Etc. Also j moment, reeled and was caught in the firms j He was hurried into a little room Just off
« Lunch counter. Next door j of Secretary Cortelyou, to his right. Catch- the west stage of the Temple of Music, being
iog himself for the briefest second, Presi- dragged through the crowd by Patrolmen
dent McKinley, whose face was now the James and McCauley. His lip was bleeding
whiteness of death, looked at the assassin as and his face was swelling. Around him
the officers and soldiers boro him to the floor were a group of officers. Once inside, the
aud said feebly and with the most benevo- | <j0or was closed with a bang and the mobi
lent look it is possible to imagine: I surging against that part of the building
“May God forgive him.” : with a blind impulse to get near him, fairly
The President was able to walk a little, made the walls creak,
but was leaning heavily on his escorts. In Latest reports assure us that the Presi-
Gov Jenkins has appointed C
UOV. JtnKina US appointed he stumbled. A reporter extricated the ( few weeks. There is still some danger, but
W. Rambo of Pawnee to succeed wounded man’s foot and the President was not near so aiarming as the few days imme-
rv___i w rn. m . , (carried to a seat where half a dozen men diatcly following his attempted assassina-
rank M. Thompson, Territorial. stood by and fanned him vigorously. Quick ; tion.
Treasurer, the change to be madej 1 ________: —
about October 1st.
K. C. COX,
President.
A. L. ELLIOTT,
Vice-Pres.
C. D. RORER,
Cashier.
Granite State Bank.
R. S. WADDELL,
C. W. JOHNSON.
DIRECTORS:
0. B. KEE,
J. N. OLDS.
K. C. COX,
C. D. RORER.
--TRANSACTS CENTRAL BANKING BUSINESS--
Accounts of Stockmen, Farms and Individuals Respectfully Solicited.
Collections Given Prompt Attention. Granite, O. T.
^ to postoffice.
'•«S.*«£5S£'S'?,£\2 S
Altns, O. T. %
Vernon was treated to a genu-
ine bear hunt a few days ago.
The showman and the small boys
were interested for a time.
The Vernon Sun last week gave
Gov. Sayers a jab in the side
whioh would be calculated to
make his teeth chatter.
Judge G. A. Brown, of Vernon, ^jj|
at on® time district judge of Greer ^
County under Texas’ jurisdiction, ^
suffered a severe loss by fire a ^
few days ago. ^
Vice President Roosevelt, while
at Chicogo last week, turned
preacher and occupied several
pulpits for a brief period. Teddy
would doubtless make a good
evangolizer.
I DR. WARNER,I
First Established Optician in Greer County.
was
Poor old Constitution! She
built to defend the cup
against the Shamrock, but was
defeated by the Columbia in a
speed-test race, and now the Col-
umbia must again defend the cup.
The Oklahoma State Fair and
Agricultural Association is in ses-
sion this week. It opened Tues-
day morning and closes tomor-
row night. This is Oklahoma’s
first attempt at a State Fair, but
we feel confident that the experi-
ment will prove a success, and it
will be held annually hereafter.
Shooting of the President.
The sad intelligence of tho at-
tempted assassination of president
McKinley cast a gloom over the
entire nation. Every honest and
conscientious man, regardless of
political affiliation, heard the
news in the same sad humor that
he would the knell of a brother’s
funeral. All thoughts of political
prejudice were swept aside, and
all men joined in the hope that
the injuries would not prove fa-
tal, and that he might live to
round out his allotted term cf life.
It was the station that he occu-
pied and not the man that was
assaulted. It was not because it
was Wra. McKinley that he was,
without the slightest provocation
or a moment's warning, shot
down; but because he was presi-
1 dent of the grandest republic of
^ , r« iMmiM nLr. A • I today. Irrespectiveofpartyfeel-
▲ jtMifjswt, AiAINGUIyI, OKLA. ^; ingg all must admit sublime
life of the Pre9ident; the devotion
■ he lias shown for years to the in-
On the 5th inst. an cast-bound, eral others. A car containing\ valid lady who combines all the
IN-
Careful attention given to fitting complicated cases c
fective vision.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
that smacks of sentiment, the an-
ger of the Union can justly be
defended by the sole argument
that it was the President of the
United States that was assaulted.
“Uneasy lies the head that
wears the crown,” but in our
democratic country we have al-
ways regarded that the person of
the President should be no more
protected against assault or mur-
der than that of the humblest cit-
izen. But it is high time for a
change. If there be legislation
that will more perfectly proteet
the chief executive of our nation
it should be enacted.
Henry W. Scott, at one time a
judge of the Supreme Court of
this Territory, is now on trial at
Kansas City, charged with at-
tempting to shoot his wife, from
whom he was separated. Possi-
bly Judge Sdott’s most notable
action in this country was the
sentencing of Frank McMasters,
editor of McMasters’ Magazine,
at Oklahoma City, to jail for
ninety days for contempt. The
proceedings were made the warm-
est reading ever dished out to the
public in the Territory.
Gold and oil finds are becom-
ing so common these days that a
community which hasn't a whole
family of spouters and diggings
is placed in the antebellum col-
umn. Leger’s mines of fortune
lie in the worth of her rich lands
—right Qn the surface, gentlemen
—and no vast fortunes or gigan- Texas A Pacific freight train ran seventeen mules and fourteen womanly graces and lovable qual-
tio risks need be squandered, into a south-bound Santa Fe pas-: horses was next to the freight en- j ities that make a woman lovely
d---— —1----- - " L » con- senger at Dallas, killing postal gine, and fifteen of them were, and lovable.
pome, see and you will
quered
clerk Jackson, and injuring sev- ^ killed.
But, debrriang any argument
An exohange ask9 the ques-
tion: “Is it right to kiss in a
public park?” While we don’t
profess to be a judge of small
matters, yet we would pass the
matter by saying that the prime
consideration would be, first, the
kissee; second, cause and effect.
SARUCUEI BEEF.
We are prepared to furnish
barbecued beef in any quantity.
We also deal in ice and can sell
you a nice watermellon ice cold.
Murphy & Hollis,
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