Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 187, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol. 9
Chickasha Oklahomn Friday Evening August 7 1908
NUMBER 187
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ALF IIIItlTEIl CAPTUOED
Slayer of Sheriff Garrison is at Last Behind
The Bars Was Arrested At
Wellington
KNGFtSHER OKLA. AUG. 7 ALL
DOUBT THAT THE NEGRO IN JAIL
HERE IS ALF HUNTER HAS BEEN
REMOVED. HE WAS POSITIVELY
IDENTIFIED TODAY BY SEVERAL
PERSONS.
Oklahoma City Aug. 7-Alf ljuuter
' slayer of Sheriff George W. Garrlsou
is believed to be la custody of Sheriff
Tate at Kingfisher and la being held
for positive Identification.
He was captured at Wellington
Kansas and taken to Kingfisher late
yesterday evening handcuffed and
shackled to the seat In the smoker.
He was removed from tho train and
taken to the jail where Henry Daugh-
erty brother of Susie Pride who was
slain by Hunter is certain ibat the
negro is Hunter.
The negro tallies with the descrip-
tion sent out by the sheriff's cilice.
He has a wound in his arm heavy
eyebrows. car on h ft .side of face and'
in height and color ftt8 the negro close-j
Mi.-riff Tate stated over the long i
distance telephone at two o'clock this;
morning that he was certain that he!
had the right man and that he would
bold him until there was positively no j
doubt an to his identity. He stated
that he hid Just received the negro
at Kingfisher last evening and had I
not yet notified Sheriff Harvey D. Gar-t
risen but would do bo this morning j
and ask him to send several people'
over to identify the negro. I
"I am reasonably certain fh.it I have
the rlfc-ht regTO" says Sheriff Tate. '
"He has the srar on his face Is a mu-j
littto. pigeon to.J has the straight eye-!
brows. Is copper colored and weighs
about 1 r.O pounds. His balr is a light
Randy color and from all I have been
ible to learn with the assistance of
Daunherty who is here with me now
I am almost certain that I have Sheriff
Garrison's olaver."
Thieves Broke Open
Merchandise Car
This morning after the snnth bound
local had ben checked out a car was
broken open and two boxes of merch
Jlse were dumped out In the south
part of the yards.
The boxen were opened but the
goods didn't neem to meet the require
ments of the parties who did the work
'is nothing was taken. One box con-
tained coffee and the other dry goods
both being consigned to T. J. Padgett
at Hush Springs. There is no clue to
the crime.
SAFES
AND
VAULTS
We regard the solidity of safes and vaults
of great importance and have therefore de-
voted much thought care and money in
making this portion of our bank abundantly
secure.
Realizing the accutnmulation of deeds and
valuable papers in the community in re-
modeling our banking room we are build-
ing a separate vault for the exclusive use of
our patrons.
The First National Bank
Capital and Surplus
$150000 CO
United States Depository
POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED
LABOR IS
GAINST
. JABHOH
Turn Loose all Batteries
on Biggest Barnacle of
Ship 01 State
Danville 111. Aug. 7. Without blare
of trumpets or roll of drums but by
gumshoe methods the labor forces of
the country are preparing to silently
and stealthily center their political
bat!" in this congressional district.
Tor weeks the political lieutenants of
President Samuel Compels of thu
American Federation of Labor have
infested this district making inquiries
conducting investigations and analyz-
ing the political atmosphere. As a re-
suit it is Ueclated that the signs are
propituous end that another warfare
will be waged with the object of rel-
egating "I'ncle Joe" Cannon to pri-
vate life.
The labor union politicians are not
Particular as to Cannon's successor
They would prefer a candidate favor-
able to uulonism. but. would willingly
accept a foe of labor if. thereby
Speaker Cannon could be made a per-
manent resident of Danville. In the
eyes of (Jumpers the Danville states-
man Is the biggest barnacle on the
ship of state and the command has
gone forth that he must be removed
at alt cost.
There is a big labor vote in this
district and the union men declare
that the outlook for the defeat of Can-
non is more favorable than It ever
was before. Republican political lead-
ers however scoff at the idea that
Canuon can possibly be defeated and
assert that I'ncle Joe Is safe In his
berth as long as he will accept it and
that nothing Bhort of death or volun-
tary retirement can remove him from
the political arena.
RETURNS TO FIRST LOVE
Calvin rimer a young man who
left tiie Chickaslw Itusincss College a
few days ago to finish his course in
telegraphy at a Fort Worth business
college has returned to resume his
work here. He finds the Chickasha
college better than the one in the Tex-
as town.
In?o More
Third
Contracts were signed today for the
erection of two more brick buildings
on Third street across from the post
office.
They will be butt by A. Johnston
and A. A. Holmes both to be two story
bricks 25 by 100 feet long. O. Coff-
man landed both contracts and will
begin on them tomorrow. This makes
ryan Outlines Acceptance
Lincoln Neb. Aug 6. William J.
Bryan democratic nominee for the
presidency outlined the subjects which
he will discuss In his forthcoming
Bpeeeh of acceptance. The speech
will be confined practically to the !
questions "Shall the People Rule?"
and "The .Measure of Rewards."
Other issues of the campaign such !
as guarantee of bank deposits the tar-
iff the trusts etc. will be treated in
the several speeches he will make in
the next thirty days.
"The notification speech" said .Mr.
Bryan "will deal with but few ques-
tions. "Having a letter of acceptance to
write litter fnd several speeches to
make on important topics such .as
the tariff the trusts the banking
question the labor question imperial
ism etc. it was not necessary to in
clude them in this speech and I could
not have done justice to any one ques-
tion if I treat of a number. Our plat-
form declared the overshadowing
OUTLOOK GOOD
"There is no certainty as to New
York but Bryan has a good fighting
chance to curry the state" said W.
M. Edwards who has just returned
from a trip east.
"I made a special point to investi-
gate the political situation while I was
gone and I talked with dozens of men
of all trades and professions. In Cin-
cinnati I was told by good republican
business men that Bryan would carry
that city easily and had a chance to
win the state. A strong fight is being
made on the administration In that
state. From the best Information I
could get Indiana will fall into the
Appear
in Sheath
Gotfn
So!
Sheath gown
Nothing much to it that's a fact.
Th9t's why all the seats in the bald-
head row have already been sold.
The sensational directoire garment
will be worn by .Miss Nielsen at Con-
vention Hall tonight and the curious
throng will be there. It is said to be
a wonderful creation.
The play this evening will be "A
Domestic Muddle" a farce comedy in
which the popular (mists who compose
Miss Niolren's company win appear
at their best.
Mrs. N. E. Plaskett 727 south Sth
street went to Oklahoma City today
on a business and pleasure trip.
M. I. McCOBB
CANDIDATE FOR
i REPRESENTATIVE
Will Speak on the Bank Corner
SATURDAY NIGHT
Buildings On
Street
five new buildings for this quarter
block. The Prlchet (laundry). Shan-
non and Hendrix buildings are already
up to the second story and work la
progressing rapidly on them.
Coffman started a "building for Dr.
Tye today on Fourth street. It is a
one story brick 48 by 50 feet and will
be occupied by Smith and Penny as a
plumbing shop.
question to be "Shall the People Rule?
and in this speech I take up the con-
ditions and endeavor to show what has
produced these conditions and how
they can be remedied and how the peo-
ple can be put into control of their
own government.
"The only other subpect discussed
is the measure of rewards the aim of
all just government being to secure
to each individual the reward to
which his work entitles him.
"I shall within the present month
discuss the tariff question the trust
Vest ion ?nd the guaranty bank de-
posits. The speech on trusts will be
delivered at Indianapolis at the time
of Air. Kern's notification Aug 25.
"The one on "the guaranty of bank
deposits will be delivered at Topeka
a few days afterward. The day and
place for the one on tariff question
have not been fixed. At hicago on
Labor day I shall discuss the labor
question and at Peoria an the 9th of
September the subject will be "The
State and the Nation." "
FOR DEMOCRACY
"democratic column this time and West
Virginia where there is a big split in
the republican party is sure to go for
Bryan. I'm not posing as a prophet
but the outlook for democracy is cer
tainly brighter than it has been for a
long time."
Mr. Edwards stopped in St. Louis
and Cincinnati Washington D. C At
lantic City and New York. He "took
in" all the big sights in Washington
and New York.
"Coney Island? Yes I w.as there
and such a sight I never saw before.
I saw 10000 people splashing around
in the surf at one time and they rang
ed in age from si months to 110 years.
Child Breaks Arm
Fell From Fence
.Miss Loucile. the seven-year old
daughter of Mr. ad .Mrs. A. J. Cole
801 south 3rd broke her arm while
playing out iu front of her house yes
terday evening. The child and her
playmates were walking ou a fence
when she lost her balance and fell to
the side walk. Both bones of the arm
were badly fractured.
ADAMS SPECIAL NOT BOOZE
Judge Williams rendered a decision
in the "Adams Special" case yester
day afternoon holding that the bever-
age is not booze. Analysis of chem
ists showed that it contained less than
1-2 per cent of spirit and Prof DeBarr
said positively it wan not beer or
substitute for it.
R. D. Wellborne has returned from
Fort Worth Texas where he spent
several weeks taking medical treat
ment from a specialist and is much
Improved.
COUiJGiL PUTS SPEED
U K v 2 H BBS F SJ 'i n :t & m H V -3i
And all Vehicles Gives Pedestrians a Chance
for Their Lives-Other Business-Water-works
Big Receipts ;
SKI
TO CATCH
DODGERS
law Provides for Appoint
ment oi Sleuths to Dig
up Taxes
Guthrie Okla. Aug. 7. Under an
act of the legislature counties are au
thorized to employ tax sleuths upon a
commission basis for the discovery of
property upon which no taxes tire
paid. For his research the discoverer
gets 25 per cent of the amount col-
lected. He has nothing to do with
property already listed whether the
rendition is high or low but is sup
posed to dig up from a study of the
records the failure of the tax dodger
to render certain of his property at ail.
As taxes are perpetual liens upon prop
erty it makes little difference how fvr
back in the county's history the fail
ure lies so far as forcing collection
is concerned.
H is estimated that every county
of the western half of Oklahoma is af-
fected with such condition and will
have considerable tracing to jo. In
one county as an illustration after
five weeks' work by an agent employ-
ing five accountants the agent re-
vealed that approximately $200000
was due the county in taxes under
property that had year after year been
overlooked inthe assessment. Probab-
ly fifty per cent of this amount will
be lost because of business having
been wound up and sold or the prop-
erty moved out.
The scheme of tax discovery work-
ed admirably in Mississippi where it
is related the State Capitol Buildiug
was built out of a fund thus accumu-
lated. One county of that state se-
cured sufficient money from property
hidden from taxation to operate Its
government for two years without ad-
ditional levy.
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Oklahoma State Bank
Chickashat Okla.
officers:
W. H. Gilkey President
R. K. Wootten Vice President
G. V. Barefoot Vice President
II. L. Jarboe Jr Cashier
M. C. Cannon Assistant Cashier
Geo. S. Mead Assistant Cashier
Ira E. Gaskill . Assistant Cashier
DIRECTORS:
A. S. Gilkey C. Schlotterbeck
T. L. Wade
M. C. Cannon J. R. Abercrombie
II. I. Jarboe Jr.
R. K. Wootten G. W. Barefoot
W. II. Gilkey C. Rutherford
Our depositors are protected by the
Depositors' Guaranty Fund of the State of Oklahoma
Which insures you Absolute Protection
n T n A fir fin'! "
Honk! honk!
Hold on auto mon better slow up or
you'll get yanked up before Judge
Grigsby and will have to pay for get-
ting so gay.
At the city council meeting yester-
day afternoon an ordinance was pass-
ed fixing a speed limit for autos bicy-
cles and all other vehicles on tho
streets.
Hereafter it will be unlawfu to trav-
el over eight miles an hour between
blocks or six miles on crossings. Au-
tos are required to carry a card six by
ten inches bearing a number so that
a man who is run over and killed can
report the offending driver to the po-
lice. The ordinance becomes effect-
ive immediately upon its publication.
ROUTINE BUSINESS
The bonds of police officers Bailey
Itadley and Reese were approved as
was also the surety bond of It. M. Ev-
ans city treasurer.
A committee of the school board was
present to present the matter of tak-
ing over the school Indebtedness
from the city and U was referred to
the city attorney.
The regular bills were allowed and
reports of officers for the month of
July were received.
Street collections during the
month amounted to $236; fines $220
while the receipts of the water de-
partment amounted to $158.10.
MRS. MARTIN MUCH BETTER
The many friends of Mrs. H. K. Mar
tiu will be glad to hear that she is re-
ported much better today.
Muskogee Realty
Breaks the Record
Muskogee Okla. Aug 7. The high-
est price per front foot ever paid for
Muskogee property is contained in
the consideration of $70000 paid by
Dennis T. Flynn and C. B. Ames of
. Oklahoma City for the property at
the corner of Third and Broadway
here last night.
The property is sixty feet front and
100 on Broadway. A ten-story build-
ing is to be erected. The property was
formerly owned by George Barnes the
oil man. The deal was made through
an Oklahoma City real estate firm.
Dennis Flynn returned to Oklahoma
City last night.
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Evans, George H. Chickasha Daily Express. (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 187, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1908, newspaper, August 7, 1908; Chickasha, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc729840/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.