The Daily Democrat. (Anadarko, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 136, Ed. 1, Friday, June 28, 1907 Page: 2 of 4
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Tlarrv Orchard.
Thli it the man who confessed to the outrage by which ex-Governor
Stunenhern of Idaho met hie death. It wat as a result of hi confession that
Mover Haywood and Pettlbone the officials of the Western Miners' Federa-
tion were arrested charged with conspiracy In connection with the murder.
Haywood is now on inai
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THE PRESIDENT HAS FUN.
secret sen Ico man xi'allod behind.
TJitt president who had been cramped
In a. car all day set a pretty lively
i.acfl for the lengthy vloo president
nnil before titer had gone much nioro
than a mllo Mr. Fairbanks was hot
thirsty nnd gasping.
Just about thon tho fsrnihouso of
Fiank Thomas hove In sight and tho
pr Hldrnt sot out for It across country.
Thomas was working on a haystack
but he throw down his rako mighty
iulck when tho president Introduced
MiiikcU Could tho vlco president nnd
i i.....ir hnvo n class of milk? Thorn-
ax is a Republican. They could have
all tho milk nnd everything elso In
tho farmhouse After they nan ono
jMnKs of tho farmer's buttermilk tho
ics!drnt prowled out Into the yard
wh i ilu children of tho farmer wero
llaviiijc ball. The boys wero scarod
white when they know who It was
who wnnted to tnko n hand In tho
game
Pioni Frank's tho prosldont and
Mr K.1I1 banks went over to the farm-
hr.ii c rf Dald Thomas where he
1 io il Mrs Thomas how many ehll-
1 . m b.l.ii l.ml.
r.lJiht" the woman modestly ro-
iled h " ho oxclnlmod "whon I roturn
wnniiinatnn 1 shall huvo to tell
Mrs Hoosevplt that 1 have found one
Lilian who has n larger family than
his"
Tho prosldont thon dropped In to
visit Mrs Hoso Hnnson who could
not spenk English and ho had to talk
German.
Timn im iironnod In on John ucn
tor. Thnt proud old tnri-ir said that
if ho hml nnlv known that Mr. Boose-
volt was coming ho would havo had
Mrs Wuchtor proparo a spring chick.
on Biippor. Tho president said ho was
mighty sot ry to miss that.
REMARKABLE VITALITY OF CAT.
Stood Current of 13200 Electric Volts
for Three Weeks.
ICE CREAM DID IT.
Heir to Yhrcne of Russia
TAKE3 INFORMAL JAUNT IN
COUNTRY WITH FAIRBANKS.
Plays Dall with Boys and Tells Wife
of Farmer Thamas Her Butter-
milk Is Finest He'd
Ever Tasted.
.Akron. O. Whllo Vlco Prcildont
ralrbanks sat on n fence nnd drank
buttermilk President Honsovelt
hopped about In Farmor Prank Thorn-
ns' backyard his coat and hat off and
his sleeves rolled up nnd batted out
balls for tho nwo stricken children of
the fanner.
Then whon tho Thomas boys had
nlmost run their logs off chnsln? his
long drlvoa the president of the
United Statoa climbed up on tho fenco
beside the vice president said he'd
bail "a bully tlmo" and Joined him In
another glass of Farmor Thomas' but
termilk. And when ho handed back
ho glass President Uoosovolt made
Mrs. Thomas the proudest woman In
the state of Ohio by saying: "That's
tho lust thin1; I've tasted In years "
This Isn't n fairy story. It's posi-
tive fact This Is how It happened.
After leaving Canton tho other day
whoro ho hail attended tho funoral of
Mrs. McKir.loy President Uoosevolt
learned that hi.) train would havo to
Ho ovor at A'.uoa for four hours bo-
fore connections could bo mado for
Indianapolis The prosldont did not
lellsh the prospect of kicking his
hoola around Akron for four hours
nnd had hli prlvato car dropped
about two mllo3 outsldo of tho city
whoro tho country roads thereabouts
looked cool and Inviting.
Thon. with Mr. Fairbanks who an-
ticipated a quiet stroll and nothing
more tho president started off along
tho most alluring of tho roads. Ono
Philadelphia. That a cat has nlno
lives was domonstrnted when a black
follno was taken out of a brick conduit
at tho powor station of tho Philadel-
phia Ilapld Transit company after be-
ing subjected for threo wcoks to a
constant shock of 13200 volts of elec-
tricity. Although 1.000 volts will kill tho
average man 13000 volts nnd ovor did
not Injure tho cat moro than singing
his onrn nnd feet Just a little. Dur
ing tho threo wcoks ho had nothing to
oat or drink.
Tho cat got Into tho conduit through
a small door that had been loft opon.
Tho mechanlBin of tho conduit Is In
operation day and night. Tho other
night It was determined to got tho an!-
mnl out. Tho power was shut off for
Ilvo hours tho trolley cars being fed
from another station until tho follfca
wns recovored.
Tho cat of course was very weak
but was quickly rovlvcd when given
some nourishment.
He Cuts Out the Treat and She Cuts
Him Out In Return.
"Come onrly to-morrow evening
nnd wo will sit In tha park" she had
coyly said ns Wnltor bade hor a Joy-
ing good-night nnd wont down tlio
steps.
Ho had roplled with a smllo nnd a
nod. He was a young nnd guileless
man nnd this was his first lovo ex-
plains tho Now Orleans Picayune. Ho
had novor been buncood.
Tho next day seemed novor ending
to him but finally tho sun went to bed
nnd Wnltor found a girl hanging on
his arm .and headod for n park. Un-
der tho budding treos they sat down
to near the last songs or the rooms no-
fure roosting high. Ho snt with her
hand In l.lu nnd for tun minutes
neither siHike. Then Holen softly
brenthed Into Ills oar:
"Tint must be an Ico croam parlor
across the street."
"I think It's a beer saloon" he ro-
plled as a chill went up his back.
"lint ladlos are going In there."
"Yes but It Is fashlonnblo now
for lPdlos to go Into beor saloons '
Sim Hiiuaht to null her hand away.
and there was silence for a moment.
Thon she said:
"1 can almost tasto chocolate lco
croam."
"It la onions you smoll" he roplled.
"Some one Is cooking thorn for sup-
per." Sho moved a fow Inchos away from
him and under tho oleotrlc light ho
saw hor oyobrows come togotbor nnd
hor noso point straight Into tho nir.
"It seems to mo that If I had a dish
of Ico croam" sho softly began but
ns b1i6 paused ho broko In:
"You might havo bilious colic boforo
nin.nlni. M
"Mr. D'puy will yotf havo tho kind-
ness to escort mo homo?"
"Certainly my dear but why this
hurry? Porhaps tho band "
"Now at onco. sit!"
"But Helon "
"Mlsa Taylor. If you plcaso."
"Uut I thought wo carao out "
"So wo did sir and wo havo como
In sir and good-night sir. I shall
not bo at homo to-morrow evening."
USE OF ELECTRICITY!
GROOM TOOK TIME TO SHAVE.
Former Lover Came While Sweetheart
Wac Waiting and They Eloped.
Cleeland. O P.ecnusn ho was com-
pelled to leave his intended bride to
got a slmo Sherman Tweedy of tho
west side lost the girl on whoso linger
ho had placed a diamond ring.
His llancoe Miss Ulnncho Dowoy
whoso sudden dlsuppoartinco caused
widespread alarm and brought hor fa-
ther to the vorgo of Insanity oor hor
iinfoty wiote to hor fnther from Uuf-
fulo and stated that sho had becomo
tho wife of Claudo Mcltowo.
"Please forgUo mo mother" sho
wrote "as I could not help running
nwny. 1 lme mnrrlcd tho man of my
oholce and wo nro coming homo to soo
ou In about threo woeUs."
TuimmIv. tho forsaken loor. called
at tho Dewey homo and when npprlsod
of the news was morenme. When ho
could control himself he stated thnt
this was the second time a girl to
whom ho hnd given a dlanuind ring In
piomlso of marriage had run away and
left him
Miss Dewey dlsnppoared n fow
nights ago. It all bapponod because
'tweedy needed a shave and told tho
girl to wait on Supoilor avenue.
She walked to tho public square
whore she met Mcltowe whom sho
had not seen In live yonrs
After a moment's chat thoy decldod
to get married and went to the Union
station and took a train for lluffnlo
where thoy wore married. It developed
Moltowe llvo jonrs ago was engaged
to wod Miss Dewey but sho Jilted him
ami he disappeared.
Chief Hc.r to "Silent" Smith.
Hypnotist to Reclaim Bums.
Now York Thirteen candidates
mntrlculntcd at tho liowery mission
the other night where Dr O A. Gayer
has organised what he tormed n
"psychic cllnle for tho study of tho
subconscious souse." Several pupils
endeavored to "sift" tho teacher for a
nickel. Baying they desired to pur-
chase slates and pencils. Dr. Louis
Klopsch a philanthropist nnd support-
er of tho mission has employed Dr.
dnyor to tost his hypnotic powers In
reclaiming gentlomen whoso ambrosia
nnnotttos have outKrown their salaries.
Dr. Gayer will notify tho class whon
he Is ready to turn on tho current.
Test Stamp-Vending Machine.
Washington. Postmnstor General
Mojor has decided to havo exhaustive
tests mado by soveral typos of auto-
matic stamp-vending machines adapt-
ed to rocolvo ono and Ave cent pieces
for tho purchaso of one und llvo cent
Btnmps and postal cards. Tho post-
mastor general said tho othor day ho
believed that any moasuro that pro-
moted tho convenience of tho public
houfd bo utilized whenover It was
psoslVU to do so without undue cosL
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ts -..H f..n.. Mnr.tu a! Uimm Hnru Smith juhn rrf.ntl died
suddenly In Japan while on a wedding tour around the world found himself
possessed of $12000000 when the will of his uncle was read. Mr. Mason has
been following the railroad business since his graduation from Yale In 1888
and for the last two years has been division superintendent of tho St. Paul
at Aberdeen S. D.
Dies Stealing a Timepiece
Visits Goethe's Old House.
A young Aruorlcnn on his first trip
to Europo writes from Frankfurt-on-tho-Maln:
"You know all about Hcldol-
borg with Ub dueling place whoro tho
visitor always comc3 'Just too late' to
soo an encountor: Homborg tho Gor-
man Saratoga; Nauhelm and all tho
othor beautiful places near this city
which every tourist thinks ho must
visit.
You may know nlso tho old Goethe
houso In this city which will always
havo an additional charm for mo be-
cause of my advonturo thoro. I hai-
poned to go through cost ono mark
at tho samo time with n lot of per-
sonally conducted youug girls from
England.
When wo reached tho room whero
a little old spinet stood tho loquacious
mililo told tho Klrls that It had boon
played upon by Frau Huth Goethe and
by tho poet himself nnd that as n
special favor ho know It would bring
in additional tlii ho would allow ono
of tho party to play a fow notes on
tho Instrument.
Tho girls could not dccldo which
2ne should havo tho honor nor what
should bo played. 'Faust' 'Kgmont'
nnd 'Mlgnon' wero under discussion
whon I butted In nnd played a few
bars from 'Tho Stnr-Spanglcd Banner.
Tho girls didn't seem to recognlzo tho
tune and I havo wondered ovor slnco
was It their Ignorance tho quality of
tho Instrument or possibly 0my play-
ing." Time In European Nations.
Tho German cnipiro has a uniform
tlmo ndopted April 1 1003 tho central
European tlmo so called which Is ono
hour fnster than tho tlmo of tho
Greenwich meridian. Tho Bamo stano-
ard Is In uso In Austria Hungary
Italy Switzerland Denmark Norway
end Sweden
Tho wost Euroncan tlmo Is tho tlmo
of tho Groonwlch meridian nnd Is
used in England Holland Belgium
Luxembourg nud Spain. France out
of nntlonal vanity holds to tho tlmo
of Paris both for herself and foi
hor colonlos In Alglors-and Tunis only
nlno minutes fastor than Groenwlch
tlmo.
Tho east European tlmo Is tho samo
ns tho tlmo of St. Petersburg which
Is 2 hours 1 mlnuto and 13 seconds
fastor than Groonwlch tlmo. This
standard Is U3ed In European Russia
Turkey In Europo Itomanla and Bul
garia.
'NCREASE IN MACHINERY
DEVICES IS SHOWN.
AND
-atest portrait of the Czarevitch taken on board the Imperial yacht
Standard
ork was also largo but not
half thnt of Illinois.
Increase In totnl canltal was
distributed uniformly throughout tho
country but was greatest In Pennsyl-
vania whoro capital Increased from
$::09G76S7 to $5S393011 or 178.5 per
cent. although tho valuo of products
advanced only from $19112665 to
$26257569 or 37.4 per cont.
"Tho capital and valuo of products
of tho other leading states wero as fol-
lows: Now York capital $30C43167.
and products $3534S276; Illinois cap-
Itnl. J21.G44.783. and nroducts. $16.-
700.027; Massachusetts capital $12-
735427 and products $158S221C
New Jersey capital $18457821 and
products $13803476; and Ohio cap-
ital $10108184 and products $11-
019.235. "Tho general well-being of the In-
dustry must be attributed to tho pros-
perity of tho groat public service cor-
porations prlvato and municipal
stroet railway companies lighting
plants telegraph and talephono sys-
tems etc. by which tho great bulk
of electrical machinery Is purchased."
Census Bulletin Tells of Extensive Im-
provements and Innovations In
Recent Years Distribution
of the Industries.
Washington. Thomas Commorford
Martin expert special agont of the
bureau of tho census lias compneu a
icport of tho manufacture of electrical
machinery apparatus and supplies ac-
cording to tho census of 1905 which
tho department hns mado public In tho
form of a bulletin.
"During tho five-year porlod there
havo been extensive Improvements In
tho utilization of electricity and elec-
trical machinery and radical Innova
tions In electrical dovices for genorai
uso" tho report reads.
"Thoro havo been Increases slnco
1900 In all Items oven In tho number
of establishments an Item which In
most Industries hn3 boon roducea by
tho goncral tendency toward consoli-
dation. Tho percentages of gain are as
follows: In nunmlfor of establishments
31.9 por cent.; In capital 108.1 per
:cnt; In number of wago carnorc 43.9
por cent.; In amount of wages paid
51.7 per cent.; In cost of matorlals
35.1 per cent. and In valuo of prod-
ucts 52.3 per cent
"Tho distribution of electrical man-
ufacturing throughout tho stntes has
remained tho samo In all essential ro-
spct8 at tho two censuses. Now
York Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Connecticut Indlann
and Now Jersey reported C31 of tho
784 establishments making electrical
apparatus at tho census of 1905 and
products valued at $126807804 or
90.1 por cent of tho total for tho coun-
try. "In valuo of products New York led
followed by Pennsylvania Illinois
Massachusetts Now Jersey and Ohio
In tho order given. Their combined
product constituted flvc-slxths (84.5
por cenL) of tho total valuo of prod-
ucts. Connecticut nnd Indiana did
not reach tho $5000000 n.ark.
"Illinois is tho great center of tele-
phonic manufacturing Industry In tho
United States both as to number of
factories and as to output. Moro than
half tho total product or $8357521
was from this stato. Tho output of
DOG HER ONLY FRIEND.
Woman Pleads for Death When Ani-
mal Is Slain.
Pickpocket Busy While Prayers Are
Uttered for His Soul's Safety.
Chicago. nt. Uov. Dr. Chadwlck
bishop of Dorry and Haphoo In a
speech at tho synod of tho Irish Prot-
estant church referred to tho story of
a plckpockot having been found dead
with tho watch of tho clorgyman who
had como to attend him In his hand.
Tho clorgyman In whoso oxporlonco
this strnngo Incident occurred was tho
late Hov. W. II. White chaplain of tho
Savoy and chaplain to tho speaker of
tlio British houso of commons In tho
reign of Speaker Brand.
Mr. Whlto was aroused In tho small
hours of tho morning from his sleep
by a sick call whon early In his minis-
try ho was a cUrato In a B-lgbton par-
ish. Ho was summoned to a bad qusr
tor of tho town and was led to tho
bodslde of a man who was rapidly
sinking amid surroundings of destitu-
tion nnd squalor.
Tho man passed away whllo Mr.
Whlto was offering prncrs on his bo-
half and Mr. Whlto on rising from his
knees discovered to his astonishment
that his watch had boon removed from
IiIb pockot and wns hold tightly in the
grasp of tho dead man.
Will Strlko for Mustache.
Paris. Tho waiters' union claiming
that employers hnvo not kopt faith in
tho mattor of tho right of waiters to
wear mustaches and tho provision
that hoy should not pay for break-
ages Is organizing anothor strike for
Giand Prix week whon tho Pai'a sea-
son will bJ it Us belghL
He Blew the Violoncello.
"Gontlemon" rocontly Bald a Gor-
man professor who was showing to
his studonts tho patients In tho asy-
lum "this man suffers from dollrlum
tremens. Ho Is a musician. It Is
well known that blowing n brass In-
Btrumont affects tho lungs and throat
In such n way as to create a great
thirst which has to bo allayed by
porslstont Indulgence In strong drink.
Henco In tho courso of tlmo tho dis-
ease you havo boforo you."
Turning to the patient tho profes.
sor nBked:
"What Instrument do you blow?"
and tho answer was:
"Tho Ioloncollo." Cleveland Lead-
mwvmm
Kansas City Mo. "No. no no of-
ficer you must not kill my dog. Poorj
llttlo Noro ho Is tho only real frlendj
I havo on earth. It you must kllll
Vnrn vnn must shoot mo. too."
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Thus pleadod Mrs. Mary Kaufman
nf (vnnsaa Cltv. Kan. "with Patrolman
llobert McGlbben who had been de
tailed to kill Mrs. Kaufmans pet do:
under directions of tho board of
health. Two fully developed cases of I
smallpox havo been taken out of thoj
Kaufman homo within tho past wok.
ivoro oeing n nouso uog was conj
stantly with tho two patients until
they wero removed to tho pesthouse
nnd tho authorities decided that I
would bo unsafe- to permit tho dog t
llvo for fear that It might bo tho caus
of spreading tho contnglon.
Whon Officer McGlbben told Mrs!
ICnufmnn that tho fnto of hnr net ilnr
had been decreed and that ho wouldi
havo to carry out tho Instructlonr
glvon him sho burst into tears. In th
nrosonco of tho weonlnc womnn th
ofllcor drew his revolver nnd dlrectl)!
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Kaufman became "nil hut hvstprlojl
and ropoatodly requested Patrolmf
McGIbbon to shoot her Sho was flnt-1
ly Iod away by City Furalgator Skl
nor.
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TOWN NEEDS SPENDER.
REVENUE OF SHAWNEE OHIO
SWAMPS ITS TRUSTEES.
er.
Explained.
"How did you mako out with your
French while In Paris?"
"Well or not vory woll. You bco I
only had occasion to uso the language
In speaking to shop pooplo and they
don't understand olegant French you
know." Phlladolohla Ledger.
Has More Money Than It Knows What
to Do With Fine Opera House
Built and Cathedral May
Now Be Erected.
Lima O. What Shawneo township
Allen county needs moro than any-
thing else Just now Is a real live Brow-
stor or some ono else who can teach It
now ways to spend Us money. Shaw-
neo township has moro money than It
knows what to do with and now that
It has built a gorgeous opera house
which it hasn't tho least uso for It Is
facing tho prospect of being Bwampod
under tho flood of rovenuo which It
cannot stop and cannot uso.
Tho trustees of Shawneo townBhlp
hnvo dono all they can oven to build-
ing tho opera houso a magnificent
architectural monument to too much
urosporlty which was dodlcated re-
cently nd now thoy are In despair.
Shawneo township has everything
that tho moat fastidious community
could deslro. becauso It has had
.
much manev tho trustees Rlnintv lin
had to keep on doing things all til
time. Tho township s streets are pavu
with oxnenslvo brick. Its roads are
tho finest macadam tho dralnaRo svl
tern l n work uf art! It has mnl
handsome public buildings than the.l
aro officials and tho children In I
schools sit at polished mahogany des)
nnd wrlto with silver mounted nnnct
With ovorythlng that tho truste
havo been ablo to think of dono ev
to tho onora houso which nobody wai
ed and which was built Just to ke
tno rovonuo from piling up thcro
still bushels of money In Shawm
tnwnshln's treasurv.
To uso up some of this there Is ta
now of building a grand cathedn
something Uko that at Cologne tl
trustees say nut a lime uottor.
Tho Standard OH company has enJ
mous storage tanks refineries and cl
works In Shawneo township. Thcl
represent millions of dollars and nj
nronorly taxed by the llttlo townshl
That Is why It Is wallowing In weall
and crying for help.
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