Anadarko Daily Democrat (Anadarko, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 35, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 11, 1909 Page: 1 of 4
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ANADARKO DAILY
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VOLUME VIII. NO. 35.
ANADARKO OKLAHOMA WEBJKESDAY MARCH & 1909
PRICE: 2 Cents
GRACEMONT
PLAT WRONG
Brought Here for Interment
' Mrs RachH 1'illo.v wlu e.tnw hero
LAWT0N GIRL
nt tl.o time nf the opening ami movod
I away about a year and one-balf ago
died at the home of her daughter niur
IS RELEASED
Bessie Hadden Held
In Guthrie on Vague
Charges
Discrepancies Discov-!FacUeville'Ark' MnrchS Thore-
. mains -vill be brought hero for intor-
eicQ 111 oUrVey 01 ment Friday. The Kebakalm and
the Townsite
pdd Follows will liav. charge of the
body. Mrs J Grosoclose who lives
one-half mile cast of town is a niece
MAY MAKE TROUBLE
of the decoased.
ASTONISHING STORY
DEMO
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I THE ERA OF AVIATION
(Copyright 19u )
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Much Work to be Done Before
Error Can Be Exactly
Determined
Thatjan incorrect survey was made of
the original townsite of Gracemont is
a fact which seems about to be
established. S. R. Cann assisted by
county surveyor Carter has been tak-
ing measurements which would indi-
cate that the town plat which should
contain 1316 ft. cast and west dcos
contain 132G ft and iustead of a
measurement of 1320 feet north and
south the plat shows 14.8 feet.
Mr. Cann is not an assistant to Mr.
Carter as was stated in a former is-
suo of Tho Democrat. He is an inde-
pendent civil engineer occupying tho
same office with Mr. Carter.
Mr. Cann was engaged by John
Knutson to survey 4u acres adjoining
Gracemont on tho cast which Mr.
Knutson intends to open as an addi-
tion to Gracemont the original town
lots comprising about 40 acres being
all sold. It was in surveying Mr
Knutson's forty that Mr. Cann dis-
covered tho error of tho townsite sur-
vey. There is much more work to be done
I4 " bn amount of discrepancy in
-. urvcv estimates ran be
definitely stated. Tho town may be
oil survey . s much as 10 or 15 fcpt.
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History Club
Tho History club held its regular
meeting Wednesday evening at tho
homo of Miss Mabel Wallis on West
Oklahoma Ave. "James Whitcomb
Riley" was tho subject for study
Miss Graco Richart being the leader.
A.n autobiographical sketch of Riley
and quotations and readings from his
worK occupied tho evening. The next
meeting will be of a social naturo and
will bo held with Miss Minnio Eng-
. land at the homonf William Plum on
East Broadway.
Delaware
DaveGadburv lost a fine calf during
tho cold spell of weather.
Joe Noovotncy and family spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Brock.
Jas. Ryne has been working at the
carponter trade for tho last week.
Miss Ola McKce has been sick for
tho last week with lagrippe.
Miss Ruby Gadbury and Miss Verna
Taylor are visiting their grandmother.
Mrs. McKee.
Mr. Taylcr has been very sick for
tho last two wcoks.
Mrs. Spencer 'a baby had the mis-
fdrtuno of getting her hand hurncd.
Mrs. McKce and family mado a
pleasant trip up near FortCobb Friday
visiting relatives.
A Good School to Enter
Is ono that has thorough and prac-
tical courses competent instructors
and u reputation for honest work.
The fact that the Chickasha Business
Col lego has during tho past five
years turned out hundreds of success
ful jraduatcs and also that the
School gets moro calls for its students
than it can supply is convincing evi-
dence. Investigate carefully and act
promptly. Enroll now and you will
have time to finish your course and bo
ready for a position at a timo when
openings for good positions are plenti-
ful. Write for our new catalogue
which will be ready to mail out goon.
35-d & wl
Mcsdames L. E. Risk and W. J.
Compton wore up from Stecker Wed-
nesday visiting Mrs. Risk's mother
MrsrA. Flannagan.
OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE
News Notes
By Special Correspondent
GUTHRIE Okla. March 11-House
Dill No. 101 has been signed by Gov-
ernor Haskell. This is the famous
superior court Bill and is entitled
"An act creating and established a
(county superior court for each county
of tho stato having a population of
30000 fixing the jurisdiction of said
court: for fixing tho procccdurc; pro-
viding for judges for said courts; for
the election appointment term of
oflico and compensation of said
judges; providing for a clerk and
stenographer and fixing compensation
of the same and declaring an emer-
gency." The act pffects the following coun-
ties: Oklahoma Pottawatomie Mus-
kogee Logan and Pittsburg.
It provides that the qualification
shall be tho samo for a judge of this
court as it fs for a judge of the dis
trict court.
It provides that tho jurisdiction of
these courts shall bo concurrent with
the district court and is designed to
relieve tho crowded condition of the
dockets in the above named counties.
The reason why it effects no moro
than the flvo counties named is be
cause of tho provision of the act
which makes it operative only in
counties containing a city of 8000
copulation or more.
The judges will be appointed by
the Governor to serve until tho next
regular election after which they
will bo elected by tho people for a
period of four years.
State Sup't E. D. Cameron is send-
ing the following letter to tho county
commissioners and county officers of
Oklahoma which is of general interest
to tho people :
"We desiro to call your attention
to tho coming convention of the
Southwest Interstate Commission on
Country Life which is to met in
Guthrie Ok)a. on May 5th and "th
and we wish to ask ynu to aid us in
very way possible to make this meet-
ing n grand and glorious success.
This meeting is called for the
purposo of considering ways and
means for creating now interest in
Country Life; for improving social
conditions on tho farm; and for the
improvement of country schools and
country roads.
Please appoint two or three dele
gates to represent your countv at this
meeting and wo suggest that your
county superintendent be made one of
the numbor and that all of tho ex-
penses of the delegation bo borne by
tho county.
Kindly furnish us 'at your earliest
possible moment a list of your dele-
gates and stato whether they will be
present both dayp.
Thanking you in advance for the favor
of an early roply I am
Yours sincerely
SignedJ2. D. Cameron
Stato Sup't.
House bill No. 143 wan signed by the
Governor today which makes it a
fellony punishablo by imprisonment
for frcjm ono to five yoars for any ono
to sell barter give or otherwise
furnish malt spiritous vinous liquors
to any ono of unsoundmind or to any
miror. This is perhaps tho most
drastic law of tho kind ever enacted
and will malco the hootleggcrs set up
and tako notice.
Through tho efforts of the engineer-
y m vail IIP BM x&C . i m Cfl7Mi
m" mjm m mmit-sjmmm
ywaV KoW)vScatOvi!V1W7?Y Sclvw vX.VuvCOOiY HttAJ( itli
ing department of tho Corporation
Commission the people will soon know
tho exact cost of construction of tho
various lin:s of railroads of tho state.
Tho Constitution required tho filing
of a copyof the original profiles of
tho roads showing in detail every
item of rost. These arc now in tho
hands of the Corporation Commission
and to the original costs they will
add the cost of subsequent improve-
ments and will bo ablo to furnish to
tho State Board of Assessors a truo
estimate of tho physical valuation of
each individual mile ot railroad.
Just another example of tho wisdom
of tho Constitutional Convention ana
of tho efficiency of tho Corporation
Commission.
Pleasantly Entertained
The Ladies' Aid of the Christian
church was entertained from 2:30 to
5 :30Wednesday afternoon by Mcsdames
Skaggs Knox Corbin and Stark-
weather at tho cozy homo of Mrs.
Skaggs on Central Boulevard An in-
genious and much-en joed "Tea
Party" guessing contest occupied a
portion of the uftcrnoon Mrs. P. C.
Stacy and Mrs. Jno. Pfaff Jr evinc-
ing much proficiency in the game.
A light collation was served after
which a short business session which
was interspersed with much gaiety
was held. Tho Society will have its
regular business meeting next week
with Mrs. Alice Cleveland.
Baptist Services Continued
Services at tho Baptist church arc
going on in spite of the weather.
Rev. W. L. Brandon of Now Mexico
is assisting Rev. Brooks and overy
thing possiblo is boing done to make
tho meetings interesting and attrac-
tive A cordial invitation to every
one.
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Notice of School Meeting
Notice is hereby given that a meet-
ing is called of all tho qualified school
electors in tho torritory attached to
tho city of Anadarko for school pur
poses.
Said meoting will bo held at tho
old Mothodist parsonago in the Kiowa
Agency on Saturday March 13th
1909 at 2:30 P. M. for tho purposo of
nominating: Ono member of tho
Board of Education who shall hold his
office for tho term of two years.
Witness our hands this 4th day of
March 1909.
Jos. Conley Committeeman
R. E. Cleveland
B. F. Buchanan
Members of Board of Education
Aeroplanet-
FOUR MORE CANDIDATES
GET IN PIANO CONTEST
Interest Throughout County Grows In Demo-
crats Big Enterprise
NOMINATIONS
Miss Graco Williams - - - - Hydro.
Miss Frances Eishen - - - - Hinton.
Miss Zada Morrison - - - - Hinton.
Miss Hannah Otto - - - Hinton.
Miss Bello Estus Cement.
Miss Winnie Prentice - - - Cement.
Miss Willio Jourden - - - - Cement.
Miss Bynlio Mitchell - Bridgeport.
Miss Eula Fullerton - - Bridgeport.
Miss Tabitha Whitehall - Bridgeport.
Miss Marjono Blackcrby - Anadarko.
Miss Bessie Beber - - - - Carnegie.
Miss l.cona Cotter - - - - Carnegie.
Miss Myrtle Brayden - - Carno rie. I
Miss Allyne Knight - - - Carnegie.
Miss Okio Nelson Boise.
Miss Bessie Lowis ..... Boise.
Miss Ina Fullerton Boise.
Miss Maude Petty ...... Aldcn.
Miss Hanna Eppler - - - Ft. Cobb.
Miss Bco Buckley - - - - Ft. Cobb.
Miss Alice Bass Ft. Cobb
Miss Nellie Daughorty - - - Apacho
Miss Edith Fish Apache
Mis" Delia Lunberg - - - - Apacho
Some young lady of Caddo count
is going to be tho owner of a hand-
some Kimball piano in a fow months
and Bho will have tho doublo satis-
faction in knowing that it camo to
her by reason of her own effort. Tho
Democrat's voting contest is attract-
ing wide attention and already the
friends of nearly thirty young ladies
have placed their names in nomina-
ion and stand ready to help them in
overy way to secure tho big premium.
But they must work themselves.
Nothing can be gained without effort
and tho fact that in this instance tho
thing to bo gained is worth the effort
makes it all the moro to bo sought
for.
Not a day passes but that this offico
receives some inquiry in regard to the
content and in each township plans
are boing laid to capture tho big
premium. Tho young ladies can
easily organize tho work in thoir
townships so that tho territory can
be quickl and thoroughly canvased
and with tho asRlstanco of the outsido
friends a big' voto" can bo easily se
cured and aa tho contest grows tho
votes can tho more easily bo in
creased. Already some votes nro
beginning to come in showing that
some of tho young ladies nominated
have begun work in their localities
and others are nrranging to begin an
activo campaign at once.
The first county of votes will bo
made March 25 and on that date a
special prize of $5 will be awarded to
tho young lady having tho largest
numbor of votes at that time. Now
is tho timo to get busy and win this
first special prjzc.
The Mimic World of Today
Now-a-days melodrama taken uni-
versaIIyaltho"gh perhaps unfairly as
a whole is ropulsivo to many. Some
play-goers will no longer stand for
tho mortgage stealing plot-: they will
not put up with the proverbial
mother-in-law furnishing all tho
comedy; nor will they remain content
with but half dozen bluo blood mur
ders to fetch about a happy reconci-
liation and the grand finale. Tho
dajs of tho barn-storming ono-night-ers
are past. The villian no longer
"pursues her "but has shaved ofr hiB
mustache pawned his walking stick
and taken tho "stage" or some other
"vehicle" to "Vaudoville."
Today is tho day of tho "problem
play." Just what a problem play is
Is still a problem. However tho
after effects are usually a depressing
feeling about vour disposition and a
dark-brown taste in your mouth.
When tho curtain goes down after tho
suicidal shot which although you
have expected it for the last ten
minutes has shattered your solution
of the question to smitherines: when
you rise from your scat put on your
hat and forget to assist your partner
with her opera cloak and then walk
out of the side entranco not daring
to look your fellow sufferers in tho
face; it's one best bet that tho cur-
rent bill is what they call
'prob-
Jem play."
Shakespeare is still holding down
tho boards but the high class verdict
of tho appreciative fow is overwhelm-
ed by the voto of the groundlings and
gallery-gods who voice thoir criticism
during tho progress of the play with
such encouraging remarks as "Pipoi
do guy wid do Marcel wave" "Git
Claims Charges Against Police-
man Were Inspired By
Others
UUTHRIE Okla March . 11
Shcrifr Mahomey of Logan county to-
day released Bessie Haddon w)io has
been held here for sovoral days on a
vaguo chargo of insanity while an
astonishing story back of her advent
in to Guthrie was being investigated
The girl who formerly resided in
Oklahoma City was tho stato wit-
ncss and complainant in thrco charges
of statutory rape nled about Febru-
ary 18 at Lnwton against Assistant
Night Chief of Polico John Dossott
Billy Cook and a man by tho namo of
Marble all of Lawton. Immediately
aftor tho dismissal of Dossott whoso
examining trial showod him innocent
of the charge tho girl and a baby
which alio sought to adopt and was
passionately fond of disappeared.
She camo to Guthrie in company it
is said with tho wifo of Bob Lcfors
brother of Sheriff Rufo Lcfors of
Comanche county and with her adopt-
ed baby was taken to the Guthrie res-
cue homo for a few days.
In tho meantime in Lawton the
mother of tho baby Mrs. Edna Blank-
enship Lanham bucoming alarmed at
the absence uf tho girl and baby sued
out a writ of habeas corpus charging
Sheriff Lcfors and Bessie Haddon
with prucjticolly kidnpplng the bab
Officers from Luwton camo over and
took tho youngster Arthur Lanham
back to Lawton. At this Bcssio be-
came unruly at the homo where sho
was hold pending an investigation of
her sanity and was under the surveil-
lance of the Logan county officers
pending a grand jury session at Law-
ton. Comancho county officers had
notified them that tho girl might bo
wanted as a witness in the charges
against the thrca Lawtonitcs.
While hero tho girl told Sheriff
Mahoney that sho had onco been in a
rescue homo at Oklahoma City that
sho had gone to Lawton and had been
arrested for being drunk She says
that her charges against tho police
man wcro inspired by others and that
those insniring tho charges threatened
to tako her adopted baby from her
unless Bho preferred charges against
Assistant Chief Dossctt.
Returned From Convention
F. V. Hamilton local dclccrato of
tho W O W returned Wednesday
afternoon from Chickasha where ho
attended the convention of Camp of
the Woodmen of tho World which was
a big affair. About 500 delegates
wore in attendance. There were 1500
applications for initiation into the
Woodmen circle the women's auxili-
ary. 'Xhc convention adjourned to
meet in two years at Shawnee
For Sale Cheap
Fine young driving team; almost
new buggy and harness; also ono new
buggy. Will sell all or part at a
bargain. Call for Wheeler Whitley
Hotel. 36-2td ltw
on t' do loidy's kamona" all tho
which of course add interest to tho
particular hero or heroino of tho hour.
Thn question is What kind of a
play will please every tickbt-buyor
that passes tho door and also thoso
critical few who a:o lucky enough to
como in on "paper"?
That clevor farcical comedy "A
Bachelor's Honeymoon" that is to
appoar at tho McAninch soon will
answer tho question. See if it
doesn't.
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