Luther Register. (Luther, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 20, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 16, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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LUTHER REGISTER
Volume XV.
Luther. Okahoma, Tuesday, December 16, 1913.
Number 20.
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NEWS ABOUT HOME
FOLKS
Local News Items as
Gathered for Our
Many Busy
Readers.
Luther merchants sell as cheap
as the merchants of any town in
the state. Don’t be misled by
glittering statements from other
places. You seldom get some-
thing for nothing. Trade at home
and it will pay you.
Miss Rena Jones has given up
her music class here for a few
weeks. She expects to resume
her work here again about the
first of the year.
Mrs. Frances Jennings, of
Woodward, Okla., and her daugh
ter, Miss Alfaretta of Oklahoma
City, were guests of Mr. and Mrs
T. H. Ray over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hamilton
will give an old fashioned Christ-
mas dinner to a number of their
friends and relatives on Christ-
mas day.
Attorney Sam Hooker of Okla-
homa City was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Morgan Friday
night and Saturday.
Miss Nellie Wilkerson, Mrs. E.
A. Tarman and daughter, Mrs.
Myrtle Kennard, spent Saturday
in Oklahoma City.
The members of the Christian
church contemplate buying a lot
and either move their church or
build a new one.
Miss Alpha Blackerby left last
Saturday night for Cleveland,
where she will visit Miss Birchie
Huff.
Mrs. W. H. McCutchen and
Miss Alva Arnett were passeng-
ers to the City last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ashton
t mjide a business trip to Oklahoma
City the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Body of
Welleton spent Sunday with Rev
H. L. Cloud and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Picken ar-
rived here last week from Okla-
homa City last week.
Rev. H. L. Cloud and family
spent last Friday with Robert
Galloway and family.
Mrs. George Harris lefut Sun-
day for Oklahoma City to visit
friends a few days.
H. L. Cloud and family spent
the first of last week with Mr.
and Mrs. Ed McNutt.
J Mrs. Ben Huntington and chil-
dren spent Wednesday with Mrs.
Pressley Phillips.
Sam Abbott and family moved
to the Davis farm, south of Lu-
ther, last week.
D. W. Dean, north of town,
went to Tulsa on business Mon-
day.
Special Sale on Wall Paper,
one-third off.—Bethel Drug Co.
—Adv.
The Ladies’ Aid Bazaar will be
held at the Frisco hotel.—Adv.
Special Sale on Wall Paper,
one-third off.—Bethel Drug Co.
Big News Year’s Dinner
The Heart and Hand Workers
of the Christian church will serve
an old fashioned dinner and
supper on New Year’s day.
Everybody oome and enjoy the
day. Price 25c. It
A GEOLOGIST
COMES SOON
Will Make a Report Soon
for the Luther Gas &
Oil Company.
The directors of the Luther
Gas & Oil company are confer-
ring with the Oklahoma Geolo-
gical Survey relative to making
a survey of the leases held by
the company, and a letter receiv-
ed from Direotor Ohern says they
will send a man her soon after
the Christmas holidays. The state
survey made several years ago
placed Luther in probable oil
territory, and the services of the
geologist will be secured at this
time to ascertain the best loca-
tion to drill.
The material for the derrick is
all here, and soon after the geol-
ogist makes his report a drilling
contract will be let, and the drill
will start downward to open up
the oil pool that is believed by
many people to lie under this
seotion of country.
The company’s financial con
dition is growing better day by
day. Nearly all the contracts
are sold, and most of the con-
tract holders are paying up nice-
ly. The sooner the contracts are
paid the sooner drillipg will be-
gin, say members of the com-
pany.
SAY WATER HOLDS
BACK FLOW OF GAS
A lenghth of casing was put in
to the test well of the Mutual
company, near Witcher, Sat-
urday, and the work of bailng
out the hole begun. A strong
oder of gas pervaded the rig and
caused the drillers to believe that
a heavy pressure of water in the
caseing is holding down a good
flow of gas.
Repairs for the Merchants’ rig,
which is drilling in Boone town-
ship, arrived Saturday evening
and plans were made to resume
drilling at once.
CHANDLER PEOPLE
OWN A GAS WELL
Chandler News: “Local people
who are interested in the Waton-
ga Oil & Gas Co., were gladden-
ed Monday when word was come
that at a depth of 700 feet a big
pocket of gas had been struck.
So rapidly did the gas come
from the hole that it was neces-
sary to move the engine baok
and refrain from having a fire in
the drill house. Experienced
drillers state that striking such a
qnantity of gas is almost a sure
indication of oil. Needless to
say, all interested are considera-
bly excited.”
ANOTHER MYSTERY SOLVED
(Copyright.)
Suspenders Are In Vogue Again, Fashions Latest Decree.—News Item.
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WEEKS ’
Jas. S. Patrick, of Kingfisher,
is here this week visiting his
brother-in-law, W. H. MoCutch-
en. Mr. Patrick is chairman of
the board of commissioners of
Kingfieher oounty.
Oliver Ecker has returned to
his home at Sedan, Kansas, after
a pleasant visit with his brothers
W. C. of Luther and A. F. of
Witcher.
A. C. Couch spent Sunday
with his mother in the Kickapoo
flat, and she accompanied him
home for a few days visit.
W. M. Jackson was in Oklaho-
ma City today on business.
H. E. Norman made a business
trip to the City Tuesday.
Mrs. W. H. MoCutchen went
to the City today.
Mr. and Mrs. O. M . Wilford of
Fallis are visiting relatives in
Louisiana.
Lige Borenska, a Polander
living on Adam Meyer’s place,
was kioked in the mouth by a
mule a few days ago, which
knocked his jaw bone out of
place and cut his face up very
badly. Dr. Norman reset the
jaw and dressed the wounds.
L. Levine was transacting bus-
iness in Oklahoma City Monday.
Miss Rina Ballinger is visiting
friends in Oklahoma City.
W. E. Lovel and daughter,
Mrs. Paul Vorel, went to Okla-
homa City today on business.
Bennie and Rosa Crossley vis-
ited Wellston friends over Sun-
day.
Allen Foster was here yester-
day from Arcadia.
Mrs. Earl Richardson will visit
home folks at Amber this week.
Special Sale on Wall Paper,
one-third off.—Bethel Drug Co.
ROAD ASSOCIATION
FORMED AT HARRAH
An organization to be known
as the Oklahoman County Good
Roads assocation has been for-
med at Harrah. The initial
meeting held Saturday in the
Harrah highsohool was well at-
tended and much enthusiasm
was shown in the good roads
movement. Colonel Sidney Suggs
Walter Gilbert, Professer Boyd
of Stillwater and W. I. Tucker of
Norman were the principal
speakers.
Hugh Randall, member of the
fourth legislature, was elected
president, Frank Jarvis was el-
ected vice- president aud W. E.
Seman was elected secretary,
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Luther Register
AT LUTHER
New Year Hunt Will be a
Big Lvent This Year
as Usual.
The nimrods in and around
Luther are preparing for their
annual hunt on New Year’s day.
Those who desire to participate
are invited to register at Mo-
Cutchen’s drug store. Registra-
tion must be made before Xmas
day. *
The annual hunt at Luther
has grown to be an event of
much interest. After all who
desire to participate have regis-
tered, sides are bhosen, and cap-
taing elected, The side that
brings in the most game enjoys
an oyster supper at the expense
of the loosers, the supper to be
given the night after New Years.
It is expeoted that between
fifty and sixty hunters will take
part this year.
The farmers that objeot to
the hunters hunting game that is
not protected by law on their
farm are requested t o leave
notice at MoCutchen’s drug store.
THE BOARD AWARDS
BRIDGE CONTRACTS
During the session of the coun-
ty commissioners last week
bridge contracts were let as
follows:
Kansas City Bridge company,
structure across the Canadian
river south of Council Grove, to
cost 84,000.
Missouri Valley Bridge com-
pany, structure across Canadian
river in Crutcho township, to
cost 84,595,
Massillon Bridge company,
structure across Canadian river
in Elk township, to cost $2,735.
The commissioners will meet
December 22 to oonsider addi-
tional bridge contracts.
COUNTY TEACHERS
HAVE ORGANIZED
For the purpose of bettering
their conditions the school tea-
chers at Oklahoma City have
formed a union chartered under
the American Federation of
Labor. At the last meeting of the
local trades council the school
teachers sent delegates and took
an active part in the proceedings.
While there is no friction between
the school board and the teach-
ers the aotion was taken they
say, to give them a unity that
will oount in furthering legisla-
tion.
TEACHERS MEETING
The county school teachers
held their regular meeting in
Oklahoma City Saturday after-
noon. Several papers on sub-
jects of interest to teachers were
read by many of those present,
and there was a general discus-
sion of various topics dealing
with the rural school problem
and other school matters. The
chief address of the meeting was
delivered by Prof. Kent of the
State university.
Doc Reams, the Sparks mail
carrier, who last August shot and
instantly killed Sam Huggins, a
young farmer, was found guilty
of manslaughter by a jury at
Chandler and sentenced to fifteen
years at hard labor in the state
penitentiary at McAlester.
Reams shot Higgans because
the latter was too familiar with
his wife.
FROM HERE AND
THERE
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Late News from Dif-
ferent Localities in
the Towns Near-
by Luther.
One of the biggest land deals
that has been oonsumated in
Oklahoma county for some time
took place this week at Jones
City, when W. H. Smith, Jr.
traded his fine 320 acre farm just
west of that town for property at
Indianapolis, Ind. The new
owners of the farm are J. S.
Braingin of Jones City, and Dr.
Carl E. Williams, and his father,
of Trifalger, Ind.
The Smith farm is one of the
best in the state and is well
worth the amount of the consid-
eration, which was 825,000.
Attorneys for Lucius Green,
the negro convicted on charge
of killing Policeman Caldwell at
Guthrie and given 40 years in
the penitentiary, has filed, motion
for a new trial on the ground
that one of the trial jurors had
expressed a willingness to help
oil and burn Green soon after
the killing.
Chas. Sjms, a negroe near
Jones City, was arrested Sunday
by Deputy Sheriff Karns on the
oharge of violating the prohibi-
tion law. He is now in the
oounty jail. Another negro
named Jackson was also arrested
there for bootlegging, Saturday.
W. A. Reed of Meridian, was
given judgment of $250 against
the W. H. Coyle Construction
Cos., as damages for injuries re-
ceived to a foot when he stepped
into a puddle of hot water at de-
fendant’s gin. Reed sued for
$7,000. The trial was held last
week at Guthrie.
The town council of Harrah
has appointed Arthur Warren to
fill the vacanoy on the board
caused by the removal of John
Baber to Texas.
Mrs. Sam Gray has left Ross-
ville to join her husband who
went to Arkansas a short time
ago. It is said Sara left Ross-
ville in an awful hurry.
The Fallis Gazette, which a
couple of weeks ago decided to
suspend publication, has decided
to stay with it awhile longer, the
business men of the town prom-
ising the paper better support.
Howard Tuoker, one of the
publishers of the free Daily Po-'
inter at Oklahoma City, was as-
saulted the other evening as ha
alighted from a street car on his
way home. His nose was broken
and he was badly used up. His
assailant has not yet been app-
rehended.
Saturday, W. D. Saphar, age
73 years, brought suit in the dis-
trict court against the Roach &
Veasey drug oompany at Okla-
homa City, for $21,000 damages,
alleged to have been sustained
at the hands of a soda clerk in
the defendant company’s store
on Ootober 15. He alleges that
when he went into the drug store
and called for a “barefooted soda’
a clerk, without cause, instead of
serving the drink, assaulted the
plaintiff, causing him to fall to
the floor and suffer inj uries
whioh are permanent.
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