Luther Register. (Luther, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 30, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 16, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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FOR LUTHER FIRST, LAST AND ALWAYS.
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Volume XVI. Luther. Oklahoma, Tuesday, February 16. 1915
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Number 30
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
ABOUT HOME FOLKS
Local News Items as
Gathered for Our
Many Busy
Readers.
The members of the Christian
ohuroh and those that had to do
with the improvements recently
completed, are to be congratulat-
ed, for it has made the churoh
real nice in appearance and muoh
more aooomidating in service.
Nothing helps a town or com-
munity! more than good ohuroh
aooomodations and a live bunch
of members. The officials of
this ohurch are endeavoring to
secure a good pastor.
The suit of Walter Pierro,
colored, for $50 damages against
Jerome Keating for killing a hog
that had been running in Keat-
ings corn field, is set for hearing
next Friday before Justice Dana.
Mrs. Will Arthur and daughter
Ethel, spent over Sunday here
returning t o Britton Sunday
evening) where Mr. Arthur is
putting in some oats on their
farm there.
Mrs. D. L. Gingrich, Sr. of
Colorado, who is here visiting
her sons Dave and Robert spent
last week with relatives and fri-
ends around Rossville.
J. M. Morgan left Sunday night
for St. Louis to purohase his
spring and summer stock of dry
goods, and will be gone several
days.
Miss Alta Grinder of Oklahoma
City was here Sunday and Mon-
day to visit her uncle G. P. Hut-
sell who still remains critically ill.
Mrs. John Wagaman left Sun-
day morning to visit with her
mother in Arkansas and expeots
to be gone about two weeks.
The road leading from the
public well to the Christian
church is being worked down in
nioe shape this week.
Msr. C. R. Shumway of Iron
River, Wis. was here Sunday
the guest of Mrs. A. C. Couch
and other friends.
Miss Nettie Fall of Oklahoma
City was here Sunday visiting
her sister Mrs. A. C. Couoh and
family.
Mrs. W. J. Adams of Oklaho-
ma City, brought her little son
here to Dr. Norman to be treated
Monday.
Miss Vida Brisooe spent Sat-
urday and Sunday with her cous-
in Miss Ima Briscoe i n the
oountry.
W. E. McNutt returned home
from Cushing last week quite
sick but is improving now.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Zell were
here Sunday from Muskogee
visiting her parents,
Pearl Olmstead was here from
Cushing on business^and visiting
relatives Sunday.
Mrs. Guy Harris visited friends
Saturday and Sunday at Fallis.
Mrs. Eliza Snider who has been
quite sick is convalescent.
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Mrs. Robert Galloway has gone
to Wewoka to visit relatives.
DISAPPEARS WITH
STANLEY’S MONEY
Forest llillerby a young man
who had been working for Grant
Stanley on his form northwest
of Luther, was sent into Luther,
last Friday morning with a check
against Mr. Stanley to get it
cashed for the purpose of paying
off the hands. Hillerby oashed
the check a few minutes before
the ten o’clock train was due for
Oklahoma City, and leaving the
horse he was riding tied up on
the street boarded the train for
the city. When Hillerby bid not
return promptly with the money
an inquiry was started and offi-
cers in Oklahoma City notified
and a search made for him there
but the officers were unable to
find him, and he has not been
apprehended yet.
ALMOST A MYSTERY
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
FROM CO. COURT HOUSE
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LOOSES TRACE OF
STORE ROBBERS
Two men who were thought to
have been the ones that entered
the store of F. H Morris in Ar-
cadia on Thursday night the 4th
and stolen several suits and rain
coats were traced to Cushing but
their lost track of by officers.
They passed through Luther and
were seen by Dupty Moore a few
hours before he was informed of
the theft. Several negroes were
arrested on suspicion, but were
later turned loose.
WANTED
150 people to eat supper with
the Boys Scouts and Campfire
Girls Friday night at Nichols
Hall, at the “Winter Picnic.”
A free program of music and
readings. —Adv
MOORE FINDS STOLEN
SUIT ON NEGRO
Deputy Ben Moore took a suit
of clothes off of a negro in Luther
last Saturday week that was dis-
covered to be one of the three
suits that was stolen from Diok
Montgomery and Robert Guy in
Arcadia sometime ago. No trace
has been found of the other suits
yet. The young men’s suits
were new and their room had
been entered and ranscaked by
the thieves.
LUTHER COLORED
SCHOOLHOUSEBURNS
The colored school house in
Luther was completely destroy
ed by fire Monday night about
twelve o’olock with most of its
contents. A few books and desks
were saved. It is not known how
the fire started. The loss is es
timated about $750.
Happenings of Interest from
Our Near-by Exchanges
FRISCO-OZARK ROAD
INTEREST RENEWED
J. 8. Thompson of Wellston,
president of the Frisoo-Ozork
Trail association has sent out the
statement that a good roads
meeting will be held at Chandler
soon, for the purpose of further-
ence of plans connected with
promoting and extending the
Frisco-Ozark Trail.J
The road as originally survey-
ed runs from Okluhoma City to
Sapulpa, tapping all the towns
on the Frisco line, at Sapulpa
the road conneots with the Ozark
Trail proper whioh traverses
four states. We say boost her
up boys, we want to see her go
through.
Fron the Jones City News:
W. J. Rockwood, who has been
seriously sick for several weeks,
was taken to a hospital at Okla-
homa City, Wednesday. His
many friends trust he will soon
be restored to health, although
Dr. Wood has little hope for his
recovery.
From the Wellston News:
A Christian Endeavor Society
was organized at the Methodist
Church, Monday evening on a
non- sectarian basis, being affili-
ated with both the Methodist and
Baptist churchs, and will meet
each Sunday evening at eaoh
church alternately.
From the Wellston News:
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ray arrived
here Tuesday morning from
Hiawatha, Kansas, and have
since been receiving the felicita-
tions of their many friends here.
They were tendered a reception
Tuesday evening at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Speakman,
some sixity- five guests being
present.
From the Wellston News:
There was a rumor afloat a few
days ago that members of the
Corporation Commission would
be here, Friday, for the personal
inspection of our depot situation,
with reference to the removal of
same. While it is not known
definitely, it is believed that a
representative of the Commis-
sion will be here today. If he
comes and it rains, our oase is
won.
From the Harrah News:
A deal has been made between
the Christian church and the
school board for the old school
building on Churoh street and
Holden avenue, aud it will be
converted into a churoh building
just as soon as it can be repaired
and put in shape. The consid-
eration was $600, payable in in-
stallment of $100 cash and $125.
00 per year for four years. At
the services Sunday morning the
mouey was subscribed to make
the initial payment, whioh is to
be made on March 1st.
From the Jones City News:
Harry B. Houghton, well kown
business man of Oklahoma City,
where he was formely engaged in
the clothing busisness, has
bought the Chas. Abel stock of
goods in Jones City, and has
taken possession of the same.
He has retained A.M. Becker*
dite as manager of the the store.
Mr. Houghton has leased the
Abel building for two years,
and will do a strictly cash bus-
iness.
COYLE IS GRANTED
CHANGE OF JUDGE
Change of judge was granted
today by the criminal court of
appeals in an order made by
justice Armstrong in the case of
Edward J. Coyle ot Guthrie,
wherein latter is to be tried re-
lative to the burning of a ootton
gin at Crescent last summer.
The case came in the district
court over which Judge A. H.
Houston presided. Application
was made for ohange of judge.
A $20,000 bond of a negro in the
same case was refused some time
ago by the criminal court of ap-
peals.
Little Items of Inter-
est that are Hap-
pening Round
About.
The consolidationists were to
reign supreme at the sourt house
Saturday afternoon when Supe-
rior Court Clerk Harvey Gar-
rison turned his offloe to James
Beaty, court olerk, thereby com-
pleting all the provisions called
for by the new consolidation law.
Mr. Beaty will move the records
of the superior clerk’s office to
the courts clerk’s office and order
the former clerk’s room dosed.
On the door Beaty announced he
would hang this sign :
“Closed in accordance with
the policy of Governor Bob Wil-
liams to put the superior courts
out of business,”
From the Jones City News:
Ben Shaw, colored, a product
of the hill country northeast of
Jones City, is in county jail a
waiting trial on the charge of
murder. Shaw’s viotim was Will
Carter, also colored, and the
killing oocured in Southtown,
Oklahoma City, last Thursday
morning at an early houi* follow-
ing a crap game that had lasted
nearly all night.
WANT TO PUT THREE
CENT FARE BACK
The Frisco employes’ compaign
for renewal of the 3-cent pas-
senger fare schedule and a fair
increase in freight rates, started
in whirlwind style when men in
all branohes of the company’s
service met in Oklahoma City
last Thursday. *
The alleged deorease in the
passenger and freight earnings
of railroads in Oklahoma is said
to be largely responsible for fail-
ure to solve the unemployed
problem. They olaim it has re-
sulted in a decrease in eornings,
necessitating dismissal of many
workers and retrenchment in
construction. They are pointing
out that contemplated improve-
ments have been abandoned,
and that the service to whioh the
public is entitled is lacking ac-
cordingly.
There were said to be 800 em-
ployes in allendance.
A State Good Road Bill is
Now Under Consideration
COMP. SAYS NO MORE
OVERDRAFTS ALL0WD
The new ruling of the compt-
roller of the currency that banks
must discontinue the praotice of
permitting overdrafts is a little
inconvenient to some of the boys
during these war times, but it is
a move along the lines of good
banking, and after all it only
calls for a little extra effort of
making arrangements at the
| bank before giving checks in-
! stead of after giving.
CON. SOLDIERS MAY
GET $10 MO. PENSION
| The committee on judiciary
No. 1 in the senate Thursday
mkde a favorable report o n the
house bill by Hargis of Pontotoc
allowing a pension for the con-
federate soldiers and sailors in
the state. The bill has already
passed the house. A pension of
$10 a month is allowed under
the provisions of the bill.
Division of publio roads into
three classes, county, state and
township, is proposed in a bill
now before the house of repre-
sentatiues and is regardded as
one of the most important bills
under consideration at this time.
Any highway within the state
would be subject to designation
as a state road, if the state should
so desire. It is made mandatory
for the commissioners of each
courrty to designate not less
than 10 percent or more than 25
percent of the roads in their
counties as state roads. Convicts
would be employed on all state
roads, and on any county or
township road provided requests
were made in the manner bro-
vided for in the bill.
As a means of raising revenue
for road and bridge purposes a
tax by the state of 50 cents per
horsepower would be collected
on all automobiles, motorcycles
and traction engines. This tax
would be in lieu of the license fee
of $1 now charged on automobile
and when paid would exempt
motorcycles, automobiles and
traction engines from all other
taxes on an advalorum basis.
It is further provided that ever
county must levy a tax not ex-
ceeding 10 mills for the creation
of a road and bridge fund, and
where township government has
not been abolished under the
provisions of a bill passed by the
legislature two years ago, levy
of 2 mills shall be levied in town-
ships. The bill also provides
that county commissioners must
make a levy of not less than two-
fifths of a mill for a special drag
fund to be used in defraying the
expenses of dragging public road
DEE COLE UNITES IN
MARRIAGE SUNDAY
Dee Cole, who moved here re-
cently from Arkansas into the
Dr. G. R. Norman property ac-
ross the track, was united in
marriage last Sunday at Sapulpa
to Miss Martha Smith of Rogers,
Ark., Mr. Cole lived for a num
ber of years near Arcadia and
is well known over this section.
He has many friends whom we
join in extending congratulations
and best wishes.
REGULATE POOL HALL
The pool hall bill was signed
by the governor, the bill as it
was amended in the senate, ab-
olishes pool and billard halls in
unincorporated towns and cites
and regulates such institutions
in the larger cities.
William Tighman, former chief
of Oklahoma City polioe, was
called to Chandler Thursday to
attend the funeral of his mother,
who died last Sunday at the home
of her daughter in Dodge City,
Kan. Mrs. Tilghman was 80 years
old at the time of her death and
was a pioneer in Kansas and
Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City and county
officers combined foroes Wed-
nesday night and raibed several
alleged oooliegging joints. As
an evidence of their success,
Police Chief Jones’office resem-
bied a wholesale liquor store
Thursday morning with five or
six hundred bottle of beer,
whiskey and gin in sight.
Trial date were set Thursday
in the district court in two rather
important cases. D. B. Monroe,
charged with shooting and at-
tempting to kill Minnie Ellis is to
be tried March 10. Ed A. Perry
and Pat Woathers, charged with
attempting to bride members of
thd capitol commission, are to
get their hearing March 25 in the
district court.
The oounty will save at least
$20,000 a year, and probably
more, as a result of the consoli-
dation of the superior conrt,
clerk of the county court and
the district clerk into court olerk
according to figures tabulated
and announced by Court Clerk
James Beaty.
Reprasenatiye J. B, Norton,
republican nominee for speaker
of the house, gave out from his
seat in the house Monday after-
noon, a formal statement of his
candidaoy for mayor of Oklaho-
ma City.
R 0 S sTlLL ARDGIV E N
JUDGMENT OF $1325
Judgment in the sum of $1,325
was awarded Ross Lillard by the
jury Thursday night in his suit
against S. P. Render for attor-
ney’s fees which he alleged were
due him as a result of his con-
nection with the Gore-Bond case.
Motion for a new trial was filed
by attorneys for Render immed-
iately after the verdiot was re-
turned. The jury fonnd $175
had been advanced to Lillard by
the defeudant and deducted that
amount from the Judgement
asked.
Oats, Bran, Shorts, Chops,
Corn Meal and Flour, at Arthur’s
Mill. 27 tf
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