The Mountain Park Herald (Mountain Park, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, October 27, 1911 Page: 2 of 8
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IWIImsUs Park H«U
Prhtor
V. L. AMOwIXck. Bdlta
MOUNTAIN pail
Editor.
OKLA.
Oklahoma News Notes
Really. nmlrr weather la bar*.
Moat ol the . ounty fairs proved »uo-
aaaaaa
Kara la a dry year Oklahoma farina
frwliiued prise-winning products
By a vole of Ilk to M lira Apache
ladlnna have voted to go to New Mea-
lap to rouke their future home A del-
sgallon of the Indluua accompanied by
aGclals of the war department »tailed
New Mexlcu recently to locate laud
Gsv were to lake In lieu of their
hoaieauada la Comanche county lie
nauae of thv divided attitude of lire
Indiana no declalon In the matter all!
likely be reached for aonie time.
The Oklahoma State llankera' avao-
•latioa baa chartered a apleudldly
equipped upectal obaervatlon, dlmntf
and Pullman car train from the Hoi k
Iriand Railway company, to carry them
lo New Orleana to attend the National
Hanker*' convention, which meela In
Ikat city Nov. 17. At Memphla lha
pally will be the nueala of the commer-
cial club and the buatneaa mcut
Uaatte for a dug.
Mlaa Mattie Mardraalle of Muxkngcs
aecured a Judgment f.*r $7,500 against
W. H. Howland, for the betrayal of
her love and the aupport of her child.
Mlaa liardcaalle cornea of a lilyhly re-
spected family at Kllonm Springs. Ark.
■he aliened that Howland refused to
marry her after a child wax born and
ahe sued him for $15,b00. The Jury In-
vestigated and found that Howland
had property generally valued at $7,f>00
qpd gave the girl a verdict for every
cent of It.
INSURGENTS-. E-J . xttoOYnsnretfcmfiakm
WIN BATTLE
Oil has been struck one and one-
half miles wait of Sugtlen at the depth
af 1.68(1 feel. It has not been texted
yet bat the drllle-s say It la about a
two hundred and fifty barrel well. Thin
la the flrai well to be put down In thin
section of the country, and a* oil haa
bean found In paying quantities, there
to quite a little escltement manifest
over the country, and more wells will
h* drilled as soon as the machinery
caa ho Installed.
In federal court at Ardmore. John
Wright of Valllant. was found guilty of
Illicit distilling and waa given a ninety-
day sentence. Cheppel Guerin of Mul-
key, was found guilty of robbing the
gostoBce at that place. He waa fined
ISO and given a jail sentence of slaty
days.
October 21 I* the date set by Sidney
Rugga, state highway commissioner,
for the location of two state highway*
running through Muxkogee, one to
cross the state north and south and
the other east and west from the
Arkanraa line to Oklahoma City. Rep-
resentative mad men from every coun-
ty Interested will be invited to attend
the meeting.
SCLAVSO REPORT! TELL OR A
FIERCE ENCOUNTER
loss-rnorinwwN
Vietary Comes After Two Days af
Mark pigMinf—Reeolutlealeto
Oaleieg gtraegth Daily and
Oevtmmant Worried
■pedal dispatches from Shanghai
report doling at llauhow, Hanyong
and Wl Chang. Martial law was de-
clared la all tbres dtlaa, but the reb-
els were ouly able lo maintain partial
order. At Hankow several looters
ware shot. At Hanyang both rioUag
•nd looting ware Indulged In.
A cablegram from Klu Kiang sent
by a correspondent who witnessed
Thursday's battle says all losiae were
Slight but that Immense Erea wars
Started by bursting shells.
Messages from Toklo tell of fever-
ish Japanese military and naval ac-
tivity. This news, It la said, caused
great anslsty to tha Imperial govern-
mvnt.
Hankow, (Delayed In transmission).
_A two days’ battle between govern-
ment forces from the north and tha
revolutionists ended In a victory for
the latter. The rebels forced the Impe-
rial troops to retreat to a point ten
mllea north of Hankow.
The loyalists' gunboats dropped sev-
eral miles down the river.
When fighting ceased Wednesday
evening the revolutionists took up a
Strong position. Reinforcements for
lha rebels arrived during the night
fully 6.000 strong began an advance
en the Imperial encampment.
The advance waa conducted cau-
Jionxly. On the march the rebels
burned hundreds of hula, fearing am-
bush.
Tha loyalist Infantry made a faint
Show of rfilstanre whlla the shots
from the Imperial warships failed to
dislodge a rebel held gun which had
been made the special object of at-
tack.
When the rebel scouts reached the
Imperial camp they found It deuerted
end the main body of rebeta entered,
waving banners and shouting In jubi-
lation.
The loyallata* evacuation waa so
hurried that they left many tents and
el« carloads of baggage and ammuni-
tion.
The rebel army la now entrenched
In camp three mllea from Hankow. The
loyalists have halted seven miles fur-
tber north, where they are awaiting re-
lnforcements.
State (engineer W. R. Colt of the de-
part ment of good roads haa completed
his Investigation of the route for the
state highway north adn south, from
the Kansaa line to (iartleld county, and
his report on the matter will b- ready
in a few days. The route selected la
the Chisholm trail from Caldwell, Kan.,
and cornea aouth through Medford.
Jefferson and Pond Creek. Mr Colt
waa accompanied on his flip hv the
county commissioner* and surveyor of
each county through which he passed.
The county authorities through w hich
the road ia to be constructed will be
furnished plana and xpeclflcntlona aa
aoon as they can be completed.
Redflars Shaken By Fall
Austin, Teg.—After circling the cap-
Itol dome and entertaining thousands
with e spectacular altitude flight, C.
P. Rodgers, the ocean-to-ocean avia-
tor, breezed away to the aouth short-
ly before 4 o'clock Friday afternoon
and twenty minutes later tumbled to
earth, juat two mllea north of Kyle,
In oue of the moat spectacular falls
that be hag experienced on the whole
trip. Kyle la about seventeen miles
south of Austin. The aviator's engine
went dead for some reason or another.
The "sky" passenger was traveling at
an elevation of about 200 feet at the
time, lie managed to circle safely to
earth and make a rather swift landing
In a field.
County Attorney W. B Disney of
Muskogee started a campaign for the
elimination of the professional bonds-
men In criminal case*. Information
»*« tiled against R Pickens, who is al-
leged lo have sworn falsely In sched-
uling property which he does not own.
Italians Occupy Benhait
Benhazl. Tripoli- in a sharp light
between Turkish defenders and the
Italian fleet under Rear Admiral Au-
brey. the Italian* have accomplished
practical occupation of this port lten-
haxl has 10,000 population.
Kxtentlve arrangements are being
made for the county good roads con-
vention to be held at llobart on OcL
It State Engineer W. K. Colt will ha
present and make an address and
truke plans for a survey of the road
through the country.
To accept a position a* assistant su-
perintendent of the dry farming sta-
tion at San Antonio. Texas. Professor
1-ateer of the llaFkell Slule School of
Agriculture at llroken Arrow ha* re-
signed
Taft Extends Itinerary.
Lais Vegas. Net.— President Taft'e
notable "swing around the cirrle," now
In Ita fifth week, will not end on Nov.
1, ns first contemplated, but will con-
tinue until Nov. 15 or 18. The presi-
dent will travel some 3.000 or 4,000
miles more than at llrst Intended,
bringing the total mileage of his tour
up to between l«.0oo and 17.000 mile*
and breaking all known records of
presidential travel.
Students Beaten.
Urbans. III.—A number of Universi-
ty of Illinois students, bent on a haz-
ing expedition were horsewhipped owt
of the home of former state attorney
Miller of Champaign county by Mrs.
Miller She was actuated, she said,
by a desire to keep all ronfuslon from
her husband who was III.
Uy a vote of nearly two to one the
voters of Crudy county rejected the
proposed bond issue of f to.lioo to build
bridges over the county nt the speciul
election. Hie vote was one of the
lightest ever polled In the county on
a public Issue.
Herman Hensley and Hugh Roger*,
charged with robbery of «n old man
named Franklin, arraigned before Jus-
tice Harne. of Claremore, waived ex-
amination. They were bound over to
the district court.
The annual conference of the Okla
homa African Methodist Episcopal
church, convened In Kingfisher last
keek llithop J. S. Flipper of Atlanta,
tla., presided and was assisted by
lllshop William H. Heard of West
Africa. More than 100 ministers and
delegates were present.
Strikers Take Old Job*.
Chleago—Nearly a thousand of the
Striking employe* of the Illinois Cen
tret have returned to work, and the
company hat raised the embargo set
agalnat outside cars when the atrlke
began.
Chancellor Silent.
Tter'ln.—Chancellor Von Itethmann-
Hollwrg. In a statement, said for fear
of endangering the government'* In-
terest* he could not discuss foreign
affair* now. This was In reply to In-
terpellation* concerning the Moroccan
Situation, the occupation cf Trlpcll by
Italy and the Chinese revolution.
Prlt* for Edison.
Stockholm, Swreden —It Is etated
that the Nobel prlge for physics ha*
been awarded this year to Thomas A.
hid Ison.
1
«Cr*rvrTr*« MM! \
FIRST PRIZE FOR STATES
OOEB TO OKLAHOMA
Dry Farming Judge* Chang* Tholr
Decision and Oklahoma la
Olvan High Honor
Colorado Spring!—Since announc-
ing their decision In the collective dis-
play prtie, which was awarded to Al-
berta, Canada, over Oklahoma, the
judges have changed the award, giving
Albert, Canada, 11 rat prigs for collect-
ive display of provinces and foreign
countries of the world and Oklahoma
first prize for slates.
The change was made bocaue* the
two contestant* were ao cloaa In
points. They went over the grading
live times before reaching any decision
whatever. The Oklahoma delegation
are jubilant over their euccees.
The beautiful cup awarded for the
world's boat bushel of hard red winter
wheat waa given to th* Oklahoma ox-
bibit.
The wheat which won th# prise waa
from the atate department farm In
Garfield county under the supervision
of Marie Woodson, superintendent of
state experiment farms.
The cup was presented through the
Colorado Springs board of trade by
Lethbridge. Alberto barring heraelf In
the entry. The cup Is valued nt $260.
It la one of the greatest and most beau-
tiful cups awarded In th* congress.
ON RECEIVING NO FAY
TROOFS START REBELLION
Mealean Soldiers Begin Warfaee On
Own Account and Create ■
Ralgn of Terror
El Furte, Sinaloa.—Revolting feder-
al soldiers under Colonel Beltran, to-
gether with what appears to b* a now
rebellion on tho part of the “General"
Banderas, former revolutionary chief
and ermtwhlle self-constituted governor
of Sinaloa, haa caused a reign of ter-
ror In this state. Col. Jose M. Oshoa,
chief of federal ruralee, with 260 man.
left here to occupy Sinaloa and tha
arrival of more federala to suppress
the growing disorders la eagerly await
ed by the populace. The revolt of tho
detachment commanded by Banderas
gft-w out of the fact that they tailed
to receive pay due them.
Trailed by Bloodhounds.
Manchester, Ky.—After being trailed
to hie home by bloodhounds In charge
of Captain W. G. Mlillkin and a posse.
A. J. Burns, charged with th* murdOT
of his cousin. Ferry Horns, was cap-
tured and lodged In jail here.
BIO KIRBY FAMILY OF
42 INCORPORATES SELF
Form a Company, Buy 100-Aer* Ranch,
and Will Live on Community
Flan In California.
Orovlll*. Cal.—Tho Kirby family, In-
corporated, Including father, mother,
alne sons, thro* daughters, together
with tholr wives, huebands, and chil-
dren, making a total of forty-two per-
sons la all, have purchased a tract of
on# hundred acre* from the Bangor
Development Company. Within two
weeks the family will start for Oro-
vlll* from Ita present home In Colam-
bus, O. It In proposed to plant th*
tract of oranges and olives whlla poul-
try raising will be engaged In.
The Kirby family. Incorporated, Is or-
ganised under the laws of Ohio. Th*
president of tho Incorporation Is th*
father, William Kirby, and th* mother
la tha vleo president Upon th* board
of directors are H. C. Kirby, who to
now In orovtlle, and Thomas Kirby,
chief insurance examiner of Califor-
nia, and the only member of th* fam-
ily who resides away from th* family
home.
It Is the purpose of th* Kirby fam-
ily to bnlld their roeideneos upon th*
higher ground of tholr ranch. Th* homo
of th* father and mother, and n grant
dinning hall, la which all will ant will
be located la the«onter. Surrounding
then* will be bungalows, where the sep-
arate families will reside. Loading
from each of theta homes to th* homo
of tho father and mother, and th*
dining room, will he properly adorned
avenues.
Want Tariff Oft huger.
Now York—Th* sub-committee of
th* congressional committee Investi-
gating the account of tho largo sugar
refining companies through Repre-
sentative William 8ulser, chairman,
has announced It probably would in-
troduce In congress In December a
bill to remove all tariff duties on th*
Importation of raw augnr. Whlla Mr.
Sulxer dd not care to dlacuea whether
the accountant's reports had indicated
whether the American Sugar Refining
company and other refineries consti-
tuted a trust under the meaning of tho
Sherman law he Intimated that the ex-
istence of such a trust had not boon
shown.
Improvements et Altue
Alius. Okla.—Altus Is paving 20 ,
blocks In the business district, using >
a hundred laborers In pushing the |
work.
Celebrate* Her 101st Birthday.
Binghamton, N. Y.—Mrs. Mary Mon-
roe. probably the oldest Inhabitant of
New York state has just celebrated
the one hundred and first anniversary
of her birth. Mrs. Monroe was born in
Grantfy, Conn . and moved to this sec-
tion, where she liar, resided eighty-two
years.
Army Immune From Typhoid
Washington—Army officials hope to
announce by January l that all of th*
members of that service are Immune
from typhoid fever. This will be ac-
complished through typhoid prophylac-
tic. Orders were Issued recently re-
quiring every enlisted man under 46
years to take the treatment unless ho
had had a well-defined case of th*
fovor.
Mummy lo Rescued.
London—The mummy of Queen Ne-
fratri. wife of King Rameses |, and
mother of the Pharaohs, has been
tcand In a musty suction room at
Blackburn. Her majesty's rank and
name was recognized by an expert
dealer, who rescued her from an ig-
nominious fate. It appears that the
royal mummy was stolen from an
Egyptian temple by Arabs, who strip-
ped sway the wrappings to obtain the
jewels burled with the queen.
Winter In Good Health.
Cheyenne. Wy.—Owen Witter, the
novelist, who came to W. omlng to at-
tend the dedication of a new hotel at
Medicine Bow, named for a hook writ-
ten by him, departed Immediately after
the event for Philadelphia. *
John R. Walsh Paroled.
Chicago—John R. Walsh, foremer
banker and former head of s score Of
railroad and quarry enterprises, who
haa been paroled from the Leaven-
worth. Kan., prison after serving part
of a term of Imprisonment following
conviction on charges of Infraction of
national banking laws. Is now at kla
home In Chicago. The course he haa
mapped out does not comprise plans
for another fight for flnamlal prom-
inence. as had been reported, and does
not embrace a schema for recovsry of
th* position he once held.
Tobacco Trust'* Scheme invalid
New York.—After thoroughly study-
ing the plan of disintegration that has
been filed by the American Tobacco
company with the judges of the Unit*
ed States circuit court,’ the attorney
generals of Virginia, North Carolina
and South Carolina, who have been
In conference here on tbia matter for
two days, reached the conclusion late
Friday that the acheae will offer no
relief to the tobacco growers of tbia
country. They furthermore express
belief that should this plan be adopted
the victory of the government result-
ing from the declalon of the United
States supreme court would be a "bnr-
Boclallsts May Move.
Shawnee. Okie.—It la amid that th*
contemplated removal of the state
headquarters of th* socialists to Shaw-
nee will be made eoon '
Dlecrspancy Reduced
Washington—The discrepancy of
$3,000,000 shown by the books of th*
Washington navy yard ban been re-
duced to $926,000, according to th*
navy department.
70 Per Dent of Wheat Planted
Oklahoma City.—Traveling freight
agents announce that fully 70 ner rent
of the winter wheat crop of Oklahoma
has been planted, and that the remain-
ing 20 per cent Will be In the ground
by Nov. 1. Th* acreage this year will
b* 26 per cent greater than la 1110.
Water Supply Short
Oklahoma City.—Bo short Is the
city water supply at this tlie* thn*
ths school* will hav* to clor* because
water cannot be secured for the boll
ora with which to rank* ttsam.
RAGE RIOT
MCOWETA
FIFTY BMOTB FIREO IN FIER6B
BYRBBT FIGHT
Tioors TIE ASKED FOR
aouN of NoBra to Worm
■Mir* Town late War—(
Lynched. Cut Dew.
Shot to Booth
Muskogee, Okla.—Oao white rasa to
doad, two fatally wounded, on# negro
dead, or* shot, and mors trouble ex-
pected momentarily as a moult of a
roc* riot at Coweta, a town twenty
miles northwest of Muskogee, Sunday
afternoon. Th* doad white man la
J. D. Hoovers, cilgr attorney of Coweta
and a candidate In tae last election for
prosecuting attorney of Wagoner coun-
ty. Th* two wounded men am Car-
men Oliver and Btallar Thompson.
Both worn a hot through th* body aad
hove little chance for recovery.
Ei Ruse, the negro who started tha
trouble, waa shot hut not fatally
wounded fipd Ed. Buddeth, the negro
who klllod Heaver* and wounded the
other two men ulao waa shot but not
killed. Attar he had been shot bs waa
strung up to the water tank at th*
railroad station but the rope was cut
before he waa dead. Then cooler ad-
vice prevailed aad under promise thaf
Buddeth would be legally hanged with-
in thirty daya, th* mob agreed to let
the negro live If he does not die of his
wounds.
At 7 o’clock Sunday night Buddeth,
the negro who shot three white men,
waa turned over to Deputy Sheriff
Flowers. Flowera had an automobil*
and endeavored to tak* Buddeth to
Wagoner to get him away from the
scene of hla crime, (earing a lynch-
ing. Juat as the negro was lifted Into
the automobile the mob broke lose
and the negro was literally riddled
with bullets. Thera were probably
fitly shots fired Into hi* body.
District Judge W. R. Allen, who was
la Coweta Sunday night, and Sheriff
x-><nea Long, of Wagoner county, havu
culled upon th* atate militia for pro-
tection for th* town. Captain W. A.
Green of company F, Muskogee, as-
sembled the company at th* armory
bora and took out fifty moa at 1$
o'clock.
A state of terror existed In Coweta
Sunday night Tha sbortBs of Wag-
oner, Muskogee and Tulsa counties
aont help to th* town and every pos-
sible means Is being used to prevent
further outbreak, wblcb th* citlaua*
fear Is Inevitable.
AVIATOR BONNBY FLIEB
FOR WIDOW'S BENEFIT
Firm Passenger lo grid* of Two
Months Who** Husband Make*
Objection
Tulsa. Okla.—A benefit performanc*
for the widow of Eugene Ely, the avia-
tor who recently was killed at Macon,
Ca., waa given hero by Aviator Bon-
ney at the Tulsa fair grounds, 1.200
persons attending. Bonney made four
flights, and on three of them he car-
ried paasengera. On th* first ha
stayed In the air for twelve and one-
half minute* and at one time was
6,000 feet above the earth.
The first passenger waa Mrs. Bests
Shipton, a two-months bride of Tulsa,
who won the honor in a drawing
match among young women In the
crowd. Her husband objected to her
making the flight, but she did and
when ahe alighted, he was Informed
hv hla wlfp that the aviator “did not
kill her." Then ahe biased the hus-
band while the crowd cheered.
Two Die In Collision
Warren, I’n.—Dr. James A. Cass and
Mrs. Cass of Springfield, Pa., were
killed when a l‘»-omotive struck their
automobile at Btcneham. five miles
from here. They were thrown about
forty feet and were dead when picked
up. A 10-year old son, Fred, a deaf
mute, escaped Injury.
Ptrcheron Horae Die*
Putnam, Okla.—While Charles
Keene of near Arapaho. was bringing
a Percheron stallion to Dewey county
to consummate u deal by the terms of
which be* was to receive 1.260 for tha
animal from a Talago man. the horse
became nick. Keene stopped here and
summoned a veterinary, but efforts to
save the horse's life were futile.
Preparing For War
Panama—Recent advices confirm
the report that Colombia la preparing
for war. The Colombian congress haa
voted a credit of 3.600,000 gold to for-
tify Tumaco and for the purchase of
animal from a Taloga man, the hove
ment also la reported to be raising
money by subscription for war.
Cat ho I is Convention
Washington—Cardinal Gibbons will
preside at the opening of the thirty-
seventh annual convention of the Cath-
olic Young Men's National union,
which begin* a two-day session here.
City Hall Peope**4
Nowata. Okla.—The city council has
railed a special election for November
T, when the taxpayers will vote on a
proposition to Isane 920.000 onbds,,
proceeds from the aale of which will
be used for th* purpose of erecting a
city hall.
Mrs. Joseph Laeelle, 134 Olennra in,
Ottawa, East, Ontario. Canada, writes I
“I euffewd with tortirto and head
■afte gov over ala* mouths and nothing
relieved am aatll 1 took Rerun*. Thlo
la* to by far belter than aay oilier
_ j by far bettor than aay other
medicine for those trout ilea. A few bot-
lie* relieved me of my miserable, half*
‘ * half-alive condition."
A REAL REGRET.
ltor—I am obliged to decline your
poem with thanks. I nm very sorry,
but—
Poet—But what?
Editor—Ths management Insists up-
on my declining Ml poems that way,
yon know.
Oxen la Massachusetts.
J. D. Avary of Shelburne Falla I*
surely th* king of oxen la this part
of th* country. At tbs Brattleboro fair
recently h* has had the most wonder
ful exhibit of oxen, and la all th* taste
of strength for pulling heavy boat-
loads of stone hi* oxen have cleaned
th* dacha. On* of the secrets In ttoaw
teats ta th* way the oxen are man-
aged and driven. Mr. Avery does hla
own driving and ia a master at th*
bualneoa. The other day again, as th*
day before, he cleared everything be-
fore him In th* ox pulling ring by Ink-
ing all three prizes In the free for MI
class and first aad aecond In tha 3.600
class.
Th* load drawn In the 3.500 class
waa about 9.100, while the veteran ox
man mad* an exhibition pull of aln*
feet In the free for all class with n
fancy pair of Devons with a load of
10.238. which ta the biggest load
drawn at Bratlteboro since he pulled
over 11.000 with his famous pair of
Holitelns.—Hainpshlrs Gazette.
Quick Action.
‘They tell me. you took a flyer In
Wall street."
“Yes," replied Mr. Lambkin. "For
n little while I was considerably
ahead."
"How much?"
"Pant say. Before I had time to
figure It out the market dropped and
wiped me out."
•erleus Guslness.
Madge—Was George fooling while
you were playing golf?
Marjorie — Gracious, I hope notl
Why, 1 accepted him.—Lipplncott'a,
All suppression of selfishness makes
ths moment great. — Lydia Marla
Child.
One Mother
Says
"There** only one
trouble with
Post
Toasties
"When I get e pack-
age or two. Father
and the boys at once
have tremendous ap-
petites.”
Pott ToasHat
Reprirv No CooMog
Serve with sugar
and cream and the
smiles go round the
table.
"The Memory Lingers"
Bald by Ortcers
Nesa Ovrvat Co., Lid,
Hauls crack. Mick.
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