The Oklahoma County News (Jones City, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, June 4, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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Official
Paper
'of
Oklahoma
County
©ftCaftoma Countu Hews
The County Newspaper With The Big Circulation
Formerly
15he
Canadian
Valley
News
VOL. XV.
Entered at the Post Office at Jones, Oklahoma,
as second-class matter.
JONES CITY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1915.
M. B. Kkykb, Owner and Publisher
Chester A. Keyes, Editor and Manager.
NO. 5
SHOULD LOOK
FOR STORMS
.. • .Ml-
PROF. L. HOWELL LEWIS SAYS
RAD ONES ARE PROBABLE
THIS MONTH
Prof. L. Howell Lewis, the Okla-
homa City weather prognosticator,
predicts that there will be violent
storms this month. “From this
time on to the 10th or 15th day of
June, 1 would advise people through-
out this entire country to be on the
lookout for storms of unusual force;
highly possible cyclones of high
electro-magnetic force will preceed
these storms in certain' localities;
possibly they will visit the cyclonic
belt in the southern part of this
state. The moon will be on its cel-
estial equator and at its last quarter
on the fourth. The soltice period
will be fully on, Mercury will be in
the center of its period, besides Jup-
iter and the moon will be in con-
junction with the earth. The center
of this storm period will be between
the third and tenth days of June.
CONSOLIDATION ACT
VALID SAYS COURT
The supreme court, Tuesday, in a
case from Kingfisher countv, de-
cided that the action of the last legis-
lature in consolidating the various
court clerk offices, and the office of
register of deeds with that of county
clerk, was constitutional. A similar
case is in the supreme court from
Oklahoma county, being an appeal
of Thos Kirby in his effort to regain
the office of court clerk now held by
James Beaty. The same questions
are involved in both cases, and it is
believed the court's decision Tuesday
practically settles the contention
arising in this county.
SHORTY RICE STUCK
ON BOOTLEG CHARGE
G. W. (Shorty) Rice, arrested a
few days ago by Deputy Sheriffs
Karos and Sanders, on the charge of
yiolating the/ prohibition law, was
given a trial Monday in the county
court. Several witnesses from
Jones City testified that they had
bought whiskey from Rice, and after
hearing the evidence the jury return-
ed a verdict of guilty. Rice will be
sentenced tomorrow, Saturday, by
J udge Zwick.
THE ANNUAL MEETING
FRISCO-OZARK ASS'N
The annual meeting of the Frisco-
Ozark Trails association was to be
held last (Thursday) night at Jones
City, but as The News goes to press
Thursday afternoon we were unable
to publish an account of the meeting.
A big crowd was expected, however,
from the different towns along the
Frisco railroad, and a rousing time
was in prospect for the visitors.
DELINQUENT TAKES
NOW DRAW PENALTY
Unpaid taxes are, since June 1,
subject to the regular 18 per cent
penalty, according to County Treas-
urer George Baker. The last legis-
lature passed a law making taxes
that were delinquent draw 6 per cent
uutil June 1, after which the regular
penalty would attach.
EXPOSITION SPECIAL
TO BE BIG SUCCESS
A letter to The News from A. P!
Decker, assistant manager of the
Lee-Huckins hotel atOklahoma City,
who has charge of the trip to be
made by special train to the San
Francisco Exposition, in July, says
that the reservations are going rap-
idly and the prospect is that the en-
tire 150 tickets will be sold within a
few days. Mr. Decker says that
several gentlemen froiu Jones City
have inquired about the trip.,and
that probably some of them will go
along. The cost of the trip will be
$135 per person, including hotel at
SanFrancisco, except meals at the
latter place. The special train will
leave Oklahoma City July 15 and
will be gone fourteen days. It will
go the southern route and at Jaurez
a bull fight will be witnessed. The
return trip will be made by way of
the northern route.
The object 6f this trip is to adver-
tise Oklahoma. No other state has
attempted such a stunt, and it is be-
lieved it will be of great benefit to
our commonwealth.
s,:ssss
MEOAL CONTEST AT
M. E. CHURCH, 11TH
Mrs. Pearl Dalton of Oklahoma
City, County Superintendent of
Medal Contest Department of the
W. C. T. U. will hold a Matron’s
Silver Medal contest at the Metho-
dist church, Friday evening June 11.
The contest Class to arrive on the
8:08 train.
Special music is to be rendered by
musical talent of Jones City, among
the numbers we are to be favored by
the male quartette.
No admission fee at the door, just
a freewill offering.
MRS. LOVE PREPARES
THE ANNUAL PROGRAM
Within a week or ten days, Mrs.
Anna Burks Love, county superin-
tendent of schools, expects to have
completed the preparation of the
program to be given by graduates in
the county school exercises at the
Oklahoma City highsebool Friday
afternoon, June 18. Mrs. Love has
issued letters to the successful stud
ents congratulating them on having
passed the tests, and advising them
as to how to continue their educat
ion.
LUTHER EXPECTS OIL
STRIKE, ANY MINUTE
LuthCr Register: “Revived inter-
est is being manifested in the operat
ions of the Luther Gas & Oil com
pany well south of town. A sample
of the substance the drill is going
through was the interest of comment
on the street of Luther Monday.
The formation that is being drilled
in now is said by several to be the
exact formation encountered in the
Cushing oil field just before striking
oil.”
ATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM OVER THE BEST COUNTY IN THE
BEST STATE IN THE UNION
MANY COYOTES KILLED
The board of county commission-
ers at a recent meeting passed a
resolution offering a In bounty for
the scalps of gray wolves and $1
each for the scalps of coyotes. Since
that time many scalps have been
brought to the court house and bills
for same tiled with County Clerk
Cornelius. John McFFone of Lincoln
^ownship brought in the scalps of
aleven coyotes a few days ago, and
a boy named Hoover from Fleer
Creek township filed a claim for
seven. Several other claims for
smaller numbers have been filed dur-
ing the past month.
CHAMP CLARK AT EDMOND
Champ Clark of Missouri was at
Kkmond Tuesday, where he spoke
at the Central State Normal at ten
in the morning and at seven in the
evening. Mr. Clark is the first of
many men of national note who will
appear at the Normal this summer
and fall. These men will come un-
der arrangements that have nothing
to do with circuit plans, such as
made by Chautauqua promoters.
President Kvans has arranged for
many notable visits that have refer-
ence only to the good of students at
the normal school of which he is
president.
MRS. GENTRY PAROLED
Alverta Bess Gentry, convicted
murderess of her husband, Thomas
J. Gentry, at Oklahoma City in
1912, was granted an indefinite pa-
role by Governor Williams Thursday.
The parole permits Mrs. Gentry’s
father to take her anywhere in the
Uuited States that he cares to go.
Mrs. Gentry’s ill health was the
cause for the action, which is in the
nature of an extension of the parole
which Mrs. Gentry has enjoyed for
several months. The former parole
limited her freedom to a greater de
gree than does the .present.
BI6 SUIT FOR: DAMAGES
Charging that the negligence of
J. K. Lennington, driver for the
Williamson - Fraizer company of
Oklahoma City, caused a truck to
run ove» and kill his four-year-old
daughter, W. E. Akers, Saturday,
filed a suit against the driver and
company for $10,180.80 damages
The alleged accident occurred
Oklahoma City March 3, last.
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FRUIT GROWERS ELECT
At a meeting of the Oklahoma
County Fruit Growers’ Association
held at Oklahoma City, Saturday, it
was estimated that g5U cars of El
berla peaches would be shipped from
this county in August. This will l>e
a record crop for this county accord-
ing to those in attendance at Satur-
day s meeting. New officers for the
association were elected as follows:
President, Henry Dodd, of Dixon;
Secretary, Henry Smith, Oklahoma
City: Treasurer, Robt. L. Peebley,
Oklahoma City.
HARRAH MEN IN BAD
Twenty - two counts, charging
Arthur and Clarence Browning of
Harrab, with taking liquor from the
express office for the purpose of
violating the prohibition law, were
filed liy Couuty Attorney John
Embry. The records of the express
company will be used as evidence at
the trial.
EDMOND WOMAN INSANE
Mrs. Marie Sumner, of Edmond,
has been taken to the insane asylum
at Norman. Mrs. Sumner has been
laboring under the hallucination that
her husband was trying to poison
her. She was so violent that it re-
quired four strong men to handle
her.
FRANCIS SUED
J. Ij. Francis, recent Bull Moose
nominee for county commissioner
from this district, has been made
defendant in a $10,000 damage suit
filed by J. R. Van Poole, of Okla-
homa City, who alleges that -he was
injured when he was run down by an
automobile driven by defendent.
HOOSIERS TO CELEBRATE
The Hoosier Club of Oklahoma
City, composed of former Indiana
people, will hold a picnic some time
this month. Paul B. Smith, secre-
tary' of the retailers’ association, is
president of the club.
More County News, Page 5.
KNOW THY COUNTRY
II—Railroads
ELK TOWNSHIP S. S.
CONVENTION, SUCCESS
The Township Sunduy School Con-
vention of Klk township met at Star
Sunday ami was a decided success.
Rev. Woods of Choctaw preached an
excellent sermon in the morning.
A big dinner was served on the
grounds nt noon and an interesting
program was rendered in the after-
noon. Tlie convention convened to
meet at Home Valley next time.
DE FORD'S DEMURRER
A JONES CITY MAN ARGUED TOMORROW
ELECTED PRESIDENT
W. A. Jones, 1,. T. Winiugs, J.
C. Lindsay and C. W. Grayum, car-
riers on the Jones City mail routes,
took advantage of the holiday, Mon-
day, and attended the meeting of the
county carriers’ association at Okla-
homa City. Mr. Jones was elected
president of the county association.
Demurrer to an indictmeut filed
against him by the United States
will he argued by counsel for Roy
DeFord, formerly of Jones City, in
the federal court at Oklahoma City,
Saturday. DeFord is charged with
violation of the Mann act, his case
having grown out of his elopement
with Miss Sibyl Starks, au Oklahoma
City girl, last fall.
In discussing the commercial
achievements of this great age, we
shall approach the subject as the
historian chronicling events. This se-
ries will endeavor to record In writ-
ing the supremacy of American men
and industries In the world’s affairs
and perptuate an appreciation of our
marvelous Industrial achievements by
presenting simple facts, figures and
comparisons that are overpowering In
their convictions.
America holds her proud place
among the nations of the earth today
on account of her supremacy In trans-
portation facilities. The mighty minds
of the age are engaged In the prob-
lems of transportation, and the great-
est men In the history 6f the world’s
commerce are at the head of the
transportation systems of the United
States.
In the discussion of transportation,
let us consider separately our Rail-
ways. Telegraph and Telephones. Ex-
press, Public Highways, Steamships,
Street Railways, Interurban and other
forms of transportation, and this ar-
ticle will deal with railways.
The United States has the largest
mileage, Rie best service, the cheap-
est rates, payB labor the highest
wages, and we have the most efficient-
ly managed of the railways of the
world. They stand as a monument to
the native genius of our marvelouB
builders, and most of the railroads In
foreign countries have been built
under American orders.
The railroads represent a larger In-
vestment of capital ihan any otner
branch of human activity. The mile-
age In the United State* exceed*
Choctaw City, June 3—Jay Litt-
eer has moved his family to Dale.
Mrs. Anthony Tescier made a
business trip to Shawnee, Saturday.
,Jas. Rhanor has accepted a po-
sition in Oklahoma City.
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Walton at-
tended the Oklahoma City high
school graduation exercises as guests
of Rev. and Mrs. Ketebum, who
were two of the graduates.
George M. Smith transacted busi-
ness in the Btate capital, Friday.
J. E. Mclrvin returned Friday
from a business trip to Oklahoma
City.
Prof. Walter McCracken and sis-
ter, Mrs. O. D. Shirley, were in
Harrah on business, Saturday.
Mr. Ragins received a telegram
Saturday announcing the death of
bis daughter, Mrs. Win. Miller, in
Arizona.
J. O. Powers has purchased a
five-passenger Ford.
Ed Mitchell shipped a car of al-
falfa to Oklahoma City, Friday.
J. B. Vaught, wife and son Wal-
ter, who formerly lived here, stopp-
ed off for a visit with old friends
while on their way from Boice, Ida-
ho, to Corpis Ohristi, Texas.
J. C. Gay, who recently bought
the Jake Tritten farm, four miles
west of here, was here Friday on
business.
Frank Kusler’s daughters of Okla-
homa City, visited at his home, Sun-
day.
Mrs. Walter Chamberlain’s two
daughters, of Oklahoma City, were
guests, Saturday, of Mrs. E.
Chamberlain.
QUARREL OVER A CRAP
GAME CAUSES KILLING
Quaireling over a crap game held
the night before, ip wbish a roll of
wire fence had been wagered and
lost, Herbert Lofton, colored, wss
fatally shot last Thursday by Jesse
Stiuson, also colored, when Lofton
went to the Stinson home, six miles
northwest of Jones City to claim the
wire. When Lofton went to the
Stinson home, it is said that at first
Stinson told him to go ahead and
take the wire, but that Stinson’s
family protested and that Stinson
then told Lofton to leave the wire
alone. Lofton paid no attention to
the order, so Stinson attempted to
shoot with a rifle, but the gun failed
to fire, He then drew a revolver
and shot Lofton twice, one shot tak-
ing effect in the stomach and one in
the back. The wounded man died
in about half an hour. After Her-
bert Lofton was shot, Stinson fired
four shots at Bud Lofton, a nephew
of Herbert’s, but none took effect.
Stinson left bis home immediately
after the shooting, and although a
the accepted dlBtance from the earth posse headed by Deputy bheiiff Jim
to the moon. We had In 1911. the | Karus spent several days looking for
last year In which figures for all
countries are available, on the
earth’s surface, 639,981 miles of rail-
way divided as follows: United States
241,199. Europe 207,432 and other
countries 191,350. The United States
has 38 per cent of the world's mileage,
seven per cent of the estimated pop-
ulation and about five per cent of the
area. The total capital: Invested In the
railways of the world is $50,000,000,-
000, divided as follows:’ United States
$13,000,000,000 Europe $25,650,000,000
and other countries $11,350,000,000.
Reduced to a mileage basis the cap-
italization Is as follows: The world
$78,000, United States $54,000, Europe
$1M,000, and other countries $59,000.
A comparison of rates Is equally as
Interesting and the United States
takes the lead In economy and serv-
ice. The average rate per ton per
hundred mile haul Is as follows:
United States 76c, Great Britain $2.53,
France $1.44, Germany $1.44, Russia
92c, Austrla Hungpry $1-30, Italy $2.30
and Switzerland $2.82.
The average yearly pay of all rail-
road employes In the principal coun-
tries Is as follows: United States
$757, Germany $392, Daly $345, Aus
tria $322, Great Britatn $279, France
$260 and RusBla $204.
About 30 per cent, or 188,000 miles,
of the railways of the world are
government owned. About half the
railway mlleageiof Europe is govern-
ment owned.
A comparison of the economy,1 Is
time and moneygmd the convenience
In travel, will hta made In a
article. ,$
LATEST DQIN’S
AT SPENCER!
THE NEWS' SPECIAL SERVICE
FURNISHES THE LATEST
INTELLIGENCE,
By Foggy.
Spencer, June 2—Mr. anti Mrs.
Henry Beveridge returned Saturday
evening from Oklahoma City, where
they bad been visiting with relatives
a few days.
Mrs. Minnie Johnson and sister,
Miss Grace Harrison, of Oklahoma
City, were guests of friends here
Sunday anil Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Minor and Miss
Lizzie Perkins, of Oklahoma City,
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Mrs. Perkins.
Mrs. Stella Wadsaek and daugh-
ter, Miss Beatrice, of Edmond, visit-
ed with relatives here Saturday night
and Sunday.
Misses Wendolyu Bruce and Silyia
Parsons of Jones City spent Satur-
day night and Sunday with Mrs. H.
E. White.
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Chapman aud
Mrs. Sarah Peland speut Saturday
night and Sunday with relatives here.
Miss Elsie Parsons of near Jones
City has been visiting relatives in
and around Spencer a few days.
Frank Witzell, who recently re-
turned from Minnesota, spent Mon-
day night with Emory Oney.
Miss Eunice TliomaH of Oklahoma
City visited Saturday night and Sun-
day with Mrs. FI. K. White.
Miss Ruth Whetstone was a guest
the latter part of the week of Miss
Irio Baughman, at Noruian.
The parly given Saturday night at
the Kringleu home was well attended
and all report a good time.
Mr. and Mrs. M. O. White and
children spent Sunday with Mr. aud
Mrs. A. H. Howell.
Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Minor were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Har-
ry Minor.
R. G. Peebley and Rice Kennedy
were in Oklahoma City on business,
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Pendley were
guests Monday night of Mr. and Mrs.
S. Lair.
J. V. Pendley transacted business
in Oklahoma City, Friday.
Mrs. Wm. Elswick was an Okla-
homa City visitor, Monday.
Mrs. •). V. Pendfey spent Thurs-
day night with Mrs. Neal.
Marie Thomas is spending a few
days^with Irene Stone.
him, be has not been apprehended.
TEAM THOUGHT TRAIL
WAS A RACE TRACK
The big sorrel team owned by
Bluford Taylor, who liyes in the
Kickapoo flat, southeat of Jones
City, ran away Monday. They ran
two miles north from the Taylor
home until they struck the Ozark !
Trail, where they turned east. Blu-
ford says that when they hit the I
Trail the team ran so fast that they |
could uot stop uutil they got this |
side of Tulsa, when they finally he- |
came exhausted and stopped. No |
damage was done, he says.
ADAMS WILL APPEAL
TO HIGH U. S. COURT
An appeal will he taken to the U.
8. supreme court in the case of John
C. Adams in an effort to establish
his claim to the add Couch home-
stead at Oklahoma City, upon which
the county court house and other
property now valued at $5,000,000,
FORMER SPENCER MAN
HAS OFFICIAL TROUBLE
C. G. VanNest, former principal
of the Spencer schools, but who has
has resided several years at Perry,
where he was recently elected mayor,
is having his share of official trouble.
The city council decided that the
mayor did not have the right to
make appointments, the mayor ten-
dered his resignation which the coun-
cil refused to accept, and the ques-
tion is, “Has Perry got a mayor or
not?”
MEMBERS ELECTED
FOR CO. FAIR BOARD
At a meeting called by C. W.
Callarman, couuty demonstration
agent, Fridav night, Wm. McMullen
and H. B. Houghton were elected to
represent Springer township on the
county fair board. These gentle-
men will meet with the county board
and work out the details of the
township fairs to be held this fall.
is located. The slate supreme court
recently denied Adam's
Utir I til'ou for a rehearing on au
I decision.
G000 ROAD MEETING
WAS HELD AT WITCHER
second pc-1 The people of Witcher ami vicinity
adverse held a meetiug Saturday night aud
| organized for road work.
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Keyes, Chester A. The Oklahoma County News (Jones City, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, June 4, 1915, newspaper, June 4, 1915; Jones, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc860169/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.