OFFICIAL PAPER OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY,
THE CANADIAN VALLEY NEWS.
tiik only papek in oklahoma that darks to pkint thk nkws.
JONES CITY, OKLAHOMA. FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1904
>L. IV.
NO. 8.
\m YOUNG
fWLE ELOPE
nsation is Created in
the Circle of the
Upper Ten,
ICE HAAS AND MYRTLE BUTT
■in Voiuif People of Merrsh
tun Away Supposedly to
Get Married
1*1 tjj TIt# « uitit.iiiu. \'a)k-y
11. O T., July (ireat
*• pmiplr'i surprise last Satur-
onriDg when til wo was a fuiut
•1 tIt:tt two of tl p mostiwj ctr
liest known young | «*^ | U  hud
:*n'l when ii 1m*me known
■rtainty that such  'M the oas:
ited quite :i aensatiou, mid at
went tune tin* whereabuuts of
mug OUttif b a my* Wry, not-
ending the efforts of the par
o I-h-titi* 111.'ID
parties wert* Clarence Haas,
Dr. Haas. and Miss Myrtle
, and the neatness and dispatch
which they carried out their
was a complete surprise. The
h are aged 18 and 17 reapee-
. and are well and favorably
ii and we hope they may have
joy and happiness.
Watermelon Contest
or«Wr to keep up the excellence
uality of the agricultural ex-
at the world's fair from Okla-
hihI also l>e in season, Secre-
Thoburn has decided to lt|rt
sts all over Oklahoma for the
ig of large watermelons. This
be very easily done by the
ers. Just a little extra care
pruning of one or two vines and
cdui(s would no douht Im* start-
and upM the eyes of a great
bet of people at the world's fair
e melon prospects of Oklahoma.
very large melons are expected
result of this contest. It was
suggested that a ear load of
lis be sent to the fair to lie serv-
ith the compliments of the next
in the IJuiou on Oklahoma day.
'ornia is doing that now, and
at the republican convention at
ago a car load of fruit was dis-
ited from their state headquar-
It is a great advertisement
i country, and would add greatly
ie popularity Oklahoma has al-
y gained.
Sheneman-Albright
r. Cal Sheueman anil Miss Mamie
right were uuited in marriage at
home of the bride's pareuts, Mr.
Mrs. W. F. Albright, southwest
jwu, on last Thursday afternoon
iiree o'clock. The ceremony was
ormed by the Rev. J. Wood in
presence of a few friends. After
ceremony the couple drove to
ucer where they took the train
a short wedding trip, after which
,• will return to Jones to make
r home.
Ir. Sheneman came here a vear
There's Oil Under Us
Kvldcnce of the existence of oil
in this vicinity continually ooiues to
light, William pulton, who bought
Mia McOlung farm south of town,
reports that the water in one of the
wells is ao impregnated with oil that
the stock will not drink it, and Mr.
Pullan is so sure that there is petrol-
eum underlying his place that he
will take considerable stock should
a company be organized here.
The water from uianv of the wells
in aud around Jones Cltv shows
strong traces of oil, rendering much
of it unfit for use, and it is only a
question of time until a test well
will lie drilled to ascertain what is
underlying this section.
In Jail on Serious Charge
Joseph Klemkowski, a Polander
living near Harrah, who had desert
ed )iis family ami was living ii
adultery with Man Fedak, was ar-
rested recently and I tom id over to
await the action of the grand jury.
The woman, Mary Fedak, was tried
on Tuesday of last week and was al-
so held tii await the action of the
graud jury, and in default of bond
was taken to the Oklahoma county
jail. This matter is much regretted
by the Polanders around Harrah, as
they are upright, law-abiding people.
Court House
Contract
/
Is Awarded
The board of county commission
era Wednesday afternoon passed
resolution awarding the construction
contract for the erection of the new
t* uinty court house to the dross Con-
struction Company of Oklahoma City
for $99,909.
The bidders were all called into
the room at the time of the letting
and the announcement was made by
Chairman Bd Overholaer that the
<}ross Construction Company would
Ik  given until August 1, 11104, to
make their Itond and contract. All
of the bids were kept by the com-
missioners for future referent* if
the Gross Cons traction Co. should
not accept the award.
There was but a small difference
In the bids and the wccessful one
wn« only ti.651 tower than his
nearest rival.
The other bidders while disap-
pointed in not securing the contract,
were particular to express their grat-
ification at the business treatment
they received from the commission-
HEWS FROM
REPORTERS
The News' Pencil Pushers
Tell What is Go-
ing On.
MANY NEI6HB0RH00DS HEARD FROM
The Ntw«' Staff of Con-oependents
Toll The H pp«nln m of Tholr
Neighborhoods
na mail clirk mid spent Sniulny with
Ilia wife ami pawuts. Wv did not
learn whether he received mi ap-
pointment for the present time or
or not.
Larue Kennedy lius U'en staying
with hi  uncle Joint Kennedy, for
gome time
Hov Kb tell went to Oklahoma City
last Tuesday and purchased a new
buggy and a line  el of harness.
John Stevens win. up from the
Kickapoo Monday.
Tom Kennedy and l.ena Kstell
Hundayed at John Kennedy's.
Mrs. McCoruiiek is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. John Wallace.
Ralph Brown was called to Kd
liiond the Fourth to act as marshal
>f the A. II. T. A. parade. Hill Ik
•ante I>ack to Arcadia In the after-
noon.
tieorgc Klcrick and wife and Win.
AIImi and family s|teiit Monday at
Scott Schell's in Oreen Valley.
Klokapoo Items
Mrs. F. 11iMerman is very sick
Mrs. J. W. King called on Mrs.
W. O. Olmsted Friday.
J. S. Klliott and family visited
few days with Ills mother, who iB
very sick at her home at 8|iciicer.
Morris Dupree is working for 1$
F. Olmsted.
Mr. Karns says if the young man
who wanted to get married Would
buy a team of him. the girls would
all he wanting to hitch on.
Some of the young men who cele-
bra ted the Fourth of July left home
Notes From Harrah
Ii. C. Grimes made a business trip
Uj Shawnee the llrst.
a dispute over a foot race Satur-
day resulted in a tight. No one ser-
iously hurt.
K M. Kagland was a visitor ill our
town Friday and reports excellent
crop pfoipectt in the K ickapoo.
W, J. tiarrett of Oklahoma City
lias lieeu here several days looking
after legal business.
Mrs. Russell, who has lieeu ill for
the past ten days with the fever, is
slowly improving.
John Bullock has moved to town
and will occupy the property of Joe
Ward.
Uncle Sieve Moore lias returned 1 Saturday evening and didn't gc
from the Indian Territory, after an )a(,k tm fneailay noon. Hope they
had a good tliue.
Miss Eva Young spent Sunday
with Mrs. Robert Mackie.
It. W. Stevens and wife and Mrs.
Kd Merritt visited at Jim Karns last
Monday.
Urandma King is able to Bit up
W. O. Olmsted and son Koltert | ghow.
Antls Hold County Meeting
The county meeting of the A. H.
T. A. was held here Saturday. The
meeting was presided over by J. 0.
Shackelford, president of the county
association, and the sessions were
held behind closed doors at the op-
era house. Delegates were, present
front every lodge in the county. A
constitution and bylaws were adopted
and some other important business
transacted. The next meeting will
lie held at Oklahoma City on the
first Saturday In October.
Recognised After Many Years
While J. L. Johnson was rilling
from Arthur, Ills., and has been along the road near Arcadia, he was
aged in the contracting busiucss.
is a young man of many noble
ts of charactei and has many
lids.
'lie bride is <me of our most ac-
iplished young ladies and is to lie
gratulated upon the selection of
life partner she has chosen.
Phe News joins in wishing them a
g, happy and prosperous married
Some Fine Garden Truck
Mrs. M M. Kail brought in some
i *n truck the other day that shows
accosted bv a man who called him
by name ami asked, "Do you re-
memlier the last place 1 saw you?"
Mr. Johnson replied that he did not,
and the gentleman told him it was
thirty-five years ago in a town in
Pennsylvania. They had not met in
all these years, yet he recognized
Mr. Johnsou the moment he saw
him. He is one of the drillers at
the Arcadia oil well.
alisenc^ of several months, aud says
Harrah is the plat* for him.
There has lieen some talk of a can-
ning factory here and the people
raised the bonus asked by the can-
ning company, but so far there has
been no woHc done, but a letter re-
ceived from them promises to be
ready by July 10 to handle all crops.
Mr. Pipher, north of town, liad
the county surveyor and a force of
of men at work a couple of days es-
tablishing lines for him.
Leo Housh of the Kickapoo was
here on a two days visit with his
sister, Mrs. ling land.
Arthur Waner, of the Seminole
country, sjient the Fourth with old
friends here.
After an absence of two months
I Glee Beavers is mingling with his
old school mates.
The Harrah ball team played at
Spencer the Fourth.
Mrs. L. H. North has moved to
Oklahoma City where she will re-
side.
Z. T. Wright of Jones passed
through our town euroute to Shaw-
nee.
G. C. Kramer was here Friday
looking after the wheat crop in this
vicinity and employed Porter Hag-
land to buy wheat for him.
Mr. Jeff Tye planted one bushel of
potatoes, a new variety, and after
using out of them from May liU to
the present time, dug twelve and one
half bushels. This on upland, too.
Joe Ward, formerly of the firm of
Ward & Sou, hardware dealers, has
purchased two good teams and is go-
ing to go back on the farm near
Arcadia. Joe says the farm is the
place of all places.
John Moore has been quite sick
for several days but is Improving
and able to be a'sMit again.
Barker Black, one of the up-to-
date farmers from north of the river,
has eighteen acres of oats that will
average at least seventy-live
per acre, also some excellent wheat.
The merchants got together last
week and raised enough money to
have the streets graded and put in
first class condition, and everyone
taking inspiration from their good
•ds aud
my MURDER
ERS IN JftlU
The Oklahoma County Jail
is Filling Up With
Criminals
MANY VICTIMS WERE KILLED OUTRIGHT
Series of Murdore In Oklahoma
County That Breaks The
Rooord
In the county jail in Oklahoma
City there are at this time five pris
oners directly charged with murder.
Two others are l>eing held for inves
ligation relating to murder, aud two
more were arrested Saturday for
shooting.
All these crimes, with a single ex-
ception, have l ecn committed within
the last six mouths.
W. T. Allen is charged with the
murder of his wife at the home of
one of her relatives near Luther. It
was one of the most cruel and cold
blooded crimes ill the annals of the
territory.
Kd Filson is charged with the
murder of Kflle Fisher, who was the
keeper of a bawdy house at Oklalu
ma City. She was assassinated at
alsiut three o'clock one morning last
winter, the weapon used lieing a shot
gun, ami the murderer standing out-
side and shooting through a window.
W. L. Durant is in jail charged
with the murder of Joe Kiser, alias
Joe Gorman. Both were employe
of the Buckskin Bill Wild West
-OF--
called oil C. H I'arker Monday.
Some of the Kickapoo Odd Fel-
lows attended the I. O. O. F. supper
at Jones the night of the Fourth.
They rc|Hirt a royal good time and a
grand supper.
Frank Boggs and family, Thomas
Clark and children, Grandma Clark
and W. 0. Olmsted's family cele-
brated at J. W. Kings with a grand
good dinner mid lemonade and it*
cream, and fire crackers galore.
Luther Notes
Otho Cole, Will Chilcott, All*rt
Cole, C. T. Dawson and Mart Rogers
j are taking in the World's Fair. They
' will also visit iu Louisiana liefore
returning.
The colored people of Luther are
preparing to give a grant! picnic
J ul v 23.
While T. H. Ray was having his
well drilled deeper a strong trace of
oil was found.
Luther now receives eight mails
daily since the Katy established ser-
vice on the new train.
Frank Kckcr lias located at Skee-
de, Okla., ami will go into business
there.
...SHOES
Douglas City News.
Colored People'* Column Condiieleil by J. K.
Moore.
Mrs. Moore and her two little lioys
visited her mother, Mrs. Callie Nich-
ols, the other night
Bert Nichols lias two children on
the sick list, one quite seriously.
Roy Fain, Jeo Mitchell ami llobt.
Harris were in Luther Saturday.
Thomas Harris bad his cow tied
'busliels Iou^ ^ H'ie broke her
leg.
Irvin Nichols and his three daugh-
ters made a speedy trip to Luther
Saturday.
Bit His Ear
George C. Hardou is charged with
the murder of llarrv Netter, whlc
crime occurred at the Fashion Then
tre at Oklahoma City, alw>ut tw
weeks ago.
Jerome Clemens ami W. G. John
stm, alias "Sureshot" Johnson, are
held awaiting preliminary examina-
tion on the charge of murdering W.
D. Richardson, traveling representa-
tive of "Bonds and Mortgages," a
Chicago financial journal. The min-
der occurred on one of the principal
streets of the city about midnight,
two weeks ago.
Jot* Willoughby, a bartender, is in
jail charged with the murder of a
colored man by the name of Thomas
Sliuw.
The latest arrivals in the county
jail are J. M. Tucker and son, J. M.
Tucker, Jr.. both colored, charged
with the shooting of Samuel Farrow,
also colored, in a negro dive in Okla-
homa City one morning last week.
Iu every case mentioned alwive,
with one exception, the victim was
either killed outright or died shortly
after the assault, indicating that,
murderous intent was foremost in
the mind of the assailant.
A J. Thompson, a colored man
of near Jones City, is also in jail
charged with shooting at his father-
in-law, J. L. Logan, with a shotgun.
For 30 Days we will offer all
Shoes at a Special Discount of 10
per cent for cash. This is your
chance to save some money.
We have Shoes from 60 cts
to $4.00.
Extra large line of STRAW
HATS, both common and fine.
Call and See them.
We buy COUNTRY PRO-
DUCE-Butter and Eggs.
We sell GROCERIES low.
er than others.
When you want to SAVE
MONEY, trade with
Stone Bros.
Mercantile Co.
Bother.d by City P.ople
The people living along Deep Fork
are very much annoyed lately iiy
pleasure seekers from the city.
Many of tlieru are not altogether a
most desirable |>eople for tliey seem
to consider themselves privileged
characters; when in the country they
seemingly throw aside all respect
and modesty. They trespass to the
fullest extent by staking their horses
in corn fields, leaving gates open
and hunting and flsliing wherever
they choose regardless of forbidding
posters.
May Sue For Damage*
li. ('. Housh says he will in a few
days bring suit for damages against
lit. can be done in that line ill this j three young ladies east of town, who
intry. She pulled up one hill of j the other evenlug ran through his
ins anil we counted and found it
I produced 111 7 pods. Another
libit of Mrs. Falls' was ft radish
it had no doubt I teen stunted by
• early dry weather. It only meas-
'il 22 inches in length and ten ill-
's in circumference. Mrs. Fall
tught that had the season Jteeu
i-orable the radish might have
twn to lie in si«e similar to   tele-
upli pole.
Another line exhibit at The News
Bliss
example went to cutting wees ami; f ()rtJW , |nrge crmvd.
the result is a very pleasaut aud H(\v(,rtiw,(t rnn, w„ cftrri
agreeable surprise
The Political Whirl
]). F. Harness, democratic candi-
date for county treasurer, was here
Friday circulating among probable
delegates.
There are some politicians who
still profess to lielieve that Bill Tay-
lor will be nominated for congress,
ami the republicans are Imping the
lielief will prove to lie cornct.
J. C. Shackelford, candidate for
. , . . , , 4 the democratic nomination for slier-
The Fourth of July celebration at ^ ^ T|]( N(,lyH u (.a„ HaUmhiy.
i Mr. Shackelford was here attending
program was carried out AlltM1,mi. Thief Association
with few exceptions. hvcrything
passetl otf smoothly with the excep-
tion of a flglil In'tween Lewis \\ ood
one tif the Harrah Imll team, and a
young man named White of Spencer.
County News
A cotton giu will be erected at
Waterltni by the fanners.
Lige Roberts <>f Choctaw is visit*
iug his parents in Arkansas.
Mr. ami Mrs K. 31. (Iroth, of
Dickson, are attending the world's
fair.
Mrs. Frank Adams of Witcher has
gone to Kansas to attend her sister's
wadding.
Mr. Jeffries, one of tin* rural mail
carriers from Choctaw is biiiJding a
new residence at that place
'J'lie Silver Medal Contest at Brit-
ton, under the auspices of the Lu>
dies Temperance League, was woii
by Miss Koala Harris.
Stealing chickens from a minister
is like stealing from a printer, it is
a mean dirty trick, says t)ie Kdumutl
Knterprise, out that is what hup|M*n-
We k H arts
an* caused by indigestion. If you eat
a little too much or you are subject
to attacks of indigestion, the stom-
ach expands—swells, and puffs up
against the heart. This crowds the
heart and shortens the breath. Rap-
ttl heart beats ami heart disease is
the final result. Kodol Dyspepsia j |{ev Opie of Kdijioud
Cure digests what you eat, takes the I m „
strain otf the heart, cures indiges- pj|eB Vpon Top ol pi|M
tioii, dyspepsia, sour stomach, and o ()f ,B ||llv(. t)u,
nourishment, strength | ^um| „,.wiU ll \Viu.|, ||w| Huh*
o ,e' There are mail) ilitff**-
During the fight young
Wtsxl had
Pleasant Valley News.
Conducted bv Mamie K tell.
The people of this neighborhood
„ . , , . , attended the celebration at Arcadia
corn field, ruining about four acres, t
more or less, of the growing crop. |tb" fpiece bitten from hi* ear, and there
The young ladies were going along L Norman, Lela ig tll,k „f   vigorous prosecution of
bv Ills place at dusk when thev |w. Thompson ami Kena Harmon, Messrs whitc The people of Spencer re-
time scared at something and what ** ,1 erkm < ( l'«rh-  Montgomery. ,t tho ,„,.ulrt.„cc very much.
 ...     h..i,i ...,...l,l and Logan Jones visited at S. h.      -
Ksteli's Sunday. Mr- °rok,w *e rrested
Miss Zelma Young went to Area- j R. W. Brokaw. who lives two mil-
lia Saturday for a few days visit es east of town and who was recently j plank in the platform.
they did to that corn Held would put
to shame a stampeded herd of cattle.
Guess again.
Woodmen Have a Good Time
The Modern Woodmen had a gen-
eral gtH>d time at their solial last
meeting.
H. A. Hendricks is a candidate
for commissioner of the JSaatern dis-
trict of Oklahoma county, subject to
the decision of the democratic con-
vention. His announcement will lie
found in this issue of The News.
contributes
and health to
every organ
body. Sold by Stone pharmacy.
Notice to Carpenters
Bitls will lie received for the car-
penter work «m a building 24x84 in
Jones. 0. T. Contract will Is* let
July 10th. 11)04. For sjieciflcatlous
call at Bank of Jones.
For Sale or Trade
One of the curious incidents of the I 1#0 ()f |,m<, 4
Chicago Republican convention (lf (,|llK.u , Also 1 stallion
the earnest effort of Senator Duls,is | , k (,#1| (<t Ntm„ f()r
of Idaho U. get an anti-Mormon
I hey refus- 1
with her brother, Wm. Young. I arrested on a complaint filed by | «>d to accej t It at the hands of a|
Will Marshal and family ate Sun- August Fleck and charging him with I Democrat and told him to mind his W iley tanacia la anie u> in-
day dinner at J. A. Burk's. {removing property under restraint, uwn business. 1 a siege o t\u.
I cures tliein.
ent kinds of piles, but if you get the
genuine ami original Witch Haxei
Salve made by K. C. DeWitt & Co,
of Chicago, a cure is certain. H. A.
Tlsdale of Suuimerton, S. CY, says;
i-l had piles JjO years and DeWitt's
Witch lla/.el Salve cured me after
everything else failed." Sold by the
Stone Pharmacy,
"Protect Yourself"
intending visitors to St. I^uiis dur-
ing the World's Fair can assiirs
themselves satisfactory rwuiing ac-
commodations through the Merchants
Service Couipsuv at a nominal ex-
pense. For particulars apply to the
nearest Frisco System Agent,
Wiu. Chit wood and Clias Stevens but who was released by Justice Al-
toti. ten potatoes of the Bliss Thursday night The attendance ™| J Ws^"^v and «Jli"ihrtght on the g^mnii. that no est
iumph variety, brought in by L. not large, but what was lacking in «.bjtwoo<i spent Sundav vcrv pleas- j bond had been filed bv the plaintiff,
-if- "•—*---™rr— >?.«
tieorge Henney when it came to the | «rved tn theafternoon.
eating lime. Then- was plenty of , Or. Kstell will leave Thnrs-
grub to have fed two hundred hungry <> }' * r™r Cheyenne, Wyo., where
men. and Billv and George thought!" '" «  
it was their ohiigatcd dulv not to al- "" , ..,
  t i. ... ...... 1 Kugene Hull came down from Kd
>11 mis.
Harry Lechner also added to the
splay some of his Karly Kureka
tatties. Thsv are a white variety
id are extra fine.
Claimed ta he Christ
An old gray headed man, dressed
rags and wearing his hair down
irer liis shoulders, walked into Ar-
idia the other evening, He told
low any of It to go to waste.
was served in the afternoon. I Sheriff Hart. Brokaw was taken to
Mrs Ora Kstell will leave Tliurs-1 Oklahoma City on the evening train.
Ueeal Iteme
Another flue rain visited this sec-
tion of Oklahoma yesterday.
Dr. Geo. W. Davis ami wife of St,
Isolds, are here Itmking for
Kugene
I mond Sunday to visit J. A, Burks',
| and speut the Fourth at Arcadia.
Huntington Withdrew Application
The county commissioners held a Misses Myrtle, Nannie and Cleo tlon.
special meeting last Thursday for! Kstell spent Sunday afternoon with
loca-
(u A- „ . „ ■ H. L. Lair nf HarUell torushlp
nooplt lit  as Christ, and they | the purp-we of deciding the contest | Mrs Ora bstell. visiting his nephew Krnest Allen I
™ r . i - •  I-j u—-*!-- • iu. .«. n<yana« fmii Morton hm^minger came up trt-m ^
en' Bo'mawhat surprised, not know ed application for a liquor license for, -'o..«... , ... -.
tg the second uoming of Christ was j C. V\. Huntington of Luther. Hunt-1 Harrah Monday to spend the Fourth
r close at hand. Before leaving, ington wanted to add more signatur at Arcadia,
ver the "tie pass ' route, the old es to the application, which was ob- Mrs. Wm. Kstell makes no Int
tan Stated th.it he was on his way jected to by the remonstrators, and provenuut. Mrs. Wm. Thompson
, Zion City when- lie would ihstruet this being sustained hy the cinuoiis
'■ P irle the coming year, isloners, lie withdrew Ills application,
i visited with her the Fourth.
\. Norman a as « ff from
iluty
A. J. Thompson, colored, charged!
with slnsjtiilg at his father-in-law. J. :
L. liOgan, with s shotgun, will lie
given a preliminary hearing today in
the hobiite Court,
V. 8. STONE. President.
8. J. GRAHAM. Vice Prealdent.
t. C STONE, Cawttler.
THE
BANK OF JONES,
OF JONES CITY. O. T
CAPITA I* f*!J,000.(*0.
Burglar Proof. Double Time Lock Safe.
Transacts a General Banking Business, Loans
Farmers res( ectfully solicited
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Collections. Accounts of Firms. Corporations and
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