Oklahoma State
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GUTHRIE, OKLA., THURSDAY, AUGUST, 31. l'Jll
  1.0 f. PER Y E A k
Guthrie Will Entertain the Country Boy and
Girl iHarm Institute and the National Farm v"  sutemw™.uu«ko*«.. um*.. .auk. n .-
10 ontorce iiie Oklahoma prohiuitiou , (>ril,, <„
Demonstration Conventions Next Week. ;MOd'^atc^E^'orL^i^um^rlo <:'ai,m" anflher vU;L11""1B":
.i-.uiuia.au i.iuorci m ni uiutci iu wlieu Charles Alcl line was suol Horn
—             . ______ succeed William Mcl*imor6 ot Aid-
Si tit; I MOlil I MEM' OFFM Eli POIiMi NIK t\M \\ i I \ I s> l> ^=-  ^.-7^===^-
i vkti^oAih OK I.E ^ ^ ^ ^ Oklahoma City Bankers have Used $750,000
Oklahoma I ity. Okla Aug. 26.- ,oofc ,us l(U,.k>
in tliat he would try
Guturie is making arrangements to
cii: .liaiii the girls and boys of i/>gan
toiinty next week and their parents
who accompany them. The occasion
i=> the Boys and Girls' Farm insti-
tute, under the directibn of the State
.  more, took the oath of office and ^ rming inw l(jwa a 4Uarter of t
ored slides on "Good Roads;" a " em to work on a large hatch ol MuU. uorU o, [U(, ma(u strett 0, , (J.
inuving picture tilm on * fc>u.nuury accumulated mail bearing upon the rum and wj,en opposite tiiu high
.Milk Production; Colored slides liquor tiaii.c. scuuol building seven snots from Uni-
on A Alodern Agricultural tol- The new oiiicer is a brother of J. caesiors vrwe tired at him, three tan-
le^e   I'rof. Jeffords, a. Caudill ui 1 aio Pinto county, ing effect in the back, lie fell in tin
Second 1>M). Texas. He nas had experience in road on his own rifle which he car-
hoard of Agriculture and the Agri- 1),00 a. m. General Session—.Music, suppressing illicit sales ol jutoxicants, rj0Ci constantly. His brother, Babt
cultural college at Stillwater for Question Box. Having be«?n tinted States Revenue ,u_ tlu.l4b witu him at tile time
Monlay and Tuesday, September 4 and 9:45 a. m. For .Men When to Culti- officer in one of the Kentucky mopn- was unhurt.
5, aiiid National tarm demonstration \ate, ami Why cultivate farm sinne oistricis duiiiio tiie term of Immediately after the shooting two
the 5, 6, and 7th. crops  Prof. Hartenbower. President < ! velanu. in Ism: he was 5i , llUl\U',t: seen to leave the
It is the desire of Guthrie to have 1* or Y\ omen——Vegetables as a elected to the iveniucky btntp school building. They were not rec-
all the boys and girls of I.iOgan Food  .Miss Mathews, ate as a Democrat on the same ticket OMn/ici. Tin re were many marks
county to attend, and they will try 10:30 a. m. For .Men—Hogs and Al- with Proctor Knott when the latter ol: evidence to show that they had
to make it pleasent for them, between lalfa—Feeding for Profit   ran for Governor. A:r. eaudiil served jjCen waiting in the school building
  Prof. Minear. m tne UKic.hoina Constitutional (on- afternoon for McClure to pass.
]■ or Women Demonstration vention. in iliat body he was en air- McClure is a prominent citizen of
Vegetable Looking  man ot the v. ommittee on Geological porum. He was a friend of Pony
....blisses .Mathews and Walters Survey and gained distinction hi oi- gtarr and Joe Davis, whom a mob at
11:15 a. m. General Session—profits ieiiii^ .i ioaujuiion* which forbade p0rum tried to kill last May, re-
on Farm < rops Prol. Jeffords smoking wuiie the convention was Kultlng in four members of the
school of agriculture comprise some 1:30 p. m. General Session—Question m session. , | mob being killed. At the trial of
novel features. It is expected that Box—Types of Beef and Dairy —  ' j Starr and Davis on a cattle stealing
an agricultural club will be organized Cattle  .....Prof. .Minear ( AKOLIXA-UEOlUiiA Icnarge, McClure was the chief witness
among them. Prof. Minera, the club 2:15 p. in. Organization of County
expert in charge, and County Superin- Fairs Prof. Jeffords
amousu and instantly kiilcu. Met lure
oi the Guaranty Bank Fund to Save
I. M. Putnam and others.
the lectures and demonstrations of
the farm experts, by taking them
around town in automobiles, giving
the picture shows specially provided
for them and other things.
Arrangements for the two days
Oklahoma City, Sept. 31.—The Ok- the thirteen Indictments returned
Uuoinan has the following interest- against them recently by the grand
lug ileitis of the use of the guaraiuj jury for alleged frauds against the
fund to save J. Al. Putnam and the | Night & Day hank under its old
failing banks. State officers are said management. The petition states that
to be involved. i Anderson borrowed $4.00(1 from the
"Alleging openly that l)r. J. Al. Pos-1 Night Day bank on April 13,
telle, I. Al. Putnam, P. P. Peterson 11910 and that the note v. us due oil
and \V. S. Anderson are all prac-|.Iune 13, 1910. It fur; .er is alleged
t cally insolvent, representatives of that no part of it has been paid and
tl.e state banking hoard appeared
before Judge George W. Clark of
the district court Friday and de-
manded that the four men either list
that there is ?4,COO principal due,
$22.") interest and $100 attorney's fees,
making a total of $4,625.
While Anderson is the defendant, on
their property with the clerk of the tile biggest single not. Dr. Postello
district court or get off the bonds jK named as «efendant or as a co-
tendent Neil Humphrey will have For Women— Demonstration—(
charge of the organization. Profes- ca!te baking Miss Walters
sors, Allnear, Jeffords, Hartenbower, 3:00 p. m. For Men—Judging and
COAST STOlt.H RAGES ;or the defense.
. | ,He , lfad received one or two on-
and Walters and Miss Mathews will
be the faculty of the school.
Dry farming will be a leading fea-
ture of the meeting of the federal
agriculturists. The field men, crop
Scoring t orn and Preparing Cora
for Exhibition. .Prof. Hartenbower
For \V omen—School launches and
Table Service. ..Miss .Mathews
Appears Smldcnl* and Menace- Ship- onymous letters warning him that
ping, Visit Doing Damage to unless he left the country he would
. be killed. His reply was to go
l'ropei l> on Laud. ]y armed M ^ ^
... . c, The assassination has not caused
bavaunah Ga„ Aug 2(.-Suddenly unu8ual- excitement at Porum.
earing off the coast ot houtu t ar- ^ special train was sent to Porum
Note. Each morning and evening o.ina unci t.eorgia tins iuoiumt,, . Saturday ,llght with a ,)osst, 0f jep-1 stance of the banking board, which |claimed on this note.
experts and statisticians will be here Prot. Uaskill will give boys training sionu reached a mile-a-nnnute eio- 8neriffs aboard, but no further has no look in. I 1)r Po8teIie ..lgo is nampH ,.nd„
The demonstration agents will make in track and field Athletics. cit> o.er bavaunah tonigtit^ vent ng u.ouble ls anticipated. This is the The names of the four still ap- fetldant ujlh H v SeV(,rin llld w
<A Abner Davis and F. H. Myers, who
were recently Indicted b£ the grand
jury for alleged frauds against the
Night & Day ank under its olr
manaement.
Attorney E. G. McAdams who rep
resents Davis and Myers, objected
strenuously to the appearance of the
date banking board's representatives
in the matter, claiming that nobody
is interested except the county at-
torney's office and the court. He
defendant on five of the notes sued
on. It is alleged that on October
12, 1910, ho gave two notes to the
Night k Day bank, one for $3,150 and
one for $500. The entire principal
interest and 10 per cent attorney s
fees is claimed on these, amounting
to $3,8G5 on the first, and $015 on
the seeond. F. K. Camp and J. Al.
I'ostelle .also are named defendants
on a note alleged to have been giv-
en by Camp to I'ostelle on Novem-
also stated that he could bring plenty her 1, 1910 for $1,127, due June
of surety that would be absolutely jC, 1911, and transferred to  tho
satisfactory to the court and county Haulers & Mechanics bank by Cos-
attorney, but declared that he would | telle. A total of $1 165 principal and
do absolutely nothing at the in- interest and $56 attorneys' fees ls
demonstrations. Corn raising in dry - —
years will be discussed by scientists program for Fall Agents Meeting in d'y113
force on piate-glabs windows,
street lamps and trees, put-
(iiillirie, Oklahoma, September
6. < mid Sill, ill 11.
Tuesday, September 5th, 1911
trouble Is anticipated. This is the
sixtn victim of the Porum feud since
the rst of the year. .
ting all wires between Savannau anu  
t uailestou out ol commission, aud ( HAU|, t LA|ih makes
at an early hour isolated that city 1HKF IT WiWNST
mid Beaufort, S. C. _* ^
South ot Savannah there is slight Democrat
A E'l
and farmers.
THE LECTURERS.
The lecturers for the State agri-
culture and domestic science will be: |0 —Organization and Roll
Prof. T. M. Jeffords, Department of fa|j.
Agriculture for Schools; I'rof. S. A. 9 ,;o to 10—A brief review of the damageto wires, the storm being (
Minear, Department of Agriculture Demonstration Work in Oklahoma. coniined chiefly to this city and the
for Schools; Prof. A. C. Hartenbower, jo to 10:30—Suggestions for the fut- region north of here. i _
Department of Agronomy; Prof. Sam lire \\ (,. English. liariy in the night the local wire-1 champ Clark in a signed interview tor before the grand jury
pedred on the bonds Friday night ,, Qn u nQte
but the signatuhes of John Garrett
and G. W. Colliver have been added.
The two men are reputed to be
worth in excess of $350,000, and it
I is was reliably stated Friday night
Hill Abolish Tariff that they were satisfactory to County
[Attorney Sum Hooker and Assistant
to the Planters & .Mechanics bank ou
October 14, 1910, which is claimed
I to have been past due since December
14, 1910 A total of $1,550 principal
and interest and $150 attorney's fees
is askedi 11 this suit. The above
were all filed in the district court.
Hoard if I'talis. Ire Inlcrferred
"ill'- County Attorney A. F. Moss, who b t „
Quincy, 111., Aug. 29. —Speaker lias had personal charge of the mat- (Rttoniey.B feP3 wa8 al80 flled aKal*gt
Dr. I'ostelle in the county court.
Gaskili, Instructor in Athletics; I'rof. to 12-Brief reports orfm coun- 'less siation was in communication here today, replied emphatically to1 "When we get through with these )( 0lalmed that the note In iiues-
A. M. Ferguson, Instructor in Agri- (V Hgents in regard to the.status of with a number of ships at sea. Tne President Taft's speech of defiance trials we except to have shown the tion was 0rleinally for $270.74 aud
cu'.ture. .Miss Irma Al at hews. Sup- tj,e WOrk in their respective counties, clyde liner Apache from New York to insurgent republicans and demo- stjite hanks throughout Oklahoma W(|g K-jven t(l the Planters & Ale-
erintendent of Woman's Auxiliaries jo to 1:30 Noon Recess. was off tne Charleston Harbor, unable (jrats delivered at Hamilton, Mass., where they have been hoodwinked P]lanlos bonk on February II 1911
Miss Maggie Walters, Department of |.;jo to 3—Continuation of County to go in on account ot rough seas. Saturday, lie accused the president L ' the state banking board, slated {jue )n thirty days and that a small
lj mesitc Science. Haskell State \g nts' report*. Verv high tides were reported from of not stating the facts, lie Said he Air. McAdams Friday night, but he |)ayraent had been made on it.
School of Agriculture. i p. m. to 4—model Fair of how 'j viiee Island earlier before the wires did noi rely for tae Insurgent re- refused to go into any details as to ..
PROGRAM. v, do it at Hugo, Okla.. by E. P. were lost form Beaufort S. C. ef- publicans who will no doubt uke just what facts would be brought t"distri. t court for
First Kaj. Ensley. ,tor.s to get into communication with up the cudgels in their own be-,to light. It has been reported for «'.r-' 6 „,.!?lriC. i°!
1 .00 a. n\ General S^ssioi—Organiza- 4 to "1—The tenput problem in Eii8t , naneston by wireless also faileU half." sonic time, however, that the trials
tlon, Announcements, Alusic. Oklahoma, by F. F. Fergliuson. ilP(| nothing is known nere of Ue no declared among other things ol Davis and Myers might he the
9.35 a. m. For Men—Hog cholera— 5 to 7:30, Supper , ,,.u. oi t..v ua there. 'that if the tariff board is- to be used means of showing many things to the . t. ...
symptoms described, demonatra- 7:?.0 p. m.-What the past season has 8lorm came a8 a 8udden sur. as a pretext for delaying tariff re- general public that never have been ^ of
tion of vaccination against chol- taught us about corn growing in Ok- (rise t(j 8ili1,|j(ng. it was born at sea' vision downward, the democrats will thoroughly understood. 11^ Is ru- ■
era  Prof. Jeffords. ]ahoma. by (3eo. U Bishop. H. Gar- ' . ' i, nst w ithout warning' cvt off the supplies.
For Women—Modern kitchen con- land, J. A. Donnelly, A. E. Ixivett and r, . ,v!eke s wer  sent far into' Referritg to the Hamilton speech, been in high official positions may ,
Miss Mathews. K McClure. i . .. '"f! T.L'. .. Clark said: be implicated before the matter ends.'' ' • Scales and Henry M. Scales also
the balance claimed to be due
note of $1,250 given to the
i;,Ut iV Day i ank on iiarca 14, i IO,
veniences ...
10.30 a. m. For Alen—Soil Fertility..
Blasting rockets we
| the murky sky uijove Savannah to- ' lark said.:
'night, warning snipping of exposed
unds along Georgia coast.
mored that certain men who have ''HO, and ft is alleged that the re-
mainder never has been paid. J.
were sued in the county court on a
"The president essayed rather a Seven suits on old notes given to
stunt of running amuck on 'he Planters & Mechanics bank and n?te for Misalleged to have been
Weilnesdaj, September (i. 1911
 Prof. Hartenbower. s-30 o 10—The boys and girls work V'^1
For Women—Quick breads   in Oklahoma by Prof. O. B. Alartln '
 Aliss Alathews and Air. Ive.
11: a m. General Session—Alusic. io to 11—Oklahoma Climate and soils KIC         __ _
Boys' and Girls' Agricultural by AV. K English.   as targets. I accept the ou-daugbt as mlssioner, the different suits aggreg-
clubs,  Miss Alathews. n to 12—Corn and Cowpeas in al- «orth j|M|,- Million A Plivsiciau Ex- badges of honor. ating almost $12,000. The defendants .
1 30 p. m. General Session: ternate rows, by W. R Bentley and UHmI in One Hooiii. I "The president as a rule is a most named in the various cases are D. it has been only a few days
Question Box—Milk Testing and others.    amiable gentleman, but at times he Postelle, W. S. Anderson, Henry since representatives of the state
Sanitary .Milk Production   12 to 1:30 Noon Recess. | New York Aug. 25.—Although he seems to have been in bad temper }}■ Scales. F. K. Camp, W.Jt. Phil- ['anking board„ nu.de the^ statement
d3 along Georgia coast. , ;arge stunt ot running um c on ™ n ((j thp j.lanters and Mecha„|cs
_   . | both insurgent republicans and demo- ,r|e °lri management or tne iMgnt &    
erats In congress singling out Air. Day bank were commenced Monday a, 011 ^chruary -4, 1911. 1 his was
il >1AN LIVED IN POVEIM'V cnderwood and myself in particular by D. I^mkford. state bank com- °"'y lo ('raw •• l'er cent Interest, so
''".'iL-.0.- mlssioner. the different suits .reren- 'he total amount claimed is only
  Prof. Minear 1:.10 to 2 p. m.—Farm Architecture, iiVed 'in poverty and died from lack because he sees defeat staring him l'1'8' H- A; SeV""iu' /■ H' ^ar|' anfl ,l)r' Pos,elle. 1 ^
p. m. For Men—Crop Rotation., illustrated lecture by Prof. W. A. ^ proper' {ood;,he will of Dr. Chas. in the face. 1 p- J|e®le,8; J.he.,, !Kr flve. SU,T? "!!d S', A!1,derson are
utnam, P.
lerson i
were filed In the district, court, and indebted to the state hanking board
ill a sum in excess of $750,000, and
the institution of the suits started
  Prof. Hartenbower. Etherton. . ,ievers au eccentric uptown phy- "Tne president's criticism of Mr. .
For Women—Study of Aleats (a) 2:30 to 3:30—Fighting Insect Pests. 8iclan shows that be was \*prth bun- Cnderwood and myself Is uncalled for the two smaller ones In the county In a sum in excess of $750,000, and
From Charts, lb) From Animals., by C. F„ Sanborn A. & Al. if he can dred8'of thousands of dollars. His and is as ungrateful as any perform- court. , u .■ .
 Miss Mathews, he secured. ,HWyer places the value of his es- ance I can remember, for had it not The largest one is against W 8. Monda . is taken generally to mean
3.00 p. tn. For Alen—Selecting and 3:30 to 4—Cotton by R. U Bennett. tat„J j.alf a miilion dollars. His been for the action of the democrats Anderson, who is one of the suretiefe that stops will be taken to collect
Preparing seed for planting on if he can be secured. holdings include twenty pieces of in the house both in the sixty-first 011 the bonds given by Abner Davis at least a portion of the amount
the Farm ... Prof. Hartenbower. 4:30 to 5—Bermuda Grass by F. A. Nl,w 4ork real ,.state and a safe full and Bixty-second congresses in lining an(1 F- n Myers in the matter of due.
For Women -.Demonstration — Mitchell. i,on(j8 and mortgages. up unanimously In favor of recipro- *—  1 •  ———_
Meat Cooking  Aliss Walters. 5 p. m. to 7 p. m. Supper. cny, [le would have been the most . „„.......
p. m. General Session—Question 7 p. m — Illustrated lecture on The physician, who was 6,i years thoroughly discredited and humillat- '
Box illustrated lyecture. Four Peanut Oroklng by W. R. Beattie. old, lived like the poorest of men", p|[ ,ire8j(jent since days of Andrew
Subjects will be illustrated—A S tt> 9 Illustrated talk by Prof. O B. cooking hisow n food in the one Jackson."
S.l
LAW TO A WEDDING.
Blanche L. israle, ol' Wichita and Leon
moving picture film on "Tuber- Martin, Boys Club Work in o|her room in which je slept, ate and car- '    j i.e Graut, Eormerly of Tulsa,
culosls and the House-fly;" Col- States. ' . rled on his business affairs. Ten CONFESSION CI.EAKS Sl'Sl'ECT. I Okla., Proclaim .tiarlini I moil.
Jo years.
Mr. Israel, who • :is pronounced
views on many subjects, in speaking
of the marriage, said: "The only ob-
jection ever given against a marriage
SIXTH PUBLIC LAND SALE
i years ago some influential friends ^|a|1 Vct'iise'il of Stealing Sweetheart's' Wichita Eagle: I of this kind is that It produces loose
succeeded in getting him an honorary ' |.jn„ j„ K\oneraloil After Month | Love at first* sight resisted in a | family ties Now, as I look at it,
three years. She was the first to degree of doctor of civil law from a " In Jail. ; common law marriage when Blanche people who are married in the reg-
cross the line of his restored vision.-Canadian college. The physician, Muskogee Okla. Aug. 25. Three D. Israel of Wichita and Leon he ular way are continually divorcing
Oiilaliomii to Start Disposal of Tracts, "Oh, An fa, I can see you now fpr however, decided that' the railroad months"after J K.' Stern, a traveling Grant of Tulsa, Oklahoma, decided to themselves, and by this form the
Itcginnintr Aug. 29 at Hobart, the first time,'' he cried poyously, fare was too much to make It worth sa|oimall 0| Muskogee, riad been re- become man and wife without a mar- (contracting parties may remarry, but
Kiowa County.
taking his wife In his arms. "Why, his while to go after it. Relatives ioaBe,i from custody on the charge of Hage license or ceremony
is it not marvelous? I can see as in New England will inherit his prop-
Oklahoma City. Aug. 27.—Oklahoma weli as when I was a kid." erty.
starts its sixth sale of public land Dr. Chapin lost his sight by the ef-  
Tuesday, August 29, at Hobart, Kiowa feet of the blinding sands of a Syrian « ..y |.-( |{<'I S WIN OVER
County, and by Nov. 4, expects to of- desert, seven years ago when on an ' unciix inn mitus
fer at public auction a total of exploring expedition. The refracted till.siM i|j1,uihiis
234,251 acres all lying In AVestern Ok- light had contracted the Iris of each AT FOOD CONVENTION
lahoma. None of the tracts exceed eye and attached it partly to the ———
160 acres. In the district sales will lens. He traveled practically around 1 u'.uth, Alinn., Aug. 24.—Arrival of
le held as follows: Hobart Aug. 29, the world last winter seeking for a reinforcements in the last hour gave
Cordell, Aug. 30, Mangum Aug. 31, specialist who would try to relieve
Hollis Sept 1, Lawton Sept 4, and by cutting away part, of the inpured
Anadarko Sept 6, Chickasha Sept. iris. None would do it, either in the
7. Watonga S<*pt 9, Fairview Sept 11, capitals of Europe or Asia.
Taloga Sept 13, Sayre Sept. 15, Cliey-. Then he came home and appealed
enne Sept 16. 17 and 18; Arnet Sept. f0 Dr. Knapp. Reluctantly and prom-
21 to 20; Buffalo Oct. 3 to 11, Wood- (s|nK nt the most a partial success,
ward Oct. 13 to 18, Alva Oct. 19 to jjr Knapp made the operation. When
24, Cherokee Qct. 25, Enid Oct. 2(5 and the bandages were taken off Dr.
27, .Medford Oct. 28, Newkirk Oct. .10, gt,apin could see as good as ever.
Perry Oct. 31, Chandler Nov. 2, Tec-  
nmsell Nov. 4. J j,;l ken'o roads
1'nder the rules of the department convention' one
bunyerB may bid through agents, and ok biggest held
unless ale ssee takes the land at the]   
appraised figure, there being no other t Hundreds of Delegates Assemble at
bid. loses Ills preference right.
WITH SIGHT RESTORED
SEES WIFE FIRST TIME
Cleveland Physician AVIio Married
When He Was Blind Success-
fully Operated On.
CHIsholiu
Itoails
El Reno, Aug; 29.—-The Cliisholm
Trail Goods Roads Association which
was organized at Enid August 16,
is in session here today in what is
the largest attendance and most en-
thusiastic goods roads meeting ever
New Aork, Aug. 25.—Dr. Arnold, hold in the history of Oklahoma.
Knapp. a well-known optalmologlst is. Twelve hundred delegates are in at-
recelving congratulations today upon ^ tcndnnce from Oklahoma, Kansas and ollna (VV'iley).
the success of a rare operation he ^ Texas. State support has been court-j Treasurer. James Faust, Pennsyl-
made on the eyes of Dr. H. L. Chapin, and won and the road routed vania (unanimous).
the so-called Wiley delegation in the
annual convention of the Association
of State and National Pure Food de-
partment victory today. Lucius P.
Brown of Nashville was elected pres-
ident of the organization, over candi-
dates of the delegation that have
taken the side of Secretary Wilson in
the late agricultural department
clash.
The pendulum swung to the side of
the so-called Wiley men in the con-
vention with the nrrical of Food
Commissioner Strode of Ohio. He
brought four votes and declared ad-
mlration for the, national chemist.
Tills practically assured Mr. Brown's
election, following the admission of
his supporters that they "expected
defeat by a small margin.
The remainedr of the ticket was
elected as follows:
S 'cond vice president, C. 11. Billings
Alabama (Wilson).
/(«..u Tleo president, Joel G. AVin-
klcr, Minnesota (neutral).
Secretary, W. At. Allen, North Car-
n Cleveland physician, at a private
hospital In West Eleventh street,.
When the bandages were taken
through the state by way of Cald-i Executive committee, Edwin De-
well, Enid, nnd El Reno has won Parr, Oklahoma, (Wilson). S. J. Cruin
over the proposed routes through bine. Kansas. iWlleyT; Charles D.
from his eyes he saw his wife for|pprry Guthrie and Oklahoma City Wood? Ataine, (Wiley).
the first time. He married her four^nd the eastern Aluskogee and Vinita Seattle will entertain the conven-
years ago after he had been blind routes. tion l'i 1912.
by this solemn agreement they are
taking a diamond solitaire ring val- The marriage, which consisted Sim- ] to their first vows regardless of
ued ui $40, because there was insuf- ply of an agreement drawn up ue-! I"l-V others they may make.
ficiem evidence to convict him, the tween the parties, occurred on Aug- ~7~
real thief had been caught and has ust 6 alt the home of tne bride, I801 ! p . J,,
admitted stealing the ring from Stern, lua avenue, and the lirst o.'ticial no 1 1 * ' , , ^
1 he latter was the victim of circum- tiee was given lo the Eagle lasi KKLr.ASK.
stances. He not only spent a month night. j After three and a half months ta-
in jail here accused of taking the About three moths ago the groom prisonment on a charge of mistreat-
ring but lost his sweetheart besides, who had recently come to Wichita ing an elght-yeer-old girl. Rev. J.
Stern was arrested in Aluskogee iroin his home near Tulsa, met E. Doaks was r leased from the coun-
three months ago on complaint of i . ishael, fatner of the bride, on the ty jail, having put up $500 cash in
Miss Anna Smock of ('offeyville, Kan. street, and engaged with him in a "cu of making $1,000.
Miss Smock and Stern were sweet- religious discussion. The young man [lei. Doaks has been pastor of the
hearts and she had allowed him to became Interested in Air. Israel s Quinton circuit, Al. E. Church, South,
wear her fine diamond ring. One views, and at his invitation \isited The source of the $500 was not dis-
morning Stern awoke and found the bis home that evening to discuss the closed here today, but It came in the
ring had been taken from his linger matter at more length. It was theu form of a cashier's check from Quin-
He tried in vain to explain it to the that he met Air. Israel s daugiuer, ton. It is supposed that his invalid
young woman. Blanche, for the first time. The young wife or some of his parishioners rais-
Aliss Smock at once caused to be couple fell In love at first sight, and ed the money after long effort.
Bworn out a warrant charging her luTore Air. I*•. Grant left the Israel Doaks is charged with taking Pearl
sweetheart with embezzlement. She home that night he had secured Carpenter from the chlldrens home
visited him at the jail and declared Aliss Israel's promise to become his here under his plan of adoption and
she felt sorry for him, but that he wife. I of abusing her. She was sent back
■ ust be punished. When the case There were obstacles, however, In a few days and the disclosures
eiwne to trial, there was no evidence which were in the way of the young soon afterward made by the matron
to show that Stern had stolen the couple's marriage. The father, wuo caused the arrest of the mirilSter.
ring, aud he was discharged, after admired Air. Le Grant, suggested that:
having Bpent a month in the county they dispense with the usual license MAN'S ESCAPE C VI'SES ALARM,
jail. He at once left Aluskogee to and minister and marry by mutual j Oklahomaa Convicted of Killing Sis-
make his home In some western agreement drawn up and signed by | tor llrcuks Oat of Asylum.
atate. | both. Air. Israel had heard of a W. H. Edwards, who was convicted
The other day Grant Hamlin, a! similar marriage being pronounced recently at Woodward on a charge
Muskogeo detective, accidentally se-1 legal and he says that he told his of shooting and killing his sister on
cured a clue to the men who really daughter and Air. Le Grant that he their farm near Woodward, has es-
stolc the ring. He arrested two would vouch for the legality of the eaped from the state Insane asylum
voung men, and one of them made a union. ! at Fort Supply, where he was con-
eomplete admission. The other told The bride, who is 22 years old, fined by order of District Judge
substantially the Bame story. There was raised in V\ lehita and attended Loofbourow. Edwards' attorneys
is another young man whom the olli- the common schools of the city. She ( pleaded Insanity for him. One Jury
cers are now after. The young men is a brunette. The groom, who is found him sane and guilty of murder,
lived at the same rootling house123 years of age, is tho son of an Ok- and a second disagreed as to his
with Stern, and told the police they lahoma farmer. He lias lived In sanity. The neighborhood where Ed-
had administered chloroform to Stern Wichita about four months E. E. wards lived is alarmed over the es-
wlille he was asleep, soaped his finger Isreal, father of the bride, is a painter cape. They believe Edwards to be
and slipped the ring olf. by trade and has lived in Wichita for dangerous.
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