The Shawnee News-Herald (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 144, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1912 Page: 1 of 4
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HAWNEE NEWS-HFPAi n
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VOLUME XVI
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Consolidated
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FRIDAY, JAM'ARY
NUMB
WAS IX Hi I SKI WRECK
HOr.SE TOOK FIRE
PALS ENGAGE
IN FIGHT IN
com JAIL
MARK FITCH ATTACKS SIXTEEN.
YEAR-OLD BOY AMD IS
BESTED.
ACCEPTS POSITION
C{E™A** '•HARRis
BECOME IDENTIFIED WITH
SANDERS SHOE COMPANY.
Councilman E. A. Harris has ac-
Mrs. Maltir Reeves Escapes Injury
Whoa Trains Collide.
Mrs. Mattie Reeves, a siBter of
Clarence Robinson, county superin-
'' ndent of schools, waB a passenger
on one of the Rock Island trains
b£,en *?*::: I zcil:-:ra ,,p-
' Reeves lost a trunk containing
NOT TO GRANT
Residence of R. H. I.ondon at Tecum-
■ seh Saved by Two Men.
HOOSE STEALING, CHARGE
George Davidson Turned Stale's Evi
deuce, Implicating Fitch—
Both Are Held.
duties Saturday morning.
Mr, Harris who for seven years
bud charge of ihe shoo department
In tie Madden-Jarrell store. He is
not only an expert shoe buyer but
also a salesman. The Saunders Shoe
securing so """ 18 *>"> h"r husband, and wh
Mr. Harris a'eSman 81 ,hey *' 'heir future home.
her personal effects.
In a letter to her brother she
Slated that she escaped being irjured
although passengers In the same car
were badly hurt. Mrs. Reeves Wis
on her way to Los Angeles, w*iere
she is to join her husband, and where
PENALTY MILL BE ATTACHED
ON PAYMENT OF TAXES AF-
TER JAM ARY 15.
TWO MEN ARRESTED.
Angry because 'he had turned
state's evidence Implicating him in
a deal which resulted in his arrest
on a charge of horse stealing, Mack
Fitch assaulted George Davidson
soon after they were locked up !n
the county jail Wednesday, Davidson
who iss carcely past sixteen years
old and a featherweight, from a pug-
ilistic standpoint, gave Fitch "hissen''
according to the statement of other
prisoners. Jailer Legg stopped the
fight before Fitch was "knocked
out."
Stole Horse; Sold It.
The arrest of the men grows out
ol the stealing of a horse from
Luther Locklin, a farmer of near
Asher. Different versions of the af-
fair have been given, but according
to the story told by Davidson, Fitch
stole the horse during the later part
of December. They drove to Wynne-
wood, where they disposed of the
animal for $50. They went to Ada
where they were found and placed
under arrest. The horse was valued
at $125.
Davidson entered a plea of guilty
to complicity in the deal when ar-
raigned before Judge Lockrldge in
the county court. Fitch was 'held.
Fitch will be arraigned next Wednes-
day. Hoth men reside near Wanette.
One Charged With Public Drunken
Mess, Other With Bootlegging.
Gabe Sherry, a Tribbey young man
furnished a bond of $250 In the coun
ty court Thursday for his appearance
on a charge of public drunkenness
following plea of "not guilty." The
alleged offense was committed at
Tribbey on December '23.
John Munson, of Bellmont was
committed to the county Jail Friday
in default of bond for his appearance
on a charge of violation of the pro-
hibition law.
FARMERS NOTICE.
WE AVANT 10,000 HEAD OF
CHICKEN'S, QUICK. JUST LOAD
TWO CARS. MARKET GOOD. WILL
PAY HIGHEST POSSIBLE PRICES.
THE SHAWNEE PRODUCE CO.
PHONE 801. 15-5-3t
Wheezing in the lungs Indicates
that phlegm is obstructing the air
passages. BALLARD'S HOREHOUND
SYRUP loosens the phlegm so that it
can be coughed up and ejected. Price
25c, 60c and $1.00 per bottle. Bold
by Wallace Mann and Lion Drug Co.
WAS FIRED
WILL OFFER AELIEF
Commissioners Promise to "Pure"
I uJiiKt tssessinents Must I'iij-
One-Half of Tuxes.
No further extension in the pay-
ment of taxes Is to be given after
January 15, according to the state-
ment of members of the board of
county commissioners. After that
The village of Maud has adonted h"'6 " PenaU>' Wl" be ""ached,
a 'novel plan of compelling aTil .7™' PerS0"8 bu
attendance at i-„ ,d to "ay the fu" amount of their
The residence being fitted up by
R. H. London at Tecumseh
I! H. London, a member of the board
of county commissioners of Tecum-
| seh, took fire Friday morning, and
if not for prompt work on the part
| Of two men, the house would have
'been destroyed.
Painters were at work in the house
nt the time. The fire Is believed to
have caught from a gas Jet. Mr.
London and his bride will occupy
t'.;e house as soon as the improve-
ment are completed.
MAUD COUNCILMAN FAILED TO
ATTEND MEETING AND WAS
FINED.
Officers Are Installed.
A public installation of officers of
the I O. O. F. was held at Brown
rhurstlay night. Among the features
Was work of the drill team. A bau-
; ■ was served. Among the guests
pi' sent were County Judge Lock-
lidge and Clarence Robinson, coun.y
superintendent of schools.
Deuth of Aged Man.
Pat Shea, well known in Shawnee,
dead at McAlester, a victim of
pneumonia. He was 86 years old.
The funeral services were held at the
Cat'.iollc church at McAlester Satur-
day.
MAUD TO HAVE LIGOT
I 'M IRK LIGHT 8YSTEM IN
STALED BUILDING WITH
sy STEM-CITIZEN S PROTEST.
With an electric lighting system
in-operation and a water system now
'"'lug Installed file village of Maud
has nearly completed the first of
several proposed Improvements that
to be made. The waterworks
system will be completed In the not
distant future, it is said, and plans
are being discussed for the con-
struction of sewers In that village.
n'<' Plan of the city council in
building permanent sidewalks has
resulted in many walks having be n
bu|,t 'he past year, although it is
said a number of citizens were op-
l'"«"il to t'.:e plan. Sidewalks have
been built out into many of the ad-
•itions that have been platted, al-
'""ugh not built up as yet. However.
ev,'r. the city council believe the
'o n Is to enjoy a steady gtowth and
'at i„ course of lime these addi-
tions will be built up.
Leap Year Hall.
By Loyal Americans Wednesday
night, Jan. 3, 1912. Good music. Ad-
mission 75 cents. 29-5t
attendance at t'.ie meetings of the
city council. J. E. Lawyer, a mem
ber of the city council was the first
member of the law-making body to
feel the effects of the new order
of things, when he was fined $230
for failure to attend a meeting.
Lawyer, who is said to have opposed
the adoption of the ordinanco pro-
ceeded to test the constitutionality
of the law by giving notice of ap-
peal.
Because he overlooked the time
given to prepare his suit and file
same, Lawyer will have to pay the
fine in addition to the costs of the
suit, which amouts to $7.50. Two
excuses are granted a member of the
council for failure to attend—illness
of himself or illness in his family.
The excuse® must be accompanied
by a certificate from a physician.
WILL COMPLETE OEPORT
SPECIAL EXAMINER'S REPORT
MAY SHOW DISCREPANCIES
IN CERTAIN OFFICES.
MEMBERS OPPOSE PLAN
MEMBERS OF M. W. V. PROTEST
OVER TENTATIVE INCREASE
OF THIRTY PER CENT.
Abraham
Lincoln
Said.
"Do not worry; eat three
square weals a day; say your
prayers; keep* your digestion
good; go slow; and go easy.
Maybe there are other things
that your special case require
to make you happy; but, my
friend, these, I reckon, will
five you a good lift."
Start the New Year right—
lets everybody SMILE.
Security State Bank
Deposit
received of
Time to
Retrench
after the Holiday festivities. The extra expense Incident to
I ills season of good cheer thrusts upon you the realization
that >ou must spend less— that you ought to save a part if
your Income.
OPEN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT AT THIS BANK. IT WILL
HELP. 4 PER CENT INTEREST ALLOWED ON SAVINGS.
THE STATE NATIONAL BANK
Shawnee, Oklahoma
ABSOLUTE SAFETY." T. S. DEPOSITORY."
Holding against the tentative assess-
ment of the head officers of the M.
W. A. members of the order in Pot-
tawatomie and Cleveland counties
are planning to send a delegate to
Chicago ini February when It Is pro-
posed to initiate the proposed In-
creased assessment, to work against
the plan. It is understood that a
similar movement to the one here
will be started by locals all over
the country.
Meeting Has Been Called.
A meeting is to be held In Shaw-,
nee on January 12, at which time |havB I>a,d
the matter will be discussed. Dele-
gates from all of the locals in this
and Cleveland counties, represent-
ing 1,500 members will be present.
The national meeting to be held in
Chicago in February will be attended
by thousands of delegates from all
over the United States. Dr. a. M.
Byrum of Shawnee will represent Pot-
tawatomie and Cleveland counties.
Present Dues Are High Enough.
"There is a vigorous protest being
made against the plan," A. L. Albin,
secretary of Shawnee Camp, No. 7781
said Thursday. The dues members
are required to pay at present vary
from 50 cents to $1 a month. ' The
national officers propose to Increase
the monthly dues about thirty per
cent." A'he local camp lias a mem-
bership of 650.
taxes, but this applies to taxes due
for the fjrst Jialf of the year.
May Enjoin Treasurer.
What promises to be an interest-
ing as well as coufused situation
grows out of tho proposed plan of the
Taxpayers league to enjoin the coun-
ty treasurer from collection of taxes.
The suit will probably not be filed
until after January 15, the date
when tine penalty takes effect.
Basis of Tentative Suit
Unequal assessments and the fifty
per cent increase of the state board
of equalization are the principal fea
tures that have precipitated the
many protests. The board of coun-
ty commissioners will offer relief
In a plan that will probably reduca
the amount of taxes In many in-
stances and will tend to clarify the
present situation. The board pro-
poses adjusting assessments wherein
it is shown the assessment exceeds
the actual cash value of the property
under dispute. However, the board
| will demand tho presence of the
township assessor and a disinter-
ested person and If it is proven in
I an affidavit the property has been
j over assessed, the adjustment wlii
I be made.
Significant Feature of Affair.
An interesting feature growing out
of the present status of affairs is
the fact that in a majority of the
cases wherein it Is believed property
has been under assessed the own-
ers have paid their taxes without
protest. It is believed by those who
profess to speak with authority that
the threat of the commissioners to
raise the assessment of property
wherein it Is shown the property has
been under-assessed prompted this
action on the part of taxpayers who
their taxes promptly.
Whether or tiot this fact is true can
not be said with any degree of au-
thority.
The commissioners have delayed
the matter of adjustment 'of taxes,
pending the outcome of a suit In the
supreme court, brought from Logan
county that is identical to the tenta-
tive suit of the Taxpayers league of
Pottawatomie county.
The report of O. E. Cahill and R.
I- McClure, spcciai state examiners
and inspectors, who have been work-
ing upon tho books of tho county
oficers since last July, will complete
their duties Saturday. The books
were examined as far back as the
beginning of statehood.
Whllo nothing has been given out
by either of the inspectors as to
their findings and that nothing will
be known of their report until It |j
placed oil file in (he county clerk „
ofice, it is generally believed that
the report will disclose discrepancies
in the accounts of a few officers past
and present.
The report will cover 250 type-
written pages.
CV COTLEDGE, A NEGRO, WILL
PROBABLY 1IE INDICTED FOR
COUNTERFEITING.
The federal grand jury at Guthrie
is considering the case of Cy Cot-
ledgo, a negro, held on a charge
of counterfeiting. Cotledge's arrest
and detention grew out of the find-
ing of three one dollar bills that had
been raised to "tens." found in his
possession following his arrest here
several days ago. His wife, who was
with him at the time has confrased,
although she claims no part in the
affair.
Cotledge and his wire were taken
into custody by Frank Hill, chief
of police, and Patrolman Simmons j
while they were waiting for a Rock
Island train In Shawnee. The pair
were turned over to the federal au-
thorities. The bogus money was such
a clumpsy job that it is believed the
government will have little trouble
In convicting the negro.
Frank Hill, chief of police. Sherry
Spann, assistant chief, Patrolman U
S. Simmons and Municipal
Flowers went to Guthrie Friday as
witnesses before Ihe federal grand
jury.
FORTY000S
OIEOFCHOL'RA
IN TWO DAYS
DISEASE DISCOVERED IN DROVE
IN SOUTHEAST PART OF
CITY.
FARMERS ARE ALARMED
City Superintendent „f Health Orders
1 "'million of Animals—Others
May lie Killed.
RABBITS ARE PLENIFUL
FARMER SOLD WAGON LOAD
LARGE SHIPMENTS BEING
MADE.
Thursday a farmer came to Shaw-
nee with a load of rabbits—a wagon
load. He sold them for 10 cents
piece and while the supply lasted
was busy handing out rabbits to per-
sons who collected about his wago.i.
Cottontails are more plentiful in
this section than ever before. Farm-
ers say they are getting to be a
nuisance. Feed is scarce and rabbits
are beginning to attack fruit trees.
The trees are barked as far up the
body as the rabbits can reach. That
spells death to a fruit tree.
1 he rabbit Industry Is an impor-
tant one in the county just now.
Within the past week 400 rabbits
have been shipped from this point.
A Correction.
In my article on IT. S. farm dem-
onstration work, published last Tues-
day, the printer made a mistake in
the item referrli g to the cotton pro-
duction of Mr. John Kasmler. The
paper said the product was 21 and
two-fifths per cent of lint, when !t
should have been 31 and two-fifths
per cent. This correction Is due
him and 1 know tho paper makes it
«la<lly. J. E. HENSO.V
Mr. and Mrs. Charels Selby of
South Oklahoma avenue are the par-
ents of a boy baby, born Wednes-
day.
Cholera has developed among hogs
In this section and Thursday forty
animals suffering from the diseases
were ordered killed by Dr. II. A.
A\ agtinr, clly superintendent of
Judge j health. The bodies of the animals
were cremated. Several others are
heliig held under observation! and
will likely be ordered killed. The
hogs were owned by William Esllce
and George Graff of Shawnee and
were penned up in the southeast
part of the city.
Illness of Animals Reported.
The flist intimation of the pres-
eneL. 0f the disease became known
Thursday morning where Dr. Wag-
ner's attention was called to the pe-
culiar Illness of a drove of hogs.
He drove out to where the hogs were
and found that forty or more of them
were ill of the disease.
Hogs Shipped In Here.
The hogs were shipped in here
and it is believed they contracted
the disease elsewhere. Since the dis-
covery farmers in this section of the
county have become greatly alarmed
least the disease spread and heavy
losses will be sustained ire the loss
of hogs. Every precaution is being
taken, and Dr. Wagner has directed
that the ones showing symptoms
of the disease be isolated.
GIVEN HEAVY SENTENCE
BILL
Read Tills.
This certifies that we have sold
Texas Wonder for a number of years
and find it to be the beet Kidney.
Bladder and Rheumatic remedy we
have ever sol.-'. Wo have as yet to
l.ear the Hrst complaint. Shawnee
Drug Co., Cor. Main and Broadway. •
Home-made things are often the
best Especially Is this true of the
home-made man.
A LONG HOLIDAY
is a boon to the tired. Give your
purse a holiday now and then. We
will tell you oue way that helps
Have your
SHOES REPAIRED
by us. You will find that they
wear ag well, look as well and ar j
twice as comfortable as a new
pair, and cost less than one Quar-
ter as much.
THE FINEST QUALITY LEATHER,
EXPERT WORKMANSHIP AND
THE LATEST IMPROVED METH-
ODS
are used In all our work.
J. M. VAN TRESS, Prop.
Phone 184. 19 w. Main 81
WELLS BROKE GUARD AND
IS FINED $50 EOR
HIS ACT.
Hill Wells, a young man was fined
by Jud«" Flowers In the munici-
pal court Thursday afternoon on a
('.large of breaking guard. He was
committed and is serving out hit
time in the street gang. Wells was
taken into custody by Sherry Spann,
assistant chief of police, a few nights
ago soon after he returned to the
City. Wells broke away from tho
guards early In December.
Wells had twice been nrrested the
past year, once on a charge of as-
sault with a weapon, and a second
time on a charge of petit larceny.
DIDN'T LIKE HIS RAGS.
Canine Came Down Town But Mas
Chased Home for Introducing Fad.
Some charitably Inclined person
took pity 011 a dog Wednesday morn
Ing and when he was let out was
provided with a blanket that nearly
reached the ground when he walked
along. The canine at first regarded
his acquired "togs" seriously and at-
tempted to remove them. He pawed,
stormed and made a great fuss, but
finally became reconciled.
However, the real trouble was en-
countered when he appeared down
town. A dozen or more canines be-
lieving that he was introducing a
new fad, took after him and chased
him home. The blanketed one re-
mained on the porch until the warm
sun appeared and his master re-
moved the blanket.
Quit Yer Kiddin', Amos,
It is really amusing to hear
Brother Amos of the Vinita Leader
talk so scornfully about the "poll
ticlans" who are opposing the Akin
bill. One would suppose from the
lofty tone that he assumes that
Amos had never done anything but
teach a Sunday school class all his
life. Did anybody ever attend
gathering of democratic politicians
in Oklahoma without seeing the
broad, beaming countenance of the
Vinita editor? Isn't he now holding
a nice little political job as the go
ernor's private secretary? If our
memory serves us right we certainly
saw him politicking around the leg-
islature a( Guthrie when the bills lo-
cating the eastern Oklahoma asylum
and other Instlttuioni were being
considered.
Shame on you, Bre'r Amos, for
talking about your own kind. Some
politicians are against the Akin bill
and some are for It and It doesn't
become one of them to assume such
lofty attitude toward the rest of
them. Other than injecting a ltitje
humor into tho argument—humor
that must be apparent to anybody
but a politician—such talk serves j
no purpose since it sheds no real
light, on the points Id controversy.
We like you, Amos, but you Shouldn't'
be so funny.—Chickasha Express.
Statement of Condition of
The Shawnee National Bank
SH A'wNEEToi^AHOMA^ '
As made to the Comptroller of the Currency at the close of business
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1911.
Resources.
T ime Loans and Discounts
lT. S. Bonds, at par * * •$158,973.92
Banking House Furniture ' and Fixtures ^'T'00
Stocks and Securities, etc., (County Warrani,
^r^.^0n,B"l8.OfE— wimm' *m'7
Cash In Other Banks ... „?!'673'95
263,601.26 491,229.27
Total
_ 1. , Liabilities.
Capital and Surplus
Undivided Profits >100,000.00
Circulating Notes 9.092,10
Deposits 60,000.00
885.246.S0
Total
The above statement Is correct. JNo"w"jO«*Es"r''V*3896
Attest: J. M. AYDELOTTE, JONES, Cashier.
8- ( VINSON, Directors
H. T. DOUGLAS,
I
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