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VOLUME XVI.
THE SHAWNEE NF.WS.HFPAI r?
Shawnee Daily H< nfli), Vol. 16 /Con olidated\
Shawnee Daily News, Vol. 16 ^ Dec. i, 1911 )
THOUSANDS OF RABBITS
KILLED.
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1912
EVENING EDITION
SIX PAGES.
*SR 173
Building of Interurban Line to Oklahoma City
Assured-Financial Matters Have Been
Practically Completed
Building of the Shawnee Interurban
road from this city to Oklahoma City
is assured. This is the substance of
a statement made at the Shawnee
offioes of the company Monday in an
interview with C. T. Edwards, one of
the leading promoters of the road,
C A. Hargrave, general manager of
the company.
Eastern Man to Furnish Money.
It waB announced that all of the
financial matters with which to build
and equip the road would be com-
pleted within sixty days at which
time actual construction work will
be started. Messrs. Edwards and
Hargraves recently returned from an
eastern trip extending over a year's
time, and succeeded while away in
interesting eastern financial men
who will furnish the capital to build
the road. Among others who will be
associated with the promoters are
Judge E. L. Vonsuessmich, Delven,
Wis.; J. D. Price, Chicago; P. P.
Shepherd and Charles Rollo, the lat-
ter a consulting engineer of Chester,
Ind.
Consulting Engineer Here.
C. G. Young, the consulting engi-
neer, who was here for several days,
has returned east and will prepare
plans of the proposed road which
will be filed with the promoters, in
•which he will set forth the actual
C03t of equipment, operation expenses
and other data that is asked by the
men who will furnish the money.
Engineer Young went over the pro-
posed line from this city to Oklahoma
City, looked over the proposed ter-
minal sights in both cities and will
be prepared to make his report with-
in a short time.
Will Parallel Rock Island
The proposed road will be approx-
imately forty miles in length. It
will pass through Dale, McLoud, Har-
rah and several smaller towns in
traversing the territory between this
city and the western terminal and
will parallel the Rock Island railway.
About two miles of the grading work
has already been done at McLoud
Oklahoma City and near Shawnee.
The work was started about a year
ago but a lack of proper financial
support, caused construction work to
be delayed. With present assurances
that money will be furnished to fi-
nance the road, it is expected work
will start within sixty days, accord-
ing to the statement of Mr. Har-
graves.
Placing of Bonds, Caused Delay,
"The delay of nearly a year in
starting operations was caused by
failure to properly place the bondB,"
Mr. Hargraves said today. "Contin-
uing, he saiS, "We had several
chances to place the bonds, but each
time the men were ready to finance
the proposition were not entirely
satisfied. Now that this matter has
been overcome there is nothing at
present to delay the building of this
line."
The company has had a force of
clerks at work at its offices in the
Herskowltz building on West Main
street, ever since the return home of
Mr. Edwards and Mr. Hargravefc over
a week ago. Aside from the above
statements given out at the offices
of the company nothing further in
connection with the construction of
the line has been made public.
Several Shawnee hunters are
trying to estimate the number
of gray rabbits killed In Pot-
tawatomie county this season.
The estimates run all the way
from 5,000 to 8,000. One man
alone residing south of here,
killed six hundred "cotton
tails." Hundreds of rabbits
were marketed in Shawnee at
ten cents each. A large per-
centage of the fresh meat
used was rabbit. The flavor Is
just as good as beef and pork
and rabbit meat is so much
cheaper.
WILL LIKELY
UNIVERSITY I\ NEW BUILDING.
Structure Formally Accepted by tin
State Hoard.
Oklahoma City, Feb. 11.—The statu
board of public affairs has accepted
the administration building for the
Oklahoma State university at Nor
man and the school authorities are
now moving into the building. It
was constructed at a cost of approxi-
mately $200,000 and is one of the
finest public buildings in the state.
The acceptance of the building
was held up for a short time pend-
ing negotiations between the board
and the Homboe company of Okla-
homa City, which constructed the
building. The construction company
put in a claim for $19,000 for al-
leged loss of time and damage to
material as a result of a period of
about six months during which con-
struction work was suspended. The
construction company claimed that
it had to stop work because it could
not dispose of public building war-
rants which it received from the
state for the work.
CARRIES SEVERAL TOWNS AM)
REPORTS INDICATE HE IS
GRADUALLY GAINING
STRENGTH.
* big poultry shipment.
* The Shawnee Produce com-
* pany will this week ship the
* fourth car of poultry to New
* York City Bince the first of the
* year. A large part of the poul-
" try was raised in Pottawa-
' tomle county. The prices paid
* for the poultry are somewhat
1 higher than the prices prevail-
'Ing a year ngo. In all about
30,000 chickens were Included
In the shipments.
FORFEITED CASH BOND.
WAS A TEST OF STRENGTH
Majority Deh'jratfs in Shawnee
Clark—Carries • Tecumseh
and Mel.ond.
MAN AND WIFE
ARE BADLY HURT
DEPUTY SHERIFF JOHN DUTTON
AND WIFE IN RUNAWAY
ACCIDENT.
Deputy Sheriff John Dutton is ly-
ing at his home in Tecumseh in a
serious condition, his wife painfully
hurt and his little son suffering from
minor bruises as a result of a run-
away accident Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Dutton's right hip was dislocated, he
sustained painful bruises about the
body and it is feared he was internal-
ly Injured. Mrs. Dutton was injured
about the body, but her injuries are
r.ot t > serious.
Accident Occurred Near McComb.
The accident happened near
McComb Sunday afternoon. They
■were driving along the road which
parallels the Santa Fe railway. A
freight train came along, causing the
team to become frightened. They
dashed to one side of the road and
started to run away. Mr. Dutton held
fast to he lines until one of the
wheels collapsed. The occupants
were thrown from the rig.
Mr. Dutton was dragged several
hundred feet. Exhausted he let go
the reins and the team dashed down
the road where they collided with a
tree and stopped. One of the horses
was badly injured.
The victims were taken to McComb
where they were given medical at-
tention and later removed to their
home in Tecumseh. It was stated
tcday that Mr. Dutton was In quite
a serious condition.
CROWD AT PARK.
Not Opening Day But Many Enjoyed
the Day.
ATTENDED MEETING.
Willard J. Barnett Present at Elks
Gathering.
It was not the opening day of the
season at Benson Park Sunday, but
the crowd was large enough for an
occasion of this kind. Hundreds of
people visited this popular resort
yesterday and found comfort wander-
ing about in the warm sunshine.
Benson Park will open earlier this
year than last, according to the state-
ment of Manager Weddle of the In-
terurban, if weather permits. The
present plans for improvements to be
made will make the park more attrac-
tive than ever.
Deputy County Attorney R. P,
Wyatt is the happiest man in the
county, and is receiving many con-
gratulations at his office in the court
house at Tecumseh. Mr. and Mrs.
Wyatt are the happy parents of an
eight pound daughter born Saturday
moring. Motber and daughter are
doing nicely.
ASSESSORS WERE DERELICT.
Will Poldrom Arrested on Charge of
Peace Disturbance.
Willard j. Barnett, secretary of the
local Elks lodge was In McAlester
Saturday in attendance at the meet-
ing of the board of governors of the
lodge. Shawnee, Tulsa, Oklahoma
City, Muskogee, Guthrie, Tulsa, Sa-
pulpa, Ardmore and McAlester are
the cities represented.
The Board of Governors have
charge of all of the state lodges, and
Is the official board of the state
lodge. Saturday night the delegates
will be tendered a banquet by the Mc-
Alester lodge.
The First Principle
01 the Salaried Man Should Be—
TO SAVE
it Is possible that luck may play an Important part in the
quick making of fortunes, but it has nothing to do with
fortunes accumulated from the savings of labor.
A bank account, however, will be of assistance and the
man or woman who will take this method of saving from
his or her salary will eventually reach <he desired goal
ThiB bank welcomes the accounts of those people who
are working on salary and have a desire to save a part of it.
THE STATE NATIONAL BANK
•' hawr.ee, Cklahcma
CAPITAL $100,000.0") "ABSOLUTE SAFETY."
Did Not Ask Men What
comes Were.
Oklahoma City, Okla., Feb. 11—The
fact that few returns have been made
to the state auditor regarding incomes
of Oklahoma citizens, probably Is due
to the failure of township assessors
making inquiries regarding the mat-
ter when making the last assessment.
At the hearing in Enid a few days
ago, conducted by State Auditor Mey-
er and Attorney General West, nearly
all of those admitting they had in-
comes in excess of $3,500 per year
said they had not been asked the
questions by the assessors, neither
were they advised as to the statute
requirements. There are a series of
knotty questions in the law yet to be
decided by the courts.
HELD ON ASSAULT CHARGE.
Mark Smith, a Negro, Taken Back to
Seminole County.
Mark Smith, a negro, was taken
Into custody Sunday night as he was
alighting 'rom a Katy train and tak-
en to headquarters where he was
locked up. Smith is wanted on a
charge of assault
Monday morning Deputy Sheriff
Marlow came here from Seminole and
Smith was taken back to that county
where he will stand trial. Smith 1b
alleged to have assaulted another
negro.
From the time a boy thlnkB his
father knows it all, until he thinks
he knows nothing, doesn't seem very
long to the Old Man.
The political statue of Pottawato-
mie county was determined in Satur-
day's county primaries when it is be-
lieved Clark men triumphed over the
Wilson men in the final test of
strength In the selection of dele
gates to the county oonvention. Re-
ports up to late Monday afternoon
gives Clark a substantial lead over
the New Jersey man, although his
majority may be somewhat reduced
when the final vote is made public
Clark Carries Several Towns.
Shawnee, Tecumseh, McLoud and
Tribbey went for Clark, and In sev-
eral other towns he almost divided
honors with Wilson. Maud went for
Wilson as did also New Hope, part
of Forrest township and a few other
precincts heard from.
Clark, It is conceded has a com-
manding lead, sufficient to enable
Clark men to control the convention
next Saturday, and a delegation sent
to the state convention Instructed
for Clark.
Many Surprises In Election.
There were some surprises in Sat-
urday's election, especially here in
Shawnee and at Tecumseh, where
the test of strength was made. Clark
carried Shawnee, receiving forty-two
delegates as against Wilson's twenty-
one. In the second ward the Issue
was not between Clark and Wilson,
but It was evident the fight simmer-
ed down to a local matter In which
the late recall Incident of members
of the school board played a con-
spicuous part.
Henderson Was Itouted.
At Tecumseh the Wilson men were
routed, the twelve delegates being
instructed for Clark. This was sup-
posed to be the stronghold of the
Wilson faction for here it was last
fail where the first Wilson senti-
ment came to the surface in the or-
ganization of a Wilson club. M. M.
Henderson, who took all of the hon-
ors of Inspiring the democrats to
march to the front and organize a
Wilson club, Is unwilling to shoulder
the responsibility for the miserable
showing the Wilson men made In
his home town In Saturday's elec-
tion. He was defeated in his own
precinct, and when he attends the
county convention Saturday he will
have no voice in the convention. Sev-
eral of the leaders in the Wilson
faction, among others being Mr.
Spencer, stated Monday that Hender-
son was largely responsible for thy
defeat of the Wilson men. From
what can be learned Henderson got
mixed up in his "ticketB" and that
proved his undoing, along with sev
eral other Tecumseh citizens.
William Dunn Admits Defeat.
In speaking of the election William
Dun, clerk of the superior court,
and who Is a strong Wilson man,
said:
It appears that Wilson lost Shaw-
nee, and 1 would not be surprised
If the county went for Clark also."
Dunn and his forces made a good
fight, but the Clark men were
firmly entrenched that defeat for
the Wilson men was admitted early
In the afternoon. The nrult: The
following are the delegates elected
what was known as the Clark
ticket: Dr. W N. McGee, J. D.
Gaulette, Bud Flowers, M. L. Mc-
Kenzle, Pike Baker, John Young, E.
E. Hood, W. \. Needham, S. P. Free-
ling, J. J. Berghold, J. D. Lydlck,
F. J. Fleming, H. H. Keegan, M. H.
Ernest, M. Lund. Robt. Hagar, Hank
Crelst, J. F. Sawyer, T. C. Knight,
J. D. McDonald, J. W. Holey, Harry
Sheets, A. A. Beau, T. J. Darden, C.
J. Jackson, W. N. Maheer, D. J. Hol-
land, M. K. Owenby, Ed OtJonnar, E.
S. Totum, E. A. Harris, J, c. Baker,
C. F. Kerker, W. M. Cunningham,
J. C. Tull, W. T. Leahy. John Wll-
Will Poldrom forfeited a cash bond
of |10 in the municipal court Satur-
day morning. He was arrested Frl
day on a charge of peace disturb-
ance.
Poldrom's arrest grew out of a dis-
turbance on the third floor of the
Mammoth building, when he and
Charles Williams, elevator boy,
uegro, became invoived In a quarrel
Williams alleges Poldrom attempted
to cut him with a knife.
PLAN SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION.
1 rashers' Association Proposes to
Combine Rural Districts.
Oklahoma City, Feb. 11,—A com-
mittee representing the State Teach-
ers Association filed a proposed in
itiatlve bill with Secretary of State
Harrison, proposing to create con-
solidated rural school districts, and
a fund for their support. The move
ment was started during the las
state association meeting, and the
hill filed seeks to amend the consti-
tution by creating a consolidated
school fund from the unappropriated
proceeds of leasing and sale of pub-
lic building lands reserved for chari-
table and penal institutions, and pub-
lic buildings, also section thirty-
three In original Greer county, and
lands taken In lieu thereof. Ex-
penditures from such funds are lim-
ited to $2,500 for each district, being
for one-half of the cost of buildings
for graded schools in districts of
not less than twenty-five square
miles.
FLAG RAISED ON NEW POST.
Thrilling Ceremony Attends Occu-
pation of Rejuvenated Fort Sill.
Lawton, Okla., Feb. 11.—At noon
yesterday the United State flag was
raised over the new post at Fort
Sill with a thrilling ceremony. The
two color sergeants of the regiment
hoisted "Old Glory," while regimen
tal band played "The Three Colors"
and as the flag reached the top
of the staff the band struck up "The
Star Spangled Banner," which was
soon drowned by the roar of cannon
and the shouts of soldiers and civil-
ians.
The entire ceremony was impres-
sive and inspired patriotism in the
hearts of all the 2,000 people who
attended.
Ivy
EFFECT OF HIS INJURIES
Johnson Crushed Beneath Rock Island
Freight Train-Disregarded Advice
of Sister
Ivy Johnson, twenty years old, of
Mattoon, Ills., did not heed the warn-
ing of his sister not to "beat" his
way home on a freight train, and
lost his life as a result. He at-
tempted to board an east bound
freight truin In the Rock Island yards
shortly after 9 o'clock Saturday night
and was so badly Injured that his
death followed on Sunday morning.
Johnson Warned by Sister
cor, most of the train passing over
his right arm.
No one appears to have seen the
accident. Johnson got up from the
side of the track where he had
crawled. He started across the street
and then turned and went in the di-
rection of the Choctaw Cotton Oil
mill where he fell in a faint from
less of blood.
"I Am Hurt," Johnson Said.
Patrolman Cochran while on his
v ay to the Katy station noticed
• v™fT™
fact that his aiste,- t„ m„..„ d over to where the man
fact that his Bister In Mattoon, whom
he had written to telling of his in-
tention to -"steal" a ride home on
freight trains, begged of him not to
| do so, but pay his way. The victim
did not heed the advice, and tills coat
cost him his life.
Attempted to Board Train.
Saturday he quit work on the John
Scheidt farm north of Shawnee,
where he had been employed for some
time. He came to Shawnee. Saturday
night later going down S. Broadway
where he waited for a freight train
going east. Shortly after nine
oclock a freight came along and was
moving pass the crossing when John-
son attempted to board it. He reached
for one of the handles on a car and
missed it. Johnson fell beneath the
lay and asked Mm what was the mat-
ter.
I am hurt," said Johnson. a bag-
sage wagon was called and the young
man taken to police headquarters.
I here It was found that he was more
seriously injured than was at flrat
thought. He was rushed to the hos-
pital where an operation was per-
formed, but greatly weakened from
the effects of his injuries and loss of
blood, death seemed certain.
Johnson was wearing two suits of
underclothes, a new suit of overalls,
shoes and heavy coat when Injured.
The body Is being held at the
Fleming & Brown morgue until word
1° received from the dead man's sis-
ter In Mattoon, who was notified as
soon as he was Injured.
WAS GLAD TO ESCAPE ALIVE.
Cnpltallsl,
Just From Mexico,
Anarchy Rules.
Nllys
Hams, F. W. Mohrbacher L. G. Pit-
man, J. F. Graham.
These are claimed for Wilson: R.
F. Biggers, F. M. Blakely, C. H. En-
nlB, p. A. Walker, J. B. Drlnkerd,
A. R. Newport, John Jones, Bill Da-
vis, J. C. Holley, A. E. Medreis, C.
A. Bush, B. J. Callahan, J. E. Lewis.
J. R. Pring, W. S. Pendleton, W.
Newman, A. J. Cammack, S. K.
Smith, Ernest.
The following Clark and Wilson
men tied and will probably be seat-
ed with half a vote each: Blessing-
Barnes, Wagner-Will lams, Hickory.
Lain, Mclntyre Brown (A. T.), Hill-
Brown (Frank).
This makes a total of 40 Clark
votes and nineteen Wilson votes, with
five half votes for Clark and five
half votes for Wilson or a total for
Clark of 42 1-2 and 21 1-2 for Wil-
son.
Clark Wins McLoud.
Returns:
Clark, 22 votes.
Wilson 8 votes.
Delegates:. R. j. ross, j g crad.
dock, W. Scott Yates, Ben Venable.
Tecumseh for Clark.
First ward: McLaln-Taylor, Ed
Ward, Frank Creel.
Second ward: Bill Durham, Pete
Wagner, M. Jordan.
Third ward: J. A. Cole, J. W.
Lewis, R. L. Walker.
Four ward: Guy Ruggle, Clarence
Robion, Chas. W. Friend.
For Clark.
Davis township No. 2. Delegates:
John J. Bradley, S. K. Night, J. s.
Williams, S. J. MasBom.
Guthrie, Okla., Feb. 10.—Jay E.
Plckard, local capitalist, baB
turned from several montha' visit
In Old Mexico and says he was glad
to get out alive.
Everybody that can get out of
Mexico now Is leaving," declares
Plckard, "Including even the Ameri-
can engineers and mining men who
remained there during the Madero
uprising, in some sections there :s
no law and order whatever, anarchy
being supreme. Several times I
though I would never reach the bor-
der alive."
Mr. Plckard believes that Ameri-
can1 Intervention will be necessary.
PLANS TO "CLEAN" BIG AREA.
Oklahoma Would Place Million Acres
Above Quarantine Line.
Oklahoma City, Feb. 11—Beginning
In the Bprtng, the state board of ag-
riculture will "clean" 1,012,440 acres
In southwestern Oklahoma, In order
to have It placed above the federal
quarantine line. This district in-
cludes twelve townships in Coman-
che, eleven In Stephens, sixteen it
Grady and five in McClain county,
all lying north of the base line ex-
tending through Comanche and Step-
hens counties, and "west of the Ok-
lahoma Central railroad, in April
and September proclamations the
board will place above the federal
line about 2,000,000 acres not Includ-
ing th© acreage referred to.
Thinks a Lot of "Darling.''
A bunch of students were discuss-
ing Nels Darling at the High School
the other day when one of the boys,
"Sister" by name, enthusiastically ex-
claimed: "Nels Darling's a price!
I'm going to name my family after
Mr. Darling." Another one. a long
lean, hungry .looking character,
drawled: "Huh, 'Sister,' I've got one
on you; I done named my girl after
him, I viall her "Darling" all the
time."
The funeral services over the re-
mains of the nine months old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Filter, re-
siding nine miles northwest of Shaw-
nee, were conducted yesterday by
Rev. George ilcCall of the Baptist
Church.
Discussing tho high prices of real
ertate, as one who wants to buy is
apt to, some white men who went to
Oklahoma early, married squaws.
ARGUMENTS
WILL BE HEARD
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
TO HA YE CASE
ARGUED.
ASKED
Armugents in the case of the state
igalnst N. A. J. Ticer, a member
of the board of county commission-
ers will be heard In the superior
court Tuesday. This is the outcome
of an unfavorable verdict against
the defendant rendered by Judge
Abernathy, Friday, when the court
In a ruling directed that the de-
fendant had illegally collected fees,
the outgrowth of constructive errors
in the fee ByBtom.
Judge A berlin thy Made Ruling.
The suit was brought by the state
through County Attorney Holt. The
decision of the court was made on
agreed statement of facts, but
after the decision the defendant ask-
ed to have the case argued. This
was agreed to by the ruling judge.
The constructive errors were found
wherein tho defendant had charged
and collected fees while acting as
overseer of poor in his district and
for fees charged to the road and
bridge fund.
Shawnee News-Herald 10c per week.
"What rust is to iron, worry
| is to theso bodies of ours—
I it corrodes them."
Insure
Against
Worry
by putting your savings in
this bank. Insure agalnBt the
day of want by starting a bank
account with us. Any sum
from $1.00 up will be received
by us on deposit and Interest
paid thereon, if left for speci-
fied time.
Security State Bank
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