The Shawnee News. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 130, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 7, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
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THE SHAWNEE NEWS,
The Newspaper That Is taking Shawnee Famous.— Fear God, Tell The Truth and Shame The Devil.'
VOL. 9—NO. 130.
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1905.
10c PER WEEK.
THE SCHOOL BOARD IS RUNNING ON AN ECONOMICAL BASIS
|AFFAIRS DISCUSSED
A1 LONG SESSION
NEW RAILROAD FROM
DENVER TO NEW ORLEANS
A charter was granted in Guthrie
yesterday to the Pueblo, Oklahoma
City and New Orleans Railway com-
pany, with a capital Btock of $3,000,-
000 with headquarters in Oklahoma
City.
The estimated length of the new
road is 1,050 mil*s and will extend
from Oklahoma City in a northwest-
erly direction through Pottawatomie,
Clevelend, Oklahoma, Canadian, King-
fisher, Dewey, Blaine, Woods, Wood-
ward and Beaver counties, through
the southwest part of Colorado to
Pueblo. The estimated cost of the
new road is $3,000,000.
The new road will first be built
from Shawnee to Woodward and Ft.
Supply, a distance of about 160 miles.
Later extensions will be made to Pu-
eblo and from this city to New Or-
leans.
Tina Pueblo, Oklahoma City and
New Orleans will open a new trade
territory for wholesale merchants and
an extension of trade in that section
of the country. It will also give resi-
dents of that section of Oklahoma a
liny direct to the metropolis. It is
necessary now for residents of that
section when coming to this city to
go through Kansas to Wichita or Win-
field and then here.
It was announced last night that
locating parties will be placed in the
field within a short time, but the bal-
ance of the year will be spent in or-
ganizing necessary details and mat-
ters connected with the building of
the road.
The incorporators are: J. H. Wheel-
er, W. C. Burke, G. H. Dodson, R. T.
Woodbridge and John H. Wright, all
of this city.
The Pueblo, Oklahoma City and
New Orleans railway proposition has
every earmark of a Katy proposition,
and it Is likely that the M., K. & T.,
which is known to have been making
a "horseback survey" of practically
an identical route, has been urged to
an early move in the enterprise by
the unusual encouragement that has
been extended the proposed Oklaho-
ma and Northwestern, a line being
promoted by Henry Knapp of New
York City, actual construction upon
which line will be commenced during
the present month.
CYCLONE WROUGHT
TERRIBLE HAVOC
Mountain View, Okla.. Nov. 7.—
Seren dead and seventeen Injured
tells the story of the casualties in the
tornado which struck this place Sat-
urday. The dead are Mrs. Holt and
two children, Mrs. Jennie Jones,
Frank Clarke, J. S. Barkley and W.
T. White. The injured are Mrs.
Broughton, Isaac Gray, three of the
Hollis family, Mrs. Barkley and two
children, two Holt children, Miss
White, Miss McBride, one of the
Moore children, Mrs. Smith, Thomas
Dunn, Mr. Gordon.
Among those injured two or three
will probably die. The storm struck
Mountain View in the midst of a ter-
rific rain storm, which continued for
some time afterwards, making it very
d|sagreeable in looking after those
who were killed and hurt, but by niglu
everything was thoroughly in hand
and by midnight all the injured were
properly cared for. The people of the
town have taken the situation thor-
oughly in hand, and all of the home-
less and destitute families have been
supplied with clothing, provisions and
shelter. All the surrounding towns
responded promptly, those from the
east on the evening passenger train,
those from the west on the special
that the Rock Island ran from Man-
gum. The storm came from the south-
west and with no warning. The tor-
nado dropped down at the
NEW SCHOOL
NEARLY READY
The new school fot colored pupils
In the southeast part of the city is
rapidly nearing completion, and with-
in a few weeks the pupils will be in
possession. This building is of brick,
contains four rooms, and is built in
up to date style. Under the statute
the county commissioners contracted
for and built the structure on a site
furnished by tlie school. The orig-
inal site furnished by the district was
traded for that which the building
occupies.
Cough
New Ground for Buldings will not
be Purchased at This Time
WAYNE RESIGNED-F. P. STEARNS APPOINTED
The Board will Reduce Outstand-
ing Indebtedness over Half
by the Present Process
ALL ARRANGEMENTS
ARE NOW COMPLETE
The board of education mot in regu-
lar session Monday evening at the
clerk's office in the city hall, with
President W. S. Baker presiding. The
roll call was answered by Baker, But-
Knouse and Ryan for investigation,
with power to act as they see fit.
Mr. Basham stated that the work
of the janitor at the Central building
is very heavy as he has fourteen
ler, Drummond, Knouse, Ryan, Rag- j stoves to attend, and is kept busy
land, Togers, Basham, Wishart, and all the time. His work is several
times that of other janitors who draw
the same salary, and on Basham's mo-
tion the salary at this building was
No Poison
Chamberlain's
Remedy.
From Napier New Zealand Herald
Two years ago the Pharmacy Boarc
of New South Wales, Australia, ha(
an analysis made of all the cough
medicines that were sold in that mar
ket- Out of the entire list they founr
only one that they declared was entire
ly free from all poisons. This excep
tion was Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy, made by the Chamberlain Medi
cine Company, Des Moines, Iowa, L'
S. A. The absence of all narcotict
school' makes this remedy the safest and bes>
house and went in a northeast direc-j^hat can be had; and it is with a fee
tion,' working many freaks. Its path 'nS of security that any mother car
was about 100 yards wide. The first Klve it to her little ones. Ch&inV^*
building struck was the school house Iain's Cough Remedy Is especially
and from there on it swept almost ev- ommended by its makers for
erything in its path, breaking up colds, croup and whooping cough. This
about one-half mile north of town at remedy is for sale by the Owl Drng
the Washita river. The damage is Store. iti iiJUBIkf
heavy, perhaps $100,000,
McMillan.
After spreading of the minutes by
Clerk T. A. Butler, the resignation of
J. W. Wayne, one of the oldest mem-1 raised to $48 per month.
bers of the board, was read and ac- The report of the special commit-
cepted. J. C. Knouse, Mr. Wayne's ^ tee appointed to investigate the need
associate In the Fourth ward, made for additional land at the Franklin
a motion that C. A. Royalty be el- (and Jefferson buildings, was sub-
ected to fill the vacancy, and Wishart ^ mitted. Ryan and Knouse submitted
nominated F. P. Stearns. On Rag- a majority report that no land be
land's motion, a vote by ballot was bought at this time owing to the fl-
taken, and F. P. Stearns was elected nancial condition of the board. Rag-
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the land submitted a minority report ad-
resignation. | vocating the purchase of both prop-
A number of bills were allowed as erties. The majority report was
follows: Shawnee Supply Co., coal, adopted.
$352; W. V. Roesch Plumbing Co.,| The report of the school treasurer
$6.50; J. D. McDonald, labor, $5; Spur- for September was read. Clerk Blt-
rey Lumber Co., $14.40; Shawnee ler read a report prepared at the or-
News, $16.55; Julius Caesar, kindling,' der of the board, showing (he finan-
$1; W. M. Davis, grading lot for negro cial condition, and the probable ex-
school site, $200; Newman Plumbing penses. He believed that by follow-
Co., $27.75; Warren Hardware Co.,' ing the present economical basis, the
$172.50; T. A. Butler, Btamps, $4;
Shawnee Drug Co., disinfectant, $39;
Draper-Longmlre Furniture Co., $17.-
75; Shawnee Sewerage Co., (h-alnage,
$12.50; Wade-Branch Hardware Co.,
J6; Owl Drug store, supplies, $2.45;
W. S. Higgins, making triangles, $3.-
25; Shawnee Planing Mill, glass, $2.-
12; Vegiard Plumbing Co., $20.30; G.
V Streeter, maps, $5; Remington
Typewriter Co., supplies, $10.80;
Swain Hardware Co., $1.25; John P.
(Virfs Paint Co., $1.20; Shawnee
Printing Co., $13.75; Light & Power
:o., $2.72; B. C. Nelson, $4; William
3sllck, scavenger work, $17; Norman
Nelson, insurance, $65.
board would reduce the indebtedness
over half during the coming year.
The fact that no sinking fund from
any source earlier than the present
board could be found, was talked of.
Norman Nelson, clerk of the former
board, said there had been no pro-
vision made by the board previous
to the one he served on, for a sink-
ing fund, and he shed some light on
the matter. It was stated that one
of the Roesch heating warrants, not
due until next year, had been paid
by mistake of the treasurer, and that
consequently other warrants now due
must suffer to that amount. Bash
am desired the clerk to secure a reg-
NEW TRACK
INSPECTOR
With an idea of minimizing the
danger of disaster from Insecure rails
and roadbed the Santa Fe system has
created the position of inspector of
tracks and roadway, and T. S. Caffer-
ty, formerly roadmaster of the com-
pany, with jurisdiction over the line
between Topeka and the Missouri
river, has been appointed to the new
place. As inspector of tracks and
roadway, Mr. Cafferty will have Jur-
isdiction over the property comprised
in the eastern grand division of the
road from Chicago to Newton and Pur-
cell, I. T. He will have under his
control a large and efficient track-
walking gang, which will patrol cer-
tain sections of the road day and
night.
Groceries at actual co«t at M. E.
Belt's, 220 E. Main. 4-2t
The library board met In regular
session Monday, with the president.
Mrs. Schloss, in the chair, and Me
dames Funk. Hall, Rorer, Shive, Miss-
es Ware and Dickson, answering t«
roll call. The business of the flower
show, baby show, and Mother Goose
bazaar, to be given by the library
board November 16 and 17, was take*
up and arrangements completed for
that occasion, the board being detain-
ed with this work until a late hour,
and no other business of importance
was transacted.
The president reported a donatio*
from Henry Aronstein of a collection
of steel engravings of all the presi
dentrf from George Washington tc
Roosevelt, together wilh the Declare
tion of Independence, which wbro
properly framed will comprise by far
the most b(%utiful set of pictures ever
seen In Shawnee.
The board adjourned to meet is
called session Monday afternoon.
Nov. 13.
We will do your paper hanging for
15c a double roll. Wlrfs Pa(pt k.
Glass Co., corner Ninth and Broait
way. rt*
PHILADELPHIA IS
THE STORM GENTER
RETURNED
TO SHAWNEE
partly in-
sured. The school house, two chur-
ches,, two livery barns, one hotel, the
Presbyterian Special Evangelist,c
Services.
This evening beginning at 7:30
Chickasha Gin Co s. gin, one lumber prompt there will be special evangf
yard and ten residences are complete-1 listic meetings in the Presbyteriai
ly wrecked, while there are about 15 church. The speaker, Rev. Wet(.h, 1:
other residences damaged more or a man of special talent as an ejcpos'
less. If the storm had gone through tor of God's word and has been eftii
the town a block east, no doubht there
would have been hundreds of people
killed.
A liquid cold ci;re and the only
Cough Syrup which moves the bowels
—works all cold out of the system—
is Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar.
Clears the head and throat and makes
weak lungs strong. Best for Croup,
Whooping Cough, etc. Children love
it. Sold by J. E. Cockrell. *
nently successful in his work.
Special music. All are cordiall?
welcome. The theme tonight will b(
"Man, His Nature and Value."
ROOM AND BOARD for ladies ant
gentlemen. Everything first clasF
Modern conveniences, furnace heat
hot and cold water, electric lights
230 North Market. 7-3
Ice cream, hot and cold drinks, al
winter at Cockrell's, the druggist. 24
On motion, Mr. Bell, inventor of a ister of all bonds outstanding. He
lackboard finish, stated to the board . also advocated the transfer of about
hat he would finish the boards In one | $4,000 now idle In the building fund,
uilding and also furnish the janitors! for the purpose of taking up warrants
vith necessary instruction for renew- outstanding on the general fund, and
ig, for 5 cents per foot. Superlnten I °n his motion the attorney was asked
ent Glen stated that he and the for a written report on the manner
achers were not satisfied with a of making the transfer, to be submit-
ample of the work at the Central ted at the next meeting. Other mat-
ullding now in use. On motion, the ters of great interest were also dis-
roposition was referred to Basham,1 cussed, but no action taken.
PATRONIZING A HOME DAILY.
Man is a gregarious animal; he must keep in touch with his
neighbors and conversant with local public affairs. Otherwise
his tendency is to degenerate bruteward. In this fast revolving
world there is no longer a covert for the hermit.
Yet in a town of any pretentions, people cannot acquaint
themselves with all ^he affairs of the day by word of mouth.
;'J' Besides, men and women who build and keep budding their busi- 'H"s'
ness, their homes and their town have not tikne to engage in
giddy gossip.
And there is where the home daily steps in...It is that nec-
essary agency of intercommunication. It is the forum where all
the people meet and commune with one another. For a paltry
subscription price one peruses its columnss for a few minutes ]0"?,
H; each day and learns all worth knowing about his fellow towns- '*:%$
i-'t* men and his town. "J"!"!1
|| No, the big going, growing town can not get along without a !||"|
daily. Neither can the daiy get along without the town.
Every United Brethren church in
Oklahoma was represented at the
conference which just closed at
Thomas. Rev. W. C. Adams, the pop-
ular pastor of the local church, . was
there, and to the gratification of Ills
many friends here he was returned to
this charge. Rev. Adams is a hus-
tler. He has worked faithfully, and
as a result has a goodly congregation,
a large membership, constantly in.
creasing, and a line church structure
He has also established a large class
at Rock Creek, through a revival.
Come and see us in our new location,
for fine harness and saddles. Nothing
but the best in the market hereafter
kept and at prices that will make you
smile. J. M. Wood, 109 Union ave-
nue, Burt Hotel. 14-tf
STAGNATION SALE
Wait for the great stagnation sale.
We must have ten thousand in 15 days,
at Gus Agee's, 115 East Main street.
The entire stock will be sold for less
than the actual cost of the raw ma-
terial. Sale begins Wednesday, Nov.
8, at 9 a. m. The first purchaser en-
tering our store on the morning of the
opening and buyftg $20 worth or over
will be presented with a fine Suit ab
solutely free. Remember the date and
place. Read our ad in this paper.
Philadelphia, Nov. 7.—The day to-
ward which Philadelphia has beea
looking for six months to decide
whether the municipal affairs at Ot«
city shall continue to be conducted
as they have been in the pact or
whether a new order of things shall
obtain, finds the situation so tense
that no Philadelphian will be sur-
prised if the peace of the city is ser-
iously disturbed. Matters reached!
a critical stage Monday when tte-
mayor of the city and the sheriff of
the county, both of whom are leaders
in their respective parties, issued an
tagonlstic proclamations swearing to
uphold the law and protect the cWt*
zens against the legal ballots of thi .-
opposing side. The sheriff in Yjs
proclamation calls upon the cltiar
to assist the deputies appointed, by
him to uphold the law and the > iaynr
replied, in a strongly worded ,iroc.la-
ination, In which he said:
"The peace of the city, th supreme
cy of the law and the 'blood bought
rights of honest electors must asfi
shall be preserved."
For the moment tlie question of ma-
jorities has been lost sight of. Back-
ing up his proclamation the mayor
has sworn in about 1,000 special po-
licemen for election duty. The sher-
iff says he will not appoint deputies
and that the peace of the city rest*
with the mayor.
The proclamation of Sheriff Jame*
L. Miles, who is the Republicanileader
of the Thirteenth ward and chairman
of the city committee, was published
broadcast in Philadelphia. As soon
as Mayor Weaver learned of it be
consulted with his advisers and he
Issued a proclamation which was as
unusual as the one drafted by the
sheriff.
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NOT NECESSARY
To stop work during the week if you do business at this bank.
We are open every Saturday night} from 6 until 8 o'clock.
Start an account with fi.oo then add to it regularly.
BANK OF COMMERCE,
East Room Whlttaker Bldg. Shawnee, O.
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