The El Reno News. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 5, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 21, 1901 Page: 1 of 8
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EL RENO, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, THURSDAY, MARCH 21 1901
NO 51
Don't Fail to Register Mext Monday or Tuesday—-You Can't Vote Without It.
DlSIRICr COURT U GRiND'NG
CIVIL CASTS-
OUT
DIVORCi HARVEST
LARGE NUMBER
DOCKET THIS
dozen
OF DIVORCES O
SESSION HALF
DECREES
illl’.il .
Tlie grand jury returned S
ments and was discharged.
A large number of teriitorial crim-
inal caseB have been dismissed on
account of failure to arrest defend
ants.
In Territory vs. the Thompsons ami
Smith a demurrer lo the ii diciment new c mnlry. If tlie
wa« sustained. Also incase of Ter- user, tlieu everybody
ritory vs. Henry Smith.
Levi Langston and Richard Gran-
bury were convicted and tlie former
• given 8 and the later 5 years in tlie
pen.
, In Territory vs. Harry J, Mas >u the
latter was convicted and sentenced lo
one year. Reynolds win was con-
victed of manslaughter in the first
degree was sentenced to 25 years in
the pen. This was the Logan county
case. Chas. Eble plead
was given three years,
A large number of
have been gianted.
plaintiffs who secured divorce are
Elzia Gardner, Loula Patton, John
Ford, Elizabeth Jacobs. Chas. Child-
ers, Sarah B. Gooden.
A large number of civil cases have
been s t and a few tried.
Anna R Robinson got a restraining
order against ( lias. Giiz. Gustav
UeLana a judgment
against Ratcliff et al.
restraining orders
against the county treasurer
sheriff on account of tax
5. S. Program
Favors ‘Lot* Plan
If COngreasiiiiiu Charles Curtin* ad-
vice s followed by President McKiu-
I ley, flu re will '• e no run at the open*
ling t tlie Kiowa-Comanche country
in August The claims will all be
' l iken by lot. Curtis says the lot sys-
I tern, as he calls it, is the best way to
handle the matter. “It is less ex-
pensive to both the government and !
the boineseekerw,” said 1 e today,
“and every bo*..., i* „ivei? a better
j show to pet a claim except the‘soon-
ers.’ If the old system of making I
runs is adopted, legitimate home
setkees will Hud that every good
granted- claim in the country will be occupied
by ‘sooners.’ Tha* lias been the his-
tory of the runs in the past, and it
will be the history of runs in the fu-
ute. Ii cannot be helped. An army
f deputy Uni ted States marshals can-
I not keep tlie ‘sooners* out. They
| would bob up like inushro ins on ilic
morning of the opening mi l would be
j quitting on all the best claims of the
loi system
is given an j
equal chance. A homeseeher will
send his application to the land ofti *• !
and it will be written on a piece of
paper and thrown in a box. Then |
separate pieces of paper containing
a rletcription of each claim will be
placed in another box.
“The drawing will then proceed. Of
course, there will be many times!
more applicants than there are claims
and many will be disappointed, but
guilty and | there will be disappointments under I
| any plan, b 'cause there will not 1) j
divorce cases | claims enough to go around. If the j
Among the : the lot plan is used people will not
have to go to the territory until al-
ter the drawing takes place, and then
only those who get claims will go.
The ethers will remain away and will
i not be out a lot of money in making
the trip.
“There will be two ways to take a
claim if the old system of racing is
in forclosure do,,ted,” continued Mr. Curtis. ‘ One
ieinorary re- wj|| i)a to tile at the land offices and
were granted tjle 0tj,er sqUat, on the land. If a
squatter gets upon a claim that some
other fellow has filed on, then it de-
v lives upon th»» r to show by
evidence that lie was on the land be-
fore the other man made his filing
Dennis Flynn urges old settlers to
work a ‘double header’ scheme to get
claims. He suggests that they do the
filing and have an agent make the
run for them. In this way they stand
a double chance of getting a claim.
If one of them should get two claims
in this way he could give up the poor-
est, one and hold on to the best one.
“The»president will decide upon the
plan of opening. Tlie lower house
of congress provided for tlie ‘lot’
system in the bill which went through
at the closing hours of last session,hut
the senate knocked out that clause
and inserted an amendment leaving
tiie matter to the president. Tm
house concurred in the amendment.
So it is up to President McKinley. I
believe he will adopt the ‘lot* plan.”
COURTHOUSE, DENVER, (Ol,
|)*-nv«>r people and public itinim claim that the public buildings of their city are among
tic fiiHMl i1 irld 1 • • itul is i b »• tiful t.i < .m . most idviutanonili
si tinted on ipitol I I ^
of tlie hsndmmicat canity hit »: in the country. It is Built L\f t'olornd> limestone and
is four scone* high, with a tower iu the center whioh ranches a distance almost equal to
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three mere stori -t. I hc tower lias « gild d dome mid is stinuounted by a bronze figure of
Justice. The grounds, embracing an entire city block, are embellished by trees, shrubs,
stat’a - and fountain -., i.d are always well kept. The interior of the building corresponds
iu • tiifi ii.....ivith tbo extHiior and surroundings, tlie «mil ro ms being freset«d in 111
1 - i style of tbe art. 'i iiin imldio 'is nl<o ivmarkably well adapted for tho purposes to
' ’ was dedicated. L ios id lotiuda and building was SI.200,000.
.'Another Den dtp
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.71 Tew Deadly Parallel* slow Can do no lyarm. Const*
quently the Dews Indulges. Column Do. I is Literally
Quoted Trom the Democrat of ID arch 7, ’95. Column
2 is fDade up of lie cent Quotations Trom the San/e Pen
together with Some Tacts Generally Known, liead Tyen*
sley's Utterances and see tyim Convict lyimself. ■<* o*
llemucratic convention.
List Thursday nuht the democrats
met in convention and named a city
ticket^ With the exception of Bax-j
ter for attorney, Phelps for police
judge and Talbot for treasurer school
board, the men named aro at present j
holding the olficcs for which they
weit nominated, this does not in i
elude the council and members of.
school b nird. L’here was a lengthy [
typewritten set of resolutions pre j
pared by Hensley, eulogizing the
presenr city adnnni.s r.niou and its
pad practice and commending it to j
the voter for endorsement.
The resolutions also contained tlie
following as—Seventh, Resolved that
we return out* hearty thanks to the
Hon. Dennis Flynn for his earnest
ai.d faithful support and in the se-
curing tlie ad iption ol tin* law whit h
gives to FI Reno a public land office
lie ticket as nominated by the
c invention was as follows:
l or mayor T. F. Hensley,
lily marshal- William Uobare.
Dlty clerk —Sidney E. ‘’lute.
P.dice judge .1.1 Phelps,
rity attorney -W. L. Baxter.
Street comminsioner—Qeo. Winder
City treasurer, 1). A. Shuttee.
School treasurer, E. R. Talbott.
ALDKKMBN.
RARE BPPIIIIIY,
A CHANCE TO
GEI A MARBLE FACTORY
Y EL RENO. '
ONi HUNDRED MEN.
ir will employ too mfn and will
contract to run ON cUll
TIME FOR 99 YEARS-
WANTS BONUS.
FOR
First ward—J K. Stone,
Second ward—James Lougmire,long |
tt nil.
8 A. Stream, short term.
Third ward, A. L Nicholson.
Fourth ward—Q. L. Godfrey.
SCHOOL BOARD.
First ward, Albert Gerrer.
Second ward—Lewis HolTman
Third ward W. F. Edgar.
Fourth ward—Wm. Riley.
Uilinn News.
Hilaries H. Moure it Co., of Mont-
peliar, Vt., have submitted to El
R no in writing a prop .silion for tlie
establishment of a granite cutting
and manufacturing plant here.
The proposition of Moore & Co. is
that they will invest $20,odd in suoli a
plant lit I'll Reno and contract to run
it continuously for 9!) years and not
to establish likeo plant within a radius
• 100 utiles of Hi Reno if El R no
will gi-e an equal amount, said bonus
to be paid as said company invests
its part Of the money here, El Reno
liai until April ldili lo accept still
proposition.
El'Rouo is the nearest suitable po ut
to tlie granite mines iu tlie southwest
| part of tlie territory. The granite
will t>ti brought from that point to the
factory for manufacture. Tlie con-
cern will employ 101) men and will es-
tablish the plant within one mile of
the city.
| This certainly looks to he a great
j opportunity. It would be worth more
| to El Reno than a penitentiary or
any other like institution.
and
collections.
,
'Program for the Sunday sehoo
convention to be held at tbe Lovely
Valley school bouse on tbe second
Sunday in April, beginning promptly
at 10 a. in.
10:po—Song and prayer service by
Rev. Clark.
10:15—Why do we Study the Bible
Mrs Duvall. Discussion Boyd
l Gope.
Song.
10:45—Can we have a Successful Sun-
day School Unless we all put our
Shoulder to the Wheel,” Mrs.
Jenkins, Discussion Rev. Barker.
Song.
11:15—“Which is the Greater, a Spir-
* itual or Educational Qualiflca-
- tion in the Sunday School Work-
er,” Mrs. Markley. Discussion
Rev. Clark.
3ong.
11:45—“Ts a Review of the Sunday'
School Lesson Necessary?” Miss
Latier. Discussion Mr. McRay
Song.
NOON.
* 1:00—“Should Temperance be Taught
in Sunday School?” Frank Lyle.
Discussion, Mr. Radley.
* 1:15—‘ Charity and its Necessity in
N Sunday School,” Mrs. Cope, Dis-
cussion M. F. Dawson.
Song
1 2:30—“What is the best way to keep
Jealousy out of Sabbath school.”
* Mrs. Braidley. Discussion, Miss
‘ Mamie Butler.
Song.
45—“Is Prize Giving a good Method
of securing attendance of large
boys and girls?” Mr. Steel. Dis
cussion. Geo. Studebaker.
W. J. Lekpf.h, Supt.
Ridge Whitlock, Secy.
Testimonial
L3
Frisco
The Rector and committee of Christ
Church Memorial, El Reno, desire to
testify- their sense of the loss sustain-
ed by the chufch in the death of Mr.
Geo. L. Gorwyn. He was a faithful
communicant and officer of the
church, one always interested in its
welfare from the commencement,one
always ready and wi’ling to bear bis
Bbare of work and contribution. He
will be greatly missed. He was a
true Christian man, and what lie pro-
fessed he practiced. Our sympathy
goes out to the mourners here and to
_those far away.
Theo. J. Brooks, Rector.
' , Free Smith,
' J. W. Deal,
Committee.
Wheat is looking very good.
Oat seeding is all done and oats
coming up. armers preparing to
plant corn.
Fruit trees are in full blossom.
The old stone building is being re-
moved. We bate very much to see it
go, as it lias become quite historical.
It was once used as a fortress and a
place ot refuge for the women and
children during the last great Indian
outbreak.
Will Pelton has sold his farm to Mr.
Martin, consideration $3,500
Mr. Turners family have returned
to iheir home from Oklahoma City,
where they have been for several
months, having their children in
school.
Prof. Clayton is a happy dad—its a
boy.
Prof. Bickford will commence Hie
spring term of school here Murch 25.
Mr. Butler of Kentucky has bought
the Mott farm east of town and will
take possession soon.
Traveler.
“We are not making a war on fallen “The announcement of W. I)
wowen bat we are making a \v-ar on R ibare appeared i i > ester.iny is Deni- !
the human vultuers wh i live off their ocrat.”
their shame.” .....
Schooi Report.
District No. 52. A successful term
of six months closed March 13. Pupils
not absent during the term Edna
Tippilt and Clifford Oster. Number
of cases of tardiness 727. Total al
tendance in days, 5082. Average
daily attendance, 42,35. Per cent of
attendance 64 1-6. Six pupils will
take the examination for graduation
During the term tbe school raise ii
moneyland purchased 37 volumns of
valuable books for the District
Library.
C. E. Sherman, Teacher.
“Yes! We are runn ng for mayor
on a platform tint says clou up the
dance hall, close up ;he dives, close
up tlie saloons on Sunday, and in tbe
language of General J i 'ksjn, ‘by tbe
eternal’ they will bicloied if we are
elected mayor of this municipality.”
* * * * *
“Motherj of El Reno, do yon want
a dance hall run by ooiU’lDaiu k3p
open night after night to entrap your
boy, or do you want it c ossd up? It
you want it closed pray fo” your bus-
b md to do his duty at the spring
election and your prayeis will be
answered.”
“Oh! for a Granville Jones in tlie
pulpit; would he not make them
squirm?”
(H >w w iuld a Ross do?)
“We are negotiating with Granville
Jones to help us a few days in tlio
campaign, and when he conies you’ll
sie ’em squirm.
“If El Reno had a mayor who had
the moral welfare of the city at hear:
and had the backbone to stand up for
the right, a dance hall run by mile
and female prostitutes, where ou'1
boys are debauched and strangers
knocked down and robbsd could not
exist.”
“It is not a little strange that a civ-
ilized community will tolerate a man
keeper of a house of prostitution.
“Frank Swaggart’s dive has de-
stroyed the values of all proparty on.
StandPipe Hill. It can neither b'
rented or sold. There is bur. one thing
left for the owners to do, that is
abandon their property or hire Dan
Luce to haul the buildings off int >
some other part of town.
“BOBBED.”
“List Sunday night a man was
kno keel down and robbed by a gang
of toughs iu the northwes1 part ot
town. The man was picked up and
brought up town and doctors called
to dress his wounds, which were
numerous about the head and fac *.
We u nderstand that several parties, a
few hours later, were arrested at
Frank Swaggart’s dance hall and that
a part of the money ana some checks
which were taken from the man af-
ter he was pounded into insensebiltyy,
were recovered.
“Citizens of El Reno is it not tinv
that this blot upon tne fair name of
our town, this hot bed of crime, was
°bated? Will the good people ot mis
town vo:e for a continuance of this
curse, at the spring election, or will
they vote for men who will suppress
it?”
“During his term of office the larger
part ot tlie jj.V- ' J1 turned into th**
city treasury as shown by the com-
parative table elsewhere iu this issue,
passed through his hands. Tnis va-t
sum of motley was collected as fines
from gamblers, courte.sins, drunks,
street fakirs etc., and turned into tin*
treasury by the clerk, marshal and
p dice j ldge, hut as above stated the
raijor pirliou passed through the
hands of the marshal.—D lily Demo-
crat, March 12, 1901.
(It might be a lded that these line -
were in the nature of licenses collect-
ed reguiary bv tho authority and with
the consent of Hensley.)
“ rhe sermon deliveretrac tne opera
h iiise last Sunday night was tu t o
rebuke sin or save souls, it was *
.ended as a vote-getter for the .
an 1 order ticket.” —Dorn >orat, 1901.
“Uanlilite do it: e says that Iie is
n > v c mvinoed that the Rev. Slug cm
Ross is i failure as a campaign man-
ug*r Tie people of Viva s»y the
siine thing of h m as a preacher.”—
Daily Dernier it March 19th.
Frank Swaggarc is still doing busi-
ness at ihe old stand, is still debauch-
ing the boy8 of the town in suite of
th 3 f act that the editor of tlie Demo-
crat lias been mayor for two years
Is it want of “backb >ne” or want of
“moral welfare of city«at heart.”
It will take an expert in ethical
philosophy to distinguish any materi-
al difference between the man who
runs a h >.U3 of* prostitution and the
official who willfully permits him to
run for a consideration.
ROBBED.
V tew nights ago, about ttie 4U» of
M irch, an oi l g-ntlem in recently of
Missouri, was buncoed and robbed by
aging of toughs in the southwe t
part of t >wu Tne o d gentlem m w is
inveigled in•*»the Rock Island s »!*» >e
wen gimhlingwi* g >ing on and
thiugh he i is ste i >.i raking no nan
i i th * gim \ vet i p >rti > i *f tlie win-
ii n r, v »r * d ml h* • 1 ds h r in <.r ler
t i got, Hie m » iev h • m nr m ike * de-
p nit. H-d'eln-'d he had nothing
nut n-S1003 dr ift, I) r was informed
that i co ll 1 b s c » 1. When the
h i ic > mon gofc h d \ of his draft the*
r fuse I t > giv - a iv nurt ot it no and
iu the melee ‘hit foil iwe1 d-*<Tirpd
that the drift h-ul h-*«u dent r *v°d *snd
he c >n'd ge‘ u duplicate Wh n tie
un ierto >k t > d » this he disc >ver-d
th ir the dr ift hai beat him • » the
hank in 1 had been cashed Yester-
day Sheriff Oosbv nrre**<*d a f',low
named O. Rog rs charged with the
offense.
“ Citizens of El Ren > is ir not *:me
th« h,ot un >n the f a r name of our
town, HiD hit b d of crim * was
nbited? VVill th« g > >^ people ir this
town vote for a coutinua me of this
curse, at tlie spring election, o<- will
♦ hev vote for men who will s l > ress
it?”
Editor News.— March came in like
a lamb, but soon developed into a
lion and still continues the same.
Wheat is needing rain.
There lias been several cases of
pneumonia in town,
Robert Witt’s oldest daughter was
buried last Sunday. The mother is
still very sick. The family have the
sympathy of the entire community.
Mr. Dixon’s family after being in
quarantine for 7 weeks have been re-
leased. Mine Nonie had varioloid.
Mr. Bert had smallpox. They say
the quarantine is worse than the
smallpox.
Mr. Clark was called to Ynkon to
preach a funeral so we had no
preaching Sunday.
Real estate has changed hands con-
siderably for the past two weeks.
Henry Smith has soi l to Mr. Tweed
Mr. Dixon sold a business house to
.Mr. Crowley.
Mr. Crowley’s family is convalesc-
ing from measels.
We had a blizzard Tuesday; ferrs
ire entertained for the fruit.
All the farmers are through sow-
ing oats and some are planting corn.
Union is full of people waiting for
the new country.
Idle Rock Island bridge men are
working on the Canadian bridge pre-
paring for the heavy spring rises.
Miss Nora DeBaun has been sick
fOr two weeks.
Peggy.
A Fire
On Tuesday afteruom a lire oueur
red in tho upper story of the building
occupied by Long’s jewe.ry store.
Tlie upstairs was occupied by a Mr.
and Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. a d Mrs.
Giiliitine both families newcomers
Clin fire was caused by Lbe overturn-
irg of a can of gasoline. The fire was
soon raging and before help could
come the belongings of tlie two
families were gone.
The fire boys were promptly on
hand and booh had tlie fire under
•ontrol so that no damage was done
to Lbe lower story. It takes a hurry-
up lire to beat the El Reno tire boys.
The loss, i hougli small was prac-
;iciily everything the families had
iid i litre was no insurance.
I or Cutholic Cein« try.
Father Constantino and F. X Ger-
rer of the Catholic church met with
the city council at its last Friday
nig us session and asked the city for
a tract o' land to be carved out of
tne city cemetrr for a Catholic cem-
jetry. Tlie council was disposed to
] favor the project but the question was
’ postponed until next meeting ill or-
der I iiat the matter might be putin
| shape for action.
Teacher. Meet.
One of tlie largest and most enthu-
siastic gatherings of Canadian county
teachers that lias assembled here for
tlie past two years met at the Irving
building last Saturday.
The subject of “Morals” was hand-
led in ...tu able and cunipreheirsive
mane • by VV. R. Bailey o. Union
» ity.
J. C. Pontius of Liberty, gave a
short and graphic description of the
way in which he teaches “Civics.”
J. L. Rice, the bustling young peda-
gogue of Frisco, exemplified the sub-
ject of “Interest.”
notes.
“The “12 Per Cent Method” seem-
ed to he the favored one in Bolviug
problems in interest.
In percentage the plan most favor-
ed was to reason from 100 per cent
down to 1 per cent, using equations.
In teaching reading in our country
schools the consensus of opinion uas
strongly in favor of doing muck work
iu the lower grades and being slow to
J take up fifth reader work.
Tne vocal solo rendered by Miss
Daisy Flanagan was enjoyed by all
| present
The next meeting of tho association
will be on April 13th.
RESI LUTIONS.
Res lived, That we tlie teachers of
! Canadian count, in association a--
sembied, extend to Supt. H. H. Kid
J logg, our sincere thanks for securim,
Profs. Howell. Nihart and Rice as ii
structors in our next institute,
Whereas, our friend and ftd u:
teacher, J. C. Pontius, has though!
tit to like unto himself, for better • r
for worse, a fair and gentle belpina e
therefore be it
Resolved. Thai we, the ' teachers o'
Canadian, iu association assembler,
do txtend our hearty congratulation
to himself and bride.
Whereas, it has pleased the S i
preme Ruler of the Univirse to r. -
move from this life our friend an ,
fellow teacher, Charley---an .
give Him a place in that house no.
buil with bands, be it
Resolved that we, the teachers < I
Canadian county, in association as-
sembled, do hereby express our sin-
cere regret tor liis untimely loss
from our ranks, and extend to his
bereaved family our earnest sym
pathy.
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be sent lo the fan ily of
deceased and a copy furnished the
county papers.
John Jackson,
Walter Wooldrigs,
Edith i rake.
Committee.
The program for the April meeting
will appear next week.
T. G. Jackson, Pres.
E. Ed.th Dhake, Bee. pro tem.
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