The El Reno American. (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 13, 1916 Page: 1 of 14
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THE EL RENO AMERICAN. «■»«-
lorlc,,
So dtty
EL RENO, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1916.
TWENTY-THIRD YEAR.
insurance rates r R track inspection
The anmwl track Inspection of Rock
the second district,
Thorn l» probably nothing that th or ,|ie seconu oinra.,
business world cornea In comae * from lho local station Tuesday
"heroin they get a whpn th„ fou,-coach spec,
'hoi do i" tho niatloi ot incap-i rolled majestically »w«> over thin
LegtsUtures aeem m bo uUorl^l ^ nallaB. The sec
ond district is composed of Kansas.
usually, ioaolent truat, and whene,Pr, ^ ()klaboma. N,,v Mexico. Tex-,
rrr^rr-^aUa. A„«»..n and Lotus,an...... Ten
against an arbitrary and unreasonable nesses. conip.„v were,
rating; that is. they hand it •« bin. a: Local .>««■«• »»
harder than they had been doing on Roulke Hnd tll„ others a
"he layman, the methods followed good-bye and w ish then, a speedy and
lu me insurance • bureaus" in lixinn sale trip. ,,
rate- seem about as logical as the Others of the patty air I
, r ,he highwayman when engineer of niaintenam e of w ay 1
at guntent of th* highs sync . terminal superintendent at
lie informs his victim lhai the wo • ' H |. cireenough, of
owes him a living, and the said victim Kansas * ^ . of ut.
caught, n tils I con.rihute wha, he has district;
him • They <*‘«bl^ °u( ( .,nd „ K. Reddlg. superintendent or
swarm of more 01
......
custom and practice requires must be to make inspection of th
. the -above-named states,
insured
The Statesman had an example r.» -- ~~~ _ “
this during the past week, we had INDIANS TO TRACK
l ad a linotye In the office connected
...... , . . ,.„* . ,,ni« ii y Krtung nuiK uii" ..........
l.uraty rules and then T division with headquarters at
swarm of more or less pin-lleaat u u»
MEET
$25,000 EDITORS' CLUB HOUSE. MEDICINE PARK, OKLAHOMA
native Stone and cement and the up-' nehieveineni. Many '»Mly ,i ■ The Bootlegging Charge Against ,<t.avaling. which he lagan In Kebrti-
... . ............I ■tmlilllliin 11II n 111 ___ WW • . _ J
NUMBER 18
DEPOT ROAD TO BE CLOSED POSTOFFICE TO NEW HOME
Access to the Fort Reno Depot The Federal Building Ready for
May Be Continued. Inspection Thursday Evening
The depot quartermaster. Kurt ltenn The new federal building which was
lie mount depot, desires to notify the started In 1914 is ready tor occupancy
public that, on recent decisions of ill • Actual work on clearing the grounds.
Secretary of War, the toad through the where the inagnihoni structure now
' post. known as the depot road, will be stands, began the hist week in Sep-
dosed to through traffic on April 1.',. teinber. 1914. however, this work wits
I'.tlti The road will be closed at the „„( started until some time after
! depot, st, that access to tho post may agents, for the property standing on
I,., had at any time, hut truffle cannot tbl. site, were notified to have It
pans through Should the road he made mnv,.,i away One of the houses on
the means uf commit ling trespass on tbl. was a residence formerly own-
the reservation, such as interferon,, ...i i.s JnincsManeyolOklHhomaCIty-
with fences, setting flies, shooting eft . I'ustnias!or Cope has made an-
the road will he closed til the reserva ,imlii, otnenl that tie- new building w ill
lion line and till traffic prohibited t„. u)IPnpd Thursday evening for pub-
Other roads crossing the resetva- jl(, |asp»< tion and the invitation Is
tion will 1,0 left open on the same eon- ,.,.n,.nll the citizenship or HI Reno
dltlon as soon as authority for their gnd Canadian county, elaborate cer-
use is obtained by the county otmintis w|ll not be a feature of Tliurs-
sinners from the war department. Th ■ d>y ,.v,.„i„u jt will he an informal re-
use of such roads is In tho nature uf a ,,,jon ,,r |IOstofricc patrons, who will
privilege and no permanent right 1U b(1 Bbown over lltc fillin' building hv
thorn can l,c given Should Ihelt use pOBto|jb.,. employees.
result m tlepredatlons ns described tilliMing was eons,fueled by
ttltove. or shtntld they not l,o maintain. Stiles Consiriietion eotnpany. t,f
ed in good condition for'vehicular Iraf r iM.ayzo The eonslruclion work was
It, they will he closed, and report made un,|,.r the supervision of Mr
1o flic secretary ot war. l.ogg and the building whs completed
. - — 1 under the supervision of Hus Welter.
QUARTET TO PENITENTIARY w)ln |iaa been here several months.
tieorge nice had the contract for the
This magnifleent struct tire is con,-
her pipe
formed us ii must he dispensed with
story I. of lumber The oulldhiK been presented by prominent men
is situated near the base of M, iVof.'thc United Stales II. A Loot o, Kan
forming Ilf sits City, presenting
n Woman Was Dismissed.
ai> I!»1 r» Tin* gov.rnment’H interest a
l ove I.....it looked after most thorough-
.......— . . b. A Delegation of Cheyenne and ,doted and ready ror newspaper men
to the gas pipes byjxwiie- mu^ Arapaj,0 Students to Anadarko. enjoy. The contrac. was let ;;;"“;'|;^t"';;ioun',atl, forming IheJana City. presenting a UN ■ „i won- ,\ quariet of prisoners were ,alien to lv"bv M. Hull, of New Jersey.
,if,h of last Jun- “j^r°r^mn*d> lljwlch)la ,-attge It Is the only budding; derful workmans!.^ which^we.^ c a Ml.Alpal„r Sunday u- Mr Hull has dev...... every moment
„„ , students and others of the Cheyenne nPxt day ........
aud that because of its present Ara,mho Indian schools, one hund „r|.,.,,n,,d am| may he used for sleep
tv .IVcents per hundred dollars would and A,aim ^ ^ Tupgday af. |nR quRr().,. Tb„ ,0Wer slot • ,a of
tv five cents per
t.. added lo ovr rate The linoty pe was
removed and one
red strong. left
of the repreaenia ternoon hound for the Western Okla-
tives of the bureau" oiled -o exam- honta Indian Schools association meet
rOmkind'Tn the^world an’d’o'labu.tt;,1 ton and contains almosl 1,600 ........ ^ aervlt,..... ......riff flark and T.
editors arc exceedingly proud of ti,ei, ;ent pieces of wood.
,---- „f hi« time attending t‘> all details
A. Hovenden. deputy nlierlfT. r«*i 111 iif. ^ WHS stationed here. The
Monday after turning the convict'd; ^ company had fifteen months to
,,v-s r,th- ’;rauH;" ;:r:>7zzz. ;Pr.. «. HE wants to be sheriff :
hr. hi:;,rr:,r:'.,"vvrmc. w-s^h *
^ /editmuwh.—. ,e .........
|,v a wire-bound pipe, and insisted if, train. While aevera. » *™» ^
V „s the same "extra hazard" that has yens heard the magnificent Indian mu
caused the increased rate. The only ' siclans. yet they deserved
Seeks Political Preferment.
township. [
(V w. Smith, of Reno
much makes his announcement in this issuej
.......— — - _ , .. a candidate for sheriff. The gentle-
recourse we had was to tell the young larger delegation. ..... ,K an ^cr and came lo the Ter-
man it was not. and continue ,o pay , The l«,ys and g.rls at - ^ * « Zrv f~m Cloud County. Kansas,
, .vtra twentyfive cenis per h^ejdm^Twas engaged in agricnUma,
d,ed. ...... ,.a K*- principal and stock raising pursuits.
The gentleman is a native Iowan,
TRAIL OF THE TRAMP
By P. K. I). Underwood
Tomorrow will
he the annual hird
day in the public
schols of Okluho
11 u# ! , ...
The legislature has clothed this ,n a statement made h>
gentry with the unques.ilned power; shirlds. The «udeuts have jorked h<> ^ n „ stttuneh Ucio-
their oral and has always worked to give
his party the supremacy. This is the
JACK SMITH A CANDIDATE
He Has Spent Most of His Days in
Canadian County.
persons over
after turning
to the warden.
former citizen
complete the work and the
building
Charles Banks, a ............... -- hnlgb„d ln time
Biedmottl. was sentenced u, !»•> ;ttl- 1)m.in(. ............ d.,ys of cmslriit-
for hurglnrixliig lb.- home „l Medt.me ^,n t|„ie the first
crass, sa Imlisn. who resides neat d)r( wgll rPn)0Ved. a crowd
‘■eai v loitered to watch the workmen. When
"vm-fHr::r:;tirn:sv ..»• „eg»n 1^.^,
\ .1 (.lack) Smith makes announce-
::=r,::,r=r -x
several years in
this state and the
results aY«* said
to he oUh* rvaViie
in many of the rural districts, where
came to Oklahoma twenty-five iiikIiihII was a waitet* *•**-'
ago with his father, James Smith, who ^ „„.,i the duties of basement W** ** '
' " ........................ ** - followed a ' ins warm
nten, near Yukon. , fnniisli utterance made by Cates, wbo! The building Is
Jack Smith, as he Is fatt.Ula.ly -all ...... i„„ that he was too the basement and la of s one
first-floor line, above this point tne
He has gtuwti to iiin tiimMi ......11...Inull levelled a walls are of brick will, alone trim-
nut. The day ban is one of the prosperous farmer stock- Th„ uml,m
....... observed for
' ,........... made the deelkiatlon that he was too
ed, was ten years old when !„• ' ante o „nd he wishes someom
manhood 1,1 „
would kill him. Hudnall
two stories above
the
Oklahoma.
and authority to tell the public to bal.d preparing for the event
I e dammed and they exercise the priv-1 jn charge feel Justly proud of
liege with manifest satisfaction, back- Work. . Vtaie mV'smith has sought po-| in many of tbe gnrat. ....ncta, j h7m--fcnCW hia qualiiicattons and "I1!i Tm dTfferml’atorv col The wainscot was changed
"t-rnixsx'.'...................
Williams, three feet high The second -stoty
We are
favor, in event his party make* him
to the time when the state will have r, tv Km)d advertisement from this dele-
legislature with the back bone to take : Ratlon „r young Indians, because the sherifL ,hP
-he bridle of, in this matter of insu-i BI.bool lH near here. It appears he ~ ^ 1)PpaUse ihe
the matter of rate, be- [ e|ty ahould bPcome more eloselyWtn- fat I ......... „„1pndid traU, of
240-acre farm
IPI in** Iimun ui .on. , (Mtv snouiu ummir ...x... ------ A id traits
of competition between ih, tiflpd with the young people of They- people know ,
ranee, and lot
come one
<ompantes seeking it. It is true an onm> and Arapaho schools
insurer may sometimes get suing by The program
ehfti'fteter. He owns a
tenting the feathered songsters, lo
make robbing birds’ nests an unusual
undertaking and lo pul a quietus on
taking lire in ruihless manner when
birds are the victims.
Cautious little chickadee.
corridor lias Ihe same type
of floor-
>ano w uuuiix. ...... . *
............for the three davC even, and he has Peering from your leafless tree.
an insolvent company, but the loss bas baseball, basketball and volley- Rime " ' j( ' ,hp t,mP v,.|1Pn l,e Trying to make up your mind
thus incurred will he hut chicken feed. ball. ,n ,hese events six lo ten schools, he anxi . . ap next Whether my Intent he kind,
in comparison will! the legalized rob %vm piay The foot races include 50- may serve ' |)u no, wonder, wary bird,
bery the commercial world now has yard daah tip to one mile. The events shenil. Thai your hear! by doubt is stirred;
to endure front Ihe law protected and , t,lo)|P |.-, jday evening at four o’clock ----—- Human hearts meet like result,
legislature-fosterel trust that robs us ---OFFICERS GET THE BOOZE ,,prfpct falth IS difficUn.
at will, and sneers at us If we presume PATRONS’ MEETING --—— . ,|
Ardmore Statesman. ThP patrons' club of Irving school ^ Few Persons Get 15^ uourl u-as lhpr,, PVPr sU, h a plight 1
I (Tentative that little flight)
MISS LAWSON’S ARTICLE
1 o protest.
__._ Id a very interesting meeting in the
fourth room at Irving school yester-
The March number of The ivdagog- •>»>’ under''discus-; capturing intoxicating liquors aaj ^"ejle^ara!’
77T .h ..it’tv force If il but a tempter’s charm-
Tb- activities of the sheriffs | gepdg w„hin my allowed palm?
very good points favor the shipments have arrived at the ex-
„ ...- Hunger Questions, "Do 1 dare?
press offices, have ....... a m. ann of ( (ah t|mt niRht w„ „oar!)
i,al Seminary, a liigh-elnss publication . w-as
for teachers contains a comprehensWe “pp“,gpd playgrounds for ,..... , lnto courage fan. ...a, ...a......
article on '"Ihe Soc1h1i“ 1 " . Unm were discussed. The Vatrons' several persons being summoned J"1®! !.a|th 0.pn.om„lh every fear,
guage Study ip the Junior High S o|. IrvlnR atlPmptPd last summer county court the last few days. Th (
hv Miss Mary *’f ^Cu«- to have a supervised playground in consignments have com.; to as many; patipncP is rPpa|d;
rasntoti a,,,, ........ ’ ’ , , w|,ollV successful but il was at anywhere from one ...... ~volir Kni,.Pf„| body bends
thoroughness on the putt of pupil. .. n.,, v**nr whiskev and 8onu*tinies a barrel ol . ... jt
minor as well as the more Importanti least not unprofitable lor this y ea, ol htak y To select the choicest seed!
minor, as w it ,.v,.rvthing is bright for supervised beer is added. i.’nlth' Yes such as love would breed!
s.'ix.'xis.J- .......■
Tlios. J. Taylor.
:,;r:rtr,,:;;- »-■ --
tenting two opponents in the primary bootlegger who entered
and getting over 1.800 in the s-neral , vjo|aljnl, .............. laws; ing. The roofing is of composition and
election. ' , was Immediately sentenced to the const met ion is fireproof through-
His defeat in the eltHdlon four yeats;^^ pnp yPar ln lbp pPpnitentlary. out
ago was no cause for dlsheart, nm, nl hgl p,.m||„g sgainst Bethel Several weeks after the huildln.
and he enters the political arena with gp wh(> poa(K, aB hts wife, was1 was started. Postmaster M. B Cope
renewed courage in Ihe belief Hint lie ’ ' sl|1, all(,Kpd they lived lo a„d L. B. Myers, wlto was ihen pres-
ean win this lime. Mr. Smith is a »’ . . husband anti wife In Col |denl of the Chamber of Commerce,
liever in good citizenship and lie states ■ * . alx ]mmths and that pro- made a trip to the national eapltol
he would enforce the law without pal .... ,lmdl. bPr hls eommon-lnw wire nnd seeuretl the additional changes
lialitv in event he secures the norm w.(UtHmg ,.ntl.r,,d hiK P|P8 and was whi,.tl „dd tnalerlally to the beauty
nation and is elected. ^ sentenced Inst Saturday forenoon. Tin of t|ie structure, especially as regards
StrainAV Grammar woman lias gone to Oklii |lbl. interior finish.
SU" bl,ma niv The completion of Ihe federal build-
Fyancelistic Team Is Said to Be ollie Kelley, colored, was giv m inK gives Bl Reno people one of the
E a Strong Aggregation. one yea, for forgery. He was reputed, ^ posloffiees of any city of like-
a Strong AggT g* w h) one of thp n,.rvi..Kt cheek artisls Bizp ln the slate It Is equipped with
The Klein revival campaign begins |„ Oklahoma. | every convenience for handling the
one week earlier titan formerly «n The downfall of Ihe Williams' l int work expeditiously. A rest room,
nouncod U»*ot*nt devolopnn*ntB mak»* jj> was Htartfd wh**n afrieprs Dorn th«*|Bhower bathB and a sanitary drinking
it possible to begin next Sunday, in ! sheriff's office began a succession of tountajn are conveniences the post-
stead of Ihe 23rd, and all things are'; ra|da on them and secured quantities offipp for(,„ may use in the future^
bending to that end The Protestant of liquor Every citizen feels justly prou o
church 1,conic Of El Reno, and t'anad Officers from the sheriff's office put (llplr nPW postoffiee You will prole
ian county seem in l,e a unit in this a quietus on the Williams' family u'ter aWy RPt your mail there next Satur-
one general effort for the year, and; successive raids, which resulted in day morning.
besneak for the evangelistic leant getting a quantity of liquor. An o ---.-
great audiences and complete cooper- fleer made Ibis remark recently FIELD MEET FOR SATURDAY
[ at ion from the beginning. believe the genial companionship of
REVIVAL BEGINS
especial
ot correct speech, the need of accuracy j in
porting current events
standable manner.
and legibility in letter writing session^Vlmy^entt-red1^ plea's'^f *not!
i playgrounds is without doubt
The evangelistic team composed of the Williams' family lias terminated. Athletic Contests to Be Held Sat-
Rpv r; \ Klein, evangelist: Mr and since Tom was sentenced. I think. other Events Friday.
M,-„. .1 M Boyd music director and Bethel is ihrougl, with him Twpnty.thrPPTTh^s of the county
aBractive singers’and pereonal work- SEEDS FOR DISTRIBUTION hav„ entered the Held and track meet,
attiaitiM s .... receipt of a a btch begins Friday evening and con-
STRIKES IN PORTO RICO
Bailie
THOMAS F. ADDINGTON DIES
guilty and gave bond for ,heir appear , lrpd on the „rB- and the general manager who also The American Is in receipt oi a which begins Friday evening atm eon-
mice in county court. Charles Scow-; Jh ^ ' , b sh„. ^ noon.dav nlPP,ings for business shipment of garden ......Is which ' ' dudes Saturtlay Tb.s event marks ,h
.........M-x, .he name plea, bu, dh. »». 1^nch «id P^aalve! From all sources of in,or..... sen, by Horn *-lr- -nn-.l mee. and • - ^
n(.ar this city. Mr. Sh.ller |,ion this is .....of the strongest forces( man ^.^disH,^ ....... ^ .^eata, the
1 ler one of the staunch and progressive| ,11Pn. From all sources
v, returned Monday Thomas F. Addington, one of Ihe put up bond for his appearance. ' farniers near this city Mr. Shiller j lion lhl„ |B one or the strongesl forces man from this dls
ea. and Panama. He left El Reno :^ |y°Ind ‘‘had*'U-n" sTck , eTnot'gullly and his appearance bond'th°'°ugh manner.
rabL'^er^s^rr hx momp T;; —.
;rc^“ rr .“nr- -; i - no, ^«-.T«,
Hons and devaa.a.ion of properties, came to the territory during 1889. He charging Are arms and gave bond,
of the outbreaks were caused by! was postmaster at Y’nkon
Most i
Lightning Rod Jones says: "The
thing that has been hindering spring
in the Licksklllet community Is the
thermometer and he lias a notion ,o
a number The officers have been redoubling | break them
influential persons inciting them withUf years and was an influential clti- j their efforts to suppress the sale of
violence thinks Mr Vinson The troll-1 ,en. He was assisted In the poatofflee . intoxicants and t »■> isxe ’•*" s
: . , over and Porto Kica hy his son. M. L. Addington, during .he ,„g down on ail liquor they And some
IiIHb »»»« ^ ... «. » _«• ...LI..L 1».,o lioon .hinmil DV till* COIl-
will experience normal condition witn- years he held the position,
in a few oninths *• ,
IT VYAff A CLEVeFplAY ; S BoydUWUson,Nthe n°ewdyCelected ATTENDED RETAILERS' MEETING ! When I call at hls place
The FI Reno high school annual ptav commissioner of finance, was inducted; Messrs. S. E Brady, presiden, of It is « strange time o, me year
a.
day before. Miss Flove Allard, (on attended a meeting of Oklahoma
ol which has been claimed by the con-
signees.
. , ,, un,i nn the work' Iv fiiends will liave garden and he (jpnpral feats of slrenglh and agd-
selt oil securing 11 wants them lo have government needs, ily will he the principal feature Sat-
now being done in ge.iing ready fo, *»"'«^ ^ ConlP and ge, Jday and thP events will begin, at
the meetings. jr grounds, at ten o clock-
The largest hall in El Reno-tJmt youn*.____ Miss Mina-lackson. superintendent of
used for the McConnell meetings in THEIR MONEY ‘ schools, wants the record breakers In
1914 is being well fitted up and a, ^®g“ „„„ bepn handpd down lhP ,mmty contests to participate in
ranged for the campaign, which, la ex ’ thp mvn wh(> counted lh(, district contests, which will be
peered to continue through May E , P ’ ,hp tr)anKU,ar flghl fo,, held at Edmond. April 22.
fldent committees are a work |n all the bllghm(,nt of Schafpr count, Canadian county schools have a
directions and nothing othpr ,.0unlli’s. The number of clever persons trained in
#*d to welcome and fully co out of I ay , th,. Hlhl,,t|r s„orts and th»* coming track
operate with the chosen ObrisHan P™pp nPV," paid The suit j and field meet will be another oppor-
While scouting around I invaded
Judge John W. Clark’s office and
found him busy. The gentleman gave
me a mazuina to square accounts for
some time In the future. I always}necessary
find the latch string on the outside Ing neglected to welcome and fully co
guests and fellow workers. The peo-
capablllti*1*.
great credit on the performer*
production was ffhr-n ^ hPr dutie» as deputy | Retailers' association,
lion of Messrs. Jack MRttnews anu|wno jmhw _______1_____«a nu.i,«m. r
the Lee-
efficiently under ex-Commissloner | Huckins, In Oklahoma City Tuesday af
»**........ '
clever.
Ing up Mr. While's term.
Villa was headed in
from last accounts.
Notwithstanding the disagreeable
weather Friday afternoon. I skipped
out for Piedmont and the Aral person
to pay was J. D. Stout, who is an '89er
and own 240 seres of good farm land,
(donilnufd on Last Pote)
is a strange mne u, m. —i . w„s ins,iiuted In C. J. Hess’ name.} tunity to demonstrati
be going south for one's health, but pto of surrounding towns and com- was in thp,r vie- While El Reno students can not partlc
f ,ba, direction! munitles are requested to make It a Mi. H.ss is r. jo, , ,h„ PVPnU, they will be inter-
point to attend all these meetings and toiy.
arrange with the local management
for out dales and special rallies.
ested spectators.
SHE ASKS DIVORCE
The Turks inuRt be feeling better.
They have commenced another slaugh-
ter o, Armenians.
Nellie McCan has Instituted divorce GIVEN^A °^Cfgpgrg,ton
proceedingR againHt her husband. O. J * Saturday iu
T. McCan. Her petition alleges in- from Jennie Fox l»»t S«turda>
com Mkt ability.
1 Judge Hayson’s court.
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