Shawnee Daily News. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 1898 Page: 2 of 4
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The Morning Xews !f **** nocdotfcis and tlat in A Small Steal.
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CLAKDT A GAY. Pub i±fc*r
OFFICE Id U ILLS EUILCIKC
COSftEff MAIM «|J UKIOS AVE
CoBtmption Cored.
noccsr xacx non thz curt
be iiMtitnfcrd to morer PnntiGg Omnpaar. Ltsl ,Jlr-.
«. . - /. raider, at SZ5 M Peari St. lDda «po-
^/asaewsm < f the ... ^ 0051 Ui \fr. C. T- lu. Ia<L. ** «ideati * doer with ?uck
B'isfcaeld. t ed a bill with the tin PT1)** f '
-T . . - - a em of t.:era::on: bis
c*erk roesdaj night for the print iesth «h w- uiitH by ha doctor
* 'Off of two ordinances n i the V„ ;U—^ He m fcept n a comtaat
« _ p^T^r. 1.j- t ~~ I Ttemwdion that daricpi proceed; of the council for i torebewe kister-^ > cx%h. gare him a
OT fc,. -• - i rl. i. xe pt« jetr C. T. Bwsfield c.ed j lltj fllb o t)* of Brazil Rilm. >«icg iu
' «fir. ,, - ' . Tcmerfnl eiect. the doctor advised its
a, I oil - for at j printing ]0 fc- By —petting the bill we fiad coauncd «&e
i Liaiseei h
c. o. * a railway*
zjjrt tovro.
Wbyfor the Change.
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Oklahoma City
3hawse«
Ho. McAlester
Wister
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12:30 Pa
3:00 pa
Via wwtks
May. 12
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Not a Lickspittle
7 hf Xkt« Wi Wn trained in
that adbool of journalism which
teacbee that it if right and just to
rx\*m fraud and corruption wber- j ompany.
• -r an«i s found. t' i<jat By thia act be admits that the
•t in what pam orin what circlel News was correct, and that be
'J r :!W; reteirtd and - gned that tbe proceeding? of the titv
vs im in tbe same ic inner. eooicil were printed in leaded
J _e News took tbe ground tr.at ong pnmer, aod measured 19
C. T. Ba«hfield. Zi member of the «juares in that type. These 1&
c.ty coaacii, could not hire him- *qaare? reduced to soild nocpar-
« lf to do tbe at* printing. Mr. eil. a* required by law. Ia,ke
Bo-fat•: i published a lengthv about 9 square*.
iriit e rid voting the tUa taken Mr. Busbfield. manager of the
' tbe New*, citing a number cf Chief Publishing o.. J files hi
ri iiculoo- coopanKKix to beai'
bsm out in hi* staleu t lL
Jt bapiet>ed. however. tLat thi?
-ame t. T. Bu*bfieM sgao: ti
an occasion to fails (he treuai)
luenlav night but instead of
uiak;ng out his cljirn agaiuM tbe
city in his own name as hereto-
foi hi .'Lake- it in the nam-: of
tbe Chief Printing Company, and
ewearstoitas manager of eaid
\'r. Jir^es sooa after
doctor, and depended
on tie Bi!r2 alrr- . Hii recorerv was
npyi aad <xrz.z ae -=1 i= cebraaTT he
mrmcd to wori. H - aresooad,
■■n-i h:i wejghi grt-ittr tiin at i=y '.:at
:z his life. H:> reccTtry :s regarded as
almost a miracle.
Ft. Smith
St. Laois
Ar 4.-S5 pa
":35 am
K*
W*«T BOtTtD,
St. Louis
Ft. Smith
^ pm
11:57 aa
hiffy orl"*
Aetmg on th'« l^lief the New>
ba* eriticued the <-ity a<hnini*tra
i«n for MHn- of it* rn< -t ffagran!
HTfjngc and if will continue to do
wh<-'i.-v.-r ti- inf'-r. -x of tbe
r taxpayer* demand it. We hav<-
no ti"- for tl,«- cringing eowardh
r-ur like paper that endeavors to
li'*k the | rid of every pnbli
officii! in Lojy-that it may t ath<-r
a few Mmy i-niTr.}# from the pub-
lic trough.
The liav i- past when a paper
must applaud every act of at
official, or b - blind to the misdo-
ing* of ir- j rty friend* when tb<-_
are in power.
TI;' paper that points fin* wroii;
'i< iiig and expo**.** the wrong <1< er,
either in lie own party or in other**
i beat nerving the ^eopl- and tin
eauae it reprf :' -ntx.
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total o"
tha
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The City Irujebtcd ness
The bond'-f] indnbtednc s of ti
r itv of .Shawnee amonnfH. a* ghowi
by :ii<- lr< isurer'n bookn, to $r.f.XK)
'b ont^timding warrants ngaiiis
the different fund*, and for whicl
there i?. no money on hand, ti: • «
follows:
Street and Brit!ire
< ontingeiit and Supply
Fire, Wat^rat.'d Kupph
Street lifrbt fnnd
total
Tbia makes a crand
♦7.418:36.
Mayor Farral elnim^
wdty is on a e tsh b:isi«
treasurer's books \v that wa^
ivints 'latin« way back in tin- earl
ilavh <,f in. u.Hr nnj<ai<
f'"v the l:1ch (,f f
Mayor Parrall has drawn Iron
the city nry t|,(i p..,
*CVeU lfi< lit 1;. )h<. Ktl'll of A17
without the shadow of law authi.r
•zing hiin to draw a eent, in fac
nn express law, as Irn b-eu pub
lislie I ill t; r e columns, ; ::llving i
n crime, and throwing t!i" liabilit
< i\illy upon the individual mem
i ers of 'be eonueil who voted it t.
him,
Mayor Farrall, to relieve thes.
inen, should cover this ainoim; in
to the treasury immediately. II,
admits that he never (|tialifit-d a
Chief of the Fire I'epartment b.
either taking th"> ruith of office o
lilinK a bond, His action in thi
matter is attnlmfuMc to only tw<
'fiiiitfs; i!i iiw 'j.iiDrai.ce and uegli-
(,'erjec. or a wilful niisappropri! -
tion of the i topic's money.
1 be Nkwp is inclined to be len-
'■'it and grant the Mayor the ben-
efit of the doubt, but now that le
• as I ecu in ormed and admits fbaf
«e viobited the J;i •. he photild inakt
' (']) amend#as arc ju bis power.
ba 1 beeu fraudulently accepting
money from tbe ^itv, bnt this is
not all. Mr. Bu-hfield"- le^al ad
visor, if be ba* ooe, did not g«.
far enough; be failed to inform
bim that be could not sobrtitut<
the name of a ficticious compaov
to assist bim in his career of roit
bery. and he is now io a wor.-<
pickle than before, lie b j- In
tiling bis last bill not onl v 'com-
mitted a crime in unlawfully re-
ceiving money, but has com
pounded bU cnmc by sw< anng ti
an account a.« manager of a cou.-
pany which does not now. not
never nid ex^^t. Tbe law probib
iting a per-on from -ising the
uame of a fiieticious company war
published in yesterday's N'kws.
1 he law is so plain on tin-.
Busby, that you should not re- .
piire a lawyer to inform you a* I
to its provisions.
com a a aiciun.
,„!l ... In tsufQjr-tion s- re of ccsgh tnix-
* '* Or tare, and fmaifcoai that contain
4 more than the correct measure- °J>;nE Opiar faniires the nerves,
t — t . 4n<i g""es the comma bacillus a good
• 5- 1111 °* stet ing chance to destroy the lungs. It is
al*~*rs feii!. r* : Bale: does not
mtain a trace of any of : ite f ut stimn-
lit.es the 11 rre- i:h rew life and power,
destroys the Tricrf.^-e. an! restores all
followed up for the ent:rc vesr
will amount to several dallars.
Wister
So. MeAlerter
Shawnee
Oklahoma Citv
El Reno
1;30 pm
4;10 pa
7:35 pa
9:05 pa
Ar 10:05 pa
TECUMSEH R'Y company.
Public Time Table Xo. 2-
in eoBT-'-'Kn"- ;?:i tLe C. O. x G. B. K.
i.esiit; - uie rr - : rest-res an
Stro ud voted to in--orporate lfc*t " ltft ol :t di easel Icngs to a
sonnd and healthy state which no other
remedy has ever r«n known to accom-
plish. *
as a village.
M. J. CRUMPLER
The leading groceryman. will cccupy
this space.
(.•IU Vorth toi„ Ho.ta
pm pm am am pm nm
0:20 12 45 7:2^ It Tecnm ar 4 :50 2:45 s rjn
8:50 1 15 7:50 ar Shawn lv ft:20 2:157 :jo
PaweDger rate one way 25e<
" round trip ifc
Children noder five when accompanied
by adults Free
single trip 15c-
Over 5 ander 12 -
> round trip 25
150 poonds of ba£?age free with each'
whule ticket. All over. 15e for each 109
pounds or fraction thereof.
All passengerg and ha?gase to and
from points on theC O <fc O will be
transferred at Shawnee.
J• W. Lewis, Gen. Manager.
S. P. Lnrth, Treas k Trf- M'n'g.
Mi*. \\ illard Johnston and sis-
er will serve tea at their home on
Heard street Friday. May 13th.'
from 4 to 6, and from 9 to 11 p.
11., to which they extent a most j
l"",ne 10 aU- : No 12 WEST MAIN STREET
he Pretd.yterian church. '
GO TO
C. J. T. Murphy,
FOR YOUR
Furniture and
I ndertaking.
1 l inos, Organs, and Sewing Machines.
shawnee oklahoma.
F, E, SMITH,
j W. s. Search,
President.
J. S. .Smith.
Vice President.
merchant tailor.
Opposite Post Office.
C. J Benson,
Cashier.
Bank.
/nee Natl
CAPITAL, ^50.000.
Solicits Your Business, Conservative Bonking
Only T rai feted
Drafts Drawn on all tbe Principal Cities of the V. orl I
directors,
U. B. Dexter, Geo. Overstreet, J. C'. Fisher, B. F. Hamilton, H. T.
Douglas, \V. S. S.arch. C. J. Benson, Julius Greenlee, J S. Smith
V CHANtiE OF CLOTHING
- desirable with
Thoughts of Spring and Slim-
ier attire are in the minds of
•refill dressers. Also in tIn
iiimls of tbe updo date tailors.
I lie result is nn interestingdia
play at our store of piece goods
and samples to select from for
Spring and Summer wear, All
the novelties in imported aDd
domestic woolens at remarkably
low prices.
No matter how fa-tidious the
taste, something to please will b
found bore,
We Have Got Our ^uich Up.
Some of my would be competitors that bir'
on time, liave told you that we sold
out, which is a misrepresentation.
We Have Bought Our Spring Stock.
POSTOfPICE SCHEDULE.
Office hours8 a. m. to 8 p. m.
Sundays 10 to 11 a. m.
Mails close,
Going east. 8;40 a. m.
^ est 6.45 p- m.
Chandler, noith points. 9.30 a. m.
arrives 5:40 p. m.
Jo E. Boggs, Chief Clerk.
Lizzie Moore, Gen. Del. Clerk.
George G. Boggs, Postmaster.
CITY OFFICERS.
M«?or J. T. Farbal
Police Judge,
"itr Attorney
City Treasurer. .
City Clerk
Chief of Poli.-e
City Assessor,
B. K. Brown,
E- E, Hood.
W. C. Jones.
Ben- Dierker.
.. J. C. Boswell
Rush Christian
ALDERMEN.
L~ , f t'TnnshfiVld.
Fir"t Ward: ( A F Straisrh:.
c 1 W \ tljirk r.
Serond Ward: I (; \v Orcrstrcet,
™ . .... ' H H Henson.
Third Ward:* -McIloiii,ld,
r n. ' J' S Si-orrh.
Fourth Ward: . J ( Martin.
Suprcntemiunt of Public Schools.
J. F. Ware.
SCHOOL BOARD.
J. P. Saunders. President
T E Portis- Secretary,
'ren. E Houghton, F. M, Blakley.
Robt. Reed McDonald
G. N. Pnnee. G. C. Story,
Shawnee Post G. A, R,
Post meets 2nd. and 4th Thurs-
day nights and 1st, and 3rd. Sat-
urday afternoons, at Wavland Hall
L. D. Sheldon, C. X. Points, Ajdt
Dry Goods, Clothing,
Boots and Shoes.
FOR SPOT CASH.
rixey are new, bright and of the latest st-'les
Vt Grusel,
106 E. Main, Shawnee C.T
jDr, >. N. Willey.
*r
Physician and Surgeon.
Cffice over Harryman's Drug Store
liiawnee, . . ok|a.
Clarence B, Douglas,
Architect,
R00M5, OVER
NATN'L bank
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Shawnee Daily News. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 1898, newspaper, May 12, 1898; Shawnee, Oklahoma Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc97903/m1/2/: accessed March 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.