State Sentinel (Stigler, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 1921 Page: 1 of 8
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THE PEOER^'
STATE SENTINEL Established in 190<
HASKELL COI NTY LEADER Edlnblishetl in 1!>09
STIGLER, OKLAHOMA, DEC. 15, 1921.
VOLUME Id
M MKEll 35
Methodist to
Present Play
will greet you and extend yoo a cor-; T _(1 f nertc
dial welcome next Sundaj. l^VgHJIl .LyV&tO
On the night before Christmas Eve,
December 23, the Methodist Church tary.
will have a Christmas Tree and every I Cha
child present will be given a gift,
according to the Christmas Tree Com-
C. i.. Easterling, Superintendent.'
M. .1. Sfui.ubaugh, Associate ffup-!
rintendent.
G. H Logan, General Secretary. j
W 1). Harpis, Enrollment Secre-j
Fast Game
Brown Arrests
'Bad' Man
Stunibaufih, Treasurer.
* morican Legion to the tune of 27 to
Teachers: W. r. Forrester. A. H. j ^
Abbott, Mrs. Fred Fannin. M. M
iuei'iceratioii. No envelope was
found, consequently no post mark.
It was addresed "Dear Son," and
closed "Ma." It contained in part %
warning for the receiver to "have no
mercy on anyone." and to be careful
of the clothes and letters received.
In a «ery snappy exhibition of foot The man who has almost equalled k is thought that this letter is not
! hi lust Friday, the local high school Stare. Smith and Davis and other frolu his mother, but from an accom-
hoat the Munn-Dunlap Post of the top-notch Oklahoma criminals has plice.
Highway To Go
Through Stigler
been apprehended if identifi-
cation of the man being held is mad'
Miittee. composed of Mr. Mallory and Mra. M Cunningham;, When the ball ascended in the first in ^marfto'Xas fo^L
his Sunday SVhool Class. , Vm Mrs. M. Moore. quarter ,he American Legion received a $75 !Jo reward is be-
A nice program will also be given Mrs. Dr. Davis, Mrs. E. A. Reed, and the game was on. The Legion, ^ n(ff.rcd for his capture. The nurt htm. Saffrll replied: "I'm not
on tlv.'l night and elaborate prepara-j Mrs. T. Frix, Mrs. R F. Walker, nienbPingold-t^ersofmuc mon man now being held gives his name to stuff as this."
lions are now being made. Some Mrs. n. A. Blakeiy, Mis. \elle Strat-, beet plowed through the high lin Vernon Saffril. He is alleged to Siiffril denies bitterly being Smith
fifty characters will take part in the, ten Gamble, 0. A. Mallory, Prof. Kel-j.c -,..uUi gains, but their winning bp r„f 0,.iginai notorious Smith, the ,;nj Detective pollard will not say
When Pollard began questioning
Saffril, the latter began to show a
A man by name of Smith kness by turning pale and shiv-
ering. He was told by Pollard not to
be afraid, that no
The hurt him. Saffril
V In coml>Oi>ed of Messrs. L. J. Lantz,
one was oing Sterling, and 0. L. Thomas i
replied: Tm not * . „„
play. ' The program committee com- 1' ? . Miss Marjorie Callaway, Miss , came out oi passes to the marvelous Oklaj)0tna Texas and
iioseri c! Mrs. K. A. Iteed, Miss Mar Conine Moore, Miss Gladys Stratton, 1. ad, Gaytord McMillan, teacher in the
jorle Callaway. Miss Marie Fears and Mrs. F. I'. Dob.vns, Mrs. W. G. nigh school and member of the Le-
Miss Veia Logan, has charge of t.h:s Grubbs
play and it will be one of the beat
<<ICA('K WILSON TIIIil.N STORY.
Kansas
"iomt talent, plays the people of Stig-
ler have ever seen. Mr. Rusher with
i.i class of manual training students
have charge of arranging the stage
and work has already begun to get
everything in readiness for the play.
Winfield, Kuns., Dec. 15.—Mrs.
iat;.* Wilson, of Tahlequah, Okla..
accused of the murder of her hus-
oand, Homer Wilson, during a wild
Below the program committee fur- aiUcmobile ride on a highway not far
nishes a brief synopsis of the play: from Winfleld on the night of July
..... late Wednesday afternoon told of
events that led up to the shooting in
A Christmas Pantomime. A great an attempt to show that the dead
Christmas program is being prepared nian was a reckless and dangerous
"At Tlie l)ooi- of The Inn.'*
Mr. Rogers and Mr. Bruno were in
Stigler Tuesday night and met with
the business men at the court house
and .made their proposition of estab-
lishing a highway through Stigler.
After much discussion the proposi-
tion was accepted and a committee
J. Lantz, C.
Thomas was
appointed to raise the imoney asked
by these men and assessed against
Stiglet a suiai of $350.00.
hi- that Saffril is or is not the Smith ; These men represent the Oklahoma
! outlaw wanted, giving his reason that Automobile Association and are es-
_ , , rl ,, • ntrh'tr fii/i f'lpt thnt c&;nith tpas ^ tsibHsliins o. from Ft. Smith,
gum. Ir. lh,'1U8'QU*"®^.^ran^ran * '■ blerehed out, for having been in jail Arkausns. to Denver, Colorado, and
a long pass ol about JO >aias and ran , ,1Vri,t 26 vears of ajle 6 feet and' s„ Ioil-. and that the blood was then' they claim their highway when com-
-o more 01 e co . ® ian. with a younger accomplice, streaming down his face, when he plated will shwten the distance from
ins •> tme 10 o si s , "drifted into our city last Friday ev- saw him, the natural change in his these places by at least 225 miles.
.■nine. Evidently they were in des-: rotor and appearance now prevented They met with the business men o
p°rate circumstances and were j him from making a definite state- Fort Smith recently and they (Fort
s-parching for a night's rest. The niont to his identification. Pollard Smith business men) preferred that
younger man, whose name is not loft Tuesday morning for Muskogee route come through Stigler. It
known, approached night marshal, 1 leaving orders to hold Saffril until " i'l leave Haskell county at Quinton,
Pob Brown, asking for the price of a further notice. , t■ to McAlester, Eufaula, and
night's rest in a very convincing at- into Oklahoma City. When the
At the end of tlie first half it was Html-.'! Mr, Brown asked who was ,t,Vo'H "f Crin,e' Canadian bridge is completed at the
ril« Pointing up the street he smith served a sentence in the Wh,tefle,d fe,T5'
d when playing on one of the
leading state school squads. Again
in the second quarter McMillan re-
ceived another pass, making the only
points .or the Legion the entire
gan o. The stars for the Legion
were McMillan, Cole and Jones.
tie score 14-14. Coins and Staple- with hihi
ju had jjuule tc
terrific line plunges and speedy end
these men stated
ton had ijiade touchdowns by their directed Mr. Brown up to Saffrlll, | Kan(-as penitentiary, for automobile proposed to shorten the
• who was looking into a merchants st(1.i;,nf; an(, hijacking, being releas-' ?"1".,ro.
>y * '* ' \n effort to show the character of runa '4- Ross Orr, S. H. S. coach, show AvUtflow. Having a mental pic- 0(1 wiien about 21 years old. It was
state also displayed his ability at the posi- tutv a/^J^traith. the man wanted,, (]lat only picture was taken
' tion ol end for the Bchool. He made Brown immediately suspected Saffril. rif ^n,jth that is now available, so
Setting.
Mrs. Wilson was made by the
The scene is laid before the khan Wednesday morn^ Qf viclous tackles and was largely in-
nirin thnt Mis Wil- struinental in preventing the Legion
at Bethlehem during late afternoon
and night of the nativity.
Brown Congenial.
j naturally he has changed since that
| time. He probably spent the follow-
Tlie stage setting and costumes will Frank
be elaborate in oriental
deep, rich effects
greens, yellows, purples
I Homer Wilson, husband of the ac-
i cusori woman, was in the army. ,[on Hut
Bethlehem weenan, Bethlehem boy, '',us ,u!" also pointed out that ^70 (j0
Roman Guard, The Inn-Keeper, the Flunk Anthony was later killed by
vjrst Guests. The Beggar, Love of the husband for alleged intimacies The lineup was:
Wealth. Power Love, Love of Pleas- 'lis w'fe- w s 127)
List of participants:
The amount was nearly
ure. S'dtish Ambition. Frivolity, Un-: Th. state anso pointed out mat;-"-
belief, Joseph. Mary, the Shepherds, noon and Representative Hastings or.
th.- Wise Men, Helplessness. Sorrow,' Tahlequah, began the statement of
Beauty, Conscience, Influence, Revel-' th'' ci""1 for defense.
a tion.
After the program is rendered a I'ISANCF, (1IVKS GERMANS TIME.
Christmas tree all aglow will bring ,
glad tidings of Yuletide to the child- i
ren Paris, Dec. 14.—France is willing
! temporarily to forego cash repara-
ooked up at the City Hall. It
Tlie proceeds was given to the L - ,.eail uS a headline: "i75.00 reward I
i.u- capture of Smith, hijacker, dan-
eruu-' man. handle with care." And !
belo\.- this was a picture and descrip-
.tion. The picture was taken several
pos. (14) Aim. Legion 1 yearn ago while S>mith was serving a
McMillan j tern, in the Kansas penitentiary.
Wyers Bri"*o niker. the card to the jail for
McDow j crjiuparison with Saffril.
Rusher'
McBrayer i :'* card save tUc description oi
Cooper ^r'ucil being 6 foot 1 inch tall; a scar
H Wadley' -11 t,i0 toTf: part or head leadin8 to
Jones
Bales
Ituss
Garner
Rainey
Abbott
Wadley
Coins
<K>
anso pointed out that j S. H. S. (2 p e
R. T.
R. G.
C.
L. G.
L. T.
L. E.
Q. B.
Pi. H.
L. H.
F. B.
Substitutes for Legion:
. .* , i ' Rusher. Bales for Cole (in second The SherifT at Aiaiarillo was imme-
twenty eight, the largest ,.unday TU|j. o(Ticial said there was gener-' (|(|ai.ten M nankhead for "Daddy." ; uiafly called to send some one to
recognition by the press^ and in ,'G|P (or pales (in third quarter). i identify Saffril. A railroad detective
The Sunday school is being re- j French officialdom that
organized into departments prepara- | n,ust aided, and possibly
tory foi the graded literature. The: in setting her financial
church building is too small for so on!f'1' lf future Indemnity
large a Sunday school and rooms in
The Methodist Sunday School is tionn payments from Germany, a high ]
a live bunch and last Sunday they > „n'icial in the French foreign office
had an attendance of two hundred f0(ja> toid The Associated Press,
twenty eight, the largest ?ur
school attendance in the county.
|; du • cf hair, and a mole between the
Holley' shoulder blades. Saffril has all of
Bankhead jf'' markings.
Cole j
Grace for;
sheriff Notified.
Stigler to Oklahoma
.'; i \. by crossing the river at White-
field, thence to Checotah, Henryetta.
Okemah and on to Oklahoma City.
The present route by McAlester Is
Jnu ;ev but on account of the ferry at
Whitefield these men were instructed
(<i route through Quinton and Mc-
Alester and cross the bridge at Eu-
faula.
Tiw name of the proposed highw
is "The Airline." Each town on the
route is assessed proportionately to
take care of the expense of marking
the road. At every section a steel
marker will be erected giving the dis-
tances to the next town, etc, and
His last trial for escape was
■ id- last month by knocking the
jailer in the head. This time he
barely escaped the savage mob. Ar-
rested later., but escaped again, com-
ing to Stigler. His crimes are not all I , , , ... ., ....
, v.. . .ti these men state that the markers will
known a this time, but probably will I more than three-
r ^a,ed ,at0r' I quarters of a mile apart. The ex-
YORK SOCIETY
HEAT BACK ALL
In one of the fastest atmateur foot,
•all sanies of a juvenile nature, play-
ed ln^t afternoon, at the fair grounds,
he New York Society squad defeat-
ed the Back Alley Toughs.
Alter struggling for two quarter
penses er markers, etc., have all been
figured out and each town was as-
sessed according to its size. Stig-
ler, Okumih, and two other towns
were to pay $350.: Keota $150, and
other towns In proportion according
to^hf ir size
This Is one of the best proposi-
tions the business men have ever
had before them. Haskell county is
f the few counties in the state
the acore was a tie 7-7. the Toughs'011
made their first count on bucks and that is not touched by any highway,
ti, . iv.pietv n,:.de their count on an At first it was the intention of the
the parsonage and neighboring
homes are being kindly offered until
were to be forthcoming.
A general economic understanding
between France and Germany grow-
needed Sundav school rooms can be i ing f ut of the recent Welabade.'j ag-
built | reeinent is an early probability, it
| was said in authoritative quarters.
A cordial welcome is given to ev- j
ery father and mother, boy and girl • x
and young man and young lady to j For FARM LOANS, see Hershel
join this live Sunday School and it; P )t!er. tf
needs you and you need the Sunday, X *
Sch001' j A full set of Community Silver for
The following officers and teachers! SX.25 at Stigler Drug Company.
W HITE—ANDERSON.
'icad at .-Vnarillo. He was helping to
save Smith from a savage mob. He
News of the marriage of Mr. Vanstated that blood was streaming
W. White and Miss Minnie Anderson (iown Smith's face from a cut in the
leaked out in Stigler Monday of this forehead. Pollard greets Saffril at .... , ,
week. They were married Novem-' )ail with a handshak •. pretending I'f:0, ,,va^f' l0r bucking and defense
ber 25th at Fort Smith. Mr. White ((, r..copnize him offhand. Saffril re- vor'c. Tho«i" starring on the Society
confirmed the report and stated that ;usP(} t0 cjaj;al any knowledge of any Sl|n,'d wt're Harvey Pogue, t - people of Stigler benefit b, *'
they would tmake their home in Stig- acquaintance with Pollard. inst man of both teams: Hubert poh,,d highway. This highwa
iftr soon as Miss Anderson's school Grubbs. for pas-lng and broken field.
prospect
We | rom these two squads. 't was a good thing. Stigler imme-
The outstanding stars for the diatcly accepted the proposition and
were Leonard Moss, for his In the near future the markers will
uckim;: Joe Harmon, tackling, and be up and Haskell county will have
r. highway.
In more than one way will the
'ie pro-
highway will
ler as soon as Miss Anderson's school
at Tamaha is out. We join the many A mysterious letter was read that running, and Joe Fuqua. the hardesty
friends in congratulations. , was taken from Saffril before his iine hitter of the field.
(Continued on page, four.)
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Henderson, Virgil L. State Sentinel (Stigler, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 1921, newspaper, December 15, 1921; Stigler, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc99950/m1/1/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.