Checotah Enquirer from Checotah, Oklahoma • Page 1

1 1 1 111 As Usual we to Show In AH Merchandise Which are Arriving Daily. Watgh this space Next Week. HITCHINSON KILLING AT PIERCE Steven Sizemore and Charley Nelson, Both Negroes, Get Into an Altercation Which Resulted in the Death of Steven Sizemore. NELSON SURRENDERED AT ONCE Stephen Sizemore a young man partly of Indian and partly ofj negro descent, was killed last Sunday evening by Chas, Nelson, a negro, at the home of the latter about fifteen miles west of Checotah. It seems that Sizemore had repeatedly threatened to kill Nelson, because he believed that Nelson was responsible for his, Sizemore'g, recent arrest on the 1 charge of horse-stealing.

Mr. Ben Draper happened to be at the home of Nelson time the killing took place, where he was looking for information as to the whereabouts of a sertain Indian, whose land he was trying to buy. From what we can learn, from the eye witnesses, it appears that Sizemore had fcarlter in- the afternoon ridden up to Nelson's home and discharged his pjhrtfcl number of times In close proximity to the returned to the hpuse later, where a number of hbinhitiveshadgftthered, and lariated eutering some of his kin-people begged him to ride away and not start any row. When Sizemore entered the hallway of the bouse, he be gan to abuse Nelson and threatened to kill him. Mr.

Draper thinking that Sizemore was about to fulfill his threat, 'jumped up 'from where he was sitting and grabbed Sizemore, and in the meantime advising Nelson to pay no attention to Sizemore's abusive and threatening Sizemore broke away from Mr. Draper and with a threat to kill Nelson started towards him, and struck him over the head. that time Nelson, who claims' that Sizemore was reaching for his gun, firing, ontoof the shots hit Sizemore in the wrist and came out At.the olbow. The other which proved to be fatal, wejit through: hWbody. While thelftooting was going on, sizSiT'' uk eee4e4' him.

sen bold of Nel jind mixed blood Indian roll, it is claimed, had given as many as sixteen deeds to his surplus allotment. When drinking he was liable to be quarrelsome and dangerous. Immediately after the shooting Nelson walked to Checotah, and there surrendered to Deputy Frank Jones. His trial is set for 16, before U. S- Commissioner Schofield.

Crowd early numbered fifteen hundred. Col. N. S. Jones acted as master of ceremonies and introduced the speakers.

The address of welcome was delivered by Hons. Cheesie Mcintosh and responded to by Hon. H. B. Beck on behalf of the order.

After dinner John W. Wall, of Parsons, Kansas, the national ASK PWENTS1 Business interests Demand His Intervention in Telegraph Strike. 1 The Coolest Marsh's Fountain MUST HURRY TO AVERT CATASTROPHE IV I E- A FANCY MIXED DRINKS IRA MARSH THE DRUGGIST aa raoMi aa A. T. A.

PICNIC At Soda Springs was a flood Tin president of the association, delivered address which was veryattea itened to and applause. He was followed by W. W. Graves of Saint Paul, the editor of the A. 4.

the official Chicago, 111., August issue in the strike now Chicago Board of Trade has' in progress will come before a formally called upon President', conference between that leader Roosevelt to take a personal and Samuel Gompers, president hand in setting 1 the the American Federation of' strike of telegraphers and avert a catastropee. Toledo, Ohio, Aug. Roosevelt was asked by the Produce Exchange to act as mediator "in strike. A telegranv to that effect him today. Following the arrivalin Chicago of Sylvester Small, president of the Commercial Tele- grapherss' union, it is expected'agreement.

Carpet-Baggers A Perusal of the Republican Ticket Labor, with Charley P. United States commissioner ofi labor, and Wesley Russell. tary of the Commercial Union. Commercial wterests in the United States have manifested their discomfort under its effect! by making in several eases. demand upon th president undertake the teak, of bringing the contending the Office haggafjiot' ticket 'carpal ing convention of the Repucucan- party in this state.

tor down the'governorjMpj homa by federal N. Tnrk, the camliaate lieutenant governor; appointeeihe thepreseMf Wrnil.