Muskogee Times-Democrat from Muskogee, Oklahoma • Page 1

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AlflUST 1, 1008. NUMBER ani. THRICE AKWa Is haElh dlslplayeci just rigk The east side la going to get the enterprise; that all Us new- federal the -unty Court houee. aind all the manufac- to the crib and turlng estftbUehments In sight, if put In the hay. I the Muskogee Board of Trndo, Both Mayor Martin and Mr.

Da- backea br men and money can took the oppoBlte stand and said compilshttfaything. I SjUBkogee Board of Trade sprang into eystence' and was or- Commercial club were not ac- ganized at a largely attended meet- Ing of east side property owfaers held at tl)e Skating rink last qieoUog. JBonie tlniie In dqwit to as those -agree upon a iiame for the S. A. Lannlng, J.

pudding several -faitored j-t)ie 'nanie-of the Side, Cbmmerclal but this by eX'Mayor' Martin. Tiho I as- Boclaticm and when the trouble wlfh the east side was, were elected as follows- President, 11 M. Eades; secretary. F. T.

Martin; treasurer, A. F. McGarr. The prpsldont wns Instructed te appoint board directors of seven members and report the same to the next ineotlng, to be held Monday evening. ELIZABETH HUMAN GETS BIG ESTATE Elizabeth Human, adopted dapgh- BMlatlon when jlcElmeel and wife, will the question Inherit their estate consists of hundred acres valuable of one.

A' 8t Vote was demanded, resuUfed In a tie, and then, by way of comptomiBS the Musko- 1 of several 'hundred acres valuable land Just east of Muskogee in the Cherokee nation. A brother and sister of McElmeel contested the right of the girl to In- under the Arkansas 'law a notary public was a qualified ofllcer and that the girl had been legally adopted by the McElmeels. An appeal will betaken. Dy way oi compiioiuiBB LUB i contested ttie rignt oi tne giri lo lu- gee Board pfTiaae was unanl- herlt, claiming that no legal record mously ngteei JitToni of her adoption had ever been made. In the mere declaration before a notary club Sttbnffly it be-1 public being Insufflclent.

Ink cfaImed "BaP It-was a-west side Judge Jackson today iJuthrle, Aug. husband is connected with tjie law 'firm Flyna Ames of Oklahoma. oncia had a contract, text company, was not even aware, iSntlfrG. GUambf rs was yesterday-C. N.

'aam text book she was a Mr. and all blame law firm wltfi the book cAlnpatiy, admSps: "Ho.wevferjittSf taw of Oklahoma is such that evSn tbis indirefct tembte est of Mr. Chambers in the welfare of the school book company, makea it better for the satisfaction Of our Mrs. Gham- berS snouid upon the Ms 1 A. BIIGE HORSE MAN OF LIFE AGENCY GLERK'S CAUSES SENSATION IN GOVERNMENT told by the plaintiff and the fondant and It's a mooted as to which is right.

EftcU tho mark of sincerity, hence thftj trial of tho case before Juatlc Iturka on next Wednesday will bo awaited with more dlnarv Interest. A sensation was occasioned In local Roverninifntal clrcU's hiHt night when Qeorge M. McDanlclM, Jr wan arrested upon a warniiU fniin Jiiij- lice Burks' coiiii, charKlnK hliii wUh false proIciiHt' In HoriirlnK a dood to a allotment from Interest. Sohultz a he oiie-olghth Cher- i The okeo maiden, of eighteen summers, who recently ciuiio here from Paso, Texas. Ing during her Infancy.

She ralpod by foster parents, botfr whom are now dead, and she storlog am neltheV kindred' nor friomla In the world. Her ottljf' possession, she says, ta the IftS iicro tract, about 12 miles Muskogee which is worth in tB' nnlghborhood of HCf Bias ration has been limited can barely read and write. The defendant In the George McDaniels, son of acotw one of the oldest And ntOBt U. respected citizens Of a number of yeara hM employed In the "royalty dtii. the a faithful and coMlng h) Ihdliknlargenf fellow Pffta hearing In the oaee, Aiijit has suspended the ydttfig; traqt for the jturphase of books, and ceased to be a member of the text book commission." Mr.

Chambers stated that the con- two ago an4'. expired May 26 last. Just before he became a member of the Arm. He states furtherr more that he could have no Interest in such a contract as his connection with the firm was merely to act as counsel for the Frisco railroad. It now looks as though the book trust, known as the American Book company, would get the cream of the big contract.

Judge J. F. of Newklrk. flias been named Burlington, Aug. Lamasuey, of Kansas CltyrAforjner race horse man and well known horse trader, who with his wife was vieltlng Peter Adolphson of this city, was found dead in the woods near here yesterday.

A wound in the abdomen and an -jknife clasped in the 'T ory of siilcide. It is believed came delirious from the heat and wandet-ed away. A brother is gagod in the horse business in Olathe, Kan. GRISSOM RELEASED. John Grissom, Who was tried in Justice Wolfenberger's court yesterday afternoon on a false pretense chaVge, was found not guilty and was released.

Here whtcli has been much attention not only in New York, but throughout the country. At this toip ai-e shown and Mrs. Ben teal. Mrs. "Teal is under bond, charged with conspiracy I against Mr.

Gould. Below at the right is a snapshot of Frank J- Gould as he looked on his way to court. At the right Is a snapshcjt of Miss Miabel MacCauslan, whose confession cau'se'd the arrest of Teal and others on the conspiracy charge. ONLY A SECTION BOSS on IIMI packed fnrnUnrcL in tUii caiw. 4 4 4 it GOUftTSHIP OF 15 MINUTES RESULTS IN HAPPY WEDIMNGt Weleetka, August S.

Lalley, a section boss on the Ft. Smith and Westerj: at Dustin is mourning the loss of hlB Italian bride of a few a languishing, black-eyed, olive-skinned Accassano, daughter of Lewis C. Accassano, a civil engineer in the employ of the Italian government. met the pair in Mexico four years ago and representing, jrfilmself as a wealthy American contractor, wooed and won the heart of the nmlden. Returning to Home, Esther and Jimmie carried on a burning correspondence and their wedding was planned.

Jlmmle awav Sultan Hamld 11 of, Turkey, whose picture is here shown, scared by threats revolt on the part of bis s'tlbJectB, has granted a constitutional form of government to his country. Turkey was one of the last of the absolute monarchies. AUTO CLAIMS ANOTHER Cedar Raplifs, August Wooster, a wealthy ranchman of Blaii'stown, 66 years old. Was instantly kilted by the overtarniug oi an automobile near Marlon yesterday. His wife ahd grand-daughter who wer6 in the car were unin Jured.

RAFtb mVORCE Katherine' Schlosser was granted a divorce from iChrist Schlosser, ex- president of" the Turn Verein, in record breaking time by Judge King today. The-suit for divorce was filed Wednesday, BcbloBBor entered bis Xearance Thursday, and early this morning the decree was granted. Extreme cruelty was thft charge. to have the ceremony performed in Rome and accordingly wrote his sweetheart to come to Dustin, Ok. She came accompanied by her.

father. Bilss Esther was surprised, when after a visit to the squires, she disr SHOWDOWN SHORTLY O. X. G. A call Iww been issued for a meeting Co.

at the Armory Monday eyeninB Ma- jorjbllick. S- and GaptKlng. I 0 he inspection The meeting will be held at 8 p. There is soon to be a sbow- down In Muskogee and it is to bo determined once for all whether or not the law, or the and bootleggers are to be snpreme here. Governor Charles Haskell hap decided to take a baud In the game and Word was received from him at Guthrie today that the Billupslaw was passed to be enforced, that it would be enforced and anyone found violating it would be sevt tp Jail.

The story being, widely circulated by the salonii keepers and bootleggers that a flaw bad been found in the Billups enforcement measure which prevented the enforcement of the law is ridiculed by the governor and other authorities As the law has never been de Glared unconstitutional it is pre- to be constitutloiral and' for this reason should Ibe enforced or repealed. After expressing confidence in Mayor Bennett and County Attorney Crump, Gov. Haskell "Let them try to open saloons In any of the state, and if the local tlon boss. The was irate and with his daughter, he started for Rome from this city, but was appEehend by Deputy Sheriff Smith, upon orders from Lalley. Upon bearing their story, the Ac- cassanb's were allowed to proceed HASKEU AFTER Guthrie, Aug.

Attorney General Charles West has instituted proceedings in- the supreme courj; by instructions from Governor Haskell against the alleged Yellow Lumber- similar action in Kansas and Missouri, asking that the companies In the alleged combine be ousted from their coriwrate rights In state. An auxiliary petition also was filed by him in the supreme court asking for a temporary writ of injunction to restrain such companies from cun- tinulng to be parties to an agreement in resttaint of trade and asking for the appointment of a receiver and the forfeiture of the property oi the lumber companies to the state if the court finds upon hearing thai the allegations of the petitions have been sustained. It also asks that the companies be fined in the discretion of the court. The petition names as defendants lumber companies Philadelphia, -August MacGregor And EsteUe erg both of Baltimore, now Mr. and IMrs.

after a record-breaking woeing are enjoying their honeymoon 4' at Atlantile City today. MacGregor is" a wealthy real estate dealer and Ilyes Bal- timore. The rapid flre court8hi the couple started when they met accidentally in Broad street station yesterday; had never seen each other before, but in 16 minutes had become convinced that It was a sure case of lq.ve at first-islght. Miss Snack dropped her purse. MacGregor picked It Then they, conversed a few mli'Htea and he prpposed, iww cepted, ehey a license and the couple were married, atl lav side.of 'an hour.

David Neoly, pastor of the Asquith Street Presbyterian church, Baltimore, whom they accidentally, waiting 4 room, perfbi'med the ceceniony. Foster Lumber company. Badger Lumber Company, Long-Bell Lumber company, the Clark Bates Lum-' ber company. Central Coal and Coke ccrapany, all Missouri corporations ileensed-to-do-business in this-statei and the Glenn Lumber company in Kansas. hU O'ystpi' veit ana Seo PolM IpltifUbittApt coidltig: to of GREEKS: A.

shops arrested' this 'mot refused, to iTHvwmijetrl August Hftfr: rls, a white- here this morning shot and Instantly killed his wife, a part Ittdian, and his one- year-old baby, fcnd fatally wounded Walter Vann, ttjie driver on an ex ARRESTED AT WAGONER Job Davis was arrested at Wag-' attempted to cnp- this morning, on complaint oi ture hlnL HArrlsJhen escaped aft- local sheriffs office, being want- gtealinK a and buggy. A WAS SPRINTER. Frederick Ferryman, a negro who been arrested by Constable Wol- fenberger.yesterday afternoon on a pretense qharge, broke and ran while near the jail, and was only captured after a hard sprint to the Missouri building. The constable didn't liave his gun on at the time or the negro might have had his flight by a bullet in the Ferryman Is now behind the liars and will re. main there until Monday when his case Is set for hearing before Justice Wolfenberger.

Bob Davla was arrested at Wagoner the iQcal Bheriffs office, iLX-'Vn. --urTt Ske was' Harris is Wed at" Fairfield, I After shooting the 'man at Fairfield Harris The man died a few da73 later. The state ot IlllDols offered a reward of J500 Paul Pendergrass, GeorRe Mcln-1 for Harris' arrest and Officers have tosh and Johnson Perryanan were gluce been him. Harris arrested this morning on false pre-1 ranie to I BO-last and tense charges, and gave bond for forced his wife at thij point of a $500 for their appearance In Justice revolver to sell her Indian land. Wolfenberger's court.

Pendergrass' and took the and departed will be tried one week from next for after ordering Monday Mcintosh and her to meet hlfc th Mrs. Har- sf8Tance ptied his revolver into the bodies of baby. Mrs. Harris was shot throe times in the breast dying almost instantly, while one bullet pierced the baby's heart. Vann attempted to Harris, who turned upon him and fired.

The first took effect and Vann fell probably fatally the bQggjr and lie standing by and etootual oft; Into the hour a posse hsd' and started Jit women nelghbajra of- ble murder. FALSE PRETENSE FOUR NEGROES H. BY KENTUCKY MOB Russellville, August Four negroes were taken from Jatl here early today and hanged to a tree on the edge of town. The negroes were members of a lodge that, It Is said, approved ot the murder of James Cunningham, a white farmer, by a negro tenant. maii the coming Monday.

officers do not suppress them we Will send our enforcement attorney- to the. locality and have all coh- lOarvested. WllAj NEED DYKA-WTB. The weeds.In many places in the city are 'way over a man's head and It's almost titae the crop was It'll take dynamite to (Continued on Inst page.) ris did not for Tulsa and officers who had traced him this far, went to ClSremore. Harris outwitted them, and canieback to Tul- HOLD THE FORT Morton Benge and his son.

at midnight last night. He hid min Bcng3, were Ijere ycBterday his house, wliere lie waited for today from Ft. Gibson to, the return this morning of his wife, buBineos matters. Mr. Btjnge, 16 who had spent the night at the one of the old timers sLt the fort, and home ot her drauncey thinUs ho in prettiest spot ens, a weaUhy haU-hrocd Indian, in tho state of Oklahoma.

His the woman entered her yard lament Is the fact that the fort hulld- tlils momlnp: carrying hor b'lby In i-' harvested, ii ii lane are being torn down. He thinks her urnia, Harri.s apiiroachod, gun get some of ttjem out of ground Ithat" they should be preserve for in hand. Mrs. Harris ran scream- if the man witTh the dp purposea. jlug to a neighbor's but before to- TO SLAUGHTER BtiGS Chicago August policemen, under the personal supervision of Chief Shlppy, will scour jjhfi- 4 )t the ilty-.

todai'- shooting every dog unmuzzled or untagged. "The lives ot our children de maud said Chief Shlppy. "Thirteen persons were bitten In one day last week." PAINTERS GET VI A Jury in yesterday afternoon gave Bros, a verdict tor 185, amount of their, Lora Argaubright. The 1 suit against Mrs. cause she refused 'to-itayftHti ing a house, she olalminx work was not as ought to be.

About ten rone of them practtcia-palntp ever, testified that loti what bet band, all of the were present and work was as I bfj dune with" 4. THE Tonight- and;.