The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-10-16
BLAKEMORE COMMENDED.

contents Of scurrilous circular sent
out by General" G.. W. Bailey, alias
Tank Kee," who infested this coun-
try last year, in which he denounces
Rev II. b. Blakemore, pastor OF the
NJ. Il. church at South McAlester. The
charges he makes are absolutely
groundless and the infamous Tank Kee
should be imprisoned for circulating
such incendiary rot. The names on
the circular are fakes. Tank Kee is
an unreliable ass, having been expelled
from the Masonic lodge and served
term in the pen. Rev, BlalSemore has
a volume OF letters testifying to his
honesty, sincerity and worth, a few
Of these letters arc printed below:
At meeting Of the official board of
the bowman NJ, r.. church. South Nc
Alester, May 3, 1896, 1t was decided 10
take some action in regard TO scurrii-
Gus circulars promulgated and dis
tributed throughout the bounds OF the
Oklahoma conference by General q.
w. Bailey, alias Tank Kee, concerning
+. Z. Blakemore, and whereas 1t was
known to the board that the said
Blakemore was honorable in all his
transactions with the said Bailey. and
Furthermore enjoyed the fullest conf
dence of the church, It's board, mem
bership and congregation and the
respect of all good people Of South
McAlester; il was resolved that the
action of the said Bailey be denounced
and his circulars pronounced to be
r.. .rn,1fofAtsa and u Of
notice. and il was further resolved that
the proceedings Of this meeting be
published in such papers as the secre-
tary of the board may elect.-H. II.
Halfway, d. A. Griffith, Il. F. Cain. G..
w. Ware, j. i. Holden.
In PURCELL LODGE No. %, A. L. & A. NJ
PURCELL. /. T., May l6, 90.
+. l.. Blakemore, Plaintiff, Against
"Gen. G. w. Bailey, alias Tank kee,
Defendant. Arbitration OF claim be
tween the parties.
This cause came to be heard before
the undersigned, on the 2lst day OF
! April 1896, on the stipulations duly
| signed by the above named parties,
and after hearing the evidence and
reading the letters submitted to them
| by the above name persons, and after
| due consideration thereof, the under
signed arbitrators found from the evil
dence and said letters that there was
due the said II. =. Blakemore from the
said Gen. G.. ". Bailey" alias Tank
Kee. the sum OF twenty-three dol
lars and sixty-fve cents for services
rendered. and we hereby so certify.
J. TAYLOR BRADLEY, w NJ.
GEo. NJ MILLER. S. w,
J, Il. THOMPSON, J. w,
Arbitrators.
J A. Ward, OF Marshalltown. Iowa,
says he would prefer the smallpox TO
Bailey Judge Thompson, OF Purcell,
says there are no men at Purcell named
J. F. DAVIS and S. T.. Moffatt,
GRAND LODGE OF Iowa,
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, June 16, '9G.
4 T. Biakemore, Pastor M. Il. Church.
South McAlester, !. II.
Dear Sir and Brother Answering
your favor OF recent date enclose you
herew with. under the seal OF the Gra nd
Lodge Of Iowa a certificate in relation
to the expulsion Of Tank Kee.
There is also on file in this office a
certified copy of the records OF the II.
S. court of the northern district OF
Iowa showing that said Bailey
had been convicted of felony
and sentenced by said court TO a fine
and imprisonment in the penitentiary
We also have full and complete his
tory of his life from childhood, quite
in contrast to his many published his
tories of his life by himself giving
much interesting matter in relation K
his checkered career.
After our experience with the man
do not wonder that your friend re
marked he would prefer smallpox" u
having said Bailey with him.
You state he is travelling as MasoI
and Methodist. While in Iowa hl
worked very largely with the Baptis
church issuing his circulars at ont
time almost entirely to the Baptis
ministers, and pretended to be goot
Baptist; again, we found him working
in with the Presbyterian church an,
, Presbyterian ministers, but through
DIR. Burkhalter and others the mem
bers Of that denomination became
pretty well posted regarding the maj
and gave him the cold shoulder.
I / think, as he is In your midst tina
: you yourself together with some o
the friends OF the cause in your sec
tion, should notify the churche
throughout the territory Of the maj
, and his career and have them on thei
{ guard SO that they may not be imposes
, upon as you and we have been.
, BY the way, have you any ide
where he is at the present time2
' Most OF the material which he ha
r with him when here, which he elaine
TO have come from China, was eithe
smuggled through the custom hous
or secured in the china stores through
out the country, We found him pass
ing oil vases here as being old rar
vases OF several hundred years OF age
+ which dealer informed MS, after hi
s leaving us he had sold him at price
a less than dollar
Very truly yours
II. S. pARyIN,
r Grand Secretary
T. GRAND LoD0E or Iowa.
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