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The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21
DIED AT A DANCE
Shooting in the Dark Causes Death
of Ed 1fcMillen.

Guthrie, o. l., March 20.-A dance and
revolvers caused a combination which re-
suited in the death of Ed Williams, near
Mcmillan. The Ardmorite says
Last Saturday night Ed Williams, who
lives near Mcmillan, went to Pleasant
Mound, where the young people of the
neighbOrhood had been invited to partici-
pate in a dance. Everything went off
peaceably and Mr. Williams started home
about II o'clock, in company with his
friends, some of whom were intoxicated.
On the way they were running their
horses pretty fast, and some of the boys
commenced to shoot off their pistols The
night was dark, and it was with difficulty
one could see across the road. 1t was at
this stage of the game when Williams
got in the way Of one of the flying bull
let's which pierced him in the side of the
head and passing entirely through kill
ing him Instantly. The shooting, it is sail,
was purely accidental, and no blame is
placed upon anyone. The deceased was
taken UP and conveyed to his home. He
was 35 years old, and was unmarried"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21
ORIENT TOWNSHIP COMPANY
Johnnie Blair ana others Take Cut a
Charter


Guthrie, O. r, March 2O.-Secretary
Jenkins has received an application for
charter from Medford business men
who desire to incorporate under the
name of the Orient Land and Townsite
Co. The purpose of he company IS to
buy and sell real estate. 20 own tow n
sites and to purchase of corporations the
right to locate townsites along the lire
of any railroad in Oklahoma. The mem
bers of the company all 1--we in Medt0ri,
Gran county
The capital stock Of the new company
will be 100000 and the shares are valued
at 81. eco each. At the present time the
company has no property. or at least
none is reported on the application for a
charter The incorporators are: D. S.
Dill, John A. Blair. D. s. Wolfnger.
The capital stock of the company is
the largest that has been stated in any
of the applications fled with Secretary
jenkins for some time.
1t is stated unoficially that the new
company win do business along the line
Of the Orient and that the first townsite
viii be located some time in the near
future.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects Of the well known remedy,
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the valueOf obtaining the liquid laxa-
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dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per
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every Objectionable quality and sub
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liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
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In the process Of manufacturing fgs
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21
HERBIG
GOOD NEWS
FOR CARRIER
FIGURING Mill Assured for the
Thriving City.
ENJOYING BIG GROWTH
Never Before Was Outlook So
Propitious.

| CARRIER, 0. T., March 2o.-W. H. Her
| big, commercial agent for the Rock
Island. was in the city today and as
sured our citizens that the necessary
ground for a mill site would be staked
and set apart in the near future. This
insures the citizens of CARRIER and the
farmers living in it's vicinity large
Touring mill equipped with the latest
improved machinery, together with &
large elevator for storage capacity.
The town of CARRIER is now enjoying a
good, solid, substantial growth in the
way of business buildings and com
Portable dwelling houses, and never be-
fore has her citizens had stronger faith
in her future development and never be-
fore was the outlook so propitious as it
now is. Being situated in the heart Of
the largest and most productive wheat
fields in Oklahoma Territory, it becomes
great distributing point for imple-
ments of al kinds as well as general
merchandise.
The firm Of G. F. Trower is erecting
a large implement building and viii
carry a full and complete stock Of i'm
plements with q ful assortment of
necessary repairs.
The Groneman hardware building is
nearing completion and is a valuable
contribution to the facilities of the
town This building is 24xSo feet, two
story. furnishing a commodious hall
above and large store room beneath. Mr..
Groneman viii carry a complete line of
hardware, together with implements,
buggies etc.
The firm. Of CARRIER & CO. is having its
store room remodeled, fitting the upper
room, which is 90x7O, for a clothing and
gents furnishing department When
completed this firm win have floor
space Of $500 square feet.
The farmers are beginning to take
their stock off the wheat fields, which
are looking better at this season Of the
year than ever before since the opening,
and if the present prospect is not seri-
ously injured. we predict for this sec
ton Of the country the largest wheat
yield this country has ever known.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21

Columbus, Ohio, reads as follows;
81 am glad to call the attention ~ NV
friends TO Peruna. when that laueuid
tired feeling comes over You. and you
food no longer tastes good, and small
annoyances initiate you, Pcruna "
make you feel like another person insiC
of q week.
"I.have now used Sc for three season
and end 10 very valuable and cfhca
cious. Miss Marie Coats.
Diseased nerves are traceable directly
to poor digestion, and poor digestion ga
directly traceahle to calarrh. with The
slightest catarrb of the stomach no one
can have good digestion.
Very few OF the many women who
have catarrh OF tho stomach suspect
what thcir real trouble is They know
they belch after meals, have sour stou-
ach, sensation of weight or hcavincss
@ fuIluess, Irregular appetite, drowai.
ness, gnawiugs empty sensations, occa-
sional pain-they all know this; but
they do not know that their trouble ia
catarrh og tho stomach. If they did they
would take Pcruna.
Pcruna cures catarrh wherever 10
Gated. As soon as Peruua removes
catarrh from the stomach the dlgestlon
becomes good. appetite regular, Nerves
strong, ard trouble vaniahos. Pefuna
strcngthens weak nerves, not - tempo
rarily stimulating them, but by rcm0v-
Ing the oause of weak ncrvce-poor
digestion. This Is The only caro- that
lasts. Remove the cauee. Nature VIII
do the rest. Peruna removes tho GAUGE.
"Health nud Beauty seuf free hv Tho
Peruna Medicine CO sCoi l4lu4. 1aia-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21
WHOLESALE
LIQUOR MEN
ARRESTED
Perry Has Her Troubles as
Well as Kansas.
COUNCILMAN WAS MAD
And He Wanted to Make a
Local Record.
COUNCILMAN WAS MAD

Guthrie o. r. March 20.-Oklahoma
has her liquor troubles as wen as kan
sas This time it is the Anheuser-
Busch and Fred Helm Brewing com
panies who are in trouble. James
Bryan and J. L. Mccarthy, represent
ing the two companies at Perry, have
been arrested charged with wholesaIing
liquor without a license.
Tt is not very often that wholesale
dealers get into the court and this case
VIII be watched with interest Regard
ing the situation the Perry Republican
has the following.
James Bryan and J. 7. McCartey, rep
reseutatives of the Anheuser-Busch and
Fred Helm Brewing companies. were ar
rested on the grounds of wholesaling
liquor without license. The gentlemen
were taken before Police Judge TAYLOR,
and after due consideration by the judge
they were invited TO appear again next
Monday ut $3.50 O'Clock.
The complaining witness in this case
Is @. W. Cooper. "a councilman, and his
actions In this matter seem to be for re-
venge He was q candidate for the nom
iuaUon of city mayor on the Democratic
ticket at the late primary and was de-
leated. and as his time viii soon expire
as a councilman he feels he must make
a record for himself in some way.
"The prosecution Of these gentlemen is
entirely uncaHed for. oBth Of these gen
uemen are large property owners i'm Per-
1v and have always obeyed the strict
sense of the law. The ordinance which
is supposed to cover the charge on
which they are arrested is one that
passed over three years ago, and the
authorities heretofore have failed even
90 try to enforce it. Tt came as a com
plete surprise TO the defendants. and
goes to show the smaliness of the com
planning witness, from the fact that he
was heard to remark within an hour
after his defeat as q naminee. that he
would see that Jas Bryan wouldn't be
in business three weeks from that time.
"Just what the result of this case viii
be is hard TO suggest, but the citizens Of
Perry are without a doubt unanimously
for the defendants.
Hoods sarsaparina is not a cure-all:
but it cures an blood diseases. Take 40
substitute
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21

administration Of C. NJ Bsrnea as gov
ernor Of this great and magnificent ter
ritory Of Oklahoma. and consider the
best this territory has ever had
Resolved. That we believe il n be FOR
the beet interests ~ al Of Oklahoma.
that no change be maae ~ the COVER
Horship % the present time. and recon-
mend that he be again appointed as the
governor Of this rich and wonderful
country. the territory of Oklahoma. thar
"a otday attracting attentlon greater
than any otaer part ~ the uuion
A. r. JACKSON. President
". p. CALDW ELL. Secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21

from each ward to make the full number
The first vote. however, will not be By
wards, it is said, but the election viii be
general. After that time the vote will
be by wards. It is expecte- .4lat the first
city election as a city OF the first class
viii be held within month after the
governors proclamation is made, should
he act favorably on the application.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21
ROBBERS AT GLENCOE
Horses stolen at seemingly Whole
sale Rates.


Glencoe. Q. H., March -0.-The gang Of
horse thieves that visited Glencoe Sunday
night and stole a fine mule belonging TO
J. P Fades, a horse belonging to Bud
Richards and a driving mare belonging
to w. j.. Robinson are reporte-. to be rem
dezvoused among the -dffs formerly held
by the Dalton gang. and officers are
securing tnat section for them. The gang
stole the three animals during church
services, and a.enough lie owners missed
them oeIore - o'clock al Efforts TO catch
She thieves have been in vain. 1t is
thought tn4o a large ana desperate sang
Of criminals is working in this end of the
territory and that the numerous horse
stealinEs and the Red Rock murder are
the work of the same gang
This section was visited ~ a hard rain
and hail Sunday night. which saved the
wheat. tut the freezing and rrost OF Non
day night has killed the fruil.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21

Peruna is the woman's friend every
where. tits safe to say that no woman
ever used Peruna for any catarrhal
arrangement but what it became indis-
pensable in her household.
Letters From Women.
Every day we receive letters from
women like the following. Women who
have tried doctors and failed; women
who have tried Peruna and were cured.
Miss Katie Klein, 6125 Bsrtmer avenue,
st. Louis, Mo-, writes:
"Peruna has done me more good for
catarrh than the best doctors could.
had catarrh so bad, but after taking Pc
runa it is entirely gone, and I feel like
a different person"
Miss Anna Prescotts Letter.
Miss Anna Prescott, in letter from
218 South Seventh street, Minneapolis,
Mimi, writes:
81 am sincerely grateful for the
relief / have found from the use of Pc
runa. Twas completely used up last
fall, my appetite had failed and felt
weak and tired ali the time. Ny drug
gisf advised me TO try PerunR and the
relief experienced after taking one
bottle was truIy wonderful.
s'I continued its use for five weeks,
and am glad 10 say that my complete
restoration to health was a hapPy
surprise TO myself as well as 10 my
friends. Anna Prescott.
A constant drain Of nervous vitality
depicting the whole nervous system
causes the mucous membrane surfaces TO
suffer accordingly. This IS the condition
called systemic catarrh. It very nearly
resembles, and there Is really no practi-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21
BATEMAN'S SAD DEATH
Continued from First page.

other one. carrying a revolver and dress
ed as woman, entered the rear door.
They lined up the nine or ten men who
were in the store on one side and went
TO work They had completed their work
and were ready to leave when Bateman
came in the rear door. They ordered him
to hold up his hands. He did not say
anything, but reached down IN his pocket
and pulled out his gun. It snapped once,
and by that time the robbers had fired at
him. He fred three shots before he FELL
and then the men escaped. It is my i'm
preston that the two men waited until 1
left the store, and knowing that Bateman
was not there concluded that right then
was the time TO commit the crime. The
cashier was q new man, and when he saw
Bateman raise his revolver so leisurely,
a he stated afterward. he thought that
the whole thing was a joke to initiate him
into the mysteries of Osdahoma life.
When the shots began TO pour into the
room he changed his mind.
The two men secured something like
$3.50, and some of the papers taken We're
postofice money orders I viii not lose
anything owing to the fact that I have
burglary insurance. AS far as money IS
concerned. an of The money Tat I possess
could never repay for lie loss Of Bate
mans life He was honest. No mau in
our part of the country win dispute that
statement He was we'll liked and every
farmer IN the country had respect for
him Bateman was g years o. age and
had been my cashier r some years. just
a month before ne had been made man
sger Of the roster Lumber company 8
business in Red Rock. 44e was lilse one
of the family and was one Of the best
Young men that j have ever known. he
had only been married two months. and
this makes nis death all the more sad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Swartz. with Mrs. Bate
man. took the body of Alvin Bsteman
10 Oklahoma - last nign- They were
met there by relatives OF Mrs Bateman
and the body was taken on 10 Chickasha,
where the 4uterment win Re made.
TIE Red Rock auair mas -rousht the
citizens Of Oklahoma 4ck &c the early
days when outIavyry vss not an uncom-
mcn thing Previous 10 this time there
had nothing happened FOR months which
stirred the re0rle az the territory 40 as
tbe shooting II Alvfn Bstsman az Heo
Rock unether or not the ether man
w8 he captured IS no- Erswn. Il isi
tho1rft. however hv officers here that
the cromsnaI VIII be aprrehenie-. rs
taere is r determination among IRE mem
hers of the rursaing posse 70 make The
rsutt.re cf rhs ran II possible.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21
WICHITA MINING COMPANY
Charter Granted TO an Oklahoma
Mining Company.

Guthrie, 0. T.. March 2O.-The Wichita
Mining and Improvement Co. is the title
Of d new company which has applied to
Secretary jenkins for charter. The
intention of the members of the com
pany is to own and operate mines and to
own and deal in real property in Okla
homa, a territory. The men signing the
application for a charter are: F. P. Zeig-
Ter. Chas. Colcord, Ussler, Carson John
Blair and John Holzapfel, all of Okla
homa City.
The company now owns unim2roved
property valued at $4,000 and the CAPT
tai stock of the concern is TO be 800 COO
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21
PEOPLE OF WEATHERF0R0
Pass Resolutions Endorsed Govern or
HArnea

EAss kAtsotuttuns fnuOFreu VOFetu OF
Barnes
Guthrie, o. T., March 20.-The mem
bers Of the Weatherford Commercial
club have helo mass meeting 70 pass
resolutions commencing the action Of
Governor Barnes during his administra-
fion and asking that he be reappointed
again
The resolutions are as follows.
Resolved. By the Weatherfor1 Com
mercisl club. that we heartily endorse
the honest, economical and business Ike
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21

man F'ynn lett here this afternoon for
oklahoma City where he VIII spend @
few days oa business and meeting his
friends while in the city he was look-
ing after some of his business aosirs
and getti-E some rsst after h.s long
trip. lie via RETURN % THIS c.-y in q
snort time and WIZ remain here for a
few days before returning 50 Washing
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21
FATAL BLOOD POISONING
Death Of George DoeIzer From al
Old Vgouna

Guthrie. o. r., March pa case at
Perry which has attracted considerable
attention is that Of George Koelzer. who
died of blood poisoning. Last fall Koel-
zer was cutting corn and In his work
scratched one of his legs on q corn
stalk Nothing was thought about the
scratch. although it gave him some
pain at the time. Blood poisoning fin
ally developed and after an heroic strug-
gle for life koelzer succumhed to the
disease. He was man about 35 years
of age an dhad a family.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21
TEN FEDERAL PRISONERS
Sentenced at Inst Term OF Court at
" lEenn

Guthrie. o. r., March 2o.-As a result Of
Gle session of the United States court
at lEl Reno, ten prisoners who were taken
here and some OF them who were sent
,nced have been returned TO he federal
jail i'm this city Deputy United States
Narshals Hunt and Thomas. had charge
~ the men The prisoners and the
charges against hem are as follows:
Raymond Gonzales, sentenced for whis-
lev selineg.
I'D Page cutting timber. sentenced.
Frank uols0n horse stealing, sentenced
William Kinman, violating postal law,
sentenced
Nathedo. held for trial; whiskey sell
inee.
Jim and Mort Williams. Jim tried and
jury fale5 to convict. and Mart not tried;
both hela Tor trial.
HDuaryy Van. cutting timber; awaiting
trial.
ma. -sr-r-r- .-r,- 3. ~ 49, ~,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21
CITY OF FIRST CLASS
AIva Ts Vow au Applicant OF That
Renree

Guthrie O T.. March 2o-White at
home Gov Barnes WIN probably act upon
the application made hv Alva asking TO
be made city Of the first class. The
proclamation win then be ISSUED. should
be decided 70 grant the request
Alva viii be divided into four wards.
At the first electon the usual city OF
fcers VIII be elected. two councimen
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21

Guthrie O. r March % lit has been
announced that "a damage suit win result
day evenings when the bridge over the
Cottonwood river collapsed, killing WIZ
liam Casey and injuring the other occu-
pants of The wagon. just how soon the
suit VIII be brought is not known. but
the county commissioners of klngdsher
VIII be the defendants In the action when
ever the suit is Drought
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21
stop-Over at Niagara Falls.

Passengers from the west holding tick
cts reading to New York or Philadelphia
via the Lehigh Valley railroad. win be
allowed stop-over at Niagara Falls with
out extra charge
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21

cal difference, between this condition
and the condition known as neuras-
thenia, or nervous prostration.
Peruna VIII be found to effect an inn
mediate and lasting cure in all cases of
systemic catarrh. II acts quickly and
benefcially on the diseased mucous
membranes, and with healthy mucous
membranes the catarrh can no longer
exist.
Peruna True Friend TO Women.
Mrs. F. J. Lynch, writes the following
from 924 s. Division street, Grand RAJ
pids, Mich:
The Pernna Medicine Co, Columbus, o. :
Gendemen-"I earnestly recommend
Peruna to any suffering woman, as it
cures quickly. Last year 7 had q most
persistent cough which nothing seemed
to cure. Two bottles Of Peruna did more
for me than all the doctors seemed 70
do. In a couple of weeks I found my
self in excellent health, and have been
enjoying it ever since. Hence I look on
Peruna as a true friend to women
Mrs. T. J. Lynch.
Peruna is equally ehicacious in curing
catarrh Of the throat as in curing sys-
tenic catarrh or catarrh Of the stomach.
Catarrh is essentially the same wher-
ever located. Peruna cures catarrh.
Peruna Makes You Feel Like New
Person.
Miss Mary Coats, q popular young
woman Of Appleton, Wis. and president
Of the Appleton Young Ladies' Club,
also speaks IL glowing terms Of Peruna.
A letter recently received from bcr by
by The Peruna Medicine Company, of
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21

TIE OFFSPRING
OF HEREDITARY
BLOOD TAFHTs

Scrofuia IS bur uodi6el form q Blood
Poison and Consumption The parent
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21

Greenwood, Of Oklahoma City; Dr. Carl
Harris, formerly of Missouri
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21

-hlld the same disease
uanitesting its elf II
The form of swollen
glands OF the neck and
throat, catarrh weak
sves offensive sores
and assesses and Of
teutiues wh,te swell
sng sure signs o.
ScrCiuia. There NAV
be no external s.rrs for
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21
lN FAVOR OF SANTA FE

10 CURE A COLD IN ONEDAF
Take laxative Bromo-Q -Quinine Tablets. 2C
The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-21

Hoods Sarsaparilla is not a cure-all
,ut it cures an blood diseases. Take uo
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-02-09
MRS. scnRINER WINS.

A very important lawsuit wos de-
cided by u jury Ia the district court
at Columbus Saturday, the title OF
the case being Mrs. Maude Shriner
Va. The Modern Tonties. The jury
returned verdict for the plaintiff,
awarding her a judgment for 5000
with interest for over u year. A
short synopsis of the case 10 as fol-
lows: DR.. c. II. Shriner, late hus-
band of the plaintiff, died some
thing over a year ago. He was in
sured in the Modern Tonties in the
sum of $1,000. to be paid in even
payments of 5000 year for 10 years
after his death. The suit just de-
cided was for the collection of the
first 500, which defendant company
failed aud refused to pay. alleging
that the deceased had been eus-
pended for nonpayinent of assess
ments. The plaintiff proved conclus-
lively that there had been no default
in payment Of assessments; that
each one had been promptly ten
dered. The Ease attracted cOnsid-
cradle attention. Mrs. Schriner is a
resident of Galrna aud came here
from Baxter shortly after the death
of her husband. She il most es.
Unable lady and her many friends
both here aud at Baxter will he
pleased TO learn the outcome OF the
case. She was represented by 5. r.
Chceseman. of this city. aud +. l..
Burton of Oswegc. The defense
was represented by AN attorney
from Wichita aud Col. 4. ". Blue OF
Columbus. II in quite probable
that the case will be carried to the
supreme court, IA II involves the
payment of the entire amount OF the
policy. 5000. The trial in the dis
trict court consumed about three
days time and in said to have been
one Of the hardest fought legal bat.
tles in the history Of the county
Galena Times.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-02-09
BUSINESS NOTICE.

Mrs.. Meyerding ia now doing res
taursnt business at only One stand.
She has vacated the room next
south of the postofiice aud moved
the fixtures 10 the room next south
of Dents grocery, where she has
fitted up first class cafe Hot
meals and lunch served at oil
houra. At her present place of
business she also conducts bake
~ the ovens of which are presided
over by first class baker.
Mrs. Meyerding makes special.
~ of furnishing meals and lunch
at public sales, and parties con.
templating making sales will save
lots of trouble and worry by turn
ing the eating part of the matter
over to her.
AT her restaurant the hest Of ser.
vice lie given and good looking and
polite waitrrasrs attend you.