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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-29

The above pictures represent what
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tism, and my skin itched with
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was discouraged, as doctors and patent
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From The Medical Journal. ee's
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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-29
$500 MEMS oxFoRDs.

See the Styles in the Window. To
overlook these shoes Is equal to
throwing away money. Every pair
guaranteed not to break, including
the shiny feathers.
Bullock q Fleming,
The Leading Shoe House.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-29

Charlie Etheridge and Minnie Partain
secured a marriage license yesterday af-
ternoon and left the city to get married.
Etheridge swore that the girl was IS years
old. Shortly after the license was issued.
c. C. Partain. father Of the girl. appeared
and stated that his daughter was only IA
and that he would prosecute Etheridge
for perjury The young man has not yet
been arrested.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-29

The Huntsville Pastors Union held a
special meeting and adopted resolutions
regretting the departure of Rev. Ruther-
ford Brett, who has resigned the pastor
ate Of the First Baptist Church, after
three years service.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-29

Judge o. Kyle of the Circuit Court Is
hearing the trial of the damage suit of
Anthony w. Moseley VS.. !. F.. Collins and
others. In whichscase the plaintiff alleges
that he was wrongfuliy expelled from
membership in the Christian Church of
this city and seeks to recover the sum of
$4,000 as damages therefor.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-29

Louis Har,iagc. the man who was sbot
recently by John O'Reifly, barkeeper at
the MCGEE Hotel, has recovered after
lingering between life and death several
weeks. O'Reilly will now be prosecuted
on charge Of attempted murder instead
of murder as II appeared at first the
crime would be.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-29

Huntsville. May 2S.-(Special.)- 1.-The BUSH
ness men Of this city have subscribed a
sum OF money az a. Subsidy fer the opera
ton of steam ferry boat at whitesburg,
on, the Tennessee River. Trade from
across the river has been seriously him
dered In the past because the old man
power boat could, not handle all the teams
that wanted to cross on ordinary days
and could not operate at all on stormy
Gays. The new boat can put across the
river about four times as many teams as
the old ferry and the business men of
Huntsville expect to do big business
with the people residing in the towns and
country just across the ,riverss 2 .T7sggss & Z
80 A. ~ y, ------,.r elss.s " Il -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-23
CALLED WITH A GUN.
Mr.. Burkit Made Early Morning Visit
on Man Contestinq His Claim.


Hydro. o. T., March 22-V. w Burkitt
whose claim adjoins the townsite on the
north and on which a contest on the
grounds of offering it for sale was flied
by Lyman Martin. ex-justice of the peace
of this township SAYS that the report that
he went to Martins house with a Winchs-
ter. demanding that he Withdraw the con-
test or he would Kill him. is a lie.
Martin says that he came there carly.
before he was dressed, and knocked. AMI
when he opened the door that Burkitt
poked a Winchester in and demanded that
ne withdraw the contest. Martin SAYS
that ne. Martin. said, land if / don YOU
viii kill me2" He says that Burkitt said
Yes. I viii kill you" and also that he,
Bur5itt. told others the same thing Now
Burkitt comes and authorizes this state
ment that this alleged conversation is all
lie.
He says (BurkitD that he went after
load of wood, that it was about 10 o'clock
in the morning lie went to Martins
house and knocked and that Martin came
to the door and that lie asked him 70 take
the contest of his claim. He admits hav-
ing a gun with him, which he always took
when he went after wood, but. he says
st was a shot gun. that he held it IN his
left hand. and when he knocked. he set
the gun on the steps: that he Gid not
lake It in the door and made no threats.
shat he was genteel about it. He says
that Martin went 10 Bridgeport and
swore out a warrant and that upon notice
be went TO Bridgeport to answer. but that
Martin or no one else appeared against
him and he came home.
Mr. Burkitt says that this report. which
IS false. has injured him and wants this
statement made. as he claims to be a law
abiding citizen he admits that it was
unfortunate that he had MS shot gun with
him when he wen5 to the door but that
TO harm was meant and that no threats
were made
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-23
DRINK, CARDS
AND POLITICS
LEAD TO RUIN
City Clerk VOlIerS of LawtOn
Has AbSconded.
He ADMITS HIS FAULTS
In a Farewell Letter Written
to His Wife.

Lawton. o. 7. March e.-Louis !. a..
Voners, city clerk has left for parts un-
known. deserving his wife ard ehtlaren
and probably short IN Piss accounts Ih~
state Democrat SAWS lt is In a position to
state that AIr Louis j. A. Nolers. c.tv
clerk of LaWton. has flown gone to parts
unknown and that only an Investigation
u his accounts viii show how mgch &C.
any. he embezzied from the cts. De
Democrat adds.
In q letter 20 els vie srce-ses Tues-
day he saws f1reveiL ard that Drink.
cards ana politics c2ase3 Dis asTtfa}i.
II is piutai SferE5 No,as NaEsrs. ased
Is. was as hrisht man rs ever came 20
the territory. A splendid renman- lie
had no dialcuity in securing the election
as city clerk
But here his trouble heran. Hs lowed
10 gamble. and he was addicted som hst
% drinks. ln his Official capacity nc cal-
lected money for The cites liccnses and
Il j. said that he losy THIS. net a great
deal al cards OF roulette.
He failed 10 get the nomination for ~
election IS city clerk last SATURDAY and
On sunday told his wife Dc was gorK 20
the mountains. The faithful wife believed
him and told an callers that he voaid re-
turn soon. Bat on Tuesday instead %
her husband came letter from MIN.
written NJ Chickasha-
cit was cruel letter. though u ex-
pressed the greatest love for her and her
four children IL told her that her hus-
land had fed-1ed from the consc-
quences. not so much % his crime 80 -
his weakness. II told her She would see
him no more. and that she must took out
for herself
1T was a stunning blow % the loving
woman and. when the letter said ms f8fi
is due 20 drink carss and politics she
wept. bur az once tslsphoned her brother.
llr Judklns. az Asher. O r.. and h. ass
here last night helping her 70 get ready
90 60 back 90 her parcnts
''It IS not known how much n any MI
Vollers IS short. "a no investigation has
as vet been made. bat BE- Is believed the
amount IS not large II seems that some
license money was paid into hts hands
which be converted 90 his own use ana
lost at the gaming table. The smo7>t can
only be known when the council has in-
vestigated his accounts
Every one who knew Louis Noilefg
personally liked him and his Fan from
grace comes as a surprise 90 Dis friends.
Yet IL "a said that ne was short onee
before IN Enid IA ledge matters and wa
saved from exposure by friends who caue
o. his relief
''ie was married cen wears ago in To
Reno and haa four small children who
must hc.r their mother ;o bear the bur-
den 1T their fathers shame Mrs. Vol
lers SEN believes ia her husband and ssys
that. ~ given q chance. Dc viii clear ~
avarsfhlnr-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-23

effort TO make the work of Ament's sue
cessor much more complicated. The let
ter further stated that the students were
urged by members of the faculty inelud-
Ing President Ament, 10 bodily throw one
Of the members of the faculty from the
building because he had refused to ae-
code 10 their demands in regard TO ming
}ins I'm the Ament affair.
While Governor Ferguson has a high
estimate of The worth Of the Alva husi-
ness man who has The interests Of the
Alva normal at heart. he does not con-
slider the iGea favorably Of closing the
school. II begins to appear that some de-
cisive action. not only in Ament's case,
bat in connection with faculty members
viii be taken soon. Scarcely a day passes
but what some irritating matter relative
TO Ava normal affairs reaches Governor
Ferguson and other territorial officials.
While it had practically been decided to
retain some OF the faculty members next
year. yet a continuance of presen condi-
tons viii neon that an entire new facul-
IL VIII appear at the Alva normal next
fail
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-23
HORACE SPEED
DRAWING LINE
VERY CLOSELY
Around the Fellows Who
Speculate in Accomplishments.
ISSUES CIRCULAR LETTER
To Land Offices Desiring
Stringent Observance of Law.

1 Guthrie, 0. T., March 22.-The matter
Of speculation in ACCOMPLISHMENTS in the
new country has reached the Office of
/ United States Attorney Horace Speed.
Affdavits in certain cases have been sent
to him and a letter to the landofices in
the territory, concerning the taking Of
these affidavits sent out by him. The
letter is as follows:
4 beg to call your attention TO the
necessity for statements Of facts in all
/ afidaylts for contests, and in all asser-
l4tons as to bad faith and want Of resi-
,ienoe upon lands whether in contests
or in testimony given in contest cases.
In some contest afadavits before me,
and in number Of other cases, persons
nave made afiaavits for contests charg-
ing that the entryman did not file for
homestead purposes but for speculation,
or speculative purposes. / would suggest
that the Office require that the affdavits
be made more specific as to the facts
of the speculation-what the speculation
was.
Again. the affidavit charges that the
entryman is now offering his relnquish-
ment for sale in violation of law
would suggest that it be required that
the affidavit show the names and post
Office addresses of the persons to whom
the REIMBURSEMENT has been offered for
sale.
again. afidavits are made purporting
to be before notaries public. without any
date or fixed place where the affidavit is
made. 7 would suggest that in an proper
cases afidavits made before notaries pub
lie be refused unless fun and explicit,
both as TO time and place where made
Several of the affidavits shown me are
undated, and the notary's seal and no
tary's name appear in wholly different ink
from that of the afhant leaving the sug-
gestion that the notary has filed up
blank and turned It over to someone else
TO make the affidavit
Again. ] find affidavits received and
filed with numerous interlineations and
erasures I would suggest that no aft
davit be received for such purpose which
has alterations and erasures of written
matter, and none where the erasures are
Of printed matter, unless such erasures
are noted in the handwriting of the afi-
ant as made before he makes the aft
davit. or else in the handwriting of the
notary.
II would respectfully request in every
case where your Office receives a contest
affidavit which you consider embodies
perjury or manipulation or any other vo-
iation Of the United States statutes, that
you send copy of that with statement
Of facts to this Office, so that a special
agent of the general landofice, and the
force II this Office. can properly investi-
gate and prosecute the onense.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-23
SHOT INTO HOUSE.
Serious Trouble Rises Out Of Woods
County Contest

OOun1y contest.
Guthrie. -. r.. March ga land con-
ftest case which brings up several peculiar
situations, is reported in the Alva Courier
SIS follows
some time since notice OF a contest and
suit was given in the Courier Of the case
Of Rattle against Clara Munson. and
rcfere1co was made 70 the fact that Miss
2unson had been arrested. The trouble
an arose over the title 70 a certain tract
Of land involved in the controversy To-
Gated I'm the southwest part OF the coun-
Is. Last week 2 complaint was made lv
Mrs. ~. p. 1Iuns0n mother 90 Ciara
1I-1s7n charsing that John Jordan Wl-
l-ara Eousev, Marion Rousey. FI9ya
Rousey and Wr Merritt had gone II tre
residence ar w. T. 8Iunson. the father ~
Hiss NIunson. and had SHOT throuen the
lul5ing and shot at W. p. Murso1 and
Bert AIurson. and that they had c-,lectet-
az night ard ii3 this work. and il rsli0us
other ways bad threatened ire Nses ~
the 3Iunsons. 4 varra III was ISSUED f-cu
The probate court ana or Monday This
week the FIVE defendants were brought
before ths court end each plead nor esItE
and save bond for appearance CA 351r -fh
when the cases WIN be tried some 81 fha
defendants were Witnesses ir fhr contest
case ~ Ratfifa against Miss 1Euns77 TIE
rl-lirr IS ver- bitter and cthcr treaafes
are looked for bv rhe officers IN VIII
remembered tha- the contest csss u=
~ aitteriy fouzlrt case snl lasted ah11f
t-,o weeks
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-23
WOOD HEARD From.
He Left Blackwell Between Suns an
Is Now In Africa.

Is Now In Africa.
Blackwell O. T.. March 22.-The Sun
has the following:
H. w. Wood, the young man who was
employed in this city last fan as man
aeer Of The Gl0yd Lumber yard is now
q: Cape Town. South Africa. A friend
ip this city has Just received a letter
from him. in which he stated that he went
to Cape Town recently with a cargo OF
mules for the British government. Young
Wood viii he remembered rs the fellow
who left town in November under rather
peculiar circumstances. lie was accused
o. having embezzled something like $500
OF the lumber company's money, and
Auditor Crimes was here several days
checking up the accounts. Wood skipped
out between suns, and had not since
been heard from 1t is said, also, that
nc left several Blackwell merchants to
hold the sack
While in this city, Wood was quite pop
ular I'm society. especially. He was APP
parently a gentleman I'm every respect,
and had the confidence OF an who knew
him When he left and the circum-
stances attending his sudden departure
came to light, his friends We're greatly
surprised and disappointed. The authori-
ties are stu on the lookout for him, and
should he return to this country ne SIS
quite liable TO be uabbed and brought
hack for trial
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-23
ANOTHER NAN MISSING.
No Trace or Tidings Can Be Found
of John D. Martin.

OF gCfiH - Ft1fAAils
I.awton. o. T., March 22.-The State
Democrat prints the following: Where
is John S. Martin, formerly OF Jamesport,
Mo-
This is what z. 3. Martin, his wife and
their daughters who live near Gosnell, in
this county, would like 10 know.
The missing man is p years old. single
and came TO Lawton August &c last, at
which time he wrote his parents of his
Whereab BOUTS The e9der Martin has dTaYA
4 claim near where 'CstsnefI now IS and At
once started for Lawton after writing his
son to meet him. he arrived Sept. % but
has never seen anything OF his son.
Yesterday evening the old man applied
to the police for help in finding his boy.
He said ne found his letters to his son
had never been taken from the Lawton
post0ffice and he and his family went to
their claim hoping to soon hear from the
missing one but no message came and
now they invoke police aid.
Mr. Martin. questioned by a reporter,
stated that his son as mayor Of James
port had imposed heavy 6nes on several
men. one of whom is now somewhere in
the territory. The missing man had about
s20o when he disappeared. and his disap-
pearance may M due to robbing, revenge
or o. desire ora his own part to get away
from his people.
If the latter reason caused his disap-
9sarance he should at least drop his
father a line and save his old mother
many headchcs and sleepless nights. No
body cares for you Ike mother does. and
you should not cause her needless sorrow.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-23
STATEHOOD is
ALMOST SURE
SAYS LITTLE
Perry'S New Postmaster Re-
turns Home From Washington
FLYNNS GREAT POWER
Is Felt in All Departments of
the Government.

Guthrie. o. T. March CIV. T. Little.
O. Perry. recently appointed postmaster
az that place. returned from Washington
today. Mr.. Little has been in Washington
for some time and has watched the pro
gress Of matters tending toward state
hood for Oklahoma
Oklahoma is stronger than any OF the
territories asking for admission" said
Mr.. Little. "and the matter is now in an
omnibus bill. New Mexico has consider
allie strength. and it looks 70 me as
though Oklahoma VIII get statehood.
When I first went to Washington. I was
OF the opinion that statehood for Okla
homa this year was out OF the question.
but the longer stayed there. the mors
ny convictions grew that we VIII get
statehood. Mr.. Flynn is doing al in his
power TO secure statehood. and it is sur
prising 10 the Oklahomans who visit
Washington 10 note the power Oklahoma g
delegate has in congress. despite the fact
that he does not have a vote
The senate is really the only hard
proposition the statehood people have 70
contend with, but I was told privately
10y men who have influence, that the bill
viii go through the senate as easily as it
viii the house
The Oklahoma judiciary bill as intro
duced viii pass the house whenever Il
comes up for passage. The question is
whether it viii come up during the. pres
ent session. An attempt Will be made to
hurry the matter along"
Mr.. Little is undecided as TO the time
when he win take charge Of the post
Office. 1t is his desire TO spend a few
weeks looking after business matters, be-
fore assuming official duties.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-23
WOMAN UNDER ARREST.
Mrs. Lulu Wood Charged with Forgery
At Anadarko.

Guthrie. o. T.. March THE Anadarko
Evening Tribune SAYS that the prelim-
mary examination OF Mrs. Lula Woods
was held yesterday evening before United
States Commissioner Charles l.. Ellis. at
the Indian agency. Mrs. Woods was ar
rested Saturday evening charged with
forging her name 70 a money order which
she had cashed on January 18th last
The evidence In The case was such that
Mrs Woods was held under a s9oa bond
20 await the federal grand jury She was
given until Saturday to secure bond. but
AZ the expiration of that time n she fails
IN that. she VIII be taken to Guthrie snd
confined IN the federal 3aH there
Attorney p. .. Hastsirs appeared FOR
the defense and they attempted % show
that the woman was not in town on that
date bat walled in their dates The hus-
band ~ the woman was present 20 the
trial The people have been residing En-
the Chickasaw nation and have not been
living IN this part o. the courtry very
long
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-23
HIS LEG CUT OFF.
Old Man at Mangum Run Over by
Railway EnQine

Guthrie, o. r.. March 1.-THE Granite
ENTERPRISE prints the following details OF
a railroad accident al NIangum:
a few minutes after ten Yesterday
morning while the engine of 10. 131 was
making M her train in the 8a7gum
yards, the engineer saw an old man at
tempt TO cross the track. in full pursuit Of
q fleeing chicken. An attempt was made
to stop the swiftly moving engine and
had the hen aid man continued in a
straigntaway course across the track an
accident would have been averted. AS If
was. when nearly across the bird turned
and the old gentleman. whsther Obvious
% his immediate danger or realizing too
late, turned also and was crushed he
Meath the wheels of the engine. lie was
Immediately picked Ip DIR Border called
in attendance and was Immediately 1ccog-
nized as j. IT, Bullard. who lives about o
block north of the depot. u was found
that both legs and one hand had been
completely severed from the body lie
was IS years old