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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-29

of A. l.. Howard just in time to find a
crowd there. some of whom had come
to purchase grave clothes for the two
killed mo~untaineers. He thereupon,
with the rest of the Towards, swore
vengeance upon all the Baker clan, and
vowed that he would kill Tom" Ba-
ker IL 1t cost him the last drop Of blood
in his veins. How well he or his
friends succeeded In accomplishing this
will be seen later. After assisting In
selecting his brothers shroud, and be-
fore leaving the store, George w Ba-
ker having arrived On the scene, Jim"
shot him down in cold blood, and then
realizing that he had killed an un-
armed old man, and without cause. he
fed to his relatives in Harlan county.
There was a reward offered for his ar
rest, and in order to give a kinsman
the benefit of the $3.50, he surrendered
and came with him to Manchester,
where he was turned over to the proper
officers. lie was released on bail,
In the meantime Sheriff b. p. White
jr., the friend Of the Towards, sum
moned 100 deputies to arrest the Ba-
kers, and they were brought in for ex-
aiming trials before County Judge j.
w. Wright. The trials lasted for three
days. The Towards swore they saw
the Bakers do the shooting, but the
Bakers all proved alibis, showing that
they were five miles away at the time
of the shooting, and consequently they
were dismissed. On the day after the
trial, Sid Baker, a son-in-law OF Bal
Howard, but no kin to George Bakers
sons, overlook Charles Wooten, who
was said to have shot Bnrch Store.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-29
A SWIM MING MOOSE.
Buaters Pursue Blg Roll OF sISrd inl
Uonta.

A private letter from +. Sedgwicki
Steele of this city, says the Hartford
FINES. who has been spending the last
.hree months with his family at Mount
Nineo House, M~oosehead Lake. Me!
gives an Interesting account OF life in
that region and mentions an exciting
moose hunting experience which occur
red within sight of the hotel. A big
bull moose, In crossing from one point
II the lake to another, was discovered
by those aboard a quick-moving naph-
tina launch, and cut OF from regaining
the shore. There were other boats and
canoes out FOR pleasure on the lake, in
Guiding the large steamboat, which
Joined in the chase. until quite a pro-
swimming animal. In fact, that moose
will never have another such a follow
Ing as long as he lives. The moose was
started from n locality called Dry
Point, ON six miles from the h5tel
but by the constant coaching and mas
n%euvres of the many canoes and boa,a
was Kept from landing on numerou9
Islands in Moosehead Lake, and di,
lccted toward the point on which tho
Mount Kipeo stands. Soon the gu stt
OF the hotel discovered the fast ap-
preaching moose and the comical limo
OF craft following in his rear. and ALI
rushed to the shore, the camera flend"
being largely represented. On came
the greateit animal OF our American
forests, painting and blowing and now
50 weary that from the canoe one
could pat his back with a paddle. On
reaching the front OF the hotel he was
driven ashore for. the admiration of the
guests, to many OF whom 1t was the
first sight Of this noble animal. After
mounting a steep bank and tTott.ng
leisurely across the grass h disappea =
ed into the woods at the reaf u the
hotel. While camping on Russ u Pond,
about thirty miles north OF Moosehead
Lake. the waters of which communi-
cate with the west branch of the Pen
obscot, Mr.. Steele saw at one time
~thirty-two deer running about on the
shore and playing in the water, and hq
afterward saw a moose. There were
four in his party at the time. and they
sat on the bank Of the poni a long
while watching this wonderful exhibit
ton OF game. He has hunted with a
camera" considerably this summcr
and has negatives OF deer and moose
but says that one wants a came q with
a fixed focus" as one never knows
how close he is to the game, and tn
shutter has to be ready at a moment!
warning.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-29

militia were posted around the court
house. Most all the witnesses had
gained the street when Tom Baker
went to the court house door to get a
whif OF fresh air after his three
month Incarceration. II was his last
Crack, ping! A thin Whit Of smoke
lowered in the air between the house
OF Sheriff White and the court house,
which gradually diffused and vanished.
With a duh thud the bullet struck
home, and Tom Baker, wildly clutch
Ing the air. staggered, fell backwards
and, with a last gasp, dropped nat on
his back in front OF the guard house
tent facing the main street. Tho How
ards had accomplished their vengeance.
They had fulfilled their oath. Wooten
and Tom Baker, the accused murderer.
OF Burch Store and Wilson Howard.
had paid the penalty OF their crime
with their lives at the hands OF the
never-fortetting relatives OF The dead
men.
Instantly all was confusion. The
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-29
Nearly the Entire Population of Clay County,
kentucky, is Ready to Do Killing.

the latter's ear. Hall then pulled out
his gun" and after a lively fusillade
Ansel Baker was shot in the hip, Jonn
Bakers clothes were cut several times
by bullets, and the mule he was rid
ing had its leg broken by a bullet.
Then Bal Howard, the father Of Is
rael, tried to patch up a peace, but
quarrels over the division OF the logs
being RATED by Tom Baker and the
Howard boys, combined with the ILL
will over the judgment note, precipi-
tated another quarrel. The Towards
RATED out" the logs and were return
ing past John Bakers house when they
were fired on from ambush. Bal
Howard, who was riding one of the
famous Kentucky stations. was shot
in the back, but managed to cling to
his horse and escaped to Wilson How
ards house. A second volley struck
Burch Store and knocked him off his
horse. He was a dead man before he
struck the ground, as his neck was
broken by the ball. Wilson Howard
fell from his horse, shot through the
hips.
Two OF the attacking party then
went back and devilishly fired eXplo-
sive bullets into their abdomens. lit
orally tearing the bodies of the two
men to pieces, but Howard lived long
enough to tell that it was Tom Baker
and Charles Wooten who fired the ex-
plosive bullets.
When James b. Howard heard his
brother was lead and his father badly
wounded, he armed himself and gal
loped to the scene, arriving at the store
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-29

Jim HowaI q, one of the leaders OF
the white-Howard faction. organized
to wipe out the Bakers and their al
lies, was killed by nm unknown foe al
most in the identical spot In front of
the court house where Tom Baker was
assassinated in the fore part of June.
The bluegrass country is wild with
excitement. and people are either taxi
ing sides or talking the matter over
very seriously. Clay county. the seat
of the trouble and the home of the
warning factions, Is shaken to its very
foundations, and before the affair Is
over the kin of the Howard family
from Harlan county, who we're en-
gagged in the Turner-Howard feud in
that county several years ago, will DE
drawn into the fray IL appearances are
not deceptive.
The trouble commenced over the
non-payment of a judgment given for
a $40 spring wagon, and instead Of be
ing a purely personal matter of fam
lily honor, it has developed into a po,it-
ical feud, as the Towards are Repub-
licans. So are the Bakers, but Tom
Baker. killed by the Howards and
Whites. was a personal friend of Gill
bert Garrard. a rising young Demo-
cratic politician, who aspired to be
sheriff OF Clay county, and so the
whole Baker tribe supported Garrard
against Beverly White in 1897. with the
result that the Garrard family are also
drawn into the deadly vortex of inter
necine warfare.
The story OF the feud is a long one
end TO one unacquainted with the ties
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-29
AN OIL QUEEN.
woran Spectator who,e Incoms Az
eIages 81. IA Week.
warning.


West Virginia developments of the
last few weeks have produced what the
operators are pleased 20 call an coil
queen She Is Mrs. Mary Ihrig. for
merly Of Slsterville, now living in the
Tyler county ned, where her venture
some spirit and good luck netted hei
IN oil income that has been averaging
about $1,000 a week for q month. Mrs.
Ihrig was formerly engaged In the shoe
business at S%isteryille, and it wa
while living in that busy town of oil
and oil Vaccinations that she deyel-
oped the speculative fever. Her shoe
business was not successful, ana she
began to dabble in oil. Several small
ventures are said TO have netted her
enough to make her confident and will
ing TO undertake the development OF
the most uncertain wildcat" territory
in the state. She secured control OF
new territory in the upper end Of Tyler
county, and went into the field for ac-
tive operations. Several months ago.
she contracted for the drilling Of a
well on her land. A series OF mlshaps
prevented the completion Of the job
until Dec. 4, when the drill touched a
pocket Of oil. and a small gusher re-
suited. The flow was pretty heavy at
first, but has since settled down TO
about $50 barrels a day. with every
prospect that the output will be main
tanned. The strike is the opening
wedge In territory that will prove val
liable. Mrs. Ihrig is preparing to put
down other wells just as soon as rig
ging a be hauled to her property.
The m s%peculator has fixed upon
several spots upon which her agents
will begin drilling as soon as possible.
She has purchased a handsome home
at Parkersburg and will direct her new
interests from that place.-Chicago In
ter-Ocean.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-29

soldiers charged across the street with
lyed bayonets, surrounded the White
residence. A Calling gun was brought
out and none too soon. for a rush was
made for the court house by half =
hundred mountaineers. stand bacG
or we fire." roared Colonel Williams,
and the crowd. fearful OF annihilaticJ
at the hands OF the Calling gun. PIE
cipitately pushed down the hiil again.
Men stood, scowled, INDUCED in NUT
tered imprecations and held whispered
conversations. The surviving Bal'ers
were removed from the guard houS, to
the court house and locked up. and
Sheriff Beverly White was arrested,
charged with the shooting.
Sheriff White has succeeded In estab-
fishing his innocence as to the firing
of the fatal shot, but everyone is cog
infant of the fact that the bullet came
from one OF the windows OF his house.
Wiley and Jim Baker, who pleaded so
hard to have guns and wipe out the
Whites in Manchester after Tom Ba-
ker was killed. were taken to Barbour
willie and placed In the Jail there. On
the same Jail steps a week later Jim
Baker was shot dead by an unknown
assassin.
War to the knife is declared in Clay
county and there promises to be such q
shooting bee that all former feuds will
he dwarfed into in~slgnihcance. and
from now on ambushes and murder S
rivaling the old Indian wars will be
the order of the day. Everybody Is
cunning for someone, and for a man e
declare he is a newspaper man Is a tegI
of courage such as few care to unGe~
20. II would be safer to wave a rec
flag in the face OF an enraged bull ant
quietly stand still and watch develop.
ments.
AS an illustration OF how and VIII
these hardy people have such fanat',
feuds II may be stated that Mrs. Ton
Baker has eleven children, althouc'
she is not yet 81 years Of age, nine o
whom are boys, ard each one OF whur
she swears she will raise up with bu
one object in view. that OF the exter
mination OF the Whites and Howards
With this thought continually i'm
pressed upon them and with the de
sire for vengeance which is so stron'
in the breasts OF all Kentuckians,
can easily be seen that the days OF tn
dark and bloody hunting ground" ar
not over yet, and in spite OF all tn
fair state of Kentucky can DO hersc'
in suppressing this border warfare !
will be many a long day before tn
people OF the Blue Grass state can loo
back upon their feuds as a memory c
the past. Kentucky seems bound I
furnish for the novelist many a pag
Of blood-curdling stories, not the lens
Of which is the present sa%ngulnary con
fict which even the war with Spai
could not suppress.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-29
TRAINING
when All the Family Help, Work l.
Easy.

Easy.
When right-minded parents once Sc
the benefits their children may deriv
from manual training they will Ger
tainly plan for them to have it, say
Table Talk. One mothers desire {
have her daughter learn housework lee
her to dismiss her servants and herself
share the work, that her object might
be accomplished under her own carc
full supervision. Nor was this done In
n spirit OF martyrdom. but one @
wholesale joyousness. remembered by
both years after with the creates,
pleasure. One cannot teach the dig
nifty OF labor who does not feel II anC
II is only to those who look upon II q
degradation that 1t becomes such.
When in the course OF human event
the maids places become vacant, a.
is apt to happen in the best regulated
families. the members thereof usually
sit about bcmoaning the disjolnted
condition of the universe. In n fam
lily / know OF, when such occasion
comes. each member takes part; even
the boys attack the ever-to-be -waShtd
dishes and the p~aterfamilias does no.
lose caste in the community by lend
ing a hand when at home in either the
cause OF cleanliness or cooking. II
can sweep and dust a o. as DEITY
as any maid, cook a meal and even
make bread rather better than the
most OF them. all without making
muss or losing his temper. Temper
Why, it is at its s%unniest on such oc
casions-the entire family really rathe.
enjoy the frolics they make Of them
Their motto seems to be "He.piulnes
versus helplessness."
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-29
"La,.Ie in l. MT white Locks"

The Edinburgh Unity eau. oh is
erecting a memorial to Jean Lorimer
Burns "Chlolis." "the la-sie in the
lint-white locks" The mem rial wi
AXE the form of a Celtic cross. in the
early Scotch style Of sc%ulptuTed stone
with ornamental carvings and letter
ings, ana what is called the Burns
coat-of-arms. to be erected over Her
Grace at Newington. 1t will be eight
feet high, and constructed of frly
granite, and is expected to be shown
for the first time On January 20 h
inst. When the Ninety Club has com
p.eted this piece Of work 1t will turn
its attention to 'Clarindl's" grave, In
Cannrngate ch%urchyard, which sadly
needs looking after. Highland Mary
has sl>s.dy a monument at DunCon.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-29

An Omcial Report from hanistah
From the Weekly Telegraph: Not
many years ago, according to the an
nails OF the Indian Office, a queens mes
senger or some other inferior official,
was robbed, though not injured in any
way, on his road to Cabul, and tho
British government, Of course, wrote
to complain of il. No reply was re-
ceived for months; but at last tina
Emir wrote: "The matter you men
toned has been thoroughly lnvestigat-
ed, and not only have the robbers OF
your messenger been put to death, but
all their children. as well as their IL
Tiers and grandfathers. | hope this
will give satisfaction to her majes,y
the queen.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-01-29

wi.'ch has already cost the state of
R-ituclly upwards Of twenty lives, has
attained such virulcnce that two bat
talions OF the stat, National Guard
wero sent to Clay county the begin
mig o; June to keep the peace and ms
OF their prisoners VA shot in their
MIDST.
A rev y.t.rs alo Tom Baker went
into partnership with Israel and Carter
Howard to raft logs or shares. Reese
Murray hols II judgment for the spring
z above mentioned against James
3. and BAL" Howard. Murray, una
BILE TO collect his debt. offered the judg-
ment tot a low price to Tom Baker,
and no bOugnt Il. and tried to collect
1t from his qunudam partners. This
enraged the HoYards. and frequent
quarrcls were the result Israel How
ard and Tom Eaker met one day at a
log nit, An alteration ensued n
both jumped to a shelterihg post, firing
around II at one another until their
pistols wore empty. ~Israel's fifth shot,
fired over the top OF the post, hit
Baker in The back Of the neck, pro-
ducing g flesh wound. Baker fell on
the opposite s,Ae OF the fence, and Is
rael. with his last ballet, shot him in
the abdomen. producing another slight
flesh wora9.
A Jew days after this occurrence,
Baker. IN company with a dozen OF so
OF his frio1ts. rode :sst the house OF
ID. ". Hall, deputy sLs".G. ana COM
mencnd to shoot at a bush. Hall came
out and requested them 10 stop mon
keying. At this \ issl BsAe. shot at
Hall, the bullet carving out a piece of
The Republican journal., 1902-09-18
Serve All Alike.
Judge WhitehOuse Addresses Kennebec
Grand Jury on Liquor Law.

The grand jury for the September
term of the Kennebec county Superior
Court sat in Augusta Sept.Sth. The term
will be one OF the most important ever
held in that county. Judge Hall adj
dressed the jurors as follows: "A major
ity of the indictments presented to this
court by former grand juries have been
for violation of the statutes prohibiting
the sale of Intoxicating liquors. tits
probable that your Investigations will
include many such cases. The efficiency
of officers and the zeal of prosecution in
some localities may cause it to appear
to you that the law is not uniformly
and impartially enforced This should
not in the least influence your action in
the case, supported by convincing evil
dence. The permitting of crime or
misdemeanor in one place should not
prevent their suppression in another;
but it will be your duty in such cases to
inquire why all like offenders are not
proceeded against, if in your opinion
the exceptions are made | believe it
to be the desire and intention of the
county attorney to see the law impair
TALLY enforced. That the sale and use
Of Intoxicating liquors are the cause of
much crime is a matter of common
knowledge.
The Republican journal., 1902-09-18

north, following blaze to d small pond
called the Chase bog; it seemed pity
to name the charming little lake bog,
for not in one single particular did it
resemble one. The wind was blowing
down the pond, gentle breeze fresh
from old Moxie's towering bulk. Tradi-
ton has it that the only fishing to be
had here is at the head of the pond.
We certainly didn't find it so, for we
patiently whipped the various fishing
grounds about the inlet with but little
success; occasionally from some shad-
owy pool or from under some moss
covered log we secured few trout, but
it was unsatisfactory fishing, certainly
not what we had been led to expect
My experience as a fisherman has
taught me to fish down the wind; con-
sequently l persuaded Chadbourne,
evidently against his judgment, to pad
pie me to the foot of the pond. Here
it was partially filled with large bould-
ers, many of them showing above the
surface. Sheltered as this part of the
The Republican journal., 1902-09-18

Take my advice, don't you do it; walk,
you will find it much easier and far
quicker. Try it! l am sure you will
agree with me. We found it delightful
walking through the forest; we easily
did the three miles in seventy-five min
utes, and furthermore, we had no frac-
lures or bruises to show for it. Our
baggage came jolting in an hour later.
AS it was rough walking and somewhat
hot, we were glad when it opened out
into an ample clearing on the shore Of
the lake, and we saw young ChadbOurne,
our host, coming out of a cabin to vel
come us.
After dinner we jointed our rods,
strung flies on to the leaders, adjusted
reels. lines, ETC., and then padded across
to where the inlet came tumbling into
lively shallow, except directly at the
pool OF dark eddying water. Just a
first cast the flies shot straight out and
settled prettily down to the bubbllng
water. Immediately trout shot bodi-
ly out, bending his sparkling body in a
graceful curve as his eager mouth clos
ed on the hand fly. While in mid air
struck sharp and quickly, then gave him
| the butt as he darted across the pool, to
| where the bushes were in the water
partially submerged by the spring flood;
it was the loss of the fish and leader
should he once get among those. l
| turned him in time, however, and then
after several minutes hard fighting, we
| had him safely gasping in the landing
The Republican journal., 1902-09-18

net. 1t now began raining. but despite
this and the cold. raw wind which was
blowing into our faces, we kept on at
our sport until the continued doWnpour
made it Impossible to work longer.
We had trout and fried potatoes for
supper, piping hot biscuit, and some
Of the most delicious homemade maple
syrup | ever saw: a feast for a king
YOU must allow. Later, when the pipes
We're lighted, We stretched ourselves in
t"htrlittnent on the fragrant DOUGH
beds which extended across one end of
the cabin. The rain was sounding soft
~ Oh the cedar splits of the roof over
lpA,l: dimlv the tlickering freight re-
veAIrd tie forms and ruddy faces of
guides and guests. Amid the shadows,
lurking III obscure corners, bright points
appeared, reflections of light on rod
and rifle Fainter and fainter grows
the murmur of voices: then conscious
less is lost; and you sleep, if not the
sleep of the just, it is something close
akln the deep sleep that comes to those
who have spent the day wandering
through the forests.
The following morning being bright
and pleasant we tramped some two miles
The Republican journal., 1902-09-18

CAMP NEAR CHNSE POND.
were enveloped i'll the soft, low, hang
ing clouds about their SUBMITS. For
miles we followed on through deep
dark pine forests, the mountain air be-
ing heavy with the fragrance of balsam
and evergreen. Anon through openings
in the forest we looked down into the
valley far below, while beyond the hills
and mountains stretched away till they
were lost in the purple distance. Brooks
tumbled noisily down the mountainside,
and all about us the woods stretched
away, cool, green and unbroken. Final
ly after five mile drive we arrived at
the Chadbourne home ranch, so called.
Here we left the main road and struck
into the blackboard road which the Chad
bournes had built into their camps.
Now right here | have word for you
in confidence Segarding blackboard roads
in general, although, doubtless, this
particular one is as good if not better
than the majority. However, when
you are encouraged to drive in over one
Of them, turn deaf ear to the proposal.
The Republican journal., 1902-09-18
bridge, but over and above all one ur-
chin tad covered himself with immOr-

bridge, but over and above all one ur-
chin had covered himself with lmmOr-
tal glory i'll catching an eel from the
same pool, measuring over two feet IN
ength; ee-pound trout didn't seem
to count much beside that eel. Think
of it, one hundred trout in one day from
the Austin: that was good enough for
rs as starter. Immediately we decld-
ed to remain III Bingham a day OF so
md try our luck.
On the following morning we whipped
hose streams faithfully; up i'll the alder
,wamps, where the stream meandeIed
through the meadow, We got no end Of
,ites. but mostly | am sorry to say,
from mosquitoes and black flies As
for trout. We We're not sllunked, as we
did secure enough for supper. am con
WINGED from what we learned from old
Ell and more reliable people that had we
followed the Austin up to tie dead
water, we should have found good fish
ing.
The sporting camps i'll the upper Ken
nebec valley can be conveniently reach
ed from Bingham village. sportsmen
leaving Boston at nine in the morning
arrive at Bingham in the afternoon, by
way of Boston and Maine, Maine Cen
trail and the Somerset railroads. We
found the Bingham House very comfor-
table. and the livery stable connected
furnishes reliable drivers and teams in
to the various camps.
After supper the lad in orr party
came up from the office with a glowing
account of some ponds in near MOXie
mountain i'll the Moscow plantation