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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
COMPLETES HIS SURVEY.
Water Works Problem Confronts City
OF LAYTON.

Lawton, o. T., June 2O-W. Mathews.
a United States Geological surgeyor who
has been in and around Lawton for some
time, has completed his survey in regard
to the waterworks. He thinks both the
Blue Beaver and Medicine Bluff PROPOSE
tons impracticable, as it would require
ten miles of pipe to reach the city by the
former and six miles of pipe for the latter
jlace. But the additional expense at the
bluff for pumping stations would make it
as expensive as the Beaver proposition.
Mr.. Mathews expresses himself as think
ing that wells dug northeast of the
city would be the only supply in reach
that Lawton could with the available
money establish. He says that many
Eastern cities would be glad to get as
good water as there is in these wells.
Lawton has about 100000 to put into
waterworks and a sererage system, and
it would cost about $4,000 to put in the
same from the long distance sources.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
BLACKWELL
FOUNDER
IS DEAD
Noted Character in Territorial
Annals Passes Away
HAD MANY ENTERPRISES
Was Engaged in important
Work at Chelsea

Blackwell, o. T., June pa. J. Black
well, the founder of the city of Blackwell,
is dead. The following telegram has
just been received here:
Chelsea, L T.. June 70, 1903.-AIr. Black
well dropped dead this morning. VIII be
buried tomorrow at 4:3O.
ROSA BLACKWELL.
A few weeks ago Mr.. Blackwell moved
his family from this city to Chelsea. 1.
T, to be nearer the scenes of some large
business transactions he had recently en-
gagged in
The announcement of his death was
great surprise. and the news rapidly
spread Throughout the city, many people
being inclined to doubt tn etruth of the
report owing TO the fact that he has
been, one one or two occasions during
the past few years, reported dead.
A. ]. Blackwell was probably close to
60 years old at the time of his death. He
was born in the state of Mississippi. but
spent a great many years in the CherO-
kee nation, his wife being part Cherokee.
During his latter years he accumulated
a great deal OF property and was a very
wealthy man at the time of his death.
He leaves a widow and three children.
A ]. Blackwell was a town builder.
Long before the Cherokee strip was open
ed to settlement he conceived the idea Of
building a city upon the present site of
Blackwell. He secured the allotments,
three eighties. and when the strip opened
TO settlement, September Is, 1898, this
town had already been surveyed and laid
out into lots, blocks and streets. with
one house on the townsite, a small frame
building that now stands back of the
Blackwell hotel on West Blackwell ave-
nue.. The original name OF this city was
Blackwell Rock. but the citizens soon
dispensed with the Rock and adopted the
name of Blackwell He afterwards found
ed the town Of David, in the Cherokee
nation, and was also one of the found
ers of the town of Chelsea in the same
country.
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CATHOLICS TO BUILD.
Growth of Population Demands Add
tionaI Church Facilities.

Shawnee, o. T, June 2O.-The Catholic
church people have purchased a tract of
ground on North Louisa. in the Wallace
Mann addition, for which they have
made an advance payment of $1,000. 1t
is the intention Of the church to put up at
an early day some good and substantial
buildings, among which will be a church,
parochial school and convent.
The deal has been completed and the
papers signed by the contracting parties.
The church will expend something in the
Fneighborhood of forty or perhaps forty
five thousand dollars in the construction
of school building. convent and church.
along with a home for the priest, and
as much of the work as can be done will
be pushed during the summer months and
completed with as little delay as possible.
No definite plans have peen drawn as
vet, but will be as soon as the work can
be done, and some better idea can then
be gained as to the probable cost of the
buildings to be erected. The improve
ments now partly under way by the
Catholic church have been made neces-
sary by the increased population, and In
the membership of the church which has
been growing rapidly during the past
year, so much so that the present build
ing has become too much crowded to
furnish accommodations for its members.
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BETRAYED
BY A WOMAN
IS FRANCE
Third Member of An Accused
Gang Is Caught
HIDING PLACE POINTED OUT
10 Secure Release of Stone
She Gave Up France

| Oklahoma City, o. T., June 20.-The
sheriff's officers yesterday captured and
placed in the county Jail George France
the third member OF the trio of persons
| who are charged with conspiracy and
| fraud in securing monies TO the amount
of 1910 from Mrs. Shear. a resident Of
this city. The other two parties accused
are Pearl and Leola France husband and
wife. the latter before marriage being
known as Leola Stone
The manner in which George France
was captured was somewhat peculiar.
Early yesterday morning the sheriff's
officers arrested one F. p Stone. sup
posed to be brother Of Leola France
as being implicated in the alleged swind-
ling operations Of the France outfit.
Later in the day the deputies visited
the house at 800 West Main street, where
the Frances had been staying, in the
hope Of locating George France. whose
home is in Guthrie, but whom they had
been unable to find in the capital city,
and believed to be hanging around Ok
lahoma City.
When the officers entered the house
there appeared to be no one about and
they began TO look AROUND. Noticing q
big bundle of bed clothing under the piano
they untangled the bundle and out came
Leloa France.
She became tractable when informed
that they did not intend to disturb her
but manifested much anxiety when in
formed that F. P. Stone had been ar
rested. and her solicitude in his behalf
IL / r. l.
place of George France if they would
promptly release Stone.
They told her the sheriff and county at
torney would have to be consulted re-
garding that kind of proceedings. Accord
ingly the officials named were visited
and agreed to turn Stone loose if the
woman would locate George France for
them.
This the woman agreed to do, and. ac-
companieG by Stone and followed some
distance by Deputies Bartel. West and
Dills, she proceeded to a point on the
river almost directly south of the wooden
mills. where sure enough George France
was found in hiding under the river
bank.
France was both surprised and cha
grined to find that he had been betrayed
by the woman, but he offered no resis-
lance when the officers placed him I'M
der arrest. He was Immediately con-
Quoted TO the county jail and there incar-
cerated.
Sam Bartell, deupty sheriff, said:
After being captured George France
suggested that he would be willing 10
marry the Shear woman and stop the
prosecution of the case against him.
The same officer stated that since the
arrest of Pearl France and his wife, an
other woman who had been victimized
by them called upon them and demanded
the return of her money and they imme-
diately gave it TO her.
The officers believe that several other
persons have been aiding the Frances in
their alleged swindling operations and
other arrests may be expected in the
near future.
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MAKES STRENUOUS DENIAL.
Negotiations Were Declared Off After
an Alleged Discovery.

South McAlester, l. t. June 2O.-The
Capital says:
w H. Arnold came in last night from
St. Louis. When shown the dispatches
stating that the old Choctaw manage
ment had purchased the Wichita South
ern rights he most strenuously denied the
fact \ deal was on to that effect, but
it was discovered that the Choctaw in
tended to change the route and run from
Wichita TO the Arkansas river and then
east to Fort Smith, whore it would con-
meet with their Arkansas line, missing
this city. With the discovery negotia-
tons were declared off and the old Chloe
taw management are holding the sack
with little prospect of securing the valu-
able right unless they concede South Nc
Aester's right and come here direct from
Wichita. locating the principal shops and
terminals in this city. This they will
probably never do. They are still fight
ing this place with all the fire of olden
times.
Messrs. J. J. NIcAlester. NJ. NJ. Indy
and ". Il. Arnold hold the balance of
power and are confident that the Wichita
Southern will be built and viii come to
South McAlester.
The dispatches reprinted in the News
from the Globe-DemOcrt TO the effect
that the old Choctaw management had
purchased the rights was given to the
press before the secret deal was exposed.
1t is absolutely groundless.
Another conference will be held soon
and some interesting developments can be
cN.nacfn1
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Returns 10 LEE

PaWnee, O. T.. June 20.-The DmOcrai
recites the following curious incident;
Suit has been filed by ". II. Herbert
and wife against some forty-five citizens
Of Cleveland. this county. and as re-
suit the parties defendant In that pros
porous burg are more or less worked NJ.
IL seems that the Herberts took a
homestead OF eighty acres adjoining
Cleveland on the west at the time Of the
opening" which was afterward mort
gagged by them 10 one ". s Wagg. n
capitalist Of Wisconsin. Later Mrs.
Herbert executed deed TO Mr.. wagg
for sixty acres OF the land IN satisfac-
ton OF the mortgage without the sigma
ture of her husband-the deficiency being
supplied BY an affidavit. we are inform
Cd. that Mr.. r. was dead 20 her and The
world During 1901 Mr Wagg proceeded
20 plat this land into "Waggs addition
TO Cleveland. consisting II about tNeFlty
blocks and the lots were soon pretty
generally sold and built upon
Some six or seven weeks seo the dead
NJ Herbert returned % his former
haunts. like EHoch Arden of old: but IN
Ike poor Enoch. he ga not quietly hide
'aA aa4 ole. t-A NJ a-+ Alr VIE NV
bring suit % redeem from their mortgage
to v.agg. 20 recover possession of the
place. vacatc the addition and quiet tue.
together ~ith such other and equitable
reli~f az the court may Eee 81 % grant.
Naturally na59 o. the fortT-dye par
ties defendant are worried. and some #
them considerably incensed a. the turu
affairs have taken. The SUIT Affects
practically so n Cleveland from ore
block aeat - the Main street containing
much valuable improved property. Ia
c.u6lpg the Christian church. Some =
me msre hopefui ones are inclined 20
make uEht n the suit bat there appears
- Pc enough iu TIE irsges presented 20
Justify "a pretty vigorous defense. 30
matter what nay - the Outcome - the
slit. iroccart parties nnust nscessaFay
20 pit g. rnlch treshie snd sEp<nse pro
trctlrz thef- interests. and M - VsrT
Ioth 20 extend me glad hand 20 ne
rrrrrIrs-7 rrst-fITa
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and took him out for a drive. When
they returned the home was dark and to
all appearances deserted. He started
through the hall TO geta lamp and ran
against not one person, but crowd.
About eighty persons were present to
do honor TO the occasion.
After mutual greetings and good wishes
were exchanged RI. McElrath in brief
and beautifully worded address presented
to the pastor and Mrs. Malone some beau
tifuI pieces Of dining-room and parlor
furniture.
Mr.. Malone replied in an appreciative
spirit. He said: "A year and half had
passed since he came TO Enid stranger.
Now he was surrounded by friends
Miss Blanche Bauchamp entertained
those present with some of her classical
music Instrumental and vocal.
Mrs. Malone served refreshments.
Again hands were shaken and all de-
parted, wishing Rev. Malone many happy
returns of the day.
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GUILTY or sIeAmY.
Such Is the Conclusion Of the Learned
Court.

Ho,derville. ]. T. June 2o,-Al Massey.
agent At the Frisco depot. was arrested
and bound over for the grand jury On
a charge OF bigamy. IN which is illustrate
81 a principle OF the law. SIR. Albert l.
Everett and wife together with their ,
vesr-old daughter lived - Mustang ..
r During their residence az that place
the defendant. 81 Massey. became ar &C.
ousintance OF the wife Later divorce
PROCEEDINGS we're instituted - Mrs. Ev-
arett AGAINST her husband ard a decree o.
divorce zss granted by the district court
81 Oklahoma county o. T. Sooa there
after and prior 30 fhs expiration ~ six
rrorfhS from the cate % the decree q
divorce Mrx. Everett ard tne defeucart.
Al vss=ar. were married a. Hol4eIvills.
The statutes q she indian Territory pro
vJsez that bizary r the marriage know
inrlv 20 an Unmarried person with ths
husband or wife q another. IRE court
hid that TIE Oklahona law ferbieainE
the r.a4r4sre Ct the divorced parties foT
a period q SIX months after the dscre~
~ divorce va sxt-a-tcrsiior1a3 81 its sF-
plraaoa. ard that the osfen1snt ia roS
guilty % tszz-nY.
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LEASES ON MARBLE LAND.
Marble District in Cherokee Nation
Will Be Busy Place.

South McAlester. I. T, June 20.-The
News says: r. A O'Neal and D. NJ
Martindale. eastern capitalists who have
been in the city for several months. have
secured leases on 4S9 acres Of marble in
the Cherokee nation. near Marble City
The gentlemen left last week on a trip Of
investigation of the marble district and
after a thorough exu5uination OF the
marble. the extent Of the field and the
facilities for handling it. have organized
a company and VIII begin operations on
an extensive scale at once.
Mr.. O'Ne7i said:
We h-ye the pick OF the marble. it is
close % the railroad. and is IN mex
haustihle quantities \ diamond drlu has
been sent down over 30 feet and the mar
bic still continued We have thirteen dis
tirct colors 81 marble from snow white
20 the deepest black We VIII De able 20
supply the builders Of the country with
the finest marble that can be got. We
VIII also enter into the manufacture OF
lime. as Il has been found the waste
pieces Of marble can be burned into the
finest quality 81 lime. We expect 90 spend
q large sum % money in opening these
quarries. and VIII begin operations AZ
once.
The value u vast DEPOSITS q marble
cannot be estimated TIE price OF marble
al the queries Is over = cubic foot
and ioo acres q marble Lard FL the east
erh qUavries is valued At over SI.35Q 60.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
HELD AT NORMAN.
Confederate Reunion Has Been Fixed
for Last of August.

Norman, O. T. June 2O.-It has now
been definitely decided that the Confcd-
crate reunion for Oklahoma will be held
in Norman and the date has been fixed
for August % and p. Committees will be
appointed this week TO make the ar
rangements.
In addition to all the ex-Confcderate
veterans who live in Oklahoma, bany
from a distance will attend. and special
invitations will be extended TO the Indian
Territory department and to Texas Spe-
cial rates on all railroads will be secured.
and fully as large a crowd as attended
the G. ~ r. encampment IS expected.
Every effort viii be made to give them a
royal welcome and a fine entertainment
The ladies viii be very much In evil
dence. each camp in the division having
a lady sponsor. and several maids or
honor. with a chief lady sponsor and
maids Of honor. All honor will be given
them
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Miss Sours viii spend three weeks in
Wichita and the remainder OF the vaca-
ton in Colorado. She wHl take a course
IN history through the Chicago University
correspondence department
Nj QUisley will continue his course in
English at the Iowa State University.
Iowa City. Iowa.
Miss Goodman viii visit a short time
al Mt. Vernon. Iowa. ana will then at
tend the National summer school OF mt
sic at Chicago. and win specialize with
Sherwood and Mrs Naguas
Mr.. Bridges viii visit a week az his
home in Fonda, lows, and viii then at
tend the American Conservatory or Ma
sic, Chicago.
Miss Fornan will spend about two
weeks at her home in Cameron. Mo. and
viii shen take a norman course m the
Chicago Art Institute.
Miss CaSs Will work during the sum-
mer in the real estate. loan and insur-
anCs business
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attempt to secure reduction liz the rate
out OF this city connecting all the lines
of the Rock Island system The figures
affecting the reduction could not be OBJ
tanned at this time
ASSEMBLY OPENS. pbmlf
Kingfsher, o. T., June 20-The Chau-
tauqua assembly opened here today with
the following program for the day and
evening:
Informal greeting of old friends.
200 p. m.-Quaker male quartette
Prayer-Rev. J. II. Parker, D. D.
2:3e-Address of welcome-Mayor OF
KIngfsheT.
Address, What are the Benefits of q
Chautauqua ?''-Hon. F. L. Boynton.
Responses by city pastors.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
S:0o-Quaker male quartette.
S:30-Lecture, The Struggle for a
Home''-Dr. Thomas McClary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
ALFALFA STORIES.
Stock Has Pastured on the Field for
Einhf Year

Elk city. o. r.. June c1 TIE Record
says; J. 4 Jonss is Delivering alfalfa
hsy raised ora his farm south of town.
II was soun iasi gear ans his expert
ence with n has been vsry satisfac-
tory Stock ran ou his eight acre Geld eli
winter and svcr afY head ~ hogs have
had free access - tho Aeia up 20 the
day of cuttng and he then est over
ton 10 tlse acre. and receives = pr tog.
lie vii cut the . % GO least twice nnors
this season. and ahen Ia u taken iaf9
consideration that his hngs required bit
very little grain whIIe T8uulnR on the
alfalfa. u VII be- earY to nEure a large
prohs with bat very bitir 9oFk Mr.
Jones now has Increased bis srr-aea -
t~enty acres and ia fasY canvinos'l that
alfalfa is succsss in fhis county. An.
other party On the norm part - the eosu-
q - reported % have n neld ~ aifsifa
that hss beer ciit ard pasfsrrd faf eight
years sad q ylei1s 81 vel sa ever.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-21
ON A SAD MISSION.
Slightly Demented the Young Man
Left His Home.

Shawnee, o. T. June 20-Mr. Ed Baker
Of Oklahoma City is here on the sad
mission of looking for his brother. Harry
Baker who left their home yesterday in
a demented state OF mind and whom
he traced 10 this place.
T ehcircumstauces as related are that
while under mental strain Mr. Baker.
who is a young man and much respected
-, anne slightly deranged and WANDERED
away from home. and going 10 the Choc-
taw-Frisco junction. boarded a train COM
,rq n this CITY and was afterwards found
left ir the yards near the shops
On his arrival here the unfortunate
mans brother enlisted the help Of Chief
Of Police IIiH and his men in a search Of
the town for him. but Up 10 late hour
today nothing as 10 his whereabouts vas
discovered and grave apprehensions OF
his safety are entertained.
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IN MALIGNANT FORM.
That Taxas Itch Has Appeared in Sc
we're Shape.

Guthrie. o. T. June 2o.-Dr. A ]. Al
len, federal live stock inspector for Ok
lahoma, was here todas and made re-
port to Thomas Morris. secretary Of the
live stock sanitary board. ia regard TO
the existence Of Texas itch in a herd OF
hores near here. DR.. Allen says this
is the worst case OF the epidemic that has
come under his observation. He took
some scurf from one of the animals and
says that after being treated twice he
still found in IT some OF the little pests
alive lie believes they penetrate deeper
in the skin than those affecting cattle,
horses and sheep in the west, and says
heroic treatment must DC resOrted 20 for
the eradication Of the infection. The ter
ritorial authorities are doing all possible
10 prevent any spread OF the trouble. The
fifteen horses suffering belong to O. w.
Mitchell. "a wealthy land owner here, who
was formerly member OF the Iowa leg
islature.
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FORGING SCHOOL WARRANTS.
Rufus Connelia Has Been Arrested on
Serious Charge.

Shawnee, o. T.. June 2O.-Rufus Con-
nella was arrested last night at Indiaho-
ma and taken to Lawton charged with
forging school warrants. It is alleged
that he has forged warrants for many
thousands of dellars on the Snyder school
district and a number of other districts
in Comanche county. He waived the
preliminary examination and was bound
over in the sum of $500.
Connella is a well-known school con-
tractor and supply dealer. He has also
been engaged in the banking business in
different towns in the territory.
Bank Examiner Paul Cooper closed
three of Connella's banks last week on
account of a shortage in cash.
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THIS CASE
PUZZLES
LAWYERS
Party on Trial for Resisting
Arrest
PLEADS NO JURISDICTION
Costs Are Thrown on Officer
Who Is innocent

AIva. O. T. June s0.-Oa December ,.
last. a Mrs Aadricks and her son Grover.
90 F'ritzlen township. were arrested ~
Constable y. y Findley for resisting
arrest In the Arst place the parties had
in their possession COW 6eio1ging 20
Geo. 5. Parker and wouldn't give hcr
up. Replevin papers were issued by jus
tice d. W. Harrington and placed in the
hands OF Constable Findley 70 serve snd
when he went 70 serve the papers aad
take the COW the woman aRd son stood
him OF with guns. Justice Harrington
and Constable Findley came 10 tcWh
and consulted c. il. Mauntcl. then county
attorney. and they issued papers for the
arrest OF Mrs Andricis and son Ter re-
sisting the of4iccr and threatening las
life. The case was postponed for some
reason or other. and the parties never
had hearing until yesterday. whea a
Jury was had
Now comes the funny business. II -
claimed by the parties concerned. except
ing the defendants and their lawyers.
that It was represented 10 the jury. and
not denied by County Attorney Martin.
that Findlcy was not a constable and the
prosecution OF the woman and son vas
malicious.
The jury found, accordingiy. and the
costs OF ss5 were assessed against Con-
stable Findley Justice Harrington ard
c. II Mauntel both declared Il was an
outrageous proceeding and that u there
was any irregulaTity in the matter. they
and not Findley were responsible Tor Il.
II seems tina; the replevin papers were
issued against man named Hobbs, who
had placed the COW in the possession OF
Mrs. Andricks 10 take care Of. as4 al
together the case IL a terribly mixed up
one and an innocent officer viii suffer
the consequence unless a ro-trial sets the
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THREE MILLION BUSHELS.
kinetsher County viii Have Plenty
of Wheat

Kingfsher, O. T.. June eO.-Harvest Is
now in fun blast In Kingfishsr county
The first wreat cut was harvested BY
Mr.. Bassarr last Thursday. and several
others followed Friday and Saturday.
These first cuttings were soft wheat.
Monday a few began cutting hard wheat
and scores were at work on soft wheat.
The hot sun OF the past few days has
ripcned the grain fast and hundreds of
reapeTs are now at work in every part
of the country.
Wheat stands well, tan and straight
with we'll filed heads and the average
yield will be well up toward 3 bushels
per acre. 1t is estimated that the crop
Of Kingfsher viii aggregate three NIL
lion bushels.