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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-03-20


Messrs. A. Grant Richwine and H. L
King. of fredericksburg. Pa. of the re
cent purchasers of the property and in
terests of the Charles Town Water an6
Manufacturing Company. were in town
yesterday and gave us pleasant call
We were pleased TO make their acquain.
lance and enroll them as subscribers to
the SPIRIT FE JEFFERSON. They i'm.
pressed us as live, up-to-da progressive
gentlemen. who will do all they can to
advance the community in which they
have so largely invested. They inform
us that they will proceed at once to i'm
prove the water system here, and to
this end will expend some thirty thous-
and dollars. Thy have purchased of
MI Frnten Griffith lot adjoining the
present standpipe, upon which they will
erect large additional stardpire; and
will also raise the present standpipe ten
feet higher Will enlarge the pumping
plant, and when the Winchester and
Washington City Electric Railway Com
pany introduces its power into Charles
Town will put in dynamo and run the
pumping station by electricity. They
also expect to put in new pipe line from
the pumping station to the standpipes.
in order to have a line through which
they can pump independent of the supply
pipe Many other improvements will be
made in order to expand the works as
contemplated.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-03-20

Leo Wheat, the noted pianist, has been
adjudged insane and committed to St.
Elizabeth Asylum, in Washington City.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-03-20

At prohibition mass meeting in Win
chester Sunday So, 900 was subscribed to
prosecute illegal sellers of whiskey.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-03-20
Cleo n Your Pavements

:. section ,sssa Of chapter % Of the town ordi-
,h al osntrs or occupants Of property within
s rau s'psfaIc limits shall be req ired To
their sidewalks. within four hoass CIV as, rom
mo" mas ceased TO fall provided. howeve or
slas should the snow fall during tie ,,igbt - -
~ sunday. It shall be removed Within I. fo, ~
fn rs' - 1asef sunrise on the 70 - ing dav
and and :, one dollar shall Le In ~. cd for each
sa mi esseay iino the snow il suffered to re-
dinanee e5ona me tlHe prescribed by this or
'e 10y same at the cost Of the town.
in's ordinance will be enforced.
Dec "a GEO. T. LIGHT,
Mayor.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-03-20
PUBLIC SALE.

The undersigned. having quit farming and
rented out his farm will sell 1t said farm.
miles south Of Charles Town, near the Berry,
vile pike, on
Friday, March 90, 1906,
the following personal property
EIGHT HORSES AND COLTS,
8 Of them good barshear leaders;
SIX HEAD OF CATTLE.
Of them cool milch cows. yearlings;
ONE FOUR-HORSE AND ONE
TWO HORSE WAGON,
with beds. hay ladders, horse rake. Pennsyl-
vania grain drill. Deering binder. as good as
new; double corn planter with check. OIL
yer chilled plows No 40, mower. 4 double
shovel plows. spring. tooth harrow. corn
cutter. . sets hreechbands good as new. lot
OF lead gears. pillow gears, bridles. col lars,
wagon lie, and many other articles not mem
toned.
TERMS. --Sums Of SO and under. cash. =
On sums over SO 9 credit of 10 months will
be allowed, the purchaser giving negotiable
note. with approved security. bearing inter
est from date. and payable at any bank ia
CHARTS Town No property to be taken away
until settled for
Sale to begin at 10 a. IN.
W. ROPER.
Hefebower 4 West, Auctioneers.
B F. Yates. CLERK.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-03-20

A lagrge refrigerator and buffet combined
at Wallis sale, Monday. March z6.
Everything in the horse line-large farm
horses, driving horses. colts, mules and
ponies, at Wallis sale, Monday, March 26.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-03-20

will kill some choice cattle next week
Supply yourself. as / will kill for short
time only. Cattle are getting very high.
q
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-03-20
CHICKENS AND CORN.
Public Sale
OF
Valuable Personal Property

Having sold my farm. and inten Ing te
discontinue housekeeping, | will sell without
reserve. at my residence, miles north o.
Charles Town, on the Charles Town ane
Leetown road, on
Wednesday, Morch %, 1906,
the following described personal property
+ FINE RIDING q DRYING
HORSE.
Perfectly sound and safe for lady to drive
top buggy. runabout, set harness, good
as new; 2 lap robes, garden pillow, lot hoes
3 shovels, x-cut saw, ! axe. Ratchet, hanC
saw, wire nippers, lot old iron.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
book case with glass dooss, solid ma
hogany sofa. l large mahogany reception
chair, | small mahogany rocking chair,
walnut hand made sideboard, marble-top
table. walnut extension table. #. long;
corner cupboard. ] mahogany bureau with
very fine mirror i entire suite OF chamber fur
niturc. | large washs aud, 4 large and
small bedsteads, 3 mattresses. 1 chiffonier.
l grandfatber's clock, mantle clock, | lamp
stand, 10 rocking chairs IL dining chairs, l
settee, l bench ] walnut drop-leaf table, $50
years old; lot of pictures, window curtains
and blinds. lot of bed clothes, lot OF car
pete, mating and oil cloth. nearly new;
new double heater stove, with register, (Roee-
moDt); egg stove, rev; ! wood stove, set
French china. 1 oatmeal set, 2 majol O
plates, dccanters. cnstard cups, large
glass bowl, smaller glass bowls. lot dining
room dishes, l line soup tureen. handsome
glass bowl. teapot, vaces, glass candle stick,
hobby horse, foot tub. lamps, mirrors,
shovel and tongs.
KITCHEN FURNITURE
good cook stove and utensils, 3 cupboards, Q
tables, churn, l butter bowl. / l0-gallon
jar, lot smaller jars, lot glass jars, knives.
forks and spoons, bread tray. board and
rolling PIN, sugar bucket, buckets. tubs.
casks, jugs and crooks, 10 gals. pure cider
vinegar, cider barrel. | key. ! breecb-
loading shot gun, douhie-barrel, Remington.
nearly new; 10 fns chickens, and many
things not mentioned.
TERMS OF sALE.--A ere dit Of IL months
will be given on sums above $500, purchaser
giving note with approved security, payable
at Farmers and Merchants DEPOSIT Company
or Bank Of Charles Town, with interest from
date. Sums OF $500 ard under, cash Sale
to commence at IL O'Clock. No posfpone-
ment on account Of weather.
MRS. SARAH G. BYINGTON.
@. w. Lucas. Auct'r.
j. q. Wiltshire, Clerk.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-03-20

Hon. John T. McGraw is boring test
oil well near Pruntytown.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-03-20
SEVENTY-FTVE EWES

mostly VIII Iahus Uy tDVII stVV7'
CHICK ms Several hundred; 4 single
comb l.ghorn Cockrels from the Mordlngton
Hen Ranch, Cohk rell ard 100 hens Plymenih
Rock. some bred from fhe Waiter Shipmnu
Hen Rauch balance common hene. IUR
KkYS:-l Tom. and hele, blue turkeys,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-03-20
Boarders Wanted.

Wanted. a few boarders. Can furnish
CONGRATULATIONS Also some Table Board
ers wanted. Apply to
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-03-20
Notice.
New Barber Shop.

l wish to inform my friends and the public
in general that will open on April 6, 1906,
Bal Der Shop. in the Hagley room on NJ.
Charles street, next to Max Theodore's store
respectfully solicit share of your patron
age. THOMAS A. BAILEY.
March 20 1909
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-03-20

(NAS Globes. White and red. Also chin
" ueys for argand burners.
Mar 90. YESTERDAY q so.
~ roof barns. hous and pig pens with
w Best Galvanized Iron, but not the
V crimped kind. but double seam it on just
as we do in roofs Don't be fooled by pu.-
ting ON the V Crimped kind, bat use the Kind
we haye described to you. il you want roof
Mar. 20. YESTERDAY & CO,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-03-20
1877 HEAD OF CATTLE.
1876 HEAD OF HOGS,

sows, will pig by day ofrale; 5 sows due
to pig 10 May. 50 pigs. mos old; 40 shoats
weigh from 60 TO so his; So stock aud fat
hogs. weighing from 100 20 i25 lbs.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-03-20
PUBLIC SALE
oF
Valuable Personsl Property.

Havirg failed to rent tn farm OF Mrs. n.
A. Davenport. aud intending to move back 70
town, viii sell on said farm. . half mile
west Of Charles Town. W Va on the Smith
field pike, GU
Monday, March 20, 1906,
the following yaiual L. Personal Property;
80 HORSES, MULES C COLTS
Pcrcheron mare. yr, old. win weigh about
l,5Q0. good worker; Dan mare, 10 yrs old,
good harshear leader; pair of coach horses.
8 and yr old. fnll brothers. weigh l.4uV.
will work anywhere at farm work. except
lead good single divers; gray saddle mare,
9 yr. old. bay mare. 4 VT old. has workeQi
gray family driving horse, safe for ladies 70
drives pair OF mules VI old. both work TO
single line, weigh Assoc; pair of heavier muiss
work anywhere. q VI. old; heavy hay driving
horse, weigh 800. has worked lead on the
farm; thorough bred sorrel runner and jumper
horse; caach horse, IL VT. old, good driver,
and will work on tne farms bay horse 10 yr.
old, will work anywhere you hitch him; snlen-
did gated horse, drives. 8 yr. old; bay mare.
good hack, drives handsome driving mare.
yr. old tired by Renold's horse, high bred
maze we'll broken; 3 year Id horse. good
work r, safe driver; pair Of Dane ponies, 4
| yr old. broken; uuhroken yr. old; yr.
old out Captain Goodwin; weanlings out
Walker horse; cart no ses, lsand - VI old.
I3I HEAD OF CATTLE,
40 steers. 200 to 500 lbs. 4 Hereford heifers
and bull (Non Eegisterl; koan bull and heifer
| 5 black pole bulls; 50 well bred Durham
hefere, will weigh from 600 to 200 lbs; good
breeders. have been corned 60 days. would
make beef In june; 10 well bred Durham
stock bulls. we gh from 700 to goo lbs; would
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-03-20
Public Sale.

Intending to quit farming. | will sell at
Public Sale, on the Burns & Porter farm, one
mile east OF Rocks Ferry. on the East side Of
the SHENANDOAH river, in jefferson county, ".
Va on
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-03-20
Tax Notice.

Under an order of the Council of the Cor
poration of charles Town, passed Febru-
airy 10, 1906, interest will be RENTED on
taxes cue for the year 1905, if said taxes
are paid bv March /, 1906. / will be in the
Council Room daily from 9 a. m. to II M,
and from 2 TO p m, to receive taxes.
w. l.. DALGARN,
Feb. 20, 1905, Collector.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21
MARRIAGE LICENSES


BINGMAN-DE WOLF-Alfred Bingham.
aged 81 native OF Ohio, and Leonora
De Wolf. aged 20. native of Iowa; both
residents of san Francisco.
RlSDON- CLYMER-Arthur Risdon, aged
81, ma tive of Iowa and Callie Clymer,
aged 26, native of Missouri; both resi-
dents of Los Angeles.
VITA PPLEBY- Frank witt, aged 50.
native of Ohio, and Margaret Appleby,
aged 25. native OF Oho both residents
of Los Angeles.
SCttAEFFER- hill 90 Jcro Schaeffer.
aged 2S native of Pennsylvania and
Ethel Hill aged 20 native of Louisiana
both residents of Los Angeles.
OSBORN -R1tOADES - Edward Osborn.
aged 21. native of Wisconsin. and Susie
Rhoa des aged H.. native Of Iowa. both
residents Of Pasadena.
FREEMAN AN-GARCTA-Ramon Freeman,
aged 30, native of California, and JO-
scphine Garcia aged l6' native ., %. or
PRESTON -CLAY-Wm Preston. aged Is.
native of California, and Stella Clay.
aged is. native of Ohio; both residents
SMITH -CLXPP-wm. Smith. aged %, a
native Of California. and Ella Clapp,
aged "a native of California; both resi-
dents of Los Angeles.
CLARK -EWING-Wm Clark. 1r., aged
81 native of Michigan, and Eta Ewing,
aged 20, native of Missouri: both resi-
dents of Sawtellc.
DOTY X KNOLLMILLER - Joseph Doty
Knollmiller. aged IS. native of Illinois (;
both residents of Los Angeles.
OGLE- -WTLLARD-Hod Ogle. aged "a, a
native of Illinois. and Estel Willard.
aged %. native of Iowa; both residents
of Los Angeles.
KONTG- KEBEC-Andrew Konig aged 60,
native of Austria, and Albina Kebec.
aged 81 native of Austria; both resi-
dents of Los Angeles.
STAD E.I.-JARMA- Stadel, native OF
Germany. and Jennie Jarma, native of
Germany; both residents of Los Ange-
les.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21
sANlTARiUMs

MRS NJ. HERBERTs sANiTARIUM-
Massage, baths of all kinds, newly
equipped with needle spray and shower;
Russian and Turkish baths a specially;
chiropody. manicurings scalp and facial
massage, 2251s West 1st ST. Home SSO9.
sANITARIUM. 9l1A MAPLE AVE
Trained nurse will care for and board
a few inYalids. Home $780,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21
sannn
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
s25OO
5-room bungalow, we'll built, Mission
style, large living room across front,
dark old gold brick fireplace; porch;
best plumbing.
Plenty OF city water. large level lot
and everything In garden truck grow
ing.
Oiled streets, cement sidewalks and
curbs.
scent car. fare, twelve minutes from
First and Main streets.
This is a beautiful home, located cor
ner of Pasadena short line and Tourma-
line street. one block inside OF city
limits.
$500 ca sh, balance mortgage.
See owner at house. Telephone
Home 31052.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21
FoR SAL
Houses
ron SALE
Only s1nno

FOR SALE
ONLY $500
A beautiful little bun ealow, co bible
stone pillars, large cement porch
paneled living room, near car lines
toward Garvanza. A charming lit
tie house.
$4,000 s25OO S259O
Choice of 4 car lines
On a corner. 18th and Hoover.
beautiful little Gotta ge with hard
hoors, 3 bedrooms. built-in beds and
cabinet kite hen in style of the swell
apartment a houses. Sewer gas cleo
tricitY
$4,000 $4,000 $4,000
Close i'm on 18th st. near school,
between car lines. Modern 5-room
cottage with large 3-room storage
shed In back yard that cost $50.
This house rents by year for s23.
CRIMES & ALEK ANDER,
39S Wilcox Bldg 212 s. Spring.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21
PATENTS AND PATENT RloL4 rs

HAZARD & HARPEIAM. PIoNEER
Agcy Citizens Nat. Blk. bldg. Book
free.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21

THE LOS A NGELES Fellowship
Bcniamin Fay Mills. permanent min
lister Sunday, Septemb ber %, VIII be
rally day with The Fellowship and
Mr. Mills will deliver a special ad-
dress at Blanchard hall, 235 s. Broad
way at IL O'Clock, on the plans for
the coming winters work All mem
bers and friends of the Fellowship
are eXpe9cted to be present All seats
free. The public Is cordially invited.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21

FOR sALE-NEw AND SECOND.
lures t O OF all kin Kinds: easy ' payments. % M
Sshe teE fKsEssIeS6SrsE ENbER yS sEouNSi o al
West Third street. Los Angeles
FOR sALE-oNE DUPLEX CORNU-
copia iron. almost new. cost S15 new;
will sell very cheap. Inquire OF
owner, 416 WEST 10TH ST.
FOR sALE-PIANo. STANDARD MAKE
IN good condition; price $3.50 Address
Box Sib, Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21

PENIEL HAIL, ~ SOUTH MAIN
street-A MONDAY prayer meeting is
held each week day, II to 1 o'clock
m. Sunday services as follows: a.
m, mems prayer meeting; 945, Sab
bath school and Bible class; II
meetng; in eVangelistic Service SER n9iinsss at
night. Rev. T. P. Ferguson, Mrs. NJ
p. Ferguson and G. B. Studd superin.
tendents of the mission.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21
FUNERAL NOTICE

,~l---------------- ------->-------------~@--O
MoRR ELL-sept. 10, 1906, Herman S.
Morrell. aged az years Funeral at
Bresee Bros chapel. S55 South FiguerOa
street. today t 3 o'clock.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21
FOR DALE
City Lots and Lands

FOR SALE-LOTs-
$1,000 each. Five lots in Angeleno
frenng on sunset Usgfs TeT@s
800 cash, balance $40 per month.
$500. Lots. in Conners' Subdivision of
Johannsen Tract. Easy terms.
ALLISON BARLOW,
217 South roadway, room 126
Phones-Home 400. Main 400.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21

Peck & Chase Co.. undertakers and
embalmers; lady assistants 433 s. Hill.
Tel Main ST.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21
BreSee Bros. Co., UndertakerS

Removed to $50 S. Figueroa st.
Lady attendant Private ambulance.
Telephones: Main 24S, Home 52667.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21

SECOND CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCI
entist-silnpson auditorium, 1874 5.
Hope street Services Sunday IL a &.
M and p. m; sermon from the
Christian Science Quarterly; subject,
"Unreality." Children's Sunday school
at $3.50 a. M; Wedne sday evening
meeting al S O'Clock. Reading rooms,
510-511 Herman w. IIellman build
ing, Spring and Fourth streets, open
daily, Sundays excepted. from . a. m.
to p. IN.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21

Hope street, between Eighth and
Ninth. Rev. William Horace Day, D.
D., pastor; Rev. Warren f. Day, ID. D,
pa stOr emeritus In the morning the
astor emeritus will present the fourth
in the series on The Christia Church" ="
which is The Sabbath of the Christian
Church" This subject will lead to
6n wesk Is % %S e tbG s' oI
there will be a song service, with spe-
cial music, with short address by DR.,
Warren +. Day.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21

sT. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH., 5li
w. Adams, near Figueroa street Rev
Lewis G: Morris. rector; Sunday SER
is FREE church and all are cordially
invited. Take the Ora nd avenue car to
Adams street and walk one block west
Take the University car to Chester
place, walk through Chester place and
one block east on Adams street
ST. PAuL'S PRo-CATHEDRAL. 523 S
olive sire, tnear all the leading ho-
tels), the ~. j. j. Wilkins, ID. d.,
dean and rector Services 1880 $50 and
1880 a. M; Young Peoples meeting,
6;4o; evening prayer and sermon, 79O
p M The rector will preach. All wei.
come. Strangers are invited TO tarry
for moment after any service to meet
the clergy
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21
SPECIAL NOTICES
CHURCH NOTICES

CHRIST CHURCH - CORNER 18TH
and Flower. Rev. Baker p. Lee, rec
tor; Sunday services at II a. m. and
1880 p. m; early celebra tion holy COM
munion on third Sunday and Saints
Day, at 1880 a. m. Strangers eS
pecially invited. University cars
pass the door. Those desiring teIe-
phone connections for "Shut-ins" tele-
church every morning u from $50 to
$3.50. Services and meCicine free to
all. Church open daily for private
prayer from S a. m. til 8 p. m.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21
SOCIETY NOTICES

HAVE MINER AIS LIFE "a FREE
lecture before the Progressive clu b
by the eminent geologist Prof Jam es
Stirling, late government geologist of
Victoria, Australia. Blanchard hall
Sunday, September 20, 7:45 p. m,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21
ORR & HINES CO., funeral Directors

Have moved 10 their new building on
the N. e. cor. 10th and Flower
Both phones 65 Lady assistant
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21
DENTISTS

SCHIFFMAN DENTAL co,
lO1 N SPRING st.-Painless extra ct
IN g., filling. crown and bridge work.
hexible rubber plates. Pure gold
hllings, 75c up; all other filings 5Oa
up; cleaning teeth. soc up; gold
crowns and bridge work. $500 up;
ings and Sunday forenOons.
FRANK STEVENS, s24ls so. SPRING.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21
ArToRN EYs-AT.LAW

MARRIAGE AND PROBATE LAWS A
specially, No fee without success. E.
=. MOREY. SCI Stimson blk, cor. Sd
ingS.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-21

DIVORCE LAWS-ADVICIc FREE; NO
fee without successi private j IA.
SMITH, 1872 w. Third ST.. room 100.
to p. M
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-12

tho,n bringing dogs that had made rce-
oras al catchla gthcsc pests OF the pfa-
III, Abernathy appeared, and at the
niose of the day he had won every prize
bv capturing alive and unhurt three
fonrths Of the coyotes thst had been
talen. This made him known through
out the Lone Star state. Colonel Lyon
heard OF Il ana invited him TO participate
in similar event in Lyons park az
sherman. Texas Alternately accepted
and captured twenty-six wolves.
Not long afterthisIyonwas cointrdkh
Not long after this Lyon was in WASH
inrtoa ana lie told the president Of the
remarkable skin Of the young ranch-
man. Tho president was eager 70 sec
the trick done.
Abernaihy. with his brother, started
across the prairie ono morning early
expeeting 90 catch few wolves anu
take dinner at camp he has established
on Deep Red. where his wifo and chill
dren were located Early IN the day the
brothers became separated, and soon at
terward John and his dogs sighted a
uvolv coyote bounding over the hlll
They gave chase and run the animal
four or Ave miles. until IN n densely
wooded valley. It turned and began
lighting the dogs. Il was an unusually
large animal and IN n few minutes II
had killed ono OF the dogs and was get
ting the better Of another. Then Abor-
nathy leaped from his horse and grab
bed the animal It fought furiously
tearing his skin and shredding his skin
IN places. but he succeeded in getdng
jaw hold on the animal and then he
keeicd Il over on It's back and muzzled
It with a rope he had In his pocket
On the last day OF the presidents
stay on the reservation he and Aher-
nathy started oct on the ride together.
| About IL O'Clock Abernnthy left the
others and galloped or IN noriheasterly
1 direction over the prairie, resolved 60
bring back two coyotes By noon. iie
had ridden not more timn two miles
when uhe dogs jumped two sleek youne
coyotes and their master gave chase
] Thoy quickly left the creek and rough
hills behind and were our on tho rolilne
prairie. The dogs followed one coyote
Off In an casnrly direction while Aber'
naihy followed the other 20 the norii-
west Abomauy ao0n ram his coyote
down and dismounung. sozcd ana mna'
Med H. Thon he carried ON the saddle
to where the d0gs had, in the meantime'
I killed he other 1hen hc gaioped away
with the Two lasl..-.l.in bis s-ltale t"ssar
( the prmidents camp.
shortly after the presidents return q
washington Abcmathy deceived d co'a
mission appointing him deputy Unite,
States marshal n 0idahonna Once be-
fore thai nc had bcen permitted Go wcM
belt scabhard and pistol it was D.
1901 shords after the opening Of tn'
Kiowa ana Comanche couutrg, whei
w W. Painter the FIRST sheria, sen
him commission as deputy 10 ihl
position hc was cihcicnt hnt he didA'
give up wolf chasing
"a ms been asserted that Abenaih
. WINS win Roosevelt la Cuba as "a mem
, her OF she Rough Riders regiment bu
his IS mistake some of his admirer
Ia oklahoma have now begun oaiiin
him colonel
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-12
HOW ABERNATHY DID IT
Hunting Achievements of
Oklahoma's New United
States Marshal

special to Daily Leader
Lawton, okla, Feb. President
Roosevelt's nomination OF John d. ABB
ernathy his personal friend, the man who
captures ana kills wolves with his ba.A
hands TO be United States marshal OF
Oklahoma Is variously regarded by Ok
lahorna people a mans ability to seize
a coyote and tear its jaws apart with
his hands does not, in the opinion OF
some people qualify him for United
states marshal. There viii never be oc-
casion to tear federal prisoners jaws
apart. But on the other hahd there are
thoae who say that marshal OF deter
mination and handy with his gun Is
needed IN this territory.
Abernathy lives fourteen miles north
wcst OF Frederick the town near which
President Roosevelt spent 1--WE days IN
coyote hunting last April. Though Fred
erick Il his nearest railroad ssation, he
gets his mail--whcn not rending coyotes
ut tho crossroad hamlet of TcXca- Abb
ernathy drew his farm as homestead
IA the opening Of the Kiowa and Com
anche country In August, 1901. Before
that re had lived IN Texas. lie Is q
simple. ordinary. free-spolSen farmer, al
ways with an open hand for a guest, h'
Is not givon to worrying, is a good sho
and Is possessed OF a good pair OF legs
else how could he catch coyotes will
his hands2
President Roosevcli's attention WA
first called 10 Ahcrnathy as an athlet
ana expert coyote catcher 10y Colone