The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-05-30
MR.. CANA.
THE RESULTS OF NEGLECT


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Took Him "snipe Hunting"
stephens was q tenderfoot right lie
was a good fellow at heart. however,
and could not resist the temptation OF
mixing With "thc boys" here, who were
10y far much wiser on one occasion
hehired several cabs to take his COM
panions intJ the Cimarron river hills on
a 'snipe- hunting" expedition, and held
the sack biavely In lonely spot in The
sand hills expecting the arrival every
moment os the others. who. IN the
meantime. had ridden bacx to town ana
We're sleeping soundly In their beds. He
remained in the hills until sun-up. then
walked wearily back 10 town, 80 sorry
that theother boys got lost from him.
Finding him so persistent tenderfoot,
the boys then nzed up kangaroo
court and tried Stephens for trespassing
ON farmers claim in the "snipe- hunt
ing expedition. The "kangaroC Judge
found Stephens guilty. fincd him s2b and
costs, which he paid, and the money
was spent By the gang Stephens pro
cured his divorce, however ana before
he left Guthrie ne became very popular
A number Of women who came here
TO get divorces afterward married here.
and some Of them are still residents Of
this place and. other towns Of the terri
tory. After locating here woman was
Just as liable 20 fall in love again IN
Oklahoma as back in hor native state
and this often happened. number Of
these have since became prominent I'M
the territory.
judge Mannlnetons Divorce.
james Charlton Mannlngton, who. IN
the early sos was millionaire coal
man az Buffalo. n. ". ana had barRes
plying the lakes IN an directions, Joined
the divorce colony here, and proved TO
be as high roller and good spender as
the colony had ever boasted. He had
stack OF deposltiona a foot ana a hah
high. but Mrs. Huntington appeared on
the scene and protested. and the hght
that followed was one Of the merriest
and newsiest that the colony had over
known. lie got his divorce. but Mrs.
Mannington was well supplied with ALI
mony.
In recent years the most prominent
man to secure divorce IN Oklahoma
was Col Nathaniel MKay who during
the Civl war was prominent con
tractor and builder OF ships at Boston.
He constructed 2 humber OF vessels for
the government for use IN the war. His
later years were spent In Washington.
ID. c., where he was owner OF the Dewey
hotel and quite prominent politically.
A w!dower, he married again. and II
Was from his second wife that he OBJ
tained an Oklahoma divorce. This was
granted by the present chief justice Of
the territory John H. Burford. seve-
raj months later Col. NJ Kay married his
third wife. young woman OF pr0mi- |
nence In the capital city His death fol
lowed few months aft5rward and since |
that time his estate. amounting close 10 |
"A million dollars has been tied up In the
courts on the claim thar The Oklahoma /
divorce was not legal
volney Hooootts Success.
An early day divorce lawyer OF prom
inence was Col. volney Hoggatt. whose
cousin recently was appointed governor
Of Alaska. Hoggatt made big money IN
the divorce business. one Of his clients
was 80 pleased with getting divorce I
that be installed Hoggatt IN h.s palatiai
residence IN New Yor1 City. and there
he obtained distinction BY defending and
aequitting Steve" Brodie the bridge
jumper. who was on trial Tor murder.
Afterward Hoggau was elected dcisgass
70 congress from Alaska but WIS re-
fused recognition BY congress. lie Is at
present a millionaire prospector In the
Bullfrog New. district
The Judge who granted BY far the
mort divorces IA the set-fhem-qulck
days. was Henry W. Scott who al that
time was presiding IN thedlstrict court
az Oklahoma city. His list Of divorces
granted ran into the hundreds scott
afterward located in Sew York city
through the Influence Of persons 20
whom divorces had been granted. but
for iheiast few years has been in Ok
lahoma again.