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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-13
DRAYMAN USED KNIFE WITH
TELLING EFFECT

the knife from Pointer, getting his
own hand badly cut in doing so.
About this time. Phillips founli that
he had been cut BY the knife and he-
was Immediately taken off the other
man ana hastily brought down town
and 10 The offices Of Drs. Leeds & Am
brister where an examination showed
that he had received one cut fully len
inches in length in the left arm and
another five or six inches lower down
on the side, the former requiring nine
stitches and the latter three, There
We're two or three other minor cuts,
one being down the leg, about fifteen
inches but only penetrating the cloth
ing with slight skin wound.
II is believed by those who witnessed
the affair that the cutting must have
been done as Mr Phillips was getting
out Of the auto.
There were with Mr. Phillips at the
time. his wife, his brother Joe Phillips,
Pedro Stevens and J. p. Smith, There
was man with Pointer, but no pres
ent was able to recognize him, as it
was then dark, being nearly o'clock
! AS soon as the doctors took charge
ofthe wounded man, the affair was re-
ported to the officers.
Mr.. Phillips is member of the mer-
camille firm Of Driggers, Daniels " co
He is reported as resting well at his
home today.
Later: Mr. Pointer caine in and sate
I himself up to Constable Gunnells this
! afternoon. being placed under bond. He
says the auto caused his team to run
away, upsetting his wagon and throw
ing him out. rendering him uncon
scious. His little boy was also thrown
out of the wagon. He says he had
scarcely regained consciousness wher
the auto returned. the wagon still be
ing in the middle Of the road, and he
hardly knew what happened
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-13

John Il. Phillips, in an encounter
with with Ed Pointer. a drayman, last
night, received several rather serious
cuts about the body and as a result is
confined 10 his home. Pointer escaped
the officer and is still at large
Just prior to the encounter. Mr. Phil
lips in company with one or two com
panions, was going out to his home to
bring his wife to the theater At Nine
teenth and Iowa Mr. Phillips, who was
10 his auto, met Pointer, who was driy-
ing east The latter turned out Of the
street and in doing so drove TOO far up
on bank. which tilted his wagon,
throwing out what those with Mr. Phil
lips iook to be 4 barrel Of beer.
Phillips went on home, got his wife
and started back 70 town, returning
over the same rome. When the parts
reached the point where they had me
Pointer they found the street block
AIDED. Pointers wagon having been
turned across the street and also tht
barrel, which was thrown out before
was placed in the street so as to fur
ther obstruct the way. Phillips
stopped his auto and Pointer, address
hinxs said he could not get through
and then asked him whether he wai
the man that had just passed him go
ing west Philips replied that he was
BY this time Pointer was up by th'
side OF the auto, and Phillips started K
get out, but before Phillips alightet
from the auto Pointer had made sey
eral thrusts at him and by the tim
Phillips stepped to the ground the tw
men clinched Before anyone coul'
interfere both men were down. Phi
lips being on top and Pointer fac
down. 1t was now noticed that Pointe
had a knife in his hand and this con
panion of Pointer was trying to TAX
from his hand Pedro Stevens, VIII
was in the Phillips party. now too
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-13
ALFALFA BILL" WON'T
ADMIT CANDIDACY


How many opponents do YOU think
youll haye?' was the way the Express
reporter came at the Hon Alfalfa
Bill Murray, who was freed on q street
corner at an early hour this morning.
IF | run, don't know how many
I'll have against me, was the evasiye
reply from the sage OF Tishomingo.
Seeing that it was impossible by arti-
flee to extract an open admission of
his candidacy from him, the re-
porter put the qaestion point
blank, @Mr Murray are YOU candi-
date for GOVERNOR and without blink
ing an eye, the Hon. Alfalfa replied.
4The newspapers say am" but he
refused to affirm or deny the anthem
ticity Of these reports.
Mr. Murray said he was here to meet
his brother on some business matters.
and strongly disayowed any intention
Of making medicine II wasn't in
Tulsa al the labor meeting MS report
ed, 2 said he, and am not mixing much
with the politicians. | have manyin
vitations to deliver addresses but !
have accepted only one. | am going
to talk on corn growing at Caddo and
you can depend upon it that III tell
em how to do It right, for ! know
Mr.. Murray met a number Of his
Friends during the day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-13

]. w. WestfalI and family, who have
been visiting in Iowa FOR some time
are expected home in few days.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-13
ANDERSON DISMISSED.

After a hearing before Uliited States
Commissioner Payne yesterday after
noon, the case against Jess Anderson,
charged with selling intoxicants with
out a government license, was dis
missed, it appearing from the testi-
mony of the party to whom Anderson
was supposed to have sold some beer,
and which alleged sale gave rise to the
arrest, that the said party did not re-
ceive or pay for beer as alleged.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-13
Especial Express Telegram. ]

Especial Express Telegram.l
Woodward, Okla, Aug. 1S.-Believed
to have become suddenly insane, w. Fl.
Edwards, a farmer living two miles
east Of here, last night killed his sister,
Mrs. Mary league, with shotgun.
Edwards also shot twice at girl
who jumped from the window Of the
house.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-13
In CRITICAL
CONDITION

4 y 4 + = = + + = T. " T. r. T. r =
= Especial Express telegram =
+ Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 13.-Secre- I
+ tary of State Bill Cross is again in !
= serious condition and his friends !
+ have little hope for his recovery. Z
++++ %%+ = = r ++% = =
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-13
SUDDENLY INSANE FARMER
KILLS HIS SISTER

Deputy Sheriffs Boquet and Hall
went TO arrest Edwards and Hall threw
flashlight in Edwards face when the
latter fired at the officer filling his
am with thirty-fiNe No. 2 shot.
Edwards was finally captured and Is
now in jail With all indications Of be-
ing crazy He was peddIing melons IN
town here yesterday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-13
FIRST BALE
IN OKLA.
Especial Express Telegram. !

Durant, Okla, Aug l3.-The first
bale of cotton this season. SO far as
known, in Oklahoma, was offered here
today by R. 0. Baggett. He received
a handsome premium, made up by local
merchants.
The cotton was fair in quality Dry
weather damaged the crop
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-13

Lee Carpenter, an attorney Of Man
gum, is in the city today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-13
Katy Brakeman Is
Killed at CrOWder City
Tspecial Express Telegram. /

Crowder City, okla, Aug. BE. BY
ers, Katy llakeman, was killed his
,Eerhing siie north Of this citI
He runs between McAlester and Mus
Kcgee His wife lives in Denison Tex,
ard IS very sick at The present time.
w. T. Cloud made business trip
to Amber today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-13

Alrs Maggie Grant and Miss Elsie
Iisle of Mineo are visiting Mrs a. r.
Haynes. 1928 South Eighth street
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-13

Miss Marie Horn left last night for
Ardmore, where she will visit friends.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-30

Copies OF the u. h. and AnsonA ~is'
ing laws, s3e, ., odsss Of the Jourosi'
visss.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-30
SHELTER SUIT HAS
BEEN DISMISSED
Crrom wednesdays Datiy)

Telegraphic adviccs recently re-
ccivcd from New York, directed TO
the attorneys interested, authorized
the dismissal Of proceedings before
the courts Of this district in the con-
troversy that has prevailed for over
a year. in which the banking house
Of Muller, Shaw 4 Company OF New
York were the plaintiffs and the Ari'
IONA Smelling company the defend
ants. The matter has been adjust
ed. About 100000 was involved.
Coming as this does 80 soon afte'
work has been started on the rehabil
itating Of this smelter, II seems q
signify that the work now going oil
at that point is but the forerunne
Of permanent operations at the sme'
ter. Another significant transaction
is that Of the connecting the powe
service OF the smelter with that o
the Fossil creek line, together wit
the installing of thousands OF do
lars worth Of motor machinery
handle the current generated.
The force at the smclter IL said
be growing larger each day oV'
sixty men are now employed
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-30
oRrEoA Is BOUND OVER
TO THE GRAND july
From Wednesday, Daily.)

The preliminary examination Oh
Mariana Ortega, charged with an IN
famous crime upon his little daugh'
ter. was held last night, and he was
bound over TO appear to the next
grand jury.
Thomas Craven, the young man
who alleged he discovered oretga In
the commission Of the crime, told his
story, and the child, but seven years
Of age. also related tho alleged cir
eumstances, corroborating the horrible
recital Of Craven.
The examination was conducted In
tho sberiY's Office before Justice Nc
Lane and q number OF spectators wer'
present. AZ related in the journal
Miner, yesterday, details OF the III
fair will not permit Of publication
The case will now 90 10 the court
for trial, and has not yet bee
act. Public opinion Is strongly on
pressed that a special grand jnr
should be impanellsd TO take act'o
In the matter.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-30
ARIZONA ooPPLR-ooL
Dunes Says the Company Proper
ties Are Good.

One Of the heaviest stockholders in
the Arizona Copper-Gold Mining com.
pany il A. 8. Duties, and on his re.
turn from an inspection Of that prop
erty on Cherry creek he was pro.
nounced In saying that II was all and
more than what IL was represented
to be. Hc spent FIVE days on the
ground, and witnessed in that time
the practical work that goes with
mining, and was present whom the
new mill was running. Following this
inspection he will become a heavier
investor, and will take a big bloch
Of stock, believing that the invest
ment is an excellent asset.
Nine work on this property con
tinucs with gratifying results, and
IL is the purpose Of the company u
got TO great depth at once and wiki,
80 doing TO explore the ground at nj
points adjacent.
Since the new Lane mill has beer
erected IL has been put through ,
series Of test runs, and when nd
justments are made IL will start NJ
permanently, and the intention )
then to keep IL n crushing. An avail
able orc supply Of 5000 tons 10 u
be had, and the plant IL a success
Test runs are given daily, and IN
tailings produced show tho admit
able features of its mechanism,
value Of less than ~ per ton result
ing. II IL now proposed to rcduc
this 10 the minimum claimed for u
o., and which Mr.. Lane says vii
come upon the adjustment being mad
that he authorizes. Inside Of thirt
days the plant will start mp on
continuous run Of Mt least twelv
hours par day. the inaugurating @
this service being contingent on th
diversion of the flow Of water fro'
spring near the camp. Mr.. Dufi'
left on the afternoon train for Ma
kesau, Wis, and pays this scctio
} many compliments on its climatic col
, ditions and praises II highly on Il
5 mineral possibilities.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-30
PROSPECTING NEAR CITY.
frrom Wednesday, Daily

From Wednesdays Daily
Considerable interest is following
the prospecting work going on In
the foothills to the east Of this city
by Messrs. Charles McKinstrey, Geo.
Oatman. and Joe Scott. They are
backed by Charles Wallace, and the
site Of the work is less than ono
and one.half miles from the court
house. They have a shaft down on
their claim over fifty feet. The start
ing of the work at this point is duo
TO the finding Of immensely rich
qoat, several pieces being picked up
near by that were literally alive with
free gold. and il il estimated TO be
worth over $1,000 per ton. 10 con
ddent are these people, that they
are sinking n double compartment
shaft. and intend TO have n pcrman
emit camp. Cutting through to thu
rorth and east Of the foothills IA nj
immense iron dyke, and at poin
about seventy five feet east the pres
ent work is on. In years gone by sew
erai pieces Of gold float were P'cke'
up there, and one nugget went .
$50 in value. Something OF a STAN
pedc resulted from this city, but tn
ledge was never found. The clos
proximity Of this work to the cit
creates an interest in the projec
and several visitors 20 out to &c
the men. Miners say that undoub
eddy the old Bullwhackcr cuts throue
that section, and Is a blind vein
that point. Further up the mou'
J tain are other shafts, and some goo
looking silver ore has been taken OF
OF three shafts Of shallow depth
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-30
CONTEST roR THE
PROPERTY OF McO0Ao
sTrom Thursdays Daily

tFsom Thursdays Daily
Alleging that Mary Emma MeCosd
is not the legal wife Of the late Ny
ron VI. McCord, the former govers~r
Of Arizona, and that Anna NJ. Ne.
Cord, G. J. McCord, Prudence Cribs,
Florence Gilbert and Guy MeCsrd
are the life and legal heirs 20 Ger.
tain property which was decided 10
the governors third wife before his
death, Attorneys George Purdy Bnl
lard and +. II. Lyman, in behalf If
the above mentioned plaintiffs, AleA
q most sensational suit this afternssn
In the district court 10 establish IL
alleged right of Anna McCord and
her heirs.
According 10 the story Of the late
governor life as read between tAe
lines Of the legal phraseology Of the
complaint, without having first %
cured divorce from his first wife.
TO whom he was married April II,
| 1861, in shawano, Wis, he was mar
ried twice during his remaining year,
6rst 10 Sarah Ella McCord. who died
In Phoenix in 1893, and afterward ~
Mary Emma McCord, who In msp
posed here 20 be his legal widow.
According to the complaint, Gov
ernor McCord removed TO Arizona 10
1893, and in the years 1898 and 1914
conveyed certain property, the ssst
half Of the east half Of the northwest
quarter Of section 90, and other -
scribed property, to Sarah Ella Ne
Cord, who was presumably his 60
ond wife. This property, it is alleged
was purchased out Of the community
property money Of ANN. NJ. McCos<
and Myron MeCord. When Saral
Ella McCord died in 1903 the prop
crty reverted 20 the husband. II u
further alleged that on January ~
1908, Governor McCord, for n nsa
inaI consideration and love and ~
lection, conveyed the described prop
erty TO Mary Emma McCord and The
she il now possessed Of one undivide'
half interest. Later IL IL stated thA
Mary Emma McCord undertook
convey certain property to Rohss
/, Black and that the latter now claim
> 60 Se in possession Of the said pre-
erty.
The complaint further alleges tbs
when these several deeds were q
ecutcd. Governor McCord was insas
J. and incompetent and that the es'
a veyances are therefore null and vol
The ccmplainants ask the court
establish the rights of these heirs- Q
law and Anna NJ. McCord as tho .
naming widow, and that the gift I
deed to Mary Emma McCord he a
clared null and void. The proper'
d. il probably worth upward of se'
600. Phoenix Gazette.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-30
ALLEGED KIDNAPER u
ARRESTED AT Ash FORK
(From Wednesday, Daiiy.)

ikrom Wedneeday's Daty)
Charged with the kidnapping Of
fourteen year old Rcfugio Fuentes, in
most daring and sensational man.
ncr, at San Barnardino, California,
last December, Rafael Muero, a Mex.
lean, was arrested by Deputy sheriff
Charley Maine at Ash Fork, yester.
day. Refugio Fucntes il q pretty and
intelligent Mexican girl, and speaks
the English language flucntly for one
Of her years. Both Muero and the
girl were brought TO this city and
locked up in the county Jail yester.
day morning. They will be held
pending the decision Of Governor
Sloan Of this territory on an appli
cation from tho California authorities
for Muero's requisition.
A message from the sheriff nj Sar
Bernardino yesterday stated that h
would leave there last night for THU
place in order to identify the pris
oncr and present the proper paper
for His requisition.
Local authorizes have meagcr in
formation Of the crime Of which Nh
ero Is accused. The arrest il sal,
TO have been made by Deputy Sheriff
Mainzc on the authority Of the Cali
fornia sheriff, who failed 10 give an!
details Of the alleged crime.
later message, received after Muero
arrest, requested that he be held b.
all means until the arrival Of tn
officer, indicating that considerable
importance and interest attaches .
the case in San Bernardino.
when brought TO this city. M
, gro gave out statement TO the OF
fcers TO the effect that the girl
his daughter, and a peculiar featur
, Of the case Is that the girl hersel
made a similar claim.
. Story Of kidnapping.
Special to the Journal. Miner.
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, June 9
; The crime Of which Rafael MueI
: is accused took place at Cucamong
h near here. last December. He
D said to have dragged the girl, r.
}, fugio Fuentes, aged fourteen, throul
\ u window Of her mothers HON
I while she was asleep, and carried h
I away.
Q lie was traced 10 Los Angelo
d thence through Nevada and final
4 located in Ash Fork, Arizona.
nj The incident caused big sens
&c ton here at the time, and Office
% have been unccasing in their eho'
ID to locate the man.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-30
PHONE LINE FROM FLAG
STAFF TO CAMP VERDE
From Thursday, Daily,


As the result of AN agreement en-
tered into recently between th~
United States forestry service All
the Arizona Overland Telephone com
pany, telephone line will be csr
structed from Flagstaff TO Came
Verde, n distance Of sixty miles, And
I telephone communication from Flag
STAFF to Prescott and Roosevelt, via
the Coconino and Tonic national for
ests. The purchase Of the coppsr
wire, poles, insulators and other ms
| terials necessary for the constructors
Of the new line was recently author
lied by District Forester Arthur 4.
Ringlsnd Of the Albuquerque head
quarters. The actual eonstruetier
work will be done by the Ari,ona
Overland company.
. This viii be the first quantity Of
copper wire to bc used by the forest
service in telephone construction work
/ in district No. 3. In every other lins
!. which has been built by the servies
Y iron WHO nhr b''h "S'"' ."
. particular line, however, the use Of
. iron wire was impraetieable, In vssw
Of the fact that the Arizona Over
land Telephone company's system OF
Telephone lines, with which the fev
3 est service will connect, uses copper
wire exclusively. In order that ~
e.,snt service NAV. he obtained 10 "a
n, mite essential that the forest SERVES
y furnish copper rather than iron w''s
n The supervisors AT Prescott an<
'e Flagstaff will be able 10 talk 70 ~
10 district once direct when the Cen
p rolidated Telephone company con
ID plstss It's proposed line from wi'iss'
y. 20 Las Vegas. This would he ."
Of possibie except by relaying message
without copper wire on the fiagnsan
mt Campo Verde line.
gh Eventually the forest service 81
To tends 10 make connection from snow
ri fake. Ariz., where the headquartr'
m. of the si,greaves national forest NJ
mt located 10 the Camp Verde 'Flagsta'
or tclephon. line.
with this sor, of cooperation ~
,n. ho,.a within the next two years
ek. connect all supervisors headquafts
Of In the diaric, by telephone, m ~
ing ms the various rangers headqnarte
The located within the forests.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-30
THAT sELIoa1AN INCIDENT.
(From Thursdays Daily

That Vim. Ahlers, the Santa Pc Of.
6ccr at Seligmsn, "kidnaped" Lud-
wig Myers, took him TO Ash Fork,
and there had him sentenced To Jail
for sixty days, is the charge made
by Justice Of the Peace Stivers OF
Sell gman, who arrived here last even
ing. when Myers was brought "a
the Prescott Jail, IL was reported IA
the sheriff's Office that he made a
rough house at the Harvey house al
Seligman and caused the young lady
Mattresses and guests to foe In theil
fright. Judge Stivers declares tha
while Myers was intoxicated and wal
somewhat boistcrous in manner, ye
he did not create any disturbance
He dclarcs that Myers was asleep II
n chair when Alters took him int
custody, and removed him to Az
Fork. Upon Ahlers' return he wa
asked what disposition was made o
the German, and according TO stiver'
the officer declared that he Ind turn
ed the prisoner loose.
Those interested in the matter d.
not know what had become OF u
man until they read In the Joarna
Miner that he had been convicted
Ash Fork and sentenced.
|, stivcrs is Arm in the opinion thu
Myers should have been brought b
fore him for trial instead OF heir
taken 10 Ash Fork. He ana
friends in Seligman are very bnt
= over the affair
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-30
AND BENCH FREED
frrom wednss6Hy's D~ny,

After being out short time yes
terday the jury In the case OF the
Arizona Power company against Louis
shrade and II. Bench, who werc In
dicted on the charge Of grand lar
ceny, returned verdict of not guilty
and the defendants were discharged
from custody.
The remaining part Of the day was
taken UP in the case Of the territory
against sNank Garcia, charged with
the crime Of murder In the killing OF
a countryman at Ash Fork last De
cember, and at the conclusion OF tn
day evidence was being introduced
The following compose the Jurors VIII
are to try the case; jay Wallace
ID. J. Sanders, J. l.. Munds, e. W
Ruffner, Joseph Birch, u. c. Smith
W. III. Bones, II. N. Cook, u. ]
Mulholland, r. r. Dickson, J. l
Ship, John Harlan.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-30
BAR ASSOCIATION.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 3D.
The annual meeting of the Bar AsSo-
cation Of Tennessee opened IN this
city today, with headquarters at the
Hotel Patten. President Foster "
Brown delivered his annual address
this morning. Other speakers snd
prominent participants were judge
FLOYD Estill and II. ii. Shelton o'
Bristol. Judge u. G. O'Rear, ehio'
iustics Of the court Of appeals o
Kentucky, will deliver the annual sd
dress tomorrow.