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The Home news., 1916-06-16

square mile of the 24 in the pro- posed district is $122, $40. while the valuation of the other eleven sections is $81, 700. There are 84 real estate owners exclusive of the Railway Company and the Town of McCrory, in the district and T. A. Jeffries heads the list with an assessed valuation of $6, ,95O.
 MT. Jeffries is heartily in favor of building the road if the Town of McCrory can be included. He like many others, and we do too. think and believe that the town property should be included, and we have heard but two citizens of the town express themselves as opposed to the proposition and the town being included. As MT. Jeffries has said, "The town will be the most benefited and should help bear it's portion of the expense. <"
 Some have stated that an in- corporated town could not be in- cluded in a special road improve ment district, but there are some who question this, and we say that if no other method can be devised to place the town in the proposed district, to do as c. B. Riggs, one or the aldermen, sug- gested in the meeting Monday, Let the town surrender her charter as an incorporated town. ;" We need this road and need it badly.
 Some have said that the rail- road can not be included in the district and this is doubted by others. All agree however that the real estate can be taxed as high as 30 per cent of it's assessed valuation, this however would not be necessary for to do so would create more money than is needed.
 J. H. Crossett stated that it will cost $4O,00O. to build the road, and G. G. McCrory esti- mates it will cost S60, 900. Taking the highest estimate, which would make the road cost on an average of $5, 900. a mile, only 15 per cent assessment. or tax, would be necessary. This would create $62, 400. or $2,4 400. more than MT. McCrory figures on the road costing. To levy 16 per cent assessment against the pro- perty would mean that if you owned real estate in the district and it was assessed at S1, 900. your part of the road tax would be $16O. with 20 or 30 years to1 pay same. Figuring the pay ments are to run for 20 years. this would mean that you would
The Home news., 1916-06-16

Entered as second-class mat
 4o1 r rAngust 26, 1915, at the post
 sff o@cn at McCrory, Ark, under thp ftla' Act of March. 3, 1879.
The Home news., 1916-06-16
FRIDAY, JUNE Is, 1916:
Democratic Nominees

Democratic Nominees For Governor
 c. H. BROUGH For Congressman
 T. H. -CARAWAY For Prosecuting Attorney
 P. R. ANDREWS For Sheriff
 ALEX MCGREGOR For Circuit Clerk
 L. w. WINFREE For County Clerk
 WALTER EMERSON For Treasurer
 Roy MITCHELL For County Judge
 A. L. HUTCHINs For Representative
 Ross MATHIS For Assessor
 EDGAR MILLER For Road Overseer-
 J. |. BRoNTE
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-09-28
SYTUACYA w
NEW YORKU POGAR-
SEA SIZE.

New York. Starania komitctu,
reprezentujacego interesy wiel--
kiego handful. W celu doprowa-
dzenia do "zakonczenia stra.jku OBJ
slugi kolei ulicznych i zazegna--
MIA strajku ola sympathy. spelz}y
dis na niczem. gdy Teodor p.
Shonts, prezes marlborough Ra-
pid transit Co., ME chcia} sic PREY
chylic do zatwierdzenia oddane--
60 przez komitet planu, ponowie
mia pertraktacyi re strajkujacy--,
mi. w chwili, gdy konferencya
odbywa}a sic W biurrze mayora
, Mitchella, William B. Fitzgerald.
organization unijny wyg}aszaf
move do strajkier6w. "Strajk o
g6lny jest juz niemal kwestya
kilkunastu godzin - mowif on.
''Jezeli mayor i komisya publicz-
nej uslugi ME. .ulozq spraw zado-
walniajaco do czwartku, beda
oni mieli nova ..niespodzianke
dla zabawy policyi, opr6cz juz
strajkujacych 1000 tramwajo--
wych robotnik6w z tego VINO
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-09-28
"a WIELE SALUNOW
PRZYCZYNA "TRUBL6W'
MAEzENSKICH.

Detroit, Mich. Al. Busz, z 1911
Dubois III. stanal W srode pred
sedzia policyjnym Steinem -
pod oskarzeniem ME troszczenia
sic zgola o utrzymanie swych troj
ga ma}ych dzieci. Stein uzna} Blu
sza winnym lecz zawiesii wyrok i
pozostawif 60 ia probacyi IA je~
den rok.
Wraz z MIN byla W sadzie i je
60 iona Stanislawa, kt6ra niesz-
czeSliwe swe pozycie malzenskie
przepisuje "a wielkiej liczbie sa-
lun6w W poblizu domu, W kt6--
r.ym mieszkaja. "Caly klopot -
rzekla Buszowa - Levy W TEN. il
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-09-28
ODNAL,AZL SWEGO Y N

huSuVA1e, 4Au. OpoNldttdJl o--
powicSc O William Smith,. ktory
w Milroy. powiecie Rush. oko}o
40 lat tcmu. i jak jego syn i on
zostali polaczeni kilka dni temu
W iscie dziwaczny spos6b.
Antoni Smith. syn pracuj lac ma
swe w}asne wyszkolenic. ukon-
cyl szkole elementarna. wyzsza,
kolegium medyczne i obecnie jest
doktorem W szpitalu Braci Mayo
" Rochester Mimi. Niedawno te-
mu Or. Smith dopomagaf W tym-
re szpitalu PREY operacyi czlowie
ka nazwiskiem Smith, z Missouri
Mezczyzna ten bardzo sobie pc
lubi} m}odcgo doktora i zawar}a
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-09-28

pufk6w Stanu Illinois. tego Sc
kretarz wojny Baker ME moze
jeszcze powiedziec. chociaz obie-
cal poprzednio senatorowi H.
Lewis, re pulki Illinois beda
nalezec do p~ierwszych. kt6re O.
trzymaja zwolnienie z. pograni-
cza.
Jrzednicy departamentu VOL
ny opowiadajq prywatnie. re
czlonkowie kongresu z cafego
niemal kraju tax natarczywie
domagali sic zwolnienia pu}k6iw
re swoich wlaSnie Stanow. IL
ministerstwo ME moglo zrobic
wyboru, czyim zadaniom maj
pierw zadoSc uczynic i dlatcgo
pozostawilo Gala sprawe do decy
zyi gencrala Funstona.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-09-28

mitet obywatelski z Iona Izby
Handlowej representative Sto--
warzyszenia Kupc6w, ably nara
die sic z mimi mad sytuacya i "a
siegnac ich rady co do dhszego
postepowania.
Ruch ma objetych strajkiem Ii
mach odbywal sic onegdaj wedle
normalnego rozk}adu i Ia og6t
obylo sic bez zak16cania porzad-
ku publicznego, aczkolwiek zano
towano kilka wypadk6w i wkro-
czend. [ tax bombardowano z da--
chow kamieniami i butelkami pc
ciag kolei g6rnej IA ulicach 100
i 60-ej. przyczem pare os6b odnio
s1o obrazenia. w poblizu zn6w ga
razy tramwajowych zaatakowano
policyanta, kt6ry usi}owa} rope
die zebranych tam strajkier6w.
DIS o p6}nocy wyszfo IA strajk
500 motorowych i konduktorow,
zatrudnionych przez The New
York and Queens County Rail-
way Co. Organizac.ye zydowskie,
reprezcntujaccc oko}o 100000 ro-
botnik6w, uchwali}y, re majq bye
oni gotowi kazdej chwili rozpo--|
czac bezrobocie.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-09-28
AajWa1niajsze Wypadki
Mlnlonego Tygodnia.
LTIMAT w STRAJKU NO.
WOJORSKIM.

Nowy York. Pc konfcrencyi
burmistrza Mitchell'a Z reprezen
tantami zorganizowanych robotni
koW o%gfoszono tn, re jesli burnt
strzoWi uda sic doprowadzic do
porozumienia pomiedzy zarza-
dem kolei g6rnych i podziemnych
i ich strajkujacymi funkcyona--
r.yuszami we czwartek proklamo
wany zostanie powszechny strajk
sympatykow", kt6ry obejmie7OO
600 zorganizowanych W unie ro--
botnik0w. Reprezentanci klas ro-
botniczych zapewniaja, re niekt6-
re unie aprobowaly juz prokla--
mowanie tego strajku, W innych
zaS odbywa sic wfaSnie powszech
ne glosowanie mad ia kwestya.
Burmistrz Mitchell oswiadczy1
re do pomocy w rokowaniach z
czEonkami zarzadu kolei g6rnych
i podziemnych wezmie prezesa
Strausa Z komiSyi s1uzby cywil-
nei i ME tract, nadziei re usilowa
MIA pogo zostana uwienczone po-
mySlnymi rezultatami, pomimo
re Theo ?. Shonts, prczes "The
marlborough Transit Company
1.-THE New York Railways Co..
zapowiedzia}, re zarzad tych
kompanii ME ma zamiaru. VIDA
wac sic W dalsze rokowania re
strajkierami. Pan Mitchell "a
pro>il Ia konferencye dzisiaj ko
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-09-28
5 PULKoW ZWOLNIONYCH
z ~POGRANICZA.

Washington. Department woj
ny wydal onegdaj rozkaz, Ia pod
stawie kt6rego piec pulk6w mill
cyl zostanie ACKNOWLEDGMENT
z powrotem z pogranicza do obo-
z6w stanowych. Jednym z t.ych
pu}kow ma bye drugi pulk nowo
yorski. pozostale zaS 4 wybierze
general Funston. Czy W liczble
ich bedzie zna:jdowac sic kt6ry z
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-09-28

jest "a wiele salun66w kolo nasze
go domll. Rzeczywistym zas po-
WOODEN t.ych k1opot6w jest "a
wielka liczba krewnych moiej 10
mieszkajacych kolo mas -
rzekl ma to Bush. Dopiero pred
dwoma t.ygodniami dalem jej$62.
So.
" sadzie poradzono i'm, by
skfadali pieniadze W banku i wy
stawili sobie "a ME p6zniej VIA
shy dom, ale juz daleko polozo-
ny d.. salun6w i krewnych.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-09-28

sic pomiedzy mimi wielka PREY
jam. Pewnego dnia zaczeli sobie
opowiadac historye ich rodzin i
dowiedzieli sic, re So ojciec i syn.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-09-28
BIEDACZKA.

- Co to sic II mich stale, re
Stacha tax lie wyglada
- Czyz MONA sic dziwic?
MAJ je.j m6wi we snie, a ona ME
moze przez Gala noe zmruzyc o.
ka z ciekawosci, ably usfyszec
wszystko.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-09-28

sic MONA, re strajk przeciagnie
sic jeszcze dose dlugo. gdyz
strawberry, ufni W ponce innych
robotnik6w, tenn uporczywiej be-
da stall PREY swych zadaniach.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-09-28
PkASzCZE Ma DESZCZ $ i S.

Wielka sprzedaz modnych gwarantowanyc!l
piaszczy trwac bedzie przez sobote. .
Plaszcze T. g%umowanej welnianej fabrykacyl
r%odw6jna powierzchnia. bombazyny popliny war;
toSci do$S.3 so teraz $500.
Pfaszcze z jedwabnym wzorem wloczkowe i
jelwabne popliny, 2 pasem wywracanym kolnie--
rem, w~artoSci az Go 1880 teraz $500.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-10
BOWEN MILL POND IS NO
MORE

Bowen's Mill is out Of existence.
At least for the time being.
The super-heavy rains. of the
past few days were too much for
the old wood dam. After giving
heart-rending groans throughout
the night the strain carried away
a part Of the bridge and after that
the end was near. Finally, about
Q o'clock this morning the dam
gave way, liberating tons Of wat
er and untold myriads Of fish.
According to last report the
the Railroad trestle and the Dix
lie Highway bridge are still intact
and out Of danger, No one was
injured, save possibly a number
.of jack or trout, and the only
property loss was that of the
dam.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-10
NEGRO AND RATHER
HAVE DUEL TODEATH

cambridge, July IA turpen-
tine firm in the lower part OF the
county has some woods in which
they could get none OF their ne
groes to go on account of its
swamp condition and the preva-
lence of rattlesnakes. These
woods contained some Of the best
boxes and a lot of fine gum was
going to waste. Accordingly
they imported a bunch of South
Carolina negroes who were not
afraid of the job.
A few days ago a squad of these
negroes were dipping in the
swamp regions when, toward
dark, one of the negroes announc-
ed that his bucket had been filled
and that he was going out and re-
turn to the camp for the night.
Nothing was thought of this at
the time, but some little surprise
was experienced when the others
returned to the camp and found
the negro, Jonas Nicholson. not
there. Still this created no alarm,
as turpentine negroes are very Of
ten given to rowing at nights.
But when Nicholson failed to
show up the next day and was
missing the second night, suspi-
cion was aroused that something
must have happened to him.
Those who were dipping with him
at the time he was last seen re-
membered the way by which he
started from the swamp and ac-
cordingly went to look for him
along the route by which his ex-
it was begun.
About half way out the swamp,
Nicholson's body was found at
the foot of pine tree. A huge
rattlesnake, with nineteen ratt1es
and button, had death hold on
his left side, just above the hip.
Both of the Negroes hands were
clasped about the neck of the rep
tile. Examination revealed the
fact that EACH was dead.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-10
"hot air and cold potatoze".

"hot air and cold potatoze'.
Let us figure this thing out. The
salaries Of the team are $3.50 per
month and travelling expenses, no
tel bills, balls, bats, and all Incl
dentals paid for by the club
amounts certainly to not less than
$3.50 per month for twelve to
fourteen men. In other words,
81 200 per month are the expen-
ses. The club plays at home II
games and the gate receipts must
be $100 per game or four hundred
paid admissions. We have to
have this many or more or the
team may go busted in short
time.
TO you TIGHT-WADS and
HAMMER SWINGERS all we
have to say is CHANGE YOUR
WAYS. To those who are be-
hind the team-KEEP UP THE
GOOD WORK! LET'S GO,
FITZGERALD!
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-10
A GOOD FISH STORY

Mrs. Lon Dickey carried car
load of children to Lake Beatrice
to see the high water in the lake
and streams around it and while
crossing the long iron bridge on
the south side of the county line a
small trout leaped into the car.
The bridge was flooded to the
depth of several inches and this
trout was swimming on the top
OF the bridge when it was fright
ened by the approach of the auto
and made leap clear into the
tonneau of the car. Some fish
story but it is the truth.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-10
SERGT. CRAWFORD WELL
SATISFIED WITH CAMP

Sergt. Will Crawford, of Com
pany c, who is in the city with his
brother on account of the illness
OF their father, was talking to a
reporter OF the Leader-Enterprise
in regard to conditions at Camp
Harris.
He stated that few of the boys
were writing home to their MOTH
ers and sisters telling them that
they were starving to death. He
says they are getting plenty OF
good rations to eat.
Sergt. Crawford and his brother
left today for Camp Harris.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-10
DON'T READ THIS UNDER
ANY CIRCUMSTANCES

Right at this moment we would
like to slightly paraphrase the
well known Bingville Bugle and
state most. emphatically that a
baseball team can not be run ON
hot air and cold potatozc." The
crowds which have been turning
out in the past couple of weeks
to witness games equal to those
exhibited in the Sally league, are
such as to make any citizen Of the
>ity Of Fitzgerald blush for
shame. The very idea Of town
Of this size having only two or
three hundred paid admissions at
game
If our team is winning games
at every Jump as they were at the
first of the season, people say,
"well we know who's going to win
SO what's the use. The team
needs no help" When the team
has been losing, the anvil chorus
works itself muscle bound with
the same result in attendance. Il
costs money to keep team o.
Fitzgerald's class going and the
only way we can get that money
is through paid admissions ant
stock subscriptions. However
only very small part is available
through subscriptions for stock
Thus the gate receipts are, practi
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-10
Local Sporting News
Stewart F. Gelders, Editor
WARNING TO TIGHTWADS,
KNOCKERS AND MOSS BACKS

cally the only thing that keeps
the club playing ball.
Now let us consider the the val
Tie OF the club to town outside
the sport furnished the fans.
Nothing could advertise the city
OF Fitzgerald better than the hall
column on the sporting page OF
the Macon Telegraph or the lit
tile boxes in the Atlanta Georgian.
That shows people who have new
Ter been to Fitzgerald that we are
la live town and gives us prestige
hard to attain in any other as in
expensive a way. No one, can
claim that the very life Of any
city depends upon its credit with
outside interests and capital. A
great deal of the prosperity of the
community does, however, and a
town which is advertised we'll
certainly has a drag" over a com
paratively little known one. Fur
thermore, a winning ball club is
certainly considered typical of the
spirit Of the town. A ball club
which wins is generally the rep
resentative Of a winning town.
Now on the other hand-if the
Fitzgerald ball club should be for
ced by lack of funds to disband il
the middle of the season! What
an advertisement that would be
And as we said at the beginning
a ball club must have kale to eX
list and can not do business or
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-10
FOR MORE RECRUITS

Lieut.. A. E. Adams of Com
pany c, returned to the city Sun
day with a recruiting squad tc
open Offices ior few avs for ad.
ditional troops for his company
Lieut.. Adams reports all the boys
in fine trim and speaks highly o.
the camp conditions and the per.
sonnet of the staff Of the First
regiment.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-10
IMPORTANT NOTICE

In order to maintain the club
through the season it will be nee
essary for those who subscribed
to the Capital Stock of the Base
Ball Association to pay in their
subscriptions.
Any others who feel 50 dispos-
ed will help the club by paying in
such an amount as they 50 desire.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-10

Mrs. Chas. Herring an son, Ju-
liam, have left for Southern Cali
fornia where they will spend sew
eral months on the ranch of her
brother.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-10
NOTICE OF LOCAL LEGIS-
LATION

There will be introduced at the
approaching session of the Legis-
lature of the State of Georgia an
Act ITO establish a Board Of Ed
ucation, for the County of Ben
Hill and to incorporate the same,
to define its duties, and powers
and for other purposes" FDJ14
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-07-10
No, 6O82
Report of the Condition of
The First National Bank

At Fitzgerald the State Georgia.
RESOURCES
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-29
WARNING SIGNALS
SET AT CROSSINGS
Traffic OFFICER Pill<ington Has Signs
Distributed Throughout
the City

Sergeant Jim Pilkinston or the
rolice traffic department was busy
Sunday and Monday distributing trar-
fic signs about the city, where other
members of the force were engaged
in placing them at Dangerous curves,
railway crossings and other points
where they could he used to ad-
ynntnge in warning autoists and be
means of eliminating the possibilities
of accidents.
The signs, which are white enam-
eIod boards, carry these warnings
"Driye slow, crossing, Sharp curve
danger" Keep to right, obey traf-
flc laws" in large green and red let,
ters. At points where 1t was found
practical, Sergeant Pilkngton also
has erected copies of the new traff'c
laws
I'VE are doing all in our power 10
eliminate the possibilities of automo-
biIe accidents. The traffic ordinances
are being posted at conspicuous
places. that the travelling public may
have the opportunity TO acquain'
themselves with our regulations. l be-
ieyo that the signs which we have
erected over the city will be valu'
able asset to our campaign to brine
To n minimum the number of auto
mobile accidents in Tulsa
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-29
Detective Is Arrested and
Released With Powell
on llabeas Corpus.
BOTH REQUIRED TO
MAKE HEAVY BONDS
Preliminary Trial of Of
ficers Who Shot "Bad
Man. Set for Sept. 6.

A FrFR city Detective Jim Patton
L N had been charged jointly with
Detective Tom l.. Powell with the
murder of Ed OConnell. alias Tommy
Murphy, who was shot and killed last
week 10y Powell following a chase OF
several blocks, counsel for the Off
GERS appeared before District Judge
Conn Linn yesterday and procured
both mems release on a writ of ha-
peas corpus. Powcll's bail was
fixed in the sum Of 5000 and Pat
ton at $500. Bond was made inn
mCdiatcly for both and the prelimin-
airy hearing set for september 6 in
The court Of II. Il. Schaeffer.
Testimony introduced at the hear
Ing showed that O'Connell was u
"gunman" and "A desperate character.
who was seldom without gun. 1t
was also shown that he had made
threats the day before he was shot.
that he would kill any policeman who
tried to arrest him. Powell and Pat
ton were seeking to arrest him for
committing felony and trying to kill
an officer when was shot according
to witnesses.
Powell was called to the stand and
told his version of the shooting.
arrested O'Connell In the Hong Kong
restaurant and of the prisoners dash
for liberty when he called the station
and called for the wagon.
"l knew he was a dangerous man
and had been told that he had
threatened to kill the first officer
who tried to arrest him, said Powell.
When he ran into the junk yard
| followed him and saw him lying un-
4 Ia, a.
my gun lcvcled at him and ordered
him to throw up his hands, but he
reached towards his hip with his
right and | shot at him. He didn't
move and / didn't know whether
lad hit him so | fired again and hc
relaxed. Then | called Patton AMI
told him | had shot our man."
Had Threatened Her.
I.ottie Smith, the first witness put
on by the defense and the woman
with whom O'Connell lived, declared
that he had threatened her life many
times and that she was afraid of hiu.
| She told Of how O'Connell had made
| her accompany him on trips abou
| the state against her will and said at
! the time he was killed she was afraid
! to come out of the house where she
i was staying because she was afraid
| he would murder her. She said he
always went armed and had been in
trouble with the police a great num-
| Der of times.
Day Clerk Ed Rice said the Smith
woman had called the station several
times and told him she was afraid 10
leave the house as O'Connell had
threatened her life. lie declared the
! landlady OF the Denver rooms called
the station on the day OConnell was
killed and said O'Connell just left the
place and was armed. 1t was then,
| Rice caid, he told Patton and Powell
whcro O'Connell could be found and
they started out to arrest him.
Il told the men that Lottie Smith
had tclephoned and said O'Connell
had told her he would kill the first
officer who tried to arrest him and
CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-29
PLEASURE RIDE
COMES TO GRIEF
Nies Anna summers and T.. X. Conc
Suffer Injuries In Accident
Near SkiatoOk.

After viewing the Corn Dance.
staged at Skiatook Sunday night by
fuliblood celebrities of the Cherokee
and Delaware nation, l.. x. Cone.
prominent business man of Tulsa. ana
Miss Anna Summers, 324 West Second
street, were injured In an automobile
accident On the return trip, according
to hospital attaches here.
Miss Summers suffered broken
ribs and severe bruises which were
thought at first to be fatal. She was
brought to a Tulsa hospital and was
removed to her home last night. her
condition being reported as better.
Mr.. Cones injuries were slight.
The accident occurred about l
o clock Monday morning near Sperry'
The car In which Mr.. Cone was rid
ing turned out to pass another auto
mobile and slipped into a ditch, turn
ing completely over. Miss Svmmers
was pinned beneath the automobile.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-29
SHOOT COMMISSIONER
AS HE CLOSES BANK
PRESIDENT OF TENAS INSIITt-
TION AND HIS SONS ARE
ARRESTED.
John =. Patterson MAY Have Fatal
Wound; Was In Act OF
Posting Bullctin.

TEAGUE. Texas. Aug. 2S.-State
Commissioner of Insurance and Bank
ing John - Patterson was shot and
probably fatally wounded at $50
O'Clock this afternoon in the lobby Of
the Farmers 4 Merchants bank, when,
It was said. he started to post no
tice on the banks door announcing
that the institution had been closed.
State Banking examiner j. T.. Nc
kinuon was fired at three times but
no bullets took effect.
After the shooting officers arrested
r II. Watson, president, his Two sons
". X. Watson, cashier and j. IL. Wat
son. president They were later
released ON bonds and their cNtmin-
ing trial on charges of assault TO muir
der were set for tomorrow.
Commissioner Patterson was imme-
diately removed to "A hotel, where at
10 o'clock tonight physicians said ms
condition was grave and the chances
for his living until morning We're
slight. one bullet penetrated his rishl
lung
Commissioner Patterson was about
As years old and lived in Austin.