Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-01
CHARLESB. ADAMS
DEATH IN GUTHRIE
Interesting Life Ends With
the Passing of Former
Boise Newspaper Man in
Oklahoma.

The many friends in Boise Of Charles
Bishop Adams, the well known news
paper man who died in Guthrie, Okla.
will read with interest the following
from the Guthrie Daily Leader, under
date Of Dee. IS:
The remains Of Charles Bishop
Adams, who died Saturday morning at
the Methodist hospital were shipped
TO Clinton, Ia, Sunday night, for bu-
rial, A sister Of the deceased resides
ut Clinton and the funeral there will
be conducted by the Masonic lodge.
The wife and 10-year- son of the
deceased who reside in Los Angeles,
Cal, and a sister from Eric, \. ", Will
be present at the funeral. Paralysis
was tho direct cause of the death.
Charlie Adams with the late Inspector
General Harper S. Cunningham. found
cd the Guthrie consistory of the An
Gent and Accepted Scottish Rite.
Adams rented the third floor of the
Victor building where the first ses-
sions were held. He was secretary and
general utility man. With him at the
founding of this valley were Ed Dom
nelley, A. @. Farquharson, Teaguc Ray
and SNlwyn Douglass of oklahoma
city. These men put through the first
three classes. The deceased was zeal
Gus in his labors for the Rite and re-
ceived the x. G. G. II. and three years
later the thirty-third degree.
WELL KNOWN AT GUTHRIE.
In the early days of Guthrie there
was no more popular or better known
man than Charlie Adams. Before COM
ing to Guthrie he had been "A sea
rover and a soldier of fortune. He
had visited all the European capitals,
prompted a number of enterprises,
served three years on the plains as a
cowboy, operated a sheep ranch in
Wyoming. He ran away from home at
Il and received his education in the
school of hard knocks. lie was schol-
arly, versatile and singularly fluent.
He worked two years on The Leader
and was appointed deputy clerk Of the
district court under Judge Frank Dale.
As wit and reconteur. Adams shown
ut his best. AS an entertainer he was
superb. and no one could order n din
nrr, with the concomitants. like Adams.
| The deceased, like General Jamson.
was a bosom friend of Colonel Roy
Hoffman. The two, together with Ed
gar Jones, spent many weeks on
camping tours in the Sac and Fox
country and the Panhandle.
ADAMS left Guthrie in 1901 and went
10 Arizona, where he engaged in min
ing. From there he went to Boise.
Idaho. where he worked on a paper
Later he was assistant state printer
of Washington state.
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS.
| For several years after the Masonic
temple was built, the niece of DR.. ED
mund Murdaugh. of Edmond Normal
WIS instructor of music nj the normal
TN Adams invitation she took charge
of the music ut the temple. Friend
ship between the Two ripened into love
When Adams located in Boise, tn.
Young lady joined him there and the,
Mere married.
Five years ago Adams was stricken
with PARALYSIS; two years later ther.
WIS another attack. Adams, unable t.
! help himself. MAS cared for by thu
Scottish Rite at the Darlington Ma
sonic home. The memories of former
Years lured him frequently to Guth
frif. = lose this place he said, abou
two weeks ago, hut my, how time.
have changed,
! The deceased WAS born in Illinois
III 1854 on Fob. %. He often remark et
that he had been gypcd out Of hi!
birthdays Adams was warm ant
loyal in his friendships and also
good hator. Hundreds of old timer
i'll Oklahoma will read Of his dennis,
| with Keen sorrow.
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There are 1909 or 5000 inhabitant
on the Magdalcn islands, and, bccaus
Iof the remote location of this land IL
the widest part Of the Gulf Of 81
Lawrence, 81 miles north of Prime,
Edward island, they have been prao Ii
eally isolated during tho greater par
of the year, as few boats had occasion
To pass in their vicinity. The Cana
dian government has arranged ;
weekly wireless service of 500 words
covering tho news, which is receive,
by the ministers of the islands. an,
read To their parishoners at churcl
on Sunday.