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The Daily Ardmoreite Ardmore, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (Ardmore, Carter Co., Oklahoma) Personal Mrs. O. T. GREGORY returned from Kassuth, Mississippi and was accompanied home by her mother, Mrs. E. L. CATES, who will visit here. Among the recent arrivals here are P. J. and J. F .SPENCE and their sister Miss HELEN SPENCE, who came here to locate from Fort Smith. Dr. R. H. ALVIS left to visit his old home near Holly Springs, Mississippi. Miss IDA MAE HEAD returned from visiting her uncle at Galveston. Mrs. ROBERT SANGER of South McAlester is here. Mrs. J. E. WHITE, wife of Mr. White who is secretary of the Indiahoma Realty Co., arrived here to make her home. She is of Spanish birth, reared and educated in Barcelona, Spain. J. J. HICKEY of Woodford was in town. F. C. BISHOP and CHARLES N. JONES are here from Washington. C. E. TAYLOR is here from Holdenville. Funeral of W. G. CECIL W. G. CECIL was laid to rest at Rose Hill Cemetery after the funeral at the residence on D St., then the cortege moved to the Catholic Church where services were held by Father WILWERDING…Miss NELLIE CECIL of Nashville and other relatives were in attendance. Sunday, June 4, 1905 Trial after Three Years The HENRY PRUITT murder case occupied the court. He is charged with the murder of W. P. RUBOTTOM who was killed in his field some three years ago near Leon. Rubottom, an intermarried citizen and well known farmer, had gone to the field to drive cattle out of it. He was riding when a bullet from a Winchester struck him, dying instantly. After a delay of three years, Pruitt has been placed on trial. Testimony from BERT TUCKER and ALLISON EVERETT, who were formerly employed by Pruitt, damaged Pruitt. Their testimony implicated Pruitt in the crime. Monday, June 5, 1905 Breckenridge, Texas, June 4: An old Spanish mine has been discovered and staked out near Salmon Peak in the eastern part of Stephens Co.. IRA SHEELEY, TOM WHALEY and JAMES LATHAM have staked the claim on what is public land. It is of copper and gold and assays $102 to the ton. The old residents say that there is an old chart in Saltillo, Mexico of a valuable copper mine about 150 miles west of San Antonio and this might be the mine. Notice of Contest, Chickasaw Land Office, Chickasaw Allotment Contest No. 1283: EDNA ALVERSON, intervener, vs ALLEN WADE, JAMES WADE, JANE WADE, EMMA WADE, BYINGTON WADE, and JONAS WADE, heirs of PICKENS WADE… Wesley, June 3: Mr. WINTERS shipped fours cars of steers. Rev. J. C. OSTERLOH will leave for Oklahoma City to care for his parents. Rev. C. H. KENNEDY of Coalgate will hold a meeting here. E. R. SCOTT had business at Coalgate. The E. R. SCOT family visited J . . . T JEFFREY and family. Tuesday, June 6, 1905 J. S. ROWLES After a lingering illness of several weeks, J. S. ROWLES, age 56, died yesterday morning. He had suffered from heart trouble. Mr. Rowles leaves his wife and several children. He is well remembered by the residents of Ardmore. He has carried the mail from the depot to the postoffice. Rev. KELLER conducted the services at the family residence. ED JAMES and another colored man, employed on the Santa Fe, were injured Saturday while working. Wednesday, June 7, 1905 Hewitt, June 6: Grandma FULTON is still critical. EDWIN TODD is having his cold drink and lunch stand put here. Rev. DAN CURB of Lone Grove was here. Born to Mr. and Mrs. LUTHER HOLLAND, a daughter. McMillan, June 6: Dr. GRAHAM and family passed through en route to Durwood. W. T. WILLIAMS was sick. Rev. GRIMES filled his regular appointment here. A mule team of ARTHUR ROYALL ran away last week at one of his farms east of McMillan. The musicale at the home of W. T. WILLIAMS last Wednesday was in honor of Prof. DECK. Misses ADAMS of Pleasant Mound and SIMPSON of Tyler attended the musicale. Robberson, June 5: Rev. JONES of Royal preached here. R. A. TRENLAND, J. C. REEVES and R. J. COOK returned from attending court at Pauls Valley. A dance was given at the home of Mrs. WINTERS. Misses LILLIAN and CLAUDIA WILSON of Lindsay are visiting their sister, Mrs. C. E. MORELAND. Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. L. COOK, a daughter. Mrs. JOHNSTON of Montrose, Colorado is visiting her daughters Mrs. W. L. LAPSY and Mrs. C. C. WRIGHT. Mrs. Lapsy’s new house is nearly completed. Rev. DILBECK of Tussy will hold services here. Velma, June 5: Born to Mr. and Mrs. ED SPEARS, a son. GEORGE MANLEY, who has been unconscious for the past several weeks from the effects of tumor on the brain, died Sunday morning. He was a member of the Woodmen of the World and buried by that order. Friday, June 9, 1905 Lebanon, June 8: Miss DAISY POWELL and JOSEPH REID were married at the residence of O. H. SPEARY Sunday evening. Rev. JOHN TENNISON officiated. Born to Mr. and Mrs. BEN WALLIS, a son. Born to Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT PRATT, a son. Rev. E. A. VINCENT, W. H. VINCENT, Dr. J. E. REID, and FRANK COLSON went to Madill. FRED REID bought the confectionary and barber shop of FRANK COLSON. J. F. BURNETT and R. L. WALLUP, two of our leading business men, returned from the markets. The family of J. L. HOWE left for Dennison where they will charter a car for Los Angeles, California and join Mr. Howe who is in business there. Mr. Howe has been in business at Lebanon for eight years, but owing to his health, he had to seek a change of climate. Prof. W. D. JACKSON went to Ardmore after closing the school here which had been in progress for 11 months. Sunday, June 11, 1905 Killing at McGee The Pauls Valley Enterprise: McGee was the scene Wednesday afternoon of a difficulty between Dr. J. N. NORRIS on one side and Z. Y. GRIFFIN and his brother FRED on the other, resulting in the death of Z. Y. Griffin and the wounding of Fred. The trouble was a result of a former difficulty between Norris and Fred Griffin. Dr. Norris has a drug business and the Griffins are of the firm Griffin & Co. in general merchandise. Tuesday, June 13, 1905 Healdton, June 10: Mrs. J. W. ORME and little ones are visiting relatives in Missouri. Miss JOSIE GRAY of Ardmore is the guest of Miss GRACE ORME. JOE WEST and Miss BERTHA MURTISHAW were married last Sunday. Misses ORME and GRAY visited friends at Dixie. CON GILSTRAP of Loco was here. Mr. KIMBRELL of Eolian was in town. Mr. RICKETTS of Ardmore is here. Warning Notice: CARRIE CLANTON vs J. H. CLANTON Wednesday, June 14, 1905 Drowned in Red River While bathing with two companions in Red River opposite Old Preston, JOHN L. THOMPSON drowned Saturday. The three young men were crossing the river on a log and young Thompson quit the log to swim about 30 yards to shore, but sank. He was buried yesterday at Coffey’s Chapel in Preston Bend. His father, A. O. THOMPSON, lives at Preston, Texas, having lately moved there from Indian Territory. Died Suddenly Mineral Wells, Texas, June 13: J. B. COLEMAN, prominent man of the state, one time banker at Coleman, Texas, died here suddenly tonight of heart failure. Mr. Coleman has relatives in Dallas, the GASTONS and other prominent men through out the state. Mr. Coleman had recently moved here from Indian Territory, about 70 years old and leaves a wife and several children. Wiped Out the Family Knoxville, Tennessee, June 13: Three men met instant death and a fourth dangerously wounded in a shooting affray in a blacksmith shop at Thorn Hill, four miles from Tate Springs and 60 miles from Knoxville. The dead: JOHN HOLLAND, FRANK HOLLAND and WILL BUNDEREN, all white and members of well known families. The wounded man is CLINE WINKLE, a negro employed by Bundersen. Enmity has existed between the Hollands and Bunderen families for the past four years. It grew out of the killing of Col. JOHN C. ROSTER by BRUCE BUNDEREN, father of the man killed, for which crime the older Bunderen is serving a life sentence. McMillan, June 13: LUM SMITH of Drake was in town to erect a tombstone at the graves of his mother and three children at the cemetery. WILL WINSTON and LEE MORGAN were at Ardmore. Mr. and Mrs. DAN SKAGGS of Weaverton visited the family of Mr. HOBBS. Miss LEE SWAFFORD accompanied her grandmother, Mrs. WILSON, who has been visiting here, to her home at Conway. The baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. BOB RAULSTON is ill. POD BURTON of Weaverton was here. Mr. and Mrs. JESSE GUMM and children visited the family of Mr. WOLFE at Holder. Tussy, June 12: Dr. TAYLOR’S son returned from attending school at Norman. Mr. and Mrs. ANDERSON visited relatives here. Chagris, June 12: JOHN MOORE and Mr. DUNCAN of Loco were here. Mr. and Mrs. JAMES MORRISON of Cornish visited here. Miss JOSIE GRAY of Ardmore and Miss GRACE ORME of Healdton were here. R. J. CREEL returned from jury duty at Ardmore. ABEL CHASE and NEWTON MOORE visited at Eolian. R. E. TYSON left to visit his old home in Montague Co., Texas. Velma, June 12: GABE FITZHUGH of Ashville, N. C. is visiting his father, J. M. FITZHUGH. CLYDE FITZHUGH of Velma and Miss AUDIE WALKER of Marlow were married last Thursday. Elder CHANDLER of Texas will begin a camp meeting here. Durwood, June 12: The Durwood baseball team won 16 to 6 against the Yellow Hill team. J. N. BOLLES went to Ardmore. Rev. BROWN preached at the school house. Friday, June 16, 1905 Pauls Valley, June 16: The DRIGGERS murder trial resulted with the jury bringing in a verdict of murder in the first degree, prohibiting capital punishment. This was the trial of B. F. DRIGGERS for the killing of GOLD BRADY at Jesse on Jan. 5, 1903. Another murder trial is now in progress, that of “SLICK” MURRAY for killing SOL GOODMAN who was shot in a restaurant here last year. Knocked from Train Muskogee, June 15: F. E. GRAY, a workman with the steel gang on the M. O. & G., was knocked off a box car this morning, striking his head. Gray was coming to Muskogee on top of the car when a telephone wire running across the right of way struck him near the neck. He has an awful gash on his head. M. B. TALLY of Winchester, Tennessee has purchased 100 acres of land between Ardmore and Lone Grove and will put in a peach orchard . Coalgate, June 15: JOHN KOPEK and HENRY WALOWESKI, two Slav miners, were so badly injured by a powder explosion, both will die. Oklahoma City, June 15: CARL WETZELL, 11 years old, was killed last night in colliding with a wagon while riding on West Main Street on his bicycle. The wagon was driven by NATHANIEL DORSETT, colored, who said the boy was riding very rapidly and the accident could not have been avoided. The driver is held blameless. HECK THOMAS Went Fishing From Lawton State Democrat: Chief of police HECK THOMAS went fishing on Medicine Creek yesterday. He wore a seersucker suit… While he was fishing, he accidentally fell into the creek. He had no difficulty in getting out but the trouble began shortly. As his coat and pants began to dry, they shrank, kept on shrinking…when he arrived home, he had to use a bootjack to pull off those pants. Today he gave the coat to a five year old orphan and converted the pants into a cover for a jointed fishing pole. Tuesday, June 20, 1905 Healdton, June 17: Misses GRACE ORME and FANNIE MURRAY visited at Ardmore. Miss WINNIE ROGERS moved to St. Jo, Texas. Mrs. WALTER HARDY AND CHILDREN visited her father here. EMET CHASE is home from school. Dr. FANN was here from Ardmore. Tyler, June 19: Elder BROWN of the Christian Church preached here. Miss LYDIA ADAMS of Pleasant Mound visited her aunt, Mr. MARY SIMPSON. N. JOHNSON had business at Madill. L. H. CLARK is still visiting relatives in the Choctaw Nation. Eolian, June 17: The Misses DANIELS of Hewitt visited Miss LYDIA MORRIS here. JOE TRENTHAM and wife attended church at Ingram Lane. A social was given at the home of AUBREY MCNUTT. Miss LULA DAVIS spent Sunday with Miss AGGIE MCDOWELL at Red Oak. EARL RACHEL and father went to Cornish. CHARLES TALLY has three sick children. Bankruptcy notice for SIG SIMON. Thursday, June 22, 1905 Personal Miss BASS and ALLEN of Terrell, Texas are visiting Miss TYME MOORE at the residence of Mrs. BYRON DREW. Miss MILDRED FOSTER of Calvert, Texas is visiting Mrs. C. L. HERBERT. Miss Foster is a splendid musician and will teach a music class here this summer. Miss EDITH SMITH, a charming young lady of Cumby, Texas, is the guest of Mrs. RUSSELL WILLIAMS. S. W. HAYES, well known citizen of Chickasha, was here. Miss DETTYE GOLDSBY of Lebanon is here. Miss LAURA EDWARDS of Bacon was here. J. P. PRICE is here from Ada. Mrs. B. J. WILLIAMS, who visited her sister Mrs. E. E. GUILLOT, returned to Dallas. Miss JACKEY WEBSTER is here from Oxford, Mississippi to visit her brother, S. W. WEBSTER. Misses MINNIE MOORE, BLANCHE ALLEN and ANNIE BASS from Terrell are guests of Mr. and Mrs. BYRON DREW. Mrs. ROUTH of Moody, Texas is visiting her brother, Rev. W. R. SELVIDGE. JESSE HOLLAND from near Overbrook is here today. Gets Life Sentence Judge DICKINSON at Pauls Valley sentenced to life B. F. DRIGGERS for killing ROBERT “GOLD” BRADY, a well to do farmer near the town of Jesse in 1903. The government sought to prove a conspiracy in the Brady killing and several arrests were made, including TOM MORGAN, JOHN UNDERWOOD, TED BENNETT and L. W. GOFF. The latter was convicted at Ada during the same year on manslaughter, got six years and $500 fine. The rest were dismissed except for Driggers. Driggers was a stockman at Jesse but sometime after the Brady killing, moved to Coleman, Texas. Tired of Life What came nearly being a tragic end in the case of Mrs. J. W. CAMPBELL was prevented this morning by Deputy WEBB. She is the girl bride of J. W. CAMPBELL who was jailed on forgery charges. She was Miss DORA MAYER, only 15 years old, happy until she married the defendant…. Her father is now en route to Ardmore. Friday, June 23, 1905 Ravia, June 22: FANNIE CRAVENS, a colored woman at Tishomingo, was burned to death by her clothing becoming ignited while she kindling a fire in the stove. Alba, Texas, June 22; HARRY GILMORE, a boy of 11 years old, was killed in an unusual accident. He was running down a hill, pushing a pitchfork before him, the fork struck a grub, the handle struck the boy in the stomach, inflicting internal injuries. He was an orphan, living with his brothers. Provence, June 22: W. M. FOSTER began building his new gin. JIM BAKER died here from the effects of an overdose of morphine and was buried today at Provence. Dr. HATHAWAY was called to Pontotoc where his father is very ill. W. T. APOLLOS and C. F.SIMPKINS spent Sunday at Mulkey. Sunday, June 25, 1905 The Chickasaw Warrant Frauds.. indictments returned against tribal and federal officials, among them, B. H. COLBERT, KIRBY PURDOM, ex-governor PALMER S. MOSLY, Governor D. H. JOHNSTON, E. B HINSHAW, W. T. WARD, MELVIN CORNISH, J. F. MCMURRAY, GEORGE MANSFIELD, T. A. TEEL, S. M. WHITE and others. A Criminal Confessed From the Gainesville Messenger: On the night of June 14, an attempt to wreck a Katy train just north of Henrietta was made with a log chain. The only thing that prevented the wreck was the timely appearance of a young man who gave his name as CLEVE W. WYONT and he called the attention of the conductor that he had seen two men at a point just east of town and he feared they meant mischief. Sheriff BROWN of Clay County and special agent DICK SKEENE of the Katy came here to enlist the services of Marshal WOFFORD and the police… after investigation, young Wyont was charged… he is formerly from Ardmore.