Farmers Union Forms Big Shawnee Cotton Plan and Warehouse
The Farmers' Union Co-Operative Oil Mill group completes its organizational slate with W A Fox as president and J C C Wicks as treasurer. A 25 million dollar Shawnee cotton warehouse with 60 ton daily capacity is planned, financed by bonds, to stabilize prices and house union HQs and possibly state Federation of Labor offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Union Co-Operative Oil Mill Company
Guthrie
W. A. Fox
Payne County Co-Operative Ginners’ Association
W. F. Belden
Maramec
Pawnee County Ginning Company
A. J. Whitney
Logan County Co-Operative Company
J. C C. Wicks
Logan County
Farmers’ Union
Payne
Pawnee
Lincoln
Logan
Kingfisher
Hamed
Oklahoma
Combine
Crescent
Caldwell
Logan County Union
Qans
Shawnee
Farmers’ Union of the Territories
Federation of Labor
Wife Seeks Alimony and Custody in Elopement Case
Mrs. Cora A. Whipple petitions the district court in Guthrie to prevent her husband Frank Whipple from disposing of property near Coyle and other holdings. She asks for temporary alimony and permanent alimony including the quarter section farm, plus custody of their living child Ralph, age 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Cora A. Whipple
Frank Whipple
Pearl Hall
Whipple
Doyle
Bart Murphy
Coyle
Greer County Offers Prize for Best Bushel of Corn
Greer county announces a prize for the grower producing the best bushel of corn this year. The award aims to reward quality yields and promote local agriculture among farmers in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greer County
Ardmore Tragedy Wife Kills Sleeping Daughter Then Self
In Ardmore Mrs. Thomas killed her sleeping daughter with a pistol, then shot herself after husband Joseph L. Thomas of Roff left home. He returned two hours later to find both bodies on the bed, the room bloodstained and doors locked. The note says she could not bear dying alone and wanted to end her suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Thomas
Roff
Mrs. Thomas
Murray Demands Information in Oklahoma Convention
William H. Murray, president of the constitutional convention in Tishomingo, attacks the Republican stance on the enabling act. He accuses Republicans of inconsistent constitutional views, denounces the act as a ferrymander for five districts, and demands population data to ensure a proper apportionment. He notes two Republican delegates on the apportionment committee and urges them to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonaparte
William H. Murray
Republican Party
United States
First Wheat of the Season Marketed in Enid Area
The first new wheat of the season was marketed in this city as four farmers within five miles of Enid thresh their grain. The price paid was 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid
Cleared of Murder Charge Mac Alford Released
MUSKOGEE Mac Alford once linked to the killings of Cycero Davis near Eufaula and William Spivey near Porum was freed after a nolle prosseque. The DA said the government had no case. Alford testified for the State but that evidence cannot be used against him. New postal laws also took effect July 1 adjusting rural carrier pay and special delivery stamp use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac Alford
Muskogee
Cycero Davis
Eufaula
William Spivey
Porum
Melette
Alford
Commissioners Court
Bob Davis
Ben Graham
Republicans to Hold Meeting in Tulsa on July 12
Grant Victor chair of the Third congressional republicans calls a Tulsa meeting July 12 to set a date for a district convention to nominate a Republican candidate for congress. The Tahlequah May 30 convention was called off and may be rescheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Grant Victor
Third Congressional Republican Committee
Tulsa
Congress
Tahlequah
Construction Work Goes On Across Western Oklahoma
Descriptions of rapid railroad expansion in Oklahoma and Texas include the Santa Fe lines under press by H A Ensign and E J Albright reporting graded eastward from Raton, cut-offs in Woods county, a Panhandle branch straightening, and a new Texas line from Athens to the Red river. Pond Creek citizens pledge a 30000 dollar bonus to the St Louis Bartlesville Pacific rail line, with French capital financing and right-of-way secured. J C Cameron proposes an electric street and interurban line at 12000 dollars per mile with a branch to Crystal Springs. Ada gains a Missouri Kansas Texas track move and an Ada Shawnee short cut along a river embankment with bridges at Tyrola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
H. A. Ensign
New York
Des Moines
N. M
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Hooker
Okla
E. J. Albright
Raton
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Woods County
Panhandle
Shattuck
Woodward County
Higgins
Tex
Kansas City, Oklahoma & Gulf
Texas
Indiana
Athens
Henderson County
Red River
Lamar County
Pond Creek
St. Louis, Bartlesville & Pacific
Webb City
Rock Island
Kay County
J. C. Cameron
New York City
Don Cameron
Leawvid B. Hill
Ada
I. T
Crystal Springs
Kansas & Texas
Konowa
Tyrola
Shawnee
Feud Ends in Fatal Shooting Near McLoud
Farmer Joseph Brawley shot from a Winchester pump gun at a wagon four people traveled in. Charles Smith was killed and Miss Inez Tonia was seriously wounded. The feud with T. R. Tonia centers on land rental disputes. Brawley was wounded in a prior exchange with W. A. Woods and Warren Norris. Police and county officials from Chandler prepared to pursue charges.
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McLoud
Joseph Brawley
Charles Smith
Inez Tonia
T. R. Tonia
Brawley
Tonia
Lincoln
Smith
Chandler
W. A. Woods
Warren Norris
Woods
Enid Attracts Two Major Factories In A Month
Local business leaders in Enid celebrate attracting two large factories within the last month boosting employment and economic activity. Officials cite coordinated efforts, incentives, and regional demand driving the influx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid
Oklahoma Men Freed Under Kansas Penitentiary Pardons
Governor Frantz pardons John F. Yates and nine other Oklahoma convicts held at the Kansas state penitentiary under the contract system. Yates, sentenced January 1 1905 for manslaughter in the second degree, killed neighbor Bill Hughes on June 14 1904 amid a dispute over a homestead. Yates will be released August 11 after serving six weeks in Greer county jail to settle homestead matters. Other pardoned Oklahomans include Lewis Adams, George Thompson, Fred Duscborn, John Blake, H E Richardson, Jim Taylor, Jack Rail, Sherman Estes with sentences ranging from one year to four years.
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Yates
Hughes
Greer County
Irwin
Frantz
Lewis Adams
Oklahoma County
Leen
George Thompson
Fred Dusceborne
Pottawatomie County
John Blake
Lincoln County
H. E. Richardson
Jim Taylor
Caddo County
Jack Rail
Cleveland County
Sherman Estes
Woods County Seeks Supreme Court Writ to Save Election Stay
Woods County attorneys plan to file for a supersedeas writ to keep the Pancoast injunction alive while appealing to the U S Supreme Court or the U S Circuit Court. They aim to block county division changes that could affect the election, hoping a hearing occurs after October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods County
United States Supreme Court
Guthrie
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Circuit Court
Graft Lessons Taught At Sulphur Normal Campus
Teachers at the Sulphur normal school received practical grafting instruction. An illustration drew on grape vines from Col. Renfro’s expansive Col. Ren fro vineyard to demonstrate techniques.
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Col. Renfro
Holding Farmers Institutes Start Dates Announced
Secretary C A McNabb of the Oklahoma board of agriculture outlines the annual country farmers institutes with dates begin August in Elgin Comanche county August 12 Anadarko August 13 Hobart August 15 Mangum August 16 Berlin August 17 Norman August 20 Shawnee August 21 Chandler August 22 He also tours Grant Garfield Kingfisher and Canadian counties for experimental institutes this week.
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McNabb
Guthrie
C. A. McNabb
Oklahoma Board of Agriculture
Elgin
Comanche County
Anadarko
Caddo
Hobart
Kiowa
Mangum
Grreer
Berlin
Rogers Mills
Norman
Cleveland
Shawnee
Pottawatomie
Chandler
Lincoln
Grant
Garfield
Kingfisher
Canadian
Law and Order League Forms in Muskogee
A Law and Order league has been organized in Muskogee to promote civic improvement and public safety within the community. Local organizers say the group will coordinate patrols, meetings, and outreach to residents and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Dog Dies Guarding Master After Hours in Barn
The body of Aloys Hummell, a wealthy bachelor, was found in his barn yard ten miles northwest of Elk City. The coroner's jury ruled heart failure as the cause of death after three days. Hummell's faithful dog guarded the body for the same period and died shortly after the discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk City
Aloys Hummell
Here
Hummell
Rose creamery ships first butter car to Chicago
The Rose Creamery at Alva shipped its first car of butter to Chicago last week, marking a milestone for the dairy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Creamery
Alva
Chicago
Farmers' Clearing House planned by Cherokee Farmers' Union
About two hundred union members in Collinsville met to form a large department store named the Farmers' Clearing House. They aim to raise funds to build a modern brick store with a hall above for members. A leader said unionism is stronger in the Cherokee nation than ever before in the southwest and forecast growth politically and financially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collinsville
Farmers’ Union
Farmers’ Clearing House
Cherokee Nation
Southwest
State Lands Leasing Rules in Oklahoma Territory Explained
Guthrie details leasing policy for school lands including renewals, appraisals, and potential sale. Leases run three years with renewal rights and lessees may transfer or borrow against leases. Residency affects rates. married men must involve wives in relinquishments. Million acres for colleges are grazing through 1908 with future decisions on sale or permanent lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
School and Leasing Board
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Bartlesville Bonus Discussion With Rail Officials
President A. J. Davidson of the Frisco railroad and C. R. Gray arrived by special train on Katy tracks to meet L. E. Phillips of the Commercial club. They visited three new smelters and other plants and then headed to Tulsa. The Commercial club accepted a request for a $50,000 bonus for the St. Louis Bartlesville and Pacific Railway offices shops and division headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlesville
A. J. Davidson
Frisco Railroad
C. R. Gray
Katy
L. E. Phillips
Commercial Club
Santa Fe
Tulsa
St. Louis, Bartlesville & Pacific Railway Company
Interurban Line Construction Starts in Ten Days
Oklahoma City to Norman interurban line to begin work within ten days and finish within a year. Financed entirely by Oklahoma money. Electric motive power with no overhead wires and each car acting as its own locomotive. Route enters Oklahoma City via Patterson interurban line from Grand Avenue and Walker Street. From Norman the line will head south to connect with the country club grounds and a new state summer resort on Lake Norman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
This City
Norman
P. A. Compton
Compton, King & King
Mest
Patterson
Grand Avenue
Walker Street
East Capitol Hill
Oklahoma City Interurban Company
Country Club Grounds
Lake Norman
Professor Kent elected Sulphur schools superintendent
Professor F C Kent, mathematics instructor at an Oklahoma City high school, was unanimously elected superintendent of Sulphur schools to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Prof Hendrix who moves to Bloomfield Academy. Over forty applications were received for the position. Kent previously taught at Chickasaw Normal held in this city last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
F. C. Kent
Oklahoma City
Hendrix
Bloomfield Academy
Chickasaw Normal
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Oklahoma Farmers’ Unions
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Fred L. Wenner
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Alluwee
Chelsea
Creek Nation
Osage Reservation
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