Cornish News 1913 Apr 12 - Jefferson County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Nita E. 19 Nov 2006 Return to Jefferson County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/jefferson/jefferson.htm ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CaB.2ACI/848 The Cornish News Cornish, Jefferson County, Oklahoma A.MCCRORY, publisher April 12, 1912 Another Thief Captured One night last week a thief dug his was into LEE WOODS' smokehouse and got off with all the bacon Mr. Woods had saved. An attempt was made to track the thief without avail and some houses were searched without result. But officers got information whose house should be searched.. JOHN C. TAYLAR, who resides a mile or so north of town, had been heard to say he was on starvation, could not get credit, but he was going to get something, but wasn't going to take it from any nester. Officers MCCRAY and PETE BUTLER found some bacon at Taylor's and arrested him, took him before Justice HOGAN and Mr. Woods came to identify the bacon. Mr. Woods told Taylar that Taylar should have come to Mr. Woods and told him about the hunger instead of stealing the bacon. Taylor made a dash for the door to escape, followed by the officers who demanded that Taylor stop. The officers fired shots, one hitting him in the left arm, stopping him. His wound was dressed, then he took them to the house where most of the bacon was buried between the house and the well. He had wrapped it then ploughed over the hole. The shooting occurred about the time the News editor and his family were going to the school house where the Sunday School was to have an Easter program. The officers' bullets came whizzing over their heads. WARREN BROWN of Ryan was in Cornish on business. CLAUDE EASTERLING announces as a candidate for county clerk. JIM HOWARD announces for re-election as county treasurer. County Judge B. T. PRICE announces for re-election. R. E. SCHOOLFIELD, lately Ryan, now of Waurika, was in Cornish on business for the Guaranty Real Estate and Abstract Co. Deputy Sheriff MCCRAY took three prisoners to the county jail, LOUIS FOREMAN and ELMER RICHARDS charged with stealing cotton and JOHN C. TAYLAR for stealing bacon. ELISHA B. MOORE returned to Cornish and has rented a farm near town to make a crop this year. He worked for J. B. HELM as a gin hand at Centrahoma last fall, but having drunk from Mud Creek, he could not resist the temptation to return. E. J. BEAN of Reck was here on business. He reported that he has a very sick child. Commissioners Proceedings Approved reports from M. C. FISHER, register of deeds; J. B. STEELE, county clerk; JOHN WRIGHT, sheriff; LELA LONDON, clerk of county court. Bond of F. D. ROBBINS, justice of Wright Township, approved. Assignment of WOODIE STEWART/STUART to M.L. EPPSTEIN for rental contract on court house. RUF PITTS appointed constable of Blackburn Township. Announcements for Political Offices CLAUDE WEAVER for Congressman at Large J. A. SPIVEY, W. F .MEGGINSON, for district clerk J. M. DYER, J. P. SCOTT for county superintendent W. P. CRUTCHER, GEORGE SIMON, tax assessor JOHN WRIGHT, sheriff CLAUD EASTERLING, county clerk B. T. PRICE, county judge JIM E. HOWARD, county treasurer WILLIAM HEENAN, county weigher W. R HARRIS jr. and little son CARMON left for Ft. Smith, Arkansas to visit relatives. JIM RAGSDALE of Ardmore, representing E. B. LUKE Music Co., was here on business. W. C. PARDUE of Dallas, representing BUTLER Brothers, was here on business. PERCY WEBB of Fort Worth was here seeing after his interests. Mr. and Mrs. LUTHER WILSON are the proud parents of a fine boy which was born to them April 4. G. R. SPENCER and his two daughters, little Misses ALTA and CHRISTINE, of Reck were in Cornish. Mr. Spender is in the mercantile business at Reck. Team Is Killed, Thief Escapes In attempt to capture a man who had stolen a buggy and team at Ada, Deputy Sheriff MCCRAY chased the thief for two miles Wednesday night and killed the two horses, the thief escaped on foot after leaving the buggy. McCray had received a telephone message the thief was supposed to come through Cornish and he was watching for him. McCray demanded that the thief stop who whipped the team, McCray followed, firing bullets. The man escaped on foot and McCray brought the team back to town. ISAAC "SQUIRE" ROBERTS and Dr. J. N. FUFRESE, both of Orr, were here on business. MRS. TOM PARKER of Marietta and MISS GLADYS SCIVALLY OF Orr were shopping here Wednesday. MILES KERN of Nocona and RUBE BROWN of Grady were here on business. GEORGE SIMMONS and JOHN HEENAN of Waurika came over. BILL STAFFORD was here on business and visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM DULANEY of the City Hotel spent Sunday with relatives in Hewitt. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. NEWMAN of Dixie were here Sunday. Deputy Sheriff MCCRAY returned from Atoka with LOUIS FOREMAN and ELMER RICHARDS who are wanted on charges in this county. MISSES BLANCHE DULANEY and CALLIE DAY were attended the school entertainment at Loco. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. BENNETT of Atlee were here to meet MRS. HERNDON of Ringgold who came over with the mail hack from Wauirka and will visit with them. J. T. LANGFORD reports that he just finished putting down a well for p. b. sessions five miles northeast of town and the water is flowing out at the top. ZACK STIDHAM of Atlee was greeting his friends here and attending to business. DR. W. S. PENNELL of Waurika was here on business. R. O. DULANEY is the owner of a brad new late model Oliver typewriter. ED DOWD of Atlee visited friends here. BROADUS & MIZE Lumber Yard at Waurika. April 19, 1912 Mr. and Mrs. C. A. DULANEY visited her parents at Waurika. UNCLE RICE EASON left for Runnels County, Texas to live with his son there. BOB HARPER and J. N. RICE left for Smithville, McCurtain County. Bob went to visit his parents and Mr. Rice for buying cattle. H. H. LINDSEY of Claypool, candidate for sheriff, was shaking hands with friends here. Accused of Stealing Corn J. L. LEWIS, a farmer living two miles east of town, was arrested, charged with stealing two sacks of corn from J. H. TYNES, a farmer living four or fives miles northeast of town and in Carter County. It was discovered the thief had driven in a buggy to Tynes' place. A searching party tracked the buggy to Lewis' place and the fence had been cut in order to get inside of W. C. NEWTON'S pasture on whose farm TYNES is a tenant. Lewis claims to have bought the corn in Ardmore. He gave bond and was released. Canned Cherries Poisons Family As a result of eating part of a can of cherries, MRS. ROBERT HARPER, her three children, and MISS ALTA DENNIS came very near losing their lives of ptomaine poisoning. Hewitt News Items On account of bad health, MISS MAUDE GRISSOM of Graham, who taught at the Bryan school four miles southeast of Hewitt, dismissed her school for a few days before time. Eight pupils in the Hewitt school attended the contests at Ardmore, accompanied by their teacher MISS BESSIE MCNISH. Several won prizes. Mr. and Mrs. TOM JACKSON are the proud parents of a baby girl who was born last Saturday. PRICE CLEVENYER of Claypool was here buying cattle. MRS. TOWNLEY and children moved to MASON CLARK where they will live this year. L. L. WADE, county superintendent, was here on official business. W. P. CRUTCHER of Sugden, candidate for tax assessor, was hre. D. L.MCLAIN, who formerly resided north of town, is here winding up business. H. H. LINDSEY for Sheriff Mr. Lindsey is a pioneer citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and the past four years, a citizen of Jefferson County, residing on a farm near Claypool. He has made his living by farming for several years and is known an honest upright citizen who stands for law enforcement and is always a leader wherever he resides in the advancement of good morals. His many years as a deputy U. S. marshal renders him fitted to serve the people as sheriff. Richardson Granted Parole R. F RICHARDSON of Cornish, who was, over two years ago, convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for one year one day for the shooting of BUCK LIPPINCOTT, was granted a parole by Governor Cruce. Richardson appealed his case, judgment as affirmed, then the Governor granted him a respite of 90 days, pending application for parole. Petitions were circulated, signed by many folks in the county, and by P. T. HAMILTON who was the prosecuting attorney at the time of the conviction. At the time of the shooting Richardson held a commission. >From the Oil City Derrick: Actual construction has begun on the railroad from Davis to the zinc mines in the Arbuckle Mountains a little south of town. There is a probability that the road will extended to Oil City to tap to the asphalt, oil and gas belt and the magnificent agricultural belt. J. W. BIFFLE of Grady, who will probably be a Democratic candidate for sheriff, was here shaking hands. GEORGE SIMONS, JOHN HEENAN and a loan man were here on business. MARION STIDHAM of Atlee was here on business. MISS BLANCHE DULANEY visited MRS. GEORGE SIMONS of Waurika. BILL STAFFORD, the most noted Republican of Mud Creek, yet a good fellow, was transacting business here. VIRGIL GIDDINS and CLEM TAYLOR of Orr were here. W. C. DOWNING visited his family at Ardmore. April 26, 1912 W. P. CARDEN is a candidate for register of deeds. The closing exercises of the Cornish Public School will be held in the auditorium next Monday and Tuesday. PROF. J. M. DYER of Hastings will probably address the pupils and parents. Died GILBERT HOMER CORNISH, baby son of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. CORNISH, died at the family home in north Cornish last Sunday night. The little one was stricken with fever March 14. Services were held at the family residence, then burial was at the Cornish cemetery. J. A. SPIVEY, candidate for district clerk, and OSCAR SEAY of Oscar were mingling with friends here last Saturday. Broom Factory Here REV. CUMBY, pastor of the Cornish Baptist Church, manufactures brooms on a small scale. His broom making apparatus has a capacity of five dozen daily with the help of two men. He finds a ready market for all brooms he can make. Mr. Cumby believes that broom corn should be raised by farmers as it is a profitable crop, an average of one ton to four acres, worth $125 to $250 per ton. Industrial Hobo Society J. L. MCKASSON, one of the oldest Indians in these diggins, is the founder of a new society which he styles the "Industrial Hobo Society." Doc says the Socialists are becoming so numerous that something must be done to counteract the movement and he decided on this plan believing that a great many people are always looking for something new. He will issue a call for a meeting to organize and open for new members. Every man who becomes a member must pledge himself to do nothing except talk politics and whittle on the telephone lines. No workers will be eligible to membership as the society is strictly opposed to exertion, either physical or mental. Doc will furnish application blanks to all who desire to be charter members. MRS. NORMA DOWNING of Ardmore is spending the week with her sister MRS. CHARLES HARRIS. JIM BIFFLE, candidate for sheriff, and RUBE BROWN, both of Grady, were here in the interest of the election. W. R. HARRIS Jr. and his son CARMON returned from Fort Smith, Arkansas where Carmon visited his grandparents. MISS WILLIE RICHARDS, accompanied by her father, BILL RICHARDS, and Judge J. M. ADAMS, all of Ryan were here. Miss Willie is a candidate for register of deeds and Judge Adams, candidate for county judge. MS. C. A. DULANEY and MISS IDA YOUNG visited MRS. SHURLEY HOLMAN five miles north of town. D. F. SPRADLIN, R. J. CREEL, W. P. HARWELL, W. P. EARLS, E T. STEPHENSON, W. C. WOOD, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. HARRIS, W. R. HARRIS Sr and A. MCCRORY attended court at Waurika. MISS ETHEL ALLRED is taking the teacher's examination at Waurika. J. B. COLLIER of the Richland community was here on business and reported that the last stretch of the road north was now open to travel on the section line all the way to Dixie. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Jefferson County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/jefferson/jefferson.htm