Volume 9 , Issue 22

January 19, 1906 - NW O. T. News

These newsy bits were found in the The Alva Pioneer, Alva, O.T. (Oklahoma Territory), Woods County (M County), dated January 19, 1906. See if it jogs any memory cells out there.

The Sheriff of this county, Gus Hadwiger, at the last term of the district court, refused to serve subpoenas in a civil case unless his fees were paid in advance, although he had, the day before, served the defendants' subpoenas without any advance fees. Sec. 4914, Wilson's statures of Oklaha., provides "He (thesheriff) shall execute every summons, order or other process, and return the same as required by law; and if he fail to do so, unless he make it appear to the satisfaction of the court that he was prevented by inevitable accident from so doing, he shall be amerced by the court in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, upon motion and ten days notice, and shall be liable to the action of any person aggrieved by such failure."

Luther Martin knows that the population of Woods County, as shown by the assessors returns for 1905, is not 40,000 or over, and will he now proceed against the Probate Judge, L. T. Wilson, to recover for the County the Two Hundred dollars retained by the Probate Judge since July 1st, 1905, and the Two Hundred and Fifty dollars retained by the Probate Clerk since that time? Under the law they are not entitled to this unless the assessors returns show a population of 40,000 or more. And the assessors returns for 1905 show a population of 37,685. And Luther was present when the County Commissioners made their midnight count on Friday, Jan. 15th, and he knows that they made it 38,050. Will Luther get after the Judge? Not much; the Judge is a republican, or at least he ran upon that ticket last fall a year ago.

Oklahoma News - Statehood Bill Has Opposition -- Republicans in the house who oppose the proposed joint statehood bill, have developed such strength that the date of the favorable report of the committee on territories on the measure is uncertain, and many members do not expect to have the bill brought before the house nearly so early as was originally planned. Insurgent republicans allege they have seventy-five republican votes against the proposed rule preventing the amendment of the joint statehood measure. As the democrats would vote solidly against such a rule, it has been reported that the rules committee will not attempt to prevent the amendment of the statehood bill. However, the friends of joint statehood do not admit that seventy-five republicans will join in the attmept to amend the bill, and insist that the committee on rules will have no hesitation in submitting a rule preventing amendments.

Oklahoma News - $10,000 Suit For Woman's Death -- Charles E. Carpenter, administrator of the estate of Mrs. Emma Archer, has brought suit against the street railway company at Guthrie for $10,000 damages for the death of Mrs. Archer, who was killed, with her daughter, Miss Dove Cupp, by an electric car on June 9, 1905. The case is being pushed by Mrs. Vera Calhoun, a Kansas City trained nurse, and the sister of Mrs. Archer, who has the custody of her son, Robbin Cupp. Mrs. Archer had a suit pending for divorce from James Archer at the time of her death, but if damages are recovered from the street car company he will, of course, get his share of the proceeds.

Oklahoma News - Landlord and Tenant In Bloody Battle -- Cicero Roach, a farmer living five miles east of Cloud Chief, engaged in a fight with his tenant and both were injured seriously. Roach was approached by his renter, who, it is said, whipped out his pocket knife and commenced slashing. Roach seized a weapon to defend himself and both fought until too weak to stand. They were fighting when found, late in the evening, lying in blood and besmeared with mud. One of the Roach's arms was so badly chapped up that amputation of that member was necessary. The tenant lost an eye and his forehead was split open. Both were badly beaten.

Oklahoma News - At 76 Old Apache Warrior Weds -- For the eighth time old Chief Geronimo has taken unto himself a wife. The news came as a surprise to everybody, even his nearest relatives. The bride was Mrs. Mary Loto, a widowed Apache of 58 years, who has one grown son. Though the wedding occurred on Christmas day, it was not made public until recently. The first that his home folks knew of his wooing was when he brought his wife home with him, but Indian love and marriage is purely a business propostion. Geronimo felt that he needed a helpmate, though he is 76 years old. His seventh wife died two years ago.
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