MAY
Newton YOUNGBLOOD, boy murderer of O.C. MURPHY, Edmond, sentenced to pen
for life.

2
K.L YOUNG, old soldier and pioneer drops dead in Oklahoma City after
remarking, "I wish that I might live to get my next pension." He was
87 years old.

3
C. A. LOONEY, prominent Muskogee newspaper man and Miss Ellen Blair
HUTCHINGS, wed.

Peter MAYTUBBY, ex-governor of the Choctaw Nation, died at age 60

4
Charles SEAMAN, Frisco yardmaster at Lawton, fatally injured.

5
Vivian MCFADDEN, aged 19 months, died from eating poisoned pills.

6
At Duncan, a cattleman, James LEFTWICH, of Loco, shot and killed another
cattleman, J. T. CLARK, in the court house.

7
Trial of negro soldier, Corporal KNOWLES, alleged murderous assailant
of Captain MACKLIN at El Reno, begins at Lawton.

8
The Rev. J. W. FOOSE, aged 70, territorial librarian, died at Guthrie.

Jesse ALBRIGHT, aged 45, well known policeman at Oklahoma City, died.

Goldie BRUMMET, aged 14, saves from drowning, her companion, Retta
ENGLIN aged 12, at Guymon.

James BROWN, pioneer druggist at Chickasha, died.

9
John WEGER, man shot by Policeman Charles ARMSTRONG in Oklahoma City,
on March 30, during an election quarrel, died.

John R. WILSON, pioneer settler, died at Oklahoma City.

10
Tams BIXBY resigned $5,000 job as member of the Dawes commission.

Frank MOTT of El Reno won first prize in the Western oratorial contest
at Madison, Wisc.

12
P. D. CURRY, engineer, killed in Rock Island wreck at Earlsboro.

13
Ira FOSHE, candidate for sheriff of Carter County, killed by Will BALLEW,
a gambler, at Ardmore.

14
Robert GALBREATH, Glenn Pool "oil king" with Col C. F. COLCORD, buys
six lots on Grand Ave. in Oklahoma City and announce that $1,000,000
building will be erected on the property.

John IRETON, a wealthy cattleman at Chickasha, set fire to his home and
incinerated his body. Suicide.

15
Confessing he had led a double life, L. C. MCCONLEY committed suicide
at Crescent City.

Albert P. CROCKETT, prominent Oklahoma City attorney, weds Miss 
Elizabeth Wrightwell RUSSELL of Hopkinsville, Ky.

16
Citizens League of Oklahoma organized to combat prohibition. I. B. LEVY
of Guthrie, selected as president, J.P. GOULDING, Enid, secretary.

17
Stephen B. TEHEE, aged 78, former cheif of the Cherokee, found dead in
his home, near Tahlequah; believed to have been murdered.

18
Funeral of Warren M. THOMAS, G.A.R. Veteran from Wilmington, O., who 
died suddenly in Oklahoma City, not attended by any relatives.

19
Mattie MORRIS and Mabel WINN, of Oklahoma City, drown in the canadian 
river at Wheeler park, Oklahoma City.

20
Jacob BLICK of Oklahoma City fatally injured by having his arm pulled
out of socket by machinery.

Four children of Mrs. Ed HOOPER of Coalgate burned to a crisp in 
burning residence.

21
Corporal KNOWLES, murderous assailant of Captain MACKLIN, sentenced to 50
years in prison.

23
G.A.R. vets in annual reunion name W.H. HORNADAY of Lawton as territorial
commander.

24
Frank GALBERT, express messenger of Ardmore branch of Rock Island, burned
to death by exploding lamp in his car.

25
Mail Crane knocked off head of  Dave RESS, M. K. & T. engineer at Chambers,
I. T.

Col F. J. SHORT died at Tulsa.

27
Three unknown men beat up Thomas SHAW, former publisher of the Tulsa
Times, in his home.

H. L. RENO, cashier of the bank of Burlington in Woods county, charged
with embezzlement and arrested.

30
Mrs. J. D. RALSTON of Lenapah inherits $500,000 from an Aunt in
Lancaster, England.

H. H. ATKINSON, age 76, a pioneer and wealthy resident of Ardmore, 
killed by a Rock Island train.

31

W. R. SHACKLEFORD, deputy clerk of United States Court at Muskogee,
dies.

JUNE
1
James DOWNEY of Gainesville, Texas, killed in Rock Island wreck near 
Shawnee.

Miss Eulah FINLEY and Ben C. SCOTT of Ardmore figure in automobile
wedding at Oklahoma City.

Stone found near Carpenter bearing inscription: "7 killed, No Hope.
J. Car. 16.M.1824"  Believed record of Indian massacre.

3
James BRADLEY arrested at Francis for bigamy.

Jesse E. LYSINGER, aged 23, editor of Red Rock Opinion, died at Perry.

4
Bud M. MCCRACKEN, sheriff of Barber County, Kansas, placed on trial at 
Chickasha for killing Adam WARD near Chickasha, July 6, 1885.

William BRAMMELL, in jealous fit kills his wife and self in Tulsa.

5

Bud MCCRACKEN exonerated of murder charge by Chickasha jury.

Discovered that William BRAMMELL, wife murderer and suicide at Tulsa, 
was a bigamist.

John FRANCIS, known as "The Joe Cannon of the Creek National Council"
died at the age of 70.

7
Daily Oklahoman presents the theory that James MEADOWS, missing
foreman of the Pioneer Telephone company at Oklahoma City, was
murdered.

Judge TOWNSEND held that wills of Mississippi Choctaws conveying 
allotments are illegal.

10

In class of 111 graduates at West Point, Gilbert HUMPHREY, an El Reno
boy, ranked sixth.

11
Thomas MCANALLY, merchant at Broken Arrow, died of cancer. Age 30.

13
James WALCHER sentenced to prison for life for murder of John F. STONE
of Kingfisher on Janurary 11, 1900.

14
William GULAGER of Muskogee sells his first potato crop at $81 an acre,
net.

J.M. PUMPHREY and Claude E. WALKUP arrested, charged with murder of
J.J. DUFFY in Greer County.

17
Mayor Henry M. SCALES of Oklahoma City, subject of critical surgical
operation.

18
Clark J. TISDEL, master in chancery for the western district of Indian 
Territory, resigns.

James S. DAVENPORT, democratic nominee for congress in the third district
of Oklahoma, weds Miss Byrd IRONSIDE of Vinita.

W. L. MCNETT, a blind farmer and broom-maker of Ralston, inherits $7,000
from an uncle deceased at Rich Hill, Mo.

20
B. L. MITCHELL, the Temple man who sold out his mercantile business for 
$10,000 and fled from his wife, located at Yakima, Washington.

21
Rudolph TEGELER leads a detective and an Oklahoma reporter to place 
where body of James MEADOWS is found near Oklahoma City. Mrs. Meadows
and Tegeler arrested.

Mrs. William MICHAEL of Lawton arrives at St. Louis in the nick of time
to prevent her husband's marriage to Miss Bertha SCHLUETER of Ashley,
Ill.

Rudlolph TEGELER admits his love for Mrs. Meadows, wife of murdered man at
Oklahoma City. Mrs. Meadows denies knowledge of the murder.

22
R. F. HALL, a farmer residing near Coyle, swore out a warrant for his 
landlord, Frank WHIPPLE, claiming Whipple eloped with his wife; also
sues for $10,000 damage.

Miss Ella G. BAKER, school superintendent of Beaver County, disobeys
court order and holds county institute at the railroad town of Guymon,
instead of Beaver, inland county seat.

24
A. A.DAVIDSON of Tahlequah appointed master of chancery for western 
district of Indian Territory.

Captain SVENSON, of religious organization known as the Volunteers, 
decamps from Enid with the organization's cash.

25

Robert R. WHITTEN, a Rock Island brakeman of Shawnee, met death under
the wheels at Oklahoma City.

G H. RELSON slays Dr. J. HOWARD at Dibble.

Leonard ARNWINE, 2 year old boy kidnapped from Enid by his father, found
in a railway graders camp by a newspaper reporter who recieved an 
award.

26
Tornado swept over Tulsa oil district; three men killed and much property
damage.

J. George WRIGHT named to succeed Tams BIXBY on Dawes commission.

27
Mrs. Martha IBBOTSON of Oklahoma City donates ten lots as site for 
State Baptist Hospital; building to cost $100,000.

28
Coroner's jury at Oklahoma City holds Rudolph TEGELER for murder of 
James MEADOWS, and Lila MEADOWS and Dorothy B. KEITH as his 
accomplices.

Body of R. A. ROWE, Santa Fe Brakeman found in North Canadian river,
at Oklahoma City; supposed murder.

Cassius R. PECK named as a member of Osage alloting commission.

29

At Muskogee, Mack ALFORD was acquitted of charg of murdering Cicero
DAVIS and "Old Man" SPIVEY, near Checotah.

<FONT COLOR="Red"><B>JULY</B></FONT>
1

Passy BARRETT of Marlow, confesses killing Ped WATKINS at Palestine,
Tex. 13 years ago for which crime an innocent man was serving time
in the Texas penitentiary.

Mrs. Joseph L. THOMAS of Ardmore, in fit of insanity, kills her
sleeping daughter.

2
Resisting arrest, "Tib", a negro rough who assaulted a 12 year old girl
near Russellville, was killed by officers.

Ely CONNER, 16, drowned in North canadian river at Shawnee.

W. W. RICHARDSON, a cousin, relates that W. W. CRABTREE, reported 
murdered at Chickasha, is alive at Portland, Ore.

W. W. MERTEN of Guthrie buys entire Elberta peach crop of Lincoln county
fruit grower's association, paying $4,200 for the 7 carloads.

J. H. RAMSAY, former mayor of Stigler, and manager of Western states
Lumber company, arrested at instigation of the company on charge of 
embezzling $2,400.

Mrs. Anna DANNER of Shiloh, given lease upon school section when she
announced herself a widow and mother of 11 living children.

3
Police Chief SIMS of Shawnee temporarily suspended under charge of 
official malfeance.

4
At Durham, a bulldog carried 2 year old child of Dan MANNING from cradle
and killed it.

Forest MALONE drowned at Stillwater while swimming.

Lawton City council ousts City Attorney J. C. NORMAN for drunkeness.

5
Stork pays 19th visit to Mrs. Anna RAIDT, Oklahoma City.

Tom CARROLL, a "joint" keeper, shot and killed at Sulphur by Bob BAILEY,
deputy US Marshal.

Sam ROBERTS, deputy United States Marshal shot and killed Jack BALDERIDGE
at Pawnee.

At Sapulpa, Enoch MILLETT accidentally discharged a gun, killing James
BURGESS of Cushing and seriously wounding Charles PORUM.

Courtlan FEUGUAY, a Chandler boy, addresses "American Boy" assembly
at Jamestown exposition.

6
Emmett DALTON, an Oklahoma outlaw, released on parole to undergo a 
surgical operation.

Joseph BRAWLEY at McLoud, killes Charles SMITH and seriously wounds
Inez TONIA.

7
By the death of an uncle, H. A. PALMER, a clerk at Tulsa, inherits
$2,000,000.

8
After separation of 42 years, J. B. WARD of Shreveport, La., finds his
brother, W. T. WARD at Marlow.

J. E. QUEEN, pioneer publisher of the Sun at Edmond, died.

Gillum HARSHMAN, 20, drowned in Rock Creek, near Sapulpa.

9
Tivis LOWREY killed by lightning bold at Gana.

H. I. WASSON, a pioneer, died of cancer at Oklahoma City.

12

At Checotah Jack BALDRIDGE, slayer of Sam ROBERTS, a deputy marshal,
turned states evidence and alleged Ben and Eugene TITSWORTH of Porum
had agreed to give him $3,000 to kill Roberts and deputy SAPPER.

Judge PARKER of Vinita rules that Indians cannot dispose of allotments
by will.

Judge E. E. MOULDER dies at Lawton.

13
E. E. WALLER of Shawnee, county school superintendent, alleged to have
eloped with his wife's sister.

Mrs. Frank BRYANT, wife of national bank examiner, died at Oklahoma City.

16

Frank BAILEY, negro tramp who shot Frank KELLY at Katy brakeman, lynched
at Osage.

18
Frank DRINKARD, alias W. F. DAVIDSON, arrested at Hobard charged with 
murder 27 years ago at Macon, Mo,; declares he is innocent.

W. A. MCBRIDE of Oklahoma City announces he lived 13 days on two seeds 
and a peanut.

William L. MILLIROW[N], 70, pioneer, died in Noble county.

Charges with shortage in accounts Sheriff "Jim" THOMPSON of Caddo
County is removed from office by Judge GILLETTE.

Annie MALONEY, a fullblood Creek Indian committed suicide by drowning
near Muskogee. Said to be the only known case of suicide among the 
Indians of the two territories.

19
John MORRISON, city Marshal at Sasakwa, shot to deat by John and Morris
CUDJO and another unknown man, negro bandits.

20
Unites States Marshal ABERNATHY arrests four persons as alleged participants
in lynching of a negro murderer at Osage. Arrested men---Michael E. WHITE,
C. A. "Shorty" GREEN, Frank SISK, and Jack SMITH.

Dead body of Prof. Wayne MANZILLA, teacher in the state negro university
at Langston, found in the Cimarron river near Coyle, believed to be
murdered.

21
R. L. MOORE, farmer at Dryden, commits suicide by drinking acid.

A. J. ALEXANDER, 31, a farmer near Frances, ground to death in a 
threshing machine.

23
At Porum, Mack ALFORD, recently acquitted of murder of Cicero DAVIS, 
waylaid and shot to death.

Harry SAYLES, Oklahoma City manager for Dallas Trust Co., died as a 
result of sunstroke.

24
Advices recieved of death of Ruth, 6 years of age, daughter of Mr. and 
Mrs. C. H. MARTINDALE of Guthrie, in wreck of Steamer Columbia off the
California coast.

J. T. WRIGHT, counterfeiter, sent to pen for 7 years.

26
C. A. BURRIS, prominent Chickasaw Indian, died at Frisco.

Mrs. Ursula VANDEVENDER, 93, died at Apache.

27
W. B. STOVALL, 45, editor of Sayre Journal, died at Mineral Wells, Texas.

Body of unknown man found at Chickasha with ears cut from his head; found
in a Frisco car.

Jane NACHE, 17, daughter of Senor NACHE, an Apache chief, makes her "debut"
at a coming out dance at Ft. Sill.

29
Mike WHITE and "Shorty" GREEN held to federal grand jury as leaders of
a mob who lynched Frank BAILY, negro murderer, at Osage.

J. D. STACKHOUSE at Tulsa, kills wife, then himself in a jealous rage.

After shooting his wife five times, Edgar BALL killed himself at 
Wapanucka.

C. E. HUNTER, resigned as district clerk of Oklahoma County to conduct
republican "whirlwind" campaign.

Constable John HANKINS of Lone Wolf mortally wounded while arresting
a group of campers.

Miss Lida BROWN of Okemah, committed suicide after quarrelling with
her sister over possession of a dress.

AUGUST
1
Dead body of Wilbur GUNRETH, with ears off, found near Oklahoma City.

Alleging libel, W.K. SNYDER sued C. G. JONES for $30,000 at Oklahoma
City.

Engineer D. C. MAC killed and 32 injured in Frisco wreck near Red Rock.

3
Judge BURWELL appoints Ed. S. VAUGHT clerk of court, Third district.

7
John FIELDS, Oklahoma City, appointed regent of A &amp; M college at 
Stillwater.

8
Mrs. Mary POOLE files suit for divorce at Guthrie from Rev. H. J. POOLE,
a Lincoln county preacher who eloped with another woman.

W. J. BABER, chief of police at Tulsa resigns under charge of misconduct.

M. LAWLIS of Hugo sells 5,000,000 feet of lumber to American Hardwood
Co., for $35 per 1,000; total $175,000.

9

Joe CAMPBELL shot and killed by Jim SCHOOLEY in pool room at 114 West
First Street, Oklahoma City.

At Pawnee, Lewis KEATS, Frank ADAMS and Albert WRIGHT arrested, charged
with assault upon Miss DESHAZER, age 19, a deaf and dumb orphan.

10
H. G. DORIS, Pioneer Telephone Co. manager at Newkirk accidentally
killed by discharge of a revolver.

Rev. G. H. NORTHEN, temperance lecturer, mobbed at Cleveland.

11

Caris, Colwell, Eliza POTTER and Wilbur PLATT, drowned by capsizing 
of a boat in Salt Fork, near Nashville.

Daniel MOPT, age 60, of Keystone, run down by train and killed at 
Mannford.

13
Trial begins at Chickasha of E. H. REISER for killing Dr. HOWARD at 
Dibble.

14
W. T. BROWN shot and killed near Warner by J. M BRASHEARS.

Captain D. B. ARRELL of Guthrie killed in train wreck in India.

15
Orville FRANTZ, brother of Oklahoma's governor, secretly weds Miss
Louise EDWARDS at Columbus, Ga. in June.

Charles EWING, El Reno, drank carbolic acid, thinking it liquor, and 
died.

16
James LONGSTREET, wealthy farmer near Guthrie, crazed by heat, hung 
himself.

Deserted by husband, Mrs. Anna MILLER suicides at Tulsa.

Kirby SNYDER killed by Sam MORGAN at Sallisaw.

Ernest R. SAUNDERS, popular commercial traveler, dies of cancer at
Oklahoma city.

At Eschite tombstone unearthed, being inscription: "Don Juan Valerz, 
El Padre, Madrid Senor del la Bonito Senorito, 1542"

J. C. MADDEN &amp; Sons locate glass factory at Sapulpa.

17

At Tulsa, Nellie B. SHORT files suit for divorce from Will R. SHORT.

Mrs. M. A. HILL of Shawnee, former wife of Alexander JESTER, announces
his death.

Mark BANNON of Oklahoma City, and "Kansas Kid" KRATZ of El Reno fought
15 round draw at El Reno.

18
Prof. BROOKE, son of Episcopal Bishop of Oklahoma, drowns in San Francisco
bay.

C. H. WARREN, Wynnewood, struck his wife and was shot and killed by
her brother, Gus GRAVES.

19
Her husband's desertion causes Mrs. Maggie CROW of Hydro to become insane.

20
Dice VANN, Creek Indian woman known as a "bully", shot and killed by Lindy
SIMMONS, another Creek fullblood.

Miss J. AYARS of Tulsa weds Myron T. BOYLE, former secretary to Delegate
MCGUIRE.

22

Rev. Sylvester MORRIS, mistaken for a "bootlegger", shot and killed by
deputy United States Marshals at Tulsa.

Jerome GOSSETT, aged 68, Union veteran, died at Gotebo.

24

James SMITH at Davis shoots his bride.

Frisco trains collide near Tulsa, five killed and many injured.

25
Doc BARNES, Tulsa, murders wife with a pick.

26
Perry MURPHY, Muskogee, commits suicide.

C. B. AMES, Oklahoma City, chosen member of general council American
Bar Association.

27
Lillian RAYE, Virgie WALLACE, Sadie WARD, Walter WARD, fatally burned
in "Big Ann's" resort in Oklahoma City.

Doc BARNES, who slew his wife with a pick, surrenders at Tulsa.

S. N. SHIELDS, pioneer citizen at Sapulpa, dies.

28
Mrs. Mary CARPENTER, an Oklahoma City woman, shoots and kills a negro
junk theif.

Drs. C. D. COFFEY and Gid BRECO quarrel over ethics, former badly cut up
with knife. Coffey later died.

31
Frisco bridge over Salt Rock Creek, near Beggs, burned by incendaries.
Passenger train wrecked. Two cars burned and $1,500 in paper money.

W. H. MERCHANT, Oklahoma City, recieved gold medal from bureau of
navigation for acts of valor in Spanish American war.

SEPTEMBER
2
Married-- at Muskogee, Charles SWANSON, Boonesville, Ark., age 81 and
Mrs. Christina LOVEALL, Muskogee, aged 74.

Suicide--Mrs. Ella BALLARD, Tulsa.

3
Pleasant PORTER, chief of the Creeks, died at Vinita, age 67.

Mr and Mrs. B. L. CLARK, Medford, celebrate 50th wedding anniversary.

5
Motey TIGER approved by government as principal chief of the Creeks.

9
Infant daughter, weighing but 3 pounds, born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
MUSICK, Hominy, Oklahoma.

10
At Weatherford, Lee LEEDY killed his wife, and two hours later was shot 
and killed by a posse of citizens.

Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians give "Sun Dance" near El Reno.

13
Suicide---Frank J. HERZOG, Lexington, student in Oklahoma University
drinks poison in delirium and dies.

14
Mark KING and Mrs. Joseph L THOMPSON at Vinita acquitted of charge of
murdering Mrs. Thompson's husband.

Dick MILLER, former deputy US Marshal, found dead in his room at 
Guthrie.

15
Sam O'CONNER and John FREED killed in a fight at the residence of 
George BALZAR in Oklahoma City.

Mrs Virginia WOODS elected president Indian Territory division, United
Daughters of the Confederacy.

17
Everett WILLIAMS, young farmer near Lawton, inherits $3,000,000 estate.

21
Deputy US Marshals Frank MCGLOTHLIN and C. E. WILSON indicted for
slaying of Rev. Sylvester MORRIS at Tulsa.

22
Wife of ex-US Marshal W. D. FOSSETT granted a divorce.

23
Fergus MCOSKER, aged 91 and Anderson HOYLE, aged 87 died in Woods county.

25
Probate Judge Jarret TODD, Mangum weds his court clerk, Mrs. Alice YOUNG.

26
William E. JOHNSON suceeds T. K. PRITCHARD as United States Marshal at
McAlester.

27
C. N. FAIRCHILD, aged 66 died at Watonga.

29
William SMITH, 80, dies at Binger, estate: $100,000.

OCTOBER
1
Coroner SCHAFER of Oklahoma City dropped investigation of incendiary 
murder in "Big Ann's" resort.

John REEVES, murderer, pardoned by Governor FRANTZ, He aided the 
Christian brothers to break jail at Oklahoma City, when Milton JONES,
then chief of police was killed.

Zack MULHALL freed of charge of assault to kill in St. Louis during
the World's fair.

L. D. BOLTON, Oklahoma politician, acquitted of charge of murdering
Carl GILL[T?], a ranchman of Clayton, N. M.

2
The Rev. Fr. Frank HALL, pioneer Catholic priest in Chickasha, died
in an Oklahoma City hospital of tuberculosis.

S. S. FORGE and Mrs. NESBIT held for alleged murder of Fred NESBIT at 
Miami, Sept. 22.

Dr. H. A. PORTER resigns Baptist Pastorate at Oklahoma City.

4
Frisco train crashed through bridge over Washita river at Clinton; Fireman
Claude BLUE of Enid, killed.

6
John HOPPER horsewhipped by Mrs. D. W. PENWELL at Broken Arrow.

8
Six year old daughter of J. M. MCNEAL, El Reno, run down and killed
by a cab.

9
George ZURLINE, a wealthy farmer near Captiol Hill, found dead by
his son; heart failure.

Thomas WELCH, 60, Weatherford, died of cancer.

Editor CHAPMAN of Shawnee named secretary of state railroad commission.

11
Henry ASP, general attorney for the Santa Fe, announced his resignation.

12

Minnie G. CONNOR, fullblood Quapaw, acquitted of charge of murdering 
her husband.

Aaron FRETZ, Edmond, sends eagle feather to President Roosevelt to 
sign Statehood proclamation.

William BRADY, whose evidence secured the conviction of murderer Bob
MARTIN at Enid, pardoned from penitentiary.

13
H. H. WILLIAMS, Rock Island brakeman, killed in rooming house at Chickasha
by W. J. BELLOWS.

14
William MCCAIN, 30, a school teacher, killed by Frisco train at Tulsa.

Miss Lucile MULHALL ("Bossie" of the famous play, "A Texas Steer") 
announced to wed Martin VANBERGEN, singer, in New York, Jan 1, 1908.

16
Bennie OWENS, Oklahoma University football coach, accidentally shot, 
necessitating amputation of his left arm.

17
Police chief Marion FARRALL fatally injured by Curtis BARBER, a drunken
transfer deliver at Shawnee.

Chief GERONIMO addressed 1,500 Indians at Pow-wow at Connersville.

18
At Norman, 400 collegians disarmed city marshal and paraded him through
the streets attired in "nightie".

O. C. SOCKWELL at Oklahoma City, former official dog catcher, attempted
to kill himself, using a pistol.

Dave FLOOD, bully who would do murder, killed by John MIDDLETON, hotel
keeper at Durant.

J.E. SHERWOOD marketed 10 tons of broom corn at Woodward, recieving
$100 per ton.

21
Levi BARRETT, 19, committed at Earlsboro.

Frisco train at Tulsa ran down and killed Baby GOODWIN.

22

Mrs. J. T. HOVEY accidentally shot in leg by her husband, who was showing
his boy how to load a shotgun; after undergoing amuputation, Mrs. HOVEY
died.

23
The Rev. W. A. HUMPHREY, retired minister and political reformer, died
at Guthrie.

Walter ROGERS, 18, caught in attempt to rob bank at Haskell.

Mrs. Delilah ELSTON, 91, died at Oklahoma City.

Jack KELLY appointed police chief at Shawnee.

24
Lieutenant STECKLER appointed Kiowa Indian agent.

Verne M. WHITING apointed reciever of Loewen Hotel at Enid.

Captain J. D. SEAMAN, postmaster at Tulsa, died.

Ward M. SNYDER, son of a millionaire oil man, arrested and jailed at
Muskogee on charge of bigamy preferred by Miss Jeanette Roe KILLIAN of
Olney, Ill.

26
W. F. SHIRLEY, Waurika, accidentally killed by discharge of gun he 
was placing in his buggy.

W. L. FOX, after beating his wife, shot and killed J. PICKENS, her
brother, at Hennepin in Carter county.

F. C. FRENCH, 73, and his wife, 70, returned to Perkins after an 
overland drive of 3,500 miles to and from Paris, Ont.

28
The Rev. Theodore BREWER, president of Spaulding Methodist Female 
college at Muskogee, resigned, succeeded by the Rev. M. L. STAPLES
of Ardmore.

Roy C. BUCKMAN, a brilliant reporter on the Oklahoman staff, died at
Lyndon, Kansas.

29
J. T. BOGART granted a divorce from his wife, L. Voree BOGART, at Oklahoma
City, E. W. SEIGLAR co-respondent.

Leo MYERS, Sayre, apponted assistant state secretary.

30
Short in his accounts, W. D. FRANTZ, sexton of Fairlawn cemetary,
Oklahoma City, disappeared, later arrested in Muskogee.

A peanut lodged in the windpipe caused death of baby son of Grant
BOSEMAN, Centralia.

John HOPKINS, a gambler at Lawton, killed his wife by hacking her with 
an axe and bathing her face with carbolic acid, then
drank carbolic acid himself.

31

Arrest of J. D. LINCOLN at Byars revealed alleged plot to kill W. E.
JOHNSON, government officer who has broken up many liquor joints.


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