Cheyenne Sunbeam Cheyenne, roger mills county, Oklahoma territory 1897 Table of Contents January 1897 1 February 1897 10 March 1897 16 April 1897 22 May 1897 All of May Issues missing June 1897 32 June 11th, 18th, and 25th Issues missing July 1897 34 July 9th missing August 1897 44 August 6th and 13th missing September 1897 49 October 1897 58 October 29 missing November 1897 66 November 5 missing December 1897 69 Notice for Final Proof Ben Whiteley 1 James Moffitt 57 David McLemore 9 Alferd Moffitt 57 George Coburn 13 Joseph Miller 65 Penn Nixon 13 Arthur Hall 65 Felix Green 36 David Wheeler 65 Lizzie Jennings 53 Margaret England 76 iii Cheyenne Sunbeam Cheyenne, roger mills county, Oklahoma territory w.g. morris, editor 1897 published every friday January 1, 1897 Thurmond Bros have just received the nicest and completest line of boots and shoes, and will sell at prices to suit the times. Free Homes The Free Home League of Oklahoma will Mr. Hammon, the farmer at Red Moon Indian meet in Guthrie January 12th, 1897. Each agency left for Darlington last Sunday. We county in the territory is entitled to seven understand that another farmer has been put in delegates. For the purpose of electing these his place and that Mr. Hammon will go to the delegates a meeting will be held in Cheyenne Choctaw nation. on Saturday, January 2nd, 1897, and it is hoped that all who are interested in free homes will Tinware of all kinds at the Cheyenne tin shop participate. All political parties are asked to be at bottom prices. present. Mr. Moffitt won the contest case in which he was recently engaged for a quarter section of Both, the first and last payments on lands in land in the Sweetwater neighborhood. this territory fall due this year. If we don‟t get free homes we must have another extension of Jno D. Taylor‟s dugout fell in during the rain time. Wednesday. Luckily but little damage was done. Notice for Publication With the new year we will discontinue the use Notice is hereby given that the following of a day book and will issue coupons to our named settler has filed notice of his intention to customers. Persons wishing to do credit make final proof in support of his claim, on business will please call for a coupon book.— January 29, 1897, viz: Benjamin E. Whiteley, Thurmond Bros. HE No. 13017, for the E½ SE ¼ SE ¼ NE ¼ The ball at the school house Wednesday and NW ¼ SE1/4 Sec 6, Twp 14 R 23. evening attracted quite a large number of Witnesses: Andrew Young, Dick A. Cann, Cam pleasure seekers notwithstanding the fact that Wilson, Frank Pollock, all of Red Moon, the rain poured down all night. Everything is O.T.—EG Spillman, Register. said to have passed off satisfactorily. Local and Personal Items The Cheyenne public free school opens Mr. Bauman lost a fine horse and saddle in Monday. See that your youngsters are town Christmas night. A large reward is offered promptly on hand. for the recovery and conviction of the thief. No, there‟s nothing the matter with this I handle the Charter Oak stoves and ranges. weather, but if it keeps up, there is going to be a Call and get prices.—LL Collins. shortage in next summer‟s supply. The home of Oscar Caudill was burned last WW Duke left Monday morning for Clayton, week. Mrs. Caudill had left her baby in the New Mexico, to look after some property house while she was out looking after her interests he has there. chickens. Noticing smoke issuing from the Don‟t forget the free homes meeting house she rushed back just in time to save her tomorrow. If you don‟t ask for what you want child whose hair was singed by the flames that you are liable to go without. surrounded it. Transcribed from Microfilm Page 1 November 2008 Cheyenne Sunbeam Cheyenne, roger mills county, Oklahoma territory w.g. morris, editor 1897 published every friday If the free homes measure fails and we have quantitative, chemistry, botany, vocal music, to pay for these lands, justice certainly demands elocution, and oratory. that the homestead rights of our citizens should Two music classes will be formed, beginning not be taken from them. and advanced; chorus class and college glee club; piano and organ. The young folks have had a good time lately. In addition to the classes mentioned above, Last Friday they had a party at WW there are five classes in Latin, two in Greek, Anderson‟s, Saturday at Mr. Hunt‟s, and two in German, also, classes in laboratory Monday at the residence of Elder WC Morris. physics, general history, preparatory rhetoric, American classics, pharmacy, etc. These We have received a very handsome calendar subjects were begun at the first semester and issued by the Stock Exchange bank of will continue during the year. Students Canadian, Texas. If you wish a really artistic properly prepared may enter any of these piece of work with which to decorate your classes under the advice of the faculty. office or home you should send for a copy. At this time there are many young men and Dr. Miller was called on Wednesday morning women who came to Oklahoma at a time in to attend Miss Pearl Cunningham who we are their school life when they were masters of the sorry to learn is seriously ill. merest rudiments of knowledge and on account of the arduous labors and privations of making a new home have been unable to attend school Notice or to study. They now find themselves grown Those owing us are requested to call at once to young manhood and womanhood with the and settle, by cash or note as we wish to close school attainments of children. To these we say all old accounts by the first day of January. come to the university, we will give you work Thanking you for your patronage given during suited to your abilities and you will find 1986 and hoping for a continuance of same, we sympathy and encouragement both from the remain, respectfully—Thurmond Bros. instructors and associates. Devotional exercises are held in the chapel every morning conducted by the faculty every Notice member of which participates. Commencing with the new year we propose A strong society of Young Men‟s Christian doing business on a strictly cash basis except Association is an active operation conducted by where special arrangements for credit are made. the students. Our customers will get the benefit of this rule in The following churches are organized and lower prices. Respectfully—Hodges & cordially invite the students to their worship Bradford and services: Protestant Episcopal, Methodist Episcopal (South), Presbyterian, Cumberland Presbyterian, Baptist, Disciples of Christ, and University of Oklahoma Roman Catholic. Second Semester begins February 1st, 1897. Tuition free. Incidental fee, only $3 for Review classes will be formed in arithmetic, nineteen weeks. grammar, sentential analysis, US history, book Table board $2 per week. Good board in keeping, and natural philosophy. clubs, $1.50 per week. Furnished rooms 50c to Classes will be formed beginning with the 75c per week. following subjects: algebra, geometry, For further information address: trigonometry and surveying, calculus, civil David R. Boyd, President government, college American history, college Norman, Okla. English, college rhetoric, psychology, Page 2 Transcribed from Microfilm November 2008 Cheyenne Sunbeam Cheyenne, roger mills county, Oklahoma territory w.g. morris, editor 1897 published every friday ADVERTISMENTS LJ Turnbough Builder & Contractor J.B. Harrison, Attorney Cheyenne, O.T. Cheyenne, O.T. ***** ***** Gerlach Bros Houston & Marum Mercantile Company LAWYERS Canadian, Tx Woodward, OT ***** ***** The Turf Exchange Hodges & Bradford LB Collins, Prop. General Merchandise House Wines, Liquors & Cigars Cheyenne, O.T. Woodward, Okla. ***** ***** The Mint Saloon CH Harwell JH Richerson, Prop. Wholesale and Retail Grocer Berlin, OT Quanah, Tx ***** ***** JR Wright The Star Livery Barn Hardware Store & Undertaker Goods Bussell & Studer, Prop Canadian, Tx Canadian, Tx ***** ***** Mrs. L.A. Beaty Chinese Laundry Drugs, Medicines, Fong Moe, Prop Paints, Oils, Books, Stationery, Canadian, Tx Toilet Articles, etc ***** Cheyenne, O.T. Scaling & Tamblyn ***** Live Stock Commission Merchants Offut, Elmore, & Cooper Kansas City Stock Yards Live Stock Commission Merchants ***** Woodward, OT Cheyenne Sunbeam ***** Job Printing Paul Hoefle Cheyenne, O.T. Wholesale & Retail Dealer ***** Whiskey Beer & Ice Thurmond Bros Canadian, Tx General Merchandise ***** Cheyenne, O.T. L. Nelson ***** Livery, Sale and Feed Stable Favorite Saloon Quanah, Tx Colburn & Stahl, Prop ***** Cheyenne, O.T. CH Harwell ***** Banker Capital Saloon Quanah, Tx JS Gober, Prop ***** Cheyenne, O.T. Saunders Bros. ***** Saddle, Bridles, Harness, J Begier Quanah, Tx Blacksmith Cheyenne, O.T. Transcribed from Microfilm Page 3 November 2008 Cheyenne Sunbeam Cheyenne, roger mills county, Oklahoma territory w.g. morris, editor 1897 published every friday congestive chill, from the effects of which he Deaf & Dumb Barbershop died in a few hours. He said his name was John D. Taylor, Prop Clembmonts, from Texas, but nothing further Cheyenne, O.T. could be learned of him and he was buried by ***** charity. Canadian Valley Bank R. Moody, Pres. DJ Young, Cashier TF Moody, Asst. Cashier A little daughter of Cloud Thunder, a Canadian, Tx Cheyenne chief, was drowned on Christmas day ***** in the Washita River. The body was recovered Stock Exchange Bank and the funeral was held Sunday. Several JF Johnson, Pres. RE Wood, Cashier hundred members of the tribe participated in the Canadian, Tx strange funeral service. ***** Cheyenne Hotel A fight between the officers and Jim Hearn, an GW Baker, Prop escaped prisoner, occurred in Beaver County Cheyenne, O.T. recently, and several men are reported ***** wounded.