!"Oscar Sears was shot to death Saturday morning by Chest e r Graham. - Sears and Graham lived in the same localit y on Mission Creek. Th ey had been having considerable tro uble during the summer over damage done t o crops by thei r stock. Graham's stock as is the story now had bothered S ea rs in his crop and Sears' stock had also damaged Graham' s growing crop. Feeli ng between the two was at such a pit ch that each had closed the road across hi s place agains t the other. Saturday Sears had started to Caney, Kansas a nd wa s denied the privilege of driving across Graham's pla ce. A wordy battl e ensued during which time several rock s had been cast. Sears returned to arm hi mself. While h e was gone Graham procured a shotgun. Sears returned wit h his wi fe in the wagon. The quarrel was resumed with th e result as above stated . - Word was sent to Sheriff Frea s, reaching here about noon. The Sheriff wen t out by wa y of Bartlesville but Graham had started for this city to g ive h imself up. He came in Sunday morning in company wit h his brother and surrender ed to Deputy Cooksey. He is i n jail awaiting preliminary trial which ha s been set for S aturday morning. - The corpse has been sent here an d i s being held for burial. Mrs. Sears, wife of the dea d man has been here al l week with friends." (The Osage Jou rnal; Pawhuska, OK; Thursday, 22 Aug 1912; p . 1)
!"Oscar Delany Sears was born 4 March 1879 in Chautauqua C o unty, KS, was reared by a Christian mother in the same co mmunity until he was ma rried to Miss. Ida Wilkerson of Cop an, OK 17 Dec 1910, at Bartlesville, she be ing well know n throughout the country where she has taught school fo r a nu mber of years. - In the course of human events man y very sad things occur .. .... (thanks to friends, etc.).. . - Z.T. Sears and Wife - Mrs. Ida Sears " (The Osage Jou rnal; Pawhuska, OK; Thursday, 29 Aug 1912; p. 3)
The Back Rhodes of Our Genealogy
1879 - 1912 (33 years)
