Appears in "The Wapanucka Press" 13 August 1903 Wapanucka,
Johnston County, Indian Territory, now
OklahomaTWO KILLED IN FEUD
Guthrie: As a result of a neighborhood feud William
Cooper and his son, James
Cooper, are dead, and Sam
Barrett severely wounded. The parties were farmers living near Oleta,
Woodward County, and bad blood has existed for over a year. The parties met at a public well, and in an altercation young
Cooper shot
Barrett in the face with a load of fine shot. Barrett then seized a shotgun and killed the
Coopers. The murderer is in jail at
Woodward