The El Reno Democrat. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 16, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
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l he El Reno Democrat.
VOLUME XVI.
EL RENO, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1905.
NUMBER 19.
FRYB&RGEjRS Sf\L>E IS &VERY DRY EXGEPT SUNDRY
Next Sales Day
Wednesday May 31
I We offer
I 4. large cans tomatoes. . 25c
J* (Limit of a doz to a customer)
_ Good Sun Dried Japan
| Tea 25c
■ (Limit of 5 tt>s. to customer)
B 2 lbs. Tea Siftings 25c
J Attend the Wednesday sales
■ and see the crowds. Remem-
■ ber the free Band Concert in
® afternoon.
J By a large purchase of con-
^ signed white stone Mason ^
jars (have regular Mason ^
■ jar tops) we can offer for ■
® about one third less than B
J regular price while they last. J
m Quarts (each 8c) per doz 85c ^
■ Half gallon each 10c) per |
H dozen $1.00 H
■ Just the thing for canning M
fl tomatoes or fruit. We'll not H
H be able to buy any more to ^
^ sell at this price, so get what gg
you need NOW.
■ W. 7. tTicfirath 5
f" & Company *■
■ Pure TOOd (irOcers !S
aRSClllSSlQMijBiSn
brandley bought it.
Farmer Secured the P Bargain at
Tinkelpaugh-Kirr. :.ell's.
may be charged for 'phone service,
and under its provisions the company
may charge two dollars, or two hun-
dred dollars per month for 'phones,
' and the people will have to pay it, or
do without. If the franchise be grant-
j ed. consolidation and advanced rates
will follow, as surely as day follows
; night, and hundreds of poor families
will be compelled to give up their
{'phones; for the company can make
much more money on two hundred
—— | 'phones at two dollars per month,
..Mlian on eight hundred at fifty cents
"IT DIED A-BORNING
I The ordinance is destructive. Fol-
SHOULD BUST
THIS TRUST
IT DESERVES AN EASY DEATH IN
ITS EMBRYO STATE
THE ICE PLANT ROAD.
It is Almost Impassable, on Account
of One Mud Hole.
WOULD MAKE VERY GOOD READ-
ING ON ITS TOMBSTONE.
By Giving It a Painless Exit From
This World of Sin, the Council
Can Do a Righteous
Act.
Yesterday morning the Tinkelp ugh
Kimmell house inaugurated a new |
sales day plan A $65 buggy was j
placed on sale, at its regular price,
with the announcement that the price
would be reduced three dollars each
hour until the vehicle was sold. The
price dropped for several hours, until
the $41 mark was reached, when the
bargain was snapped up by Charley
Brandley, one of the progressive farm-
ers of the neighborhood six miles
southwest of El Reno. Mr. Brandley
was given his choice of the $B3 bug-
gies in the house.
Next Wednesday morning the firm
will put up. on the same terms, one
of the best $85 rubber-tired buggies
manufactured, and some resident of
this county will get another great bar-
gain. The price of the vehicle will
be reduced $.1 each hour until it is
eold.
lowing consolidation would come the
discharge of the twenty-five employes
of the Hell company in El Reno. No
institution in the city affords employ-
ment to more people than does the
Bell Telephone company. The pres-
ent force of the Topeka & El Reno
company could do the work of the
consolidated exchanges, under the
I high prices which would follow. The
consolidation would be a death blow
to El Reno's greatest industry.
The ordinance is monopolistic. It
would shut out a competition which
has reduced phone rates from two
dollars and three dollars to fifty cents
and one dollar, and enabled people of
the most limited means to enjoy the
convenience of 'phones in their resi-
dences.
The talk to the effect that consolida-
tion would benefit the people, as only-
one 'phone would be needed in each
house in order to reach all the people,
is "guff" of the rankest sort. Four
years ago. when the same people were
applying for a franchise in El Reno,
the strongest argument offered by
them was that the competition would
reduce rates. I.'nder the present
schedule, Ixith 'phones in a residence
cost only $1.50 per month. I.et the
companies consolidate, and the one
'phone will cost not less than two dol-
lars, and perhaps more, per month:
and all other companies would be bar-
red from vising the streets and alleys
of the city.
Tiie council will be derelict in its
duty to the people of El Reno if it
passes that ordinance without fixing
as the maximum price to be charged,
the lowest rate now in vogue in the
city. To pass it, as it reads at present
would be to rob the masses for the
benefit of a corporation—to compel
the many to pay tribute to the few.
It would be a glaring wrong, one which
the people will not be slow to resent
when opportunity offers
The attention of the Commercial
club and the supervisor of the roads
east of the city is respectfully called
to the condition of the road running
iast from the ice plant. The road
near the Mel Cooksey farm is almost
impassable, and Mr. Cooksey says he
is called upon every day to pull ve-
hicles out of the mud at that place.
With the exception of one mud hole,
the road is In fair condition, but that
hole puts the entire road across the
valley out of commission. A dozen
loads of sand, dumped into the road
at that place would overcome all the
trouble. Many farmers north and
east of El Reno do their trading in
Piedmont, Richland and Yukon, rath-
er than pull their teams to death at
that place.
MULHALL SUED.
AN ICE PLANT
IS PROMISED
ANOTHER BIG INDUSTRY PLAN-
NED FOR EL RENO
A STRONG COMPANY
WITH PLENTY OF CAPITAL TO
CARRY OUT ITS PLANS.
Home and Foreign Money Interested
—Claimed to Be in Response to
an Urgent Demand.
Receipts of cattle were unexpected-
ly heavy in Kansas City Tuesday and
all grades sold lower, the general de-
cline mounting to about 10 cents per
cwt. Hogs steady to 5 cents lower;
top $5.42%. Hutton-Keck Commis-
sion Co.
The Topeka & El Reno Telephone
company has asked the city council
to grant it a new franchise. The re-
quest was presented at the last council
meeting, in the form of an ordinance
and it was referred to the ordinance
committee, to be considered and pre-
sented for final action at the next meet-
ing of the council.
To the casual observer, the ordin-
ance appears harmless; but investi-
gation shows it to be about the most
sweeping document that could be
drawn by a shrewd lawyer. It asks
everything and promises nothing.
In the first place, the Pioneer Tele-
phone company a few days ago pur-
chased the Oklahoma property and
franchise of the Missouri & Kansas
Telephone company, commonly known
as the Bell. The Topeka & El Reno
company is now figuring on buying
the Pioneer company's El Reno ex-
change. with the franchise in ibis
city. It proposes to issue bonds to
raise the money with which to make
the purchase, and if the council grants
the franchise now asked for, it will
have no trouble in doing so: for no
conscienceless capitalist would hesitate
to loan money on the security which
could be offered by a monopoly which
has absolute, irrevocable power to en-
force any demands which it may see
fit to make upon the eight thousand
people of this city.
The ordinance asked for is prohi- Bill Stoneman. Elmer Hodgkinson
bitive. It would give the Topeka & and Arthur Walls went to Kingfisher
El Reno company absolute control of yesterday and helped the Kingfisher
one side of every street and alley in I team scalp the Indian team in two
EI Reno. The franchise of the Bell games of ball. Stoneman pitched
company already gives that company j thirteen innings, holding the Indians
control of the other side of every street , down to three hits. The score in the
and alley. With the companies con-1 first game was 2 to 0, and in the sec
solidated. no other company could ! <)nd game it w as 5 to 3.
place a wire on either side of any i
>t or alley in the city. | j;0ff one nf Oklahoma's most
prominent newspaper men. is in the
(city today, from Lawton.
Employe Whom He Shot Wants Pay
for the Wear and Tear.
St. Louis, Mo.. May 25.—Suit for
$20,000 damages has been filed in the
St Louis circuit court by Ernest Mor-
gan against Zach Mulhall, formerly
general live stock agent of the Frisco
railroad. The petition alleges that
Morgan W'as shot and seriously injur-
ed by Mulhall during a disturbance at
a wild wi'st show on the Pike at the
world's fair and that he wes perma-
nently injured. Mulhall was recently
convicted and sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for three years, but is out on
bond pending the result of an appeal.
AN OHIO BANK FAILS.
Heavy Loans to Vice President Given
as the Cause.
st ret
The ordinance is oppressive. It j
does not fix the maximum rate thai
Cant .a, O., May 25—The Canton
State bank, with Individual deposits
>f more than *600,000, has closed its
doors. The directors state that the
bank will not be able to resume busi-
ness. The failure was brought about
by heavy loans to W. L. Davis, vice
president of the bank, by the cashier,
Corwin B. Batchell, without the con-
sent of the other directors of the bank.
According to the statement made by
counsel for the directors more than
$400,000 has been given to Davis, for
which no adequate security has been
furnished to the bank. Davis has
deeded to the bank property valued
at $200,000. The city of Canton has
6,000 on deposit in the bank. The
Canton Y. M. C. A and many school
teachers were also depositors in the
bank.
The statement is made today, with
every indication of reliability, that El
Reno is to have another ice plant.
The enterprise is being promoted by
Finch &. Patterson, and Mr. Finch
stated to the Democrat today that
there was good foundation for the
rumor. It Is Intended to form a
stock company and establish a largo
l^int In the city. The company will
be composed largely of El Reno men,
but considerable outside capital will
be invested in the enterprise. The
promoters assert that tlie field here
is sufficiently large to furnish a lu-
crative business to two ice factories,
and that there is an urgent demand
for another plant here. They con-
tend that the price of ice here is en-
tirely too high at present, and that it
is double the price charged In Okla-
homa City and Guthrie, where there
are competing factories. They pro-
pose to push the enterprise to an
early completion.
' E T* Prince
Specials For May 31
3 i'ackes Dr. Prices
Breakfast Food 2fie
■I cans Saur Kraut 21e
We sell every ilay ilisbes
that are guaranteed not to
craze or the pattern to fade.
Our Glassware and Stone-
ware Department is com-
plete and prices are right.
We never turn away pro-
duce of any kiud that is
good.
T. Prince
)t South Bock Island
Phone 13.
Why Not
Own Your Own Home
You Can Stop Renting
RICKER & SAXEY
Represent the Best
Building & Loan Ass'n.
Doing Business in Oklahoma
See them about the
MONTHLY EASY PAYMENT PLAN
PRIVATE MONEY TO LOAN.
BUFFALO BIL LISM
BEARS EARLY FRUIT, AS WE PRE-
DICTED IT WOULD.
EDITORS ARE IN REVOLT
They Refuse to Attend a Wild and
Wooly Buffalo Hunt and Scalp-
ing Match.
Attend
Our
Great
Remnant
Sale of
Wall
Paper
On
The 31st.
All
Remnants
At
5 cents
Per
Bolt.
City Drug Stare,
P. J. Cook.
Propr.
Dr. Edington, of Watonga, was in
the city this morning.
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We Sell SHOES
Not merely foot covering made to sell
hut SHOES GOOD HONEST SHOES,
made to wear and make your feet
look Dressed Up*
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We are residents of El
Reno, therefore make good all
Wednesday May 31st |
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We offer any $2.50 Shoe or 0\'
ford in the house at
For that dav only
RIO GRANDE ON THE RAMPAGE.
The River Overflows, Driving Settlers
to the Hills for Safety.
Albuquerque, N. M-. May 2,".—The
Rio Grande, swollen to a river almost
a mile wide, is flowing through the
middle of the village of Tome, twenty
miles south of Albuquerque, while the
six hundred inhabitants of the village
are camping on the hills and watching
their homes being swept away.
The entire property of the villagers
is destroyed, along with their crops
A strong dyke had been built along
[the river north and south of the vill-
' age and it was believed that, no mat
\ ier what the rise this spring, the \ill-
1 age was safe. Tuesday, however, the
^ current began to shift toward the dyke
| and during the night it cut through
and into the town.
I Heavy damage is reported from im-
! mediately below this city to Engle, in
I southern Socorro county and fear is
j entertained that the river villages will
| suffer before the present freshet is
j passed.
3!
hand piano, a new or second
hand organ don't fail to see q
us before you buy. 0
Remember, we are offering 0
bargains every day and spec- O
ial bargains on Sales Day.
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0 211 S. Rock Island Avenue. ^
ALSO 10 Per Cent Discount on all
other shoes.
nore wear, more comfort, more style ^
^ ant| a better fit for less money at
| H. R. Canon & Co. f
^ Shoers of the People.
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GREAT WHEAT PROSPECTS.
Governor Ferguson Says the Crop Will
Be a Record Breaker.
Governor Ferguson stated to Dr.
Harvey yesterday, that reports from
all over the territory in regard to the
wheat croi> were of the most encour-
aging nature. In one or two localities
some damage from rust is reported,
but the general condition is excellent,
and the crop will be the b<xt. ever
! raised in Oklahoma. The recent rains
j were of almost incalculable benefit to
the growing wheat, and an enormous
yield is expected.
Bolton, tilt exclira.on manager lor the
Boiler avenue sisters and the Okla-
homa Press Association, published to
the world an interview in a Kansas
City paper, wherein he stated that one
of the attractions for the detectatlon
of the National editors, would he a
public scalping of a white man by Old
Geronimo. We said then that such '
statements would prove to he an ir-
reparable injury to Oklahoma by ad-
vertising us to the world as an aggre-
gation of outlaws, savages and hood-
lums.
The fruitage of such assaninity is
now being harvested. The first install-
ment comes from a refusal of the
Massachusetts press association to at-
tend th" National Press association.
The Refusal.
Boston, Mass., May 24 —The Massa-
chusetts Press Asociation has voted
to refuse to attend the National Press
Association meeting at Guthrie, he-
cause of an understanding that there
is to be buffalo baiting and Sabbath-
breaking.
A copy of the proceedings will be
forwarded to officers of the National
Press Association, with instructions
to omit all members of the Massachu-
setts association from the personnel
of the party and participation in the
meeting.
Joe Waring
Sealer in Fliur, Fe«d
Hay,Etc A
OUR SPECIAL SALE WEDNESDAY.
HAY 31st.
j Chop 90 cents per hundred,
j Cracked Corn 90 cents per hundred.
112 E. Wade St. - Both 'phones 454.
HERRICK RENOMINATED.
Hats! Hats! Hats
On every Wednesday I will make
a big reduction on all millinery I
will make It to your interest to buy
here at all times MRS F BOUQH-
MAN. second door Bouth of First Na-
tional bank. South Bickford.
Carnival Notice.
We the undersigned have just re
turned from Chickasha where we mad®
a careful inspection of the Alamo Car-
nival company's shows. We found
them to be clean moral attractions
and largely attended by women and'
children They are highly recommend-
ed by the mayor and chief of police,
of Chickasha. These shows will ap-
pear in El Reno for the week begin-
ning May 29th under the auspices of
the Red Men.
J. G. STRONG.
O. L. RICHARDS.
Again the Choice of the Ohio Repub-
licans For Governor.
Columbus, Ohio, May 25. The re-
publicans in state convention here to-
day renominated Derrick for the gov-
ernorship of Ohio.
W I. Thomas, of this city, who for
the past year has been a sub-railway
postal clerk, yesterday received his.
appointment as a regular clerk. His
run will be between Enid, Oklahoma,,
and Beaumont, Kansas
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Hensley, T. F. The El Reno Democrat. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 16, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1905, newspaper, May 25, 1905; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc111500/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.