The El Reno Democrat. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 8, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1902 Page: 1 of 8
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EMOCRAT,
T. F. HENSLEY, Proprietor.
vol XIII.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
$1.25 PER YEAR
El ^ceno, Oklahoma Territory, May 8, 1902.
No. 15.
Bret Hart Dead.
Bret Hart, the famous American
author, died in London last Monday
evening from an affection of the throat.
He was well known in the literary
world.
Potter Palmer Dead.
Potter Palmer, for nearly half a cen-
tury one of Chicago's most prominent
hotel and business men died last Sun-
day evening at his residence on Lake
Shore, Chicago.
Congressman Dead.
Congressman Amos Cummings of
New York, died in a hospital at Balti-
more, Friday night. He was sixty-one
years of age. and died of pneumonia.
World s Fair Postponed.
Tha world's Fair at St, Louis has
been postponed from 1903 to 1904 by
Congress. The arrangement was
brought about in this way. The di-
rectors have favored a postponement
for sometime and wh en the lundry
civil bill came up before the senate it
contained an appropriation by the gen-
eral government of $1,018,000 to pro.
vide a government exhibit. This ap-
propriation is made available for 190-1
and the bill fixes the time for the ex.
position to open in that year.
Congressman Dead.
J. S. Salmon, congessman from the
fourth district of New Jersey, died
suddenly Tuesday at his home in
Boonton, N. J., of apoplexy. He was
50 years old and was serving his sec-
ond term.
Sampson Dead.
Hear Admiral Sampson died at his
home in Washington city at 5 o'clock
Tuesday evening. The immediate
cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage
He had been in a sub-conscious state
for seyeral days.
William Thomas Sampson, Rear Ad-
miral of the United States Navy, re-
tired, was barn in the state of New
York, Feb. 9, 1840. He was appointed
to the Naval Academy at Annapolis at
the age of tifieen years. He left the
school and became a midshipman Sept
"-'4, 1857. He was made a lieutenant in
18tS2; lieutenant commander in 1874;
captain of a warship in 1839; commo-
dore July 3, 1898 and rear admiral
August 10, 1899.
Waterspout at Foss.
A special to the Daily Oklahoman
Monday from Foss, Oklahoma stat-
ed that a waterspout struck that town
Sunday evening about nine o'clock,
causing the death of nine persons,
whose names are given as follows: J.
M. Morgan, wife, and son; Mrs. But-
terfield and grand-daughter; Mrs.
Hutchens; Mrs. Miller and daughter
and an unknown person.
Many houses were washed away.
The town is located on a creek and the
raging torrents burst upon the inhabi-
tants without a moment's warning.
Many people had narrow escapes. Con-
siderable damage was done to the
Choctaw road, about a mile of the track
being washed away.
by his
Francisco.
Sporting.
Fitzsimmons, accompanied
family, is en route for San
He expjcts to kick up a row with Jef-
feries if he can; otherwise he will go
to England and see if he can't get up
a light during coronation weak.
Statehood Bill.
Owing to the death of Representa-
tive Salmon of New Jersey, the consid-
eration of the statehood bill in the
house Tuesday went over until Wednes-
day.
Here Too.
Col. A. J. Blackwell, of Blackwell,
who owns coal mines, has reduced the
price of coal in his town from $7.50
and $8 00 to $4.80. The other coal
dealers of Blackwell say that Black-
well is crazy. The Col. not only sells
the coal cheap, but he buys the ashes
back at the same price he sold the
coal at, by weight hence, the eoasum
er only pays for what he gets out of
the coal. Wish one of our coal dealers
had gone crazy last winter when it was
real cold.—Enid Wave.
The town of Blackwell is discussing
the question of installing a gas plant,
High electric light charges and im-
perfect service was the principal argu-
ment in favor of the gas plant.
There are two ordinances which are
disregarded by everyone, but should
be enforced with the utmost vigor.
We refer to the ordinance prohibiting
fast driving in the streets and the ordi-
nance which punishes by fine anyone
who leaves a horse or team unhitched
in the public streets, The safety of
the life and person of pedestrains
should not be exposed by such reck-
less carelessness in this regard as may
be witnessed almost every hour in the
day.
A
A Brave Girl.
tramp called Monday
at the
back door of Fred Wright's residence
and asked for a hand out. The hired
girl was alone and did not want to be
/"V annoyed by his trampship. She ac-
cordingly ordered him to move on,but
instead of moving he made some back
talk, when the girl siezod a revolver
and took the gentleman in charge and
held him a captive until a policeman
could be summoned, who landed him
in the cooler.
J
Narrow Vs Wide Paving.
Oklahoma City has employed an ex-
pert from Omaha, to provide plans for
increasing their water supply, to in-
struct them how to care for their sew-
er system and extend it more effect-
ively.
In his preliminary report this ex-
pert gives the following good advice,
which it will be well for El Reno to
prolit by. He says:
"In the business portion of your city
I would suggest that you can save
much money by bringing your side-
walks out to a width of twenty feet at
least; many of the larger cities are
just discovering that it is better and
more economical to have wider walks
and streets not so wide. I would sug-
gest that twenty-five feet is sufficient
for the paved portion of the street.
In a short time you will be extending
the paving out into the resident dis-
tricts. By making the pavements
narrow you m ike it less expe nsive for
your citizens. Twenty-five feet for
paving in the resident portion is ample
and this fact is being recognized even
in all the larger cities and is acted on
in Omaha, even along the fashionable
streets of wealthy people. I would
also recommend the placing of side-
walks in the middle of the space on
each side of the pavei portion of the
street and have trees planted on each
side of the walk-"
Water Cure War Song.
Sinje the discovery has bjen made
of the rather strenuous manner em-
ployed by some of the American troops
in the Pnilippiues in forcing confes-
sions from their enemies, a wave of
horror has gone over this country at
the thought that a civilizad natioa as
strong and powerful as the United
States should engage, through itsarmy
in such uncivilized warfare. The con-
gressional investigation promises to
sift the "water cure"' treatniint to the
bottom and the prospects are that the
court-martial will catch and dispose
of several of the leaders of the practice.
Amongst all that has been written
on the subject probably nothing has
been said which shows up its iniquity
better than the following from the pen
of S. E. Riser, the Chicago Record-
Herald poet:
(Air "Marching Through Georgia.")
Get the good old syringe, boys, and
fill it to the brim,
Wo've caught another "nigger" and
we'll operate on him—
Let some one take the handle who can
work it with a vim,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
Chorus.
Hurrah! Hurrah! We bring the jubilee;
Hurrah! Hurrah! The Hug that makes
him free!
Shove in the nozzle deep and let him
taste of liberty,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
We've come across the bounding main
to kindly spread around
Sweet liberty wherever there are rebels
to be found—
Come, hurry with the syringe, boys,
we've got him down and bound,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
O, pump it in him till he swells up
like a toy balloon!
The fool pretends that liberty is not a
precious boon.
But we'll contrive to make him see the
beauty of it soon,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
Keep the piston going boys, and let the
banner wave.
The banner that floats proudly o'er the
noble and the brave,
Keep on until the squirt-gun breaks or
he explodes, the slave—
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
Chorus.
Hurrah! Hurrah! We bring the jubilee:
Hurrah! Hurrah! The flag that makes
him free!
We've got him down, so let us pump
him full of liberty,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom.
From Charles City (Iowa) Advocate.
of Nerve Force
Is
PAINE'S CELERY
COMPOUND
Banishes
Nervous Prostration. Hysteria,
and Sleeplessness.
Any intelligent man or woman can
easily detect victims of nervous troubles
by taking a ten minute walk on any
of the crowded streets of our cities
or towns. The observer will note
countenances full of feverish anxiety,
harassed looks, unsteady hands, falter-
ing steps, twitching muscles, pallid
faces, and startled, anxious looks when
unusual noises are made. Such people
are, without doubt, victims of nervous
prostration, hysteria, or insomnia'
The whole system suffers—the brain,
the spinal cord, and the sympathetic
system.
It is unnecessary to dilate minuttly
on thecauscsof nervousness. Business
cares and disappointments, haste after
riches and honors, social and house
hold worries, sexual and alcoholic ex
cesses, watching and anxiety, and loss
of near and dear ones, all contribute
to the breaking down of the nervous
organism of men and women.
In earnest words we set before this
alllicted class the truth that Paine's
Celery Compound affords a speedy and
sure cure for all forms of nervous dis
eases. The great medicine is a perfect
restorer of nerve force and power;
sure builder and strengihener of the
weak and debilitated system
Paine's Celery Compound has en-
abled thousands in every city and town
of our land to renew and invigorate
their health and keep their places in
business and in society. In all large
centers where nervous diseases are
common, the best physicians prescribe
I'aine's Celery Compound with con-
tinued success.
A few bottles of nature's health re-
storer used during the month of May,
will completely banish all nervous dis-
orders, by giving new nerve force,
purer blood, better digestion, normal
appetite, and refreshing sleep. In a
word. Paine's Celery Compound will
giv.e you the full powers of robust man-
hood and true womanhood.
One or None.
It has been asked of me by quite a
number since the convention adjourn-
ed, my position upon the statehood
question. I only wish to say, in repe-
tition of what 1 have often said, that
we must have one state of the two
great territories.—Wm. Cross,
The Matron's Contest.
The anticipated pleasure of last Fri-
day night was thoroughly realized by
those who attended theMatron'scontest
at the opera house last night, gotten up
by the ladies of the W. C. T. U. under
the leadership of Mrs. Wade Hamp-
ton for the benefit of the Y. M. C. A.
and public library. A prize wasoffered
for the best recitation, the following
ladies competing: Mcsdames Reynolds,
Monroe, Cook, Wood, Fowler, Miller,
McElrath. Bloys and Mover. The
judges were D. I). Pavisson, county su-
perintendent of public instruction, T.
F. Hensloy, and Mr. Fogg, and they
decided that Mrs. Frank Meyer was
entitled to the prize, which was a
beautiful gold bowl souvenir spoon or-
namentod with W. C. T. U. emblems.
Rev. Hayes made the presentation.
Mrs, Meyer also rendered some new
eoon songs accompanied on the piano
by her daughter Miss Bessie. She
graciously responded to the hearty en-
cores which repeatedly called her
back. Mrs. Cook was pronounced by
the judges to be the next best in the
elocutionary contest. All of the la-
dies did remarkably well and great
credit is due them for so generously
assisting in the entertainment. The
music was kindly donated by the dif-
ferent organizations of the town. Mrs
Wattson with her trained choir didnot
allow the musical program to be
slighted. The last number on the pro-
gram was an old fashioned spelling
bee, under the direction of Mrs. C. R.
Miller. It was rather late when this
number was reached, but the spellers
were chosen from the audience and the
fun commenced, but the spectators be-
gan to grow weary and thin out, and
when ' he spellers had dwindled down
to three,—Prof. Davisson, B. F. Chap-
man, and Mr. Davis of the Kelso firm,
the match was declared off. Forty dol-
lars' worth of tickets were sold and the
entertainment was declared a success.
Senator Tilltaan broke out of the
correll again yesterday.
Diamond Dyes
Original and only relia
Beware of poor imitati
>le'
The Three Judges.
A special to the State Capitol yes-
terday stated that Delegate Flynn
had called at the White House and
presented to the President threo lead-
ing candidates for judicial honors in
Oklahoma.
The three candidates were F. E.
Gillette of this city; J. L. l'ancoast of
Perry and J. K. Baauchamp of Enid.
It is probable that all three appoint-
ments will be announced simultan-
eously.
The Rock Island will sell round-trip
tickets to Chicogo, I: inois June 10-17
21-24, for $25, on acoonnt of Session
Summer Institute. Return limit S( p-
tember 15th 1902.
H, Callahan, Asrent'
It is the duty of the city marshal to
see to it that the ordinances are en-
forced which compels a cleaning up of
the streets, alleys, a ad back yards and
that they are kept clean of the filth
and pest-breeding accumulations of the
past winter. The hot season is here
and if the city is not given a general
cleaning up sickness and disease will
be the result.
Special Notice.
All citizens and business men who
are interested in the future welfare of
El Reno, are requested to assemble at
the district court room at 8 o'clock P.
M., tomorrow (Thursday) evening for
the purpose of organizing a business
or commercial club. Lat there be a
free attendance. Many Citizkns.
Notice To Contractors.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids for the erection of a threo story
brick business house, to be erected on
Bickford Avenue in El Reno on the
present site of Green's restaurant,
will bo received at the office of W. II.
Riley & Co. up to two o'clock, Wed-
nesday, May 2^t, 1902.
The plans and specifications may be
seen at the office of the undersigned
archetects. The owner reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
W. H. Riley & Co.
We desire to thank those who so
graciously assisted the ladies of the
W. C. T. U., in their entertainment
last Friday evening for the benefit of
the Y. M. C. A. We are especially
grateful to Mrs. Uruchinan and her
pupils composing the "Studio Orches-
tra." They came at a moments notice
and kindly took the place on the pro-
gram for the El Reno orchestra who
were unavoidably prevented from fill-
ing their engagement.
Wo sincerely thank you.
Mrs. Wade Hampton,
Supt. Medal Contest Department.
OLD HICKOKY.
A tine Old Kentucky whisky, justly
famous for its purity and delightful
flavor. Take a little "for thy stom-
ach's sake and for thino often infirmi-
ties." For sale By—H- Harms & Bro.
Warning.
Keep out of the alleys where sewers
have recently been put in. The re-
cent rains have mado it dangerous for
horsemen and all kinds of vehicles.
On July 5th and 0th one faro plus $3
for the round trip to Minneapolis Minn
Return limit Sept. 1st, via the Rock
Island account annual meeting Nation-
al Educational association.
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