Oklahoma State Register. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 21, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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EOTSTER
SIXTEENTH YEAJi N .
GUTHRIE, OKLA., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 21, 1907.
* 1.00 PER YEAR
I Guess The 60 Per Cent Coal Rate Reduction Ordered By The Railroad Commission Will Keep You Warm This Winter
, the 46th Star, Arose
at 9 O'clock Saturday Morning,
Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, Western time, Oklahoma was
added as the 46th stale of the Union by the proclamation of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in Washington, and the next instant the wires
flashed the news to Guthrie, and immediately the bells began to
ring, the whistles blow and guns to fire. The streets were crowded
with visitors who had come to attend the inaugural ceremonies.
There were fully 25,000 in the city; the buildings were decorated,
the many bands were playing and the different military and civic
organizations were marching.
The inaugural ceremonies took place on the front steps of the
Cargenie building, where Governor C. N. Haskell was sworn in by-
Leslie G. Nibiack, and the marriage of Oklahoma and Indian Ter-
ritory took place. Oklahoma was given away bv C. G. Jones, of
Oklahoma City, and Indian Territory by W. A. Durant, of Dur-
ant, I. T.
The ceremonies were started by Judge Frank Dale, chairman
of the inaugural committee, who introduced Secretary Chas. H.
Filson, who read the President's proclama'ion. Governor Haskell
delivered a lengthy address, that was cheered to the echo at every
turn by those who were near enough to hear it. Upon its comple-
tion, in order that the state might not be without representatives
in the United States senate until the legislature convened, the
governor appointed Robert L. Owen and Thomas P. Gore senators ,
who, in response to the crowd, pade sho tr addresses.
The parade then took place, marching to Island Park, where
a grand barbecue was served. The parac'e was of great length and
of inspiring interest. The governor was escorted by the other
state officers in carr.ages. The parade was led by the Muskogee
Light Horse cavalry, followed by the lilue and the Grey, the Anti-
Horsethief association, the Spanish war veterans, the State militia,
and many bands, the Whitaker Orphan band, of Indian school
children, being given tne place of honor.
At Island Park 30 beeves were barbecued and served out to
the crowd by over one hundred young girls brought from Wood-
ward as the guests of Railroad Commissioner Jack Love. The
roasted bee) was cut and made into sandwiches and handed out to
persons as the filed by after having shaken hands with Governor
and Mrs. Haskell. Island Park is exceedingly handsome, the day
was warm, and this was pronounced the best part of the ceremonies
t f the day.
In the evening a brilliant inaugural ball was given in the city
hall, where the wealth, beauty and culture of the two territories
met for the first time on common social grounds. Governor and
Mrs. Haskell led the grand march at 9:30.
The event went off in a pleasant way, and nothing happened
to mar the occasions, not even the farewell libations incident upon
the closing of the saloons.
The governor's address given in full on page 2.
Judge Hainer Endorsed
By Perry Bar. j
j a body welcome Hi3 Honor, into our |
! ranks as a practitioner before the
Bench he has so long adorned, and be-
Having become a private citizen it1 speak for him that high degree of suc-
19 possible that Judge Bayard T. Hain- j cess and attainment as a lawyer which
er may return again and make his re- [ ought to accompany his rare scholar-
sidence in Guthrie. If he should do so j ship and experience in his profession,
he will be welcomed by his old friends I Be it Further Resolved, that these
and neighbors. Judge Hainer holds a resolutions be caused to be entered
great deal of property here and would j upon the minutes and journal of the
prove a strong factor in the upbuilding 1 court, and that a copy thereof be fur-
of the city. Judge Hainer has won an j nished to the press.
enviable reputation wh le on the bench. I S. H. Harris, H. B. Martin, H. E. St.
No scandle ever attached to his admini- Clair, Committer.
stration, he was involved in no corpor-
ate interests. He did sot allow parti-1 Fort Smith Mlist
sen considerations to enter his judge-'
ment, as shown Dy his decision on the
right of the constitutional convention
to create counties. That these qualities
are fully appreciated in his district
where he presided as judge and lived
as a citizen, is shown by the following
resolutions:
In the District Court of Noble
Comply With 2 cent Rate.
I he board of railroad commissioners
mot in their first session Wednesday
and organized by electing Jack Love
to six years term, J. J. McAlester four
years and A I' Watson two years,
which makes Mr. Love chairman. The
firs'- business it transacted was to give
County, Oklohoma Territory. In the j I"ort Smith & Western an ultima-
matter of the retirement of Honorable j 'um '° comply with the 2 cent rate.
Bayard T. Hainer from the Bench of ( the other railroads complied with
said court. !the new law immediately upon state-
Resolutions: Be it resolved, by the ; hood.
bar of said court, duly assembled, upon
the occasion of the retirement of the
Honorable Bayard T. Hainer as Judge.
That we recognize in his departure
from the bench the loss of an able,
learned, painstaking, and in all respects
thoroughly competent member of the
Paragraphic News.
General G. M. Parks, pa3t depart-
ment commander of the department of
Oklahoma G. A. R. died at Enid.
It is considered Alfalfa Bill Murry
Bench, that during the long period of wi" be elect;id Speaker of the legtsla-
time covering perhaps one-half of the j live as3embl) by acclamation.
profi\ ijnal experience of the average j ^hc congressional grant of $5,000,000
member of the bar, in which his Honor ^or public schools, in lueof school lands
has presided over said Court, said j w'" belp the "stringency" some.
Court has bean justly distinguished J G. O. Pomeroy and G. V. Henne
for eventually arriving at the ascer-J agents of the White Steam Car Co. of
tainment and enforcement of the Chicago, drove over Oklahoma in one
truth, the great end and purpose of all of their lergest automobiles.
Courts of Justice, that His Honor has The town of Ingall's where the fa-
always given to the performance of moU3 second Da]ton outlaw baUle tQjk
his duties as Judge industrious md sin- I place, when four deputy marshals
cere effort and labor, and he brought I were killed, has been discontinued,
to that end a magnificent fund of le- , , r, . ,
• J. Menner of Muskogee, a newspa-
gal learning and experience, and that
the bar, during his term of office, has
receiyed from him every aid and en-
couragement possible for the Court to
per writer who could make his mark
the newspapers of New York, was
married last week to Mrs. Harriett
. . . , ... ... Wright Gray, an estimable lady who
xtend in caring for the rights and !in- , , , , ,
b ! will add those virtuts to John he does
terests of the litigants in said Couit.
Be it Further Resolved, that we as
not already posses.
Governor Haskell favors the call of
President Roosevelt of a conference in
Washington of all the governors rela-
tive to the preservation of the coun-
try's natural resources.
Yeatman Smith of Oklahoma City-
was the man fined and got 30 days in
jail is a bootlegger. He is the first
victim to suffer under the constitution.
"Yes." said Representative Champ
Clark of Missouri, after shaking hands
with the President, "all the one-gallus
boys in this country are either for
Roosevelt or Bryan for President. All
the other kind are for somebody else "
Governor Frantz's proclamation hav-
ing action but in one half of the state
of Oklahoma, Governor Haskell issued
one for the other half. Governor Has-
kell's first a.:t was to pnj >in the Stan-
dard Oil frjm slipping through a pipe
line between Kansas and Indian Terri-
tory between the statehood proclami-
tion and his sweiring-in. He swore in
"sooner".
Nikola 1 esla announces that with
the co operation of power producing
companies at Niagara Falls he is pie-
paring to bail Mars with Niagara's
voice. A way has been found at last I
for transmitting a wireless message
across the gulf, varying from 40 mil-j
lion to 10J million miles, which separ-
ates this earth from Mars.
Call for Convention
School Lane; Lessees.
All school Land Lessees requested to
meet in Guthrie December 1, a day be-
fore the meeting of the legislature, for
the purpose of formulating a bill to be
Subordinate State
Officers Appointed.
Numerous new appointments in the
various departments of the state were
made including that of S. 0. Daws, of
Washita county, tobesfate librarian.
Peter Hanraty, state m'ne inspector,
has mape T D Kelly, of Oklahoma City,
statt oil inspector, with James Gibbons |
of Tulsa, and B J Clardy, of Shawnee,
deputy inspectors.
T J McComb, insurance commissioner
named H O St irk, ol Oklahoma City,
first assistant.
W L Ross, of E lmond, is nam-'d first
assislant superintendent of public in-
struction by E I) C ameron.
\V L Campbell, supreme court clerk,
named Mitchell Bonner, of Ardmore,
his office deputy, and Jap P.-dicor;!, of
Oklahoma his journal clerk.
Gov. Has named F B Lillie, o( Guth-
rie, and W T Dodd, of Caddo, 011 the
ti e pharmaceutical board. Almont C
Hixon, of Guthrie, A E Bonnell, of
Muskogee, and W N Bryan, of Clare-
more, on th<s state dental examining
board. A E Davenport, of Tishomingo
on the state board of health.
The following composes the state
board of agriculture: J P Connors, of
1'iltsburg county, president; Joseph P
Roetzel, of Blaine county, D N Robb,
of Atoka county, Daniel Diehl, Kiowa
county, R S Burns, Dewey county, It
1' Lindsay, of Mayes county, G T B-iy-
an, of Noble county, and S D Dennis,
of Lincoln cnunty.
It is understood that Roy Waugh, of
Shawnee, will be secretary of the
board, succeeding C A McNabb, of
Oklahoma City.
•„ ; , .i 1 . „ 1 Of the governor's appointees the fol-
presented re ative to the disposition of , ...
n,0 ti,; • .. , lowing were reappointed : B F Lilne,
the lands. This is a serious matter and
all lessees should be present.
RICHARD HANSING, President.
of Guthrie, A C Hixon, of Guthrie, and
Ewers White, of Pottawatomie county.
G T Bryan was transferred to the
'POOR OLD BILL CROSS"
jHIK the news came that "Hill" Cross was
"dead, hundreds of big strong men all over
the territory shed tears like children.
"Poor old Hill," said one of his best friends
endearingly, as he dropped the telephone that
brought the news at the Royal hotel, and hast-
ened away to hide the big tears rolling down his
cheeks.
And now the Hon. Wm. Cross is poing to
get well and occupy the office of secretary of
state, to which the people have elected him be-
cause of their love for him
Hut was there ever such a tribute to a man
in the territory who had so little of this world's
goods? Wm. Cross has amassed no riches at the
expense of other's suffering; all his life he has
earned money and given it away; all his life he
has stored away love in his heart, like a bee
honey from the flowers, ar.d scattered it like the
night the dew of morning. And now the winds
of love from the four corners of the earth waft
the grateful perfume of a thousand heart's as in-
cense to his life.
Good old Hill Cross, profligate in the riches
of heart and pursu; provident only in the love of
his fri
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT BECLABES
Uusiness Conditions Fundain^r 4ally Sound, Banks anil
Trust Companies Solvent, % rreney Abundant, lie
Asserts, in Directing Bond T 1 Note Issue, and
Says Causeless Hoarding i& Miole Trouble.
WASHINOTON, Nov. 17--President
Roosevelt's letter to Secretary Cortel-
you authorizing the $150,000,000 bond
and issue follows;
"The White House, Washington,
Nov. 17, 1907.
"My Dear Mr. Cortelyou—I have
considered your proposal. 1 approve
the issue of the fifty millions of Pana-
ma bonds, which will be immediately
available as the basis for additional
currency. 1 also approve the issue of
$10d,000,000, or so much as you may
find necessary, $50 3 per cent interest
bearing government notes, the pro-
ceeds of the sale of which can be at
once deposited by you where the great-
est need exists, and more especially in
the West and South, where the crops
have to be moved.
"I have assurance that the leaders
of Congress are considering a currency
bill whicn will meet in permanent fash-
ion the needs of the situation, and
which I believe will be passed at an
early date after congress convenes, two
weeks hence.
"What is most needed just at
presenp is THAT OUR CITIZItNS SHOULD
REALIZE How FUNDAMENTALLY SOUND
BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN THIS COUNTRY
are, AND HOW ABSURD IT IS TO PERMIT
THEMSELVES TO GET INTO A PANIC AND
CREATE a STRINGENCY BY HOARDING
THEIR SAVINGS INSTEAD OF TRUSTING
PERFECTLY SOUND BANKS. There is no
particle of risk involvod in letting bus-
iness take its natural course, and the
people can help themselves and the
country most by putting back into ac-
tive circulation the money they are
a native of Iowa, and has lived in'
Coyle until appointed deputy clerk of i
Logan counly two years ago
Charles E Griswold, district clerk of 1
Logan coun'y, named Walter Warren,
of Guthrie, his deputy. Warren served
two years as journal clerk under Joe
Norris when he was U.S. district court i
clerk. Mr. Warren is a lawyer, and
came lo Guthrie from Chicago five
years ago.
A S Wyly, of Tahlequah, a member,
of the constitutional convention, was
named a regent for noamal schools.
Mr. W>ly is a part blood Cherokee In
dian.
hoarding. A
"lhe bank/ nd trust companies are
solvent. There- more currency in the
country today tuan there was a month
ago when the supply was ample. Over
$55,000,000 has been imported, and the
government has deposited another Wt,
000,000. These are facts, and 1 appeal
to the public co co-operate with us in
restoring normal business conditions.
The government will see that the peo-
ple do not suffer, if only the people
themselves will act in a normal way.
"Crops are good and business condi-
tions are sound, and we should put tha
money we have into circulation in or-
der to meet the needs of abounding
prosperity. There is no analogy at
all with the way things WERE in
1893. On Nov. 30 of that year there
was in the treasury but $101,0 )0,000 in
gold. On Nov. 14 of this year there
was in the treasury $901,000,000 of
gold. Ten years ago the circulation
peroapity was $23.23. It is>o«v $33 23.
"The steps that you now take, the
ability of the government to back them
up and the fact that not a particle of
risk is involved tnerein give the fullest
guarantee of the sound condition of
our people and the sound condition of
our treasury. All that our people have
to do now is to go ahead with their
normal business in a normal fashion
and the whole difficulty disappears;
and this end will be achieved at once if
each man will act as he normally does
act and as the real conditions of the
country's condition fully warrant his
now acting. "Sincerely yours,
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
8. Still well II. Russell,
ti. John Caruthers,
10. Win L. Maben,
11. A. H. Huston,
12. Wm. Bowles,
13. Ceo. W. Clark,
14. R. McMillen,
15. Frances Bailey,
16 J. F. Jonnson,
Ardmore.
Okemah.
Shawnee-
Guthrie.
Perry.
Oklahoma.
Pauls Valley.
Chickasha.
Lawton.
l he New County Salaries.
Many of the new county officers el
ected last September did not know def-
initely what salaries they would rece-
ive, arid even low few people of the
forty nine new counties are possessed
<, of this information The Oklahoma
At a joint session of the justices of , ... ,
„ ni,i„u„™„ .I ...:,u .u„ 1 8'atutes the salary with the excep.
tiun that under a section of the sche-
Legislature Called to
fleet December 2.
board of agriculture from the Oklahoma
live stock sanitary board. D N Robb.
of Atoka, was thi republican member
Whereas. The constitution of the of the state 3Upreme eiection board
state of Oklahoma prov.des that the , created by the constitutional conven-
first legislature shall meet at the seat tion, but held invalid by Jud^e Bur
of government upon the proclamation ! ford.
of the governor at the date named in 1 w L Ko8B> assistant superintendent
his proclamation, which shall not he j 0f schools, is an old timer in Oklahoma,
more than thirty days nor less than fif- | having se. ved a3 a teacher in the Cen-
teen days after the admission of the tral Normal at Edmond during the ad-
state into the link . and ministration of Governor Renfrow. He
Wherea?0jnJed b,teoi- O! 'anoma has j jlas been a taxpayer in Oklahoma coun
been admi iect,ed union on this, j ty f0r twelve years. He was a
lU07S'Xte(>nt''l'r" m N°Vember'A D' her of the Texas Christian „ni
're m
Now, therefore I, C N. Haskell,
governor of the state of Oklahoma, by
virtue of the authority vested by the
constitution of the State of Oklahoma,
do by this proclamation convoke both
houses of the legislature of the
State of Oklahoma at the seat of gov-
ernment in the City of Guthrie, at 12
o'clock, noon, on the second d^y of
December, A. D. 1907.
All those entitled to act as members
of the first legislature of the State of
Oklahoma are required to take notice
of this proclamation and attend at the
time and plac i above stated.
Given under my hand and the great
seal of the State of Oklahoma on the
twentieth day ol November, A. D.
1907. C. N. Haskell,
Governor,
By the Coventor.
Wm. Cross, Sec. of State.
By Leo Meyers, Deputy.
mem-
ber of the Texas Christian university
at Waco, Tex.
Mitchell Ponner, named assistant
supreme court clei k, is a brother-in-
law of W II L Campbell, the clerk. He
has lived aUArdmore for a number of
years. Mr. Campbell is a native of
North Carolina, and his journal clerk,
Mr. Pedicord, is from Illinois.
T D Kelly, state oil inspector, is from
Ireland, and has lived in Oklahoma
City seven years.
H O Stark, assistant insurance com-
missioner, is a native of Illinois ar.d a
newspaper man, and publisher of the
j Reader at Okemah. For some time he
[ has lived in Oklahoma City.
1 S O Daws, state librarian, is from
j Mississippi. For twelve years he has
j lived in Washita county, where he
homesteaded a claim. He is ex-presi-
dent of the Farmers' union of the two
territories.
' Carl Rice, assistant state auditor, is
District Court
Session Terms bet.
lint session of the j'ustices of
the Oklahoma supreme court with the
district j'udges of the new state in the 1 ,i"i . I'l-TuT.""' . . ,
f , 1 , 1 •,"ull> of the constitution, county judges
federal court building Monday after- ,, .
,,,,, , , ., and county attorneys in counties of
noon, scheduled for each of the Keven- II10re lhdn thirty thousand population
teen districis represented were made 1 are given a raise.
out. The time and length of the var- J For the offices of sheriff, county
ious terms of court were suggested by ' judge, register of deeds, county clerk,
the district judges and concurred in J county treasurer, county attorney, and
j and announced by the members of the commissioners there is a graduated
supreme bench. ! scale.
T e schedule for the Eleventh dis i counties of ten thousand or less
trict of which Logan county is a mem- tne following salaries are provided;
bei A. II. Huston of this city presiding sheriff' $1,GOO; judge, Sf.OuO; register
judge follow. ; of deeds, $900, clerk, S700; treasurer,
Logan, Monday, Nov. 25, until Sat-j®^' attorney, $1,000; commissioners,
urday, Nov. 30. 1 $*80.
Couuties of ten to fifteen thousand;
sheriff, $2,000; judge, $1,200; register
of de^ds, $1,200; clerk, $1,000; treas-
Kingflsher county —Tuesdty Dec. 3rd
to Saturday Dec. 21.
Regular term -Logan county, Mon-
day January 20 to the last Saturday
before the first Monday in April.
Twelfth district—Judge W. W.
Bowles, Perry.
Kay county - Monda , Dec. 2 to Jan.
30, 1908.
Grant county -Feb. 3, 1908, to Feb.
29. 1908.
May 30th, 1908
Tenth district
Pottawatomie
urer, $1,500.
In counties of ten to thirteen thous-
and the attorney receives $1,150; the
commissioners $200; or thirteen to six-
teen thousand, attorney, $1,250; com-
missioners, $200; of 16,000 to 20,000,
attorney, $1,350; commissioners, $300.
In counties of 15,000 to 18,000 popul-
XI., ,« , ■ ation the salaries of the sheriff is $24(J0:
Noble county March 2.1. 1J08 to j judge, $1,400; register of deeds, $1,600;
j clerk, $1,300; treasurer, $1,800.
Judge W. N. Maben. | The salaries for counties of 18,000 to
county—Tecumseh, I 20,009 population are: sheriff $2,8000,
Monday, Dec. 2d, to Feb. 1; March 9|JudKe_ $1,000; cierk, f 1,(W0; in counties
to May 9, 1908; June 8 to July 15. 1903; I over a),0oo population the tresures re-
Monday, Oct. 19, to Dec. 22, 1908. Iceives $2,200 and commissioners $350.
Chandler, Monday, Feb. 3 to March ' In addition to these salaries the sher-
7, 1908; Monday, May 10, to June (i, j iff receives lees also for feeding pris-
1908; Monday, Sept. Hi, to Oct. 17, oners and collecting personal taxes,
1908. 1 and his necessary travelling expenses
-Four out of the twenty-one districts 'n transporting prisoners outside of the
1 . . , , . county. 'I he registers of deeds receive
in the slate were not represented. fifpy cent 0fall feea jn exce8a of
They were the twentieth, Judge Mil-! the amount of salaries. The clerk may
ton C. Garber of Enid; eighteenth, U. 1 be allowed $300 by the commissioners
A. Brown of Magnum, seventeenth, E 'or rooking out the tax rolls, and the
R Goulburt, Hobart and one in the | commiM.oners receive five-cent mileage
thirteenth, Joseph G. Lowe, of El'
Reno.
District Judges are;
1. John R. Pitchford,
2. 1. L. brow n,
3. John 11. King,
4. 1'resile B. Cole,
5. Malcomb E Rosser
(>. D. A Kiohardson,
7. A. I. West,
The district court clerk receives fees
as do also the justices Of the peace.
The surveyor receives five dollars a day
i for octual services and also fees anil
falequa!] lhe coroner receives four doll ars a day.
Claremore. ] o school superintendent shall rece-
Muskogeo. I ive more than $1,000. In counties of
McAlester. 1,000 to 1,500 school population lhe aal-
I'oteau ary is $100; when it is over 1,500 he re-
Durant eeives $500 with an extra for each ad-
Lehigh. ditional hundred of school population.
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