Prague Patriot (Prague, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 1906 Page: 1 of 4
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Volume 4,
PRAGUE PATRIOT
A NEWSPAPER OP. BY. AND POR PRAQUE AND VICINITY.
Prague, Lincoln County, Okla., Thursday, December 26, 1906.
Numbei 17
Pastusek Bros, offer special inducements in Groceries and Dry Goods and pay the Kfa.'te Country Produce
MURRAY-HASKEL COMBINE.
This paper states with knowledge that the Murray Has-
kel combination of cranks are a monopoly of power prostitu-
ted to a service that stands for profit and republican rule in
several counties lately maoped in the Indian Territory. It is
placing the dollar above the man—it is putting town interests
above the democracy of the state. By their manipulations
the county of Moman will be republican, as well as Onmul
gee, Okfuska, Seminole and others. Is this kind of work a
credit to democrats? Is this ouilding up the great party en
trusted to them by the people? Is tins true to the faith of
our fathers? This, in our estimation, is traveling toward po-
litical suicide. It is the old story of loving unwisely if not
too well. The people loved the platform but chose unwisely
in men-
If I'rague couldhave crossed the line with her democrat
ic majority she could have offset that negro vote in Moman
and Okfuska counties and made them democratic; but when
the dollar rules everything else is sidetracked. Watch our
predictions four months and see. If there had been no Seni
inole county at all, and Hugheslcountv, instead of crossing
the river south could have extended west across the Seminole
nation giving the three milles on the west to Pottawtomie
county and the north end to Overstreet county, then the
whole thing would have been democratic, because Holdenville
or Hughes county could cross the line with 1,*'00 maj >rit.y
and we could have crossed the Creek line witn several huo
dred democratic votes to the good, and could have insured a
democratic majority in Okfuska county t«y dividing the Boley
negro settlement. And by dividing the negro vote in the
south of Moman county we could have made cou.ity demo
cratic, and instead of having three or four republican couti
ties we would have had as many .counties as now and demo
cracy would have been ahead instead of hehind
Vhe South Canadian ought never to have been crossed
The Katy railroad has spent a million dollars on bridges and
have not, a safe bridge yet. The county can't atiord this ex
pense to accommodate her people.
IS IT WILD CAT MONEY?
The time is near at hand when
the job congress will do some
striding at the demand of capi-
tal. Following elections con-
gress does its job work in short
sitting. The asset currency bill
as been discussed lor some
time. Now is approaching a
new tuck. The iinpres ion is
that congrest will pass a bill al-
lowing the national banks to
issue currency, or credit money
to the extent of $37,500. on
every #100,0'>0 bonds th it they
carry oi deposit to secure pres-
ent circulation. Now t.lie ques-
tion is, it they arc carrying the
!ice value of their bonds, what
will be behind [ this $37,f>00,
on every $100,000 of bonds al-
ready issued? Is not this on a
par with the wild cat money, so-
called. before the war? Sup-
pose our export trade should be
cornea deficit on the ledger of
the world's commerce? Suppose
our mines fail in their output
and our jroldjin the treasury cal -
e 1 abroad, with drouth over the
land; and our farmers, instead
of a seven billion dollar crop
value it should tall off, what
ould be the result? The an
swer is easy. Tiling ot the nine
ties when panic was over the
land, when mortgages were in
vogue. Be not deceived by pos-
ing paragons of virtue that
Prague is not a county seat but it is the next thing to it
It is the best town in the county. We are 25 miles from
Chandler, the county seat, and about 30 miles from Oneniah
o5 miles from Wewoka; 30 miles from 'tecumseh; 05 miles
Sapulpa, and it is about 55 miles from the county seat of ou
present county to Okemah. It is plain that there is room for
a county ia the interim. It is too much to ask the farmers
to drag 25 and 30 miles to these county seats in any direction
—and they Won't always do it, either, if the people rule. The
will give Prague their trade and make it the best town in al
this expa.ise, and by and by the birds will sing and the flow
ers will bloom and Frague will be the seat of government
the pride of our prosperous people. We have the room, the
trade and the weal h. Watch our predictions.
Christmas ;] 906 inPrague passed off quietly and in goo
order. Everyone is preparing for 19U7.
Shall the people own the railroads or shall th-1
own the people? That is the question.
railroads
The cities of Oklahoma and Indian Territory are cutting
toj wide a swath at tin Guthrie convention. The farmers
are small fry—it is the banker and business men an I the
Gentiles of the law. When will the people use their brai
rather than their notions in election?
How xtrauge that there is no
Wolf hunter in the constitution-
al convention?
Eleven million letters went
through the dead Utter office
last year on account of poorly
and neglected addresses.
22SJEMill Elevator
COMPANY.^=Z
Bu>s Wheat, ()* ts and Corn at Market Prices.
The Indian Territory conven-
tion at Guthrie took interim un-
til after the holidays and Joe
Sandlin came home the last ot
the week.
The best net that could be done
by the U. S. would be to sell, or
better still, *ive the Philippine
Islands to the Phillippinos. It
will cost us millions of dollars m
trouble and lives untold sorrow.
To keep subject color i'-s is
contrary to the constitution.
This paper has said time and
again that it a man as a candi-
date could not define himself be-
fore the people he would not de-
fine or impress himselt on the
legislature in the people's inter-
est. It takes brains, intelli-
gence, acumen, work, gaul and
nerve to win among men of
brain and brawu. There are
some weak ones in Guthrie.
Wholesales Grain,Feed and iV^al
Exchange Meal, bolted or unbolted, and Chops, for
Corn in fi ny quantity, or Chop by the bushel.
always havinqchop anu It alon nand.no wai1ingto GRIND
I rag-iie Mill & Elevator Co.
Prague, Oklahoma.
not meet a paradox of horror.
J. S. SPARKS,
Real Estate,
Loans, Farm
Insurance.
OFFICl: PRAGUE,
8 KBOADWAY, O. T.
walker brothers,,
are now heady to supply
the wants of the people
in the hahd-wake line.
a pakt ofyour patronage
is solicited.
Crow's old stand Walker Bro's
We long for the primary election that the people can
select their candidates as well as elect theui, then there will
b -no slate. We also long for the initiative and referendum
with the imperative mandate that we can recall finy cipher or
traitor. The people want brains, not a ciga.r smoker—only a
tighter, a man that does something.
The Indian Territory's convention at Guthiie has not
only made republican counties on this side out they have con-
signed seveial hundred democrats around here to republican
rule and choked their strength off from the building up the
flower of democracy. It is not only suicidal to party it is an
outrage upon the people who gave them their majority and
power.
Prague is not only in the center of prosperity but it has
soire as g >od men as ever stepped into a contested arena -it
tal'3s a whole state to down them. The facts will never be
known to the world, but we know that we have the men tried
and true. We want nor know of no better and they will win
success. At the same time we realize the fact that every
community has its weakh&gs and unpronounced entities and
we are thankful Prague has only a few such men, and they
are being branded and will be known as the Cain's of this
burg in the future.
HOW IS IT?
We hear the dulcet piping of
neace ever.v where of the pletho
ra of granaries burstiug with
fullness of corn, wheat and other
.Train in Kansas and Cklohama;
corn rottinsr at railroad stations,
thousands of bales of cotton wait
ing shipment, and the cry is
shortrge of cars to facilitate rap
id marketing.
Now, are the railroads really
short on cars or are they dodg-
ing the tact that on January 1
thev wiil have to make a state
ment to the int r state com j
meree commissioner regarding
their gross anil net earnings?
The roads are withholding cars
that their business will not show
up so large that the in^er state
commission w >ul 1 w int to
cut down their rates. The roads
are selling large blocks ot stock
and they want prospective buy-
ers too. Lots of business in
sight that they purchase q iic<-
ly; that bv the end of the ti seal
year, Julv 1st, the roads will
have issued a large amount of
new stock and by next report
the earuirgs an 1 the investment
won't look so large.
The truth is there are 500 cars
in the yards at Enid now! The
interstate commission ordered
all companies to supply 75 per
cent of their cars with air brake
and discontinue the drawheads.
This laid out 180,000 cars on
the switches as useless. Here
are a few reasons tor the short-
age of cars.
It is said that the Robb Mer-
cantile Co. had more to do with
the forming if tl.e ciunty
boundaries than is known. It
seems like it, as it is said Kobb
is a republican. They have the
complexion, and Long is his son-
in-law the rna-ter of Wewoka's
policy. So flitters the destiny
of a party that ougnt to be in
stalled in power for years- The
national demoratic party wasted
its opportunity likewise in 1*92
Broadway Meat Market.
dealer*
M HATS OF AM. KINDS, HKE8H
AND vJURKII.
GOLD BAND BKAND OF
HAMS AND BIIEAKKA8T
BACON.
HOW IS KENDEK-
Ell LAKD.
in
BEKH" AND PORK SAUSU1E*
BOLOGNAH *!«i> WINNIES,
MINCE M CAT,
OYSI'EltS, and
FISH IN
SEtSOV,
• CELEltY,
&a, Jtu.
Wasps.
Cliauneey E ing, at Wm. Kid-
dle's, put on his cr.p the other
day exclaiming thre was some-
I thing the matter w ith his cap,
las he yanked it from his head
j with tears in his eves, Mrs. Over-
' street being present examined
his cap and found a wasp in it,
which had stung the five year
old hopeful.
Also in the neighborhood not
a thoasand miles from Prague ri
very genial yonng lady set down
to the table, but all of a sudden
she jumped almost to the ceiling
with a scream. She astonished
the family and on e ose examin-
ation it was fonnd that another
wasp had got in its work, so
she eats standing up, lecturing
on wasps.
Nothing but Ihe RF.ST of Everything. Highest Market price paid
£$£for chickens,€€€
Vobornek & Kinsey, Prop's.
Prague, - - Oklahoma.
J. H. PATTERSON, dealer in
General Merchandise, Dry Goods,
GROCERIES. BOOTS and SHOES.
The FreahflHt nod Heat of Kv -ry htnjf up-ti i«te. A nobby line of
LADIES' DRESS GOODS, and Novelties Season.
We 001 r fOtn.) tui >" mil Invito ln«p«cti in, prices tnd quality of goods
c.imMereil. Everybody lovi'^d. We menu biniuess and
going to do It tight.
Mules tv.ncht and sold. Highest price p ld fur Cotton, equal to local railro*<i
towns We raise mil es, corn and onte on otir ranch, keep h team on the romia'
trv.all exp 'lis* Don't lors't. J. H. PAT1KK8UN, Keokuk Fai.m. Okla
The railroads weiifh the U. S
mails seven days in the week,
and to average its weight they
divide by si*; that makes it
heavier on an average as though
it w«s seven days. Thus Urcle
Saui is cheated.
ARLINGTON
... HOTEL....
RATE£--$2.oo Per Day.
XSt^SrfiTipl*1 R>om and Bath U<.om In
mtri-rtlon. W* cuter especially to the
•ravelin? trude
S. A. THOMPSON. Proprietor.
PGonfectioery
HOT DRINKS,
Candies and all Kinds of
Confectioneries.
B. E. MOROAN,
i'hadltii, ... OKLAHOmA.
...F. R.VLASAK....
DEALER IN
Groceries, Dry Good'; a> d
. . Flour at
Wholesale Pr.ce. J
F. R. Vlasak, Pro^ r.
Prague, Okiahoi i.
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Leading Dealer in Granite aim ' laf. Monument#
and all Kinds of Cemetery Work.
Inquire at this office for Prices.
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Overstreet, W. S. Prague Patriot (Prague, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 1906, newspaper, December 27, 1906; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc116155/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.