The Daily Gazette. (Stillwater, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 90, Ed. 1 Monday, May 20, 1901 Page: 1 of 4
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THE DAILY GAZETTE.
OBJECTION TO LOTTERY.
STILLWATER. OKLAHOMA. MONDAY, MAY 20, 1901.
Will Meet With Disfavor Jiy
Border People.
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The I«argeftt, Liveliest
^ and Healthiest City in J*
/J Kastern Oklahoma.
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the authority of the government and
made the tiret map of it. ]„ |h!,H ,,e
was iii charge of the Oklahoma mineral
exhibit at the Omaha exposition where
for the first time the ores produced in
the W ichita mountains were seer, bv
experts Hi nee th„t lime ,IH llfts ,jvej
°n ti'" border with thousands of others
waiting for the countiy to open. il«
has the following tu ,ay jn f , (o
the lottery plan :
"The excitement over the marketing jCurity il K"ara tee* :
of the reservations to he opened is in- Proc 1,1'11181 fll> the 1\
tense. Bloodshed may follow an at-
ti' in pi to open the country and allot
the claims by a drawing.
"When congress passed tic ] w to
open it for settlement, the assurance
was given by Ilennis Flynn and other*
close to the administration thut it
would be opened without notice. Act-
ing on this assurance there are fully
6,00(1 people who have lived for a year
or two years nil the border as bust they ' !•
could, waiting for the chance to get a °
elai.n and establish a home for them-
selves.
Sipce the lalk of a drawing these
people have been up in arms. They
have held masi meetings to denounce
the lottery scheme and the administra-
tion that countenances it. It is not a
matter of party lines, however. The
peop e aro a unit in demanding their
rights.
"Their areuuient is that the object
of the framers of the homestead law
was to give the pioneers—the people
who opened up a country while living
on cornbread and molasses—the ben-
efit of it.
Flag, none too old to bu ashamed of
< > r. Patriotism is a sentiment— an eim
An Address to the Loyal Ameri-! J'.0" c'apable °f heing cultivated to
high degree by inspiration. It is not
can leople. an incentive to military actionem, a
I tendency to war, rather a promoter of
peace, and no nobler sentiment can be
created ilian love for the Flag, which
is the mantle of Columbia standing in
the foreground beckoning u> the op-
pressed ol all mankind to come under
cost to maintain it and what it means 1 V"' loills of the "f to dwell
IO this Nation and to the world, there I '""'""'"J' M,l(t ^'«rity in this land of
is no honor loo great that (should noli eoce' the 0ol,aH" «''ere the wander-
be conferred upon it. ^ <he oppressed find relief
On, Flag was born in thi throes of I "" eq,,al ",f 1,is f''l'«w-mun.
Liberty, 'vounded in the 1 es oi l Ai.i..ax (J. Eakkhki.l,
Freedom anu tdl.Ctilfed in the cause ol ( A" C' C- (4' A "•
WANAMAKEaSHOMEBUENED
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III I8!tr, Captain l'rice, the first man J"np 14,11 ni" 'he 124th anniver-
to explore the Kiowa and Comanche **r* of 1 e B rthday of the United
country, surveyed the country under Srate8 KI"K'
' When it is considered what it co*t •
I') give birth to this Flag, what it lis
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It should be honored for all the Se-
all t'-e Mercy it I
'ower ii implies. I Lightning Destroys Old Building 1
It is the Hag thut ever has been ever j aiKi Treasures.
r&iseu id honor and never lowered in
disgrace. It j* t|,B Flag that re pre-j
sents liberty of thought and religions! !
right and floats to-day, beautifully ! cou"ri7 home
hovering in the breeze around her t'u- 1 lnilkel'1Lt M*'
ban protege, a protectorate against
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I'lm.uu'i.MiA, Pa.. .May 20.—The
of Thomas B. U'aini-
innker at Meadowbrook, Montgomery
J C0llntT- "as "truck by lightning this
"man's inhumanity to man." The Flag j morni"6 !in(i entirely destroyed. The
1 loss is estimated at $000,000. The
LAND S|f\RKft WANT TlfE LOTTERY,
"Kvery land shark wants (he country
opened by lottery, but none of them
want claims to live on. They want
them for speculation.
"I say that opening the Kiowa
Country by a drawing would retard its
growth for years. Not one out of It 10
getting claims by lot would stay on
them. We want people who will live
there and build up the country.
'Eminent lawyers have been
that gracefully waves in thj Orient,
respected monitor in the Celestial Em-
pire, guiding the world in the solution
D.vine problem, remonstrating
against avarice and adinonis ing
against treachery.
house was ador;isd with valuable
paintings and bric a brae, all of which
were destroyed.
Mr. Wanamaker and his family were
at their Philadelphia home at the titm .
1 A woman eare-tiker and her child and
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_ FRANK KNOWLES, Pr<p.
i 1 ^eats, Oysters, i
% CELERY and GAME IN SEASON. *
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It is the Mag that must not be dis- :
graced as an advertisement of mer- ! ".U,*kserrant' wh" VTere sleeping in
chandise nor displaved for iile pur- , ''UUSe' narro«''y escaped being
|;0<e " 1 . burned to death.
1* ■ j 1 , 1 ^ house was of the colonial stvle
I ushered! It is sublime ! Next to and was built in 1^6. In size it riv^
Holy Writ it should be our guide, Ld a hotel. Its abutting* wings con-
stand,ng for the ei|uality of man. and j tained scores of b-d rooms lt h.li
of woman to man. It is now the j rjoni, ban.|iieting hall, library and
peace maker between hitherto domest- picture galary.
ic foes. It is a guard against foreign
interference It forgives the past and
points to the future, grandly; with
more graudtur than our pre-viiion can
encompass. It is the (lag of our Re-
union. The Flag of the New Posses-
sions which Providence has bestowed.
So let the Americon People, with one
hand on the casket of the Golden Rule
and with the other saluting the em-
blem of our Liberty and Strength, do
honor to our bannor as it stands for
loyalty between ourselves and the ele-
vation of all mankind.
As the day dawns on June 14th let
the morning breeze kiss the Muttering
Hag from every house-top. and as the
school bell sounds the assembly hour
let there be g'ad hearts among the
ployed by the people, who say that a A; , . " ^ 0,1 7H1'ti amn"8 "'8
drawing would be Illegal, and who will ... 'J."".!" "A*1 ''J. fM!,val tiay
drawing would be Illegal, and who will
enjoin it if it occur<. In fact, those
already on the ground have deter-
mined that when the opening occurs
they will seize the claims and a\ail
themselves of the sijuatters' sover-
eignity of rights.
"'J'here are about 1,9(X) or 2.000 quar-
ter sections suitable for homesteads in
the country to bo opened, after the
Indian allotments, government and
school fund gifts are taken out."
Captain Price's idea of the lottery
plan and the objections here given
would no doubt be the foundation of
much trouble. The race seems to lie
to the majority of the people the best
and only fair way to honest home
Deckers.
losing praises to the Flag and tocheer
it as it floats in the air above a token
of their noble birth.
Every
this day
The pictures in the art gallery are
an irreparable loss. Their approxi-
mate value is *250,000, and several of
the paintings were specimens of the old
masters, tine alone, a Van Dyke of
Charles 1, cost Mr. Wanamaker $43,000
There were also many other splendid
specimens of the Dutch school, and the
modern school of art was represented
by some of the greatest masters.
HIS 4 MILLIONS.
About the Salary of Mr. Schwab
of the Steel Trust.
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NUESTON hOUSE.
Ii. B. HUESTON, Prop.
\t BEST FURMSMED ROOMS in THE CITY.
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RATES Si
Phone No. 25
4 Blocks West of Depot,
00 and $1.25 Pcr Day..
Corner totli and Main.
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New York. May 18.-Leading stock-
holders of the Steel trust have been
given to understand that President
Schwab's salary does net come out of
the treasury of the corporation, but is
school may fittingly honor '>ail'■ Lurn,K'e. i'he further in-
'ith special exercises as a day '°rn'at'°" ,is Conveyed to them that
Ml is under contract with the
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PAPER, HOUSE
SIGN and CARRIAGE
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of rejoicing, adopting a program suit-! . , " ■"1" 1
able for the occasion— 'company and Mr. Carnegie for a i,
]. Prayer 1 U'n" °f y"ar# antI th8t he is he paid
■J. Salute to the Flag 4 U,,1"U" U""ars by J,r- ^"egle in 3
8. National Hymns compensat,0" for his services covering &
■ that period which is supposed to be five
y<'ars. If this report is true it would
appear to effectually dispose of tht
theory that 11 C. Krick is slated to
succeed Mr. Schwab in a year or two
4. Addresses by Soldiers and Patriots.
r>. Flag Drills.
«. <iuotations from Klequent Ora-
tions on the Flag.
7. Kinging of Bells.
Kvery child waving a II ig and poss-
essing it for himself as a treasure to
be admired and revered. There are no
school children too young to love the
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Ihis is the only store that is goinir to leave cj;n, ,,
unless the Sheriff tells it to leave. ^C hanges-' and" ^!:
solves—-Nit! Come and see. Hurry! Hufry! Hurry"
Proprietors of Texas Store.
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Griffin, Lester I. The Daily Gazette. (Stillwater, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 90, Ed. 1 Monday, May 20, 1901, newspaper, May 20, 1901; Stillwater, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc117333/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.