The Lawton Constitution. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
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Lawton Constitution.
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SUCCESSOR TO THE ELGIN EAGLE.
Vol. II.
WEEKLY EDITION.
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5,1905.
S1.U0 PEK YEAR IN ADVANCE
No. 44.
THE CITY NATIONAL BANK
Capital, Surplu
and Profits
$36,000.°'
OF LAWTON
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SOLICITED
F. M. ENOLISH, Prat.
S, «. KINO, Vice Prcsi.
E. E. SHIPLEY, Cashier.
PRINTING
Commissioners Award it to
The Constitution.
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r. i-:. a,', lm 1 kii , Pre wii'nt, H. H. McDukkik, Vice Pres.
.1. . Mci t i i ik, ... Cashier.
i ..H Mc I >t k Kit, AH Utant Cashier.
' The ■ Bank of Lawton,
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA.
Capital, $10,000 Fully Paid. A General Banking Business Transacted.
Thr1 ■ no Hnnk la Comanche county better able to handle your business
ul;: "r Corner Fourth and Ave D. vXye YS°n
Wo do not pav lut- 1 a? tho rate of i' par cent,
but will pay tin- principal when the poop). A*ant It.
Farmers Call and See Us
Citizens State Bank
OF LAWTON.
Capital Fully Paid $25,000.00
Oldest Stale Ha.ik in Southwest Okla.
OFMCEftSt
. V 11. Harbor, Pros.
J no. II. Porter, Vice Pre*.
F. W. f ..utb, Cashier.
W. 1«. Larber, a at. Cashier.
H.
Why
Hesitate?
Hesitate and you lose. Op-
portunities come but once in a
life-time. We svre about to close
one of tbe most extraordinary
lot sales in tbe history of Law-
ton. Stop and think what we
are doing.
We are offering the choicest
lots in the Beal addition, worth
>'.100 to s:;< K) for only $150
each. In addition to this, we
give free of any cost what-
ever, two modern houses, that
we are now building at a cost
of *2,500. These bouses will be
turned over to tbe lot buyers to
dispone of at their pleasure. We
want nothing ourselves except
to sell 110 lots. This we must
do, and do quick. So don't
wait as this sale will only last
10 days longer. Be lucky.
When the "big pasture" opens
turn your lot in Beal Heights
for double what you paid for it.
Remember that we are now
negotiating for water works in
f---1 A. I our addition and side walks, and
*" 9 that is the most beautiful part
of the city. Come and see us
and make your first payment at
once, before tbe chances are all
gone. C. W. PAYNE,
()ffice,Cor. 2d and F
Oiirb.-mlylK ; mnaocd by r ponstble
olllrera, whoso financial standing will
bear Investigation. Aecojnn;udat1<ni8
extended aloi;^ i-«>ns«*r>hiIve line*. We
are prepared to handle collections
jiromu; ly.
W•• invite personal Interviews with
ouf olilcers and i«• Ire a share <>f vour ti
Inisiile - We le v, hhve installed' the
l.nnius • Mont'y rler Sv.;ieni. Notice
tbeculofa ! < i .1 Ilk v. blell We loan
yon upon ihe «!«■?.<of $1.00. livery
bone's 11on 1 ' 't • one for tie* savlntfsof
the children. lnt< ■ computed the l*t
days of Jan. hum .Inly. Mr. ady si veral
.hundred h::vobi placed in the h< iiios.
Hanged.
Winch eft .'r, K;, , January, :i. Join.
Hathaway, a e ' •, -.vim •, -nil years
ago v.Ms ra' 1 h: ii ns a j.wfcey, was
hanged here t> . .or the murder of
E ta Thomas, his i-etlieait.
5-8 A\vnue E.
Phone ois.
FEED,
FLOUR
AND MEAL.
, Wholesale and Retail.
J. T. Dial, eight miles southeast of
100 Poundo in Every Sack Lawton, has 500 bushels of good corn
of Chops. Good, honest t" wi trade for good team Of
mules or mares. His address is Law-
Weight. Free Delivery. tton.
The county printing was awarded to
the Cons'itution by the board of county
commissioners this aft' moon
The board unanimously decided that
an official paper should tie selected and
given the printing at one half the
legal rate.
The roll was called and each mem-
ber of the board expressed his pre-
ference by recording his ballot.
Messrs. Weaver and Hall, the demo-
cratic nominees, voted for the Consti-
tution, and Mr. Dyche, the r "ilican
member supported the Navt publi-
can.
The Constitution is not dl. osed to
exult over its good fortune in being
selected as the official paper of the
county. It does not feel that it is a
personal victory, but rather that it is
an endorsement of the measures and
policies this newspaptr stands for, and
that the taxpayers of Comanche
county will be the gainers. The Con-
stitution will strive to prove • itself
worthy of the confidence the two de-
mocratic commissioners have reposed
in it. Th's newspaper asked nothing
of either gentlemen. It demanded
nothing.
It simply said to them, "gentlemen,
the responsibility rests with you, two
democratic uommissioners have been
elected, this is going to be a democrat-
ic administration; get together in a
democratic caucus and and whatever
you decide is best for the party and lor
the taxpayers of the county you do
that thing, and it will be pleasing in
the eyes of the Constitution."
The Constitution did not make the
proposition to do the printing for less
than the legal rate. It takes the po-
sition that a newspaper is entitled to
the fees fixed by law, the same as any
official of the county. But the item of
printing and publishing has been such
an expensive one under the old board,
that the gentlemen recently elected
are to be commended for their desire
to effect a saving, and this newspaper
is glad to assist them. At the regular
legal rate the Constitution could save
the county more than 26 per cent on
the item of printing alone.
The Constitution is grateful to its
friends who have stood by it in this
matter. They are the truest,bravest and
the best lot of men who ever walked
God's footstool there is nothing too
good for them. To its enemies the
Constitution proposes to be magnani.
mous—some of them have accom-
plished much to assist us, especially
the officials w ho are pecuniarialy in-
terested in another publication.
The Constitution has a fondness for
records, and it I ikes to show them up
to the people. It publishes the record
of Messrs. McKeehen and Pierce, the
retiring commissioners on the printing
proposition. It would like for the
taxpayers to cut this out, paste it up
and compare it with the record of the
present board at the end of two years.
The A' Is no question but that t his is
too much money to pay for county
printing, even if the major portion of
it did go to "the organ" of the county
and city officials. The Constitution
does not believe, however, that the
fault has been in the rate charged
prescribed by the statute, but it has
been in the reckless and unbusine s
like manner in which the matter has
been handled, and the seeming de-
termination of the old commissioners
and a coterie of officials to keep up"the
organ" at the expanse of the taxpayers
A reporter for this paper called at
the city clerk's office this morning to
see the records. Some of those of Mr.
Landers' predee ssor Mr. Jacobs, could
not bo found. They art said to be in
an old box some where. The list of
claims allowed since April IS, HUM was
visible, however, and it was learned
fr>m that date to and including Oct.
17th, "the organ" had drawn from the
city treasurery for the city printing
the munificent sum of #742.50. This is
just six months and one day an average
of $123.75 the month.
The Lawton Enterprise was the offic-
ial paper of the city for something like
twelve months previous to the salary
grab. It was during Ihc formative
period of the city anil there was a
number of ordinances to print and
considerable work to be performed.
An examination of the records will re-
Veal the fact that the printing cost the
city during that time, something like
$30 the month. But then the En-
terprise was not "the organ" and D
Turner was not the mayor.
It costs money to keep up an "or-
gan". The money must come out of
the taxpayers, and "the organ" must
put up the defense for the officials.
The editor of the Constitution has
never edited an "organ" and he never
will. The official who is honest and is not
afraid of an untrammeled expres-
sion of public opinion wont have one.
The Constitution is simply a demo-
cratic newspaper, laboring for the suc-
cess of democratic principles and the
upbuilding of the party along the
proper lines. It holds that there can
be no success that is unmerited and
that it is more glorious logo down to
defeat with a righteous cause than it
is to get there, only to turn around and
scorn the heights by which you did as
cend.
COUNCIL
COMRADES
The Blue and the Gray Will
Fellowship.
Held Session at City
Last Night.
Hall
PICTURE FRAMES!
NEW STYLES. ALL PRICES.
Fremes Made to Order.
Lund, Lathram & Andrews,
W.ill I'aptr and Paint House.
S20 D Ave. Phone 194.
The following communications are
self explanitory:
Lawton, Okl i, Dec. l!Hu.
Cot. A. N. Reaves, Com. Adj. John B.
Gordon Camp No. 1573 U. C. V's Law-
ton, O. T.
My Dear Sir, and Comradt—At the
meeting of McCIellan post No. 100 G.
A. R. held last Saturday night, the
post by a unanimous rising vote, in-
structed me to invite your camp, and
its Ladies Auxiliary, to be the guest of
the post on Saturday evening Jan. 7,
1905, that being the occasion of the
joint inslallalion of the officers of the
posi and the Womans Reiief Corps.
Please extend this invitation to each
of your Confederate comrades, and to
the members of the I.f'ics Auxiliary
and have them 'it our h.i as near 7:30
as possible.
It is the earnest wish of the mem-
bers of the post, and its auxiliary that
no one of your members of either or-
ganization will permit any other en-
gagement to interfere with this occa-
sion, as we are all promising ourselves
a full measure of pleasure on that
occasion. Believe me,
Yours 'raternially
W. II. Hornaday, l'ost Adj.
your generous invitation, which effort
I feel quite sure will be crowned with
success While I personally greatly
esteem the patriotic motive actuating
the members of McCIellan post and
Ladies' Relief Corps, I feel that I am
justified in extending the assuranoe of
high appreciation entertained by all of
the ladies and confederates invited and
will here express my great desire that
all of my confederate comrades and all
daughters of confederates will join you
on that occasion and that that meeting
will be one long to be remembered. I
have the honor to be,
Yours fraternally,
A. S. Reaves, Com.
Lawton, Okla., Jan. 3,11)05.
Win. II. Hornaday, Post Adj., M'-Clcll-
lan Post No. 100 (i. A. R. Lawton,
Okla.
My Dear Sir and Comrade: With a
sense of true appreciation I have the
honor to acknowledge the receipt of
tho invitation of your post of 10th inst
inviting John B. Gordon, camp No.
1573 U. C. V. and each and every
member, and requesting me to extend
a like invitation to the Lidies' Auxil-
iary (Chapter Daughters of Confeder-
ates; and all daughters eligible to be-
come members of ihe same to be the
guests of McCIellan post on Saturday
evening, January 7th at 7:30as nearly
as possible. Replying, I beg to say
that an effort has been made on my
part to secure a liberal atte< lance and
comply graciously with the terms of
I his is Census Year
In the Sunday school world. In
June tho International Sunday School
Convention meets in Toronto, Canada.
Reports of Sunday school conditions
from all states and territories will be
expected there. How will Oklahoma
show up?
Special efforts are being made by the
Oklahoma Sunday School Association
i si! demoninatioi ") to gathercoinplete
statistics of all Oklahoma Sunday
Seho >1. demonlnational and union.
Such a census has never been secured
in Oklahoma.
Statistic blanks have been sent out to
all known school superintendents,
which blanks are to be returned to the
Secretary of the county Sunday School
Association, at once. If any superin-
tendent who reads this notice has not
received snch a blank, his Sunday
school will be left out of the Sunday
school census report, unless he sends
for a blank (free) to the Territorial
Secretary, William Rogers, Medford,
Oklahoma.
New Quarters.
M. V. Perkins, justice of the peace,
has established hit court upstairs in the
city hall building. He and L. M. Gens-
man have fixed up a large room, and
will use it jointly for court business.
It should be a pleasure for any gentle-
men to be tried there.
Simpson Case.
The Simpson bankruptcy case was
up for hearing this afternoon. The
creditors and their representatives met
here for the purpose of appointing a
trustee, so that an invoice of the stock
can be made.
I he IN. P. Shabert Co.
Bonded Abstracters.
The editor of tho Constitution took
occasion this morning to examine the
records in the county clerk's office up-
ou the subject of county printing and
he was astounded to learn that during
the two years administration of Com-
missioners Pierce and McKeeban just
closed the enormous sum of
|P,941.56
has been paid by Comanche county for
printing and publishing and in this
sum is not included the amount al-
lowed the Guthrie State Capital and
foreign stationary houses which would
amount to a few thousand more.
The bills for printing and publishing
are'Classified as allowtd as follows :
State Democrat. _ # 5,567.70
Lawton Enterprise 2,177.86
Bert Howard (inherited from
predecessors) 528.06
Constitution I'ub. tax list 665 37
Sterling Farmer _ _ .. 18.01
News Republican ... 84.50
Total
$ 8941.56
The city council met at the city hall
last night in regular session. Lloyd,
Wolverton, Klood, Ketch, Khtck, Jones
Shaw, Connor were the councilmen
present. In the absence of Mr. Turner,
Mr. Connor filled the mayor's chair.
After the reading of the minutes of
previous meetings, a number of claim ,
were allowed.
A petition was rea l, signed by
twelve residents, asking that a water-
ing place be established at the corner
of Fifth St. and Avenue C. The
matter was referred to the fire and
water committee.
Two saloon licenses were granted.
H. E. Haddon received one and R. D.
Dickerson the other.
J. W. Wolverton's and F. B. Han-
nan's plumbers bonds were presented
for approval of the council. The bonds
were each for the sum of $2,000. They
were referred to the Fire and Water
committee with power to approve if
found all right.
An ordinance providing for the ex-
tension of the water works system to
parts of the Woods and Beal additions
received the affirmative vote. ■ •
The ordinance to wipe out the houses j J
of id fame in the city, was put on its J
third r. ading and received a unanimous •
vote, •
A motion to take a recess until Fri- J
day evening, carried. J
— •
Bankruptcy. I
A petition to force the Pnillips shoe .
Co. into bankruptcy has been filed in ' _
the district court.
Tho petition was signed by tbe Citi- 1
zen's State Bank, the Putney Shoe Co. J
and M D. Mell Co, Sims and Wolver- |
ton are the attorneys for the plaintiffs, i
It is alleged by the p titionthat Mrs.
Ada A. Phillips, owes moro than 41,000 [
and that within four months prior to J
the filing of the instrument she assigned
the property to U. C. Moore, and that J
according to law this constitutes an
act of bankruptcy.
The Citizens State Hank has c claim
of something like 95,000 and the sum
claimed by the shoe companies amount!
to about the same.
FARM AND CITY LOANS
310 C Avenue, Opposite P. O.
WE WILL BOND YOU.
LAWTON, OKLA.
KING & NEWELL,
Coal and Wood.
Catoosa Coal a Specialty.
Price $5.50 to $6.00.
Office at FARMERS' GIN.
Phone 62.
CHAS. W. PAYINE
Second find R,
Phone 96.
Why |>ay, per ton for a wagon load of mine
run t'"|l wlii'-h includes slack, dirt, slate* when
you cai Imy I letter coal of me, all screened?
Lump, iri uhy Quantity,at $6.00
jThe Palace Bakery,!
522 L> Avenue, 2
AT BLAZIER'S CANDY KITCHEN. !
Fresh Bread, Pies and Cakes. Fancy Pastry. !
Fine line of Holiday Candies. A share of
your patronage solicited. ;
A. BE1MROD, Proprietor.;
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