Pauls Valley Democrat. (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1911 Page: 1 of 6
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Historical Society-
VOL. VIII.
PAULS VALLEY, GARVIN COUNTY. OKLAHOMA, AUGUST 24. 1911.
NO. 23
500,000 Robinson's High Balls sold in 1910. The great Liver Medicine that is making Pauls Valley Famous.
TWINS THIS TIME
Their Names are Arizona
and New Mexico
Oklahoma No
Longer the Baby j
She Passes the Cradle
Roll and Takes her
Place as an Older
State in the Sister
hood Union
The House last Saturday con-
curred in the Senate amend-
ment to the Arizonia and New
Mexico statehood bill and Presi-
dent Taft signed the bill Tues-
day.
Thus, Oklahoma is no longer
the baby state. She has passed
the cradle roll and entered the
union as one of the older states,
with twin sisters, Arizona and
New Mexico, occupying the
high chairs foth seven and forty
eight at Uncle Sam's table.
The joint resolution provides
for Arizona's admission with
the constitution adopted by the
constitutional convention of
June, 1910, and later ratified by
the Arizona voters, upon the
condition that article 8 of the
constitution, relating to the re
call of public officers, shall be
held and construed not to apply
to judicial officers, and that the
Arizona people shall give their
assent to that construction.
The resolution admits New
Mexico into the union with pro-
visions making its constitution
easier of amendment.
Two Dead,
Another Injured
As the result of a lawsuit ov-
er a school site in McClain coun-
ty, last Saturday morning. Will
Autry and Tom McClendon, two
school officers and wealthy in-
termarried citizens are dead and
Dr. J. H. Colby, of Purcell, who
did the shooting, is slightly
wounded and under arrest. The
the trouble grew out of a school
feud and lawsuit over possession
of an acre of ground upon
which the school house stands
F. W. Loder originally owned
the land anl gave a certificate
before statehood to the district,
relinquishing his claim to the
land and donating it to the
school. E. B. Glencoe purchas-
ed the land and lefused to recog-
nize the certificate as a title. He
mortgaged the land tor a con-
siderable amount, the deed
showing the entire acreage in-
cluding the land where the
schoolhouse stood. Dr. J. H.
Colby, of Purcell, purchased the
mortgage and recently took
possession of the land. He re-
fused to acknowledge any right
of the Washington school dis-
trict to the land and attempted
to build a house on the acre of
land held by the community as
school property. The judge of
the district court of McClain
County enjoined Colby from
building the house and again
issued an injunction against his
fencing the school land. The
court also allowed the' school di
rectors $100 damages against
Colby.
Dr Colby rebuilt the fence a-
round the school property Fri-
day night and Saturday morn-
ing the news of this spread.
Members of the school board,
among them Autry and McClen-
don, with many patrons of the
district, went to the school pro-
perty to demana redress from
Calby. Dr. Colby was there
with a loaded shot gun. A
tight ensued in which Autry
and McClendon were killed by
Dr. Colby. The court held that
the school site had been dedicat-
ed to the school district, and it
is claimed that Dr. Colby was
violating the court's order in in
' terfering with the property in
any way. and he is blamed for
the whole affair. Dr. Colby is
a wealthy man.
ROADS. A
COTTON MARKET
And Cotton Premiums
for Pauls Valley
Jack Potts Killed
Jack Potts, well known here,
was shot to death Saturday on
the street at Sulphur by Hube
Marlowe. The trouble was over
a suit Potts had brought against
Marlow over the Frisco town-
site. Potts lost the suit, and
meeting Marlow Saturday, drew
his pistol aud tired at his antag-
onist. Marlowe returned tive
shots and overy one of them
took effect, one in the left side,
one in the right side, and three
in tiie abdomen. Potts' pistol,
after the first shot, failed to lire.
Mario*' waived an .examining
trial Saturday afternocn and
was admitted to baiUn the sum
of $1,500. Potts was a promin-
ent real estatate man and Mar-
low a mei chant.
The meeting of the commer-
cial Club Tuesday night showed
that it is getting down to work
in earnest and that it. means to
do things. The road committee
reported certain roads that need
work done on them at once, and
$600 was appropriated for that
purpose The Club has over
150 paid-up members and it pro-
poses that Pauls Valley shall
have a cotton market second
to none. The Club is going to
see that the market is establish-
ed and see that every bale and
load of cotton that is brought
here brings its full market
price The report of the execu-
tive board recommending May-
or J. E. Biffleasthe authorized
cotton buyer, was approved.
In the cotton market the fol-
lowing monthly cash prenii
urns were ar ranged to lie award-
ed: September 25, first prize,
$100, with ten other prizes of $5
each. October 26, first prize,
$100, and ten other prizes of $5
each. November 30, first prize,
$100, and ten others of $5 each.
December 22, grand prize of
$500. Every person bringing
cotton to the Pauls Valley mar-
ket will be given a numbered
ticket which will entitle the
holder to a eli :iice to draw these
prizes. A large number of oth-
er prizes are to be arranged ami
will be announced later.
The club last Saturday tiled a
petition with the county clerk
con taining over OoO names,
asking for the laying off of a
road improvement district.
The City Water Good
Realizing the many wild and
unfounded fabrications that
have been set afloat by the en-
emies of Pauls Valley concern-
ing the city water, we believe
that it wil be gratifying to the
people of Pauls Valley, if for no
other reason than possibly to
stop the enemies' tongues for a
while, to know that the city
water coming through the sed
imeutation basin, contains no
disease producing germs. This
fact has been definitely determ-
ined from analysis of the watei
by the chemi&t of the state Pure
Food Commission at the state
laboratory at Norman' The oc-
casion of the analysis of the
water was not the idea of any
citizen of Pauls Valley, but was*
the result of plana of the state
Board of Health. Dr. J. C.
Mohr, president of the Board,
requested Dr. N. H. Lindsay
county health officer, to sendt
samples of the water to the
Norman laboratory. Dr. Lind-
say did this, taking the sam-
ples of water from the mains in
the city. The same thing has
been done regarding the water
in other cities of the state. Dr
Mohr's object in the matter b
that the water with itn analysis
shall be placed on exhibition at
the state fair at Oklahoma City.
Genera! Clearance of Wall Fall Pap
Beginning Monday August 14
We shall give you your choice ol any wall paper in stock at one third off
the regular price. Remnants at much less than cost.
Our stock is a fine one, embodying all the latesr and best designs. Dur-
ing this sale you have an opportunity to buy the choicest papers at practi-
cally cost and, in the case of remnants, at much less than cost.
No other such choice for a year. Act now.
THE LIVE DRUG CO.
The Rexall Store
L. H. SPENCER, Pres. S. W. STONE, V-Pres.
ROY E. BURKS. Cashier
... The First State Bank...
CAPITAL $25,000.00
OF PAULS VALLEY, OKLAHOMA
Deposits placed in this bank are PROTECTED by the
the DEPOSITORS GUARANTEE FUND OF THE
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Think It Over
We Loan Money We Want Your Business
''Place Your Money Where it is Protected"
Final Clean=Up of Summer Garments
I- cleanup, quick, decisive and complete is the object. A total disregard of former prices is the idea. It is
our aim to clean up everything in summer merchandise the coming week
Clean Up of Pretty Waists.—Waists that TfQffc
were up to 1.50 to 2.00 at - - I VW
Waists that were up to
2.50 to 3.00 at
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All Summer Goods must go that is all
there is to that
Wash dresses that were up to
4.75 at
Children's wash dresses,
6 to 14 years
$2.48
$1.00""
A Line of New Fall Skirts Just Opened
Lots of New Material for School Dresses
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Mitchell, J. D. Pauls Valley Democrat. (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 1911, newspaper, August 24, 1911; Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc118370/m1/1/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.