Pauls Valley Democrat (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 10, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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Historical Society.
PAULS VALLEY DEMOCRAT
VOL. X.
PAULS VALLEY, GARVIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1913.
NO 17
CITY COUNCIL MET
MONDAY NIGHT
J J VV Graham, sweeping
■ Minnetonka Lbr Co. lbr.
'J W Graham, hauling rub-
bish
j L. Key, salary, st. com.
Fenton&Bishop, bl'ksmith-
Commissioner L. Key Resigns j <
Alex Bean, ass t st. com.
25.00
3.95
7.50
50.00
8.95
21.33
TAXES AND COUN-
The City Council met in regu
lar monthly session Monday
night, Mayor Kendall presiding,
with councilmen Kerr, Worley,
Dukes, Humphrey,Thompson and
Carte1- present, J. A. Brooks,
clerk and R. N- Coffee, atty.
were at their posts A resolution
was passed approving the remov „
al of the rail road stock pen to j W. L. Coffman,
lots 4 and 16 near Alstotts slaug- i station
I Texas Co. oil for pump sta-
hter pen
Atty. Coffee was directed to1 1011
prepare ordinances and deed?,
B C Swindell, collecting st
tax •
Bob Waterfield, st.work
Total - ~ $'278.13
WATERWORKS FUND
Washita Electric Power Co.
lights at plant
WashitaElectric Power Co.
car of coal
work on
15.00
20.25
.95
88.95
j able property of the county
1 would otherwise greatly increase
I and by go extending the pay-
TY GOVERNMENT
meet, but that, to make the peo-
ple pay this debt in three years
UNDER THE EXISTING LAWS THE COUNTY COM- i,y aspecial levy would l i a big
nr.u.unmcnnncATiv and unnecessary burden. John
MISSIONERS ARE HAMI ERED GREA L\ ^ (ja8C wj10 ;s opposed to bond
NEW COUNTY
TREASURER
R. T. ShegoB Appointed Deputy
j .J A Brooks, freight on oil
Washita Electric Po w e r
Philips'lot! Co, coal, sand, etc.
1.50
44.91
' 7.40
I The question of county taxes] One of the questions now is
1 and the running of county gov- j how are he refunds of Indian
! ernment and its subdivisions | taxes and the county deficit to be
have been vexed and troublesome | met. They are loga demands
problems for the various officials j and honest debts that have to
and county commissioners to; be paid in some w ,i). lx
handle, especially so since the decision made neccessary he re-
Supreme Court tax decision i fund of the taxes and it also le
which now leaves over 56 per jduced taxes where a dehcit is
cent of the lands in the county icreated in every county fund.
non-taxable. At the time of this, For instance, there n a large
making an exchange of the use |
of an alley to J. S. Philips' tot, Erocery
adjoining the levy at the west,- AR k r di
decision there was a sufficient |dericent, in the poo! and Lsaiie , i,np0Sfihle and foolish
W. II. (Cap) Houaer, the new
issues, was somewhat in favor!county treasurer, took chargn
of a direct three year tax levy •« of the office Monday and at
meet the demand, but said lie once got down to work on his
might favor a bond issue. ;
Since the tuxdecession a great I *hegog w. ■ " d" pi.
bowl has gone up from all ove. (under Mr. Homer. iAv.
the east side of the state, and i is an experienced hookkeepei
every officer, whethei he is good ! and has had two year* expnu
or bad, has been the subject ot
the wrath of indignent tax pay-
ers. and the county commission-
ers have been proded and hound
demanding of them
uecisiuu liicic « - , , . loom lmposeioie «*im
eourt, I the ' Ihings. while the iroubk
is no
lumber
Washita Power Co,
at plant
labor.
I Fred Snider
light
same lots \>y the approach of the | p )umber
bridge. . . I Levi West, night pumper
L. Key tendered his resigna Carey Lombard Lber Co.
tion as Street Commissioner]
which was accepted and W . H.
McCarty, the old commissioner. ^
was unanimously appointed to fill j^arvey
the place. A. C. McCord was gn
nominated by Mayor Kendall for , ^ gean
W ate'rworks Commissioner and
appointment was confirmed by
the Council on a vote of 4 to 2,
Humphrey and Carter voting for
,]. S. Philips while Worley,Kerr,
Dukes and Thompson voted for
McCord. Atty. Coffee was in-
structed to bring suit to collect
sinking funds loaned the City Eugene Turner, salary two
Hospital Ass'n.several years ago, j months
which is secured by personal J A Brooks, salary
surety. 1 Geo. Carlton, fireman,
Mayor Kendal! turned over t0!^'nv'^Lv
■ v T" ,. oi i.t from 'R N Coffee, atty. salai>
che city Treasurer .llU from Markham health
tiaes in Police court for June.
ence in the county treasurer's
oili'-e of Murray county.
Mr. Houser is a line Inn-
keeper and accountant.and,hav-
ing worked in ti)'' ottico under
Mr. Trimmer about two yeats,
I 41niv> cionn | inings, wiiihj me iiuuuni L .... hois thoroughly .ainiliai o
rO I to have paid every cent of coun- borrow some* ''l w j i fault of county commissioner the books and duties <rt' the < -
adioining the levy at the westl^"™ ^ u- 0«, jty indebtness with some left feed the prisoners, jury tuna. • h;lV(l lloiu, evevy thing tic.
bridge, for the land cut off the j^ t salary' t^flOjt0 Put the county on a cash H®ifuel'. g JSd'eJV^hat Uipy 001,1,1 to ,oUeve the VVilh Cap Hoiis-m u.d D> -k
wthp «nnw^hofthelC?™!iMff:s0.ptMWy s 10 and the rate of taxation wwfld! supplies ofIranes kind. etc.The rea| eituation is a ieog in charge it goes with-
40 00 already been towered but for j could not be prevented "ithmUj^ lU)f0rtunate condition ont saying that it will be <„•
this decision, but instead of such stopping the opua.mi - 'brought about by facts and law j0f the best run ti iter's
24 6o'a state of affairs obtaining the j county govern men . 1 peculiar to our status and is no tices. in the state.
1 conditions was by reason of that: The question of meeting tlils I fault of anv county official o: !
1 wind nVAl* I " . 41
county commissioner, they au.
handling a bad state of affairs
the jbest po-sible way and Jthe
3'001 collected on Indian land, the to-. other persons, present-. "ey on)y vvay
$42S 98 tal °f which cannot be named, j were agreed there are but two j ij,,eiiiess judgment
because all of the ciaims are not ways to meet the matter. 11,0 I jiant]|0 it, an«l it seems that.
yet in, but is already to the,|aw piovidos that judgments 1 t|me'i,as c
amount of over #45.000. This J agalnsfc the county may be
money has to be paid and about paj() jn two ways. One is to
$28,000 of it was paid a year ago j jevy a direct tax paying thl) | eople antj officers who are in
by a bond issue extending the deht. in three years, one third | f„,.
{ 33! decision, reversed and the county demand was fully gone over
o 75 j has, and will have, to refund a, yesterday by the county com-
2i 751 large amount of taxes previously missioners, county atlorm'v and
STREET LIGHTING FUND
Washita Electric PowerCo.
2 months
SALARY FUND
Volunteer Firemen
394.50
men of
can
come when the
! situation should be viewed as
'lit exists anil cease to abuse
(Jarvin Burch was in the city
Monday buying new furniture tt>"
go to house keeping in Maysville
bUSt BULL GIKtS
On next Thursday and Friday
tliw Pauls Valley base ball team
will play the Wallville team.
1-31.00
10 00
73.00
.jO.OO
25.00
25.00
Clerk J. A. Brooks reported
the following collection made
from May 6 to June 30. and|
officer
35.00
§347.66
debt 25 years, and there is quite pach year; the other way is th
an amount of these taxes to be
paid in some way. This is no*
all of the trouble either since the
mt ul liic —- On this proposition, Commis-
decision cut the assessable value gjoners Bob Graham and Andy
U , 1 J \t
, inline auu uiiivvi- _ ! will 1 nay
, 110 way responsible fo1* and i Wallville toani is said to
. iat I senti the debts down the future- ti)e strongest aggregation in
25 years refunding iuntil the people aro better able|the ,,ounty, and a game j-
heissued to take up the debts. •.. j , 1 having defeated 9ftv-
of proiierty in the county so much
that the legal levy made upon the
remaining assessable property,
has not been sufficient to pay the
Allen favored a bond issue. Mr
Graham contended that before
the bonds weie half due that all
the laud in the county would be
I sure, they having defeated 9ftv
j ei-al strong teams in Garvin and
; adjoining counties. The famous
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. lrield-and i DaV(,nport, battery will Iw eeeu
children returned on Tuesday j in action, and the price of ad-
from Guthrie where they spent j mission will be only 15 cents at
running expenses, ro* only of] come taxable and that the tax-1 the Fourth with home folks th«. Lee School '_K_
turned over to the Treasurer
1213.301
Water Rents
Street tax
Occupation tax
Total
The following
presented and allowed on the
various funds :-
STREET AND BRIDGE FUND
•J w
POLICE FUND
Moore, feeding pris
ioner
$811.80
119'nr!'Pauls Valley lce Co' ice
.>1^ !!!Alex Bean' P°lice dutv
22.50
2.90
B C Swindell,
accounts were: ^ rperrv
.50
14.25 ■
17.05!
2.50 1
Valley Gro. Co feed !f;)0 40|
Sparks Grocery
Tilman Roquemore, work
Tom Hal hut. work
Manse Jones, work
Henry Cagle, baling hay
Valley Gro Co. feed
W.M Trimmer, st. work
J. A. Brooks, freight on st
sweeppr
A V. Goodpasture, team
supplies
Alexander &. Ke;*r, paints,
brashes, etc. 14.!>ft
J. E. Goad, blacksmithing 15.1ft
J. W. Carter & Son. team 1.50
Joe Hughes, salary
Jesse McNealy, salary
Total
the county, but • fly every j
school disitrict has u^n made to
suffer the same consequences.
ou Last year the county deficit
Z'qq \ reached near than ^ 12,000 which
"^ 00 i went into the bond issue. This
:(|ft I year the deficit, we understand,
65 00 w'" not exceec' The dit-
r,0 0(.' i ference in the deficit this and
•lt-v ,(| last year is no doubt due to the
• I - |)y
,tal , " , ' . . ' j I stringent economy practiced
Total amount of cash received 1.
10 from sources st
the county commissioners in
. .nl .. !slashing deputies and other ex
5 00 Total amount paid out f^ pur- an(J tQ tbeh. credittheyj
<5 j poses above stated $1,22o.J'7'1 • 1
DIED SUDDENLY
Last Monday morning about 10
joclock • Sheriff Chas. Worley re-
5 20 | ceived a phone message that a
I man by the name of Strong had
6 10; died suddenly. He went out f..;d
I removed the body to the home of
ATHLETIC GOODS
his folks near Paoli. It is sup
posed he died either with heat
or heart trouble.
have gone their limit and even in
j their zeal went beyond their au-
| thority in one case.
This is substantially the situa
tion as we find it confronting the
county and there has been a
great deal of misunderstanding
about the facts that has brought
about the situation as to both the
county and other subdivisions
i thereof.
BASEBAL SEASON
IS AT HAND ONCE MORE AND WE ARE
stocked up with the famons old reliable lines.
paw qttppt v CLUB OUTFITS, SUITS, ETC. AND WE MAKE
OUR?pllCEs" RIGHT BALLS. BATS, GLOVES, MITS, SPIKES,
TRY US FOR AR''SQUARE DEAL" IN SPORTING GOODS.
CO.VIPI HTB LINB OF FISHING TACKLE
PALACE DRUG STORE
RICHARDSON-ROBINSON CO.
For the Liver take Robinson's High Balls
f
33i°
3 O
DISCOUNT
CORSET SALE
1 O
003 O
DISCOUNT
INSTABLE
We are going to offer for sale for eight da>s only, the following Brands of Cor-
sets at 33 ' % Discount.
American Beauty Corset, American Lady Corset, Madame Grace, and the Gos-
sard Corset.
Now ladies, you all kno« the above braods, you know that they arr made lot wear aod comlort. We only have a lim-
ited number ol the CotseK, so don't wait until they are all picked over. Come early and eet. the first , ck. I he reEu-
lar price of these corsets are from $1.00 to $7.50.
Big Sale on everything in the house
PRICE IS IT KERR'S PRICE IS IT
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Mitchell, J. D. Pauls Valley Democrat (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 10, 1913, newspaper, July 10, 1913; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc118464/m1/1/: accessed May 5, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.