The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 30, Ed. 1, Friday, May 8, 1908 Page: 4 of 8
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i'JHLE Oljvie.TnH
W II. TWINE
lalitor.
I'iil)lisli'l ICTcry Week in tliu Inteicst
nf tlic Ncjjio y riiiiftur I'tihliHlilug Co.
Ktlicral nt the I'ost OllifOJil. Miiskngor.
Uldn. jis .Secntul Class .Mail Mailer.
Attorneys Wyand and Sdiu
ineyer are bringing .suit to oust
the now elected city odicinls.
Ilol.h of those gentlemen are.
good lawyers and if there is
anything left loose they will
liml it. 'Phis is not a qiieM.mu
of politics now but one of law
and l.his tiNiin composed of a
democrat and a re p u 1 I i ca n
ought to he aide to find out
where the missing link is.
sMayor PenncU and Martin
have agreed to let the decision
in t he other cases decide I heirs.
INJUSTICE.
The railroads arc-not furnish-
ing anything like equal aocom-
modal ions to colored passengers.
On the Kaly and hYisco in
many instant es there is only one
toilet Uv hot h men and women
Can any decent while person
say l his this is fair ( The rail-
roads know it is not. Do ( low
Haskell ami Mr. Murray think
il fair if not. I lieu have the
railroads lo correct I he abuse.
It will save a great deal of ex
penscaud I rouble incidental to
lawsuits. What say you Oov
ernor and Mr. Murray?
OIKRAOI-OUS.
The levelling Democrat of
May Hie fourth had an article
on the jiiu crow law in which
the statement was made that .).
W. Stein mayor i)' Uheeotah !
m i wl iiilni' mil liiimv t hoiinvM
a Negro interstate passenger
.. ' .. ?.
Irotn a kily train a Ki is.
;
Oklahoma. The colorrd people
will rciui'ber just how Ohecotali
imposed upon colored women at
lint depot before there was a
jim crow law and then when
they go to vole nntheeuinlv
sitecpiesliou will remember and
voteaivordinglv.
We understand that Indwell
and Pert Chandler are threaten
ing to bolt Tafl unless they are.
promised the judgeship. These
t wo gentlemen ai'4t tot) previous.
Thoy are nut delegates and will
therefore have uo vote to Lrade
off. Mr. Indwell's autocratic
unfair and damnable conduct
as chairman of the county con
vention will yet rise up to con-
demn him when he least wishes
or expects it. The doings of
thai convention under the chair
manship of Kalwe.ll has done
much to disrupt and disorganize
the party. The "sell-outs'' arc
the oulgiowl.li of the rottenness
of that convention. The demo-
crats are shining angels when
compaicd with these I ruckling
sychophantie lily whites.
The Congressional committee
met hero Wednesday and se-
lected Pert Chandler chairman
and Dr. Cain of Checotah sec
rotary. The committee has lots
of woi k ahead if it proposes to
elect a congressman this Km II
because! Negroes will not support
a lily while under any considera-
tion. They would prefer to lei.
Jim Davenport remain and this
is l.i lie locally as well as nation
ally. If the party canuol purge
itself of these political parasites
"there is nothing doing."
And Ft.. (I'ibson went republi-
can so did Tafl and other places
heard from. The tide is chang-
ing in those localities Kvideutly
the lily white as is scarce in
these places as the traditional
snowball in the warmest place
of which we read.
The people of Oklahoma who
send their children away in
school should send them toi
to Western ITnivor.sily at (jhiin-;
ilaro Kansas. We now have
quite a number there andwej
ought lo mult iply il many I hues i
Ibis vcar. 1 1 is ;i snlcniliil
ii il'"' ??' plus ultra the buds of
school and the preceptors are I . -
' i- iii ii vi- 'society had procured an orehes-
g"ll ing splendid ivhiIIs. W n o i ' . ... . .
' . . 1 1 a composed 4l white players
. to Prof. Poss at ()uimlaro Kan-!.nui in1 discharged the colored
sns and gel a catalogue and ' musicians. Later the tiling
general information about I he was patched up the Negro
Vhool. jorche.Mra ate crow and per
Judge Oampcell has resigned'
and now the fight is on in bitter'
oarnest W the place. There: :
are at least twenty applicants!
for the position. Some of them
will Mud (hat their treachery tona.kn "Smenls. The col
the Negro will rise u
"...
'
Panquo's ghoM tu damn them
just before they reach the goal!
of their ambition. I
The new res tan ran f just
opened 'by Mr. Harris on Court
street invites the public and
especially the Masons Odd fol-
lows Knights of Pythias and
other orders to come out Satur-
day to the opening.
Personally we admire P. 13.
Hudson and have made no at
tack upon him. The article
that appeared in this paper last
week was simply a statement of
facts and Mr. Hudson should
not feel aggrieved.
The colored people at Orayson
show plainly that they are not
in favor of a town whose mayor
was paity to the disgraceful
a Mail' that occurred in Lincoln
county recently and will show
it by voting unanimously for
Kufauli! for county site.
There will be a grand two
day celebration on May 10 and
Hi at Pyles and Pagsdale's
North end Park just north of
of the city. The city schools
and djstrict schools will all take
a part in the celebration. The
park is suitably located for
picnicing purposes.
Jolly Bachelors
AND MERRY WIDOWS.
On Monday nigltl the Bach-
elors gave their annual ball and
invilod the jMerry Widows to
come over and play in their
backyard. The hall was given
in the lOlks hall and a goodly
munbea attended.
All of the bachelors were not
i there for the reason that I hoi e
I ii ho it i -1 ii r i ii It' bi iv; riMXl I I III I
It'MO ! IMIIAI'I I.I lll.l ..(V.x.t li.4
"jim crow'' bail become mixed
up in the selection of an orches
Ira. It was reported that the
formed after the others had
i gone home.
... .. Km
j Iml'y be said that noeommit-
too was r e s pou si b I e for the
tronhlo but only individuals
xvl() exceeded I heir authority by
ored oivheslra also made several
Kill I H'lJM K' Mllfl !1 ft l.l-tvffl !..!.
iicklM slL The M iS ()M0 ig
l0 be condomned as much as
the other. ..
POK SALE.
00 acres of good land $20 per
acre; JO acres of good land $15
per acre; 20 acres of good laud
lo psr acre.
J stand cotton gin for $-1500.
Will trade for farm (.amis or
city property in Muskogee.
1 stand cotton gin for $11500
Write to
W. H. Twine J v.
13ox G Muskogee. Ok la.
CiO TO THIS
New Restarant
and Rooming House
1Q6 WEST COURT ST.
For first-class fare in every
particular. Buds 25 cents and
rooms 50 cts. Cigar stand the
best of cigars. Short orders ami
full meals.
The public is invited to pat-
ronie us.
J. i HAPIMS& BRO. '
Proprietors.
hVR SAL 15.
Lot 100 feet front two houses
on the lot one four room house
and one two room house.
Houses rent $18 per month
(lood location high and level
Lot in block 235 Muskogee
price $8000. See or write W.
II. Twine Jr. Box G MnsUoguo
Oklahoma.
St. Luke's Pharmacy
A. ft. Johnson Proprietor.
Corner Court anil Second St.
Opposite Federal Court House.
Phone 172
FOR SALE.
"room liousi and r0 ft. l)t cUsi in
$ij.)0.00.
Two-room lumsc ami lot for SiiO.OO.
Lot in Factory Addition $75.00.
Lot in Lincoln Park $i0.00.
Write W. U. Tim.NMS Uox Ci Mus-
kogee Okln.
AdftNTS WANTftD J 0x20
crayon porLraits '10 cents
frames 10 cents and up shoot
pietmvs one cent each.
Von can make 100 per cent
prolit or 'd() per week. Cata-
logue and samples free.
PRANK W. WILLIAMS COMPANY.
1208 W. Taylor St. Chicago III.
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Twine, W. H. The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 30, Ed. 1, Friday, May 8, 1908, newspaper, May 8, 1908; Muskogee, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc70102/m1/4/: accessed April 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.