The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 31, Ed. 1, Friday, May 15, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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The Muskogee Cimeter.
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THE SEASON'S
NOW IN DEMAND
G-eircleri Hosts
Refrigera tors
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And dout forget we :uv the largest dealers in Mus-
kogee in Fine Rubies Harness and Wagons
all kinds and styles.
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SUCCESSORS TO HUBER HARDWARE CO.
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ICufaula is still in the lead as
county site of Mcintosh county
There were several large meet
ings this week all well attended
in which our people went on
record for lOufaula. There will
he three meetings next week.
One at Giuysou. oik; at Renties-
ville and the other in the hlack
belt along the river and we feel
certain that before the wind up
on Saturday nine tenths of our
people will vote for Eufaula.
The action or Uhecotah's mayor
in the jim crow in the matter
cooked her goosse in so far as
the Negro vote is concerned.
Let the majority be so great
that no contests will arise.
Keportes.
Dunbar-Douglas exhibit this
year is better than ever before.
PROF. CHAS. WINTER
WOOD
Renowned Elocutionist
Coming Soon
Prof. Ohas. Winter Wood
the renowned elocutionist and
who is librarian at Tuskeg. e
Institute is coming next month
to assist in rasing funds for
Halochee Industrial Institute at
Taft.
Of Prof. Wood the Atlanta
Co us( i I u t io n says: "Chns.
GOODS ARE $
m
Winter Wood stands in the
front rank of readers and im-
personators." To principal W. fl. (Jlenn.
Pi of. Wo xl has written the
following: Dr. Washington
is glad to have me come and
speak for your school and help
you and 1 shall he glad to do so."
Balance of Power
In the following states the
Negro vote is the balance of
power: Illinois 33.000 votes;
Indiana 20.000; Ohio :3o000;
New York 35000; Penn. 00.000;
Kentucky 50000. Remove this
vote in any of the above named
states and the republican party
loses. Is there not food for
thought in the above statonient?
NEGROES WIN IN JIM
CROW TRIAL
BASE DEFENSE ON INTERSTATE
PASSENGER PLEA THOUGH
THEY ARE NOT.
Birtlesville Okla. May 13
In justice court here today J. I).
StraiVord and children Negroes
charged with violating the "jim
crow" law lajst. Monday by r
fusing to move lo the Negro
marl i weio disci urged. 'I'liey
had honght tickets at (JoflVy
ville and were gnu; to Tulsa.
They hased their defense on the
plea of being iute-st ito passcn
gers Tho justice upheld their
contention deciding that the
separate coach law could in t
apply to tlii-m. Kx.
shk jg
Prof. C. W. Reynolds. Principal of
Dunbar High School.
Prof. C. W. Reynolds princi-
pal of the Dunbar High school
of this city is one of the most
successful leacheis in the South
west. Under his supervision
and management the school has
made wond'jrful improvement
in the mattered' dicipliue ordei-
liness. regularity of attendance
scholarship and in all those
things that make for success in
school work. But perhaps his
greatest achievements lay in the
fact of the marvelous dicipliue
and control under which he has
the pupils of his schools. This
influence is as n itioable after
school hours as it is during its
active progres nor does it lose
its force in the months of vaca-
tion. Too the manner in which
the exhibits from the school
have been received at the state
exhibit at Oklahoma City some
time ago and the one held here
at the close of school is not to
be passed lightly over. Both of
which received favorable com-
ments from the leading news
papers. The Prof deserves the
support of all the. patrons of the
school.
Principal Glenn of the Hal
ochee Industrial school at Taft
urges a correction of the state-
ment made to the ell'ect thai Dr.
Washington of Tuskegee is to
isit T.ilVs big school this
summer. The lCdueator. while
encouraging Prof. Glenn ex-
pressed his desire to visit the
school.
Taft. Okla.. May M.. 1908.
I noticed in the livening Dem-
ocrat of Tuesday that the post-
master at Taft has been getting
threatening letters called B';;o'
Maud. The fact is we have a
pe iceful. law abiding eoinii .nty
and the letters supposed to have
been received by ) Rogers are
i'i our opinion myths gotten up
C 'i the purpose of bolstering up
Rogers and keeping him in (he
postottioe. Although he is a
a bourbon democrat of the worst-
kind there.' are a few Negro
henchmen here who are the
tools of those who wish to give
our Sown a had mime and these
tools cou'd have been used for
writing these lett' rs. Rogers
w.ll come to no physical harm
but he is frightened because he
fears some republican may get
the post dliee. he is therefore
putting on the martyr act and
of coin su the democratic paper
in Muskogee and the Negro
democrats of Taft help to give
e.or to the repoi ts sent out by
the wily docor.
Reporter.
Items From Grayson.
tlrayson Okla. May 7 Il)0S.
On May i wo had spunking at
the public school. Rev. Bryant
came and delivered a splendid speech
In favor of Eufaula. He gave a
splendid account of the conditions
as they exist in the two contesting
places and showed to the satisfac-
tion of all present that our votes in
protections of our rights should he
given to the present county seat
town Eufaula. Rev. Bryant took
tho meeting by storm. When Chair-
man Wm. Watson asked if any
were present representing Choco-
tah W. II. Harrison and three apos-
tles took their text and made a
very lame effort claiming that pre-
judice of our people was driving
tho white men from us and said
they would rather have the county
seat in Kansas City. One speaker
said that one road lead to hell
(meaning Checotah and the other
to destruction (meaning Bond
Switch) and Immediately an old dea-
con said "If dat bo true dls ole
darky am gwine do roads to Eu-
faula." The great majority of the voters
hero will yoto for Eufaula.
REPORTER.
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Twine, W. H. The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 31, Ed. 1, Friday, May 15, 1908, newspaper, May 15, 1908; Muskogee, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc70103/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.