The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 2, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 13, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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The Muskogee Cimeter.
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Vol 18 No. 2
MUSKOGEE OKLAHOM A SATURDAY JAN. ia 1017.
PRICE $1.00 A YEAR
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S2E.
Tu the Superior in and of
Muekogen County Stno of Oluk.
Malindy French IMnntiff.
vb
Henry ircuch Defendant
No. 0521
Said defendant. Henry Frenco will
take notice tlmt he hns been sum!
in the atov nnin d Court by the
above nnmid P aintiff for nn abso-
lute diorte from him the p.iid
dtfendunt upon lha grounds nl
extreme crui'lty Br88 nenlec-t '
dutv and abandonment nn' for tin
custody of the one minor child uf
of said plaintiff and defendant
and that he must answer th
petition of said plnntiff fried ih"re-
in on or before the lft day of Fib
3017. or said petition will bo taken
astrucjiml a judgement f r said
plnntiff will be rendued according-
ly togt 1 her with tins c st of said
plaintiff in said suit hud out ami
expended.
Attest
O. H chaffer Clerk of said Cour
By E. A. Hill Deputy
W. II. Twine P. R Price
Attys f.ir l'bnliff.
NOTICE RY PUBLICATION
In I he Superior Court of Musko-
gee County Oklahoma
No. 1040
Lula Wathingtoi Plaintiff.
Vs
Phillip Washington Defnndant-.
The defendant Phillip Washing-
ton will take notice that he hn.
been feted in the abovo named
"Court by thn Plaint iff Lula Wash-
ington for D.vnrcennd Cu3to ly of
children and that unless hu ans-
wer the petition filed by the Plain-
tiff alleging grocaicglcct of dutj
aud abandonment on or before the
0th day of February 1917 the al-
ligations contnined in taid peti-
tion will be taken ns tiue and con-
fessed and judgment rendered ac-
cordingly In Witness Whereof I have
hereunto set my band as Cleric of
caid Court and affixed the (seal)
thtreof this the 23rd day of De-
cember 1010. .
C H. Shaffer Court Clerk
By E. A. Hill
B. M. Ilatlon
Attorney for Plainlffi
NOTICE BY PUB LI CATION
"In the District Court of Musko-
gee County Sale of Oklahoma:
No. r300
Eulah Trammel Plaintiff
Vs.
Leo Trammel Difci.dant.
The deftndutit. Leo Trammel wil.
take NOICE that ho has been suod
in the abovo named Court by the
pliantiff Eulah Tramel.for Divorce
for Dceilion anil Cruelly and un-
less lit' a ww or ihu pttition of llu-
plan tiff Eulah Trommel on or
before the 20ih day of January
1017 the allegations s-t forth in
paid pitition will bo taken as con-
fessed and judgement rendered ac-
cordingly. In Witness Wherof I Invo he-
reunto set my huiid and iflixed the
tjeal ol taid District Court this Ihc
8th day of December 19 1 0.
C. II Shaffer. Com t Cloik
Tom L. Fullui Deputy Cleik
Geo. W Parker Attorney foi
Plaiutiff.
Coal For Sale
The Henryotta Nut Coal
$6.00 per ton
Sippcs Coal Comprny
Phone
421 So 5th St.
The Flippcr-Key-Davi Uaiver-
sity Excutivt Board of Trustees
Bishop J M. Conner Revs C. R.
Tucker J. II. Harkins T H. Wlea-
man J. E Toombs J. B. Key and
Judge S. T. Wiitina. eaet pursuant
to call and selected the Faculaty
'.I Jones was elected Principal
Prof G. 8. Parker Agriculturist
Mis. Ada 13. Worthnm Matron
and Instructor Mrs. G. A. Hill
Asst. Matron Mrs. Parker of Po
tean Oklahmn as cook. andRev.
H. A. L Dikes Patron. The clec-
tion of a rvgulur Pnjidcnt was "mittis farmera preachers doctor
'offered. Rev. T. H. wiesmn.'d lawyers in fact good anything;
was b leeted nominally. The con-
couthc of peopla met on the 0th
with everything f-petididly arrang-
ed for their reception
The amount runrd was $530 00
The number students at the open-
ing was seven and (lie faculty took
i'nmediate charg. The Curricu-
lum was arranged for all work.
The Hishop and his co. workers
in Oklahoma have launched the
2'ind pcnool in A. M E. connection
Rev G. T. Sim3 of Ward Cha-
pel give a reception to the Bishop
nd friends of this movement at
0:30 P. M.' Jan. 10 at A. M. E.
church it was an elaborate affair
fram thence to the Convention
flali and held a mass convention.
Rv G T. Sims was Master of
Cermonies. Prof. C. B. Bryant
tend rod and excellent paper Hon
R. Emmet t Stewart spoke on the
-'tat us and neds of our people
Pres. J. H. Marquees of tbt
C. A. and N. University tpoko on
Educational litneos Bishop 1. M.
Conner spoke on Negro uplift
and preparedness In his mister-
f ul way ho inrpirad the Negro
think and net. toward establish!
his schools for himuclf and cbildr
as monument to his own word.
Mr. Daniels is a subscribe e
500 00. Subscriptions' were made
roin $2500 andup.
Dr. J. E. Hart Surgeon
Desense of women and Children a
specialty.
2J8 1-2 N. 2nd St. Phone 410
Dr. R. H. Waterford
Pbysicion and Surgeon
Deseascs of women and children a
specialty. ""
Reaidence 904 Denver
Office 200 1-2 Sj. Second
Phones Resident 402 Office 461
Ye shall not see My face
except your brother be with
you.
"in a great speech delivered on
one occasion Col. Theodore Roose
velt used these memorable words:
'All men up ratner tnan some
down." He expressed a great
truth n noble sentiment
Tiic great friction bt-tween the
races today is due to practice this
mo.it doctrino. The opposite doct-
rine hns been practiced vis : "Al
white races up and all black races
down " As a rule white men
have neither considered nor ap-
preciated the true worth f black
men. Thy have looked upon
1 hem as inferiors aud only fit to
-crvo. They have utterly disre.
tended his capa ity to develop
und expand like other races.
This doctrine has been taught
und practiced so long that it has
become a part of our white neigh
bors and they aro incapable of see-
ing the black men from any other
viewpoint than servia insusceptible
of the highest development. Tbey
do not see him as an integral part
uf the human family but rather aa
nn inferior and only fit to serve
and be led by white m?n. For
the most part they are blind to
their good qualities and only see
his vicea. Newspapers public
speakers itatumea aa well aa
preacher bava dwelt upoa their
weakness and vicea rather than
their virtuet and cupbilitle. The
treat daily newapay.er are flooded
with recount of hit vices and crimes
but very little ie said of the nood
things they do. If he steal or bur-
glaritea a bouse be is honored by
being put on the front page in bold
headlines telling of bis crime jnst
as though Negroes were the only
people who commit such crimes.
They do not tell of t heir being
good carpenters plainters black
for some of the best farmers in the
South are Negroes; some of tin
best carpenters are Negroes; and
their preachers and doctors com-
pare favorably with any people on
earth and ihey have .aoine of the
greatest educators in the world. We
doubt whether the world haa ever
produced a man who revolutionis-
ed methods of industrial educa.
tion aa the late Booker T. Wash-
ington. Hia methods have been
adopted by peopei from all parts of
the world He act the pace which
otherj are glad to follow.
Tliis has been done in spite ol
all the efforts to discourage and
keep him down. The truth of the
mttter is instead of seeing how
well he could be provided for and
encouraged the policy has been
to see bow little could be done foi
hia inteleetual and moral uplift.
In nearly every line of work he
has been discriminated against and
no matter how efficient hia service
he haa done well to get one-half as
much as bis white competitor ever
though be rendered as great ser-
vice or better.
In the courts bo matter 'what
may be bis intelligence and char
acter his word is not rated and as
good aa that of a white man's. The
white man's word must be prefer-
red no matter how ignorant or
worthless he may be. It is a won
ier to us bow the Negro has made
the progress he has. No people in
the world uai been so held back
and keep down as black folks and
not withstanding this long and well
settled policy to hinder and ham-
per hia progress he ia blamed be-
cause be semetimea fails to meab-
ure up with those who have had
superior advantages.
It is a common thing for lawvers
at the bar to ridicule and abuse
him in open court and if the word
"Nigger" is used one time it ia us-
ed a thousand. What must be
the effect of "this upon the jury and
public? It must lower him their
estimntion. The younger genera
tion who hears it looks upon him
as a fit object of acorn and deri-
sion. They seem to forget that
charcter and worth do not depend
upon the color of the skin or the
race for you will find worthless
ignorunt and vicious men in both
races. Tbis abuse and ridicule
tend to defeat the ends of justice
rather than help them.
It" has always been strange to
the Independent why the judges
should tolerate this in their courts
for it necessarily tend to prejudice
the minds of the jury as well as
the public sgainst the prisoner at
the bar. Our white neighbors
have never striven to see better
side of the Negro; tbey have never
come In contact in the spirit of
humanity and Christianity which
teacbea "As ye would that) men
should do unto you do you even
in to them for this is thn law and
the prophets." In other words
"All men up rather than some
down" "all racer up rather than
tome down.
Ia the proceaa of revolution our
wait Mighbor forget that race
like iDdividiald do not remain sta-
tionary. The min farthest down
expindi an J grjv finnlly makes
his way to the top. Th- same is
true of race mid 11 Is tlie duty f
the race Ingest up to help the race
lowest down: for in helping the
race farthest donn you thcr by
help the race farthest up and all
encerntd are lulpul The Negro
rare wants to bet 1 1 r his condition.
Ho is looking forward rather
tluin buekwurd; and if our white
neighbor r aro imbued with the
true spirit of humanity and Chris-
tianity and hlep them to become
all of which they profess they
would encourage aio capable.
The Independent knows of no
tcrcattr bin ot wtucii any people
could be guilty than to try to
keep anotlur people down who
want to become good und great.
Ic is contrary to the law of hu
manitg and to the l-iw of God.
What thu Negro wants is ti
square deal and his whi' neighbor
ought to give h:m a mm 'd chance
The Nc.r is awakening a r .cial
conecioJ3iiesj self appreciation
and discrimination. If let alone
he will come to the front and wotk
out a worthy destiny. He only
wants a man's chance. He has
implanted in his soul ambition and
capacity for development and uo
one who is fair will deny him this.
Why not then let him come? Why
not give him a man's chance? Why
undertake to turn the hands of
civilization back and defy the de
cree of the Almighty? He deman-
ds a chance give it to him and
there will be no more Negro exodus
to the North. Let our white neigh-
bors practice the doctricn 'All
races up rather than some downt"
Union Review.
YOUR LAST CHANCE.
Recently we published in these
columns an offer of The Youth's
Comnanion and McCall's Maga
zine both for a full eyar for on-
ly $2.10 including a Mcuau
Dress Pattern. The high price
of paper and ink has obliged Mc-
Call's Magazine to raise their
.subscription price February 1 to
10 cents a copy and 75 cents a
year so that the offer at the
above price mu3t be withdrawn.
Until March 41 our readers
have the privilege of ordering
both publications for a full year
including: the choice of any 15-
' cent McCnll Dress Pattern for
only $2.10.
The amount of reading infor-
mation and entertainment con-
tained in the fifty-two issues of
The Youth's Companion nnd the
value of twelve monthly fashion
numbers of McCall's at $2.10 of-
fer a real bargain to every reader
of this paper.
This two-at-one price offer in-
cludes :
1. The Youths' Companion 52
issues.
2. The Companion Home Calen-
dar for 1917.
3. McCall's Magazine 12 fash-
ion numbers.
4. One 15-cent McCall Dress Pat-
tern your choice from your
first copy of McCall's if you
cend a two-cent stamp with
your selection.
THE YOUTH'S COMPANION
St. Paul St. Boston Mass.
New Subscriptions Received nt
this Office.
RED BIRD.
Red Bird is a beautiful little
city located about 22 miles north-
west of Muskogee on the M. K. &
O. railroad a branch of the M.
& T. railroad. It is located in Sec-
tions 2-3-10 and 11 in Township
1G Range 16. A great many of
our people from the South have
come west nnd located in and
Around Red Bird nnd manv of
them have splendid farms and p;90 a. m and No. o nrnvc o;w
wi lninn m'nnlu wViiln nli lioval Oklahoma CAtv truth IpBvVi at
'built comfortable hem In the) - CALL 510 or P. B.
town nnd nro engaged in business I
nnd all are happy and contented
Many others who still reside in
their old homes in the South
havo made investments in and
around Red Bird and it ia the pur-
pose of this article to give infor-
mation to our subscribers who
are interested in Oklahoma.
Red Bird is surrounded by h
splendid fanning' country and is
x our opinion in th center of the
mineral belt. Just a few miles
west is Haskell Oklahoma where
a splendid oil held is now opening
up and uist a few miles north
west is the Stone BlufT field which
bids fair to equal that of the fa-
mous Glenn Pool and north and
"'M di vtlmriet is going on
uul both oil and gas is bcimr
found in paying quantities.
Development is now being
made in the following sections:
in J5-1G-1G. known as the Darby
test. In 21-1 G-IG on the Lewis
farm. In 21-1G-1G on the Solo-n-an
farm. In JW-IG-IG on the
rurner farm. In 7-17-iG on the
Gardy fum. there ia a well good
for 15 barrels. Drillinir is also co-
ingon in GOG-1G and 9-15-1G. Be-
ing surrounded by development
itvI beni" in the trend that is
right in line it seems impossible
to us lor the Red Bird people
when they once get started to fail
111 getting oil and gas it seems a
sure thing to us and when they
get either it certainly puts them
on the map with a bright future
because with gas they will be in
a position to invite manufactur-
ing establishments and factories
to locate there and can furnish its
Midland Valley R. R.
Special Round
For The
Christmas and New Year' Holiday"
to Points On
The Midland Valley Railroad
For Full Information
Phone PBX 4260 or 495 Muskogee OkU.!
B In every respect the M. K. and T. Ry. trie
M "GIVE THE PUBLIC THE I
if VERY BEST SERVICE WE CAN". !
Wk Thii ii on'y one of the many reasons why you should travel
St. Louis Kansas City San Antonio Galvestoa
H Setlslin Oklahoma City Ft. Worth Dallas
H Parsons Junction City Houston W-.cn H
H Hannibal Muskoga Shrcveport Donison GutnrI B
M Tulsa Wichita Falls Austin 8 TkM
M. O. & G. CHANGE TIME
Sunday October 8th.
Train No. 5 leaves for Henryctta at 8;00 a.m. instead of 9;SQ a.mi.
anivingat Hcnryettn nt 055 a m.
Train No. 1 new train for Dewar. Henryetta aad Denison leave
at 12;45 p.m. arming at Dewur the first stop at 2;10 p.m.; Henry-
etta 2; 20 p m; Denison 8;0() p.m.
Train No 2 will arrive from Denison at 205 p.m. and depart far
Joplin at 2;l.r) p m. instead of 2.15 p. m. arriving Joplin 7;00 p. at.
45 rainules cr.rlier.
Train No 0 from Henryctta ?nd Dustin will arrive at 0;00 p. at.
instead of s;50 p. in.
Noto that toaina 1 and 2 operate to nnd from Denison inittad of
trains f nnd 0 and do not stop between Muskogee and Dewer. Faaaia-
gers for intermediate points will
citizens with chenp fuel both
light and heat. Only a short tirna
ago gas was discovered at Kuaa
a apot in the road near Hoffman
Oklahoma and immediately ait-
or the discovery zinc ameliera
were located there on ncceunt of
chenp fuel and a town of 3000 .
inhabitants sprang into exist-
ence. Hundreds of laborers get-
Hnif from $3.0 Olo S8.00 per day
are working in these smelters and
what is true 111 this case can be
tru with the developments in
Red Bird. We advise our people
to hold what ptoperty they hare
because in the near future tkey
stand a splendid chance of reap-
ing splendid returns on their in-
vestment. Some years ago a matt
from Louisiana bought G5 acre .
in Township 1G Range 15 ad- J
joining township to the one in
which Red Bird is located and la i
now getting $2000.00 a month ii
royalty from oil. A few days ago
some other men from Louisiana'
were in our ofiice having been te
Red Bml to look after their prop-
erty and wo advised them aa we
do other ? to hold on nnd time will
prove the wisdom they exhibitea.V
by coining to Oklnhoma.
The above is given for the
benefit of our readers who have
asked our opinion as to the agri-
cultural and mineral develop-
meats in the localities where;
they had invested. From time to
time we shall give such informav
tion in our columns as the occa-
sion demands. Oklahoma today -stands
first in oil and gas devel-
opment. Oil at $1.70 per barrel
is stimulating developments la
all localities.
Trip Fares
use trrin No. 5 leaving Muskogee al
p. m.
K A.m. nirl 030 n. m.
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Twine, W. H. The Muskogee Cimeter. (Muskogee, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 2, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 13, 1917, newspaper, January 13, 1917; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc70211/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.