The Tahlequah Herald. (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 17, 1912 Page: 3 of 18
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TAHLEQUAH WELCOMED
PRESIDENT AND MRS. GILL
i HI. MHIJU-IH IIKKAtU. rsmMIl VH. OKI
IFrom Tuesday's Daily Arrow.)
The reception last night ut ih
Carnegie library. Riven to President
Gill, the new head of the N. K. S. N ,
unci Mrs. Gill, certainly demon -
titrates to the new-comer* that it
Is the desire of all Tahlequah that
a lit ti nil man has been found 10
pilot our state' educational Insti-
tution to the position it should oc-
cupy, that of the foremost In the
state. Tahlequah always has been
the Athens of the old Indian Terri-
tory and if push and pull. vim. en-
ergy and determination count. it
will at ill maintain that reputation
in the state of Oklahoma. Also irotn
the good cheer and expressions of
faith and belief that they have in
Mr. Olll the makeup of the man
sought and that the reception and
welcome comes from the heart,
and this expression was not a mere
formality, but genuine and sincere,
and is felt not only by' the faculty
and student body, and the many
citizens who were present, but
by all they represent and many
others who were so situated that
tiiev were unable to be present.
At about 8 o'clock the people of
the citv began (tethering at *he li-
brary and fast the space therein be-
gan filling until the building was
tilled to its capacity.
. The meeting was called to order
by Rev G. T. Thompson and opened
by prayer 'by Dr. D. E. Oambrell
of the Baptist church and an ad-
dress of welcome to our midst to
Mr. and Mrs. Gill by Hon. A. S.
Wyly, and responded to by Presi-
dent" Gill as follows:
We us a people have made won-
■ >. r'ii i.rogn -s in tne past, but to
day ps we are well along in the start-
ing of he twentieth century, we pre
I icing pioblems magnificent, grand
- "uspirliig. Great things have
.■hievc.d in the past, but greu
mule, Is not only un
dlcuious object, lint
not ho well educated
sense of the word as
brother who actually
absurd and
Is probably
ill the dee'
his illiterate
understand*
inorni
view* To what do we owe all these
blessings'.' All are ready to answer
our glorious system of education
The best time the world bus evei
seen is nut now; a better is sure to
mine. To the army of self-sacri-
ficing teachers we must look for lea 1-
, -a in thought. We need leaders who
will inspire the youug to work for
; ruth harmony nnd beauty--a beiu-
V w rough! for themselves, and a love
that Khali perform auch miracles that
they will minister to the millions yet
unborn. .
The experience of the ages that
are past, the hopes of the ages that
! lIV yet to come, unite their voices in
appeal to us. They implore us
jto think more of the character of our
plain farm work and has tli
■•haracter to work faithfully.
The stupid world i- being |iu nuin ....... -• — . I k
to the fact that something beside? than its numbers; to iook
;i knowledge Of text books is need'- n our v.,s, natural resources, not
to fit men and women for eltii'Mi- j rs 0f ostentation and pri
ship. . _ but as means to be converted by the
i lie locomotive engineer whoc 111 fining alchemy pf education, into
re i,l his orders and write his n,a| and spiritual treasures; they
legibly, and can make his engine pull
LOCAL NEWS NOTES
Happenings In ind AbontOur Town People Coming
and Going-- Items of Local and Personal Interest
human
"P.
and
been
er problem! are pressing upon
. i .. Un.tn ntror Iti
for
roim'iu: " ■ .
solution than have ever been
solved I "Core—problams greater
tUar. "we < ver dreamed of in our
' The nineteenth rtr.tury found our
forefathers groping in darkness
with the old fashioned grease lamp,
and left us under the illuminating
rays of the electric light; it found
the pioneer farmer alternately wrest
ling with the reap hook and the flint
lock rifle, and left the progressive
farmer in peace riding and reaping
the golden grain with the modern
self binder; it found the early emi-
grant toiling over the eastern moun-
tain in a North Carolina ox cart,
and left the seeker of profit anil
pleasure flying across the weste.n
plains in a royal palace car at: the
rate of 60 miles an hour, it found
the teacher and pupils in a log cab-
in school house with benches made
of slabs now he has the neat frame.
stone or brick building with mod-
ern single desks for each pupil.
Then there wer no blackboards
and but few books; now he has an
abundance of blackboards char
and modern appnratUB fnd.the best
arranged and most a«rac'ive 'eNt
books that experience can write.
Then the teacher was s''"ply..£ ^d/d
sort of a fellow who board..a
around" in the neighborhood, thrash-
ed the bad boys, "sparked the Dig
sisters." knew but little and thought
\
state Normal graduate or its equlv.i
permitted to hold a license tp,
direct In so important a matter a I
the shaping of the character of tie
boys and girls ot today ^ >
may on tomorrow be capable oi
shaping aright the destiny of
stantly reading trom the DUiieii
i rds cablegrams announcing Ad
nTral Dewey* magnificent victory
0nThosneUareaiiiit a few of the retro-
speTcUve views we might
|"ry theWhil°eKour material progress;
has" been almost cause
Tde 'has" been, is. an'l must be
achieved by an enlightened educatioi
busing education.
whrthearnfor6 whfte men. red men or
lilick is becoming transformed
new ideas to mean something much
more and hotter than men text
UlinU stuffing The business of ed-
ucation is to make capable citizens,
decent and happy homes good neigh-
bor. and useful and efficient mem-
bers of workaday world.
According to the new educational
ideas the young negro who know
some Latin and algebra, but who
does not know how to plow com with
„ train of cars loaded with
freight safely across one or
stales in one night while tliej si
is 'ar better educated than ,h ""
college graduate who speaks tnr--
languages, but who can not maKe -i
respectable living for his
The young woman who can ni _ y
compound and bake a wliolesome bi-
,.„it and broil a steak that will tempt
i vegetarian, or who can make m i-
slc with the keys of a typewrit
«rite neat and correctly punctuated
letters! has a much better education
rimti the irir 1 *1io recite* in run a.
tflttries ill Spanish and pounds mis-
ery out of the piano and onto her
•luditors in un attempt to Pr°duce
,pen,tic music, hut who cannottake
her mother's place In the dining
room or kitchen when it is best for
her to do so.
In the last few years some new
features have come into our who 1
'vstem— the twentieth century e d-
the manual training school for
the bovs and the industrial school
r< r the liirls. Like Colossus, t.lu>
have grown until thev bestride he
gfobe; or at least, that part wh c
holds out the prize of success , toMl,
best equipped contestant, Hiey are
branch of our Normal Schools wh ch
was first inaugurated for dullards
and incorrigibles, but whh .
recogoUed as the place to lay Ir
foundation of a Bucc^ful cnm',
This normal training anilI lndustn.
education idea tenoh™h™ thought
curate self reliant, quick of thougn
and action, with bigideasandho
to execute them. The salary
large influence great, prospe
brThis commercial are demand
voung men and young women who
can put abstract Ideas into concrete
execution. Modern improvements
rapid communication by telephone
and telegraph, the various uses of
electricity, the wonders In mlning
and civil engineering, the* idc
for scientific research, and neeo m
commissioners of charities, a P
to the graduates of the norm.u
training and Industrial departments
°f Not" long °slnce a voung man who
had gradifate" three years before
from one of these schools, returned
to his Alma Mater and aP J be ,
asked by his Pr\ncl,pal,',<lll^rintend-
you doing?" replied. superinten I
ent of an electrical work, at a salary
of $t>,000.00 a year. This was Jusi
away "hisMlfe 'teaching this addition
to our normal school.
It is said that a fewyearsagoan
awkward, uneducated lad s.on ot o
deTun*young ma^'s pleadings and
in the basement of one of the build-
ings did chores about the h'v"'
Sity, worked his way through the en-
rilicering department, t°ok P°;'
iiighouse electrical works and today
hods a most honorable 1>°S,< °rl '£*
electrical department of the King s
palace at Madrid. The time is fast
coming when manual training and
industrial education will be in
course of every public school.
The teachers of the future must
keen apace with the industrial epo(
Training the mind through the aR«n-
CV of the hand will be the epitomized
principle of all future schools. De-
velopment. the true aim of educa-
tion. should not be lost sight of in
the mad rush for facts. 1 am per
suaded that only when we have as
our aim Christian citizenship, and
concentrate all of our efforts upon
attaining it. and give it preeminence
I In everv endeavor, then, only, w ill
we meet the demands of the present
age In the education of th young.
W have heard so much ot th<
"glorv that was Greece and the
grandeur that was Rome, that we
are at times apt to think the world
is making progress backward. But
let us lift up our hearts in thankm
ness that we live in the freest coun-
try that the world has ever known.
Wisdom is not monopolized by a
few Power is not concentrated >n
the hands of tyrants; knowledge need
not express itself in cipher; work is
no longer even a crime or a dis-
B1"\V'e have superstition yet, bin it
is toothless; we can say our say
supplicate us to seek tor what
complacency or self satisfaction
are disposed to Indulge, not in 'he
xtent of our territory, or the pro-
ducts of our soil, but in the expan-
. ion and perpetuation of the means
of human happiness; they be. eech us
IO exchange the luxuries ol sense foi
the jovs of charity, and thus give ti:
the world the example ot a nation
whose wisdom increase* with i
prosperity, and whose virtues a
equal to'its powers.
The one truth that stands out m-
fore all others nt such a gathering
Is unity Of Interest. It is ir>de"t
pleasing to find so manv interest d
In Hie things that interest you ". :
[ .till flattered as If I'ierpot t *
can had told be I am a financial >
njus. Hut 1 am not a candidate tor
a pedestal or halo.
I woud topple off a pedestal
lie first light breeze. 1 perhaps it
, hard for to understand, btitj
1 am not on this job for the pay or
even for the honor, but fo* the op-
portunity it gives me to do what I
want to do more than anything e se
in the worl(l, and that is to help
these young men and young women
make good out in the world and be
able to solve the practical problems
of life more. successfully han you
and 1 Uave done.
1 have the keenest feeling of grati
,ude for this demonstration of your
Interest and co-operation. 1 trust my
actions wflile president ot this in-
stitution will never give voti just
cause to regret the confidence you
have placed in me.
Judge Parks was then called up-
on and made n few appropriate re-
marks. and was followed by \V. \v.
Hastings who certainly convinced
the new head of the normal that
the good citizens of Tahlequah and
northeastern Oklahoma will be be-
hind, financially or otherwise .ill
his efforts to make this one of the
best schools not onv in Oklahoma
but all this southwest country.
This demonstration certainly should
not fail to convince Mr. and Mrs.
Cjill that they already have a host
of personal friends here
(From Monday's Dally Arrow.)
M A Moore left on the noon
train for Muskogee today on busi-
ness.
K. U Hendricks of Muskogee, *a
in the city today looking after busi-
ness interests.
Mrs Sam Isaacs ind children
lert on the noon train 'or 1- ort
Smith. Ark., to visit relatives.
Dee Kltter left today fo- Vfton.
to accept a position.
I M French is in McBride to-
day looking after farm interests.
.1 VV. Dlckerson of Clarksville,
Mo., returned home today aftt r a
pleasant visit in Tahlequah.
C. .1. Harris of Green Brier, who
has been visiting his daughter,
Mrs. B. P. Rasmus the past week,
returned home today.
A. D. Hays of Peggs, und his son
J. N.. who teaches school at Pleasant
Valley, were in town today.
ICIiis Manning of Westville, wao
has been visiting his lather, J. M.
Manning in this city, returned honiQ
today.
Henry Ballard left today for Ft.
Smith, Ark., to attend the fair.
j W. Mulholland returned tod.iy
from a business trip to Muskogee.
Kx-President Buck oi[ the North-
eastern State Normal, came In yes-
terday from Oklahoma City to b
here at the land sale today.
Oarletoi Gray returned Satur-
day evening after spending two days
visiting friends in Muskogee.
Lee Sanders one of the demo-
cratic War Hoss' of Ray w-as a
business v'sltor in Tahlequah today.
that order In Vinita tills
leaving for that city today.
Mrs. Mary Billingsby of Prairie
Grove, Ark , returned home today
after a ten days' visit with her
father. T. H. Powell
Mrs. T. J. Farrar of Okmu'gei.
returned home today after a pleus-
ant visit with Mrs. W. T. Ford
Chas. Silk of Cookson, was In th"
city today enroute to Muskogee for a
nhort visit.
Allen Foster, deputy county
treasurer, is looking af er business
in Tulsa.
Frank Rogers of l-eiiai ah, wh
has been visiting in Tahlequah, re
turned home today.
Dr. J. S. Allison is looking afer
business Interests in Prairie Grove.
Ark., today.
Mr. and Mrs. H. l<. Smith of Fo t
Smith, Ark., returned home todiy
after a few days' visit with friends
in this city.
D. H. Golighty returned to h.s
home In Muskogee today after a visit
with friends In this city.
Miss Marie Benson is visiting
friends In Muskogee.
Dr. Arthur Creasy is a Muskogee
visitor today.
B. B. Clark, of Mountain View,
Okla., Is another who after looking
over the country surrounding ow-
elty, has come to the conclusion
that he would enjoy left here. He
left for home today to prepare to
move here. He expects to purchase
a C herokee county farm anil locate.
J. K. Duncan weut to Prior Croek
trtlay on business.
slness visitor in laniequnu Prof. Buck left on the morning
Mrs. J.. M. Payne left on the noon train for oklahoma City.
iin Sunday for Bartlesville, hh"-i „ jj, Toomur, who has '
ONE ORGANIZED
The first Subordinate council of
the Exclusive Order of American
Indians was organized on last Sat
unlay night, the 12th instant.
The meeting was held pursuant
to call of T. B. Williams, the Sov-
ereign Organizer, at the old Chero-
kee t'apltol.
The meeting was presided over by
the Judge J. T. Parks. The council
is to be known as Cherokee Coun-
cil No. t. , ,
The following officers were elect
ed; W. H. Davis, Noble Chief; I
T. Parks, Vice Noble Chief; Ross
Daniels. Secretary and Treasurer;
Richard Wolfe, Outside Picket ; \\.
H. Walker. Inside Pecket. Moor
Managers; R. M. Dannenberg. - •
I). Wilson. K. 1'- Farris, Tom Tus«t-
er, and Robert Sanders.
After brief discussion on t.ne
new order by those present the
meeting adjourned to meet at th_
Capitol on Monday. October 21, at
7:30 p. m.
SAX I'll nv HIS W1FK.
H. B. Toomer, who has been work-
ing a night shift on the Arrow of-
fice linotype, left for Muskogee this
morning.
Miss Mussette Adams of Fort
Smith, Ark., who has been enjoying
an extended visit with Miss Zona
Hayes in this city, returned home
today.
visit in Cherryvaic, nanna-a. Attorney Geore Paschal is in llul-
Kd Sharp of "Sharp Bros. Store.lbert today on legal business^
. . * \.A<rnu trtHnv j \i/t Hose of Cloud Cliff, OKl.t-
hotna, who has been in this vkini'y
the past few days prospecting for ,i
location, returned home today after
seeing enough of this country to
fall in love with It. He expects to
locate here soon.
J. A. liensiey went to Muskogee
today.
Mrs. K. F. NelBon left on a shop-
ping tour for Muskogee today.
Wm. Boorlgie returned to his
home in Hulbert today, after spend-
ing a few days in the city.
Send for our cr.talog If you ea>-;i
less than $500 a yen.r. Give 2-year
noto for course, work for board.
Guaranteed position months bcfn.o
noto is due. .loplin Business Col-
lege.
COMING TO TAHt.F.QCAH.
r>r S. M. Adams, veterinary sur-
geon and dentist will be in Tahle-
quah at John Wilson's livery stable.
Friday and Saturday, October 15
and 26 1012. Treats all diseases
of the animal family. Examination
free.
train Sunday for Bartlesville,
ing been called to the bedside of
very sick daughter.
\1 Stevenson shipped two car
loads of cattle today to Kansas
City. , w
Dr. Joe Thompson went to Mus-
kogee today to visit his daughter.
Mrs. W. M. Glory left today for
visit in Chcrryvale, Kansas
went to Muskogee today.
Mrs. Minnie V. Souther returned
home yesterday after a weeks visit
with her son at Muskogee.
.1 A. Hensley is doing a job of
surveying today near Hulbert for
George Bailey, gunrdian of Jo ill
Bean.
J. D. Ray and wife of McAlester,
who have been visiting at Peggs
the past two weeks returned home
today.
Miss Jennie Templeton ot' the
mission school at Welling, was in
town today shopping.
Bryce Morel and returned to I a-
cone today after spending Sund.sy
with his father, who is manager of
the Tahlequah 1^. and P Co.. m
this city.
Waneta Sester of Hulbert, spent
Sunday with Tahlequah friends.
■uttui auiujom t>u; uo
-aj -qBiibaima «! .<BP«nS luads oq.w
(ujaqno .I® lloqdiutO !"°r RJ1<
She's a wise woman who knows
just what to do when her hus-
band's life is In danger, but Mrs.
R. J. Flint. Braintree, \t., is oi
that. kind. "She insisted on my
using Dr. King's New Discovery,
w rites Mr. F. "for a dreadful cougn.
when 1 was so weak my friends all
thought 1 had only a short time to
live, and it completely cured m .
A quick cure for coughs and colds,
it's the most safe and reliable
medicine lor many throat and
lung troubles — grip, bronchitis,
croup, whooping cough. quinsy
tomiilitis, hemorrages. A trial w-ill
convince you. 50c and
Guaranteed by Crew Bros.
•ICHORS DISCHARGED.
(From Tuesday's Daily Arrow.)
The jurors in the county couit
were discharged by the court and
returned to their homes at vario-ts
points in the county today.
(From Tuesday's Daily Arrow j
County commissioners Mc.Collum
and Davidson are locating a road in
the vicinity of Hulbert today.
Robert and Dewey Young went to
Pawhuska today to enter St. John s
college.
Miss Cora Potts of Pitts, was a
shopper in town today.
Dr A W. Walters left on the
morning train on a business trip to
I Muskogee.
T. F. Anderson Is looking after
business in Muskogee today.
T B. Williams, organizer oi the
Exclusive Order ot American Ind-
ians. is furthering the interests ct
Chronic Dyspepsia.
The following unsolicited
! tnonial should certainly be suffici-
ent to give hope and courage to
persons afflicted with chronic dys-
pepsia: "1 have been a chronic
dyspeptic for years, and of all medi-
cine 1 have taken Chamberlain s
Tablets have done me more goon
than anything else," sayn W. C,
Mattison, No. 7 Sherman St.. Hon-
ellsville, N. Y. Sold by all dealers.
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YOU FEEIj GOOD.
is tootnless, we enn
without fear of losing our heads or
our sleeves Bigotry is abroad, but
it has no longer power to thro. • jjEY MAKE
science; the threat of future punish-1
ment and the offer of reward are, T,)p plpasant purgative effect pro-
nothing to us when they are offo .ueed by chamberlain's Tablots and
bv men who haven t these_ things ^ heaithv condition of body and
give. The idea of war and conquest which they creato make one
is held by many, but concerr,ing _ m n hy >n d„,#ril
we voice our thoushtu nnd write out t«ei joyiui
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OIL MEN
Why send out of the state for your Gas
Engine Oils, Cylinder Oils or any other
Oils? We have it here in your town,
and at the right price.
Pittman Oil Company
BOB GATENBY'S GOT IT
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