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The Hennessey Clipper
VOL. XVIII.
HENNESSEY, KINGFISHER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, iqo8.
NO. 36
SENATOR BROWNLEE WINS
FAME AS PRESIDING
OFFICER.
The Five Republicans of the State
Senate have an Inning.
Guthrie Correspondent Wichita Eagle.
Guthrie, Oula., Jan. 25.—For
one-half an hour, the live repub-
lican members of the Oklahoma
state senate absolutely controll-
ed that body. It was the first
time; so far as the present sen-
ate is concerned it will probably
be the last. But during the one
half hour, Senator Emory
Brownlee of Kingfisher, in
the role of czar as depicted daily
by Speaker "Alfalfa Bill" Mur
ray in the house, had things all
his own way. He did it, like
Murray does daily, with a great
big mallet and a loud voice.
bellamy was tired
Lieutenant-Governor Bellamy
was tiring of his job; President
Pro Tem Henry Johnston, the
dramatic one, of Perry, was not
present. Bellamy motioned to
Brownlee, Republican, and
asked him to preside for awhile
until he returned from taking
a drink (of water). It was the
first time a republican had been
given an opportunity to preside
over that body, excepting in
committee of the whole, and
Brownlee at once determined
to make the most of the oppor-
tunity and give the Democrats a
little dose of what Murray gives
the house every day. He bor-
rowed from Chief Clerk Wells a
great big mallet and took on a
hard look.
the five republicans.
The Republicans in the senate
number but five—Brownlee of
Kingfisher, Curd of Aline, Cun
ningham of Guthrie, Stanford of
Okmulgee, and Updegraff of
Pair Valley Immediately upon
Brownlee assuming the crown,
Senators Agee, Matthews, Little
and several other Democrats,
wanted recognition, but Brown-
lee pounded unceasingly with
the mallet and yelled for them
to sit down. He then recognized
Senator Stanford and the latter
yielded to Cunningham. • He
made a republican speech and
Curd was then recognized.
curd has inning.
Senator Curd is generally of a
quiet turn, but he saw his in-
ning and batted the ball over
the fence with a motion that the
present organization of the sen-
ate be made permanent. Stan-
ford came in with a second and
Brownlee put the motion.
"Ail in favor of making the
present chairman permanent
say'aye'," yelled Brownlee, and
fnur Republicans voted "aye".
Without blinking an eye,
Brownlee again yelled, "Ayes
have it; motion carried."
Several Democrats rose to
protest, but Brownlee's mallet
was working and with cries of
"sitdown or I'll have the ser-
geant at arms seat you," he
forced the Democracy bacK in
the seats, and recognized Sen
ator Updegraff.
"I see that we have a very
prominent Republican present,"
he began, "and I'd like to hear
from him. I mean Mr. Frank
Greer."
The editor of the State Capi
tal had just entered and the five
Republicans cheered.
"I name Senators Stanford
and Cunningham to escort Mr.
Greer to the platform," said
Brownlee, and the platform for
the first time was adorned with
a Republican speaker. Again
the minority cheered. Senator
Stafford, Democrat, mistook his
name lor that of Stanford and
started to get up. "Sit down,"
yelled Brownlee, striking his
desk several times with his mal
let, and Stafford wilted.
editor greer's speech.
Editor Greer, scenting the
battle, began: "Fellow Repub-
licans and you Democrats, I am
glad I am here. I am glad al
ways to have an opportunity to
speak for the grand old party.
(Cheers from the ffve.) I am
glad to see such earnest Repub-
licans present, men who are not
afraid to hold up the grand old
flag, and who would not be
afraid to have one Hying over
this state house. (Cheers from
from the five.) It is the flag of
Lincoln and Grant, of Fremont
and Hayes, of McKinley and
Roosevelt, and none of them
was ever ashamed to carry it or
to do business under it. (Cheers
from the five.)
greer warms up
It was very evident that Mr.
Greer was warming to theoccas
ion. He spoke of thegranriuer
of the grand old party, of its
achievments and its victories,
past and still to come. It is
such a speech as Greer is ac-
customed to make on the stump.
When he finished, Senator Curd
made a motion to tender the
speaker a vote of thanks "fo>-
the many splendid suggestions
given us regarding needed legis-
lation," and Senator Updegraff
immediately seconded the prob
osition.
"All favoring the motion say
aye," demanded Brownlee, and
the four on the floor voted "aye".
Without putting the negative
Brownlee yelled, "Motion car
ried."
Senator Stanford—"I move
the records carry the magnif
icent speech made by Mr. j
Greer."
"Second the motion," quickly
declared Curd.
"Aye," voted the four when
Brownlee put the motion.
"Ayes have it; motion car
all persons except Republicans."
And motioning Mr. Bellamy to
come forward Brownlee sought
his seat 011 the floor while the
four cheered.
Washington News of Interest to
Oklahomans.
Washington D. O. Jan L'7: An
amendment was made to the
Indian bill by the house commit-
tee just before reporting it that
is of the utmost importance to
the eastern half of the state of
Oklahoma. Except in the five
civilized tribes the restrictions
may be removed upon the sale of
any Indian allotments if the
secretary of the Interior approv-
es, but in these tribes there is
no way by which, even with the
approval of the secretary, re-
strictions may be removed.
When the Indian committee
was about ready to make its re
port Congressman McGuire se-
cured an amendment putting the
five civilized tribes on the same
footing with the other Indian
tribes of the United States in re
gard to the removal of restric-
tions. The vote on the amend-
ment was unanimous.
• • •
"Congress will pass the admin
istration restrictions bill early in
the session" said congressman
McGuire. "It will be through
the house in two weeks at the
outside."
• • •
Congressman Davenport is
preparing a bill that will provide
for the pensioning of widows and
dependent children of United
States officers killed in the per
formance of their duty in Okla
horn a.
• • •
The use of the mails, telephon-
es or telegraph in future or op
tion gambling is prohibited in a
bill introduced by senator Gore.
HERMAN
DOUTHETT
PLORER.
AN EX-
ried,", said the presiding officer, | Oklahoma received official and
while the Democrats tore their
hair and again tried to get rec
ognition, but in vain.
yells matthews down.
Senator Frank Matthews de-
manded recognition. "Sitdown,"
yelled Brownlee, but Matthews
stood his ground.
"Where's the sergeant at
arms?" demanded Brownlee, fcut
no man reported.
"The sergeant at arms is here-
by removed," said Brownlee,
"and if there's a good Republican
outside the railing who wants a
job, let him report to me." Mat
thews sat down.
By this time the continual
pounding and yelling of Brown
lee, in his mimicry of Murray,
had attracted a great crowd
The state offices were deserted,
and the galleries were overflow
ing with persons craning their
necks to see what was happen-
ing.
makes bellamy sit down.
Lieutenant-Governor Bellamv
was returning and had reached
the center of the room before
Brownlee saw him. "Sit down,"
yelled Brownlee, and as Bellamy
sank into the nearest seat, Hen-
ry Johnston, who had returned
started so get up. "You're out
of order," yelled the presiding
officer. "I say sit down!" and
Johnston, who is the leader of
the Murray forces in the senate,
yielded.
Just then it was announced
that the Comanche and Osage
Indians were approaching to be
heard on the mescal bean, and
Brownlee was ready to retire.
"I wish to announce, " he said,
"that following this session
there will be a Republican cau
cus in this room. I order the
sergeRnt-at-arms to clear it im-
mediately after the session of
social Washington on Tuesday of
this week, the first Oklahoma re
ception being given by Mrs. Mc
Guire, wife of congressman Mc-
Guire, assisted by 'the wives of
the senators and representatives
of Oklahoma and other Oklaho-
mans in Washington. Mrs. Mc
Guire presented the Oklahomans
to President Roosevelt upon his
invitation.
Notice to R. F. D. Patrons.
Postmaster Felt desires to call
attention to the practice of some
patrons of rural delivery of plac
ing loose coins in their boxes
each time they desire to dis-
patch letters instead of supply-
ing themselves with postage in
advance of their needs.
This practice imposes undue
hardship on rural carriers in re-
moving loose coins from boxes
and delays them on the service
of their routes.
The postmaster, therefore, ur-
gently requests that patrons of
rural delivery provide them
selves and keep on hand a sup
ply of stamps consistent with
and in advance of their needs.
It is also very desirable that
rural patrons place in their mail
boxes small detachable cups of
wood or tin in which to place
coins, when necessary, in pur-
chasing supplies of stamps.
Kingfisher County Pensions.
Congressman McGuire has
been advised of the allowance of
the following pension claims in
Kingfisher County:
Joseph Suddarth, Kirtgfisher,
$12.00; John T. Wheeler, Hennes-
sey, #1*2 00; Henry McGee, Dover,
$15 00, Alexander Hence, Dover,
$12 00; George Jackson, Reeding,
$12.00; Clayborn R >binson, Kiel,
$12 00.
The University Geologist Class to
Brave the Dangers oi
Mystic Cave.
Sulphur, Okla., Jan. 25 Her-
man Douthitt, a member of Prof.
Gould's class ill geology, has
written the owners of Mystic
cave that the entire class, head
ed by Prof. Gould himself, will
arrive in Sulphur January 30.tli
equipped for a thorough and
scientific exploration of this
great and mysterious under
ground cavern. They will come
prepared to spend several days
in the cave, and will bring with
them collapsible boats, life pre
servers, electric torches and
scientific apparati. A part of
the class partially explored the
cave during the Christmas, hoi
idays. Having no boat and 110
firearms, there were chambers
they could not enter, and others
that they dared not.
sail down mystic river.
The boys will sail far down
Mystic river, expecting to find
caverns much larger than the
"River Chamber." The river
becomes very deep after its pass-
age from this chamber, but
Prof. Gould and his class pro-
pose to launch their boats upon
it and paddle it fa1' down the
stream into a noisy and impen-
etrable darkness that nobody
has heretofore dared to enter.
after white eyed fish.
The class will make a study
of the animal life in the cave. A
number of the white-eyed fish
will be caught, and they will
attempt to bag some of the an-
imals or imps which inhabit the
cave chamber. These animals
have never been seen, and it is
not known how large they are
or what forms they have. When
torches are brought into the I
cave chamber they set up un-
earthly, inhuman and impish
chatterings in the dense and im-
penetrable darkness on the out-
er shore of the big lake No
one has yet dared to row across
the lake Shots fire 1 at the an
imals or imps causes them to
set up a chattering noise that is
unspeakable and unbearable.
to enter cyclone chamber
The "Cyclone Chamber,"
which no one has yet dared to
enter, will be thoroughly inves-
tigated and explored by Prof.
Gould end his class.
F L HI T N
STATEMENT
A TION
A L Ti A N K
HENNESSEY, OKLAHOMA
At the Close of Business, Monday, Dec. 3, 1907
RESOURCES.
LI A BILITIES.
loans and discounts
* 72,397 ifl
Capital Stook
f 85,000 00
ovkkhhafts
: 207 00
Stl K
pi.us it ni i vioko profits Nt
*t m 6 70
i'kkmit'm on it s ronllfl
900 00
clki
'it ijATION
85.000 <*0
ijank hounk i'liHNiTiiiiK.t kixtuhbs 10,000 00
mix
>si th : :
imotu \ j
othkkrkai.kntatr.
itnitki* statkh bonos
" pkr ('knt. rkdkmption l«
cash on hand and in otii
4.000 00
2.s.000 00
it no lsftooo
ck banks 70.7.s:ih:i
TOTAL :
The above statement is corr
E. b. COCKREL
tlBl.fioa *9
ect.
Cashier,
total :
ih4,.rhth89
ACCURACY
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Entire time will hereufter be de-
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Twenty-live years experience
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homa.
Kingfisher, Okla.
D. U. BREWbR,
PAYS THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR. . .
H IDES A N 13 F U
S
UKILL Oil CLEAN VVBLLS and repack PUMPS
HENNESSEY, OKLAHOMA.
20; Kingfisher, 20, Pawnee, 15;
Osage, 14; Kay, 24; Grant, 17;
Garfield, 29; Noble, 14.
Each member of the Congress-
ional Committee, together with
I the Chairman of the County Cen
tral Committee of their respect
ive counties shall j iin in a call
for a County Convention to be
held at the county seat of their
county prior to the District
Convention and there elect the
delegates as above apportioned
to the District Convention.
Joe H. Norris, Chairman.
Attest:
A. H. Holland, Secretary.
Dated Guthrie, Oklahoma.
January 25th, 1908
Call for First Congressianal Dist.
Republican Convention.
Pursuant to the action taken
by the Republican Congression
al Committee of the Kirst Con-
gressional District of Oklahoma
in meeting assembled at Guthrie
Oklahoma, January 7, 1908, and
by the authority vested in me as
chairman of said committee, a
Republican District Convention
is hereby called to meet at Per
ry, Okla., at 11 o'clock A. M. on
Thursday, March 5, 1908, for
the following purposes:
To elect two delegates and two
alternates from the First Con
gressional District to the Repub-
lican Convention to be held in
Chicago, 111., June 1(5, 1908.
To elect one presidential elec-
tor to be recommended and ap-
proved by the Republican State
Convention to be held at Oklaho
in a City March 11, 1908.
Tlje basis of representation
from each county to the District
Convention shall be as follows:
—One delegate for every 100
votes or maj >r fraction thereof
cast for Hon. Bird S. McGuire
at the September 1907 election.
The following apportionment
gives the number of delegates
allowed to each county:
Logan, 36; Lincoln, 34; Payne,
SPRING VALLEY ITEMS.
Born to Mr. and Mr<. John
McColloin a boy, December 30th.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. P.
Witt a girl, January 11th.
Mr. Benjamin hauled a load of
coal for the school Monday.
The Jacobs family have all
been laid up with the {• rip,
Mrs. Frail has been quite
poorly for sometime but is now
better.
Mrs Lightle and children vis
ited at John Henry's last Sun-
day.
The oyster sup)M>r at Sheri
dan by the Farmers' Union Lodge
was quite a success in the way
of a social gathering.
John Berkenbile has a brother
from Missouri visiting the fain
ily and looking up a location here
where he may bring his family
later on.
L. E. Townsend has been haul
ing rock for the foundation of a
new barn, since seeing how
much Mr. Kemp's new barn im
proved the looks of the place.
Cotton, cotton! About all wp
hear now among the farmers is
how much cotton are you going
to put out? and are you going to
try some of the big boll? this
spring.
John Ditmar and family en
tertained Mrs. Nellie Smith aud
children from Waukomis last
week. Mr. Smith came down
on Sunday and the family re-
turned home Monday.
It was annonnced last Sunday
that the S. V.Sunday school was
going to have a pie supper on
Wednesday night of February
5th and will give a cake to the
most popular young lady pres-
ent, and a pair of sox to the ug-
liest man. r,'he invitation is ex-
tended to all.
Peoples faces actually ached
from ninety minutes of contin-
uous laughing, excepting when
the (>eople were melted with the
speaker's pathos. Who? De
Witt Miller, ll gli School Lyceum
Course, Sat. Feb. I.
N. RECTOR,
Physician and Surgeon.
Ottlce: Oklahoma Avenue.
Residence 'Phone 24.
A MOM A.
Oftlce 'Phone 21.
4 fc"* V M ffl V
A. B. CULLUM, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon.
:>ffl'-e and re <idenee in Douthitt brick build-
ing, on South Mmn St. I door north of ou«"<t
house.
DR. II. G. BARKER,
Devotes Specal Attention to Chron o
Diseases.
Equipped with latest Electrical, X-Ray.Stn -s
Hot Air and Nebulizing Appliances.
ottw-e l door south of Clipper office. 'Pho« n
W.C.STEVENS. W.L. MOC
Stevens A Moore,
. ...Attorneys-at-Law
Notary in Office.
C. W. HENRY
Solicits Your Transfer
Business Phone
Prompt attention to Orders will be given.
S. L. OWINGS,
Dentist,
Hennessey, Okla.
OFFICE UPSTAIKS OVbJK F1KST
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