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The Hennessey Clipper
VOL. XX.
HENNESSEY, KINGFISHER COUNTY. OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, AUG. ii. iQoy.
NO. 13
e. b. Cook kki.l. President
a. VV WBSTI.AKE, Vice-President
Fix)yd e Felt. c Kh'er
C. k. Stbti.eh, Ass't (. asnier
, THE ADJOURNED MEETING
THE FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK
HENNESSEY, OKLAHOMA
Established 1891. The Oldest Bank In Kingfisher County
In Which An Ordinance Is Pass-
ed and Street Sprinkling
Acted On
Us
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We welcome and appreciate all busi-
ness entrusted to our care and every de-
positor or friend of this bank receives cour-
teous treatment at our hands.
If not a customer of this bank become
one. We extend to every man, woman or
child in Kingfisher county the services of an
up-to-date, conservative and well equipped
bank. We give the service that serves.
Every dollar deposited in this bank is
protected by the Depositors Guarantee Fund
of the State of Oklahoma.
Put Your Money Where You Know Its Sate
When
Came
The city council met at the city
hall Monday night in an adjourned
meeting with ^Mayor Wylie in the
chair and all the members of the
council present.
The minutes of the la st regular
meeting were read. Alderman Ehler
brought up the 5 mill levy matter
for judgements against the city
which the council acted on the last
meeting and suggested the council
reconsider the proposition, as \lA
mills was the heaviest levy ever
made heretofore for judgement pui
poses. Ehler moved with a second
by Jones that the 5 mill levy be re-
duced to a 2 mill levy. Motion cat -
ried and the chairman directed the
clerk to recall the previous certifi-
cation and change as ordered by
the council.
The bill of $2.75 for the coal or-
dered paid at the last meeting was
brought up and the council ordered
charged back to the Electric Light
Co.
| A committee from the Merchants
association composed of David Mar-
tin, Chairman, Herzberg and Balk-
enbush then waited on the council
GIVES GOVERNOR CONTROLU what becomes of the
Jhe State Board of Public Affairs
Makes the Farmers Sub-
servient to Governor.
i with a street sprinkling proposition,
farmers ^ The proposition was that the coun-
control and management of ex j c;i buy a street sprinkler to be own-
penditures and funds relating to ed by the city and make a special
the state agricultural board and 'evy on real and persont pro
Guthrie, Okla., Aug. 12.—The
state board of pubtic affairs was
created purposely togive Govern-
or Haskell power over the state
board of agriculture, the only
state department that under the
constitution is not subject to
political influence. This has been
openly charged and has not been
denied by Mr. Haskell and the
democractic party of this state.
In putting the state board of
agriculture under Haskell's con-
trol, it makes the farmers, who
under the constitution control
the election of the members
of the board, subservient to
the governor, a thing that Has
I kell has been trying to attain
ever since he became governor.
The constitution provides that
the state board of agriculture,
\ controlled solely by the farmers
! of the state, has exclusive juris-
diction in the management of its
I own affairs and of the state's
\ agricultural college. Now comes
1 the state board of public afairs,
a Haskell democracy creation,
and seeks to take away from the
state board of agriculture all
these powers given it by the con-
, stitution. What is the result?
All the state officials, from Gov
ernor Haskell down, advocate the
ascendency of the state board of
public affairs over the state
board of agriculture. A repub-
lican district judge, however, A.
H. Huston, of Logan county, has
thwarted the designs of Haskell
and his bunch, temporarily at
least, by up holding the powers
of the state board of agriculture.
Of course an appeal has been
txken by the state board of pub 1
lie affairs.
Fearful that the state board of
agriculture might have its power
usurped by the new board, num-
erous numbers of the recent Ok
lahoma legislature worked a
gainst the measure creating the
state board of public affairs, and
they nearly accomplished its de
feat. Governor Haskell was
prompt with his whip, however,
and the bill went through. At
the present time Governor Has-
kell, State Auditor Trapp, At-
torney General West and other
cogs in the democractic machine
are standing pat and together in
the state agricultural colleges?
The last straw was piled on,
during the past week, when State
Auditor Trapp, with the approv-
al of Attorney General West and
Governor Haskell, refused to
honor vouchers drawn by the
state agricultural board for the
expenditure of money in eradi-
cating the deadly ticks among
cattle. Trapp says all expendi-
tures must be ordered and ap-
proved by the state board of pub-
lic affairs. As a result all ticK
eradication is held up indefinite-
s-
Do they understand that with
the Taylor election in force it
will be impossible to vote out
this gang?
Rebekah Visitors.
On Saturday evening, August 7,
Orpha No. 6 of Hennessey was hon-
ored by a visit from Willard No. 23
of Waukomis who arrived on the
evening train and in automobiles.
The Waukomis ladies put on the
floor work, and installed three new
members in the mysteries of the
Rebekah degree.
Several talks were made. One
by Sister Cora S. Brown, the popu-
lar secretary of the Rebekah As-
sembley. Dr. Brown was asked to
make a few remarks, but begged off
and said, "All he could do was to
blow the whistle."
J. B. Campbell made quite a talk
about J. B. and what he was, and
what he is, and what he intends to
do and we all listened. Sister Camp-
bell was called for but J. B. objected
saying he heard enough of that at
home.
By request a talk by Sistet Hattie
Woods, the special D. D. P. of King-
fisher County whom all were glad
to have with us again.
A rising vote of thanks was tend-
ed the Waukomis degree staff, after
which the refreshments of ice cream
and cake was passed around. At a
late hour we said good night hoping
to often meet in F. L. T. The Wau-
komis degree staff were;
Messrs. Cora Brown Noble Grand,
Henrietta Corby Vice Grand, Carry
Campbell Past Grand, Jessie Swift
Chaplin, Hattie Wilson, Warden;
Miss Hazel Bandolph, Conductor;
Mrs. Edna Pinkerton, R. S. to N. G.
Mrs. Nellie S. Roy, L. S, to N. G ;
MLs Elsie Roods, R. S. V. G.; Miss
Maud Dirkseman, R. S. V. G.; Mr.
Dr. R. A. Brown, Captain; Mr. and
perty in the sprinkling district to
maintain and support the expenses
of sprinkling the streets thoroughly
by a wagon sprinkler.
Jones moved that an ordinance
be prepared designating the sprink-
ling district, that a levy of 3 mills
be made on both the real and per-
sonal property within said district
and that the city purchase a wagon
to be used for sprinkling purposes
The motion received a second and
was carried.
The sprinkling district will pro-
bably be Blocks No. 18, 19, 24, 25,
32, 33, 36; 37, 44 and 45. The total
value as estimated by the commit-
tee of the Merchants Association of
the real and personal property with
in the blocks above named is $155-
925.'
Ordinance No. 144 was then
brought to the attention of the
board and adopted. The text of the
ordinance is to hold an election on
September 14th to vote for or
against the issuing of redemption
bonds, bonds for the outstanding in-
debtedness on the water works and
bonds for a proposed site on which
to build a new city hall and jail.
The ordinance appears in another
column of this issue.
The board adjourned until its
next regular meeting.
Neptunus Rex
Aboard.
(A. C. STREETER. U. S. S. MARYLAND.
PAGO PAGO, SAMOA)
Three magic words to the
sailor, "Crossing the lines." No
matter what the sailor forgets of
his Cruise, there will always be a
lasting remembrance of the time
"His Most Royal Highness, Nep
tunus Ilex" came aboard. The
time he became a sailor.
For days ahead there is much
speculation, as to when his ma
jesty would come and how he
would receive K.e poor insignifl-1
cant Landlubber. Men speak J
with awe of the coming of Nep J
tune. The days previous to the'
coming oi Him, are trying ones ,
to the miserable Rooky; through
the day the fierceness of Neptune
is poured into his credulous ears
by the salts who have felt the
power of the King of the deep; at
night ghostly figures flit about!
the decks, picking from the crew j
the men marked for the days j
festivities; the winds, whistling |
through the rigging foretell the
coming, of the Mighty King of 1
the main. The trembling recruit
shivering in his hammock, starts
with fear at the sound of the
whistle of a passing steamer, he
is troubledinhis sleep bydreams
of large and fierce monsters seek
ing his life's blood and it is a re
lief to him to hear that the ship
is rapidly nearing the Equator,
for possibly they will be content
to kill him and do away with the
torture.
At last when the ship reaches
that spot so mysterious to sea
men, where all the terrors of the
Tl,„ 1 \
tors Money
'ie American Bonding Company of
jur vault is also guaranteed by the
j.-ipany. Our Capital, Surplus and Indi-
vidual Profits are $33,500.00. Plenty of capital to
do a safe banking business. The stockholders of
this bank do not owe the bank a dollar.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Hennessey, Okla.
Farm Loans
Wanted
I will make your loan on I he most favorable
terms. Principal and interest payable at my
office. You get the money as soon as papers
are executed. CALL ON OK WRITE
Office in
/ irsl Nat'i Hun I,
HuildiiHi
L. Hi
ines
aisaaaacf ■—1—
and give him a healthy
orous bath.
The sailor, a recruit no longer,
then pays his respects to his
new alegiance, as a subject of
his royal highness, and departs 1
from the Royal Court, on the
Fo'c'l'e, and goes triumphantly
back to his part of the ship No |
longer will his ship mates cal
him "Rooky, Recruit or Farmer'
deep loso their fierceness, cowed ; por jla8 lie not SWorn his alleig
by the presence of their Master, j ance t0 Master of the sea
where the demon man eating
shark, bows in humbleness to |
Nine-Fifty Was Their Fine.
Two men working with the
Moore Ditching crew south east
of town came in Friday morning
and imbibed a little too freely,
the result being that they were
arrested as plain drunks, put in
the city bastile until after dinner
when they were taken into Jus-
tice Swim's court They were
assested a fine and costs of (19.50
each. One paid his fine and the
boss of the ditching crew stood
good for the other.
Sunday forenoon Deputy Sher-
iff Stinson arrested another
member of the ditching crew for
being drunk and placed hiia in
the "cooler". Under Sheriff Ike
Hawkins was up from Kingfisher
and took him "home" with bim
on the evening train.
favor of the state board of public J Mrs. Athertor.. Mrs. Bruin, Mr. J. B.
affairs. The farmers elect the
members of the state board of
agriculture. With the state
board of public affairs on top,
Combell, Mr. Dinkernon.
By One Who Was There
Band concert Saturday night
Management Sells Slim Clift To
Pittsburg.
Slim Clift, the extended tvirl
er, who warmed the bench for
the Enid Railroaders for acotrle
of months, was sold to the Rtts
burg club and has left for Pirttes
burg.
Clift is a Hennessey boy and
has the stuff in him for a good
pitcher. He was taken on the
club as utility man but was re
leased a couple of weeks ag> to
report at the beginning of text
season. Meredith has teen
after him for some time, andthe
deal closed a long series of ne
gotiations..ENiD Morning News
the King of the Seas, where
Tempests calm themselves that
they may not appear a rival in
power to the Mighty Neptune, a
stir is felt and some weather
beaten sea dog, in an awed voice
whispers, ' Neptune is aboard."
Then you see strangely dressed
figures of gigantic proportions, _
flitting to and fro, leading a wayj p0a,,0(j t|
to his first memorable call on -
Neptunus Rex, the terrified and
miserable ex farmer, ex-clerk, j
ex-scholar, desirious of becom-
ing a sailor.
He finds after taking a free
shave from the tonsorial artists
of his majesty, instead of a cruel
monster, ravenous for his life's
blood, a kind, sympathetic old
man, waitin." to welcome him to
his his royal domain, and to re
ceive him as a trusty Shellback.
Here allow me to mention the
fact that our worthy and esteem
able Dr Jones made a scientific
examination of the shaving lath-
er used by the royal barbers and
found it to be a very simple and
effective compound, mixed with
the following articles: to one bbl
3 quarts of tar
4 " " castor oil
2 " " vinegar
3 " " linseed oil
3 boxes of axle grease
410 bars of soap
4Yi lbs of tacks
3yi buckets of refuse
18 bottles of mucilage
3 buckets of salt water
5 gallons of syrup.
Neptune is a great believer
that "Cleaniness is akin to godh
ness", and as soon as he has very
generously applied this simple,
compounded lather 111 the re-
cruit's eyes, nose, mouth, hair,
and all over his clothes, he is
gently let fall about thirty feet
into some nice warm salt water,
in which he is to bathe. To be
entirely hospitable, His Majesty
has about thirty large, husky
men of his staff bathe him. They
all grasp him at once so that no
time will be lost (as Neptune has
many subjects to be entertained)
Has Neptunus not spoken in that
thundering voice, saying:
"To all sailors, wherever you
may be, and to all mermaids, sea
serpents, whales, sharks, por
poises, dolphing, skates, eels,
lobsters, crabs, polly wogs and
other living things of the sea:
Know ye, that 011 this 10 day
of Sept. 1908, in Latitude 000"00
Before Making
Dates
MURPHY BROTHERS
AUCTIONEERS
Hennessey, Oklahoma
I 'Phone Hines' Real Estate Of-
fice at Our Expense for Dates
Our Public Sales.
J. R. Parker Aug 19, 7 miles east
and 3 miles north of Hennessey.
L. F. Smith Aug. 11, 5 miles east
and Yi north of Hennessey.
Dick Parker Aug. 12, 5 miles
south and 3 miles east of Wauko-
mis.
J. L. Carr Aug. 18, 9 miles north-
east of Kingfisher.
S. H. Choate Aug 25, 3>2 west
and Longitude 1159,3 ), there ap and 1 lA south of Hennessey.
U S. S. Maryland, G W. Mars Aug. 31, 3 miles
bound for Pago P.igo S im .1, and south and VA east of Lacsy.
be it remembered that the said
vessel and officers an ' crew Attempts Life Second Time,
thereof, having been inspected August Johns, who attempted to
and passed upon, by ourself and take his life by the poison route a
our royal staff I few weeks ago made a second effort
, ' ... . , ,, _,;i to commit suicide Saturday night,
And be it known by all ye sa. ^ ^ by ^ ^ ^
ors, marines, landlubbers an''i jf it had not of been for his daugh-
others who may be honored by : ter, Ethel, he would have succeeded,
his presence that A. C Streeter, First he piled all the clothing
having been found worthy to be from the house in the front yard
, . , , and was about to set fire to it when
numbered as one ot our trusty ^ daughter Ethel intervened and
shell backs lias be ;n g ithered to st0pped him. He then flashed a
our fold and duly initiated into butcher knife and attempted to cut
the solemn mysteries of the An his throat but his daughter caught
cient Order of the Deep llis arra ,and Prevented him from
„ . , „ , . , ., . committing the rash act. The of-
Be it further urn ei ><> . • flcers were caned and tojk him in
by virtue of the power invested charge. He was taken to Kingfish-
in me, I do hereby command all; er and adjadged insane before an
my subjects to show due honor
and respect to him whenever he
may enter our Realm.
Disobey this order under pen-
alty,of our royal displeasure
Given under our hand and seal
this day. Neptunus Iiex.
Attest: Davy Jones His
Majestys Scribe.
Oklahoma Teriitory Patents.
Granted this week. Reported
by C. A. Snow & Co., Patent At
torneys, Washington, D. C.—H
D. Dennis, S. J. Evans & W.
Murdock, Cashion, Folding poul
try crate; J. A. Eddy, L. J.
Hamilton, Guymon, Attachment
for furrow wheels; li. B. Human
Chickasha, Stalk cutting attach
ment for vehicles; A. W. Johnson
Geary, Cotton harvester; li. S.
Rowland, Oklahoma, Alfalfa dri
er. For copy of any of above
patents send ten cents in post-
age stamps with date of this
paper to C. A. Snow & Co.,
Washington, D. C.
insanity board and will be taken to
the hospital for insane at Ft. Supply.
The Interurban.
The Enid and Central Oklahoma
Traction Co., has been granted a
charter to build an interurban rail-
way between Enid and El Reno and
011 to Chickasha. The company is
capitalized at $1,000,000 and the
incorporators are W. S. Whitting-
hill, S. W. WhiUinghill, J. W. Smith
W. H. Stewart, C. E. Burkhart and
M. T. McMahon. Work on the line
is to begin September 1st and the
road is expected to be in operation
by the first of the year.
Douglas Vs Hennnssey.
Next Sunday afternoon the fast
team from Douglas will cross bats
with the Sluggers on the local dia-
mond at Sportsman Park. Douglas
has a good team, having defeated
Drummond a few weeks ago, and a
hot game is anticipated.
The building formerley occupied
by the Clipper office has been equip-
ed by Pat Hamer, the furniture
man, for a special undertaking par-
lor. Embalming and all up-to-date
funeral supplies are carried.
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