Davenport Leader (Davenport, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 25, 1904 Page: 1 of 6
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.904 at the post office, at Davenport,
Entered as second-class matter. May '
leader
^npoft, Oklahoma,-under the act of
VOLUME I, NUMBER XVII
DAVENPORT, LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA,
THURSDAY AUGUST, 25, i9°-l
STRAUGHEN'S LETTER.
Nearly every paper, and of every
political color in this county has
either praised, or endeavored to de-
precreciate the spirit, which the
populist candidate for delegate to
congress, shows in his letter of ac-
ceptance. In these comments the
writers for the most part exercise a
prejudice that is very noticeable.
The democrat papers claim that re-
publican flattery Keeps ,Straughen
on the ticket, because he is a good
man and can not be bought. I hey
have endeavored to draw him from
the race, so that their mm Matthews
may receive the support which
will go to Straughen
Now it is just as true that the re
publicans want Straughen to stay in
the race for ihe same selfish purpose
/ . I a recruiting station is
be. Loosing self to perpe ua ^ established at Stroud to
reported
* - heias being established at Si
principle, which is believe. < . sokUerg {or l ncle Sam's
right, should be a c°m™en< * | my< The recruiting officer says
feature in anyone J many stations are being established
holds sway with the . J y thg sm„Uer town8 0f Oklahoma
people, and nearly ninetenths 0fpo ^ ^ ^ tQ gel
litical office seekers. VV hJ S ; better material here than in any
we fail to honor a man w . states or territories in tin-
know is true to his beliefs, ) j union' that Oklahoma boys who
ing to stand for them wtten ie ^ ^ ^ ^ Qnly six
knows he will suffer de ea. | months have pr0ven themselves to
The editor of Ihu. Lea - ■ , did soldiers and have
never met Mr. Straughen has neve , ^ ^
seen him that we know of. He ^
not even a subscriber to this paper,
'and the esteem we hold for him isj Martin Mench living just north
won
influenced entirely by our idea of, of Stroud, brought six huge Penn-
uui.v; - ,
the reasons for the adverse criticism syiv;inia Red-streak apples to the
of the democratic press, and the Messenger man, which are as fine
favorable remarks by people of this as those at the World's l air. 1 he
neighborhood, whic h remarks six weighed just six pounds, one ol
rare fo, .he same se.nsn purpose , might ,lnK>« be taken for flattery which eigh.een ounces and measured
lha, characterizes the tie «,.«.< Lditnotcome from .he con.u.u-. ,4>4 h.ches in crcmfcrence. Mr
fort to pull him off. They wan, | ency of all political faiths. V.ensch has one of the finest -
him to stay as the democrats con-
tend because they know that di-
vides the forces and makes the
election of McGuire more certain
They possibly think that his candi
dacy may hive some effect in weak
ening the fusion forces in this count \
by getting the two sides to fighting
each other.
How about Straughen? We have
failed to sec or hear any comment
that is detrimental to him as a man ,
or citizen. Bo.h opposing sides ad- j
mit that he is an hones', stra.g >t !„* inches wide
forward man and has been an tfhc-
ient office holder. Some contend
that he is letting ; mbition get the
3 *5 v5*
NEWS AND COMMENT.
About 30,000 bushels of wheat
have been shipped from Agra this
-eason.
$ ,* ■<
It is said that there is lots of
fine broom corn growing in the
northeast corner of Lincoln county.
c*
W M. Gilbert, three miles north
this offiice a Spanish
leaf tobacco plant, 30 inches long,
—Fallis Star.
3 ■* i*
According to the assessor I.in-
chards in eastern Oklahoma. The
apple trees are just getting old
enough to bear well. There is no
doubt but Oklahoma is a" splendid
apple country.—Messenger.
3 J*
An interesting item from the
Valley View correspondent appea's
in a recent issue of the Wellston
News as follows: "Fred L. Wefiner
Oklahoma can and has produced.
Everything else was extra tine.
jt J* *
A. }. Williams, of the chief en
ginecrinc department of the Frisco
system, was in town Monday, ai-
ranging with Dr. RicUetts, lr.ana-
.rer of the townsite, company for
larger right of way priv.ledges at
this place. They intend to begin
work at on their side tracks, cotton
platform, stock yards etc. immedi-
ately. There is a force of men
now at work, lengthening the pres-
ent depot platform another 12c
feet. We have been over the Fris-
co from here to Oklahoma City
and east to S-roud, ane west to in-
termediate stations several times
and we are sure that there is no
station on the line where there is a
daily average of more people getting
oft and on the accomodatian train
than there are here at i Vivenport;
and as people .leirn more about
this place and the connections that
can be made with the Santa Fe the
number steadily increases.
J*
Robertson & Owens gin is begin-
I niug to get in shape f >r the coming
season. The machinery and en-
gine are about in place and the boil-
er will he in a few days. Coustrue-
if v, n he savs that coin county has 391 dogs with an
best of h mself, when he sa>s e value 0f *20. each. Won-
he is willing to lose his future P thc value is of the other
litical chances by ri'umnS * L which the assessor did not
time. The only thought that has 9
been advanced that would indicate , hnd. ^ ^ ^
anv insincerity 011 the part of '
Straughen, is the one advanced by Stroud and Chandler merchant
the Chandler Tribune, when itsays: will offer a handsome pi./e or ic
.•Nov, suppose Dunn or Pinkhan first bale of cotton brought to1 their
had been nominated, according to towns and whv should., t Haven-
Mr Stranghen's statement he port, be .11 the list and ottei iik. ic
would not have accepted the nom- ments to get the fust balein
ination hut would l.ave endorsed the county. Let us be up am 1 0 g-
democratic nominee. Would that We can get it if we w;sh.
have changed the political complex- * <*
ion of the east, south and part of \Ve have several merchants m
the west?" Wellston besides those whose names
,, „ „ltlay. it i n> .dmi. : W in ° ' « ««<?* ""I"""*'
Jhi,.,",L office sought tie -Wellston New.. It ,s a pleasure
niai. and by Stranghen's admitting to us that we can not say
tot he does not expect to be elecied j Every man in ...
thf
banne
w. all si onl,l paper.
\\.Wc; ;.c in lows: 1 reii u. .11
r U ill ,1,1 bn.rd tion on the cotton house has begun
secretary'of the school land board, .
J . , 1 and the cm building has received
was in our neighborhood this week. anu 1 8 s .
. | the customary coat of red paint anc
LT„ «.,e endeavonnsi to make a set- 7
He was b adorned with the white let-
tlen,ent Wi.h Hugo Sell.N.tor waste ) ^ .Rohert OI1 i Owens Gin
in eftar.ng some land. I he amour.., Considerable trouble
««ed .gains' M, Sellers ^ mg
fortv throe dollars an<l unilcf , , . .
rr , water but n is hoped that Trouble
«'">d,h t r "*'r^ will soo„ bc over. They started to
settle the .nalter for , n-en^l,ars, ^ ^ ,)M Jfl„ ^
Sellers was as goix as , ! i,bont 45 feet Ihey stopped that, put
told hlin that ,f he wa Ihng o h,„ Jtilled aboM
throw off half he would throw off
the other half and call it square. '
A large number of Davenport
people attended the Woodmen pic
nic at Stroud Friday ami Saturday.
The picnic was w grand success, lie-
cause they had nothing hut a big
crowd and that is all it takes to
make any picnic a grand success.
No, we will take that buck a little.
60 feet and have about that much
water. The vein is not deemed
strong enough and the drill is moved
30 feet west of the present hole ano
another well will he sunk, and the
big hole will be walled up and u^ed
as a cistei n.
«,•* ,*
The man who buys cream of the
farmers around Stioud claims that
No' VVC ;V1 1 1 iriinir we S'iw one in his experimenting he has found
lnl1* '* «• <* «" ••
the linest agf'oultural exh b. s I, ^ ^
has ever been our pr v ,. I8 ^ to ee ^ ^ ^ _ A g0„d ^
We can no, find WOK 0 ^ 1 ' atatot c0!ts out a hundred dol-
tice. Everything was big and line
f fact that the once sooguv -«. - that Wc c.an not unu «u.^ -- , arator costs about a hundred dol-
u. and by Stranghen's admitting j £«j that „ ,e ,ice Everything lar, ;lll(, tarraers who have 6 cow,
at he does not expect to >e t ec ec , (J ti in Thb Leader, wllh thl' sn'" c lxl"!', " , t f usually have about #i.oo worth of
-:::z ; ijs z -- > T -
Te reaU, is-, man. A true ; lie,, .he people here apprec,a,e the ; l«ch« ^ l0 „h,„ keep fo, the,, own nsu
.. ..... ci mild i.aner. I
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