The Stillwater Gazette. (Stillwater, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1903 Page: 1 of 8
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Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma, Thursday, Jan. 29. 1903.
The Ntedi of Our College.
Frank J. Wikoff, of our city, presi-
dent of the board of regent* of the
Oklahoma Agricultural and Meekani-
eal eollege, baa filed his annual report
with the Governor. From it we make
the following extracts, only regretting
that we eannet give it all:
"Daring the biennial period jus
closed, the Oklahoma Agricultural and
Meebanieal eollege has made very sat-
isfactory progress along every line of
usefulness. The needs of the institu-
tion which wore presented in my report
two years ago, were met by a generous
appropriation made by the legislative
assembly of 1001. This timely assic-
LITTLE GIRL SHOT.
Wound Hay End in Death.
An aeeident happened in oar eity
this morning whieh may tad in the
death of little Ida Hornaday, the four
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.
G. Hornaday. Her mother had oalled
at the home of Mr. VanBusklrk,
neighbor, in oompany with two chil-
dren.Ida and Earl, aged six years.
A revolver was lying on the table in
the room. It had not been loaded for
some time, but happened to be this
| morning.
..... .....______ _____ The little boy picked up the weapon
tanee without which the oellege could I and pointed it at his sister, ignorant of
hardly have made further progress, I **• deadly eheraeter. In some way it
has placed much of the work of the was discharged, and the ball struck
institution in commodious and perma-1 little Ida in the abdomen, inflicting a
nent quarters and, it is believed, good I wound whioh may prove fatal,
resulted therefrom.” Dr. Reese was at onee summoned,
After reciting the improvements that 1 and Dr. Murphy also. Both pronoun*
have been made in the past two years l«ed the wound a very serious one, and
in the way of new buildings, the report las yet it is not possible to tell what
eontinues: may be the result.
‘‘While it may appear from these I It iB a sad occurrence, even if the
manv additions to the building e^uip-1 little life U spared, as all will hope it
ment of the college that there now I will be.
should be ample room for many years,
those at ail conversant with the con-
ditions know that such is not the case.
The agricultural and horticultural de-
partments, in which there is great pop-
ular interest, and of which much is
. Mr. Hornaday is driver for the cold
Storage warehouse, and a hard working
man.
Letter From California.
Editob Gazette: We left Stillwa-
ter Saturday morning, Jan. 10, and
•tartad for California, where we ex-
pect to reside for some time at least.
As we left old Oklahoma a chilling
wind was blowtyg and the sky was
overoaet with sloude, foreboding the
approach af another one of those
dreaded eold rain storms which have
plagued Oklahoma so much this win
ter, and as we proceeded north on our
journey, before we arrived at Newton,
Kan., Old Mother Bridle Braddlewas
picking her geese and tbs feathers fly-
ing everywhere.
After waiting at Newton for an hour
for tho western bound train we re-
sumed our journey, and night coming
on we roue without seeing anything of
interest till near daylight we arrived
at La Junta, Col , a grand old town
situated an the plains of Colorado.
Our next stop was at the mining
town of Trinidad, near which place we
obtained our first view of the mount-
aiill, and it would be almost impossi-
ble to describe our feelings and
emotions as we ascended the range.
The old engines, two in number, puff-
ing and blowing like a hard laboring
horse, until the top of the grade was
reached, when the porter passed
through the cars lighting the lamps,
and thus warning us that we were ap-
We were about
The Legislature,
Monday’s session: Council asked the
governor to transmit to it information
concerning the cost of koeping eon-
viets from tho territory In the Kansas
penitentiary.
Senator Hickam introduced a bill
fixing the salary of the secretary o
the territory.
60 bills have been introduced in the
council* and 100 in the house.
In the house Mr. Mathews is fighting
hard for his quarantine bill, and it is
likely to pass that body.
The house voted to observe McKin-
ley day, the 29th last.
Tuesday’s session: Quito a discus*,*
ion arose in the house over a bill to
provido for leasing territorial lands*
taking the form of a dispute as to
whether the west psrt of the territory
was as good as the east part. The east
fellows bad the best of it, of course.
In the council the bill by senator
Hickam relating to teachers certifica-
tes was reported favorably, and that
Vol. 14, No. 5
COUNCIL MEETING.
Dynamo Will Not bo Purohaaed.
The oouncll got together last night,
with all mtmbers present except
Meyor Wallace and Councilman Millar,
The eeuneil confirmed the change
made In oontraot with Prof. Hutto for
easement oa boom,
Council proceeded to open bids for
eleening Boomer creek above where
dam is to be placed.
Bid of W. H. Tinker to clean creek
was referred to Basel, Forbie and Bush.
flame committee was appointed to
elese the contract with Smith & Town-
send to oonstruet the dam.
A resolution was presented, whieh
after reciting the facto connected with
the previous purchase of a dynamo,
and the vote of the eity on the quot-
tion, proceeded ss follows:
“Resolved, that the council incom-
pliance to said vote, and in compliance
to said contract, and in oomplianea to
said purchase, and in compliance te
transacted, but from
will be more.
Help This Girl*
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nocenoe. We do not know whether track, but the old boss knew a
her arrest is the result of a family I thing or two and stuck to the middle
quarrel or not. She bears the appear- 10f the road, whieh was more than an
ance of innocence. She is a girl who 1 Oklahoma pop could have done,
works for her living. Then began our long dreary ride
Up Sb* baa no money with which to se- through the desert waitesr of 'New
I cure attorneys to’assist her in the trial Ujexjco and Arizona, with but few
.J which is set for Thursday, before Btop8 Df interest. But very little of
"T!"•>«■!«« Cl«rk. “>>• h“ * ln Ui. territory L cultivated, though
chemica a ora ory o p Oregon, and one in the new country, tbere are thoueande ot acres of rich
atatioa. It ha, bean nW..»ry, almoat help h„. Bot ; „e,d to m,t. it „
(roan the lir.t, to make two dm. on. ft ^ mu(1 w„t he„ th„m be_ LetlubIs g,rden o( Ede„.
o c seres, u. o 1 ., | fore proceeding to trial, that may con- Monday night we crossed the Colo-
.o.truction over what .t would b. HI, c00,ld„.bie time, and in the rado rI,„ „nd entB„d California at
there were room anoogh for all. meanwhii. ... jail. the Needles, but as it was dark we
“The number of students takingtha J know „h bs.t to be l„ld „ot but v»rJ ijttie of the
course h> ® done, but wo appeal to the good peo- I grBat Mojave desert, and when day-
Z, .Lrt conr... giv.n during InnJ ^‘“o25
K htnite^h'on |F/ by^epace ilf which “ ~tS
tes was repuric« ----- ---- said purenase, ana in ouuifu.nnn *»
requiring flags on school houses unfav*1 R(kid eiecti0n to held m aforesaid, and
orable- I in compliance with the m&nifeat de*
Very little business has so far been #jre of the 0iti*,ns of Stillwater, aa ex-
a L w ~ now on there l pr(,gged at election, do purchase
and pay for the dynamo before men-
tioned and pay for the same, as ex-
pressed by the wishes of a majority of
the citisens of said city.”
Oa this resolution Denaison, Forbie
and Jardot voted for it, and Bush
Nonnie Cardin.
Wo do not know Nonnie Cardin of
Cushing nor do we have any special
desire to form his acquaintance. He jaruos • vuteu iur m, w>u «
may be a good man in a general way. Ba#aj and praMr voted against. Aifil
tr ’ huo a aiatAr-in-lftW 1___ __1*. ^ iJ «fi
He is married, and has a sister-in-law ! M|jyor Abercrombie oast the dee._.
who is a young girl, without a mother, | it
grown it. The horticulture depart-
ment occupies a small frame building
ere a ted f«r anether purpose and totally
unsuited for its work of instruction
and investigation. The chemistry j
building completed only three years |
ago, is already over-crowded', about j
one-third of the building being occu-
pied by the business offices and the!
- - y C Mb*™, a
vote against it. i -
The report of the street commission*
er was referred te the street and alley
committee.
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and working her way in the world.
Mr. Cardin thinks that this girl stole
some money from him, being the sum
of thirty-three dollars. This is an off- Qlerk was .instructed to notify the
ence whioh should of course be punish- trea|a|^r ^ Qiske out hit quarterly ke-
But What do you think of a broth- ead present it to tho next regular i
-law who for this offence would tha 1 ^
dationsfora woman, without “*|n8jforone day, and charge aceor
- ------ - - i or one oay, ana ensrge aeaoraiugij
her father and brothers, knowing that tor ^ run> and 00|i^j fot
she is penniless, and that abe may ue | Bgm#
Bid of
sent to the penitentiary?
If we lived at Cushing, we would try
to induce Mr. Cardin tp realize that
Mexico is a more suitable place for
’such as he than is Oklahoma. This
can be done without any personal vio-
lence, which we de not believe in, but
by t’ie pressure of public opinion.
Will tbe people over there do this?
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give instruction. Last winter seme
who wished to take the short course
could not be accommodated.
‘‘As soon ns it can be provided, a
building should be erected which will
remove these obstacles to the growth
of this most important work. This
building should contain business offices
of the college and experiment station,
with fireproof vault for tbe safe pre-
servation of the records, recitation
rooms and laboratories for instruction
in every branch of scientific agricul-
ture and horticulture including animal
husbandry, farm dairying, soils, and
crops, fruit growing, the canning, ev-
aporating and preserving of fruits, and
other clossly allied subjects of great
importance to the agricultural interests
and development of Oklahoma. It also
should contain a lecture room capable
of seating at least three hundred, so
that the short course work may ba de-
veloped and the institution bo brought
into closer' touch with the farmers. A
laboratory in the chemistry department
of the experiment station should also
be provided, and thus give more room
for chemistry building. This would
then centralize three of the depart
menta of the experiment station so
that the work of the station would be
carried on more effectively. In the
erection of such a building, some
thought should be giveh to future grow-
th anddevclopment and no makeshift
should be attempted. The board of
regents has constantly followed the
plan of presenting actual needs in its
biennial reports to the governor of the
territory and of using appropriations
received exactly in accord with the let-
ter and the spirit of the law. Portions
of building have not been erected and
left unfinished for the purpose of sec-
uring further appropriations.
legal talent.
We are willing to contribute some-
thing to help her, and we believe that
others will be also.
A Disgraceful Jail-
Payne county is a great t>ig one of
twenty townships, full of wealth and
intelligence, and able to build and
maintain good public buildings. The
court house is no credit to the coun-
ty, but it is a palace beside the jail,
which is simply a disgrace. A young
girl is now confined in it, with nothing
but a board partition separating her
from men who are there for crimes of
various kinds, with no privacy, aqd
subject at any tim3 to ribald or ob-
scene talk. Both the sheriff and the
jailor do everything in their power to
protect her, and it is probable that she
is faring reasonably well.
But it is time that something differ-
ent should be provided for cases like
this which are likely to occur at any
time. We have located at our town a
line state institution which draws to it
people of respectability from all parts
of the territory, and it is u sad give-
away on both the county and the town
that this ramshackle old building is
allowed td exist, simply to save a few
dollars.
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The ladies of St. Andrews Episcopal
church will hold a cake and pie sale at
W. H. Hand’s drug store Satuaday
afternoon, Jan. 31.
hanging from clefts of rocks in weird
and fantastic forms. Huge old. pine
trees that sent their towering branches
almost to heaven were on every hand,
and with the ground covered with
snow it made a w inter scene pleasing
to the eye
But we were now descending on the
west side of the grade, and by 9:30 we
were in a land of sunshine and flowers,
of green hills and svvpet pastures, of
singing birds and humming bees, of
ripe lemons and orunges, and as our
train stopped at a little station to cool
a hot box the passengers alighted and
picked large yellow oranges from n
nearby orchard, while the owner stood
by with hands in his pockets and smihd
at the delight and joy of the travelers.
Oh, what a beautiful scene! What a
contrast to the bleak, dreary country
left behind. Oh, the profusion of
flowers! Oh what a paradise—Pasa-
dena, Los Angeles and Sun Diego.
Although the surface of a great deal
of this country is rough, it is very rich
and at this season of the year is clothed
with a verdure most beautiful to be-
hold. Cattle may' be seen on every
band either eating the rich green grass
or lazily chewing the cud, while every-
body seemed to wear the smile of con-
tentment. And old ocean! What a
magnificent view as the train here and
there ran for miles along the beach.
What imposing grandeur to look far
out at sea and see the big waves came
F.O.A.F.
These initials stand for an qrganiza-
tion called the Fraternal Ordar of
American Farmers. It has its chief
office in this city, with O. W. Annis as
grand secretary, and W. T. Dalton as
grand treasurer. It is a secret organ-
ization, non political and non-sectar-
ian, and has for its object the improve-
ment of tho farmers’ material well
being. It is yet in its infancy, but it
is growing ut a good rate, and promis-
es to soon become a strong powder in
this territory and in the Btates to
which itshail be extended.
As president Roosevelt said in his
message, “this is an era of federation
and combination.” Nearly every in
dustry in the country is organised to a
greater or less degree, and the day of
individual action and competition is
passing by.
Tho farmers have been the last to
organize, and from their numbers and
their isolated condition they have
been the hardest to get together. But
they are learning that if they are not
to be left far behind in tlie race for
material prosperity, they must unite
their common forces, and protect each
other.
Having some knowledge of this order,
we heartily commend it to our farmer
readers, and advise them to investi-
gate. it, boliveing that an examination
will lead to their becoming members.
Farmers Meeting.
Hon. L. B. Irvin of Pedee will ad-
____, T. P. German to establish
grades on tbe streets of Stillwater, for
$160, was accepted.
The members of the council were in*
structed to look after the sidewalk
grades in their respective wards.
Bill of the Hartford Steam Boiler
In spection Co, for $100 was allowed.
Bills of Dale Lytton for $42 and. M.
F. Edwards for $87.21 on street anijl
bridge funds were allowed.
. Bills on salary fund were allowed as
follows:
Hall $67, Case 20, Edwards 20, 8t#en
10, Holt 5, Dennison 3, Jardot 8, Forbis
2, Basel 3, Edwards 1, Btees 2, Ilodge*
3, Tate 10, Graham 8, Bourdette 4.60,
Tate 2, Pierce 2, Annis 10, Andrews 7,
Munball 15, Hoyt 50, Myers 35—total
*121.00.
W. H. Kush was granted a leave of
absence for two weeks.
A warrant for *400 on the lighting
fund was ordered drawn, to pay for
two notes.
Claim of P. D. Miller for *154,69 on
the fire and wuter fund was allowed
and warrant ordered drawn. Claims
of C. II. Beery for $5 and H. B. Bullen
for $2.92 on same fund were allowed.
Council adjourned to Tuesday even-
ing, P>b. 3.
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An up to date line of
gents’furnishings just
received at Katz Bros.
There will be special services at the
Catholic church next Sunday morning j
at 10 o’clock.
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and lash the shore, sometimes in Idress the farmers of Payne county in
fury and throwing water and foam
many feet in the air, and again ns a
gentle ripple stealing upon the beach.
As to climate, opportunities and in-
dividual characteristics, I will sm nk in
my next.
T. J. Van Aiisoau;.
San Diego, Jan. 19.
the interest of tho Fratsrnal Order of
American Farmers, at the court house
in Stillwater, on Friday, Feb. 6, at 1
o’clock. All farmers are invited to
come and hear him.
H. D. Henderson—Repairs for
I all sewing machines.
That Oil Inspection.
The article in yesterday’s Onzette
about Ihe inspection of oil here by in-
spector Dillon might be construed to
meun thut he had examined the oil for
sale in the stores. But this is not a
part of his ordinary duties, and he did
not look any further than at the stor-
age warehouse. Some of the mer-
chants havo bought oil from the stor-
age, which they had a right to assumo
was up to the proper standard, but it
is not. Here is where there should
have been some investigation, and tho
guilty ones punished.
The ladies of 8t. Andrews Episcopal
church will hold a cake and pie sale at
W. 11. Hand’s drug store Saturday
afternoon, Jan 31.
Have you brought your lady in
to look over Henderson’s sewing
machines?
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Neerman, C. F. The Stillwater Gazette. (Stillwater, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1903, newspaper, January 29, 1903; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1077636/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.