The Stillwater Gazette. (Stillwater, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1903 Page: 3 of 8
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THE A, & M. COLLEGE.
The Democrat’s Claim of Rank Partisanship
False in Every One of Its Six
Charges.
CHARGES REFUTED BY THE FACTS.
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Tho article which appeared in lust
evening's daily Democrat under the
heading “W ill Tiu-y Dj Their Duty,”
and addri-sseii tu tl. j Legislature, and
which probably emaimti d from the
brain of the dark horse editor,and late
democratic cmdidute for the council,
who was overwhelmingly defeated in
this deinociaiio disiric.. hy the Hon.
John 1’. Hickam, contains scarcely a
word of truth iu a 1 of its six >pecific
charges. It says:
1st, The Board of Regents of the
institution is rut rely republican. Mo
Democrat has been a member of the
Board since 1607.
The Board lias never been withoui
Democratic representation in its mam
bership since th * organization of tin*
college, until May, Ifldti, when W. H,
Coyle was re pi *d by W. II. Merton.
The falsity of the a love state in tin
therefore, is in proportion to the facts
as five years arc to night mouths.
To tlie best of our recollection, how-
ever, the Hoird was innocent of Re-
publican taint during a year or so of
a salary in excess of his value and
above mat of oilier proies.orstiips, ar-
bitrarily so fixed as a reward for poli-
tical service.
It is true that President Scott was a
former president of the Young Men’s
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.
Throw Away Fear.
every town there ere always
GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY*
Judiciary Committee Called Upon
for Report.
Washington, Jail. 5.—The chairman
of the judiciary committee of the
house today introduced the following
resolution :
“Resolved: That the committee on
judiciary be, and is hereby directed to,
investigate and report to the house
with all convenient speed, the opinion
of that committee as to the power of
congress to declare that a necessity
Republican Club of the l ei ritoiy, and has arisen for taking possession of all
it is also true that the whole press of
the Territory, regardless of politics,
with the possible exception of the
Stillwater Democrat., has invariably
regarded his appointment to the pres
idency of this college, as one of tho
best and most fitting appointments
ever made in this Territory, and the
remark.tble growtii and progress of the
institution during tlie four years of his
incumbency makes any further reply
to the Democrat’s diri y thug unneces-
sary.
In regard to the other professor re-
ferred to his s.lary is tl e minimum j aid
a professor, and not in excv.a of that
of any other professor in the insti u-
tion,
4th. In the lust campaign the pre-i
dent of that, icsiitulion w»b billed for
anerche* at Republican rallies in Paw-
nee and Stillwater, by the Republican
the coal, coal beds and coal mines of
the United States and all lines of trans-
portation, agencies, instruments and
vehicles of commerce necessary for the
tr amportation of cosl, and that if in
the opinion of that committee the
power exists and the necessity for the
exercise of such power has arisen,
that the committee forthwith report
to the house a bill declaring the neces-
sity, providing fully and in detail the
occasions, modes, conditions and agen-
cies for said appropriation that will
fully and completely exhaust the
power of congress in that regard.”
Social Entertainments.
Governor Renfrew's administration—
but that is another story.
- 2nd. This Republican Board has
dismissed dem crafc professors from
the college and filled their places with
republicans in every instance.
The facts are that at nearly every an-
nual meeting of the Hoard since its
establishment, some changes have
been made in the faculty, in nearly
every instance the newly employed
professors have come from without the
Territory, and upon recommendation
through established channels, no in-
quiries being made as to their politics.
No longer ago than last June a re-
publican resigned to accept employ-
ment elsewhere in (lie Territory, his
place being supplied in this way by
one who proves to be democratic in
politics. The truth is, that with one
or two exceptions, the college profess-
ors are all men who take no part and
little interest in politics, and for the
most part their politics are not gener-
ally known by the people of our city,
but so far as is known, probably near-
ly, if not quite, hair of them are of
democratic lineage and inclination
The benignant republican rule under
which they labor, however, has probab
ly led most of them to see the error of
the way of their fathers, and converted
them to the party of enligh tenment
and truth.
The only case of actual dismissal
that has ever occurred was that of
Freeman E. Miller, nearly five years
ago, under the administration of Gov-
ernor Barnes, and he was dismissed not
because he was a democrat but for
reasons too well known to our poople
to need mentioning hare. Chagrined
with his late defeat, and with the
venom of his nature still rankling in
his breast ever the dismissal of years
ago, this sub-rosa editor of the Demo-
crat attempts by this article to bring
the A. & M. college into the entangle-
ment of a public investigation.
3rd, This republican Board has filled
places in that institution as a matter
of political reward. The President of
the Young Men’s Republican Club of
the Territory was selected to be presi-
dent of the institution and still holds
his job. A professor was appointed in
the institution in 1809 as e direct re-
ward for politioal work for Governor
Barnes in the Legislative Assembly of
that year. He still holds hia place, at
the place, become discouraged at
the slow growth, and either throw up
their business or move to another
place which holds out more flattering
inducement to them.
After a few years absence they come
back to the town, and stmid around in
•pen mouthed wonder at the improve-
ments that have been made while they
were gone.
It is beyond their comprehension to
understand how the town could have
gotten nlong so well without them.
Every town also passes through per-
iods of dullness and depression, when
improvements are few and growth is
small, or there is even a decrease,
Stillwater has some of the people
described here, who are just now shak
ing their heads and wandering whether
the town is ever going to be any larger
than it now is
These people do not stop to reason
that Stillwater is the county seat of a
county of twenty townships, and that
this alone would give it a considerable
population.
That it is also the location of one of
the chief colleges of the territory, the
attendance at which is already large,
and will continually increase, in spite
of the efforts being mada by a few of
shouM
Rc?oi;nUe th©
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Urcxs and
Mental CuWnre.
It ivu nt one
of the public reeep-
Hons given tor
reluming Koldiera
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Miss Ethtl Amos entertained a number our people to destroy it.
of her young friends at her home Satur-1 Let Stillwater alone; it is all right,
day evening. The time was spent in
playing ping pong and other progressive I Ping Pong Olllb.
games. Delicious refreshments were
served. Those present were Misses Ma-1 M'88 Iya Myers
Miss Iva
rian Northup, Abbie Nelson, Martha | enterta’Jie<^
McPheeters and Mabel Wells; Messrs.
Frank Adams of Jennings, Verne Maple,
Mr. Ball and Joe Thornberg, and all en-
joyed themselves to the utmost.
There was an entertainment Saturday
night at the home of Miss Sarah Adams,
six miles west and one south of town.
Miss Elsie Cottrell, Miss Elvie Griffith,
Imay Hale, Grace Hale and Raymond
and Miss Heren
the Ping Pong club
at the home of Miss Myers, Friday
evening. Jan. 10. The members of the
club have had such deligthful times at
their meetings on Friday evenings
and the hostesses have so successfully
planned enjoyable times, that it re-
quires skill to devise new methods of
pleasure. Bnt the club can record an-
other jolly success.
The usual manner of playing pro
gressive ping pong was indnlged in, Mr.
Willey were out from town. There were ...
about sixty-five present, and all enjoyed F»lt0Q winning th* championship on
themselves. Refreshments were served. I ^otl1 einglo an ou c.
Married.
Frank Adams, cashier of the bank at
Jennings, and Miss Marian Northup of
this city were married Sunday morning,
at the home of Mrs. Melton. They left
at once for their home at Jennings. We
extend our best wishes to this worthy
young couple
Delicious refreshmants were served,
consisting of cake and cherry sherbet.
The following members and visitors
were present: Misses Georgia Aber-
crombie, Rittie Abercrombie, May
Swinford, Floy Dawson, Zella Dawson
Ina Dawson, Miss Merten of Missouri;
Messrs. E. L. Fulton, Clarence Hay-
nie, Geo. Hoover. Carter Hanner.
central committee < f the territory.
The Secretary of fie Central Commit
tee, without consulting President Scott
assigned him for two addresses locally
in the last campaign but, following his
well known views as to politics in our
educational institutions, he promptly
declined to take nny active part in the 1
campaign, and made no speeches any-
where, as the Democrat well knows.
5th. The Professor of History and
Political Economy in that institution
active on behalf of the entire republi-
can ticket during the campaign. Al-
most every night for thirty days he
was on the stump for that ticket. He
was in the campaign through Pawnee
and Payne counties. Neglect of duty
and partisanship of the most offensive
kind were pardoned, if only his efforts
were on behalf of the republican ticket
Mr. Hutto took an active part in the
campaign last fall, as has been his cus-
tom ever since, we doubt not, he was
old enough to talk. He is built that
way and can’t help it—when the battle
waxes hot he dons his war paint and
wades in. He is a fearless republican,
and a hard fighter in the campaigns of
bis party and by the way, herein along
lies all the animus of the democrat’s
article. He contributes largely to the
defeats of its pet, the probable author
of the article in question,—but he die
not neglect his duties; with character-
istic energy, he kept up his work in the
College by day and fought the demo-
crats by night.
6th. Minor employes of the institu
tion have been forced to relinquish
their labors in the institution for poli-
tical reasons. A democrat .who darec
to admit his politics or proclaimed his
desire to Bee the democratic ticket sue
ceed was immediately forced to resign
This has happened in several instances.
The above is absolutely and ur.quali
fledly false. Not a single or minor
employe was ever forced to relinquish
his labors or asked to resign for polit-
ioal reasons. The Democrat knows this
and cannot mention a single instance
This effort of .one of our own papers
to besmirch the institution, which is
our glory And pride, is dastardly ant
despicable in the extreme. It will be
deprecated by all of eur good citizens,
regardless of politics, and ought
brand the editor and his renegade
runningmate as traitors to the best
interests of our fine little city ant
splendid Territorial institution, the
Agrioultural and Mechanical College
of Oklahome.
At the Catholic church, at ten o'clock |
this morning, by Rev. Father Heiring.
Experiment Station Bulletins
About February 1st, 1903 the <
Mr. Robt. J. Smith of Pawnee and Mrs. periment station at Stillwater will send
Nellie Stafford of near our city. A large I two bulletins to all of the addresses on
number were in attendance at the wed- its mailing list. One will be about
ding services. We understand the cou- Bermuda grass, which is giving gooc
pie will make their home in or near this satisfaction as a pasture grass and
city. __
The Oity Election,
At the municipal election which will
be held oa the first Tuesday in April,
tho following officers will be chosen:
Mayor, City Attorney, City Clerk,
Treasurer, Marshal, Street Commis-1 eariy February should send in a re
sioner, and the following Councilman : quegt for them since they contain much
1st Ward, two Councihnen.
2nd Ward, two Councilmen.
3rd Ward, one Councilmen. to sec-
ceed Dehnieon.
4th Ward, two Councilmen.
The extra number of Councilmen to
be elected is because or the resigna-
tions during the past year.
should be tried on every Oklahoma
farm. The other bulletin will give a
description of several garden vegeta-
bles, the varieties which haye been
found desirable, and the most profi-
table methods of cultivation, Those
who do not receive these bulletins
run Manila that 1 saw ner—-
ii:;nt ful, bright lit.le woman
till you a oout. ‘\,im wing oid grace-
fully,” kept singing itself through my
mind all the evening, writes Dorothy
Irvin, in Housekeeper.
She was. I judged, about 55 and
tlmt many years ugo a woman of her
nge would possibly have been called
an old woman. I couldn’t help think-
ing what a very ordinary-looking old
woman she would have been, too. I
tried to imagine her dressed in a
short, fell skirt of liusey-woolsy,
plain spencer waist, a large kerchief
■trussed and pinned over her breast,
tier hair combed bark tight and plain,
and twisted in a hard little knot at
the back. But I didn’t imagine her at
a public reception, oh no; but sitting
in a corner, knitting, knitting, knit-
ting.
But we don’t have any old ladieB
now-n-dnys—they are out of date—or,
shnil I say, rather, up-to-date? Any-
way, this bright little woman, whosa
hair was quite gray—not a dark hair
to be seen—did not look old, or as
she had lost interest In the world.
There she sat, leaning on the arm
of her friend’s chair, her head turned
on one Ride, as she watched, with
sparkling eyes, everything that wa»
lone,and followed the speaker s every
word with keenest interest.
Her dress was a beautiful black
one, perfectly mail* and fitted. A
yoke of white satin, embroidered in
“spangles” and dveb velvet, or rath-
er, a bluish-gray velvet, and high col-
lar to match the yoke. She wore kid
gloves, a dainty watch and chain, a
lovely little hat set back on ffier
head, covered with duel; plumes and
trimmed in bluish ; •ray velvet mixed
in with pink,and a r t ty steel buckle
just in front. Her It: ir was dr sed
high, and soft and fluffy. An ide
up-to-date, bright, sparkling worn
In the prime of life.
And why not? Why rlvnild one lose
interest in the world’s events when
( re’s bead is “blossoming for eter-
nity?” Are there not interesting
tilings to learn nr.d to epjoy here
still, as well n3 beyond? Why should
one, then, finish nil one’s sentence*
“with periods instead of interroga-
tion points?” I longed to tell this
little woman how 1 admired her, but, p
of course, I “didn’t dast.”
How important It ia for a mothef
to keep “up with the procession” in
dress, nnd also in mental culture.
Otherwise, how can she hope to be
a companion nnd a guide to her chil-
dren? To me, one of the most en-
couraging “signs of tlie times” is the
awakening of the mothers to this
view of their responsibilities. What
a privilege is ours to grow old grace-
fully, and as long ns we live in the
world to be of the best pgpt of the
world. Leave the corners and the
knitting to those whose range in
limited.
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valuable information.
A Startling Discovery.
Within the past few days a star of
magnificent brilliancy has appeared to
most of our readers On close exam-I the great trusts and combines whieh
ination it proves ts be Marie Lamour have sprung up and flourished in our
starring in “A Wise Woman.” Man-1 country at the expense of producers.
Farmers Meeting.
Perry, O. T. Jan. 17.—A great assem-
bly of farmers has besn holding forth
all afternoon in the district court room.
The seating capacity was taxed to its
utmost and the beet of attention was
given to the orator of the day, W. T.
Dalton.
The object of the organization is that
the farmers may hold their own against
ager Jardot says that by this discovery
we are placed in possession of ebser-1
vation which proves that this luminary
is approaebidg with great velocity, and
that she will be distinctly visible to
the people of this city in her radiance
at an early date.
Three Things Needed.
The things that Stillwater most
needs, and ought to get this year are:
1. A supply of water that could be | wjn active manchinery put in mo
tion to handle the farmer’s wheat in
The orgnaization is of a secret order
and they propose to help themselves
without seeking the aid of congress.
Already the organization is protecting
itself in the wheat growing belts, and
Mr. Dalton claims they are so strong
and well orgnizad that they can safely
care for the farmers and their interests.
Delegations from the surrounding
towns in Noble county are here today,
and before they leave tonight there
used for drinking and cooking.
2. A system of sewers.
3. More sidewalks and crossings.
All these can be had without entail-
ing great expense on tb? people, and
by united effort they will bo secured
within a year.
A Wise Woman-
Manager Jardot saya he baB secured I
one night from the management of “A
terests in this county by the organiza-
tion. It is claimed that the farmers
have it in their power to hold the prise
of wheat to a living point. Every-
thing is enthusiasm about th* court
house and the farmers seem in earnest
I wish to call the attention of my
friends and patrons to the fact that I
am in the fruit-tree business to stay,
Wis# Woman.” The date will be an-land will be glad to furnish those in
need of nursery stock with home-
grown trees. I have a full stock to
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nounced later on. * It will be a month
or so at laast. A little energy of this
kind, if pursued, will bring to our town | draw from and can furnish anything
a higher standard of companies. I in the nursery line. B. R. Tsnkersly.
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**Is there much ton* to
ires* ?” “Well, it has accordion, plaits I
ind fluted ruffle*.” — Philadelphia1
Bulletin. !
After all, the principal effect of me,
•ess, with all it* glories, is to increaaa
the, number of your critics.—Indianap-j
>lis News. i
Nell—“How did they happen to be-|
jome engaged?” Belle—“Her father;
laid she should never marry him.”—'
Somerville Journsd. !
If a man make* a specialty of paint-,
Ing towns red ha cannot hope to re-
main in the pink of condition.—Chi-’
:ago Daily New*. j
“Some men,” said Unde Etoen, “uses!
iech big words t© ’spreaa » no-Jcount^
Idea d'at dey make* me think of » man^
rearin’ a fur-trimmed overcoat ov*r Si
mit of overalls.”—Washington Star. |
Palmist—“I see by your hand that]
vou have been, married three time*.”)
Bachelor—“How dare you insult m#,|
lir! I will not permit any man toin-j
linuate that I am a hopeleoe idiot.”—]
Town. Topics.
Even So.—Cousin Sue—“So you don't
like my playing? I thought you had a
good ear for music.” Cousin. Sam—;
“I have a good e*T for some music, 8u*.j
but there is some music that isn’t good,
for the ear, you know.”—Boston Tran-,
Ksript. f
Jack—“Congratulate me! Mabel has
accepted me.” Edith—“Really? I’
hope you’re not superstitious.” Jack
—“No. Why?” Edith — "Because
you’re the thirteenth she has accepted
this season, I believe.”—Philadelphia
Press.
“And do you take a great deal of Ex-
ercise?” we asked a man with the phe-
nomenal muscular development.
“Well,” he replied, “my wife insist#
It is my business to employ and dls-
j charge the servants.” — Baltimur#
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Neerman, C. F. The Stillwater Gazette. (Stillwater, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1903, newspaper, January 22, 1903; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1078423/m1/3/: accessed May 9, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.