The El Reno Democrat. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 14, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 1903 Page: 4 of 8
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_ you will restore confidence with the
EL RENO DEMOCRA I
people. You will command their re-
spect now and hold it in the future,
and you will leave the town united
T F HKN-iLEY. I DlTOR
<|IKD THl'HSIIAVS
Kfltercd I« t« t I
>r trwum^'"11 thro
uhk nmI i
I It mo.k
ond
and ready to help ou with other pub-
lic enterprises. llefuse to do 'his
and you will point to it with regret
as long as you attempt to do business
in El Reno.
Brokt Into ton®.
I [Kin a keg of dynamite.
IJttle Oeogla sought repose.
And slyly lit a cigarette.
"My Little Georgia Rose."
A clean sweep.
Rube.
means good by
ANOTHER BLUFF-
The townsite
beneficiaries of the
History is Repeating.
Some how Hensley can't instil any
vinegar fnto the charge that the
Globe is indorsed by leading demo-
crats of the county, including
county officers.
We dy not deny the charge.
fact the Globe Is proud to hav
Race
,of the
riots
day.
in Illinois Is the order
the
In
the
Japan wants
for her rights.
peace, but will fight later th
ANINT TMfl AUAULT. I WANT10 INOOM«L CAM
of",:;/:?:'' 9:sr'Found
rounder harbored in one of the di\e>
of this town. Is only a continuation- 28—Not until
of the preconserted plan of a certa n " • it known in Oklahoma
element in this town to Intimidate Saturday w„, it 1kwwn^OW.^ ^
the community into acquiescence and that the ex Ma P
fo stifle all further effort of the 1-aw | Kentuck schools. Mr. DaWdson,
and Order league to procure law
forcement. element | teacher In the county schools near
Columbia. Kingfisher county, where
,ic officers to their liking. A little j several relatives live. It is state
were engaged in warping ; that Davidson
A few months ago, this
was engaged in electing a set of pub
! is wanted in connection with the mur-
I der of Governor W. J- Goebel. was a
The Italians are betting
#
election of a new pope.
Wheeler again knocks the
Of course the Kaunas renegrade is OU( 0f the lineal descendant
new railroad, made another big bold indorsement not only of county offi-
bluff, in this mornings Guthrie Annex, cofS l)U( other reputable men the
in a vain and fruitless effort to cover Democrat hates.—Globe July 27.
tip their anticipated speculation in A nioutj, |s his own destruc-
Ibe town lots of the two or three ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
towns they are trying to build -
county. These speculators run the it calls the Democrats allusion, to Its
same bluff on the people of El Reno, indorsement by county officers a
and the small contributors, in this myth ami the next, it says, "we do
morning's uncertainty that they did ^ deny j, hut are proud of it."
the night they met In the district
court room, when they asked the peo , , . , „
pie to give them the profits of the proud of the fine kit of suckers it
towusltes as compensation for com- caught the first week after it struck
ing forward and vouching for the pa>- I n . ;i]id points with pride to the $2,-
ment of the money subscribed. qqq nole has to hold them in line;
These bluffers at lite meeting in ^ wau,h the 8„citerg squirm under
iHa district court room, extended an
the disttu ^he above confession that the Demo-
invltation to every body to si^n the
guarantee and then proceeded to j crat's "myth " is true
bluff the iieople out, by, unfolding a Yes you have been Indorsed by cer-
tale of woe, and telling them what an , lai|1 county officers who want a per-
extremely risky piece of business it i ( ^ offlpe aQd ,he spoiU
i u-Kur rnrtftintv the
The melon colic days havt
the sad est of the year.
It is a measly shame that K1 Reno
hasn't an Attorney Folk.
came to Oklahoma
these public officers into doing their j shortly after^the killing of
bidding, and still later they were en ; governor, when ^
gaged in boycotting every man and were accused of complic y
newspaper who said anything against killing. Columbia is a llttl-village
their nefarious practices. A cam a postoffice and a or, here
paign of villany and slander of the Davidson supposed hmsellI (from
ministers and church people in the pursuit. A resident of th
league was carried who became aware of Davidson s iden-
] tIty informed the Kentucky authori-
ties and Officers were sent to Okla-
The Kingfisher county sheriff
arrest Davidson.
who bellev
Law anil Orde
I Friends informed Davidson in time
| lor him to escape and go to Indiana.
Every body will admit that the two
In fact nothing has been left
done to minimize and belittle every- ll"n,a
body who believes in an orderly and as instruct
decent community.
This element has been so bold ana
detremined to rule this town thai
nothing has been omitted, however
lawless, that will deter the people of Rubes, needed assistance to run
the community from opposing tliem Blobell. They will also admit that
When old man Wheeler was placed (he remajn|ng Rube, now needs twice
upon a committee by law abiding clt- j ^ ass|staucej ,hat the two Rubes
It s no myth, it Is a steam reality . Izens of the town, he was advisedJo ( ^ ^ darne(1 foo, ,ax paypra
xartl silver dollars-Sam desist by wor 'Jf his J are opposed to their public servants
barn was burned at 3 o'clock in the ! flirnishing that assistance. They
morning as a gentle reminder that even dislike to have their hired men
For $1.50
We are showing an ex- <
cellent line of
Ladies'
Oxfords
In bright Dongola. with
Patent or Stock Tips.
We have but very few. If any Folks
in office in the town and county.
of 2,000, bur.
Humphreys.
was and with what certainty the
twenty men who had already signed of office, but that Indorsement will be
up, would go in the hole. So well J the means of their undoing at the
did the scheme work that there was ' next election.
but one man who had the courage { ^ (o ^e fading men out
to butt In. after the scare racket had i have t.i(hor indorsed your note 1 hall a minute.
thoroughly worked, and that I _
Jim had sub ! or your paper. Who are thej, and
Every mother's son
Lincoln's dance hall is another ad-
ministration necessity. They need
the money.
they
would have none of his inter
meddling in public affairs. Follow-
going in partnership with a Kansas
ing this was last night's outrage, and renegade for a share of the swag or
i There is no othe
f office that* would tolerate
ward in
Lincoln's
The old man Wheeler has closed
the mouth of both the salary grabber
and his taster.
been so
man was Jim Kelso
scribed $. 0 and he had sen<e enough what are they?
to see through the trtck an>t promptly 0f ,hem are standing candidates for
railed the Huff office and have been ever since they
The ib lc has no doubt observed have been eligible to vote. Yukon closes her saloons on Sun-
that the same scare crow,. of^a, loo* ^ democracy win transfuse some d Yukon's citizenship wont stand
ing deal, was hoisted in the columns , _ . ,
of the uncertainty and the Blobell for new blood Into the political affairs of for anything else
three or four days before the second this county at the next primary elec
bluff was made. The people were tion they do not the people will
told that Sam Humphreys, the prince reU,(.au, them to the shades of pri
of crafters was scared almost half
oi ^rautia yale ]ife ftt (he geuera| election
to death because he is now convinced
that the "committee is In the hole" There is muttering all along the line
and that the towusites will not save for just such another cjean sweep
them. After the public had been year as occurred in 1894. when
thoroughly frightened by such stuff ^ Jenningg court house gang were
as this, then the public is told to
walk up to Kicker and Springs' office ''riven out to give the people a
and sign the guarantee If they want chance to examine the books
to share in the townsltes. History is repeating, and it will be
Now does any body lielieve that nioney in the peoples' pockets to let
we might ask "when will It end. and a part of the spoils of office. These
where will it stop?" hayseeds and pumpkin rollers are a
town j Are the people going to surrender | queer lot of fellows and whilst they
dance or will they assert their manhood j ^ ^ ^ ^ generally
and drive from the community these
festering s-M-es ,. ,
can see as deep into the motives of
newspaper and
MAY YOUR TURN NEXT. men who engage
The mayor of this town, a part of pay it 12.000 to defend them, while
its police and the personal organ of they draw fat salaries as any set of
the administration gang publicly ad- j men in the world. The indorsers of
vocated and tried to incite the *law-
A La L I
AUL>
SIZES
AN1>
WIDTHS.
H. R. Canon & Co.
Shoers of the People
h A A
and vicious element of this town
the Blobell notes may think they are
The republicans are sick at heart
of the lineal descendant and his ego-
tistical pretensions.
There are several people in
boycottifig business that have
i against the real thing.
cute, but they will be asked many a
to use violence, if necessary, in sup-
pressing criticism and to stop agita- question about their cuteness when
tion of law enforcement. The time I they begin to circulate for votes at
is fast approaching In this town in ,jie next election.
which every mail will have to become Q
a law unto himself and protect his
own family, property and person.
It may be the editors of the Demo-
crat who are assaulted tonight, but
M. B. Cope says he can't tell wheth-
er his boom for county attorney, is
fly-blowed or Blobelled.
this committee is sincere in their
claim that notwithstanding the town-
sites and the profits therefrom, that
they are "in the hole" and are anx-
ious to have other contributors come
in and share with them in the profits
and losses of the deal? Not by ati>
If the assault upon Hensley was
not made with any kind of weapon
as the Annex states, how does it hap-
pen that there are two gashes cut in
It may be your turn tomorrow night. ^ ^jg scajp( evidently made by some
It may be Wheeler s barn burned ^ j^lunt instrument. The defender of
tonight, and it may be yours tomor- outlawry and outlaws are always
row night. 1 profuse with falsehoods.
My wife or daughter may be in- j
suited on the streets tonight, but it -rhe feuows Who are going to get
her repeat
ter.
and the sooner the bet
An outfit that will try to wreck one
I town wreck another, if the in-
1 ilucement is sufficient.
may be yours
tomorrow night.
all the profits from the two big town-
First Published May 14.
PUBLICATION NOTICE.
Territory of Oklahoma, Canadian
county.
In the District Court of said County.
Andrew B. Combs, Plaintiff: Vs.
Grace Combs, Defendant.—No. 259S.
Said defendant, Grace Combs will
take notice that she has been sued in
the above named court for divorce on
the ground of gross neglect of duty,
and for the care and custody of minor
children and must answer the petition
filed therein by said plaintiff on or
before the 26th day of June A. D. 1903,
or said petition will be taken as true,
and a judgement for said plaintiff iu
said action for divorce and custody of
children will be rendered accordingly.
Attest: E. M. Hegle, Clerk of said
Court.
Andrew B. Combs, Plaintiff.
First Published May 21.
y
\fv hov mav be robbed L. — , . _
it may be s!tes oy the new railroad, are going
The Blobell threatens to boycott
every county officer who did not in-
dorse the Rubenoid note.
Decency is what the Democrat de-
mands. anil it has the backbone and
A Myth Eh.
There's a note bothering. Hensley
of the Democrat much worse than
means. If they had any fears about lbe mythical $2,000 note which he
it not being a paying investment, and ^lks so much about. Its one for
they desired to get other contributors jjoo an(j js signed by T. F. Hensley,
lo come to their aid; instead of beat- promising to pay the railroad fund.
ing tom-toms and shouting danger gqUjrm an(j bluff as he may he will the power to enforce the demand.
through paid newspapers, they would not be likely to get off. He evident- 0
quietly go around among the other jy thought he could buy the commit- Gentlemen of the committee how-
contributors ami tell them that it by threatening "knocks" on many $1,000 men have paid their sub- proStjtutes and thieves?
was a good thing and if they want in the road The men who compose seription to the railroad fund in full Q
on the deal that it was not too 'ate. committee however are not so o
easily frightened.—Blobell. People who are working the "get
A mythical $2,000 note.. That is rich rabbits foot" had better let a
Ask Sam Humphreys. Pat newspaper boycott out to the
gambling hell tonight, but _ .
yours tomorrow night. to call a meeting next week and tell
My daughter may be inveigled inte 1 us ail about it right away,
an assignation house tonight, but it o
may be yours tomorrow night.
My boy may be killed in a gambling j gQtten
hell or a dive, but it may be yours
tomorrow night.
Shall we save the honor of the boys
and girls of El Reno, or shall we close j ture comforts'
our mouths through fear, and turn him.
them over as a sacrifice to gamblers, _
LEGAL NOTICE.
! Notice is hereby given that in coin-
| piiance with an act of the Legislature
| to regulate the Vaffic in intoxicating
seems to have for- J Liquors,, the undersigned did on the
Rev. Posey at the j 21st., day of May 1903, file his appli-
Bishop Monroe
that the
county jail is in need of a spiritual | cation, by petition, with the County
.- .. .. 'Clerk of Canadian County, Oklahoma
advisor and even some of the ciea-
would not go bad with
It
a bluff.
par> if a few
e.'t up the lit -
The whole thing is
an attempt ui«>n the
big fish financially
lie ones
If this committee wanted to do the
fair thing by the people of El Reno.
they would say to them, this is a pub-
lic enterprise in which every citizen
is interested. You have all contri-
buted of your means as you fell able.
and the small contributor is Just as
much entitled to praise for what
he gave as tile large one and .f there
is any over plus or any profits, the
Miiall contributor is just as much < n-
titled to his share -.f the rebate as
the big contributor. If the committee ,.
veigle county officers into signing his
Robbed.
This morning about four o'clock, a
In two years Oklahoma has gained
$24,000,0(10 in assessed valuation.
How is this for a gain? No state in
the I'nion has made such rapid strides
has
rich. Ask Sam Humphreys. Pat newspaper iwyiuu ™i i.. highest young man stopped a passenger who ^ wea]th or developement
Kelly, M. B. Cope. John Carney. J bidder. ^"oemocraT office and inquired for Oklahoma.
the sheriff's office stating that he had o
been robbed of JIB- The passenger We lu)pe that an outraged public
It looks to them like a stern re . not know whert th noiice w'" not so thoughtless as to burn
tic sheriff told them to shut up. and was but (lirrected him to police
headquarters. Thing are coming to ihe "Lineal" or
a pretty pass when law abiding citi-1 either, in effigy.
i. Phelps, Charley Standard, John Oz-
mun and Commissioner Johnson, what \ republican mayor told the sa-
they think about the mythical part of ]oong (0 nin on Sunday. A democra-
ts
alty with emphasis on the stern:
Now as regards a $.100 note, or a
note for any other sum, bothering
Hensley/ is perhaps where the myth
1 comes in. Hensley has the money
ic pay any ,ho'
incurred. He neither has to take up
a collection. ask*for a bonus, or in-
thev shut.
The people ofCanadian county are zens are
going to demand the nomination of alid peacable citizens
a Folk for county attorney and sher
iff. at the next election.
had possessed fairness enough
have persued this course they would
now and forever here after command
the respect and confidence of every
citizen. It is not enough to say that
this special committee is compossed
of honest men and good citizens. We
all admit that tills is true, in th"
1...t Judas was a KOOli cltUen.
until his greed, to get rich quick got
the better of liini. Catiline wa- a
noble patrician and a good citir.en:
but he betrayed his own town.
Now in conclusion we desire to say
to this committee in all friendliness,
that If you are laboring for the up-
building of R1 Reno; if you d^s.re to
hold the good opinion, your fellow
townsmen now have for you. cut out
all manifestation of greed in this nia'-
There is a chance for some attorney
obligations with him in order to to make a Folk of himself, right here
make them go Hensley has no out- in Kl Reno. Is there any one will-
standing note for $500. He signed | ing and ready to rise to the occasion,
a subscription list to pay $i 00 as a o
his chief eunuch
They are not worth
nightly held up and robbed ,candie, and it would give the town
bad name.
the public streets.
.UU1. Ikncn O
r eilOV* CIII/.CUO J |
gambling hells, which are the ren- j Little Reuben is quite a niathemati-
dezvous for all classes and conditions j dan, he has taught "deestrict
of criminals is a benefit to our town, i schuie" and he has discovered that
Haven't we out grown such lawless
ness and should it not cease.
the St. 1-ouis, El Reno &
Western railroad, upon the express
terms and conditions that said rail-
road do certain things, not one of
which has been complied with so iar,
and Hensley right here and now ser-
ves notice on the outfit, that he uill
not pay one cent of said gift, until
the ra : >ad complies with its con-
tract We do not propose to turn
one cent over to a paper railroad,
until they show us that it is an M.
K. &. T.. proposition and not a Rock
Island graft.
All this talk about
Judge Hunt says that the Blakes
are not such formidable characters
in the west part of Oklahoma as they
would like to have El Reno people be-
lieve they are.
The
under.
end is not yet: stand from;
there are twenty ems brevier in a
thirteen em pica line. The discovery
will be worth millions lo the board of
county commissioners.
Pat Kelley seriously contemplates
pulling out of the race for county
clerk, he is not quit sure that he
can pull through with the Blobell and
the Rubenoid note hanging to hint.
the legiti- " is now reported thai Hon.
and j Porter Johnson will enter tlie min-
istry. From politices to preaching
o I is a far cry, but C. Porter would be
When outlaws resort to arson and j a p0pu]ar preacher- especially with
murder in a civilized country, thelt a|gtorg—Norman Transcript
I Wherein will be his undoing
Arson and murder are
male offspring of ihe sal
brothel.
end is near at hand.
There were plenty of the assassins
and friends of Skaggs at hand last
First
I lie:
the citizens Just what you have
the men who And now Pension Commissioner night to have assisted in his escape
subscribed to this bonus fund, giving Ware ,ias v,een found guilty of dis- had'his assault proven satisfactory to
them.
i sthartrintr an pTTiiiiove oecause ui 111D
Into paying up, before
the railroad company fulfills one po itica u< « , ■■■ There are many things in J'll Reno
single pledge on which the subscrip- civil senile regulation,. ie > have more brute force at their m0 |a petition, Willi tlio County
tious were obtained from the people, hope for a clean administration rests commalui than tho editors of "l0 i clerk of Canadian County, Oklahoma
In a change of administration. Democrat, but all the rounders bo- porr|tory. praying for llconso lo sell
ter and call a public meeting, and toll j hinir to .
done t,,elr notes 18 bo8h- charging an employe because of his
in violation of the
The only
in the premises. Make a full report s<-are 1,601)1
without an> attempt at evasion or
concealment.
Theft tell the people that you are
working lor the public good and not boon u cc .
to further your own private ends. Show us that El Reno will get the
Published July
LEGAL NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that In com-
pliance with nn act of tho legislature
of Oklahoma, to regulate tho tralllc
in Intoxicating Liquors, tho under
signed did tin Ihe l!!l day of July 1!)0:
Territory, praying for license to sell
malt, spirituous and vinous liquors
at retail on lot 1, in block 104, in the
1st., ward of the City of El Reno, iu
said County and Territory.
HERMAN HARMS, Applicant.
First Published June 11.
LEGAL NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that in com-
pliance with an act of the Legislature
of the Territory of Oklahoma, to
regulate the traffic in Intoxicating
Liquors, the undersigned did on the
8th day of June 1903, file his applica-
tion, by petition, with the County
Clerkof Canadian County, Oklahoma
Territory, praying for license to sell
malt, spirituous and vinous liquors at
Wholesale, on lot 1G„ in block 104, in
the 1st ward of the city of El Reno,
n sai-* County and Territory.
J. Chanowsky, Applicant.
First Published June lti.
LEGAL NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that in com-
pliance with an act of the Legislature
of the Territory of Oklahoma, to
regulate the traffic in Intoxicating
Liquors, the undersigned did on the
lGth day of June 1903, file his appli-
cation, by petition, with the County
Clerk of Canadian County, Oklahoma
Territory, praying for license to sell
I malt, spirituous and vinous liquors at
retail, on lot 9, in block 74, in the
i 2nd ward of the City of El Reno, in
I said County and Territory. ,
JOE ABBOTT & CO. Applicant.
I u k & T and our money is ready
Tell them that after the personal ex- ' jjje
, ■ «t a moments notice. Undertake to
penses of this committee has been .... , .j c r\ i> the two Rubes
' give us a com uec* or worn ou it um-n cu Ij.
Island or a Santa Fe deal and we will with that little $2,000 Joker has knock-
o tween El Reno and hell can t stop uh . mftj^ spirituous and vlnoua liquor.i at
I.ineal Descendant" has wreak- printing facts as they exist. j retBll on lot 0, Iu block 1«2 In tbo 2nd
— o ward of ihe town or village of Yukon,
It is not probable that there is anjln said county Olid lorrltory.
services rendered, that all money re- < u' " " '•' wml """■ T"' editor in America except C. F. Greer
reived by donations and from th sale 'aw tllCm "nl" he" ed the court house ring into pie, or ^ wouM have defended Ihe nt
of town lots, not used in securing the f(,re v0 K NC 1ip °n° r ' ' more properly speaking they have tempteQ assassination of l^ditor Hon
right of way for the railroad will be • ° • knocked the pie out of the court sjey jn the vicious and cowardly act ,
nlng the i 1 of last night.
rebated to contributors according to The two Charlies now runn ,
the amount subscribed. Do this and I Guthrie Annex are two of a kind. house ring
J. A. DOIlilY, Applicant
Wanted.
ihcr ill Anitluo lluli.I.
ion if. ii a
First Published June 11. '
LEGAL NOTICE.
j Notice Is hereby given that in com
j plianco with an act of the Legislature
of tho Territory of Oklahoma, to
regulate the traffic in Intoxicating
I.iquors, I ho undersigned did on the
8th day of Juno 1903, file his applica-
tion, by potltion, with the County
Clorkof Canadian County, Oklahoma
Territory, praying for license to sell
malt, spirituous and vinous liquors at
retail, on lot 16, in block 104, in
I ho 1st ward of the city of El Reno,
In unhl County and Territory.
J Chanowsky, Applicant.
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