The Enid Weekly Wave. (Enid, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 4, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 14, 1898 Page: 4 of 8
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The Wave
Official Journal of
field County.
Gar-
J. L.. I9ENBERG, EDITOR
The man who lives only for the ac-
cumulation of the dear old dollar
dies very weary; then the world be-
comesiweary of the light his posterity
makes over the boodle he leaves be-
hind.
J. W. Maddox, editor of the Taloga
Western Oklahoman, who was con-
victed of shooting with intent to kill,
has been pardoned by Gov. Barnes on
the condition that he does not re-
turn to the territory before Septem-
ber 22, 1898.
The war will open in earnest today.
All that will be necessary 'after con.
greas gets through resoluting and de-
claring this evening will be for Uncle
Sam and Spain to toss up for choice
of position. If the European powers
do not interfere the war will end
with the driving of the Spanish army
''rom Cuba.
The two vear old son of W. L. Fer-
.•jfason, of Bolton, Miss., • had whoop-
ing cough. "A fter several physicians
: han prescribed for him, without giv-
ing relief," writes M-. Furgason, "I
■persuaded ray wife to try a 25 cent
oottle ot Chamberlain's Cough Rerne-
•dy. The first dose had the desired
effect, and in forty-eight hours he
was entirely free from all cough. I
•consider your remedy the best In the
• market, especially for children and
recommend It at all times.'" The 25
•and 50 cent sizes for sale by all drug-
gists.
TT is a matter of easy demonstra-
tion that the earnings of labor In this
country have more than doubled in
less than half a century, yet it is a
matter of factt hat there is now more
bitter complaint than ever about the
uneven distribution of wealth and
the difficulty of "getting on in the
world." The trouble is that the
wants and desires of the people have
been increasing more rapidly than
their earning power; the customs of
the country have been set at a pace
that is difficult to follow.—Guthrie
Leader.
S.S.S.'
NO MISTAKE.
Stranger (In Arizona)—But when
you lynch a man so hurriedly isn't
there great danger of making a mis-
take?
Bronco Pete—Not the least in the
world stranger: yer can't make no
great mistake lynching anybody in
dis here town.
Now is the time
that every one
should take a
spring tonio to
strengthen the
system and pre-
pare for the extra
demands of Nature. Every spring
the system is thoroughly over-
hauled—there is a general house-
cleaning going on within. The
impurities that have been accumu-
lating for a year must be got-
ten rid of, and the system reno-
vated and prepared for the siege
of summer. Unless Nature is as-
sisted in this task, the strain on
the system is too severe, and a
breakdown is the result. Some
people neglect to supply this as-
sistance, and as a result they are
overcome by an enervating, de-
pressed feeling, their energies re-
lax, appetite fails, and they are
totally disabled for a season.
Everybody just now needs a tonic,
and Swift's Specific
Blood
is logically the be** tonic on the
market. The ^neral health needs
building up, hence a tonic is needed
that is entirely harmless. S. 8. 8.
is purely vegetable, and is the only
blood remedy that is guaranteed
to contain no potash, mercury, or
oiher harmful mineral ingredient.
It is Nature's remedy, being made
from roots and herbs gathered
from Nature's great storehouse. It
thoroughly cleanses the blood
all impurities, tones up the gen-
eral health, renews the appetite
and imparts new life and vigor to
the entire system. Dangerous
typhoid fever and other prevalent
summer diseases seldom attack a
person whose system is thoroughly
cleansed and
toned up with
S. S. S. in the
spring. G-et S.
S. S. and be pre-
pared. Sold by all
druggists.
RAINFALL.
The rainfall thus far in 1898 has
been unusually heavy in Oklahoma.
At the Experiment Station it has
been 8.91 inches up to March 18. Of
this 3.58 fell in January, 3.00 in Feb-
ruary and 2.38 to date in March.
Rain fell February 9 at every station
reporting to the office at Oklahoml
City, the heaviest fall being 5.40
inches at El Reno.
DEMOCRATS IN CAUCUS.
A MONUMENT.
The secretary of the Navy has or-
dered the discontinuance of wrecking
operations on the sunken hulk of the
Maine in Havana harbor. The vessel
once the pride and boast of our navy,
is the coffin and grave of seventy-five
poor fellows who went down on her
and whose bodies have not been re-
covered. To Americans the hulk of
of the Maine will always be a monu-
ment to'269 brave victims of a most
cruel and treacherous deed,
OUR WAR RECORD
Four hundred and seventy-two
names were enrolled last Monday at
Enid, In Garfield county, and from
present Indications 1,00ft men will be
ready to help wipe Spain off the con-
tinent in that vicinity by the time
war is declared.—Blackwell Times.
NO-WA-SHE.
Cushing Herald: No-wa-ahe Jack-
Pots, an old Indian, who resides with
Ills four squaws on Snake Creek In
the Creek nation, is one of the
greatest living curiosities in this
country. He is said to be 100 years
old, but judging from the different
events which he claims happened
within his life-time, he must be even
older. The most remarkable feat-
ures about No-wa-she are that he
has already lost two sets of teeth
and now has grown a third set com-
plete. His hair Is jet black, with no
signs of turning grey; his step is
firm and bearing erect; he has buried
twenty-two wives and now is living
with four; he was originally a Delea-
ware, but was captured by the
Apaches when young and held for
years; he was adopted by the Musk
ogees when a middle-aged man and
has been regarded as the the oldest
man in the tribe for many years.
CONTEMPT OF COURT.
Out at Arapahoe Judge Tarsney
ate his breakfast in bed. This dem-
onstration of plutocracy excited the
town and a mob was gathering when
it was learned that a cup of coffee
had upset, poured out on the bed and
accumulated in a hollow in which
Judge Tarsney sat, scalding the
freckles off him. This appeased the
people and they dispersed.—Wichita
Eagle.
SPECULATION.
The Choctaw railroad officials be-
gan the survey of a new townsite on
their line twenty-three miles west of
El Reno in Blaine county, three miles
from Geary post office. They nave
purchased two quarter sections of
land. The surveying corps is at work
platting the ground and the lots wil
be on sale May 1st.
Territorial Central Committee in
Harmonious Session Decides
to Nominate a Demo-
crat for Delegate
to Congress.
Front ilie El ItennGlobe.
In compliance with the call issued
by Chairman O'R >iu k, the Democrat-
ic territorial central committee met
in the parlors of the Kerfoot hotel in
this city yesterday at 1 o'clock p. at.
There were present mot of the mem-
bers of the committee when the chair
rapped the meeting to order.
The first motion made and adopted
was that no proxy t>e allowed, except
the holder be a resident of the county
to be represented.
On motion the chair appointed a
committee of five on resolution.
The committee consisted of James
,/acobs of Lincoln county, johncmoore
of Garfield county, D. P. Maruui of
Woods county, and L. G. Nib'.ack of
Logan county. The committee was
out nearly an hour, but when thev re-
ported they covered the whole field
from Alaska to bleeding Cuba. The
committee then went into executive
session to consider the resolution
submitted by sub-committee. Out of
the mass of matter before them the
following resolutions were adopted:
"Resolved, That it is the sense of
the committee that the Democratic
party of Oklahoma is entitled to an!
should nominate a Democrat as ?
candidate for delegate to congress."
"Resolved, That a committee of
five to consist of members from the
separate counties from the popu-
list party to devise plans for a fair
and equal distribution of nominations
for territorial and county offices, and
to request indorsement of the popu-
list party of a Democratic nominee
for congress. Be it further
Resolved, That said committee of
of Ive be instructed to use all fair
and honorable means in perfecting a
fusion of the silver forces of the ter-
ritory.
"Resolved, That the committee of
five report at the next Democratic
committee meeting."
The following members of the com-
mittee were appointed toconfer with
the populist party: J. J. O'Rourk of
El Reno, J. A. Mackey of Pond Creek,
Robert Galbreath of Shawnee. Leslie
Niblack of Guthrie and D. P. Marum
of Wood ward.
A motion was made that the. con-
gressional convention should be held
in the city of HI Reno at a time to oe
designated by the chairman. The
motion prevailed by an unanimous
vote, after which the committee ad-
journed.
WHO WAS THE HOG.
Mrs. Margaret Munsell sued Okla-
homa City for $35,000 for personal in-
juries received from a defective side-
wald, claiming that she was perma-
nently and totally disabled. The
trial was held last week and the jury
brought in a verdict for the city.
The total disability was proven, but
her lawyer over-reached himself by
placing on file in the district clerk's
office a contract by which Mrs. Mun-
sell agreed to give him $10,000 for his
services providing he got that large
a verdict. The contract was brought
before the jury and they concluded it
was too big a rake off for the lawyer,
and so gave his client nothing. It
does not always pay to be a hog
OBITUARY.
Further Details on the Life and
Death of Hon. E. J. Clark from
His Neighbors.
Erastu" Jackson Clark son of
Samuel ami Marv Clark was horn
May 2tni 1831 in Tippicanoe Co. In-
diana and died Mar. 24, 1898 at his
home near Imo age 68 yrs. 10 mn.
22 da.
Funeral services were conducted
in the United Brethern church at
Imo Saturday at 1 p. m. after which
his rein iins were laid to rest in the
Imo cemetrv Re v. T. P. Eaton offi-
ciating. Mr. Clark leaves an aged
companion and four children to
mourn his absence but while it is
their loss it is his eternal gain.
He became a member of the Meth-
odist church about 40 years ago
after coming to the Strip he joined
the Uuited Brethern church and
proved a faithful Christian until
death. He died in the triumph of
a living faith. He sided with the
weak and with a willing hand gave
alms with loyal heart and with the
purest hand he faithfully discharg-
ed ail public trusts. He was a wo
shlper of liberty and a friend of the
oppressed. It is the will of God
and of nature that these bodies die.
We are all invited upon a party
pleasure trip and his chair was
ready first and why should you and I
grieve when we know that we too
shall soon follow and know just where
to find him. On! may the long
dark ages of storm and
and conflict cease and the Son of
Righteousness burst forih in the
dawn of Heavens Everlasting Day.
T. P. Eaton
REPUBLICAN CUTER CARD.
G-eniral Cutt r Cunningham at Work
In the Interest of the Bilkers
a- d Boodlers.
Harper t". Cunningham seems to he
what old women used to call, "poses>-
ed" over the matter of raised aver-
ments. Not content With the -
ions hv district judges and
tion
AOOUGH UP.
Our
EXCELLENT WORK.
The Wichita Eagle dally report of
the war as it advances from day to
day is fully up to the metropolitan
newspaper standard. |The Wichita
Eagle's reports so far have always
prove! to be true and reliable, be-
sides It is the first paper to reach us
with tlie very latest news.
EXCURSION.
The Hutchison A Southern Rail
road train tc Hutchison, Kansas,
from Blackwell, O. T., Wednesday,
April the 20th. Fare for the round
trip from Medford 12.00. The train
will leave Medford north bound at
8 a. m. and will return the same day
at 11.05 p. m. ' •
Gov. Barnes head hurts somewhere.
He failed to appoint even one Chero-
kee Strip man as regent of one of the
colleges. This in face of the fact that
the Strip pays more tax to those in-
stitutions than any other portion of
Oklahoma.
North Enid Correspondent is
Not Feeling Very Wall.
Editor Wave:—I believe our Enid
friends have a kick coming against
their bakeries, our would-be bakers
sell nine loaves for a quarter, when
you can only get six or seven loaves
ir. the south town, but remember all
the bread is baked in the south
town.
Our police department seems to
run in the same channel with the one
of Enid, the saloon and gambling
element reigns supreme. Sunday sa-
loons, houses of ill fame, pimps, gam-
bling and tinhorns are running wide
open, but nary an arrest, out you let
your horse accldently step on one of
our sidewalks and yon will see how
quick you will be yanked in and fined.
Mr. JI. C. Franz is advertising his
frame store building for sale with
the intention of building a two story
brick hotel 30x90 feet.
Mr. Billinsley bought some sixty
acres of land joining our town from
the Indians at nine dollars per acre
six months ago, he refused twenty-
five dollars an acre for the same yes-
terday.
Red Head,
conflrma-
bv Supreme Court he has been
-at it ayain." as shown in the fo'low-
ing correspondence to 'he Kansas
City Star. No doubt Harper will
come bounding into the new supreme
court astride his spavined hobby just
to keep himself from passing into
that obscurity which he is so well
qualified by nature and acquirement
to adorn.
Cunningham has shown ceaseless
vigilance in trying to prove to the
supreme court that the territorial
board of equalization did the right
thing when it raised the total of the
assessed valuations ae returned by
the different counties. It was only a
few weeks ago that forbearance on
the partof the supreme,court enabled
him to escape censure for contempt.
The court had refused *o grant a re-
hearing in one of the cases, but not
withstanding its decision, Attorney
Gene ul l unningham asked for a re
hearing not less than three times, a
thing unheard of in the ethical prac-
tice of law. His last motion for a re-
hearing was made immediately afte-"
Judge Burford was sworn in as chief
justice It was promptly sat dowu
upon.
Persons who do not presume to
question the statement that the t«r-
ritory needs more money for running
expenses denounce the conduct of the
territorial board of equalisation as
arbitrary and insist that if the lotsi
of the assessed valuations is to be
raised it should be done upon the au-
thority of the legislature.
The last maneuver of the attorney
general was Saturday, when he asked
the supreme court toconvene a speci-
al session to hear arguments in a tax
case to be called upon a rehearing.
The court refused to grant .lis request
The attorney general urged that the
question was of pressing importance
as the territorial board of equaliza-
tion will meet in a short time to
equalize valuations, but the court
was not to be moved.—Kingfisher
Times.
SET ON FIRE.
The best liniment.—"Chamberlain's
Pain Balm is the finest on earth."
Edwards & Parker, of Plains, Ga.
This is the verdict of all who use it.
For rheumatism, lame b?.ck, sprains,
swellings and the numerous slight
ailments and accidents common to
every household, this liniment has no
equal. With it in the house, a great
deal of pain and suffering may be
avoided. For sale ky all druggiiti.
Mrs. Tom Sanford's father, Mr. G.
W. Jackson, of Oklahoma City is
sinking fast. The daily Oklahoman
of Sunday morning says: "Again is
the health of Policeman Geo. W.
Jackson failing. For the past ten
days his condition has been growing
worse and the physicians in attend-
ance do do not believe that he will
live over forty-eight hours. His
wound is doiDg nicely, but of late he
has been unable to retain any food on
his stomach, and his weakened sys-
tem. resulting from a constant con-
finement of twelve weeks, U unable
to withstand this last attack.
No constipated person can look his
or her best or feel perfectly well,
For that inactive liver and constipa-
tion try Dr. Sawyer's Little Wide
Awake pills, and they will cure you.
Little Drug Store, Enid, North Enid
Pharmacy, North Enid.
MAN VS BOY.
The Wave fully believes that if
Cleveland during the last year of
his administration or McKinley dur-
ing the past year of his administra-
tion had delivered one of Andrew
Jacksons famous "by the eternal"
proclamations calling the bloody
spaniards to time; thousands of
people would have been saved from
starving to death in Cuba and the
Maine would still 'be alloat and
the 260 chivalrous seamen who per-
ished with her would still be living.
We mean to say* that Spain
would have abandon Cuba any time
within the last two years had our
executive acted firmly with said
government. The position of Spain
was likened unto that of a good sized
boy standing at a good safe distance
from a man giving the man sass.
As long as the man smiles at the kid
the more sass the little devil wil(
turn loose, but just as soon as the
man frowns and starts to catch the
boy the boy runs and if he is caught
he cries and begs for mercy. So it
is with Spain, she has been caught
and is now begging for mercy.
The Oklahoma Press Association is
billed for another spiritual seance
at Oklahoma City Monday, May 9th.
The subject to be discussed if proper-
ly charged with original thoughts,
should be enough to turn the policy
of the best cross roads proof notice
paper in the territory.
The citizens' ticket being virtually
a free silver Democratic ticket, won
in the city election at Guthrie. The
republican ticket was almost wholly
for Africa.
A Bold Attempt Made to Burn the
County Court House.
El Reno, April 9,—L. F. Frazier,
county clerk of Blaine county, arriv-
ed in the c ity this morning from Wa-
tonga ant tells of an attempt to burn
the court house there last night by
unKnown parties.
The crime was attempted by light-
ing fire to a pile of waste paper sat-
urated with coal oil in a hallway. A
portion of the clerk's office and the
district court room were burned but
no records were destoyed.
A farmer who happened to be sit-
ting in a neighboring livery stable
first smelled the smoke and gave the
alarm. The citizens responded in
a rush and by heroic efforts preven-
ted the flames from doing much dam-
age.
No clew whatever can be obtained
t6 the parties who committed the
crime.
When Bray attempts to define and
criticize the Wave's business meth-
ods he only shows his want of brains
and integrity. He agreed to do the
county printing at fifty cents a square
and actually charged one dollar for
it, hence, without a particle of evi-
dence he is trying to make the Wave
appear as dishonest as himself. The
Wave never has nor never will go
back on its contracts with Garfield
county or anyDody else.
The Hennessey Clipper says that
some villian, possibly in the employ
of a bicycle tin factory, sprinkled big
sharp pointed tacks on the streets of
Hennessey for the purpose of punc-
turing bike tires. The blessing of
Schrader would not do such a devil
any good.
It is reported that Editor Brann's
funeral was the largesti that ever
wended Its way to the Waco, Texas,
cemetary. Notwithstanding the
fact that Brann made many bitter
enemies he had thousands of true
hearted warm friends in Waco and
the state of Texas.
We think McKinley Is attempting
to scare the Spaniards to death
through getting ready to fight.
Hi rl(T Oiirlt M «'o. TuJ., "f-10,°*1
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