Tonkawa Chieftain. (Tonkawa, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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TONKAWA
CHIEFTAIN.
VOL. 9. NO 13
TONKAWA, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY. SEPT. 12. 1912
$1 PER YEAR
REPORT OF W. C. T. 1). p
to open his bar again. We wish
Governor Lee Cruce Is Coining
TRIBUTE TO THE PRESS
County Meeting at Blackwell ,“a““d "°“'a“
J “ . well might have heard this splen-
Had Many Intel esting Jij address in which Mrs. Hiller-
Features Ilian portrayed so vividly the
- contrast between high license and
The following is the report oi prohibition. We feel sure our
the Kay Cou ity convention neld people would have been inspired
at Blackwell. to *reater diligence and determi-
Wednesday night’s session ol nation to keep Oklahoma dry as
the Kay county W. C. T. U .t the fas as is in oor power. She do.-1
Methodist church drew a large1 “* »"h a strong plea tor a .Ml;
number ot person, to wdness S^ter Oklahoma, referring to
the closing scenes ol the conven Tmsommme cotton, coal. 0.1. gas
lion. Devotional was conducted i b»* »>' tlchesl aMa*
b, Mrs. A. G. Carter, after which 1 « »" ,hron* br‘Eh1’ Pure h0’'*
the program was changed by «!'>• ”h° t0 be
consent and the election of conn- the men and women of tomorrow
. . After the address unfinished
ty officers taken up.
_. business was taken ud.
President. Mrs. Josephine Sims
Blackwell; corresponding sccrc- The committee on resolutions
tary Mrs. E. A. Cornell. Ponca; ^ve the following report:
Treasurer. Mrs. Pieburn, Tonka- We the members of the Kay
wa; recording secretary. Mrs. County W. C. T. U. deem it our
Crawford, Tonkawa; auditor. Mrs. privilege to render our praise
Lulu Moore. Blackwell. and gratitude to God. for his
The following superintendents many blessings and tender guid-
were appointed: Parliamentarian ance. permitting so many of the
Mrs. Grant. Tonkawa. evangelis- workers to meet ,n the interest
tics Mrs. A. G. Carter. Blackwell, 'of God and home and native land,
scientific instruction. Mrs. Lyons. Resolved that we urge the local
Newkirk. medal contest, Miss unions to observe the good ad-
Myrtle Wright, Blackwell, litera- vice of our state president in sys-
ture and press, Mrs. Hattie Mavi- teraatizing the work. We earn-
ty, Tonkawa, white ribbon re- estly advise the importance of
cruits, Mrs. N. Polliard, Blackwell teaching scientific temperance in
social and red letter days, Mrs. all the public schools and where
Stevick, Newkirk, L. T. L„ Mrs possible that they be supplied
Minnie Wines, Blackwell. Chris- with the temperance songster,
tian citizenship. Mrs. F. Holiday, That we express our apprecia-
Governor Lee Cruce will be in
Tonkawa and will address the
students of the U. P. S. and other
citizens of Tonkawa and vicinity
at special chapel in the U. P. S.
auditorium next Monday after-
nooh at 3:30. Come out every
one and hear the Governor's ad-
dress. Remember the hour....
that little on your part would
mean much to an honest, intelli-
gent eager boy.
A helping hand means rnncl. In Lult)er HarrUon PoinU Out
a good boy And the pressure on ^ pow,r polU.
the hand of the donor will hardly •id *1
be noticed. Stop to think a min-
ute before turning down a clean
cut, honest eyed boy, who is ask-
ing for but a little aid in the
struggle for education. The boy
that is helped will never forget it.
It may be, that one will make his
name famous some day by virtue
ot just a little charity and human
kindness. And he who helped
in an hour of need, will point the
finger of pride and say, "I helped
him one fall day.'
Next Monday Afternoon, 3.30
Receptionfor Students REV. BUTLER RESIGNS
Bap.iTchurch Will
Ponca, mother’s meetings, Mrs
Robinson. Tonkawa, flower mis-
sion, Mrs. Hylman Ponca, fran-
chise, Mrs. May, Blackwell.
tion to our county president, Mrs
Mayse. for her faithful and effic-
i, nt work during the past year,
Be it further resolved, that we
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Mrs. G. B. Thompson and Mi s. ophlt of humanity.
Minnie Gordon, accompanied by
Mrs. E. Knots. Then
address by Mrs. Abbie Hill rni.m
state president, which opened
That we express our hearty
and sincere thanks to the board
ol ti ustees of the M. E. church
for opening their beautiful church
... . J incoirimi for the convention and to the
Vn a !e,JU ibitl corn., mice on decoration, lor the
' ................... .pproprl.t. d-corm*
are within our reach 1 helping
,ust„ Utile." The tribute paid •• «• «•* "
for students. The reception will
be held in the various churches
of the city. It is the purpose of
the young peoples societies to
hold reception on the same night
and all serve the same refresh'
ments at the same hour.
Students are earnestly re-
quested to find their church
home on that evening.
Fair Exhibits Wanted
W. H. Thompson writes the
Chieftain from Blackwell asking
us to again request all farmers
who have suitable products for
exhibit at the State Fair at OUla
horn a City Sept. 24 to Oct. 5, to
bring the same in to T. O. Wil-
liams real estate office by Wed
nesday of next week, the 18th.
Prepare samples nicely and mark
with name and where grown.
Our readers are urged to help
Mr. Thompson make a creditable
exhibit by bringing in some good
products
Leave Tonkawa
Rev. R. B. Butler, pastor of the
ocal Baptist church, has decided
to leave Tonkawa. He has given
two years of splendid worn to the
church here and many friends
within and without his congrega-
tion will regret to see him leave.
In a congregational meeting of
his church Only a few weeks ago
he was unanimously called for
the third year of service in Ton-
kawa. He accepted the call at
that time but afterward decided
our beloved Miss Willard was
most fitting She then dwelt up-
on the responsibility ol ci.al
unions to ‘finish the
masterpieces of art which Miss
Willard begun. The first tem-
perance missionary to encircle
the globe, said Mrs. Hillerman,
was Mrs. Clement Leavitt of Bos-
ton and she carried that great
polyglot Petition to the leaders
of the nations.
Mrs. Hillerman admonished
Oklahoma to hold high the ban-
ner of purity and right, for we
are watched by other states as
the light house is watched by
those at sea. God grant that oui
light lead not astray. There are
cities under the prohibitory law
that are not dry, and cities under
the same law that are. It is no
fault of the law but with the en
forcement. During the great
national convention iu Milwaukee
last year two great hotels ciu-
their bars that they might enter-
tain the delegates and one pro-
entertainment for the royal
spread so well prepared and lo
the young ladies who served it so
daintily.
That we express our apprecia-
tion to the Kay county newspa-
pers ior the courtesies extended
to us during the convention.
Last but not least we do not
for ct the citizens of Blackwell
for their royal welcome.
Mrs. Elmira Crawford
Mrs Jennie Marsh
Mrs. Olive Constant
Mrs. Carter
Af er allowing bills a closing
word by our retiring president,
Mrs. Mayse.
The temperance doxology was
sung.
Praise God from whom all
blessings flow,
Praise him who heals the
drunkard's woe.
Praise him who leads the tem-
perance host,
Praise him, Father, Son and
Holy Ghost.
Mrs. Gordon, Reporter.
HUMBUGGED!
The Big Show Worked Ah
Alike Even Down to the
City Mayor
There is no question but what the
sluule uf P. T. Branum hovered over
Tonsawa yesterday and the s.dd
shade was filled with surdouiq glee.
P. T. was a great showman nnd he
declared that the people loved to be
humbugged. And if that is what
folks go to shows for they certainly
got accommodated yesterday.
The Chieftain is ashamed that it
carried a line of advertising for
this aggregation. It is ashamed
that our laws or our officials are
such that such aggregations are
permited to appear in our town or
county.
It, was grafting, immoral, obscene
aud disgusting to the finer sensibli-
ties. Never beforo has tun writer
seen such brazen effort to get the
people’s money; never before have
we seen a show with any preten-
sions to greatness or decency
where immoral pictures and liter-
ature or a private exhibition of ha-
rem scareiu or hoochie koochie girls
were offered “for men only” in one
ical Battles
Luther Harrison, who writes
the press dope for the democrat-
ic state committee, in a recent
communication to this office says:
The great burden of victory in
Oklahoma in this campaign as in
all prior ones lies with the demo-
cratic press of the state. No con-
test since statehood has been
won or could have been won
without the newspapers. It is
regrettable and almost beyond
forgiveness that some of the ben-
eficiaries of victory have ignored
the ones who have made victory
a certainty, but it cannot be
doubted that in the stress of the
engagement the newspapers of
Oklahoma have been the shield
and buckler of democracy. They
have fought our battles and won
them, and have always stood
guard at the gates of the city
even when those who reaped all
the honors have slumbered and
slept.
The battle for Wilson is a con-
test for the restoration of liberty
and the restoration of equal
rights. The curse of special
privilige must be overthrown in
the house of our fathers and
democracy must sweep the na-
tion in order that the nation may
continue to live. To acheive the
*
More Swineishness.
The Oklahoma City chamber of
commerce seems to have a slight
grievance against the democratic
state organization. At the rec-
ent state convention all prepara-
tions for the entertainment of
the delegates were ignored or
overlooked, the hall was neither
swept nor decorated, and the
convention assembled in a hall
almost unendurable in its heat.
For the first time in the history
of the state perhaps, delegates to
a state convention were compel-
led to pay for ice water at the
rate of five and ten cents per
glass. Those who regretted such
a condition explained it on the
theory that what is everybody's
business is nobody's business
and that it was an oversight and 1>UUI111UV ..... ,____________
not an intentional slight H,aM|riUmph of democracy and the
proda-vd su h an unsatisfactory rcstoration of liberty, the news-
condition. However the cop- | papers must in this campaign re-
vention had adjourned but a tew splen«liti service they
days when the secretary of the baye reiljere4 in aR former cam-
chatnber oi commerce sent a bill pai),ns The victory of democra-
for $35.50 to the state committee I ^ as wejj as its destiny is in the
for damages to furniture. 1 | hands of the democrats,
many thousands of democrats in
the state who have always sup-
ported Oklahoma City in her po-
litical contest i egret the action
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J.R. HANNAH
D. R. MOUNTS
HANNAH & MOUNTS
REALTY COMPANY
REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE, FARM LOANS.
COLLECTIONS
Ovir
Owi Drug r.TO’U
Phone 31
Tonkawa, Oklahoma
of its main tet^s. Nauseating? di ________________________
gusting? well, some. U. P. S. Most of them come well
Don i pi ipared to attend school with-
know, except as tu Paul Mead, high out hnancial embarassment. But *
sheriff; he was on the ground, but there are others—just asa e .«
that he did not wish to continue
in the work here and las* Sun
day he tendered his resignation.
Just what his plans for the fut-
ure are have not been determin-
ed. He is undecided whether to
attend school again this winter,
which is his inclination and de-
sire, or to accept pastoral work
elsewhere.
Rev. Butler is a young man of
great energy and strong convic-
tion and is a ready, forceful and
efiectivc pulpit speaker. That he
will make good wherever he goes
is the hope and belief of the
Chieftain-
Help the Students
Students are arriving daily to
attend the coming session of the
Manager Starr to Leave
________ . ___ Victor Starr, who has been
of the chamber of commerce and manager of the Pioneer company
believe that its action in no here for the past six months, will
measure reflects the general sen- leave in a few days for an extend-
timent of Oklahoma Citv. ed trip through the west. Mr.
______ Starr has giveu general satisfac-
o • a c n m tion to the patrons of the Pioneer
Painter Falls 40 Feet. L He h„ taken care of the
Wm. McCaig, the painter, tcxik a companys business efficiently and
tumble Mobday that he doesn’t care I enjoys their fullest confidence,
to repeat soon. He and a fellow jyjr jjtarr's successor, Miss
painter were workintfon the Cassity I Tribbey ,ias been getting
elevator, McCaig plying the brush I q{ the office in hand
from a seat in the top window on I the last few days. Mias
the south side of tho dome o the J* t j
building ,...... III fuel .!»«. Ibe Tr.bbi, b“" connected
ground. In some way 1,0 lost hio w.th the exchange here for e.W
balance and tumble back ward out of al years and knows the business
the window. He first struck the thoroughly,
roof of the main building some ten [
feet below where he was at work.
Mere his body slid and bounced off
through thirty feet of space landing
on a pile of old boards hack of the
elevator. When picked up he was
found to be fearfully bruised, jab-
bed by nails and had a cracked
ankle. That he was not insiuntly
killed seems miraculous. IBs In-
juries, however, appear but tem-
porary and it is believed he will
be able to resume work in a few
days.
W. C. T. U. Note*
The W. C. T. U. will meet the
20th at 3 p. m. in the basement of
the M. E. Church for the annual
election ol officers and to elect a
delegate to the state convention
to he held at 1 ulsa, Okla., Sept.
25-26-27.
All members are urged to b«
present for this important busi-
ness meeting.
I Pay at all Times the Highest Market Price in Cash
for
pasture he probaly didn t have
any authority ’’ (?) to interfere. The
mayor considered the show about
in the same light as aSunday school
capaoic tuning *» SUV'* ;—
tion, who are not so well equip- £«
ped financially as the great raa- ,♦«
jority. X
To these a helping hand should
rally or a temperance pirade and be extended. It can be done in ,♦«
even waived the city's license fee or more ways than usually thought V
■ • i # a a r a n! t M. m.. f mtiliac hauP Ilf ,ll*V U
rather took a bunch of 40 or 50 tick-
ets in lieu of the cash. Presume
these tickets were sold und the
of. Many families have heavy $
chores and housework. An ex- My Prices are Right
tra boy wxjuld not be in the way.
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lias v/u j »» --------- • | w
7” , . . ., , I His board would amount to but
cash turned into the city treasury. ... ... _ ^—» x
Poultry, Eggs and Cream
Headquarter* for •
Feed and Hay
Goods Delivered Free
H. H. McCUBBINS
cull lupow inlo ih« cily w~-»nr. A„a ht could be a great.;;
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