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VOL NINE.
NEWKIRK, KAY COUNTY, O. T., FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1902.
There is Less Friction Now in Bepuhlican Banks in Oklahoma Than Ever
NUMBER 26
E. B. Eastman,
President.
C. A. Eastman,
Cashier,
J. S. Eastman,
Ass’t Cashier.1
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Editorial and Other Comment.
J t. is little better than stealing from
your neighbors to send money out of
town for goods which can be bought
just as well at home. There ought to
be a law passed making it a felony to
buy shirts, groceries, clothes, or other
articles. In distant cities, when mer-
chants in your home town, who pay
heavy taxes, are selling the same or
better articles at reasonable prices.
We got to pondering on this subject
so deeply one night we had one of
those peculiar dreams of ours and, as
it seemed to have a message or moral,
we feel bound to relate it. As usual,
we were traveling in our dream, and
visiting strange cities. On this occa*
slon we arrived by electric train in a
magniticeutly built city. The train
ran right into the center of town near
the public- square. A quick glance
around showed splendid business
structures all built on a bizarre like
plan with cupolas, minaretes, pinna-
cles and towers. The place looked
like a sort of world's fair and very co-
zy .and inviting. We grappled our
hand satchel and entered the grand
hotel, transcribed our name on the
hotel register and asked for dinner
The affable clerk wafted us into the
dining room, which we entered and
foupd ourself alone with the exception
of twenty or thirty waiters who were
eating dinner. We retreated to the
office wjthout sitting down to dinner
and asked the clerk how much we
owed him for signing his register. He
replied, seventy-five cents. Without
a protest we paid the amount and
seizing the hand-bag left the hotel.
Then a funny thing happened.
We noticed the streets were empty,
Not a soul was to be seen. The beau-
tiful city was a perfect Sahara of soli-
tude. We began to hasten our steps
and then faster and faster until we
got into a run. We skirted the public
square and as we ran felt that invisi-
ble demons were pursuing us. The
hand satchel came open and although
we frantically tried to keep it closed,
the contents, consisting of shirts, col-
lars and trinkets, were spilled along
the streets. Then we awoke, and ev-
er since have been trying to figure out
the meaning of this strange dream
We call it our visit to the ghost city.
The only way we can account for it
is, that about that time we bought
Some shirts of a red-headed son-of-a-
gun who came to town. He Inveigled
us into paying five dollars for three of
the vilest looking and poorest fitting
shirts we ever tried to get into. We
had to throw them away and go back
to our home dealer for another supply.
The people of the ghost city must
have been doing all their trading In
Chicago. That is the only way we can
account for the empty streets.
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We still think the republicans are
going to be late getting to work In the
congressional campaign in Oklahoma,
although the majority of the territo-
rial committee argued for a late cam-
paign. The executive committee of
the territorial republican committee
met at Guthrie last Friday, with Gov.
Ferguson, as chairman, presiding. It
was decided to hold an earlier conven-
tion than usual in Oklahoma to select
a candidate for congress and give the
chairman power to set a date between
the 10th and 20th of May, as the time
to call the regular central committee
together. At that time a decision
will be made when to call the territo-
rial convention. The unanimous opin-
ion was to defer the convention until
after the adjournment of congress.
Republican headquarters will be es
tablished at once, and the committee
will place men to begin the work of
the campaign. In case congress pass-
es the bill now pending the chairman
was empowered to take whatever ac
tion would be necessary looking tow-
ard the reappnrtionment of the terri-
tory into legislative districts.
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‘•You are dying,” said the doctor to
the man on his deathbed. “And do
you really think I am dying?” asked
the man. “Yes, I know,” said the
doctor. The dying man then turned
his head and, looking at the lawyer
who had come to make out his last
will, said, “And do you think I am
dying?” “Yes, 1 am sure,” said the
lawyer. The dying man then said to
tbedoctor, “Howmuch dolowe you?”
“About 8100," said the doctor. He
had been in attendance about three
days. Then the dying man turned to
the lawyer who had given about three
hours’ service attending to the mak-
ing of a will. "How much do I owe
you?” “About 8100,” said the lawyer
“Well,” said the dying man, ‘ will
both of you kneel, one on each side of
my bed when I am dying?” “Why do
you make such a request?” said the
doctor and lawyer. “Well,” said the
dying man, “It will be a great satis-
faction for me to die in the same man-
ner that my Savior died—between two
thieves.”
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An exchange says: “Some fellows
are continually croaking against the
‘existing order of things.' First
pouring out of bis nostrils, he elevates
his eyebrows, SDorts and then ha-
rangues on the ‘existing order of
things,’ attributing any irregularity
may find to the said order and
loudly lamenting. Then comes the
religious crank squ&cklng about the
decadence of the, church and clergy,
preaching & tbeorum upon which he
stumbled during an attack of crank-
imonla. lie sees nothing but failure
and believes himself to be the only-
man who has not bowed the knee to
Baal. Then comes the economic crank,
the educational crank, the Industrial
crank and cranks of all kinds lam-
basting thp ‘existing order of things,’
and talking of a time when they will
be senile machines, pulseless, dead.
Our study of cranks has convinced us
that they are simply bumps on the log
of life and are Ignorant, shiftless,
worthless. They don’t see that this
Is the grandest time In all history, be-
cause they know nothing of history."
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Oklahoma is entitled to two of the
81500 scholarships at Oxford, under
the torms ' of the Julius Caesar-like
will of the famousXJecll Rhodes. As
this great Imperialist strode across
the once dark continent with the sun
of his career sinking behind dark
clouds, he did as he had done all thro’
life. He surprised the world by doing
the unexpected thing and gave a sum,
which his executors roughly estimate
at 810,000,000, for the foundation of
Anglo-American scholarships, with
Oxford university, the center of his
educational scheme. The will pro-
vides for the establishment of coloni-
al scholarships and two American
scholarships to each of the present
states »pd territories of the United
States, Jt also provides for five schol-
arships for students of German birth
at Oxford, to lie nominated by the
emperor, and, commenting on the be-
quest, Mr. Rhodes, in a codocll tele-
graphed from South Africa, said: "For
a good understanding between Eng-
land, Germany and the United States
will secure the peace of the world
and educatlohal relations form the
strongest tie.”
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Speaker Henderson refused to fix a
date for the consideration of the ter-
ritorial bill, but will allow the meas
ure to come up as a privileged matter.
The friends of statehood expect to
call up the matter the latter part of
this week. They have made a can-
vass of the house and say they have
about three-fourths of the republican
members. The democrats are bound
by caucus action to support the bill.
The only disadvantage which attach-
es to the action of the speaker Is that
it does not give the bill a definite date
on which the friends can have their
forces on the floor, while at the same
time it denies the bill the benefit of
his approval. The president Is quoted
as favorable to the measure. State-
hood for Oklahoma may come with
this congress, perhaps not at this
session, which Is the long one, but
next winter during the short session.
If it ever gets before the House it will
be passed lo a twinkling and there
are those who say the Senate now
looks more favorably on the question
of statehood for Oklahoma and would
pass the bill In a jiffy.
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isting law, In the light of experience
and of the decisions of the courts.
Something About The Epworth League.
The League met at the home of 1).
While its provisions were drastic, the o. Wilson Tuesday night, and was
bill, he said, iq some respects was called to order by the president, Mr.
more liberal than the Geary aot. Sen- Hay Burke. The usual business being
ator Mitchell said that the policy of taken up and disposed of the League
the Chinese exclusion had become one adjourned as a business meeting to
of the great policies of this country, participate In the literary and social
acquiesced in by all political parties department, which to say the least
and as firmly fixed as the Monroe Doc- was inspiring and elevating. After
trine. It is a policy based on the gen- the literary programme consisting of
eral welfare, on the protection to* instrumental and vocal music, read-
Ameriean labor and on the doctrine of ings and a short talk by Rev. Weber
protection against noxious infection was given everybody participated In
of those institutions which constitute social games and pleasing conversa-
American civilization.
lion. All attest a line time and a
wish that they would come oftener
An exchange says, what helps one Among those present were: Mrs. E.
helps all. The thing to do is to stand B. Eastman,Mrs. Wm. Ferguson,Mrs.
together and help one another. Help Will and Cal Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Ira
the town and you help yourself. The Rector, Misses Donna and Grace Hay-
proBperlty of one Is the prosperity of den> Hayden, H. S. Braucht,
all. Remember that when you pull Miss Carrie Smith, Rev. and Mrs.
down your neighbor you hurt your- ^ole, Rev. and Mrs. Weber from Peck-
self. Put a wire across the path of
progress and you break your own
neck. Jump into the rich man and
you’ll be poor indeed. Oppress the
poor and you’ll suffer poverty. Be
hopeful, brighthearted, broad gauged.
There Is nothing hurts the town, the
people and the business more than
the presence of a narrow, contracted,
cross between a glue pot and a vine-
gar barrel, who Dever spends a dollar
for Ills own or any other mans com-
fort.
ham, Mrs. Bardo from Peokham, A.
1. Flemming from Iowa, Miss Kittle
Right, Miss Smith, Misses Lizzie and
Lydia Ileazcltlne, Frank ncazoltine,
Miss Grace Martin, Miss Mamie
Burke, Mr. Ray Burke, Miss Rose
from Winfield, Harry and Houston
Goforth, Bert Carder, Guy Storall,
Edgar Weaver, Misses Ida and Bessie
Huffman, Miss Ethel Petit, Miss
Bell Johnson, Misses Doras and
Sarah Gabriel, Miss Rector, Bonnie
Ferguson, Charley Jenkins, Mary
Rasure and Ed. Right.
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Hon. Dennis Thomas Flynn, Okla-
homa’s energetic delegate in congress,
recently had an exhaustive article in
tile New York Tribune covering Okla-
homa’s claim for statehood, and the
report of the house committee on ter-
ritories, wliich has been made public,
embraces an exhaustive review of the
resources of Oklahoma, Its population
and wealth. In reviewing the nation-
al advantages of the three territories
asking for admission, the committee
has this to say:
“Oklahoma is the youngest giant of
the territories, rich in a soil yielding
with nature’s most lavish hand all the
products of the temperate zone. This
soil is now almost entirely under cul
tivatlon and little of the public lands
remain. More fortunate than her sis-
ter territories, Oklahoma has an ade-
quate rainfall. This fair land about
equals in size the state of Ohio,
the figures were not at baDd to show
the valuation of property for taxa-
tion, could anyone doubt the ability
of the new state to support the best
state government? New Mexico and
Arizona are an imperial domain. New
Mexico is larger than Great Britain,
Scotland and Ireland. Arizona is
nearly as large. They differ in typog-
raphy from the rich prairie lands of
Oklahoma, with their mountains, val-
leys and high tablelands.”
We certainly cannot afford to let any
great portion of the 400 millions of
Chinese overrun this country. The
Senate has begun tbeeonsideration of
the Chinese exclusion bill, the old law
being about to expire.. Senator Mitch-
ell, of Oregon, made the opening
speech. He pointed out forcefully the
Favors Central Township Schools.
Editor Republican News Journal:
By the frequent reference to
educational matters In the columns
of your paper, It Is easily Inferred that
you are greatly Interested in the im-
provement of our educational system.
Your remarks In the last paper were
to the point and should bo endorsed
by every true friend of the young.
But you hardly covered all the ground
as you and everyone that closely ob-
serves are aware that our present
school system in the Territory is very
inefficient and does not furnish the
education needed by farmers’children
while young, and when they should
be close to home influences and sur-
roundings. 4 refer to the district
schools outside the cities and towns.
Many of the districts are large, mak-
ing It necessary for many pupils to
travel a great distance and when the
weather is bad must remain at home.
High schools, Manual training schools
and Normal schools are all right in
their place but would it not be better
to commence a little lower down and
make the foundations better and
spend more time and money in getting
the younger ones started right? It
appears that a system has been de-
vised and in practical operation at
various places that is much iu ad-
vance of the one in use here, that
brings the school and scholar close to-
gether and leaves no excuse for in-
attendance at school except in case of
disease or sickness. This system Is
called the Township Central and con-
sists of one school with the proper
grades located at the center of each
township and to and from which the
pupils are transported at public ex
pense. It is hard to find any argu-
ment against It except the question
of transportation, and that has been
solved in many places.
Longwood, O. T., April 7, 1902.
N. C. Kknyon.
The Qreat Dismal Swamp.
Of Virginia is a breeding ground of
malaria germs. So Is low, wet or
marshy ground everywhere. These
germs cause weakness, chills and fe-
ver, aches in the bones and muscles,
and may induce dangerous maladies.
But Electric Bitters never fall to de^
stroy them and cure malarial troubles
They will surely prevent typhoid.
“We tried many remedies for malaria
and stomach and liver troubles,"
writes John Charleston, of Byesvllle,
O., but never found anything as good
as Electric Bitters." Try them, only
50c. Chaa. F. Adams guarantees sat-
isfaction.
A Trotting Stallion.
That splendid standard-bred trott-
ing stallion, Fcrgustane, who is said
to greatly resemble his sire, Fergus
McGregor ihalf-brother to Cresceus
2:021) sire of the World’s Champion
trotting yearling filly Tansy McGregor
one year old record of 2:231, has ar
rived from R. I. Lee's farm, Topeka,
Kansas, and Is now In charge of our
successful local trainer, Dan Ander-
son, at the fair grounds where he will
hold court. He will no doubt be
over run with business, as he is a
splendid big bay horse, smooth as an
apple, as lucious to look on as a peach
with the tine high, bold action now so
fashionable In all cities and horse
markets. Fergustane will add great
value to the Kay county breeding in-
terests. 20-lm
Church Services.
Services will be held in St. John’s
Episcopal Church next Sunday. Holy
necessity for the exclusion of Chinese1 Communion celebrated at 11 o’clock,
laborers and carefully and elaborately j Evening services at 7:30. and Sunday
analyzed the bill. He said that it had . School at 10 a. m.
been conatructed on the_baals of ex-1 R*v. I* Q. Snbll, Rector.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to all the kind filends and
neighbors who rendered assistance
and sympathy in the hour of our
sudden bereavement. May God bless
them. , „
Mbs. M. J. Tubbs and Family.
Heller’s testimony.
Albert Heller, living at 1114 Fam
ham St., Omaha, says: “1 have tried
most everything that is nsed as a pre-
ventive or cure for headache, but
nothing did me so much good as
Krause’s Headache capsules. Others
who have used them say the same
thing." Price 25c. Sold by the Ezell
drug store.
COME TO SEWKIOK.
Newkirk
porous cities in Oklahoma. It is/the
county seat of Kay County, one of the
banner wheat raising countleB of the
United States. The city of Newkirk
has about 600 voters and about 800
school children, thus making the pop-
ulation about 3000. It Is on the main
line of the Santa Fe railway and has
convenient trains and most excellent
freight facilities. The streets are
macadamized and curbed. The prin-
cipal buildings are constructed of a
beautiful white llmeBtone which la
quarried within four miles of town.
There is a good court-house, city bally
parks, public school, and high school
and waterworks
The various business blocks and pub-
lic buildings are of stone, the cost of
building being about two-thirds the
usual cost elsewhere. The various
parks, school and city hall tracts were
donated by the U. S. government and
are worth in the aggregate over 8150,-
ooo.
The city is supplied with churches
of all denominations, those having
handsome edifices being the Method-
ists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians
Catholic, Christian and United Breth-
ren. The Methodists have a hand-
some stone edifice.
The Presbyterians have purchased
an addition to the city which com-
prises over one hundred acres. From
the proceeds of the sale of lots, nearly
all of which have been sold, a large
and substantial Presbyterian college
will shortly be erected.
Newkirk needs mills. We have a ci-
gar factory and numerous small enter-
prises and all mercantile lines are
well represented. Real estate values
are now at bottom prices. Choice res
Idence and business lots are extreme-
ly low In price. An investment now
will reap rich returns. With its hand-
some stone buildings and rich farm-
ing country around it, the city prom-
ises to be one of the gem cities of the
United States. It is the gateway to
the promised land, the arch through
which a vast multitude of people are
wending their way to the productive
homesteads of Oklahoma, and it is tire
best town in the best county in Okla-
homa.
The drainage is perfect and the
town is considered very healthful.
The newly installed waterworks sys-
tem will furnish an abundance of ex-
cellent water. A fine telephone sys-
tem reaches all parts of Oklahoma
and Kansas. Kay county is ideal as
an agricultural country. There has
never been a drouth. Wheat and corn
are the staple crops, and hogs aud cat-
tle are a perfect production. Fruits
do nicely and the farming of diversi-
fied crops is reduced to a minimum of
labor and expense. This is the prom-
ised land and the Garden of Eden of
Oklahoma. You may pass through it
nn your way south, but after you have
seen it you will never be satisfied un-
til you return.
Come to Newkirk. Make Kay coun-
ty your home.
California Excursion.
For the convention of Federal Wo-
man's clubs, the Santa Fe will sell
round trip tickets to Los Angeles at
fare of 845.00. Passengers may use
same route returning or via a differ-
ent route. Dates of sale from April
22 to 27, good to return to June 25,
about two months. This rate is open
to the public as well as members of
the clubs, and affords one of the best
and cheapest opportunities to visit
California we have had for years. Any
further information gladly given.
F. J. Burr. Agent,
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