The Collinsville News. (Collinsville, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1911 Page: 1 of 10
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Booat for Collins-
vllle—She Is a Sure
Winner.
THECOLLINSVILLENEWS.
The Leading Paper
o f Rogers County,
Oklahoma.
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COLLINSVILLE, OKLAHOMA December 7, 1911
NO. 28
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PROTECT THE TOILER and PRODUCER.
Clubbing Rates Made
Elgin HoM Big
Thanksgiving Banquet
Time Befittlngly Cele-
brated by the
Order.
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The Fraternal Order of Eagle*
held Its fourth annual banquet
last Thursday evening in the
Opera House, by giving a sump-
tuous banquet to the members of
the order and a few of its
friends.
Previous to the 'east sides had
been chosen which went out on
a hunt for game, wild and tame,
with the result that the side cap*
tained by Hugh Gilliland came
|n with the greatest number of
points, thus throwing the ex-
pense on the other side, and
which also resulted in supply-
ing the table with everything
necessary for the occasion.
President J. S Miller called
the assemblage to order at 8:30
p. m. with a few well chosen
words bidding them welcome
and the fun was on. After par-
taking of the repast Toastmaster
P. J. Duffy took charge and
toasts were responded to as fol •
lows:
City of Collinsville by F. H.
Lindsly. Rogers County by T.
iJ. Rowland. State of Oklahoma
by John M Goldesberry. Our
Motto by State President] J. C.
Smith, and lastly Out' Ladies by
P. J. Duffy.
Mayor Lindsly’s toast on the
City of Collinsville served to
cause old timers to recollect
things nearly forgotten, and
some say that even Mr. Lindsly
didn’t get to the bottom. T. J.
Rowland surprised all with his
wit, while Mr. Goldesberry de-
livered his usual forceful oration.
The audience listened with re
spect to "Our Motto” by State
President Smith and was glad to
be reminded of the high prin-
ciples nf Eagledom. Toastmas
ter Duffy played the game like
an old hand and wound up the
affair with a toast entitled, "Our
Ladies.”
While the Eagles are BOted for
their good banquets we believe
this last was a bit the best and
causes one to have great hopes
for future banquets.
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Newspapers for
Administration
State Press is Loyal to
Governor Cruce.
From the Oklahoman
Whatever other criterion may
be accepted as indicating wheth-
er the state administration has
been a successful, business-like
one, and one^ which has given
general satisfaction, the news-
papers still remain the one best
betas an indicator. And the
fact that out of a possible 300
democratic papers in Oklahoma
something like 298 have put their
stamp of approval on the way in
which things have been conduct-
ed, certainly should show some-
thing.
It does not necessarily follow
that because a paper is demo-
cratic that there would not be
serious objections in its columns
if exerything bad not gone right,
and the absence of such criticism
to a very marked degree in Ok-
lahoma papers show that the
have been, the present udminis-1 p. i fl| Tpfln|ipr0
tration will go out of office three vvllllOl IGOvllvIo
years hence with a virtually unit
ed press standing behind its of
ticial acts.
Uphold Governor
City Marshal Suspended
At a meeting of the city coun-
cil held last Monday night, John
Stokes, who was elected city
marshal at the last city election,
was temporarily suspended from
duty awaiting the outcome of
certain affadavita which have
been died with the council.
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The motion to suspend read
for misconduct in office and non-
performance of duty, and was
supported by counsellors Hagan,
Boyd, Hawkins and How.
Messrs. Lindsly, McCormick
and Rogers, who desired to look
into the legality of the action be-
ing taken, voted in the negative.
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What Security Doe* Your Bank Offer You
When You Make a Deposit?
NONE?
Well! Well! We’re surprised that you would con-
tinue to do business in such a careless manner. Don’t
you have to give security when yon want to borrow any
money from YOUR bank?
SURE!
Then ask your banker to give you as good security
when you deposit your money with him.
YIU ARE ENTITLED TO IT.
Get under the "guaranty kiver” at once and play
safe. Deposit your money in the only State Bank in
Collinsville and receive the protection of the Depositors
Guaranty Fund of the State of Oklahoma.
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FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK 55
Capital $30,000.00 JO
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Lighten the Work of Wash Day
Let us stand over the steaming hot boilera—let at db
the tiresome work of rubbing, of wringing, of stsrcb'.ng, of
drying. Let us save you the unnecessary tax on*your
strength and patience and health. ....
Then, if you wish, you can do the ironing for we will
deliver the clothee to you all ready to iron We’U do the
work so well that you’ll be delighted. You’ll wish you bad
alwaya washed this way once you learn what it means.
This is both the sensible and economical way. Women
of system are adopting this plan. Phone the wagon.
Hundreds of Educators
Favor Fewer State
Schools.
From the Oklahoman
That a large majority of the
800 members of the Central
Teacher’s association of Okla-
homa indorse the movement,
supported by Governor Cruce,'
for reduction of the number of,
state schools, was manifested by '
the cheers which greeted the
governor’s speech and the facil- j
ity with which the report of the
resolutions committee was adopt-
ed Saturday.
Excited and heated discussion
When interviewed on the'subi I f0,l.owed ‘he ot ,the re8°'
ject, Mr. Stokes stated that he!lut,0n’ and although the more
considered the action of thei cmservat.ve element on the corn-
council as illegal, and that he “>ttee succeeded .n having ex
would continue to perform the P^ged the two paragraphs ent-
- - - - icising the board of education, a
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Statement of The
...First National Bank...
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Collinsville, Okla.
Septena/ber 1, 1911
duties of his office. R. D. ^*erry
was chosen to till the vacancy.
The News has always been in
state editors are confident that favor of a clean town and desires
Governor Cruce is sincere in his to see the council do whatever it
intentions to give to the state the thinks necessary in the prem-
very best administration that be ises.
can. And to a more remarkable
degree, tbis is true among the
republican papers also. There
have been criticisms, of course,
from those who entertain atf~
other faith politically, but there
has been little bitterness intbeir
criticisms, and the governor
generally has been given due
credit for his efforts to fulfill bis
campaign pledges.
There is a reason why practic-
ally all of the state papers are
with the administration. They
largely are responsible for his
nomination and election, a ma-
jority lending the weight of their
influence toward bringing about
that result. Those not with the
present chief excutive before the
election got bebind the ticket—
and a perfectly good ticket it
was—and "shoved” after the pri-
maries.
The governor naturally has
felt more or less obligated to the
newspapers in bis turn, and
when be sought advice on a very
important subject he went to
them with his query relative to
calling the legislature, realizing
that they reflected more nearly
the aentimeht of their respective
communities than any other
agency. It is an old story now
that there was an overwhelming
majority against the state paying
$100,000 or ao for the pleasure of
entertaining the legislature boys
at the capita], and it will require
something like the grandest lit
tie upheaval the state ever has
known to get them together at
the Call of Lee Cruce.
There are few days when the
governor fails to receive a letter
from some state paper, asking
for his views on some subject or
other, and there is not an in-
stance when be has not replied.
Tbis relationship indicates that
there is "something to it” in the
matter of the friendly feeliDg
which exists among the publish-
ers towards the administration,
and from all present indications
this feeling of friendship will
continue.
Still another factor in estab
lisbing such relations has been
the penchant of the administra-
tion for doing things in the open,
and there has been a noticeable
absence of gum-shoe methods.
Official acta have been given pub-
licity and there has not been a
time when everything was not
open to inspection—and publica-
tion in the newspapers.
All of which baa had its effect,
and If relations continue as they
Mrs. Lila G. English.
The third number of the Ly-
ceum lecture course will be a
Lecture-Recital, given by Mrs.
Lila G. English at the audito-
rium, December 12. Her sub-
ject is, "The Boys Behind the
Bars,” in which the speaker
gives a most vivid and interest-
ing account of American prison
life.
This story is of vital import-
ance to parents and young men
on account of its practical sug-
gestions on crime prevention.
Mrs. English has a wonder-
fully pure, clear soprano voice
and opens her programs by ren-
dering a group of songs and read-
ings which illustrate her sub-
ject. This part of her entertain-
ment is a source of great satis-
faction to all music lovers be-
cause she makes her words so
clear that the sentiment is never
lost, and this sentiment is as of-
ten humorous as pathetic or re-
ligious.
Don’t forget the date, Tuesday,
Dec. 12th, at the Auditorium.
r Abbott was easily t e g(,v(,rnor wag forced to aoaaattfc-portionof (Yuinsvillq, rt?
with the audience, and jwoor njore members who, were’ 0r thatpart south"oT TTroadway,
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At The Baptist Church
Services at the Baptist church
Sunday, December 10th, as fol-
lows:
Sunday school 9:45 a. m. A.
J. Hagan, superintendent.
Preaching service 11 o’clock,
subject, "The Second Comingof
Christ.” 8 o’clock p. m., sub
ject, “Calling Things by Their
RightName.”
Everybody welcome. Come,
rest and pray with ns.
At a call meetingof the church
December 25th was decided up-
on as the date for the Christ-
mas entertainment. Plans have
been made to give to the chil-
dren, and the people of Collins
ville, one of the very best in-
structive and helpful entertain
ments possible.
R. L Payne, Pastor.
considerable stir was made by
the reading of a paragraph in-
dorsing Governor Cruce for his
courageous stand in advocating
—at the seat of one of the most
important state normal schools—
the abolishment of twelve of the
state schools.
The resolution was supported
by L. J. Abbott, formerly a
member of the faculty of the
Central Normal school, and was
opposed by E. A. Proffit, state
inspector of schools, and the two
warmed up the discussion to a
very torrid point, not stopping
at personal thrusts at each other.
Professor Abbott was easily the
favorite
on one occasion, when Mr. Prof-
fitt attempted to interrupt his
opponent, the teachers began
cheering and refused to stop un-
til Proffit sat down.
The resolution was carried by
an overwhelming majority.
The point at issue was the
speech made by Governor Cruce
Friday evening, in which the
chief executive, in unqualified
terms, committed himself on the
question of the abolishment of
the schools mentioned in the res-
olution The proposed Akin bill
calls for the abolishment of four
of the state normals, both of the
university preparatory schools,
and all of the district agricul-
tural schools, the School o f
Mines and the Girls’ Industrial
school. The governor does not
advocate, however, the doing
away with the School of Mines
nor the Girls’ Industrial school.
“Oklahoma has not a first class
normal school,” bravely declared
Mr. Cruce, facing an Edmond
audience, many of whom ap-
plauded this statement, "and,”
the speaker added, “we never
will have as long as we have the
present wide distribution of
money for education of this sort.
We are beginning at the top in- (
stead of at the bottom. Tbis
year there are many district
schools in this state which have
not opened their doors. We are
allowing our young children to
grow up in educational starvation
in order to maintain a vast num-
ber of unnecessary state schools
for higher learning ”
Mr- Cruce also called atten-
tion to the fact that the state
schools are so widely dissem-
inated, giviDg many towns a
claim on the state treasury and
furnishing opportunity for the
building up of such a powerful
political machine that it has al
most reached the point where it
is necessary to get down on one’s
knees before the school politics
crowd in order to get any kind
of bill passed.
A noticeable flutter was caused
Loans and Discount...........................$86,551.92
U. S. Bonds..................................... 6,500.00
Overdrafts................................................ 3,322.47
Premium on Bonds................................ 93.89
Banking house, F. & F..................... 8,300.00
Redemption fund.................................... 325.00
Cash and Exchange................................ 58,824.29
__ $ 163^17.57
Capital................................................... $ 25,000.00
Surplus and Profits........................ 7,511.45
Circulation............................................ 6,500.00
Deposits ......................... 124,906.12
$16.^977^57
A good clean statement is a source of pride* to the
managers of a good bank. It should bo'a sourre rtf pride
to the customers, and we believe it is. The above state
ment is a good one and shows the excellent growth nf the
town as well as the bank. It shoVs that conditions with
the First National Bank are good. No bank is stronger
than the statement it makes and upon the strength of our
statement we solicit your account.
FIRST NATIONAL. BANK
by this statement, which was in-
terpreted by the audience as
reminiscent of the governor’s
own experience in getting by his
pet bill to organize a general
board of education to succeed
the various boards of i*egents.
It is believed by many that the
nominees of the so-called "school
politics crowd,” in order to sav
the life of the bill.
The speaker spoke at some
length on the serious question
that almost none of the towns
which have higher state schools
have their own hign schools, this
burden being carried by the
Other taxpayers of the state.
At the Saturday morning ses-
sion Superintendent Branden-
burg and Dean Monett delivered
striking addresses on the work
and calling of the teacher.
others; promoted and built this
branch of the Santa Fe. Mr.
Porter has been a state senator
from Canoy, Kansas, a number
of years.
Morris Avenue was named af-
ter a Cherokee by the name „
Thud Morris, whose allotment
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History of Collins*
ville Streets
Commencing at the railroad
right of way and moving west
one crosses several streets whose
names are unfamiliar except as
street names.
The first, Cherokee, was given
the name of the Indian nation in
now-, occupies,
Brown Avenue was named af-
ter G. Edwin Brown, one of the
original town builders and the
man who laid out and sold the
Morris allotment. He was mayor
of Collinsville one term aqdlftter
was mayor of Claremore. ‘
French is named after Judge
John H. French, the only one of
the original men after whom
streets were named who is resid-
ing in Collinsville at present:
Mr. French furnished the land
north of Broadway on which the
city is located.
Edwards takes its name after
W. S. Edwards, now of Bay
City, Texas, but at one time one
of Collinsville’s heaviest property
owners and financial' men, at one
time being president of the First
National Bank. He was connect-
ed with Col. Porter in building
the railroad into the town.
Graham, the last street to the
west in the original townsite,
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which Collinsville was located.
The second, Porter, was named ^akes its name after Dr. Graham,
after Hon. S. M. Porter, ra‘*‘[. who formerly practiced medicine
road promoter who, in corinec- tie re.
tion with Harve Truckett, now j -——
deceased, W. S. Edwards and Subscribe for The News.
i MAKE YOUR WIFE.! CHRISTMAS PRESENT OE
A life Insurance Policy
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Policies written in ‘ ranging irom ®
$12.50 to $100,000.
Metropolitan life Insurance Company
Home Office New York
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J. W. WOLFE, Local Representative J
too* 0, tint Nall luk lllf., Collinsville, Okla.
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Wright, F. A. The Collinsville News. (Collinsville, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1911, newspaper, December 7, 1911; Collinsville, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1172272/m1/1/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.