The Okeene Leader. (Okeene, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1908 Page: 3 of 8
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The Okeene Leader
OK KEN R, OKLAHOMA
The republican press bureau
is sendiug out great loan tirades
against the Billups prohibition
law. but as tbe Oklahoma prohi*
bitionists in their state conven-
tion, which assembled at C'kla*
.homa City last month, endorsed
Littered at the 1* mtoffice at Okeene. ... ..... .
Ok la . a* SecondOa*- Matt- r. the Bl,luP* ,aw as a KtronK Pro‘
-- -1 hiyition measure', their niisrep-
St-ciuFTiOM Bate* | r«.em»,ton wl.l (.11 nighty tut.
Om* A « ;tr...................... ♦ l oo The following clause we take
Six Months ................... &0cts
Tliree Month* ................. J6ct»
J. H. RAGLAND
Editor and Proprietor
Okeene, Ok la., May 8, 1908.
A ok'ah % wot^j. r *•
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Ever\ Fi slit-rile iVas eradicated
The Leader is entitled to an
other bull calf.
The Leader’s* ‘ticket. .went
through without a hitch—never
lost-a tnan.
Tliebiinch haf'been uradrAt*
ed and the Leader lias been vin-
di cated. —
from the prohibition |>arty s res-
olution passed by them in their
state convention at Oklahoma
City last ifibntn: T* -7——
°lt is not tbe^iurpose* of the
prohibition party* to attack any
useful industry. fc)ur demand
for the prohibition of the .traffic
in alcohol for beverage purposes
rests on precisely the same basis
i}S the prohioilinu of the* sale ot
decayed meats' ’for eating pur*
pysys or the sale of poisonous
drugs for improper uses.
^ We welcome every discovery
of science that finds a legitimate
ffctdfwrthe use of alcohol, just
as we welc >me every discovery
jtha} tu^kes cocaine and morphine
relieve human suffering, or
which causes offal and declayed
flesh to enrich the soil rather
than beget typhoid fever.
We must provide every facil*
ity for the proper use of alcohol
and therefore endorse the prin-
ciples of the Billups law which
provides for the supply and dis*
tribution of alcohol solely by the
An ither Lincoln man will be State for uset^l and proper pur*
president of the United States— l,oses und call upon all enemies
that is w hen WdlTatn J. Bryant the beverakre Mqanr ir^ to
of Lincoln,‘Neb., octuple* thij sfP|,or,t tbls ProPosal at the
Whito House- polls.
We heartily commend the BiU<
lups law with the individuals
aud organizations which so faith-
fully labored for its enactment.
It is a law specifically ordered
by the people and wedemand its
1 .complete enforcement at the
jiand^ pf those chaj-ged w$th this
duty.
W-e ffPfQ^aWy endorse 'the
the course taken by Governor
Charles N. ftas&ell^ in_standing
for prohibition in the Constitu-
tions! convehtftm, at the pritfla
ries of his party, who also stood
i *f 1
The Le^ler is proud off the
vindication it received at the
Skills ‘Monday. It wes a hard
tight apd jauJjy .won.
The city lias been put in the
hands of its friends, and we
know that every man elected
feels obligated to his full duty
for all the people.
)(It dldfi’t indke kny difference
whieh ticket you were on, if you
had the Leaders guarantee
stamp on you, it was a cinch
you would be elected.
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The people..©f Okeene , hav,e
elected a good, clean ticket for
city b%o|*f,,Qjie thiuahoy qan
fetl one th>t \y]l.
fulfil their--duties .with credit]
cij oqe has .anything \q fear
itPBJu;l^lUy Avi«g shown
Ofte way nr ,th$ other.. „ 1
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BECAUSE: 11 •*
This is a stroiig, cafe
ful, sale and successful
institution. It is a
growing, active,' 11 to-
date fiank'ni every par-1
ticular. " ' ' ; >
' I'M- mil.’, a . . 1 . I
Your oocount will
be appreciated by, the.,
bank and yarn* interests .
will always lie careful-.
ly considered.
Otjr funds art gu'iird-
ed by a modern bur-
glar proof .f»afig.; .41 n d‘
burglar insurance.
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Your dopositsin this
haiiK are guaranteed by
Jfhtf depositors Guar-
mnty Fund of the State
of (Vklahoma.
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Our officers are ex*
perienqpd bankers. Our
directors are all well
tho\{in,1(tf$ - a A?' ,-iJ5 Lec-
tors \yl*w DIRICT.
11 you are not-a .customer
of this baidc, let this be an
invitation \o become one-
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KpVOKT Off Tpp.fpNpITION OP
The .Citizens State Bank of Okeene
Okeene, Oklahoma
In the State of Ot lmh ima, at the
clone of business, 1 pri; 30th, 1908
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts'............ $61,604.57-
Warrants ........................... ' 50.00
' Overdrafts secured.aud un-
secured............................ 214.16
Fumitiire aKtd Fixtures..... 2.087.Q0
Due from Banktji ................ 44,054.46
Cheeks aud other cash items 25.00
Cddh'Bn hand............... 5,896.90
1 Total.......................... 103,432.59
0 | LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Paid In............ $10,000,00
Hilrimifc Fund - ........... • 3, £50.00
Undivided ProHts (.npfci. ,1,349.94
Individual deposit subject 1 < '
to cheek $66,176.43 "
80,832.65
.Time certificates ,i
.of deposit $22,296.38
Ciisfiiers Checks
1 outstanding $ 1,359.84
Total deposits
Total ...............' 108,432.59
STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1
, County of Bipine f 88*
I, T. H. Orennell,’ Cashier of the
above-named .Bank, do solemnly swear
that the a boy 9 statement _ is true and'
that said Bank has no other liabilities
and is not endorse* on any note or ob-
ligation other than that shown in the
uflioi'e statement, to the best of my
knowledge ai)d, belief, so help me God.
T. H. ORENNELL, Cashier. '
'* Subscribed and sworn to before me
.thiii, 1st day, of May, 1908.
O. G. GRAALMAN,
"' [Seal]' 1 Notary Public.
My commission expires Aug. 3,1911.
T. J. CONNOLLY, )
E. K. URENNELL \ D,rectol>
V.'
toV/ *y',t '
THE
CITIZENS
STATE
BANK'
OFFICERS
W. F. BORT, Pres.
T. J. CONNOLLY, V-Pres.
T. II. GRENXBLL, Cash.
O. G, GRAALMAN, Asst.
TME
CITIZENS
STATE
BAN
THE RACKET STORE
OF OKEENE
Is the place to buy UP-TO-DATE Merchandise at
the RIGHT PRICES,
We have a complete line of Spring Goods. Don’t
buy untill you have examined our stock. All new
and UP-TO-NOW
I ^adies, Misses and Baby shoes and slippers.
Gents, Boys and Youths shoes. Latest Styles.
Our line of Mens’ and Boys’ Hats and Caps «pd
Straw goods are Second to none.
(jrents Furnishings, Pants, Shirts, Underwear,
Gloves, Overalls and Jumpers.
BBIN6 IIS YOUR PROdUcT
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES
, (iOQJV TIIIXCiH TO EAT .
E. R. BLACK, MGR.
l’IK)NES Xo. 4 AXJ) <14
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lor prohibition as a nominee for
governor, who has been untiring
inTiis efforts to secure from the
legislature a workable probibi*
tioh act and who is now* using
th£ power's of bis office • to en-
force1 it” ’ ' ’ 1 *
, An4 a Little Bit More
. Guthrie, Oklfc., May 5—Follow
iug the action pf the state prohi-
.bitjon convention and ^he Guth-
rie Methodist conference, the
United Presbyterian Presbytery
of. Oklahoma, at their rc&eul
meetiug in Oklahoma city and
adopted resolutions endorsing
the Oklanoma prohibition law
and commending the slate legis
lature and governor for their
9bout 5i*7,(V)OfOOO.O().
Governor llaskell and the
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board ofjexqualizutibn, composed
exclusively ot democratic officials
elected by the people ot the
state, raised that valuation to
almost three times the amount.
Evidently the promise made by
Governor Haskell and tbe demo*
ovatio candidates .last full 1 meant
more than empty' words yvhen
they assured, the people of Okla-
railroads did not k»ow what
their property was worth and
'increased it to $172,000,000.
The Santa Fe turned in its
m$in line through Oklahoma at
$£,500 per mile, and the state
board of equalization increased
that validation to$45,000 per mile
Some people can • now probably
better understand why Henry E.
Asp, former attorney for the
bZaihTt? ^n;a p4“*,r”"°"“jr rr4
, . . . IttirprovTBton in tbe constitution
ratified and they were elected to 1 , . .. . , . ... _
J making it a felony for public offi
tbe state offices tbaf* they would
save more thin »he kdded ex-
pense of runnfng the state gov*
ernmeift iir railroad taxation
alone. Then, too,' it must be
ceis to accept free transpor-
tatiou from railroad companies
Last year the Santa Furailroad’s
assessment was reckoned at
$5,400 per mile in the territory
borue in mind ib.t under thoiot ok|»Voma. Tfcere
constitution of the srate of Okla
was then
efforts t,o safeguard prohibition. Uoma> neilher Governor Haskell
T,b.e resolutions in part are as
follow^: ,
, ,.|*We, as a presbytery, rejoice
in the-great moral aui spiritual
victory in Oklahoma as register*
pu by ,the( overwhelming vote for
prohibition.
, ‘We, command our state legis-
lature and governor fpr their ef-
fort by statuary law to safeguard
the prohibition enactment and
bespeak for tl^e law a fair tripl
witLout prejudice. ”
Taxes.
Guthrie, Okia., May 5.—More
than quadrupling the returns
made by the railroads in Oklaho-
ma as taxable property the state
board of equalzation this week
fixed tbe total value on which
the Oklahoma railroads must
pay taxes at $172,489,910.00. The
valuation fixed last year in Okla*
homa Territory by a board of
equalization, of which Governor
Franaz was chairman, and coin*
posed exclusively of republican
federal appointees, was $13 812,*
528. This valuation covers more
than half ot the railroad mileage
in what is now the State of Okla*
homa. On this basis the last
republican administration would
have fixed the value of -Oklaho*
ma’s railroads on which valua-
tion they would pay taxes at
no provision in the law whicti
prevented the governor or other
members of tbe board of equali*
, , , zatlon from'*$cciepting and using
road pass. The absence of these J,jree passes;
nor any^of the state officials 13
permitted to accept or use a rail
little bits of pastc*board from'
the pockets of the public official
mpy have had something to do
with making the railroads as-
sume their fair share of the bur*
dens of taxation.
The railroads ihemselves were
very modest in estimating the
value of their^property, turning
in a total of only $40,000,(XX).
The board determined that the
It is estimated that the rail*
roads, the coal companies, und
the oil and gtus property in this
state will fmraishwbqutone-third
of all the ta^frble property in tne
state. Undfer the republican
territorial rtrie these same class-
es of property combined furnish-
about one-eighth of the taxable
wealth, a *
Undertaking and Embalming
is,
Calls and answered Day or Night.
COCHRANE & DONE
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Ragland, J. H. The Okeene Leader. (Okeene, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1908, newspaper, May 8, 1908; Okeene, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1173088/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.