The Osage Journal. (Pawhuska, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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OSAGE JOURNAL
VOL. IX,
PAWHUSKA, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1907.
NO 2C.
FOR PAWHUSKA, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA AND RESIDENTS THEREOF.
The Present Congress.
The Sixtieth Congress, now in
session, rs the largest body of
lawmakers ever assembled in the
history of the nation. The mem-
bers of that body alone are great
er in number than the whole
body of legislators for years
after the government was found-
ed. They do not, however,
stand out as conspicuously in the
public eye as did the men of
former years. There are a few
exceptions to this statement, of
course. Who are the men as
prominent in public life as Clay,
or Calhoun, or Webster, or
Haines, or, coming down to a
much later time, it might be
asked, with due respect to living
senators, is the body as a whole,
equal in mental weight to those
who have passed away ' Those
that still remain of that other
school are Allison, Teller, Cul-
lum, Hale, Freye, Aldrich and
Daniel. Two of the oldest and
most, prominent in many ways
recently died—-Morgan and Pet-
tus of Alabama. The others are
nearly all new, none of them
having l>een members prior to
1890,
The house has over 100 new-
members. The old members are
few—Cannon, Dalzell, Payne,
Bingham and an old member
who has just returned—Keifer.
How many men of the present
house are really conspicuous?
How many people know them?
It was but a short time ago that
congress took pride in such men
as Blaine, Edmunds, Oonkling,
Sherman, Stevens, Lamar, But-
ler, Ingalls, Plumb, Cameron,
Hoar, Vest, Reed, Logan and a
number of others not one of
whom is left.
Perhaps it is well. The new
members of today may ripen in-
to greatness, and may be point-
ed out by a future generation as
models of great men. In looking
back does distance lend enchant-
ment? Do the men of the pres-
ent day not take shorter cuts to
do the business of the nation
than did the former ones who
now shine so luminously? Are
they not more direct in every
way without exhibiting the flow-
ers of speech that their predeces-
sors did? Or did our former states-
men not waste too much time iu
delivering set speeches and mak-
ing a display of captivating rhet-
oric? Couldn’t Webster and
Haines have accomplished as
much with one tenth of the
splendid oratory they displayed?
Cannot some one who never
made a speech accomplish as
much in framing useful laws as
one who can electrify by phrase-
making.
The senate can never grow
much larger than it is today un-
less we change the constitution
or divide the states, ami neither
is likely to l)e done. The only
territories we have left to be ul-
timately brought into the Union
are New Mexico, Arizona and
Alaska, and the only state it is
possible to think of dividing is
Texas, and if the sentiment of
the people there remains as it is
today a division of the state will
never take place. What will ul-
timately become of our new pos-
sessions it is difficult to say.
Will we some day hear that the
gentleman from the Philippines,
or from Porto Rico, or Hawaii,
b»s the Boot ' Who can say '
Quite Democratic.
.Judge Landis, he who placed
a line 129.240,000 against the
good Mr. Rockefeller doesn’t
want the word “Honorable” at-
tached to his name to any of the
proceedings brought before him.
Just plain Kenesaw Mountain is
good enough for him.
And this brings to mind an
episode in the life of Justice Da-
vid J. Brewer of the United
States supreme court, who, when
in Washington, whether on or
oft' the l>ench, is always address
ed as “the Honorable, the Jus-
tice of the Supreme Court.”
Taking a trip once with his wife
to his old home in Leaven worth,
Kansas, the latter was offended
when they reached St. Louis,
for the people there in true
Western style, addressed him as
“Judge,” just plain judge, and
nothing more. Her husband
told her not to mind it, as it was
the way of the West. When they
reached another town further on
their way he was addressed as
“Mr. Brewer,” and the Judge
thought that was also all right,
but his wife was distressed at
such familiarity. When they
reached his old home, where lie
had practiced law and was well
and favorably known to every-
body, those who met him on the
street slapped him on the hack
with the exclamation, “Hello,
Dave; glad to,see you.” To say
that his wife was shocked ex-
presses it mildly, but “Dave”
laughed heartily, while his wife
would not lie comforted.
The Chicago judge who deriv-
ed his name from the mountain
would no doubt find Justice
Brewer a man after bis own
heart.
Doings of the Court.
Judge Poe heard several cases
during the short session of dis-
trict court last week. T h o s e
disposed of were Ora Hardy vs.
George Hardy. Absolute divorce
and custody of minor children
granted the plaintiff.
Carrie Revard vs. Jas. Revard
Same order as above.
T. M. McKinney vs. 0. E. Re-
vard, Ola Revard, Frank Tink-
er and Leonard Revard. Judg-
ment by default for $110.00
Jas. Quimby charged with lar-
ceny of animals entered a plea of
guilty and was sentenced to one
year in the state’s prison. The
Bryan in Oklahoma.
William J. Bryan visited the
new state last Saturday in re-
sponse to an invitation by both
branches of the legislature. Mr.
Bryan arrived in Guthrie about
noon and addressed the joint as-
sembly in the afternoon. Thous-
ands of enthusiastic admirers of
the Great Commoner had gath-
ered at the Capital to hear and
see him. Mr. Bryan’s address
was a beautiful laudation of the
new state, its constitution and its
officers. A dollar banquet was
spread in the evening in his hon-
or and on Sunday he addressed
the Epworth University at Okla-
homa City.
The address before the Joint
Assembly was along the lines of
the changes of the past decade.
He told of the “vested interest
captains” and the men who were
meeting to fill dinner pails and
declare him an anarchist, etc.,
back in 1896, but said they were
not meeting now, fearful to ex-
pose themselves lest a subpoena
were served on them, asking
what they did with other peo-
ple’s money. Mr. Bryan declar-
ed the principles of the party
were the same as ever—that the
great doctrine of equal rights
and special privileges to none
was older than all other ideas of
government and would outlast
all government.
In the hour he made many
statements that will prove of
importance in the next campaign
His declaration that the Presi-
dent had stolen from the demo-
cratic platform was regarded by
most as larceny, but Mr. Bryan
was willing that the “big stick”
would take still a larger piece,
trusting in time for the leaven
to work wonders.
Mr. Bryan laughingly told
how the gold monometalists of
1896 were now down at Wash-
ington trying to gain consent of
the powers to make money out
of anything—most likely the
distrust of the people for the
bankers. Mr. Bryan also approv-
ed of the hanking act of Oklaho
ma, and predicted it would be-
come the greatest blessing the
people had as yet been offered to
enjoy. _
University Building Burned
A Century Ago.
One hundred yeqrs ago a man
could not send a telegram.
He could not ride a bicycle.
He had never struck a match,
i He had never riden on an ele
vator.
He had never crossed an iron
bridge.
He had never taken a ride on
a steamboat.
He had never seen his wife use
a sewing machine.
He had never used anything
but a wooden plow.
He had never received a type-
written communication.
He had never seen a reaper or
a self-binding harvester.
He [could not call iff a stenog-
rapher and dictate a letter.
He could not go from Wash-
ington to New York in a fewr
hours.
He had never seen an electric
light or dreamed of an electric
car.
He never looked pleasant be-
fore a photographer or had his
picture taken.
He couldn’t talk through a tel-
ephone and he had never heard
of a “hello’ girl.
He had never heard a phono-
gragh talk or seen a kinetoscope
turn out a prize fight.
He could not buy a paper and
learn things that happened all
over the world.
In short there were several
things that he did not know.
Notice.
Bank Depositors' Protection.
The main building of the State
University at Norman was burn-
ed Friday causing a loss of about
Judge committed him to the *85,000. The State University
custody of the sheriff until such
time as the state shall name a
place of confinement for
viets.
con-
Owens Introduces Banking Bill.
Senator Owens introduced a
hill, last Saturday, in the United
States senate similar to the hill
recently presented to the state
legislature and which has lie-
comea law in Oklahoma. It fix-
es a tax upon all deposits, and
from the fund thus created pro-
vides for the payments in full all
depositors when a hank is de
dared insolvent. The secretary
of the treasury is directed to
maintain a fund of $100,000,000
in treasury notes, which may be
loaned upon bonds to 90 per cent
of their value.
The hill provides that, advanc-
es from it shall 1m* charged for at
the rate of 6 per cent for the first
four months and thereafter at
the rate of 8 per cent.
was located at Norman by an
act of the first territorial legisla
ture in 1890. It was nearly de-
stroyed bv fire once before. The
fire at this time originated from
the explosion of an oil stove be-
ing used by some painters. The
state i;arried insurance to the
amount of $65,000. President
Boyd thinks arrangements will
be completed for the opening of
the school after the holidays.
The fire occured after many of
the students had left for their
holiday vacations.
Notice to Hunters.
Nothing has attracted m o r e
attention throughout our own
state and throughout the other
states of the Union than the bill
just passed by the Oklahoma
legislature, providing for a guar-
antee of deposits in banks of the
state and for the more rigid ex-
amination and control of hanks
by the state commissioner.
Twenty odd states have al-
ready asked for copies of the bill
as soon as adopted, with a view
to making it the law in their
states.
The first pur|)ose of the hill is
to secure depositors.
Incidently, when you make
the depositors safe, and make
the bankais strictly obey the
banking law, you also lienefit
the bankers, and the bank can
well afford to pay its assessment
to the state guaranty fund for
the benefit it will receive.
Banking is a semi-public busi-
ness and the honest hanker is
always a loser on account of the
failure of the had or dishonest
banker.
The Oklahoma l^aw will com-
pel all hankers to lie honest or
quit the business.
See copy of bank bill elsewhere
in this issue. Of course this new
bill is only part of the entire
Banking Law. Several old laws
concerning other subjects remain
unchanged.—New State Tribune
An examination for teachers
who expect to teach in Osage
county this winter, will he held
in Pawhuska on Thursday and
Friday, Jan. JO and 31.
We expect all districts that gel
organized in time to secure funds
from the pro rata made by conn
ty and state the latter part of
January, to start a public school
the first Monday in February,
provided a teacher and building
can be secured.
All teachers now engaged in
teaching in Osage county iu pri
vate schools will continue same
until Friday, Jan. 24, dismiss
until Monday Feb. 3, at which
time the public school will
open.
Come to Pawhuska on Wed
nesday afternoon, Jan. 29, at 2
o’clock, bring with you a recom-
mendation from the new board,
that will be elected early in Jan
uary, stating that your work so
far has been satisfactory and
that they would like to have you
finish this term.
The first session Wednesday
afternoon, will be a conference
on school law and how to start
public schools in Osage county.
Thursday and Friday will be
examination. We wiil try to lie
able to inform you about your
grades in time for you to go
home Saturday and close con-
tract with your school board to
begin Monday morning.
There are three grades of cer
titicates. For a third grade, you
will be required to pass in or-
thography, reading, writing,
grammar, composition, geogra
phy, arithmetic, U. S. history
and physiology, average 70 per
cent.
For a second grade, same as
third with the addition of civil
gvernment, average 80 per cent.
For a first grade same as be-
fore with the addition of book-
keeping and philosophy, average
90 per cent.
Don’t fail to come and let us
get started that which the jieo-
pie of Osage county have long
looked for, public schools.
W. E. Gill, County Supt.
Roads and Bridges.
Eastern Star Installation.
All parties desiring to hunt in
the Osage country are hereby no-
tified that, they must have per-
mits from the Agent as well as
Itermissiou of individuals upon
whose farms they desire to hunt
B. Martin,
Game Warden.
The annual installation of ofti
cers of Pawhuska Chapter, Or-j
der of Eastern Star will lie held
next Monday, Dee. 30, at.3p. in.
All members, especially those
elected and appointed for the en-
suing year are urgently request
ed to be present.
Florence Tucker, W M.
Has Pawhuska a Commercial
Club? If she has what is its
present, status. Nine-tenths of
of the people of the city are in
ignorance of any such body or
of the-existence of one at any
time. This city can ill afford to
lay dormant at this time. There
is plenty to do to keep Pawhus-
ka in the pace she has already
set. One of the most important
subjects, iand one which has
heretofore been neglected, is Ithe
country roads leading into the
town. The country trade is a
big item in the trade of our bus-
iness instiiutions and are we,
not, now even losing a portion of
this trade to smaller towns, sim
ply on account, of the condition
of the roads approaching the
town. Farmers consider the
roads over which they have to
haul their produce as well as the
market on which they sell. Paw-
huska is so situated that she is
entitled to, and must draw the
trade from a long distance upon
either side and the erection of
good passible roads will secure if.
The matter should'not be n
leeted longer, but should lie ta
en up through the Commercial
Club and efforts made to estab-
lish at least one good main road
in each direction from the city in
time to make certain the trade
from these sections during the
coming summer.
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