Pauls Valley Democrat. (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1911 Page: 2 of 4
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PAUL'S VALLEY bliiM'OORAT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26..Ml
Rostrum of Scirnin Gounty Off/
rtciais
Albert Plaster
Albert Plaster, County Ctok
of Garvin County, was born in
Jack County, Texas, on Febru
ary Gth., it l. His parents
moved to Wynnewood when he
was seven yeare old, and he has
been in what is now Garvin
i Jounty evei since tliat time, en-
gaged chiefly in his youth in
farming and ranching. Ho at
tended t lie public schools in
Wynnewood, Okla., spent, one
year in the Grayson College at
Whitewright, Texas, and two
years at the State University at
Norman, Okla. He moved to
near Maysville about 11 years
ago and while in Maysville
spent one year in the real estate
and insurance business and for
one year was assistant cashiei
of 'lie First Bank <>f Maysville.
Mr. Plaster married about two
years ago and moved to Pauls
Valley after his election. His
popularity is attested by the
fart that lie won his lirst race
for the democratic nomination
for oliice against a very popular
man who was running on a
good record, for a second term,
and who was also a nipple from
his birth.
Mr. Master's business and ex-
perience enabled him to take
hold of the vvoru of his office
from the beginning with ade-
quate comprehension of his
duties; and there is every indi-
cation that ho will continue his
record of "making good" in
whatever he undertakes.
for the unwary in the manage-
ment of the affaire of his pecul-
iarly important office; and his
reports, balances and showings
of his official doings have al-
ways been pronounced first class
by the examiners charged by
law with the duties of checking
up his office. With honesty as
his motto and common horse
sense as his guide, with the aid
of experiences of an active life,
he has made Garvin County a
good Treasurer under difficult
circumstances, and will doubt-
less continue to do so.
Register of Deeds
taught one years in the public schools
ol AsJieville, and following that taught
two terras in Tennessee. In 1908 ih« .
came to Pauls Valley, and most of the ' jj})
time since then she has occupied the |
position ofdeputydistrict clerk to ffhich jjV
position she brings the piticnce and
painstaking accuracy necessary for the
transaction of the complicated duties
of her office.
We want to call
your special
attention to our
THE BC5T
FLOUR
mm MARKET
IOOO POUNDS
DALLAR
District Clerk
T. J. Austin, District Clerk of
Gorvin County, was born in
Collin County, Texas, on Au
gust 29th, 1S75, where he remain-
iid for about ten years, going
thence to Callahan County, Tex
W ..I .Harris, I agister o< Deed • as> for two years, thence to Cad-
Deputy County Clerk
James A. Brooks, Deputy
County Clerk, was born on Dec.
20th., 1883, in Walnut Grove,
Red River County, Texas, at
the age of six years, moved to
the Indian Territory near Davis,
going thence after one year to
near Iona and there remained,
farming and attending school,
till 1908 when he began teaching
school which calling he pursued
at Iona, Foster, Antioch and
Brady till ,1900 when ho began
work as ticket clerk for the San
ta Fe at Wynnewood where he
remained till appointed Deputy
Clerk under Mr. Plaster.
M r Bi •ooks' fair education nd
skill as an accountant, with his
energy, ability and pleasing per-
sonality, give assurance of satis-
factory work in his department.
County Treasurer
County Treasurer J. F. Trim-
mer is a Tenneseean by birth,
but moved to Montague County.
Texas iu 1874, and in 1890 was
made Tax Assessor o f that
County and held the office for
four years. He moved to the
Indian Territory near Robber-
son in 1910. and lived there on a
farm till the advent of State-
hood when he was elected the
first County Treasurer of Gar
viu County on the deinocrotic
ticket, and was re-elected to the
second term as the nominee of
the same party at the last elec-
tion.
Though Mr. Trimmer, as did
all the other new oihpers, enter-
ed upon the duties of his office
at a time when no judicial con
struction of the confusing stat
utes regulating the duties of his
office had been made by the
Courts, and when common sense
the best if not the only
iilable as to his duties
* wananaged to
the pitfalls open
of Garvin County, is a native of
Georgia. Me came to the Indian
Territory in 1899 and began
work for Mr. S. J. Garvin in the
mercantile business where lie re-
mained employed till Mr.Garvin
went, out of the business when
he became bookkeeper for A. J.
Ilalluin and held the position
till Ik* went into the mercantile
business for himself at Mays-
ville and suffered a complete
loss by lire in February, 1907,
after which he was chosen out
of si* candidates for the defno ' ■
cntic nomination for the office ■■
of register of deeds of Gary in
County to which position he
was elected and which he has
uId since Statehood.
So popular was Mr Harris
personally and so efficient is he
in office that, lespite the allure ,
nients of th" office lie holds, no
one had the temerity to oppose
him fou.the democratic nomina
tion for the office he now holds
when he sought that nomination
for a second term and was nom-
inated and elected.
W hen it seemed last year that
the Democracy of Garvin Coun-
ty was hopelessly divided on the
election of County Chairman,
the name of Mr. Harris as a com
promise was finally suggested;
and no sooner had the suggestion
been made than it was unani-
mously approved by both sides
with cheers, and under his chair-
manship the utmost harmony in
the ranks of the party in the
County now prevails*
do Parish, La., for about ten
years, thence to Colgate, Ind.
Tor. in 1897, thence to Wagoner,
Ind. Ter. in 1899, thence to
Louisiana in 1900 where he was
married, thence toWayne,Okla.
Ho has farmed, ranched, attend
ed school, taught school for
t vo years near wayne, Worked
for T. J. Dobyns in the general
mercantile business at Storey in
Every sack is guaranteed to us by the
mill, therefore we garantee every sack
we sell you. It is absolutely the best
flour on the market.
THE VALLEY GROCERY
Garvin County's Records, therefore,
greatly enhance the value and dispatch
of her official work.
Deputy County Treasurer
L. /. As hurst, Deputy County
Treasurer of Garvin County,
was born in Rockwall County,
Texas, on Oct. '27ih., 1881, and
lived there till 19 years of age
where his parents were engaged
iu the gin and saw mill business,
and then ho moved to near
Lindsay, Okla., where he work-
ed oil a farm till he began work
for J. W. Twiggs as Deputy
County Clerk ol Garvin County
on Oct. Hth., 1909, in which
employment he served the Coun-
ty al till September 20th,.
1910, when he was made Deputy
County Treasurer under J. F.
Trimmer which position ho has
held si rice that time.
Mr. Aehurst is thoroughly
familiar with the duties of his
office, and his diligence and ap
plication to official duty is of
much value io the department
in the dispatch of business.
T. J. AUSTIN, DISTRICT CLERK,
1901, moved with Mr. Dobyn's
business to Maysville as his book
keoper and clerk, kept books for
I. II" Sample in his drug store
and post office at Maysville,
and served in numerous other
capacities during his life time.
Ho took a course in book-keep
iug at Draughon's Practical
Business College at Texarkana,
Texas, in 1896. Mr. Austin was
elected the first District Clerk
of Garvin County under State
hood on the democrat ticket;
and though the office he holds
was attractive enough to em
bolden others aspirants to seek
the nominaton against him when
he ran for a second term, he
won the nomination after a heat
ed contest in which he so con
ducted himself that all ill feel
ings was suppressed and he led
the democratic ticket in the
general election in Garvin Coun
ty last November.
Clerk of County Court
Miss Vera A. Wignall, daugh-.
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wig-
uall of Pauls Valley, is a native
of Nebraska; but at an early age
moved with her parents to
•Jans en (now Vandervoort),
Ark; she was graduated magna
cum laude at the Central High
School in Kansas City, Mo. in
1908. having prior thereto finish
ed her business coutse at the
Mena Business College of Mena,
Ark. Hlie was for two and one
half years a stenographer for the
Saundera-Tuuner Lumber Co.
in Kansas City, Mo., prior to
moving to Pauls Valley where
on J lily 22nd., 1908,she joined
her parents in Garvin County,
they having moved here in 1906.
Miss Wignall served as official
stenographer for the County
Court ofGarviu County till July
lst..,19i0, when she was made
Clerk of the County Court which
position she has held since that
time. Every whit "business" in
her office, there is not a more ef
ficient Stenographer or Clerk of
the County Court in Oklahoma
than Miss Wignall; and her
knowledge of and attention to
the details of her
her work invaluable in disposing
of the vast volume of buisness
transacted in the County Court
of Garvin County. She is ably
assisted by her Deputy, Miss
Julia LouisevJordan.
WANTED—A young Man to
grow with an Oklahoma Health
and Accident Co. Take charge
of his home County, and enlarge
as fast as his abilities and ambi-
tion require. Write Union Acci-
dent Company, Muskogee,Okla.
H. P. Showalter Pres. of the
Union Accident Co. of Muskogee
was in the city this week secur-
ing local agents.
Report of the Condition of
The First State Bank
At Elmore in the State of Okla-
homa, at t he close of busi-
ness Jan 7, 1911.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $12,810.46
Overdrafts, secured & unsecured 658.04
Stocks, Bonds, Warrants, etc. 3,546.56
Banking House and Lot 1,600.00
Furniture and Fixtures *543.19
Due from Banks 30,603.36
Bills of Exchange... 2,737.47
Guaranty Fund 116.38
Cash in Bank 968.82
TOTAL $53,584.28
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Paid in 10,000 00
Surplus Fund 2,000 00
Undivided profits, less expenses
and taxes paid 1,690.48
Individual deposits subject to
check 36,865.47
Time Certificates of Deposit 2,600 00
Certified checks 400.00
Cashier's checks outstanding 21.51
Suspense Accouat 6.82
When in need of wood call up
Harris's Wood Yard 167.
TOTAL $53,584.28
State of Oklahoma, "|
Office make County of Garvin, I
I, W. A. Grishani, cashier of the above
named Bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief, so help me God.
W. A. Grisham,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
14th day of Jan., 1911.
'Seal) j. p. Gibson,
Notary Public.
My Commission expires Dec. 12 1911.
Correct—Attest
C. L. Sullivan "j
> Directors.
J. H.Terry.
Deputy Register
Miss Fiossie B. Stalder. Deputy
Register of Deeds, is a native of Mis-
souri and received her education at
Grant City, Missouri, graduating there
from both common and high schools.
She took a buisness course at the Gem
City Business College, at Quincy,
Illinois, and three years thereafter held
positions with Live Stock Commission
companies in St. Joseph, Missouri. In
1905 she came to Pauls Valley, Indian
Territory, and for a short time held a
position as stenographer with Claud
Weaver. That same year she began
work recording in ths United States
District Clerk s Office, and continued
Hi h u , K duated'«" both there until Statehood, since which time
High School and Normal College at she has been Deputy Register of Deeds1
Asheville. After her graduation she of Garvin County. Her knowledge of |
Deputy District Glerk
Miss Susanne Farnsworth Johnson,
Deputy District Clerk, is th? only
North Carolinian among the Court
House force, having lived in that State
all her
ANNOUNCEMENT
We have purchased the J. E. Sanders stock
of groceries', located second door north of
J. E. Burch's store on Wall street We
will keep at all times a full and complete
line of
—Staple and Fancy Groceries and FEED
We will appreciate your patronage and
guarantee satisfaction. Our expenses are
the very lowest and we will give our cus-
tomers the benefit of same. Try us with
your next grocery bill.
Wagner's Cash Store
A- C. WAGNER, Mauager
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Lasater, Wayne H. Pauls Valley Democrat. (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1911, newspaper, January 26, 1911; Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc118347/m1/2/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.