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THE DRUGGISTS
There is money and health saved ty using Seasonable Medicine.
The next few weeks should be taken advantage of, in preparing for the
change from Winter to Summer Look after your Blood and Stomach.
Rexal Sasprilla Tonic and Rexal Americanitis are ideal spring Tonics
They banish that tired feeling and invigorate and freshen the system for
apring work We have a variety of goods that are now needed, such as
Arscnite of Lead and Copper Sulphate fcr Spray Fruit Trees, Insect
Powder, Disinfectants andStock Dips. We always keep on hand the best
line of toilet goods and Perfumes in the city. We ask you to call and in-
spect same.
I Valentines from Icent to $2.50 Phone 116 >
LAWTON MARKETS.
January 31, 1010.
Cotton, per pound
Wheal, per buHhel
Corn, per buHhel ..
.Vifalfr. Hay. pe. • uddudg-NI.
.Alfalfa Hay. per i«...-
Prairie Hay, per bale
Millet Hay, per bale
Hop." nor nound '• 3-4
Cattle, butcher's stuff per pound
6 1-
Apples, per bushel
Potatoes, per bushel
Chickens, old, per pot nd ..
Eggs. per dozen
Batter, per pound
Young Chickens, per pound
Spring*, per pound
Turkeys, per pound
. . 10c
$1.15
. .60c
. .50c
.. 86c
:i to i
$1.40
.. 85c
l-2c
.. 25c
. .25c
.. 12c
1-2 c
l-2c
POSTALBANK
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sl\* MtIt titlltl OI'I'IISKS
I (I I I I in OK PI Ml.II I.AMI
WASHINGTON. .Ian. 2S —Tliat there
I:. not unanimous approval of the pres-
ent methods of disposing of reserva-
tion public lands by lottery, was made
evident in the senate today, when Sen-
ator (Sore of Oklahoma and Burkett of
Nebraska, made vigorous protest
against the adoption . f this method in
the sale of the unallotted lands in the
Rosebud Indian reservation in South
Dakota.
The "uestion was sprung by Mr.
Gore who offered an amendment per-
mitting applications for the land to be
made by registered mail instead of re-
quiring h personal registration on the
ground. Mr. (lore said the present sys-
tem was both inconvenient and expen-
sive and had the effect of rutting out
the people who especially should lie
permitted to avail themselves of the
privileges of entering the lands.
Mr. Burkett criticised the present
system In unmeasured terms. He
described crime and bloodshed Inci-
dent to such openings and declared the
I present system the most vicious ever
I employed.
Replying, Senators ('.amble and
I Crawford, of South Dakota, defended
• the present method as the best obtain-
able.
After a mild filibuster, continuing
for two hours, the bill was passed.
Want* Postal Probe.
Senator Gore also submitted a reso-
lution, directing the committee on post
office and post roads to inquire into
jthe cost of transporting second class
mail matter.
The resolution is comprehensive in
scope, and contemplates an inquiry in-
ino new ti to
and
Mittiii
hie
have
two new
e erected
A R. Mc- j
From Fridev't Daily
Lawton is shortly
automobile garages—one
by R. T Mc Duffle and on
Lennan.
Mr McDuffle wil UinM « two story
brick between fifth and Sixth street on
I) avenue, fifty feet by one hundred-
fifty, all of the first floor of which is to
be used r« > •. the garage. McDuflle cells
the Black Crow machine.
Mr. McLennan to build. 25 x!50.
on the corner of Fifth street and E
avenue, a one story brick. In the re-
cent bankruptcy sale of the Bulck gar-
age. formerly managed by Steve O'Bri-
en. McLennan purchased the entire out
tit including the Buick contract. It is
expected that the new mirage will be
a Buick business and that it w.'ll op-
erate under the old contract.
standard weiuiits hill.
TOR OWEN ON E 01' FKOIhRS
OF UFASI RF TO HE-
COME LAW.
SYSTEM ^OUTLINED
• to the comparative cost of transporta
H. lirahii a. |„ < i.rl. Iniounl of n«J « .« <■". •?_>"*?!!
iw*it* llolli Dimtlilv |
and Total.
Washington. .Ian. 2!l.—The poM.il
savings hank hill, drafted hy Sen.itoia
Carter, Dolliver and Owen, a suli-eora-
ralttee iff the committee on postnifii
and poBtroads. was i' --:\'('tr,.l toda,.
en l was introduced In th-.1 senat'-1 '.
>lr. Carter
and fast freight, as it does also into
J into the rates paid to the railroad com-
j panics. Mr. Uore failed In any attempt
lo obtain immediate consideration for
the measure.
MIDLAND IIPINS MONDAY.
(Conilnlied From Pa,to One )
of the most lucretive businesses in
Guthrie, Okla., Jan. -9.—(Special)—
The bill by OouldiiiK prescribing a
stan lard system of welnhts and meas-
ures. which passed the senate at the
last regular session, but which failed
to pass the ho'lse. was adopted hy the
senate to-day. It provides that when-
ever articles named In the bill shall be
sold h the bushel and 110 agreement as
to weights and measures shall he mad
lait AliKS II KIIK. flesh.
Wilhoul a I'lusiciun. i
Those at the rooming house appai 1
ently knew of no effort to hnve his'
conditio!' become known, and were
content for hlm to die without medl-
can attention.
No clue as to the cause of his death
the accident occurring before he was
tlkell to the rooming house has been
found
Indications are that following an
altercation, his iaw was broken by a
heavy blow, which also knocked his
teeth from his gums. Efforts were
then made by those committing the
act to fasten the teeth In their place
by the use of steel wire.
During the uuee days which he
spent in ehe rooming house prior to
his death he was only able to par-
take of feed given hlm In the form of
milk or soup.
At the time of his death he had
thirty dollars in his possession. No
clue has been obtained, however, as to
where he was employed, or how long
he had been in Oklahoma City prior
to his death.
I'K.IMINKNT MINUAN TOWNSHIP
1IKMOI If AT ANXIH NTKS MIS
( VND1DH V.
S. S. Cox of Mangan township is
in the city today shaking hands with
vw ... . III lilt- 1 I „> I'i'lU,' P"""'""
by the parties, the bushel shall consist nianv personal and political friend:
of the following number of pounds: Njr (jox came un to launch his candl-
Salt and mineral coal, so pounds; coruj(]aCy tor th * county commissioner and
in the shuck. 72: unshelled corn. 70;|jle was m0Bt favorably impressed with
wheat, clover, peas, split peas, Irish reception his candidacy received
notatoes. clover seed. Including Al- at th<1 }iands of the democrats. He
falfa .'nd iilsike tor Swedish), 06:! |iag aiWays been prominent in the
onions. ">7; rve. shellel corn flaxseed. r0uncils of the party but has never be-
green peas, unshelled and kaffir corn,' t'oi-o been a candidate, contenting hlm-
56; sweet potatoes. 55; buckwheat. 2;1 gejf wjtj1 working for his party and
carrots, rutabagas, eornmeal. millet, jjjs friends.
and rape, 50; barley, apples, peaches, j M|. (,QX js a na(iV0 Qf Missouri and
pears, cucumbers, Hungarian grass. removed to Texas in 1885. He resided
seed and broom corn seed. 4S; castor jn tj10 ^one gtar y(ate for ten years
beans, 40; tomatoes and timothy seed. ^ jUM, i,,. removed to Calf county,
45; parsnips and hemp seed. 42; com
mon tunrips and sorghum seed. 42
Bermuda urass seed. 40; malt, .'18; 0
The bill provides there shaii be lho entire sta'v.
tablished a svstem of postal saxinge, \dluiicts in the Lobb*.
depositories under the supervision ami ,n at|4nt|on to the office and clock
direction of a board of trustees, con | mollls in tj„, wm be a cigar, in
sisting of the secretary of the tr- as-|t)ie uor;hwest corner, to be operated
urv. the nostmaster Kensral and the ,)V Uoberl Stevens- Miss Alma la-Ian
attorney-general, acting ex-offlc.o. ji oinR the day clerk and Ceorge Wil-
Sysi. in oi Depositarie*. Hams night man—and officers for the
This board is authorized to mak > all! I awton lma amj baggage company,
regulations governing custody of mon- • wh|ch win ht. over nea|. th(> elevator
eva deoosited with the postal savings l,in(j long distance telephone, buss and
4 S lie gage
age orange seed. 30; dried peaches, 151!;
>ats and cotton seed, 32; top onion
sets. 28; dried annles, 24; peanuts, 22 .
bran. 20; seed of blue grass, red top,
and orchard grass, 14; coke and char-
oal. 2,680 cubic inches per bushel. A
ton shall consist of 2.000 pounds oi the
article or commodity named. The bill
carries an emergency clause.
banks.
All post offices of a class authorized
to issue money orders, and such others
as the postmaster-general may desig-
nate. arc declared to be postal savings
depositories. The.V ftr«! to receive de-
posits from the public and are t<> be
kept open for the transaction of bus-
iness every day. Sundays and legal
holidays excepted, during the usual
imstofflce business hours of the town
or locality where the depositories are
located.
Ileuoslf Kcirulations.
Accounts may be opened by any per
son ten years old or over and by rnai
ried women in their own names and
free from interference by their hus-
bands. No person will be permitted to
have more than one account. An ac-
count can not be opened for less than
one dollar and no more than $100 can
be deposited in any one calendar
month.
Any deposits must be in multiples of
one dollar, but in order that smaller
amounts may be accumulated tor de-
posit savings cards will be issued and
ten cent postal savings stamps sold
When these cards are attached stamps
show an investment of $1 or multiples
thereof, they will be received as de-
posits.
Two Per Cent Interest.
Deoosits in nostal savings batiks will
draw two per cent interest deposited
in the liooks of the depositors once in
each year. No person will be allowed
to have a balance in a postal hank in
excess of S500. exclusive of accumu-
lated interest.
Fuuds received by postal savings
tanks are to be deposited in banks sub
ject to public supervision as nearly as
practicable in the neighborhood in
which the funds are received at a rate
of interest not less than 2 1-4 per cent.
The deposits are to be distributed
nmong the local banks on the basis ot
the capital and surplus, and the banks
may give indemnity bonds to insure
the safetv and nromut payment of de-
jiosits. At its option any bank may de-
posit collateral security subject to the
approval of the board.
In the event that banks refuse to te-
«;irive the postal deposits on the terms
pKacribed, the funds may he deposited
with the treasurer of the Unltel States.
Provision made for the mainten-
ance of a reserve fund not more ill ac-
count that ten i>&* cent of the total
funds deposited. Interest and profits
accruing from deposits of investment
of postal savings are to be applied to
the payment of expenses of adminis-
tration and anv excess Is to be covered
into the treasury as a part of postal
revenues.
Guthrie, Okla.. Jan. 27.—(Special)—
Secretary of State Cross today gave a
decision that the woman suffrage peti-
tions filed some weeks ago were suffi-
cient and in compliance with the law,
and Senator R. M. Roddie of Ada. who
Ali statutes relating to the safe- filed the original protest, gave notice
beeping of and proper accounting of of appeal to the supreme court. The
a re made applicable to | ladles were represent*.*! bv Jnlge J
baggage company will operate the
Midland's new $3,500 bus and attend
to the greater part of the transfer
and cab business. The barber shop on
the basement floor, which is lo be an-
other adjunct to the hotel, is not com-
plete yet and will not be operated for
the nresent. As yet, this business has
not ben let.
<;rfat i>si rax i:
FRAP I \rOYEREl>.
(Continued From Pare One)
Rider died on January 4. and an an
topsy yesterday developed the pres-
ence of a lesion in his lungs, sup
posedly the result of tuberculosa.
In aii affidavit. S. C. Renick. affiant,
secretary and treasurer of the
diana National Life Insurance com-
pany of Indianapolis, charges that de-
fendants J. .1 Keane P. J. Needham
and T. T. O'Leary. in tin employ of
the Indiana National and various oth-
er insurance companies, among them
the Independent Life Insurance com
pany of Kentucky, the Standard Life
Insurance company of Des Moines,
have beep guilty of conspv .i.; to
fraud the insurance companies and the
public generally.
\FU PL A N TO < I RH
THE KOOTLKM.I Rs.
?rori FridayV Daily.
In a letter to J. A. Fain, county at
torney of Comanche county, announc
ing the parole of H. O. Holder con-
convicted of violating the prohibitory
law. Governor Haskell announces ji
new policy to be followed in dealing
with such violators hereafter h
view of the decision of the criminal
court of apepals that a parole may bt
revoked after the lapse of any time
he states that on the advice of En-
forcement Attorney Fred Caldwell he
will m-ant paroles in a large number
of cases where the fines and costs
have been paid, on the theory that
having a jail sentence hanging over
him in case of any violation of the
dav; is more likely to keep an offend-
er straight than to let him serve out
his sentence and then ,ret out to re-
peat the offense.
Rl I KS WOU IN SI FFR M«E
PETITIONS IN LEO AL FORH
school per capita $1.
Guthrie. Ok.. Jan. 28.—<Special) —
The board of school land commission-
ers of the common school fund deriv-
ed from the income of the land and the
$.">.000.000 donation by congress, of
$515,478. This is a per capita distribu-
tion of $1. based on the school enum-
eration of 1910. and is larger than any
other per capita distribution of a simi-
lar date as far back as the records go.
The former appropriations have been
as follows; January, 1909, $.">00,284;
January 1908, $238,831 -..January,1907,
$309,996; January. 190t . *:506,84:J; Jan-
uary 1905, $256,674.
The 1910 aportionment of $515,478 is
to be divided among the seventy-six
counties according to the scholastic
population of each. Comanche county
wil get aproxiniately $11' 000.
II Mill R8 I V h 1 COUNT!
ex \.min vtions today.
Something like thirty teachers from
various parts of the county are ner
today taking the regular quarterly
teacher's examination, being given by
County Superintenlent J. A. Johnson
in the city council chamber.
Oklahoma. At the opening of this
country he drew a farm one half mile
south of Fi-xon. He landed upon this
farm with his wife, seven children
money. By hil* own efforts he has Im-
proved an adjoining quarter and now
has one of the finest improved half
sections of land in Comanche county.
r. Cox comes from a section of
the county that has never been repre-
sented upon the county ticket, though
his township is one of the democratic
strongholds. He has a man in the
prime of life who has been schooled
by experience. He knows Oklaho-
ma and Oklahoma conditions and is
well equipped for the office to which
he aspires.
When asked as to his position upon
public questions. Mi. Cox stated that
believed a man should use the same
care in the public business that he
does in his own and that the affairs of
the country should be administered as
tconomlcally as is consistent with
the best public service.
Mr. Cox is a man of good address, a
mixer and intends on making an ag-
gressive campaign.
The Kndeavor Society of the Chris-
tian church has arranged with Chas
Muspelman of Anaoarkd to give his
ianions Chautauqua lecture in this city
in February, in which be narrates his
thrilling experiences when he visited
the Paris exposition.
RCDF FFFOltT TO SET HONE
SHOWS: HIT ONLt \1)1)EI) TO
Ills sI'FFERINOS.
Proprietors of Lodainir House Sa> Two
Friends Kroinrht deorire Tread-
well. Then Left Him.
Ill HKLF HORSE IS
STILL VALI ABLK
Oklahoma City. Jan. 27.—-Alone with
his jaw broken in three places, unable
to speak for three days, and the most
mysterious circumstances surrounding
his death. George Tread well, believed , ,,
to have been at one time a newspaper value $<so.308.000. as compared with
writer of national reputation, lies dead the previous vear when the number
at the Simon Undertaking establish- was 21,720,000. the average price $32.-
Washington. Jan. 27.—lii spite of
the greatlv increased use of the auto-
mobile. it has been unable to deprest
either in number or value the Amerl
can horse. The price of horses, ac
cording to a statement today by tne
crop report board of the department
of agriculture, rose from an average
of $95.64 each in 1908 to $108.19 a head
in 1909. In numbers the horses of the
United States increased from 20.040,000
to 21.040.000 and the value from $1.-
974.052.000 to $2,276,363,000,
The report which gives the number
un i value of farm animals in the Uni-
ted States on January 1. 1910. disclose
the fact that the high price of beef is
iu the smallest degree due to a de-
crease in the number of range cattle,
Only a slight falling off in range cat-
tle is shown from the figures of the
previous vear. while there has been
an increase in the number of horses,
mules, milch cows and sheep. H
however, have lost in numerical
strength.
The number of mules was 4.123,000;
the average prices I119.S4 a head; and
the total values $194,095,000, as com-
pared with the previous year, when tin
number was 4.053,000. the average
price $107.84 and the total value $437,-
082.000.
Milch cows numbered 21.801.000; the
average price $35.79; and the total
ment, his death having occurred
amidst the most squalid surroundings
at a cheap rooming house. 2Vs West
Reno street. Tuesday night. His jaw-
bone crushed, and his teeth roughly
fastened to his jaw with small pieces
of wire, he is believed to have died as
a result of foul play.
Three days ago James Kelley and R
Jennings, who have been employed by
Ed. P. Bennett, a contractor of tMs
citv, appeared at the rooming house
with Tread well, and engaged a room
for him, paying the rent in advance.
No explanation for Treadwell's con-
dition was given and Treadwell nu-
36 and the total value $707,945,000,
The number of other cattle was 47.-
279.000. the average price was $i9.41
a head, and the total value was $917,-
453,000, as compared with $49,379,000.
the average price $17.49 a hea dand the
total value $863,754,000 January 1,
1909 .
The number of sheep was 57 216,000.
the average price was $4.08 and th?
total value was $233,664,000. For tht
previous vear the number was 56,084.-
000. the average price $3.43 a head and
the total value $192,632,000.
The number of swine was 47.782.000,
the average price was $9.14 a herd and
follow In® changes are indicated:
Horses have increased 400.0**0.
mules 70.000; milch cows. 81,000; other
cattle decreased 2.100.000; sheep in
creased 1,132.000; swine decreased 6,-
365.000.
In average value per head, horses
increased $12.55; mules $12; milch
cows $3.13; other cattle, $1.92; sheep,
65 cents; swine. $2.59.
in total value, borees Increased]
$302,311,000- mules. $57,013,000; milch
cows. $77*368*000; otfeei cattle«
690,000; sheep, $41,032,000; swine, $sl,-
809,000.
The total value of all animals enum-
erated on January 1. 1910, was $5.-1
138.486,000. as compared with $4,525,-
259.000 «iii January 1. 1909. an increase
of $613,227,000, or 13.6 per cent. I
111 *SI |{i: I V! KOIU C t II ll'i >I N t-
TOH I HUM . SKM.S I'l Hi'<ISK I
l\ ( Eh. V LIMITS.
Guthrie. Okla. Ian. 27.— (Special.) j
An act making it unlawful to kill. |
hunt, shoot, shoot at. or chase in any
manner any deer in counties of the
state having a population of more
than thirty-one thousand and less
than thlrtv-two thousand as shown by
the federal census of 1907—an
amendment, in effect, of the present
state game law—was Introduced today
in the upper house of the state legis-
lature bv Senator J. Elmer Thomas of
Comanche county, as follows: *
Sec. I. It shall be unlawful to kill,
hunt, shoot, shoot at or chase in any
manner any deer within any county
in this state having a population of
more than thirtv-one thousand and less
than thlrtv-two thousand as shown bv
the federal census, bulletin No. 89.
Sec. 2. Anv oerron violating the
provisions of this ac s-hall be guilty
df a mindemeanor anc upon conviction
thereof shall be punished bv a fine
not less thai we hundred dollars,
nor more tha- hundred dollars.
(JAL TWO—
and by imprisonment in the countv iail
not less than thirty davs. nor more
than six months.
\ fleets Ouh i o mil lie lie.
Comanche is the only county in
the state having a uopulation between
jt'hirty^one and tiiirtv-two thousand,
so that the measure is iu effect one
of a local issue. Under the state con-
stitution no measure prescribing local
regulations alone can be adonted bv
the legislature but the bill as intro-
duced avoids this nrovision bv making
the act aunlicable to anv counties hav-
ing the prescribed population. Senator
Thomas reallv favors a similar law for
all Oklahoma but. knowing that east
side legislators would not permit i«
measure preventing deer hunting in
that section of the state to become a
law. worded his bill s- as to affect his
countv which, outside" eastern
Oklahoma, is the onlv section of the
state containing deer in anv number.
Provides Fees and Salaries.
Another amendment to the state
ame law has also been introduced bv
Thomas so as to enable the fish an 1
game garden to draw the salaries and
uses of his department out of the
game protection fund created in the
fonnei act. The bill appropriates
$8,640.07 out of that fund to cover
such expenses from June 12. 1909, to
February 1, 1910.
ST\TE DEMOCRATS TO CONVENE
IN OKI. WIOM \ CITY. FEB.
12. TO PLAN < V >1 PA ION.
Guthrie. Okla.. Jan. 27.—tSpecial)—
J. B. Thompson, chairman of the demo-
cratic state committee, issued a call
for a meeting of that committee at
Oklahoma City. February. 12. to dis-
•cuss t#he political situation in the
state and to make arrangements for
tiie coming campaign.
The object of this meeting is to dis-
cuss generally the party conditions in
the state and to take steps looking to
the piotesetion of the democratic or-
ganization throughout the state for
the approaching campaign and to do
such other and further work as in the?
judgment of the committee may be
deemed necessary when it has con-
vened.
000D ROADS PRESIDENT I ROES
CO-OPERATIVE ACTIVITIES.
Stillwater, Ok la.. .Ian. 25.—( Spe-
cial)—"The Oklahoma State Good
Roads Association invites the co-op-
eration of all civic associations, clubs
and unions and will, with their as-
sistance, supply and disseminate in-
formation concerning ways and
means to coriBtruct an ! maintain per-
rnenent highways, where we are now
dependent on weath/r conditions
said W. K. Golt of Oklahoma City,
president of the Oklahoma Good
Roads Asb<> i.ition, on a visit to the
state Agrl, i lltural and Mechanical
college today following the adoption
by the 'beard of agriculture of Mr.
Golt'# request for a good road's de-
partment in the state agricultural
co 11 eg®. * 1
"The- mot t i of the association is
organisation, agitation and co-op
eratlon. With these three factors
the National State Good Roads As-
sociation* ha\" succeeded in bringing
the present antiquated methods into
the limelight, in contrast with what
could and should obtain. Unskilled,
spasmoAS efforts have been made by
those in control of our public high-
ways during the paBt fifty years to
better cowltions and maintain good
road 8. Their intention was for the
best, but^unfi* unately their educa-
tion along this line was sadly defi-
cient. and they did not know how
to expend the moneys economically
or intelligently this, coupled with
the lack of; aufH<'ient funds to under-
take any^ e^kensive improvement,
hampered! Y&eB*oad builder and re-
stricted feWOperations. He could
not aeca rcftllsh anything. however
skilled ii<; nigbi have been, for lack
of ne csJWmnds.
The fault Is wholly because of
methods. system is wrong.
Change the' SVstem. Employ skilled
engineer make plans and speci-
flrationF coireitfng location, drainage
and con strHCltoi Let the work by
contract tp lowest responsible
bidder ant! la'Sls- the he comnly with
everv c< nrtUion of the specification.
"Isgut bonds to cover the improve-
ment ait<| tojfAosteritv assit in the
nay ment,, US, the participate in the
benefit. FlwPfKally the identical
road ta> now fa id will create a sink-
ing funrt^tkat-will tJike care of the
turity. This year's road
oses, county, town-
x approximates $:>.-
sum paid annually
und wou.d in ten
ntereat. amount to
tal of t.10.000.000,
Great Sale of Horses,
Buggies and Harness*
11910
Fourteen Head of Fine Drhing and Work Horses and >larcs and Two
Span of Oeod Mule* will be sold at tliet erner of Thiid and D
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 5TH
Commencing at 10 oYlock. I lie opportuuit) of the ea*ou to secure
ones. .. M
HORSES \ND MI LES.
1 rpan of bay mare mules, 15 1-2 hands high. :i and 4 years old. 1 span
of black mules, 15 bands high. and 4 years old. I ba> horse, weight 1100, 7
ears oid, 1 sorrel horse 1150 pounds 8 years old. t sorrel mare, weight
1000 pounds. 6 years old. 1 sorrel horse weight 1000 pounds, 6 years oil,
1 black mare six years old weight 1000 pounds, 1 sorrel mare, seven years
old weight lioo pounds. 1 white mare right years old, weight 950 pounds. 1
bay mare five \ ars old. weight 950 pounds. 1 black mare, seven years old,
weight 1100, 1 bay horse 8 years old. weight 1150 pounds. 1 bay horse 10 years
old. weight 120o pounds. 1 black horse, seven years old, weight 1200 pounds
I bay ohrse. ei^'it years old. weight 1200 pounds. 1 black poney. 10 yearAr
old. weight 900 pounds. All of these horses are city broke and will drive
single or double.
IIIOOIES.
I Indian hack. 1 surry. 1 Standhope, 2 rubber tired top buggies, 2 rubber
tired runabouts, 4 steel tired top buggies, 2 old top buggies, 2 old surries, 2
extra tongues, extra pieces.
harness.
d ibis haiM- ss. s .in-1 - harm ss. Kxtra straps, ha.: I V i.arueKs.coli
SADDLES.
. I ladles' sad He, 1 flat saddle. 1 cowboy saddl.e
MISt ELI. A \ CO I s.
12 whips. 2 saddle blankets, 2 riding bridles, 8 heavy laprobes, 3 ''"ht
laprobes. 1 pitch fork, 1 scoop shovel. 1 small shovel. 1 rake. 2 curry combs,
iirushes, 1 pair sheep shears, 1 wagon jack, 1 monkey wrench, 3 buggy
wrenches, 1 hose, 1 feed cart, 3 baiters.
TKRMS:—A credit of 9 months will be given on all sums over $10, j„ir-
chascr mving nite with amoved senility to bear cent interest. A discount
d! :■ pi r cent will be given on all ^ms over 10 if paid in cash. All si Xfi
of $10 or under cash in hand.
E. R. JONES, Owner.
COL. J. II. MORGAN. Auctionee.-.
bonds at na^ti
tax for all r
shin and
000.000. whi
into a sir
years,
the enon
which divide
ty-five coffil
Ssfenly with the seven-
's in the state, each
tain these roads for ten years. Con-
struction companies can be found
who would undertake to construct'
and maintain these roads for tell
stated period of years for the mon-
Th • c"' our state adopt this
meti' 1 tote them to construct
and maintain their pavements. Why
should not the rural districts profit
their experience and adopt the
same method. Of the moneys now
tax. $:!.000.000, what per cent reach-
es the road after passing the guant-
let of the county, township and dis-j
triet road officials? With the offl-
ials of seventy-five counties ssoak-J
ing up $150,000 and the officials of j
1.000 townships absorbing $400,000
and the officials of 6,000 road dis-
tricts absorbing at least $450,000,
$1,000,000 of the road moneys is
consumed and does not reach the
roads of the state. The remaining
$2,000,000, from the fact that it I so
principally paid in labor, is not
worth over 30c on the dollar—re-
sulting in its only being posible for
one-third of the moneys to ever
reach the highway.
"Who would pay 33 1-3 per cent
for supervision or adept and allow
pay fo.# labor that is worth only 50c
ou a dollar? Not you, Mr. Farmer,
for yau know too well their value.
Why permit your money to be ab-
sorbed in this manner and then
"cuss the roads?" Put the same
method into effect you enforce in all
dealing's that are personal and get
your money's worth. Cut out the
multitude of middlemen and let the
money reaen the consumer, "the
highways," and you will have no oc-
casion to 'cuss the roads.' Invoke
the aid of the new road improve-
ment district law. vote the necessary
bonds on a 5 per cent basis of the
aseessed value of the improvement
district and construct, maintain and
enjoy the use of good roads while
you are paying for them.
The agitation for centralizing
school districts into graded schools
so that the higher education is with-
in the reach of our farmers boys and
girls, without sending them away
from home—and the demand that
every farmer's family has the right
to insist upoe—a good road to
church, school and town, all appeal
to you as business men and farmers.
"This coupled with the fact that
we annually pay about $250,000,000
in excess of what we would expend
to market our crops, ifhauled over
good roads bsould serve to awaken
an interest and cause the farmer to
make the county roads a business
proposition. Capitalized to fulfill
every demand that may be made up-
on it, to build and perpetuate good
roads and meet every requirement of
travel.
"Comparisons are odious. Build
a mile of good road in each road dis-
trict and see how rapidly the farm-
er learns the difference. An object
lesson road, such as can be built in
every district, would soon put the
present methods in sharp contrast
with skilled location, drainage, con-
struction and maintenance, and
cause the farmer to insist upon in-
telligent expenditure of road moneys
and business methods. It is a fact
that can not be controverted that the
system that has been in use in the
past in every other state in the
Union does not build or maintain
roads. Art. 2, bill of rights, Sec. 11,
provides that every person 'shall
give personal attention to the du-
ties of the office to which he is elect-
ed or appointed™.' T!*® •" «>'*
the last thing considered, everything
else being first.
"With the past and its experiences
to guide us, there seems to be only
one way open to the betterment of
our public highways. The control
must be centered in the hands of a
state highway comission,-as provided
by Sec. 1, of the Constitution, Art.
16. The multitude of road officials
who consume the major portion of
the road moneys must be reduced
and the work each county must
likewise be centered in a county
highway commission, consisting of
at least three members. The county
highway engineer should be head
of this commission and be skilled in
the art of roiid^ttUdii g and drain-
age, a graduate^vSpni' school of en-
gineering. wiill iopnefyears of exper-
ience In addition*' Thi> county high-
way conmiissi^^'^ihoiild be elected
for six years. elseUAg « new member
every two ; earSt ^A11 road taxes
Agitate ttfe road question at every
meeting of the Farmers' Union, fann-
ers' institutes and wherever there is
a gathering of taxpayers.
"The cities and towns are in the
same position that confronted the
prophet: 'If the mountain won't
come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go
to the mountain.' They invoke the
aid of the farmer to assit them in
making a mud blockade impossible,
standing ready to meet them half
way and co-operate in inaugurating
a system that will secure good roads
from now henceforth.
Political
Announcements
should be paid |i
tion and mai
tracted anpu
and all work
or specificati
highway co
report shoul
where the
for what pu
All construc-
should be con-
2 lowest bidder
h1 under plans
by the county
An annual
fy when and
s expended and
Subject to tlie will of the Democratir
voters to be expressed in the Primary
Election. Tuesday. August 2. 1910: ..
For t oinmlssioner. Southern District
JOE T. GREEN. Cache Township
S. L. COX. Mangan Township
For Sheriff
P. L. ST. CLAIR.
LOt VL AND PERSON VL.
►
From Tuesday's Daily.
A. L. Dillard is spending the day
at the fort on business.
Sam Henderson of Walter was a vis-
itor to the city today.
J. W. Hanncn of Kempt is in tie-
city today on business.
W. A. Carver of Hollis is in the
citv todav on business.
J. W. Muse of Walters was in the
city today on business.
A. E. Swenson of Snyder is in the
city today on business.
Bob Sultan of Walter is a business
visitor in the city today.
Judge Cease of Indiahoma was in
the city today on business.
W. H. VanOden of Anadarko 1%JB
the city today on business.
.1. J. Bishop of Oklahoma City was
in the city today on business.
A. J. Hunter of Snyder was a busi-
ness visitor to the city today.
R. L. Cox of El Reno is in the city
today attending to business.
S. W. Henderson of Temple was in
the citv today attending court.
Mrs. Yarbrough left this morning
for a visit to friends in Cement.
James S. Smith of Anadarko is a
business visitor in the city today
R. L. Swan went up to Oklahoma
City todav on important business.
Mr. and Mrs. Porter of Hastings are
in the city today attending court.
Mr. Owen of Walter is in the city
today attending to business matters,*.
li. Oldham of Junction City h ^
the city today to attend to business.
D. Jackson left this morning for a
short business trip to Oklahoma City.
J. A. Sharpe cashier of the Chatta-
nooga state bank was in the city yes-
terday on official business.
John Willis of Snyder was in the
city today on his way to Oklahoma
Citv.
Edna Gleason and Noma Wilste left
this morning for a visit to friends as
Yale.
E. W. Stuart of Chickasha is in the
city today attending to business mat-
ters.
Mrs. J. A. Spiker left this morninfi
for a visit to relatives in Emporia.
Kansas. *
Mrs. H. W. Way left this mornln||
for Tulsa on a visit to friends aif#
relatives.
Miss Grace Bezdecheck left this
morning for a visit to friends in
Chickasha.
T. M. Robinson, an attorney of Al-
tus is In the city today attending w
court matters.
Mis Lena Mustain left this morninaH
for Oklahoma City to li' v^th n^fl
aunt at that place.
Joe Jacobson has been ill 11
home the past few days and unable w|
attend to his business.
FOK SALE—RcKistereil Jersey ><**
ling bull ready for service.
1-18 d 2t w It OVE HARRIgjLqS
FOR SALE—Or trade, house and
for horses, cattle, farm implements,
time on part. J. W. Keeley, 812 Stj
Ave., Lawton. 1-19 dlt
FURNISHED DOOMS.
Goods beds, warm rooms and cleaj
surroundings in center of block ijortB
of court house. .
518 C Ave. Phone
CHICI
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Williams, J. Roy. Lawton Constitution-Democrat (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 22, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 30, 1910, newspaper, January 30, 1910; Lawton, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc119851/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.