The El Reno Democrat. (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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EL RENO, OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY. AUGUST Z7, 19C8.
NUMBER 24.
WATER COMPANY CLAIMS TO
HAVE PLENTY OF WATER.
MERCHANTS FORCE!)
TO CLOSE DOORS
Measures of Relief Must be Taken or
Business Men Will Suffer Loss of
Goods by the Dust.
Problem May be Solved by the City
Voting Bonds for the Construction
of a New System.
Mil
A serious problem confronts the
mi rchnnts of the city at present and
unlers some remedy is found they
will either be forced to stand a great
loss to their goods or close the doors
of their stores until such time as the
dust is settled by the rain.
Many of the leading merchants are
complaining and have taken their
grievance to Mr. LaBryer, who has
the street sprinkling contract, and
have been told that the water com-
pany has shut off the water for this
purpose and the only way he could get
water was by going to the lake and
hauling it in from there. A call at
the waterworks office was rewarded
by the information that there
water works which would be owned i
and controlled by the cit\ and would
bp at the disposal of the city for an>
and all purposes. The plan which is
being advocated by the mV chants
and those who have the greatest in-
terests at stake is that the water >f
the North Canadian be utilized
a large storage reservoir Ik* constru
ed that would hold sufficient water t -
carry the city through the dry months
of the year. With a properly con-
structed clarifying plant and a good
system of pumps the river water
would be pure and there would be
plenty to run a city four times the
size of El Reno. Oklahoma city de-
pends on the Canadian for all of their
water supply and thorp is seldom any
j complaint of the shortage of water
nor of its quality.
1 The water question has been one of
the problems of this city for the past
. eight years and today, under the pros
lent company the city is no nearer a
| solution than it was eight years ago.
j The franchise of the present com-
pany will expire in a few years now
and the city should begin at once the
| erection of a new plant in order that
it will be able to turn the water into
its own mains the moment the present
, company's franchise expires.
) If an election for the issuance of
( bonds for. this purpose should be call-
it would meet with a ready ro-
th Ward—Frank Meyers. Henry
r. J. T. I*ag< Is, Otto Shut tee.
Clark. I.. A. Devine, George
A. W. Ernest, Mnitt Setzei.
addit;on the new Democratic
ty committee will m et tomorrow
organization. This meeting will
ailed to order b> the present
chairman. 1 .lined at h following the
organization of the committee ste| s
looking toward a compute orvjaniza
tic \ of the count> will be perfected.
SEASON
he __
en n.
v i IT GAME WILL BE PLAYED
SEPTEMBER 19.
Universities Have Issued Calls for
Practice to Try Out New Ma
terial for Teams.
was e,|
plenty of water 011 hand and that the Lpon.se from all of the vot< rs and tax-
Stan,I nine n. full Tn vW of thlB Imypr8 of ,hp city an,| w0„|(] ,)p
stand pipe was full. In view of this
fact it seems strange that the water
should be denied for street sprinkling
when it is so necessary for the coin-
fort and cleanliness of the merchants
who are willing to pay for the sprink-
ling.
About the only solution that is pre-
sented for the relief of these condi-
tions is for the city to vote bonds for
the construction of a new system of
no doubt but what the election would
be carried by ail overwhelming major-
ity.
The Democrat invites the expres-
sion of views along these lints by the
merchants and others of the city who
are interested and the columns of this
paper are open to all who desire to
express their views on the subject
to the public.
WEST SIDE
HERSHBERGER'S STORE RAIDED
BY THIEVES LAST NIGHT.
Money Drawer Robbed and Stock of
Candy and Chewing Gum Con-
siderably Reduced.
j whom have already been appointed as
follows:
| Second district, O. I>. Halsell. Okla-
; homa City, John J. Gerlach, Wood
| ward.
I Fourth district, Frank Bonner of
I Ardmore and J. D. Lankford of Atoka.
| Fifth district. John M. Young of
Lawton and John K. Williams of
Hobart.
The members of the executive com-
' mittee for the first and third districts
j have not yet been appointed and may
1 m t until after this first meeting, as
j the candidates in these districts have
not yet agreed on the men whom th< '
New York,
east college
think of the
premacy on
Aug. 26.—All over the
men are beginning to
annual struggle for Bli-
the gridiron. Already
Hershberger's grocery store
Watts street, at the head of Miles {wailt t° serve.
avenue, was raided by burglars last ! Speaking of th
night. Entrance to the store was
gained by cutting the wire screen
over the %transom of the front door,
and forcing the transom shutter back.
The money drawer was robbed of
about ten dollars in silver ami forty
or fifty pennies, and a lot of candy
and chewing gum were taken.
The burglars attempted to pry the
front door open in order to make j °^er ^ePai'tments selected,
their exit, using a nail puller as a
"jimmy," and the door was badly
marked by the iron. Finally the left
by way of the back door. It is believ-
ed that the burglary was committed
by boys, as the finger marks left in
the dust on the window sill are too
small to have been made by a man's
hand.
Burglars seem to have a partiality
for Mr. Hershberger's goods and
money, as the store was burglarized
on a previous occasion, but the money
stolen upon that occasion was recov-
ered later. The store is outside the
business district of the city, and there
are no night policemen in that por-
tion of town, except on rare occasions.
Mr. Hershberger says that he will to
a certainty "get" the next burglar
who raids his shop.
ting / Thurs-
day, Chairman Thompson says that it
probably will l e the most important
meeting of the executive committee,
as the location of state headquarters
will bo decided, the plan of the state
campaign agreed on and outlined, the
headquarters force selected and or-
ganized and the heads of the speak-
ers bureau, the press bureau, and
DEMOCRATIC
several of the big universities have
issued calls for the candidates to
gather for preliminary practice, and
within the next few weeks the pros
pective football gladiators will be
found on their respective fields, try-
ing out the new maneuvers contrived
by ingenious coaches.
The Carlisle Indians will be the
first to play a real game this year,
having scheduled a contest with A!
bright college for September 1!). Har-
vard will open its season with Bow
doin on September 30, and on the
same date Yale will play its initial
game of the season with Wesleyan.
while Pennsylvania will meet Urslnus
Princeton, Cornell, West Point ami
Annapolis* will begin the season on
October .° . While it is yet too early
to estimate the comparative strength
of the elevens of the big colleges,
nearly all of them have good material
and the struggle for first honors will
probably be the closest and most ex-
citing in years.
Changes in the football rules are
not as many as in previous years, but
they are important. A change in the
forward pass rule which Ail! likely
have a decided bearing on the game
has been made. When a forward
pass i.s legally touched only the man
of the passer's side who first touched
it shall be entitled to recover the
ball until it is touched by an op-
ponent.
Ithe he ■ ; b*ing the only woman^
Ito su' .- ril e to the fund and she is j
a ! '.nt |he w ill t||f in |
i of wntima Je i i j
Bryan as any of the nun who are
working toward the great victory.
The fur.tl is drawing close to the
ti:':. doll... mark and the first demit-
ta: ce v .11 be forwarded to Governor |
Ifrskel! in a few days.
'i'i - 10 lia • mbiBrlbt ! ice J
the lilt II : WM publlled are: .1 A. J
H i.-■ .i' Im <hratan, n. I.. Fogs |
A. W Ernest, Ren F. Wilson, It. X
Whittles y, J. Kelly, F. R San
tom. IV 1' VanGundy, Kate E Meade,
H. C. Bradford and John J. Carney.
Everj in mocrat should hasten to
have his name enrolled on the first
list that is sent in and should urge
his friends to assist in raising the
fund which will enable the party to
achieve success at the polls In the
election this fall.
The fund from this county should
reach five hundred dollars at the least
and it should be a matt r of pride to
every I • mocratic voter in the county
that the showing be as large as pos-
sible. Don't put it off. Do it now.
Contributions may be left at the
Democrat office or the Commercial
bank and the names of those who
contribute will be published in the
Democrat.
PCRTiON OF B1LLUPS BILL DEL a.mitd
CLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
In
Atto
ountv
JiUHiE IIIWE RENDERS
urt last
\ appear-
iportance
large at-
itlon It! of
COUNTY DELEGATES WILL MEET
TOMORROW.
Will Select Delegates to the State
Convention and AdoDt Platform
for County Candidates.
J NO. CARNEY FOR JUDGE.
The appointment of three judges of
the criminal court of appeals will
soon be made and some of the wise
ones- who have the inside dope say
the men appoint •«I will be Henry Fur-
min, Tom Doyle and Jno. J. Carney,
the latter our townsman.
Three bitter men could not be found
than the above named, and especially
so. Jno. Carney.
.Mr. Carney is a well read lawyer,
with a strong analytical mind capable
of interpreting the
to all: he is an excellent citizen, an
ardent Democrat—requisites necessary
for a man to have to creditably fill
the place. Jno. Carney has served
his people well—as county attorney, as
delegate in the constitutional conven-
tion, as a lawyer among us, and as
a citizen, lie is able, conscientious,
and capable, and if Governor Haskell
sees fit to appoint Carney as one of
the judges of the criminal court of ap-
peals he will have an appointee who
will fill the office with dignity and
credit. Here's hoping that John gets
the appointment.
PRODUC E Sill
(night. Cot
Ing for ti
• of the case aliraclid ;u
tendance ;t tin- scsfion.
Judge l.i)v\. in |i| that
[article 3 of the prohibitory law of
Oklahoma i« unconstitutional, for th*
reason that the title of the bill, com.
luoitly known ,i> tii** Itillups booze
^ bill, does not mention drunkenness,
nor make It an offense He also held
| that the repealing dau.se of the Rll-
I lupa bill repeals section f*f>4 of article
Only Law Against Drunkenness is to - - „i, ...
cnapt 'r Ja ol Wilson - statutes of
Oklahoma, which dealt v'.th the sub-
I ject of drunk) tines* under the old law.
I He further held that t.h« only law
night Judi e I-owe handed ' now in force under which drunkenness
Failure of Title to Mention Drunken-
ness Renders Important Section of
BUI N'.'ll and Void.
be Found in Ordinance Books of
Cities and Towns.
I.a-t night Jud: e
down a decision which Is ono of the
most important and far-reaching of
all the decisions ever rendered by an
Oklahoma court—and stated that he
did it reluctantly, but that it was the
law.
The d< eision referred to gave John
Little his liberty, ami, if sustained by
can be punished is the ordinances of
cities and town- wit'iin such cities
or towns.
County Attorney Clark contended
that the repealing clause of the Bil-
lupB bill, whfeh the court had held
was partly constitutional and partly
unconstitutional, repealed only such
will be taken, leaves Oklahoma with-
out a state law against drunkenness.
Little had been arrested for being
drunk, and was convicted and given
.a fine and jail sentence. His attor-
Iney, James Frame brought habeas
corpus proceedings to secure the re-
UNITE FOR DISPLAY. .lease of his client. The case was
the supreme court, to which an appeal | portions or existing acts as were In
conflict with lite constitutional |>or-
tions or the liillup* bill; but the court
held that It rep< iil"d nil existing acts
in conflict with all parts of the bill.
Little was ordered relinsed. and Mr.
Clark gave notice of his intention to
appeal to the
state.
supreme court or the
..-r I
Opportunity for All to Display Their!0' a uniform size, solid and as large' had the full
Wares and Produce Would be of
Benefit to All Classes.
The subject of a home product show
as mentioned in a recent Issue of the
Democrat has been taken up by sever
al farmers of the county and the sue
cess of the undertaking will be as-
sured if the proper impetous is given
by the merchants of the city.
A prominent farmer of the county
in discussing the subject this morning
said: "It will afford a chance for
every farmer in the county to display
the results of his toil and every farm
er's wife or daughter would make
an effort to show her handiwork in
butter making, cooking and fanc>
work. It will not be necessary to
offer any large premiums as the honor
of being awarded a blue ribbon will
tempt many to make a display who
would care absolutely nothing about
the money premium." What he said
was correct and the women of the
com tv would take pride in show ing
their canned peaches. Jellies, bread
and cake while the men were show
ing th ir best bushel of corn and
w hear.
The merchants of the city would be
greatly benefitted by making a display
of the wares they offer for sn I * am.
the expenses of 111«■ show would be
met by the rental of floor space fo
booths wherein displays of an advei
with justice I tl8,"£ nature could be made.
A large crowd would be drawn t
| the cit;. for the exhibition and man
j outside concerns w ould be glad of a
opportunity to have a demonstrnto
exhibit their wares at a show of thi
kind.
This has been tried in other citie
and has proven so great a success tlia
in many of them a merchants and m
canics fair is held on an average o
twice each year. It has been foun
to pay in other cities and would pa
in El Reno.
voting strength of the
as the famous Colorado potato. j county, about 4,000. been polled.
Mr. White has in about one acre j The expense of registrators, amounfc-
of potatoes that will yield him about Ing to $41.50, had nor heretofore been
one hundred and titty bushels which' done by the county. Thit expense
Mill equal $150,00 Tor the acre. The wli not occur at the lirri> nf the No-
seed was planted early in May and vemlier election, except to a very
received only what attention could , limited extent—probably $10 or $12.
be Si.cn It In the Interval of other as it is estimated that Uut« are not
farm work. more than 400 voters in this city who
Mr. \\ liite s farm is all upland Ihave not register, d Th re wili—tnt
which disproved the old illusion that no county ballots to print for the No-
only valley land would grow pota vember election, and all other sup
toes successfully. plies, such as seals, record books, etc..
Oklahoma soil will grow any crop J were bought in sufficient, numbers for
that can be grown In any part of the j the primary i lection to supply the
Unit 1 States and grow it better than I demand In November.
any other state Into the bargain and Numerically, the wards of El Reno
it might be mentioned in thin Conner- led the precincts, th- Fourth ward
ti on that Canadian county Is one of | polling more than any olher in the
th.. banner counties or the state, ir city, while Darlington precinct brought
the runnels would pay mote attention Iup the rear, with only sixteen votes,
to the cultivation of the smaller fruit -
and potatoes instead of sticking to
the time honored custom of raising
the\ would rea|) a larger crop
Another New Enterprise in El Reno.
| win ;it
I of more profitable prod ti
< . been know n in the :
than has
Mr. M. M. Man ate. president and
C. ('. Hunt r vice pre l".it of the Fuel
Oil Gas Co.. of California are in EI
Reno for the purpose of Interesting
a few business nu n to organi/ > a local
compan\ to introduce thfir gas gen-
BRYAN FIND
HONEST DOLLARS COMING IN TO
SWELL THE FUND
The Democrats of Canadian county
will meet in delegate convention to-
morrow morning at 11 o'clock at the
court house, for the purpose ot select-
I ing 21 delegates to attend the state
STATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE convention at Tulsa on September
11st. The delegates were chosen on
Will Meet in Shawnee Tomorrow for the 1th at the primaries and have
Active Work. | heretofore been published in these
. I columns. The city delegation, how I
Pauls Valley, Okla , Aug. 26.—Chair- ever, is reproduced, and i.s as follows. ' Democrat's Subscription List Being
man .7. B. Thompson or the Democratic 1 First Ward—Charles Dugan. P P. I Added to by Many Contributions
state central committee has issued a Duffy. George Lambe, J. A. Hatchett. ' From Leading Citizens.
call for a meeting of the Democratic Lucius Babcock, George Bellamy. , •
state campaign committee to be held ! Second Ward—Tom Abbott. Dav<
in the parlors of the Norwood hotel j Guion, M. Fitzgerald, Otto Sawollicli
at Shawnee, Thursday, August 27 at | R. X Whittlesey, W. P. McCartney
2 p. m. Third Ward—W. S. Lacy, Ed Rev
The campaign or executive commit- .lipids, V. I! Allee, P. J. Murray. Henry
tee consists or two members from I Stepp. Riley Mitchell, John Freeborn
each congressional district, six of W. Redder.
I COST OF THE RECENT PRIMARY
TO THE PEOPLE.
Much of the Expense of the Novem-
ber Election Included in the Col-
umns of Figures.
erator to the public
The generator in
j unique* and simple eo
a pure gas flame witl
i w ithout discharging
soot or gas fumes,
simplicity, that any <
it. These points sho
peal to the public se
it moderates the fuel
50 per cent, not disc
venionce and lack of
Mr. Maerate is tern
at 317 South Rock I
gladly demonstrate a
advantages and meri
household benefacto:
tiiis local.'*
•stio
is
Canadian Exhibition.
The e\pen "s occasioned H>\ the
holding of Canadian county's firsi
primai > election under the new law
have been figured up and tabulated.
and the total sum is considerably
low** r than it wa thought ft would be.
The li.-t inelud s In addition to the
supplit purchased for the primaries,
those purchased for the general elec-' ness for the opening
mb< r. which causes it to Building on the grour
itrlvance, mak« s
an intense heal
ho least smoke
It has the safe
hi id nan operate
uld strongly ap-
•ntiment. Again
hill from 20 to
the con
tion.
located
and will
plain the
this new
The subscription for the Democratic
campaign fund opened by the Demo-
crat is rapidly growing and tlie list
includes some of the most influencial
m n of the city and county.
Miss Kate 10. Meade, county super-
intendent of public instruction, lias
PAVING HOP
CANADIAN COUNTY RIVALS COLO
RADO IN PRODUCTION.
David White of El Reno Township
Will Realize $150 From One Acre
of Ground.
That potatoes as well a
crop can be raised in Cana
has been demonstrated
White who lives three mile
seven miles east of the
* any other
dian county
by David
s south ami
city. This
morning he brought to town a load
of thirty-five bushels of the finest po-
tatoes ever seen in the city and sold
them for one dollar per bushel. They
are the early Ohio variety and are
tion in Xc
loot up higher ti
The itemized list c
read; a; follows:
Salaries county electloi
Registrations
Stenographer's fees- . .
Postage, express and
Repairing booths . . . .
Kent polling places .
Salaries and mileage
spectors
Toronto. Ont . Aug 26.—The Cana
dian National Exhibition b now near
ing completion and :li be in readi-
n Saturday*,
represent an
it would other- Investment of $l.r 0o.000. The fin-
proof grand stand has a seating capac-
of expenditures ity of 16,400. Eight thousand animals
j will be on view at on* time, and in
>n board $ 52.50 addition to the live rtoffc exhibits.
41.56 there will be international cat and
!* SO dog shows. The grounds vv°r nearly
7.95 200 acres, the exhibitloo buildings
]0.r.r about thirty acres and ['a* industrial
17.401 exhibits ten acres.
Salaries
Salaries
Counters
Printing
El ction
V rtal
The "tn
Udges
derks
ballots
supplie
12r.no
48.00
48.00
192.00
96.00
ballots
l.o9
as it would have b<
Insurance Commissioners.
Detroit, Ml
commissioner
assembled
is< s to be
conference
up for dis<
Aug Insurance
f the various states
here today in what prorn-
an exceedingly Interesting
Many vital questions are
ission and as % reult many
likely to be *ugv.osted lu
regulating all forms of
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