The El Reno Democrat (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1912 Page: 2 of 6
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THB et «N0 DEMOCRAT. THUH9JAV. JANUARY 1t1
Great
Removal
SALE
Men and Young Men s
Suits and Overcoats
Hlue Serges and Blacks Included
$35,00 •s,,|T OK OVERCOAT...
$27,5(1 Sl'lT OR OVKHCOAT..
$25.00 SL IT OK OVKH'.'OA r
$22.58 arit on overcoat..
J20.00 SUIT Oil OVERCOAT
$15.
$ I B.OO SI!IT
$18.50«
iiS.Sa sun
$13.55 s
OR OVKRCOAT.
SUIT OR OVERCOAT.
P OR OVKRCOAT.
I'lT OR OVERCOAT...
Approval monthly i ei ort of J.
rfc
monthly report of
count v clerk, fo
Men's Dress and Work
Shoes
Hanan and Son, K. O. and Beacon Shoes
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vpUiJU HANAN & SONS SHOES..
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HANAN & SONS SHOES.. . ..
. 0. SHOES
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PtiUU K O SHOES
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tPU.UU BEACON
$3.80
SHOES
BEACON SHOES
CO
10J:UO BOVS SHOES
>unty court, for De
lenil*!', 1111.
| Approve* 'he
' Robert Bri-tz.
December, 1911.
Appro. eU the monthly report of C.
i Gree . -h. rift, for December, 1911.
I'l;,. Iioar.l allowed the following
ulna on the salary fund:
(' Whit deputy county clerk, sal-
'.iv lor H euiber. 1 1 L $75.
i. <• I In nJiiil deputy county treas-
l December, 1911, $75
ntt.i W eUh. deputy district clerk,
ar, Dei mber, 1911, $75.
Kilk. , deputy register of
jury or December, 1911, $50.
Jet. ' U, deputy register of
tlar> for December. 1911, $75.
Bennett, assistant county at-
sii iry for DecauTber, 1911.
ir December, 1911. $75.
.■cie , clerk county cour.
Addle
ilei >U, s
Geot
HEYBURN AND GOMPERS.
It In quite appropriate that Senitor
Heyburn of Idaho should attack Sam-
uel Gompers.
Sum Goni|ier« Is today lighting 'l
faith to keep trades unionism tru<
to Its original principles and tree
fiotn the taint ol socialism. He Is
not fighting from the Hour of a IkmI
where utterances are privileged. eit'i
er. He i-i president of the Ame lean
Fedeiutioii of lJlior, one of the ni jsi
democratic organizations in the
world, whose members call him urer,
"Sam," and keep him in office? onl:
because they approve liini and .ii
principle*. If he loses this fight, h
| loses place, income und honors a
well.
Senator Heyburn is a repfwenta- deeds,
tive ot the sacred, protected and so \\ I
elallstlc interests of a new and weak tnrne>
state which is heavily corporation $>
idden. He Is a standpatter of the Etta E. House. county stenograph
' standpatters. It is not neco<sary i ' er, s.-i try
| dwell on the fact that he waves thi .1 O I)
bloody sill it on every possible and I'll salar y for December, 1911, $.5.
possible occasion, and otherwi « ad S s. Btebblns, extra clerk for coun
• ,.r1,him. eli M • ItafTWH «■* ti < Murer, ""w 101 Oeeembei.
1 tionary. It is eno'iRh to point out that li ,
his enmity io ar.l Hampers is nlto H„bt. BreU. county clerk, salary
Lether consistent. jtOT December. 1911. $1M.26
He stands for and with the capital John Penuebaker, dist let cler ..
istlc crowd whose views correspond tab for December. 1911, 156.2;>.
Utlh those ot Sam Gompers' enemies i clyde Matthews, register of deeds,
arican Federation of l.ahor sn ..rv lor December, 1911, $1 >6.25.
W A. Maurer, county judge, salary
fin Decemb?T7 1911, $172.92.
.1. L. Trevathan. county attorney,
salary for December, 1911, $172.92.
A. L. McDonald, deputy she iff, 'ees
Tin December, 1911, $47.11
O. Greer, sheriff, expenses for
ember, 1911, $31.90.
1 B. McDonald, deputy sheriff
11ees and expenses for December,
Henry Otto EUberg, an Inmate of 1911, $41.43.
e Home for Aged Masons and Ma i N. A. Craver, deputy sheriff, te
L. B Hl*b«e, deputy sheriff, serv- jDecember, 1911. $2 85.
i in the
' St. liOitis Republic.
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L lece
Orphans, at Darlington, died nud expenses
for December, 1911
1 {Sunday forenoon and was burled in $15.22
| j tl-.c cemetery at Darlington this at-1 Harry G. Johnson, undersherifi', sal
ternoon. He was 70 yars of age, an ; a y for December, 1911, $*>•>•
j optometrist by profession, and at one j C. O. Greer, sheriff, sala y for ■
time was president of the Oklahoma cember, 1911, $172.90.
State Society of Optometrists. He Hat H. Culloy, jailer, salary for De-
had no known living relatives. jceniber, 1911, $55.
I Rosa Sohaeffer. extra clerk for coun
ty treasurer, salary for December
EACK KRAMER TO BEAT BONHAG. |19H, $55.30.
Maude Ferguson, extra clerk for
countv treasurer, salary for Decern-
New York, .Ian. 25.—To find an ]
' j lUhlete capable of defeating George j ,r.
11 V. Bonhag of the Irish-American Atli-1L>t' • J ,
j I j it-nia South, county superintendent,
ietic cub, the champion distance run , , ..... lllc,.,.
, . , . . . |salary for December, 1911, $116.66.
I ner of America, in a .match race, is • , , , „„
' . ,, ... N. B Bramlev, clerk to county su-
II like searching lor a white hope to •
, , .. perintendent, salary for December,
| beat Jack Johnson, but there are
many good judges of speed merchants
I wiio believe the man has been found.
]lle is William J. Kramer of the Long
I Island Athletic club, the greatest bill
and dale chaser in the United Statei
j and five mile indoor national tltle-
j holder. Kramer will attempt to out-
| J run the heretofore invincible Bonhag
and the near-invincible Louis Scott
ir. a special 5000 meter run, closed to
' ' the three men, to be offered as the
£ great and special attraction at the
f | Irish American games in Madison
Si i Square Garden this evening.
S | Scott, who sports the colors of the
£ South Pate son Athletic club, and is
K j I he present ten-mile national cham-
I pion. believes that he will be able to
keep the pace with Kramer and Bon-
H hag, and possibly defeat them both.
| Bonhag and Scott once contested a
j£ | 3000-metre race, and the New Jersey-
| ite pressed Bonhag hard, but on the
last lap the giant uncorked a mighty
i spurt and won by a big margin. In
the mile national championship race
| | a little later Bonhag forced Scott to
jciuit. In practice runs Kramer has'
broken or equalled the three, four and i
flve-lmel records, and his friends are I
I confident that he can best Bonhag j
Ing subpoena. $6.25.
W. J Murray, district court certif-
icate, $10.80.
Dr. J. A. Hatchett. dUtnei court
ertilicate. $2.
Dr. J. A. Hatchett, dUtrict court
certificate, $1.
M. Brooks, criminal lees earned,
claimed $3.05, allowed $1-83.
J. VI. Brindley. district court oertlf
icate, $1.10.
A. L. Hoss. district court certifi
cate, $14.
J. F. Messenger, district, court cei-
[iticate, $14.25.
Ii. 1) Colt, district court certificate,
$13.20,
Anstine Hotel, mei'ls ,o' jurors,
*3.25.
Commercial bunk, district court cer-
lificate, $25.
First National bank, El Reno, dls-
rict court certillcate," $L
T. R. Jackson, bailiff for December,
1911, $50.
C. 0. G eer, sheriff, boarding prla-
lolers December, 1911,, $215.
D. C. Hot'.iell, ballitf for county, $8.
A. W. Earnest, guarding prisoners,
*10-
\V. H. Stoneman, deputy sheiiiis
ftes. 50c.
A. A. Cowden, constable fees, $1.10.
The board allowed the following
. 'aims on the contingent fund:
John Bomhotf, four coyote scalps,
$4.
Kltner Stahl, two coy > « scalps, $-.
E B. Hoebing, two coyoto scalps,
$2- '
Vernon Todd, one coyote sculp, fi-
]• red W ileckes, one coyote scalp,
$1.
O. F. Metcalf, three coyote scalps
$3.
Frank Nesper, five coyote sculps
i
A. Davis, two coyote scalp.., v-
James J. Santin, janitor, salary lor
liecember, 1911, $75.
Dr. G. W. Taylor, superintendent
board of health, $i8.25.
Geo. Johnson, hauling coal and cin
tiers, $5 75.
The board now proceeded to open
the bids filed in response to adver
tisetnent for bids for about Zo.OOO
f et of flooring for South Canadian
river ibridge, as advertised, by order
of board December 8, 1911.
lowing named people or firms sub-
mitting bids as follows:
Daggs & Berry, $34.95 per thousand
ffcet for oak and $n per in. for slring-
1911, $50.
C. A Ream, county commissioner,
salary and superintendent roads and
bridges, December. 1911, $62.83.
1. W. Fitzgerald, county coinmis
sioner, salary and superintendent
roads and b iilges, December, 1911
?62.0ii.
It. J. Thompson, county com mis
sidner, salary and superintendent
roads and bridges, December, 1911.
$62.83.
The board took recess until ?
o'clock a. m January 3, 1912.
El Reno, Oklahoma.
Jan. 3, 1912.
The board of county commis-
sioners of Canadian county, Oklaho-
ma, met pursuant to recess, all mem-
bers present, and transacted the fol-
"bwing l/usiness, to-wit:
Allowed the following claims on the
poor and insane fund:
El Reno Sanitarium, ca e of Joi n
flindman, $?>.
Dr. W. H. Martin, taking paupet
♦o county farm, $1.50.
Bonebrake Hardware Co., supplies
for county farm, $20.30.
Mulvey Merc. Co., Yukon, burial of
poor, *27.50.
Vance Bros., supplies for poor,
$46 per thousand
W. J. Simons,
feet, complete.
C. E. Gunn, $41 per thousand feet
complete.
L. T. Samuelson $44.50 per thou-
sand feet complete.
\\\ A. Sturdevant, $40 per thousand
feet for oak and $63 for stringers.
Geo. B. Rioe, $41 per thousand feet
complete.
E. L. Witcher, $42.30 pe thousand
leet complete.
J. 1). Gross, 30,000 feet for $1420
complete.
And now the said bids having been
opened, examined and duly consider-
ed bv the board, it was unanimously ^Attest:: (Seal.)
J. F. O'Connor, plumbing for coun-
ty, $3.
Knox Bradford, water tor county
lor December. 1911, $2.80.
Henner &.■ Dale, supplies for county
jail. $5.
Clyde Matthews, office expense for
December, 1911, $3.05.
Kobt. Rretz office expense for De-
cember, 1911, $4.50.
lrma South, county superintendent,
office expense for December, 1911,
,05.
J. D. Pennehaker, office expense,
for December, 1911, $4 40.
The board alolwed the following
(laims on the road and bridge fund.
Reno township, one-half cost grad-
ing road. $:i0.
Kansas City Bridge Co., balance on
c ontract No. 1755 No. 2, $111.
Kansas City Bridge Co., balance on
contract No. 1755 No. 1, $114.75.
L T. Samuelson, bridge material
for county, $34 40.
>tt & Doyle, . oad work for r< un-
y, $57.50.
The board disallowed the claim of
J. M. Rankin claiming $35.65 for con-
table fees
The petition of E. T. Marsh for
linages, cn account of a certain ani-
mal owned by Jilm being damager In
rousing county bridge near Darling-
on, was denied for the reason that,
the county is not liable under the
laws of the state of Oklahoma.
Approved the report of A. W. Earn
st ns guard of convicts. .
Tile board made the following ap-
pointments for the ensuing year:
Dr. A. D Hatcher as county physi-
cian.
Dr. G W. Taylor as commissioner
cf insanity.
W. E. Reynolds as superintendent
of the county farm.
James J. Santin as janitor of the
court house and g ounds.
Approved the report of XV. E. Rey-
nolds as superintendent of county
farm.
On application of W. L Baxter, the
board issued the following order on
the county treasurer:
To Lee R. Patterson, cointy treas-
urer, Canadian county, Oklahoma::
You are hereby directed and orde -
ed to refund to W. L. Baxter, the
sum of $I04"> erroneous taxes paid
on tax sale certificates Nos. 247, 24S,
£49 and 250 erroneously issued, and
charge same to the county sinking
fund: also at, your next settlement,
charge the following municipalities
and reimburse the county sinkin:;
fund, distributed as follows:
County $2 40; El Reno city $2.0S.
school district No. 34 $3.04; penalty
$1.28: interest $1.65; taxes for tli-
year 1907 on lots 3, 4, 5. 6, block 21,
Keithe's addition to El Reno city.
By o der of the board of county
icommtssionens of Canadian county,
Oklahoma, this 5th day of January,
J912.
By order of the board of county
commissioners of Canadian coun\|y,
Oklahoma, this 5th day of January,
1912
R. J.THOMPSON,
Chairman.
a" reed that the bid of Daggs & Ber- ROBT BRETZ, County Clerk, by C.
$5.58
$5,10
$4,25
$3,30
$2,55
$2,50
$2,75 BOVS SHOES $2,25
$2.50 =oys shoes ' $2,00
Remember we kfep an expert tailor and we mahe
all alterations and keep your suit pressed free
Beckton
G3l Wheeler
"Learn The Way"
213 South Bickfoid El Reno, Oklahoma
f! Tonight will tell.
Raines Dry Goods Co., supplies for
'poor, $15.
| D. A. Gatz, supplies fo poor, $10.
El Reno Mill & Elev. Co., supplies
[for county farm, $110.18.
Collings General Store, supplies for
j county farm, $16.40.
M Fitzgerald, commissioner of in-
! sanity, $19
YELLOW FEVER HAS VICTIM.
I Guayaquil, Jan, 25. — Commander,'
Levi C. Bertolette of the United j
~iates gunboat York town, reported ill
iteve ill days ago with } ellow fever, j
died suddenly aboard ship here at 2 j
o'clock this morning.
; Washington, Jan. 25.—Commander j
Levi C. Bertolette, who was captain ]
B. C. McDonald, deputy sheriff, fees
and expenses, insane worK, Decein-
| of the Yorktown, was stricken with I
yellow fever shortly after his vessel j ^
! arrived at Guayquil to protect Ajner-iber' ''„.„rv ^.v
' , ,' , . c. O. Greer, sheriff, insane work ex-
ican interests during the revolution. 1
He was a native of Pennsylvania
J. W. Mahe:- went to Bridgeport
this morning to settle a loss of the
El Reno Insurance company.
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
El Reno, Oklahoma.
Jan. 2, 1912.
The board of county commission-
ers of Canadian county, Oklahoma,
met pursuant to recess. Thompson
and Fitzgernld present, and transact- |
penses for December, 1911, $13.25.
W. E. Reynolds, superintendent
county farm, salary for fourth quar-
ter, 1911, $135.
Lillie M. Dean, nurse at county
farm, fourth quarter, 1911. $105.
J. W Fitzgerald, overseed of poor
for December, 1911, $150.
The board took recess until 9
o'clock a. m. January 4, 1912.
El Reno. Oklahoma.
Jan. 4. 1912.
The board of county commissioners
of Canadian county. Oklahoma, met
ed the following business, to-wit: , ,, _
On motion of J. W. Fitzgerald. R to rece8S' aU metnbe S PreS"
J. Thompson was elected chairman
for the ensuing year.
Approved the official bond of John
H. Sams, county assessor.
Approved the monthly report of J
D Penuebaker, district clerk, for De-
jent, and transacted the following bus-
iness, to-wit:
| Allowed the following claims on the
;court fund:
; Rob Warren, deputy sheriff, serv-
^ ing 2 subpoenas, claimed $''.7"i, ailow-
cember, 1911. j45c.
Approved the monthly report of O. W. Morgan, deputy sheriff, so
Clyde Matthews, register of deeds for ing subpoena, claimed $5.75, allowed
December, 1911. $3.45.
I
rv being the lowest and best bid that
-aid bid be accepted, conditioned
upon his giving satisfactory bond,
and that all other bids be rejected.
The board took recess until 9
o'clock a. m. January 5, 1912 .
El Reno, Oklahoma,
Jan. 5, 1912.
The board of county commission-
ers of Canadian county, Oklahoma,
met pursuant to recess, all members
present, and transacted the following
business, to-wit:
Allowed the following claims on the
supply fund:
Midland Chemical Co., supplies, $80.
Knox Bradlord, supplies, $2.80.
Western Ice Co., supplies, $2.50.
Rock Island Drug Co., supplies for
county jail. $3.50t
Bonebrake Hdw. Co., supplies for
county, $3.70.
C. M. Briggs & &Son, supplies, 35c.
George Johnson, hauling coal, $3.7j.
The Dorsey Co., supplies for coun-
ty. $35.15.
Okarche Times, publishing legal no-
tices, $4.
Kelso Dry Goods Co., supplies for
prisoners, 50c.
White, Deputy.
On application of N. A. McLean,
the board ordered certificate of error
be issued cancelling the personal tax
of C. W. Beers as appears on line 15,
page 2, Book No. 1, tax rolls fo; the
year 1911 for the reason that said tax
is a double assessment for said year.
On application of L. T. Mohnike,
deputy assessor of El Reno town-
ship for the year 3911, the board or-
dered certificate of error be issued
cancelling the taxes against lots 18
and 19 in block 1 Bon View addition
to El Reno, as they now stand on the
tax rolls for the year 1911, and reas-
sess same at the value of $25 each.
On application of S N. Chase, the
hoard o dered certificate of error be
issued cancelling the personal tax of
S. N. Chase in Yukon town for the
year 1911 as it stands on the tax roll
and said property be reassessed at
the value of $950.
In pursuance to law, the board or-
dered the following described county
'warrants cancelled and destroyed.
All of said warrants remaining un-
called for and on file in the office of
.the county clerk fo a period of three
Wm. Macready, binding hook for years 0r more, to-wit:
legister of deeds office, ?4. | No 181, series 1908, Oct. 7, 1908,
D Barnard & &Co., supplies | court fund, Henry Goos, $2 40.
No. 238, series 1908, Oct. 7, 190S,
court fund, M. J. O'Connor, $3.50.
No. 243, series 1908. Oct. 7, 1908.
court fund, J. E. Bellew, $5.50.
No. 344, series 1908, Oct. 7, 19fS.
court fund, Emma Sogn, $1.00.
No. 100, series 1908, July S, 1908,
contingent fund, Henry Walbauni,
50c.
No. 333, series 1908, Oct. 5, 1908,
contingent fund, G. C. Monroe, $2.
No. 347, series 1908, Oct. 5, 1908,
contingent fund, C. W. Jones, $2.
No 188, series 190S, Oct. 5, 1908,
contingent fund, E It, Stedman, $2.
No. 87, series 1908, Oct. 7, 1908,
supply fund, Publishers P inting Co.,
$1.60.
The board took recess until 9
o'clock a. m. February 5, 1912.
Geo.
for county judge, claimed $58.80, al-
lowed $57.80.
Samuel Dodsworth Book Co., sup-
plies for county treasurer, $5.41.
Sam 1 Dodsworth Book Co., sup
plies for county, $7.15.
Pitts & &Fair, supplies for county,
$5.45.
Democrat Pub. Co., publishing com
missioners proceedings, $64.25.
J, G Arrington, plumbing, $1.45.
Saml. Dodsworth
pies, $5.50.
Pioneer Tel. Co.,
(96.35.
J. L. Trevathan,
cember. 1911, $2.10.
J. O. l!-euer, clerk ninty court,
expense tor December 1911, $12.90.
C. O Gretr, sheriff, expense for
Book Co., sup-
rents and tolls,
« uses for De-
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