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THE TAHLEQUAH TELEGRAM
VOLUME I.
TAHLEQUAH, CHEROKEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1913,
NUMBER 13
LARKIN GANNONAOING
FOSTER AND WARD.
Hulbert, Nov. 9 1913.
Editor Telegrams—1 am very much
surprised at Mr. A. S. Foster, better
known as Andrew Foster, commonly
known as old windy Foster, who lives
somewhere between the place where
Gabriel blows his horn, Eurenaville,
who wrote the long and slobbored en
letter that was published in the
.Sua and 1 have heard lie is a man
who can't write his own name. It
seems Mr. Foster don't think that
"Old Henry" as he calls him, ought
to be molested in any way regardless
of what he mav do or say. Now Mr,
Foster 1 think jiist such hypscrites as
Henry Ward it, is the trouble in our
country today. I furthermore think,
Mr. Foster, when Mr. Ward peddles
you as much hot air as he has hreugh
this part of the country, yeu will
change your mind too, and so far asthe
Larkin and Camp bunch is concerned,
1 am the bmich. Mr. Camp has no-
thing to do with it and won't have, as
he said he wouldn't give a self con-
fessed criminal like a certain Tahle-
quah editor, any loom on thoBe two
pages of his paper, and 1 want you to
know that I won't do like Mr. Warn;
mn off te <et same one else (as I
have heard) to sign a letter that took
him and u Mr. Tinch some three
weeks to get it up; aud again that
word, Old Henry, sounds natural, for
1 remember seeing a little piece in the
Sun sometime back that Old Henry
hid written up for himself. Se the
old ad..ge "Self praise is half scandal"
As to the seacook who was pressed so
hard he had to jump into a widow's
bed with his boots on, it must have
been well ves—mabe Foster knows.
If tie flan't let him ask Ward er JGus
and it must have occured when they
were down at Melviu campaigaing
among the Melvin negroes. 1 admi.e
vou Mr. Faster, m.jre f r being half
socialist and half human than 1 do
Mr, Ward for Uemg half hypocrite and
half republican.
You say you will keep Old Henry
there. 1 hope you will for Old Henry
ran'i *<=t by with hot air almgether,
but he can ne can smear it on as good
as 1 ever saw; but vou are the first
sucker so green that it would stick.
There is onetbiug I can give Old Hen-
ry credit for, and that is he has done
just what he said he would do with
hub or two before he was elected re-
gardless <if what might he done or
said. So far a« Mr Moren is concern
ed 1 believe he is a go'id man and ev-
erybody thinks so; he was just led up
to the trough and drank.
Now Mr. Foster, Old Henay don't
look any bigger, any smarter or any
greater to t he psople here than he
d id before lie was elected. If he will
only atteud to his office he will have
plenty to do although we are glad to
see Henry in tewn today for I feel snre
Old W; rd will select a good justice of
the peace, one wno will swear with
his up lifted hand to be a straight re-
publican. Now Heurv, get' from un-
der the cover and come clean, pick up
the down r w and sign your own let-
ters. Nov 1 will close out 1 am not
slobbering a bit and I have told the
truth So I remain at Hulbert as ev-
er the artillery packing deputy sneriff
and still a full Hedged republican.
S. A. Larkin.
(io—To—Church Day.
Le us all make next Sun-
day a real "Go to-church day'
by attending one of the var-
ious churches in our city. Do
not let anything but sickness
prevent you from going.
And parents should see to it
that their children are in at-
tendance. Early impress-
ions are lasting. As the twig
is bent so is the free inclined.
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A NEW BANK
 
Another Strong Bank Is To Be Established In Tah-
lequah In The Very Near Future With
A Capital Of $25,000.
COUNTY COURT.
The County C urt, Judge E. C.
McMicheal, on the bench and the ac-
commodating and efficient J. M. Seitz
at the desk, has been doing consider-
able work this week. Among others
the following proceeding were had:
The cases of the State of Oklahoma
vs. I. W. Fox, Noel Robbin, Tub
Moody D. Guinn, H. B. Stepheson,
Old Man Frizzel, George Sanders.
Sam Brixey. Henry Woodall, Cam Fin-
ley, Henrv Ballard, Scoot Scott, Clara
Scott, Will Warren and Viola Cope-
land were all dismissed.
Joe Hathcot and Frank Warren each
plead guilty to disturbing the peace
aud was fined $5.00 and $2 SO respect-
ively.
The bond of C. W. Clark was for-
feited and an alias warrant ordered is-
sued.
The case of the state vs. J. M. Laz
uras was continued.
HON, CAMPBELL RUSSELL.
I; is confidently expected that the
deors of thu new bank will be open
before the first ef the year.
Caddie Hudson ii so well known to
our people that it would be useless to
tell of him As a b«sine?sraan, rafo and
•-•opservative, his reputaticn extends
more evident from ! throughout the whole state. He is one
bank will open of the most progressive citizens of our
! Hon. Campbell Rnssel, of Warner,
| was in Tahlequah last Tuesday and
! favored the Telegram with a call. Mr.
' Mussel, as nearlv everyiiody knows is a
i candidate lor Congress from ttlis dis-
! trict. He is a most pleasant fc'ent lemen
and interesting conversatioualist and
a good judge of young Herefords. Mr.
Russel is bometimes lacetiously called
the "political crauk," and "hobby
rider." He has a splendid vote catch
ing permanent hobby as outlined on
his card, as follows: "The home-
owning family— the highest unit of
civilization, the nation's best safe
guard. What government best fullfill
its mission, and justfiies its existance,
which best protects its home-owners
and does most to aid in every legiti-
mate was to increase the number of
such.
That Tahlequah is growing—will
continue to grow—is progressing and
will continue to progress and is des-
tined to become a city of considerable
importance is a self evident fact. To
the keen observer it is noted that a
tranformation is already tindor way.
And this is made
the fact that a new
its doors in Tahlequah in a few weeks,
backed by ample capital and officered
and controlled by men of influence,
integrity, financial standing and equip-
ped with experience, The establish-
ment of a bank—of a strong financial
institution is a matter of gre t interest
to the community in which it is
launched, for it proyes contlusively
that that community is properous.
Capitalists will not invest in a town or
citv where conditions are leggard or
even normal. Hence the establish-
ment of a new bank in Tahlequah
must mean that there is a bright fu-
ture in sight. It can mean nothing
else and when the news was spread
throughout eur city Wednesday after.
noon that it was definitely settled that
a new bank would soon opert, orr, cit-
izens wera jubilant aiad enthusiastic.
Tahlequah has already two as strong | tue
and safe bauks as there is in Okla-
homa, the First Natioual and the
First State banks, and now we are go
ing t® have the State National Bank,
with a capitalization of $25,000.
Waddie Hudson. N. C. Holt, W. S.
Barnes and a number of other stiong
financiers have applied to the lyomp-
troller at Washiagton for a charter
which: will be granted and issued with-
in the next few days. Nearly all of
the Stock has been subseribed for and
several options has been taksn on
property f«r its location.
ltoynlfy Entertained.
The members of the East-
ern Oklahoma Methodist con-
ference now in session here
are being royalty entertained
by our people and the visit-
ors are appreciative of the
courtesies we are extending.
;► Tahlequah is making a good
and we trust a lasting im-
pression on the minds of our
guests. 11 pays'to be clever.
THE
country and id all of his business en- j
terprises has been successful Liberal
in his dealing, evincing a spirit of pro-
gression in all movements tending to j
promote the growth of his community
and indefatigable in his working for I
up building of his home town, ti
Hudson has established a name tor
integrity, honor and manhood. He
was for sometime President of the old
Cherokee National ban* ten years ago
This bank merged into the Oklahoma
State bank, which is now the First
State bank. He has"been connected
•with the First State bank ever since
it* establishment and daring all this
VOICES IN THE AIR.
KEEP IT UP. f
Editor Telegram:—You can, if you
so desire, say that the city police did
take steps to find out who attempted to
destroy the Telegram office by fire re-
cently and have made some progress;
and it would not be surprising it
■something didn't turn up soon that
will throw light on the subject, all
through the work of parlies connected
with the citv police. I am not writing
this from hearsay, but from facts i
know to be true. Facts.
NOT A BIT OF IT.
INFERENCE
•c'V IN SESSION.
P
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raijc %
raise Fa.
'easing flew;
*• ..ere below;
ye Heavenly host;
j  and Holy Ghost.
OF GREAT INTEREST
TO GENERAL POBLIC.
timeheld the important and responsible J Editor Telegram;—Ain't you really
position of chairman of tho committee i "joshing" about the county coinmis-
on loans and discounts. sioners paying a dollar a chair when
W.C. Holt and W. S, Barnes are the Methodist paid only .70cts. for the
dow and have been connected. with same? Where did you get your infor-
Fi?st State bank for a long mation? If it is not true the commis-
time occupying the positions of cash- ' sioners should come out and correct the
ier anu assistant cashier respectively, statemtnt as 1 see the Telegram very
These gentlemen have almost been generously offers space in the paper,
reared in the banking business, and i> I free of charge for any correction that
is partly through the courtesy, liusi- | may pe offiered. If Cherokee County
mis—like methods and strict atten-
tion to business on the patt of Messrs.
Holt and Barns' that has made the
First State cank so popular with the
people, These gentleman will bring
to the new S". National bank ad-
ditinnal coLfi lence and an assurance
of sifetv an 1 satisfactory methods:
has
it.
'money to burn" I want
to know
SKItKER.
CHANGES IN lHb LIGHT
PLANT MANAGEMENT.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for in this office for the week ending
November 21 1913.
Gentlemen.
Mr. J. O, Davis,
Tom Walton.
Mr. Isaac Wyatt.
Ladies.
lva Deshan,
Mrs. Francis Martin,
Miss Viola Sate.
Miss Pearl Yates.
Respectfully,
A B.Cunningham,
Postmaster.
Special program every
Friday at the GEM.
Statement of Condition of the
First State Bank
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA
At Close of Business October 30, 1913
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts
$171,401,51
Overdrafts secured and unsecured
4,150.56
United States Bonds
2.000.00
Stocks, Bonds, Warrants, etc.,
17,347.64
Banking House
9,500.00
Furniture and Fixtures
3,375.00
Due from Banks
69,489,15
Checks and Other Cash Items
675,92
Cash in Bank -
21.132.13
Securities With State Banking Board
1,741.62
Total
$300,S 13.53
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock
x $40,000,00
Surplus Fund
x 4,100.00
Undivided Profits
2,555.20
Individual Deposits Subject to Check
178,775.22
Demand Certificates of deposit
66,215.05
Certified Checks
330.00
Cashier's Checks Outstanding
8,838.06
Total
$300,813,53
The Above Statement is Correct
W. C. HOLT, Cashier.
Oklahoma City, Okla
Nov. 7, 1913.
Editor Telegram:—We received
many inquieries as to when the refund
which amounts to approximately $400,
000 (on the commodity freight rates)
will be returned to the shippers.
Before the Commission won this case
the railroads filed reports showing all
( the shipments covered by the commod-
itv orders, and the Lmount of excess
changes on each shipment is checked
from these reports; then the railroad
representatives verify the amount due.
Voucher is then received from each
railroad. The amount of refund due
and re ceivert on the first commodity
checked bv the Commission (coal) is
ac follows:
Amount due.
A. T. & S. F. R. R. Co. $24,931.00
G. B. & S, F, R. R. Co. 7,656.77
M. K. ft T. R. R. Co. 8,869.16
O. C; R. R. Cor S.031.66
C. R. I. & P. R R- Co. 74,861 68
K. C. S. R. R. Co. 2,595 46
F. S. 4 W. R. R. Co. 2.883.18
The excess charges for the first three
lines have been paid into the hands of
the Commission and checks ssnt to
shippers, except where there is a con-
roversy as to the proper parson
i A change in the magageinent of the
j'tahlequah Light & Power Company
, has been made, the present manager,
, , (*■■■■ nnnnni j's' Malone hairing been trans-
R AiiKh M M.HIIIII. ferred to Ravenna, Onlo, his successor
ULnUnjUIII wu,,uw*-,!being Mr. R. A. Drum, of St. Louis.
FIRE RUGS RORN THE
  Mr. Malone has been connected with
seems to be in vogue , the plant as manager In this city for
about a year past, and by his courte-
ous manner, accommodating spirit
and gentlemanly demeanor, has made
many warm personal friends among j tefs aud other ministers spend quite
the people of Tahlequah. Mr. Malone j little time in sight seeing, Every nighf
Incendiarism
iu Cherokee county. Why sich mis-
erable creatures as house burners c an
not be appreheuJed when destroying
p-operty by fire is of such frequency
a >pears to many to be a mystery.
Last Sunday morning the school ; was efficient in his business and it has ; during the week a sermon has been de-
Tahlequah's hospitality, Tahle-
quah's welcome and Tahlequah's open
heartedness are at their best, this week
and right royally and right cheer fully
are our people showing themselves.
We are entertaining a host of
some of the best people on earth, the
earnest, devout and meek of Metho-
dism; men whose mission is to save,
to up-litt and to redeem; men who are
transcribing on the hearts of all the
peoples teachings and examples of the
lowly Nazarene; men who are pointing
thij way to a be'.ter life and a greater
reward and meu whose words, if heed-
ed, would break the shackles of sin
and make even tnis life worthy of its
creation-
The sixty-eighth annual meeting of
the Methodist Conference of Oklahoma
is in session and a large number of
delegates are present and the proceed-
ings have been of the most interesting
uature. Divines and laymen from ev-
ery section of the country are our
guest. Tuesday at noon over 250 mem-
j bers arrived and the local committee
were kept busy making temporary
home assignments, which in itself was
a difficult task. The church was neat-
ly decorated and all visitors were reg-
istered
It was a pleasing and inspiring
sight to witness the meeting of these
devout followers of the Savior. All of
Tuesday afternoon was devoted to soc-
ialibility, hand-shaking, greetings and
congratulations. Tuesday night, liev.
M. L. Butler, beloved by all who know
him, and who was for several years the
pastor of the local church here,
preached a strong sermon on the sub-
ject "I Am The Light of The World,"
A large crowd was in attendance,
Wednesday night the cuurch edifice
was filled to overt! >wiug of iistners to
a great addrjss uelivered by Bishop
Hoss one of the ablest and most noted
preachers of the country. Bishop Hoss'
appeal was convincing, interestingly
delivered and went direct to the hearts
of his bearers. It was a great grand
sermon.
Thursday today. the Conference
with Bishop Manzon presiding met
and went to work in earnest. Various
committees weie appointed and an-
nounced. In the interim the minis-
house, which is also used as a church : beeu through that efficiency and pains-
at Blackgum was set a fire and com- ! taking efforts that has made the ser-
pletely destroyed. Blood hounds were vice giveu as satisfactory as possible,
brought immediately from Muskogee j The Telegram, in common with the
but their efforts to take a trail was j entire community wishes Mr. Malone
utile. Apparently the building was well in his new home and can sssure
fired at a very early he.tr and before the public of Ravenna that their gain
assistance could arrive was a mass of j is Tahlequah's loss. The new mana;;-
ruins, The school directors in that er, Mr. Drum is from St. Louis, and>
district are using every effort possible comes to as highly reccommended and
to bring to justice the party or parties we bid him welcuma. Those who have
who were engaged in the disabolical known him sometime assures the Tele-
work. Several parties are under sua- gram that he is not as his name would
picion and it is quite likely an arrest indicate, but rather a quiet, unassum-
may soon be made. ing, reliable and pleasant gentleman.
Our friend, J. L. Worthington, has
shown us quite a novelty in the way
of an apple blossom of the black Ben 1
Davis variety, which blossomed in all
its glory and fragrance last Monday.
The apple tree is in the front yard of
his cozy home on south Main street
and is exposed to the east wind and it
to! -s something unusal to find snch a
We do job printing.
livered by one or inorcof the visiting
diviues and the congregations are un-
usuallv large, Monday the appoint-
ments will be announced.
The weather conditions have been
ide.il up to the present time.
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.
500 bushels fine seed oats for
sale. For thirty days only, will
sell at .50 cents per bushel cash
price. After that the price will
probably be higher. Call at once.
T. J. Adair.
j whom the excess charges should be
; paid. The Rock Island line has rec
I entlv paid $74,851.68 which will be dL-
i bursed as soon as the office force can
do the work incident thereto.
The amount of excess charges on
lumber, oil. buiiding material (brick
j rock, lime, cement, stone, sand and
i gravel) is now being checked. Grain
| and grain products will be the-last
Commodity taken up. Since we have
only our regular force to do the work
thev can work on it only after the reg-
ular work of the Commission is perfor-
med. There are approximately 200,000
shipments wnichwill be checked.
Telephone.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court af-
firmed recently the ease against the
Pioneer Telephone Company wherein
there is $62,057.27 to he refuned to the
telephone subscribers of Oklahoma
City '
Express,
On October 7th, the Supreme Court
approved the express rates prescribed
by tee Commission, wherein there will
slightly more than $600,000 to be re-
funded tc the express shippers of Ok-
lahoma. There are approximately six
million express shipments to be check-
ed.
The telephone and exores, compan-
ies are now contesting the right of the
blossom at this time of the year. When
we want to adorn the lapel of our coat
with an apple blossom, we propose to
hunt up Mr. Worthington-
Marriaee license were issued to C.
F. Caldwell and Florence Sanders, of
Wahillau; Millard Slope of Miyxjy and
Myrtle Parnell of Gideon; N. D. Tur-
ner and Gertie Thompson of Gideon;
Luther Ogle ane Ollie Moss of Moody,
Commission to collect these refun ds
for the public, insisting that each
shipper or telephone subscriber should
present his claim. If their position is
sustained there would not be $10,660 in
claims presented, whereas the Com-
mission would locate and send to the
parties the refunds due,
Unr last Legislature did not compre-
hend the magnitude of the work to be
done and which has been done by the
Commission in securing and disburs-
ing tnese refunds and dirt not appro-
priate sufficient money to fight these
corporations and carry on this wotk,
but actually reduced the appropriation
which will result in delay in the re-
funding of this money from one to two
years inasmuch as we cannot employ
any extra farce.
C. C. OF Okla.
By J, F. Love,Chairman.
W. C. JACKSON
President
J. DAVID NOWL1N
Cashier
G. J. GARDNER
Asst. Cashier
Condensed Official Report of the Condition of
The First State Bank
HULBERT, OKLA.
OCTOBER, 27, 1913 *
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts • - •
Overdrafts, Secured and Unsecured
Securities with Banking Board
Warrants, etc. ......
Banking House • • •
Furniture and Fixtuies • •
Due From Banks •
Checks and Other Cash Items
Cash in Bank .....
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Paid In
Surplus Fund ....
Undivided Profits, less Expenses and Taxes Paid
Individual Deposits Subject to Check
Time Certificates of Deposit - :
Cashier's Checks Outstandiug • ,
Bills Payable • - - NONE
TOTAL
$35,186.08
81.13
500.90
90.00
1,500 00
1.875.00
26,668.28
158.15
3,843.71
$69,902.35
$10,000.00
2,500.00
1,997.27
52,343.30
2,450.00
611,78
$69,902 35
The Above Statement is Correct
J. DAVID NOWLIN, Cashier.