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J. L. LYON
A Democrat— For Secretary of Stato
A man who has never asked for office before. A man who
is honest and efficient. A man who, if nominated and elected,
you w ill be proud of and proud that you supported hiin A man
who after you have paid him to do his whole duty will not con-
sider the people owe him one cent extra for having performed
that duty. A man who is making his campaign on what he wants
to (?• and what lie will do, not what he has doijp or hasn't done.
J. L. I.yon is making his campaign without losing a day
from his work, and believes the people do not want to elect men
to office who have no other occupation other than that of tun-
ning for office.
\ ote for 1 yon and help nominate a clean cut gentleman for
SF.< RKTAKY OF STATIC. A man who works every day, who
has always worked, and who knows how to work.
(Advertisement.)
LEGAL NOTICES
(Published in Weekly Constitution
July 2, 9, 16, 1914.)
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION.
In the District Court of Comanche
County, Oklahoma.
P. H. Clark, Plaintiff,
vs. Case No. 4095
City National Bank of Lawton, Okla-
homa, a corporation, ct al, defend-
ants.
Said defendants, Henry G. Thomas,
Albert M. Thomas, Belle Thomas, Mrs.
Colin Monteith, Lovick H. Thomas,
known heirs and next of kin of H. A.
Thomas, deceased, and to the unknown
heirs, devisees and next of kin of H.
A. Thomas, deceased, will take notice
that they have been sued in the above
entitled action, in the above styled
court. and that they must appear, de-
mur, answer or otherwise plead to the
petition of the plaintiff filed therein
on or before the 17th day of August,
A. D. 1914, or said petition will be
taken as true and a judgment accord-
ingly rendered for the foreclosure of
a first mortgage on the west one-half
(1-2) of lots twenty-four (24) and
twenty-five (25), in block one (1) in
the Beal Addition to the City of Law-
ton, in Comanche County, State of Ok-
lahoma, and forever barring and fore-
closing the said defendants and each
of them of all right, title and interest
in and to said premises or any part
thereof.
P. H. CLARK.
Plaintiff.
CHAS. MITSCHRICH,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
B. COMPTON,
Clerk of Said Court.
Attest:—R.
(SEAL)
By H. J. MURPHY, Deputy.
■iPublished in Weekly Constitution
July 2, 9, 16, 1914.).
NOTICE.
thereof, or both, will be received by
the undersigned administratrix of said
estate at her residence at 623 C Ave-
nue, lawton, Comanche County, Okla-
homa; from and after the date of this
notice until said property is sold, but
no sale will be made until after 2
o'clock P. M. on July 18, 1914.
The property last described, to-wit:
South 50 feet of lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5,
in block 7, Butler Addition to Lawton,
will be offered for sale subject to an
incumbrance thereon to the State of
Oklahoma, of $268.00 and interest, to
be assumed by the purchaser. Other-
wise said property is clear of incum-
brance.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check for ten (10) per cent
of the amount bid, made payable to
the order of Mrs. B. E. Cook, as Ar-
ministratrix of the estate of Mrs. L.
L. Palmer, deceased, as a guarantee o:'
good faith.
Dated the 27th dav of June, 1914.
MRS. B. E. COOK,
Administratrix.
Chas. Mitschrich, Attorney for Ad-
ministratrix.
I was plaintiff and I. E. Wilson was de-
] fendant.
And, whereas, by virtue of said
' writ, no goods or chattels being found,
| on the 2nd day of July, 1914, I levied
i upon the following described land, the
property of said judgment t' 'btor, to-
i wit:
I N. 1-2 of the N. E. 1-4, Section 3,
! and S. W. 1-4 of the N. E. 1-4 of Sec-
! tion 3, Twp. 4 N., R. 14 W., and the
i W 1-2 of the N. W. 1-4, Section 2,
| Twp. 4 N., R 14 W. I. M. of said coun-
ty of Comanche and State of Oklaho-
ma. Said property being subject to
the following mortgages:
| One for $1800.00, due October 1st,
1918; recorded in Book 109, on page
290 of the records of Comanche Coun-
| ty Oklahoma, and in favor of the Pi-
oneer Mortgage Company.
One for $400.00, dated O ober 13th
1913, covering the above described
property, recorded October 15th, 1913,
in Book 125 on page 596 of the rec-
ords of the Register of Deeds of Co-
manche County, Oklahoma, and In fa-
vor of the Pioneer Mortgage Com-
pany.
And whereas, the real value of said
real estate, including the said mort-
gages above described, was duly esti-
mated and appraised by three disin-
terested householders of the County
of Comanche and State of Oklahoma
who by me duly acknowledged and
sworn appraisers, appraised the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit:
N. 1-2 of the N. E. 1-4, Section 3,
! and S. W. 1-4 of the N. E. 1-4, Section
1:!, Twp. 4 N., R. 14 W.; and the VV.
11-2 of the N. W. 1-4, Section 2, Twp.
] 4 N., R. 14 W. I. M., of said County of
| Comanche and State of Oklahoma
l Value placed by the appraisers,
$3000.00, which does not exclude the
I above described mortgages, said ap-
! uarisers being L. A. Richardson, J. F.
Richardson and Julius Gorch, all of
Comanche County, State of Oklahoma.
Now. therefore, public notice is
hereby given that on the 10th day of
August, 1914, at the hour of 2 o'clock
P. M. of said day, at Lawton, in said
County of Comanche, State of Okla-
homa, I shall offer for sale and sell at
nublic auction to the highest bidder
for cash subject to the mortgages as
now existing on said premises if pre-
ferred, all or so much of said real es-
tate above described as may be neces-
sary to satisfy said judgment, interest
and costs and costs of sale as the
property of said judgment debtor and
subject to the approval and confirma-
tion by said Court, provided that no
such property shall be sold for less
than two-thirds of said appraised val-
ue thereof.
Witness mv hand this 8th day of
July. 1914.
W. E. NIX,
Sheriff of Comanche County,
State of Oklahoma.
McElhoes, Ferris & Rhinefort, Attor-
neys for Plaintiff.
(Published in Weekly Constitution
July 9. 16. 23. 30, 1914.)
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION.
In the District Court of Comanche
County, Oklahoma.
Maude Lynn, Plaintiff,
vs. No. 4089.
Teddy Lynn and Harry Laukhuff, De-
fendants.
Said defendant Harry Laukhoff,
will lake notice that he has been sued
in the above entitled action, in the
above styled court and that he must
appear, demur, answer or otherwise
plead to the petition of the plaintiff
filed therein, on or before the 20th
day of August, A. D., 1914, or said
petition will be taken as true and a
judgment accordingly rendered can-
celling deed of Teddy Lynn to Harry
Laukhoff to the N. E. 1-4 of Section
, . 8, Townshio 2 North, Range 14 West
Notice is hereby given that m pur-' j in Comanche Countv, Oklahoma,
suance of an order of the County an(j decreeing the right to said prr
Court of the County of Comanche and ertv the defendant Teddy Lynn,
State of Oklahoma, made on the -7th gujJject to execution on a certain
day of June, 1914, in the matter of the judgment of the plaintiff in her peti-
estate of Mrs. L. L. I aimer, deceased,, ^on sej_ ou^ an(j for costs' of suit,
the undersigned, as administratrix, ot i MAUDE LYNN, Plaintiff,
said deceased, will sell at private sale | SAM K. SULLIVAN,
to the highest bidder for cash, subject, Attorney for Plaintiff,
to the confirmation by said Court, on Attest'—R B COMPTON,
and after Saturday, the 18th day ofl(SEAI cierk of Said Court.
July, 1914, at 2 o clock P. M., at the j B H, j. MURPHY, Deputy.
residence of the undersigned admims-
'ratrjx of^id estate, ^6-.i C Avt j in Weekly Constitution
ZichJ.5 ti'.H?lS SriSt W . H, 23. A„«. «. ,9I I.|
and estate of the said Mrs. L. L. Pal-
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE.
Whereas a writ of execution was
mer at the time of her death, and all
the right, title and interest that said
estate has, by operation of law, or j issued out of the District Court of the
otherwise, acquired in and to all the j County of Comanche of the State of
Notice to Voters, of
Change in Voting
Boxes
SENATOR SORRELS, of Wilburton, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
SORRELLS HOME PEOPLE ENDORSE
HIS CANDIDACY FOR UEU-GOV.
(Wilburton News.)
It is a pleasure to announce the
candidacy of Senator E. T. Sorrells,
of Wilburton, for the office of Lieu-
tenant Governor of the great state of
Oklahoma. We feel that if the citizen-
ship of the state knew Senator Sor-
rells as we home people know him,
there would no question as to> the
identity of the next Lieutenant Gov-
ernor of Oklahoma.
thousM'.is of the boys and girls of our
state vii' never have an opportunity
to attend the higher educational in-
stitutes, voted for the bill in the last
legislature transferring the revenue
of the public building funds from state
buildings to the Union Consolidated
High School fund, Umieby making
the home school the best possible.
During the last year and a half
Senator Sorrells has been urged by
Under and by virtue of the author-
ity vested in the undersigned by the
Statutes of the State of Oklahoma,
the following changes in the voting
boxes in Comanche County were made
at a meeting of the Undersigned, the
County Election Board of Comanche
County, held in the office of said
Board in the Wolverton Building on
the first day of June, A. D., 1914.
1'he East half of McMasters Town-
ship has been made Luke Township,
by the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Comanche County,
Oklahoma and in said Lake Town-
ship the voting box will be School
House Number One Hundred and
Twenty-four (124.) The voting box
lor the remainder of McMasters
Township, same being tlie west half
of the original McMasters Township,
will remain the same the voting box
beinfe at Meers.
The voting box in BROWN TOWN-
SHIP NUMBER TWO, will be at
School House NUMBER ONE HUN-
DRED AND EIGHTEEN (118) from
and after this date instead of School
House Number 130. No change in
liROWN TOWNSHIP NO. ONE.
CROSBY TOWNSHIP VOTING
BOXES NUMBER ONE AND TWO
have been consolidated and BOX
NUMBER ONE has been abolished
and all voters in CROSBY ONE and
Crosby Two will vote at Geronimo,
the Box at Junction has been
abolished.
Old or former Crosby voting Box
Number Three will from and after
this date be Crosby Number Two
and the box will be at School House
Number ONE NINETY SEVEN, in-
stead of at Number Two Hundred as
formerly.
The above changes have been made
for the benefit of the greatest number
of voters in said precincts AND NO
CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN
THE BOUNDARIES OF THE BOX-
ES, BUT WHERE TWO BOXES
HAVE BEEN CONSOLIDATED
THE NEW BOX WILL INCLUDE
THE OLD BOUNDARY LINES OF
THE CONSOLIDATED BOXES.
Voters will please take notice and be
governed accordingly.
THE SECRETARY OF THE
COUNTY ELECTION BOARD WILL
GLADLY CIYE ANY VOTER AF-
FECTED BY THE ABOVE CHANG-
Senator Sorrells is what one might i his friends over the state, who recog-
term "a selfmade" man without fear! nixed his ability, to announce for
of contradiction. He was born and j Lieutenant Governor, but it has only
raised near Mansfield, Sebastin j been during the last few months that
county, Arkansas. His father was a • he would consider the matter. On
Confederate soldier, and at the close'April 11, 1914, many of the citizens of
of the civil war his health, as well as ! Eastern Oklahoma, met at the court
the family home was gone. Young house here and passed resolutions en-
Sorrells was less than eleven years i dorsing his candidacy. These resolu-
old, but manfully went to work help-!tions were copied generously by the
ing support the family. He was near | press of the state.
ly fifteen years old when he attended 1 In speaking of his candidacy for the
his first school, a little country school; important office of Lieutenant Gov-
of two months duration. By working iernor, Senator Sorrells says:
early and late he was finally able to j "In announcing my candidacy for
complete the high nchool course at Lieutenant Governor, I am not un-
Hartford, Ark. After securing a foun-1 mindful of the importance, responsi-
dation for his education he com-1 bilities and duties of the office. I
menced reading law before moving to I recognize the fact also that each voter
the Indian Territory in 1884, after I in the state is entitled to, and should
which he discontinued the practice of i be in possession of tho^fullest poasi-
1 \w and ever since has devoted hisjble information of the life, character,
time and energy to farmin- and stock qualifications and honesty of every
raising.
Indian Territory in those days is
not to be compared with the Oklaho-
ma of today. It was a matter of strict
pioneering for the Sorrells family.
Young Sorrells was first to make a
man who offers himself as a candi-
date for any office.
"No man. in my judgment, should
seek official honors save through the
purest motives and an honest desire
to be of real service to his county, ''ors-
Third vice president—Ed Cones.
Secretary—J. T. White.
Historian, Dr. E. D. Meeker.
will serve the full purpose fo which
they were created. I am also a tax
payer. I am not in favor, however, of
the Training School Department of
our State Normals, unless this addi-
tional expense Is borne by the town or
city where such Normal is located.
Don't se id hundreds of children to
our State Normals that should be ia
the graded schools and charge it up
to the taxpayers of the state.
"As to Indian or Tribal affairs I
favor the removal of restrictions o
more of the Indian lands disposing of
Dead Claims. I et the Indian sell more
of his land thereby placing all this
land, 30 disposed of on the tax dupli-
cate. Pay the Indians their money
that i* justly theirs and due them,
and pay it to their while they are
alive, and not wait until he dies and
and then throw a Howe on his grave.
"I shall sand for all the legitimate
demunus cf albor. In this connection
I respectfully refer the voters of the
state to my position and record ay a
member of the Constitutional Con-
vention and Senate ; irce statehood,
and invite the cloiest scrutiny of my
official life. My record, in the past
relative to the working men's inter-
est, will be my record in the future.
"I do not believe in seeking to ar-
ray one class of our citizens against
another class. Town or city people
against country people nor country
people against city people. I am no
demagogue. We all should have a
common interest in our state. # We
should be proud of its achievements,
and work together for the common
good.
"By occupation I am a farmer, live
on the farm, work and make my liv-
ing on the farm, just as other farm-
ers do.. 1 do not claim that the mere
fact that I am a farmer that that
alone entitles me to or qualifies me
for a single office on earth. I claim al-
so that it should not disqualify me.
"I invite the voters of the state to
thoroughly investigate my life as a
private citizen, here where I nave
lived thirty years, also my record as
a public servant in the senate of the
state, and if after having done so, you
find that I have stood for clean,
honest men for office, wholesome
laws, honestly and fearlessly execut-
ed,and worthy of your support. I
respectfully solicit your support and
influence in the Democratic primaries
August 4th and should I be nominated
and elected to the hono- -Me office of
Lieutenant Governor, I _ ,-umise to
faithfully discharge every duty im-
posed by the constitution and laws of
the state."
(Advertisement.)
NINETEEN-ONERS NOW
AN ORGANIZATION
The 1901ers of Lawton, effected an
organization Friday night at the
Chamber of Commerce, by electing
the following officers:
President—J. W. Martin.
First vice president—Jack Spence.
Second vice presHent—Robt. Lan-
The members will parade during the
certain lots, pieces or parcels of land, Oklahoma, bearing the date of JuneiES ANY FURTHER INFORMA
situate, lying and being in the County j 29th, 1914, and to me directed and! TION REGARDING SAME. UPO>
of Comanche, State of Oklahoma,! stated, wherein I am commanded to
hounded and described as follows, and
upon the following terms and condi-
tions, to-wit:
Lot number seven (7) in block num-
I>er thirty-four (34). in Mountain
View Addition to Lawton, in Coman-
che County, Oklahoma; Lot number
eight (8) in block number thirty-four
(34) in Mountain View Addition to
Lawton, in Comanche County, Oklaho-
ma; The south fifty feet (50 ft.) of
lots one (1), two (2), three (3), four
(4), and five (5),'in block numbered
seven (7). in the Butler Addition to
the City of Lawton, in Comanche
County, Oklahoma.
All of said property will be sold for
cash, and bids upon the whole of said
property, or upon separate parcels
levy on the goods and chattels of I. E.
Wilson, judgment debtor, I caused to
be made the amount of the judgment
for the sum of $368.00, with interest
thereon at the nate of eight per cent
per annum, payable annually from the
29th day of June, 1914, until paid, and
the further sum of $37.66 as attor-
ney's fees, and the further judgment
of $435.02 with interest thereon at the
rate of ten per cent per annum pay-
able annually until the 29th day of
June, 1914, until paid, and the further
sum of $43.45 attorney's fees and cost
of suit, taxed at $20.00, rendered in
said court the 29th day of June, 1914,
against the said I. E. Wilson, judg-
ment debtor in an action then pending
in said court, wherein H. E. Wilson
REQUEST BY MAIL OR OTHER-
WISE, AT THE OFFICE OF THE
COUNTY ELECTION BOARD,
WOLVERTON BUILDING, LAW-
TON, OKLAHOMA.
J. L. HINTON, Chairman
Comanche County Election Board.
ATTEST.
CHARLES H. SHAW. Secretary
Comanche County Election Board
6-19dl0t wtf
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
♦ DR. J. C. JOHNSTONE. ♦
♦ Over "Jones Bros." ♦
♦ Special Attention to "Diseases of ♦
♦ Children," "Obstetrics" and
♦ "Laboratory Diagnosis," ♦
♦ Office Phone 1008. Res. 1007. ♦
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clearing and with the tree boughs | state or nation, and with full con-
formed a shelter where the first Sun- i fidence that he is qualified to dis-
day school and prayer meetings ever'charge efficiently the duties of the
conducted in that part of the Terri-! office to which he aspires.
tor}-, were held. Later we see the "I feel that I am familiar with the , Thirteenth Anniversary Celebration
same man helping build the first duties of the Lieutenant Governor an<l ™11 ^rry umbrelals and wear
church and school house ever built inland can perform them. I served as a caP® in w"lte antl green colors.
this section for white people. [member 0f the Constitutional Con-1 rhe ladies of Lawton who were here
In everything, E. T. Sorrells is ajvention and as State Senator ever /1'' the opening are requested to or-
leader. More than twenty-five years j since statehood, having been twice *5*nize and meet with the men 6 oar-
ago he former the first democratic j elected to the latter honorable office ionization next Monday night at the
club in Indian Territory. Believing j without opposition in our Democratic ( hamber of Commerce.
that the best interests of the farmer j primaries. My term of office expires
could be secured by co-operation, in j next November. I \ Good Investment.
1884 he organized the first Farmers "I don't believe any man should | yj p Magli, a well known merch-
Union in the Territory. , seek to perpetuate himself in any one ant of Whitemound, Wis., bought a
Religiously, Senator Sorrells is a I office, but I do believe In promotion stock of Chamberlain's medicine so
Methodist. Politically, he is a life I in office to those who are worthy and 38 '° he ableto supply them to his
_ ■ j | customers. After receiving them he
long Democrat. Fraternally he is a i have made good. , . .. . , . . , , .
„ , . , „ , ,, , i l i- .i . i i j i was himself taken sick and says that
Royal Arch Mason and an Odd Fel-1 I believe that my knowledge of one sma„ bott,e of chamberiain's
low. It goes without saying that he legislative work and my experience in Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
was one of the early members of the I presiding over the senate especially was worth more to him than the cost
A. H. T. A. which has done so much j qualifies me for the duties of the of- ^ his entire stock of these medicines.
to promote better law enforcement j fice to which I aspire. j "r sa e 'N '' ea crs'
and more respect for our laws. And j "The cost of our State Legislature I
naturally it is not surprising that is some $1,500 or $1,600 per day. ♦
Senator Sorrells was last year rc-1 When the time is spent in the useless ♦
elected president of the Eastern, or | discussion of simple resolutions, pro- ♦
Indian Territory Division, of that or-1 cedure, etc., the cost is just the same
ganization las if the most important legislation
So, at the time of Statehood, when i was under consideration, and the tax-
the various communities were seek-j payers foot the bill. This is wrong,
ing the best men to represent them in and the presiding officer WHO CAN
the Constitutional Convention, the (AND WILL preside over the Senate
citizens of Leflore county naturally
turned to E. T. Sorrells, one of the
farmer delegates. Although he at
first refused to make the race, Mr.
Sorrells finally consented and that hi.?
work in the Convention was approved
of, was demonstrated when upon his
return home has was elected Senator
from the Leflore-Latimer district. At
the end of his first and second terms,
the stamps of approval of his efforts
were placed upon him by the fact
that he was re-elected each time
without opposition in the Democratic
party. So it has been the rare priv-
elege of Senator E. T. Sorrells to vote
yes and no on every law on our sta-
tutes at present.
and ENFORCE THE RULES, can be
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STERLING SAYINGS. ♦
(Ledger, July 9th.) ♦
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Mrs. Triloff returned from her visit
to Tillman county.
H. M. Williams and wife left Satur-
day to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Hinton near Cement.
Miss Florence Winn returned Sun-
of 'very material service to the state day from Oklahoma City, where she
in saving money to the taxpayers by has been visiting for some time,
properly utilizing the time of our j There will be a protracted meeting
legislative bodies. This I will under- at the Sterling Baptist Church be gin-
take to do, when elected. ning on the third Sunday in August.
"My platform is the Democratic, ■■ ■
State platform. 1 have no side issues Hag Your Chi,d Worrnsr
nor cheap buncomb to inject into my j Most children do. A coated, furrc
platform for the purpose of vote tongue, strong breath; stomach pains
catching. I will stand for honesty, ef- circles under eyes; pale, sallow cora-
ficiency and economy. Will favor a plexion; nervous, fretful; grinding; of
, .. . # i j i • t 'teeth; tossing in sleep; peculiar
better system of roads and highways. ( dreat;s_any one of these lndicitte
Will use my every energy to better. ehiid has worms. Get a box of Kick
the common schools and the consoli-1 poo Worm Killer at once. It kills the
dated rural high schools.
"I am also a friend to
Educational Institutions.
Senator Sorrells, realizing that of their records and only
! worms—the cause of your child's con-
the State dition. Is laxitive and aids nature
. , expel the worms. Supplied in candy
Am proud form gasy |or children to take. 25c,
hope they at your druggists.
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