The Shawnee News. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 229, Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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The Governor of Oklahoma will Visit Shawnee Tomorrow—All Possible Should Decorate their Homes and Business '
The Shawnee News.
DAILY NEWS 3 MONTHS
FOR SI, IN ADVANCE
NEWS WANT ADS BRING
RESULTS; TRY THEM
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VOL 10— NO. 229.
8HAWNEE, OKLAHOMA FRIDAY, SEPT 13 1907.
SHAWNEE NEWS 40c A MONTH
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY LEW
I
Great Commonwealth is Second in
Total Population—New State has
1,408,732 Inhabitants, with
Four Districts to Hear From
Potawatomie county leads '.he state to the bottom of the list with 8,089
in agricultral population, according and Pushma'^ha is not far above
to the report of the census. Oklaho-1 with 8,295.
ma county comes second, but Beveral
thousand behind 'he leader. The big-
gest counties are as follows: Potta-
watomie without Shawnee, 31,000;
Pittsburg, without McAlester, 29,000;
Muskogee without Muskogee City, 23
000; Oklahoma without Oklahoma
City, 23,000.' These figures are only
approximate, but serve "to show the
comparative population of the rural
districts of the most populous coun-
ties of '.he new state.
Guthrie, Okla., Sept. 13.—With
four districts missing, two in Okla-
homa, and two In Indian Territory,
the population of the new state as
shown by tho reports of the census
enumerators, announced last night by
W. C. Hunt, director of the census. Is
1,408,732.
Oklahoma is given a population of
718,766, while the population of In-
dian Territory is placed at 689,967.
The four districts missing, which
will increase the total slightly when
'.hey are received, probably today or
Saturday, are one in Cimarron coun-
ty, one in Roger Mills and two in Mc-
urtain. " SJ" WW*
Oklahoma county has the largest
total population of any in the state
according to the figures of the enum-
erators, with 65,934. Pottawatomie
is second with 43,272. Pittsburg with
37,677 and Muskogee with 37,467 are
close rivals for third place.
Cimarron, with only 5,293 has the
smallest population of any county in
the new state. Harper county is next
The population of each of the coun-
ties in the new state, as announced
by the census enumermerators, is as
follows:
Adair, 9,115; Alfalfa, 16,070; Atoka,
12,018; Beaver, 13,364; Beckham, 17,-
379; Blaine, 17,270; Bryan, 27,865;
Caddo, 30,241; Creek, 18,365; Canad-
ian, 20,110; Carter, 26,392; Cherokee,
14.274; Choctaw, 17,340; Cimarron
5,293; Cleveland, 18,460; Coal, 15,-
585; Comanche, 31,738; Craig, 14,-
955; Custer, 18.478; Delaware. 9,876;
Dewey, 13.329; Ellis, 13,978; Garfield,
28,300; Garvin, 22,787; Grady, 23,420;
Grant, 17,638; Greer, 25,000; Harper,
8.089; Haskell. 16,865; Hughes. 19,-
945; Jackson, 16,829; Jefferson, 13,-
439; Johnston, 18,672; Kay, 24,757;
Kingfisher, 10.010; Kiowa, 22,165;
Latimer, 9,340; Leflore, £4,678; Lin-
coln, 27,293; Love, 11,134; Logan, 30,-
707; Major, 14,307; Marshall, 13,081;
Mayes, 11,044; Murray, 11,498; Mus-
kogee, 37,467; McCurtain, 10,359, (on®
district not in): McIntosh. 17,975;
McLain, 12,888; Noble, 14,198; Now-
ata, 10,453: Okfuskee, 15,695: Ok-
mulgee, 14,362; Oklahoma, 55,934;
Osage, 15,332; Ottawa, 12,827; Paw-
nee, 17, 112; Payne, 22,022, Pittsburg
37,677, Pontotoc, 23,057; Pott 43,272;
Pushmataha, 8,295; Roger Mills, 12,-
230; Rogers, 15,485; Seminole, 14,-
687; Sequoyah, 16,249; Stephenson
20,148; Texas, 16,428; Tillman, 12,-
869; Tulsa, 21,693; Wagoner, 10,-
529; Washington, 12, 813; Washita
22,005; Woods, 15,517; Woodward
14,595.
IE OF
WILL BE INCREASED
New Pumps Will be Great Addition.
Coal Contract Let for Five
Cars per Month
When the new pumps which have Central Coal and Coke company of
been ordered for the city water work' *«>8a8 City ut *2 90 per ton laid
„ ... , , down at the station. This was the
are installed the pressure of the local
only company that a contract could
plant will be greatly increased, and b(j procured from at ,h|s ,ate date.
together with the new settling basin In August Superintendent Moon had
just completed will give Shawnee one an offer from the McAlester company
of the finest water works systems in of $2.35 per ton and was unable to
the southwest. At present the domes- get any other offers. The council
tic pressufe is 90 pouu-ls at the sta hell up on making a contract because
t!on and 50 at the office of the water of the fact that they thought that
superintnedent in the city hall, the the coal trust was keeping out other
difference being caused by grade. In bidders. They delayed and another
case of fire the pressure can be run offer of $2.90 was received per ad-
up to 1235 pounds. It Is Interesting vance prices from the McAlester peo-
to note that the Shawnee water pie. And when they finally gave in-
works is the only one in the new structionB to buy, no offer at all,
state that has not had to ls^y down could be gotten from the McAlester
'luring the year because of trouble company and It was given to the Cen-
with the machinery or water supply, tral Coal and Coke company as the
In some cities, like Muskogee not only one in the field. The water in
long ago restriction was placed on the river at the Intake is three feet
sprinkling, and trouble has bean ex- deep and has fallen an Inch In twenty
perienced at Oklahoma, McAlester fourt hours, notwithstanding the re-
and other leading cities. The local cent rains. However, this does not
plant has not varied five pounds in affect the supply for the intake hi
pressure iu the last twa days, buried half to the bed of the river
The coal contract for five cars per and cannot go dry as long as there is
month of pea ond slack mixed coal any water at all, which Ib something
for the year has been awarled to the that never happens.
THE HELPING HAND.
Germany, it is reported has been supplying arms and ammunition to theArabs In Morocco.—News Item.
THE FRITZ MEETING AT HOBART
FUTZ MEETING III SHAWNEE |i
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 141
San Francisco, Sept. 13.—If Nicho-
las Longworth, son in law of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, speaks with any au-
thority, and It is generally believod
that what little he says has the sanc-
tion of the president, Theodore Roose-
velt will not be a candidate for re-
nomination as president, and all the
power of the republicans cannot com-
pel him to remain in the White House
for the next four years. Longworth
speaks guardedly, particularly with
reference to his father in law, but
on this occasion uttered decisive words
throughout the entire country.
Congressman and Mrs. Longworth
returned on the liner Korea from n
two months' visit at Honolulu and
went to the Fairmont htrtel. They ex-
pect to remain here until Saurday be
fore proceeding direct to Cincinnati.
•Longworth said Hawaii was pros-
perous and the Japanese, who number
about 60,000 people in the islands,
were very peaceable, and that the
touble with them on the mainland
is not duplicated in Hawaii.
"I do not know much about things
in the United States just now," said
Mr. Longworth, "for I have not read
the newspapers and have heard little
or nothing. So Fairbanks was here,
was he?" Longworth smiled as he
added, "I met him when he was on
the way to meet the Christian En-
deavorers at Seattle before I went ^o
Honolulu, but I did not know he was
coming down this far."
Asked about a reported interview,
as he was leaving Honolulu, regard-
ing the probability of Roosevelt run-
ning again, Longworth said he had not
been interviewed.
When the substance of the alleged
interview, In which it was stated that
the president mignt run again if con-
ditions were favorable and the con-
vention made a practically unanimous
demand that he head the ticket was
quoted, Longworth said quietly but
with emphasis:
"But there will be no conditions."
The president's son in law was re-
minded of the conditions when Roose-
velt was nominated for vice president
against his will, and of having at that
time accepted the conditions that
arose.
"Yes, I remember," said Long-
worth, "but there will be no condi
tions this time."
SHAWNEE NEWS 40c A MONTH
OUR LISTS
are simply crowded with good and
cheap propositions. We qu°t Just
few below:
26 beautiful Rose Garden lots at
$50 each, on easy terms.
4 beautiful east front lots oa cor-
ner of Dewey and Tuckler streets, at
$162.50 each. Half cash and balance
monthly.
Nice 5 room cottage on Draper av-
enue, $1700.
Nice 6 room cottage on 10th street,
$1250.
Nice 7 room two story residence,
Including nice 100 foot comer. Just
the place to raise chickens, hav^
your own horse and buggy, eac. Part
C8sh and balance on long and easy
terms, $16C0.
See Us for Bargains
COFFIN A LAMBARD,
>8 N. Bell 8t Phone S«8.
We Extend
COURTEOUS TREATMENT
TO ALL.
ONE DIME WILL START AN
ACCOUNT.
BANK of COMMERCE
TIME TO BUY
GOV. FRANK FRANTZ, THE FIRST GOVERNOR OF THE NEW STATE.
The men's reception commit-
tee will meet at republican
headquarters Saturday even-
ing at 6 o'clock sharp, and pro-
ceed to '.he Rock Island depot,
accompanied by the Woodmen
and Blueur bands. The ladies
committee in vehicles will as-
semble a*, the Rock Island de-
pot and uieet the governor
I when he arrives on the 6:40
| '.rain.. Reception committees,
| bands and citizens will accom- |
Ipany Governor Frantz to the ■
city hall where a public recep- I
tion will be held for 30 min- I
utes and then proceed to Wood" I
land Park. '
H. D McKnight, republican
candidate for congress In this
district will speak tomorrow af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock at the cor-
ner of Main and Union. Every
body should hear him.
An Ounce of Prevention
Is worth a pound of cure. There are
many poor sufferers, consumptives,
who are hopeless of getting well—
who, If they had taken care of them-
selves would now be well. A cough
Is the foundation of consumption. Bal-
lard's Horehound Syrup will cure that
cough. Mrs. 8—, Great Falls, Mon-
tana. writes: "I have used Ballard's
Horehound Syrup In my family for
years—my children never suffer with
coughs." At tftl druggists. •
$1,400 ON TERMS.
Good 5-room Cottage, Barn, Well,
60 foot Lot. A snap at $1,400. On
terms. See us quick. Located on
N. Kickapoo.
$850 CASH.
Two Story, six room House In good
repair. This Is one of our finest in
vestments. Located three blocks
from Rock Island shops.
ON NORTH BELL.
Close in, we have a large two story
8-room dwelling, with cellar and fur
nace heat, also a 5-room cottage lo-
cated on a 60-foot corner lot. You
will get a bargain in this. Invest!
gate it.
YOU CAN'T BEAT IT.
It 1s one of the finest investments
in Shawnee, You have never seen
Its equal. There's no safer place for
your money. We have two good brick
mercantile buildings that we are go-
ing to sell for $7,000. On terms of
$3,000 cash and your own time on
$4,000 at 8 per cent Interest.
Hobart, Okla., Sept. 13—Governor
Frank Frantz and Silas H. Reld ad-
dressed 1,000 voters here. Hobart,
not to be outdone by other territory
towns, gave the republican nominees
a royal welcome. Governor Frantz
spoke at Cordell to an enthusiastic
crowd. Reid, who arrived from El Re-
no after speaking there, also deliver-
ed an address. The head of the ticket
and the candidate for attorney gen-
eral drove in an automobile to this
city after the meeting, a distance of
25 miles.
The meeting held here last night is
said to have been the largest polltic.il
gathering of any party In the hlstry
of the town.
hundred cowboys and hundreds of
men who followed Gov. Frantz
through the streets. The crowd
steadily Increased and at 12 o'clock
Governor Frantz was urged to con-
tinue his address after he had talked
for an hour and a half.
Senator Long struck a popular
ci.ord in his address when he declared
that the vote on the state tickets of
the two great parties will be more i f
an'indication of the feeling towards
the constitution than the vote for nr
against the adoption of the constitu-
tion itself. "A vote for Haskell." lie
said, "will be an endorsement of ever*
act of the constitutional convention.
Wednesday Senator | while a vote for Frantz will only bear
out the fact that the two territories
want statehood but want certain pro-
visions of the constitution amended.
Senator Long said that he had no
doubt but that the constitution will be
adopted, but If adopted and noU
amended, in his opinion the two ter-
ritories will be worse off than under
tne present form of government.
Senator Ix>ng said the best feature
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
Chester I. Long of Kansas and Gov-
ernor Frantz visited Alva in the af-
ternoon and Woodward at night. At
Alva 1,200 men and women stood in
the broiling sun and listened to Sen-
ator Long and the governor.
At Woodward the streets were
blocked by not less than 3,000 people.
Many of them had driven mileB to at-
tend the meeting. In the parade
which formed at the depot were one
The Real Estate Men
Ov«r Oklahoma National Bank,
phone SOt.
STATEMENT.
OF THE SHAWNEE NATIONAL BANK
at the Close of Business.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1907
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts 6573,543.86
Banking house, furniture and fixtures .. 22,000.00
United States Bonds and Premiums ... 52,500.00
CASH AND SIGH EXCHANGE 208,567.42
OVERDRAFTS 6,476.66-214,033.07
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock, and Surplus funds .
Circulation
DEPOSITS
$862,076.93
$106,768.47
60,000.00
706,318.46
$862,076.93
Attest:
J. M. AYDELOTTE,
B. F. HAMILTON,
F T. DOUGLAS,
F. V. ASKEW,
Directors.
The above statement Is correct.
JNO. W. JONES, Cashier.
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