The Hugo Husonian (Hugo, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 14, 1912 Page: 2 of 8
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SENATOR OWEN
OFFERS GASH PRIZE
$500 to Encourage Kafir Corn Con
tests—State-wide Contest. Open to
Boys and Girls 9 to 18 Years of Age
Who Are Active Members of the
Boys' and Girls' College Agricultu
ral Clubs
Members of the Boys' and Girls
clubs, organized by the Oklahoma A
& M. college, assisted by Senator
Gore. Senator Owen, former Governor
Haskell, Governor Cruce, Superin
tendant R. H. Wilson, and others
will compete for many tempting pri
zes this year. Senator Robert L
Owen was the first of the southern
men of prominence to offer large cash
prizes to boys and girls as an in
ducement to grow more profitable
crops. He is this year offering more
than a thousand dollars in prizes to
the young people of Oklahoma,
through the A. & M. college, and
through the federal department of
agriculture. Five hundred dollars in
prizes offered by Senator Owen will
be distributed through the A. & M.
college to the boys and girls making
the best crops of kafir and milo, as
stated in the following letter to Pres.
J. H. Connell:
I hereby authorize you to offer for
me a prize of $500, to be offered for
the best exhibit of milo maize or kafir
corn, to be awarded by you on the
following basis:
Best exhibit of ten ears 20 per cent
Greatest yield per acre, 30 per cent.
Best written account, showing his-
tory of the crop, 20 per cent.
Best showing of profit on invest-
ment. based on the commercial price,
30 per cent.
The prize to be awarded—$200 to
the first. $l.r>0 each to the second and
third. The minimum area cultivated,
one-half acre; open to boys and girls
only; exhibits of the competitors to
be shown at the Farmer's Short
course at A. & M. college, January
13, 19X3.
There are college clubs of these
boys and girls in every county. More
than 3000 boys and girls in Oklahoma
are entitled to enter this contest as
active members of the A. & M. col-
lege clubs.
Other valuable statewide prizes are
offered to public spirited citizens of
the state, by the college, and by the
state board of agriculture. The en
tire list of prizes to be awarded under
the supervision of the college is too
extensive to print here, but will be
sent on request. The ambitious boys
and girls of our state should not fail
to enter actively and earnestly into
these contests. There are valuable
special prizes in fifty eight counties
The A. & M. college at Stillwater furn
ishes free of cost to members, practi
cal bulletins and circulars of informa
tion bearing on the crops, live stock
and all prizes involved in these con
tests. Boys and girls living in every
county, between the ages of nine and
eighteen years, should send for appli
cation blanks and preliminary reports
for the contests which they desire
to enter. These may be had free from
John \\ . Wilkinson, slate supervisor
of boys and girls clubs at Stillwater
Exhibits for the state contest should
be expressed prepaid to Stillwater,
about Jan. 10th. 1913.
WEST VIRGINIA IS ADDED
State Secretary of Bootleggers Takes
On Additional Territory
"You will notice that I have not
been here or in the state for the past
few days", said the state secretary
of the bootleggers this morning as he
came up from the train.
"I went over to West Virginia
where Pussyfoot Johnson and my
self have just closed a successful
ampaign against the wicked saloons
which have existed In that state from
time immemorial. It was a hard con
test, and it required more of my time
than I at first supposed, but the exe-
cutive committee in our state con
eluded that we should annex a vir-
gin territory where our operations
may be extended and the volume of
our business increased.
Our Oklahoma friends need feel
no alarm about us deserting this field
for there is plenty for us to do when
the parcels post comes olng and al
lows us to ship ten pounds of booze
by post, and we have also some rath-
er valuable plants in the state that
we do not like to abandon. We have
some four thousand men working for
us and are perfecting our organization
to make rapid spread of all trade ter-
ritory. Some of our distributing
stations are having a sorry time of it,
but then we must not complain.
"It was a great victory we won in
West Virginia. Pussyfoot attended
to getting the real temperance folks
line, while my task was to teach
the irrigating squadrons that we can
sell with more profit when we pay
no license.
"West Virginia's new prohi law is a
dandy. It provides a penalty for sell-
ing whiskey with a license. As our
association never has paid any license
and constitutionally opposed to all li-
cense money, we will not, 1 take it. be
bothered, and it is probable that we
will do a very flourishing business in
the new territory acquired.
"1 have a grouch on some of you
Oklahomans, though, for there has
been rather sorry treatment of me.
And yet 1 plank down for all tem-
perance battles and have done more
toward driving the wicked saloons
out of the Southwest than any other
single individual; and I also think
that 1 have contributed as much to-
ward general irrigation as any other
citizen who pays taxes in Oklahoma.
also believe in publicity, after my
deals are pulled off.''
DEMOCRATS INCREASE
LEAD IN THE COUNTY
FINAL RESULTS ON ALL NATION-
AL AND STATE PLACES AS CER-
TIFIED BY BOARD
Campbell Russell's State Board of
Agriculture Recall Bill Got a Big
Majority
Will Give Going in Party
Local democrats are going to give
C. W. Miller a going in party. Mr.
.Miller bore the honor of being the
first delegate elected in the United
States to go to a national convention,
and was instructed for President Taft.
His colleague in the Fourth district,
of course, was elected at the same
time, but Miller's name was presented
first, making him the senior. Demo-
crats insist that Mr. Miller must have
a going in party and will announce
the date when Mr. .Miller is able to
speak, the carrying of Idaho, t'tah
and Vermont having been such a
strain that Mr. Miller feels he is en-
titled to some repose.
WILL PAY AN AWARD
For Best Frisco Letter From Women
Regarding Safety First
All Frisco women are invtited to
write a letter on "Safety First."
For the best letter a prize of $10
will be given; for the next best a
prize of $">.00; and for the third best
a prize cf $2.50.
This competition is open to all wo-
men in the families of Frisco employ-
es. to all women employes, and to all
widows and daughters of deceased
employes.
The letters must not exceed 25(
words in length and must be address
ed to "The Frisco Man," 737 Frisco
building, St. Louis. Mo.
The competition beings at once
nd closes January 1, 1913, soon after
which the names of the winners will
be announced. From time to time
The Frisco Man will publish the best
of the letters received, if the auth-
ors thereof desire. It is hoped that
the Frisco women will join in the
work of continually agitating the im-
l ortance of safety first, and the best
evidence of this can be shown by the
uality and quantity of letters re-
ceived.
The returns from Choctaw county
show that the democrats increased
their lead over all opposition. The
national electors on the democratic
ticket polled 1392 to 694 for the re-
publicans.
The republican vote of 874 in 1910
was reduced to 620, although three
men on their county ticket went above
the 800 mark.
For United States senator Kobert
L. Owen polled 1,483 to 658 for Dick-
erson.
The socialists had a candidate for
state corporation commissioner, the
vote being on all as follows:
Love d 1,467.
Ixiwen r 689.
Hedgpeth s 676.
Justice of the supreme court was
a one sided affair. Turner, present
incumbent, receiving 1,427 to 649 for
Cook.
Judge criminal court of appeals,
Furman, 1,428 to 756 for Ralls.
The three democrats for congress-
man at large were within seventeen
votes of each other, Murray receiv-
ing 1713 to 1696 for both Weaver and
Thompson.
Allen and Brown received 669 votes
each and Brownlee 668 for congress-
man at large honor on the republican
ticket.
Congressman Carter received 1458
votes to 692 for Wright the republi-
can candidate in the Fourth congress-
ional district.
McAlister Got Good Lead
In the vote for state senator, where
local interest is high, the vote result-
ed as follows:
McAlister d 1.435.
Drake r 653.
Martin s 690.
Tom Hunter carried the county
over Curd for representative by a
vote of 1408 to 684, the socialist can-
didate getting a trifle more than 700
votes.
On State Questions
The vote for state questions showed
the people were voting the Campbell
Russell recall of the state board of
agriculture was carried in Choctaw
county by the terrible vote of 1808
yes to 719 no.
The capital removal bill had 961 yes
to 948 no—the non-votes on this
question caused a good majority for
the present state capital.
The school bill carried on yes and
no by a vote of 1085 yes to 476 no
but like the capital bill, lost because
of many not voting on the question
TALBOT WON CASE
'REGARDING RUSSELL
CHEROKEE ATTORNEY FOR
STATE BOARD OF AGRICUL-
TU RE COMMISSIONER BREWER
WAS ACTING WITHIN HIS
RIGHTS
Man Supposed to Have Represented
Himself as Judge Sherwood Found
Not Guilty of Violating Law
MUSKOGEE, Nov. 9.—Guy I). Tal-
bot can not be prosecuted in the
courts of Muskogee county on the in-
formation filed against him in the su-
perior court. Judge deGraffenried de-
ciding that the state board of agricul-
ture was not a judicial body and had
no legal authority to subpoena wit-
nesses or take testimony. In fact, the
court held that the state board of ag-
riculture is not a court of record and
lor this reason one could not con-
spire to prevent the introduction of
testimony before that body. The
court ordered the issuing of a writ in
the suit brought by Talbot to be re
leased on habeas corpus and the ac
cused was discharged from custody.
It Is understood that the decision
of Judge deGratfenried will not end
the investigation that is being made
by County Attorney Disney into the
affairs of the state board of agricul-
ture. Mr. Disney believes that At-
torney General West will be in a bet
ter position now, that the election is
over, to give him more assistance and
he will probably have a conference
with Mr. West at Oklahoma City next
week. 4
Talbot lives at Cherokee and is at
torney for O. A. Brewer, who is sup-
posed to have insulted Miss Brylee,
and the attorney was charged of
having represented himself as Judge
Sherwood, and spoke for Governor
Cruce.
MARSHALL HEADED TICKET
Save in Case of Reed Who Had No
Opposition in Race
The report first published as to the
lead of the democratic county ticket
was erroneous, the revised returns
showing that Marshall the democratic
candidate for county clerk had 1566
votes, being but 11 votes less than
Pink Reed, the unopposed candidate
for superintendent of schools.
Judge Glenn got 1531 votes, Lln-
thicum 1529 and Stubbs 1526, all
somewhat in the going class.
In Choctaw county Bill Murray led
all democrats and his two associates
in the race for congressman at large
were next to him.
There was no great slump in the race
but there were many democrats to
vote only for one presidential elector
carrying down the Wilson vote to less
than 1400.
GAINS SOME
IN THE REVISION
KANSAS AND ILLINOIS GO INTO
WILSON COLUMN WITH IOWA
OVER TO ROOSEVELT
Summoned to Federal Court.
Service has been had on Sheriff
Loftin, John Q. Bills. Ed L. DeWltt.
G. H. Birchfield, Walter H. Andrews,
W. L. Ellis, the latter of Soper, J. H.
McDaniels, J. B. Parker, J. R. Millen
and T. M. I.owery, summoning them
to Chickasha to attend the federal
court. The majority are officials, but
some are witnesses in the case of ob-
taining of postal money at the post-
office.
Uncle Charley Oakes with his fam-
ily came in from the Kiamichi river
district Friday afternoon, and was
somewhat enthusiastic about the re-
sult of the election. Mr. Oakes has
spent 52 years in what is now Choc-
taw county and it has been a long
time since election returns were so
favorable to his Ideas of affairs.
Raided River Poker Game
Deputy Sheriff Birchfield and Will
Oakes raided a poker game down on
Red river Sunday, capturing five
whites and two negroes who were
playing the national game. The
players made bond for their appear-
ance in court.
Marriage License Granted
STEEI RESIGNED
10 TIKE M
COUNTY TREASURER QUITS JOB
NOVEMBER FIFTEENTH TO
TAKE CHARGE OF THE SOPER
BANK
Position Did Not Expire Until Next
Summer and Vacancy Will be Filled
By County Commissioners
A marriage license has been grant-
ed to James L. Spence, age 30, of
Madill, and Miss Nannie Hughes, age
20 of Messer.'
Attorney George Richardson, of the
firm of Richardson & Warren, has
been gone a week into Western Okla-
homa and the Texas Panhandle in
search of health. Mr. Richardson's
health has been bad during the sum-
mer and he is in quest of relief.
White Got One Year Sentence
David White, under charge for
stealing a cow near Fort Towson over
a year ago. wsk sentenced to the pen-
itentiary for one year by a jury in the
district court late Monday night.
Whites two alleged accomplices are
already serving a terra in the state
prison, and the Evidence introduced
Monday was largely a repetition of
that brought out at the former trials.
A. J. Steen, county treasurer since
statehood, has tendered his resigna-
tion to the board of county commiss-
ioners. to take effect Nov. 15, and he
will after that date be the managing
head of the Bank of Soper, taking the
place of Lon Allen, who has resigned.
Mr. Steen is one among the most
prominent men of Choctaw county
and has been a power in local busi-
ness and political circles.^fis resigna-
tion is due to the fact that he must ac-1
cept the banking position now or miss
th e opportunity.
I he county commissioners have not
announced who will be appointed to
take the place made vacant by Mr.
Steen.
I nder the present law the county
treasurer would have held the office
until June of 1913, and the appoint-
ment is one of importance, carrying
*"h it the collection of the taxes for
the year past.
No man in Choctaw county is bet-
ter known than A. J, Steen, and no
one stands higher as an executive or
citizen.
APPEAL TO REASON
EDITOR A SUICIDE
FAMOUS J. A. WAYLAND WEARI
ED IN HIS FIGHT AGAINST
PRESENT SYSTEM OF SOCIETY
Said Struggle Was Not Worth The
Effort and Took His Own Life
Monday
GIRARD, Kan.. Nov. 12.—J. A.
Wayiand. owner of the Appeal to
Reason, who shot and killed himself
here early Monday left the following
note:
"The struggle under competitive
system isn't worth the effort; let it
pass."
Friends of the dead man say that
he has been grSatly worried over the
pending federal suit, charging ille-
gal use of the mails.
AUTO SMASHED BUGGY
Conveyance of Attorney Spriggs in a
Friday Night Wreck
Friday evening, while Mr. and .Mrs.
Claud Spriggs were in the family con-
veyance on East Kirk street, the ve-
hicle was struck by an automobile
driven by T. C. Good, a well known
cotton man. The Spriggs horse was
thrown over and the buggy badly de-
molished. Mr. and Mrs. Spriggs were
not seriously injured.
The Spriggs conveyance was stand-
ing and the auto was not going at a
hi^i rate of speed. Mr. Good made
restitution for the damages done the
property.
HAMMONDS APPOINTED
Goes to Judicial International Con
ference Settlement of All Ques-
tions
Wyoming's Three Votes Are Still in
Doubt But Probably Left in Wilson
Column
The electoral college changes fronB
the table printed Thursday is favora*
ble to Woodrow Wilson, who gains
Illinois and Kansas and loses Iowa,
with Wyoming still in doubt.
The claim of California for the pro-
gressives so far has no foundation.
The corrected tables as they stand
now is:
Attorney A. E. Hammonds of this
ity his received an appointment by
Governor Cruce as a delegate from
Oklahoma to the meeting in Washing
ton of the American conference so-
ciety for the settlement for judicial
questions. The society meets in
Washington for a two days session
December *20. The appointment was
an unsolicited one.
Marriage Licenses Issued
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Choctaw County's Organization Meets
Here Friday Evening
GEE IN PAIR BUSINESS
Ervin Physician Enters For The Big
Big Prices
Dr. Gee and wife of Ervin were
here today and the doctor brought
along one of his pears from a three-
year-old tree, weighing seventeen
ounces. The pear is a magnificent
specimen of the Kiefer variety and Is
from a tree but three year* old.
The Choctaw county Sunday school
convention convenes in this city Fri-
day evening at 7:30 o'clock, in the
First Baptist church on North Crock-
ett street, far a three day session.
The convention will be in session day
and evening until Sunday noon, R. L.
Evans, a well known attorney of this
city, being the county Sunday school
superintendent.
The program has not been complet-
ed, but in addition to the local peo-
ple of Choctaw county there will be
present some of the best known state
wide celebrities and the occasion is
anticipated to be one of the best and
most largely attended ever held in
( hoctaw county. The county organi
zation represents all of the Protest-
ant denominations in Choctaw county
and church workers from all the va-
rious churches will P|ay Important
pnrtg on the daily program.
Those who attend are promised not
only a delightful meeting but a most
profitable one.
OCHELATA BANK ROBBED
The following marriage licenses
have been issued: Joe Jacobs, age 22,
to Miss Belle Finch, age 19, both of
Hugo; Walter H. Andrews, age 22, to
Miss Emma L. Ratliff, age 18. both of
H ugo.
A telephone message from Blossom
warned the marriage license clerk to
issue no license to Thomas Cloutv and
Miss Minnie Garrett, the parents of
the pair asserting that neither is old
enough to secure a license without
parental consent.
Washington County Bank Visited by
Yeggs Tuesday Morning
BARTLESVILLE, Okla., Nov. 13.—
Five bandits dynamited the Bank or
Ochelata at Ochelata, Oklahoma Tues
day morning, got $2,500 and escaped.
The robbers cut all telephone and
telegraph wires leading Into the town
before they robbed the bank. A posse
is In pursuit.
DR. H. H. WYNNE, OKLA. CITY
Practice Limited.
2YE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT.
—Glasses Fitted.—
Hugo, Wednesday, Sept. 27; Not. 1
One regular visit each month Inquire
of Crescent Drug Store.
EUCUM10 BE
IMMEDIATE HEM)
UNDER RULING OF COURT COUN-
TY COMMISSIONERS HAVE NO
CHOICE IN THE MATTER
Linthicum Would Not Otherwise Tak-
en Office Until June Nineteen Hun
dred Thirteen
The board of county commissioners
met Monday afternoon, and concluded
that the resignation of County Treas
urer A. J, Steen calls for no further
action on their part than acceptance
of the same, and since the election
has been held, the law specifies that
treasurer elect, Ed Linthicum be
comes treasurer of Choctaw county.
Under a ruling of Judge McKeown
at Ada, who ruled on a case of coun
ty attorney, the commissioners can
not appoint a man to office upon re-
signation of a county official after
the people have elected said officer
The ruling of Judge McKeown was
considered the guide for the board of
county commissioners, and Treasu-
rer-Elect Linthicum will assume the
duties of the treasurer's office im-
mediately after the state examiner
has passed upon tkie books of Treas
urer Steen. whose resignation takes
effect the fifteenth of the present
month.
Alabama ....
.. .12
Arizona
. 3
Arkansas . .
California ..
Colorado . .
Connecticut . .
.. 7
Delaware . .
Florida ..
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
.. .29
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky ..
. .13
Louisiana . .
. .10
Maine
.. 6
Maryland . .
.. S
Massachusetts
18
Michigan . .
Minnesota ..
.12
Mississippi .. .
. .10
Missouri .. ..
. .18
Montana ..
Nebraska ..
.. 8
Nevada
. . 3
New Hampshire
.. 4
New Jersey ..
. .14
New Mexico ..
.. 3
NEW York .. .
. .45
North Carolina .
.12
North Dakota ..
Oklahoma . .
10
Oregon
5
Pennsylvania .
Rhode Island . .
. 5
South Carolina
.. 9
South Dakota . .
. 5
Tennessee ..
.12
Texas
Vermont ..
12
Washington .. .
West Virginia .
. 8
Wisconsin .. ..
.13
* Wyoming
. 3
Total
441
*In doubt.
10
12
************
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES *
*** * **««* r,
THEIR TRIALS POSTPONED
Earl Rice Case One That Has Been
Set For November Twenty-Second
The district court has advanced the
cases of Albert Case, charged with
grand larceny to the twenty-first of
this month, nnd the case of Earl Rice,
charged with the killing of John Will-
iams at Forney to the next day.
This was necessary because of the
crowded condition of the criminal
docket, the majority of the big murder
•ases all requiring longef time than
was allowed for on the docket.
After much expenditure of ammu-
nition and energy most of us mana-
ged to go through our examinations
last week with victory and mastery
stamped on our brow, and holding
aloft the banner with the strange de-
vice. "excelsor."
We had the pleasure, honor and
glory of having our pictures taken
Monday morning. We are thinking of
sending dne to the art museum at
Washington, I). C.
Mr. Hollow-ay's lecture on the need-
less tardies has had a decided effect
in improving those pupils who have
heretofore had a tendency to stand
be fore the mirror too long every
morning.
Mr. Hollow ay was protesting again-
st so many superfluous questions on
examinations, when he happened to
think that pel haps someone in the
eighth grade didn't understand hiry
So he asked Eunice DeWeese
"superfluous'' meant, and the prom^
answer was ' ridiculous."
hint
"4
imjit
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BILL JONES' LETTERS
To Great Men
By Bill Hlsself.
Governor Woodrow Wilson: As
we write to you this beautiful Sun-
day afternoon, it is alleged that the
electoral vote of Idaho is in doubt,
and we take our typewriter chair un-
der seat to advise you that you had
as well let Mr. Taft have Idaho. There
is no occasion for us taking too much.
Mr. raft needs Idaho. We have your
permisssion to say what we believe,
and we believe that President Taft is
entitled to Idaho, if he carried it,J
is well; If he did not, let him hav '
lor appearance sake. In the list of
turns. It appears that the president
has been a trifle shy of votes elec
toral. and the dissolution of his Ida-
ho hopes might be worse than we
expect. Please let Taft have Idaho.
It will add some to his electoral
string, and there is no occasion for a
man not having anything. Look over
my letters to public men and see if
there be not reason for each of them
it. M
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