Edmond Enterprise and Oklahoma County News. (Edmond, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
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Edmond Enterprise
AND OKLAHOMA
COUNTY NEWS.
THURSDAY,
EDMOND, OKLAHOMA.
AUGUST 31, 1905
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ENTERPRISE WRINKLES.
By A Disbanded Volunteer.
Family troubles never die.
Pipe dreams end in smoke.
Small mice make large holes.
Wise counsel is better than gold.
Over-rest is as bad as over-work.
We are all weaker than we admit.
Self conceit is a dangerous councel-
or.
Thank our stars. It will snow by and
by.
The cornstalk liars are now In their
glory.
Scolding wives drive husbands to
drink.
Dont let some other man do your
thinking.
it is time (or Jap and Russ to kiss
and make up.
Don't measure others by your own
crooked yardstick.
When you feel like a fool, do you
feel "sdrt'o natural?"
If graves could talk they could tell
some strange stories.
Your success or failure depends
mostly upon yourself.
The weeds grow whether the sun
scalds or the rains fall.
No matter how silly the woman is
she can fool a dozen men.
A quarrelsome, nagging husband
means a most unhappy wife.
Do you remember of ever seeing
so much weather in August?
The back talk of some people is as
Irritating as the seven year itch.
If you do not make any mistakes
the other fellows are badly fooled.
Words often cut far deeper than
swords and leave more bitter scars.
The easy road to wealth is usually
the highway to dishonor and disaster.
We are so often wrong when sure
we are right we are losing faith in The
Old Man.
During the hot days of August wa
were content to let the other fellow do
all the work.
When a man has the name of doing
things on the sly, sensible people fight
shy of him.
When a man lets Appetite carry his
money it is not long before the sheriff
will carry him.
It is not the steer in the corn but
the corn in the steer that makes money
in the market.
Think of It: The Japs and Russians
came to Uncle Sam's country to kiss
and make up.
No matter how worthless the pup
may be every boy thinks his dog is the
best one, ever.
The most dangerous and most wick-
ed hypocrite may wear the most sanc-
timonious face.
We growl when its hot and dry as
well as when it is cool and damp. We
are all hard to suit.
A mean man and a mean woman
are the parents of scandals, law suits
and general unrest.
Adam talked a good deal before
doing any work. Most of us men are
too much like Adam.
If a girl tries to flirt with you it Is
best for you to pass by on the other
side: if you can get away.
You may safely distrust that man
who Is continually looking for evil in
the words and deeds of others.
The man who never told a lie has
been dead so long that we cannot re-
member his name to save our neck.
You may not believe In "The Yellow
Peril" but the Czar of Russia could
give you some pointers on that propo-
sition.
When a woman runs across a lot
of her husbands love letters she begins
to wonder how she came to marry
such a fool.
What Oklahoma and Indian Terri-
tory have most to dread just now Is
bad results from the antics of a lot of
selfish politicians.
If the politicians in the Indian Terri-
tory would pay more attention to pub-
lic interests and less to personal poll -
tics, Statehood would not seem so far
off.
The Russians are in a tight "place'
and the Japs, while willing to let them
go, insist that the Russians shall leave
the "place" in posession of the Japs.
See the point?
When two old veterans discuss their
army life, the children listen with all
their ears, and say to each other,
"Wasn't it lucky that your daddy and
my daddy saved the country."
My papa thinks he knows everything;
but mamma could tell him some things
that would make his eyes bulge out as
big as tea cups. If it wern't for get-
ting a licking I could tell him a thing
or two myself.—Johnny Pepperpod.
Time heals all wounds but does not
remove the scars. I am getting over
my distress about that baking powder
deal, and the wounds caused by Bills
sarcastic words healing slowly but if
Bill doesn't come 'home pretty soon
the scars will be worse than ever.—
Mrs. Gooseberry Smith.
Miss Araminta Belden of Guthrie
has cut a big swell in Pawpaw for a
week or twb. She came over expect-
ing to teach our public school but
when the school board looked her over
and found that she wore a lace collar
stained with sweat; and chewed gum
and had spit curls on her forehead they
felt hurt. Miss Belden may as well
go home. I am IT In the Pawpaw
school house.—Miss Cranberry Marsh.
A Chicago Story with a Lesson to
heed. * * * What is father striking
for, mother? A sit for Higher wages?
* * * * No dear; the wages are all
right * * * * Is he striking for shorter
hours? * * * No dear, the hours are
all right; It Is A Sympathetic Strikel
* * * * Is It Sympathy For Us, mam-
ma? * * * No dear. It Is sympathy
for Mr. Buttlnsky, The Walking Deli-
gate. * * * (Children In chorus; Mam-
ma we are so hungry!)
An observing newspaper writer re-
marks that people are deeply stirred up
over the yellow fever situation. Ex-
traordinary precautions promptly fol-
lowed the epidemic's appearance.
Quarantines were proclaimed. Men
were sent out with shotguns to guard
the roads. Railroad traffic with the in-
fected region was interrupted and on
the application of local authorities the
President of the United States has put
government health officials in control.
There is nothing surprising about this
sudden outburst of anxiety. This mor-
tal frame is always an object of prime
solicitude to mankind. But there is
another epidemic in the land more
fearfully insidious and destructive than
yellow fevei, which yet arouses little
apprehension. The lust for money is
blighting what is fairest in American
life. It is overturning ideals for which
the builders of the Republic labored
and suffered. It is undermining mor-
als and destroying character on every
side. But people are largely indiffer-
ent. "Fear not them which kill the
body, but are not able to kill the soul,"
said the Founder of Christianity; "but
rather fear him which is able to de-
stroy both soul and body In hell." If
people took these words at their face
value. If they were half as alarmed
over dishonesty and selfishness as they
are over the fever, the days of the
grafter and extortionist would be num-
bered. There Is a lesson in the above
It would be well foi all to heed. The
writer of Wrinkles believes that some
great calamity may be sent to awaken
the people to the dangers of public and
private graft and greed.
*
The Old Settler's At Witcaer
Last Saturday morning the Old Set-
tler's of Oklahoma met at the Ecker
grove, at Witcher, to spend a day of
pleasure, renew old acquaintances and
form new friendships.
Early in the morning the sky was
overcast with clouds threatening
rain, but by 9 o'clock the sun had
come forth and shown brightly. The
day was a hot one, but many Old
Times braved the threatening storm
and the hot rays of Old Sol and showed
up smiling In the grove, and by noon a
large crowd was in attendance. Peo-
ple were there from all the surround-
ing country.
The exercises of the day started by
a song sung by the many hundred pres-
ent and the woods resounded with
melody.
The song was followed by a prayer
by Rev. Meeks, one of Oklahoma
count'es old timers.
After several requests Johnny T.
O'Toole made an impromptu address
on Oklahoma and her many virtues.
Johnnie's talk was followed by a song,
by the assemblage. The all important
event of the day was next in order.
A beef had been loastlng for several
hours and to say it was fine is not
doing the cooks justice. Of all the
barbecued meats ever tasted this was
the finest. There was an abundance
of meat, and besides the meat a wagon
load of roasting ears and meat had
been cooked together. Everyone
present brought well filled baskets
which added to the beef and corn
made food enough for several regiments
After dinner the exercises were re-
sumed and It was announced that Gov.
Ferguson who had been billed to de-
liver an address would not be present.
(A trick for which he is justly noted.)
The time allotted to the governor was
as ably filled by G. E. Snyder, of Ok-
lahoma City, who made an excellent
talk.
Dr. Thomas O'Toole and D. M.
Ammons each made addresses full of
humor and interest to the listeners.
The whole afternoon was devoted thus
to speech making Interspersed with
musical renditions Taken as a whole
the day was one of the most enjoyable
ever spent in Oklahoma. Many times
during the day the question "Are you
going to attend the picnic at Edmond
next Saturday," could be heard and
the answer Invariably was "Yes,
thought we would, and 1 am going to
wear my Alabama badge," (or th6
emblem of whatever state they were
representatives of.) From these ut-
terances it is easily to be persumed
that Edmond will have a record break-
ing crowd next Saturday.
*
Monday Is Labor Day
Next Monday is labor day and as a
result there will be no rural route ser-
vice the country over. The post office
will be open only as on Sunday so
people who use the general delivery
and call boxes should be at the post
oiflce on time. As far as we can see
by our exchanges labor day will be
quite generally observed in the cities
ARE YOU COAMNG.
For the past few «ays the several committees for the big picnic. Re-
union of States, have teen as busy as beavers, and as a result the
many little details necessary for a grand and glorious day have been
practically finished. Those who attend the picnic next Saturday will
meet a welcome and an entertainment the like of which they have
never seen. All but a very few of the states have decided who will
make the representation speech, and should the weather be as nice as
it has for the past few days Edmond will have a crowd the size of a
county fair attendance. The exercises of the day will begin early and
last all day. A parade will be formed at the corner of Second and
Broadway, preceeded by the band. The Oklahoma born children will
follow, and the dif'erent state delegation will fall into line in the order
In which they were admitted to the union, each carrying a banner or
emblem signifying from what state they came. On another page of
this paper will be found a complete program.
The following poem has been accepted by the management of the
reunion and will be read on Saturday. It was written by an Edmond
lady and Is very appropriate to this particular occasion:
The Congress Of States.
East
We shall meet at the Congress of States,
When the tribes from the North and the
And the South and the West shall unite
To partake of the bounteous feast.
We shall meet 'neath the shade of the trees
Which were called the first temples of God,
Ere the temples by hands had been built—
When men lived by the staff and the rod.
We shall meet at the time of the year
When the husbandman claims his reward
While the peace-doves meet in the nation we love
And entreat men to lay down the sword.
They shall meet 'neath our festival trees
Who claims distant lands for their birth;
Our city shall welcome the hosts—
The cream and the salt of the earth.
For of sinew of brawn and of brains
The world has donated its best.
To build our grand state they have come from the East,
From the North and the South and the West.
From the forests of Maine and her fishing coast.
To the state of the one lone star,
From the wind swept plains of Montana's range
Where the grazing thousands are,
To the state of Penn with her stalwart men
And Maryland there by the sea
And Kentucky fair with her fragrant air
And the hills of Tennessee.
From Michigan state on the northern lake
To Georgia's sun-lit shore,
To our state they've come to make their home,
Yet there is room for hundreds more.
We shall welcome them then as women and men
And open wide to our city the gates;
We will greet with good will and bid feast to their fill
All who come to the Congress of States.
Aurelia Taylor
with fitting ceremony. The following
is the order from the postmaster gener-
al relative to the rural routes and
holidays.
Office of The Postmaster General,
Washington, D. C., July 3 1905.
Order No. 5—Ordered, That here-
after service on all rural free delivery
routes be suspended on New fear's
Day (January I), Washington's Birth-
day (Feburary 22), "Memorial" or
Decoration Day (May 30), Indepen-
dence Day (July 4), First Monday in
September, known as Labor Day, and
such day as the President may set
apart as Thanksgiving Day in each
calander year.
Geo B. Cortelyou,
Postmaster General.
John Burns and Son to Kansas City.
Saturday aiternoon John Bums de-
parted for Kansas City accompanied
by his young son, Wilburn, who is a
sufferer from rheumatism. At times
the little fellow has no use of his arms,
hands, legs or feet. The first attacks
of the disease appeared in his feet and
later bis arms and body become af-
fected. He will be under the care of
specialists In Kansas City and the
many friends of Mr and Mrs. Burns
hope that the treatment will be suc-
cessful.
"The ladles band of Stillwater Is now
Involved In a replevin suit to recover
possession of Its big bass horn, which
Is alleged to be unlawfully detained.
The band lost out In the lower court
and is now appealing the case. The
young ladles have an engagement to
play at Denver next month, -nd do
not want to be minus the big end of
the band when they go away from
home."—Kansas City Journal. The
ladles band of Edmond has gone broke
long years ago but through It all noth-
ing but peace and harmony prevailed.
Each player took the Instrument which
they had played. Many of our young
ladles owned their own instruments
which saved lots of trouble.
That Congress of States picnic will
be the biggest thing ever. Come and
enjoy a pleasant day.
Everybody join Id the big picnic and
get in the parade Saturday.
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