Edmond Enterprise and Oklahoma County News. (Edmond, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 1906 Page: 1 of 12
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Edmond Enterprise
AND OKLAHOMA
COUNTY NEWS.
THURSDAY,
EDMOND, OKLAHOMA.
JUNE 7, 1906
ENTERPRISE WRINKLES.
By A Disbanded Volunteer.
Aureltus, who was emperor of Rome once wrote his views
Concerning life and how a man might either gain or lose,
According to the way he did—Aurelius followed rules
Of grammar and construction whicn have high repute in schools;
But Kelly says: "This statement Is the trump card in the deck;
The man that isn't on the square will gel it In the neck."
Aan Bryant's "Thanatopsis" tells artistically how
Rewards and penaltiss will act to balance Then and Now;
And Emerson and Bacon, too, have taken pains to state
In chaste and pleasing language how we test the scales of fate-
But Kelly says—and he is apt all tense and form to wreck :
"The man that isn't on the square will get it in the neck."
And all the world's philosophers have brooded on the thing;
They've figured that the rule applies to peasant or to king ;
That soon or late, or right away, the law must be obeyed—
For what we do we must pay or find that we are paid.
Now, Kelly packs a bushel of their words into a peck:
"The man that isn't on the square will get it in the nack."
Yet if you'd mention Emerson, Aurelius or the rest
To Kelley, like as not he'd smile and smooth his speckled vest
And say he didn't know the gents, but just the same, you see,
None of them hit the mark In any better wise than he
When he declared : "Old honesty's the trump card in the deck—
The man that isn't on the square will get it in the neck."
—W. D. Nesbit.
The higher we climb, the harder the
fall.
Statehood is a long time on the
road.
A stylish collar will not hide a dirty
neck on a hot day.
Statehood has been pretty lame but
will finally win the race.
When congress adjourns the coun-
try will feel more secure.
So far this century has been a con
tinued story of great causalities
If you put in all your time looking
for bait you will never catch any fish.
The weather forecasts for this year
are among the curiosities of American
literature.
If there was less politics at Wash-
ington it would be better for the coun-
try at large.
The denatured alcohol law will save
millions to the people in the way of
light and fuel.
You may not be able to reach the
summit in life, but you need not re-
main down in the dirt.
The measure of capacity is the
measure of spere to either man or
woman.— Elizabeth Smith.
The more time you give to personal
politics, the less work you give to the
practical affairs of life.
If Uncle Sam keeps on exposing the
doctoring of meats and other foods, the
Pawpaw people will have to live on
grass, herbs and roots.
No matter how prosperous you are
there is always someone to tell you of
some things you could worry about.
It is impossible for some people to see
the bright side.
Prohibition is 25 years old in Kan-
sas. "That Is," hastily corrects the
Osborn Farmer, "It is 25 years old in
spots." And it might have added the
"spots" are often under suspicion.
A Pawpaw bride of a year says that
during the honeymoon her husband
was sweet enough to eat, but during
the past half year she has often regret-
ed that she did not eat him before he
soured and become more like a cross
grained old curmudgen than like her
honey boy.
Kitty was a nice little girl, but she
did not like to be reproved. One day
she said to her mother: "If I'dknowed
you when 1 was born as well as I do
now, I'd never 'a picked you out for
a mamma "
Here are a few "dont's" for the
daughters of farmers: Eon't forget
ycur looks. Don't talk too much.
Don't lose your dignity, Don't go
everywhere you are asked. Don't for-
get to improve yourself in every way—
no one can do it for you. Don't be
too nice to help your father in the gar-
den. Don't let your mother do all the
work. Don't turn your temper loose.
Don't be cross to your brothers.
One of the inspectors sent out by
the government to examine the pack-
ing houses of Chicago reported that
much of the meat sold in the United
States was not fit for consumers to
use. He states that all meats which
the packers thought would not pass the
inspection of the German government,
was sold to the people of this country.
He also reported that lard was render-
ed from hogs that had died with the
cholera. There promises to be
something doing.
A Kansas editor has this bunch of
pretty sound philosophy : One trouble
with the country is that too many young
men are being educated for a situation
who couldn't hold a job. * * If the
world continues to grow wrong it is its
own fault—most of the high school
orations have been made. * * The
people who are always telling how to
run a newspaper reminds us of and old
maid telling how to raise children. *
* "I am satisfied that if 1 had an
income of $1 per minute I'd spend $75
an hour," remarked a man the other
day. * * According to the gov-
ernment report the wa'er in the Ar-
kansas river at Wichita last week was
six one-hundredths of an inch below
nothing.
&
The Electric Railway.
A large number of our citizens met
at the city hall last Friday night for
the purpose of receiving a proposition
from the promoters of the electric car
line which is to run from Newkirk to
Oklahoma City.
The proposition made by the gentle-
men was as follows: If the city of
Edmond will give the company the
right of way through the city, a piece
of ground for a sub station, the electric
light franchise for a term of years, and
$10,000 In cash, they will build their
line through Edmond.
After receiving the proposition the
meeting appointed a committee of two
from each ward, who will meet with
the council tonight and discuss the
right o! way and franchise part of the
proposition. With these matters set-
tled, the rest of the proposition will be
up to the people.
This company already has the right
of way across the county, on section
lines, granted by the county commis'-
sioners. Their route as now granted,
runs on the section line between sec-
tions 35 and 36, just south of the bou-
levard, This route can be changed,
however, if the promoters so desire
The people of Edmond are in favor
of an electric railway connecting this
city with some of our neighboring
towns, but whether our people will ac-
cept this, the first proposition made
them, or not, Is a matter that will be
decided In the near future.
*
A Small Boy's Stomach.
A small, emeciated boy, whose fond
mother is afraid he will not live long,
was recently taken to the country for
the benefit of his health The gastro-
nomic feats of the boy attracted the
attention of the farmer, who determin-
ed to follow the sickly lad for one day
and make a note of what he put in his
stomach. At the end of the day his
note book showed that oesides three
square meals, the boy had devoured :
2 pockets full of green apples,
1 hat full of green gooseberries,
4 large stalks of rhubarb,
2 large green cucumbers (no salt,)
4 big ginger cakes,
2 uncooked eggs,
3 glasses of new milk.
The farmer was satisfied that mess
would kill the lad and he made all ar.
rangements for a hasty ride for the
doctor, but it was not necessary. The
little rascal was the only one about
that farm house that got a good night's
sleep and was ready for "business" the
next day.
FlaiJ Day.
Peter A. Becker, department com-
mander ot the Oklahoma G. A. R ,
has issued a proclamation asking the
people of the territory to observe Flag
Day, June K.^'ne 128th anniversary
of the stars and stripes. The National
G. A. R encampment has requested
department commanders everywhere
to have the day observed. G. A R.
Posts, Women's Relief Corps, and
Ladies of the G. A R. are called up-
on to make special observance, and
throughout the territory the mayors
of the cities will be asked to issue
proclamations for this observance.
*
What They Call It.
Grandma says we're right in style a
sittin* in our automo-bile. Grandpa
says we're fit to kill, a ridin' in our
automo bill. Ma she says we ought
to feel, greatful for our autome beel.
Pa says there aint no other man, can
run an auto like he can. Aunty preach-
es near and far, 'bout our lovely tour-
fng car. Uncle Bill says he ain't seen
nowhere such a good machine. Brother
Jim he keeps a-braggin' 'bout the
speed of our new wagon. But oh, it
sounds so grand and noble, when sister
Sue says automoble. But, says, you
should hear O'Toole tell about kis au-
tomo-bule which he has to pull with a
mule.
Presbyterian Notes.
Monday evening while Mrs. Hous-
ton and her daughier, Louise, were
entertaining some callers, her many
friends from the Presbyterian church
walked In and completely surprised
her. The crowd filled all the rooms
of the spacious residence, and passed
a pleasant evening .with the family
which the church and community Is
soon to lose by removal to Guthrie.
After the greetings were over, an
hour was spent in a guessing contest
of "historical events." in which Harry
Condlt was the winner. The feature
of the evening was the presentation to
Mrs. Houston of a china salid bowl as
a foken of esteem and the high appre-
ciation of her usefulness as a worker
In the church. At a late hour refresh-
ments were served.
The subject of Rev. Wardner's
saririon Sunday morning at the Pres-
byterian church was "The 118th Gen-
eral Assembly at Des Moines and
What Was Accomplished There." The
sermon was in the nature of a report
of the eleven day's session of the As-
sembly, to which he went as commis-
sioner from Oklahoma Presbytery. In
the evening he spoke on "Presbyter-
ian ana Cumberland Presbyterian
Union and the Question Suggested by
it—Will There Ever be a Union of all
the Creeds of Christendom?"
Rev. Wardner returned Friday from
Kansas City, where he visited his par-
ents on his return from the meeting of
the General Assembly of his church.
He considers himself fortunate to have
been present at this historic meeting
at which the reunion of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian and Presbyterian
churches was consumated. He was
in the grand stand collapse and was
laid up for awhile with a bad knee,
from which he suffers slightly yet. Mrs.
Wardner remained in Kansas City for
a short visit.
The children's day exercises which
were to have been held last Sabbath
evening at the Presbyterian church,
were postponed until this coming Sab-
bath evening, at which time they will
be held, beginning promptly at 8
o'clock.
*
The colored piople will hold a pic-
nic two miles east and three miles
north of Arcadia on June 16.
#
The democartic central committee
met at Oklahoma City last Saturday
and decided to hold a delegate county
convention at Oklahoma City on Sat-
urday, July 28. The caucuses for
selecting the delegates will be held in
the different waras in the cities and
polling places in the county on Wed-
nesday, July 25.
*
To the'delight of the true angler,
the fish warden of this county has
ordered all fish traps removed from
Deep Fork or the same will be remov-
ed by the warden and the owners dealt
with according to law. This order will
affect the stream near Arcadia where,
it is alleged, numerous fish traps are
maintained the year around.
&
Miss Mignonne Ashton was united
in marriage to George Rittenhouse, at
the home of her parents, in Guthrie,
last Sunday morning. The bride is a
graduate of the Normal school, and
has a host of friends in this city, who
extend their congratulations and best
wishes for a long and happy life. The
happy couple will reside at Chandler.
That rotten meat report to congress
contains 4,000 words.
*
Oklahoma will make a display at the
Jamestown Exposition that will outclass
all competitors,
*
Whenever a government inspector
gets out of a job Hitchcock sends him
to Oklahoma to Investigate John Em-
bry.
*
Senator Gorman of Maryland, died
very suddenly at the National Capital
Monday, after a most strenuous politi-
cal life.
*
From all over the territory comes
reports that county institutes are being
largely attended. This speaks well
for the educators.
United States attorneys who were
sent to Mexico to Investigate alleged
frauds practiced upon the Kickapoo
Indians, were ejected by the officials
of that country.
*
And now it's Charles Hunter, the re-
cently appointed court clerk In this dis-
trict, who is under fire. Charges have
been filed against him for some irreg-
ularities in a townsite deal.
*
"Uneasy lies the head of appointees
In Oklahoma," for they know not when
they will be called upon to explain
the whys and wherefores of charges
made and filed against them.
King Alfonso and his Queen possi-
bly did not like the way things were
showered upon them when the anarch-
ist threw the bomb at their carriage.
Rice is all right for newly married coup-
les, but bombs—never.
The indictments found against the
ex-mayor and ex-councilmen of Okla-
homa City were squashed by the court
for the reason that they were ille-
gally brought. Incompetent officials
are an expensive thing to the taxpayers
From reports in the papers, it would
seem that southwestern Oklahoma was
the stage upon which several tornados
and cyclones played important engage-
ments Monday evening. A little wind
was experienced here but no damage
,was reported.
#
The arrest of a Pole at Portland
last Saturday for beating up several
Russians, unearthed what is supposed
to be a band of Russian nihilists who
were making preparations to send a
delegation to Washington to assassin-
ate President Roosevelt.
Joseph R. Burton, U. S. senator
from Kansas, handed his resignation
to Governor Hoch Monday, and it was
Immediately accepted. The same
afternoon Hoch appointed F. D. Co-
burn to socceed Burton, Coburn was
not an applicant. Burton deferred the
resignation as long as he could.
#
The appointment of Everett Purcell,
editor of the Enid Events, as postmas-
ter at Enid, has raised the ire of sev-
eral of the republican "war hosses" of
the territory, who charge that he is
only a galvanized republican, having
been a demo-pop. The editors of the
Watonga Republican and the Chicka-
sha Star, are especially bitter against
Purcell, the former calling him "Mc-
Guire's spotted pup," and the latter "a
disruptionlst."
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