The Edmond Enterprise (Edmond, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 30, 1909 Page: 1 of 5
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The Edmond Enterprise
One Dollar Per Year
PUBLlSMfcD F.Vt:R\ THURSDAY AT EDMOND, OKLAHOMA, IN THE INTERESTS OF EDMOND AND VICINITY
One Dollar Per Year
VOL 9
EDMOND, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, SEPTHMKEfK 30, iyoy
NO. 33
SENSATIONAL DISCOVERY
BY COOK. THE EXPLORER
Dr. Cook has discovered that HIATT'S JEWEL-
STORE is headquarters for Pine Jewelry,
Jewelry Repairing and Watch Repairing
An Expert Workman at the bench.
ATTACK 2-CENTFARE SURVEY FOR SEWER! COTTON GOOD PRICE
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THE PLACE TO HAT
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| Bell s Restaurant
I Clark Building, Second Street.
Railroads File Suit to Nulify
Cent Fare Law.
' Engineer Merry Making Prelimi-
nary Survey of Edmond
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Here you will find
clean, cool rooms,
Short orders at
all hours in the
day and Regular
Meals for 25 cts.
THE PLACE TO EAT
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THE POPULAR FEED AND PRO-
DUCE HOUSE
Here are a few articles we handle:
All Kinds of Chicken Feeds. Kaffir Corn, Ear and Shelled Corn
Alfalfa Hay. the best you ever saw Also Bran. Shorts. Oafs,
and Chop. Corn Meal and Flour. While Frost, Gilt Edge. White
Ltllle and that famous Washburn Crosby Flour. NONE BETTER
MADE.
We pay the highest market price for Chickens, Eggs. Hides
and Seeds. Cane Seed. The Orange and the Black Amber Millet
Seed and all kinds of Cow Peas. We also buy and sell Fence Posts
We han1' a Water Filter that can't be beat. Almost 1000
in use in Oklahoma City. Watch Sunday's Oklahoman for big ad
Call ani examine them
Phone 188
MILLS BROS.
THE FALL BUSINESS
———«auia mi ■utuam'i —
is what we are looking for at
THE SPOT CASH GROCERY
and we are prepared to fill your orders with
the best of everything in the groccry line.
Fine Table Peaches, per gallon .40
Fine Table Apricots, per gallon 40
Dried Peaches, 3 pounds for . 25
Dried Apricots, per pound 15
Raisins, 3 pounds for 25
Prunes, 3 pounds for 25
10 lb. Lake Fish, per pail 1.00
Just received a large consignment of
'QUEENSWARE
Call and look at our line of
BLUE AND WHITE ENAMEI.WARE.
PHONE 6
Bagley & Daniels.
The Santa Fe and M K & T. rail-
roads have filed suit in the federal
couit at Enid asking an injunction a
gainst the enforcement of the 2 cent
passenger law and freight laws of the
State officials. In speaking of the
procedure, Charman Love of the
corporation commission says:
"It is not supprislng to me that the
"Santa Fe and "Katy" have asked the
[ Federal Courts at Enid for an injunc-
tion to prohibit ths Oklahoma State
officials from enforcing this commis-
sion's orders making reduction In
| freight rates, ai d the two cent fare.
The history of railroad litigation
Illustrates, to my mind very clearly
that railroads regard the Federal
Courts as a safe refuge when they are
required to "be good", or when the
I States right's are at Issue In the
past, railroad lawyers who have ap-
| pointed to places on the Federal bench
have rendered very "learned" and
•'profound'' opinions on confiscation of
property and unremunerative rates.
Railroad Auditors submitted approxi
, mate figures on segregated-lntrastate"
earnings and expenses, which these
! Federal Judge usually except as ab-
I solutely accurate and make their
decisions accordingly.
The chief officers of the railroad
accounting departments, in giving
| their testimony before the Commis-
i sion have repeatedly sworn that it Is
; impossible to accurately separate the
state revenue, and expenses from the
interstate, or entire line of business,
yet Federal Judges have been fooled
on figures based upon mere estimates.
Sworn reports of revenues and ex-
oenses covering entire line of business
disclose that the year of 1909 has
the best year for net earnings ever
experienced by railroads, excepting,
only the banner year, ending June 30,
1907,
For example, the Katy railroad for
for the fiscal year ending June 30.
1909. after paying the entire operating
exDenses and after allowing for all ac
cured taxes, shows a net operating in-
come of $6,666.199 86 as against
$6,163,31891 for the previous year
1908, an increase this year ot over
one half mlllicn dollars This, In
face of the fact that this year their
taxes shewed an increase of $261,926
.95, or 61 44 per cent
Instead of issuing stocks or bonds
for the purpose the Katy has appropri
ated from suiplus and expended from
jits current earnings $11,900,000 00
j for new equipment and additions and
betterments to its property. This
does not include its every day main
tenance expense, which has been pro
I vided for in the operating expenses,
but it does Include the new equipment
for its much advertised new train the
"Katy limited", new eighty-five pound
rails, new yard tracks, new depots,
renewing wooded tressles with con
Crete, and the work of reducing grades
j between Atoka Oklahoma and Red
! River. I he people of Oklahoma
j have 'paid the freight" it does not
| come cut of the pockets of the -poor"
j stock and bond holder.
Now the poor .old. struggling -San
ta Fe" the road that rulec supreme
before the days of statehood-after
deducting its entire operating expenses
and allowing for all accruec taxes It
shows a net operating incomes of
$28,771,874.49 for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1909 as against
$24,809,547 97 for the previous year
-1908-an Increase for the present
year of nearly four million dollars
It is indeed pitiable to witness the "San
ta Fe' praying for the Federal courts
to relieve It from unremunerat ve rates.
Poor old struggling -Santa Fe"
praying regular five per cent dividends
and now has over twenty million dol
lars of ur; approprlatjd surplus in its
Engineer Merry of Oklahoma City
met with the City Council Thursday
evening to confer over the proposition
of constructing a sewer system for
Edmond. The proposition was looked
upon with much favor and the result Is
that Mr. t.arry Is now making a pre-
llmlnary survey to ascertain the ap.
proximate cost of a sewer system.
The city now has a motel water
and lighting system and the progress-
ive and businesslike spirit ot the may-
or and city council should be endorsed
by all our citizens to the end that Ed
mond may have a sewer.
The editor of the Enterprise is s
"stranger in the cam()." but knows
I fro m cxpertence that nothing adds to
jihe health and general wellare of a
j city more than a good sewer system
A boost for the sewer is a boost for a
j cleaner and larger city.
Yield Not Equal to Former Years
But Price Much Better
District Superintendent Coming
I District Supt,, D. G. Murray cf Ok.
j lahoma City will preach at the M E
church next Sabbath morning at I I
j o'clock and will administer the Sacra
j ment of the Lord s supper. The pas-
| tor will preach at night. This will be
J the last service of the year The pas-
j tor will go to conference next Tues-
day.
| Supt. Murray will hold the 4th
j quarterly conference Saturday after
| noon at 5 o'clock.
The cotton crop In the vicinity of
Ed mond is not near as large as In
for mer years, but the price is about
twice as much, so that the sum total
received by the farmers will be almost j
as great. Cotton the past week was j
bringing $4.25 and $4.40 while last I
year the price paid at the top was only |
$2.80
Adolph Baler, proprietor of the Ed- I
mond gin, and Will Noonan, proprle j
tor of the DeBolt gin, have had their
plants running and have taken In aboul I
100 bales,
It is believed that the high price
will continue for another year and that
a larger acreage will be planted
wwww STORE NEWS •WrfWW
Raw Cotton is higher today than we've
ever seen it before, yet we are sell-
ing Dry (ioods Cheaper than ever.
A few comparisons of our prices
this year and last. Ihe same grade
goods.
THIS YEAR
Not i Cindidatr Ha." Governor
State Treasurer J. A. Menifee vas
In Kansas City last week and is quoted
as follows by the Journal of that place:
"Candidates for the nomination for
governor are springing up In all parts
of the state, but so far the governor
has not espoused the cause of any in-
dividual. When he does, the cam-
paign will get warm. Everything In
Oklahoma, even politics, is on the hum
and business could not be better.
•J am not a candidate for the gov-
ernorship, but if I was I would go af
ter It quietly, as I am a firm believer
In the gum shoe variety. It is the
J kind that wins I am through with
j politics, for a while at least "
Laying New Railt
The Santa Fe Company is having
new 90 pound steel rails laid on the
Oklahoma branch and making other
Improvements so as to Improve the
passenger service. The intention is
to put on last trains between Kansa s
City ana Galveston The new rails
are now being laid north of Guthrie.
Hirsch to Wed
2. Hirsch. of the firm of Hirsch &.
Tanner of Oklahoma City, general
superintendents of the Edmond water
and light plant, left the first of the
week for New York City where he Is
to wed a prominent young lady. They
will reside In Oklahoma City
Outings
per yard ...
Outings
per yard..
Outings
per yard .
Shirtings
per yard...
Ginghams
per yard .
Ginghams,
per yard...
Muslin
per yard...
Muslin
per yard...
Thread
per spool
LAST YFAR
Collections and insurance Your
business solicited F. M Plckerill.
Phone 82. 3314,
10c
8c
• . 6c
10c
122C
8c
10c
8c
5c
We also have a large line of
Comforts, also Cotton
and Wool Blankets.
which we are now selling at prices way under
today s markets Call and look over our line.
Outings
per yard .
Outings
per yard .
Outings
per yard. .
Shirtings
per yard ..
Ginghams
per yard..
Ginghams
per yard ...
I', uslin
per yard
Muslin
per yard...
Thread
per spool..,
12k
10c
8c
122C
15c
10c
122C
10c
6c
PHONE
60
RED FRONT
! No
Want Extra Session
Gov. Haskell Is being urged to call
a special session of the leglslatnre to
provide for the laying of two pipe lines
from the Oklahoma oil fields to the
gulf. The object Is to lay a 4 Inch
pipe for refined oil and an 8 Inch pipe
tor crude oil at a cost of two million
dollars
STEWARTS FEED STORE £•
We are headquarters for everything In feed: Hay, Corn,
Oats. Alfalfa, Millet, etc., all of the best.
Eagle Mills Chop, Bran, Shorts, and Flour
Highest Market Price for Produce.
Hides and Furs a Specialty.
H. R. STEWART & SON,
Cll\ DELIVERY, Phone 93
Ralph Barlow Accepts Position
I Ralph Barlow has accepted a posi-
1 tlon as teacher of Athletics and Man-
j ual Training In the Creek county High
(school at Mounds. Oklahoma. He
i left Monday to take up his work Mrs.
; Barlow will follow later
Edmond Bankrr Wed
1 H. W. Granzow, cashi#,^ tf-e
j Citizens bank of Edmond, returned
! Saturday from Hubbard. Iowa, where
| on September I he was united in ti ar-
rlage to Miss Irma Swalium of that
| place. The young couple art- making
1 their temporary home with Mr and
j Mrs. 0 E. Hayes
The Enterprise editor is a stranger
j to the happy young 0 iple hut joins
j the people of Edmond .n wishing them
! a long life ol wedded bibs
W S. PATTEN, Pres.
J. W. HOWARD, Viob-PBE
Special Preaching at Presbyterian Church
Two new voices will be heard Sun-[
day from the pulpit of the First Pres i
byterlan church, lor when Rev. Ward- j
j ner comes back 'rom the meetlr.g of>
Synod of Oklahoma at Oklahoma City j
this ween, he will bring with him two i
visiting preachers of note, who have !
been attending the Synod. Last year!
when Synod met at Guthrie Rev. j
Vvardner treated his congregation wltn
two strong representatives of Presby !
terlanism, and those coming this com
ing Sunday will be equally strong v
He hopes for one to bring the Rev _
J. K Thompson, pastor of the Presby- -
terian Church at Muskogee, who
preached the baccalaureate at the
Normal a few years ago. Every one
1s cordially Invited to come and hear,
those two sermons, morning and even- I
Ing, Sunday.
J. M. ANGLEA, Cashier
C. H. PROFFITT, A«t. Cxsh
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
the
! treasury, wants the f ederal Courts to
[declare that It la pro rty being confis-
cated.
I would advise .he people of the
State to Inspect pages 645 and 662 of
of the first annua report of the cor-
poration Commission, tnd thereby be
further Informed cancer ing the"Katy "
and "Santa Fe '.
Oklahoma is constantly growing and
the sworn monthly reocrts render to
the Commission shr w that the not
earnings of railroa , are constantly
growing
The railroad ".erderfool" will find
that the fight in N Ijsourl and Arkansas
was might/ tarns when compared with
the fight that we Oklahoma -woolles''
I are prepared 1 make.
ftoes to Conference
Rev. R. L Grant, pastor of
M. E. Church goes next week to Ana - K
darko to attend the annual district j j
conference, it Is the unanimous wish j
of Ihe official board that Rev. Grant I >
be returned here and unless some un- 1
forseen complication arises it Is bellev-1
ed their wishes will be granted
Gas Company loses Suit
A jury In Superior Judge Munden's
court Tueseay rendered a verdict
awarding the plaintiff $500 damages
In the case of Albert E Isle vs. the
Oklahoma Gas & Electric company of
Oklahoma City. Isle claimed that, by
reason ot an explosion of gas In a cel-
lar In a house at 1516 West First
street, he sustained serious Injuries.
The suit was for $5,000 The plain-
tilt Is a son of J. W. Isle of Edmond,
OF EDMOND, OKLAHOMA
( APITAL AND SURPLUS $30,000.00
DIRECTORS:
S. Patter W. Howard C. J. Patten N. Rodkey j. M. Angle*
FOR FALL SOWING WE HAVE
Seed Rye, Winter Barley, Alfalfa Seed,
Held and Lawn (irasses, Rape Seed
and Turnip Seed. :::::::
Groceries, Flour, heed.
Fresh Fruits, Vegetables.
Butter, Eggs, Poultry.
(). B. FLOUR gives SATISFACTION where other
brands fail. We handle Gilt Rdge, White Frost
and White Lilly flour Also a full line of feed.
Men's shoes at 20 % discount at the
FARMERS CLEARING HOUSE
J. P. ROACH. Manager
PHONE 52 PROMPT DELIVERY \
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Hazlitt, Harry. The Edmond Enterprise (Edmond, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 30, 1909, newspaper, September 30, 1909; Edmond, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc140743/m1/1/: accessed April 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.