Carney Enterprise. (Carney, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 1906 Page: 3 of 8
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CARNEY ENTERPIRSE
Published every Friday.
By H. S. Herbert.
V
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local news notes.
The present congress has passed
2,250 pension bills up to date.
Jedd Page is attending the Cap-
ital City Business College at Guth-
rie, finishing up a business course.
Carl Shurz, patriot, statesman,
soldier and editor, died at his home
in New York Monday morning.
Farmers are busy with their crops,
which are reported to be looking re-
markably fi°e.
A needed rain (eli in this section
Monday, putting the ground in fine
shape for cult vating.
Another umpire has been slain,
this time in Pennsylvania on Sunday
He was knocked in the head with
a bat and kicked by the left fielder
Chas. Jolly left Monday morning
tor Carnegie, Caddo county, on
prospecting tour, returning Tuesdry
night.
The baseball fever is getting hold
of some of our fans and we wouldn't
be surprised to see our team make
a brilliant record this season.
Twelve round trip tickets were
sold at this station last Sunday to
parties attending the Sunday School
convention at I' allis.
It is rumored that a new time table
will be issued soon by the Katy,
probably next Sunday. and that all
trains will make regular stops at
this place. .
A. D. Murlin, editor of the Re-
view, received and accepted an in-
vitation this week to deliver the
the Fourth of July oration at Car-
ney , Oklahoma.— Sparks Review.
Next Sunday is Rev. W. F. Far-
rar's regular appointment here and
if possible he wiil fill it. • He is en-
gaged at.other points but will be
here if he can make arrangements.
Listen for the bell.
If the weather be favorable and
no hitch occurs, it will be a dark
day in Carney Saturday 26. The col-
ored champions of Fallis are booked
to be here on that date to play the
home club. Admission 25 cents;
children 10 cents. Betting is now
in order.
Don't be bashful about telling of
vour visitors, your goings and com-
ings, that new house or barn you
contemplate building -in fact, every-
thing but your meanness. Your
neighoor will tell us that.
Austin Ellis and John Rice went
oh a fishing excursion to ^Head-
quarter creek last Friday and re-
turned ii. the evening with a couple
of strings of mud cats and sunfish,
feeling as proud over their catch as
a little boy with red topped boots.
A Pleasant Surpris .
On Sunday May 13, 1906, the
many friends of Wm. McConnell
gathered at his home six miles north-
west of Carney, and surprised him
with a delicious dinner, it being his
sixty-fourth birthday.
Mr. McConnell is well known and
highly respected in the community
in which he live#. He was born
in Dark county, Ohio, and at the
breaking out of the Civil War, en-
listed at the ninety day call in the
71st Ohio and served until the close
of the war. After the close of the
war he returned to his native state
where he lived until 1870, at which
time he moved to Iowa. Here he
remained until 1879 when he moved
to Kansas. In 1892 he moved tc
his present home. Mr. J. H. Mo -
row presented him with a very fine
pipe, which he appreciates too high
ly to smoke. Those present were :
G. R. McConnell, J. R. McConnell
and family, Chas. Culie and family
C. A. Muth and family, W. J. Hos-
ier and family, Char. Potter and
family, Thomas Dumas and family,
J. J. Curry and sons, J. H. Mor-
row and family, Mrs. N. A. Dixon
and children, G. W. Morgan wife
and sister, A. C. Dawson and fam-
ily, C. E. King and son, Miss Tillie
Miller, Miss Bessie Dixon and J. A.
Dumas.
Everybody enjoyed the surprise
as did Mr. McConnell. At a late
hour in the afternoon the friends
'departed tor their homes, wishing
Mr. McConnell many happy returns
of the day.
A Participant.
It don't make much difference in
this day and age what trouble is go
ing on. The people are looking for
trouble, and it makes little odds
whether it is an earthquake, a vol-
cano, yellow fever, race wars or
strikes. Anything to bring on trouble
seems to be what is wanted, and it
will not be a surprise to some if
Gabriel soon blows his horn. ,It
seems in reading the daily papers
that the devil is in the lead and
coming up the home stretch.
The home team went to Merrick
Sunday and crossed bats with the
team at that place, Carney winning
by the score.of three to one. The
score was as follows:
R E
Merrick 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 2
Carney 00000300 0—3 2
Batteries-Barnes and Taylor;
Erisman.
Left on bases—M. 3; C. 2.
G. T. Anderson received a tele-
gram Saturday from Winterset,
Iowa, stating that his son, Roy, who
left here last winter was lying low
with appendicitis. Mr. Anderson
' left that night accompanied by his
daughter. Miss Orpha, for Winter-
set. We learn that word has been
received that Roy is better, with
fair prospects of his recovery.
Fly nets, summer robes, dusters,
and anything in harness goods, at
Rice Bro's-
Pri/.e Winning Article.
Some >iine ago the Oklahoma
Farmer offered a prize on the sub-
ject "How to Add to the Happiness
and Profits of the Farmers of the
Twin-territories./' About fifty en-
teied the contest, the first prize be-
ing $7.50, second $5.00 and third
$2.50. Henry F. Powell, living
three miles south-east of Carney
was on; of the contestants and suc-
eeded in capturing the second prize.
The following was Mr. Powel's ar-
ticle as published in the Farmer:
Oklahoma Farmer: There are
many surroundings and topics that
create our present happiness and
profits, and there are many other
items to discuss that, when put in
practice will add very much to the
farmers happiness and profits.
First of all is statehood for the
twin territories
Second, to organize large schools
rom our rural districts, giving the
armer graded schools for his child-
e i tc attend. ✓
Third, to extend the rural tele-
phone into every nook and corner
ii the twin territories.
Fourth, to make all improvements
on the farm modern.
Fifth, to continue to improve all
ive stock and poultry.
Sixth to farm less area of land.
Statehood would add happiness
and profits,to the farmers as well as
to the merchants and business men,
by giving us our political rights, re-
ducing our taxes by and by, reduc-
ing freight rat^s, giving us state
buildings, bringing more moneyed
men into our country, thus increas-
ing the value of both real estate
and live stock. There are many
more items that could be mentioned
which prove that statehood would
help the farmers, if not directly, at
least indirectly. How shall we^ aid
.his statehood? Just join the Guth-
rie fight for statehood and it will
s ,re y w n
How will the graded schools add
to the happiness and profits of the
farmers? The common schools of
the rural districts have many dis-
advantages. One teacher has all
grades to look after and many other
ti ng' , T.aking it irr.p vsiible to give
the instruction that pupils receive
n graded schools.
The rural telephone adds to the
aappiness and profits of the farmers
_y connecting the farms with the
out side world. It brings him in
contact with all the better societies,
it keeps him posted on the local
markets daily ; it calls for him med-
ical aid when in need, and many
and many c ther helps could be men-
tioned. There is not a trade, pro-
fession or business that the phone
is of more profit to than the farmers.
Improvements on the farm have
much to do with happiness and pro-
fits of the farmers. We have al-
ready in Oklahoma many modern
improved farms, more so than in the
Indian Territory, and the correct
titles of lands in the Indian Ter-
ritory, to the farmers, will insure
much good improvement in the twin
territories.
The very best livestock and poul-
try that is obtainable to be kept on
the farm, adds to the happiness and
j profits of the farmers. There has
been much done and said along this
line, yet there are many farmers
who keep scrub stock and poultry
To such persons we recommend The
Oklahoma Farmer.
To farm less land and do it bet-
ter, thus raising more crop to the J
amount of land farmed, would
to the happiness and profits of the
farmers of the twin territories.
Here I will have to confess my own
mistake, as well as the rr.est of the
farmers of this part of Oklahoma.
We have heretofore over-croped our
selves, thus reducing our profits cn
the faim, by not being able to give
the proper cultivation. So let us
increase our profits by diversifying
our crops, tcgether with thorough
cultivation.
There is one more item I wish to
mention which would add very much
to happiness and profits, and that is
to raise everything you can for your
table, thus reducing your grocery-
bills This is one item n uch neg-
lected by the farmers in the twin
erritories. There are many thoughts
yet that nay be added, but time
and space will not admit, so I will
close, to ecyne again some time in
he future. H. F. Powell.
Tryon, R. F. D. No.3, Lincoln Co.,
3kla.
"A ground hog case" is a case
of absolute necessity—one in which
the reward of perseverence is cer-
tain knd the necessity for perseyer-
nce imperative. Its origin is told
in th's story. A boy was seen dig-
ging vigorously with a grub hoe at
the mouth of a hole in which a ground-
hog had taken refuge. He was ask-
ed if he thought he would get the
ground hog, to which re replied with
a scorn : "Catch him? Why, yes
I'm bound to catch him ; we're out
of meat."
A prominent citizen of the South
gives it as his opinion that the negro
race will in the course of time be-
come extinct through the raveges
of desease, especially consumption,
statistics show that the death rate
among the negroes is greater than
the birth rate.
four of the largest steers in the
world are now resting at the Illinois
Cattle Feeding Co. farm, between
Nunda and Cary. They have been
on exhibition at many of the lead-
ing shows of the country, and are
now being put in condition again.
The largest weighs over 4000 pounds.
The American hen, pluming her-
self on the eulogy recently deliver-
ed upon her usefulness by a con-
gressman, has now entered the list
as a trust buster. Fourteen million
two hundred thousand eggs were
recently shipped into Chicago in one
day, and the beef trust is said to be
taking notice.
One of the most amusing things
in the world is the spectacle of a
man who is trying to get something
for nothing, dickering with a man
who is trying to sell nothing for
something.
M. K. & T. Cheap Rates.
On May 21-22 round trip tickets
to the annual meeting of the Okla-
homa and Indian Territory Bankers
Association at Oklahoma City.
Fare and one-third plus 50 cents,
on certificate plan.
May 21-24, M. W. A. Log Roll-
ing at Guthrie. Sale of tickets May
20 to 24, one fare plus 50 cents, fin-
al return limit May 25.
I If you don't see the kind of weath-
er you want, wait for it.
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Herbert, H. S. Carney Enterprise. (Carney, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 1906, newspaper, May 18, 1906; Carney, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc142246/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.