Drumright Evening Derrick (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 244, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 26, 1916 Page: 2 of 4
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ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT
PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY
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FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
Vote For Tto
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 26 1
THE CASE IS NOT DISMISSED
The mandamus proceedings brought against the mayor
compel him to call the election for commission government a-
not dismissed, and not one word was said pertaining to di—
missal. In his ruling Judge Hughes said th- :,nl\ est:
volved was the procedure, and that it was rregular H- ga'->
those espousing the cause of commission government trie rip-:
to amend their petition, which will be done, and the case w:!.
come on for another hearing in the near future. The election
should have been called in a reasonable length of time after the
ptition was presented to the mayor, but Marks told him not -
call it. and. natural!?-. Xick didn't want to anyway—he c:
want to get jarred loose from that fifty per and tr.rr.ming<'
Then, too, had the election been called. Steele would have !
his job and all the other parasites who are sucking the life-
blood out of the taxpayers of our city. The first thoughf of ^
patriotic, conscientious public servant, is the people—the com-
mon people, the rank and file—in other words, the voters and
taxpayers! They are the men who elect; they are the men who
own the offices and their will should be supreme. What has
happened in this fight of the people for commission govern-
ment? From the veiy minute the petition, with more than four
hundred names on it—good citizens, taxpayers and voters
was presented to the mayor, he and Lawyer Marks started a
campaign to thwart the will of the people and pave the wa
to continue in office. Steele wasn't in it for the reason tha:
Nick ignored him and consulted the imported gentleman frorr.
the state of the I ne Star. But. of course. Steele was :nter>-ted
for he didn't want to see that little thirty-five slip awav. Then
the councilmen heard about it and they got busy What inter-
est did they have? Why, they are getting twenty-five per
month for representing the people of their respectiv wards'
in truth and in fact they draw twenty-five dollars for eight hours
work—one day—and some months they don't put in that much
time. If there happened to be a prizefight in the city or "The
Birth of a Nation over at Cushing, they adjourn the council
meeting and go to the prizefight or officiate at "The Birth of a
Nation." But why should they worry? They get the warrants
all the same and the protests of the people, whose cheap serv -
ants they are, can melt away into thin air. Thev do not care
what the people want—what they ask for or how many kicks
they register. They are in office now and some of them are pull-
ing down a bigger salary than they could go out in the world
and make, to save them from perdition—so it is only natural
that they should cling on like grim death to a dead nigger. Rut
it will only be a short delay. The clean-up is coming sure, and
when it does it will extend from nigger-town to Tiger Hill. The
people here want a mayor who will do his duty when it confronts
him. They want a council that will stand up for the rights of
frv?0ple' and they want a P°lice force composed of WHITE
MEN: If we must have a nigger on the force, never let him
cross the creek in a political capacity, and strictlv confine hi-
work to niggers and nigger-town I
Tomorrow is the day the water problem is to be settled'
Do you have any idea what will be done; and do you believe
the waterworks will ever be completed .either bv Don Tolbert
or the Southern Surety company? Everyone knows that materi-
al is higher now than it was when the prince of Muskogee
jumped the waterworks and that it will cost more monev now
than it would have then. For that reason the council should
say the Southern Surety company, if they reallv have anv
hold them, go to work and complete the job and then pav for
it—let it cost five or fifty thousand. That is what a bond is
given for and if it is worth anything, the company should be
forced to start in where Tolbert left off, and finish the work.
Don't think because there was a little delay in the man-
damus hearing, that the fight is off. We are only temporarily
detained and in a few days we will start again, and go in to
win. Of course, the gang of political parasites who are bie.
uig the people here, will do their best to stay on the job and u.
teat the will of the people, but we are going to throw a stick of
dynamite into the camp that will blow them up good and plenty.
o
hen the election is called for commission government
when the polls are closed and the votes counted and the news
goes out that commission government has won, it will be like
releasing a life-termer from Sing Sing. The first ray of hope
will have appeared and the people can see through the mist
the shackles falling from their feet
.... Djd >'ou ever notice that it is almost a matter of impossi-
bility for some men to tell the truth? And if, by chance thev
do sometimes stagger onto it, they usually have a sore mouth
or a burned tongue? "iou know, it just isn't in some people's
makeup to tell the truth, and they probably shouldn't be cen-
sured when they go the other route.
There will be two more pay-days between now and Christ-
mas. The city dads can take that fifty dollars of the taxpayers'
money and pull a big one' They can go to Oklahoma Citv or
Lushing—just any place to have a good time and waltz round
and 'round with Santa Claus!
Frink P. Davis
C. P. Bom.
D. A. HcDooffm'.
J. J Sp«R,- r
Charles A Coaklejr.
J. W. Reece.
M .A. Mitchell.
Howard Weber.
Jess W. Witt*.
Harry H. Smith.
For President
WOODROW WILSON
of New Jersey
For Vice-President
TOM MARSHALL
of Indiana
For Cor,jreaa
THOS. D. M KEOWN
For Le^rulatare
WM L. CHEATHAM
1. H MORGAN
For Coarty Jodjre
J. V. FRAZIEB
For Coast; Attorney
EARL FOSTER
For Sheriff
R- B. (BLUE I PAGE
For Co art Clerk
HARBISON ARNOLD
For County Clerk
C 0. WRIGHT
For Coonty Treasurer
J. K. SIMPSON
For Coonty Superintendent
S. 0. HENSHAW
For County Surveyor
W. F. CRAWFORD
For County Assessor
L. B. FITZHUGH
For State Central Committeeman
J. A. BOYD
For Courry Cctcmissioner. 1st Dist.
JOHN W. BERRY
For County Commissioner. 2nd Dist
W. T. WILSON
For County Commissioner, 3rd Dist.
S. M. SMITH
For Justice of the Peace
Drumright Precinct
A J. BELL
For Constable
PAT OTRACY
SELLS WILLING TO WAIT
Ringling. Okla.. Oct. 26.—Repre-
sentative Scott Ferris of the Sixth
Conjrression district, has telegraphed
from Chicago that he has presented to
Indian Commissioner Cato Sells the
claim of purchasers of lands among
the Five Tribes for an extension of
payments and that Commissioner Sella
had replied:
"I am inclined to give friendly con-
sideration to your requests for exten-
sion of time for payments and will
forbear declaring a forfeiture for non
payment of the amount due until I
am advised as to the probable pass-
age of the proposed bill to be intro-
duced at the next session of congress
providing for relief for the purchas-
ers. It will be necessary that inter-
est payment- be met when they are
due.
REPUBLICAN TICKET
For Pre®dent
CHARLE8 EVANS HUGHES
fm Cjogreai
JAMES E. GRESHAM
por Representative
W. J. LADD
FRANK HICKMAN
For County Judge
LEROY J. BUST
For Coonty Attorney
ROY T. WILDMAN
For Sheriff
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For Court Clerk
R. M. HOLCOMB
For County Treasurer
ENOS R. PICKETT
For County Clerk
GU8 L COREY
For County Assessor
C. C COLLINS
For County Superintendent
STELLA BAYLESS
For County Engineer
M. E. BINCKLEY
For Commissioner. First District
X H. N. COBB
For Commissioner. Second District
DAN BEARDSLEY
For Commissioner, Third District
TOM GROOM
Justice of the Peace, Sapulpa District
A P. CRAWFORD
R. E. (DICK) JENNESS
For Justice of the Peace
Drumright Precinct
R. G. CLEMENTS
CHAS. E. KING
For Constable
A F. CLINE
negro KILLED NEAR
SNYDER SUNDAY MORN
D"" Si PM,B Shot Sam P rk r
Witfc Re*olm. Ontk latta tit
Hobart. OUa.. Oct. 26— Dennis
Stmpaon. a n?f ic cotton picker on the
Barton Poteet farm, four and one-
half miles west cf Snyder, early Sun-
day morning shot and instantly killed
Sam Parker, another negro working
or. the premises.
For sever*! days, it is reported, the
negroes ha*i been having trouble
smong themselves, ir.d Tuesday night,
: is aXegeii, that Parker intimidated
all the negroes working on the place,
and made them get tinder their beds
and remain all night
The trouble reached its height
shortly after midnight Wednesday
when Simpson and Parker went into
the yard and Simpson opened Are on
Parker with a 3S-ca!flwe revolver,
shooting him twice in the face and
once through the breast, killing him
instantly.
After the shooting. Simpson re-
mained on the premises, until this
morning, when Sheriff Terry went
down and brought him to Hobart and
placed him in the county jaiL He
made no effort to escape and readily
surrendered when the sheriff appear-
ed on the scene.
The dead negro was taken td Sny-
der and buried at the expense of the
county.
John Hall of Oklahoma City, is
ailing on friends in this city tanar.
Want ads in The Derrick bring r -
saha.
DRUMRIGHT STEAJK LAUNDRY
The Drumright Steam Laundry will
continue to take laundry and make
prompt deliveries as usual.
229-tf. Drumright Laundry Co.
What
Is It?
A free newspaper is something on the order of a mushroom
—it springs up m the middle of the night and withers before
the noon-dav sun. In other words, they are back-numbers
relics of other days. \ou have to put a prize with free articles
nowadays to make them go!
Is the city treasurer handling all the money that this citv
takes in for all purposes? If not, he should be. Will he handle
what the council gets from the Southern Surety companv? Will
xniu J ?° .pay six thou«and seven hundred dollars of
iolbert s debts here?
I* you w nt to see Creek county go forward—if you want
to have the sheriffs office run in a -straight-forward, "business-
like manner, vote for Blue Page, the democratic nominee for
two There is no doubt but what he is the best man of the
The people are watching this waterworks deal mightv
close. It s just a bare possibility that there is a bug under the
chip somewhere and unless thing* are worked awfully quiet
the bug is going to be routed.
The Triumph in Soft Drinks
T. .e best of cereals give fievo its body and food value.
Imported Saazer Hops give Bevo its tonic properties,
ana that inimitable and unvarying flavor.
Years of experiment have taught us how to present
you with these qualities in a soft drink.
Youve never tasted anything better than Bevo.
Ge: Bevo at inns, restaurants, groceries, department and drug
- ores, picnic grounds, baseball parts, soia fountains, dining
-. steamships. and other places where refreshing beverages
are solu. Guard against substitutes—have the bottle opened in
:ront of you.
■Vote Bevo should be served cold.
ANHEL SER-BL'5CH
St. Louis
The First National Bank
In oar New Location, Corner Broadway and
Ohio Avenue, Drumright, Okla.
Capital --- - $25,000
Surplus, Profits - §10,000
Conservative, Accurate, Accommodating. Our Service
Embraces the Smallest and Largest Transactions
R. B. FARRIS, President. J. G. BENNETT, Vice-President
J. H PERRY, Cashier.
Accuracy-Precision
Prescription Work Demands Accuracy and Precision
We Meet Every Demand
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A complete line of Toilet Goods and Accessories
BRASEL'S
Phone 87 The Rexall Druggist
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THE GUARANTY STATE BUNK
Drumright, Oklahoma
Capital
Surplus
THE HOME
BANK
$25,000.00
5.000.00
331
Phone No. 90 for Job prirtfny
DIRECTORS
C. C. MARSHALL, President
ARTHUR DAVIS. Cashier
L. B. GRANT, Vice President
E. C. MORRIS, Asst. Cashier
DR. M. C. LOVELL
Every Officer, Director'and Stockholder of this Bank is a
resident of Drumright and interested in its upbuilding. Our
business will be conducted in the interest of and for the
people of Drumright and vicinity. We solicit your patronage.
i r™5,'*? 'k's ')an'£ are guaranteed under the State
Laws of Oklahoma. Better be safe than sorry.
VOTE FOR
LEROY J. BURT
Republican Nominee For
County Judge
Clean, Capable* Conservative
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