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DAILY EDITION
THE SAPULPA LIGHT
DAILY EDITION
Vol. I
SAPULPA. OKLAHOMA. MONDAY, OCTOBER i9, 1908
No. 305
s
THAT CITY BOND
ELECTION
Wai.N IT TO TilK I'EOI'LE TO SAY
IIOW Mi ni .HOMEY Ml U.I.
HE STENT
WILL VOTE TO MORROW
/
lull We Voir Bonds f«r Wilier Hurts,
mill I'll) Hull. Fire ami .l.-iiI
Purposes!
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A
Thia is a very lni|ior(ant matter to
lie decided by the property taxpaying
electors at the polls tomorrow In tIn
city of Sapulpa. The city council is
asking for $15,000.00 with which lo
build a City Hall, and in this is in-
cluded quarters for the lire depart-
ment and also a jail for the city pris-
oners. Surely these improvements are
much needed by the city at tills time,
for the city has reached a stage in its
growth and development when a good,
substantia) city hall is needed. The
city now is paying $;!60.00 per year
for the rooms now used by the council
City clerk, police judge and police.
These rooms are poorly arranged and
unfit for the piirposts for which they
are used. We need and must have a
new Jail building. The present jail is
unsanitary and entirely too small to
care for the different classes of pris-
oners the city is compelled to handle.
The lire department should be provid-
ed more substantial quarters in this
new building as it is necessary to
house the horses and store the new
fin wagon now ordered; also provide
Hb i ping quarters for the firemen. This
depai tini nt, because of its importance
should be well provided lor. Its worth
was shown only last Friday night
when a fire was discovered in the
Mt reliant 's restaurant at I o'clock in
the morning, when by the prompt ac-
tion nt tlie lire-boys, what would have
otherwise been a disastrous fire. There
should not be a vote against the issue
of $15,000.00 in bonds for the purpose
of constructing a city hall, tire de-
partment quarters and for a jail
building.
The council have asked for $05,000
for water works extension, basing the
<ail upon tile estimated cost of build-
ing a system about three miles North
west of the city at a place called
"I'rtlty Water." Whether or not this
is the hi st proposition or not is hard
to say. It will cost more than $05,000
and this does not include extension of
the mains in the old and new parts of
the city. This is simply a storage
proposition and should have a filter
which is not included in the estimated
cost. I do not belcve that $05,000.00
is too much money for this city to
have for water works extension even
though some other plan and proposi-
tion than the one on Pretty Water is
chosen by which the city may be as-
sured an abundance of water of good
quality. If a supply cannot be had
from wells, and I am convinced that it
is very doubtful, the best and cheapest
plan is to strengthen and raise the
|Vni lit dam, and put In another dam
at Wr near the old ice plant to be used
only as a reserve supply, and then put
in a good Alteration system at the
pump station. These improvements,
together with a standplpe on the north
lit iglits, relaying of old mains and
pipes and extensions of new ones in
the new additions and other parts of
I he city, will require the amount asked
in the bond issue. The city must have
a Ik tier water system. What would
we do If we should have another sea-
im like that of 11107 when there was
Tio rain for nearly three months? Then
we were almost out of water, and to-
day we are using twice as much water
as then, and when extensions are made
to all parts of the city and sewer con-
nections made as they should lie, we
will use three times as much water as
we diil in li)07.
These water bonds have been bar-
gained to .Mr. A. I,. McMaban at $1.02
or two per cent above par and he pay!
for the printing of the bonds. This is
for not less than $:!0,000.00 worth of
the bonds to be voted and as much
more as the council may find it neces-
sary to use for water purposes. This
sale is conditioned upon the bonds
being affirmatively voted at the bond
election tomorrow.
Some persons have expresses them-
selves as believing that $05,000.00 is
too much money to he voted for water
purposes at this time. Muskogee has
just voted three hundred and fifty
thousand for water works, and Musko-
gee is not five times larger than Sa-
pulpa. A city with a poor and inade-
quate water system is and always will
be behind in development and progress
Complaint is also made that the con-
tract with M. A. Earle & Co., for S)
per cent of the gross expenditures is
too much fpr their services as engin-
eers. This firm had a contract with
the former council for this work at 1
per cent of the gross expenditures, bul
that contract called for the plans and
specifications only. They made the
plans and specifications but were
never paid, and the new contract in-
cludes or rather annuls the old one.
Under the new contract M. A. Earle &
Co., are to furnish all the plans anil
specifications, all the tools and ma-
chinery, the expert laborers, the sup-
erintendents and inspectors. The city
to furnish the common labor or it can
let out the work of building the dam
by contract. The city buys its own
material. When all these things an
considered it is a better contract for
the city than at first appears on its
face. . + <*
The old bonds voted under the old
council in 1907 and the bonds voted
this year for water works and for
"ity hall could not be sold because of
certajp irregularities in calling the
election, and for the further reason
that the supreme court has held that
i fire department is not a public utility
The bonds above referred to are of no
validity as they cannot be sold and do
not stand in the way of voting other
■xmils.
All of these questions I have heard
discussed b> the voters, and to put
tin in right as I see them is the
reason I have written this article. I
(lave no interest other than a tax-
laver and to do my duty as our of tin
■ity officials.
U J. Bl'RT.
ORASS ON TRACKS ENTICES
Is Claim nt' Farmers Whose Slock Mas
Killed bj Train
Guthrie, Ok.. Oct. 17 That the Fori
Smith & Western Railway company
i y allowing grass to grow ovt r its
right-of-way and tracks offered in-
ducements which inticeil live stock
upon the tracks resulting in tlitii
leath by being run down by trains ot
lie company and killed, is the novel
■ialm for damages set up in two cases
appealed to the Oklahoma supremf
court today.
The eases are those styled M. I). Col-
lins and I. M. Benson vs. the Fort
Smith & Western Railway company.
The railway company appeals from the
decision of the lower courts awarding
small damages.
Collins in the county court of Pitts-
burg county, askul for $ I::u damages
for the killing of a sorrel mare and
was awarded $55. He claimed that
the mare had a colt nt tlie time she
was killed and that by riasnn of tin
loss of its mother the colt has lain
stunted.
.Miss Keota Wetzel spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends in Mounds.
coey
FOR AUTUM WEDDINGS
our collection ofartielcs oflieitut v
nnil utility arc surpassingly ricli
anil elegant. Wc have selected
with the greatest care and dis-
crimination especially ricll arti-
cles in silvcrwear, cut glass, lirie-
a-hrac, etc., while iu jewelry and
articles of adornment we have'
tlie latest in style, design and
elegance.
MILLER & CASH
I SI A I. SI'MKAY ni'NCR
Poller Courl Doings Today Slum I,Id
Was Off
When Police Judge Dye adjusted his
glasses, assumed his judicial demeanor
and rapped for order this morning he
found as large if bunch as he usually
finds on Monday. For a long time Sa-
pulpa has been noted for having more
drunks on Sunday than on any other
day in the week and yesterday was no
exception. The police had been busy
and rounded up enough to make a good
showing.
When court was called not all those
who had been arrested were present
some having been released on bond
and did not appear promptly but doubt
less came in later ill the day.
The first case called was that of .1.
F. Owens who had been arrested by
Policeman Depp on a charge of being
Iruiik. Chief of Police Jones had ar-
rested a fellow who gave his name as
Frank McGee. Frank was badly load-
d with booze and dope. He carried
a small tin pail in which the chiel
found the following: one small can
if paint, two packages of diamond
Ive, one box of cocaine and half a
lozen large potatoes. McGee said hi
iail been in the city about three weeks-
anil went from house to house polish-
ing furniture.
Policeman Townsend arrested Wil-
son Barney and Toby Partridge, both
Indians, and both were charged with
laving takin on too much tire water
aid gotten on a good sized jag. Toby
■aid a fine only a few days ago for a
iimilai offense. Both pleaded guilty,
'olieenian Wisdom found II. B. Wilson
so badly loaded that he was unable to
are for himself and his plea was
guilty Tin- same officer also arrested
John Kittle by on a similar charge.
Policeman Depp run in Jimmie No-
lan, a little Indian, who had developed
a big toot, yesterday. Jimmie wanted
to go home and put up his horse and
saddle for a bond and Uid not showed
up yet this morning. George Island,
another Indian, got on the warpath
Saturday evening and was thrown in
by Chief Jones and Policeman Kim-
ball. He left his horse and saddle and
was still on the range this morning.
Chief Jones arrested Ida Gillian, a
young wench charged with street walk
in;; and soliciting. She is the first
\\\ man to be put in the annex to the
ia: 1. She was released on bond and
in. 1 not yet shown up.
i,.nk (.iiar.inty I'mill Invrslcil in Stale
Whisky Warrants
ing an army of clerks, detectives and
inspectors throughout the state has
been encountering an enormous ex-
pense. and the public should lie given
the true conditions regarding both it
and the guaranty fund.
Should a state bank failure occur
n Oklahoma, would the compositors
it compelled, in being reimbursed
i in tin so-called bank guaranty fund
i. accept state whisky instead of cash?
!8 the state liquor dispensary run-
ling at a loss, although on the sur-
:fce it would appear that the state is
ailing enough whisky and bier for
nicinal purposes to pay running ex-
penses?
i nt si qui st ions i t suit from tin
stute mt ins made witiiiu ihe past fi w
lays that in buying its third and his,
ur of whisky for the state dispensar;
lie bank guaranty fund was checkei
n to pay for it. The assertion has
it i n made positively and is causini
much speculative comment as ti
vht tin r or not such a transactioi
vi hi Id lie a misappropriation of funds
In using the bank guaranty fund
ith which to purchase whisky, war
.nils on the dispensary would I*
;iveil as security. Such warrant!
aw six pt i; cent interest, but in cas
if a state failure, when the guaranty
und would be needed, it is doubtfu
i in tin r or not the depositors woult
are to at t i pt state whisky warrant!
in cash.
Section L's of Article 3 of the prohi-
bition and dispi nsar.v lay appropriate!
50,000 for carrying the law into effect
Why should it be necessary to draw
from any fund other than this? While
they would have it appear that sulli
ii nt rt vi nues is being received ti
pay tlie expenses of the dispensary
.-system, on the contrary a warrant In-
li bti dness Is being created, which
must sooner or later be paid by direct
taxation.
An alii nipt lias lit i n made, on num-
rous occasions, to ascertain from tin
stain administration whin- the bank
guaranty fund Is deposited and whetli-
t r or not it would he available if need-
ttl. Every stich nttempt, however, has
mi t witlr failure, and today the public
dots not know how much money Is In
tlie guaranty fund, where It is deposlt-
jtd and how it has been invested.
It bus bit n known for some time
liiUt Hit
The HI-Products of Acting
This is the age of bi-products."
What has that to do with the drama?
What can lie made out of the worn out
remnants of plays, discarded produc-
tions. overworked jokes? These were
some of the questions hurled at Tim
Murphy when he rather stunned an
interviewer who had come to hear him
talk about art and the stage by de-
claring that • this is an age of bi-pro-
ducts."
lie was sitting at his dressing table,
manipulating his grease paints. But
lie was not making up. He was ap-
plying the pigments to a sheet of
paper.
"1 am giving all the time I can
spare from my work, on the stage and
iff to the Invention of noveltits in ad-
vertising and to ad-writing." saitl the
;entle comedian. "It's a great field.
It's my conviction that advertising in
his country is just iu its infancy. I
efer to advertising in newspapers
ind magazines. Not the sort which
lisiigures nature everywhere one
urns In the country. I.et us hope
liai abortion is in its declining days.
"Do you know that more brains are
ipplietl to the advertising pages of a
nagazine than to the text which is
mpposed to sell the book? Come to
hink of I*, if tlie advertising pages
lon't sell our modern magazines, they
ome as near to it that they are the
irst department dived Into and when
liej are picked up casually a reader
urns to the advertisements first.
Many a time when I've bought a paper
.he ladies of the family have made
immediate requisition for tlie part
with the bargains in it. Ami 1 confess
I've surrendered it grudgingly. Any
income for me in ad-writing? Rather.
But how much would be telling.
"What did I mean by that bypro-
duct proposition- Why, ad-writing is
a bi-product Willi me. Time is valu-
able. I use a certain portion for work,
another portion for sleep, and the
balance for recreation. This diver-
sion of turning out verses, attractive
catch-lines, making sketches for trade
marks and so on is just to my fancy.
I'he bi-prodnct of my time seems to
iie much appreciated by aggressive
idvc rtisers. Everything I do is be-
spoken. What do you think of this?"
The comedian had just finished a
apital sketch for a celebrated "no
loning, no stropping" safety razor,
vith a catchy verse and it was easy
o see that he believes in tlie profits of
bi-products.
j What Kecame of the $111,000 in Ohio
Have the people of Oklahoma forgot
that interview, given by Governor Has-
kell in Chicago recently and published
in tlie St. Louis Republic, a democratic
newspaper, wheren the governor said
he had $40,000 on deposit in a bank in
Ottawa, Ohio?
Of course, in making an appeal to
the people of Oklahoma for financial
assistance In prosecuting Ills private
court actions, the governor probably
ditl not want to draw on that nest-egg
in Ohio to defend himself in Oklahoma
The tax-records of Putnam county in
all probability will show that he is
paying taxes on that flll.OOO deposit
there.
W ith $tu.iiiio in Ohio on deposit, with
an annual salary of $4,000 alt governor
paid taxation, with an annual $5,000
salary as president of the Indianola
contracting company, and with sutli-
t it lit funds on hand, according to his
own court testimony, to buy at par all
shares of that Indianola company, the
contributions he is receiving from the
people will help some.
II ASKEI.IAS UAI'OHTER TO WE It
I'la lice Dei Son of Springfield,
Mass., Republican's Owner
(oil ill.I Jail In liood Shape
When a Light reporter was fooling
iround the court house today J. O.
int lord, the big jailor, called liiiu to
see what was being done to the inter-
or of the county jail, Mr. Hereford
lad the prisoners busy at work clean-
ng house. The walls both iu the eorri
iors and jail proper, have been neatly
vhitewashed and put in apple pie
irder. Some of the men were busy
iiopping and scrubbing the floors and
vht n they get through the entire jail
vlll be as clean as most kitchens in
iapulpa. Mr. Hereford believes in
urnishing the prisoners with a clean
ind sanitary place.
lie stated that if the weather per-
nits the prisoners will be taken out
o work on the roads again tomorrow
veil if Attorney General West says it
sn't according to Haskell or lioyle.
Republican Heeling at Olive
There was an enthusiastic republi-
an meeting held at Olive school house
Saturday night addressed by ex-Gov-
•rnor Jenkins and Emery Pearson of
his city. There was an overflow
louse, and the interest manifested in-
licates that the people of that section
uive a plenty ot llaBkelllsm.
The speakers discussed the general
ssues of the campaign. Mr. Pearson
ook the position that our democratic
rli mis, in discussing the tariff, talked
if something of which they knew but
ittle, never having been able to do
mything with it.
Both pointed out the strong points
ol' candidates Creagcr for congress and
for Simmons und Helm, candidates
for representatives.
Mrs. Dr. J. F. Thompson went Mon-
lay morning to Texus. where, In the
vicinity of Dallas, Fort Worth and
other near points, she expects to spend
Boston. Oct. 18.—Samuel Bowles,
Jr.. Harvard '08, son of Samuel Bowles
editor of the Springfield Republican,
the most partisan Republican paper
in the country, is to marry .Miss Has-
kell, daughter of Governor Haskell of
Oklahoma. The engagement was an-
nounced today.
When he graduated last yiar Bowles
went to Oklahoma where he started In
newspaper work, lie is an ardent
Bryan worker and at Harvard was
president of tlie Bryan and the demo-
cratic clubs. He met Miss Haskell only-
two months ago and the announcement
of the engagement comes as a surprise
to his friends.
I'nder the terms of his grandfathers
will, at his lather's death, young Bow-
les will come into possession of the
Springfield Republican.
AM Alt! 1.1,0 SHOPS DESTROYER
I
Twehc Engines Among (lie Properly
Lost iu a Santa Ee Eire
Amaiillo. Tex,, Oct. IN. Fire early
this morning destroyed the Santa Fe
roundhouse and shops, entailing a loss
estimated at $200,000. Twelve engines
were burned, as well as several cars
loaded with coal, a large quantity of
coal chutes, the pumping station, oil
tanks and a great quantity of supplies.
The shops and roundhouse were lo-
cated beyond the fire limits and this,
in addition to the fact that a stiff wind
was blowing rendered protection Im-
possible. The origin of the blaze is un
known.
CAN'T WORK
PRISONERS
ATTORNEY GENERAL WEST SUs
ONLY STATE PRISON BOARD
R IS AI rilOHITY
GOMMISOIONERS
WITHOUT AUTHORITY
Creek Count} Prisoners Were Being
I scd lo lluilil Public Roads
and Bridges
"Guthrie. Ok.. Oct. 17—That tlie
handling of convict labor, whether of
state or county convicts, is under tlie
law placet! in the hands of the stale
prison board and that the grant of
authority to them takes it away from
ilie county commissioners of the var-
ious counties, is the position taken by
Attorney General Wesi in an opinion
lo County Attorney I. B. Jackson of
Sapulpa.
The county commissioners of Creek
county had made arrangements to
work the county convicts of that coun-
ty on the county roads, but the attor-
ney general's opinion hollis that that
can not legally be done."
The above dispatch apepared In yis-
terday's city papers and aroused con-
siderable interest here. It stops the
argument about working the county
prisoners. For several days the coun-
ty officers had been taking out a big
bunch of county prisoners and making
them work on the public roads and
bridges. This was being done under
direction of the county commission! is
and in a short time the roads lor si v-
eral miles around Sapulpa would have
been in a pretty fair condition.
But certain questions arose and Mr.
Jackson asked the attorney general
for an opinion and received the above.
Inquiry at Mr. Jackson's office this
morning developed the fact that that
gentleman was out of the city and the
Light could get no further information
than that he had asked for tlie opinion
Miss Mona Shipley, the little daugh-
ter of W. 11. Shipley, is recovering
from an operation performed a few
days ago for a lumbar abscess. The
Injury seemed to arise from a fall got-
ten while at play on the bed.
Miss Blanche Graves, a stenographer
has accepted a position with the linn
of Thompson & Smith.
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