The Chandler Publicist (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, February 26, 1909 Page: 2 of 8
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Plat;
When yon want hz-se balls, tin: -, masks, glove.- , ™
mitts, etc., yon will net the kind you want by
coming here—the kind that are made to stand
hard usage. We have balls as low as 5'' an<
from these np to the regular League balls. A
good, well-made, servicable ball, regulation
League size, covered with horsehide for 25''.
With ordinary use will last all season. A fine
lot of bats, any weight you want.
Xo matter what you need in the way of sporting
goods you will lind just what you want by com-
ing here and our prices are always reasonable.
Rifle Range
At Chandler
Amidst the conflicts of its closing
I days the second legislature will yet
I find time to make one or two im-
! portant provisions for tiiat curious-
ly neglected department of the state
interests, the Oklahoma national
guard. "Curiously neglected" be-
cause the Oklahoma constitution,
1 unlike those of most states, makes
: the maintenance of the nationaj
; guard mandatory.
I While the military establishment
will not receive any increase of its
| ordinary appropriation this year it
; will be effectively benefitted by two
bills now in committee in the house
General Charles West is lieutenant
colonel of the guard. A. L. Edging-
top, member of the house from
Watonga is a captain. Charles F.
Barrett, secretary of the state board
of agriculture, is major of the third
battalion and Mont F. Highly, pres-
ident of the Oklahoma Citv council
is an adjutant. Roy V. Hoffman, of
Chandler, is colonel in command.
Road Building *
in Oklahoma J
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Seventeen years ago the roads in $
the section of the United States J
now known as Oklahoma were In- ' 4>
dian trails or bison paths. When ' %
j which has received the endorsement j t'le 'a"d was opened to the white,
: of the leaders in both the house and i man> however, plans were quickly
senate and will probably be passed made -ur a comprehensive system >
before the end of the session. > ot Puhlic highways and the effort to j %
Phone 18
Wright's Drug
btore
Chandler, Okla
For Mayor
The I'ublicist, in last week's issue,
printed the names of several of our
citizens who had been mentioned as
possible candidates for mayor.
Since then, as far as the republican
possibilities are concerned, the list
has simmered down until all seem
unanimous that the honor is con-
ferred upon Capt. Jacob Amberg.
When Mr. Amberg's name was first
mentioned in this connection it was
stated by some that he could not
serve as both a member of the
board of county commissioners and
mayor of the city of Chandler, but
Atty. (ien. West, in a letter to Mr.
Amberg, states there is no legal ob-
stacle and no reason at all why he
could not hold both positions. Mr.
Amberg will enter the mayoralty
race to win. That means that tot-
will be elected. Every man, woman
and child in Chandler are convers-
ant with the captain's record, they
know lie has worked unstinted aaxl
unselfishly fdr the best interests of
Chandler and it is the concensus-of
opinion that he will fulfill the duties
of mayor, if elected, with honor to
himself and with credit to the mu-
nicipality.
Obituary
Marv E. Scott Conlev was born in
Kentucky July 14, 18-14. She joined
the C. P. church in 1872. She was
married toC. C. Conley in February,
1870, to this union was born two
girls and five boys, all but one girl
and one boy are still living. (',rand-
ma, as she was familiarly called,
was a kind and loving; wife and
mother. She lived for Christ and re-
joiced in his promises until she
answered the call to the higher life
and went to her eternal reward Feb.
J3, 1SKJ1I.
services
Religious
>1. k. CUt KCIl noti:s
Methodist Episcopal church—Sun
day Feb. '.'8 Sunday school at 9:45 a
m. He on time. At 11 a. m. the;
communion will be administered. !
Junior League at 3:110 p.ni.Epworth j
league at tf:30 p.m. Class meetingwill j
be joined with theEpworth League, j
Everybody invited to these services.
Strangers welcomed.
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St. Stephen's church—Rev.
Thomas Dyke, rector. Morning
KIFLE RANGE PROPOSED
j The first of these, by Ross, dedi-
! cated three quarter sections of
: school land conveniently adjacent
j to the s'ite of the new rifle range at
I Chandler as a permanent camp and
| maneuver ground. This will give
| Oklahoma's guard the advantage of
j a regular place for its annual en-
I campment similar to those of other
! states, with the additional and some-
j what unusual fact in its favor of
I having this ground near the state
j range. With a permanent camp
1 ground much can be done to pro-
| mote both the comfort and eJfic-
I ieney of the troops which is impos-
1 sible where the site of the encamp-
! ment is changed every year.
CASH FOR COMPANIES
The second bill, by Milton Bryan,
provides state aid in building arm
ories for the different companies,
encouraging towns where the com-
panies are located and the members
of those bodies to help in securing
good quarters for them, and at the
same time promise to eventually ef-
fect a considerable saving to the
secure them is now under way.
Those of the effete east who may
regard the baby state as the home
of the half tamed red man may be
astonished to learn that engineers
are working industriously to give
Oklahoma a splendid system of
roads. The sand-clay method of
road construction will be intro-
duced where possible, and macadam
roads where the material is available
and the county governments
wealthv enough to bear the finan-
cial burden.
That there will be macadam or
rock surfaced roads in plenty is as-
sured by the almost unlimited quan-
tities of gypsum rock available—an
eminent geologist, who has been
making a study of the possessions
of the state, estimating the supply
in thirteen counties at the almost
incredible quantity of one hundred
billion tons. The counties in which
this material is to be found are
Blain, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche,
Custer, Ellis, Dewey, Greer, King-
fisher, Roger Mills, Wichita, Woods
and Woodward.
With an inexhaustible supply of
material, a progressiva population,
state in what it now pays for armory
prayer and sermon the first and | rent. The bill appropriates $2,500 j a legion ot thoughtful men who
third Sundays at 11 a. m. Evening j for each company of the national
prayer and sermon every Sunday at , guard, which becomes available as
7:30 p. m. I soon as the company has raised
St. Stephen's church has issued a : an<' deposited with the adjutant
Lenten folder, a copy of which will ' general a similar sum to be de-
be given to anyone applying to ! t0 lhe armory and has turn-
Rector. It states briefly the claims ] 'shea a tree site.
of this church and tells something j *^s soon as any armory is com-
of the purpose of Lent which began 1 P'eted the armory rent for that corn-
iest Wednesday. Ash Wednesday, ] pany wili stop. As the state pays
so called from ancient custom of: out $-•' a m°nth armory rent it will
penitents putting ashes on their Ibe seen that the building of armor-
heads as a sign of sorrow for sin, is
the first day of Lent. Lent is re- effect a substantial saving.
realize the needs of perfect high-
ways to insure the state's develop-
ment, Oklahoma is in a position to
lead the way to some extent and to
show older states what can be done.
When but a territory Oklahoma
was taken in hand by surveyors of
the United States land office, who
laid out the land in sections and
quarter sections—a section com-
prising 040 acres or one square
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| A DRESS AFFAIR |
j All affairs are dress affairs-whether *
I the gathering be a social, a busi- £
j; ness, a religious or a family one. g
t- There is nothing more wholesome |
I or pleasing to the senses than to *
\ mingle with well dressed, people. ♦
t We are showing a very unusual line £
of woolen fabrics, over 1U00 for this ♦
Spring and Summer season's wear ->
Our portfolio of fashion pictures, the
latest and most correct styles of *
men's garments. |
These we tailor to individual wear-- £
your measure- vour wear-made for *
you and yon onl>. r
No trouble to show them to you-its ?
our pleasure to do so. £
PY1.E. THE TAILOR f
MANV EL, AVE. PHON E 'J74 %
Cleaning and Pressing Called for and Delivered •>
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quarry, and when the plan to se- : culverts, the latter being made of
cure this stone for road surfacing both plain and reinforced concrete.
was suggested by Mr. Speicher, W.
S. Tinsman, of the Rock Island
railroad, manifested an immediate
interest and caused a spur track to
belaid to the quarry free of all cost
to the county. The gypsum re-
ferred to is found four miles north
of the city in the shape boulder
gypsum. It is white in color and ot
medium hardness and toughness,
possessing great cementing value.
This stone has never before been
used in road building in this vicin-
\The men who have done much to
aid the federal experts in the work
of redeeming the highways of
Blaine county are Messrs. Conville,
Parish and Jackson of the board of
county commissioners, Clerk John
M. Taylor, Supervisor Mosely of
Watonga township and Joseph Rut-
zel. These gentlemen have also
succeeded in interesting the officials
of the department of the interior to
such extent that Secretary Garfield
recently authorized the expenditure
ity, but a short section of road has j of $1000 on the roads; the fact that
mile. Between each section a
ies under the terms of this bill will I strip of land tiG feet in width was
Take, ! reserved for public roads, those
vival season of church. If time be !for instance, the case of the com-1 strips running north and south and
taken from some pleasures and oc- ! at Chandler which will be one ] east and west.
cupations, it is not that these are of the first to take advantage of the
wrong in themselves but that time ! Provision of the bill and secure a
may be given to something more im-1 home oi its own. I his company
portant.
I now costs the state for rent $300 a
' year. With the armory once built
i this sum would be saved. By the
I building of an armory in Oklahoma
! City where there is both a company
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Christian church—J. Clarence
Read. Services at 11 a. m. and 7:30
p.m. Morning subject "The Re-, , , , .
j . . . ,,, and a medical corps the state would
deemed ot the Lord . In the even- , . . ,. ,
., , • • ,, be saved twice this sum. If the
ing there will be a missionary rallv ;. , ., , , _.
, .,, . - i bill is passed the Oklahoma City
which will be of special in- :, . , 1
,. . ... , . ! boys will be among the first to get
terest. hverv one is invited to , s s
an artnory built.
these services. i
j OKLAHOMA IS iiku1xd
Frank S. Nipper, the new propri- [n the matter of armories it mav
etor of the Prague Patriot, an- j be said that Oklahoma is far be-
As no consideration was given to
the topography of the country when
the hard and fast rule that all lines 1 ent time it is traversing
between the sections shall be re | roads of Blaine county,
now been built under the super-
vision of the engineers of ths U. S.
office of public roads, and so well
has it pleased the authorities that
preparations are now on foot for
extensive use of this wealth of ma-
terial.
Watonga citizens watched the ex-
periment of surfacing the roads
with crushed gypsum with interest
and then manifested a public spirit
that wealthier men of older and
larger cities might well take pat-
tern from. They bought an all
steel rock crusher with a daily ca-
pacity of 150 tons and began rock
crushing on a large scale. Gov. Has-
kell appreciated the fact that the
work being done in Blaine county
would be an example to the rest of
the state and he recommended that
the county commissioners be given
the use of a ten ton steam road
roller which had been bought by
the board of prison control. The
roller was shipped and at the pres-
the new
bringin
they passed through lands allotted
to Indians being his warrant for
the appropriation, money is now
being spent in hiring Indians as.
road building laborers, and all of
the work is being done under the
direct supervision of engineers from
the United States office of public-
roads.
Whereas, our dear sister, Mrs.
Florence Fagaines, has been be-
reaved of her mother, Mrs. Malinda
Riblet and
Whereas, Mrs. Riblet was a de-
voted mother and an admirable
friend and neighbor, whose passing
away is an irrepairable loss to her
children and others near and dear <
to her, therefore be it
Resolved, by Chandler Chapter
No. 54, Order of the Eastern Star,
that we extend to Sister Fagaines
•and other relatives our sincere and
enduring sympathy in this great
sorrow, and
Resolved, that a copy of these /
resolutions be sent to Sister Fa- {
gaines, a copy spread upon the
minutes of this chapter and a copy
| sent to the town papers for publica.-
F. E. Barber,
Kri ik G. Fhazier,.
Io F. Hoyt.
nounces that he will at once install hind all the other states. Even the
a large, new cylinder press, other territory of New Mexico boasts
print shop necessities and that lie three armories, the poorest costing]
The funeral services were con-! w'" a'so install his own electric | $8,000, and is now building a fourth,
ducted by Rev. J. Clarence Read at j H«ht Plant. The I'ublicist congrat-j oklahoma is backward in another
1 miles ulates Bro. Nipper —- « ....
of
served for roads was made, some them to smooth surfaced and water!tlon-
hardships to road makers followed, j shedding evenness. Men are also j
There were difficulties to be sur- j at work constructing bridges and |
mounted and no settlers had more i '
trouble than tho^e in the vicinity of
Watonga, the county seat of Blaine f
county. This thriving citv is lo- j ^
cated almcst in the geographic cen- ^
H Egbert Opera House
ONE NIGHT
Saturday, Feb. 27
ter of the county and is surrounded i
by some of the richest farming'
lands in the state. The north fork j
of the Canadian river, pursuing its j£-U
course, cuts across ' - - —
the Christian church lour
east of Chandler, where sh
laid to rest
Another twenty-five hundred dol-
lar job is being made at Guthrie.
GAS NOTICE
List of Rules an i Regulations Covering txtentions,
Piping, Etc.. l or the Use of (ias
1st.
All bills for gas are due and payable on or before the lOih ol
inr monih following that in which the* g.is is used, in order to
get the discount for ca|h, of 5c per thousand cubic feet and
no hill for gas will be allowed to run longer than the 15th Ot
thr month
2nd. Before a tap for gtis will be made by the company, each pros-
pective cuMomci must Niyn a contract and deposit with the
company the sum of $5.00. «,;jid deposit to be refunded \*hen
gas is disconnected, provided all materials, including meters,
belonging to the company, are returned in good order, and
all bills for gas consumed have been paid in full. Said de-
posit to draw four per cent interest from date, pasable yearl>.
rhe company agrees to lay lines to prospective customers as
follows:—1(H) feet for one customer, JOOfeet for two customers,
.100 fret for three cuslomers and so on.
The company reserves the right to make inspections as often
as it is deemrd necessary, and whenever repairs are found
to be needed, the same are to be made at once at the con-
sumers expense from the curb in.
In plumbing for the use of natural gas the following provisions
should be observed:—Tht- pipe used to the first stove in any
building or premises shall not be less than one inch in dia-
meter, to the second stove not less than three-quarters, all
other stoves not less than one-half inch, hor illuminating
purposes, the light riser shall not be less than one half inch
for five drops, all over five and up to nine drops to be three-
quarters inch, and all over nine drops to be one inch in dia-
meter. All such plumbing must, on inspection, bear pres-
sure ofj ten pounds for at least twenty minutes.
In no case is a plumber, nor any other person not an em-
ployee of the company, allowed to turn ga*. on at the curb,
for himself or any one rise, and in case of a violation of this
rule the company may; at its option, refuse to furnish the con-
sumer, upon whose premises said rule has been violated
with gas.
(Signed) PAMONA IIGHT. HFAT & POWER CO.
upon his spirit j Way, being the only state that has
enterprise and trusts he will i not yet built a ride range. T his de-
make his venture a winner. Prague , ficiency, however, will now be re-
oertainly ought to support a lirst j modeled, thanks to the national
class newspaper and iob printing j government. The Dick bill, passed
plant, and we believe the business ; last year by congress, besides pro-
men ot the town will do so. j viding for the militia of the states
| uniforms, munitions and pay while I
I in federal encampments, gives each
■ state $25,000 additional for military
j expenditure, 25 per cent of which
j sum must be devoted to rii'.e pfac-
; tice. Out of this federal appropri-
ation Oklahoma will this spring
j build an up-to-date range at Chan-
; dler. It will have eight targets set
in cement with all modern appli-
ances and will make possible shoot-
ing up to the distance of 1,200 yards.
c.i yrusmen ktnk hh ii
southwestern
j both the south and west roads yyo
miles from . Watonga. The land
I traversed by these roads is a rich,
I dark, sandy loam for the first mile, j
' There the sand that follows the j
I Canadian begins and this sandy J
I low land, subject to periodic over- |
j flows, has long been the despair of j
| the ciii^ens of Blaine county. For)
fifteen years the struggle against I
poor drainage and road upkeep was j
j unequally maintained by the local j
| authorities, and then John Tyler,
j clerk of the county board of com-1
j missioners, urged that an engineer j
be employed to make a careful
study o: the problems involved and
report on the best method of build-
ing and maintaining these roads. I
When he began his inquiries he I
learned that the federal government (
stood ready to help solve the prob-
lems tor nis people through the Of-
fice of public roads ot the I*. S. de- |
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, partnient of agriculture. An ap-
j In view of Oklahoma's neglect of: peal was made to that office and j
I its marksmen and of other states'j Pius M. Speicher, superintendent of |
j lavish expenditures on theirs the I road construction, was detailed by
| standing of Oklahoma riflemen j Logan Waller Page, director of the ;
I among those of the other states is ai office, to go to Watonga, make a
j matter of remark and congratula- j study of conditions and supervise j
Ition. In 1907 in the shoot of the Na-1 the construction of a number of:
tional Rifle association the Oklaho-! stretches of model roads.
ma team landed fair and square at ] Mr. Speicher devoted a month's
, thebottom. Last year in the same I time to the careful study of drain ;
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The
re's a dark cloud coming: and it's
laughter, mirth and song-, because
lined
it is
with ir;
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shcot at Campi Perry. Ohio, the Ok-
lahoma team stood eighth of alTthe
state teams and in addition its
members carried off several of the
individual prizes. In appreciation
of their splendid work twelve gold
medals have been struck and will
be presented to the members of the
team.
The Oklahoma National guard
consists at present of one regiment
and numbers aoout 800 men. Con-
sidering its small size the number
of its members who hold positions
of prominence in the state is a re-
uiarkabi> ' uae. Aitoracy
'Kichards & Pringle's Famous
" MINSTRELS
Headed by
Clarence PotVeil and Pete Woods
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C.s.
age problems and an investigation
of the availability and accessibility
of road building materials. He de- The Beau Brummels of Comedy and 40 others
cided that sections of both roads >J|i: Revelation of Minstrelsy. See how you like it
could best be treated by the sand- ^
clay system as introduced by the of-
fice of public roads, and the work
was begun. The road was carried
to such distance from the available
clay deposits as was considered
economical, for a long haul would
have made the cost of the road
equal that of a stone road.
The cap ledge of the red hills,
seven miles from the city, presents
one of the oest locations for a rock
g Prices 25c, 50c and 75c
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