The Hartshorne Sun. (Hartshorne, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 30, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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DEVOTED TO HOME INTERESTS AND HOME PEOPLE
VOL. 17.
HARTSHORNE, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30,1911.
NUMBER 39.
TO GET THE DIVISION?
Rumortd that Rock Island Will
Movw Division to Hartshorne
iA Near Future.
TWO MONTHS WORK.
A report current here for the
past two days that the Rock Is-
land is contemplating the remov-
al of its yards and roundhouse
from Haileyville, was strengthen-
ed Tuesday, when a party of of-
ficials arrived in the city, and
spent several hours conferring
^With a number of citizens.
Because the railroad company
saw fit to enclose its shops and
roundhouse with a fence, there-
by cutting off a sort of passage-
way used by citiaens residing on
the north side of Haileyville, a
movement has been started to
ask the city to compel the rail-
road company to extend the via-
duct clear across its buildings,
making the same fully twice as
long as at present. It is stated
that the railroad company con
aiders this unreasonable, aud that
they wijl fight it to the limit
They claim the demands contem-
plated would call for an expendi-
ture of at least $75,000, and
they would rather move their
terminals than comply.
Most every old citizen reuvuni-
bers that it was by the merest
chance that the division was not
located here at first. "With an
ideal location for the same, and
with its present advantages in
the way of water, as well as oth-
er inducements that might be of-
fered, Hartshorne is hoping that
the company may yet fit to
move their terminals to this city.
Sufficient Orders On Hand for
All Mines to Run Steady
for This Time.
Supt. Evans, of the Hock Is-
land Co ] Co., hr formed a re.presr
emtativ e of The Sun yesterday
tliat mine No. 8 will positively
begin operations Friday, Decem-
ber 1st. The mine whistle blew
last night, but work is not to
start until Friday.
ftupt. Evans also states that
the company now has sufficient
orders on hand to work all the
mines continuously for at least
two months.
This news in itself should cause
everyone here to thoroughly en-
joy Thanksgiving today.
C. W. B. M. Day Program,
C. W. B. M. Day will bf ob-
served at the Christian church
Sunday evening and following is
the program to be rendered:
Hymn.
Bible Lesson—Mrs. W. A. Polk.
Prayer—Rev. J. C. Ilowe'll.
Hymn.
Remarks—Mrs. J. C. Ilowell.
Song—"The Whole World for
Christ.''
Thinks I to Myself—Mrs. A. E
Oarlock.
Our Fields ami Workers—Mrs.
Jasper M. Allen.
Song—"India."
The Woman of the Hour—Mrs
C. D. Lyle.
Such as I Have—Mrs. Win
* Mull ins.
Solo—Mrs. W. W. Sanies.
Women of the Bible— Mrs
Charles Burkbart.
The Still Sad Music of Human-
ity—Mrs. R. T. Forbis.
Offering.
Song.
Benediction.
The public is cordially invited
to this meeting.
A NEW SWITCHBOARD.
BEING PERSECUTED.
Pioneer Company Installs Latest! News-Capital States That Katy
Model With Capacity of
300 Drops.
WHY NOT HERE, TOO?
County Commissioners of Clare-
more Hear Citizens'
Complaint.
The County Commissioner*, at
Claremore are in session this
week to hear the complaints of
the various citizens whose prop-
erty has been assessed beyond
the actual cash value, by the Static
Board of Equalization. A great
portion of the property, especial-
ly in the city and towns of the
county, was assessed at its cash
value and over and then the
State Board raised it 50 per cent.
The Constitution of the State
limits the power of the State to
tax property at no snore than the
actual value and therefore the re-
duction will be made, owing to
tho failure of crops ill this"coun-
ty. The Commissioners have ex-
tended the time for paying tihe
first half of the taxes untii
March 1,1912.
Union Service Today.
The churches of the city will
unite in a union Thanksgiving
service at the Presbyterian
church today. Re.v. S. II. Bab-
cock, presiding elder of the Mo
All ester district, will deliver th
sermon. The high school charms
will furnish the music for the
occasion. The services will b -
gin at 10 o'clock.
Corporation Commission to Help.
After several unsuccessful at-
tempts to get the Rock Island
to stop its two night trains at
tliis point, a number of citizens
last week filed a complaint with
the Corporation Commission ask-
ing that an order be made to
give us this much needed ser-
vice. The Commission has set
the case for hearing on Decem-
ber 11th, at 10 o'clock, a. m.
It is also probable that steps
will be taken at this time toward
securing a depot more in keep-
ing with the needs of the city..
Going Out of Business
On December 31st, I expect to retire from the
grocery and meat business, and beginning Satur-
day, December 8th, I expect to inaugurate a Clos-
ing Out Sale to dispose of all my stock during the
month of December. Such prices as will be effective
during this sale have never been equalled in the city.
Full particulars and prices will appear in next
week's issue of The Sun. Watch for it, and remem-
ber the sale begins
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8th.
THE UNION MARKET
WILL ANDERSON, Proprietor.
■ ■
E. W. Merrick, of Oklahoma
City, chief electrician of the
Pioneer Telephone Company, lias
been here the past week install-
ing a new switchboard for th'
local office.
The board is one of the latest
Kellogg-itype, models, and has a
capacity of 300 drops. It is
equipped with the "both-way"
ringer equipment, which enables
the operator to ring either end
of the line without changing her
plugs, and has Be If-restraining
drops.
The new equipment has been
eded for a long time. The
old one had a capacity of only
120 lines, and this has been full
for many months, and by a crude
attachment at the side, a few
more drops had been added, but
With such an arrangement, good
service was impossible.
The phone girls are very proud
of the ww switch-board. Tlie.v
state that if the subscribers will
now only do their part, they will
give them the very b st service.
They especially ask that all sub-
scribers call by number, and ring
off when through talking. If
this is done, the operators are
never on1 the line. They also
request that when putting in a
long distance call, you ask for
'long distance."
Hartshorne now has as good a
corps of operators as can b
found anywhere, and with th
new equipment and the assistance
of the subscribers, they promise
the most efficient service. Mrs.
Belle Granhury is the local man-
ager, and Mrs. Minnie Jones and
Mrs MSintz, are the operators.
A Highly Educated Dog.
Editor Sua:
I will send you a little news
item. I am a Baston bull terrier.
I am 5 years old and I have
very goad education. My mis-
tress is a subscriber for your
paper. I like to take it home
from the post office. I help to
get the coal and wood in every
night. I can climib a tree, go up
and down a ladder without fall-
ing, roll a can or small barrel
all over the yard, run and jump
a pole, or through a hoop. I can
shut the door, lie down, sit up,
roll over and play ball. I can
do some shopping. My mistrei
writes a note and I go to the
store and get the things wanted;
sometimes they give me a piece
of candy. I can shake hands and
do many other things. I enjoy
doing these things, but I do not
like cats. I can catch all the
rats and mice myself.
If you print this I may write
again sometime.
Yours truly,
PATSY.
(The dog above described
the property of Mrs. C. A. Colby
of this cdty.)—Ed.
Livtfynua Oeta Big Contract.
Ed Piatt, proprietor of the
Commercial barn, has secured' a
contract from the Rock Wland
to load all the shale and cinders
from all mines on the Indian Ter
ritory division. This is a very
fine contract, and Mr. Flat* stat
es that he will use probably thir
ty or forty men and' teams t<>
handle the business.
Threatens to Move Terminals
From McAlester.
Monday's \ews-Capiitul con-
tained the following:
"Rumors which have been in-
sisttnt since Saturday evening
are partia%- confirmed today
that the Missouri, Kansas & Tex-
as railroad has halted all work
on the million dollars worth oi'
improvements at McAlester, in-
cluding several miles of tracks
and a 40-engSnic rojundiliouwe, and
that an official of the road is
now busy north of Kiowa, secur-
ing options on land, so that the
road may build its own town.
It is s*a{<fcl by men who profess
to know that tjie order has been,
made by President' Allen himself
and that he lias stated that his
reason is to get where the road
and the men will not be harass-
ed by municipal officials.
It has be.u known for some
time that the railroad men were
complaining that they were sub-
jected to petty persecutions at
•the hands of the police of McAil-
icster. It has been stated that
whenever a railroad man did any-
thing that a policeman thought
could be twujted into a violation
of some ordinance he was arrest-
ed and soaked.
It is stated1 that recently
crew of men -who were playing
high five for fun in one of the
company cabooses were arrested
and fined $10 each on the charge
that they were gambling. Simil-
ar alleged incidents are narrat-
ed!.
These protests have be<n. num-
erous for some time but the com-
pany did not seem to pay much
attention to them.
Bull since the recent importa-
tion of strike-breakers the com-
pany has had soine experiences of
its own that have increased the
head officials.
They say that the municipal ad
ministration has adopted the pol-
icy of harassing the strike-break-
ers and that they have not furn-
ished the police protection de-
manded.
The matter is being flretfly dis-
cussed on the streets today, but
nobody seems to know what to
do.
The Katy manag. inent seems
to have made up its mind t ha -
unless a different policy is fol-
lowed it will get out in the coun
try, beyond city control, and on
the other hand nobody is in a
position to assure the company
that the policy will be changed."
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All person* indebted to the un
deraigned are hereby requested
to call and settle their accounts
by December 1, 1911, or the same
will be placed in the hands of
T. M. Whiting for collection.
37-t3. THOS. HYDE.
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The "COASTER" Model
FOR MEN
The "Co&ater" model for men has plenty oi room in the toe
and fita perfectly in the inctep. This model with ita Military
heel and its slightly raised tee lias taken the younger men
by storm.
Carried ii\ Tan and Black at $4.00
There is a WALK-OVER Mode! just for YOU. Maybe it's
the "Coaater," if it isn't, it's one of the other stylish WALK*
OVER models in our store WE ARE CONFIDENT.
The Grand Leader
Hartshorne, Okla.
WALKOVER BOOT SHOP
MORE RENT OR MO\E.
SupeaicT Court Quarters Wan
by Federal Government.
Will Carry a Lodge Directory.
Beginning with our next week'
issue of The Sun we will carry reg-
ularly each week a Lodge Direct-
ory, in which we will be pleased
to carry the cards of all lodges
and fraternal organizations of
the city. This feature was form
erly carried by us, and we hav
decided to again take it up. Sec
retaries and officers of the var-
ious organizations will conI'er a
favor upon us if they will send
or hand to us immediately, the
names of the president and sec-
retary of their lodge, and the
trime and place of meeting.
We are publishing these cards
to help you j please help us by
seeing that we get these names
and this information promptly.
Are Mow Sole Owners.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Cox,, form-
erly of this city, and who recent
ly purchased an interest in the
Palace Drug store at McAlester,
are now the sole owners of the
store, having purchased the in
terest of J. C. Johnson, a few
days ago.
The members of the b.iard oi
county ootniniiisHioners were in
session Monday discussing the
possibility of securing qnarbeis
for the superior court. The
court is now located in the sec-
ond story of the old Ciurran
Lamb building which was recent-
ly 'purchased by M lvcn Corn-
ish. The federal government
wants this building and has made
an offer for it at a higher price
than the county is paying. It
is up to the commissioners to)
pay what the federal govern-1
ment has offered or seek other j
quarters for the court. Mr.'
Cornish has not signed a con-
tract with the government, but;
is waiting to see what the com- j
missioners want to, do.
Tlie commissioners are eonsidur
ing a proposition from Col. J. J.
McAlester. He proposes to build
an addition' to the building which
now houses the district court and
most of the county offices and
make an additional court room.
He will also heat the entire build-
ing, doing away with the stoves
now in use. lie would also build
another vault in1 the building
and add another feature to be
of utility for the county officers.
This would save the cost of the
janitors and all the coal now
used. He would want $4,000 per
annum for it. The county is dow
paying $2,000 for the old federal
court building and at the begin-
ning of the year will haw to pay
at the rate of $1,200 per year for
the superior court room and of-
fices. The federal government*
has offered more than this for
tho building where the superior
court is now located1.
One Wins, the Other Loses.
The case of U. L. McOarter vs.
The New Process Laundry, which
has bei n set for trial in the coun-
ty court for the past week, end-
ed Tuesday, when the jury
brought in a verdict in favor of
Mr. Met 'artcr.
The ease of L. F. W ion eke vs.
the same concern resulted in an
instructed verdict for the defend-
ant. Mr. Wieneke states, how-
ever, that he has instructed his
attorneys to appeal the case.
Send us your news items.
For the news read The Sun.
PORCH
SETS
A holiday shipment
of "porch sets" consist-
ing of coffee, tea or
lemonade,including the
inverted "U" handled
trays, has just arrived.
They are very distinc-
tive and well worth
the admiration they re-
reccive.
We gladly lay these-
away for you until
Christmas.
Jos. Mazer
Mc Alester's Jeweler
Store closes daily at 6:30 p.
m. Saturdays, 11:00 p. m.
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Allen, Jasper M. The Hartshorne Sun. (Hartshorne, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 30, 1911, newspaper, November 30, 1911; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc151895/m1/1/: accessed March 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.