The Weleetka American (Weleetka, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1911 Page: 2 of 6
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Weleetka American
Oldest Newspaper in Okfuskee County
Edwin W. James, - Editor and Publisher
Subscription, One Dollar per Year.
Governor Cruce has passed the
word that he will not call an
extra session of the legislature
unless an extraordinary occasion
arrises. The most of the people
of the state will no doubt ap-
prove this action. Less law
making and speech making will
call for less taxmaking.
The next month or so of the
congressional session will wit-
ness one of the greatest shake-
ups in tarilf matters the cuontry
has ever known. There is going
to be some revision and it is a
safe guess that it won't be up-
ward. The progressive republi-
cans are anxious for an oppor-
tunity to make good their prom-
ises, and the democrats, or the
most of them, are always ready
to take a shot at the tariff. The
one socialist member will doubt
less be on the war path. So that
between the three perhaps the
people may get what they want.
The movement for good roads,
and in particular for a road run-
ning east and west through the
entire county evidently expired
in its infancy for want of nour-
ishment. The value of good
roads is so evident to anyone
who will give it a casual thought
that the American believes that
the taxpayers would actually
relish an opportunity to vote
bonds for road improvements.
The simple facts are these; good
roads increase the values of the
lands, and the increased values
of the lands will pay for the
building of the roads. The only
thing necessary is to get a start
and that will require the nerve
to vote a road-bond issue. Pro-
vide an easy way to markets and
you have taken away the great-
est objection to this section of
the country.
tion but that such will be the
case. One of the fields of great-
est development will be that of
agriculture. Fifty years ago,
if there had been an agricultural
school and it had essayed to send
out an agricultural train, the
people would have shied off from
the matter as from idiocy and
few would have wasted their
time in going. That a farmer
could acquire any practical
knowledge of agriculture at
school was a joke which always
provoked a laugh. It is yet true
that some of our best farmers
have never heard of an agricul-
tural college but they have been
apt enough to acquire from years
of actual experience many ideas
and methods which might be ac
quired in that many days at an
agricultural school If the state
is willing to found these schools
we ought to be glad to take
advantage of them, for in the
years to coine, agriculture will
require as mu'-h of a specialist
and be as much of a profession
as law or medicine, and it will be
the fellow who knows things who
will make good.
That ideas and methods of to-
day will be as obesolete in fifty
years as those of half a century
ago are today is scarcely con-
ceivable yet there is little ques-
While there is little question
but that the people of Weleetka
will be satisfied with the post-
office appointment, yet the sys
tem under which the appoint-
ment is tobe madewould seem in-
consistent with good service.
The appointment is to be made
under the recommendation of a
member of the political family of
a down and out congressman
and based in a considerable
measure upon what the applicant,
did or did not do in the way of
working for the re election of the
late lamented! congressman.
This method of selection often
results well, but joining with our
socialist friends we say the sys-
tem is wrong. The American
hopes that the day will speed
when all public service officers,
and especially postmasters, must
pass an examination as to their
qualifications and that all the
applicants who are able to qual-
ify should submit their claims at
an election participated in by
the patrons of the post-office.
As it is now, the post-office de-
partment is in a measure a huge
political machine and those who
hold down their jobs do so by be
ing active in the effort to keep
their party in power and not on
ly the party but they have to
use a great deal of discretion in
picking the winner in the con
gressional primary. Why not
elect our postmasters as we do
our other local officers. This
strikes us as being a good scheme
and when we get to be president
will fix it all up.
GREAT
«
First Kidnaper—Made a rich haul
today. I stole the little son of the
iceman.
Second Kidnaper—You'll have to
wait till next summer for the ran-
som. ,
First Kidnaper—I know; but I
intend to arrange to take it out in
trade.
Wait for
Douglass-Bell's
White
Sale
| February 17.
PADEREWSKI'S INSURANCE.
The. attack of neuritis which pre-
vented Paderewski playing at the
Queen's hall, in London, recently,
recalls the fact that each of his fin-
gers, thumbs, eyes and toes is sep-
arately insured. Some time ago a
slight splitting of one of his finger
nails prevented him from playing
and an insurance company paid him
$5,000. The famous pianist is very
careful about allowing persons to
touch his hands. He will not allow
admirers to shake him by the hands
and he never accepts bouquets for
fe^r he may prick his fingers with
the encircling wire.
RESTRAINING THE SEA.
Emil Seidel, the mayor of Mil-
waukee, said in a recent after-dinner
Bpeech:
"Some people hold that alcohol ia
to blame for the poverty and wretch-
edness we see around us. That is
like the view as one I heard put
forth by a newsboy the other day.
"As I waited on a corner for a
car, a bootblack said to a newsboy:
" 'Bill, how is it the sea don't
run over when all the rivers runs
into it?'
" 'Why, ye chump,' Bill answered,
'don't ye know the sea is full of
iponges ?'"
PROMISING YOUTH.
"Is your son making much pro-
gress at college?"
"Oh, yes. He already has a pipe^
t bulldog and a nickname."
ROUGH ON CHICAGO.
Dr. Heinrich C. G. Hirsch, the
Viennese conductor, said recentjy
that Nt York's musical taste was
much better cultivated than Chica-
go's.
"A New York and a Chicago girl,"
he went on, "met at the seashore. In
the twilight, while the sky flamed
pink in the sunset and the hotel or-
chestra played Massenet on the ter-
race, the New York girl said to the
Chicago girl:
" 'Do you like fugues?"
"The Chicago girl sighed and an-
swered wistfully:
'No, but I adore clams.'"
Here's:
Your Money Back
No Arguments or Conditions to it-We have nothing to say--Dr.
Mess & Clark make their"guarantee"cover everythingthey make
READ THIS LETTER
Hilsmeyer Drug Co.,
Weleetka, Okla.
Gentlemen:—
To emphasize more forcibly than ever "Our guarantee" we authorize you
to post or publish this letter, making plain to every one who buys Dr. Hess
Stock Pood, Poultry Pan-a-ce-a. Instant Louse Killer, etc., that their money
will be returned to them without argument o r questions i f
the goods fail to fulfill to the letter every claim.
We authorize you to supply everyone of your customers Dr. Hess Stock
\ eod sufficient to feed their stock all winter,—if after doing so they are not
satisfied that it has increased growth and promoted the general health and
condition of the stock, refund their money. You return empty boxes.
We authorize you to supply every one of your customers with sufficient
I oultry Pan-a-ce-a to feed their poultry all winter, and spring, and if on the
first day of August, they are not satisfied that it has paid for itself many times
over in increased egg production, besides keeping poultry in the pink of con-
dition free from disease, refund their money.
We authorize you to refund the money if Instant Louse Killer fails to de-
stroy lice on poultry, horses, cattle, sheep ticks, etc.
Our guarantee also covers every preparation that Dr. Hess & Clark make.
(Signed) Dr. Hess & Clark, Ashland. Ohio.
We are ready to follow instructions. Now is the time to get Big Profits
from feeding "Tonics" to make StockThrive, Hens Lay.
Hilsmeyer Drug Co.
FAT ENOUGH
to suit the hearty eaters, lean enough to suit the more deli-
cate ones, and rich enough to please all, our
Meat
finds favor in every household, because it is of such excel-
lent quality. Any portion of the Beef for which you have
a special liking can be had here at any time. Choice cuts
are the rule not the exception.
City Meat Market (8b Grocery
Phone 18.
West Main Street
Free delivery.
The Lyric Theatre has builded
a "nigger heaven" in the rear of
the theatre.
Let the City Bakery supply
your needs in the way of candies,
fruits, nuts, bakery products, etc.
WOMEN AS VOLUNTEERS.
Mrs. St. Clair Stobert founded
the Women's Sick and Wounded
Convoy corps, which works in con-
nection with the lied Cross in Eng-
land. The women who join the
corps are all serious and the work is
voluntary, and not even the uniform
could be said to attract them, as it
is very simple and unadorned. The
women take training in their work,
go into camp and so on, and hold
H j themselves ready in any national
* ( emergency to go to work.
W A. Tingle.v, R J. Dixon,
and G. W. Arrowood have been
summoned as petit jurors for the
February term of the district
court.
The American would like to
have a correspondent in every
neighborhood in this end of the
county. Call at the office for
stationery and send us in a re-
port. of the happenings in your
locality.
The American erred last week
in stating that Robt. Park had
purchased the dwelling on Cana
dian Heights occupied by Walter
Harper. Mr. Pincham has the
place for sale however and Mr.
Park has been figuring on buying
it.
The base ball, track and field
teams of the high school are do-
ing their various athletic stunts
in preparation for taking honors
in the Spring. They have some
promising material and will
bring fame to Weltetka, as they
always do.
I The Jew Store
This is to advise the patrons of this store
and the people of this vicinity, in general,
that I have purchased the interest of H. Cohen in
this store and am now sole owner.
Special Sale
12 yds. extra heavy djl /\/%
outing flannel for . . ^I«'w v
N. Abrams, - Prop.
Texas Barber Shop
For first class work—Hot and cold baths-Agent for the
Sherman Steam Laundry—Basket leaves Tuesday evening
First Shop West of Bank
E. N. COFIELD, Proprietor
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James, Edwin W. The Weleetka American (Weleetka, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1911, newspaper, February 3, 1911; Weleetka, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc155267/m1/2/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.