The El Reno Democrat. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 6, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 28, 1895 Page: 4 of 8
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THE EL RENO DEMOCRAT WHERE THE M0NEY WENT'
T. F. HF.NSLEY. F.ihtok.
Eidit.orial Notes.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Tin- following Hgrure. will give the
taxpayers of Canadmu county an ink-
; linj: of the expense the old county ail-
I mini.-tration ha> l>een to the |>eople.
\Vc jrlve below u htatenient of the war-
i rant4 that have been i >ueii on the
county for the ve: J> f rovt'rinjf
| their administration:
Tt> the county attorney and hi?* able
| and efficient corps- of attendant?,
City Attorney.
We are authorized to anuouuee .1. A
Silvers as a candidate for city attorney |
subject to the will of the qwllH.il j •a.:#*.;*. Tl.e public will understand
elector*o( the city of Kl Reno. ; that the salary of this officer, us
I lixetf l>\ law. Is only tl.20U under any
Police Judge.' • '
. ,, ti.,, circumstance whatever, anu that the
We are authorized to announce tin .
name of James Thompson us n fundi- Ih-sI lawyers in the city claim that .•«
date for police Judge for the city of Kl the maximum amount that can Ik
Bcno. subject to a decision of the qua!- : )m|d }awrully. yet our honorable board
itied electors of said municipality. | <>f f'.„mmUslonors. who huv.
of county commissioner
! been so cruelly slandered by the l>i
CHAT in the past, have st > n lit to
squander Mt383..">(i on this outfit of
worthless loafers.
There has been Issued to the probate
judge *1,084.10 worth of warrants for
fees in criminal eases, yet all the fi
in the civil cuses, for issuing marria
! licenses and all other receipts of the
j office of probate judge, no account has
I been made of it to I he county, 'lie pi
bate judge claiming that the law did
not require him to render an account
ing in civil cases. In other counties,
however, suits have been brought
against the probate judge and his
T. K. Hensley, of the Kl Meno Dkmo- ; securities to recover tliese lees.
C1IAT. was elected president of the j Warrants have been issued to the
Oklahoma l'ress Association. The ' old Imard of county commissioner* us
Herald is glad to hear it. as Bro. Hen- follows:
sley lias proved to lie one of the best
Justice of the Peace.
1 hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the office of justice of peace of
the city of Kl I Ceno, the position I have
held for the last two years. I am a
candidate for the citizen* of Kl iteno
and for no other party or clique.
H. A. Franklin
ti: the lower house of the legislature
no man has made a better reputation
than A. N. Spencer, of Canadian
county. He is able, honest and fearh-ss.
The bill to unite two or more districts
for high school pur|H>res was was in-I
troduced by him, as well us several
othersof like im|H>rtance. < )klalioman.
during their term of office.
Mr. Taxpayer are you not exceed-
ingly sorry that the people dispensed I
with the services of these gentlemen j
at the last election? And it may be |
said and truthfully said, that that j
$17,734.2:! is only a small part of the |
damage they have done the county. !
These figures represent the warrants '
that have lit en drawn on the county
treasury, and no part of the cash that |
they have received, or that lias been i
paid out to them under one pretext and j
another. Neither does it include the 1
fees of the probate judge and register j
of deeds.
Waltham
18 Size, 17 Jewelled
Hew Goods.
. . INCLUDING . .
Musical instruments
newspaper men in the territory, and
he is as well qualified for the position
as any. -Tecumseh Herald.
Congressman Hreckenridge of Ken-
tucky lias an unhappy faculty for keep-
ing himself liefore the public. W hen
ho is not being sued for breach of
promise he is raising Cain either in
Kentucky or Congress. He is indeed
the most sensational actoi* of the
period but he does not manage to get
much applause.
The address by KditorT. F. Hensley,
of the Kl Kcno DEMOCRAT, delivered
at the Press Association was must ex-
cellent in every way and aroused it
storm of applause from the assembled
craft. In point of merrit it was the
bust presented, which is saying much,
as each of the paper read were far
above the ordinary in every respect.
Woodward News.
All laxes must be paid on or before
April 1st, otherwise a penalty will lie
added and soon thereafter the county
treasurer will issue warrants and place
them In the hands of the sheriff for
collection. The present legislature
has passed no law defering the pay-
ment of taxes as many people sup|Kise,
there' is no likelihood that any such
bill will be passe.
Will K. Holton, editor of the Wood-
ward News gets off the following en
the newspaper hoys who attended the
press convention at Perry:
Among the boys, Mort Bixlcr is cred-
ited with lieing the handsomest. Hoy
H< ffinan the most eloquent. Quien the
most entergetic, Greer the most practi-
cal. Palmer the most persistant, Dion
Hutehons the mostdudish. Niblaek the
mo.-t witty, Kelly the most dignified,
McConn the most im|Hising. Wharton
the most exacting, and Will Little the
most cheerful liar.
To W. II. Hutchinson, fees and mile-
age, $.184.40. To Gustav Thelen $4:111.110.
A newspaper and a newspaper edi-
tor that people don't talk about and
sometimes abuse, are rather poor con-
cerns. The men and business that an
editor sometimes feels it bis duly to
defend. at a risk of making enemies of
another class are often the very first
to show their gratitudo. The e litor
who expects to lie showed such char-
ity or gratitude will soon lind out his
mistake: but lie should go on and do
and say what he conscientiously thinks
is right without regard to smiles and
frowns.—Stillwater Messenger.
The investigating committee is still
at work on the books of the county.
We understand that in two or three
eases county officers have lieen found
with more fees in their hands than the
law allowed them, and that suits will
be entered soon against such officers
and theirofficiai liondsmen. unless they
come in and settle the matter up out of
court. The commissioners have al-
ready ordered suit against Justice Fish
erand Justice Franklin, to recover lines
lines which they have collected and
failed to turn over lo the county.
To John Me Lean $585.00.
Tills amount does not include fees
and mileage of tile individual members
while serving as road reviewers bridge
committeemen, committees to visit the
poor and numerous other services, real
and pretended, amounting, we are
told, way up into the thousands of dol-
lars.
There has been issued warrants to
county physician and others acting in
the capacity of county physicians,
$1,187.00.
To the register of deeds extra service
for indexing. $21.1.40.
To the superintendent of public ui-
structions, $1,804.58.
To the county treasurer. $2,070.14.
To the county ctork and his
jjjuinerous assistants. $4,005.10,
The taxpayers should ponder over
this magnillelent and princely sum.
and after so pondeiing ask themselves
if the luxury of having so kind, oblig-
ing and efficient a county clerk did not
come high during these hard times.
There has be issued to the sheriff
warrants for fees as follows: Fees
proper, $8,:i28.42. Services for guai'ds,
$1,488.(M*. For board $3,048.37. mak-
ing a grand total of $12.8t>4.74. tor 1893
and three quarters of the year 1804.
The hill for the last quarter of 1804
amounting lo perhaps $1,500 or $2,000
has either been disallowed by the
present board of commissioners, or held
up by them for the reason that the
sheriff has already received more than
he is entitled to under the law. The
sheriff's office seem to have been quite
a "pnddin" and a pretty extravagant
one to the taxpayers at that.
The janitor has received in warrants
$1,085,112.
To keep our county pets warm and
oni for table during tlie years 1S93-B4 it
only cost the taxpayers $1,020.1.'!. for
coal. This doe- not include the coal
oil and kindling necessary to keep
these tender house plants from being
frost bitten.
Kent and purchase money for our old
temple of justice. $4,240.00.
Paid to W. C. liichardson, the
bonanza contractor, oil various alleged
contracts for the county. $:t.*47.03.
The people know Kiehardson and they
know something of the character of
the contracts entered into with him by
the board of county commissioners.
He too, has been an expensive wall
(lower to the taxpayers of this county.
The following amounts were paid out
to newspapers for printing. To papers
of Kl Keno. $4,500.75: to the Guthrie
Capital, $1,007.05: to the Guthrie
Leader. •888.05, making a total amount
of $7,380.15.
The amount of warrants that have
been issued upon the treasury to the
aliove county officers, together with
the newspapers and old Charley Rich-
ardson. the bos* cai'|ienter. amounts to
the sjiug little sum of $47.7.'t4.22. being
the amount of their valuable services.
The case brought by Gus Thelen j
against the county commissioners in!
the probate court was peculiar. The j
bill that Thelen sued on was audited by j
the Ixuird and cut down from $41 to $.'>!>.
We found that he had charged the
county more than the goods were worth,
but mind you the board audited the
bill. Now comes Thelen and sues the
county on the original bill. If the bill
was audited by the county court how
could it be original? And if it was not
audited by the hoard how could the
suit be brought? Section 180.1 say>:
"From all decisions of the county com-
missioners upon matters properly I e-
fore them there shall be allowed an
appeal to the district court, not pro-
bate court. The probate court tried
tile case anil found that '1 helen had
charged too much and gave hinvjudg-
mont for $:il and costs amounting to
$.'I(1.H0 sixty cent- more than we allow-
him on the bill. 1 believe in serving
all alike and if this suit is law. any one
can bring suit in any court in the
county and get their money without
having tin- commissioners audit their
hills.
In regard to the matter of Justice
Franklin and Justice Fisher: for three
weeks we have been endeavoring to
get suit brought against them to collect
money that they owe the county from
lines that they have collected and
failed to turn over according to law
The proof is sufficient. When shall
the money lie paid, gentlemen?
.1. A. osbokn.
(Continued next week.)
Crescent Street, Nickel,
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Temperature, Isochron-
ism and Position ; Patent
Regulator ; Patent Breg- !
uet Hair-Spring, Hard-
ened and Tempered in
Form ; Fine glass enam-
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For Sale by—
CHAS. E ROSE.
'•The Jeweler.'
Have strings ox
line of vocal
. . SUCH AS . .
Violins, Mandolins. Guitars, Harps,
Accordeons. Etc.
all kinds. Our
and instrumental music is
ordered and will be
in stock soon.
OFFI; E SUPPLIES AND BOOKS,
The filled line in Oklahoma. Pens,
[j A Quarter of a Year j]
fl Fill! A|3
[j Quarter of a Dollar [] inks, p ucils, desk tabs, mucilage.
ink s :ands. stationery, every-
thing from the smallest
fv 5tener up. Call in.
Taxpayers, when one of the little
tin horn politicians or the keepers or
habitues of the lowest dives in the city
revile any mail nominated at the Crand
Array hall, last Tuesday night, ask
them tliese questions: Is the citizens
ticket, or any man on that ticket,
responsible for the vast indebtedness
of this town? Is he responsible for the
depreciation of scrip to 00 cents and
less on the dollar? Is he responsible
for the $7.50 tax that is assessed against
every property owner from the First
National Hank down to the poorest
shack owner in town? Has any of
them been engaged in any shady trans-
actions or even shade tree transactions,
by which the people have been robbed
out of hundreds of dollars?
ONLY 25 CENTS
The Twice-a-Week Times!
Two Big, Might Page Papers, every!
Tuesday and Friday.
Latest telegraphic and market report^
every Tuesday and Friday
Special Features For lN',if>. !
The Children's Page.
The Woman's Department.
Farm and Agricultural news.
Special continued stories.
Polities and Politicians at Washington j
The Sporting page. Horse Notes.
Utad all the news in the Twice-a-Week j
Times. Mailed to anv address.
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Address THE TIMES. Kansas City, j
Over two thousand volumes of books
by standard authors. Our line of
cloth bound books, at 25 cents,
cannot be beat. Bibles of
every description also
dialogue & speech
books.
The Oklahoma editorial association
made no mistake in th<■ selection of I.
F. Hensley, of the El Kcno Democrat,
for president. He is one of the clean-
est cut. outspoken, practical newspa-
per men in the west. He will lie gov-
ernor of Oklahoma some day. New-
kirk Democrat.
The paper read before the Press as-
sociation by T. F. Hensley, of the 1.1
Keno Democrat, will go "thundering
of Enahoe, O. T.. for the northeast j
one-fourth of section 27. township 13. j
range 10.
He names the following witnesses!
to prove his continuous residence up-;
on and cultivation of, said land, vU: !
.1. W. Stires, I. K. Bringhain. C. C. ■ , , - . , , 1
Baker and la- Box. all of Knalioe. COmbS. brUSllCS, glaSSCS. pOCket bOOkS
O. T.
Any person who desires to protest
against the allowance of such proof j
or wlioknows of any substantial rea-
son, under the law and the regula-
tions of the Interior Department, j
wliy such proof should not be allow-!
ed, will bo given an opportunity at
the above mentioned time and place j
to cross examine the witnesses of said
claimant, and to offer evidence in re- i
buttal of thi-tsubmitted by claimant.
B. M. Dillf.y, Register. :
(First published Feb. 28).
of all kinds, plain tissue and crepe
papers, a few toys on hand if
happen to want them. If
you want single or
double entry books
we have them.
Notice For Publication.
I
T,
I'. S. Land Office,
Oklahoma City, O,
Feb. 20. 1895. 1
Notice is hereby given that the fol-|
down the age- of time as one of the , jowing named settler has filed notice I
best vet heard in Oklahoma. ^0f his intention to make final proof
and bright, it had a ring °'! in gUpp0rt of his claim, and that said j
proof will be made before the probate
judge, at El Reno,, O T, on May 10,
Pit;,,, president of the territorial 1895, ^illiaM Mcdonald,
council, reminds one of a buz/. > iw in , , f . c
full motion, lb- has a voice like a fog to the northwest one-fourth o_f sec j
horn and Oil matters of "irrigation" he tlon township 111 ..range ,.
i- t h on rough 1 v posted. Edmund I!e- names the following witnesses
imblican |t0 l,rove '>'s continuous residence ;
_ _ upon and cultivation of said land viz: j
The campaign is on. Let it be man-1 Eli Barclay. K. V. Jones, 3. M.
Iv and decent is the wish of the Demo- j Carter and K. Hansford.
ritat, but we can conform ourselves to I Any person who desires to protest j
: against the allowance of such proofor i
our j wh0 knows of any substantial reason !
The tin horn politicians of this city i under the law and the regulations of |
now bojjin to sn* that tin4 taxpayers
becoming wearied with their ad-1 an Armnrlllllitv ilt ti,e above
which was pleasing to all who heard
it. Kdraund Republican.
Toilet articles, including an immense
line of fine soaps. We make a
specialty ui' ' Creme :!e la
Creme" Complexion Soap,
which contains Vas-
eline, Buttermilk
and Witch
Hazel.
ministration of municipal affairs.
Notice for Publication.
Land Office at i
Oklahoma Citv, O. T.,
Feb. 23, )
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before W. R.
Brown, probate judge, at El Reno, O.
T., on May 3, 1895, viz.;
SAMUEL ,1. TALBOTT.
the Interior department, why such
proof should not be allowed, will he1 Also have a complete news depot, where all
given an opportunitv at the above' , ,
newspapers, magazines, etc., can be
secured. Call in and see the
mentioned time and place tocross ex- i
amine the witnesses of said claimant i
and to offer evidence in rebutal ofj
I that submitted by claimant.
B. M. Dii.lf.y, Register.
(First pub Feb. 2S.)
We make a specialty of brief work
for attorney s.
To Type Writers.
Remember that you can get better
and cheaper type writer supplies from
us than you in from itinerant street
peddlers.
only complete book and
stationery store
in Ok. Ter.
T. F. HENSLEY, Prop
Democrat Block, - - EL RENO, OK.
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Hensley, T. F. The El Reno Democrat. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 6, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 28, 1895, newspaper, February 28, 1895; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc159964/m1/4/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.