The Chandler News (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 1904 Page: 2 of 16
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"Keep Your Boys and Girls j
at Home
By making your home Attractive. We have
the most attractive as well as the largest
stock of Furniture, Carpets and Draperies in
the county. See our new line of
Dressers, Rockers and Iron Beds
just received from the factories.
Picture Framing a Specialty
Collar Furniture
"a splendid record
County Attorney Foster Presents Convincing: Proof of Faith-
ful Fulfillment of Promises.
Editor News:—I hava received
so many inquiries regarding the
matter in dispute between the sher-
iff's office and'the county attorney's
o ffice that I deem it to the best in-
terest of the taxpayers to explain the
facts as I understand them.
Clerk Straughen's' report
fiscal years 1902. 1903 and 1904
show that the expenses of the two
offices for those years were as fol-
lows: ,uo. ma ' low
Slu-nTsomce
m, AU'vsollWe I"1 •'
|.oUl 1.1 *1. 4i3-0
From the above table it seeir.j
' ,iat the expenses of these offices for
• t velve months during my term
lor me fiscal year of 1904 were
$3,107.23 less than for the twelve
months of the fiscal year o£ 1902,
during the term of my predecessiOi.
In the year 19Q3 the expenses ot
these offices were $2,582.23 less
than in the year 1902, and in the
year 1904 the expenses were
$.5,107.23 less, making a total of
$5,689.46. Of this amount I claim'
about $4,398.34 saved for my eigh-
teen months in office.
The ba^is for the amounts above
stated ere all taken from . Mr.
Straughen's repoiti for the years
1902, 1903 and 1904. I wish to say
to in'y person having any doubt that
I will gladly go with them to the
county clerk's office and verify the
This result was obtained by en-
deavoring to throw out all cases not
meritorious. The county attorney
has probably made some mistakes,
but the mistake of being too conserv-
ative is easily remedied, and the
County 1 statute of limitations has-not run
for the against any crime committed in Lin-
coln county during my incumbency
1904, term, there were more indict-
ments returned than ever had been
returned before at any one term of
court in the county.
I am one of those who believe that
taxes are too high and I made the
promise two years ago that if I was
elected I would do everything in
my power to make taxes lower. I
have endeavored to keep my promise
and I think I have. I have kept
the expenses of my office down to
the minimum. I do not charge the
county for my telephone bills; Mr.
Tilghman does. I do not charge the
county for my stamp bills; Mr.
Tilghman does. I have never charged
anything to the county except where
the statutes especially allowed it;
TaEZtu? hlLreTooSlMr. "as put in many bills
anybody there is^tUl where .he statutes oesno^ a ^
fluence the different grand juries to ever since the first _a"e«s™ent-
do an; thing their honest judgment am a man of family and h <ve three
above i'gures.
told them not to do. I have never
needed the grand jury for more than
one week, and all longer sittings
were by order pf the court.
The figures given above show that
I have saved the county at least
$3,200, the amount of my salary.
This is entirely independent of the
controversy between the sheriff and
I wherein the sheriff sued the county.
I have been through four terms of
court without a deputy and have
drawn more indictments at the same
time than any other county attorney
of Lincoln county, and I have never
had a. demurrer sustainei to an in-
dictment. At the September term,
1903, there were more persons tried
by a jury and more persons convict-
1 ed by jury than there ever had been
before at any on? term of court in
"Iiicoln county. At the October,
children in the public schools. I be
lieve in a decent observance of the
law by all persons. 1 have never
denied any man a complaint for a
felony. In some instances in petty
misdemeanor cases I have talked
against issuing a complaint and the
persons usually listened to me with-
out getting angry, but never has any
person *urv me and absolutely
demanded a complaint that did not
get it. 1
I notice some articles in the pa-
pers which say that I,will not enforce
the law in sorr.e places in the county. :
These articles were signed by ficti-
tious names. I wish to say n-w th t
if anyone wishes a compl tint tlu t
they can come before me now and ■
swear to it and get a warrant. 1 pay :
no attention to anonymous letters
and I pay no attention to persons
who say that they "want John Smith
prosecuted but do not let him know ^
that I told you. " Persons who cannot
come out openly and help the county
attorney and officers eriforce the 1 iw
are not entitled to much considera-
tion. Under the law the county at-
torney can only act upon sworn in-
formation and not upon hersay.
I wish to thank all my friends who
helped me two .years ago for their
earnest'supDort, and I solicit their
help at the coming election.
Respectfully submitted,
Emery A. Foster.
Messrs. Abbot & Hensel's presen-
tation of Robert Louis Stevenson's
(story, "Dr. Jekvll and Mr, Hyde"
with i'rederiok Rella taking the part
j of the dual character, was greeted
by a medium sized audience at tne
opera house Tuesday night. Mr.
; Rella certainly gave evidence of a .
thorough study of the part and his
acting was high class. His trans-
formations from one character to the
other were made with lightning
rapidity and elicited much applause
from the audience. Mrs. J. F. Col-
lar presided at'the piano.
Sheriff-to-be Martin was calling
on Chandler friends Tuesday.
J. O. LAY,
AUCTIONEER
CHANDLER, O.T.
WILL CRY PUBLIC SALES
AT ONE PER CENT.
Call at Carr & Johnson's implement
• house, third door south of post-
office, and get dates.
Phone 71. P. 0. Box 135.
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Gilstrap, H. B. The Chandler News (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 1904, newspaper, October 27, 1904; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc160292/m1/2/?q=wichita+falls: accessed May 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.