The Shawnee News. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 35, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 22, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. 14.—No. 35.
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1908.
Thl NEWS, 40c PEH MONTH.
LAST SAD RUES
The last sad rites over the mortal
remains of the late Judge J. H.
Maxey were observed this morning
at 10 o'clock by the Blue lodge oi
the Shawne Masons, who carried out
the Masonic burial ceremony. A
large company of friends and brother
Masons attended.
Promptly at midnight, Monday
night, at the new First Christian
church, began the solemn ceremonies
conducted by the McAlester consist-
ory of the Scottish Rites Masons
The church was crowded with brother
Masons, friends and relatives, and
the services were extremely impress-
ive. This Is the first time that such
a ceremony of the high Masons has
been observed in this section, and,
perhaps, the third time in the state.
The McAlester Masons exhibited
great ability and a thorough knowl-
edge of Masonry in the manner in
which they observed the obsequies.
They were assisted by the following
thirty-second degree Masons of Shaw,
nee: T. W. Whittaker, J. W. Rubey,
C. J. Benson, J. M. Remington, A.
Moon, F. E. Sheran, George Barto,
W. R. Bouchee, W. L. Blessing, Dr.
Wagner, J. M. Aydelotte, V. R. Big-
gers, Jeff Goulette, E. E. Boggs, J.
L. Fox, R. E. Howard, L. C. Clarke,
Frank Hartman, T. Haynes, T. V.
Tapp, Peter Gable, Claud Rorer, H.
T. Douglas, A. Glsh, Harry Mead,
W. M. White and H. 0. Bailey.
MID-WEEK PRAYER MEETING.
The Beard Street Presbyterian
church (South) will hold its mid-
week prayer meeting on Wednesday,
at 7:30 p. m., in the newly arranged
chnpel of that church, corner of
Beard and Ridgewood streets. A cor-
dial welcome to all who may come.
J. M. CLARK, Pastor.
TO HOLD FAMILY REUNION.
CITY WILL
PA!
OF
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A UNIQUE AFFAIR.
todate thought
The Nelson bible class will put
on a calendar exhibit at 'the city
hall on New Year's day. Every busi-
ness firm In the city U Invited to
send a calendar for this display. A
cup of tea will be served to all vis-
itors. A small feo of 10 cents will
bo charged for the benefit of tho or-
chestra. Everybody welcomed.
FOR STATE PURCHASING AGENT.
Guthrie, Okla., Dec. 22.—A bill
will be Introduced in the legislature
creating the office of state purchas-
ing agent, with supervision of buying
all supplies, etc., of the three
branches of the state government.
Authority of the proposed official
will not be given over purchases to
be made by the state institutions,
but only to the state officers, the ap-
peal courts and the legislature. Un-
der existing arrangements the sec-
retary of state Is now, in a limited
sense, a purchasing agent for the
state.
BENEFITS BOOK DEALERS.
Guthrie, Okla., Dec. 22.—Thousands
of dollars are saved Oklahoma book
dealers by an agreement secured by
the state text book commission with
the book companies holding contracts
to furnish text books to the schools
of the state. The agreement Is that
the book companies will take up at
rost all the books they have displared
from the shelves of the book dealers
The understanding is that the com-
pany having contracts for readers
will talie up, dollar for dollar, the
readera formerly used in the schools
of the state and still held in stock
by Oklahoma dealers. Those having
arithmetic contracts will do the same,
and so on through the list. The text
book commission knows of no com-
pany that will refuse to do this,
while some of the companies an-
nounce that they will take up other
books than those they have displaced.
This agreement will prevent hun-
dreds of dollars of loss to Guthrie
book dealers on books not used now
in tho schools but still in stock.
The members of the text book com-
mission are Governor Haskell, Rev.
T. F. Brewer of Norman, Prof. J. D.
Benedict of Muskogee, M. E. Moore
of Marietta, J. H. Barnes of Enid, D.
B. Collums of Stillwell and C. B.
Belt of Norman.
O. T. Smith, law clerk to the gov-
ernor, appeared before the board and
argued for such an agreement, say-
ing that this is the custom followed
in other states. State Superintendent
E. D. Cameron took a similar posi-
tion. None of the book companies
opposed the plan.
I MANY NEW CORPORATIONS.
Guthrie, Okla.. Dec. 22.—Chairman i. . , Guthrie, Okla., Dec. 22.—Few peo-
Jack Love of the state corporation ere ™ 0 * _ pi© know that this state Is conduct-
commission will leave Wednesday for city counti is 11 jng one 0f jts best-paying businesses,
Somerville, Tex, to attend a family; object and end of the meeting |that of incorporations, and that the
Christmas day reunion, the guest or be to a ow i so a c > secretary of state's office clears more
his mother, Mrs. S. V. Harris. Others pojes may git i< ir w ran s e money dally than any other business
to attend are Dr. R. D. Love of, Christmas. It is th0 custom In - 0uthrle. Yesterday's feos on char.
Woodward, Dr. J. M. Harris of Dal- nee and most other cities to allow ^ ^ ^ ^
las, Mrs. Laura Campbell of Starr the Decern er In s,espies * One company, the Oklahoma Saving
and Mrs. Meddle Redford of Liberty j bills for salaries, before Chr t . & assoclaUon of Enld pald |50,
Hill, brothers and sisters of Chair , It is a very nice custom and do f ^ chnrter Anothe „ N
man Love. ' cost the city anything extra.
DECISION BIT THE HEXT
STATE LEGISLATURE
Guthrie, Okla., Dec. 22.—The estab-1 colored teachers there are only 2,500
lishment of new state buildings and and 3,000 students.
| for Its charter. Another, the Nypo
Oil company of Bartlesville, paid
I $52. The companies pay $1 for each
| $1,000 of capital stock, plus $2. Dur-
ing territorial days it cost no more to
| incorporate for $1,000,000 than for
; $10,000, and few oil or mining com-
| panies had less than $1,000,00 cap-
tho erection of public buildings will
be engaging questions for the legisla-
ture during the 1909 session. At the
last session several institutions were
created, but no provision was made
for buildings to be owned by the
state, leaving the schools and asy-
lums to bo operated for tho most
part upon the rental plan. Owing to
the absence of ready cash and part-
ly because on agreement could be
; ltal stock—in their charters. Now tho I reached between ambitious towns as
(fees on that amount are $1,000, con-
j sequently they are scarce.
| However, Assistant Secretary Leo
I Myers, says that one $1,500,000 com-
to locations, the public building ques
tion in the main was passed over.
No less than twenty towns wanted
state normal schools, six others
STATE CONVENTION
, pany has been Incorporated, paying wanted a normal or something else,
jover $1,500 to the state for Its char- and ten more were applicants for
iter. 'anything In sight.
- — | The plan a year ago was to es-
i Birthday and Christmas Dinner. tablish three additional normals, all
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Martin will ec jn eastern part of the state, but
The political pot of the state con- tion of teachers is not evident, but
vention of the Oklahoma State
Teachers' association, to be held in
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DEATH OF' MRS. HINER.
Mrs. I. G. Hlner entered Into rest
this morning at about 9 o'clock at
the family home, 418 North Beard,
aged CO years.
The decondent was married to Mr.
Hiner at Alma, Ark., in 18G7. They
were the parents of three children,
two of whom, Mrs. Columbus Lytle
of Arkansas City and Joe Hlner of
Shawnee, survive. One son, Harry
Hlner, died In May of 1907. Mr.
Hiner Is an old resident of Shawnee,
and formerly served, as water com-
missioner.
Funeral services will be conducted
from tho First Baptist church Wed-
nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. In-
terment will be In Fairview ceme-
tery.
A DIFFERENT SALE ON EVERY
NIGHT IN DIFFERENT LINES
SUITABLE FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS
AT THE MAMMOTH.
J. F. Farmer will tune your piano
aid guarantee satisfaction. Phone
1068. 24-lmo
Shawnee next week, Is surely boil-
ing. The present indications are
that the meeting will be a record
breaker. Never before has the inter-
est been so great, and never before
have the state teachers, the real edu-
cators of the state, felt that their
best Interests were In such jeopardy.
The cause of It all is the contest
over president of the association.
Theer are two candidates at present.
One Is Prof. L. J. Abbott of the
faculty of the Edmond state normal
He Is said to have the backing of
the state administration; that Is, oi
State Superintendent A. D. Cameron,
and the circle in which he moves. A
strenuous campaign for Mr. Abbott
is said to have been waged. In many
counties the emissaries of the ad-
ministration candidate have been ac-
tive for several days and even weeks
past. It Is a matter of conjecture
where the money for this campaign
comes from, for there is little doubt
but that it is taking money to con-
duct such a campaign. It is not al-
leged that it comes from the state
officers, but this even has been hint-
ed. There is no doubt, however, but
that the administration forces are
putting forth a desperate effort to
land Abbott. For what purpose they
desire to control the state organiza-
tihe natural Inference It that it is
hoped that the organized teachers j Christmas. Those present will
may be made a cog In the wheel ot Dr. Wagner, Miss Grace Carleton, Mr.
the governor's state machine. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Woodard, Mr. and
Abbott is also a member of the state | Mrs. D. A. Ingram and Miss Ella
board of examiners and polds several j Mayo.
quasi-educational offices,
tertain a few friends at dinner Wed-
nesday In honor of tho birthday an-
niversary of Mrs. Martin, and also of
be
this year tho favored number Is two.
One of these would probably go to
the northern portion, or Cherokee
country, and the other to the south-
ern, or In the Choctaw or OhlckaBaw
nations. This arrangement Is pre-
jferred If the normals are bound to
I come, and as to locations would be
satisfactory to the educational de-
The candidate of the real public 5T.„ C h TSst HI£1 S ( I if t partments of tho state. The north-
school men of the state-, it is a-,*1" ___ WMt wouId be prov,ded with the
serted, is Prof. T. W. E\erhart, su- Alva school, the southwest with the
perintendent of the tenid public; Wo glve a ?10 00 CHRISTMAS j Weatherford school, tho central dls-
schools. He Is said to hive practical- j GIFT DISC0UNT to those who pur- j tl-jct wltn the school at Edmond, all
ly tho united support of those who chafj0 on or before January 16t 1909, of them be(ng ln operati0n, with new
object to being used for political pur- an unlimited Scholarship for our „nGa ln the northeast and southeast
poses by anybody, and those who combined Course, which embraces' _____
favor keeping the schools out of pol- Bookkeeping, Actual Business Prac- ^^ Year's Polic
itics as far as possible. . itlce, Banking, Business Arithmetic, .... " , "rs 0 lcy
Superintendent J. B. Taylor of the commercial Law, Selling. English, , ZT nn™«u
Oklahoma City schools is a candidate | letter Writing, Shorthand, Typewrit- j ' ° W ° ' .. .
. , . . vrt«rH 7 _ „ ' „ on the west side until those allotted
for chairman of the executive board. (ing and Model Office Practice. Save ., . ., , . . . .
__ ,, A . . b on the east side were located and
He is said to have strong backing for , tiie $10.00 by enrolling now.
certain reasons.
All of our Courses are strictly
Be the politics as they may, how- iijgjj grade and up to date. Exper-
Through the generous donations oi
the women of Shawnee, as clubs anti
individuals, the teachers and board of
the Curtice Industrial school will give
a bountiful turkey dinner Saturday,
Jan. 2, at 1 o'clock, ln their rooms,
233 North Bell street. All children
enrolled are urged to be present.
ordered. An appropriation of $100,-
i 000 was made for enlarging the
evlr". there Is no doubt about there \ "i^nced** teachers Md'hl^graXr'In-''We*therf°" n0™al; but «■
being a large attendance here. Cus structlons. We have more calls for! f,nUtiV° °',',,rov°1 °"Iy u on the f0""
ter, Caddo, Muskogee and Garfield Bookkeepers and Stenographers than 1 a' ' y *'lB
are among the counties not previous- cat, eupply. Write for Catalog, ." "" ' Provl8l°n had been
ly mentioned who will send special or calI and Bee ua ln pers0I, '/'f" 88 to- 11 'Probable
this session of the legislature will
care. WESTERN BUSINESS COLLEGE,
Shawnee, Okla.
Don't fail to see the gas demon- .
stration every evening, between 8 and STORAGE COAL.
10 o'clock, and get prices on gas STORE YOUR COAL BEFORE
fitting. Estimates free. The Mills PRICES ADVANCE. SANTA FE
Gas Store, 130 North Bell St. Phone I COAL CO. PHONE 369.
1249. 18-tf H. G. LARSH, MGR.
16-lai
A Good Place to Trade. 2
?i
The Misery of
a Severe Cough
can becutshort
in a hurry with
Hill's Honey & Tar
25 cts. a bottle.
O
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I SHAWNEE DRUG STORE
J Main and Broadway Telephone 95
St. GAUDAIN'S DESIGN
We have secured a limited number of this much talked about
$2.60 Gold Coin, and during Xmas week will exchange not more
than two each to any one person for a like amount in silver or
currency. They make beautiful souvenirs, Xmas presents, etc.
BANK OF COMMERCE
FURS
!°eiroff
THIS WEEK
Cloaks at Big Reductions,
Silk Dresses and Satin Dresses
greatly reduced this week
Mammoth Department Store
Take Elevator to 2nd Floor
see the state's policy well outlined,
and whether the state wants to sup-
port five normals or centralize this
feature of the education at one or
I two points. It is ventured that
1 Texas only has two, Kansas and Ar
kansas as many each, whereas Ok
lahoma has talked of supporting six.
i The necessity of additional teach-
__ x~A~V M A V °rS' however' Is P°inted ®«t by Su-
UK. vJ • il • I AYiVlAlN perintendent Cameron of the depart-
T, iment of education, showing that 8,-
...JJEiS lib 1 ... 000 more are needed to equip tiie
Office over Shawnee National Bank public schools, for in Oklahoma there
PHONE 93 in o. heavy percentage of children
— i who never until last year attended
► ♦ any school. Of the 490,000 children
1 tof scholastic age In the state 249.000
Institutions of Last Session.
Three institutions were located or
financially assisted by acts of the
last legislature—Whittaker orphan
home, at Pryor Creek, the State
school of mines at Wilburton and the
Laura A. Lowrey school for the blind
at Fort Gibson. School for deaf was
created and by the board of man-
agers temporarily locntx>d at Sulphur.
Those institutions merely "created"
were tho Industrial school for girls
In the east Oklahoma hospital for
the insane, the latter act becoming
effective without the governor's ap-
proval, and both are yet to be es-
tablished.
Creation of tho temporary peniten-
tiary came through the board of con-
trol, which was authorized to bring
convicts hero from Kansas for road
work, and preparing material for pub-
lic buildings. The department of ed-
ucation will join the department of
charities and corrections In urging
a reformatory and industrial school
for incorrigible youths, a matter
strongly recommended by the char-
ity commissioner, Miss Kate Bar-
nard.
While practically no thought has
been given to where the money is
coming from for the new buildings,
the Indications are that towns want-
ing state Institutions will be hustling
and maintaining lobbies here begin-
ning with tho appointment of the
two public building committees.
There is now in the public building
fund, secured from rentals on section
No. 33 only $049,433.45. The people's
refusal to sell the school lands as
shown by the general election, damp-
ened the ardor of those wanting
buildings started this year, but now
It Is being advocated that the legis-
lature may order sale of the public
building and indemnity lands which
would bring, it is estimated, between
$11,000,000 and $14,000,000, sufficient
to erect all the public buildings Ok-
lahoma will need for a half century.
Prefer Certain Institutions.
If the sale plan will not pan out It
will be suggested that the legislature
authorize a bond issue against the
two classes of lands mentioned, and
with t.h'.* proceeds begin work, tre
sentiment being in favor of an addi-
tional insane asylum, schools for the
deaf and the blind, a penitentiary
and a reform school, before anything
else. If the permanent location of
the capital could be decided, it is
believed the legislature would not be
opposed to immediate work in the
erection of a building. This would
cost, opinions venture, between $3,-
000,000 and $5,000,000.
1
Notice!
: Prospective users
: of gas for steam :
: purposes are in-;
♦ vited to visit the ♦
: electric plant and :
| witness the boil- :
• ♦
♦ ers in operation \
| with natural gas
j fuel.
♦ SHAWNEE GAS &
; ELECTRIC CO.
I 130 N. Broadway
f Phone 146
are In former Indian Territory, and
241,000 In old Oklahoma Territory.
It requires at least two years to se-
cure teachers out of a normal course,
which causes the nducatlonal depart-
i i ment to venture that the normal
+ schools should now be training about
i : 12,000 students. In the existing three
♦ normals and the Langston college for
♦
GET YOUR WIFE A NEW SIDE-
BOARD OR CHINA CLOSET FOR
XMAS. GALBRAITH FURNITURE
i CARPET CO., 127 N. BROADWAY.
Visit Bleuers Jewelry auction,
North Broadway. Desirable Jewelry
at the lowest prices. 17-tt
WE REQUEST THAT YOU EXAMINE THE FINANCIAL STATE-
MENT OF THIS BANK A3 SHOWN BELOW.
If you are a patron of this bank and have thus contributed to
our business success, we assure you of our appreciation.
If you do not transact your business with this bank, let this he
an Invitation to become one of our sattslled customers.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts.<300,288.28
Overdrafts 4,833.98
Real estate, furniture
and fixtures 23,281.00
Bonds and warrants. 19,450.46
U. S. bonds and pre-
miums 100,120.00
6 per cent, redemp-
tion fund 2,500.00
Cash and 8lght Ex-
change 203,602.18
Total $660,081.90
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock J 50.000.00
Surplus and profits.. 33,262.85
Rediscounts. 17.833.00
Circulation. 50,000.00
Deposits 511,986.90
Total $660,081.90
15he Oklahoma Nat'I Bank
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