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' -*«"|I 7 "f ' "• I I'M thai. 20TM pr-fiwt* of 5192 in
fliKrnty nwi m of politic*! f, (. thjjt r(fJorj,,
 tnf«. wbi«h, It . In ib-eUrMj, tV Hoow.vH) .p i-^t-H h*d a lead of
trHHUTH of tb'^ ''onatitutiori in
t'mlftd for It.
That t h«r office ban been thrown
from tbim IiikIi plan- in declared
to ha vi' been proven by the ib-vi'l
Th« < atholU bat aervu^ea every
third Hiimlay morn in if at 10 V) —
Kafhi-r Van I'aator
TV Naxaren<! baa .Sunday
Mebool every Hunday at 2 p m
and preaehinff aorrb* evi-ry 2nd
and 4tb Mundaya at 'I and 7 :VJ p.
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It O < I/A It K Hery
rievelaod, 0 . May 21.—With
little mm*- than one-tbird of the
total vot«- in the •tat* counted at
oni- o'clock thin morn in (f T'olonel
more than 15/K)0 vote*. Governor
Harmon'* lead over Wood row
Wilaon wh* eonaiderably lean.
The clofM'ncNN of bia race will
, , Wilnon waa indicated by late re-
 f ' ;«• I"-   "ampaim ortM frwm riB1.irirmtii (Jovcmor
for the republican nomination for ||Jinil,,ll H horn, ,itv. Here, the
the pre*lde,icy. Advocatej, of the O||jo „0V(.n)0r ^hHI] W,U
pomp and dignity that they de jf) t)((, )fj ,fj(. (.i)Hv r,t|irriM|
eli,re abonld «o M the office of WM Hhown fo ,iJlV^ in5i votM .)ri()
the pre*.,lent point to thi« em Wj|wm ]%4 j(j m prt.(.indH oljt
brntflio
*lroni( iirguinent in
K hekah« meet every Wednra
Jay niirht
MKH ,10K IIKNKKIi N. fl
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A K A A M meet* firat and
third Saturday night*
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fourth Th ii rid a v iiikIiI*
MUM .1 I, TIIOMI'HON, W. M
MHH .1 WlllliKH, Miry
M W A meet* firat and third
Thuridav uiirhta
A M IIA Kit V, V. C
W II lWillAllAM Cleric.
Knyal Neighbor* meet every «er
and nnd fourth Saturday nfter
Boom
MIC W K WKIlSTHIt, OrteU
MIC .IKSHIK IN(il( All A M, Her
of a total of <'U>1.
favor of the aix year term without WbiJ, ro!m(l., RoowvHt ,imJ
•ucrcaaion. nj jfi.CKK) in the total number
y *U" deplore th- fact that of vof,H ,„Hl f.ir 4W.-|C..t«l plwlgeii
a former pre*,dent *hould find it f<| |(im t()|. v(|t(. |)V wa„
neeeaaary, in the furtherance of fhHt (1 rojIM|llv wiU no,
hi* political ambition* to help to |(HV( |nor<# t|iH(| 24 ()f fhp 42
o*er the dignity of the office by I ,|(<tri(>t Ml.vtiU,n t0 nation|l,
induliriiiK iii ii campaign of mud  , . ..
Hlingilig" a* it i* termed in the
vernacular of the politician. Such
campaign*, they nay, have done1
much to lower the re*peet and
convention.
But while the democratic prc*i
dcutial vote wa* *o cioae the it-
Miiit could not he foretold the indi
. ,.,. , i < nt ion* were that Governor liar
reverence for the office, and they mm) wo(||(, haye J(f ^ o(. 24
Remember
That we guarantee
satisfaction and a
changc of films ev-
ery Friday and Satur-
day nights.
MODI I I I I CTKIC
THEATRE.
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•fill (nyr ]Mnf thi. |l. PuMVf «ll
New York
•. wr a...km   ii T
charge that nIiuuM thi* Ntatc of af
fair* continue, the hiKhcat office
in the gift of the voter* would be
brought to the level of the lowed
of elective office*.
('ouNcpiently, friend* of the
movement, arc lining up their for
ce* in the effort to get. the rcMolu
t inn thrnimh congre**, declaring it J
i* time that the office of the prcN
hlcnt of the I frilled State* wa*
free from the wtrife of political
Activity and restored to the high
piiNitinn which Ihe fathers of the
nouutry intended it *hould occ.u
py in the mind* of Ihe people.
I Another phn*e of the situation
uilvarieed by the *upportcr* of
|tln< new IcgiNlation, i* that under!
prcNcnt condition* a president dc
\ntc* too much time to the work
of Nti'cntftlicning hi* political fen
Ice*, and in ooiiMcipicnee ni'irlcctn,
to a great extent, the hu*ili«N« of
I stole with which lie i* charged.
hi thi* connection it i* pointed
out that the nvcniKc prcnident
spend* practically luilf of hi*
first term In the endeavor to oh
tain hi* re election for another
period and ha* scarcely become
engiiix.iiut with (lie working* of
the office, before he turn* hi* at-
tention to the primped* of re H
eetion In con*ei|uenec, it i* nr^
lied, a prc*i(lrnt Herviiiir two
term*, really give* only about
five year* of the entire ci^ht to
Ihe hiuine** of hi* office.
With the political work to ob-
tain reelection removed under
llic proposal of the one-term am
cmlmcnt, It i* declared the in
cunt bent of the White House will
be free to devote hi* time to the
real affair* of the office with no
thought of huildiiiK political fen
ce* to detract hi* attention.
Attain, it i* pointed uit, the fen
turc of federal patronage would
of the delegates to the Ihiltimorc
convention. The privilege of
naming the *ix delegate* at lar|{c
(of the *tate, however, id carried
i by the winner of the presidential
preference vote.
Columbus. Ohio, May 22 Ac-
cording to return* in hand Wed-
ncMilay night from approximately
4.',00 out of r,192 precinct* in the
state, Col. Theodore Roosevelt'*
delegates to the national Republi-
can convention > arried Tuesday'a
Ohio primaries bv ;i plurality of
about 2ir .(KK) vote*. It now aeemN
scarcely po**ihle that final rc
suits from the primary poll wil
change the number of di*trict del
cgatcH for either side by more
than one or two The best figure*
available tonight hIiow that
Roosevelt ha* <i2 of the 42 district
delegates nclectcd Tuesday
that President Taft ha* 10.
Later return* from the demo-
cratic preaidpntial preference pri
mary, give Woodrow Wilson a
fighting chance for one or two
more delegates, but hi* exact
standing will not he known until
belated rural return* are in. Oov.
Harmon practically i* assured a
complete dclegntion of 48 dele
gate* to the llaltimorc conven-
tion. Hi* lead now gives him
control of the state democrat
ie convention, which will *el
eet nix delegates at large Also it
i* said that the convention which
will provide for tin unit role,
which will force the Wilaon dele
gate* Nclcctcd by district* Tue*-
day to vote for the Ohio execu-
tive.
Debt Chown Once Again
Indianapolis. |nd . May 17.—
Kugcnc Victor Debs, of Terre
"■ p.^* *? U*utif«J Xmu V July
uA 4 At a balf doseo
vjtt** will pcrtKipat* but *mt
tVlef tV delegate* will attend from<
WA \'L±i.'X* Miaaoori. OkiatiOBBj
"iod Kaow-i it m eociaerrativelyj
«r*i.rA*ted that fully 2000
441 "M/ia ad^'^rate* will attend the'
407 The governor* of tbe'
10'above baioed atate* wll V a*k<^i:
'/6,to appr/mf fifty delegate* at]
& i i*rf+ In addition every eountyj
judge id th* atate* will U given
266 j \r*:rth\mv,n to name ten delegate*
I'JO; to tbe e/iuveotion.
h'2 j Already it baa been arrange!
to run a  peeud train from eaxtem
Oklahoma to tbe convention. Jop- j
lin. Mo,, alone ha* prorni*ed to
send down fifty auto load* of|
Waiter*. Two apeeial train* will!
arry delegate* and vwitor* from
we*tem Arkanaaa, while a third
«pe.rial probably will utart at Lit'
tie Rock The chief topic to b*
divru**ed at the eonventon will
lie the completion of the "Great
White Way," which waa origina-
ted by Col. Coin" Harvey, the
sage of Monte Ne. The plans for
thi* thoroughfare, to be capeeial-
ly adapted for motori*ta, consti-
tute about the moat extenaive
good road* *y*tern ever attempt-
ed in the aoutbwent.
It will connect Kanaaa City and
Joplin on the northweat and
Springfield Mo., on the north. To
the southeast it will connect Mus-
kogee. Tulsa and Oklahoma City,
in addition to many other citie*
of less importance. To the nouth
it will strike Fayeteville, Roger*
and Fort Smith, and then branch
off to the east to Little Rock. At
Little Rock it i* planned to bnild
toward Memphis, although this
road i* not originally embraced
in the original "Great White
Way," much of which has already
been built in Denton, county.
The subject of good roads and
their construction will be discuss-
ed at the convention by Charles
I'. Light of Washington, of the
good road* bureau, United State*
department of agriculture and
secretary of the American Assoc.
iation of Highway Improvement*,
and B. H. Rurrell, a government
engineer of Washington. B. K.
Yoakum, chairman of the board
of director* of the Frisco rail-
way. will Kpeak on the *ame line.
Invitations have been extended
to Governor Cruce of Oklahoma,
Governor Donaghey of Arkansas.
Governor Hooper of Tennessee.
Governor Hadley of Missouri, and
Governor Stubb* of Kansas, to be
present. Kaeh has replied that
should nothing unforeseen devel-
op, they will be present at the
convention.
Rural Carrier WedB
Last Monday morning, Elmer
Bell, carrier on Rural Route No. 1.
applied for a week's leave of ab-
sence and, in company with MisR
Myrtle McDonald, started for
Pawnee From the fact that Elm-
er left a box of cigars on tap for
hi* friends, we infer that they
were married on their arrival at
and ||i,, county seat and are now tak-
ing their wedding trip.
The*e young people have a host
of friend* who will be prepared to
extend a cordial and appropriate
welcome to the newlyweds upon
their return.
The New* join* with the friend*
in extending hearty congratula-
tion* and be*t wishes for a long,
luippy and prosperous married
life Itlackbiiru News.
Seoond Place
l)r Harvey W Wiley, apropos
of hi* resignation, said to a Wash-
ington correspondent:
" I believe in enforcing the pure
food laws in the interest* of the
people Put the people first—
that i* my theory Don't put the
food manufacturer first and the
people second Don't, in enforc-
ling the food laws, give the people
ihat painful feeling of the *ccond
'candy for you.' And she gave
Harn hardware and Implement Company
Dealers in
Hardware
Farm
Implements
Wagons
Buggies
Harness
Pumps, etc
T h • cheapest
place in Pawnee
_ _ or Osage county
to buy all goods in our line.
Harry Hardware Co., Cash Store.
h. E, ThOHPSON, ?s!fAEL
LOTS •< LOTS *  LOTS
Good Alfalfa farms for trade or cash.
Write me at
RALSTON, or LAWTON, OKLAHOMA.
Farmers Can Add 40 percent to Gains
Think of it! Sane, sensible men—by the hundreds-
are working hard almost the year round, raising the most
valuable crops— Kafir and Indian corn"—and then de-
liberately wasting 40 per cent of the gross results of their
labor.
We all know that the last two years the farmers have
realized practically nothing from their CORN crop, why?
Because the fanners in this part of Oklahoma have not
taken the SILO as an absolute necessity. They are not
cutting their corn after the season and storing the rich
fodder away to increase their incomes the year round.
Here are examplpes of what one acre has done for
Agricultural Stations in Kansas and Oklahoma.
One acre of good corn land will produce 12 tons of
Corn Silage, which will put 2400 pounds weight on 50
Lambs in 125 days; at 7c per pound this would amount to
$168.00; or, feeding this 12 tons to four steers for 153
days would easily increase their value $170.00. These
are some of the things you can accomplish by having our
COMMON SENSE SILO." And when you come to
consider that this entire 12 tons of silage—the product
of just one acre—can be put into a Silo at a cost of only
$25.00, you can get an idea of what you are saving by
preserving your corn and fodder, rather than letting it
dry out in the field or shock, where you are getting prac-
tically nothing out of it.
FARMERS, BUILD SILOS! DON'T WAIT! DO
IT NOW!!
Our Common Sense Silo is the cheapest and most
practicable Silo on the market. Come in and see our
model.
LONG BELL LUMBER CO,
A. C. Vickery, Manager.
WANTED-A RIDER AGENT
IjjCACH TOWH and district to ride and exhibit a sample Latest Model
blcj cle furnished by ns. Our atjentsevery where are making
Dopey fast. H'rttikrjliillfartuulariani tfnialt/ir afntt. *
MONEY REQUIRED until you receive
Ive and approve of your
JY RE<
bicycle. We ahtp to anyone anthem in the U. H. ivuhout«
In advance, pr„.,/r.i,i,i. and allow TEN DAYS'FREE TRIAL uurlnic
which time you may ride the bicycle and put It to any test you wish.
Ir you are then not perfectly satisfied or do not wish to keep the
bl^clesMpltliack tops atcmr expense and,™ u..//«.< *«•«■«.< <«r.
FACTORY PRICES 6 furnish the highest grade bicycles it Is
. .. ,* possible to make at one small profit alwvo
actual factory post, } ou save $10 to S25 middlemen's profits by buy-
'"'dirocUif usaiid have the manufacturer'smiaranteu behind your
bicycle. DO NOT BUY & blcycleor a pair of tires from «««« > at «*?
Witt until you receive our catalotfws and learn our unheard of /«<tory
and rtmsriabli tptdal oftrt to ridar agents.
OU WILL BE
r/ullt hw pHem we can make T"U thlt. year. Wo «ll the l.lKln*t *ra,l<. h
■ irvri <*h«r•wtory. We*roMt!«fledwlthll.MprulU«lH.v„f etor7oort.
''"if™nil.* tlmdaTrmslrad °*n °Ur 7 snderyouruwn n*inopl te«t(ii.ui)!« oar prion.
SCCOND HAND BICYCLES'. We do
_ iiinnlwrni) headUktMlntiadebrour
rjngint tr■; 
COASTER-BRAKES, •fcilM and padalt, partx, repair* and
not r*fti1ar1? handle second hand bicycles, but uiroalTy hare
bjr our Cbloago retail storus. These we clear out promptly at price*
I equipment of all kinds at half the nyularrrtml
°0 Hedgethorn Puncture-Proof $ M 80
Self-healing Tires
Thi HfuUrriuti frUtt/thnr Urn
$10.00 fir fl', tut M InlnJtut u
will Iitlpu « lamph f*irf r$tM(fih lolihirdtr ti Si
N0M0RETR0UBLEFR0MPUNCTURES
NAILS, Tuti.erOliuwill not let the ilroul.
A hundred thousand pairs sold last year.
nr*tnntPTtnN- "ade in an wi/« s. Tt'
ULZLHiriiun. 1( llvrly Bn(, eR(J
riding, very durable and lined Inside with
a Mieclal ipiality of rubber, which never be-
come* porous and which clows up small
imnctares without allowing the air to escape.
\\ e In vi< hundreds of letters from natisfled customers
*tat ing I hnt their tires have only beenpumpeduponce
or twice In a whole season. They weigh 110 more than
an ordinary tiro, the puncture resisting qualities being
given by neveral layers of thin, specially prepared
fabric on tho tread. The regulnr price of these tires
Is lin no per pair, bat farftdvertlstnff purposes wo are
Notles th* thick rubbsrtrssif
"A"snd puncture strips"B"
snd "D"siso rim strip "H"
to prsvsnt rim cutting. This
tlr  will outlsat snv other
•naks-SOFT, ELASTIC and
■A8Y RIDING
making a special factory prii-e to the rider of only    80 per pair. All orders shinned
day k'tter tsr^Blved. WashlpC.J), D, on approval. Vou do not pay a cent unt 11 you
have examined and fonnd them strictly os represented
" ■ -rill atlq* aeaeli Sleeount of ft ^.r cent (iherelir raakli
WITH MOSNenil en,to. thi. iJerttanentT^
I at •tlRi<>p.nw If fur any nn  prtUISrton-olTSSSal ZZ WnJ wifi
l to in taaa nft m las bssk|^f]F<«n J^J^P^JJ^rot*lM_flndth ttb^^n"i
tlianlint tlre yoti heveeveruxod orewn at any price.
ic,ote you wlu «lvo «  your order. Wo want
 imi i..m ml vy thaiefderatonesheaa*tl.nremark.lileiiruoffer.
IF YOU NEED
,ud A'wzzrx
DO MOT of
It Ottlj ooetsa iNintal to learn nijthlni. Write It NOW. wonderful offer* wo are inaklAg.
J. L MEAD CYCLE COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILL.
Hilary McMuKtors ti hard, white
jtliH't' which Hilary McUasters ex-
perienoed.
"Hilary McMasters sat in the
drawing room awaiting his fian-
cee, wht>n the little daughter of
the house entered.
" Here, xaid the child, 4 is a
lozeuge.
" 'Oh, what a nice white loz-
enge!' said the young man. put-
ting it in his mouth and beginning
I to slick vigorously.
'Yen. isn't it?' lisped the lit-
|tie girl, 'it was striped wiv pink
once.' "