El Reno Daily American. (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 57, Ed. 1 Friday, October 9, 1903 Page: 1 of 4
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THE AMERICAN-NEWS IS THE BEST FARM PAPER PRINTED I N SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA.
ADVERTISERS GET RESULTS FROM THE DAILY AMERICAN.
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DAILY AMERICAN EVERYDAY EXCEPT MONDAY—WEEKLY AMERICAN NEWS ISSUED EVER V THURSDAY.
THIRD YEAR.
THE EL RENO DAILY AMERICAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER a W3-
NUMBER 57
MERCHANTS TRADE DISPLAY THIS AFTERNOON AT 2:30 O'CLOCK SHARP.
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Boys of '61 Had a Fine
Time Thursday
BEANS AND BACON
In the Afternoon They Listened to
Wit and Wisdom From Gover-
nor Ferguson and Senator
Gore.
Thursday was veteran day. and the
blue and the gray tilled the streets to
overflowing when added to the al-
ready great crowd. The Ladies Relief
Corps served an old fashiune l bean
and bacon dinner in the vacant r om
on Bickford avenue, and the long line
of hungry people filled the long tables
to overflowing. 'Five old veteransj
stood in groupes reciting instances of
the war, both blue and gray jovally
discussing the funny things whi h oc-
curred, leaving out entirely the un-
pleasant remembrances of the horri-
ble days.
At two o'clock Governor Fergu-
son and Senator Gore addressed the
veterans on a large platf rm near the
Kerfoot hotel; which had been erected
for the occasion. Colonel Charles P.
Lincoln in a few happy remarks in-
troduced the speakers to the large as-
semblage, which entirely filled the
streets both east and west on Hayes
street and on Bickford avenue. Gov-
ernor Ferguson entertained his bear-
ers in his charcatcristic manner, pay-
ing high tribute to both those who
wore the blue and gray. His words
were followed closely and Arunk with
great interest by the veterans.
Senator Gore was introduced as a
son of a confederate veteran, and was
received with applause. He entertain-
ed his hearers for sometime in his
happy and pleasant manner hi relating
funny instances his father related of
the days of strife. The senator's repu-
tation as an orator did not suffer in
the least, and his fame will be spread
further by those who heard him on
Thursday. The American will produce
an outline of Senator Gore's remarks
in the issue of Saturday morning, the
stenographer being unable to trans-
late the notes in time for publication
this morning.
Governor Ferguson spoke in part as
follows:
"W c meet t< day in the capacity of |
the soldiers of the Grand Army of the !
Republic and also as citizens to partic-1
ipate in exercises which arc of utmost
importance to all. The purpose of this
meeting is not to awake sectional strife
not to stir up bitt - r animosities of the
past, but to keep alive the memories of
the past, to instill into the hearts of
the rising generation the true lesson
of loyalty and of devotion to flag and
to country.
"The exercises of this day mutt find
a response in the heart of every one
wjiose soul is thrilled by the memory
of the heroic deeds, and whose heart
beat time to liberty's march. We meet
here representing different lections
but as \merican citizens. Many years
ago on the shores of the Atlantic the
Furi,an and the Cavalier parted com-
pany, The Puritan cast his Jot upon
the soil of New Englan'd to found a
•commonwealth based tipon the prin-
ciples as he conceived it, of right, jus-
tice and humanity. He founded large-
ly a manufacturing commonwealth.
The Cavalier turned his face toward
the southern land. His purpose was
nl*o !•> found a commonwealth based
upon the Principles of right and justice
as lie understood them.
'Since tne day of that parting until
many jcars after, then was littel in
common between the Puritan and the
Cavalier. One repretented largely a
manufacturing intereit; the other was
an agriculturist or a producer of cot-
ton. It was believed that commercial
Interest conflicted. fThe railroads in
0«r country at that time did not run
i n the north to the south or lroin
the south to the north. The other
avenues of communication Jid not run
north and south. As the years passed
by, the two elements in our social
structure traveled tarther ami farther
apart.
"Although living under tiie one flag
governed by the same institutions, yet
the people of the two sections knew
but little of each other.
'The Jew had but little dealings
with the Samaritan. It w&s self-evi-
dent with the apparently conflicting
interests that a crisis should come
sooner or later. Compromising from
time to time averted the impending
■form, but it came at last and broke
t.pon the country with a chock that
jiaitled and electrified it In m the
waves of Erie to the plains of lie Rio
Grande.
'As an evidence of the fact tun om
pe-tple did n' t nrderstand ca.:h ->tb«
we refer to sentiments expressed at
the outbreak of the war. The south
had but little respect for the heroism
or fighting qualities of the north. It
was defiantly declared that the south-
erner could whip twelve Yankees. On
the other hand the north believed that
the south would be easily conquered.
"When the first call was male by the,
government for volunteers it was
made for three months. It was confi-
dently believed that the armies oi the
republic Cf>vtl>l go to the southern land
and conquer in ninety days. Even the
president of tile United States has
been, quoted as making a statement
that it would be only a breakfast par-I
t\. But subsequent developments i
levcaled tie lact tiiat it was only nee-!
Unary for the armies" oi the republic
when they went southward to take
their break.ast, dinner ail supper, but
also provi ions for the day- to come.
11k re was probably but one Ulan in
pi.llic life iu the north who realized
rile true condition. He earnestly re-
quested the president to call for three
years instead o fthree months men. He
said he kr.ew the southern people;
that he iu'd been among them, and
that they '\.'ie Americans, fighting for
wh ;' they believe '• tc. be a just prin-
ciple and for their interpretation o
the constitution as they understood it.
He said that tht south would never
sttccomb until < vei y resource had been
exhausted. That he was a Prophet or
that he had an insight into conditions,
is Reed ii suits. The man
who ii. u'.e these siatenient, was de-
stined to become one t i the Verting
s;iirit;. His name was William Sher-
man. with win m n.ai.y of yen marched
from Atlanta t,j the Sea lie r alized
t;n trie n ldi.iot.: of things. He
r.'ah. id that il \ i ;> indeec' a case
wlicr j Or.'ek v. oi.i I meet Greek; that
it was war in which Americans were
fighting Americans. an I that the/
would fight with that vigor, that en-
ergy and that determination charac-
teristic only with American peoule.
.Never ill me History of military
warfare Was such a conflict known.
The probabilities are that such a con-
flict will never be known again to the
people of the earth. Poets and xmg-
sters have immortalized the military
forces of other lands. A Tennyson has
raptuously sung the prai s of til.'
Eight Brigade; historians have lauded
Napoleon, Alexander and llanibal, for
their great military enterprises but
all these pale into dim insignificance
when compared with the military cam-
paigns of Grant, Sherman and Thomas
made on one side, or by tee, Long-
street, Jackson, Joe Wheeler on the
other. In all the world's history nev-
er before had such a charge beert
made as that awful one made by Pick-
ett's men up Semitary ridge. And
never before in the world's history
had such resistance been made by the
soldiers who fought under Meade
when they beat back Pickett's charge
and drove his gray coated veterans
from the crest of the ridge. And as
subsequent events have demonstrated
gave tile southern confederacy its fa-
tal blow.
There *re hundreds of other inci-
dents connected with this great trag-1
edy which may be named and which
clearly remonstrated that it was the1
greatest war in all the world's history.'
Both sides fought for what they be-'
lieved to be right. Did the gray-Coat- \
ed veterans who fought with Lee anil
Jackson believe that they were figlu
ing for principal? As an answer to'
this question, allow n?e to call your
attention to the graves all over the
southern land where sleep the men who
fought for that which they conceived
to be one of the basic principles of
the constitution. Semitary Ridge will
(Continued on Page Two.) ,
FUR MY
Will be in Next Session
of Court
TO ANULL MARRIAGE
F. W. Smith, of Red Oak, la-, Guar
dian of the II. Hichey Estate is
in the City Looking After tiie
Ricliey Case.
Pleasant Dance. Tllf
GIVEN IN HONOR OF THE CAK-
NIVAL QUEEN' AND HER
MAIDS OF HONOR.
To Raise the Ticket Sale !
for Opera House
F. W. Smith, of Red Oak, Iowa,
who lias been appointed guardian of
the H. Richey estate, arrived in the
city yesterday on business concerning' Vera Gardner,
One of the features of WcJi.es ay
night's carnival, was the dance g.vcu
by the young society people at the
Red Men's hall. The affair was quiet-
ly gotten up and '.vhile revel rs were
on the streets with the horns, confetti,
yells, and all that tends to make night.
hideous, the dancers spent quietly the COMMITTEE MEET
hours from y to 12 o'clock. Musx was
given by the Miller orchestra.
One of the noticeable tea lures at
tlve dance, was the carnival spirit
which crept among the revelers. Con-
fetti, the irrepressible papzr shower,
made the hall look like a many color-
ed rag carpet. The c'anccrs car.ied
handfuls of it, and as opportunity pre-
sented itself, showered it over tho c
who Were near. It put a'l in good
"carnival humor." There were a'uOtit
twenty-five couples at the dance* It wa^s an(l nieans committee of
was given in honor of the carnival c Chamber of Commerce met at the
queen, Miss Genevive Abbott# and lie ! Kerfoot hotel j arlors last night with
attendants, Miss Ruth Parkhurst, Miss Mr- Johnston to discuss the subject
Miss Nina Li tie and of an opera ftouse 111 El Reno. Mr.
Mr. Johnston Discussed the Matter
With the Local Committee Last
Night at the Kerfoot.
the two suits which have been filed'
against Delia Richey, of this city; one'
to anull the marriage of Delia Ridley
and her husband who is insane and
the other to cancel the deed to the.
property where she now lives, which
she had him deed over to her.
It will be remembered that on July
i, 1902, Miss Delia Alder was married
to H. Richey, an aged, gray haired
man who it appears was then insane
and lived w ith him until December, j
iqoj, when he went to visit his rela-
tives at Red Oak, Iowa. He was ad-
M.
Bertha Rohkai.
R cd
'aint
Ni\
Marlett, who has been lure making an
e'i'ort to sell tile tickets to the first'
i erformance, has become somewha
discouraged over the fact that there .
do you k:;ow
HOW CHfAP
You can buy Silverware that wears
at our store. 1347 KOGEK BKOS.,
the good, old kind, the following
prices will tells
Table Knives, p'ain, per set • $2.00
Table Forks, same price.
A I Teaspoons, per set - • 1.25
A I Tablespoons, per set - 2.50
A I Fancy Teaspoons, per set - 175
A I Fancy Tablespoons, per set 3.50
12 dwt. Knives, our own stamp 1,75
You are invited to in-
spect these goods for
yourself.
MINTOrl JEWELRY GO-
ONE DOOR SOUTH OF POSTOFFICE
Old Phone No. 12 New Phone 412
amount subscribed for first perfor-
mance tickets deducted from the pur-
chase price. In other words, he will
build the house and sell it at the cost
of constructions and the lots at ordi-
nary prices. Mr. Johnston can get
the house built for much less than it
would cost any one else. He will
seems to be a deep rooted street fight, therefore make T small profit by his
and therefore Mr. Johnston came all experience and the plans are already
SOME OF '
ING
MIE BOYS ARE MAK-
SOME GREAT
BLUFFS.
the way from St. Louis to canvass the
situation, and determine whether or
not t<> withdraw the proposition to
build the house. After talking with
Messrs. J. E. Jones, L. Rardin, Wade
Hampton, W. A. Edger, \V. I. Goff,
Frank Myers, C. F. Greer, J. A.
drawn and the figures fixed for con-
struction.
Mr. Johnston says Ik is willing to
either take the building up as a stock
company or in any other way the citi-
zens desire. All he wants is to get the
house built and sell it—he does not
The red paint sport was all the rage
judged insane and F. \\. Smith, his yesterday; the boys are certainly hav-1
son in law, was appointed guardian-
The case will come up in the next
term of the district court. Blake &
Blake, lawyers for the plaintiff, and
W. II. Criley for the defendant.
ing a lot of fun with their brushes and
red ribbons in paint pots.
VI •> TIIIMV
All Busings Houses Will
Subscribe for the Daily American.
Not tried Ayer's
I
SarsaparillaPThen
you haven't tried
Masters and II. Harms last night, Mr. care to whom, but he Wants the house
Johnston gave two weeks' grace in 0,1 the theatrical circuit.
Which to sell the remaining $2,800 Mr. Johnston is in receipt from a
worth of tickets to the first perfor- proposition from Lawton, offering to
mance. If they are not sold in that ^ornl a stock company or sell the tick-
time the proposition will be formally c'*s 0,1 the same plans as offered El
adopted. j Reno. Mr. Johnston will probably ac-
In speaking of the location for the °®Pt this proposal if the El Reno house
house Mr. Johnston said lie has had 's n°t built—otherwise tiie Lawton
positively no communication either di-1 'lollse would not pay for the amount
Participate Sarsaparilla! t
rectly or indirectly with either Mr.
Rardin or Mr. Humphrey about the
house. The Proposition came entirely
through the solicitation of \V I. Goflf,
who has been corresponding with him
for five years past trying to get the
house built, lie explained that build-
ing opera houses is his business. He
has built over one hundred, and sold
every one. He builds the house and
as soon as it is completed it is on the
market for sale. Any person desir-1
ing to purchase the house can do so
at any time, and get the benefit of th '
invested.
The committee have decided to post-
pone the ticket sale until after the car-
nival is over, and therefore ask that
Mr. Marlett be allowed to remain two
Weeks. Mr. Johnston accepted this
proposal and says when the two weeks
art; up the proposition will not be
renewed So \i the house is to be built
it r.iust be at once.
STORES TO CLOSE
After Dinner the City Will be Given
Over to Showing Our Trade
What We Have for Sale—
A Big Crowd Expected.
Today (Friday) will be the banner
day of the carnival and jubilee. The
merchants of El Reno have set this
date apart on which to "show" the I
People some of the many advantages
of trading in this city. They will make
an effort to show that everything man-
ufactured or to be manufactured, can
be secured from home merchants at
reasonable prices and in the shortest
possible time, and with the best ac-
commodations on earth. The mer-
chants Vil| make an effort to show the
people that the stores are abreast of
the tinies in everything—iu fact, far
In advance of the times.
. The parade will form at the Irvin
school house at i o'clock sharp, and
will be led by the mayor and city of-
ficials and the carnival committee.
The carriages which participated in
the flower parade will also take part,
representing different firms of the city.
The committee anticipates the largest
crowd of the week today and is pre-
pared to take care of all in a proper
and convenient manner.
Tomorrow morning (Saturday) the
regular soldiers from Ft. Reno will
give an exhibition drill at io:jo. After
dinner the auto races will occur and
later the motur-cycles will speed.
<
Mart Schaffncr
^ Marx
tl\id Tailored
l°o|>) njhl I'Joa b)
The Ryton_Overcoat
If we get one chance
to furnish you a Hart
Schaffner & Marx ox er-
coat we'll get a good
many chances at you.
Once a Customer
here always a customer
thats our Idea.
Hart Schaffner and
Marx clothes helps us
to carry it out; and this
RYTON Overcoat
illustrates the way they
do it.
These clothes are
higher priced than
some others; but the
money is all in the
goods, better be as well
dressed as you can.
Come to our store and
let us show you how
well we can fit your
body and pocket-book
at the same time.
ONE PJ?/CE S TORE
This space will keep you pbsted cm clothes Ethics
Watch it.
Poccd to Turn.
J. C. SHRIVER'S DELIVERY
MULES OBSTRUCTED THE
STREET.
As the Collin's large automobile
came dashing up Bickford avenue
yesterday afternoon, J. C. Shriver's
delivery mules walked out in front of
the auto and stood there, requiring the
engineer to slack up aifd turn out.
B. F. Stafford and wife, of Yukon,
were visitors in the city yesterday.
"The Economy"
The New Racket Store is
now open for business.
We have what you want
and at money saving prices.
Carnival Horns
Sc 10c 15cand 25c
Look ov er our stock of all
kinds of merchandise, you will
find something you waut,
"The Economy"
L. C. Van Ness k Co, Props.
105 Rock Island Ave 2ud
door P9rth of Postofike.
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Greer, Charles F. El Reno Daily American. (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 57, Ed. 1 Friday, October 9, 1903, newspaper, October 9, 1903; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc165266/m1/1/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed June 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.