Garfield County Democrat. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1901 Page: 4 of 8
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THE GARFIELD DEMOCRAT,
POJBUBHED EVERY THURSDAY.
T t« paper it entered at the poatof
fice at Knid, O. T , as sccood claaa
matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
One Year. *1.0*
Six Month* So
Three Month* 3«
official PAPHJt op rnid.
THURSDAY, AUG. 22 1901.
Editor Dkmockat: I notice
that you roait certain men and
certain evils; don't you know
that all of us out bere in Oklaho-
ma are grafters and after the $?
Even the preachers, howl as loud
as they will, are standing in with
some of the fellows who have
money invested in ffamblinjf ap-
pliances, saloons and other simi-
lar concerns, and are retting' a
large amount of their salary
from such sources. Some of the
bright and shining lights, the
waymarks in The Kingdom, the
patterns of piety, the pelicans
who boast that they will locate
claims on the right hand of God,
are renting property to prosti-
tutes and putting up four of a
kind against a full hand, pur-
posely dealt to the victim, to
skin him. Get in with the pro-
cesssion—follow the gut wagon
and wear diamondi.
Gkaktkk.
The above is given verbatim.
We cannot concede all of it.
We don't want to have our hon-
est laith in humanity broken
down and shattered as occurred
in the iconoclasm of the Greek
gods. They toppled from their
pedestals under tha wrathful un-
wisdom of Alcibiades and chaos
followed. It is true that we
have witnessed the apostasy of
tha judge who presides over our
highest court in order that the
$ S S might continue to jingle in
his pocket; we have seen our
county officials palter and trade
with the enemy lor S $ and posi-
tion; we have seen our city sold
out by corrupt officials in order
to reap the $$; we have repeated-
ly been admonished that the
man who is honest in his politi-
cal convictions is a gopher; wc
have been urged to "play with
the hare and run with the
hounds;' wc have seen leaders of
our fusion party sell out for 30
drachmas and go over horse, foot
and dragoons to the enemy; we
have seen the ties of consanguini-
ty ignored that "thrift might
follow fawning;" we have seen
the salvation sons and daughters
Of the Lord work- the saloons for
nickels and dimes; we have seen
United States officials, whose
commissions bear the seal and
signature of McKinley. consort
with adullresses; such commis-
sions read. "Reposing special
trust and confidcncc in so and so,
we do hereby appoint and con-
mission." etc.; but in spite of all
this, we have faithfully advoca
ted the right and condemned the
wrong, regardl«s« of the emolu-
ments an opposite course would
have brought to us. To those
who claim to be true and
principled we say, show it by
your acts or else don't ask this
paper to blindly defend
Time only will show th
of this article.
g-ers were at supper was «.o sud-
den that but few could get out!
of the cabin and it appears that
at least 20 were drowned. The
•cene of the disaster is four miles
from Paducah, Ky.
Enid does not seem to rouse
herself on the high school ques-
tion. If she wants this institu-
tion she should send out her citi-
zens and explain it. A wrong
I impression has been made and
I many do not understand it. The
j taxation for the maintenance of j
| the school will not be a tithe of i
j costs of sending pupils away toj
distant schools. This will keep;
them and will keep the money at
home. Waukomis is opposing
the matter because she could not
get the place hsrself. It is a
case of sour grapes.
Later versions of the lynching
of negroes at Pierce City, Mo.,
shows that three negroes were
killed. The editor ot this paper
knew the victim of the rapist,
Miss Wilde. Bernard Wilde, her
father,is one of the best citizensof
Lawrence Co. Pete Hampton and
Bill Godley were bad negroes,
French Godiey was a good old
negro and the shooting of him
was a wrong thing.
EYTRYTniVi TOR THE KfTOtD
Empire Block.
West Side,
Phone 90.
n
^•German Pharmacy,^
HEARD
Have you heard about
that dear little—
All Druggists
Notions and
Sundries.
BUCK'S
JUNIOR
RANG Etj*
the Enid Furniture
Pure rrcs/i Drugs,
I\. tent Medicines, &
/•'ti// I.inc of Brushes.
/ oild Articles and
Fine Perfumes and a
Full Line of Assort-
ed Stasionary,
Company
awav.
you,
purpose
Thk El kVno American is a
daring enterprise. It is today
the best daily newspaper in the
territory and should receive u
generous support. Many of our
people who read dailies have be-
come habituated to the Wichita
Eagle, which is a good paper,
but the American is in position
to give us a better service and
speedier news. The State Capi-
tal is a day late here and it is
quite boon to get the American
witii late telegraphic news. Our
citizens are learning to welcome
it.
Laker news of the Pierce City
Mo., tragedy makes it certain
that the negroes kiiled were not
guilty of the murder of Gazella
Wilde. The gnilty man is very
probably the negro Favors, ar-
rested at Oklahoma City or Joe
Lark, who is now in jail at
Springfield, Mo. The following
concerning the tragedy is from a
Republic special:
New elements in the muider of
Sunday afternoon of Miss Wilde
derelopad today. It appears she
started kome from c hurch alone,
her brother lingering behind.
About one mile from home her
brother found her with her
throat cut, lying lifeless near
culvert under which her assail-
ant had attempted to drag her.
Evidence of a terrible struggle
was shown. A copper-colored
negro was seen sitting on the
bridge a short time before the
tragedy occurred. It is supposed
that the negro sprang upon her
when she was passing and at-
tempted to force her under the
bridge. She fought with such
desperation, that he could not ac-
complish his purpose, and he cut
her throat in the struggle. Her
body was not violated.
Monday bloodhounds were tak-
en to the scene and the girls
body and handkerchief were laid
before them. They immediately
caught the trail and ran at full
speed to the homo of Joe Lark,
where, on being admitted, they
rushed into his bedroom and
sprang upon the bed. It is be
lieved that the man under arrest
at Tulsa, who boarded with Lark
the Springfield suspect, slept on
this bed.
The fnneral of Miss Wilde
took place today and was wit
nessed by several thousaud peo
pie. The town of Pierce City
is near the junction of four
railroads aud traius from all di
rections brought in large tiunv
bers of armed men today, bent on
bloodshed it necessary.
SAVE EVERY
^ADVERTISEMENT.,*.*
Containing a Buck's Trade Mark
and the girl under 14 [years who
collects the greatest number will
win theprize You have frem now
until September.
So Work Hard, Save the Ads.
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The Enid Furniture Co.
Randells $ Grubb
Are in shape to take care of all orders.
.The business will be continued
AT THE OLD STAND
the S. E. Corner of Sq uare.
Send in your orders for all kinds of—
Hill Feed, Coal, Grain, & Hay
Phone
No. 33.
Oklahoma City, Ok., Aug. 20.
— V\ ill j- a7ors, the copper colored
negro porter, who is under ar-
rest here, accused of the murder
of Miss Wild at l'itrc-; City,
Mo., admits that he was in
Pierce City last Sunday, but says
that he can prove his iunocence1
by five men. He says he y?as at
the station from 10:10, the time
whec the -'Bob" train returns
from Monett, until after the
finding of the girl's body. He
does net want to go back to
Pierce City during the excite-
ment.
REDUCED KAT1CS AND SPECIAL
TRAIN.
To National Encampment. G, A R. j
LIS
Confederate
h
] Veterans'Rouriionl
MEMPHIS, TENN.
MAY 28 TO 30,1901.
BUY YOU!J TICKETS VIA
New and Second-Hand
^ Mill
!es
NEWS DEPCT
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
PARKER'S |30() |V STORE.T.
Tha^ooiy Terrifm- Lino reaching M
CD1 *",i i i a r\ if.-. : 1 . _ a
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IT is not oftsa that great dis-
asters occur to steamers on the
Mississippi river as the result of
win<2 storms. The capsizing of
the Golconda while the passcn-
Therk seems to be a deliberate
purpose on the part of certain
interests to befuddle the people
concerning the trouble on the
Isthmus of Panama. The for-
eign press, partly inspired, is ac-
cusing the administration of our
country with attempting to gain
more territory in South America.
This paper, while opposing im-
perialism, or the acquisition ot
islands in distant countries not
contiguous to us, cannot see the
harm in exercising a protectorate
over the small republics of South
America. Wc hope that Presi-
dent McKinley will stand faith-
fully by the Monroe doctrine and
notify the European monarchies
to keep hands oil. He can do no
more popular thing.
'v.raw#ir --gagas*"
1 lis Great Rock Island Route will
sell tickets to Cleveland, O., and re-
tarn, for the Grand Army meeting at;
greatly reduced rates. Tickets will be
on sale at points wed of the Missouri
Ri\er Sept. /, to 10, inclusive, except
Oklahoma and Indian Territory where
selling date* will be Sept. 7th <ind 8th
Return limit tiept. 15th, except that
extension of limit to leave Clevelandt
up lo and including' Oct. 8, 1902. may
be arranged by depositing tickets [
with Joint Agent at Cleveland and
payment of small f«e. Comrades of tha The
Kock and File" have selected the i
Great Nock Island Route and Lake'
Shore & Michigan Southern R'y for a j
special through train to Cleveland
which will leave Kansas and Oklaho-
ma Sunday, Sept. 8th. Passengers
on this special train will be given the
privileges of going and returning via
Toledo and boat or all rail as they
may elect. Passengers making return j LJNOLN,
journey by boat will have a delightful
stop of three hours at the celebrajed
lake resort -Put-in-Bay. Any Rock
Island agent or the undersigned will
give full details and arrange for
sleeping-car reservations.
E. w. Thompson, a. u. p. a.,
Topeka.
Uemp'ujj or or its own roils and oner
(iting double daily fast service
afl lines connect with and sell
tickets over ''The Choctaw Route."
Any agent will be glad to explain
to you its advantages.
Address—
C. B. HART, A. P. Ki nO*.VSKT
Q6n. West. Afrt. Trav. Pass. Art
Oklahoma city, o. t.
JNO. t. TKDFOHD, (iKO. H. LEE,
Trav. Pass. Ant' Gen. Pass. Apt
T-.itti.ij Rock, ahk
809 Grand Ave- Opposite Lana Office-
WHY DOi\"T YOU
„ GO TO
Issued Weekly.
William J. Bryan.
Editor and Publisher.
Tkkms
One Y«ar
Six Months
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Payable in Advance.
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BIG SLAUGHTER.
Everyone knows that Ogden has
been appointed agent for the B. E. S. order, or by bank draft
line at Enid. At the time lis took or Chicago. Do not
No traveling canvassers are employ-
ed. Terms for local agents will l e
sent upon application. All money
should be sent by P. O. order, Express
■n New York
send individual
hold of the railroad affairs be had on i hecks or ttamps.
hand a big stock of dry goods, hats, I
caps, bocts, shoes etc. Ho must un-! tl ■ 1 m ■ n > ■,
load and will do so for whatever he! IWIC3"3-W6SK R6plib!j0•
can get. This big store is on the ^
corner in th« Empire block west side.
Great bargains can be had. Hut you
want to hurry.
Every Monday and Thursday a
newspaperman good as a magazine
and better, for it contains the latest
by telegraph as well as interesting
itories—is sent to the subscriber of
Inc "Twice-aWeek" Republic which
is only $1 a year.
The man who reads the "Twice-a
Week" Repub knows all about af-
fairs political, domestic and foregin
events; is posted about the market
md commercial matters generally.
! The woman who reads the "Twice-
[V—Word comes from Anadarko this J a-woek" Republic gathers a bit of
morning that a cvclon* visited that valuable information about household
town last night and that two persons a fairs and late fashions and finds
killed and many huit. Tents 'ecreaWon in the bright stories that
were blown down and >-ome under both the headings of fact
Rain fell '"*nd fict'on" There ii gossip about
I ow books and a dozen oilier top
of the Mpeeial interest to ti e wide awake
man and woman.
Hundreds of people are moving j
northward from the new country, hav-
ing failed to realize claims. Of hun-
dreds whs went from this county
nearly all have come back satisfied
that, generally speaking, this country
is superior to the most of the new re-
s'*'!.
w ere
add houses
scattered over the prairie*,
over a considerable portion
territory suuthwest of us.
!G Store and get a pair of BOOTS
or SHOES at prices that will
astonish you.
Hats, Caps and Clothing,
At Prices never before quoted you in
Enid. ^ j*
THE BIG SALE
Is now on; come in early and se-
lect what you want. We carry a
complete line of GROCERIES in con=
nection with our Dry Goods Depart-
ment. ===
R. A. Ogden & Co.
West Side Square. Enid, Oklahoma.
GO TO THE
NEW WEST SIDE GROCERY,
(Opposite Court House.)
S. T. CORBITT,
wholesale anq rstail
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Moore, E. P. Garfield County Democrat. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1901, newspaper, August 22, 1901; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc166343/m1/4/: accessed March 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.