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Leading Paper of Ellis County Devoted fo the best Interests of all the People in the County
ARNETT ELLIS COUNTY OKLAHOMA FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 1915 NO 33
VOL 7
TIN PUT UP
OR PLEASE SHUT UP
The Shaltuek Monitor and the
Gage Republican under the heading
of “The Capital Throws Fits” and
“Our answer to a Misleading
Charge” devote a column each in
their respective capers in trying to
defend the action of the Socialist
and Republican members of the
Board of County Commissioners
for letting the printing to the high-
est bidders by throwing mud at the
EUis County Capital and both
make statements that they cannot
verify by the County Records
Mrs Ilawkins says that the Capi-
tal printed 000 tax cards that
should have cost the county $0100
with reasonable amount of profit
but that said cards did cost the
county $14000 and by making this
charge that Ihe Capital grafted the
county out of $4900
She also states that we charged
' the county commercial rates or in
other words ($400 per thousand)
for 10 inch envelopes
Now than the Captain who is a
little bit smoother than Mrs Ilaw-
kins and knows that the statement
she made cannot be verified puts it
a little bit different lie says the
job cost $14900 and that we should
have only received $8300 He also
hints that we charged the County
" $400 for printing 500 10 inch en-
velopes Now that is just like Cap
everybody knows that ho cant tell
any tiling without stretching it
We presume that the same person
that told Mrs' Ilawkins of this
wonderful graft that the Capital
had been getting from tbo County
also informed the Captain but the
Captain could’nt resist the temptat-
ion to stretch it $900 more than
KINDERDIGKS
CASH DEPARTMENT STORE
IS
NOW READY FOR BUSINESS
WE SHALL CONTINUE AS
THE QUALITY STORE’
Friends we could throw upon the market a full line
of cheap shoddy goods at the lowest prices — EVER
but for the consumer — good goods are honest and
loor goods are a cheat even at low prices
WE
Consider that it is Ever -PRACTICAL
ECONOMY
to the consumer as well as to the merchant to buy
and sell good goods We want to buy good produce
and we want to sell good GOODS
REMEMBER
That we await your order to give you
THE BEST QUALITY
AT T1IE MOST
Reasonable Prices Possible
KINDERDICKS Arnett Okla
UB
' TWO DAYS SPECIAL SALE
We will place all our new spring Voiles Mulls Flaxons Crepes Gingham's etc on Special Sale
Saturday and Monday February 22 and 23
LINXWILER’S DEPARTMENT STORE Arnett Oklahoma
what Mrs Ilawkins claims was the
original cost and knock off $000
from what Mrs Ilawkins says
would have been a reasonable price
Now -Mr Tax-payers dont you
really think that if I had ' ever
over charged the County the amount
that these two papers say" I have
that they would get the number of
my claims the date allowed and
for what allowed and publish it so
that every tax-payer in Ellis Coun-
ty W'ould know it But they know
and if they dont know they should
heforo they publish such a false-
hood that the records will not hear
them out -
Regarding the tax cards the facts
are: — That I furnished and' printed
0000 post cards for the County
Treasurers office on the 24th day of
August 1914 for which I charged
the County $7800 or $1300 per
thousand which was the price Mr
Bcum tliarged the County and
which Mrs Hawkins says in her
last weeks paper was a reasonable
charge aiul which price also the
Shaltuek Monitor and Gage Rep-
ublican has the contract for print-
ing tax cards for this year
Now as to the 10 inch envelopes
we know nothing about this charge
which Mrs Ilawkins says we charg-
ed legal rates for and ihe Captain
hints that we charged $400 for
500 But if these tw'o defenders of
the public’s rights will inform their
400 readers in "Ellis County -on
what date this elaini was filed the
pubilo will have something' to go
by and can look this matter up
Now for the sake of an argumeut
lets say that what the Gage Rep-
ublican and the Shattuck Monitor
liirAimwai
VV E REDDICK HURT
IN RUN-AWAY
W E Reddick who lives with
his father five miles northeast or
Arnett had two ribs broken - fend
badly bruised up otherwise in a run-
away about nine o’clock Wednes-
day morning : -v
Young Bill as he is faroiliatly
known was on his why to Gage
with a four horse team to get a joad
of coal his team became frightened
and ran about two miles with him
when the tongue came down which
caused a general smash up &nd Bill
was thrown from the wagon with
the above results
Dr Beam was called and dressed
his bruises and he is reported tobe
resting as easily as could be expect-
ed ’
says is tiue according to the Rep
ublican We have grafted the County
out of $5076 the past yeai and to
take the Captains statement- for ' it
we have grafted the County out of
$6675 and in order to- defend $be
action of the present Board- of
County Commissioners they give
this as the reason why the Board
was willing to pay them such ex-
orbitant prices fordoing the print-
ing the coming year
In conclusion I want to say that
I will give $2500 to any person
that will produce a claim that I fil-
ed against Ellis County for any
amount over $7800 for printing
tax cards for Ellis County
Now then Mr Captain and Mrs
Hawkins either produce these claims
and get your $25G9-a piece bspu
your publishing lies in your respect-
ive papers '
GOSPEL TEAM NOTES
The team met at their regular
time last Sunday and an increased
interest was taken in the meeting
A number of the team went out
to Fairview school house where
they all took active part in a real
spiritual meeting that was being
held there
The team will meet at the Christ-
ian church at 3:30 next Sunday' in
place of 3 p m as the Gags people
are going to give a special service
at 2 p m
Brother Chamness and his Male
Quartctt is expected down
It is the desire of the team to
have all tlio team present at this
meeting if possible
Brother C A' Underwood will
lead the meeting
TO THE CAPITAL
Wichita Kansas Fob 16 1915
Dear Mrs Seward
Please send the Capital to R L
Porter at St Francis Hospital until
further notice - He is getting along
nicely but will be here for some
time and we want the news
Miss Maui Porter
II 0 White of Woodward in-
spector for the Pittsburgh Mortgage
Company was here transacting busi-
ness Wednesday
ITALY MUST HELP
SAYS VON
Rome Sunday Feb 14 — The
Idea Nazionale a newspaper pub-
lished in the interest of the Nation-
alist Party in its issue of today
publishes a forecast of German pro-
posals to Italy which reads as f ol-
lows: “Before the end of February
Prince Von Buelow the German
ambassador to Italy will present to
the Italian participation in the war
on the side of Germany This con-
sists of the cession by Austria of
the province of Trent and the recti-
fication of the eastern Italian fron-
tier by the addition of a strip of
land going as far as the Isonzo Riv-
er In addition Germany will pledge
herself to conclude a new treaty
with Italy which will afford protec-
tion to Italy’s Medeiterranean inter-
ests “In exchange Italy is to take
part at on6e in the war She will
occupy Tunis audhelp Turkey drive
the English from Egypt which
will return under the dominion of
the Sultan of Turkey In addition
the Italian fleet will attack the
Anglo-French naval forces in the
Mediterranean”
Continuing the Idea Nazionale
says that Prince Von Buelow re-
ferring to Triest made this state-
ment: “It is impossible to give
Triest to Italy because this seaport
is the lung not of Austria but of
Germany”
At the conclusion of one of his
conversations with the Italian states-
men Prince Von Buelow according
to this newspaper made use of this
phrase:
“Either Italy will be friendly to-
wards us or we will treat her worse
than we are treating England”
METHODIST NOTES
144 at Sunday School hut it
ought to have been 150 Shall we
not make it that number next Sab-
bath “Try”
The time for coming has been 10
o’clock but is changed -to 9:45
Please note the change and be on
time
Rev E S Stockwell District
Supt of Alva will preach for us
Monday night Feb 22 at 8 o’clock
after which we will hold our 2nd
Quarterly Conference All invited
to this service
The Junior League meat Sunday
afternoon at 2:30
Edward Broom Pastor
FOUND
Top cover for automobile owner
can have same by calling at this of-
fice describing property and pay-
in V Tor this notice
Virgil Robertson of Reason
stopited over night in Arnett Mon-
day n ight he was on his way home
from vQage where he had been with
a load of hogs Virgil informed
us that Ihe marketed five head that
averagel 850 pounds each Pretty
good hog these
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS FROM
REPRESENTATIVE HOLMES
The bill against the “Medicine
Wagons” is dead there- were so
many protests against this measure
that it was not even brought' up for
amendment Of more than 150 let-
ters that your representative receiv-
ed regarding this measure -not one
was in favor of the bill and he un-
doubtedly was with the majority of
the peoole of the county in working
against the bill
Two very important hills have
passed both houses and will now be-
come laws One is what is called
theTIospital bill It requires that
transportation companies that coll-
ect hospital fees from their employ-
ees shall maintain hospital facilities
within the State This measure
has been fought over in the last
three sassions and as first present-
ed required the railroads to build
hospitals here but as now amended
and the law of the state it only re-
“i SILENT SALESMAN
4 W A LL Jjl!LP APE R
ROMEO C
Arnett -
The illustration abovo is a fao-simile reproduction of our 19-
15 Silent Salesman Book containing a few samples of our now'
up-to-the-minute wall decorations
We wish to announce that we have received our complete
stock of 1915 wall papers Every paper shown in this 'book was
expressly -designed and manufactured for the 1015 season and
every one of the papers represents the latest and most advanced
ideas both in design and coloring
We have a limited number of these books on hand If you
will call at the store we shall he glad to give you one free of
charge Or if inconvenient to call drop us a card or phone
and we will send or mail one to von
If you find what you want in the hook send us your order
by mail or phone or come in and see us We can deliver goods
in the country by parcel post Our service is quick and satisfy-
ing However if you will call at the store we will show you
the paper in the roll which is the ideal way to make a selection
If you do not see what vou want in the book by all means come
to the store because we are sure to have it in stock
Our direct connection with one of the largest manufacturers
in the United States gives you an opportunity to choose from the
most exclusive selection in this town and in fact no better sel-
ection is offered in the leading decorative establishments of the
large cities
Limited space prevents us from outlining herein specific
schemes of decoration However we desire to call your special
attention to the fact that we have made a study of this branch of
our business and in addition we are in constant touch with tho
Art Department of the factory above referred to This service
is entirely free and places you under no obligation whatever
We solicit your condition on the basis that we are prepared
to furnish the highest quality the lowest prices the quickest
service and the greatest variety of any wall paper store in this
vicinity
quires them to have hospital facilit-
ies which they can secure in any
manner they see fit and the enforce-
ment of the provisions of tho law
are given te the Corporation Com-
mission with some discretionary
powers as to its administration
Ellis County lias no particular
interest in having this ' hill passed
as there ' is no possibility of any
hospitals being built there and as
far as your representative could
learn the Santa Fo employees are
belter satisfied with the present
system thn at hey will he with the
new- law
The important bill to become a
law is what is known as the “Home
Ownership” bill This is the first
of an attempt to have some law on
the subject of rural credits
This bill provides that The Com-
missioners of the School Land De-
(Continued on page Ten)
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