The Coalgate Courier. (Coalgate, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1899 Page: 3 of 8
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The Coalgate Courier
PUBLISHED EVEUY THURSDAY
By Geo D Callaway
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
Entered ut the poHUitlk’O nt colligate I T
us Hoeond-clusg mull mutter
Let the businessman take action
in regard to improving the roads
leading to the city t
‘ A meeting of the Republicans of
Coalgate will be held at the opera
house next Tuesday for the pur-
pose of organizing aRepublican club
and electing officers fo- the ensuing
year All Republican are urged
to be present
When an enterprise is needed in
the town don’t think the “other fol-
lows” will do all that is necessary
to secure it but go into it and work
to have it built in your town It is
necessary for al) to do'their part to
build a town-
Have the roads leading to Coal-
gate repaired Many times a farm-
er drives several miles farther to
do his trading because the roads are
better This is a subject of consid-
erable importance to all of our busi-
ness men and should receive prompt
afteution ‘
We publish in another column an
article stating that a charter has
been granted the Oklahoma Railway
company for a line three hundred
miles in length starting from' some
point in Garfield county with Coal-
gate the objective point We will
certainly secure one of the many
roads that arc being surveyed
J P Reese who was sentenced
to ninetr days in jail by-“Judge
Williams at Ft Scott Kan was re-
- leased on Saturday last under a
writ of habeas corpus Reese's at-
torneys contending that Judge Will-
iams had no jurisdiction in the case
’ Reese’s bond was fixed at $3000 and
the hearing of ’'arguments set for
Dec 27 -
f ' 1 —
At the free school convention held
at Purcell a resolution was passed
to memorialize congress to provide
for the education of the non-citizen
(
white children in the Territory
This subject should interest every
non-citizen in this country and' they
should write letters urging the mat-
O “
ter to' all congressmen with whom
they' are acquainted
Coalgate has a number of “profes-
sional” liars both male and female
that could better employ their time
attending to their personal affairs
These people would rather “back-
bite” their neighbors than to put
in their time at some profitable em-
ployment The Lord certainly de-
spises the professional liar and gos-
sip and uo doubt the devil has pre-
pared the hottest spot iu hell for
their “entertainment”
- In a recent decision the Dawes
commission holds that a non-citizen
cannot be oustbd from property in
towns of 200 inhabitants and over
where he has made permanent im-
provements although his lease has
expired as under the Atoka agree-
ment towns having 200 inhabitants
will be laid out as a town and the
owners of the improvements will
have a right to purchase the lots
under the provisions of that agree-
3 ent
The roads leading to Coalgate are
badly in need of attention It is to
the interest of every business man
in Coalgate that these roads be re-
paired and kept in condition for the
' country people to reach the city to
do their trading There is nothing
that offers better returns for the
money than the placing in condition
for travel the different roads lead-
ing to the city The businessmen
should act together in the matter
and a small amount from each would
put the roads in good condition
NATIONAL WCTU
Twenty-Sixth Annual Conven-
tion Held at Seattle Wash-
ington Oct 20-25
The convention assembled in the
First Presbpterian church October
20 amid showers of rain drops and
blessings The church was festoon-
ed in bunting red white blue and
yellow A large picture of Miss
Willard occupied the central place
in the platform It was wreathed
with smilax white carnations and
white rilhon The secretaries’ ta-
ble was draped with the stars and
stripes In the centre of the balcony
opposite hung the large uational
banner with its flag of all nations
while around the balcony on three
sides of 1 he church were state and
departments bannerets
The convention wascalled to order
by vhe president Mrs L M N
Stevens After devotional exercises
and rjll call by Mrs- Hoffman’ the
executive committee reported and
other committees w’ero appointed
The president called the vice presi
dent Miss Anna A GordanNto the
chair while she delivered herannpal
address t
She spoke in glowing words of
our most lovelyand lovable leader
chieftaiil friend Frances E Will-
ard of her intellect her sympathetic
tenderness her patience fidelity
courage and love She spoke sadly
of 'that $ear one and asked the
audience to grant her their patience
and forbearance in an hourwhlch
was necessarily very trying
I vill give a brief synopsis of the
address
The real commencement of the
Temperance movement began in 1775
when Dr Benjamin Rush gave to thb
world his remarkable essay entitled
“The Effect of Ardent Spirits on the
Human Mind and Body” Dr Rush
was chairman of the committee that
drafted the Declaration of Indepen-
dence r
Benjamin Franklin and General
Putnam approved of Dr Rush’s
Temperance Declarations which
however touched only on urdentand
distilled spirits but the reformation
was begun andcould notswing back-
wards In 1814 Samual Dexter ex-
seoretary of war led tho lirsti Tem-
perance society in-Massar‘husetts in
1851 the prohibitory law of Maine
was enacted and for nearly half a
century it has been the settled policy
of the state Laws similar to it have
been discussed in every state of the
union and six states have prohibi-
tion The greatest gain however
has been in the last quarter of the
century There were present at the
first convention l-epresentatives
from sixteen states In this conven-
tion we have officers- and delegates
from every state in the Union
Great advance has been made in tho
cause of purity total abstinence and
prohibition Better laws bearing
upon the question of the sanctity of
the home have been enacted The
age of protection for girls has been
raised until the average is now four-
teen years instead of ten The influ-
ence woman is felt everywhere
and the gospel of purity from a W
G T U standpoint is now being
preached where twenty-five years
ago there was silence on the topic
The consumption of alcoholic drinks
is growing less year by year There
is only about one half as much pCr
capita consumed as there was a
quarter of a century ago The con-
sumption of beer fell of 402999 gal-
lons in 1897 and there were a thous-
and less liquor sellers than in 1S96
and the beer tax paid iu to the na-
tional treasury was one million three
hundred and twelve thousand and
seventy-three dollars less than the
year before
In the departments of labor among
those discriminating against drink
were 90 per cent of the railroads
79 per cent of the manufacturers
83 per cent of the traders and 72 per
cent of the agriculturists The ma-
jority of these forbid the use of
intoxicants by employes while some
prohibit it only while the employes
are on duty Last April the Seventh
International Coogresson the Abuse
of Alcoholics was held in Paris
France and was the most success-
ful meeting of the kind ever held iu
Europe
Since 1874 great "progress has
been made in woman suffrage
Louisiana has given woman the right
to vote on all questions submitted to
the tax pajTers and tull suffrage has
been granted in Colorado Utah and
Tdaho
It is deplorable that the last page
ot this century’s history should be
blotted with the story of war But
this has boon the most peaceful of
all centuries and the prediction is
made that the next century will be
distinguished as a time of peace and
good will
Each time we read the bill passed
by congress banishing the canteen
from tho army we are amazed that
Attorney General Griggs and Ex-
Secretary Alger could reopen the
car tee us after they had been closed
by congress We have appealed to
President McKinley as commander
in chief of tho array We cannot
believe that the country will submit
to the nullification of a law so plain-'
ly wordgd and so fairly enacted
Let us by petition and all other
reasonable ways seek to bringabout
the rejection of Brigham II Roberts
from the Fifty-si h congress- If a
man is a polygamist he ny bo law-
fully expelled by a two-thirds vpto
of congress Ilis retention will be
accepted by Utah as- a notice that
polygamy is practically licensed by
the United States
In a few days are as society shall
'enter the work of a new quarter cen-
tury We know not what the future
may bring to us but we never doubt
the righteousness of our cause and
we know that time is on our side as
it has been wiih ail the just reforms
of the past and we know-that the
great social forces of God are moving
on toward victory How soon that
Victory conics depends upon bur
Union love hope and faithfulnessl
Respectfully submitted by yours ’
in the White Ribbon cdue
Mrs Minnalu L McKenna
W C T U Press Superintendent
of Choctaw Nation
Poteau lud Ter
J S IEiwirxie-
V
Physician and Surgeon
Office on Main Street
Coalgate - Indian Territory
M K & T Railway
TIME O-AKD
SOUTHBOUND
- Departs
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8:00 am
11:00 a 111
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SUNDAYS
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- Arrives - - 1:43 pm
Maine Line— Worth Bouuil
Leaves Atoka - !W5 a m
- " - - 12:30 pm
” - - 4:15 pm
jocal Ft ” 7:15 am
Lame Line — South Bound
- - Leases Atoka 10:30 a rn
- - ” - - 8:35 p m
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F S Biiadway Agent
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FREE
D8NING STATIONS
OPERATED BY THE COMPANY
SUPERIOR MEALS
-££2-— Fifty Cemts
I will pay
Victor
Coalgate
Tire Courier For CToTd
I Have decided to
entire stock of ‘
Groceries and Notions
And to do tins I will reduce
to such an extent that
It is necessary for me to close out my entire
stock in order to devote all my lime to the
mill Which is nearly completed You should
call while the goods are being sold
era
'I Want to Sell Everything in The House by
January 1 1900 and
Prices Cut No Figure
This sale is a rare opportunity for Bargain Hunters
V ictor Bonham co“m i T
Saddlery and Harness!
I wish to inform the people of Coalgate and vicinity that 1
am’ still in tlie Saddle and Harness business and
Defy Competition in tlie T erritory
' Considering the quality of material ' I use only
The Best Oak Tanned Leather
- Anew stock-of Harness and Saddles have just been received
and they will he offered cheaper than eer It will he to
your interest to see me before buying elsewhere
H T McCLAIN
Cardwell & Greenan
1 Dealers in ’
Staple and Fancy Groceries
i f
Flour Feed etc
Familf Medicines a Specialty
Our stock is new and we can please you in
General IMIercliaxicLise
And l£iners’ Supplies
TAILOR MADE CLOTHING
winter samples and guarantee a
fit and prices Call and see us
Cardwell & Green a il
Indian Territory-
North Coalgate
Dr Delmar’s Healing Herbs
Is Compounded from 2G Herbs Barks and Roots from every
part of the world forming a medicine miraculous in
its healing properties and almost infallible as a
blood purifier kidney and liver regulator
B F HARLS0N The Barber is Agent for Coalgate and Vicinity
Aud reports very large sales during the past few months
R’vrpnr Rnttlfi nf Dr Dalmar's Healins Herbs is Guaranteed- Try it -
the Highest cash'
Bonham
Indian Territory
close out
tho prices in every department
you will
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price for
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The Coalgate Courier. (Coalgate, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1899, newspaper, December 14, 1899; Coalgate, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1761036/m1/3/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed June 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.