Standard-Sentinel (Stilwell, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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STILWELL
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Stilwell Standard Established 1899
Consolidated December 9 1910
VOL XV
STILWELL ADAIR COUNTY OKLAHOMA THURSDAY APRIL 30 1914
NO 29
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URGES VOTE FOR
SCHOOL BONDS
1 Under the new law school
districts on the Railroad do not
get any more benefit from the
rairoad for current expense
than the district out 15 miles
from the railroad but by voting
bonds we get to make the rail-
road company pay their part of
the bonds and therefore help im-
prove the school and town as they
should — we help make -the’ rail-
road 2 Our assessed valuation as
given by the County Assessor in
1913 was: personal property
$190015: real estate $358144 pub
lie corporation (railroad) $123576
total ' valuation 1913 $677735
You can readily see that if we
vote a bond issue the railroad
will pay nearly one-fifth of it or
about $1600 and the interest on
it — this will be a great help but
if we do not vote the bonds we
will get no more help from the
railroad than the country dis
trict
3 Our' present levy is only:
current expense lO 1 4 mills
sinking fund 2 1-4 mills- total
12 1-2 mills To vote this $8000
bond will mean only an additional
levy of eight-tenth of one' mill
which would only make our total
levy next year 13 11-20 mills—
this is not a burdensome levy at
all when we consider what advan-
tages we enjoy— first class high
school at our door This levy will
gradually get less from year to
year as property valuation in-
creases and as the interest on
the bonds decreases Then if
we want to we can add another
mill to this levy and add on the
-kindergarten department which
our school is entitled to under
the new law and which our school
needs very much for the training
of the little folks from four to six
years of age
4 We have to have more room
for our school children ' Our
school our district and our town
has outgrown our present school
building— lets make1 it better-
An investment in education is
best of all Will it not increase
the valup of our property to im-
prove the school balding in our
town?
5 Our enumeration of chil
dren is 632 We need more
room a heating plant sewerage
system ane better equipment
Our school building must be re
paired— let’s repair it right
This district this town— county
seat of Adair county Oklahoma
is entitled to one of the best
First State Bank
Of Stilwell
The State Bank Guarantee - Law of Oklahoma establishes
and provides for a fund which is obtained by the payment of a
pro rata assessment against every bank doing business under its
regulations This fund is held in trust by the State Banking
Board and is at all times fully sufficient to reimburse the Deposi-
tors of any failed bank I
’ Tlfis is a' great merit of the Oklahoma Guaranty Law It
gives to a bank a standing of unquestionable stability in the
financial world and furnishes to the depositors a guaranteed pro-
tection against the loss of their money
The system is a benefit both to the banking institutions and
to the people who do business with them The feature of abso-
lute safety gets more business for the bank because it becomes
established as an institution known for a sound financial condi-
tion that makes it absolutely dependable
This is the kind of a bank the people demand and the kind
in which they have confidence Their confidence is strengthened
by the fact that no depositor of an Oklahoma State Bank that has
failed has ever lost a cent of money This is undeniable proof
that the law is a meritorious fine and is a great success '
First State Bank
STILWELL -
school buildings in this part of
the state— it is in our reach let’s
have it Our valuation Is bound
to increase This will be the best
advertisement possible for our
town and country We property
owners should be for this bond
issue from a business standpoint
even as much as from educational
view The advance it will make
in the price of our property will
moretiian balance the expend!-
tu re Don’t you think so? I do
I am a property owner of this
district and I am for the issue
It will make our taxes only eight
cents more on the $100 valuation
Very respectfully
Supporter of the bond issue
Burnett-Mills Nuptials
Oscar J Burnett and Miss Mae
Mills were married at the Bap-
tist parsonage in Westville last
Sunday morning Rev R W
Lackey officiating
Mr Burnett is one of Stilwell’s
talented young men and is recog-
nized as one of the county’s best
teachers - -v
Miss Mae Mills has taught
school for the past two years in
Adair county and is popular in
the school circles of the county
Her mother lives at Oklahoma
City where the bride and groom
will spend their honey-moon
Improvement Mention
The Magruderhome in north
Stilwell is being re-papered and
re-painted before occupancy
again by Mr and Mrs J T Ma-
gruder They have wintered at
the Graham but will shortly be
at home in their pretty suburbaji
residence
J R Reed is making extensive
improvements ou his wagon ware
rooms
City water is being installed
at the Sussman & Marshall store
Improvement has commenced
at the residence property recent-
ly acquired by Garve Briggs in
the exchange he made with John
Hitcher -- ' 1
Artist E Purdy has been busy
with paint and brush at the W
P Fay home the past week
Instead of buying autos A W
Sanders and Tosh Bean have-
made contracts with a silo com-
pany for 100 ton silos Arthur
will have his erected on his farm
in the Christie neighborhood
Tosh will place his on the land
bought of Mrs Charley Wells
J L Brown is another progres-
sive farmer in the silo class
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OKLAHOMA
MEDIATION MAY END
THE MEXICO MUDDLE
WASHINGTON April 29—
The Mexican crises now is cen-
tering on the issue between those
who are seeking through the
good offices and intermediation of
Latin-America to find some mid-
dle ground for pacific adjustment
and those who regard a resort to
arms as an iuevitatablo conse-
quence of what has occuyed
Throughout to-day two distinct
branches of activity were mani-
fest here — that the envoys of Ar-
gentina Brazil and Chili in form-
alating a plan of adjustment to
be submitted to the United States
and the Huerta regime and that
of the military and naval forces
of the United States which con-
tinue to go forward steadily in
preparation for any eventuality
which may develop The arriv-
al of General Funston and a brig-
ade of five thousand 'troops at
Vera Cruz was one of the notable
military developments of the day
ELPASO April 29 — Carranza
and Villa have reached an agree?
ment according to a Mexican
newspaper man who arrived from
Chihuahua tonight that the reb-
els will remain mere ' spectators
so long as there is no invasion of
rebel territory
Alberty for County Commissioner
John G Alberty authorizes us
to announce him as a candidate
for the office of County Commis-
sioner of District No 2 subject
to the action of the Democratic
primary
Mr Alberty needs no intro-
duction to the voters of this Dis-
trict as he has been reared in
the vicinity of Stilwell where he
fa identified with the agricultu-
ralists of the county He made
the race for this office the last
general election and was defeated
by a small majority— consequent-
ly he believes be is entitled to
election to this office for the en-
suing term He is not controlled
by any faction of the democratic
party but is a democrat in the
broad sense If elected he fa-
vors calling down the levy for
deputies in county offices and ap-
plying that saving on building or
improving public highways of
the county He has been a dem-
ocrat worker since reaching his
majority and if elected he will
fulfill his office of County Com-
missioner with credit to the Dem-
ocratic party and Adair county
and does not fear the responsi-
bility of the commissioner's office
should he be called upon to serve
in that capacity Consider John
G Alberty for your democratic
nominee of District No 2
Pastor Resigns
Rev W C Carter has given in
his resignation to the Presbyter-
ian church elders to take effect
May 1st He has filled this posi-
tion in Stilwell for the past year
and is recognized as an able min-
ister He will remain here until
school closes
Oil Belt 'Railroad Men Here
Grove was visited by two rep
resentatives of the Oil Belt Trac-
tion Co Tuesday a few hours
Messrs Horton and Fritz of Ok-
lahoma City They conferred
with only a few citizens regard-
ing the proposed route Mr
Horton stating to a'Sun reporter
that he would return in a few
days to take the matter np in the
regular manner Grove wants
and needs this road badly —
Grove Sun
i This is the road that proposes
to come through Stilwell from
Oklahoma City and thence to
Grove and Miami On with the
work
S 0 F '
Salute Or Fight
Send Our Fighters
1 Shoot Our Foes
— Save Our Fellowman
' - C D Johnston
GALA DAYS ARE
ANTICIPATED
Hurry up! Wake up! Get up!
Any way to be there and don’t
forget it Weather permitting
the ball boys’ picnic promises to
be an entertaining event in many
ways Beside the large number
of picnlo concessions two notable
features of interest to everybody
will be worlh your attendance
and attention
The -occasion will witness the
opening of the base ball season
games having been arranged be-
tween Westville and Stilwell for
the two days when they will
dedicate the new ball park
Another entertaining feature
will be the first political oratory
of the' year Candidates of all
parties have been extended invi-
tation to speak on the days ad-
vertised A number have al-
ready written or wired their in
tention to avail themselves of
opportunity For the democrats
Hon W W Hastings is sure to
be here Judge Pitchford is ex-
pected Judge R L Williams
democratic candidate for govern-
or may come Democratic can-
didates and Republican candi-
dates alike both state and local
will be pleased to meet you
Come everybody One day or
both days There will be plenty
to amuse and instruct you
Gordon Items
Dr P C Woodruff and Banker
J T Magruder made us a flying
trip in their new autos Thursday
afternoon Come again gentle-
men the smell of gasoline the
soft quick rumble of auto wheels
makes us feel just a bit city like
also Is a compliment to our roads
GetT'"bu8y v anti let’s have good
roads all over the county
Corn is about all planted in our
part and we are expecting a bum-
per crop Potatoes are up and
looking fine Apple trees are
loaded to the tips Peaches are
all killed but we ' don’t like ’em
any how
Miss Stella Sixkiller of Tulsa
is visiting her sister Mrs R N
Fletcher this week
Candidates are getting real
busy now Looks asv tho’ they
are all going to be elected ' We
te ieve A line of poetry would’ fit
A candidate sat on a mountain high
And viewed the country round '
First the rural district f
And then the City and the Town
He wondered how his opponent '
Saw any chance to win
With the people all against him
As from the start had I een
Now in his silent dreaming
The score was settled there
The score stood three to one at least
And everything was fair
But when he met his opponent -His
confiident looks foretold
That he had had a vision too
With victory all over it scrolled"
J O Gordon visited R N
Fletcher Sunday afternoon
Odus Gordon says that not all
horses will work that has knots
on their shoulders
We have been bolding off for
awhile about buying oil thinking
we could get a home production
but since the tools are all fasten-
ed in the well we guess we will
have to buy another jug from
other fields '
Miners Entombed in Burning Shaft
Eccles Wr Va April 28 Fou r
miners are known to be dead fifty-nine
were rescued many of
them severely burned and 203
others are entombed in two burn-
ing mines and are believed to
have but a small chance for their
lives as the result of an explosion
qf gas in mines number five and
six of the New River Colliers
Company here late today The
dead and rescued men were taken
from mine number six and it is
said all but thirteen who entered
this shaft early today have been
accounted for
' One hundred and ninety of the
entombed men are in shaft num-
ber five not a man having escap-
ed from this opening since the
explosion occurred
- Eccles April 28 All hope for
the rescye of the 203 miners en-
tombed by an explosion today in
mines No 5 and 6 of the New
River Collieries Company here
was abandoned late tonight
Rescuers -were unable to force
their way into the burning shafts
New Antos
Banker J T Magruder and
Dr J A Patton each have a new
five passenger touring car R
S Robinson has a Metz runabout
Dr Woodruff and several other
citizens have cars ordered
License to Wed
Since last report the following
have been issued license from
County Judges office to wed:
J B Jones Stilwell 53
Mrs Clara Twist Stilwell ' 44
Eli Hammer Chistie 33
Nannie Sam Christie 19
O J Burnett Westville 23
May Mills Westville’ 19
J W McNatt Stilwell 42
Miss Cherrie Lane “ 18
G M Hagan Announces
111 — -
Geo M Hagan will psk the
voters of Adair county for re elec-
tion to the office of superinten-
dent of schools - He has made
good and expects the democratic
precedent of retention in office
for the second term Superin-
tendent Hagan is manifesting a
diligent and active - interest in
school affairs of our county and
is constantly jn active touch with
the school boards and patrons of
the county schools in endeavor
for better conditions We doubt
if any county in the state has a
superintendent that has the fac-
ulty of keeping schopl interests
uppermost in the minds of the
people equal to results obtained
by G M Hagan Consider him
for two more years of effective
work for the school children of
Adair county -
J F Roberts will give you the
best servieg in picture framing
Inspires
We Do Not Believe
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That a dollar is one’s best friend but we do know that they
are very convenient to have where you can get hold of them in
the time of need
First Rational Bank
J T MAGRUDER Cashier
DANNENBERGHOME
DESTROYED BY FIRE
The pretty suburban home of
W H Dannenberg was complete-
ly destroyed by fire Monday
morning The family was away
from the home when the fire
broke out and only arrived at the
home in time with the help of
friends to save a few pieces of
furniture The home is about
three-fourths of a mile up the
mountain side from Stilwell
When the alarm was given in
town the residence was a raging
fire and before assistance could
reach the scene the flames had
consumed the home
Mr Dannenberg carried $300
insurance on the household goods
and $70000 on the dwelling He
estimates his loss at $1600
Decoration at New Hope
For years and years long be-
fore church bells rang in Stilwell
it has been a custom to gather at
New Hope the Saturday before
the second Sunday in May and
give honor and respect to the
dead in that cemetery by appro-
priate all day services and strew
the graves with flowers The day
this year May 9 is expected to be
one of the most memorial of all
All Sunday-schools of this section
whose people recognize New
Hope as their burial grounds are
invited to prepare exercises and
come out to make the program of
the day pleasing and instructive
Any family from a distance who
can not come and wish to send
flowers foe-the graves of any
member of their family or friends
can have them properly placed
by sending to W L Cowart Rev
Culver or Rev J LV Brown ' '
Everybody inqited to comp and
take part in the day’s services
BnU Moosers Name Ticket
The stand-pat republicans who
believes in com mittee and conven-
tion rule can sit up and take no-
tice that the progressive element
of this party does not propose to
live under the whip of a boss
T£e bull-moosers have placed a
state ticket in the field headed by
John P Hickam of Stilwater for
governor
Confidence
Nothing inspires confidence
like a good bank balanci
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Money is not all but it
goes a mighty long way in
the time of need If you
are not already one of oar
customers come in and get
a pass book and wacth your
balance grow
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Patton, John W. & Early, Gary L. Standard-Sentinel (Stilwell, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 30, 1914, newspaper, April 30, 1914; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1782247/m1/1/: accessed July 4, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.