The Cordell Beacon (Cordell, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 21, Ed. 2 Thursday, December 7, 1916 Page: 2 of 8
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AUTOMOBILE 1 HONEY SHOULD OE SPENT
1HLL 00108 Of COUNTY INSTEAD Of STATE
George Bishop Has Treated a Most Timely Subject From Standpoint of
Where Most Good can be Done and Greatest Numbers Can
Be Served.
state roads, and in addition to that
who build their own country road,
but can't get a penny for upkeep.
Nothing would be said if it took all
the money from automobile taxes to
maintain the state roads, but when it
is seen that only a fraction of it is
being spent on the state roads and
that it will be years before it will
take all of this fund to maintain the
. _ _ ^
the cordell beacon, cordell, oklahoma
KILLING CATTLE ARE
STILL SELLING WELL
All Embargoe! Lifted and Cattle Go-
ing to Central Markets as Usual.
Hogs Make Slight Advance.
Cordel lthe first of the week on busi-1 A. C. McDuffy of Rainy was
neS8- l j town Tuesday and reported very
D. B. Matthews spent several days j heavy rains last week having fallen
at Norman last week and visited the j over that pan of the county.
home office of the Kinkade Loan com- j wwtaker of Fayeueville,
pany for which he is the local agent.
... i Tenn.. has been the guest of Attorney
R. L. Harvey is having a nice ad-1
dition built on his residence. Page ' Rutherford Brett this week.
Netpon is dooing the carpenter work, j On account of the illness of his
thursday, dec. 7, 1916.
wife A. N. Bomer, one of our best
citizens will shortly move to San An-
tonio, Texas.
The schools of Cordell were trans-
ferred to the new stone building Mon-
day. The enrollment is reported at
203. Prof. Coffey and his three as-
sistants are giving good satisfaction.
(By George Bishop) i the remaining 90 per cent is returned
It seems that our road dragging | to the treasurer of the county from
fi-nd is mighty slow in making con- which the money was collected. None
nectiop with the road drags in Okla- of this money remains in the hands of
Lme A lot, of this money has been the highway department or any mem-
available for dragging roads for over ber of it. The 10 PeJ ^
„ voar, yet in some counties no con- nosed lo take c.re of the -
tract, (or dr.eging roads were let no- tenses ot the department. Whether tt
til October, 191B. Some counties had i does, or does not
drags going early in the year; |
state roads, we have the argument of i Ransas City gtock yards> Dec. 4.
fair dealing in addition to the reading igjg,—Killing cattle cold pretty well
of the law, to justify the belief that | )agt week_ filling good orders
this money be spent to maintain roads | day tQ daj. A11 quarantine re-
anywhere irr the county so long as j strictions on the movement of cattle
the money lasts, and that none of it 1 hgre wgre removed Saturday. Re-
it is all the same
i to the members of the department of
This delay seems to be due to a 1 highways, for each is paid his salary
ruling of the state highway depart- the same as any other state employe
ment, which interprets the law to j j say that because some have come
mean that this road dragging fund to me, since this money has been so
mast be spent on state roads only, siow in showing up on the roads, with
and that other roadsy in the county, the suggestion that there must be a
110 matter how well they may be ; rake-off somewhere. I am glad to
graded, and needing dragging, nor say that so far as I can see the law
how much money is lying unused in piaees ample safeguard around all
the treasury, can't have a penny of the m0neys coming into the hands of
this "County Road Maintenance fund" the state highway department in
spent upon them. Oklahoma. 1 am inclined to think
in practically every county in the that our present trouble in not get-
state, particularly in the western part ting sufficient action on this road
of the state, there are miles and maintenance fund, is due to an over-
miles of well graded roads that were stric t effort on the part of the state
ready and waiting for the drag when highway commissioner to play safe
the first of this money began coming in the spending of this money in
back to the counties from which it maintaining roads.
was collected. What is puzzling a But many Qf us are unable to read
great many of 11s, is what we read the jaw to mean what is being prac-
the law to mean that this fund is for ticed That section of the law which
dragging roads, anywhere in the speaks 0f what is to be done with the
county after they have been properly per cent 0f the auto
graded. Yet, we find the commission- wjjich comes back to tim-
ers following some kind of a ruling 1 ..This money shall he 1
which will not let them use any of credit of the 'County i
•afro maris _ . _ r* j •
should be used for construction so
long as there are roads ready for
dragging.
It may be that the state highway
commissioner plans to conserve this
fund until the art of dragging roads
has been learned in the upkeep of
state roads, before allowing it to be
spent on roads leading into country
communities. If this is the idea it
should be remembered that the law
says that the contract is to be let to ,
someone residing along the road, j
This would mean that whether the j
road be a state or a community road, j
the contract for dragging is to be t
made with practically the same kind j
of a man.
ceipts were 12,000 cattle, steers
I steady, cows strong, stockers and
I feeders quiet. The hog supply was
10,000, market 10 to 15 higher, top
$10, sheep 10 higher, lambs $12.35.
Branded yearlings brought $10.8;)
1 and some pretty good heavy steers
! sold at $10.90, strictly prime steers
worth up to $12. The $10.90 steers
| today were mates of steers from
| same shipper at $i0.9y last Wednes-
Medium to plain short fed
steers sold at $8.50 to $10.50, some
Missouri steers at $10.50, 1400 lbs.
average, that cost $7.50 here in Sep-
tember. A train of 23 cars of cattle |
from Red Rock, Montana, arrived
tax money,
county, says
aced to the
, containing 10 cars of steers around 1
A little caution is to be commended. | i2Qo ^ at s- and 13 cars o£ cows
for it is not always found in the ex- , Qf which 1 car brought $7.25, 1 car j
1 pnditure of public funds, but I am j ^ [he main droye 65_ baiance $0 !
I to $6.40, a few throw outs $5.25. The
cow market was a shade higher, in-
| eluding canners, the latter at $4.50
to $5.
On the discovery of the harmless
Special Offer
On all accounts paid between now and
Christmas we will give premiums Free.
No tickets or premiums will be given after
Christmas.
Dixie now.
Pay your account at the
this money exeept on state roads nance pund.' which fund
which they have built and approved
since the law went into effect.
Such a way of doing business is not
meeting with the approval of the
folks over the country who are in-
terested in good roads. The average
farmer knows very little of the de-
tails of the road law, but he knows
that there has been a lot of money
collected from owners of automobiles.
After so long a time he begins to
wonder what is being done with this
money. When he finds that it is be- _
ing spent only on state roads, and This wouj
that on the roads which he and his | gtate roada
for the following purposes only: To
maintain roads already prepared for
dragging." Then it goes on to ex-
inclined to think that it is being ov-
erdone in this case. It is important
that as full value as possible be ob-
tained in the spending of this money,
but an uncertain amount will have to,
be spent in educating the people to
properly operate the road drag, and
converting them to its possibilities n
solving the problem of good roads the
year raund. So I am convinced, so
long as we have the money .that i'.
cannot be spent for a better purpose
,r-te" 1 than maintaining any well graded
u c<11 3tretch of road anywhere in the coun-
ty.
I am more than willing that this
money be spent for the complete
THE DIXIE
plain that "the county commissioners j majntenance of all state roads
th«?
or.nty, and 1 would have those roads
ome first, and receive all the car
shall divide the dragable roads into
dragging district, ets.
Nowhere that I can find does it j necessary to make them roads wort
say that this automobile tax money J 0f the name they bear. But when r
shall be spent for the maintenance of
state roads only. The law plainly
sets this money aside as a "County
Road Maintenance Fund' to be spent
on "roads prepared for drageinu.
of course, include the
because they are noth-
neichtors graded .— - ,
c„::no. get a dollar of this fund for
maintenance, though there be thou-
sands of dollars of this fund lying
unused in the treasury, he is going to
feel that there is something wrong
somewhere.
I find that many do not seem to
understand just how this "County
Road Maintenance Fund" is derived.
> u the money collected as taxes on
automobiles and tractors goes into
the state highway department. There
it is divided, and 10 per cent of it is
turned into the state reasury,
into tqwn theyijng ^ut c0unty roads designated as
and
state roads have been served, and
there are thousands of dollars left in
the county treasury, and mile* an!
miles of roads in the county rea'ly
for dragging, why isn't it the sensiMf
thing to do to have the remainder of
the fund spent in dragging anywhere
in the county? ,
state roads, but it could, and should, | would be willing to compromise
mean any other stretch of road in the |on thjs demand by saying that when-
eounty in condition for dragging. ever any road of a mile or more in
it may be that there is something length be built to connect with the
• 1 , -nm. State road, that it immediately b«-
in the meaning of this law which com-1
... j comes a part of the state road sys-
pels the state commissioner of high- j ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
ways to rule that this money can be j tajned out t(,e county road main-
spent only on state roads, but I can't ( tenance fund. When this proved to
find it. Such a ruling simply delays be not enough for the townships to
■ ii-. pnn/iu „> the m*o- make the two-mill levy which the law
the day of good dirt roads to tne p* 1
. now provides for the upkeep of town-
pie who help to pay for ot • | roads. There is no sense in
struction and maintenance of the compejijng t|le township to make a
SAVE
MONEY
before buying get my
PRICES ON QUALITY
Furniture
Remember it pays to get prices and to com-
pare values. Our goods are guaranteed-
our prices will speak for themselves.
Our furniture stock includes everything to
furnish a home completely. Lots of splen-
did Christmas gift suggestions in our stock.
We trade you new furniture for old.
J.W.Corlett
EAST SIDE OF THE SQUARE
nature of the disease affecting the
sick cattle here all embargos have
been lifted, and trade is on a normal
basis. Receipts of stockers and
feeders were light, and the feeling
was weak, prices quotable at $.>.oU '.o
$7.50 for steers, and $5 to $7 for
stock cows and heifers.
The morning estimate of 8000 head
of hogs was raised to 10,000, and there
was a very active market at 10 to 15
higher prices, the close 20 higher in
some cases. The top was $10, bulk
of sales $9.40 to $9.90, medium
weights up to $9.1*0. light hogs $9.75.
The market showed the good effect o:
the order buying trade, which was op-
erating today, top here being 10 cents
above nearest Missouri river market,
and only 10 cento under Chicago to,>
1 today, bulk of sales here today ac-
tually above bulk iu ('hUUo>>- Kiu<«>
have a place f..r hogs in practical I.
unlimited numbers and present price
adjustment is making them gooi!
money.
! The sheep and lamb market was,
stronger, and there were several im
portant features. Four cars of p'".' |
red lambs from the Monte Vista ills ■
! trict sold at the top price, $12.35. 70 j
lbs average. Four cars of feeding j
, lambs from Roswell, New Mexico,
sold at $11 a new high figure for that j
class, 65 lbs. A car load ot' prime |
Kansas fed Nevada wethers anil 1
yearlings 110 lbs sold at $9.7.i an of-
fer of $10.25 for the yearlings and
$8 50 for the wethers in this lot being (
levy for a 4naintenance fund, when refu9et, The wethers cost $4.50 and I
there la plenty of money in the auto-1 the year)lnKa $;.on here In August. I
mobile tax fund to maintain all the 1 pat ewe8 8e|j at $7.25 to $8.25.
I roads In the county. To allow the |
townships to use some of this money GLYCERINE AND BARK PREVENT
Cordell,
Oklahoma
is to add to the number of miles of
APPENDICITIS
Suppose Thomas Chalmers Came to your
House Christmas Eve and Sang "O, Holy
Night." It Would Be a Treat, Wouldn't It?
Do you know that the NEW EDISON reproduces Chalmers'voice so perfectly
that you cannot tell his living voice from the New Edison Re-Creation 01 it.
That sounds like an extravagant statement, doesn't it? But it has been proven
in public. It is a fact.
Will There Be Real Music In Your
Home At Christmas?
The New Edison gives you the exact and literal interpre-
tations of the world's greatest artists—YOU cannot tell
the difference!
You owe it to yourself and your family to hear the great
Edison re-creations. Come to our store any time and
ask to hear them. Not a phonograph—positively a re-
creation of voices and music.
Don't wait to give your family the benefit of such music
as the Edison will give you—place an Edison in youi
home this Christmas. You will always be glad if you do.
C. R. THORNTON, Edison Dealer
good roads In the county and at the; _____
same time create a sentiment that The sjrap|e mixture of buckhoro
will be in favor or a two-mill levy in bark Kty(.ei1ne, etc.. known as Alder
townships whenever the time comes. j.ka astonishes Cordell people. Be |
that it would be needed to properly 1 ,.aU8e .\lder-l-ka acts on BOTH lower
maintain the roads. Ln<1 upp«,r bowel. ONE SPOONFUL
) The next step in the direction of 1 relieves almost ANY CASE constlpa-
1 good roads in Oklahoma will be the 1 tion, sour stomach or gas. It removes (
county unit system of control. The j such uprising foul matter that a few,
township system will soon have serv- doses often relieve or present appen-
ed Its days of usefulness. 1 am not ^ dicltls. A short treatment helps I
! chronic stomach trouble. The IN-.
' STANT. easy action of Alder i-ka Is!
astonishing. C. R. Thornton. Drug
NEWS OF 14 YEARS AGO
From Beacon Files.
A fine hand made buKgy put up by
Jones k Bomer was raffled off last
Saturday. Sheriff Miller beinn the
making this statement as an opinion.
but just noting it as one of the steps j
in the proper progress in the problem
of good roads. It is the history of
the more efficient and economical
{I road systems the world over. As;
j -non ss the system is reasonably p r-
Iferted with details worked out, then
I Its supervision should center at the
county seat the same as the state de-,
Ipartrront . enters at the capital. I lucky winner Thabuggy wasab.au
I know that lots of good men do not ty and is a credit lo the reputation as
agree with that plan. In some roun-' workmen of Us makers.
ties they may not he ready for it. In Lieutenant Oov*rnor Steele and
I soni rounties they already have It. of Nebfwto arrived In Cordell
It Is optional with countien In Ok Wednesday to vlait their son R. B
lahoma whether they operate under, Steele who Is seriously III with the
th > <*mnty unit system or retain their fever
township form of government. The. John f. Vanrnm who for «o long
trouble we are In right now Is be-1 has he.-n ■ ..nfined to his bed on ar
rause of a one sided coanty unit sys- 1 "tint <*' sickness is now In the bos-
tem. This .ounty road maintenance pitai Pueblo. I olo He ha* a son
■ fund Is In the bauds of the commls- and daughter living at that city 8in«<
sinners with only a fraction of the arrtvin* at I'usblo. the g'*el n. ws has
in the county directly in tflelr hands come to Cordell that be Is rapidly
I and th re seems to have been no way i Improving
made for then. o spend this money The Masonk Fraternity cont-ro-
,n other than state roads If the, plates having a ban.,uc some time
commissioner* could take over earh'durlng the Christmas Holidays An
road that was properly constructed to eminent speaker on Masonry will
| onnect with a state r.*d and relieve probably be secured for the occasion
he township of any further res pons I I* J A. Jesler represents!!*
Stilly or etpenae. aa the construction *aa In from Horns Monday II
? roada progreaaed over the county, j the recent ti«a*y rains with the <old
all the rrnda of the county would | weather had cut the lale cotton crop
radually come Into the hands of the I short
•'Min'v blchwav department, and the J. A. I^mb one of the fortunat'
government would dlaa^ aentlemen who drew a quarter ad
Joining the townalte of Hobart wae In
elect
1 aald
township
Shorthorn Sale
CHICKASHA. OKLA, FRIDAY, DEC. 15th
PARK E. SALTER WILL SELL
150 HEAD IN ONE DAY
Cows, Bulls and Hetfers—Reds, whites and roans.
Under cover, rain or shine.
Sale starts at 10 a. m.
40 Head Richly Bred Pure Scotch Catile
20 Choice Scotch and Scotch Topped young Bulls including herd leaders.
Bulls for the breeder and the kind that pleases both farmer and ranchman.
12o females are listed. Including large, flat backed, heavy milking cows with calf at foot Others ahowln«
heavy in calf And the cholsest lot of young heifers ever sold in this territory The forty Scotch cattle are
an attractive lot. sired by noted bulls and tracing to the best Scotch families The remainder have from
four to eight Scotch tops on the young Mary. Hose of Sharon. How Mary. Young Phlllis and other good
families Makin* the ma useful, heavy, milking, deslrsble lot of cattle
The cattle In this offering ar sired by and females bred to such great sires as Rosewood Dale, a
Son of Avondale, l^ird Hale. * grandson of Avondale; Sliver Hampton, a win of Merry Hampton, a Bellows
Broa great herd bull Captain Archer. (k>od Choice a grandson of the noted Choice Uoods. I .ord Al*b< r
and King of Hearts, both sons of Captain Archer, and other good Scotch bulla.
Remember that l" « head of cattle are selling In one day Thla large number Insures bargains, and Ihle i*
your opportunity to buy richly bred, high claaa Individuals, from on« to s carload Kemember Hie day
Friday. December 1Mb. Come the day before, as the sale starts at 10 o'clock.
Fart lea from a distance stop at the Chaney Hotel. Chickasha. Okla.
Auctioneers- Herriff, Binger, Ball, Hubbard, Murphy, Sanford.
rOR CATALOO AND FULL PARTICULARS. AOORESS
PARK E. SALTER, Wichita, kans.
Sale lo be held at Chickasha, Oklahoma
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