The Statesman. (Foyil, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 25, 1908 Page: 1 of 4
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POYIL, OKLA, JULY 3k, 1908.
NO. 16
VOL.
Ertbrro at. tub PotTorricc AT FoYILi
!. T., as second clam MAIL matter.
tip*'l 6tm, 1907 Under Act or Con*
•■cm March 8,1870
Cashier Lane and family visited
at Claremore first of the week.
Our Wealth.
Township Assessor, W. T Ten*
oiaon, has completed the assystmrnt
of Foyil Township sod finds that
we have real estate subject to taxa-
tion to the amount of $33,811 90
personal property to the
amount of $197,557-34 or • total of
4231,369.85, exclusive of railway,
telephone and telegraph properties.
Less than 10 per cent of the land
in thia township was subject to tax-
ation this year Qver 80 per cent
Dan Mathesou took In the sights
of the Radium City Snnday return
tag-to Foyil on the noon train Mon-
day. •
Xee Murray of Catooss, came up
first of the week and visted a few
days with Mr. and Mrs. Twitty and of it r tm y —
hit brother Hon of Ihlidty. I " h ""b,e 0Mt J*"
Rev. Clapham haa materially ad-
ded to the utility and comfort of his
borne in this city, this week, a cosy
porch on east side of the dwelling.
Assessor Tennison left with us
Saturday a report of the taxable
wealth of Foyil Township See re-
port under heading "Our Wealth "
Mrs. Dobbs of Chelsea, spent a
day or two the latter part of laat
week with acquaintances in this
city. Saturday she had her house-
rf.
'Squire Vincent haa Ststesmsn's
thanks lor cash on subscription thia
week#
John Smith baa diaposed of his
drtg stock to a Mr. Brooksire of
Robert Londsgin waa np to Vini-
ta the first of the week on realty
business. He report* the loan
agenta getting fixed for the rush 4f.
ter the removal of reatrictiona
Statesman acknowledges there-
ceipt of an invitation to be preaent
at the welcoming home of the
steamer "City of Muakogee, "which
occurred in Muakogee the forepart!
of thia week; alao the jubilee to be I
pulled off In honor of the removal
of land reatrictiona, Monday the
7th. Sorry to have to forego the
pleasures Of both occasions.
Anna) School Metfei.
Our annual aehool meeting will
be held at the aehool houae in Foyil
on next Tueaday, July at.
The principle object of the min-
ing will be to elect one Birecior to
aerve three years. Mr. Skelten'*
term expiring on that date. Next
year the Treasurer will h- elected,
two yeara hence a Clerk and in
three year* another Director and
M J^ata
when harmonvous action ia
aary—right when our building
deals are on, it might be a good
idea to elect him for another term, i
Everyone who has expressed
mself in our pkeaenee seems to
think it a bad time to make
change in the board
Have you ssw those Latest Styles
in '^Panther" Hata, at
J. W. Stxwabt'S?
Don't fail to examine my line of
ti 50 Work Shoes.
5it* W. H. WAXD.
Mra. Thoa. Smith and aon, Wal-
ter, of Claremore, came op on the
and visited her nicce, Mrs.
Slide Harper a day pr two.
-A Mr. Bckela, of Woodford,
QWahoma, arrived here laat Satur-
day on a visit to his sister, Miss
IfolUe Puncan and other relatives.
Union Orsin Co., of Vinits, sre
building a small elevator of 5000
byshel capacity immediately south
tom <5eo. Vincent's mill nesr the
/fc-Ward, of Lincoln, Nebraa*
interests be
Mr. Ward thia week diapneed
Mlow Springs Items.
Walter Roaa and familyof Beggs,
visited Mr snd Mrs Joe Bpff sever*
a! days Isst week.
Several Foyil boyswere seining
for fish in these parts Isst week.
Eh, boys, remember Bill Wright
isses this wsy frequently.
Chss Buffing ton ssys the sun
shines so hot and the weeds grow
so fast thst it almost pots him in
the notion of becoming a preacher.
If Rogers County ever expects to
do anything for it'a unfortunates
now would be a good time to get
busy. Mrs. Sarah Downing /and
her family are in destitute drcum
stances snd none of them able t •
work. The neighbora are doing
all they can but all being poor it h
too hard on them to do it all.
<D. OOLSin.
Washington WarMap.
Mra John Nelmrwaa shopping in
Foyil Monday.
J C Goes and family talk of mov-
ing to Arkansas.
When there are any important
meetings or elections to be held, we
notice thst those who have control
of same, atlll adbear to the ifith
century methods of advising the
people—posting written notices in
two or three public places, juat aa
though there was no print ahop in
the town and that the furnisher of
thia convenience doea not depend
tof work to keep np
Thia
Oar Nov School House.
giving
propositions
7 V —;—- . , ?
free aiention from time to time
with
tkank-you for the apace
and we think that the
riding of a "free horse'
let up 00. Get your
pah
I in his
will feel
appted-
printing office ia Fbyii.
Plsns hsve been drawn for two
new aehool houses to be built in
this district.
The one for Foyil will be a tu_
story brick with four clsss-rooms,
aecesssry vestibules, closk sod
book rooms snd will be strictly up.
to dste in every respect; two good
teachers will be employed, every-
thing tsught to and including the
eighth grade.
Warda Grove school houae will
be continued aa a primary ■"hool
with a good teacher in charge.
one room frame building,
atrictly np to date will be construct*
ed In the esstern part of the dis-
trict. This will slim be a primary
his hardware stock, building and
realty holdiogs to Thomss Millard,
of. this vicinity, snd now only hss
the lumber stock to dispose of. He
ssys if heean't aell the lumber will
ship it to Lincoln snd put it into
buildings on his holdings, in thst
city. He snd his compsny hsve
done much for the upbuilding of
Foyil and vicinity and Stateaman]
ia aorry to have them leave ourl
town, as we have found them very
affable huainess people. Thia office
acknowledges a number of pleaaant
viaita from Mr. Ward during hie
atay in our town.
'Swire Vincent's Coirt.
Thnraday was a lively day in the
uatke court of thia place. Mrs.
Nsnnie Tinsley waa arraigned on
^charge of assault and battery
for
Coutracta for the two houaea will
be let within the next ten or twelve
daya and work begin aoon after.
to see our $8.50 Guaranteed
The beat values ever offer*
ed in this market
5«tf
W. H Wann.
County Attorney Hall appeared
the proaecution while H. Tom
Kight and B. J. Holtzendorf ap-
peered for the defense. Several
were examined and
interest waa manifeat.
The jury failed to agree and caae
aet for retrial on the 29th.
Civil
caae of Lane va. Lyon a
In which W. R. Harper
1 the plaiatif and C L.
the defendant waa con-
until the aame date, ao next
Wedneeday will he another lively
MraJauie Fallen _
Victoria Nelms, spent Snnday in.
Foyil gueata of Mrs Harper.
Duke Rushing threatens to pot
the herd law in force if certain par-
tiea do not keep their atock out of
hla field.
Our people are highly elated over
the prospects of getting a neu^
aehool house. A meeting will be
held st Washington Saturdsy (the
25th) at s o'clock to decide on the
location.
Flow Boy.
'Have you noticed that it ia al-
ways the farmer who retires from
business?" aska the Pike Qonnty
Post. "The seasons msy seem nn
propitious, but the former makes
money right slong. fills hit barns to
bursting and awells hia beak ac-
count year by year. By and by he
sa work and either becomes a
country nabob, or cornea to town,
bnildaafine houae and becomes a
iber of our leisure dam. Bm
the teat of us common people, mer-
chanta, hankers, lawyers, mechan
ics and editors, keep the oommer
dal mill grinding through Indefinite
years. Nothing but nervous pros-
tration or desth stops ns. Oar
financial cooditioo permits no other
. The debit and credit cel-
plsy sn eternal see-saw. If
yon would he a free man, a king, a
be a former.*'
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The Statesman. (Foyil, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 25, 1908, newspaper, July 25, 1908; Foyil, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc185030/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.