The Medford Patriot. (Medford, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE PEOPLE, PUBLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO PAY FOR IT
VOL XIX
MEDFORD, GRANT COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1912
TO WHOM THIS MAY
COME-GREETING. EX-
' TRA NUMBER TODAY
Patriot Putting Out Edition of 3,000 This
Week of lOPages Most Ever Put
Out by Grant Co. Paper
This week we make rather an
extra effort in the newspaper field.
Wet are sending out 3,000 numbers
of ten pages each. This entire
paper reaches many persons who
are not now subscribers. It is put
into your hands for two real pur-
poses: viz: To give you political
pointers regarding the different can
dldates on the two leading tickets,
and to let you know there is pub-
lished in Medford a real, live pa-
per that is issued every week and
is in EVERY POSTOFFICE IN
GRANT COUNTY EVERY THURS-
DAY MORNING.
It is the only paper published in
GVant county that reaches every
■- Grant county postofflce on Thurs-
day morning. It has the county
news right up to Wednesday noon
each week. It prints all fh com-
missioners' proceedings and other
court house news for its readers,
that the commissioners' official pa-
pers get paid for. The Patriot be-
longs to no faction or class. It
stands alone and does not hoe the
row of any politician or set of men
to hold its job. It is independent
in expression and is espousing the
cause of happenings in Grant
county.
republican in politics.
But can see much good in hun-
dreds of other persons of other po-
litical faith and belief. The MED-
FORD PATRIOT is the paper for
the farmer. It contains the late
markets each week: It is an all
HOME PRINT paper: It gives ev-
ery person an opportunity to be
heard through its columns: Is lo-
cated on a site next door to the
Court house where the "deals" take
place that the people are interest-
ed in.
subscription only $1.00 per
yeah
11 you are not a subscriber, you
should be.- You owe it to yourself
to take the Patriot and keep post-
ed on current events and the busi-
ness of the county you are inter-
ested in.
union meeting
The Union Meeting Sunday night
•was well attended and every body
seemed enthusiastic. Rev A. Early
delivered t*e sermon of the evening,
the theme of which was "The Mis-
sion of Men," or "The Value of Per-
sonal Work." No converts were se-
cured. The meeting next Sunday
night will be in charge of the Alen's
Forward Movement.
STATE VS. S. W. WILLIAMS.
A hearing was held to the case
of, State vs. Williams, charged with
felenious assult, Monday afternoon.
The defendant was bound over to
the District Court and his bond fixed
at $750, in default of which he was
Put in charge of .the sheriff.
Soloman did not set up one stanfi-
ard for Jjie girls, and another for
the boys; he says—"train up a
child." One child in the dear home
nest is as lovely to us as another,
and yet there are but few homes
L. C. EDSON DIES.
An Old Soldier
Comrade L. C. Edson, Co. G, nth
Vermont Inft., a charter member of
Medford Post No. 53 G. A. R.
Dept.. of Oklahoma died July 27th,
1912, age 77 years. He had been in
very poor health for a long while,
and the end was not unexpected.
He was a member of the Baptist
church of this place in which the
funeral services were conducted and
was buried in the cemetery seveu
miles north, near his old home place.
BAND CONCERT SATURDAY
EVENING, AUGUST 3RD, 1912.
WHEN DID THE EXAMINER
CHANGE HIS MIND?
Wakita, Oklahoma, 7-27-12.
Noticing a letter purporting to
have been written by Mr. Condit,
the gentleman who represented the
State Examiner tn the recent exam-
ination of the county records, in a
number of Grant county papers, pub-
lished in the Interests of Mr. Thos.
Harville, brought, to mind the report
of the State Examiner at the com-
pletion of his examination of the
records of Grant county—the State
Examiner seemed to think it nec-
essary at that time to supplement
his report on tne County Clerk's of-
fice with a letter calling special at-
tention as follows:
' "The records have been very care-
lessly and poorly kept. There hns
been no system used in filing claims:
reports and otlier papers. It takes
lots of searching to find what is
wanted. Several county officers re-
ports were found to be missing. A
great many claims have been lost.
The clerk has been careless in fil-
ing claims that were not signed nor
been sworn to. He has kept no re-
cord of fees for the last two years,
except on some little memorandum
book which could not be found etc.
etc."
Letter and report are on file in
office of County Attorney and Coun-
ty Clerk, subject to inspection of
the public. Mr. Harville was Deputy
Clerk at that time.
I do not know how it appaars
to the average voter, but to me it
would appear that the Examiner's
report made under oath is more de-
pendable than a letter written for
campaign purposes.
S. J. Farmer.
NO. 43
TAX LEAGUE MEETS.
The Grant County Tax League
met at the Court house Saturday af-
ternoon. In absence of a secretary,
President Geo. F. Yerian called for
one to be chosen "and L. A. WeldTf
Valley Center League was then elect-
ed secretary. At the meeting of the
League of May 22nd, a committee
was appointed to meet with the
County Equalization and State Board.
President Yerian being the only
member present of this committee,
made the report of this committee
to the League. He stated that this
committee met with the County
Equalization Board, but owing to
lack of finances, the committee did
not attend the meeting of the State
Equalization Board.
The matter of the League sending
out circular letters to find out what
candidates have pledged themselves
to do the office work without deputy
hire to the county and who will agree
to keep the work up, was laid over
till next meeting because of the
small attendance. The League ad-
journed to meet again August 15th,
HAPPENINGS IN AND
AROUND THE COURT
HOUSE IN MEDFORD
Real Estate Transfers, Assignments, Estate
Matters, County and District
Court Business
Lesson For Union Young People's
Meeting, Sunday August 4th,
1912, at Opera House.
notice to settle.
All parties indebted to the under-
sined will please call and settle and
save costs.
- E. A. MOOTHEART & SON.
Mrs. W. S. Lon& Mary and Ches-
ter left today, for a two weeks visit
in Kingman, Kansas.
Subject: Making Religion Real.
Text: 1 Thess. 5:4-10,
Subjects for discussion:
1. Avoiding the carnal,
j 2. Developing the soul's power.
3. Materializing the spiritual.
4. Making the material world spirit
ual.
5. Does the world need more
Bible teachings?
6. Why should we put to use what
spiritual knowledge and life we
have?
Scriptural Helps on the Lesson:
Mark 12:28-34.
Joshua 1:8.
Matt. 7:13-27.
1 Cor. 10:31.
Matt. 7:19-33.
Rom. 8:13.
2 Tim. 2:22
Mark 8:36-37.
1 Peter 2:1-12
District Court adjourned last Thurs-
day, and there has not been a great
deal of new business filed in this
Court since then. Then County
Court has something doing mos.t of
the time, in either civil or criminal
matters. The Bootlegging cases are
getting fewer all the time, and up
to date there has been no proceed-
ings brought in any court in Med-
ford to keep the "Third" degree
party from electioneering.
The work in the county clerk's of-
fice is slack, and is being looked
after by Mrs. Harville, deputy
Harville's wife "Tom" is out doing
the best he can to keep the vot-
ers thinking he is the man to nom-
inate next week.
The • District Clerk, C. N. Ernest
is quite busy building up his fences
to keep that man Hieronynlus from
winning the nomination. Chas. is
a sort of a third termer, and be-
liievcs he can win by his official
experience.
Capt. C. T. Colman says he has
not much time to campaign. He
is quite busy with the work in the
Register of Deeds office, and as he
has no opposition for nomination
he will land all safe. His office is
accident.
While Mr and Mrs. D. c. Roberts
were passing through Medford late
Sunday evening, their team became
frightened at two stones lying at
the side pf the road. The horses
turned directly around and ran in-
to the guy wire on a telephone pole
breaking the tongue o f the sur-
where the boys are as tenderly shield'!!"?' &nd jerkinfi Mr- Roberts over
ed as the girls. We are not quite',,0 dashboard- In the meanwhil^
as careful to watch their daily for-L^' Roberta had jumped out of
mation of habits and their conversa- L SUrrey and escaped injury. The
x! _ . Jinrano i
W:
.. _ conversa-
tion jis we are that of the "girlies."
They are more exuberant tn spirit,
and we send them out of the hous^
for the sake of quiet—after that
tie giriB may practice their music.
EUREKA.
"Lost yesterday, between the
hours of sunrise and sunset—two
golden hours, each set with sixty
diamond minutes. No reward is of-
fered, for they they are gone for-
ever."—Horace Mann.
Mr, and Mrs. Jonas Covey of Clad-
•well attended the MeGuire and
-Ahern eale, Monday and visited for-
mer neighbors. Everyone to glad to
®ee them once again.
A. M. Stork and family of Deer
Creek vicinity, made a pleasant visit,
the first o* this week, at the S. W.
York home.
Miss Emma Sillier will teach at
No, 48; Miss Leona Hoffman near
Lamont.
[ Mr. VVorl's family, Mrs. M. Lehr-
ling and several others of this lo-
cality attended the Caldwell Chaut-
" auqua.
Miss Etta Wirta is gradually im-
k proving in the care of a trained
nurse from Wichita.
r Jobn Ahern will farm his mother's
"place this year. Mr. MeGuire will re-
move to Oklahoma City and bis sons
' 1 Vincent and Ernest wiil live at the
pld homestead.
out of
. _ —*— —j«ry. The
horses jerked loose irom the bug-
gy, but were found Monday, six
miles southeast of town.
FOR RENT: A good farm near
Clyde. J. A Aikins.
NEW AUTO GARAGE.
Repair* and Oil.
Ira Baldwin of Hennesy has open-
ed up the Baldwin Automobile Shops
at Medford in the Stetler building,
west of the Rock Island depot He
will carry a full line of auto requi-
sites and repairs, and do general
machine auto work. He will make a
specialty of pushing the sales of the
He has established a residence in
the Roff house, and will install tele-
phones and invites you to call and
inspect his machines. He will also
run a livery in connection, so if
you get "stuck" or want to "get
out of town" give him a high ball
and he will be there with the goods.
«~d w.,„ ,peak«„ d.y. 3. Jay X' Political Day"and gr°""d''
v.ted to be there and explain how he ?ot defeated. cand.date at the pnmary is
Vera, Verne and Neal Ulrey re-
turned Monday from Kiowa, Kan
sas, after a two months visit with
their grandmother.
estes—runyon.
At 2:30 Tuesday, at the home of
the bride'i parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Runyon, occured the marriage
of Miss Lucy, a daughter, to Mr.
Elbridge L. Estes, Rev. Bachman
officiating. The couple left at 3:401
for Colorado Springs and other
points in the cool mountains for a
sojourn of thirty days.
The groom is well known in Med-
ford and vicinity, being a successful
dealer in furniture and undertaker
and was always looked on as a mod-
el young man.
The bride is a graduate of the
Medford High School in the class of
1912, and one of the accomplished
young ladies of the town.
Rev. Bachman and wife left on the
same train with the bridal couple,
for Lewis. Kansas, where Rev.
Bachman has a calf to supply the
pastorage of a church for the com-
ing year.
1 Thess. 5:5-24.
For more etxensive help see L. E.
Stump.
This is the first meeting of the
series and to make it a complete
success the leader must have the
help and co-operation of every young
person in town. Special musiic-and
good talkers will Entertain you. Good
lessons have been selected; good
leaders chosen; to put them proper
ly before the congragation; a good
cause to work for and a gocd tiime
expected. Meeting begins promptly
at seven o'clock. If you are not
there on time you wilt miss some-
thing valuable.
Ray-Porter.
J. K. Wilson came in Tuesday,
from a two weeks trip into western
Kansas.
A. C. Glenn received word, Mon-
day. from the Supreme Court that
the decision of the County Jud<*e
We bespeak a long and prosperous was affirmed in the case of Sha"w
career for the couple. - vs. Diamond, tried some two or
n | T - ~— three years ago, for judgment against
p„rto, r„, j 'lztzz rjrw jr jrsrr
have any news items you may know, j relatives. plaintiff
the money maker among ,the offi-
ces of the county. This office is
turning in about $1400 per year
above the expenses of running the
office.
Among the instruments filed
this office the past four days are
the following.
Deeds.
Jos. York to Redie B. Scott SW%
7"82'4- $97,000
Tony Tramba to G. D. Ilensel,
tratc 50x140 ft.,part of sec. 32-29-7
Clarence Ingram et al to J, c.
Boothe, ne',4 23-25-5 (quit claim
deed.) j,
County Cburt.
1844.e—Estate of Andrew J. Sin-
gleton, deceased, Proof of publica-
tion notice to creditors filed. J. G.
McKelvy, attorney.
| 1854—in re estate of Jas H. Pe-
Jen, administrator appointed. Sam
P. Ridings attorney.
8108—Becker vs. Jackson, case
continued to Monday, August 5, 1912
at 2 p. m. Sam P. Riding and J. B.
Drennan attorneys.
204—State vs. S. W. Williams, de
feudant charged with felonious as-
sault, bound over to district court
bond fixed at $750 in default of
which defendant is remanded to
sheriff. F. G. Walling, atty for de-
fendant.
State vs. Robert Daniel, charged
with drunkenness, fined $10.00 and
costs.
Warranty Deeds.
J. G. Brenholt to John Mott n%
lot 13 & 1 14-15-16 blk. 3, Deer
CCreek, Okla.
E.\Shaklee to C. B, Gaunt sw%
7'27"6 .. $7500
Mattie Bowen to C. H. Davis, NW
54 Sec. 27-27-5 $9>200.
District Court.
1804 McClaflin vs. Curtis, contin-
ued for term by agreement.
1888—S. A. Lively vs. Oliver et
, decree for foreclosure for plain-
tiff.
1888 Muege vs. Lamont Merc, and
Real Estate Co., decree of foreclos
ure granted.
7190—Shore vs. Cold well et al
judgment for defendant.
1840—Suttcn vs. Sutton, decree
of divorce denied.
1845—Hunick vs. Shewey et al
j dismissed as to Clara B Kelly with
J prejudice, decree of foreclosure for
j plaintiff as prayed for in petition.
1843—Williams vs. Wall, foreclos
ure of momrtgage granted.
8185—Guthrie vs. Heiner et al
contiued for term by agreement.
1892—Henderson vs. C. R. I. & p.
Ry. Co., eptition for removal of case
to Federal Court denied.
1894—Strider vs. C R I & p
Co., same entry as above.
1896—Strohmeier vs. C R I & p
Ky. Co., same entry as above.
I 1<u0 National Life Insurance Co.
.vs. Bigerstaff, Sale confirmed and
deed order issued and writ of asaist-
! ance grantew.
1915—A. L. Davis and I. O. Trasft.
vs. Percy Wilkinson et al, -ac.Iou
filed to recover money in the bum
of $1463.50, interest 6 per cent and
further decree setting aside deed to
lots 1 and 2 Block 16, Wakita. F. G.
Walling, attorney for plaintiff.
1605-1606-1607—Peacock, Tuttue &
Miller vs. Board of County Commis-
sioners, cases dismissed.
1903—F. B. Collins Inv. Co. vs.
Geo L. Black et al, case dismissed.
J. G. McKelvy, attorney..
1917—Wm Whitehead vs. 1st State
Bank of Pond Creek, action for re-
covery of money in the sum of $500.
F. G. \\ ailing, attorney.
Marriage Licenses.
Eldridge L. Estes, age 29. and
Lucy C. Runyon, age 19, both of
Medford, Oklahoma.
Jty-
Chas Morgan is here this week,
making arrangements to move his
family to El Reno, where he is em-
ployed as brakeman.
F. M. Ulrey, wife and baby arriv-
ed the last of the week from Colo-
rado where they have spent the last
two months.
Miss Garnett Saffold entertained.
Wednesday afternoon, from three to
five, in honor of her cousin. Miss
Elizabeth Ritter of Colorado. About
twenty girls were present and all
enojyd tehemselves immensely. Dain-
ty refreshments were served.
Read Patriot Want Adds.
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Becker, J. P. The Medford Patriot. (Medford, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1912, newspaper, August 1, 1912; Medford, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc185870/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.