The Medford Patriot. (Medford, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 4, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 9, 1902 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol. IX
Medford, Oklahoma territory. Thursday, October 9.1902
NO. 52
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It Pays to Trade J
With Burbridge! #
HOW MUCH
CABBAGE DO
YOU WANT?
J
If you are going to put up some Sauer Kraut you should see
us at once. On or about November i we will have
t CAR OF FINE HOLLAND CABBAGE j
on the Santa Fe Track. Large, smooth heads and
solid as a rock. Leave your orders with us. The price is
$1.50 PER 100 POUNDS |
j > —Saturday we will sell—
|! 4 packages Coffee for 25c
i 2 packages Force for 25c
!! 9 bars Diamond C soap for 25c
!; 6 pounds red beans for 25c
j| Men's $2.50 shoes at $1.98
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THE ONE PRICE CASH HOUSE
| Medford, - - U. S. A. f
The B/ht between the operators truat
and the laborer* trust in the anthracite
coal Held* is apt to be a cold one (or
the consumers before It ia settled.
Both trust* should be dissolved.
We observe that Hon. Dick T. Mor-
gan will speak at Pond Creek October
17, at 2 p. m., and at Renfrow at 8 p.m.,
also at Wakita October 18 at 8 p. m.
Why not at Medford October 18, at 2
p.m.? Dick promised us an address
whether or not he was nominated.
If astronomers are correct that the
earth is constantly growing colder;
that the line of frost Is slowly but
surely Increasing and the limits of veg-
etation growing less, prospectors of the
discovery of the uorth pole will have
to burry, as the frigid distance over
which they must travel to reach the
goal of their ambition 1a getting
greater.
The operation of trains In this day
of high speed and congested traffic re-
quires every ounce of brain and nerve
force au employee can bring into ac
tion, and for this reason the manage
meht of the Northwestern does not
propose having the brain* ot its pasaen
ger men befogged with whiskey and
tobacco. Regarding the new rule pro
hibiting the uae of tobacco, au official
of the company said: "Cleanliness and
neatneea are important factora In the
railroading of today, and these conaid
erationa alone are aufflcient warrant
for a prohibition of the uae of tobacco
by employeea when on duty. Wede-
aire that employeea ahall not make our
property dlaguatlng to travelera by tbe
use of tobacco, and tbemaelvea steeped
with tobacco poison while on duty
believe, however, that the use of to
bacco by railroad men engaged in train
operations Is fast decreasing, and the
time will come when a tobacco user
will be aa unwelcome in tbe transpor-
tation departments of the railroads aa
a drunkard 1a now." Tbla being true
of railway trains aa to travel why ia It
not also true of public rooma, aufch aa
poetoffleea, where all muat necessarily
go to transact business? Why abould
they not be kept free from smoke and
filthy expectorations ? Why anould
not man uaing the weed avoid puffing
Into the faces of otbera who do not uae
it or dealat from making tllthy the
floors where the public must stand or
walk?
At Fort Riley, Kansas, national and
state troop* have been waging a blood-
less war, a kind of mimic campaign.
They are just showing what they would
do if occasion demands it Well, it Is
safer and more enjoyable than real
war.
The post office lobby ha* become a
picture gallery o announcing attrac
tions for the opera house; also of maps,
notice* of recruiting stations, sale bills,
etc One can interest himself prollt
ably while waiting his turn for mail.
There will be a total eclipse of the
moon October 16. The shadow will
commence crossing tbe moon's disc at
10 p. m. and pass off at 2 a. m. This
being a total eclipse it will be of much
interest to acieoce.
Dr. Wailing muat have a great fac-
ulty of pleasing his bearers, or there is
not much difference In the average
audience. He made a speech the other
eveuing in Hickory township of which
a Republican said It was au excellent
Republican talk; a Democrat said it
was one of the best he had beard and a
Socialist spoke in glowing terms of it.
We have not heard from a 1'opuiiat or
a Prohibitionist, if any were there; but
presume it pleased them as well.
A number of our Demo-Pop ex
change* are gloating over tbe attack
upon Delegate Flynn at Anadarko by
a man named Cleveland. They re'er
to Mr. Flynn as being knocked down
and receiving a black eye. Tbe writer
saw Mr. Flynn at Blackwell and ob-
served no Indication whatever of the
attack. The truth la he was not
knocked down, but forced over against
Mrs. Flynn who was standing by him.
The Demo Fop papers have given out
tbe inference that Flynn had in some
manner beaten Cleveland out of some
money In a trade. This Is not true.
Cleveland was an Indian trader under
Col. Randlett. But becoming worth-
less and given to drinking Col. Rand-
lett removed bim. By influence In the
department be was restored. Col.
Randlett protested against having aueb
a worthless man In hie servioe and ap-
pealed to Flynn, who secured bis re-
moval permanently for the good of the
servioe. Cleveland was under the in-
fluence of liquor when be struck Flynn
or tbe blow migbt bave been more ef-
fective.
SHolI 1,0 WK lil VIDK OUR SCHOOL
I.AND MJND.
Wlmt Ibvioiou Mean* Itilirant Comity.
One of the most important is.uet in
the present campaign i* statehood. It
was hoped and believed that it would
have been omitted from the campaign,
as nearly all of our people are in iavor
of statehood at as early a period as
possible. But the attack upon Dele-
gate Flynn'* service in congress, .solely
because lie I* a Republic «u, for person-
ally be has the good will of all tbe peo-
ple of Oklahoma, lias made this ques-
tion an issue. The fusion convention
thai nominated Wm. Cross declared
against the Flynn statehood bill and
committed ita candidate to ita "pposl
tiou and in favor of a measure that
would defer statehood until tbe Indian
Territory 1* prepared to enter tbe new
state.
Why the Republicans are In favor of
statehood now. and before the Indian
Territory can enter with us Into the
new state should be known to all.
That territory has today as large, if
not a greater population than Okl uio
ma. In the formation of the new state
they would have as many, if not uior>-,
members hi the legislature a* we would
have. They would become a large
part of tbe couveutlou that woulu
adopt a constitution for the new state.
Their territory is growing in popula
tion faster than this, aud knowledge
that they were to be a part ot the slat-
would lnciease it more rapidly, a* ti e
one great drawback there Is the tribal
relations and inability to acquire title
to land.
The Indian* allotment* are aud will
be nontaxable for many year* I'lie
expense of the new state ib thegrealebt1
at its formation, which would put the
burden of taxation on the people ot
Oklahoma for several years, iu lact uu '
til the Indian lands became taxable by
limitation or sale.
In Oklahoma we have reserved sec
tiuiiB 16 and 36 for our public schools
and Iu the Cherokee Strip we have not
ouly reserved these, but 13 and 33 for
public buildinga. These reserved lands
would all puss from congressional con-
trol to that of the new state and the
disposition of them to the legislature
of Oklahoma for the beneflt of the new
state. Aa we of Oklahoma uiu*t.bear
the greater burden of taxes and these
lauds are taken out of our portion ot
the country we believe that wt should
have the proceeds from them and dis-
pose of them tor tbe beuetit of our owu
children and public iustitutlou* instead
of dividing tbe proceeds with the In-
dian territory, if we lirst form our
state within ourown borders we ran do
tins. Tnereafter we can admit the In
dian territorry, as provided in the
statehood bill now pending, as its vari-
ous lands become eligible and accord
to them such rights aud privileges as
we deaire.
A tew tlgures will best demonstrate
the relation of the two territories on
the school land question. When the
proposition to divide Oklahoma's
school laud fund with the Indian terri
tory la brought up tor discussion, Okla-
homa people will llnd that the Indian
territory has 11,460 children more than
Oklahoma has between the ages ot o
years and 20 years. In the matter of
illiteracy, the census report states that
the Indian territory has 52,052 illiterate
persons and that Oklahoma only has
15,774 illiterate persons, making a dif-
ference of 36,278 between the two terri-
tories.
The orators of Democracy have had
much to say relative to negroes In Ok
lahoma, but there are, according to the
1900 census 36,853 negroes in the Indian
territory anil 18,831 negroes in Oklaho-
ma. Tbe Indians number 52,500 in tbe
Indian territory and ll,l 45 in Oklaho
ma.
It ia a fact known to all that crinii
uality in the Indian territory is ten
times what it is here. Thus the taxes
for court expenses, now paid by Un-
united States, would fall upon the new
stateto eradicate crime at a time when
we would have the burden of taxation
upon ua.
Grant county ha* 120 sections ot
school and public building lands to be
disposed of. Worth probably a mllliou
and a half dollars. This we would
have to divide with the Indian territory
according to the Democratic plan, for
which Mr. Croaa stand* pledged. Can
we afford ItV Should we in justice do
it? No. What shall we do to prevent
it? Support Birds McOuIre tor dele-
gate. Secure statehood now and form
our own laws so a* to dispose of these
lands before the Indian territory be
comes a part of the state. When they
are attached we can give them such
benefits from the funds as we deaire
or require them to contribute equally
or in some manner to the school fund
that they may bear at least a portion
KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT BRINGS SUCCESS."
We Show
the
Prettiest
Line of
G-olf
Gloves
in Town!
SATISFACTORY CLOTHING
Is the kind you get here. Try a suit of
our Miller's Perfect Fitting Clothing or
one of our new nobby overcoats. If yon
want a nice tailor made suit you can get
it here 0 o o o o o
We Make You a Perfect Fit!
iS We Give You the Best Workmanship! %
2 We Give You the Lowest Prices!
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Ask some of our many satisfied customers about our clothes
We make clothes for the best dressers
The Racket
the cheap cash store,
Rolf & Brown, Proprietors Medford. Oklahoma
STOVES
—Both Heating and Cooking—
STEEL
RANGES
Hardware, Tinware, Cutlery & Lap Robes
OUR LINE OF
Buggies, Wagons <fc Farm Macninery
Is one of the Best in Grant County and Always Open to Inspection.
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of the expense to educate their own
children.
Oklahoma can not afford to w ait for
the Indian Territory to become r part
of the new state.
With the progress of the United
Sta es there should come a revised hi*
tory of the nation to be uBed In our
public school* A school history can
not be expected to give more than a
very condensed chronology of the pro
greaa of the nation. Though a century
or two may be but a brief part of a na
tion'a history, the past one hundred
years of the United States has been
more eventful than any nation on
earth in the same length of time. I'oa
sibly not in wars, though in this we
have done a ahare, but In the progress
of civilization, In the genius of our
people, in commerce and in all lines
that go to make a great nation, the
United States has made tremendous
growth. We ueed a history for our
public achoola that will only briefly
mention our wara and make more ex-
tenalve our commercial growth. Let
the youths of America be taught more
the arts and aclencea, let their Impres-
aiona of school days be more in keep-
ing with the fruits of peace than war.
The money question may slumber in
politics but it I* a particularly live is-
*ii'* just now in business circle*. W ith
greenback* and silver demonetized,
there is a mighty strenuous grasping
alter the recognized medium of ex-
change. Wall street has issued more
stacks ol red and blue chips than thi re
Is money on hand to redeem.- Beacon.
The above I* taken from the l'ond
Creek News, quoted approvingly from
the Wichita lleaoon. "Where ignor !
ance is blis* 'tis folly to be wise." Vet'
it scarcely seem* possible that any one
at the present era could be so ignorant |
aa to make such a statement, "lireen-
back* and silver demonetized." Did
neither of these puobc illuminator*
ever read the printing on a greenback?
"This note la a legal tender for It* face
value for all debts public and private?"
Do they not know that the ailver dol-
lar of 412^ graina, the "daddy" dollar,
la a legal tender for any amount? Can
It be that they are ao ignorant, or do
they purposely publish auch falsehood*
to mislead the people? The Patriot
muat admit that we are aurprlaed if It
be ignorance aud aatoniahed If It be in-
tentional falaehood. Yet they prob-
ably think that the currency dlacuaaion
haa passed ao lone that people have
forgotten the truth.
Farm Loans. I make my own
examination, draw my own j>a
pers and give check
ground. No delay
quick money.
J. I'. Bkckkr, Medford,Okla.
011 the
See me for
Attention
' j
Farmers**
When in need of Road ot
Spring Wagons, Buggies, Sur-
ries or Farm Wagons, Flows,
Harrows, Drills, Wind Pumps,
Towers, Tanks, Pipes, Tents,
Wagon Covers, Bows, Mowers,
Rakes, Hay Bucks or Repairs of
Any Kind, don't forget
G. T. McCarroll
U Medford Imp. Co's Store.
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