The Medford Patriot. (Medford, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 7, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 22, 1904 Page: 4 of 8
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Meintihlti
1 'eons
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Kansas i'it>
TI M I IMS I I
Lei us Alone. Lei Them Alone.
may be so limited as to hold the c rop five prominent officials who united in
yield to 2t> bushels an acre. -State Mr Morgan's j-eeomrnendation. The
liiglit Komi" t > :n
and IVelweell
Ouial
Denver
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Ft Wort I
M. rani
.Minneapolis
rtion that Dick T. Morgan is an en-
t j' stranger to the people of that dis-
1 * is also untrue, or they are very ig-
11. lit of the most prominent men in
the party. There is not a betterjknown
i in the party in Oklahoma who has
it.k-
When a person is committing or in- Capital.
O/.7.1/«'>:<( tends to commit a crime or do ii wrong There is often too much haste in
t e cry of the wrong d<>er is, et me burjals js not an uncommon thing
alone." Should another observe e fln(1 jn the rt?moval of cemeteries by
«long doer and mention it. the wore is njntccofflns thal persons have been *... ...
at once spoken, "Let them alone, you j>urjej alive. A man by the name of not held office and not many of those
.vill only get yourself in trouble. No r .p lht. g(lUth j)art of <;rant who have. The resolutions grew out
doubt the easiest way through life is to was rec( n(|y placed in his coffin, of the disappointment of an applicant j
keep quiet and permit evil to exist pr(>l)aratory f„r burial, when duri '.i: the fo: the place, who was most likely their
rathei than attempt to remove it. Hut a{ ,|lt, . ipp,,ged corpse hi- wa au .hor. No official in Oklahoma has
Is it right? W:ll, observed to breathe. Physicians were heen more liberal to the old soldiers
called and the man recovered, and when than Gov. Ferguson, but it stands to
last heard from, promises ti get well, r son that he cannot always givethem
The horrors of a li\ , tomb should , p -ference regardless of their qualifica-1
3 OOO pounds
tZhristmad "Candied
And Kvnry liejond
rriiub Leave Medford t*«*•!
K AST ROUND
No l*J— Mail nul Ksiiiwi-, <luily
No <b—IU *a* <'il> Local, e\. Mm
No 14—Kail Kxpr* , *toi> imp. point*
No ' l Local Freight. «**cept Si m!a>
WKHTBOi'ND
No. 11 l-'Mt l£X|>r«*i* ( top imp. potnli* - I
No. lH-Mail and Kxpr^-n, daily •
No. Y Kanau • 1 'lt> I "' i l.
No. TI— I .oca I afr^i^ltt. * xc Sunduv
For •I^pluK «at raaerva! n«, ticki
table#, et« , p| lv to any Kock Wand
% *•!,« .1 A. Stbwaiit, iSwfl I'M*
Line wa t Mlesouri River. Kan*n <itv, V,
II II. UK.\Y, Local Ac#m,
.Medford, O
is it lht* best way? Is it ritf.it.
it tend to the best interests of the com-
munity of which each is a factor and in
part responsible to vuiet his conscience
i hat he may avoid some trouble? So
l ne norrors o a - - i ^ _ ^
...—, _ ... prevent burial# until sufficient time lias ti-ns for the places sought. There is
many fear that interference will injure e| ^ to assuro death beyond doubt. n- t a better qualified man in Oklahoma 1
iheir business that they keep quiet ■ f , register of the land office than Dick
for this reason. Many essay to Notwithstanding M. L. Thomas holds T. Morgan, nor a man more deserving
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>AN1 A Fh riNifcl I'ARD.
TRAINS EAST
07—I*! • •• in« r and expre**. daily
Wl—Mixed paa* *niter and (r**i«ht
TRAINS WFST
■* -I'aawiiipr *nd «*pr«*t , «l til\ I l"i> m
Mixed pMWtiKer and freight " a it
All train-dat:> • x« « pt Sunday. * * -
clot** connection ut liutchinaon (or a i p"iti>'
and wo t
K. lloney, A cent
DENVER, ENID & CULT
"alpaln noita'
Enid 10 tli * K,i ! .ii !
Dentil 1II14. Ok I*
In. Tw.. trwn*
uelie\e mat it is the duty of the police the best office in Grant county, which fl
officers t' maintain a moral role in the ^ 8et.ur(Kj at
community, n..t admitting that this is sislam.t, „f leading Republicans in the
county, he says in last week s V idette,
"he can truthfully say so far as the Re-
publican party of the county is con-
cerned, as an organization, it is and al-
ways has been an aggregation from
which he has never received anything
but a cowardly shift of responsibility.
The moral condition of a community is
what the people, not the officers, make
it. Without public sentiment to sus-
t.ti;- officials they cannot be expected to
act. No man nor woman is exempt
an. .vu mraii • Willi II in* no."* « «*«-■ ^ "
from a responsibility to maintain law, (jjr^ an(j Hi>u.se. Everything ho has
order and a ifooii moral condition in the g0^ten out 0f politics since he came to
town or community in which he or she county has not only been obtained
livs. Evil, like weeds, let alone flour- wjthout any assistance from the party
is- even with a poor soil to maintain jn this county, but in spite of it. It
it therefore naturally follows that we do
monster of such hideous 1 not owe tjie Republican party of Grant
countv even so much as a pleasant
A i.- w Ma\ >>|"
vrnth
lioraa City mi
<lally lietue*-ii H
' iood iiervn*
Tllroujrh rut^-41
in ripe for 'rip i<
K A<i. Tn*<
Ff r "r o
•ilent
nid Kipft
iti riu" . i ' itH•
i Hpt Snnday. I a*e-
. arrive* nt UnihrP*
This"
lamoiM remedy
doci for th« «tom-
Mh that which M
Is unable to do for
ItaeM even II bill
slightly disordered
or everburdsned.
Like
i Com*
In the iky comas
Ikt star of health
to the weak and
weary deepoiv-
dentdysp'ptte,
u r I n ( all
llomioh
troubles and
dlgasiiv*
dlsordara.
816 Wells Street,
marisbttb, Wis., Sept. 25, 1008.
1 wa.'.a!l r«n down from nervom-
liess anil overw ork am I had to resign
my position ami ti--l:« -i rest. 1
found that I was not gaining ray
strength and health an fast as 1
could wi ll, and as your Wine of
Cardin was recommended as such a
good medicine ti.r the iU of our
•ex, I bought a bottle and began
using it. I was sati. tiod with the
result from the use of the first
bottle, ami took three mora and then
found I w as restored to good health
and fctri-iiph and able to take up
inv work with renewed vigor 1
consider it a tine tonic and excellent
for worn-out, nervous condition,
I ^ plsased to endorse it.
AGNES WESTLKY,
SWT, North WlMuoa. llotUivl S.«H«f.
Secure a tl.00 bottle of Wine of
Cardui and a 25c. package ol
Tbedford'i Black-Draught fodajr.
\ i WINE OF CARDUI
"Vice is
mien,
That to lie hated is but to lie *een.
Hut seen too oft familial with it.
face,
We tirst endure, then pity, then em-
brace.
The i'oet never wrote iruei words
t'.ar, these. Vice, at first tolerated, be-
comes so common that we fail to real-
ize it.- enormity until it reaches such a
..om a political and manly atand|>oint,
lirst through the as- | al,d j,is appointment was favorably
commented upon by the press of the,
territory.
It is becoming more evident every :
nay to the Patriot that our people
must gel down to business and build
public enterprises within our reach.
We have spent considerable money on
county seat hopes, only to have the
■question passed over to a future time.
Not a small amount as been expended ■
A-ith the hope of securing a removal of ]
the division from Caldwell, and it, too, ;
jsed into oblivion. There ap-
pears to the Patriot little or no pros-
iiect of its removal from Caldwell in
he near future, if ever. Let us ceaKe
jhasing big game aed content ourselves
with smaller game which abounds all
about us. An ice plant and dairy are1
within our reach, and their construc-
tion would be profitable to the city and
community. Note remarks elsewhere
in regard to it.
I' Before buying your candies step into Johnsou's Confectionery J [
| [ the only place in town where you can find , >
11 ^Bouglatf9 fancy *Candie&&-1|
We have quality and prices to suit every one. Our prices for
Holidays will be from 5 to 40c per pound. One 5 pound box
Douglas Special Chocolates, any flavor, fi 75- Nice line of
Fancy Box Candies from 15c to #2.50.
CHRISTMAS TREE
Candies and Decorations for All. Come early and get first
choice as well as special prices.
JOHNSONS Confectionery
1 st door east of Postoflice
look." The course pursued by M. L.
Thomas in the publication of the Vi-
dette told plainly than even the above
quoted words that he had no interest in
the welfare of the Republican party of
the county and did as he has through
malice and with an avowed purpose to
injure it by defeating its candidates.
His statement justifies the action of the
ize 11> riHuriiiiy unm *%■ ms siavemeui juamiva wi«
sta^e that the public ear is shocked be- courity central committee in censuring
yond endurance. In every community, him an<i refusing to recognize the Vi-
ai t Medford is not an exception, there as a Republican paper. The Vi-
!urk.> the seeds of a disease that is of dette has had more patronage than the
..ti .4L mnal li.iinmic Thf < nm- r-t . .L!.L L«.< «Ama fr( m Itt'llH' H
all others the most heinous. The com-
muni y is aroused if a family h; ~ :: case
of diphtheria, yet this disease, bad and
dangerous as it may be, is no ..s bad
and loathsome as some which are toler-
ated. Diphtheria can but remove our
dear ones from us, while a filthy di-
sease will attach to their demise dis-
grace after they are gone, and possibly
Patriot which has come from being a
Republican paper in Grant county. The
trouble with M. L. Thomas is that his
egotism led him to believe that he was
born a great leader. Not being so rec-
ognized, he became sour and sore, and
at once set to work to abuse and defeat
those by whom he believed he suffered.
Instead of proving his worth aa a man
Kodol
supplies the natural
Juices of digestion end
does the work of the
•tomach, relaxing the
narvous tension, while
the Inflamed muscles
and n.embrsnesof that
Organ are allowed to
rest and heal. If cures
Indigestion flatulence.
palp tation of the heart.
nervous dvspepsia and
all stomach troubles by
cleansing, purifying and
Strengthening the glands, I
membranes of the stom-
ach and digestive organs.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
Ytur Daalar Cao twplf You.
Bottias only. $1.00 Size hoJdinf 2'j tlm«
the trial slie. which Mils for 50c.
fresini by E. C. DtWITT 4 CO., CHICAGO.
For sale by T l NEAL
^rac-e aiver uitrj «*i«- i infueaa ui pruvu^ wwaw. — -
be entailed upon their posterity even to he ha„ nought to compel it by disloy
the seventh generation. It drags them ajty to the party. Hul every act has
down while living and makes sad their <]t.manded a pri«e for service. He ha-i
memory even after they are gone. | therefore been a RepublicanCfor reve-
The patriot believes that a man's nue nn)y.
d i'" to society, the husband and father ———
to his family, is not performed until he Maliy 0( the Patriot readers who
has made an effort to stamp out this have kept pace with the development of
ti Ice i. If it continues it will be but a zion c,ty noted the attempt of its
short time until it will be unsafe for founaer Alexander Dowie to drive the
respectable ladies to walk the streets devil out of New York City, which re-
unaccompanied by some one to protect j,u|ted in a failure and brought about a
them from those who would defame or ; jaw sujt that threatened to dethrone-
insult thein. When men become indif- tj,e great manipulator of men and moiv-
l ere ni to the respect they owe ladies, ey> wj|] read with interest that every
or conclude, because of the low charac- obligation has been met by him and all
ter of those with whom they associate, pajd. Zion City becomes of in-
that all women are no better it will be terest to the Patriot because of the
sorry time for respectable women. residence therein of some of our form-
The Patriot does not believe in con- er citizens, Alva M. Meyers and family.
Honing or winking at crimes against anj anything pertaining to the city is
| public morals; nor are we of those who interesting to ur. A Minnesota man
| think that they should be licensed to wj,0 recently visited Zion City writing
I conduct their nefarious practices. It is for j,js p^per, says that John Alex-
I a constant warfare against evils to re- ander Dowie is a man who has been
I move or surpress them and no one who shamefully maligned; that as a matter
| desires good moral conditions can afford faet he has accomplished a mighty
die or quiet.
Mine Points Ihat I armers Need.
work, the end of which no one can pos-
sibly foretell. He has established
city of righteousness. It is a model of
physical cleanliness, its streets and al
One-twelfth of the estimated
of the United States Is represented at,
a meeting of the twenty-four directors
of the United States Stoel curpoiattoo,
says World's Work. They rspreseat |
as Influential directors mora thaa two I
bandred other compaaiea. Theae eon- ,
paales operate nearly one-half of the |
railroad mileage of the United States :
They are the great nteers and ear- (
rlers of coal. This group Includes also
director* of flvs Insurance companies,
two of which have assets of $700,000,
000. In the steel board are men who j
apeak tor Ave banks and tan trust ;
com pas I ss in New Tork city. Including j
the First National, the National City
aad the Beak of Commerce, the thass I
g sat set banks in the enaatry, and tb
head at Important skalns of financial.
Institutions; tor two banks aad three :
trast oompanlss in Philadelphia; tor 1
two beaks aad two treat companies la
Chicago; tor oae bank aad two Mast .
companies in Boston and tor eoe hank .
aad one trust eotnpany la Pittsburg, I
besides banklag institutions in smalt- ;
groceries at licss than 'Cost!
In order to make room for Dry Goods.
we will sell Groceries at LESS THAN
COST. It means a great loss to us,
but what is our loss is our customers
gain, so take advantage of this sale, on
Saturday, December 24, '04.
CHOICE 10c CANDY AT 5c POUND
Space stops us from quoting our prices,
but come in and we will give yon a
great surprise.
E. 6. CAPEHART.
The Cash Groceryman..
Minister Admitted te the Bar.
For years Rev. J. B. Herman of Mil- i
ford, N. H.. has beea studying law, and i
now ha baa been admitted to the bar. j
"1 have done all this study." he says,
"without In any way slighting my
dutlse as preacher of the gospel. Por
Instance, Monday, Instead of being the i
so-called 'blue Monday.' was devoted
by me to the study of some bransh of
law. The knowledge of law Is help-
ful to all professions and aa much to
the ministry as any other. Is not your
congregation the jury and will not a
convincing argument earry weight In
matters religious as In matters of
lawr
We li.ve removed our slock to the old Plr.t NsUoasl Beak Balldln*, north side of the
msla street, where we will be better able to meet tae seed, of thoee wsaUng good
Furniture, Bicycles, Etc.
here are six absolute essentials in leys free from filth of any description.
Miss. Agnes Westley
816 Wells Street
Marinette.Wis
the growing of crops namely
I. The seed.
Z. The home, or lodging place.
The fowl.
i. The drink, or moisture.
The heat.
The light.
Every plant of corn. oats, wheat,
erv., requires each of these six essen-
tia.- . ann maximum
tai:i>-<l when all the;
and among its twelve thousand inhabi-
tants there i.-> heard no bickering, no
backbiting, no unkind allusions what-
ever. In every household there is fam-
ily worship a t stated hours motning
and evening, and at nine o'clock in the
forenoon and tlie same at night activi-
ties ii re suspended for five minutes -hat
all the people may indulge in silent
jp yields are ob- prayer. There i?. not a saloon, a (igar
factors exist in a shop or a drug store in all Zion, ami the
.. . iil:. *U..
Where Marriage Is In Favor.
Modern Hindoos honor marriage so
highly that no bachelor Is evsr eon-
suited on any Important affair, and the
man who cannot be induced to marry
Is lookod upon as "beyond the pale of
nature."
ur Second Hand Department contains many bsrgaine in Stores, Bicycles, Guns, end
ilmost anything you wtsh. Look them over before baying new.
Almost Everything Repaired, Bought and Sold.
-oT"' F. C.YOCHENS
it'll <111 Liiv. ni. i « * iwi-- ai;vi|< "i • —ps ------ _
pori- 'tly balanced relation with respect of liquor or tobacco within the city
to the needs of the growing crop, the limits is prohibited by ordinance. If a
ro[, not being subjected to injury by man under the influence of liquor gets
.1-. insects, disease, etc. Ami any off the train at Zion City, he is chased
of the factors may limit the yield on again by the local police and com-
rop. Consequently, the true art pelled to go to the next station. The
i -.-ienceof agriculture requires con- walls of the tabernacle, this man .-.ays,
liei-atinn for every essential factor, are adorned with the crutches and the
r. to the plant also being guarded canes of the lame and the halt who
have limped into /.ion and walked out
or seed will inevitably produce a healed When it comes to the applica-
tor crop. tjood seed is exceedingly tion of divine therapeutics none of ;hom
.mportant, but not more so than a suit- have any the liest of Alexander Howie,
ti lie lodging place for the plants; and and he yields not to discouragement
n matter how good the seed or how when now and then he strikes a case
e-.iect the physical condition of the that stubbornly refuses to bebenelitted
oil. the plants cannot grow without by his methods. Mr. Dowie has not
>od and moisture and heat and light, lived in vain if in the years to come as
)> termine the limiting factor the fac- now the beautiful city by the lake re-
which limits the crop yield, and fuses to tolerate people whosmok" cig
i.i.-n remove the limitation by provid- arettes.
i ng that essential in a greater abund- .
, .tnoe or perfection. Among the amusing things in politics
■Ve may have light sufficient for a are resolutions. Any one can write the
; . uiahel crop of corn, heat sufficient resolutions and two can pass them,
r...- j -Juli-bushel crop, and abundant They can clitim the esrth with a lence
i untall for a 201-bushel crop, and yet around it and those at a distance may
rhe soil, the home of the plant, may be | not know whether
jo hard and compact and impervious to
p.ant roots, so non-absorbent and non-
retentive of moisture as to limit the
1 yield to 20 bushels an acre, even with
good seed and abundance of plant food;
,i _i* soil may be in perfect physical
jxidilion fncMshiag the plants an ideal
lodging place, with ligkt, heat and mois-
ture provided in abundance for a 200-
bushel crop and yet the supply of plant
food, even of enablement ef plant food,
Socialist Papers.
A Socialist paper published In Kan-
tas has half a million oirculation; an-
il her In Missouri. 50,000; and a maga
line now printed In Canada circulates
more than 100,000 copies.
Notice lor Publication.
Kirst published in I'striot Der.tn, 1H04
L*si OrricB 1 Klntftlsli *r, O. T., Sept. 17. it**
Notice le hereby given ihet thefollowintc iiemed
settler his ttM nolle- of h. r Intention to mete
Jnel proof in support of h-r clsiia, soil that seta
proof wilt lie made before Thomas J. Palmer,
Vnlted States Court Co-nmleetoiier at his offlce
al Medford, rikla , on Kebroary i, Ifns, vis:
MolU" K. Wilson, formerly Molll- Kniig,
lor the anuttieast quarter of Ser. !W, Twp. -fi N,
kan^f 5 w.l.m
Farm
Loans!
Real Estate
Insurance
Collections
Perhaps, are contemplating the negotia-
tion of a Farm Loan. WE have recent-
ly been placed in position to make you
the same at rates as advantageous as
any to be secured in this field. All we ask is good and sufficient
J£0"T.'2f^ security and the money is yours. Several companies to select
'Thorn- .1. Thomas. Kranh K. Mot, Edmund and yOUr OWU time given.
E Bachmau and l! nr> Mott, all of Medford, Ok. Q^eet yOU half Way to get It.
K > . Bhowmlss. Hester ^ ^ in
We want vour business and will
A postal card or telephone request
Notice for I'ublicatiou
First published in Patriot Dec , ttSM
I,and Office at KlnKBsher, Oltla . Oct If, IW*
No tiro if her**hy fftwn thai th« following nam*
c-d'sHiiier has dt-il notice ol his ln£nHon l"
make tlnal proof In support of his clalln, ana
that said proof will hv made lielore 1 hoinas .1.
Palmer, I niied Htate. fourt (.0I"',7 iS£ jlf-
his oM- e In Medford, Okla . on Heh. 1.. ltWB, vlr.
of Medford, Oklahoma, for
thai
W
they are true or
qt.t> line or mutual
insurance
"™V-III-«c-,-ot The dependable STATE MUTUAL, of Oklahoma, which is
said,and,,a: well kuow^i to our people, is still after Farmand Wheatlnsurance
t ommodore v J'tipr, aTSf and have appointed us their agents for Grant County. We are rm-
;h^^^ 0r^ '' n,,owsLl..,He^..eI_ owered to appoint sub-agents. also take your application for in-
— — .. France of any kind. At present this is the SAFEST and mo t
INEXPENSIVE company doing business in Oklahoma.
one J. WUktosos. Of M^fo'd-Oktahoms for
i« s W. «4 o( sw, i , T«p Hang*
He th* followlni!
hl« continuous r^ildenc' ««l'
*aid land, vi/.
Oommodora Y. Uafldaon
Notice for 1'ubliOHtion
Ursi published Dec.«, ^ „
landUfBceat KlnRtiaher, O. T.. Dec. «, "M
Notice la hereby given fist ths following named
settler hae filed notice ot hie iuU-otloa to siake
fhislproof la aupport of hie 'slm «d ttstsaM
proof will bs msde before the Promts Judse oi
ursnl County, at hU olllce in Pond CreeS,OKI „
OS February 7,1«6, vlt:
Jacob H. Raw, of I'oud t'fsek, Okls-t 'or tbe
U K % fcwp, r, S.Kange •, W. I. M-
Ke namee the follewlng wltoeasss to prove tls
cocltau.iue re-l.ler.<-« "ro" ssHo«lf|vattl>tiof said
false. The G. A. R. post at Woodward
is reported to have passed some resolu-
tions censuring Gov. Ferguson for the
appointment of Dick T. Morgan regis-
ter of the land office there. No one in-
formed as to the politics of Oklahoma
can read those resolutions without no-
ticing their inaccuracy and^falsestate- «ciia«?u. a.kins
menu. In the first place the Governor ^ i bartoe Wright J A- A«KINS
wss not altogether rsspoMible for Mr. ail «f i irde, oaw. C n. paLMRR
was "V" j * p. Hanwataa, HegHter.
Morgan s appointment. II •*- ona ox
Office v.ith Pitriot,
Medford. Oklahoma
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