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TttE MEDFORD STAR
Tri-Counir lodes Suoneeded The Parmer* rTnlon Jul? 8. 1904! Oonsolldaied with The Medford Star January n, igm
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
MEDFORD, GRANT COUNTY. OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY JULY 4, 1907
VOLUME XIV
NUMBER 5.
■S 4 SMITH til LYON «t £
Socialist County Ticket
The leaders of the republican party
in Oklahoma are still a good ways
apart. The following was suid by
Henry AH|>
"I believe the republican party
ought to declare against ihe adoption
■ of the infamous document. I dou't
I believe we should put out it ticket.
we don't want to send men around
begging for votes for themselves aud
at the same time begging people to
vote against the constitution."
Here Is what Gov. KYantz has to
•ay:
■As nominating a
ticket, I am unijiialllldely in favor of
doing so. i believe thai that would
be the only way of successfully iuak-
| log u campaign against the constitu-
tion and of keeping our party forces
in the harness. Otherwise we would
have to depend upon hired hands to
| manage the campaign.
"The advice of every national
leader with whom we conferred when
I the Oklahoma delegation was in
, Washington recently wus to nominate
I a ticket, so we can successfully main-
tain our party organization. If we
I should fail to do this our Organi/a-
I lion would go to pieces, and we would
J not even get representation on the
■ felectton board. It is not inconsistent
1 that republican nominees should work
I for their own electiou and vet oppose
p the constitution."
Thus, you see, Frant/. says it would
| not he Inconsistent to seek an election
I under the constitution, arid at the
Ipame time solicit votes to down the
I constitution, but Asp rather thinks it
li would.
The Star was not surprised to read
bin last week's Manchester Journal that
| it Aras for sale. We have wondered
I why it had not been offered for sale
1 long ago. It's editor started out lone-
I handed a few months ago to be a po-
I litical leader—boss—and would not
| listen to. or take the advice that was
I tendered to him by anyone. The re-
Isultjjf such egotism has been patent to
J,every reader of the Journal for many
T moons The Star has claimed all along
I that the Journal had no political influ-
lence whatever with the members of
ft he party when they were acquainted
| with its editor, and that claim has been
I amply verified If'it was not for his
I persistent, everlasting whinings, yelp-
ling and snarling about merchants who
| send to outside town;) for outside
i advertising, the world would
f have known how badly he was
| hurt! We have never solicited any job
[ wcj>fk or ads at Manchester, but gladly
\ what was offered us and did not
Ivertise it from the housetops. Nei-
f ther have we paid $26.00 for a set of
single harness away from home, when
we could have bought a better set (so
■ pronounced by-good judges) from a
■ home merchant, for $20. It may be all
fright for the Journal man to raise a
la big '.'smoke" when other people pat-
Ironize foreign towns, but it is all
■ wrong (?) for anything to be said when
■the glove is on the other hand.
To show how infernally ignorant
Ivocie of the government official* are
■we reprint the following item sent out
■from Washington:
I "The officials in charge say that
■Oklahoma is to wild and woolly for
■ Washington girls. When the presi-
■ dent issued an order recently to take
■the census of the proposed new state
■there was a great scramble amoug the
■ clerks In the Washington census bu-
M'euu for the jobs at field headquarters.
■They all regarded it as a nice jaunt
"at government expense.
■ , Among the scramblers for the plac-
■es were numerous women clerks. Like
[the men, they began to bring political
Jiiifliience to bear. A western senator
■wanted the bureau officials to detail
■a pirl from his state, now employed
■in the bureau, to the Guthrie office.
■ "1 would be glad to accommodate
■ you," said the census official, "but
■Uie fact is we send no woman clerks
■Co Oklahoma. That is a new country
■and too wild for Washington girls."
1 We imagine a lady (though she be a
■ Washington girl) would be much saf-
ler any place in Oklahoma than . she
(would be in "sasiety" in the effete
least.
BirdS. McGuire isup against the real
Ithing. Anti-Palmerites believe he is
■with them, but Palmer knows when
pis boat is sailing, as evinced by that
[bland serenely smiling countenancc.
Birdie has evidently played double
with the republicans of this county,
put, then, it's no matter, for he will
pot be the great mogul of his party
much longer. McGuire was afraid to
o have an election called last fall be-
cause he felt in his bones that he would
defeated. And he knew that as
last delegate, he would have some in-
fluence with his party, but as a de-
feated candidate he would be 40° de-
crees below zero in its councils. When
the votes are counted on election day
girdle will be a dead robia in a wheel-
iarrow.
Olil Prejudices passing Away.
«'ol. Robert L. Owen, of Muskogee,
who wus nominated for the United
States senate in the recent democratic
primaries by the largest plurality of
an.v aspirant for this position on ei-
ther side of the line, is au ardent ud
vacate fur the extension of the suff-
rage franchise to women. He is out-
spoken in his views on this question
and availed himself of every oppor
tuulty during the constitutional con-
vention to Impress the same upon the
suffrage committee, iu the hope of
seeing the new state give to women the
same suffrage rights as possessed by
meu.
TheOklahomau calls attention to
this fact, not because it finds special
delight iu seeing an equal suffrage
advocate elevated to the highest posi
tiou of trust and honor within the
gift of our people, but for the put
pose oT evidencing that the prejudice
and superstition born of ignorance
which formerly characterized the
views of most members of the demo-
cratic party affecting this question
are rapidly passing away.
Time was not many years ago when
the expression of equal suffrage views
on the part of a member of the demo-
cratic party were iu variably met by
hoots and jeers. Prejudice and false
notions of gallantry prevailed in
such overwhelming force that senti-
ment of this character was considered
ultra heterodoxa). Any man who
held to them was politically damned
for all time to come.
But the rapid mutations of time not
infrequently work wonders. Today
we see one of the stoutest equal suf-
frage advocates in the new state walk-
ing oil with the richest prize within
the gift of the people.
Tais circumstance serves to aptly
illustrate that the appeals to preju-
dice which were formerly leveled with
such uniform success iu matters of
this character are losing all their
wonted potentality. The time is here,
it appears, when men can go before
the people and appeal successfully 10
to their Intelligence on questions af
fecting public policy without being
submerged bv prejudice.-; ndi$i&. ir-
relevant questions.
This is, Indeed, a healthy omen.
Tt indicates the existence of a high
degree of intelligence as well as a
large measure of independent thought
among the people, and augurs well
for the future welfare of the new state
— Daily Oklahomau, Sunday, June
23
Sheriff—R. H. Fox.
County attorney S. J. Caldwell.
County clerk—Joe Hurley.
Treasurer-Lew A. Weld.
Co.Supt. — Mrs. t.'leo Hatfield.
Probate Judge—.). R. Caywood.
Surveyor Marion Melott.
Coroner-W. Calhoun.
Commmissloner, First District-E
G. Armstrong.
Second Dlst—M. Lively.
Third Dlst-P. M. Bister.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Will Take Census of Two Terrilo.
ries. Work lor i.ouo Enumerat-
ors for Two Weeks.
A special dispatch from Washington
City, under date of June 26, says:
Director North, of the census bu-
reau, today appointed E W. Hock, H.
L. Stanford, R. C. Lappin and Hart
Momsen as supervisors, to assist Wm.
C. Hunt, chief supervisor, in taking a
census of Oklahoma and Indiau Terri-
tory. Chas. A. Sloane, geographer,
who will also be on Hunt's staff, is now
mapping the two territories into enu-
meration districts, and expects to have
it completed by tomorrow (Friday),
when he leaves with Hunt for Guth-
rie, temporary headquarters.
The two territories will be divided
into about 1,000 districts, and thedirec
tor will employ reliable people in the
territories to take the enumeration at
wages ranging from $2 50 to $3.50 per
day.
Director North estimates that it take
will two weeks for the enumerators to
take the census, and hopes to have the
work completed by August 1st.
Only live questions will be asked:
Name, age, race, sex and relationship
to head of family.
This will enable the bureau to find
out the voting population, the school
population, and the population of
whites, ludians and negroes.
It is estimated that the cost of tak-
ing the census will reach about $70.000.
The federal government will foot the
bill.
Good Things to Eat and Wear.
Lh/n,Sthe <)f the year when we have many odd lots In differ-
tlie t'o"kfv^ng- WC anx'ous to c'ose Note the prices on
Killed by His Binder
We expect now that the Wichita
Eagle will be very good since khe
galliot has served uotice that it will
,ot brook any outside political inter-
ireoce. 'Well this sounds good from
,a editor who has said that if so and
b, was nominated by the rebublicans
r kheriff or the legislature, that be
tuld yote for the opposition candi-
Tuesday just after dinner John
Kuehny, an old gentleman of nearly 70
was thrown under a binder by a frac-
tious horse and his skull crushed, kill-
ing him almost, instantly. His sons
Henry and Albert were witnesses of
the sad accident.
The young men were harvesting the
wheat on their school lease a mile north
of town, aud had hitched a team of
young horses belonging to their sister,
MrsJAnna Dester, to I he binder to try
them, The horses were afraid of the
machine and began plunging about. Al-
bert was on the seat holding the lines
while his brother Henry was holding
the team by the head.
In the meantime their father had
driven up in a buggy and unnoticed by
either of the young men, got out and
approached the team from the oppo-
site side from Henry, evidently with
the intention of helping to hold the
the team. Mr. Kuehny was quite fee-
ble from old age and lame from rheu-
matism, and iu swaying about the hor-
ses evidently knocked him down. No
one saw him until the machine was
upon him, when it was too <ate to save
him. The drive wheel struck the old
gentleman's head and passed over it
crushing the skull.
The deceased leaves four daughters,
two sons and two half brothers to
mourn his demise: Mrs. Anna Dester,
Mrs. Juctis Hoham, Henry and Albert
Kueny, of this place; Mrs. Mary Wil-
son, of Washington. Miss Clara Kueny
now in Cincinnati, and Dr. S. S. Haury
of Newton. Kansas, and D. Haury,
Halstead, Kansas.
The many friends of the family will
sympathze deeply with them in their
sudden bereavement. - Deer Creek
Times.
Every year there is a bunch of graft-
ers turned loose who rob farmers out
of good earned money with all the
barefaced effrontery of the highway
robber. Last year a man sold special-
ly fine and fancy seed wheat to Harper
county farmers at two and three dol-
lars per bushel, warranted to grow a
hundred bushel crop in a sand hill.
Uncle George Miller was in town the
the first/of the week with samples of
the crop grown from some of the fine
seed. There were at least six distinct
sorts of wheat, smooth, bearded, early
late, hard and soft, besides roe, cheat
and cockleburrs in it. Anthony Repub-
lican.
Mobal, - Let gfafters alone and deal
only with people you can get reeourse.
JEFFERSON
Mrs ("has Brewer left last week for
a short visit with her mother, Mrs
Wm Christian at Wakita.
.1 M t3eorge left last week for El-
Dorado, to look after his tine colls.
We had a line rain last week that
makes the corn raisers happy
A. B. Kohl had a fine brood mare
die last week.
Medford has a quantity of casing
used in their oil and gas well boring
for sale. Dr. Hazelton will trade
them System Tonic and Pink Tablets
for it, and pay the freight
D. C. Lloyd's daughter, of Ogden,
Ctah is home for a visit with her par-
ents.
Mrs M Van Tassel died last week
whileon a visit to McPherson, Kims.
Hays Ervln of Fort Worth, Texas
is here visiting his parents after an
absence of nearly three years.
The ladies of the M. E. church ser-
ved Icecream in the J. D Groves
building last Saturday.
Jas A Hawes was iu town using a
crutch having sprained his ankle last
week.
The Review is printing the fair
premium list.
Dr Hazelton has 2 store rooms and
a niceH-room cottage for sale trade
or rent.
G. W. Lewis has finished harvest-
ing his fine crop of wheat.
T E Beck and son, of Enid, will
spend the fourth here.
P. M. Oles gave a picnic July 1st.
at his nice home near Hawley.
Dr Hazelton's System Tonic cures
boils, sores and eczema.
Dr Hazelton sells cigars, tobacco
and every thing in the drug and med-
icine line.
John Kellar is working with the
cement contractor.
Geo D Walker, the democratic can-
didate for sheriff is spending the week
at home.
Frank Weeks the livery man of
Pond Creek was in the city Sunday.
L. D. McClintock and wife visited
at Medford Sunday.
The boys are catching lots of fish
in the creeks now
50 pink tablets for 25c, and a *3.00
fountain pen for a ti.
A M Keegan has a nice stand of red
clover.
G. E. StCyr is talkiug of moving to
Illinois.
Dr Rosa A Hicks left this week for
Day co., where she has a section of
land.
David E Bunch, the school land
appraiser was in tpwn a few days ago.
Clothing.
3 Men's suits, worth $8 £ .
'5 to $10, to close out h*4*V"
Hen's suits worth i< .oo(t/C __
^ to $12, to close out -PO.75
Boys suits in long or knee pants
at reduced prices.
Shoes.
Ladies white canvas Oxfords per
pair $1 25
Men's white canvas Oxfords' per
pair._ £4 25
Misses black Vici Oxfords per pr.
$i:35 and $1.50
rine line baby shoes 50c and 75c
Bargains in Mens Hats, Underwear & Shirts.
LADIES SKIRTS
One lot of Ladies Skirts, to close out at $1.49
BRING US YOUR BUTTER AND EGGS.
J J* WE DO AS ADVERTISED.
SMITH LYON.
MEDFORD. .... OKLAHOMA
Baker Thurpe, living IS miles west
if ,\fedford, was in after some binder
repairs last Friday evening. As lie
was limbing considerably we ask what
was the trouble. He said, during the
heavy rains early- In the week lie went
down lo his hog lots and found them
under water, lie stripped oil' his
shoes and jumped over the fence laud-
ing on a very large nail, which was
forced up through his foot, he called
to his wife and told her to bring some
lard, the nail was greased and then
pulled out of his foot. Turpentine
was forced into the wound with u small
syringe. M r. Tharpe is lucky that it
healing up nicely, as serious things
sometimes happen from stepping on
rusty nails.
Money Talk.
No other farm loan company operat-
ing in lirant county can make.' you a
lower rate and give you better option
payments than we do. People who
write us receive the same treatment
as those who call in person. We
charge no commission, there's no trick
no scheems, no guessing, no subter-
fuges of any kind, calculated to deceive:
a straight - loan- we only ask for one.
principal note secured by one mort-
gage
Remember too, that if anyone ad-
vises you to make a loan with us they
do it from their best motive and
wholly for your benefit. j
The Winne Mortgage Co.
Farm Loans
One straight rate of interest, and no :
charges for commission. Call, or
write to E. F. Vilott, Manager Branch
office Pond Creek, Oklahoma.
P. S. - Don't let your -money loaf
put it. to work, by buying one of our
interest bearing bonds.
Two Good Farms for Kent.
I have two well improved farms for
rent: also some wheat land.
•+tf J, H. Fuss,
The Land man, Medford, O. T.
4: LOOK SEE! 1
I - - AMn |
j. Be phased with our reduced prices on Summer Dress
uoods, t urn T'lownr Lawns all shades 4c per yd. ^
T l ?r?die'S ;l11 shades 8c Pe ' .vd. Beautiful line of Batiste 4
T I- <• *2.50 under skirts all colors I
$- 00, >1.50 under skirts jfl.10 i
* ...BROWN SHOES t
4** v. ' ie ,ie ,st on l'ie market, try a pair and be convinced
new stock of Groceries at lowest prices quality con-*;
siderod, Yours for more Business.
i 2nd. door west of the First Nat'l Bank *£•
? R. M. PARSONS.Propr. |
& t: :«r 4* * « ^ 4* 4 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4*
£ Real Estate & Farm Loans.
j If you wish to buy, or sell your Farm, or any- %
j thing, list it with me. I Hake Quick Sales, f
% jefferson. Okla. m. SCBUeRmflnn. \
| McDERMQTT DRUG Co. I
I The Drug Store where PURE DRUGS are sold all the ^
t M W1?er? a competent Pharmacist carefullvjills
J A without Substitutes. Give us a call.
A FULL LINE OF DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES.
| pond creek, okla. McDERMQTT DRUG Co.
The
Take Notice.
report of the Secretary on
w. j. gakihnkk.
President.
Special.
Dr. Leary, the dentist, is giving
special prices and terms on contracts
made this month. If you wish to save
money call early as possible. Noth-
ing but the highest grade material.
All work guaranteed. 2tf.
SECOND.HAND STOKE.
We are pleased to notice that N. L.
Brownell has opened a, much needed
siore, opposite the Patriot office,
where 2d hand goods of nil kinds will
be bought and sold.
He will repair or clean your furni-
ture, gasoline, oil or cook stove.
He will be found an all round han-
dy man.
Pianos, organs and sewing ma-
chines will receive needed attention.
Tell him your troubles, instead of
the policeman.
Bargain.
Good stock farm of 240 acres, 100
acres in cultivation 140 acres in pas-
ture. Good 4 room house, small barn.
Price $.'5,000. Aikins & Ruth.
insurance for 1906, shows that Oklaho-
ma has seven Mutual companies, of
I which the Farmers Mutual, of EIReno,
J takes the lead, with $8,960,874 50 in-
' surance in force. The other six com-
panies have $4,198,120 44 insurance in
force. The EIReno company have
more than double as much insurance in
force than the other six companies
combined. The EIReno company has
almost ten thousand policy holders and
that accounts for them getting their
insurance, more thau $1.00 less on the
hundred dollars, than the other com-
panies.
Remember, I. H. Ruth is agent for
the EIReno company.
r. h. Updike.
Vic*. President
k. O. Ookt, Cashier.
Grant County Bank,
Medford, - Oklahoma.
Transacts a General Banking Bus-
iness. Your patronag solicited.
FARM LOANS
| Made promptly on most favowblr terms lo
borrowers.
Rings
UtH« Livtr Pills
Sold by 6. W. Prunty.
LYNCH & COLE
Practical Painters and Decor-
ators, paperhanging a specialty.
$flti$T*ec!on euflnnntttD
Estimates cheerfully furnished
Your Patronage Solicited
MEDFORD,
OKLA.
• iVY.Y,y. 1.1 ..Vi. W,hW kVrYnWi IVWWiV I
Emery h. Breeden
1 ATTORNEY AT LAW
Notary Public in the Office
5 Office in south room 1st floor
S 1st. National Bank Building
? Medford, - - Okla.
Rings Dyspepsia Tablets
RELIEVE INDIGESTION
AND STOMACH TROUBLES
Sold by G. W. Prunty.
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