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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, SEPTEMBER 26, 1912
NO. 51
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FRIDAY IS CLEAN-UP
DAMN MEDFORD
CITY STEALS A MARCH ON
REST OF STATE.
Governor Recommends Clean Up
Day Throughout State for Oc
tober 9th. Plan to Check
Useless Fire Loss. Start-
ling Fire Statistics.
Although Governor Cruce has
asked all the cities of the state
to designate October Uth as
"Clean up day," Mayor Ileasty
the city council, and the Med-
ford Fire department are operat-
ing ahead of schedule and have
issued a proclamation for a
general clean up on Friday of
this week. The object of the cru-
sade is two-fold, to beautify
the cities and to lessen the dan-
ger of fires from waste paper.
T'te Medford officers desired
to have the "clean up day" be-
fore the carnival and for that
reason are going ahead of the
day suggested by Governor Cruce
By request of the Fire Preven-
tion Association, State Insurance
Commissioner, Hon P. A. Bal-
lard, and Governor Cruce has
proclaimed October 9th, 1912 as
Fire Prevention Day for the
state and it is desired that the
Mayor of every city and town,
in the state issjie a proclamation
designating that day as a gener-
al "Clean up Day" and that a
portion of the day be set aside
at which time methods of fire
prevention will be discussed.
Clean Up Suggestions.
Clean up the rubbish around
the house, barn and other build-
ings.
Inspect the flues—see thev
are not cracked or defective. '
Build a brick flue to take the
place of the stovepipe or inetal
one.
If a stove, pip'' goes through
a partition or floor, see
that the wood is protected by a
double metal ventilator.
Inspect the electric wiring and
see it is in the proper condition.
See that the gas connections
are perfect and free from leak.
Do away^with the red tipped
"Parlor Match"—use no match
that will light when stepped on.
Teach children that matches
are dangerous—not a plaything.
Do not allow greasy or oily
rags to be thrown premiscuously
in a closet or in the rubbish pile
in the cellar or attic.
Be careful of, the cigar and
especially the cigarette stub.
By carelessly throwing a cigar-
ette stub into a waste basket of
cotton clippings it cost one hun-
dred and twenty-five lives and
the destruction of more than a
quarter of a million dollars
worth of property in the city of
New York recently.
Take care of the waste paper, |
—do not throw it in the yard.
Should a fire start in the grass!
the paper may become > fire [
brand which the wind may carry I
under some building and thus
cause its destruction.
See that ashes and cinders are
properly disposed of and not
permitted to come in contact
with wood or combustible ma-
terial.
Steam or hot water heating
pipes should not be placed with-
in two inches of any timber or,
woodwork, they will become hot
enough to set fire to wood. With
a boiler pressure -of 120 pounds
the steam leaving the boiler will
have a temperature of :140 de-
grees, Fahrenheit.
Enormous Fire Loss.
This state suffered a fire waste!
of $2,463,764.48 during the fis-
eial year ending June 30th. 1912
and of this amount $1,795,336.85
is chargeable to preventable
fires. The loss by preventable
fires would have paid the total
appropriations for the mainten-
ance of state schools and other
state institutions for the fiscal
year ending 1913 and leave a
balance of $110,112.85—or a sum
great enough to pay the appro-
priations for the running expen-
ses of all state departments for
this fiseial year and leave $681,-
44.85 as a balance. The reduc-
tion of the incendiary fire waste'
was $7,975 less in July 1912 than '
in July 1911. This amount was
sufficient to have paid all the
expenses of this department for
the fiscal year ending June 30th,
1912 and leave a balance of
$799.31. The fire waste reported
during the months of Julv and
August was $447,333.50, for the
same months in 1912 it was
$260,569.83 showing a decrease
in the fire waste for two months
of this year in the sum of $186.-
763.67. Seventy-eight per cent of
the fire waste last year was caus-
ed by preventable fires.
His First Vacation.
F. E. Farr of Sand Creek pass-
ed through Medford Tuesday on
his way to Coalinga, California,
where he will spend his vaca-
tion. Mr. Farr is postmaster at
Sand Creek and this is the first
vacation he was taken for
twelve years.
WITH THE POLITICIANS
SOME FINE SHOOTING.
Soucek Performs Well Before
Visiting Professionals.
Medford's Gun Club had as
their guests Tuesday afternoon,
James Day of Cincinnati, Ohio,
and K. L. Eagan of Oklahoma
City, crack professional shots,
and N. Bird and Dr. Stalker of
Pond Creek. J. G. Soucek did
his. first shooting after giving
his gun a coat of Japa-lac and
made a perfect score, winning
the honors for the day. Other
members of the club are begin-
ning to believe there is some-
thing in the Japalac business and
if Soucek keeps on shooting as
he did Tuesday he will have
many imatators.
Day and Eagan each broke 71
out of 75 bluerocks in the sin-
gles and then gave an exhibi-
tion at doubles. Eagan broke 20
pair of doubles and Day 19.
The scores made follow:
Soucek 30 ex 30.
Brown 20 ex 25.
N. Bird 13 ex 25.
Walling 12 ex
IJardy :".i <>x \ ^
Wilson 14 ex 15.
Dotts 14 ex 15.
Shanklin 22 ex 30.
Stalker 23 ex 30.
Colonel Roosevelt entered Okla-
homa Tuesday and spoke at
Tulsa, at the State Fair at Okla-
homa City and at McAlester. He
was greeted by large crowds,
and at Oklahoma City both
Union and Confederate veterans
fife and drum corps joined in
the parade.
Governor Woodrow Wilson's
record as a Democrat was taken
up by Colonel Roosevelt at Mc-
Alester. He quoted Governor
Wilson as saying in a recent
speech that the program of the
Democratic party Bhould be sub-
stantially the same as for the
last 16 years, and then said that
16 years ago Mr. Wilson had
bolted the Democratic party be-
cause it stood for free silver.
"I ask him," he said "wheth-
er he means that if the program
today was free silver he would
vote for it or if not, why he
bolted.''
He said Governor Wilson has
"got to sit on one of the two
horns" of the dilemma. \
Colonel Roosevelt said Gover-
nor Wilson had made an open
confession that he did not know
whether the Democratic party
was progressive. The colonel as-
serted that the party was not
progressive; that it represented
the bosses and that Governor
Wilson had no conception of
what was meant by progressives.
asserts that fifteen to twenty-
five thousand democrats will
vote the republican ticket this
fall to land the Roosevelt elec-
tors on it, and that Judge DiSk-
erson, republican nominee for
United States senator will de-
feat Robt. L. Owen by at least
fifteen thousand majority. He
says the progressives will sup-
port the ticket as nominated in
the republican primary
Announcing that lie was glad
he killed a political enemy, and
that he died an infidel, Berry
Schriinpscher, the socialist who
Saturday evening fatally stab-
bed Dave Svvihart, following a
socialist meeting on the streets
of Holdenville, hung himself in
his cell about 2 o'clock Sunday
morning in the Seminole county
jail at Wewoka where he had
been taken Saturday night by
Sheriff C. R. Edmonds, to avoid
mob violence.
] Mr. and Mrs. ('. C. Froese at
one o'clock Thursday, Rev. H.
J. Gaede, the father of the groom
performing the ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gaede
will make their home on his farm
four miles northeast of Medford.
The bride and groom have lived
for years in Grant county, and
have a host of friends who wish
them well.
Republicans To Meet.
Republican state headquarters
are to be opened at Guthrie.
Chairman Sam P. Ridings has
called the Executive committee
of the Republican county cen-
tral committee to meet at his
office in Medford, Saturday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock. The com-
mittee will meet from time to
time during the campaign. It is
composed of Sam P. Ridings,
Medford, chairman; T. J. Klitna,
Renfrow, secretary; E. E. Dar-
New Lamont Carrier.
Appointment of P. P. McMann
as rural carrier out of Lamont
filling a vacancy that has ex-
isted for some time was received
in Medford Monday. Mr. Mc-
Mann was one of twenty-five to
take the examination in Medford
last spring and he was the high
man on the list.
ACRES OF HAWKS.
Strange Sight Witnessed by Peo-
ple near Medford.
Parties driving southwest of
town Sunday afternoon report
the appearance in that section
of thousands of chicken hawks,
the sight being one never before
seen in this locality. The birds
covered whole quarter sections
when on the ground and when
flying were continually circling,
forming spiral columns that
reached from the ground to as
high in the air as the eye could
perceive. That they were migrat-
BIG CROWDS EXPECTED
EOII MEDFORD CARNIVAL
COMMITTEES COMPLETE AR-
RANGEMENTS FOR DAY.
Woodmen Arrange for Parade
With both Beautiful and Comic
Feasures. Fun Making to be-
gin in Morning. Medford
Plays Caldwell.
Reports received by the carni-
val committee from all the points
in the county indicate that a
monster crowd will enjoy Med-
ford's big fun making Carnival
day on Saturday of this week.
The comittees have completed?
the arrangements and Medford
is prepared to care for and en-
tertain the crowds from early in
the morning until late at night.
At a meeting Monday night
the Modern Woodmen Lodge ar-
ranged for an attraction that
had not been on the bill, a
street parade which is to start
at 11:30. Some of the features
of the parade will be comic
floats and artistically decorated
automobiles and floats. A com-
mittee composed of C. T. Frack,
chairman, Frank Nugent, Walter
Waldie, Rev. Patterson and Rev.
Powell were named to take
charge of this feature of the en-
tertainment. The following prizes
have been offered:
T • &•
in£ was evidenced from the fact ^ vnucu;
that when on the ground those J ^est decorated auto $7.50
n/ .ti. ...v..*: n Spnnnrl Iw.o* 4 .. i ...A
farthest north were continually
flying south when they arose.
Second best decorated auto $5.00
Best float $5.00
Second best float $3.00
hat
PASSED UP GOOD THING
Meridian Road Party Took the
Wrong Route and Quit.
Medford and the Chisholm
Trail will not be visited bv thfj
Meridian Road Party which
started out to make the trip
from Winnipeg Canada 1o Galves-
ton in autos to investigate the
proper route for a "Canada-to-
tlie Gulf" highway. The party
left Arkansas City last week for
Oklahoma City, over the road
through Kay, Noble and Logan
counties. They gave up in Noble
county and shipped their ma-
chines, going on to Oklahoma
City by rail.
Had the Meridianer known th
w°,nd Cr®f' treasurer;!.,,^ owuwl WI1B11 uiey arose
Tnnninniot + f ,r I £; • / ™ ilsori, .Jefferson; A. A. Not one was observed that flew second best float $3.0C
Incomplete returns from Mas- Christmas Pond Creek; S. W. north. It was conjectured bv BeRt comic float $2.50
sachusetts primary Tuesday m- Patton, Manchester; L. W. Rad- those who witnessed the -sight Free Shows Early.
ernor6 vLT° °!.G°V" p' Ydmont' C- W- Dalrymaple. that the birds had descended forI The Committee in lull chargi
Sitl, , SS °r a Renfrow. food and rest, although seeming of the ^carnival composed ot.
Everett r 1W™ Tw H p • tw ,1HVe Inference as to J Ufe Godfrey, R. A. Hutchinson,
hveiett C Benton °t Boston is Boost For Davis. lighting place. The wheat fields ' n" "
[in the lead for the republican |pastures and tree tons all were
nomination. Sam C. Davis of Medford, can-1 used. The flight of so large a
PV w i n , , • ? , °," t!!'' Republican ticket body without a sound of anv
fcx-Gover,#,r Haskell, sulphun- j for clerk ot the district court.! kind accompanying it seemed
-jfeiMfeOhHt quit wis anmng the carnival visitors!strange but the'hawk is not a
the democratic party to join the j and met a lot of people. Where- noisv bird
progressives. Probably lie wants ever Mr. Davis goes lie is bound ' —
to stay in the democratic party to make friends for a more May Have Chautauqua
a little longer in order to get pleasant gentleman to meet and
and Dr. Hardy announce
the first free attraction will be
put on soon after ten in the
morning. During the day the
Great Soldner, high wire artist
and equilibrist, and Ilite Broth-
ers, comedy acrobats, late of
Eachman s Bros. European shows
will each give two free perfor-
mances. The Jefferson band will
W1UCI 1 , a111 gfnneman to meet and mances. The Jefferson band will
u"™ Wllat haPPened at the [talk to you will not meet often. Milo Castholm, representative S ve concerts throughout the en-
August primary. j As for the office to which lie of the Mid-West Associated tire day.
Mtr-ti fi T°7- , , a'spiros' he « entirely qualified Chautauqua of Kansas Citv, Mis- The free moving picture show
With the election of republi- in every way to attend to the souri, was in Medford Tuesdav with its 4.500 feet of films will
n",,. te chairman, James A duties, and his wide acquaint- with a view of holding a Cliau- ,Jegin about 7:30 in the evening.
Harris ot Wagoner, as national ance over the county will win tauqua assenil.lv in Medford Portions of the main s1 reels
r"!!,teell'an , succeeding V ('. him support from people of all next summer. The Mens Forward of Medford will be roped off
n Chan, parties.-Wakita Herald. Movement will canvas the sitna- for the merry-go-round and the
man, Arthur Geissler of Okla- tion and close the deal if thev otln-r pay concessions.
Sl nJ S' Jfr'r the chair- REPORT MRS WELTER'S receive the proper encourage- Big Ball Game.
Co'nrmttC<\ 1,1 DEATH ERRONEOUS. ent. The association has ar- The plans for the ball game
fhp iZ r ^airmanship,i rtlllged f()1. a Chautauqua in An- have been changed and Medford'
fnrt Inft i a c the state are Mr. J. F. Thomson received al^ony. Kansas and at Blackwell,. athletes will try to take the
„ , ' ,l successful business letter this week stating that the Oklahoma and a Grant count v crack Caldwell team, which has
man commanding the confidence report of the death of Mrs. W. Chautauqua at Medford between made a wonderful record : his
ot all who know him, with years W. Welter last week was a mis- these dates would work in fine season, into camp. Reed who had
ot experience in managing cam- take The ' „ . h... on..:
marWW ta,<p- The report originated at I > fine season in the Oklahoma
P ' 'W,- "° fn 1°!'^" Plaine through a misintcr-! Mrs. Early Improved. and Nebraska State leagues will
5n 'P fheans .ot Oklahoma pr,.tat ion of a telegram calling show Caldwell some real Sorb-
in! ti ™ et^cient .toting m|. weiter tf) loi)g bparlii (,a|. , m,.s alonzo eai.h. .s p.lw pit(.iljlip .(lul rhi wm„ „
, .e a, haimoniijer and tornia. It was thought last week K'd home the latter part of this in good form and has been
onlv feasible highwav route thev i;«in ''[ r"'' ac iona - Mrs. Welter would soon pass, «"''ck. Mrs. Early was taken to stingy in allowing his oppo> - nls
would have followed the ChTs- Oklaho.n, sh7 , " ^bwt S,1P is stiI1 alive a,hI |'he hospital at Wichita by Rr. safe hits in the few games I,,
holm trail through Grant Gar- should disappear. |ler many friends here hope that I Lockwood two weeks ago where: has pitched this year, will :iv})i
j —j ri— i- * rni slic will recover. Ishe undfirwpnt a mrv flip hTmisnc hnvo . .. ... ;.;l.
I he Ponca City Democrat, one
of tlie leading democratic papers MR. MILLER SURPRISED
ot Kay county printed last week.
an article which looked like an The Senior girls of the United
apology tor the democratic eandi- Hret)iron (-|uirch thH(1
. (iates tor congress m this (lis- |Par.i10l. \\t. ^ \ir wu
come enthusiasts boosters of the trict. The Democrat said in part: ,1^'mt sVi,nris^' Th• I "
Chisholm Trail road. " Tnhn I iw;* i . >,<asa,nt surpnse lliursday even-
The part; i„elud,,l J. Nchol- Lom^n ,£ 'Z^ lvZ h's ? • ' 'Ir
son of Newton, Kansas, promoter district attempted to make a T ^ play,!lg «a,ll,'s an'1^
of the project; Samuel II. Lee.l^h herehsIniLd,; Tims' i f"" I'f ,vlr"sh,n",|ts n
state engineer of South Dakota charge decided to have it on the V'l"7iLhtfuT* 1,osf'^'!l"
and President ot the Meridian streets Ilandicannerl -.s he "ciiglittul Host.
Assoeiiitioti ami stHte mad by this situation, he could «a.oe. P„I,ie„. °SS Sr'park v"""
gmeer 0o,t of OtUhoma. ,y ^ IC^itti. sLer ltd .lZ
;be hoped that he will not refuse stover -in.I ti.. i „ ,
FOE MISS SAPPOLD. to return here at another time ivere Ruby Black. Jrafde Wallace j i ... T
L.: j t suu* I i.i.
field and Canadian counties and
on south along the Rock Island.
They would have had a good
road to Dallas. It is regretted
they did not inspect this line as
it is certain they would have be-
slie underwent a very serious the Kansas boys to an exhibi-
operation. She is making excel- tion of real speed. Medford b
lent recovery. la. fine bunch of ball players ml
with such pitching as is a>.;ur-
Land Sale Today. |ed will give a good account of
herself. The ball game will I . a
The State School Land Hoard Pay attraction. It will begin at-
will hold its sale todrfv of lots|:^^0.
in the school land quarter, known The School Exhibit,
as College Heights, adjoining) liej/irts received at the <>;'t'iee
Medford on the north Thursday of the county superintendent
Lots that do not bring the ap-1 relative to the (irant coimtr
! praised valn<
by the state.
will be
Hurried To Hospital.
The Happy Hand Class of the .
Congregational Church entertain- si°n
ed the Corner Stone Class, Fri- j 0
day evening at the home of Mrs. I Republicans Will Win.
h 1n" l?!l0l5 °f Miss • : v ciiingron ana .ur, k, a. nutcti-
tlelen fsatiold wlio leaves soon. Owing to a misunderstanding|inson returned Tucsdav mornin.'
for (olorado. where she will as to the time he should speak from a pleasant outing at the
enter a school of music. The i It. J. Waugh. who was to ad-1 Wakita Club House on Crooked
evening was spent in games etc., dress a meeting of progressives Creek. Thev secured a nice ki.r
anil ilnintv linifhi*<m vuu aorr. ' l ra Sa«u ln.. ),. *< c m i 11 ,.r . i i 't . . ,
Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Wallinir m
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Fossett of ^r- ,f''ancis .^'"tal. \oui.g
Wellington and Mr. R. A. Ihiteh- V g S .eondltlon was reg«r,l-
1 ed as serious.
retained school exhibit, under the super
I vision of Miss Mamie L. « <de.
are very encouraging At least,
twelve school districts will .-oiu-
T -iv..; 71 7 pete for the school exhibit prize.
U m Tnes liv vc-^Ca'ne S"!'"T Tl,"r" wil1 ho nuim competitors
iud his ?,th .r 5 yiv Vf f,,r tl,,> dividual prizes. Ail ,he
to!)k htm tn li't t right exhibits must be in by 11 ::t(
S, 1 , °n W/Phita Tuesday Saturday morning.
nighty He will place linn in the An exp(.rt from St illwater is
expected to be here to a--' as
judge.
The exhibit will be in the
Quigley building between tb< I).
& H. and Variet stores.
Burk Likes Ponca.
. ... Q V.,|U«™ mrr.nif/ VI progressive!- < reeK. uiey secured H nice bag I S. C. Burk who left Medford
and dainty luncheon was serv- j here Saturday, left for Blackwell of teal duck, and a fine catch three weeks ago for he eastern
ed Miss Helen was presented without holding a meeting. He of black bass, perch and ehan- part of the state writes from
with a lovely sterling silver [was to have spoken here in the nel cat fish. Ponca that lie likes that citv so
spoon as a remembrance from morning but was billed for the I
the two classes. afternoon. Waugh was formerh Will Marry Today.
Those present were: Misses a leading democrat, holding a .
Gray, Breeden, Woodruff. Shank- position in the constitutional' License to niarrv was issued miw"Ts^ withS"^#'^ 1<vr'U." «K"l i'"0 )V]lson " fa«ng th.:
' Shanklin, Roberts Saffold. iconvention and under the last j from the county courl last Sat- oil fieid. a refinerv is builS mT'rUWs "7^'
•ron ami Wiler and Messers democratic administration lie nrdnv t« r. i, i „,..i .. ■ • ,T' *. r- "tilings desired the place
Ridings Secures Hume
, ------ —* Sam P. Killings and J. K. Wii-
'Aell he has bought property and son completed a trade Saturdav
Joeated there, lie says the town,by which Mr. Ridings w-ci-'s
is booming has 4.000 population the Wilson resident e facing the
Pourron ami Wiler ami Messers t democratic administration. II
Woodruff, Early. Becker, Racv. joined the [irogressives last
Breeden, Heaity, Miller audi month and is supporting the re-
j publican ticket in Oklahoma. He
• .-.I,.,. t i i . -'ir. minings nesireu inc place
r iSo vll kT V a,Ul aumons1t:'rlg'ass iactor>- '<>r a home and will occunv ,t
Lme I-roese. both of Medford, says he will be glad to have next summer. He gave two Pond
tlifhoiT'Tth ! a place at any of his friends call when in.Creek properties for it. I II.
the home of the bride s parents Ponca. Ruth ^ th dea,
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