The Medford Patriot. (Medford, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 4, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 1902 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol. IX
Msdtord. Oklahoma Territory, Thursday. September 11.1902
NO. 48
The Ncwx|iit|«ft'h Hnrden — A -Pack
H.iritf fop All, Khi hikI Near
BUY NOW
BUY PLENTY
BURBRIDGE
STARTS HIS
CLEARING SALE
MONDAY
1
Here's for some big Wash Goods
selling. Choice of any piece of
Wash Qoods in the store at 7 1-2
cents per yard.
They sold at 10c, 15c, 20c, 25c and up to 50c a yard
—choice now, per yard.
SEE
THE
BIG-
HAND
BILLS
for low prices by the
dozen, or come to the
store and take plenty
of time and see the
BARGAINS
Groceries
for two weeks
Diamond C Soap, 7 bars
2 pkg Force,
StarTobacco,
Horseshoe Tobacco,
Sweet Burley Tobacco,
Best Lemons,
Lion Coffee,
Bring in your Butter and Eggs.
THE ONE-PRICE CASH STORE
- 25c
25c
39c lb
39c lb
45c lb
15 doz
ioc pkg
nnuijce Yimr Sewl Wheat.
Wheat towing time is now at hand
and thare is one thing ahove ill others
that oar farmers should consider,
that Is seed It has been often dem-
onstrated that it pays to change seed
not only with your neighbors haying
the eame kind of soil, but with those
having a different grade of soil; sand
to clay, etc. Continued planting of
wheat upon the ground from which it
is taken will soon deteriorate the quality
and quantity of the grain.
Writing of this Col. C. T. Prouty,
Territorial Grain Inspector, makes the
following very pertinent comments
and gives advice that may well be
heeded:
"I have beeh asked so many times as
to what in my judgement is the cause
of wheat being such light weight and
so much off grade. It is a hard ques-
tion to answer. Ten days before
harvest wheat looked as though it was
going to be a One qnailty; but during
its ripening process for some reason it
did not ripen regular and the conse-
quence is very irregular grain. One
thing I have observed all over this
Territory and that is that where people
changed the seed they had very much
better results tbau did people who
sowed the same seed on the same
grouud for a number of years
"Last year the millers of Kansas got
s cargo of wheat direct from Russia.
Three carloads ot that wheat was
brought into this territory, one carload
went to Kingfisher, one to £1 Ueno and
one to Perry. I have taken particular
pains to investigate the results at
those three points, and not a single
failure where that wheat was sown
have I found. While the probable
average of the Oklahoma wheat sown
will be about twelve bushes to the
•ere the average of the new Russian
wheat sown per acre will not very
much from 25 bushels to the aere.
"1 have observed splendid results
where people have changed the seed
from sandy to clay soil and the same
nsnlt would be obtained by changing
trom clay to sandy soil.
"Mow the one Idea that I wish to
eenvey, Mr. Editor, is that the farmer
can obtain the best results by chang
lag his seed and not sowing the same
•••d wheat more than two or three
on the same ground and the
more radical the change the better the
results.
"1 think we have one of the best
wheat countries in the world and if
the farmers will just pay a little atten-
tion to the laws of nature so far as
wheat raising is concerned in this
country he can make a success nine
years out of ten and he can observe
no better law than to change hit seed
wheat frequently."
In a few months the frosts of winter
will be felt iu the sections of the
United States where anthracite coal is
largely consumed, yet there seems to
be little probability of the great strike
iu the authracite coal regiens reaching
a termination. The miners claim that
they can hold out for 4 or B months
longer while the companies say that
ti ey can do to indefinitely. The strike
has already cost those engaged
millions of dollars aud inflicted almost
as great loss upon business Interests
Incident to it but in no way respon
Bible for Its inauguration. Its con-
tinuation will more or less effect all
business interests of the United States.
The anthracite coal business; is so
clo>«ly connected with bituminous coal
mining that it, |too, may become
involved. In lact there was an effort
made to sucure a suspension of
bituminous coal mining. While great
efforts are being made to obtain a
settlement of the strike, there does not
appear to be any strong probability of
its being early consumated. It is
plainly evident that legislation of some
kind national and state it absolutely
necessary to prevent the recurrence of
strikes. Tbey have been the bane of
business, effecting injuriously all the
interests of the country. Should the
strike be called off now, it will take
some time to get the stream of coal
moving in Its usual channels, as many
of the mines are in bad shape and need
repairs. It is difficult to enact a law
that will prevent a strike on the part
of employers, as a man's right to quit
work can not be prohibited, likewise it
would be difficult to compel capital to
conduct business on a losing scale of
management. Settlement by arbitra-
tion involves both of these.
Sometimes we almost doubt whether
publishing a newspaper is a line of
business or a kind of benefaction and
free gift enterprise. Scarcely a mail
arrives without its complement ot free
advertising.
1'here are the announcements of the
opening of the colleges, accadennes aud
schools of all kinds accompanied with
the thanks of the presidents of the in
stitions as compensation generally for
a column or more, closing with the in
formation that a volume of 21) or
more pages,Is sent,under separate cover
to which special attention is called
with a request to peruse for further
advertising than the copy enclosed.
We are further admonished and our
patriotism is appealed to by each of
our territorial institutions, that thou
sands of students go away from home
every year who should be kept within
the territory.
ihen comet columns of announce
ineuts of the street fairs and other
exhibitions sometimes accompanied by
a complimentary that Is "not trans
ferable admitting the editor and lady
within the outside eutrance where,
should he waut to see what he has
called the crowds to witness he can
pay as do others. He is requested in a
very affable manner to give from 35 to
tfoO worth of free advertising for each
ol those exhibitions within ouu miles
and, it he should by chance attend he
is considered a "dead head" instead of
an honored guest.
One World's Fair is not closed until
another Is begun aud tons of literature
are sent out to the newspapers for pub-,
lication. 1 he one at M. Louis it just
now holding the columns of the press.
W e believe we do not exaggerate a
uoilar wheu we nay that #luo worth of
advertising has already been received
by the I'athiot for this exhibition
and the work of preparation for the
lair it scarcely begun.
Ol course the party paper mutt pub-
lish gratuitously all the political matter
presented by the national,state, county
aud township committeemen. To do
otherwise, or think of compensation
therefor would ue sufficient cause In
expulsion from the parly, and should ]
the publisher succeed after a long aud
KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT BRINGS SUCCESS."
Remainder of our
odds and ends in
jSHOES
Odd pairs in lots
d we are closing out
•)
m
Your choice of the lot
Better see after your fall clothing now.
We have suits for
We make men's
we guarantee you a
boys and suits for men. Let us show you.
suits to order; we make them right;
perfect fit, and we save you money.
^ Suits, $14.00 up. Pants, $4.00 up.
THE RACKET
THE CHEAP CASH STORE.
— r-v..o.,ct ouccwu aner m long aud I w/ — ——kj a vii£it
expensive contest in securing souier (• 'D—flC' o "D _
campaignheput up t0 he,p the § ^^^oprietors Medford, Oklahoma
Ihen come the home demands, the
requests to advertise all the local
cb urch, lodges and other socials,suppers
and other entertainments gotton up to
support the various public aud private
organizations and enterprises. Instead
of complimentary tickets being left
with the copy, the editor is considered
Inattentive to his business if he does
not attend and pay his way as do others
that he may write up the affair, making
special mention of each little tott who
attempts a public utterance as well as
those who actually are meritorious.
Is it any wonder that editors and
publisher* become morose and callous
to public demands Y If the Patriot
were to publish all or half of the free
demands upon its columnt thare would
not be tpace enough left within its
present size to give any legitimate
news or editorials.
No other business of the community
is asked to contribute to the public as
is the publisher. The merchant and
professional mau is not called upon to
donate tiieir goods or lore gratuitously.
Why tbould the publisher beV The
paper constantly, in every issue
promotes and helps the town along
and its publisher contributes his
share to all enterprises intended to
advance the town, but when legal
advice is wanted or a little money de
sired to carry the town over a tempor-
ary period, dose the lawyer or bauker
denote of their brain or wealth? Are
they not equally and often more inter
ested than the publisher, who seldom
has even the type paid for upon
which he prints his free notices, much
less the building that contains his
plant or a home for his family ?
When all is viewed we are led to the
opinion that publishers are a lot of
chumps aud deserve no better than
they receive, or thev would uulte in an
organization to promote their own
interests as well as those of all others.
-AND-
w mm
to investigate my stock and get my prices on
IUGGIES and WAGONS
< anil may save you considerable In tnnre ways than one
| U hen pumping water tor the stock these warm days you have no donbl loniM (or a
WIND-MILL,
and should have had ons. I have several makes and all good one. that can he purchase! v.r>
c rtwnnnhle. My Hne la al n complete in
STOVES, TINWARE, OILS, LAP ROBES, CUTLERY
PUMPS, FRUIT JARS, PAINTS, ETC.
Come in when you need anything in my line. Remember
that we have a Tinner's Repair Shop in connection.
Medford, okia. W. J. McLean
It is only a question of a few yean
when New York will be the monled
center of the world, if the U nited States
continues in 1U present prosperous
career.
The Democrats have not yet decided
on a well defined issue for 1904. Expan-
sion has proved so successful, improve-
ment has progressed to rapidly in our
itland possessions that It seemt utterly
futile for them to attack the work of
the Republican party there. They are
at responsible for the trusts as are we,
to cannot shoulder them upon ua. They
will have to retolve to deny, condemn
and doubt the expediency of thlt, that
and the other policy and let it go at
that.
Will Kalrd is Winning.
McPhersonites will rejoice to learn
that William Kalrd is so successful in
Oklahoma. He hns had a great deal
come to him through his close applica-
tion to business since golDg there, but
in a measure his latest honor is the
beat because It came with auch a rush
upon him. At the Republican county
convention recently he was nominated
for theriff, getting almost all the votet.
There were four contestant! and ilaird
got 101 out of the 158 votes of the
convention. That is dolug pretty
well, but everybody who knew Will
while be lived here know* that be de
served everything he got. He has al-
ways been a true blue Republican and
If the people of his county know what
it good for them they will see to It that
hit election It at overwhelming at waa
hit nomination.
Republican Meetings.
Jefferson—September 13, at 2 p. m., j
Hon. B. S. McUulre and county can-1
didatea.
LAMONT-September 18, at 8 p. m.,|
Hon. n. 8. McGulre and county candt-1
dates.
THE IDEA. Thalanyol(l thin8 wiU do
to put in that wheat has
been proven untrue, as all fanners know. The better the
shape in which the seed is sown, the more liable there is
to be an even and more satisfactory stand. If you haven't
a drill let us sell you one, as we are agents for
Decatur, Indiana
and Dempster
All good ones and standard makes
Remember we have everything you want in the Hardware,
Implement and Vehicle line and are always willing to
quote you right prices on our stuff.
H. M. STEWART
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