The Southwest World (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 29, 1903 Page: 1 of 8
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THE SOUTHWEST WORLD
Independent In All Things.
A Strictly Guthrie Paper.
Vol. IV
GUTHRIE, OKLA., AUG. 2(>, 1903.
No. 27
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LAST WEEK OF
CLEARANCE SALE
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Don't miss this opportunity to buy the
BEST SHOES ON EARTH at money
saving prices.
Choice of all $2.00 Shoes now $1.(50
Choice of all $3.00 Shoes now 2.40
Walk Over Shoes that were $3 50. now $2.75
Sale Closes Saturday, Aug. 29
W.
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Oklahoma.
ONE PRICE SHOE DEALER.
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Oklahoma.
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Great Oklahoma.
The New York Evening' Post says editorially: A
number of meeting's have recently been held in Oklaho-
ma preparatory to a new campaign in congress for ad-
mission as a state. The most popular plan carries wfth
it the joining of the Indian Territory with Oklahoma
and the formation of a single commonwealth out of the
two. Oklahoma alone has a population of 600,000, six
cities with from 10,000 to 30,000 inhabitants each, and a
considerable number of towns and villages with a popu-
lation of from 2,000 to 0,000. The territory has 235
banks, with cash deposits aggregating 25 million dol-
lars, and the tax valuation, admittedly fai below ac'.ual
market prices, amounts to more than 70 million dollars.
Oklahoma is essentially agricultural, producing wheat,
corn and oats in abundance. In the last three years her
total output of farming products has increased 50 per
cent. The wheat yield last year was 20 million bushels
and of corn there was produced 35 million bushels. The
case for the admission of such a state is obviously
strong. The right of the inhabitants to have the state
government which they so greatly desire cannot be much
longer denied.
FRUIT CARNIVAL
Crescent City Enter iains
Many Visitors
A Very Tine Display
Of Differen Kinds of Oklahoma
Fruits—Crowds Not As
Large As They Should
Have Been.
Crescent City held a iruit car-
nival on Friday and Saturday of
last week, and ot course a repre-
sentative of the Southwest World
was there in all his glory, and
sends in the following report to
this paper:
While we have seen a larger
display of fruit in some of the
older states, we never saw as
had on exhibition several stalks
that contained from two to three
well developed ears on each stalk
and each ear would measure from
twelve to sixteen inches in length
Following are the names of
some ot the exhibitors and what
they had on exhibition:
J. A. Gray, peaches, grapes
and apples.
Charles K. Wells, apples.
J. E. Terhune, corn.
D. H. Alexander, corn.
G. I3. Hodkinson, peaches
plums, apples and corn.
J. H. Hahn, peaches, pears
grapes and corn.
W. A. Rayland, apples and
cotton.
Crescent City's fruit carnival
will go down in history as a sue
cess, and wjiy it was not attended
by more people is a mystery to
us.—Charley.
| much large fruit, grain and vege-
tables as was on exhibition at
Crescent on those two days. Es-
pecially was this true of peaches,
pears, quinces, Siberian crabs,
melons, grapes and corn. The
Elberta peaches took the lead.
J. A. Gray had on exhibition
some Elbertas that were almost
as large as a quart cup, and as
we had the pleasure of sampling
some of them, we can attest their
deliciousness. As for pears,
they were simply grnud. Those
on display at Crescent would
make the celebrated bartlett of
California blush with shame if
brought into comparison.
Water melons were there in
great variety, and some of them
were of enormous size.
The grapes, plums on exhibi-
tion at this carnival were as fine
as tine could be. The plums es-
pecially were of enormous size
and of excellent quality.
J. E. Terhune had the banner
collection of corn on display. He
Camp Logan.
Adjutant General Burlingame
has issued the following order to
the Oklahoma national guard:
Camp Logan is hereby estab
lished at Guthrie, Logan county,
Oklahoma, at which place the
Oklahoma National Guard is or-
dered to assemble, in encampment
for instruction, from October 10th
to 16th, 1903.
Col. Roy Hoffman commanding
the First Regiment Ok. N. G., is
assigned to command of the camp.
Company ccminanders and other
officers will report to Col. Hoff-
man for orders immediately upon
arrival.
The itinerary for the several
organizations will be duly an-
nounced, and transportation
vouchers will be furnished accord-
ing to the usual custom.
For Swifter Justice.
Why should criminals be per-
mitted to shield themselves be-
hind technicalities and changes
of venue and appeals and rever-
sals and continuances and all the
complexities of law until finally
the prosecution give up in dis-
pair and the guilty go unpunish-
ed?
There is a radical defect in our
criminal code when the guilty
miss punishment because "the
rules of evidence" or some other
legal technicality prevent. If the
rules of evidence are for any other
purpose, or result in any other
way than to secure the fullest,
freest and most complete story of
the deed or crime then such rules
should be amended or curtailed
or abolished altogether. Strip
off the legal vebiage and the
bothersome red tape and the grum-
bling about this instruction and
that decision and the hoary pre-
cedent and get at the facts at
once. No innocent man will ob-
ject this, no guilty man should
be allowed to do so. Then let a
jury of twelve honest men decide
on the facts thus fully presented.
We do not believe in hasty pro-
ceedings, in "railroading" people
to punishment, but we do insist
that the interests of justice, and
of good government demand
prompter administration of our
laws as well as less laxity in
dealing with law breakers. De-
lay makes justice too often a
mere mockery. When lawyers
with brilliant ingenuity and elas-
tic consciences lend themselves to
schemes whereby criminals escape
or the most guilty are given a
punishment wholly disproportion-
ate with their crimes, it is re-
freshing to read of an incident
here and there where common
sense has permeated the courts
and the law has been, what it al-
ways should be, a dispenser of
stern, impartial and summary
justice.
Whatever may be the cause
justice in courts is too long de-
layed and many times practically
denied. Criminal and civil pro-
I .
cedure need alike a vigorous
shaking up. And no profession-
al, theological, medical or legal,
was ever yet thoroughly reformed
until the laity seized upon it.—
Columbia Herald.
W. E. Willougliby made the
sale of their farm for them a few
days ago and now they are plan-
ning for the future with as much
zest as a young couple would do.
—Chandler Publicist.
(treat Perry Carnival.
The citizens of Perry have ar-
ranged for a great celebration to
be given in their city on the dates
of September 15th, 16th and 17th
in honor of the tenth anniversary
of the opening of the Cherokee
Strip. Their posters announce
many free and up to-now attrac-
tions and many high grade shows.
A large sum of money has been
raised by their citizens to meet
the demands of the carnival and
all the attractions advertised are
already booked and under con-
tract to appear.
The attractions so far listed
will be the Flower and A. H. T.
A. jKirades; the band contest
composed of six different organi-
zations from the territory, fire-
men's tournament, composed of
seven teams from Oklahoma and
Kansas, horse racing and trotting
by the best animals in the south-
west; Ponca and Otoe Indian con-
tests; old settlers reunion; two
full days, Southwestern Handi-
cap shoot; "Black Diamond," the
wonderful racing Ostrich, a bird
standing 9 feet and 8 inches in
height and pulling a 400 pound
racing wagon and driver; street
fair and other down town attract-
ions, and the wonderful electrical
display at night.
The Perry people will no doubt
give a celebiation worthy the at-
tention of our people, and the
ow rate of one fare, plus 50, has
beeu made for round trip on all
roads.
Peacock and Mathews have re-
moved their paint shop to a room
just across the street from the
World office. The building that
they formerly occupied will be
torn out to make room for a large
addition to the Guthrie National
block.
Wedded 72 Years.
An interesting aged couple ot
this county are Wm. and Rebecca
Jones who have recently sold
their farm southeast of town and
are getting ready to go east.
They were in town today re
counting some of the experiences
they have gone through in this
new country.
Mr. Jones is 91 years old and
his wife Rebecca is 93. Mr.
Jones is remarkably well preserv-
ed anu doesn't look over 65. He
is hale and hearty and yesterday
mowed a patch of millet. Mrs.
Jones looks all of her 93 years
and is not so rugged as her hus-
band. She has given up house<
work but still enjoys life and
thinks nothing of a ride to town
four and a half miles and back
over the rough roads.
Mr. Jones is a native of Vir-
ginia, and his wife of Pennsyl-
vania. They were married in
Ohio in 1831, making 72 years
that they have journeyed down
life's pathway together.
A man will give up smoking
for his wife during the honey-
moon, but later he will give her
up for a quiet smoke.
1 f some men would demand as
much respect of themselves as
they do of others, it might be
granted less grudgingly.
me
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