The Taloga Advocate. (Taloga, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 12, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 1906 Page: 1 of 4
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THE
TALOGA DEWEY COUNT!' OKLAHOMA THURSDAY: -U EMBKIl’27 1906
Voi
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Guthrie Okla Dec 18— The
following givep Afae numbers of
the counties the name adopted
and the principal town in eaeh:
1 Attawa county Miamu and
Afton
2 Delaware com nty Grove' and
Kansas
3 Cherokee county Tahlequah
4 Adair county Wcstville and
Stillwater
5 Sequoyah county Muldrow
and Sallisaw
6 Muskogee comnty Muskogee
7 Wagoner county Wagoner
and Coweta
s Mayes county Pryor Creek
Chouteau and Adah
9 Craig cwimt1 Vinita
1( Nowata conr ty Nowata
11 Bartlesville county Bartles-
ville 12 Tulsa country Tulsa and Brok-
en Arrow
13 Coowescooweo county Clare-
more 14 Okmulgee county Okmul-
gee and Ilenryeftta
lij Mom an county Sapulpa
and Bristow
16 Okfuskee county Weleetka
and Okema
17 Seminole county Wewoka
- and Konawa
A is Scott county Ilolden ville
and Wetomka
19 McIntosh county Eufaula
and Checota
20 Gounty unnamed Stigler
21 County unnamed Poteau
and Spiro
J 22 County unnamed McAles-ter-
23 McCurtain county Galvin
and Idubel-
24 County unnamed Hugo
25 County unnamed Wilburton
26 Pushmataha county Antlers-
27 Bryan county Durant
28 Coal county Coalgato and
' Lehigh
29 Atoka county Atoka
30 Pontiac county Ada
31 Johnson county Tisho-
mingo 32 Marshall county Ma Pill
33 Love county Marietta
34 Murray county Sulphur
35 Carter county Ardmore
36 Jefferson county Ityan and
'lf&uri$
VJ 'WkStephen county Duncan
38 Grady county Chicasha
39 McCram county Purcell
40 Garvin county Pauls Val-
ley The following new counties
were created by the division of
Oklahoma counties
41 Beaver county Beaver City-
42 Texas county Guy man and
Hooker
42 Cimarron county Kenton
and Mineral-
44 Harper county Stockholm-
45 Ellis county Grand and
Gage 1
46 County unnamed probably
“Red River” Cheyenne
47 Roger Mills county Sayre
48 Greer county Mangum
49 Jackson county Olusleo and
Altus
50 Tillman county Frederick
51 Major county- -Fairview
and Ringwond
52 Alfalfa county Cherokee
Helena and Carmen
53 Woods county Alva
54 Woodward county Wood-
ward
The Osage reservation and the
old Oklahoma counties fill out the
list
Beaver county was divided into
Beaver Texas and Cimarron
Harper is the northwestern
part of Woodward county Wood-
ward is the southeastern
Ellis includes twenty townships
in southwest Woodward county
and all above the Canadian m Day
(county
1 Number 46 contains eighteen
northern townships of Roger Mills
county and the remainder of Day
county
Roger Mills as now composed
adds six townships from Greer to
the rc$t of old Roger Mills The
I remainder of Greer county is di-
Ivided by a zigztg line limning
from Lugert on on the North
to where the base line crosses
Red River
Jackson is the part of Greer
southeast of this line
Tillman county includes all of
Comanche county 'south of the
base line and west of the center of
the “Big Pasture”
The remainder of Comanche
county is left untouched except
that a row of townships is taken
from Caddo and Comanche coun-
ties as far south as the Wood
Reserve and a township and a
half from there south to the Red
River to fill out Jefferson Steph-
ens and Grady counties in the
Chicasaw Nation - '
This is the only place where the
line between the two territories is
crossed in making county lines
Woods county is divided evenly
by a line runing north and south
from the state line to the Cimar-
ron river The western section
together with the part of old
Wcodward county lying north of
the Cimarron river comprises the
new Woods county
Alfalfa county comprises the
eastern half of Woods county as
far south as the middle of town-
ship twenty-four three miles
south of Aline
Major county includes what is
left in the southern part of Woods
county
The only other change iD Okla-
homa was the adding to Noble
county of the two northwestern
townships of Payne county
There are forty counties in In-
dian Territory l9 north and 21
south of Canadian river
IMITATIVE AND REFERENDUM
Guthrie Okla Dec 19 — the
provision for the ininative ref-
erendum reported favorably by
toe legislative committee which
it is exbected will be reported by
the committee of the whole with
out material change tomorrow
was in the most part the proposi-
tion introduced by Henry Johnson
of Pary It is largely based upon
the Oregon plan
The first section provides that
the legislative authority shall be
vested in a legislative assembly
consisting of a house and senate
but that the people reserve to
themselves the power to propose
laws and amendments to the con-
stitution and to enact or resist laws
or amendments at the polls
Section two provides that the
first power reserved shall be initi
ative not more than eight perccn
turn of the voters being required
to propose any measure by peti-
tion The petition must include
the full text of the measure The
only exception in regard to the re-
ferendum is laws necessary for
immediate preservation of the
public health peace or safety
Five per cent may secuse the re-
ference of any legislative enact-
ment with these exceptions to the
people The percentages are to
be based on the vote cast at the
last general election
That the petitions for a refer-
endum nmst be filed with the sec-
retary of state within ninety days
after the adjourment of a legisla-
ture is required by section three
Veto power by the governor is
withheld from provisions voted by
the people Elections on the re-
ferendum of any laws shall be at
the general election unless the
legislature shall provide for a spec-
ial election Any measure reffer-
ed shall not be in force untill ap-
proved by tee people The style
of the bills shall be “Be it enacted
by the people of the state or Okla
homa” Petitions for initiative re-
ferendun shall ‘be filed with tho
secretary of -tate and addressed to
the governor who shall submit
tnem to the people The legisla-
ture is required to make suitable
provisions to carry this constitu-
tional paovision into effect and
should it fail the governor is em-
powered and instructed to do so
The people are empowered to
demand the referendum on one or
more sections of any act in the
same way as fer the entire act
according to section four" wifiiout
delaying the remainder of such act
from becoming operative
Section five provides that the
powers of initiative and referen-
dum res3rved to the ‘people of the
state rae futher reserved to the
legal voters of every municipality
county or district “ as to local
spesial and municipal legislation
of every character in or for their
respective municipufities counties
or districts”
A measure rejected by the peo-
ple can not be again proposed
within three years thereafter un-
der section six Dy less than 25
percentum of the voters nor shall
a measure approved by the people
be altered amended or repealed
without a referendum
Section seuen provides that the
reservations of the powers of the
initiative ijnd referndum in this
article provided shall not be con-
strued to deprie any member of
the legislative assembly of the
right to introduce and present any
measure
MARRIED
Mr Clyde C Griffith and Miss
Mildred R Bond both of Oak-
wood Okla were united in mar-
riage at my residence near Mun-
ice Okla on December 23rd 3906
Both are highly respected young
people and have the best wishes
of their many friends
Rev I J Briggs
EDUCATE THE CHILDREN
We have school books tablets
slates pencils and all sorts of
school supplies- At iSlinkhe’s
Good house paints at ol2o gal-
lon Barn paint at $-’ gallon at
Lewis & Co
LOCAL NEWS
The strongest line quiltinggoods
at Shultise
Buy your Drugs at Pattons and
grve 15 per cent
Their parents Joseph Chance
and wife are visiting relatives in
Illinois
Squire N B Payne of Fay
was in Taloga Friday
Just got in some more of those
good buggies at Lewis & Co
Schoolbooks and supplies at
Sims Book Store
Rocking chairs for &100 & up
to $600 at Lewis & (Jo
All kinds warm underwarei hose
overcoats shoes dressgoods ect
at Shultise
Miss Anna Chance and her
brosher Elmer were up from
Stineton yesterday '
A J lligg of Oak wood came up
with Dave Edsall last Friday to
assist in final proof
Dave Edsall a prominent Oak-
wood merchant was up last Fri-
day While here he called on
the Advocate and renewed his
subscription
You can save 15 per cent on
your money if you trade at ' Pat-
tons Drug Store now
Mens shoes Lad es’ shoesi Girl’s
shoes Boys shoes Buster Brown
School shoes at Whittenberg &Co
The many friends af David
Knouff will be pleased to learn
that he is doning well
live® at Carthage Mo-
Mr Beggs and wife
town last Friday Mr
another of our bachelors who has
laid aside the sorrows of single
cursednesss and brought a charm-
ing young wife with him
The contest case of Attorney
Robt Adams agains Stap’ey Book-
er occupied most of last week in
taking evidence before the clerk
It will probably be the 'greater
part of a year before the case is
decided-
Mr and Mrs John Bosworth
entertained a number of friends
and neighbors at Christmas din-
ner Mrs Bosworth being a
Southern woman is an expert in
the art anH science of cooking and
the guests enjoyed the results of
her art and skill to the full in
more senses than one
Christmas passed off quietly in
Taloga a very little or no un-
pleasantness occuring to mar the
festive occasion We understand
that the big dance and supper at
the Hotel De Rose was a brilliant
success and was largely attended
by the elite of Taloga and sur-
rounding county
On last Tuesday grading begun
on the Santa Fe right-of-way on
Mr Stump’s farm' southeast of
town and is progressing very nice
ly At present there are over a
hundred teams along the line and
more arriving every few days
Two men with their outfits have
been in Mutual over a week ready
to go to work but as the right-of
way has not been settled for yet
they have not been put to work
It is thought that the right-of-way
will be secured in a few days
— Mutual Enterprise
Full line of wood & coal heaters
&cook stoves at Lewis Co
Miss Mabel Yearick who has
been attending school here i-
spending the holidays with her
parents near Peisimmon
It is said that the building eros-
lines of railroad to Seil:n w:!! r -Suit
in the building of another
through or near Taloga- Heaven
speed the day
Mr and Mrs G C Snodc were
in from AVebb last Saturday
These excellent people will soon
leave their Dewey County farm
and travel for Mr Snode’s health
If you are intending to have a
public sale don’t fail to liavp your
bills printed at this office1 Our
bills always attract attention-
Give 11s your work and be convinced
Till!? WOMAN’S MAGAZINE
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Any subscriber who will renew
his subscription to the Advocate
and pay one year in advance will
receive the Everyday Woman a
whole year free
The Everyday Woman is cleat:
in character and purpose Almost
half of it is given up to depart-
ments: “Health in the Home”
“Household Hints” In the World
of Fashion” Timeiy Editorials v
“Beauty Culture” Questions and
Answers’’ Fancy Work’’ “Em-
broidery’ and four columns of
complete stories of modern fiction
each issue Bring yonr subscript-
ions to this office at once Thi-
offer is good for sixty days
ECZEMA and PILE CURE
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NEW FALL GOODS
Coming in each week Remember
fall and winter are near and y m
will want to dress comfortably ai :!
economically We have the price -you
will want to pay for s::
shoes hats caps pants shirk
drygoods hose ribbons lace etc
We want to figure on your fall
bill Come in
Shultbehs
NOTICE
All persons are warned not to
throw into or otherwise obstruct
the drain age ditch made by the
Township board along the street
oneblo ck east of Broadway
Hia In
Jl passenger on a Cunar stearart:-
pad an experience which led her to be-
lieve that a seaman is not apt to was:
many thoughts on his personal tro-
bles The sailor who brought her x
this opinion had a fall which resultc i
In a had cut on the head the seco:
day out She was solicitous in her in-
quiries a b to his welfare when she sc v
the captain that night and would v
doubtedly have continued her symr -thy
had not a rough sea called to m: :
her own sufferings Four days lat :
when she emerged white and wer’
from her stateroom she suddenly 1
membered the poor sailor In r -course
of the day 6he saw him witl
strip of plaster on his forehead “H
is your head?” she asked kindly as
passed by her bent on some di
‘‘West by south ma’am” was the :
I ply delivered with respectful but ha-
'dearness and he was eonet
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The Taloga Advocate. (Taloga, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 12, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 1906, newspaper, December 27, 1906; Taloga, Oklahoma Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1916680/m1/1/?q=mineral+wells: accessed June 1, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.