Wagoner County Courier (Wagoner, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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WAGONER COUNTY COURIER
Published every Thursday by
A W BRADSHAW Editor and Proprietor
Postoffice at
Coweta
Entered as second-class matter Jan 1904 at the
I T under the act of Congress of March 3 1879
Entered as second-class matter February 24 1911 at the Postoffice at
Wagoner Oklahoma under the Act of March 3 1879
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The McNamara Case
Money seems be playing an unusually prominent part in the Mo
Namara drama Not far from half a million dollars had been ex-
pended by the state and defense when the confession put a drama-
tio stop to the trials In the various statements purporting to dis-
close the inside facts concerning the causes and motives precipita
ting the confessions more or less prominence is given to the busi-
ness men of Los Angeles upon whom falls most Heavily the finan-
cial burden of the costly trials One argument in favor of clemen-
cy for the confessed murderer is that his admission of guilt “saves
the state” this or that sum of money — an argument that cannot
stand for a moment against the horrible facts involved in the crime
The lives of twenty -one human beings slain with a savagery scarce-
ly surpassed by the wholesale slaughters of the Chinese rebellion
or the war between Turkey and Italy cannot be weighed or counted
out against eo many “pieces of silver” To call for the punish-
ment of the men — and all the men — guilty of their murder is not
“to hound” anybody nor should financial considerations of any
sort enter into the matter If a petty thief steals a scrub horse and
his admission of guilt will save the community the cost of a trial
it might be proper to extend leniency on account of the meney in-
volved But the faot that the state has been saved $800 or $8000
or $800000 by the McNamara confession should not affect the se-
verity of the punishment meted out for wholesale murder
Nor should the confession of these particular men halt the effort
to run the earth the whole gang of murderous thugs who have
been terrorizing various industrial branches with their bombs and
above all the effort to reach the men responsible for the “dirty
work” done by the tools should not be allowed to lag There is a
whole lot said in certain quarters about “reaching the men higher
up” It is just possible that some of the blood that flowed when
twenty-one lives were snuffed out may be found sprinkled on the
lintels of men “higher up” than the McNamaras The latter were
not working for nothing they were not working on their own res
ponsibility nor rushing about the oountry dynamiting bridges on
their own initiative Who employed and who paid them? It would
seem indeed that so far from the proseoutings being olosed in a
blaze of “golden rule” sentimentality they had only well begun
They can hardly be ended before a great deal more is learned than
has yet come out Attorneys who knew their clients were guil-
' ty and the prosecutor who according to his own statement had
been approached with offers of pleas or guilt months ago sat week
after week oarrying out the legal farce of getting a jury to try the
men whom the attorneys on both sides knew to be guilty Nearly
a quarter of a million dollars of the people’s money was spent in
this solemn travesty on law and justice The soore of victims
“hardly green in earth” and the sorrowing 6urvivors seem to be
among the very last who are given consideration in the financial
settlement Incidentally what finer memorial could organized
labor erect to itself than to give to the survivors of the outrage and
the families of the victims the million dollars it deolared itself
ready to contribute to the MoNamara defense? Why not let mon
ey for onoe enter into the affair in an honorable and inspiring con-
nection— Kansas City Journal
Live Stock Market
Whis’Iin In the Fall
The foreBt leaves are turnin’ from green to gold and red
The flowers have quit their bloomin’ and the dingin’ vine is
dead
The soft green moss of summer is lookin’ sort o’ gray
An’ the days are growin’ shorter — yes shorter day by day
An’ ol’ Jack Frost is cornin’ he’s almost within call—
When you hear the quail a whis’lin’ a whia’lin’ in the fall
Tis time to make the cider an’ put the oorn in shocks
’Most time to sell the turkeys for wife to buy new (rooks
An there’s no time for loafin’ a task for cash new day
One has to keep a-movin’ to crib the oorn away
For ol’ Jaok Frost is cornin’ he’s surely within oall
When you hear the quail a' whis’lin’ an’ whis’lin’ in the fall
The days seem sort o’ solemn when darkness comes so soon
An’ you do not feel as chipper an’ pert like as in June
And kinder close seems mother who died long years ago
Is that her voioe a callin’ a callin’ soft an’ low?
For miguty dose seems heaven an’ close the angel’s oall
’Bout the time the quail oomes whis’lin’ a-whis’lin’ in the fall
— W illiam E Fowler
Special to The Courier
Kansas City Stock Yards
Deo 4 1911 Cattle receipts
last week were less that one half
as large here as in the previous
week The holiday Thursday
acoounted for a part of the de-
crease but not all of it and tli-
reduced size of the run starux
buyers to thinking Prices be
gan to advance the first of the
week and firm markets were the
rule every day the close being
around a quarter higher than
close of previous week Today
the market is steady receipts
13000 head Except for the fact
that Chicago has 28000 head tj
day and a lower market sales
here would be stronger Stock
ers and feeders are stronger to
day some sales ten higher than
Friday most of those classes
selling at $400 to $560 Apart
of the Chioago run today is show
cattle but these will be sold on
the market later in thfe week as
Christmas beeves and so have
to be reckoned with in oalcula
tions of killers Native steers
sold up to $810 here today and
there is a good delegation of
Kansas grass cattle of a post
graduate course on meal or
schock oorn here today at $535
to $600 some good short fed
steers at $690 Best cows bring
$525 veals $700 Colorado and
other range cattle are slowing up
this week with prices almost as
good as any time this season on
all kinds Quarantine oattle are
mostly low gradfe although a few
cattle from the mills are starting
Some 1140 lb steers from Okla-
homa oil mills sold at $575 to-
day and others late last week
850 lb brought $485
Packers succeeded in putting
hog prices down a little last week
though the market showed come
back qualities at the end of the
week The run is 12000 today
market a shade higher heavy
hogs at $680 to $635 medium
weights $610 to $635 lights
$575 to $620 pigs $425 to $525
Packers are running rather dose
stocked as fresh meat’trade’ab
sorbs nearly all their purchases
As soon as the run of hogs at
Eastern market points subsides
a little some improvement in
prices at the Western market is
expected though the help of the
Eastern order trade
Sheep and lambs made two
sensational advances last week
total gain 35 to 50 cents for the
week The action of the market
proved that paokera have small
stocks of mutton in coolers and
strengthened the belief of astute
eommissionmen that prioes will
advanoe in the near future
Some eay that skyrocket mar
kets may be expeoted after the
new year They therefore ad-
vise owners to persist in feeding
The run is 10000 here today
market 5 to 10 lower lambs up
to $600 wethers $400 ewes
$350 Poorly fatted stooks far
below these figures '
A J Rickart
Market Correspondent
GOV WOODROW WILSON SAY8 HE
BELIEVES IN TRUE LOCAL
SELF-GOVERNMENT
Presidential Possibility Deplores Drag-
ging Into Politics A Social
Question
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Trenton JJ J — In a recent letter to
Rev Thomas B Shannon superintend-
ent of the Anti-Saloon league in New
Jersey Gov Woodrow Wilson of that
state now prominently before the pub-
lie as a Democratic presidential possi-
bility said that he was against the liq-
uor question in politics
‘‘I am a thorough believer in loca'
elf-government” said Gov Wilson
“and I believe that every eelf-govern-
A REAL LIVE SHINGLE ROOE!
Properly laid should last an ordinary lifetime To
msGre such a roof we would suggest Ledar Shingles
which when correctly made are impervious to the hot
sun or freezing rain— two extremes that test a roof
Severely We think we know when they are correctly
rnade In fact we know that the difference between
Long-Lived Shingles and Short-Lived Shingles dates
back to the dry kiln When Shingles are dried fast
and under excessive heat they are rendered brittle and
are inclined to rot quickly and while the first cost of
this kind of shingles is less than those dried slowly they
are m the end the most expensive to the consumer We
insist on slow drying Come in and look at the last car
we unloaded before you buy and remember the time
to repair or replace old roofs is at hand now
‘THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOflE”
You may desire to Paint the New or Old Roof if
so let us show you the best “Shingle Stain” on the
market to-day We have many jobs that are standing
recommendations as to the quality May cost you a
little more now but in the long run it is Cheaper be-
cause once done always done Same with our House
Paints any shade desired bright true and lasting col-
ors Fix-up a room or two in our “Cres-O-Lac” and
Mission Stains Varnished with “61” You will be sur-
prised to know how little it will cost you yet you will
never regret the expenditure as the pleasure offsets
the expense Let Us Figure Your Bill
Wagoner Lumber Co
PHONE 107
WOODROW WILSON
Democratlo Governor of New Jersey
Who Favors Local Option -
When you have a cold get a bottle
of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy It
will soon fix yoa up all right and will
ward off Any tendency toward pneu-
monia This remedy contains no op-
ium or other narcotic and may be
given as confidently to a baby as to an
adult Sold by all dealers
Published In wagoner countjr Courier Dec T
14 21 28 and Jan 4 1912)
Order fer Hearisg Pstltlsa ts Sell Real f-
tate By Oaardlaa
STATE OF OKLAHOMA I
COUNTY OF WAGONER f
IN THE COUNTY COURT
IN THE MATTER OP THE GUARDIAN-
?HiPSffHJtl8TINA TUCKER a Minor
L A BALL Guardian
Now on thia 6th day ol December 1911 conee L
A Bell ae auardian of tho eetate of the above
named ward having filed herein his petition for
the sale of the real eetate of said ward for tho
reaeone In said petition elated and It appearing
that It la neceseary that aald ward' land be
eold
ITIS ORDERED That aald petition be and
tereby I aet lor hearing at the office of the
County Judge In Wagoner Oklahoma on the 6th
dy of January A D 1912 at 10 o’clock a m
at which time tha neat of kin and all persona
Intereeted In the eetate of eald ward are re-
quired to appear and ahow cauae If any they
have why an order ehouid not be granted for
the sale of ao much of tho real eetate of said
ward ae le neceaaary lor tha reasons In laid pe-
tition stated
It It jurther ordered that a copy of thle odrer
be published lor four successive weeke In the
Wagoner County Courier of Wagoner Oklahoma
And that copies of this order be posted In three
of the most public pieces In Wagoner county
Oklahoma and that coplea thereof be mailed to
the neat of kin of eald ward and to all persona
Intereeted In the estate of said ward ae required
by law
Lbon B Fast County Judge
Beal
Dated this 6th day of December 1911
ing community which constitutes a so-
cial unity should have the right to con-
trol the matter of the regulation or of
the withholding of licenses But the
questions involved are Bocial and mor-
al and are not susceptible of being
made part of a party program When-
ever they have been made the subject
matter of party contests they have cut
the lines of party org nization and
party action athwart to the utter con-
fusion of political action in every oth
er field I do not believe that party
programs of the highest consequence
to the political life of the state and
of the nation ought to-be thrust on one
side and hopelessly embarrassed for
long periods together by making a po-
litical issue of a great question which
la essentially non-political non-partisan
moral and social In its nature
ANTI-SALOON TEXT
BOOK AGAIN8T LICENSE
MI88TATE8 THE FACT8
Columbus O — The Anti-Saloon
league of Ohio has issued its “Cam-
paign Text Book Against License” for
use in the campaign in Ohio for con-
stitutional delegates
In the past session of tho Ohio leg-
islature Senator Green of Coshocton
Introduced a constitutional convention
bUl which allowed the question of li-
censing the sale of liquors in Ohio to
be submitted to the people as a sep-
arate iBsue The text book of the Anti-
Saloon league is trying to show that
a license laW In Ohio will allow the
unrestricted sale of intoxicants The
liquor men are fightlag' for the license
law as this Is the only method by
which the sale of liquor has been
found to he regulated satisfactorily
The present constitution of Ohio gives
the legislature the right to pass laws
regulating the traffio In liquors The
result is that "wet and dry” legislation
Is before the legislature three-fourths
of the time of each session to the
detriment of progressive legislation
The Dean bill which provided that
all saloonlsta should be of good char-
acter was declared unconstitutional
by the supreme court A license law
will have the character of the appli-
cant as the basis for granting licenses
The license plan for Ohto is meeting
with the approval of editors and prom-
inent men throughout the state
LEAVENWORTM 8EEK8 TO
DERIVE A REVENUE
FROM LIQUOR TRADE
Leavenworth Kan — The city fathers
of Leavenworth are trying to enact
some law by which they can secure a
revenue from the liquor traffic for
Leavenworth For some time the cus-
tom of bringing liquor into the city in
wagons from Missouri has Increased
and it has now reached such an ex-
tent that the city fathers realise a
large revenue could he secured by plao-
Ing a tax upon each wagon hauling
liquor that comes Into the city The
persons to be taxed express their will-
ingness to pay the tax
Hundreds of cases of beer and other
liquors are seen on the streets of Leav-
enworth every day being delivered to
customers throughout the city The
city Is losing a vast sum of revenue
each year while the man engaged In
business Is compelled to bear the bur-
dens of the city’s up-keep
It 1b said that the new ordinance wHl
be fer the purpose of producing rev-
enue only The attitude of the dtp
la taken as the beginning of more lib-
eral measures toward the liquor traf-
flo throughout the state
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J S DICKEY Jr
Attorney at Law
WAGONER - - 0KLA
Rooms F & G
Citzens Trust Bldg
C E CASTLE
Attorney at Law
Office in Cobb Building
WAGONER
OKLAHOMA
R S Portwood
W T Hunt A C Hunt
HUNT & HUNT
Attorneys-at- Law
Practice In all the Courts in the State
Office over First National Bank
QEO FriASON
Attorney-at-Law
Justice of The Peace
Room 6 'Trust Bldg PHONE 406
Chas G Watts Jess W Watts
WATTS & WATTS
Lawyers
- Wagoner Oklahoma
Practice in all the Courts of the State
Joiin L Sponsler ' John C Gravea
SPONSLER &-GRAVES
Attorneys-at-Law
Wagoner Oklahoma
Office over Walters Bros on Main 8t
DENTIST
Rooms 6 and 7 Ellington Building
WAGONER - OKLAHOMA
JOE H FORD
Attorney-at- Law
Office over Citizen's State Bank
WAGONER OKLA
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LAWYER
Practice in all the Courts of the State
Office over First National Bank
BROWN CAY0& CO
Phone Undertakers 0p?-D-y
lib UIIUll IUALI O and Night
Hearse and Ambulance Service
Bradshaw & Olmstead
Contractors and Builders
Best of Work at Reasonable Pricea
Bide given promptly on Plans and
Specifications
This was written during A campaign when discussion i i
of the relative merits of gold and silver Were so com-
mon :
There May Be $5oooooooo i!
of gold in this country We can’t ac-
count for very much of it The best
we can do is to turn out a little of the
best laundry work ever done by our-
selves or others Any old thing in the
shape of money will do for exchange
Wagoner Steam Laundry H
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Bradshaw, A. W. Wagoner County Courier (Wagoner, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1911, newspaper, December 7, 1911; Wagoner, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1922569/m1/4/?q=War+of+the+Rebellion.: accessed July 4, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.