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The Paper for the People of the
State of Oklahoma Alfalfa Co
VOLUME I
CHEROKEE ALFALFA fcoUNTY OKLAHOMA OCTOBER 4 1907
NUMBER 2?
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By turning down J M Kitchen for
commisflsioner the people in the first
district vetoed an imaginary expenc
iture of $50000 on the county high
school and voted blindly for a $60'
000 court house at Cherokee You
have mixed the medicine now don’
make faces when you have to swallow
it — Helena Free Press
Queen Helena may deceive the poo
pie some of the time but not all the
time
Woods county by a vote of thejeoy
pie decided to establish a High
school The proposition present to to
the people was that the buildint as
not to exceed $15000 of whic 35
000 was guaranteed by the peoeo
Helena Fred Edmonds and fc "tiers
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signed the guarantee It was iv
paid We are reliably informed tha'
the building has cost the taxpayers
in the neighborhood of $100000 am
warrants on Woods county have been
issued to pay the bill
There is now $27000 in warrants
issued that have not been disposed of
Bill French of Alva Woods county
is secretary of the board J E Gar-
net of Fairview Majors county
treasurer These gentlemen claim
they cannot find a buyer for these
warrants which are issued on Woods
These men are cute and they don’t
want the taxpayers of New Woods
and Major counties to pay these war-
rants and are not trying to sell them
While the other members of the board
are residents of Alfalfa county ant
are doing their best to dispose o:’
of the warrants so that the taxpay
' ars of Alfalfa county will not have to
' pay the bill Oh when will this big
burden on the taxpayers cease
Col Edmonds is cute He figged
on electing county commissioners
that would (in his mind be so charm-
ed) to put the taxpayers of Ah
falfa county to an expejise of $40000
for a new dormitory The expense o: :
maintaining this school the first year
was $10000 last year over $5000
and the estimate this year will be
over that of last year Since ' the
division of the county the future ex
pense of maintainining this expensive
school will probably fall upon the
taxpayers of Alfalfa county Hele-
na has fooled the taxpayers of Woods
county but she will be a daisy if she
fools the taxpayers of Alfalfa county
Woods county has a population of
44000 of which 16000 are of
school age The High school enroll-
ment last year shows 82 enrolled
from Helena and 75 from other parts
of the county territory and states
Tne cost of maintaining the High
school would pay railroad fare board
and other expenses of the enrolled
scholars to attend Harvard university
the oest educational institution in
the United States Alfalfa county
taxpayers don’t feel like being taxed
so liberally in order to allow a num-
ber of Helena pupils to attend such
a costly school in such andexpensive
building and they furthermore want
Queen Helena to come through with
$5000 cash or medicine for the sick
taxpayers They believe that Alfalfa
county does not need a High school
for some time to come
Court House Proposition
Nearly everyone in Alfalfa county
has read the constitution except
Helena and Brother Magee cannot
fool the people by saying they voted
blindly for a $50000 court house at
Cherokee That is ignorance person-
ified The constitution reads :
“That until April 1 1909 no pub-
lic money shall be expended for a
court house or jail structure unless a
vote of the people of such county
shall have been taken on the re-location
of the county seat"
Queen Helena should spend her
time digging up $5000 and stop de
eeivirg the taxpayers and telling
falsehoods oa Cherdei
President Roosevelt has publicly
announced that he would approve the
constitution as soon as it officially
reaches him which will be about the
25th
HIST!
It is semi-officially announced that
the first legislature for the state of
Oklahoma will convene at Gnthrie on
January 7 It will be composed of
109 representatives and 44 senators
From unofficial returns it appears
that the democrats will have 91 and
the republicans 18 members in the
lower house and that the senate will
be composed of 37 democrats and '
republicans
THE SENATE
Republican members : 1
First district J S Harris Guy
mon
Third A E Updegraft Woodward
Seventh R S Curd Aline
Twelth Harper S Cunningham
Guthrie
Sixteenth E D Brownlee King-
fisher Thirty-secondJ H E P Standford
THE 'HOUSE
Republican members :
Alfalfa county W H Allen Gol-
trv Beaver Dr' A J Sands
Blaine W H Bowdre
Garfield J M Porter
Kingfisher Harvey Utter bach
Lincoln Henry Upland James
Lockwood
Logan G H Stagier J S Shearer
and W H Chappell
Major Joe Sherman
- Noble Chas Fraser
Oklahoma C G Jones Dr C R
Day)
Okmulgee W C McAdoe
Wagoner A D Orutt
FLOATORAL ‘REPRESENTATIVES
Alfalfa-Grant John P Evans
Garfield-Kingfisher Eugene Wat'
rpus
Listen Look
Something Doing
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Goods and New Prices a
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The republicans - have abandoned
the threatened contests which were
to have been made on the ground of
irregularities in the recent election
No tight will be made to prevent offi-
cers elected by the voters from en-
tering upon their duties as soon as
Oklahoma has hen proclaimed a
state by the president
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Judge Garber has ' informed the
county commissioners to issue certifi
cates of election to the county offi
cers so they may be sworn in as soon
as Oklahoma is declared a slate
Gov Haskell’s New Home
The new five story J200000 lone
hotel was opened to the public last
Tuesday Five hundred of ‘ the so-
ciety set assisted in the festivities
This will be th§ home ' of Governor
Haskell and family during the session
of Jhe- legislature at Guthrie
Cherokee will Celebrate
POWELL -DAVIS
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Furniture-Hard ware-Queens ware
-'We just received the largest car load of Fur- X
niture that ever traveled the Western rails -:T
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Direct from the factory car load rate no
Jobbers profit to pay
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The state canvassing board meets
next Tuesday at Guthrie and will be
in session about a week canvassing
the returns of the recent election
and making out their report for the
president of the United States Gov
'rantz will present the report of the
returns with a certified copy of the
constitution to the president It will
jrobably reach him about the 25th
He fireltate
In ten years the people of Okla-
loma living in towns and cities above
2500 will considerrbly exceed a half
million This estimate based upon
wealth and opportunities now in view
and upon conclusions reached after
careful investigation of other states
t would be hard to overestimate the
natural resources of this state and
he advantages offered for develop-
ing those resources and the vast mar-
ket for the product produced by the
industrious people of the great com-
monwealth It must not be forgot-
ton that the agricultural foundation
is already here which makes it
possible to overdo the industrial
lerprises— Times-J ournJ
Cherokee is rapidly growing into
opo of those big important cities
F J Salisbury and L E Robinson
have formed a partnership and will
see that you make money out of real
estate Both are honorable young
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Therefore we can SELL CHEAP under all
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other furniture men in this county and at the same J
time make just as much as they do Compare
our prices with others Notice why we do this:
Car load freight rate— no middleman to shave
profits— we own our own store building no rent to
pay— $5000 per month rent income on building —
a no clerk hire— no delivery expense "
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I DR LAIRD’S
as soon as the - president Proclaims
that the next star will be placed up-
on the flag Good speakers have
been engaged Cherokee will paint
the town red white and blue Watch
for the date ’
AS IT IS TOLD
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Small-Bernard
At 4 o’clock last Sunday afternoon
a very pretty wedding occurred in
Cherokee The contracting parties
were Mr George Small and Miss
Edith S Bernard Rev G J Chap-i
man officiated Only the nearest rel-
lives were invited guests tyght
r jfreshments were served They
' 'ere the recipients of many valuable
presents The groom had furnished
a new home and in was there he led
his bride to the marriage altar
The newly married couple are held is
iiigh esteem in this community No
many young married people begin lifs
with so much promise
Both services in the Christian
church will be special ones Come
and enjoy them Wp shai! always do
our best to instruct and edify Seats
free All cordially invited
G J Chapman Pastor
George Monyhun sold three cars
of fat cattle at Wichita this week
' Ore thousand saloons’ will close in
Oklahoma in a few weeks
Mrs John Pickrell and children
are in Wichita visiting relatives
J B Labrue has ordered a wagon-1
ette and he will make trains and rent
itto pleasure parties
We handle everything that goes to furnish a
house and some besides Sell to people in town
on installments
Cook and heating stoves new and second hand
New Home sewing machines Picture framing a
specialty All kinds of second hand goods in con-
nection Bring in all your old traps and trunks
and trade them on something new
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Yours Truly
Racket Department is Fin
Old Halstead Building
Phone 115
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Dr Laird’s Comedians have enter-
tained large audiences during the
second week of the Btay in Cherokee
The star of the stage Elbertine and
Baby Laird have captivated the au-
diences by their excellent execution
of characters and their catchy songs
The Cutlers that are with the com-
pany are also footlight favorites and
have pleased Oklahoma audiences for
eightven years
To-night will be presented the
great western drama “Hunted Down”
with specialties
Saturday night closes their engage-
ment vilh' the emotional Woman’s
drama “East Lynn” Here is a
splendid chance to cry
The churches and Christian people
will take an active part -all over the
new state in the enforcement of the
prohibitory law
A1 Carlisle is stocking up prepara-
al ory to opening up a first-class livery
Wheat Kings Frank Millspaugh
and John Jobes sowed their wheat
during the dust storm and now they
are happy -
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Cherokee is preparing for' a big
fall trade
Real Estate Bradley has returned
from his Indiann Ohio amd Kentucky
trip He reports many coming to
the new state of Oklahoma
Miss Edith Partridge left for Mis-1
souri to have her tonsils operated up-1
on
Captain Lyons superintendent of
the ice plant will have his family here
next week
Do you know that your thoughts
- rule your life
Be they pure or impure
strife ?
As you think so you are
And you make or you mar
Yoursuceess in the world
By your thoughts
Some one said that Eanker Milt
Bickel of Ingersoll had moved to Al-
va '
3000 negroes met in convention at
Muskegee this week and will ask the
president to turn down the constitu-
tion It is rumored that a nnmber
of republican politicians of Alva In-
gersoll Helena including Editor Finch
of Jet and Editor Salter of Carmen
have been invited to join them
HENDERSON HOTEL
totes 5200 Per Day—
The Commercial and Political Headquarters of the
Northwestern portion of the State of Oklahoma
FRANK HENDERSON Prop
1 1 Cherokee
TROSTLE & MILLS
Machine Shops
Make a specialty of all kinds of machine work
General Blacksmithing
Oklahoira