McCurtain Gazette. (Idabel, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 67, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 21, 1913 Page: 4 of 4
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1
Tint pub Jum It ' Out Jum 8
Notice of Sale of Real Estate by
Guardian
In the matter of the guardianship of
Lark Davia Mom William Davis Mote
and Margaret Mom minora
Notice is hereby given in pursuance
of an order of the County Court of the
county of Marshall State of Oklahoma
mads on the 7th day of June 1913 the
undersigned guardian of the estates of
Lark Davis Mom William Davis Mom
and Margaret Mom minors will Mil
at public auction to the highest bidder
subject to confirmation by said court
on Monday the 7th day of July A D
1913 at 2 o'clock p m at the front
door of the court house of Pitta bur
county at McAleiter Oklahoma all
the right title and interest of said
Lark Davis Mom William Davis Mom
and Margaret Mom minors in and to
the following described real estate sit-
uate in Pittsburg Love Carter Stepb
ena McCurtam Pushmataha and John
son Counties State of Oklahoma to
wit:
Tract No 1 The undivided interest
of said wards and each of them in and
to the allotment of theirdeceased half-
brother Frank Mose as follows:
The north east quarter and the north
half of the southeast quarter and the
east half of the east half of the south-
west quarter of Section Seven (7) and
The north half of the northeast quar-
ter of the northwest quarter of Section
Eighteen (18) Township One (1) South
and Range (5) East in Johnson County
Oklahoma and also
The south half of the southeast quar-
ter of the northeast quarter of Section
Twenty-seven (27) Township One (1)
South and Range Four (4) West and
The west halt of the southwest quar-
ter of the northeast quarter Section
Thirty-four (84) Township One (1)
South and Range Four (4) West in
Stephens County Okla
Tract No 2 The undivided interest
of said wards and each of them in and
to the allotment of their deceased
mother Lula Mose as follows:
Lots One (1) and Two (2) and the
east half of the northwest quarter and
the northwest quarter of the northeast
quarter of the southwest quarter of
Section Seven (7 TownshipOne (1)
South and Range Five (5) East and
Lots One (1) and Two (2) and the east
half of the northwest quarter of Sec-
tion Seven (7) Township Six (6) South
and Range Four (4) East and the
southwest quarter of the northeast
quarter of the southwest quarter of
Section Seven (7) Township One (1)
South Range Five (5) East in John-
son County Oklahoma
Tract No 3 The undivided interest
of said wards and each of them in and
to the allotment of Jennie Lewis their
deceased great grandmother as
follows:
The northeast quarter of the north-
east quarter and the southwest quar-
ter of the southeast quarter of Section
Twelve (12) and the southwest quar-
ter of the southeast quarter and the
northwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of Section Thirty-six (36) and
the southwest quarter of the north-
west quarter of Section Thirty-four
and southwest quarter of the north-
east quarter of Section Thirty-three
and the northeast quarter of the south-
west quarter of Section Seventeen all
of Township Three (3) South and
Range Twenty-two (22) East in Me-
Curtain county Oklahoma and the
southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of Section Twenty (20) Town-
ship Three (3) South and Range (20)
East and the northeast quarter of
northwest quarter of Section Twenty-
nine (29) Township Three (3) South
Range Twenty-one (21) East in Push
mataha County Oklahoma
Tract No 4 The undivided interest
of said wards and each of them in and
to the allotment of their deceased un-
cle Labon Shoemake as follows:
The northeast quarter of the north-
east quarter of the northeast quarter
and the southwest quarter of the north-
east quarter of the northeast quarter
and the south half of the northwest
quarter of the northeast quarter and
the northwest quarter of the southwest
Quarter of the northeast quarter and
le north half of the northeast quarter
of tiie northwest quarter and the
northwest quarter of the northwest
quarter and the north half of the
southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of Section Twenty-five (25)
and the northeast quarter of the north-
east quarter of the northeast quarter
and the southwest quarter of the north-
east quarter of the northeast quarter
and the northwest quarterof the south-
east quarter of the northeast quarter
of section Twenty-six (26) and the
northeast quarter of the northeast
auarter of the southwest quarter and
le northeast quarter of the northeast
quarter of the southeast quarter and
the west half of the southeast quarter
of the southeast quarter of Section
Twenty-four (24) Township Six (6)
South and Range One (1) East in
Love county Oklahoma
And also the north half of the north-
east quarter of the southwest quarter
of section Twenty (20) Township Two
(2) North and Range Seven (7) West
in Stephens County Oklahoma and
also the north half of the northwest
quarter of the southwest quarter
of Section Eight (8) 'Township
Three (3) South and Range One
(1) East and also the south half of the
northwest quarter of the southwest
quarter and the north half of the
southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of Section Twenty-six (26)
Township Four (4) South and Range
Two (2) West in Carter County
Oklahoma
Tract No 5 The undivided interest
of said wards and each of them in and
to the allotment of their deceased
uncle Watson Shoemake as follows:
The west 1996 acres of lot No 1
and lot No 2 and the southwest quar-
ter of the northeast quarter of section
Six (6) Township Three (3) South
Range Six (6) - West in Stephenj
county Oklahoma and
The southeast quarter of the north-
east quarter and toe east half of the
southeast quarter of Section Twenty-
nine 29 Township Four 4 North
and Range Thirteen 13 East in Pitts-
burg county Oklahoma
Tract No 6 ‘ The undivided interest
' of said wards and each of them in and
to the allotment of their deceased
aunt Rhoda Shoemake as follows:
1 The west half of the northwest quar-
ter and the north half of the north-
west quarter of the southwest quarter
of Section Twenty-nine 29 Township
Four 4 North and Range Thirteen
13 East and the east half of the
southeast quarter of Section Six 6
and the west half of the southwest
quarter of Section Five f 5 Township
Three 3 North and Range Twelve
12 East in Pittsburg County Okla-
homa Tract No 7 The undivided interest
of said wards and each of them in and
to the allotment of their deceased
grand father Jackson Shoemake (La-we-tubbee)
as follows:
The north half of the northwest
quarter of the northeast quarter of
Section Ten 10 and the southeast
quarterof Section Fifteen 15 Town-
ship Four 4 North and Range
Twelve 12 East and the south half
of the southwest quarter of the south-
west quarter and the southeast quar-
ter of the southwest quarter and the
southwest quarter of the southern!
quarter of Section Twenty 20 Town-
ship Four 41 North and Range Thir-
teen 13 East in Pittsburg County
Oklahoma
Said real estate will be sold on the
following terms and conditions to-wit:
Cash in hand upon confirmation of tale
and delivery of deed
Dated the 9th day of June 1913 '
H CH0WN1NG Guardian
RIDER & HURT Attorneys
Madill Okla
First pub June 7 Out June 28
Notice of Sale of Personal Prop-
erty By virtue of sn execution to medi
reeled snd delivered issued out of the
District Court of McCurtain County
Oklahoma in an action in said court
wherein J B label & Co a firm com-
posed of J B Isbell Jr and B E Is-
bell are plaintiffs and C H LaDue &
Co a firm composed of C H LsDue
and Lee Fried are defendants I will
on the 9th day of Julv 1913 between
the hours of ten o’clock a m and three
o'clock p m at what ia known as the
LaDue Shingle Mill on the banka of
Little river about 3 1-2 miles north of
Idabel in the county aforesaid offer
at public sale and sell to the highest
bidder for cash in hand the following
described property to-wit:
One Perkins Block machine three
good belts four circular saws one
Atlas engine oneboiler and all pulliea
belts snd everything connected with
said Shingle Mill
Said property having been levied on
as the property of the said C H La-
Due Lumber Co and taken on execu-
tion in favor of said J B Isbell & Co
Dated this the 6th day of June 1913
1 DAN HALMAN
Sheriff of McCuntain County Okla
By S R BRYANT
Deputy
ARMSTRONG & ETHERIDGE
Attorneys
First pub June 11 Out June 18
Notice of Guardian’s Sale of Real
Property
Notice hereby given that in pursu-
ance of an order of the county court of
the county of McCurtain and state of
Oklahoma made on the 9th day of
June 1913 in the matter of the guardi-
anship of Norman Mambi a minor the
undersigned as guardian of the estate
of said Norman Mambi will sell at
public sale to the highest bidder for
cash subject to confirmation by the
court aforesaid on the 27th day of June
1913 at 10 o’clock a m at the foot
of the front stairway of the court
house in Idabel Oklahoma all the
right title and interest of said Norman
Mambi in and to the commercial tim-
ber being and situated on the N W 1-4
of S W 1-4 and S 1-2 of S W 1-4 of section
23 township 6south range 26 east in
McCurtain countv Oklahoma
Terms of sale CASH
Dated this 9th day of June 1913
WILLIAMSON MAMBI
By his attorney
J L BARNES
NOTICE
I have a general mercantile
business consisting of a nice line
of groceries and dry goods I
have no rents no corporation
tax no street tax no water tax
no electric light tax to pay and
I will leave it to you as to wheth-
er I can sell you cheaper For
sixty days I will sell prairie hay
for 25 cents
I also have some good lots in
same block as Bank building on
Main street at Haworth for sale
cheap-
W C Harris
Pleasant Hill
1 mo pd
BROKEN BOW POSTMASTER
Name of Wallace Sent for Sen-
ate Confirmation
Washington June 19— Three
more Oklahoma postmasters had
their names sent to the senate
Wednesdday for confirmation by
President Wilson They are:
Broken Bow James E Wal-
lace Medford J W Chism
Purcell William Barrowman
W A Engle of Broken Bow
who is attending the Normal
favored us with a call today
Mrs Engle is in the city with
him and they are stopping with
Mrs Jones in Lone Pine addi-
tion '
G V Ellis a real estate man
of Hugo was in the city yesterday
Fint pub June 14 - Out June 28
Notice of Sale of Reel Estate by
Guardian
In the matter of the guardianship of
Jim Lewis a minor
Notice is hereby given in pursuance
of an order of tho county court of the
county of Marshall aUteof Oklahoma
made on tho 7th day of Juno 1918 tho
underaigned aa guardian of tho sstats
of Jim Lewia a minor will Mil at
public auction to tho higlwat bidder
ubject to confirmation by aaid court
on Mondy tho 7th day of July A D
1913 at 2 o'clock p m at tha front
door of tho court ooum ol Pittsburg
county at McAleator Oklahoma all
tho right title and interest of said
Jim Lewia n minor in and two the
following described real eatate situate
in Pittsburg Love Carter Stephens
McCurtain Pushmataha and Jonnston
counties state of Oklahoma to-wit:
Tract No 1 Tho undivided interest
of said ward in and to tho allotment of
his deceased grandmother Jennie
Lewis as follows to-wit: Northeast
quarter of the northeast quarter and
the southwest quarterof the south-
east quarter of section twelvo 12 and
the southwest quarter of the south-
east quarter and the northwest quarter
of the southwest quarter of section
thirty six 36 and tha southwest
quarter of tho northwest quarter of
section thirty-four 34 and the south-
west quarter of the northeast quarter
of section thirty-three (33) and north-
east quarter of the southwest quarter
of section seventeen 17 all in town-
ship three (3) south and range twenty-
two 22J eaat in McCurtain countv
Oklahoma and the southwest quarter
of the southwest quarter of section
twenty 20 township three 3 south
and range twenty 20 east and the
northeast quarter of tha northwest
quarter of section twenty-nine 29
township three 3 south and range
twenty-one 21 east in Pushmataha
county Oklahoma
Tract No 2 The undivided interest
of said ward in and to the allotment of
his deceased uncle Labon Shoemake
as follows: The northeast quarter of
the northeast of the northeast quarter
and the southwest quarterof the north-
east quarter of the northeast quarter
and tne south half of the northwest
quarter of the northeast quarter and
tne northwest quarter of the south-
west quarter of the northeast quarter
and the north half of the northeast
quarter of the northwest quarter and
tne northwest quarter of the north-
west quarter and the north half of the
southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of section twentv-five 25 and
tne northeast quarter of the northeast
quarterof the northeast quarter and
tne southwest quarter ot the northeast
quarterof the northeast quarter and
the northwest quarter of the southeast
j quarter of the northeast quarterof
j section twenty-six 26 and the north-
east quarter of the northeast quarter
of the southwest quarter and the north-
east quarter of the northeast quarter
of the southeast quarter and the west
half of the southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of section twenty-
four 24 township six 6 south and
range one L east in Love county Ok-
lahoma Also the north half of the
northeast quarter of the southwest
quarter of section twenty 20 township
two 2 north and range seven 7 west
in Stephens county Oklahoma and the
north naif of the northwest quarter of
the Southwest quarter of section eight
8 township three 3 south range one
1 east and south half of northwest
quarter of southwest quarter and north
naif of southwest quarter of southwest
quarter of section twenty-six 26 town-
ship four 4 south range two 2 west
in Carter county Oklahoma
Tract No 3 The undivided interest
of said ward in and to the allotment of
his deceased uncle Watson Shoemake
as follows: The west 1996 acres of lot
No 1 and lot No 2 and the southwest
quarter of the northeast quarter of
section six 6 township three 3 south
snd range six 6 west and in Stephens
county Oklahoma and the southeast
quarter of the northeast quarter Bnd
the east half of the southeast quarter
of section twenty-nine 29 township
four 4 north range thirteen 13 east
in Pittsburg county Oklahoma
Tract No 4 The undivided interest
of said ward in and to the allotment of
his deceased aunt Rhoda Shoemake
as follows: The west half of the north-
west quarter and the north half of the
northwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of section twenty-nine 29
township four 4 north and range
thirteen 13 east and the east half of
the southeast quarter of Mction six 6
and the west half of the southwest
quarter of section five 5 township
three 3 north and range twelve 12
east in Pittsburg county Oklahoma
Tract No 5 The undivided interest
of said ward in and the allotment of his
deceased grandfather Jackson Shoe-
make La-we-tubbee) aa follows: The
north naif of the northwest quarter of
the northeast quarter of section ten
10 and the southeast quarter of section
fifteen 15 township four 4 north and
range twelve 12 east and the south
half of the southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter and the southeast
quarter of the southwest quarter and
tne southwest quarter of southeast
quarter of section twenty 20 township
four 4 north and range thirteen 13
east in Pittsburg county Oklahoma
Said real estate will be sold on the
following terms and conditions to-wit:
Cash in hand upon confirmation of sale
and delivery of deed
Dated the 6th day of June 1913
H CHOWNING Guardian
RIDER & HURT Attorneys
Madill Okla
First pub June 11 Out July 24
Notice to Creditors to Present
Claims
All persons having claims against P
H Hill deceased are required to pre
sent tbe same with the necessary
vouchers to the undersigned adminis-
trator at his home Bom Okla or at
the office of Armstrong A Etheredge
Idabel Oklar within four months of
the date hereof or the same will be
forever barred
Dated this June 11 1913
H B HILL
Pd Administrator
Bookkeeper wants position
Can furnish any desirable ref-
erence Call at Gazette office
adv It
First pub May 28 - Out June 28
Notice of Sheriff Sale of Land
Foreclosure
In the District Court within and for
McCurtain County Stats of Okla-
homa W A Coleman plaintiff vtrsua E A
McLendon et al defendants
No 806
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of and ordei of tale irnued out
of the District Court of McCurtain
County Oklahoma on the 23rd day of
May 1913 ia an action wherein W A
Coleman was plaintiff and E A Mc-
Lendon et ai were defendants di-
rected to me the underaigned sheriff
of McCurtain County- Oklahoma com-
manding me to levy upon appraiM and
Mil to tne following described proper-
ty to-wit:
The north 1907 acres of lot 4 and
the west 693 acres of the north 1884
seres of lot 3 of section six township
8 south and range 24 east located in
McCurtain county Oklahoma which
lands compose what is known as the
"McLendon Addition" to the town of
Idabel Oklahoma less lota 1 and 2 in
block 3 and lot 6 of block 5 of said
Addition to satisfy a judgment and de-
cree of foreclosure In favor of said
plaintiff W A Coleman and against
said defendants obtained and made in
the District Court on the 8th day of
May 1913 for the sum of two thous-
and sixty-two and 60-100 ($206260)
dollars and costa amounting to $2196
with interest the eon from the 19th
day of December 1912 at the rate of
8 per cent per annum and costs ac-
cruing 1 will on the 28th day of June 1913
at the hour of 1 o’clock p m of said
day at the foot of the front stairway
of the Countv Court houM in the town
of Idabel said county and
state offer for sale and sell
to the highest bidder for cash the
said property above described or so
much thereof as will satisfy said judg-
ment with interest and costs
Witness my hand this the 28th day
of May 1913
DAN HOLMAN
Sheriff of McCurtain County Okla
By S R BRYANT
Deputy Sheriff
First pub May 28 t Out June 18
Notice of Sale of Real Estate
In the County Court in and for the
County of McCurtain State of Okla-
homa In the matter of the Guardianship of
Susianna Tekobbe minor No 287
Probate
Notice is hereby given that pursu-
ant to an order of (he County Court of
McCurtain County State of Oklahoma
passed in the above entitled cause on
the 26th day of May 1913 by the un-
dersigned guardian of the estate of the
above named minor will sell subject
co confirmation by the Court at Public
auction to the highest bidder on Mon-
day the 23rd day of June 1913 in
front of the court house door at Ada
in the county of Pontotoc State of
Oklahoma all the right title and in-
terest of said Susianna Tekobbe the'
above named minor in and to the fol-
lowing described real estate situated
in Pontotoc county Oklahoma to-wit:
The southwest quarter of the south-
west quarter of the northeast quarter
and the southwest quarter of the north-
west quarter and tne south half of the
southeast quarter of the northwest
quarter and the north half of the
southwest quarter and the west half
of the northwest quarter of the south-
east quarter of section thirty-two
township one north and in range six
east and the west half of the north-
east quarter of the southwest quarter:
and tne east half of the west naif of
the southwest quarter and the south-
east quarter of the southwest quarter
of Section thirty-five township one
north and range five east and the
southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of the northwest quarter of
section thirty-two township one north
and range six east The same being
the allotment of Bob Tekobbe de-
ceased Said sale will be for cash up-
on confirmation of sale
JOHN C HERNDON
Guardian
J RANDELL CONNELL
Attorney
First pub May 28 Out June 18
Notice of Sale of Real Estate
In the County Court in and for the
County of McCurtain' State of Okla-
homa In the matter of the Guardianship of
Jeff Le Flore iminor No 643
Probate
Notice ia hereby given that pursu-
ant to and order of the County Court
of McCurtain County State of Okla-
homa passed in the above entitled
cause on the 26th day of May 1918 by
the undersigned guardian of the eatate
of the above named minor will Mil
subject to confirmation by the court
at public auction to the highest bidder
on Monday the 23rd day of June 1913
in front of the Court house door at
Atoka in the County of Atoka State
of Oklahoma all the right title and
interest of the said Jeff LeFlore the
above named minor in and to the fol-
lowing described real estate to-wit
Tbe east half of the aoutheast quar-
ter of the southeast quarter and the
northeast quarter of the aoutheast
quarter of section fifteen and the
south half of the southwest quarter of
section eight and the northeast quar-
ter of the northwest quarter and the
north half of the northwest quarter of
the northwest quarter of section seven-
teen township three south and in
range fourteen east and the southeast
quarter of Section thirty-five in town-
ship three south and range seventeen
east and the weat halfof the south-
east quarter and the west half of the
southeaet quarter of the southeast
quarter of section fifteen township
three south and range fourteen east
The same being the allotment of Sil-
way Edwards deceased and situated
in Atoka and Pushmataha counties
Oklahoma Said isle will be for cash
upon cqnfirmation of ssle
w h McKinney
Guirdian
J RANDALL CONNELL
' Attorney
Att’y Roes and E G Dyer
went to Ft Towson Thursday
night returning Friday morn'
ing
Fint pub Jum 18 - Out July 2
Notice of Stic of Reel Estate by
Guardian '
In the Countv Court in and for McCur-
tain county state of Oklahoma
In Probate
In the matter of the Guardianship of
Joel Samuel a minor No 1472
Probate
Notice ia hereby given that pursu-
ant to an order of tne County Court of
McCurtain county State of Oklahoma
passed in the above entitled ccum on
the 16th day of June 1913 the under-
aigned guardian of the eatate of the
above named minor will Mil aubject
to tha confirmation of the court at
K‘"s auction to the higheat and best
r on Monday July 7tb 1913 in
front of the court house door in Idabel
in said county and state all the right
title and interest of Joel Samuel in
and to the following described real es-
tate to-wit:
The northwest quarter and the south-
eMt quarter of section fourteen town-
ship six south and range twenty-one
east in McCurtain County the same
being the allotment of Artiea Samuel
deceased
Said land will be sold for cash sub-
ject to confirmation by the court
SAMPSON SAMUEL
' ‘ Guardian'
F R ABBOTT Att’y
First pub June 18 ' Out July 2
Order for Hearing Petition to
Sell Real Estate by Guardian
State of Oklahoma McCurtain County
In the McCurtain County Court In
Probate
In the matter of the Guardianship of
Ida Tushka minor Probate No 464
Now on this 7th day of June 1913
John Lemon the duly appointed quali-
fied and acting legal guardian of the
above named minor Ida lushka hav-
ing filed herein his petition for the sale
of the real eatate of said ward for the
reasons in said petition stated
It is ordered that said petition be
and the same ia hereby set for hearing
on the 8th of July 1913 at 10 o’clock
a m at which time the next of kin
and al) persons interested in the estate
of said ward are required to appear
and show cause if any they have why
an order should not be granted for the
aje of to much of the real eatate of
aaid ward aa is necessary for the reas-
ons in aaid petition stated
It is furtner ordered that a copy of
this order be posted up in three public
places in said McCurtain County one
of which shall be at the court nouM
where said hearing is to be held and a
copy thereof mailed to each of the
next of kin and all persons interested
in the estate of said ward with post-
age prepaid at least fourteen days be-
fore the hearing upon said petition
and published for two successive weeks
in the McCurtain Gazette of Idabel
Oklahoma
Seal
E E COCHRAN
County Judge
N W GORE
Attorney for Guardian
First pub June 4 Out June 25
Order for Hearing Petition for
Sale of Real Estate by
Guardian
In the matter of the estate of Magda-
lene Noah and Christopher Noah
minors Johnson Noah Guardian
Probate case No —
On this the 29th day of May 1913
comes Johnson Noah as guqrdian of
the estate of the above named wards
and filed herein his petition to sell the
real estate of said minora described in
said petition for the reasons in said pe-
tition stated And it appearing to the
Court from said petition that it be nec-
essary that said real estate or some
portion thereof be sold for the reasons
in said petition stated
It is ordered that said petition be
and the same is hereby set down for
hearing on the 26th day of June 1913
at the hour of 10 o’clock a m of said
day at the County Court room of Mc-
Curtain county Oklahoma at which
time and place the next of kin of aaid
minora or any persona interested in
said minora’ estate may appear and
show cause if any they nave why an
order should not be grantedlfor the
sale of o much of real estate of said
minora as is necessary for the reasons
in said petition stated
It ia further ordered that a copy of
hree pu‘ “
Oklahoma
at least fifteen days prior to the date
of hearing said petition and a copy
thereof mailed to the next of kin ana
all persona interested in said estate
with postage prepaid at least fifteen
days prior to the date of hearing (aid
petition and that copy thereof be
published for two successive weeks
in the McCurtain Gazette a semi-
weekly newspaper published in McCur-
tain county Oklahoma
I Seal
E E COCHRAN
County Judge
ARMSTRONG & ETHEREDGE
Attorneys for Guardian
Another Missing Man
J W Lantrep a civil engineer
of Ladonia Texas came to Hugo
last week on business and has
mysteriously disappeared and a
number of his Texas friends are
greatly alarmed over his disap-
pearance This makes the third
man that has disappeared this
way in Choctaw county within
the past year— Choctaw County
Democrat
SECURES PAROLE '
Att’y A G Etheredge re
turned Friday from Oklahoma
City where he secured a pa-
role for Walter Phillips who
was in February 1912 sentenced
to four years for the murder of
Will Sappington the killing hav-
ing been done in 1911
POSTMASTER DMA
REGARDING PLACES
TAVENNER TELL8 HOW TO WUI
UP ON POSTOFFICE WORK II
’ FOURTH CASS OFFICES j
Difference Between Taft Ordei
and One Being Followed bj
Ruling of Wilson :
Washington May 19— Hi
mail of nearly every member o
congress is being clogged wit
requests for information relativ
to the filling of fourth-class peft
offices- Here is the informatio
most sought i
Q What was the Taft orde
pertaining to 4th class postmai
ters? A It was an executiv
order made on October 15 1912
placing all fourth class postmas
ters under civil service withou
an examination
Q What was the effect o
this order? A It meant eac'
4th class postmaster in t-Vj
United States then in offic
would hold office indefinitely re
gardless of his fitness or qualif
cations vacancies of course
be filled based on a competith
examination
Q- Wherein was this orde
unfair? A It put postmastei
under civil Bervice who had ri
ceived their appointment by vi
tue of political consideratior
and took no account of mer
whatever
Q What is the “Wils
Way?” A President Wilsoi
on May 7 1913 issued an ex
cutive order amending the Ta
order which provides that in i
4th class postoffices where tl
compensation is $180 per year
over there shall be held an opt)
competitive examination by tlfL
civil service commission the r
suit of which shall be certifi p
by the commission to the pos
master general The postma
ter general shall appoint one
the three receiving the highe
rating
Q How are they appoint)
when the compensation is und
$180? A By the postmast
general based upon a repo
made by a post office inspectc
Q Who holds-these examin
tions? A Local examinii
boards are appointed by the ci
service commission to condi
the examination
Q When will these examirJ
tions be held? It is imposs V
to tell at this time but they w
be held as soon as the depa
ment can take care of the woi
and as the needs of the servi
require
Q Where are examinatio
held 1 A At the most convt
ient point
Q How does one make apj
cation for examination?
After an examination is a
nounced the applicant secur
upon request at the local po
offiee form 1753 which is
proper blank to be filled out a
which contains full infonrit
to the examination
Q What is the nature of t
examination? A It covers cite
mentary arithmetic penmansh
letter writing copying tests y
gether with statement ai
facilities for transacting
business of the office
Q How can one get
complete information pertain
to this matter? A By writ
to the "Civil Service Comn
sion Washington D C” ask
for copies of form 1752 and 17
which contain instructions to
plicants and rules and regt
tions governing appointing
or by writing your membei
congress -
Mr M P McDonald edi
of the Husonian was in the
Friday on business He retu
ed home by the way of Bro
Bow
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About ten days aj
ders a farmer wh
northwest part of
near Direct brough
year-old Bon to the
pital for treatment
had been sick about
and its illness seen
started from remil
but the doctors were
to the nature of its a
It is understood t
its brief stay at the
was examined and
five different docti
whom admitted that
know what was the n
the child They w
the opinion howevei
could not recover an
vised the father to tha
Being informed that
AQUE
Is your
or Bad?
You an
loss to It
have ar
Our bus
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